Some of the talk in recent days has been about how this "fresh and modern" couple will break new ground as they tour parts of Canada's vastness over nine days.

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It is plugging the multimedia power of its Pentium II processor with demonstrations of 3-D Web sites such as Virtual Arsenal - a tour of the Premier League champions' ground, the forthcoming Legal and General estate agency site which lets visitors tour homes inside and out and the Internet-enabled game Forsaken.

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After winning various legs of the Tour de France, Armstrong's sporting career ground to a halt in 1996, when he was diagnosed with cancer.

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The Stop the Tour campaign wanted to mount similar demonstrations inside the Riverside ground, but were blocked by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after lengthy talks with the Durham club.

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"This is black sand, " said ten-year tour veteran and Illinois farmer Byron Jones approvingly, toeing the ground of an Indiana field.

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Informing ground control on initial contact and indicating an intent to fly the Bay Tour paves the way smoothly for obtaining the Class Bravo clearance to transit through the San Francisco airspace.

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Dhoni handed the ball to Yuvraj Singh - a player described by Pietersen as a "pie-thrower" during England's tour to the sub-continent last winter - but he was carted all over the ground before being pulled out of the attack after just two overs.

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