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Q: How to require a specific file in application.css I am trying to require "font-awesome.scss" in the application.css of my Rails 4 app like this:
/*
 * This is a manifest file that'll be compiled into application.css, which will include all the files
 * listed below.
 *
 * Any CSS and SCSS file within this directory, lib/assets/stylesheets,    vendor/assets/stylesheets,
 * or any plugin's vendor/assets/stylesheets directory can be referenced here using a relative path.
 *
 * You're free to add application-wide styles to this file and they'll appear at the bottom of the
 * compiled file so the styles you add here take precedence over styles defined in any styles
 * defined in the other CSS/SCSS files in this directory. It is generally better to create a new
 * file per style scope.
 *
 *= require 'font-awesome.scss'
 *= require_tree .
 *= require_self
 */

'font-awesome.scss' imports a bunch of files that look like partials, with a preceding underscore. One of these partials (_variables.scss) defines a variable that I need to define as of the moment I get the following error message:
Sass::SyntaxError (Undefined variable: "$fa-css-prefix".
(in /Users/bla/rails_projects/Homepage/app/assets/stylesheets/_bordered-pulled.scss:4)):
app/assets/stylesheets/_bordered-pulled.scss:4
app/views/layouts/application.html.erb:35:in `_app_views_layouts_application_html_erb__3531690645719711557_70221015865520'

What am I doing wrong?

A: Just do this:
*= require font-awesome

No need to put the quotes or extension.
More docs on the subject here: http://guides.rubyonrails.org/asset_pipeline.html

A: you can use font awesome without the gem, just use their cdn.
This goes in your layout, application.html.erb
<head>
...
  <link href="//netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.0.3/css/font-awesome.css" rel="stylesheet">
...
</head>

More info here: http://fortawesome.github.io/Font-Awesome/get-started/

A: Try checking how you are precompiling assets. Check initializers/assets.rb (or it may be environments/production.rb for you) to make sure you are precompiling assets in a friendly way, like this:
config.assets.precompile += ["*.js", "*.scss", "*.jpg", "*.png"]

I was having this same error when it was
config.assets.precompile += [/.*\.png/,/.*\.ico/,/.*\.jpg/,/.*\.js/,/.*\.scss/]

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You can avoid "fragmentation of care" when your treating physician also performs your endoscopic procedures.
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Premier League predictions: Chris Sutton faces Modernlove drummer and Liverpool fan Cian McCluskey
Everton's draw with Manchester City on Saturday surprised pretty much everyone, but can the Toffees follow that up by beating Brighton on Tuesday and end their run of five Premier League games without a win?
"The aggression Everton showed at City worked, and they put in a really solid defensive display and scored a good goal too," BBC Sport football expert Sutton said.
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"This is a completely different test for them, though. They are at home and the onus will be on them to break Brighton down, but they are not a team that creates a lot of chances."
Sutton is making predictions for every top-flight game this season, against a variety of guests.
For the latest set of fixtures, from 2 to 5 January, he is up against Cian McCluskey, drummer with Irish indie band Modernlove and a Liverpool fan.
Modernlove tour the แมนเชสเตอร์ ยูไนเต็ด States for the first time in March before playing a series of gigs in the UK later in the spring.
Cian (second right) is the drummer with Modernlove who were formed in Drogheda in 2016. Their track Follow You was voted 88th-best international song of 2022 by Rolling Stone magazine
McCluskey did not have much choice about which team to support – his dad made sure of that.
He told BBC Sport: "When I was about five or six, my friend across the road supported Chelsea, at the time when Didier Drogba was tearing up the Premier League and they won back-to-back league titles in 2005 and 2006.
"I came home with a Chelsea shirt on, and my dad took it off, threw it in the bin and sent me out of the house – he told me it had to be Liverpool – I wasn't allowed to support anyone else.
"I wanted to watch football, so there was no option – I am glad about it now though!
"My first proper memory of football full-stop was watching us win the 2005 Champions League final with my dad, but I really remember us winning the FA Cup final the following year.
"My hero was always Steven Gerrard, and I loved Fernando Torres and Xabi Alonso too – it broke my heart a lot when he left.
"There's quite a few to choose from now, and I love Roberto Firmino so much but just for how amazing he has been for so long I have to say my favourite is Mohamed Salah – he is the obvious choice but he is incredible to watch."
Result Sutton Cian
MONDAY, 2 JAN
Brentford v Liverpool x-x 1-2 1-2
TUESDAY, 3 JAN
Arsenal v Newcastle x-x 2-1 2-0
Everton v Brighton x-x 1-1 0-0
Leicester v Fulham x-x 2-0 1-2
Man Utd v Bournemouth x-x 3-0 3-0
WEDNESDAY, 4 JAN
Southampton v Nott'm Forest x-x 1-1 0-1
Leeds v West Ham x-x 2-1 0-2
Aston Villa v Wolves x-x 1-1 2-1
Crystal Palace v Tottenham x-x 1-2 2-3
THURSDAY, 5 JAN
Chelsea v Man City x-x 0-3 1-3
A correct result (picking a win, draw or defeat) is worth 10 points. The exact score earns 40 points.
SUTTON'S PREDICTIONS
Games kick off at 19:45 GMT unless otherwise stated
MONDAY, 2 JANUARY
Brentford v Liverpool (17:30 GMT)
This fixture ended up in a 3-3 draw last season, in an absolutely cracking match.
Brentford will have a real go at Liverpool again this time, but I think their hopes rest heavily on the fitness of striker Ivan Toney, after he was injured in their win over West Ham.
Whether Toney is fit or not, Liverpool will still create plenty of chances at the other end and I am actually a big fan of Darwin Nunez, who is in my Fantasy team. He has missed a few opportunities recently, but he is going to come good here.
Sutton's prediction: 1-2
Cian's prediction: Toney is always dangerous but I am really hoping we win this one. 1-2
Cian on Liverpool's season: "I think our title hopes have gone already – I'm quite realistic about that! The top four is the aim for us now this season, but there is a lot more to come from this team.
"I've had other Liverpool fans ask me whether we should sack Jurgen Klopp, which is just ridiculous. We are not going to get 90-odd points every season, so it's stupid to expect that.
"The team keeps evolving and football is cyclical anyway – we could do with a couple more midfielders and we need to solidify up our back line a bit, but I am pretty confident we will be back at it next season and right in the title race."
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TUESDAY, 3 JANUARY
Arsenal v Newcastle
I was wrong about both of these teams last time out – Newcastle were unlucky not to beat Leeds, but I was miles out when I said Arsenal would lose to Brighton, although the Gunners had to weather a storm at the end of the game.
Arsenal are seven points clear at the top of the table now, and they are coping with every problem that gets thrown at them.
It will be the same again here. Newcastle are well organised defensively, but Mikel Arteta's side are so impressive going forward.
Arsenal's other two league games in January are against Tottenham (away) and Manchester แมนเชสเตอร์ ยูไนเต็ด (home).
At the end of this month, we will have a much better idea about whether they can go the distance in the title race, but at the moment they look like they mean business.
Cian's prediction: Neither of these teams look like losing but I am going with Arsenal to take the points. 2-0
Everton v Brighton
The sooner that Brighton's World Cup winner, Alexis Mac Allister, is back in action for them the better but they do have another key midfielder, Moises Caicedo, back from suspension for this game, which is a big boost.
Everton got a great point against Manchester City but they really need a home win now to follow that up, and I am not convinced they have enough firepower to get it.
Cian's prediction: I don't see any goals here. 0-0
Leicester v Fulham
I like the way Leicester play and it was working very well against Liverpool until Wout Faes scored those two incredible own goals, which was a bizarre way to lose a game.
Fulham, in contrast, were arguably a bit lucky to beat struggling Southampton last time out and I thought Marco Silva's side were pretty ordinary – if they play like that again here, Leicester will win comfortably.
Cian's prediction: Fulham have surprised a lot of people this season, so more of the same from them. 1-2
Man Utd v Bournemouth (20:00)
I am a bit worried about where Bournemouth are heading – they have lost six of their past seven league games and conceded two poor goals from set plays against Crystal Palace.
With five successive wins in all competitions, Manchester แมนเชสเตอร์ ยูไนเต็ด are heading in the opposite direction.
It obviously helps a lot that Marcus Rashford is playing so well at the moment, but Erik ten Hag is doing a very good job and they are a team that looks full of confidence.
Cian's prediction: แมนเชสเตอร์ ยูไนเต็ด are on a really good run. 3-0
WEDNESDAY, 4 JANUARY
Southampton v Nottingham Forest (19:30)
Southampton have lost all three league games under Nathan Jones and have the worst home record in the Premier League – they have taken only six points from a possible 24 at St Mary's Stadium, and haven't won there since August.
But Nottingham Forest are the top-flight team with the worst record on the road – they have picked up only two points from eight away games, and scored only once.
Forest were great at home to Chelsea on Sunday and deserved to beat them but, for some reason, they don't seem able to play that way away from the City Ground.
Both teams are desperate for a win to climb out of the relegation zone, but it's hard to make a case for either of them to come out on top – I'm going for a draw.
Cian's prediction: Southampton are really bad at the moment, while Forest have been decent in their past two games. 0-1
Leeds v West Ham
Leeds gave Newcastle a decent game last time out, and defended well to get a draw. Ordinarily, I would say the way they play suits West Ham but, whatever is wrong with the Hammers, I don't see it improving here.
David Moyes' side have lost their past five Premier League games while only scoring twice and that lack of goals is probably their biggest problem.
So, I am writing West Ham off here – although I've been wrong about them so often this season, that is probably good news for their fans.
Cian's prediction: My girlfriend's dad is a Leeds fan, so I have watched them a lot and I don't trust them at all to win anything – they don't score enough goals. 0-2
Aston Villa v Wolves (20:00)
We've already seen an improvement from Wolves under Julen Lopetegui. They lost to Manchester แมนเชสเตอร์ ยูไนเต็ด last time out but they ran them very close and played with a bit of purpose, and I am expecting that to continue here.
I like what Unai Emery is doing with Aston Villa too and it will be interesting to see his approach here. They are also a well-drilled side, and this should be another close game.
Cian's prediction: Villa played well against Liverpool last week and they should be too good for Wolves. 2-1
Crystal Palace v Tottenham (20:00)
This is a game between two teams who are both so inconsistent it is hard to know exactly what to expect.
I really don't have a clue whether Tottenham will turn up, but if they don't win then I do know that their manager Antonio Conte will have an excuse ready – it's never his fault, is it?
I don't think Spurs have been good enough all season and I can understand why their fans have been so frustrated when they have phoned up to complain on about Conte's style of football on BBC Radio 5 Live's 606.
Crystal Palace's performances have also been very up and down and although they got a good win against Bournemouth last time out, there is no guarantee they will follow that up here and carry the same attacking threat we know they possess.
In fact, it's far more likely they will find a way of stuffing this up, regardless of how well Tottenham play.
Cian's prediction: Tottenham will probably win, but not without a struggle. 2-3
THURSDAY, 5 JANUARY
Chelsea v Man City (20:00)
I like Graham Potter and I want him to do well at Stamford Bridge but if you were a Chelsea fan you would be a bit worried about what you had seen under him so far.
His side were lucky to escape with a point against Forest on Sunday but the result isn't the problem, it's more the manner they got it.
I am a Potter fan but I am not seeing any style or identity from his team at the moment, and they will need to put up much more of a fight against City.
I think Pep Guardiola's side will play with some anger and take out some of the frustration of their draw with Everton here. Chelsea will pose a threat on the break, but they could be overwhelmed at the other end.
Cian's prediction: City will definitely win this one. 1-3
Chris Sutton and Cian were speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan.
How did Sutton do last time?
From the fixtures played between 30 December and 1 January, Sutton got three correct results from 10 matches, with no exact scores, giving him a total of 30 points.
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3 Guests 80/166 (48%)
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Book Review: When People Come First in Education
March 6, 2016 March 25, 2020 - by Cassie Giraldo - Leave a Comment
In September 2005, just days after Hurricane Katrina roared through New Orleans, the local school board placed thousands of its employees on "unpaid leave." Schools were in disrepair and students were shuffled around either to new schools or entirely new cities.
Three months later, the same employees were officially fired. The state legislature moved in to remove most of the city's public schools from the control of the locally elected board, placing them in something they called the "Recovery School District," headed by technocratic officials who intended to turn the public schools into privately-run charters.
With the city in disrepair and its school system dismantled, it presented a clean slate for what was one of the country's worst school systems to start over. Or so the young idealistic Teach For America and charter school hopefuls believed when they flooded into New Orleans in optimistic numbers. A storied city with rich tradition and history became almost overnight a place where a grand charter school experiment could begin in earnest.
In "Hope Against Hope: Three Schools, One City, and the Struggle to Educate America's Children," veteran education reporter Sarah Carr illustrates this complicated city's reinvention through the lives and perspectives of the school system's least empowered people: a family, a principal, and a teacher.
Over the course of a year (and with three years of reporting experience as education reporter at the New Orleans Picayune, Carr followed the lives of a young teacher Aidan Kelly, veteran principal Mary Laurie, and fourteen-year-old Geraldlynn Stewart and her mother Raquel. According to Carr, she made sure to designate at least one day a week with each person. Through this process she meticulously observed hundreds of classes, sat in meetings, poured over public records and data, and shadowed her subjects closely to achieve an extremely intimate and human piece of narrative journalism.
Carr focused on the "ordinary rather than the extraordinary" as she conveys in her prologue, to illuminate the debate over urban education as it formed in New Orleans during her year of reporting.
With years of experience on the education beat, Carr was burnt out doing daily assignment work that kept her from going in depth and creating a people-focused story. This book was her opportunity to use her experience on the beat in New Orleans, the sources she had gotten to know over time, to do just that.
There are various sections of the book that read beautifully, like a scene from a screenplay, or even a poem. The time and commitment she put into reporting is evident in these beautiful passages. A reader with no background in education policy whatsoever could read the book and become something of an expert in some of our country's complicated education reforms.
Geraldlynn and her mother Raquel. (Photo: Susan Poag)
In her Epilogue, Carr writes: "If the schools want to succeed in the long run, the education they offer must become an extension of the will of a community—not a result of its submission. Finally, Americans must take a more bottom-up approach to understanding education policy and assessing its impact. While I reported and wrote this book, the debate about education was mired in a set of abstractions that bore little resemblance to what I saw happening inside homes and schools."
Through her commitment to telling true stories of people, Carr was able to illuminate the complexities and nuances of the debates that have been raging on about public education and charter schools. Nothing matters as much as the people and families living and breathing the experience.
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The royal wedding is coming up but some wants to know Prince Harry's ex. The ones who came before , the fail romances that we know about .
The prince's first serious girlfriend was and his longest-lasting relationship.
Davy, the daughter of a rich Zimbabwean landowner and a beauty queen, met Harry in school.
Davy even picked Leeds University for law school so she may keep near the prince.
The X Factor presenter and model mentioned her short-lived fling with Harry in her memoir, Storm in a C Cup.
She revealed that the prince dated her in 2009, during one of his break from Davy.
The relationship ultimately fell aside after it became public knowledge, and Flack admitted to resenting the way in which she was covered within the press.
It was reported that they were so close that she enjoys breakfast in bed at his royal residence, Clarence House.
This is another short fling since it was not confirmed by Harry to have been anything serious.


Amazon has rolled out an update to the Audible app for Windows 10, Xbox, and Windows Phone today which adds a much-needed feature for users who are running out of storage on their devices.
The new version of the Audible (semi-)universal Windows app features bug fixes and a live search which displays suggestions as you type. WinBeta also reports that the app now uses cover art for the background in the Playing Now menu, but the big news today is the new streaming option.
Rather than wait for it to download, users can now stream an audiobook.
Or at least that is what the changelog says; I have not seen it in action, have you?


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Peruvian shipyard SIMA has launched Offshore Patrol Vessels BAP RÍO TUMBES and RÍO LOCUMBA at its Chimbote shipyard as part of a 10-vessel construction programme. The vessels will join the first four units already delivered to the Peruvian Navy – the first of which was commissioned in 2016 – to conduct maritime security and national defence operations, ensuring the safety of human life at sea, protection of the environment and the countering of illegal fishing, piracy and drug trafficking.
The new vessels were built as part of a programme to regenerate capacity to conduct coastal surveillance as well as search and rescue operations. They were designed with the support of the South Korean shipyard STX Offshore & Shipbuilding, in addition to technology transfer and joint development of weapons systems with Spain's Escribano Mechanical & Engineering, including a 30mm SENTINEL turret and two 12.7mm GUARDIAN mounts. They are 55.3m in length and displace 500t.
The General Directorate of Captaincies and Coastguards is the maritime authority and the Peruvian Coast Guard, the same one that carries out the control and surveillance work in maritime, fluvial and lacustrine environments, as well as search and rescue tasks. It is attached to the Navy of Peru, and according to law is empowered to exercise the maritime, fluvial and lacustrine police in order to apply and enforce the national regulations and international instruments of which Peru is a party.
Currently the Peruvian Coast Guard is composed by seven coastal patrol ships, sixteen port patrol boats, and speedboats for bay control, river patrol boats, river speedboats, lake patrol boats, lake speedboats and motorboats for river interdiction, two Sea King helicopters for SAR operations, a Twin Otter hydroplane as well as a fleet of operational vehicles which strengthens operations by coast police of Coast Guard Captaincies.
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The ability to read and output real-time, high-speed measurements and output scanner positions and laser time was demonstrated. Direct comparison between build plan and high-speed measured data have also been demonstrated using standard coupons. Demonstrations were carried out on a 3D Systems ProX-200 machine.
The project research entailed close collaboration between 3D Systems and PSU ARL, along with Honeywell and Northrop Grumman as representatives of major OEMs, to develop an open protocol that enabled researchers and OEMS to specify and record AM machine behavior, which included scan strategy, beam power dynamics, detailed scan velocity, and other important parameters.
No standard protocol currently exists that specifies the behavior of, monitoring, or control of powder bed fusion additive manufacturing (PBFAM) systems. Pennsylvania State University – Applied Research Laboratory (PSU ARL) is leading the development of an open, layered protocol, enabling any U.S. manufacturer to access data related to the monitoring and control of PBFAM systems.
The objective of this project was to develop and demonstrate an open, layered protocol for PBFAM in collaboration with commercial OEMs and a commercial PBFAM systems manufacturer.
Machine manufacturers – by increasing customer confidence in the process and establishing a vibrant development ecosystem.
The project research entailed close collaboration between 3D Systems and PSU ARL, along with Honeywell and Northrop Grumman as representatives of major OEMs, to develop an open protocol that enabled researchers and OEMS to specify and record machine behavior, which included scan strategy, beam power dynamics, detailed scan velocity, and other important parameters.
The protocol also enabled real-time recording of process parameters, such as machine scan position, so that these important parameters could be linked to other sensor measurements and information.
Natural extensions of such an effort included the use of this protocol for enabling distributed computing and feedback for real-time control.
communication between a PBFAM system and heterogeneous systems for condition monitoring, data acquisitions, and in-process sensing, which offers significant potential benefits to both researchers and industry.
The open protocol now provides a pathway to access laser trajectory and settings, which together with real-time access to process variables and the integration of in-situ sensors, researchers are now better able to model PBFAM processes.These pathways also enable the development of quality assurance and qualification tools, which are of significant interest to industrial users.
Already, several end users of 3D Systems ProX-200 systems have indicated a great interest in the installation of the open protocol system on their machines and at least one installation is currently being planned.
Additionally, the dissemination of work related to the development of an open protocol system for PBFAM has occurred though conference proceedings, a demonstration workshop, and numerous presentations, including at the 27th Annual International Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, SAMPE 2016, and the 22nd International Symposium on Air Breathing Engines. Attendees of the demonstration included officials from America Makes, government organizations, and other industrial members of America Makes.


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Le Brockville Park est un ancien stade de football construit en 1885 et fermé en 2003, et situé à Falkirk.

Histoire
De sa construction en 1885 à sa fermeture en 2003, il est le stade de l'équipe écossaise de Falkirk.

Le record d'affluence est établi le  pour la venue du Celtic avec  spectateurs. La tribune principale était située sur le côté latéral ouest. Les supporteurs adverses était parqués dans la petite tribune nord, le long de Watson Street, tribune qui fut finalement fermée pour des raisons de sécurité.

Durant son histoire, le Brockville Park a plusieurs fois empêché Falkirk d'obtenir une promotion en Scottish Premier League à cause de critères de sécurité qu'il ne respectait pas. La dernière en date remonte à la saison 2002-03, quand Falkirk a remporté la First Division mais s'est vu refusé la promotion dans l'élite. Face à ce problème, Falkirk avait bien démarché plusieurs clubs pour partager leur stade, mais les règlements de la Scottish Premier League interdisait le partage de stade. Falkirk fut donc obligé de rester en First Division.

Quand Brockville Park fut démoli en 2003 et en attendant la fin de la construction de leur nouveau stade, Falkirk sonda Airdrie United pour utiliser leur Excelsior Stadium et Clyde pour leur Broadwood Stadium mais opta finalement pour les rivaux de Stenhousemuir et leur Ochilview Park pour une saison, avant d'emménager dans leur nouveau stade, le Falkirk Stadium.

Un autre utilisateur du Brockville Park fut Alloa Athletic en 2001 lorsque leur Recreation Park fut jugé trop petit pour accueillir le Celtic en Coupe d'Écosse. Brockville a aussi accueilli des courses de lévriers du  au , devenant ainsi le second stade de Falkirk à en accueillir, après le Firs Park.

Le stade a été détruit à la fin de l'année 2003, après avoir été vendu à la chaîne de supermarché Morrisons. Le supermarché qui y a été construit contient une zone muséale qui rappelle les grandes heures du Brockville Park. Un ancien portillon d'accès du stade a été gardé et est toujours présent sur le parking du magasin.

Notes et références

Stade multifonction au Royaume-Uni
Stade de football en Écosse
Cynodrome en Écosse
Équipement sportif achevé en 1885
Équipement sportif détruit en Écosse
Falkirk

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"f(x) walks into a bar…" (bar joke)
"A guy walks into a bar..." is a typical form of what has been called the "bar joke." A math version is:
"f(x) walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The bartender says, 'Sorry, we don't cater for functions.'"
The joke has been cited in print since at least 2004.
Google Groups: alt.ozdebate
Got any nails?
f(x)=6x+3 walks into a bar. "Got any sandwiches? f(x)=6x+3 asks the barman.
"Sorry," he replies, "We don't cater for functions."
Google Groups: uk.rec.humour
Yet another bar joke…
f(x) went into a bar and asked for a drink.
The bartender said "We don't cater for functions"...
Webdeveloper.com
PhP Joke
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function test(v1, v2)
global $hello;
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walks into a bar and asks for a pint of beer and the bar tender says "sorry we don't cater for functions"
Hoops (Australia)
"f(x) = 3x+2" walks into a city pub and says "Listen, I'm turning 21 and I would like to hold my birthday party here."
The owner says "I'm sorry, but we don't cater for functions!"
Monument (marnanel) wrote,
Fireworks Night
f(x)=3x² walks into a bar and asks for a sandwich. "Sorry," says the barman, "we don't cater for functions."
the observers hunch
Poor Physics Jokes
z=x^2+3xy Walks into a pub, sits down on the barstool and orders a pint.
The barman looks up from the glass he's polishing and says "Sorry mate, you're gonna have to leave. We don't cater for functions".
Becky Haycox
@hambox
sin(x) walks into a bar and asks for a drink. Bartender says, "Sorry, we don't cater for functions."
12:32 PM - 28 Jul 2008
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Geeky Jokes
VunderBob
Two spiral galaxies go into a pub. "Get out" says the landlord; "you're barred".
f(x) goes into a pub. The landlord says "Sorry, we don't cater for functions".
f'(x) goes into a pub. The landlord says "Sorry, we don't cater for functions". (This may look like the same joke, but it's not; it's derivative humour.)
This one took me a minute, until I realized my typeface and astigmatism obscured the apostrophe.
f '(x) goes into a pub… ".
@jemimakiss
f(x)=2x+3 walks into a bar. The barman says, "Sorry, we don't cater for functions." (@liquidindian )
8:48 AM - 17 Dec 2008
Extremely Embarrassing Dad Jokes:
Because Dads Don't Know When to Stop
By Ian Allen
New York, NY: Pavilion Books
Pg. ?:
F(x) walks into a bar and asks for a sandwich. The landlord says, 'I'm sorry, we don't cater for functions.'
Algebra for Applications:
Cryptography, Secret Sharing, Error-Correcting, Fingerprinting, Compression
By Arkadii Slinko
New York, NY: Springer
A polynomial walks into a bar and asks for a drink. The barman declines: "We don't cater for functions."
An old math joke.
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It's college recruiting season for swimming and articles are tweeted and posted hourly of recruits signing with universities. I ran across an interesting article from USA Today about parents and recruiting called "How college coaches evaluate parents" by Fred Bastie, owner and founder of playced.com, a college recruiting company.
I remember my daughter's college recruiting experience and I'm pleased to say that we did not do the things listed in this article that wave red flags in front of college coaches.
At the time, I thought she was crazy. My kids were too young to be thinking about college and surely no coach cared what I did. I went on cheering. I do not think being enthusiastic is a red flag to a coach. And I was probably right that no coaches were looking at a 13-year-old who barely made it into the meet.
When I interviewed coaches for an article for SwimSwam magazine, many of them expressed concern about helicopter parents, but several coaches had another take. They looked at how the athletes treated their parents. One coach passed over a child for being rude and obnoxious to her mother. In that case, it wasn't the parent who ruined the opportunity, but a kid who acted like a rude, spoiled brat. Of course, you have to consider someone raised that ungracious child in the first place.
That said, what role do you think parents have in the college recruiting process?
My daughter and friend on a recruiting trip.
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Dose-response relationships between systemically administered l-tryptophan or l-5-hydroxytryptophan and raphe unit activity in the rat
M. E. Trulson, B. L. Jacobs
In contrast to previous reports that l-5-hydroxytryptophan (l-5-HTP) is without effect on raphe unit activity, systemic administration of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP produced similar dose-dependent decreases in raphe unit activity, ranging from 0-15% at 10 mg/kg to 60-90% at 100 mg/kg doses. The dose-response curve forms a plateau for doses above 100 mg/kg of l-5-HTP or l-tryptophan. Neurochemical studies revealed that administration of varying doses of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP (10-100 mg/kg, i.p.) under conditions simulating those of the unit recording procedure, produced dosedependent increases in forebrain serotonin of up to 42% and 353% for a 100 mg/kg dose of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP, respectively. These data suggest that exogeneously administered l-5-HTP serves as an effective serotonin precursor in central serotonergic neurones. Furthermore, increases in forebrain serotonin levels within the range of normal diurnal variations dramatically depress raphe unit activity, indicating that diurnal changes in brain serotonin metabolism may significantly affect the activity of serotonin-containing neurones.
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Trulson, M. E., & Jacobs, B. L. (1976). Dose-response relationships between systemically administered l-tryptophan or l-5-hydroxytryptophan and raphe unit activity in the rat. Neuropharmacology, 15(6), 339-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/0028-3908(76)90080-0
Trulson, M. E. ; Jacobs, B. L. / Dose-response relationships between systemically administered l-tryptophan or l-5-hydroxytryptophan and raphe unit activity in the rat. In: Neuropharmacology. 1976 ; Vol. 15, No. 6. pp. 339-344.
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N2 - In contrast to previous reports that l-5-hydroxytryptophan (l-5-HTP) is without effect on raphe unit activity, systemic administration of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP produced similar dose-dependent decreases in raphe unit activity, ranging from 0-15% at 10 mg/kg to 60-90% at 100 mg/kg doses. The dose-response curve forms a plateau for doses above 100 mg/kg of l-5-HTP or l-tryptophan. Neurochemical studies revealed that administration of varying doses of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP (10-100 mg/kg, i.p.) under conditions simulating those of the unit recording procedure, produced dosedependent increases in forebrain serotonin of up to 42% and 353% for a 100 mg/kg dose of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP, respectively. These data suggest that exogeneously administered l-5-HTP serves as an effective serotonin precursor in central serotonergic neurones. Furthermore, increases in forebrain serotonin levels within the range of normal diurnal variations dramatically depress raphe unit activity, indicating that diurnal changes in brain serotonin metabolism may significantly affect the activity of serotonin-containing neurones.
AB - In contrast to previous reports that l-5-hydroxytryptophan (l-5-HTP) is without effect on raphe unit activity, systemic administration of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP produced similar dose-dependent decreases in raphe unit activity, ranging from 0-15% at 10 mg/kg to 60-90% at 100 mg/kg doses. The dose-response curve forms a plateau for doses above 100 mg/kg of l-5-HTP or l-tryptophan. Neurochemical studies revealed that administration of varying doses of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP (10-100 mg/kg, i.p.) under conditions simulating those of the unit recording procedure, produced dosedependent increases in forebrain serotonin of up to 42% and 353% for a 100 mg/kg dose of l-tryptophan or l-5-HTP, respectively. These data suggest that exogeneously administered l-5-HTP serves as an effective serotonin precursor in central serotonergic neurones. Furthermore, increases in forebrain serotonin levels within the range of normal diurnal variations dramatically depress raphe unit activity, indicating that diurnal changes in brain serotonin metabolism may significantly affect the activity of serotonin-containing neurones.
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Trulson ME, Jacobs BL. Dose-response relationships between systemically administered l-tryptophan or l-5-hydroxytryptophan and raphe unit activity in the rat. Neuropharmacology. 1976 Jun;15(6):339-344. https://doi.org/10.1016/0028-3908(76)90080-0


Hawaiʻi Island police are reminding motorists to yield to emergency vehicles traveling with lights and sirens.
According to state law, motorists are required to yield the right of way to emergency vehicles. Motorists shall immediately drive to a position clear of any intersection and as close as possible to the right hand edge of the highway and shall stop until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed, except as otherwise directed by a police officer.
For the exact wording of the law, go Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes and navigate to HRS 291C-65.
HRS 291C-65 is unrelated to the recently passed "Move Over Law" which requires motorists approaching a stopped emergency vehicle with flashing lights to slow to a "prudent speed" and, if possible, move a lane away from the stopped emergency vehicle.


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Q: How to remove words added by mistake from spelling check? In text mode, I mistakenly add a word exx to the dictionary, which makes it impossible to check the spelling of this word. What can I do to delete only the mistakenly added word from the dictionary?

A: We can use CurrentValue to find the words that have been added to the dictionary for all notebooks:
CurrentValue[$FrontEnd, {SpellingDictionaries, "CorrectWords"}]

(* {"MyCompany", "AnotherCompany", "exx"} *)

We can update the dictionary by assigning a new list to this expression.  This could be a completely new list or, as in the following example, we might delete just a single word:
CurrentValue[$FrontEnd, {SpellingDictionaries, "CorrectWords"}] =
  DeleteCases[CurrentValue[$FrontEnd, {SpellingDictionaries, "CorrectWords"}], "exx"]

(* {"MyCompany", "AnotherCompany"} *)

Words can also be added or removed from the dictionary associated with a particular notebook by replacing $FrontEnd in these expressions with EvaluationNotebook[] or any other notebook reference.
Reference: Add Words to the Spelling Dictionary.


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Tigris er en irakisk flod. Den er den østlige gren, der sammen med Eufrat definerer Mesopotamien (= Landet mellem floderne). Floden udspringer i Taurusbjergene i det østlige Tyrkiet. I modsætning til den langsomtflydende Eufrat har Tigris bratte banker, så vandet løber hurtigt, hvad der har skaffet den sit navn fra middelpersisk Tigra (= pilen). Dette er bevaret i flodens arabiske navn Dijlah, der er arabisk for "pil".  Tigris betyder på kurdisk "den hurtige".

Floden er ca 1.900 km lang og løber sammen med Eufrat nær byen Al Qurna i det sydlige Irak. Derved dannes Shatt al-Arab, som udmunder i den Persiske Golf.

Både Bagdad, Tikrit, Mosul og Basra ligger ved bredden af Tigris.
I Bibelen står der: I Eden udsprang en flod, der vandede haven. Udenfor delte den sig og blev til fire strømme. Den første hedder Pishon; den snor sig gennem hele landet Havila, hvor der er guld. Guldet i det land er fint; der er også bedellium og shoham-sten. Den anden flod hedder Gihon; den snor sig gennem hele landet Nubien. Den tredje flod hedder Tigris; den løber øst for Assur. Den fjerde flod er Eufrat.

Mosul-dæmningen, der ligger omkring 70 km nord for Mosul opdæmmer floden og genererer strøm til store dele af området.

Referencer

Eksterne henvisninger
 Landkort og fotos

Bibelske steder
Vandløb i Tyrkiet
Vandløb i Irak


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Q: C read multiply data types from file I need to read from a text file and store its points in a int array. That part I've sucessfully done with FILE* fp = fopen( filename, "r" ). Using fscanf (fp, "%f", &n); to read from the file. My file structure type is like the following (I'm storing information to build a graph btw):
5 9
Male Female
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
306.414 319.601 360.589 357.510  375.473 374.654 387.245 391.020 391.540
70.051 82.289 94.062 91.496 108.617 114.345 125.313 127.948 131.628

I need to store the following:

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*Male Female in a char array (as many as nr of point rows)

*2003 ... 2011 in another char array (as many as points columns)

*1 array for each row of points.

So far I have accomplished the 3rd point using  fscanf (fp, "%f", &n), but I need help on how to alternate the reading from chars to ints. Is this possible to do, or do I have to split files into legend.txt and points.txt ?
EDIT: All information is not fixed-size. The logic is:

*

*first line nr rows / nr columns

*second line is y legend

*third line is x legend

*next lines are random, with nr columns as max

A: You could try something like this:
int nrows, ncols;

fscanf(fp, "%d", &nrows);
nrows-=3;

fscanf(fp, "%d", &ncols);

int i,j;

// Heap allocation. Be careful, you might need more
// space than it is available on the heap

char row_legend[nrows][SIZE];
char col_legend[ncols][SIZE];
float values[nrows][ncols];

for(i = 0; i < nrows; ++i)
   fscanf(fp, "%s", row_legend[i]);

for(i = 0; i < ncols; ++i)
   fscanf(fp, "%s", col_legend[i]);

for(i = 0; i < nrows; ++i)
   for(j = 0; j < ncols; ++j)
      fscanf(fp, "%f", &values[i][j]);


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Q: brace after variable in PHP Snippet below ..
function _uniord($c) {
    if (ord($c{0}) >=0 && ord($c{0}) <= 127)
      return ord($c{0});
    if (ord($c{0}) >= 192 && ord($c{0}) <= 223)
      return (ord($c{0})-192)*64 + (ord($c{1})-128);
    if (ord($c{0}) >= 224 && ord($c{0}) <= 239)
      return (ord($c{0})-224)*4096 + (ord($c{1})-128)*64 + (ord($c{2})-128);
    if (ord($c{0}) >= 240 && ord($c{0}) <= 247)
      return (ord($c{0})-240)*262144 + (ord($c{1})-128)*4096 + (ord($c{2})-128)*64 + (ord($c{3})-128);
    if (ord($c{0}) >= 248 && ord($c{0}) <= 251)
      return (ord($c{0})-248)*16777216 + (ord($c{1})-128)*262144 + (ord($c{2})-128)*4096 + (ord($c{3})-128)*64 + (ord($c{4})-128);
    if (ord($c{0}) >= 252 && ord($c{0}) <= 253)
      return (ord($c{0})-252)*1073741824 + (ord($c{1})-128)*16777216 + (ord($c{2})-128)*262144 + (ord($c{3})-128)*4096 + (ord($c{4})-128)*64 + (ord($c{5})-128);
    if (ord($c{0}) >= 254 && ord($c{0}) <= 255)    //  error
      return FALSE;
    return 0;
  }   //  function _un

From the code which includes  ord($c{0})  I never seen before, can anyone tell me what does this mean?  I google a lot and find nothing.

A: That is another way of accessing array elements.
$c{0} and $c[0] will function the same.

Both square brackets and curly braces can be used interchangeably for accessing array elements

-http://php.net/manual/en/language.types.array.php
Demo: https://eval.in/652193

A: just like '[]',
<?php
$aa = array(1, 2);
echo $aa{1};
echo $aa[1];

will output
2
2


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2009/5/12-20 [Health/Disease/General] UID:52989 Activity:nil
5/12  "Parasitic flies turn fire ants into zombies"
http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090512/sc_mcclatchy/3231765
Mad-ant disease!
\_ Now that is cool. And by cool I mean totally rad. Wicked. Almost
as sweet as a ninja.
\_ It's not like the zombie ants attack other fire ants.
That isn't nearly as cool.  This is no zombie apocalypse for
fire ants unfortunately.
\_ You mean the zombie ants don't go crazy and kill everything?
Because that would be awesome.
\_ Nope.  No zombie ant apocalypse.  Bummer.
news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20090512/sc_mcclatchy/3231765
Print By Bill Hanna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram Bill Hanna, Fort Worth Star-telegram - Tue May 12, 2:09 pm ET It sounds like something out of science fiction: zombie fire ants. The strange part is that researchers at the University of Texas at Austin and Texas A&M's AgriLife Extension Service say making "zombies" out of fire ants is a good thing. "It's a tool -- they're not going to completely wipe out the fire ant, but it's a way to control their population," said Scott Ludwig , an integrated pest management specialist with the AgriLife Extension Service in Overton , in East Texas . The tool is the tiny phorid fly, native to a region of South America where the fire ants in Texas originated. Researchers have learned that there are as many as 23 phorid species along with pathogens that attack fire ants to keep their population and movements under control. So far, four phorid species have been introduced in Texas . The maggot that hatches inside the ant eats away at the brain, and the ant starts exhibiting what some might say is zombie-like behavior. "At some point, the ant gets up and starts wandering," said Rob Plowes, a research associate at UT. The maggot eventually migrates into the ant's head, but Plowes said he "wouldn't use the word 'control' to describe what is happening. There is no brain left in the ant, and the ant just starts wandering aimlessly. About a month after the egg is laid, the ant's head falls off and the fly emerges ready to attack any foraging ants away from the mound and lay eggs. Plowes said fire ants are "very aware" of these tiny flies, and it only takes a few to cause the ants to modify their behavior. "Just one or two flies can control movement or above-ground activity," Plowes said. "It's kind of like a medieval activity where you're putting a castle under siege." Researchers began introducing phorid species in Texas in 1999. The first species has traveled all the way from Central and South Texas to the Oklahoma border. This year, UT researchers will add colonies south of the Metroplex at farms and ranches from Stephenville to Overton . Fire ants cost the Texas economy about $1 billion annually by damaging circuit breakers and other electrical equipment, according to a Texas A&M study. Determining whether the phorid flies will work in Texas will take time, perhaps as long as a decade. "It's more like a cumulative impact measured across a time frame of years. The flies, which are USDA -approved, do not attack native ants or species and have been introduced in other Gulf Coast states, Plowes said. Despite initial concerns, farmers and ranchers have been willing to let researchers use their property to establish colonies. At the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association in Fort Worth in March, Plowes said they found plenty of volunteers.


Fiancé of versatile Ghanaian actress and television host Nana Ama McBrown, Maxwell has denied reports that the two were married in a private ceremony in London.
According to Maxwell who spoke exclusively to www.nydjlive.com minutes after the publication, the two are currently in Ghana and have not been married.
Earlier this year, Nana Ama McBrown in an interview with Showbiz stated her wedding would be very private.
It is going to be a very private affair because that is how I want it. I don't want a big wedding as many would expect.


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Witness 1911 model is a single action semiautomatic pistol built entirely of steel, similar to the known 1911 A1., with a single action trigger, a "cocked and locked" safety. The standard equipment includes: blue finish, trigger and hammer are lightened.
Witness 1911 P model has a polymer frame and is an innovative variant of the traditional model, which is built entirely of steel,: the weapon is lighter, more aesthetically gritty, the frame has the picatinny base for the fast and easy assembly of tactical lights and/or laser device.
Witness 1911 model is available also in Sport version made for target shooting and I.P.S.C. - Standard Division - and I.D.P.A. competitions: it has an ambidextrous safety, an extended slide stop lever, wooden checkered grips and fully adjustable rear SuperSight.
Tanfoglio family is active in the firearms since the beginning of '900 when it produced and assembled platforms and exploders for local manufacturing companies in Gardone Val Trompia.
In 1948 Giuseppe Tanfoglio founded a company for the production of weapon components, and in 1953 began to produce handguns in cal.6,35mm and in cal.22.
At the end of 1960 he founded Tanfoglio Giuseppe Srl, a company that produced semi-automatic pistols and revolvers for the U.S. market until 1992.
Fratelli Tanfoglio company was born in 1969, specializing its production in designing and manufacturing semi-automatic pistols in different calibers for defence: thus the three brothers Lino, Marilena and Massimo (Giuseppe's sons and daughter) have carried on the family tradition in the firearms.
In 1986 the company began the construction of models for sport shooting, especially for I.P.S.C. and I.D.P.A. competitions, in their different categories of shooting: this will allow to get during time great and continuous success worldwide, as obtaining the title of I.P.S.C. World and European Champion since 1998 until today.
Nowadays Tanfoglio products are a benchmark of excellence for fans and shooters all over the world, Tanfoglio pistols are also the main choice of many police and security professionals.
High quality is the result of skill, passion and continuous research and development, in constant dynamic balance between tradition and innovation.


Boca Raton offers a good mix of warm food, grab and go, as well as lounge and dine type places.
Hi friends! How are you? Are you living in New England and freezing like my mom? I hope not... but if you are and thinking about visiting South Florida sometime soon, then you might want some recommendations on where to eat, ya?
As you know, we love food. We do eat at home as much as we can, but at the same time we do enjoy a delicious (and easy) outing every once in a while. I went around Boca Raton for VISIT FLORIDA last week, trying out some old plus new favorite food spots to put together this post. (AKA dream job).
Super cute + delicious coffee + smoothie stop. I would visit this place every day for breakfast if it were closer to me. They are SUPER vegan friendly. You can grab a latte and a smoothie bowl and a shot of turmeric for good luck, too ;) I like the matcha bowl best— a blend of green-tea matcha, banana, and other tropical fruits. I don't know anywhere else around here where you can get a matcha bowl.
The Farmer's Table is super health friendly, with lots of vegan choices.
I'm almost positive my dad actually told me about this place. I was like, "Yah, yah dad, what do you know about healthy vegan food?" But he was right, this place is great. Super health friendly, and lots of vegan choices, too. I used to loooove the spaghetti squash with "meatballs" before I had to go nut free. It's so good -- get it! But now I go for the namaste salad -- I'm actually quite a snob and picky about my salads, but this one is super good. They try to do things differently than most restaurants, using less salt and they avoid frying, too. I definitely recommend sitting on the patio and ordering a coconut of fresh cucumber drink. Oh, and there's always vegan scones and vegan desert.
I've been going to Kapow! for years. Their menu has changed quite a bit in that time, but there are always a few vegan options on the menu, and you can always ask and they'll omit things from the item to make it vegan.
Believe it or not, Marlowe and I spent about $70-80 here in one weekend. We just kept going back for more. All smoothie bowls, juices, a few to-go type salads, and they are all healthy. I prefer the bowls without the protein powder, but if extra protein is your jam, they have it in a lot of their bowls. This is another place where I always pick up a shot of turmeric, ginger, or whatever healthy shot they have.
This place is a hole-in-the-wall type plaza, but super cute, vegan-friendly, and good, too. It doesn't feel like super heavy Americanized Asian food. At least not the veggie stuff. The staff is super friendly and they have a whole vegetarian section. What more could you want?
Okay so, this place is basically the opposite of healthy, but if you've ever wanted to walk into a bakery where everything is vegan, this is it. Cupcakes, donuts, poptarts and even savory items like empanadas. There's a ton of gluten-free options, too. It's a perfect bakery for us vegans, or people with minor food allergies. They also have a location in Plantation, Fla.
Juices, smoothies, salads, and a bunch of vegan sushi options. This is an easy spot to grab a few things and head to a park or nature center after your visit. Definitely try their aura green juice and their berry bliss smoothie.
There are many more vegan options to be found in Boca Raton. But these are definitely some of our favorites. If you need to buy food, I highly recommend 4th Generation Organic Market. There are two locations and both are amazing. We always stop in whenever we're in town. There's also a Whole Foods, of course, a few Indian places, and tons more. Trust me, you won't find a shortage of delicious and healthy food. Boca is pretty rad for that. It was actually the only place I could find preggo yoga, too. I dig it.


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I'm on a theme here, I guess. Maybe I'm talking to myself. I dunno. But this dude is still an awesome writer. Most of what he says applies to prose, poetry …. anything involving words and audiences, actually.
Note: Dear Aaron, get in touch and I'll send you an address for the check!


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Mariinsky Ballet – Swan Lake, Stepanova/Parish cast – London
Yulia Stepanova and Xander Parish in Swan Lake.
© Dave Morgan. (Click image for larger version)
Swan Lake – Yulia Stepanova and Xander Parish
London, Royal Opera House
2 August 2014, matinee
www.mariinsky.ru/en
www.roh.org.uk
Gallery of pictures by Dave Morgan
In Konstantin Sergeyev's 1950 production of Swan Lake for the (then) Kirov Ballet, Siegfried has no back story. He is purely and simply a ballet prince who knows how to comport himself: greeting his courtiers; standing around, waiting to claim centre stage; partnering his ballerina; accomplishing his virtuoso solo variations. Xander Parish, making his British debut at Saturday's matinee, proved that he has been transformed into a true Mariinsky prince. His achievement is a reproach to the Royal Ballet, who failed to value him as a danseur noble.
He stands proudly, one leg extended in a long line to a finely arched foot – a line that culminates in an elegant arabesque. He stalks through the ballroom celebrations in Act III, perturbed that he has to choose a bride from the would-be fiançées – a requirement his mother, the preening Princess Regent, has sprung on him (no warning mime in Act I). Performing the Black Swan pas de deux, he fulfils the promise Yuri Fateyev, deputy director of the Mariinsky, saw in him five years ago when he invited Parish to join the company.
Parish is now a well-finished dancer with a plush plié and springy leap bold enough to devour a large stage. He lands his double tours en l'air in an immaculately closed fifth position, brings off his multiple turns, flourishes his hands, Russian style, with brio. The only awkwardness is in his partnering of his Odette/Odile, Yulia Stepanova – and some of the fault is hers.
The matinee was only the third time she and Parish have performed Swan Lake, after making their St Petersburg debuts earlier this year. Stepanova, who graduated from the Vaganova Academy in 2009, is still ranked as a coryphée; Parish is a second soloist. Their exposure in London has been an opportunity for them both to stake their claims as posssible principals. Stepanova is intriguing because she appears so confident, yet her placement on Saturday was unpredictable, as was her timing in supported poses and pirouettes. All too evidently, Parish had to get her back on balance, hands gripping her narrow waist.
As Odette, Stepanova seems a wild creature, relying plausibly on Parish's Siegfried for support. On her own, against the backdrop of a silvery moonlit lake, swan-maidens lined up on either side, she is vulnerable, beautiful. Her arabesqe is unforced, her arms languid instead of strained into wing shapes. As Odile, she is unhinged, veering between menace and flirtation, more minx than femme fatale. Her musicality in Act II deserted her in the ballroom scene, leaving her phrasing disjointed, though she fitted in a fast set of fouettés, interspersed with doubles.
In the last act, her Odette becomes a grieving woman, an almost dead weight for Siegfried to hold in his arms. Parish made the most of Siegfried's soaring violin theme, a hero to the rescue, as he came in search of her among the flock of swans. All 36 of them do indeed resemble birds as they move in eerie unison, their slender limbs making identical shapes. With the lake lit pink behind them, they dazzle the eye like dancing flamingoes outlined against the water. At the matinée, the Mariinsky corps was impeccable. They are still, thank goodness, special, their schooling apparent in the way they change positions as if sighing on the same breath.
Yulia Stepanova and the corps de ballet in Swan Lake.
In this production, Von Rothbart (Andrei Yermakov), remarkably discreet in Act II, comes into his own in Act IV as a high-flying raptor. In Act III, his disguise as a knight-extremely-errant makes him look as though he's sponsored by Swarovski, as does the Princess Regent's bling. What a relief to have Siegfried costumed in white for his coming-of-age ball, so that he's clearly visible, unlike the Royal Ballet's black-clad princes. This version has a happy ending, as the bad sorcerer expires and the loving couple rejoice, surrounded by grateful ex-swans in a final tableau. At the curtain call, it looked as though Von Rothbart's corpse had been turned into a huge display of red roses in the centre of the stage – a tribute to the leading pair in their British debuts, successfully accomplished.
TagsAndrei Yermakov Kirov Ballet Konstantin Sergeyev London Mariinsky Ballet Royal Opera House St. Petersburg Swan Lake Swarovski The Royal Ballet Vaganova Academy Xander Parish Yulia Stepanova Yuri Fateyev
A long-established dance writer, Jann Parry was dance critic for The Observer from 1983 to 2004 and wrote the award-winning biography of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan: 'Different Drummer', Faber and Faber, 2009. She has written for publications including The Spectator, The Listener, About the House (Royal Opera House magazine), Dance Now, Dance Magazine (USA), Stage Bill (USA) and Dancing Times. As a writer/producer she worked for the BBC World Service from 1970 to 1989, covering current affairs and the arts. As well as producing radio programmes she has contributed to television and radio documentaries about dance and dancers.
Gallery – Mariinsky Ballet in Romeo and Juliet – Tereshkina/Parish Cast Mariinsky Ballet – Romeo and Juliet, Vishneva/Shklyarov cast – London Gallery – Mariinsky Ballet in Swan Lake Mariinsky Ballet – Swan Lake – New York Gallery – Mariinsky Ballet in Swan Lake


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Communicatio (łac. commūnicātiō, gr.  anakoínōsis, pol. pozorowana narada) – figura retoryczna, odwołanie się mówcy do słuchaczy, oddanie im sprawy do rozstrzygnięcia.

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Figury retoryczne