This event held special significance for American skywatchers: It marked the first time in 18 years that an annular solar eclipse could be seen from the United States. Such eclipses occur when the moon is too far away in its elliptical orbit to cover ...

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An annular solar eclipse occurs when the moon blots out all but a ring around the sun. This year's solar show can be viewed from eastern Asia to parts of North America. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena,File) (Eranga Jayawardena) A rare annular solar ...

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On Sunday, a solar eclipse will blot out the sun for viewers across much of Asia, the Pacific and western North America. These days, eclipses aren't a big mystery — they occur when the moon passes between Earth and the sun.

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By Paul Vigna American solar companies got an assist from the US Dept. of Commerce, which ordered steep duties on China's big solar-panel companies. The development is the latest in a highly contentious fight between the world's two biggest economies, ...

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A recent letter from a reader: “Hi John, I just wanted to let you know that I love your column in the Sun-Times. . . . I wish you would just call yourself “American” though. . . . I'd be a Scotch-Irish-English-Dutch-Indian-German-Russian-Protestant-Jew ...

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Depending on where people are in the eclipse's path, some may be able to witness an annular eclipse in which the moon blocks out all but a ring of the Sun's light. Others will see the Sun as a crescent, partially obscured by the moon, for a period of ...

http://www.vancouversun.com/technology/Ring+solar+eclipse+cross+over+parts+North+America/6625970/story.html

By David Zurawik The Baltimore Sun I will admit it, I came to the season premiere of "America's Got Talent" to rip Howard Stern. But I walk away after two hours with nothing but admiration for Stern and the producers of this potent franchise.

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By Nicole Fuller, The Baltimore Sun They departed the northwest coast of France two months ago — 26 crew members each aboard two historic French Navy schooners headed to North America. With relatively calm seas, a chef well-versed in French cuisine ...

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Partial phases of this eclipse will be visible over most of western North America. First contact is when the edge of the moon first touches the edge of the sun. Second contact is when the disk of the moon is entirely in front of the sun and moving ...

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Astronomy: Roen Kelly For the first time in 18 years, residents in the western two-thirds of North America will witness the Moon pass in front of the Sun on May 20, creating a partial solar eclipse. And those lucky enough to be within a 185-mile-wide ...

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Fourth contact is when the moon is completely off the sun. Locations in red will experience a true annular eclipse, a ring of fire; the other areas will see only a partial eclipse. In North America, the eclipse will occur late in the day, ...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/47372811/ns/technology_and_science-space/

By Donna Gehrke-White, Sun Sentinel Bank of America is sending out letters to potentially thousands of struggling South Florida homeowners to let them know they may be eligible for a reduction in their loan balance that may save them up to 30 percent ...

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The grant is contingent on the company's subsidiary, Sun America, bringing 53 management positions to Amarillo from California, said Buzz David, president and CEO of the development corporation. “Every time they are looking to relocate, ...

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By Candus Thomson, The Baltimore Sun Gleaming white with twin black smokestacks and a 23-ton red paddle wheel at its stern, the Queen of the Mississippi is an apparition rising more than five stories above the Wicomico River. Before the month is out, ...

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Posted: Sunday, May 6, 2012 5:08 pm | Updated: 9:05 pm, Sun May 6, 2012. NEW YORK (AP) — Russians prefer their Lay's potato chips dusted in caviar and crab flavors. The Chinese like their Oreos stuffed with mango and orange cream.

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BY LEW FREEDMAN For Sun-Times Media May 5, 2012 4:38PM Jockey Mario Gutierrez rides I'll Have Another to victory in the 138th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 5, 2012, in Louisville, Ky. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) LOUISVILLE, ...

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The purchases include a 15 percent allocation to non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities, said Jay Wintrob, the chief executive officer of New York-based AIG's SunAmerica life operation, in a conference call today.

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Insurance giant AIG's gains have been driven mainly by improved performance at its Chartis and SunAmerica units. By AAP | 04.05.2012 01:02 PM Insurer American International Group, which came close to collapsing during the financial crisis before being ...

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... in partnership with American Express OPEN, the small business division of American Express. BrightStar Care co-founder and CEO Shelly Sun saw her 10-year-old company's revenue double from $51.7 million in 2009 to nearly $157 million in 2011.

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In addition to providing support to Americans through the tour, Sun Life will provide the free financial education curriculum to its Sun Life Rising Star Awards program recipients. The company's signature philanthropy program, now in its third year, ...

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The May issue of Diabetes Forecast, the consumer magazine of the American Diabetes Association, serves as a complete guide to summer sun and fun for people living with diabetes. Bon Voyage: When traveling, people with diabetes need to fit medications, ...

http://www.marketwatch.com/story/summer-fun-at-home-and-on-the-road-2012-04-30

By Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel Marvin Weiner loved reading about American history and always dreamed of replicating the vast library of another history and literary buff: Thomas Jefferson. Weiner, a Philadelphia businessman who retired to Boca Raton, ...

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10 am-5 pm, Sun. noon-5 pm. American Philosophical Society Museum 104 S. 5th St.; 215-440-3400. www.apsmuseum.org. Donations accepted. 10 am-4 pm Fri.-Sun.. American Swedish Historical Museum 1900 Pattison Ave.; 215-389-1776. www.americanswedish.org.

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By Annie Alleman For Sun-Times Media April 26, 2012 10:50AM Get ready to lose your mind — and perhaps your lunch — on the newest addition to the Six Flags coaster collection. Joining the ranks of Six Flags Great America's coaster collection is the ...

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But before the international tour at arenas all over the world, the Rejects are taking a smaller trek across America with a couple of stops close by this weekend. Though they will both be on stage May 18 at Mohegan Sun Arena, you can catch All-American ...

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