<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1">
<META content="MSHTML 6.00.6000.16788" name=GENERATOR>
<STYLE></STYLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY bgColor=#ffffff>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>As interesting as the continuing theoretical
discussions are (or at least, what I as an interested bystander can comprehend
of them), I think it might be informative to see examples of how the leap second
to be thrust upon us next week is affecting list members' current
projects. Specific examples, rather than the generalities of the ongoing
debate, might suggest specific solutions that a rubber-stamp solution from ITU
would not necessarily be able to address.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Happy Holidays,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=4>Brian Garrett</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>