SANTA CRUZ – Divorcing families have a new and less expensive alternative to the adversarial court process.

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Conflict Resolution Center offers divorce mediation; free workshop Sept. 17

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An oil platform that burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday was the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months.

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Oil platform catches fire in Gulf; workers OK

An oil platform exploded and burned off the Louisiana coast Thursday, the second such disaster in the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months.

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Oil platform explodes off La. coast; crew rescued

By making a spectacle of negotiations, leaders have made Israelis and Palestinians less likely to agree. They should have conducted back-channel, off-the-record talks

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Newsweek: Why Mideast peace talks should be secret

By making a public spectacle of negotiations, leaders have made Israelis and Palestinians less likely to reach any agreement. President Obama should have pushed them to conduct back-channel, off-the-record talks instead.

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Mideast Peace Talks Should Have Been Secret

It’s no simple task to standardize the process of valuing properties en masse.

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As home values drop, county tells owners to pay less taxes …

This is less than the 7 CO2 per Fe emitted by the existing iron smelting processes. That is to say the energy needed to heat a batch of iron ore and smelt it with Licht’s process uses 36% as much energy as the current blast furnace, …

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Use Sunlight to Smelt Iron Ore | New Energy and Fuel

MALAYSIA are busy with their preparation for two major multi-Games – the Commonwealth (Oct 3-15) and the Asian (Nov 12-27). And usually, during this time, the spotlight falls on the Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM).

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Less aid, more autonomy

The requirement of disclosure of interests, whether they will ever be in conflict or not, also makes the process less stressful for the official. At the time of a vote, there is a lot of pressure to help those who have helped you. …

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The Advantages of Annual Financial Disclosure | CityEthics.org