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--></style></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>I think almost all nuance is lost in such brief general press articles. Of course, any confusion on this group’s part pales in comparison to those trying to rely on their devices and applications to plan their activities. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Suffice it to say I’ve been talking with my colleague Baher and he has been in dialogue with the government contacts and relayed the best practice discussed on this list, and the negative consequences for their populace of making eleventh hour changes. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Let’s see if the increased awareness will help for future changes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>kim<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'>From: </span></b><span style='font-family:Calibri;color:black'><tz-bounces@iana.org> on behalf of Arthur David Olson <arthurdavidolson@gmail.com><br><b>Date: </b>Saturday, July 23, 2016 at 4:03 PM<br><b>To: </b>Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu><br><b>Cc: </b>Time Zone Database list <tz@iana.org><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [tz] ICANN contacts Egyptian government about recent last-minute clock change<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #B5C4DF 4.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 4.0pt;margin-left:3.75pt;margin-right:0in' id="MAC_OUTLOOK_ATTRIBUTION_BLOCKQUOTE"><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>"ICANN thrown into confusion by cancelation of Daylight Saving Time" does make it seem as if it's ICANN's fault, no?<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal> @dashdashado<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Sat, Jul 23, 2016 at 6:31 PM, Paul Eggert <<a href="mailto:eggert@cs.ucla.edu" target="_blank">eggert@cs.ucla.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Baher Esmat of ICANN contacted the Egyptian government asking it to give us more notice about clock changes next time. This found its way into the popular press earlier this month; here's the English-language version:<br><br>Al-Youm A-M. ICANN thrown into confusion by cancelation of Daylight Saving Time. Egypt Independent 2016-07-08. <a href="http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/icann-thrown-confusion-cancelation-daylight-saving-time" target="_blank">http://www.egyptindependent.com/news/icann-thrown-confusion-cancelation-daylight-saving-time</a><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></blockquote></div></body></html>