The stool turned into a workbox, looking glass, desk and small set of drawers.

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When I dropped by during a visit to Beijing last September, I found Chinese security guards manning the reception desk behind a set of locked glass doors.

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Clementi set his desk at the foot of his bed, so that he faced the window.

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If Citi prop desk traders decide to set up shop as a hedge fund, Eze Castle Integration is ready for them.

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His first act as party president was to replace the desk in his new office with a set of cotton mattresses to conform with the century-old Congress tradition of holding meetings on the floor.

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Just over a week ago I started working at a standing desk, in hopes that a new set-up would increase my energy, sharpen my focus and, of course, extend my life just the tiniest of bits.

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Then Billy's friend set up a television under his desk, mounted at an angle so if Billy was sitting just a foot back in his chair, he could look down and see the picture.

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Set aside an hour before or after work to declutter your desk.

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Set the company's iPhone-sized speaker on a desk, coffee table or even a surfboard and it transfers sound waves into that material -- creating an on-the-fly subwoofer.

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There's also a motion sensing setting if you want to set this thing up to see if your cat climbs on your desk when you aren't at home.

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On his desk, among the souvenirs and religious texts, there is a picture of President Obama set in crystal.

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