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Vaslav Nijinski, Le Dieu de La Danse
A Century Later: Nijinksi is Still a Legend
The God of Dance
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Nijinski's Childhood
Nijinksi was born in Warsaw to parents who were both connected with the Warsaw branch of the Russian Imperial Ballet. His parents earned a living touring in Poland and Russia. Nijinksi learned to dance from his parents and became part of their act when he was seven years old.
The father abandoned the family for a pregnant mistress when Nijinsky was nine. Mother Eleanora moved with her three children to St Petersburg and entered Nijinksy in the Imperial Theatrical School, where he quickly proved a ballet prodigy.
Nijinski graduated from school in 1907 and joined the Imperial Ballet as a soloist, partnering the the foremost ballerinas in many ballets, including Giselle, Swan Lake. and Sleeping Beauty.
Shortly thereafter, he acquired a patron in Prince Pavel Lvov. This relationship involved sex between Nijinski and Ivov, and money from Ivov to support Nijinki's family. "Nijinksi entered upon what was probably his first sexual relationship, with the blessing of his mother, who, though she discouraged his heterosexual interests – she felt that marriage would impede his career – was proud to see her son with so fine a figure as Prince Lvov, and was also grateful for Luvov's financial help." — J Acocella.
In 1908 Prince Lvov passed him off to Sergei Diaghilev, a prominent figure in the St Petersburg art and theatre world. In 1909, Sergei received a commission from the grand duke Vladimir to organize a ballet company. Diaghilev brought the company to Paris in the spring of 1909. The company took Paris by storm with its Oriental themes and solo masculine dancers; men had disappeared from French ballet stages years ago and their roles performed by women. Nijinksi's strength, virtuosity and dramatic acting were especially acclaimed. The season in Paris was so successful that Diaghilev formed a permanent company, the Ballets Russes.
Nijinski, the God of Dance
"He may have been the greatest ballet dancer of the last century. In any case, he was ballet's first modernist choreographer. In his twenties, he made a series of ballets that challenged academic dance as Picasso, around the same time, was challenging painting." — The Lost Nijinsky
Nijinki's brillance as a dancer was an important part of the Ballets Russes success, and Michel Fokine's choreographies established a context in which Nijinki became an international star. Fokine's choreographies were exotic, fantastic, emotional, and often sexually provocative. Nijinski was technically brilliant and an extraordinary actor. The combination caused a sensation. European ballet had been in decline for half a century. Most Europeans had never seen a male ballet dancer; most leading male roles were performed by women. The Ballets Russes caused a revolution in European perception of what ballet could be. "We have found ourselves in the position of being forced to develop a completely fresh set of æsthetic standards so as to keep pace with the development of a tradition which for us, previously, had been little more than a dead and obsolete form." — Geoffrey Whitworth
"There are many young men in the Russian ballet who dance excellently with their bodies, even if they cannot leap as high as Nijinsky, but what really separates him from them is the fact that he dances not only with his body, but with his soul... 'So free and yet so disciplined!' said someone of Nijinsky's dancing. It was a very good criticism. But I like even better these words from a French appreciation by M. Charles Mèryel: 'We should not begin by praising him for his prodigious physical ability for leaving the ground. Let us think first of his power of evoking, through the means of a human body in movement, a sort of beautiful dream, of his power of subjugating his material appearance so that he becomes a visitation divijie and almost immaterial.'... Whatever his role, the young Russian dancer projects an interior emotion which has in it all the force of spontaneity, but is at the same time conscious and considered." — Ellen Terry
In 1912 Nijinsky began his choreographic career, producing, in two years, The Afternoon of a Faun, Jeux, and the Rite of Spring. Nijinksi's vision bewildered both dancers and audiences; he wanted an evolution in shape, steps, lines, and relationship to music. The shyness and social ineptness which marked many of his interpersonal relationships had not interfered with his dance career, but launching a new approach to choreography and movement required communication and administrative skills that Nijinski did not have. A sizable number of dancers, collaborators and audience members disliked his work and let him know it; a development which Nijinksi, the star dancer, was ill-equipped to assimilate.
Forward and Down; Nijinski Outpaces his World
Diaghilev was not willing to continue with Nijinki's choreographic experiments; the stress was tearing his Ballets Russes apart. He rehired Fokine (who had quit in 1912) and assigned him responsibility for the next major ballet, which had already been assigned to Nijinski, and then suggested that Nijinksi might benefit from a leave of absence. This, coupled with the deterioration of their personal relationship, threw Nijinski into a panic which he attempted to shore up by marrying Romola de Pulszky, a wealthy young Hungarian who had been in love with him for two years.
Diaghilev took this personally and fired him, at which point the real clouds closed in: Nijinski, the great dance artist, no longer had a company with which to materialize his artistic vision.
"Nijinky's assessment of the situation was correct: he had lost everything. In order to dance, he did not need the Ballets Russes. Any ballet company would have been delighted to engage this great star to dance its standard repertory. But Nijinski by this time was not a dancer of standard repertory. He had been through that stage with the Imperial Ballet. He was different now — an experimental artist. He needed roles that would extend his gifts, and above all, he needed to choreograph. For these things he did need the Ballet Russes, which at that time was the only forward-thinking ballet company in the world." — J Acocella.
Nijinksi took steps to provide himself with the context that he needed, but he was an artist, not an administrator, and events in the larger world conspired against him. In 1914 he formed a dance company in London, but was forced to cancel its first dance season after two week because of illness from overwork. Then his first daughter, Kyra, was born, followed by the outbreak of WWI in August. Nijinksi and his family were visiting Romola's mother-in-law in Budapest when the war broke out; Nijinski was designated an enemy alien and obliged to remain in Budapest until 1916, reporting to police headquarters once a week and living with his resentful mother-in-law. He spent his time modifying and improving the Stepanov dance notation that he had learned at the Imperial School, and recording every movement of his first ballet (Afternoon of a Faun) in his new notation system. He was, at this time, in his mid-20s, only a few years older than the boy who had graduated from the Imperial School. No one, least of all young Nijinski, realized that the clock was ticking; he had only three more years left as a productive artist before mental illness shut down his ability to communicate in any meaningful way. If Nijinksi ever had a chance to train others to use his notation, they died with the secret in their breast. The notation code was not broken until 1988, at which point the Afternoon of a Faun could be authentically revived.
In 1916, Diaghilev arranged for Nijinksi's release so that he could travel to New York to perform with the Ballet Russes at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. The season was enough of a success to inspire the Metropolitan Opera to hire Nijinski to direct a second season and a cross-country tour. Once again, Nijinski's communication and administrative skills proved inadequate to the task, and resulted in a chaotic four-month tour that resulted in a loss of $250,000: the equivalent of almost 6 million dollars in 2016.
In 1917, Nijinksi was hired to tour with the Ballet Russes in Spain and South America. The pressure of administrative duties was replaced with arguments with his wife over his growing commitment Tolstoyanism and his wife's arguments with Diaghilev; Romula had been suing Diaghileve for unpaid back pay and was convinced that Diaghilev was attempting to destroy Nijinksi. After the tour, the family moved into a villa in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Performances and interviews stopped, although Romula wrote that Nijinksi was working on new ballets and on a plan to establish a Russian school of choreography and music composition.
in 1919, Nijinksi was diagnosed as schizophrenic. He was unable to perform in a way that made sense to his audiences. He would spend the rest of his life in and out of institutions. The impact of his initial separation from Diahilev and the Ballets Russes and the subsequent stresses of failed projects and a world war cannot be estimated. Was schizophrenia his inevitable destiny? No one knows for sure.
Nijinski's mental illness has been the subject of research and speculation for almost a century. His choreography, however, was not closely evaluated until the 1970s, at which point the perception of Nijinski as an artist possessed was mitigated by evidence of a strong artistic intellect. "The myth that had collected around him as a dancer — that he was a flame, a vision, a messenger from the beyond — seemed merely confirmed by the news of his illness... Nijinski had always been famous for his jump. As witnesses would describe it, he would rise and then pause in the air before coming down. Now, it seemed, he had declined to come down... While it is possible, as I have said, to relate the experimentalism of his ballets to his later insanity, the first and strongest impression one gets from his one extant ballet, The Afternoon of a Faun, is of a steely intelligence; strict, analytic, even ironic." — J Acocella.
Nijinski and Romula lived in Switzerland and England until he died in 1950.
Nijinski born in Kiev, Russia.
Nijinki#039;s father abandons his family.
Nijinksi is enrolled in the Imperial Theatrical School.
Nijinksi graduates from the Imperial Theatrical School and begins working in the Imperial Ballet as a soloist.
Le Pavillion D'Armide, choreographed by Mikhail Fokine, premiered in November in St Ptersburg. Pavlova, Gerdt and Nijinsky were the stars.
Diaghilev brings Russian opera and ballet to Paris for a very successful season, inspiring Diaghilev to found the Ballet Russes.
Michel Fokine becomes the resident choreographer of the Ballet Russes.
Nijinksi begins his choreographic career with The Afternoon of a Faun.
Michel Fokine quits the Ballets Russes.
Nijinski's second choreography, Jeux, is presented.
Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rite of Spring) premiers in Paris on May 29, 1913. The premier remains famous for the fights that broke out in the audience between supporters and detractors.
Mikhail Fokin rejoins the Ballet Russes.
Nijinsky marries dancer Romola de Pulsky, and Diaghilev dismisses him from the company.
Nijinski attempts, and fails, to establish his own dance company in London.
June: Daughter Kyra is born.
August: World War I breaks out while Nijinksi and his family are visiting Budapest. Nijinski is designated an enemy alien and kept under house arrest.
Leonide Massine emerges as Diaghilev's love interest and the principal dancer and choreographer of the Ballets Russes.
Nijinksy is released through Diaghilev's influence and travels to New York to perform with the Ballet Russes at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York. He choreographed and danced the leading role in Till Eulenspiegel.
The Metropolitan Opera hires Nijinksi to direct a second season followed by a cross-country tour.
Nijinki's administrative skills result in a chaotic four-month tour that resulted in a loss of $250,000: the equivalent of almost 6 million dollars in 2016.
Nijinksi tours with the Ballet Russes in Spain and South America.
Nijinsky moves into a villa in St. Moritz, Switzerland, with his family.
Nijinsky's brother Stassik dies.
Nijinksi is diagnosed as schizophrenic.
Second daughter Tamara is born.
Nijinski and Romula move to England.
Nijinsky dies.
Ellen Terry, The Russian Ballet, Bobbs-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, 1913.
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Phones with external connectivity ports can be connected to an external device like a PC or a laptop to transfer any kind of data no matter how large the file size is. HDMI out facility will allow the user to watch videos and do activities on an external display.
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This is the most important aspect that should be considered before making a purchase decision. Based on your usage you can choose a mobile whose battery lasts long. The battery in most smart phones lasts 8 to 10 hours on heavy usage. You need to do research if you want the mobile to work for more than 8 to 10 hours without charging. Basic phones with less features may even last two days based on their specifications.
This feature helps you go to places, you do not know how to reach. It enables to navigate so that you can easily reach your destination easily. GPS also helps you know your current location.
It is very important to see whether or not a mobile can be easily used. In some cases, the user-interface is complex and takes more time even accessing the basic features. This aspect should be taken care of to avoid difficulties in operating the device.
If you want the mobile for entertainment, the ones with music, video, playback and FM are the minimum features to look out for. Mobiles which support Internet are also helpful in streaming music and videos on Internet.
There are thus mobiles, with a variety of functional features. Depending on your usage pattern you can choose one that has the features you require. Also, consider factors like warranty, service before you decide to purchase.It is better to try a demo piece in a mobile outlet before buying, because you can directly try it and assess its suitability for your needs.
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March 73B  (James King): New to James King (East St Louis, IL) and used in Central Division SCCA Formula B, one round of the Players Canadian series, and the Watkins Glen Pro race in October. Leased to Ric Forest and Fred Phillips in 1974, but King took over the car again for 1975, rebuilt it on a new tub, and raced it in the Players Canadian series. To Porter Brownlee (Little Rock, AR) 1976, and used in Midwest Division Formula B in 1977. Subsequent history unknown.
Brabham BT40  (Allan Lader): Sold new via Fred Opert to Al Lader (Gresham, OR) and used in the Canadian Formula B championship. Lader crashed in practice at Sanair in June, and it is unclear whether BT40-37 was the car Lader used all season, repaired as required, or whether it was a new car supplied after the Sanair accident. Lader won four races that season and would have won the championship if it had been open to non-Canadians. Sold to Ron Householder for 1974, and raced in the Canadian series, which was now to Formula Atlantic rules. Fitted with a BDA for 1975 and raced in Formula Atlantic, and also in Formula A in SCCA racing. Householder continued to race this car in SCCA and ICSCC racing for the rest of the 1970s. It was then stored in an aircraft hanger until 2012, when it was acquired by Collin Jackson (Langley, British Columbia, Canada), who had been a teenage crew member for Householder in the 1970s. The car was restored over the next three years by Jackson and Andy Pearson of Specialty Engineering, and it was raced by Jackson in vintage racing in 2015.


As I get ready for another adventure abroad, watching old Audrey Hepburn movies while packing, it occurs to me that much of what I know about travel comes from her films, especially Roman Holiday, Funny Face, and Sabrina. I grew up watching Hepburn transform herself from the various versions of the quiet country mouse to the cultured, sophisticated woman of the world. She made everything looks so wonderfully marvelous! Even when I finally got to travel abroad for the first time last year, I found myself looking to these movies for inspiration and advice as I got ready to venture into the world--I still do. So if you too are wondering how to get the most out of your trip, be it to a nearby town or across the globe, here are five lessons I've learned from Audrey Hepburn movies to help you on your way.
Hepburn signing "Bonjour Paris!" on the River Seine in Funny Face.
1. Don't be afraid to be a tourist. As Hepburn and her cronies croon in Funny Face, there is a certain joy in being "strictly tourists." It's okay to snap photos and drool over the Eiffel Tower--lots of Europeans do the same thing when they visit the Southwest. The first time I went traveling in Italy, I tried so hard to look like a real Roman. After day one, I realized no one bought my flimsy act. I was a tourist. They knew. I knew it. I made my peace with it--and had a blast!
Hepburn riding a scooter for the first time in Roman Holiday.
2. Be ready for adventure. Like her princess character in Roman Holiday, learn to be ready for anything when you travel, from dancing on the river (and getting in a brawl shortly after!), to breezing about on your scooter in Rome, to seeing things you never would have dreamed of, like the Colosseum. Travel is always an adventure--don't be afraid to dive right in and enjoy yourself!
Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck drinking champagne at a Roman Cafe in Roman Holiday.
3. No schedules, please! This piece of advice is also from Roman Holiday, when Hepburn, as a burned-out princess, sneaks away from her political duties to spend one day playing in Rome on her own. Her only caveat? No schedules! Having such a regimented life as a princess, she wants her free day to be a series of impromptu bits of fun. Sure, it's a good idea to plan ahead when you travel and get those tickets for the museums and big attractions that you want to see, but do leave time to simply wander, stroll, and drink champagne at a local cafe.
The newly posh Sabrina (in the movie by the same name) returning home after a year in Paris.
4. Let yourself be changed by the experience. In each of these movies, Hepburn gets a total makeover--most notably in her fashion-forward short hair cut (yes, almost all these films feature this, surprisingly!) and stunning new wardrobe. You might not end up with changes so material or obvious, but a good traveler must be willing to let herself be transformed by the places she visits. This could mean enjoying new customs in everyday life or bringing the flavors of your travel home with you in the meals you cook.
Hepburn's character writing to her father as she begin her journey home from Paris in Sabrina.
5. It's okay to see the world through rose-colored glasses! This last piece of advice comes from Sabrina, as the now-worldly chauffeur's daughter is on her way home after a year in Paris. She talks about learning how to see the world through rose-colored glasses. So I leave you with this thought: be romanced by life, enjoy each simple pleasure on your journey, near or far, get swept up in the delight of it all!


Frozen shoulder, when it doesn't move.
Frozen shoulder is a common diagnosis in the clinic. I have seen this problem treated in so many different ways that some PT's are able to drive Escalades. The problem is that not all treatments are created equal. Educate yourself on what the problem is and how it can and should be treated. It's your body…understand it at least.
To be frank, frozen shoulder means your shoulder is frozen…it doesn't move. Adhesive capsulitis is the medical term for…your shoulder doesn't move! If you take something that does't move and you try to move it…it is painful. It is not as common as everyone would like to believe and honestly I rarely see it in the clinic. You can have a stiff shoulder and not necessarily have "frozen" shoulder. It affects those that are diabetic more often than those that aren't, but aside from this, the reason for it is still not certain.
We know some things for certain. Your frozen shoulder will go through stages from start to end, what we aren't certain of is how many stages, and what do we call these stages?
If you have frozen shoulder because of some other problems, this is classified as secondary. If that problem is due to a body disease, extrinsic is due to an injury outside of the shoulder and intrinsic is a known problem of the shoulder.
This is very easy to follow…walk with me. Your irritability is literally that, when you move how irritating is it? If it is not that painful and you have a capsular end-feel (only to be determined by someone that has moved thousands and thousands of shoulders so that it can be determined if the joint is normal or not very moveable), then it is lower on the scale of irritable. If your shoulder feels like a hot poker stabbing you in the eye and twisted every time you move the shoulder…it's probably highly irritable.
This is HUGE, for those that are nerdy regarding physiology. Tendonitis…doesn't exist. That's a lie, but not far off. When you think that you have a tendonitis, by the time you see a doctor, it is probably a tendinosis. This means that after a short period of time, there are no longer inflammatory markers (chemical of inflammation) in the tendon. The fact that there is sustained inflammation is…NO GOOD! Think about having constant cycles of inflammation going on in your body. It sounds painful. It is! Others have challenged the premise of adhesive capsulitis, in that the capsule itself doesn't have the inflammatory markers. At this time, it is semantics, because the shoulder is still painful.
Although we can't fully agree on how many stages and how to describe the stages, we know that this is will take a long time in order to become fully functional.
I can't stress this enough. Just because your shoulder hurts, doesn't mean that your shoulder is the problem. I refer to the spine as the great chameleon. It can mimic damn near any symptom that you experience in the periphery. If you don't fully evaluate the spine…or at least take a quick peek…then you may be treating the wrong thing!
Quick lesson, active elevation is your ability to raise your own arm. Passive elevation is your ability to allow me to raise your arm. Those with rotator cuff tears or issues typically have horrible active elevation, but passive elevation is much better and may be normal.
Scapular substituion is elevating the shoulder blade in order to perceive that your are raising your arm further overhead. I tell patients to look at the space between your shoulder and your ear. If there is a huge change in that space when raising your arm overhead, then something is wrong. Patient's will understand this visual. Have them do it with their "healthy" side so that they can see how much space change actually occurs and then do it with the problematic side to compare.
Cyriax, think Alfred Hitchcock look-alike, is one of the greats that provided many thoughts in the infancy of our profession. His theories are still taught in school and we still have to memorize his paradigms for examinations. In real practice though, we don't always follow his teachings because…they aren't always right. Each therapist will learn through seeing thousands and thousands of shoulders, that his patterns aren't always right, but aren't always wrong.
In school we learned that frozen shoulder doesn't affect strength. I am not sure if it is still being taught, but I have to believe so because the boards (think OWL exams from Harry Potter) are based on the text books and not on recent research. Regardless, theses patients do demonstrate weakness. In my opinion, this weakness may be related to disuse due to pain or pain inhibition, but that is a story for another day.
Big picture…frozen shoulder will present with multiple losses of motion in many planes. Early frozen shoulder will still have ROM limitations, but not as bad as those that are in the second stage, which may make it difficult to see at first. The therapist/MD may not immediately recognize frozen shoulder and the treatment may be inconsistent with what is needed.
In other words, we think we know how to treat it, but even if we don't you will get better over time. Is it possible that you don't need to come to therapy…of course! Will you benefit from therapy…of course! Even if the therapist is providing stuff that doesn't work…like ultrasound…the therapist should be spending adequate time with you in order to educate you regarding the condition and the overall prognosis. If your health care provider is not doing this…walk away! There are therapists on almost every corner if you look hard enough. Find one of quality.
This is my primary job…education. I gave up a career, as a teacher because I felt the system was broken. It is too hard to teach a group of kids when I had to cater to lowest common denominators. In this profession, I am still a teacher, but I only have one student…the patient in front of me. If I can teach you everything you need to know in one visit and you will go out and be the perfect patient, I may never have to see you again…for this at least. Most patient's can't absorb everything and may not be overly compliant after the first visit, so more visits will be needed. My hope is that the frequency of our meetings will decrease over time as the patient takes more ownership over lifestyle changes and exercise performance. Alas…sometimes it never happens.
If this comprises a majority of your therapy…"Houston, we have a problem". I've said it before and I'll continue to stand on the soap box. Health care is a business. All businesses need to keep the doors open and it would be nice if there was a profit at the end of the day. This means that you will be charged for unsupported treatments because of the following reasons: 1. Patients expect this, as this has traditionally been sold as physical therapy 2. It feels good 3. It pays well.
It is no better than a placebo! If you would pay for it out of pocket, then I would rub some lotion over you with an ultrasound and then tell you that it is not effective. Would you still pay for it? If the insurance covers it though…why not? I will tell you why not…it takes up valuable time that I could be focusing on something more effective.
Tissue stress is anything that stresses the tissue. I know that it sounds simple…DUH. It is. I can stress the tissue by squeezing the tissue, stretching the tissue, forcing the tissue to contract against an outside force, but in the end, I need to provide the "appropriate tissue stress". If the tissue is shortened, then it needs to be lengthened. This occurs by stressing with stretching. You will have to follow a prescribed set and repetition scheme at a specific interval frequency, which will be given by your therapist. Typically this is performed no earlier than every 12 minutes and no later than every 3 hours.
Think of these as variables. Any good scientist knows that the best way to find the variable most important is to only change one variable at a time. If the patient presents to therapy and is not making progress, then I can change any of the three variables. I will choose to change the variable that 1. Best fits with the patient's schedule 2. Gives me the lowest chance of making the patient worst 3. Gives me the predicted best result. All in this order. If I give you an exercise that you can't do, then it doesn't matter if I believe that it will help you. For instance, if I give you an exercise that needs to be done lying, but you work in a sewer system, you may not like me after the exercise.
Going to therapy 3 days per week and expecting the therapist to get you better is a pipe dream. If you only go to the therapist for stretching, then the intensity will be high. This will result in an inflammatory effect, in which you will not want to/be able to move your shoulder. At this point, the stiffness will worsen. Be smart and move to tolerance. If you are worse for more than 20 minutes after stopping, you made a mistake and went too intense (there is research to support this timeline, but I don't have it onhand).
Butterflies and rainbows. If you think you are disabled, then you are. Please move. PSA.
I can easily spend 20 minutes mobilizing your shoulder and small talking about the weather, politics and religion. How else are we going to talk for 20 minutes?! That's a long time for me to hold your arm. I need something to pass the time. The evidence is conflicting regarding me pressing on your shoulder to try to free up some room. I do mobilizations sparingly. They are good to know and if nothing else is working, then sure…why not do them? If something else works better, then that's why I don't do them often.
I love using this example in the clinic: There was an episode of Seinfeld in which George and Jerry were staying in a fancy hotel. George went on this rant regarding tuck vs no tuck. Big picture…when the sheet is tucked in too tight, it is impossible to move your feet. You have to loosen up the sheets by kicking at them. Once you've loosened it up a little, it seems to free up a ton of room everywhere. This is the circle concept of the shoulder.
When we loosen up on aspect of the capsule, then the laxity that is created just moves around the capsule through additional mobilizations. We don't actually stretch out the capsule in multiple planes.
Hell, this stat makes me want to advise patients to do this first before seeing me…or start gambling for the night. Does anyone else see the 777?
We spend a fair amount of time discussing this diagnosis in PT school. I wish they had just covered this type of study so that we would know the way to treat this type of patient, instead of all of the theories and possible ways to treat this patient. It is good to have understanding, but it is better to have successful outcomes.
Kelley MJ, Mcclure PW, Leggin BG. Frozen Shoulder: Evidence and a Proposed Model Guiding Rehabilitation. JOSPT. 2009;39(2):135-148.
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DANA FRITZ // Terraria Gigantica: the World Under Glass
Terraria Gigantica: the World Under Glass
The photographs in the series Terraria Gigantica: the World Under Glass explore the world's largest enclosed landscapes as possible impossibilities: Biosphere 2's ocean in the Arizona desert, the Henry Doorly Zoo's desert in the Great Plains of Nebraska, and Eden Project's tropical rain forest in notoriously gray and cool Cornwall, England. These vivaria are enclosed environments where plants are grown amidst carefully constructed representations of the natural world to entertain visiting tourists. At the same time, however, they support scientific observation and research on the plants and animals housed under these 'natural conditions' that require human control of temperature, humidity, irrigation, insects, and weeds to cultivate otherwise impossible environments and species. Taken together, these architectural and engineering marvels stand as working symbols of our current and complex relationship with the natural world.
Built in the late 1980s to research possible space colonization, Biosphere 2 was designed as an airtight replica of the Earth's environment. This glass and metal-framed structure contains a tropical rain forest, mangrove wetlands, a fog desert, savannah grassland, and an ocean with a coral reef. No longer airtight, it is repurposed toward research and education about sustaining our planet Earth, 'Biosphere 1,' through study of water, climate, and energy. The Henry Doorly Zoo supports both education and research on a campus with the largest indoor jungle in the United States and the largest indoor desert in the world. Here, the illusionism of these immersive environments also incorporates the display of the animals that live there. The Eden Project was built with a mission to educate about environmental conservation and sustainability. It currently houses over 1 million plants in the world's largest conservatory and models sustainable practices in construction, waste reduction, and resource management.
While the technical and aesthetic demands of these varying missions informed the physical design of these spaces, the required juxtapositions of natural and artificial elements also generate unintentionally striking visual paradoxes that can go unnoticed. In these carefully constructed exhibits, I turn away from the crowds of visitors, looking for views where the illusion gives way. These include vistas referring to the idea of landscape, thresholds signifying architecture and fragments that focus on details. In these margins, these liminal spaces, the natural and the artificial sometimes meet, overlap, and bleed together, or they collide, resist, and contrast with one another. The visual richness of these small details leads to big questions about what it means to create and contain landscapes. They ask us to think about our interactions with and attitudes about the natural world. They ask us to consider whether these spaces supplement or replace the natural world. They ask us to reflect on the distinction between the natural and the artificial. Under the glass, I frame these views and invite contemplation of nature's future.
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Q: Using comparator to sort set of unique pairs with different criterias for uniqueness and less than First of all I've tried to search for similar questions but I didn't find any response explaining what could my problem be.
The problem is the following: Given a set of N nodes with coordinates (x,y,z) sort them using a 4th value F as fast as possible.
I want to use a std::set with a custom comparator for this purpose because it has O(log(N)) complexity. I know I could also try a std::vector and a call to std::sort on std::vector but in theory is a slower operation.
Why this? Because I'm constantly inserting elements in the set, changing the F value (it  means I change the value and to reorder the element in the container I erase and re-insert it) and I want to take the element with the less F value (that's the element at the front of the container).
But let's go with the std::set problem.
The coordinates define the uniqueness property, following the strict weak ordering rules,it means that a and b are the considered the same object if
!comp(a,b) && !comp(b,a)

The problem is related to define a uniqueness criteria based on the coordinates and a sorting criteria based on the F value. I don't want the set to store two elements with the same coordiantes, but I want it to be allow to store two elements with different coordinates but same F value
The comparator should also satisfais the following three properties:

*

*Irreflexivity  x < x false

*Assymetry x < y true implies y < x false

*Transitivy x < y && y < z  implies x < z true
So knowing all these properties I've been working around with the following example implementation:
Some definitions
class Node;
struct NodeComparator;
using NodePair = std::pair<Node *, int>;
using NodeSet  = std::set<NodePair, NodeComparator>;

Here I'm using pointers for convenience
Class Node
class Node
{

public:
    Node()
    {
    }
    Node(int _x, int _y, int _z, int _val) : x(_x), y(_y), z(_z), value(_val)
    {
    }

    int x, y, z;
    int value;

    friend inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Node &dt)
    {
        os << "[" << dt.x << ", " << dt.y << ", " << dt.z << "], [" << dt.value << "]";
        return os;
    }
    friend bool operator==(const Node &_lhs, const Node &_rhs){
        if( _lhs.x == _rhs.x &&
            _lhs.y == _rhs.y &&
            _lhs.z == _rhs.z ){
                return true;
            }
        return false;
    }
};

Here the operator << is overloaded only for debugging purposes
The comparator

struct NodeComparator
{
    bool operator()(const NodePair &_lhs, const NodePair &_rhs) const
    {
        if( _lhs.first == nullptr || _rhs.first == nullptr )
            return false;
        /*
        This first check implements uniqueness.
        If _lhs == _rhs --> comp(_lhs,_rhs) == false && comp(_rhs, _lhs) == false
        So ( !comp(l,r) && !comp(r,l) ) == true
        */
        if( *_lhs.first == *_rhs.first)
            return false;

        int ret = _lhs.second - _rhs.second;
        return ret < 0;
    }
};

I guess one problem could be the case of two nodes with different coordinates but same F value
Full example with concrete cases
Ìn this example I use the above classes to insert/find/erase some elements, but has it is show on the output, it's not behaving as expected:
#include <iostream>
#include <set>
#include <vector>
#include <algorithm>
#include <tuple>

class Node;
struct NodeComparator;
using NodePair = std::pair<Node *, int>;
using NodeSet  = std::set<NodePair, NodeComparator>;
class Node
{

public:
    Node()
    {
    }
    Node(int _x, int _y, int _z, int _val) : x(_x), y(_y), z(_z), value(_val)
    {
    }

    int x, y, z;
    int value;

    friend inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Node &dt)
    {
        os << "[" << dt.x << ", " << dt.y << ", " << dt.z << "], [" << dt.value << "]";
        return os;
    }
};

struct NodeComparator
{
    bool operator()(const NodePair &_lhs, const NodePair &_rhs) const
    {
        /*
        This first check implements uniqueness.
        If _lhs == _rhs --> comp(_lhs,_rhs) == false && comp(_rhs, _lhs) == false
        So ( !comp(l,r) && !comp(r,l) ) == true
        */
        if(_lhs == _rhs)
            return false;

        int ret = _lhs.second - _rhs.second;
        return ret < 0;
    }
};
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    Node n1(0, 2, 4, 12),
         n2(2, 4, 5, 25),
         n3(0, 1, 4, 34),
         n4(0, 1, 4, 20),
         n5(0, 1, 5, 20),
         n6(0, 2, 4, 112);

    NodeSet set;

    set.insert({&n1, n1.value});
    set.insert({&n2, n2.value});
    set.insert({&n3, n3.value});
    set.insert({&n4, n4.value}); //Should not be inserted because it already exists n3 with same coords
    set.insert({&n5, n5.value});

    //Try to insert multiple times a previously inserted node (n1 coords is == n6 coords)
    //It should not be inserted because it already exists one node with the same coords (n1)
    set.insert({&n6, n6.value});
    set.insert({&n6, n6.value});
    set.insert({&n6, n6.value});
    set.insert({&n6, n6.value});
    set.insert({&n6, 0});
    set.insert({&n6, 1});

    if (set.find({&n4, n4.value}) != set.end())
        std::cout << "Found n4" << std::endl;

    auto it = set.erase({&n4, 20});
    std::cout << "It value (elements erased): " << it << std::endl;

    if (set.find({&n4, n4.value}) != set.end())
        std::cout << "Found n4 after removal" << std::endl;

    std::cout << "Final Set content: " << std::endl;
    for (auto &it : set)
        std::cout << *it.first << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

To compile it with C++11 or above: g++ -o main main.cpp
Output:
Found n4
It value (elements erased): 1
Final Set content:
[0, 2, 4], [12]
[2, 4, 5], [25]
[0, 1, 4], [34]
[0, 2, 4], [112]

**Expected Output: ** Correspond to elements n1, n5, n2, n3 ordered from the one with less F (n1) to the one with the higher F (n3).
Final Set content:
[0, 2, 4], [12]
[0, 1, 5], [20]
[2, 4, 5], [25]
[0, 1, 4], [34]

I would appreciate a lot any help or ideas and alternatives of implementation. Thanks

A: Unfortunately, your requirements cannot be fulfilled by one std::set alone. The std::set uses the same comparator for sorting and uniqueness. The comparator has no state, meaning, you cannot compare one time with the first and the next time with a second condition. That will not work.
So, you need to use 2 containers, like first a std::unordered_set using a comparator for equal coordinates and the a second container for the sorting, like a std::multiset..
You could also use a std::unordered_map in conjunction with a std::multiset.
Or you create your own container as a class and try to optimize performance.
Let me show you an example using the combination of std::unordered_set and std::multiset. It will be fast, because the std::unordered_set uses hashes.
#include <iostream>
#include <unordered_set>
#include <set>
#include <array>
#include <vector>

using Coordinate = std::array<int, 3>;

struct Node {
    Coordinate coordinate{};
    int value{};
    bool operator == (const Node& other) const { return coordinate == other.coordinate; }
    friend std::ostream& operator << (std::ostream& os, const Node& n) {
        return os << "[" << n.coordinate[0] << ", " << n.coordinate[1] << ", " << n.coordinate[2] << "], [" << n.value << "]"; }
};
struct CompareOnSecond { bool operator ()(const Node& n1, const Node& n2)const { return n1.value < n2.value; } };
struct Hash {size_t operator()(const Node& n) const {return n.coordinate[0] ^ n.coordinate[1] ^ n.coordinate[2];} };

using UniqueNodes = std::unordered_set<Node, Hash>;
using Sorter = std::multiset<Node, CompareOnSecond>;

int main() {
    // a vector with some test nodes
    std::vector<Node> testNodes{
    { {{0, 2, 4}}, 12 },
    { {{2, 4, 5}}, 25 },
    { {{0, 1, 4}}, 34 },
    { {{0, 1, 4}}, 20 },
    { {{0, 1, 5}}, 20 },
    { {{0, 2, 4}}, 112 } };

    // Here we will store the unique nodes
    UniqueNodes uniqueNodes{};
    for (const Node& n : testNodes) uniqueNodes.insert(n);

    // And now, do the sorting
    Sorter sortedNodes(uniqueNodes.begin(), uniqueNodes.end());

    // Some test functions
    std::cout << "\nSorted unique nodes:\n";
    for (const Node& n : sortedNodes) std::cout << n << '\n';

    // find a node
    if (sortedNodes.find({ {{0, 1, 4}}, 20 }) != sortedNodes.end())
        std::cout << "\nFound n4\n";

    // Erase a node
    auto it = sortedNodes.erase({ {{0, 1, 4}}, 20 });
    std::cout << "It value (elements erased): " << it << '\n';

    // Was it really erased?
    if (sortedNodes.find({ {{0, 1, 4}}, 20 }) != sortedNodes.end())
        std::cout << "\nFound n4 after removal\n";

    // Show final result
    std::cout << "\nFinal Set content:\n";
    for (const Node& n : sortedNodes) std::cout << n << '\n';
}

A: Finally, thanks to suggestions and comments of the users I implemented a solution using Boost multi index with 2 index. One hashed unique index and one ordered-non-unique index. Despite this I marked the answer above as accepted because is the most standard solution.
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/multi_index_container.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/ordered_index.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/identity.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/member.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/hashed_index.hpp>
#include <boost/multi_index/key_extractors.hpp>

using namespace ::boost;
using namespace ::boost::multi_index;

struct IndexByCost {};
struct IndexByWorldPosition {};

class Node
{

public:
    Node(int _val, int _i) : value(_val), index(_i) {}

    int value; //NON UNIQUE
    unsigned int index; //UNIQUE

    friend inline std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, const Node &dt)
    {
        os << dt.index << ": [" << dt.value << "]";
        return os;
    }

};

using MagicalMultiSet = boost::multi_index_container<
  Node*, // the data type stored
  boost::multi_index::indexed_by< // list of indexes
    boost::multi_index::hashed_unique<  //hashed index wo
      boost::multi_index::tag<IndexByWorldPosition>, // give that index a name
      boost::multi_index::member<Node, unsigned int, &Node::index> // what will be the index's key
    >,
    boost::multi_index::ordered_non_unique<  //ordered index over 'i1'
      boost::multi_index::tag<IndexByCost>, // give that index a name
      boost::multi_index::member<Node, int, &Node::value> // what will be the index's key
    >
  >
>;

int main(int argc, char const *argv[])
{

    MagicalMultiSet container;

    Node n1{24, 1};
    Node n2{12, 2};
    Node n3{214,3};
    Node n4{224,4};
    Node n5{221,5};
    Node n6{221,6};

    auto & indexByCost          = container.get<IndexByCost>();
    auto & indexByWorldPosition = container.get<IndexByWorldPosition>();

    indexByCost.insert(&n1);
    indexByCost.insert(&n2);
    indexByCost.insert(&n3);
    indexByCost.insert(&n4);
    indexByCost.insert(&n5);

    for(auto &it: indexByCost)
        std::cout << *it << std::endl;

    auto it = indexByCost.begin();
    std::cout << "Best Node " << **it << std::endl;

    indexByCost.erase(indexByCost.begin());

    it = indexByCost.begin();
    std::cout << "Best Node After erasing the first one: " << **it << std::endl;

    std::cout << "What if we modify the value of the nodes?" << std::endl;
    n2.value = 1;
    std::cout << "Container view from index by world position" << std::endl;
    for(auto &it: indexByWorldPosition)
        std::cout << *it << std::endl;

    auto found = indexByWorldPosition.find(2);
    if(found != indexByWorldPosition.end() )
        std::cout << "Okey found n2 by index" << std::endl;

    found = indexByWorldPosition.find(1);
    if(found != indexByWorldPosition.end() )
        std::cout << "Okey found n1 by index" << std::endl;

    std::cout << "Imagine we update the n1 cost" << std::endl;
    n1.value = 10000;
    indexByWorldPosition.erase(found);
    indexByWorldPosition.insert(&n1);

    std::cout << "Container view from index by cost " << std::endl;

    for(auto &it: indexByCost)
        std::cout << *it << std::endl;

    return 0;
}

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Geschichte
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const char* const kCmdline[] = {"clipboard_host_mojolpm_fuzzer", nullptr};

content::mojolpm::FuzzerEnvironment& GetEnvironment() {
  static base::NoDestructor<content::mojolpm::FuzzerEnvironment> environment(
      1, kCmdline);
  return *environment;
}

scoped_refptr<base::SequencedTaskRunner> GetFuzzerTaskRunner() {
  return GetEnvironment().fuzzer_task_runner();
}

// Per-testcase state needed to run the interface being tested.
//
// The lifetime of this is scoped to a single testcase, and it is created and
// destroyed from the fuzzer sequence.
//
class ClipboardHostTestcase
    : public ::mojolpm::Testcase<
          content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::Testcase,
          content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::Action> {
 public:
  using ProtoTestcase = content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::Testcase;
  using ProtoAction = content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::Action;
  explicit ClipboardHostTestcase(
      const content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::Testcase& testcase);
  ~ClipboardHostTestcase();

  void SetUp(base::OnceClosure done_closure) override;
  void TearDown(base::OnceClosure done_closure) override;

  void RunAction(const ProtoAction& action,
                 base::OnceClosure done_closure) override;

 private:
  void SetUpOnUIThread(base::OnceClosure done_closure);
  void TearDownOnUIThread(base::OnceClosure done_closure);

  void AddClipboardHostImpl(
      uint32_t id,
      mojo::PendingReceiver<blink::mojom::ClipboardHost>&& receiver);
  void AddClipboardHost(uint32_t id, base::OnceClosure done_closure);

  content::mojolpm::RenderViewHostTestHarnessAdapter test_adapter_;
  content::TestRenderFrameHost* render_frame_host_ = nullptr;

  SEQUENCE_CHECKER(sequence_checker_);
};

ClipboardHostTestcase::ClipboardHostTestcase(const ProtoTestcase& testcase)
    : Testcase<ProtoTestcase, ProtoAction>(testcase) {
  test_adapter_.SetUp();
}

ClipboardHostTestcase::~ClipboardHostTestcase() {
  test_adapter_.TearDown();
}

void ClipboardHostTestcase::RunAction(const ProtoAction& action,
                                      base::OnceClosure run_closure) {
  DCHECK_CALLED_ON_VALID_SEQUENCE(sequence_checker_);
  const auto ThreadId_UI =
      content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::RunThreadAction_ThreadId_UI;
  const auto ThreadId_IO =
      content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::RunThreadAction_ThreadId_IO;
  switch (action.action_case()) {
    case ProtoAction::kRunThread:
      // These actions ensure that any tasks currently queued on the named
      // thread have chance to run before the fuzzer continues.
      //
      // We don't provide any particular guarantees here; this does not mean
      // that the named thread is idle, nor does it prevent any other threads
      // from running (or the consequences of any resulting callbacks, for
      // example).
      if (action.run_thread().id() == ThreadId_UI) {
        content::GetUIThreadTaskRunner({})->PostTaskAndReply(
            FROM_HERE, base::DoNothing(), std::move(run_closure));
      } else if (action.run_thread().id() == ThreadId_IO) {
        content::GetIOThreadTaskRunner({})->PostTaskAndReply(
            FROM_HERE, base::DoNothing(), std::move(run_closure));
      }
      return;
    case ProtoAction::kNewClipboardHost:
      AddClipboardHost(action.new_clipboard_host().id(),
                       std::move(run_closure));
      return;
    case ProtoAction::kClipboardHostRemoteAction:
      mojolpm::HandleRemoteAction(action.clipboard_host_remote_action());
      break;
    case ProtoAction::ACTION_NOT_SET:
      break;
  }
  GetFuzzerTaskRunner()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, std::move(run_closure));
}

void ClipboardHostTestcase::SetUp(base::OnceClosure done_closure) {
  DCHECK_CALLED_ON_VALID_SEQUENCE(sequence_checker_);

  content::GetUIThreadTaskRunner({})->PostTask(
      FROM_HERE,
      base::BindOnce(&ClipboardHostTestcase::SetUpOnUIThread,
                     base::Unretained(this), std::move(done_closure)));
}

void ClipboardHostTestcase::SetUpOnUIThread(base::OnceClosure done_closure) {
  render_frame_host_ =
      static_cast<content::TestWebContents*>(test_adapter_.web_contents())
          ->GetPrimaryMainFrame();
  render_frame_host_->InitializeRenderFrameIfNeeded();

  GetFuzzerTaskRunner()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, std::move(done_closure));
}

void ClipboardHostTestcase::TearDown(base::OnceClosure done_closure) {
  DCHECK_CALLED_ON_VALID_SEQUENCE(sequence_checker_);
  content::GetUIThreadTaskRunner({})->PostTask(
      FROM_HERE,
      base::BindOnce(&ClipboardHostTestcase::TearDownOnUIThread,
                     base::Unretained(this), std::move(done_closure)));
}

void ClipboardHostTestcase::TearDownOnUIThread(base::OnceClosure done_closure) {
  GetFuzzerTaskRunner()->PostTask(FROM_HERE, std::move(done_closure));
}

void ClipboardHostTestcase::AddClipboardHostImpl(
    uint32_t id,
    mojo::PendingReceiver<blink::mojom::ClipboardHost>&& receiver) {
  content::ClipboardHostImpl::Create(render_frame_host_, std::move(receiver));
}

static void AddClipboardHostInstance(
    uint32_t id,
    mojo::Remote<blink::mojom::ClipboardHost> remote,
    base::OnceClosure run_closure) {
  mojolpm::GetContext()->AddInstance(id, std::move(remote));
  std::move(run_closure).Run();
}

void ClipboardHostTestcase::AddClipboardHost(uint32_t id,
                                             base::OnceClosure run_closure) {
  DCHECK_CALLED_ON_VALID_SEQUENCE(sequence_checker_);
  mojo::Remote<blink::mojom::ClipboardHost> remote;
  auto receiver = remote.BindNewPipeAndPassReceiver();
  content::GetUIThreadTaskRunner({})->PostTaskAndReply(
      FROM_HERE,
      base::BindOnce(&ClipboardHostTestcase::AddClipboardHostImpl,
                     base::Unretained(this), id, std::move(receiver)),
      base::BindOnce(AddClipboardHostInstance, id, std::move(remote),
                     std::move(run_closure)));
}

DEFINE_BINARY_PROTO_FUZZER(
    const content::fuzzing::clipboard_host::proto::Testcase& proto_testcase) {
  if (!proto_testcase.actions_size() || !proto_testcase.sequences_size() ||
      !proto_testcase.sequence_indexes_size()) {
    return;
  }

  GetEnvironment();

  ClipboardHostTestcase testcase(proto_testcase);

  base::RunLoop main_run_loop;
  GetFuzzerTaskRunner()->PostTask(
      FROM_HERE,
      base::BindOnce(&mojolpm::RunTestcase<ClipboardHostTestcase>,
                     base::Unretained(&testcase), GetFuzzerTaskRunner(),
                     main_run_loop.QuitClosure()));
  main_run_loop.Run();
}