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This Year Will Be a Moment Longer We hope you've had a great year, because 2008 is just about to get longer. Not much longer – only by a second; a leap second. In this context, the phrase "Wait a moment, it's not 2009" could get a new meaning, if you get to say it very fast, and at the right time. The second will be added by December ... 9 December 2008 07:02 GMT How Long the Organisms Live Life is ephemeral by definition but it does vary from one species to another. The lifespan of each organism is considered to be the actual time it takes said organism to complete its life cycle. Most bacteria live for 15-80 minutes and then they divide into two daughter cells. More complex organisms live much longer.... 14 May 2008 15:46 GMT The History of Modern Calendar and Leap Year The calendar gives us the temporal dimension. Without it, we could not register the succession of the events. Calendars use three main notions: week, month and year. The last two originated in the observation of the astronomic events (the phases of the Moon and the Sun). The week was, at its origins, just a division ... 29 February 2008 08:41 GMT