Friday, March 8, 2013
Let us know your thoughts on losing one hour of your day. Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday.
At 2 a.m. Sunday, clocks move forward an hour with the shift from standard time to Daylight Saving Time (DST). You can thank Benjamin Franklin for this. According to the book, Seize the Daylight, by David Perau, Franklin was living in Paris when he was awakened by sunlight coming in through the windows. "An accidental sudden noise waked me about 6 in the morning when I was surprised to find my room filled with light," Franklin wrote in a letter to the Journal de Paris, according to Perau. "I imagined at first that a number of lamps had been brought into the room; but rubbing my eyes I perceived the light came in at the windows." What followed was a plan to save Paris money by optimizing sunlight over candles. The real father of Daylight …
You'll need to move your clocks forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time this weekend.
You’ll want to think about going to bed early or sleeping this weekend: Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. That means you’ll “spring ahead” and move your clocks forward one hour—and, unfortunately, lose that hour of sleep. The benefit is that we’ll get more sunlight later in the evening and it’s a pleasant sign that spring is just around the corner. (Spring 2013 officially starts on Wednesday, March 20.) Many electronic devices, like your cell phone and computer, automatically adjust when Daylight Savings Time begins or ends. So, why do we do this at 2 a.m., and why shift our clocks at all? According to Webhibit: In the United States, 2 a.m. was originally chosen as the changeover time because it was practical and …
Monday, March 4, 2013
You'll need to move your clocks forward one hour for Daylight Saving Time next weekend.
You’ll want to think about going to bed early or sleeping in next weekend: Daylight Saving Time starts at 2 a.m. Sunday, March 10. That means you’ll “spring ahead” and move your clocks forward one hour—and, unfortunately, lose that hour of sleep. The benefit is that we’ll get more sunlight later in the evening and it’s a pleasant sign that spring is just around the corner. (Spring 2013 officially starts on Wednesday, March 20.) Many electronic devices, like your cell phone and computer, automatically adjust when Daylight Savings Time begins or ends. So, why do we do this at 2 a.m., and why shift our clocks at all? According to Webhibit: In the United States, 2 a.m. was originally chosen as the changeover time because it was practical and …
Sunday, November 4, 2012
Daylight Saving Time officially ended at 2 a.m. Sunday, November 4
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Sunday, November 4, 2012
Daylight Saving Time officially ended at 2 a.m. last night. Did you remember to set your clocks back an hour? When you change your clocks in the fall and spring, it’s also a good time to change smoke detector batteries and check to make sure other devices are in working order. If you're contacting friends or business in other states, remember that Arizona, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Saving Time begins again on March 10, 2013.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
You get an extra hour to sleep or recover from Hurricane Sandy tonight
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Saturday, November 3, 2012
Maybe you just reset all your clocks after Hurricane Sandy power outages, but it's time to change them again. Daylight Saving Time officially ends at 2 a.m. on Sunday. Remember, you'll "fall back" and set your clocks back one hour Saturday night before you go to bed. Many electronic devices automatically adjust when Daylight Saving Time begins or ends. When you change your clocks in the fall and spring, it’s also a good time to change smoke detector batteries and check to make sure other devices are in working order. If you're contacting friends or business in other states, remember that Arizona, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, U.S. Virgin Islands and American Samoa do not observe Daylight Saving Time. Daylight Saving Time begins again on March 10, …
Friday, October 26, 2012
You'll gain an hour of sleep the night of Saturday, Nov. 3 as we switch from Daylight Saving Time back to standard time
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Friday, October 26, 2012
You have one more week to go before we switch from Daylight Saving Time back to standard time. The change will occur at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 4. You can thank Benjamin Franklin for this seasonal ritual. According to the book Seize the Daylight, by David Prerau, Franklin was living in Paris when he was awakened by sunlight coming in through the windows. "An accidental sudden noise waked me about 6 in the morning when I was surprised to find my room filled with light," Franklin wrote in a letter to the Journal de Paris, according to Prerau. "I imagined at first that a number of lamps had been brought into the room; but rubbing my eyes I perceived the light came in at the windows." What followed was a plan to save Paris money by optimizing …
WILFREDO G. SALCEDO, Sr.
10:10 am on Sunday, March 10, 2013
Glory Be!..I found more places where DST is not observed...Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, Virgin Islands!..(From The Family Circus in today's Sunday Funnies)!..Any additions, folks? more ›