On Jun 29, 10:11 am, Blanche wrote:
Personally, I like the name of the entity responsible,
The Directorate of Time
I always expect The Doctor to pop in when I check that page.
My favorite organization name was the IERS: International Earth
Rotation Service and I speculated about the dire consequences if they
ever stopped providing this service.
http://www.gfy.ku.dk/~iag/Travaux_99/sec5_iers.htm
Unfortunately they have since changed their title to the lengthier but
more mundane International Earth Rotation and Reference Systems
Service while retaining the same acronym.