HomePedia™ - The Home Encyclopedia

Welcome to HomePedia™ -- The Home Encyclopedia

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Shots fired in Kalamazoo County
2 Sep 2010 at 2:09pm
KALAMAZOO COUNTY, Mich. Sheriff's deputies swarmed a mobile home park in Kalamazoo County after s...
Overnight fire damages home of murder defendant
2 Sep 2010 at 2:09pm
A Rochester house damaged in an overnight fire was the home of a defendant in an August homicide,...
Camp for children with disabilities vandalized
2 Sep 2010 at 2:09pm
Herald photo by Andrew de Souza Vandals broke into Camp Tamarack, northeast of Prince Albert, and...
Trial reset for man accused of beating elderly woman in burglary
2 Sep 2010 at 2:09pm
A trial has been delayed until February for a man accused of beating an elderly woman in her home...
Skype becoming popular tool for network news telecasts
2 Sep 2010 at 2:08pm
When he wanted to interview a source in Connecticut for a recent "World News" story on technology...
East Coast braces for 125 mph winds, rain from Earl; watches and warnings fro...
2 Sep 2010 at 2:08pm
The last ferry left for the mainland and coastal residents hunkered down at home as Hurricane Ear...
Man finds 400-pound alligator in back yard
2 Sep 2010 at 2:08pm
BOURG Flynn Hoob kept telling anyone who would listen that something was lurking in the culvert b...

Home:
A home is a place of residence or refuge and comfort. It is usually a place in which an individual or a family can rest and be able to store personal property. Most modern-day households contain sanitary facilities and a means of preparing food. Animals have their own homes as well, living either in the wild or in a domesticated environment.

There are certain cultures in which members lack permanent homes, such as with nomadic people.

Terminology:
While a house or a residential dwelling is often referred to as a "home", the concept of "home" expresses itself upon a much broader denotation of a physical dwelling. Many people think of home in terms of where they grew up or where they lived, a place that brings back old memories or feelings, and a home can even be a time rather than an actual place. Some people like using the phrase, "There's no place like home". or "Home is where the heart is".

The word "home" can be used for various types of residential institutions in which people can live in, such as nursing homes, group homes (orphanages for children, retirement homes for seniors, prisons for criminals, treatment facilities, etc.), and foster homes.

In computer terminology, a 'home' is a starting view that branches off into other tasks, e.g. a homepage or a desktop. Many such home pages on the internet start with introductory information, recent news or events, and links to subpages.

Psychological Impact:
Since it can be said that humans are generally creatures of habit, the state of a person's home has been known to physiologically influence their behavior, emotions, and overall mental health.

Some people may become homesick when they leave their home over an extended period of time. Being homesick can sometimes actually cause you to get symptoms of being ill but not really being sick.

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