Fromotherside, asitbecameknownonlyearlier, Freescaledecided tobe joinedtoIBM, that itcannot butcausequestions about thedegree of theparticipation of company in thealliance.
But it will be the first in the world to cross over into 2012, according to its government, now that it has joined Samoa in shifting to theotherside of the international dateline.
On theotherside is the elderly man almost in tears as he joinedthe protestors outside the terminal building in singing Psalm 46, to try and drown out the noise of the engines, as the plane took off.