Even when it first appeared, the brightly colored angular landscapes looked a bit dated and the bulky headsets looked more like a hood dryer at a hairdressing salon than a cutting edge piece of technology.

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When the divers find the fields of nets, they begin the labor of cutting them free piece by piece and all by hand.

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The cutting marks on the skull are the final piece of evidence that at least one of the Slip Gill skeletons was almost certainly ritually killed.

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Also among the modern watches on sale is the Opus 6 (left), an art piece in white gold which combines stunning design with cutting-edge technical excellence.

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And a piece of recent research, which shows that the cost of cutting pollution often turns out to be less than forecast, supports a modest estimate.

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While Silicon Valley still has a firm grip on cutting-edge technologies, there are other countries that are trying to get a piece of the action.

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But look, I think we had an introduction of a bill in the House today -- or a release of a piece of legislation in the House today that upholds the President's goal of cutting costs, increasing the quality of health care in America, broadening accessibility.

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