Monthly Archives: August 2017

Can Trump Take Credit for the Stock Market Rise?

Can Trump Take Credit for the Stock Market Rise? The remarkable 20% rise in the US stock market indexes since Nov. 7 can certainly be attributed to Trump’s election with his supposedly populist jobs policies, or his pro-business and anti-regulation … Continue reading

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Larsen C Iceberg: Small Expansion of Cooling Water

Larsen C Iceberg: Small Expansion of Cooling Water There is a very minor secondary cooling effect of the melting iceberg A-68 that broke off from the Larsen C Antarctic Ice shelf in July, 2017. The water near the Iceberg is … Continue reading

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UC Irvine Gives Reprieves to Late Transcript Applicants

UC Irvine, in meeting a situation where 800 more students than expected had enrolled, decided to rescind enrollment for about 500 students who had not met senior requirements, or a transcript deadline.  After much criticism in the  local and national … Continue reading

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Trump Should Learn English and American Values, Too

Trump Should Learn English and American Values Anyone who has read the leaked WSJ transcript knows that President Trump wanders before he can complete a sentence. It’s quite different from his scripted TelePrompTer. Plus, Trump has mainly just been speaking … Continue reading

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Several Budget and Legislative Restraints on Freshman Admissions to the UC System

Several Budget and Legislative Restrictions that Restrain Freshmen Admissions to the UC System There are too many, and numerically arbitrary, conditions on UC admissions imposed by the legislature, which act to constrain UC freshman and transfer admissions, and UC budgets.  … Continue reading

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