1961 - Women weren't allowed to rent cars or fly jets or serve as police officers. ????
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Stone. At a time when women weren’t allowed to rent a car, play professional sports, fly jets, or serve as police officers, 13 strong women pilots sought the impossible: to be part of the Mercury 13 astronaut program in 1961. Non-Fiction. Lexile n/a. |
Adieu, Mercury. Which brand’s next? (Ford shutting down Mercury after 71 years)
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| Analysts say there are too many brands chasing too few buyers Mercury has come to that big garage in the sky, and there's a convoy behind it of what could be more disappearing brands. After 71 years, the Mercury brand will vanish from the market with little more than a whimper, by the end of the year. The brainchild of automotive pioneer Edsel Ford, Mercury had become little more than an afterthought on the automotive sales charts in recent years, a costly and irrelevant distraction that company officials, after years of debate, finally decided to do away with. The move... |
Ford to End Mercury Brand This Year, Expand Lincoln
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| Ford Motor Co., after selling its European brands, said it will discontinue its 71-year-old Mercury brand by the end of the year and expand its Lincoln lineup with a new small car. Ford’s board voted today to cease production of all four of Mercury’s models in the fourth quarter, Mark Fields, the automaker’s president of the Americas, told reporters. Ford will send letters to 1,712 Mercury dealers this week offering them buyouts and giving some the chance to merge the Lincoln half of their franchise with Ford showrooms, he said. |
Ford considering fate of Mercury brand
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| Mercury could soon be the latest Detroit car brand to disappear. Ford Motor Co. is assessing the future of Mercury, although a final decision on whether to kill the brand hasn't yet been made, a person familiar with the company's deliberations said Thursday. The person asked not to be named because the process is ongoing. During a trip to Washington to meet with lawmakers, Ford CEO Alan Mulally declined to discuss Mercury, saying the company has nothing new to announce. He added that Ford is continually reviewing all its brands. Several Lincoln-Mercury dealers contacted Thursday evening said they hadn't heard... |
Ford Said to Plan End of Forgotten Mercury After Seven Decades
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| Ford Motor Co. is preparing to wind down the Mercury line, created in 1939 by Edsel Ford, after sales plunged 74 percent since 2000, said two people familiar with the plan. The automaker’s top executives are preparing a proposal to kill Mercury to be presented to directors in July, said the people, who asked not to be indentified revealing internal discussions. Mercury, losing two of four models next year, will be starved of products and promotion, the people said. Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally emphasized the automaker’s namesake brand as he revived the only major U.S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy.... |
New federal rule targets harmful mercury emissions
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| WASHINGTON (AP) - New federal rules are in the works to limit the amount of mercury and other harmful pollutants released from boilers and solid waste incinerators. A proposal Friday by the Environmental Protection Agency targets mercury emissions from about 200,000 industrial boilers, heaters and solid waste incinerators. Mercury can damage the brain and nervous system, especially in fetuses and children. |
Studies aim to resolve confusion over mercury risks from fish
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| Research identifies riskier fish and ways to limit potentially harmful exposures The way it boosts neural development in babies and protects the hearts and minds of adults, fish could be considered a health food. Yet the methylmercury pollution that taints fish worldwide can erase these advantages and even trigger profound mental and cardiovascular harm. Several new papers now suggest strategies by which American diners can negotiate the mercury minefield to tap dietary benefits in fish. Their authors also call for reform of federal guidelines that can confuse consumers on mercury risks from fish. Mercury is a global pollutant. Some comes... |
TINY MERCURY SPILL FORCES STUDENTS TO MOVE SCHOOLS
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| 12:36 PM-CDT-April 22, 2010 Kansas City, Missouri "The EPA told the school mercury, even the size of a pencil lead, could render half of..." |
SUNSET PLANETS [Mercury and much brighter Venus now visible in west just after sunset]
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| SUNSET PLANETS: The Solar System's innermost planets are about to put on a beautiful show. This week, Mercury is emerging from the glare of the sun and making a beeline for Venus. By week's end the two planets will be just 3o apart, a bright and eye-catching pair. Keep an eye on the sunset! |
The CCF Challenge (Will food and science reporters take the bait?)
Tuesday 7th of September 2010 03:19:08 PM
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| If you swallow the scary stories anti-food activists are constantly pushing to the media, you might be worrying about trace amounts of mercury in the fish you eat. But new research shows that levels of mercury in fish might be irrelevant after all. Since 2006 when we published “The Flip Side of Mercury,” we've been saying that selenium levels in seafood might actually be canceling out the negative effects of mercury, in an all-natural conspiracy to make fish the “brain food” your mom always said it was. (Selenium is a key antioxidant that helps guard against heart disease and boosts... |
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