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Until fairly recently, time zones were based on Greenwich Mean Time (GMT, also called UT1), the mean solar time at longitude 0° (the Prime Meridian). But as a mean solar time, GMT is defined by the rotation of the Earth, which is not constant in rate. So, the rate of atomic clocks was annually changed or steered to closely match GMT. But in January 1972 it became fixed, using predefined leap seconds instead of rate changes. This new time system is Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). Leap seconds are inserted to keep UTC within 0.9 seconds of UT1. In this way, local times continue to correspond approximately to mean solar time, while the effects of variations in Earth's rotation rate are confined to simple step changes that can be easily applied to obtain a uniform time scale (International Atomic Time or TAI). With the implementation of UTC, nations began to use it in the definition of their time zones instead of GMT. As of 2005, most but not all nations had altered the definition of local time in this way (though many media outlets fail to make a distinction between GMT and UTC). Further change to the basis of time zones may occur if proposals to abandon leap seconds succeed.

Due to daylight saving time, UTC is the local time at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich only between 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in October and 01:00 UTC on the last Sunday in March. For the rest of the year, local time there is UTC+1, known in the United Kingdom as British Summer Time (BST). Similar circumstances apply in many other places.


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@Zaine: You're assigned a dorm, you don't generally pick, at least that's what I got from reading.

read back a bit, i asked the same thing earlier and atomic sheesh science lesson there hehe how odd that you would know that

Everyone except the headmistress are to come to the great hall before the opening ceremony. Once she arrives she'll have a speech, tell all the basic stuff you need to know and also divide the students into the two dorm houses. However, I'd appreaciate the students and teachers not interracting (I mean the students can talk to one another and teachers too, just teacher-student is a no).
And it's not a silly question, it's better you ask twice than screw it up once ;P

Come on, people, make your entrance post so we can get things running tonight.

ALL STUDENTS ARE TO MOVE THEIR CUTE LITTLE BEHINDS INTO THE GREAT HALL IMMEDIATELLY. IF YOU WANT TO START THE RP ON TIME YOU'LL HAVE TO AT LEAST POST AN ENTRANCE POST NOW!!!

Well it's better to stand than hang anyway. So I'm gonna do that ^^

Unfortunately, it's one of those things that will be difficult to get going. It's most difficult in a forum because you don't physically have to be online to exist (your character would be there but you wouldn't.)

The problem I forsee with getting the majority of people in the great hall at once is that everyone works on different times. Time zones are a large problem, and personal issues (any kind) that prevent people from getting on, from daily business, work or illness are impossible to avoid.