The machine has wi-fi built-in and can deliver news reports, weather, recipes and act as a karaoke machine in the evening.

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But as with manual repairs, the machine is rather stymied by the weather.

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The Olympic torch did not burn properly during the opening ceremony, an ice-making machine broke down as did several buses, and unseasonably mild weather caused events to be postponed.

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