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> When does the millennium officially begin? check web site
> http://greenwich2000.com/time/
> (& century & decade)

> 1 January 2001

> "We have uniformly rejected all letters and declined all discussion upon
the
> question of when the present century ends, as it is one of the most absurd
> that can engage the public attention, and we are astonished to find it has
> been the subject of so much dispute, since it appears plain. The present
> century will not terminate till January 1, 1801, unless it can be made out
> that 99 are 100... It is a silly, childish discussion, and only exposes
the
> want of brains of those who maintain a contrary opinion to that we have
> stated"
> The Times, 26 December 1799

> All the experts agree (and have done for centuries) that the millennium
> officially starts on 1 January 2001 and NOT on 1 January 2000 as much of
the
> hype would have you believe.  The "last of the millennium" or the "first
of
> the millennium"

> Why?
> The millennium officially starts on 1 January 2001. But most people are
> regarding 1 January 2000 as a good day to start the party!

> Why? - Because there is no year "0" in our calendar system.  It started at
> 1AD; two thousand years on, or two millennia is celebrated in 2001!

> BUT... It is on 1 January 2000 that the so called 'millennium bug' takes
> effect

> Where?
> The millennium officially starts at Greenwich, England. But many people
are
> confused that it doesn't begin at the International Date Line.  Each new
day
> starts at the International Date Line which is 12 hours ahead of GMT.  But
> it is only a new day in that local time zone.

> A Universal Day was created by International Convention in 1884 in
> Washington DC, USA.  This Universal Day operates to World Time or
Universal
> Time at Greenwich, England; historically referred to as GMT (Greenwich
Mean
> Time).  It begins at midnight GMT (I.E. 12 noon at the International Date
> Line)

> When it is midnight Greenwich it is the official start of the new
Universal
> Day and the whole world can celebrate.

> That reference point is midnight at the cross-hairs of the Airy telescope
in
> the Old Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich, England.  It is also the point
> of zero longitude; the Prime Meridian of the World also known as the
> Greenwich Meridian which can be seen on all modern World Maps.

> All time and space on planet earth is measured by 2 reference lines. The
> lines of longitude based on the Greenwich Meridian (0 Longitude) and the
> Equator (0 Latitude).  You can express where you are precisely by your
> latitude and longitude and in time by Greenwich Mean Time.

> Addition References
> RECOMMENDED: There is a complete and fascinating article called A
> Chronology - Explanation of Times through various eras of history
> For the full story see the Millennium Newsletter and more information from
> the Royal Observatory Greenwich

> --
> Rory S. Brown

> Canadian Distributor for Hyper Stimulator
> "The World's Best Racing Car Simulators"
> Visit www.hyperstimcanada.com

> Home Designed Computers by Rory
> "Custom Computers for your needs!"
> Visit www.directcomputers.com

> Unit 7 - 9947 - 151 Street
> Surrey, BC Canada V3R 9A1
> Phone 604-671-5997
> Fax 604-930-9983

> Official Supplier of Computers & Hyper Stimulators to:
> the Players Racing Simulator Challenge Tour and
> The Kool Racing Challenge Tour
> Visit www.players-racing.com

> When does the millennium officially begin? check web site
> http://greenwich2000.com/time/
> (& century & decade)

> 1 January 2001

> "We have uniformly rejected all letters and declined all discussion upon the
> question of when the present century ends, as it is one of the most absurd
> that can engage the public attention, and we are astonished to find it has
> been the subject of so much dispute, since it appears plain. The present
> century will not terminate till January 1, 1801, unless it can be made out
> that 99 are 100... It is a silly, childish discussion, and only exposes the
> want of brains of those who maintain a contrary opinion to that we have
> stated"
> The Times, 26 December 1799

> All the experts agree (and have done for centuries) that the millennium
> officially starts on 1 January 2001 and NOT on 1 January 2000 as much of the
> hype would have you believe.  The "last of the millennium" or the "first of
> the millennium"

> Why?
> The millennium officially starts on 1 January 2001. But most people are
> regarding 1 January 2000 as a good day to start the party!

> Why? - Because there is no year "0" in our calendar system.  It started at
> 1AD; two thousand years on, or two millennia is celebrated in 2001!

> BUT... It is on 1 January 2000 that the so called 'millennium bug' takes
> effect

> Where?
> The millennium officially starts at Greenwich, England. But many people are
> confused that it doesn't begin at the International Date Line.  Each new day
> starts at the International Date Line which is 12 hours ahead of GMT.  But
> it is only a new day in that local time zone.

> A Universal Day was created by International Convention in 1884 in
> Washington DC, USA.  This Universal Day operates to World Time or Universal
> Time at Greenwich, England; historically referred to as GMT (Greenwich Mean
> Time).  It begins at midnight GMT (I.E. 12 noon at the International Date
> Line)

> When it is midnight Greenwich it is the official start of the new Universal
> Day and the whole world can celebrate.

> That reference point is midnight at the cross-hairs of the Airy telescope in
> the Old Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich, England.  It is also the point
> of zero longitude; the Prime Meridian of the World also known as the
> Greenwich Meridian which can be seen on all modern World Maps.

> All time and space on planet earth is measured by 2 reference lines. The
> lines of longitude based on the Greenwich Meridian (0 Longitude) and the
> Equator (0 Latitude).  You can express where you are precisely by your
> latitude and longitude and in time by Greenwich Mean Time.

> Addition References
> RECOMMENDED: There is a complete and fascinating article called A
> Chronology - Explanation of Times through various eras of history
> For the full story see the Millennium Newsletter and more information from
> the Royal Observatory Greenwich

> --
> Rory S. Brown

> Canadian Distributor for Hyper Stimulator
> "The World's Best Racing Car Simulators"
> Visit www.hyperstimcanada.com

> Home Designed Computers by Rory
> "Custom Computers for your needs!"
> Visit www.directcomputers.com

> Unit 7 - 9947 - 151 Street
> Surrey, BC Canada V3R 9A1
> Phone 604-671-5997
> Fax 604-930-9983

> Official Supplier of Computers & Hyper Stimulators to:
> the Players Racing Simulator Challenge Tour and
> The Kool Racing Challenge Tour
> Visit www.players-racing.com

>HAH! Call me a fool huh? Man, just how ignorant are you?

> HAH! Call me a fool huh? Man, just how ignorant are you? You'll believe
> an editor because he sides with your views? Heck, he wrote that just 300
> years after folks thought the world was flat and when folks were saying
> they'd reached the peak of what could be invented. And you think a 200
> year old commentary is going to change the fact that the Gregorian
> calendar is made up and didn't come in to existance until the 600's? Yet
> you want me to believe that the Millenium is next year? *** man, start
> counting at 1BC and 2000 is the Millenium based on, yes, the Gregorian
> calendar... who decided we started the millenium count at 1AD? YOU? Time?
> Hell, for some reason folks tend to ignore 1BC like "all time" started at
> 1AD or something. Time has been going on long before any sort of calendar
> tried to measure it. So, if the "World" decides to celebrate the
> Millenium at 2000, they CAN, there's 1000 years passed at some point,
> let's see 1999,1998, 1997, etc. YES, yes, I can count backwards to 1000
> years, so yes, 2000 is a Millenium. I know you know that a Millenium is
> 1000 years, look it up in the encyclopedia or dictionary, its 1000 years,
> and neither say its 1000 years starting at 1AD.

> And if you use the Common Era calendar (or Solar Calendar) as many
> scientific communities use you'll count from 1000 to 1999 as they
> adjusted for the missing 0 in the gregorian calendar by aligning 0 to
> 1BC. SO, celebrate it next year if you want, but a Millenium is 1000
> years, period, no matter where you start counting, so start counting at
> 4AD and have a Millenium party in 2004. Most folks don't know "why" this
> is the Millenium, nor do they care, and I don't really care, I just hate
> seeing ignorance spewed out based on what you perceive as the truth. They
> created this piece of ***called a calendar, and BACK DATED the stupid
> thing to try to match the birth of Jesus. The only reason at that time
> they didn't use 0 is because they didn't have a 0 in the system to denote
> that, so "they" went 1BC to 1AD. If I made up the calendar today, would I
> count back to 1BC or would I put a 0 in it? I think a zero would be
> there. And last time I checked, not a single one of my calendars said
> "based on the Gregorian system". You and many others assume that today we
> are basing time measurement on the Gregorian calendar. Says who? Do you
> think the Muslim's use the Gregorian calendar? What about Atheists? You
> think Atheists are going to believe in "that" calendar when its based on
> a CHRISTIAN birthdate?

> And for the other moron, Leaky Valve... when they say decade of the 80's
> they mean 1980 to 1989... 70's=70 to 78... 90's=90 to 99... so apparently
> "they" do start counting at ZERO muther***er. I'd love to see you
> convince your elementary class that the Decade of the 80's was 1981 to
> 1990. Geezus pete are you stupid trying to convince us that we start
> counting century's at 1. The 1800's... oh wait, I guess that's 1801 to
> 1900. HAHAHA! Go crawl back under the rock where you left your brain.
> What Rory said is right, the Millenium is next year if you count from
> 1AD, but you're arguement is stupid and ignorant and doesn't help his
> out.

> Both of you are seeking to support a futile arguement. The Calendar is
> made up, and any sort of time measurement is subjective, so have your
> opinion on when you think it is, and let others have their's, but don't
> sit around trying to make it out like you're right and they are wrong.
> You're both right and you're both wrong, it's all opinion and it'll get
> you nowhere, so go party next year and celebrate the Millenium then, and
> then celebrate the next year, etc. Open your eyes and see that things are
> not black-n-white, they are only shades of grey.

> Greg

> > When does the millennium officially begin? check web site
> > http://www.racesimcentral.net/
> > (& century & decade)

> > 1 January 2001

> > "We have uniformly rejected all letters and declined all discussion upon the
> > question of when the present century ends, as it is one of the most absurd
> > that can engage the public attention, and we are astonished to find it has
> > been the subject of so much dispute, since it appears plain. The present
> > century will not terminate till January 1, 1801, unless it can be made out
> > that 99 are 100... It is a silly, childish discussion, and only exposes the
> > want of brains of those who maintain a contrary opinion to that we have
> > stated"
> > The Times, 26 December 1799

> > All the experts agree (and have done for centuries) that the millennium
> > officially starts on 1 January 2001 and NOT on 1 January 2000 as much of the
> > hype would have you believe.  The "last of the millennium" or the "first of
> > the millennium"

> > Why?
> > The millennium officially starts on 1 January 2001. But most people are
> > regarding 1 January 2000 as a good day to start the party!

> > Why? - Because there is no year "0" in our calendar system.  It started at
> > 1AD; two thousand years on, or two millennia is celebrated in 2001!

> > BUT... It is on 1 January 2000 that the so called 'millennium bug' takes
> > effect

> > Where?
> > The millennium officially starts at Greenwich, England. But many people are
> > confused that it doesn't begin at the International Date Line.  Each new day
> > starts at the International Date Line which is 12 hours ahead of GMT.  But
> > it is only a new day in that local time zone.

> > A Universal Day was created by International Convention in 1884 in
> > Washington DC, USA.  This Universal Day operates to World Time or Universal
> > Time at Greenwich, England; historically referred to as GMT (Greenwich Mean
> > Time).  It begins at midnight GMT (I.E. 12 noon at the International Date
> > Line)

> > When it is midnight Greenwich it is the official start of the new Universal
> > Day and the whole world can celebrate.

> > That reference point is midnight at the cross-hairs of the Airy telescope in
> > the Old Greenwich Observatory in Greenwich, England.  It is also the point
> > of zero longitude; the Prime Meridian of the World also known as the

> >Addition References...

> Jesus. Someone is so ana

> Joe McGinn
> _________________________
> GA-Sports Writer
> http://www.ga-sports.com/

> I'm one of the four hor*** and we have planned the apocalypse for next
> year. We had a hell of a time deciding when the millenium was too but we
> figured that everyone would  be less prepared for it next year as opposed to
> this one. So see you all next year!
> A.T. Stiff (one of the fab four "apocalypse" hor***)


> > Instead of spending the past day digging up all this info, you could have
> > simply enjoyed New Year's Eve/Day like everybody else.

> > --
> > Gary