Imperial Valley News Center
Unexpected Moments In Culture Make People Better Thinkers
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- Written by Emily Gersema
Los Angeles, California - Halloween-themed plates at a Labor Day party. A bride in a green gown with her groom in a purple tuxedo and no wedding party. An obituary that declares of the deceased: “Regina had no hobbies, made no contribution to society, and rarely shared a kind word or deed in her life.”
C-STEM Studio: Robotics and computing tools for teachers
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- Written by Andy Fell
Davis, California - Teachers can now download free breakthrough tools for teaching math, coding and robotics with the launch of C-STEM Studio from the Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education at the University of California, Davis.
Veterinarians offer tips for preventing bird flu in backyard chickens
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- Written by Pat Bailey
Davis, California - With a potential increase in avian influenza this fall when wild waterfowl migrate south from their northern breeding grounds, the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine reminds chicken owners to be extra vigilant to help avoid their birds contracting or passing the virus.
Sustaining our salad: UC Davis wins specialty-crops grant for lettuce project
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- Written by Pat Bailey
Davis, California - Improving lettuce crops is the aim of a new, $4.5 million grant, awarded to University of California, Davis, researchers by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Sudan Revolutionary Front's Declaration of a Six-Month Cessation of Hostilities
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- Written by State Department
Washington, DC - The United States welcomes the Sudan Revolutionary Front’s October 18, 2015 declaration of a six-month unilateral cessation of hostilities beginning at midnight on October 21 in Darfur and the states of Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile.
United States Welcomes the Appointment of President Mogae To Chair Oversight of the South Sudan Peace Agreement
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Washington, DC - The Department of State commends the Inter-Governmental Authority on Development (IGAD) for selecting former Botswanan President Festus Mogae as the Chairperson of the Joint Monitoring and Evaluation Commission (JMEC) for South Sudan. A prominent leader of accomplishment and moral authority, President Mogae will lead a group of international experts responsible for overseeing and supporting the implementation of all aspects of the agreement.
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