Olmert: Settlements should not impede peace (CNN.com)
Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Sunday that his country's disagreement with Britain over expanding settlements in the West Bank "should not stand in the way" of a peace agreement with the Palestinians.

N.Y. Court Establishes First Statewide Guidelines for Mediators, Neutral Evaluators (Law.com)
New York has established for the first time statewide guidelines for the qualifications and training of mediators and neutral evaluators who are called into cases by judges seeking to encourage out-of-court settlements. Establishment of the guidelines represents a coming of age for alternative dispute resolution, Chief Administrative Judge Ann Pfau said. "I think this will be very helpful in ...

Ecovillages: Our way into the future (Manila Bulletin)
Eco-villages are people-based initiatives to model sustainable, low-impact, human settlements and lifestyles.