Imperial Valley News Center
Governor Brown Issues Proclamation Declaring Small Business Month
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Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued a proclamation declaring May 2018 as “Small Business Month” in the State of California.
FDA approves new uses for two drugs administered together for the treatment of BRAF-positive anaplastic thyroid cancer
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Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Tafinlar (dabrafenib) and Mekinist (trametinib), administered together, for the treatment of anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) that cannot be removed by surgery or has spread to other parts of the body (metastatic), and has a type of abnormal gene, BRAF V600E (BRAF V600E mutation-positive).
Can an Invasive Exotic Pest Make Better Materials for Industry and Medicine?
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- Written by Alison Gillespie
Washington, DC - Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have combined derivatives of two surplus materials—wood pulp and dried-up pieces of an invasive exotic pest—to form a new composite material that is flexible, sustainable, nontoxic and UV light-reflective. The material, described in a new paper (link is external) published in Advanced Functional Materials, could soon be used in a wide variety of applications, including food packaging, biomedical devices, building construction and the design of cars, trucks and boats.
Regulation of education stifles progress; we need to cut the red tape so our kids can learn
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- Written by Dan Weber, president of AMAC
Washington, DC - Have we lost sight of the purpose of America’s education system? It is supposed to be focused on providing the nation’s next generations with the knowledge, moral values and skillsets they need to be responsible and productive citizens. However, federal over-regulation has created an intrusive atmosphere in our schools that stifles progress.
Assemblymember Garcia Hosts State Hearing To Ensure the Successful Implementation of the Salton Sea Management Plan
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Sacramento, California - Tuesday morning, Assemblymember Eduardo Garcia (D-Coachella), Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Water, Parks and Wildlife will host a Salton Sea Oversight Hearing in order to ensure the successful implementation of the Salton Sea Management Plan.
Poland National Day
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Washington, DC - Secretary of State Mike Pompeo: "On behalf of President Trump and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people and government of Poland as you celebrate the 227th anniversary of the Constitution of the Third of May.
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