01/08/2009
Mercury threat tied to greenhouse gases (UPI)
GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 8 (UPI) -- Mercury levels in soil increase as carbon dioxide levels rise, suggesting such pollution will increase with global warming, a U.S. university researcher said.
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01/09/2009
Rock God Freddie Mercury (Bangshowbiz via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Late Queen singer Freddie Mercury has been voted the Ultimate Rock God.
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01/09/2009
Former Mercury News reporter Dan Reed dead at 50 (San Jose Mercury News)
Whenever Dan Reed entered a room, there was no mistaking the former Mercury News reporter, with his hulking 6-foot-4, 330-pound frame, long beard, uncombed hair and untucked shirts. Reed died Thursday in Oakland. He was 50.
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01/08/2009
Mercury tops rock poll (Dotmusic via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Queen frontman Freddie Mercury has been voted the "Ultimate Rock God" by music fans.
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01/08/2009
OWC Launches Mercury Elite-AL RAID Solution (SYS-CON Media)
Other World Computing has announced the new Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay “Quad Interface” RAID solution. The Mercury Elite-AL Pro Dual-Bay “Quad Interface” features an Oxford chipset with two SATA I/II hard drive bays for RAID storage of up to 3.0TB and transfer speeds of 300MB/s. Built for performance-intensive applications, such as A/V, digital photography, professional music, and graphics, ...
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01/08/2009
As the mercury rises so does the level of mercury in the soil (ZDNet)
Increased greenhouse gases will not only increase the earth's temperature. They will apparently bring us more mercury in the soil and thus the plants and animals we eat. An experiment done by the Oak Ridge National Lab found increased CO2 in the atmosphere also increase the level of mercury in the soil. Courtesy Oak Ridge National Lab. Picture shows CO2 emitters in a test area surrounded by ...
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01/08/2009
Extended Mercury Threat Added To Climate-Change Worries (Medical News Today)
Mercury pollution has already spurred public health officials to advise eating less fish, but it could become a more pressing concern in a warmer world. So suggests a paper that appears in a recent issue of the journal Oecologia.
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01/08/2009
Mercury dips to zero in Mount Abu (The Times of India)
Biting cold weather conditions continued unabated in northern part of the state, while mercury dipped to sub-zero mark in Mount Abu, the lone hill station in the state.
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01/08/2009
Advisory Issued for Mercury in Fish (WHSV Harrisonburg)
Consumption advisories have been issued for black bass, walleye and flathead catfish caught at Summersville Lake because of mercury concerns.
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01/08/2009
Queen - Mercury The Ultimate Rock God (ContactMusic)
QUEEN star FREDDIE MERCURY has been named the Ultimate Rock God in a new poll. The flamboyant frontman, who died of pneumonia induced by HIV in 1991, managed to steal ...
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