Index: lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
===================================================================
diff -u -rb6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision b6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa)
+++ lams_central/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
 <%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="timeago" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
 	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	<time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${value}' timeZone="GMT" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
+</c:if>
+	
 <c:choose>
 	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
@@ -53,3 +58,7 @@
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="medium" />
 	</c:otherwise>
 </c:choose>
+
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	</time>
+</c:if>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_central/web/comments/msgview.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -r11360fc3bf2b7ed6ea197873e1b67dbf87d64d33 -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_central/web/comments/msgview.jsp	(.../msgview.jsp)	(revision 11360fc3bf2b7ed6ea197873e1b67dbf87d64d33)
+++ lams_central/web/comments/msgview.jsp	(.../msgview.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 			</c:choose>            
 
             <span class="${colourClass}"><strong><c:out value="${author}" escapeXml="true"/></strong> - 
-            <time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${commentDto.comment.updated}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>"><lams:Date value='${commentDto.comment.updated}' /></time>
+            <lams:Date value="${commentDto.comment.updated}" timeago="true"/>
             <c:if test='${commentDto.comment.created != commentDto.comment.updated}'>
               | <small>(<fmt:message key="label.edited"/>)</small>
             </c:if>  
Index: lams_learning/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
===================================================================
diff -u -rb6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_learning/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision b6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa)
+++ lams_learning/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
 <%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="timeago" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
 	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	<time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${value}' timeZone="GMT" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
+</c:if>
+	
 <c:choose>
 	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
@@ -53,3 +58,7 @@
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="medium" />
 	</c:otherwise>
 </c:choose>
+
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	</time>
+</c:if>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_learning/web/gate/scheduleGateContent.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -r5d896b9c108705c770d5294510f60ae9aa027f6d -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_learning/web/gate/scheduleGateContent.jsp	(.../scheduleGateContent.jsp)	(revision 5d896b9c108705c770d5294510f60ae9aa027f6d)
+++ lams_learning/web/gate/scheduleGateContent.jsp	(.../scheduleGateContent.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 </div>
 
 <lams:Alert type="info" close="false" id="whenOpens">
-<fmt:message key="label.schedule.gate.open.remaining" />&nbsp;<strong><time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${GateForm.map.startingTime}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S"/>"></time></strong>
+<fmt:message key="label.schedule.gate.open.remaining" />&nbsp;<strong><lams:Date value="${GateForm.map.startingTime}" timeago="true"/></strong>
 </lams:Alert>
 
 <c:choose>
Index: lams_learning/web/notebook/viewall.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -r09b6f8d1ac054e7cf2af49b703f2e7aae6e163c3 -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_learning/web/notebook/viewall.jsp	(.../viewall.jsp)	(revision 09b6f8d1ac054e7cf2af49b703f2e7aae6e163c3)
+++ lams_learning/web/notebook/viewall.jsp	(.../viewall.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -126,15 +126,8 @@
 										</c:choose>
 									</html:link></td>
 								<td>&nbsp;</td>
-								<td><c:set var="createDateTimeago">
-										<fmt:formatDate value='${entry.createDate}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S" />
-									</c:set>
-									<time class="timeago" datetime="${createDateTimeago}" title="<lams:Date value='${entry.createDate}'/>"></time></td>
-								<td>
-									 <c:set var="lastModifiedTimeago">
-										<fmt:formatDate value='${entry.lastModified}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S" />
-									</c:set>
-									<time class="timeago" datetime="${lastModifiedTimeago}" title="<lams:Date value='${entry.lastModified}'/>"></time></td>
+								<td><lams:Date value="${entry.createDate}" timeago="true"/></td>
+								<td><lams:Date value="${entry.lastModified}" timeago="true"/></td>
 							</tr>
 							</c:forEach>
 
Index: lams_tool_forum/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
===================================================================
diff -u -rdfb262ba77cf51ff897cca74b1cc0f1e3a05383a -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_forum/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision dfb262ba77cf51ff897cca74b1cc0f1e3a05383a)
+++ lams_tool_forum/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
 <%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="timeago" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
 	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	<time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${value}' timeZone="GMT" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
+</c:if>
+	
 <c:choose>
 	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
@@ -53,3 +58,7 @@
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="medium" />
 	</c:otherwise>
 </c:choose>
+
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	</time>
+</c:if>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/learning/message/msgview.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -rf7f47f902db6eae297429b67c683540199704f13 -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/learning/message/msgview.jsp	(.../msgview.jsp)	(revision f7f47f902db6eae297429b67c683540199704f13)
+++ lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/learning/message/msgview.jsp	(.../msgview.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
 <div class="panel panel-default ${highlightClass} msg" id="msg${msgDto.message.uid}">
 	<div class="panel-heading">
 		<h4 class="panel-title">
-			<span style="float: right"> <i class="fa fa-xs fa-user"></i> <c:if
-					test='${(sessionMap.mode == "teacher") || (not hidden)}'>
+			<span style="float: right"> <i class="fa fa-xs fa-user"></i> 
+			  <c:if test='${(sessionMap.mode == "teacher") || (not hidden)}'>
 					<c:set var="author" value="${msgDto.author}" />
 					<c:if test="${empty author}">
 						<c:set var="author">
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 					</c:if>
 					<span id="author"><c:out value="${author}" escapeXml="true" /></span>						
 				-
-				<time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${msgDto.message.updated}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>"><lams:Date value="${msgDto.message.updated}" /></time>
+				<lams:Date value="${msgDto.message.updated}" timeago="true"/>
 				</c:if>
 			</span>
 			<c:choose>
Index: lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/learning/message/topiclist.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -rf7f47f902db6eae297429b67c683540199704f13 -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/learning/message/topiclist.jsp	(.../topiclist.jsp)	(revision f7f47f902db6eae297429b67c683540199704f13)
+++ lams_tool_forum/web/jsps/learning/message/topiclist.jsp	(.../topiclist.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -62,10 +62,7 @@
 							<td align="center"><c:out value="${topic.message.replyNumber}" /></td>
 
 							<td align="center"><c:out value="${topic.newPostingsNum}" /></td>
-							<td><time class="timeago"
-									datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${topic.message.lastReplyDate}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
-									<lams:Date value="${topic.message.lastReplyDate}" />
-								</time></td>
+							<td><lams:Date value="${topic.message.lastReplyDate}" timeago="true"/></td>
 							<c:if test="${not sessionMap.allowNewTopics and sessionMap.minimumReply ne 0}">
 								<td>${topic.numOfPosts}/${sessionMap.minimumReply}</td>
 							</c:if>
Index: lams_tool_laqa/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
===================================================================
diff -u -rb6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_laqa/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision b6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
 <%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="timeago" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
 	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	<time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${value}' timeZone="GMT" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
+</c:if>
+	
 <c:choose>
 	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
@@ -53,3 +58,7 @@
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="medium" />
 	</c:otherwise>
 </c:choose>
+
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	</time>
+</c:if>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_tool_laqa/web/learning/LearnerRep.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -re3e91d2a405148a23913ef90471db94b92d8f610 -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_laqa/web/learning/LearnerRep.jsp	(.../LearnerRep.jsp)	(revision e3e91d2a405148a23913ef90471db94b92d8f610)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/web/learning/LearnerRep.jsp	(.../LearnerRep.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -343,10 +343,7 @@
 												<c:out value="${userResponse.qaQueUser.fullname}" />
 											</div>
 											-
-											<time class="timeago"
-												datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${userResponse.attemptTime}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
-												<lams:Date value="${userResponse.attemptTime}" />
-											</time>
+											<lams:Date value="${userResponse.attemptTime}" timeago="true"/>
 										</div>
 										<div class="sbox-body">
 											<c:out value="${userResponse.answer}" escapeXml="false" />
Index: lams_tool_laqa/web/learning/RevisitedLearnerRep.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -re3e91d2a405148a23913ef90471db94b92d8f610 -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_laqa/web/learning/RevisitedLearnerRep.jsp	(.../RevisitedLearnerRep.jsp)	(revision e3e91d2a405148a23913ef90471db94b92d8f610)
+++ lams_tool_laqa/web/learning/RevisitedLearnerRep.jsp	(.../RevisitedLearnerRep.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -332,10 +332,7 @@
 												<c:out value="${userResponse.qaQueUser.fullname}" />
 											</div>
 											-
-											<time class="timeago"
-												datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${userResponse.attemptTime}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S"/>">
-												<lams:Date value="${userResponse.attemptTime}" />
-											</time>
+											<lams:Date value="${userResponse.attemptTime}" timeago="true"/>
 										</div>
 										<div class="sbox-body">
 											<c:out value="${userResponse.answer}" escapeXml="false" />
Index: lams_tool_task/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag
===================================================================
diff -u -rb6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_task/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision b6718851271ad991d43a5a3158f8e10c9ccceaaa)
+++ lams_tool_task/web/WEB-INF/tags/Date.tag	(.../Date.tag)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 <%@ attribute name="value" required="true" rtexprvalue="true" type="java.util.Date" %>
 <%@ attribute name="style" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 <%@ attribute name="type" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
+<%@ attribute name="timeago" required="false" rtexprvalue="true"%>
 
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-fmt" prefix="fmt" %>
 <%@ taglib uri="tags-core" prefix="c" %>
@@ -42,6 +43,10 @@
 	<c:set var="type" value="both" scope="request"/>
 </c:if>
 
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	<time class="timeago" datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${value}' timeZone="GMT" pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
+</c:if>
+	
 <c:choose>
 	<c:when test="${style=='short'}">
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="short" timeStyle="short" />
@@ -53,3 +58,7 @@
 		<fmt:formatDate value="${value}" type="${type}" dateStyle="long" timeStyle="medium" />
 	</c:otherwise>
 </c:choose>
+
+<c:if test="${not empty timeago}">
+	</time>
+</c:if>
\ No newline at end of file
Index: lams_tool_task/web/pages/learning/parts/commentlist.jsp
===================================================================
diff -u -rbfb35f4f0e90063d8ea06eea71a7f6768ee0f1dc -r84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08
--- lams_tool_task/web/pages/learning/parts/commentlist.jsp	(.../commentlist.jsp)	(revision bfb35f4f0e90063d8ea06eea71a7f6768ee0f1dc)
+++ lams_tool_task/web/pages/learning/parts/commentlist.jsp	(.../commentlist.jsp)	(revision 84cf5e740ee5770646e6fbf86bcbd63afff21e08)
@@ -26,11 +26,7 @@
 							<c:out value="${author}" escapeXml="true" />
 						</div>
 						-
-						<time class="timeago"
-							datetime="<fmt:formatDate value='${comment.createDate}' pattern="yyyy-MM-dd'T'HH:mm:ss.S'Z'"/>">
-							<lams:Date value="${comment.createDate}" />
-						</time>
-
+						<lams:Date value="${comment.createDate}" timeago="true"/>
 					</div>
 					<div class="panel-body-sm">
 						<c:out value="${comment.comment}" escapeXml="false" />