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package com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.action.builtin;

import java.util.logging.Logger;

import org.bukkit.configuration.ConfigurationSection;

import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.action.BaseSpellAction;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.api.action.CastContext;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.api.magic.Mage;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.api.magic.VariableScope;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.api.spell.MageSpell;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.api.spell.Spell;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.api.spell.SpellResult;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.configuration.SpellParameters;
import com.elmakers.mine.bukkit.utility.ConfigurationUtils;

public class ModifyVariableAction extends BaseSpellAction {
    private String key;
    private boolean clear;
    private VariableScope scope = VariableScope.CAST;
    private ConfigurationSection parameters;

    private void checkDefaults(ConfigurationSection variables, ConfigurationSection parameters) {
        if (!clear && !variables.contains(key)) {
            double defaultValue = parameters.getDouble("default", 0);
            variables.set(key, defaultValue);
        } else if (clear && variables.contains(key)) {
            variables.set(key, null);
        }
    }

    private void parseScope(ConfigurationSection parameters, VariableScope defaultScope, Logger logger) {
        defaultScope = defaultScope == null ? scope : defaultScope;
        scope = ConfigurationUtils.parseScope(parameters.getString("scope"), defaultScope, logger);
    }

    @Override
    public void initialize(Spell spell, ConfigurationSection parameters) {
        key = parameters.getString("variable", "");
        clear = parameters.getBoolean("clear");
        parseScope(parameters, spell.getVariableScope(key), spell.getController().getLogger());
        switch (scope) {
            case SPELL:
                checkDefaults(spell.getVariables(), parameters);
            break;
            case MAGE:
                if (spell instanceof MageSpell) {
                    Mage mage = ((MageSpell)spell).getMage();
                    if (mage != null) {
                        checkDefaults(mage.getVariables(), parameters);
                    }
                }
            break;
            default: break;
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void prepare(CastContext context, ConfigurationSection parameters) {
        key = parameters.getString("variable", "");
        parseScope(parameters, context.getSpell().getVariableScope(key), context.getLogger());
        clear = parameters.getBoolean("clear");
        checkDefaults(context.getVariables(scope), parameters);
        this.parameters = parameters;
    }

    @Override
    public SpellResult perform(CastContext context) {
        // Don't fetch the value at prepare() time in case another cast has modified it
        String testValue = parameters.getString("value");
        boolean hasValue = testValue != null && !testValue.isEmpty();
        if (!hasValue) {
            return SpellResult.NO_ACTION;
        }

        // This is kind of ugly, but it forces context-specific variables (like target location)
        // to read from the current context state.
        SpellParameters spellParameters = parameters instanceof SpellParameters ? (SpellParameters)parameters : null;
        CastContext originalContext = spellParameters != null ? spellParameters.getContext() : null;
        if (spellParameters != null) {
            spellParameters.setContext(context);
        }
        double value = parameters.getDouble("value", 0);
        if (originalContext != null) {
            spellParameters.setContext(originalContext);
        }
        ConfigurationSection variables = context.getVariables(scope);
        if (clear) {
            if (!variables.contains(key)) {
                return SpellResult.NO_TARGET;
            }
            variables.set(key, null);
        } else {
            if (variables.contains(key) && variables.getDouble(key) == value) {
                return SpellResult.NO_TARGET;
            }
            variables.set(key, value);
        }
        context.getSpell().reloadParameters(context);
        return SpellResult.CAST;
    }
}


Why Leasehold Owners Need Housing Inventory Insurance?
» Why Leasehold Owners Need Landlord And Housing Insurance?
Why Leasehold Owners Need Landlord And Housing Insurance?
Lessor insurance is different than home insurance.
Its main purposes are the safety of rental property in particular plus the adequate security of buy-to-let kind of investments. Protection of the rental real estate as well as the contents of the building itself are a must. The London property market is expanding and growth as a fact stands for none less than opportunities. The number of Britons, that choose to offer housing rather than sell what real estate they posses is on a rise. If you are a home owner or you plan to invest your assets into buy-to-let property in order to become a lessor – you should take under serious consideration some of the basic rules and responsibilities, that real estate ownership comes along with. According to Telegraph 2014 will bring prosperity for landlords.
What is the right kind of safeguard you and your property need?
Make sure you do your homework right. As a product, landlord realty protection is quite similar to the regular home assurance products. They are specifically designed to serve the needs of the rental property market. There are a few service providers, that can actually cover the full list of requirements every landlord's rights need. Regular safeguard home products can't provide sufficient coverage over the whole leasehold along with its contents. This has brought the need of products that specialize in the field of rental realty.
Why landlord real estate insurance is of crucial importance to every buy-to-let kind of property investment?
In case of unexpected disaster, caused by nature itself, the insurance policy is what will "cover you back" and guarantee the protection of the belongings and assets you posses as the home owner. Additionally, a real estate insurance service could save you the nerves of hostile or malicious harm done on purpose, as well as eliminating the threat of accidental loss or inventory damage. No matter if caused by nature, by your tenants, their friends or guests, the landlord buildings insurance will cover all recovery expenses.
When you research for the right kind of protection, have in mind the potential presence of long time gaps in between any two tenancies.
The longer the period the housing is unoccupied the harder the financial impact might be. Every landlord should have a back up plan in case of longer periods of property vacancy than expected at first. Such scenarios would significantly affect people, who have taken out buy-to-let mortgage loans. Any regular offer should have you covered for no less than 30 days in between tenancies, but the best option is the one that allows vacancy periods to prolong up to 90 days. When on the hunt for the best real estate insurance, landlords should prepare a plan B in case of rent loss in case the renters are endangered or threatened, resulting in the abandonment of both property and the contents of the building.
The home owner's emergency inventory protection.
Products of such kind can guarantee you as a property landlord that the housing inventory condition is out of risk. In case of loss, caused by theft or burglary, the home owner might end up paying a substantial bill. The process of inventory replacement or electrical suppliance repairs often requires third party professional service. Most of the landlord freshmen blindly believe that a regular home insurance covers the full range of services a rental property requires. Unfortunately that isn't the whole story. The best way to achieve such piece of mind is to call a reputable property inventory company and hire a skilled adjudicator to produce an independent inventory report.
Liability and safety of the landlord's rights.
Despite all the precautions you could have taken or the rules you can impose as a landlord, misfortune can strike at any given moment. In our pursuit for profit we often disregard the importance of health and overall protection. Most of the insurance products used by landlords of buy-to-rent kind of properties provide such and it's free of charge.
The risk of domestic emergencies.
The purchase of home insurance covers the risk of domestic emergencies that can endanger both the housing renters and the whole property and its inventory . The safety of tenants that inhabit it is of prime priority. Home break ins, toilet or bathroom damage, dysfunction of heating suppliances, security systems, which include failure of doors, windows and even the locks themselves. In the same category we may add the failure of power supply, drainage miss functions or what so ever kind of pest problems or infestation.
A few other aspects of rental property safety landlords should consider.
To make the right decision sounds easy, but to choose the right method of protection versus the right property renter are two totally different tasks. You could ensure the safety of the housing rent via independent third party services. There are a number of companies that offer eviction products in case of tenants, who do not fulfil their housing payment on time. Such service would be applicable only when a shorthold contract, with a period of time that does not exceed more than 12 months, plus a tenancy deposit equal the amount of no less than a monthly rent. Every landlord should have in mind that a tenant reference done by a legitimate source is simply a must. All expenses done because of eviction are to be refunded under the legal expenses cover.
The last but not least, regular landlords inventory cover does not ensure the safety of the belongings of tenants. Usually renters should take care of their own property insurance but in case of discounts or other advantages combinations are possible.
« Why Professional Inventory Services Are Better Than DIY Inspections?


This was the first conference ever that brought together NGOs and scientific experts to discuss the current state of research and the actual state of health problems and damage due to dioxin. Also, the dioxin damage was discussed as a problem of endocrine disruptors, substances that are known in Japan as "environmental hormones". The conference was held in Ichigaya, Tokyo at the JICA Institute, with about 200 participants on September 1-2, 2007.
No end yet to dioxin suffering: Among the highlights of the conference were photographs of children in Vietnamese villages who suffer from dioxin-related birth defects and deformities as a result of Agent Orange warfare, as well as the presentations from victims who still suffer from the incident involving PCB-contaminated rice oil in Taichung, Taiwan.
In Japan, the victims of a similar PCB-related rice oil incident, known as the Kanemi Oil Poisoning Case in the late 1960s are still waiting for full recognition and compensation. 14,000 people or more reported food poisoning-related health damage, which has been cited as the World's largest food poisoning case ever. As the speakers' stories even brought tears to the eyes of the participants, it was also clear that these health issues do not have any cure, and the people who suffer from the contamination must get the full support of society.
Human rights: We cannot help but feel that the debates about PCBs, endocrine disrupting chemicals and dioxins have all but died out here in Japan, as if people assume that the problems have disappeared. What is little known is that the serious suffering is still on-going. Thus there has been a need for this type of conference to discuss these issues in depth. Here in Japan, the standards are extremely strict for decisions about who can be officially considered a victim of food poisoning. Also, the people who are officially identified as Kanemi Yusho victims will only be eligible to receive a 200,000 yen cooperation fee for participation in a special research program that the government is funding, but it is being channeled through the company.
We have pointed out that no real compensation or support is offered to the victims by the government. The problems that victims face in the case of the Kanemi Yusho rice oil incident and other food safety and environmental contamination-related problems such as the Minamata disease must be addressed from the point of view of human rights. Let us continue the battle for the rights of the victims of food poisoning in Japan and other countries.
Session 3; Patients of Dioxins/Yusho now: What we can do to save the victims?
Theme: Research and Countermeasures on Dioxins from the View Point of Endocrine Disrupter Issue Today.


If she can t get justice, will she settle for vengeance Kaz Phelps has escaped her brother and her criminal past to become an anonymous art student in Glasgow But can life under the witness protection scheme ever give her the freedom she craves Banged up and brooding, Joey Phelps faces thirty years behind bars Still, with cash and connections on the outside, can an overIf she can t get justice, will she settle for vengeance Kaz Phelps has escaped her brother and her criminal past to become an anonymous art student in Glasgow But can life under the witness protection scheme ever give her the freedom she craves Banged up and brooding, Joey Phelps faces thirty years behind bars Still, with cash and connections on the outside, can an overstretched prison system really contain him Helen Warner, once Kaz s lawyer and lover, is a rising star in Parliament But has she made the kind of enemies who have no regard for the democratic process, or even the law Ousted from the police and paralysed by tragic personal loss, Nicci Armstrong is in danger of going under Can a job she doesn t want with a private security firm help her to put her life back back on track A murder dressed up as suicide and corruption that goes to the heart of government unite ex cop and ex con in a deadly quest to learn the truth What they discover proves what both have always known villainy is rife on both sides of the law.
After reading The Informant I didn't think The Mourner could be any better. How wrong, from the first page it just got better and better.The characters and settings seem so realistic that you can picture the places and people in your mind as you are reading.I read this book over a couple of nights as I could not put down. Absolutely recommend this author to anyone who enjoys no nonsense gritty novels. Loved it, can't wait for book 3.
This is a fast paced story, you can get into it right away, this author is one of the best for doing that.Nicci was forced out of the Police and now working in a Detective Agency. She has an interesting case on her hands that leads her to many different places and avenues. The thing is, has Nicci bitten off more than she can handle with this case?You will find out.I would like to thank Pan Macmillan via Net Galley for my copy to review.
Amazing and suspenseful, I am really enjoying this trilogy, not going to say any more because I do not want to give anything important away, I highly recommend this series, looking forward to reading the last book.
a good conclusion to the story. This being part two, although a stand alone book.


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Energy Safety has become aware of a number of instances where unsafe situations have arisen following repairs to buildings damaged in the Canterbury earthquakes. This may have been avoided if the work had been done by a licensed gasfitter.
The installation and maintenance of gas appliances is restricted work that must be done by licensed gasfitters.This includes any installation work or subsequent work on the gas pipes or flues, as well as installation of the appliance itself.
In particular it is important that flues for gas appliances effectively draw the hot combustion products to the outside of the building and do not allow them to enter the building. It is also important to ensure that any hot parts of the flue or the combustion products do not come into contact with combustible materials in the structure.
Energy Safety is investigating reported cases where flues in damaged buildings have not been reinstated in a manner that ensures both the safe removal of products of combustion and adequate protection of combustible materials from the effects of excessive heat.
Energy Safety advises all involved in reconstruction that all work on gas installations including flues, must be carried out by a licensed gasfitter. If there is any doubt they should consult a gasfitter.


In honour of St. Patrick's Day today, I thought posting something green would be fitting. It's no green beer; however, this green juice is definitely more healthy and yummy. Now I love kale, but when I first saw it in juice form, I thought it looked like swamp water and was completely turned off from it. There's nothing mucky about this green juice though. Along with kale, it's packed with green apples, pears, celery, lime and ginger, and is the perfect balance between sweet and spicy. One sip of this and I was converted to the green juice craze. It's so invigorating and a definite energy booster -- the perfect pick-me-up after a night (or day) of drinking.
1. Tear off kale leaves and roughly chop the celery.
2. Chop the green apples and pears and remove any seeds.
3. Cut lime in half, and peel off the skin from the ginger.
4. Throw everything into a juicer. Stir well and drink up!


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Come along to Valhalla for the converging of threes.
The three-headed beasty of Ghidoragh pounding out epic, frenetic tunes like spitballs of sound.
Unsanitary Napkin – a three-piece power house channelling a punk fury – like serenades for the spitting heads of Trump/Jones/Kavanagh – the Axis of Deceivable.
mr sterile Assembly – 1+1= 3 for this lot, sharpening claws for an impending international trip of weirdness with a bunch of tunes looking for a place to settle, best danced with three left feet.
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A fourth bone has been located on Port Macquarie's Flynns Beach. A passers-by found the bone on Sunday (July 14) afternoon. The small bone is believed to be human, police said. Police confirmed the bone will be subject to forensic examination, with any results being compared with missing persons records. The bone was discovered in the vicinity of Flynns Beach. In June, spear fishers uncovered a total of three human bones at two beaches in the vicinity of Flynns Beach. On June 15, divers located one bone in the waters off Flynns Beach. The bone was handed into Port Macquarie Police Station. Following the discovery of the first bone, Mid North Coast Police commenced a search operation at the beach with the assistance of Sydney police divers on Sunday, June 16. No further items were located. On Monday, June 17, officers from Port Macquarie Police District were advised that another two bones had been located in the waters around Flat Rock, east of Nobby Head, by another spear fisherman. Police are continuing their investigations. While you're with us, you can now receive updates straight to your inbox from the Port Macquarie News. To make sure you're up to date with all the news, SIGN UP HERE.
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Fourth bone found on Port Maquarie's Flynns Beach on July 14
Bone found: Police have confirmed a fourth bone - believed to be human - has been located near Flynns Beach.
A fourth bone has been located on Port Macquarie's Flynns Beach.
A passers-by found the bone on Sunday (July 14) afternoon.
The small bone is believed to be human, police said.
Police confirmed the bone will be subject to forensic examination, with any results being compared with missing persons records.
The bone was discovered in the vicinity of Flynns Beach.
In June, spear fishers uncovered a total of three human bones at two beaches in the vicinity of Flynns Beach.
On June 15, divers located one bone in the waters off Flynns Beach. The bone was handed into Port Macquarie Police Station.
Following the discovery of the first bone, Mid North Coast Police commenced a search operation at the beach with the assistance of Sydney police divers on Sunday, June 16. No further items were located.
On Monday, June 17, officers from Port Macquarie Police District were advised that another two bones had been located in the waters around Flat Rock, east of Nobby Head, by another spear fisherman.
Police are continuing their investigations.
While you're with us, you can now receive updates straight to your inbox from the Port Macquarie News. To make sure you're up to date with all the news, SIGN UP HERE.
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With the announcement of the soon to arrive 17 Winchester Super Magnum Rimfire Peter Jones reflects on the current 17 HMR.
Like most Deer Stalkers in the UK the slots on my Firearms Certificate are not entirely taken up with Deer Caliber Rifles, instead like many others who hunt deer at least one slot is devoted to a Rimfire rifle for use on vermin.
The fundamental difference between Rim fire cartridges and centre fire cartridges is that the firing pin on a 'Rim fire' strikes the rim of the cartridge, the base of which is coated in the priming compound. Centre fire cartridges in contrast use a primer cap which is struck at the centre of the cartridge.
Traditionally more often than not the rimfire rifle most commonly in use has been the hugely popular .22 LR which in the UK can be purchased in semi automatic and bolt action rifles. Today however in the UK it is just as likely to be the .17 Hornady Magnum Rimfire or 17 HMR as it is more commonly known.
Though being prohibited from being used in semi automatic rifles the 17 HMR is a truly excellent round for vermin all the way up to fox. Developed by Hornady in 2002 from a necked down .22 Magnum the tiny 17 or 20 grain bullets are propelled at around 2,300 - 2500 fps and produce around 250 ftlbs of energy. When compared against the traditional .22LR we can see why it has proven so popular.
Clearly the .22LR continues to have a following, particularly when coupled with subsonic ammunition. This after all is where the .22LR excels, it is quiet. The .17 HMR due to its velocity being supersonic has a 'crack' of a report even when moderated. On the other hand the .22LR' s report has substantially fewer decibels and this can be handy if you are say trying to discreetly dispatch a few rabbits around a built up area.
Personally I have owned both calibers. Today however it is the .17 HMR that remains in my cabinet. The reasons for me are simple. The 17 is accurate out to around 150yds and the amount of drop at this range compared with the .22LR is tiny. It also packs enough punch to drop a fox should I chance across one. With the .22LR I would simply not feel confident of shooting rabbits beyond say 75yds and as for the fox? Well unless it's a head shot I just wouldn't. And being a deer stalker head shots are not something I like to try, the risk of injury is simply too great.
Another advantage of the tiny .17 bullet is that it is highly frangible and will break up on any impact. Sadly this is not the case for the .22LR which is notorious for ricochet.
Whilst the 17 HMR is a beautifully accurate cartridge one word of warning, it is highly affected by wind. Even moderate gusts will move your bullet some distance off target.
As with all calibres it is of course a very personal choice however for me all things considered it is the 17 HMR that wins the day but for how much longer? Well what has got me thinking about this calibre is the recent announcement of the forth coming, all new, soon to be launched, super dooper .17 Winchester Super Magnum Rimfire!!
Initial reports claim the .17 Winchester Super Magnum Rimfire will propel a 20 - 25 grain bullet at around 3000fps producing a 50% flatter trajectory than the .17 HMR! This is impressive stuff, time will tell if this new round will take off, however early indications are exciting, personally I can't wait to try it!.


- As someone already mentioned it would be helpful if the importer also set the opaque flag correctly. Its no major issue but why not set it right in the first place..
- Also color spaces of input textures in the created materials should be set correctly, all scalar values should be set to "raw" and not default "sRGB".
- A question regarding gloss map: why does it get multiplied by 1.5 in the shader tree? Also usually gloss maps from say Substance need to be inverted to be used with Arnold. Not with Speedtree?
Last edited by SehsuchtVFX; 07-11-2018, 07:00 AM.
Sure thing I can script all that which I've already done, just making suggestions how you could improve your importer. In regards to multiplying by 1.5 I guess the only thing to make sure is that your textures then dont have values above 0.666 so we dont reach values over 1, seems a bit weird to be honest to do it this way.
There hasn't been a release since we fixed the opaque flag. The latest script (SpeedTreeImporter.zip) sets it correctly.
all scalar values should be set to "raw" and not default "sRGB"
We do this in a variety of places, but perhaps it is missing from the arnold import. I will log to look into it. You can add this line in the script to add it wherever you wish (in the SpeedTreeImporterArnoldTranslator5() function).
Even though many renderers are PBR, they don't necessarily have the same ranges/scales on all their parameters to achieve the same results. We're constantly fiddling with the scripts to reproduce what you see in the Modeler in each renderer. Is 1.5 correct? Eh, I dunno. I can log to look into it.


Since we've been back, I've resumed my bath bomb research. You know the old saying, "The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over-and-over and expecting a different result?" Well, that about sums up my life every day.
Every day I make a batch of sample bombs. I get 1 large, 1 med, and 1 small bath bomb from my experiment batch, I let them dry overnight, then I test them the next day or day after. I have LEARNED SO MUCH, but mostly it's theory.
Anyway, I have discovered that although many home bomb makers and even small businesses use cornstarch as a binder in their recipes, it is a huge FAIL for me. You see, bomb making is as elusive as it is scientific. What works for one person in California, will not work for someone else in Florida, or even Canada. Climate, altitude, hell...the alignment of Jupiter and Mars and whether the woolly caterpillars have fur in the fall...all play into whether bath bomb making with be successful or a fail.
I've moved over to potassium bitartrate (aka Cream of Tartar) as a filler and made a breakthrough. As a side note, did you know that potassium bitartrate (Cream of Tartar) is a by-product of wine making? Fitting, no?
Anyway, my bombs are now hardening up nicely and keeping their shape; however, I want them to float and I've tried packing light, packing heavy, packing while standing on one foot. Sigh. The medium-sized ones float, but the bigger ones are sinking...hmmm.
Back down the hole I go.


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Well, I have a brief statement that I'd like to read. And then at the end of this, why, experts will be available to take your questions.
I'm pleased to announce that the Governments of the United States and Japan have reached understandings that will allow us to proceed with joint development of the FSX fighter aircraft. I'm ready to submit the FSX agreement to Congress for its review.
We've been conducting talks with the Japanese to clarify both sides' understandings of this agreement. I'm convinced that the codevelopment of this aircraft is in the strategic and commercial interests of the United States. And we weighed this matter from the standpoint of trade, of our industrial growth, and technology transfer, as well as strategic and foreign policy considerations.
This aircraft will improve the basic F - 16 design and will contribute to the security of the United States and our major ally, Japan. There will be no cost to the American taxpayer, and at the same time, the Japanese will improve their ability to carry their share of the defense burden. The U.S. will have a 40-percent work share in the initial development stage of this aircraft, and we will have a similar share when the aircraft goes into production.
We did have several initial concerns about the agreement, but I want to assure you that sensitive source codes for the aircraft's computer will be strictly controlled, access will be granted to only those codes that are essential to complete the project.
In conclusion, the United States is the world's leader in aircraft manufacturing. I believe this aircraft will improve the defense of the United States and Japan, and this agreement also helps preserve our commitment that U.S. aerospace products of the future will continue to dominate the world markets.
That's the end of the statement, and thank you all very much.
Note: The President's 11th news conference began at 4:55 p.m. in the Briefing Room at the White House.


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Categories EthiopiaPosted on February 11, 2020
Tribes in Ethiopia have various cultures, languages, and lifestyles. These tribes of Ethiopia live in harmony with nature and with each other. A few tensions raised recently due to differences. Tribes in Ethiopia speak more than 80 languages and are too many in numbers.
The main tribes in Ethiopia are the Oromo, the Amhara, the Tigray, and the Gurage. These have a large population. The minorities such as Mursi and people in Benishangul Gumuz also have their own cultures and traditions.
The Omo valley is another unique place that holds diverse ethnic tribes of Ethiopia, that have a similar culture but different settlements. These tribes in Ethiopia intrinsically have a very unique culture and way of life that makes them different from neighboring clans and ethnic groups in some way. These people were a destination of many tourists due to their unique and ancestral lifestyles.
The Amhara and Tigray also have an association with ancient civilizations that Axum and Lalibela emanated from. These were powerful people in the northern part of the country.
The Gurage and the Sidama inhabit the southern part of the land. And have their own cultural attributes to the overall country. The Somali and Harari also have a historic and cultural place in the development of Ethiopia.
Here, I will answer your main questions about tribes in Ethiopia.
1 1. Ethnic Groups in Ethiopia
2 2. How Many Tribes in Ethiopia ?
3 3. List of Tribes in Ethiopia
4 4. Ethiopian Tribes Amhara
5 5. Ethiopian Tribes Oromo
6 6. What are the Southern Ethiopian Tribes?
7 7. How Many Tribes Are in Omo Valley?
8 8. Hamar Tribe
9 9. Mursi Tribe
10 10. Somali Tribes in Ethiopia
11 11. What Is the Biggest Tribe in Ethiopia?
12 12. Ethiopian Tribes Map
13 Final Words and Necessary Tips
1. Ethnic Groups in Ethiopia
More than 8o officially recognized ethnic groups are found in Ethiopia. The four ethnic groups that are the Oromo, the Somali, the Amhara, and Tigray make three-quarters of the whole population. The Oromo and the Somali are from the afro Asiatic language, mainly from the Cushitic branches. The Amhara and the Tigray are from the Semitic branches.
The rest of the Rhinic groups, tribes in Ethiopia, are the Omotic ethnic minorities, from the Omotic branches. Welayta is in this tribe.
The Nilotic speaking minorities live in the southwest regions of Ethiopia, in the Gambela region. These people speak Afro-Saharan language and share a culture with South Sudan.
Geez, Tigrigna, Gurage, Amharic, Harari- Sematic group
Somali, Afar, Oromo- Cushitic
Walita- Omotic
Kunama- Nilotic
2. How Many Tribes in Ethiopia ?
Ethiopians are diverse in ethnicity, and there are more than 80 languages being spoken in the country. These tribes of Ethiopia speak languages that belong to the Cushitic, Sematic or Omotic and Nilotic groups.
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3. List of Tribes in Ethiopia
Oromo– Oromo is one of the largest tribes of Ethiopia. This ethnic group of Ethiopia belongs in the Cushitic group and has a history of a millennium.
Amhara– Amhara is the second-largest tribe of Ethiopia. The Amhara people live in the northern part of Ethiopia. Wollo, Bahir Dar, Lalibela belong in these tribes of Ethiopia.
Somali– The Somali people live in the eastern part of the country. The Harari and Dire Dawa people have a closer culture with these tribes in Ethiopia.
Gurage people– The Gurage people live in the southern part of the country and are known with their work ethic. Their foods are also unique and are loved by tourists.
Wolayta– These tribes in Ethiopia also live in the southern part of Ethiopia.
The Amhara, the Oromo and the Tigray tribes in Ethiopia make 75% of the whole population. The smallest number of tribes go as low as 10,000.
4. Ethiopian Tribes Amhara
The Amhara are tribes in Ethiopia living in the northwest highlands of Ethiopia. In 2007, the Amhara were 27 percent of the whole Ethiopian population. The Amhara are known with their Amharic language and contribution in history. The biggest tourist attractions such as Lalibela exist in this region.
The Amhara tribe of Ethiopia has historically lived in the north, central and western parts of Ethiopia. They depended on agriculture.
Some historians traced the origin of these tribes of Ethiopia to the modern-day Yemen who migrated to Wollo, in the Amhara region.
The church arts, the dances, the unique food, and clothing, the religious stories, the political stories all make these tribes in Ethiopia a truly beautiful people.
5. Ethiopian Tribes Oromo
The Oromo people take a third of the Ethiopian population. The Oromo language or Oromiffa is the language these people use. The Oromo people have a traditional religion called Waqeffanna, and they use a unique hierarchical governance system called Gadaa. The Gadaa system has a power hierarchy where leaders stay on power for 8 years.
The Oromo people's history was first documents by Ethiopian monk Abba Bahrey, in his writing called Zenahu Le Galla, in 1593. The term Galla is considered derogatory and it is not used in the country.
6. What are the Southern Ethiopian Tribes?
These tribes in Ethiopia are formed merging five regions and Awassa is the capital. The southern Ethiopian tribes, border Kenya in the south, and South Sudan in the southwest. Gambela is in the northwest of the southern Ethiopian tribes' region. Arba Minch, Hosaena, Welkite, Bonga and Dilla are some of the towns and cities in the southern Ethiopian tribes.
Almost 90 percent of the southern Ethiopian tribes live in a rural area. In 1994, the southern Ethiopia tribes of Ethiopia were a bit more than 10 million. It was estimated that the number of populations in the region would be almost 20 million.
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7. How Many Tribes Are in Omo Valley?
There are 10 much known Omo tribes in Ethiopia. The Tsemai live in a Wito village, and on the road that takes from Konso to Jinka. This minority Omo tribes of Ethiopia are small in number and are not more than 5000 in number.
These tribes in Ethiopia have a much-shared culture with the nearby Ari People and the Erbore people. They share clothing with the Ari people and social and spiritual way of life with the Erbore. They survive on subsistence farming.
The Erbore people are much linked to the Tsemai tribes and are thought to have come from the Konso tribes of Ethiopia to their present location. These tribes in Ethiopia have intermarried to the neighboring settlements like the Borena Oromo and the Guji, and the Hamar people.
The Karo are about 1000 in number and live on the east side of the Omo River. They are known with the chalk paint facemask and paintings, and the women's scarifying of the chest.
The Dasenech or the Geleba live near the Kenya and Sudan border, about 25,000 in number. The tribe is divided into 8 clans and live near each other. The clans have their own borders and live a semi-nomadic life.
Bume tribes in Ethiopia live in the west of people called Dasenech, south of the Surma people. They live on the Kenyan border. These are a bit more than 5000 in number. They are semi-nomadic and survive herding cattle and hunting and small-scale farming.
Konso is people south of Arba Minch, and they are known with their hill land cultivation systems an irrigation system.
The Dasenech are much known for their rituals called Dimme, which is slaughtering cattle for a wedding ceremony. The days will be celebrated with well-dressed clan members, clothed with feathers, leopard skin and more.
The Dorze are known with their cotton products and staple food from Enset or false banana and their unique house construction system.
The Benna is about 35,000 and lives in the highlands in the east of the Mago national park. They are hunters as well.
8. Hamar Tribe
The Hamar of the minority tribes in Ethiopia, with an ancestral settlement, in the south of Ethiopia, near the border of Kenya. The tribe lives in the east of the Omo river and has a cultural connection and even has a dispute with the farmers on the Kenyan border.
If you have seen pictures of nude women with permanent skin decorations, muddy hair and braids. They wear necklaces made out of beads, seashells and other plastics.
The men also are distinguished with their skinny, tall and black nude features. They wear beads and feathers on their hair and decorated their faces with colorful muddy substances.
The life of the Hamar tribe is dependent on small scale agriculture and pastoralism. The products are sold in a weekly market. A market is a place of exchange for products that they would not get otherwise. These are tobacco or coffee and other fruits and vegetables and daily tools.
9. Mursi Tribe
The Mursi Tribe is thought to be one of the most aggressive and warrior tribes in the Omo region. They are known with their culture of getting a wife and respect thought intense stick fight.
The women are known with their round clay plates on their lips. Like the Hamar, they have their own jewelry on their ears and neck.
They scarify their full body as a symbol of strength.
10. Somali Tribes in Ethiopia
The present-day Somali is located The Somali tribes in Ethiopia are known throughout the horn of Africa. These tribes in Ethiopia were first appeared in the area in 1200 and later expanded to west and south. The Somali tribes are known with the faith of Islam, that is thought they were first converted in 1550 due to Arab traders. It was in 1650 the Somali people entered into Ethiopia.
The Somali tribes are sheep and cattle herders and the camel is a wealth for the owner. Camel milk is much known in this region. The Somali tribes live in a very divided clan, and clashes often appear in this area.
They also live in temporary huts and survive as nomads, and this is usually due to the harsh climate. They travel from place to place looking for water.
They are known with their music, and fancy women dress.
11. What Is the Biggest Tribe in Ethiopia?
The biggest ethnic group in Ethiopia is the Oromo. In 2007, according to the central statistics agency of Ethiopia, the population of the Oromo people was almost 34 %. Amhara is the second-largest tribe in Ethiopia and the Somali was the third largest tribe in Ethiopia.
-Oromo 34.4%, Amhara 27% Somali 6.2%,
-Tigray (Tigrinya) 6.1%, Sidama 4%
-Gurage 2.5%, Welaita 2.3%
-Hadiya 1.7%, Afar 1.7%
-Gamo 1.5%, Gedeo 1.3%
-Silte 1.3% (Based on the 2007 population projection)
Find the Central Statistics Agency(CSA) data here.
12. Ethiopian Tribes Map
Final Words and Necessary Tips
The Tribes in Ethiopia are truly diverse and have their own colors. Visiting each tribe is difficult but you can always taste the good offerings of each culture. Most restaurants serve the foods of tribes of Ethiopia. The Gurage and Amhara and Oromo foods are much known in these traditional restaurants. You can still taste the culture and the food from the comfort of a restaurant.
Minority tribes of Ethiopia and other bigger tribes exist at a border of Ethiopia. It is always the best option to avoid such extreme locations, that are at a border to neighboring countries. Clashes could arise at any moment and government and US embassy advise to ignore such places.
There are more than 80 languages in the country and these are categorized under 4 language branches: the sematic, Omotic, Kushite and Nilotic.
You probably don't have to enter remote tribal settlements; you may need a guide.
Ask before taking pictures, or you may end up paying too much.
The best time to see the Omo valley is between October and March, where the rainy season pass and the dry season returns. Most of the internal roads are not paved and it would be hard to visit around the area.
Each tribal group or ethnic group has its own culture, a hair braiding style, clothing and even food that is uniques to its place. Many urban populations do not cloth in a traditional way. Instead, these cultural attributions are usually seen in the times of celebration and holidays. If you plan to witness these cultural attributes, then you should know the times of celebrations.
Irreecha is celebrated in October, probably a good time to see the Oromo culture.
Timket is celebrated in Lalibela on January 19 or 20, then it is the best time to see a northern Christian culture in Lalibela, Gondar and Addis Ababa.
Meskel, on September 27 is the best time to see culture in the Gurage area and the southern area and even in the Oromo people areas.
The Islamic holidays are the best times to be in the Somali and Harari regions.
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Cleaning the teapot definitely does not get done as often as it should. Well it is time to stop putting this task off. It is time to give your teapot the respect that it deserves. Your vessel is a dependable and indispensable part of your household, and it deserves a little more attention than it currently receives.
It is time to give it the deep cleaning that it so desperately needs. No more neglecting that precious piece of pottery any longer. Today is the day that you clean the old teapot.
Tea is one of those wonderfully healthy beverages but unfortunately it is also a beverage that builds up a nasty scale on the cups and teapots that it is steeped in. Cleaning the cups is usually not much of a problem because we tend to wash these after each use. But for some reason, we have a tendency to only clean the teapot occasionally.
This can make cleaning the teapot a much larger task than it should be. I am as guilty of this as the next person. It is usually only when I notice little flakes of brownish material floating conspicuously within my freshly poured cup of tea that I get the more than obvious hint that it is time to clean my teapot.
There truly is a right way and a wrong way to clean a teapot, and it is important to know which is which.
Wrong: Harsh or toxic chemicals are definitely the wrong items to use to clean your teapot. Those chemicals could remain in the pot, and you do not want to ingest that stuff.
Wrong: Giving your teapot to the dog to lick clean or handing it over to the hubby to chisel the build up out are not good solutions either. These methods can be used to clean a teapot but they really just are not the correct way to do the job.
Right: Use natural cleaning products to clean your teapot. The safer and more natural method of shining up that old teapot is actually the correct way to clean it. And that safer way means using people-safe household cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda. These two items will effectively clean most surfaces in your home, including the interior and exterior of your teapot.
There are a number of ways that vinegar or baking soda can be used to clean a teapot. These environmentally friendly, yet absolutely fantastic, cleaning compounds are a teapot's best friend. It is just a matter of examining the problem to determine exactly how dramatic of a cleaning job is actually at hand. Once that is known, then it is easy to decide on a method that is right for the current cleaning job.
If the teapot is not too crusty, then it can be cleaned by simply putting in one cup of vinegar or 4 tablespoons of baking soda, and then filling the remainder of the pot with boiling water.
Leave the pot sit in this solution overnight, and this will generally melt most of the gunk out of it.
Wash the interior with a rag or if needed give it a light scrub with a small cleaning brush or plastic pot scrubber.
Rinse the pot thoroughly to remove any leftover residue.
For an absolute worst case scenario, which would be similar to my poor old teapot went through, you should immerse the scaly beast in an extra-large pot of extra-hot vinegar water.
Place a very large pot onto the stove, fill it to half full with water, and bring this to just under a full boil.
Once the heat is off, fill about 1/4 of the pot's space with vinegar, and then put your teapot in this solution to soak overnight.
Rinse the teapot thoroughly the following day to remove leftover residue.
How Often Do You Clean it? To keep on top of this task so it doesn't get into the type of predicament that my poor old pot gets into try to soak your teapot overnight at least once every two weeks. Use the mixture of boiling water, vinegar, and baking soda to keep your teapot fresh and clean.
For an absolute worst case scenario which would be similar to my situation one should immerse teapot into an extra large basin or pot of extra hot vinegar water. Place a very large pot onto the stove, fill it half full with water, and bring this to just under a full boil. Turn off the heat. Once the heat is off, fill about 1/4 with vinegar and then put your teapot into this solution to soak overnight. Rinse thoroughly the following day to remove any leftover residue.
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In my opinion the safer and more natural method of cleaning is always best. Using people safe household cleaning products such as vinegar and baking soda can effectively clean most surfaces in the home including the interior and exterior of your teapot.
Always be aware of the chemicals you use in your household cleaning. Many of these can be easily absorbed through the skin. Stay natural - stay safe.
When was the Last Time You Cleaned Your Teapot?
@KarenHC: I am terrible for neglecting my teapot as well. I think most of us are. It is only when I see scales floating in my teacup that I get the hint to clean the poor beast.
@LouCannon: I usually use boiling water with vinegar and baking soda and leave it to soak overnight in the sink. The next morning I give it a little scrub and about 4 rinses.
Great... Now I have to go give my tea pots some love! I never once thought of denture tablets... FANTASTIC IDEA!
It's been too long since I last cleaned my teapot (I feel like I'm going to confessional....). I think at this point I'd need to get a hold of some of Grandma's denture cleaning tablets to do the trick. I like that idea! Otherwise, I'm a big proponent of using vinegar and baking soda for many cleaning uses.
I've tried vinegar and boiling water, but not with baking soda. Thanks for sharing this useful lens!
I haven't used it in some time, so it's still clean. Sadly because of time, I've been using the microwave lately :( Love my teapot though!
This is SO timely - less than an hour ago I was topping up my teapot and thinking how badly it needs cleaning. Thanks for the tips!
I do clean it regularly. I use vinegar and boiling water for any build up. I have not used baking soda yet.
@Virginia Allain: I use vinegar for cleaning more than just my teapot. I also use it for window, our stove, and our toilets. It is amazing stuff. I also use baking soda for unclogging the sink as well.
@miaponzo: I also have quite a large teapot collection. I trimmed it down a bit when I moved a few years ago by giving all my old antique aluminum ones to my baby brother but I do like my pottery, china, and ceramic ones.
I'm off right now to look for the baking soda and vinegar!
You know... it's funny, because I absolutely love teapots, but I'm too lazy to use them! (I have a bunch!)... Blessed!
I'm all in favor of using the natural methods. Isn't vinegar amazing stuff!
Returning to say that a clean teapot is a blessed teapot! Its the little things that had special to our live...I have to go put on some tea now and have a biscuit...fancy talk for a cookie. My grandma used to say biscuit but she wan't fancy but maybe because she learned that word in place of the Finnish word. Boiling water, vinegar and baking soda are the ticket to a fresh clean teapot...thought I'd write it down, so I remember. Now that is very economical and safe for us and the environment...and we get a great cup of tea in the end!
Excellent information. We rarely use a teapot these days, but I remember when they used to get really stained, and my Mum used to use vinegar to clean ours. Useful guide, blessed.
These are such cost effective ways to clean a teapot, I use vinegar for so many household tasks it's so good and can clean the toughest stains. I have never used it to clean my teapot but I will now. Nice lens.
So, Grandma's denture tablets to the rescue when things are at their worst. I love to use vinegar and baking soda for cleaning and especially on something like a teapot, one just doesn't want to use anything toxic on them. Well done, according to your custom and I have to mention that you have found some gorgeous teapots that we can all take home with us to practice cleaning them the proper way!
My mother collects tea pots. This will be very helpful for her.
Great tips, I love teapots!
I actually collect teapots so I tend to rotate them enough that they don't get yucky but the vinegar trick really does work. I enjoyed your lens.
How did you know I was looking for instructions on how to clean my teapot? Thanks. Now I know what to do. Very practical advice.
I love teapots but hate to clean them. Thanks for the tips.
OMG! I was reading your cookie recipes and they sound fantastically wonderful!! You may want to include those recipes??? Or at least one...??? Oh, yumm...I love cookies, especially with tea! Okay, sorry I got off track-I use a French Press Tea Container it works great for my tea. I love tea pots, there is something very unique about them. Great lens, thanks for adding it to the Kitchen!


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Q: Need help in SQL query to get the no of records based on id's If the table is as below

id  skill
1   Java
1   C
1   SQL
2   Java
3   .Net
3   Hadoop

Select * from table_name where rownum < 10

It will get the 10 records in the table. But I want 10 id's records from the table.
Expected Output is :
If i say condtion 2 id records then output must be

id  skill
1   Java
1   C
1   SQL
2   Java

I want condition based on id's not on rownum count..
Thanks for your help Got soolution in MSQL
SELECT * FROM table_name WHERE id IN ( SELECT distinct top(2) id from table_name )
Result is :
1   Java
1   C
1   SQL
2   Java

A: select * from table_name where id <= 10

A: Your question is not at all clear, but if you really want 10 id's records from the table then do something like this:
SELECT TOP 10 DISTINCT id from table_name

If not, clarify what you are asking.

A: SELECT * FROM table_name
WHERE id IN (  SELECT  id from table_name
               WHERE id <= 10 )

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This cute little clubhouse plush cushion for kids is just what your baby needs in his room. Soft, fluffy and comfy enough to roll around on. The cute clubhouse plush pillow for babies is also a great looker. Designed with black and white monochrome colours the plush pillows by Kideroo add a timeless look to your baby room.
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Under Florida's dangerous instrumentality doctrine, an owner of a motor vehicle is responsible for any subsequent negligent act involving the vehicle when he or she allows another person to operate the vehicle. This doctrine was designed as a public safety policy with the goal to encourage vehicle owners to be cautious in allowing others to use their motor vehicles.
This permissive user liability can found under Florida Statute 324.021. However, within F.S. 324.021 the Florida legislature capped the monetary liability of the vehicle owner.
The owner who is a natural person and loans a motor vehicle to any permissive user shall be liable for the operation of the vehicle or the acts of the operator in connection therewith only up to $100,000 per person and up to $300,000 per incident for bodily injury and up to $50,000 for property damage. If the permissive user of the motor vehicle is uninsured or has any insurance with limits less than $500,000 combined property damage and bodily injury liability, the owner shall be liable for up to an additional $500,000 in economic damages only arising out of the use of the motor vehicle. The additional specified liability of the owner for economic damages shall be reduced by amounts actually recovered from the permissive user and from any insurance or self-insurance covering the permissive user. Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to affect the liability of the owner for his or her own negligence.
Thus under F.S. 324.021(9)(b)3 the Florida Legislature created what some find as arbitrary damage caps which can limit the owners financial liability.
If you or a loved one has been injured in a motor vehicle accident, it is important that the right investigation is conducted. The investigation must include not only a factual investigation as to liability, but must also include a thorough investigation regarding the insurance policy itself. By conducting the proper investigation a victim can then identify how many potential defendants may be responsible for his or her injury and can then examine the scope of the defendants' respective financial responsibility.


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Whenever I see anything velvet, I think: what an ancient trend to pull back from the past. But like a number of other timeless trends, the velvet obsession has stood the test of time and is now as popular as ever.
I'll admit that I wasn't feeling it at first, especially after I saw a pair of velvet pumps that reminded me of the slippers my grandmother used to use as a weapon of discipline. But ever since I saw Lana Condor's character in To All the Boys I've Loved Before sport a pink velvet top, I've been warming up to the idea of wearing it, and so here are my favourite picks so far.
Since animal print is already in, might as well rock a velvet snakeskin skirt to make a statement.
When I'm trying out a new trend to wear, accessories are my best friend. If you don't like it, you haven't spent that much money on it plus you can pass it on to a friend without worrying about size and fit.
How cute is this choker?


Gardening can be one of the most fruitful (…pun intended..) yet frustrating hobbies around. There is an endless amount of plants to choose from to have around your home and each of those plants comes with it's own set of instructions. With the right toolkit (both literally and figuratively), you can have the most blooming flowerbed on the block. You asked, we did some digging (we promise no more puns), and here are the answers—five gardening hacks only the pros know.
Mix equal parts white vinegar, rubbing alcohol, water. Spray on and scrub.
Spray string with vegetable oil before installing it in trimmer.
Bake old soil in muffin tins at 350 degrees for 30 minutes and let cool. This will sanitize soil and prevent the possibility of previous weeds coming up in your new seedlings' soil.
To keep new small plants from freezing overnight, place a clay pot over them so frost doesn't settle on the plant.
Cinnamon sprinkled over new plants can prevent fungus!
To make new cuts grow roots faster in water, add aspirin to the water. It will aid in absorption and help kick-start root growth.
As a natural fertilizer, plants love the leftover water from boiling vegetables! Let it cool of course—but see how they react to the the nutrient-rich water.
For your plants who favor acid (azaleas, rhododendrons, gardenias, and more), fertilize with leftover tea or coffee grounds.
Tomato plants thrive on baking soda—sprinkle a little around the soil to help reduce their acidity, and sweeten the tomatoes.
For older seedlings, add powdered gelatin to soil to feed bacteria and provide nitrogen.
Plants actually like to be talked to. Studies have shown that vibrations (like those from sound) can truly lead to plant growth. So chat away!
Changes in the Soil pH level actually change the color of a hydrangea. Pink blooms come from more alkaline soil, and blue from more acidic.


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Urteberri est le mot basque désignant le « Nouvel an ». C'est ainsi que l'on désigne le premier jour de l'année dans divers villages du Pays basque.

Dans ces villages, après les douze coups de minuit, lorsque débute l'année, on recueille à la fontaine les toutes premières eaux. On croit que recueillie à ce moment-là, l'eau possède des vertus extraordinaires. C'est pour cela qu'à Lekaroz, dans la vallée du Baztan (Navarre), les enfants la répartissent dans les maisons. Dans d'autres villages il en va de même si l'on en juge par les chansons de quête de ce jour-là. Ainsi, à Elizondo (Navarre) on chante ceci:
« Urte berri, berri, zer dakarrakazu berri ? uraren gaña, bakia ta osasuna, urtes, urtes !. »
« Année nouvelle, nouvelle, qu'apportes-tu de neuf ? la fleur de l'eau, la paix et la santé, urtes, urtes !. »

On croit que le tronc, Gabonzuzi, qui se consume dans plusieurs foyers la nuit de Noël ou la dernière nuit de l'année, a également des vertus surnaturelles. C'est au même type de croyance que répond par exemple le fait de placer le tronc, le premier de l'an, sur le seuil de la porte principale de la maison. On y fait passer par-dessus les animaux domestiques.

Il est possible que dans le fond de ces pratiques populaires gisent des mythes solaires, ainsi que d'autres liés à la terre mère d'où jaillissent les eaux, symbole d'abondance (voir également Urtezar, Gabonzaar).

Étymologie
Urteberri signifie « Nouvel an » en basque, de urte (« an) et berri (« nouveau, neuf »). le suffixe a désigne l'article: urteberria se traduit donc par « le nouvel an, la nouvelle année ».

Note
Il n'existe pas de genre (masculin, féminin) dans la langue basque et toutes les lettres se prononcent. Il n'y a donc pas d'association comme pour le français ou QUI se prononce KI. Exemple :

lau (le chiffre 4) se prononce laou et non lo (la lettre u se prononçant comme en espagnol, ou, sauf en souletin, langue parlée en Soule, province française du Pays basque où il se prononce comme en français).

Bibliographie

Liens internes
Langue basque
Grammaire basque
Pays basque

Liens externes

Mythologie basque

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This is the ENTIRE list of streets and isn't going to be a lot of use for planning rides without some local knowledge.
Thank you Womble but how did you determine that there needs to be 'NZ' before the number?
I appreciate your point but I am curious to know the location of lanes in my immediate area detailed on the NYCC list, in addition to the local knowledge.
I happened to have an OS map for the area and I used Google Maps to find out where Aislaby was - once I had located Aislaby on the map, I could work out what grid square was needed. It's not exactly a quick process though!


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Lola Versus | Review
By Don Simpson | July 2, 2012
Director: Daryl Wein
Writers: Daryl Wein, Zoe Lister-Jones
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Joel Kinnaman, Zoe Lister-Jones, Hamish Linklater, Bill Pullman, Debra Winger
From personal experience, I can say that there are few things more devastating than having a fiancee break up with you, especially when she/he was the one who initially pitched the idea of marriage in the first place. (It is kind of like the Charlie Brown and Lucy Van Pelt football gag, but much less comical.) And while my recovery did not consist of sleeping on the floor of a friend's apartment, sustaining myself on chips and kombucha, Lola (Greta Gerwig) otherwise channels a lot of the recovery process that I went through.
The main difference — other than our respective genders — is that as soon as Lola is able to get up off of that floor, she jumps right back into the dating scene. She is understandably reluctant to do this, but her ever-doting parents (Bill Pullman and Debra Winger) and friends convince her to hop back in the saddle. Lola is only 29-years old (nonetheless Lola's mother pleads with her to freeze her eggs) and Luke (Joel Kinnaman) was her first and only love, so it makes sense that Lola wants to play the field for a while. Unfortunately, Lola makes a few bad decisions in the realm of dating, including jumping in the sack with an over-endowed man (he was an incubator baby!) who refuses to wrap his humongous tool (but it is okay, he was just recently tested).
It takes a year (the entire length of the film) before Lola discovers the true answer to recovering from a heart-crushing break-up. In order to avoid spoilers, I will just say that it's a not-so-traditional happy ending. To be honest, my loving or hating Lola Versus hinged greatly upon the film's conclusion. Luckily, writer-director Daryl Wein sticks the ending with the grace of a gymnast.
That is not to say that the film is perfect… Lola's oh-so-privileged lifestyle might irk those of us who attempted to live in New York City but failed miserably due to the high cost of living. (Okay, I will give Lola some credit since she does work part-time as a waitress in her mother's bar, while working on her dissertation.) Also, as a card-carrying member of Team Greta, I find it pretty difficult to believe that someone with Lola's natural beauty and quirky personality would have such a difficult time dating. Heck, at one point she even finds herself completely friendless. That just seems so absurd to me, because how could everyone not love Lola?
I also find it difficult to understand what Lola sees in Luke — but that is mainly because his character does not get any opportunity for development. Luke ends up coming off as frigid and egotistical. From what we come to learn of Lola's best friend, Henry (Hamish Linklater), he seems so perfectly sweet for Lola. (Really, who would not want to see Greta Gerwig and Hamish Linklater as a couple? If I can't marry Gerwig, Linklater would be my first choice for her.) Wein and co-writer Zoe Lister-Jones acknowledge this chemistry, and they toy with the idea of putting Lola and Henry together; but destiny has a significantly less logical mate in store for Henry, someone with whom he seems to share no chemistry whatsoever.
While Gerwig and Linklater are given the only multidimensional characters, Zoe Lister-Jones' Alice is awarded the best dialogue of the film (which says a lot since Lola Versus is chock full of fantastic dialogue). As Lola's female best friend, Alice plays the comic relief. Alice is the snarky one, the bitter realist, the one who tirelessly tries to keep Lola grounded. The casting of the triumvirate of Gerwig, Linklater and Lister-Jones is nothing short of genius. All three actors get to play off of their strengths, allowing them to knock their characterizations out of the park.


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Camera IconPearson voted female athlete of the year Credit: The West Australian
The extraordinary nature of Sally Pearson's victory in the 100m hurdles at the world championships has been acknowledged with the honour of becoming the first Australian to be elected athlete of the year.
The Queenslander won gold in Daegu in 12.28 seconds, the fastest time in 19 years and one which moved her to fourth on the all-time list.
It was enough for the sport's world governing body, the IAAF, to acclaim her as their female athlete of the year at a gala function in Monte Carlo on Saturday night.
The men's award went to Jamaican super sprinter Usain Bolt for the third time in four years.
The other women's finalists were world 5000m and 10,000m champion Vivian Cheruiyot from Kenya and New Zealand's shot put supremo Valerie Adams.
"It was such an honour to be in the top ten this year," said the 25-year-old Pearson.
"To be able to win this for my country and for my region, Oceania, means a lot and hopefully will inspire junior athletes to stay in athletics.
"Obviously this is the pinnacle awards for athletics and when I was very young I always watched what these awards were all about, and wondering how to become the best athlete in the world.
"Then all of a sudden I'm standing up there receiving the award and it's pretty spectacular and I hope I can do it more times than this."
Pearson and Bolt - who were also both world youth champions in 2003 - each earned prizemoney of $US100,000 ($A98,800).
The Australian's only defeat of an all-conquering 2011 campaign in the 100m hurdles came in her final race in Brussels when she fell after hitting a barrier.
Pearson's season-long dominance of her pet event - best encapsulated by her remarkable winning margin of 0.19 seconds in the world championships final - should see her enter the London Olympics as the short-priced gold medal favourite.
Bulgarian Yordanka Donkova's 23-year-old world record of 12.21 is also seemingly now well within her reach.
Pearson's triumph came less than 24 hours after her hometown of the Gold Coast won the right to host the 2018 Commonwealth Games.
"It's still seven years away and we have a lot of work to do but I think we will pull off one of the best Commonwealth Games," she said.
"So it's very special for me being in my hometown but seven years is a long time for an athlete to train."
Bolt, who was also voted male athlete of the year by the IAAF in 2008 and 2009, won gold medals in the 200m and 4x100m at the world titles in South Korea.
He was also famously disqualified for false starting in the 100m final which was won by compatriot Yohan Blake, who was second in Saturday's poll.
"There were some close races this season, I really had to push myself," said Bolt.
"So this award really means a whole lot to me.
"Because I really came out there hard this year, and all the hard work I put in paid off."
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Equities start the day higher as the S&P500 makes new highs! That's right, new highs my friends, don't be fooled into thinking price is all that matters. As the ever informative @ukarlewitz points out, the S&P500 Total Return Index has reached a new high water mark. Total Return Index you say? Yep, #dividendsmatter. I mean shouldn't we look at both price appreciation AND dividends when it comes to investing? It's not like we can exclude them, they do provide vast swaths of investors real money to spend on things like nachos and inflatable pool toys (my mind is still on Spring Break). So will the actual S&P500 index catch up to its holistic partner? Probably, but it feels like things will get a bit tougher from here. We've rallied 15% from the February lows without any meaningful pullback to reset the bar and honestly, how often does THAT happen? Sentiment, while not ragingly bullish, has become a bit of a headwind too. II Bulls are at their highest level of the year (47%) and Bears have dropped to 21%. So it's not like we can say "no one is bullish take 'em up" without feeling a bit disingenuous. Earnings, what about earnings you say? Well, at this point they are "better than expected" but it's still fairly early in the season (RBC put out this blurb today: 17% of the S&P's market cap has now reported (60 names). So far EPS has beaten by an average of 4.5% vs. expectations of loss of 6.9%). Oil, what about oil you say? Well my friends, I wonder, can we actually describe the current level of oil prices as "Goldilocks"? At $40 its still low enough to provide relief to everything from consumers to airlines and at $40 it's no longer this giant fire breathing dragon that encompasses every worry about global growth. Is $40-$50 the sweet spot? It might just be. Anyway, new highs and no one is talking about it! Perfect, let's keep it that way!
After the open it felt like we were going to have a "go nowhere, do nothing" day. The first hour or so was spent bumping up against resistance around the 2,100 level. I went so far as to say the market "felt like it was on mile 19 of a marathon" on Twitter because exhaustion was rampant. But no…no…this one will not be held back by a lack of Power Bars and blisters on its feet. We gave 2,100 the laugh and pushed higher thru lunch. Existing home sales beat expectations and if you are in the market to sell a home get out there my friends, there's profits to be had! Sellers of US Homes are reaping the biggest profits since 2007! Who wants an 80-10-10 mortgage and a 5 bedroom home in Port St Lucie? THIS GUY. Intel announced they would lay off 11% of their workforce and the stock rallied 1.2%. Just goes to show you that stone cold efficiency is still embraced by the street. Other winners were DFS +8% (who has a Discover card? Honestly I've never owned one and I'm 42), TXT +4.8% (earnings), CHK +4.9% (up like 82,485% since Feb because the whole world sold it over the past few years), and YHOO +4.1% (because nothing says "buy me" like a company running a messy asset sale process). Losers were mainly Utilities and safety plays like KO (earnings viewed as disappointing) and HSY (Easter is over, time to move on I guess). Honestly, the rotation from boring / safe / dividend back into risk has been breathtaking. Names that no one would touch with a 50 foot pole are all of a sudden hotter than San Francisco real estate. Industrials, which were in a "Recession" two months ago, are near all-time highs. The fickleness of market is absolutely epic. Hey isn't today 4/20? Man the only 420 I know is my weight, who are these people.
The back half of the day saw the market drip drip drip lower as the dollar churned churned churned higher. King dollar, the great arbiter of risk nowadays, guess you have to have it on your screen if you wanna know what people are thinking. We closed at 2,102, only slightly higher on the day but still in green numbers. So I guess the beat goes on. We continue to see a rotation away from the things that worked (staples, utils, telecom) into the stuff that moves like a Tesla in ludicrous mode. Does that rotation smell like chasing? Sure, a little. When you see "risk on" trades AFTER a huge move it does make you wonder what investors are thinking. Are they reaching or is this the start of a fresh breakout? No one knows but can you blame them? What happens if this thing keeps going, how can someone explain their love for Utilities when Cyclicals are up double digits? How can you explain your love for tissue paper when earnings aren't as bad as people expected? Oh well, guess we wait and see what the future has in store. For now the market and its participants are slowly re-embracing risk and it has brought us to new highs (technically true, don't tell me dividends don't count).
Succinct Summation of the Day's Events: Initially felt like a "go nowhere" day. Ended up grinding higher anyway. Oil continues to rally, Bonds continue to sell off.
You know what else? They are having trouble saving for a home: "Our research indicates that the vast majority of millennial renters (79%) want to purchase a home, but that affordability is the biggest obstacle that they face. We estimate that many renters will need a decade or more before they can afford a 20% downpayment on a home" So here's my question to you…how is this any different from what we faced? Or the generation before us? Everyone wants to own a home some day and no one ever has enough money for their first down payment. That's just how it is. Millennials are just normal people facing the same problems everyone else did at one point in their lives. Let them be, I guarantee they'll figure it out.
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What cities are booming right now? America's Top Boom Towns are demonstrating some of strongest growth in jobs, household formation, and housing starts across the country. Every market on the list has experienced between one and five times the average job growth of the top 100 counties in the country. Portland is in there! I love Portland.
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In June, the thin, transparent plastic trays that fit over her leading and bottom teeth came in the mail. McKinney is working through the series gradually, switching the first set for the next, and the next, as her teeth move. It'll take about nine months in all. But after 3 months of wearing these trays practically every day and night, McKinney is delighted about showing off her brand-new smile (Box Contents Clear Aligners Smile Direct Club).
Danny Menendez/ BuzzFeed News Inside among SmileDirectClub's New york city City places. SmileDirectClub's business design seems working. Align Technology– the business that makes Invisalign, SmileDirect's main competitor– invested $46.7 million to become SmileDirect's special provider last year, and this year invested another $12.8 million, to own an overall of 19% of the business.
On the other hand, lookalikes have introduced with similar services: Orthly, launched by 2 University of Pennsylvania students, now uses services to clients in Philadelphia, and Honest Co. introduced in New York this summertime. A SmileDirect consumer can be matched with one of 225 associated dentists or orthodontists in all 50 states. These oral specialists from another location review patient cases and after that create the aligners that SmileDirect sends in the mail.
The company decreased to call any of the medical experts within its network, and would not offer information about its financial relationships with them. "Basically they are collecting payments and paying us marketing charges," Fenkell stated."I think that claim is rather fake," AAO's general counsel Dillard stated. "The consumers do not even see a dental expert.
(SmileDirectClub has a two-star score on Yelp.) And numerous professional dental professionals are alarmed that consumers never ever see a certified medical professional prior to or during their treatment."It blew my mind," Casi Stubbs, a Florida orthodontist and member of the American Association of Orthodontists, told BuzzFeed News. Like normal orthodontists, SmileDirect's dental practitioners base their prescriptions on computer system simulations of mouth scans.
"The teeth do not move biologically like they do on the computer system," Stubbs said. Among her patients, 60-year-old Charlene Burnham, is a SmileDirect consumer whose too-tight aligners cut her gums, exposing part of her tooth near the root. Burnham informed BuzzFeed News she spent a week attempting– and failing– to speak with a SmileDirect dental expert on the phone, then went to Stubbs for aid."They were bleeding, they were cut to the root," Burnham said.
"I was horrified."A SmileDirect agent told BuzzFeed News by email that company-affiliated dental practitioners "track the patient's development throughout treatment at routine periods."The business "assists in the communications" of clients and dental service providers, the representative said. "Oral companies interact straight with patients through the client website and via SMS or phone when appropriate or suggested."In a YouTube video that's been viewed over 21,000 times since June, Baltimore orthodontist Jeffrey Miller alerted individuals far from the service, stating that no orthodontist would ever prescribe aligners without very first taking the X-rays that SmileDirect skips.
(The video was removed after this story released.)Grant Olson, a dental practitioner in Springfield, Missouri, told BuzzFeed News that the company's item marketing, which compares itself with orthodontist-fitted Invisalign, is misguiding. Unlike Invisalign trays, which orthodontists can enhance by sticking unique attachments on a tooth, SmileDirect's item is limited to really minor corrections: The aligners can correct a tilt, however can't move a tooth's orientation or position in addition to its root.
He explained that SmileDirect-affiliated orthodontists just authorize cases that appropriate for a remote assessment and don't need follow-up dental gos to (Box Contents Clear Aligners Smile Direct Club). Laws for dental experts differ across states, but there are some common styles in the 36 problems sent out by the AAO: Some states think about making impressions and supplying retainers to be the function of a licensed doctor, however SmileDirectClub typically provides those services.
AAO general counsel Dillard also told BuzzFeed News that the company's service model incentivizes dental practitioners connected with SmileDirect to prescribe the trays even if they aren't essential. Danny Menendez/ BuzzFeed News Although the business hasn't attracted the attention of regulators yet, consumer complaints abound online. TL; DR: Prepare for a rough flight.
The vast majority of consumers in these groups resign themselves to handling the snags due to the fact that there are simply no other choices (Box Contents Clear Aligners Smile Direct Club)."If you can be patient, want a cost effective plan, SDC IS the proper way to go! Having a favorable attitude and being patient goes a LONG way," Melanie Masso composed to BuzzFeed News.
For many other clients, the trip is a bust. Seattle resident Melissa Gulick informed BuzzFeed News that at the end of almost a year of treatment, the aligners have actually destroyed her bite: Her front teeth touch prior to her molars can make contact (Box Contents Clear Aligners Smile Direct Club). "I'm pretty frustrated– food is hard to chew now and they won't repair it!"Gulick stated that after grievances to the company, SmileDirectClub agreed to continue treatment free of charge.
When asked about grievances that the trays ruined consumers' bites, a SmileDirect representative told BuzzFeed News: "Over 95% of our customers complete treatment and sign off on their completed new smile. It is very important to keep in mind that with any orthodontic procedure, bites will continue to move up until the treatment is completed."Another consumer, 24-year-old Drexel College student Kacie Durham, told BuzzFeed News that SmileDirectClub sent her a simulated treatment plan that made her teeth look worse."It actually made my teeth appear more crooked at the bottom," she stated.
Durham returned her trays and obtained a refund. Later on, an orthodontist not connected with the company informed her that her teeth would need to be filed and shaped prior to they could be lined up. Durham felt deceived: SmileDirect had actually approved her for a treatment that would never have worked."If a potential client is dissatisfied with the 3d preview of his/her smile, there is no responsibility to buy aligners," the SmileDirectClub representative said (Box Contents Clear Aligners Smile Direct Club).
Minelle Tendler, a Boca Raton orthodontist, signed up with among the biggest Facebook groups, the 11,800-member SmileDirectClub Assistance, after 2 of her patients inquired about the product. In browsing the posts that appear in her Facebook feed, Tendler said that she's not seen anybody state they have actually been able to speak to a dentist at the company.
"You're asking somebody who has no dental background, 'Is this going to work?'"More than when, Tendler has actually stopped short of responding to threads on the online forum. She sits on her hands since the clients are not hers. "I'm taking a look at the photos and thinking, Oh my god, you require to get teeth taken out, do not do it."Mainly, she is fretted that people who are wooed by SmileDirectClub's low rate aren't fully familiar with the drawbacks of avoiding a dental go to.
A previous variation of this post misidentified him as an orthodontist. Align Innovation owns 19% of SmileDirectClub. A previous variation of this story stated it was 17%. Also, SmileDirectClub started operating in North Carolina in early October. A previous version of this story, based upon an August interview with cofounder Alex Fenkell, stated that the business was not operating in North Carolina.
Mail-in aligners may appear like a great option for a minor fix. However bear in mind you're not the expert on how minimal a repair your teeth need. "It's tough to go from something that's 90% great to make it 100% ideal; in my experience, I discover that these are the harder cases," Dr.
The outcomes of utilizing undetectable aligners can be incredibly unforeseeable, since some people respond well to them and others won't. "It's very difficult to monitor this by yourself, because– like whatever in medication– not everyone reacts the same," he states. The genuine problem comes with finding out how to fix your smile if you're not responding properly to the retainers, he says.


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FOX NEWS - You're not going to "belieb" this.
On Sunday, Justin Bieber challenged Tom Cruise to a fight in "the octagon" and appeared to try and provoke the actor, saying if he doesn't accept he'll "never live it down."
The tweet went viral and MMA fighter Conor McGregor announced that his company would host the fight. McGregor also appeared to take a shot at Cruise and said the fight would only go on if he's "man enough to accept this challenge."
The "Mission Impossible" star did not comment on the posts, but it appeared that many on social media believe Cruise would dispatch the "Baby" singer with ease. Odds Shark, a source for online handicapping, said, "We don't like your odds, Justin." Bobby Nash, an MMA fighter called out the singer, "You're calling out a 56 year old man lol."
Cruise stands at 5' 7 and weighs 170 pounds. He is famous for doing most of his own stunts and maintaining an enviable physique. He appears ready and willing to fight on screen and often does so while falling from a plane.
Bieber reportedly has two inches on Cruise but weighs 145.5 pounds, according to reports.
"I would love to see this exhibition," Diego Sanchez, another MMA fighter posted.
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Is there any way you can fix the game so when there is a surface battle. The loosing or retreating force doesn't retreat into a hex already occupied by the enemy? It doesn't make sense when they do that. Or if they do they must immediately engage in a battle with the TF in that hex.
Also I noticed that TFs even with TRS may evade successively several attacks, either surface or or air raid and still move after that.
As a consequence i had the example of one Japanese TF moving 3 hexes during the same turn that is way too much.
Even ship with lost propulsion can move. I think I have voiced this one out before. How about TF remains in the same hex after evasion and no combat occurs?
Yes. Dead in the water should remain and be able to be attacked.


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When caring for animals, I believe that I am a patient person. Being a caretaker of a dog myself, I understand that because each individual expresses themself in different ways, each individual also requires attention in different ways.
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Here are some snazzy birthday facts about 18th of May 1970 that no one tells you about. Don't wait a minute longer and jump in using the content links below. Average read time of 11 minutes. Enjoy!
What day was my birthday May 18, 1970?
May 18, 1970 was a Monday and it was the 138th day of the year 1970. It was the 20th Monday of that year. The next time you can reuse your old 1970 calendar will be in 2026. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a lunisolar calendar.
There are 28 days left before your next birthday. You will be 49 years old when that day comes. There have been 17,869 days from the day you were born up to today. If you've been sleeping 8 hours daily since birth, then you have slept a total of 5,956 days or 16.31 years. You spent 33% of your life sleeping. Since night and day always follow each other, there were precisely 606 full moons after you were born up to this day. How many of them did you see? The next full moon that you can see will be on May 18 at 21:13:00 GMT – Saturday.
Fun stat: Your first one billion seconds (1,000,000,000) happened sometime on January 24, 2002.
If a dog named Stiglitz - a Black and Tan Coonhound breed, was born on the same date as you then it will be 236 dog years old today. A dog's first human year is equal to 15 dog years. Dogs age differently depending on breed and size. When you reach the age of 6 Stiglitz will be 42 dog years old. From that point forward a medium-sized dog like Stiglitz will age 4.5 dog years for every human year.
The Principality of Antioch, a crusader state, falls to the Mamluk Sultan Baibars in the Siege of Antioch.
During the Battle of Buyur Lake, General Lan Yu led a Chinese army forward to crush the Mongol hordes of Tögüs Temür, the Khan of Northern Yuan.
Israeli spy Eli Cohen was hanged in Damascus, Syria.
What does my birthday May 18, 1970 mean?
Your birthday numbers 5, 18, and 1970 reveal that your Life Path number is 22. It is a master number that represents practical idealism and material mastery. You were born under the most powerful and potentially the most successful of all Life Path numbers.
The following celebrities also have the same life path number: Ann Flood, Tarja Turunen, Milton Subotsky, Thomas F. Duffy, Andrew Koenig, Alex Karras, Brandon DiCamillo, Saeko Chiba, Miriam McDonald, Ani DiFranco.
What is the birthday horoscope for May 18, 1970?
The Western zodiac or sun sign of a person born on May 18 is Taurus ♉ (The Bull) – a fixed sign with Earth as Western element. The ruling planet is Venus – the planet of love and beauty. According to the ancient art of Chinese astrology (or Eastern zodiac), Dog is the mythical animal and Metal is the Eastern element of a person born on May 18, 1970.
Fun fact: The birth flower for 18th May 1970 is Lily of the Valley for purity.
What is the Love Match for May 18, 1970?
When it comes to love and relationship, you are most compatible with a person born on October 22, 1974. You have a Love Match compatibility score of +144. Imagine being in love with your soul mate. On the negative side, you are most incompatible with a person born on December 27, 1986. Your incompatibility score is -173. You'll be like a cat and a dog on a love-hate relationship. Arf-arf, I want to bite you. Meow-meow, stay away from me!
The number-one hit song in the U.S. at the day of your birth was American Woman / No Sugar Tonight by The Guess Who as compiled by Billboard Hot 100 (May 23, 1970). Ask your parents if they know this popular song.
How many babies were born on May 18, 1970?
Base on the data published by the United Nations Population Division, an estimated 121,504,132 babies were born throughout the world in the year 1970. The estimated number of babies born on 18th May 1970 is 332,888. That's equivalent to 231 babies every minute. Try to imagine if all of them are crying at the same time.
What is the popular baby name on 18 May 1970?
Here's a quick list of all the fun birthday facts about May 18, 1970. Celebrities, famous birthdays, historical events, and past life were excluded.
Try another birth date of someone you know or try the birthday of these celebrities: August 20, 1919 – Walter Bernstein, American screenwriter and producer; June 28, 1963 – Peter Baynham, Welsh actor, producer, and screenwriter; June 29, 1990 – The Sxplay, Japanese singer.


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