Program: GETVAL Purpose: Get image values at given positions in a set Category: UTILITY File: getval.c Author: M.G.R. Vogelaar Keywords: INSET= Give set (,subset): Maximum number of subsets is 1. ... The image values are formatted according the string entered in FORMAT= APPEND= Ok to append? ... The flag characters and their meanings are: - The result of the conversion is left- justified within the field. ... If the result of a conversion is longer than the field width, an asterisk is returned. ...

metrologia The leap second: its history and possible future R. A. Nelson, D. D. McCarthy , S. Malys, J. Levine, B. Guinot, H. F. Fliegel , R. L. Beard and T. R. Bartholome w Abstract. This paper reviews the theoretica l motivatio n for the leap second in the context of the historica l evolutio n of time measurement . Th e periodic insertio n of a leap second step into th e scale of Coordinate d Universal Time (UTC) necessitates frequent changes in comple x timekeepin g systems an d is currentl y th e