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Old March 17, 2010, 09:35 PM
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some states don't do DST, I see no point to it really...supposed to 'conserve energy'
It moves the clocks one hour that results in people going to sleep earlier. so really all it´s doing is trying to prevent people from using electric in the nightime hours. thats the theory but I don,t know if in this modern day it´s actually saving energy
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Old March 17, 2010, 10:46 PM
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There is saying in Spanish that goes like this:

Al que madruga....

Can you finish it?
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Old March 18, 2010, 10:38 AM
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some states don't do DST, I see no point to it really...supposed to 'conserve energy'
This is why http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Summer_Time

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daylight_saving_time


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Al que madruga....

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no..................
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Old March 18, 2010, 11:01 AM
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There is saying in Spanish that goes like this:

Al que madruga....

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The said end so.

Al que madruga dios le ayuda.

I believe that more and less such is the said.
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Old March 18, 2010, 01:29 PM
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The said end so.

Al que madruga dios le ayuda.

I believe that more and less such is the said.
Bueno, sí. Pero generalmente una persona que madruga, le da sueño más temprano.
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Yes I know that.
Only I completed the said.
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Al que madruga le da sueña al mediodía
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Exacto!
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Exacto!
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Yes more when you're drunk.
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Al que madruga dios le ayuda.

So the English version would be The early bird catches the worm?
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