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FTC Alerts Telemarketers that TSR Prohibits Certain Payment Methods; Warns Consumers that Use of the Payment Methods is Illegal
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- Written by YNN YNN
- Published: 27 June 2016 27 June 2016
Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission wants businesses to know about important Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) amendments that are now in effect. These changes make it unlawful for telemarketers to use three types of payment methods exploited by con artists and scammers.
San Luis Library July computer lab classes
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- Published: 27 June 2016 27 June 2016
San Luis, Arizona - The following computer classes will be offered in the computer lab at the San Luis Library, 1075 N 6th Avenue in San Luis, Arizona. For more information, call (928) 627-8344.
Free Math Calculus Tutoring
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- Published: 27 June 2016 27 June 2016
San Luis, Arizona - Beginning Friday, July 1st, Math/Calculus Tutoring for teens and adults will be offered Tuesday through Friday at the San Luis Library. Instructor Luis Figueroa will be available from 12:00 to 1:30 p.m. to assist with math and calculus homework.
Researchers trace Mercury’s origins to rare meteorite
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- Written by Jennifer Chu Jennifer Chu
- Published: 27 June 2016 27 June 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts - Around 4.6 billion years ago, the universe was a chaos of collapsing gas and spinning debris. Small particles of gas and dust clumped together into larger and more massive meteoroids that in turn smashed together to form planets. Scientists believe that shortly after their formation, these planets - and particularly Mercury - were fiery spheres of molten material, which cooled over millions of years.
Eye-tracking system uses ordinary cellphone camera
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- Written by Larry Hardesty Larry Hardesty
- Published: 27 June 2016 27 June 2016
Cambridge, Massachusetts - For the past 40 years, eye-tracking technology - which can determine where in a visual scene people are directing their gaze - has been widely used in psychological experiments and marketing research, but it’s required pricey hardware that has kept it from finding consumer applications.
Lessons on Personalities Help Teens Cope With Social Stressors
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- Written by Rachel Griess Rachel Griess
- Published: 27 June 2016 27 June 2016
Austin, Texas - Teaching teens that social and personality traits can change helps them cope with social challenges such as bullying, which in turn can help mitigate stress and improve academic performance, according to a study by psychologists at The University of Texas at Austin.
Relics of the Milky Way's first generation of stars
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- Written by Rachel Reed Rachel Reed
- Published: 27 June 2016 27 June 2016
Ann Arbor, Michigan - The first stars that made up the Milky Way have long burnt out, but astronomers have, for the first time, observed a new set of chemical elements that formed in their cores and the supernova explosions that marked the spectacular ends of their short lives.