From: Paul Brannan <pbrannan@...>
Date: 2005-02-24T02:04:45+09:00
Subject: parsing a time in a specific timezone

I can use Time.parse to parse a timestamp in the local timezone, e.g.:

irb(main):001:0> require 'time'
=> true
irb(main):002:0> t = Time.parse('20050103-14:31:26')
=> Mon Jan 03 14:31:26 EST 2005

But how can I parse the above timestamp in a timezone other than the
local timezone (e.g. I want the method to assume that the timestamp is
in UTC)?

Paul