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From: gross@GATEWAY.MITRE.ORG (Phill Gross)
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Subject: Re: Leaping clocks
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Date: 31 Dec 87 15:05:16 GMT
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In case you leap-watchers out there missed it, the leap second will be
celebrated as part of the midnight festivities in New York City.  

Although the leap second is to be officially inserted at 7pm EST, the New York
revelers will celebrate it as the 61st second of the last minute of the year.
According to a report on NPR this morning, the traditional countdown
accompanying the falling ball will be changed for this occasion to `5..4..
3..2..1..LEAP!..0..'.  During the additional second, the falling ball will stop
and some additional fireworks or light displays will happen.

I guess this means that NYC will be one second off from 7pm EST to midnight.
Dave, how will this startling development affect network time in NYSERnet
for those 5 hours?!

Phill