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Byby byBritishSummer Time

Aditi Mehendale

Every year, around the end of March, the clocks go

forward one hour. And every year, around the end ofOctober, the clocks go back one hour. But why? What isthe point? I decided to look into this further.

History

The idea of changing the clocks forward in Britain was firstproposed by horse rider William Willet, who was disgustedby the amount of sunlight which was being wasted in themornings because people were still in bed. Willet started

printing pamphlets in 1907 entitled to try andget people to wake up earlier, but they were ignored until

1916. Ironically, one year after, Wilton died.

During the Second World War, Britain came up with ascheme called Double British Summer Time. The ideawas that the clocks would be ahead of GMT (Greenwich

Mean Time, or normal time) by one hour during winter, andtwo hours during summer.

In 1968 the clocks went forwards as usual, but instead of

returning to GMT, Britain remained in BST for the nextthree years, as an experiment. It was found that there wereboth pros and cons to the experiment, and to this day wehave continued to keep BST for summer only.

More Recent Incidents and Dissents

In 2011, there was talk of moving Britains time forward forgood, effectively re-employing the Double Summer Timeof 1939. Many areas were in agreement with this idea, but

Scotland disagreed.

They said that this would mean that many areas up northwouldnt get daylight until 10am.

This would increase road accidents, and possibly result indeaths of children walking home from school.

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Edition 44 11th October 2013

Founded by Ben Owen

Editorial

Hello and welcome to another issue ofTotally Tockington, the newsletter writtenBY students FOR students. In this weekwe are thinking about time. We look at theeffects of the phlox blaster and how our

floating cities are going higher and higher.Oh, I am sorry; I was forgetting that I havecome back from the future...... Look out foran issue about time on the date 11thOctober 2013...ummm...I dont have thedetails telling me what was in this weeksissue...I must have left it in the timemachine...Ah, here it is!

Adassa is doing a great review on DoctorWho ( a personal friend and fellow Time

Lord) and Alex Grocott will be going backto the future with the worlds fastest cars.George reviews fast food, but how fast is itreally? And then then then then then thenthen then... what is happening? Ah! Thetime machine is glitching again again againagain again. Its going to suck me back intomy own time. There is only one thing left tosay...

Enjoooooyyyyyyy!Tom Edwards

Prime Minister 2057and Editor-in-Chief/Time Lord.

P 3 Fast Food p 4 Clock-making p 5 Review p 6 Time pieces p 7 SS + Dali

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There was talk of having two separate time zones, butthings such as transport timetables and border crossingdifficulties effectively put a stop to it.

Farmers, originally against the idea, said they had no

preference now, especially as milking cows and othersuch necessities were done inside, meaning that there

was no need for sunlight.

Scientists and experts said that the body clock is set torise with the sun. If you wake up and see light, yourclock would reset itself.

If you woke up and it was dark, you were less likely to

full awake, which may also cause road accidents.

In the end the idea was over ruled.

So, there you are. Its been almost a century since ourfirst BST, and we still cant make up our minds about it.We never have, and probably never will. But what doyou think. Is British summer time useless? Could wedeal with multiple time zones? See if you can make up

your mind.

Acknowledging:12536056-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine

-years-100-forward-facts/spring-time/time-and-http://www.rmg.co.uk/explore/astronomytime-summer-british-of

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The World According toMax

by Max Curtis

SyriaSince March 2011 the Syrians have been living ina state of Civil War. It started after 15 school

children were arrested for writing anti-government graffiti on a wall. Locals started tomake peaceful protests but the governmentresponded angrily killing four people.Lots of locals are fighting against the government

and insisting that President Assad steps down.The international community has had to get

involved after it emerged that the Syriangovernment was using chemical weapons.Hundreds of people are reported to have beenkilled in a chemical weapons attack in August thisyear, just outside the capita, Damascus.

In a deal made with Russian and Americanleaders Syria has to destroy an estimated 10,000

tonnes of chemical weapons stored in thecountry.

The plan is for Syria to get rid of all of thechemical weapons, made by the Syrian

government. Russian and USA leaders have senta specialist team to search for chemical weapons

and destroy them if they find any.There are an estimated 10,000 tonnes of suchweaponry in the country. Also Syria has no

choice but to destroy their weapons by 2014.

Buckingham Palace Football MatchThe idea was that Prince William (Duke ofCambridge) would host a football match in thegarden at Buckingham Palace. This was a first.

The Prince played in the match because he is thePresident of the FA. Prince William presented

medals to 150 volunteers.The queen gave her permission for the SouthernLeague fixture to take place.

The Buckingham Palace lawn had been preparedas a football pitch with crosses, like Wembley.

The Longest Torch Relay in HistoryThe longest torch relay ever is about to start forthe winter Olympics in Russia. The torch will

travel to a space station in SPACE!! And also tothe bottom of a lake. We all know that this torch

is going to go to some pretty weird places!In the next 123 days the torch will be carriedaround Russia by 14,000 torchbearers. Theexpense for the Olympic venue is thought to be a

lot more than expected-not good news forRussia.

The fastest car round the

Top Gear trackby Alex Grocott

The fastest car to go round the Top Gear track isthe Pagini Huayra. Its engine is a v12 which ismassive. If you stretch both of your arms out as faras you can then you will know roughly how big theengine is. It is the latest Pagini made and it isobviously the fastest Pagini. It is just an extremelyfast and luxurious supercar.


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Fast-Foodby George Symonds

I had a busy week-end, which meant I had to make use of a local fast-food delicacy found atSIMPLY DELICIOUS KEBAB, on the Rudgeway Lay-by, A38. We joined a long line of localpolicemen, clearly a popular choice for busy people who need food fast!

On the Menu for Me:I had a mixed meat kebab with an assortment of salad. For those who have never experienced anauthentic Turkish kebab, the meat is cut and cooked freshly while you wait and inserted in to softpitta bread. Succulent salad and sauce of your choice is added to taste. Mine had a divine flavour-the meat was juicy but the chilli sauce was too strong and overpowered the flavour of the chickenand lamb.

Georges Star Rating out of 5

Ambiance:There was a good atmosphere between staff and customers;however, waiting in the cold and dark is not ideal.

Tastiness:Yummy when youre hungry!

Value for Money:Enormous portions for the price.

Friendliness of staff:We had a nice chat and I got a free lollipop!

Speediness of Arrival:Super speedy, only took 4 minutes 46 seconds.

Cleanliness:

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Helena s How To Make A Clock

Step 1

Start with the base of your clock. What are you making it out of? Youcould choose a piece of rectangular plywood, the kind that could bestained nicely but that has grain and a nice appeal. People lovenatural wood decor in their homes, but if thats not your style, considerusing a tile (like a vintage hexagonal tile or a wall tile), a dinner plate,or obscure things like a bicycle wheel, or a book - so that the handspop through the cover.Use a drill bit to create a space for the I shaft the brass colouredstick you can see in the picture.

Step 2

Note the thickness of what you are using as your baseifyour material is thin youll have to put a spacer to fit betweenthe mechanism and the front of the clock so only a bit of theI shaft shows through the hole.

Step 3

Assemble the clock hands per the instructions. It willtake all of 60 seconds and it is very easy, but thehands are fragile, so be gentle.

Step 4

Once assembled, it will look complete but it is optionalto do an extra step: The metal hands can be cut tolength if you need shorter hands to fit your project.You could also trim the way the tip of each handlooks.


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TT Book Reviews

by Tabitha Huby

This week I have chosen a book that isnt in theschool library so I had to borrow it from Aditi, Ihave read the first few chapters and it soundsreally exciting. I would recommend that the librarytries to get hold of this book so that you can allread it.

Frozen in timeBy Ali SparkesSimilar to the film Back to the future this novelcompares 2 different time periods. In this bookchildren from the 1950s are discovered, bychildren (Rachel and Ben), in 2009. At firstRachel and Ben had only wanted to go out andplay, until they found a shiny thing. They had noidea whatsoever what they had found. What

would children from the olden days think of ourworld now?

This book looks really exciting. Aditi - can Iborrow it for another few days so that I can finishit?!

Musical Momentswith Annabel Sheppard

Today I will be telling you about two piecesof music - the longest and the shortest

pieces I could find. One which I browsed

was one of the longest pieces going to beplayed in the world; one which is theshortest in the world has already been

played. I hope you will be amazed about thelongest piece!

The longest piece of music

The longest piece of music is called Olitskyand has been engineered by a British

composer called Dr Ian D Mellish. Themusic is recorded on four loops of tapeeach of different lengths. The four loops arestarted at the same time. As each loop endsand re-starts, it becomes out of synch withthe others. The first time all four loops endand re-start at the same time (and so comeback into synch again) will be inanamazing: 1,648,171 years, 7 weeks, 6 days,10 hours, 23 minutes and 33 seconds!! It isvery exciting! I wonder what will happen in

the year it finishes

The shortest piece of music

The shortest piece of music I could find onYouTube was 4 seconds long! It was madeby J.W. Hassler.

Although this book is not in the library, wehave the whole Shapeshifters series by Ali

Sparkes come and check them out! Youwont be disappointed.

Which expression about time does this imagerepresent?Answers in the TT box for a timely surprise!

Name :The expression is.


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Time Instrumentsby Henry Allan-Jones

People have been trying to tell the time for thousands of years.The way they do this has changed as they develop newinstruments.

SundialA sundial is a device that tells the time of day by theposition of the Sun. A sundial has a pointer in the middle and aflat surface. The Sun casts a shadow from the pointer onto thesurface which is marked with lines indicating the hours of the day.Sundials have been used since people started measuring time.

Marine ChronometerJohn Harrison was a carpenter and a clockmaker who invented several clocks in the 18th Century. The bestone was like a large pocket watch and called a marine chronometer.It had to be very accurate so that people could use it to navigate atsea using some maths which meant you had to know what time itwas in England when it was noon at the place you were.King George III measured one of John Harrisons clocks and foundit was accurate to one third of a second per day. There was a prizefor the person who made the first accurate clock people could useat sea and John Harrison won about 8000 which would have beenthe same as a 1 million prize today.

Atomic ClockAll mechanical clocks work by counting thevibration of something which has a frequency, like a pendulum.The frequencies measured by atomic clocks are much higherthan a pendulum, which makes them very, very accurate.Caesium I was a clock which was so accurate it would onlygain or lose 1 second in 300 years. Modern atomic clocksare even more accurate than this.

Jokes From the Jesterby Ms CaseWhat does a clock do when it's hungry?

It goes back for/four seconds!

Why did the girl sit on a clock?To be on time!

What animal keeps the best time?A watch dog!

I was going to look for my missing watch, but I could never find the time.

How many months have 28 days?All of them!


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Amys Amazing World Recordsby Amy Horler

AnimalsThe longest living snake is a python. It is 7.67 metres long.The largest insect egg was a stick insect egg. It was 1.3 cm, which is larger than a peanut.The oldest guinea pig named Snowball lived for 14 years 10 months and 2 weeks.The most slam dunks by a parrot is 22 in 1 minute.

BuildingsThe tallest pyramid is Khufus pyramid at Giza, Egypt. It is 146.7 m tall and it was built 4,500years ago.The largest ice structure in the world is an ice hotel in Sweden. The area of it is 4,000-5,000metres squared.The heaviest statue in the world is the statue of Liberty in America it is 27,156 tonnes.

PeopleThe fastest escape from handcuffs under water was 4 seconds.The Longest time breath was held under water was 21 minutes 33 seconds - by Peter Colatfrom Switzerland this record was set in September 2011.Francis Joyon is the fastest person to travel round the world in a yacht. It took 57 days 13 hrs34 minutes and 6 seconds.

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Time Phrases

by Lucy Allan-Jones

This week I have been exploring different time phrases, what they mean and how they are used.

A Stitch In TimeSaves Nine- means that it is better to deal with problems immediately before theyget any worse.

Time and Tide Wait For No Man is said to emphasize that people cannot stop the passing of timeand therefore should not delay doing things.

Time Hangs Heavy this is said when minutes, hours and weeks seem to go by very slowly.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age offoolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, itwas great the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we hadeverything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to Heaven, we were allgoing direct the other way. This is the introduction to Charles Dickens book A Tale of TwoCities it is basically comparing opposites.

Procrastination is the thief of time - this means delaying something or putting it off because youare thinking about it too much will mean you run out of time to actually do it.

Theres No Time Like the present - Means do it now dont wait!

Carpe Deum- Seize the day


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DoctorWho, theTimeLord

by Adassa Walker

Doctor Who is a popular TV series. It is a fantasy science-fiction story about a time travellerwho saves the universemore than once from Daleks, Cybermen and other evil monsters.

What is a Time Lord ?

The Time Lords are from the planet Galifrev and Doctor Who is the last living survivor.Although he looks like a human, he is a different species and has two hearts. This old andmysterious race, travel through time and space to stop anyone changing or messing up timewithout interfering with things. But Doctor Who cant help meddling because of his love oflife and his fondness for the people of earth.

The TV series started in 1963 and on Saturday 23rd November this year it celebrates its 50thanniversary.

The 12th

Dr Who is played by Peter Capaldi. Peter Capaldi is a 55 year-old Scottish actor.

He is a number 1 fan of the show and was chosen to be the next Doctor Who after MatSmith stepped down in June.

The BBC is planning lots of events to celebrate the 50th

anniversary including:

A special episode of Doctor Who which will be broadcast in more than 70 countries at

the same time.

An anniversary episode which will be shown in 3D at cinemas across the UK.


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APP ReportBy Alex Jacobi

FIFA is a very well-known for its amazing footballapps but the one Im talking about this week isFIFA14. This version of FIFA has excellentgraphics and its really easy to play:

To pass: touch the player you want to passto.

To shoot: make an arc with your finger. Thequicker the arc the faster and lessaccurate it is.

To move: touch and hold the player with theball, and drag him along the screen.

FIFA14 has the ultimate team which allows youto choose your own team.

It claims to have a number of excellent features :

Precision movement

Real ball physics

Team Intelligence

I have already downloaded FIFA14 and I wouldvery much recommended it!!

Match Reportsby Antonia Hopcraft-Guest

U8 girlsThe U8 girls had their first time on a 3Gpitch. They played Rose Hill, Westonbirt andwon 3-0. The goals were scored by Alys and

Elizabeth. Player of the Match was Elodie.

U9 girlsThe U9 girls also had their first time on a 3Gpitch. They also played Rose Hill, Westonbirtand drew 2-2. The Player of the Match wasMaddie Summers.

U9 boysThe Under 9s didn't play a match; they didpractice games, where they mixed up theteams, between Hatherop Castle andTockington.

U11 girlsThe U11 girls A side played Monmouth andthey won 2-1 and Ella was captain. Theydominated the second half. The goals werescored by: Helena, Jessie and Olivia Banks.The U11 girls B side also played Monmouth,they lost 1-0. Beth was captain. They

dominated the second half. Player of theMatch was Beth.

U11 boysThe U11 boys played Hatherop Castle, theydrew 5-5. Alex Grocott, Alex Jacobi andCeredig scored the goals. Adrian was Man ofthe Match and Alex Ganfield was Captain.

U13 girlsThe u11 girls played Monmouth. They lost 6-

1. Seren scored the goal. Imogen wasCaptain. Aditi and Imogen had noteworthyplay.

U13 boysThe U13 boys played Hatherop Castle, they

lost 14-17. Oliver and Roshan scored the

goals. Elliott was Captain. Elliott and

Oliver were Man of the Match. Alex

Gooch, Roshan and Tom were all

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Time for a Brain Teaserby Roshan Patel

Match up the date with the event. Put your name on the quiz and pop it in the TT box for a prize. 2014

World War 1 started.

1947

Twin Towers were attacked.

24th October 2003

Battle of Bosworth.

28th July 1914

Third in line to the throne was born.

22nd July 2013

Tockington Manor School was founded.

22nd August 1485

London Olympic opening ceremony.

27th July 2012

Last commercial Concorde flight.

11th September 2001

Next World Cup.

Erin Friedrichs

The question that is asked the most; we hear it everyday,

What time Is it? they want to know, and then they go away.

It's time for bed, it's time for work, or time to feed the fishes,

It's time to take your medicine, or wash and dry the dishes.

Time in seconds, time in hours, so many freckles past a hair,

depending on the zone, or whether daylights savings there.

Time is measured many ways from minutes to months,

Time is what keeps everything from happening at once!

A time to live, a time to die, a time for having fun,

Clocks and calendars alike, all scheduled by the sun.

Intervals that cant be hurried, will not be denied,

a season that we know that's coming, as surely as the tide.

If there ever comes a time when time will be no more,

I wonder how we'll know to quit, or when it was before.

Do we hurry? Do we loaf? It depends upon the time...

Had we started earlier, we'd be finished with this rhyme.

Last Weeks Quiz Winners were :Helena Brain who guessed the names of the four Wanted Spies :

1. Ellie Parker 2. Lucy Allan-Jones 3. Mrs Wakeling 4. Mrs Priceand Olivia Campbell who found 24 007s in the Number Search.

Well done to the two of you and chocolate is winging its way to you !

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Tick, Tockby Oliver Shutt

Write the digital times in the boxes to show both a.m. and p.m.Remember its the 24 hourclock. Put your answers in the TT box.

=a.m. p.m.

=a.m. p.m.

= a.m. p.m.

=a.m. p.m.

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