diff --git a/red_fam.py b/red_fam.py
index b054d1f..dec14eb 100644
--- a/red_fam.py
+++ b/red_fam.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 import hashlib
 import re
+import locale
 from datetime import datetime
 
 from mysql_red import MYSQL_RED_FAM
@@ -57,7 +58,16 @@ class RED_FAM_PARSER( RED_FAM ):
 	"""
 	
 	# Define the timestamp format
-	__timestamp_format = "%H:%M,  %d. %b. %Y (%Z)"
+	__timestamp_format = "%H:%M, %d. %b. %Y (%Z)"
+	
+	# Define section heading re.pattern
+	__sectionhead_pat = re.compile( r"={3,4}[^=]*={3,4}" )
+	
+	# Define timestamp re.pattern
+	__timestamp_pat = re.compile( r"\d{2}:\d{2}, (\d{1,2}. (Jan|Feb|Mär|Apr|Mai|Jun|Jul|Aug|Sep|Okt|Nov|Dez).? \d{4}) \(CES?T\)" )
+	
+	# Textpattern for recognisation of done-notices
+	__done_notice = ":<small>Archivierung dieses Abschnittes wurde gewünscht von:"
 	
 	def __init__( self, red_fam_heading, red_page_id, red_page_archive, beginning, ending=None ):
 		"""
@@ -164,6 +174,7 @@ class RED_FAM_PARSER( RED_FAM ):
 								
 		@returns				datetime	Datetime object
 		"""
+		locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'de_DE.UTF-8')
 		
 		if( isinstance( timestamp, datetime ) ):
 			return timestamp
@@ -194,6 +205,51 @@ class RED_FAM_PARSER( RED_FAM ):
 		# Since status change means something has changed, update database
 		if( self._status != self.__mysql.data[ 'status' ] or self._beginning !=  self.__mysql.data[ 'beginning' ] or self._ending !=  self.__mysql.data[ 'ending' ] or self._red_page_id != self.__mysql.data[ 'red_page_id' ] ):
 			self.__mysql.update_fam( self._red_page_id, self._beginning, self._ending, self._status )
+			
+	@classmethod
+	def is_sectionheading( cls, line ):
+		"""
+		Checks wether given line is a red_fam section heading
+		
+		@param		line	string		String to check
+		
+		@returns	bool				Returns True if it is a section heading, otherwise false
+		"""
+		
+		if cls.__sectionhead_pat.search( line ):
+			return True
+		else:
+			return False
+	
+	@classmethod
+	def is_beginning( cls, line ):
+		"""
+		Returns the first timestamp found in line, otherwise None
+	
+		@param		str		line	String to search in
+	
+		@returns	str				Timestamp, otherwise None
+		"""
+		
+		result = cls.__timestamp_pat.search( line )
+		if result:
+			return result.group()
+		else:
+			return None
+		
+	@classmethod
+	def is_ending( cls, line ):
+		"""
+		Returns the timestamp of done notice ( if one ), otherwise None
+		@param		str		line	String to search in
+	
+		@returns	str				Timestamp, otherwise None
+		"""
+		if cls.__done_notice in line:
+			result = cls.__timestamp_pat.search( line )
+			if result:
+				return result.group()
+		return None
 
 class RED_FAM_WORKER( RED_FAM ):
 	"""