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  2. Flag of Texas - Wikipedia

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    The Burnet Flag, used from December 1836 to 1839 as the national flag of the Republic of Texas until it was replaced by the currently used "Lone Star Flag" [ 21] 1836–1839. The Lone Star and Stripes/Ensign of the First Texas Navy/War Ensign; it was the de facto national flag between 1835 and 1839. 1839–1845/46.

  3. List of United Kingdom flags - Wikipedia

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    Standard of Prince Michael of Kent. Banner of the Prince's Coat of Arms, the Royal Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom with a five-point label, the first, third and fifth labels bearing a red cross, the second and fourth labels bearing a blue anchor. 1961 on. Standard of Princess Alexandra, The Honourable Lady Ogilvy.

  4. Speaking clock - Wikipedia

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    A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observatory, on 14 February 1933. [ 1]

  5. Time in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Armenia Time / Azerbaijan Time / Georgia Time / Samara Time ( UTC+4) Pale colours: Standard time observed all year. Dark colours: Summer time observed. The United Kingdom uses Greenwich Mean Time (also known as Western European Time or UTC) and British Summer Time ( UTC+01:00) (also known as Western European Summer Time ).

  6. Variations in traffic light operation - Wikipedia

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    Elsewhere in China, a blinking green light means "reduce speed now", attempting to stop cars from passing (if that car can still safely stop in time) and is nearly universal in appearance. Some cities or parts of cities show the number of seconds remaining in a specific traffic light colour (a so-called "countdown meter").

  7. National colours of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The national colours of the United Kingdom are usually identified as the combination of red, white and blue in that order. These colours are the same as in the flag of the United Kingdom. The colours of the flag are in turn taken from the flags of England (white and red) and of Scotland (blue and white), which have been combined to form the ...

  8. Flag of Austin, Texas - Wikipedia

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    The flag chosen for Austin was a historic design drawn in 1839. It is a rectangular variant of a square auxiliary naval flag, consisting of a blue bar with a white star in the middle. Surrounding this bar is a thick white bar. Surrounding the white bar is another thick bar, this time in red. This flag represents the state of Texas.

  9. Daylight saving time - Wikipedia

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    Daylight saving time ( DST ), also referred to as daylight saving (s), daylight savings time, daylight time ( United States and Canada ), or summer time ( United Kingdom, European Union, and others), is the practice of advancing clocks to make better use of the longer daylight available during summer so that darkness falls at a later clock time ...