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Why you definitely shouldn't try making your own hand sanitiser
As supplies of hand sanitiser run out around the country, people desperate to get their hands on coronavirus-killing substances are looking to the internet for homemade sanitiser recipes.
Many of the recipes circulating online include mixing ingredients such as alcohol and aloe vera. And while it may be a clever idea in theory to go DIY when the commercial products are sold-out, experts are warning against it.
Health experts are warning against DIY hand sanitiser. Credit:iStock
The problem, they say, is the proportions are hard to get right for an effective concoction, meaning it can be a fire hazard and the mixture can get contaminated with bacteria, even becoming harmful.
"I have a real problem with alcohol-made hand rubs and these recipes," says UNSW infection control expert Professor Mary-Louise McLaws.
"You're assuming that the recipe you access is going to protect you from COVID-19, but getting the right proportions of alcohol and ingredients is really an exact science.
"The solution needs just the right amount of isopropyl and ethanol (both 65 per cent plus). If the percentage of alcohol in the solution is anything below that number, it will stop working as a disinfectant, and if it's anything above, it will need longer exposure time on your hands to work."
Monash University infectious diseases expert Professor Allen Cheng agrees.
"It isn't necessary [to make your own hand sanitiser]. Soap and water is fine at deactivating coronavirus," he says.
He says even using a World Health Organisation-approved recipe would be a bad move.
"It involves pure alcohol and would be, at the very least, a fire hazard, and at the worst could easily get contaminated with bacteria and be harmful," he says.
According to the WHO, there are two formulations for making sanitiser, and both require not easily accessible ingredients difficult – and a certain amount of skill to make.
"The WHO recipe is directed at healthcare workers and hospitals in low resourced settings," Professor McLaws says.
The bottom line, Professor McLaws says, is don't bother trying any recipe.
"To have a hand sanitiser that works both as an anti-bacterial and an anti-viral agent, you need the right mix of isopropyl alcohol (or isopropanol) and ethanol, as well as other ingredients that mask the smell and prevent the alcohol from drying out the hands," she says.
"Trying to get the correct level of isopropyl alcohol and ethanol is potentially a fire risk."
So what should you do if you're unable to access hand sanitiser or immediately wash your hands?
"Don't touch your face, identify a "safe space" to get to (work, home etc) where you can disinfect your hands," Professor Cheng says.
In most cases, tap water and regular household soap will do, excluding medicated soaps which often contain antibacterial agents.
"You do not need a medicated soap, which was only developed to give the patient in a hospital additional time to be risk-free of pathogens (dangerous germs) on healthcare workers' hands," Professor McLaws says.
"We shouldn't aim to kill all the germs on our hands; many germs are normal and keep the skin healthy, and we want them to come back."
"Soap and water act as an emulsifier by removing all the good germs – but not killing them – as well as the dangerous germs which are usually hitchhiking a ride on our hands."
So when you can't buy alcohol-based hand rubs from stores, don't sweat it. Stick to doing a proper soap-and-water wash, Professor McLaws says. Simply follow the below steps.
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Hamrock: No Caremark liability for natural gas explosion
In City of Detroit Police & Fire Ret. Sys. on Behalf of NiSource, Inc. v. Hamrock, No. CV 2021-0370-KSJM, the Delaware Court of Chancery granted a motion to dismiss duty of oversight claims against an energy company's directors following a pipeline explosion. Acknowledging that recent caselaw has underlined that, for "mission critical" operations, a "board's oversight function must be rigorously exercised," the court nonetheless found that the defendants did not face a substantial likelihood of oversight-related liability sufficient to support a finding of demand futility because: (1) the record showed an active committee overseeing pipeline safety; and (2) that, even though certain red flags were present, none of them would have put a reasonable board member on notice of the risk of a pipeline explosion.
NiSource, Inc. is an energy holding company with natural gas and electricity businesses. One of NiSource's former subsidiaries attempted to repair a natural gas line, which led to natural gas explosions (the Greater Lawrence Explosions) that caused significant damage, numerous injuries, and one fatality. Following the Greater Lawrence Explosions, NiSource settled an investigation by the Massachusetts Attorney general for US$56 million, pleaded guilty to criminal violations of portions of the Natural Gas Pipeline Safety Act and paid restitution and a US$53 million fine, and entered into a deferred prosecution agreement that appointed an independent monitor and required the implementation of certain safety procedures.
Following these events, the plaintiff filed a derivative suit against the board of directors of NiSource (the Board), alleging a duty of oversight claim under both prongs of Caremark. The defendants moved to dismiss, arguing that the plaintiff failed to plead demand futility. The plaintiff argued that a majority of NiSource's Board faced a substantial likelihood of liability under the second prong of the Zuckerberg demand futility test. The Delaware Court of Chancery disagreed with the plaintiff, finding that the Board did not face a substantial likelihood of liability for the plaintiff's alleged Caremark claim and granting the defendants' motion to dismiss.
The court took each prong of Caremark in turn. First, the court found that the plaintiff failed to plead that the Board completely failed to implement a system to monitor the "mission critical" risk of pipeline safety. The plaintiff's complaint actually demonstrated that the Board and one of its committees, the ES&S Committee, did in fact monitor and report on pipeline safety. The court pointed to at least 14 instances to support the Board's and ES&S Committee's oversight of the issue, all from documents the plaintiff obtained pursuant to a Section 220 demand and included in its complaint. As a result, there was not an "utter failure" to monitor pipeline safety.
Second, the court found that the Board and the ES&S Committee did not violate the law for profit or ignore red flags that led to the Greater Lawrence Explosions. The former theory, which was based on the 2011 In re Massey Energy Co. case, alleged that NiSource's business model profited from violating laws meant to regulate natural gas pipelines. The court found that the facts in Hamrock simply did not rise to the level of the scheme in Massey, noting that the Board had "multiple committees dedicated to compliance risk" and had, at various times, taken steps to implement various safety precautions.
With respect to red flags, the court found that, although the plaintiff adequately pleaded that the Board was aware of certain alleged red flags, those red flags were too attenuated from the Greater Lawrence Explosions to be proximate cause, meaning they would not have given a reasonable observer notice of the risk of the Greater Lawrence Explosions. In particular, the court found that the Board knew that poor recordkeeping presented a significant risk generally, but did not know of specific facts that indicated the potential for the Greater Lawrence Explosions.
Based on this analysis, the court concluded that the Board did not face substantial liability for the plaintiff's Caremark claims, and thus that demand was not futile. The court therefore dismissed the complaint.
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'Paigam-e-Muhabbat' fails to evoke love
By Guest on 1:37 am March 11, 2018 No Comment
Srinagar: Art of living's program 'Paigam-e-Muhabbat' which was organized here at the lawns of the SKICC in Srinagar failed to stir up love among the audience. The programme which was to be addressed by Sri Sri Ravi Shanker not only ended in a jiffy after a brief commotion broke out in the stands, but Sri Sri Shankar had to be whisked away and dropped at a 'high security zone' hotel.
Sri Sri began his speech saying that he has been related to Kashmir since decades and can see 'pain and agony' everywhere.
"I can see the pain and agony everywhere. However, in the middle of it I see love in Kashmir," he said.
The program which was scheduled to start 2 in the afternoon at Sher-e-Kashmir International Convention Centre (SKICC) Srinagar was to be addressed by Sri Sri, which though happened, but only for a few minutes.
He greeted people in Kashmiri, which nobody answered, as the first few rows were occupied by non Kashmiri's and those who actually were of Kashmiri origin, and who had come early in the morning, were stuffed into the back rows with no arrangement of Public address system.
Reportedly, people from districts like Anantnag, Budgam and Baramull had come, not to listen to Sri Sri but they were told that some minister was going to address the rally where their issues will be resolved.
After the commotion broke out, police ran to the spot and tried to disperse the participants, which were later termed as a mere 'crowd.'
"If New Delhi is ready to give me a role vis-à-vis Kashmir I will play it. Where ever and when ever New Delhi requires my service I am ready to offer it," Sri Sri said while addressing a press conference here in Srinagar city.
Interestingly, Sri Sri faced some tough questions from the Journalists who forced a volley of questions to him on the situation in Kashmir.
He, however, dodged most of them. When asked if he is so close to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi why doesn't he persuade him to take a political initiative, he said: "I am not so close to BJP."
Responding to a question he said that killings of humans should stop. "Whether a civilian or soldier gets killed, it is painful," he said.
Sri Sri declined to comment over Ram temple-Babri Masji row while he condemned the killings of civilians in Syria.
When asked by some people who had come to attend his function at SKICC alleged they were brought there for some other reasons, he said he will talk to them and will know the reason of their disappointment.
He said, he is apolitical and wants peace to be restored in Kashmir.
"If there is injustice, I will stand for that. We should forget the past and think about future. We should heal the wounds. Kashmir is the issue of human suffering," he said.
However, the people who attended the function said that they had come to attend the program for other reasons.
A teenage boy hailing from district Budgam said that he was told that he would be given a sporting kit and a good meal if he will attend the event.
"The person who arranged this all in our district told me that I will be given a sporting kit because I play cricket, he also promised a good meal," he said, adding "nothing of that sort really happened. I came, along with others at around 8 in the morning and it is post noon, we were not even given a glass of water."
Hailing from district Budgam, another elderly person said that he was promised that his Kisan loan will be waived off if attends the event at SKICC.
"The person who was doing the arrangements there in our district said that my loan will be waived off as some 'big' minister is going to be there," he said, adding that nothing of that sort happened and only they were forced to sit under sun without a glass of water.
The organizers of the event who were rushing here and there when the commotion broke out tried to play a blame game and did not respond to several queries put forth by this reporter.
After the commotion, Sri Sri was whisked away in his car towards Hotel Lalit, where he was supposed to meet several delegations especially from the Gujjar and Bakarwal community.
'Paigam-e-Muhabbat' fails to evoke love added by Guest on 1:37 am March 11, 2018


Suddenly, supposedly after a windows update, the dot2 onpc software won't start.
It opens a window with the heading and thats all.
The post was edited 1 time, last by Karemort ( May 20th 2018, 6:18pm ).
I would just uninstall and reinstall dot2 onPC or try undo the problematic win update under the win update settings.
Backup your shows, library.... before via Windows Explorer.
Tried reinstalling and that didn't help.
Have you tried to start dot2 as admin (of Win)??
I always start the program as administrator.
But problem is solved now.
Had to go back one build in the windows update.
Something there that Dot2 doesn't like.
Can you tell me what your system is? If W7, could you give me which build you came back to? I have the same problem on one laptop. I've updated everything what I could update, including the bios, and nothing helped. I do not know when this problem arose, because this laptop uses a colleague from work, and I do not know to which number to go back. Thank you.
please check if your computer fulfills our dot2 onPC system requirements.
We have had some cases in the past were the graphic card settings have changed after a windows update.
If your computer has two graphic cards (one integrated graphic card and one dedicated graphic card) inside then check, if the onPC software uses the right card. We always recommend graphic cards with dedicated memory to run our software.
Unfortunetly that's more or less all what we can recommend. PC systems can be so different and there are so many parameters to adjust that it is nearly impossible to support you.
Thank you for your response and links. I know these settings. I just have an integrated graphics card in this laptop (Dell Vostro, Intel HD 3000). I know it's a poor card, I'm just interested in why the program worked before and now it stopped. Especially that GM2 and GM2 3D works very well on the same computer.
I will look for reasons, maybe I will find. Thank you.
PS. A polite question. Did someone try to run dot2 on a Dell XT3 with i5 or i7?
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It looks like I have a similar issue. Had not used laptop for a few weeks, did update the other night and now Dot2 no longer works. Time to see what I need to roll back or fix to get it to work. If anyone has a brainwave feel free to share.


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CleanBay Renewables Selects Evoqua Water Technologies as Technology Partner and Operations Provider for Westover Maryland Facility
By: CleanBay Renewables Inc. via Business Wire News Releases
October 15, 2020 at 08:30 AM EDT
CleanBay Renewables Inc. (CleanBay), an enviro-tech company focused on the production of sustainable renewable natural gas and organic fertilizer, today announced the selection of Evoqua Water Technologies LLC (NYSE: AQUA), an industry leader in mission-critical water treatment solutions, as a key partner for its Westover, Maryland bio-refinery.
Evoqua and CleanBay are currently in negotiations for Evoqua to provide its field-proven anaerobic digestion and water treatment technology for CleanBay's Westover facility, which is anticipated to recycle more than 150,000 tons of chicken litter annually and convert it into renewable natural gas, renewable electricity and a nutrient-rich fertilizer product. Based on their stellar track record and significant past performance, Evoqua has also been selected to negotiate an agreement to serve as the facility's long-term operations and maintenance service provider.
"After an exhaustive market assessment, Evoqua has proven to be the best solution to help us meet our environmental and economic goals," said Thomas Spangler, CleanBay Renewables' Executive Chairman. "The expertise they've acquired from over 100 years in the water industry made our selection an easy one. We look forward to working together to provide the Delmarva community with renewable natural gas and organic fertilizer they can count on, as well as offer a solution to the poultry industry that contributes toward the environmental sustainability objectives they've been working so hard to achieve."
Evoqua has over 200,000 installations worldwide, with over 2,500 anaerobic digesters in North America. The company's world-class expertise and ever-expanding portfolio of products has established Evoqua as a trusted advisor to municipal, industrial and recreational customers and has earned a reputation for quality, safety and reliability worldwide.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to provide our breadth of experience in water treatment and anaerobic digestion to help CleanBay meet their sustainability goals," said Rodney Aulick, Evoqua's Executive Vice President, Integrated Solutions & Services. "Through this partnership we will not only create renewable energy and organic fertilizer, but we will also take CleanBay's sustainability one step further by applying our zero-liquid discharge approach."
CleanBay offers a unique solution to the environmental challenges faced by the food and agriculture sectors. By recycling poultry byproducts, CleanBay is decreasing air, land and water pollution while simultaneously creating a renewable energy source and an organic fertilizer. Further, the humic acid contained within the organic fertilizer product will enable additional carbon reduction through soil remediation.
"Our process closes the sustainability loop by converting poultry litter into a polished fertilizer product and returning it back to the farming community to support further crop development and healthy soils," said Donal Buckley, CleanBay's Chief Executive Officer. "As we continue to develop new facilities, we will rapidly become one of the largest single sources for organic fertilizer in the country."
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Swine Producer/Industry Report – Q2 2021
Ontario Animal Health Network (OAHN) Swine Network Quarterly Veterinary Report
African Swine Fever Update
The European Union (EU) has seen an increase in the number of ASF cases in the first quarter of 2021 vs 2020. There have been 7429 cases in wild boars in the first quarter of 2021 versus 7144 in 2020. In domestic pigs there have been 526 cases versus 364 in 2020.
Some countries such as Bulgaria, Lithuania, Poland and Hungary have had fewer cases in wild boars in the first quarter of 2021 while Slovakia saw a jump in wild boar cases from 125 cases in the first half of 2020 to 1194 in the first half of 2021. Part of the reason for the large increase may be because Slovakia was free of ASF until late July 2019. The first cases were found 500 meters from the Hungarian border.
Poland had no cases of ASF in domestic pigs until March but had 10 cases in March.
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Source: Pig333.com July 08, 2021
The Dominican Republic recently reported an outbreak of African Swine Fever. The source of the outbreak has yet to be determined. It is anticipated that an eradication program will be put in place. Updates on the current situation in the Dominican Republic can be found at: https://www.canada.ca/en/food-inspection-agency/news/2021/07/confirmed-finding-of-african-swine-fever-in-the-dominican-republic.html
https://www.pigprogress.net/Health/Articles/2021/8/ASF-Dominican-Republic-Virus-around-in-April-says-OIE-781956E
The continued spread of ASF in Europe and its recent arrival in the Dominican Republic emphasize the ease with which this virus survives in the environment and its ability to traverse oceans. Producers should work closely with their veterinarians to ensure that they are taking all reasonable precautions to avoid introducing new disease to their herds, particularly foreign animal disease that would result in major trade implications for all Canadian producers.
Condemnation Corner
Federal Carcass Condemnation Summary
Carcass Condemnations
Carcass condemnations amounted to 0.21 % of total carcasses that were inspected in Q2 2021. This number has changed very little from the previous two quarters.
Abscesses continue to be the single greatest reason for carcass condemnations in Q2 2021. ( 28.9 % of condemned carcasses)
Peritonitis is the second greatest reason for carcass condemnations in Q2 2021. (25.8 % of condemned carcasses) Dr. Pelland noted that the feedback that she has received regarding peritonitis condemnations is that most cases are related to polyserositis and may coincide with clinical disease in production.
Erysipelas continues to follow seasonal trends similar to those detected in 2019 and 2020. (2.9% of condemned carcasses are due to Erysipelas) In this seasonal trend Q1 and Q4 are showing the highest number of condemns due to Erysipelas and Q2 and Q3 the lowest. Carcass condemnations due to Erysipelas has decreased from 6.6% in Q4 2020.
Trim Demerit Condemnations
Abscesses continue to be the single greatest reason for trim weight losses in Q2 2021. (71.8 % of trim demerit weight)
"Other" continues to be the second greatest reason for trim weight losses in Q2 2021. (22.1 % of trim demerit weight)
Ontario Provincial Slaughter Statistic Summary
Dr. Christine Pelland reported there were no significant changes in the provincial statistics.
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Read our quarterly producer reports and let us know what you think!
Discuss the material included in these reports with you herd veterinarian and other swine producers. Help us spread the word!
What to do if you see feral pigs in Ontario…
OMAFRA is working with the Ministry of Natural Resources & Forestry (MNRF) to put together a wild swine strategy for Ontario. The first step will be to try to identify wild swine within Ontario.
The MNRF has set up a page on iNaturalist at: www.inaturalist. org/projects/ontariowild-pig-reporting for residents to document any possible wild pigs in Ontario. Sighting information can also be emailed to MNRFSpeciesConservationPolicyBranch@ontario.ca.
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Rice leads global warming countermeasures
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Board Diversity Study
Posted by Ed Batts, Isabella Fu, and Sara Gates, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, on
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Board composition, Board dynamics, Boards of Directors, California, Diversity, Institutional Investors
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Ed Batts is partner, Isabella Fu is a summer associate, and Sara Gates is an associate at Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP. This post is based on their Orrick memorandum. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes Socially Responsible Firms by Alan Ferrell, Hao Liang, and Luc Renneboog (discussed on the Forum here).
On August 6, a group of three individual plaintiffs represented by Judicial Watch, Inc. filed suit in Los Angeles County Superior Court against California's Secretary of State seeking to block the provisions of SB 826, which was signed into law in September 2018 and provides that:
By December 31, 2019, every publicly traded company on a major securities exchange (e.g. Nasdaq, NYSE) with its headquarters in California is required to have at least 1 female board director; and
By December 31, 2021, a public company board with 5 board members will need at least 2 female members, and those boards with 6 or more members will need at least 3 female members.
As the Judicial Watch lawsuit notes, at the time of the law's enactment in September 2018, many commentators questioned its constitutionality and enforceability, irrespective of its public policy goal.
Due to the "private ordering" initiatives described below from large index and pension fund investors and proxy advisory firms, the potential incremental impact of the law itself, however, may be more limited than first appears. Almost all of these other constituencies are advocating for boards to have at least 1 female member, and many are advocating for 2 (or more).
Thus, the law itself really is limited in additionally having
a formal requirement for 3 (instead 2) female members be required on boards with 6 or more members, and
specified required adoption deadlines and an associated enforcement system of state-imposed fines, rather than relying alone on the "private ordering" threat of annual election voting.
Each of the "Big 3" rules-based index investing fund families—BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street—are vocal. BlackRock expects at least two board members to be female and already is voting against the re-election of nominating committee members on companies where it sees shortfalls in board diversity. Vanguard has joined the "30% Club" (https://30percentclub.org). State Street formally has announced that beginning in 2020, it will vote against the entire nominating committee of any company without at least one female director—thus mirroring the first step in California's requirement.
And proxy advisors, whose policies remain controlling in the voting decisions of many institutional investors, are likewise adopting similar stances. ISS issued a new 2019 policy, which is effective in 2020, to vote against re-electing the nominating committee chairperson where no female is on the board. Glass Lewis issued an identical policy in 2017, which took effect already in 2019 and extends further in that Glass Lewis reserves the right to vote against the re-election of more than just the nominating committee chair. These efforts stand on their own and U.S. public company boards should be cognizant that irrespective of California's law, Judicial Watch's challenge thereto or their company's location, there are independent reasons to pay heed in earnest to increasing board gender diversity.
Against this background, we thought it would be useful to benchmark the data on where California public companies stand today on board gender diversity.
Sample Size to Benchmark Board Gender Diversity
For meaningful trends in board gender diversity, of the approximately 750 public companies in California, we looked in 2019 at 350 companies, with two criteria: headquarters in California, and (2) over $750 million market capitalization, as follows:
122 companies between $750 million – $2 billion 93 companies between $2 billion – $5 billion 135 companies with over $5 billion
These 350 companies—representing just under half of the public companies in California—are the most material from an economic standpoint. Interesting to note, despite the contraction in the number of public companies in the United States—from approximately 8,100 in 1996 to 4,300 today—the population of public companies headquartered in California with above $750 million in market capitalization has grown in the past three years: from 294 in 2017 to 305 in 2018 to 350 in 2019. No doubt this is both because equity market values have continued appreciating in a bull market, and, relatedly, the IPO "window" has reopened and numerous companies have gone public.
Trends in Board Gender Diversity
The median percentage of female directors at the sample companies has increased.
Moreover, there is a striking continued difference in gender balance between smaller cap and large cap companies.
Correlation of Number of Female Directors to Market Capitalization
Smaller companies are more likely to have 0-2 female board members.
Mid-size companies are more likely to have 1-3 female board members.
Large cap companies have a definite bulge—45 percent of such companies have 2 female board directors and 35 percent of such companies have 3 or more female board directors.
Over 10% of Companies Worth From $750m-$2b Still Do Not Have a Single Female Director
The slope of companies with no female director clearly is correlated and goes down as market cap increases.
1 out of every 10 companies with market capitalization between $750m-$2b do not have any gender diversity in their boardrooms. However, that number still represents progress, as it is a roughly 50 percent drop from 2017—when 1 in 5 companies in that value band did not have a single female board director.
Acceleration of Female Directors in Large Cap Companies
Whereas 1 in 3 companies over $5 billion in value had 2 female directors in 2017, in 2019 that number is just shy of 1 in 2.
The percentage of large cap companies with 3 female directors increased from 14 percent in 2017 to 24 percent in 2019—and the percentage of such companies with more than 3 female directors ticked up slightly from 8 percent to 11 percent.
Mid-Size Companies Also Continue Acceleration of Adding Female Directors
7 percent had 3 female board members in 2017 and 22 percent have 3 female board members in 2019.
The percentage of such companies with 0 female board members has precipitously dropped—from 1 in 5 companies in 2017 to under 5 percent in 2019.
In conclusion, there continues to be an unmistakable migration toward higher percentage of female board members among California's most significant public companies. We clearly would expect this trend to continue as the deadlines at the end of this year and then in 2021 for mandated board gender diversity continue to grow closer.
Raw Data on California Board Gender Diversity


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/* Josip Medved <jmedved@jmedved.com> * www.medo64.com * MIT License */

//2007-12-31: New version.
//2008-01-03: Added Resources.
//2008-04-11: Cleaned code to match FxCop 1.36 beta 2 (SpecifyMarshalingForPInvokeStringArguments, NormalizeStringsToUppercase).
//2008-11-14: Reworked code to use SafeHandle.
//            Fixed ToInt32 call on x64 bit windows.
//2008-12-01: Deleted methods without owner parameter.
//2009-07-04: Compatibility with Mono 2.4.
//2012-11-24: Suppressing bogus CA5122 warning (http://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/details/729254/bogus-ca5122-warning-about-p-invoke-declarations-should-not-be-safe-critical).

using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Runtime.ConstrainedExecution;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Threading;
using System.Windows.Forms;

namespace Medo {

    /// <summary>
    /// Displays a message box that can contain text, buttons, and symbols that inform and instruct the user.
    /// </summary>
    public static class MessageBox {

        private readonly static object _syncRoot = new object();

        #region With owner

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.None, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, MessageBoxIcon.None, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="icon">One of the MessageBoxIcon values that specifies which icon to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, icon, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="icon">One of the MessageBoxIcon values that specifies which icon to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, icon, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.None, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxIcon.None, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="icon">One of the MessageBoxIcon values that specifies which icon to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, caption, buttons, icon, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="icon">One of the MessageBoxIcon values that specifies which icon to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowDialog(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxIcon icon, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            if (!MessageBox.IsRunningOnMono) {
                lock (_syncRoot) {
                    if (owner != null) {
                        using (CbtHook ch = new CbtHook(owner)) {
                            return (DialogResult)NativeMethods.MessageBox(owner.Handle, text, caption, (uint)buttons | (uint)icon | (uint)defaultButton);
                        }
                    } else {
                        using (CbtHook ch = new CbtHook(null)) {
                            return (DialogResult)NativeMethods.MessageBox(IntPtr.Zero, text, caption, (uint)buttons | (uint)icon | (uint)defaultButton);
                        }
                    }
                } //lock
            } else { //MONO
                return System.Windows.Forms.MessageBox.Show(owner, text, caption, buttons, icon, defaultButton, 0);
            }
        }

        #region ShowInformation

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a information message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowInformation(IWin32Window owner, string text) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowInformation(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a information message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowInformation(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowInformation(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a information message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowInformation(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowInformation(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a information message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowInformation(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowInformation(owner, text, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a information message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowInformation(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowInformation(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a information message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowInformation(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxIcon.Information, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ShowWarning

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a warning message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowWarning(IWin32Window owner, string text) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowWarning(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a warning message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowWarning(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowWarning(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a warning message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowWarning(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowWarning(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a warning message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowWarning(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowWarning(owner, text, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a warning message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowWarning(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowWarning(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a warning message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowWarning(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxIcon.Warning, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ShowError

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a error message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowError(IWin32Window owner, string text) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowError(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a error message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowError(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowError(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a error message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowError(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowError(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a error message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowError(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowError(owner, text, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a error message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowError(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowError(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a error message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowError(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxIcon.Error, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        #region ShowQuestion

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a question message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowQuestion(IWin32Window owner, string text) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowQuestion(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a question message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowQuestion(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowQuestion(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a question message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowQuestion(IWin32Window owner, string text, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowQuestion(owner, text, Resources.DefaultCaption, buttons, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a question message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowQuestion(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowQuestion(owner, text, caption, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a question message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowQuestion(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowQuestion(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton.Button1);
            }
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Displays a question message box in front of the specified object and with the specified text.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="owner">An implementation of IWin32Window that will own the modal dialog box.</param>
        /// <param name="text">The text to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="caption">The text to display in the title bar of the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="buttons">One of the MessageBoxButtons values that specifies which buttons to display in the message box.</param>
        /// <param name="defaultButton">One of the MessageBoxDefaultButton values that specifies the default button for the message box.</param>
        public static DialogResult ShowQuestion(IWin32Window owner, string text, string caption, MessageBoxButtons buttons, MessageBoxDefaultButton defaultButton) {
            lock (_syncRoot) {
                return ShowDialog(owner, text, caption, buttons, MessageBoxIcon.Question, defaultButton);
            }
        }

        #endregion

        private static class Resources {

            internal static string DefaultCaption {
                get {
                    var assembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly();

                    string caption;
                    object[] productAttributes = assembly.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(AssemblyProductAttribute), true);
                    if ((productAttributes != null) && (productAttributes.Length >= 1)) {
                        caption = ((AssemblyProductAttribute)productAttributes[productAttributes.Length - 1]).Product;
                    } else {
                        object[] titleAttributes = assembly.GetCustomAttributes(typeof(AssemblyTitleAttribute), true);
                        if ((titleAttributes != null) && (titleAttributes.Length >= 1)) {
                            caption = ((AssemblyTitleAttribute)titleAttributes[titleAttributes.Length - 1]).Title;
                        } else {
                            caption = assembly.GetName().Name;
                        }
                    }

                    return caption;
                }
            }

            internal static string OK {
                get { return GetInCurrentLanguage("OK", "U redu"); }
            }

            internal static string Cancel {
                get { return GetInCurrentLanguage("Cancel", "Odustani"); }
            }

            internal static string Abort {
                get { return GetInCurrentLanguage("&Abort", "P&rekini"); }
            }

            internal static string Retry {
                get { return GetInCurrentLanguage("&Retry", "&Ponovi"); }
            }

            internal static string Ignore {
                get { return GetInCurrentLanguage("&Ignore", "&Zanemari"); }
            }

            internal static string Yes {
                get { return GetInCurrentLanguage("&Yes", "&Da"); }
            }

            internal static string No {
                get { return GetInCurrentLanguage("&No", "&Ne"); }
            }

            internal static string ExceptionCbtHookCannotBeRemoved { get { return "CBT Hook cannot be removed."; } }

            internal static bool IsTranslatable {
                get {
                    switch (Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.Name.ToUpperInvariant()) {
                        case "EN":
                        case "EN-US":
                        case "EN-GB":
                        case "HR":
                        case "HR-HR":
                        case "HR-BA":
                            return true;

                        default:
                            return false;
                    }
                }
            }

            private static string GetInCurrentLanguage(string en_US, string hr_HR) {
                switch (Thread.CurrentThread.CurrentUICulture.Name.ToUpperInvariant()) {
                    case "EN":
                    case "EN-US":
                    case "EN-GB":
                        return en_US;

                    case "HR":
                    case "HR-HR":
                    case "HR-BA":
                        return hr_HR;

                    default:
                        return en_US;
                }
            }

        }

        #region Native

        private class CbtHook : IDisposable {

            private readonly IWin32Window _owner;

            private readonly NativeMethods.WindowsHookSafeHandle _hook;
            private readonly NativeMethods.CbtHookProcDelegate _cbtHookProc;

            public CbtHook(IWin32Window owner) {
                _owner = owner;
                _cbtHookProc = new NativeMethods.CbtHookProcDelegate(CbtHookProc);
                _hook = NativeMethods.SetWindowsHookEx(NativeMethods.WH_CBT, _cbtHookProc, IntPtr.Zero, NativeMethods.GetCurrentThreadId());
                Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "I: Created CBT hook (ID={0}).    {{Medo.MessageBox}}", _hook.ToString()));
            }

            ~CbtHook() {
                Dispose();
            }

            public IntPtr CbtHookProc(int nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam) {
                switch (nCode) {
                    case NativeMethods.HCBT_ACTIVATE:
                        Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "I: Dialog HCBT_ACTIVATE (hWnd={0}).    {{Medo.MessageBox}}", wParam.ToString()));

                        if (_owner != null) {
                            NativeMethods.RECT rectMessage = new NativeMethods.RECT();
                            NativeMethods.RECT rectOwner = new NativeMethods.RECT();
                            if ((NativeMethods.GetWindowRect(wParam, ref rectMessage)) && (NativeMethods.GetWindowRect(_owner.Handle, ref rectOwner))) {
                                int widthMessage = rectMessage.right - rectMessage.left;
                                int heightMessage = rectMessage.bottom - rectMessage.top;
                                int widthOwner = rectOwner.right - rectOwner.left;
                                int heightOwner = rectOwner.bottom - rectOwner.top;

                                int newLeft = rectOwner.left + (widthOwner - widthMessage) / 2;
                                int newTop = rectOwner.top + (heightOwner - heightMessage) / 2;

                                NativeMethods.SetWindowPos(wParam, IntPtr.Zero, newLeft, newTop, 0, 0, NativeMethods.SWP_NOSIZE | NativeMethods.SWP_NOZORDER | NativeMethods.SWP_NOACTIVATE);
                            }
                        }

                        if (Resources.IsTranslatable) {
                            NativeMethods.SetDlgItemText(wParam, NativeMethods.DLG_ID_OK, Resources.OK);
                            NativeMethods.SetDlgItemText(wParam, NativeMethods.DLG_ID_CANCEL, Resources.Cancel);
                            NativeMethods.SetDlgItemText(wParam, NativeMethods.DLG_ID_ABORT, Resources.Abort);
                            NativeMethods.SetDlgItemText(wParam, NativeMethods.DLG_ID_RETRY, Resources.Retry);
                            NativeMethods.SetDlgItemText(wParam, NativeMethods.DLG_ID_IGNORE, Resources.Ignore);
                            NativeMethods.SetDlgItemText(wParam, NativeMethods.DLG_ID_YES, Resources.Yes);
                            NativeMethods.SetDlgItemText(wParam, NativeMethods.DLG_ID_NO, Resources.No);
                        }

                        try {
                            return NativeMethods.CallNextHookEx(_hook, nCode, wParam, lParam);
                        } finally {
                            Dispose();
                        }
                }
                return NativeMethods.CallNextHookEx(_hook, nCode, wParam, lParam);
            }

            #region IDisposable Members

            public void Dispose() {
                if (!_hook.IsClosed) {
                    _hook.Close();
                    if (_hook.IsClosed) {
                        Debug.WriteLine(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, "I: CBT Hook destroyed (ID={0}).    {{Medo.MessageBox}}", _hook.ToString()));
                    } else {
                        throw new InvalidOperationException(Resources.ExceptionCbtHookCannotBeRemoved);
                    }
                }
                _hook.Dispose();
                GC.SuppressFinalize(this);
            }

            #endregion

        }

        private static class NativeMethods {
#pragma warning disable IDE0049 // Simplify Names

            public const Int32 WH_CBT = 0x5;

            public const Int32 DLG_ID_OK = 0x01;
            public const Int32 DLG_ID_CANCEL = 0x02;
            public const Int32 DLG_ID_ABORT = 0x03;
            public const Int32 DLG_ID_RETRY = 0x04;
            public const Int32 DLG_ID_IGNORE = 0x05;
            public const Int32 DLG_ID_YES = 0x06;
            public const Int32 DLG_ID_NO = 0x07;

            public const Int32 HCBT_ACTIVATE = 0x5;

            public const Int32 SWP_NOSIZE = 0x01;
            public const Int32 SWP_NOZORDER = 0x04;
            public const Int32 SWP_NOACTIVATE = 0x10;

            [StructLayout(LayoutKind.Sequential)]
            public struct RECT {
                public Int32 left;
                public Int32 top;
                public Int32 right;
                public Int32 bottom;
            }

            public class WindowsHookSafeHandle : SafeHandle {
                public WindowsHookSafeHandle()
                    : base(IntPtr.Zero, true) {
                }

                public override bool IsInvalid {
                    get { return (IsClosed) || (base.handle == IntPtr.Zero); }
                }

                protected override bool ReleaseHandle() {
                    return UnhookWindowsHookEx(base.handle);
                }

                public override string ToString() {
                    return base.handle.ToString();
                }

            }

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
            public static extern IntPtr CallNextHookEx(WindowsHookSafeHandle idHook, Int32 nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [DllImport("kernel32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
            public static extern Int32 GetCurrentThreadId();

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            public static extern Boolean GetWindowRect(IntPtr hWnd, ref RECT lpRect);

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Usage", "CA2205:UseManagedEquivalentsOfWin32Api", Justification = "Managed equivalent does not support all needed features.")]
            [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
            public static extern Int32 MessageBox(IntPtr hWnd, String lpText, String lpCaption, UInt32 uType);

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Unicode, SetLastError = true)]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            public static extern Boolean SetDlgItemText(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 nIDDlgItem, String lpString);

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            public static extern Boolean SetWindowPos(IntPtr hWnd, IntPtr hWndInsertAfter, Int32 X, Int32 Y, Int32 cx, Int32 cy, UInt32 uFlags);

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [ReliabilityContract(Consistency.WillNotCorruptState, Cer.Success)]
            [DllImport("user32.dll", CharSet = CharSet.Auto, CallingConvention = CallingConvention.StdCall)]
            public static extern WindowsHookSafeHandle SetWindowsHookEx(Int32 idHook, CbtHookProcDelegate lpfn, IntPtr hInstance, Int32 threadId);

            [System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis.SuppressMessage("Microsoft.Security", "CA5122:PInvokesShouldNotBeSafeCriticalFxCopRule", Justification = "Warning is bogus.")]
            [ReliabilityContract(Consistency.MayCorruptProcess, Cer.Success)]
            [DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError = true)]
            [return: MarshalAs(UnmanagedType.Bool)]
            public static extern Boolean UnhookWindowsHookEx(IntPtr idHook);

            public delegate IntPtr CbtHookProcDelegate(Int32 nCode, IntPtr wParam, IntPtr lParam);

#pragma warning restore IDE0049 // Simplify Names
        }

        #endregion

        private static bool IsRunningOnMono {
            get {
                return (Type.GetType("Mono.Runtime") != null);
            }
        }

    }
}

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Sembcorp secures Kaombo FPSO conversion work
Italian contractor Saipem awarded Singapore-based Sembcorp Marine a US$484 million contract to convert two FPSOs for Total's Kaombo project offshore Angola.
Sembcorp subsidiary Sembawang Shipyard will convert two very large crude carriers (VLCCs) sister ships into two turret-moored FPSOs for the project.
This work is a part of the original contract Total awarded Saipem in April 2014. Saipem will also be responsible for operation and maintenance services for the two FPSOs. That contract is worth $1 billion and is for a duration of seven years.
Semcorp's contract includes refurbishment of the VLCCs, construction engineering, the fabrication of flare, helideck, upper turret and access structure, integration of the topsides modules and lower turret components, and pre-commissioning of the FPSOs.
The two converted FPSO units, owned by Total, will each have an oil treating capacity of 115,000bo/d, a water injection capacity of 200,000bo/d, a 100MMscf/d gas compression capacity and a storage capacity of 1.7MMbbl.
The first VLCC, Olympia, is expected to enter Sembawang shipyard in 3Q 2014 while the second VLCC, Antartica, will be in the shipyard by 1Q 2015. The total project duration will be 32 months, Sembcorp said.
Kaombo is located in block 32, at 1400-1900m water depth, about 150km off Angola. Operator Total seeks to develop six fields (Gengibre, Gindungo, Caril, Canela, Mostarda and Louro) in the central and southeast part of the block. The development will comprise 59 subsea wells, connected to the two floating production vessels. It will make use of "hybrid loop" technology for multiphase pumping and transport of fluids. The project is scheduled for completion by 1H 2018.
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In June, Bluewater announced it would provide engineering for two complete deepwater turret mooring systems and the related procurement and construction of two turret and swivel systems.
Total's partners in block 32 include Sonangol P&P (30%), Sonangol Sinopec International (20%), Esso Exploration and Production Angola (Overseas) Ltd.(15%) and Galp Energia (5%).
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