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Excel Volleyball hosts international challengeKellan Fuoss leads the procession of the German team at the opening of the tournament finals. Besides sharing their love of volleyball, girls from three countries had the opportunity to share their lives and cultures with each other.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:00:53 -0700
Wanted For Long Space Missions: Flexible Astronaut, Works Well With OthersResearchers are hoping that the Mars500 simulation, which hits the three-month mark this week, will shed some light on significant factors to consider in crew selection for future long-duration missions.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:16:37 -0700
Report suggests Santa Barbara Police Department targets illegal immigrantsAuthored by Santa Barbara resident Russell Trenholme in collaboration with community activist group PUEBLO, the report suggests that the police department targets illegal immigrants because there is a higher likelihood that they will be driving without a license.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 04:43:30 -0700
09/03/2010 10:19 ASIA - VATICAN Christians in Asia, courageous witnesses of faith until martyrdomยป by Bernardo Cervellera A day dedicated to martyrdom and persecution of the Churches of Asia in present times. The vitality of the community is precisely a result of this testimony to the spilling of blood. Violations of religious freedom are an attempt to oppress not only faith, but society.
Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:34:10 -0700
Mary Dejevsky: Sarkozy is right about the RomaNot long after taking office, the Defence Secretary, Liam Fox, found himself in trouble for saying that Britain was "not in Afghanistan for the sake of the education policy in a broken, 13th-century country". Afghans saw his comment as evidence that colonial and racist views about their country persisted. So did many British liberals. It is not a view Dr Fox has repeated.
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:13:21 -0700