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CAPTUR3D Terms of Use
Last updated 8 May 2019
These terms of use (Terms of Use) are between Phoria and the Customer and covers the Customer's use of and access to our CAPTUR3D software product (the Platform). These Terms of Use, together with our EULA and Privacy Policy, govern your access to and use of the Platform. By clicking "I agree", signing your contract for the provision of the Platform or using the Platform, you agree to these Terms of Use as a Customer. If you do not understand these Terms of Use, or do not accept any part of these Terms of Use, do not register or use the Platform.
If you are using the Platform for an organisation, you represent that you have the authority to bind that organisation and agree to these Terms of Use on behalf of that organisation.
You may not use or access the Platform if you are our direct competitor, except without our prior written consent.
- Administrator means the Customer-designated technical End User who administers the Platform to the End Users on the Customer's behalf. Administrators are able to access, disclose, restrict or remove Data in or from End User accounts. Administrators may also have the ability to monitor, restrict or terminate access to End User accounts.
- Admin Account means the administrative account provided to the Customer by Phoria for use by the Administrator for the purpose of administering the Platform.
- Business Day means a day on which banks are open for general banking business in Melbourne, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.
- Confidential Information means any information disclosed by or on behalf of one party to another party in connection with these Terms of Use which has been designated as confidential by the party disclosing the information, or information which by its nature should reasonably be considered to be confidential.
- Customer means the party identified as the customer in the Order Form. The terms "you", "your" and "yours" when used in these Terms of Use are a reference to the Customer.
- Data means any content or information that is submitted or uploaded to the Platform by the Customer or End Users.
- End User means a user of the Customer's account. End Users may include the Customer's employees and consultants.
- End User Account means a user account established by the Customer through the Platform for an End User.
- EULA means the end user licence agreement between Phoria and an End User, available here.
- Fees means the amounts invoiced to the Customer by Phoria for the licence of the Platform, as described on the Order Form. Fees are charged as either a monthly subscription or as a "pay-as-you-go" option, selected by the Customer on the Order Form.
- Government Agency means any government or governmental, semi-governmental, administrative, fiscal or judicial body, department, commission, authority, tribunal, agency or entity whether foreign, federal, state, territorial or local.
- Intellectual Property Rights means current and future worldwide rights under patent, copyright, trade secret, trade mark, moral rights and other similar rights.
Law includes:
- Australian Consumer Law;
- any statute, regulation, rule, by-law, ordinance, proclamation, judgment, treaty, decree, convention, rule or principle of common law or equity, rule of any applicable stock exchange, or requirement or approval (including any Government Agency);
- any regulation, rule, by-law, ordinance, proclamation or judgment made under that law; and
- that law as amended, consolidated, supplemented, re-enacted or replaced.
- Order Form means the ordering page for subscription to the Platform.
- Party means a party to these Terms of Use.
- Phoria means Phoria Pty Ltd ACN 169 885 796 and its related bodies corporate. The terms "we", "us" and "our" when used in these Terms of Use are a reference to Phoria.
- Privacy Policy means the privacy policy of Phoria, available here
Security Emergency means:
- use of the Platform that does or could disrupt the Platform, other customer's use of the Platform or the infrastructure used to provide the Platform; or
- unauthorised third party access to the Platform.
- Subcontractor means an entity to whom Phoria subcontracts any of its obligations under these Terms of Use.
- Subprocessor means an entity who agrees to process Data on Phoria's behalf, or on behalf of another Phoria subprocessor, in order to provide the Platform.
- Taxes means any sales, use, value-added, goods and services, consumption, excise, local stamp or other tax, duty or other charge of any kind or nature excluding tax that is based on Phoria's net income associated with the Platform, including any related penalties or interest.
- Term means the term for the provision of Platform beginning on the date that Phoria makes the Platform available to the Customer and continuing until terminated in accordance with these Terms of Use.
- Your Account means the account you are using in your capacity as a Customer.
These Terms of Use govern access to and use of the Platform by the Customer. You and your End Users will be provided with access to and use of the Platform for the Term in accordance with these Terms of Use.
We use industry standard technical and organisational security measures to transfer, store and process your Data. Further details about our security measures can be found in our Privacy Policy.
We will only process your Data in accordance with our Privacy Policy. By using our Platform, you are agreeing to the terms of our Privacy Policy.
We may update the Platform from time to time. The Platform will update automatically once a new version or feature is available. If we change the Platform in a manner that materially reduces its functionality, we will notify you at the email address linked to Your Account.
We grant you a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, revocable licence to use the Platform for the duration of the Term.
You must not copy, modify, distribute, sell or lease any part of the Platform and you must not reverse engineer or decompile the Platform, attempt to do so, or assist anyone in doing so, unless permitted by law or you have our prior written permission.
You may specify End Users as Administrators via Your Account. You are responsible for maintaining the confidentiality of passwords and Admin Accounts, and managing access to Admin Accounts. We expressly exclude responsibility for the internal management or administration connected with your use of the Platform, Your Account or an Admin Account.
You must prevent unauthorised use of the Platform by your End Users and terminate any unauthorised use of or access to the Platform. End User Accounts may only be provisioned, registered and used by a single End User. The Platform is not intended for End Users under the age of 16. You must not allow any person under the age of 16 to use the Platform. You will notify us promptly of any unauthorised use of or access to the Platform.
You will not:
- undermine the security or integrity of our computing systems or networks or, where the Platform is hosted by a third party, that third party's computing systems or networks;
- use or access the Platform for the purposes of monitoring the Platform's availability, performance or functionality, or for any other benchmarking or competitive purposes;
- use, or misuse, the Platform in any way which may impair the functionality of the Platform, or impair the ability of any other user to use the Platform;
- use the Platform for activities where use or failure of the Platform could lead to physical damage, death or personal injury;
- transmit, or input into the Platform, any files or Data that may damage any other person's computing devices or software, or any content or Data that may be offensive;
- use any unauthorised means to modify or gain access to the Platform;
- interfere with any licence key mechanism in the Platform or otherwise circumvent mechanisms in the Platform intended to limit use;
- sell, resell, redistribute or lease the Platform;
- reverse engineer, disassemble, decompile or translate the Platform, or otherwise seek to obtain or derive the source code, underlying ideas, algorithms, file formats or non-public application programming interfaces to the Platform, or attempt or assist anyone else to do so, unless this restriction is prohibited by Law; or
- remove or obscure any proprietary or other notices contained in the Platform.
You and your End Users must use the Platform in compliance with the EULA. You must ensure that all End Users comply with the EULA and these Terms of Use to the extent that such terms relate to the ownership or use of the Platform, the Intellectual Property Rights and Confidential Information. You will comply with all Laws applicable to your use of the Platform, if any. You will obtain and maintain from End Users any consents necessary to allow Administrators to engage in the activities described in these Terms of Use and to allow us to provide the Platform.
You must pay all applicable Fees for the Platform. You authorise us to charge for all applicable Fees using your selected payment method. Fees are non-refundable except as required by Law or as otherwise specifically permitted in these Terms of Use. You must provide us with current, complete and accurate payment method information.
You are provided with two payment options for the Fees. If you select the monthly subscription option, the Fees are payable monthly in advance. If you select the pay-as-you-go option, the Fees are payable at the end of each month that you have incurred Fees. We may suspend or terminate your access to the Platform if Fees are overdue.
We will continue to charge you the Fees until your subscription to the Platform is terminated in accordance with these Terms of Use.
We may revise the amount of Fees payable for use of the Platform by providing you with at least 30 days' notice prior to the next charge.
Fees are exclusive of taxes. We will charge Taxes when required to do so. We will issue you with a tax invoice upon request or if otherwise required to do so.
If an End User:
- violates these Terms of Use;
- violates the EULA; or
- uses the Platform in a manner that we reasonably believe will cause us liability,
then we may request that you suspend or terminate the applicable End User account. If you fail to suspend or terminate the End User account promptly, then we may do so.
Subject to these Terms of Use, if there is a Security Emergency we may suspend use of the Platform automatically and without notice. We will make commercially reasonable efforts to reduce the effects of the Security Emergency.
Except where expressly provided, these Terms of Use do not grant:
- us any Intellectual Property Rights in your Data; or
- you any Intellectual Property Rights in the Platform or our trade marks and brand features.
When you use the Platform, you grant us all Intellectual Property Rights in the Data that are reasonably necessary for us to provide, operate, promote and improve the Platform. This permission also extends to Subprocessors and Subcontractors. This licence continues even if you stop using the Platform unless you delete you Data.
We may use, modify and incorporate into our Platform any feedback, comments or suggestions on the Platform that you or your End Users may send to us, without any obligation to you.
These Terms of Use will remain in effect for the duration of the Term.
You are free to stop using the Platform at any time. Your Account will remain in effect until the next billing period.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate your access to the Platform by written notice to you if:
- you are in material breach of these Terms of Use and fail to cure that breach within 14 days of receipt of written notice from us;
- you cease your business operations or become subject to insolvency proceedings and the proceedings are not dismissed within 90 days;
- you are using the Platform in a manner that would cause a real risk of harm or loss to us or other users;
- you have not accessed the Platform for 12 consecutive months; or
- you select the monthly subscription option and have not paid the Fees for the billing period in accordance with clause 4.2.
If these Terms of Use are terminated:
- except as contained in this clause 8, the rights and licences granted by us to you will cease immediately;
- we may, at your request, provide you with access to Your Account at the then-current Fees so that you may export your Data; and
- after a commercially reasonable period of time, we may delete any Data relating to Your Account.
The following sections will survive expiry or termination of these Terms of Use:
- clause 0 (Payment);
- clause 6 (Intellectual Property Rights);
- clause 8.2 (Effects of Termination);
- clause 9 (Indemnification);
- clause 10 (Disclaimers);
- clause 11 (Limitation of liability);
- clause 12 (Disputes); and
- clause 13 (Miscellaneous).
You will indemnify, defend and hold harmless Phoria, Subcontractors, Subprocessors and each of their officers, employees, agents and representatives, from and against all liabilities, damages and costs (including settlement costs and reasonable legal fees) arising out of any claim by a third party against Phoria regarding:
- your Data; or
- your use, and your End Users' use, of the Platform in violation of these Terms of Use.
Subject to clause 11, we will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Customer from and against all liabilities, damages and costs (including settlement costs and reasonable legal fees) arising out of any claim by a third party against you pursuant to which our technology used to provide the Platform is proven to have infringed or misappropriated any Intellectual Property Rights of the third party. In no event will we have any obligations or liability under this clause 9.2 arising from or in connection with:
- use of our Platform in a modified form or in combination with materials not furnished by us; and
- any content, information or Data provided by you, End Users or other third parties.
If the Platform infringes a third party's Intellectual Property Rights, we will (at our option):
- obtain the right for you, at our expense, to continue using the Platform;
- provide a non-infringing functionally equivalent replacement; or
- modify the Platform so that it no longer infringes such rights.
If we do not believe the options described in this clause 9.3 are commercially reasonable, we may suspend or terminate your use of the affected Platform, with a pro rata refund of prepaid Fees for the Platform.
The Party seeking indemnification will notify the other Party promptly of the claim and cooperate with the other Party in defending the claim. The indemnifying Party will have full control and authority over the defence, except that:
- any settlement requiring the Party seeking indemnification to admit liability requires prior written consent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; and
- the other Party may join in the defence with its own legal representation at its own expense.
The indemnities in this clause 9 are the only remedies under these Terms of Use available to either Party for violation by the other Party of a third party's Intellectual Property Rights.
The Platform is provided "as is", "with all faults" and "as available", to the fullest extent permitted by Law. Except as expressly stated in these Terms of Use, Phoria and its suppliers and distributors make no warranty of any kind, whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise, including warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular use or non-infringement. We do not guarantee that the Platform will be uninterrupted, error-free or free of harmful components or that your Data will be secure or not otherwise lost or damaged. You are responsible for using the Platform in accordance with the these Terms of Use and backing up any Data on the Platform.
To the maximum extent permitted by Law, except for the indemnification obligations in clause 9.1, we exclude all liability and responsibility to you (or any other person) (whether under statute, in contract, in tort, including for negligence, or otherwise), for any loss (including loss of Data, profits and savings) or damage arising out of or in connection with the use of, or reliance on, the Platform.
If, notwithstanding the terms of these Terms of Use, we are found to be liable to you for any damage or loss which arises under or in connection with these Terms of use, including but not limited to your use of the Platform, our aggregate liability to you will not exceed the supplying of the services to you again or the fees paid to us by you in accordance with these Terms of Use in respect of the 12 months prior to the event giving rise to liability.
- If any dispute arises out of, or in connection with, these Terms of Use, subject to clause 12(b), each Party agrees to first attempt to resolve the dispute informally by contacting the other Party through the notice procedures in clause 13.6.
- Either Party may bring legal proceedings in the courts of Victoria solely for the injunctive relief to stop unauthorised use or abuse of the Platform or infringement of Intellectual Property Rights without first engaging in the informal dispute process described in clause 12(a).
- If a dispute is not resolved within 30 days following that notice, then the Parties will mediate the dispute in accordance with the mediation rules of the Law Institute of Victoria and the parties must request the President of the Law Institute of Victoria or the President's nominee to select the mediator and determine the mediator's remuneration.
- Each Party will bear its own costs in relation to the mediation and equally share the cost of the mediator (if any).
- If the Parties do not resolve the dispute in the first three days of mediation, then either Party may issue proceedings.
- Pending resolution of any dispute, the parties will continue to perform their respective obligations under these Terms of Use without prejudice to their respective rights and remedies.
- You may only resolve disputes with us on an individual basis and will not bring a claim in a class, consolidated or representative action. Class arbitrations, class actions and consolidation with other arbitrations are not allowed (to the extent allowed by applicable Law).
We may revise these Terms of Use from time to time and the most current version will always be posted on our Platform. If a revision, in our sole discretion, is material, we will notify you. By continuing to access or use the Platform after revisions become effective, you agree to be bound by the revised Terms of Use. If you do not agree to the terms of the revised Terms of Use, you may terminate these Terms of Use. If you choose to terminate these Terms of Use in accordance with this clause 13.1 you will not be entitled to a refund.
These Terms of Use supersede any prior agreements or understanding between the Parties, and constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties related to this subject matter. All attachments to these Terms of Use, EULA and Privacy Policy (as updated from time to time), Customer invoices and Order Forms executed by the Parties are incorporated into these Terms of Use by reference.
If there is a conflict between the documents that make up these Terms of Use, the documents will control in the following order: the invoice, the Order Form, these Terms of Use, the Privacy Policy. The terms contained in these Terms of Use will be considered the Confidential Information of Phoria, and you will not disclose the information to any third parties. If End Users are required to click through the EULA in order to use the Platform, those click-through terms are subordinate to these Terms of Use and these Terms of Use will prevail if there is a conflict.
These Terms of Use are governed by and must be construed in accordance with the laws of Victoria. The parties submit to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria and any courts that may hear appeals from those courts in respect of any proceedings in connection with these Terms of Use.
A word or provision must be read down if:
- these Terms of Use are void, voidable or unenforceable if it is not read down;
- these Terms of Use will not be void, voidable or unenforceable if it is read down; and
- the provision is capable of being read down.
- A word or provision must be severed if:
- despite the operation of this clause 13.5, the provision is void, voidable or unenforceable if it is not severed; and
- these Terms of Use will be void, voidable or unenforceable if it is not severed.
- The remainder of these Terms of Use have full effect even if clause 13.5(b)(i) and (ii) applies.
Any Notice:
- must be in writing and signed by a person duly authorised by the sender;
- must be addressed or delivered to the addresses of the parties specified in the Order Form by hand, by prepaid post or by email; and
is taken to be given and made:
- in the case of hand delivery, when delivered;
- in the case of delivery by post, five Business Days after the date of posting (if posted to an address in the same country) or ten Business Days (if posted to an address in another country); and
- in the case of an email, on the day and at the time that the recipient confirms the email is received.
This clause 13.6 does not limit the way in which a notice can be deemed to be served under any Law.
A waiver of any default is not a waiver of any subsequent default.
You may not assign or transfer these Terms of Use or any rights or obligations under these Terms of Use without our written consent. We may assign these Terms of Use or any rights or obligations under these Terms of Use to one of our related bodies corporate or in connection with a merger, acquisition, corporate reorganisation or sale of all or substantially all of our assets.
The Parties are not legal partners or agents, but independent contractors.
Except for payment obligations, the Parties will not be liable for inadequate performance to the extent caused by a condition that was beyond the Party's reasonable control (for example natural disaster, act of war or terrorism, riot, labour condition, governmental action and Internet disturbance).
There are no third party beneficiaries to these Terms of Use. Without limiting this clause, your End Users are not third party beneficiaries to your rights under these Terms of Use.


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IN-PERSON LIBRARY EVENTS ARE CANCELED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - For the benefit of our community & to assist in preventing the spread of COVID-19, in-person library events are canceled until further notice. Now is the time to take advantage of our digital services.
Select your library from the All Departments drop down and/or select a category such as Storytimes from the All Categories drop down. Click on the name of the event for more information.
WL-Movie Night
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- Location: Willits Branch Library
390 E Commercial Street
Willits , California 95490
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Movie Night
Thursday, January 23rd, 2020
5:00 pm-6:30 pm
Willits Library presents the film:
A River's Last Chance
A documentary and history of California's mighty Eel River.

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Let's face it...many of us use Microsoft Excel. It's easy to learn, intuitive, and a proven technology that can organize, process, and present data. Even if you haven't authored a Workbook you probably use someone else's spreadsheet and macro's...maybe not even realizing the power at your finger tips. Well my fellow system integrators...tired of CSV?...tired of XML?...get ready and hang on...and let your Geomagic scripts dynamically update your workbooks...
Q: How can I interact with Microsoft Excel with Python?
A: The answer is Yes. There are several ways to read and write Excel formatted data with Python. This article will cover two of these methods. The first is simply read and write Excel formatted data to disk. The second is an interactive connection to Excel itself.
xlrd and xlwt
Python-Excel.org distributes and supports the xlrd and xlwt Python modules that enable you to read and write Microsoft Excel 2003 (and earlier) data files. So far in experimentation these files are compatible with the latest versions of Excel, but do not support all of the later developments of Excel 2007 and beyond...yet.
The modules are xlrd and xlwt. These provide the ability to read and write xls, cvs and do not require Windows or even Excel. They can be downloaded from their support site here:
On this site you can also find a tutorial on their usage: http://www.simplistix.co.uk/presentations/python-excel.pdf
You can also find support at other sites as well, such as Google http://groups.google.com/group/python-excel
This next method is a little more tricky, but it allows for a"live" connection to an open Excel Document...even the latest version of Excel. It requires a few modules that are not"stock" Python and decent ability to convert VB to Python. It also reuires Windows and Excel.
The solution uses win32 to open an Excel application process on a Windows platform and connect to it using COM.
Some great references that I use can be found online (stackoverflow.com is my favorite), but I would start with a book: Python programming on Win32 by Mark Hammond and Andy Robinson, published by O'Reilly.
You can also find a good helper class from these guys from their website: http://starship.python.net/~skippy/ppw32/index.html
The latest version of pywi32 (as of the publish data of this article) can be found here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pywin32/files/pywin32/Build%20217/
With sample code: http://starship.python.net/~skippy/ppw32/ppw32_samples.zip
Here is a simple implementation within the GPSE using Qualify, Qualify Probe, Wrap or Studio: PythonExcel.zip


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|忠治 Chūji
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Chūji (忠治, Chūji) is a giant rockhopper penguin residing on the Island Turtle. He is noted to be one of the four fiercest animals to reside there.
According to Condor, Chūji is trapped in a four-way lovers spat with King, Hippo Boss and Don over the affections of Armadiko. Whenever the four are together, they immediately start fighting believing themselves to be the most suitable partner for Armadiko.
Chūji is a very hard-headed individual who will not back down from a challenge as noted by Condor who states that he would not back down from the challenge over Armadiko's affections even though he feared King.
Chūji resembles any normal penguin. Typical of all rockhopper penguins, Chūji has golden hair that frames his eyes as well as a small goatee of hair under his beard. He wears a Japanese straw hat and cloak and dons a toothpick in his mouth, giving him the overall resemblance of a Japanese assassin.
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Fourth Shinobi World War: Countdown
At the time of the recruitment of all the animals on the island by Naruto Uzumaki, Chūji was seen fighting Don and Hippo Boss. As King joins the fray, Chūji and the other are easily defeated by the gorilla. However, when Armadiko arrives and tells them that she had fallen in love with Naruto, the four animals band together and declare that they are going to beat him to death. This leads to Chūji chasing after Naruto across the island. Later, sulking and somewhat beaten up, Chūji and the other join the line entering the temple. Seeing Armadiko cosy up to Naruto, they look on in jealousy before quickly looking away as Naruto asks them if they want to fight again.
Later outraged when Naruto declares that he was going to start the ecological survey which required that he see the animals' genitalia in order to know their sexes, Chūji and the others voice their dissent when Naruto states that he wanted to know whether or not Armadiko was female because of the kanji pattern for male on its armour. Soon after this, tremors are felt on the island and the animals are then thrown into the air after the Island Turtle is flipped over. Saved by Yamato's quick thinking, Chūji and the others are shocked when they see that an unconscious Armadiko is actually male. The four are then seen commiserating the revelation.
- While Chū (忠) means "loyalty", Ji (治) means "reign".


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He didn't borrow Sarah Palin's "Drill baby, drill," campaign mantra, but President Obama still surprised critics and backers alike by announcing that parts of the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico were being opened to oil exploration.
"The answer is not drilling everywhere all the time," Obama said in an event at Andrews Air Force Base. "But the answer is not, also, for us to ignore the fact that we are going to need vital energy sources to maintain our economic growth and our security."
Observers on both sides of the debate were caught off guard by the move, with many thinking "that's what she [Palin] said."
- "Drill, baby, drill" Palin tweeted. Later, on the conservative blog, The Corner, she changed the catchphrase to "Stall, Baby, Stall," predicting any drilling will be delayed by "burdensome new environmental regulations." "I've got to call it like I see it: The administration's sudden interest in offshore drilling is little more than political posturing designed to gain support for job-killing energy legislation soon to come down the pike. I'm confident that GOP senators will not take the bait," she wrote.
- The New York Times gave Obama's plan tepid approval, writing in a house editorial that he "struck a sensible middle ground." "He announced a decision to expand oil and gas exploration in selected areas of America's coastal waters that will satisfy neither extreme but is, on the whole, a careful and useful addition to the steps he has already taken to reduce the nation's energy dependence," the Times noted.
- Politico's Glenn Thrush and Lisa Lerer analyzed the move from a political perspective, crediting Obama with "pulling off a small political coup – one you could even call triangulation lite." "By announcing the policy change, Obama defused a potentially potent Republican issue ahead of the summer gas spike and the fall midterms, while embracing major elements of the GOP's 'all of the above' energy approach to kick-start a stalled climate change bill," they wrote.
- On the left, blogger Matt Yglesias questioned the political savvy behind the policy. "This isn't the greatest environmental crime in human history, but it sure does seem like poor legislative strategy," he wrote.
- On the far left, environmentalists felt like they were kicked in the face. Morgan Goodwin, writing on The Huffington Post, felt Obama's young supporters were "being sold out by the Obama administration in a misguided attempt to curry political favor."
- On the far right, the decision was met with cynicism. Lonely Conservative wrote that the move was merely "symbolic." "I'm thinking he'll allow the oil companies to do the heavy lifting before he swoops in and nationalizes the industry. That, and he's trying to get moderates to go along with cap and tax."


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As Emi McLean writes on the Open Society Justice Initiative's blog about the genocide trial in Guatemala, "Semana Santa (or Holy Week) seemed to slow down Guatemala City everywhere but in Judge Jazmin Barrios's courtroom on Monday."
And the trial continues at breakneck speed. The prosecution of Jose Efraín Rios Montt, the Army general who ruled Guatemala from 1982-1983, and his then-chief of military intelligence Jose Mauricio Rodriguez Sanchez, re-opens for the 6th day today in Guatemala City. The charges of genocide and crimes against humanity they face are based on evidence of systematic massacres of Mayan citizens by Guatemalan troops and paramilitary forces during a most bloody phase of the country's 36-year civil war. The US government provided assistance to Ríos Montt and other Guatemalan military dictators that followed in that era, in the form of funding, training, military and CIA personnel, and weapons that were used against the indigenous population.
Watch live video from the courtroom here; listen to audio here. A Twitter list with accounts who are live-tweeting the trial is here.
On Monday, March 25, the court heard 13 witnesses for the prosecution recount horrifying accounts of atrocities they witnessed and survived, committed by soldiers under Ríos Montt's command. Read the rest


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Larson wins 30 lapper amongst drama at Western Springs
News from Western Springs Speedway
Kyle Larson has continued his run of victories in the 2012/13 International Midget series after taking out round two, the World 30 Lap Derby, at Western Springs Speedway tonight.
The night was full of drama right from the first heat when New Zealand champion Michael Pickens and American visitor Dave Darland got together, putting Pickens into the fence and forcing his retirement. That put Pickens, along with Darland and fellow American Alex Bright amongst a strong line-up in the B-Main, a last chance qualifier to advance to the feature race at the end of the night. Although all three of the stars advanced, they would have to start from the back of the grid in the feature race.
Larson to endured dramas in one of his heat races, twice being caught up in other peoples incidents but was able to re-join in his position prior to the incidents to qualify fourth, behind equal leaders Cory Kruseman and Bryan Clauson of America, plus Kiwi Brad Mosen. But in the pole shuffle, Larson worked his way through and after a battle with Clauson that was only sorted on the final corner, Larson gained pole position for the second time in as many races.
As the field lined up for the prestigious 30-lapper, the was yet more drama when an electrical problem as the field formed up ground Clauson to a halt. His team called for a 'two-minute bell' and we granted that grace period to repair the problem, completing the repairs with just two seconds remaining.
The race got underway on a very slick racetrack but Larson held the lead through turn one and was gone, unchallenged all the way to the final turn, where an incident in front of him almost ended a perfectly driven race. Despite that, he had built up such a lead over the field he was able to take the win. Behind him was a relieved Clauson while Brad Mosen took third place and top Kiwi, elevating him to second in the International Midget series standings.
Fast and furious Sprintcar action saw American based Australian Peter Murphy take victory ahead of Ricky Logan and Ryan O'Connor, while the TQ racing saw Jared Taylor take the win ahead of Scott Baker and Aaron Foss.
The International Midget continues in the new year with the 40-lap 'King of the Springs' on January 1, then concludes with the ultimate test of man and machine, the Crown Plaza Auckland World 50 Lapper, on January 3. Each night will also see action from Sprintcars and TQ Midgets.
Race day sees gates open at 5pm with the first race getting underway at 6.30. Adults are $30 with kids under the age of 16 free with a paying adult. For more information, check out www.springsspeedway.com.
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We made it through another great week! On Monday, Sherry Layne and Eric Shane were in studio to co-host with me as we welcomed comedienne Deven Green. On Tuesday, Jeff Schroeder was back as we welcomed filmmaker Pat Solomon, who came in to discuss his documentary Finding Joe, about the philosophies and teachings of Joseph Campbell. On Wednesday, Cindy Hooker and I welcomed professional organizer and author Regina Lark, who's new book: Psychic Debris, Crowded Closets, not only changed my perspective about my possessions, but has inspired me to clean out my garage! Later in the show we were joined by actress Courtney Merritt, who can be seen on ABC's Suburgatory and who received a surprise phone call on the air from her former TV mom from CMT's Working Class, Melissa Peterman. On Thursday, Jeff and Welcomed actress Shari Belafonte who called in to talk about her current photography exhibit and later in the show, we caught up with Dave Dini for some motivational wisdom to close out our week!
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Following VenetianPrincess's revelations on the origin of her YouTube channel name, MuggleSam confirms what you might have guessed about hers:
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This is a big subject touching on two areas of interest of mine. A bit expansive, and with too many knowledge gaps, to write a complete essay - rather I'll just drop some related bits of food for thought on the Western regime change industry of the past decade.
It was really a simple and run-of-the mill demand that the"peaceful protesters,"and increasingly the world community, made on the regime of Muammar Gaddafi. It and its unique socio-economic system should commit suicide, step down and disband in favor of no one and nothing in particular. But the regime didn't want to die and - allegedly - turned its guns on the people to say no with the blood of hundreds of peaceful protesters. And he didn'tstep down in favor of ... whatever was there waiting to fill the void.
I saw an interview somewhere with Nouri al-Mesmari saying that in so doing, Gaddafi "changed the rules of the game." an early plotter saying that by refusing to bow to "protester" demands and step down, But fo the life of me, I can't re-locate the video interview where I was sure I saw him saying that. But the quote sticks anyway as the kind of thing someone would say. raising the question "just what is this game and who wrote - or agreed to - its rules?"
Nouri al-Mesmari, from Paris
Al Jazeera February 17 ??
Everyone knows the answer - the people of oppressed countries came up with it themselves, in the game they initiated and most have enjoyed playing, called "the Arab Spring" - In Januray and February it became clear, as if by a sign from God, that it was simply and cosmically time for nations in the Tunisia-Egypt-Libya region to shuck off their brutal corrupt old regimes - it was a masterful bit of fantasy-creation, perhaps planned out to surround and drag in Libya - and Gaddafi was screwing with it by insisting that national survival trumps the West's regime change game.
Planning people's revolutions? the idea is a fairly new one - with social media and liberal ideals, western-oriented, idealistic youths craft a new future, somehow cripple and drag down the old, replaced with a Western-backed anti-whatever reform candidate who becomes the new president and starts towards NATO membership.
The Game Rules are Written
This is an area I've studied in the past, and have some interesting if none-too-deep research together, pressed into sometimes embarrasingly-written articles
Utopian means for imperial gain in the former USSR - weaponized non-violence, turning a target nation's people against them with sanctions, propaganda, misguided idealism, funding and flattery, clandestine workshops, etc. Just like a CIA operation to support anti-whatever guerillas, but with no guns.
Helvey, weaponizing nonviolence
Weaponizing Nonviolence: Col. Helvey
Some Notes on Timing and Consent
Jonathan Mowat, in a brilliant 2005 piece for the Center for Research on Globalization, noted a 1967 report from the UK's Tavistock Institute (the psychological warfare arm of the British military) that focused on the then-new phenomenon of "swarming adolescents" found at rock concerts. Author Dr. Fred Emery reported the underlying energy of it was associated with "rebellious hysteria," and predicted that with more study the phenomenon could be controlled effectively as a sort of weapon. By the end of the 1990s, he predicted, these hormonal mobs could be used at will to bring down a national government. Mowat noted "the tactic of swarming" at work in the "revolutions" of 2004-05 as a "a new philosophy of war, which is supposed to replicate the strategy of Genghis Khan as enhanced by modern technologies […] intended to aid both military and non-military assaults against targeted states through what are, in effect, 'high tech' hordes."
Right on target, these and other ideas fed into Yugolsavia's Bulldozer revolution, 1999, and soon after in a growing list of former Soviet republics. The site focused largely on the strangely consistent youth movement aspectof these -the well-branded group Otpor!(Resist!) was crucial in Serbia, helping bring down Milosevic.
The Game in the Former USSR
Kmara, trained by Otpor and using its ideas, helped in Georgia's Rose revolution 2002, and the larger Pora was central in Ukraine's Orange one 2004. Belarus (Zubr, denim revolution), Azerbailajn, Moldova, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan...
The Game in the Arab World
This all being former soviet sphere, these patterns would change on export. I'm far hazier on the next phase in 2005, where besides several central Asian former SSRs, protest movements in the Arab world made themselves felt, esp. Cedar revolution in Lebanon. I never followed up on that either.
excursions into the Arab world crowned at the time by Lebanon's early 2005 Cedar revolution, sparked by the still unsolved bombing murder of former PM Rafik Hariri in February 2005 - blamed widely on Syrians who were then partially occupying the country - the Cedar revolution forced a Syrian withdrawal and resignation of the sitting government by the end of April - accusations that this revolution too was manipulated by Americans and Israelis (not to mention possible Australian assassins setting it off) have never been cleared away
Might is Right: Abdelnour's Philosophy
As for the Arab proxies the West worked with in such adventures, one of them, a Ziad K. Abdelnour, gave an admirably candid interview with journalist Trish Schuh in late 2005
Schuh: What is the future of Syria, of President Bashar Al Assad's situation?
Nour: Both the Syrian and Lebanese regimes will be changed- whether they like it or not- whether it's going to be a military coup or something else... and we are working on it. We know already exactly who's going to be the replacements. We're working on it with the Bush administration. This is a Nazi regime of 30 years, killing ministers, presidents and stuff like that. They must be removed. These guys who came to power, who rule by power, can only be removed by power. This is Machiavelli's power game. That's how it is. This is how geopolitics -- the war games, power games -- work.
Q: I didn't see forensic proof in the Mehlis report that would legally convict Assad of Hariri's death in a court of law.
A: I don't give a damn. I don't give a damn, frankly. This Bashar Al Assad-Emil Lahoud regime is going to go whether it's true or not. When we went to Iraq whether there were weapons of mass destruction or not, the key is -- we won. And Saddam is out! Whatever we want, will happen. Iran? We will not let Iran become a nuclear power. We'll find a way, we'll find an excuse- to get rid of Iran. And I don't care what the excuse is. There is no room for rogue states in the world. Whether we lie about it, or invent something, or we don't... I don't care. The end justifies the means. What's right? Might is right, might is right. That's it. Might is right.
Q: You sound just like Saddam. Those were his rules too.
A: So Saddam wanted to prove to the whole world he was strong? Well, we're stronger- he's out! He's finished. And Iran's going to be finished and every single Arab regime that's like this will be finished. Because there is no room for us capitalists and multinationalists in the world to operate with regimes like this. Its all about money. And power. And wealth... and democracy has to be spread around the world. Those who want to espouse globalization are going to make a lot of money, be happy, their families will be happy. And those who aren't going to play this game are going to be crushed, whether they like it or not! This is how we rule. And this is how it's going to be as long as you have people who think like me.
Q: When will this regime change take place?
A: Within 6 months, in both Lebanon and Syria.
Q: But if it's just trading Syrian control for American or Israeli control?
A: I have -- we have -- absolutely no problem with heavy US involvement in Lebanon. On an economic level, military level, political level, security level... whatever it is. Israel is the 51st state of the United States. Let Lebanon be the 52nd state. And if the Arabs don't like it, tough luck.
2009-2011: Deeper Into the Arab World
The idea has been bouncing around, but used less openly it seems for a couple of years. It was tried again in Iran in 2009 -
2010 presidential directive - France-UK alliance and war games scheduledfor almost exactly the day they started their joint bombing of Libya - then this year uprisings on similar lines in Tunisia and then Egypt just appeared, sweeping aside the Ben-Ali and Mubarak regimes. Arab Spring - imitators in Bahrain (failed, no support, an ally was targeted), Saudi Arabia (same), Morocco (no support), Yemen (some support) and Syria (we'll see).planning that seemed serious enough they might in themselves be clues the whole row of three dominoes was set off by a careful plan on someone's part.
2011: The Rules of the Game Change in Libya
The payoff to the West is less obvious here, and so is the impression of Western engineering. Arab hands, domestic and foreign, seemed to (I also haven't looked into that). But boy did it ever put Libya into the frame just in time for Feb 17, fice year anniversary of a government-suppressed protest, and 15 years after a crushed uprising. And that is clearly a thing CIA types would desire, and there are signs of pre-planning
The payoff to the West is less obvious here, and so is the impression of Western engineering. Arab hands, domestic and foreign, seemed to (I also haven't looked into that). But boy did it ever put Libya into the frame just in time for Feb 17, fice year anniversary of a government-suppressed protest, and 15 years after a crushed uprising. And that is clearly a thing CIA types would desire, and there are signs of pre-planning
These start, as this article does, with al-Mesmari in Paris - Dabbashi in New York - signs of conspiract between them and others running back to late 2010, and sealed with their contemporaneous defections on February 21, both strangely speaking of a"genocide" that wasn't happening, and citing every wild rumor as proof.
No more weaponized non-violence here - Libya would never crack that way, if anyone would after seeing it happen so manytimes, and finding ways to grow immune - this ime, protests were only paper thin, giving way by day three to military-level ... Whenever the Libyan rebellion is referred to in context of the goody-two-shoes Arab Spring, I'm reminded of the old commercials for the soap Irish Spring - after a hard, sweaty night slaughtering Gaddafi loyalists and beheading black men, a quick wash with Arab Spring® will leave you seeming as clean as a whistle.


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Photos by Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
Members of the Free Syrian Army use a catapult to launch a homemade bomb during clashes with pro-government soldiers in the city of Aleppo, on Oct. 15.
Reuters reports -- International peace envoy Lakhdar Brahimi appealed to Iran to help arrange a ceasefire in Syria during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha as rebels and government forces fought street by street and village by village on Monday.
Brahimi made the request in talks with Iranian leaders on Sunday in Tehran, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's closest regional ally in his campaign to crush a 19-month-old uprising. The veteran Algerian diplomat said the civil war in Syria was getting worse by the day and stressed the urgent need to stop the bloodshed, his spokesman said on Monday.
He suggested the truce be held during the Eid holiday, which starts around October 25 and lasts several days. It would "help create an environment that would allow a political process to develop." Read the full story.
SANA via Reuters
A look back at the violence that has overtaken the country
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Discussion in 'Ride Reports - Epic Rides' started by peekay, Jul 26, 2011.
Nice! The thought came to me once - to visit these places. Dream)
Great eye, BeemerChef! I'm using two DSLRs: a Nikon D700 and a D7000. I also have a point & shoot, a Canon S95 that is quite lovely for its size. Lastly I have a helmet cam, a POV.HD (which I haven't used very often).
In the early days of this journey I was overly "ambitious" (read: stupid). Just riding to Argentina wasn't enough -- I had lots of "side projects" I wanted to do along the way. Such as populating my blog with travel photography tips.
I overnighted in Bakersfield after my "coolant" incident. Luckily there was gas station near the Super 8 motel I was staying at: I bought some anti-freeze there and re-filled the radiator. My bike was due for service in a few days and I'll have the radiator issue checked by the shop. Next stop was Silicon Valley.
Oddly enough, just as I checked into my hotel room in Santa Clara, I had one of my "travel photography tip" ideas (thanks for the segue BeemerChef). If you've ever tried to take a nice sunset picture from your hotel room, chances are it might look like this:
Just pointing your camera outside might not work well
What you get is tons of reflections from the room, blown out scenery, etc. The result would be even worse if the flash was used.
There are some "tricks" to remove reflections like using a fancy circular polarizing filter, or try pointing the camera in different angles, etc. But an easy one that's often overlooked is simply to turn off the room lights!
Combined with a longer exposure (best with help from a tripod), you can get decent results.
Set for a longer exposure, just need to turn off room lights
And just like that, you have a sunset picture from right inside your room:
Look Ma! No Reflections!
Admittedly, it wasn't the greatest photograph… I think I gave up on the "photo tips" idea after this one.
The U.S. portion of my trip was closing to an end. In the next few days I planned to visit my Bay Area friends, get my bike serviced, head south to San Diego, then finally cross the southern border into Baja.
Thanks!!! I use an S-95 (of course now the S-100 is out!!!... more chrome...) for all my close ups and food photos! That camera amazes me!!!
I have many Friends that use Nikon and as I use Canon "L" lenses (an I have no clue why! just started that way...) I truly feel that Nikon lenses are sharper!!!...
Well, we were there about a month ago... If you are passing by Big Bend (Texas) let us (Spirit & I) know... Plenty of space, 4 fire pits, smoker, solar oven... and some great riding and lately incredible Sunsets. My SPOT can tell you where we are... You can cross near by, safe around here.
Be well... always.
Ara and Spirit
Lovin' the RR ... keep 'em coming!
As a relative noob to blogging from the road, I'm curious what sort of setup you're using for writing, compiling, and uploading your updates (software, hardware, etc.).
Great pics, keep 'em coming. Travel safe.
Lucky it's not a shafty
Have a great trip!
To write my updates I just use a simple text editor called TextEdit on the Mac -- similar to WordPad on the PC. I process the pictures using Aperture 3 (plus Photoshop sometimes). After processing, I upload the pictures to Amazon S3 for hosting, but there are more convenient sites like SmugMug, Flickr, pbase and PhotoBucket. I've met a few riders on the road who are using Google's free Picasa editing software + hosting service.
Hardware-wise, I'm using a MacBook Air with a few external hard-drives from LaCie for storage & backup.
Take care,
Thanks from me also for the info, appreciated Slowphil
When I first seriously considered embarking on this trip, my plan was to quickly head "south of the border", speeding through Mexico and into Central America. Many opinions on ADV and HUBB deemed the U.S. "too expensive" and Mexico "too dangerous", so quickly dispensing with both seemed logical.
My plans changed. I realized that this trip is not solely about riding south. It's also an opportunity to visit old friends, some of which I haven't seen in many many years. Accordingly my route meandered from Toronto to Chicago, down to Texas, back up to Colorado, then westward through Arizona and Nevada. I did a huge detour but I'm glad I took the time to see familiar faces.
It was now time to visit some friends in California and to get the bike serviced one last time before entering Mexico.
Visiting Ellie in San Francisco
Ellie's brother Ramon was one of my best friends back in high school. Their oldest brother, Dani, lives in nearby Aptos (beside Santa Cruz) -- just minutes from Ted Porter's BeemerShop. How convenient!
I gave Dani a call and he answered: "we're going shooting, wanna meet us at the gun range?" D'oh, of course!!
Dani having fun at Los Altos Gun Club
Pistols, rifles, shotguns
we had a blast. Living in Canada, I don't get many opportunities for sport shooting; it was a treat.
The ride from Santa Clara to the gun club in Los Gatos was pretty fun too, mainly because I took the wrong turn (despite the GPS). I ended up riding through a small, super-twisty road. Some of the curves were so steep and tight that even in 1st gear I almost scraped the pegs!
Many nice roads to explore near Los Gatos
My service appointment at BeemerShop was still a few days away, so I just chilled out at Dani's place and checked out the Santa Cruz area, including Aptos itself and nearby Capitola.
S.S. Palo Alto, Seacliff State Beach, Aptos
I headed to the beach and was bewildered by the sight. By the pier was the Palo Alto, a ship made out of concrete! The ship (a tanker) was built during World War I. Steel was in short supply then so instead the U.S. Naval Shipyard constructed the tanker using concrete. However, by the time the Palo Alto was completed in 1919, the war had already ended.
Capitola at Sunset
I really enjoyed hanging out in Santa Cruz and the greater Bay Area. Being an I.T. nerd, I've often considered moving to the area, but my few trips to Silicon Valley never really impressed me. Now I can totally see the appeal of living there.
Tomorrow I'm taking my bike in for service & new tires at the BeemerShop, followed by a quick ride down Highway 1 to Monterrey Bay and Carmel, before finally, Mexico.
C'mon Peekay, we need an update......
Estaremos pendientes del viaje y de mas fotos !!!!!
If you need anything while heading down through LA, let me know. Hell--depending on the day you're down maybe I'll cruise to the border with you.
Really enjoying the photos and narration.
Looks to me like his last update was from December. Does he have a website he is updating? Has anyone heard from him and know if he is still riding and OK?
Pretty interesting read on a lazy rainy Sunday afternoon.
Love to see more!
I checked his SPOT link in the first page and looks like he is in Ecuador.
Apologies everyone! I got waaayy behind in posting. I meant to resume this RR after I finished the ride (originally planned for Dec/Jan), yet here we are in mid-March and I'm still on the road!! I have so much respect for those who are updating their ride reports in real-time!!
Lots have happened since my last post (mainly good). I was having some beers with Radioman back in Medellin and he quipped "hey you're still in the U.S. according to your thread!"
It's time to re-start this thread. Thanks everyone (and especially Sunday Rider) for keeping me honest!!!
Good! We're all glad to hear from you! We were beginning to think you fell off the face of the earth!or maybe......
Wow great posting...I really enjoyed this and look forward to more...
Excellent Peekay glad you are well. Post when you can, life on the road is tough enough.
On your SPOT page it has the finish date as March 31, 2012. Does that mean it will not update past that date?
Keep well.


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Anyone out there have ant problems, in the house or other places? I have concocted a recipe that I use in a sprayer and also use as drops for the ants to eat and take home to the queen. It is a slow poison but it will work.
Formula contains 5.4% Boric acid, and 94.6% inert ingredient.
Boric acid 0.324 oz (141.75 grains - gun powder scale measurement)
inert 5.676 oz (2,483.25 grains - gun powder scale measurement)
Inert ingredient = 1 cup sugar + 1 and 1/2 cup water + 2 table spoons honey.
Bring water to a slow boil and boric acid, mix till dissolve, next add sugar, honey. Keep stirring till all is dissolved on a low flame. Let cool. Place several drops in area where ants are using their trails. Keep feeding them (don't want them to get hungry). Results in 2 - 3 days. All will be dead in 5 days. Stragglers will just be wandering around aimlessly. This poison is made to kill the queen so it is a slow working one but very effective. It kills the whole colony.
As a spray I kick or dig open the colony and spray it with a pump sprayer soaking the whole batch of ants, eggs, etc with the stuff. I do that several times.
I hope this works for you as well as it does for me.


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I've never flown the Ion, but out of the 15 or so kites I've flown, the Best Kahoona stands out well above all others as the easiest to fly and easiest relaunch.
When you crash it in waves and by the time you come up out of the water, it's already sitting on the edge of the window, up on one wing tip, skipping off the water ready to relaunch!
I'm sure there are many other 3 strut kites delta kites that have this same characteristic.
Used Kahoonas are super cheap too.


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Use your remote to enter text on your Apple TV
To enter text, you can use the remote that came with your Apple TV. Just find a text field to get started. You can also use the following sections to find different types of onscreen keyboards or to enter accented and case-sensitive letters.
Find different kinds of onscreen keyboards
- With your remote, select a text field on your Apple TV.
- Wait for an onscreen keyboard to appear. Below it, look for keyboard options like these:
- abc: Lowercase keyboard
- ABC: Uppercase keyboard
- 123: Numeric keyboard (appears only when available)
- #+-: Symbol keyboard
- Recent: Keyboard that shows recently used email addresses, search terms, and more (appears only when available)
- Highlight the keyboard option that you want to use. To select the keyboard, use the instructions for your model of remote:
- Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote:1 Press the Touch surface to select a keyboard option.
- Apple TV Remote app: Tap the blank space above the Menu control to select a keyboard option.
- Apple Remote (aluminum): Press and hold Select to select a keyboard option.
Want to quickly switch between different types of keyboards, like uppercase and lowercase? Just press Play/Pause on your remote. If you have an Apple TV 4K or Apple TV HD, this shortcut switches between uppercase and lowercase keyboards only.
Enter accented or case-sensitive letters with your remote
- Highlight a letter on your onscreen keyboard. With the instructions for your model of remote, select the letter:
- Siri Remote or Apple TV Remote:1 Press the Touch surface to select the letter.
- Apple TV Remote app: Tap the blank space above the Menu control to select the letter.
- Apple Remote (aluminum): Press and hold Select to select the letter.
- When a list of available characters appears, highlight and select one.
- To exit the list of special characters, press Menu.
Use your voice to enter text on your Apple TV
On Apple TV, you can use dictation3 if you set your system language to one of the following:
- Dutch
- English
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Spanish
- Swedish
Here's how to enter text by speaking:
- Select a text field on your Apple TV.
- Press and hold Siri on your remote.
- Speak to enter text, then let go of Siri. Here are some tips:
- For user names and passwords,2 spell out each letter or character. For example, to enter firstname.lastname@example.com, say, "J-O-H-N-N-Y at iCloud dot com."
- To specify a capital letter, say, "uppercase." For example, to enter janE, say, "J-A-N uppercase E."
- To erase the text that you just entered, say, "Clear."
Use a nearby iOS device to enter text on your Apple TV
On Apple TV, you can use a feature called Apple Remote Keyboard to quickly enter text on your Apple TV with a nearby iOS device. Here's how:
- Sign in to iCloud with the same Apple ID on your Apple TV and iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.
- On your Apple TV and iOS devices, make sure that Wi-Fi is on.
- On your iOS devices, check that Bluetooth is on.
- Select a text field on your Apple TV. Then wait for a notification to appear on your nearby iOS devices.
- Open the notification to begin typing with your iOS device's onscreen keyboard.
To turn off this feature on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch, go to Settings > Notifications > Apple TV Remote Keyboard.
Your iOS device might remember the password for services that you've logged in to with Safari before.
Learn more
Use a Bluetooth keyboard with your Apple TV.
- Apple TV ships with the same remote everywhere. In countries and regions that support Siri, the remote is called Siri Remote. Elsewhere, it's called Apple TV Remote. Siri works on either remote as long as your Apple TV is set up with a language and country or region that supports Siri.
- Siri and Dictation send information, such as voice input and location, to Apple to process requests. Voice input from spelling dictation of user names and passwords won't be sent.
- Dictation might not be compatible with all apps.


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What Your Facebook 'Likes' Reveal About You
Researchers can accurately and automatically predict sensitive personal traits of people on Facebook by analyzing the patterns of "Likes." Robert Lee Hotz reports on the News Hub. Photo: Getty Images.
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Happy Monday!
Friday night was relaxing, I got to use my Lush Unicorn bath bomb. I broke it up into two pieces to be able to use it two times but I really think I could have broken it up into three pieces.
SO excited to use this!
Bubbles, bubbles, bubbles!
Bath tub was very colorful!
As you know, I went home this past weekend to look at my Bridal Shower venue with my family. Well guess what? It's officially booked! I was a little worried about this place because I didn't like any of the food but low and behold they had a breakfast menu, so I am happy about that. All thanks to my family for helping me!
I will be sharing more on my blog this week with pictures of the place.
Saturday I spent my day making my invitations for the Bridal Shower.
As I was packing up to come back home Sweetie was hanging out with me the whole time. He wouldn't leave my side. What a loyal dog. He must have known I was leaving.
That's all I have to share from the weekend. I'm saving photos for later this week, I have so much wedding details to share I don't want to post about them yet!


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SACRAMENTO, California (CNN) -- Debbie Brown used to process medical and dental forms for a living before a debilitating illness forced her into early disability retirement and left her in a simple, no-frills wheelchair -- a rented wheelchair that has cost taxpayers and the patient about $1,200.
CNN found a wheelchair similar to Debbie Brown's taxpayer-funded Medicare wheelchair for a fourth of the price.
Brown says the public should be outraged about her wheelchair.
Why? She says she could buy a comparable wheelchair on the Internet for $440 if she had the money. It sounded hard to believe that her rented, $1,200 wheelchair could be bought for $440, so CNN decided to check -- and instead found an even better deal.
CNN went to the same company that charges Medicare for Brown's chair, Apria Healthcare, and bought it for $349 -- about a fourth of what taxpayers and Brown have paid for her rented wheelchair.
That's why this slightly built woman, who lives modestly with her husband in Sacramento, California, believes that her story and her wheelchair underscore the bigger problem of reforming health care in America.
"Now you multiply that by how many people have a manual wheelchair, especially the baby boomers, it multiplies and multiplies and that money could be spent, even a hundred dollars out of that ... could give someone else the options that they need," Brown said.
Reforming health care is at the top of the agenda in Washington. Everyone seems to agree this nation's health care costs and care availability are out of whack. Fixing it is another problem altogether. The Clintons failed. President Bush tried and got push-back as well. Now President Obama says he will do it because America can't put it off any longer.
But he, too, is finding the way forward is not an easy path.
Terms like "affordability," "single payer," "universal coverage," and an entire lexicon have become part of the health care buzz lingo. It is a complex issue with so many facets, so many lobbyists and so many special interests that one proposal seems to result in a competing proposal or proposals, or competing parties with concerns of their own.
To illustrate how difficult it will be to overhaul America's health care, CNN decided to focus on one item in the nation's health care bill: a basic wheelchair. The wheelchair, in its own small way, CNN discovered, gives a glimpse of the contentious and complex debate swirling around health care reform.
CNN interviewed Brown and her husband, Dennis Brown, at a community center in Sacramento. It is a place the couple visits frequently; it is free, offers programs, books, entertainment and features a park to stroll in.
Debbie Brown sent an e-mail to CNN months ago, outraged over the continuing Medicare payments for a wheelchair that after four years of use is not in the best shape. It squeaks and is hard to navigate. Her ride in it is made more difficult because her husband, retired from the armed services, is also on disability and has trouble getting the wheelchair in and out of the car. On days he is not well, he sometimes has trouble pushing her.
She showed CNN her bills and documented the fact that Medicare is still paying for the wheelchair after all these years. Medicare, with Brown's permission, confirmed the payments.
Brown referred us to the Internet sites where comparable chairs -- and better ones than hers -- are listed for a fraction of the cost Medicare pays over time. The Browns have a limited income and say they cannot afford to buy one.
That's when CNN decided to check Brown's story by buying one directly from Apria, based in Lake Forest, California. CNN paid cash for the chair after calling one of Apria's offices in an Atlanta, Georgia, suburb.
Apria representatives told the CNN buyer that the chair Brown had is no longer made but offered the model that is being rented and sold as the replacement model for the one Brown still uses.
When CNN asked Apria why it rented wheelchairs for $1,200, but sold it to us for $349, the company said it was an "honest, unfortunate mistake."
Lisa M. Getson, Apria executive vice president for government relations, said in a letter that CNN "should have been charged $949, in accordance with Apria's retail price...."
"Since there's no comparable sale option in the Medicare system for such a wheelchair, our employee was confused by the sale request and charged the incorrect amount," Getson said.
But the amount CNN paid is comparable to many other companies' prices on the Web. A quick check found two firms selling the Invacare Tracer SX5 for $289.00 and $249.00, including delivery. The manufacturer's suggested retail price is nearly $300 less than the corrected Apria price.
Apria Healthcare said its costs are higher because of the stringent paperwork required by the government and because it provides 24-hour on-call service. Apria also points out that the cost of the wheelchair over the past four years has been less than 78 cents per day, a bargain because it allows the patient to remain at home.
Wheelchairs are classified as durable medical equipment, along with such items as oxygen tanks and home infusion therapies. Apria is the nation's leading provider of home health care products and services, according to its Web site.
The nation's $1 billion annual durable medical cost is only a fraction of Medicare's $444 billion budget last year, but one government officials believe it is time to rein in. That's where this story of the rented wheelchair gets caught between all the interests involved.
Congress sets the rates Medicare pays and Congress determined that wheelchairs should be billed on a monthly rate for 13 months -- the renter has to pay 20 percent of the costs. After 13 months, a user can opt to own it -- if the user knows about the rule.
Brown, who worked in claims processing for years, said no one ever told her the wheelchair that barely works for her now is hers if she wants it. Instead, now that her rental term has ended, she gets billed by Apria every six months for service. Medicare pays $63 and she pays $16.
Jonathan Blum, one of Obama's picks to reform the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said it is simply wrong that a wheelchair an individual can buy for $349 has cost the government and the patient $1,200. He said the government has a plan to fix it: competitive bidding.
"The good news is we have new authority right now to use competitive bidding to give the program much more flexibility," Blum said.
But that's where the rubber -- or in this case, a wheelchair -- meets the road.
Medicare has tried for years to get a bidding project off the ground. Last year, a bidding project was stopped after two weeks.
The industry is flat-out against the government's proposed bidding project, contending it isn't competitive bidding at all. Opposing a bidding project is a well-funded lobbying industry, small- and durable-equipment businesses and special-interest groups who worry their ill clients won't be served if a bidding process as proposed by Medicare is put in place.
So CNN loaded its wheelchair onto a Delta 757 to Washington and rolled it through the halls of Congress to find out why any representative -- not to mention 84 of them (the number who signed an April letter asking that competitive bidding be put on hold once again) would object to a plan that Medicare maintains will save taxpayer money.
From Republican and Democrat alike, the answer was nearly identical as they sat for interviews next to CNN's $349 wheelchair.
"Well, you know what? I am a big believer in competitive bidding," said Rep. Betty Sutton, a Democrat from Ohio, where Invacare, one of the biggest manufacturers of durable equipment, is based. "So at the outset I absolutely concur. But this program as it has unfolded, as it's been developed it really is a competitive bidding process that isn't competitive bidding."
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, a Republican from Tennessee, agreed.
"My hope is that as we look at health care reform that some of those that are working off of theory, if you will, and the federal system will slow down and we look at where the lessons learned should be and we will think long and hard before they move aboard a single-payer or mandated to restrict choice and restrict options for individuals," said Blackburn.
The American Association for Homecare, which represents many in the durable-equipment industry, said the bidding program is anti-competitive. In a statement, the association said the bidding program would "sacrifice care for seniors and people with disabilities" as it "reduces patient access to and choice for medical equipment."
The association said competitive bidding will "increase Medicare costs because it will lead to longer, more expensive hospital stays."
But John Rother, the head of policy and strategy for the retiree advocacy group AARP, said what's really happening is business trying to protect profits -- in this case profits four times the cost of Brown's wheelchair rental.
"It's an outrage," Rother said. "It's a ripping off of the taxpayer. It doesn't make any sense to have those kinds of expenses for products that could be bought for so much less."
Medicare again plans to try to get its competitive bidding program started later this year in at least nine markets, although Blum said it is unlikely to go into effect until next year.
As for Brown, her four-year-old wheelchair needs replacing. She's reluctantly applied through her doctor for a new one.
CNN's Marcus Hooper contributed to this report.
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Assisted Living: Weighing the Options
Assisted living residences are aimed at helping residents remain as self-sufficient as possible with the assurance of assistance when needed. A combination of housing, meals, personal care and support, social activities, 24-hour supervision and, in some residences, health-related services is usually provided. Assisted living facilities are a great choice for those who can't live on their own, but do not need nursing care. As needs change, these facilities offer different levels of care at different costs – and some are even associated with nursing facilities should your loved one eventually need full-time nursing care.
There is no standard for assisted living residences, which vary in size, appearance, cost, and services offered. Some residences provide only meals, basic housekeeping, and help with the activities of daily living (ADLs) such as bathing, dressing, and grooming. Others go beyond these services and furnish transportation and certain health services. Facilities range from small homes with just a few residents to high-rise apartment-style buildings with hundreds of residents. Living areas could be a single room or a full apartment with a small kitchen, with prepared meals also served in a common dining area.
If assisted living sounds like the right choice for your loved one, here are some steps to help begin your search:
Finding Facilities
Start by making a list of residences to visit. The following resources can help:
- The state or local Area Agency on Aging (AAA).
- The local yellow pages.
- The long-term care ombudsman's office .
- The state licensing agency.
- Friends and neighbors.
- Retirement guides.
- The Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), which provides lists of its member residences by each state. These are mostly for-profit residences. The lists do not include all residences in each state.
- The American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging(AAHSA), which provides lists of member residences by state. These are not-for-profit.
- The Eldercare Locator helps you find the closest Area Agency on Aging (AAA) office and the state long-term care ombudsman's office.
Keep in mind that assisted living residences are not defined or regulated by the federal government. Each state decides how they're licensed. Be sure to find out from the AAA or state health department how the state where you are searching handles this. Make sure all the residences on your list are appropriately licensed—if one of them isn't, cross it off and move on.
Check, too, with the state licensing agency and ombudsman's office to see if there have been complaints filed against the facilities on the list. Don't assume that a state license ensures quality care.
Next: Make the Call
Call each potential residence and ask for a general overview of their facilities. Remember that the person you speak with will most likely be a marketing or sales representative whose job is to promote the residence.
If you're still interested after the call, ask that more information be mailed to you or your loved one, including:
- Brochures.
- A price list.
- A map or floor plan.
- A copy of the residents' rights and rules.
Copies of all the documents that will need to be signed before admittance, including, most important, the contract (sometimes referred to as residency, occupancy, or admission agreements).
Once you receive these materials, review them carefully with your loved one and write down all the questions that come to mind. Strike any residences from your list that don't meet your criteria.
Plan to Visit
First, it is imperative that you involve your loved one in the choices about his or her care. Take them with you on the tours of each facility and let them handle as much of the talking and decision-making as possible.
Sources: http://www.aarp.org/relationships/caregiving-resource-center/info-09-2010/ho_assisted_living_weighing_the_options.html


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This is a truly historic city, yet so modern. Tallinn has been under the rule of the Danes, then Swedes and Germans, and later the Russians. Now it's a part of the EU contributing its fabulous Medieval Old Town to the UNESCO World Heritage.
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