Benjamin Franklin – Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time
December 24, 2008
Of Cannon Fire and Daylight Saving Time
Conserving energy has always been the object of daylight saving time, but a recent study indicates that it may increase residential electricity demand.
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American Footprints in the Old Country 
England is dotted with both large and small tributes to American history and culture. No need to feel homesick here.
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The Long Hot Summer and the More Perfect Union 
In his book about the framers of the Constitution, Mr. Stewart has done a nimble job of retelling a familiar story.
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Religious Intent 
A Christian America? A secular America? Steven Waldman argues the founders had in mind something else entirely.
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OBSERVATORY
University of Bristol researchers Nigel R Franks and Tom Richardson lead study on learning behaviors of ants; research, which is published in journal Nature, finds that ants use tandem running technique in which learner ant trails along with teacher ant; David F Raikow of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and colleagues conduct study of chemical menadione, natural product that is called SeaKleen and is used to treat ballast water and its impact on dormant eggs of marine species bu…
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Cast-Iron Builder, Iron-Clad Renown 
The building at 63 Nassau Street is one of the few surviving architectural works of the cast-iron pioneer James Bogardus, a building designated a Landmark last year.
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Nonfiction Chronicle
New books by Philip Dray, Ray Moynihan and Alan Cassels, John Hope Franklin
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Tags: history, Congress, Constitution
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