[LEAPSECS] An example

[Steve Allen]

On Tue 2010-11-02T18:27:13 +0000, Clive D.W. Feather hath writ:

> Finkleman, Dave said:

> > My colleague, Sal Alfano, included in distribution observes with

> > relevance that the state of Indiana in the U.S., legislated that Pi=3

>

> No, they didn't.


but they have messed with civil time more than most places

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_in_Indiana

and Palm Springs decided to enact Daylight Time in the winter
due to the shadow Mt. San Jacinto looming to its west.
http://books.google.com/books?id=Xf_D6DpKlD0C&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=daylight+time+%22Palm+Springs%22&source=bl&ots=i7Cy6Q1WZi&sig=CQzt2u_LEXxt9DJDgddzQ60YwnY&hl=en&ei=_VjQTI7SFYz4sAO4ovz3Aw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=5&ved=0CCgQ6AEwBDgK#v=onepage&q=daylight%20time%20%22Palm%20Springs%22&f=false

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