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 <description>&lt;!--paging_filter--&gt;&lt;div id=&quot;wrapper-static&quot;&gt; &lt;h2 class=&quot;headline-top&quot;&gt;Prizes&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;static-page&quot;&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;content&quot;&gt;&lt;ul class=&quot;static-nav&quot;&gt;&lt;li class=&quot;first about-link-container&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/about&quot; class=&quot;about-link&quot;&gt;About&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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&lt;/ul&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;about-frame&quot;&gt;      &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;  &lt;p&gt;The Industry Standard has discontinued its monthly contest for the highest-performing players in the Prediction Market. The list below shows prize winners through October 2008.&lt;/p&gt;  

&lt;ul class=&quot;hed&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;2008 Winners&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li class=&quot;right&quot;&gt;Prize&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;

&lt;ul class=&quot;prizes&quot;&gt; 

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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;May 2008&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/lev-danilov&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-2538.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/lev-danilov&quot;&gt;Lev Danilov&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;91.85%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Apple &lt;br /&gt;iPod touch&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/ipodTouch.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Apple iPod touch&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;June 2008&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/david-kuan&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-4305.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/people/david-kuan&quot;&gt;David Kuan&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;261.65%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Amazon &lt;br /&gt;Kindle&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/amazon_kindle.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Amazon Kindle&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;July 2008&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/evan-kenty&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-4813.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/evan-kenty&quot;&gt;Evan Kenty&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;343.90%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Flip Video Mino&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/prizes/flipVideo.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Flip Video Mino&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thestandard.com/blog/tis-prediction-market/augusts-winner-and-little-more&quot;&gt;August 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/kevin-railsback173773&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-160.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/kevin-railsback173773&quot;&gt;Kevin Railsback&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;69.02%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Sling Media &lt;br /&gt;Slingbox PRO&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/slingboxPROb.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Sling Media Slingbox PRO&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;li&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestandard.com/blog/tis-prediction-market/septembers-prediction-market-top-percentage-gainer&quot;&gt;September 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/chris-sternal-johnson&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-3418.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/chris-sternal-johnson&quot;&gt;Chris Sternal-Johnson&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;46.31%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Dash Express&lt;br /&gt;GPS Navigator&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;/sites/thestandard.com/themes/industry_standard_v1/images/prizes/gpsNav.gif&quot; alt=&quot;Dash Express GPS Navigator&quot; /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

&lt;li&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;month&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thestandard.com/blog/tis-prediction-market/octobers-prediction-market-top-percentage-gainer&quot;&gt;October 2008&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;userimg&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/tom-h&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;../sites/thestandard.com/files/imagecache/almostBigAvatar/sites/thestandard.com/files/pictures/picture-2925.jpg&quot; &gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt; &lt;div class=&quot;user&quot;&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/tom-h&quot;&gt;Tom Holowka&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;201.43%  gain&lt;/div&gt;
&lt;div class=&quot;prize&quot;&gt;Squeezebox Boom&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class=&quot;prizeimg&quot;&gt;&lt;!--picture here--&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul class=&quot;hed&quot;&gt;&lt;li&gt;Special Recognition Award&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;From the launch of the &lt;em&gt;The Standard&lt;/em&gt; on February 4, 2008, through the month of April, one player surpassed all others in terms of early adoption, contributions, and performance.  That player, of course, is &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;people/bradley-baker&quot;&gt;Bradley Baker&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.  &lt;p&gt;His valuable contributions to &lt;em&gt;The Standard&lt;/em&gt; during our infancy have garnered a special award, recognized in the form of an Apple iPod Touch.   During this time, Bradley amassed  a &lt;strong&gt;% gain of +6,767%&lt;/strong&gt;!  Congratulations, Bradley. &lt;/p&gt; 

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 <pubDate>Sat, 02 Feb 2008 21:52:58 -0800</pubDate>
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