Here are changes to the antarctica, australasia, and southamerica files to document problems with some URLs. (The "chkurls" additions convince a software tool to skip checks of these URLs.) --ado ------- antarctica ------- *** /tmp/geta17431 Thu Dec 8 11:16:54 2005 --- /tmp/getb17431 Thu Dec 8 11:16:54 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)antarctica 7.25 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)antarctica 7.26 # From Paul Eggert (1999-11-15): # To keep things manageable, we list only locations occupied year-round; see *************** *** 59,68 **** # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> # Margaret Turner reports # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. # # year-round bases # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969 --- 59,69 ---- # Australia - territories # Heard Island, McDonald Islands (uninhabited) # previously sealers and scientific personnel wintered ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html" chkurls="nocheck"> # Margaret Turner reports # </a> (1999-09-30) that they're UTC+5, with no DST; # presumably this is when they have visitors. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.dstc.qut.edu.au on 2005-12-08.] # # year-round bases # Casey, Bailey Peninsula, -6617+11032, since 1969 *************** *** 139,147 **** 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time # Reference: ! # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html"> # Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03) # </a> # Germany - year-round base --- 140,149 ---- 0 - zzz 1956 Nov 10:00 - DDUT # Dumont-d'Urville Time # Reference: ! # <a href="http://www.icair.iac.org.nz/science/reports/fr/IFRTP.html" chkurls="nocheck"> # Support and Development of Polar Research and Technology (1997-02-03) # </a> + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.icair.iac.org.nz on 2005-12-08.] # Germany - year-round base *************** *** 156,163 **** # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See] ! # <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm">[reference in Japanese]</a> # and information from KAMO Hiroyasu. # # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main --- 158,167 ---- # # From Hideyuki Suzuki (1999-02-06): # In all Japanese stations, +0300 is used as the standard time. [See] ! # <a href="http://www.crl.go.jp/uk/uk201/basyo.htm" chkurls="nocheck">[reference in Japanese]</a> # and information from KAMO Hiroyasu. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.crl.go.jp on 2005-12-08; + # www.crl.co.jp may be what was meant, but page is not there either.] # # Syowa station, which is the first antarctic station of Japan, # was established on 1957-01-29. Since Syowa station is still the main ------- australasia ------- *** /tmp/geta17450 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 --- /tmp/getb17450 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)australasia 7.74 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)australasia 7.75 # This file also includes Pacific islands. # Notes are at the end of this file *************** *** 551,559 **** # Australia ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html"> # Australia's Daylight Saving Times # </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. --- 551,560 ---- # Australia ! # <a href="http://www.dstc.qut.edu.au/DST/marg/daylight.html" chkurls="nocheck"> # Australia's Daylight Saving Times # </a>, by Margaret Turner, summarizes daylight saving issues in Australia. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.dstc.qut.edu.au on 2005-12-08.] # From John Mackin (1991-03-06): # We in Australia have _never_ referred to DST as `daylight' time. *************** *** 962,970 **** # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27): # The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission ! # <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm"> # Daylight Saving # </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST. # The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department # publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW. See: # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2"> --- 963,972 ---- # From Paul Eggert (1999-09-27): # The Information Service of the Australian National Standards Commission ! # <a href="http://www.nsc.gov.au/InfoServ/Ileaflet/il27.htm" chkurls="nocheck"> # Daylight Saving # </a> page (1995-04) has an excellent overall history of Australian DST. + # [ADO: no nameserver entry for www.nsc.gov.au on 2005-12-08.] # The Community Relations Division of the NSW Attorney General's Department # publishes a history of daylight saving in NSW. See: # <a href="http://www.lawlink.nsw.gov.au/crd.nsf/pages/time2"> ------- southamerica ------- *** /tmp/geta17468 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 --- /tmp/getb17468 Thu Dec 8 11:16:55 2005 *************** *** 1,4 **** ! # @(#)southamerica 7.63 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to --- 1,4 ---- ! # @(#)southamerica 7.64 # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better, # go ahead and edit the file (and please send any changes to *************** *** 526,535 **** # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power. # # From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25): ! # <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm"> # Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit # </a>, # Church Net UK (1997-10-02). # # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S --- 526,536 ---- # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power. # # From Paul Eggert (1998-02-25): ! # <a href="http://churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk/news/files2/news165.htm" chkurls="nocheck"> # Brazil Prepares for Papal Visit # </a>, # Church Net UK (1997-10-02). + # [ADO: request to churchnet.ucsm.ac.uk times out 2005-12-08.] # # Decree 2,317 (1997-09-04), adopted by same states. Rule Brazil 1997 only - Oct 6 0:00 1:00 S