Yuma News
AWC/NAU Science Club to Host Blood Drive
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- Written by Yuma News Now Yuma News Now
- Published: 01 November 2016 01 November 2016
Yuma, Arizona - The AWC/NAU Science Club will be hosting a Blood Drive on Tuesday, November 15th and Wednesday, November 16th on the AWC Yuma Campus in the 3C Schoening Conference Center from 10:00am to 2:00pm.
NIST Collaboration Heats Up Exotic Topological Insulators
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- Written by Chad T. Boutin Chad T. Boutin
- Published: 31 October 2016 31 October 2016
Washington, DC - Fashion is changing in the avant-garde world of next-generation computer component materials. Traditional semiconductors like silicon are releasing their last new lines. Exotic materials called topological insulators (TIs) are on their way in. And when it comes to cool, nitrogen is the new helium.
FTC Approves Modified Final Order Preserving Competition among Supermarkets in Seven States
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 31 October 2016 31 October 2016
Washington, DC - Following a public comment period, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a modified final order settling charges that the $28 billion merger of Koninklijke Ahold and Delhaize Group, which together own five well-known U.S. grocery store chains, would likely be anticompetitive.
Under Secretary Thomas Shannon To Travel to Caracas, Venezuela
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 31 October 2016 31 October 2016
Washington, DC - Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Thomas Shannon will travel to Caracas, Venezuela, today. He plans to stay until Wednesday, November 2.
FTC Wins Summary Judgment Against Abusive Debt Collectors
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 31 October 2016 31 October 2016
Washington, DC - A federal judge has banned a group of debt collectors who pretended to be affiliated with the government from the collection business and ordered them to pay nearly $11 million, after granting the Federal Trade Commission’s request for summary judgment.
Safe sleep to protect against SIDS
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- Written by Dana Sparks Dana Sparks
- Published: 30 October 2016 30 October 2016
Rochester, Minnesota - The American Academy of Pediatrics says infants should sleep in the same bedroom as their parents or caregivers, for at least six months, to decrease the risks of sleep-related deaths. However, the new policy also states the infant should sleep on a separate surface, a crib or bassinet, and not on a couch or soft surface. "SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment," will be published in the November 2016 issue of Pediatrics.
Living with POTS
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- Written by Vivien Williams Vivien Williams
- Published: 30 October 2016 30 October 2016
Scottsdale, Arizona - Everyone has one of those days, now and then, from the minute you wake up, you're dragging. But for people with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), those days are the norm. People with POTS may look fine, but they feel terrible, making it hard for other people to understand. POTS impacts your autonomic nervous system, which regulates body functions that we don’t think about, such as breathing, blood pressure and heart rate. The condition can strike anyone, but it often appears during the teen years.