Saturday, March 10, 2012

The360Refuge: When Will Daylight Savings Begin in 2012?

When Will Daylight Savings Begin in 2012?

For most Americans, daylight saving time 2012 will begin 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 11, when most states will spring forward an hour. Time will fall back to standard time again on Sunday, November 4, 2012, when daylight saving time ends.

Ben Franklin—of "early to bed and early to rise" fame—was apparently the first person to suggest the concept of daylight savings, according to computer scientist David Prerau, author of the book Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time.

**While serving as U.S. ambassador to France in Paris, Franklin wrote of being awakened at 6 a.m. and realizing, to his surprise, that the sun would rise far earlier than he usually did. Imagine the resources that might be saved if he and others rose before noon and burned less midnight oil, Franklin, tongue half in cheek, wrote to a newspaper.

"Franklin seriously realized it would be beneficial to make better use of daylight but he didn't really know how to implement it," Prerau said.

It wasn't until World War I that daylight savings were realized on a grand scale. Germany was the first state to adopt the time changes, to reduce artificial lighting and thereby save coal for the war effort. Friends and foes soon followed suit.

In the U.S. a federal law standardized the yearly start and end of daylight saving time in 1918—for the states that chose to observe it.**

Thanks NatGeo: http://news.nationalgeographic.com

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Remember These..? Positive Hip Hop Songs

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In the words of one positive Hip Hop Artist "Remember these...? (que the DBWC)". But, before Double Burger With Cheese, We had these:

Top 9 Positive Hip-Hop Songs Of All Time ( Thanks Casey)

Written by Casey Gane-McCalla, Lead Blogger

Hip Hop has taken a bad rap. Mostly because the labels and the media choose to only promote the most negative music to make money. Still Hip Hop has a long history of positive uplifting songs.

Here’s my Top 9.
BDP

9. Ed O G And The Bulldogs Be A Father To Your Child.
Dope ode to to fatherhood with a great positive message to young black men.

8. Queen Latifah U.N.I.T.Y.
Queen Latifah’s song both discourages misogyny and encourage unity in this early 90s classic.

7. Kool G. Rap Ft. Biz Markie And Big Daddy Kane Erase Racism
Great song about the evils of racism and how to stop it from three of the Juice Crew All-Stars.

6. Gang West Coast All Stars We’re All In The Same
King Tee, NWA, MC Hammer, Digital Underground, Ice-T and several other West Coast stars came together to try and stop the gang violence that plagued the West Coast in the nineties.

5. BDP You Must Learn
KRS kicks a dope Black history lesson on the mic for the BDP gem.

4. Lauryn Hill That Thing
Great song about women and self respect by Lauryn.

3. Public Enemy Fight The Power
An anthem to revolutions everywhere. PE rallied the sufferers to fight against their oppressors and not just tolerate it.

2. The Stop The Violence Movement Self Destruction
KRS-One, Big Daddy Kane, D-Nice, MC Lyte, Public Enemy and others came together to fight against Black on Black crime.

1. Slick Rick Hey Young World