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Pomona College Workshops to Update Teachers on Advances in Physics, Provide Experiments for the Classroom.
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Byline: Pomona College
CLAREMONT, Calif., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Feb. 26, Pomona College will host its third annual Physics Teacher Workshop providing Southern California high school physics teachers with updates on advances in physics and hands-on experiments designed to meet the time and budgetary constraints of a typical high school.
Focusing on "Electrons in Circuits," with an emphasis on electronics in consumer products, the program includes "Too Cool to Resist," a demonstration exploring superconductivity, and two hands-on activities.
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Najaf, Renewed; The religious center sways the world's 170 million Shiites--and its clerics will play an enormous role in the evolution of Iraq.(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Newsweek International
; ...south of Baghdad, in the Shiite city of Najaf. Inside the shrine of Imam Ali, an angry...a moderate cleric who was brought to Najaf by U.S. forces in the hope that he could...with the religious Shiite hierarchy in Najaf. The United States is coping with many...
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Najaf Aims To Be The 'Capital' Of Iraq's South
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered
; ...NPR All Things Considered 08-08-2008 Najaf Aims To Be The 'Capital' Of Iraq's...Melissa Block. The southern Iraqi city of Najaf is the center of the Shiite Muslim faith...million pilgrims from Iraq and abroad visit Najaf every year. They come to worship in its...
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Najaf police: a thin blue line between foes; US troops encircled the Shrine of Ali Sunday as fighting resumed. The standoff leaves Iraqi police with few allies.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor
; ...writer of The Christian Science Monitor NAJAF, IRAQ -- With the fighting here moving into the 12th day, Iraqi police in Najaf find themselves caught in the cross hairs...released, after a heart attack). In Najaf, the thin blue line has never been blurrier...
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Najaf's spirituality gives way to strife, intrigue
News Wire article from: AP Worldstream
; ...AP Worldstream 09-22-2003 Dateline: NAJAF, Iraq For centuries, this city of Islamic...The danger of an explosion of violence in Najaf has become so worrisome that U.S. forces...saint _ and to prevent further bloodshed. Najaf's credentials as the holiest Shiite city...
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Najaf's Spirituality Gives Way to Strife
News Wire article from: AP Online
; ...Writer AP Online 09-22-2003 Dateline: NAJAF, Iraq For centuries, this city of Islamic...The danger of an explosion of violence in Najaf has become so worrisome that U.S. forces...saint _ and to prevent further bloodshed. Najaf's credentials as the holiest Shiite city...
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Profile: Najaf re-establishes itself as the center of Shia Islam
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered
; 00-00-0000 Profile: Najaf re-establishes itself as the center...NORRIS, host: In Iraq, the holy city of Najaf is enjoying a revival. It's the burial...four months after Saddam's ouster, Najaf is starting to re-establish itself...
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Sistani aide: Najaf peace deal reached.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor
; ...writer of The Christian Science Monitor NAJAF, IRAQ -- They came by the thousands...witness a peace he would try to bring to Najaf, his besieged city. Initially, the return...Sistani to end three weeks of fighting in Najaf, according to a top aide to Sistani...
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 "Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)")
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Najaf governor denies security infiltration in the province.
Newspaper article from: Aswat al-Iraq (Erbil, Iraq)
; ...MH/SR Cairo, Apr. 15, (VOI) a Najaf Governor Asa'd Abu-Golal said on Tuesday that the current security situation in Najaf is very good, without any security infiltration...Sadr movement, on the basis of keeping Najaf a safe city. Excluding the assassination...
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Analysis: Building democracy in Najaf a delicate exercise
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition
; ...2003 Analysis: Building democracy in Najaf a delicate exercise Host: BOB EDWARDS...a delicate exercise in the holy city of Najaf. The town is home to a shrine sacred to...the country's population. Locals in Najaf are angry at US support for an interim...
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Shiite power struggle simmers in Najaf; In Iraq's Shiite heartland, tensions remain high between Moqtada al Sadr and Iraq's ruling party SCIRI.(WORLD)
Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor
; ...Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor NAJAF, IRAQ -- On a recent Friday night here...country's Shiite holiest city turned Najaf into a battlefield last summer when forces...involving Mr. Sadr's supporters turned Najaf's streets violent again, this time clashing...
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