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Thank you Truman, for checking all that out. Puts a little more perspective 
on the subject.                        Marirose

> I was doing some work today where I was having to debug a mapping 
> application. While taking a break to allow my eyes to refocus - I decided 
> to just look at a map. The US latitude runs from 24 deg to 48 degrees. In 
> the US Denver is 39.75 degrees, Seattle is 47.6, Washington DC is about 39 
> degrees, LA is about 34 and Miami is about 25 degrees. Now for Europe:
>
> The UK runs from 50 to 58
> France runs from 43 to 50
> Germany runs from 47 to 54
> Spain is the furtherest south 35 to 43.
>
> Israel is runs from 29 to 33.
>
> As far as climate the average temp in Paris is 55 to 75 in July, with 
> Germany running about the same. in the UK the average July temps run from 
> (54 to 71) in London to (51 to 66) in Edinburgh and today it is 81 degrees 
> at my house. We all know what our temps are like in July - particularly 
> East of Big Muddy.
>
> It is little wonder that Europe is quite happy with 30 minutes and we are 
> having a debate. Except for Spain Europe, is more north than Denver, which 
> is about half way North to South in the US. From what I remember Israel 
> does not use 30 minutes at the end. Because Europe is so much further than 
> the US - they don't face many of the same issues when it comes to 
> endurance.
>
> It seems based on basic geography and the resulting climatic conditions - 
> the rule used in Europe is not all that relevant to the conditions in the 
> US.
>
> Truman
>
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>
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> monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into 
> you.” Friedrich Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil
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