Defense of the Ancients

Defense of the Ancients  


Defense of the Ancients loading screen as of version 6.73, featuring depictions of several heroes.  
Designer(s) "Eul"
Steve "Guinsoo" Feak
"IceFrog"  
Platform(s) Mac OS, Mac OS X,Microsoft Windows  
Latest release 6.74c / March 21, 2012[1]  
Genre(s) Action RTS  
Mode(s) Multiplayer with 2-10 players
Single-player (AI versions)
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Contents
1 Gameplay
2 Development
3 Reception and legacy
4 Sequel
5 References
For other uses, see DOTA.
Defense of the Ancients (DotA) is an action real-time strategy mod for the video gameWarcraft III: Reign of Chaos and its expansion, Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne, based on the "Aeon of Strife" map for StarCraft. The objective of the scenario is for each team to destroy the opponents' Ancients, heavily guarded structures at opposing corners of the map. Players use powerful units known as heroes, and are assisted by allied heroes and AI-controlled fighters. As in role-playing games, players level up their heroes and use gold to buy equipment during the mission.[2]
The scenario was developed with the "World Editor" of Reign of Chaos, and was updated upon the release of its expansion, The Frozen Throne. There have been many variations of the original concept; the most popular being DotA Allstars, which eventually was simplified to DotA with the release of version 6.68.[3] This specific scenario has been maintained by several authors during development, the latest of whom being the anonymous developer known as "IceFrog" developing the game since 2005.
Since its original release, DotA has become a feature at several worldwide tournaments, including Blizzard Entertainment's BlizzCon and the Asian World Cyber Games, as well as the Cyberathlete Amateur and CyberEvolution leagues; in a 2008 article of video game industry website Gamasutra, the article's author claimed that "DotA is likely the most popular and most-discussed free, non-supported game mod in the world".[4] Valve Corporation is currently developing a stand-alone sequel, Dota 2.[5]
 Gameplay


A game of DotA in progress
DotA pits two teams of players against each other: the Sentinel and the Scourge. Players on the Sentinel team are based at the southwest corner of the map, and those on the Scourge team are based at the northeast corner. Each base is defended by towers and waves of units which guard the main paths leading to their base. In the center of each base is the "Ancient", a building that must be destroyed to win the game.[6][7]
Each human player controls one hero, a powerful unit with unique abilities. In DotA, players on each side choose one of 108 heroes,[8] each with different abilities and tactical advantages over other heroes. The scenario is highly team-oriented; it is difficult for one player to carry the team to victory alone.[9] Defense of the Ancients allows up to ten players in a five-versus-five format and an additional two slots for referees or observers, often with an equal number of players on each side.


The differences between The Sentinel base (top) and the Scourge base (bottom)
Because the gameplay revolves around strengthening individual heroes, it does not require one to focus on resource management and base-building, unlike most traditional real-time strategy games. Killing computer-controlled or neutral units earns the player experience points; when enough experience is accumulated, the player gains a level. Leveling upimproves the hero's toughness and the damage they can inflict, and allows players to upgrade their spells or skills. In addition to accumulating experience, players also manage a single resource: gold. The typical resource-gathering of Warcraft III is replaced by a combat-oriented money system; in addition to a small periodic income, heroes earn gold by killing hostile units, base structures, and enemy heroes.[10] This has caused emphasis on a technique called "last-hitting," which is when the player attacks a hostile unit when "its hit points are low enough to kill it with one blow".[11] Using gold, players buy items to strengthen their hero and gain abilities; certain items can be combined with recipes to create more powerful items. Buying items that suit one's hero is an important tactical element of the mod.[12] Item choice also affects play style, as any given item may increase one statistic while leaving another unchanged.
DotA offers a variety of game modes, selected by the game host at the beginning of the match. The game modes dictate the difficulty of the scenario, as well as whether people can choose their hero or are assigned one randomly. Many game modes can be combined, allowing more flexible options.[13]
Development
Warcraft III is the third title in the Warcraft series of real-time strategy games developed by Blizzard Entertainment. As with Warcraft II, Blizzard included a free "world editor" in the game that allows players to create custom scenarios or "maps" for the game, which can be played online with other players through Battle.net.[14] These custom scenarios can be simple terrain changes, which play like normalWarcraft games, or they can be entirely new game scenarios with custom objectives, units, items, and events, like Defense of the Ancients.[14]
The first version of Defense of the Ancients was released in 2003 by a mapmaker under the alias of Eul[15] who based the map on a previous StarCraft scenario known as "Aeon of Strife".[13] After the release of Warcraft's expansion The Frozen Throne, which added new features to the World Editor, Eul did not update the scenario.[16] Other mapmakers produced spinoffs that added new heroes, items, and features.[15]
Among the DotA variants created in the wake of Eul's map, there was DotA Allstars, developed by modder Steve Feak (under the alias Guinsoo); this version would become today's dominant version of the map, simply known as Defense of the Ancients.[17] Feak said when he began developing DotA Allstars, he had no idea how popular the game would eventually become; the emerging success of the gametype inspired him to design a new title around what he considered an emerging game genre.[18] Feak added a recipe system for items so that player's equipment would scale as they grew more powerful, as well as a powerful boss character called Roshan (named after his bowling ball) who required an entire team to defeat.[15]
Feak used a battle.net chat channel as a place for DotA players to congregate,[15] but DotA Allstars had no official site for discussions and hosting. Subsequently, the leaders of the DotA Allstars clan, TDA, proposed that a dedicated web site be created to replace the various online alternatives that were infrequently updated or improperly maintained. TDA member Steve "Pendragon" Mescon created the former official community site, dota-allstars.com, on October 14, 2004.[19]
Towards the end of his association with the map, Feak primarily worked on optimizing the map before handing over control to another developer after version 6.01. The new author, IceFrog, added new features, heroes, and fixes. Each release is accompanied by achangelog.[20] IceFrog was at one time highly reclusive, refusing to give interviews; the only evidence of his authorship was the map maker's email account on the official website and the name branded on the game's loading screen.[4] IceFrog now interacts with players through a personal blog where he answers common questions players have about him and about the game.[21] He has also posted information about upcoming map releases, including previews of new heroes and items.[22]
Defense of the Ancients is maintained via official forums. Users can post ideas for new heroes or items, some of which are added to the map. Players have contributed icons and hero descriptions and created the artwork displayed while the map loads, and suggestions for changes to existing heroes or items are taken seriously; IceFrog once changed a new hero less than two weeks after the new version of the map was released.[4] Versions of the scenario where enemy heroes are controlled by artificial intelligences have also been released. Mescon continued to maintain dota-allstars.com, which by the end of IceFrog's affiliation in May 2009 had over 1,500,000 registered users and had received over one million unique visitors every month.[19] Due to their separation, IceFrog announced that he would be further developing a new official site, playdota.com, while continuing game development;[23] Mescon closed dota-allstars on July 22, 2010, citing dropping statistics and his new passion for League of Legends as the reason for its end.
Because Warcraft III custom games have none of the features designed to improve game quality (matchmaking players based on connection speed, etc.), various programs are used to maintain Defense of the Ancients. External tools ping player's locations, and games can be named to exclude geographic regions.[4] Clans and committees such as TDA maintain their own official list of rules and regulations, and players can be kicked from matches by being placed on "banlists".[4]
Reception and legacy
 See also: Action real-time strategy


The top three finalists from the first World Cyber Games Defense of the Ancientschampionship
The popularity of Defense of the Ancients has increased over time. The scenario was featured by Computer Gaming World in a review of new maps and mods in Warcraft III.[24]DotA Allstars became an important tournament scenario, starting with its prominence at the debut of Blizzard's BlizzCon convention in 2005.[25] DotA Allstars was also featured in theMalaysia and Singapore World Cyber Games starting in 2005, and the World Cyber Games Asian Championships beginning with the 2006 season.[26] Defense of the Ancients was included in the game lineup for the internationally recognized Cyberathlete Amateur League and CyberEvolution leagues.[27] Additionally, the scenario appeared in Electronic Sports World Cup (ESWC) 2008;[28][29] Oliver Paradis, ESWC's competition manager, noted that the high level of community support behind the scenario, as well as its worldwide appeal, were among the reasons it was chosen.[30]
The scenario is popular in many parts of the world; in the Philippines and Thailand, it is played as much as the game Counter-Strike.[31][32] It is also popular in Sweden and other Northern European countries, where the Defense of the Ancients-inspired song "Vi sitter i Ventrilo och spelar DotA" by Swedish musician Basshunter reached the European 2006 charts at #116 and cracked the top ten Singles Charts in Sweden, Norway,[33] and Finland.[34] LAN tournaments are a major part of worldwide play,[30] including tournaments in Sweden and Russia; however, due to a lack of LAN tournaments and championships in North America, several teams disbanded.[31] Blizzard points to DotA as an example of what dedicated mapmakers can create using developer's tools.[35]
In June 2008, captainSMRT, writing for Gamasutra, stated that DotA "is likely the most popular and most-discussed free, non-supported game mod in the world".[4] In pointing to the strong community built around the game, Walbridge stated that DotA shows it is much easier for a community game to be maintained by the community, and this is one of the maps' greatest strengths. Former game journalist Luke Smith called DotA "the ultimate RTS".[36]
Defense of the Ancients has been credited as one of the influences for the 2009 Gas Powered Games title Demigod,[37][38] with the video game publication GameSpy noting the game's premise revolved around aspiring gods "[playing] DotA in real life".[39] Guinsoo went on to apply many of the mechanics and lessons he learned from Defense of the Ancients to the Riot Games title League of Legends.[18] Other "DotA clones" include S2 Games' Heroes of Newerth.[40][41] Blizzard Entertainment is also developing a free mod forStarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm entitled Blizzard All-stars, featuring an array of heroes from Blizzard's franchises.[42]
Sequel
Main article: Dota 2
In October 2009, IceFrog was hired by Valve Corporation, leading a team in a project that he described as "great news for DotAfans".[43] Valve officially announced the stand-alone sequel to the original mod, Dota 2, in October of 2010.[5] Dota 2 follows heavily in the gameplay style of DotA, with aesthetics and heroes working as direct ports to the original mod. In addition to the pre-conceived gameplay constants, Dota 2 also features Steam support and profile tracking, intended to emphasize and support the game's matchmaking.".[44]
The marketing and trademark of Dota 2 by Valve has gained concern and opposition from the original DotA Allstars contributors working at Riot Games, as well as Blizzard Entertainment, both of which have legally opposed the franchising of Dota by Valve.[45] The legal dispute was conceded on May 11, 2012, however, with Valve gaining undisputed franchising rights for commercial use to the trademark, while non-commercial use remains open to the public.[46]


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Foods That Cause Acne

Artikel-bahasainggris.blogspot.com - Foods That Cause Acne. Acne is one of the most hated enemy by everyone, especially women. Acne is not including a dangerous disease. But its presence is very annoying, though acne is not harmful but should we treat and handle well.

Acne is caused by clogged pores due to overactive oil glands. Although many medical experts who denied any connection between acne with the food we eat, there's no harm in avoiding some foods that supposedly can trigger acne.

Here are some foods can cause acne:

1. Sugar and Chocolate

Chocolate may be one of the most food trigger acne. Archives of Dermatology published a study which explains that the food has a high Glycemic Index scale, usually in processed carbohydrates such as sugar can cause the appearance of acne due to increased hormone levels.

2. Milk

Some studies show a high milk intake may be associated with the appearance of acne. A Harvard study found that teens who drink milk more than two servings a day are more likely to suffer from severe acne. That is because the increase in growth hormone which causes the sebaceous glands in the skin become clogged.

3. Iodine

Iodine may be one factor in the appearance of acne, such as skin oil glands which can irritate skin that is prone to acne. Iodine can be found in fish and shellfish because sea water contains iodine. In addition other sources comes from iodized salt which is a component of several types of canned food.

4.Caffeine and Alcohol

Caffeine is considered to trigger the appearance of acne because it can affect hormone levels produced by the body. Some sources of caffeine are coffee, tea, soft drinks, and chocolate. In addition, alcohol also causes an increase in hormones, particularly testosterone can cause acne more often.

5. Food Allergy Triggers

Skin problems often arise due to food allergies, especially milk and eggs. Acne appears due to the immune system tries to fight the poison that is felt. An allergist has diagnosed and confirmed the relationship of food allergy with severe acne.

6. Fruit and Vegetable Characteristically Acid

Some fruits and vegetables that are acidic can cause the appearance of acne, such as carrots, cucumbers, oranges, and lettuce. The acidity of the body can cause the appearance of acne, because it should be avoided.

Those are some foods that can trigger the onset of Acne.

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Inducting New Employees Into Your Company

Artikel-bahasainggris.blogspot.com - Inducting New Employees Into Your Company. New employees are the best assets of a company. New employees can advance a company's business if they can work well and can advance the company where they work. If you're looking for a way or method to introduce the existing business in your company to new employees, there are some things you can do. Here are some suggestions to introduce your company to a new employees:

The first way, to make new employees feel comfortable in your company. As a new employee, maybe they can not immediately adapt to your company. They may take time to recognize the environments in which they work. So make new employees feel comfortable in your company, so they can work comfortably.

The second way, introducing new employees to other work colleagues. Introduce them to other colleagues in their department. In this way makes them comfortable asking questions on their first day

The third way, after introductions are made, you should discuss with new employees, what you hope for. What to tell what should be done by new employees. So that later they can work well according to your wishes. If they do not know what you expect, they will not be able to meet your needs.

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Noun Clause

NOUN CLOUSE

Noun clause adalah clause (klausa) yang difungsikan sebagai noun. Seperti halnya single noun (i.e. book,  person, dst) dan noun phrase (i.e. this book, the one, dst), noun clause juga dapat digunakan sebagai subject kalimat dan object kalimat.

Rumus Noun Clause >> Conjunction + Subject + Predicate + Object

Jenis-jenis Noun Clause:

• Subject kalimat
• Objek verba transitif
• Objek preposisi
• Pemberi keterangan tambahan
• Pelengkap

Contoh kalimat :

1. I don't believe what you are liying me .
2. What the Mrs. Hanifa has heard is false
3. That the ball is circle is fact
4. This is what you like
5. The good news is that the madrid football club has been lost .
6. That is what you need
7. The fact that my boyfriend come to my house can make me happy
8. Be carefull of what you are doing
9. Please tell me to what your mom is cooking
10. He said that his girlfriend would go to Lombok

YUI YOSHIOKA ( SINGER )

 YUI

Yui Yoshioka
Born March 26, 1987 (age 25)
Fukuoka, Japan  
Genres Pop, pop rock, J-Pop  
Occupations singer-Songwriter, composer, Music arranger, Guitarist, multi-instrumentalist, Producer, actress, radio Personality  
Instruments Vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass, piano, drums  
Years active 2004–present  
Labels Studioseven Recordings, Gr8! Records, Leaflet Records  
Website yui-net.com  
Notable instruments  
Martin D-28
Fender GA-45SCE
D1-LD0
Fender GDC200 SCE
Fender Stratocaster
Squier Bronco Bass
Fender Telecaster
Yui (ユイ?, born March 26, 1987), stylized as YUI, is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, composer, actress, and radio personality. Born and raised in Fukuoka, she played live at various locations in her home town before being noticed by Sony Music Japan when she was 17 years old and released her debut single months later. However her singles were only met with moderate success until her breakout "Good-bye Days", which charted for 44 weeks on Oriconand marked her as one of the Japanese music industry's rising stars.[1]
Since her debut album, From Me to You, each of her albums has topped the charts, and has had at least one single reach number one yearly since 2007, including five straight from mid-2008 to late-2010.[2]
She is popular in Japan and in surrounding countries, ranking number one in 2011 Count Down TV "Dearest Female Artist"[3] and Music Station "Artist You Most Want to Marry"[4] polls, as well as Radio Television Hong Kong's "Most Popular Japanese Artist".[5]

Biography


Early life
YUI was born in Fukuoka, Japan. The Associated Press has reported that her full name is "Yui Yoshioka";[6][7] but YUI and her record label have not confirmed this. She grew up in a single-parent family; her father left her mother when she was three. She stated that she had always been close to music, as she would remember the beats from music she heard on the radio, and could sing it. By the time she was in elementary school she thought she would like to become a singer.[8]
Self-described as shy and horrible at talking to others as a child, she would play outside by herself in mountains, rivers, by the sea and in rice paddies.[9] In her third year, she was influenced by her mother to begin writing a journal of her feelings and tried to compose them into poems. By the time she was in high school, she began to write songs, and she thought of that as being managing to be able express herself little by little.[9][10] While in high school, she worked part-time at a Chinese restaurant to help pay for tuition. With her workload, she thought she no longer had the time to realize her dreams of a music career. For example, between music, school and work, she only had one or two hours of sleep; she would eventually get ill.[11] While in the hospital, she was overwhelmed with the desire to make music and finally decided that school and music could not coexist.[11]
Soon after leaving the hospital, she got a chance to see her first live street performance.[11] She expressed a desire to pursue a musical career to the band, Bianco Nero, at the end of the concert. The band advised YUI to join a private music school. Despite the social norm of finishing school in Japan and discouragement from her teachers, YUI did not hesitate to drop out of high school and began to study guitar and songwriting at a juku (cram school) in her hometown of Fukuoka.[11][12] Aspiring to become a professional, she took to street performing at Fukuoka's Tenjin Station. These street performa
nces helped YUI to overcome her shyness.

Initial career
 Her professional career began in March 2004 when, at the recommendation of her juku instructors, she applied for an audition hosted bySony Music Japan.[13] Despite the audition rule that a participant could only perform two songs, YUI was allowed to sing three. She first sang "Why Me" (a song later included in her debut Sony Records single), followed by "It's Happy Line" and "I Know". The judges gave her the maximum score. Because "I Know" was incomplete at the time, the judges were able to get a glimpse of what would later be dubbed "YUI-go" (YUI語?)", or YUI-speak, nonsensical English hummed to a tune during her songwriting process – an example of YUI-go can be found in the film Song of the Sun when YUI is working on the song "Goodbye Days".
On December 24, 2004, she released her debut single, "It's Happy Line", under the indie label Leaflet Records, coupled with the track "I Know". The pressing was limited to only 2,000 copies in her home area.

From Me to You (2005–2006)
 Upon leaving her hometown in Fukuoka for Tokyo, YUI wrote the song "Feel My Soul" as a tribute to her hometown. Although she initially had planned its release on an indie label, Fuji Television producer Mr. Yamaguchi was so inspired by YUI's voice that he insisted on having her work on the music for his primetime drama Fukigen na Gene even before she released her first major single.[14] The music in Fukigen na Gene was eventually based on her songs "Feel My Soul" and "It's Happy Line".
On February 23, YUI released her first major debut single "Feel My Soul". With the publicity the drama tie-in drew in, "Feel My Soul" managed to sell over 100,000 copies and managed to chart at number 8 on Oricon Weekly Charts in its first week. Her next three singles, "Tomorrow's Way" (theme song for the movie Hinokio), "Life" (5th ending theme for the Bleach anime), and "Tokyo" did not chart as high as "Feel My Soul", and were only moderately successful in comparison.
After the release of four singles, YUI released her debut album, titled From Me to You, a moderate success with sales of more than 200,000 copies.

Can't Buy My Love (2006–2007)
 YUI made her acting debut in the full-length feature film Song of the Sun (Taiyou no uta, タイヨウのうた),[15] which opened on June 17, 2006. The film was screened at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.[16] She had a very unique way of approaching her role, such as imagining unscripted conversations between other characters and hers as well as staying in her character's room and fitting the aberrant sleeping patters of her character to give herself a sense of her role.[17][18] She would eventually attend the Japan Academy Prize and win the Best Newcomer Award for Midnight Sun. Prior to the release of the movie, YUI released her fifth single "Good-bye Days" written specifically for the film. The single is thus so far her highest selling at more than 200,000 copies sold. All three tracks on the single are featured in Midnight Sun. The single also re-released the track "It's Happy Line", originally released on her debut single.
Her next single, "I Remember You", did well in terms of sales, riding on the wave of the popularity of "Good-bye Days". YUI's seventh single "Rolling Star" was chosen as the 5th opening theme for the Bleach anime. Her eighth single, "Cherry" was featured in commercial promotingKDDI, a Listen Mobile Service.
She released her second album Can't Buy My Love on April 4, 2007. The album spending two weeks at number 1 on the Oricon charts, shattering her entire previous album's record sales in one week. Can't Buy My Love managed to sell over 680,000 copies. Due to the success of Can't Buy My Love, YUI's previous album, From Me to You charted once again, adding another 9,000 copies to the Oricon counting.



 I Loved Yesterday (2007–2008)
YUI released her 9th single "My Generation/Understand" on June 13, 2007. It was her first double A-side single. "My Generation" was selected as the ending theme for the TV drama Seito Shokun!, and "Understand" was chosen as the theme song for the movie Dog in a Sidecar (サイドカーに犬),[19] (starring her senpai at Stardust Promotion, Yūko Takeuchi). The single charted at number 1 on the OriconWeekly Charts the first week of its release.
Her tenth single, "Love & Truth" was released on September 26, 2007. The title track is the theme song to the film Closed Note (クローズド・ノート) (starring Erika Sawajiri, also of Stardust).
During this time, her previous two albums were re-released as Winter Sleeve Editions in alternative covers taken from her "Love & Truth" photoshoot. Her first live concert DVD Thank You My Teens was released on November 14, 2007, which contained footage of her second live concert tour.
On November 19, 2007, YUI opened her first live show at Nippon Budokan, which promptly sold out.[20] The Budokan concert was structured similar to a live performance, which a writer from B-Pass called it fitting considering her beginnings as a street performer on the streets of Fukuoka.[20]
YUI started 2008 with her eleventh single, "Namidairo", released on February 27, 2008.[21] YUI composed the song as a "mysterious and sad sounding" insert for the television drama 4 Shimai Tantei Dan. The chorus of the song was incidentally written by YUI long ago, during her singing debut.
A week following the release of her 11th single, the promotional video of a new song "Laugh Away", was released. The song was used inGlico's "Watering KissMint" commercial. "Laugh Away" was released as a digital single on March 10, 2008.
Her third studio album was released on April 9, 2008 titled I Loved Yesterday. It quickly charted at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Charts and sold more than 400,000 copies, only a little behind her second album. The 10th track on the album, titled "Oh Yeah", was used as the opening theme to Mezamashi TV, a morning television show. The limited edition version of the album included a DVD which contained music videos of her previous singles and live footage of her Nippon Budokan show. The album was composed mainly of semi-ballads with much of the same themes as her previous releases such as youth.[22]
YUI's third tour, named "Oui: I Loved Yesterday'" started in May 2008 and ran until July.[23]

My Short Stories/Holidays in the Sun (2008–2010)
 On July 2, 2008, YUI released "Summer Song"[24] again charting at number 1 on the Oricon Weekly Charts. "Summer Song" sold 83,440 copies in a week, making "Summer Song" second highest in first week sales after "Love & Truth."
YUI released her B-side compilation album, My Short Stories,[25] on November 12, 2008, which charted at number 1 on Oricon. The album included all the B-side tracks of all her singles to date, along with a new song "I'll Be".[26] YUI is the second female artist whose B-side compilation album topped the charts, after Seiko Matsuda's Touch Me in 1984. The last compilation album that reached No. 1 was Mr. Children's B-Side in May 2007. On the success of "My Short Stories", sales of her first album From Me to You rose again.
In her "YUI Diary" blog entry on August 29, 2008, YUI mentioned that she would put her career on hold, not making any public appearances after the release of the album. With this break, she would be able to fully concentrate on her plans for the next year. During this break, she co-wrote the song "I Do It" with Okinawa girl band Stereopony. It was released as Stereopony's third single on April 22, 2009.[27]
 YUI announced her return from her 5-month hiatus on March 25, 2009 on her official website. The single celebrating her return is an up-tempo tune titled "Again." The track was chosen as the first opening theme of the new season of the Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood anime, premiered on April 5, 2009. The single was released on June 3, 2009.[28] "Again" debuted atop the Oricon charts, selling over 110,000 copies in its first week. It currently has the highest opening week sales for a female act in 2009.[29]
Her website YUI-net.com announced the release of her second double-A side single named "It's All Too Much/Never Say Die" on July 27, 2009. The two songs were featured in the movie adaptation of Kaiji as both a theme and an insert song.[30] The single was released on October 7, 2009 and Kaiji released on October 10, 2009. The single debuted at number 1, selling 75,000 copies in its first week of sales. This is her fifth overall number 1 single. YUI released "Gloria" on January 20, 2010. It was another chart-topper, selling 80,000 copies in the first week. Her next single, "To Mother," was released on June 2, 2010.
On July 14, 2010, YUI released her fourth studio album Holidays in the Sun, which included her five singles from "Summer Song" to "To Mother". It became her fourth straight album to top the Oricon charts, eventually selling over 300,000 copies, and attained the certification of Platinum.[31][32]

How Crazy Your Love (2010–present)
 Her single "Rain" was released on November 24, 2010.[33] YUI's released a double-A side of "It's My Life/Your Heaven," on January 26, 2011. YUI traveled to Sweden for the shooting of the "Your Heaven" music video and a short movie showing YUI's journey to various places and shops in Sweden.
YUI's tour DVD, Holidays in the Sun was released on March 9. Her newest single, "Hello (Paradise Kiss)", was released on June 1, 2011, the A-side and B-side being theme song and ending song, respectively, of the live-action movie "Paradise Kiss". On June 16, 2011, YUI traveled to Hong Kong for her first overseas concert at the AsiaWorld-Expo Arena, performing to a capacity audience of 14,000 people.[34]
YUI visited schools in stricken areas from the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami on July 7, 2011, and performed a charity concert. Her single "Green a.Live" uses the emotions and thoughts she felt from the visit, and was released on October 5, 2011.[35] It was previewed on the Tokyo FM radio show School of Lock on August 22.[36] "Green a.Live" debuted on top of the charts, and became her first number one single since July 2010.
On November 2, 2011, YUI's album How Crazy Your Love was released. The album debuted at number one on the daily charts, selling just under 50,000 copies on the first day of release, and would go on to reach number one on the weekly charts – making How Crazy Your Loveher fifth straight album to debut at the weekly number one.[37][38] YUI started her fifth major tour on November 11, 2011 to promote her recent album.[39] It has cruising as the major theme.[40]


Discography
Main article: YUI discography
Studio albums
2006: From Me to You
2007: Can't Buy My Love
2008: I Loved Yesterday
2010: Holidays in the Sun
2011: How Crazy Your Love

Compilation albums
2008: My Short Stories

Filmography
DVD
2009: Thank You My Teens
2011: YUI 4th Tour 2010: Hotel Holidays in the Sun
2012: YUI 5th Tour 2012: Cruising How Crazy Your Love

Movies/Drama

Year Title Role  
2006 Song of the Sun Kaoru Amane (Lead)  
2011 Kaitō Royale Cameo


Live performances
Tours
YUI First Tour 2006 "7 Street": Live Life Love (March 21 – April 18, 2006)
YUI Second Tour 2007 "Spring & Jump": Can't Buy My Love (April 13 – June 1, 2007)
YUI Third Tour 2008 "Oui": I Loved Yesterday (May 5 – July 19, 2008)
YUI Fourth Tour 2010: Hotel Holidays in the Sun (September 12 – November 2, 2010)
YUI Fifth Tour 2011: "Cruising": How Crazy Your Love (November 11, 2011 – January 25, 2012)[39]

Single-day Performances
YUI Live 2007 at Nippon Budokan (November 19, 2007)
YUI Live 2011: Hong Kong Hotel Holidays in the Sun (June 26, 2011)

Awards

Year Nominated work Award Result  
2007 Herself 20th Japan Gold Disc Awards: Artist of the Year[41] Nominated  
  Herself 30th Japan Academy Prize: Rookie of Year[42] Won  
  Good-bye Days MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best Video From a Film (from Midnight Sun) Nominated  
2008 Herself MTV Student Voice Award 2008: Best Artist[43] Won  
  Love & Truth MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best Pop Video Nominated  
  Love & Truth MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best Video From a Film (from Closed Note) Nominated  
  My Generation Space Shower Music Video Awards 08: Best Pop Video[44] Won  
2010 Gloria 1st Brazil's J-Station Music Awards: Hit of The Year[45] Won  
2011 Rain MTV Video Music Awards Japan: Best Female Video[46] Nominated  
  Holidays in the Sun MTV Video Music Awards Japan|: Best Album of the Year[46] Nominated

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External links
Official website (Japanese)
YUI at Allmusic
YUI discography at MusicBrainz
YUI at the Internet Movie Database

sumber : www.wikipedia.com

COMMAND AND REQUEST

COMMAND : Suatu bentuk pernyataan yang digunakan untuk memerintah atau menyuuh orang lain.

Umumnya dari atasan kepada bawahan .atau orang yang lebih tua kepada orang yang lebih muda.

REQUEST : Suatu pernyataan yang digunakan untuk meminta pertolongan.

PERBEDAAN

Command : Biasanya digunakan oleh orang dewasa kepada orang yang lebih muda.

Ciri khas dari command menggunakan tanda seru (!).

Request : Biasanya digunakan untuk orang yang lebih muda kepada orang yang lebih tua.

Ciri khas dari request adalah selalu menggunakan kata please.

Contoh Kalimat

Command

• Go to bed now!
• Hey you, get out from my bag!
• Don't be lazy,because this problem is very difficult!
• Find back our ring, it's very important!
• I'm hungry, give me a food now!
• Don't touch my hand!
• Bring my book story now!
• Hey, Close that window!
• Get out from my house!

• Don't go to market!
• Take up that cake on the table!

Request

• Could you buy some eggs?
• Please come to my home and bring me your lesson book.

• Don't buy any eggs please.
• May you come to my party next week, please?
• Stand up please and give him a congrats for him new ranking.
• May you help me from this problem, please?
• Please, you help is very important now.
• Please, turn on the fan because the weather is very hot.
• Next week, please come to Chuwie's house and teach her the lesson.
• please stay at home tomorrow, I will come to your house.

DIRECT/INDIRECT SPEECH

1. Direct : Mary said,” I was sick yesterday “.
   Indirect : Mary said that she had been sick the day before.
   Alasan : Tenses >> Simple past tense ke past perfect tense

2. Direct : He told me,” I have given the book to your sister “.
   Indirect : He told me that he had given the book to my sister.
   Alasan :Tenses >> Present prefect tense ke past perfect tense.

3. Direct : Ani said to budi,”You may come to my house tomorrow?”.
   Indirect : Ani said to budi that he might come to her house the following day.
   Alasan : Tenses >> Simple present to simple pas tense

4. Dierct : He asked me,” What will you be doing at seven tonight?”.
   Indirect : He asked me what I would be doing at seven that night .
   Alesan : Tenses >> Simple future continuous tense to past future tense.

5. Direct : Dudi said, “I have lost my keys”.
   Indirect : Dudi said that he had lost his keys
   Alasan : Tenses >> Simple present tense to simple past tense.

6. Direct : She asked me,” Will you come here next weekend?”.
   Indirect : She asked me whether i would come there the following next week.
   Alasan : Tenses >> Present future tense to past future tense.

7. Direct : Fauza said, “This is my story book”.
   Inderect : Fauza said that this was her story book.
   Alasan : Tenses >> Simple present tense to simple past tense.

8. Direct : He told her ,” Your brother will return my camera tomorrow”.
   Indirect : He told her that her brother would return his camera the following day.
   Alasan : Tenses >> Simple future tense to past future tense

9. Direct : He told me,” I have been waiting for you since 3 o'clock”.
   Indirect : He told me that he had been waiting for me since 3 o'clock.
   Alasan : Tenses >> Present perfect continuous to past perfect continuous.

10. Direct : Dona said, “Afika is tasting apple pie”.
    Indirect : Dorra said afika was tasting apple pie.
    Alasan : Tenses >> Present countinuous tense ke past countinuous tense.

11. Direct : She asked him,”Were you studying at seven last night?”
    Indirect : She asked him wether he had been studying at seven the previous night.
    Alasan : Tenses >> Past continuous tense to past perfect continuous.

12. Direct : The police said,” Ardy must not drive without license”.
    Indirect : The police said that Ardy wasn't to drive without license.
    Alasan : Tenses >> Simple present tense to simple past tense

13. Direct : Mother told john “You must study harder if you want to pass the exam”.
    Indirect : Mother told john that he had must study harder if he wanted to pass the exam.
    Alasan : Tenses >> Past perfect tense to past perfect tense.

14. Direct : Tom said,”I didn't go to school this morning”.

Indirect : Tom said that he hadn't gone to school that morning.

Alesan : Tenses >> Simple past tense to past perfect tense

15. Direct : My sister said to me,” I don't like tennis”.
    Indirect : My sister said to me that she didn't like tennis
    Alasan : Tenses >> Simple present tense to simple past tense