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A new way to get around in a car without traditional rental
If you sometimes take a bus or a cab to get around because you don’t need a rental car for more than a few hours in, say, San Francisco, a car-sharing program could be just what you need. Getaround is a membership car-sharing service where...
Tags: Tesla, Vehicles, Austin (Chicago, Illinois), Apple iPhone, Marketing
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Dr. William F. House dies at 89; championed cochlear implant
Dr. William F. House, a dentist-turned-ear specialist who 50 years ago defied the medical establishment and many advocates for the hearing impaired to champion an implantable device, now widely accepted, that made everyday sounds audible to the profoundly...
Tags: NASA, Ear, Nose, and Throat, General Practitioners, Ear Infection, Hearing Impairment
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In defense, more or less, of UC's new logo
Something was noticeably absent from the group of three letters in Wednesday's paper taking issue with the University of California system's new but not necessarily improved logo: a counterpoint. The following submission from UC Irvine English professor...
Tags: University of California, Irvine, Arts and Culture, Television Industry, Colleges and Universities, Education
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UCI ranks high on magazine's best-value list
A recent ranking of the 100 best-value public schools in 2012 listed UC Irvine as No. 16 — one of five California schools in the top 20. UCI, according to the ranking made by Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine, admits 47% of those who apply and...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Students, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Los Angeles, Academic Progress
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Dangerous for kids' pajamas, safe for sofas?
More than three decades after manufacturers stopped making children's pajamas with a flame retardant suspected of causing cancer, new research suggests the same chemical has become the most widely used fire-resistant compound in upholstered furniture sold...
Tags: Underwriters Laboratories Inc., Health Organizations, Health, Chemtura Corporation, Science and Technology
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After generations of failure, a school and its students head for success
I was prepared for the dog-and-pony show — the choreographed "reveal" of a school makeover that's been in the works for years. I didn't expect much beyond a grown-up version of show-and-tell. But I came anyway because I have a soft spot for Jordan...
Tags: Students, Science and Technology, Teaching and Learning, Academic Progress, Teachers
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Kerosene wick lamps produce both light and hazardous soot
The bright orange flames of kerosene wick lamps used in millions of impoverished households around the world are significant sources of global warming and pollutants linked to respiratory diseases, according to a new study. Lab and field work led by...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Weather, Global Warming, Tuberculosis, Global Change
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Ray Rosso beloved figure
Ray Rosso, Orange Coast College's first football coach who was a revered teacher and coach of several sports at the school, died Saturday of natural causes at his home in Newport Beach. He was 96. Rosso, who guided OCC to a 37-38-3 record in eight...
Tags: Rose Bowl Game, Football, World War II (1939-1945), Sports
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Beyond 7 billion: Bending the population curve
Hunger. Environmental degradation. Political instability. These were among the consequences of rapid global population growth documented in a five-part series in The Times in July. Now, Opinion has invited leading scholars to consider what, if anything,...
Tags: Pharmaceuticals, PATH, Health Organizations, Virginia Tech, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei
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Richard Baum dies at 72; China expert at UCLA
Richard Baum, a leading China expert at UCLA who founded a lively and influential Internet forum used by hundreds of scholars, diplomats, journalists and government officials to follow ideas and trends in contemporary Chinese politics, died Friday at...
Tags: Brookings Institution, BBC, George H.W. Bush, Crime, Law and Justice, Taiwan
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90% of UCI Law grads pass bar
UC Irvine School of Law's first graduating class is already competing with elite law schools, judging by one state standard. In the 2012 class, 46 of 51 students — 90% — passed the California bar exam on their first try in July, the...Tags: University of California, Irvine, Crime, Law and Justice, University of California, Los Angeles, Colleges and Universities, Education
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A simpler, fairer way to fund California's schools
Driving along Pacific Coast Highway, you can see the successive layers of earth and rock that have piled up over millions of years to create California's coastal landscape. You can see a similar but less attractive phenomenon if you look at the way...
Tags: Finance, Government, Teaching and Learning, Executive Branch, Environmental Issues
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