To add to the confusion, a black widow is a creature of the underworld. (nm)
Posted By: Vegan here on 2005-08-09
In Reply to: Well, I gotta' tell you, if a living snake comes my way, I'm gonna kill him. nm - passing by
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Black widows are shiny black, females have red spot
There aren't many males around. After the mate, the females eat them lol.
We have black widows galore here in Calif. I actually keep frogs in my yard (provide ponds for them) and they have made a big impact on the insect population.
Remember to always wear shoes (something I try to do).
By the way, I am a widow
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In case anyone is interested, 20/20 tomorrow night at 10 EST will have Teri Irwin (Steve's widow)
who will be interviewed for the first time since Steve's death. I think this will be an interesting and sad segment. I know a lot of people here adored Steve and want to know how she and the children are doing. Just thought I'd let everyone know!
confusion
confusion is the name of the game for them -- they don't want the MTs to figure it out, but I do think that MTs do have some intelligent snap or else they wouldn't be MTs, but that's kind of hard to get across to someone who constantly puts the client first and tends to ignore or take forever to listen to MTs concerns - like the speed on the system that you can't slow down to figure out the garble that 99.9% of the docs throw at us.
Confusion
I believe there is a misunderstanding -- I had said 6 cpl for her, 2 cpl for me. And true, I sure would prefer to earn 9-13 cpl, but have not encountered a situation yet which grants me as much freedoms and a good working relationship as I currently enjoy. Thank you for your input and I sure will keep you all posted on our progress.
confusion..sm
I have added entries to my *test expansion* (auto correct) and I have also created macros for numerous addresses for doctors envelopes. I want to save both of these, so I can reformat my hard drive without losing all of this valuable information. Again, BOTH macros and auto text.
I think the confusion is that there are two flames!
One: A flame picture shows up to the left of a *hot* post or one that has been viewed I think more than 200 times.
Two: To be flamed, is an expression, like if you post something and a bunch of people post back in disagreement etc. It has nothing to do with the other.
I got a kick out of the fact that you thought you were being *flamed* (flame #2) for your post!
I'm pretty sure that's accurate and hope it helps!
grrr - more confusion
I tried calling HP and they recommended Word Office Suite 2007 (another $400) - but I think I read somewhere that 2007 is not compatible... ?? and that Transcriptionists are going with Word 2003 ??
normal.dot confusion... plz help!
Surely someone else has encountered this problem. Well, we got a brand spankin' new Dell XPS 420 to our door yesterday! It is wonderful... I just have a slight problem. Had Word 2007 loaded onto it and now trying to figure out how to convert my normal.dot from Word 2003 to this. Any help? It is loaded with a ton of info that I REALLY need.
TIA
Whoops! DH gave DD the car (sorry for the confusion)!
What happened was that I thought a second hand car was fine and she should pay for it like I did in high school but he said, "Are you kidding? You bought your own car in high school in 1975 when it cost a couple hundred bucks. If she bought her own car now she'd need a loan for the friggin' thing. It's just not possible anymore for kids to buy anything like that from a minimum wage job at the Dairy Queen, plus if by some act of God she was able to it would be a piece of junk and unsafe."
Word Expander Confusion
Okay, I am not a veteran transcriptionist, but not new either. I have never been taught the use of increasing productivity by word expanders, macros, etc. I have been doing some research, downloaded some trials, but I am still very confused. What is the difference between purchasing an Expander or just adding words to autocorrect already built in the computer? What is the best program to get? Can anyone take the time to enlighten me? Thanks in advance. If once taught, I think I could really catch on, but I am confused!! Jill
Hate to add to your confusion, but have you ever given thought to working as a SE ??
I know there are very few companies offering such but, in my opinion, it's like having the freedom and flexibilty of an IC with some of the benefits of being an employee. I am a SE and have the stability of a company that offers me more than enough work and the freedom of when I work with a 24-hour turnaround time. I don't have PTO, but between the increase in pay I received when hired (after being stagnant for 12 yrs with prior company) and the fact that they withhold Federal & MedCare taxes for me,I'm able to put the X-Tra money toward my own PTO, insurance,or increase my payment on credit cards.
After reading that PTO for employees at my former company is now having to be used when there is no work - I do believe I made the right decision to seek a company that offered SE status. My "stash" of PTO will be used as "I" see fit.
FYI - I have been with this company for 1 yr & have experienced only one slow-down of work which occurred over the past Fourth of July holiday. Other than that, if I've wanted to work 24/7,the work has been there.
Just something I wondered if you had ever considered. I just feel I have the best of both worlds. Just depends on you and your needs.
My service told us to use mg/dL...as well as mL instead of ml, "to avoid confusion." nm
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Line count questions/confusion/upset
I would like some line count pros to help me figure this out, please! During the recruiting process I specifically asked how I would be getting paid and I was told "per line which includes 65 characters including spaces, footers, headers, and any norms pulled into the report." I downloaded the FlashCount program from this site and started comparing this line count against the company's. So far, It "appears" that I'm getting shorted about 100+/- lines/day and they are using more like 74 characters with spaces. What is the difference between cpl and gross cpl? How would you interpret their explanation for how I would be paid? Is the FlashCount program accurate enough?
Thanks!
Oops! No, I wish, but I get .065 cpl for a line consisting of 11 words. Sorry for the confusion!
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Just heard on the news that Dana Reeve (Christopher Reeve's widow) has cancer. That's so sad.
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Better a turkey widow then a turkey dish
Sorry for your loss!
Black lab here too,
She looks black to me.
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She LOOKS black...
But so does OJ Simpson, Michael Jackson (well, not since he bleached his skin)...
Where is Black, MO?
I'm a Missourian too!
MQ motto: Confusion To The Enemy. (MTs are the enemy)
How dare we expect to be paid. We are their subservient women working "from home" (how dare hous fraus want to be paid money for sitting around in their PJs)
Have I got that right yet?
Forget that this is hard work, takes many years of training, and lots of investment of our own money just to be able to do it.
I need some coffee, brb
black widows
LOL, a creature of the underworld? I sure hope you are kidding. A black widow, as all spiders, are very much needed. They eat other bugs. Most spiders are harmless and black widows do not stray from their web very far. You can put a black widow in your hand and it will not bite you unless you pushed its head down on your hand.
Black at wedding
Black is stylish and I love it. I would suggest not wearing black stockings, etc. Do you have any bright colors you could add such as a cloth rose (very stylish)or some bright jewelry to offset the black. Try a thrift store for a bright bag or shoes. I just did that and found a pretty pink bag with black trim for a couple of dollars. That should offset the black. Just try not to go "totally black" but if you have to, so be it. Just wear a "smile" and have a great time! Life is temporary, enjoy it.
Black Hole
Hi - If you would care to email me personally I would be happy to speak with you. We strive to follow through on everything, and we know the importance of experienced MTs so we do try to make them happy with the account/accounts they are working on. Please feel free to email me.
Thanks.
Deb
dressing in black
Don't worry about it. My sister wore black for 15 years when she was teenager and throughout her 20s; one of my nieces starting wearing black when she was in junior high. The niece is an RN and neither of them has ever done anything weird or satanic in their lives.
Some people love black - personally, I avoid it like the plaque, don't even buy black shoes or purses.
Black sink
Try RealSimple.com. This is a marvelous website for anything you might want to know.
Buy Nothing Day (Black Friday)
movement started in the Pacific Northwest, so I celebrate Buy Nothing Day by buying nothing.
My mom used to do that (1970s) with a black wig - sm
She would wear it a lot when my parents went out. She also had a fall of long black hair. I have them both now, though I don't use them, keeping them more for sentimental reasons now.
pot/kettle/black........................NM
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Black, Missouri (nm)
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I believe cottonmouths are black, though not sure on that - sm
and copperheads have a distinct head as do most poisonous snakes (triangular/diamond shape). Copperhead bite is not fatal by any means and usually not even treated with any antivenom....dogs around here just get treated with antibiotics. Cottonmouths are very aggressive and from the sounds of it, it is not cottonmouth.
Black character......
means any black mark (typed character) seen on the page. Sneaky way of saying you are not being paid for spaces - which just boggles my mind..........
Obviously you're black, right? LOL
So the criers should shutup too, then, right? Just let people get away with whatever they want and don't call them out for fear or stifling their "right" to freedom of speech when they spew hate. Sure, and I was born yesterday and race is not an issue in America. Wake up, it's alive and well, as we can see on this board. How sad this rears it's ugly head here. Surprised, nope.
She probably would not even know black strap as in
molasses, she is from the ghetto and lack of education, as she cannot even spell her children's names…she says words like skrimps for shrimp, a funeral comes out fumeral, oh no just being on the edge of borderline competency.
ColorFax by Black Ice s/m
I had a problem with WinFax not working with several programs and freezing up. I tried ColorFax and now do not have any problems.
Clint Black and Sam Elliott --um,um um...
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Ah, yes, our token black woman.
Sorry, but Condi is about as black as OJ Simpson...
Black on the outside and white on the inside...
Black cherry juice
Is black cherry juice good for arthritis?
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Black pepper very bad for arthrtis.
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Do not get sucked into the black hole -
MDI is not as great as they want everyone to believe and as far as the OP goes, her word is very "questionable" to say the least.
They never, never follow through with what they say they are going to do!
Black vanity sink
What is it made of? Marble, granite, synthetic? I would go to MarthaStewartLiving.com to look for an answer.
check out Black Friday ads
Just read an article in the paper about this site.
Actually, there are many left, both black and white.
God Bless them all.
CMs are olive, brown or black - not in NC, but in SC - sm
look it up on Google and you will get some sites which show pictures. Maybe you can identify it that way.
Yes, as below and throw in some black olives
Looking for black keyboard that letters don't rub off.
Been through several, haven't found one yet that numbers didn't rub off. I have this one approximately 2 weeks from Logitec and I can see signs already where the letters and faiding.
Black keyboards and key stickers here...
Don't know anything about how these keyboards are for longevity of letters/numbers on the keys, but here they are:
http://www.datacal.com/black-keyboards.htm
And here are replacement key cap overlays/stickers:
http://www.datacal.com/alpha-replacement-overlays.htm
And more keyboard stickers of all kinds:
http://www.datacal.com/catalog.htm#SoftOverlays
Not a black or white thing
Am white, use reckon and fixin to, these are just southern expressions I grew up with. So funny told hubby I was gonna take my bath- he said well that was really rude. My grandson piped up and said everyone in his family took a bath. What a laugh that got! I told hubby the other day not gonna do something, just like beating a dead horse and spinning my wheels, no use. Gosh I wish I could think of more but mind is sorta blank on these at this time.
Visible black characters (VBC)
As of the recent AHDI/AAMT annual meeting, it appears that the method of line-counting known as VBC (visible black characters) is becoming a trend.
All MTs should read the following report from Perspectives in HIM, February 14, 2007.
http://library.ahima.org/xpedio/groups/public/documents/ahima/bok1_034023.html
To summarize: counting by VBC results in a 31.5% reduction in line count, compared to the traditional 65-line (with spaces) count.
Thus, to avoid a pay cut, any MT now earning 9 cpl should be raised to 11.8 cpl if line counting is switched to VBC.
This is a critical issue, and it does not appear that AHDI is taking any action to promote fair pay for MTs under VBC compensation plans.
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