daylight-saving news from Australia, Missouri, Japan

[Paul Eggert]

Some daylight-saving news from all over:

Some National Party members in Western Australia are planning a
campaign of civil disobedience against daylight saving time.
Premier Alan Carpenter has ridiculed the idea.
<http://www.smh.com.au/news/National/Protesters-may-ignore-WA-daylight-saving/2007/08/07/1186252689239.html>

The residents of one Amish community near Columbia, Missouri do not
observe daylight saving time.
<http://www.columbiamissourian.com/stories/2007/08/16/heat-fact-life-amish/>

Nippon Keidanren and major banks in Japan have begun an informal
daylight saving time by scheduling the work day one hour earlier than
usual for one month.
<http://mdn.mainichi-msn.co.jp/national/news/20070801p2a00m0na004000c.html>