gistfile1.txt

(defn parse-date-str 
    "Parses str, returns a Calendar object (base format: 'yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z')"
    ([str]
        (parse-date-str str "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss Z"))
    ([str date-format]
        (let [c (java.util.GregorianCalendar.) 
              df (java.text.SimpleDateFormat. date-format)] 
                (.setTime c (.parse df str)) c)))

markus.is.cool=> (doseq [n x]
            #_=> (let [d (extract-time-jp-str n)] 
                    (println d) 
                    (println (parse-date-str d "MM/dd/yyyy HH:mm:ss"))))

03/01/2013 00:00:22:12
ParseException Unparseable date: "03/01/2013 00:00:22:12"  java.text.DateFormat.parse (DateFormat.java:358)

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