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David Llorente (born 16 December 1996) is a Spanish slalom canoeist who has competed at the international level since 2014.

He won two medals at the 2019 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in La Seu d'Urgell, with a gold in the K1 team event and a silver in the K1 event.

Llorente qualified to represent Spain in the K1 event at the delayed 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, where he finished 10th.

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Spanish male canoeists
1996 births
Medalists at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships
Canoeists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
Olympic canoeists of Spain
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April 12th: Science and Religion Lecture on Astrobiology
by Salman Hameed
Our next Science and Religion lecture at Hampshire College is tomorrow (April 12th) by Margaret Race. She will be talking about Astrobiology, Life, and Planetary Protection. Join us at the talk if you are in the area.
[P.S. I will also be talking about astrobiology and science & religion today (April 11th) from 4:30 to 5:30pm on The Foxy Brown show (hosted by Tania Halder Hart) on the UMass radio station WMUA 91.1FM. If interested, you can find the streaming here]
Here is the announcement:
Astrobiology, Life & Planetary Protection: Implications on Earth and Beyond
Margaret S. Race
SETI Institute, Mountain View, California http://www.seti.org/
Thursday, April 12th at 5:30pm
Franklin Patterson Hall, Main Lecture Hall
For centuries, humans have gazed at the heavens and wondered whether we are alone. Only in the past 5 decades have we been able to use science and technology to search for evidence of extraterrestrial life. As astrobiologists seek to learn more about the origin, evolution, distribution and fate of life on Earth and beyond, we also confront an array of challenging questions about the nature of life and its long term sustainability. Practically, this means that the development of guidelines for responsible exploration and planetary protection now requires a truly interdisciplinary approach, combining advances in science and technology with input from ethical, legal, and societal perspectives. Coincidentally, these deliberations about space exploration and the search for ET life also bring an interesting perspective to current debates about emerging technologies and scientific progress here on Earth.
Biographical Statement:
Margaret Race is Senior Research Scientist at the SETI Institute. http://www.seti.org/ Her work focuses on the scientific, technical, legal and societal issues of ensuring that missions to Mars and other solar system bodies do not either inadvertently bring terrestrial microbes along, which would complicate our search for indigenous extraterrestrial life, or return any microbes to Earth. Her interest in extraterrestrial organisms is linked closely to her long term ecological research on exotic and invasive species. She is also actively involved in education and public outreach about astrobiology. Since her early work with the Environmental Protection Agency as a Public Information Specialist, and her tenure at San Francisco television station KQED, Dr. Race has had a strong interest in the communication of science via the mass media. She especially likes to work with journalists and educators as they develop materials about complex, controversial issues in space exploration and environmental protection. Her enthusiasm is infectious, and her work ensures that our spacecraft won't be.
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Ipswich is Suffolk's county town, and a place where life centres around the water.
Situated 10km inland on the banks of the River Orwell, Ipswich shares the same coastal lifestyle, maritime history and foodie culture as many of the Suffolk Coast's most famous towns and villages.
1. Explore Ipswich's Waterfront. No visit to Ipswich is complete without a stroll along the water's edge, or an evening meal with a sunset view of the harbour. On Ipswich's iconic waterfront, cafés and restaurants stand alongside galleries, shops and museums, while yachts and boats sail in and out of the marina. It's a scene not dissimilar to Orford Quay, or Woodbridge's riverside. Find out more about the town & Ipswich Waterfront here.
Whilst you're exploring the marina, hop on board one of Ipswich's sailing barges and explore the River Orwell with Sailing Barge Victor or Sailing Barge Cruises. Or, if you prefer to take more of an active role, learn to sail with Viking Mariners or for a special occasion, exclusively hire one of their yachts and celebrate in style!
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Makonnen Sheran is a whimsical self-made rapper, singer, and producer who goes by iLoveMakonnen. Born and (initially) raised in Los Angeles, California, he moved outside of Atlanta, Georgia following a custody battle. In Georgia, his mother helped him get into making and producing music. Unfortunate circumstances -- a two-year period in which he was under house arrest following the accidental shooting death of a friend -- made him focus more on music, as well as on blogging and interviewing artists, which enabled him to hone his craft and network. From 2011 through 2013, Makonnen released several albums and EPs, including the first volumes in his Drink More Water series. He gradually built a reputation for his surreal and seemingly lackadaisical approach to singing and rapping. In 2014, Miley Cyrus boosted his profile by posting an image of the I Love Makonnen EP to Instagram. Later in the year, Drake remixed and inserted himself into Makonnen's "Club Goin' Up on a Tuesday" and released the result on his Warner-supported OVO Sound label. Retitled "Tuesday," the track reached number 12 on the Hot 100 in November. A second EP, I Love Makonnen 2, arrived on OVO in late 2015. A year later, Drink More Water 6 became the first mixtape in the series to be released through a major label. Parting ways with OVO in 2016, he released the single "Side to Side." The next year, he collaborated with HUNTAR on "4AM," Rae Sremmurd on "Love," and P.S. 211 on "I Got Work." 2019 brought the Gucci Mane collaboration "Spendin'." ~ Andy Kellman
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The Johnson and Johnson Institute, the educational arm of Johnson & Johnson, is pleased to announce a series of innovative e-learning programmes in which leading Key Opinion Leaders will not only address the barriers to obesity and type 2 diabetes treatment, but also discuss in detail how to unlock them. During the two remaining webinars, the faculty will demonstrate insightful aspects of a specific barrier and present different approaches on ways of overcoming it.
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package nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.experimental.womenwriters;

import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.crud.InvalidCollectionException;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.core.NotFoundException;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.core.TimbuctooActionsStubs;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.core.dto.dataset.CollectionBuilder;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.model.vre.vres.VresBuilder;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.server.TinkerPopGraphManager;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.v5.security.UserValidator;
import nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.v5.security.exceptions.UserValidationException;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mockito;

import java.net.URI;
import java.util.Optional;
import java.util.UUID;

import static nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.model.properties.PropertyTypes.localProperty;
import static nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.model.properties.converters.Converters.personNames;
import static nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.util.JsonBuilder.jsn;
import static nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.util.JsonBuilder.jsnA;
import static nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.util.JsonBuilder.jsnO;
import static nl.knaw.huygens.timbuctoo.util.TestGraphBuilder.newGraph;
import static org.hamcrest.MatcherAssert.assertThat;
import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.anyString;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static uk.co.datumedge.hamcrest.json.SameJSONAs.sameJSONAs;

public class WomenWritersJsonCrudServiceTest {

  @Test
  public void getReturnsAJsonNodeWithARelationsPropertyWithTheGenderOfTheAuthors()
    throws InvalidCollectionException, NotFoundException {
    UUID workId = UUID.randomUUID();
    TinkerPopGraphManager graphManager = newGraph()
      .withVertex("work1", v -> {
          v.withOutgoingRelation("isCreatedBy", "pers1")
           .withOutgoingRelation("isCreatedBy", "pers2")
           .withVre("ww")
           .withVre("")
           .withType("document")
           .isLatest(true)
           .withTimId(workId.toString());
        }
      )
      .withVertex("pers1", v ->
        v.withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("person")
         .withProperty("displayName", "author1")
         .withProperty("wwperson_gender", "FEMALE")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("pers2", v ->
        v.withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("person")
         .withProperty("displayName", "author2")
         .withProperty("wwperson_gender", "FEMALE")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("relationType", v ->
        v.withType("relationType")
         .withVre("")
         .withProperty("relationtype_regularName", "isCreatedBy")
         .withProperty("relationtype_inverseName", "isCreatorOf")
      )
      .wrap();
    WomenWritersJsonCrudService instance = createInstance(graphManager);

    JsonNode result = instance.get("wwdocuments", workId);

    assertThat(result.toString(), sameJSONAs(
      jsnO("@relations", jsnO("isCreatedBy", jsnA(
        jsnO("displayName", jsn("author1"), "gender", jsn("FEMALE")),
        jsnO("displayName", jsn("author2"), "gender", jsn("FEMALE"))
      ))).toString()
      ).allowingAnyArrayOrdering().allowingExtraUnexpectedFields()
    );
  }

  private WomenWritersJsonCrudService createInstance(TinkerPopGraphManager graphManager) {
    final UserValidator userValidator = mock(UserValidator.class);
    try {
      Mockito.when(userValidator.getUserFromUserId(anyString())).thenReturn(Optional.empty());
    } catch (UserValidationException e) {
      //exception won't really happen (cause we;re not calling the method. We're mocking it)
    }

    return new WomenWritersJsonCrudService(
      new VresBuilder()
        .withVre("WomenWriters", "ww", vre -> vre
          .withCollection("wwdocuments", c -> c
            .withProperty("title", localProperty("wwdocument_title"))
            .withProperty("date", localProperty("wwdocument_date"))
          )
          .withCollection("wwkeywords", c -> c
            .withDisplayName(localProperty("displayName"))
            .withProperty("value", localProperty("wwkeyword_value"))
            .withProperty("type", localProperty("wwkeyword_type"))
          )
          .withCollection("wwrelations", CollectionBuilder::isRelationCollection)
          .withCollection("wwlanguages", c -> c
            .withDisplayName(localProperty("wwlanguage_name"))
            .withProperty("name", localProperty("wwlanguage_name"))
          )
          .withCollection("wwcollectives", c -> c
            .withDisplayName(localProperty("wwcollective_name"))
            .withProperty("name", localProperty("wwcollective_name"))
          )
          .withCollection("wwdisplaynames", c -> c
            .withDisplayName(localProperty("wwperson_displayName"))
          )
          .withCollection("wwpersons", c -> c
            .withProperty("name", localProperty("wwperson_name"))
            .withProperty("names", localProperty("wwperson_names", personNames))
            .withDisplayName(localProperty("displayName"))
          )
        )
        .build(),
      userValidator,
      (collection, id, rev) -> URI.create("http://example.com/"),
      TimbuctooActionsStubs.forGraphWrapper(graphManager));
  }

  @Test
  public void getReturnsAJsonNodeWithARelationsPropertyWithAuthorsWithTheirGenderOfEachCreatedWork()
    throws Exception {
    UUID pers1Id = UUID.randomUUID();

    TinkerPopGraphManager graphManager = newGraph()
      .withVertex("work1", v ->
        v.withOutgoingRelation("isCreatedBy", "pers1", r -> r.withIsLatest(true).withAccepted("wwrelation", true))
         .withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("document")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("work2", v ->
        v.withOutgoingRelation("isCreatedBy", "pers1", r -> r.withIsLatest(true).withAccepted("wwrelation", true))
         .withOutgoingRelation("isCreatedBy", "pers2", r -> r.withIsLatest(true).withAccepted("wwrelation", true))
         .withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("document")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("pers1", v ->
        v.withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("person")
         .withProperty("displayName", "author1")
         .withProperty("wwperson_gender", "FEMALE")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(pers1Id.toString())
      )
      .withVertex("pers2", v ->
        v.withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("person")
         .withProperty("displayName", "author2")
         .withProperty("wwperson_gender", "FEMALE")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("relationType", v ->
        v.withType("relationType")
         .withVre("")
         .withProperty("relationtype_regularName", "isCreatedBy")
         .withProperty("relationtype_inverseName", "isCreatorOf")
      )
      .wrap();
    WomenWritersJsonCrudService instance = createInstance(graphManager);

    JsonNode result = instance.get("wwpersons", pers1Id);

    assertThat(result.toString(), sameJSONAs(
      jsnO("@relations", jsnO("isCreatorOf", jsnA(
        jsnO("authors", jsnA(
          jsnO("displayName", jsn("author1"), "gender", jsn("FEMALE"))
        )),
        jsnO("authors", jsnA(
          jsnO("displayName", jsn("author1"), "gender", jsn("FEMALE")),
          jsnO("displayName", jsn("author2"), "gender", jsn("FEMALE"))
        ))))).toString()
      ).allowingExtraUnexpectedFields().allowingAnyArrayOrdering()
    );
  }

  @Test
  public void getReturnsTheLanguagesOfTheDocumentsWrittenByAPerson()
    throws InvalidCollectionException, NotFoundException {
    UUID pers1Id = UUID.randomUUID();

    TinkerPopGraphManager graphManager = newGraph()
      .withVertex("work1", v ->
        v.withOutgoingRelation("isCreatedBy", "pers1", r -> r.withIsLatest(true).withAccepted("wwrelation", true))
         .withOutgoingRelation("hasWorkLanguage", "lang1", r -> r.withIsLatest(true).withAccepted("wwrelation", true))
         .withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("document")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("work2", v ->
        v.withOutgoingRelation("isCreatedBy", "pers1", r -> r.withIsLatest(true).withAccepted("wwrelation", true))
         .withOutgoingRelation("hasWorkLanguage", "lang2", r -> r.withIsLatest(true).withAccepted("wwrelation", true))
         .withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("document")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("pers1", v ->
        v.withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("person")
         .withProperty("displayName", "author1")
         .withProperty("wwperson_gender", "FEMALE")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(pers1Id.toString())
      )
      .withVertex("lang1", v ->
        v.withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("language")
         .withProperty("wwlanguage_name", "French")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("lang2", v ->
        v.withVre("ww")
         .withVre("")
         .withType("language")
         .withProperty("wwlanguage_name", "Dutch")
         .isLatest(true)
         .withTimId(UUID.randomUUID().toString())
      )
      .withVertex("relationType1", v ->
        v.withType("relationType")
         .withVre("")
         .withProperty("relationtype_regularName", "isCreatedBy")
         .withProperty("relationtype_inverseName", "isCreatorOf")
      )
      .withVertex("relationType2", v ->
        v.withType("relationType")
         .withVre("")
         .withProperty("relationtype_regularName", "hasWorkLanguage")
         .withProperty("relationtype_inverseName", "isWorkLanguageOf")
      )
      .wrap();
    WomenWritersJsonCrudService instance = createInstance(graphManager);

    JsonNode result = instance.get("wwpersons", pers1Id);

    assertThat(result.toString(), sameJSONAs(
      jsnO("@authorLanguages", jsnA(jsn("French"), jsn("Dutch"))).toString()
    ).allowingAnyArrayOrdering().allowingExtraUnexpectedFields());
  }

}

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Leaking pipe sent 337 million litres of sewage into Hamilton harbour over 26 years
Canadian Press Nov 28, 2022 4:57 PM Nov 28, 2022 5:20 PM
The steel mills in the Hamilton waterfront harbour are shown in Hamilton, Ont., on October 23, 2018. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
HAMILTON — The City of Hamilton says a pipe that had been leaking undetected for 26 years dumped an estimated 337 million litres of sewage into the local harbour.
Hamilton's mayor had called last week for an investigation after the leak was discovered, with preliminary findings suggesting a contractor put a hole in the pipe in 1996.
The city says it developed its estimate of sewage sent into the harbour based on water meter usage data for the properties connected to the leaking pipe.
It says the pipe was repaired last week, with the cost of fixing the leak estimated at $29,830.
The city says there was no danger to the drinking water supply of properties serviced by the pipe, and residents had been notified.
The city says it told the Environment Ministry about the amount of sewage believed to have been sent into the harbour over the last two and a half decades.
The city said last week that the leak was discovered by staff doing separate maintenance work.
It said it believed a contractor made the hole in the pipe under the impression that "all pipes were storm sewers'' designed to connect to culverts spilling into the harbour.


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I see in the doc there is a minimum product order, I did not see any Minimum total price order by Category.
I use that in my other shopping cart because I don't carry any stock and I have different companies that I deal with and some of them have a minimum total order, so if someone want 2 items from on category and maybe 1 from another and since this is one order I can not even use a minimum grand total order and since one categories doesn't meet the minimum that the company I buy from I would lose loose money. And since I sell to individual and the different products I sell most people only buy one from either category so the minimum product wouldn't do me much good.
I was just checking to see if I missed it some where.
Unfortunately, we do not have something what you describe. We have minimal for the product qtty.
This can be achieved with creating extension.
you said: Is this a good idea to limit order amount?
I found it is a very good idea , when you have category that are set up by company products, when you have several companies and you have no inventory on hand and everything is drop shipped, and if some on orders from different category it is the same as ordering from different companies and upon check out if that category is below the minimum the person would have to order more from that category or company before they could check out it works great in this case.
Since it does not have this, I will not be able to use the software, but it does look like a great software.
We will consider setting up min/max limits for orders.


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Keys is selling her holiday home
Entertainment / 15 March 2016, 2:30pm / Bang Showbiz
Singer Alicia Keys poses for a portrait while promoting her new album "The Element of Freedom" in New York December 17, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)
The singer/songwriter and her husband Swizz Beatz have put their Phoenix, Arizona, estate on the market for $3.85 because they don't have time to appreciate it.
Alicia - who has sons Egypt Daoud, five and one-year-old Genesis Ali with Swizz - told the Arizona Republic: "We bought in Phoenix because it's a magical place. The way the mountains remind you of your smallness and inspire you to be great all at the same time is so powerful. "The wonderful climate, the amazing landscape, the arts and culture, and the fact that Phoenix is not as overrun as some other warm-weather destinations, was also a big reason for us.
"The home was a dream come true, that's why we called it Dreamland. It's open and light, equipped with all modern amenities," the couple said. "It has the most beautiful views and everyone who comes is always so moved by how it feels in the house. There's really no place in the world like it!
"We want someone who could fully use and appreciate this wonderful home. We want to see someone own it, love it and make a life there." The palatial pad has four bedrooms, five-and-a-half bathrooms and a six -car garage.
Kristle Jensen of Luxury Treehouse Realty added: "There are only a handful of properties in Phoenix that offer these magnificent views. This remarkable estate captures every element a buyer could ask for. It was designed for entertaining and upscale living with not a single detail left untouched."
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Spokane ski swap draws long line of customers as other swaps get canceled by pandemic

Well over 100 people were standing or sitting in line Friday afternoon to get "first pick" at the Spokane area's largest ski swap.

Several area ski swaps, including the annual Mt. Spokane Ski Patrol swap, were canceled this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Spokane Ski and Snowboard Expo at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center is filling the gap.

Tim Ochoa, of Coeur d'Alene, and his 12-year-old son, Carter, arrived 1 hour and 45 minutes before the doors opened at 4 p.m. Friday, giving off an early Black Friday feel. Ochoa and his son were first in line, sitting in beach chairs they brought with them.

Tim Ochoa said they have gone to several ski swaps in the past and they can get a little crazy, so they decided to arrive early.

"A lot of the products go pretty quick because there's pretty good deals and so I think if you're early you can kind of spot that out and try and get the best deal," he said.

Tim Ochoa said he planned to buy new skis for Carter, boots and perhaps skis for his wife.

Almost 60 people were in line at 3:30 p.m. Friday and that number more than doubled to 125 people 15 minutes later. The line to the building stretched well into the parking lot.

"I thought there'd be more people actually," Tim Ochoa said.

 Braelyn McManus and Zech Mallah, both 18-year-old college students, arrived about one and a half hours early and were rewarded by being one of the first in line.

"I need skis so that's why I'm here, and I'm a teenager and I'm broke," said McManus, who tried snowboarding without success last year and switched to skiing.

She said her father and brother arrived two hours early in past years and he recommended she go early as well.

Mallah said he was on the lookout for snowboarding equipment like a jacket, helmet, goggles and boots.

Dale Roberts, organizer of the swap, said he hoped 2,000 customers showed up each day.

The Spokane Ski and Snowboard Expo continues 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. today at the Spokane County Fair and Expo Center.

Expo tickets cost $5 for anyone 12 and older. A portion of all proceeds will be donated to the local food bank, Roberts said.

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Ohio State University has released the results of a study of food waste, which observed the actions of restaurant diners. The results show that education is a successful tool in beating the production of food waste, however if people are informed their waste will be composted, the education benefits disappear and people are happy to waste as much food as those who are completely uneducated in the environmental impact of their waste.
The study included 266 participants, none of whom knew exactly what was being monitored – a mix of students, staff members, faculty and Columbus residents. Each participant was given one of two information cards before helping themselves to a buffet meal, and being told to take as much food in a single trip as they wanted. One information card gave factual data about food waste and its many environmental and financial impacts; the other informed the reader that leftovers would be composted, and explained that composting food would reduce methane emissions and provide nourishment for plants.
No sharing of food was permitted during the study, nor were 'doggy bags' and food waste was then measured through the weighing of food left on participants' trays when they had finished eating.
Education in the absence of composting information had a clear effect. In fact, the group of participants who had read information cards about the environmental impact of food waste left behind almost 77 per cent less food than those who had received the other information cards. The educated diners were 39 per cent more likely to eat everything on their plates, leaving no waste. However, all of these positives were cancelled out when participants thought that their food waste was being composted.


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For other things called "mercury", see Mercury (disambiguation).
Mercury is a chemical element with symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum (/haɪˈdrɑːrdʒərəm/ hy-DRAR-jər-əm). A heavy, silvery d-block element, mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure; the only other element that is liquid under these conditions is the halogen bromine, though metals such as caesium, gallium, and rubidium melt just above room temperature.
The stability of the 6s shell is due to the presence of a filled 4f shell. An f shell poorly screens the nuclear charge that increases the attractive Coulomb interaction of the 6s shell and the nucleus (see lanthanide contraction). The absence of a filled inner f shell is the reason for the somewhat higher melting temperature of cadmium and zinc, although both these metals still melt easily and, in addition, have unusually low boiling points.
Mercury dissolves many metals such as gold and silver to form amalgams. Iron is an exception, and iron flasks have traditionally been used to trade mercury. Several other first row transition metals with the exception of manganese, copper and zinc are also resistant in forming amalgams. Other elements that do not readily form amalgams with mercury include platinum. Sodium amalgam is a common reducing agent in organic synthesis, and is also used in high-pressure sodium lamps.
Hg are the most often studied NMR-active nuclei, having spins of 1⁄2 and 3⁄2 respectively.
In China and Tibet, mercury use was thought to prolong life, heal fractures, and maintain generally good health, although it is now known that exposure to mercury vapor leads to serious adverse health effects. The first emperor of China, Qín Shǐ Huáng Dì—allegedly buried in a tomb that contained rivers of flowing mercury on a model of the land he ruled, representative of the rivers of China—was killed by drinking a mercury and powdered jade mixture formulated by Qin alchemists (causing liver failure, mercury poisoning, and brain death) who intended to give him eternal life. Khumarawayh ibn Ahmad ibn Tulun, the second Tulunid ruler of Egypt (r. 884–896), known for his extravagance and profligacy, reportedly built a basin filled with mercury, on which he would lie on top of air-filled cushions and be rocked to sleep.
The ancient Greeks used cinnabar (mercury sulfide) in ointments; the ancient Egyptians and the Romans used it in cosmetics. In Lamanai, once a major city of the Maya civilization, a pool of mercury was found under a marker in a Mesoamerican ballcourt. By 500 BC mercury was used to make amalgams (Medieval Latin amalgama, "alloy of mercury") with other metals.
Mercury is an extremely rare element in Earth's crust, having an average crustal abundance by mass of only 0.08 parts per million (ppm). Because it does not blend geochemically with those elements that constitute the majority of the crustal mass, mercury ores can be extraordinarily concentrated considering the element's abundance in ordinary rock. The richest mercury ores contain up to 2.5% mercury by mass, and even the leanest concentrated deposits are at least 0.1% mercury (12,000 times average crustal abundance). It is found either as a native metal (rare) or in cinnabar, metacinnabar, corderoite, livingstonite and other minerals, with cinnabar (HgS) being the most common ore. Mercury ores usually occur in very young orogenic belts where rocks of high density are forced to the crust of Earth, often in hot springs or other volcanic regions.
Native mercury with cinnabar, Socrates mine, Sonoma County, California. Cinnabar sometimes alters to native mercury in the oxidized zone of mercury deposits.
In 2005, China was the top producer of mercury with almost two-thirds global share followed by Kyrgyzstan.:47 Several other countries are believed to have unrecorded production of mercury from copper electrowinning processes and by recovery from effluents.
Mercury exists in two oxidation states, I and II. Despite claims otherwise, Hg(III) and Hg(IV) compounds remain unknown.
and elemental mercury. Mercury(I) chloride, a colorless solid also known as calomel, is really the compound with the formula Hg2Cl2, with the connectivity Cl-Hg-Hg-Cl. It is a standard in electrochemistry. It reacts with chlorine to give mercuric chloride, which resists further oxidation. Mercury(I) hydride, a colorless gas, has the formula HgH, containing no Hg-Hg bond.
4) is still occasionally used to test for ammonia owing to its tendency to form the deeply colored iodide salt of Millon's base.
Organic mercury compounds are historically important but are of little industrial value in the western world. Mercury(II) salts are a rare example of simple metal complexes that react directly with aromatic rings. Organomercury compounds are always divalent and usually two-coordinate and linear geometry. Unlike organocadmium and organozinc compounds, organomercury compounds do not react with water. They usually have the formula HgR2, which are often volatile, or HgRX, which are often solids, where R is aryl or alkyl and X is usually halide or acetate. Methylmercury, a generic term for compounds with the formula CH3HgX, is a dangerous family of compounds that are often found in polluted water. They arise by a process known as biomethylation.
Chlorine is produced from sodium chloride (common salt, NaCl) using electrolysis to separate the metallic sodium from the chlorine gas. Usually the salt is dissolved in water to produce a brine. By-products of any such chloralkali process are hydrogen (H2) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH), which is commonly called caustic soda or lye. By far the largest use of mercury in the late 20th century was in the mercury cell process (also called the Castner-Kellner process) where metallic sodium is formed as an amalgam at a cathode made from mercury; this sodium is then reacted with water to produce sodium hydroxide. Many of the industrial mercury releases of the 20th century came from this process, although modern plants claimed to be safe in this regard. After about 1985, all new chloralkali production facilities that were built in the United States used membrane cell or diaphragm cell technologies to produce chlorine.
Some transit telescopes use a basin of mercury to form a flat and absolutely horizontal mirror, useful in determining an absolute vertical or perpendicular reference. Concave horizontal parabolic mirrors may be formed by rotating liquid mercury on a disk, the parabolic form of the liquid thus formed reflecting and focusing incident light. Such telescopes are cheaper than conventional large mirror telescopes by up to a factor of 100, but the mirror cannot be tilted and always points straight up.
Mercury-containing compounds are also of use in the field of structural biology. Mercuric compounds such as mercury(II) chloride or potassium tetraiodomercurate(II) can be added to protein crystals in an effort to create heavy atom derivatives that can be used to solve the phase problem in X-ray crystallography via isomorphous replacement or anomalous scattering methods.
The miniaturized Deep Space Atomic Clock is a linear ion-trap-based mercury ion clock, designed for precise and real-time radio navigation in deep space.
The Deep Space Atomic Clock (DSAC) under development by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory utilises mercury in a linear ion-trap-based clock. The novel use of mercury allows very compact atomic clocks, with low energy requirements, and is therefore ideal for space probes and Mars missions.
A Single-Pole, Single-Throw (SPST) mercury switch.
Quantities of liquid mercury ranging from 90 to 600 grams (3.2 to 21.2 oz) have been recovered from elite Maya tombs (100-700AD) or ritual caches at six sites. This mercury may have been used in bowls as mirrors for divinatory purposes. Five of these date to the Classic Period of Maya civilization (c. 250–900) but one example predated this.
Experimental mercury vapor turbines were installed to increase the efficiency of fossil-fuel electrical power plants. The South Meadow power plant in Hartford, CT employed mercury as its working fluid, in a binary configuration with a secondary water circuit, for a number of years starting in the late 1920s in a drive to improve plant efficiency. Several other plants were built, including the Schiller Station in Portsmouth, NH, which went online in 1950. The idea did not catch on industry-wide due to the weight and toxicity of mercury, as well as the advent of supercritical steam plants in later years.
Mercury was a propellant for early ion engines in electric space propulsion systems. Advantages were mercury's high molecular weight, low ionization energy, low dual-ionization energy, high liquid density and liquid storability at room temperature. Disadvantages were concerns regarding environmental impact associated with ground testing and concerns about eventual cooling and condensation of some of the propellant on the spacecraft in long-duration operations. The first spaceflight to use electric propulsion was a mercury-fueled ion thruster developed by NASA Lewis and flown on the Space Electric Rocket Test "SERT-1" spacecraft launched by NASA at its Wallops Flight Facility in 1964. The SERT-1 flight was followed up by the SERT-2 flight in 1970. Mercury and caesium were preferred propellants for ion engines until Hughes Research Laboratory performed studies finding xenon gas to be a suitable replacement. Xenon is now the preferred propellant for ion engines as it has a high molecular weight, little or no reactivity due to its noble gas nature, and has a high liquid density under mild cryogenic storage.
Mercury was once used as a gun barrel bore cleaner.
Mercury and most of its compounds are extremely toxic and must be handled with care; in cases of spills involving mercury (such as from certain thermometers or fluorescent light bulbs), specific cleaning procedures are used to avoid exposure and contain the spill. Protocols call for physically merging smaller droplets on hard surfaces, combining them into a single larger pool for easier removal with an eyedropper, or for gently pushing the spill into a disposable container. Vacuum cleaners and brooms cause greater dispersal of the mercury and should not be used. Afterwards, fine sulfur, zinc, or some other powder that readily forms an amalgam (alloy) with mercury at ordinary temperatures is sprinkled over the area before itself being collected and properly disposed of. Cleaning porous surfaces and clothing is not effective at removing all traces of mercury and it is therefore advised to discard these kinds of items should they be exposed to a mercury spill.
A serious industrial disaster was the dumping of mercury compounds into Minamata Bay, Japan. It is estimated that over 3,000 people suffered various deformities, severe mercury poisoning symptoms or death from what became known as Minamata disease.
Sediments within large urban-industrial estuaries act as an important sink for point source and diffuse mercury pollution within catchments. A 2015 study of foreshore sediments from the Thames estuary measured total mercury at 0.01 to 12.07 mg/kg with mean of 2.10 mg/kg and median of 0.85 mg/kg (n=351). The highest mercury concentrations were shown to occur in and around the city of London in association with fine grain muds and high total organic carbon content. The strong affinity of mercury for carbon rich sediments has also been observed in salt marsh sediments of the River Mersey mean of 2 mg/kg up to 5 mg/kg. These concentrations are far higher than those shown in salt marsh river creek sediments of New Jersey and mangroves of Southern China which exhibit low mercury concentrations of about 0.2 mg/kg.
Toxic effects include damage to the brain, kidneys and lungs. Mercury poisoning can result in several diseases, including acrodynia (pink disease), Hunter-Russell syndrome, and Minamata disease.
Symptoms typically include sensory impairment (vision, hearing, speech), disturbed sensation and a lack of coordination. The type and degree of symptoms exhibited depend upon the individual toxin, the dose, and the method and duration of exposure. Case–control studies have shown effects such as tremors, impaired cognitive skills, and sleep disturbance in workers with chronic exposure to mercury vapor even at low concentrations in the range 0.7–42 μg/m3. A study has shown that acute exposure (4–8 hours) to calculated elemental mercury levels of 1.1 to 44 mg/m3 resulted in chest pain, dyspnea, cough, hemoptysis, impairment of pulmonary function, and evidence of interstitial pneumonitis. Acute exposure to mercury vapor has been shown to result in profound central nervous system effects, including psychotic reactions characterized by delirium, hallucinations, and suicidal tendency. Occupational exposure has resulted in broad-ranging functional disturbance, including erethism, irritability, excitability, excessive shyness, and insomnia. With continuing exposure, a fine tremor develops and may escalate to violent muscular spasms. Tremor initially involves the hands and later spreads to the eyelids, lips, and tongue. Long-term, low-level exposure has been associated with more subtle symptoms of erethism, including fatigue, irritability, loss of memory, vivid dreams and depression.
Fish and shellfish have a natural tendency to concentrate mercury in their bodies, often in the form of methylmercury, a highly toxic organic compound of mercury. Species of fish that are high on the food chain, such as shark, swordfish, king mackerel, bluefin tuna, albacore tuna, and tilefish contain higher concentrations of mercury than others. As mercury and methylmercury are fat soluble, they primarily accumulate in the viscera, although they are also found throughout the muscle tissue. When this fish is consumed by a predator, the mercury level is accumulated. Since fish are less efficient at depurating than accumulating methylmercury, fish-tissue concentrations increase over time. Thus species that are high on the food chain amass body burdens of mercury that can be ten times higher than the species they consume. This process is called biomagnification. Mercury poisoning happened this way in Minamata, Japan, now called Minamata disease.
Norway enacted a total ban on the use of mercury in the manufacturing and import/export of mercury products, effective 1 January 2008. In 2002, several lakes in Norway were found to have a poor state of mercury pollution, with an excess of 1 µg/g of mercury in their sediment. In 2008, Norway's Minister of Environment Development Erik Solheim said: "Mercury is among the most dangerous environmental toxins. Satisfactory alternatives to Hg in products are available, and it is therefore fitting to induce a ban."
Products containing mercury were banned in Sweden in 2009.
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Even though the inspection has made progress and air quality in the cluster has been improved, work to control air pollution in the region will be intensified. Meanwhile, as the inspection draws to a close, the authorities have been drafting a new three-year operation dubbed a "blue sky protection campaign". As a follow-up measure, a number of leading experts will work to draft air pollution measures tailored to the situations in each of the 28 major cities in the cluster, according to officials.
Every company may be inspected several times and the inspection records will be handed on to successive teams, he said.


You're eating more fruits and vegetables because they're good for you. And you're buying organic because that's good for your body and the environment, right? Yes, as long as you wash your produce correctly before you eat it.
Although buying organic does reduce exposure to the harmful chemicals and pesticides found in conventionally farmed produce, the label does not guarantee contaminant-free fruits and vegetables. According to a 2002 study, organically grown food contains up to one-third as much pesticide residue as conventionally grown food (Food Additives and Contaminants, 2002, vol. 19, no. 5), due to drift from conventional farms, as well as contaminated soil.
Luckily, washing produce can help eliminate most pesticide residue. Here are related tips from Ann Arbor, Michigan-based nutritionist Nelda Mercer, RD.
Choose organic whenever possible. Although organic produce can have pesticide residue, it still has far less than conventional fruits and vegetables. If you must buy conventional, use the wallet guide at www.foodnews.org/reportcard.php to choose the "cleanest" conventional fruits and vegetables. Use a produce wash. Biodegradable, nontoxic produce washes containing ingredients derived from natural sources, such as baking soda and citric acid, can help remove more chemicals than water alone. In lieu of prepared produce washes, you can make your own: Mix vinegar and water in equal proportions, or put 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 2 tablespoons baking soda, and 1 cup water in a spray bottle.
Practice different methods for different types of produce. Place smaller, more delicate fruits and vegetables, such as berries and grapes, in a colander, spray with produce wash, let the wash sit for a few minutes, and then rinse with cool water. To clean leafy vegetables, such as kale and spinach, break apart the bunch and spray and rinse each leaf individually. Wax-coated and less fragile produce should be washed in warm water, sprayed with produce wash, brushed briskly, and rinsed again under warm running water.
Soak dirty produce for five minutes. Some fruits and vegetables, such as leafy greens and broccoli, need to soak in a cool bath of vinegar and water for about five minutes to ensure all contaminated surfaces have been reached.
After soaking, rinse your produce thoroughly with cold water.


For more than a day, Christine Leinonen sat anguished as she awaited word on whether her son survived Sunday's shooting massacre at an Orlando nightclub.
But just hours after telling Matt Lauer on TODAY Monday that she was holding out "a sliver of hope" that her son was alive, Leinonen received word that Christopher, 32, was among the victims of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
"My heart wanted him to be alive,'' Leinonen told Lester Holt on TODAY Tuesday. "He is always going to be alive in my heart, but I had already been rationalizing that he had to have passed away."
Christopher and his boyfriend, who was among the 49 killed in the attack at the popular gay nightclub Pulse, were in gunman Omar Mateen's direct line of fire, according to friends.
Christopher "died on the floor of the club," Leinonen said.
"If I had known that my son was in the club laying on the floor, I would have gone in myself with no equipment and brought him on my back and carried him the two blocks to the trauma center,'' Leinonen said.
Leinonen had been keeping vigil outside the emergency room at a local hospital beginning at 4 a.m. Sunday in case her son was among the victims brought there.
Leinonen and the families of all the victims are now mourning a devastating loss.
"I can deal with anger,'' she said. "Anger is easy, that's easy. I just — the sadness, you can't deal with the sadness. Sadness is overwhelming."


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Rock. Paper. Bonfire.
One life — live BIGGER
elemental experiences
A Crit full of TNT
Wile E. Coyote or Daffy Duck, makes no difference. Any cartoon character knows that if there's a big keg of gunpowder or TNT — you just light the fuse. And wait.
Click at your own risk: https://goo.gl/images/fJKjIO
Pro cyclists line up, the starter's horn sounds, and the fuse is lit. It's only a matter of time.
Cyclists racing repeated laps around a fixed course (usually closed-off streets), are racing a crit. Lots of crit races are stand-alone events, but most US stage races also include one stage that's a crit. Race fans like them. You see everybody every time they come around, and they come around fast. If you snag a vantage point near the finish line you'll get to see a high-speed sprint with the possibility of dramatic endings like photo-close finishes or a crash in the last turn. Crit courses have barricades erected, and sign-posts get stacked with hay bales.
There's a clock, a lap counter, and a line on the pavement. A bike race is won when the tip of the lead wheel crosses the finish line. So it's not the racer himself, head or chest or hands, but the front of the tire. Giving the handlebars a sudden lunge at just the right moment can be the difference between first and second place. In a pro race it can mean several thousand dollars.
Bike races are actually team events, so the lead rider at the finish line is trying to win for both him (or her) self, and also for the team. Winners share out prize money with teammies who helped. The pic above shows three teammates helping each other by staying close and reducing wind drag. Riders in the front work harder, those behind save energy. It's a matter of wind resistance. Speeds average 26 – 28 mph. There are some strategies employed and a lot comes down to who's stronger at the end, but part comes down to positioning. That's a prime reason for crashes: jockeying for position on the final lap or two. The final 100 meters of sprint will reach 40 mph.
If your son is one of the racers you cheer him in, hoping for the best, worrying a bit, wondering what's next. You wonder when the dynamite explodes.
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La de da! Well have I got a delicious recipe for you! A nutty base, the most gorgeous gooey almondie filing, fresh tart raspberries and a layer of raspberry jam.
Oh my goodness it's good.
What memories does this recipe conjour up for me? Little Mr Kimpling Bakewell tarts which I used to wolf down given the chance when I was little. I'm not sure they were very healthy but i remember and love their almondy deliciousness.
My version is just as rich and almondie but happily it's homemade with natural whole ingredients and refined sugar free. I tested this recipe out on Andy and lots of my friends (willing victims) – a very big thumbs up all round!
In a large bowl mix ground almonds, buckwheat and baking powder. Transfer the butter mix to the dry ingredients. Mix together to combine thoroughly. Mix in the lemon zest.
Firstly make the almond meal by adding the nuts to a mini chopper or blender and blitzing until you get a fine meal. Or use pre ground almonds.
Grease a round loose bottom pie pan with oil.
Transfer the dough to the pie pan and use your fingers to press into the bottom and up the sides. Poke a few holes with a fork across the bottom.
Bake tart for 10 minutes on Gas mark 4/180c. Remove from the oven. Allow the tart base to cool a little.
Layer the jam across the bottom of the tart then add in the frangipane filling. Top with raspberries and press in a little.
Sprinkle a few flaked almonds.
Bake for 40-55 minutes or until your filling puffed up and is set. Remove from the oven and allow to cool a before removing the tart pan.
Delicious served warm with vegan Icecream or cold with a cup of tea.
Hi, any substitutes for the 1/2 c of buckwheat flour. Thanks.
Yes absolutely, you can use any flour of your choice.
I just like buckwheat for its nutty flavour and that it's naturally gluten free.
Looks delicious! What can I submitted the vegan butter with?
Can you use coconut oil instead of the vegan butter?
I'm afraid I haven't tried with coconut oil.
I'd really love to try this!
Please explain what flax eggs are?
Flax eggs are a vegan egg substitute. They act as a binding agent.
Do you line the pan with parchment paper?
You definitely can, I just geased with a little coconut oil.
Do you think I could make it with strawberries (I have a huge basket full right now and want to make a cake with them) or would the texture get weird? Maybe if I add them on top after baking the filling?
Also how big is your pie pan?
I think that strawberries would be lovely, I'd just chop them up a little.
What size pie pan did you use please.?
Can't wait to try this !!!!
I used an 8 inch loose bottom.
Finally I've found a vegan Bakewell tart recipe! Are these in Australian or American cups measurement?
Hi! Can I use eggs instead of flaxseeds? Will the result be the same? Is the cake dry or moist? Thanks!
Yes you absolutely can. Either work well.
Can I use only buckwheat flour for the crust, or I have to mix it with the oat flour?
You can definitely use just buckwheat flour – just as delicious!
Would you recommend using coconut oil for the tart base, and also thawed frozen raspberries for the filling? Thanks!
I think that coconut oil should be ok for the base but I wouldn't recommend using thawed frozen raspberries as I fear there would be too much moisture.


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