Thermal heat is easy to store -water and masonry or stone is an excellent thermal mass.

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There were no allusions to the goings-on in Washington during his inauguration and, in the 80-degree Austin heat, it was easy to forget them.

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Heat, lack of easy access to water and overwhelmed cell-phone networks led to streams of complaints across the Internet.

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The men's race saw Simon Kisamili also clinch an easy victory in 64.15 - but there was a dead-heat behind the Kenyan winner.

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