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This week's TECHWR-L Cryptogram (http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/puzzles/crypto/crypto5.html) got a wee bit long. It's also a little more challenging than the puzzles I've posted in previous weeks, so I gave two clues. Make sure you let me know if you think I'm being too easy on y'all. :)
ANNOUNCE: Summer Course in Technical Editing at UC Berkeley Extension
UC Berkeley Extension will offer a course in technical editing this summer as part of the Certificate Program in Technical Communication. (See link for description.)
Technical Editing (X437) is a required course for the Certificate in Technical Communication. The course includes 30 hours of instruction, assignments in a range of disciplines, case studies, and a comprehensive final exam. Carolyn Rude's Technical Editing serves as the primary text, with additional work drawn from Edward Tufte's Visual Explanations: Images and Quantities, Evidence and Narrative and Joseph Williams's Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity and Grace. Students receive a course reader of 30 articles selected for their discussions of current issues in the field.
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