For example, in D.C. solar noon is at 11:57 a.m. on December 1, but drifts 14 minutes later â to 12:11 p.m. â by December 31. This forward shift means that it takes a few seconds more than 24 hours for the sun to complete a full circle between its maximum noontime height from one day to the next. Meanwhile, as we approach the solstice, the sunâs declination is no longer changing as rapidly, which causes the days to shorten at a slower pace.
ANNETTE BENING recalls that Hollywood could hardly contain its laughter when she married Warren Beatty. He was the great lothario: a 53-year-old serial womaniser who kept his own penthouse suite at the luxurious Beverly Wilshire Hotel to entertain girlfriends.
comment () After battling multiple sclerosis for decades, Annette Funicello died today from complications of the disease. That doesnât mean that MS actually killed her, says Dr. Rhonda Voskuhl, a professor in the department of neurology at the University of California, Los Angeles and director of the UCLA MS program. âMS does not directly shorten the lifespan,â Voskuhl explains.