diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/http/URIUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/http/URIUtil.java
index 3834e50..59968a5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/http/URIUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/http/URIUtil.java
@@ -2,9 +2,14 @@ package org.cobbzilla.util.http;
 
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.LinkedList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.die;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.empty;
+import static org.cobbzilla.util.string.StringUtil.urlDecode;
 
 public class URIUtil {
 
@@ -68,4 +73,30 @@ public class URIUtil {
         return !empty(uriString) && toUri(uriString).getHost().equals(host);
     }
 
+    // adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/13592567/1251543
+    public static Map<String, String> queryParams(String query) {
+        final Map<String, String> query_pairs = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        final String[] pairs = query.split("&");
+        for (String pair : pairs) {
+            final int idx = pair.indexOf("=");
+            final String key = idx > 0 ? urlDecode(pair.substring(0, idx)) : pair;
+            final String value = idx > 0 && pair.length() > idx + 1 ? urlDecode(pair.substring(idx + 1)) : null;
+            query_pairs.put(key, value);
+        }
+        return query_pairs;
+    }
+
+    // adapted from https://stackoverflow.com/a/13592567/1251543
+    public static Map<String, List<String>> queryMultiParams(String query) {
+        final Map<String, List<String>> query_pairs = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+        final String[] pairs = query.split("&");
+        for (String pair : pairs) {
+            final int idx = pair.indexOf("=");
+            final String key = idx > 0 ? urlDecode(pair.substring(0, idx)) : pair;
+            final String value = idx > 0 && pair.length() > idx + 1 ? urlDecode(pair.substring(idx + 1)) : null;
+            query_pairs.computeIfAbsent(key, k -> new LinkedList<>()).add(value);
+        }
+        return query_pairs;
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/time/TimeUtil.java b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/time/TimeUtil.java
index 663f8f3..c03d797 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/time/TimeUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/cobbzilla/util/time/TimeUtil.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import org.joda.time.format.PeriodFormatter;
 import org.joda.time.format.PeriodFormatterBuilder;
 
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.*;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.LocaleUtils.toLocale;
 import static org.cobbzilla.util.daemon.ZillaRuntime.*;
 
 public class TimeUtil {
@@ -21,22 +22,31 @@ public class TimeUtil {
 
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_MMDDYYYY = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("MM/dd/yyyy");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_MMMM_D_YYYY = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("MMMM d, yyyy");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_MMMM_D_YYYY2 = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("MMMM d yyyy");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM-dd");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMM = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyyMM");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMMDD = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyyMMdd");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MMM = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy MMM");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MMM_DD = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy MMM dd");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_MMM_DD_YYYY = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("MMM dd, yyyy");
-    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD_HH = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM-dd-HH");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_mm_ss = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM-dd-HH-mm-ss");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyyMMddHHmmss");
-    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD_HH  = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("yyyy-MM-dd-HH");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_HYPHEN_MMDDYYYY = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("MM-dd-yyyy");
+    public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_HYPHEN_MMMDDYYYY = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("MMM-dd-yyyy");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_EEE_DD_MMM_YYYY_HH_MM_SS_ZZZ = DateTimeFormat.forPattern("EEE, dd MMM yyyy HH:mm:ss zzz");
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE = DATE_FORMAT_EEE_DD_MMM_YYYY_HH_MM_SS_ZZZ;
     public static final DateTimeFormatter DATE_FORMAT_LAST_MODIFIED = DATE_FORMAT_IF_MODIFIED_SINCE;
 
     public static final DateTimeFormatter[] DATE_TIME_FORMATS = {
-            DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD, DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD, DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMMDD,
-            DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_mm_ss, DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS,
-            DATE_FORMAT_HYPHEN_MMDDYYYY, DATE_FORMAT_MMDDYYYY
+            DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD_HH_mm_ss,
+            DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM_DD, DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MM, DATE_FORMAT_YYYY, DATE_FORMAT_MMMM_D_YYYY2,
+            DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMMDD, DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMM,
+            DATE_FORMAT_YYYYMMDDHHMMSS, DATE_FORMAT_MMMM_D_YYYY,
+            DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MMM, DATE_FORMAT_YYYY_MMM_DD,
+            DATE_FORMAT_HYPHEN_MMDDYYYY, DATE_FORMAT_HYPHEN_MMMDDYYYY, DATE_FORMAT_MMDDYYYY
     };
 
     // For now only m (months) and d (days) are supported
@@ -52,6 +62,10 @@ public class TimeUtil {
         return empty(time) ? null : formatter.withZone(timeZone).parseDateTime(time).getMillis();
     }
 
+    public static Long parseWithLocale(String time, DateTimeFormatter formatter, String locale) {
+        return empty(time) ? null : formatter.withLocale(toLocale(locale)).parseDateTime(time).getMillis();
+    }
+
     public static Object parse(String val) {
         for (DateTimeFormatter f : DATE_TIME_FORMATS) {
             try {
@@ -63,6 +77,17 @@ public class TimeUtil {
         return null;
     }
 
+    public static Long parseWithLocale(String val, String locale) {
+        for (DateTimeFormatter f : DATE_TIME_FORMATS) {
+            try {
+                return TimeUtil.parseWithLocale(val, f, locale);
+            } catch (Exception ignored) {
+                // noop
+            }
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     public static Long parse(String val, DateTimeZone timeZone) {
         for (DateTimeFormatter f : DATE_TIME_FORMATS) {
             try {