Bury, Greater Manchester The 2008 Mercury Music Prize winning group "Elbow", fronted by Guy Garvey, hails from Bury and in 2009 the group was awarded the Freedom of the Borough after their 2008 classic album "Seldom Seen Kid" won several accolades including a Brit Award and Mercury Prize. Bury hosts several music festivals yearly, including the 'Glaston-Bury' festival on the August bank holiday weekend, and the Ramsbottom Music Festival, closing the festival season in mid September. While Glaston-Bury hosts mainly local/upcoming bands, Ramsbottom Music Festival hosts a wider range of talent, including bands such as "Soul 2 Soul" and "The Proclaimers". The festival
Mercury(IV) fluoride Mercury(IV) fluoride Mercury(IV) fluoride, HgF, is the first mercury compound to be reported with mercury in the oxidation state IV. Mercury, like the other group 12 elements (cadmium and zinc), has an sd electron configuration and generally only forms bonds involving its 6s orbital. This means that the highest oxidation state mercury normally attains is II, and for this reason it is usually considered a post-transition metal instead of a transition metal. HgF was first reported from experiments in 2007, but its existence remains disputed; experiments conducted in 2008 could not replicate the compound. Speculation about higher oxidation states for