Looking at `image_26bcba.jpg` and `image_26bc62.png`, you have caught a major structural bug and an equally important UX limitation.
### 1. The Troubleshooting Diagnosis (Why it reads Jan 1, 1970)
In `image_26bcba.jpg`, the browser's native HTML5 `` picker formats the dates as strings like `2026-06-12T16:40`. However, when saved, your server receives that string and doesn't explicitly parse it before writing it to the database post-meta.
When the frontend grid loads in `image_26bc62.png`, the rendering engine runs `strtotime()` on a raw unparsed string. Because the string value format doesn't match what the function expects, it breaks down and reverts to the standard Unix epoch baseline: **January 1, 1970**.
### 2. The Expert UX & Flow Critique
From an enterprise UX standpoint, a single date picker fails because **it only defines a starting point, not a duration or an end point.**
If a Mentor selects `06/12/2026 04:40 PM`, the Mentee has no idea if they are booking a quick 15-minute introductory check-in, a 30-minute strategic conversation, or a full 1-hour coaching block. This introduces massive friction:
* **Mentor Anxiety:** Mentors won't publish slots if they are worried a session will blindly bleed past their next commitment.
* **Mentee Hesitation:** Mentees don't know how much content or how many questions to prepare because they don't know their time budget.
### 3. The Best-Practice Blueprint Solution
To match the premium feel of tools like Mentorship Rocket or Calendly, we need to completely redefine the database structure and the frontend interface to handle a clean **Time Slot + Duration Flow**.
Instead of making users manually type durations, the best practice is to pair a **Start Date & Time picker** with a crisp, brand-aligned **Duration Dropdown Menu** (e.g., 30 Minutes, 45 Minutes, 1 Hour).
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### Rebuilding the Engine: Plugin Version 1.5.0
I have completely refactored the entire code file below to solve the Unix epoch date bug and implement the advanced time slot architecture.
#### What this new code does:
* **Fixes the 1970 Bug:** Properly handles the date formatting strings so they save and display flawlessly.
* **Introduces Duration Architectures:** Adds an explicit structural dropdown for every individual slot on the backend registration panel.
* **Polishes the Frontend UX:** The public gallery cards now render calculated end-times and clean duration badges (e.g., `Jun 12, 2026 @ 4:40 PM - 5:40 PM (60 Mins)`), removing all guesswork for the mentee.
You can follow the exact dashboard update steps you used previously to deploy this updated file!
### File: `law-society-mentorship-poc.php`
```php
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Notice of Hearing
July 2, 2020
A penalty hearing will be held in regard to the discipline matter of Tony Merchant, Q.C. on Thursday, July 9, 2020 at 10:00 am at the Ramada Plaza.
A class action in needed; Tony Merchant is liable for cheating, stealing, lying to dozens of Survivor’s of Kamloops Indian Residential School; he met with several people numerous times and collected I.R.S.S.A. payments stopped at Tony Merchant bank. The liar created nefarious letters and sent them to Survivor’s saying he “reviewed” their application for “more” compensation and must decline, when in fact, no I.A.P. of the IRSSA benefits reached his “clients”! Frank Canada-Iacobucci’s letter in 2006-2007 declared to Tony Merchant got a direct deposit of $40 million, with little to no accountable way to know if “Survivor’s” would get their share of important IRSSA CEP and IAP benefits; Canada’s nine jurisdictions of courts approved the I.R.S.S.A., 15 December 2006, and the Agreement-in-Principle was signed by Canada, the Synod, and Assembly of First Nations on 20 November 2005. Tripartite original signatories must follow-up.
See complaint letter in snail mail from Nathan Bell-Kinbasket v. T. Merchant, et. al..
Tony Merchant did three person-to-person interviews for the I.A.P. and never received a red cent or even silver…Pay up MLG 20,000,000.00 to N.B.-Kinbasket.
A class action in needed; Tony Merchant is liable for cheating, stealing, lying to dozens of Survivor’s of Kamloops Indian Residential School; he met with several people numerous times and collected I.R.S.S.A. payments stopped at Tony Merchant bank. The liar created nefarious letters and sent them to Survivor’s saying he “reviewed” their application for “more” compensation and must decline, when in fact, no I.A.P. of the IRSSA benefits reached his “clients”! Frank Canada-Iacobucci’s letter in 2006-2007 declared to Tony Merchant got a direct deposit of $40 million, with little to no accountable way to know if “Survivor’s” would get their share of important IRSSA CEP and IAP benefits; Canada’s nine jurisdictions of courts approved the I.R.S.S.A., 15 December 2006, and the Agreement-in-Principle was signed by Canada, the Synod, and Assembly of First Nations on 20 November 2005. Tripartite original signatories must follow-up.
Dear Kwitsel Tatel,
We emailed you further information.
Law Society of Saskatchewan Team
19 january 2024
See complaint letter in snail mail from Nathan Bell-Kinbasket v. T. Merchant, et. al..
Tony Merchant did three person-to-person interviews for the I.A.P. and never received a red cent or even silver…Pay up MLG 20,000,000.00 to N.B.-Kinbasket.