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Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Not very subtle -but I like the reflected curve!
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"Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other."
Maybe not what they meant by this theme, but I was in the mood to play rather than follow rules today!
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
The WTO Secretariat has circulated a meeting notice and list of items proposed for the next meeting, on 23 July 2012, of the Dispute Settlement Body, which consists of all WTO members and oversees legal disputes among them. The meeting notice is circulated in the form of a document officially called an “airgram”.
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WTO/AIR/398313 JULY 2012
SUBJECT:DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY
THE NEXT MEETING OF THE DISPUTE SETTLEMENT BODY WILL BE HELD IN THE CENTRE WILLIAM RAPPARD ON MONDAY, 23 JULY 2012, STARTING AT 10 A.M.
THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE PROPOSED FOR THE AGENDA:
1.SURVEILLANCE OF IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DSB
A.UNITED STATES – SECTION 211 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATIONS ACT OF 1998: STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS176/11/ADD.116)
B.UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED STEEL PRODUCTS FROM JAPAN: STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS184/15/ADD.116)
C.UNITED STATES – SECTION 110(5) OF THE US COPYRIGHT ACT: STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS160/24/ADD.91)
D.EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – MEASURES AFFECTING THE APPROVAL AND MARKETING OF BIOTECH PRODUCTS: STATUS REPORT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (WT/DS291/37/ADD.54)
E.UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEWS AND OTHER MEASURES RELATED TO IMPORTS OF CERTAIN ORANGE JUICE FROM BRAZIL: STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS382/10/ADD.7)
F.UNITED STATES – DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING AND COUNTERVAILING DUTIES ON CERTAIN PRODUCTS FROM CHINA: STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES(WT/DS379/12/ADD.6)
G.THAILAND – CUSTOMS AND FISCAL MEASURES ON CIGARETTES FROM THE PHILIPPINES: STATUS REPORT BY THAILAND (WT/DS371/15/ADD.3)
H.UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CERTAIN SHRIMP FROM VIET NAM: STATUS REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS404/11/ADD.2)
I.EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES – DEFINITIVE ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CERTAIN IRON OR STEEL FASTENERS FROM CHINA: STATUS REPORT BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (WT/DS397/15)
2.UNITED STATES – CONTINUED DUMPING AND SUBSIDY OFFSET ACT OF 2000: IMPLEMENTATION OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS ADOPTED BY THE DSB
A.STATEMENTS BY THE EUROPEAN UNION AND JAPAN
3.CHINA – MEASURES RELATED TO THE EXPORTATION OF RARE EARTHS, TUNGSTEN AND MOLYBDENUM
A.REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL BY THE UNITED STATES (WT/DS431/6)
B.REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL BY THE EUROPEAN UNION (WT/DS432/6)
C.REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL BY JAPAN (WT/DS433/6)
4.UNITED STATES – COUNTERVAILING MEASURES ON CERTAIN HOT-ROLLED CARBON STEEL FLAT PRODUCTS FROM INDIA
A.REQUEST FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PANEL BY INDIA (WT/DS436/3)
5.CHINA – COUNTERVAILING AND ANTI-DUMPING DUTIES ON GRAIN ORIENTED FLAT-ROLLED ELECTRICAL STEEL FROM THE UNITED STATES
A.REPORT OF THE PANEL (WT/DS414/R AND WT/DS414/R/ADD.1)
6.UNITED STATES – ANTI-DUMPING MEASURES ON CERTAIN SHRIMP AND DIAMOND SAWBLADES FROM CHINA
A.REPORT OF THE PANEL (WT/DS422/R AND WT/DS422/R/ADD.1)
7.UNITED STATES – CERTAIN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN LABELLING (COOL) REQUIREMENTS
A.REPORT OF THE APPELLATE BODY (WT/DS384/AB/R) AND REPORT OF THE PANEL (WT/DS384/R)
B.REPORT OF THE APPELLATE BODY (WT/DS386/AB/R) AND REPORT OF THE PANEL (WT/DS386/R)
MEMBERS OF THE WTO AND OBSERVER GOVERNMENTS TO WTO BODIES ARE REQUESTED TO INFORM THE SECRETARIAT OF THE NAMES OF THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
PASCAL LAMY
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M. Lamy parle de progrès dans les domaines de la facilitation des échanges et du développement
Faisant le point sur le Cycle de Doha devant la réunion informelle des Chefs de délégation du 17 juillet 2012, le Directeur général Pascal Lamy a indiqué que les négociations sur la facilitation des échanges continuaient à progresser et que la semaine précédente, les Membres avaient adopté plusieurs nouveaux textes et reçu de nouvelles communications. Il a ajouté que les consultations sur le traitement spécial et différencié en faveur des pays en développement menées par le Président avaient été “interactives et constructives” et qu’elles progressaient.
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Since we last met in a similar format on 7 June, I attended the G-20 Leaders’ summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, and the Rio+20 summit and I will shortly report to you on my participation in these meetings. I have also met with a number of delegations here in Geneva including non-residents at the just concluded 24th session of the Geneva Week.
At the G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, and in light of the dire situation of the world economy, I called for urgent collective action to redouble efforts to strengthen multilateral cooperation to find global solutions to our economic difficulties and risks in order to avoid further trade and investment tensions. I also stressed the importance of ensuring availability and affordability of trade finance, especially for poorer countries in the prevailing economic situation.
You will all have seen the G-20 Leaders’ Declaration and I do not intend to repeat all aspects of it. I will only highlight three points.
First, not only did Leaders note the vulnerability of the global economy with the negative impact on the everyday lives of people, affecting jobs, trade, development and the environment, but they also agreed that multilateralism was of greater importance in the current climate and the best asset to resolve global economic difficulties.
Second, concerned about the rising instances of protectionism, they extended their standstill commitment on measures affecting trade and investment until the end of 2014 and pledged to roll back any new protectionist measures.
Third, recognizing the role and relevance of regional and global value chains in fostering economic growth, employment and development, Leaders encouraged a deepening of discussions on such value chains, including their relationship with trade and investment flows, development and jobs and how to better measure trade flows and their impact across countries. As you know, the Secretariat, under the “Made in the World Initiative”, already started preliminary work in this area. In addition, the theme for our Fourth Global Aid for Trade Review in 2013 will be “Global Value Chains and Private Sector Development”. I would therefore encourage you all to engage in discussions on this important subject including in the CTD [Committee on Trade and Development] and its dedicated session on Aid for Trade.
At the Rio+20 Summit, I highlighted the importance of coherence between trade, sustainable development and environmental policies. I noted that sustainable development had been and was at the heart of the WTO since its inception. I also stressed the importance of concluding the Doha Round, including on environmental issues as a further contribution of the WTO to a greener global economy. Lastly, I emphasized that whilst trade opening can support a green economy, the WTO also had to keep an eye on “green protectionism”.
Turning to our work here in Geneva on the DDA [Doha Development Agenda], technical work has continued in the three areas of trade facilitation, special and differential treatment and DSU [Dispute Settlement Understanding] reform.
The trade facilitation negotiations are continuing to make progress, involving negotiations in the facilitator format and more intensive proponent-driven activities. In addition, the Chair is consulting informally, including at ambassadorial level, to help move the process along. At the Negotiating Group meeting of 9-13 July, members adopted several new texts and received new submissions that will be sent forward to the next round of facilitator activities. The Group also conducted what I believe was a very well attended and successful trade facilitation symposium, focusing on best practice and implementation issues. Negotiations following the same format will continue. The next Negotiating Group meeting is scheduled for the week of 8 October.
Preparations are also under way for a Trade Facilitation Conference for African countries in Nairobi in early November, which is being organized with the African Development Bank.
At its meeting last week, the Secretariat was requested to conduct a second round of its needs assessment exercise for developing countries and LDCs [least-developed countries], aiming to help these members, on request, to bring their national needs assessments up to date and help them to identify the resources that will be needed to meet those needs.
On special and differential treatment, the Chair of the CTD Special Session is continuing with his text-based consultations in three areas of work: namely, the 28 Agreement-specific proposals in Annex C of the draft Cancún Ministerial Declaration, with a view to adopting them in the near future; on the elements of the Monitoring Mechanism; and on the six Agreement-specific proposals under active consideration of the CTD. I understand that these consultations have been interactive and constructive, and are progressing positively.
On DSU reform, work has continued as planned in the negotiations. Meetings were held in June, and a further set of meetings is scheduled for the week of 16 July, focusing on timeframes, developing country interests and remand. This will hopefully complete the current phase of work and pave the way for the next stage as planned. The completion of this phase will allow the Chair and participants to take stock of the progress made and to map next steps.
On rules, although there have been no formal meetings of the Negotiating Group since February, a limited number of delegations have taken up the Chair's invitation issued at that meeting to consult with him bilaterally to express their views on the current situation and ways forward. Little, if any, interest has been expressed in resuming negotiating activities in the short term.
In agriculture, most delegations continue to feel that the 10 outstanding issues identified by the previous Chairs remain the key political issues that need to be resolved before agreement can be reached on agriculture modalities. The views expressed by members on issues that may be candidates for possible early harvest continue to indicate that there is no consensus on such issues at this stage. The Chair has been informed, however, that some delegations are reflecting further and more specific proposals may be submitted after the summer break. The Chair will continue to consult with delegations on the way forward.
The Chair reported on the state of play of the agriculture and cotton negotiations during the 17th Round of Consultation on Cotton Development Assistance on 29 June. The Chair noted that while at MC8 [Eighth Ministerial Conference] members agreed that the mandate for an ambitious, expeditious and specific treatment of cotton in the agriculture negotiations has not changed, it had not yet been possible to reach any concrete outcome on cotton. The Chair will continue to encourage dialogue between all key cotton players to try and get a sense of how the commitments on cotton can be progressed.
On services, activity has increasingly focused on regular work. In this perspective, a services cluster was held during the week of 25 June, with meetings of the regular Council and its subsidiary bodies. I should also note that a group of members have continued their consultations aimed at committing themselves to further services liberalization.
On trade and environment, the Chair convened on 5 July an informal small group consultation with delegations to follow up on previous bilateral consultations and to further explore ideas and suggestions that could take the work of the CTESS [Committee on Trade and Environment Special Session] forward. The Chair will further consult delegations in the coming weeks.
Concerning the work of the TRIPS [Trade-related aspects of Intellectual Property Rights] Special Session on a register for wine and spirit GIs [geographical indications], as indicated in my report of 1 May, the Chairman held bilateral consultations with several delegations, including with regional group coordinators, to see how best to operationalize those elements of the MC8 outcome that relate to the work of the Special Session. He is pursuing his series of consultations, in various formats, and will report in due time to the wider membership.
Finally, on NAMA [non-agricultural market access], since our last meeting, there is no activity to report except that in light of his imminent departure as Chairman of the Negotiating Group on Market Access, Luzius Wasescha will be circulating a report which he intends to introduce to the Negotiating Group at a meeting scheduled for tomorrow.
Let me also briefly touch upon the issue of LDC accessions. The approval next week of the streamlining of the 2002 LDCs accession guidelines will pave the way for a number of acceding LDCs, including Ethiopia, Afghanistan, Comoros, Equatorial Guinea, to mention but a few, to accelerate their accession processes. But before that, Laos and Yemen's accessions are very close to completion. Let me once again urge that efforts be redoubled to conclude the very few remaining outstanding steps to these important accessions.
Finally, I will, of course, be reporting to the General Council at the end of this month, including on the challenges and opportunities that I believe will be facing us after the summer break.
Daily Shoot: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Today’s Daily Shoot assignment is:
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Clay-tiled roofs mimic the Mediterranean architecture, while the metal roofing is more Caribbean in nature, but the majority of roofs have a slope no matter how significant to more easily drain the precipitation...especially prevalent during our four month rainy season. This one, a church's roof, is quite steep. First Methodist Church, 1st Ave S & 4th St, Naples, FL
Topic: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Hmm... am I sensing a metatheme? ;-)
Getting ready for Christmas. These will be stored in an airtight container for about two weeks, then, once out, will gradually get moist and chewy. Delicious for Christmas afternoons. The figure in the upper left 1/3 hot spot is an angel, if you haven't noticed.
Daily Shoot - Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
I'm guessing that the intent of this challenge was probably a diagonal line, but if you've visited my photostream before you'll know I rarely follow the challenge to the letter ;-) This composition is both simple and strong and fits the narrative of my daily life.
We got about 40 cm. of snow yesterday. It's piled up everywhere, even on my metal fence! We are still sitting under a band of snow squalls off Georgian Bay, so there's lots more of this yet to come! Our latest weather warning says we can expect 20-40 cm. more by morning. The good news is that the wind hasn't been an issue so far. When that picks up you know it's winter!
The Daily Shoot :"Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other."
Shot in Marseille, France, at the "Vieux Port".
DailyShoot: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Posting yesterdays a day late due to the fact that one of my hard drives (just the Operating System drive) decided to take a plunge. Had to go out and get a new drive and rebuild my system today. Got it back up and running, but got nothing else to speak of done today. Hate when your weekend get diverted to something you had no plans of doing. ARRRRGGGGHHHH. Anyway this is to represent my mishap as these are the finger tight screws I use to hold my Hard Drives in place and orientated them to follow the theme for the day.
Enjoy and remember to comment and critique.
Strobist Info: SB-800 @ 28mm @ 1/128 in DIY Takeout Softbox Camera High above and just Slightly in front
Camera Info: Nikon D7000 | 60mm(ƒ/2.8) 60mm | ƒ/10.0 | ISO 200 | 1/250s
Setup can be found HERE.
#ds384: "Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other." www.dailyshoot.com/assignments/384
The power crank on our Grundig crank radio. Crank, crank, crank; more power!
2010/12/04: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
There is a small model train exhibition in Amstetten this weekend which we visited today.
04 Dec 10 - Today’s Daily Shoot assignment is:
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Get out there, take a photograph, upload it, and tweet a link to @dailyshoot with the hashtag: #ds384
Probably the most hideously bad photo i've ever uploaded (so far!) but it means a lot to me. This is my ugly but functional fibre glass repair i made today to fix a crack in my bath. I got my water heater repaired yesterday and for the first time this year i have been able to have a bath at home!
Water heater repair - £80
Fibre glass repair kit - £8.99
Having a long hot soak in my own bath for the first time all year - *priceless*
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Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
A little late with this one. We've been out of town for a week. Today we were able to shovel the rink with out falling through. We're keeping our fingers crossed for cold weather with no snow until it freezes solid. More water is being added today. The kids are excited about the possibility of skating when they get home from college next weekend.
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"Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other."
Yeah, I somehow misunderstood the theme. Ah well.
Point Lobos State Reserve, near Carmel, California
@dailyshoot #ds384: "Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other"
Not a very strong line. I had to choose between this photograph and www.flickr.com/photos/rvoegtli/5231975139/ or www.flickr.com/photos/rvoegtli/5231975155/
#ds384 Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
this does double duty as the DS and windsordi's 12 days of christmas challenge entry.
www.flickr.com/groups/366photos/discuss/72157625524028838/
straight SOOC (other than cropping to get the diagonal right) cause i am straight out the door.
@dailyshoot 2010/12/04: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
The old oar at Pine Country Antiques made for a good shot in the bright Arizona light, and the crossing of the cloud like was icing on the cake.
The Daily Shoot #ds384 - Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
The hours of enjoyment our kids have had from this little IKEA trainset are uncountable.
FD 50mm f1.4 @ f2.8
DS384 Today’s Daily Shoot assignment is:
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
@dailyshoot assignment: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
Agassiz Ice by Gordon Reeve. I have a deep and abiding love for this piece of public art, as documented previously in my 365.
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
#ds384 Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
Les lignes ne vont pas d'un coin à un autre mais... presque !
Time to go! 1/400 sec at f 5.6 / ISO125 - 170mm. AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR II.
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
@dailyshoot#ds348 Make a photograph with compositional elements that mimic a face. No real human faces!
2010/12/04: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
yum.
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Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
This is a stack of wood that we cut this fall and haven't split yet. It'll be our wood for next winter, once we get it split and put away in the woodshed. I played a bit with this, in iPhoto '11. Thought the antique look was appropriate.
@dailyshoot Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
"Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other."
Afterburner ...after yesterday's chili tasting at Sture 21 in Helsinki: twitpic.com/3d4kq9
Chili also inspired my 2010/365/339
The event was hosted by Santeri Kyröhonka - his Chili set: www.flickr.com/photos/kyrohonka/sets/72157606233505244/
The afterburner was caused by yellow habanero en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Habanero_chili
In the picture there's my new favorite, Mexican poblano en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poblano
There was a bit of sun this morning that allowed for some shadows. Light is so important to photography.
@dailyshoot Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. [Daily Shoot | #ds384]
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#ds384 Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. Well it's not from corner to corner but it is a strong line that cuts the image.
Went exploring again at the City Methodist Church, this time we took our friend Alexis with us. We had a great time. Many more to come.
#ds384 | Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
In looking for things to shine light through, I remembered I have a few bottles of this sitting on a console table.
@dailyshoot #ds384 Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
2010/12/04 • Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
99/365 DS384 - Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.
These are my chocolate covered cherries mid process. They have the fondant but have not yet been dipped in the chocolate.
Today’s The Daily Shoot’s assignment is: “Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.”
Dailyshoot: Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. #ds384
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other. (Daily Shoot | #ds384)
Find a composition today with a strong line or edge that cuts from one corner of the frame to the other.