title: Converting a long date to UK short date format dd/mm/yyyy
body: <p>How can I get the long date:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Mon Mar 5 00:00:00 EST 2012
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>into the UK standard of (dd/mm/yyyy)</p>
  
  <p>resulting in:</p>
  
  <pre><code>05/03/2012
  </code></pre>