According to the Washington Post, it was here that he learned counter-intelligence tricks that became part of his relationship with their reporters: a flowerpot on Mr Woodward's balcony would indicate that the reporter required a meeting, while a clock face inked on the reporter's daily New York Times would reveal the time Mr Felt would be waiting in the car park.

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But there is still a desolate no-man's land in the centre which has hardly changed since we visited last year, except for a clock tower with even less of a face.

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Each of the commemorative cars will have unique Le Mans Edition numbered badging and embroidery, a Le Mans Edition clock face, tread plates with the limited edition name, Le Mans Edition wheels and specific interior veneers and exterior colors.

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The clock face, which uses a red second hand resembling a railway signal on a monochrome background, was designed for the SBB in 1944 by engineer and designer Hans Hilfiker while the rest of Europe was focusing on other matters.

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Digitally connected every moment, we are tied to a 24-hour global clock, expected to perform continually in the face of global pressures, including downsizing, mergers, and their related stresses and expectations.

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These key post-Cold War allies also saw it as a tangible expression of the U.S. commitment to their security in the face of assiduous Russian efforts to reassert a sphere of influence that would turn the clock back, reestablishing in some form their unhappy status under the Kremlin's thumb.

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