Benji Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 6.53 pm when you posted this... .....we haven't set our clocks back yet here, 6:33 am here now
Bob D. Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Ah the joys of not living in a DST place... Arizona refuses to acknowledge the sensless act of killing innocent time, therefore we do not adjust our clocks! Bob D. PS United States DST ends Nov. 4th at 2am Date change in 2007 On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete.
FrenchCanadian Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 PS United States DST ends Nov. 4th at 2am Date change in 2007 On August 8, 2005, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This Act changed the time change dates for Daylight Saving Time in the U.S. Beginning in 2007, DST will begin on the second Sunday in March and end the first Sunday in November. The Secretary of Energy will report the impact of this change to Congress. Congress retains the right to resume the 2005 Daylight Saving Time schedule once the Department of Energy study is complete. Ya! well my super alarm clock changes time and date automaticly,, Last sunday I was all messed up with the time all morning because of that, and for all the day,,, turned out it was 9 not 8 when I woke up
Ieshwar Posted October 30, 2007 Posted October 30, 2007 Good morning everyone! New day, new post! It's 04.00 am here! Ieshwar
Site Administrator Graeme Posted October 31, 2007 Author Site Administrator Posted October 31, 2007 I've been out at a customer site, so I'm late signing in today. Since Daylight Saving has been discussed, I thought I'd educate everyone on the ridiculious situation we have in Australia. Consider the map below: We normally have three timezones: GMT-10 The east coast (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and (not shown) the Australian Capital Territory) GMT-9:30 The middle of Australia (South Australia and the Northern Territory) GMT-8 The west coast (Western Australia) However, when daylight saving starts, three don't join in: Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. This means we end up with five timezones: GMT-11 The south-east corner (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory) GMT-10:30 South Australia GMT-10 Queensland GMT-9:30 Northern Territory GMT-8 Western Australia Yes, South Australia is actually 30 minutes ahead of Queensland during our Summer.... Airline schedules are a nightmare around this time of the year.
Benji Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Good morning everyone! New day, new post! It's 04.00 am here! Ieshwar ........Good afternoon it's 5:10 pm here
Lugh Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 This means we end up with five timezones: That is just crazy!
Ieshwar Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Advantage of living in a small island! Ieshwar
Site Administrator Graeme Posted October 31, 2007 Author Site Administrator Posted October 31, 2007 That is just crazy! You're not getting an argument from me on the subject.... But I honestly understand why some places don't have it. For example, in Perth, where most of the Western Australian population is located, it is already light until late at night. If they introduced daylight saving, it would light until 10pm at night. It doesn't make sense. Similarly for places in the tropics -- Queensland and Northern Territory. Advantage of living in a small island! You're just jealous that our island is bigger than your island
EMoe57 Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 I remember the year they cancelled the end of DST and it rolled on through until the following Fall before it ended. The Great Oil Crisis of the '70s. Standing on the corner at the bus stop in the dark waiting to go to school - yup, I'm that old. I know there is statistical proof of the energy savings during DST, but when some states do and some don't it just gets stupid... :wacko:
Site Administrator wildone Posted October 31, 2007 Site Administrator Posted October 31, 2007 We normally have three timezones: GMT-10 The east coast (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and (not shown) the Australian Capital Territory) GMT-9:30 The middle of Australia (South Australia and the Northern Territory) GMT-8 The west coast (Western Australia) However, when daylight saving starts, three don't join in: Western Australia, Northern Territory and Queensland. This means we end up with five timezones: GMT-11 The south-east corner (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory) GMT-10:30 South Australia GMT-10 Queensland GMT-9:30 Northern Territory GMT-8 Western Australia Yes, South Australia is actually 30 minutes ahead of Queensland during our Summer.... Airline schedules are a nightmare around this time of the year. Sounds like Canada. We have six time zones. All basically an hour apart except for Newfoundland, which is always a half hour different than everyone else. Crazy Newfies You're just jealous that our island is bigger than your island Hey, I thought size didn't really matter Steve
BeaStKid Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 The total time difference between the eastern and western extremities of India should be 2.5 hours. It has been calculated as such. But, as India has one Standard time- GMT +5.30, we're all better off.
Ieshwar Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Graeme, I have only one answer to such a profound accusation--- LOOK AT YOUR OWN SIG!!! :D Ieshwar
BeaStKid Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Graeme, I have only one answer to such a profound accusation--- LOOK AT YOUR OWN SIG!!! :D Ieshwar Hear, Hear! roflmao...
Benji Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Hear, Hear! roflmao... ..........He does have a point
FrenchCanadian Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Sounds like Canada. We have six time zones. All basically an hour apart except for Newfoundland, which is always a half hour different than everyone else. Crazy Newfies ya that's why I like better newfies' jokes than blonds jokes,,, hehe
Bondwriter Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Have you voted in The Queen Of The Evilest Clifhangers' poll? It is quite needed to prove CJ is The Queen Of The Evilest Clifhangers.
Site Administrator Graeme Posted October 31, 2007 Author Site Administrator Posted October 31, 2007 Graeme, I have only one answer to such a profound accusation--- LOOK AT YOUR OWN SIG!!! :D You obviously misunderstand the African proverb I've quoted. It is aimed at YOU to tell you that just because Mauritius is small, you can still make a difference. Australia knows we're the world's largest island, so we don't have a problem. We're also the world's smallest continent, but we KNOW we can make a difference -- even if it's only on the sporting field Have you voted in The Queen Of The Evilest Clifhangers' poll? It is quite needed to prove CJ is The Queen Of The Evilest Clifhangers. I've voted
Benji Posted October 31, 2007 Posted October 31, 2007 Have you voted in The Queen Of The Evilest Clifhangers' poll? It is quite needed to prove CJ is The Queen Of The Evilest Clifhangers. .....Oh yeah! I voted!
Site Moderator TalonRider Posted October 31, 2007 Site Moderator Posted October 31, 2007 The difference in the world time zones makes it interesting to schedule chat meetings. During the writing of 'Collision', we held a weekly chat session. While it was 9 p.m. for me, when Graeme joined us, it was 11 a.m. the next day for him. Jan
Site Administrator Graeme Posted October 31, 2007 Author Site Administrator Posted October 31, 2007 It's impossible to have a worldwide chat without inconveniencing people. The best you can do is to schedule things to make it easy for the majority. That usually means the Americas, Europe and Africa. With my current company's worldwide sessions, they are usually around 2am, Melbourne time. I haven't been on any, so far...
BeaStKid Posted November 1, 2007 Posted November 1, 2007 Australia knows we're the world's largest island, so we don't have a problem. I've voted Wasn't Greenland the world's largest island? Yeah.. I've voted too!
Site Administrator Graeme Posted November 1, 2007 Author Site Administrator Posted November 1, 2007 Wasn't Greenland the world's largest island? The problem is that there isn't an official definition of an island vs a continent. Australia is right in the middle of the two in size, so is it an island, a continent, or an island-continent? I tend to go with the later.... For example, http://www.graphicmaps.com/aatlas/infopage/islands.htm lists Greenland as the largest island, but then concedes in the note that Australia is an island and is larger. http://geography.about.com/library/faq/blqzlargeisland.htm also says that Greenland is the largest, and argues that Australia is large enough to be a continent, but they don't indicate how they picked "large enough". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_islands_by_area has it both ways -- saying that Australia is a continent, but is sometimes called "The Island Continent". To summarise, the general consensus is that Greenland is the largest island and Australia is the smallest continent, but since there are no formal definition of what distinguishing an island from a continent, I'm going with Australia as The Island Continent, and graciously allow Greenland to be the largest island that isn't also a continent...
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