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Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Skywatchers in Europe
A partial solar eclipse of the sun on Jan. 4 amazed skywatchers in parts of Europe, Africa and Asia.

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Stick an analog stick to your iPad
First there were the Tactile+ Plus stickers. Now, there’s an exciting new development in the field of fake buttons for touchscreens! The Fling is an analog stick designed to be placed on an iPad’s screen, over the virtual joystick. Unlike the Tactile+ Plus, there’s no adhesive to apply to your screen — it uses suction cups. The transparent design (with a small accent in your choice of three …

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Fling joystick lets you get physical with Super Megaworm on the iPad
You know, some people take gaming very seriously, and there’s no doubt that a good portion of them will be picking up this new peripheral from Ten One Design . For $24.95, the Fling tactile game controller promises to enhance some iPad games by overlaying their virtual D-pad with a physical mini joystick. And that’s not it — the funky spiral mechanism also provides resistance to simulate force …

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Add a Removable Joystick to Your iPad for $25 [Video]
# ipadaccessories Gaming on the iPad can be awkward at times due to the gadget’s lack of a physical joystick or directional pad, but thanks to products such as the Fling controller, that may be an annoyance of the past. More »

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Sunrise Solar Eclipse to Grace Parts of the Globe
The moon will take a bite out of the sun Tuesday during the first solar eclipse of the year.

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SWANNANOA – Join community health representatives for a panel presentation on senior health resources available in your community 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Jan. 11 at Swannanoa First Baptist Church, 503 Park St.

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Look forward to affordable wines in 2011
Riesling will rise. The market for wine in Asia will boom. Customers will continue to hunt vintage values. And the market for fine wine will continue to rumble back to life.

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Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Skywatchers in Europe
Morning Skies Over Europe, the Mideast and Elsewhere Dim as Moon Blocks Part of the Sun

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Author: 1807 Weston meteorite critical moment for American science
Author Cathryn Prince of Weston sits on the shore of the Easton Reservoir, where meteorites were found in 1807. The discovery is the subject of her new book “A Professor, a President, and a Meteor: the Birth of American Science”.

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Partial Solar Eclipse Amazes Skywatchers in Europe
A partial solar eclipse of the sun on Jan. 4 amazed skywatchers in parts of Europe, Africa and Asia.

Read more on SPACE.com

Comparing the Browns’ third-round quarterbacks
Is 2010 third-round pick Colt McCoy all that sure of a bet to do more with his Browns career than 2005 third-rounder Charlie Frye did with his? Who would know better than Mike Holmgren, who traded for Frye in Seattle and saw to it that the Browns drafted McCoy?  

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France Buys Heavy Trucks, Missiles
The French government has handed a $214 million contract for 200 heavy trucks for the French army to Italy’s Iveco, denying a bid from domestic producer Renault.

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From ‘monstrosity’ to ‘wrestle,’ Galt students can spell
Photos by Dana Edlund. Lake Canyon principal Suzanne Souligny awards Jaime Gonzalez a dictionary and thesaurus set after he wins the 2010 Lake Canyon spelling bee. Gonzalez is a fourth grade student.

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Republican Ted Gains wins Senate seat
Mono County has a new state Senator, Republican Ted Gaines. Gaines not only won the First Senate District election overall, he also won in Mono County, with 54 percent of the vote as compared to Democrat Ken Cooley’s 54.7 percent.

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SWANNANOA – Join community health representatives for a panel presentation on senior health resources available in your community 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Jan. 11 at Swannanoa First Baptist Church, 503 Park St.

Read more on Asheville Citizen-Times

France Buys Heavy Trucks, Missiles
The French government has handed a $214 million contract for 200 heavy trucks for the French army to Italy’s Iveco, denying a bid from domestic producer Renault.

Read more on OfficialWire

From ‘monstrosity’ to ‘wrestle,’ Galt students can spell
Photos by Dana Edlund. Lake Canyon principal Suzanne Souligny awards Jaime Gonzalez a dictionary and thesaurus set after he wins the 2010 Lake Canyon spelling bee. Gonzalez is a fourth grade student.

Read more on The Galt Herald

Republican Ted Gains wins Senate seat
Mono County has a new state Senator, Republican Ted Gaines. Gaines not only won the First Senate District election overall, he also won in Mono County, with 54 percent of the vote as compared to Democrat Ken Cooley’s 54.7 percent.

Read more on The Mammoth Times

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SWANNANOA – Join community health representatives for a panel presentation on senior health resources available in your community 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Jan. 11 at Swannanoa First Baptist Church, 503 Park St.

Read more on Asheville Citizen-Times

Game Changer 1.4.11: A Minnesotan Comedy
Game Changer 1.4.11: A Minnesotan Comedy

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Mass bird and fish deaths stoke curiosity
Five thousand dead blackbirds rained from the sky on the first day of the New Year in Arkansas.

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Asheville-area stargazers will get a chance to see a fairly intense meteor shower tonight. More State budget deficit, housing market, local jobs growth to take center stage for Asheville area.

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SWANNANOA – Join community health representatives for a panel presentation on senior health resources available in your community 11:30 a.m.–1 p.m. Jan. 11 at Swannanoa First Baptist Church, 503 Park St.

Read more on Asheville Citizen-Times

Comparing the Browns’ third-round quarterbacks
Is 2010 third-round pick Colt McCoy all that sure of a bet to do more with his Browns career than 2005 third-rounder Charlie Frye did with his? Who would know better than Mike Holmgren, who traded for Frye in Seattle and saw to it that the Browns drafted McCoy?  

Read more on The Times-Reporter

France Buys Heavy Trucks, Missiles
The French government has handed a $214 million contract for 200 heavy trucks for the French army to Italy’s Iveco, denying a bid from domestic producer Renault.

Read more on OfficialWire