Imperial Valley News Center
FTC Halts Advance Fee Recovery Scheme Targeting Victims of Timeshare Resale and Investment Scams
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - The defendants in a federal court action brought by the FTC have agreed to stop operating an advance fee recovery scheme for the duration of the on-going litigation. The FTC seeks to permanently stop the operation, which in the past year took close to $1.3 million from consumers, many of them elderly people who had lost money to timeshare resale and precious metal investment frauds.
3-D printing innovation capable of making stronger, lighter metal works for auto, aerospace industries
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- Written by Cynthia Sequin
Crawfordsville, Indiana - A Purdue innovation that produces stronger, lighter metal parts that work for the automotive and aerospace industries through a new, 3-D printing technology is being commercialized through Frontier Additive Manufacturing LLC, a Crawfordsville, Indiana-based company.
Engineers develop gift guide for parents
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- Written by Judith Barra Austin
West Lafayette, Indiana - Faculty and staff in Purdue University’s College of Engineering have come up with a holiday gift guide that can help engage children in engineering concepts.
Two US Naval Ships Collide In Gulf of Aden
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- Written by U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
Gulf of Aden - Two U.S. Naval supply ships collided in the Gulf of Aden today at 5:26 a.m. (GMT) with no injuries to crew members.
Upper Trinity River Reopens for Chinook Salmon Fishing
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Trinity River, California - The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) announces that the Trinity River Hatchery has met its adult fall-run Chinook salmon take of 4,800 fish. Beginning Monday, November 17 the Trinity River downstream of the Old Lewiston bridge to the mouth of Indian Creek is open to the take of chinook salmon over 22 inches.
Poland and California Announce International Collaboration to Advance Stem Cell Research toward Cures
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San Francisco, California - California’s state stem cell agency, the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), and the Medical University of Warsaw (MUW), a Polish state institution, announced today an international collaboration on stem cell research.
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