Imperial Valley News Center
California joins nation in celebrating National Farmers Market Week
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Sacramento, California - The USDA has designated the week of August 2-8 as National Farmers Market Week. California leads the nation with 793 certified farmers markets - sales venues for certified agricultural producers selling healthy and high-quality produce directly to consumers.
Niger's National Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State John Kerry: "On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of Niger as you celebrate the 55th anniversary of your independence on August 3.
Researchers report sweet corn could make animal vaccines safer
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- Written by Steve Martin
West Lafayette, Indiana - Animal vaccine manufacturers could benefit from the work of two Purdue University researchers who are testing biomaterial made from sweet corn to make vaccines safer.
UCLA materials scientists take big step toward tougher ductile ceramics
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- Written by Matthew Chin
Los Angeles, California - A team of materials scientists at the UCLA Henry Samueli School of Engineering and Applied Science is exploring ways to create tough ceramics, a long sought-after class of materials that would be exceptionally hard, capable of withstanding extremely high temperatures and less prone to corrosion than metals, but still have the ability to become dented or deformed without fracturing - a property called ductility. In other words, a ceramic that bends but doesn’t break.
How to convince vaccine skeptics and how not to
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- Written by Stuart Wolpert
Los Angeles, California - Many people who are skeptical about vaccinating their children can be convinced to do so, but only if the argument is presented in a certain way, a team of psychologists from UCLA and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign reported today. The research appears in the online early edition of the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Can having role models help keep teens in shape?
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- Written by Venetia Lai
Los Angeles, California - Adolescents and teens who have positive role models and who participate in after-school clubs tend to be more physically active and are less likely to be overweight, according to a study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.
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