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7)A Republic of Inhospitality

India Republic Day -- Since India celebrates Republic Moment and the chests of an incredible number of Indians swell with take great pride in at the thought of our astounding diversity and imagined army prowess it is well to reflect on what kind of Republic the actual has become. A republican way of government is not merely one out of which the head of condition is not a hereditary monarch; rather the modern republic engraves the idea that sovereignty resides inside the people and that the will of the people as expressed through their own representatives is supreme. What has however been critical to the idea of the republic everywhere is the notion associated with inclusiveness. In this respect the reports that have been coming out of India in recent times tell a tale that is chilling to the bones a tale which often leaves behind a stench that will no amount of sloganeering about Swachh Bharat or even a thing more than a symbolic wielding from the broom can eradicate. If inclusive
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Using Webmaster Tools and Analytics to Improve Your Website

A website review is an integrated procedure for evaluating your site's performance based on a variety of criteria. It's similar to an SEO audit in that it will also cover other areas that go well beyond just basic SEO audits such as social media, web design, content marketing and conversions to sales. The reason for this is that the vast majority of sites are not designed to generate revenue from the top search engines. They may have good content, great design and advertising strategies, but are run on a shoestring budget and won't benefit from a top position at Google or Yahoo. These sites can benefit greatly from an SEO audit, and here is why. SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) strategies are a great way to improve traffic to your website but if nobody knows your site exists you're really only achieving half of your goal. If you want to get people to find you then you need to have a compelling story to tell about your business or service and you need to provide a soli
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Illinois

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Illinois ( / ˌ ɪ l ə ˈ n ɔɪ / ( listen ) IL -ə- NOY ) is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It has the fifth largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states. Illinois has been noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in northeastern Illinois, small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes: from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois River, through the Illinois Waterway. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades,
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Etymology

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"Illinois" is the modern spelling for the early French Catholic missionaries and explorers' name for the Illinois Native Americans, a name that was spelled in many different ways in the early records. American scholars previously thought the name "Illinois" meant "man" or "men" in the Miami-Illinois language, with the original iliniwek transformed via French into Illinois. This etymology is not supported by the Illinois language, citation needed as the word for "man" is ireniwa , and plural of "man" is ireniwaki . The name Illiniwek has also been said to mean "tribe of superior men", which is a false etymology. The name "Illinois" derives from the Miami-Illinois verb irenwe·wa —"he speaks the regular way". This was taken into the Ojibwe language, perhaps in the Ottawa dialect, and modified into ilinwe· (pluralized as ilinwe·k ). The French borrowed these forms, spelling the /we/ ending as
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History

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Geologic history During the early part of the Paleozoic Era, the area that would one day become Illinois was submerged beneath a shallow sea and located near the Equator. Diverse marine life lived at this time, including trilobites, brachiopods, and crinoids. Changing environmental conditions led to the formation of large coal swamps in the Carboniferous. Illinois was above sea level for at least part of the Mesozoic, but by its end was again submerged by the Western Interior Seaway. This receded by the Eocene Epoch. During the Pleistocene Epoch, vast ice sheets covered much of Illinois, with only the Driftless Area remaining exposed. These glaciers carved the basin of Lake Michigan and left behind traces of ancient glacial lakes and moraines. Pre-European American Indians of successive cultures lived along the waterways of the Illinois area for thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans. The Koster Site has been excavated and demonstrates 7,000 years of continuous habitation.
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Geography

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Illinois is located in the Midwest region of the United States and is one of the eight states and Ontario, Canada, in the Great Lakes region of North America. Boundaries Illinois's eastern border with Indiana consists of a north–south line at 87° 31′ 30″ west longitude in Lake Michigan at the north, to the Wabash River in the south above Post Vincennes. The Wabash River continues as the eastern/southeastern border with Indiana until the Wabash enters the Ohio River. This marks the beginning of Illinois's southern border with Kentucky, which runs along the northern shoreline of the Ohio River. Most of the western border with Missouri and Iowa is the Mississippi River; Kaskaskia is an exclave of Illinois, lying west of the Mississippi and reachable only from Missouri. The state's northern border with Wisconsin is fixed at 42° 30′ north latitude. The northeastern border of Illinois lies in Lake Michigan, within which Illinois shares a water boundary with the state of Michigan,
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Demographics

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Historical population Census Pop. %± 1800 2,458 — 1810 12,282 399.7% 1820 55,211 349.5% 1830 157,445 185.2% 1840 476,183 202.4% 1850 851,470 78.8% 1860 1,711,951 101.1% 1870 2,539,891 48.4% 1880 3,077,871 21.2% 1890 3,826,352 24.3% 1900 4,821,550 26.0% 1910 5,638,591 16.9% 1920 6,485,280 15.0% 1930 7,630,654 17.7% 1940 7,897,241 3.5% 1950 8,712,176 10.3% 1960 10,081,158 15.7% 1970 11,113,976 10.2% 1980 11,426,518 2.8% 1990 11,430,602 0.0% 2000 12,419,293 8.6% 2010 12,830,632 3.3% 2019 (est.) 12,671,821 −1.2% Source: 1910–2010 2019 Estimate The United States Census Bureau estimates that the population of Illinois was 12,671,821 in 2019, moving from the fifth-largest state to the sixth-largest state (losing out to Pennsylvania). Illinois's population declined by 69,259 people from July 2018 to July 2019, making it the worst decline of any state in the U.S. in raw terms. failed verification This includes a natural increase since the last census of 462,146 people (i.e., 1,438,
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