Don’t forget to set your clocks ahead one hour this weekend.
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Daylight saving time officially starts at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 13.
If we were to abolish daylight saving time, we have two choices: either have standard time year-round, or daylight saving time year-round-a question of whether the sun hits its peak around noon or around 1 p.m. It was introduced during World War I to conserve fuel.
The goal is to save daylight for the end of the day and evening activities.
Tom Liberatore, a materials purchasing manager, walks past clocks being tested prior to shipping at the Electric Time Company in Medfield, Mass., Thursday, March 10, 2016.
According to the History Channel, Benjamin Franklin did not come up with the idea of daylight saving time; he only suggested a change in sleep schedules.
Pacific Standard Time has about run out after a 4-month run and its time to speed things up.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Time to spring into action: Daylight saving time is upon us.
If you feel sleepy after the change to daylight saving time, take a short nap in the afternoon – no more than 20 minutes long. Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and most of Arizona aren’t time-shifters. Nope, that falls to … the U.S. Department of Transportation, which oversees the nation’s time zones and the observance of Daylight Saving Time.
It’s nearly that time of the year again – daylight saving time is finally beginning.
A certain percentage of people might as well be prepared to be late for church or other destinations Sunday morning.
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“There are 70 countries that practice daylight saving time, so you have millions of people suffering from sleep deprivation”, Barnes said.
