Language Translator - Code Update - Dec. 2011

I've updated the Language Translator (gadget) at the top of this blog. New languages have become available.

You'll see the inclusion of Basque, Armenian, Azerbaijan, Georgian, Bengali, Tamil, and Indian dialects Gujurati, Kannada, Telugu, and Urdu. Although the Indian flag is used, hovering your cursor over each one will tell you which language it is. Tamil is also an Indian dialect but is spoken in Sri Lanka, as well, so I included it with their flag.

For those of you who use this gadget, you just have to copy the code for the languages and paste it over the code you have, without the 'form' script. You can, of course, replace the whole lot, but remember to include YOUR BLOG URL.

Add the script to an html/Javascript page element, then drag it where you want.

Translates the - whole - blog. Not just a page, or a section of a page.



The code starts below this line
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<form action="http://www.google.com/translate">

<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript">

<!--

document.write ("<input name=u value="+location.href+" type=hidden>")

// -->

</script>

<noscript><input value="http://YOUR BLOG URL/" name="u" type="hidden"/></noscript>

<input value="en" name="hl" type="hidden"/>

<input value="UTF8" name="ie" type="hidden"/>

<input value="" name="langpair" type="hidden"/>


<input title=" Afrikaans | South Africa | Afrikaans " value="en|af"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StLizqawtEI/AAAAAAAAAhk/aGuY6R70tNw/s320/South+Africa+af_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Shqip | Albania | Albanian " value="en|sq"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/SulXteeOTLI/AAAAAAAAApU/zzVdH9EYg3Q/s320/Albania+sq_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" հայերեն | Armenia | Armenian " value="en|hy"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-W7D7Za5isok/Tt2KnltUdII/AAAAAAAAFLQ/mPws5vWdKL0/s320/Armenian%2Bhy_%2Bflag.png" onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px; " width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" العربية | Saudi Arabia | Arabic " value="en|ar"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/358406/gse_multipart12399.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Azərbaycan | Azerbaijan | Azerbaijani " value="en|az"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QYwSBs2abGY/Tt2KnuXYdWI/AAAAAAAAFLY/ryFvl8ayUlM/s320/Azerbaijan.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px; " width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" Euskara | Basque Country | Basque " value="en|eu"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v4bj6zNNOx8/Tt2Kn_fb4sI/AAAAAAAAFLo/jbrLhkNUDiM/s320/Basque%2BCountry%2Beu_flag%2B2.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px; " width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" Беларуская | Belarus | Belarusian " value="en|be"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StRavKvYSqI/AAAAAAAAAic/Mf3R1Dx51CY/s320/Belarus+be_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" বাংলা | Bangladesh | Bengali " value="en|bn"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yPOn4bv3Tuw/Ttg9SxKJD8I/AAAAAAAAFLE/vn2tK5dS-8g/s1600/Bangladesh.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px; " width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" Português | Brazil | Portuguese " value="en|pt"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SszcoxN7x2U/TtgjMa2ty4I/AAAAAAAAFK4/invh7eCSAKQ/s1600/Brazil%2Bbr_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" български | Bulgaria | Bulgarian " value="en|bg"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiXtQx-uLI/AAAAAAAAG6I/RuLPDhnFMXY/s320/Bulgaria+-+bg_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Català | Andorra | Catalan " value="en|ca"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-fM7vwhSI/AAAAAAAAHl0/ZoZkfhEb01M/s320/Andorra+-+Catalan+-+ad_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" 中文（简体）| China | Chinese (Simplified) " value="en|zh-CN"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/546049/gse_multipart12397.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" 中文（繁體） | China | Chinese (Traditional) " value="en|zh-TW"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/208681/gse_multipart12398.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Hrvatski | Croatia | Croatian " value="en|hr"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMhVoigYF0I/AAAAAAAAG5s/naE3NObTVZs/s400/Croatia+-+hr_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Čeština | Czech Republic | Czech " value="en|cs"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiX9aMIL3I/AAAAAAAAG6o/4-RYadolKWQ/s320/Czech+Republic+-+cs_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Dansk | Denmark | Danish " value="en|da"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiX9nD1NZI/AAAAAAAAG6w/ZnIBEtLIHEw/s320/Denmark+-+da_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Nederlands | Netherlands | Dutch " value="en|nl"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiZWUAFSOI/AAAAAAAAG74/lsNT2NI_oFI/s320/Netherlands+-+nl_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" English | United Kingdom | English " value="en|en"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/SuU4xptKkfI/AAAAAAAAAnk/nk9JgVc_C-I/s320/United+Kingdom+uk_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Eesti | Estonia | Estonian " value="en|et"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StT4ASM2ZsI/AAAAAAAAAis/PmQSwtOQNLc/s320/Estonia+et_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Suomea | Finland | Finnish " value="en|fi"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiZwsOFndI/AAAAAAAAG8w/VlBr_zN32q8/s320/Finland+-+fi_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Français | France | French " value="en|fr"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/327620/gse_multipart12413.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Galego | Galicia | Galician " value="en|gl"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StfhOOzBp9I/AAAAAAAAAks/qinFZhMlyd8/s320/Galicia+gl_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" საქართველო | Georgia | Georgian " value="en|ka"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StcYKte4fCI/AAAAAAAAAkM/OT0Ka44NxBY/s320/Georgia+ge_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px; " width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" Deutsch | Germany | German " value="en|de"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/734899/gse_multipart12400.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Ελλάς | Greece | Greek " value="en|el"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pzC_7PLtN-0/R7CKOqA_bjI/AAAAAAAAA8A/7bmPVwaFDcQ/s320/Greek+Flag+36x24.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Kreyòl ayisyen | Haiti | Haitian Creole " value="en|ht"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/TBhgm6fUYbI/AAAAAAAAB4o/DidcfgV9A7o/s1600/Haiti+Creole+ht_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" עברית | Israel | Hebrew " value="en|iw"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-fNBP-7LI/AAAAAAAAHmE/fJeA_Sbl9w4/s320/Israel+-+il_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Magyarország | Hungary | Hungarian " value="en|hu"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StRtqlXKToI/AAAAAAAAAik/R38R7O52aDU/s320/Hungary+hu_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Íslande | Iceland | Icelandic " value="en|is"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/SteuRylaOeI/AAAAAAAAAkc/eRI7XsLEz34/s320/Iceland+is_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" हिन्दी | India | Hindi " value="en|hi"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiYu9muwaI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/lO6YgNdyHM4/s320/India+-+hi_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title="ગુજરાતી | India | Gujurati " value="en|gu"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiYu9muwaI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/lO6YgNdyHM4/s320/India+-+hi_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" ಕನ್ನಡ | India | Kannada " value="en|kn"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiYu9muwaI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/lO6YgNdyHM4/s320/India+-+hi_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" తెలుగు | India | Telugu " value="en|te"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiYu9muwaI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/lO6YgNdyHM4/s320/India+-+hi_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" اردو | India | Urdu " value="en|ur"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiYu9muwaI/AAAAAAAAG7Y/lO6YgNdyHM4/s320/India+-+hi_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" Indonesia | Indonesia | Bahasa Indonesian " value="en|id"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-fNKvGgZI/AAAAAAAAHl8/UESh2PimM5U/s320/Indonesia+-+id_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Gaeilge | Ireland | Irish " value="en|ga"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/SugR7i9pedI/AAAAAAAAAoU/HG7Sod0eQdQ/s320/Ireland+ie_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Italiano | Italy | Italian " value="en|it"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/306145/gse_multipart12401.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" 日本語 | Japan | Japanese " value="en|ja"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/443122/gse_multipart12402.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Kiswahili | Kenya | Kiswahili " value="en|sw"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/Sugd4gdlhQI/AAAAAAAAAok/Pyselb6uWtE/s320/Kenya+ke_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" 한국어 | Korea | Korean " value="en|ko"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/581031/gse_multipart12403.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Latviešu | Latvia | Latvian " value="en|lv"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-fNX2rCXI/AAAAAAAAHmM/1LRWqh7YQBA/s320/Latvia+-+lv_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Lietuviškai | Lithuania | Lithuanian " value="en|lt"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-fNrJizVI/AAAAAAAAHmU/kdaran4uffk/s320/Lithuania+-+lt_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Македонски | Macedonia | Macedonian " value="en|mk"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/SumJcBVBZpI/AAAAAAAAApk/kY7CqDLy-Y4/s320/Macedonia+mk_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Bahasa Melayu | Malaysia | Bahasa Malay " value="en|ms"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StVfgdeTNAI/AAAAAAAAAjE/7Vcnxzvy0eE/s320/Malaysia+ms_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Malti | Malta | Maltese " value="en|mt"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StVnV4GqUAI/AAAAAAAAAjM/UUE5FAHZdyA/s320/Malta+mt_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Norsk | Norway | Norwegian " value="en|no"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiZWYWSvEI/AAAAAAAAG8A/7sOoou7far0/s320/Norway+-+no_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" فارسی | Persia | Farsi / Persian " value="en|fa"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/Sul5V-oc-6I/AAAAAAAAApc/1YIKlfK7L70/s320/Iran+fa_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Polska | Poland | Polish " value="en|pl"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pzC_7PLtN-0/R7CAvKA_bgI/AAAAAAAAA7o/pKLqrW8EpD4/s320/Polish+Flag+36x24.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Português | Portugal | Portuguese " value="en|pt"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/670301/gse_multipart12404.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Română | Romania | Romanian " value="en|ro"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pzC_7PLtN-0/R7CAvaA_bhI/AAAAAAAAA7w/HTWQoR8M6lQ/s320/Romainian+Flag+36x24.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Русском | Russia | Russian " value="en|ru"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/111692/gse_multipart12405.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Cрпски | Serbia | Serbian " value="en|sr"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-f7_imioI/AAAAAAAAHmk/ytbpoyJHbmo/s320/Serbia+-+si_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Slovenský | Slovakia | Slovak " value="en|sk"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-f79KzfyI/AAAAAAAAHms/-I315jcpHN0/s320/Slovak+-+sk_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Slovensko | Slovenia | Slovenian " value="en|sl"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-f8P0fwiI/AAAAAAAAHm0/Lzeh8mXiWvE/s320/Slovenia+-+si_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Español | Spain | Spanish " value="en|es"
src="http://photos1.blogger.com/x/blogger2/6075/564571464515337/1600/z/998398/gse_multipart12407.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" தமிழ் | Sri Lanka | Tamil " value="en|ta"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-c4guJth1I_U/Tt2KoZ-WCUI/AAAAAAAAFL4/XT7zSSdbc3c/s320/Sri%2BLanka.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair" />

<input title=" Sverige | Sweden | Swedish " value="en|sv"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SMiZwrYspyI/AAAAAAAAG8o/uVUWBAyZkVc/s320/Sweden+-+se_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Tagalog | Philippines | Tagalog " value="en|tl"
src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-f7gyN2aI/AAAAAAAAHmc/x_LSaXlHtCs/s320/Pilipnas+-+ph_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" ภาษาไทย | Thailand | Thai " value="en|th"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StKoTKbCsMI/AAAAAAAAAg8/JfICxQ5m6yk/s320/Thailand+-+th_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Türkçe | Turkey | Turkish " value="en|tr"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/StLWW4Zyu6I/AAAAAAAAAhU/FU5iu_D0TLQ/s320/Turkish+-+tr_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Український | Ukraine | Ukrainian " value="en|uk"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-f8Bg1AMI/AAAAAAAAHm8/b4jhQQPSvj4/s320/Ukraine+-+ua_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" tiếng Việt | Vietnam | Vietnamese " value="en|vi"
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/__v4nth5_ki0/SP-gZakjpuI/AAAAAAAAHnE/fwfNZkisDOA/s320/Vietnam+-+vn_flag.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" Cymraeg | Wales | Welsh " value="en|cy"
src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/SugQR0g60cI/AAAAAAAAAoM/rmVA-1LvU4g/s320/Wales.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;" width="30" name="langpair"/>

<input title=" ייִדיש | Jewish | Yiddish " value="en|yi"
src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_AKSZkmXmrnc/SupeM9if5gI/AAAAAAAAAp8/1gp_kA_Mhnk/s320/Yiddish_Star.png"
onclick="this.form.langpair.value=this.value" type="image" height="20" style="border: 1px solid white; padding: 3px;"width="30" name="langpair"/>



</form>



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Hello, my blogger friends

Hello everyone. Just a short note to keep you abreast of my challenges.

I am feeling 100% - physically, now, except for a little loss of function with my right hand. Only time and exercise will fix it.

As far as my speech goes, I still have difficulty in finding the right words to fill the gaps. It's nowhere near as bad as it was two months ago, as I have been undergoing intense therapy at pathology...labials, similes, dentals etc. I didn't know what they were when I had the stroke, but soon found out. They are different speech characteristics I suppose, and describe the different parts of the mouth used to make the sounds is the best way to describe them.

It feels like the proverbial mouth full of marbles and the more I get tired, the worse it gets. If I try to keep a conversation going with someone, I start yawning, which not only appears rude, but makes me forget what I was talking about!

I know I'll get better eventually, because I have lost weight, and have given up smoking, much to the relief of everyone I know - especially my long serving Doctor.

So, thank you for your kind thoughts and wishes. They have been inspirational and encouraging.

Bob


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Update on the Slowdown

I suffered a Stroke, on Sunday, 21st Sept. I had been feeling crook for a while, leading up to the actual event.

Considering all that could've happened, I guess I have been lucky to escape with just a speech impairment, some weakness on the right-side, and a bloody computer-keyboard which refuses to type, and spell, correctly.

Frustrating.


The Speech Pathologist described my condition as similar to a computer. All known words are on little files which the brain is so used to using, that it 'senses' the file which is going to be used, and gets it ready in advance. Trouble is, that there has been a major earthquake in Bobtown, and the wrong files are being prepared. I think I am going to say the correct word, then everything goes haywire.

So, I have to train the brain differently. It'll be a slow and exhaustive process.

I hope my readers will understand, and hang-in there.



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Bump in the road

To all my readers ...

Thank you to Sue, of traverselife blog, for her kind words, and support, at this time in my life. What a friend!

I'll be back as soon as I can.

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Quitting Google Plus

STOP THE GOOGLE+ TRAIN! I WANT TO GET OFF!

If this is you, and you don't like Google+, you can stop. Google realises that not everyone will like it, and some may want to stop using it, after joining it...

"We understand that your identity on Google+ is important to you, and our Name Policy may not be for everyone at this time. We’d hate to see you go, but if you choose to leave, make a copy of your Google+ data first. Then click here to leave Google+."

That seems fairly easy, but, what is my Google+ data, and can I stop without deleting my Google Profile, as well? What about my Google Account?

The answers to those questions are as follows.

Google+ Data is, according to Google, your photos, profile information, contacts, circles, stream posts, and Buzz posts. Google allows you to make a back-up copy of this information, and to download it to your computer. Google does this through their new Google Takeout, and that is brought to you by a service called - wait for it - The Data Liberation Front! Give me strength! (Sounds like some radical 'Save the World' group, to me.) Anyway, if you want to download a copy of your data, you start from this screen ...

Then, to keep your security in tact, you have to re-sign in, although your are already signed-in ...

Then, you get this screen, where you choose which information you want to include in the 'archive' ...

Once you select which data you want, you click on 'Create Archive', and watch as the pretty green lines fill up...

Then, when the green lines have completed, you see this next screen, where you'll need to click on DOWNLOAD. Once again, you'll need to sign-in, then you'll be able to select where, on your computer, you want to store the files.

WARNING: Naturally, this can be a very large file download!

Once the download is complete, check your Folder to make sure everything is correct.

OK. Your Data Information has now been copied, and you are ready to kill the account - that's your Google+ account, NOT your Google Account! Phew! Google calls it 'Downgrading from Google+' ...

Your Google Profile will NOT be deleted unless you choose to do that! Don't click the wrong box!

This next screen is called - 'Delete Google+ Content or Your Entire Google Profile.' It states -

"If you delete Google+, Google attempts to restore your experience of other Google products to the way it was before you joined Google+ and to permanently delete your Google+ circles, posts, and comments. If you delete your Google profile, you delete Google+ as well as other services and their data that depend on a Google profile..."

Have a really good look at this last image, folks! If you have associated accounts and information, you best make sure all the information is backed-up before you tick the box and execute the command!

You'll see on the above image, the last section - Your Public Google Profile will be removed. Under that, it states in a dot point, that "Deleting your public profile will not affect the status of your Google Account." Learn more

Then, under that is - "Other Google products which require a profile will be impacted." Learn more

NOTE: The last option on the above images is:

REQUIRED: I understand that deleting this service can't be undone and the data I delete can't be restored.

Don't confuse Downgrading with Deletion (as is one of the options on Google+ Account Overview - Services).


Now, there's some choices for you!

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Your Name and Google+ Profiles

Not that long ago, it was heralded, somewhere, that change was possibly in the wind, in regard to Google Products - and in particular, the new Google+ Profile. Exactly what that was, or what the change(s) was/were to be, was not made clear - at least as far as I was concerned. I was just made aware that it was coming, and that I was expected to embrace it, as if I had a choice?

Well, I suppose, in fairness to Google, I do have a choice. I can maintain my account(s), and accept the big G's policies, or I can ditch Google, and move on - but, move on to where? Mmmm - some choice! Nah. Not that dumb!


What, exactly, was happening, was also causing confusion, and it seemed that that confusion was everywhere! It may also have caused possibly mis-informed discussions in various forums, and a clarification of Google's intentions, was indicated.


So, what is Google's policy for their Google+ (your) Profiles? See the Google+ Project ...

One salient point, which you may, or may not, agree with, is:

"... it’s important to use your common name so that the people you want to connect with can find you."

That's subjective. Many people I have associated with, over the years, myself included, are better known by their nicknames, or 'monikers', as we call them in Australia. However, I'm sure if someone Googled 'Grumpy1', which I used for years, on the Google Groups, they would not find me. I've tried. So, Google requests that we use our more common names - our 'Real' names. After all ...

"Google+ makes connecting with people on the web more like connecting with people in the real world..."

Apart from the fact that I think there are two 'Real Worlds', Google's, and mine, Google does allow for my sobriquet to be used ...

"If you’re referred to by more than one name, only use the one that commonly identifies you, and place the rest in the “Other names” or “Nickname” section of your profile."

I may not like it, however, "Cum Romae faciam sicut a Romanis!"


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