GAAR: India May Not Go For Retro-Taxing Of Overseas M&A

A committee which was formed to give recommendations on the implementation of the controversial general anti-avoidance rules (GAAR) provisions in India released its draft guidelines Thursday night. The draft guidelines have clarified that the GAAR will not be applied retrospectively.

GAAR, which was introduced in the budget in March, has been much criticized by the industry and investors for its anti-investment friendly provisions. The new tax rules, intended to eliminate tax evasion by companies by routing their investments through tax havens, lacked clarity in several aspects and investors feared its misuse.

The provisions in GAAR like retro-taxing created panic among investors that reflected in Indian capital and Forex markets through the high foreign fund outflow. Though the government deferred its implementation by a year to 2013, it virtually spoiled the investor sentiment towards the economy.

In the draft guidelines issued Thursday, the government sought to allay the investors' concerns over retro-taxing and other issues.

On Invoking the GAAR and Retro Taxing provisions: The ministry's draft guidelines clarify that there won't be any retro-taxing and GAAR provisions will be invoked only if a Foreign Institutional Investor (FII) opts to take advantage of tax treaties.

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"Where an FII (foreign institutional investor) chooses to take a treaty benefit, GAAR provisions may be invoked in the case of the FII, but would not in any case be invoked in the case of the non-resident investors of the FII," says the draft guidelines.

The ministry has also suggested having an income threshold for invoking GAAR while making clear that "the provisions of GAAR will apply to the income accruing or arising to the?taxpayers on or after 01.04.2013."

Interplay between SAAR and GAAR: Allaying concerns that there can be interplay between the Anti-Avoidance Rules (SAAR) and Specific General Anti-Avoidance Rules (GAAR), the draft guidelines said: ?"While SAARs are promulgated to counter a specific abusive behavior, GAARs are used to support SAARs and to cover transactions that are not covered by SAARs. Under normal circumstances, where specific SAAR is applicable, GAAR will not be invoked. However, in an exceptional case of abusive behavior on the part of a taxpayer that might defeat a SAAR, as illustrated in Example No. 16 in Annexure E (or similar cases), GAAR could also be invoked." ?

On the Application of Section 96(2): One of the contentious provisions in GAAR was that even if only a part of the business arrangement is to obtain a tax benefit, the tax authorities will treat the whole arrangement as an impermissible arrangement, according to section 96(2).

However, now the draft guidelines recommend that "where only a part of the arrangement is impermissible, the tax consequences of 'Impermissible Avoidance Arrangement' will be limited to only that part of the arrangement."

The draft guidelines are not yet seen by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who assumed the charge of the Finance Ministry after Pranab Mukherjee resigned from the post. Finance ministry sources have revealed that the guideline will be finalized in consultation with the Prime Minister. However, with Singh making it clear that he would make all efforts to get back the foreign funds and revive economic growth, the concerns over the provisions of GAAR are expected to be addressed soon.?

Analysts expressed satisfaction over the government move to clarify on GAAR.

"Some clarifications are a welcome step. It remains to be seen how the guidelines are implemented," said N. C. Hegde, a Mumbai-based partner at Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu India, according to a Bloomberg report.

The government's initiative to sort out the concerns over GAAR is crucial in regaining the FII confidence. Experts feel though there still exists some doubts on the provisions of the controversial act, steps taken now are in right direction towards clearing them.?

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Source: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/357855/20120629/indian-government-seeks-inputs-gaar-draft-guidelines.htm

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U.S. sanctions may stop UAE from importing Iranian condensates

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DUBAI (Reuters) - Dubai's national oil company may have to stop importing condensate from Iran unless Washington grants it an exemption or temporary exception from this week's tightening of U.S. sanctions, diplomatic and industry sources said. U.S. State Department officials said that financial transactions that facilitate the import of Iranian condensate are liable to a new round of measures effective June 28 that aim to cut Iran's oil revenues and force Tehran to drop its disputed nuclear program. ...

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Apple scores second legal win vs Samsung in a week

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Wait, What? No Update For Google TV?

Heading into Google I/O, there was one thing that confused me: Sony and Vizio announced new Google TV products a few days before the annual developer conference. Which I thought was pretty silly, because like, why would anyone release new hardware days before Google announces new software capabilities at the conference? And then the conference happened, and the answer became clear: Because there is no new software for Google TV. A representative for Google says that its focus at this year's conference is on the devices that are coming out and already in stores, not any update to the platform. That includes Sony's Internet Player with Google TV, which is available for pre-sale now and will retail for $199, and Vizio's Co-Star streaming box, which costs $99 and will go on pre-sale next month. There's also LG's series of Smart TVs, which run the Google TV operating system and went on sale in May.

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The Negotiation Nibble - Business Negotiation

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A year and a half ago I purchased a new stove for our kitchen from Best Buy. I'd seen the one I wanted on sale, so I went back with a friend and his truck to make the purchase. The stove I wanted was no longer on sale. "No problem," I thought. One of the rules of negotiation is to ask for what you want. I asked the salesperson if he would sell me the stove for the price it had been on sale for the week earlier. He told me he'd have to call his supervisor, which he did.

When the supervisor came out, I asked him if I could have the stove for the earlier sale price. He went in the back and came back with the older sale prices and agreed to sell it to me for that lower amount. Not bad, but I didn't stop there. I'd achieved what I wanted, but I also wanted to try a "nibble."

Now, before I go on, I realize that many people in America frown on nibbling. Some think it is cheap or demeaning. However, it's an accepted business practice in many cultures. It is a negotiation tactic, and one that has been around for a long time. The answer to the question of whether you should nibble or not, will depend on your specific situation and your business judgment. At Best Buy, I wanted to try the tactic out. It just happened that at the time I was buying the stove, a CD I was interested had just come out. So after the supervisor reduced the price to that of the earlier sale, I asked him if he would throw in the CD for free, since I was buying such a big item. He agreed, and I got a CD with my nibble technique. (I also got a story that I knew I'd use in my trainings and writings).

Asking a tailor which tie he is going to throw in with your suit purchase is another example of nibbling. Another example might be asking for an accessory when purchasing a new car. Nibbling works because you are so close to a deal, and the other party usually just wants to close. By giving a bit more, there is a better chance of establishing a long-term relationship and referrals. And come on, how much does the CD cost Best Buy? Easy way to make a customer feel good and come back again.

So what? A ten-dollar CD is no big deal. Right? What about nibbles that are worth thousands? What if you are purchasing something for $ 100,000 and you ask for a 2% discount for cash? That little nibble puts $ 2,000 in your pocket. Nibbles can be small, but they can also be very large. I read about a $ 50,000 nibble on a twenty million dollar deal one time.

Many people don't like to negotiate, and they especially don't like to practice techniques like nibbling. I do, because it is practice for my teaching and writing. But we all should recognize that it is a negotiation technique, and an effective one. Even if you never use it, knowledge of it can help you stop others from nibbling on you. But I also think it is good practice to try negotiation strategies and tactics now and then when they don't matter that much, so you will be a better negotiator when it really counts. Plus, what's wrong with getting a free CD now and then?

Alain Burrese, J.D. is a mediator, speaker, and writer who brings the Warrior's Edge to conflict solutions. He teaches negotiation and conflict resolution skills as well as trainings for mediators. He can be reached for keynotes, training, and mediation services through his website http://www.burrese.com

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Pets and More Pets ? Equine Supplements And Proper Horse ...

Equine supplements can make your horse live a much better life. Besides these vitamin supplements, you also must do your part in ensuring that your horse lives pleasantly. In order for the animal to obtain food, it must first grasp the food. If they are grazing, while they lower their head to the floor surface the maxilla (upper jaw) slides slightly backward since the mandible (lower jaw) slides ahead. As the head comes into position on the ground surface, the incisors (front) teeth must be aligned to cut or shear off the grass meadow. This allows the horse to graze or cut the meadow really close to the ground surface without troubling a significant amount of surrounding grit, dirt as well as debris.

Under typical conditions, the horse will cut the grass off at ground level, instead of yanking the plant out by the roots. The lips, tongue, cheeks and hard palate all serve a role in moving the food along the conveyor belt to the oral cavity for additional processing. The lips act as a sorting/selection tool to find, test and pull food into the mouth. The tongue functions as an auger to work the meals back in the mouth, in which the bolus is pressed out to the grinding surface of the cheek teeth (premolars and molars).

The chewing period is a replication of a cyclical movement of the rhythmical contraction of the muscles that control the opening and closing of the mouth. You will find 3 parts with the chewing cycle; the dropping or lowering with the mandible and its sliding sideways in relation to the maxilla, the closing of the mandible against the maxilla and the mincing of the mandible over the maxilla. The measures are known as the opening, closing and power stroke stages of gnawing. Some horses will regularly chew or process their meals one way; others will process or chew up their food in both ways. The key point to keep in mind is that mastication (mincing) demands significant motion of the mandible and maxilla with regards to one another.

Studies that have analyzed the way the various kinds of feed affect how a horse chews its food show that a much larger range of flexibility is required to mill hay when compared to a concentrated feed source (i.e. grains). Sadly, many a horse owner?s understanding of proper equine oral care is limited, yet to protect the health of your pet a closer inspection at its teeth is crucial. Are you aware that unlike humans, the horse?s pearly whites are mainly seated deep within the jawbones of the creature? The teeth keep growing yet this hardly ever leads to a problem given that they wear down when the lower and upper teeth grind one another while nibbling the feed.

While the teeth grind the food, they additionally trap a good amount in between one another which is a major cause of the soreness of the gums called gingivitis. Left unattended, this condition results in tooth decay and gum disease. Another medical problem which could give rise to bothersome teeth can be found in horses which are born having an elongated top jaw which inhibits a suitable alignment together with the lower jaw. Such poor alignment will prevent the animal from having the capacity to properly wear down its teeth and this in turn will result in severe oral problems.

Equine supplements in addition to correct dental hygiene can help your horse. Think about the fact that suddenly the top of teeth don?t have corresponding lower teeth to mill them and keep their development in check, and you?ll quite easily determine that the most common problem are unevenly worn teeth that will affect the animal?s ability to properly chew its feed and therefore bring adequate nourishment from its meals. Teeth that aren?t worn out properly will form pointed areas which will cut into the gums of the other jaw that lead to abscessed gums.

Equine Supplement specialists have various advice and professional thoughts on how you take excellent care of your favorite equines when using the supreme equine supplements within their day-to-day diet plan.

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Tricentenary for steam pioneer

27 June 2012 Last updated at 07:39 ET By Mark Kinver Environment reporter, BBC News

A series of conferences focusing on energy is being held around the UK to mark the 300th anniversary of the world's first steam engine.

In 1712, Devon-born Thomas Newcomen's engine began pumping water from a coal mine in Dudley, West Midlands.

The invention allowed miners to extract previously inaccessible coal.

The latest conference, organised by the Newcomen Society, is being held in Manchester and focuses on the development of the UK's nuclear sector.

"He was the engineer who first made a steam engine that could be used in industry, and therefore in commerce," explained the Newcomen Society's Michael Bailey.

"Engineering before his achievements was very much serving a rural community, with things such as water wheels and windmills.

"At this time, coal mines were just growing just in this country because we had effectively de-wooded ourselves.

"Because [charcoal] was no longer available as a result of the lack of woodlands, the demand for coal grew rapidly."

However, the supply was limited because as the mines went deeper, they became prone to flooding; hence the need for a device to pump out the water in order to extract previously inaccessible coal.

Once it became operational in September 1712, Mr Newcomen's design was quickly embraced by other mines.

His steam engine has been credited as being a key player in igniting the Industrial Revolution.

Nuclear centred

The Manchester conference is focusing on the UK's leading role in developing civil nuclear power stations.

"The North-West of England is where research and development within the nuclear sector is dominant," said Dr Bailey.

"Manchester and the region is the epicentre for the UK's nuclear industry."

Among the speakers at the gathering, hosted by the Museum of Science and Industry (Mosi), is Paul Howarth, managing director for the UK's National Nuclear Laboratory.

He told BBC News: "Newcomen was the father of the steam engine, and Manchester became the centre of the steam-powered Industrial Revolution."

Prof Howarth, co-founder of the University of Manchester's Dalton Institute, explained that the nuclear theme for the regional conference was appropriate.

"[This] is where first John Dalton, and later Ernest Rutherford and Hans Geiger, did their vital work on atomic theory. A century later, the region remains at the heart of the UK nuclear industry with around half of Britain's nuclear industry located here.

"In organisations like the National Nuclear Laboratory, we are keeping that spirit of nuclear innovation alive today as we harness the industry's best brains and most modern laboratory facilities to make sure that nuclear facilities in the UK are safe, clean and based on the best technology possible."

The museum is also using the conference to launch an appeal to collect more items that help tell the region's role in the development of nuclear energy.

Energy curator John Beckerson said: "From the steam power pioneered in the industrial revolution to the latest research in the nuclear industry, it's an innovative sector.

"We want to develop our energy collections in the years ahead to reflect changes in energy technology. The experts at this conference will be advising me on the best objects to help us tell these stories."

The conferences by the Newcomen Society, which was founded in 1920 and has almost 1,000 members all over the globe, will conclude at the end of July.

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What is a Digital Marketing Company?

The basic function of Digital Marketing Company is to make it easy to establish web presence of the client by providing a complete service from initial concepts, discussion and designs through to securing domain name, developing tailored solutions and delivering comprehensive help and support throughout. Also to bring modern, accessible web design, successful ecommerce web design and Marketing traffic building using the latest technologies for maximum impact and performance of the website of the client.

Digital marketing works best when it?s integrated with other brand marketing activities.? Unfortunately most companies have separate marketing departments and it can be a challenge to integrate them with other brand activities.? For example if a brand is planning a special BOGO (buy one get one) promotion the marketing people need to be involved so they can determine the best way to spread the word online.

The marketing budget should reside with the digital marketing team.? This includes SEO, online advertising, website upgrades and maintenance and new features.? I know a lot of brands have one agency handling all their media but how can you be sure the media is optimized for digital.? I have seen some really lousy online ads developed by media agencies that were executing all a brands advertising.

What I have seen, and it happens way too often, is that marketing is usually a separate group of people who are expected to execute rather than strategize the best way to use marketing to meet brand and business objectives.? This is a huge liability for any brand.

Digital marketing people should always be involved in branding/product plans at the earliest stages.? They need to know as much about the brand/product as possible including the why, where, when and how.? This will give them time to develop a strategy.

Digital marketing people should know as much about your target audience as your market research people.? We especially want to know the psychographics and micro segmentation so we can better create marketing that is effective.

It is Important to remember Never, ever, to let brand people, who aren?t fully committed to digital marketing company, to dictate marketing tactics.? Most times they just don?t have the in depth knowledge to create a great digital marketing experience for consumers.? I still remember one brand person telling me ?we?re not content providers?.? That, to me, shows they don?t get it.

Hold you digital marketing people accountable.? If you?re going to create a new digital tool or program ask them how you are going to measure success.? By the way one usability study should not be used to make a decision on new tools or features of your website.

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Six arrested at Oregon capitol in clear-cut logging protest

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Facebook pulls new 'Find Friends Nearby' feature

2 hrs.

Suzanne Choney

Over the weekend, Facebook added a?stalkerish feature called "Find Friends Nearby" to its mobile website; on Monday, it was gone.

"Find Friends Nearby" let users of iOS and Android devices locate BFFs ??and perhaps nBFFs (never BFFs) ? ?who were within geographic?range. A great feature for someone you like; for someone you don't, not so much.

The add-on was part of Facebook's efforts to bolster its mobile offerings, including bringing?in more revenue, something the social network is?trying to figure out how to?achieve.

But on Monday, the feature could not be accessed.

Msnbc.com contacted Facebook about the "Find Friends Nearby" pullback.

?A spokesperson for the social network said the program was not a "formal release."

"This was something that a few engineers were testing. With all tests, some get released as full products, others don't. Nothing more to say on this for now ? we'll communicate to everyone when there is something to say."

Facebook engineer Ryan Patterson told Tech Crunch over the weekend that he built "Find Friends Nearby" ? originally called "Friendshake" ??with another engineer as part of a?hackathon.

Patterson said he saw the "ideal use case" for the product as "one where when you?re out with a group of people whom you?ve recently met and want to stay in contact with," a kind of "really easy way to exchange contact information with multiple people with minimal friction."

Check out Technolog, Gadgetbox, Digital Life and In-Game on?Facebook,?and on Twitter, follow Suzanne Choney.

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Technology Make Your Life Easier ? Blog Archive ? Wireless Software

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some. The particular exchange regarding data files, photos and also MUSIC, among
cellphones.

5. Specific MUSIC participants and also cameras to be able to
exchange data files to be able to and also coming from personal computers.

6. Wireless engineering headphones regarding intelligent mobile phones
and also cellular phones.

7. Info signing products in which transfers info to be able to
a pc by means of Wireless engineering.

8. Sony Ps3 and also Nintendo?s creative designers Wave can
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controllers.

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Egyptians set to learn presidential poll result

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Phase change memory breakthrough could lead to gigahertz-plus data transfers, make SSDs seem pokey

Often considered the eventual successor to flash, phase change memory has had a tough time getting to the point where it would truly take over; when it takes longer to write data than conventional RAM, there's clearly a roadblock. The University of Cambridge has the potential cure through a constant-power trick that primes the needed hybrid of germanium, antimony and tellurium so that it crystalizes much faster, committing data to memory at an equally speedy rate. Sending a steady, weak electric field through the substance lets a write operation go through in just 500 picoseconds; that's 10 times faster than an earlier development without the antimony or continuous power. Researchers think it could lead to permanent storage that runs at refresh rates of a gigahertz or more. In other words, the kinds of responsiveness that would make solid-state drives break out in a sweat. Any practical use is still some distance off, although avid phase change memory producers like Micron are no doubt champing at the bit for any upgrade they can get.

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In Review - Write. Click. Scrapbook.

Every month I sit to write and I think, "Really? A whole month has already passed?" And then I shake my head, sigh, and recall what a fabulous month it has been.

June began with a fun birthday celebration. After much hemming and hawing about whether it was 3 or 4 (why is it that we turn our birthday number at the end of our year, rather than at the beginning??), we ate some virtual cupcakes and were thrilled to have some new team members, a new gallery, a talent search, and a giveaway! Woohoo! Who cares about the number, after all! We're just happy to be here with you!

With the return of our summer dailies posting series, we have already been honored to learn from Marnie, Vivian, Lisa, Emily, Monika, Diane, Amy, Emily, Paula, Francine, Celeste, our new Valerie, Donna, our also new Teka, and Katrina. We have addressed school's end, summertime, beaches, flags, fathers, and reading. Did you know that this month alone has brought you 60 layouts, 6 mini albums, 3 sketches, 2 cards, and a handful of ideas for home decor, and project life. We are doing our best to keep your summer filled with scrapbooking tips and inspiration that is doable, and fun!

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There are only seven more days until our new gallery, so we wanted to take one last look back at our gallery. Shall we go together?

Last month, as we walked through the gallery, we put together lists of page starters, prompts, or ideas, separated by our three site themes, write, click, and scrapbook. We thought it was helpful to re-examine the layouts with a different perspective (and fun, too!). Did you agree? We hope so, because we are doing it again!

This month, we are going to start with journaling. Without further ado, here are 25 stories to write:

1. a time we changed a tradition (Christa)
2. the story of our pet coming to our home (Celeste)
3. a snapshot of my day told in words (Donna)
4. if I were a pet, I would... (Lisa)
5. document a family first (Paula)
6. how I celebrated my birthdays as a child (Deb)
7. how has your style changed over the years (Kelly)
8. how you prepare your home for visitors (Valerie)
9. a scaled back celebration (Francine)
10. the favorite beverage in your home (Diane)
11. when I was small, I loved to pretend that... (Vivian)
12. document a ritual that you have in your home (Keshet)
13. what it means to you to have a sibling (Monika)
14. record something that is ending (Kathy)
15. how do you feel about your children right now (Teka)
16. tell of a family trait that you inherited (Marie)
17. make a list of things you would like to do this summer (Lisa)
18. use one word to capture your child's personality (Sarah)
19. list 5 things that describe each member of your family, right now (Emily)
20. something that made me happy today was... (Katrina)
21. your favorite mode of transportation (Erin)
22. something that changed between last year and this (Amy)
23. I witnessed a miracle when... (Emily)
24. how you feel when all your kids are getting along (Marnie)
25. a new family tradition (Karen)

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Moving on to photos... Here are 25 photos you could consider taking so that you don't end up with the same photos day after day. (Oh wait, that's me. sorry... teehee!)

1. your child at play from the backside. be sure to include some of the surroundings. (Christa)
2. ?headshot of your favorite pet (Celeste)
3. a snapshot of my day told in photos (Donna)
4. soaking up the sunshine (Lisa)
5. the food you ate at a summer event (Paula)
6. a summer beverage (Deb)
7. a cute outfit (Kelly)
8. a child practicing a skill (Valerie)
9. a photo mid-action (Francine)
10. your family eating breakfast (Diane)
11. a field trip photo (Vivian)
12. you wearing your favorite top (Keshet)
13. your family just being together (Monika)
14. a final event (Kathy)
15. a selfie with someone you love (Teka)
16. someone resting (Marie)
17. an usual pose (Sarah)
18. a coordinated clothing photo (Emily)
19. something you know you will miss in five years (Katrina)
20. photograhic evidence of the reason you are tired (Erin)
21. a person-less photo that helps tell the story (Amy)
22. freshen your makeup and do a selfie! right now! (Emily)
23. your people in the back of your car (Marnie)
24. your table (Karen)

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Lastly, our gallery is filled with great design. Here are some tips and ideas to try to keep your pages fresh!

1. trend alert: rulers and measuring tape (Christa)
2. try cutting your title out of some patterned paper and using the negative (Celeste)
3. use your favorite stamp (Donna)
4. use the same patterned paper in two places, but in different proportions (Lisa)
5. frame out your photos (Paula)
6. repeat your elements in three places on your layout, creating a visual triangle (Deb)
7. create a focal point on your photo without cropping it (Kelly)
8. add small embellishments that help tell your story (Valerie)
9. try layering your photo mattes, tipping each layer slightly askew (Francine)
10. paint your letter stickers (Diane)
11. layer your letter stickers onto your photo (Vivian)
12. use a circle garland to help lead you into the focal point of your photo (Keshet)
13. get out your label maker and put it to use! (Monika)
14. trim your photo to an unusual size (Kathy)
15. trend alert: wooden embellies and people chains (Teka)
16. use your washi tape for journaling strips (Marie)
17. create a border with 7 scraps of paper (Lisa)
18. create a triangle mosaic (Sarah)
19. create a mirror image layout (top to bottom or side to side) (Emily)
20. create a layered embellishment collage (Katrina)
21. rounded corners are still in. have fun! (Erin)
22. use three patterned papers of varying colors, but with similar scale and cut to similar sizes (Amy)
23. trend prediction: quatre foil is the next big graphic (Alexandra)
24. use a number in your title (Emily)
25. use a long descriptive title (Marnie)
26. embrace some white space (Karen)

So many great ideas! I am thinking I might take one from each list, put them together and make a layout! Will you join me?

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As a thank you for joining us this month, Monika has put together a printable for you to help celebrate the perfect pairings in your life!

You may download it here.

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And here is a sweet layout that she made using it!

Love the idea of shoes. Perhaps it is also that I cannot resist a little bit of word play!

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Before we go, one last reminder that the clock is ticking on our Talent Search. Hurry and get your audition tapes ready! (just kidding about audition tapes, but not kidding about the deadline drawing near!)

Have a great weekend! And thank you for joining us for this magnificent start to our summer series!!

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DTZ China Insight - Hongqiao Transportation Interchange - June 2012

DTZ China Insight - Hongqiao Transportation Interchange - June 2012

When fully completed, the Hongqiao Transportation Interchange will integrate the existing Hongqiao airport, an airport-to-airport maglev line, metro lines, high speed railway lines and highways. The development will also be a key component of the 86 sq km surrounding Hongqiao CBD development area. The combination of the new interchange and CBD development area will not only transform the property market in Shanghai but will also act as a catalyst to further advance the economy in the Yangtze River Delta region; one of China's most important economic regions.

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Pandigital Portable Wand Scanner with Feeder Dock (PanScn09)

The Pandigital Portable Wand Scanner with Feeder Dock (PanScn09) ($119.99 direct) is, well, a little different. Like the Xerox DocuMate 3115 ($399.99 direct, 4 stars) and the Visioneer Strobe 500 ($399.99 direct, 4 stars), which are both Editors' Choices, the Pandigital scanner comes with a dock. But instead of adding an automatic document feeder to a manual-feed scanner, the dock in this case adds a manual feed to a wand scanner (a scanner you roll across the page by hand). The result is highly portable either way? with or without the dock? and a potentially attractive choice, though with some limitations.

Like other Pandigital portable scanners I've reviewed, including, for example, the Pandigital Personal Photo Scanner/Converter PanScn06 ($149.99 direct, 3 stars), the PanScn09 enhances its portability by eliminating the need for a computer for scanning. Instead, it scans to a microSD card, and it comes with a 2-GB card to scan to. You can move the files to your computer later either with the supplied microSD adaptor, which plugs into an SD card slot, or by leaving the card in the scanner, connecting to your computer with the supplied USB cable, and then copying the files.

Not needing a computer means you can carry just the scanner, which weighs about 12 ounces. Even with the dock and power block, the weight is still only 1.8 pounds.

One particularly nice touch is that, unlike most scanners that don't need a computer, the PanScn09 includes a 1.8-inch color display to let you see your scans immediately, while you still have the originals at hand. The display isn't big enough to let you see details, like whether text is crisp and readable, but it will let you see if you got the entire original or just part of it. In most cases, that's enough to let you know if you need to rescan.

Setup and Power
Setting up the scanner involves little more than plugging in the microSD card. In addition, you can optionally install the one application program the scanner comes with: NewSoft Presto! PageManager, a document management program. The program is limited in many ways, but it includes an OCR module that will let you convert scanned documents to editable text or searchable PDF files.

One of the big disappointments for the scanner is how it gets it power. Ideally, both the dock and scanner should be able to run on battery power, the batteries should be rechargeable, and the scanner should be able to recharge its batteries from the dock. The reality is much different.

The scanner runs off batteries, and the manual suggests using rechargeable batteries, but you have to buy them separately. The dock runs strictly off of AC power. And if you get rechargeable batteries for the scanner, you'll have to take them out to charge them in an external charger. None of this counts as a major strike against the scanner, but it does make it a little less useful, than it could be. You can't use the dock, for example, if there's no power socket handy.

Scanning and Results
Scanning with the PanScn09 is simple enough. When you're using it as a wand scanner, you press a button, and then scan across the page. When you snap it into the dock to use as a manual-feed scanner, you feed the page far enough for the rollers to grab on to it, and then let go of the page to let it feed.

I found scanning by hand easy enough to get it right from the first try. Manually feeding the paper is tricky, however. There's so little extra width beyond the 8.5-inch page width that if you're at even the slightest angle, the edge of the paper will get wrinkled by the edge of the dock. It's not hard to get it right, but you have to pay attention to what you're doing, and you have to use both hands. I timed the actual scans with the manual feed at 4 to 9 seconds per page, depending on the settings, but you'll spend at least as much time on feeding each piece of paper.

Whether you're using the PanScn09 as a wand scanner or a manual feed scanner, you can set the resolution to 300 or 600 pixels per inch (ppi), and you can set the file format to JPG or image PDF. If you choose PDF, however, you lose the ability to see the scan on the display, which means it's generally smartest to stay with JPG format.

Given the software the scanner comes with, the only two scan applications I could evaluate it for were optical character recognition (OCR) and document management. It didn't score very well on either.

More precisely, for OCR, the combination of the scan quality and PageManager did well enough at the narrow task of recognizing text, reading both our Times New Roman and Arial test pages at sizes as small as 6 points without a mistake. However, the formatting wasn't even close to the original, and PageManager doesn't let you save multiple pages into a single file. Similarly, the scanner lost points for document management because of PageManager's limitations for converting files to searchable PDF format.

Despite the lack of any photo editing software, I scanned some photos to get a sense of the scan quality. Some came out at roughly snapshot quality, but most were oversaturated to the point of memory colors, like the green in grass, being outside of the range of realistic color. That makes the scans good enough to show what a photo looks like, but not suitable for anything more than that.

Ultimately, the Pandigital Portable Wand Scanner with Feeder Dock (PanScn09) is a potentially useful tool for document scanning. However, all the good points are on the hardware side of the package, with the software?or lack of software?dragging the overall score down. Quite simply, you can't make best use of this scanner with the software it comes with. If you already have the programs you need, it can be an attractive choice. But if you have to buy the programs separately, be sure to consider how much they'll add to the price of the scanner itself.

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Paraguay president faces impeachment trial

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo gives a news conference at the government palace in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, June 21, 2012. The lower house of Paraguay's congress has voted to begin impeachment proceedings against Lugo for his role in a violent eviction, after he was heavily criticized over a land eviction last week that killed 17 people in gunbattles between police and landless farmers in a forest reserve. (AP Photo/Cesar Olmedo)

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo gives a news conference at the government palace in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, June 21, 2012. The lower house of Paraguay's congress has voted to begin impeachment proceedings against Lugo for his role in a violent eviction, after he was heavily criticized over a land eviction last week that killed 17 people in gunbattles between police and landless farmers in a forest reserve. (AP Photo/Cesar Olmedo)

Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo gives a news conference in Asuncion, Paraguay, Thursday, June 21, 2012. The lower house of Paraguay's congress has voted to begin impeachment proceedings against Lugo for his role in a violent eviction, after he was heavily criticized over a land eviction last week that killed 17 people in gunbattles between police and landless farmers in a forest reserve. (AP Photo/Cesar Olmedo)

Farmers protest holding pictures of people who died on June 15 in clashes with police as they were evicted from a reserve, on the outskirts of Curuguaty, Paraguay, Thursday, June 21, 2012. The lower house of Paraguay's congress has voted to begin impeachment proceedings against Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo for his role in the violent eviction. Lugo has been heavily criticized over the land eviction last week that killed 17 people in gunbattles between police and landless farmers in a forest reserve. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Farmers protest holding pictures of people who died on June 15 during clashes with police as they were evicted from a reserve, on the outskirts of Curuguaty, Paraguay, Thursday, June 21, 2012. The lower house of Paraguay's congress has voted to begin impeachment proceedings against Paraguay's President Fernando Lugo for his role in the violent eviction, after Lugo was heavily criticized over the land eviction last week that killed 17 people in gunbattles between police and landless farmers in a forest reserve. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

Soldier patrol near Curuguaty, Paraguay, Saturday, June 16, 2012. Paraguay deployed its army Friday to resolve a violent land dispute in a remote northern forest reserve after 17 people were killed in gun battles between police and landless farmers. The violence broke out as police tried to evict about 150 farmers from the reserve. (AP Photo/Jorge Saenz)

ASUNCION, Paraguay (AP) ? Paraguayan lawmakers voted to impeach President Fernando Lugo for his role in a deadly clash involving landless farmers and announced that former Roman Catholic bishop's impeachment trial would begin on Friday in the Senate.

Lugo, who was elected four years ago on promises that he would help the South American country's poor, went on national television to dismiss rumors that he would resign and vowed to face the trial "with all its consequences."

The lower house approved the impeachment trial by a vote of 76-1 on Thursday and hours later the Senate announced that it will begin his impeachment trial on Friday.

The vote added to the political turmoil in the poor, landlocked country with a history of political instability and prompted frightened residents of the capital, Asuncion, to shutter businesses and pull children from school.

Paraguayans were unnerved by the looming showdown in the opposition-controlled Senate and the possibility that it could spark street protests such as those that followed the March 1999 assassination of Vice President Luis Maria Argana.

"I'm working in the street and truth is I'm really scared! Upset," a Twitter user named Pamela Veron wrote on her account.

"And the new Interior Minister, what does he say about our security?" a Paraguayan man named Juan Fleytas tweeted. "He guarantees that nothing will happen to us if we protest?"

Hospitals in Asuncion were put on alert, freeing up beds, suspending scheduled surgeries and ensuring plenty of medical staff were on standby as a preventive measure in the face of possible violence, said Enrique Bellassai, director of the Medical Emergencies Hospital in Asuncion.

"We are not going to escape turbulence, it's coming," said Paraguayan political analyst Horacio Galeano Perrone, who specializes in national defense issues. "If you were to ask me, I'd tell you to go to the supermarket and buy batteries, buy everything."

Lugo's election in 2008 ended 61 years of rule by the Colorado Party, and he has constantly clashed with Congress, where he has few firm allies. If ousted, Lugo would be replaced by Vice President Federico Franco.

Critics blame Lugo for the violence that erupted last week when police tried to evict about 150 farmers from the 4,900-acre (2,000)-hectare reserve, which is part of a huge estate owned by a Colorado Party politician. Advocates for the farmers say the landowner used political influence to get the land from the state decades ago, and say it should have been put it to use for land reform.

Seventeen people died in the clash.

Lugo, 63, has expressed sorrow at the confrontation and accepted the resignations of his interior minister and his chief of police.

Paraguay is the world's No. 4 supplier of soybeans and land disputes have risen in recent years as farmers seek more land to grow the crop, which is the country's top export earner.

Lugo, who resigned as a bishop to run for the presidency, had promised farmland for 87,000 landless families. But as he nears the end of his term next year, he has failed to deliver, partly because his programs have been blocked in the legislature.

The president was once known as the "bishop of the poor," and his election was part of South America's leftward swing.

Lugo is still backed by some farmworker groups, including several whose leaders said they wanted to travel to the capital to demonstrate their support.

On the streets of the Paraguayan capital, opinions about the impeachment effort were mixed.

"Lugo should finish his mandate and afterward we will elect someone who belongs to us," said Benito Canete, a 68-year-old concierge in an apartment building. "I think that if they get rid of him now it will be bad for the country."

Ana Campuzano, a 42-year-old odontologist, backed the ouster effort. "Lugo should resign, it was bad for him to remain" after the deadly clash, she said. "It's his fault because he doesn't know how to manage things."

On Thursday, Lugo urged lawmakers to do all they can to avoid an impeachment trial, warning that it could be resisted by many citizens who back him and that it could put them on the wrong side of history.

Paraguay's land ownership problems stretch back nearly 140 years to a war Paraguay lost to Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. Saddled with crushing war debt, Paraguay began selling off government holdings that amounted to 95 percent of the country, with the most fertile parcels going to political cronies.

Privatizations accelerated under the 1954-1989 dictatorship of Alfredo Stroessner and into the early 1990s, when about 17 million acres (7 million hectares) ended up in the hands of just 1,877 people, according to a 2004 government study.

In 1999, the assassination of Argana deepened a political clash and led to demonstrations calling for President Raul Cubas Grau of the Colorado Party to be tried for Argana's killing. Seven demonstrators were killed in a confrontation with government forces, leading to Cubas' resignation.

Associated Press

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