function date ( format, timestamp ) {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Carlos R. L. Rodrigues (http://www.jsfromhell.com)
    // +      parts by: Peter-Paul Koch (http://www.quirksmode.org/js/beat.html)
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: MeEtc (http://yass.meetcweb.com)
    // +   improved by: Brad Touesnard
    // +   improved by: Tim Wiel
    // +   improved by: Bryan Elliott
    // +   improved by: Brett Zamir
    // +   improved by: David Randall
    // *     example 1: date('H:m:s \\m \\i\\s \\m\\o\\n\\t\\h', 1062402400);
    // *     returns 1: '09:09:40 m is month'
    // *     example 2: date('F j, Y, g:i a', 1062462400);
    // *     returns 2: 'September 2, 2003, 2:26 am'
    // *     example 3: date('Y W o', 1062462400);
    // *     returns 3: '2003 36 2003'
    // *     example 4: x = date('Y m d', (new Date()).getTime()/1000); // 2009 01 09
    // *     example 4: (x+'').length == 10
    // *     returns 4: true

    var a, jsdate=(
        (typeof(timestamp) == 'undefined') ? new Date() : // Not provided
        (typeof(timestamp) == 'number') ? new Date(timestamp*1000) : // UNIX timestamp
        new Date(timestamp) // Javascript Date()
    );
    var pad = function(n, c){
        if( (n = n + "").length < c ) {
            return new Array(++c - n.length).join("0") + n;
        } else {
            return n;
        }
    };
    var txt_weekdays = ["Sunday","Monday","Tuesday","Wednesday",
        "Thursday","Friday","Saturday"];
    var txt_ordin = {1:"st",2:"nd",3:"rd",21:"st",22:"nd",23:"rd",31:"st"};
    var txt_months =  ["", "January", "February", "March", "April",
        "May", "June", "July", "August", "September", "October", "November",
        "December"];

    var f = {
        // Day
            d: function(){
                return pad(f.j(), 2);
            },
            D: function(){
                var t = f.l();
                return t.substr(0,3);
            },
            j: function(){
                return jsdate.getDate();
            },
            l: function(){
                return txt_weekdays[f.w()];
            },
            N: function(){
                return f.w() + 1;
            },
            S: function(){
                return txt_ordin[f.j()] ? txt_ordin[f.j()] : 'th';
            },
            w: function(){
                return jsdate.getDay();
            },
            z: function(){
                return (jsdate - new Date(jsdate.getFullYear() + "/1/1")) / 864e5 >> 0;
            },

        // Week
            W: function(){
                var a = f.z(), b = 364 + f.L() - a;
                var nd2, nd = (new Date(jsdate.getFullYear() + "/1/1").getDay() || 7) - 1;

                if(b <= 2 && ((jsdate.getDay() || 7) - 1) <= 2 - b){
                    return 1;
                } else{

                    if(a <= 2 && nd >= 4 && a >= (6 - nd)){
                        nd2 = new Date(jsdate.getFullYear() - 1 + "/12/31");
                        return date("W", Math.round(nd2.getTime()/1000));
                    } else{
                        return (1 + (nd <= 3 ? ((a + nd) / 7) : (a - (7 - nd)) / 7) >> 0);
                    }
                }
            },

        // Month
            F: function(){
                return txt_months[f.n()];
            },
            m: function(){
                return pad(f.n(), 2);
            },
            M: function(){
                t = f.F(); return t.substr(0,3);
            },
            n: function(){
                return jsdate.getMonth() + 1;
            },
            t: function(){
                var n;
                if( (n = jsdate.getMonth() + 1) == 2 ){
                    return 28 + f.L();
                } else{
                    if( n & 1 && n < 8 || !(n & 1) && n > 7 ){
                        return 31;
                    } else{
                        return 30;
                    }
                }
            },

        // Year
            L: function(){
                var y = f.Y();
                return (!(y & 3) && (y % 1e2 || !(y % 4e2))) ? 1 : 0;
            },
            o: function(){
                if (f.n() === 12 && f.W() === 1) {
                    return jsdate.getFullYear()+1;
                }
                if (f.n() === 1 && f.W() >= 52) {
                    return jsdate.getFullYear()-1;
                }
                return jsdate.getFullYear();
            },
            Y: function(){
                return jsdate.getFullYear();
            },
            y: function(){
                return (jsdate.getFullYear() + "").slice(2);
            },

        // Time
            a: function(){
                return jsdate.getHours() > 11 ? "pm" : "am";
            },
            A: function(){
                return f.a().toUpperCase();
            },
            B: function(){
                // peter paul koch:
                var off = (jsdate.getTimezoneOffset() + 60)*60;
                var theSeconds = (jsdate.getHours() * 3600) +
                                 (jsdate.getMinutes() * 60) +
                                  jsdate.getSeconds() + off;
                var beat = Math.floor(theSeconds/86.4);
                if (beat > 1000) beat -= 1000;
                if (beat < 0) beat += 1000;
                if ((String(beat)).length == 1) beat = "00"+beat;
                if ((String(beat)).length == 2) beat = "0"+beat;
                return beat;
            },
            g: function(){
                return jsdate.getHours() % 12 || 12;
            },
            G: function(){
                return jsdate.getHours();
            },
            h: function(){
                return pad(f.g(), 2);
            },
            H: function(){
                return pad(jsdate.getHours(), 2);
            },
            i: function(){
                return pad(jsdate.getMinutes(), 2);
            },
            s: function(){
                return pad(jsdate.getSeconds(), 2);
            },
            u: function(){
                return pad(jsdate.getMilliseconds()*1000, 6);
            },

        // Timezone
            //e not supported yet
            I: function(){
                var DST = (new Date(jsdate.getFullYear(),6,1,0,0,0));
                DST = DST.getHours()-DST.getUTCHours();
                var ref = jsdate.getHours()-jsdate.getUTCHours();
                return ref != DST ? 1 : 0;
            },
            O: function(){
               var t = pad(Math.abs(jsdate.getTimezoneOffset()/60*100), 4);
               if (jsdate.getTimezoneOffset() > 0) t = "-" + t; else t = "+" + t;
               return t;
            },
            P: function(){
                var O = f.O();
                return (O.substr(0, 3) + ":" + O.substr(3, 2));
            },
            //T not supported yet
            Z: function(){
               var t = -jsdate.getTimezoneOffset()*60;
               return t;
            },

        // Full Date/Time
            c: function(){
                return f.Y() + "-" + f.m() + "-" + f.d() + "T" + f.h() + ":" + f.i() + ":" + f.s() + f.P();
            },
            r: function(){
                return f.D()+', '+f.d()+' '+f.M()+' '+f.Y()+' '+f.H()+':'+f.i()+':'+f.s()+' '+f.O();
            },
            U: function(){
                return Math.round(jsdate.getTime()/1000);
            }
    };

    return format.replace(/[\\]?([a-zA-Z])/g, function(t, s){
        if( t!=s ){
            // escaped
            ret = s;
        } else if( f[s] ){
            // a date function exists
            ret = f[s]();
        } else{
            // nothing special
            ret = s;
        }

        return ret;
    });
}


function mktime() {
    // http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net
    // +   original by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: baris ozdil
    // +      input by: gabriel paderni
    // +   improved by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   improved by: FGFEmperor
    // +      input by: Yannoo
    // +   bugfixed by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +      input by: jakes
    // +   bugfixed by: Kevin van Zonneveld (http://kevin.vanzonneveld.net)
    // +   bugfixed by: Marc Palau
    // *     example 1: mktime(14, 10, 2, 2, 1, 2008);
    // *     returns 1: 1201871402
    // *     example 2: mktime(0, 0, 0, 0, 1, 2008);
    // *     returns 2: 1196463600
    // *     example 3: make = mktime();
    // *     example 3: td = new Date();
    // *     example 3: real = Math.floor(td.getTime()/1000);
    // *     example 3: diff = (real - make);
    // *     results 3: diff < 5
    // *     example 4: mktime(0, 0, 0, 13, 1, 1997)
    // *     returns 4: 883609200
    // *     example 5: mktime(0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1998)
    // *     returns 5: 883609200
    // *     example 6: mktime(0, 0, 0, 1, 1, 98)
    // *     returns 6: 883609200

    var no, ma = 0, mb = 0, i = 0, d = new Date(), argv = arguments, argc = argv.length;

    if (argc > 0){
        d.setHours(0,0,0); d.setDate(1); d.setMonth(1); d.setYear(1972);
    }

    var dateManip = {
        0: function(tt){ return d.setHours(tt); },
        1: function(tt){ return d.setMinutes(tt); },
        2: function(tt){ var set = d.setSeconds(tt); mb = d.getDate() - 1; return set; },
        3: function(tt){ var set = d.setMonth(parseInt(tt)-1); ma = d.getFullYear() - 1972; return set; },
        4: function(tt){ return d.setDate(tt+mb); },
        5: function(tt){ return d.setYear(tt+ma); }
    };

    for( i = 0; i < argc; i++ ){
        no = parseInt(argv[i]*1);
        if (isNaN(no)) {
            return false;
        } else {
            // arg is number, let's manipulate date object
            if(!dateManip[i](no)){
                // failed
                return false;
            }
        }
    }

    return Math.floor(d.getTime()/1000);
}