> I'm wishing everyone a happy New Year! Renate Can you say that? Not all cultures celebrate new year at the same time :o) Anyway, tonight might be a special New Year ... possibly the last leap second ever will be added at the midnight time-signal "The new leap second will be inserted at the end of the final minute of 2005, giving the familiar "six pip" BBC radio time signal an extra pip before the long pip marking the hour. " http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4562194.stm So the 2006 does not start until Big Ben strikes 13 instead of the normal 12? Happy Whatever (is that PC?) Bob