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Sap buckets on maple trees behind the Woodbury Senior Center collect sap for maple syrup production at the Flanders Nature Center. Republican-American archive |
Every March, the sap begins to flow and start the maple syrup season. Local farms and agriculture centers offer a glimpse into this age-old craft with demonstrations, festivals and hands-on taste sessions of the sweet syrup throughout the month.
Flanders Nature Center will open its maple sugar house this weekend at the Van Vleck Farm and Nature Sanctuary in Woodbury. Staff and volunteers will conduct maple sugaring demonstrations on Saturday and Sunday, as well as March 9 and 10. The sessions are free.
On Sunday, the day begins with a pancake breakfast featuring Flanders' maple syrup at the Woodbury Emergency Services Building on Quassuk Road. The all-you-can-eat breakfast of pancakes, sausages and hot beverages will be from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $7 for adults, $5 for ages 5 to 11 and free for ages under 5. Proceeds benefit Flanders' education programs.
The Flanders Nature Center is located on Flanders Road in Woodbury. Call 203-263-3711 for details.
A Maple Sugaring Festival will be from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Institute for American Indian Studies, 38 Curtis Road, Washington, Conn. Primitive skills practitioner Jim Dina will demonstrate how local Native Americans traditionally made maple syrup. Visitors may watch a demonstration on the technique of collecting sap and boiling it down into syrup and learn its importance to Native American culture.
Pancakes, local maple syrup, coffee and orange juice will be served from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Children's activities will run from 1 to 3 p.m. Cost is $10 for adults or $8 for children. Call 860-868-0518 or visit ww.iaismuseum.org for details.
A maple sugaring demonstration and pancake breakfast will be from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at Indian Rock Nature Preserve, 501 Wolcott Road, Bristol. A pancake breakfast with assorted toppings and maple syrup is planned, as are visits with farm animals.
Cost is $8 for adults, $5 for ages 2 to 10 and free for ages under 2. For details, call 860-589-8200 or visit www.elcct.org.
Sullivan Farm in New Milford will offer maple sugaring programs for families this Saturday and Sunday and next. Participants will learn the natural and cultural history of maple sugar as well as be able to try the bit brace drill used to tap trees, see sap flowing as well as cook and taste the syrup.
Hourlong programs begin at 10 a.m., 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. each day. Cost is $5, with a family maximum cost of $20.
To reserve a spot, call 860-354-4600 or email sullivanfarmeducation @gmail.com.
The Barkhamsted Historical Society's maple syrup program will be Saturday at 2 p.m. Participants will watch a demonstration and participate in a workshop on how to get maple syrup from your back yard at the Squire's Tavern, 100 East River Road. Rain date is Sunday. Call 860-738-1152 for details.
The annual Maple Fest at the Sharon Audubon Center, 325 Cornwall Bridge Road, will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 16. Visitors can enjoy ongoing guided 40-minute tours through the center's sugaring operation, including a working sugar house and a re-creation of Native American and early colonial sugaring methods. Participants can watch as pure sugar maple sap is collected from the trees and turned into maple syrup.
Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children. Fresh syrup will be available for purchase while supplies last. For details, call 860-364-0520 or visit www.sharon.audubon.org.
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As the World Bank is about to select a new president, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Nigeria's finance minister, talks to Sir David Frost about her candidacy for the presidency of the World Bank. If elected, she would be the first African, the first black, the first female to head the bank.
She says: "I grew up in Nigeria, I lived poverty, I know what it is to be able to fetch water, to not have three meals a day, I lived through the conflict and war in Nigeria and I know what it means to be in a fragile and conflict-affected state and what that does to economic development. So I'm not talking about these things from theory. I've also had 25-years of experience working at a bank in regions all over the world... And this is capped off by working on the other side of the donor community in terms of being a finance minister and now coordinating minister for the economy. So I know what it is like to manage complex development problems every day... I'm passionate about development, I'm passionate about what the World Bank can do."
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America's Heart Disease Burden
- About 600,000 people die of heart disease in the United States every year–that's 1 in every 4 deaths.1
- Heart disease is the leading cause of death for both men and women. More than half of the deaths due to heart disease in 2009 were in men.1
- Coronary heart disease is the most common type of heart disease, killing more than 385,000 people annually.1
- Every year about 715,000 Americans have a heart attack. Of these, 525,000 are a first heart attack and 190,000 happen in people who have already had a heart attack.2
- Coronary heart disease alone costs the United States $108.9 billion each year.3 This total includes the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity.
Deaths Vary by Ethnicity
Heart disease is the leading cause of death for people of most ethnicities in the United States, including African Americans, Hispanics, and whites. For American Indians or Alaska Natives and Asians or Pacific Islanders, heart disease is second only to cancer. Below are the percentages of all deaths caused by heart disease in 2008, listed by ethnicity.4
Race of Ethnic Group | % of Deaths |
African Americans | 24.5 |
American Indians or Alaska Natives | 18.0 |
Asians or Pacific Islanders | 23.2 |
Hispanics | 20.8 |
Whites | 25.1 |
All | 25.0 |
Deaths Vary by Geography
During 2007–2009, death rates due to heart disease were highest in the South and lowest in the West.
Early Action is Key
Knowing the warning signs and symptoms of a heart attack is key to preventing death, but many people don't know the signs.
- In a 2005 survey, most respondents—92%—recognized chest pain as a symptom of a heart attack. Only 27% were aware of all major symptoms and knew to call 9-1-1 when someone was having a heart attack.5
- About 47% of sudden cardiac deaths occur outside a hospital. This suggests that many people with heart disease don't act on early warning signs.6
Heart attacks have several major warning signs and symptoms:
- Chest pain or discomfort.
- Upper body pain or discomfort in the arms, back, neck, jaw, or upper stomach.
- Shortness of breath.
- Nausea, lightheadedness, or cold sweats.
Americans at Risk
High blood pressure, high LDL cholesterol, and smoking are key risk factors for heart disease. About half of Americans (49%) have at least one of these three risk factors.7
Several other medical conditions and lifestyle choices can also put people at a higher risk for heart disease, including:
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- Physical inactivity
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Lowering you blood pressure and cholesterol will reduce your risk of dying of heart disease. Here are some tips to protect your heart:
- Follow your doctor's instructions and stay on your medications.
- Eat a healthy diet that is low in salt; low in total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol; and rich in fresh fruits and vegetables.
- Take a brisk 10-minute walk, 3 times a day, 5 days a week.
- Don't smoke. If you smoke, quit as soon as possible. Visit www.cdc.gov/tobacco and www.smokefree.gov for tips on quitting.
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- Go AS, Mozaffarian D, Roger VL, Benjamin EJ, Berry JD, Borden WB, Bravata DM, Dai S, Ford ES, Fox CS, Franco S, Fullerton HJ, Gillespie C, Hailpern SM, Heit JA, Howard VJ, Huffman MD, Kissela BM, Kittner SJ, Lackland DT, Lichtman JH, Lisabeth LD, Magid D, Marcus GM, Marelli A, Matchar DB, McGuire DK, Mohler ER, Moy CS, Mussolino ME, Nichol G, Paynter NP, Schreiner PJ, Sorlie PD, Stein J, Turan TN, Virani SS, Wong ND, Woo D, Turner MB; American Heart Association Statistics Committee and Stroke Statistics Subcommittee. Heart disease and stroke statistics—2013 update: a report from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2013 Jan 1;127(1):e6-e245. doi: 10.1161/CIR.0b013e31828124ad. Epub 2012 Dec 12. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/127/1/e6.long
- Heidenreich PA, Trogdon JG, Khavjou OA, et al. Forecasting the future of cardiovascular disease in the United States: a policy statement from the American Heart Association. Circulation. 2011;123:933-44. Epub 2011 Jan 24.
- Heron M. Deaths: Leading causes for 2008. [PDF-2.7M] National vital statistics reports. 2012;60(6).
- CDC. Disparities in Adult Awareness of Heart Attack Warning Signs and Symptoms—14 States, 2005. MMWR. 2008;57(7):175–179.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. State Specific Mortality from Sudden Cardiac Death: United States, 1999. MMWR. 2002;51(6):123–126.
- CDC. Million Hearts: strategies to reduce the prevalence of leading cardiovascular disease risk factors. United States, 2011. MMWR2011;60(36):1248–51.
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If you're looking to upgrade from a basic compact camera, Canon's PowerShot G12 might seem like a brick of a snapper, with a steep learning curve to boot. But, if you're seeking a back-up camera for your digital SLR, the G12 will prove a portable, user-friendly alternative.
The G12 competes with the Nikon Coolpix P7000, Samsung EX1 and Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5, among other high-performance compact cameras. It boasts the tank-like build quality of a dSLR, yet, with its 5x optical zoom lens retracted, it will still squeeze into a jacket pocket -- just. You can expect to pay around £370 for the G12.
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The G12 is reassuringly weighty, at 401g. It also has a chunky chassis, measuring 112 by 76 by 48mm. It feels durable and rugged. Curiously, though, its handgrip is rather flattened, which doesn't help with handling.
The camera powers up almost instantaneously. Squeeze the shutter-release button half way and, after the briefest of pauses, focus is determined.
The G12's 1/1.7-inch CCD sensor 'only' has a resolution of 10 megapixels. That might seem disappointing given that some £100 snapshot cameras now offer 14-megapixel sensors. But the fewer pixels that are crammed onto the sensor, the less chance there is of visible noise appearing in shadow detail. Indeed, the G12's images are usable all the way up to ISO 1,600.
The G12 offers a versatile focal range, starting out at a wide-angle film equivalent of 28mm (for squeezing in landscapes) and going up to 140mm at the telephoto end. Perhaps inevitably, there's some barrel distortion as a result, and leaning verticals are visible in pictures taken at the widest setting.
The snapper builds on the PowerShot G11's features, and it's chock-full of them. One new addition is 'hybrid image stabilisation', which, according to Canon, combats 'unintentional shift and angular movement'. That feature complements the camera's standard optical image stabilisation, for shooting darker scenes without flash.
The camera also offers 4.2-frames-per-second burst shooting, 720p high-definition video recording, and a high-dynamic-range mode that combines three different exposures into one, helping to reveal detail in both dimly lit and brightly lit areas. The camera also offers multi-aspect-ratio shooting, including the 3:2, 1:1, 16:9 and 4:5 formats. It sports 'smart auto' functionality too. This picks from 28 built-in scene settings, allowing you to just point and shoot.
Other features include comprehensive scene and effects modes; a 10mm macro option; the ability to shoot both raw and JPEG images; a tilt and swivel, 2.8-inch, 461,000-pixel display; and a tiny optical viewfinder.
We enjoyed twisting and tilting the LCD display when shooting low- or high-angle images. The image on the screen may not be as life-like as those seen on recent AMOLED displays from Samsung, but the display's versatility is a real boon.
The G12 offers 720p movie-recording capability at 24 frames per second with stereo sound. It's a shame, then, that the microphones built into the top plate are located in a position which means they pick up the movement of your fingers. Even less easy to forgive is the fact that the optical zoom is disabled in video mode. On the plus side, Canon has provided HDMI connectivity under a side-mounted flap, so you can connect the camera to your hi-def TV.
Shots in the dark
We like the fact that the shooting dial is encircled by another dial for selecting ISO speeds in 1/3 stop increments, stretching from ISO 100 to ISO 3,200. It's good to have access to such functionality at your fingertips, rather than having to dip into menu screens. It saves time in the long run.
For those who like taking shots in the dark, a low-light mode on the inner dial extends the range up to an equivalent ISO 12,800, as found on mid-range dSLRs. In our experience, however, the results were distinctly shaky.
The other dial on the G12's top plate, located across from the hotshoe for attaching one of Canon's EX-series Speedlite flashes, controls exposure compensation, again incrementally, and running +/- 2EV. All these dials make the G12 a very tactile camera. We think you'll really enjoy getting to grips with it.
The G12 shoots to SD or SDHC cards. Canon has also added Eye-Fi card compatibility for those looking to download shots automatically and wirelessly.
Colour bind
Under the default settings, images can look slightly washed-out and muddy when conditions are dull. In such circumstances, we found ourselves reaching for the 'my colours' menu, which offers a primary-colour-boosting 'vivid' option. This will deliver more accurate colours.
Overall, the G12's image quality is no match for that of an actual dSLR. It also falls short of the kind of picture quality you can get from hybrid cameras, like the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2.
Feature-packed and relatively compact, the Canon PowerShot G12 is a decent option if you're seeking a back-up camera for your dSLR. Its image quality isn't as good as a dSLR's, though. If you just want to step up from a basic compact camera, it might prove more sensible to spend a little extra and get an entry-level dSLR or a hybrid camera with interchangeable lenses.
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Written by Jim Coogan
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The idea that history can repeat itself is not a new concept. Parallels from earlier times can often seem to mirror current events. In 1864, with the Civil War raging, there was growing discontent in the North.
Union forces seemed no closer to pacifying the rebel capital of Richmond and the death toll in the slaughter had reached heights that would have been unimaginable in the early days of the conflict. The opposition Democrats were moving toward their nominating convention in Chicago with a slate of candidates and hopes of unseating a president and a party that seemed to be particularly vulnerable -- and unpopular.
Republican supporters of Abraham Lincoln, for their part, accused the Democrats of giving false comfort to the enemy in their criticisms, and they tarred all those who looked for a negotiated settlement to the conflict, with the name "Copperheads." It was the closest word to "traitor" available in the highly charged political rhetoric of the time.
There was no greater vocal critic of Abraham Lincoln on Cape Cod than Sylvanus Phinney, the editor of the Barnstable Patriot. He consistently accused the president of violating the Constitution, of incompetence in the prosecution of the war, and of changing the war's objectives from its initial goal of preserving the Union to emancipating the slaves. His editorials questioned Lincoln's character, and his fitness for the presidency.
Under a headline printed in June of 1864 entitled: "The People's Want of Confidence in Abraham Lincoln," Phinney stated his case against the administration's war policy in words that have an eerie parallel with similar sentiments being expressed in our own time.
"How to prosecute the war is the point of difference," wrote Phinney about that long ago sectional conflict. "Herein is the people's want of confidence in Lincoln. Had Mr. Lincoln carried on the war with competence, and generously upheld the compromises of the Constitution -- he, today would enjoy the unbounded confidence of the people, for the war should long ago since have been ended and we should now be a united people Had Mr. Lincoln been a great man -- a master of the science of war -- or learned in the history of nations and their rulers -- his conduct of the war [would have] been far different he has [instead] filled an office which he must have known he could not fill, or he is more ignorant than we think him, and has ruined his country by a series of blunders which are criminal."
"The next President," continued Phinney, "Must be a gentleman in the true meaning of that much abused word. He must bring dignity to his office. He must be a statesman able by training and great talents to understand our foreign policy and the policies of other nations, and understanding them, manage ours successfully and influence the others. He must be a man who represents the people -- who knows the history of the Constitution and the Union, their compromises and sacred traditions."
In the election of such an individual, wrote Phinney, who clearly saw the savior coming from the Democratic Party, "He would be a second Washington, and to him his country would owe a second birth."
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North American shipments of broadband-connected residential media phones could hit almost 14.3 million units in 2013, up from zero in 2008 and up from a forecast 700,000 to 1.4 million in 2009, according to research company In-Stat.
The forecast is based on a highly subsidized business model in which phone, cable and broadband operators price the devices anywhere from $0 to $100 depending on network-subscription commitments.
Shipments will hit only 7.5 million in 2013 if operators partially subsidize the product to bring the price down to $200/unit. To date, AT&T and Verizon "appear to be pursuing a partial subsidization strategy," In-Stat said.
"The media phone represents a new category of broadband multimedia device that has the potential to become the fourth screen in the home, complementing the PC, TV and mobile handset," In-Stat contended. In-Stat defines media phones as a "new class of broadband devices for the home that combine the power of an Internet-connected PC with the functionality of a home telephone." The phones offer always-on access to Internet-based media content, information services, and new communication services such as integrated fixed/mobile calling features, visual voice mail and unified messaging.
"Always-on access to news updates and weather reports will be a strong driver of consumer adoption," In-Stat said. "Neither TV nor Internet sites can offer one-touch, instant access to information."
The devices feature a large 6-inch to 10-inch color touchscreen and speakerphone, and they're usually designed to work with one or more cordless DECT voice handsets located in other rooms.
Today, two companies — Verizon Wireless and AT&T — offer home media phones to U.S. consumers, and more are on the way. In September 2008, AT&T introduced the AT&T HomeManager, marketed with AT&T U-verse broadband/TV/landline-phone service bundles. It's built by Samsung to AT&T specifications and is available in a handful of U.S. metro areas at $299 with two-year AT&T high-speed Internet service. Verizon began selling its Hub on Feb. 1. Made by Boca Raton startup Open Peak, the Hub is available through Verizon Wireless stores at $199 with a two-year VoIP service contract and after a $50 rebate. Verizon's virtual VoIP service is priced at $35/month and runs over any broadband service.
To become a home's fourth screen, "media phones must be viewed as separate and distinct from traditional home telephones, personal computers and mobile handsets," In-Stat said. "Media phones will complement the other three screens, not compete with them."
To succeed, operators must ensure the products and services have a broad appeal, In-Stat said. "For younger adults that may never have owned a fixed-line phone, media phones must offer access to innovative and compelling new broadband applications."
For older adults, the company said, "the media phone will be a phone-like alternative to computers for accessing online information. Simpler to use, greater convenience and always-on operation will be important selling points for adults that traditionally have used a home telephone."
In countries with a long tradition of wireline circuit-switched voice services, the success of the media phone "will hinge largely on delivering a new generation of converged communications services to the home," the company continued. "The integration of the broadband, wireline voice, mobile voice and TV networks will deliver services of higher value than today's separate services."
In-Stat based its forecasts on such assumptions as tier-one cellular operators marketing media phones nationally in conjunction with virtual home VoIP services, and nationwide media phone marketing forcing cable operators and virtual VoIP operators into the market in possibly late 2009 and 2010 with similar subsidized device promotions. Another assumption is that AT&T will adjust its media phone strategy to be "mobile-centric" like Verizon Wireless.
2008–2013 North America Media Phone Unit Shipment Forecast2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | |
Fully Subsidized | ||||||
Wireline | 0.00 | 1.30 | 2.60 | 4.66 | 6.84 | 9.20 |
Cable | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.71 | 1.48 | 2.58 | 3.78 |
Virtual Service Providers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.91 | 1.29 |
Total | 0.00 | 1.40 | 3.57 | 6.71 | 10.33 | 14.27 |
Partially Subsidized | ||||||
Wireline | 0.00 | 0.65 | 0.87 | 1.86 | 3.13 | 4.60 |
Cable | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.32 | 1.03 | 2.32 |
Virtual Service Providers | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.41 | 0.58 |
Total | 0.00 | 0.70 | 1.11 | 2.43 | 4.57 | 7.50 |
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Killer Instinct's limited character roster suited to the modern gamer, MS says
Free-to-play Xbox One fighter Killer Instinct won't have an expansive character roster. And rightly so, argues Microsoft.
Q1 2013 halts decline of US games market as digital grows 15% to claim majority share
The US video games market has ceased its decline, according to the latest numbers from NPD.
GAME beats Steam in MCV's digital store survey
Think Steam is the be all and end all of download games? Think again.
Microsoft: Each Xbox One will contain the power of four machines thanks to the cloud
The Xbox One will technically outstrip the PS4 thanks to the power of the cloud, Microsoft has claimed.
Green Man Gaming adds Telltale games to its line-up
Customers will from today be able to buy Telltale developed games from digital retailer Green Man Gaming.
Download firms wary of UK digital consumer rights bill
Download retailers have their doubts over a UK bill that will allow consumers to return 'faulty' digital content.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney 5 skips physical release
Capcom has confirmed that Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Dual Destinies will not be released physically in Europe or North America.
Manhunt releasing digitally on PSN next week
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Amazon UK download plans 'a mystery'
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Argos looks to a digital future
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Free LEGO Star Wars Yoda game heading to mobiles
A free Yoda-themed LEGO Star Wars games will be released on mobiles on May 4th. As in, May The Fourth Be With You. Geddit?
Wii U Virtual Console hitting the UK tomorrow
Having gone live in the US earlier this week, UK Wii U owners will be able to access the console's new Virtual Console hub as of tomorrow.
Nintendo illustrates the growing importance of online to its business model
It was once mocked for its reluctance to embrace online, but Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata has told investors that the company has well and truly embraced the internet revolution.
GAME launches UK retail's first free-to-play platform
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Xbox 360 app lets you order pizza, built custom pizzas with Kinect
Gamers can now order pizza directly through their Xbox 360 consoles.
GAME becomes first European retailer to sell Nintendo eShop codes
As of today GAME customers are able to buy Nintendo eShop download codes in store and online.
Dustforce dev discusses the importance of digital sales promotions
The developer behind indie title Dustforce has explained the importance of digital sales promotions to the eventual success of the title.
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When it comes to Ouya, much of the excitement has focused on the physical box itself: a cheap £99 Android console made famous on Kickstarter.
SimCity makes digital-only move to Mac on June 11th
The Mac version of EA's SimCity will be released on June 11st, the publisher has confirmed.
Halo 3: ODST released as a single-player download
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Hackers break into uPlay, download Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon for free
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Microtransactions could be headed to Halo 4
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Missouri congressional candidates will debate next month
CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) - Candidates to replace U.S. Rep. Jo Ann Emerson in Missouri's 8th Congressional District will debate next month at Southeast Missouri State University.
The university announced Tuesday that the 90-minute live debate will air at 6:30 p.m. May 28 on KFVS-TV. It also will be webcast on the Southeast Missourian's website.
All four candidates running in the June 4 special election will participate. They are Jason Smith, a Republican; Steve Hodges, a Democrat; Bill Slantz, a Libertarian; and Doug Enyart, the Constitution Party. Because seating is limited, tickets will be distributed by each candidate's campaign headquarters.
Missouri's 8th District stretches from the outer suburbs of St. Louis south to the Missouri Bootheel and west to the Ozark hills.
Emerson resigned in January to lead a national association of rural electric cooperatives.
Democrats in flux to fill vacant Missouri US House seat
State Rep. Linda Black, of Bonne Terre, announced Thursday that she would not seek the Democratic nomination to succeed Republican Congresswoman Jo Ann Emerson, who resigned last month. Black had been among the leading contenders for the 8th District seat in southeast Missouri.
Poplar Bluff chiropractor Jack Rushin, who lost to Emerson last year, said Thursday that he also is considering whether to drop his bid for the June 4 special election.
But state Rep. Steve Hodges, of East Prairie, announced he was entering the race.
The two other Democratic candidates are Todd Mahn of Festus and Markel Fitchpatrick of Blodgett.
Mo. GOP choose Jason Smith for Congress
State Rep. Jason Smith prevailed after six rounds of voting by an 84-person committee of local Republican leaders and immediately became the favorite in a June 4 special election in the GOP-leaning 8th District.
"We're going to win this seat," Smith declared to the applause of fellow Republicans after accepting the nomination. "The fiscal responsibility in Washington, D.C., is what's destroying our country, and we've got to take control of it and get it back," he added.
At age 32, Smith would be one of the younger members of Congress, but he already has plenty of experience as a lawmaker. Smith won a special election to the Missouri House of Representatives in November 2005 and, because of term limits, is now one of the most senior members of the chamber. After serving as majority party whip, his colleagues elected him in January as House speaker pro tem - the No. 2 ranking position.
On Saturday, he defeated nine other GOP candidates, including Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder, former state Sen. Jason Crowell and former state party Chairman Lloyd Smith, who had been Emerson's chief of staff.
Missouri's 8th Congressional District is one of three vacant seats in the nation, but it's the only one where party leaders - not voters - are choosing the candidates. Democrats are to select their nominee next weekend.
Emerson, 62, resigned Jan. 22 to become president and CEO of the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, ending a 32-year run of family representation in Congress. Her late husband, Republican Rep. Bill Emerson, first won the seat in 1980 and served until he died of lung cancer in June 1996. Jo Ann Emerson then won an election to succeed her husband and rarely faced a formidable challenge thereafter.
Missouri's sprawling 8th District stretches south from the outer suburbs of St. Louis to the agricultural-base of the Missouri Bootheel and westward to the rolling Ozark hills. The district's residents are the poorest and least educated in Missouri, with a median household income of less than $36,000 and more than 85 percent lacking college bachelor's degrees.
A resident of rural Salem, Smith touted the fact that he drove 10,000 miles to all 30 counties in the district and visited with each committee member over the past two months. Smith is a man of many trades. He owns a fourth-generation family farm with about 30 cattle, is an attorney and also a partner in a real estate business.
During a speech Saturday before committee members began voting, Smith pledged to "bring a fresh approach" to conservative policies without trying to "speak and yell the loudest." He lead after each round of voting, gradually pick up more support as other candidates were dropped from the ballot.
Smith described himself as more conservative than U.S. House Speaker John Boehner and said his goal is "to cooperate but not compromise on your core values." He asserted that President Barack Obama and "Washington, D.C., liberals" are twisting the words of the Declaration of Independence by trying to "guarantee happiness" instead of simply assuring people have the right to pursue happiness.
Federal spending, Obama's health care law and policies that "tax the rich to give to the poor" all are making the country "less American," Smith said. "It makes us less independent, less prosperous and less free." Because there was no traditional primary, there was no mass media advertising and little need for candidates to fund raise. Consequently, the campaign was intensely personal. Many candidates met face-to-face with committee members in their homes, coffee shops or at public forums. On the eve of Saturday's meeting, for example, the eventual finalists all dined at the same restaurant in Van Buren - each seated at separate tables conversing with committee members. Their handshake campaigning continued up to the last minute before the meeting was gaveled into session Saturday.
Smith portrayed a less confrontational style than some of the other finalists.
Kinder, for example, had pledged to be Boehner's "worst headache" if he didn't get spending under control. Crowell had emphasized his record of shutting down debate in the state Senate to block spending with which he disagreed. Lloyd Smith had declared federal debt to be the "new red menace" that is destroying the nation's future.
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There's something about the Baltimore Ravens that brings out the worst in Tom Brady.
Against most teams, he plays like one of the NFL's best quarterbacks. Against the Ravens, he gets outplayed by Joe Flacco.
So what's the problem?
Start with the Ravens' inspirational, hard-hitting leader, Ray Lewis. Add a talented secondary led by Ed Reed. And throw in a strong defensive line with Haloti Ngata leading the charge.
''They have a lot of playmakers at each level of the defense,'' Brady said Wednesday before the New England Patriots practiced. ''It's not like you beat this team, 50-0. It's always a tight game. There's tight coverage. There's tight throws, tough reads because schematically they do quite a few things. So it's never easy.''
He doesn't expect it to be in Sunday night's AFC championship game.
''You play against a team like this, that's able to adjust because of their personnel and because they do a lot of things schematically, there are a lot of 'what ifs' in preparation throughout the course of the week,'' he said. ''That's really what we're trying to hone in on this week.''
Brady is 5-2 in his seven games against the Ravens, not a bad record. But his personal statistics are among the poorest against any of the 31 teams he's faced in his 13-year career.
His 58.6 completion percentage and 74.1 passer rating are the lowest against any opponent. The Ravens are the only team he's thrown more interceptions against (eight) than touchdowns (seven). They've sacked him 16 times, one of five teams averaging more than two a game against Brady.
In five games against the Patriots, Flacco is 2-3 but has completed 64.7 percent of his passes with a 95.7 passer rating. He's thrown for nine touchdowns and just four interceptions.
Brady's 49.1 rating in a 33-14 playoff loss to Baltimore on Jan. 10, 2010 is his lowest in his last 101 games and sixth lowest in his 198 career starts, including the postseason.
''For one, you've got a guy (Lewis) that's been playing ball for 17 years sitting in the middle, so that tells you right there that their leadership is one of the best things that they have,'' Patriots running back Stevan Ridley said. ''They're known for defense. They're known for Ray Lewis. They're known for Ed Reed.
''You're going to see some of the greats going at it (Sunday night). What else could you ask for. This is what you live for. This is playoff football.''
Some quarterbacks say they establish their legacy with their postseason play.
Brady, winner of two regular-season MVP awards and two more in Super Bowls, has no time to dwell on that now.
''I don't really think about any of that,'' he said. ''I'm just trying to win a football game this week. I think we're very short-term focused and playing against a great football team that obviously deserves the right to be here. We know how challenging of a team they are.''
The Ravens know how good Brady can be even though he's struggled at times against them.
''We've got to play smart. We're dealing with a brilliant quarterback,'' safety Bernard Pollard said. ''We have to understand ... the pieces he has around him. He can fire that ball to anybody, and they're going to play their tails off for him.''
The Patriots got off to a horrible start against the Ravens in their wild-card matchup three years ago and Brady was a major factor.
Ray Rice scored on an 83-yard run on the game's first offensive play. Then Brady turned the ball over on three of his first four possessions, leading to 17 points and a 24-0 Ravens lead after one quarter.
They started at the Patriots 17-yard line after Terrell Suggs recovered Brady's fumble, the 25 after Chris Carr intercepted a pass and the 9 after Reed picked off another one.
Six minutes into the game with the Patriots trailing 14-0, the fans booed their hometown team.
''I'd have been booing us, too, the way we played,'' Brady said after the game. ''Playing the way we played today, we weren't going to beat anybody.''
He next played against Baltimore in last year's AFC championship game. The Patriots won that 23-20, but Brady threw two interceptions and no touchdowns, had a 57.5 passer rating and helped keep the Ravens in the game.
The Patriots took that three-point lead when Brady capped a 63-yard drive with a 1-yard run on the first series of the fourth quarter. But their next two drives ended when he threw an interception then couldn't get a first down when the Patriots got the ball with 2:46 remaining.
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Among the words huge, enormous and gigantic, does one word refer to something bigger than another does, or do they all refer to the same size?
It's not so much that they describe varying degrees of size as that they are used in different contexts. For example, we might speak of enormous pressure, but not of gigantic pressure, or of enormous power, but not of huge power. Moreover, I suspect gigantic is more often used attributively than predicatively (a gigantic loss rather than the loss was gigantic). Semantically related words like these sometimes appear in predominantly positive or negative contexts, but it would take considerable research to establish that that was the case with these three. |
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When exactly must one stop eating and drinking if one is going to fast? Is it the adhaan of Fajr when the muezzin says Allaahu akbar, or what is the exact time? What should I do if the cup is at my mouth and I am drinking and the call to prayer begins?.
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When should one stop eating and drinking? And what is the ruling on one who has the vessel in his hand when hearing the adhaan?
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I think the 'Ehtiat would be to stop eating suhur before adhan(maybe some minutes) to be sure light of sun has not been arrived to our area(physical fajr) and start breaking fast after adhan(maybe some minutes) to be sure light of sun completely fades out from our area(physical Maqrib).
As much as i know, the person can continue eating till the end of the closest Adhaan :) But please verify more, this might also be different from Imam to another.. Salam
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I think the 'Ehtiat would be to stop eating suhur before adhan(maybe some minutes) to be sure light of sun has not been arrived to our area(physical fajr) and start breaking fast after adhan(maybe some minutes) to be sure light of sun completely fades out from our area(physical Maqrib).
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How to: Localize apps for SharePoint
Localize an app for SharePoint by using resource files, JavaScript resource files, and other techniques.
Last modified: July 01, 2013
Applies to: apps for SharePoint | Office 365 | SharePoint Foundation 2013 | SharePoint Server 2013
The following will help you prepare for the procedures in this article:
Set up a SharePoint development environment for apps. For more information, see Start building apps for Office and SharePoint.
The code examples and screen shots in this article are taken from the sample Localize the app web, host web, and remote components of an app on Code Gallery. You can download the sample to see the results of the procedures described in this article.
Decide which locales your app needs to support. Language Packs in SharePoint let you create websites in a specific language and culture, and not just in a generic language. For example, a website created in English matches the en-US language and culture, but not en-GB. In the same way, a website created in Spanish matches the es-ES language and culture, but not es-MX.
Identify the components that you need to localize in your app.
Core concepts to know for localizing apps for SharePoint
Before you localize an app for SharePoint, you should know about the distinction between app webs and host webs, the structure of app packages, the basics of localization with .resx files, and of course, how to build apps for SharePoint.
Article title |
Description |
Host webs, app webs, and SharePoint components in SharePoint 2013 |
Learn about the distinction between host webs and app webs. Learn also about which SharePoint 2013 components can be included in an app for SharePoint, which are deployed to the host web, which are deployed to the app web, and how the app web is deployed in an isolated domain. |
Explore the app manifest and the package of an app for SharePoint |
Learn about the manifest file in the app package of an app for SharePoint. |
Learn how to create a basic provider-hosted app with the Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012, how to interact with SharePoint 2013 sites by using the SharePoint client object model, and how to implement OAuth in an app for SharePoint. |
Learn how to create a basic SharePoint-hosted app using Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012. |
Learn how to create a basic autohosted app using Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012, how to interact with SharePoint websites by using the REST/OData web service, and how to implement OAuth in an app. |
Learn about the conventions that SharePoint uses to package apps for SharePoint. |
Learn the basics of using .resx files for localization. |
To localize components that are deployed to an app web, you add .resx files as local resources in the Feature that contains the components, and then reference the resources in the markup of the component. (For more information about the kinds of SharePoint components that can be in an app for SharePoint, see Types of SharePoint components that can be in an app for SharePoint.) However, custom site pages in an app for SharePoint use JavaScript string variable files instead of .resx files, as described later in this section.
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Resource files cannot be shared by multiple app web Features. For each Feature in the .wsp file, you have to create separate sets of resource files. |
To create the app web resource files
Open the app for SharePoint project in Visual Studio 2012.
In Solution Explorer, open the shortcut menu for the Feature name, and choose Add Feature Resource.
In the Add Resource dialog box, choose Invariant Language (Invariant Country), and then choose the OK button. A Resources.resx file is added to the Feature's folder in Solution Explorer, and the file is opened in the Visual Studio Resource Editor.
When edited, this "invariant language" file contains the strings that are used in the Feature gallery on all sites in languages for which you are not going to be providing a localized version of strings. So the language used for the strings in this file should be the language that is most likely to be a second language of people using SharePoint. Traditionally, English is used for this purpose, but in some scenarios another language might be a better choice. For example, in some regions, French may be a more common second language of the users than English. The continuing example in this topic uses English as the invariant language.
In the Name column of the top row in the Resource Editor, enter a descriptive name for the string (or other resource)—for example, OrdersListInstance_Title and OrdersListInstance_Description. These names of localizable resources are not themselves localized. You cannot use the same name more than once in the file.
In the Value column, enter an appropriate string (or URL or other resource) in the invariant language—for example, Orders, and A list to store the orders.
Repeat this process until you have rows for every localizable string and resource in any of the components in the Feature.
Save the file. The following image shows the localized strings in the resource file for the invariant language.
Add another resource file to the Feature as you did before, but select a particular language instead of Invariant Language (Invariant Country). For example, you can choose Spanish (Spain). A Resources.LL-CC.resx file (where LL and CC are Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF)-compliant language and culture codes) is added to the Feature's folder in Solution Explorer, and the file is opened in the Visual Studio Resource Editor.
Using the Resource Editor, copy all the rows from Resources.resx, and paste them into the new Resources.LL-CC.resx file.
In the Resources.LL-CC.resx file, replace the Value cells with translated versions of the string values. For URLs and other non-string resources, replace the value with a new value that is appropriate for the language and culture.
Save the new file.
Repeat the last four steps for each foreign language.
Note You should consider adding a language-specific file for the same language as your invariant language. If you do, you can copy the rows without changing the values of the strings. In many situations, it is not necessary to have a language-specific file for the same language that is used in the resource file for the invariant language, especially when the only resources in the files are strings. But resource files can contain images, icons, files, and other kinds of resources too. Sometimes, you need the invariant language resource file to use an image or other resource that is different from the corresponding resource in any of the language-specific files.
For each file, verify that the Build Action property is set to Content.
To call the localized resources in custom lists
To localize the title and description properties of the custom list, open the Elements.xml file of the instance of the list.
In the Title box, enter $Resources:StringName, where StringName is the name, not the value, you gave in the previous procedure to the string that names the custom list—for example, $Resources: OrdersListInstance_Title. Note that, unlike in some contexts where .resx files are used, the resource file name is not part of what you enter.
Use the Description box to call the string resource of the list description in the same way—for example, $Resources:OrdersListInstance_Description. The following is the markup that uses the localized strings in the Elements.xml file of the instance of the list.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> <ListInstance Title="$Resources:OrdersListInstance_Title" OnQuickLaunch="TRUE" TemplateType="10000" Url="Lists/Orders" Description="$Resources:OrdersListInstance_Description"> </ListInstance> </Elements>
The following image shows the localized custom list in English.
You can't localize the column names of the custom list in the same way as you localize the title and description. To localize the column names, you have to declare the list fields in an Elements.xml file, and substitute the DisplayName attribute value with the strings in the app web resource files. You can use the Elements.xml file that Visual Studio provisions for you when you add a custom list.
To localize the column names of a custom list
Open the Schema.xml file of your custom list. Locate the Fields node and copy all its Field nodes.
Open the Elements.xml file of your custom list. Make sure you open the Elements.xml file of the list definition, and not of the instance of the list. Paste the nodes from the previous step as children of the Elements node.
For every Field node, enter a value of $Resources:StringName in the DisplayName attribute where StringName is the name of an entry in the app web resource file.
In the Schema.xml file of your custom list, remove the DisplayName attribute of every Field node that you previously copied. The following is an example markup that uses the localized strings in the Elements.xml file of the list definition.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <Elements xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/"> <ListTemplate Name="Orders" Type="10000" BaseType="0" OnQuickLaunch="TRUE" SecurityBits="11" Sequence="410" DisplayName="Orders" Description="My List Definition" Image="/_layouts/15/images/itgen.png"/> <Field Name="Bookname" ID="{2ef60a05-29b6-41db-9611-c0cf7d8e73c5}" DisplayName="$Resources:OrdersListColumn_Bookname" Type="Text" Required="TRUE" /> <Field Name="Price" ID="{7af42815-d69e-426a-a1c8-9da5610e362c}" DisplayName="$Resources:OrdersListColumn_Price" Type="Currency" Required="FALSE" /> <Field Name="Orderstatus" ID="{687ee751-2e0a-4099-966e-d2c225d48234}" DisplayName="$Resources:OrdersListColumn_Orderstatus" Type="Lookup" Required="FALSE" List="Lists/Order status" ShowField="Title" /> </Elements>
To create JavaScript resource files for custom pages
In Solution Explorer, open the shortcut menu for the Scripts node, and add a new JavaScript file using the JavaScript file template in Visual Studio 2012. Name the file Resources.LL-CC.js (where LL is a language code and CC is a country/region or culture code); for example, Resources.en-US.js.
Repeat the preceding step for each foreign language. You should now have blank JavaScript files for every language. Do not create an invariant language file named "Resources.js". The reason is explained in a later procedure.
Open the first of the new JavaScript files.
For each localizable string in each of your custom pages, declare a variable in the file with a name that identifies the purpose of the string and assign it a value that is appropriate for the language. The following is the contents of the Resources.en-US.js file.
var instructions = "Instructions:"; var step01 = "Go to any document library in the host web."; var step02 = "Go to the Library tab."; var step03 = "Click \"Request a book\" in the Settings group."; var step04 = "Click the contextual menu in any document."; var step05 = "Click \"Buy this book\" in the contextual menu."; var step06 = "Go to any SharePoint page in the host web and add the" + " Bookstore orders app part."; var step07 = "Review the localized Orders" + " and Order status custom lists.";
Copy the contents of the file into each of the remaining JavaScript files, and then save all files.
In each file, replace the value of each variable with a new value that is appropriate to the language of the file. Do not change the variable names.
To call the localized variables in custom ASPX pages
In Solution Explorer, open a custom ASPX page file.
You need to make sure that only one of the localized JavaScript files is loaded when your page loads, and it should be the one that is appropriate for the language of the SharePoint app web. To do this, add the following markup to the head element of the page. There are no placeholders in this markup. Enter the markup exactly as it appears here.
This markup loads one of your JavaScript files. It determines which language file to load by reading the SharePoint resource named "language_value." This resource resolves to a language-culture name in the pattern LL-CC that was described in an earlier procedure. Specifically, it resolves to the language of the app web.

Note The SharePoint resource "language_value" is never null, so a file named "Resources.js" is never called by this script. That is why you did not make one in the preceding procedure. When the value of "language_value" is a language for which there is no .js file, this script loads nothing. The next step explains how localized strings get an invariant language value in that situation.
For each localizable element and attribute value on the page, give it a default value in the invariant language, but then use JavaScript to assign it the appropriate variable from the Resources.LL-CC.js file. For example, if the page has a title in an h2 element, give the element an id attribute and then insert a script element below the h2 element to assign a localized string to its innerText property. The following is an example.

The following image shows the page using the localized strings in English:
You can localize the app title, which is specified in the AppManifest.xml file. This is what users see on the Your Apps page. The host web for an app for SharePoint can also include a custom action, an app part, or both. These are deployed in a host web Feature. Both of these components can have localizable strings.
The essential method for localizing host web components is the same as for localizing app web components: localized resources are itemized in a .resx file and are called from the markup files. However, Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio 2012 does not have as much tooling support for the process as it applies to host web features. There is a manual process involved that is explained later in this section.
To create the host web resource files
In Solution Explorer, choose the AppManifest.xml file to open the app manifest designer tool.
Open the Supported Locales tab.
In the top blank cell of the Locales column, open the drop-down list and choose the first locale that you want to support. Two files are created and added to the app for SharePoint project: Resources.resx, which is the invariant language resource file, and Resources.LL-CC.resx, which will contain the localized resources. Don't change the names of these files.
Repeat the previous step for each locale you want to support. An additional Resources.LL-CC.resx file is created for each locale.
Note The Build Action property of each of these files is set to Content, not Resource. Don't change this setting.
Open the Resources.resx file and add resource names and values to the file just as you did for the app web resource files. At a minimum, you should have a resource for the app title. If your app for SharePoint includes a host web custom action or app part, you also need resources for the host web Feature title and the host web Feature description. If the Feature has a custom action, you need a resource for the Title attribute of the CustomAction element, and possibly other strings in the custom action markup. If there is an app part, you need resources for the Title and Description attributes of the ClientWebPart element. If the app part has custom properties, each Property has an attribute that should be localized as well. For each of these, you need a row in the resources file.
Copy the contents of the Resources.resx file into each of the Resources.LL-CC.resx files.
Localize each resource in each Resources.LL-CC.resx file just as you did for the app web resource files. The following image shows an example Resources.resx file.
To call the localized resources in the app manifest, and other XML files
Open the AppManifest.xml file and replace the Title element value with a call to the appropriate resource string. For example, if you named the string AppTitle, the Title element should look like the following:
Caution The value of Title can contain only the call to the resource. There can be no other text, symbols, or white space.
To call localized resources in other XML files, such as Elements.xml for app parts and custom actions, you use the same format that you used in the app manifest file.
However, Visual Studio does not add the OPC (Open Packaging Conventions) relationships between the resource files and features, such as app parts and custom actions. The following image shows an app part that does not have the relationships to the resource files.
The following procedure shows how to manually add the OPC relationship to the app package.
To add OPC relationship markup to the app package
Append a .zip extension to the app package.
In the .zip file, open the folder named _rels.
Open the AppManifest.xml.rels file. This file specifies the OPC relationships of the AppManifest.xml file to other files in the package. The file contains a Relationship element for the Resources.resx file and for each of the Resources.LL-CC.resx files. The following are examples:
<Relationship Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/2012/app/relationships/content-defaultresource" Target="/Resources.resx" Id="R8d5c4429fc13446e" /> <Relationship Type="http://schemas.microsoft.com/sharepoint/2012/app/relationships/content-resource" Target="/Resources.en-US.resx" Id="R71986f3a45e24d8f" />
Copy these resource-related Relationship elements and save them in a text file outside the package so you can reuse them in a later step.
Close the AppManifest.xml.rels file.
In the _rels folder, open the featureGUID.xml.rels file. This file specifies the OPC relationships of the featureGUID.xml file and all its child files, such as elements.xml files, to other files in the package.
Paste into the Relationships element all of the Relationship elements that you copied from the AppManifest.xml.rels file. It's OK to use the same relationship IDs because you are pasting them into a different parent Relationships element.
Save (as UTF-8) and close the file.
Close the .zip file and then remove the ".zip" from the end of the file name. The app package can now be installed on your test SharePoint website.
The previous procedure prevents you from using F5 in Visual studio. Alternatively, you can build a tool that adds the OPC relationships. You can use this tool in the pre-deployment event of the app project. The companion code sample includes a tool named AddRelsToAppPackage.exe. The following image shows the pre-deployment event using the AddRelsToAppPackage tool.
You localize the Windows Azure Web Site components that are included in an autohosted app just as you would any other ASP.NET application. The associated resource files are included in the Web Deploy 2.0 package inside the app for SharePoint package. For more information, see ASP.NET Globalization and Localization. (If the Windows Azure Web Site components are PHP or other non-Microsoft formats, see the localization instructions for the appropriate platform.)
You should override the page language to match the language of the host web. You can use the SPLanguage token in the InitializeCulture method of your ASP.NET pages. The following code shows how to override the page language.
protected override void InitializeCulture() { if (Request.QueryString["SPLanguage"] != null) { string selectedLanguage = Request.QueryString["SPLanguage"]; UICulture = selectedLanguage; Culture = selectedLanguage; Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentCulture = CultureInfo.CreateSpecificCulture(selectedLanguage); Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture = new CultureInfo(selectedLanguage); } base.InitializeCulture(); }
You can test your app by deploying it to a SharePoint website that is provisioned in one of the languages supported by your app. You can test your app on a SharePoint Online website or an on-premises website.
To test your app on a SharePoint Online website
Go to your Office 365 admin center.
Choose service settings on the navigation menu, and then choose sites.
Under site collections, choose Create site collection.
Under select a language, select the language in which you want to test your app.
Under select a template, choose Developer Site.
In your app for SharePoint project, update the SiteUrl property with the URL of the recently created site collection.
The following image shows the create site collection page.
To test your app an on-premises website
Install the language pack in which you want to test your app. For more information, see Install or uninstall language packs for SharePoint 2013.
Go to your on-premises farm Central Administration site.
Under Application Management, choose Create site collections.
Under select a language, select the language in which you want to test your app.
Under select a template, choose Developer Site.
In your app for SharePoint project, update the SiteUrl to the URL of the recently created site collection.