"The probability that a model ETF manager outperforms after all fees is remote, " he says.

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Users will similarly find a new lock screen and the Verizon Remote Diagnostics tools, along with a file manager that now supports online storage.

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Like its previous Android products, ASUS has thrown in its usual bundle of apps: App Backup, App Locker, File Manager, Mirror, MyDesktop (powered by Splashtop Remote), MyLibrary, MyNet (DLNA), Polaris Office 4.0, SuperNote, Watch Calendar and WebStorage.

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Closer to home, a highly educated hedge fund manager starts tutoring his nieces and nephews with a home-made remote Web blackboard.

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Although the prospect of first-team football at the Withdean Stadium is remote at the moment, the 24-year-old believes he could force his way into manager Gus Poyet's plans by scoring goals in League Two with Vale.

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