Daylight Saving Time Is This Weekend

Hi All,

Did you know that Daylight Saving Time is this weekend?  If you did know that, great - if not...well, at least you know about it now. 

So what is Daylight Saving Time?  Glad you asked.  Click on this entry from Wikipedia that explains all a out Daylight Savings Time.

And just for a bit of context, click on this link from Wikipedia which talks about the History of Standard Time in the United States.  There are a bunch of states in the union that don't observe traditional Daylight Saving Time hours...they are Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada and Tennessee.

One of the odd things about Daylight Saving Time are the health affects of it.  Click here for an article that discusses such health aspects of the DST.  The article is called 'What Changing the Clocks Back Does to Your Health' - and comes from CBS News. 

Here is an article discussing the possible dangerous affects of DST - this one comes from Time Magazine and was posted on 10/31/14. The article discusses the possibility that the number of traffic deaths increases when DST changes.

Finally, you might want to click on this link from ABCNews for an article entitled, '5 Tips To Fall Back From Daylight Saving Time 2014'. 

Enjoy the articles and, more importantly, enjoy the extra hour of sleep you'll get that morning.

Regards,
Stu

Tips For Getting a Better Night Sleep

Hi All,

We've all heard it from friends or coworkers or family members, "I'm tired, I didn't sleep at all last night.".  Well, sleep is ridiculously important.  It affects your heatlh, performance at work, and much more.  Click on this link from WebMD about chronic lack of sleep and the affects it has. It's not pretty - so try to catch up on your zzzz's.  And, if the prior article hasn't persuaded you to get more sleep, perhaps this article will...  This link is from the National Institute of Health - a US government agency - and is written so that the layperson can understand the affects of not enough sleep.

Now, onto the meat of this entry.  Click on this link for an article from MoneyTalkNews entitled 'How Much is Enough?'.  Article gives NIH recommendations for the amount of sleep that school-age children, teenagers and adults should get.  Section titles include '3 Reasons Why You're Not Sleeping' and other tips on how to set the mood for a good nights' sleep. 

Finally, click on this link - which goes to the library card catalog.  Specifically the link goes to the subject of 'sleep' in the card catalog.  I also did a sort so that the newest books come up first. 

Here's to getting a good night sleep.

Regards,
Stu