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  1. More blog commentary on Bank of America's Credit Card Clarity Committment. Do you think they achieve #plainlanguage ? http://ow.ly/IAIg
  2. Job post: "Senior #PlainLanguage Writer" in SAfrica. Good sign of the times? (No endorsement: we just found this link) http://ow.ly/IALp
  3. From the UK, a guide to the Data Protection Act in #plainlanguage: explanations, illustrations and practical applications http://ow.ly/IAFg
  4. Great question: Why did it take legislation for banks to tell people about their credit cards in #plainlanguage? http://ow.ly/I26W
  5. Think Terms of Service are confusing legalese? EFF takes then on at Terms of (Ab)use. #plainlanguage would help, too. http://ow.ly/G4CF
  6. Canadian Auditor-General Sheila Fraser cited for use of use of #plainlanguage in her office http://ow.ly/GQhn
  7. HowCast videos on #plainlanguage from Web Manager University http://ow.ly/BLrr
  8. #Plainlanguage for security officers as feds end use of 10-codes. Turns out each agency makes up their own! http://ow.ly/G4Dx
  9. Site touted as #plainlanguage and easy-to-use way to find gov't services and info for South Australia. http://ow.ly/Fy8F
  10. CNN asked 13 people to read a 5 page credit card agreement. Only 4 could find the annual % rate. NOT #plainlanguage http://ow.ly/EnnH
  11. Where’s the Transparency? #plainlanguage would make the search for gov't transparency easier to understand http://ow.ly/E3XP
  12. Nathan Guy, NZ MP "we need #plainlanguage advice, information and reassurance." to be well-informed home buyers. http://ow.ly/D2dL
  13. Links between Open Government Initiative and past efforts - all aim at openness. http://ow.ly/D2bD
  14. Ontario to release plain language guides to renewable energy regulations. Too bad they didn't just write in #plainlanguage http://ow.ly/BzOV
  15. contented.com: If you want to communicate clearly, use positive language...a basic guideline for writing #plainlanguage. http://ow.ly/AYKO
  16. The Center announces #PlainLanguage Awards: The Public’s Turn to Tell Us What’s Plain (and What’s Not) http://ow.ly/A3v3
  17. Think you don't speak in jargon? "Can You Say That in English" looks at how to explain UX work in #plainlanguage. http://ow.ly/Av5Q
  18. Alyssa Rosenberg weighs in to support #plainlanguage on FedBlog. Its lack, "a sign of cluelessness." http://ow.ly/AYH0 http://ow.ly/AYHd
  19. #plainlanguage will be on the agenda at Open Government: Pages from the Playbook, 11/16 am (live in DC or on webcast). http://ow.ly/ASrn
  20. Where’s the Transparency? Tear down communication barriers if you want open government. #PlainLanguage Matters blog - http://ow.ly/ARtE