Monday, January 10, 2022
YebboMedia: ከሳንድያጎ እስከ ሰመራ አፋር, ወገንን ለመርዳት
YebboMedia: ከሳንድያጎ እስከ ሰመራ አፋር, ወገንን ለመርዳት: የልኡካን ቡድኑ አባላት ወ/ሮ ቅድስት ብርሃኑ፣ አቶ አቶ ስዮም ደገፋ እና ወ/ሮ እመቤት እንግዳው (YebboMedia Jan 10,2022 ጥር ፪፣2ሺ፲፬) "ኢትዮጵያዊነት ከዘር በላይ ነው&qu...
Saturday, January 08, 2022
Yes! Yebbo has moved to a new location:
Yes! Yebbo has moved to a new location:
It is a new dawn!
It is a new day
It is a new year!
It is a new office!
Yes! Yebbo has moved to a new location:
We are now located at 3078 El Cajon Blvd in San Diego,
California 92104, between Ohio St & Illinois St.
It is easily accessible by car or bus with plenty of street parking.
While our office is upstairs, if you have disability or difficulty to climb stairs we can send someone to the lobby to help you.
Yebbo Communication Network is welcoming all our existing & new clients to our new office.
These are some of the services that we are offering:
⁃ Income tax return preparation powered by Yebboo Tax:
We are experts on tax return preparations incomes generated from regular employees with W-2s like Nurses, cashiers, teachers, military personnel and similar occupations and gig workers If you are a working for ride sharing company part time or full time with 1099s tax payers working for ride sharing company part time or full time like Uber, Lyft, Doordash, InstacartA or similar companies.
We are also experts on mixed income earners who earns income from their regular jobs and other sources such as consultants, temporary workers, independent contractors, unemployment income, SBA grants or loans, etcetera.
We are IRS approved eFile providers and CTEC certified California tax preparers. We are listed on the IRS’s web site as a trusted tax preparer with several years of experience.
We offer "contact-less" tax return preparation services to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19.
⁃ Notary Public Service:
We are commissioned by the California Secretary of State doing Notary since 2002. We also offer Authentication & Apostille services for documents that will be used in foreign countries
⁃ Global Passport Photo service:
We take photos for immigration applications. We are experts on passport and visa photos for passports for Canada, China, Ethiopia, the EU, Australia and several other countries. For the complete list of countries we are offering please visit our web site www dot yebbo dot com slash
We offer digital passport photos and sign on passport photos when it is required. Our passport photos meet or exceed several countries' government guidelines.
⁃ Translation & Localization services by Ethiotrans.com
We offer more than 150 languages including Spanish, Arabic, Chinese, Amharic, Somali, Dinka, Nuer, Oromo, Tigrigna and several other languages. For complete list of languages please visit is www dot ethiotrans dot com
We offer medical and court interpretation, voiceover, transcription & subtitling for movies and feature videos.
⁃ Engineering & Design:
We provide multilingual website and app development services that targets the global market.
⁃ LiveScan & fingerprinting Services:
We offer both ink & digital fingerprinting services.
⁃ Print & Design:
We have in-house graphic design and printing services for all your (multilingual) business needs.
⁃ Travel & Tours: Powered by YebboTravel
We have the best negotiated rate for international air, safari, cruise and tropical gateway travelers. We have access for best rate for hotel, air, car, for individual travelers. We work with all major airlines United, Delta, American, Alaskan, JetBlue, Frontier airlines. Also we are partners with international airlines such as Ethiopian Airlines, Lufthansa, Emirates, Qatar, Turkish Airlines British Airways, Japan Air, and several domestic and international carriers, please see the completed list of airlines from our web site www dot yebbo dot com.
For international travelers we also have passport and visa processing services.
For more information please stop by our office or give us a call at (619) 255-5530.
Visit us online at our website www dot yebbo dot com
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3078 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92104, U.S.A
Tel: (619) 255 5530
3078 El Cajon Blvd
San Diego, CA 92104, U.S.A
Tel: (619) 255 5530
Fax: (619) 282 9326
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Seven international media outlets, including the BBC and Reuters, were allowed to cover the Tigray region
ቢቢሲ እና ሮይተርስን ጨምሮ 7 ዓለም አቀፍ የሚዲያ ተቋማት ትግራይ ክልል ገብተው እንዲዘግቡ ተፈቀደ
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መንግሥት ቢቢሲ እና ሮይተርስን ጨምሮ 7 ዓለም አቀፍ የሚዲያ ተቋማት ትግራይ ክልል ገብተው ስላለው ሁኔታ መዘገብ እንዲችሉ ፈቃድ መስጠቱን አስታወቀ።
ከሁለቱ የሚዲያ ተቋማት በተጨማሪ በመጀመሪያው ምዕራፍ በክልሉ ስላለው ሁኔታ መዘገብ እንዲችሉ የተፈቀደላቸው የሚዲያ ተቋማት ኤ.ኤፍ.ፒ፣ አልጀዚራ፣ ኒው ዮርክ ታይምስ፣ ፍራንስ 24 እና ፋይናንሺያል ታይምስ መሆናቸው ነው የተገለጸው።
በትግራይ ክልል ያለውን ሁኔታ በተመለከተ በተለያዩ አካላት የሚሰራጩ መሠረተ-ቢስ እና እና በፖለቲካ ሴራ የተሞሉ ሐሰተኛ መረጃዎች እንዳሳሰበውም መንግሥት ዛሬ ባወጣው መግለጫ አስታውቋል።
ለትግራይ ሕዝብ አስፈላጊውን ድጋፍ ለማድረግ የሚቀርበው ጥሪ የመንግሥትን ሉዓላዊ ሥልጣን እና ኃላፊነትን ከማንኳሰስ ከሚደረጉ የፖለቲካ ፍላጎቶች እና ወገንተኝነት የፀዱ ሊሆኑ እንደሚገባም መንግሥት አሳስቧል።
በትግራይ ክልል እየተከናወነ ስላለው የሰብአዊ ድጋፍ፣ ሰብአዊ ተደራሽነት፣ የሚዲያ ተደራሽነት፣ የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት ምርመራዎች እና በክልሉ የተቋቋመው ጊዜያዊ አስተዳድር እያከናወነ ስላለው ሥራም በመግለጫው ተብራርቷል።
የሰብአዊ ድጋፍን በተመለከተ በአብዛኛው ከሚነዛው የሐሰት ወሬ በተቃራኒ መንግሥት ከሀገር ውስጥ ከውጭ ድርጅቶች ጋር በሠራው የቅንጅት ሥራ እስካሁን በክልሉ ከሚገኙ 36 ወረዳዎች መካከል በ34 ወረዳዎች ውስጥ ለሚገኙ 3.1 ሚሊዮን ዜጎች ሰብአዊ ድጋፍ ማድረግ መቻሉን ገልጿል።
በክልሉ የሰብአዊ ዕርዳታ ለማድረግ ላመለከቱ እና ዓለም አቀፍ መመዘኛውን አሟልተው ለተገኙ 135 ዓለም አቀፍ ድርጅቶች እና ሠራተኞች በክልሉ ተንቀሳቅሰው የሰብአዊ ድጋፍ ሂደቱን እንዲያግዙ ፈቃድ መሰጠቱንም ገልጿል።
በአሁኑ ሰዓት 29 ዓለም አቀፍ ተቋማት በአስቸኳይ አስተባባሪ ኮሚቴ ሥር ተዋቅረው ክልሉ ውስጥ በሥራ ላይ ይገኛሉ ብሏል።
የሚዲያ ተደራሽነትን በተመለከተ የትግራይ ክልል በአሁኑ ሰዓት በአስቸኳይ ጊዜ አዋጅ ሥር እንደመሆኑ መጠን፣ ወደ ክልሉ ለመግባት የአስኳይ ጊዜ አዋጁን ፕሮቶኮሎችን መሠረት ባደረገ መልኩ መሆን እንዳለበት መንግሥት አስታውቋል።
የሕግ ማስከበር የመጀመሪያው ምዕራፍ በተጀመረበት ወቅት የሀገር ውስጥም ሆነ ዓለም አቀፍ ሚዲያዎች በአካባቢው ስላለው ሁኔታ እየዘገቡ እያለ "ክልሉ ለሚዲያ ዝግ ሆኗል" የሚለው ክስ ሁኔታውን የሚገልጽ አይደለም ብሏል መንግሥት።
የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰትን ምርመራን በተመለከተ መንግሥት እየቀረቡ ያሉትን የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት ወቀሳዎች በትኩረት እየተመለከተ መሆኑን ጠቅሶ፣ ፆታዊ ጥቃትን ጨምሮ የሰብአዊ መብት ጥሰት ፈፅመዋል የተባሉትን ሁሉ መርምሮ ለሕግ ለማቅረብ መንገዶችን ማመቻቸቱን አስታውቋል።
በትግራይ ክልል የተቋቋመው ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደር በወንጀለኛው የጁንታ ቡድን የወደሙትን የመንግሥት ዶክመንቶች፣ መሠረተ ልማቶች እና ንብረቶችን በተመለከተ ተግዳሮቶች የገጠመው መሆኑም ተጠቁሟል።
መንግሥት ጊዜያዊ አስተዳደሩን በበጀት ለመደገፍ ከክልሎች አስተዳደሮች ጋር በመሆን ብሔራዊ የአንድነት ንቅናቄ ማስጀመሩን ገልጿል።
በዚህም የክልል አስተዳደሮች የገንዘብ፣ የቁሳቁስ እና ሌሎች የዓይነት ድጋፎችን ለጊዜያዊ አስተዳደሩ እና ለትግራይ ሕዝብ ለመስጠት ቃል መግባታቸው ነው የተገለጸው።
Seven international media outlets, including the BBC and Reuters, were allowed to cover the Tigray region
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The government announced that it has given permission to seven international media outlets, including the BBC and Reuters, to report on the situation in Tigray State.
In addition to the two media outlets, AFP, Al Jazeera, the New York Times, France 24 and the Financial Times are the only media outlets allowed to cover the situation in the region in the first phase.
The government said in a statement that it was concerned about the baseless and false information spread by various parties regarding the situation in Tigray State.
The government also called on the people of Tigray to be free from political ambitions and partisanship that undermine the government's sovereignty and responsibility.
The statement also discussed ongoing humanitarian assistance, humanitarian access, media access, human rights violations investigations in Tigray State and the ongoing work of the interim administration established in the state.
Contrary to many rumors of humanitarian aid, the government has so far been able to provide humanitarian assistance to 3.1 million people in 34 woredas out of 36 woredas in the state.
He said 135 international organizations and workers who have applied for humanitarian assistance in the region and have met international standards have been granted permission to operate in the region to assist in the humanitarian process.
He said 29 international organizations are currently operating in the region under an emergency coordinating committee.
Regarding media access, the government said the state of Tigray is currently under a state of emergency.
At the start of the first phase of law enforcement, local and international media reported on the situation in the area, but the government said it did not comment on the allegations.
He noted that the government was paying close attention to allegations of human rights abuses, and that it was investigating allegations of human rights abuses, including sexual assault.
He said the interim administration in Tigray State has faced challenges regarding the destruction of government documents, infrastructure and assets by the criminal junta.
He said the government has launched a national unity movement in support of the interim administration.
It is stated that the regional administrations have promised to provide financial, material and other kind of support to the interim administration and the people of Tigray.
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Monday, December 10, 2007
Ethiopian Airlines released the famous X class sale.
Ethiopian Airlines released the famous X class sale.
Time to pack your luggage and hit the sky. Ethiopian Airlines has released the famous X-Class sale. If you are planning to travel to Ethiopian between Jan 12- March 31, 2008, it is time to book your flight before sale seats are gone. Passengers who are departing from east coast mainly from the Washington Dulles airport (IAD) will have a huge saving. Now you can buy a round trip airlines ticket from Washington. DC (IAD) to Addis Ababa (ADD) only $1079 + tax. Passanges who are leaving from Most westcoast cities like Los Angeles (LAX), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO) and Seatle and Oregon will have the same rate, which will be 1189.00 + tax. The difference between East Coast and West Coast is not more than $150.00. Despite the high raising fuel cost and other surcharges, so far the Ethiopian Airlines tax and other fees are less than other airlines who are flying to Addis Ababa. Don’t miss this big saving make your booking.
To make your reservation please call
Main Line: (619)-255-5530
Washington, DC: (202)-536-4656
Los Angeles, CA:(213)-291-8049
New York, NY: (347)-293-0766
San Diego, CA:(619)-270-8389
London, UK: 02070960849
FAX: (619)-793-5824
email info@yebbo.com
www.yebbo.com
Time to pack your luggage and hit the sky. Ethiopian Airlines has released the famous X-Class sale. If you are planning to travel to Ethiopian between Jan 12- March 31, 2008, it is time to book your flight before sale seats are gone. Passengers who are departing from east coast mainly from the Washington Dulles airport (IAD) will have a huge saving. Now you can buy a round trip airlines ticket from Washington. DC (IAD) to Addis Ababa (ADD) only $1079 + tax. Passanges who are leaving from Most westcoast cities like Los Angeles (LAX), San Diego (SAN), San Francisco (SFO) and Seatle and Oregon will have the same rate, which will be 1189.00 + tax. The difference between East Coast and West Coast is not more than $150.00. Despite the high raising fuel cost and other surcharges, so far the Ethiopian Airlines tax and other fees are less than other airlines who are flying to Addis Ababa. Don’t miss this big saving make your booking.
To make your reservation please call
Main Line: (619)-255-5530
Washington, DC: (202)-536-4656
Los Angeles, CA:(213)-291-8049
New York, NY: (347)-293-0766
San Diego, CA:(619)-270-8389
London, UK: 02070960849
FAX: (619)-793-5824
email info@yebbo.com
www.yebbo.com
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ለመሆኑ ለኢትዮጵያ ሁለት ሺ አዲሰ አመት ለመሄድ ተዘጋጅተዋል እን?
ለመሆኑ ለኢትዮጵያ ሁለት ሺ አዲሰ አመት ለመሄድ ተዘጋጅተዋል እን?
እኛ ባዎጣነው የቀን መቁጠሪያ መሰረት ለአዲሱ አመት የሚቀሩት ቀናት 257 ቀናት ብቻ ናቸው፡፡ ታዲያ እርስዎስ ለዚህ ቅዱስ ቀን ከዘመድ ወዳጅ ጋር አብረው ለማሳለፍ ጉዝወን እያስተካከሉ ነው እን? ያው ጉዞ ሲባል ትንሽ ሰለሌለው ትንሽ ገንዘብ ከመቋጠር ጀምሮ፣ ለዘመድ አዝማድ የሚሆን ስጦታ መግዛት፣ ስራ ማስፈቀድ፣ ትቶ የሚሄዱትን ቤተሰብ ደግሞ ቦታ፣ ቦታ ማስያዝ፣ የመብራት፣ የጋዝ፣ የቴሌፎን፣ የመኪና ኢንሹራንስ፣ የክሬዲት ካርድ ክፍያ፣ ሌላም ሌላውም በወቅቱ መከፈሉን፣ ደብዳቤዎ ተቀባይ ማግኘቱን ሁሉ ማስተካከሉ ትልቅ የራስ ምታት ነው፡፡
ይህን ሁሉ ጣጣ ከጨረሱ በኋላ ደግሞ ትልቁ ጥያቄ መቼ ነው ትኬት መግዛት ያለብኝ የሚለው ሲሆን ከዚያ ደግሞ የፓሰፖረት እና የቪዛ ማውጣቱ ጉዳይ ነው ናላዎን የሚያዞረው፡፡ እስኪ ነገሮችን እንድ ባንድ እንመልከት፡፡
ያው የስራችን ጸባይ ሆኖ በየቀኑ ከሀገራችን ወንድምና እህቶች ጋር ስለምንገናኝ ለአዲሱ አመት እሄዳለሁ ያለን ሰው ሁሉ ከሄደ አሜሪካ ባዶዋን መቅረቷ ነው፡፡ ሁሉም ኢትዮጵያዊ ለመጓዝ በዝግጅት ላይ ነው ያለው፡፡ የሚገርመው ግን እንከ አሁን ልቡ ቆርጦ ትኬቱን የገዛው ሰው በጣም ትንሽ ነው፡፡ ለምን ብትሉ ተጓዡ የሚጠብቀው መቼ ነው ትኬት የሚረክሰው የሚለውን መልስ ለማግኘት ነው፡፡ ይህ ደግሞ ከባድ ጥያቄ ሲሆን መልሱ ደግሞ ይረክሳል ብላችሁ ስትጠብቁ ቦታ እንዳታጡ ነው፡፡
በአብዛኛው ተጓዥ ለአዲሱ አመት አዲስ አበባ ለመድረስ የሚፈልገው ከአዲሱ አመት ከሳምንት በፊት ነው፡፡ ይህም ማለት ደግሞ ከ ሴፕቴምበር 1 – 5 ባለው ጊዜ ውስጥ ማለት ነው፡፡ እርስዎም እቅድዎ በነዚህ ቀናት ውስጥ ለመድረስ ከሆነ ከወዲሁ መዘጋጀት ያለብዎት ይመስለናል፡፡ ሌላው ደግሞ መስከረም የጋብቻ ወር ስለሆነ በአንድ ድንጋይ ሁለት ወፍ እንደሚሉት ለሰርግ የሚሄደው ተጓዥ ቁጥር በጣም ብዙ ነው፡፡ የሚገርመው ግን ሰርገኛውም እንደ ሌላው ትኬቱን እስከአሁን አልገዛም፡፡
ስራችን ሰርገኛ መጣ በርበሬ ቀንጥሱ እንዳይሆን ከወዲሁ ትርምስ ውስጥ ከመግባት ጉዝዎን ማስተካከሉ እፎይ ብለው እንዲቀመጡ ደርገወታል፡፡ ሌላው ተጓዡ በብዛት ያልተረዳው ደግሞ ይህን አዲስ አመት ለማክበር የምንሄደው እኛ (ኢትዮጵያዊያን) ብቻ ሳንሆን ሌሎችም የኢትዮጵያ ዘመድ ወዳጆች መሆናቸውን ነው፡፡ እነዚህ የኢትዮጵያ አፍቃሪዎች ጉዟቸውን በቡድን፣ በቡድን ሆነው ቀደም ብለው ስለሚያዘጋጁ ከወዲሁ ትኬታቸውን፣ ሆቴላቸውን ሁሉንም ነገር ቆርጠው ነው ቁጭ ያሉት፡፡ታዲያ እርስዎስ ምን እያደረጉ ነው?
ከሙያና ከልምድ አንፃር እኛ ለእርስዎ የምንመክረዎ ነገር ቢኖር ቅድመ እግጁቱን ከወዲሁ ያጠናቁ ነው፡፡ ከዚህ በታች ያሉትን ነገሮች ከወዲሁ ማስተካከለሉ ጉዝዎን እራስ ምታት የሌለበት ጤናማ ጉዞ ያደርገዋል፡፡
የሚሄዱበትን ቀን ከወዲሁ ይወስኑ፡፡ ከመወሰንዎ በፊት ግን እነዚህን ከዚህ በታች ያሉትን ነገሮች ያስተካክሉ፡፡
ከስራዎ በቂ ፍቃድ ማግኘትዎን በቅድሚያ ያረጋግጡ (ይህ በጣም ጠቃሚ ነው፡፡)
እርስዎ ወይም ልጅዎ ከትምህርት ቤት አቋርጠው የሚሄዱ ከሆነ ትምህርት ቤት መቼ እንደሚዘጋና መቼ እንደሚከፈት ይጠይቁ፡፡
እርስዎ በሄዱ ጊዜ ቤትዎን፣ ድብዳቤዎን፣ ሌሎችንም ክፍያዎች እንደርስዎ ሆኖ የሚጠብቅልዎ ሰው ያዘጋጁ፡፡ (ዞሮ ዞሮ መግቢያዎ ቤትዎ ነወና)
መቼ መመለስ እንዳለብዎ ከወዲሁ ይወስኑ፡፡ አይወላውሉ፡፡ ቪዛዎ፣ ግሪን ካርድዎን፣ ሌላውም ነገር እናዳይቃጠል አደራ፡፡ እንደወጡ እንዳይቀሩ፡፡ ለመግባት ፍተሻው ጥብቅ ነው፡፡
ፓስፖርት ከሌልዎ ፓስፖርትዎን ያውጡ፡፡ የአሜሪካ ፓስፖርት እሰከ አምስት ሳምንታት ሊወስድ ይችላል፡፡ ህፃናትም ሆነ አዋቂው ፓስፖርት ያስፈልጋቸውል፡፡
በትራቭለርስ ዶክመንት (Traveler’s Document) የሚሄዱ ከሆነ ከስድስት ወር በፊት ያመልክቱ፡፡ እንዲሁም ከሀገር ውስጥ ለምን ክል ጊዜ መቆዬት እንደሚችሉ ያረጋግጡ፡፡
የኢትዮጵያ አዲስ ፓስፖርት ከፈለጉ ከወዲሁ ያመልክቱ (እስከ ሶስት ወር ሊወስድ ይችላል)
የኢምግሬሽን ወይም የፍርድ ቤት ቀጠሮ ካለዎት ቀኑን በትክክል ይወቁ፡፡
ከሀኪም ጋር ቀጠሮ ካለዎት ከወዲሁ ይወቁ፡፡
ለጉዝዎ ምን ምን አይነት ክትባት እንደሚያስፈልግዎት ከወዲሁ ይዎቁ፡፡
በተለይ ከሕፃናት ጋር የሚሄዱ ከሆነ ክትባታቸውን መጨረሳቸውንና እርሰዎ ወደ አፍሪካ እንደሚሄዱ ለዶክተርዎ ያስታውቁ፡፡ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው፡፡ ወደ አፍሪካ/ኢትዮጵያ ተጓዦች የተለየ ክትባት ሊኖር ይችላል፡፡
ሌሎችንም አስፈላጊ ነገሮችን ያጠናቁ፡፡
መጨረሻ ትኬትዎን ይግዙ፡፡
ስለ ትኬት መግዛት፡፡
ወደ ኢትዮጵያ የሚሂዱ አየር መንገዶች የተወሰኑ ናቸው፡፡ እነርሱም፡- የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ፣ ሉፍታንዛ፣ ኬኤልኤም፣ ኤሜሪትስ፣ ብሪቲሸ ሲሆኑ እያንዳንዳቸውም ደካማም ሆነ ጠንካራ ጎን አላቸው፡፡ ወሳኙ እርስዎ ነዎት፡፡
ፍላጎትዎ ገንዘብ ለመቆጠብ ከሆነ እረከስ የሚላው ኢምሬትስ ሲሆነ ነገር ግን ዱባይ ላይ ከ አንድ ቀን በላይ ይቆያሉ፣ ብሪቲሽ ደግሞ አንዳንዴ ለንደን ላይ ማደር ሲኖር እንደ እርስዎ የመኖሪያ ፍቃድ ሁኔታ ታይቶ ቪዛ ሊያስፈልግዎት ይችላል፣ ለሁሉም ለብሪትሽ ኢንባሲ ደውለው ያረጋግጡ፡፡ ጊዜ ወርቅ ነው ሰለሚባል በጉዝዎ ላይ እንግልት እንዳይደርስብዎት ከወዲሁ ያስቡበት
፡፡ በተለይ ደግሞ ከልጆች ጋር የሚጓዙ ከሆነ ለትንሽ ገንዘብ ብለው ያልሆነ ጉዞ እንዳይመርጡ፡፡
ለምሳሌ የእኛ ደንበኞች ከ 99 ፐርሰንት በላይ የሚጓዙት በኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ሲሆን የተለያዮ ቅሬታዎች ቢኖሩም ነገሮች ቀስ በቀስ እየተስካከሉ ነው፡፡ ለምሳሌ የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ጥሩነት፣ አንድ ከተማ ላይ የመቆዩት በጣም ትንሽ ነው፡፡ ለምሳሌ ከሳንድያጎ የሚነሳ ሰው ሻንጣውን አንዴ ሳንድያጎ ካስገቡ በኋላ ሰለሻጣዎ የሚያስጨንቀውት ነገር የለም፣ ሻንጣው ቀጥታ ወደ አዲስ አበባ ሲሄድ እርስዎ ቀጥታ ወደ ዋሽንግተን ሄዶው ከአራት ወይም ከአምስት ሰዓታት ቆይታ በኋላ ወደ ሀገር ቤት በቀጥታ መጓዝ ሲሆን ለብዙ ደንበኞቻችን አመቺ ሁኔታን ፈጥሯል፡፡ አንዳንዴ ጥቃቅን ቅሬታዎችን ብንሰማም የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ የዚህን የአዲስ አመት ጉዞ በሚያስደስት ሁኔታ እንደሚያካሂደው ባለሙሉ ተስፋ ነን፡፡ ሉፍታናዛ በብዙዎች ዘንድ የተደነቀ ቢሆንም በጣም ውድ ነው፡፡ ሌላው ቨርጂን አትላንቲክ ሲሆን ችግሩ ከብዙ ከተማዎች አገልግሎት አይሰጥም፡፡
ሌላው መጠንቀቅ ያለባቸሁ ነገር ስንት ሻንጣ እና ምን ያክል ክብደት መያዝ እናዳለባችሁ ማወቁ ነው፡፡ ለምሳሌ ለኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ የሚፈቅደው ሁለት ሻንጣ እያንዳንዱ 50 ፓውንድ ነው፡፡ ነገር ግን በበለጠ ለመረዳት እባክዎ ከመነሳትዎ በፊት የሚሄዱበትን አየር መንገድ ደውለው ይጠቁ ፡፡
በአሁኑ ወቅት ባለው የጉዞ ጥብቅነት የተነሳ እባክዎ ትኬትዎን ከመቁረጥዎ በፊት ስምዎ ልክ ፓስፖርትዎ ላይ እንዳለው መፃፉን ያረጋግጡ፡፡ ሌላው ትኬትዎን በጥንቃቄ ያስቀምጡ፣ ይህም ማለት ለምስሌ ትኬትዎ በአጋጣሚ ቢጠፋ ለመተካት በጣም አስቸጋሪ ስለሆነ በደህና ቦታ ያስቀምጡት፡፡ በዚህ የአዲስ አመት ጉዞ አዬር መንዶችም ሆነ የጉዞ ወኪሎች በጣም ስራ ስለሚበዛባቸው የእርስዎ ትብብር አስፈላጊ ከመሆኑም ባሻገር በተቻለዎ መጠን ቅድመ ሁኔታዎችን ከወዲሁ ያሟሉ፡፡ ለምሳሌ
· ትኬትዎ ባለው ቀንና ሰአት ለመሄድም ሆነ ለመምጣት ይሞክሩ፡፡
· ባለቀ ሰዓት ሀሳብዎትን አይለውጡ፡፡
· አላስፈላጊ ባልሆነ ነገር በትንሹም በትልቁም አይጨቃጨቁ፡፡
· ትግስት ይኑርዎት፡፡
· ህጉን ይከተሉ፡፡
· የሚገዙት ትኬት ያለውን ሪሰተሪክሽን “restriction” ጠንቅቀው ይወቁ፣ ከመግዛትዎ በፊት የጉዞ ወኪልዎን ያማክሩ፡፡
· ከበረራዎ 72 ሰዓታት በፊት ስለ በረራዎ አየር መንገዱን ጠይቀው በረራዎን ኮንፊርም “confirm ” ያድርጉ፡፡
· አዲስ አበባ ከደረሱ በኋላ ለመመለስ ሀሳብዎን በሆነ ባልሆነው አይለውጡ፡፡ በጣም ብዙ ተሳፋሪ ሰለሚኖር መጉላላት እንደሚኖር ከወዲሁ ይገምቱ፡፡ ስለዚህ ባሉት ቀንና ሰዓት ጉዝዎትን ያድርጉ፡፡
· ጓዝ አያብዙ፣ ከመንገደኞቻችን እንደምንሰማው ሁሉም ነገር አገር ቤት ሰላለ ገንዘብዎን በሆነ ባልሆነው ከዚህ አይጨርሱ፡፡ ህዝቡ የሚፈልገው ገንዘብ ሰለሆነ ገናዘቡን ቢሰጡት በጣም ይጠቅማል፡፡
· ሲመለሱም በተቻለዎ መጠን ጓዝ አያብዙ፣ ምክንያቱም እርስዎ ብቻዎን ሰለሚመጡ ሻንጣዎትን በራስዎ ወደ ጉምሪክ መግፋት አለብዎት፡፡
· ይህን አመጣለሁ፣ ይህን እወድዳሁ እያሉ ለሰው ቃል አይግቡ፡፡ እራስዎትን ሊያመዎት ስለሚችል፡ ጉዝዎ ለራስዎ ብቻ ያተኩሩ፡፡
ሌላው ከአንድ የጉዞ ወኪል ወደ አንዱ በመደወል ጊዜዎትን አይግደሉ፡፡ በአብዛኛው ሊያተርፉ የሚችሉት ከ 30.00 ዶላር በላይ ሰለማይበልጥ እራስዎን ከአንድ ቦታ በላይ በማስመዝገብ ሌላው እድል እንዳያገኝ አያድርጉ፡፡ ይህ በጣም ተለመደ አስነዋሪ ተግባር ሰለሆነ፣ ትኬት በቆረጡ ጊዜ ከሌላ ቦታ የያዙትን ቦታ ደውለው እንዲሰረዝ ያድርጉ፡፡ ይህ እኔ ከሞትሁ ሰርዶ አይብቀል እንደተባለው ነው፡፡ ታዲያ በዚህ የአዲስ አመት ጉዞ ሁላችንም መተባበር ያለብን የውዴታ ግዴታ ስለሆን ከወዲሁ መዘጋጀቱ የማይረሳ ትዝታ ያለው ቆንጆ አመት በአል እንድናከብር ያደርገናል፡፡
በዚህ አጋጣሚ ይህንን አዲስ አመት በሰላም ለማክበር ሁላችንም ቆርጠን በመነሳት፣ በዘር፣ መሃይማኖት፣ በፖለቲካ እና በሉለችም ሁኔታዎች ያለውን ልዮነት ወደ ኋላ በመተው ፍቅር፣ ወንድማማችነት፣ እህትማማችነት፣ ሰላም የሰፈነበት ታላቅ በአል ለማክበር ሀገራችንን የምናስታውቅበት አመት በአል እንዲሆን ልባችንን ንጹኅ አድርገን እንነሳ፡፡
እንቁጣጣሽ፡፡
የቦ የጉዞ ወኪል
ለሁሉም ከዚህ በታች ለእርስዎ የሚጠቅሙ ስልክ ቁትሮችን ይመልከቱ
Address
Phone
Web site
Yebbo Travel Consultant
Yebbo Travel
4535 30th St #106
San Diego, CA 92116
Tel: 619 255 5530
Fax:619 287 0409
www.yebbo.com
info@yebbo.com
Ethiopian Consulate General
3460 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 308Los Angeles, California 90010
Tel: 213 365 6651
Fax: 213 365 6670
http://www.ethioconsulate-la.org
United States Embassy in Ethiopia
P.O. Box 1014
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
Tel. 251-1-174000
Fax 251-1-551328
Visa Section Tel. 550660
http://usembassy.state.gov/ethiopia
Embassy of Ethiopia USA
3506 International Dr. NWWashington, DC 20008
Tel: 202 364-1200Fax: 202 686-9551
http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/
Embassy of Ethiopia Canada
#210-151 Slater StreetOttawa, Ontario, CANADA K1P 5H3
Tel:613.235.6637 Fax:613.235.4638
http://www.ethiopia.ottawa.on.ca/
British Airways
1-800-403-0882
http://www.ba.com
UNITED
1-800-538-2929
http://www.united.com/
Continental
1-800-523-3273
http://www.continental.com /
Lufthansa
Tel: 00251-1-51666 (AA)
Fax 00251-1-512988 (AA)
http://www.lufthansa.com/
Ethiopian Airlines (US)
336 east 45th street, 3rd fl,
New York, NY10017
Tel: 212-867-0095
1 800-445 2733 Fax : 212-692-9589
http://www.flyethiopian.com /
The British Consulate General
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200Los Angeles CA 90025-6538
Tel: 310 481-2900Fax: 310 481-2961
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እኛ ባዎጣነው የቀን መቁጠሪያ መሰረት ለአዲሱ አመት የሚቀሩት ቀናት 257 ቀናት ብቻ ናቸው፡፡ ታዲያ እርስዎስ ለዚህ ቅዱስ ቀን ከዘመድ ወዳጅ ጋር አብረው ለማሳለፍ ጉዝወን እያስተካከሉ ነው እን? ያው ጉዞ ሲባል ትንሽ ሰለሌለው ትንሽ ገንዘብ ከመቋጠር ጀምሮ፣ ለዘመድ አዝማድ የሚሆን ስጦታ መግዛት፣ ስራ ማስፈቀድ፣ ትቶ የሚሄዱትን ቤተሰብ ደግሞ ቦታ፣ ቦታ ማስያዝ፣ የመብራት፣ የጋዝ፣ የቴሌፎን፣ የመኪና ኢንሹራንስ፣ የክሬዲት ካርድ ክፍያ፣ ሌላም ሌላውም በወቅቱ መከፈሉን፣ ደብዳቤዎ ተቀባይ ማግኘቱን ሁሉ ማስተካከሉ ትልቅ የራስ ምታት ነው፡፡
ይህን ሁሉ ጣጣ ከጨረሱ በኋላ ደግሞ ትልቁ ጥያቄ መቼ ነው ትኬት መግዛት ያለብኝ የሚለው ሲሆን ከዚያ ደግሞ የፓሰፖረት እና የቪዛ ማውጣቱ ጉዳይ ነው ናላዎን የሚያዞረው፡፡ እስኪ ነገሮችን እንድ ባንድ እንመልከት፡፡
ያው የስራችን ጸባይ ሆኖ በየቀኑ ከሀገራችን ወንድምና እህቶች ጋር ስለምንገናኝ ለአዲሱ አመት እሄዳለሁ ያለን ሰው ሁሉ ከሄደ አሜሪካ ባዶዋን መቅረቷ ነው፡፡ ሁሉም ኢትዮጵያዊ ለመጓዝ በዝግጅት ላይ ነው ያለው፡፡ የሚገርመው ግን እንከ አሁን ልቡ ቆርጦ ትኬቱን የገዛው ሰው በጣም ትንሽ ነው፡፡ ለምን ብትሉ ተጓዡ የሚጠብቀው መቼ ነው ትኬት የሚረክሰው የሚለውን መልስ ለማግኘት ነው፡፡ ይህ ደግሞ ከባድ ጥያቄ ሲሆን መልሱ ደግሞ ይረክሳል ብላችሁ ስትጠብቁ ቦታ እንዳታጡ ነው፡፡
በአብዛኛው ተጓዥ ለአዲሱ አመት አዲስ አበባ ለመድረስ የሚፈልገው ከአዲሱ አመት ከሳምንት በፊት ነው፡፡ ይህም ማለት ደግሞ ከ ሴፕቴምበር 1 – 5 ባለው ጊዜ ውስጥ ማለት ነው፡፡ እርስዎም እቅድዎ በነዚህ ቀናት ውስጥ ለመድረስ ከሆነ ከወዲሁ መዘጋጀት ያለብዎት ይመስለናል፡፡ ሌላው ደግሞ መስከረም የጋብቻ ወር ስለሆነ በአንድ ድንጋይ ሁለት ወፍ እንደሚሉት ለሰርግ የሚሄደው ተጓዥ ቁጥር በጣም ብዙ ነው፡፡ የሚገርመው ግን ሰርገኛውም እንደ ሌላው ትኬቱን እስከአሁን አልገዛም፡፡
ስራችን ሰርገኛ መጣ በርበሬ ቀንጥሱ እንዳይሆን ከወዲሁ ትርምስ ውስጥ ከመግባት ጉዝዎን ማስተካከሉ እፎይ ብለው እንዲቀመጡ ደርገወታል፡፡ ሌላው ተጓዡ በብዛት ያልተረዳው ደግሞ ይህን አዲስ አመት ለማክበር የምንሄደው እኛ (ኢትዮጵያዊያን) ብቻ ሳንሆን ሌሎችም የኢትዮጵያ ዘመድ ወዳጆች መሆናቸውን ነው፡፡ እነዚህ የኢትዮጵያ አፍቃሪዎች ጉዟቸውን በቡድን፣ በቡድን ሆነው ቀደም ብለው ስለሚያዘጋጁ ከወዲሁ ትኬታቸውን፣ ሆቴላቸውን ሁሉንም ነገር ቆርጠው ነው ቁጭ ያሉት፡፡ታዲያ እርስዎስ ምን እያደረጉ ነው?
ከሙያና ከልምድ አንፃር እኛ ለእርስዎ የምንመክረዎ ነገር ቢኖር ቅድመ እግጁቱን ከወዲሁ ያጠናቁ ነው፡፡ ከዚህ በታች ያሉትን ነገሮች ከወዲሁ ማስተካከለሉ ጉዝዎን እራስ ምታት የሌለበት ጤናማ ጉዞ ያደርገዋል፡፡
የሚሄዱበትን ቀን ከወዲሁ ይወስኑ፡፡ ከመወሰንዎ በፊት ግን እነዚህን ከዚህ በታች ያሉትን ነገሮች ያስተካክሉ፡፡
ከስራዎ በቂ ፍቃድ ማግኘትዎን በቅድሚያ ያረጋግጡ (ይህ በጣም ጠቃሚ ነው፡፡)
እርስዎ ወይም ልጅዎ ከትምህርት ቤት አቋርጠው የሚሄዱ ከሆነ ትምህርት ቤት መቼ እንደሚዘጋና መቼ እንደሚከፈት ይጠይቁ፡፡
እርስዎ በሄዱ ጊዜ ቤትዎን፣ ድብዳቤዎን፣ ሌሎችንም ክፍያዎች እንደርስዎ ሆኖ የሚጠብቅልዎ ሰው ያዘጋጁ፡፡ (ዞሮ ዞሮ መግቢያዎ ቤትዎ ነወና)
መቼ መመለስ እንዳለብዎ ከወዲሁ ይወስኑ፡፡ አይወላውሉ፡፡ ቪዛዎ፣ ግሪን ካርድዎን፣ ሌላውም ነገር እናዳይቃጠል አደራ፡፡ እንደወጡ እንዳይቀሩ፡፡ ለመግባት ፍተሻው ጥብቅ ነው፡፡
ፓስፖርት ከሌልዎ ፓስፖርትዎን ያውጡ፡፡ የአሜሪካ ፓስፖርት እሰከ አምስት ሳምንታት ሊወስድ ይችላል፡፡ ህፃናትም ሆነ አዋቂው ፓስፖርት ያስፈልጋቸውል፡፡
በትራቭለርስ ዶክመንት (Traveler’s Document) የሚሄዱ ከሆነ ከስድስት ወር በፊት ያመልክቱ፡፡ እንዲሁም ከሀገር ውስጥ ለምን ክል ጊዜ መቆዬት እንደሚችሉ ያረጋግጡ፡፡
የኢትዮጵያ አዲስ ፓስፖርት ከፈለጉ ከወዲሁ ያመልክቱ (እስከ ሶስት ወር ሊወስድ ይችላል)
የኢምግሬሽን ወይም የፍርድ ቤት ቀጠሮ ካለዎት ቀኑን በትክክል ይወቁ፡፡
ከሀኪም ጋር ቀጠሮ ካለዎት ከወዲሁ ይወቁ፡፡
ለጉዝዎ ምን ምን አይነት ክትባት እንደሚያስፈልግዎት ከወዲሁ ይዎቁ፡፡
በተለይ ከሕፃናት ጋር የሚሄዱ ከሆነ ክትባታቸውን መጨረሳቸውንና እርሰዎ ወደ አፍሪካ እንደሚሄዱ ለዶክተርዎ ያስታውቁ፡፡ በጣም አስፈላጊ ነው፡፡ ወደ አፍሪካ/ኢትዮጵያ ተጓዦች የተለየ ክትባት ሊኖር ይችላል፡፡
ሌሎችንም አስፈላጊ ነገሮችን ያጠናቁ፡፡
መጨረሻ ትኬትዎን ይግዙ፡፡
ስለ ትኬት መግዛት፡፡
ወደ ኢትዮጵያ የሚሂዱ አየር መንገዶች የተወሰኑ ናቸው፡፡ እነርሱም፡- የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ፣ ሉፍታንዛ፣ ኬኤልኤም፣ ኤሜሪትስ፣ ብሪቲሸ ሲሆኑ እያንዳንዳቸውም ደካማም ሆነ ጠንካራ ጎን አላቸው፡፡ ወሳኙ እርስዎ ነዎት፡፡
ፍላጎትዎ ገንዘብ ለመቆጠብ ከሆነ እረከስ የሚላው ኢምሬትስ ሲሆነ ነገር ግን ዱባይ ላይ ከ አንድ ቀን በላይ ይቆያሉ፣ ብሪቲሽ ደግሞ አንዳንዴ ለንደን ላይ ማደር ሲኖር እንደ እርስዎ የመኖሪያ ፍቃድ ሁኔታ ታይቶ ቪዛ ሊያስፈልግዎት ይችላል፣ ለሁሉም ለብሪትሽ ኢንባሲ ደውለው ያረጋግጡ፡፡ ጊዜ ወርቅ ነው ሰለሚባል በጉዝዎ ላይ እንግልት እንዳይደርስብዎት ከወዲሁ ያስቡበት
፡፡ በተለይ ደግሞ ከልጆች ጋር የሚጓዙ ከሆነ ለትንሽ ገንዘብ ብለው ያልሆነ ጉዞ እንዳይመርጡ፡፡
ለምሳሌ የእኛ ደንበኞች ከ 99 ፐርሰንት በላይ የሚጓዙት በኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ሲሆን የተለያዮ ቅሬታዎች ቢኖሩም ነገሮች ቀስ በቀስ እየተስካከሉ ነው፡፡ ለምሳሌ የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ ጥሩነት፣ አንድ ከተማ ላይ የመቆዩት በጣም ትንሽ ነው፡፡ ለምሳሌ ከሳንድያጎ የሚነሳ ሰው ሻንጣውን አንዴ ሳንድያጎ ካስገቡ በኋላ ሰለሻጣዎ የሚያስጨንቀውት ነገር የለም፣ ሻንጣው ቀጥታ ወደ አዲስ አበባ ሲሄድ እርስዎ ቀጥታ ወደ ዋሽንግተን ሄዶው ከአራት ወይም ከአምስት ሰዓታት ቆይታ በኋላ ወደ ሀገር ቤት በቀጥታ መጓዝ ሲሆን ለብዙ ደንበኞቻችን አመቺ ሁኔታን ፈጥሯል፡፡ አንዳንዴ ጥቃቅን ቅሬታዎችን ብንሰማም የኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ የዚህን የአዲስ አመት ጉዞ በሚያስደስት ሁኔታ እንደሚያካሂደው ባለሙሉ ተስፋ ነን፡፡ ሉፍታናዛ በብዙዎች ዘንድ የተደነቀ ቢሆንም በጣም ውድ ነው፡፡ ሌላው ቨርጂን አትላንቲክ ሲሆን ችግሩ ከብዙ ከተማዎች አገልግሎት አይሰጥም፡፡
ሌላው መጠንቀቅ ያለባቸሁ ነገር ስንት ሻንጣ እና ምን ያክል ክብደት መያዝ እናዳለባችሁ ማወቁ ነው፡፡ ለምሳሌ ለኢትዮጵያ አየር መንገድ የሚፈቅደው ሁለት ሻንጣ እያንዳንዱ 50 ፓውንድ ነው፡፡ ነገር ግን በበለጠ ለመረዳት እባክዎ ከመነሳትዎ በፊት የሚሄዱበትን አየር መንገድ ደውለው ይጠቁ ፡፡
በአሁኑ ወቅት ባለው የጉዞ ጥብቅነት የተነሳ እባክዎ ትኬትዎን ከመቁረጥዎ በፊት ስምዎ ልክ ፓስፖርትዎ ላይ እንዳለው መፃፉን ያረጋግጡ፡፡ ሌላው ትኬትዎን በጥንቃቄ ያስቀምጡ፣ ይህም ማለት ለምስሌ ትኬትዎ በአጋጣሚ ቢጠፋ ለመተካት በጣም አስቸጋሪ ስለሆነ በደህና ቦታ ያስቀምጡት፡፡ በዚህ የአዲስ አመት ጉዞ አዬር መንዶችም ሆነ የጉዞ ወኪሎች በጣም ስራ ስለሚበዛባቸው የእርስዎ ትብብር አስፈላጊ ከመሆኑም ባሻገር በተቻለዎ መጠን ቅድመ ሁኔታዎችን ከወዲሁ ያሟሉ፡፡ ለምሳሌ
· ትኬትዎ ባለው ቀንና ሰአት ለመሄድም ሆነ ለመምጣት ይሞክሩ፡፡
· ባለቀ ሰዓት ሀሳብዎትን አይለውጡ፡፡
· አላስፈላጊ ባልሆነ ነገር በትንሹም በትልቁም አይጨቃጨቁ፡፡
· ትግስት ይኑርዎት፡፡
· ህጉን ይከተሉ፡፡
· የሚገዙት ትኬት ያለውን ሪሰተሪክሽን “restriction” ጠንቅቀው ይወቁ፣ ከመግዛትዎ በፊት የጉዞ ወኪልዎን ያማክሩ፡፡
· ከበረራዎ 72 ሰዓታት በፊት ስለ በረራዎ አየር መንገዱን ጠይቀው በረራዎን ኮንፊርም “confirm ” ያድርጉ፡፡
· አዲስ አበባ ከደረሱ በኋላ ለመመለስ ሀሳብዎን በሆነ ባልሆነው አይለውጡ፡፡ በጣም ብዙ ተሳፋሪ ሰለሚኖር መጉላላት እንደሚኖር ከወዲሁ ይገምቱ፡፡ ስለዚህ ባሉት ቀንና ሰዓት ጉዝዎትን ያድርጉ፡፡
· ጓዝ አያብዙ፣ ከመንገደኞቻችን እንደምንሰማው ሁሉም ነገር አገር ቤት ሰላለ ገንዘብዎን በሆነ ባልሆነው ከዚህ አይጨርሱ፡፡ ህዝቡ የሚፈልገው ገንዘብ ሰለሆነ ገናዘቡን ቢሰጡት በጣም ይጠቅማል፡፡
· ሲመለሱም በተቻለዎ መጠን ጓዝ አያብዙ፣ ምክንያቱም እርስዎ ብቻዎን ሰለሚመጡ ሻንጣዎትን በራስዎ ወደ ጉምሪክ መግፋት አለብዎት፡፡
· ይህን አመጣለሁ፣ ይህን እወድዳሁ እያሉ ለሰው ቃል አይግቡ፡፡ እራስዎትን ሊያመዎት ስለሚችል፡ ጉዝዎ ለራስዎ ብቻ ያተኩሩ፡፡
ሌላው ከአንድ የጉዞ ወኪል ወደ አንዱ በመደወል ጊዜዎትን አይግደሉ፡፡ በአብዛኛው ሊያተርፉ የሚችሉት ከ 30.00 ዶላር በላይ ሰለማይበልጥ እራስዎን ከአንድ ቦታ በላይ በማስመዝገብ ሌላው እድል እንዳያገኝ አያድርጉ፡፡ ይህ በጣም ተለመደ አስነዋሪ ተግባር ሰለሆነ፣ ትኬት በቆረጡ ጊዜ ከሌላ ቦታ የያዙትን ቦታ ደውለው እንዲሰረዝ ያድርጉ፡፡ ይህ እኔ ከሞትሁ ሰርዶ አይብቀል እንደተባለው ነው፡፡ ታዲያ በዚህ የአዲስ አመት ጉዞ ሁላችንም መተባበር ያለብን የውዴታ ግዴታ ስለሆን ከወዲሁ መዘጋጀቱ የማይረሳ ትዝታ ያለው ቆንጆ አመት በአል እንድናከብር ያደርገናል፡፡
በዚህ አጋጣሚ ይህንን አዲስ አመት በሰላም ለማክበር ሁላችንም ቆርጠን በመነሳት፣ በዘር፣ መሃይማኖት፣ በፖለቲካ እና በሉለችም ሁኔታዎች ያለውን ልዮነት ወደ ኋላ በመተው ፍቅር፣ ወንድማማችነት፣ እህትማማችነት፣ ሰላም የሰፈነበት ታላቅ በአል ለማክበር ሀገራችንን የምናስታውቅበት አመት በአል እንዲሆን ልባችንን ንጹኅ አድርገን እንነሳ፡፡
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የቦ የጉዞ ወኪል
ለሁሉም ከዚህ በታች ለእርስዎ የሚጠቅሙ ስልክ ቁትሮችን ይመልከቱ
Address
Phone
Web site
Yebbo Travel Consultant
Yebbo Travel
4535 30th St #106
San Diego, CA 92116
Tel: 619 255 5530
Fax:619 287 0409
www.yebbo.com
info@yebbo.com
Ethiopian Consulate General
3460 Wilshire Boulevard Suite 308Los Angeles, California 90010
Tel: 213 365 6651
Fax: 213 365 6670
http://www.ethioconsulate-la.org
United States Embassy in Ethiopia
P.O. Box 1014
Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
Tel. 251-1-174000
Fax 251-1-551328
Visa Section Tel. 550660
http://usembassy.state.gov/ethiopia
Embassy of Ethiopia USA
3506 International Dr. NWWashington, DC 20008
Tel: 202 364-1200Fax: 202 686-9551
http://www.ethiopianembassy.org/
Embassy of Ethiopia Canada
#210-151 Slater StreetOttawa, Ontario, CANADA K1P 5H3
Tel:613.235.6637 Fax:613.235.4638
http://www.ethiopia.ottawa.on.ca/
British Airways
1-800-403-0882
http://www.ba.com
UNITED
1-800-538-2929
http://www.united.com/
Continental
1-800-523-3273
http://www.continental.com /
Lufthansa
Tel: 00251-1-51666 (AA)
Fax 00251-1-512988 (AA)
http://www.lufthansa.com/
Ethiopian Airlines (US)
336 east 45th street, 3rd fl,
New York, NY10017
Tel: 212-867-0095
1 800-445 2733 Fax : 212-692-9589
http://www.flyethiopian.com /
The British Consulate General
11766 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1200Los Angeles CA 90025-6538
Tel: 310 481-2900Fax: 310 481-2961
http://www.britainusa.com
What do I need to travel Ethiopia?
Are you ready for the Ethiopian 2000.
We at Yebbo Travel are working hard to create a one-stop shopping and information mining place for our visitors. Whether you are coming to our office or visiting us on line we are trying to make your trip as easy as possible.
According to the information and feedback we are getting form our customers so far almost 70% of Ethiopians are going for the Ethiopan New year . However from this 70% less than 1% of the people do not have a ticket or booking yet. Most of passengers are waiting at the last minute. they call it the “Abesha Way”. If you are still contemplating about your trip this will be a time to decide. For example almost 90% the customers are asking us the following questions.
1. How much?
2. What Airlines is the cheapest
3. Do I need visa?
4. Do I need passport?
5. When do I need to buy the ticket?
6. When will be the ticket will get cheaper?
7. How many languages are allowed?
8. How much my 3 year old son will pay?
9. Does my 3-month baby travel for free?
10. Do you think it will be cheaper if I wait?
11. Can I come back when I ever I want?
12. What airlines will travel to Addis?
13. I want to stay 2 days in London, 5 days in DC and 1 day in Rome, can I do that?
14. Do I need German Visa?
15. Do I need British Visa?
16. Can I travel with my Green Card?
17. Can I get free ticket to South Africa?
18. I want to book but will not pay till two month, can I do that?
19. I want have open ticket?
20. I do not have Ethiopian passport can how can I get one?
21. What kind of immunization I need?
22. Can I pay by credit card?
23. Can I pay personal check?
24. Does Ethiopian Airlines has electronic ticket?
25. I want Ethiopian and Shortest route?
Here are our advice and response.
· How much?
Well, at this point as of Jan 25, 2007 the cheapest ticket from most west coast US cities in Lufthansa, British, Ethiopian Airlines and KLM is more than $2000.00 and up
· What Airlines is the cheapest?
Well it depends what you want. Faster service, shorter route, no over night, convenience and so on.
· Do I need visa?
The best answer will be depend on what nationality you are. If you are an Ethiopian you don’t need vista but you need valid passport, if you are US citizen yes you need visa. You can ask more info from the Ethiopian Embassy in DC or Ethiopian Consulate in LA. If you are in San Diego, you can stop by our office and we can give you all the forms and other information you needed. Also if you would like we will assist you to fill out application
· Do I need passport?
Well depend you your status. If you are US citizen yes you need US passport, some people can travel with their travelers Document. But you need to check with INS
· When do I need to buy the ticket?
This is up to you. Some people are waiting till the end hopping the price will go down. Others are making a booking because they don’t want to take risk. So it will be your wise diction.
· When the ticket will get cheaper?
We do not have any clue
· How many languages are allowed?
Most airlines are allowed only two-50lb luggage. But check with the airlines about the latest carry on and check in luggages.
· How much my 3 year old son will pay?
Yes, if your child is between ages 2-12 at the time of travel he/she will pay. In most cases the price could be 85% of the adult fare. But check with the airlines.
· Does my 3-month baby travel for free?
In Ethiopian airlines yes all kids under the age of 2 at the time of travel will pay less than 450.00 USD. But it depends to the airline and check with the airlines
· Do you think it will be cheaper if I wait?
We have no idea
· Can I come back when I ever I want?
Please ask us what kind of ticket you are looking for.
· What airlines will travel to Addis?
· I want to stay 2 days in London, 5 days in DC and 1 day in Rome, can I do that?
· Do I need German Visa?
· Do I need British Visa?
· Can I travel with my Green Card?
· Can I get free ticket to South Africa?
· I want to book but will not pay till two month, can I do that?
· I want have open ticket?
· I do not have Ethiopian passport can how can I get one?
· What kind of immunization I need?
· Can I pay by credit card?
· Can I pay personal check?
· Does Ethiopian Airlines has electronic ticket?
· I want Ethiopian and Shortest route?
We at Yebbo Travel are working hard to create a one-stop shopping and information mining place for our visitors. Whether you are coming to our office or visiting us on line we are trying to make your trip as easy as possible.
According to the information and feedback we are getting form our customers so far almost 70% of Ethiopians are going for the Ethiopan New year . However from this 70% less than 1% of the people do not have a ticket or booking yet. Most of passengers are waiting at the last minute. they call it the “Abesha Way”. If you are still contemplating about your trip this will be a time to decide. For example almost 90% the customers are asking us the following questions.
1. How much?
2. What Airlines is the cheapest
3. Do I need visa?
4. Do I need passport?
5. When do I need to buy the ticket?
6. When will be the ticket will get cheaper?
7. How many languages are allowed?
8. How much my 3 year old son will pay?
9. Does my 3-month baby travel for free?
10. Do you think it will be cheaper if I wait?
11. Can I come back when I ever I want?
12. What airlines will travel to Addis?
13. I want to stay 2 days in London, 5 days in DC and 1 day in Rome, can I do that?
14. Do I need German Visa?
15. Do I need British Visa?
16. Can I travel with my Green Card?
17. Can I get free ticket to South Africa?
18. I want to book but will not pay till two month, can I do that?
19. I want have open ticket?
20. I do not have Ethiopian passport can how can I get one?
21. What kind of immunization I need?
22. Can I pay by credit card?
23. Can I pay personal check?
24. Does Ethiopian Airlines has electronic ticket?
25. I want Ethiopian and Shortest route?
Here are our advice and response.
· How much?
Well, at this point as of Jan 25, 2007 the cheapest ticket from most west coast US cities in Lufthansa, British, Ethiopian Airlines and KLM is more than $2000.00 and up
· What Airlines is the cheapest?
Well it depends what you want. Faster service, shorter route, no over night, convenience and so on.
· Do I need visa?
The best answer will be depend on what nationality you are. If you are an Ethiopian you don’t need vista but you need valid passport, if you are US citizen yes you need visa. You can ask more info from the Ethiopian Embassy in DC or Ethiopian Consulate in LA. If you are in San Diego, you can stop by our office and we can give you all the forms and other information you needed. Also if you would like we will assist you to fill out application
· Do I need passport?
Well depend you your status. If you are US citizen yes you need US passport, some people can travel with their travelers Document. But you need to check with INS
· When do I need to buy the ticket?
This is up to you. Some people are waiting till the end hopping the price will go down. Others are making a booking because they don’t want to take risk. So it will be your wise diction.
· When the ticket will get cheaper?
We do not have any clue
· How many languages are allowed?
Most airlines are allowed only two-50lb luggage. But check with the airlines about the latest carry on and check in luggages.
· How much my 3 year old son will pay?
Yes, if your child is between ages 2-12 at the time of travel he/she will pay. In most cases the price could be 85% of the adult fare. But check with the airlines.
· Does my 3-month baby travel for free?
In Ethiopian airlines yes all kids under the age of 2 at the time of travel will pay less than 450.00 USD. But it depends to the airline and check with the airlines
· Do you think it will be cheaper if I wait?
We have no idea
· Can I come back when I ever I want?
Please ask us what kind of ticket you are looking for.
· What airlines will travel to Addis?
· I want to stay 2 days in London, 5 days in DC and 1 day in Rome, can I do that?
· Do I need German Visa?
· Do I need British Visa?
· Can I travel with my Green Card?
· Can I get free ticket to South Africa?
· I want to book but will not pay till two month, can I do that?
· I want have open ticket?
· I do not have Ethiopian passport can how can I get one?
· What kind of immunization I need?
· Can I pay by credit card?
· Can I pay personal check?
· Does Ethiopian Airlines has electronic ticket?
· I want Ethiopian and Shortest route?
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Ethiopia the Travel tips for hot spots
If you go: Travel tips for hot spots
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines flies directly to Addis Ababa from Washington, D.C., and there are connecting flights with Continental in London. Call 1-800-445-2733; www.flyethiopian.com
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Ethiopia
Ethiopian Airlines flies directly to Addis Ababa from Washington, D.C., and there are connecting flights with Continental in London. Call 1-800-445-2733; www.flyethiopian.com
Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Ethiopia is Voted One of Frommer's Top 12 Travel Destinations for 2007
NEW YORK CITY -- December, 2006 -- Frommer’s Travel Guides, one of the world’s leaders in travel planning guides and resources, and Frommers.com, an essential online destination for those planning the perfect travel excursions, have announced that Ethiopia is one of the top ten travel destinations for 2007. This year, the editors at Frommer's Travel Guides and Frommers.com scoured the globe and polled their stable of authors and experts to identify twelve surprising, thriving, or emerging travel destinations.
After careful thought and consideration, the editors from Frommer’s proclaimed that Ethiopia is one of their top picks of the places not to be missed in 2007. It’s important to remember that Frommers.com is the preemminent source that allows thousands of travelers to easily find candid, timely articles written by Frommers.com experts about destinations around the world.
The selection of Ethiopia as one of their top travel destinations is not a surprising choice to us, but it may be to others, but Frommers.com states that Ethiopia is finally emerging out of the shadows caused by years of political strife and economic hardship. Improved infrastructure has made traveling there increasingly popular, especially among independent-minded travelers and those seeking adventure. Ethiopia is revered for its rich history as one of the earliest Christian kingdoms (the town of Axum is said to be the home of the ancient Ark of the Covenant). Visit the monolithic churches of Lalibela -- in particular the Church of St. George, named after Ethiopia's patron saint, which is carved into the shape of a cross from a rock mountain and is perhaps the most exquisite of the monolithic structures. Visitors seeking additional information can refer to ethiopianairlines.com or refer back to frommers.com for their online-only guide to Ethiopia appearing in 2007.
Ethiopian Airlines Offers Exciting NEW Tour Packages
This outstanding recognition by Frommer’s continues to help promote that Ethiopia has tremendous cultural and religious appeal for US travelers. Mekonnen Abebe, Director of North America for Ethiopian Airlines said, “Ethiopia is indeed an amazing country with so many wonders and a rich history. I take great pride in seeing that a prestigious travel guide like Frommer’s understands so much of what my country offers, and felt that it deserved this tremendous recognition.” And with the growing awareness due to stories such as these, more sophisticated travelers will discover Ethiopia, as a country that has intrigued visitors literally since the beginning of time. To help visitors discover the wonders and magic of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines has developed exciting new packages designed with international appeal. The programs and tours feature carefully designed itineraries that make even the most jaded traveler stand up and take notice. The new Ethiopian Airlines packages and tours include 1) The History and Magic of Ethiopia; 2) Ethiopia – The Total Tour: From North to South; 3) Historic Ethiopia & Kenya Safari Tour and 4) Historic North Ethiopia and the Tanzania Expedition. For more information, contact your favorite travel agent or visit Ethiopian Airlines online at www.ethiopianairlines.com
About Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is one of the largest airlines in Africa and features four weekly flights from Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport The airline offers both morning and evening departures, with the morning departure allowing seamless connections to 28 African destinations. The airline’s website, www.ethiopianairlines.com provides excellent information on additional flights, services and special web fares. Ethiopian Airlines provides seamless connections to 45 destinations around the globe including 28 in Africa via its Addis Ababa hub. Major destinations served include: Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Bamako, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Brazzaville, Brussels, Bujumbura, Cairo, Dakar, Dar Es-Salaam, Delhi, Djibouti, Douala, Dubai, Entebbe, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Harare, Hargiesa, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lome, London, Luanda, Lusaka, Mumbai, Nairobi, N'djamena, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Tel-Aviv, and Washington, D.C. Learn more about Ethiopian Airlines at www.ethiopianairlines.com
After careful thought and consideration, the editors from Frommer’s proclaimed that Ethiopia is one of their top picks of the places not to be missed in 2007. It’s important to remember that Frommers.com is the preemminent source that allows thousands of travelers to easily find candid, timely articles written by Frommers.com experts about destinations around the world.
The selection of Ethiopia as one of their top travel destinations is not a surprising choice to us, but it may be to others, but Frommers.com states that Ethiopia is finally emerging out of the shadows caused by years of political strife and economic hardship. Improved infrastructure has made traveling there increasingly popular, especially among independent-minded travelers and those seeking adventure. Ethiopia is revered for its rich history as one of the earliest Christian kingdoms (the town of Axum is said to be the home of the ancient Ark of the Covenant). Visit the monolithic churches of Lalibela -- in particular the Church of St. George, named after Ethiopia's patron saint, which is carved into the shape of a cross from a rock mountain and is perhaps the most exquisite of the monolithic structures. Visitors seeking additional information can refer to ethiopianairlines.com or refer back to frommers.com for their online-only guide to Ethiopia appearing in 2007.
Ethiopian Airlines Offers Exciting NEW Tour Packages
This outstanding recognition by Frommer’s continues to help promote that Ethiopia has tremendous cultural and religious appeal for US travelers. Mekonnen Abebe, Director of North America for Ethiopian Airlines said, “Ethiopia is indeed an amazing country with so many wonders and a rich history. I take great pride in seeing that a prestigious travel guide like Frommer’s understands so much of what my country offers, and felt that it deserved this tremendous recognition.” And with the growing awareness due to stories such as these, more sophisticated travelers will discover Ethiopia, as a country that has intrigued visitors literally since the beginning of time. To help visitors discover the wonders and magic of Ethiopia, Ethiopian Airlines has developed exciting new packages designed with international appeal. The programs and tours feature carefully designed itineraries that make even the most jaded traveler stand up and take notice. The new Ethiopian Airlines packages and tours include 1) The History and Magic of Ethiopia; 2) Ethiopia – The Total Tour: From North to South; 3) Historic Ethiopia & Kenya Safari Tour and 4) Historic North Ethiopia and the Tanzania Expedition. For more information, contact your favorite travel agent or visit Ethiopian Airlines online at www.ethiopianairlines.com
About Ethiopian Airlines
Ethiopian Airlines is one of the largest airlines in Africa and features four weekly flights from Washington, D.C.’s Dulles International Airport The airline offers both morning and evening departures, with the morning departure allowing seamless connections to 28 African destinations. The airline’s website, www.ethiopianairlines.com provides excellent information on additional flights, services and special web fares. Ethiopian Airlines provides seamless connections to 45 destinations around the globe including 28 in Africa via its Addis Ababa hub. Major destinations served include: Abidjan, Accra, Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Bamako, Bangkok, Beijing, Beirut, Brazzaville, Brussels, Bujumbura, Cairo, Dakar, Dar Es-Salaam, Delhi, Djibouti, Douala, Dubai, Entebbe, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Harare, Hargiesa, Hong Kong, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Kigali, Kilimanjaro, Kinshasa, Lagos, Libreville, Lilongwe, Lome, London, Luanda, Lusaka, Mumbai, Nairobi, N'djamena, Paris, Rome, Stockholm, Tel-Aviv, and Washington, D.C. Learn more about Ethiopian Airlines at www.ethiopianairlines.com
Friday, December 01, 2006
Creating "Zero" in the Amharic /Ge'ez/Ethiopic Numeric System
Creating "Zero" in the Amharic /Ge'ez/Ethiopic Numeric System
Amdework Mitiku, January 21, 2000 (original project 1996)
1.1. The Amharic/Geez/Ethiopic numeric system
1.2. Why do I spend so much time on "0", when others are doing more tangible things?
2.1. Why is the Amharic/Geez numeric system not involved in today's technology?
2.2. Creating Zero in the Amharic/Geez numeric system
2.2.. Why I choose this symbol?
Creating "Zero" in the Amharic /Ge'ez Numeric System
By Amdework Mitiku, January 21, 2000
A few years ago, I started a project called "Introducing 'zero' in the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system," and I posted the central idea of my project on the Internet, promising to follow this up with an in-depth coverage at a later stage. Ever since I first did this, the response I have been getting has been beyond my wildest expectations. I believe that part of the reason for amount of support I have been able to attract is because I was able to have easy access to people around the world with out leaving my computer desk. However, up to this point, my own response to the feedback has not been as prompt as I would have liked because of time constraints. I believe that the opportune moment I have been waiting for has now arrived, and I am ready to share my ideas with everyone.
The Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system
Like any other widely used language, it is possible to write and read the Amharic/Ge'ez language with out any significant problems. The problem, however, is that the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system does not start from zero. Instead, it starts from the number "one" and goes to infinity. The Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system has specific symbols which correspond to the Arabic numerals "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7","8", and "9". The problem, however, concerns numbers which consist of two or more digits one or more of which may be a "zero".
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The ancient Ethiopians got around this problem by inventing specific symbols for numbers like 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 1000. This was an ingenious way of circumventing this problem, but the difficulty with this is that such a system involves more than twenty basic symbols, or roughly twice as many as is the case in the English numeric system. Thus, when a person wants to write any number which has more than one digit, he/she has to use a combination of one or more symbols. For instance, whereas in English "twelve" would be represented by writing "1" followed by "2", in Amharic, this is done by writing the symbol for "10" followed by "2". Likewise, if one wanted to represent "thirty-four" in Amharic, he/she would have to use the symbol for "30", followed by "4", rather than writing "3" followed by "4". Or, if the value in question is, say, "one hundred forty-five", this is represented by writing the symbol for "100" followed by the symbol for "40", followed by the symbol for "5", rather than writing "1" followed by "4" and "5". Thus, in the Amharic numeric system, there is no possibility of denoting zero, decimal or negative values. I think, 3000 years ago, nobody worried about representing "zero," because "0" is empty or null. Even today, it is not readily apparent to the average person why "0" is significant, because it stands for "nothing". In reality, however, "0" is a powerful number, and I believe that today's society is highly dependent on its representation. It is worth pointing out that the significance of "0" during the Roman Empire is not the same as the role it has come to play in the 21st century
Why do I spend so much time on "0", when others are doing more tangible things?
I first started thinking about this concept one afternoon while I was attending a new class called " Digital Electronics". Even though I had taken several classes in electricity and science, the digital electronics concept was new to me, and it was hard to grasp. I remember, that day, the professor had to spend the whole class time just talking about "0" and "1". That was just the start, and I spent all my classes just studying about "1" and "0". I wrote read, heard, counted, deleted, added, subtracted, divided and multiplied these numbers several times. The more I read, the more I liked these two numbers. But one of the most striking things I encountered was when I tried to relate this knowledge to my own language. I discovered that there was no way to apply this marvelous concept to the Amharic/ Ge'ez numeric system, unless I borrowed a symbol for "0" from another language. But that was what exactly I saw in Amharic newspapers, personal letters, magazines and several works of literature.
I hated the idea of borrowing anything from another language, when we could use our own. However this consideration did not stop me from thinking about the possibility of introducing binary digits to the Amharic numeric system. The more I thought about it, the more I liked the idea. But I asked myself how? There was no ready-made answer, except one, which may prove to be unacceptable to some people. The solution which presented itself was to introduce the concept of, and a symbol for, "0" in the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system. Some of us my never think about the existence of "zero" in the Amharic/Ge'ez language, or some might laugh out loud and say
"What the hell is he talking about?" Alternatively, I thought, some may be as intrigued by this concept as I was, and send me some feedback. That was exactly what I got from my family members, friends, coworkers and other people who read and heard about my idea. Even though I got a mixed message, most people supported my idea.
My "Digital Electronics" class was not confined to simply talking about "1" and "0" as an academic exercise, but it was also concerned with the widespread implications of binary digits in today's technological revolution. Given the powerful impact of binary digits, I could not help wondering how long it would be before the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system stopped borrowing numbers form the English language for mathematics, science, engineering, and several other applications. One thing is clear, if there is no "0", there will not be any digital application. So, how can the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system participate in an increasingly digital world?
Well, the answer is simple and logical. I still remember what I learned in my elementary school Amharic course about the nature of language. Language, I was taught, is like a living creature, and it will pass three main stages--it will be born, grow and, if it is not properly nurtured, die. So if we do not act on time, sooner or later, part of our language will "go down to the drain". To be more blunt, unless certain measures are taken, the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system will face its last stage; it will die. So the fate of the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system is in the hands of its users. We are responsible for the creation and destruction of our language. I believe that introducing "0" into the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system will bring our language popularity.
The foregoing discussion focused mainly on the implications of the situation with respect to digital technology. However, while it was the most compelling reason that provided the impetus for this project, it is by no means the only reason. Soon after I came up with the idea, I started reviewing documents which are written in Amharic, including in newspapers, magazines, and personal letters. I even went as far back as my elementary, junior and high school days. I could not remember a single attempt by any one in school to use the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system in mathematics, science or any other courses as a means of expressing numeric value. The classes I took, the papers I read, the prices I saw in markets and shops, the menus that I was shown in restaurants, and several other texts written in Amharic did not use the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system. The only exception to all this has been the fact that Ethiopian calendars tend to use both the Arabic and Ethiopian numeric symbols. But why?
Why is the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system not involved in today's technology?
If you are an Amharic speaker or know about it, you may understand what I am trying to say. The use of the Amharic numeric system is limited to certain areas. One can write days, months, years, page numbers and a few other things using Amharic/Ge'ez numeric symbols, but, it is unimaginable to use this language to add or subtract a single number. Up to this point, as far as I know there is not a single stand-alone symbol that represents mathematical operations in Amharic/Ge'ez language (I am talking about +. -, X and ¸ ). Even if we borrow these mathematical symbols and try to perform any mathematical operations, we will still face another obstacle unless we create something. The problem is that we do not have symbols that can represent numbers which are less than zero, such as 0.5, 0.001, -12, -14.05 and so on. So what is the solution?
Creating Zero in the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system
Well, we need to come up with something that allows us to use this great language in today's computational society. Why should we borrow when we can use our own? That was my central idea, and this gave me the courage to come up with the notion of creating "0" in the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system. What I am saying is that we need to introduce a symbol that represents zero, or "bado" in Amharic.
Having a "0" symbol in our language will make the Amharic numeric system compatible with all languages. Before I came to this project, I talked to several people, including Amharic native speakers. Most of these people did not have any idea about the status of "0" in the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system, although they know the impact of "0" in today's society. Consequently, I got a mixed reaction from each group. Some of the people said that it was not a good idea to alter the language for the sake of technology, while others felt that it was an idea which might save the Amharic numeric system from disappearing.
From the beginning of the project, I did not expect to have full support from everyone. Instead, I opened my door to everybody, and I waited for their reaction and feedback. Thanks to new technology, I was able to reach several people without leaving my computer. I posted my idea in the Internet chat rooms and discussion forums, and I published it at my web site; this was by far the best alternative. I also had face-to-face discussions with several people, and their support and reaction was unbelievable. I think the support and the encouragement that I was getting from these people kept me going. More than 99 percent of the people supported my idea. Some of them even recommended other people who are involved in projects things across the world. However, managing time was a critical issue, especially when a person is doing more than ten projects at one time. I was tied up by other projects, and I could not contact as many people as I would have liked. In the end, by taking the people's input and feedback as well as by using my personal experience, I set myself the task of creating a "zero" or "null" symbol.
Why I choose symbol?
After comparing several promising symbols, I adopted the one which came closest to satisfying the following three criteria: I felt that the symbol I adopt had to be easy to create, easy to remember, and closely related to existing symbols.
If you take out the two horizontal lines from the top and the bottom, the symbol looks like tita(Greek latter) . In most cases, this symbol looks like the symbol used for an "empty set or null". Since "zero" is related to "empty", people will relate the symbol with it and will not find it difficult to remember it in the real world. If you see the symbols for "four" and "nine" in the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system, you will see some resemblance between these characters and the new symbol. "Four" looks an O , with two horizontal strikes, one at the top, and one at the bottom. Likewise, the symbol for "nine" is like q , without a top horizontal strike, or a U with a horizontal strike in the middle. Thus, if you examine the physical characteristics of the Amharic symbols for "4" and "9", you will find many similarities to the symbol I have adopted. By combining the physical characteristics of these two numbers and the logical meaning of the symbol, I came up with my "zero" symbol.
This character is also easy to write. One of the hardest things in the Amharic numeric system is the complexity of forming the characters, compared to the Arabic/English numeric characters. In contrast, writing the new symbol for "zero" will not involve that much complexity. All that a person has to do is draw a circle, draw a horizontal diametrical line, and add two additional horizontal lines, one at the top, and the other at the bottom.
I believe that the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system is a unique treasure for Ethiopians, as well as for the rest of the world, to preserve. I feel that our language is a survivor, and it has endured and developed for the last 3000 years. Hopefully, it will continue for another three millennia or more. By adding this new symbol to the numeric system, I believe that we will enrich the system and bring it in compliance with all other modern numeric systems. This, in turn, will allow it to be compatible with modern science and technology, and will provide the necessary impetus for people to use it more extensively than at the moment. Now, we can use our language in any scientific or mathematical operation. I am confident that a symbol for "zero" will signify a major breakthrough for the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system, and it will allow our system to compete with other languages.
As I am part of this society, I have the responsibility to protect my language from the danger of extinction. Amharic/Ge'ez letters are widely used, and they are not in any danger, but the numeric system is becoming less popular among the new generation. I asked several Ethiopians who consider themselves native speakers of Amharic about the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system, and the responses I obtained were as follows:
People over 40 can read almost all Ge'ez/ Amharic numeric characters, and have few problems on writing. People who are between the age of 30 and 40 are in the middle; more than half of them can read and write the numeric system with minimal error. On the other hand, when I asked people who are between the ages of 20 and 30 to read a these numbers, they did so only with considerable difficulty. Moreover, when I asked them to write any number, the result was disappointing. I found out that some people do not even want to see or talk about these numbers. These numbers are vanishing from the minds of such groups of people. People under 20 were the same as people between 20-30. As I did not expect these people to come up with a better response than the others, I got the result I expected, which was not it was not good.
In my survey I took the geographical location, family, school, culture, religion and other points as factors which contribute to differences in the level of exposure to the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system. For example, I did not expect to get the same answer from someone who took classes in a church school or from someone who was heavily influenced by the traditions of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church as from a person who went to a Catholic school. Going to the traditional school called "Kes Timihirt Bet", which is equivalent to a modern preschool, makes a big difference. Many of my contemporaries and I had to pass through this system at an early age, and people who went to these schools perform better than others who did not. My survey took this as a big factor. I never blame any person for not knowing the language as expected, but I blame some others. I think these groups are the one who will take the blame.
I believe that educational institutions bear a major responsibility for failing to promote the Amharic/Ge'ez numeric system assiduously enough. These include schools (from preschool to graduate school), the Ministry of Education, teachers, and those parents who are members of school committees. They are in a position to force these institutions to introduce classes which use our language and indigenous numeric system more extensively. But they did not, and they are still not doing anything. If they teach us, we could use it anywhere we go. However, I have never seen any school which spends a 50-minute class using the Amharic numeric system.
The second blame will go to the Ethiopian media, which includes magazines, newspapers, TV, radio, and books. These groups have not tried hard enough to capture our attention and encourage us to use our language as part of our day-to-day life. In this respect, I wish to thank the editors of Amharic newspapers like "Addis Zemen" and " Yezaryti Ethiopia" for using our indigenous numeric system on a regular basis. Unfortunately, there are many magazines which are published in Amharic, but, lately, it looks like the magazines and newspapers have purged the Amharic numeric system from their computers or printers. All of them are using the English numeric system in documents which are published in Amharic.
Next time I will be back with the second part of this article called " Digitizing the Amharic Language".
Thank you,
Amdework Mitiku
If you have any question about this project and would like to participate please write me at amde@yebbo.com or amdenet@yahoo.com.
Special thanks for those of you who helped me to make my project tangible. Special thanks to Dr. Adamu Walelign for editing my lengthy article and supporting me by giving feedback and his valuable advice.
God Bless You All !
This project is sponsored by
Yebbo Communication Network at www.yebbo.com
African Millennium Celebration For Ethiopia
Hardbeatnews, NEW YORK, N.Y., Fri. Dec. 1, 2006: Caribbean and other Rastafarians who believe that Haile Selassie, the former Emperor of Ethiopia, is the Black Messiah, now have a real opportunity to visit the land Selassie once called home.
The Third African Millennium festival is set for Ethiopia next September, organizers announced in New York this week. Ethiopia follows the original early Christian calendar and is 7-8 years behind the Gregorian calendar making next year officially the new millennium according to this calculation.
The African Millennium Committee of New York and Philadelphia, in conjunction with The Ethiopian Literacy Organization, has joined with other Ethiopian organizations and Friends of Ethiopia throughout the world to celebrate the Third African Millennium from September 12th, 2007.
To commemorate the Millennium, the AMC has scheduled four conference trips to Ethiopia that are designed to showcase Ethiopian history, religion, culture and its contribution to world civilization and development. The conferences will coincide with the New Year Festival (Enkutatash), September 8th-19th, 2007, The Founding Day of the True Cross Festival (Maskal), September 24th-October 3rd, 2007, The Baptism Festival (Timqat), January 16th 25th, 2008, and the Easter Festival (Fasika), April 5th-16th, 2008.
Conferees will have an opportunity to visit unforgettable religious and archeological sites, including the early sites of the early humans, learn about ancient religious traditions and texts, participate in colorful sacred festivals, enjoy thrilling music, dance, delicious food, extraordinary shopping and meet friendly people.
Ethiopian Airlines is the official airline of The African Millennium and according to Mekonnen Abebe, the airline’s director for North America, People who may have had previously fabulous Millennium travels can now top it off with a trip to where the first remains of humankind were discovered. The ability to come full-circle, from the birthplace of civilization to the third Millennium, will allow visitors to have a remarkable experience, and have wonderful stories that only a privileged few will have the opportunity to share.”
Dr. Ephraim Isaac, noted Ethiopian scholar, a founder of the Harvard University Afro-American Studies Department, internationally recognized peacemaker, and Director of the Institute of Semitic Studies in Princeton, New Jersey, will lead the AMC delegation and deliver several talks on Ethiopia’s unique religious and cultural history as well as its untapped potential as a future leader of African development.
Dr. Isaac believes that Ethiopia, as the cradle of human history and once a leader of the ancient world, can and must assume its rightful place as a leader of today’s global community. It is hoped that the Millennium celebrations will, in some significant way, serve as a catalyst to renew and re-energize Africa, African-Americans and Africans throughout the Diaspora to work together in a quest to have Africa become a major player on the world stage. For more, log on to: www.africanmillennium.net. – Hardbeatnews.com
The Third African Millennium festival is set for Ethiopia next September, organizers announced in New York this week. Ethiopia follows the original early Christian calendar and is 7-8 years behind the Gregorian calendar making next year officially the new millennium according to this calculation.
The African Millennium Committee of New York and Philadelphia, in conjunction with The Ethiopian Literacy Organization, has joined with other Ethiopian organizations and Friends of Ethiopia throughout the world to celebrate the Third African Millennium from September 12th, 2007.
To commemorate the Millennium, the AMC has scheduled four conference trips to Ethiopia that are designed to showcase Ethiopian history, religion, culture and its contribution to world civilization and development. The conferences will coincide with the New Year Festival (Enkutatash), September 8th-19th, 2007, The Founding Day of the True Cross Festival (Maskal), September 24th-October 3rd, 2007, The Baptism Festival (Timqat), January 16th 25th, 2008, and the Easter Festival (Fasika), April 5th-16th, 2008.
Conferees will have an opportunity to visit unforgettable religious and archeological sites, including the early sites of the early humans, learn about ancient religious traditions and texts, participate in colorful sacred festivals, enjoy thrilling music, dance, delicious food, extraordinary shopping and meet friendly people.
Ethiopian Airlines is the official airline of The African Millennium and according to Mekonnen Abebe, the airline’s director for North America, People who may have had previously fabulous Millennium travels can now top it off with a trip to where the first remains of humankind were discovered. The ability to come full-circle, from the birthplace of civilization to the third Millennium, will allow visitors to have a remarkable experience, and have wonderful stories that only a privileged few will have the opportunity to share.”
Dr. Ephraim Isaac, noted Ethiopian scholar, a founder of the Harvard University Afro-American Studies Department, internationally recognized peacemaker, and Director of the Institute of Semitic Studies in Princeton, New Jersey, will lead the AMC delegation and deliver several talks on Ethiopia’s unique religious and cultural history as well as its untapped potential as a future leader of African development.
Dr. Isaac believes that Ethiopia, as the cradle of human history and once a leader of the ancient world, can and must assume its rightful place as a leader of today’s global community. It is hoped that the Millennium celebrations will, in some significant way, serve as a catalyst to renew and re-energize Africa, African-Americans and Africans throughout the Diaspora to work together in a quest to have Africa become a major player on the world stage. For more, log on to: www.africanmillennium.net. – Hardbeatnews.com
Ethiopian leases new plane to meet demand
Published: 01-DEC-06
Addis Ababa - Due to the increasing number of its passengers, Ethiopian Airlines announced on Thursday it had leased a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft one a dry basis for long range flights.
Under the agreement with International Lease Financing Corporation (ILFC) of California, United States, the East African airline's cockpit crew would operate the aircraft to any scheduled destination, with its own cabin crew providing service on board.
Manufactured in October 1996, the 220-seater plane, with 190 Economy Class seats, was expected to meet Ethiopian's current capacity requirement, according to the airline management.
The aircraft left Amsterdam, Netherlands, at noon on Thursday and was scheduled to land at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on the same day at 21:45 local time.
Ethiopian and ILFC signed the five-year lease agreement on November 23 2006 in Addis Ababa. The deal would be effective on December 8. -panapress
Addis Ababa - Due to the increasing number of its passengers, Ethiopian Airlines announced on Thursday it had leased a Boeing 767-300ER aircraft one a dry basis for long range flights.
Under the agreement with International Lease Financing Corporation (ILFC) of California, United States, the East African airline's cockpit crew would operate the aircraft to any scheduled destination, with its own cabin crew providing service on board.
Manufactured in October 1996, the 220-seater plane, with 190 Economy Class seats, was expected to meet Ethiopian's current capacity requirement, according to the airline management.
The aircraft left Amsterdam, Netherlands, at noon on Thursday and was scheduled to land at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport on the same day at 21:45 local time.
Ethiopian and ILFC signed the five-year lease agreement on November 23 2006 in Addis Ababa. The deal would be effective on December 8. -panapress
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Emirates to Fly Daily to Addis Ababa
Kaleyesus Bekele
Emirates started to fly to Addis Ababa in March 2006. The airline flies to Addis Ababa on Monday, Wednesday and Friday using an Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The Airline will add four additional flights to the existing three per week. It will provide a daily non-stop service as of December 1. Emirates has become a strong rival to Ethiopian Airlines.
"A growing focus on Africa with scheduled enhancements to the existing operations in Egypt, Ethiopia and Tanzania marks the start of Emirates' winter schedule," the Airline said. "Connections to East Africa will also improve as Emirates introduces direct non-stop flights between Dubai and Dar es Salaam, putting an end to the service which originally operated via Nairobi," it added. Currently, Dubai's trade with Africa is worth over 27 million dollars.
Emirates launched its operations in October 1985 with two leased aircraft. Today the Airline operates in 85 destinations with 92 aircraft. The Airline uses a mixed fleet comprising Boeing and Airbus aircraft. At Dubai 2005 International Aerospace Exhibition, Emirates announced firm orders for 42 B777 aircraft to be powered by GE90 jet engines, in a deal worth 9.7 billion dollars. The airline has also placed an order for 45 airbus A380 ultramodern Jumbo aircraft.
Emirates' current order book stands at 123 aircraft with a total value of 33 billon dollars. Emirates group, wholly owned by the Dubai government, announced, record net profit of 762 million dollars for the financial year ended March 2006. The group's total revenue has increased by 27 percent to 6.6 billion compared to last year
Emirates started to fly to Addis Ababa in March 2006. The airline flies to Addis Ababa on Monday, Wednesday and Friday using an Airbus A340-300 aircraft. The Airline will add four additional flights to the existing three per week. It will provide a daily non-stop service as of December 1. Emirates has become a strong rival to Ethiopian Airlines.
"A growing focus on Africa with scheduled enhancements to the existing operations in Egypt, Ethiopia and Tanzania marks the start of Emirates' winter schedule," the Airline said. "Connections to East Africa will also improve as Emirates introduces direct non-stop flights between Dubai and Dar es Salaam, putting an end to the service which originally operated via Nairobi," it added. Currently, Dubai's trade with Africa is worth over 27 million dollars.
Emirates launched its operations in October 1985 with two leased aircraft. Today the Airline operates in 85 destinations with 92 aircraft. The Airline uses a mixed fleet comprising Boeing and Airbus aircraft. At Dubai 2005 International Aerospace Exhibition, Emirates announced firm orders for 42 B777 aircraft to be powered by GE90 jet engines, in a deal worth 9.7 billion dollars. The airline has also placed an order for 45 airbus A380 ultramodern Jumbo aircraft.
Emirates' current order book stands at 123 aircraft with a total value of 33 billon dollars. Emirates group, wholly owned by the Dubai government, announced, record net profit of 762 million dollars for the financial year ended March 2006. The group's total revenue has increased by 27 percent to 6.6 billion compared to last year
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