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FOND DU LAC, Wis., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercury Marine has announced the opening of its long-awaited site on the world wide web, and promises that it will be among the most comprehensive sites of any marine manufacturer. Boaters and non-boaters alike will find http://www.mercurymarine.com to be a one-stop resource for most any boating-related information. Safety, weather and tide information; race and tournament schedules and results; favorite cruising destinations and on-board recipes; and a customized boating profile for the first-time buyer are all available on the Mercury Marine site. And there will even be information about Mercury Marine outboards, sterndrives, propellers, and parts & accessories.
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MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Feb. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- At the world's largest boat show, Mercury Marine demonstrated why it is the largest marine propulsion company. The company launched a host of new engines designed to make boating more enjoyable for its customers.
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Originally organized as the Continental Marines on November 10, 1775 as naval infantry, the Marine Corps has evolved in its mission with changing military doctrine and American foreign policy. The Marine Corps has served in every American armed conflict including the Revolutionary War. It attained prominence in the 20th century when its theories and practice of amphibious warfare proved prescient and ultimately formed the cornerstone of the Pacific campaign of World War II.[3] By the mid 20th century, the Marine Corps had become the dominant theorist of amphibious warfare.[4][5][6] Its ability to rapidly respond to regional crises has made it, and continues to make it, an important body in the implementation and execution of American foreign policy.[7]
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Evergreen Marine ... announced in IPR Strategic Business Information Database that it would begin new operations from Mainland China in March 2002. The expansion to China business must overcome longstanding political hurdles that blocked direct transport to the mainland. Fortunately, Evergreen's decision was in response to China's Vice Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, An Min, who called for Taiwan to take measure to open direct trade and transport. The company's acquisition of Lloyd Triestino a year earlier allowed Taiwanese companies direct shipping lines with China. Evergreen established representative offices in Dalian, Tianjin, and Qingdao as part of its primary strategy to further develop the market, planning to secure a strong market share of China's potentially significant trade growth after it joined the World Trade Organization.
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After the war, the Marine Corps fell into a depression. The third and fourth commandants were court-martialed. However, the appointment of Archibald Henderson as its fifth commandant in 1820 breathed new life into the Corps; he would go on to become the Corps' longest-serving commandant. Under his tenure, the Corps took on expeditionary duties in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Key West, West Africa, the Falkland Islands, and Sumatra. Commandant Henderson is credited with thwarting President Andrew Jackson's attempts to combine and integrate the Marine Corps with the Army.[20] Instead, Congress passed the Act for the Better Organization of the Marine Corps in 1834, stipulating that the Corps was part of the Department of the Navy as a sister service to the U.S. Navy.[21] This would be the first of many times that Congress came to the aid of the Marines.
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Mario Sagastume was an infantry Marine who served in Vietnam 40 years ago. He and his wife, Nanette Sagastume, have a son who served as an infantry Marine in Iraq in 2004.
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