Tag: Afghanistan Fri, May 24, 2013
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Local Soldier Killed in Afghanistan
CommunityLocal Apr 05, 2011, by Danny WoolLance Corporal Harry Lew, 21, of Santa Clara, died in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan, “while supporting combat operations.” According to the Defense Department, an investigation is underway into the precise cause of his death.
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Qayoumi Named President of SJSU
LocalNews Mar 24, 2011, by Danny Wool
Mohammad Qayoumi , the son of a carpenter from rural Afghanistan and mother who was illiterate, Qayoumi believed in the power of education to raise him up from his humble beginnings. This summer he will be assuming the position of President of San Jose State University.
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Google Earth? Gotta Dig It
News Feb 07, 2011, by Danny WoolArcheology has come a long way since the the days of Indiana Jones, thanks to satellite technology and Google Earth. One Australian archeologist, David Kennedy, was able to scan 1,240 square miles of the forbidding Saudi Arabian peninsula from the comfort of his office in Perth. He found 1,977 potential archeological sites there.
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San Jose State University has just received a $1.22 million State Department grant to train a new generation of Afghan journalists at Herat University in western Afghanistan. The funding will be used to develop a journalism curriculum for use in Herat University and a series of websites for students, focusing on radio and television journalism o hone their reporting skills and share ideas across countries and cultures.
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