» Allantoin contains not less than 98.5 percent and not more than 101.0 percent of C4H6N4O3.
B: Thin-Layer Chromatographic Identification Test 201 —The RF value of the principal spot obtained from Test solution 1 in the test for Related compounds corresponds to that of the principal spot obtained from Standard solution 1.
C: Add 20 mg of Allantoin to a mixture of 1 mL of 2 M sodium hydroxide and 1 mL of water. Heat to boiling, allow to cool, and add 1 mL of 2 M hydrochloric acid. To 0.1 mL of this solution add 0.1 mL of potassium bromide solution (1 in 10), 0.1 mL of resorcinol solution (2 in 100), and 3 mL of sulfuric acid. Heat on a water bath for 5 to 10 minutes: a dark blue color, which turns red after cooling and pouring into about 10 mL of water, is observed.
Angular rotation 781A : between 0.10 and +0.10 .
Acidity or alkalinity— To 5 mL of the Test solution retained from the test for Angular rotation add 5 mL of water, 0.1 mL of methyl red TS, and 0.2 mL of 0.01 M sodium hydroxide: a yellow color is observed. Add 0.4 mL of 0.01 M hydrochloric acid: the solution turns red.
Loss on drying 731 — Dry it at 105 to constant weight: it loses not more than 0.1% of its weight.
Reducing substances— To 1.0 g of Allantoin add 10 mL of water, shake for 2 minutes, and filter. Add 1.5 mL of 0.02 M potassium permanganate: the solution remains violet for at least 10 minutes.
Test solution 2— Transfer 1 mL of Test solution 1 to a 10-mL volumetric flask, dilute with a mixture of methanol and water (1:1) to volume, and mix.
Standard solution 1— Transfer about 10 mg of USP Allantoin RS, accurately weighed, to a 10-mL volumetric flask, dissolve in and dilute with a mixture of methanol and water (1:1) to volume, and mix.
Standard solution 2— Transfer about 10 mg of USP Urea RS, accurately weighed, to a 10-mL volumetric flask, dissolve in and dilute with water to volume, and mix. Transfer 1.0 mL of this solution to a 10-mL volumetric flask, dilute with methanol to volume, and mix.
Standard solution 3— Mix 1 mL of Standard solution 1 and 1 mL of Standard solution 2.
Developing solvent system: a mixture of butyl alcohol, water, and glacial acetic acid (60:25:15).
Spray reagent— Dissolve a quantity of p-dimethylaminobenzaldehyde in a mixture of methanol and hydrochloric acid (3:1) to obtain a solution having a concentration of 5 g per L.
Procedure— Proceed as directed for Thin-Layer Chromatography under Chromatography 621 . Separately apply to the chromatographic plate 10 µL of Test solution 1 and 5 µL each of Test solution 2, Standard solution 1, Standard solution 2, and Standard solution 3. Develop the chromatogram until the solvent front has moved about 10 cm. Spray the plate with Spray reagent, dry in a current of hot air, and after 30 minutes examine under visible light. Any spot in the chromatogram obtained from Test solution 1, except for the principal spot, is not more intense than the spot in the chromatogram obtained from Standard solution 2: not more than 0.5% of any individual impurity is found. The test is not valid unless the principal spots in the chromatogram obtained from Standard solution 3 are clearly separated.
Assay— Transfer about 120 mg of Allantoin, accurately weighed, to a 100-mL beaker, dissolve by stirring in 40 mL of water, and titrate with 0.1 M sodium hydroxide. Determine the endpoint potentiometrically, using a suitable electrode system (see Titrimetry 541 ). Each mL of 0.1 M sodium hydroxide is equivalent to 15.81 mg of C4H6N4O3.


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Wear and Hardness Studies of Graphene Decorated with Graphene Quantum Dots (G-D-GQD) Embedded Epoxy Nano Composites
Manuel George , Akash Mohanty *
VIT University, School of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
The paper discusses about the wear and micro hardness behavior of Graphene Decorated with Graphene Quantum Dots (G-D-GQD) reinforced epoxy composites. The samples were prepared by open mold casting method by adding 0.25–1 wt. % (in an interval of 0.25%) of GDGQD and evaluated on a reciprocating wear tester configuration for wear and coefficient of friction properties. The micro-hardness testing of the G-D-GQD particles embedded epoxy composites has been performed and the hardness value results were compared with neat epoxy to find the improvement in hardness. Significant improvements in the hardness and wear resistance of the epoxy nanocomposites was obtained by the embedding of G-DGQD fillers, which is due to the efficient bonding of GDGQD filler with the epoxy matrix. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) images of the worn composites were analysed to get an insight into the morphology of the surfaces. Furthermore, the coefficient of friction of the composites got increased with the wt. % of fillers in the base material, but due to the superior bond strength and lesser agglomeration of the particles, the Vicker's hardness improved and the wear loss reduced. Hence the surface area coverage of G-D-GQDs got a significant role in the reduced wear loss and thereby coming to a threshold value. The study concludes by suggesting that 0.25 wt. % GDGQD/epoxy composites shown a least wear rate and increased hardness of 0.023% and 26%, respectively thereby suggesting application involving reduced wear rates.
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Though cigarette use among armed service members has declined since WWII, smoking continues to be the leading preventable cause of premature disease and death in the United States. The good news is that 70% of Veterans Affairs (VA) enrollees that have ever smoked have successfully quit smoking. This Veteran's Day, help the veteran in your life join the ranks of smokefree veterans.
A History of Tobacco Use in the Armed Forces
The military has a long history of tobacco use and a culture of smoking. In fact, 30% of current smokers in the military say they started smoking after enlisting, and many veterans report their addiction to tobacco either began in the military or was reinforced during their service.
Still, tobacco use varies greatly among different branches of the armed services. For instance, Air Force personnel smoke less than the general population while Marine Corps members smoke more. In 2008, 30.5% of all active-duty military personnel reported currently smoking cigarettes, similar to 29.1% among civilians. Cigarette smoking prevalence is higher among military personnel with high combat exposure compared to those with no combat deployments.
As you sit down with the veteran in your life, ask them when they started smoking, and why. Starting at the beginning can help them create their Quit Plan.
Why Do Service People Start Smoking?
A 2011 report by the Department of Defense states some of the most common reasons that service members reported smoking were:
To help relieve stress, relax or calm down
To help keep awake or alert
Because they felt they couldn't quit
Low-priced cigarettes and social pressure from fellow service members were also common reasons for smoking.
Ask the veteran in your life about their smoking routines. Ask them to mention the emotions they feel when they want to smoke, common places where they light up, and if there's anyone they smoke with frequently. Help them think of alternatives to these routines.
Helping Veterans to Quit Smoking
Raising the prices of cigarettes, reducing the locations where active service people are permitted to smoke, and eliminating tobacco use during primary training are among the policies being utilized across military branches to help discourage smoking among current service members.
Talk to the veteran in your life about the many resources available to help them quit smoking. Your support, along with the resources below, may help them to quit smoking.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System:
Each year, the VA provides health care services to 8.76 million of 23 million U.S. Veterans. In order to receive these services, a veteran must qualify for VA health benefits. If the veteran in your life is not enrolled in VA health care, find out if they qualify. Hospitals and medical centers, community-based outpatient clinics (CBOCs), and telehealth technology are all options for health care through the VA.
The VA health services also include coverage for FDA-approved smoking cessation medications, counseling interventions, and phone and text-based helplines. Support from a healthcare provider that includes counseling and medication can double one's chances of quitting smoking.
SmokefreeVET Text Messaging System
Messaging smoking cessation interventions, such as the one by smokefree.gov and the VA can be helpful during a quit. Getting daily tips, reminders, and check-ins during the quit journey may help quitters stay true to their quit plan. Whether emails, text messages, or the Quitter's Circle app, the veteran in your life can stay on track with their quit daily.
Consulting with a doctor, an insurance provider, and checking out a Veterans Community support group are also ways for veterans to find support while on the quitting journey.
In Honor of Veteran's Day, Start Making a Quit Plan
If you have a loved one who smokes and is a current or former member of the armed forces, use this day to let them know that you're there to support them when they are ready to quit. Use our guided questions to help start the conversation. If you are a veteran of the armed services yourself, know that support is available as you begin your quit journey.
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First Venture publishes a prospectus and receives preliminary approval for listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market | 245 - 270 MSEK IPO transaction.
First Venture Sweden AB (publ) ("First Venture" or the "Company") today announces that the prospectus regarding the listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market (the "Listing"), and the new issue of Class B shares of SEK 245 million (the "Offer"), with a potential over-allotment issue of SEK 25 million have been approved and registered by the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority, and subsequently announced by the Company. First Venture has also applied for admission to trading of the Company's Class B share on Nasdaq First North Growth Market with a preliminary first date of trading on July 2, 2021 and Nasdaq Stockholm AB has today announced that the Company meets the listing requirements for Nasdaq First North Growth Market, provided that customary conditions, including the distribution requirement, are met no later than the first day of trading in the Company's share.
The full-terms prospectus is available on the Company's website (first-venture.se), the Aqurat Fondkommission's website (aqurat.se) and Naventus Corporate Finance's website (naventus.com). The registration form is available on the Company's and Aqurat Fondkommission's website. Customers of Nordnet Bank can subscribe for shares directly through Nordnet's website (in Sweden via nordnet.se, in Denmark via nordnet.dk, in Norway via nordnet.no and in Finland via nordnet.fi). The conditional approval from Nasdaq Stockholm contains customary conditions such as that the distribution requirement for First Ventures shares is fulfilled prior to the planned listing on Nasdaq First North Growth Market. First Venture's shares are intended to be traded under the ticker FIRST with ISIN code SE0016075451.
Summary offer and preliminary timetable
Offer price: SEK 9.75 per share.
Issue volume: The offer amounts to approximately SEK 245 million, corresponding to 25,128,206 Class B shares, with an over-allotment issue of SEK 25 million, corresponding to 2,564,103 Class B shares aiming to cover any over-connection. In the case of a fully utilized over-allotment issue, the issue volume amounts to SEK 270 million. Subscription commitments entered amounts to SEK 185 million (75.5 percent of the Offer).
Registration period: June 11-23, 2021
Publication of outcome: Approximately June 28, 2021
Settlement date: Approximately July 1, 2021
Preliminary first day of trading: July 2, 2021
The offer is aimed at institutional investors in Sweden and internationally, as well as to the public in Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.
Naventus Corporate Finance is the financial advisor and Delphi law firm is the legal advisor to the Company in connection with the Offer. Nordnet Bank acts as a Selling agent in Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Finland. Redeye AB is the Company's Certified Adviser.
Rune Nordlander, CEO and Partner
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Peter Werme, Partner
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Q: How to segment rectangular photographs on a table? Given an image of a table with photographs (take from any angle), I'm trying to extract the photographs and correctly align them into perfect rectangles. There are four steps to the algorithm:

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*Detect quadrangles in the input image

*Filter out non-photograph quadrangles

*Re-project the quadrangles to a bird's-eye view

*Correct for curved edges in the sub-images
Here's an example of doing the first two steps:

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*For each of detected photographic quadrangles an orange outline is drawn.

*I've added a green one to emphasize the fidelity of solution I'm looking for, we can't lose any pixels in this process.

*Notice how the orange rectangles do not contain any white margins - we just want them to shrink-wrap the photographic content.

Ok, then here's what the remaining steps look like:

Note that for each of reprojected photograph (shown on the left) we fix the warping/curvature of the photograph by transforming it into a perfectly rectangular image (on the right).
Here's an example image to try:
Import @ CloudObject[
 "https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/d3999fcf-7a01-4d60-bb9c-38604d252475"]

And as requested, some additional examples to test with:
CloudGet @ CloudObject["https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/068cf32f-b753-4c38-bc01-f378bc64d54a"]

A: Here's an idea, but it only works (partially) with the easiest of the test cases.
img = CloudGet[CloudObject["https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/068cf32f-b753-4c38-bc01-\
f378bc64d54a"]][[5]]

(* Binarize - this step depends a lot on the background in the image *)
img2 = ChanVeseBinarize[img, Automatic, {Automatic, Automatic, 2, 1}]

(* Find hulls, and discard ones that are tiny or touching a border *)
comps = MorphologicalComponents[img2, Method -> "ConvexHull"];
comps2 = SelectComponents[comps, #AdjacentBorderCount == 0 && #Count > 50 &];

(* show perimeters, to see how it's working *)
perims = ComponentMeasurements[comps2, "PerimeterPositions"];
HighlightImage[img, {PointSize[Medium], Red, Point @@@ perims[[All, 2]]}]

(* Extract the single images *)
singleimgs = ComponentMeasurements[ {comps2, img} , "MaskedImage"][[All, 2]]

transform[img_] :=
 Module[{img2, frame, comp, p, c, c2, cornerdemo, t, img3},

  (*add some padding,to make the corner detection work better*)
  img2 = ImagePad[img, 2];

  (*get the perimeter of the image*)
  frame = AlphaChannel[img2];
  comp = MorphologicalComponents[frame, Method -> "ConvexHull"];
  p = Flatten[
    ComponentMeasurements[comp, "PerimeterPositions"][[1, 2]], 1];

  (*find the corners of the image*)
  c = Sort[ImageCorners[frame, 5, 0.01]];

  (*the desired new corners*)
  c2 = Sort[Tuples[MinMax /@ Transpose[p]]];

  (*just to demonstrate the corner detection*)
  colors = {Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue};
  cornerdemo =
   Show[frame,
    Graphics[{Table[{colors[[n]], Disk[c2[[n]], 5]}, {n, 4}]}],
    Graphics[Table[{colors[[n]], Circle[c[[n]], 5]}, {n, 4}]]];

  (*transform such that the image corners are mapped to the desired corners*)
  t = Last[FindGeometricTransform[c2, c]];
  img3 = ImagePerspectiveTransformation[img2, t, DataRange -> Full];

  {cornerdemo, img3}]

transform /@ singleimgs

A: With some of the examples given, we can bring all the images in the correct position at once, before extracting them. Here I chose 4 points using the coordinates tool.

imgs = CloudGet@
   CloudObject[
    "https://www.wolframcloud.com/objects/068cf32f-b753-4c38-bc01-\
f378bc64d54a"];

fourPoints = {{43.8398, 70.2148}, {336.398, 68.4375}, {342.199, 219.031}, {56.6094,209.16}}

This function processes the image. It takes the image and the four points.
processImage[img_, pts_List] := (
  rect = {{pts[[1]][[1]], pts[[1]][[2]]}, {pts[[3]][[1]],
     pts[[1]][[2]]}, {pts[[3]][[1]], pts[[3]][[2]]}, {pts[[1]][[1]],
     pts[[3]][[2]]}};
  transform = FindGeometricTransform[rect, pts][[2]];
  Show[fullImage =
    Sharpen[ImagePerspectiveTransformation[img, transform,
      PlotRange -> Full], 1],
   Graphics[{PointSize[Large], Green, Point[rect], Transparent,
     EdgeForm[Green], Polygon[rect]}], ImageSize -> Medium]
  )

processImage[imgs[[1]],fourPoints];

Now we isolate the pictures.
perim = MorphologicalPerimeter[fullImage, 60];
i2 = DeleteSmallComponents[perim];
morphBox = MorphologicalTransform[i2, {"BoundingBoxes", "Clean"}, Infinity];
ima=ImageMultiply[fullImage,morphBox];

Extract as a list of images and discard those not meeting a certain dimensions.
singles = ComponentMeasurements[ima, "MaskedImage"][[All, 2]];
validSingles =
 Select[singles,
  0.4 < Min[ImageDimensions[#]]/Max[ImageDimensions[#]] &]

Go through the list of images and attempt to trim the borders. It is difficult to get something that will work for all images, particularly when the border is the same color as the background of the photo. This works for some images, but not all of them.
imageList = {};
n = 1;
While[n <= Length[validSingles],
 v = validSingles[[n]];
 dim = ImageDimensions[v];
 bd = BorderDimensions[ImageAdjust[v, {-0.1, 0.1}], 0.04];
 crop1 = ImageCrop[v,
   dim - {bd[[1]][[1]], bd[[2]][[1]]}, {Left, Bottom}];
 dim2 = ImageDimensions[crop1];
 crop2 = ImageCrop[crop1,
   dim2 - {bd[[1]][[2]], bd[[2]][[2]]}, {Right, Top}];
 AppendTo[imageList, crop2];
 n++;
 ]
Row[imageList, "  "]

Better with a black background.

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Q: pandas modifying sections then recombining I have been on modifying an excel document with Pandas. I only need to work with small sections at a time, and breaking each into a separate DataFrame and then recombining back into the whole after modifying seems like the best solution. Is this feasible? I've tried a couple options with merge() and concat() but they don't seem to give me the results I am looking for.
As previously stated, I've tried using the merge() function to recombine them back together with the larger table I just got a memory error, and when I tested it with smaller dataframes, rows weren't maintained.
here's an small scale example of what I am looking to do:
import pandas as pd

df1 = pd.DataFrame({'A':[1,2,3,5,6],'B':[3,10,11,13,324],'C':[64,'','' ,'','' ],'D':[32,45,67,80,100]})#example df
print(df1)
df2= df1[['B','C']]#section taken
df2.at[2,'B'] = 1#modify area
print(df2)
df1 = df1.merge(df2)#merge dataframes
print(df1)

output:

   A    B   C    D
0  1    3  64   32
1  2   10       45
2  3   11       67
3  5   13       80
4  6  324      100
     B   C
0    3  64
1   10
2    1
3   13
4  324
   A    B   C    D
0  1    3  64   32
1  2   10       45
2  5   13       80
3  6  324      100

what I would like to see

   A    B   C    D
0  1    3  64   32
1  2   10       45
2  3   11       67
3  5   13       80
4  6  324      100
     B   C
0    3  64
1   10
2    1
3   13
4  324
   A    B   C    D
0  1    3  64   32
1  2   10       45
2  3    1       67
3  5   13       80
4  6  324      100

as I said before,in my actual code I just get a memoryerror if I try this due to the size of the dataframe

A: No need for merging here, you can just re-assign back the values from df2 into df1:
...
df1.loc[df2.index, df2.columns] = df2 #recover changes into original dataframe
print(df1)

giving as expected:
   A    B   C    D
0  1    3  64   32
1  2   10       45
2  3    1       67
3  5   13       80
4  6  324      100

df1.update(df2) gives same result (thanks to Quang Hoang for the precision)


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The Good Place Season 3, Episode 6 ("A Fractured Inheritance")
Nov 01, 2018 By Max Freedman Web Exclusive
In last week's The Good Place episode, "The Ballad of Donkey Doug," the show introduced Jason's terrible father, Donkey Doug; in this week's episode, "A Fractured Inheritance," it reintroduces Eleanor's terrible mother, Donna (Leslie Grossman). Whereas Jason's father was used to explore the notion that some people can't be redeemed, Eleanor's mother instead serves as an example of the opposite idea: People can change for the better.
At the end of "The Ballad of Donkey Doug," Michael revealed to Eleanor that Donna faked her death and was still alive. "A Fractured Inheritance" might thus be expected to fixate on how terrible a person Donna remains in her second iteration (a different second iteration than, you know, being sent back to Earth after hundreds of years in the afterlife), but instead, she's actually pretty wonderful in her reincarnation as Diane Tremaine. Married to an architect named Dave and helping to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Patricia, she's happy living a suburban life that sees her running for—and winning—PTA secretary. Or, as Eleanor says in classic Eleanor style during the episode's resolution as Diane denies how basic her newer life is, "No, Mom. Ya basic. And that's okay."
Throughout "A Fractured Inheritance," Eleanor struggles to accept that Donna, who raised her so terribly that she can't form genuine connections with people, is now Diane, a committed wife and loving mother who, as Michael points out, is actually doing pretty great. The episode certainly teases that Donna is pulling yet another one of her many steal-money-from-a-man scams on Dave, but she's not. Instead, she's only stealing Dave's money because she worries she'll again be forced to flee, and she likes her life. When Eleanor realizes that this is the real reason why Diane is building her stash, she tells her mom that she doesn't need to run away anymore. In other words: Stop building up the secret stash—you're happy. "You have a do-over. Use it," says Eleanor, to which Diane says: "It seems like you've turned into a really good person."
So here we are: the Shellstrop gals, both of whom were pretty much gold standards for selfishness and callousness at the show's start, are now living new and improved lives. Eleanor still doesn't really understand kids thanks to her own awful youngest years—among the things she says to or about Patricia are "How old are you, three?"; "Buy her a crib, or a car"; "Good luck with the SATs"—but after admitting to Michael that she resents Diane's successes because "if Donna Shellstrop has truly changed, then that means she was always capable of change, but I just wasn't worth changing for," she's gradually able to reckon with her past.
Eleanor's journey doesn't come without her deliberately calling Dave "a Mark" and casting a write-in vote for "Bofa Deez Nutz" in the PTA elections, so it's as rewarding a saga as it is hilarious. Michael's consistent attempts to appear human—"I certainly use the bathroom...I love to sit on the thing and shoot one out," plus his whole attempt to act as Eleanor's stern father figure—add extra laugh-out-loud moments to this plot.
The other plot of "A Fractured Inheritance" is shockingly similar to Eleanor's. Most The Good Place episodes differ at least somewhat in their A- and B-plots, but in this episode, the other focus is Tahani attempting to put her ultra-famous, utterly revered sister, Kamilah, on a path to The Good Place. And this, again, means reconciliation.
It doesn't come easily. From the moment Tahani gets in line to see Kamilah's exhibition, it's clear she's going to have walls to tear down: "I have never waited in any kind of formation before, let alone a line," she says, riding her high horse as always. A couple of failed attempts to apologize or simply talk with Kamilah, including a botched start from Chidi ("she's a-MA-zing!" he exclaims after Kamilah pretentiously absorbs all his fears), lead to an eventual proper reconciliation between the sisters. All it takes is Tahani realizing that all of Kamilah's paintings depicted the harsh void that their parents erected between them with their ridiculous, snobby parenting methods.
The sisters, after much ado, agree that their parents are "wankers," and this acknowledgment seems to put Kamilah on a better path (and re-releases Chidi's fears after, upon his arrest, all his fears become his again—it's a perfectly written joke in context). Tahani might actually have more work to do than Kamilah does: After she sees that Kamilah has co-credited her on her new art piece, from which the episode takes its title, she says: "She really should've named the piece 'Buried Hatchet'...I'm going to call her and rub it in."
"A Fractured Inheritance" is a fantastic exploration of redemption, of restoring broken bonds, of the potential for positive change. The episode is one of The Good Place's deftest balances of jokes and philosophical analysis so far this season. Eleanor and Tahani making amends with major familial antagonists and helping them towards Good Place entry (although Diane would be headed there anyway) is fantastic plot material, excellent philosophical fodder, and a situation that couldn't have been implemented in the show's previous, afterlife-based settings. The episode is an impressive use of the show's newest location (well, locations; the show is global now) for its obvious goals.
And it ends by bringing something from the afterlife down into the real world. At the start of "A Fractured Inheritance," Michael tells Eleanor, "Now you know everything important about your life. I promise." Anyone who's watched The Good Place all the way through will instantly hear forkshadowing in the way Michael says "I promise." Something more is coming. There's something he hasn't told her yet. He's hiding something else important in her life. We know it.
Almost right! At the end of the episode, as Eleanor expresses simultaneous contentment that Diane is on a good path and frustration that she can't shake off all the traumas that Donna imparted to her, she mentions that she blames her mom for her inability to ever say "I love you" to a boyfriend. Then Michael realizes he left something out: "I wasn't thinking about your afterlife." And just like that, he tells her that she and Chidi both said "I love you" to each other in one of his Bad Place reboots.
Of course, Eleanor reacts in utter shock and confusion (so, naturally, Michael asks, "Do you wanna listen to a podcast maybe?," because we're not going to let this father figure thing die), but fans are likely to react in sheer excitement. The Good Place's audience boasts no shortage of Eleanor-Chidi shippers, and it was clear last episode that Simone had been written out of the show for more reasons than just its relocation from Australia to, well, the whole dang globe. On Earth, Eleanor and Chidi might be able to sustain the romance that The Good Place has hinted at from its very earliest days. If The Good Place can make amazing sitcom material out of heaven and hell, surely it can make fantastic television from what's still the basis of most art: love. (www.nbc.com/the-good-place)
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I don't know who the original Victoria is, but she's a true hero. Her pastry shop has repeatedly prompted me to travel across town, solely to enjoy one of its famed cannoli. Walking into this place is really a test of one's self control. From cheesecake to cookies, everything they have to offer is delicious.
I vividly remember a day when my mother and I went for our routine cannoli run, only to find that Victoria's was no longer there. It was a dark moment. We turned home…only to find that it had moved a few blocks away, leaving its original location of 100 years. The day was saved. When I take people to show them around North Beach, which is a whole other adventure of its own, Victoria's is one of the first stops.
As historic and authentic as many of the restaurants in North Beach are, Victoria's is the pastry equivalent. Cranking out the same good stuff since 1914, they've established themselves as a premier bakery in both the neighborhood and the city itself. Though they have moved from their original location, it still has that classic feel which only makes their goods taste that much better.
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In the Amazon Prime series, THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL, Emmy-winner Rachel Brosnahan has always added the tinge of a tough cookie to her vulnerable New York housewife performing stand-up. In the new dramatic film I'M YOUR WOMAN, the ratio is just the opposite. She adds a touch of light comedy to her mobster wife, making for a fierce yet flittering heroine.
Stories about beleaguered gangster molls are nothing new. Just ask Gena Rowlands, Lorraine Braco, Michelle Pfeiffer, Edie Falco, or Jessica Chastain. So what makes Brosnahan's turn as a trophy wife who learns some hard lessons about being married to the mob different? A couple of things distinguish it starting with Brosnahan's more naive character Jean. Jean's stuck her head in the sand about almost all aspects of the underworld life, including the baby that her husband Eddie brings home one day. She enjoys the perks of an illegitimate life, even if they're little more than window dressing.
The second unique element of this outing is that once Eddie (Bill Heck) disappears and, Jean must go on the lam for her own safety, she's got a needy baby in tow. Harry (played by Justin and Jameson Charles) is a constant thorn in her side, always crying, always needing a bottle, and literally and figuratively adding weight to Jean's escape. Such a premise could have been played for laughs, especially with a gifted comic like Brosnahan, but this film treats Harry's presence with great urgency. Writer/director Julia Hart and her screenwriting partner and producer spouse Jordan Horowitz play things absolutely straight from the beginning to end. The baby is never a prop, but rather, a genuine character in the story and a vital part of Jean's journey and identity.
The third, and most surprising part, of I'M YOUR WOMAN is how it defies convention at almost every turn despite the tried-and-true premise of a beleaguered mob wife. Throughout its two-hour run time, the film never fails to surprise, or even shock, for that matter. Case in point? Jean takes a long time to get her shit together, always acting as shocked by the fallout from what's happening as we in the audience are. Next, none of the safe houses are even remotely close to being so, though how they come under siege is never quite what you'd imagine. And while Jean bonds with her cool, low-key handler Cal (Arinze Kene), there is no hint of romance between them.
Numerous key supporting players are added, the violent spools out in unanticipated ways, and even when Brosnahan earns laughs, they're never broadly done. While still amusing at key times, her work here feels miles away from Maisel, and it's exciting to think of the other kinds of roles she could conquer from here on out.
One can quibble with some of the film's narrative choices. We get very little sense of who Eddie is before he disappears and sparse evidence of any strengths he had in his relationship with Jean. Some characters who should die do not, and a few of the thugs Jean encounters are even more dunderheaded than her at times. No one expects gangsters to be Rhodes scholars, but some of the losers who show up seem ill-equipped to carry water for the syndicate, let alone lethal weapons.
One cannot quibble with how good so many of the supporting players are whom Hart places around Brosnahan. In addition to Kene's welcome presence in every scene he has, the film is given an even greater lift by Marsha Stephanie. It's also great to see Frankie Faison and Marceline Hugot in key featured roles too. Hart mines the 1970s time period splendidly, showcasing the wide leather lapels, long, sleek Caddies, and overly wallpapered suburban homes, but the production design never becomes cartoonish. Bryce Fortner's subtle cinematography never pushes too hard either, and the editing by Shayar Bhansali and Tracey Wadmore-Smith always sneaks up on you with its biggest moments.
It's impressive how much this film zigs where others would be more than content to zag. Brosnahan has wisely chosen her first big starring vehicle for the big screen, playing it blonde, but never sexing it up as a dumb one. And Hart demonstrates that she's a shrewd filmmaker, one who manages to make this mob tale feel unique and vital. It's a thrilling and moving character study, dropping on Amazon Prime this Friday, December 11, and arrives as one of the more unexpected but welcome gifts this holiday season.
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US Safety Agency Probes Volkswagen SUV Lighting Problem
Filed Under:headlights, SUV, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Tiguan, VW
(Credit: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/GettyImages)
DETROIT (AP) – U.S. safety regulators are investigating thousands of Volkswagen SUVs because the headlamps and other outside lights can fail with little warning.
The probe, announced Friday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, affects an estimated 61,000 VW Tiguans from the 2009 through 2011 model years.
The safety agency said in documents posted on its website that 26 drivers have complained about headlights, tail lights and turn signals going dark. Many said they found an overheated and melted fuse under the hood. The agency said the fuse controls several exterior light circuits. The complaints say the problem gets worse over time.
NHTSA said the problem hasn't caused any fires, crashes or injuries. Investigators will determine if it's bad enough to prompt a recall.
Volkswagen said it's committed to building safe vehicles and will comply with the NHTSA investigation.
In one complaint from August, a driver told NHTSA that the headlights and brake lights stopped working. "The danger is that this has happened three times, and once at night, to where my car was like a Christmas tree blinking on and off," the driver wrote. "I almost got rear-ended when brake lights don't work."
The driver said the Tiguan was taken to a dealership, where mechanics couldn't find the source of the problem. Many other drivers reported melted fuse boxes after the lights failed.


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Alfréd Barsch (24. srpna 1944 — 6. března 2008) byl český fotbalista, záložník.

Fotbalová kariéra
V československé lize hrál za Baník Ostrava. Dal 3 ligové góly. V nižší soutěži hrál za Ostroj Opava. Z Baníku Ostrava odešel v létě 1974 do Vrbna pod Pradědem.

Ligová bilance

Literatura
 Jindřich Horák, Lubomír Král: Encyklopedie našeho fotbalu – Libri 1997
 Magazín týdeníku Kopaná–hokej – Fotbalový svět 1968
 Oldřich Červinka, Jaroslav Šálek, Jiří Vais: Fotbal 66/67, ročenka časopisu Reportér
 Gól: fotbalový a hokejový týdeník – ročník 1974

Externí odkazy
 SFC Opava

Českoslovenští fotbalisté
Čeští fotbalisté
Fotbalisté FC Baník Ostrava
Fotbalisté SFC Opava
Narození v roce 1944
Úmrtí v roce 2008
Muži
Narození 24. srpna
Úmrtí 6. března

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National student election picks Obama as next president
An online poll taken by millions of American students that has picked four presidential elections correctly says Barack Obama will defeat Mitt Romney on Election Day, the National Constitution Center reports. OneVote project is maintained by Channel One, the education media service, and its polls in 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008 correctly picked each election's winner. Channel One tells us that President Obama won the matchup with Romney by a 50 percent to 44 percent margin. In terms of electoral votes, Obama received an equivalent of 412 votes to 124 votes for Romney, with two votes in Maine tied. Romney only took Virginia among the nine swing states tracked by election watchers. Middle- and high-school students across the country filled out ballots last week, which were inspected in the classroom by their teachers. The final results are listed at onevote.channelone.com…
National student online poll has called four elections correctly
An online poll taken by millions of American students has forecast four presidential elections correctly, the National Constitution Center reports. But will it get another election correct next Monday, when the public finds out the results from the OneVote 2012 project? onevoteChannel One, the education media service, ran the elaborate polls in 1992, 2000, 2004, and 2008, and the middle- and high-school students picked Bill Clinton, George Bush (twice), and Barack Obama correctly. The students and teachers involved in the OneVote project aren't taking a simple straw poll. Students across the country are filling out ballots this week, which are vetted in the classroom by their teachers. The educators file the votes on the OneVote website. Voting ends at 10 p.m. ET on Friday…
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How would high school students do if they argued Supreme Court cases? A new effort will showcase a Virtual Supreme Court competition through next year, the National Constitution Center reports. During the October 2012 Supreme Court term, The Harlan Institute and The Constitutional Sources Project (ConSource) are hosting the inaugural competition. By participating in the competition, high school students will gain experience in researching contemporary constitutional issues, crafting persuasive appellate briefs on their classroom blogs, and presenting convincing oral arguments to legal experts in a virtual courtroom over Google+ Video Hangouts…
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At the Table is an international exchange program that connects high school students in Philadelphia and Riga, the National Constitution Center reports. The program, undertaken by the National Constitution Center in collaboration with the National History Museum of Latvia, began the travel portion of the project. Two student participants, Stephen Cancel and Gabriel Nieto, discuss their first international travel experience…
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Medtech (ROSA) FR0010892950
€ 30.31 -1.27%
MEDTECH ANNOUNCES THE COMPLETION OF ITS EUR 13.6 MILLION NOTE ISSUANCE
Jeudi 17 Déc 2015 à 19:50
Investment by Ally Bridge Group, a global healthcare-focused investment Group
December 17, 2015, Montpellier, France – MEDTECH (Euronext, FR0010892950 – ROSA ("Medtech" or the "Company")), a company specialized in designing, developing and marketing innovative surgical assistance robots, announced today the completion of its note issuance, first announced on November 2, 2015, for an amount of EUR 13.6 million.
Following the approval of its shareholders' general meeting held on December 10, 2015, the Company issued 452,363 convertible notes, otherwise known as OCABSA 2020, each with a par value of EUR 30.10. Each issued note has 0.4 warrant(s) attached, with each warrant giving the right to subscribe to one (1) ordinary share of the Company.
Ally Bridge Group ("ABG"), a global healthcare-focused investment group, subscribed to all of the OCABSA 2020 issued.
The settlement of the OCABSA 2020, which are not listed on Euronext Paris, was realized on 17 December 2015.
Bertin Nahum, ceo and Founder of Medtech stated: "We are extremely pleased to obtain the support of Ally Bridge Group, which provides strong validation for our ROSA™ robotic surgery system and comes at a key juncture in the Company's development. We are convinced that this investment, coming from a major healthcare-focused investment group, will contribute to give a wider visibility to the ROSA™ products within the financial and healthcare communities, and help expand our market presence, notably in the U.S. spinal market after obtaining FDA clearance for ROSA™ Spine."
Details on the private placement
The OCABSA 2020 issuance was decided on December 10, 2015 by the Company's board of directors, acting pursuant to a delegation of authority given by the Company shareholders' general meeting held on the same day.
A detailed description of the OCABSA 2020 was given in the previous press release announcing the transaction, dated November 2, 2015, and in the board of directors' report to the Company shareholders' general meeting.
Gross proceeds to the Company were EUR 13.6 million, prior to the payment of placement agent fees and expenses.
Net proceeds from the transaction are intended to be used for the development of ROSA™ Brain and ROSA™ Spine, the Company's two major products, as well as general corporate purposes, which may include working capital, continued investment in geographic expansion, research and development, and strategic business development opportunities.
Issuance impact on shareholders
Shareholder participation Non diluted basis
Before Issuance of new shares (resulting from conversion of Convertible Notes and exercise of Warrants) 1 %
After Issuance of new shares (resulting from conversion of Convertible Notes and exercise of Warrants), in the event of a 75% realization 0.83 %
After Issuance of new shares (resulting from conversion of Convertible Notes and exercise of Warrants), in the event of a 100% realization 0.79 %
Detailed information on Medtech, together with all of the press releases and other regulated information about the Company, is available on the Company's website (www.medtech.fr).
About MEDTECH
Founded in 2002 by Bertin NAHUM and based near Montpellier, MEDTECH is a European specialist in the design, development and marketing of innovative robotic appliances to assist surgeons during their medico-surgical interventions, thus contributing to the implementation of safer, more efficient, less-invasive treatment.
In 2007, MEDTECH developed ROSA™, an innovative technological device devoted to brain surgery procedures. ROSA™ has been approved in Europe, the United States and Canada.
In 2013 Medtech received the « European Company of the Year Award" in the "robotic neurosurgery" category from Frost & Sullivan.
In July 2014, MEDTECH obtained the CE marking for its new product ROSA™ Spine, a robotic- assistive device for minimally invasive surgery of the spine.
In October 2014, MEDTECH won the « Révélation » prize in the Mediterranean Deloitte Technology Fast 50 Awards.
In 2015 MEDTECH received the "2016 Company of the Year Award" in the "robotic neurosurgery" category from Frost & Sullivan.
About ALLY BRIDGE GROUP
Ally Bridge Group ("ABG"), founded and led by Frank Yu, is a global healthcare-focused investment group managing over USD1 billion in assets with a portfolio of innovative healthcare companies in the United States, Europe and China.
ABG has expertise in cementing strategic partnerships between emerging healthcare companies and industry leaders, and across different geographies between the United States, Europe and China.
On April 30, 2015, ABG announced – and, on Dec. 11, 2015, completed – the USD 3.3 billion take-private deal of WuXi PharmaTech, the largest healthcare buyout transaction in Asia Pacific ex Japan.
MEDTECH INVESTORS PRESS EU PRESS US
Christophe Sibillin Corinne Puissant Alexandra Prisa Joanna Zimmermann
Chief Financial Officer Tel : +33 (0)1 53 67 36 77 Tel. : +33(0)1 53 67 36 90 Tel : +1 646-536-7006
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Kamila Shamsie's tale of family and faith in the modern world beat out five other contenders for the prestigious award. Shamsie thanked the award's founders for promoting women's voices in literature.
British-Pakistani novelist Kamila Shamsie won the Women's Prize for Fiction on Wednesday with her modern reworking of the ancient Greek myth of Antigone, Home Fire.
"Fiction does and can make a difference. Exceptional fiction helps us to be our best selves…it helps us listen," said novelist and prize co-founder Kate Mosse before announcing Shamsie's win.
Shamsie published her first novel, In The City by the Sea, in 1998 when she was just 25 years old. She has been nominated for a slew of prestigious literary prizes, including twice previously for the Women's Prize, and made the long list for last year's Man Booker Prize.
Home Fire tells the story of a woman who must care for her young twin siblings in London when their parents die, and of the conflict that arises between the sisters when their brother travels to Syria to join the "Islamic State."
Described by The Guardian as "elegant and evocative," Home Fire spans Britain, the United States, Syria and Pakistan to explore "the clash between society, family and faith in the modern world."
Founded in 1996 as the Orange Prize for Fiction, and later known as the Bailey's Prize, the Women's Prize seeks to "promote, honor and amplify women's voices." In her acceptance speech, Shamsie thanked previous winner Ali Smith, who won for 2014's How to Be Both, and praised the difference the award made for the careers of female writers.
Shamsie beat out US authors Jesmyn Ward with Sing, Unburied Sing and Elif Batuman with The Idiot, as well as fan favorite When I Hit You by Meena Kandasamy, which examines the social isolation that comes with domestic violence. Also nominated was Imogen Hermes Gowar's The Mermaid and Mrs. Hancock, a fantasy story set in Georgian London.
Jessie Greengrass, who was nominated for her debut novel Sight, was unable to attend the ceremony, having given birth the night before the prize was announced.


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NATURAL GAS LITIGATION MEANS MILLIONS TO STATE, LAWYERS
By PHILLIP RAWLS
3/27/2004, 12:27 p.m. CT
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) -- The state government's royalty disputes with oil companies that drilled natural gas wells along the Alabama coast have produced $95.5 million for the state and $18.9 million for the attorneys representing the state.
But that big payoff may turn out to be minuscule when compared to what could come in the future.
Montgomery Circuit Judge Tracy McCooey is scheduled to rule Monday on whether to uphold or reduce a record $11.9 billion verdict that a jury returned against Exxon Mobil in November.
In addition, the Alabama Supreme Court is considering whether to uphold, reduce or throw out a $24.6 million verdict that a Mobile jury returned against Hunt Petroleum.
No one should start counting money from those cases, said conservation department attorney Bob Macrory. Years of appeals may lie ahead.
Exxon Mobil, for example, is still appealing a verdict against it from the Valdez oil spill in Alaska in 1989.
Macrory was 37 years old in 1981 when he wrote the leases that oil companies signed to drill along the Alabama coast. He wrote them to favor the state, and 23 years later, the interpretation of those leases is the central issue in the state's lawsuits against oil companies.
Now 60, Macrory figures he may be retired before the cases are finished. But there's one thing for sure, he said. The cases will go on so long that the state shouldn't count on them to solve its current financial problems.
The royalty dispute has its roots in former Gov. Fob James' second term, 1995-99, when state conservation officials began to suspect that oil companies weren't paying as much as they should under the leases. James agreed to hire auditors.
Once the results were known, former Gov. Don Siegelman's administration hired the Mobile law firm of Cunningham, Bounds, Yance, Crowder and Brown to represent the state in lawsuits against oil companies in 1999. The agreement called for the lawyers to get 14 percent of the money they recovered, plus expenses. If they lost, they got nothing - not even money to cover their expenses.
Attorney Robert Cunningham said it was a huge financial risk for his company at the outset. "But once you get a few settlements under your belt, it's encouraging," he said.
When Gov. Bob Riley took office in 2003, he brought in former Lt. Gov. Jere Beasley to work with the Cunningham firm and share in its 14 percent.
Records maintained by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources show that oil companies have paid the state $114.4 million in connection with various lawsuits and royalty disputes. From that amount, the lawyers have received $15.4 million in fees and $3.5 million for expenses, and they have more coming.
Macrory said the attorneys have done a good job of pressing the state's case against large companies with talented legal teams.
"I wouldn't want to be cross-examined by them," Macrory said.
At a court hearing on the Exxon Mobil case March 12, an accountant hired by the Cunningham firm testified that the company had spent more than $3 million hiring auditors and other experts to help get the $11.9 billion verdict. So far, the state has not reimbursed it, Cunningham said.
Cunningham said it takes a large, well-established firm to handle such a big case on a contingency fee. Macrory agreed. He noted that early in the case, the Cunningham firm had spent $2 million hiring accountants and experts and had not received a penny in reimbursement.
The payments to the state so far include $4.4 million from Hunt Petroleum, $33.5 million from Shell, $29 million from Amoco, $12.5 million from Mobil before its merger with Exxon, and $35 million from Exxon Mobil. Amoco and Shell have settled their disputes with the state. Only Exxon Mobil and Hunt remain in the courts.
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Oldsmobile Delta 88 1973 in fabulous condition. It was parked in dry storage (Minden, Nevada) about 20 years ago and has not moved since then. It would be a very easy restoration project. Absolutely no rust.
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Was Bobby Fischer a good person? Not what you think
ByMichael Stephen Vargas Chess Celebrities
Bobby Fischer is an incredible chess player, he has been one of the most legendary figures of this game and will always be that way in everyone's heart. That will not change no matter what.
However there is a thing that is not talked about a lot, which is his qualities as a person ignoring his ability in playing chess? Is he even a likable personality and is a good role model for future chess players?
As someone who knows a lot about Bobby Fischer, here is what I know:
Bobby Fischer is incredible when it comes to playing chess, his personality however is not that desirable. He has displayed qualities of someone that is narcissistic, prideful, arrogant, or even psychopathic. His older version is likable actually, his younger version is different though.
Don't get me wrong he will always be one of the best chess players of all time, however, his personality is not really the best once you get to know his story.
There are other incredible chess players like Magnus Carlsen who have an outstanding personality and are very good at chess, Bobby Fischer wouldn't even come close. This article is to inform you of what I think.
Bobby Fischer is a narcissist
Bobby Fischer has a clear case of narcissism in his younger years, taking to the fact that he crushes opponents and makes the games feel more personal. He clearly has a huge belief that he is just better than anyone else.
Don't get me wrong this is a good trait when it comes to excelling with chess, the ability to believe that you can do anything despite who you are facing can make you achieve incredible things.
However with some areas of life there is such a thing as too much, the way that he panders on his abilities clearly indicates a trace of narcissism among all else. I believe he is also an elitist due to this reason.
In his legendary match against Mark Taimanov he was brutal, the comments that he made during the games really try to not only beat Taimanov but crush his soul as well.
Imagine someone like Magnus Carlsen doing the same for beating Fabiano Caruana for example, it is disgraceful behavior.
He later reconciles with Taimanov after the match but doesn't really take away the fact that he was brutal during their match (outside of chess). It is also a noticeable trait of a narcissist, they can lure you in using friendly words.
Bobby Fischer, Narcissism, and Fischer vs. Spassky match
In the match against Spassky, their championship wouldn't have happened and Fischer would have withdrawn if his ridiculous conditions had not been met. It is fortunate that Spassky is such a gentleman and agreed to it.
Check out the history of chess in this other article I wrote.
I have my utmost respect for Boris Spassky for basically just accepting Fischer's conditions even though it would compromise his own title, not a lot of people will do that. But this just goes to show the amount of pride Bobby has.
He is willing to forfeit probably the biggest match of his life just because not everything will absolutely go his way, it is ridiculous.
Imagine someone like Magnus Carlsen throwing a similar tantrum against Vishwanathan Anand in their first world championship match, I bet the whole Indian population will be pissed.
But we give Bobby a pass for his actions since he is so good at chess and we have to respect the history, but if it was Magnus who had done it a lot of people would criticize him even if he is a genius in chess.
In fact, this is the exact reason why the Fischer vs. Karpov match didn't happen. It is because Bobby can't get his way with Fide against a "non-gentleman opponent"
And that is rightfully so, imagine making so much of a mess just because everything will not absolutely go your way, it is entitlement.
Bobby Fischer is egoistic
Bobby Fischer has some sort of an inflated ego and will not follow orders even if they are reasonable. In his supposed world championship match against Anatoly Karpov, he withdrew because his personal conditions have not been met.
We have to remember that Anatoly Karpov earned his right to challenge Bobby Fischer and should have the power to demand what fide stated should be the conditions in his supposed world chess championship match.
This is the same condition when Bobby Fischer is the challenger himself, however, he acted even more egoistically ever since he became the world champion.
Not everyone is a gentleman like Boris Spassky, and frankly, not everyone should be like Boris. Some people just need to understand that they have to compromise at some point in order to make things happen.
In the end Bobby Fischer never compromised and his match against Anatoly Karpov never happened.
He would rather devoid himself and the world of such an incredible match rather than see it to the end just because not everyone is willing to bow every time like Spassky, I think this is bad behavior.
Bobby Fischer is too arrogant
Bobby Fischer is extremely arrogant and prideful that he comes out as just overly rude in most cases.
He has little sense of sportsmanship that a world champion should have, something that Magnus Carlsen is known for as an example. He has little respect for most of his colleagues.
Of course you can argue that he has shown to be respectful when talking about his colleague, but that necessarily means that it is the way he actually treats them. Action speaks louder than words.
When facing an opponent, Bobby Fischer likes to not only defeat his adversary but also to crush them so that it affects their personal life. This is a pretty destructive behavior when dealing with others.
Magnus Carlsen for example hates losing, but wouldn't really crush their opponent's morale so that they would not perform well in future games. The incident with Mark Taimanov shows this.
The Soviet Union was terrible at the time and yes, Bobby Fischer's legendary run is something that is directed towards the Soviets. However Mark Taimanov as a chess player is respectable on his own, he doesn't deserve any slander.
"I like the moment I crush a man's ego" -Bobby Fischer
This is a reflection of Bobby Fischer's arrogance, it may look good in the history books, but if you meet someone like this in real life they can give you a hard time on a deeper level.
Bobby Fischer is psychopathic
Now on this one there is no actual confirmation but is just an inference that I came up with from watching the history of Bobby Fischer. You may disagree but I do have a reason for claiming this.
I say that he is also psychopathic since in his interviews he appeared to be someone that is genuine enough that you would want to invite him in your own house, while if you actually know him you won't really like that.
I noticed from the stories that I heard of this chess legend that he is so nice you would instantly give your trust to him, however, his actions generally contradict what others say about him.
This is generally how you would identify someone that is psychopathic, all the people around him/her will usually have extreme reactions to their personality (either they are very good or very bad).
There are some exceptions to this of course but is true in most cases, neutral impressions are rare to come from someone that has psychopathic tendencies. I think this also applies to his case.
Bobby Fischer is too prideful
Now having pride is not necessarily a bad thing, when you have a sense of achievement you will surely have an image that you would want to protect since you have worked so hard for it.
However there is such a thing as having too much pride, which is an unhealthy behavior that is naturally undesirable for most people.
Most things do require moderation, having too much of anything can make you appear like a sore loser at times. I think this is also the case with Bobby Fischer.
He hates losing, and though this is an admirable trait, there is such a thing as too much pride.
He even refused to participate in a U.S championship (sometime before the candidates where he became the world champion) for example just because one of the players may beat him out of a fluke.
This is very different from someone like Magnus or Anand for example, they do not mind the probability of being beaten in any small tournament that they participate in.
Bobby's pride can also be seen in his legendary match against Boris Spassky which he would have forfeited if the prize money was not within his means.
It turned out great for him in the end but still, in the majority of cases he wouldn't have been given the opportunity to get his title if luck was not on his side.
Bobby Fischer may have been a coward after all
Most chess enthusiasts think of Bobby as a superhero that is so brave he can accomplish anything even in the face of strong opponents. But there are those who don't think this way.
Some argue that he is even a bit of a coward, shying away from the biggest moments of his career which ultimately culminated in his encounter with Anatoly Karpov which never happened.
There are those who believe that Karpov is too much of a strong opponent against someone like Bobby since Karpov is proven to be a formidable opponent even more than Spassky at the time.
If you know the story of Anatoly Karpov then you would know that there is some foundation to this, Karpov is not a one-time superstar that fades in the span of two years. He is an established personality in the chess world.
Do I think that Fischer is a coward? No, I personally believe that he is just too prideful and wants to make a point if his conditions have not been met.
Fide at the time didn't want to meet his conditions and he retaliated by not participating in his own world championship title match. I don't think that Fischer ever feared Karpov, he is probably just hard-headed.
Bobby Fischer thinks too highly of himself
He had a lot of demand for fide that in my opinion is sometimes unwarranted, and he refuses to play if his concerns are not granted. He displays self-destructive behavior that is not good for a person.
He is willing to compromise the opportunity to strike a once-in-a-lifetime match if not everyone bows to everything that he says, I personally think that it is ridiculous.
There are many occasions where you also have to think about the interest of others in order to make something happen, being confident is one thing but being narcissistic is something you definitely don't want to be.
If he just became a little bit humble he would have proven to the world how he would perform against someone as strong as Anatoly Karpov, we will never see his full potential due to this.
Anatoly is like the bridge to modern chess and the developing one, I am genuinely interested in finding out if Fischer could crush Karpov just like with his previous world chess championship opponents.
Bobby Fischer is quite wholesome as an old man
Now, this is the caveat to this whole article, some might think that I am just a Bobby Fischer heater who always has something negative to say. This is not true, I am just looking at things in an objective way.
Bobby is a legend when it comes to chess, however, the point of this particular article is to talk about his personality.
It is the same as with Garry Kasparov, who I think is one of the best chess players of all time but is not a good role model for future competitors when it comes to the personality department.
In his later years, Bobby Fischer is actually quite wholesome as an old man and has completely changed his personality perhaps due to the wisdom that experience and old age bring.
He has completely matured and is very wise from the interviews that I have watched about him, it feels like he is a completely different person.
The old version of him is actually the version of Bobby Fischer that I want to hang out with, he seems very knowledgeable and is just a fun person to be around.
Bobby Fischer is not really a good role model for the majority of his career, the only light personality that you can see from him is when he was already an old person. But throughout his pinnacle, he is not really like that, far from it.
It was shrouded from the media due to his accolades in playing chess, and the fact that he is an American fighting against the Soviet Union that dominated the chess rankings at the time.
Even when he was being interviewed he kept such a straight face, I personally believe that he has a strong case of narcissism behind him. Whether such a personality helped him become the legend that he is today is an argument though.
But still, Bobby Fischer is Bobby Fischer, you can't help but to appreciate him as a chess player for his achievements. His personality is questionable but a legend is still a legend, sleep well and play chess.
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Romeo & Julia is the official soundtrack for Terminaator's musical "Romeo & Julia" (Romeo and Juliet), made for Eesti Nuku- ja Noorsooteater (Estonian Puppet and Youth Theatre). Unlike the soundtrack for "Risk", this one wasn't released under the name of Terminaator.

Later, a new song was written for Hele Kõre and , titled "Romeo ja Julia". It was written for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 and was also added in the play and released as a single, but it's absent from the earlier released soundtrack.

Track listing
 Jaagup Kreem/choir - Rikkad vaesed [Rich people poor people] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 3:45
 Kristjan Kasearu, Taavi Tõnisson/choir - Oh armastus [Oh love] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 2:49
 Kristjan Kasearu/choir - Pilveräbalad [ Cloudshreds] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 3:25
 Hele Kõre - Arm on hukatus (1) [Love is doom] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 2:30
 Tõnu Kilgas/choir - Ljubov, amore, love või armastus ["või" means "or", other 4 words are "love" in different languages: Russian, Italian, English and Estonian] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 3:10
 Kristjan Kasearu/choir - Nagu esimene kord [Like on the first time] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 2:55
 Hele Kõre, Kristjan Kasearu - Siis, kui maailm magab veel [When the world is still sleeping] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 4:41
 Kaire Vilgats, Jaagup Kreem, Taavi Tõnisson/choir - Külakoerad [ Village dogs] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 1:42
 Kaire Vilgats - Mõrkjad pisarad [Bitter tears] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 3:09
 Jaagup Kreem, Kristjan Kasearu - Sõbrad nii ei tee [ Friends don't do that] (J. Kreem) - 2:24
 Tõnis Mägi - Tee seda veel [Do that again] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 3:52
 Liisi Koikson - Arm on hukatus (2) (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 2:19
 Jaagup Kreem/choir - Pankuri tütar ja töölise poeg [Banker's daughter and laborer's son] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 5:08
 Kristjan Kasearu/choir - "Head ööd [Good night] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 4:21
 Kaire Vilgats, Jaagup Kreem/choir - Surmav vaen [Deadly dander] (E. Liitmaa/J. Kreem) - 3:49
 Kaire Vilgats - Tee seda vee - 2:56

Song information
 Tracks 4 & 12 are different versions of one song, also with different artists.
 Tracks 11 & 16 have the same lyrics but are performed by different artists.
 Tracks  6, 13 & 14 are also found on Terminaator's album "Nagu esimene kord" (there performed by Terminaator).

Choir
Andres Dvinjaninov (1, 15)
Rasmus Erismaa (1, 3, 6, 8, 15)
Jelena Juzvik (15)
Harmo Kallaste (13)
 (1, 3, 6)
Henno Kelp (13)
Jaagup Kreem (13)
Hele Kõre (2, 15)
Elmar Liitmaa (13, 14)
Anneli Pilpak (8, 15)
Mart-Rasmus Puur (8, 15)
Kristo Rajasaare (8)
Taavi Tõnisson (1, 3, 6, 15)
Kaire Vilgats (1, 2, 3, 5, 6)
Taavi Üprus (8)

Singles
 2006: Pilveräbalad
 2006: Siis, kui maailm magab veel
 2006: Head ööd

References

Terminaator albums
2006 soundtrack albums
Theatre soundtracks
Estonian-language albums


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