revised proposed changes to "asia" file

[Arthur David Olson]

Here's a revised proposed change to the "asia" file; changes in Jordan and
Palestine are specified as on Fridays rather than on Thursdays. This change
is relative to the version currently in the ftp directory.

				--ado

------- asia -------
*** /tmp/geta12860	Thu Apr  2 11:05:49 2009
--- /tmp/getb12860	Thu Apr  2 11:05:49 2009
***************
*** 1,4 ****
! # @(#)asia	8.26
  # <pre>
  
  # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
--- 1,4 ----
! # @(#)asia	8.28
  # <pre>
  
  # This data is by no means authoritative; if you think you know better,
***************
*** 1049,1054 ****
--- 1049,1085 ----
  # http://www.petranews.gov.jo/nepras/2006/Sep/05/4000.htm
  # "Jordan will switch to winter time on Friday, October 27".
  #
+ 
+ # From Phil Pizzey (2009-04-02):
+ # ...I think I may have spotted an error in the timezone data for
+ # Jordan.
+ # The current (2009d) asia file shows Jordan going to daylight
+ # saving
+ # time on the last Thursday in March.
+ #
+ # Rule  Jordan      2000  max	-  Mar   lastThu     0:00s 1:00  S
+ #
+ # However timeanddate.com, which I usually find reliable, shows Jordan
+ # going to daylight saving time on the last Friday in March since 2002.
+ # Please see
+ # <a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11">
+ # http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/timezone.html?n=11
+ # </a>
+ 
+ # From Steffen Thorsen (2009-04-02):
+ # This single one might be good enough, (2009-03-24, Arabic):
+ # <a href="http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279">
+ # http://petra.gov.jo/Artical.aspx?Lng=2&Section=8&Artical=95279
+ # </a>
+ #
+ # Google's translation:
+ #
+ # > The Council of Ministers decided in 2002 to adopt the principle of timely
+ # > submission of the summer at 60 minutes as of midnight on the last Thursday
+ # > of the month of March of each year.
+ #
+ # So - this means the midnight between Thursday and Friday since 2002.
+ 
  # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
  Rule	Jordan	1973	only	-	Jun	6	0:00	1:00	S
  Rule	Jordan	1973	1975	-	Oct	1	0:00	0	-
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*** 1071,1078 ****
  Rule	Jordan	1994	only	-	Sep	Fri>=15	0:00	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	1995	1998	-	Sep	Fri>=15	0:00s	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	1999	only	-	Jul	 1	0:00s	1:00	S
! Rule	Jordan	1999	2002	-	Sep	lastThu	0:00s	0	-
! Rule	Jordan	2000	max	-	Mar	lastThu	0:00s	1:00	S
  Rule	Jordan	2003	only	-	Oct	24	0:00s	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	2004	only	-	Oct	15	0:00s	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	2005	only	-	Sep	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
--- 1102,1109 ----
  Rule	Jordan	1994	only	-	Sep	Fri>=15	0:00	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	1995	1998	-	Sep	Fri>=15	0:00s	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	1999	only	-	Jul	 1	0:00s	1:00	S
! Rule	Jordan	1999	2002	-	Sep	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
! Rule	Jordan	2000	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00s	1:00	S
  Rule	Jordan	2003	only	-	Oct	24	0:00s	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	2004	only	-	Oct	15	0:00s	0	-
  Rule	Jordan	2005	only	-	Sep	lastFri	0:00s	0	-
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*** 1695,1700 ****
--- 1726,1747 ----
  # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_gazastrip01.html
  # </a>
  
+ # From Alexander Krivenyshev (2009-03-26):
+ # According to the Palestine News Network (arabic.pnn.ps), Palestinian
+ # government decided to start Daylight Time on Thursday night March
+ # 26 and continue until the night of 27 September 2009.
+ #
+ # (in Arabic)
+ # <a href="http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850">
+ # http://arabic.pnn.ps/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50850
+ # </a>
+ #
+ # or
+ # (English translation)
+ # <a href="http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html">
+ # http://www.worldtimezone.com/dst_news/dst_news_westbank01.html
+ # </a>
+ 
  # The rules for Egypt are stolen from the `africa' file.
  # Rule	NAME	FROM	TO	TYPE	IN	ON	AT	SAVE	LETTER/S
  Rule EgyptAsia	1957	only	-	May	10	0:00	1:00	S
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*** 1708,1717 ****
  Rule Palestine	1999	2003	-	Oct	Fri>=15	0:00	0	-
  Rule Palestine	2004	only	-	Oct	 1	1:00	0	-
  Rule Palestine	2005	only	-	Oct	 4	2:00	0	-
! Rule Palestine	2006	max	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S
  Rule Palestine	2006	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	-
  Rule Palestine	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
! Rule Palestine	2008	max	-	Aug	lastThu	2:00	0	-
  
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	Asia/Gaza	2:17:52	-	LMT	1900 Oct
--- 1755,1766 ----
  Rule Palestine	1999	2003	-	Oct	Fri>=15	0:00	0	-
  Rule Palestine	2004	only	-	Oct	 1	1:00	0	-
  Rule Palestine	2005	only	-	Oct	 4	2:00	0	-
! Rule Palestine	2006	2008	-	Apr	 1	0:00	1:00	S
  Rule Palestine	2006	only	-	Sep	22	0:00	0	-
  Rule Palestine	2007	only	-	Sep	Thu>=8	2:00	0	-
! Rule Palestine	2008	only	-	Aug	lastFri	2:00	0	-
! Rule Palestine	2009	max	-	Mar	lastFri	0:00	1:00	S
! Rule Palestine	2009	max	-	Sep	lastSun	2:00	0	-
  
  # Zone	NAME		GMTOFF	RULES	FORMAT	[UNTIL]
  Zone	Asia/Gaza	2:17:52	-	LMT	1900 Oct