Below find proposed changes to the time zone package; the executive summary:
* leapseconds Update notice from IERS (change to commentary only)
* northamerica Replace Juneau with Juneau, Sitka, and Metlakatla.
* southamerica Delay end of DST in 2011 until first Sunday in April.
* tz-art.htm Add material on episode of "Outsourced."
* zone.tab Replace Juneau with Juneau, Sitka, and Metlakatla.
These change do affect current time stamps in Metlakatla
and immiment time stamps in Chile.
I'm waiting on making changes to Russia until
we learn whether or not their new,
year-round time will be called standard time;
we'll see what happens at the end of this month.
Since the Chile change is being made on short notice,
I'll update the ftp versions on 2011-03-07 if no problems are found.
--ado
diff -r -c old/leapseconds new/leapseconds
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--- new/leapseconds Mon Feb 14 09:30:33 2011
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# <pre>
! # @(#)leapseconds 8.10
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
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# <pre>
! # @(#)leapseconds 8.11
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
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# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
# 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
! # Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 26
# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
# Internet : services.iers(a)obspm.fr
#
! # Paris, 14 July 2010
#
! # Bulletin C 40
#
# To authorities responsible
# for the measurement and
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# SERVICE DE LA ROTATION TERRESTRE
# OBSERVATOIRE DE PARIS
# 61, Av. de l'Observatoire 75014 PARIS (France)
! # Tel. : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 29
# FAX : 33 (0) 1 40 51 22 91
# Internet : services.iers(a)obspm.fr
#
! # Paris, 2 February 2011
#
! # Bulletin C 41
#
# To authorities responsible
# for the measurement and
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#
# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
#
! # NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of December 2010.
# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
! # International Atomic Time TAI is :
#
# from 2009 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -34 s
#
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#
# INFORMATION ON UTC - TAI
#
! # NO positive leap second will be introduced at the end of June 2011.
# The difference between Coordinated Universal Time UTC and the
! # International Atomic Time TAI is :
#
# from 2009 January 1, 0h UTC, until further notice : UTC-TAI = -34 s
#
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# will be no time step at the next possible date.
#
# Daniel GAMBIS
! # Director
! # Earth Orientation Center of IERS
# Observatoire de Paris, France
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# will be no time step at the next possible date.
#
# Daniel GAMBIS
! # Head
! # Earth Orientation Center of the IERS
# Observatoire de Paris, France
diff -r -c old/northamerica new/northamerica
*** old/northamerica Wed Jan 26 17:13:48 2011
--- new/northamerica Wed Feb 9 14:00:33 2011
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# <pre>
! # @(#)northamerica 8.40
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
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# <pre>
! # @(#)northamerica 8.41
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
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# were nearby inhabitants in some cases and for our purposes perhaps
# it's best to simply use the official transition.
#
+
+ # From Steve Ferguson (2011-01-31):
+ # The author lives in Alaska and many of the references listed are only
+ # available to Alaskan residents.
+ #
+ # <a href="http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/index.cfm?section=discover%20alaska&…">
+ # http://www.alaskahistoricalsociety.org/index.cfm?section=discover%20alaska&…
+ # </a>
+
+ # From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-01):
+ # Here's database-relevant material from the 2001 "Alaska History" article:
+ #
+ # On September 20 [1979]...DOT...officials decreed that on April 27,
+ # 1980, Juneau and other nearby communities would move to Yukon Time.
+ # Sitka, Petersburg, Wrangell, and Ketchikan, however, would remain on
+ # Pacific Time.
+ #
+ # ...on September 22, 1980, DOT Secretary Neil E. Goldschmidt rescinded the
+ # Department's September 1979 decision. Juneau and other communities in
+ # northern Southeast reverted to Pacific Time on October 26.
+ #
+ # On October 28 [1983]...the Metlakatla Indian Community Council voted
+ # unanimously to keep the reservation on Pacific Time.
+ #
+ # According to DOT official Joanne Petrie, Indian reservations are not
+ # bound to follow time zones imposed by neighboring jurisdictions.
+ #
+ # (The last is consistent with how the database now handles the Navajo
+ # Nation.)
+
+ # From Arthur David Olson (2011-02-09):
+ # I just spoke by phone with a staff member at the Metlakatla Indian
+ # Community office (using contact information available at
+ # <a href="http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Metlakatla">
+ # http://www.commerce.state.ak.us/dca/commdb/CIS.cfm?Comm_Boro_name=Metlakatla
+ # </a>).
+ # It's shortly after 1:00 here on the east coast of the United States;
+ # the staffer said it was shortly after 10:00 there. When I asked whether
+ # that meant they were on Pacific time, they said no--they were on their
+ # own time. I asked about daylight saving; they said it wasn't used. I
+ # did not inquire about practices in the past.
+
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
Zone America/Juneau 15:02:19 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
-8:57:41 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
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--- 474,499 ----
-8:00 - PST 1942
-8:00 US P%sT 1946
-8:00 - PST 1969
+ -8:00 US P%sT 1980 Apr 27 2:00
+ -9:00 US Y%sT 1980 Oct 26 2:00
-8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00
-9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30
-9:00 US AK%sT
+ Zone America/Sitka -14:58:47 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
+ -9:01:13 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
+ -8:00 - PST 1942
+ -8:00 US P%sT 1946
+ -8:00 - PST 1969
+ -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00
+ -9:00 US Y%sT 1983 Nov 30
+ -9:00 US AK%sT
+ Zone America/Metlakatla 15:13:42 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
+ -8:46:18 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
+ -8:00 - PST 1942
+ -8:00 US P%sT 1946
+ -8:00 - PST 1969
+ -8:00 US P%sT 1983 Oct 30 2:00
+ -8:00 US MeST
Zone America/Yakutat 14:41:05 - LMT 1867 Oct 18
-9:18:55 - LMT 1900 Aug 20 12:00
-9:00 - YST 1942
diff -r -c old/southamerica new/southamerica
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# <pre>
! # @(#)southamerica 8.44
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
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# <pre>
! # @(#)southamerica 8.45
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
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# From Arthur Daivd Olson (2010-03-06):
# Angel Chiang's message confirmed by Julio Pacheco; Julio provided a patch.
+ # From Glenn Eychaner (2011-03-02): [geychaner(a)mac.com]
+ # It appears that the Chilean government has decided to postpone the
+ # change from summer time to winter time again, by three weeks to April
+ # 2nd:
+ # <a href="http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia…">
+ # http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia…
+ # </a>
+ #
+ # This is not yet reflected in the offical "cambio de hora" site, but
+ # probably will be soon:
+ # <a href="http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm">
+ # http://www.horaoficial.cl/cambio.htm
+ # </a>
+
+ # From Arthur David Olson (2011-03-02):
+ # The emol.com article mentions a water shortage as the cause of the
+ # postponement, which may mean that it's not a permanent change.
# Rule NAME FROM TO TYPE IN ON AT SAVE LETTER/S
Rule Chile 1927 1932 - Sep 1 0:00 1:00 S
Rule Chile 1928 1932 - Apr 1 0:00 0 -
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# which is used below in specifying the transition.
Rule Chile 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 -
Rule Chile 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
! Rule Chile 2010 only - Apr 4 3:00u 0 -
! Rule Chile 2011 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
# IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
# (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
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# which is used below in specifying the transition.
Rule Chile 2008 only - Mar 30 3:00u 0 -
Rule Chile 2009 only - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
! Rule Chile 2010 2011 - Apr Sun>=1 3:00u 0 -
! Rule Chile 2012 max - Mar Sun>=9 3:00u 0 -
# IATA SSIM anomalies: (1992-02) says 1992-03-14;
# (1996-09) says 1998-03-08. Ignore these.
# Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
diff -r -c old/tz-art.htm new/tz-art.htm
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--- new/tz-art.htm Mon Feb 14 16:22:50 2011
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<body>
<h1>Time and the Arts</h1>
<address>
! @(#)tz-art.htm 8.19
</address>
<p>
This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
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<body>
<h1>Time and the Arts</h1>
<address>
! @(#)tz-art.htm 8.20
</address>
<p>
This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
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http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0137494/
</a>. (Mark Brader, 2009-10-02)
</li>
+ <li>
+ In "The Todd Couple" episode of "Outsourced" (first aired 2011-02-10),
+ Manmeet sets up teledates for 6:00 and 9:00;
+ since one is with a New Yorker and the other with a San Franciscan,
+ hilarity ensues.
</li>
</ul>
<hr>
diff -r -c old/zone.tab new/zone.tab
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# <pre>
! # @(#)zone.tab 8.40
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
#
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# <pre>
! # @(#)zone.tab 8.41
# This file is in the public domain, so clarified as of
# 2009-05-17 by Arthur David Olson.
#
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US +340308-1181434 America/Los_Angeles Pacific Time
US +611305-1495401 America/Anchorage Alaska Time
US +581807-1342511 America/Juneau Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle
+ US +571035-1351807 America/Sitka Alaska Time - southeast Alaska panhandle
US +593249-1394338 America/Yakutat Alaska Time - Alaska panhandle neck
US +643004-1652423 America/Nome Alaska Time - west Alaska
US +515248-1763929 America/Adak Aleutian Islands
+ US +550737-1313435 America/Metlakatla Metlakatla Time - Annette Island
US +211825-1575130 Pacific/Honolulu Hawaii
UY -3453-05611 America/Montevideo
UZ +3940+06648 Asia/Samarkand west Uzbekistan
Chile appears to have gone ahead and made a last minute change in their
transition to standard time this year.
From
http://www.emol.com/noticias/nacional/detalle/detallenoticias.asp?idnoticia…
Gobierno posterga en tres semanas "horario de invierno" para enfrentar
déficit hídrico
El "horario de invierno" comenzará a regir este año a partir de la
medianoche del 2 de abril.
