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Click Here: A roundup of recommended Web sites

Sun Spot: If you couldn’t make it to Europe to catch the last total solar eclipse of the 20th century, fear not. You can still see it at the Exploratorium’s site (https://www.exploratorium.edu/eclipse/index.html). And, you can look directly into the screen.

Buyer Beware: Having trouble keeping track of all the recalls and consumer warnings out there? Check in with Safe-T-net’s Safetyalert site (https://www.safetyalerts.com/default.htm). for an update.

Food Fight: The Pennsylvania Pie Council helps you toss a virtual pie via e-mail. Look out, Bill Gates (https://www.3rdm.net/pie-face/throw.html).

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow: If your bad hair days are over, bare your scalp and baldly go where few have gone before (https://baldguy.com).

Name That Tyke: Rufus or Raclaw? Xena, Xiao or Xochitl? Find a name for your bundle of joy in languages ranging from Arabic, Celtic and English to Hindi and Japanese at Babynames.com (https://www.babynamer.com).

An Applet for the Teacher: Even teachers have homework sometimes. Education World (https://www.education-world.com) offers education sites, job listings and curriculum ideas for “freshman” as well as seasoned instructors.

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Chew on This: Hungry for information on dieting? DietWatch (https://www.dietwatch.com) lets you type in what you eat and what you do for exercise, then it assesses the regime and charts your progress.

Shark Byte: Swim with the big fish--or sound like you do. Test your knowledge about everything from dynamite charges to toxic torts at Shark Talk (https://www. nolo.com/dictionary/wordindex.cfm).

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