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How to remove oil stains and grease stains
How to clean stained concrete Photo 1: Mix up an absorbent solution
Pour 1 oz. trisodium phosphate (or TSP substitute) and a cup of water into a small bucket and mix. Add about a cup of absorbent material and mix to make a creamy paste. Wear eye protection and rubber gloves.
How to clean stained concrete Photo 2: Cover the stain with the solution
Spread a 3/8-in. thick layer of the paste over the stain. Allow the paste to dry for about 24 hours.
How to clean stained concrete Photo 3: Scrape up the dried solution
Scrape and brush off the powdery residue and either reuse it or dump it in your trash.
How to clean stained concrete Photo 4: Scrub the spot
Scrub the area with water and a nylon brush. Rinse with a garden hose.
How to clean stained concrete Photo 5: Repeat if necessary
Compare the stained area with the surrounding concrete. Repeat the process a second (and perhaps third) time to fully remove the stain.
You can't scrub oil and grease stains away. The trick is to draw them up out of the concrete. To do this, mix trisodium phosphate (or a TSP substitute) with water and an absorbent material to make a smooth paste. (See "Buying Absorbent Materials".) The cleaner slowly soaks into the concrete and breaks up the old oil, and the absorbent captures it. Once the paste dries, the cleaning action stops, and you can scrape and sweep it away (Photo 3). Either throw it away or renew it with more TSP and water and reapply it for deeper cleaning. Use a nylon brush for cleanup (Photo 4). A wire brush may leave steel particles, which can cause rust stains.
Patience is the key. Old, long neglected stains may require two or three applications for complete removal. And even then, some stains might still show, or the freshly cleaned area might look slightly different from the surrounding concrete.
Buying Absorbent Materials
You have a variety of options for absorbent materials. For small stains, simply use baby powder or powdered talc. For larger stains, you'll need a bulk material. One good choice is diatomaceous earth, sold as a filtering agent for swimming pools. It's available from most pool supply stores.
Fuller's Earth is a finely ground clay that also works well for making a paste. But it's generally only available through chemical supply stores or mail order (www.sciencelab.com), and at $9 per pound, it's expensive.
Cat litter is also a good absorbent; however, it's too coarse to make a good paste unless you crush it into a powder. The same goes for the absorbent materials that are designed to soak up oil spills.
How to remove paint from concrete
Photo 1: Apply the stripper solution
Add paint stripper to an absorbent material to make a creamy paste. Spread a 1/4- to 1/2-in. layer of paste over the paint stain. Then wait 10 to 20 minutes while the stripper loosens the paint stain.
Photo 2: Remove the solution
Scrape off the paste and loosened paint with a plastic scraper. Spread a second application if necessary.
Photo 3: Scrub to remove embedded particles
Scrub area with a nylon brush, scouring powder and water to remove softened paint particles still stuck in the rough concrete.
Photo 4: Rinse the stain area
Rinse with plenty of water. Continue scrubbing with a nylon brush to finish cleaning.
Cleaning old paint from concrete is similar to stripping paint from wood. Buy the same types of paint strippers. If you're working outdoors or in a detached garage (with the door open) and want fast results, you can use a methylene chloride–type stripper. The active ingredient will be listed on the can.
Caution: Methylene chloride can be hazardous. Use only in a well-ventilated area. And wear a respirator equipped with a fresh organic vapor cartridge (Photo 1).
If you use a safer, slow-acting stripper, expect to wait several hours for it to work.
Mix absorbent material into the stripper (Photo 1). Thick strippers won't need much. You can add more paint stripper to the paste after you apply it to keep it actively working on stubborn paint. Scraping with a hard plastic scraper may also help. But let the stripper do most of the work. After scraping, let paint residue dry and toss it into the trash.
Remove rust stains
Photo 1: Dilute the acid
Add 1/4 cup of muriatic acid to 2 cups of water in a large, shallow plastic pan. Always pour acid into water, never water into acid. Mask nearby materials with plastic covering to protect them from splashes.
Photo 2: Apply the acid with a long-handled brush
Spread the acid solution over the rusted area. Allow it to stand five minutes while the acid works. Reapply as needed, scrubbing more in stubborn areas.
Photo 3: Rinse carefully
Rinse and scrub the area thoroughly, using plenty of fresh water to flush away all traces of residue.
Photo 4: Seal the concrete once it dries
Acid treatment leaves the surface of the concrete slightly rougher, like fine sandpaper. Once it's dry, seal your floor to reduce future staining.
Rust is really tough to get out, because no simple solvent will dissolve it. One effective way to remove rust from concrete is to dissolve the surface layer of concrete using a mild muriatic acid solution. (Muriatic acid is available at many home centers and full-service hardware stores for about $6 a gallon.) Working with an acid solution requires certain safety precautions:
- Wear rubber boots, goggles and rubber gloves. Also wear a respirator with a cartridge rated for acid vapor.
- Maintain good ventilation. Open doors and windows and add a fan for better air movement (Photo 1).
- Keep a 5-gallon bucket of clean water handy to quickly wash away any spill on bare skin.
- When mixing, always pour the chemical into the water, never the water into the chemical. And use only glass or plastic containers (no metal).
- Cover nearby areas with plastic to protect them from splashes.
- Read the manufacturer's dilution guidelines on the label and follow them if they're different from ours (Photo 1).
- Store extra acid out of reach of children.
The acid dissolves the cement in the surface layer of concrete. You want to minimize this etching process, so start with a light application and observe the results. You'll see the solution begin bubbling almost immediately (Photo 2). After the bubbling stops, scrub lightly with a long-handled nylon brush to see if the rust disappears.
Once the entire area is clean, thoroughly rinse it with lots of water to dilute any remaining acid and remove all traces of residue (Photo 3). Direct the rinse water away from your lawn or plants.
After cleaning with acid, play it safe. Thoroughly rinse your protective gear, wash your clothing and take a shower to make sure all traces are washed away.
Since each acid cleaning erodes the concrete surface, it's far better for your garage floor if you avoid the problem in the first place. Hang up wet tools and other items that'll cause rust. And protect the floor with paint or a sealer.
Note: If you have difficulty finding a respirator or mask for acid vapors at home centers, look for a dealer under "Safety Equipment" in your Yellow Pages.
Required Tools for this Project
Have the necessary tools for this DIY project lined up before you start—you'll save time and frustration.
- Dust mask
- Dustpan
- Knee pads
- Safety glasses
Required Materials for this Project
Avoid last-minute shopping trips by having all your materials ready ahead of time. Here's a list.
- abrasive cleanser
- Absorbent material (see "Buying Absorbent Materials&rdquo
- Muriatic acid
- paint stripper


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Because no one reads the newspaper, and SportsCenter's anchors are too perky for this early in the morning, Deadspin combs the best of the broadsheets and internets to bring you everything you need to know to start your day.
• Rex Ryan gets excited in the locker room after the win:
• Meanwhile Colts coach Jim Caldwell explains poorly in bizarre English his poor and bizarre last-minute timeout decision.
• Never one to get in the way of his own hubris, Michael Jordan checked in on a lady he thought had fainted after gazing upon his splendor. Jordan was in Anguilla, lunching with Derek Jeter and Minka Kelly when the woman "keeled over." Turns out she was overcome after getting some news from a doctor about her son's health.
• The NCAA ruled on Enes Kanter. Shortly thereafter, Kentucky fans ruled on Pete Thamel, the NYT writer they hold responsible for Kanter being ineligible to play, dispelling several stereotypes about Kentucky in the process.
• Brian Reed, the brother of Ravens safety Ed Reed, jumped into the Mississippi River after a police chase and did not resurface. Police believe Brian was driving a stolen car. Ed still plans to play in the Ravens game today.
• The Gabrielle Giffords' massacre is tragic. Horrible. One of the worst things about it is the story of Christina-Taylor Green, the nine-year-old girl who was killed. The Arizona Daily Star just published a heartbreaking profile of her. She was the granddaughter of Dallas Green, who managed the Phillies when they won the World Series in 1980.
Once more unto the breach, dear friends, once more. Sound off to me at email@example.com.

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|The Bolles-Parker Head Coach for Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew
|(617) 495-7775
|Previous College:
|Rutgers 1983
|35th Season
Charley Butt was named the Bolles-Parker Head Coach for Harvard Men's Heavyweight Crew on August 13, 2013. Butt begins his 35th season with the Harvard rowing program in 2019-20, having previously served as the Friends of Harvard Lightweight Rowing Coach for Men's Lightweight Crew for 28 years.
The ninth coach in Harvard heavyweight crew history, Butt assumed his role after the passing of the legendary Harry Parker, who guided the Crimson for 51 seasons. Butt becomes just the fourth coach to lead the Crimson since 1946.
During the 2019 season, Butt led Harvard to a 7-1 dual record and third-place finish at the IRA National Championships.
Harvard recorded a 6-2 record in 2018, while posting a fourth-place finish at the IRA National Championships.
Butt led the Crimson to a 6-0 dual regatta record in 2017. In postseason competition, the Crimson took second at the Eastern Sprints and third at the IRA National Championships.
The Crimson posted a 7-1 finish in 2016, ranking fourth at the Eastern Sprints and fifth at the IRA National Championships. In 2015, Butt led Harvard to a 6-2 dual season, finishing fifth at the Eastern Sprints and IRA National Championships.
The Crimson posted a perfect 8-0 record in 2014 during its dual season, including a sweep of Yale in the 149th Harvard-Yale Regatta. Harvard also won the EARC Sprints for the fifth time in as many years, as the varsity eight took home the inaugural Harry Parker Cup. Butt led the team to a fifth-place finish at the IRA National Championships.
Butt led Harvard's lightweight program for nearly 30 seasons, steering the Crimson to nine Eastern crowns and nine national championships, including the 2012 and 2013 IRA National Championships.
Consistently among the nation's best, Butt's crews posted winning dual records in 25 of his 28 seasons at the helm.
Harvard also won the Head of the Charles Regatta for the first time since 1975 during the fall of 2012.
An outstanding oarsman himself, Butt rowed on the United States lightweight entry in the 1980 world championships, finishing fourth. He was a member of the winning four with coxswain at the 1979 IRA Championship and later that year was selected as an alternate on the national lightweight team.
Butt graduated from Rutgers in 1983. In 1985, he was a silver medalist for the lightweight eight at the world championships in Belgium. In 1986, Butt was part of the Wyfold Cup championship crew at Henley.
As a coach, Butt's experience extends well beyond Harvard, including four stints as a United States Olympic coach, a position he continues to hold. Andrew Campbell, a junior Harvard oarsman and Butt's pupil, became the first American to win gold as a single sculler at the 2013 World Rowing Under 23 Championships.
At the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Butt helped Radcliffe alumna, Michelle Guerette '02, earn a silver medal in the women's single sculls. He served as her coach at the 2005 World Championships, where she won bronze medal in the single sculls.
Four years earlier at the 2004 Olympics in Athens, Butt and associate heavyweight coach Bill Manning worked with former Crimson rowers Artour Samsonov '02, Henry Nuzum '99 and Greg Ruckman '96 in the pair, double and lightweight double.
At the 2000 Games, he coached the men's lightweight double, a boat that included Greg Ruckman '96. He also coached a pair featuring former Crimson oarsman Adam Holland '94 and a bronze-medalist lightweight single sculler at the 2002 world championships in Seville. At the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, he coached the men's pair, a tandem which included Holland. He coached Holland's pair again in 1997 and '98 when they were third and a very close fourth, respectively, at the world championships.
Butt previously coached the U.S. men's quad that captured the silver at the 1991 Pan Am Games in Havana, was an assistant coach for men's sweep rowing (4+) at the 1993 world championships in the Czech Republic and coached the coxed four to silver at the 1994 world championships. That boat featured three Harvard oarsmen: Holland, Bill Cooper '93 and Chris Swan '92.


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Learn great tips and tools for your business plan in this workshop brought to you by TSBC and SCORE.
PLEASE NOTE: Currently, the program is unable to save your work in this module. We recommend that you complete as much as you can in one session, then navigate to the end of the workshop to print out your responses. When you resume, navigate to the page where you left off and continue your progress. Print the responses at the end of each session, then copy and paste into one document.
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Let's Play Prison Architect 2.0 – This is an introduction to what may become another lasting series on the channel, in a different genre than my Kerbal Space Program play-through happening now.
Prison Architect is a game where you plan and design a prison from scratch, and then manage it and all the potential problems that go with it. From proper segregation to maintaining happiness within the population to prevent riots and improve rehabilitation, players in Prison Architect are tested on their abilities to solve problems before they get out of hand, while also managing a budget and growing their business.
The concept of building and managing a prison is a dark one, but Introversion Software, the creators of Prison Architect, have done an awesome job at bringing this conceptually difficult game into a lighthearted and fun environment, with fun graphics to go with it.
New Episodes will be posted here when they are edited and available, and may take different forms and pace as time goes on. A link to a full post covering the episode will be linked as the first thing in this description if available.
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Young Professionals Network hosts craft beer tasting to raise funds
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[February 18, 2014]
The Young Professionals Network
of Logan County will host a craft beer tasting on Feb. 24 at 6:30
p.m. The fundraising event will be at Guzzardo's Italian Villa in
Guests 21 years of
age or older are invited to attend. Only 50 reservations are
The funds from this event will allow the Young Professionals
Network to coordinate community service projects and other free
community events in the coming months. One of these events will be
in March, when YPN will team up with Castle Manor and the Oasis
Senior Center to offer a social media training session to give
residents of Castle Manor the tools to connect with friends, family
and their community on the Web.
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sponsorships of Anytime Fitness, Grimaldi Law Office, Harris-Hodnett
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In Part 1 we briefly looked at how
localizing in .Net is achieved. We then extended the functionality by building
our own ResourceManager class as well as expanding a number of
Server Controls to be localization-aware.
In this 2nd Part, we'll go in more depth about the architecture of creating a
multilingual web application. We'll begin by using URL Rewriting to maintain the
culture the user is in (as opposed to the simpler querystring method we used
before) then talk about database design and integration. Finally we'll discuss
more advanced issues and possible solutions.
If you're new to URL Rewriting you'll soon wonder how you ever lived without
it. There are a lot of reasons to use URL rewriting, but the best is to make
your URLs a little friendlier and less complicated. Basically URL Rewriting
allows you to create a link to a page which doesn't exist, capture the request,
extract information from the URL and send the request to the correct page.
There's no redirect so there's no performance penalty. A simple example would be
if you had some type of member system where each member had their own public
profile. Typically, that page would be accessed something like:
We want to embed the culture's name in the URL, extract that out to load the
culture and rewrite the URL as though the culture had never been in there. For
http://www.domain.com/en-CA/login.aspx --> en-CA culture -->
http://www.domain.com/fr-CA/login.aspx --> fr-CA culture -->
http://www.domain.com/en-CA/users/admin.aspx?id=3 -->
en-CA culture --> http://www.domain.com/users/admin.aspx?id=3
http://www.domain.com/fr-CA/users/admin.aspx?id=3 -->
fr-CA culture --> http://www.domain.com/users/admin.aspx?id=3
http://www.domain.com/virtualDir/en-CA/users/admin.aspx?id=3 -->
en-CA culture --> http://www.domain.com/virtualDir/users/admin.aspx?id=3
http://www.domain.com/virtualDir/fr-CA/users/admin.aspx?id=3 -->
fr-CA culture --> http://www.domain.com/virtualDir/users/admin.aspx?id=3
1: public class LocalizationHttpModule : IHttpModule {
2: public void Init(HttpApplication context) {
3: context.BeginRequest += new EventHandler(context_BeginRequest);
4: }
5: public void Dispose() {}
6: private void context_BeginRequest(object sender, EventArgs e) {
7: HttpRequest request = ((HttpApplication) sender).Request;
8: HttpContext context = ((HttpApplication)sender).Context;
9: string applicationPath = request.ApplicationPath;
10: if(applicationPath == "/"){
11: applicationPath = string.Empty;
12: }
13: string requestPath = request.Url.AbsolutePath.Substring(
14: LoadCulture(ref requestPath);
15: context.RewritePath(applicationPath + requestPath);
16: }
17: private void LoadCulture(ref string path) {
18: string[] pathParts = path.Trim('/').Split('/');
19: string defaultCulture =
20: if(pathParts.Length > 0 && pathParts[0].Length > 0) {
21: try {
22: Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture =
new CultureInfo(pathParts[0]);
23: path = path.Remove(0, pathParts[0].Length + 1);
24: }catch (Exception ex) {
25: if(!(ex is ArgumentNullException) &&
!(ex is ArgumentException)) {
26: throw;
27: }
28: Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture =
new CultureInfo(defaultCulture);
29: }
30: }else {
31: Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture =
new CultureInfo(defaultCulture);
32: }
33: Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture =
34: }
35: }
Once this HttpModule is loaded through the web.config, it can be
used as as-is as the core localization engine without any additional work.
To better understand we'll look at a very simple example: a database that'll
be used to sell items (well, a small part of it). The basic requirements are:
Coming up with a bad design really shouldn't take long, here's the schema I
came up with in a couple seconds:
As you can see, each item has a Seller Id which links to a mythical User
table, it has an EnglishName and FrenchName column, as well as an
EnglishDescription and FrenchDescription column and a price. It also has a
CategoryId which links to the Category table. The Category table has an English
and French name as well as an English and French description. This schema WILL
work, but has some severe problems:
Creating a clean and flexible schema is as simple as properly normalizing the
tables - that is removing the duplicate columns. Here's what the improved schema
looks like:
The trick is to identify fields which are culture-specific, which was pretty
easy because they either began with "EnglishXXXX" or "FrenchXXXX", these fields
are extracted into a _Locale table (just a name I came up with it) and
partitioned vertically (rows) instead of horizontally (columns). For vertical
partitioning to work, we introduced a new Culture table. I realize the
single-field Category table isn't very nice. Unfortunately, the Item's
CategoryId can't join directly to the Category_Locale table because it has a
joint primary key. Regardless, its likely that non-culture specific things will
go in the Category table, such as an "Enabled" and "SortOrder" columns.
In case you are having difficulty seeing this model, let's populate our
tables with sample data:
As you can see, all non-culture specific information is held in the main
tables (Item, Category). All culture specific information is held in a _Locale
table (Item_Locale, Category_Locale). The _Locale tables have a row for each
supported culture's. The schema is now normalized, we've helped avoid the row
size limit, and adding culture's is just a matter of adding rows to the Culture
table. You might think that this schema makes querying the database a more
complicated, in the next section we'll see just how easy it is.
Believe it or not, querying the database is a lot easier with the localized
schema. Let's look at an example. Say we wanted to get all the items sold by a
specific user (@SellerId) localized in the language your site visitor was using
(@CultureName). In the bad schema we'd have to write:
1: IF @CultureName = 'en-CA' BEGIN
3: SELECT I.ItemId, I.EnglishName, I.EnglishDescription, I.Price,
C.EnglishName, C.EnglishDescription
4: FROM Item I
5: INNER JOIN Category C ON I.CategoryId = C.CategoryId
6: WHERE I.SellerId = @SellerID
10: SELECT I.ItemId, I.FrenchName, I.FrenchDescription, I.Price,
C.FrenchName, C.FrenchDescription
11: FROM Item I
12: INNER JOIN Category C ON I.CategoryId = C.CategoryId
13: WHERE I.SellerId = @SellerID
If you've been following along, you'll quickly realize this isn't at all
flexible and will be a nightmare to maintain. You could use dynamic SQL, but
you'll be trading in one nightmare for another.
Using the new database schema, we'll be able to write a stored procedure that
won't need to be modified whenever a new language is added, it'll be more
readable and less maintenance. Check it out:
1: DECLARE @CultureId INT
2: SELECT @CultureId = CultureId
3: FROM Culture WHERE CultureName = @CultureName
6: SELECT I.ItemId, IL.[Name], IL.[Description],
I.Price, CL.[Name], CL.[Description]
7: FROM Item I
8: INNER JOIN Item_Locale IL ON I.ItemId =
IL.ItemID AND IL.CultureId = @CultureIdD
9: INNER JOIN Category C ON I.CategoryId =
C.CategoryId //could be removed since we aren't actually using it
10: INNER JOIN Category_Locale CL ON C.CategoryID
= CL.CategoryId AND CL.CultureId = @cultureId
11: WHERE I.SellerId = @SellerID
Hopefully you can see the huge advantage this has. It might be a little less
performant, but there's a single query no matter how many languages you are
going to support which makes it very flexible and easy to maintain. I left the
join to the category table [line: 9] in because, as I've said before, we
could definitely add some columns to Category which would make it desirable to
have. Additionally, getting the @CultureId from the
@CultureName [line: 2-3] is an excellent candidate for a
user defined function as almost every sproc do it. Other than that, the main
difference is that we are joining the _Locale tables [line: 8 and10] to
their parents and for the specified @CultureId.
Wrapping it up
There are only two things to add to our database design discussion. First
off, in case you missed it, the @CultureName parameter which you'll
need to pass into your stored procedures is actually an .Net
CultureInfo.Name. This makes things really easy, since the user's
current culture will be available in
System.Threading.Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture.Name, or from
our code example in Part 1 is accessible from our ResourceManager
in the form of ResourceManager.CurrentCultureName.
The second issue is that our ResourceManager in Part 1 used XML
files, but using a similar schema as above (with a Culture table), it could
easily be modified to use a database. That exercise is left up to you.
The first issue was pointed out to me by Frank Froese in the CodeProject's
publication of Part 1. Its an issue all multilingual application developers
have had to face and I'm thankful that he reminded me of it. The issue is that
you'll frequently want to have sentences with a placeholder (or two) in them.
For example, say you wanted to say something along the line's of
"{CurrentUserName}'s homepage", you might be tempted to do something like:
1: <asp:literal id="user" runat="server" />
2: <Localized:LocalizedLiteral id="passwordLabel"
runat="server" Key="password" Colon="True" />
and set the "user" literal in your codebehind. However, not only does this
become tedious when binding, it simply won't work in a lot of languages because
of their grammar is simply different. For example, in French you'd want it to be
"Page d'acceuil de {CurrentUserName}". In the French example, the user's name
comes after the sentence, and our above code simply won't work. The problem only
gets worse when additional placeholders are needed.
What we want to do is have placeholders in the values of our XML files and
replace them at runtime with actual values. While you could use numbered
placeholders, such as {0}, I find using named placeholders, such as {Name},
conveys considerably more meaning and can really be helpful to a translator
trying to understand the context.
Let's look at a basic example:
1: using System.Collections.Specialized;
2: using System.Web.UI;
3: using System.Web.UI.WebControls;
5: namespace Localization {
6: public class LocalizedLiteral : Literal, ILocalized {
7: #region fields and properties
8: private string key;
9: private bool colon = false;
10: private NameValueCollection replacements;
12: public NameValueCollection Replacements {
13: get {
14: if (replacements == null){
15: replacements = new NameValueCollection();
16: }
17: return replacements;
18: }
19: set { replacements = value; }
20: }
22: public bool Colon {
23: get { return colon; }
24: set { colon = value; }
25: }
27: public string Key {
28: get { return key; }
29: set { key = value; }
30: }
31: #endregion
34: protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) {
35: base.Text = ResourceManager.GetString(key);
36: if (colon){
37: base.Text += ResourceManager.Colon;
38: }
39: if (replacements != null){
40: foreach (string placeholder in replacements.Keys) {
41: string value = replacements[placeholder];
42: base.Text = base.Text.Replace("{"
+ placeholder + "}", value);
43: }
44: }
45: base.Render(writer);
46: }
47: }
48: }
We can use the Replacement collection in our page's codebehind, like so:
1: usernameLabel.Replacements.Add("Name", CurrentUser.UserName);
2: usernameLabel.Replacements.Add("Email", CurrentUser.Email);
Advanced Placeholders Support
In order to have true support for placeholder's, we really need to enable
page developers to set values without having to write any code. This is
especially true when databinding.
1: <Localized:LocalizedLiteral id="Literal1"
key="LoginAudit" runat="server">
2: <Localized:Parameter runat="Server" Key="Username"
value='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "UserName")%>' />
3: <Localized:Parameter runat="Server" Key="Name"
value='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "Name")%>'/>
4: <Localized:Parameter runat="Server" key="Date"
value='<%# DataBinder.Eval(Container.DataItem, "lastLogin")%>' />
5: </Localized:LocalizedLiteral>
1: using System.Web.UI;
3: namespace Localization {
4: public class Parameter: Control {
5: #region Fields and Properties
6: private string key;
7: private string value;
9: public string Key {
10: get { return key; }
11: set { key = value; }
12: }
14: public string Value {
15: get { return this.value; }
16: set { this.value = value; }
17: }
18: #endregion
21: public Parameter() {}
22: public Parameter(string key, string value) {
23: this.key = key;
24: this.value = value;
25: }
26: }
27: }
There's only one more step to be able to use this new control as a child
control of your other Localized controls (well, actually, you can use it now,
but it won't do anything). Here's a new render method, with the explanation
following it:
1: protected override void Render(HtmlTextWriter writer) {
2: string value = ResourceManager.GetString(key);
3: if (colon){
4: value += ResourceManager.Colon;
5: }
6: for (int i = 0; i < Controls.Count; i++){
7: Parameter parameter = Controls[i] as Parameter;
8: if(parameter != null){
9: string k = parameter.Key;
10: string v = parameter.Value;
11: value = value.Replace('{' + k.ToUpper() + '}', v);
12: }
13: }
14: base.Text = value;
15: base.Render(writer);
16: }
Basically, in the render of each of your controls, you need to loop through
their Control collection [line: 6-13 (a collection of all
child controls). If the child is a Localized.Parameter [line
7,8] you need to do a replace [line: 11] any placeholder that are
equal to parameter's Key [line: 9] with the parameter's value [line:
In the code that's included with this article, this looping functionality has
been extracted to a helper class, LocalizedUtility, so that it
isn't repeated for each control. Also please note that you can still set the
parameters in codebehind:
1: myLiteral.Controls.Add(new Parameter("url",
Still works.
I'd like to mention a couple caveats which I ran into doing this. First off,
the Literal control which LocalizedLiteral inherits from doesn't
allow you to have child controls. As such I had to change it to inherit from the
Label control. I also noticed that if you did anything to the base class, the
control collection would get wiped. For example, if at the beginning of the
Render method you did base.Text = "";, the Control's collection
would switch to 0. I'm sure there's a good reason for this, but it did strike me
as odd.
base.Text = "";
The last thing to talk about is how the next version of ASP.Net will change
how you develop multilingual applications. Unfortunately I haven't spent a lot
of time with the alpha and beta packages available thus far. Hopefully in the
near future I'll be in a position to write a follow-up. What I do know is
promising. It looks like they've really beefed up the builtin support - namely
by adding new methods to utilize resources (as opposed to the single
ResourceManager way currently available). Fredrik Normén has done
an excellent job of providing us some initial details in this blog entry.
This download is very familiar to the one from Part 1. The things to keep an
eye out for is the removal of Global.Asax and the introduction of
LocalizationHttpModule (check out the HttpModule
section in the web.config to see how its hooked up). I really think this is a
nice way to store the user's culture. Also take a look at how the
Localization.Parameter works and play with it, I hope you'll find
that it meets your needs. Finally I didn't include any database code in the
sample. I'm hoping the above screenshots and code were self-sufficient. Enough
rambling, Download!.
Hopefully some of this tutorial will be helpful. The goal was to make things
fairly copy and paste friendly while at the same time providing flexible code
and some general guidelines. There are a number of enhancements that could be
done, such as giving intellisense support to the ILocalized
controls in the designer, expanding the ResourceManager to be more
like a provider model, providing management facilities for resources and so on.
The power Microsoft has given us with .Net makes all those things possible. This
has been a real pleasure!
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ALTER PROCEDURE [dbo].[GetBrands]

@culture nvarchar(50)

AS

SELECT

tblBrands.id,

tblBrands_Loc.name, tblBrands_Loc.shortdesc,

tblBrands_Loc.longdesc, tblBrands.picture, tblBrands.disabled, tblBrands.updated

into #default

FROM tblBrands LEFT OUTER JOIN

tblBrands_Loc ON tblBrands.id = tblBrands_Loc.brandid

WHERE (tblBrands_Loc.culture = dbo.DefaultLanguage() )

SELECT

tblBrands.id,

tblBrands_Loc.name, tblBrands_Loc.shortdesc, tblBrands_Loc.longdesc

into #current

FROM tblBrands LEFT OUTER JOIN

tblBrands_Loc ON tblBrands.id = tblBrands_Loc.brandid

WHERE (tblBrands_Loc.culture = @culture )

declare @id int

declare _cur cursor for

select id from #default

open _cur

fetch next from _cur into @id

while @@fetch_status = 0

begin

if EXISTS( select id from #current where id=@id)

update #default

set [name]= ( select [name] from #current where id=@id),

shortdesc=( select shortdesc from #current where id=@id),

longdesc= (select longdesc from #current where id=@id)

where id=@id

fetch next from _cur into @id

end

select * from #default

EXEC sp_fulltext_table @tabname='Category_Locale',@action='create',

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When I first saw these photos on another site this morning, I was curious what engine they used. did the put the Citroen engine in the trunk of the Porsche, or did they put the 911 engine in the trunk of the DS? What trunk got the junk????
Then I read this - and none of it made sense. It was either 1) the most confusing ESL mashup ever, or 2) complete bullshit.
Led by expert stewart johnson, a former engineer from inter box mechanics, the german-french hybrid is fitted with a turbocharged 260 horsepower engine in the rear bonnet of the 1955 DS. under the hood, the original air cooling system is replaced with a forced water cooling pipeline. an enlarged set of tires and rigid chassis were incorporated to provide the 911 DS with exceptional handling and stability.
With the technical challenges beyond the reach of a typical automotive enthusiast, the franken-car required a series of extreme modifications to put it on the road. the engine bay had to be configured so the 3000 cc power-plant could be properly fitted. 'we totally forgot that to fit a porsche 911 engine into the rear bonnet of a citroen DS is as easy as squeezing a pumpkin into a pea pod,' explains brandpower. 'if you shift the engine 90° horizontally, and slide the backseat 10 inches forward, you get enough room, adds johnson. 'you want a lower center of gravity on a car that's going to be longer and higher than a regular 911.'
OK, got it... Porsche engine.... In the back... It's a 3.0l, so that means it's a air-cooled 911 engine from 77-83* If so, what the hell are "forced water cooling pipelines," and what does the air cooled engine need them for?
*I suppose it could be a 3.0 4 cyl from a 944/968, but that would require some more engineering with the donor car's transaxle, or perhaps a transmission swap to get it to work. Then again, this 90 degree thing makes everything an impossible challenge, as the transaxle's output flanges aren't even facing the wheels anymore.
Also, if the 911 motor is in the back (all 90 degrees and peapod sideways like the text above hinted at), then that means the fuel tank must be in the front with no fuel filler on either front fender. Where the gas go?
With the lack of interior, engine, or other project photos, I was starting to become leery on how this project came together. Then came the GIS.
C'mon guys.... If you're trying to pull one over on everyone, at least don't use photos you found on the internet.
Here is a photo (left) they supplied that is captioned, "the 911, cut and stripped off everything, waiting for assembly" along with the photo (right) of the source image lifted from here.
Ah yes, the design process. The photo (left) they supplied that is captioned,"Jim Lurpak, brandpower concept designer sketching a first draft for the 911 DS," along with the source image (right) lifted from here.
More design. (source image found on this thread)
Here's more of the build. The image on the left is captioned with "Stewart Johnson, checking the overmatching of the welded parts. This is the only picture where we caught him smiling." Source image (right) belongs to this site.
Here's the motherload - the source images for the final renders. Plenty of angles of our little 1970 2.2 l orange 911. I bet that front view took them ten whole minutes.
Unfortunately, my comment on their site is awaiting moderation.
My problem with this, is the fact that they are trying to convince people that they actually made it when it's just an design project. Don't get me wrong, I like design projects. I also like build threads and wacky engineering, I was hoping it was both.
I have seen this thing on several different sites already today, and people are discussing it like it's an actual completed project. Many are dismissing it as a Photoshop, which is refreshing, since Brandpower's intention was otherwise.
I'm annoyed because it's a "what-if" project. Just call it a "what-if" project, don't claim it's something it's not - especially if you screw up the details so bad.
Aside from the BS, and the dissimilar B-pillars, the photoshop ain't bad. It's good enough to get passed around social media all day.
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Eating out is always a bit of a mine field when it comes to Weight Watchers, there are a few general guidelines but without actually going into the kitchen with a set of scales and harassing the chef (they do not like this) it is pretty much a guessing game.
One of the guidelines when eating pasta is to avoid anything creamy, opt for a tomato based sauce instead. This is sound advice generally as even the most novice of weight watchers knows cream beats tomato in a game of propoint top trumps. However, does this mean I can never again experience the delights of a nice Carbonara?
I really do love a good carbonara, heck, I even love a bad carbonara. There is just something about the creamy saucy pasta mixed with the salty bacon that speaks to my soul. So, I set about creating a Weight Watchers version I could easily make at home...
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Dragon's Crown gets new hard-hitting trailer, fresh screens
Dragon's Crown has received a new trailer and screens courtesy of Atlus. It's a beautifully-drawn scrolling beat-em-up set in a fantasy world similar to Dungeons & Dragons. It's like if Final Fight and Game of Thrones had babies.
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Persona 4 Arena may have zoned in on its European release date. Possibly. In an update on the Persona Europe Facebook page, publisher Zen United announced the Xbox 360 version is going through Microsoft's submission process.
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"I definitely was [nervous]," said McFarland, who entered in the fourth inning to face Twins first baseman Justin Morneau with two on and two out. "I was kind of able to work through it and calm myself down and really just throw strikes."
The 23-year-old McFarland, selected from the Indians at the last Winter Meetings, allowed one hit and struck out five in a dominant 40-pitch outing. McFarland threw 28 strikes and struck out four consecutive batters at one point -- Aaron Hicks, Joe Mauer, Josh Willingham and Morneau.
One of the Orioles' final roster decisions this spring, McFarland is the third lefty in the Orioles bullpen and the final reliever to pitch this season. Chris Parmelee singled in the sixth and was the lone Twin to reach base against him.
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You may have caught this link already, but check it. Travel & Leisure magazine has unleashed some magical ranking mojo on U.S. cities, listing them in categories including Cleanliness, Theater and Performance Art, Barbecue, and, yes, Pizza. Chicago, my friends, ranks No. 1 for pizza:
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- 2. New York City
- 3. Providence, Rhode Island
- 4. Philadelphia
- 5. Savannah, Georgia
- 6. Portland, Oregon
- 7. Salt Lake City
- 8. Boston
- 9. San Francisco
- 10. Denver
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- 1. Chicago
- 2. New York City
- 3. Providence, Rhode Island
- 4. Anchorage
- 5. Portland, Maine
- 6. San Juan, Puerto Rico
- 7. Savannah, Georgia
- 8. San Francisco
- 9. Phoenix/Scottsdale
- 10. Boston
OK. Analysis? Where's New Haven, Connecticut? Didn't even rank among the top 35 in either "Visitor" or "Resident" lists! Say wha? And Detroit, which GQ columnist Alan Richman rated No. 3 pizza city in the U.S. ("No city has more consistently satisfying pies than Detroit") doesn't rate a mention either.
I'm still perplexed by Anchorage and Salt Lake City. Who knew?!?
Here is my personal slist* of "Great 8" pizza cities —
- Portland, Oregon
- San Francisco/Bay Area
- New York City
- Detroit area
- New Haven area
- Phoenix
- Providence
- New Jersey (the whole damn state)
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These wooden toggle buttons were created by my husband Jeff in Oregon cascara wood. This wood is naturally this yellow color, isn't it beautiful? He sands and polishes the buttons so smooth, even around the edges, you'll love the way they feel. All the sanding and polishing also brings out the beauty of the wood, and makes it glow. I think these buttons are incredibly beautiful, just radiant. Pictured with grey yarn, these buttons would pair nicely with many different colors.
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Measurements: Just a little under 1.5 inches wide.
Beautiful wood + lots of sanding + natural oil finish + polishing on the buffing wheel + a whole lotta love = some gorgeous buttons for your special projects.
~Care Instructions~ Care for these buttons as you would wool: hand wash garment in cool water and lay flat to dry. If the wood should dry out from washing, a little walnut oil (or other natural oil) on a soft cloth works well to moisturize them. Oiling them will keep your buttons beautiful and protect them from drying out.
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A Newlywed's Story
with tears in my eyes and just had to contribute. It's okie if you don't
post it. I just really need to get it out.
A Newlywed's Story
I was a party girl, never interested in a serious relationship...until I
met him. I remember the first time I saw him. He got out of his green S-10
and was the most attractive guy I had ever seen. I managed to get his
number and gave him mine, thinking that I would never hear from him again.
Surprisingly, he called me. Our first date lasted over 24 hours! It was
then that I knew in my heart that he was the One. Then he broke the news to
me. He was a Marine, and stationed 9 hours away. He was just home on a 96
for Memorial. My heart broke, but I knew I could handle a long distance
We dated exclusively for 3 months before our wedding in August. It was at a
District Justice office, but to me it was the most perfect thing because he
was there with me. Exactly one month later, Sept. 20, 1999 he left for his
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There isn't a day that goes by that I don't think of him. He's everything
to me. I never thought I could handle being a military wife or not having
my husband around for 6 months right after getting married. But I realize
now that I am strong and our love will not fade away as our time apart
He will be home March 17, 2000. I'm counting the days. I can't wait to be
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LCpl Rowcotsky, I love you and can't wait for you to come home! I'm also
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The South Carolina Emergency Management Division can trace its lineage back to 1950, although a predecessor in some form probably existed in the context of the Home Guard, which was established during World War II.
South Carolina Civil Defense was organized under Act 888 of 1950 as a division of the Adjutant General's Office at No. 6 Hampton Office Building in Columbia. The agency was directed by Major General James Dozier -- the state Adjutant General at the time -- with a staff of Deputy Director and Secretary. In 1958, Act 888 reorganized South Carolina Civil Defense as an independent agency. Offices moved to 1416 Senate Street. A new director reported directly to the Governor. The agency's staff expanded to Deputy Director, Secretary, Coordinator of Women's Activities and Steno Clerk.
In 1966, the agency, still independent, moved into the Rutledge Building at 1429 Senate Street. The staff included a Director, a Deputy Director, three Assistant Directors heading separate divisions, a Public Information Officer, a Communications Officer, three division officers (Radiological Defense, Training and Property), four Area Coordinators, a Director of Public Education and Family Services, a Community Shelter Planning Officer, a Radiological Maintenance Officer and assorted auxiliary staff.
In 1973, Acts 128 and 410 provided for reorganization of the agency as the implementing and organizational agency for the newly formed State Disaster Planning Board and renamed it as The South Carolina Disaster Preparedness Agency. The Board was the agency's governing body; it consisted of the agency Director, the Adjutant General, the Chief Highway Commissioner, the General Services Director, the Chairman of the Public Service Commission and the General Manager of the Educational Television Commission. The Board formulated and promulgated agency policy. The staff continued to grow and by 1973 included nine Civil Defense Coordinators, a Survey Officer, a Training Officer and an expanded Radiological Division.
In 1977-1978, Act 138 established the agency as a division in the Office of the Governor. The Governor became head of the State Disaster Planning Board, still the agency's governing body, followed by the Adjutant General, Chief Highway Commissioner, General Services Director, Chairman of the Public Service Commission and the General Manager of the Educational Television Commission. The agency Director assumed duties of Secretary and become an ex-officio member of the board. With these changes, the agency decreased in size.
In 1979, Act 199 repealed Act 138 of 1977 and established the South Carolina Emergency Preparedness Division, a division of the Adjutant General's Office with a director appointed by the Adjutant General. Act 199 also established the State Emergency Operations Center, providing the state with a facility to direct, control and coordinate emergency operations.
On May 22, 1982, South Carolina Regulation 58-1 was passed, defining the standards for emergency preparedness at the county level. Among the counties' responsibilities under this regulation was the establishment of a formal emergency preparedness organization and an emergency preparedness plan.
Additionally, on May 22, 1982, South Carolina Regulation 58-101 was passed, detailing the emergency preparedness standards for the state. Under this regulation, county governments were responsible for the conduct of operations within their jurisdictions with the state providing support as needed.
The first major disaster the Emergency Preparedness Division would respond to was Hurricane Hugo, which hit the South Carolina coast on Sept. 22, 1989. Making landfall north of Charleston Harbor, the Category 4 storm caused 35 casualties and more than $6.5 billion in damages, at the time the costliest hurricane to hit the United States. A Presidential declaration was issued for the state that included 24 South Carolina counties that sought federal disaster assistance.
On Oct. 1, 1995, the State Warning Point became active in the State Emergency Operations Center as a result of a budget initiative from the Emergency Preparedness Division. The Warning Point provides a 24-hour-a-day center to monitor, collect and disseminate pertinent disaster and emergency information to government officials at all levels.
In 2000, a portion of the National Guard Armory off Fish Hatchery Road in West Columbia was renovated and turned over to the Emergency Preparedness Division. This new location provided enough space for the Division, State Warning Point, and the State Emergency Operations Center to coordinate the activities of more than 50 government and private-sector organizations. This state-of-the-art facility has helped ensure the state is prepared for emergencies.
The South Carolina Code of Laws were amended in March of 2002, changing the name of the State Emergency Preparedness Division to the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. This change was made to represent the different phases the division is involved in: mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. This change also follows the trend of numerous national, state and county emergency offices that had already changed their names to more readily reflect their missions.
In 2006, the South Carolina Emergency Management Division established six emergency management regions. The regions provide staffs that live within their local counties. The staffs coordinate with county emergency management personnel on plan enhancement, training and exercise development and evaluation. In addition, they provide first-hand information to the state.


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Quebec Liberals win majority: 'Division is over'
Philippe Couillard's Liberals have won the Quebec election with a majority government, crushing the sovereigntist Parti Quebecois and Premier Pauline Marois.
Liberal candidates won in 70 of the province's ridings, the Parti Quebecois won 30, the Coalition Avenir Quebec took 22 and Quebec Solidaire picked up three. The PQ got about 25 per cent of the popular vote, its lowest share since 1970.
In a stunning turn of events, Marois lost her own seat in Charlevoix-Cote-de-Beaupre to Liberal Caroline Simard.
Couillard, who was a neurosurgeon before he entered politics, easily won his riding of Roberval, defeating PQ incumbent Denis Trottier.
Taking the stage at Liberal headquarters after most of the ballots had been counted, Couillard vowed to run an inclusive and "stable" government that represents the interests of all Quebecers.
"Our language, our flag belongs to all Quebecers," he said.
Addressing the province's anglophones in English, Couillard said: "We are all Quebecers. We should all focus on what brings us together. What unites us makes us stronger."
He later added in French: "Division is over; reconciliation has arrived."
In her concession speech, Marois announced she will step down as PQ leader and ensure an "orderly transition."
"Quebecers have spoken and we must respect this result," she said. "We had so much to offer, so much to accomplish for Quebecers."
The defeat of the PQ came after a 33-day election campaign many observers described as one of the nastiest in decades.
The Parti Quebecois had only been in power for 18 months. Its controversial values charter, which aimed to prevent public sector workers from wearing "ostentatious" religious symbols, and the push for sovereignty did not sit well with voters.
For many, it was no surprise: opinion polls had been putting the Liberals in the lead for days leading up to election day.
But Marois remained defiant and optimistic until the end, telling reporters earlier Monday that her party would win the election. After voters sealed her fate, she said she was still proud of her government's 18-month run.
The PQ campaign was largely derailed when high-profile candidate Pierre Karl Peladeau announced that he had entered politics with the goal of creating an independent Quebec.
Many observers said that Peladeau's remarks shifted support away from the PQ and towards the Liberals. Although the PQ is a separatist party, it tends not to talk about referendums during election campaigns.
Despite Marois' attempts to assure voters that the PQ wouldn't press forward with another referendum until Quebecers were ready, the Liberals capitalized on the issue and moved ahead in the polls, with Francois Legault's CAQ also picking up momentum.
Addressing his supporters Monday night, Legault congratulated Marois for sticking to her beliefs and ideas throughout the election campaign. He also said he respects the voters' decision to elect Couillard as the next premier, but vowed that CAQ will be "vigilant" in its opposition role.
He also said the CAQ will be behind the Liberal government when it comes to protecting the interests of Quebecers.
"We led a good battle," Legault said, adding that the CAQ chose "to tell the truth to Quebecers rather than play the electoral card."
Federal leaders react
After Marois conceded the election, Prime Minister Stephen Harper issued a statement offering his "sincerest congratulations" to Couillard.
"The results clearly demonstrate that Quebecers have rejected the idea of a referendum and want a government that will be focused on the economy and job creation," he said.
"We look forward to working with the new Government of Quebec on those priorities."
Harper also thanked Marois for her public service.
Federal Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, who represents the Quebec riding of Papineau, also congratulated Couillard and the provincial Liberals late Monday.
"Today, Quebecers voted for a better economy, instead of a third referendum, by electing Philippe Couillard as their new Premier and giving the Quebec Liberal Party a strong mandate to address the real issues in the province," Trudeau said in a statement.
"As I have said since last summer, I had the utmost confidence that Quebec voters would reject the negative, divisive politics of Mme. Marois' proposed plan. I am proud that my fellow Quebecers have chosen unity and acceptance as we move forward together."
In a statement, Federal NDP Leader Thomas Mulcair said the New Democrats have "taken note of the people's desire to end the old quarrels, and the new Premier can count on us to promote Quebec's interests in Ottawa, as part of our effort to build a more just and prosperous Canada for all."
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While much of the internet may be up in arms over Richard Blakeley's recent IR-induced video stunt, a 14-year-old boy from Poland allegedly took an IR hack to more tragic proportions this week, and has been accused of hacking a standard TV remote to override track switching at rail junctions in the city of Lodz. Four trams were derailed and (luckily) only 12 people were injured with none killed. The youth in question was described by teachers as an "electronics buff and exemplary student," according to The Register.
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Tron: Evolution developer Propaganda Games has closed its doors for good today, Disney Interactive has confirmed to Joystiq.
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Alternate Macro Libraries - Part 2
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