Friday, September 30, 2011

Word 2010 Crashes - How to Fix Microsoft Word 2010 Crash

Have you started working with the latest Office Word suit? Undoubtedly it is the best productivity software in the category of document processing. However, Word 2007 crashes sometimes due to some strange Windows errors. This internal Windows corruption is the causes not only a Word 2010 crash but it also creates troubles for other computer programs and applications. Similarly the older versions do also get affected because of errors in the set up files and Windows registry.

If you are looking for ways to solve this problem then you have to start maintaining your PC and keeping it clean. It is the only way to optimize any operating system and making it stronger.

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What happens with our computers is that we use a number of applications. Frequent installation of softwares, add-ons, tools and other utilities especially those tools which are embedded into the Microsoft Word 2010 crash the whole system in the worst case or make specific programs out of work or function improperly.

If your Word program is still installed and sometimes freezes or crashes then you can find a fix for this problem and work smoothly with your document processor.

For both kinds of crashing you need to repair your Windows registry which contains information about all the programs and their set ups in the form of registry keys. If there is disturbance in the Windows registry you will notice the above mentioned errors including Word 2010 crashes in your PC.

Here are some other things that you should do to fix this menacing error or else resort to paper work (Pun Intended):

* Uninstall OfficeTab 1.22 add-on if it's been installed. If the problem is still there then you can try the next tip.
* Uninstall any recently installed add-on or uninstall those add-ons which you think are causing Word to perform poorly.
* If you think that your Word 2010 crash has occurred because of downloading and then running some external document file then repair your Windows registry through a sophisticated registry repairing utility that can easily fix the file associations errors which cause programs to not open well.
* Do the registry scan also for other registry issues in your system. It is the most useful way to fix crashes as Word 2010 corrupted files are repaired by the registry cleaner software.

Fixing your Windows Registry is a highly recommended thing that you should do to find a quick and reliable fix for common PC errors and crashes.

Word 2010 Crashes - How to Fix Microsoft Word 2010 Crash

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Where Does That Word Come From?

"Instead of a handshake, I gave Toby a high-five to break the ice; and when we sat down on the front porch and started talking off the cuff, it was as if serendipity brought us together."

That sentence contains several words and actions you see and hear every day. But have you ever wondered where some of our most common communication-related terms come from?

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Handshake

We do it every day - sometimes 20 times a day. But how many of us actually know where the handshake originated? According to author/speaker Melvin Murphy, "The handshake has origins more anthropological than historical. Men used to carry knives, spears and rocks. And when land was scarce, males would extend their hand to show that they were not attempting to kill their neighbor."

"Furthermore, the classical Greeks were under the impression that the right hands were mysteriously connected to the heart. And they may not have been very far off point. The handshake is a symbol equivalent of a promise. It becomes a virtue of the word and value of the person extending it. It is an agreement sealed with honor before the lawyers get involved. The handshake is a very valuable tool and, since in business often the communication is one-to-one, it's flexible and indicates that an agreement has been reached on current dealings. It says that all information and intentions have been disclosed so that the value of the handshake is not diminished. The lesson here is that the handshake historically has carried symbolic importance. It is good to know what your handshake is worth. It's your word and it says you can deliver on your promises."

High Five

It was late in the 1977 season. Dusty Baker of the Dodgers was rounding third, heading for home, having just hit his 30th home run. The Dodgers were heading for a National League pennant! The on-deck hitter was Glenn Burke, enjoying his second season in the big leagues. As Baker crossed the plate Burke raised his hand. Baker responded by raising his. The two hands slapped together and a bit of history was made: the very first high-five.

Popularized in the 80's, the high-five not only served as a cultural symbol, but was added to the dictionary as well! According to Merriam Webster, a high-five (noun or verb) is "a slapping of upraised right hands by two people, as in celebration."

Break the Ice

The origination of the term break the ice dates back to old trade practices that involve, well, breaking the ice. When cargo ships became icebound for weeks at a time due to bitter, frozen winters, smaller ships were sent out to break the ice in order to make a path that would enable future trade. In other words, if you (as a boatman) wanted to get down to business - you had to break the ice.

Front Porch

In the book Preserving Porches, Rene Kahn explains that front porches were first made popular by the Greeks. They used them as gathering spots for public discussions, originally called porticos. As history unfolded and the Middle Ages arrived, the porch came to represent a cathedral's vestibule where worshippers could gather to socialize before and after the service. Then, by Victorian times, the word "porch" became interchangeably used with the words "veranda," "piazza," "loggia," and "portico," each of which could connote individual meanings. From this period until the second half of the nineteenth century, the word "porch" itself most often described a small, enclosed vestibule or covered rear entrance.

At this time, at the end of the nineteenth century, the word "porch" began to represent its present meaning. This meaning, in its American sense, generally refers to a "roofed, but incompletely walled living area." Honestly, I like what Bill Cosby says about front porches, "The front porch was an invention of the housewife who wanted to keep her husband far enough away to be quiet; but close enough in case she couldn't lift something heavy."

Off the Cuff

According to http://www.idiomsite.com, although this phrase was traditionally thought to be a spontaneous statement or response (isn't amazing how he comes up with those ideas off the cuff like that...?), it actually has origins in one of two places, depending on who you listen to. One example comes from the English Pub keepers' accounting system. Bartenders of the era kept track of patron's tabs by markings made on the starched cuffs of their shirts, so that with a mere glance at their shirt cuffs the bartender could quote a price seemingly 'off the cuff.' It may also come from the alleged practice, in the 1930's, of public speakers making last-minute notes on their shirt cuffs, for use during their speeches.

Serendipity

According to http://www.word-detective.com, the connection you've heard of between "serendipity" and Sri Lanka is true, and it's a very interesting story. Back in 1754, Horace Walpole, fourth Earl of Orford, wrote a letter to his friend, Horace Mann. In this letter, Horace W. undertook to explain to Horace M. the derivation of a new word he had invented, "serendipity":

I once read a silly fairy tale, called 'The Three Princes of Serendip'; as their highnesses traveled, they were always making discoveries, by accidents and sagacity, of things which they were not in quest of.

By 'serendipity,' Walpole meant 'the gift of making lucky discoveries, of finding valuable things one is not looking for,' and the word entered English in that sense. Curiously, however, 'serendipity' was rarely used in literature until the 20th century, and today is more often employed to mean the lucky find or happenstance itself, as in 'A parking meter with time left on it when one is broke is serendipity.'"

So, next time someone mentions one of these words; shakes your hand or gives you a high five; tell him the history behind it! It's a great conversation starter and surefire way to spice up the encounter.

Where Does That Word Come From?

Tuesday, September 27, 2011

What Did These Profound Benediction Words Mean to Men and Women Then and What Do They Mean Today?

What must it have meant to these men and women and what does it mean today when we say, May the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all? We read these words at the close of Paul's second letter to the Corinthians Church.

This must have been a strange thing to say to these people who had been steeped in philosophy or paganism. This was so new and so fresh and almost novel, but yet it was all so real.

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It was part of their corporate experience, and it was part of their personal experience. Is it part of yours?

This leads us right to the heart and core and centre of our Christian Faith, namely our fellowship with God.

There is no such thing as fellowship among believers apart from our fellowship with God through Jesus Christ, and there is no fellowship with God that does not drive us to having fellowship with those around us in the body of Christ.

Fellowship or koinonia, as we have it in the Greek, or communion, is an amazing characteristic in the Church. Invest in such a deep fellowship and reap all its benefits and dividends.

You have that man Saul of Tarsus writing this. He had been a proud haughty Pharisee, a Hebrew of the Hebrews, and here he is sharing his deepest thoughts with people from the Greek slums, who were barbarians and Scythians and miserable outsiders, and yet now miraculously, his brothers.

Only one thing can explain this, and that is Jesus Christ! It is He who makes the difference. It is He who brings about the miraculous transformation. It is He Who bring about the most profound intimate and realistic fellowship with the living God and, and with our brothers and sisters in the faith.

It is he who does it! It is He who does everything that is important in this crucial area of life.

Sandy Shaw

What Did These Profound Benediction Words Mean to Men and Women Then and What Do They Mean Today?

Monday, September 26, 2011

1000 Most Used English Words - Learn them First

The mathematicians that study language and have lots of computing power are forming English language word databases. These word databases can be used for machine language translation, formulas to rank collocation, most used priority word lists, word grouping tendencies and other linguistics research.

These frequency-based wordlists contain the words that are most used in English. Frequency-based wordlists can help you target specific English vocabulary by indicating which words you should try to learn first. Perfecting the core 1000 English words will accelerate your English language learning and English language comprehension.

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Vocabulary analysis and summaries from the "Brown Corpus 1990".

Table 1

Words - Percent of words in average text

86,741 - 99.99%

43,831 - 99.0%

15,851 - 97.8%

6,000 - 89.9%

5,000 - 88.6%

4,000 - 86.7%

3,000 - 84.0%

2,000 - 79.7%

1,000 - 72.0%

10 - 23.7%

Table 1 shows us that in most written English just a few word types account for most of the English words in any text. Ten words account for 23.7 % of the words on any page and just 1000 word families account for more than 70% of the words used.

The ESL in Canada English Immersion camps experimented with the 1000 word lists and used them for the core vocabulary for spelling, poetry writing and public speaking contests. The constant English language reinforcement and repetition with variable context was quickly absorbed by the beginner students and greatly increased their confidence when listening, reading, speaking or writing.

Altavista's Babelfish or Google by Systran machine translation performs with an error rate of 20 to 30 percent. The large error rate is due to how a word's meaning varies with context.

One example:

The flu spread quickly and soon everyone was under the weather.
translated from English to German and back again only to yield
The flu that has become fast and shortly each one verbritten, was under the time.

So far Babelfish has 19 language pairs available and it has taken decades to develop language-pair rules for each of the 9,900 language word pairs.

Some observations for language students and language teachers is the translation pool for just average translations is 9900 words. The big variable is context, which means that a word can be used in various formats: "formal, industry specific jargon, slang, idioms, act a different part of speech performing a different function within that particular meaning. If every word has an average of five context variables then the student really has to learn 50,000 items. It is important for English language students to be careful in selecting the English words which are learned first

As final conclusions: second language learning takes time and effort and there should be plenty of translation jobs for the next 20 years if you are willing to invest the seven to nine years to be proficient.

In the following example the word "weather" can be used in about eight different contexts and be used to mean, define or explain about thirty different situations or conditions. To properly study vocabulary students require background information and context.

"Weather"
As a Noun

Definition 1. the state of the atmosphere at a particular place and time as characterized by sunshine, moisture, temperature, precipitation, and other variables.

Similar Words: elements, climate

Definition 2. unpleasant, turbulent, or violent atmospheric conditions.

Example: We needed shelter from the weather.

Similar Words: gale, elements, blow, windstorm , storm

As a Transitive Verb

Inflected Forms: weathered, weathering, weathers

Definition 1. to dry, season, or modify by exposing to weather.

Similar Words: season , dry

Definition 2. to discolor, deteriorate, or harm by exposing to weather.

Similar Words wash , rot , erode, deteriorate

Definition 3. to endure past the end of; survive.

Example Their marriage weathered the hard times.

Synonyms: withstand , survive, stand, outlast , endure , ride out

Similar Words: overcome, surmount, outlive, sustain, brave

As an Intransitive Verb

Definition 1. to resist deterioration when exposed to weather.

Example: The colour has been able to weather the intense sun shine.

Definition 2. to display the effects of exposure (deterioration or change in color)

Similar Words: rot, corrode, fade, deteriorate

As part of Idiomatic Expressions

Phrase used as an idiom: "under the weather" = sick or not well

Original post: http://www.eslincanada.com/articles.html

1000 Most Used English Words - Learn them First

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Marketing the 13 Power Words

A study done at Yale University identified 12 words that people responded to the most. Thus we have 12 very powerful words; "power words." As one might expect, the first five have to do with basic human desires. Desires are junctions in our deeper places that are always ready to respond to something.

These words, when people are exposed to them, register with their emotions to cause attention and response. The first five are: Health, Money, Love, Safety, and Save. Any of these words, used to describe benefits in a promotion will draw attention because they "strike a nerve."

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There is another basic human yearning in a number of potential clients to experience something new, or to be on top of what's new. The first cause is boredom; the second is a result of self-image- wanting to be perceived as "hip." The three power words that apply to this concept are: New, Discovery and Breakthrough. These terms should be placed in an opening statement or at an angle for emphasis.

There are three words that were found that instills a sense of security and credibility: Easy, Guarantee and Proven. These words cause people to trust that they will not have a problem with the product or service, nor will they be disappointed.

The last of the 12 words is You. This does make sense, remembering that the best ads scream "what's in it for me (you)." Remove the word "I" from your ads, replacing it with You's instead, with direct connection to the benefits. This delivers more impact.

You may have noticed that the headline referenced 13 words. Well, Yale missed one. I can guarantee (there's one of those words) you (another) that it's a proven (another) fact that "FREE" is one of, if not the most powerful word in the English language in terms of marketing. "Two for the price of one," does not work as well as, "buy one, get one free."

Watch your own reaction to power words, and assume that your reaction level is normal - because it likely is.

Marketing the 13 Power Words

Friday, September 23, 2011

The power of words

The ancient greek playwright Aeschylus wrote: "Words are the physicians of a diseased mind."

I use words every day, knowing my patients to improve their health and their lives. Have you ever paid attention to how the words relate to? What do the words you speak and listen to you? More importantly, how it affects the words you say to yourself about yourself?

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Quotes

Words have the power to heal, to destroy the power and the power to change the world. Considerthe following famous words and how they changed history.

"I have a dream ..."

"We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal."

"Four score and seven years ago our fathers on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty and dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal."

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself."

"If you're old enough to tell you and say it often enough, it isbelieved. "

Self-talk to success

The most powerful words are those that say to yourself every day. In particular, I refer to the self-talk or conversation with themselves during the day. Have you ever been, as we hear about? I noticed that people say things they never tell anyone else. Things like: "I'm fat" or "I'm not smart enough to do." It is rare for people to give compliments, we will continue ourmore critical of their own.

Words have a great impact on health. Have you ever heard yourself say: "I have no time to exercise" or "Just do not hurt each other"? Do you often say, "I'm tired" or "I'm stressed?" Words like these create the sensation or the feeling that it would be if the words were true. These emotions, the feelings expressed by your actions, which then lead to an increased sense. If you say you are tired, then you will start to feel tired. Do you feel tired leads tosluggish behavior, the fatigue generated as a vibrant energy. What you focus on grows. If you feel that you have an unhealthy tendency to unhealthy behaviors to follow.

Your health plan with the right words

The words used are like computer code that the software of your mind. You can program the behavior with your words. If you do not like the results you get in your life, just change the software to reprogram your mind.It takes time to work, this is a bug in a program, but the goal of consciously deciding what you want to use your words and thoughts in accordance with this desire, and then began acting at the thought.

For example, if you want to be thin, you must change the words in use. Stop and say stop thinking: "I'm fat." Replace these thoughts with "I like a healthy weight," or "I like the process of becoming thin." To deepen the conversations in my head for foodand movement. Keep self-talk, thought healthier door. Think "healthy eating vegetables instead of cake" and "thin people exercise more days of the week, so I'm going to go to the gym today." Squash any thoughts that are contrary to your goal and keep those that lead to healthy behaviors. Start thinking of yourself as a healthy person, healthy start to pronounce words and actions then heal.

The power of words