Archive for November, 2011
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011
TERMS AND CONDITIONS The Sponsors of the contest reserve the right to change, alter, or otherwise tailor the following rules without notice. NO PURCHASE IS NECESSARY Entry is available for all legal residents of the 50 United States and the District of Columbia ages 13 and over. Employees of Nanda Home are ineligible to win. The following prize will be awarded to 1 winner: (1) Special Edition Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!® Tocky signed by hosts Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell. Special recognition on the Nanda Home website, Facebook page and Twitter feed. Subject to change. Odds of winning are dependent upon the number of entries. The winner will be posted on the Nanda Home Facebook page upon completion of the contest. You will need to provide your mailing address in order to receive listed prize. Prize will ship within 14 days. A like is not a requirement of entry. To enter the contest pick the correct answer and you’ll be entered for a chance to win. Nanda Home uses random.org to choose contest winners. Contest Ends: November 6th Tags: alarm clock, tocky, Tocky Giveaway Monday, November 21st, 2011
Nanda Home is proud to introduce two very special edition NPR® Tockys. First of our limited edition Tockys is the Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!® Tocky®. This fun rolling mp3 alarm clock comes preloaded with wake up messages from Peter Sagal and Carl Kasell! You can additionally record messages with Tocky’s built‐in microphone and upload mp3’s. Fill him with daily reminders or load him with Podcasts from the archives of your favorite Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me!® shows. Up next is the fabulous orange All Songs Considered™ Tocky®. The All Songs Considered™ Tocky comes preloaded with wake up messages from hosts Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton. The perfect gift for your NPR fan, just in time for the holiday season. Proceeds from the sale of this product support NPR. Shop now at nandahome.com or shop.npr.org Tags: alarm clock, All Songs Considered Tocky, NPR Tocky, Rolling Alarm Clock, Runaway Alarm Clock, Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me Tocky Thursday, November 17th, 2011
Yesterday we had a pleasant surprise. Clocky was featured on a segment of The Ellen Show! As part of the opening monologue, Ellen Degeneres, showcased several creative takes on the traditional alarm clock. Clocky played the part, cleverly jumping off the table, showing just why he’s the perfect alarm clock to get you out of bed in the morning.
Did you catch Clocky in action? Tags: alarm clock, Alarm Clock on Ellen, clocky, Runaway Alarm Clock Monday, November 7th, 2011
Daylight saving time, ahhh, that extra hour of sleep. Here are five things you probably didn’t know about Daylight Saving Time. 1. Benjamin Franklin wasn’t the first to propose DST. William Willet of London orginally published a pamphlet called “Waste of Daylight” in 1907. His attempts at putting DST into action never took hold. In fact the United States wasn’t the first country to adopt a DST system. It was Germany. 2. Not all of the United States observes Daylight Standard Time Arizona doesn’t observe DST. Arizona is also referred to as the Daylight Saving Donut. Althought The Navajo Nation reservation named Hopi does observe it. Since Hopi is located in the middle of Arizona, it is commonly called the “donut”. 3. The United States and European Union switch at different times. The European Union Summer Time ends at 1 am on the last Sunday in October. Since the United States doesn’t revert back until the first Sunday of November, there is a one week gap in change. 4. Daylight Saving Time hasn’t always been standardized In the 1950s and 60s each US locality could start and end when they wanted. In one year Iowa had 23 different start an end dates alone. In 1965 St. Paul, Minnesota of the Twin Cities Minneapolis and St. Paul, began early, while Minneapolis did not. So for a period the neighboring cities had an hour difference in time. In 1966 the Uniform Time Act set federal rules for daylight saving time. 5. Daylight Saving Time doesn’t exist in Kazakhstan Kazakhstan abolished daylight saving time due to negative health effects. The country reports that over 50% of the population responded poorly to the time change. In fact, there is a spike in heart attacks during the first week of DST. Studies blame it on the loss of an hour. In the fall that number drops. How’s that for interesting? While the information above isn’t earth shattering and probably won’t help you win a Tocky or Clocky alarm clock, you will be the envy of your friends when it comes to Trivia Pursuit. Do you have any random facts you would like to add about Daylight Saving Time? Source: webexhibits.org and funtrivia.com
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