Leap Year

6. March 2011 | 14:40

When is a leap year not a leap year?

Leap years are divisible by four of course - but it’s a little more complicated than that Today is the last day of February. We know this because 2011 is not a leap year - because 2011 is not divisible by four. Only on years divisible by four - such as 2012 - does February have 29 days. Well, kind of. The leap year rule that has been in place since 1582 is a bit more complicated. Years that are … (News Source: Guardian Unlimited - 02:22:25)

Perthshire takes the plunge: from Soldier’s Leap to bungee jump

EVEN a soldier in fear of his life might hesitate at making this leap. Scotland’s first bungee-jumping attraction is to open later this year in the famous Pass of Killiecr (News Source: The Scotsman - 00:04:42)

LEAP study aid available for students

With statewide testing a little less than a month away, Bogalusa City School District Superintendent Ruth Horne wants to make sure teachers, parents and students are aware of available study resources and that everyone is working together to make sure students perform well when state testing occurs during the two phases on March 22 and April 11-15. (News Source: The Daily News - 08:17:44)

Analysis: Gov wants Alaskans to take leap of faith

BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell wants Alaskans to take a leap of faith. He wants them to believe his plan to cut oil production taxes - potentially costing the state up to $2 billion a year in revenue - will pay dividends down the road. The belief is that fewer taxes will prompt companies to invest in more development, create tens of thousands of new jobs and boost … (News Source: Washington Examiner - 15:14:51)

DVD: Leap Year (18)

Leap Year is a study in solitude and isolation. Laura is struggling to put her past in Oaxaca, Mexico behind her and finds it hard to connect with people in her new home. She spends most of her time in her flat working, talking with her mother on the phone and marking time until 29 February. The long hours are broken by a string of sexual encounters which become ever more shocking in their … (News Source: Independent - 00:34:29)

Perthshire takes the plunge: from Soldier’s Leap to bungee jump

EVEN a soldier in fear of his life might hesitate at making this leap. Scotland’s first bungee-jumping attraction is to open later this year in the famous Pass of Killiecrankie with thrill-seekers paying Ã‚Â£60 a head to plummet 120 feet down into the gorge of the River Garry. (News Source: Scotland on Sunday - 00:10:06)

‘I’m going to win’

Gymnast Brenna Huckaby, then 14, makes a leap in a balance beam routine during a competition last year. Gymnast Brenna Huckaby, then 14, makes a leap in a balance beam routine during a competition last year. (News Source: The Advocate - 06:19:03)

Bridge bungy plan just too far stretched

TOURISTS won’t leap off the Harbour Bridge any time soon after the RTA rejected an approach from a Sydney company for a bungy jumping attraction. (News Source: Daily Telegraph - 13:00:00)

COUNTY SPORT: LEAP joy for Spalding trio

THREE talented teenagers from Spalding have been welcomed into the Lincolnshire Elite Athlete Programme (LEAP). (News Source: Spalding Today - 09:13:38)

Airport Link neighbours face traffic surge

TRAVEL-TIME savings of up to 15 minutes for Brisbane’s Airport Link could come at a high price for drivers in surrounding suburbs. (News Source: The Courier Mail - 13:21:32)

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