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