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WATCH LEWIS HAMILTON USE BLACKBERRY STORM TO CONTROL MCLAREN F1 CAR

Vodafone, Blackberry, McLaren, and Mercedes-Benz know very well that Lewis Hamilton is a worldwide sports star. Viable as a spokesman or famous face in just about any country on the face of the planet. This attempt at a viral video – over 218,000 views on YouTube as of Wednesday afternoon – shows McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton using (allegedly) a Blackberry Storm to control his Formula 1 McLaren-Mercedes for a lap around a race circuit. Watch and enjoy.

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Day 234 — Shabwa toll rises to 73 (governor); tanker hit off Oman, crew safe. The strait remains closed.
Day 234: Shabwa's governor raises the camp-strike toll to 73 killed; UKMTO reports a tanker struck and set on fire off Oman.
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