diff -r 5e7a0fedabdf -r 877f952ae2bd web/lib/Zend/Application/Resource/View.php
--- a/web/lib/Zend/Application/Resource/View.php	Thu Mar 21 17:31:31 2013 +0100
+++ b/web/lib/Zend/Application/Resource/View.php	Thu Mar 21 19:50:53 2013 +0100
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@
  * @category   Zend
  * @package    Zend_Application
  * @subpackage Resource
- * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
  * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
- * @version    $Id: View.php 22965 2010-09-18 17:45:51Z intiilapa $
+ * @version    $Id: View.php 24593 2012-01-05 20:35:02Z matthew $
  */
 
 /**
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
  * @category   Zend
  * @package    Zend_Application
  * @subpackage Resource
- * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2010 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
+ * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
  * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
  */
 class Zend_Application_Resource_View extends Zend_Application_Resource_ResourceAbstract
@@ -52,9 +52,8 @@
     {
         $view = $this->getView();
 
-        $viewRenderer = new Zend_Controller_Action_Helper_ViewRenderer();
+        $viewRenderer = Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::getStaticHelper('viewRenderer');
         $viewRenderer->setView($view);
-        Zend_Controller_Action_HelperBroker::addHelper($viewRenderer);
         return $view;
     }
 
@@ -78,6 +77,9 @@
             if (isset($options['contentType'])) {
                 $this->_view->headMeta()->appendHttpEquiv('Content-Type', $options['contentType']);
             }
+            if (isset($options['assign']) && is_array($options['assign'])) {
+                $this->_view->assign($options['assign']);
+            }
         }
         return $this->_view;
     }