[Lnc-business] Applications for the position of LNC secretary

[Vicki Kirkland]

In the future we should go with 11:59pm to avoid ambiguity.
VK



On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 3:24 PM, Scott L. <scott73 at earthlink.net> wrote:

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> "I hope all is well with you.  I am aware that there are different ****
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> schools of interpretation as to what "midnight" means. As I suggested in *
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> my message to the LNC Business list on Dec. 16, the convention I follow **
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> implies that midnight on Jan. 24 should be interpreted as 12:00 a.m. (or *
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> immediately thereafter) on Jan. 24. As you may recall, in that message I *
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> also suggested that henceforth closing dates be stated in terms of a.m. **
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> or p.m., and that terms such as "midnight" not be used.****
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>      However, it is fine with me if the LNC wishes to adopt the ****
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> convention suggested by Mr. Wrights concerning the application period.  **
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> Indeed, I believe it would be appropriate for us to accept applications **
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> received today precisely because of the ambiguity concerning the ****
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> deadline in the announcement of the position.****
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> I thought that midnight on the 24th meant the very last second of January
> 24.  However, I see that not everyone agrees with that interpretation.****
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> Neverthless, I am glad that the Secretary Pro Tem is accepting
> applications for Secretary that come in today to make sure that both
> interpretations of midnight are accepted.****
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> "Allow me to request again that all closing dates be stated in terms ****
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> that do not use ambiguous terms such as "midnight." Incidentally, I did **
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> not see the announcement concerning the application process for the ****
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> position of secretary prior to its distribution; if I had, I would have **
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> recommended a deadline such as 11:59 p.m. EST on Jan. 23 or Jan. 24.****
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>     The Secretary Pro Tem"****
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> I strongly agree with the Secretary Pro Tem.****
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> 11:59pm EST on March 10, 2013 makes it 100% clear which date you have in
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>   Scott Lieberman****
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