Proposed changes (unwrapped this time, I hope)

[Arthur David Olson]

Let's see if I can avoid the ugly line wrapping by avoiding use of an XP system.

				--ado

------- asia -------
*** /tmp/geta10840	Tue Oct 30 10:28:23 2007
--- /tmp/getb10840	Tue Oct 30 10:28:23 2007
***************
*** 1771,1777 ****
  # For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March"
  # this year.
  Rule	Syria	2007	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
! Rule	Syria	2007	max	-	Oct	 1	0:00	0	-
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	Asia/Damascus	2:25:12 -	LMT	1920	# Dimashq
  			2:00	Syria	EE%sT
--- 1771,1801 ----
  # For lack of better info, assume the rule changed to "last Friday in March"
  # this year.
  Rule	Syria	2007	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
! # From Jesper Norgard (2007-10-27):
! # The sister center ICARDA of my work CIMMYT is confirming that Syria DST will
! # not take place 1.st November at 0:00 o'clock but 1.st November at 24:00 or
! # rather Midnight between Thursday and Friday. This does make more sence than
! # having it between Wednesday and Thursday (two workdays in Syria) since the
! # weekend in Syria is not Saturday and Sunday, but Friday and Saturday. So now
! # it is implemented at midnight of the last workday before weekend...
! # 
! # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-27):
! # Jesper Norgaard Welen wrote:
! # 
! # > "Winter local time in Syria will be observed at midnight of Thursday 1
! # > November 2007, and the clock will be put back 1 hour."
! # 
! # I found confirmation on this in this gov.sy-article (Arabic):
! # http://wehda.alwehda.gov.sy/_print_veiw.asp?FileName=12521710520070926111247
! # 
! # which using Google's translate tools says:
! # Council of Ministers also approved the commencement of work on 
! # identifying the winter time as of Friday, 2/11/2007 where the 60th 
! # minute delay at midnight Thursday 1/11/2007.
! #
! # From Arthur David Olson (2007-10-30):
! # My best guess for the future is first Friday in November.
! Rule	Syria	2007	max	-	Nov	 Fri>=1	0:00	0	-
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	Asia/Damascus	2:25:12 -	LMT	1920	# Dimashq
  			2:00	Syria	EE%sT

------- northamerica -------
*** /tmp/geta10859	Tue Oct 30 10:28:34 2007
--- /tmp/getb10859	Tue Oct 30 10:28:35 2007
***************
*** 2187,2192 ****
--- 2187,2209 ----
  # says Cuban clocks will advance at midnight on March 10.
  # For lack of better information, assume Cuba will use US rules,
  # except that it switches at midnight standard time as usual.
+ #
+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2007-10-25):
+ # Carlos Alberto Fonseca Arauz informed me that Cuba will end DST one week 
+ # earlier - on the last Sunday of October, just like in 2006.
+ # 
+ # He supplied these references:
+ # 
+ # http://www.prensalatina.com.mx/article.asp?ID=%7B4CC32C1B-A9F7-42FB-8A07-8631AFC923AF%7D&language=ES
+ # http://actualidad.terra.es/sociedad/articulo/cuba_llama_ahorrar_energia_cambio_1957044.htm
+ # 
+ # From Alex Kryvenishev (2007-10-25):
+ # Here is also article from Granma (Cuba):
+ # 
+ # [Regira] el Horario Normal desde el [proximo] domingo 28 de octubre
+ # http://www.granma.cubaweb.cu/2007/10/24/nacional/artic07.html
+ # 
+ # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_cuba03.html
  
  # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
  Rule	Cuba	1928	only	-	Jun	10	0:00	1:00	D
***************
*** 2218,2226 ****
  Rule	Cuba	1998	1999	-	Mar	lastSun	0:00s	1:00	D
  Rule	Cuba	1998	2003	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
  Rule	Cuba	2000	2006	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00s	1:00	D
! Rule	Cuba	2006	only	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
  Rule	Cuba	2007	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
- Rule	Cuba	2007	max	-	Nov	Sun>=1	0:00s	0	S
  
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890
--- 2235,2242 ----
  Rule	Cuba	1998	1999	-	Mar	lastSun	0:00s	1:00	D
  Rule	Cuba	1998	2003	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
  Rule	Cuba	2000	2006	-	Apr	Sun>=1	0:00s	1:00	D
! Rule	Cuba	2006	max	-	Oct	lastSun	0:00s	0	S
  Rule	Cuba	2007	max	-	Mar	Sun>=8	0:00s	1:00	D
  
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	America/Havana	-5:29:28 -	LMT	1890