Two-time world champion Alonso braved the testing morning weather to clock the best lap of one minute 25.252 seconds with teammate Massa setting the second quickest time.

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Three large widgets show the time, date and weather, which can be used to launch the alarm clock, calendar and weather apps, respectively.

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Mr Monmonier demonstrates that from that moment, the move towards today's elaborate round-the-clock weather coverage was inevitable.

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More importantly, the software in the claimed leak suggests the company will bring a trace of Sense UI style to the home screen, rather than having to relegate it to the HTC Hub: a live tile would bring the oversized clock and weather that One owners know so well.

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Three HH-65C helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Houston rescued more than 20 people and were continuing to fly round-the-clock rescue missions until weather grounds them, said Petty Officer Renee Aiello, a station spokeswoman.

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And organisers responded by taking the unusual step of stopping the race clock after the first of eight laps through the streets of Paris because of the poor weather.

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You can watch television, access the internet, use email, obtain weather reports, set an alarm clock, keep a calendar, use GPS and maps to gain directions, take photos, etc.

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For channel 4, they built a diorama containing a rain gauge, barometer, thermometer, wind gauge, and clock, pointed a videocamera at it, and launched the first weather channel.

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