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function toUserTimeZone(utc_date, offset){
if (utc_date.slice(-3) !== "UTC") {
utc_date += " UTC";
}
var local_date = new Date(utc_date);
var local_offset = local_date.getTimezoneOffset() * 60000;
var utc_time = local_date.getTime() + local_offset;
return new Date(utc_time + (3600000 * offset));
}
var date_string = "2014/08/12 16:32:28";
var vet_date = toUserTimeZone(date_string, -4.5);
var brt_date = toUserTimeZone(date_string, -3);
console.log(vet_date); // Tue Aug 12 2014 12:02:28 GMT-0430 (VET)
console.log(brt_date); // Tue Aug 12 2014 13:32:28 GMT-0430 (VET)
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