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- Date submitted: 28 Oct 2011
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Full SubmissionGDF SUEZ?s contribution to Rio+20 As a leading company in the energy and environmental services sectors, GDF SUEZ wishes to offer all its expertise to contribute to the Rio+20 preparations. In particular, GDF SUEZ develops its businesses around a model based on responsible growth to respond to today and tomorrow?s major economic, societal and environmental challenges: meeting energy needs, ensuring the security of supply, fighting against climate change and optimising the use of natural resources. Based on this experience, GDF SUEZ would like to make the following proposals with regard to the main expectations for this Summit. KEY MESSAGES -Rio+20 deliverables should be concrete and focus on efficient and credible commitments and solutions, supported by alliances of stakeholders, including governments, business and civil society. As the business sector plays a major role in the success of the implementation of international commit-ments, it must be recognized as a key player capable of articulating and applying new and complex busi-ness models aligned with sustainable development goals. -As business requires predictability and regulatory certainty, stable legislative contexts and market mechanisms have to be set up appropriately in order to support the sustainable business development. For GDF SUEZ, these are more specifically related to mitigating the GHG emissions through energy effi-ciency and the development of low carbon energies (e.g. natural gas) and free carbon energies (renew-able energies), circular economy, the city of tomorrow, preserving biodiversity, and, on the societal side, ensuring the access to energy for all. -In order to promote the sustainable economical growth, new financing models will be required. Open rules, based on trade and investment, are critical enablers to achieve the objectives in the most effective and efficient way. Investment in infrastructure projects (energy, water, waste, transport) is an important instrument for the support of sustained economic growth. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) can provide effective ways to deliver infrastructure projects, to provide public services and to carry large-scale innovation as well as supporting the deployment of clean technologies. -GDF SUEZ?s contribution to Rio +20 has been set up in accordance with the ONU guidelines. GENERAL REMARKS ON THE RIO+20 PROCESS A. EXPECTATIONS FOR THE OUTCOME OF RIO+20 AND CONCRETE PROPOSALS The Rio+20 summit should constitute a unique opportunity to: - review progress achieved and renew political commitment on the principles agreed during the re-lated previous UN summits in Stockholm (1972), Rio de Janeiro (1992) and Johannesburg (2002), - develop a common view on remaining gaps and identify emerging challenges, and - take concrete actions to address these gaps and challenges. Significant progress on sustainable development issues is essential to meet the challenges of today and tomorrow. Global and substantial shift of developed, emerging and developing economies towards a more responsible, fair, inclusive and low-carbon economy is essential. Indeed, these are the pillars of the ?green? growth concept. A major issue is the establishment of global governance which allows discuss-ing, and dealing with, this global concern. The implementation of sustainable development, as a human development goal, requires moving from a major item on the political and business agenda into large-scale concrete, workable and affordable solutions accessible to all. Rio+20 deliverables should be concrete and focused on efficient and credible commitments and so-lutions, supported by alliances of stakeholders, including governments, business and civil society: 1. energy efficiency, cleaner energy mix, circular economy are topics on which long-term com-mitments from all stakeholders can build a major milestone for future work on achieving sus-tainability; 2. research and innovation need to be reinforced on topics such as smart grids / networks, CCS, renewable energy, fuel cells, power storage? 3. concrete solutions to provide universal access to essential services (energy, water, mobil-ity, ...) and to reduce poverty must be embedded in workable sustainable development road-maps. Social and economic development must be a key objective on the path towards responsi-ble growth; 4. globally, our economies require more visibility, transparency and a supportive international framework for businesses and communities already engaged on the path towards workable sustainability; 5. effective, transparent and reliable market mechanisms that are capable of valuing and fi-nancing different dimensions (ecological and social externalities) of the green economy must be established to support sustainable business activities and to foster resource efficiency (in-cluding financial resources). Rio+20 should engage stakeholders towards achieving global sustainability goals and accelerate the pace of the reorientation of our economies on the road to a greener and more responsible development model, with differentiated but shared responsibilities of mature, emerging and least developed coun-tries. B. COMMENTS ON EXISTING PROPOSALS Sustainable growth roadmap A clear, consensual, comprehensive regulatory framework should be established to shift the cur-rent economic paradigm of markets towards efficient, responsible and greener growth. Such a framework should combine several sets of regulatory incentives for smart greener investments, helping to establish an increasingly globalised and efficient carbon market as well as spurring smart and re-sponsible end-use of energy and resources. In a context of fiscal efficiency, public spending should focus on supporting sustainable growth, without technological prejudices, notably by promoting a resource-sustainable economy and, more broadly, the circular economy. Inefficient and environmentally harmful subsidies should be abandoned in favour of promising low-carbon technologies and markets. A greener growth should also be a responsible, socially inclusive growth. Local development, access to energy and poverty eradication programmes should combine human well-being, wealth and environ-ment protection, and economic and resource-use efficiency, with a long-term outlook. This shift in the economic paradigm will have a positive effect on employment. Firstly, ?green jobs? spe-cifically to provide environmentally-friendly services and technologies, and secondly, jobs in any sector would indirectly be ?greened?. Therefore, the net job creation within sustainable growth strategies should remain positive. Continuous efforts in pedagogy, education and training are necessary to mobi-lise people in this direction within the public and private sectors, and in civil society. Sustainable Development objectives If we are to achieve a successful transition to a greener and more responsible economy, it is essential to build ambitious, comprehensive and differentiated objectives, on specific themes, shared among the business community, civil society and governments. Possible themes might include : energy, water, food security, agriculture, sustainable cities, for-estry, biodiversity, social matters; as these are key areas for sustainable development. With regard to the objectives, open dialogue, accountability and shared but differentiated responsibility between parties and stakeholders are key success factors. The "Energy for a Sustainable Future? report, prepared by the UN Secretary-General Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change, provides interest-ing and concrete examples of objectives in the energy field that could be part of the Rio+20 agreement. E.g.: expanding energy access, scaling up efforts to increase energy efficiency and clean energy efforts to meet the climate challenge and achieve the Millennium Development Goals. C. IMPLEMENTATION AND RELEVANT ACTORS TO BE INVOLVED UN bodies and other Intergovernmental agencies are key players in this system. However, they need to better coordinate actions between themselves and with other external stakeholders. National and local governments, and local communities, must be involved in order to ensure synergy of policies and ac-tions and thus spur global sustainable development and integration. The private sector must be recognized as a key player that is capable of articulating and imple-menting new and complex business models aligned with sustainable development goals. The pri-vate sector can make a substantial contribution in the design and implementation of actions by UNCSD and other UN entities if it is formally involved. Informing, educating and involving the civil society in the definition and implementation of sustainabil-ity goals is key: changing consumer patterns, developing new solidarity mechanisms or making educa-tion the centrepiece in the global shift towards greener and more responsible societies. Individual re-sponsibility plays a major role in engaging on a more sustainable path and should be put forward as such in the process of change. Finally, one possible deliverable of Rio+20 could be the establishment of a ?cooperative platform? allow-ing for the engagement of all stakeholders on relevant tools and instruments to support the transition to a responsible and sustainable economy, and allowing for reviewing progress. D. TIME FRAME FOR THE PROPOSED DECISIONS AND ACTION PLANS The Sustainable Growth Roadmap (see answer to question B), focused on various specific themes, should include a set of targets and a timeline for the implementation for each target. Global sustain-able development objectives concerning, for example, energy efficiency or green house gas emissions should be envisaged in the long term (e.g. up to 2050), but the roadmap should also contain inter-mediate targets to be reached if we are to succeed with such major shifts in our economic development. Especially in the short term, public financial resources are limited, therefore solutions that spur resource and economic efficiency and the engagement of the private sector based on market solu-tions and public-private partnerships are, more than ever, essential. The contribution of all stake-holders, including civil society, in this effort, is also necessary. SPECIFIC ELEMENTS RELATED TO THE OUTCOME OF RIO+20 PROCESS E. KEY ITEMS FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AGENDA IN THE ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT SEC-TORS Among the items on which Rio+20 should focus, we would like to underline the following: Sustainable business ? Development of Sustainable Business activities and, especially, resource efficiency (including financial resources) depend on an appropriate market design that allows the financing and valuing of different dimensions of sustainability and that are specific to each country and/or re-gion. ? Smart local solutions, savings in resources or energy efficiency measures, as well as projects that were implemented under the global carbon market, can illustrate the concept and show that effi-cient environmental markets are essential to sustainable development. Renewable energies ? Renewable energy is a key driver for the achievement of a sustainable and low-carbon economy. Currently, the main requirements for the development of an efficient and affordable energy production from renewable sources are : o R&D related to renewable technologies, in order to attain levels of competitiveness which can fairly compete with fossil fuel technologies. o Stable legislative contexts and market mechanisms which allow developing and ex-tending further renewable technologies worldwide. ? The development of intermittent renewable energy capacities should be accompanied by meas-ures that guarantee the security of supply, e.g. natural gas backup and reserve capacities, for ex-ample via incentives such as capacity remuneration or capacity markets, without generating market distortions. ? The large deployment of renewable energy sources should be well integrated within the market functioning, with transparency of costs for consumers (including related grid and backup costs) and enough stability to foster investments, without compromising the profitability of non-subsidised sources of energy. Taking into account the maturity of the technology, a gradual decrease of financial support ? without retroactivity ? and a review of specific priority rules should be envisaged. Energy efficiency ? Energy efficiency is one of the major tools towards a sustainable world. In preserving resources, it provides environmental benefits in lowering local pollutions as well as in the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. ? Energy efficiency also brings economical, technical and political benefits to governments by re-ducing the need for energy infrastructure, pushing towards innovation and decreasing depend-ence on imports. ? To achieve progress on this subject, governments should: 1. launch awareness campaigns and support capacity building of the necessary skills. 2. introduce legislations, regulations and mandatory codes to cost-efficiently phase out in-efficient technical solutions (buildings, devices, ?) and enforce them. These require-ments should also be tightened over time. 3. set up the necessary frameworks for an energy efficiency market with subsidies to in-clude externalities as required. 4. show the way in applying energy efficiency measures for their own operations (transport, buildings, etc.). Biodiversity ? Rio+20 should plead for the adoption of a process to develop agreed baselines and a commit-ment to adopt targets for resource mobilization at COP 11, provided that robust baselines have been identified and endorsed, and that an effective reporting framework has been implemented following COP 10 in Nagoya. ? Unfortunately, COP 10 in Nagoya failed to agree on targets for increased resources to implement CBD decisions (Strategic Plan 2011-2020). The necessity to mobilise financial resources, by in-novative financing for example, is a pending issue to be tackled at Rio+20. ? There is a need to integrate biodiversity policy into other sustainable development policies. For instance, a new level could be reached by setting up a global unifying framework for develop-ing joint activities, joint mechanisms among the three Rio Conventions. Circular economy: Reduce / Reuse / Recycle In order to facilitate the transition to a resource efficient green economy, governments should: ? Develop incentives to support the adaptation of business models for more resource-efficient societies and businesses. ? Lead extensive analysis and work on environmentally harmful subsidies. ? Set up regulatory frameworks that are conducive to investments in secondary raw materials use by industry and society. ? Elaborate a consistent reporting and benchmarking framework of environmental performance of the States, especially in the fields of resource efficiency (material recovery, efficient use of natural resources, particularly water, across key areas: agriculture, industry and urban water supply and the most sensitive raw materials : paper, metals, etc.). The city of tomorrow ? Due to demographic evolution, the world will be sustainable if cities are. ? Responsible agriculture and sustainable Rural development is fundamental to the sustainable development of cities. ? The discussion at Rio+20 largely evolves under the term ?green?. On our way to sustainable urbanisation, a broad and common understanding of ?green? is necessary, adequately ad-dressing social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainability. ? Urban development requires an integrated approach, inviting all urban stakeholders at all stages, from conception to implementation. ? Improved technology and competitiveness are prerequisites for innovation for sustainable and greener cities. Governance and finance priorities need to be set accordingly. GHG emissions reduction ? The progressive development of a global carbon market based on an international framework is necessary, where all major GHG emitting countries take binding commitments, and other coun-tries make comparable efforts in reducing GHG emissions, following the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities. Continuous action to establish an efficient global carbon market, in combination with ambitious GHG reduction targets, must assure that mitigation is achieved at the least cost, that adequate technologies are developed and transferred, and that developing countries obtain adequate financial support for the imple-mentation of their mitigation policies. Under such premises, ambitious global GHG mitigation can be achieved and distortion of competitiveness or international carbon leakage, as well as global economic burden, can be minimised. ? When most competitive solutions are also the most emitting ones, we need an incentive to invest in cleaner technologies and sustainable solutions, and several tools could provide visibility to invest, such as the floor price of CO2, carbon taxes or sectorial regulations. Such so-lutions are capable of promoting global economic integration, trade and growth, while effec-tively combating climate change, and spurring the development of renewable energies, energy and resource use efficiency, new technologies and smart grid applications. They need to be based on global cooperation, a strong commitment on CO2 emissions and efficient and transpar-ent regulation which avoid unnecessary bureaucracy and arbitrariness. Access to energy for all A call to eradicate extreme poverty and hunger by the year 2015 is among the seven Millennium Devel-opment Goals (MDG) adopted by the United Nations in 2000. Eleven years later, this challenge, though well known and appreciated by all, remains intractable: in 2011, 1.4 billion people have no access to electricity; 2.7 billion people rely on traditional biomass fuels for cooking; 880 million people are with-out access to drinking water, and nearly 2 billion individuals are without sanitation services. While gen-erally focused on developing countries, the question of access to energy also affects developed countries where it is cause for social concern and a question of poverty level. Meeting universal energy access targets will require economical growth, social development and mobili-sation of additional finance. Business investment and private finance can play a major role if the broader financing architecture is well-designed and appropriate consideration is given to the quality of the regu-latory and investment climate, which significantly drives the risks and returns associated with these in-vestments. ? Business has a role to play alongside public institutions and governments in meeting devel-opment challenges. While various major companies have already implemented such programs, they remain limited and generally deal with consumer goods only. ? We encourage the development of a 4P methodology for Participatory Public-Private Part-nerships and expertise in the so-called ?Base of Pyramid? (BOP) and Social Business projects in order to promote energy access for the very poor, as well as the development of innovative financial mechanisms in the private and public sectors. ? When it comes to basic goods such as energy, however, the issue is to build jointly sustainable businesses with high social impact rather than ?selling to the poor.? Suitable business models need to be promoted to support social entrepreneurs through investments and technical and managerial expertise. ? To be viable, this approach must encourage an innovative business model that could be inte-grated either in the core business of the company or as social business. Market-based solu-tions should be encouraged and also be in favour of the development of new energy sources and new technologies. F. THE GREEN ECONOMY IN THE CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY ERADICATION Sustainable development embraces three dimensions: social, economical and environmental, and none of these dimensions can supplant the others. Within the business context, we envisage sustainable de-velopment, on the one hand, as helping to reduce non-financial risks, and on the other hand, as creating value through the new opportunities of sustainable business. The green economy is based on this sus-tainable business, and efficiently developing the green economy is a means of achieving sustainable de-velopment. Sustainable growth strategies and associated action plans should be based on a global sustainabil-ity policy framework, and be tailored to lead to a low-carbon, resource efficient, and socially inclu-sive economy. This framework should result from a consensus between stakeholders, and sustain-able growth policies should be backed by a pro-active financial engagement from governments. Cooperation between international organisations, governments, regulators and companies is cru-cial for the success of greener growth strategies and action plans. Both the public and the private sectors should clearly engage towards all other stakeholders (customers, shareholders, employees, civil society, the environment...) onto a more sustainable path, which would lead to green, economically effi-cient and socially responsible long-term growth. Concerning action plans for the energy, water and waste sectors, we would like to emphasise the crucial role of items such as end-use efficiency, the role of R&D in new, green technologies, and the need for a clear pro-investment regulatory framework to help these new technologies take off and eventually become economically viable. Within the energy sector, end-use efficiency measures are es-sential for the transition from volume to value, a requirement of the green economy. Also, definition of Global Public Goods, governing principles for Public-Private Partnerships, could be targeted at Rio+20. Several in-depth studies on greening the energy sector and the economy as a whole have recently been released (IEA, OECD, UNEP). These analyses put forth propositions for concrete measures to be taken to curb climate change and to reorient the economy on a more sustainable path. Therefore, proposals for green strategies already exist and often result from international consensus between experts and stake-holders, and these could be considered by UNCSD. Our businesses are already advanced on many of the sectors of the green economy agenda: CCS, renew-able energy (notably hydroelectricity, photovoltaic, wind farms, biomass, geothermal, wave and tidal energy...), recycling and reducing resource use. A better coordination between market players, engaged in those sectors, and green policies promoters, is essential in order to ensure profitable growth for the sectors involved. G. INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT Sustainable development involves economic, social and environmental issues. There is, at present, an array of organisations within and outside the UN system working on the challenges of making sustain-able development and poverty eradication a foreseeable reality. Strong existing entities, such as the WTO, the World Bank, the OECD, the IMF etc., are capable of pushing the sustainable development agenda by systematically integrating social and environmental issues within their policies and their ac-tions. However, such an approach could be leveraged by a more robust and active management of sustainable development issues and it appears that there is a global consensus on this analysis. There is a clear ne-cessity to better coordinate the international governance of major sustainable development mat-ters. Strengthening and consolidating UNEP, providing it with more financial and human re-sources, direct input from the civil society, in particular from the business community, with enlarged powers to enforce decisions and to shape policies and bring guidance would be an impor-tant step. Finally, we support the empowerment of local governments for more sustainable development action. H. PROPOSAL FOR THE REFINEMENT OF THE TWO PRIORITY SUBJECTS: FINANCING SUSTAINABLE INFRA-STRUCTURE PROJECTS In order to accelerate the development and deployment of key technologies, new financing models will be required. Carbon financing will bridge some of the gap, but multilateral development financing and other policy incentives will help accelerate deployment. Open rules, based on trade and investment, are critical enablers of the substantial increase in technological dissemination and financing that will be re-quired to move to more sustainable low-carbon, resource and energy-efficient pathways addressing en-vironmental responsibility while promoting economic growth and social development. Investment in infrastructure projects (energy, water, waste, transport) is an important instrument to support sustained economic growth. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) can provide effective ways to deliver infrastructure projects, to provide public services and to carry large-scale innova-tion, as well as supporting deployment of clean technologies. At the same time, PPPs are effective ve-hicles for the long-term structural development of infrastructures and services, bringing together dis-tinct advantages of the private sector and the public sector, respectively. Financing the sustainable economy is a critical element and a prerequisite for long-term success. In or-der to make longer term investment decisions in this direction, business requires predictability and regulatory certainty. As long as these enabling conditions are directional only, and without regulatory and market certainty, investments in ?green economy initiatives? will be slow and compete with invest-ments for conventional activities. It is important to establish workable solutions to finance the huge expansion of the energy matrix in developing and emerging countries with clean or carbon efficient established technologies in the short term, complemented with more innovative, transformational technologies for cleaner energy solutions in the mid and long term. Given the large volume and the speed of the ongoing evolution, ef-fective solutions must be established in the short term. A combination of NAMAs with a revised CDM can allow an immediate start and help to minimize the installation of new fossil-fuelled infrastruc-ture. The principles and rules for such a solution exist under the CDM, and if applied and expanded effec-tively, the private sector will be able to drive significant global mitigation. On the contrary, if such incentives are not provided in the short term, these countries will compromise their emission profile for decades, and the aggregate economic present and future cost of mitigation will obstruct sustainable global economic growth.

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TULSA, Okla. (Sept. 30, 2013) – Four ETSU men's tennis players will compete in the qualifiers of the 2013 ITA All-American Championships Tuesday, Oct. 1.
After winning twice Sunday to advance to the final round of the pre-qualifiers, Rogerio Ribeiro fell to Texas A&M's Behzad Minavi, 7-6 (5), 6-2, but entered the qualifying round as a lucky loser. Ribeiro then proceeded to beat UNLV's Gilda Berman in the opening round of the qualifier.
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Stir Fried Chicken with Cumin and Peppers
1 lb. boneless skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 tbsp ginger, minced
1 tbsp garlic, minced
1 tbsp cumin seeds, roasted and ground
2 tbsp malt vinegar
1 tsp coarsely ground black pepper
Salt to taste
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp cumin seeds
½ c. plain yogurt, whisked until smooth
1 large onion, diced
1 large red bell pepper, diced
Place the chicken in a large bowl. Add the ginger, garlic, cumin, vinegar, black pepper, and salt and mix, making sure all the pieces are well¬ covered with the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours.
Heat the oil in a medium, nonstick skillet and add the cumin seeds, they should sizzle upon contact with the hot oil. Quickly add the chicken with all the marinade and cook, turning as needed, until lightly golden on all sides. About 5 minutes.
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Seventh-Ranked Open Women Build Win Streak, Retain Eisenberg Cup Over Yale
In a regatta that faced challenging headwinds as the racing progressed, the two historic Ivy League programs had several competitive showdowns, including a thriller in the varsity four competition.
Princeton won its fifth straight Eisenberg Cup in 7:03.8, while Yale's big push in the middle of race fell short in 7:06.4.
"The varsity race was a really good one," head coach Lori Dauphiny said. "Princeton got out on the start, but Yale made a big push back in during the middle. They almost drew even. Princeton was able to respond and push out a little again. It was a good, tough fight for both."
"It was a really gutsy race for both teams," sophomore Meghan Wheeler said. "We knew Yale was going to be tough and they always race with such power and intensity. I think for us being able to stay calm throughout and come together as a boat helped us push through the race and come though."
The second varsity kept its perfect season alive with a win by more than eight seconds, while the varsity four nearly pulled off a wild comeback win.
"The four was one of the most amazing races," Dauphiny said. "They were down by open water, and then they came back. It was a really rough first half, but they really seemed to come together in the conditions and started moving."
"The 2V is made up of really amazing racers who are pushing everyone on the team internally," Wheeler said. "They have brought intensity and power to each of their races and have come away with outstanding wins. Their success helps everyone on the team to strive for more and really go for it, in both practice and during races."
As both Princeton and Yale move closer to the Ivy League Championships (May 18, Cooper River), it continues to look like the league is as deep and strong as ever. While top-ranked Brown has earned the distinction as favorite right now, there is plenty that could change over the next few weeks.
"It is tightly packed, and Yale probably has had less time on the water than us," Dauphiny said. "I think you will see a lot of changes during the season. It's hard to say, and it's really hard to measure people's speed. Brown keeps doing well, and I do think there is favorite. But it is still a ways away."
"I think that our improvement is coming just with time on the water and racing experience," Wheeler said. "We learn a lot about ourselves with each race and during each practice, both in terms of technique and mentality. Everyone on the team is learning how to push harder and work together, and we will have to continue to find and strive for this improvement to be where we want to be come Ivies."
Princeton will continue its drive towards Ivies next weekend with the Class of 1984 Plaque regatta against both Dartmouth and Penn, but both the date and location of that race has been moved. Because of the uncertain conditions of Dartmouth's home course, the race has been moved to Lake Carnegie, and it will take place Sunday morning, instead of Saturday.
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Princeton 7:03.8
Yale 7:06.4
Second Varsity Eight
Princeton 7:14.4
Yale 7:22.9
Varsity Four
Yale 8:07.2
Princeton 8:08.3
Third Varsity Eight
Princeton 7:27.5
Yale 7:45.3
Varsity Four B/C
Yale 8:03.0
Princeton B 8:08.0
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A community workshop will help plan the next 30 stations in the Boulder B-cycle system.
The City of Boulder and Boulder B-cycle, a local non-profit formed to own and operate Boulder's public bike-sharing system, are co-hosting a community workshop from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 13, at BJ's Restaurant at 1690 28th St. (at Canyon Boulevard).
The workshop is being held to develop a public bike-sharing Master Plan of future station locations. Boulder residents, employees and visitors are welcome and encouraged to participate in the workshop. Appetizers and non-alcoholic beverages will be provided, along with a no-host bar. Attendees are asked to RSVP by Friday, Nov. 9, to ensure workshop organizers can plan accordingly.
"We're excited to start this conversation with the greater Boulder community and use their local knowledge of the places where they live, work, and play to guide Boulder B-cycle's future station locations," said Boulder B-Cycle Station Planner Amy Breunissen. "The B-Cycle system is all about the people who use it and where stations are needed, so getting community input is essential to our planning process."
The workshop schedule includes:
An informational presentation on Boulder B-cycle, including guiding principles and criteria to consider in determining bike-sharing station locations; and
Focus group break-out sessions concentrating on geographical areas in the city of Boulder.
Geographic groups include: North Boulder, Gunbarrel, Central Boulder, Northeast Boulder, the University of Colorado and Hill Neighborhood, South Boulder and Southeast Boulder. See the map of current stations and geographic areas.
One of the main workshop objectives is to prioritize the top 10 stations to install in 2013 as part of the Federal Transportation, Community, and System Preservation (TCSP) program grant awarded to the City of Boulder.
"We are committed to continuing our partnership with Boulder B-cycle to help make bus-bike trips more viable," said Marni Ratzel, City of Boulder bicycle and pedestrian transportation planner. "Creating new transportation connections starts with providing shared bikes for the last or first leg of local and regional transit trips to/from neighborhoods, commercial areas, and employee work sites."
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Randy Floyd shares openly about the 17 members of his family who have had ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, over the years. Eleven of those family members are now gone, including his mother.
Floyd, who walks with a cane, has been living with the disease for two years.
The tears came, though, when Floyd recounted his story at the 2014 kickoff dinner for the annual Walk to Defeat ALS in Winston-Salem in March. Among supporters and with other ALS patients among the audience of 50, Floyd had to stop several times for composure. His audience sniffled right along with him.
"I was diagnosed in June 2012, and although I had been expecting it, I had a hard time accepting it,'' Floyd told the audience, "because I'd always been the husband, father, brother, uncle that all my family depended on when they needed something done. This is something I can't fix and it drives me crazy.''
2014 Walk to Defeat ALS
Floyd came to speak at the kickoff and was at the annual Winston-Salem Walk to Defeat ALS, held May 5 at BB&T Stadium.
Wake Forest Baptist Health is a gold sponsor of the Winston-Salem walk, and is home to one of the state's five ALS clinics, where patients can receive multidisciplinary care and assistance during a single visit.
During the ALS Walk, teams and individuals walk a little over two miles to raise money for the Jim "Catfish" Hunter chapter of the ALS Association. Last year's event in Winston-Salem drew 1,200 walkers and raised $141,000.
Floyd's Fighters were among the teams walking. The team captain is Floyd's daughter, Alisha, 27, who has a 50-50 chance of getting ALS herself.
The 80 family members and friends who are part of the team are largely from Floyd's hometown of Mount Airy, but he has four cousins from Tallahassee, Fla, who also came for the second year in a row. Just as she was with him at the kickoff dinner, Floyd's wife, Lisa, was there too. They'll celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary in June.
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ALS is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord. The degeneration of motor neurons means the ability of the brain to initiate and control muscle development is lost over time. It is a fatal disease with no cure.
The ALS Walk is an important event for awareness and fundraising. Last year, the seven cities around the state that do an annual walk raised a combined $1.2 million, says Kara Strang, senior development coordinator for the ALS Association.
The money goes to directly benefit ALS patients in the form of annual grants available through the ALS association for medical and other costs not covered by a patient's insurance. The chapter supports 400 people in North Carolina with the grants.
For example, ALS patients can use grants from the association to pay for wheelchair vans, power wheelchairs, adding wheelchair ramps to peoples' homes who need them, repairs to accommodate patients, transportation to ALS clinics, and sometimes even for the one medicine available to some patients to help slow progression of the disease.
Besides its grants, the ALS Association also supports the five ALS clinics in North Carolina, has equipment loan closets for ALS patients across the state and advocates for ALS research funding in Washington, among other services. The association also certifies centers nationally; Wake Forest Baptist is one of two certified centers in North Carolina and 34 in the country.
Progress being made
Just as important as the direct assistance to ALS patients, money raised from the ALS walks also supports ongoing research into the disease.
Although Floyd represents the 10 percent of ALS patients who have a hereditary form of the disease, 90 percent of ALS cases are sporadic, meaning there is no known family connection. And many more people are believed to be undiagnosed.
Michael Cartwright, MD, a neurologist with Wake Forest Baptist Health who works with ALS patients, told those at the kickoff dinner he's optimistic that in the next few years, much more will become known about how and why the disease progresses. Once that happens, better treatments to slow or prevent ALS can be developed, as has occurred with other types of neuromuscular diseases.
In addition, Cartwright told those at the dinner, new national clinical trials are getting started, with Wake Forest Baptist one of the trial sites, for medications that hold promise for improving muscle strength and slowing the disease progression.
For Floyd, 51, it's all about the research. He is uncertain whether progress will be made in time to help in his own fight against ALS, but he knows there's hope.
"There are things that I used to do that I can't do any more,'' says Floyd, who had to give up his longtime job as a body shop manager at a Mount Airy car dealership in 2013 because of the progression of the disease. "There are things that I wanted to do when I retired that I'll not be able to do.
"I'm supposed to be the dad, take care of my family. But they're going to end up taking care of me. I'm hoping and praying for the day when someone is diagnosed, that we can say 'Don't worry now, we have a cure for it.'"
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Plans for the expansion of The Kingsgate Centre in Huddersfield have taken a step forward today as investors WD Huddersfield sign a joint document of understanding with the council. The document, which was approved at last week's Cabinet Meeting, sets out a shared vision for the town's future and demonstrates the council's support for the scheme, which will result in the creation of more than 600 full and part-time jobs as well as an estimated 300 in construction.
The Leader of Kirklees Council, Councillor Mehboob Khan, said: "We know that improving the retail offer is important to our residents and this expansion fits part of a wider plan for attracting investment to create the environment for economic growth.
WD are long-term investors in Huddersfield and we are delighted that they want to move forward with plans for the £40m expansion of the Kingsgate Centre – a development that will considerably strengthen the town's offer and attract more shoppers and greater spend. The council is working closely with WD to make this happen, not only because of its importance to Huddersfield's positioning in the retail hierarchy and future economic wellbeing, but also because of the hundreds of jobs that will be created, both in the construction phase and when the extension is complete." The centre, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this month, has proved a success since its opening in March 2002 and is currently at full occupancy – a fact that has helped Huddersfield to improve its profile as a shopping destination over the past decade, by attracting leading name retailers House of Fraser, Next, H&M and other well-known brands.
Peter Everest, Managing Director of WD Huddersfield, which owns and manages the centre, said: "While many other centres and high streets have suffered from a high volume of voids, Kingsgate has maintained its leading position by adopting a leasing strategy that focuses on fashion and is fresh and inviting.
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2010-11 (Senior): Cross Country: Placed second on the team and 101st overall at the NCAA Regional Championships (11/14), crossing at 22:08...Was the team's second finisher at the A-10 Championships (10/30), crossing at 18:41 and placing 38th...Claimed 26th place out of 92 runners with a time of 18:34 at the Rothenberg Race (10/15)...At the New England Championships (10/9), crossed at 18:54 and placed 63rd...Finished second on the team and 151st overall by crossing at 22:41 at the Paul Short Invitational (10/1)...At the UMass Home Meet (9/18), placed third on the team and 19th overall with a time of 18:37...Placed 46th overall and third on the team at the BC Invite (9/11) by crossing at 19:10.
2009-10 (Junior): Outdoor Track: Helped the 4X800 meter relay grab sixth place and set the second fastest all-time mark at UMass (9:04.30) at the ECAC Championships (5/16)...Notched a sixth place finish in the 1500 meter run at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/2) with a time of 4:34.53...Competed in the 800 meter run at the UNH Pre-Conference Meet (4/24), taking 17th place with a time 2:22.79...Qualified for the New England Championships in the 1500 meters at the Larry Ellis Invite (4/17) with a third place finish and a time of 4:43.37...Indoor Track: Did not compete during the indoor season...Cross Country: At the Atlantic 10 Championships (10/31), finished 93rd overall with a time of 22:25... Finished sixth on the team at the New England Championships (10/10) with a time of 19:49.
2008-09 (Sophomore): Outdoor Track: Helped the 4X800 meter relay team to a tenth place finish (9:15.40) at the Atlantic 10 Championships (5/3)...Took third place in the 1500 meter dash at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/17) with a time of 4:47.98... Indoor Track: Holds team's best time in the mile, set at the Atlantic 10 Championships (2/21) with a 13th place finish crossing in 5:12.14 ... Also saw limited action in the 800 and 1000 meter events ... Cross Country: Finished sixth on the team at the NCAA Regional (11/15) with a time of 25:04.6 ... Ranked seventh on the team with a time of 20:06.5 at the Atlantic 10 Championships (11/1) ... Best time of the season came at the Albany Invitational (10/18) crossing in 19:20 for a 68th place finish.
2007-08 (Freshman): Outdoor Track: Finished sixth overall in the 1500 meter run at the Larry Ellis Invitational (4/19), with a time of 4:50.9 during the outdoor season ... Ran the 4X800 meter with teammates Jen Curtain, Gina Perno, and Nicole Serapiglia to a eighth place finish with a time of 9:33.12 at the New England Championships (5/1) ... Indoor Track: Ran the 4X800 meter relay at the New England Championships (3/1), with teammates Sam Sacchetti, Gina Perno, and Jen Curtain in 9:43.35 to finish 14th overall ... Cross Country: Competed in the NCAA Regional Championships (11/10), running the 6K in 24:50.05 to place fourth on the team ... Ran best time of the season (19:58.7) at the Albany Invitational (10/13) to a 96th place finish.
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I flew to Dallas for Mother's Day, to celebrate with the original mother alongside my siblings and father. Sister cooked, as usual–my cousin overnighted salmon from Seattle,
Helen roasted it with mint and lemon, and roasted everything else, too: roasted baby artichokes and onions and corn and potato wedges. It was cooler in Texas than in Utah that weekend, so she squeezed in a lot of end-of-season oven time.
She did not, however, make the desserts. Those came from the Koffee Kup Family Restaurant in Hico, Texas,
picked up by a nephew on his way from San Antonio. Mile-high meringues, all of them. I've lost my taste for chocolate, generally, but the textural combination smooth curd and foamy egg white is irresistible.
I haven't made one myself in a million years, and I have no idea who makes a good chocolate meringue pie in Utah. A few years ago, I drove all over the state for an exhaustive and exhausting article on Utah's diners and dives, but I never found a pie that satisfied. (Artificial vanilla is one big problem.)
Any suggestions?
Here's a recipe I used to use when I was in the catering business.
1 baked pie shell
4 oz. bittersweet chocolate
4 oz. unsweetened chocolate
2 Tbsp. butter
4 large eggs, separated
1 cup sugar plus 1/2 cup sugar
3 1/2 cups whole milk
5 Tbsp. cornstarch
1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
1/4 tsp. cream of tartar
Melt the chocolate and butter in a microwave carefully–heat it a minute, take it out and stir it, then repeat until it's smooth. Remove from heat.Beat the egg yolks with 1 cup sugar sugar until thick and pale.
Mix the cornstarch with a few tablespoons of the milk until smooth. Heat the rest of the milk in a heavy saucepan. Whisk 1 cup of the hot milk into the yolks until smooth. Then pour the eggs back into the rest of the milk in the saucepan. Bring to just a simmer, then whisk in the cornstarch milk and salt and cook until thick. Keep whisking a few minutes, then stir in the melted chocolate and vanilla. Cover and let cool completely. When it's absolutely cool, pour it into the pie shell and put it into the fridge. I always did this the day before and let it chill overnight.
For the meringue, beat the egg whites with the cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks form, then add sugar in a thin stream while beating until stiff shiny peaks form. egg whites with the cream of tartar and salt until soft peaks start to form.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
Spread the meringue over the chocolate, taking it all the way to the pastry crust so it won't shrink. Then put it in the oven until the peaks are light brown, maybe 15 minutes. Let the pie cool in the refrigerator before cutting it.
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WATERVILLE VALLEY, N.H. - The UMass Ski team competed in the ECSC Regionals this past weekend in Waterville Valley, N.H. The women's team finished fifth overall, securing a spot in the USCSA Nationals in Winter Park, Colo. from March 3-7. The Men's team finished sixth overall after a disappointing ninth place finish in the Slalom before a second place finish in Sunday's Giant Slalom. UMass Skiing will be back in action this weekend when they will participate in the EISA Regionals at Sugarloff.
The Women's team placed three skiers in the top-15 during both days of the Regionals, led by Abby Nolan's (Duxbury, Mass.) fifth place finish in the Giant Slalom with a time of 2:19.76. Emily Shilletto (Toronto, Ont.) had a successful weekend on the slopes, finishing tenth in the Giant Slalom (2:21.14) after a ninth place finish in Saturday's Slalom event (1:44.40). Heidi Skinner (Westeron, Vt.) rounded out the Women's top three skiers on Sunday with a 12th place finish (2:21.86). Skinner also skied to a 15th place finish in the Slalom with a time of 1:46.11. Jamie Taloumis (Chicopee, Mass.) finished 20th in the Slalom (1:47.78) before a 17th place finish in Sunday's Giant Slalom (2:23.43).
In Saturday's Slalom, three of their five men's skiers were either disqualified or did not finish their runs. The men were forced to use a ghost time on Saturday, the worst run of the day plus ten percent. Alex Zahoruiko (North Andover, Mass.) finished seventh during both days with a time of 1:32.33 in the Slalom and a time of 2:13.60 in the Giant Slalom. Travis Hopkins (North Andover, Mass.) placed 17th (1:35.69) on Saturday before a fifth place finish on Sunday (2:13.26). Matthew Small (Shelburne Falls, Mass.) skied to a ninth place finish with a time of 2:15.24 on Sunday while Adam Pogorzelski (Freehold, N.J.) placed 30th (2:22.05).
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May 16, 2013
Local gymnasts Alex Waller and Jessy MacArthur have each signed a statement of intent to register and will join the UCLA Gymnastics team for the 2014 season. Both train at Wallers' GymJam Academy under UCLA associate head coach Chris Waller.
Alex Waller recently won the balance beam title in the Senior D age group at the National Invitational Tournament, scoring 9.4 (VIDEO). She also placed seventh in the all-around and on uneven bars. At the Region 1 meet this year, she placed in the Top 12 on vault, bars and beam. Waller competed in the NIT in 2012, placing ninth in the all-around, fourth on beam and eighth on floor. She also earned a Top 10 all-around finish at the 2012 Region 1 championships and won the SoCal State Level 10 title on beam while placing sixth in the all-around. Both of Waller's parents, Chris and Cindy, graduated from UCLA. Chris was a three-time NCAA champion on the men's gymnastics team and a member of the 1992 U.S. Olympic team. In 11 years on the UCLA women's gymnastics coaching staff, he has helped lead the Bruins to three NCAA team titles.
MacArthur also competed at the 2013 NIT, placing eighth on uneven bars. At this year's Region 1 Championships, she tied for third on bars and was seventh on beam and eighth on vault and in the all-around. She had a strong showing at the 2012 NIT, placing sixth in the all-around and on bars and fifth on vault. At the 2012 Region 1 Championships, she tied for fourth on vault and placed fifth on floor. In 2010, she placed second on uneven bars at the Level 10 State meet, and in 2009, she won the Level 9 Westerns vault title.
"We are extremely excited to add two more Bruins to our roster this Fall," said UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field. "Jessy MacArthur and Alex Waller both train at Wallers' GymJam Academy and have been coached by Chris Waller and his staff. Both Jessy and Alex will fit in seamlessly with our program and philosophies, considering they are a product of Chris and his gym's philosophies."
Waller and MacArthur will join letter-of-intent signees Angela Cipra, Mikaela Gerber and Hallie Mossett as freshmen for the 2014 season.


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Julie L. Murphy
Published: Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 4:53 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, May 12, 2013 at 4:53 p.m.
Julie Layman Murphy, 53, of U.S. Highway 64 East, passed away Friday night, May 10, 2013, at Forsyth Medical Center in Winston-Salem.
The family will receive friends at Davidson Funeral Home from 5-7 p.m. Monday.
Julie was born in Davidson County on Jan. 24, 1960, to Bill and Florence Everhart Layman. She was employed with First Choice of the Carolinas in High Point. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Don Layman.
Surviving are her daughter, Amanda Jo Murphy of the home; sister Nancy Jarvis of Lexington; brother Kenny Layman and wife Shane of Salisbury; nephews Chuck and Richie Jarvis, Adam Layman, Varney Fahrnbullah and Ishmael Kaidjuway; niece Salie Kimba; stepson Marc Murphy and partner Lynn; stepgrandsons Drew and Kaden Murphy; mother-in-law Betty Jo Murphy; her feline friends, Precious, Kittenn, Greta, Josie and Dexter; and canine friend Atlas.
In lieu of flowers, memorials should be made to Humane Society of Davidson County, P.O. Box 1791, Lexington, NC 27293.
Online condolences may be made at www.davidsonfuneralhome.net.
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Published: Friday, May 3, 2013 at 8:57 a.m.
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An unattended candle sparked a fire Friday morning that destroyed a southeastern New Hanover County mobile home, leaving a family of five homeless, according to an official.
When fire crews arrived at 1013 Bozeman Road about 2:30 a.m., two adults, three children and the family dog had escaped, New Hanover County Deputy Fire Marshal Ray Griswold said. One cat was seen running into the trees, at least one other was killed and one is missing, he said.
Griswold said water tankers had to be backed a mile down the dirt road because there are no hydrants in the area.
The mobile home was a complete loss. No other structures were threatened and the fire did not spread to the wild land.
The family, whose children are in middle school, is being assisted by the Red Cross, he said.
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Recently, I downloaded the latest (post-0.85 release) source from the Sourceforge repository for classes.jar. The source compiled without a hitch, using the ant build file included in the source.
My next step was to try and include the new classes.jar in one of my projects in Eclipse. It seemed to work OK, as all of the new classes were availiable in the intellisense (or is that VS?) thing.
Unfortunately, the LeJOS plugin's "upload to brick" menu item gives me the helpful warning in the console that "something went wrong [...]". Any ideas why this might be?


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"I wanna do bad things with you!". Hands down, True Blood is one of my faviroate shows! What's not to love? Vampires, Warewolves, Witches, Fairies with a Southern Flair.
I decided to have my close friends over to celebrate my birthday Bon Temps style. When it came to the food, it no cooking was definatley the way to go. I wanted to have time to enjoy the party with my sweet friends instead of worry about how the food was going to turn out. Since food trucks are all the rage in Atlanta and the rest of the country, I knew that the Good Food Truck would be perfect!
Seriously, look at that truck! Not only is it red {which is one of the colors of the party} but their logo is beyond cute. Seriously cute!!! The Good Food truck rocked the food. Hands down the yummest food truck I've had a chance to taste. My guests dined on The Poodle (a hotdog or soydog with apple topping, spicy brown mustard & maple syrup on a french toast bun), The Curry Cone & a Chutney grilled cheese. YUM!!! So I started at the Chutney grilled cheese and worked my way up to The Poodle. I absolutley LOVED it and my guests were in food truck heaven. The Poodle, hands down, is the best thing I've tasted in a long time!
Of Course, I had to jazz up the food truck with a little Bon Temps style. I made a little chalkboard food sign out of a Target Halloween platter & chalkboard spray paint. It was easy peasy and looks fang-tastic!!! The cutlery, from the Sucre Shop, is the cutest thing ever. I love stamped wooden cutlery. It's SUCH a cute way to dress up your party because you can match them to your theme. In this case, I had beautiful little black chevron bags (from Waiting on Martha) so the Sucre shop created these beautiful red chevron forks & knives. Add a little paint (aka blood) to the mini black chevron bags and a Vampire printable from Frog Prince Paperie and there ya go! It's a cute little way to serve your cutlery.
Okay – back to the party details!!! After dinner, my guests moved inside and hung out at Merlottes Bar & Grill. Okay maybe it's not Merlottes but I dressed up our bar (yes, we have a full size bar in our house) to look like it.
We stocked the bar with fall beers, red wine, Gran's lemonade, viking glamour shots, bloodtini's and True Blood! My favorite thing was the Viking glamour shots. I used strawberry jello with whipped cream vodka – wowsa, it was delicious.
I am a huge candy addict so I made a little mini candy table for my sweet guests. A garland with bloody glittered stakes hung over my small little candy display. Each guest went home with the Blood of Lilith, aka cherry jelly bellies in a test tube, bloody lollipops (by Vintage Confections), a little bit of Talbot and some fangs.
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The Fang-tastic dessert table included beautiful cakes by My Sweet Things & amazing fondant toppers by Lynlee's Petite Cakes! I just love the Vampire Authority necklace so Lynlee created a huge topper that went on the center cake. So beautiful!
Other sweet treats on the dessert table included "Blood" panna cotta, "Deader than Dirt" Oreo cups, macarons, cupcakes and "Compton Cheesecakes" with salted caramel sauce and raspberry topping.
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Trio of Cakes: My Sweet Things (http://www.my-sweet-things.com/)
Chocolate covered oreos: Sweet Temptations (http://sweettemptations.me)
Cupcakes: Jilly's Cupcakery (www.jillyscupcakery.com)
Blood Lollipops: Vintage Confections (www.vintageconfections.com)
Chevron wooden cutlery: Sucre Shop (http://www.etsy.com/shop/sucreshop)
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ZF-4291: Add new Calendar type Such as the Persian, Arabic, Hebrew and ...
design a base class for convert any date type such as the Islamic calendar, Iranian calendar, Hebrew, and any data type in the world that process by unix time stamp with process the time zone of client side ...
in php core doesn't any tool for get all global calendar date type. just have a Hebrew ... but the same function for convert get all data types from the same resouce (the UNIX time stamp) is very great tool for the multi languages and localization of huge portals ...
get list of the UTF-8 titles for the days of the week, title of month ... and ....
for example :<?php $myDate = new Zend_Global_Date(); $unixtime = 12035678946; echo $myDate->convertToDate($unixtime, 'Y-m-d', ' Iranian'); /* OUTPUT IS : 1387-06-14 */ ?>
It's a useful feature that any framework doesn't it..
good luck and be waiting for the replay
I report this issue but the manegment block it soon and did not understand my mean.
You did not find out my mean. i know the zend have the localization classes and functions.
i tell the zend have the class and functions to CONVERT the calendar please exacly see my example.
in the many countries the people don't use the GEORGIAN date for example in Iran the people use the Iran calendar, in arab countries the peoples use the islamic date.
for example today is : 2008/09/19 but in iran today is : 1387/06/28 and in the arabic countries : 1429/09/17 and any countries have the any CALENDAR TYPE. did you find out my mean PLEASE DO NOT CLOSE THE TICKET. :(
if the Zend_Date have the convertor for convert the unix timestamp to the any calendar type and the convert the any date to unix timestamp.
it's the feature that non framework have it.
and do bugzilla for bugdatabase .. it's is the really bad...
Localized data can already be retrieved by using Zend_Locale for all from unicode supported calendar formats like arabic, persian, coptic and much more.
Related to calendar format there exists already a proposal for this. Please see there for details. This is nothing which should be covered by a simple issue.
I did close this ticket because it's not a bug but a feature for which already a proposal exists. In our proposal section you will find Zend_Calendar which should exactly do what you described here as problem.
It makes no sense to have existing proposals added here as bug or new feature. Please make any comment to the proposal.


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The annual Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival is coming to Northwest Branch Library, 1580 N.W. 3 Avenue, Pompano Beach (954-786-2186), on Saturday, June 16. Held each summer in honor of Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States, it features live music, dance, stories, contests and the Summer Reading Program kick off. Enjoy music from Joey Gilmore's Blues Band and singer Lil Mini Woodson; dance performances by the Liturgical dancers, Daughters of Eve Dancers, Valor Dance Group, Silent Worshippers Mime Dance and Proof. Comedian Sis Josephine will also take the stage, with Gary d. Wright of Hot 105 emceeing the event. There will also be storytelling and a rousing step-dance show by the FAU Steppers. Take a walk back in time and experience an old-time general store, view old-fashioned clothing and handmade quilts and try your luck at relay races, crafts and fun events such as a sweet potato pie bakeoff, a watermelon eating contest and an old-time "eat the apple off the string" competition. The Blues and Sweet Potato Pie Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free and open to the public. For vendor information or for more details, please call 954-786-2186.
History of Juneteenth
On June 19, 1865, more than two years after President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, Union soldiers arrived in Galveston, Texas with the news that the Civil War was over and all who were enslaved were now free. Why did it take two-and-a-half years for Texas to get the message about slavery? There are a few theories, but whatever the reason, on June 19 there were no more excuses – slavery in the United States was now over.
The news brought immediate change: almost at once, former slaves left Texas, many to Northern cities where they were reunited with family and friends who'd gone on ahead of them. Forging a new life had its challenges, but the memory of the June 19 proclamation provided motivation. June 19 became a day of celebration, rejoicing and prayer. The day was revered in Texas, with many former slaves and their descendants making an annual pilgrimage to Galveston, Texas on this date.
Early Juneteenth celebrations didn't attract much attention outside the African-American community, and were often held on church grounds or in rural areas where everyone could barbecue, play games, fish and have a good time. As former slaves became landowners, Juneteenth get-togethers moved to land donated and designated for that purpose. One of the earliest of those was in Houston, Texas, when the local Juneteenth organization purchased Emancipation Park in 1898 for $1,000.
Juneteenth celebrations begin to decline in the early 1900s due to economic and cultural forces as well as a lack of education about the meaning of the date. Throughout the 20th century, it all but disappeared from mainstream consciousness, and it wasn't until January 1, 1980 that Juneteenth became a state holiday in Texas. Today, Juneteenth is enjoying a phenomenal growth rate within communities nationwide, and many Juneteenth organizations have formed with the mission of promoting and cultivating knowledge and appreciation of African-American history and culture.
Traditional Juneteenth Food and Festivities
Juneteenth activities include everything from baseball to fishing to rodeo activities (it did start in Texas, after all). The holiday also has an important component of education and self-improvement, and prayer service is a major part of the celebration. Barbecuing is a tradition, with the barbecue pit often being established as the center of attention at Juneteenth celebrations. Guests pitch in and bring a special dish so food is abundant, and red foods such as watermelon, strawberry soda and strawberry pie are often symbolic at the Juneteenth celebration. Family reunions are often planned around Juneteenth.
Juneteenth @ AARLCC
Another great way to celebrate Juneteenth is by exploring Broward County Library's African-American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC), located on historic Sistrunk Boulevard in Fort Lauderdale. From one-of-kind historic artifacts, artworks and manuscripts, AARLCC brings history, art and culture to life with its Special Collections.
Currently, AARLCC is hosting an exhibit "Fabulous Forties on the Avenue," which celebrates and explores Fort Lauderdale's historic Northwest 5th Avenue of the late 1940s. For information on group tours of AARLCC, held during scheduled library hours, please call 954-357-6282.
Online Resources Bring Juneteenth Alive
Learn more about this historic holiday and access a wealth of information about Juneteenth at one of Broward County Library's most popular online resources, African American Experience, a comprehensive source for historical and contemporary African-American biographies and culture. African American Experience includes many online reference books as well as photos, images, manuscripts, letters and audio clips of music and interviews with former slaves.
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