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Time....the movie......something different
Be sure your sound is on.... enjoy!
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LEAP YEAR ~ There is a question:
"Why was the year 2000 a leap year?" It was thought that the Gregorian Calendar
said the Centuries would NOT be leap years? Also, between DJ and I, we operate four
different computers. If you set up each computer to believe it is 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 28,
2000, exactly half the machines will jump to March 1, and the others will go to Feb. 29.
We'll just have to change the calendars on the incorrect ones when that happens. However,
here are the rules: The Gregorian Calendar system, adopted in 1582, did indeed change the way leap year was calculated. It is done in three parts:
Consequently, the years 1700, 1800, 1900, 2100, 2200....3000, etc. will NOT be Leap Years, but the years 1600, 2000, 2400, etc. will be Leap Years. Anyone with data to the contrary may e-mail this
site's author ... please give sources and logic.
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Here's some help on how to calculate SIDEREAL TIME, which changes through the year as the earth orbits the sun.
Two websites with a calculator for sidereal time:http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/sidereal.html
Websites with current geomagnetic flux information:
http://sec.noaa.gov/today.html
http://sec.noaa.gov/SWN/index.html
<Humble Disclaimer and Caveat> Times on the following tick-tock is not guaranteed ~ The little clock is pretty, but for whatever reason the server (7am) times change without rhyme or reason. Please accept my apologies if you missed an appointment because it was off by an hour or two.
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We have been informed that the above clock may or may not always be correct by the 'puter guru from California. So, he offers the following timepiece, which he guarantees to be accurate at least once or twice a day......
NOTICE -- Daylight Savings Time starts in April for most of the United States and ends October 30, 2005 for many places in the Northern Hemisphere. Daylight Time ENDS in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, such as New Zealand. This semi-annual madness is NOT in use in Arizona, Hawaii, part of Indiana in the eastern time zone and a few other places.
And before you know it, it will be time to change clocks once again.
Official change is in October, when you will once again re-set all 37 of your clocks, watches, alarms, computers (maybe), and hourglasses (no, wait, those are automatic), all BACK.
Still confused? Here's a site that remains after the infamous weekend, whereby you can check on the correct time Anywhere in the world. It's the WORLD TIME ZONE and is very helpful! "See you next time."
Time . . . the means by which we measure . . . what? The distance between two events? The length of a project? A connection between two eras? Time in music is related differently than time on the clock, although it can be measured in the same way.
Let's go to Webster's ~~ 1A: the measured or measurable period during which an action, process or condition exists or continues = duration. 1B: a continuum which lacks spatial dimensions and which events succeed one another from past through present to future.
For most of us, we think of time as it appears on a clock. Even that is not consistent around the world, or even in the next part of the country. For example, if it is 11 a.m. in Texas, it is 10 a.m. in Utah, and 6 p.m. in Austria, not to mention that it is already tomorrow in New Zealand and the "time" there is 6 a.m. "tomorrow."
All at the "same time" to coin a phrase. How can that be? Isn't time constant?
Let's leave it to a couple of observers . . .
Time
First of all, we have to fix what we mean when we talk about <time>.
Do we refer to the dimension which our body needs to grow and to fade, as well as the whole nature is subject to, whether we call it <eternal> or not - exactly what the author of the article names <the creation>, of which time is a part. The question is, is our spirit also part of this creation, or is it part of the creator? I tend to believe the latter (though some so-called Christians would like to burn me, even in our modern and enlightened times), as our spirits often prove that they are able to outgrow time.
The other <time>, this human invention is nothing else but a method to measure our lives, sections or multiples of it. At the same time this ingenious invention can give us a possibility to articulate our feelings in short formulas. When we say <in the morning>, this phrase includes not only a certain quality of sunlight but also a clear picture of an awaking or wide-awake being on the highest level of his strength and activity. So the different time zones help us to understand each other and the fact that we are close connected to the circle of light and darkness, which spirals around the earth and thus, maybe, connects time to places.
Any more time-thoughts from your side?
~~Offered by Elfriede Nedoma, Greifenstein, Austria
Linear Time
"What else can you expect from a constantly changing and somehow linear being that we humans partly are?
Only in our spirits, past and future meet to show their unity and to ease our desire for constancy and eternity.
And in our spirits time is not an overwhelming factor of life."
For those desiring more complete details, we offer the following:
World Time Zones
(Not the same as the World Time Zone site accessed above)
There are 25 integer World Time Zones from -12 through 0 (GMT) to +12. Each one is 15 degrees of Longitude as measured East and West from the Prime Meridian of the World at Greenwich, England.
Standard (Winter Time) Zones
GMT |
Military |
Phonetic |
Civilian Time Zones |
Locations |
+0:00 |
z |
Zulu |
GMT - UTC - WET Western Europe | UK, Ireland, Portugal, Morocco |
-1:00 |
a |
Alpha |
WAT - West Africa | |
-2:00 |
b |
Bravo |
AT - Azores | |
-3:00 |
c |
Charlie |
Brazil, Argentina | |
-4:00 |
d |
Delta |
AST - Atlantic Standard | Venezuela, Bolivia |
-5:00 |
e |
Echo |
EST - Eastern Standard | New York, Washington, D.C. |
-6:00 |
f |
Foxtrot |
CST - Central Standard | Texas, Mexico, Saskatchewan |
-7:00 |
g |
Golf |
MST - Mountain Standard | Utah, Colorado |
-8:00 |
h |
Hotel |
PST - Pacific Standard | California, Oregon, Washington |
-9:00 |
j |
Juliet |
YST - Yukon Standard | Davyd's Gold Mine* |
-10:00 |
k |
Kilo |
AHST- Alaska-Hawaii Std. | Anchorage, Honolulu |
-11:00 |
l |
Lima |
NT - Nome | Nome, Alaska |
-12:00 |
m |
Mike |
IDLW - Intl.Dateline West | |
+1:00 |
n |
November |
CET - Central European | Austria, Germany, France, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Norway, Switzerland |
+2:00 |
o |
Oscar |
EET - Eastern Europe, USSR Zone 1 | Greece, Finland, Turkey, Israel, Zimbabwe |
+3:00 |
p |
Papa |
BT - Baghdad, USSR Zone 2 | Kuwait, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, Moscow, Iran, Iraq |
+4:00 |
q |
Quebec |
ZP4 - USSR Zone 3 | |
+5:00 |
r |
Romeo |
ZP5 - USSR Zone 4 | |
+6:00 |
s |
Sierra |
ZP6 - USSR Zone 5 | |
+7:00 |
t |
Tango |
WAST - West Australia Std | Perth |
+8:00 |
u |
Uniform |
CCT- China coast, USSR 7 | Hong Kong, Beijing |
+9:00 |
v |
Victor |
JST - Japan Std., USSR 8 | Tokyo |
+10:00 |
w |
Whiskey |
EAST - East Australia Std. | Sydney |
+11:00 |
x |
X-ray |
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+12:00 |
y |
Yankee |
IDLE - Intl. Dateline East NZST - New Zealand | New Zealand, Marshall Islands, Fiji |
| +13:00 | y |
Yankee |
NZDT - New Zealand | On daylight time Oct. 3, 1998 |
* Just checking to see if you were paying attention. Mine mine still unlocated.
Although we personally prefer Daylight Time in effect year 'round, no one in high places ever asked US, so y'all get the twice yearly chore of changing your clocks. Generally, the old cliché of setting them is like this: Spring Forward, Fall Backward.
Daylight Savings Time has two different calendar periods, just to confuse the issue. This is due to the change in seasons being opposite on the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. For example, in New Zealand, Daylight Time goes into effect from the first Sunday in October and ends on the 3rd Sunday in March. Northern hemisphere countries using Daylight time usually are in effect (approximately) from March through October. A slightly confusing but still useful list of major places in the world will be found at this DIFFERENT CALENDAR PERIODS site.
Summer (Daylight Time) Zones
Greenwich Mean Time |
British Summer Time |
Civilian Time |
-1:00 |
+0:00 |
BST - British Summer Time |
+0:00 |
+1:00 |
|
+1:00 |
+2:00 |
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+2:00 |
+3:00 |
|
+3:00 |
+4:00 |
ADT - Atlantic Daylight Time |
+4:00 |
+5:00 |
EDT - Eastern Daylight Time |
+5:00 |
+6:00 |
CDT - Central Daylight Time |
+6:00 |
+7:00 |
MDT - Mountain Daylight (exc.Ariz.) |
+7:00 |
+8:00 |
PDT - Pacific Daylight (incl.Arizona) |
+8:00 |
+9:00 |
YDT - Yukon Daylight |
+9:00 |
+10:00 |
HDT - Hawaii Daylight |
+10:00 |
+11:00 |
|
+11:00 |
+12:00 |
|
-2:00 |
-1:00 |
MEST - Middle European Summer MESZ - Middle European Summer SST - Swedish Summer, FST - French Summer |
-3:00 |
-2:00 |
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-4:00 |
-3:00 |
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-5:00 |
-4:00 |
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-6:00 |
-5:00 |
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-7:00 |
-6:00 |
|
-8:00 |
-7:00 |
WADT - Western Australian Daylight |
-9:00 |
-8:00 |
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-10:00 |
-9:00 |
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-11:00 |
-10:00 |
EADT - Eastern Australian Daylight |
-12:00 |
-11:00 |
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-13:00 |
-12:00 |
NZDT - New Zealand Daylight |
There are always exceptions to these times, but since we are not serving the political or military planning people, we will only tell you about a few of them: Arizona, as noted, does not observe Daylight Time. A portion of West Texas, around El Paso, works on Mountain Time, including Daylight Time. Many states have more than one time zone in effect for daylight time, and some (like Indiana and Illinois) do not observe Daylight Time in certain areas of their states in order to match the times of industrial or business areas important to them. We would not presume to define all the variations. If you live there you know who you are; good luck in setting your clocks.
Any timely comments, suggestions, corrections?
The inevitable countdown . . .
. . . oops, you didn't have enough time!
~~Updated: October 5, 2005~~
