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Reflections on FAB-Productions' "Miss Julie" 2014 Opening Night
December 20, 2014 Simeon Moodoo Reviews, Spotlight On, Theatre Leave a comment
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On Thursday 18 December, 2014 Cipriani College's CLR James Auditorium housed the opening of FAB-Productions' first production of "Miss Julie", written by August Strindberg in (1888). It was Directed by Errol Sitahal, Co-Directed by Aryana Mohammed and Produced by Farrukh Altaf Barlas. Rebecca Foster played "Miss Julie", Vedesh Nath played "Jean", Tishanna Williams played Christine and Renee King played "Clara".
"The play follows the relationship between Miss Julie a noble-woman and her young servant, Jean, on Christmas Eve night. Miss Julie has just broken off her engagement to her fiance, and is drawn to Jean's charm. She flirts with Jean in front of his fiance, Christine, and Jean in turn encourages Miss Julie and flirts back.
Their relationship escalates when Jean pretends to be in love with Miss Julie, and persuades her to run away as it is the only way they can escape their dark pasts and even darker realities. But how far can they run before the darkness consumes them?" (FAB-Productions)
I enjoyed the performance, though it could have done without the lighting design; I did not like the set design either, but only because it felt disconnected from the set properties and the performance of the play; some of the acting and stage movement confused me because they lacked the character(s) intent; the attempts at adapting the language was not to my liking, because it felt "out of place" and disconnected from the characters. On the other hand, I thought FAB-Productions' synopsis of Miss Julie intriguing and its tagline "A Lust Story" quite attractive. So I am pleased to have seen these things become manifest during the performance. It was not a bad performance, but it still needs work. I am not sure how to write about things I like, so this reflection/ review would focus on things I believe could/should be improved.
Firstly, I am always a bit cautious in approaching adapted plays for two reasons: (i) I do not believe that it is necessary to localize a play simply to update or make it more relevant to an audience (because your audience would be able to appreciate the work for what it is. If you do not think they would, then you should produce another play). (ii) A COMPLETE understanding of the essence of the text is necessary to adequately execute such an exercise and this is no easy task, if it is possible to achieve. A good example of an adapted work done well is Romeo + Juliet (1996) and yet the critic Roger Ebert saw it as a bad idea even IMBD rated it as a meager 6.9. So I usually advise against such dabbling.
"The desperation with which it tries to "update" the play and make it "relevant" is greatly depressing. In one grand but doomed gesture, writer-director Baz Luhrmann has made a film that (a) will dismay any lover of Shakespeare, and (b) bore anyone lured into the theater by promise of gang wars, MTV-style. This production was a very bad idea." (Roger Ebert)
Despite Ebert's harsh review of the Romeo + Juliet (2009) adaptation, I would not say that adaptations should be taboo. I would even say that FAB-Productions' "Miss Julie" is a "fair-to-good" attempt at such an exercise. However, an alternative to the usual approach of sporadically interfering with the elements of drama (Plot, Theme, Characters, Dialogue, Music/Rhythm, Spectacle) to adapt a play could be: in addition to a local set design; personal/set properties etcetera, the iambic metre of the local language could be applied to the usage of the original text, instead of forcing local jargon and culture intermittently onto the existing text (A Derek Walcott suggestion-N.B. What the Twilight Says 1998).
Secondly, the lighting design did very little for me aesthetically. Furthermore, the attempts at setting the mood with limited fixtures (that they were unable to rig themselves due to restrictions of the space) failed. The lighting design seemed to attempt camera close-ups and transitions into movie-like thought bubbles (which the audience never saw). Therefore, more attention should be placed on the technical aspects of the performance in future performances. "Miss Julie" is a naturalistic play (This type of play examines its characters as 'human organisms'; surroundings are described in detail and realistically depicted, emphasising the physiological effects of environment upon characters; Characters are driven primarily by natural urges and instincts…) so stretching outside the realm of realistic lighting is probably counterproductive. Exploration of area lighting or a simple whitewash would have been sufficient.
Rebecca Foster and Vedesh Nath on Set
Thirdly, keeping in mind Strindberg's naturalistic philosophy, the use of an abstract set design to reflect the chaotic emotions of Miss Julie and Christine's "Christian" standpoint by using chaotic brush strokes on the flats and a very visible 'cross' just over Christine's bedroom door, was unnecessary or contradictory to the playwright's intentions.
Furthermore, the performance style, the costuming, and the personal and set properties were realistic so this set design did not fit neatly. Someone who is not familiar with the script would interpret it as a dirty wall (which when speaking to other patrons proved to be the case).
Fourthly, I thought a portion of the actors' movement on stage was unnecessary. I understand the use of distance to create or stimulate tension, but it was difficult to believe that characters would randomly walk to the other side of the stage during 'confrontational' dialogue. Even if the blocking given by the director is to create distance or move to specific points on the stage, then it is the actor's duty to find the character's motivation to do so and to make said motivations accessible to the audience.
Additionally, for her first stage performance Rebecca Foster delivered a commendable presentation, especially since I learnt that she was battling chick v during the performance. Excuses aside, there were times that her dialogue was inaudible, and I was not always sure that she understood all the moments that she played. Additionally, "Miss Julie" and "Jean" lacked chemistry for the majority of the performance and the sexual tension was not always believable. There were times that the action on stage seemed forced, which was exacerbated by the sporadic use of local jargon and speech patterns.
Having spoken enough about my dislike for the use of language, I would now focus on other aspects of the performance (keeping in mind that the inconsistency of the use of language bothered me throughout the play). "Jean" played by Vedesh Nath maintained a monotonic speech pattern for the entire performance with the only variation coming via changes in volume, and the speed of delivery of his lines. I hope in future performances he would explore the use of tones and intentions/motivations for his dialogue and stage movement since his interaction with "Miss Julie" and "Christine" and theirs with him looked forced at times. Maybe work-shopping with characterization, trust and chemistry building exercises would help improve these forced moments.
Tishanna Williams
I thought "Clara" played by Renee King was good, I enjoyed her performance though I'm struggling to understand the necessity of her presence other than for comic relief since the audience and Christine were both made aware of Jean and Miss Julie's affair by other means. I may have to revisit the script to discover this. However, I can't say that I have any advice for her. Tishanna Williams played "Christine" well, she brought life and energy to the play at moments when I was beginning to lose interest. She had a few forced moments when interacting with "Jean", but these moments did not trouble me for long.
Finally, the total theatrical experience is one that must be examined from the moment you enter the doors and are greeted by the front-of-house personnel/arrangements. Therefore, it is necessary to mention the extremely pleasant ushers and the simple yet beautifully constructed front of house area. The evening was formal/ semi-formal in nature, whether this is pro or con I cannot say. Furthermore, the production carried with it a very exclusive aura, it seemed as if a "certain" type of audience was/is expected due to the price of the ticket and the "Please observe the following rules to ensure an uninterrupted performance" section of the ticket.
I enjoyed the performance and hope to see it improved and run from 'moment to moment' more efficiently. I had no love for the set and lighting design, but held no opposition towards the choices made for personal and set properties. However, I would like to see the actors do more work on building their characters' relationships and understanding their characters' intentions and motivations for every moment rather than most moments. Congratulations to the team! Continue to work and improve your product!
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Home News Politics Why Appeal Court declared illegal retirement benefits, pension paid political office holders
Why Appeal Court declared illegal retirement benefits, pension paid political office holders
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the severance allowance, pension or gratuity paid to political elected office holders and political appointees illegal and unfounded in law.
National Daily learned that a three-man panel of the Appeal Court, Abuja, in a judgment on an appeal marked: CA/A/810/2017 filed by the Governor of Kogi State and three others held that no law substantiates or justifies politicians who hold office for not more than eight years to allocate huge public funds to themselves in the name of pension and severance package after they have sustained themselves in office with public funds.
It was indicated that the appellants were contesting the judgment of Justice R. B. Hastrup of the National Industrial Court (NIC), Lokoja, Kogi State, on October 10, 2017, on a suit filed by some former political appointees in Kogi State, seeking to compel the state government to pay their severance allowances, gratuity, among others.
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The suit marked: NICN/LKJ/03/2017 was said to be filed by the Chairman of Kogi State Local Government Service Commission 2013 -2017, Alhaji Nuhu Ahmed, and the Commission members, who were appointed Permanent members II. The litigants include M. O. Sule, Momoh Steven Azia, Michael Nuhu Akeji, James Olusoji Olumorin and George Agbogun.
Justice Hastrup had directed the parties to file a suit of pleadings not of judgment after taking arguments on the originating summons and preliminary objection raised by the defendants. This is indicated that the plaintiffs are not legally entitled to retirement benefits since they were not on career appointments.
National Daily further learned that Justice Emmanuel Agim in the lead judgment of the Appeal Court had declared: "I must state here that the claimants' claim for payment of severance allowance, because the tenure of their appointment has come to an end, is as unfounded as is morally wrong.
"As I have held that their letters of appointment did not stipulate their entitlement to such payment. They did not produce any law or any document or instrument that entitles them to such payment.
"The fact that elected pubic officeholders and political appointees are paid huge amounts of money as monthly salaries and other forms of allowances, while in office, is common knowledge in Nigeria and is not reasonable to open question.
"It is also common knowledge that many of them after an office tenure of between three to eight years become stupendously wealthy, exhibiting mind-blowing opulence and splendor.
"Yet these office holders insist on being paid severance allowance for holding such offices.
"Meanwhile, career civil servants, who have served this country or their states or Local Governments, all their life, can hardly collect their pensions and gratuity when retired.
"They are now being subjected to contributory pension schemes in which they contribute part of their monthly meagre salaries that are always paid in arrears while in service, to be able to earn pension and gratuity upon retirement.
"The political appointees and elected public office holders, who do not work as long and as hard as the career civil servants quickly get paid huge severance allowances upon leaving office in addition to the huge wealth they acquired while holding such offices and without having been subjected to any contributory pension schemes.
"It is not morally right to pay an elected public officer or political appointee pension and gratuity or severance allowance for holding such an office for three to eight years as the case may be.
"It cannot be justified in the context of our present social realities it amounts to gross social injustice."
Justice Agim was said to have faulted Justice Hastrup's decision to order pleadings rather than dismissing the suit, owing to the plaintiffs' failure to prove their case.
"The reasons the trial court gave for ordering a retrial, by pleading and the oral evidence of witnesses, are that the affidavits of both sides raise substantial issues and dispute of facts or contentions issues as to the payment or non payment of arrears of salaries and whether the claimants were among the duly verified staff and appointees that have been paid their arrears of salaries and that the reliefs claimed for cannot be resolved by affidavit evidence alone with pleadings and the testimonies of witnesses.
"These reasons are not correct. There is no substantial dispute of facts between the affidavits of both sides on the factual basis for the action and the reliefs claimed for.
"Both affidavits agree on the fact that the respondents were appointed as Chairman and permanent members respectively, of Kogi State Local Government Service Commission.
"The respondents herein, as claimants, in their originating summons, claimed for the sum of "$5,420,000.00 as total of the various amounts of money due to them as arrears of salaries for 17 months, four years leave bonuses and severance payment for the end of the tenure of their appointments.
"The monetary value of each entitlement is particularised in the originating summons. But there Is no evidence, in the affidavits in support of the originating summons, stating the exact amount each claimant was earning as monthly salary.
"There is no evidence in the said affidavits showing the allowances or other emoluments the claimants were entitled to by virtue of their appointments," the judge further declared.
Justice Agim, accordingly, dismissed the appeal on the grounds that the appellants filed to first obtain the leave of the court before it commenced the appeal.
Justices Abubakar Datti Yahaya and Tinuade Akomolafe-Wilson, also on the panel, were said to be in agreement with the lad judgment, delivered on May 20, 2019.
Other appellants in the suit were identified to include the Secretary to Kogi State Government, Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Kogi State and Kogi State Local Government Service Commission.
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Automagic is a book-object by Dutch visual artist Anouk Kruithof (b. 1981, Dordrecht, the Netherlands), which contains images drawn from her "automagic archive," taken with iPhones and small digital cameras over the past twelve years. The book does not seek to present a clear narrative, which is created rather by the viewer's own memories and associations provoked by the nine visual stories presented in nine different books, joined together with a book of text in a transparent acrylic glass box. Automagic is an exploration of an image archive transformed by means of analog photomontages, screenshots, reproductions, editing, and the addition of text. The diversity of topics and concepts in each book is highlighted by the use of different papers, which make a multi-layered sculpture of this book-object. It demonstrates the resourcefulness, the adventurousness, the sheer infinity of possibilities of the medium of photography, and shows how the computer and the human mind can act as processors of ways of looking look at our world.


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Musical Meets Opera 11
Music theater crossover at its finest
The finest musical theater crossover at the Ronacher
The Vereinigte Bühnen Wien (VBW) will present the eleventh edition of MUSICAL MEETS OPERA together with the friends of the Vienna State Opera on April 28, 2019. The popular event for music theater enthusiasts celebrates the wonderful language of the music of musical and opera, thus underlining its universality.
The stars of the current VBW hit show BODYGUARD meet stars on the opera stage.
Great pieces of music from BODYGUARD - DAS MUSICAL meet arias and duets of important, related operas, and are cleverly and amusingly interwoven. Between the musical performances, the moderations and discussions with everyone involved provide an informative and entertaining insight into the world of opera and musical stars. Thomas Denmark, General Secretary of the Friends of the Vienna State Opera, is responsible for the idea and concept and leads through the matinee in a tried and tested manner.
VBW musical director Christian Struppeck: "Music connects generations and cultures. True to this motto, MUSICAL MEETS OPERA will take place for the eleventh time in cooperation with the friends of the Vienna State Opera, here at the Ronacher. Let us enjoy a musical theater program together that brilliantly combines the best of both worlds! I would like to take this opportunity to thank Thomas Denmark, initiator of this already traditional event, and I wish all of us an entertaining matinee! "
Experience the VBW success musical now at the Raimund Theater!
Premiere: Thursday, 22.09.2022 - 7:30 pm
Duration: ~ 2:40h
The romantic love story at Manderley gradually develops into a gripping thriller with plenty of intrigue and dark surprises. Breathtakingly staged, with magnificent sets, poignant melodies, a unique, large live orchestra and amazing special effects, REBECCA is a musical experience in a class of its own that you definitely don't want to miss.
Experience the successful musical now at the Ronacher!
Premiere: Saturday, 08.10.2022 - 7:30 pm
Disney's THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME promises an extraordinary and highly moving musical experience for young and old with all the unforgettable songs of the world-famous film. This impressive musical adaptation captivates not only with its Oscar-nominated, opulent music featuring large church choirs, but also with Scott Schwartz's lavish and powerful staging. Experience the successful play after many international productions, including in the USA, Berlin and Tokyo, now finally for the first time in Vienna at the Ronacher.
Experience the impressive concert highlight at the Raimund Theater!
Premiere: Friday, 31.03.2023 - 7:30 pm
Duration: ~ 2h
From 31 March to 10 April 2023, Vereinigte Bühnen Wien will present the world-famous cult rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice as an impressive concert experience at the Raimund Theater!
Premiere: Thursday, 29.06.2023
Due to the enormous audience success and a total of over 30,000 tickets sold, the VBW's internationally successful production ELISABETH, penned by the successful duo of Michael Kunze & Sylvester Levay, will also be performed next year from the 29th of June to the 1st of July 2023 as an exceptional concert experience in the grand forecourt of Schönbrunn Palace.
The famous historical setting provides a unique and dignified backdrop for the concert version of the musical, which tells the dramatic and moving story of the life, loves and tribulations of Empress Elisabeth of Austria.


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L'Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace, già Armée de l'Air spesso abbreviata in ALA, è l'attuale aeronautica e astronautica militare della Francia e parte integrante dell' Armée française, insieme all' Armée de terre (esercito), alla Marine nationale (marina militare) e alla Gendarmerie nationale.

Formata nel 1909 come Aéronautique Militaire, parte dell'Armée de terre, è diventata Forza armata indipendente nel 1934 ed è tra le forze aeree militari più antiche del mondo.

Il 24 luglio 2020 il Presidente della Repubblica Francese Emmanuel Macron ha dichiarato la volontà di modificare la denominazione ufficiale della forza armata in Armée de l'Air et de l'Espace, a sottolineare l'accresciuta importanza della dimensione spaziale per le forze armate francesi, denominazione diventata ufficiale dall'11 settembre 2020.

Storia
L'aeronautica militare francese è nata nel 1909 e registrata come tale, rende di fatto la Francia il primo paese ad equipaggiarsi di aerei da combattimento. Dopo il voto di una legge per l'Assemblea nazionale francese, il 29 marzo 1912, lAéronautique Militaire è ufficialmente parte dell'esercito francese, insieme a quattro altre armi tradizionali dell'epoca: la fanteria, la cavalleria, l'artiglieria e il genio.

Al momento dell'entrata in guerra nella prima guerra mondiale, la Francia aveva un totale di 148 velivoli (di cui 8 dell'Aéronautique navale) e 15 dirigibili, nel momento dell'armistizio, nel novembre 1918, erano stati in servizio 3.608 aerei.

È diventata indipendente nel 1934, dando seguito allAéronautique Militaire presso l'Armée de terre nasce lArmée de l'air. Tuttavia, le sue unità sono per lo più eredi delle tradizioni (insegne, ect.) della squadriglie della prima guerra mondiale, dove molti piloti si sono distinti.

La battaglia di Francia nel 1940 e l'impegno degli aviatori francesi liberi (FAFL) 1940-1943 poi quello dell'Armée de la Libération, sono anche degli eventi significativi della storia dellArmée de l'air.

Dal 1945, lArmée de l'air è stata particolarmente impegnata in Indocina (1945-1954), Suez (1956), Algeria (1952-1962), Mauritania e Ciad, nel golfo persico (1990-1991), nell'ex-Jugoslavia e in Afghanistan dal 2001.

LArmée de l'air ha avuto per lungo tempo la responsabilità unica della forza nucleare francese: bombardieri strategici Dassault Mirage IV o missili balistici della base aerea 200 Apt-Saint-Christol sul plateau d'Albion.

È stata anche la culla del paracadutismo militare francese, con l'istituzione della fanteria dell'aria nel 1930.

La Patrouille de France rimane l'unità più famosa al grande pubblico, per le sue dimostrazioni di volo acrobatico.

Al 2010 l'Armée de l'air constava di 54.553 effettivi; al 2011 gli effettivi militari erano 52.519 e il parco velivoli (tra aerei ed elicotteri) contava 567 velivoli, tra cui 234 aerei da combattimento.

Per il 2010, il Livre Blanc sur la Défense et la Sécurité nationale ha annunciato una forte riduzione degli effettivi e dei mezzi di combattimento. 300 aerei da combattimento sono previsti per l'intero esercito francese (Aéronautique navale inclusa). Infine, per la prima volta dalla fine della seconda guerra mondiale, lArmée de l'air ha presentato il 18 settembre 2008 il suo concetto operativo.

Cronologia
 1909-1933: Aéronautique Militaire o Service Aéronautique (come parte dell'Armée de terre)
 1933-1940: Armée de l'air (indipendente dall'Armée de terre)
 1940-1944: Armée de l'air de l'armistice (forze aeree dellÉtat français)
 1940-1943: Forces aériennes françaises libres (forze aeree di France libre)
 1942-1945: Groupe de Chasse Normandie-Niémen (squadrone da caccia)
 1945-2020: Armée de l'air
 dal 2020: Armée de l'air et de l'espace

Organizzazione
Sotto l'autorità del Capo di stato maggiore dell'Armée de l'air a Parigi, essa comprende delle formazioni ripartite tra:
 l'état-major de l'armée de l'air (lo stato maggiore dell'aeronautica francese);
 les forces (le forze aeree);
 les bases aériennes (le basi aeree);
 la direction des ressources humaines de l'armée de l'air (la direzione delle risorse umane dell'Armée de l'air);
 les services (i servizi).

État-major de l'armée de l'air (EMAA)

Forces
LArmée de l'air nei primi anni del ventunesimo secolo divide le sue forze e risorse in quattro grandi comandi, due grandi comandi operativi (CDAOA e CFAS) e due comandi organici (CFA e CSFA):
 commandements opérationnels (comandi operativi centrali)
 CDAOA - commandement de la défense aérienne et des opérations aériennes: comando della difesa aerea e delle operazioni aeree.
 CFAS - commandement des Forces aériennes stratégiques: comando delle forze aeree strategiche
 commandements organiques (comandi della organizzazione territoriale)
 CFA - commandement des forces aériennes
 BAAC - brigade aérienne de l'aviation de chasse
 BAAP - brigade aérienne d'appui et de projection
 BACE - brigade aérienne de contrôle de l'espace
 BAFSI - brigade aérienne des forces de sécurité et d'intervention
 CSFA - commandement du soutien des forces aériennes
 Brigade technique et logistique
 Brigade infrastructure
 Brigade des systèmes d'information et de communication
 Brigade soutien de l'homme

Elenco delle unità operative
 CFAS - Commandement des Forces aériennes stratégiques
 BA 113 Saint-Dizier
 Escadron de chasse 01.091 "Gascogne" - Rafale
 BA 116 Luxeuil
 Escadron de chasse 02.004 "La Fayette" - Mirage 2000N
 Escadron de soutien technique aéronautique 2E.004 - manutenzione Mirage 2000N
 BA 125 Istres
 Escadron de chasse 03.004 "Limousin" - Mirage 2000N
 Groupe de ravitaillement en vol 02.091 "Bretagne" - C 135 FR
 Escadron de soutien technique spécialisé 15.093 - manutenzione C 135 FR

 (CFA) - Brigade Aérienne de l'Aviation de Chasse (BAAC)
 Base aérienne 102 Dijon-Longvic
 Escadron de chasse 1/2 Cigognes - Mirage 2000-5F
 Escadron d'Entraînement 5/2 Côte-d'Or - Alpha Jet E
 Base aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey
 Escadron de chasse 1/3 Navarre - Mirage 2000D
 Escadron de chasse 2/3 Champagne - Mirage 2000D
 Escadron de chasse 3/3 Ardennes - Mirage 2000D
 Base aérienne 115 Orange-Caritat
 Escadron de chasse 2/5 Île-de-France - Mirage 2000B / C
 Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier-Robinson
 Escadron de chasse 1/7 Provence  - Rafale
 Escadron de Transformation Rafale (unité interarmée Armée de l'Air/Marine) 2/92 Aquitaine  - Rafale
 Base aérienne 188 Djibouti
 Escadron de chasse 3/11 Corse  - Mirage 2000C / D
 Base aérienne 103 Cambrai-Épinoy (cette base fermera vers 2011)
 Escadron de chasse 1/12 Cambrésis - Mirage 2000C
 Base aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne (cette base fermera vers 2011)
 Escadron de reconnaissance 2/33 Savoie  - Mirage F1CR
 Base aérienne 128 Metz-Frescaty
 Escadron de renseignement aéroporté 1/54 Dunkerque - C-160G Transall Gabriel
 Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan
 Escadron de chasse et d'expérimentation 5/330 Côte d'Argent - Mirage 2000, Rafale

Bases aériennes
 Le basi aeree seguono la seguente regola di numerazione:
 Basi operative: dal nº 101 a 199
 Basi non operative: dal nº 200 a 299
 Scuole di formazione: dal nº 300 a 399
 Basi di reggimenti del genio aeronautico: nº 551, 552 e 503
 Capannoni: dal nº 600 a 699
 Basi di scuola: dal nº 700 a 799
 Unità diverse: dal nº 800 a 899
 Basi di difesa: dal nº 900 a 999
 35 installazioni (31 basi, 3 distaccamenti e 1 scuola) sono dislocate nella Francia metropolitana
 10 installazioni (7 basi, 2 distaccamenti e 1 elemento) sono dislocate oltremare (nella Francia d'oltremare, a Dakar, Gibuti, Libreville, N'Djamena e Abu Dhabi)

Elenco delle basi operative
 Francia metropolitana
 Base aérienne 102 Dijon-Longvic « Capitaine Georges Guynemer »
 Base aérienne 103 Cambrai-Épinoy « Commandant René Mouchotte » (chiusura prevista dopo il 2011)
 Base aérienne 105 Evreux-Fauville « Commandant Viot »
 Base aérienne 106 Bordeaux-Mérignac « Capitaine Michel Croci »
 Base aérienne 107 Vélizy-Villacoublay « Sous-lieutenant René Dorme »
 Base aérienne 110 Creil « Lieutenant-colonel Guy de La Horie »
 Base aérienne 112 Reims-Champagne « Commandant Edmond Marin la Meslée » (chiusura prevista nel 2011)
 Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier-Robinson « Commandant Antoine de Saint-Exupéry »
 Base aérienne 115 Orange-Caritat « Capitaine de Seyne »
 Base aérienne 116 Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur « Lieutenant-colonel Tony Papin »
 Base aérienne 117 Paris « Capitaine Guynemer »
 Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan « Colonel Constantin Rozanoff »
 Base aérienne 120 Cazaux « Commandant Marzac »
 Base aérienne 123 Orléans-Bricy « Commandant Charles Paoli »
 Base aérienne 125 Istres-Le tubé « Sous-lieutenant Monier »
 Base aérienne 126 Solenzara « Capitaine Preziosi »
 Base aérienne 128 Metz-Frescaty « Lieutenant-colonel Jean Dagnaux » (chiusura prevista dopo il 2011)
 Base aérienne 133 Nancy-Ochey « Commandant Henri Jeandet »
 Détachement air 204 Bordeaux-Beauséjour
 Base aérienne 217 Brétigny-sur-Orge « Colonel Brunet » (chiusura prevista dopo il 2011)
 Détachement air 273 Romorantin-Pruniers « Lieutenant-colonel Mailfert »
 Détachement air 277 Varennes-sur-Allier « Capitaine Rousseau »
 Base aérienne 278 Ambérieu-en-Bugey « Colonel Chambonnet »
 Base aérienne 279 Châteaudun « Lieutenant Beau »
 Base aérienne 701 Salon-de-Provence « Général Pineau »
 Base aérienne 702 Avord « Capitaine Madon »
 Base aérienne 705 Tours « Commandant Tulasne »
 Base aérienne 709 Cognac-Châteaubernard « Commandant Ménard »
 Base aérienne 721 Rochefort-Saint Agnant « Adjudant Gémot »
 Ecole d'enseignement technique de l'armée de l'air 722 Saintes-Thénac « Capitaine Albert Raffin »
 Base aérienne 749 Grenoble-Montbonnot
 Base aérienne 901 Drachenbronn « Commandant de Laubier »
 Base aérienne 921 Taverny « Frères Mahé » (chiusura prevista nel 2011)
 Base aérienne 942 Lyon-Mont Verdun « Capitaine Jean Robert »
 Base aérienne 943 Nice « Capitaine Auber » (chiusura prevista dopo il 2011)

 Francia d'oltremare e altre nazioni
 Base aérienne 104 Al Dhafra (Emirati Arabi Uniti) - Mirage 2000-5, C-135FR, Rafale
 Base aérienne 160 Dakar-Ouakam (Senegal) - Transall, Fennec
 Base aérienne 181 Saint-Denis « Lieutenant Roland Garros » (Reunion, chiusura prevista nel 2011)
 Base aérienne 188 Djibouti « Colonel Massart » (Gibuti) - Mirage 2000, Transall, Puma, Fennec
 Base aérienne 190 Tahiti-Faa'a « Sergent Julien-Allain » (Polinesia francese, chiusura prevista nel 2011)
 Base aérienne 365 Lamentin (Martinica, chiusura prevista nel 2011)
 Base aérienne 367 Cayenne-Rochambeau « Capitaine Massé » (Guyana francese)
 Détachement air 376 Nouméa (Nuova Caledonia)
 Éléments air à Libreville (Gabon) - Transall, Fennec
 Éléments français d'assistance opérationnelle à N'djamena (Ciad)

Direction des ressources humaines de l'armée de l'air (DRHAA)
Il DRHAA recluta, forma, gestisce, amministra e converte il personale dellArmée de l'air. Dal 1º gennaio 2008, il DRHAA raggruppa insieme le funzioni della precedente direzione del personale militare dellArmée de l'air (DPMAA) e alcune funzioni del precedente comando delle scuole dellArmée de l'air (CEAA).

Services
I servizi dellArmée de l'air sono:
 la struttura integrata della manutenzione delle attrezzature aeronautiche del Ministero della difesa (SIMMAD);
 il service industriel de l'aéronautique (SIAé).

Aeromobili in uso
Sezione aggiornata annualmente in base al World Air Force di Flightglobal del corrente anno. Tale dossier non contempla UAV, aerei da trasporto VIP ed eventuali incidenti accorsi durante l'anno della sua pubblicazione. Modifiche giornaliere o mensili che potrebbero portare a discordanze nel tipo di modelli in servizio e nel loro numero rispetto a WAF, vengono apportate in base a siti specializzati, periodici mensili e bimestrali. Tali modifiche vengono apportate onde rendere quanto più aggiornata la tabella.

Le Livre blanc sur la Défense et la Sécurité nationale 2008 (libro bianco sulla Difesa e la Sicurezza nazionale 2008) prevede una diminuzione degli effettivi a circa 50.000 persone all'orizzonte del 2015, la flotta aerea, aviazione navale inclusa, dovrebbe essere riassunta in due grandi famiglie di velivoli, i Mirage 2000 e Rafale, 300 aerei da combattimento.

Aeromobili ritirati
Transport Allianz C-160R Transall - 76 esemplari (1963-2022)
Airbus A340-211- 2 esemplari (?-2020)
Aérospatiale TB-30 Epsilon - 150 esemplari (1984-2019).
Airbus A310-304 - 1 esemplare (1993-2019)
EADS Harfang - 1 esemplare (2006-2018)
Dassault Mirage 2000N - 75 esemplari (1984-2018)
Dassault Mirage F1 - 246 esemllari (1974-2014)
SEPECAT Jaguar - 200 esemplari (1973-2005)
Dassault Mirage IV - 62 esemplari (1964-2005)
Aérospatiale SA 316 Alouette III - 59 esemplari (1963-2004)
Dassault Mirage 5 - 50 esemplari (1972-1994)
Dassault Mirage III - 407 esemplari (1960-1988)
Dassault MD 454 Mystère IV - 225 esemplari (1955-1982)
North American F-100 Super Sabre - 100 esemplari (1958-1978)
SNCASO SO-4050 Vautour - 110 esemplari (1968-1978)
Dassault Super Mystère - 154 esemplari (1958-1974)
Republic F-84F Thunderstreak - 450 esemplari (1951-1967)
Dassault MD 450 Ouragan - 350 esemplari (1952-1961)
Dassault MD 452 Mystère II - 150 esemplari (1955-1957)
North American F-86 Sabre - 60 esemplari (1957-1962)

Armamento
L'armamento dell'Armée de l'air

 Missili aria-aria
 Météor (in sviluppo per il Rafale, uso previsto per il 2011)
 Mica EM (elettromagnetico, in uso dal 1999)
 Mica IR (infrarosso, in uso dal 2007)

 Missili aria-superficie e bombe
 ASMP-A (Air Sol Moyenne Portée-Amélioré) missile nucleare
 SCALP (système de croisière conventionnel autonome à longue portée)
 AASM (armement air-sol modulaire)
 GBU12 (bombe guidée laser)
 GBU49 (bombe guidée laser)

 Missili superficie-aria
 SAMP/T Mamba e Aster 30
 ASPIC e Mistral
 Crotale NG

Note

Voci correlate
 Aéronautique Militaire - aviazione militare, parte dell'Armée de terre (1909-1933)
 Armée de l'air de l'armistice - aeronautica militare della Repubblica di Vichy (1940-1944)
 Forces aériennes françaises libres - aeronautica militare di Francia libera (1940-1943)
 Aéronautique navale - aviazione navale, parte della Marine nationale
 Patrouille de France - pattuglia acrobatica dell'Armée de l'air
 Service industriel de l'aéronautique (SIAé) - manutenzione aeronautica
 Lista delle forze aeree mondiali

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Francia
Forze armate francesi
Aviazione militare francese

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text: Q: Add object in array in document with Firestore/React I have my firestore database with each user having their list of clients. Each item of that list is an object with properties and I have an 'appointment' property which is a list of objects. I want to allow the user to set an appointment for its client but I can't figure it out. I am able to create a new object but I don't know how to update an array in a document in firestore. Can you help?

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Back in January of 2012, I took a two day Mayan Calendar workshop at the Adler Planetarium that was done by astronomers from the University of California at Berkeley. I learned a lot about Mayan culture, their astronomy, and most importantly, their calendards. Yes, that's plural.
The intent of the workshop was to equip participants to speak intelligently about the Mayan Calendar. For the past year, I have done a number of presentations at local libraries, star parties, and astronomy clubs about this topic. Having completed all of those, I have put together a good portion of that material online now, given that we are approaching the December 21, 2012 date.
So, what is the truth about the Mayan Calendar?
Earthquakes…. Magnetic field reversals…. Global calamity….Galactic alignments… A killer asteroid… all of these and other disasters have been associated with the Mayan calendar. It all sounds pretty scary, right? But what is the truth about it? How did it get to be correlated with December 21, 2012? And what did the Maya say about their calendar ending? In this video, you will learn the basics of the Maya calendar system so you can speak intelligently about it and keep your friends and relatives calm.
First things first: The Maya have many calendars. Notice I said, "have" not "had." The Maya are alive and well, and live in the Yucatan Peninsula area of southern Mexico and much of Guatemala. And note that I also said, "calendars" as in, more than one. The fact is, unlike the Western world, which today relies on the Gregorian calendar system, which replaced the similar Julian calendar, the Maya use many different calendars which overlap.
For example, there is the Tzolkin calendar, a 260 calendar that works out to about 9 months in our Gregorian calendar system. 9 months is a significant length of time for more than just the human gestational period; it also is about the length of time it takes the planet Venus to rise to it's highest point as "morning" or "evening" star, and then set past the horizon again. As the third brightest object in the sky, knowing when this "star" would appear and for how long would undoubtedly have had importance. Additionally, 260 days is approximately the length of time it takes corn – or more accurately, maize - to grow in the lowland regions of that part of the world, a vital Maya dietary staple.
As with any culture, knowing when to plant crops is a necessary survival skill. Before clocks and paper calendars, humans measured time by watching the sky. In the area of the world where the Maya live, in the tropics, there are two days every year where the Sun lies directly overhead at noon, called a zenith day, the zenith being that point directly over our heads. In that region, for the Maya, from one zenith day, past winter solstice, to the next zenith day is…. 260 days. It is clear how 260 days would be have importance to the Maya in ancient times. The next two occurrences would be 105 days apart.
The ancient Maya used a numbering system inscribed on stones called "Stela" on which we can read important dates and other information quite easily. A system of bars and dots were used, in a way similar to the hash-marks we used today. Dots would be used initially, up to four, then a bar used for five. Additional dots and bars would be utilized up to 19, and at 20, the system would go "up a level" and place a single dot in a new row, to represent 20. Now the single digits could begin anew. Likewise, a level above the 20's was used. After nineteen was reached in the "20's" row, a dot would be placed on a third row, the 400's. Numbering up to 8000 was possible using this simple, three tiered system.
So how does the "end of the world" fit in with all this? During the height of the ancient Maya civilizition, between 200 and 900 AD of the Gregorian calendar, a calendar called the "Long Count" was used. It lasted for 5125.37 years, and the best estimates of correlating it to the Gregorian one is that it begins in 3114 AD on a solar zenith day, and ending on… you guessed it – December 21, 2012, a winter solstice day. The Maya got the concept of this calendar from a civilization preceding them, the Olmec, from whom they also got their numbering system. However, the Long Count calendar largely fell out of use in 900 AD, when the Maya civilization collapsed. The Maya were still there, but their temples and cities were no longer used.
There is very little information about why this may have occurred. The Spanish invaded and conquered this area in the 16-th century, some 600 years after the Long Count use ended. When they did, much of the historical records of the Maya were destroyed. In addition to the stela of the long-since jungle-covered cities, only a few paper-like records survived, known as codices. After deciphering the glyphs on these codices and those on the stela and temples, much has been learned about how the Maya counted time and understood astronomy – and they were excellent astronomers too. An astronomy workshop was recently discovered just this year that sheds light on the ancient Maya's astronomy calculations – which, importantly, extend BEYOND the so-called "end" of the Mayan Long Count calendar. There is also an 8000 year Maya calendar that goes beyond the 5125 year Long Count.
So here's the key question: Why would the Maya include information that went beyond the so-called "end of the world"? Oh sure, there are so-called prophets out there who claim secret knowledge of the ancient Maya. And everyone loves a good secret. But not all secrets are true, especially when hard facts exists to the contrary.
Based on this and other evidence, what we DO know of the Maya is that they were excellent at predicting when RECURRING astronomical events would happen: Lunar eclipses, the positions of planets, when rainy seasons would be arriving so crops could be planted properly, even the exact location of the Sun so they could temples like the one at Chichen Itza, which on the equinox displays a serpentine shape based on the stepped pyramid, ending with a serpent's head at the bottom of the stairs – serpents being important to Maya culture.
Yes, the Maya indeed knew a lot about astronomy – that astronomy workshop no doubt aided in dynastic rule because rulers could make accurate predictions of astronomical events, helping them keep their grip on power. But what about earthquakes, temperature changes, magnetic field reversals, or Nibiru? There's no evidence the Maya knew about those things occurring with any regularity in the future. Earthquakes are always occurring on Earth – that's the nature of our planet's crust. We know that the temperature is increasing, and whether you believe that is man made or not – it actually had nothing to do with solar activity, which is presently down compared to the 1960's, when the temperature was cooler on Earth. Magnetic field reversals DO happen as well – but take thousands of years to happen, as we can determine from the orientation of iron on the ocean's floors. And Nibiru? Well, if Nibiru did exist, two things would be certain: 1) We'd either see it by now, or 2) it is going so fast, there's no way it would hit us. On top of that, how would the Maya have known that, with no telescopes or optical aid? And why have a calendar going beyond when some killer planet was to end the world?
Oh yes, and one last one: The alignment of the Earth, Sun and center of our galaxy. Assuming that the Maya even DID know about the center of our galaxy as such an thing (they did see the Milky Way, but referred to it as a road), Earth pretty much lines up with the Sun and the center of our galaxy twice a year: Once in the winter and once in the summer. Given that over 1100 years have passed and over 2200 syzygies of Earth, Sun and galactic center, astronomers today are more than adequately certain that nothing bad will happen this coming December.
And what about the Maya today? After all, the Maya still live there. What do THEY say about the "End of the world" per the Maya Calendar? Number one, they don't used the Long Count calendar anymore. Number two, look at what this Maya elder has to say about it. Maya Elder Apolinario Chile Pixtun said: "I am fed up with this stuff; doomsday theories are Western - not Mayan - ideas." And lastly, even if they did use it, the Maya tell us that it would be a time of great celebration. One Creation cycle will have ended, and anther one beginning. Didn't we all celebrate the year 1999 to the year 2000? Okay, we had a computer thing with Y2K, but still, even Prince wrote a song about partying in 1999, right?
So the Maya did not predict that the world ends. Though it is still within the realm of possibility that something we do NOT know about could cause a catastrophic situation on Earth on December 21, 2012, the probability of it occurring is very, very low. And if it does happen, it won't be because the Maya predicted it.
So have a party on December 21. If the world does end, you'll have gone out in style. And if we're all still here, you'll have celebrated the beginning of a new Maya Creation Cycle. And that's a party worth having. See you on December 22nd, 2012.


Felicite Tomlinson dies due to cardiac arrest!
Louis Tomlinson's sister, Felicite died at the age of 18 due to a cardiac arrest at her West London home.
Louis Tomlinson was left devastated and hurt when he heard the news about his sister.
Louis Tomlinson was a member of the band One Direction.
Louis was also grieving for the loss of his mother who died from leukemia in 2016.
It was reported that Felicite collapsed at her West London studio apartment on the fourth floor.
A person that was with Felicite quickly dialled 999.
But when the paramedic got there, they tried everything they could but sadly, Felicite Tomlinson passed away on the scene.
Felicite was known as an aspiring fashion designer and social media influencer.
Our thoughts are with Louis's friends & family!
I feel sorry for Louis as he lost his mother a couple of years earlier now his sister.


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Luke 7:8 Cross References
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For I too am a man set under authority, with soldiers under me: and I say to one, 'Go,' and he goes; and to another, 'Come,' and he comes; and to my servant, 'Do this,' and he does it."
Let all who are under a yoke as bondservants regard their own masters as worthy of all honor, so that the name of God and the teaching may not be reviled. Those who have believing masters must not be disrespectful on the ground that they are brothers; rather they must serve all the better since those who benefit by their good service are believers and beloved. Teach and urge these things.
Bondservants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not by way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but with sincerity of heart, fearing the Lord.
Paul called one of the centurions and said, "Take this young man to the tribune, for he has something to tell him."
But when they had stretched him out for the whips, Paul said to the centurion who was standing by, "Is it lawful for you to flog a man who is a Roman citizen and uncondemned?" When the centurion heard this, he went to the tribune and said to him, "What are you about to do? For this man is a Roman citizen."
When the angel who spoke to him had departed, he called two of his servants and a devout soldier from among those who attended him, and having related everything to them, he sent them to Joppa.
But I have nothing definite to write to my lord about him. Therefore I have brought him before you all, and especially before you, King Agrippa, so that, after we have examined him, I may have something to write.
Then he gave orders to the centurion that he should be kept in custody but have some liberty, and that none of his friends should be prevented from attending to his needs.
"Claudius Lysias, to his Excellency the governor Felix, greetings.
Then he called two of the centurions and said, "Get ready two hundred soldiers, with seventy horsemen and two hundred spearmen to go as far as Caesarea at the third hour of the night.


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Q: Import a VMware virtual machine with two disks into Amazon AWS I installed the vCenter connector and it said "lol, can't upload VM with two disks."
So I disconnected one of the disks and uploaded the VM and now I need to upload the second disk and rejoin it to the VM - if possible.
I thought I might just attach the second disk to a new default VM and upload, but now import says "ClientError: No bootable partition found."
What are my other options?

A: You should upload the second disk with the API tools that Amazon EC2 provides. Once the tools are set up properly, use

$ ec2-import-volume

to import your volume to an Amazon S3 bucket. For further help with the API command look here. After uploading it is automatically converted into an EBS Volume. From EBS you can than choose to attach it to an instance.

A: Another option - which I actually did - was to use ImageX to write an image of the second drive to the first drive, disconnect the second drive, import the VM with the vCenter AWS import tool and then add a volume to the imported VM and use ImageX to expand the image back to the second volume.  Worked flawlessly!


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Commemoration of Fr. Philip Abbas Ghaboush in London
by Nanne op 't Ende
A nod of the head, a hint of grief. "Did you have a personal relationship to Fr. Philip?" "I am his son." "Please forgive me, I didn't know... I'm so sorry for your loss."
It has been a good five months since Philip Abbas Ghaboush passed away, leaving the Nuba people with one less hero. The Nuba in the UK, organised in Nuba Mountains Solidarity Abroad, have arranged a commemoration day for this exceptional man. I didn't come to attend as a journalist; I'm not taking photos or writing down names... I did bring some copies of 'Proud to be Nuba' with the interview I had with Father Philip in April 2006, and I'm happy to give a book to his son.
The lobby has slowly been filling up with Sudanese from all over the UK, most of them Nuba. There are Southereners, there are Darfurians and other Northerners, there are a few Nuba from abroad and there is one gawadja who doesn't seem to remember a single face.
Greetings and conversations; a hasty attempt to dress up the empty white walls with large photo-copied posters of the late leader of the United Sudan National Party, and handwritten slogans calling for unity. It's time for the commemoration to begin. The son and the gawadja are seated next to each other on the front row.
Speakers like Mohammed Ali and Amna Nagi talk about the great example the late Fr. Philip set to all Sudanese. Abduljaber Nur alDain stresses the similarities between the situation in the Nuba Mountains in the 1990s and Darfur today. A man from the Bija Congress highlights the need for the people from the marginalised areas to co-operate.
Suleiman Musa Rahhal calls upon the Nuba to unite and take their future in their own hands. Arop Madut-Arop warns the Nuba that they need to get their act together if they don't want to be left empty handed by the CPA. The khawadja hopes a new generation of Nuba politicians will work for the sake of their people with the same unfaltering courage and energy and passion that drove Philip Abbas Ghaboush.
Fr. Philip's son thanks the people for their kind words and stays clear from politics. His eldest brother Joseph calls from the United States to address the people gathered to commemorate his father. There is food and there are more speakers and there is an end to everything.
"My uncle always had a suitcase packed," says Fr. Philip's cousin in a private conversation after the official program. "he knew they could come for him any time, so he thought it was better to be prepared."


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package org.apache.camel.component.atmos;

import java.util.Map;

import org.apache.camel.Endpoint;
import org.apache.camel.component.atmos.util.AtmosOperation;
import org.apache.camel.component.atmos.util.AtmosPropertyManager;
import org.apache.camel.component.atmos.validator.AtmosConfigurationValidator;
import org.apache.camel.impl.UriEndpointComponent;

public class AtmosComponent extends UriEndpointComponent {

    public AtmosComponent() {
        super(AtmosEndpoint.class);
    }

    protected Endpoint createEndpoint(String uri, String remaining, Map<String, Object> parameters) throws Exception {
        AtmosConfiguration configuration = new AtmosConfiguration();

        String name = null;
        String operation = remaining;

        String[] parts = remaining.split("/");
        if (parts.length > 1) {
            name = parts[0];
            operation = parts[1];
        }
        configuration.setName(name);
        configuration.setOperation(AtmosOperation.valueOf(operation));

        // set options from component
        configuration.setUri(parameters.get("uri") == null
                ? AtmosPropertyManager.getInstance().getProperty("uri")
                : (String) parameters.get("uri"));
        configuration.setSecretKey(parameters.get("secretKey") == null
                ? AtmosPropertyManager.getInstance().getProperty("secretKey")
                : (String) parameters.get("secretKey"));
        configuration.setLocalPath((String) parameters.get("localPath"));
        configuration.setRemotePath((String) parameters.get("remotePath"));
        configuration.setNewRemotePath((String) parameters.get("newRemotePath"));
        configuration.setQuery((String) parameters.get("query"));
        configuration.setFullTokenId(parameters.get("fullTokenId") == null
                ? AtmosPropertyManager.getInstance().getProperty("fullTokenId")
                : (String) parameters.get("fullTokenId"));
        configuration.setEnableSslValidation(Boolean.parseBoolean(AtmosPropertyManager.getInstance().getProperty("sslValidation")));

        //pass validation test
        AtmosConfigurationValidator.validate(configuration);

        // and then override from parameters
        setProperties(configuration, parameters);

        Endpoint endpoint = new AtmosEndpoint(uri, this, configuration);
        return endpoint;
    }

}

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Chokladfestivalen på Nordiska museet i Stockholm har funnits sedan 2002. Arrangörer är konditorerna Magnus Johansson och Tony Olsson i samarbete med Nordiska museet. Deras vision är att festivalen ska lära besökarna mer om kvalitetschoklad. År 2011 kom 15 400 besökare till den tre dagar långa chokladfestivalen.

Historik
Magnus Johansson fick idén till en svensk chokladfestival efter att ha besökt chokladfestivalen i Paris 1994. År 2002 genomförde han och konditorkollegan Tony Olsson Sveriges första chokladfestival tillsammans med Nordiska museet. Den första festivalen pågick under en dag och fick 4 500 besökare. Numera pågår festivalen i tre dagar och besöks av mellan 15 000 och 17 000 personer per år.

Evenemang på festivalen
På Chokladfestivalen anordnas varje år olika aktiviteter. Stommen är en chokladmarknad där några av landets chokladproducenter ställer ut sina varor samt har provsmakning och försäljning. Chokladfestivalen utgör också arena för tävlingen Årets Konditor där fem finalister gör upp om titeln på festivalens scen. Det anordnas också chokladdemonstrationer, föredrag och Kladdkakeracet, en tävling för barn från 10–14 år.

Arrangörer
Magnus Johansson driver sitt eget konditori Magnus Johansson Bageri & Konditori. Han är även konsult och utbildar kockar och konditorer inom bröd, choklad och desserter. Tidigare har han drivit chokladbistron Xoko samt varit chefskonditor på Operakällaren, Berns och Vete-katten. I över tio år har Magnus Johansson ansvarat för desserten till Nobelbanketten.

Tony Olsson är teknisk produktchef på KåKå AB. Tidigare har han varit chefskonditor på bland annat Café Gateau och Tössebageriet. 1993 blev Tony Olsson Årets Konditor.

Chokladfestivalen i Perugia
Världens första chokladfestival, Eurochocolate, anordnades i Perugia i Italien 1993. Perugias konditorer var missnöjda med chokladutbudet och beslöt sig för att hylla fin kvalitetschoklad med en egen festival. Eurochocolate anordnas fortfarande under en vecka varje år. Idén har spridit sig till många andra länder och numera har städer som Paris, New York, Barcelona och Stockholm sina egna chokladfestivaler.

Noter

Referenser
Om Chokladfestivalen på Nordiska museets hemsida

Evenemang i Stockholm
Festivaler i Sverige


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Heller, Jens, Clavé, Corinne, Gladieux, Pierre, Saupe, Sven J., and Glass, N. Louise. NLR surveillance of essential SEC-9 SNARE proteins induces programmed cell death upon allorecognition in filamentous fungi. United States: N. p., 2018. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.1719705115.
Heller, Jens, Clavé, Corinne, Gladieux, Pierre, Saupe, Sven J., & Glass, N. Louise. NLR surveillance of essential SEC-9 SNARE proteins induces programmed cell death upon allorecognition in filamentous fungi. United States. doi:10.1073/pnas.1719705115.
Heller, Jens, Clavé, Corinne, Gladieux, Pierre, Saupe, Sven J., and Glass, N. Louise. Tue . "NLR surveillance of essential SEC-9 SNARE proteins induces programmed cell death upon allorecognition in filamentous fungi". United States. doi:10.1073/pnas.1719705115.
The present study compares for the first time the effects of h-MoO 3 and α-MoO 3 against two fungal strains: Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus flavus .


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Early access to a monthly tutorial. It may be a video tutorial or it may be a photo tutorial. (Videos will be uploaded to my YouTube channel a week after they are posted here! Photo tutorials will be uploaded to my website and cosplay pages a week after they appear here as well.) I also want your input on these tutorials! You will be able to vote on the content you want to see!
This is set really high but I would love to be able to buy some proper lighting, and new tripod and other odds and ends to be able to make even better video and photo tutorials for you guys!!


So, I was reading up on the Fibonacci sequence the other day, and wondered how long it would take CF to calculate the sequence to a couple of thousand steps, and also how long those numbers ended up becoming.
Removing the numberformat mask revealed 1.30698922376E+308 as the largest generated number in the sequence, with the remaining rows represented as '1.#INF'.
So, out of curiosity, does anyone know why? Is it simply that Java can't handle larger integers?


Using the NEW! Mini lever design and existing caliper for 2007 — the brake has shed even more weight from it's previously slimline design through the use of a carbon lever, 12 piece Ti bolt kit and a lightweight version of the floating rotor.
295g overall weight — including ALL parts needed to use!


Workaholism is an unhealthy compulsion to work that often negatively affects people's personal lives, including their relationships with friends and family and even their health. Workaholics have difficulty balancing work with other aspects of their lives and tend to feel anxious if they're not connected to work. They tend to constantly be either working, or thinking about work.
Do you bring work home with you on weekends and/or on vacation?
Do you feel irritated if people ask you to stop working to do something else?
Do you read or work when eating meals?
Do you think about work when other people are talking, when driving or when falling asleep?
Do you think that more money will solve your life problems?
Do you think you'll be a failure or lose your job if you don't work hard enough?
Do you try to make money from your hobbies?
Do you work over 40 hours per week?
Have your long work hours affected your relationships?
Is work more exciting to you than your family or friends?
Why do People Become Workaholics?
As with any addiction, the reasons for workaholism are varied. Some research points to possible workaholic roots beginning in childhood.
Children who are raised by alcoholics or in a dysfunctional family setting may use work to try to control an uncomfortable or undesirable situation, both in childhood and as an adult. Also, children raised by perfectionist parents who have high expectations may grow up feeling like their efforts are never good enough, and that they have to continuously prove themselves in life and in work.
Workaholics often use work to escape their feelings and to gain a sense of control in their lives. They search out jobs that are stressful and intense, which can support (and even reward) their workaholic tendencies.
Ineffective delegators: They feel no one else can do the job.
Overscheduled: They take on so much work that they don't have the time to do any one job well.
Poor team players: They don't know how (and don't want) to share the work.
In addition, they are more prone to experiencing depression and anxiety than employees who lead a more balanced life.
Workaholics Anonymous Staff. (n.d.). Twenty questions: How do I know if I'm a workaholic? Retrieved June 6, 2010, from the Workaholics Anonymous website: http://www.workaholics-anonymous.org/page.php?page=signposts.
Lorenz, M. (2007). Are you obsessed with your job? Retrieved June 6, 2010, from the CNN.com website: http://www.cnn.com/2007/LIVING/worklife/09/17/cb.toomuch.work/index.html.
Kirchheimer, S. (n.d.). Workaholism: The 'respectable' addiction. Retrieved June 6, 2010, from the WebMD website: http://www.webmd.com/mental-health/features/workaholism?page=2.


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EKWB Releases Two New Reservoirs For D5 Pumps
By Leon Chan 2018-02-12T21:20:00Z
EKWB released two new reservoir pump-tops for the D5 family of pumps. These parts are actually based on the existing EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 that's supplied in some of EKWB's preconfigured-loop kits, but you can buy them separately. The new standalone EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 comes in transparent plexi or RGB.
The EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 Plexi is constructed almost entirely from clear acrylic, making it transparent throughout. A 60mm-diameter tubular reservoir with a pre-installed anti-cyclone plate featuring the EKWB logo sits atop the pump intake section. The plate can be swapped for an included tube or foam anti-cyclone insert. The reservoir's cap plate, which is also transparent, has a fill port and a screw-in plug. EKWB said the REVO D5's pump intake section increases the hydraulic performance of a D5 pump by up to 15%.
Those looking for more flare can opt for the EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 RGB. As its name implies, this version has RGB LEDs installed at the base of the reservoir that illuminate the tube. The RGB LEDs are controlled from a four-pin header, and they're compatible with the lighting ecosystems from Asus, Gigabyte, MSI, and Asrock. Unlike the plexi version, the Revo D5 RGB has an opaque acrylic pump intake section and reservoir cap plate. Although this version's reservoir tube might appear shorter than the plexi's tube, it's actually just covered by the taller pump intake section.
The EK-XRES 140 Revo D5 Plexi and RGB are now available on EKWB's online store for $97 and $100, respectively. Potential buyers should take note, though, that neither come with the cylindrical mounting bracket that they're pictured with. That's EKWB's D5 pump mount, and it fits around the actual D5 pump (which is also not included).
EKWB has one of the most complete product portfolios on the market. Beyond supplying the basics, such as CPU waterblocks, radiators, and tube fittings, EKWB also produces a huge number of niche products. Motherboard monoblocks, SSD heatsinks, and even pump heatsinks are all part of the company's product catalog.
In the world of PC custom water cooling, there are only a few popular choices for pumps. The D5, a perpetual favorite, is available from multiple manufacturers, EKWB included. Because most manufacturer's D5 pumps are essentially the same product, it's common for manufacturers to create aftermarket parts for them. Aftermarket pump-tops, such as the Revo D5, take the place of a D5 pump's default intake section, which can be simply unscrewed from the pump's body.


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Rafael de la Cruz Franco Ojeda (Asunción, 22 de octubre de 1896-15 de septiembre de 1973) fue un militar y político paraguayo, ejerció como presidente provisional de Paraguay desde el 19 de febrero de 1936 hasta el 15 de agosto de 1937. Fue el fundador histórico del Partido Nacional Revolucionario (Partido Revolucionario Febrerista desde 1951).

Vida
Nació en Asunción el 22 de octubre de 1896 en la casa ubicada en la intersección de las calles Chile y Haedo (Zona céntrica de la ciudad).

Era hijo de don Federico Franco y doña Marcelina Ojeda. Su padre fue profesor de matemáticas de la Escuela de Agronomía, fundada por Moisés de Santiago Bertoni (funcionaba en el Jardín Botánico y en 1940 fue trasladada a San Lorenzo).

Estuvo casado con Deidamia Solalinde. Luego de realizar sus estudios secundarios, egresó del Colegio Nacional de la Capital con muy buenas calificaciones, ingresó al Colegio Militar en 1915. Su primera asignación, con el rango de teniente segundo, fue a Encarnación, ciudad del Departamento de Itapúa bajo el mando del coronel Pedro Mendoza. El 9 de mayo de 1921, Franco es ascendido a teniente primero de Infantería y, el 13 de agosto de ese mismo año fue nombrado comandante del Grupo de Ametralladoras, con asiento en Asunción.

Trayectoria
Fue comandante del Regimiento de Infantería Nro.5 General Eduvigis Díaz, con asiento en Bahía Negra. El 13 de agosto de 1924 fue ascendido a capitán, el 10 de febrero de 1926 fue designado comandante de la compañía de cadetes del Colegio Militar. Era considerado uno de los mejores oficiales de esa época y le eran asignadas importantes tareas, como la formación de nuevos cuadros oficiales o de tropa. En noviembre de 1926 fue nombrado comandante del Regimiento de Infantería N.º 2, con asiento en Villa Hayes.

Así, la carrera de Franco ascendía velozmente, llegando al Chaco Paraguayo, que sería el escenario de sus más grandes victorias. Por su estupenda participación en dicho sitio, en agosto de 1928, Franco es designado comandante de la Escuela de Aviación Militar; luego fue ascendido a mayor y poco más tarde, asume la conducción del Regimiento de Infantería N.º 5 General Díaz, con asiento en Bahía Negra. Sufría de una renguera desde un accidente ocurrido en los últimos años de al Colegio Militar, cuando cayó de un caballo en los bajos del Cabildo. Sus tropas lo llamaban con el cariñoso apodo de "León Karê" (León Cojo).

La vida del coronel fue muy difícil, después de ser derrocado del poder. Tuvo que sufrir en carne propia la crueldad del destierro, y muchas veces atravesó por grandes dificultades económicas. Pero a pesar de todo esto, Franco fue conocido por su talento militar y su admirable honestidad.

Rafael Franco pasó más de 20 años fuera del país. Su primer exilio fue después de terminada la guerra, a finales de 1935, volvió en febrero de 1936 y asumió la presidencia; el segundo destierro es desde agosto de 1937 a 1946, que vuelve al país; y el tercer y último es a partir de 1947 retornando definitivamente a finales de 1963. O sea que en total vivió 25 años en el exilio; en el ínterin falleció su esposa en 1953 y no se le permitió asistir a su funeral. En Montevideo, Uruguay se dedicó a la fabricación de jabones para sobrevivir, ya que no tenía ningún otro ingreso, ni pensión militar ni nada semejante. Lo fabricaba en un barril de 200 litros de acuerdo a una fórmula que le había enseñado su padre, y luego tenía algunas personas que se dedicaban a venderlo.

Su salud ya estaba deteriorada y regresa a finales del año 1963 definitivamente a su tierra. En los últimos años de su vida vivió en una pequeña habitación, que originalmente servía de garaje, ubicada en las calles 14 de Mayo y Herrera. Desde ese lugar caminaba hasta un café que se hallaba situado sobre la avenida 25 de mayo. Allí se reunía con viejos amigos y camaradas con quienes conversaba alegremente de la política y sobre temas militares y sociales.

En septiembre de 1973, ingresa al Sanatorio Americano a causa de su grave estado de salud, más de allí ya no salió con vida. En los últimos y más tristes días de su vida, fue visitado por el coronel Arturo Bray, con quien mantuvo una enemistad de más de 30 años. El coronel Rafael Franco falleció el 15 de septiembre de 1973 y una de las coronas de flores más grandes se la envió el mismo Arturo Bray. La corona llevaba un listón con una corta inscripción, pero esas palabras eran las indicadas para describir a tan ilustre persona, héroe de la Guerra del Chaco, conocido por su humildad y sencillez. En la inscripción decía: "A un gran patriota

Presidencia
Fue presidente provisional de la República desde el 19 de febrero de 1936 hasta el 15 de agosto de 1937. Exiliado por cuestiones políticas, sus adherentes llevaron adelante el movimiento que tumbó al gobierno liberal de Eusebio Ayala y le encumbraron a Franco en el poder. Franco renunció y asumió Félix Paiva de 1937 a 1939.

Políticas de su gobierno
 Proclama al Mcal. Francisco Solano López  Héroe Nacional sin ejemplar y reivindica y declara benemèritos de la patria al Dr. José Gaspar Rodríguez de Francia y a don Carlos Antonio López.
 Fija la jornada laboral de 8 horas diarias.
 Establece el Aguinaldo.
 El descanso dominical lo hace obligatorio.
 Establece que el salario laboral incluyan a las vacaciones.
 Declara Héroe nacional al Tte. 2.º. Adolfo Rojas Silva, primer oficial caído en la Guerra del Chaco.
 Facilita el ingreso a los primeros colonos japoneses.
 Lleva a cabo la primera Reforma Agraria. Cerca de 10 000 familias pudieron acceder a ser propietarias, ya que el gobierno les vendió con título a un plazo de 15 años con 5 de gracia para pagar impuestos, propiedades que iban de 10 a 50 hectáreas.
 Declaran parte del patrimonio nacional las ruinas y obras de arte colonial, los yacimiento y objetos históricos y arqueológicos.
 Establecen derechos hasta entonces no reconocidos a los obreros, sus familias y a la libre sindicalización.
 Deroga la Constitución de 1870.
 Llama a una Asamblea Nacional Constituyente para redactar una nueva y actualizada Carta Magna.
 Se derogan derechos que gravan los estudios secundario y primarios.
 Realiza una reestructuración y modernización de las FF. AA.
 Venta de armamentos obsoletos y desgastados.
 Se buscó la adquisición de 60 aeronaves militares italianas, conscientes de varias causas: el malo y pobre equipamiento del ejército paraguayo, una probable nueva aventura boliviana, las peligrosas pretensiones de los países limítrofes al Paraguay, los cuales lo consideraban muy débil militarmente hablando y los graves acontecimientos que iban apareciendo en Europa. El pedido de dichos aviones luego fue rechazado por los gobiernos liberales que siguieron al Cnel. Franco, solo llegaron muy pocas unidades
 Entrega condecoraciones y asciende a oficiales del ejército
 Termina la construcción del Oratorio de la Virgen de Asunción y lo establece como Panteón Nacional de los Héroes.
 Rescata los restos del Mcal. Francisco Solano López, de Adolfo Rojas Silva y de un Soldado Desconocido y los ubica en el mencionado Panteón.
 Establece el Feriado Nacional cada 1 de marzo.
 Declara Ciudadano Honorario del Paraguay a Juan Belaieff.
 Pensión a los lisiados de la guerra.
 Entrega tierra a los campesinos carenciados.
 Derechos laborales especiales para las mujeres encintas.
 Pago de jornales en Efectivo (se prohibió la paga en "vales" o "plata blanca").
 Repatriación de centenares de sus compatriotas.
 Reorganización de la Flota Mercante del Estado.
 Estipuló un precio base para la producción de algodón.
 Congeló por el plazo de un año los precios de alquileres y arrendamientos.
 Abolió los Exámenes de Ingreso para los Colegios Nacionales.
 Pensión a los Excombatientes.
 Mantuvo una férrea postura de no ceder ningún Territorio conquistado por el ejército paraguayo en la Guerra del Chaco.
 Propone la participación del Estado en toda excavación petrolifera (ESSO Y SHELL).
Creaciones:
 Ministerio de Salud Pública.
 Ministerio de Agricultura.
 Patronato Nacional de los Indígenas.
 Departamento Nacional del Trabajo.
 Central Nacional de Trabajadores (CNT).
 Comisión de Fomento y Trabajo.
 Comité de Movilización Civil.
 Banco de la República del Paraguay.
 Sección Filatélica dentro de la Dirección General de Correos y Telégrafos.
 Facultad de Odontología.
 Facultad de Ciencias Económicas.
 Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias.
 Nueva serie de Billetes de 5, 10, 50, 100,500 y 1000 pesos fuertes paraguayos.
 Fundaciones de Colonias y Puertos.
 Varios Hospitales en el Interior del país.
 Asociación Nacional de Excombatientes (actual UPV Chaco) donde nombran a Franco como su . Pdte.
 Universidades Populares.
 Primer Aeropuerto Civil.
 Centenares de Escuelas y Colegios.
 La Escuela de Arte y Oficios.
 Granjas-escuela Rurales.
 Unión Nacional Revolucionaria.

Gabinete de Gobierno
 Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores: Dr. Juan Stefanich (canciller)
 Ministerio del Interior: Dr. Gómez Freire Esteves
 Ministerio de Guerra y Marina: Cnel. Arístides Rivas Ortellado
 Ministerio de Hacienda: Dr. Luis Freire Esteves, Alfredo J. Jacquet, Emilio Gardel
 Ministerio de Justicia, Culto e Instrucción Pública: Anselmo Jover Peralta, Emilio Gardel, Crescencio Lezcano, Dr. Damián Bruyn
 Ministerio de Agricultura: Dr. Bernardino Caballero (nieto del Gral. Bernardino Caballero), Guillermo Tell Bertoni
 Ministerio de Salud Pública: Dr. Pedro Duarte Ortellado
 Intendente de la Ciudad de Asunción: Dr. Felipe Molas López (2 de febrero a octubre de 1936), Dr. Damián Bruyn (octubre de 1936 a junio de 1937)

Trayectoria Política
Fue fundador y líder histórico del Partido Revolucionario Febrerista, actualmente miembro de la Internacional Socialista. Realizó una brillante carrera militar, aunque algunas cuestiones políticas le valieron para que sea separado de la carrera, pero al inicio de las hostilidades con Bolivia, fue reincorporado al ejército. Realizó una brillante carrera como guerrero, llegó a ocupar la comandancia del II Cuerpo de Ejército y conquistar importantes lauros para el Ejército en Campaña en la parte definitoria de la guerra chaqueña como Picuiba, Yrendagué y tomó Carandayty, Charagua e Ingavi.

Otro párrafo a aclarar. Si bien fue fundador del partido Franco nunca perteneció a la internacional socialista, el partido se afilia a esta corriente torciendo el rumbo histórico que le dieron sus fundadores. El autor expresa que fue reincorporado al inicio de las hostilidades, en realidad se presentó como voluntario.

Cabe destacar a su vez que Rafael Franco no poseía una postura fascista ni comunista, como expresó en su discurso apenas asumido el mando: "No copiaremos ninguna de las constituciones presentes,  pero  aprovecharemos  las  expresiones  de  todas  ellas  y  daremos  a  la nueva organización nacional (...) la sustancia medular de nuestro pueblo y nuestra raza. El Estado Paraguayo no será comunista, ni fascista, ni racista y no adoptará las formas políticas referidas."

Dirigió la Escuela Militar y su nombre se convirtió en figura política emblemática en la posguerra. En la Guerra del Chaco, comandó la primera división y la batalla de Campo Vía es la culminación de la estrategia implementada por él, el acta de rendición de Campo Vía está su firma junto a los jefes bolivianos que se rindieron. Después de esta batalla es ascendido a Comandante del II Cuerpo. Durante el Desfile de la Victoria, cuando pasó Franco, la multitud desbordó y en medio de aclamaciones y flores.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Extraído del Diario ABC Color. Asunción, Paraguay
 Internacional Socialista
 CALC-IS

Presidentes de Paraguay
Militares de Paraguay
Nacidos en Asunción
Febreristas
Partido Revolucionario Febrerista
Personas de la Guerra del Chaco


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The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) released last week its final evidence report assessing the comparative clinical effectiveness and cost of the osteoporosis drug therapies teriparatide and abaloparatide. The report includes a summary of a June 30, 2017 public meeting where ASBMR Professional Practice Committee Chair, Benjamin Leder, MD, testified to discuss concerns about the evidence being used for the report. Read the full ASBMR statement here.


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Labour in Fresh Anti-Semitism Row After Candidate Posts on Facebook: 'What Good Have the Jews Done?'
JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP/Getty
Far-left Nasreen Khan, a shortlisted Labour Party candidate for a Bradford council seat, posted anti-Semitic comments on Facebook and accused teachers of "brainwashing" children into thinking "the bad guy was Hitler".
A former activist for anti-Israel George Galloway's Respect Party, Ms. Khan was responding to a video on Facebook in 2012 called, "The Palestine You Need to Know".
Using the name Naz Kahn, she posted: "It's such a shame that the history teachers in our school never taught us this but they are the first to start brainwashing us and our children into thinking the bad guy was Hitler.
"What have the Jews done good in this world??"
'Nasty Party': Labour Faces Brighton Conference Ban Over Anti-Semitism, Racism
https://t.co/Z5omYPLEcY
— Breitbart London (@BreitbartLondon) September 27, 2017
When questioned about the comment, she had added: "No, I'm not a Nazi, I'm an ordinary British Muslim that had an opinion and put it across. We have worse people than Hitler in this world now."
Responding to more criticism, she had said: "Stop beating a dead horse. The Jews have reaped the rewards of playing victims. Enough is enough!!"
The Labour member is in a two-person shortlist for council elections next year in the Labour safe seat in the ward of Little Horton, Bradford.
On Friday, Ms. Khan told the Telegraph & Argus that she "apologised straight away" after recently being confronted with her comments, and said they were "inappropriate and unacceptable".
"I have travelled a long way since then and learned so much. I profoundly regret the comments I made in 2012 and any offence they caused," she added.
The Labour Party has seen several high-profile figures amongst its ranks making anti-Semitic or anti-Israeli comments, notably since the party was taken over by socialist Jeremy Corbyn, who praises the Palestinian terror group Hamas.
Vile Anti-Semitic Rants as Labour Activists Call for Expulsion of Jewish Groups
https://t.co/0cDNbLMyyK
In April, former London mayor Ken Livingstone was suspended from the party for claiming there was a "real collaboration" between Zionists and the Nazis before World War Two.
And in 2016, MP Naz Shah was suspended from the party for calling for the "transportation" of Israelis out of the Middle East on social media.
However, an investigation ordered by Corbyn, headed by Shami Chakrabarti, the director of human rights campaign group Liberty, found no indication of institutional anti-Semitism within Labour which led to Jewish community leaders calling the findings a "whitewash" and a "fraud".
Ms. Chakrabarti was nominated for a peerage by Corbyn just a few weeks afterwards.
British Jews have been abandoning the Labour Party since the election of Corbyn, and a recent survey showed that four in five believe that Labour harbours anti-Semites in its ranks.
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If you see an affordable and worthwhile VN on NetRide that I have not listed, please tell me so I can add it.
For those VNs listed above which have translation patches, please tell me whether or not the patches work on NetRide's download versions so I can add that information as well.
You will need a debit or credit card from Visa or Mastercard to make any of these purchases using the method detailed in this guide. Note that NetRide works best with Internet Explorer, though at the moment it seems to work fine for Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox as well.
If you choose to buy a VN from this site, please leave a comment telling us what you bought. Knowing how many of you are willing to pay real money for VNs is crucial if we ever want the official translation business to improve.
Also make sure you click the right-hand radio button at the bottom to stop them from sending you a newsletter.
The radio buttons I boxed in green are, from top to bottom: NetRideCash, Credit Card (VISA or Mastercard) and Bitcash EX. I am going to assume that, like me, you want to use a (Visa or Mastercard) credit card for this, so be sure to click that radio button.
Click the button I've circled in red to confirm you want to create this guest account.
Now, finally, we're at the part where you enter credit card information.
Click the button I circled in red to go to your download page. Only one more step!
Click the pink "download" button I circled in red to finally start the actual download.
If the VN does not use Soft Denchi (see next section if it does), your browser should begin downloading a file called "downloadfile.lzh". For me it takes forever to download VNs from this site, so prepare to have this download going on in the background for a while. Once it's done, use WinRAR or some other archive software to extract the VN from the .lzh archive. You should now be able to run it by simply double clicking on the extracted .exe. You can redownload the .lzh whenever you want, and there should be no DRM.
Again, click the pink "download" button I circled in red to start the actual download. In this case, your browser should begin downloading a file called "downloadfile.exe". This download should also take forever to finish. Obviously, run the .exe when it finishes downloading. It will start the installer, which like most Japanese installers you should be able to guess your way through without much trouble.
In this screenshot you can see I've already authorized my copy of Saihate no Ima. To do this yourself, choose "File", then "Charge by the number", then type in the authorization code on your NetRide download page (I circled in it green earlier) and click "charge". You should now be able to run the VN you bought.
Please post a comment telling us what you bought. Also tell us if some part of this guide doesn't work, or is needlessly confusing, or if the site appears to behave differently for your favorite browser.
Inganock purchase succeeded with MasterCard credit card. There's additional step after "Enter your username in the top textbox and your password in the bottom textbox, then click the button I circled in red. You should see this page:" where I get to see this page instead http://i.imgur.com/mjTl1.jpg and I just need to click the right button to land to the next step in the guide.
Updated guide to mention that.
I am not the intended audience for this guide but as someone who has bought several games from Liarsoft's DL service in the past I figured I'd chime in. Specifically, I think it should be noted that there are no differences between the original package editions and download versions for any game except Kusarihime, which was upgraded to 800×600 (and with non-CDDA music, thank god) for the DL version. In other words, though Inganock and Celenaria have now been rereleased with full voice, the DL versions are the same as the originals in that regard.
Of course, that's probably implied by the statement that the Inganock patch works on the DL version, but you can never be too careful.
As for Forest, hope you guys can get a patch working for the DL version of that soon, since that's sure as hell never being rereleased. :( Wouldn't mind some touched up CGs and voice for Akeru and the fairy tale creatures in that myself.
Oh yeah you misspelled Valusia up at the top there. Fun fact, the term Valusia was not invented by Lovecraft himself; it came from his friend and close correspondent, Robert Howard's short story, The Shadow Kingdom. So yeah, the guy who wrote Conan the Barbarian ended up having stuff from his stories canonized into the Mythos. Pretty cool eh.
The short version is we are trying to do something FVR-related very soon. I'll avoid mentioning details until we've actually done it.
Bought Forest. Haven't even read it yet, just felt like doing it. ;-) It's even cheaper in Euro anyway. I'll be waiting for FVR to get around to the WAB series, though.
Used FireFox and bought from Europe, no issues. Downloading using a download manager (Orbit), so the site seems to be compatible with them.
Just one thing… even though it's implicit in the procedure and sorta stated at the end, I think the guide should still be more explicit in stating what that site means by 'guest' account. Usually, guest accounts don't allow logging back in to download games after the provided links expire, this is true even for DLSite.
If I understand correctly, it's a "guest" account because it doesn't have private information like e.g. name and address, so you can't buy from kombini and the like?
That's my understanding as well. And good idea, I'll clarify that. Clarification added.
Thanks for the guide, Ixrec. I just bought Forest.
I didn't bother with Inganock since I already have the FVR version of it (along with Sharnoth's).
The most appealing part to buying a game for me is having the case to just look at and collect. Still, this is a cheaper way to show supportand any at all is a great thing in my book, so good job on the guide.
While I haven't bought any Liarsoft VNs from that DDL site, I did buy the Fullvoice Reborn box set (which was worth every single penny) and Shiei no Sona-Nyl from Amazon.co.jp and had it delivered through Tenso. Though a bit expensive, it's another efficient way in getting Liarsoft VNs (or VNs in general).
Good job on the guide, though.
Thanks. I'm also planning on making an amazon guide at some point (including mention of Tenso).
I was under the impression Imouto Ijime was just a nukige.
It is, and not a particularly good one. It's only anywhere near interesting because it has an English patch. Eh, I guess a passing mention here in the comments is all it deserves.
This site also has VNs, particularly Remember 11, Never 7, and 12 Riven, for 500 yen (6 dollars a piece) until April 8th! Take advantage while it is around!
I had already purchased Saihate no Ima in the past from that site (or a similar one), but I thought it worth mentioning here for the purposes of adding my voice.
Now strongly considering a Forest/WAB purchase as soon as I clear my backlog more/have a ton of spare cash. Considering the fractured time periods I have available for reading and the fact that the backlog includes the Terra route in Rewrite, and most of Oretsuba R/the aforementioned Saihate no Ima, that might take a while.
Considering the non-sale prices are only 1500 yen (which is still ridiculously cheap by VN standards) I think I'll wait until the sale ends and buy E17 then.
Just wanted to say that I would be very interested in guides for purchasing VNs from http://www.gameliner.jp/ so I can grab Remember11.
Also would love a guide to grab the FVR version of Inganock. Oh, Ati's voice~ Nya!
Thanks muchly for the guide, Ixrec! Might just have to cancel my Saya no Uta pre-order with J-List and buy the original Japanese version. I love Saya no Uta and want to support it, but JAST USA has just handled it so poorly that I no longer want to purchase it from them.
Thanks. Still might make one if I can find the time.
What did they do wrong with Saya? Still hasn't been released yet and still no release date announced. I've had it pre-ordered for since July '11. I think it was originally slated for fall of '11? Don't quote me on that.
Plus, they originally had it packed with Hanachirasu for $30. Then after accepting pre-orders they decided to split it up so that Saya no Uta costs $25 and Hanachirasu costs $20.
I vaguely remember the split up being something Nitro+ told them to do, but yeah I see your point.
Edit: Actually I'm pretty sure both of those complaints are more Nitro+'s fault than they are JAST's (lol). Though it's still valid to be fed up with it.
Well, all I have to say is this: If this is how Nitro+ handles official localizations of their products, then I say let fan translators handle translation and screw official English releases.
That being said, JAST still holds some blame. It WOULD be nice if JAST could, you know, give some updates once in a while. Plus, I'm a little upset at J-List too: JAST posted about splitting up the games on Decemer 28th, and I didn't get an e-mail from J-List asking me what I wanted to do with my pre-order until January 9th.
Thanks for the guide. I bought Forest and the guide worked perfectly, the credit card information just popped up in a new tab in Firefox for me rather than a window.
It's probably available on other sites as well if it's available there but I didn't bother to check.
I didn't buy it because I already have the DVD version but I wonder if the patch would work with that version.
Interesting. I might add something on these sites when I get around to doing more of this.
* Either download links expire, or I don't know where to look, because I can no longer download Forest which I bought when this guide was posted. I back everything up, so it's no big deal for me, but unless I'm missing something people better be warned. No idea if this is different for SoftDenchi protected games.
* It seems like it's impossible to make a single order across different developers. Carts won't combine.
Leave only 'form & search history' check. (If you do it immediately after buying, you can just erase from last hour or so; otherwise you'll have to erase from longer. I had to erase all my form history since I bought Forest in March).
IOW: lovely late 90s interface you got there, NetRide.
Also, KimiNozo comes with "Another Episode" (Kanashimi wa Kaze no Youni), which should be the First Edition bonus from what I've found. Worth mentioning perhaps.
Looking forwards to more guides, well, I know enough Japanese now to figure out most of the interfaces, but I'm not sure which sites accept foreign credit cards like NetRide.
I would think getting back to the download page just involves repeating the last few steps of the guide. I honestly don't know if there is a download "link" of any description (and I would hope there isn't because that just screams "no security whatsoever"). I have actually tried re-downloading a VN or two myself because I wanted to be able to say if it allows that or not, and I had no trouble with it at all.
I can get to my account's downloads page just fine, and the download links are there (why wouldn't they be?); it's just that only KimiNozo and SnI are there currently, and I can't figure out why Forest (which I bought months ago) is not.
Okay, that is pretty weird. I never had that experience when I was testing.
Did you use multiple accounts or something? I ended up doing that so I could get the pictures of making a new account, so my purchases are under separate accounts.
If I understand correctly, there's a week of unlimited downloads, then that's it.
I checked and the notice is on the other orders, too.
Somehow I have never seen that. Thank you for pointing it out.
They are forcing a password reset on all users.
Since CC information isn't saved for guests, this shouldn't seriously affect anyone who's used it here.
Just bought Forest. I'm a fan of mind-screws and deep stories, so I thought I'd give it a try. Thanks a lot for making this guide.
Bought Saya No Uta from JAST actually. Not really sure why people are bitching about them. Fantastic visual novel for $25, the translation is solid as far as I have seen, and they even decensored it.
I purchased Sekien no Inganock like many others. Thank you for the guide. I feel so much better actually purchasing the product from the producers than finding a skeevy download from the vast recesses of the internet.
As I understand, not all games are download editions. For those that are not, in what countries do they ship? Thank you.


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