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Secretary of State John Kerry To Travel to Rome, Italy
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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will travel to Rome, Italy, and Vatican City on December 2-3 for bilateral meetings and to participate in the Rome Mediterranean Dialogues.
Secretary of State John Kerry Calls With President Mahama and Nana Akufo Addo
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Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry today spoke with Ghanaian President John Dramani Mahama, of the ruling National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, and New Patriotic Party presidential candidate Nana Akufo-Addo in advance of Ghana’s elections on December 7.
FTC Grants Partial Exemption to Fuel Rating Rule Labeling Requirements
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Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission has granted Gilbarco Inc. and other ethanol flex fuel retailers a partial exemption to its Fuel Rating Rule labeling requirements. Specifically, the exemption permits retailers to reduce slightly the required label size when disclosing the ethanol content of ethanol flex fuels on the fuel selection buttons on retail pumps. Gilbarco, a retail fuel pump manufacturer, petitioned the agency for the exemption. The Commission previously granted similar exemptions for octane labels placed on fuel selection buttons.
Assistant Secretary Thomas-Greenfield to Travel to France, Mali, and Ghana
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Washington, DC - Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield will travel to France, Mali, and Ghana from November 30 to December 9.
Special Envoy for Climate Change Travel to Mexico City
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Washington, DC - U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Dr. Jonathan Pershing will travel December 1-2 to Mexico City, Mexico to participate in the sixth biennial C40 Mayors Summit.
Disseminating the New Kilogram
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Washington, DC - When the kilogram, the world’s basic unit of mass, gets a new definition in 2018, it will be based not on a physical artifact but a constant of nature. However, researchers will still need to “realize” the new definition, or translate it into a physical object, to make it possible to distribute the new standard to the laboratories and industries that need it. Of the two methods that are major contenders for this realization process – watt balances and silicon spheres – both require delicate measurements in vacuum.
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