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   IF you are grumpy next week don¶t worry. A university professor
says you are simply adjusting your body clock after changing every other timepiece in the house on
Saturday night.

And, according to some studies, you are also more likely to have a car accident or heart attack in the
next seven days.

Tomorrow is the dawning of daylight savings for another summer.

Clocks will advance one hour from 2am to 3am.

Yes you will lose an hour¶s sleep but according to an expert in the field that is just the start of your
problems.

Swinburne associate professor Greg Murray, who studies circadian rhythms in mood disorders, says
the days and weeks after the changeover can create sleep problems as our bodies adjust to the change in
the sleep-wake rhythm.

³Daylight saving is designed primarily to save energy by shifting human behaviours more towards the
light phase of the day,´ he said.

³But adjusting to the switch can cause sleep disturbances.

³On top of the chronic sleep deprivation that many people suffer, this additional loss of sleep appears
to cause decreased alertness, concentration and mental performance.´

The professor says some studies show the sleep loss is to blame for the
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But architects say it is boom time for entertaining.

David Hallett, Victorian state manager of Archicentre said th e added hour of daylight extends the use
of the home for entertainment and relaxation.

Daylight saving operated nationally during part of World War I and World War II, but it was not
observed again in NSW until 1971, when it became a permanent fixture.

Daylight savings will end on April 3 next year.