Lose A Day

From the BBC:
"Samoa and Tokelau skip a day for dateline change"

Samoa and Tokelau have skipped a day - and jumped westwards across the international dateline - to align with trade partners. As the clock struck midnight (10:00 GMT Friday) as 29 December ended, Samoa and Tokelau fast-forwarded to 31 December, missing out on 30 December entirely. Samoa announced the decision in May in a bid to improve ties with major trade partners Australia and New Zealand. Neighbouring Tokelau decided to follow suit in October. The change comes 119 years after Samoa moved in the opposite direction. Then, it transferred to the same side of the international date line as the United States, in an effort to aid trade. But New Zealand and Australia have become increasingly valuable trade partners for the country. Samoan Prime Minister Tuila'epa Sailele Malielegaoi said he expected to see immediate benefits from the change, particularly for the tourist industry, as Samoans would now have five working days of continuous contact with counterparts in New Zealand and Australia. Local time up to 29 December had been 23 hours behind Auckland - but now it is one hour ahead.

^ Well, I hope it works out for them. A few years ago Samoa changed from driving on the right to the left because of Australia and New Zealand and now they change their time for them as well. I wonder how it will affect "Survivor" since most of the more recent seasons were/are filmed on Samoa. ^

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16351377