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The older I get the worse my hearing. I think it's all the years with headset jammed into my ears. I am working on an account with very low volume and techs cannot do anything about it.

Does anyone use headset with in-line volume control and does it work? I found a set on ebay - $30.00 plus shipping. But hate to order unless it works. Help!!

In new QA plan, if MQ pays on your QA score and limits the amount of reports you can send to QA (was it 15%?) doesn't that essentially cut down on QA personnel and while looking for an excuse to pay you less and it is contingent on QA and percentage of reports sent to QA, MQ wins again in its master plan to pay MTs less and eliminate jobs.

Then think about this. If you must proofread every report to get required QA and must relisten and reread difficult reports because you have limits as to what you send to QA, how much of a pay cut is that for MTs?

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The House majority leader late Tuesday tried to deflect criticism of the federal response to Hurricane Katrina by saying "the emergency response system was set up to work from the bottom up," then announced a short time later that House hearings examining that response had been canceled.

Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas, said House Republican leaders instead want a joint House-Senate panel set up to conduct a "congressional review" of the issue.

Tempers flared Tuesday during a contentious closed-door meeting between House members and Cabinet secretaries in charge of directing Katrina relief efforts. A Republican representative stood up and said, "All of you deserve failing grades. The response was a disaster," CNN was told by lawmakers emerging from the meeting.

But DeLay countered that assessment later in a news conference by saying that the onus for responding to emergencies fell to local officials.

"It's the local officials trying to handle the problem. When they can't handle the problem, they go to the state, and the state does what they can to, and if they need assistance from FEMA and the federal government they ask for it and it's delivered," DeLay said.

He added that Alabama and Mississippi did a much better job of responding quickly than Louisiana. Alabama and Mississippi have Republican governors.

Rest of story link: http://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/09/07/katrina.congress/index.html

A doc is interested in my services. It's been so long since I did work on the side that I'm literally out of the loop. Can anyone give me any idea what to charge?

In the past I charged by the page, as the docs preferred it. Truthfully, I haven't even explored the character count on XP. If someone could provide that as well, I'd certainly appreciate it.

Can a U.S. citizen travel while working for an American transcription company, as long as they have a legal U.S. residence? Is there any legal reason not to hire someone who likes to travel and visit foreign countries while they work? I'm not talking about off-shoring.

I started on an account this past weekend. Was only given one sample to follow. I had no problems or trouble with the terminology, but I had no clue as to what I was doing as far as formatting and such. So, as instructed, I highlighted any parts I had a problem with. Again, I had NO trouble whatsoever with the terminology.

I got an email today stating that the group does not wish to use me for their service. I explained in a pleasant email, not being nasty or rude, that I had trouble with the formatting, but not the terminology and that I was only given one sample and that it was my first time with this account.

I have never had this happen before. I'm not angry, I'm just upset because I cannot get a response from the group nor an explanation. Has this ever happened to anyone before?

numbers on the suspended license notice this morning and was told to go to the courthouse, which I did. I told them I was contesting the ticket because it was not me who got it but I know who did get it. I explained what my sister did and the lady told me to go to DMV and file identity fraud charges where I fill out a form saying someone is using my name and give their name if I know who. That's done! She also cleared my name in the computer and gave me a copy of the ticket which says issued in error. The ticket was issued at 3 in the morning so she's lucky she didn't get a DUI on my name. The ticket shows her car and her license plate number. Gee, wonder how that happened? I now have a court hearing middle of September where I explain my case and the officer who wrote the ticket will be there. You can bet I'll be bringing life size photos of her to show that it wasn't me. Now I can breathe again, at least until September.

I worked as an IC for a company with questionable business practices and who treated me like a dish rag for about 8 months this past year and when I finally could not take any more, I quit. In the end I was stiffed for about $1900 in pay but I pretty much knew it was pointless to even try to get my money and decided to leave it in the past.

Well now, they have just sent me tax papers, evidently they never got my signed forms or lost them or whatever. My question is do I really have to fill them out and send them back, or should I hold out for my back pay, or what? I really don't feel like I should do anything for them even though I know that it is wrong. Does anyone know if I can get in trouble for not returning this form?

Wait, I think it was from the barefoot contessa show, I saw her do that but not in a crockpot.

(We are looking for a place to buy chickens locally as I still believe no animal has to suffer for me, smile!)

Just because I am lazy, is that recipe already posted here, can I do a search to find it?

I need to vent !!!!! I am currently a full time student, work a full time job, and I am pregnant. Why do people say stuff behind your back and go to your manager!!! Why can't people in today's world just say things to your face !!!! You see I work a customer service job at an airport and I wait on people all day and if someone does not like you than they try to get you fired or a customer does not like you then

they try to get you fired. I am ready to dig a hole and stay in it and stop working !!!! IF ONLY I COULD AFFORD IT !!!!

Does anyone ever wonder why we even get out of bed in the morning and why we even try to get along with all of the back stabbers in this world !!!!!!!!!

federal and state taxes as an IC? I am new to this and dont know the first thing about it. How do I get vouchers for the taxes and how do I pay the SS...thank you!

www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com They don't have the actual audition clips up yet so you won't be able to hear me...

I downloaded the free line count program from MTstars but dont know how to include or separately add in the headers/footers in the line counting? can someone help me please. thanks in advance. cheryl

Okay, I am ready to start out with my own "company". I don't want the inconvenience of tapes yet the equipment to setup my own dial-up service is prohibitively expensive. Does anyone provide cost effective services where I can offer a 800 dial up service? OR, any rental options? Is anyone using this kind of service? What does it cost? Thanks.

During training we were told how to create a time sheet if you are an employee, but for statutory employees do we need to submit anything or is this information taken off by payroll automatically?

Great article on new VA security breach. Down at the bottom they tie it in with Obama's hope for EMR, with a "whoops, not so fast!" slant. I'd love to know what MT company had this on their watch also.

I am wondering what docs are meaning when they say "high state" as I am from Canada.. and the term is not familiar?

example "she is going to school and is planning to transfer to a high state in January.

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