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1) Congress Passes Bill to Educate Realtime-Certified Court Reporters
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
News and Society
The Senate and the House have passed a bill that will provide grants to educate court reporters specializing in realtime communication. These reporters will provide captioning for live television broadcasts, improving access for deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.A Short History of CaptioningIn 1980, American television started broadcasting the first closed-captioned programs. These broadcasts had subtitles so that deaf and hard of hearing viewers could enjoy programs along with...
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2) How to Effectively Interview Au Pair Applicants
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Home and Family
Because an au pair lives with their host family for a year and are a great distance from home, the interview process is vital. During the interviews, the host family needs to evaluate each candidate to find a suitable au pair that matches their particular needs and beliefs. Try some of these tips to learn how to find important information needed for each applicant in order to make the selection easier.Choose The Right Questions:Standard questions to ask an au pair include detai...
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3) Looking For Someone? Hire a Professional Skip Tracer
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Legal
Trying to find people, especially people who don't want to be found, is not easy. Tools exist to make a search easier but it is rare an amateur will successfully find someone. For the best chance of success, hire someone who finds people for a living.What is Skiptracing?Among private investigators, a "skip trace" is the act of finding a missing person. It refers to "tracing" a person who has "skipped" town. The first thing skiptracing brings to mind is bounty hunting, fi...
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4) 5 Tips For Welcoming an Au Pair Into the Home
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Home and Family
Choosing an au pair is a huge decision for any family. Introducing her into an already established family routine may seem a bit awkward at first. However, there are a few things that a family can do ahead of time to make an au pair's transition easier for everyone.Talk To Older KidsStatistically, most families who hire an au pair do so in order to have extra help rearing their small children. If any of the kids are over the age of two, it can be extremely beneficial to talk to...
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5) Virginia Beach Car Sales - What Every Car Buyer Should Know Before Making a Purchase
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Automotive
Like most car dealers, Virginia Beach car lots are filled with dream cars that passerby's instantly drool over. Convertibles, sports cars, SUVs, and pick-up trucks fill the lots beckoning to visitors to make a deal. However, there is more to visiting a car lot than simply finding that dream car and handing over the money. Buying can end up being an expensive use of time and money if you haven't done the necessary homework.Know Your BudgetIdentifying your financial limit is perh...
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6) Should You Send Your Child To A Single-Gender Private School?
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Education
A controversial subject in today's education debates is the theory that boys and girls should be educated separately because they learn differently. When selecting a private school parents wonder if there is there any merit to this debate.Do Boys and Girls Learn Differently?The basis of the theory of single-gender private school is that there is a body of neuroscientific research that shows male and female brains are different. The single-gender advocates interpret this to mean...
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7) Can You Earn Credits For Life Experience In Distance Learning Programs?
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Education
Many people have heard it is possible to get a degree based on life experience. From the nineteen-year-old computer geek, to mothers returning to the work force, to middle-aged workers with twenty years on the job, no one wants to waste time taking courses covering familiar subjects. Is life experience credit real or a way for distance learning programs to lure in unsuspecting students?The Myth of Life Experience:There are a few organizations out there promising degrees based o...
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8) Learn About Subqueries in Access Courses
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Computers
An understanding of queries is critical to database management. Without queries, you can't get at the information and the data is useless.Once you master queries, a subquery is a powerful tool that greatly expands your abilities to get exactly the data you need. To unleash the real power of a subquery, you need to become familiar with SQL (pronounced "sequel"), the language of database queries. This type of knowledge, usually taught in advanced level Access courses and can make your d...
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9) What's Better Than the Help Function in Excel? Microsoft Training
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Computers
Whether you are just learning to use spreadsheets for the first time or you are an old hand at Excel, everyone eventually runs into a problem. It might be an error on the sheet or you might be trying to find a way to accomplish a task, but eventually you will need help.The online help feature in Excel is a comprehensive resource for new and experienced users alike but it has its limits. When using Excel, Microsoft training with certified instructors gives you access to support that is...
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10) Can You Afford PowerPoint Training If Your Company Has a High Turnover?
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Computers
Some businesses have trouble keeping employees for a long period of time. It might reflect the management style, the current economy, or simply be a reality common to organizations in that industry. Managers in these companies question the value of training courses. After all, they reason, why pay for PowerPoint training if the employee is going to pack up and leave?To appreciate the problem, flip the question around. Can you afford not to train employees who don't leave?Traini...
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11) PowerPoint Advanced Concepts - The Importance of Design
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Computers
At first most people see PowerPoint as a simple slide show program. Most user make common mistakes such as putting too much information on a slide, using a font that is too small, and so on. With experience and training they start to create better presentations and feel that they have reached the limits of PowerPoint.Advanced users take the experience one step further. They understand that there is more to design than sticking words on a screen. There is a creative element that is the...
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12) Using Microsoft PowerPoint Advanced Techniques
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Computers
Judging by most office PowerPoint presentations, most employees don't realize that there is much more to PowerPoint than just graphs and text bullets. How many important points have your co-workers failed to get across in meetings because of dreadful presentations made with PowerPoint? Advanced techniques make your presentations more powerful and effective. Here are just some of the ways advanced PowerPoint users implement these techniques in their presentations.Animated Charts
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13) Two Approaches To Using Microsoft Project - Training and Consultancy
Author:
Christine Harrell
Category:
Software
Project management software gives a business a competitive edge. With a clear plan, an organization can allocate resources efficiently and prevent process bottlenecks. However, with a steep initial learning curve when learning the Microsoft Project software, how do you approach an application like Microsoft Project if there is no staff expert?Training and consultancy are two common methods that organizations used with project management applications.Microsoft Project Training a...
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