function handle_shortcode($attributes)
 {
     global $post;
     global $current_user;
     // Check to see if we have rights to see stuff
     $min_level = $this->options['min-level'];
     get_currentuserinfo();
     $allcaps = $current_user->allcaps;
     if (1 != $allcaps[$min_level]) {
         return;
         // not authorized to see CS
     }
     // else - continue
     // get the expiration timestamp
     $timestamp = get_post_meta($post->ID, '_cs-expire-date', true);
     if (empty($timestamp)) {
         return false;
     } else {
         $expirationdt = DateUtilities::getReadableDateFromTimestamp($timestamp);
     }
     $return_string = sprintf(__("Expires: %s", 'contentscheduler'), $expirationdt);
     return $return_string;
 }
 $auth_id = $post_data['post_author'];
 // get the author email address
 $auth_info = get_userdata($auth_id);
 $auth_email = "Author <" . $auth_info->user_email . ">";
 // get the post ID
 $post_id = $post_data['ID'];
 // get the post title
 $post_title = $post_data['post_title'];
 // get / create the post viewing URL
 $post_view_url = $post_data['guid'];
 // get / create the post editing url
 // $post_edit_url = "Fake Post Editing URL";
 // get the post expiration date
 // $post_expiration_date = ( get_post_meta( $post_data['ID'], '_cs-expire-date', true) );
 $post_expiration_date_timestamp = get_post_meta($post_data['ID'], '_cs-expire-date', true);
 $post_expiration_date = DateUtilities::getReadableDateFromTimestamp($post_expiration_date_timestamp);
 // pack it up into our array
 // make a new item array
 $new_item['ID'] = $post_id;
 $new_item['post_title'] = $post_title;
 $new_item['view_url'] = $post_view_url;
 // $new_item['edit_url'] = $post_edit_url;
 $new_item['expiration_date'] = $post_expiration_date;
 if ($notify_whom == 'author' or $notify_whom == 'both') {
     // add the post to the notification list
     $notify_list[$auth_email][] = $new_item;
 }
 // if we are notifying admin, we can add it to their array
 if ($notify_whom == 'admin' or $notify_whom == 'both') {
     // See if the site_admin_email matches the author email.
     // If it does, the admin is already being notified, so we should not continue