Imperial Valley News Center
Measuring Up: ONR Tech Makes Sure Aviators and Aircraft Are a Perfect Fit
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- Written by Warren Duffie Jr.
Arlington, Virginia - The aspiring U.S. Navy pilot ran through a series of motions—sitting, kneeling, stretching out his arm—to gauge the type of aircraft cockpit his body would fit.
USS Boxer Revives Presidential Game of Hoover Ball
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- Written by Justin Daniel Rankin
Red Sea - Sailors and Marines aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) resurrected a game inspired more than 90 years ago by then-President Herbert Hoover's trip aboard a naval battleship.
Compost key to sequestering carbon in soil
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- Written by Kat Kerlin
Davis, California - By moving beyond the surface level and literally digging deep, scientists at the University of California, Davis, found that compost is a key to storing carbon in semi-arid cropland soils, a strategy for offsetting CO2 emissions.
Defining "Residence" Related to Citizenship
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - USCIS is issuing policy guidance in the USCIS Policy Manual to better define residence in certain situations involving acquisition and transmission of citizenship, and clarify the distinction between U.S. residence and physical presence. In addition, USCIS is updating its policy regarding children of U.S. government employees and U.S. armed forces members employed or stationed outside the United States to explain that they are not considered to be “residing in the United States” for purposes of acquiring citizenship under INA 320.
Creation of the Venezuela Affairs Unit
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- Written by State Department
Bogota, Colombia - The Department of State announces the opening of the Venezuela Affairs Unit (VAU), under the leadership of Charge d’Affaires James Story.
FDA approves new add-on drug to treat off episodes in adults with Parkinson’s disease
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Nourianz (istradefylline) tablets as an add-on treatment to levodopa/carbidopa in adult patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experiencing “off” episodes. An “off” episode is a time when a patient’s medications are not working well, causing an increase in PD symptoms, such as tremor and difficulty walking.
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