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Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken Travel to Bahrain
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Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Manama, Bahrain October 30- 31 to attend the annual Manama Dialogue, where he will deliver remarks on enduring U.S. commitments to Gulf security and resolving broader regional challenges.
CDFA is now accepting proposals for the 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
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Sacramento, California - The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) is now accepting proposals for the 2016 Specialty Crop Block Grant Program. Each year, CDFA conducts a two-phase competitive solicitation process to award funds to projects that solely enhance the competitiveness of California specialty crops. Specialty crops include fruits and vegetables, tree nuts, dried fruits, horticulture, and nursery crops (including floriculture).
FTC Staff Provides Comments to FDA on Naming Proposal for Biologic Products
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Washington, DC - The staff of the Federal Trade Commission has submitted a comment to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in response to the FDA’s request for comment on its draft guidance addressing nonproprietary names for biological products. The staff comment expresses concern that the FDA draft guidance on biosimilar naming may hinder competition, and recommends that the agency consider alternatives.
Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969-1976, Volume E-14, Part 2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1973-1976
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Washington, DC - The Department of State released today Foreign Relations of the United States, 1969–1976, Volume E–14, Part 2, Documents on Arms Control and Nonproliferation, 1973–1976.
Family Farmers Feed the World
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Washington, DC - According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), 80 percent of the world’s food is produced by family farmers. And approximately 72 percent of farms worldwide are less than one hectare, while just 6 percent are larger than five hectares, according to the FAO.
Student develops advertisement-free social media application, creates startup
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West Lafayette, Indiana - Ryan Ma, a Purdue University undergraduate in the College of Liberal Arts, has developed a new social media application for iOS smartphones that allows for a faster connection to family and friends that he is commercializing through the startup Meemees.
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