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Arizona Telemarketer Fined $110,000
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 29 July 2016 29 July 2016
Phoenix, Arizona - Attorney General Mark Brnovich announced his office recently obtained a $110,000 judgment against Burudi Mwonyoni and his company, Publishers Service Office, Inc. The default judgment is the result of an Arizona Consumer Fraud Lawsuit alleging Publishers Service Office used a magazine subscription scam to defraud consumers throughout the United States. Publishers Service Office placed 48,000 telephone calls a month, using an auto-dialer, to sell consumers new or renewed magazine subscriptions.
U.S.-Colombia High-Level Partnership Dialogue and High-Level Strategic Security Dialogue
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 29 July 2016 29 July 2016
Washington, DC - U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Deputy Secretary of State Antony Blinken will lead the U.S. delegation to the sixth round of the U.S.-Colombia High-Level Partnership Dialogue (HLPD) at the Department of State on Monday, August 1, 2016.
NSF commits $35 million to improve scientific software
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- Written by Aaron Dubrow Aaron Dubrow
- Published: 29 July 2016 29 July 2016
Washington, DC - Scientists increasingly rely on computers to gain insights about the world through simulations, data analytics or visualizations. These computational investigations typically rely on scientific software that makes it possible to perform virtual experiments and explore laboratory research data with reliable, reproducible results, whether one is using a desktop computer or the nation's most powerful supercomputers.
Zoos Bring Animal Kingdom to Patients at Boston Children's Hospital
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 29 July 2016 29 July 2016
Boston, Massachusetts - Young patients, their families and invited guests were treated to a visit with a prehensile-tailed porcupine from Zoo New England earlier today (July 29, 2016), at a gathering at Boston Children’s Hospital. This special event was presented to announce a groundbreaking collaboration of the San Diego Zoo, Zoo New England and Boston Children’s Hospital, with the arrival of San Diego Zoo Kids.
U.S. Department of State Launches Paralympians #WithoutLimits Social Media Campaign
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- Written by State Department State Department
- Published: 29 July 2016 29 July 2016
Washington, DC - In the lead up to the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. Department of State, in collaboration with the International Paralympic Committee, is launching Paralympians #WithoutLimits, a social media campaign to raise awareness that persons with disabilities can and should be employed on an equal basis with others.
Amphibious Landing Operation Conducted at Sea Breeze 2016
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- Written by Super User Super User
- Published: 29 July 2016 29 July 2016
Odessa, Ukraine - Over 220 U.S. Marines and Ukrainian forces participated in an amphibious landing operation in Odessa, Ukraine, Wednesday.
Leadership Change for AWC South Yuma County
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 28 July 2016 28 July 2016
Yuma, Arizona - The AWC family would like to send a Congratulations and Felicidades to Everardo Martinez, who served as our Associate Dean for South Yuma County. Everardo leaves AWC to become Dean of Student Affairs and Enrollment Management at Imperial Valley College. Everardo served AWC students for nearly 14 years as a tireless advocate for South County, and as an adjunct Professor of World Art.