Lucy Mangan: "December general election 2019: which party is the least harmful?" (Stylist)
Unfortunately, I don't have the answers. This is not so much a column as a howl of rage and frustration for all of us who have been left to navigate the unnavigable, fight weaponless for the things we hold dear and just endure, somehow, until the time comes when we can choose to be governed by someone with a conscience, a moral sense that extends beyond their own entitlement, and who has it in them to represent more than just themselves. What a happy Christmas that will be.
Mercury is a chemical element with the symbol Hg and atomic number 80. It is commonly known as quicksilver and was formerly named hydrargyrum. 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.
Mercury occurs in deposits throughout the world mostly as cinnabar (mercuric sulfide). The red pigment vermilion is obtained by grinding natural cinnabar or synthetic mercuric sulfide.
Mercury is used in thermometers, barometers, manometers, sphygmomanometers, float valves, mercury switches, mercury relays, fluorescent lamps and other devices, though concerns about the element's toxicity have led to mercury thermometers and sphygmomanometers being largely phased out in clinical environments in favor of alternatives such as alcohol- or galinstan-filled glass thermometers and thermistor- or infrared-based electronic instruments.
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Dave said:
Mercury, sometimes called quicksilver (Hg). Mercury is highly toxic and past industrial pollution has caused many of our waterways to be affected. In the great lakes long lived fish, like lake trout, have high enough concentrations of mercury in their flesh that it is recommended they not be eaten. When I was in high school a science teacher had a fairly large ball of mercury to show us its properties. That wouldn't be allowed now, because schools and homes can become tainted with mercury.
I came across this unattributed poem:
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Our President,
who art a heathen,
Hollow be thy soul.
The time has come.
You're sick and dumb
And worthy to go to prison.
Give us this day our country back,
And forget we exist, as we will forget that you did.
And lead us not any longer,
So we can deliver ourselves from you.
Randall wrote:
Mercury
Alan J answered:
Mercury.
Stephen F responded:
Mercury
mj replied:
Liquid cinnabar
Know in olden times as quick silver and named in honor of the wing
footed messenger of the Roman gods, Mercury.
Cal in Vermont wrote:
Mercury. Hermes if you are Greek.
zorch said:
Mercury Hg is liquid at standard temperatures.
Micki wrote:
Mercury, AKA quicksilver.
Jim from CA, retired to ID, answered:
mercury is the only metallic element that is liquid at standard conditions for temperature and pressure
Billy in Cypress U$A responded:
Mercury
Deborah replied:
I'm going with mercury because that stuff is fascinating, and I don't have another answer. In fact, that's the only answer.
My MacBook Pro is on the fritz again; I'm limping along with my husband's HP and avoiding taking it to the shop. Ugh. Technology, I love and loathe it simultaneously.
Joe S said:
That would be mercury, like in Freddie Mercury.
Daniel in The City answered:
Mercury aka quicksilver
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• Comedian Joey Bishop was quick with an ad-lib and with a joke. One evening he was performing in a nightclub when glamorous actress Marilyn Monroe came in wearing very expensive furs. Mr. Bishop said to her, "Marilyn, I told you to sit in the truck." And after he got a small part in the movie The Naked and the Dead, he told an audience, "I played both parts." Mr. Bishop didn't mind making fun of his good friend Frank Sinatra, who did mind when people other than Mr. Bishop made fun of him. Mr. Bishop once said about his good friend, "Frank regularly calls Dial-A-Prayer to pick up his messages."
• One of stand-up comedian Greg Dean's students made the mistake of rehearsing her act silently instead of out loud, with the result that, as Mr. Dean had predicted, she forgot her act when she got up in front of a nightclub audience. Fortunately, she maintained a playful attitude and got a few laughs ad-libbing a few jokes about forgetting her act. When Mr. Dean yelled out a few words to remind her of the topic of one of her funniest bits, she got a laugh by saying to him, "Thanks, Greg, now I have to stay up here and actually do my show."
• On Jack Benny's radio show, Virgil Reimer, the show's sound-effects man, ran into a problem. A telephone was supposed to ring on the show, and he had just discovered that the machine that was supposed to make the sound of a telephone had weak batteries and wasn't working. Therefore, Mr. Reimer said into a microphone, "Ding-a-ling-ling." The audience in the radio studio laughed, and Mr. Benny ad-libbed, "I'll get it - it sounds like a person-to-person call."
• British comedian Danny La Rue performed in drag, and he was very funny. One night, a woman in the audience was annoyed that her boyfriend was paying attention to Mr. La Rue's performance instead of paying attention to her, so she bared her breasts and told her boyfriend, "Look - these are real." From the stage, Mr. La Rue said, "Yes, darling, they are - but I can hang mine up when it's hot!"
Advertising
• The profit motive makes many retailers feel kindly toward men who like to dress like women. Joan Rivers was selling some of her bejeweled products on the Home Shopping Network when a person named "Margaret" telephoned to rave about a certain bejeweled product she had previously purchased. Based on the sound of Margaret's voice, Miss Veronica Vera, founder of Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to be Girls, wondered whether Margaret's real name might be Pete rather than Peggy. Ms. Rivers didn't care either way - she kept on plugging her bejeweled products.
• A hotel owner once telephoned comedian George Jessel to find out how much he would charge for a performance. When Mr. Jessel said his price was $1,000, the hotel owner offered, "I'll tell you what I'll do for you, Georgie, my boy. I'll give you $500 and put your picture in the Sunday Times in my ad." Mr. Jessel replied, "I'll tell you what I'll do for you, Julius, my boy. You give me $1,000 and you can put your picture in the Sunday Times in your ad."
Alcohol
• When children's mystery writer Joan Lowery Nixon was young, her parents moved the family to a new house, very close to the house owned by W.C. Fields. Being both observant and curious, Ms. Nixon noticed that a closet in her new home was unusual in that it could be locked from the inside. She investigated, using a measuring tape, and discovered that the closet was in front of another, hidden space. Her mother would not let her investigate further, but after Mr. Fields died, Ms. Nixon toured his house in the presence of a real-estate agent, who showed her a hidden room that had been used to hide liquor during Prohibition. Both houses - that of Mr. Fields and that of Ms. Nixon's family - had been built during Prohibition.
CBS opens the night with a FRESH'The Neighborhood', followed by a FRESH'Bob Hearts Abishola', then a FRESH'All Rise', followed by a FRESH'Bull'.
Scheduled on a FRESHStephen Colbert are Adam Driver, Adrienne Warren, and the 1975.
Scheduled on a FRESHJames Corden, OBE, are Helen Hunt and Dave East.
NBC begins the night with a FRESH'The Voice', followed by a FRESH'Bluff City Law'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Fallon are Seth Meyers, Cobie Smulders, and Tones and I.
Scheduled on a FRESHSeth Meyers are Sienna Miller, Matthew Rhys, Jacqueline Woodson, and Jon Theodore.
Scheduled on a FRESHLilly Singh is Constance Wu.
ABC starts the night with LIVE'Monday Night Football', followed by a FRESH'Dancing With The Stars'.
Scheduled on a FRESHJimmy Kimmel are Martin Scorsese, Jharrel Jerome, and the Black Keys.
The CW offers a FRESH'All American', followed by a FRESH'Black Lightning'.
Faux has a FRESH'9-1-1', followed by a FRESH'Prodigal Son'.
MY recycles an old 'L&O: SVU', followed by another old 'L&O: SVU'.
A&E has 'Live PD: Police Patrol', another 'Live PD: Police Patrol', followed by a FRESH'Live PD: Police Patrol', then another FRESH'Live PD: Police Patrol', followed by a FRESH'Live Rescue'.
AMC offers the movie 'Gladiator', followed by the movie 'GoodFellas'.
BBC -
[6:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 6 - EPISODE 21-Frame of Mind
[7:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 6 - EPISODE 22-Suspicions
[8:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 6 - EPISODE 23-Rightful Heir
[9:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 6 - EPISODE 24-Second Chances
[10:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 6 - EPISODE 25-Timescape
[11:00AM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 6 - EPISODE 26-Descent (Part 1)
[12:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 1-Descent (Part 2)
[1:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 2-Liaisons
[2:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 3-Interface
[3:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 4-Gambit (Part 1)
[4:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 5-Gambit (Part 2)
[5:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 6-Phantasms
[6:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 7-Dark Page
[7:00PM] STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION - SEASON 7 - EPISODE 8-Attached
[8:00PM] HELLBOY (2004)
[10:29PM] HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008)
[1:00AM] HELLBOY (2004)
[3:29AM] HELLBOY II: THE GOLDEN ARMY (2008) (ALL TIMES EST)
Bravo has 'Below Deck', another 'Below Deck', followed by a FRESH'Below Deck', another 'Below Deck', then a FRESH'Watch What Happens Live'.
FX has the movie 'Spider-Man: Homecoming', followed by the movie 'Bad Moms'.
History has 'Pawn Stars', another 'Pawn Stars', followed by a FRESH'Pawn Stars', then another FRESH'Pawn Stars'.
IFC -
[6:00A] The Three Stooges - You Natzy Spy!
[6:10A] The Three Stooges - No Dough Boys
[6:35A] The Three Stooges - Out West
[7:00A] Behind Enemy Lines
[9:30A] We Were Soldiers
[12:30P] Road to Perdition
[3:00P] That '70s Show - Won't Get Fooled Again
[3:30P] That '70s Show - Baby Don't You Do It
[4:00P] That '70s Show - Who Are You?
[4:30P] That '70s Show - A Man With Money
[5:00P] That '70s Show - Happy Jack
[5:30P] That '70s Show - Do You Think It's Alright?
[6:00P] Two and a Half Men - Tucked, Taped and Gorgeous
[6:30P] Two and a Half Men - Mr. McGlue's Feedbag
[7:00P] Two and a Half Men - Anteaters. They're Just Crazy-Lookin'
[7:30P] Two and a Half Men - Prostitutes and Gelato
[8:00P] Two and a Half Men - Large Birds, Spiders and Mom
[8:30P] Two and a Half Men - Media Room Slash Dungeon
[9:00P] Two and a Half Men - Dum Diddy Dum Diddy Doo
[9:30P] Two and a Half Men - City of Great Racks
[10:00P] Two and a Half Men - Putting Swim Fins on a Cat
[10:30P] Two and a Half Men - Help Daddy Find His Toenail
[11:00P] Two and a Half Men - Our Leather Gear Is in the Guest Room
[11:30P] Two and a Half Men - Is There a Mrs. Waffles?
[12:00A] Two and a Half Men - Numero Uno Accidente Lawyer
[12:30A] Two and a Half Men - On Vodka, on Soda, on Blender, on Mixer!
[1:00A] That '70s Show - Won't Get Fooled Again
[1:30A] That '70s Show - Baby Don't You Do It
[2:00A] That '70s Show - Who Are You?
[2:30A] That '70s Show - A Man With Money
[3:00A] That '70s Show - Happy Jack
[3:30A] That '70s Show - Do You Think It's Alright?
[4:00A] South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut (ALL TIMES EST)
Sundance -
[6:00am] M*A*S*H
[6:30am] M*A*S*H
[7:00am] M*A*S*H
[7:30am] M*A*S*H
[8:00am] M*A*S*H
[8:30am] M*A*S*H
[9:00am] M*A*S*H
[9:30am] M*A*S*H
[10:00am] M*A*S*H
[10:30am] M*A*S*H
[11:00am] M*A*S*H
[11:30am] Saving Private Ryan
[3:30pm] The Outlaw Josey Wales
[6:30pm] Pale Rider
[9:00pm] Heartbreak Ridge
[12:00am] The Green Berets
[3:00am] Chino
[5:00am] M*A*S*H
[5:30am] M*A*S*H (ALL TIMES EST)
SyFy has the movie 'Guardians Of The Galaxy', followed by the movie 'RIPD'.
Bruce Springsteen played a surprise two-hour set at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey on Saturday evening to raise funds for Boston College. Backed by former Bon Jovi/Asbury Jukes guitarist Bobby Bandiera and his band, with Max Weinberg of the E Street Band handling drums for some of the evening, his set mixed classics like "Born To Run," "Spirit In The Night" and "Dancing In The Dark" with covers like "634-5789" and "Twist and Shout."
Springsteen played numerous private Stone Pony benefit shows throughout the 2000s to raise money for his children's high school and their colleges. But he hasn't had a child in school for quite some time and the last one took place in 2011, making this one a bigger surprise than usual. The show also marked his first time playing inside the Stone Pony since 2011, though he did play on the outdoor stage with Southside Johnny in July. It was also his longest performance since the conclusion of his Broadway show a little under a year ago.
Next up for Springsteen is a December 9th appearance at the 30th Anniversary Rainforest Benefit at New York's Beacon Theater, where he'll share the stage with Sting, John Mellencamp, Bob Geldof, Shaggy and a reunited Eurythmics. The show has an 1980s/1990s theme, and if they stick with tradition, expect Springsteen to play some unexpected covers from that era. He has no public plans after that show, but he's said in numerous recent interviews that he plans on recording a new E Street Band album and touring with them in 2020.
Christine Blasey Ford, the California professor who accused Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh of having sexually assaulted her when they were teenagers, said in a rare public appearance Sunday night that she had a responsibility to the nation to speak out.
Blasey Ford, a professor of psychology at Palo Alto University in Northern California, accepted the Rodger Baldwin Courage Award from the ACLU of Southern California in Beverly Hills, near Los Angeles. Her appearance at the event wasn't disclosed ahead of time.
"When I came forward last September, I did not feel courageous. I was simply doing my duty as a citizen," she said.
"I understood that not everyone would welcome my information, and I was prepared for a variety of outcomes, including being dismissed," she said.
Late last month, she appeared in Santa Clara, California, to receive a similar award from the YWCA of Silicon Valley.
Michael Avenatti found "nothing funny" about this weekend's Saturday Night Live cold open that turned the House impeachment hearings into a soap opera - and included an appearance by Pete Davidson as the attorney.
In what appeared to be an imitation of President Trump's Twitter style, Avenatti offered a sarcastic review panning the SNL sketch.
"Nothing funny about tired Saturday Night Live on Fake News NBC!" the embattled Trump foe jokingly tweeted Saturday night. "Question is, how does that total loser Pete Davidson save his dying mediocre career by playing me and get away with these total Democratic hit jobs without retribution? This is the real quid pro quo. Investigate!!!"
The cold open dubbed "Days of Our Impeachment" featured Jon Hamm as former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, Bill Taylor. While Hamm offered his testimony, Davidson's Avenatti interrupted with an announcement.
"Fine, I'll go, but you haven't seen the last of me. Who am I playing again?" Davidson pondered, referring to a recent Jeopardy! episode, where none of the "Tournament of Champions" contestants managed to correctly answer "Who is Michael Avenatti?"
Hundreds of people in Cuba's capital stood in line to kiss, touch or walk around a towering silk floss tree Saturday in a nod to tradition as they celebrate Havana's 500th anniversary this weekend.
The event comes as Cuba deals with an ailing economy and increasingly tense relations with the U.S., concerns that were briefly cast aside as residents prepared for a gala event Saturday night featuring fireworks, music and international dignitaries.
As part of the celebrations, officials restored monuments, painted buildings, unveiled exhibitions and held book presentations.
"Havana grows, lives, sings, dances and dreams," said Félix Julio Alfonso, a professor who spoke before granting the public access to the revered silk floss tree.
Many in the crowd shared their wishes with the tree, including requests for health or financial wellbeing. Some left money while others wore white as dictated by Afro-Cuban Santeria, the island's predominant religion.
A supervillain was inside the White House Saturday night. CNN's Shimon Prokupecz reported that President Trump (R-Shameless) hosted a showing of "Joker," which tells the origin story of Batman's archnemesis.
A senior White House official confirmed to Yahoo News that Trump screened the movie for guests including "family, friends, and some staff."
The senior White House official said Trump liked the film.
Trump is a longtime movie fan. During his career as a real estate mogul and reality television "star", Trump regularly screened movies on his private plane. One of Trump's favorite movies is reportedly the 1988 Jean-Claude Van Damme martial arts classic "Bloodsport." In a 2013 tweet, Trump rattled off a list of some of his favorite movies.
A few years ago Emily Gardner, who identifies as "more feminine than not," instructed family members of a new preference to be referred to as "they" rather than "she."
The 23-year-old represents a growing trend among progressive Americans, who are claiming a right to choose their own pronoun, regardless of their sex at birth.
It is a battle playing out on business cards, in email signatures and on social networks, where many people are identifying their preferred pronoun outright.
And "they" is gaining ground as the pronoun of choice by "non-binary" people who identify neither as male or female.
The Philadelphia bookstore that employs Gardner is on board, with a sign taped to the counter reads: "Please do not assume staffers' pronouns, ask."
In a small room with a blackboard and lace curtains, first-grader Danya listens as his teacher explains the concept of vowels and consonants. In this village school with 36 pupils, he is one of 13 foster children.
"Adoption is how the school and the village have survived," says headmaster Gennady Chistyakov who like most Russians uses the term adoption to refer to foster care. "If it weren't for the children, we would be shut."
Foster children have become a lifeline not only for Chistyakov's village of Brodi, about 500 kilometres (300 miles) north of Moscow, but for countless other rural communities.
They are facing a slow death from unemployment and precipitous population decline, followed by closures of schools and clinics.
In areas of chronic unemployment like Novgorod, the rural region between Moscow and Saint Petersburg where Brodi is located, the compensation that comes with fostering a child is considerable, at nearly 6,000 rubles a month ($93, 85 euros).
The Anchorage area saw its first significant snowfall Saturday, with totals in town starting at 5 inches and piling up to over a foot in Eagle River.
Anchorage not only broke records for snowfall and precipitation amounts Saturday, but also tied the 1967 high-temperature record by reaching 45 degrees around 3 a.m. National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Drewitz said southeast winds blew warm air from the Turnagain Arm into the city early Saturday and caused temperatures to rise. As the winds subsided, temperatures dropped and snow began to fall in quarter-sized flakes.
Snow levels at the weather service's office, just south of the Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport, broke the 1958 record of 8.3 inches by a tenth of an inch.
A second storm is expected to travel east from the north Pacific Ocean and reach the Anchorage area Tuesday, although Drewitz said it's unclear if it will bring rain, snowfall or something in between. Meteorologists are still uncertain how much precipitation the storm will bring, also.
"If you like snow, enjoy it for the next two days because come Tuesday and Wednesday we're looking at warmer temperatures and winds," he said.
"Ford v Ferrari" left its competition in the rearview, racing to an estimated $31 million debut at the box office in a No. 1 finish that counted as a win for big-budget originality.
James Mangold's racing drama rode into the weekend with strong reviews and Oscar buzz for its leads, Christian Bale and Matt Damon. And audiences enthusiastically greeted it, giving the $98 million movie an A+ CinemaScore. "Ford v Ferrari," which dramatizes the Ford Motor Co.'s push to unseat the perennial power Ferrari at France's 24-hour Les Mans race in 1966, has been considered a rare kind of high-priced throwback built more on story, practical effects and star power than intellectual property.
Elizabeth Banks' "Charlie's Angels" reboot couldn't keep up. The Sony Pictures release opened below expectations with $8.6 million domestically and $19.3 million overseas, according to studio estimates Sunday. Though the movie was relatively modestly budgeted at $48 million, it fell well short of the $40.1 million debut of the 2000's "Charlie's Angels," with Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. (The 2003 sequel opened similarly with $37.6 million.)
Warner Bros.' "The Good Liar," a mystery starring Helen Mirren and Ian McKellen, was the weekend's other new wide release. It managed a modest $5.7 million, adding to a string of underperforming adult-targeting releases for the studio, including "Blinded by the Light," "The Goldfinch" and "The Kitchen."
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Comscore. Where available, the latest international numbers for Friday through Sunday are also included. Final domestic figures will be released Monday.
1. "Ford v Ferrari," $31 million ($21.4 million international).
2. "Midway," $8.8 million ($5.3 million international).
3. "Charlie's Angels," $8.6 million ($19.3 million international).
4. "Playing With Fire," $8.6 million ($1.3 million international).
5. "Last Christmas," $6.7 million ($8.6 million international).
6. "Doctor Sleep," $6.2 million ($5.2 million international).
7. "The Good Liar," $5.7 million ($1.5 million international).
8. "Joker," $5.6 million ($13 million international).
9. "Maleficent: Mistress of Evil," $5.2 million ($11.8 million international).
10. "Harriet," $4.8 million.
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