"The irony is, your chances of getting ripped off are remarkably high in the early days for that very reason, " he said.

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It all looks remarkably like 2011, when an early-year rally also ran out of steam.

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That some 63 German soldiers have died on foreign missions since the early 1990s has caused remarkably little stir.

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Well, the early results are in, and they are remarkably positive.

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He typically gets involved in these companies early and is known for being hands off, though remarkably reachable when an entrepreneur needs an introduction or a nudge.

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Computers have become remarkably useful but are still a far cry from the dream of early computer pioneers of a machine so smart it would be indistinguishable from a human.

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And while several iPhone prototypes made it into court filings, a former Apple employee has shared a very early iPhone prototype from 2005 with Ars Technica that shows a device that looks remarkably like the iPad.

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In the meantime, Russia can return to the international bond markets, probably early next year, to raise more money evidence that international financiers can be remarkably forgiving, at least where large and potentially lucrative countries are concerned.

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Because while the drug was taken off the market in the early 1960s as a cure for nausea, it was not long before researchers found it was remarkably effective in treating other conditions.

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