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+<?php
+
+	/**
+	 * The Legend of Z
+	 *
+	 * @author	Oliver Hanraths <oliver.hanraths@uni-duesseldorf.de>
+	 * @copyright	2014 Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
+	 * @license	http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html
+	 * @link	https://bitbucket.org/coderkun/the-legend-of-z
+	 */
+	
+	namespace hhu\z;
+	
+	
+	/**
+	 * Class for implementing utility methods.
+	 * 
+	 * @author	Oliver Hanraths <oliver.hanraths@uni-duesseldorf.de>
+	 */
+	class Utils
+	{
+		
+		/**
+		 * Format for printing the date
+		 * 
+		 * @var string
+		 */
+		const DATEFORMAT = 'm.d.Y';
+		
+	}
+
+?>