> > Which argues for including the local time when the event will take place. If > > you want to mandate that the time also appear in UTC, great, but it's quite > > important that the local time also be there. > And local time should be normative to deal with such unforeseen > circumstances as a papal visit. From the southamerica file in the TZ > database: > # From Daniel C. Sobral (1998-02-12): > # In 1997, the DS began on October 6. The stated reason was that > # because international television networks ignored Brazil's policy on DS, > # they bought the wrong times on satellite for coverage of Pope's visit. > # This year, the ending date of DS was postponed to March 1 > # to help dealing with the shortages of electric power. > ;-) Good point. I agree. Ned