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Every now and then a leap second is added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in order to synchronize clocks worldwide with the Earth's ever slowing rotation.
    Atomic clocks are slightly too accurate.
    The reason we have to add a second now and then is that Earth's rotation around its own axis is gradually slowing down, although very slowly.
How Often Are Leap Seconds Added?
    Before the first leap second was added in 1972, UTC was 10 seconds behind Atomic Time.
    So far, a total of 26 leap seconds have been added.
    This means that the Earth has slowed down an additional 26 seconds compared to atomic time since then.
    However, this does NOT mean that the days are 26 seconds longer nowadays.
    The only difference is that the days a leap second was added had 86,401 seconds instead of the usual 86,400 seconds.
    The next leap second will be added on December 31, 2016 at 23:59:60 UTC.
    The difference between UTC and International Atomic Time (TAI) will then increase from the current 36 seconds to 37 seconds.
[SOURCE: What's a Leap Second?]

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Posted by PSRG FUN BLOG at 12-31-2016 09:00PT

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2016[53]A -- Ins-Net As Dec 30, 2016: 2016 -- It's Bonus Time! [C-A-B]]

Insomniac-Net ANSWERS -- Friday[53], Dec 30, 2016 [ C - A - B ]
Tonight's Topic: 2016 -- It's Bonus Time!
ANSWERS = [ C - A - B ]
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
    Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us last night.
    We hope you discovered something interesting during the time we spent together on the Insomniac Net last night.
        -- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
    (Please Note: The Net Controller's Answers are always CORRECT (even if they aren't every time!)
    Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
    You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
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1st New Year Toast on Christmas Island (aka Kiritimati, Kiribati)

    Well, just in case you have been counting (5 time your fingers or toes plus 3 fingers), you are right that tonight is our 53rd weekly's Friday Trivia Net for 2016.
    So, tonight's net will occur during a 2016 Bonus Time session -- with a very special treat of our very last Question of 2016 being -- by unpopular request -- a little tricky!
    Accordingly, please choose your answers from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", or "C" (if applicable!) for each question.   
    So, from the ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and myself [K7LWA],
    we wish you all the very best in the fast-approaching New Year -- 2017 (or for you old-schoolers, MMXVII)!
++ 2016 -- It's Bonus Time! ++
Question #1: Something has happened 26 times since 1972. The next time this happens, it will be on December 31, 2016 at 23:59:60 UTC. What is it?
        A. The worldwide hamburger giant, McDonald's, change the number of "Burgers Served" on all its corporate-owned "Golden Arches" signs, or
        B. Cousin Marilyn [KC8TJV]'s Ohio Buckeyes are dreaming of de-Tigering the Fiesta Bowl in a few hours, or#####
        C. A leap second is added to UTC and to clocks worldwide.

    Every now and then a leap second is added to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) in order to synchronize clocks worldwide with the Earth's ever slowing rotation.
    Atomic clocks are slightly too accurate.
    The reason we have to add a second now and then is that Earth's rotation around its own axis is gradually slowing down, although very slowly.
How Often Are Leap Seconds Added?
    Before the first leap second was added in 1972, UTC was 10 seconds behind Atomic Time.
    So far, a total of 26 leap seconds have been added.
    This means that the Earth has slowed down an additional 26 seconds compared to atomic time since then.
    However, this does NOT mean that the days are 26 seconds longer nowadays.
    The only difference is that the days a leap second was added had 86,401 seconds instead of the usual 86,400 seconds.
    The next leap second will be added on December 31, 2016 at 23:59:60 UTC.
    The difference between UTC and International Atomic Time (TAI) will then increase from the current 36 seconds to 37 seconds.
      SOURCE: What's a Leap Second?]

Question #2: According to our experts*, there are about 39 time zones, so New Years Eve will be celebrated at 39 different times. True or false?
        A. True, or
        B. False.

With 39 different local times in use, it takes 26 hours for the New Year to encompass all time zones.There are about 39 time zones, so New Years Eve is celebrated at 39 different times.
    [*SOURCE: When Year 2017 Starts Around the World & New Year 2017 Trivia]

 Question #3: Baker Island (BIT) is the last spot on earth to toast the New Year. How many hours have passed since popping the first bottle of bubbly at Christmas Island -- or Kiritimati, Kiribati (LINT)?
        A. 24, or
        B. 26, or
        C. 28.

26 hours after the first bottle of bubbly pops, Baker Island toasts the New Year.
Kiritimati, Kiribati is into the second day of the year before Baker Island leaves 2016.
    [*SOURCE: New Year 2017 Trivia]

 

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++ REPEAT-AFTER-ME OF THE DAY ++  --  New Year's Day in other languages:

Name Language New Year's Day English Día de Año Nuevo Spanish יום השנה החדשה Hebrew رأس السنة الميلادية Arabic 설 날 Korean Første nyttårsdag Norwegian Neujahrstag German

      "HAPPY HOLIDAYS & have a GREAT 2017!"
        and thanks for playing; now, get outta here, youse kids!"
            [SOURCE: US]
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Good luck everyone!
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FLASHBACK!
Our previous New Year's Friday Trivia Nets BLOGS:
2014:

2014[01]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Jan 03, 2014: "A New Year -- A New State (kinda)"
2014[01]A -- Ins-Net As for Jan 03, 2014: "A New Year -- A New State (kinda)" [?-?-?]
2015:

2015[01]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Jan 02, 2015_"A Little Bossa Nova for the New Year"
2015[01]A -- Ins-Net As for Jan 02, 2015_"A Little Bossa Nova for the New Year" [?-?-?]
2016:

2016[01]Q -- Ins-Net Qs for Jan 01, 2016: "It's 2016!"
2016[01]A -- Ins-Net As for Jan 01, 2016: "It's 2016!" [?-?-?]
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Thank you!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
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Posted 2016-12-31 04:10PT
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Posted by K7LWA.INS  at  2016-12-31 04:10 PT USA

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2016[53]Q -- Ins-Net Qs Dec 30, 2016: 2016 -- It's Bonus Time!

Insomniac-Net Questions -- Friday[53], Dec 30, 2016
Tonight's Topic: 2016 -- It's Bonus Time!
    Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us tonight.
    We hope you'll discover something interesting during the time we spend together on the Insomniac Net for the next 90+ minutes.
        -- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
    (Please Note: The Net Controller's Answers are always CORRECT (even if they aren't every time!)
    Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
    You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
=================

    Well, just in case you have been counting (5 time your fingers or toes plus 3 fingers), you are right that tonight is our 53rd weekly's Friday Trivia Net for 2016.
    So, tonight's net will occur during a 2016 Bonus Time session -- with a very special treat of our very last Question of 2016 being -- by unpopular request -- a little tricky!
    Accordingly, please choose your answers from any of the 3 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", or "C" (if applicable!) for each question.   
    So, from the ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and myself [K7LWA],
    we wish you all the very best in the fast-approaching New Year -- 2017 (or for you old-schoolers, MMXVII)!
++ 2016 -- It's Bonus Time! ++
Question #1: Something has happened 26 times since 1972. The next time this happens, it will be on December 31, 2016 at 23:59:60 UTC. What is it?
        A. The worldwide hamburger giant, McDonald's, change the number of "Burgers Served" on all its corporate-owned "Golden Arches" signs, or
        B. Cousin Marilyn [KC8TJV]'s Ohio Buckeyes are dreaming of de-Tigering the Fiesta Bowl in a few hours, or
        C. A leap second is added to UTC and to clocks worldwide.

Question #2: According to our experts*, there are about 39 time zones, so New Years Eve will be celebrated at 39 different times. True or false?
        A. True, or
        B. False.

Question #3: Baker Island (BIT) is the last spot on earth to toast the New Year. How many hours have passed since popping the first bottle of bubbly at Christmas Island -- or Kiritimati, Kiribati (LINT)?
        A. 24, or
        B. 26, or
        C. 28.

[*SOURCE: New Year 2017 Trivia]
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++ REPEAT-AFTER-ME OF THE DAY ++  --  New Year's Day in other languages:

Name Language New Year's Day English Día de Año Nuevo Spanish יום השנה החדשה Hebrew رأس السنة الميلادية Arabic 설 날 Korean Første nyttårsdag Norwegian Neujahrstag German

      "HAPPY HOLIDAYS & have a GREAT 2017!"
        and thanks for playing; now, get outta here, youse kids!"
            [SOURCE: US]
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Please include you name, Callsign, and those correct answers.
Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
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Next Week: It's a Brand Year -- is there a Brand New YOU?
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2016[52]A -- Ins-Net As Dec 23, 2016: "Holiday Survey Says...?" [ ALL CORRECT! ]

Insomniac-Net ANSWERS -- Friday[52], Dec 23, 2016 [ ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT! ]
Tonight's Topic: "Holiday Survey Says...?"
ANSWERS = [ ALL ANSWERS ARE CORRECT! ]
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!
    Good morning/evening, everybody! Thank you for joining us last night.
    We hope you discovered something interesting during the time we spent together on the Insomniac Net last night.
        -- The ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and just plain old LW [K7LWA] (email K7LWA.INS@gmail.com).
    (Please Note: The Net Controller's Answers are always CORRECT (even if they aren't every time!)
    Please check out Winsystem's Insomniac Trivia Net page.
    You can get these Questions & Answers at the Yahoo-groups' Messages Link.
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Where can you find the Cookie Forest and the Cookie Tree?
(Look Here!)

     As part of Shelley's and LW's Christmas celebration on December 25th, the Holiday meal for 14 will consist of many delicious family traditional Favorites.
    So whether (or not) you also celebrate Christmas Day, we would like to know what YOU enjoy when celebrating your Holiday(s).
    Accordingly, for tonight's questions, we are doing a "Survey Says" episode which lets YOU tell us what the correct answers are -- for you!
    Of course, for those who do not want to share your personal answers -- for whatever reason -- you can just use the ever cheerful answer of "E".
    Accordingly, please choose your answers from any of the 5 (reuseable) answers of "A", "B", "C", "D", or "E" (if applicable!) for each question.   
    So, what do YOU SAY?
++ "Holiday Survey Says...?" ++
Question #1: What YOU like best about Your Favorite Holiday is...?
        A. Eating great Holiday food and special Holiday treats (and/or Holiday drinks), or
        B. Getting together with family and/or friends, and/or just getting the day off, or
        C. Getting presents, doing something, and/or going somewhere really COOL!, or
        D. All of the above!
        E. "Bah Humbug!"
Question #2: What is your favorite part of Your Holiday meal?
        A. Reading the Menu, and/or enjoying MY favorite Appetizers, and/or drinks, or
        B. Enjoying MY favorite Entre, and/or Salad, and/or drinks, or
        C. Enjoying MY favorite Dessert, and/or drinks, and/or drinks, or
        D. All of the above!
        E. "Bah Humbug!"
Question #3: What is your favorite HOLIDAY word, phrase, or expression (that you can repeat on the radio)?
        A. My favorite HOLIDAY word is: ________, or
        B. My favorite HOLIDAY phrase is: ________________________, or
        C. My favorite HOLIDAY expression is: _____________________________, or
        D. All of the above!
        E. "Bah Humbug!"
[SOURCE: You!]
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++ QUOTE OF THE DAY ++  --  from the ever-delightful Shelley [KF7TBA] and LW [K7LWA]:
      "And the Survey Says: ALL answers are correct!"
      "HAPPY HOLIDAYS To You!" and thanks for playing; now, get outta here, youse kids!"
            [SOURCE: US]

Where can you find the Cookie Forest and the Cookie Tree?
(Look Here!)

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Good luck everyone!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
K7LWA.INS@gmail.com
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Next Week: BONUS Week #53 -- Extra, Extra!
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Thank you!
Shelley [KF7TBA] & LW [K7LWA]
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