RPSEA Selects Second Round of Projects to Award $35 Million for the Ultra ... - MarketWatch (press release)21 May 2012

RPSEA Selects Second Round of Projects to Award $35 Million for the Ultra ...MarketWatch (press release)Awards, open to any US-based organization, are negotiated once project selections are made within each RPSEA program, Unconventional Resources, Small Producer and Ultra-Deepwater. These projects focus on improving safety, minimizing environmental ...and more »

Malaysia plea to stop boats surge - The Australian21 May 2012

Malaysia plea to stop boats surgeThe AustralianSince then a series of mass drownings of asylum-seekers attempting to reach Australia gave the issue extra impetus, but the government and the opposition were not able to negotiate a policy solution to the crisis. Before negotiations broke down last ...and more »

China pays high price to spare state firm from bankruptcy - Reuters UK21 May 2012

China pays high price to spare state firm from bankruptcyReuters UKIn such cases, McDonald says, the government prefers to negotiate outside of court, creating an opaque and potentially arbitrary process. The treatment of individual banks' claims in the Helon case has often been less than clear.and more »

Act 10's effect on school districts a mixed bag - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel21 May 2012

Act 10's effect on school districts a mixed bagMilwaukee Journal SentinelIf their labor contracts were expiring, districts got the power - without negotiating with unions - to impose higher health premium shares on employees, shift pension contributions to workers and cut other staffing costs. Because Walker's union limits ...and more »

Rising violence threatens Nato's Afghan exit strategy - The Independent21 May 2012

Rising violence threatens Nato's Afghan exit strategyThe IndependentBut, as the assassination of Burhanuddin Rabbani, the head of the Afghan government's negotiating body showed, there are murderous forces who are determined to sabotage any ceasefire. Their interest, it is claimed, is to maintain a state of instability ...and more »