+std::string formatTime(time_t ts)
+{
+char buf[32];
+struct tm brokenTime;
+
+brokenTime.tm_wday = 0;
+brokenTime.tm_yday = 0;
+brokenTime.tm_isdst = 0;
+
+gmtime_r(&ts, &brokenTime);
+
+strftime(buf, 32, "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", &brokenTime);
+
+return buf;
+}
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+time_t readTime(const std::string & ts)
+{
+if (ts == "0000-00-00 00:00:00")
+ return 0;
+
+struct tm brokenTime;
+
+brokenTime.tm_wday = 0;
+brokenTime.tm_yday = 0;
+brokenTime.tm_isdst = 0;
+
+stg_strptime(ts.c_str(), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", &brokenTime);
+
+return stg_timegm(&brokenTime);
+}
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------