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The 2009 Daylight Saving Time End Dates Around The World

It is the last day of summer in Northern Hemisphere today, and it means that the Daylight Saving Time is about to end for many countries around the world. The end of Daylight Saving Time implies all clocks will go...

Saturn's Rings Disappear Today. Why?

Saturn's rings will disappear from our view today. Saturn's ring system was formed 4.5 billion years ago, and have been loaded with 35 trillion-trillion tons of ice, mud, boulders, and tiny moons. While the stack...

Spring Equinox 2009: March 20 the first day of Spring

March  20 2009 is the Vernal Equinox, the first day of Spring, officially. It officially begins in the Northern Hemisphere at 7:44am ET. Happy first day of Spring! Here are some facts about Spring that...

The first day of fall, daylight savings time change 2008

Every year the first day of fall is marked by the autumnal equinox; in 2008 the autumnal equinox occurs on September 22 at 15:44 GMT/UTC.   While we refer to the date of autumnal equinox as “the first...

Four Days at the Wheel of a Hydrogen Car

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorTwo days between fill ups for Hydrogen cars, and limited availability of filling stations seem a detriment, requiring one to stick around town.  Perhaps once these...

Workout etiquette: OMG stop grunting

Apart from women's tennis, I can't think of a more grunt-intensive sport than weightlifting. But research shows it may not even help heavy lifters in any meaningful way. Which leads me to wonder: should grunters...

Happy Persian New Year!

Wikipedia describes Norouz as a traditional Iranian new year holiday that is observed in Iran and other countries like Afghanistan and Azerbaijan. In Iran, it's also referred to as an Eid festival, although it...

Damn Accurate

"Gee them groundhogs sure are accurate, or damn close. They predict that Spring will be in six weeks. Gosh that just so happens to be March 16. Thus spring will be early, since it is only five days prior to the official first day of Spring March 21st the Vernal Equinox."

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