1 day ago by Editor

Product DescriptionHow to take full advantage of changing interest rates, the details of getting a mortgage to purchase a home, dealing with banks and other mortgage holders, and much more. Here’s a reliable guide for home buyers. Titles in the easy-to-understand Business Keys series are directed at ...

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6 days ago by Leslie O'Flahavan

And with those stirring words, Annetta Cheek, chair of the Center for Plain Language, kicked off last week's 2009 Plain Language Symposium. And the stirring words about the need for clarity in writing continued throughout the event. Here are some of my favorite quotable quotes from the Symposium: "D ...

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9 days ago by admin

A comprehensive, current survey of investment products and instruments Thorough, accessible, and up to date, Financial Instruments is a guide to all of the financial products currently being traded in the world’s markets. Through plain language and in a user-friendly format, David M. Weiss, author o ...

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9 days ago by Angela Arner

Through a posting this morning, Julie McKinney, the Health Literacy List Moderator, announced “…I am excited to announce that the Health Literacy Special Collection has been completely updated and expanded and is now up online with an expanded focus and collection of resources for people doing any k ...

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10 days ago by Cleardocs - online legal documents

A 35-year measure of progress: Sweden rules OK Some reflections, some challenges A highlight, for me, of the PLAIN’s excellent plain-language conference in Sydney in October (which Cleardocs sponsored) was an observation about the 35-year progress of plain-language in Sweden made by Anne-Marie Hasse ...

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10 days ago by admin

“Learn Piano” DVDs make sense. The quickest way for students to get their hands on the keys and feet on the pedals while really playing music is through the use of these carefully sequenced progressive learning aides. Even novices will begin to play immediately. Learn notes, learn the importance of ...

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11 days ago by Roth's stepchild

What is the cost of obscurity? The cost of wordy, unclear, pompous, and dull? Well, the VA saved $40,000 per year from rewriting one standard letter in plain language. The Navy reduced reading time by 17-23% and saved $350 million per document. GE saved up to $500,000 by reducing help desk staff cos ...

Smoke and Mirrors - canucwhatic.blogspot.com · 1 reference

13 days ago by Editor

Product Description An indispensable home medical reference–now updated with 500 new terms In today’s world of managed care, more and more people are researching illnesses, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals to make sure they know their options–and get the best possible treatment. Drawing on th ...

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16 days ago by Marilynne Rudick

While updating our web writing courses, I've been scouring usability research to find new studies that apply to web writing. The findings from two separate research studies from the Software Usability Research Laboratory (SURL) at Wichita State University remind me that old web writing guidelines ap ...

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18 days ago by Leslie O'Flahavan

The folks at Webcontent.gov really know how to celebrate World Usability Day, which falls this year on November 12, 2009. It won't be just another stale-donuts-in-the-conference-room party, no sirree. For this year's World Usability Day, Webcontent.gov has a great free offer for all you web managers ...

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