title: How can I parse this date string consistently across browsers?
body: <p>I'm using Javascript's Date object to parse a string into a milliseconds timestamp. I'm using Date.parse(), and the strings I'm parsing are of the following format: "2012-07-06 12:59:36-0600"</p>
  
  <p>Date.parse performs nicely in Chrome, parsing into the correct timestamp I'd anticipate. However, every other browser returns "NaN" when I run the string through Date.parse().</p>
  
  <p>I know that the Date object implementation is browser-specific, but I'd like to find a javascript solution that's capable of parsing strings of this type for any browser. Any suggestions on what else I could use in Javascript to achieve this?</p>