April 2003 - tz - lists.iana.org

proposed tz change for Latvia, Lithuania
by Paul Eggert 25 May '15

25 May '15

It's March Madness time for daylight-saving rule changes. Here's a proposed change to the tz database to keep up with the latest political development, which affects time stamps starting March 29: * Latvia and Lithuania will not observe DST, starting this year. Thanks to Andrei Ivanov for this info. =================================================================== RCS file: RCS/europe,v retrieving revision 2000.3 retrieving revision 2000.3.0.1 diff -pu -r2000.3 -r2000.3.0.1 --- europe 2000/03/04 15:31:08 2000.3 +++ europe 2000/03/08 17:48:59 2000.3.0.1 @@ -1135,6 +1135,12 @@ Link Europe/Rome Europe/San_Marino # 1997-01-21 on transition to Summer time ... established the same order of # daylight savings time settings as in the States of the European Union. +# From Andrei Ivanov (2000-03-06): +# This year Latvia will not switch to Daylight Savings Time (as specified in +# <a href="http://www.lv-laiks.lv/wwwraksti/2000/071072/vd4.htm"> +# The Regulations of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Rep. of Latvia of +# 29-Feb-2000 (#79)</a>, in Latvian for subscribers only). + # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule Latvia 1989 1996 - Mar lastSun 2:00s 1:00 S Rule Latvia 1989 1996 - Sep lastSun 2:00s 0 - @@ -1151,7 +1157,8 @@ Zone Europe/Riga 1:36:24 - LMT 1880 3:00 Russia MSK/MSD 1989 Mar lastSun 2:00s 2:00 1:00 EEST 1989 Sep lastSun 2:00s 2:00 Latvia EE%sT 1997 Jan 21 - 2:00 EU EE%sT + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2000 Feb 29 + 2:00 - EET # Liechtenstein # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] @@ -1178,6 +1185,11 @@ Zone Europe/Vaduz 0:38:04 - LMT 1894 Jun # motion to give up shifting to summer time in spring, as it was # already done by Estonia. +# From Andrei Ivanov (2000-03-06): +# I've heard that Ministers of three Baltic countries on their summit +# somewhere in February decided not to switch to summer time starting from +# this spring. + # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Europe/Vilnius 1:41:16 - LMT 1880 1:24:00 - WMT 1917 # Warsaw Mean Time @@ -1192,7 +1204,8 @@ Zone Europe/Vilnius 1:41:16 - LMT 1880 2:00 C-Eur EE%sT 1998 2:00 - EET 1998 Mar 29 1:00u 1:00 EU CE%sT 1999 Oct 31 1:00u - 2:00 EU EE%sT + 2:00 EU EE%sT 2000 Feb + 2:00 - EET # Luxembourg # Whitman disagrees with most of these dates in minor ways; go with Shanks.

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Karbala time in southern Iraq
by Paul Eggert 22 Jun '03

22 Jun '03

On April 22 at about 0700 GMT the BBC News World Service reported that Shias in several southern Iraqi cities have changed their clocks to be "Karbala time". According to the story these Iraqis are 1 hour behind Baghdad, presumably because they are ignoring daylight-saving time. I heard the report on a radio station in Los Angeles, but haven't been able to find a copy at the BBC web site news.bbc.co.uk. Possibly the story was tape-delayed. This reminds me of the article in the Economist in June 2000, which said that Kurds were ignoring DST in northern Iraq. Rives McDow's excellent contacts at the time disagreed with this claim. Quite possibly a similar situation is occurring in southern Iraq right now.

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IERS Message No. 44: Journees 2003 - First Circular.
by central_bureau＠iers.org 30 Apr '03

30 Apr '03

************************************************************************ IERS Message No. 44 April 30, 2003 ************************************************************************ Dear Colleagues, Please find attached the first circular and the registration form for Journees 2003 "Astrometry, Geodynamics and Solar System Dynamics: from milliarcseconds to microarcseconds" to be held in the Institute of Applied Astronomy, St.Petersburg, Russia on Sep 22-25, 2003. The file is in Word format. If you have any problem with reading this file, please contact LOC for assistance. You can also find the first announcement and registration form at the IAA web-site http://www.ipa.nw.ru/conference/2003. Best regards, LOC of Journees 2003 ************************************************************************ IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to <central_bureau(a)iers.org>. Archives: http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/messages/ ************************************************************************

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IERS Message No. 43: Informations on the IERS Retreat 2003
by central_bureau＠iers.org 28 Apr '03

28 Apr '03

************************************************************************ IERS Message No. 43 April 28, 2003 ************************************************************************ Dear Colleagues, An IERS Retreat has been organized in Paris on March 31 / April 1, 2003. The Retreat was convened to determine the future direction of the International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems Service (IERS) focusing on the improvement of the consistency and accuracy of its products. The minutes of the IERS Retreat 2003 are now online at http://www.iers.org/iers/meetings/IERS-Retreat-2003/ and can be downloaded as PDF file. The minutes include 4 annexes that are available as PDF files, too. With best regards Bernd Richter Director, IERS Central Bureau ************************************************************************ IERS Messages are edited and distributed by the IERS Central Bureau. To subscribe or unsubscribe, please write to <central_bureau(a)iers.org>. Archives: http://www.iers.org/iers/publications/messages/ ************************************************************************

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FW: 1960 Texas daylight saving time?
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) 25 Apr '03

25 Apr '03

Lisa Borel is not on the time zone mailing list; direct replies appropriately. The time zone database indicates that Houston, Texas (along with the bulk of the Central time zone) DID observe DST in 1960. --ado -----Original Message----- From: Lisa Borel [mailto:lisa.borel@earthlink.net] Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2003 8:27 AM To: tz(a)lecserver.nci.nih.gov Subject: 1960 Texas daylight saving time? Hi, Can anyone tell me whether Daylight saving time was observed in Houston, Texas in 1960? (please reply directly, as I am not a list member) Thanks, Lisa

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1960 Texas daylight saving time?
by Lisa Borel 24 Apr '03

24 Apr '03

Hi, Can anyone tell me whether Daylight saving time was observed in Houston, Texas in 1960? (please reply directly, as I am not a list member) Thanks, Lisa

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TZCODE
by David Hoerl 11 Apr '03

11 Apr '03

Hi - where is the latest TZCODE archived? I cannot ftp into elsie (well, I can get in, but I cannot see any files in /pub). David Hoerl, Director of Hardware Raritan Computers Inc

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Can't read tz Database
by Wade Selvig 09 Apr '03

09 Apr '03

I have tried to access the tz database via annymous hockup using Cute FTP, but I am unable to connect. Specifically, I get a "cannot resolve host name" error. What am I doing wrong? Please reply Wade Selvig Shaunavon, SK, Canada.

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Washington Post DST coverage
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) 03 Apr '03

03 Apr '03

The 2003-04-02 Washington Post's "KidsPost" page (C15) features the story "Well, It's About Time: With Daylight Saving, You Gain an Hour of Fun in the Sun." Franklin's place, the reason for non-year-round DST, and the reason it's "Daylight Saving" rather than "Daylight Savings" are all covered. A pointer to www.time.gov is provided. --ado

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