the pacers » Nature http://www.akpace.com Sun, 30 Jan 2011 01:01:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Daylight Savings Time http://www.akpace.com/daylight-savings-time http://www.akpace.com/daylight-savings-time#comments Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:05:29 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1663 Nicer weather in Chicago means spring is coming, and it is Daylight Savings Time. Remember to set your clocks forward one hour. Daylight Savings Time officially arrives at 2 a.m. on Sunday, March 14. Thank goodness we will have some light at the end of the day.  The original intent of daylight savings was to conserve energy usage with lighting and dates back to 1895.  Here is a little excerpt I ran across from Loyola that I thought was interesting.

But keep in mind that Daylight Savings Time comes with a few hazards. Nidhi Undevia, MD, and the staff of Loyola’s Sleep Program remind us that on average, people go to work or school on the first Monday of Daylight Savings after sleeping 40 fewer minutes than normal. And recent studies have found there’s a higher risk of heart attacks, traffic accidents and workplace injuries on the first Monday of Daylight Savings. The issue is that many people already are sleep-deprived; and losing an hour’s sleep may make them even more tired for a few days. So let’s all try to get enough sleep on Sunday night and use extra caution as we start the new week.

]]> http://www.akpace.com/daylight-savings-time/feed 0 Miami http://www.akpace.com/miami http://www.akpace.com/miami#comments Fri, 05 Mar 2010 19:27:47 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1647 I an in Miami for a derm conference and wondering why people ever decided to live in Chicago.

]]> http://www.akpace.com/miami/feed 0 Amazing Video http://www.akpace.com/amazing-video http://www.akpace.com/amazing-video#comments Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:23:24 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1643 Just ran into this video.  I have always enjoyed time lapse video.  But this one of Dubai is unbelievable. The official post is below from Vimeo.

Filmed in Dubai over 5 days and nights.
Shot on the Canon 7D, 2x5DmkII and one Panasonic GF1
Dedicated to Sky Vassar who died recently at a tragically young age.
Please read my blog for BTS info.
philipbloom.co.uk/2010/01/24/sky/
Thanks to Media Prima and Talkabout Media
Music is from “The Fountain” by Clint Mansell

[vimeo 8951807 Dubai]

]]> http://www.akpace.com/amazing-video/feed 0 Record Snowfall http://www.akpace.com/record-snowfall http://www.akpace.com/record-snowfall#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2010 03:03:38 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1625 We got a record amount of snow in the Chicago area.  12.9 inches.  It was really fun and even shoveling it wasn’t too bad.  Here is a photo of Ashlee’s car just about buried.  Another little known fact is that there was a 4.2 magnitude earthquake too.  Maybe the weight of all the snow triggered it.  The dogs and Hannah are loving the snow, but it is too deep for everyone except Cinder.

]]> http://www.akpace.com/record-snowfall/feed 0 Hannah in the Deep Snow http://www.akpace.com/hannah-in-the-deep-snow http://www.akpace.com/hannah-in-the-deep-snow#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2010 14:03:31 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1242 We had a pretty big snow storm in Chicago a couple days ago.  We got about 8 inches over the course of about 24 hours.  Hannah and the doggies of course love it.  Here is a short video of Hannah trying to walk through the snow and some photos of Nadia standing up to her elbows.
[youtubehq FMHcoWYYcsY Hannah in Snow]

]]> http://www.akpace.com/hannah-in-the-deep-snow/feed 2 The evolution of the modern man. http://www.akpace.com/the-evolution-of-the-modern-man http://www.akpace.com/the-evolution-of-the-modern-man#comments Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:57:09 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1232 In picture number one you see a young male trying to hang onto the last remnants of his former more natural self (and doing a pretty fine job of it.)  In picture number two you see this same male on the right having fully given in to the more civilized life.  Both these photos are of camping/hiking trips that my dad took with his cousin.  The trips were separated by about 30 years.

Modern Man 1 Modern Man 2 ]]> http://www.akpace.com/the-evolution-of-the-modern-man/feed 0 Brrr… http://www.akpace.com/brrr http://www.akpace.com/brrr#comments Thu, 10 Dec 2009 14:43:40 +0000 ashden18 http://www.akpace.com/?p=1132 When I woke up this morning it was actually 0 degrees!  How often does that happen?  I could do some of my beloved “research”, but Hannah and I are busy eating our hot oatmeal.  Maybe later.  It is now a whopping—

Lyons Police Department, Lyons, Illinois (PWS)
Updated: 1 min 44 sec ago
Partly Cloudy
1.8 °F
Partly Cloudy
Windchill: -16 °F
Humidity: 63%
Dew Point: -8 °F
Wind: 13.0 mph from the SE
Wind Gust: 15.0 mph
Pressure: 29.92 in (Rising)
Visibility: 8.0 miles
UV: 0 out of 16
Clouds:
Few 2000 ft
(Above Ground Level)
Elevation: 615 ft

I know that it will only get colder as the winter progresses.  So fun!  I just love the Midwest!

]]> http://www.akpace.com/brrr/feed 1 First Snow of the Year http://www.akpace.com/first-snow-of-the-year http://www.akpace.com/first-snow-of-the-year#comments Fri, 04 Dec 2009 02:08:55 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1130 The Chicago area had the first few flurries of the winter.  I actually kind of hope we have all kinds of snow this year.  It would be fun.

]]> http://www.akpace.com/first-snow-of-the-year/feed 1 Update: Need Your Help http://www.akpace.com/update-need-your-help http://www.akpace.com/update-need-your-help#comments Sun, 27 Sep 2009 15:42:55 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=1041 The final verdict on the animal in field was a GROUNDHOG, and I think that is right. Thanks everyone.  Click here to see the old post and the voting results.
GroundhogUnknown AnimalUnknown Animal-2

]]> http://www.akpace.com/update-need-your-help/feed 0 Update: Massive Zucchini http://www.akpace.com/update-massive-zucchini http://www.akpace.com/update-massive-zucchini#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 01:27:16 +0000 akpace http://www.akpace.com/?p=993 Just a quick update on our garden. Ashlee just plucked out a 4 pound 15 ounce squash. The funny part is we thought it was a zucchini and tried to cook as such. It didn’t turn out very good, but after we figured out that it was a squash we turned it into some delicious squash soup.

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