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	Describe the date/time parsing rules.
Include specific information on the supported time zones. It's a really big table, so maybe it should go into an appendix instead.
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				@ -1255,270 +1255,15 @@ the time zone becomes GMT (on most systems anyway).
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	 <entry>ACSST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:30 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Summer Std Time</entry>
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	 <entry>ACST</entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Std Time</entry>
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	 <entry>ADT</entry>
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	 <entry>-02:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Atlantic Daylight Time</entry>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AESST</entry>
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	 <entry>+11:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Eastern Summer Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AEST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Eastern Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AHST</entry>
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	 <entry>-10:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Alaska-Hawaii Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AST</entry>
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	 <entry>-4:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Atlantic Std Time (Canada)</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AWSST</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Western Summer Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AWST</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Western Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>BST</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>British Summer Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>BT</entry>
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	 <entry>+3:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Baghdad Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CADT</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:30 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Daylight Savings Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CAST</entry>
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	 <entry>+09:30 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CAT</entry>
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	 <entry>-10:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Alaska Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CCT</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>China Coastal Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CDT</entry>
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	 <entry>-5:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CET</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central European Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CETDST</entry>
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	 <entry>+2:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central European Daylight Savings Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CST</entry>
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	 <entry>+6:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>DNT</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Dansk Normal Tid</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>DST</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Dansk Standard Time (?)</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>EAST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>East Australian Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>EDT</entry>
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	 <entry>-4:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Eastern Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>EET</entry>
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	 <entry>+2:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Eastern Europe, USSR Zone 1</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>EETDST</entry>
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	 <entry>+3:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Eastern Europe Daylight Savings Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>EST</entry>
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	 <entry>-5:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Eastern Standard Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>FST</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>French Summer Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>FWT</entry>
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	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
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	 <entry>French Winter Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>GMT</entry>
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	 <entry>0:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Greenwish Mean Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>GST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Guam Std Time, USSR Zone 9</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>HDT</entry>
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	 <entry>-9:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Hawaii/Alaska</entry>
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	 <entry>NZDT</entry>
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	 <entry>+13:00</entry>
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	 <entry>New Zealand Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>IDLE</entry>
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	 <entry>+12:00</entry>
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	 <entry>International Date Line, East</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>IDLW</entry>
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	 <entry>-12:00</entry>
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	 <entry>International Date Line, West</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>IST</entry>
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	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Israel</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>IT</entry>
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	 <entry>+3:40</entry>
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	 <entry>Iran Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>JST</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Japan Std Time,USSR Zone 8</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>JT</entry>
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	 <entry>+7:30</entry>
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	 <entry>Java Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>KST</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Korea Standard Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>LIGT</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Melbourne, Australia</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MDT</entry>
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	 <entry>-6:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Mountain Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MEST</entry>
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	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Middle Europe Summer Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MET</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Middle Europe Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>METDST</entry>
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	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Middle Europe Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MEWT</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Middle Europe Winter Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MEZ</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Middle Europe Zone</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MST</entry>
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	 <entry>-7:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Mountain Standard Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MT</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:30</entry>
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	 <entry>Moluccas Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>NDT</entry>
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	 <entry>-2:30</entry>
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	 <entry>Newfoundland Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>NFT</entry>
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	 <entry>-3:30</entry>
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	 <entry>Newfoundland Standard Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>NOR</entry>
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	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Norway Standard Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>NST</entry>
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	 <entry>-3:30</entry>
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	 <entry>Newfoundland Standard Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>NT</entry>
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	 <entry>-11:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Nome Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>NZDT</entry>
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	 <entry>+13:00</entry>
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	 <entry>New Zealand Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>NZST</entry>
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	 <entry>+12:00</entry>
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	 <entry>+12:00</entry>
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	 <entry>New Zealand Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AESST</entry>
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	 <entry>+11:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Eastern Summer Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>ACSST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:30 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Summer Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CADT</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:30 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Daylight Savings Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>SADT</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:30</entry>
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	 <entry>South Australian Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AEST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Eastern Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>EAST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>East Australian Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>GST</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Guam Std Time, USSR Zone 9</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>LIGT</entry>
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	 <entry>+10:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Melbourne, Australia</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>ACST</entry>
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	 <entry>+09:30 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CAST</entry>
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	 <entry>+09:30 </entry>
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	 <entry>Central Australia Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>SAT</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:30</entry>
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	 <entry>South Australian Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AWSST</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Western Summer Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>JST</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Japan Std Time,USSR Zone 8</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>KST</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:00</entry>
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	 <entry>Korea Standard Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>WDT</entry>
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	 <entry>+9:00</entry>
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	 <entry>West Australian Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>MT</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:30</entry>
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	 <entry>Moluccas Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>AWST</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>Australia Western Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>CCT</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:00 </entry>
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	 <entry>China Coastal Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>WADT</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:00</entry>
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	 <entry>West Australian Daylight Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>WST</entry>
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	 <entry>+8:00</entry>
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	 <entry>West Australian Std Time</entry>
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	</row>
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	<row>
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	 <entry>JT</entry>
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	 <entry>+7:30</entry>
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	 <entry>Java Time</entry>
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	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WAST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+7:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>West Australian Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>IT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+3:30</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Iran Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>BT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+3:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Baghdad Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>EETDST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+3:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Eastern Europe Daylight Savings Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>CETDST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Central European Daylight Savings Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>EET</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Eastern Europe, USSR Zone 1</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>FWT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>French Winter Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>IST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Israel Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>MEST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Middle Europe Summer Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>METDST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Middle Europe Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Swedish Summer Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>BST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>British Summer Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>CET</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Central European Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>DNT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Dansk Normal Tid</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>DST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Dansk Standard Time (?)</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>FST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>French Summer Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>MET</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Middle Europe Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>MEWT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Middle Europe Winter Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>MEZ</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Middle Europe Zone</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>NOR</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Norway Standard Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SET</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Seychelles Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SWT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Swedish Winter Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WETDST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Western Europe Daylight Savings Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>GMT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>0:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Greenwish Mean Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WET</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>0:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Western Europe</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WAT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>West Africa Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>NDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-2:30</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Newfoundland Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>ADT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-03:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Atlantic Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>NFT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-3:30</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Newfoundland Standard Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>NST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-3:30</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Newfoundland Standard Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>AST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-4:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Atlantic Std Time (Canada)</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>EDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-4:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Eastern Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>ZP4</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-4:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>GMT +4 hours</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>CDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-5:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Central Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>EST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-5:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Eastern Standard Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>ZP5</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-5:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>GMT +5  hours</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>CST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-6:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Central Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>MDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-6:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Mountain Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>ZP6</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-6:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>GMT +6  hours</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>MST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-7:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Mountain Standard Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>PDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-7:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
@ -1539,90 +1589,40 @@ the time zone becomes GMT (on most systems anyway).
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-8:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Pacific Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SADT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+10:30</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>South Australian Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SAT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+9:30</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>South Australian Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SET</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Seychelles Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+2:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Swedish Summer Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>SWT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Swedish Winter Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WADT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+8:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>West Australian Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WAST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+7:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>West Australian Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WAT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>West Africa Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+9:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>West Australian Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WET</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>0:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Western Europe</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WETDST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+1:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Western Europe Daylight Savings Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>WST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>+8:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>West Australian Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>YDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-8:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Yukon Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>HDT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-9:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Hawaii/Alaska Daylight Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>YST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-9:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Yukon Standard Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>ZP4</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-4:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>GMT +4 hours</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>AHST</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-10:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Alaska-Hawaii Std Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>ZP5</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-5:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>GMT +5  hours</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>CAT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-10:00 </entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Central Alaska Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>ZP6</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-6:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>GMT +6  hours</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>NT</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-11:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>Nome Time</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
	<row>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>IDLW</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>-12:00</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	 <entry>International Date Line, West</entry>
 | 
			
		||||
	</row>
 | 
			
		||||
       </tbody>
 | 
			
		||||
      </tgroup>
 | 
			
		||||
@ -1633,17 +1633,21 @@ the time zone becomes GMT (on most systems anyway).
 | 
			
		||||
       then <literal>EST</literal> refers to Australia Eastern Std Time,
 | 
			
		||||
       which has an offset of +10:00 hours from UTC.
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
       It is interesting that Australian time zones and their naming variants
 | 
			
		||||
       account for fully one quarter of all time zones in the 
 | 
			
		||||
       <productname>Postgres</productname> time zone lookup table.
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
     </note>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    <para>
 | 
			
		||||
     Australian time zones and their naming variants
 | 
			
		||||
     account for fully one quarter of all time zones in the 
 | 
			
		||||
     <productname>Postgres</productname> time zone lookup table.
 | 
			
		||||
    </para>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    <procedure>
 | 
			
		||||
     <title>Date/Time Input Interpretation</title>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <para>
 | 
			
		||||
      The date/time types are all decoded using a common set of routines.
 | 
			
		||||
     </para>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <step>
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
       Break the input string into tokens and categorize each token as
 | 
			
		||||
@ -1717,48 +1721,89 @@ the time zone becomes GMT (on most systems anyway).
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <step>
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
       The token is a number or number field. If there are more than 4 digits, 
 | 
			
		||||
       The token is a number or number field.
 | 
			
		||||
       If there are more than 4 digits, 
 | 
			
		||||
       and if no other date fields have been previously read, then interpret 
 | 
			
		||||
       as a "concatenated date".
 | 
			
		||||
       as a "concatenated date" (e.g. <literal>19990118</literal>).
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
      <substeps>
 | 
			
		||||
       <step>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>If there </para>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 If there are more than 4 digits, 
 | 
			
		||||
	 and if no other date fields have been previously read, then interpret 
 | 
			
		||||
	 as a "concatenated date" (e.g. <literal>19990118</literal>).
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
 | 
			
		||||
       </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
       <step>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 If three digits and a year has already been decoded, then interpret as day of year.
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
 | 
			
		||||
       </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
       <step>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 If longer than two digits, then interpret as a year.
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
 | 
			
		||||
       </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
       <step>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 If in European date mode, and if the day field has not yet been read,
 | 
			
		||||
	 and if the value is less than or equal to 31, then interpret as a day.
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
 | 
			
		||||
       </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
       <step>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 If in non-European (US) date mode, and if the month field has not yet been read,
 | 
			
		||||
	 and if the value is less than or equal to 12, then interpret as a month.
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
 | 
			
		||||
       </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
       <step>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 If the day field has not yet been read,
 | 
			
		||||
	 and if the value is less than or equal to 31, then interpret as a month.
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
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       </step>
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       <step>
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		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 If the month field has not yet been read,
 | 
			
		||||
	 and if the value is less than or equal to 12, then interpret as a month.
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
 | 
			
		||||
       </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
       <step>
 | 
			
		||||
	<para>
 | 
			
		||||
	 Otherwise, interpret as a year.
 | 
			
		||||
	</para>
 | 
			
		||||
       </step>
 | 
			
		||||
      </substeps>
 | 
			
		||||
     </step>
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		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <step>
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
       If BC has been specified, negate the year and offset by one 
 | 
			
		||||
       (there is no year zero in the Gregorian calendar).
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
     </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <step>
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
     </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <step>
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
     </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <step>
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
     </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
     <step>
 | 
			
		||||
      <para>
 | 
			
		||||
       If BC was not specified, and if the year field was two digits in length, then
 | 
			
		||||
       adjust the year to 4 digits. If the field was less than 70, then add 2000;
 | 
			
		||||
       otherwise, add 1900.
 | 
			
		||||
      </para>
 | 
			
		||||
     </step>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
    </procedure>
 | 
			
		||||
</sect2>
 | 
			
		||||
   </sect2>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
<sect2>
 | 
			
		||||
<title>datetime</title>
 | 
			
		||||
   <sect2>
 | 
			
		||||
    <title>datetime</title>
 | 
			
		||||
 | 
			
		||||
<para>
 | 
			
		||||
General-use date and time is input using a wide range of
 | 
			
		||||
@ -2377,7 +2422,7 @@ the bits part.
 | 
			
		||||
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 | 
			
		||||
Local variables:
 | 
			
		||||
mode: sgml
 | 
			
		||||
sgml-omittag:t
 | 
			
		||||
sgml-omittag:nil
 | 
			
		||||
sgml-shorttag:t
 | 
			
		||||
sgml-minimize-attributes:nil
 | 
			
		||||
sgml-always-quote-attributes:t
 | 
			
		||||
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