Assertiveness Training offered at Ohio University Zanesville
ZANESVILLE -- Mark Shatz, Ph.D., will offer a workshop, Assertiveness Training, on Saturday, Feb. 4. The workshop will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Ohio University Zanesville in Elson Hall Room W110. There is a $148 fee for the course, which counts toward one hour of undergraduate academic credit.

Bigger US military role in Philippines sought
Manila (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) - The United States is planning the expansion of its military presence in the Philippines, including the stationing of US Navy ships on a temporary basis and the conduct of more frequent joint exercises, in response to China's growing assertiveness in the Asia Pacific.

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For weeks all the talk has been of Scottish independence. But amid clear signs that the north of England is slipping further behind the rest of Britain as the economic crisis deepens, there are signs of a new assertiveness from Manchester to Newcastle. Is our most beleaguered region about to rise up and demand a better deal? To say Hartlepool is having a hard time would be an understatement ...

Philippines-U.S. in talks to counter China rise: report
(Reuters) - The Philippines is in talks with the U.S. government on expanding its military presence in the southeast Asian country in response to the growing assertiveness of China, the Washington Post reported on Thursday. In recent months, the United States has announced plans to set up a Marine base in northern Australia and station warships in Singapore, moves seen in China as a part of a ...

U.S. and Philippines eye stronger defense ties
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. and Philippine officials are in talks about expanding bilateral military cooperation as the Southeast Asian country grapples with the growing assertiveness of China, officials from the two countries said on Thursday. Talks with the Philippines, a U.S. ally which voted to remove huge American naval and air bases 20 years ago, follow Washington's announcement of ...

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US and Philippines eye stronger defense ties
WASHINGTON/MANILA (Reuters) - U.S. and Philippine officials are in talks about expanding bilateral military cooperation as the Southeast Asian country grapples with the growing assertiveness of China, officials from the two countries said on Thursday.

US, PHL officials confirm ongoing talks on military cooperation vis-à-vis China
US and Philippine officials are in talks about expanding bilateral military cooperation as the Philippines grapples with the growing assertiveness of China, officials from the two countries said on Thursday. The bilateral strategic dialogue will cover a broad range of issues such as cooperation on counterterrorism, counter-proliferation, disaster preparedness, border security, and human rights ...

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Muscat, Oman: Zawawi Trading Company Zawawi Trading Company ( ZTC ZTC ) - the authorized general distributor for Mercedes-Benz in Oman - has affirmed its commitment to Omanisation in 2012 with a plan to train over 80 Omanis by the end of the year through nine new Mercedes-Benz After Sales training programmes.

Manila, US ‘in talks to counter China rise’
Reuters/Manila The Philippines is in talks with the US government on expanding its military presence in the southeast Asian country in response to the growing assertiveness of China, the Washington Post reported yesterday.