image credit: CBC Captioning The Tragically Hip I check my email. There is my schedule from work for the week ahead. I pretty much already know what to expect…we’re in the second and final week of the Rio Olympics. Upon a cursory glance, no surprise there, Olympics, Olympics, and more Olympics all week. But…
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adapted from Damn Delicious TCG Recipe of the Month – Pumpkin Pie Oatmeal Recipe Highlights high in fiber high in protein gluten-friendly Vitamin A Here at TCG, we love fall. The colours, the changing of the leaves, and the smell of delicious, spiced home-cooking fill the air. One thing you’ll never find a shortage of…
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How TV Captions Get from A Captioner’s Brain to You Article sourced with permission from – Stenofabulous — Inquiring Minds Want to Know I really love it when readers leave comments on my posts. You know that feeling when you get a package in the mail? Yeah, that’s what it’s like for me when I…
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A Change of Pace How a Captioner Prepares for the Massive 2016 Rio Olympic Games The Olympics are here! The Olympics are here! via GIPHY As a captioner, I look forward to covering the Olympics. Up until a couple years ago, I was a sports captioner, recently switching to captioning the news. I was…
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Did You Know? The Numbers of the Rio 2016 Olympic Games The Rio 2016 Olympic Games will be the most live-coverage Olympics ever held, with more ways than ever before to watch, stream, and share. As Rio de Janeiro is only one hour ahead of the Eastern time zone, North Americans will be more connected…
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Preparing for a Busy Work Day: 4 Easy Meal Tips for the Busy Captioner Each day in the life of a captioner can bring new challenges, unexpected events, and late or long days spent at your desk. As we all know, captioning is a taxing job, both mentally and physically. Keeping up energy each day…
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The Captioning Group Inc. Announces Broadcast Schedule for Rio Olympics Realtime Captioning Company Proud to Once Again Serve Canada for 2016 Olympic Games (Calgary, AB–July 26, 2016) Today, The Captioning Group Inc., a realtime closed-captioning company for North America, announced their prime-time closed-captioning schedule for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. The Captioning Group is…
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TCG Recipe of the Month – Lemon Crinkle Cookies Lemon and dessert is a combination that’s just meant to be together. These cookies are so tempting, you’ll barely be able to let them cool before they get devoured right there at the kitchen counter! If they do manage to make it past this stage, these…
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My Life as an Independent Captioner I start my day by donning my captioning outfit (yoga pants and comfortable shirt), 15 minutes of meditation, and then follow that up with 20 minutes of yoga and stretching to get in the zone for the day. I grab a yogurt and a cup of coffee and…
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On June 15th, 2016, the Senate filibustered for harsher gun-control laws. This took place well into the evening, for over 14 straight hours. The filibuster did not end until about 2:30 in the morning, making it a long day on the Senate floor. Now, while the internet was ablaze with interest over the content of…
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