Turning Off Smart-Quotes in Outlook 2007

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Turning Off Smart-Quotes in Outlook 2007

Posted February 7th, 2008 by Paul Bradshaw

Technology | Development Practices | Windows | General

I typically find myself typing actual code into many emails, and get annoyed when Outlook replaces my single and double quotes with the curley "smart-quotes"... as this makes cutting/pasting without syntax errors painful. So after a little digging, I found out how to turn smart-quotes off in Outlook 2007:

1. In the main Outlook window, on the Tools menu, click Options.
2. In the Options dialog box, click the Mail Format tab, and then click Editor Options.
3. In the Editor Options dialog box, click Proofing, and then click AutoCorrect Options.
4. In the AutoCorrect dialog box, do the following:

• Click the AutoFormat As You Type tab, and under Replace as you type, select or clear the "Straight quotes" with “smart quotes” check box.
• Click the AutoFormat tab, and under Replace, select or clear the "Straight quotes" with “smart quotes” check box.

Raise your kids without raising your voice

Raise your kids without raising your voice

 

When we use anger to teach a lesson, we are always teaching the basics of disrespect. We’re effectively telling our children,

“When a person has something really important to say, then it’s okay for him to lose his own dignity and to ignore the dignity of the others. Emotional or verbal abuse is acceptable, as long as you message is important.”

Is that what you want to teach your children? Such a lesson will guarantee them a life of troubled relationships. Raging at people is always costly, no matter how “justified” it is. Sometimes the damage is beyond repair. Think carefully before you fall back into the “let ‘em have it” routine. Besides harming them, you can very well harm yourself: may parents have lost their children this way.

Self-clear-shipment-cbsa-avoid-ups-brokerage-fee

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These instructions are the final conclusion to the post

UPS/FedEx Brokerage Fees – avoid scam

and are right for you if:

• You ordered some goods from US into Canada by UPS and they are on the way
• Going to import some goods from US into Canada by UPS
• Already received your package and did not pay anything to the driver. It means that UPS will send you brokerage fees invoice several weeks/months later, or send information right to collection agency
• Driver showed you collect-on-delivery (C.O.D.) invoice which was ~half of the item’s price and you refused to pay at the door

There are two conditions necessary for the procedure of self clearance at Canada customs:

• Your shipment’s value for duty is less than $1600 CAD
• You have one of the local CBSA (Canada customs) offices nearby. You may find the list of offices across Canada here: Directory of CBSA Offices where Courier Low Value Shipments Program clearances are performed.

Here is the procedure of self clearing (confirmed by CBSA main office and proven many times in practice):

• Wait while your package comes to the local UPS warehouse (where you live). You will see status in the shipment’s tracking information on UPS website. If you don’t track, so just wait for the first delivery attempt and refuse to pay at the door
• Call UPS at toll free number 1-800-742-5877, press “3″ to be connected to the billing department (or other prompt by the system), and ask customer service representative to send you shipment’s invoice. Some of the representatives call it commercial invoice. Just ask for “commercial invoice” associated with your tracking number. They can send it by e-mail or fax. Please make sure they got your address correctly – ask to spell it back. They will send it right away in .zip archive to your e-mail. Shipment’s invoice has the Unique Shipment Identifier Number needed by CBSA as well. This is how it looks like (click on image to enlarge):

• Find out what is the address of your local UPS warehouse where your package is being held. Call and ask UPS if you can’t figure out. CBSA may ask for this information during self clear. For GTA (if you see “Concord” in the tracking information) the address as of Nov. 2010 is:

UPS Center

2900 Steels ave. W,

Concord, ON, L4K 3S2

phone: 800-742-5877

• Take your shipment’s invoice, address of UPS warehouse, money to pay taxes and photo ID to the nearest CBSA office. Please take the reply from main CBSA office with instructions about self clear process for the case if officers in your local office are not aware with the proper procedure. You may find their reply at UPS/FedEx Brokerage Fees – avoid scam – section almost at the bottom of the post, just between solid grey lines. Last time I visited CBSA office in Brampton at the following address:

CBSA Brampton: office 480

197 Country Court Blvd.,

Brampton, ON, L6W 4P3

office hours: 8:30 – 16:30, Mon – Fri

!! – recently address has been changed to:

5425 Dixie Rd.

• Present your shipment’s invoice to customs officer and he will do clearance for you. After paying applicable taxes and duties to the cashier you will be provided with CBSA B15 form – Casual Goods Accounting Document, which confirms that you paid all the taxes to Canada customs. B15 form looks like this:

• Call UPS and ask how to provide them with B15 form (proof that you paid taxes) in order to waive brokerage fee invoice. They will give you fax number. Please make sure that you put your tracking number of the cover page. As of Nov 2010 CBSA B15 form should be sent here:

UPS Brokerage Department

fax number: 1-770-990-1724

• After that UPS Brokerage Department should process your B15 form and waive C.O.D. charges. It may take 1-5 days. You may also try to speed up the process by calling UPS and informing them that you already paid taxes to CBSA and sent receipt to the brokerage department. Ask UPS to schedule delivery.

You are done!

http://calgary.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120202/CGY_ups_brokerage_120202/20120202?hub=CalgaryHome

Lea has some advice on how to avoid the same problems that Rowe experienced.

• Ask the seller to write "self-clear" on the outside of the box so UPS knows your intent then track the box yourself
• If the box comes to your door anyway, reject it and get the tracking number
• Next go to the CBSA office at 27th St. and 25 Ave. N.E. and give them a copy of the invoice from the seller and the UPS tracking number
• CBSA will decide if it needs to inspect your package or release it without inspection and will calculate the tax or duty owed
• Take the receipt to the UPS warehouse at 22 Aero Dr. N.E., and claim your package.

For more information call the CBSA office at 1-800-461-9999 of visit their website.

How to avoid UPS brokerage fees

How to pay duties and taxes for imported goods

…

If you are planning to have future shipments sent to you by courier from outside Canada, you do have the option of refusing the accounting services offered by the company, choosing instead to clear the goods yourself through your local CBSA office. If you choose to do this, you will not incur any brokerage fees. The two options available to you are the following:

1. Prior to receiving your shipment, you can contact the courier company and inform them of your wish to self-clear any shipments that are addressed to you and on which brokerage fees are applicable. The company will explain their procedures to you.

2. As an alternative, when a casual shipment is delivered to you, you can refuse delivery and advise the courier company of your intention to self-clear directly with the CBSA. In this case, please ensure that you take note of the unique shipment identifier number on the package, as the shipment will be returned to the courier’s warehouse.

With both options, you will need to visit your local CBSA office and provide them with specific details, including the courier’s name, the unique shipment identifier number, a description of the goods and their value so that the CBSA can correctly assess the goods. This information is usually indicated on the shipment’s invoice, which will be provided to you by the courier company. When you have paid the applicable duties and/or taxes to the CBSA, you will be given an official receipt indicating that the goods have been accounted for. You will need to present this receipt to the courier’s warehouse where your shipment is stored, in order for the courier to release your shipment to you.

Thank you for contacting the CBSA.

Internet: www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca (http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/)

Canada Border Services Agency

Ottawa, Ontario

K1A 0L8

Government of Canada – Gouvernement du Canada


From: http://trueler.com/2010/09/13/ups-brokerage-fees-total-scam-fraud-cheating-avoid-it/