diff --git a/android-start-activity/AndroidManifest.xml b/android-start-activity/AndroidManifest.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<manifest xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    package="com.hmkcode.android"
+    android:versionCode="1"
+    android:versionName="1.0" >
+
+    <uses-sdk
+        android:minSdkVersion="8"
+        android:targetSdkVersion="17" />
+
+    <application
+        android:allowBackup="true"
+        android:icon="@drawable/ic_launcher"
+        android:label="@string/app_name"
+        android:theme="@style/AppTheme" >
+        
+        <activity
+            android:name="com.hmkcode.android.MainActivity"
+            android:label="@string/app_name" >
+            <intent-filter>
+                <action android:name="android.intent.action.MAIN" />
+
+                <category android:name="android.intent.category.LAUNCHER" />
+            </intent-filter>
+        </activity>
+        
+        <activity
+			android:name="com.hmkcode.android.AnotherActivity"
+			android:label="@string/app_name" >
+			<intent-filter>
+				<action android:name="com.hmkcode.android.ANOTHER_ACTIVITY" />
+				<category android:name="android.intent.category.DEFAULT" />
+			</intent-filter>
+		</activity>
+    </application>
+
+</manifest>
diff --git a/android-start-activity/ic_launcher-web.png b/android-start-activity/ic_launcher-web.png
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diff --git a/android-start-activity/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png b/android-start-activity/res/drawable-hdpi/ic_launcher.png
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diff --git a/android-start-activity/res/layout/activity_another.xml b/android-start-activity/res/layout/activity_another.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:orientation="vertical" >
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/textView1"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:gravity="center_horizontal"
+        android:text="Another Activity"
+        android:textAppearance="?android:attr/textAppearanceLarge" />
+
+</LinearLayout>
diff --git a/android-start-activity/res/layout/activity_main.xml b/android-start-activity/res/layout/activity_main.xml
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+<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
+    android:layout_width="match_parent"
+    android:layout_height="match_parent"
+    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
+    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
+    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
+    tools:context=".MainActivity" >
+
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/textView1"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:text="@string/hello_world" />
+
+    <Button
+        android:id="@+id/btnStartAnotherActivity"
+        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
+        android:layout_below="@+id/textView1"
+        android:layout_marginTop="26dp"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+        android:text="Start Another Activity" />
+
+</RelativeLayout>
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diff --git a/android-start-activity/res/menu/main.xml b/android-start-activity/res/menu/main.xml
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+<menu xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
+
+    <item
+        android:id="@+id/action_settings"
+        android:orderInCategory="100"
+        android:showAsAction="never"
+        android:title="@string/action_settings"/>
+
+</menu>
diff --git a/android-start-activity/res/values/dimens.xml b/android-start-activity/res/values/dimens.xml
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+++ b/android-start-activity/res/values/dimens.xml
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+<resources>
+
+    <!-- Default screen margins, per the Android Design guidelines. -->
+    <dimen name="activity_horizontal_margin">16dp</dimen>
+    <dimen name="activity_vertical_margin">16dp</dimen>
+
+</resources>
diff --git a/android-start-activity/res/values/strings.xml b/android-start-activity/res/values/strings.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<resources>
+
+    <string name="app_name">App</string>
+    <string name="action_settings">Settings</string>
+    <string name="hello_world">Hello world!</string>
+
+</resources>
diff --git a/android-start-activity/res/values/styles.xml b/android-start-activity/res/values/styles.xml
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+<resources>
+
+    <!--
+        Base application theme, dependent on API level. This theme is replaced
+        by AppBaseTheme from res/values-vXX/styles.xml on newer devices.
+    -->
+    <style name="AppBaseTheme" parent="android:Theme.Light">
+        <!--
+            Theme customizations available in newer API levels can go in
+            res/values-vXX/styles.xml, while customizations related to
+            backward-compatibility can go here.
+        -->
+    </style>
+
+    <!-- Application theme. -->
+    <style name="AppTheme" parent="AppBaseTheme">
+        <!-- All customizations that are NOT specific to a particular API-level can go here. -->
+    </style>
+
+</resources>
diff --git a/android-start-activity/src/com/hmkcode/android/AnotherActivity.java b/android-start-activity/src/com/hmkcode/android/AnotherActivity.java
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+++ b/android-start-activity/src/com/hmkcode/android/AnotherActivity.java
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+package com.hmkcode.android;
+
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.os.Bundle;
+
+public class AnotherActivity extends Activity {
+
+	@Override
+	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		setContentView(R.layout.activity_another);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/android-start-activity/src/com/hmkcode/android/MainActivity.java b/android-start-activity/src/com/hmkcode/android/MainActivity.java
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+package com.hmkcode.android;
+
+import android.os.Bundle;
+import android.app.Activity;
+import android.content.Intent;
+import android.view.Menu;
+import android.view.View;
+import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
+import android.widget.Button;
+
+public class MainActivity extends Activity implements OnClickListener {
+
+	Button btnStartAnotherActivity;
+	@Override
+	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
+		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
+		setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
+		
+		btnStartAnotherActivity = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btnStartAnotherActivity);
+		
+		btnStartAnotherActivity.setOnClickListener(this);
+	}
+
+
+	@Override
+	public void onClick(View view) {
+		
+		Intent inent = new Intent(this, AnotherActivity.class);
+
+		// calling an activity using <intent-filter> action name 
+		// 	Intent inent = new Intent("com.hmkcode.android.ANOTHER_ACTIVITY");
+		
+		startActivity(inent);
+	}
+
+}