Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/LocaleFilter.java
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diff -u -r0e99fe4372b37e742139bb5388c785c06a2a8c90 -rbfc247e092fb4d16a5200b72c831cfb8549d027e
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/LocaleFilter.java	(.../LocaleFilter.java)	(revision 0e99fe4372b37e742139bb5388c785c06a2a8c90)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/web/filter/LocaleFilter.java	(.../LocaleFilter.java)	(revision bfc247e092fb4d16a5200b72c831cfb8549d027e)
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Locale;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 
 import javax.servlet.FilterChain;
 import javax.servlet.ServletException;
@@ -98,17 +99,20 @@
 
     	HttpSession session = request.getSession(false);
         //set locale for STURTS and JSTL
+        // set the time zone - must be set for dates to display the time zone
         if (session != null) {
             if (preferredLocale != null) {
                 session.setAttribute(PREFERRED_LOCALE_KEY, preferredLocale);
                 Config.set(session, Config.FMT_LOCALE, preferredLocale);
             }
+            Config.set(session, Config.FMT_TIME_ZONE, TimeZone.getDefault());
         }
         if (preferredLocale != null && !(request instanceof LocaleRequestWrapper)) {
             request = new LocaleRequestWrapper(request, preferredLocale);
             LocaleContextHolder.setLocale(preferredLocale);
         }
 
+        
         chain.doFilter(request, response);
         
         // Reset thread-bound LocaleContext.