### Eclipse Workspace Patch 1.0
#P org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core
Index: src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/externalization/DelegatingTaskExternalizer.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mylyn/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/externalization/DelegatingTaskExternalizer.java,v
retrieving revision 1.42
diff -u -r1.42 DelegatingTaskExternalizer.java
--- src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/externalization/DelegatingTaskExternalizer.java	3 Mar 2011 00:27:41 -0000	1.42
+++ src/org/eclipse/mylyn/internal/tasks/core/externalization/DelegatingTaskExternalizer.java	3 May 2011 17:24:45 -0000
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.IRepositoryManager;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.IRepositoryQuery;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.ITask;
-import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.TaskRepository;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.ITask.PriorityLevel;
 import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.ITask.SynchronizationState;
+import org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.core.TaskRepository;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
 import org.w3c.dom.Node;
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
 
 	static final String DEFAULT_PRIORITY = PriorityLevel.P3.toString();
 
-	static final String DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S z"; //$NON-NLS-1$
+	static final String DATE_FORMAT = "yyyy-MM-dd HH:mm:ss.S Z"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
 	static final String KEY_NOTIFIED_INCOMING = "NotifiedIncoming"; //$NON-NLS-1$
 
#P org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.tests
Index: src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/tests/TaskListExternalizationTest.java
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RCS file: /cvsroot/mylyn/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks/org.eclipse.mylyn.tasks.tests/src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/tests/TaskListExternalizationTest.java,v
retrieving revision 1.13
diff -u -r1.13 TaskListExternalizationTest.java
--- src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/tests/TaskListExternalizationTest.java	3 Mar 2011 00:26:15 -0000	1.13
+++ src/org/eclipse/mylyn/tasks/tests/TaskListExternalizationTest.java	3 May 2011 17:24:46 -0000
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.TimeZone;
 
 import junit.framework.TestCase;
 
@@ -583,6 +584,29 @@
 		assertEquals(task.getScheduledForDate(), readTask.getScheduledForDate());
 	}
 
+	// test case for bug 342086
+	public void testDatesTimeZone() throws Exception {
+		TaskTestUtil.resetTaskListAndRepositories();
+
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("PRC"));
+		AbstractTask task = new LocalTask("1", "task 1");
+		Date creationDate = new Date();
+		task.setCreationDate(creationDate);
+		TasksUiPlugin.getTaskList().addTask(task);
+		assertEquals(1, TasksUiPlugin.getTaskList().getAllTasks().size());
+
+		TaskTestUtil.saveNow();
+		TimeZone.setDefault(TimeZone.getTimeZone("CST"));
+		TaskTestUtil.resetTaskList();
+		TasksUiPlugin.getDefault().initializeDataSources();
+
+		assertEquals(1, TasksUiPlugin.getTaskList().getAllTasks().size());
+		Collection<ITask> readList = TasksUiPlugin.getTaskList().getDefaultCategory().getChildren();
+		ITask readTask = readList.iterator().next();
+		assertTrue(readTask.getSummary().equals("task 1"));
+		assertTrue(readTask.getCreationDate().compareTo(creationDate) == 0);
+	}
+
 	// Task retention when connector missing upon startup
 	public void testOrphanedTasks() throws Exception {
 		// make some tasks