Smartphones prominently display the time and are already in our back pockets, so it can seem redundant to also strap a small clock to our wrists.
Chen was relishing the renewal of his apartment lease, normally a mundane affair but currently no small feat in Beijing as the clock ticks toward the start of the Olympic Games on August 8.
Even a small conversion will start an important five-year clock running.
The people who operate the clock at NHL games are part of a small, behind-the-scenes crew that handles off-ice details such as keeping penalty time and determining when goals have been scored.
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Even relatively small amounts of light can reset the body's internal clock, so find as dark an environment as possible when traveling.
The owner of a two-meter wide clock shop, for example, only surrendered half of his small space to Barbar, keeping the other half for himself.
If the climate or hour of the day at the new destination don't allow for lots of light, a small, portable light box, some of which double as an alarm clock, can be purchased.
It is a small room in a bustling government office, where a team of 12 women work round the clock in shifts and attend to calls.
Equipped with sophisticated cameras, infrared sensors and other detection equipment, the small blimps often float 2, 000 feet over an area to keep a round-the-clock watch.
While the knowledge acquired can make a big difference for a small company, it can be especially hard to balance school, the often-around-the-clock demands of running a business and a personal life.
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