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Trade and Development Board
Fifty-seventh session
Geneva, 15–28 September 2010
Report of the Trade and Development Board
on its fifty-seventh session
Held at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, from 15 to 28 September 2010
Report to the United Nations General Assembly
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D. Other action taken by the Board
Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people
At its 1056th plenary meeting, on 20 September 2010, the Board took note of the report by the UNCTAD secretariat (TD/B/57/4) and the statements made by delegations and decided, in accordance with General Assembly decision 47/445, that the report of the Board on its fifty-seventh session to the General Assembly would include an account of the deliberations under this item.
II. President's summary
A. Opening statements
I. Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people
(Agenda item 10 (b))
142. There was widespread agreement at the meeting on the relevance of UNCTAD's work on assisting the Palestinian people. The "Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people" (TD/B/57/4) received unanimous commendation from all the 18 delegates (including five groups) who made statements on this item. They praised UNCTAD for its high-quality research and analysis, and for the relevant technical cooperation activities that the secretariat extends to support Palestinian capacity-building efforts. One delegate expressed disappointment with the content of the report, which did not reflect crucial inputs supplied by her country.
143. UNCTAD's recommendations were described as useful for Palestinian development and recovery, and as an important analytical background upon which the international community could design appropriate interventions to support the Palestinian people.
144. Almost all delegates expressed concerns about the economic and humanitarian situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, especially in Gaza. They were alarmed by the systematic destruction of the Palestinian economy and productive base, the loss of land, fragmentation, lack of policy space, aid-dependence, weakened private sector, high unemployment, food insecurity, denial of access to natural and economic resources, inability of the Palestinian people to produce and achieve self-reliance under occupation, economic dependence on Israel, and suffering and siege of Gaza.
145. One delegate referred to the easing of the blockade on Gaza, announced in June this year, as having had only a marginal economic impact, and stated that the occupying authority was the sole party responsible for the occupied people and territory according to international law. He said that the occupied Palestinian territory continued to face unique problems over and above those usually faced by LDCs because of the occupation. He recalled General Assembly resolution 43/178, which extended to the occupied Palestinian territory the preferential treatment accorded to the LDCs, and added that the Palestinian Authority would seek to participate in the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries in 2011. He concluded by saying that UNCTAD's report was a good start to prepare for UNCTAD XIII in Doha.
146. Another delegate commended the Palestinian Authority for its reform efforts and pledged support for all measures that would improve the living conditions of the Palestinian people, particularly those measures to strengthen bilateral trade relations between the EU and the Palestinian territory. He made specific reference to a European Commission proposal for duty-free quota-free entry of Palestinian exports into the EU.
147. Some delegates welcomed the resumption of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. They hoped that, based on the relevant United Nations resolutions, the land-for-peace principle, the Road Map and the Arab peace initiative, those negotiations would lead, within a year, to the two-State solution, with the State of Israel and an independent, democratic, contiguous and viable State of Palestine living side by side in peace and security. They described UNCTAD's work as helpful towards the establishment of the Palestinian State.
148. Some delegates were disturbed by the lack of progress regarding economic rehabilitation, the slow pace of Gaza's reconstruction, and the inadequate disbursement of donor funds. They stressed the need to intensify international support to the Palestinian people to rebuild their shattered economy. They called on the international community to shoulder its responsibility and previous commitments made at the International Conference in Support of the Palestinian Economy for the Reconstruction of Gaza, held in Sharm el-Sheikh in 2009. Donors had disbursed less than half of the $4.5 billion pledged at the conference.
149. Many delegates expressed concern about the grave economic impact of the mobility restrictions imposed on the occupied Palestinian territory. Some delegates were alarmed by the fact that, in 2009, in a small area such as the West Bank, there were 550 barriers to movement. Those restrictions choked the economy, limited trade, prevented the formation of partnerships with other countries to enhance Palestinian capacities and development, minimized the impact of donor support and technical cooperation projects, and perpetuated the fiscal deficit. Partial easings of restrictions on access and movement were useless. What was needed was a complete lifting of all measures of closure and blockade in the occupied Palestinian territory.
150. Delegates emphasized the need to link relief to development. They stressed the Palestinian people's right to development and thanked UNCTAD for reminding the global community of that right. They called for donor-funded investment to rebuild the Palestinian private sector, rehabilitating infrastructure, strengthening Palestinian exports and competitiveness, and taking all measures necessary to end the suffering of the Palestinian people.
151. Delegates commended the secretariat's continued technical cooperation activities to empower the Palestinian people with the institutional capacities required for their future State. They congratulated the secretariat on its substantial achievements under the ASYCUDA programme, and for the promotion of regionally integrative pro-poor trade policies.
152. Some delegates were alarmed by the limited financial support allocated for development and for building the economic and institutional capacities needed for a well-functioning economy and the establishment of an independent and viable Palestinian State. Delegates warned that if that trend continued, the Palestinian people would not be able to exit the current cycle of economic dependence. The EU expressed its commitment to maintaining a balanced support for immediate and long-term Palestinian needs. In 2008, the EU had disbursed €497 million in support of Palestinian budgetary, developmental and humanitarian needs. In 2009, EU support was estimated at €439 million.
153. Delegates expressed support for UNCTAD's proposal to introduce the United Nations Chief Executives Board Interagency Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity in the occupied Palestinian territory. Most delegates urged donors to intensify their contributions in support of UNCTAD's programme of technical assistance to the Palestinian people, as called for in paragraph 44 of the Accra Accord. They noted with concern that resource shortages had delayed the secretariat's activities under Empretec Palestine and the Investment Retention Programme.
154. Several delegates looked forward to the forthcoming in-depth review of UNCTAD's Assistance to the Palestinian People Unit. This was considered an important step towards strengthening this programme of work.
Statements of position
155. The Islamic Republic of Iran stated its reservations with the second part of paragraph 3(n) of the agreed outcome of agenda item 8. Old and unsuccessful initiatives could not improve the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, and the international community should send a strong message calling for removal of the blockade and of all constraints currently placed on the Palestinian people.
156. Israel expressed its disappointment with document TD/B/57/L.1/Add.6 entitled "Draft report of the Trade and Development Board on its fifty-seventh session (Report on UNCTAD assistance to the Palestinian people)". It regretted that the secretariat's report had ignored crucial inputs from her country regarding recent positive developments in the Palestinian economy, which were a consequence of the decision taken by Israel's Security Cabinet on 20 June 2010 to adjust and to ease the civilian aspects of Israel's policy regarding the Gaza Strip.
157. Yemen stated that the Israeli occupation was the main reason for the destruction of the Palestinian economy and for the widespread desire to support the Palestinian economy.
158. Egypt called on the international community to support the Palestinian people for them to be able to create a sovereign, independent Palestinian State and so that peace may be established in the Middle East. It called upon UNCTAD to work towards implementing the recommendations in document TD/B/57/L.1/Add.6, especially with regard to the blockade and closures.
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Jupiter's moon Europa (bottom left) compared to Earth and the Moon.
Could an ocean of liquid water exist on Europa?
According to a recent press release, "Sending a submarine to the bottom of the ocean on Jupiter's icy moon Europa is the most exciting potential mission in planetary science…" Is it a forlorn hope?
Europa is the fourth largest moon of Jupiter, with a diameter of 3122 kilometers. For comparison, as shown above, Earth's Moon is 3476 kilometers in diameter.
When Voyager 1 flew by Europa in March 1979, followed by Voyager 2 in July, mission specialists were surprised to see a moon that appeared to be covered with water ice. The lack of craters was also surprising, as were the sinuous channels, called "flexi," that wound for thousands of kilometers in cycloid patterns. All of those formations have yet to be explained in conventional terms.
Past press releases have suggested that there are lakes of fresh water on Europa, just above a salty ocean. Conventional theories, based on computer simulations, propose a multi-kilometer deep shell of ice floating on top of the sub-Europan sea. The surface is "decoupled" from the ocean, meaning that it floats freely. The ice undergoes periodic deformation, creating stress fractures and gigantic ice rafts. The vast floating bergs are thought to crash into each other because heat from the moon's interior disturbs their motion.
Consensus opinions state that Europa's heat comes from gravity. Jupiter is said to tidally "knead" the moon in its orbit, creating so much internal friction that it melts the subsurface ice. Along with the putative ice rafts, there are chaotic regions on Europa: complexes of shattered ice that are oriented every which way. Parallel, dual-ridge trenches are also there, but with no indication of fracturing. Does breaking ice over and over again produce extensive parallel grooves with what appear to be levees separating them from each other?
The official explanation is that Europa is repeatedly "cracking apart," although high resolution images contradict that assumption. The large stria are smooth, with an almost constant width, sometimes extending for a thousand kilometers or more. In many places along the small swathes there is evidence for erasure and blurring of terrain caused by the larger swathes, not cracking, eruption and freezing.
The giant black swathes on Europa reveal their braided shapes. There is an impression that a cylindrical column of helical filaments branded them into the surface. The scorched bands form parallelograms that in some cases are 50 kilometers long and 20 kilometers wide. Most of the contours along the perimeter in those features have been contorted and overlaid with others of similar nature.
In an Electric Universe, such features are not surprising. An electric arc, flowing across the surface, can be "pinched" by its magnetic field into a thin filament that draws other filaments into parallel alignment.
Europa's rilles have no analog to ice cracks on Earth. Ice breaks chaotically, so variations in thickness and composition that repeat over long distances should not be expected. Yet, repetitive patterns are observed on Europa. The swirls and loops that cover the moon have been duplicated in the laboratory using plasma discharge equipment.
Computer simulations that rely on tides, interior heating, or other routine, Earth-like phenomena are not taking into account the most powerful force in nature: electricity. Europa's liquid ocean is most likely a data modeling illusion.
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Preliminary report on the study of benthic foraminiferal content in the marine sediment of Queen Maud Land Shelf, Lazarev Sea, Antarctic
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During the 4th and 6th Indian Expedition to Antarctica, surface sediment samples were collected from eight stations in the Queen Maud Land Shelf, Lazarev Sea from the depth ranging from 157 to 785 m. The mean biomass of these samples is 3057 + or -209.70 g m-². Out of the total biomass a specific micro-organism namely foraminifera has been the focus for the present study. The relationship between organic carbon in sediments and foraminifera is highlighted in the present study. The ecological interpretation of the foraminiferal population is considered in totality, which is composed of benthic foraminifera as the planktic foraminifera is too meager to be considered for any significant interpretation. The population of benthic foraminifera has been further divided into two morpho-groups namely angular-asymmetrical forms and around-symmetrical forms. The results (though preliminary) show an inverse relationship between the organic carbon content and total benthic foraminifera, whereas a direct relation exists between the organic carbon content and angular-asymmetrical forms of benthic foraminifera. Such studies, if further strengthened, may have their bearing on marine environment assessment around Antarctica.
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Festival of the Arts fills downtown
Downtown hosts Festival of the Arts
Festival of the Arts kicks off downtown
A look at the local mapping function in the radi8er music-streaming app. Photo via fb.com
A local startup developing an app for streaming and "mapping" local music is producing a music festival downtown on Saturday.
Grand Rapids-based radi8er is hosting Sound of the City GR, which is the first in a planned series of music festivals by the startup to celebrate original music and local music communities.
The inaugural event, featuring nine West Michigan bands, will run from noon to 10 p.m. at the Harris Building, at 111 S. Division Ave.
The festival venue will offer space to listen to music, dance, mingle, eat, drink and view artwork on display.
The venue will have food and drinks, with a cash bar. Merchandise from bands and radi8er also will be available for purchase.
Jim Czerew, CEO of radi8er, added that the festival's bands have their music listed in the radi8er app music library, and their music can be heard when users zoom in to the West Michigan area.
Tickets to the festival are limited, $10 each and can be purchased online. Those who purchase tickets in advance can get faster entry into the event.
Minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Sound of the City GR lineup
Noon: Doors open
1 p.m.: Vox Vidorra
2 p.m.: Olivia Mainville & The Aquatic Troupe
3 p.m.: Moto
4 p.m.: Valentiger
5 p.m.: Lipstick Jodi
6 p.m.: Lady Ace Boogie
7 p.m.: Full Catastrophe
8 p.m.: Ty Beat
9 p.m.: The Legal Immigrants
10 p.m.: Event closes
Festival series
The startup plans to host the festival annually and expand it to other cities like Chicago, which is planned for later this year, as well as Atlanta, Austin, Texas, Nashville, Tennessee and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Czerew said radi8er believes Sound of the City festivals will "become known as a launching platform for many of the up-and-coming artists."
"We then see the radi8er app as a unique way for music fans to discover, follow, support and share their new favorite bands with the rest of the world," Czerew said.
He said that the startup has several primary goals: to support artists, help original talent get discovered, connect listeners and artists and increase the awareness of a music scene within its local community.
"One of the best ways today to support an artist today is to increase attendance at their events," Czerew said.
He said Sound of the City festivals are "a natural conclusion of this goal," and the startup has found that "many" local organizations "want to support their local music scenes as well."
Open beta launch
The festival's launch is designed to coincide with the open beta launch of the app.
Currently, the app is in closed beta, and it is limited to those who have requested early access on the startup's website.
By the time of the Sound of the City GR, radi8er will be in open beta, and people can able to sign up and experience many of the features that will be in the fully completed version, Czerew said.
Mike Nichols was a Grand Rapids Business Journal staff reporter who most recently covered small business, startups, technology, nonprofits, HR, diversity and film.
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welp, there it is...you heard it here first...or second...lol i hope all of you will join me next summer for an amazing time of meeting new friends and shopping. i will have much more information starting in 2012.
i had an awesome awesome time in atlanta. kerrie and keren are total rock stars. they made sure everything was set up perfectly and even managed to get a smile out of me.
thank you to the goodwill perimeter who allowed me to man handle their store on friday evening for a meet and greet. we picked out some great pieces and placed them on the GOOD rack. let me tell you, some of those clothes were there for like 10 seconds before they were scooped up.
saturday morning was the BIG the announcement party at b&r thrift store. the entire staff was so warm and welcoming.
i was decked out in a purple official "i <3 thrifting" 2012 t-shirt.
i really wanted to wear this army camo jacket with my "i <3 thrifting" t-shirt, but the sleeves were too short. as i look back now, i could have probably made it work.
everyone seemed to really enjoy the shirts. so many were picked up via the site on saturday. you can also pick up your official "i <3 thrifting" 2012 t-shirt by going to the side bar and clicking on the t-shirt tab.
i also co-hosted a thrift fashion show that was quite fantastic. the models were dressed in items found in the b&r thrift store. there were some really good finds and many of the models bought what they were styled in. they were good sports and i really appreciate them for taking time to show how fashionable you can be while shopping thrift.
i could not have styled the men without kelly and troy of rebel society mmx. these young men were awesome all day long.
just because i am in a great mood and to see who is reading...lol, i am going to giveaway a t-shirt if you tweet me saying "I'm going to #ilovethriftingday2012!"
thanks so much to keren for some of the photos i "borrowed." LOL. if you want to see more photos you can click here.
if you blogged about the ANNOUNCEMENT PARTY on this past saturday please let me know.
tomorrow i am back with my holiday decor...lol.


Communications taxes were previously known as just "telecommunications taxes." However, the industry scope has expanded to encompass much more than just a phone call. It now includes any way voice and data information can be transferred – wireline, cellular, cable, satellite, VoIP and any other consumer or business methodologies.
The definition continues to expand with the explosion of the internet of things (IoT). As our homes, businesses and cars become "connected" to further automate our lives, they are transmitting data, too.
From a basic telephone call to IoT, all of these extremely diverse use cases are taxed – and all in very different and exceptionally complex ways.
What makes them so difficult to calculate?
Pinpointing jurisdiction: Locating the correct jurisdiction at the national, state and local level – all the way to special tax districts – is a job that requires geo-location with latitude and longitude verification for true accuracy.
Managing tax law changes: Tracking the constantly expanding list of laws as well as changing nuances of every tax in every jurisdiction you serve is beyond cumbersome, if not impossible, for most communications companies.
Calculating complex calculations: Communications taxes include some of the most complex calculations in the tax industry – fees and surcharges that may also be taxed, bundled services with myriad tax types, and tax on tax calculated to the diminishing penny that may be passed on as surcharges are at the top of the list.
But why are they different than other taxes?
Of course all taxes are hard and all rates change regularly. The communications industry has always been among the most difficult, but right now it is in a state of dramatic change. New technologies are being rapidly developed, then creatively packaged and sold in a highly competitive environment. Meanwhile, legislation consistently lags behind at every jurisdictional level.
This unfortunately leaves interpretation on which tax to calculate up to communications companies, exposing them to potential audit and payment mistakes. Mitigating risk by outsourcing and automating communications tax calculation and compliance to experts like Avalara is a best first line of defense.
You can visit the Avalara Communications Resource Center for whitepapers, webinars and more on Avalara for Communications or any of these hot industry topics.


It's funny how I used to think South Bank was a hideous looking place when I was younger, and now it's my favourite cluster of buildings in London. It's just so ridiculously photogenic, don't you think?
We're die-hard regulars at London Zoo; we probably go twice or three times a month throughout the whole year (even in winter!). Yesterday was a rare rain-free day, so me and Oomoo zoo-med (hehe) down and spent a few hours there - this is some of what we saw.
Thanks to an art exhibition we've been able to check out our local town hall (built in the 1930's) that is normally closed to the public. For years I've wondered what it looks like on the inside, and I was surprised and pleased to see how intact the Art Deco details were. The exhibition itself didn't grab me but I loved travelling back in time for a while. More pics to come!
I think she has a new boyfriend!
My mum is in town at the moment, so last we went down to see the Yayoi Kusama exhibition at Tate Modern before it ended. I only managed to sneak one pic in there (see second pic) and I duly got told off, haha!


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Great post as usual! Appreciated your comment: "Make sure your options include the common mistakes, cleverly disguised as reasonable choices." and the other ways to tempt users to make mistakes.
I took your advice and used Twine to develop three branching scenarios for a Laser Safety Officer course. The part that the client resisted most was making the outcome of incorrect answers real and relevant. We're so used to multiple choice with no punitive responses that it takes a shift in thinking to come up with something effective. As you've pointed out, wrong answers need to be a reflection of the actual or presumed results of a user's choice, not simply 'incorrect, try again', or an obviously dumb answer. That takes more thought and effort, which requires more time, which is as usual in short supply. I had to do some motivating of my own to get the client to go further, but they did, and it helped them more closely evaluate the possible things that could go wrong.
I'm inclined to think we have to question the validity of the scenario if we or the client can't come up with wrong answers, since the scenario is supposed to be based on real problems in the field. The wrong answers should be tripping off their tongue, with no room for dumb answers. Would you agree that lack of a ready supply of wrong answers/paths may be a warning sign that the scenario is not getting to the root problem?
Alan, you make a really important point. If the SME can't easily come up with several poor decisions that people typically make, then the core problem might not be poor decisions, and the solution might not be a scenario.
You might revisit the specific task using the "Will training help?" flowchart (https://blog.cathy-moore.com/2013/05/is-training-really-the-answer-ask-the-flowchart/), This might help the SME see what's really keeping people from performing the task well. Maybe there's a problem with a tool, or the procedure is poorly designed, or something like that.
Or maybe the SME can't think of common mistakes because actually the task is usually done well. Maybe everyone just assumed it needed training because it's part of a larger process that isn't working right. If that's the case, it can help to break down the process and identify the step(s) at which people really are making sub-optimal choices.
Great points and thanks for the link! I need to remember to go over that chart with the SME next time this comes up. Performance improvement detective work is still not something I naturally gravitate to as an ID. I still tend to assume the SME knows what they need; after all, they're the 'expert'. With some spaced repetition, I'll get it in ingrained in my behavior pattern. Thanks again.
I really appreciate the direction on how to provide information that may prove to be difficult for a stakeholder to hear.
How would you provide this feedback to a superior? For example, my director and senior director always ask for feedback during out touch base. How might someone present information like this to them?
Or would you advise only using this method after someone has asked for feedback?
Hi Corinne, this blog post addresses branching scenarios, which are fictional training activities like these: https://blog.cathy-moore.com/scenario-based-training-headquarters/scenario-examples/. It doesn't address in-person discussions with colleagues during the work day, sorry.
Great post, Thanks for link to Will Thalheimer's evaluation model, a very handy resource that I hadn't came across before.


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Eutelsat Communications S.A. (OTCMKTS:ETCMY) Receives Average Rating of "Hold" from Analysts
Shares of Eutelsat Communications S.A. (OTCMKTS:ETCMY – Get Rating) have earned an average recommendation of "Hold" from the seven brokerages that are covering the stock, Marketbeat reports. Two analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, three have assigned a hold recommendation and one has assigned a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price objective among analysts that have covered the stock in the last year is $10.21.
A number of brokerages have weighed in on ETCMY. Credit Suisse Group reduced their price objective on Eutelsat Communications from €10.70 ($11.63) to €9.70 ($10.54) and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 13th. Morgan Stanley reduced their price objective on Eutelsat Communications from €13.00 ($14.13) to €11.00 ($11.96) in a research note on Monday, November 28th.
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Eutelsat Communications Trading Up 2.1 %
Shares of OTCMKTS ETCMY opened at $1.95 on Monday. Eutelsat Communications has a twelve month low of $1.81 and a twelve month high of $3.30. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $1.99 and a two-hundred day moving average of $2.18.
Eutelsat Communications Cuts Dividend
The business also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Monday, January 2nd. Stockholders of record on Friday, November 18th were issued a $0.1726 dividend. This represents a dividend yield of 7.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, November 17th.
Eutelsat Communications Company Profile
Eutelsat Communications SA engages in the operation of telecommunication satellites. It provides video services, such as broadcast DTH, distribution, HD and ultra HD channels, and occasional use services; connectivity services; and Internet of Things and low earth orbit solutions. The company offers its services under the Eutelsat brand directly and through distributors.
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