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Flight amendants say the front of tthe cabin, esually where first- and Survey reveals literacy viewed as a social issue themselves, while 25 per cent said the fault lay with the individual's parcn- Research for ABC Canada, a prevaic sector foundation promoting imeracy. Some business organizations the environment was welll on the way Time officials delay 1991 by ‘leap second’ WASHINGTON (AP) — Wait just a second. The start of next year will be delayed by circumstances bryond our control. The authorities in charge of time have declared that a “leap second” will occur at the end of 1990, cx tending the year ever so slightly Why? Because clocks have become just too accurate im recent years Today's atomic clocks are accuraic to within a billionth of a second a day, according to the US. Naval Observatory, the government office in charge of keeping track of what time it is. Good old Earth, on the other hand, isn’t nearly that consistent It speeds up a bit sometimes, slows down other times. Earth s comsmicui to only about one-thousandth of a second a day, reports the National Institute Standards and Gide’ maner. But modienn clocks get out of time with the slightly watitiy world. Because the gilanct cant be adjumed, the clocks must bbe. Since Earth has slowed a hn, the clocks have ‘been gaming time and must be slowed a9 kerp them on ac curate This year’s leap second will ecom at 23-59-39 universal cp-ontimaned tame. That's 6-59 p.m. and 59 seomp- ds EST Normally, 659-59 p.m. is fniliowed by 7:00:00. But on Dec. 31 in willl he followed by 6-59-60, and that will be fallowed by 7 p.m Caiearet co-ordmamed ame, for 23-59-59 so m will ecour just before midnight and the start of dhe mew per oem) cattter dam am economic theme (KO) gre cen Surveys showed that, with the among tie wortk flower, Ine sacl A weorne lineracy asst among young adeits im Camade and de United Seaucs sihowed dine US. soudients “to be wpeioe im mms of literacy sills,” tne scxindl. 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