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.
Former child star Annette Funicello has died at the age of 70, reports Extra.. The actress, who is best remembered for her time as a Mouseketeer on The Mickey Mouse Club from 1955 to 1957, died from complications related to multiple sclerosis, which she was diagnosed with more than 20 years ago. Funicello first lost the ability to walk in 2004, and later lost the ability to speak in 2009. Family members told Extra that they were by her side when she was taken off life support, after being in a MS coma for years.