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42)The Republic of Inhospitality

India Republic Day -- Seeing that India celebrates Republic Moment and the chests of an incredible number of Indians swell with satisfaction at the thought of our astounding diversity and imagined military prowess it is well for you to reflect on what kind of Republic the country has become. A republican way of government is not merely one out of which the head of express is not a hereditary monarch; rather the modern republic engraves the idea that sovereignty resides within the people and that the will of the people as expressed through their own representatives is supreme. Exactly what has however been crucial to the idea of the republic everywhere is the notion of inclusiveness. In this respect the testimonies that have been coming out of India in recent times tell a tale that is chilling to the bones a tale which leaves behind a stench this no amount of sloganeering concerning Swachh Bharat or even some thing more than a symbolic wielding in the broom can eradicate. If inclus
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Using Video Adverts for Social Media Promotions

Video Advertorials is a great way to promote your products, services or company in order to get more exposure for your business. By using video adverts you can make sure that potential customers will see and remember you and your business's name. Video adverts work well on social media because they offer a personal touch unlike print, television and radio adverts, which are impersonal. With video adverts you have the opportunity to show someone how they will benefit from making a purchase of yours. The more creative you are the better the chances are of your video adverts being viewed and responded to. There are numerous ways you can use video promotion in order to increase your website's visibility and to ensure that more people know about your business. One of the main advantages is that this type of marketing allows you to make an actual connection with your potential customers. By using video ads you are able to show someone exactly how they will benefit from making a purch
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Americas

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Coordinates: 19°N 96°W  /  19°N 96°W  / 19; -96 The Americas (also collectively called America ) is a landmass comprising the totality of North and South America. The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's Western Hemisphere and comprise the New World. Along with their associated islands, the Americas cover 8% of Earth's total surface area and 28.4% of its land area. The topography is dominated by the American Cordillera, a long chain of mountains that runs the length of the west coast. The flatter eastern side of the Americas is dominated by large river basins, such as the Amazon, St. Lawrence River–Great Lakes basin, Mississippi, and La Plata. Since the Americas extend 14,000 km (8,700 mi) from north to south, the climate and ecology vary widely, from the arctic tundra of Northern Canada, Greenland, and Alaska, to the tropical rain forests in Central America and South America. Humans first settled the Americas from Asia between 42,000 and 17,000 years ago. A secon
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Etymology and naming

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The name America was first recorded in 1507. A two-dimensional globe created by Martin Waldseemüller was the earliest recorded use of the term. The name was also used (together with the related term Amerigen ) in the Cosmographiae Introductio , apparently written by Matthias Ringmann, in reference to South America. It was applied to both North and South America by Gerardus Mercator in 1538. America derives from Americus , the Latin version of Italian explorer Amerigo Vespucci's first name. The feminine form America accorded with the feminine names of Asia, Africa, and Europa. In modern English, North and South America are generally considered separate continents, and taken together are called the Americas , or more rarely America . When conceived as a unitary continent, the form is generally the continent of America in the singular. However, without a clarifying context, singular America in English commonly refers to the United States of America. Historically, in the English-spe
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History

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Settlement The first inhabitants migrated into the Americas from Asia. Habitation sites are known in Alaska and the Yukon from at least 20,000 years ago, with suggested ages of up to 40,000 years. Beyond that, the specifics of the Paleo-Indian migration to and throughout the Americas, including the dates and routes traveled, are subject to ongoing research and discussion. Widespread habitation of the Americas occurred during the late glacial maximum, from 16,000 to 13,000 years ago. The traditional theory has been that these early migrants moved into the Beringia land bridge between eastern Siberia and present-day Alaska around 40,000–17,000 years ago, when sea levels were significantly lowered during the Quaternary glaciation. These people are believed to have followed herds of now-extinct pleistocene megafauna along ice-free corridors that stretched between the Laurentide and Cordilleran ice sheets. Another route proposed is that, either on foot or using primitive boats, they migrat
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Geography

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Extent The Americas make up most of the land in Earth's western hemisphere. The northernmost point of the Americas is Kaffeklubben Island, which is the most northerly point of land on Earth. The southernmost point is the islands of Southern Thule, although they are sometimes considered part of Antarctica. The mainland of the Americas is the world's longest north-to-south landmass. The distance between its two polar extremities, the Boothia Peninsula in northern Canada and Cape Froward in Chilean Patagonia, is roughly 14,000 km (8,700 mi). The mainland's most westerly point is the end of the Seward Peninsula in Alaska; Attu Island, further off the Alaskan coast to the west, is considered the westernmost point of the Americas. Ponta do Seixas in northeastern Brazil forms the easternmost extremity of the mainland, while Nordostrundingen, in Greenland, is the most easterly point of the continental shelf. Geology South America broke off from the west of the supercontinent Gondwa
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Countries and territories

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There are 35 sovereign states in the Americas, as well as an autonomous country of Denmark, three overseas departments of France, three overseas collectivities of France, and one uninhabited territory of France, eight overseas territories of the United Kingdom, three constituent countries of the Netherlands, three public bodies of the Netherlands, two unincorporated territories of the United States, and one uninhabited territory of the United States. Country or territory Total area (km2) Population note Pop. density (per km2) Common languages (official in bold ) Capital   Anguilla (United Kingdom) 91 13,452 164.8 English The Valley   Antigua and Barbuda 442 86,295 199.1 Creole, English St. John's   Argentina 2,766,890 42,669,500 14.3 Spanish Buenos Aires   Aruba (Netherlands) 180 101,484 594.4 Papiamentu , Spanish, Dutch Oranjestad   Bahamas, The 13,943 351,461 24.5 Creole, English Nassau   Barbados 430 285,0
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