 not contribute to placement
      of characters in output time strings. Also there are no
      restrictions on how many meta markers you may place in
      the format picture. However, if you supply conflicting
      `meta' markers (for example ::TDT and ::TDB) in your
      picture the first marker listed (in left to right order)
      overrules the conflicting marker that appears later in
      the picture.

   Modifier Markers

      The numeric markers listed in the table above stand
      for integer