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REferences: www.timeanddate.com / DST / 2014 www.webexhibits.org / Daylight Savings www.news.nationalgeographic.com / When does daylight Saving Time End / 2013 http://www.nist.gov / Current Rules / 2014 http://www.rasmussenreports.com / Think there’s Still a Need for DST? / 2013 ProPoint Graphics is an award-winning presentation service firm, providing advanced design for business presentations, motion graphics, infographics and mobile apps. THE TERM is commonly mispronounced as SAVING s TIME (but there is no "s" at the end of saving). BUT IS IT HELPING? The extension of DST had little or no effect on energy in California. Many individuals still found that the extra daylight gave them the chance to have more fun after a long day at work or school. observe DST don’t observe DST (due to sunny weather) USA DST was formally introduced to the United States in 1918. Daylight AS of 2007 The rules for DST changed for the first time in 20 years. George W. Bush extended the length of DST by about one month, leaving it in effect 238 days out of the year. 4o WORTH IT 47 not Worth it DIFFERENCES DST is almost always one hour ahead, but history has seen several variants of this, such as the 30 minute “half-adjustment” and the two hour "double adjustment." the future Given its varied past, there is no telling what will happen with DST in the future. It will likely continue to change from time to time due to special events or conditions. s e t 6 0 m i n u t e s a h e a d 1:00 2:00 0:30 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 11 12 a HISTORICAL & of the year 65 1 9 4 2 - 1 9 4 5 fdr After Pearl Harbor, FDR instituted year round DST for three years. US time zones were aptly named "War Time." Once Japan surrendered in 1945, the time zones were relabeled "Peace Time." 2:00 a.m. on Sunday November 2nd, 2014 fall back (US) DST TIME ENDS: spring Forward (US) DST TIME BEGINS: 2:00 a.m. on Sunday March 9th, 2014 s e t 6 0 m i n u t e s B a c k PRACTICAL GUIDE ARIZONA hawaii SAMOA GUAM Puerto rico virgin islands Benjamin Franklin first suggested Daylight Saving Time in 1784 as a way to economize the use of candles by rising earlier to make use of the extra sunlight. Copyright 2014 ProPoint Graphics, LLC SAVING TIM E

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An infographic explaining the uses and history of Daylight Saving in the United States

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ProPoint Graphics is an award-winning presentation service firm, providing advanced design for business presentations, motion graphics, infographics and mobile apps.

THE TERMis commonly mispronounced as

SAVINGs TIME(but there is no "s" at the end of saving).

BUT IS IT HELPING?The extension of DST had little or no effect on energy in California. Many individuals still found that the extra daylight gave them the chance to have more fun after a long day at work or school.

observe DST

don’t observe DST(due to sunny weather)USA

DST was formally introduced to the United States in 1918.

Dayli ght

AS of 2007The rules for DST changed for the first time in 20 years. George W. Bush extended the length of DST by about one month, leaving it in effect 238 days out of the year.

4o%WORTH IT

47%not Worth it

DIFFERENCESDST is almost always one hour ahead, but history has seen several variants of this,

such as the 30 minute “half-adjustment” and the two hour "double adjustment."

the futureGiven its varied past, there is no telling what will happen with DST in the future. It will likely continue to change from time to time due to special events or conditions.

set

6 0 m

i n utes ahead

1 :00 2:000:30

3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10

1 2

1 1 12

a HISTORICAL &

of the year65 %

1942- 1945

fdrAfter Pearl Harbor, FDR instituted year round DST for three years. US time zones were aptly named "War Time." Once Japan surrendered in 1945, the time zones were relabeled "Peace Time."

2:00 a.m. on Sunday November 2nd, 2014

fall back( U S ) D S T T I M E

ENDS:

spring Forward( U S ) D S T T I M E

BEGINS:2:00 a.m. on Sunday March 9th, 2014

set

6 0 m

i n utes Back

PRACTICAL GUIDE

ARIZONA

hawa i i

SAMOA

GUAM

Puertor ico

v irg i n i s lands

Benjamin Franklinfirst suggested Daylight Saving Time in 1784 as a way to economize the use of candles by rising earlier to make use of the extra sunlight.

SAVING TIME

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