Imperial Valley News Center
Imperial County Supervisors Soliciting Applicants for Two County Boards' Vacancies
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- Written by Rebecca Terrazas-Baxter
El Centro, California - The Imperial County Board of Supervisors is soliciting interested individuals to serve on the Imperial County Board of Retirement and the Imperial County Assessment Appeals Board. There is one vacancy on each board whose members must be appointed by the Imperial County Board of Supervisors.
Secretary of State John Kerry's Call to Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Long
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Washington, DC - Secretary Kerry placed a call this morning to Ecuadorian Foreign Minister Guillaume Long to express condolences for the tragic loss of life in the earthquake.
Travel of Leyla and Arif Yunus
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Washington, DC - The United States welcomes as another positive step Azerbaijan’s decision to allow human rights activist Leyla Yunus and historian Arif Yunus to travel abroad for urgent medical care.
United States Provides Additional $40 Million for Lake Chad Basin Humanitarian Response
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Washington, DC - During a trip to the Lake Chad Basin region to highlight the growing threat of Boko Haram, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power announced from Cameroon nearly $40 million in new humanitarian assistance to support people whose lives have been affected by Boko Haram violence.
“Patchy” Framework Offers New Insights into Self-Assembly
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- Written by Mark Bello
Washington, DC - Nature’s toolkit includes its still-matchless ability to effortlessly assemble proteins, membranes and other complex structures from parts lists of atoms, molecules and particles of various sizes and shapes. Researchers have worked for several decades to understand the mechanisms behind this almost magic-like construction process.
USDA announces food safety grants
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $4.7 million in grants for food safety education, training, and technical assistance projects that address the needs of owners and operators of small to mid-sized farms, beginning farmers, socially-disadvantaged farmers, small processors, small fresh fruit and vegetable merchant wholesalers, food hubs, farmers’ markets, and others.
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