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May 27 2016 - Award-winning exhibit by New York artist Sean Kenney will feature 27 sculptures in 14 displays throughout the Garden, 9 a.m.,
Lavender Fields Herb Farm to offer daily tours of lavender field June 1-30
June 01 2016 - No registration necessary, 11 a.m., $5
The Rinard Family to perform at the Henrico Theatre
June 24 2016 - They'll perform beloved hymns, original creations and all your toe-tappin' favorites, 7 p.m., $5
Innsbrook After Hours continues its 31st year with The Band Perry
June 24 2016 - Special guests are John King and Cale Dodds, 6 p.m., $15+
All-Breed Obedience and Rally Trials planned June 25-26 at Richmond Raceway Complex
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VA Comicon returns June 25 to the Richmond Raceway Complex
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7th annual Jack and Abby 5K Race for the NICU planned in Innsbrook
June 25 2016 - There will also be a children's festival with moon bounce, Jonathan the Juggler, face painting and more, 8 a.m.,
Tuckahoe Square Dance Club to host Fun Dance Night at American Legion Post 175
June 25 2016 - Singles, couples and families are invited, 8 p.m., $5
Richmond's iHeartRadio stations to present RVA Pet Fest June 25
June 25 2016 - West Broad Village, 9 a.m., Free
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Henrico County Recreation and Parks will present "Red, White, and Lights" at Meadow Farm Museum/Crump Park July 4.
Henrico County has hosted a Fourth of July celebration annually since 1981, but this year's event will offer a later start time and expanded hours and be highlighted by new entertainment.
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The Tuckahoe Family YMCA and ReEstablish Richmond will host the third-annual Refugee Community Resource Fair Saturday, June 18, from 10 a.m. to noon at the YMCA, 9211 Patterson Avenue in Henrico. The event is designed to provide refugees in the region information about jobs, local businesses, housing, health care, education and more.
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On Tuesday April 16th, AOLers will join people across the globe by taking off their shoes and going barefoot to help initiate conversations on this issue. Founder and Chief Shoe-Giver of TOMS, Blake Mycoskie, truly believes that the curiosity of going barefoot leads to conversation, which leads to action, which ultimately leads to change.
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Ambrosia Cupcakes RecipeRead Reviews Be the first to add a review
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
- 2 cups sugar
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1 teaspoon rum extract
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup apricot nectar
- 1/4 cup pineapple preserves
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 2 cups cake flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 package (3 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 teaspoon coconut extract
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract
- 1/4 cup pineapple preserves
- 1/4 cup apricot preserves
- 3-3/4 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1 cup flaked coconut
- 36 maraschino cherries with stems
- In a large bowl, cream the butter, shortening and sugar until light and fluffy. Add egg yolks, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in extract.
- In another bowl, whisk the sour cream, apricot nectar and preserves. Combine the flour, baking powder, salt and baking soda; add to creamed mixture alternately with sour cream mixture. Beat just until blended. Stir in pecans. Beat egg whites until stiff peaks form; fold into batter.
- Fill paper-lined muffin cups three-fourths full. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool for 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For frosting, in a large bowl, cream the butter, cream cheese and extracts until light and fluffy. Beat in preserves. Gradually beat in confectioners' sugar until blended.
- Frost cupcakes; sprinkle with coconut. Garnish with cherries. Yield: 3 dozen.
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Matt Moore can sling it, but can he keep winning?
Last Sunday Matt Moore did something for the Miami Dolphins nobody since Dan Marino's done.
Not since a young No. 13 was roaming the field, darting passes all over the place to Mark Duper and Mark Clayton, had a quarterback performed so efficiently in a victory.
Moore completed 17 of 23 passes for 244 yards and threw three touchdown passes in the Dolphins' 31-3 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs.
He provided a bright spot in a season FULL of misery, which I document in this column about the terminal illness the Dolphins are battling.
His 147.5 passer rating was the highest of any passer on Sunday, and the highest rating a Dolphins quarterback has produced since Marino's rookie season.
The gameplan was stellar (good to see some rollouts, and the pocket move). The protection was rock solid (zero sacks). The throws were on the mark, and the targets were delivering.
As a result, Moore, a scrappy second-stringer who has gained a reputation as a gamer in his five NFL seasons, delivered a top notch performance.
"Matt Moore," Brandon Marshall responded when the NFL Network asked why the Dolphins offense appeared to be in a zone against the Chiefs. "His ball placement was amazing. He did a great job and the offensive line kept him clean. He wasn't hit all day and they played together.
"That makes it easy for guys like myself and Reggie Bush and Davone Bess and Anthony Fasano to do what we do. Definitely a total team win."
Moore's performance has him competing with Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers and Atlanta's Matt Ryan for this week's FedEx Air NFL Player of the Week honors, and he needs your votes. Voting ends at 3 p.m. on Friday.
The big question is: can Moore do it again, or even come close to last Sunday's performance on a regular basis?
"If we keep him upright, he can spin it," Marshall told Around the League Live about Moore. "Coach [Tony Sparano] did a great job of calling the plays that he loves and putting him in situations that will allow him to be successful. With all of that working together, we have a chance to be in any ballgame."
To see Marshall's full interview visit this link.
Moore presently has a 79.7 quarterback rating from the five games he's played this season. That rating slightly edges out the 79.0 QB rating Chad Henne had in his four games, and the 75.7 career rating Henne's produced in his four seasons.
Moore is also completing a team-high 61.6 percent of his passes. And I find it telling that three of his four interceptions have come on the game's final drive, a product of desperation throws when the team is trying to rally back from a deficit.
It should be interesting to see what Moore can do as he becomes more familiar with the offense and his weapons, and IF protection continues to improve.
Jake Long made Pro Bowl pass rusher Tambi Hali invisible last Sunday, rebounding from a disappointing performance against the Giants. And Marc Colombo had his first solid game of the season against the Chiefs.
Can the Dolphins keep this up, delivering a similar performance against the Redskins, which are tied for third in the NFL after accumulating 25 sacks this season.
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What does the idiom "to keep one's head out of the oven" mean? I heard the phrase in this context:
"Hey John, how's it goin'?"
"Oh, you know... keeping my head out of the oven."
Back in the days when ovens were often powered by gas with no added chemicals to make it smell bad, a purported method of suicide was to stick your head in the oven and turn on the gas without lighting it (the modern equivalent would be running your car in a closed garage). While that was quite a while ago now, I can't think of any other meaning this phrase could have.
Exactly what this translates to in terms of how well John is doing depends on his personality. If John is the sort to joke about committing suicide, I would probably take the meaning as: things aren't as bad as they could be, but they're not very good, either. If John seems like the type of person who wouldn't joke about committing suicide, you might want to take this much more seriously.


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With its narrow streets and slate-roofed houses overlooking the wide Brandon Estuary, Kinsale is a charming and attractive town. But with its many excellent restaurants the town is also renowned as the gastronomic capital of Ireland; a gourmet festival is held here every year in October. The town also boasts an extremely rich history.


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The Wine Country Next Door: Utah Wineries
Wineries are popping up all across the Beehive State! Here are a few to be sure and check out. Read More
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Wine is grown in all 50 American states. Yes, even Utah. But it's a struggle here. Perhaps more than anywhere else except Alaska. Take a look at our neighboring states: In 2009, Colorado produced 325,195 gallons of wine. Idaho produced 604,702 gallons. New Mexico produced 700,00 gallons. Utah's production was too tiny to count. Read More
Like many New World wine producing areas, Southwestern Colorado's terroir was originally planted with fruit, notably the famous Palisade Peach. The region is still known for its fruit, and many wineries also produce varieties made with local fruit nectars. Read More
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In 2005 there were about 50 winemakers in Colorado; now there are more than 100 producing wines from grapes primarily grown in the area around Palisade and Grand Junction, known as the Grand Valley. Read More
Food offers a taste of Idaho in a cool, casual venue focussing on local produce, plus a wine list that includes Idaho vintages like Cinder viognier, Zhoo Zhoo Bridgitte Deep Pink, Coiled syrah and several selections from Fraser Vineyards. Read More
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Making these pops is a fun activity for a children's party because any age can participate. The pops can also be customized for holidays or special occasions by rolling them in coordinating colored sprinkles. —Marcia Porch, Winter Park, Florida
- 2 cups (12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips
- 4-1/2 teaspoons canola oil
- 40 large marshmallows
- 20 Popsicle sticks
- Toppings: assorted sprinkles, flaked coconut and ground walnuts
- In a microwave, melt chocolate chips and oil. Stir until smooth.
- Thread two marshmallows onto each wooden pop stick. Roll marshmallows in melted chocolate, turning to coat. Allow excess to drip off. Roll in toppings of your choice. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Chill until firm. Yield: 20 servings.
How-To: As your chocolate starts to cool, it may be easier to spoon it over the marshmallows. Spooning chocolate»
Coordinate these treats for any holiday party or get-together by changing the color of your sprinkles. Adding sprinkles»
Coordinate these treats for any holiday party or get-together by changing the color of your sprinkles. Adding sprinkles»
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"Why not roll them in graham cracker crumbs after they have been coated with chocolate? Instant S'Mores!"
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"Top drawer. I always have the makings on hand so I can whip these up quick. Easy treat that isn't a calorie bomb."
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"My boys would love making these. I wonder if it would work with the Magic Shell coating for ice cream?"


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Project Linus, orphaned kids overseas like those helped by Wrap Them In Love, and the Wrapped in Hope kids with incarcerated parents. A charity kids' quilt doesn't have to be large or complicated or made from fancy fabric—it just has to be made with love. So are you ready for 100 Quilts for Kids? Let's turn out some quilts! Thank you to Katie for organizing it again this year!


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Scott Jones' family will sure be delighted when they taste this delicious makeover at their next gathering. Scott wrote to us for help lightening this dish. We decreased the fat by half and the cholesterol by 46%, but kept the topping's sweet, nutty crunch. —Taste of Home's Test Kitchen
- 1-3/4 pounds sweet potatoes (about 3 large), peeled and cut into 2-inch pieces
- 1/3 cup fat-free milk
- 1/4 cup egg substitute
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon lemon extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon cold butter
- 1/4 cup chopped pecans
- Place sweet potatoes in a large saucepan and cover with water. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and cook for 15-20 minutes or until tender. Drain and place in a food processor. Add the milk, egg substitute, egg, butter and extracts; cover and process until smooth. Pour into a 1-1/2-qt. baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- In a small bowl, combine brown sugar and flour. Cut in butter until crumbly. Sprinkle over sweet potato mixture; sprinkle with pecans. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 35-40 minutes or until a thermometer reads 160°. Yield: 6 servings.
Originally published as Makeover Crunchy Sweet Potato Casserole in Light & Tasty October 2005, p10
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Reviewed Apr. 8, 2014
"This was really good. I omitted the lemon extract since I didn't have it and increased the vanilla to 2 t. I also added some cinnamon to the topping."
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2012
"I know this is a lightened up recipe, but it really seemed to be missing something. It almost seemed like it was just mashed sweet potatoes with no flavoring and a little bit of pecans on top."
Reviewed Dec. 22, 2011
"Tried this for Thanksgiving and had lots of compliments so I am making it again for Christmas."
Reviewed Mar. 16, 2011
"Good warm and cold. Used tub margarine instead of the butter; used lemon juice instead of the extract; mashed my sweet potato mixture in my Vitamix. My 14 month old liked it too."
Reviewed Dec. 26, 2010
"very good. quite tasty."


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The vineyard enjoys high daytime temperatures that help to fully ripen the grapes and cool evenings that allow the fruit to retain the natural acidity needed to create balanced, elegantly structured wines.
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Patzimaro Vineyard Appellation: Napa Valley Sub-appellation: St. Helena
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Varietal Content 83% Cabernet Sauvignon, 14% Cabernet Franc, 3% Merlot Cooperage 100% French oak, Chateau-style barrels (60 gallons) Barrel Aging: 18 months Age of Barrels: 100% new
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With its signature olive, truffle and wet earth aromas, this wine is unmistakably from Patzimaro Vineyard. The earthy entry leads to a juicy mid-palate where dark fruit flavors mingle with French oak notes of vanilla and sweet spice. Fine-grained tannins add warmth and balance, while enhancing the texture and structure of the wine.
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Date: November 22 2012
A majority of Woolworths shareholders have opposed a move to restrict the operation of poker machines by the supermarket giant.
More than 200 Woolworths shareholders, led by social activist group GetUp!, have been seeking to impose limits on the 12,000 gaming machines operated by the retailer through its hotel business.
At an extraordinary general meeting in Adelaide on Thursday morning more than 95 per cent of shareholders voted against GetUp!'s resolution.
Just 2.5 per cent of votes were in favour.
The resolution sought to impose one dollar betting limits and revenue limits of $120 an hour per machine. It would also have limited Woolworths to operating gaming machines for a maximum of 18 hours a day.
The Woolworths board had urged shareholders to vote against the resolution.
"The debate today is around a motion that will apply only to Woolworths in isolation, without delivering a broader social benefit to the community who would continue to have access to unrestricted machines," chairman James Strong told the meeting before the vote.
Mr Strong defended the company's involvement with poker machines.
"We don't want our business to be based on problem gamblers," he told investors.
"Woolworths is committed to being Australia's most responsible operator of hotels and gaming facilities. Our measures to promote responsible gambling are above and beyond that required by regulation and we take pride in being, we believe, a leader in promoting responsible gambling."
South Australian senator Nick Xenophon says he will seek a referendum on proposed $1 betting limits on poker machines after Woolworths shareholders voted against introducing limits on the company's gaming machines.
After attending the meeting, Senator Xenophon said he would be moving a bill in the senate next year for a referendum on imposing $1 betting limits.
Activist group GetUp! said it will continue to campaign against Woolworths refusal to make further reforms to its poker machine business.
"This fight will continue. Our Christmas campaign materials are already printed. I'm not sure the Board and some of the institutional shareholders are going to have a very merry Christmas," said GetUp National Director Sam McLean.
"By opposing these sensible measures the Woolworths board and the institutional investors have chosen money over morality," he said.
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Investors questioned whether Woolworths management were being forced to spend a disproportionate amount of time on a business that provides just 2 per cent of revenue and is not core to its business of retailing.
The investors also asked if the board had considered the potential backlash by its retail customers especially with the prevalence of social media.
Mr Strong said the company's hotels are an integral part of its retail strategy as it underpins its $6.6 billion liquor business.
He said owning hotels is a necessary part of its strategy of liquor distribution across Australia as the hotel licences are necessary for the business in many states.
Mr Strong said the company has gone above and beyond what is required by legislation to promote responsible gaming with the implementation of voluntary precommitment on its machines by 2014.
Woolworths shares are up 0.7 per cent at $28.67 in early trade on Thursday.
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- Date submitted: 31 Oct 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: Metadesigners Open Network
- Submission Document: Download
Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 2012
Proposal from the Metadesigners Open Network
Submitted by John Wood Emeritus Professor of Design Goldsmiths, University of London New Cross,
London UK SE14 6NW.
Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Web: http://metadesigners.org/ (N.B. membership needed for full access)
KEYWORDS: design thinking, metadesign, synergy‐of‐synergies, diversity‐of‐diversities, paradigm change, top‐down plus bottom‐up
a) What are the expectations for the outcome of Rio+20, and what are the concrete proposals in this regard, including views on a possible structure of the Outcome document?
OVERVIEW: We need more comprehensive, 'joined‐up' ways to feed, cloth, shelter, assemble, and communicate. This amounts to a paradigm change, which requires radical innovation, both at a conceptual and at a pragmatic level. So far, top‐down methods have failed to achieve this within a liberal,
democratic context. This proposal therefore calls upon world leaders to ask ?design thinkers? to help them change social paradigms that sustain our collective habits of behaviour. This approach would require support with the continuing development of a more high‐level, self‐reflexive, comprehensive, inclusive and integrated mode of design that it refers to as ?metadesign?. Design thinking is important, because designers are trained to attract behavioural change in direct, imaginative ways, via products, services and images. Working in metadesign teams, designers, and other experts, would apply their skills to the location and cultivation of synergies on many levels. Ultimately, this would achieve a global synergy‐of‐ synergies.
OUTCOMES: We would define the primary, systemic outcome of Rio+20 as A GLOBAL PARADIGM CHANGE THAT SEEDS MORE ECOLOGICAL BEHAVIOUR. The pace, and precise means, by which this transition takes place would need to be declared as the shared responsibility of everyone on the planet, rather than the exclusive task of governments, corporations and NGOs, etc.
CONCRETE PROPOSAL: The cultivation of synergy would be a key principal objective for Rio+20. Synergy is an affirmative, under‐explored factor that transcends the current, parsimonious, lose‐win, obsolescent paradigm of ?sustainability?. The ultimate aim of Rio+20 would be the co‐creation of a global ?SYNERGY‐OF‐ SYNERGIES?. An introductory definition of synergy is that it is the free, unforeseen abundance that
emerges from a judicious combination of EXISTING RESOURCE ENTITIES (e.g. materials, actions, ideas and/or problems). Primary synergies can also be synergized with other entities (including synergies) to create secondary or subsequent orders of synergy. As the origin of synergy is always ?difference?, Rio+20 would publish a practical framework in which a ?DIVERSITY‐OF‐DIVERSITIES? (e.g. political / cultural / biological / ecological / monetary) could be locally identified, managed or created. These would become the basis for new, more complex and integrated, modes of entrepreneurial (and entredonneurial) prosperity.
DOCUMENT STRUCTURE: This would be launched as a call for the radical, collective re‐definition of FUTURE PROSPERITY, and other key aspirational, desirable values that currently drive the economy. It would not be framed within a target‐led agenda for reducing carbon, or pollution, etc., In effect, it will ask citizens everywhere ?HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO LIVE?? [our experiments have shown that, if asked in a neutral way, almost everyone has surprisingly modest and inclusive needs]. The full proposal would offer some generic definitions of synergy and would invite local communities, where politically feasible, to re‐
create, adapte, refine and/or approve them for developing their own charters [similar to the Transition
Towns model].
b) What are the comments, if any, on existing proposals: e.g., a green economy roadmap, framework for action, sustainable development goals, a revitalized global partnership for sustainable development, or others?
CRITIQUE OF EXISTING APPROACHES: There are many reasons why previous, and current, attempts to achieve biodiversity, greenhouse gas reductions, etc. are failing. One is that democratic governments and international bodies continue to use measures that are the least effective (c.f. Meadows, 1999), such as setting targets, agreeing timelines, directing appropriate fiscal measures, devising sanctions and penalties. These are indirect measures that have inauspicious or counter‐productive feedback loops. In general, they are too bureaucratic to inspire a behaviour change in those whose immediate task is to make the policies work. In short, they do not easily change hearts and minds in the long term. They need augmenting with a more radical, subtle approach that transcends the existing mindset. This must be conducted using thinking that is commensurate or attractive to the new paradigm, not with the existing paradigm. Other reasons addressed in this proposal relate to the language of ?sustainability? that is part of this old paradigm.
c) What are the views on implementation and on how to close the implementation gap, which relevant actors are envisaged as being involved (Governments, specific Major Groups, UN system, IFIs, etc.);
IMPLEMENTATION: Metadesign teams (recruited from the specialist design professions and from transdisciplinary design agencies such as IDEO, in consultation with their professional guilds and academies) would be commissioned to assist governments. These changes would serve to refresh and reframe the perceived PURPOSE of business and education in ways that would eventually reform existing fiscal and legislative approaches. They would need to work in harmony with the newly agreed definition of prosperity. Paradigms cannot easily be changed exclusively via top‐down methods because they are sustained by assumptions, beliefs, and habits that are part of a complex web of economic, cultural, aesthetic, psychological and other forces that reinforce one other. This requires the SYNERGIZING OF TOP‐ DOWN AND BOTTOM‐UP INITIATIVES. While designers have the potential for this challenge, they would need to work alongside imaginative managers to cope with the scale and complexity of the task. What we know as 'design' emerged in the 19th century as a set of specialist skills and practices. Since 2005, with research funding from AHRC and EPSRC we began to orchestrate these practices as a unified METADESIGN framework. Loosely speaking, metadesign is a team‐based, self‐defining superset of existing specialisms of design, management etc. that looks for opportunities to create a synergy‐of‐synergies.
d) What specific cooperation mechanisms, partnership arrangements or other implementation tools are envisaged and what is the relevant time frame for the proposed decisions to be reached and actions to be implemented?
MECHANISMS FOR ACTION: Instead of designing discrete products, brands, or services, metadesigners would be commissioned to orchestrate 'top‐down' and 'bottom‐up' initiatives. They would broker effective, non‐fiscal solutions for communities and their governments. Some work can be achieved in a top‐down level by devising frameworks for CIRCULAR SERVICE‐BASED ECONOMIES, perhaps with the help of organizations, such as ?Cradle‐to‐Cradle?, Twitter, Facebook, etc. However, it is also vitally important TO LANGUAGE NEW OPPORTUNITIES. This entails intervening creatively at the level of language, by
circulating newly coined concepts; words and images (e.g. via Wikipedia, Wikimedia, Oxford dictionaries etc.) co‐designed and disseminated also via bottom‐up organizations, such as ?Transition Towns?, Local Currencies initiatives, or Permaculture groups. They would also work in holarchic teams that we train to find, invent or cultivate synergies. These teams would include radical thinkers and experts from anthropology, social media etc., They would be put together with creative thinkers from advertising agencies, mathematics, bio‐semiotics, science, economics, philosophy and design.
? Meadows, D., (1999) Leverage Points; places to intervene in a system, The Sustainability Institute, http://www.sustainer.org/pubs/Leverage_Points.pdf (downloaded ‐ 14th August, 2009) (1999)
Relevant bibliography
? Wood, J., (2011), ?Languaging Change from Within; can we metadesign biodiversity?? Journal of Science and
Innovation, ISSN 2078‐5453, Volume 1, Number 3, October 2011, pp. 27‐32
? Hwang, Shyh‐Huei, Wang, Shu‐Huei, Miyazaki, Kiyoshi and Wood, John (2011), The Steps And Practical Action And Framework of Empathic Design, Article in The Bulletin of Japanese Society for the Science of Design, Vol. * No. *, pp.**
? Wood, J., (2011), Guest Lecture, ?The Design Thinking within Metadesign?, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, 27th April, 2011
? Wood, J., (2011), Guest Lecture, ?Paradigm Change ? Synergizing Top‐Down & Bottom‐up Initiatives?, (as part of our ?Paradigm Change? conference), Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, 27th May, 2011
? Wood, J., (2011), Guest Lecture, ?Can Eco‐semiotics Enable us to Language the Ineffable??, 12th April, Kookmin
University, Seoul, South Korea,
? Bussracumpakorn, C., & Wood, J., (2010), ?Design Innovation Networks, critical factors that can contribute to successful collaborative development of innovative products?, Lambert Academic Publishing, 978‐3‐8383‐6380‐6
? Wood, J., (2010), ?An Introduction to Metadesign?, Journal of The Art Design Research Institute of
KyungHee University, Vol. 13, No. 1, pp. 1‐4, ISSN 11229‐1250, 30th December, 2010
? Wood, J., (2010), Keynote Address ?Re‐designing Design for our Survival into the Future?, Seoul
International Design Fair, Jamsil Sports Complex, Seoul, South Korea, 17th September
? Wood, J., (2010), Guest Lecture, ?Re‐designing Design for our Survival into the Future?, Sookmyung
Women?s College, 27th November
? Wood, J., (2010), Guest Lecture, ?Metadesigning the Synergy of Inter‐Hybrids?, 2‐day Conference on
Inter‐hybrids, Dankook University, Seoul, South Korea, 8th December
? Wood, J., (2010), Guest Lecture, ?How Can We Use Metadesign to Change the Paradigm??, Hongik
University, 1st December
? Wood, J., (2010), ?Benchmarking Synergies in Metadesign?, chapter in Designing for the 21st Century, Interdisciplinary Methods and Findings, (ed. Thomas Inns) Gower Publishing, Surrey, UK, (pp. 101‐115), ISBN‐13: 987‐1‐4094‐0240‐4
? Backwell, J., & Wood, J., (2009), ?Mapping Network Consciousness: syncretizing difference to co‐ create a synergy‐of‐synergies?, chapter in New Realities: Being Syncretic, Ixth Consciousness Reframed Conference Vienna, 2008. Series: Edition Angewandte Ascott, R.; Bast, G.; Fiel, W.; Jahrmann, M.; Schnell, R. (Eds.) 2009, ISBN: 978‐3‐211‐78890‐5
? Wood, J., (2009), Keynote Address ?Towards a Synergy‐of‐Synergies?, for the UNESCO‐sponsored conference ?From Now On: Envisioning Nagoya?s Future on the Large Scale and the Small? in International Design Hall, International Design Center, Nagoya, Japan, November, 2009.
? Wood, J., (2009), Auspicious Reasoning; can metadesign become a mode of governance? Journal of
Postcolonial Studies, Volume 12, Issue 3 September (2009) 315 ‐ 327
? Wood, J., (2009), ‐ One of Three Keynote Lectures ? ?Diversity‐of‐Diversities?, final presentation for the ?Edge of a Dream ? Utopias, Landscape and Contemporary Photography? project curated by Virginia Nimarkoh, Goldsmiths, University of London, 31st January 2009
? Wood, J., (2008), ‐ Keynote Lecture ? ?Synergy‐Cities; a metadesign approach? given at the The Environment Technology Transfer Club (ETTC) and the Industrial Symbiosis Network (ISNet), are both part of the Clean Environment Management Centre (CLEMANCE) based at the University of Teesside as part of their ?Eco Towns: Viable projects, or white elephant? Conference, May 14th, 2008
? Wood, J., (2008), ‐ Keynote Lecture ? ?Auspicious Reasoning; the idea of ?quadratic innovation?, given at the Building Futures 'Futures Fair' conference, held by the Royal Institute of Building Architects, 15th May, 2008
? Wood, J., (2008), ‐ Keynote Lecture ? ?Auspicious Reasoning within Education?, given at the Interrogations: Creative Interdisciplinarity in Art and Design Research Conference, Loughborough University, School of Art & Design, May 21st, 2008
? Wood, J., (2008), ‐ Inaugural professorship lecture, Goldsmiths University of London, Monday 21st
? Wood, J., (2008), ‐ in conversation with Malcolm Smith, Design Director of Arup & Partners,
?Greengaged? event at the UK Design Council, Monday 15th September
? Wood, J., (2007), Guest article ?Synergy City; Planning for a High Density, Super‐Symbiotic Society?, (Editors P., Jones & H., Jones), Landscape and Urban Planning, Volume 83, Issue 1, 12 November
2007, Pages 77‐83, ISSN: 0169‐2046
? Wood, J., (2007), ?Win‐Win‐Win‐Win: synergy tools for metadesigners?, a chapter in ?Designing for the 21st Century, Interdisciplinary Questions and Insights? book, (ed. Tom Inns) Gower Publishing, ISBN: 978‐0‐566‐08737‐0, December 2007
? Wood, J., (2007), ?Relative Abundance; Fuller?s discovery that the glass is always half full?, a chapter for ?Designers, Visionaries and Other Stories: A collection of sustainable design essays?, (eds. Jonathan Chapman & Nick Gant), book, Earthscan, (August 2007)
? Wood, J., (2007), ?Designing for Micro‐utopias; thinking beyond the possible?, (Commissioning
Editor, Professor Rachel Cooper), Ashgate, UK, ISBN 0‐7546‐4608‐4, (222 pages)
? Wood, J., (2007), ?Design for Micro‐utopias; thinking beyond the possible?, Ashgate, UK, ISBN 0‐
7546‐4608‐4, (222 pages)
? Wood, J., (2007), ‐ Keynote lecture ? ?Masters of the Universe?, Kunsth�gskolen i Oslo, The Oslo
National Academy of the Arts, 7th February, 2007
? Wood, J., (2007), ‐ Keynote Lecture ‐ ?Towards a 4th Order Design? for the ?Mapping Design
Activism? conference at Leeds University, 14 September, 2007.
? Wood, J., (2006), Keynote lecture ‐ ?Relative Abundance; Fuller?s discovery that the glass is always half full?, given at the ?100% Sustainable? conference, Olympia, London, 23rd September, 2006
? Wood, J., (2006), ‐ Keynote Lecture ? ?The Educational Purpose of Creativity ‐ a clash of perspectives?, staff conference, Plymouth College of Art & Design, 26th October, 2006
? Wood, J., (2006), ‐ Keynote lecture ‐ ?Writing for/in Ethical Practice?, at the Writing‐PAD conference, ?Where do we go from here? A platform for past and future initiatives?, at Goldsmiths, University of London, 21st September, 2006
? Wood, J., (2005), ?How Can We Design Miracles??, introduction to ?Agents of Change: A Decade of
MA Design Futures?, pages 10‐14, (June 1, 2005), Goldsmiths College, (Hardback), ISBN 1904158617
? Wood, J., (2005) ?The Tetrahedron Can Encourage Designers To Formalise More Responsible Strategies?, for the "Journal of Art, Design & Communication", Volume 3 Issue 3, Editor, Linda Drew, UK, ISSN: 1474‐273X, pp. 175‐192
? Wood, J., (2005) "Clocks with Awareness; Enhancing the Quality of Time", Vol. 16, 2004, International Journal of Computing Anticipatory Systems, ed. Daniel M. Dubois, Centre for Hyperincursion and Anticipation in Ordered Systems Publications, Liege, Belgium (Proceedings of the Computing Anticipatory Systems Conference, Li�ge, August 11‐16, 2003. ISSN 1373‐5411, ISBN 2‐
930396‐02‐4, pages 315‐325
? Wood, J., (2003), "Towards a Cybernetics of Value, Presence, and Anticipation", paper published in KUBERNETES, The International Journal of Systems and Cybernetics, Special Double Issue: Systems and Cybernetics: New Theories and Applications ? Part II. Edited by Professor Yi Lin. Volume 32, Number 5/6, 2003, ISSN 0368‐492X, pp. 881‐888, ISSN: 0368‐492X
? Wood, J., (2003), "Designing Clocks to Sustain Synergy", (refereed) paper published in the online
?Design Philosophy Papers?, (http://www.desphilosophy.com/dpp/dpp_index.html), Sydney, Australia, October 2003, Issue 5, 2003, ISSN: 1448‐7136
? Wood, J., (2000), "Un‐Managing the Butterfly; Co‐Sustainment and the Grammar of Agency" paper published in the Conference Proceedings, Second International Conference on Sociocybernetics, "Designs for Globalisation and Sustainability", Panticosa, Spain, 29 June 2000
? Wood, J., (2000), "Towards an Ethics of Flow; Design as an Anticipatory System", paper published in the International Journal of Computing Anticipatory Systems, edited by Daniel M. Dubois, published by the Centre for Hyperincursive Anticipation in Ordered Systems, Li�ge, Belgium, Volume 10, pp. 87‐
102, August 2000, ISSN 1373‐541
? Nieuwenhuijze, O., & Wood, J., (2006), ?Synergy and Sympoiesis in the Writing of Joint Papers; anticipation with/in imagination? International Journal of Computing Anticipatory Systems, edited by Daniel M. Dubois, published by the Centre for Hyperincursive Anticipation in Ordered Systems, Li�ge, Belgium, Volume 10, pp. 87‐102, August 2006, ISSN 1373‐541 (11,693 words)
Relevant Conference Papers
? Wood, J., (2010), ?Co‐designing Team Synergies within Metadesign?, paper given at the ?Young Creators for a
Better City and a Better Life? conference, Shanghai, CUMULUS conference, September 8th, 2010
? Wood, J., (2008), ?Changing the Change: A Fractal Framework for Metadesign?, Paper presented for Changing the Change Conference, Institute of Biotechnology, Torino, Italy, 3 July ? 10th, 11th & 12th July 2008
? Backwell, J., & Wood, J., (2008), Mapping Network Consciousness: syncretizing difference to co‐ create a synergy‐ of‐synergies, Paper presented for the Consciousness Reframed Conference, New Realities: Being Syncretic, Vienna, Austria, 3 July ? 5 July 2008, University of Applied Arts Vienna
? Wood, J., (2008), ‐ Lecture ? ?Diversity‐of‐Diversities?, penultimate presentation for the ?Edge of a Dream? project curated by Virginia Nimarkoh, Goldsmiths, University of London, 31st January 2009, July 3rd, 2008
? Wood, J., (2007), ?Dancing with Disorder: Synergizing Synergies within Metadesign?, conference paper
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? Wood, J., (2007), ‐ Progress Presentation to the (AHRC/EPSRC‐funded) ?Designing for the 21st Century? Researchers, Design Council, London, 19th March, 2007
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USA Cycling and American Cycling Association
Submitted by Kris Thompson on
ACA Statement Regarding our Relationship with USAC, August 10, 2011
From the ACA
History of ACA
Prior to being an independent sanctioning body, the ACA was the Bicycle Racing Association of Colorado (BRAC). Formed in 1976, BRAC was the USCF (predecessor of USACycling) District that ran road racing in Colorado. Beth Wrenn-Estes was the President of BRAC. In 1994, when the USCF decided to change their district structure, Colorado clubs became upset and disenchanted with the perception that the USCF cared only about elite racers and gave no attention to local riders. Beth proposed breaking from USCF and the clubs agreed.
The ACA in its current form was born. Beth was hired as Executive Director and Yvonne van Gent, formerly the USCF District Representative, was hired as the Membership Coordinator. Beth served as Executive Director until 2007. The ACA's commitment to quality local racing and junior development was established in this time. During her tenure, because of significant mutual animosity, there was no chance of reconciliation with USACycling (USAC).
In 2008, Jon Tarkington assumed the position of Executive Director of the ACA. Under the leadership of Jon and the Board of Directors, the ACA consolidated and made transparent its finances, grew its membership, created evaluation processes for race promoters and officials, created a dynamic website that is both the organization's database and storefront, embraced and helped direct the substantial growth in cross racing, and purchased a cutting edge electronic timing system. Jon and representatives of the ACA's Board of Directors met with USAC leaders four times in attempts to negotiate a return to USAC, but could not find an agreement that worked for both parties.
In 2010, Jon decided to step down as Executive Director. Chris McGee was hired for the job, and began as ED in late January, 2011.
The Situation in 2011 Beginning this spring, our relationship with USACycling has been strained by USAC's decision to enforce UCI rule 1.2.019.
UCI Rulebook regarding 'Forbidden Races"
1.2.019 No licence holder may participate in an event that has not been included on a national, continental or world calendar or that has not been recognised by a national federation, a continental confederation or the UCI. A national federation may grant special exceptions for races or particular events run in its own country.
Attempts by promoters to gain exceptions for specific races, so that they may host UCI
professional racers, have not been approved. The ACA has formally asked for exceptions for specific races that do not conflict with USAC's National Racing Calendar, and these too have been declined. We have spoken with representatives from USAC, the US Olympic Committee, legal advisors, journalists, and other people who are close to the situation. The ACA continues to explore options to remedy this situation.
Other issues have arisen this year, the most notable of which are new call-up procedures for Masters at Cross Nationals and the difficulty with dual-permitted events.
The ACA's Position in 2011
The ACA is a fully-functioning, financially solvent 501c3 non-profit organization. We have an accountant who oversees our finances and helps produce accurate, up-to-date financial documents, which are posted on our professionally-maintained website. Our member-run Board of Directors meets monthly to provide oversight on the organization's finances, planning and operation. We have five part-time staff who are dedicated to creating the best racing experiences for our 3,000 annual members. We believe that we provide the highest quality racing and cycling development product for our members at a reasonable cost, and we believe that we are an asset to both the Colorado and American cycling communities.
Rejoin USAC?
We are occasionally asked, 'Why don't you just rejoin USAC?'
There are many reasons why this is not a simple discussion, but the primary reason is money.
Local racing in the United States is governed by USAC's Local Association (LA) Agreement. There are 33 LAs the country, totaling approximately 35,000 road/cross/track racers. Each LA receives income from USAC in the form of $10 per Senior license sold in their LA area (no money for juniors, officials, mechanics, or mountain bike licenses). In addition, Las can raise money by charging separate membership fees, $1 or $2 for each race entry in races sanctioned in the LA area (these called race surcharges), and $1 per entry from USAC's online registration service.
Most LAs are run by volunteer boards with no paid staff.
A couple of facts to think about:
- Current annual membership prices are $45 for ACA and $60 for USAC.
- At this time, approximately 23% of ACA members also hold a USAC license.
- ACA members currently enjoy a lower license fee, incredible insurance with a low $1,000 deductible and great customer support, timely results on our website, timely calculations for racing points series (BARBAT, Cross Cup), a comprehensive race kit for our promoters that includes 2 high-speed cameras, laptops, and software, access to world-class timing and results companies at affordable pricing, world-class officials, on-site medical support at all races, neutral support at 17 races by ROL Wheels (paid by ACA), and a full 9 month calendar of affordable, great racing.
- The ACA's Junior Development Program is one of the best in the country. We offer Juniors Ride Free, Junior Road Camp, Junior Cross Camp, the Colorado Mini Classic, the 1st Bike Program, and in 2012 will introduce the Junior Race Grant Program. We have a paid Junior Development Coordinator who is a former professional racer. We spend more than $40,000 each year in this investment in cycling's future.
When we talk about becoming an LA, we have to ask ourselves many questions:
- If the ACA were to simply agree to the LA model, our income from memberships would fall approximately $100,000 annually.
- As we function today, $45 from every ACA license goes toward local cycling. If we were a LA, only $10 from the USAC license goes to local Colorado racing.
- What does the core of our membership (racers aged 35-54 in categories 3 & 4) gain from a realignment with USAC?
- Would our members pay an additional fee to support the ACA's programs and services? In the past, BRAC used this model to generate income. Approximately 1/3 of Colorado racers voluntarily paid a separate fee to the local association.
- If we do not have a separate ACA membership fee, how would we provide members with the same level of support with a reduction in staff?
- How would the ACA continue its extraordinary support of junior development with significantly less budget?
One solution is to charge a separate ACA membership fee after racers pay for their USAC license. The questions: How many riders are willing to pay an additional fee for their racing licenses? What is the value of the ACA's services to Colorado racing? What could the ACA reasonably charge as a LA membership fee?
To address these questions and get sense of our clubs' needs, the ACA will conduct a survey of our 95 clubs. As a member-driven non-profit, it is imperative that we receive the input necessary to act in the interests of our membership. This survey will be sent the week of August 15th, 2011.
Colorado has always been a fantastic place to ride, race and train, for beginners and professional racers alike. We are committed to providing high quality events for all bicycle racers regardless of their level. The ACA always has, and always will, welcome all racers to our events. It is important to note that the ACA is not creating any barriers for racer participation, and we will not bend or break our own policy in the interests of one segment of our membership.
The ACA is a grassroots, amateur-based organization. "The mission of the ACA is to expand and develop the sport of amateur bicycle racing in the Rocky Mountain region while ensuring quality experiences for all involved." We continue to pursue remedies to the situation with professional racers and elite level racers, but at the same time must remain focused on our mission. Please know that we work every day to fulfill this mission. Board and staff information is available under 'Contacts' on the ACA website.
If you have questions, suggestions, or comments, please contact us.
Bill Barr, President, ACA Board of Directors 303-355-9914
Chris McGee, Executive Director, ACA 303-458-5538
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Okay - so are Pro-1-2 races doomed?
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
I guess the question is this:
I understand the issue at hand, and that financially, more money is going to be siphoned up to the USAC organization, which invariably means money focusing only on elite cyclists. But the Pro-1-2 races are dying in Colorado. Promoters sell their events to sponsors in part based on this race, and the ability to bring in spectators to these races. I have had a few friends show up to ACA races, shocked at the fact that the Pro-1-2 race was a joke.
My fear is that this is merely more an issue with the salaries of the leadership of the ACA versus trying to ensure cycling succeeds in Colorado. However, I also realize - without these individuals running the ACA, how backwards and unprofessional would the racing be without dedicated leadership?
Points: 21
Take away the stupid timing
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Take away the stupid timing chips and use that money to pay the additional local aca club fee so the usac can return to the front range. It's pretty ridiculous that anyone seeking to upgrade past the category 2 level can't use any of the local races to achieve that.
Points: 31
Spectators don't show up for
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Spectators don't show up for some lame-ass masters 35+ race....they come to see the elites race. All this focus on you masters and your incessant squabbling about being 'too old' to compete against younger riders is seriously hampering the chances of getting some decent road racing, backed by some decent sponsors, here in the front range. As for supporting juniors and younger riders..how are they supposed to upgrade to category 1 without taking time off school to travel halfway across the country to races that qualify.
Points: -6
So, explain to us how all of
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
So, explain to us how all of the cat 1's and pros that have come up through ACA got there? Please enlighten us.
Points: 25
They Left
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
To put it simply, they left. Instead of pursuing their upgrades at home, which allows them to support local events and help better racing in Colorado (as well as save them $$$), they had to leave the state because of a bitter argument between ACA and USAC.
BTW, I'm not the poster from the above comments.
Points: 24
Spectators don't show up for:
Submitted by Dan Schmatz (not verified) on
Bicycle races. In 2002 we did a race in downtown Manhattan with a international field including Armstrong. There were more people hanging out in an adjacent park on the backside of the course that weren't even watching the race then there were lined up on the fence.
If were are not getting paid to ride your bike then we are amateurs and just like the guys playing golf on saturday or basketball sunday morning at the gym you shouldn't expect anyone to come watch you ride around in circles.
I would be super pissed if I was still racing full and couldn't race locally. Oddly enough unless I missed it doesn't seem like the guys that are have to sit out are raising much hell over it.
Another interesting topic is that the ½ race sucks now. If there were new cats 3's upgrading and winning straight away I would agree but at least recently the same guys that have been winning for years are winning the races.
Points: 12
35+ open
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
It does seem like the 35+ open is stacked with more guys this year who are racing both 1/2 and 35+. There seems to be more Cat 1's (a few ex-pros) racing 35+ this year. If 1/2 races are less competitive (I am not making that claim as I don't race 1/2), is the 35+ open more competitive? I think so. Not necessarily competitive for me, however. I have found 35+ open to be faster and harder this year especially, but that could just be due to the fact that I'm getting old and slow. Don't get me wrong, I like the challenge, but I don't ever expect to really compete against some of those guys. What's bizarre is it also seems that there have been more crashes in the 35+ open field this year.
Points: 9
Spectators don't show up for elite local races
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Seriously!? The only spectators at races short of the Tour of Cali and USA Quizno's are relatives and people that raced earlier and are waiting for everyone to finish for the ride home, and maybe 5 other people (and usually some drunk who is pissed that the city closed the roads for some "dumb-ass bike race"!
Get over yourself!!!
Points: 25
Amateur racing
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
Once a Cat 3 upgrades, he races as a 2 for a year, tops. After that, if he's old enough, he goes to masters. Not enough time to train to race with the fast guys. I've seen it time and time again. Sure, a 22 year old will keep racing but somebody who has a job, family, responsibilities often cannot race P12. Pro-1-2 is dying but not because of ACA.
Points: 17
an example of how this works in other regions
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on
we had a breakaway organization in Ohio in the mid-90s when the USCF f'd up royally and fired all the district reps with no notice (this was the situation that triggered the BRAC/ACA split in fact). When our LA rejoined the USCF in '99 the decision was made to retain the local coordinators by charging an additional $25 membership fee to belong to the local association for series points, race promotion support and so on.
I can see adjusting for inflation and charging an additional $35 or $40 membership fee to belong to ACA. I would pay it in a heartbeat, simply in order to have:
- an apples-to-apples comparison against my peers in other regions
- decent Pro-1-2 fields back again here in the Front Range
- the hope of better sponsorship and greater potential for NRC events in Colorado
- and last but most importantly: CAT 5 men's races - this is seriously a necessity for development that is being in no way served by splitting out all the specialty masters' age groups. Cat 4 in this region is currently treated like Cat 5 elsewhere, with many guys upgrading to Cat 3 within their first season/few months. 10 events does not make you a reliable bike handler at an intermediate level, especially if you upgrade on the basis of a few CSP training races or whatever. You can basically be a reasonably strong solo / tri guy or a fast junior or whatever and just ride off the front of the Cat 4 pack, never have to understand group skill or tactics, and have your upgrade in less than 2 months, at which point you become a liability in the 3s field. This happens a lot. The 3s here have appalling handling skills and poor strategical skills compared to the 3s in other highly competitive areas of the U.S. Which very few who don't travel outside the area care about, but if you want go to Superweek, it matters, a lot.
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ZF-3226: Zend_Session_Exception much too vague
Zend_Session_Exception is much too vague in its error reporting, what's more its stack trace will lead you to an entirely different area then where the bug, if any actually is. I ended up re-writing handleSessionStartError() to be more verbose and I ended up solving my problem in about 5 minutes, as opposed to the day I spent sorting through the backtrace. My fix is as follows (Feel free to modify the string construction to your tastes, but please keep all the data), and I highly recommend including this in the next official release as it will help alleviate developer headaches like the one I'm recovering from:
* handleSessionStartError() - interface for set_error_handler()
* @see http://framework.zend.com/issues/browse/ZF-1325
* @param int $errno
* @param string $errstr
* @param string $errfile
* @param int $errline
* @param string $errcontext
* @return void
static public function handleSessionStartError($errno, $errstr, $errfile, $errline, $errcontext)
self::$sessionStartError = $errfile . '( Line:' . $errline . '): Error #' . $errno . ' ' . $errstr . ' ' . $errcontext;
This is when this fix came into being, I appreciate that its part of a "hack" but it could still be more verbose
It should also be noted that this is only an issue due to implementation of this resulting in a completely askew stacktrace. A exception saying "An error happened" is ok if you've got good stacktrace telling you WHERE the aforementioned error happened. Due to how its being called however, the stack_trace is totally worthless for debugging, thus my additions of file and line. I realize we're not really compensating for a ZF issue so much as a php one, but I figure that anything that can be done to make error reporting more verbose is generally a good thing.
handleSilentWriteClose() should probably be modified in much the same way.
Please evaluate and fix/categorize as necessary.
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Posted on 05/13/2013 4:55 pm
With enactment of the Fiscal Year 2014 City Operating Budget scheduled for Thursday, May 16, 2013, Mayor Dennis P. Williams has agreed to a compromise budget which incorporates several changes proposed by City Council. The Mayor's Chief of Staff John R. Matlusky will present that proposed budget to Council's Finance Committee today at 5pm.
The Mayor originally proposed a $147 million budget in March that included no property tax increase and no cuts to public safety. Additionally the proposed budget included no layoffs of City employees and no cuts in service to citizens.
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As originally proposed, transfers from the Housing Opportunities Fund and the Economic Development Strategic Fund totaled $750,000. During a series of budget hearings held in April, the Council expressed reluctance to support the proposed $250,000 transfer from the Housing Opportunities Fund and $500,000 transfer from the Economic Development Strategic Fund. Despite the routine use of such transfers in recent years, the compromise proposal reflects Mayor Dennis P. Williams' desire to meet the Council half-way by eliminating in its entirety the proposed $250,000 transfer from the Housing Opportunities Fund. Additionally, the Mayor reduced the originally proposed transfer from the Economic Development Strategic Fund by $125,000, from $500,000 to $375,000.
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ZF-9517: Zend_Json_Server should allow named parameters in any order
When using named parameters in the 2.0 JSON-RPC spec, Zend_Json_Server should allow parameters to be passed in any order. Currently, names of parameters are ignored and the parameters are passed to the service method in the order they are supplied by the client.
I've created a patch which uses reflection to reorder the passed parameters when an associative array is detected. This is done before they are passed down to Zend_Server_Abstract since all specifications utilizing that class aren't equal. It may be worth discussing if it should be moved down, though.
I am now using this patched version in production without issue. I've also added to the tests, covering the changes.
See the provided patch. I'd love to get this into the next release, so I can drop my local patches.
Patch with fix and unit test.
Tested, formatted, applied ajbrown's patch. (This is my first actual commit.. bear with me) :)
Thanks A.J.!