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The Space Place: Mercury crosses sun on Monday 05/08/2016 03:14pm • Safety Note: Do not look directly at the sun or photograph it because injury to your eyes and damage to your camera will result. Sky & Telescope offers tips on how to safely and properly view the sun at its website and also offers general tips on how to safely photograph a transit, which applies Column: Tips for making wedding, memorial slideshows 05/06/2016 06:02am • Q: Is there a simple way to make wedding or funeral videos that I can put on the Internet if I’m not very technical? A: There’s no shortage of options for making slideshow videos, but you should think about a few things before making a choice. The general rule is that the simpler the progr 6 Strategies to Develop Research Skills as an Online Student 05/05/2016 08:00pm • As an undergraduate student in the early 1990s, I have vivid memories of my professors repeatedly demanding that I "cite my sources." Students had a healthy fear of plagiarism instilled in them, coupled with a mandate to support original ideas through the authoritative writings of experts. That was 10 Things You Must Do Before Buying a New Construction House 05/04/2016 08:00pm • Most homebuying advice is aimed at people who are buying an existing home. But what if you're in the market for a new construction house or condo? What do you need to know to ensure the home you're having built will meet your family's needs? Buying a newly built home provides some exciting options 8 of the Most Incredible Investments of the 21st Century 05/04/2016 08:00pm • Stocks with incredible runs.While that's a fact of life as old as "buy low, sell high," new forces shape the market in the 21st century like never before. Here we look at 8 stocks that have had some incredible runs in the 21st century. Whether they've lasted, retreated and or written their last chap How and Where to Network as a Military Spouse 05/04/2016 08:00pm • In honor of Military Spouse Appreciation Day on May 6, we recognize the spouses who support our service members in countless ways every day. Due to the challenges inherent in being married to someone in the military -- from deployments to frequent moves -- spouses are often the leader in a family a Explaining Donald Trump: He's a Force of Politics, Not Culture 05/03/2016 08:00pm • Voters in Indiana handed Texas Republican Sen. Ted Cruz his walking papers Tuesday. His decisive defeat at the hands of New York real estate developer Donald Trump left the conservative firebrand beaten, bloodied and bereft of any hope his campaign could keep what is now the acknowledged presumptiv 2016 Indiana presidential primary results 05/03/2016 04:44am • Here are the latest results from the Indiana presidential primary held Tuesday, May 3, 2016. Republicans and Democrats will head to the polls and cast ballots in their party's presidential nominating race. Your browser does not support the iframe HTML tag. Try viewing this in a modern browser Beijing Tightens Its Control Across China 05/02/2016 08:00pm • BEIJING -- The June 4 th Museum in Hong Kong was opened to remember an event that China's Communist Party would prefer its citizens forget -- the tragic massacre of pro-democracy protesters at Beijing's Tiananmen Square in 1989. Tucked into a bustling district of the territory, the memorial shows do 9 Killer Resources for Inexpensive Recipes 05/02/2016 08:00pm • One of the biggest budget line items for families is food. Simply putting a meal on the table for the whole family, whether there are two, five, 10 or even just one of you, can really add up over time. The average American family is estimated to spend nearly $4,000 a year on food eaten at home, plus What's Radiohead up to? The Internet holds no clues 05/02/2016 01:42pm • WASHINGTON — The band Radiohead has a history of releasing new music in unusual ways, but this time around, its members may be preparing to top themselves — although no one knows for sure what they’re planning, because the band has wiped out their Internet presence. A spokesman for the band Website responds to call to remove posts about firefighter 04/29/2016 11:00pm • WASHINGTON -- After an area fire chief called out his website, a Virginia website owner is speaking out. Cary Wiedemann, owner of Fairfax Underground, said that Fairfax County Fire Chief Richard Bowers' call for the site to remove posts about firefighter-paramedic Nicole Mittendorff is an attemp Viral audience calls foul on cheerleader 'do's and don'ts' 04/29/2016 01:47pm • WASHINGTON — A poster urging cheerleader hopefuls to boast an athletic physique, wear their hair down, and don "girl about town" lipstick and beachy bronze skin, has drawn an enormous 'boo!' from the Internet arena, with complaints that women are being pressured to conform to a Western ideal, and How to Find a Financial Advisor 04/28/2016 08:00pm • Although the use of financial planners is growing, most Americans still tend to take a do-it-yourself approach to building a portfolio and saving for retirement. Forty percent of respondents in a 2015 survey by the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards say they utilized financial advisors, Do Vice Presidential Picks Actually Swing Votes? 04/28/2016 08:00pm • Ted Cruz's announcement this week that -- on the off-chance he actually lands the Republican presidential nod -- former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina would be his running mate was met with bemusement and amusement on the Internet. "Perhaps I should pick a running mate. ... I'm *also* not winning