From: Rich Oliver (rich_at_mtgapmac.com)
Date: Mon Mar 31 2003 - 11:48:20 PST
:P
Daylight Savings Time sucks. It should be abolished! Who in the world
thought up moving the hour so that you could do more *chores* at the end of
your day?!?!?!?
BTW that was rhetorical.
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> From: Ed Kummel <tech_ed_at_yahoo.com>
> Reply-To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Date: Sun, 30 Mar 2003 20:58:31 -0800 (PST)
> To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
> Subject: Re: [NTLK] Daylight saving
>
> Here is a quote from the NIST that defines the US
> observance of Daylight Saving Time (notice the absence
> of an "s"?)
> At 2 a.m. on the first Sunday in April, we set our
> clocks forward one hour ahead of standard time
> ("spring forward"). We "fall back" at 2 a.m. on the
> last Sunday in October by setting our clock back one
> hour and thus returning to standard time.
>
> There is a really good extension that adds an option
> to your Preferences that allows you to define the DST
> for your particular region. Apparently, the last
> sunday in March is the beginning of the European DST.
> In Australia, it's the last sunday in October. China?
> Third sunday in April. Here in the Good 'ol U-S of A?
> The first sunday in April...
> You can download a copy here:
> http://www.sbm.nu/englisch/newton/index.htm
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