Clarke have popularized the idea of a space elevator, there are still a few kinks that need to be worked out before we start having folks hit the "door close" button for a 100, 000 kilometer (62, 000 miles) ride.

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The girls had done their job well but the Swiss stone was close to the button and there was a red guard blocking so I had to draw the stone round from the left, miss the Swiss guard and put the stone right in the centre of the house.

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Button got his lucky break in the race when team-mate Rubens Barrichello, following close behind in second, and forming a barrier between Button and Raikkonen, suffered graining tyres 10 laps into the race.

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During a demo, the companies showed how users can push a button on a TV to view snippets of information from the Web and push another button for an up-close look.

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It's spring-loaded, and released by pressing the button on the right side of the T28 -- open it to answer a call, close it to hang up.

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McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button were fourth and fifth and Red Bull's Mark Webber sixth, heightening hopes for a close, competitive race.

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