(Yes, a repeat, but this momentous event only happens every few years.) The International Earth Rotation Service has announced that there will be a Leap Second inserted at 23:59:59 UTC on the 31st December, due to the earth slowly slowing down. It's fun to listen to see how the time beeps handle it; will your GPS clock display 23:59:60, or will it go nuts (because the programmer was an idiot)? I actually have a recording of the last one, over at www.horsfall.org/leapsecond.webm (yes, I am a tragic geek), -- Dave Horsfall DTM (VK2KFU) "Those who don't understand security will suffer."