In a message dated 12/21/99 12:44:13 PM US Eastern Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: > The Calendar seems to say BC (That's Before Christ) and AD (After Death of > Christ)... What happened to the 30 something years during Christ? The AD actually stand for the Latin "Anno Domini" = "the year of our Lord" - meaning the year of Christ's birth, not death. ############################################################## TechNet Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8c ############################################################## To subscribe/unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the body: To subscribe: SUBSCRIBE TECHNET <your full name> To unsubscribe: SIGNOFF TECHNET ############################################################## Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information. If you need assistance - contact Gayatri Sardeshpande at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5365 ##############################################################