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leap second celebration

Take a Second — To Celebrate the Fabled Leap Second

July 13, 2012 By Barbara Falconer Newhall

Five digital clocks show leap second, 2012. Photo by Skip Newhall

My brother-in-law Skip loves to throw a party. This time it was a party in honor of — the Leap Second. Join in, kick back and enjoy the extra second in your life, compliments of Skip. Read more.

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The Somethingists — They Don’t Believe in God, but They Do Believe in . . . Something

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Good news for those of us – count me in – who aren’t at all sure of what God is like. It’s called Somethingism. Read more.

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