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impending changes to AusAQ [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
by Michael Chinn Feb. 21, 2012

Feb. 21, 2012

With the finish of the fixed wing flying program in Antarctica and the shorter days now returning we will revert Casey and Davis to their winter time zones. This means that tomorrow morning (22 Feb 2012) Casey will revert to UTC +8 and Davis to UTC +7. Casey will change at 0400 Hobart time (clocks back 3 hrs) and Davis will change at 0700 Hobart time (clocks forward 2 hrs) on Wednesday 22 February (Tomorrow). Best regards, Michael Michael Chinn IT Help Desk Australian Antarctic Division p: (03) 6232 3488 e: michael.chinn(a)aad.gov.au<mailto:michael.chinn@aad.gov.au> w: www.antarctica.gov.au<http://www.antarctica.gov.au/> [cid:image001.jpg@01CCF0AA.4EAB0880]<http://centenary.antarctica.gov.au/> ___________________________________________________________________________ Australian Antarctic Division - Commonwealth of Australia IMPORTANT: This transmission is intended for the addressee only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that use or dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited by Commonwealth law. If you have received this transmission in error, please notify the sender immediately by e-mail or by telephoning +61 3 6232 3209 and DELETE the message. Visit our web site at http://www.antarctica.gov.au/ ___________________________________________________________________________

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[ECFnotice@mad.uscourts.gov: Activity in Case 1:11-cv-11725-GAO Astrolabe, Inc. v. Olson et al Notice of potential dismissal of action pursuant to FRCP(4)m]
by John Hawkinson Feb. 17, 2012

Feb. 17, 2012

The Court entered its "notice of potential dismissal" this morning at 11:34 am US/Eastern, since proof of service has not been filed, nor any other explanation. PDF of the document, such as it is, is at http://archive.org/download/gov.uscourts.mad.139342/gov.uscourts.mad.139342… It essenetially replicates the Docket Text field below. --jhawk(a)mit.edu John Hawkinson ----- Forwarded message from ECFnotice(a)mad.uscourts.gov ----- Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 11:34:19 -0500 From: ECFnotice(a)mad.uscourts.gov To: CourtCopy(a)mad.uscourts.gov Message-Id: <4264635(a)mad.uscourts.gov> Subject: Activity in Case 1:11-cv-11725-GAO Astrolabe, Inc. v. Olson et al Notice of potential dismissal of action pursuant to FRCP(4)m This is an automatic e-mail message generated by the CM/ECF system. Please DO NOT RESPOND to this e-mail because the mail box is unattended. ***NOTE TO PUBLIC ACCESS USERS*** Judicial Conference of the United States policy permits attorneys of record and parties in a case (including pro se litigants) to receive one free electronic copy of all documents filed electronically, if receipt is required by law or directed by the filer. PACER access fees apply to all other users. To avoid later charges, download a copy of each document during this first viewing. However, if the referenced document is a transcript, the free copy and 30 page limit do not apply. United States District Court District of Massachusetts Notice of Electronic Filing The following transaction was entered on 2/17/2012 at 11:34 AM EST and filed on 2/17/2012 Case Name: Astrolabe, Inc. v. Olson et al Case Number: 1:11-cv-11725-GAO Filer: Document Number: 4 Docket Text: Notice of potential dismissal of action pursuant to FCRP 4(m) and Local Rule 4.1(b): This action will be dismissed in twenty-one days unless proof of service is filed. (Lyness, Paul) 1:11-cv-11725-GAO Notice has been electronically mailed to: Julie C. Molloy jcourtmolloy(a)gmail.com 1:11-cv-11725-GAO Notice will not be electronically mailed to: The following document(s) are associated with this transaction: Document description:Main Document Original filename:yes Electronic document Stamp: [STAMP dcecfStamp_ID=1029851931 [Date=2/17/2012] [FileNumber=4264633-0 ] [db385eff27431cbc3fca1c8b6397454f7bb7ce68476b7af77880f8a99fcc7a6517e 0395c43b9ef5fa090aee0727e2a0a795b9168dcf34ac377819fcc5d28a606]] ----- End forwarded message -----

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Civil suit; ftp shutdown; mailing list shutdown
by Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] Feb. 12, 2012

Feb. 12, 2012

A civil suit was filed on September 30 in federal court in Boston; I'm a defendant; the case involves the time zone database. The ftp server at elsie.nci.nih.gov has been shut down. The mailing list will be shut down after this message. Electronic mail can be sent to me at arthurdavidolson(a)gmail.com. I hope there will be better news shortly. --ado

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Armenia to no longer observe DST
by Steffen Thorsen Feb. 10, 2012

Feb. 10, 2012

Many Armenian news sources report that Armenia will not observe DST this year, but rather stay on UTC+4 through the year. Example: "Armenia’s Economy Minister announced that this year the country will not switch its time. " http://news.am/eng/news/90743.html Our brief version: http://www.timeanddate.com/news/time/armenia-ends-dst.html Best regards, Steffen Thorsen - timeanddate.com

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Re: [tz] Australian time zone abbreviations
by Shaun Bouckaert Feb. 10, 2012

Feb. 10, 2012

On 8 November 2011 15:55, Shaun Bouckaert <shaun.bouckaert(a)gmail.com> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Shaun Bouckaert <shaun.bouckaert(a)gmail.com> > Date: 8 November 2011 15:31 > Subject: Re: [tz] Australian time zone abbreviations > To: tz(a)iana.org > > > On 8 November 2011 15:20, Shaun Bouckaert <shaun.bouckaert(a)gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> Thanks for the research Edwin. >> >> Considering that the Federal Government, ABC, SBS, Bureau of >> Meteorology, and several large national newspapers (with a few >> anomolies) all use the same notation, I would say that a fairly well >> established standard exists. Perhaps it is the ambiguity caused by the >> absence of the 'A' that lead to organisations coming up with things >> like ADST. Given the existing use of the Axxx acronyms, the fact that >> the Federal Government itself has defined the timezones as such and >> the fact that there are bugs in software due to the ambiguity with the >> American timezones, and finally, the fact that the only arguments >> against it have been that the states haven't defined them in >> legislation (was this proposed as if it somehow invalidated the >> federal governments opinion?), it's hard to argue against it. As for >> the confusion you've encountered Greg, perhaps if the Axxx labels were >> used, less people would be confused and not be making up acronyms like >> ADST. >> >> [snip] >> > > I meant to also add, probably a significant amount of the current > usage of EST is due to the fact that that is how it is currently > expressed in the tzdata, as opposed to any conscious decision or style > guide. > > Shaun Whilst updating my address on my license after a recent move I found an example of the Queensland Government using the abbreviation AEST for the timezone in the TOS of the Queensland Transport website. https://www.service.transport.qld.gov.au/qt/QtTerms.jsp "Time is provided in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST) as it exists in Brisbane, Australia (GMT + 10:00). Please note that Brisbane does not have daylight saving time during summer." Considering both federal guidelines and state government usage agree, I can see no reason for this not to be changed. Shaun

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Europe/Taunton?
by Zefram Jan. 20, 2012

Jan. 20, 2012

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-16611058 Mr Rees-Mogg has tabled an amendment to the proposed legislation suggesting the "the county of Somerset as defined by the Lieutenants Act shall revert to the customary time used prior to the Great Western Railway time established in 1840". Jacob Ress-Mogg MP is quite a character, and it's a very conservative character. He has that special skill of being nostalgic not only for a time before he was born, but for a time before his great-great-grandparents were born. His amendment is extremely unlikely to be adopted, but its prospective consequences bear some thinking about. He'd make Somerset the only place on Earth where the timezone is not a multiple of five minutes offset from UT. In fact, it wouldn't even be an exact multiple of *one* minute, if implemented in full. And since the pre-1840 custom was for every town to have its own time, we wouldn't just need Europe/Taunton, but potentially several other new zones for different Somerset towns. If any form of the Rees-Mogg amendment were to be adopted, it would more likely be a single timezone for the whole county, an integral number of minutes offset from UT. Taunton (largest town in, and capital of, Somerset) is at some 3.1 degrees west, suggesting a 12 minute offset. -zefram

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Re: [tz] Russia may scrap time change
by Zoidiasoft Tech Jan. 20, 2012

Jan. 20, 2012

A year ago when Russia scrapped the seasonal switch and decided to advance an hour "permanently", I said to myself "finally someone in the Russian Govt "gets it"". I guess not any more... ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jaakko Hyvätti" <jaakko.hyvatti(a)foreca.com> To: "Zoidiasoft Tech" <tech(a)astrology-x-files.com> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 12:20 AM Subject: Re: [tz] Russia may scrap time change > > I guess the point was that the Russians watch Western European games. I > think English football league is not going to listen to Russians in this > matter. > > Jaakko > > On Thu, 19 Jan 2012, Zoidiasoft Tech wrote: > >> Are people really so stupid that they can't change their schedule to have >> their silly little football game to be an hour earlier? Instead they >> want everyone else to change their clocks to fit their own agenda... >> >>> Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised to convey to President >>> Dmitry >>> Medvedev suggestions from Russian football fans about the cancellation >>> of the >>> transition to winter time. >> >> > > -- > Foreca Ltd > Jaakko.Hyvatti(a)foreca.com > Tammasaarenkatu 5, FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland http://www.foreca.com

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Russia may scrap time change
by Alexander Krivenyshev Jan. 20, 2012

Jan. 20, 2012

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promised to convey to President Dmitry Medvedev suggestions from Russian football fans about the cancellation of the transition to winter time. During an informal conversation with the head of government organizations, football fans raised the issue that the cancellation of the transition to winter creates uncomfortable conditions. In particular, it leaves less time for sleep. If, for example, a football match is broadcast rather late in European time, due to the time difference it makes getting up early for work difficult. Interfax news (in Russian) http://www.interfax.ru/society/news.asp?id=226801 or (English) http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_russia40.html Alexander Krivenyshev- WorldTimeZone.com http://www.worldtimezone.com

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Moldova in zone.tab
by Zefram Jan. 20, 2012

Jan. 20, 2012

Now that Moldova has split into two timezones, the zones need descriptions in zone.tab. However, tzdata2011m only gives a description for the new Europe/Tiraspol, leaving the old Europe/Chisinau with no description. This violates the format of zone.tab. (Which makes my automatic repackaging for CPAN protest.) Following examples such as Chile and Greenland, I believe the appropriate description for Europe/Chisinau is "most locations". -zefram

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leap seconds reprieved until 2015
by Zefram Jan. 19, 2012

Jan. 19, 2012

The ITU couldn't reach consensus on leap seconds, and has deferred the issue until 2015. UTC continues with leap seconds for the time being. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16625614 -zefram

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