This will be used by Andy Green, a Royal Air Force pilot who will drive the car, to get the vehicle moving.

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It's also the place where Andy Green, a British fighter pilot, broke the land speed record in 1997 by driving a jet-powered car through the sound barrier to 763 mph.

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Both Tony Fadell, the so-called father of the iPhone who left Apple to explore green technology, and Andy Rubin, the overlord of Android, both worked at General.

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So, with the dramatic backdrop of the Champs Elysees beckoning, Sastre has the yellow jersey, Oscar Freire the green, Bernard Kohl the polka dots, and Andy Schleck the white.

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The story goes that Andy's mother-in-law created a "little green book" over the years, which had her list of top service providers in Seattle.

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Scott grabbed his hat-trick after 54 minutes with a free header from Green's corner and more sorry defending was responsible for the fifth goal as Andy Parrish headed straight into the path of Benson, who blasted in his 20th of the season.

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Election candidates announced so far are: Craig Clarke (Independent), Tim Collins (Independent), George Ferguson (Independent), Geoff Gollop (Conservative), Neil Maggs (Respect), Spud Murphy (Independent), Eric Mutch (Independent), Daniella Radice (Green), Marvin Rees (Labour), Jon Rogers (Liberal Democrat) and Andy Thorne (Independent).

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