Daylight Savings Time Begins Tomorrow!

Daylight Savings Time will officially start at 2am Sunday Morning - that is at least 2 and 1/2 hours from now (at least where I live)

I also found out that the Savings Daylight time will end on November 4th, later this year.

"The federal government doesn't require U.S. states or territories to observe daylight saving time, which is why residents of Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the Northern Marianas Islands won't need to change their clocks this weekend."

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National Geographic

Did you know that there are actually a few groups out there that want to abolish Daylight Savings Time?

It's supposed to save energy and time but there have been studies that have said that Daylight Savings Time does just the opposite!

For me I'm just glad that it won't get so dark so early anymore!

The Calendar Blog: Daylight Savings Time Begins Today!

The Calendar Blog: Daylight Savings Time Begins Today!:

"Daylight Savings Time began earlier tonight. Last night at 2am, we're supposed to turn our clocks ahead one hour. (It is also suggested that this is the time of the year that you change your smoke detector batteries)

Daylight Savings Time Ends!

Just in case you didn't know daylight savings time has ended!

What this means is that it is time to turn back the clocks one hour.

Believe it or not there have been some serious debates that question the validity of using daylight savings time!

Many countries observe DST, and many do not. The reason many countries implement DST is in hopes to make better use of the daylight in the evenings, as well as some believe that it could be linked to reducing the amount of road accidents and injuries. The extra hour of daylight in the evening is said to give children more social time with friends and family and can even boost the tourism industry because it increases the amount of outdoor activies.

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Timeanddate.com

It is also suggested that you replace the batteries in your smoke detectors. And if you don't have smoke detectors then now would be a good time to buy some!

Daylight Savings Time Ends Today!

In case you don't already know daylight savings times ends today (rather I should say tonight!). This is the time of the year when we turn our clocks back one hour starting at 2am! Theoretically since this occurs on a Saturday night/Sunday morning kind of thing, we're supposed to get an extra hour of sleep.

Here's an interesting fact:

• The only states that don't observe daylight saving time are Hawaii and Arizona, although the Navajo reservation in Arizona do make the change.

Daylight Savings Time Begins Today!

Daylight Savings Time begins tonight. Tonight at 2am, we're supposed to turn our clocks ahead one hour. (It is also suggested that this is a good time to check the batteries in your smoke detector(s)).

Even though I have mentioned about daylight savings time in this blog before, I have also found interesting the fact that we didn't always have daylight savings time!

It is something that the government started a long time ago and its purpose was to help save energy. It was thought that if people had more daylight hours then they would use less electricity - meaning lights and such. But it was also revealed by researchers that people actually used more electricity instead!

I thought that that was interesting and seeing that it was the government that came up with this idea I wasn't too surprised at the actual outcome of this result.

As someone that does grant research (including government grant programs), I find that there are a lot of ironies in things dealing with the government!

There was also similar research done that said when daylight savings time happens people lose more sleep and thusly can't function as well.

Since I work from home doing grant research and consultations, I pretty much make up my own hours even though even when one works from home they should still have a work hour schedule.

So there you have it - an interesting fact (that I learned) about daylight savings time!

Time To Turn Your Clocks Back One Hour Tonight!

I don't know if this is when daylight savings time ends or begins but I do know that tonight (at around 2am) is when we are supposed to turn our clocks back one hour - thus gaining an additional hour of sleep!

I'm all for that!



Just found out that since we are turning our clocks back that means that we are going back to standard time!

Daylight Saving Time Ends

This is the date when we turn our clocks back one hour (you know "spring forward, fall back" in order to observe Daylight Saving Time. From 1986 to 2006 this was the first Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October, but starting this year, it will be observed from the second Sunday in March to the first Sunday in November (which will be Sunday, November 4, 2007), adding about a month to daylight saving time.

There is still a lot of controversy concerning daylight saving time.

On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete. You can read more about this federal law by clicking here.

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