Seen in motion, this is at once a powerful skeleton clock and a curious astronomical one, a gift to anyone for whom a modern clock can do so much more than just tell the time.

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In many modern processors, clock speeds have actually gone down, while overall performance has increased.

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But Nagoya's new airport will be allowed to operate round the clock, and has modern transport facilities that businessmen across central Honshu are already scheming to exploit.

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