diff --git a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/controls/_menus.scss b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/controls/_menus.scss
index 67520aa7bf..679ce9a1f6 100644
--- a/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/controls/_menus.scss
+++ b/platform/commonUI/general/res/sass/controls/_menus.scss
@@ -72,17 +72,12 @@
 	position: relative;
 }
 
-.s-menu {
-	border-radius: $basicCr;
-	@include containerSubtle($colorMenuBg, $colorMenuFg);
-	@include boxShdw($shdwMenu);
-	@include txtShdw($shdwMenuText);
-	padding: $interiorMarginSm 0;
-}
-
 .menu {
-    // TODO: reduce size of icons
-	@extend .s-menu;
+    border-radius: $basicCr;
+    @include containerSubtle($colorMenuBg, $colorMenuFg);
+    @include boxShdw($shdwMenu);
+    @include txtShdw($shdwMenuText);
+    padding: $interiorMarginSm 0;
 	display: block;
 	position: absolute;
 	z-index: 10;
@@ -92,7 +87,6 @@
 			box-sizing: border-box;
 			border-top: 1px solid pullForward($colorMenuBg, 10%);
             color: $colorMenuFg;
-			//color: pullForward($colorMenuBg, 60%);
 			line-height: $menuLineH;
 			padding: $interiorMarginSm $interiorMargin * 2 $interiorMarginSm ($interiorMargin * 2) + $treeTypeIconW;
 			position: relative;
@@ -203,7 +197,6 @@
 			}
 		}
 		&.menu-item-description {
-            @include test(blue);
             overflow-y: hidden;
 			padding: $interiorMargin * 5;
 			width: $prw;
@@ -232,7 +225,7 @@
     &.mini {
         width: 400px;
         .col {
-            height: 350px;
+            height: 320px;
             max-height: 50vh;
             &.menu-items {
                 font-size: 0.8em;
diff --git a/platform/features/conductor/core/src/ui/TimeConductorController.js b/platform/features/conductor/core/src/ui/TimeConductorController.js
index 76ea01efb6..7c53f23992 100644
--- a/platform/features/conductor/core/src/ui/TimeConductorController.js
+++ b/platform/features/conductor/core/src/ui/TimeConductorController.js
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ define(
             var options = [{
                 key: 'fixed',
                 name: 'Fixed Timespan Mode',
-                description: 'Query and explore data that falls between two fixed datetimes',
+                description: 'Query and explore data that falls between two fixed datetimes.',
                 cssClass: 'icon-calendar'
             }];
             var clocks = {};
diff --git a/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/LocalClock.js b/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/LocalClock.js
index 5fc3cc2752..76b6815178 100644
--- a/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/LocalClock.js
+++ b/src/plugins/utcTimeSystem/LocalClock.js
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ define(['EventEmitter'], function (EventEmitter) {
         this.key = 'local';
         this.cssClass = 'icon-clock';
         this.name = 'Local Clock';
-        this.description = "Updates every second, providing UTC timestamps from " +
-            "user's local computer.";
+        this.description = "Provides UTC timestamps every second from the local system clock.";
 
         this.period = period;
         this.timeoutHandle = undefined;