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• Plain English guide to data protection

  
  Yorkshire and Humber ICT Champion — Authority: 438
  A guide to data protection law accredited by the Plain Language Commission has been published by official regulator the Information Commissioner’s Office. ‘The Guide to Data Protection’ gives practical advice to those with day-to-day responsibility for data protection, taking a straightforward look at the ...
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• Everyday white-collar crime adds up

  
  Exhibit A Baltimore — Authority: 119
  The trial of Mayor Sheila Dixon ended with a swarm outside of court, but far larger amounts than she was convicted of misappropriating have led to recent, little-noticed convictions. [Photo by Rich Dennison] After seven days of jury deliberation, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon was convicted  yesterday of ...
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• Cast your vote re: ghostwriting

  
  SC Access To Justice Weblog — Authority: 118
  I’ve received the following email 3 times. It’s time for me to share! Following an article published yesterday, titled Kansas Ethics Opinion Requires Disclosure on Ghostwritten Pleadings , the ABA Journal has created a poll on ghostwriting.  Visit the site at www.abajournal.com to cast your vote in the ...
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• Balanced Migration: Yet Another Establishment Immigration Con

  
  The British National Party — Authority: 607
  “Balanced migration” has become the buzzword amongst Labour and Tory elites alike who fear the rise of the British National Party. But “balanced migration” is just another con which will do nothing to stop the Third World colonisation of Britain. The key to understanding the “balanced migration” scam lies ...
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• Hermit Crab Care Made Easy.

  
  The Mall Blog - Blogging About Instantly Downloadable Digital Products And Online Services — Authority: 132
  Hermit Crab Care Made Easy! Is The Most Detailed, Accurate Guide On Hermit Crabs And Hermit Crab Care Currently Available Anywhere. This Ebook Is Written In Plain English In A Way That Is Easy For Everyone To Understand And To Follow The Instructions.
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• SRLs – A Start

  
  SC Access To Justice Weblog — Authority: 118
  For those of you interested in learning where to start to learn more about self-represented litigants in South Carolina, here’s my cheat sheet: Resources 1.         Online A.  South Carolina: http://www.sccourts.org/forms/indexSelfHelp.cfm – The South Carolina Courts official site for ...
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• Do you use these jargon words and phrases?

  
  Tony Collins's IT Projects Blog — Authority: 465
  Today CIO advises CIOs who want to widen their influence to "cutthe jargon and stick to plain English as you seek to widen your -influence.Itll help you to be taken seriously in the boardroom too". It says: "Forget all that corporate speak - step up to the plate, post it throughthe letterbox. The best way for a ...
  3 days ago

• What Does "Usual and Customary" Mean?

  
  PurinaCare Pet Insurance Blog — Authority: 127
  I got an e-mail from someone looking into our insurance policies last week. It seems they are a little confused about the words "usual and customary" pertaining to veterinary fees. We use this language to describe our rationale for reimbursement on claims filed by policy holders. Once you have met your deductible and ...
  4 days ago

• International English gives satisfactory machine translation into Norwegian

  
  TechScribe software documentation — Authority: 93
  An article in English was translated into Norwegian by Google Translate. Professional translators evaluated the machine translation for fluency and for accuracy. The quality of the machine translation is satisfactory.
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• Ranking lawyers and their schools

  
  Exhibit A Baltimore — Authority: 119
  How do you choose a lawyer? By comparing loud, late-night TV commercials? Throwing a dart at the Yellow Pages? Asking around? Finding out who went to which school? Ever consider going to law school? How in the world do you pick one? Enthusiasm of alumni? Country club membership? Political connections? Every year, ...
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• Time Lapse Videos from Common Craft

  
  Free Technology for Teachers — Authority: 595
  If youve ever wondered what goes into the making of Common Crafts awesome In Plain English videos, check out these two time lapse videos from their blog . I think the videos speak for themselves. Check out some of these great videos from Common Craft : Computer Hardware in Plain English The World Wide ...
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• What Is Phishing And How It Relates To Your Webmail Credentials ?

  
  vhxn.com — Authority: 483
  Recently, the webmail industry experienced what was believed to be a phishing incident where several thousands of credentials from Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail accounts were exposed on a third-party site. For those who are wondering exactly what phishing is, and how it relates to general spam: phishing  is a criminally ...
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• Mast Cell Cancer Claim: A PurinaCare Podcast

  
  PurinaCare Pet Insurance Blog — Authority: 127
  In this podcast, Dr. Bill and Dr. Larry discuss how PurinaCare® pet health insurance helped a pet owner with the serious issue of Mast Cell Cancer. This is for anyone who has had to deal with cancer in their lives. Having insight into how it works in pets, and how pet health insurance coverage can be extremely ...
  2 weeks ago

• Broken English

  
  The Standard — Authority: 612
  It looked like a duck. It walked like a duck. It quacked like a duck. Turns out it was a duck. The “Plain English” advertisements were effectively party political broadcasts on behalf of the National Party. (Hardly surprising, as they were coauthored by English and his people). Even TVNZ now admits they ...
  2 weeks ago

• Words at Work by Lynda McDaniel

  
  Blue Archipelago — Authority: 388
  Words at Work by Lynda McDaniel will show you how to overcome your fear of writing and deliver words like a pro My Book Review Rating: 5 Stars – a must-read for anyone who writes anything! One of my pet peeves is poor writing. I mean there really is no excuse for it. If I’m in a restaurant and there’s a ...
  2 weeks ago

• One happy ending — sort of

  
  Exhibit A Baltimore — Authority: 119
  You know you’re in for a stretch of weird, wretched crime and violence when the good news involves a deer getting hit by a car. The Associated Press reports that Prince George’s County police are calling a convenience store owner in Fort Washington a hero for knocking the gun out of the hand of one of two ...
  2 weeks ago

• Tip: use the same word for the same thing

  
  Contented: content that makes people happy — Authority: 118
  In all business writing, including web content, use the same word for the same thing. Be consistent. It’s not boring, it’s clear. This is the opposite of the advice we received in school, when we were learning “creative writing”. We were told that it’s boring to repeat the same word. Be creative! said our ...
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• Social Networkng in Plain English!

  
  NY Mafia — Authority: 428
  Social networking websites help you see connections that are hidden in the real world. On second thought, These Social Networking sites makes these connection visible. I got this video by Lee LeFever that explain how it works: Go ahead and spread the word!
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• Hip Dysplasia - From the Claims Files with Dr. Bill and Dr. Larry

  
  PurinaCare Pet Insurance Blog — Authority: 127
  In this discussion, we listen to Dr. Bill describe a claim made by the owner of a dog, named Piper, with hip dysplasia. This is a common concern of pet people who have larger dogs, and Dr. Larry has discussed this issue  over at Scratchings & Sniffings , if you would like even more information. Dr. Bills claim ...
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• MPI Offers E Pluribus Unum Prizes for Immigrant Integration

  
  SC Access To Justice Weblog — Authority: 118
  From their website : The E Pluribus Unum Prizes are a national awards program that provides four $50,000 prizes annually to exceptional initiatives that promote immigrant integration. The awards are intended to recognize exceptional immigrant integration initiatives that help immigrants and ...
  3 weeks ago

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