private static $dates = array(
'start' => mktime( 0, 0, 0, 7, 30, 2009), // Start date
'end' => mktime( 0, 0, 0, 8, 2, 2009), // End date
'close' => mktime(23, 59, 59, 7, 20, 2009), // Date when registration closes
'early' => mktime( 0, 0, 0, 3, 19, 2009), // Date when early bird discount ends
);