code: public Date getTime( String key, Date defaultValue )
          throws MissingResourceException
      {
          try
          {
              return getTime( key );
          }
          catch( MissingResourceException mre )
          {
              return defaultValue;
          }
      }
docs: Retrieve a time from bundle.
  
  @param key          the key of resource
  @param defaultValue the default value if key is missing
  
  @return the resource time
  
  @throws MissingResourceException if the requested key is unknown