September 2009 - tz - lists.iana.org

Pakistan turns back clocks on October 1
by Steffen Thorsen Sept. 22, 2009

Sept. 22, 2009

"The News International", Pakistan reports that: "The Federal Government has decided to restore the previous time by moving the clocks backward by one hour from October 1. A formal announcement to this effect will be made after the Prime Minister grants approval in this regard." http://www.thenews.com.pk/updates.asp?id=87168 We will keep this page updated, as we get more info and the formal announcement: http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/pakistan-ends-dst09.html Best regards, Steffen - timeanddate.com

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I found a broken link on your page: http://web.mit.edu/~netbsd/src/lib/libc/time/tz-link.htm
by caitlin＠studentsandteachers.org Sept. 21, 2009

Sept. 21, 2009

Hi, I'm sorry to bother you, but my name is Caitlin Walters and I'm a Geography Teacher in a small school in New England. While I was doing some research in preparing a lesson plan, I noticed that on this page...http://web.mit.edu/~netbsd/src/lib/libc/time/tz-link.htm, you have a link to http://www.phys.uu.nl/~vgent/idl/idl.htm. I don't think that page exists any longer, or maybe the site was down when I tried it. In my research I found this page...http://www.watch-inc.com/articles/historyoftheinternational.html, which has some very good resources and information on the international date line. I think it could make a good addition, or replacement of the link that didn't work, for your page. Hope this helps and sorry again to be a bother. Thanks! Caitlin :)

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Argentinian Provinces (Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos) are opposing DST 2009-2010
by Alexander Krivenyshev Sept. 19, 2009

Sept. 19, 2009

Some Argentinian Provinces (Buenos Aires, Entre Ríos) are opposing to the Daylight Saving Time for the 2009-2010 season. (Spanish) "El cambio de huso horario en Entre Ríos deberá ser aprobado por la Legislatura": http://www.analisisdigital.com.ar/noticias.php?ed=1&di=0&no=110168 English translation - "The time zone change in Entre Rios must be approved by the Legislature." (Spanish) "Mar del Plata no quiere cambiar la hora." http://www.mensajeroweb.com.ar/index.php?x=nota/33861/1/mar-del-plata-no-qu… English translation - "Mar del Plata is not to change the time" or (some English translation) http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_argentina07.html Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.worldtimezone.com

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TZ project
by jrl Sept. 16, 2009

Sept. 16, 2009

Paul, I'd like to be added to the mailing list. Regards, Jamie (James Longstreet) <http://www.linkedin.com/pub/james-longstreet/14/462/940>

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New home for time zone stuff by 2012?
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Sept. 8, 2009

Sept. 8, 2009

I'll be eligible to start drawing a pension in mid-2012. Since I'm accustomed to slow-moving Quaker process, that makes it time to get serious about finding a new home for time zone stuff. There are several pieces of the puzzle (some of which haven't seen much work of late): Data maintenance Data distribution Code maintenance Code distribution Mailing list maintenance Mailing list hosting Standards work (for example, tweaking POSIX TZ environment variables so Godthab can be represented) Code enhancement (for example, year zero work and Julian calendar work) There are different types of landing place: Governmental organizations Non-governmental organizations Commercial entities Volunteers Everything could be moved under one new roof or different pieces might go different places. While I'm happy to continue time zone work in the future, I also understand that it may be best for others to do the work. Anyone? Bueller? --ado

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tzdata2009m.tar.gz
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Sept. 8, 2009

Sept. 8, 2009

The file... ftp://elsie.nci.nih.gov/pub/tzdata2009m.tar.gz ...is now available; it reflects the Samoa and Palestine changes circulated last week on the time zone mailing list. --ado

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HTTP Mirror Link Broken?
by Bill Seymour Sept. 8, 2009

Sept. 8, 2009

On http://www.twinsun.com/tz/tz-link.htm , the "HTTP mirror" link, http://public.planetmirror.com/pub/timezone , doesn't seem to be a mirror anymore. Is there a way to get the tarballs via HTTP? (My company doesn't allow outside FTP due to Management FUD.) Thanks, --Bill Seymour

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update to proposed "asia" patch
by Arthur David Olson Sept. 3, 2009

Sept. 3, 2009

Given the word from Alexander Krivenyshev, here's an updated "asia" Patch (with changes relative to the current FTP version). If no problems are found, this will show up in the ftp version on 2009-09-08. --ado ------- asia ------- *** /tmp/geta26239 Thu Sep 3 10:23:52 2009 --- /tmp/getb26239 Thu Sep 3 10:23:52 2009 *************** *** 1,5 **** # <pre> ! # @(#)asia 8.38 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. --- 1,5 ---- # <pre> ! # @(#)asia 8.40 # This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of # 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson. *************** *** 1836,1841 **** --- 1836,1877 ---- # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html # </a> + # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-08-31): + # Palestine's Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to + # winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04. + # + # One news source: + # <a href="http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158"> + # http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158 + # </a> + # (Palestinian press agency, Arabic), + # Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah + # headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of + # 2009, starting on Friday approved the fourth delay Sept. clock sixty + # minutes per hour as of Friday morning." + # + # We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different + # end date, we will keep this page updated: + # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html"> + # http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html + # </a> + + # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-09-02): + # Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank. + # + # According to Palestinian Ministry Of Interior, West Bank and Gaza Strip plan + # to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009. + # + # "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza" + # (from Palestinian National Authority): + # <a href="http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 + # http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 + # </a> + # or + # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html> + # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html + # </a> + # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file. # Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S Rule EgyptAsia 1957 only - May 10 0:00 1:00 S *************** *** 1854,1860 **** Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S ! Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep lastMon 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct --- 1890,1896 ---- Rule Palestine 2007 only - Sep Thu>=8 2:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2008 only - Aug lastFri 2:00 0 - Rule Palestine 2009 max - Mar lastFri 0:00 1:00 S ! Rule Palestine 2009 max - Sep Fri>=1 2:00 0 - # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL] Zone Asia/Gaza 2:17:52 - LMT 1900 Oct

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West Bank to end DST on Friday
by Steffen Thorsen Sept. 3, 2009

Sept. 3, 2009

Palestine’s Council of Ministers announced that they will revert back to winter time on Friday, 2009-09-04. One news source: http://www.safa.ps/ara/?action=showdetail&seid=4158 (Palestinian press agency, Arabic), Google translate: "Decided that the Palestinian government in Ramallah headed by Salam Fayyad, the start of work in time for the winter of 2009, starting on Friday approved the fourth delay Sept. clock sixty minutes per hour as of Friday morning. " We are not sure if Gaza will do the same, last year they had a different end date, we will keep this page updated: http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/westbank-gaza-dst-2009.html Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com

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Gaza Strip will join West Bank for transition to Winter Time.
by Alexander Krivenyshev Sept. 2, 2009

Sept. 2, 2009

Seems that Gaza Strip will go back to Winter Time same date as West Bank. According to Palestinian Ministry Of Interior, West Bank and Gaza Strip plan to change time back to Standard time on September 4, 2009. "Winter time unite the West Bank and Gaza" (from Palestinian National Authority): http://www.moi.gov.ps/en/?page=633167343250594025&nid=11505 or http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip02.html Alexander Krivenyshev, http://www.WorldTimeZone.com

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