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A 41-year-old man accused of killing his girlfriend in their shared Encinitas home last year then trying to secure permission to travel to Israel as her body lay undiscovered for several days was ordered Thursday, Jan. 23, to stand trial on a murder charge.

Deeply divided crowd debated whether site was suitable

Alan Alda appeared in the auditorium at Scripps Research in La Jolla on Jan. 16 to announce a partnership that will teach scientists how to communicate more effectively to the public and to other scientists. The Emmy-winning actor is making Scripps the West Coast home of Alda Communication Training, a Long Island-based program that sharpens the communication skills of people who spend much of their days staring at computer screens and microscope slides and speaking in the language of their academic papers.

Last season, while winning a second consecutive Avocado West girls’ soccer championship on its way to a CIF Open Division title, Carlsbad went 9-0-1 and surrendered a grand total of two goals in 10 league contests.