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Re: [Swprograms] Muslims want Mecca time to replace GMT / UTC
- Subject: Re: [Swprograms] Muslims want Mecca time to replace GMT / UTC
- From: Glenn Hauser <wghauser@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:47:13 -0700 (PDT)
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If so, it should be local mean (``sun``) time, not standard time; IIRC, the Saudis were quite late in going to standard time exactly one hour from other timezones. That would make Mecca Mean Time a lot more fun to convert around the world.
Glenn Hauser
--- On Mon, 4/21/08, Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Richard Cuff <rdcuff@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [Swprograms] Muslims want Mecca time to replace GMT / UTC
> To: "Shortwave programming discussion" <swprograms@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Discussion list for the Winter SWL Fest" <swlfest@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, April 21, 2008, 1:32 PM
> No, this isn't April 1st.
>
> See http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7359258.stm
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