STANDARD TIME

civil time used within a given time zone. The earth is divided into 24 time zones, each of which is about 15° of longitude wide and corresponds to one hour of time. Within a zone all civil clocks are set to the same local solar time. Adjacent zones typically differ by a whole hour, although there are instances, such as in Newfoundland and South Australia, of half-hour zones. Standard time is based on universal time. Standard time was largely the creation of the Canadian railway engineer Sir Sandford Fleming (1827–1915). Its establishment in the United States was mainly due to the efforts of the educator Charles Dowd and William Allen, secretary of the American Railroad Association. Standard time officially came into existence after a 19-nation White House meeting in 1884, with the prime meridian established at Greenwich, England.

See C. Blaise, Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time (2001).

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books on: Standard Time  - 70110 results

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Updating Standard Cost Systems
Book by Carole B. Cheatham, Leo R. Cheatham; Quorum Books, 1993
Subjects: Cost Accounting--United States, Standard Cost Accounting
...National Information Standards Organization Z39...Just-in-time and Minimal Inventory...visit. During that time we chatted with...question was an almost standard reply: "We tried...performance. Setting up standards for what performance...Frederick Taylor. By the time Taylor put forth...
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The Glitter of Gold: France, Bimetallism, and the Emergence of the International Gold Standard, 1848-1873
Book by Marc Flandreau, Owen Leeming; Oxford University Press, 2004
Subjects: Bimetallism--France--History--19th Century, Bimetallism--History--19th Century, Currency Convertibility--History--19th Century, Gold Standard--History--19th Century, International Finance--History--19th Century, International Liquidity--History--19th Century, Monetary Policy--France--History--19th Century
...historical processes. While the standard time series history remains an...both the Gold and Silver Standards at the same time, France was standing ready...aspects of the bimetallic standards working. At the same time, the microeconomic details...
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The Gold Standard Illusion: France, the Bank of France, and the International Gold Standard, 1914-1939
Book by Kenneth MourÉ; Oxford University Press, 2002
Subjects: Banque De France--History--20th Century, Depressions--1929, France--Politics And Government--1914-1940, Gold Standard--History--20th Century, Monetary Policy--France--History--20th Century
...illuminates how true gold standard believers survived their time of trials after the...evolution, and the gold standard itself needs to...concept changing over time rather than as a...immutably for all time. The classical gold standard was neither natural...
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The Standard of Living among the Industrial People of America
Book by Frank Hatch Streightoff; Houghton Mifflin Company, 1911
Subjects: Cost And Standard Of Living--United States, Labor--United States, Working Class--United States
...civilization becomes more complex. The standard, then, is a result of two forces, environment, comprising time, income, and class, and individuality...cost in America at the present time to maintain a reasonable standard of living? What is the money...
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The Gold Standard, 1880-1914: Britain and Argentina
Book by A. G. Ford; Clarendon Press, 1962
Subjects: Currency Question--Argentina, Currency Question--Great Britain, Gold Standard
...underlying this account of the pre- 1914 gold standard in Britain, and to the classical price-specie...industry on the other, fail not, after a time, in some measure, to restore the balance...restoration and maintenance of the gold standard in Britain. On several crucial counts...
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Turning Back the Hands: A Quiet Change to the Standard Time Stopping the Pendulums in the City Cocks and in the Railroad Stations ..
Journal article; Social Education, Vol. 68, 2004
Subjects: Time
...the Hands: A Quiet Change to the Standard Time Stopping the Pendulums in the...Central Railroad took the new standard of time at 10 oclock, and thus became...authorities have refused to adopt the standard time, perhaps because the Chicago meridian...
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Time Limit for Equitable Relief Struck Down, De Novo Standard Applied
Journal article by Edward J. Schnee; Journal of Accountancy, Vol. 208, 2009
Subjects: Equitable remedies--Laws, regulations and rules, Innocent spouse (Taxation)--Laws, regulations and rules, Internal Revenue Code--I.R.C. 6015(f), Tax returns--Laws, regulations and rules
Time Limit for Equitable...Struck Down, De Novo Standard Applied. by...applies the Chevron standard. Therefore, the Tax...did not include a time limit in subsection...use of the de novo standard of review. The IRS...is based on the time limit, IRS attorneys...
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Separate and Joint Modeling of Longitudinal and Event Time Data Using Standard Computer Packages
Journal article by Xu Guo, Bradley P. Carlin; The American Statistician, Vol. 58, 2004
...Longitudinal and Event Time Data Using Standard Computer Packages...longitudinal marker as a time-dependent covariate...associated asymptotic standard error estimates...and approximate standard errors will not...7.3258, 8.701) Time (beta.sub.11...
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The Standard Babylonian Etana Epic
Journal article by Benjamin R. Foster; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, 2003
Subjects: The Standard Babylonian Epic of Anzu (Book), The Standard Babylonian Etana Epic (Book)
...PROJECT, 2001. Pp. xxvii + 62 (paper). The Standard Babylonian Epic of Anzu. By AMAR ANNUS...Akkadian in these editions, as the first-time student of these texts will have to keep...verb is an interesting proposal, but in a Standard Babylonian text one would rather see ustaklilusu...
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Standard of Living: The Measure of the Middle Class in Modern America
Journal article by Katherine Leonard Turner; Journal of Social History, Vol. 39, 2005
Subjects: Books--Book reviews, Standard of Living: The Measure of the Middle Class in Modern America (Book)--Book reviews
...privileging the middle-class single-family home, while at the same time making the whole city more like the carefully-managed realm...Middletown, to demonstrate how the concept of the middle-class standard of living was culturally embedded by the 1920s. Moskowitz combines...
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Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time
Magazine article by Philip Jenkins; The American Enterprise, Vol. 12, September 2001
Subjects: Books--Reviews, Time Lord: Sir Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time (Book)--Reviews
...Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time by Philip Jenkins...Sandford Fleming and the Creation of Standard Time By Clark Blaise Pantheon Books...ever have been different. Global standard time is just there, like the sun and...
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Standard Time, Vol 4, Marsalis Plays Monk
Magazine article by Richard Cook; New Statesman, Vol. 128, June 14, 1999
Subjects: Sound recordings--Reviews
Standard Time, vol 4, Marsalis Plays Monk by Richard Cook Sooner or later...Marsalis, that renowned guardian of the tradition, takes his turn off Standard Time Vol 4: Marsalis plays Monk (Columbia), 14 interpretations by his band...
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Ashcroft's Hypocrisy: It's Double-Standard Time at the New Model Justice Department
Magazine article by Peter Schrag; The American Prospect, Vol. 13, January 1, 2002
Subjects: Ashcroft, John D.--Social policy, Gun control--Laws, regulations, etc., Terrorism--Investigations, Terrorists--Investigations
Ashcrofts hypocrisy: its double-standard time at the new model justice department...Ashcrofts Justice Department found time and manpower to pursue his old agenda...line even more uncertain. But at a time when the United States is trying...
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Fingerprints: Not a Gold Standard: A Few Judges Are Showing Signs of Skepticism, and It's about Time
Magazine article by Jennifer L. Mnookin; Issues in Science and Technology, Vol. 20, Fall 2003
Subjects: Authentication--Analysis, Criminal investigation--Technique, Fingerprints--Analysis, Forensic sciences--Research
...Fingerprints: not a gold standard: a few judges are...skepticism, and its about time. by Jennifer...skepticism, for the gold standard could turn out to...Pollack the first time around) taking these...these can change over time in noticeable and...ostensible legal standard used, it is filtered...
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OSHA Brings Electrical Rule Up to 'Current' Practice: For the First Time since 1981, the Agency Is Updating Its General-Industry Electrical Installation Standard
Magazine article by Josh Cable; Occupational Hazards, Vol. 69, March 2007
Subjects: Occupational health and safety--Reports, Occupational safety and health--Reports, Safety regulations--Reports
...For the First Time since 1981, the...Electrical Installation Standard. by Josh...more dated by the time OSHA finalizes this standard--is inappropriate...rule. Given the time involved in re...finalizing an OSHA standard, it is likely that...
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More MPs Back Reduction on Time Limit for Abortions
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), September 26, 2005
Subjects: The London Evening Standard (Newspaper)
...double the number who wanted change this time last year. The survey involved 153 MPs...poll of MPs on the issue since the Evening Standard published ultrasound images of very young...cent of MPs believe the current 24-week time limit for abortions is too long compared...
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Time Warner Trawls for an Internet Deal
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 17, 2007
Subjects: America Online Inc.--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Entertainment industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Information industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Information services industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Publishing industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, The News Corporation Ltd.--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Time Warner Inc.--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Time Warner Trawls for an Internet Deal. IT might look like a case of bad history repeating itself, but Time Warner is looking at making a transforming internet deal...part of its annual strategic review. Some directors believe Time Warner has been left behind by News Corporations purchase...
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Time Warner Trawls for an Internet Deal
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 17, 2007
Subjects: America Online Inc.--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Entertainment industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Information industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Information services industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Publishing industry--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, The News Corporation Ltd.--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Time Warner Inc.--Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Time Warner Trawls for an Internet Deal. IT might look like a case of bad history repeating itself, but Time Warner is looking at making a transforming internet deal...part of its annual strategic review. Some directors believe Time Warner has been left behind by News Corporations purchase...
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AOL Time Warner Chiefs Face Insider Trading Suits
Newspaper article by Bill Condie; The Evening Standard (London, England), April 15, 2003
Subjects: Accounting firms, Accounting services, America Online Inc., Entertainment industry, Ernst & Young L.L.P., Internet service providers, Time Warner Inc.
AOL Time Warner Chiefs Face Insider Trading Suits...two institutional shareholders against AOL Time Warner, accusing chairman Steve Case and...actions helped secure its acquisition of Time Warner, they say. The University of California...
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Icahn 'Scaling Down' His Attack on Time-Warner
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), February 17, 2006
Subjects: Entertainment industry, Time Warner Inc.
Icahn Scaling Down His Attack on Time-Warner. Byline: BILL CONDIE BILLIONAIRE...said to be in talks about a truce with Time Warner, the media giant he has set his...planned to nominate 14 of his people for the Time Warner board but is now believed to be...
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encyclopedia articles on: Standard Time  - 176 results

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Standard Time
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
STANDARD TIME civil time used within a given time zone. The earth...in Newfoundland and South Australia, of half-hour zones. Standard time is based on universal time . Standard time was largely the creation of the Canadian railway engineer...
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Time Zone
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
TIME ZONE see standard time . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
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Universal Time
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...UT), the international time standard common to every place in the...Greenwich, England, setting the standard of Greenwich mean time (GMT). In keeping with tradition...changed the designation of the standard time of the prime meridian to universal...
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Greenwich Mean Time
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...civil time at the prime meridian, and in 1928 the International Astronomical Union changed the designation of the standard time of the prime meridian to universal time (UT), which is now in general use. ____________________ Copyright 2009...
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Civil Time
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...is the basis for civil time. Civil time is usually not used, since it depends on the observers longitude; instead, standard time , which is the same throughout a given time zone, is generally adopted. ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia...
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