diff --git a/Examples-and-Recipes.md b/Examples-and-Recipes.md
index 16a9896..74c549d 100644
--- a/Examples-and-Recipes.md
+++ b/Examples-and-Recipes.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ int y=2015, m=7, d=30, h=12, min=34, s=56;
 auto ymd = year(y)/m/d; // Yields a year_month_day type
 if (!ymd.ok())
     throw std::runtime_error("Invalid date");
-system_clock::time_point = day_point(ymd) +
+system_clock::time_point tp = sys_days(ymd) +
                            hours(h) + minutes(min) + seconds(s);
 ```
 
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ void to_time_point(const std::tm& t,
     auto ymd = year(y)/(t.tm_mon+1)/t.tm_mday; // Yields a year_month_day type
     if (!ymd.ok())
         throw std::runtime_error("Invalid date");
-    tp =  day_point(ymd) +
+    tp =  sys_days(ymd) +
           hours(t.tm_hour) + minutes(t.tm_min) + seconds(t.tm_sec);
 }
 
@@ -87,10 +87,9 @@ std::tm to_calendar_time(std::chrono::time_point<Clock, Duration> tp)
     auto ymd = year_month_day(date);
     auto weekday = year_month_weekday(date).weekday_indexed().weekday();
     auto tod = make_time(tp - date);
-    days daysSinceJan1 = date - day_point(ymd.year()/1/1);
+    days daysSinceJan1 = date - sys_days(ymd.year()/1/1);
 
-    std::tm result;
-    std::memset(&result, 0, sizeof(result));
+    std::tm result{};
     result.tm_sec   = tod.seconds().count();
     result.tm_min   = tod.minutes().count();
     result.tm_hour  = tod.hours().count();
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ The following function will "normalize" a `year_month_day`, much like `mktime` n
     {
         using namespace date;
         ymd += months{0};
-        ymd = day_point(ymd);
+        ymd = sys_days{ymd};
         return ymd;
     }
 
@@ -127,11 +126,11 @@ The first line simply adds 0 months to the `ymd`.  If `ymd.month()` is 0, this w
 
 The second line will "normalize" the day field.  The second line requires that the month field is already normalized.  For example `2015_y/dec/32` will become `2016_y/jan/1`.  If the day field is already in range, there will be no change.
 
-The conversion from `year_month_day` to `day_point` calls this algorithm:
+The conversion from `year_month_day` to `sys_days` calls this algorithm:
 
 http://howardhinnant.github.io/date_algorithms.html#days_from_civil
 
-And the conversion from `day_point` back to `year_month_day` calls this algorithm:
+And the conversion from `sys_days` back to `year_month_day` calls this algorithm:
 
 http://howardhinnant.github.io/date_algorithms.html#civil_from_days
 
@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ Example:
         std::cout << ymd << (ymd.ok() ? "\n" : " invalid date\n");
         ymd += months{0};
         std::cout << ymd << (ymd.ok() ? "\n" : " invalid date\n");
-        ymd = day_point(ymd);
+        ymd = sys_days{ymd};
         std::cout << ymd << (ymd.ok() ? "\n" : " invalid date\n");
     }
 
@@ -181,10 +180,10 @@ Here is a function to perform that conversion:
     {
         using namespace date;
         using namespace std::chrono;
-        auto utc = utc_clock::sys_to_utc(day_point{y/jan/1}) + us;
+        auto utc = utc_clock::sys_to_utc(sys_days{y/jan/1}) + us;
         auto sys = utc_clock::utc_to_sys(utc);
         auto dp = floor<days>(sys);
-        auto d = dp - day_point{1958_y/jan/1};
+        auto d = dp - sys_days{1958_y/jan/1};
         us = utc - utc_clock::sys_to_utc(dp);
         auto ms = duration_cast<milliseconds>(us);
         us -= ms;
@@ -226,12 +225,12 @@ This creates two `year_month` objects and subtracts them.  This gives a `std::ch
 
     36
 
-To include the influence of the day-fields, it is best to convert `d1` and `d2` to `day_point`s:
+To include the influence of the day-fields, it is best to convert `d1` and `d2` to `sys_days `s:
 
-    auto dp1 = day_point(d1);
-    auto dp2 = day_point(d2);
+    auto dp1 = sys_days(d1);
+    auto dp2 = sys_days(d2);
 
-Now we could (for example) subtract the two `day_point`s, and round the result to the nearest integral month:
+Now we could (for example) subtract the two `sys_days `s, and round the result to the nearest integral month:
 
     std::cout << round<months>(dp2-dp1).count() << '\n';
 
@@ -260,11 +259,11 @@ The [ISO week date](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_week_date) is an internati
 
 Like `<date.h>`, you can specify an ISO week date in any of the three orders: y/wn/wd, wd/wn/y, wn/wd/y (big endian, little endian, mixed (american) endian).
 
-Also like `<date.h>`, you can implicitly convert a ISO week date to `day_point`, and vice-versa.  For convenience, an alias of `date::day_point` exists as `iso_week::day_point`:
+Also like `<date.h>`, you can implicitly convert a ISO week date to `sys_days `, and vice-versa.  For convenience, an alias of `date:: sys_days ` exists as `iso_week:: sys_days `:
 
-    iso_week::day_point dp = iso_date;
+    iso_week:: sys_days dp = iso_date;
 
-And recall that `day_point` is just a type alias for a `std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock, days>`.  So the ISO week date (`iso_week:year_weeknum_weekday`) is immediately interoperable with the entire `<chrono>` library, just like `date::year_month_day` is.
+And recall that `sys_days ` is just a type alias for a `std::chrono::time_point<std::chrono::system_clock, days>`.  So the ISO week date (`iso_week:year_weeknum_weekday`) is immediately interoperable with the entire `<chrono>` library, just like `date::year_month_day` is.
 
     auto now = std::chrono::system_clock::now();
     auto dp = date::floor<iso_week::days>(now);
@@ -276,7 +275,7 @@ Which just output for me:
 
     2016-W11-Sat 03:07:02.460737
 
-And because `iso_week:year_weeknum_weekday` is implicitly convertible to and from `day_point`, that makes it immediately (and explicitly) convertible to any other calendar system that is implicitly convertible to and from `day_point`:
+And because `iso_week:year_weeknum_weekday` is implicitly convertible to and from `sys_days `, that makes it immediately (and explicitly) convertible to any other calendar system that is implicitly convertible to and from `sys_days `:
 
     auto civil_date = date::year_month_day{iso_date};
     std::cout << civil_date << ' ' << time << '\n';
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ which outputs:
 
     2016-03-19 03:07:02.460737
 
-And there you have it:  `day_point` is a _Rosetta Stone_ for translating _any_ calendar to any other calendar.  Just make your calendar convert to and from `day_point`, and you have interoperability with _every_ other calendar which does so.
+And there you have it:  `sys_days ` is a _Rosetta Stone_ for translating _any_ calendar to any other calendar.  Just make your calendar convert to and from `sys_days `, and you have interoperability with _every_ other calendar which does so.
 
     using namespace date::literals;
     auto today = 2016_y/mar/19;
@@ -301,7 +300,7 @@ Output:
     Coptic  : 1732-07-10
     iso_week: 2016-W11-Sat
 
-This is somewhat of a teaser because as I write this the Julian and Coptic calendars aren't publicly available yet.  The software exists, but is not fully tested yet.  But more importantly, just follow the recipe in `<iso_week.h>` for your favorite calendar (convert to and from `day_point`), and your calendar is now part of the club!  Contribute your calendar so we can all use it!
+This is somewhat of a teaser because as I write this the Julian and Coptic calendars aren't publicly available yet.  The software exists, but is not fully tested yet.  But more importantly, just follow the recipe in `<iso_week.h>` for your favorite calendar (convert to and from `sys_days`), and your calendar is now part of the club!  Contribute your calendar so we can all use it!
 
 <a name="birthday2gs"></a>
 ### 2Gs Birthday
@@ -321,7 +320,7 @@ This example demonstrates both some simple date arithmetic, and how to handle di
         using namespace date;
         //  Dave was born April 24, 1954. 10:03 AM pst
         //  Want to know when he is 2 Gigaseconds old
-        auto birth = day_point{apr/24/1954} + 10h + 3min;
+        auto birth = sys_days{apr/24/1954} + 10h + 3min;
         auto z = locate_zone("America/Los_Angeles");
         auto t = z->to_sys(birth);
         t += 2'000'000'000s;
@@ -353,12 +352,12 @@ An [ordinal date](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ordinal_date) consists of a year
        
        // calculating the year and the day of the year
        const auto year = ymd.year();
-       const auto year_day = daypoint - day_point{year/jan/0};
+       const auto year_day = daypoint - sys_days{year/jan/0};
        
        std::cout << year << '-' << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(3) << year_day.count() << std::endl;
        
        // inverse calculation and check
-       assert(ymd == year_month_day{day_point{year/jan/0} + year_day});
+       assert(ymd == year_month_day{sys_days{year/jan/0} + year_day});
     }
 
 <a name="tz_search"></a>
@@ -378,8 +377,8 @@ Let's say you want to search the globe, and all time, for time zones when the da
         auto& db = get_tzdb();
         for (auto const& z : db.zones)
         {
-            auto begin = day_point{jan/1/year::min()} + 0s;
-            auto end   = day_point{jan/1/2035} + 0s;
+            auto begin = sys_days{jan/1/year::min()} + 0s;
+            auto end   = sys_days{jan/1/2035} + 0s;
             do
             {
                 auto info = z.get_info(begin, tz::utc);
@@ -444,8 +443,8 @@ Ever wonder how the global use of daylight saving time is trending with time?  H
             for (auto& z : db.zones)
             {
                 ++total;
-                auto info1 = z.get_info(day_point{y/jan/15}, tz::utc);
-                auto info2 = z.get_info(day_point{y/jul/15}, tz::utc);
+                auto info1 = z.get_info(sys_days{y/jan/15}, tz::utc);
+                auto info2 = z.get_info(sys_days{y/jul/15}, tz::utc);
                 if (info1.save != 0min || info2.save != 0min)
                     ++use_daylight;
             }