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< # His pamphlet ``A System of National Time for Railroads'' (1870)
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> # His pamphlet "A System of National Time for Railroads" (1870)
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< # in his whimsical essay ``An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost
< # of Light'' published in the Journal de Paris (1784-04-26).
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> # in his whimsical essay "An Economical Project for Diminishing the Cost
> # of Light" published in the Journal de Paris (1784-04-26).
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< # The tables below use `NST', not `NT', for Nome Standard Time.
< # I invented `CAWT' for Central Alaska War Time.
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> # The tables below use 'NST', not 'NT', for Nome Standard Time.
> # I invented 'CAWT' for Central Alaska War Time.
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< # (1) by striking `first Sunday of April' and inserting `second
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> # (1) by striking 'first Sunday of April' and inserting 'second
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< # (2) by striking `last Sunday of October' and inserting `first
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> # (2) by striking 'last Sunday of October' and inserting 'first
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> Link Pacific/Honolulu Pacific/Johnston
>
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> #
> # From Paul Eggert (2013-08-26):
> # See America/Denver for a zone appropriate for the Navajo Nation.
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< Link America/Denver America/Shiprock
<
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< # and wrote ``Even newspaper reports present contradictory information.''
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> # and wrote "Even newspaper reports present contradictory information."
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< # that they would be ambiguous if we left them at the `America' level.
< # So we reluctantly put them all in a subdirectory `America/Indiana'.
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> # that they would be ambiguous if we left them at the 'America' level.
> # So we reluctantly put them all in a subdirectory 'America/Indiana'.
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< # Garland (1927) writes ``Cleveland and Detroit advanced their clocks
< # one hour in 1914.'' This change is not in Shanks. We have no more
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> # Garland (1927) writes "Cleveland and Detroit advanced their clocks
> # one hour in 1914." This change is not in Shanks. We have no more
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< # see Mark Fineman, ``An Isle Rich in Guano and Discord'',
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> # see Mark Fineman, "An Isle Rich in Guano and Discord",
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< # See the `europe' file for Greenland.
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> # See the 'europe' file for Greenland.
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< # The name `Happy Valley-Goose Bay' is too long; use `Goose Bay'.
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> # The name 'Happy Valley-Goose Bay' is too long; use 'Goose Bay'.
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< # From Paul Eggert (2006-07-09):
< # Shanks & Pottenger write that since 1970 most of Quebec has been
< # like Montreal.
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> # From Paul Eggert (2013-08-30):
> # Since 1970 most of Quebec has been like Toronto.
> # However, because earlier versions of the tz database mistakenly relied on data
> # from Shanks & Pottenger saying that Quebec differed from Ontario after 1970,
> # a separate entry was created for most of Quebec. We're loath to lose
> # its pre-1970 info, even though the tz database is normally limited to
> # zones that differ after 1970, so keep this otherwise out-of-scope entry.
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< # From Paul Eggert (2006-06-27):
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< # In "Official time in Quebec" the Quebec department of justice writes in
< # http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications/generale/temps-regl-1-a.htm
< # that "The residents of the Municipality of the
< # Cote-Nord-du-Golfe-Saint-Laurent and the municipalities of Saint-Augustin,
< # Bonne-Esperance and Blanc-Sablon apply the Official Time Act as it is
< # written and use Atlantic standard time all year round. The same applies to
< # the residents of the Native facilities along the lower North Shore."
< # <http://www.assnat.qc.ca/eng/37legislature2/Projets-loi/Publics/06-a002.htm>
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> # The Quebec department of justice writes in
> # "The situation in Minganie and Basse-Cote-Nord"
> # http://www.justice.gouv.qc.ca/english/publications/generale/temps-minganie-a.htm
> # that the coastal strip from just east of Natashquan to Blanc-Sablon
> # observes Atlantic standard time all year round.
> # http://www.assnat.qc.ca/Media/Process.aspx?MediaId=ANQ.Vigie.Bll.DocumentGenerique_8845en
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> # for post-1970 data America/Puerto_Rico.
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<
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< -5:00 Mont E%sT 1973
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> -5:00 Toronto E%sT 1973
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< # ``Diario Oficial: Time Zone Changeover'' (1996-01-04).
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> # "Diario Oficial: Time Zone Changeover" (1996-01-04).
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/Anguilla -4:12:16 - LMT 1912 Mar 2
< -4:00 - AST
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> # See 'southamerica'.
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< -4:00 Bahamas A%sT 1976
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> -4:00 Canada A%sT 1976
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< -5:07:12 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
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> -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
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< # There are too many San Joses elsewhere, so we'll use `Costa Rica'.
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> # There are too many San Joses elsewhere, so we'll use 'Costa Rica'.
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/Dominica -4:05:36 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Roseau
< -4:00 - AST
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> # See 'southamerica'.
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/Grenada -4:07:00 - LMT 1911 Jul # St George's
< -4:00 - AST
<
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/Guadeloupe -4:06:08 - LMT 1911 Jun 8 # Pointe a Pitre
< -4:00 - AST
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< Link America/Guadeloupe America/St_Barthelemy
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< Link America/Guadeloupe America/Marigot
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> # See 'southamerica'.
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<
< # From Bob Devine (1988-01-28):
< # Follows US rules.
<
< # From U. S. Naval Observatory (1989-01-19):
< # JAMAICA 5 H BEHIND UTC
<
< # From Shanks & Pottenger:
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> # Shanks & Pottenger give -5:07:12, but Milne records -5:07:10.41 from an
> # unspecified official document, and says "This time is used throughout the
> # island". Go with Milne. Round to the nearest second as required by zic.
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< Zone America/Jamaica -5:07:12 - LMT 1890 # Kingston
< -5:07:12 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
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> Zone America/Jamaica -5:07:11 - LMT 1890 # Kingston
> -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
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< # From Paul Eggert (2006-03-22):
< # In 1995 volcanic eruptions forced evacuation of Plymouth, the capital.
< # world.gazetteer.com says Cork Hill is the most populous location now.
< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/Montserrat -4:08:52 - LMT 1911 Jul 1 0:01 # Cork Hill
< -4:00 - AST
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> # See 'southamerica'.
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< # There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use `Puerto_Rico'.
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> # There are too many San Juans elsewhere, so we'll use 'Puerto_Rico'.
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/St_Kitts -4:10:52 - LMT 1912 Mar 2 # Basseterre
< -4:00 - AST
<
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/St_Lucia -4:04:00 - LMT 1890 # Castries
< -4:04:00 - CMT 1912 # Castries Mean Time
< -4:00 - AST
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> # See 'southamerica'.
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< # There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use `Miquelon'.
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> # There are too many St Pierres elsewhere, so we'll use 'Miquelon'.
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/St_Vincent -4:04:56 - LMT 1890 # Kingstown
< -4:04:56 - KMT 1912 # Kingstown Mean Time
< -4:00 - AST
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> # See 'southamerica'.
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< -5:07:12 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
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> -5:07:11 - KMT 1912 Feb # Kingston Mean Time
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/Tortola -4:18:28 - LMT 1911 Jul # Road Town
< -4:00 - AST
<
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< # Zone NAME GMTOFF RULES FORMAT [UNTIL]
< Zone America/St_Thomas -4:19:44 - LMT 1911 Jul # Charlotte Amalie
< -4:00 - AST
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> # See 'southamerica'.