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Earlier this year, official timekeepers from across the world discussed whether to eliminate the practice of adding leap seconds. They decided they needed more time to think about the issue and will next debate the issue in 2015. So for now, Chester said, "you get an extra second, don't waste it." ___ Online: Earth Orientation Center in Paris: U.S. Naval Observatory:
http://bit.ly/LVB70Q
http://tycho.usno.navy.mil/leapsec.html
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