Imagine that you have to buy a new cricket bat because your old one's broken and you happen to have an hour of free time between meetings one day.

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Complete this perfect day with an in-suite, one-hour couples Swedish massage.

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Last month, the government's numeracy taskforce issued detailed guidelines for primary schools, calling for one hour of mathematics every day and outlining an ideal structure for the lessons.

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With 31 overs lost on day one because of rain, play began half an hour early on Tuesday and England's bowlers were quick to get among the Australian middle and lower order.

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After, they were split into two groups: one of the groups played WoW for an hour a day for two weeks, while the control group did not.

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Chase Elementary School, is in a tough, almost entirely Spanish-speaking, Chicago neighborhood, yet 40 or so kids come to school an hour early each day just to take one of the company's Accelerated Reader computer quizzes.

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The Guild connects with gamers because Day is one of their own: She grew up playing videogames, and as an adult developed an eight-hour-a-day World of Warcraft habit.

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