Imperial Valley News Center
Atomic Clock Comparison Confirms Key Assumptions of ‘Einstein’s Elevator’
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- Written by Laura Ost
Washington, DC - By comparing different types of remote atomic clocks, physicists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have performed the most accurate test ever of a key principle underlying Albert Einstein’s famous theory of general relativity, which describes how gravity relates to space and time.
Phantom Debt Collectors Settle FTC Charges of Deceiving Consumers
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- Written by IVN
Washington, DC - A North Carolina debt collection operation, Lombardo, Daniels & Moss, and its principals, Dion Barron and Charles R. Montgomery III, will be banned from the debt collection business under settlements resolving Federal Trade Commission charges that they used false threats to get people to pay for debts they did not owe.
Connecting rural communities to high-speed internet
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- Written by CDFA
Sacramento, California - The California State Board of Food and Agriculture will hear about issues related to connecting rural communities to high-speed internet at its upcoming meeting on Tuesday, June 5, 2018. The meeting will be held from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the California Department of Food and Agriculture, 1220 N Street – Main Auditorium, Sacramento, CA 95814. The board will also hear from the state director of the California Farm Service Agency who will provide a report on current activities.
Governor Brown Announces Appointments
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- Written by IVN
Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the following appointments:
Energy Department Recognizes American Guitar Manufacturer for Achieving Energy Productivity Goals
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- Written by Green Liver
Washington, DC - The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recognized the energy productivity achievements of C.F. Martin & Co. ® (Martin Guitar), a Nazareth, Pennsylvania-based guitar manufacturer and a partner in DOE’s Better Plants Challenge. As a partner in DOE’s Better Plants Challenge, Martin Guitar committed to improving its energy performance across all of their U.S. operations by 25% within 10 years while sharing their strategies and results. Martin Guitar, founded in 1833 and continuously family owned and operated for six generations, achieved this energy efficiency milestone only two years after joining the program.
Too many Californians lack safe drinking water
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- Written by CDFA Secretary Karen Ross and California State Water Resources Control Board Chair Felicia Marcus via Sacramento Bee
Sacramento, California - When we read about drinking water problems like those in Flint, Michigan, it’s easy to think that would never happen here. But the unfortunate fact is that many local water systems in California are failing to provide safe drinking water to their customers through no fault of their own.
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