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I am having problems with my rpm's jumping up and down, loss of power, fans not blowing properly, possible transmission or battery problems, the usual minor problems have occured.. no cig.lighter, power windows slow, headrest loose, squeaky doors (may I suggest 10w40), loud engine noises, shake & vibtration when at idle, found out that I need new engine coolant fan.

Other World Computing (OWC) today launched its new Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA portable hard drive with transfer rates faster than those supported by USB or USB 2.0 Bus interfaces. The impact-resistant acrylic enclosure boasts a sleek design, and incorporates shock-isolation technology while weighing less than 11 ounces. The enclosure itself utili...

Fish have enough mercury in them in several Tennessee streams that they shouldn't be eaten, and the number of those waterways has increased.

WOODSTOCK. Ill. -- Other World Computing (OWC) http://www.macsales.com, a leading Mac and PC technology company, announced today the new OWC Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA Portable Drive Solution.

A U.S. medical supply company opened two days of meetings with Cuban authorities Thursday, showing off an anesthesia machine and other equipment in hopes of whetting the island's appetite for American medical goods.

Other World Computing announced the immediate availability of its new Mercury On-The-Go USB2+eSATA portable hard drive on Thursday. The 2.5-inch hard drive includes USB 2.0 and eSATA interfaces, is bus powered for USB use, and includes a power adapter for eSATA use.

OWC is offering a new version of its portable Mercury On-the-Go external drive with eSATA support.

Mercury Marine Inc. of Fond du Lac posted a 3 percent gain in sales in the first quarter, but operating profits sank because of reduced production rates and a shift toward less-profitable products.

The Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation has announced several additions to Tennessee’s list of precautionary fish consumption advisories as a result of the trigger point for issuing a mercury advisory being lowered to 0.3 parts per million (ppm).

Nashville, Tenn. – The Department of Environment and Conservation has announced several additions to Tennessee’s list of precautionary fish consumption advisories as a result of the trigger point for issuing a mercury advisory being lowered to 0.3 parts per million (ppm).

Toyota Prius, check. Ford Escape, check. Mercury Mariner, check. Jill Miller has driven them all.

Organisers of the Comrades Marathon have fielded a string of complaints as a result of the decision to hold the country’s premier marathon on a Sunday, the Mercury reports.

Toyota Prius, check. Ford Escape, check. Mercury Mariner, check. Jill Miller has driven them all.

Organisers of the Comrades Marathon have fielded a string of complaints as a result of the decision to hold the country's premier marathon on a Sunday, the Mercury reported on Thursday.

The Hackensack River contains fewer harmful metals than it did 20 years ago, but the amount of mercury still exceeds federal limits, a study announced Wednesday shows.

The new owner of the San Jose Mercury News and Contra Costa Times held onto the newspapers Wednesday in an antitrust-lawsuit settlement that limits any future collaboration with The Chronicle's parent company in Bay Area business operations. The...

Q:What kind of road construction is being done on Big Bethel Road between Mercury Boulevard and Todds Lane?

Five West Salem High School art students will participate in a show opening Saturday at the Mercury Gallery, 321 Court St. NE.

Love going fishing but not sure if that catfish you reeled in is suitable for the frying pan or contains too much mercury?

Mercury News The 50th annual San Francisco International Film Festival has its long-awaited opening tonight, with "Golden Door" (Castro Theatre, 7 p.

Today is Thursday, April 26, the 116th day of 2007 with 249 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.

The cost of cleaning up mercury contamination at two Yakima homes has reached more than a quarter- million dollars and continues to grow, according to federal officials.

A San Francisco investor's lawsuit challenging the purchase of the Mercury News and Contra Costa Times by MediaNews was settled Wednesday with an agreement that Hearst and MediaNews abandon an earlier proposal to

Today is Thursday, April 26, the 116th day of 2007 with 249 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include naturalist John James Audubon in 1785; landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in 1822; author Anita Loos in 1893; Rudolf Hess, Adolf ...

The countrywide lawyers' protest that began on March 9 in Pakistan is in full swing despite the rising mercury. Rallies and processions are being held. Courts reverberate with the shouts of "Go Musharraf Go" from the demonstrators outside.

CLINTON - Marc Arnold, a missile engineer for Boeing, probably wouldn't fly a million miles to get his Mustang Cobra dragster worked on.

By Troy Wolverton, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 25--Booming computer sales boosted Apple's bottom line in its fiscal second quarter, the company reported today.

The Environmental Protection Agency must monitor, and work to eliminate, mercury hot spots.

ALBUQUERQUE, April 25: Energy-efficient light bulbs being used across the United States have been found to be a potential health hazard from the mercury inside of them.

We roll with a near-finished version of this liquid-metal puzzler for the Wii.

Energy-efficient light bulbs being used across the United States have been found to be a potential health hazard from the mercury inside of them.Several New Mexico cities are ramping up its efforts to help residents properly dispose of the dangerous items, The Albuquerque Journal reported.Albuquerque officials have instituted a program that allows residents to call a number and inform a ...

Dust storm followed by light drizzle in many parts of the city has brought temporary respite to many residents.

Energy-efficient light bulbs being used across the United States have been found to be a potential health hazard from the mercury inside of them.

By San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 2

CHELMSFORD, Mass.—Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. introduces the Echotek Series RF 1800GT microwave tuner that sets new benchmarks for low phase noise, fast switching speed, and high dynamic range.

Santa Clara-based Intel gained about 6 percentage points of share in the first three months of the year, finishing the quarter with a commanding 80.5 percent of the worldwide market for desktop, laptop and server processors based on the popular x86 design, according to new data from Mercury Research.

APRIL 25, 2007 -- Tampa, Fla. -- Mercury Advisors LLC, a development firm, and Orlando, Fla.-based The Scott Partnership Architecture Inc. has announced that the east building of Grand Central at Kennedy, a mixed-use project in Tampa, Fla., is completed.

North Karnataka is simmering under torrid and humid heat wave conditions with the mercury rising again by 2-4 degrees.

Come summer and juice vendors on city roads become the quickest and cheapest means to beat the heat. Our correspondents tries to find out why people still favour such drinks knowing that they may cause health hazards With mercury rising, it is time for the roadside lassi and nimbu pani sellers to thrive. It is the quickest and cheapest way to cool off during the hot and sultry afternoons. ...

Former political consultant and one-time San Francisco mayoral candidate Clint Reilly will be given a platform to express his views in the San Jose Mercury News, Contra Costa Times and other newspapers owned by the MediaNews Group chain, under the settlement...

NEW YORK Anyone thinking the declines in circulation should ease when the Audit Bureau of Circulations releases its spring numbers on Monday will be disappointed.

ONCE DEPOSITED in water, mercury is often changed by microbes into methyl mercury, a known nerve toxin that can accumulate in the tissues of marine animals that consume the microorganisms and smaller fish. Methyl mercury is particularly ...

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A San Francisco investor's lawsuit challenging the purchase of the Mercury News and Contra Costa Times by MediaNews was settled today with an agreement that Hearst and MediaNews abandon any plans to collaborate on national advertising and distribution in the Bay Area.

A San Francisco investor's lawsuit challenging the purchase of the Mercury News and Contra Costa Times by MediaNews was settled today with an agreement that Hearst and MediaNews abandon an earlier proposal to collaborate

The Chronicle's parent company and the new owner of the San Jose Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times have settled a lawsuit filed by Clint Reilly that accused them of scheming to monopolize Bay Area newspapers, Chronicle owner Hearst Corp.

The Chronicle's parent company and the new owner of the San Jose Mercury News and the Contra Costa Times have settled a lawsuit filed by Clint Reilly that accused them of scheming to monopolize Bay Area newspapers, Chronicle owner Hearst Corp. said today....

More than 900 scientists, parents and activists from around the world who are focused on understanding the causes of autism and finding treatments for the developmental disorder will gather in Seattle May 3-5 to share the latest research findings at the sixth International Meeting for Autism Research.

By Mark Boslet, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 25--Space travel isn't for the faint of heart. It also isn't for the impatient. In an age of tight federal budgets and cautious flight plans, improvements in space flight come in small, steady steps.

By San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 2

By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 25--An Intel lawyer "lost track" of the fact that she was supposed to tell 378 staffers to save relevant e-mails. Company employees remained unaware for months that they were supposed to back up their e-mail.

By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 25--Social networking site MySpace has launched the beta version of MySpace en Espanol, a site aimed at America's 42 million Latinos.

Meteorological Department statistics indicate the highest temperature ever recorded in Thailand was 44.5C, in Uttaradit province on April 27, 1960. That was followed the very next day by 43.9C recorded in Udon Thani province. Tak saw 43.7C in 1983 and 43.5C in 2004.

LICHTENSTEIN'S BRUSHSTROKE: Roy Lichtenstein began his series of Brushstroke paintings in 1965. In the early 1980s, the brushstrokes became three-dimensional like this one in oil on patinated bronze (1996). This "amiable, oddly animate, and genially self-contained" work can be seen in "Pop Art: Contemporary Perspectives," which will be at the Princeton University Art Museum through August 12. ...

Geoff Lepper of THE MERCURY NEWS writes, "Compared to the corporate, professional atmosphere fostered by the Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors head into tonight's Game 2 of their first-round Western Conference series with the Mavs looking and feeling like a high school team set free to roam in an NBA arena."

More than 900 scientists, parents and activists from around the world who are focused on understanding the causes of autism and finding treatments for the developmental disorder will gather in Seattle May 3-5 to share the latest research findings at the sixth annual International Meeting for Autism Research.

THIS is the follow-up album from a band whose 2006 success included winning a Mercury Music Prize as well as Brit, Q and NME Awards.

THIS is the follow-up album from a band whose 2006 success included winning a Mercury Music Prize as well as Brit, Q and NME Awards.

On Monday 23 April Boston, Massachusetts smashed temperature records for this day. The mercury rose to 30 Celsius (86F) at Logan International Airport. This broke the record of 29.4 Celsius (85F) dating back to 1908.

Can't keep your hands out of the cookie jar? Knowing treats were near had you sneaking over when Mom wasn't looking. Today, Mercury in Aries coaxes Pluto to dig in to compelling territory. Forget about keeping those cookie raids a secret. Like Mom, everyone's got eyes in the back of their heads.

Today is Wednesday, April 25, the 115th day of 2007 with 250 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.

Today is Wednesday, April 25, the 115th day of 2007 with 250 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include Oliver Cromwell, lord protector of England, in 1599; Guglielmo Marconi, inventor of the radio telegraph, in 1874; U.S. Supreme Court ...

A comparatively cool morning greeted Delhiites on Wednesday with the mercury settling below 24 degrees Celsius.

YAKIMA, Wash. (AP) -- Federal investigators continue to search for the source of a recent mercury contamination that sent a 16-year-old boy to the hospital with tremors and hallucinations.

Verdict could encourage investment by foreign miners in mineral-rich country.

Michael Smuim, a Tony-winning choreographer who served as co-artistic director of the San Francisco Ballet in the 1980s and returned to the city in the '90s to create a company that focused on popular sensibilities died Monday after collapsing during rehearsal, the San Jose Mercury News reported.

According to the latest numbers from Mercury Research, Intel managed to capture 80.5% of the PC processor market for Q1 2007, from the 74.4% the company held during Q4 2006.

By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 24--A former visiting Santa Clara University Law School professor faces felony child pornography charges, federal prosecutors said today.

By Therese Poletti, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 24--Sun Microsystems, a developer of network servers and software, reported a slight profit for its fiscal third quarter.

c|net - JP Morgan released a research note Tuesday containing market share data compiled by Mercury Research. Dean McCarron of Mercury confirmed the basic numbers, which had Intel's share soaring to 80.5 percent in the first quarter, from 74.4 percent in the previous quarter.

The Newmont corporation and one of its senior executives faced criminal charges of polluting a bay with toxic waste.

Enviro-Fuelcubes ® are a clean biomass alternative energy fuel product that contain zero mercury, low sulfur and are greenhouse gas friendly!

By Leslie Griffy, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 24--Santa Clara Sheriff's deputies uncovered an East San Jose methamphetamine lab Monday during a probation search of a home, Sgt. Ed Wise said today.

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Research led by Dartmouth scientists found that animals fed nutritious, high-quality food end up with much lower concentrations of toxic methylmercury in their tissues.

It was an estate sale (eBay, last July, 2006), and the old guy had just "Rhino-ized" the trunk interior. He & the rest of the family had done all the usual maintenance stuff, not envisioning that this vehicle would be a collector/showcar.

The chip maker gains more than 80 percent while rival AMD saw its share fall to less than 20 percent.

The weather this summer is not only pushing the mercury up but also driving spot prices of electricity to unwelcome heights -- a situation made worse by the limited availability of relatively low-cost power sources such as hydroelectric plants, said the operator of the wholesale electricity spot market (WESM).

The weather was perfect for the poolside party that Bacardi hosted at Aqua, The Park, on Sunday, but only for those who dared to strip down to their swimwear. For others it was a case of mercury rising. Well, there was some animated pool volleyball too.

Intel captured more than 80 percent of the computer chip market in the first quarter while rival AMD lost the headway it had made in all of 2006 and then some, according to Mercury Research.

General ForecastA lot of talk, some questionable action. Mercury makes the most productive use of the astro-energy this week when it forms favorable trines to Saturn and Jupiter on Saturday. The Mess

DENVER - The EPA and some large retailers, including Wal-Mart and Home Depot, are aggressively promoting the sale of Compact Florescent Lightbulbs as a way to save energy. But some say the bright bulbs have a dark side...

By Mark Boslet, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 24--Advanced Micro Devices said Monday it would raise $1.8 billion in convertible debt, bringing relief to a company in danger of running short of cash by year's end.

YAKIMA, Wash. Environmental workers are partially dismantling a house in Yakima to clean up mercury that was spilled by children, sending one 16-year-old to a hospital...

Fallon Auto Mall began as a husband and wife dealership known as Anderson Ford-Mercury. Now, 51 years later, the business is still going strong and is still family owned and operated.

( InfoWorld ) - Did HP swallow Mercury , or did Mercury swallow HP? Since the acquisition was completed last November, you have to wonder.

( InfoWorld ) - Did HP swallow Mercury , or did Mercury swallow HP? Since the acquisition was completed last November, you have to wonder. After all, HP has adopted Mercury's nomenclature and now talks a lot about BTO (Business Technology Optimization) -- which is basically a fancy way of saying "business and IT alignment." Tuesday's announcement at HP's Technology@Work conference in ...

Did HP swallow Mercury, or did Mercury swallow HP?

Federal investigators searching for the source of a recent mercury contamination are taking a Yakima home apart piece by piece.

It is here and it is spreading: despite heavy rains only a week ago, the brush fire danger is so high, the Capital Region is flagged as a danger zone.

My 2 right wheel bearings were replaced at approx 80K Mi. At 100K Mi, my two left wheel bearings are going out. The infamous shutter of the transmission has been going on since approx 75K Mi.

Three people have died in the intense heat wave sweeping Orissa with the mercury soaring past 40 degree Celsius in many regions of the state for the past few days, officials said Tuesday.

Bhubaneswar, April 24 : Three people have died in the intense heat wave sweeping Orissa with the mercury soaring past 40 degree Celsius in many regions of the state for the past few days, officials said Tuesday.

April 24 (Bloomberg) -- An Indonesian court acquitted a local unit of Newmont Mining Corp., the world's second-largest gold miner, and a U.S. executive of charges they polluted a bay in the Southeast Asian nation with mercury and arsenic.

Bhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) Three people have died in the intense heat wave sweeping Orissa with the mercury soaring past 40 degree Celsius in many regions of the state for the past few days, officials said Tuesday.

It was a record-breaking weather day in the Boston area yesterday as the mercury soared to new heights.

It was an estate sale (eBay, last July, 2006), and the old guy had just "Rhino-ized" the trunk interior. He & the rest of the family had done all the usual maintenance stuff, not envisioning that this vehicle would be a collector/showcar.

How would you like a chance to spend the day fishing with a professional walleye angler and help out a great cause at the same time You can do just that by signing up for the A Cast for Nathaniel fund-raiser, to be held Saturday, April 28, in Winneconne. Nathaniel Luebke is the 3-year-old son of Kevin Luebke, manager, freshwater endorsements for Mercury Marine. Several months ago Luebke was ...

Two former Apple executives may face legal action this week by the US Securities and Exchange Commission for their roles in the stock options backdating scandal at the computer company, the San Jose Mercury News reported Monday.

More mercury has been found in the fish that swim in Utah's reservoirs, rivers and streams, including the popular Jordanelle Reservoir. After a two-year study of toxic mercury levels in fish, state officials Monday issued six new consumption advisories, with more expected in the

An Indonesian court acquitted a local unit of Newmont Mining Corp, the world`s second-largest gold miner, and a US executive of charges they polluted a bay in the Southeast Asian nation with mercury and arsenic.

Today is Tuesday, April 24, the 114th day of 2007 with 251 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.

Carolyn "CC" Carr lost her hero when Myrtle Glanton Lord died last week. They worked together for 12 years at Patterson Park Community Center, now a $12 million facility on the edge of urban Murfreesboro between Mercury Boulevard and East Castle Street.

Today is Monday, April 30, the 120th day of 2007 with 245 days to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

Today is Tuesday, April 24, the 114th day of 2007 with 251 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus. They include English novelist Anthony Trollope in 1815; artist Willem DeKooning in 1904; U.S. poet laureate Robert Penn Warren in 1905; actresses ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- Utah officials warned against eating too many trout from certain waters after finding high levels of mercury. The most stringent advisories were posted for splake caught in Joes Valley Reservoir in Emery County and rainbow trout from Upper Enterprise Reservoir in Washington County.

Those beautiful, unseasonably warm days last month brought more to the region than early blooms and seasonal allergies.

An American executive with Newmont Mining Co. will learn today whether he'll be thrown in prison, accused of sickening Indonesian villagers by dumping mercury and arsenic-laced waste into a bay -- wrapping up a trial closely watched by foreign investors and environmentalists.

The Mercury may not be at full strength yet, but that doesn't make for scaled-down practices.

State environmental regulators issued advisories Monday about consuming trout species caught at six popular fishing spots because of mercury contamination.

GRAND ISLAND— Federal officials found mercury and arsenic in groundwater at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island. The arsenic levels were above safe drinking water standards, but the substance hasn’t been traced to the airfield, a state official said.

MANADO, Indonesia (Reuters) -- An Indonesian court on Tuesday cleared the local unit of Newmont Mining Corp. and the unit's American president of dumping toxic waste into a bay near a gold mine in North Sulawesi and making people sick.

It only took emergency crews a few minutes to clean up a mercury spill at Palmer College in Davenport. Fire and Haz Mat Crews arrived around 11:35am and began clean-up.

Mercury is a stud.

Mercury is a stud.

By Barbara Feder Ostrov, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr.

An Indonesian court was set to rule Tuesday if a U.S. executive with Newmont Mining Co. should be thrown in jail for allegedly sickening villagers by dumping millions of tons of mercury and arsenic-laced waste into a bay.

Arctic Monkeys have already picked up the Mercury Prize for best British album in September and best British group and album prizes at the Brits in February.

Two former executives expect to be sued this week by the S.E.C. over the company?s backdating of employee stock options.

Utah officials warned against eating too many trout from certain waters after finding high levels of mercury.

Conditions at Sabina Park were overcast, and rain is forecast for the coming days, but one could sense the mercury rising. The days of resting players or testing waters are over. As the number of recorders on the table - where the two captains sat for the press conference - multiplied and the crowd of cameras behind jostled for space, it was clear that the final week of the World Cup had been ...

( InfoWorld ) - Two former executives of Apple may face legal action this week by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for their roles in the stock options backdating scandal at the computer company, the San Jose Mercury News reported Monday. Nancy Heinen, former general counsel, and Fred Anderson, former CFO for Apple, may be sued for violating SEC regulations over  the ...

Two former executives of Apple may face legal action this week by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for their roles in the stock options backdating scandal at the computer company, the San Jose Mercury News reported Monday.

Miserable Monday saw the mercury climb to 38.4 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal, making it the hottest day of the year. This topped the mercury mark of 38.2 degrees Celsius on April 3.

Two former executives of Apple Inc. may face legal action this week by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for their roles in the stock options backdating scandal at the computer company, the San Jose Mercury News reported Monday.

Check your garage and medicine cabinets, if you have any mercury thermometers, now is the time to toss them and get a safe replacement for free.

Posted: 1:34 PM- The Utah Department of Environmental Quality has issued another round of advisories for elevated levels of mercury in trout.

What to say about Golden State following up its regular-season wins over Dallas with a Game 1 upset of the top-seeded Mavs: - Deadspin compares it to Mike Bielecki's mastery against Barry Bonds. - Mercury News columnist Tim Kawakami says...

DALLAS - There were no chants of "MVP" when Dirk Nowitzki fired shots at the Warriors on Sunday. Just scattered boos. Exactly when is this coronation scheduled for the Dallas Mavericks?

LONDON - Former Stanford running star Ryan Hall made his marathon debut in style Sunday - and nearly upset some of the sport's top athletes.

OAKLAND NEEDS A QB, BUT CAN TEAM PASS UP ONE-OF-A-KIND JOHNSON? The Raiders are in the nation's consciousness for the first time since their Super Bowl appearance after the 2002 season.

Coach Mike Nolan wants the 49ers to come out of the weekend's NFL draft with an impact wide receiver and he hopes to keep burnishing an extensive defensive makeover.

Take it from Sharks forward Curtis Brown, a veteran of 74 Stanley Cup playoff matches, including a trip to the finals: Rest trumps rust when you're trying to advance.

DALLAS - The Warriors own the Mavericks. Exclamation point. Underline, underline. What else can you say? And where else could this possibly lead? At this stunning moment in NBA playoff history, the Warriors own the Mavericks, lock, stock and Dirk Nowitzki air ball.

By Julie Sevrens Lyons SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS

Shares of Apple moved higher today after a report in the company's hometown paper, the San Jose Mercury News, said that based on its review of the grant and related documents available to the public, there was little evidence to support criminal charges against CEO Steve Jobs for the favorable backdating of an options grant in his name.

Today is Monday, April 23, the 113th day of 2007 with 252 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.

By Nicole C. Wong, Mark Boslet, Dean Takahashi and Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 23--The University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School of Business has established an ethics fellowship in memory of former Hewlett-Packard Chief Executive Lew Platt.

By Barbara Feder Ostrov, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 23--An intense buzz of conversation and concentration filled Google's Mountain View campus Sunday as hundreds of students participated in the first Julia Robinson Mathematics Festival.

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP — The condition of a 19-year-old Grand Haven woman who was hospitalized following a Friday afternoon crash at Mercury Drive and Robbins Road has improved.

Mini cars, miniskirts, the iPod mini and other such trends toward the diminutive have proved over time that less is more. The Mercury Players Theatre now continues the trend with four bite-size but satisfying courses in "Revenge of the Mini-Musicals," directed by Moritz Burnard.

Apple boss Steve Jobs -- who is considered the company's backbone and driving force -- is likely to avoid criminal charges in the federal investigation of illegal stock options backdating, according to one report. A Mercury News examination of the backdated 2001 stock-options grant to Jobs, which was achieved via falsified documentation, is the foc...

TRENTON, New Jersey , April 23, 2007 (ENS) – In a unanimous decision, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court of New Jersey has affirmed the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's regulations to protect people from the impacts of mercury emissions from iron and steel melters.

Mercury Computer Systems Inc. reports it has sold its property located in Chelmsford for approximately $26.5 million, but have signed on to stay in the space for at least 10 more years.

An American executive with Newmont Mining Co. learns Tuesday if he will be thrown in jail for allegedly sickening Indonesian villagers by dumping mercury and arsenic-laced waste into a bay -- wrapping up a trial closely watched by both foreign investors and environmentalists.

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez wants to play AC Milan in the Champions League final and has told them how to stop Cristiano Ronaldo. The Anfield boss revealed he had discussed tactics with Alex Ferguson and spoke about the best way of setting up a team to stop the Portuguese dribbler. -- Clubcall.com

GRAND ISLAND— Federal officials found mercury and arsenic in groundwater at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island. The arsenic levels were above safe drinking water standards, but the substance hasn’t been traced to the airfield, a state official said.

Henry DePhillips, a Trinity College chemistry professor, is among a cadre of specialists using cutting-edge science to solve the color mysteries of paintings and other cultural treasures often several centuries old. Art collectors and museums increasingly are turning to experts to analyze artwork that has deteriorated over time.

SALEM, N.H., March 21 // - Newpoint Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Integral Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ISYS), the recognized leader in Network Management solutions, added another first to its long list of Network Management innovations by adding support for the Iridium Satellite Modem in its Mercury EM product.

Shares of Apple Inc. edged higher in the premarket trading session Monday after the San Jose Mercury News reported that it does not appear that Chief Executive Steve Jobs will be indicted in the federal probe of stock-option backdating at the Cupertino, Calif., company.

An American with Newmont Mining Co. will know if he will be thrown in jail for allegedly sickening Indonesian villagers by dumping mercury and arsenic-laced waste into a bay. Both investors and environmentalists are very interested in issue of suit.

Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. announced the completion of the sale and leaseback of its property located in Chelmsford, MA. The company received net cash proceeds of approximately $26.5 million from the sale of the property.

An American executive with Newmont Mining Co. expects to learn Tuesday if he will be convicted for allegedly sickening Indonesian villagers by dumping mercury and arsenic-laced waste into a bay -- wrapping up a trial closely watched by both foreign investors and environmentalists.

An American executive with Newmont Mining Co. learns Tuesday if he will be thrown in jail for allegedly sickening Indonesian villagers by dumping mercury and arsenic-laced waste into a bay -- wrapping up a trial closely watched by both foreign investors and environmentalists.

Break out the short-sleeved shirts and lemonade today! Temperatures will climb into the low 80s today, the warmest it will be for the next week, according to the National Weather Service.

In his second season as coach of the WNBA's Phoenix Mercury, Paul Westhead is as intent as ever to keep running and gunning on offense. The only thing slowing him down right now is a lack of players.

People used to play with mercury as if the substance were a toy. If you broke a thermometer, you could roll those little balls of mercury around on the floor for entertainment.

Freddie Mercury was one of the great theatrical composers of the 20th Century. Pick any musical you like and you'll not find an 11 o'clock ballad more emotionally stirring than "Play the Game." If those with the power and money had done right by Mercury's oeuvre, great Queen numbers such as "Don't Stop Me Now" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" would be lighting up Broadway, now and forever.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs appears unlikely to face crimingal charges in the US government probe of stock options backdating at Apple. A Mercury News report examines the available evidence surrounding one 2001 grant that implicates Jobs in the activity of backdating options grants in order to inflate their value when liquidised.

Venture capitalists have taken renewed interest in financing health care companies in the Bay Area. AMOUNT QUARTER (millions) Q1 '01 $4.18 Q1 '02 $3.39 Q1 '03 $1.

NUMBER PRICE TOTAL COMPANY/ OF PER TRANS- NET TOTAL INSIDER TITLEACTION SHARES SHARE ACTION GAINDATE HOLDINGS Avanex Bradley KolbOoption exercise25,0000.001 25 3/30/07 sale22,5001.

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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL TIME TV RADIO New York Yankees at Tampa Bay 4 p.m. ESPN(s1) A's at Baltimore 4 p.m. FSN 106.

An American executive with Newmont Mining Co. learns Tuesday if he will be thrown in jail for allegedly sickening Indonesian villagers by dumping mercury and arsenic-laced waste into a bay -- wrapping up a trial closely watched by both foreign investors and environmentalists.

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Events Union Square rally for `green' cosmetics Free. (415)289-1001, www.teens4sc.org /projprom.

$500,000*: Robert Sillen, receiver $350,000: Dr. Terry Hill, chief medical officer $275,000: Dr.

TODAY'S WORD - VILLAINY (VILLAINY: VIL-ih-nee: Outrageous wickedness.

Today is Monday, April 23, the 113th day of 2007 with 252 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mercury, Mars, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune. The evening stars are Venus and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Taurus.

UPI horoscopes for Monday, April 23, 2007.

As the Arctic Monkeys' new album is released, we reveal 25 facts you may not know about the band.

As the mercury rises, so do the windows. But one area fire department wants to remind parents about the dangers of open windows.

UPI almanac for Monday, April 23, 2007.

Film, TV spotlight the environment, following lead of young viewers. If "Wall Street" were made today, Gordon Gekko might be a television executive who would shrewdly say: "Green is good."

David Little's column Sunday misidentified the city's parks director. The person he talked to for the story was Dennis Beardsley, not former planning director Kim Seidler.

The former Sunnybrook Ballroom was recently acquired by the Sunnybrook Foundation, which plans to fix it up and reopen it for public use. In light of the historic ballroom’s recent return to the community, The Mercury asked readers to contribute some of their favorite memories of Sunnybrook and the times they spent there. Following are some of the memories readers have shared about the ballroom ...

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VAN HORN, Texas -- Beth Nobles had reached her mid-40s when the 1976 graduate of Bloomington High School decided to do something different with the next third of her life.

One way to combat global warming is to plant more native trees and shrubs. Mature trees have a large impact on carbon absorption.

A TEENAGER accused of holding a young man hostage threatened to cut off the man's fingers and slash his throat, a court has been told.

La Crosse’s two healthcare systems aren’t just some of the region’s biggest employers and taxpayers. They’re also among the biggest energy and resource users.

EAST LIVERPOOL — The city should be a bit cleaner — and safer in some regards — after Saturday’s City Sweep 2007, during which residents could bring hazardous household waste, used motor oils and mercury thermometers for proper disposal and the downtown got a sprucing up.

David Baas, a second-round pick two years ago who has failed to establish himself in the lineup, cou...

A new breed of visually striking games promises to light up computer screens with even sharper, more lifelike graphics than ever before. And they are set not for consoles, but the PCs thanks to some under-the-hood tweaks in Microsoft's Vista operating system.

E-P-A Officials have found mercury and arsenic in groundwater at the Central Nebraska Regional Airport in Grand Island. Officials say the arsenic levels were above safe drinking water standards.

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Established in 1695, the Rutland and Stamford Mercury is the oldest newspaper in Britain. Three editions (Stamford and the Deepings, Rutland and Bourne) are published every Friday.

VOTING has opened in the Mercury’s Road to the Riverside competition. With the organisers of the Stamford summer musical festival, we are offering one band a guaranteed slot in the Riverside line-up on July 7.

There were numerous reports of heat-related complaints during yesterday's London marathon but none of the serious casualties that had been predicted among the 36,000 entrants.

Thousands of extra bottles of water and run-through showers were among the measures brought in yesterday as high temperatures created "nightmare" conditions for the Flora London Marathon.

By San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Apr. 2

Runners endured "nightmare" conditions yesterday as they "dropped like flies" along the 26-mile London Marathon course in unseasonable heat.

Crematoriums are struggling to deal with spiraling numbers of stouter clients as the UK's obesity crisis grows, local government leaders are warning.

Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald, D-Calif., died early Sunday of cancer, an aide said. Millender-McDonald, who was 68, died at her home in Carson, Calif., said her chief of staff, Bandele McQueen. [!]