Damien Martyn's retirement and the hamstring injury which continues to keep Shane Watson on the sidelines have created an opening in Australia's Test line-up and Symonds is desperate to fill it.

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At one train a week, that's five million fewer gallons per year, and Railex is confident it can fill up to five on the Washington-to-New York line.

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Old-style banking required the public to travel across town, line up before tellers and fill out complicated forms.

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