November 2nd, Daylight Savings Time (in the US) Gives Me An Extra Hour Sleep

November 2nd, when we Fall Back on Daylight Savings Time here in the US, gives me an extra hour sleep that is if I am lucky that no one jumps out of bed at an ungodly hour and wakes me up.My 10 year old did just that today yet after a few grumblings I had a chance to catch up...

Moving Clocks Ahead, Reaching Back in Time

A good follow-up on the Chavez Time Phenomenon from NY Times journalist Simon Romero."In a time of startling policy announcements from Mr. Chávez, it is no wonder that picking up a newspaper in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela can sometimes feel like perusing The Onion....

Clocks...A Day's Work at the 'Elysee' palace

Work comes in different flavors. Someone has to keep the (French) president's clocks running on time.

New Dubai Tower Clocks the Sun

As global leader of the bizarre world of upscale development, Dubai has yet another feat of both engineering and excess in the works. The latest spire to be added to the desert landscape will be the Time Residences building in the City of Arabia, a 200-unit apartment tower...

Earth Time

At Noon the sun is overhead, while it's Midnight on the other side of planet Earth.

Time Isn't The Same Everywhere In The Universe

Nor is it the same for voters everywhere.

U.S. returns to standard time on Sunday (AP)

" WASHINGTON - Autumn's chill is in the air, and little ghosts and goblins are preparing to play trick-or-treat. It must be time to set the clocks back. Officially we will fall back to standard time at 2 a.m. Sunday, though most folks will change their clocks Saturday night....

Cuckoo clock pair get wound up by British time change (AFP)

" LONDON (AFP) - Britain puts its clocks back one hour at 2:00 am (0100 GMT) on Sunday giving most people a welcome extra hour in bed -- but two cuckoo clock enthusiasts will have precious little time on their hands. Brothers Roman and Maz Piekarski have more than 500 clocks...

Today in history - Oct. 28

"Today is Saturday, Oct. 28, the 301st day of 2006. There are 64 days left in the year. A reminder: Daylight-saving Time ends Sunday at 2 a.m. locally. Clocks move back one hour. Today's Highlight in History: On Oct. 28, 1886, the Statue of Liberty, a gift from the people of...

Clocks get turned back this weekend (AP)

" 27 minutes ago WASHINGTON - Most Americans will get a chance at an extra hour of sleep this weekend, as the clocks fall back to standard time. It's the last time this will happen in October. Thanks to a law passed last year, daylight-saving time will start earlier and end...

Port Talbot residents urged to leave a light on

"Residents in Neath and Port Talbot are being urged to leave a light on once clocks go back at the end of this month."