public function createChildren() : Void
   {
    border_mc = createClassChildAtDepthWithStyles(
        _global.styles.rectBorderClass,
        DepthManager.kBottom, { styleName : this });
        // create the empty movie clips in the order
        // you want them stacked
        createEmptyMovieClip("face_mc",getNextHighestDepth());
        createEmptyMovieClip("hourHand_mc",getNextHighestDepth());
        createEmptyMovieClip("minuteHand_mc",getNextHighestDepth());
        createEmptyMovieClip("secondHand_mc",getNextHighestDepth());

        setInterval(this,"tickTock",1000);
        super.createChildren();
    }