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The Republic of India is the second most populous country in the world, with a population of more than one billion, and is the seventh largest country by geographical area. India has grown significantly, both in population and in strategic importance in the last two decades. The Indian economy is the fourth largest in the world with respect to gross domestic product, measured in terms of purchasing power parity, and is one of the fastest growing economies in the world. India, the world's largest liberal democracy, has also emerged as an important regional power, possessing one of the world's largest military forces and a declared nuclear weapons capability.
Located in South Asia with a coastline of over seven thousand kilometres[1], India constitutes most of the Indian subcontinent, and straddles many important and historic trade routes. It shares its borders with Pakistan, the People's Republic of China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and Afghanistan1. Sri Lanka, the Maldives, and Indonesia are the adjacent island nations. India is home to some of the most ancient civilisations and has given birth to four major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. The country was a part of the British Empire before gaining independence in 1947.
National motto: सत्यमेव जयते (satyamēva jayatē)
|Official language
| Hindi, English, and
21 other languages
|New Delhi
|Largest city
|Mumbai (Bombay)
|APJ Abdul Kalam
|Prime Minister:
|Manmohan Singh
– Total
– % water
|Ranked 7th
3,287,590 km²
– Total (2005)
– Density
|Ranked 2nd
- Total (PPP)
- Total (Nominal)
- GDP/capita (PPP)
- GDP/capita (Nominal)
$3.33 trillion (4th)
$720 billion (10th)
$3,262 (120th)
$678 (135th)
|Time zone
|National anthem
|Jana Gana Mana
|National song
|Vandē Mātaram
|National animal
|Bengal Tiger
|National bird
|National flower
|National sport
|Field hockey
|Internet TLD
|Calling code
Table of contents
Origin of names
Main article: Origin of India's name
The official name India is the Old Persian version of Sindhu, the historic local appellation for the river Indus. The Constitution of India and general usage also recognises Bharat, which was the name of an ancient Indian king, as an official name of equal status. A third name, Hindustan, or land of the Hindus in Persian, was used from Mughal times onwards.
Main article: History of India
Stone Age rock shelters with paintings at Bhimbetka in Madhya Pradesh are the earliest known traces of human life in India. The first known permanent settlements appeared 9,000 years ago and developed into the Indus Valley Civilization, which peaked between 2600 BC and 1900 BC.
From cir. 500 BC onwards, many independent kingdoms came into being. In the north, the Maurya dynasty, which included the Buddhist king Ashoka, made great contributions to India's cultural landscape. From 180 BC, a series of invasions from Central Asia followed, with the establishment in the northern Indian subcontinent of the Indo-Greek, Indo-Scythian and Indo-Parthian kingdoms, and finally the Kushan Empire. From the 3rd century AD the Gupta dynasty oversaw the period referred to as India's Golden Age.
In the south, several dynasties including the Chalukyas, Cheras, Cholas, Pallavas, and Pandyas prevailed during different periods. Science, Art, literature, mathematics, astronomy, engineering, religion, and philosophy flourished under the patronage of these kings.
Following the Islamic invasions in the beginning of the second millennium, much of India was ruled by the Delhi Sultanate, and later, the Mughal dynasty. Nevertheless, some indigenous kingdoms remained in or rose to power, especially in the relatively sheltered south.
During the middle of the second millennium, several European countries, including the Portuguese, French, and English, who were initially interested in trade with India, took advantage of the fractured kingdoms to colonise the country. After a failed insurrection in 1857 against the British East India Company, popularly known as the First War of Indian Independence, most of India came under the crown of the British Empire. A prolonged and mostly non-violent struggle for independence, the Indian independence movement, followed, eventually led by Mahatma Gandhi, the father of modern India. On 1947–08–15 India gained independence from British rule, becoming a secular democratic republic in 1950.
As a multi-ethnic and multi-religious country, India has had its share of sectarian violence and insurgencies in different parts of the country. Nonetheless, it has held itself together as a secular democracy barring a brief period from 1975 to 1977 during which the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi declared a "state of emergency" with the suspension of civil rights. India has unresolved border disputes with China, which escalated into a brief war in 1962, and Pakistan which resulted in wars in 1947, 1965, and 1971. India was a founding member of the Non-Aligned Movement. In 1974, India conducted an underground nuclear test, making it an unofficial member of the "nuclear club", which was followed up with a series of five more tests in 1998. Significant economic reforms beginning in 1991, have transformed India into one of the fastest growing economies in the world.
Government and politics
Main article: Politics of India
India is a democratic republic. It is a federation of states within a federal structure. The head of state is the President, who has a largely ceremonial role. The President and Vice-President are elected indirectly by an electoral college for five-year terms.
The Prime Minister wields the executive power. The Prime Minister is designated by legislators of the political party or coalition commanding a parliamentary majority. He or she is assisted by the Council of Ministers, or the cabinet, appointed by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. All ministers are sworn in by the President.
India's bicameral parliament, its legislative arm, consists of the upper house known as the Council of States, or Rajya Sabha and the lower house known as the House of the People, or Lok Sabha. The Rajya Sabha is chosen by an electoral college whereas the Lok Sabha is elected directly.
India's judiciary consists of the Supreme Court, the highest court and eighteen appellate state High Courts. Courts are empowered to issue directions, orders or writs, including writs in the nature of habeas corpus, mandamus, prohibition, quo warranto and certiorari to enforce them. Courts in India are a constitutional authority, independent of political interference. A conflict between the legislature and the judiciary is arbitrated by the President, but this has never happened in India's history.
For most of its independent history, India's union government has been ruled by the Indian National Congress Party. Having been the biggest political group in pre-independence India, the Congress enjoyed nearly unchallenged dominance in national politics for over forty years. It was not until 1977 that a united opposition, under the banner of Janata Party, was able to win elections and form a non-Congress government. In recent past, the Indian National Congress has lost its stranglehold over the Indian electorate. The 2004 Indian elections, saw the Congress party attaining the highest number of seats, thus forming the government with the support by various smaller regional parties. The BJP is the main opposition party with its right wing ideology based on core Hinduism. Governments formed since 1996 have been a coalition type of government due to the steady rise in regional parties.
Geography and climate
Main article: Geography of India
India's entire north and northeast states are made up of the Himalayan Range. The rest of northern, central and eastern India consists of the fertile Indo-Gangetic plain. Towards western India, bordering southeast Pakistan, lies the Thar Desert. The southern Indian peninsula is almost entirely composed of the Deccan plateau. The plateau is flanked by two hilly coastal ranges, the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats.
India is home to several major rivers such as the Ganga (Ganges), the Brahmaputra, the Yamuna, the Godavari, and the Krishna.
The Indian climate varies from a tropical climate in the south to a more temperate climate in the north. Parts of India which lie in the Himalayan mountains have a tundra climate. India gets its rains through the monsoons.
States and Union territories
Main article: States and territories of India
India is divided into twenty-eight states (which are further subdivided into districts), six Union Territories and the National Capital Territory of Delhi. States have their own elected government, whereas Union Territories are governed by an administrator appointed by the union government.
Union Territories:Antarctica but had two scientific bases there – Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri.
Main article: Economy of India
India has an economy ranked as the tenth largest in the world in terms of currency conversion and fourth largest in terms of purchasing power parity. It recorded one of the fastest annual growth rate of around eight percent in 2003. Owing to its large population, however, India's per-capita income by purchasing power parity works out to be just US$ 3,262, ranked 120th by the World Bank. India's foreign exchange reserves amount to over US$ 143 billion[2]. Mumbai serves as the nation's financial capital and is also home to both the headquarters of the Reserve Bank of India and the Bombay Stock Exchange. While a quarter of Indians still live below the poverty line, a large middle class has now emerged along with the growth of a promising IT industry.
The Indian economy has shed much of its historical dependence on agriculture, which now contributes to less than 25% of the GDP[3]. Other important industries are mining, petroleum, diamond polishing, films, textiles, information technology services, and handicrafts. Most of India's industrial regions are centred around the major cities. In recent years, India has emerged as one of the largest players in software and business process outsourcing services, with revenues of US$ 12.5 billion in 2003-2004[4]. There are also a lot of small-scale industries that provide steady employment to many of its citizens in small towns and villages. While India receives only around three million foreign visitors a year, tourism is still an important source of its national income. Tourism contributes 5.3% of India's GDP. The actual employment generation, both direct and indirect, is estimated to be 42 million that is about 10% of India's work force. In monetary terms, it contributes about 4 billion US$ in foreign exchange[5]. India's major trading partners are the United States, China, the United Arab Emirates and the European Union[6].
Main article: Demographics of India
India is the second most populous country in the world, with only China having a larger population. Language, religion, and caste are major determinants of social and political organisation within the highly diverse Indian population today. Its biggest metropolitan agglomerations are Mumbai (formerly Bombay), Delhi, Kolkata (formerly Calcutta), and Chennai (formerly Madras).
India's literacy rate is 64.8%, with 53.7% of females and 75.3% of males being literate. The sex ratio is 933 females for every 1000 males[7]. Work Participation Rate (WPR) (the percentage of workers to total population) stands at 39.1%, with male WPR at 51.7% and female WPR at 25.6%[8].
Although 80.5% of the people are Hindus, India is also home to the third largest population of Muslims in the world (13.4%; see Islam in India) after Indonesia and Pakistan. Other smaller religious minorities include Christians (2.33%; see Christianity in India), Sikhs (1.84%), Buddhists (0.76%), Jains (0.40%), Jews (see Jews in India), Parsis, Ahmadi, and Bahá'ís[9]. Religion in India is very public, with many practices imbued with pomp and vitality accompanying their underlying spiritual qualities. A melting pot of many religions, India has rich festivals celebrated by one and all. The most widely known and popular celebrations include the Hindu festivals of Diwali, Holi and Dussera.
India is home to two major linguistic families, those of the Indo-Aryan and Dravidian-derived languages. The Indian constitution recognises twenty-three official languages[10]. Hindi along with English are the languages used by the Central Government for official purposes. Two classical languages native to the land are Sanskrit and Tamil. The number of mother tongues in India is as high as 1652[11].
Main article: Culture of India
India has a rich and unique cultural heritage, and has actively preserved its established traditions throughout history. It has also absorbed customs from both invaders and immigrants. Many cultural practices and monuments, such as the Taj Mahal, have been inherited from the rule of Mughal emperors.
Indian society is largely pluralist, multilingual and multicultural. Religious practices of various faiths are an integral part of everyday life in society. Education is highly regarded by members of every socio-economic stratum. The traditional Indian family values are highly respected and considered sacred, although urban families have grown into a nuclear family system, owing to the socio-economic constraints imposed by the traditional joint family system.
Indian music is represented by a wide variety of forms. The two main forms in terms of classical music are the Carnatic from South India and Hindustani from the north. Popular forms of music also prevail, the most notable being Filmi music. In addition to this are the diverse traditions of folk music. Many dance forms exist in India – Bharatanatyam, Odissi, Kuchipudi, Kathak, Kathakali and others. They often have a narrative form (based on the Indian epics) and are usually infused with devotional and spiritual elements.
The earliest literary traditions were mostly oral and were later transcribed. Most of these spring from Hindu tradition and are represented by sacred works like the Vedas and the epics of the Mahabharatha and Ramayana. Sangam literature from Tamil Nadu represents some of India's oldest secular traditions. There have been many notable Indian writers in modern times, both in Indian languages and English. India's only Nobel laureate in literature was the Bengali writer Rabindranath Tagore.
India produces the world's highest number of films annually. The most recognisable face is that of Bollywood, based in Mumbai, which produces mainly commercial Hindi films. Cinema in other language bases is particularly strong, with movies regularly produced in well-established Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu industries. India's gift to world cinema was the internationally renowned Bengali language director Satyajit Ray.
Rice and wheat (in bread forms) are the staple foods in the country. The gastronomy of India is extremely diverse, as ingredients, spices and cooking methods all vary from region to region. The country is notable for its wide variety of vegetarian cuisine. Spicy food and sweets are popular in India. Traditional dress in India greatly varies across the regions in its colours and styles. The sari and salwar kameez are popular styles of dress for women. Traditional raiments for men are the kurta and dhoti.
- (Wikibooks entry for Cuisine of India)
Sports and games
Main article: Sports in India
Unlike other comparable countries, India is not a major sporting power. India's national sport is field hockey, although cricket is now the de facto national game due to its success and popularity in recent times. Though cricket popularity is widespread, it is not the most popular sport in many states of India, particularly India's northeast states. India has had little success in international events like the Olympics, where it has garnered just a single medal in each of the previous three Olympics.
Some traditional indigenous sports are kabaddi, Kho Kho and gilli-danda, which are played in most parts of the country. Chess, carrom, polo, and badminton are some other games and sports that are said to have originated in India. Football (soccer) also finds a large viewer ship in almost the entire country, and is the most popular sport in many states of India.
Main article: Holidays in India
India has only three National Holidays. Other holidays pertaining to festivals, religious holidays and births of leaders are legislated by the individual states.
|26 January
|Republic Day
|India became a republic on this day in 1950.
|15 August
|Independence Day
|India gained independence from the British Empire on this day in 1947.
|2 October
|Gandhi Jayanti
|The birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
- Traffic moves on the left side (and cars have right-hand drive).
- The Indian English spoken in India is modelled on British English.
- Date format: dd/mm/yyyy
- Number format: 10,000,000 = 1 crore. 100,000 = 1 lakh. (See Indian numbering system)
- Postal Code (PIN): 6 digits.
- Official Measurements: Metric (SI)
- Electric power 220 V; 50 Hz
- Power plugs: Type C, D & M (CEE 7/16; CEE 7/17; BS 546)
- Television signals use PAL B/G
- The financial year starts on April 1.
See also
- ^ India facts and figures, Embassy of India
- ^ Forex reserves up by $1bn, The Economic Times, 2005–04–30
- ^ India Economy, Travel Document Systems
- ^ Services, India in Business
- ^ Destination India: An Unpolished Diamond, Times of India Foundation, Vivek Nair
- ^ US, UAE, UK, China, Japan among India's top trade partners, The Indian Express], 2005–01–02
- ^ Provisional Population Totals 2001 Census, Census of India (Official site)
- ^ Debating India – India's literacy rate, Debating India
- ^ Census of India 2001, Data on Religion, Census of India (Official site)
- ^ Languages of India, India image
- ^ Manorama Year Book 2003 – pg 524 – ISBN 81–900461–8–7
External links
- Travel guide to India from Wikitravel
- Wikicities has a wiki about India: India
- Official
- GOI Directory — Directory of governmental websites
- Prime Minister's Office Official Website
- President of India Official Website
- Indian Parliament Official Website
- Ministry of Defence — Official MOD site
- Indiaimage — National Informatics Centre — Basic Portal to Govt. of India Websites
- Census of India — Office of the Census Commissioner
- India in Business – Official site of the Government of India.
- Indian Postal Service
- Supreme Court of India
- Ministry of External Affairs — Discover India. Definitive site for information and links.
- Central Board of Excise and Customs, India —
- Election Commission of India — India's political watchdog.
- Engineering Export Promotion Council (EEPC) — Indian Export Organisation
- Department of Electronics
- Tourism of India — Ministry of Tourism
- Department of Education, Govt. of India
- Other
- Ethnologue report on Languages of India
- CIA — The World Factbook — India — CIA's Factbook on India
- Country Profile: India — BBC's Country Profile on India
- Travel information at countryguide.com
- Historical Maps of India
- Indian States — Table of Indian states and codes from Statoids
- India the Media
Other uses
India is also the letter I in the NATO phonetic alphabet.
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Bangladesh | Bhutan | India | Maldives | Nepal | Pakistan | Sri Lanka
1 The Government of India considers the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir to be a part of India. This state borders a part of Afghanistan. A ceasefire sponsored by the United Nations in 1948 freezes the positions of Indian and Pakistani held territory. As a consequence, the region bordering Afghanistan is in Pakistani-administered territory.
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The fact the tournament comes one week after the announcement that Venturi will enter the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2013 was only gravy.
"It worked out very well," acknowledged the 81-year-old Venturi, who termed the hall of fame selection "an honor to cap off a career for which I'll always be grateful."
Venturi's recognition carried a $25,000 honorarium from the tournament, but he chose to divide the money evenly in donations to the San Jose State golf program and Loma Linda Children's Hospital in Southern California.
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Persephone, Falling
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Persephone, Falling Women and Femininity Quotes
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[…] She pulled
stooped to pull harder— (2-3)
Persephone is one independent lady. She isn't afraid to do get dirty and do hard work. As the daughter grows older, she becomes more and more determined to accomplish things on her own. But wait—is that good or bad?
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[…] She had strayed from the herd. (8)
Any teenage girl knows the power (both good and bad) of the herd. It seems like everyone is desperate to be known as an individual, but also scared of being caught out alone and separated from the group. Persephone, like all girls, is experimenting with that difficult balance.
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[…] Keep your eyes down. (11-12)
See, the problem is, in order to be safe, the mom thinks, a girl has to keep her head down. But how can you ever achieve anything, learn anything, go anywhere, or have any fun, if you live your entire life afraid of the world around you?


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could you help me to solve it Q; Write a function printStarts(int n). Write a loop from 1 to n and print stars in single line.
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here's the algorithm+pseudocode that might help you solve this (am just saying, "instruction in plain english")
1) write name of function (must accept an integer as parameter)
2) start a loop using "for"
3) from 1 to "whatever the integer parameter"...loop.... until current count is equal to "whatever the integer parameter"....increment count as you go
4) for every loop....print a star
here's the code.
public void printStars(int numberOfStarsToPrint){ //you might want to validate the parameter here (optional for you) // GB: solution removed } }
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Located in Hollywood, this beachfront condo is on the boardwalk and within 3 mi (5 km) of Hollywood North Beach Park, Dog Beach, and Anne Kolb Nature Center. West Lake Park is 2.5 mi (4 km) away.
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Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
In addition to an outdoor pool and a children's pool, Historic Hollywood Beach Resort provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. A beach bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. For a surcharge, a roundtrip airport shuttle at scheduled times is offered to guests. This beach condo also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Historic Hollywood Beach Resort is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- ATM/banking
- Beach bar
- Beach towels
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- Concierge services
- Elevator/lift
- Free WiFi
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Grocery/convenience store
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Number of floors - 8
- Outdoor pool
- Pool sun loungers
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Total number of rooms - 150
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Year Built 1925
Family Friendly Amenities
- Children's pool
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Free Wi-Fi
- Grocery/convenience store
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Microwave
- Outdoor pool
- Refrigerator
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Cable TV service
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free toiletries
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Free cribs/infant beds
- Daily housekeeping
- Free local calls
- Free WiFi
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Kitchen
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Stovetop
- Television
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals on site
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time ends at midnight
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 11 AM
Payment types
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Minimum Spring Break check-in age is 25 years old.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- Deposit: USD 150.00 per stay
- Resort fee: USD 10 per accommodation, per night
- Pool access
- Beach access
- Beach towels
- Fitness center access
- Internet access
- Phone calls
- Laundry facilities
- Additional inclusions
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: USD 7.50 per person (approximately)
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 18.00 per person (roundtrip)
- Self parking fee: USD 18.00 per night
- Valet parking fee: USD 25.00 per night
- Late check-out fee: USD 50.00
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15.00 per night
Hotel Name
- Historic Beach
- Historic Beach Resort
- Historic Hollywood Beach
- Historic Hollywood Beach Resort
- Historic Resort
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Cheryl Cole to dump her married name
Cheryl plans to divorce Ashley after he cheated on her with five women. "Now she's made the decision her marriage to Ashley is over Cheryl wants to move on," said a music industry source.
The source added: "This name change is the final thing she feels she has to do before a divorce starts moving forwards. She's numb about the marriage ending but knows she needs to pick herself up. Throwing herself into work is how she's coping."


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Michael Eric Dyson to Speak on "Race, Religion and Race Relations in America"
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Edward Waters College will host "An Evening with Michael Eric Dyson" November 1 at 5:30 p.m. as part of its Academic Cultural Enrichment Series.Dyson, a renowned author and professor of sociology at Georgetown University, will deliver an address titled "Race, Racism and Race Relations in America" in the Adams-Jenkins Community Sports and Music Complex.Dyson's works are noted for containing significant commentary on modern social and intellectual issues, race theory, philosophy and religion, and gender studies. His first book, "Reflecting Black: African American Cultural Criticism," helped to establish the field of black American cultural studies. Other books, such as "Making Malcolm: The Myth and Meaning of Malcolm X" and "April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America," received national praise; and they are still referred to as exceptional works for sociology and race in America.Aside from his best selling and highly acclaimed literary works, Dyson has been a professor at some of the most notable universities in the country, including Brown, Chapel Hill, Columbia and the University of Pennsylvania. He also has traveled the world lecturing at churches, halls, political conventions and numerous other venues in between. Additionally, Dyson has a news and talk program on NPR.The event is free and open to the public. Doors open at 5 p.m. Seats are available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
For more information on this event, please contact the Office of the First-Year Experience at (904) 470-8444.
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Shortcat is a keyboard tool for Mac OS X that lets you "click" buttons and control your apps with a few keystrokes.
Shortcat is a keyboard tool for Mac OS X that lets you "click" buttons and control your apps with a few keystrokes. Think of it as Spotlight for the user interface.
Shortcat leverages the Accessibility API, which is supported by all applications that come with Mac OS X and most applications!
Finder, Safari, Xcode, Textual, Skype, Calendar and more are supported. Shortcat is constantly being updated to work with more applications.
It takes an average of three seconds to move your hand from keyboard to mouse, clicking once, then back to the keyboard.
Shortcat allows you to keep your hands on the keyboard, saving time and energy. Imagine all the time you could save!
Shortcat adds shortcuts to most UI elements, allowing you to click on an element way faster than you could with a keyboard.
This allows clicking on an element become muscle memory and is more precise than using a mouse.
Here is a list of examples of what you could use Shortcat for:
- Jumping between channels in Textual
- Jumping between chats in Skype
- Clicking links in chat programs
- Changing settings in System Preferences
- Switching tabs in Chrome or Safari
- Browsing the web in Safari
- And whatever you can think of!
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This is a 40' building, with drop down calf doors. The doors can be let down during calving, and then put back up for larger livestock. The doors are sheeted to help keep snow off the calves.
This is a 50' building with gates and dividers. It also a 10' x 12' tack room with wood flooring.
This is a 15' 8" x 40' enclosed calving shed. There are two 10' sliding doors and four 10' x 10' pens with a 5' 8" alley way in front of the pens. One of our many options is to add a calving head gate to one of the pens.
This is an example of our complete barn. To make these we take two 12' wide with 4' overhang building and seal them together. They have two 8' sliding doors. We have many options that you can include with your building such as windows or gates and dividers.
Need a garage? We build them too! They come in a few different sizes, 12' or 15' 8" wide by 20', 30', 40', or 50' long. They can be customized with the colors of your choice.
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Hotel Hoshi Kai Kan, Tokyo
- Free WiFi
Main amenities
- 21 guestrooms
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in the lobby
What's around
- In Nihonbashi
- Sensoji Temple (1.8 mi / 2.9 km)
- Akihabara Electric Town (0.9 mi / 1.4 km)
- Edo-Tokyo Museum (1 mi / 1.6 km)
- Asakusa Shrine (1.8 mi / 3 km)
- Tokyo Imperial Palace (2 mi / 3.3 km)
Hotel Hoshi Kai Kan, Tokyo
Hotel Info: 020 3027 9803from £33
- Japanese style
- Twin Room, 2 Single Beds
- Japanese style with four futon
- Single Room, 1 Single Bed
Also popular with travellers from the UK
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Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 21 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-in time 1 PM-11 PM
- Check-out time is 10 AM
Guests should use the intercom to call hotel staff for check-in after 10 PM.
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
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- No cribs (infant beds)
- Pets not allowed
- Free WiFi in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- No parking
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- Free newspapers in lobby
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- Number of buildings/towers - 1
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- Shared bathroom
- Shower only
- Hair dryer (on request)
- Free WiFi
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Definition of effect in English:
- The result has a direct effect on the finished product, which is read by the public.
- Central to that argument was that cannabis had a different effect from hard drugs such as cocaine or heroin.
- There are most likely two factors - apart from voter apathy - which have a significant effect on the poll results.
- Controversial proposals to switch the school year from three terms to six are now virtually certain to take effect across Hampshire.
- The revisions take effect from this week, says a bank press release.
- The parameters of the agreement are due to be specified by mid-April so that the agreement can take effect in late April.
- The German Luftwaffe exercised their doctrine of joint operations in support of ground forces to great effect.
- There is also a fair amount of clever wordplay, delivered rapid-fire to great effect.
- The cinematography is astonishing, almost monochrome, capturing the darkness at the heart of the story, using close ups to great effect.
- Heinrich Hertz discovered the photoelectric effect, so called because it was caused by light rays, in 1887.
- Atomic beams can act like light waves and exhibit all of the classic wave effects, like interference and refraction.
- The energies are just right inside stars, thanks to an unusual quantum effect known as a resonance.
- All very understandable, but the effect on the impressionable minds of our intellectual class has been deleterious.
- He pointed out that material of that sort could have an effect on impressionable minds.
- Another marine did his best to sneer and look down his nose, though the effect was hardly impressing.
- There are some great moments in this film featuring multiple directional effects and surround sounds.
- Those technicians would endeavour to provide the particular sound or lighting effects instructed by the promoter.
- Several reviews have not been kind to the film's effects, particularly the creatures summoned by the game.
- Then, after that, we had to bring all of her clothes and personal effects out of storage.
- Packing up his personal effects and bringing them home was the most upsetting thing I've ever had to do.
- There, he discovers boxes of personal effects, including the pulp literature of his youth.
verb[with object]
- He even stated that he need not name every disease or body part, that God's power was effecting a multitude of cures all over the arena.
- The acceptances were effected by the execution of the acceptance forms.
- So the parliament is stacked against any possibility of really effecting the kind of security, peace and economic policies that I believe in.
For an explanation of the difference between effect and affect, see affect1 (usage).
come into effect
- Come into force; start to apply: similar legislation came into effect in Wales on the same date the Kyoto Protocol officially came into effect last weekMore example sentences
- Thirty two years ago, Majority Rule came into effect.
- The new rule by the order of Franciscan monks in Croatia comes into effect from this weekend.
- The ban on fox hunting with dogs finally comes into effect.
for effect
- In order to impress people: I suspect he's controversial for effectMore example sentences
- So many writers in this country are just working for effect and impressions as opposed to good, solid narrative.
- But most of what they do is minimal in terms of harm while maximising a particular impression for effect.
- If anything, he should be brought in wearing prison garb, perhaps in shackles, just for effect.
in effect
- In force: a moratorium in effect since 1985 has been liftedMore example sentences
be in force, be in operation, act, stand, apply, be applied, run, be/remain valid, be current, function, be efficacious, hold good, be the case, be the order of the day, obtain, hold, be the case, be prevalent, prevail, pertain, be established
- My computer is informing me that legal locks are in effect and I can't fire my gun.
- I find that she was fully aware that the contract was in effect and binding on her.
- Stephenson, on the other hand, thought that a contract must be in effect during the transfer.
- 3.1In practice, even if not formally acknowledged: the minister's powers allow him, in effect, to ban programmesMore example sentences
really, in reality, in truth, in fact, in actual fact, effectively, essentially, in essence, virtually, practically, in practical terms, for all practical purposes, to all intents and purposes, in all but name, all but, as good as, more or less, as near as dammit, almost, nearly, well nigh, nigh on, just about;South African plus-minusinformal pretty much, pretty nearly, pretty well
- To adopt the petitioner's approach allows me to in effect reassess the costs of the motion.
- There was no argument about that, that it was not a payment, in effect, by the company.
- An inflexible rule protecting such uses would in effect allow the creation of servitudes.
put (or bring or carry) something into effect
- Cause something to apply or become operative: they succeeded in putting their strategies into effectMore example sentences
implement, apply, put into action, put into practice, execute, enact, carry out, carry through, perform, administer;enforce, imposerare effectuate
- Legislatures from Hawaii to Massachusetts to North Carolina are taking serious steps toward putting Election Day registration into effect.
- Your Executors are responsible for making sure your Will is put into effect.
- Sentence of death by fire was given on October 26th, to be carried into effect on the following day.
take effect
- Come into force; start to apply: the ban is to take effect in six monthsMore example sentences
- The plan calls for most of the changes to take effect May 1.
- New Hampshire's law legalizing gay marriage took effect Friday.
- The order for forced time off takes effect next Friday.
to the effect that
- Used to refer to the general meaning of something written or spoken: some comments to the effect that my essay was a little light on analysisMore example sentences
- Somwhere on this chain a comment was made to the effect that we were becoming a service oriented economy.
- I've left a comment to the effect that I can't see how they'd be much use in moving people around a city.
- There's a Japanese saying to the effect that if you do a favor for someone you must humbly apologize, because you have caused them to lose face.
to that effect
- Having that result, purpose, or meaning: she thought it a foolish rule and put a notice to that effect in a newspaperMore example sentences
- Also shops and other organisations offering a discount should be displaying a notice to that effect.
- We have received notice to that effect and I am just looking at the transcript of the last occasion.
- If he elects to become the holder he shall give notice to the company to that effect.
with effect from
- British Starting from (a specified date): he resigned with effect from 1 June the company said yesterday it would lay off all staff with immediate effectMore example sentences
- The ordinance says the amendment shall be deemed to have come into force with effect from October 15, 1964.
- Chandigarh became the first smokefree city of India by implementing the Central Tobacco Control Act with effect from July 15, 2007.
- In the first phase, four Assistant Directors have been appointed to new roles, with effect from 1 July 2007.
Late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin effectus, from efficere 'accomplish', from ex- 'out, thoroughly' + facere 'do, make'. sense 3 of the noun, 'personal belongings', arose from the obsolete sense 'something acquired on completion of an action'.
Effect 'result, consequence' from Latin effectus, from efficere 'accomplish, work out', formed from ex- 'out, thoroughly' and facere 'do'. Its negative is defect (Late Middle English), while deficit (late 18th century) is from Latin deficit 'it is lacking', from the verb deficere. The Latin word was used formerly in inventories to record what was missing. Feckless (late 16th century) 'lacking in efficiency or vitality' is based on Scots and northern English dialect feck, a shortening of effeck, a variant of effect.
Words that rhyme with effectaffect, bisect, bull-necked, collect, confect, connect, correct, defect, deflect, deject, detect, direct, eject, elect, erect, expect, infect, inflect, inject, inspect, interconnect, interject, intersect, misdirect, neglect, object, perfect, project, prospect, protect, reflect, reject, respect, resurrect, sect, select, subject, suspect, transect, unchecked, Utrecht
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Below is not a new controversy but rather one that is once again in full force. Some are big fans of public broadcasting and some say it is a 'relic from a bygone era.' Read and tell me what you think:
GOP lawmakers call for defunding of public broadcasting
By Andrew Feinberg – 05/10/12
Senator Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and Rep. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) are calling for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) to be defunded in next year's federal budget.
In letters sent Thursday to the chairmen of the Senate and House Appropriations committees, DeMint and Lamborn decried the CPB's request for an "enormous" $445 million in funding for the next fiscal year.
"While so many Americans are making sacrifices around the country to make ends meet, CPB appears unwilling to do the same," they wrote.
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"We will never forget them, nor the last time we saw them, this morning, as they prepared for the journey and waved goodbye and 'slipped the surly bonds of earth' to 'touch the face of God.'" – President Ronald Reagan speaking after The Challenger disaster and the loss of the seven crew members.
I have a photograph of the crew of the Challenger.
Christa McAuliffe's mother, Grace Corrigan, sent it to me some years ago and it has stayed with me through several office moves.
As images of that terrible disaster once again flittered across television channels this past Friday, on the 25th anniversary, I took the photo down from my bookshelf and looked at it anew.
It reminds me of how much my idea of this country is tied to the space program.
As an Irish teenager I watched the landing on the moon on a grainy black and white television and thought that surely a country that could put a man on the moon must be the most amazing place on earth.
Of course, my image of America had already been heavily influenced by television Westerns. (Early Irish TV programming was mostly American).
America was a place where you dreamed big dreams, faced down your fears and readied your wagon for a trip into the unknown. It was a place where bad guys came along but the good guys always won.
Going to the moon was just one more evolution in the American story, a chance – forgive the line – to hitch your wagon to a star.
The photo of the crew of the Challenger – fresh faced young Americans of diverse backgrounds – sustains my belief that there is room for all in the American story and no matter your start in life, a chance to succeed.
There's an African American who overcame segregated education to study physics at MIT, a Japanese American, a Jewish American woman and, of course, our 'Irish' Christa (Corrigan) McAuliffe, who was in fact, Irish, Lebanese, German, English, and Native American heritage. In other words, Christa was a true American


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Dear Dmitry,
Sure for the most part WC will rock your world. I assume your on 5.4 or newer,
although you might find writing a couple of category product finder beans useful
based on your multiple buyers and sellers catalog decisions(possibly, opinion)
You need to add the additional XML for the additional organizations to your
ToolTech store and then you can just republish the store after removing the
previous store assets from the database. (I assume this is not a production
Dmitry Kirillin wrote:
> Hi All,
> Is there any way to setup several selling organizations using ToolTech?
> I need to create a B2B model where there are several buyer organizations and
> several seller organization exist in the same store.
> Is there any way to maintain a separate product catalog per selling
> organization?
> Can I implemet all of this without major development?
> Any ideas on this are very appreciated.
> Thanks,
> Dmitry


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Speculation, Questions Around Verizon iPhone Event
Since we reported Friday that Verizon Wireless would launch its long awaited iPhone at a special event Tuesday, the rumor mills on the Internet have been churning with speculation.
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday that the iPhone would be available around the end of January, answering one of the biggest questions about when the smartphone would go on sale. The blogs have been trying to pinpoint the exact timing. BGR puts its money on sometime between Feb. 3 and Feb. 6, based on its reporting that Apple has blocked out employee vacation requests during that the time.
Another question occupying the minds of Apple watchers is whether any big-shots from the company will show up at the launch. Apple is notorious for its tight control and meticulous preparations when unveiling new products, but John Gruber of Daring Fireball has a good argument for why it might intentionally let Verizon take the lead.
He speculates that Apple allowed Verizon to make the announcement because the iPhone model is essentially the same as the iPhone 4 and there's nothing new to show. The iPhone maker is also probably reluctant to get in the middle of a debate between Verizon and AT&T over network quality, he says. "Apple is fully aware that when they say 'We're having an event next week', people expect big news and a new product," says Mr. Gruber. "Apple needs to play it cool and act like this is just another carrier."
John Paczkowski of All Things Digital, which is affiliated with the Wall Street Journal, says Apple CEO Steve Jobs may join Verizon Wireless President Lowell McAdam on the stage barring unforeseen circumstances, based on "sources in a position to know." Mr. Gruber disagrees, reasoning that it's more likely to be marketing chief Phil Schiller; Greg Joswiak, vice president of iPods and iPhone products and marketing; or perhaps even Chief Operating Officer Tim Cook.
Still others are more focused on what Verizon Wireless will unveil. Echoing the Wall Street Journal's own speculation last October, ZD Net said its "educated guess" is Verizon will get the elusive white version of the iPhone, which Apple has delayed several times.
Several bloggers are also wondering if the phone will be compatible with the newest high-speed LTE network, which Verizon has been talking up.
And since Apple is like the corporate version of "Lost" – there always has to be another mystery – speculation is already moving on to when Apple will release the next version of the iPhone. Verizon subscribers will surely want to know whether they're going to get stuck with an out-of-date phone. Will Apple launch the next model as it usually does in June, so closely to the Verizon iPhone launch, or would it shift the schedule, asks Beatweek Magazine.
The most forward-looking blogs are already turning to speculation about Apple's next event. The most popular guess: Apple will unveil a new iPad in the next several weeks around the same time that it announced the first iPad a year ago.


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How common are anxiety disorders in people with autism, and are there effective treatments?
This week's "Got Questions" answer comes from Rob Ring, PhD, Autism Speaks vice president of translational research.
Without question, anxiety is a real and serious problem for many people on the autism spectrum. We hear this from parents, teachers and doctors, as well as from adolescents and adults with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). This disabling anxiety can take the form of one or more disorders, including panic disorder and phobias.
A recent review of scientific studies on autism and anxiety revealed that we have no clear gauge of how commonly anxiety disorders overlap with autism. A few small, relatively short-term studies have produced starkly different results: from 11 percent to 84 percent. (For comparison, the prevalence of anxiety disorders among the general population is about 18 percent.) A reliable estimate will require a study that tracks many more individuals with autism over longer periods of time and that considers the distinctive way that anxiety oftentimes expresses itself in those affected by ASD.
Fortunately, Autism Speaks is funding the Autism Treatment Network, which collects systematic data on a wide range of medical conditions, including anxiety disorders, in children with ASD. This data will help us better understand the proportion of people with ASD who are suffering from anxiety symptoms.
Meanwhile preliminary studies have provided insights. They suggest, for example, that adolescents with autism may be particularly prone to anxiety disorders, while younger children on the spectrum may not differ at all from the average population. Some studies likewise suggest that high-functioning individuals on the spectrum experience higher rates of anxiety disorders than do lower-functioning individuals. Still we must emphasize that these results are preliminary. We don't know nearly as much as we should about how anxiety disorders affect those with autism.
A recent review of studies found that behavioral interventions can help many children and adolescents with autism who also struggle with anxiety. Along these lines, some studies suggest that cognitive behavioral therapy can be particularly helpful for high-functioning adolescents and adults with autism and anxiety. We will explore behavioral interventions further in a future "Got Questions?" blog. My own expertise is in the medical treatment of anxiety in persons with ASD.
Currently, we have no medications approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expressly for the treatment of anxiety in children, adolescents or adults with autism. Some classes of drugs commonly prescribed for treating anxiety disorders in the general population likewise help some of those on the autism spectrum. These include the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac. For those with autism, anxiety drugs are best used in combination with behavioral interventions. Among high-functioning individuals, they may be particularly effective when combined with cognitive behavioral therapy.
However, some doctors report that anti-anxiety medications seem to be less effective overall in people with autism spectrum disorder than they are in the general population. This observation needs to be verified with controlled research. It suggests the possibility that the biological root of anxiety in those with autism may differ from the "norm" and, as a result, may respond best to different treatments.
At Autism Speaks, we are actively supporting research into anxiety disorders and other medical conditions frequently associated with autism. This includes both basic research on the underlying biology of autism and the safe development of drugs that can relieve disabling symptoms and improve quality of life.
If you are considering anti-anxiety medication for a child with autism, our recently published Medication Decision Aid can help you work with your child's physician to sort through the pros and cons in the context of your values and goals for your child. You can learn more about the medication tool kit and download a free copy, here.
Got more questions? Send them to firstname.lastname@example.com. And bring them to our next webchat with Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geri Dawson, Ph.D., and Autism Speaks assistant vice president and head of medical research Joe Horrigan, M.D. More information on their monthly webchats here.
Your Questions Answered: ATN Toolkits
Earlier week, Autism Speaks launched two new medical toolkits from its Autism Treatment Network (ATN). (Here's our related news announcement.) Today, ATN Program Director Nancy Jones, PhD, answers your questions about these important new resources for parents and healthcare providers.
I have heard about the new toolkits but am not sure what they are exactly. How are the medical toolkits different from educational tools like the School Community Toolkit?
Autism Speaks is dedicated to developing resources to help families and individuals with ASD with daily living and healthcare. It does this through various programs including our Family Services department and our Autism Treatment Network (ATN).
All our "toolkits" and "tools" are free resources that families and medical professionals can download from the Autism Speaks website. Each provides information designed to empower families and individuals on the autism spectrum. The many toolkits now available through the Family Services section of the Autism Speaks website are designed to help families and individuals on the autism spectrum manage many of the challenges of daily life. For example, our 100-Day Toolkit guides families through the first hundred days after a child receives a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Because of the ATN's mission—to improve the health and medical care of individuals with autism and their families—the ATN is focused on developing toolkits that focus on health-related issues. This week and over the coming months, the ATN is rolling out a series of these medical toolkits. Our just released medication decision did—"Should My Child Take Medicine for Challenging Behavior?—is an interactive toolkit with questions and worksheets that help families work with their doctor to make decisions that reflect the family's goals and values for their child.
We've also released two versions of our "Taking the Work Out of Blood Work" toolkit—one for parents and one for healthcare providers. Both are filled with information and techniques for managing blood work, including printable materials that can help you prepare your child for a less-stressful, even stress-free, visit. Over the next few months, the ATN will be rolling out more toolkits for parents and healthcare providers. Look for them on the ATN's "Tools You Can Use" page at the Autism Speaks website. Development of these tools was supported in part by a grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and was made possible through the Combating Autism Act (CAA). Please consider supporting the act's renewal by visiting our
Combating Autism Reauthorization Act Action Center.
How do you select what topics you will develop a toolkit for?
There are a number of ways that we get ideas for our toolkits. The primary way is direct input from the families and individuals we serve. In addition, ATN clinicians present ideas for topics based on their interactions with families in their clinics and the medical needs they observe. Our aim is that all toolkits respond directly to the needs of our community.
Will these tools be available in other languages?
Yes, most of our tools will become available in languages beyond English, starting with Spanish and French. These versions will come out in the months after each English version is released. Being able to translate these tools is one of the benefits of our HRSA funding. The 100-Day Toolkit is already available in Spanish; call 888-AUTISM2 (888-288-4762) to request a copy from an Autism Response Team coordinator.
If you have suggestions for healthcare tools families need, send us a message at firstname.lastname@example.com. Have more questions about resources? Our Autism Speaks Family Services Team can help! Contact the Autism Response Team (ART) at 888-AUTISM2 (288-4762) or email email@example.com.


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Self-reliance and sustainability in the 21st century.
By Rachel of Dog Island Farm/HOMEGROWN.org
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Historically, my family has been farmers. My maternal grandfather grew up on a corn farm in Kinross, Iowa. As a child I would visit my great-uncle, Melvin, and his family on that farm. I remember running along the edge of the cornfields, catching fireflies in the warm summer evenings. I remember playing on the wrap-around porch of the big red farmhouse. I have nothing but fond memories of that farm. Melvin passed away several months after my grandfather in the late '80s, and I never got to go back. I don't know if the farm is still in the family anymore. I would like to think it is, but chances are it is not.
Cheap food means farmers do what they must to keep the land upon which their entire lives, and often those of their ancestors, have been built. If that means growing only transgenic corn and soy, then that's what they have to do. They can't break free because the public (specifically those who can afford to pay more but choose not to) refuses to spend enough money on food to cover the cost of production and a tiny bit more so that farmers can live. Instead, farmers must rely on subsidies from the government to make up the difference that is lost due to the demand for cheap food.
Americans spend less of their income directly on food than the residents of any other country. Most Europeans spend more than 10 percent of their income on food, while the United States hovers around 6 percent. Forty years ago, we were spending a third of our income on food. The subsidy program in the 1970s helped usher in a new era of cheap food that now puts Americans at risk of health problems and severe environmental degradation. While the total at the cash register is small, the external costs—the tax dollars used to subsidize, the cost to our health and to our environment—have risen dramatically.
In addition, many family farmers were forced to close shop, and their farms quickly got gobbled up by corporate agriculture. Those who were able to hang on do so tenuously. A farmer friend of mine once told me that if she was getting paid hourly for all of the farm work she does, it would be only pennies per hour. That is just not right.
So my New Year's resolution this year is to make sure my food purchases pay the farmers enough for them to survive and thrive. This won't be much of a change for us, but it will require us to spend a bit more on our food. Any produce we buy will come from the farmers market so that every dollar spent goes entirely into the farmers' pockets, as opposed to the 16 cents farmers would get for produce bought at the supermarket.
Will this be a year without groceries? Probably not, but we can control where our money goes.
This post originally appeared on HOMEGROWN.org.
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The Fitness Center offers a variety of classes in the Group Exercise Room. Classes are open to EMU students, faculty, staff and community members. Cost per class varies. For more information on classes contact the Fitness Center at (540) 432-4341, or email .
Spring Semester 2016 Exercise Classes
This semester we will be offering Yoga, H.I.I.T (High Intensity Interval Training), Total Body Wellness (Class designed on improving muscle tone with using body weight only), and Pilates classes. You can register for all classes online at the websites below or you can buy a day pass at the front desk.
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Two men facing charges after Rutland arrestSeptember 13,2013Two arrested after
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Two men are facing criminal charges after police executed a search warrant on Engrem Avenue around 3 p.m. Thursday, according to Senior Trooper Henry Alberico of the Vermont State Police.
In a press release, Alberico said officers with the Rutland City Police Department and the Vermont State Police went to a home on Engrem Avenue in Rutland to locate Ruben R. Pacheco.
Police said Pacheco, 32, of Fair Haven, was the subject of an active warrant for assault and robbery and possession of heroin.
While attempting to locate Pacheco police spoke with Thomas M. Notte. Alberico said Notte, 30, of Rutland, gave troopers false information about Pachecos location and tried to hide Pacheco inside his home, which is also on Engrem Avenue.
Notte was arrested at the scene after Pacheco was found hiding in a closet inside of Nottes home.
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SIKESTON - Elameda Napier, 65, died at 8:05 a.m. Feb. 13, 2003, at her home.
Born March 24, 1937, in Netherlands, Mo., daughter of Sarah G. Hobbs Wade of Chaffee and the late James G. Wade, she was of the Protestant belief. She had lived in Sikeston for 27 years before moving to Illinois in 1986 and returned to Sikeston in May 1998.
On Feb. 26, 1955, at Lilbourn, she married Carl W. Napier who survives of the home.
Survivors in addition to her husband and mother include: two daughters and one son-in-law, Debbie and David A. Patton and Pam Turner of Sikeston; one brother and sister-in-law, James G. and Ilene Wade Jr. of Advance; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Robbie J. and Albert A. Napier of DeSoto and Shirley A. and Jack Owens of Scott City; and four grandchildren, David W. Patton, Kristi S. Patton, Carla Turner and Nathan Turner of Sikeston.
Visitation is from 10 a.m. Monday until service time at 1 p.m. at Blanchard Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Matthew Butrum, pastor of New Hope Baptist Church and chaplain for the Visiting Nurse Association, will officiate.
Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sikeston.
Pallbearers will be: James Robert Wade, David M. Wade, Darrell G. Wade, Albert "Bert" Napier Jr., Timothy W. Napier and David W. Patton.
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In the world's danger zones —where hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, floods or manmade crises are recurring and deadly threats — we pre-position emergency supplies, help communities asses risk and plan for disaster and support training for first responders. We leverage local and global partnerships to develop and implement community-based disaster preparedness and risk reduction projects in El Salvador, Myanmar and the Philippines and we are looking to expand to other countries. In the U.S., we strengthen institutional readiness and empower local clinics and other partners to continue serving vulnerable populations after a disaster.
In our primary distribution centers in North America, Europe and India, and in our clinic in El Salvador, we maintain Emergency Response Pharmacies stocked and ready for the next crisis. In Europe we assemble Emergency Medical Modules, designed to meet the needs of first responders to a disaster. We have strong working relationships with local and international NGO partners on the ground — ensuring a coordinated and targeted response.
The next disaster can occur anytime, anywhere. Our Annual Emergency Response Partners join our individual donors to help ensure that we have the resources necessary to prepare and respond.
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...when lives hang in the balance, our emergency response team sets in motion a disaster relief operation uniquely suited for the crisis and conditions on the ground.
Our relief workers are among the first to respond, guiding emergency and humanitarian aid through our global network and staying as long as needed, saving lives and helping to restore health services for survivors.
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And then we commit for the longer term. We stay in country rebuilding hospitals and clinics and addressing targeted health needs of survivors including communicable disease, chronic disease, mother & child health, mental health and nutrition – whatever work needs to be done to reconnect people to their life in a community and restore access to health care.
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IRS knew Lerner emails went missing in February
Per Pergram-Capitol Hill
Fox has learned that the IRS knew it didn't have all emails connected to Lois Lerner as far back as February of this year.
This comes as IRS Commissioner John Koskinen told lawmakers in May the service would provide all emails.
Fox has also learned that the emails of six other prominent IRS officials have also gone missing. Among them are emails connected with Nikole Flax, who was Chief of Staff to Acting IRS Commissioner Steve Miller.
It is believed her emails disappeared over a year-long period starting December 15, 2011.
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