Artists painted the exterior of the property to mark a countdown to the start of the revamp project.

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Coach Warren Gatland has organised a succession of squad camps as Wales start their countdown to the tournament in New Zealand in 12 months' time.

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But over the weekend, comments by agency officials underscored that the company, rather than its government partner, is calling the shots about how and when to start another countdown.

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If they do nothing, a countdown clock indicates when the episode will start automatically.

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Countdown To Zero helped advance the discussion around the New START treaty.

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