Subject: Re: 'Leap Second' to Be Added on New Year's Eve This Year   
   From: Wolf K    
       
   On 2017-01-02 14:46, Mark Storkamp wrote:   
   > In article ,   
   >  Mark Lloyd  wrote:   
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   >> ** - I try to use CE / BCE instead of AD / BC. The numbers are the same,   
   >> and it avoids a particular assumption.   
   >>   
   >> [snip]   
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   > And it's easy to remember too. Christian Era and Before Christian Era.   
       
   CE = Church of England BCE = Before Church of England. You'll need a    
   calculator.   
       
   Heh heh.   
       
   Actually, it's "Common Era" and "Before Common Era". Paleontologists and    
   such use YBP = Years Before Present.   
       
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   Best,   
   Wolf K   
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