Post by discoberry on Dec 30, 2011 10:11:18 GMT -5
Forget the Tardis or Star Trek. Samoans have a simpler answer to changing the calendar – and warping the dateline is so much easier than time travel.
But those who routinely thank goodness it's Friday in the Pacific islands state may be less happy. This year, 30 December is disappearing as Samoa skips the day entirely.
The country that has been able to say it sees the world's last sunset of the day is about to edge ahead of Tonga as the place where 2012 begins.
The decision to change Samoa's place in the world temporally reflects a new business order. It will be on the same day as New Zealand, Australia and China.
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/dec/28/samoa-skips-friday-30-december
