field_this_year_utc_start_value) && !empty($zone->field_this_year_utc_end_value)){ $start = strtotime($zone->field_this_year_utc_start_value); $end = strtotime($zone->field_this_year_utc_end_value); if($start <= time() && $end >= time()){ $dst = TRUE; } } if($dst){ $time = $zone->field_dst_bias_value; }else{ $time = $zone->field_standard_bias_value; } if($time != ''){ $title = db_result(db_query('SELECT title FROM {node} WHERE nid = %d', $nid)); if($time == '0'){ $time = '000'; } $prefix = (!preg_match('/^\-/', $time))? '+' : ''; print '
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