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First Lady Michelle Obama to Deliver Final Commencement Address as First Lady
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- Written by White House White House
- Published: 02 June 2016 02 June 2016
New York, New York - Friday, June 3rd 10:30AM ET, First Lady Michelle Obama will deliver her final commencement address as First Lady at the 170th Commencement Ceremony of The City College of New York on the CCNY campus in historic Harlem, where more than 3,000 students make up the Class of 2016.
Million-Pound Deadweight Machine Officially Open for Business
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- Written by Rick Seifarth Rick Seifarth
- Published: 02 June 2016 02 June 2016
Washington, DC - The last few bolts were tightened just weeks ago – by hand. Now fully restored, NIST’s 4.45 meganewton (one million pounds-force) deadweight machine – the largest in the world – is back online and once again performing force calibrations for customers, which include U.S. aerospace manufacturers, U.S. military laboratories, and top-end commercial force calibration labs.
Ruling in Favor of Federal Trade Commission, Jury Finds Utah Operation Responsible for Making illegal Telemarketing Calls to Consumers
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 02 June 2016 02 June 2016
Washington, DC - A federal court jury in Utah delivered a verdict in favor of the Federal Trade Commission against three Utah-based firms and their owner, finding that they engaged in deceptive and unlawful telemarketing campaigns pitching movies, including making more than 117 million illegal calls to consumers, in violation of the FTC’s Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR).
How to Quantify the Weight of Forensic Evidence
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- Written by Rich Press Rich Press
- Published: 02 June 2016 02 June 2016
Washington, DC - On May 5 and 6, 2016, NIST hosted a technical colloquium on an important question facing virtually every branch of forensic science today: How should forensic examiners quantify the weight of evidence they find in a case? This was the first technical colloquium in the United States to focus specifically on this issue, and it generated an animated and much needed exchange of ideas.
Secretary of State John Kerry to Deliver Remarks at United Nations International School
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 01 June 2016 01 June 2016
New York - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry will deliver remarks to students at United Nations International School during a commencement ceremony at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 2, 2016, in the United Nations General Assembly Hall, in New York City.