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We have exciting news about the 2009 Technical Communication Summit to be held 3–6 May 2009 in Atlanta, Georgia. The STC Board of Directors has just approved the purchase of conference management software that will give STC the capability to record the entire conference. The audio recording will be synchronized with the [...]

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July 9th, 2008—Looking for a fun way to keep up with all the cool science and engineering breakthroughs that are taking place at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center? Now available for free from the iTunes store is the official NASA Goddard Shorts podcast series.
By going on iTunes and subscribing to the new podcast, you will [...]

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Posted by Stephen Shankland
November 19, 2007 4:00 AM PST, c|net News
MONTEREY, Calif.—In August, researchers unveiled a new way of shrinking or expanding photos called seam carving. Now it turns out the technique applies to video, too.
Ariel Shamir, a senior lecturer at the Efi Arazi School of Computer Science in Israel and a visiting scientist with [...]

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Sharing this news release from the National Association of the Deaf. The third bullet, about this applying to Internet-based video programming, could have implications for webcasts and e-Learning.
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NAD Supports Draft Legislation to Ensure Access to Technology
SILVER SPRING, MD - The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) announced its support of a recently released U.S. House [...]

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MOSCOW (AP) - The mayor of a Siberian oil town ordered his bureaucrats to stop using expressions such as “I don’t know” and “I can’t”, or look for another job. Alexander Kuzmin, the 33-year-old mayor of Megion, banned these and 25 other phrases as a way to make his administration more efficient. Saying “I don’t [...]

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Report by David Needle issued 7 May 07 on internetnews.com
While most Americans are comfortable using the Internet, far fewer are ready to dive into the latest, more interactive Web services — sometimes described as Web 2.0… — such as creating blogs and posting personal videos…
…The survey found that 85 percent of American adults use the [...]

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Inactive members have until June 30, 2007 to renew without paying a reinstatement fee.
Contact membership@stc.org more information.

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The Newsletter category provides information about and for the chapter’s Capital Letter newsletter.
Aspiring Authors and Contributors for this category: contact Eddie VanArsdall

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