I don&#39;t think it&#39;s quite been finalized yet, but <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13334229" target="_blank">http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-13334229</a> seems to suggest that (Western) Samoa will transition from Thursday 29 December 2011 23:59:59 UTC-11:00 to Saturday 31 December 2011 00:00:00 UTC+13:00.<br>

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dateline - probably on Thursday 29 December, Prime Minister Tuilaepa 
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      </i><p><i>Samoa will lose a day as it jumps straight from Thursday to 
Saturday. Any residents with a birthday on Friday 30 December will have 
to celebrate a day early, or a day late, as that date will not exist in 
their country.</i> </p></blockquote><a href="http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=33094:moving-to-&amp;catid=64:sunday-reading&amp;Itemid=82" target="_blank">http://www.samoaobserver.ws/index.php?option=com_content&amp;view=article&amp;id=33094:moving-to-&amp;catid=64:sunday-reading&amp;Itemid=82</a> also mentions that &quot;the shift would probably take place on December 29.&quot;<br>

<br clear="all">--<br>Tim Parenti<br><br>
<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 17:19, Olson, Arthur David (NIH/NCI) [E] <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:olsona@dc37a.nci.nih.gov" target="_blank">olsona@dc37a.nci.nih.gov</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br>
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Does anyone know at what instant Samoa plans to make its 24-hour jump?<br>
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