On Jan 21, 2011, at 5:44 PM, Donald Eastlake wrote: > I had the impression that it was the International Earth Rotation > Service (www.iers.org), also headquartered in Paris, that was in > charge of leap seconds, as stated here > http://www.iers.org/nn_11252/IERS/EN/DataProducts/EarthOrientationData/bulC__MD.html > It is now. However, it was the BIH (Bureau International de l'Heure) when the GMT was changed to UTC. Regards Marshall > Thanks, > Donald > ============================= > Donald E. Eastlake 3rd +1-508-333-2270 (cell) > 155 Beaver Street > Milford, MA 01757 USA > d3e3e3@xxxxxxxxx > > > On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 3:56 PM, Marshall Eubanks <tme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> On Jan 21, 2011, at 3:48 PM, Clint Chaplin wrote: >> >>> Hey, Paris lobbied heavily to have the Prime Meridian be fixed in Paris. That would have really made them the center of the navigational world. >>> >> >> Yes, and then they got the BIH, which got them the power to change GMT to UTC. (GMT no longer has any official existence.) >> >> Marshall >> >>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 12:37 PM, todd glassey <tglassey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> On 1/21/2011 10:22 AM, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote: >>>> On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 11:10 AM, Ole Jacobsen <ole@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>>> >>>> Does anyone see the irony of us even discussing concerns about, of all >>>> things, FOOD when it comes to Paris? >>>> >>>> What else is there to discuss in Paris? >>>> >>> Making Paris the center of the world - ever look at French Navigation Charts - relative to Admiralty charts from any other nation? >>> >>> Todd >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Website: http://hallambaker.com/ >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Ietf mailing list >>>> >>>> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >>>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf >>>> >>>> >>>> No virus found in this message. >>>> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >>>> Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3394 - Release Date: 01/21/11 >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ietf mailing list >>> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin >>> Principal Engineer >>> Corporate Standardization (US) >>> SISA >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Ietf mailing list >>> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >>> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Ietf mailing list >> Ietf@xxxxxxxx >> https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf >> > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf