Grama (other)
Grama may refer to: *Slang for grandmother * Grama (government), a local governing body in India * Grama (halacha), a concept in Jewish law *'' Bouteloua'', several varieties of grass See also *Gramma (other) Gramma may refer to: * An alternate spelling for the word grandma * ''Gramma'' (fish), a genus of fishes in the family Grammatidae * "Gramma" (short story), a short story by Stephen King, later made into a television film * "Gramma" (''The Twil ...

Grandmother
Grandparents, individually known as grandmother and grandfather, are the parents of a person's father or mother – paternal or maternal. Every sexually-reproducing living organism who is not a genetic chimera has a maximum of four genetics, genetic grandparents, eight genetic great-grandparents, sixteen genetic great-great-grandparents, thirty-two genetic great-great-great-grandparents, sixty-four genetic great-great-great-great grandparents, etc. In the history of modern humanity, around 30,000 years ago, the number of modern humans who lived to be a grandparent increased. It is not known for certain what spurred this increase in longevity but largely results in the improved medical technology and living standard, but it is generally believed that a key consequence of three generations being alive together was the preservation of information which could otherwise have been lost; an example of this important information might have been where to find water in times of drought. ...
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Grama (government)
''Grama'' is a Sanskrit word for village and grama panchayat is a local governing body in villages. Each ''Grama'' governs a particular village A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town (although the word is often used to describe both hamlets and smaller towns), with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to ... or cluster of villages. Generally these Grama attend to problems of drinking water, street lighting, drainage, primary schools, health centres, etc.Sanskrit Dictionary Entry
Accessed 18 November 2012.

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Grama (halacha)
A ''grama'' (Talmudic Aramaic: גרמא) in ''Halacha'' (Jewish law) is something that was indirectly caused by something else but which outcome is not guaranteed. A classic example given to this is of vases that are filled with water and put around a fire in order to extinguish it. This is allowed on Shabbat because it is indirect and because the fire might not extinguish. In civil law There is a rule that ''grama benizakin patur''. If somebody caused financial harm to somebody else via an action that was not guaranteed to harm them, the person cannot be forced by a court to pay, although he might be morally obligated to. On Shabbat An action which indirectly causes a Shabbat violation due to ''grama'' has a lower level of prohibition than an action which violates Shabbat directly. In situations of great need, a ''grama'' violation can be permitted. Based on this, a variety of electrical devices have been developed which violate Shabbat only through ''grama'', and thus can be u ...
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Bouteloua
''Bouteloua'' is a genus of plants in the grass family. Members of the genus are commonly known as grama grass. Taxonomy and systematics The genus was named for Claudio and Esteban Boutelou, 19th-century Spanish botanists. David Griffiths produced a 1912 monograph on the genus. Description ''Bouteloua'' includes both annual and perennial grasses, which frequently form stolons. Species have an inflorescence of 1 to 80 racemes or spikes positioned alternately on the culm (stem). The rachis (stem) of the spike is flattened. The spikelets are positioned along one side of the spike. Each spikelet contains one fertile floret, and usually one sterile floret. Distribution ''Bouteloua'' is found only the Americas, with most diversity centered in the southwestern United States. Uses Many species are important livestock forage, especially blue grama. Species Species of ''Bouteloua'' include:Gould, F. W. & R. Moran. 1981. The grasses of Baja California, Mexico. Memoir San Die ...
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