| Great progress in 123 talks: US
Washington, Apr 17: Seeking to play down reports that the US is unhappy with the slow pace of movement in the 123 nuclear agreement talks with India, a State Department official has said "great progress" has been made up to this point and that subsequent negotiations would have to sort through serious issues. The Bush administration is also making the point that negotiation is all about give and take and that Washington has been both flexible and a good negotiating partner in the process. "...we have made great progress in, to this point, fundamentally changing the relationship between the United States and India on the issue of nuclear power. Those were tough negotiations. I think on both sides they would agree, however, that we came up with a good solution, an equitable solution," State Department spokesman Sean McCormack told reporters here.
Ex-justice to mediate quarrel at The W
Former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice James L. Roberts Jr. has been appointed to mediate the dispute between the Mississippi University for Women's president and the school's alumni association. The alumni group has asked a judge to stop MUW president Claudia Limbert from installing a new alumni association. On Wednesday, Lowndes County Chancery Judge Dorothy Colom ordered both sides to meet with Roberts, an attorney who now serves as a municipal judge in Pontotoc, on April 11. Colom's action follows her decision Monday to continue the National Executive Board of MUWAA's complaint against Limbert until April 12, giving the plaintiffs until Friday to amend their complaint and the defendant until April 10 to respond. Initially the suit was filed against only Limbert; the MUWAA will now have to add MUW to the complaint and list the MUWAA as the plaintiffs rather than the association's National Executive Board, a group of the MUWAA's elected officers, Colom said.
Blair says Iran is wrong on detainees
LONDON, March 25 British Prime Minister Tony Blair Sunday said Iran is "unjustified and wrong" to continue holding 15 Royal Navy personnel. Iranian officials contend they arrested the British sailors and marines after they trespassed into Iranian territorial waters. British officials say their personnel were in Iraqi waters when they stopped to search a boat they suspected may have been involved in smuggling.
"It is simply not true that they went into Iranian territorial waters and I hope the Iranian government understands how fundamental an issue this is for us," Blair said. Britain was still waiting to be granted access to the HMS Cornwall staff, who were seized Friday, the BBC said. The exact whereabouts of the detainees in Iran was not known.
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Regional events center takes giant leap forward
POULSBO — The dark cloud hanging over the future of the North Kitsap Regional Events Center was washed away by a sudden ray of sunshine Friday morning. Kitsap County Commissioner Chris Endresen along with North Kitsap School District, City of Poulsbo and Kitsap Public Facilities District leaders met in an attempt to move the project ahead after it had been bogged down by a user agreement issue. KPFD chairwoman and Poulsbo representative Linda Berry-Maraist called the meeting to discuss the future of the project in order to ensure at least a part of the project is completed this summer. “We are trying to get to a user agreement we feel is acceptable," Berry-Maraist said. “If we are going to turf the stadium, we need to have public access to it." When the regional events center idea was floated to the county, city and school district, the No.
How to negotiate a salary
Recently, a potential employer asked me for my salary requirement. I've been asked this question many times before in interviews and have never been sure how to respond. I'm afraid a high figure will scare them off and not get me hired. Is there a trick to successfully negotiating a salary?
According to Roger Dawson, author of "Secrets of Power Salary Negotiating," when it comes to salary requirements, the best response is no response, at least to begin with.
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