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An energy consultant wants more thought to go into the environmental dangers of energy efficient light bulbs, which contain levels of mercury.

As the mercury rises, Riverside and Moreno Valley residents trying to keep cool can take a plunge in public pools or play in the waterworks at local parks.

Today is Sunday, June 24, the 175th day of 2007 with 190 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Saturn.

By Michael Martinez, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 24--California has hundreds of options for campers -- state and national parks, U.S. Forest Service campgrounds, even private campgrounds for tents and RVs.

By Frank Michael Russell, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 24--Here's some news you may have missed last week, based on staff and wire reports.

By Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 24--Jerry Yang first tried to be chief executive of Yahoo, the company he co-founded, 12 years ago. He lasted just a few weeks before hiring more seasoned management.

By San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 2

BEIJING (AFP) - Westernmost China's Xinjiang region was under a blistering heatwave Sunday, with the mercury hitting as high as 44.8 degrees Celsius (112.6 degrees Fahrenheit) in Turpan city, a local official said.

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Careful with that antique clock. It could be the source of a mercury hazard.

- Folole Muliaga died three hours after the power was cut to her Mangere home. Mercury Energy had sent a technician to the home to disconnect the power as the family was behind on their power bill.

As the mercury soars, the summer cocktail maker knows the pleasure of staying cool as a cucumber. It may be the last thing you think of adding to drinks, but cucumbers are delicious in a glass of Pimm's No. 1 Cup, or used as a stir stick for a Bloody Caesar.

Washington, June 24 (ANI): Singer/actress Mandy Moore has kicked her fancy for a Caribbean wedding after shooting for upcoming flick 'License To Wed'. The 23-year-old shot in the rising mercury and humidity of Jamaica for the comedy and has ticked off her desire from the wish list. Moore insisted that although the country was beautiful but it was very 'sticky and humid' out there ...

As long as it has been hot and dry around these parts, it's hard to imagine summer is only four days old. Got the summertime blues yet? Well, there are plenty feeling the heat, and it's not from the temperature.

TRENTON A third state Attorney General is set to take over since parents in Franklin Township learned that their children spent hours each week in a mercury-ridden day care center operating on the site of a former thermometer factory.

STARCAST Expect only the unexpected this Mercury-crazed week. The canny communications planet runs amok in emotional Cancer just as the mad moon blitzes power hungry Capricorn. In other news: Mars throws his weight around lusty Taurus. Talk about...

ARIES (March 20-April 18): Careful who and when you charge, Ramkin. Mercury, the communications maven, is doing a naughty number in your root cellar at the same time a free-wheeling moon blasts your house of public standing. It's the old famous or infamous...

The Comets may have received a lucky break before heading off to Phoenix to play the Mercury on Sunday. The Comets put their two-game winning streak on the line Sunday.

The Phoenix Mercury will be without top scorers Diana Taurasi and Cappie Pondexter on Sunday night when they host the Houston Comets . Taurasi was handed a two-game suspension by the WNBA for inappropriate conduct toward game officials near ...

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi received a two-game suspension from the WNBA on Saturday for inappropriate conduct toward game officials.

Associated Press - June 23, 2007 7:54 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi received a 2-game suspension from the WNBA today for inappropriate conduct toward game...

NEW YORK -- Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi received a two-game suspension from the WNBA on Saturday for inappropriate conduct toward game officials. Taurasi was punished for her actions at the end of Phoenix's 87-84 loss to the Detroit Sh...

Mercury guard Diana Taurasi punished on Saturday for inappropriate conduct toward game officials.

Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi received a two-game suspension from the WNBA on Saturday for inappropriate conduct toward game officials. Taurasi was punished for her actions at the end of Phoenix's 87-84 loss to the Detroit Shock on Friday night.

By San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 23--HIGH-TECH TRY-ON ROOMS Technology from IconNicholson allows shoppers to try on virtual garments in their dressing rooms. Here's how it works: Dressing rooms are equipped with "magic mirrors" with interactive screens.

By Dennis Rockstroh, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 23--Q I am in desperate need of advice, and I think I'm being strong-armed. We had an estimate/proposal with a local air conditioning installer to have a new furnace and air conditioning installed.

By Mark Boslet, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 23--Get ready for the next generation of Internet users -- it's here already.

Doctors once thought they could cure disease by feeding patients poisons like arsenic and mercury, or literally draining their lifeblood away. A contemporary could have argued these doctors caused so much more harm than good, the world would be better off without them.

The Houston Comets have more wins in the last week than they had in the first month of the season. They'll go for their first three-game win streak in more than a year when they visit the Phoenix Mercury on Sunday. After losing their first 10 ...

By PHIL MULKINS Dear Action Line: In all of your recycling pieces, I haven't seen anything on what to do with burned-out fluorescent tubes. These contain mercury, and this is not destroyed by incineration. Airborne mercury settles into rivers and streams, getting into the fish we eat.

NEW YORK As police investigate the possible suicide of San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News veteran Richard Ramirez, experts in journalism-related trauma are cautioning against assumptions that the action was work-related.

Police are looking for a green Mercury Sable with windshield damage, which was seen leaving the scene of a fatal hit-and-run accident in South Baltimore.

While police continued to investigate the unexpected death of longtime San Jose Mercury News journalist Rich Ramirez, there were indications that the 44-year-old newsman may have taken his own life.

SACRAMENTO Governor going to Europe to confer on climate From Mercury News wire services

There was nothing new about the rebounds. For the Mercury, they mostly have been missing. Where the rebounds weren't, however, there was newfound frustration.

A bill introduced on Friday by Congressman Frank LoBiondo is geared toward helping those who have suffered mercury contamination similar to what happened at Kiddie Kollege day care in Franklin Township on a nationwide basis.

PHOENIX — Shannon Johnson scored 23 points Friday night, and the Detroit Shock rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury 87-84.

Taj McWilliams-Franklin scored 21 points, and the Los Angeles Sparks overcame a 19-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Sacramento Monarchs...

After a loss to Detroit, the Mercury are at a break-even mark, but after Friday the future looked half empty.

By JIM SKEEN EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE -- Poor weather in Florida could divert the space shuttle Atlantis to land today or Saturday at Edwards Air Force Base, where officials plan to open the Mercury Boulevard viewing area.

While compact fluorescent lights contain small amounts of mercury, none is released while the bulbs are in use, and experts agree they're safe to use in the home.

Shannon Johnson scored 23 points, and the Detroit Shock rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury 87-84 Friday night. Detroit (10-1) ran off 10 straight points while the Mercury missed 12 of their first 14 shots in the fourth quarter, allowing the Shock to pull ahead 81-80 with 3:04 left.

PHOENIX -- Shannon Johnson scored 23 points, and the Detroit Shock rallied from a 16-point third-quarter deficit to beat the Phoenix Mercury 87-84 Friday night. The Shock couldn't cover as 4-point favorites as the teams played over the 161 1/...

Associated Press - June 23, 2007 12:54 AM ET PHOENIX (AP) - A 10-0 fourth quarter run lifts the visiting Detroit Shock past the Phoenix Mercury 87 to 84 last night.

GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP — Area residents are being reminded that the Mercury Drive construction project from Groesbeck Street to 144th Avenue will begin as scheduled Monday morning, Ottawa County Road Commission Engineering Director Brett Laughlin said Friday.

Phoenix Mercury general manager Ann Meyers Drysdale was named to the inaugural class of the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame on Friday. Meyers Drysdale, who took over the WNBA team after last season, was one of four women and three Americans named to the Hall. Ceremonies are scheduled for Sept. 12 in Madrid. The other Americans named to the Hall are North Carolina coach Dean Smith ...

Phoenix Mercury general manager Ann Meyers Drysdale was named to the inaugural class of the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame on Friday.

PHOENIX -- Phoenix Mercury General Manager Ann Meyers Drysdale was named to the inaugural class of the International Basketball Federation Hall of Fame, the team announced Friday.

The PSP puzzler finds a natural home on Nintendo's console, where the Wii Remote finally gives you much-needed tilt control.

About four out of every 10 people who have yet to be officially recognized as victims of the Minamata mercury-poisoning disease have suffered from limb disorders, according to a government report. Read more ...

NEW YORK A detective investigating the surprising death of San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News journalist Richard Ramirez stressed Friday that the incident had not been confirmed as a suicide, despite recent speculation.

Tim Kawakami of the SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS writes, "As I mentioned in the column (briefly), Mullin could be blowing smoke, but he sure doesn't sound like somebody about to move heaven, earth, and Monta Ellis in order to move up in the draft to pluck Chinese 7-footer Yi Jianlian. In fact, Mullin didn't sound particularly crazy-in-love with anybody in the draft (yet), and he's about half-way through ...

Mercury Energy has agreed to let its 300,000 customers defer their power bills for up to six weeks if they get into financial difficulty.

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We bought the Mountaineer in 2003, it was one year old with 38,000 miles on it. Immediately, I noticed it just didn't shift as smoothly as my last car (98 Ford Explorer).

Mercury Energy has agreed to let its 300,000 customers defer their power bills for up to six weeks if they get into financial difficulty.

What things have gone wrong with the car? I bought a mercury cougar 6 months ago. I already changed the brake pads. Yesterday, I turned on the engine, and everything was OK, but 2 seconds after that, the car turned off, I coundt control it, no brakes...nothing. and I was going down a hill.

New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) A Delhi-based environmental group Friday welcomed the European Union (EU) Parliament's resolution to ban mercury trade which causes environmental pollution, and urged the Indian government to do likewise.

While police continued to investigate the unexpected death of longtime Mercury News journalist Rich Ramirez, there were indications Thursday that the 44-year-old newsman may have taken his own life.

Get those fans and air conditioning units in working order because you are going to need them. After today's rather cool high temperate of 79 degrees, the mercury will climb into the mid-80s Saturday and approach 90 to 95 degrees Sunday and Monday. The temperature isn't the only thing that will be going up. The humidity will climb, too, making it feel downright tropical for the next few days. ...

Mercury Games and Ertain BV today announce a strategic alliance that brings over 10 titles from Ertain’s Publishing office in Japan into Europe and US. The deal promotes Ertain’s Zen Series of DS games, consisting of innovative painting games, puzzle games, and funky relaxing fish simulations, all for release in 2007.

The South Bayside System Authority is offering a thermometer exchange program for residents in Belmont, Redwood City, San Carlos, Menlo Park, Atherton and Woodside. Residents can turn in their mercury thermometers and receive free digital thermometers.

With All-Star guard Cappie Pondexter nursing a leg injury, the Phoenix Mercury are in flux. That's not an ideal situation as Phoenix (7-6) prepares to host defending WNBA champ Detroit (9-1) tonight.

PORTLAND (AP) - A new federal report that highlights the dangers of antiques that contain mercury is being met with skepticism and anger by some Maine antique dealers, who fear it could hurt business.

Matchup: Shock 9-1; Phoenix 7-6. Tip-off: 10, US Airways Center, Phoenix. Radio: WDTW-AM (1310). Injuries: Detroit -- None. Phoenix -- G Cappie Pondexter (muscle pull), questionable.

While police continued to investigate the unexpected death of longtime Mercury News journalist Rich Ramirez, there were indications Thursday that the 44-year-old newsman may have taken his own life.

Richard Ramirez, a 23-year San Jose Mercury News staffer who most recently served as assistant to the executive editor, has been found dead at his home in Livermore. He was...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Richard Ramirez, a 23-year San Jose Mercury News staffer who most recently served as assistant to the executive editor, has been found dead at his home in Livermore. He was 44.

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Richard Ramirez, a 23-year San Jose Mercury News staffer who most recently served as assistant to the executive editor, has been found dead at his home in Livermore. He was 44.

Associated Press - June 21, 2007 8:14 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Richard Ramirez, a 23-year San Jose Mercury News staffer who most recently served as assistant to the executive editor, has been...

Richard Ramirez, a 23-year San Jose Mercury News staffer who most recently served as assistant to the executive editor, was found dead at his home in Livermore, authorities said. He was 44.

NEW YORK A day after veteran San Jose Mercury News reporter Richard Ramirez was found dead in his home, newsroom staffers have still not been told how he died or who found him, according to Executive Editor Carole Leigh Hutton, who said the lack of information is frustrating to a devastated staff.

The Detroit Shock have ridden strong defense and solid shooting to the WNBA's best record. They look to continue that combination Friday night and stay unbeaten on the road as they face the high-scoring Phoenix Mercury . Detroit (9-1), one-half...

ELKO — The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection is proposing to adopt regulations amending Nevada Administrative Code for mercury air emissions and has scheduled a workshop July 10 in Elko to seek public comments.

NEW YORK Richard Ramirez, the well-known San Jose Mercury News editor/reporter, was found dead Wednesday at his home in Livermore. He was 44.

Recent notable insider buying and institutional activity at First Mercury Financial, La Jolla Pharmaceutical, Palm, RAM Holdings, Safeguard Scientifics, Time Warner Cable and Wild Oats Markets.

Environmental and health organisations have welcomed the European Parliament’s plenary vote on a proposed regulation to ban mercury exports from the EU and ensure surplus mercury is stored out of harm’s way.

PHOENIX -- Alana Beard had a season-high 29 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 22 to lead the Washington Mystics to a 106-to-101 victory over the Phoenix Mercury last night.

If the Washington Mystics could play every game against the Phoenix Mercury, they would be the undefeated champions of the WNBA. Last week, they downed the Phoenix for their first win of the season and picked up the second one of the year tonight with a 106-101 win at US Airways Center.

ALBANY, NY (AP) -- Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques.

Columbus - Schools are purging old thermometer supplies. The future of light-up shoes is on the rocks. And states are questioning America's need for blinking jewelry, flashing greeting cards and twinkling Christmas lights, all containing toxic mercury.

Richard Ramirez, a longtime Mercury News employee who mentored young journalists and served as a key link to the community for the paper, was found dead Wednesday at his home in Livermore.

Mercury Marines Plant 15 the companys outboard engine assembly and machining plant celebrated 1 million hours without a lost time incident Wednesday.

It was an unusual game. Then again, it is becoming an unusual season for a team that's just hard to figure.

Many PSP owners can attest that the first two Mercury titles were sublime puzzle games but somewhat hamstrung by the lack of a promised motion sensor that was never released.

Since there was no rhyme or reason before Wednesday night's misery commenced, those hoping for explanations in the wake might be disappointed. The Mercury haven't been able to get off their roller coaster ride - beating the best teams one night, getting beaten by the worst the next night.

A mercury thermometer exchange program for parts southwest Ohio is scheduled to come to an end tomorrow. The Hamilton Department of Environmental Services, which serves Butler, Warren, Hamilton and Clermont counties, will finish out its Catch the Fever program Thursday.

Associated Press - June 21, 2007 1:04 AM ET PHOENIX (AP) - Alana Beard had a season-high 29 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 22 to lead the Washington Mystics to a 106 to 101 victory over...

Alana Beard had a season-high 29 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 22 to lead the Washington Mystics to a 106-101 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday night. Bernice Mosby had 13 points and 13 rebounds, and Beard added six rebounds and five assists to help Washington (2-9) set a franchise scoring record. The Mystics, whose only other win this season came last Wednesday at home ...

Alana Beard had a season-high 29 points and DeLisha Milton-Jones added 22 to lead the Washington Mystics to a 106-101 victory over the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday.

A mercury thermometer exchange program for parts southwest Ohio is scheduled to come to an end tomorrow. The Hamilton Department of Environmental Services, which serves Butler, Warren, Hamilton and Clermont counties, will finish out its Catch the Fever program Thursday.

KENNEWICK -- Health officials say your antique clocks and other heirlooms may pose a mercury hazard.

In Wednesday's medical news, NewsCenter 5's Heather Unruh reported on the approval of a marijuana drug, heart survival among the obese and a mercury warning.

BLOODY hell. Anybody would think we were in Melbourne.

CDC Warns That Antiques, Such As Clocks and Thermometers, Can Pose Mercury Hazard

The problem is that mercury in old items can leak, particularly as seals age or when the items are moved, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

A mercury thermometer exchange program for parts southwest Ohio is scheduled to come to an end tomorrow.

The San Jose Mercury News said on Tuesday that it plans to cut 40 more newsroom jobs.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques.

The same computing power used in millions of game consoles may soon help tackle computational challenges in national security, cyberspace, and bioinformatics. Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. and Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are collaborating to apply multicore technology such as Graphics Processing Units and the Cell Broadband Engine processor to these critical applications.

Antiques can be harmful because mercury in old items can leak, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota State University Moorhead will hold all classes on schedule today, after a mercury spill prompted the university to close three buildings.

Building on last year's acquisition of Mercury Interactive, Hewlett-Packard this week rolled out a slew of new business optimization products and services at its Software Universe conference in Las Vegas.

With the ink barely dry on IBM's Watchfire offer, HP has evened the stakes by announcing its intent to buy rival SPI Dynamics for an undisclosed sum. In so doing, HP plans to acquire a company with which its own Mercury acquisition has had extensive experience.

Minnesota State University Moorhead will hold all classes on schedule today, after a mercury spill prompted the university to close three buildings. More Minnesota News

For chefs Scott Wall of Lark Creek and Paul Jellison of Havana the goal was to stay cool. Each had only a knife, a pound of Brentwood cherries and whatever else they could find in the Menne household -- to come up with a three-course meal in one hour.

Building on last years acquisition of Mercury Interactive, Hewlett-Packard this week rolled out a slew of new business optimization products and services at its Software Universe conference in Las Vegas.

With the ink barely dry on IBMs Watchfire offer, HP has evened the stakes by announcing its intent to buy rival SPI Dynamics for an undisclosed sum. In so doing, HP plans to acquire a company with which its own Mercury acquisition has had extensive experience.

LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Property company Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group PLC said it expects to make an announcement shortly on the sale of the Malmaison group property assets, while refuting the allegations made by Connecticut-based Mercury Real Estate Advisors, which holds 15.8 pvy of MWB.

Dear Action Line: In all of your recycling pieces, I haven't seen anything on what to do with burned-out fluorescent tubes. These contain mercury, and this is not destroyed by incineration. Airborne mercury settles into rivers and streams, getting into the fish we eat.

The Mercury News will reduce its newsroom staff by 40 positions through layoffs that will take place in July, the company announced Tuesday.

The problem is that mercury in old items can leak, particularly as seals age or when the items are moved, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ask Ann Smith, whose heirloom clock's pendulum leaked mercury onto the carpet of her gift store in rural Delhi, New York, as a cleaner moved it. An attempt to vacuum the tiny silver balls off the carpet only made things ...

If consistency is the name of the WNBA game - and the Mercury insisted this week it is - then Phoenix should be happy two-thirds of the season remains. Take, for example, its most recent road swing, three games in seven staggered days. The Mercury won at West-leading Sacramento, two-time defending conference champion and previous owner of a 12-game home winning streak.

Tuesday marked one of the hottest days of 2007 with two days to go before the official start of summer. Temperatures climbed into the mid-80s with high humidity, prompting many people to find relief with around-the-clock air conditioning.

The clothing of a Minnesota State University Moorhead custodian tested positive for mercury after a small amount of the chemical spilled Tuesday.

MOORHEAD, Minn. -- Around 100 people were quarantined Tuesday while authorities dealt with a mercury spill at Minnesota State University, Moorhead

The Mercury will attempt to end their wild ride between beating the WNBA's best and losing to its worst Wednesday night at US Airways Center against Washington, but an injury to Cappie Pondexter could complicate their pursuit of consistency.

Cappie Pondexter's playing status is uncertain for the Mercury's game against Washington on Wednesday because of injury.

Urban mechanic Mayor Thomas Menino has turned urban plumber, demanding that parks workers get city fountains and spray pools working after Herald spot-checks found them bone-dry and rusted. Proclaiming...

Mercury Energy has again been rapped over the knuckles by State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard for its handling of the death of south Auckland woman Folole Muliaga.

Mercury Energy has again been rapped over the knuckles by State Owned Enterprises Minister Trevor Mallard for its handling of the death of south Auckland woman Folole Muliaga.

Bon Jovi, "Lost Highway" (Mercury). Jersey rockers pay homage to Nashville. Let's hope it's better than that dull single they performed on "American Idol" this season.

The San Jose Mercury News plans to cut its newsroom staff by about 17 percent next month as readers and advertising dollars migrate to the Internet, the paper's new executive editor said Tuesday.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The San Jose Mercury News plans to cut its newsroom staff by about 17% next month as readers and advertising dollars migrate to the Internet.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) - The San Jose Mercury News plans to cut its newsroom staff by about 17% next month as readers and advertising dollars migrate to the Internet.

The San Jose Mercury News plans to cut its newsroom staff by about 17 percent next month as readers and advertising dollars migrate to the Internet, the paper's new executive editor said Tuesday.

- A hazardous materials team from the Twin Cities responds to a mercury spill at Minnesota State University Moorhead. - Some Minnesota National Guard families get the news they've been waiting for. - See how the Tornado of ’57 prompted one woman’s mission to help others.

A small mercury spill led to the quarantine of more than 100 people at Minnesota State University Moorhead Tuesday.

By MICHAEL HILL ALBANY, N.Y. - Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques.

Senate Bill 479, signed into law by Gov. Ted Kulongoski on June 11, prohibits the use of R type metal halides and or mercury vapor bulbs in public schools. They are commonly used in gymnasiums. For the Lebanon School District, that means replacing 120 to 150 metal halide bulbs by Jan. 1, 2008.

By Ryan Blitstein, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 19--YouTube has created local versions of its video-sharing site in nine countries, including France and the United Kingdom, the company said today.

The Mercury News will reduce its newsroom staff by 40 positions through layoffs that will take place in July, the company announced Tuesday.

The Phoenix Mercury's lone blemish on their otherwise successful road trip came courtesy of the lowly Washington Mystics . The Mercury will look to return the favor when the teams meet at the U.S. Airways Center on Wednesday. Phoenix (7-5) went 2-...

Bon Jovi's new album, Lost Highway , was released by Mercury Nashville on Tuesday (June 19). The band collaborated with several Nashville songwriters for their project and recorded it in Nashville.

A mercury spill at the Minnesota State University Moorhead campus today landed more than 100 people in quarantine.

While a venue that holds 300 people is considered, by New York standards, quite a hole in the wall. Nonetheless, it was a hole that was completely filled this past Saturday for the first night of brakesbrakesbrakes ' two night run at Mercury Lounge.

Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast. The problem is that mercury in old items can leak, particularly as ...

By Sarah Jane Tribble, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 19--"It would be really nice to not have the inconvenience of having to go to the gas station," Google co-founder Sergey Brin said.

By Elise Ackerman, Ryan Blitstein a, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 19--Earlier this decade Yahoo gambled that content and Hollywood would be the key to its success. Google banked on technology.

ALBANY, N.Y. - Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques.

Today on News 11 at Five: More than a hundred people are quarantined, after a mercury spill at Minnesota State University Moorhead. Hear why a U.S. attorney decided not to seek the death penalty for three suspects in the killing of an East Grand Forks man. And Consumer Reports tests more than two dozen lawn tractors. That’s today on News ...

FieldPoint Petroleum Corp. on Tuesday and its partners have begun drilling the Cronos Fee #1, a gas test well in Eddy County, New Mexico. This is in keeping with its previously announced plans to drill at least one well offsetting the Mercury Fee #1 and the Hermes Fee #1.

The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast.

A 4-year study of mercury in crude oil refined in the United States has found that, of the two major sources of U.S. fossil energy mined coal and crude oil crude oil contains much less toxic mercury, on average, than coal.

Police say a woman driving east on South Boulevard allegedly ran a red light, crashing her Toyota pickup into a Mercury Tracer. The truck flipped.

Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast.

MOORHEAD, Minn. - A mercury spill forced an evacuation Tuesday at Minnesota State University Moorhead. No injuries were reported on campus, where students are on summer break.

Voting for Estrellas Latinas, baseball's all-time Latin lineup, hit the final stage Sunday. Could be the best stage, too. This week's question: right-handed pitcher Juan Marichal or Pedro Martinez? The Mercury News' Daniel Brown explored the choice last month and gave Martinez a slight edge.

LITTLETON, Colo.----ADA-ES, Inc. announced that at today's Annual Shareholder Meeting, its shareholders approved the "Stock Issuance Plan" for the issuance of up to three million shares of ADA-ES' common stock, as described in the Company's Proxy Statement for the meeting.

MOORHEAD, Minn. A mercury spill has forced an evacuation at Minnesota State University Moorhead.

Above normal temperatures are here and a continuing warming trend may put the thermometer at 110 Tuesday.

A mercury spill has forced an evacuation at Minnesota State University Moorhead. A university spokesman says a custodian was wheeling a cart with liquid mercury in Bridges Hall this morning when the mercury spilled. The building was immedi

MOORHEAD, Minn. (AP) - A mercury spill has forced an evacuation at Minnesota State University Moorhead. A university spokesman says a custodian was wheeling a cart with liquid mercury in Bridges Hall this morning when the mercury spilled.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard. Toxic mercury can be found in some antiques. Mirrors may be backed with mercury and tin; clock pendulums might be weighted with vials of mercury; old barometers, thermometers and lamps have mercury in the base for ballast.

The blower motor went out. I replaced the alternator because it was making funny noises. Speedometer stopped working. Motor mounts broke from too many neutral drops.

A mercury spill has forced an evacuation at Minnesota State University Moorhead. A university spokesman says a custodian was wheeling a cart with liquid mercury in Bridges Hall this morning when the mercury spilled. More Minnesota News

ALBANY, N.Y. – Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques.

Hush up, Skippy, and write your clichés. Recently, many of America's underedited sports sections ran a piece of vapid hooey from that intellectual flyweight San Jose Mercury sportswriter Skip Bayless, in which he lectured the Dallas Mavericks' Steve Nash, a Canadian who opposes the U.S. invasion of Iraq, "to just shut up and play."

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) -- State health officials are again encouraging people to get rid of their mercury thermometers. The health department is holding a thermometer exchange in South Kingstown on Saturday.

Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Mercury Partners LLC, a real estate investment management company based in Greenwich, CT, sent the following letter today to Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group's Board of Directors.

There may be a mercury hazard lurking in an antique in your home. The Centers for Disease Control issued a warning Monday. Mirrors may be backed with mercury and tin; clock pendulums might be weighted with vials of mercury; old barometers, thermometers and lamps have mercury in the base.

Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast.

Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques.

Study suggests mercury can leak from old items such as mirrors, clock pendulums and barometers, thermometers and lamps.

AMES, Iowa -- Motorists traveling in Iowa should remain aware that the mercury might not be the only thing to rise during the sweltering summer heat. Pavement blowups occur when thermal expansion forces the pavement to buckle and shatter.

ANNAPOLIS, Md.----Zenoss Inc., the company behind the most popular open source IT monitoring and management solution on Sourceforge.net, today announced that IT industry veteran Murat Aksu has joined its management team as Vice President of Products.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard. Toxic mercury can be found in some antiques. Mirrors may be backed with mercury and tin; clock pendulums might be weighted with vials of mercury; old barometers, thermometers and lamps have mercury in the base for ballast.

Blue Coat Systems, Inc. , the leader in secure content and application delivery, today announced that Brunswick Corporation has selected Blue Coat(R) ProxySG(TM) appliances to secure, control and accelerate Brunswick's newly implemented e-Business applications that support sales and customer activities for over 7,000 dealers of its Mercury Marine engine division. The site will later support ...

Today is Tuesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2007 with 195 to follow. The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Saturn.

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Albany, N.Y. (AP) -- Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard.

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that toxic mercury found in some antiques can leak, particularly as seals age or when the items are moved.

CDC: Antiques can pose mercury hazard

Due in stores today: Bon Jovi, "Lost Highway" (Mercury). Jersey rockers pay homage to Nashville. Let's hope it's better than that dull single they performed on "American Idol" this season.

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard. Toxic mercury can be found in some antiques. Mirrors may be backed with mercury and tin; clock pendulums might be weighted with vials of mercury; old barometers, thermometers and lamps have mercury in the base for ballast.

I suppose the word “spell” shouldn’t be used to describe the short bouts of heat and humidity that we’ve experienced over the last few weeks. I always consider a “spell” to be a round of heat or cold that lasts at least three days. But every time the mercury reached 90 degrees this year, a storm system was on the heels of the heat to bring quick relief ... and the one today is no different.

Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast.

Today is Monday, June 25, the 176th day of 2007 with 189 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer. They include French composer Gustave Charpentier in 1860; Broadway producer George Abbott in 1887; English novelist and critic George Orwell, author of ...

Today is Tuesday, June 19, the 170th day of 2007 with 195 to follow.The moon is waxing. The morning stars are Mars, Neptune and Uranus. The evening stars are Jupiter, Mercury, Venus and Saturn.Those born on this date are under the sign of Gemini. They include James VI of Scotland, later James I of England, in 1566; French philosopher and mathematician Blaise Pascal in 1623; the Duchess of ...

Associated Press - June 19, 2007 3:43 AM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard. A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says that toxic mercury found in some antiques can leak, particularly as seals age or when the items are moved.

Mercury Real Estate Advisors LLC, an affiliate of Mercury Partners LLC, a real estate investment management company based in Greenwich, CT, sent the following letter today to Marylebone Warwick Balfour Group's (LSE: MWB.L) Board of Directors.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Laredo Port of Entry over the weekend seized marijuana, cocaine, and drug paraphernalia, valued at a combined $463,000 in three unrelated enforcement actions.Saturday, shortly before 5 p.m., CBP officers at the Gateway to the Americas Bridge referred a 1999 Mercury Mystique, driven by Carlo Gonzalez-Castillo, 18, a Mexican citizen from Nuevo ...

ATLANTA - It's not just increased demand that sends summertime gasoline prices soaring. It's also higher temperature.

Associated Press - June 19, 2007 3:15 AM ET ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Some treasured heirlooms may hold a hidden hazard. Toxic mercury can be found in some antiques.

ALBANY, N.Y. Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques.

Careful with that antique clock. It could pose a mercury hazard. The silvery, skittering, and toxic liquid can be found in some antiques. Mirrors can be backed with mercury and tin; Clock pendulums might be weighted with embedded vials of mercury; and barometers, thermometers and lamps may have mercury in their bases for ballast. The problem is that mercury in old items can leak, particularly as ...

GREENSBORO — Barber Park remained closed Monday following last week's discovery of contaminants, including lead and mercury, in the soil. A team from the city's environmental services department took more soil and water samples Monday.

In Pennsylvania's Pottstown, activist and planner Thomas Hylton continues his smart-growth work, according to Mercury writer Evan Brandt.

The very thing that helps make those spiral-shaped bulbs more energy efficient is the mercury content, an element many customers don't even know is inside.

• Bon Jovi, "Lost Highway" (Mercury). Jersey rockers pay homage to Nashville. Bon Jovi will play a sold-out show July 5 at Summerfest's Marcus Amphitheater. • Ron Carter, "Dear Miles" (Blue Note) • Deborah C...

If you saw the "1/2 Hour News Hour" tonight, but they slammed our town by interviewing some expert from here. I'm upset. They pointed out that those CFL blubs, if broken, will emit mercury that will cause brain cancer. Look, I think CFL blubs are the way to stop global warming. I'm really upset.

By Elise Ackerman, San Jose Mercury News, Calif. Jun. 17--Nicole Wong is the point person for growing criticism of Google's privacy practices.