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How Time Affects Writing

You may not really think about it, but not observe some form of daylight
depending on the equinox, you may be saving". China has had a single time zone
using the wrong terms - specifically since May 1, 1980, observing summer
daylight time versus standard time. When Daylight Saving Time from 1986 through
does it start, when does it apply and how 1991; they do not observe DST now.
do we know? Especially, this year when So, that brings us back to scheduling.
many of us sprung into daylight savings When do we use standard time versus
time almost 3 weeks early! Does it really daylight time? Well, the answer is - it
make a difference if we say daylight or depends. Seriously, this year is a
standard time? Well it can and it's perfect case. Many of us entered daylight
especially important to pay attention to savings time three weeks earlier than
differences when you're planning meetings others. How do we know who is on what
that will be attended by people all over time? PDT in Oregon started a few weeks
the world. That is something that never ago. Australia however, does not enter
used to be a consideration - can you daylight savings times until the last
imagine 10 years ago planning meetings weekend in March. Tropical countries
with employees or colleagues all over the generally do not observe Daylight Saving
world? I couldn't. The IP revolution Time.
introduced the idea of having meetings As reported on the DST Web Site,
with off-site personnel, but they were "Widespread confusion was created during
usually at least in the same time zone the 1950s and 1960s when each U.S.
and usually state. But the technology was locality could start and end Daylight
not as exciting as its potential and not Saving Time as it desired. One year, 23
many of us were impressed. Now, however, different pairs of DST start and end
we can meet with people all over the dates were used in Iowa alone. For
planet right from our desktop. It really exactly five weeks each year, Boston, New
is amazing. York, and Philadelphia were not on the
Daylight saving time started in the same time as Washington D.C., Cleveland,
United States during World War I, or Baltimore-but Chicago was. And, on one
primarily to save fuel by reducing the Ohio to West Virginia bus route,
need to use artificial lighting. It was passengers had to change their watches
not observed nationally again until World seven times in 35 miles! The situation
War II, although some states and led to millions of dollars in costs to
communities observed daylight saving time several industries, especially those
between the wars further adding to the involving transportation and
confusion surround daylight savings time. communications. Extra railroad timetables
The current system of beginning DST at 2 alone cost the today's equivalent of over
AM on the first Sunday in April and $12 million per year".
ending it at 2 AM on the last Sunday in The easiest way to keep it all straight
October was not standardized until 1986. is to start using standard daylight time
Different variations have been tried as soon as you move your clocks ahead.
through the years including a year round Change the battery in your smoke alarm,
observance of daylight savings in 1973. turn all your clocks forward an hour and
According to the Daylight Savings Time start using DT. When it comes time to
Web site, "today, approximately 70 change your clocks back in the fall, do
countries utilize Daylight Saving Time in the same thing. Change the battery in
at least a portion of their country. your smoke alarm, turn all your clocks
Japan, India, and China are the only backward an hour and start using ST.
major industrialized countries that do




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