And though some may find a technology fast an impossible concept, it was simple given one important condition.

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Simple clinical diagnosis would probably trace the condition back to 1896, the year of the first modern Olympic Games, when a trainee accountant from Melbourne called Edwin Flack headed to Greece as Australia's first Olympian.

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The simple version of this was that hedge funds would produce consistent absolute returns whatever the condition of financial markets.

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They were stunned to discover the remains were in surprisingly good condition - particularly given the fact they were apparently laid to rest in a simple shroud, with no coffin to protect them.

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