Re: System Value QLEAPADJ

enjoyed joe's response.
Just to add, we need a system value for the "year of the ..."
Tis now the year of the snake (...a good year).
Also need something for their lunar calendar, which began on
jan 24,2001
for a look at various calendars, try
http://webexhibits.org/calendars/index.html

with the expansion of china in global markets, makes me wonder
if someday we won't have another major conversion, like
y2k & euro.

jim


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From: <barsa@barsaconsulting.com>
To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:04 PM
Subject: RE: System Value QLEAPADJ


>
> Outstanding response.  I will change my documentation accordingly, and
> point out to IBM that there is some question as to the accuracy (political
> correctness aside) of their documentation.
>
> Al
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>                     "Joe Pluta"
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> Al, you know that IBM knows its stuff when it comes to internationalism.
> You're thinking of the traditional Chinese calendar, while the Republic of
> China (the ROC) is actually Taiwan, which was established in 1912, which
is
> officially year 1 in that country.  1984 thus marked the 73rd year of the
> official ROC calendar.
>
> On the other hand, while the mainland Chinese have been marking time for a
> LONG time, their official calendar is actually the good old Gregorian
> calendar.  The other mode of timekeeping is the era system, which begins
at
> year one with each new emperor (this is part of the reason that the ROC
> restarted at 1 when they established themselves as a separate entity in
> 1912 - the new government was the new "era").  However, some people use
the
> reign of Huang Di as the beginning of Chinese chronology, setting the
> current Chinese year at either 4637 or 4697, depending on how you
calculate
> it.
>
> Interestingly enough, this is not the highest year in any calendar.  The
> traditional Jewish calendar is currently at year 5759, with year 1 being
> the
> year of Creation.  I will not enter into any religious debates here, just
> reporting the facts... <smile>
>
> Joe
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
> > [mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of
> > barsa@barsaconsulting.com
> > Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2001 12:17 AM
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> > Subject: System Value QLEAPADJ
> >
> >
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > As many of you know, I try to be a system value quru.  Sometimes
> > I win, and
> > sometimes I lose.  New IBM documentation about this value says that::
> >
> > For example: The Gregorian calendar year of 1984 was the year 73 in the
> > Republic of China.  Because 73 was a leap year, you divide 73 by 4; this
> > leaves a remainder of 1. Therefore, to adjust the system calendar for
the
> > Republic of China, specify 1 for the leap year adjustment.
> >
> > I kinda thought that Chinese years were well ahead if US years.  Am I
> > wrong, or am I right.  Is the IBM manual wrong.....?
> >
> > Al Barsa, Jr.
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> > 400>390
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