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Turn Your Clocks Back Saturday Night

Daylight Saving Time in 2013 ends this weekend.

Officially the change occurs at 2 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 3.

You will be setting your clock back one hour, following the adage of “spring forward, fall back.” The “extra” hour gives you a chance to catch up on the sleep you lost in March when the clocks moved forward and Daylight Saving Time began.

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The federal government doesn’t require states to adopt Daylight Saving Time. New York, like most of the rest of the United States, observes it. (Indiana used to ignore Daylight Savings but has gotten on board.) 

Its origin is from World War II: in an effort to save resources, the U.S. made daylight saving time mandatory for the whole country. And it was observed the entire year.

Some studies have shown that extending Daylight Saving Time results in a reduction in energy consumption; other studies suggest just the opposite.


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