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Esistono numerose visioni religiose del suicidio.

Religioni naturali
Stando a Il Ramo d'oro di Frazer sia l'omicidio che il suicidio sono ubiqui e praticati spesso. Addirittura nella sezione sulla morte, il praticante preferisce la morte violenta al declino del corpo.

Vudù
Nel Vudù è frequente la morte vudù.

Religioni precolombiane
Le religioni del sud dell'America praticano spesso affiancato al sacrificio umano, anche l'autosacrificio.

Le religioni del nord dell'America praticano il senicidio o per abbandono dell'anziano durante le migrazioni o per autoisolamento dell'anziano, che quindi morirà di fame e di stenti.

Paganesimo
In generale i pagani hanno una buona visione del suicidio.

Religioni Dharma

Induismo
Nella pratica della Prayopavesa il suicidio è totalmente accettato.

Giainismo
Nella pratica della Sallekhana il suicidio è totalmente accettato.

Buddismo
Nella pratica del Sokushinbutsu il suicidio è implicato e accettato.

Swami Vivekananda è sia morto per suicidio che raggiunto il moksha durante la meditazione.

Per il Buddismo, le azioni passate influenzano le esperienze presenti dell'individuo; le azioni presenti, a loro volta, diventano influenza per le esperienze future (la dottrina del karma). L'azione intenzionale della mente, del corpo o del linguaggio ha una reazione. Tale reazione, o ripercussione, è la causa delle condizioni e delle differenze in cui ci imbattiamo nel mondo.

Il Buddismo insegna che tutte le persone sperimentano una sofferenza sostanziale (Duḥkha), la quale ha origine prima di tutto dalle gesta negative del passato (in modo karmico), o in quanto parte del samsara, il ciclo della nascita e della morte. Altre ragioni per la sofferenza dell'esperienza individuale sono la transitorietà (anitya) e l'illusione (maya). Poiché ogni cosa è in uno stato costante di transitorietà o di flusso, gli individui rimangono insoddisfatti dai fugaci eventi della vita. Per uscire dalla samsara, il Buddismo invoca il Nobile Ottuplice Sentiero.

Per i Buddisti, poiché il primo precetto dice di trattenersi dalla distruzione della vita, compresa la propria, il suicidio è chiaramente una forma di azione negativa. Tuttavia, a differenza del Cristianesimo e di altre religioni occidentali, il Buddismo non condanna il suicidio, ma piuttosto ne annuncia le ragioni. Un'antica ideologia asiatica simile al seppuku (hara-kiri) continua ad influenzare i Buddisti oppressi verso la scelta dell'atto del suicidio d'onore, per esempio il suicidio di Thích Quảng Đức per auto-immolazione per protestare contro il governo di Ngô Đình Diệm in tal modo può essere visto più come un suicidio d'onore e come una protesta. Anche in tempi moderni, i monaci Tibetani hanno usato tale ideale per protestare contro l'occupazione cinese del Tibet e contro le violazioni dei diritti umani compiute dalla Cina contro i tibetani.

Religioni abramitiche

Ebraismo
L'Ebraismo, alla luce della sua grande attenzione per la santità della vita, ha considerato il suicidio come uno dei peccati più gravi. Il suicidio è sempre stato vietato dalla legge ebraica in tutti i casi. Non è visto come un'alternativa accettabile, anche se si è costretti a commettere alcuni peccati cardinali per i quali si dovrebbe rinunciare alla vita piuttosto che peccare. Assistere a un suicidio e chiedere assistenza per un suicidio (creando complicità) è altresì vietato, come violazione del Levitico 19:14 "Non porre alcuno scoglio davanti al cieco", poiché i Rabbini interpretarono il verso come proibizione di qualunque tipo di ostacolo: teologico (per esempio, convincere le persone a credere in false dottrine), economico (dare cattivi consigli finanziari) o in caso di ostacoli morali, così come fisici.

Ciò non ha impedito alla cultura ebraica di ricordare come un fatto positivo e di alto contenuto morale il suicidio-omicidio del Giudice Sansone, che si leva la vita e la leva ai Filistei da cui era stato fatto prigioniero e accecato dopo essere stato catturato dalla sua amante Dalila (Giudici, XVI:18-20), come narrato in quel libro stesso dell'Antico Testamento:

Il divieto di suicidio non è riportato specificatamente nel Talmud. Il trattato post-talmudico Semahot (Ebel Rabbati) 2:1-5 fornisce le basi per molte delle successive leggi ebraiche sul suicidio, insieme alla Genesi Rabbah 34:13, che basa la proibizione biblica sulla Genesi 9:5 "E certamente il sangue delle vostre vite Io richiederò".

Secondo il Chassidismo, l'anima discende in questo mondo per compiere una missione, che non può essere compiuto nei "mondi spirituali". Questa è l'interpretazione Chassidica dell'affermazione Talmudica "Un secondo nel mondo che verrà è più piacevole dell'intera vita in questo mondo. Ma una buona azione in questo mondo è più importante dell'intera eternità nel mondo che verrà" (Etica dei Quattro Padri, Mishna). Secondo la scuola Chabad del Chassidismo, nonostante gli esseri spirituali (anime e angeli che vivono nei mondi spirituali) abbiano accesso alla conoscenza dell'esistenza di Dio, essi non hanno accesso all'Essenza di Dio. Nel corso dell'esecuzione dei Comandamenti della Torah, il corpo e l'anima di una persona ottengono l'accesso all'Essenza del Creatore (giacché la Torah rappresenta la volontà di Dio, che è tutt'uno con la sua essenza) e purificano sia il corpo che l'anima, così come il mondo fisico. La purificazione del mondo fisico attraverso l'adempimento dei Comandamenti condurrà infine all'Era Messianica, che è l'obiettivo e il fine della Creazione. Quindi, la vita nel mondo fisico fornisce all'anima di una persona un'unica opportunità, e rifuggire consapevolmente e deliberatamente tale opportunità viene considerato un peccato grave.

Il Comitato sulle Leggi e sugli Standard Ebraici, il corpo degli studiosi di Legge Ebraica nell'Ebraismo Conservatore, ha pubblicato una responsa sul suicidio nel numero dell'Estate del 1998 del ''Ebraismo Conservatore'', Vol. L, N°4. Tale responsa dichiara solennemente la proibizione, rivolgendosi poi alla tendenza crescente di Americani ed Europei che cercano assistenza per il suicidio. Il comitato crede che noi siamo obbligati a determinare le cause per le quali alcuni cercano aiuto per il suicidio e a migliorare queste circostanze.

La risposta Conservatrice dichiara:
 "…coloro che commettono suicidio e coloro che aiutano altri nel compierlo agiscono al di fuori di una pletora di motivi. Alcune di queste ragioni sono ben poco nobili, comprendendo, per esempio, il desiderio dei figli di vedere il Padre e la Madre morire in fretta così da non sprecare la loro eredità in "futili" cure mediche, o il desiderio delle compagnie assicurative di spendere meno soldi possibile sui malati terminali."

Il saggio dice che la risposta appropriata al dolore non è il suicidio, bensì un migliore controllo del dolore e un maggiore utilizzo di farmaci contro il dolore. Si afferma che molti dottori mantengono deliberatamente tali pazienti in situazioni di dolore rifiutandosi di somministrare gli antidolorifici necessari: alcuni lo fanno per ignoranza, altri per evitare una possibile dipendenza da droghe, altri ancora per un fuorviato senso di stoicismo. L'Ebraismo Conservatore considera tali forme di ragionamento come "bizzarre" e crudeli, poiché con i farmaci odierni non vi è alcuna ragione perché le persone debbano vivere in una tortura continua.

L'articolo poi investiga sulle radici fisiologiche della disperazione provata da alcuni pazienti, e asserisce:
 "I medici o altri cui è stato chiesta assistenza per morire dovrebbero riconoscere che le persone che contemplano il suicidio sono spesso sole, senza qualcuno che si interessi della continuazione o meno della loro vita. Invece di assistere i pazienti nella morte, la risposta appropriata in tali circostanze è quella di fornire al paziente un gruppo di persone che riaffermino chiaramente e ripetutamente il proprio interesse nel fatto che il paziente continui a vivere…Le richieste di morte, dunque, devono essere valutate in termini di gradi di sostegno sociale che il paziente ha, poiché simili richieste spesso vengono ritirate non appena qualcuno dimostra interesse nei confronti del paziente. In quest'era di individualismo e di famiglie spezzate e sparse, e nel contesto antisettico degli ospedali dove i in genere i moribondi trovano se stessi, il mitzvah di visitare i malati (''bikkur Holim'') diviene fondamentale per sostenere la volontà di vivere."

L'Ebraismo possiede molti insegnamenti sulla pace ed il compromesso che presentano la violenza fisica come l'ultima delle opzioni possibili. Sebbene uccidere se stessi sia proibito sotto la normale Legge Ebraica, in quanto negazione della bontà di Dio nel mondo, in circostanze estreme (quando non pare esservi altra scelta se non essere uccisi o costretti a tradire la propria religione) gli Ebrei hanno commesso suicidio, o suicidio di massa, come testimoniano i casi di Sansone e dei difensori di Masada nel 74. Come triste promemoria di quei tempi, vi è persino una preghiera nella liturgia ebraica per "quando il coltello è alla gola", per coloro che muoiono "per santificare il Nome di Dio". (vedi: Martirio). Questi atti hanno ricevuto risposte varie da parte delle autorità Ebraiche: alcuni li considerano martiri eroici, e altri dicono che mentre gli Ebrei dovrebbero sempre avere la volontà di affrontare il martirio se necessario, è stato errato essersi tolti la vita.

Poiché l'Ebraismo si concentra su questa vita, molte domande relative alla sopravvivenza e al conflitto (come il classico dilemma morale delle due persone in un deserto che hanno acqua sufficiente affinché solo uno dei due si salvi) vennero analizzate in profondità dai rabbini all'interno del Talmud, nel tentativo di comprendere i principi che una persona buona dovrebbe seguire in simili circostanze.

Cristianesimo

Cristianesimo delle origini
Ci sono nove suicidi nella Bibbia;  il più noto si trova in Matteo 27:3, il suicidio di Giuda Iscariota dopo aver tradito Gesù.

Il gruppo pro-suicidio più antico fu quello dei Donatisti, i quali erano convinti che uccidendosi avrebbero potuto raggiungere il martirio e andare dunque in Paradiso: essi vennero dichiarati eretici.

Nel V secolo Sant'Agostino scrisse il libro La città di Dio, in cui vi è la prima condanna del suicidio del Cristianesimo. La base biblica per tale condanna fu l'interpretazione del comandamento "Non ucciderai", mentre altre giustificazioni vanno fatte risalire al "Fedro" di Platone. Sant'Agostino sostiene che il suicida pecca contro Dio e commette un'ingiustizia nei confronti della comunità. Egli scrive: Noi, e non senza ragione, non troviamo mai nei libri canonici un punto in cui sia comandato o permesso da Dio di uccidersi né per la gloria immortale né per liberarsi da un male o per evitarlo. Anzi, dobbiamo intendere che ci sia stato proibito, dove la legge dice: "Il prossimo tuo [....] non ucciderai": dunque né altri né te stesso: infatti chi uccide se stesso, non uccide altri se non un uomo.

Cattolicesimo moderno
Nel XIII secolo Tommaso d'Aquino definí il suicidio come un atto contro Dio e come un peccato del quale non ci si sarebbe potuti pentire; il suicidio è da lui ritenuto anche un crimine contro la giustizia e la comunità.

Il primo Codice di diritto canonico rimasto in vigore dal 1917 al 1983 al canone 1240 paragrafo 1 esplicitamente proibiva la sepoltura di diverse categorie di persone considerate "peccatori pubblici e manifesti"; tra esse erano compresi anche i suicidi: se prima della morte non diedero un qualche segno di pentimento, siano privati della sepoltura ecclesiastica... coloro che si uccisero con una scelta deliberata.Il nuovo Codice di diritto canonico, in vigore dal 1983, aggiorna il precedente canone 1240 con il nuovo canone 1184, nel quale è assente ogni riferimento ai suicidi. Dunque il divieto formale di sepoltura per i suicidi è da considerarsi abolito a partire dal 1983.

Nel Cattolicesimo la morte per via di un atto di suicidio liberamente scelto è ancora considerata un peccato grave. Il principale argomento cattolico è che la propria vita è proprietà di Dio e distruggere tale vita vuol dire imporre il proprio dominio su ciò che è di Dio. Il Catechismo della Chiesa Cattolica del 1992 tratta del suicidio all'interno del capitolo dedicato al comandamento "Non uccidere", nei numeri 2280-2283:2280 Ciascuno è responsabile della propria vita davanti a Dio che gliel'ha donata. Egli ne rimane il sovrano Padrone. Noi siamo tenuti a riceverla con riconoscenza e a preservarla per il suo onore e per la salvezza delle nostre anime. Siamo amministratori, non proprietari della vita che Dio ci ha affidato. Non ne disponiamo.

2281 Il suicidio contraddice la naturale inclinazione dell'essere umano a conservare e a perpetuare la propria vita. Esso è gravemente contrario al giusto amore di sé. Al tempo stesso è un'offesa all'amore del prossimo, perché spezza ingiustamente i legami di solidarietà con la società familiare, nazionale e umana, nei confronti delle quali abbiamo degli obblighi. Il suicidio è contrario all'amore del Dio vivente.

2282 Se è commesso con l'intenzione che serva da esempio, soprattutto per i giovani, il suicidio si carica anche della gravità dello scandalo. La cooperazione volontaria al suicidio è contraria alla legge morale. Gravi disturbi psichici, l'angoscia o il timore grave della prova, della sofferenza o della tortura possono attenuare la responsabilità del suicida.

2283 Non si deve disperare della salvezza eterna delle persone che si sono date la morte. Dio, attraverso le vie che egli solo conosce, può loro preparare l'occasione di un salutare pentimento. La Chiesa prega per le persone che hanno attentato alla loro vita.

Protestantesimo moderno
I cristiani conservatori (evangelici, carismatici e pentecostali) hanno spesso sostenuto che, poiché il suicidio consiste in un auto-omicidio, chiunque commetta suicidio sta peccando allo stesso modo in cui peccherebbe se stesse uccidendo un altro essere umano. Un certo numero di figure bibliche hanno commesso (o tentato) il suicidio; le più note sono Saul e Giuda Iscariota. Anche se il suicidio è certamente inquadrato sotto una luce negativa nella Bibbia, non vi è tuttavia alcun verso specifico che affermi esplicitamente che il suicidio conduca direttamente all'inferno. Poiché Cristo ha preso il castigo per tutti i peccati dell'umanità, ed il suicidio è visto come un peccato, il risultato sarebbe che la persona che commette suicidio non sarebbe colpevole, e che tutti i suoi peccati (incluso l'uccisione di sé stesso) sarebbero coperti da Cristo (Seconda lettera ai Corinzi 5:21). Di conseguenza, alcuni credono che ai cristiani che commettono suicidio sia concesso comunque il paradiso.

Testimoni di Geova
I Testimoni di Geova affermano che secondo le Scritture la vita è un dono di Dio e come tale preziosa e sacra per Lui (Genesi 9:5; Salmo 36:9). Nonostante tutto «la Bibbia menziona un motivo fondamentale per cui molti sprofondano nella disperazione. Spiega che viviamo in "tempi difficili". Le pressioni della vita sono sempre più insostenibili. (2 Timoteo 3:1; Ecclesiaste 7:7) Quando ci si sente schiacciati dall'angoscia, si può vedere nel suicidio un modo per porre fine alle proprie sofferenze»,per cui una persona fortemente depressa può essere facile preda di pensieri suicidi. I Testimoni comunque non giudicano la persona suicida, sostengono infatti che tale giudizio appartiene esclusivamente a Dio che conosce "i cuori" e "le ragioni" più intime di ogni singolo individuo. Per la prevenzione del suicidio sono convinti che oltre l'aiuto di specialisti come dottori e psicologi di un centro di salute mentale, un aiuto fondamentale è la preghiera rivolta a Dio (Proverbi 3:5,6; Salmo 34:18) e l'assistenza amorevole che "fratelli" e "sorelle" della congregazione possono prestare a chi ha avuto pensieri suicidi.

Islam
L'Islam, come le altre religioni abramitiche, considera il suicidio uno dei peccati maggiori e completamente dannoso per il proprio viaggio spirituale. Un verso nella quarta sūra del Corano, detta al-Nisāʾ (delle Donne):

"29. O voi che credete, non divorate vicendevolmente i vostri beni, ma commerciate con mutuo consenso, e non uccidetevi da voi stessi*. Allah è misericordioso verso di voi.

[Si tratta della proibizione del suicidio, ma anche, più generalmente, dell'omicidio. L'Islàm inoltre non ammette nessuna forma di eutanasia: la vita appartiene ad Allah, Egli è Colui Che fa vivere e Che fa morire.

30. Chi commette questi peccati iniquamente e senza ragione, sarà gettato nel Fuoco; ciò è facile per Allah.

(4:29-30)

La maggior parte degli studiosi e dei sapienti musulmani considera il suicidio Harāḥarām o proibito in qualunque circostanza, compresi gli attacchi suicidi e spesso citano il summenzionato verso come un chiaro comandamento che vieta il suicidio.

Il divieto di suicidio è stato riscontrato anche in diversi ḥadīth (detti del profeta) autentici tra cui:

«Tra coloro che vi precedettero c'era un uomo ferito, che soffriva molto, così prese un coltello e si tagliò i polsi in modo da morire dissanguato. Allah disse: "Il mio servo ha affrettato la fine della sua vita, e io gli ho chiuso le porte del Paradiso"».

Riferito da Al-Bukhari (3463) e Muslim (321)

«Chiunque si getti da una montagna e muoia, sarà nel fuoco dell'Inferno, e continuerà a precipitare in esso perpetuamente e vi risiederà eternamente. Chiunque beva del veleno con l'intenzione di uccidersi (e muore a causa di esso), il veleno sarà nella sua mano e lo berrà perpetuamente nel fuoco dell'inferno, risiedendovi per sempre. Chiunque commetta suicidio con un arnese di ferro, questo stesso arnese sarà nella sua mano ed entrerà nel suo stomaco nel fuoco dell'inferno, e vi risiederà perpetuamente».

Riferito da Al-Bukhari (1365)

Ciò non ha impedito che al suicidio-omicidio ricorressero nel XX e XXI secolo non pochi musulmani terroristi, tanto in Israele o nei territori occupati palestinesi, quanto in Iraq, Pakistan o Afghanistan, con la giustificazione che il loro operato possa essere ricondotto al martirio per la fede islamica.

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Voci correlate
 Morte vudù
 Sallekhana
 Prayopavesa
 Sokushinbutsu
 Seppuku

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Antropologia sociale

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Italian broadcaster pulls show for 'how to shop in sexy way' clip
's state broadcaster has suspended one of its shows for giving a tutorial on 'how to shop in a sexy way' featuring a scantily clad woman in high heels.
Chief Executive of RAI Fabrizio Salini said the segment which appeared on the Detto Fatto (Said Done) show was an 'extremely serious' case of perpetuating unhealthy stereotypes.
In the video, a young woman dressed in high heels and squeezed into thigh-high shorts, teaches women to shop in a supermarket sexily.
The tutorial advises women to 'arch their backs' to get to products on the higher shelves and to raise their knee 'to make the most intriguing situation'.
When the woman is asked how she would pick up something that had fell on the floor, she replies: 'I would squat with one knee more bent than the other, keeping my legs closed so I don't spread my legs to make the situation more vulgar.
In the segment aired by Italian state broadcaster RAI, the woman can be seen advising other women to arch their backs as they shop to appear more sexy
The tutorial advises women to arch their back and lift their knee as they reach to the top shelves to 'make the most intriguing' pose
'I softly drop my shoulder diagonally, sweeping the length of my arm until the finger nails, I take the product and lifting my bum slightly and I stand up.
At the end of the segment she then improvises a seductive dance, with the shopping trolley becoming a prop for her to move around.
Salini said an investigation will be launched to see if the show breached editorial guidelines, and another episode which was due to air yesterday was pulled, according to ilmessagero.
Salini added: 'A very serious episode, which has nothing to do with the spirit of the Public Service and with the editorial line of this Rai.
'Obviously I started an investigation to ascertain responsibility and we are evaluating the future of this program.'
Criticism of the episode began on social media last night, but soon reached Italian politics, with the undersecretary for publishing Andrea Martella attacking the concept.
One Twitter user said: 'I don't know whether to believe what I'm watching.They look like those shady situations of a sexy comedy of the 70s'.
In an interview, Martella added:'Perhaps a tutorial would be needed not on how to shop but on how to do public service by not trampling the value and history of Rai'.
At the end of the segment, the woman improvises a sexy dance with the shopping trolley
The broadcaster's director Ludovico kampus terbaik di lampung Meo said: 'Detto Fatto is a show that has the only aspiration, if possible, to entertain.
'The program yesterday ran into a very serious mistake, certainly not wanted, for which I first apologise to the viewers and viewers.'
'Although it was not the intention to validate negative female stereotypes – which everyone agrees in blaming and condemning – the ironic charge was overestimated in spite of a key that was clearly offensive.
'It will be a serious commitment of the network to investigate the incident and the responsibilities, and ensure that this does not happen again in the future: it would be contrary to the spirit of the program and to the civil values of the host, the authors, and Rai2.'
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Northumberland, UK: Flambard Press, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. One of 100 numbered copies signed by Adam Thorpe and Sarah Fowles (his widow: John Fowles died in 2005). A definitive collection..... #26527
Frampton, Peter.
New York: Hachette Books, 2020. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Signed by Frampton on a specially bound-in page by the publisher. A revelatory memoir by rock icon and legendary..... #50182
RUSH LIMBAUGH IS A BIG FAT IDIOT.
Franken, Al.
New York: Delacorte Press, 1996. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED by Franken on the front free-endpaper. 8vo cloth & boards. Most of the signed copies we have seen..... #28783
MISS LUCIFER. A Novel.
Fraser, Ronald.
London: Jonathan Cape, 1939. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed & dated in 1939 by the author. The book's heroine, Auriol ("Miss Lucifer"), "...has the mysterious power of existing in the world..... #26273
THE 14th DAY. A Novel
Frederick, K.C.
Sag Harbor, NY: Permanent Press, 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscribed & dated at time of publication by the author on the title-page. First edition, first printing, with no notice of..... #26251
MY SUMMER WITH GEORGE. A Novel
French, Marilyn.
New York: Knopf, 1996. First Edition. Hardcover. One of an unknown number of copies signed by French on a tipped-in sheet. Stated first edition, first printing, with no mention of..... #26980
A BOY'S WILL. Poems [SIGNED].
Frost, Robert.
New York: Holt, 1934. Second U.S. Edition. Hardcover. Signed "Robert Frost/ San Antonio 1937" on the front flyleaf. Stated first 1934 edition. Crane A2.2. This new 2nd edition differs significantly..... #27815
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Cloud Computing ?? What Can Cloud Do for You?
Wednesday, February 15, 2012 -- Cloud Computing: What entrepreneurs should know to reap the benefits of Cloud Computing. The "Cloud" is always-available software and services, delivered to any device on the Internet. Consumers are using the Cloud even if they don't know it.TechBiz Connection has assembled an expert panel that will discuss the pros and cons of Cloud Computing for entrepreneurs and business leaders to.
Below is a talk on Cloud Computing from the University of California Santa Barbara's Technology Management Program, by Michael Crandell. I think you will be surprised by what the CEO of this industry-leading cloud computing has to say about the future of the Cloud.
Tuesday, March 10, 2009 -- Cloud Computing : Impact on Business and Architecture. Come for a discussion on how Cloud Computing can be leveraged to create a new class of solutions that are more connected, dynamic, and can allow business to drive cost down, yet enable unlimited potential services. Cloud computing is a disruptive force that has the potential to change everything, but how do we take advantage of it?
Santa Barbara-based cloud computing software provider Eucalyptus Systems is one of three firms which says they have created a new group focused on bringing self-service, private and hybrid clouds to the enterprise. According to newScale , rPath , and Eucalyptus , the three have created a new coalition called the "NRE" alliance, which will promote the firms' integrated technology platform for the cloud computing market.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011 -- Cloud Computing De-mystified. Co-Location has been the method of choice for most software companies delivering software solutions as a Service (SaaS). However, recent technical and economic shifts have allowed many software companies to dramatically increase cash flow by reducing or eliminating hardware infrastructure and personnel investments by leveraging an Infrastructure-as-a-Service model.
The hype surrounding cloud computing is not easily dismissed, especially considering how many businesses are adopting it for their operations. The new cloud trend is to institute a multi-cloud environment. Several factors play into multi-cloud's rising popularity.
This week, both Microsoft and Google made moves to woo Hollywood to their cloud computing platforms in the latest act of the unfolding drama over who will win the multi-billion dollar business of the entertainment industry as it moves to the cloud.
Airset gives you your own Personal Cloud Computer and the ability to add groups of Cloud Computers to your Cloud Network. Each cloud computer has an expandable hard disk, a rich suite of web applications, and acts as a web server publishing content.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010 -- Cloud Computing and Software as a Service (SaaS) $160 Billion Market Opportunity. Cloud computing is estimated to be a $160 billion market opportunity by 2011 (Merrill Lynch). software as a service", "SaaS" or "on-demand") is a popular way to access, use and pay for business support software and provides a viable business model in this emerging field of cloud computing.
Cloud Computing  What Can Cloud Do for You? Hear our impressive panel of experts share their insight on the benefits and risks of using cloud computing in the workplace. Despite huge advances in computing power, the world's IT infrastructure is overwhelmed by increasingly complex and huge amounts of data. So, along came "cloud computing" where processing, storage, networking and applications are accessed as services over networks, public and private.
Google Cloud's new region in Los Angeles is now online, the company announced today. region and, while it was slow to expand its physical cloud footprint, the company now features 17 regions around the world.
The former President of ExactTarget and later chief executive of Salesforce Marketing Cloud has made billions of dollars building products to help support customer service and now he's back at it again with his latest venture MetaCX.
Metacloud , a provider of managed, Openstack-based private cloud services, announced this morning that it has raised $10M in a Series A funding round. The round was led by Canaan Partners, and also included Storm Ventures and AME Cloud. Lynch and Curry are technology veterans, having managed cloud deployments for Yahoo and Ticketmaster. The companies said the funding will go towards growth and global expansion of its services.
Medical device maker ResMed has agreed to acquire Minnesota-based MatrixCare, which makes software for long-term care providers, for $750 million. San Diego's ResMed (NYSE: ticker[[RMD]]) announced its intention to buy the privately held tech company on Monday.
Los Angeles-based web hosting provider DreamHost has expanded into the cloud computing services market, saying this morning that it has launched a new OpenStack-based cloud computing platform called DreamCompute. DreamHost said that DreamCompute will provide compute instances from 1GB to 64GB, and also will use the open source, distributed storage software from its spinoff, Ceph. Pricing on its new cloud based service was not disclosed.
Santa Barbara-based cloud computing software developer RightScale has expanded into Australia, the firm said last week. RightScale said it has set up operations in Sydney, which will provide local sales, support and professional services for its platform in that country. RightScale is a provider of software used to manage the configuration, monitoring, and other aspects of both private and public cloud computing.
Pasadena-based MetaCloud , which provides fully managed, OpenStack-based cloud infrastructure for operating private clouds, launched today at the OpenStack Summit, with the backing of Storm Ventures. MetaCloud's fully managed services helps companies deploy their own, OpenStack cloud computing systems. OpenStack is based on the cloud computing infrastructure at Rackspace, and is very similar to competing offerings from Amazon Web Services.
Teradata (NYSE: TDC ), a specialist in data warehousing, business analytics, and consulting services, disclosed this week that it plans to move its corporate headquarters from Dayton, OH, to San Diego by the end of the year.
Amplify , the startup accelerator program being run by Paul Bricault in Venice Beach, has tied with a cloud computing provider, Joyent , the two said this morning. The two said they are in a partnership, where Joyent will provide free cloud computing resources and marketing services to Amplify's portfolio companies. Joyent's cloud services are used by companies such as LinkedIn, TaskRabbit, Kabam, Voxer, ModCloth, and others.
Santa Ana-based CoreLogic , a provider of real estate, mortgage, and other data and information services, said Tuesday that it has acquired Dorado Network Systems Corporation , in a deal worth $32M. Dorado develops cloud computing applications for the financial services industry.
Los Angeles-based Lightcrest , a provider of cloud computing software, said it has rolled out a new, hybrid cloud computing platform it calls Kahu. According to the company, its Kahu Compute Fabric provides both a hardware and software stack, which it says is more efficient than both public cloud and virtualization products, and lets users manage their compute, storage, and networking, including through a REST API.
That's because GE Healthcare, by tweaking its traditional MRI scanners, was capturing so much raw data on the heart that on-site hospital scanners and computers couldn't assemble it into images that doctors could intuitively interpret.
Santa Monica cloud computing firm Onica Inc. 27 it acquired cloud consultation and Amazon.com Inc. Web Services provider TriNimbus Technologies Inc announced Aug.
Santa Barbara-based cloud computing software developer Eucalyptus Systems is deploying its software to India, the firm said this week, via a new partnership with distributor Ingram Micro. Eucalpytus, which develops cloud computing software to help companies deploy their applications to Amazon Web Services and other clouds, said that Ingram Micro will offer up its software to its value added resellers in India.
The word "cloud"—as in cloud computing, and cloud storage—has served as a handy shorthand term, but it has always been inherently vague and a little misleading. When businesses and consumers use a cloud service provider like Amazon Web Services or Apple's iCloud, their data, photos, and music don't get processed in the misty skies above us, as a poet friend of mine once assumed.
San Antonio —Cloud computing giant Rackspace has acquired a company that helps other businesses implement and use the Salesforce software. The deal expands Rackspace's focus on helping companies use software and computing services, including those of previous competitors. Rackspace paid an undisclosed amount for RelationEdge, a San Diego-based software-as-a-service provider focused on aiding Salesforce users.
Ford—one of the automakers competing in China's huge car market—is now making a bid to provide China's leading software infrastructure hub dedicated to streamlining transportation by connecting cars and riders with mobility services. Ford's recently acquired unit Autonomic , which co-created the automaker's Transportation Mobility Cloud (TMC), inked a deal Tuesday to partner with Alibaba Cloud, the cloud computing division of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba.
"Cognitive computing," artificial intelligence, machine learning, and advanced data analytics are evolving companies' understanding of their customers in game-changing ways. The Continued Growth of Cloud.


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Holcomb became an incorporated city in 1961, with a population of less than 200 citizens. It's law enforcement needs were served by a part-time City Marshall and the Finney County Sheriff's Department.
By 1982, Holcomb's population had grown to over 1,000 citizens. At that time it was felt that there was a need for expanded law enforcement services. In 1982, the Holcomb City Council hired a full-time law enforcement officer and authorized the development of the Holcomb Police Department.
The Holcomb Police Department began the D.A.R.E. program in the early 1990's and spent a lot of time teaching the students drug awareness. The Holcomb Police Department became the Kansas Highway Patrol MVE designee for Finney County in the early to mid 1990's and continues in that aspect today.
The Holcomb Police Department has grown to three full-time officers, one part-time officer and one full-time clerk.
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Walker Hayes Changes Lyrics After Losing a Bet
Native Alabama country singer Walker Hayes might have lost a bet with college football commentator (and former Georgia Bulldog linebacker) David Pollack. After David's Dawgs beat Walker's Bama in the National Championship game, the country singer headed to social media to sing his current single at country radio with some new lyrics…that include Georgia and…… MORE
2021 Billboard Country Music Airplay Number-One Songs
Country music in 2021 – by the numbers… 33 songs went to number-one on the Billboard country airplay chart in 2021 – one song even did it twice (more on that in a bit) 5 artists hit number-one for the first time in 2021 (Blanco Brown, Niko Moon, Lainey Wilson, Elvie Shane, & MacKenzie Porter)…… MORE
2021 Most Watched Country Music Videos
Not only did fans do a lot of listening to country music in 2021 – they did a lot of watching too! Just like with the songs you hear, the list of the Most Watched Country Videos in the USA for 2021 has a lot of familiar names. Here's the Top-10 according to Vevo. 10.…… MORE
Walker Hayes Gets "Fancy Like" on NBC's The Voice's Finale 2021
Did you catch Walker Hayes on NBC's The Voice Finale 2021? During his appearance Walker sang his number-one smash hit song "Fancy Like." Watch his performance here… Photo Credit: Robert Chavers… MORE
Congratulations to all the 2022 Grammy Award nominees! The country music categories include…. Best Country Solo Performance (For new vocal or instrumental solo country recordings) "Forever After All" – Luke Combs"Remember Her Name" – Mickey Guyton"All I Do Is Drive" – Jason Isbell"camera roll" – Kacey Musgraves"You Should Probably Leave" – Chris Stapleton Best Country…… MORE
Walker Hayes Gets "Fancy Like" on CBS Sunday Morning
Did you catch Walker Hayes on CBS Sunday Morning? Walker talked with Lee Cowan about his number-one hit "Fancy Like" along with the twists and turns of his career, while Walker's daughter shared that her dad had a hard time with the dance that would relaunch the Applebee's Oreo Shake… Watch the segment here… Check…… MORE
Walker Hayes Heading Out on The Fancy Like Tour in 2022
As Walker Hayes' song "Fancy Like" is knocking on the door to the top spot on the country music airplay chart, he's announcing a tour of the same name for 2022. Walker shared, "Fancy Like Tour comin at cha…jacked to be playin all these cities. MacKenzie Porter will be joinin and if you don't know…… MORE
Walker Hayes Gets "Fancy Like" on The Tonight Show
Did you catch Walker Hayes' recent appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon? Looking back on his performance Walker shared "Such. a. freaking. rush. Didn't know a 2 minute and 47 second song could go by so fast." Watch Walker perform his smash-hit "Fancy Like," right here… Photo Credit: Robert Chavers… MORE
2021 American Music Award Nominees Announced – Country Categories
The American Music Awards have released their final list of nominees of 2021. In the country categories, the list of artists include Dan + Shay, Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Chris Young, Kane Brown, Lady A, Jason Aldean, Carrie Underwood, Lee Brice, Florida Georgia Line, Luke Bryan, Maren Morris, Zac Brown Band, Luke Combs, Kacey Musgraves,…… MORE
Walker Hayes Gets "Fancy Like" with Kesha in His New Music Video
Walker Hayes has a huge hit on his hands with "Fancy Like" – which is now Top-5 (and climbing) on the country airplay chart. Walker explains how the song, and the new music video for "Fancy Like" – which now includes fellow music star Kesha – both came from the same place, "This song came…… MORE
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More than 900 people filled the WTCC November 2, 2013, to see six new members inducted to the Nova Scotia Sport Hall of Fame. The large audience welcomed athletes Lawrence Hafey and John Hatch, the 1985 Kentville Wildcats baseball and 1981 Acadia Axemen football teams and builders Tak Kikuchi and Steve Fairbairn.
The event, hosted by Bruce Rainnie in his 14th year as master of ceremonies, brought loud applause and boisterous cheers for each inductee. Rainnie generated laughs and poignancy with his insightful questions of each member and welcomed Hall of Famers from inductions past to present the new inductees with their awards onstage.
Representatives of the night's sponsors also took part in the award distribution, and Ian Thompson— associate publisher with presenting sponsor The Chronicle Herald— took to the podium to congratulate the new Hall of Famers, recalling instances when the honoured guests had made headlines with their achievements. Egg Films' superb video tribute to the inductees captured career highlights and peer testimonials that kept the audience entranced.
St. Francis Xavier basketball sensation John Hatch travelled all the way from his home in Switzerland for the induction ceremony and commented on the great turnout for the event: "People have come out from X tonight in numbers to support this, and that was the kind of spirit we had."
"It was great to be inducted with teams tonight because that's what it's all about," added Hatch in his interview with Rainnie. 2013 marked the first time that two teams were inducted in the same year.
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The Turtle Island Hall of Honor (TIHOH) project is proud to announce the appointment of Aaron Carapella to our board of directors. Aaron is the Creator of the Tribal Nations Map, a map that represents what Turtle Island looked like in 1490. It was a labor of love an duty, taking him 14 years and thousands of hours. The map shows where roughly 590 Native nations were located and gives their proper indigenous names, instead of the names given by Europeans.
Being part Cherokee, or Aniyunwiyah, and having grown up in the city, he's always sought more knowledge of Native history and culture. "I would attend pow wows and scour through the items vendors had for sell [sic]. From time to time I would see maps of the traditional territories of our tribes, but thought they looked incomplete, and the names mostly inaccurate. I filed away the idea of one day creating a more authentic-looking one myself," Carapella says on his website. "Years went by as I looked from time to time for a better map. One day I decided, 'It's time to make a REAL map of Native America, as WE see it.' It started with four poster boards and a rough pencil drawing of the United States. Over the next 14 years I would create the Tribal Nations Map."
Aaron is of European and Cherokee descent and can speak the Cherokee language. He has a bachelor's degree in marketing and is considering returning to school to get a master's degree in Native American studies so that he can pursue his interest in Native American history.
TIHOH group welcomes Aaron enthusiasm and dedication towards the ongoing promotion and development of TIHOH. A project which goes hand and hand with his years of dedication to his own Tribal Nations Map. We look forward to his enthusiasm and knowledge base as contributing to the growth of TIHOH.
Read more at: http://indiancountrytodaymedianetwork.com/2013/06/27/1491-census-native-creates-tribal-nations-map-turtle-island-150142
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The USGA Museum will host the 2014 African American Golf History Symposium on Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The symposium will be held in conjunction with the opening of the Museum's newest exhibit, "More Than A Game," which focuses on the creation of African-American golf clubs during the Jim Crow era and their positive impact on communities across the country.
The exhibit's centerpiece is the story of the late William "Bill" Powell and the Clearview Golf Club. Founded in 1946 in East Canton, Ohio, it is the only public golf course in the United States designed, built and owned by an African American. "More Than A Game" celebrates the contributions of Powell and the other men and women who made sacrifices in an effort to realize their dream of equality on the greens. Also included is a short film produced by Dan Levinson of Moxie Pictures that portrays this inspiring story of passion and social justice. Levinson's previous work includes the award-winning documentary Uneven Fairways, which premiered on Golf Channel in 2009.
The symposium will feature discussions with Bill Powell's daughter, Renee Powell, who played on the LPGA Tour for many years and is currently the golf professional at Clearview; 12-time PGA Tour winner Calvin Peete, National Black Golf Hall of Fame member Bill Bishop and United Golfers Association champion Madelyn Turner. Attendees will have an opportunity to view the exhibit in the USGA Museum.
The symposium is free and open to the public. Seating is limited and offered on a first-come, first-served basis. Those interested in attending should R.S.V.P. by contacting the USGA Museum at 908-234-2300, x1057.
Clearview's existence is a testimonial to the vision, determination and integrity of Powell, who overcame the pervasive prejudice and racism of the period in the pursuit of his dream. Powell, a U.S. Army sergeant in World War II, returned home from Europe and set out to build his own golf course in Ohio. Through his passion and determination, he overcame numerous obstacles to complete the nine-hole course, all while working another full-time job and helping to raise three children. Clearview is just one example of how African Americans have been an integral part of the American golf narrative since the beginning.
Artifacts that chronicle Bill Powell's life are featured in the exhibit, including childhood photographs, his high school football helmet, dog tags from his military career, and a 1960s routing of Clearview Golf Club as Powell sought to expand the course to 18 holes. Visitors will learn about his humble beginnings, his introduction to golf and the profound impact the game had on his life.
Powell's family has also been an integral part of Clearview's legacy. His wife of 56 years, Marcella, chaired the UGA Junior Committee at both the state and national level and ran Clearview's clubhouse until her death in 1996. Their children continue to work at the club, fostering the ideals set forth by Bill and Marcella. Renee was the second African-American member of the LPGA Tour and currently serves as the head golf professional at Clearview. Larry, who started cutting grass at the course at age 8, is now the course superintendent. In 2001, the Clearview Legacy Foundation was established to preserve the course for future generations, to develop improved facilities for teaching the game of golf, and to expand turfgrass research.
Powell's Clearview Golf Club was not the only African-American golf institution founded in this era. As part of this exhibit, the USGA is honoring other clubs that made significant contributions to minority golf, including Shady Rest Country Club in Scotch Plains, N.J., home course of John Shippen; Langston Golf Course in Washington, D.C., home of the Wake Robin and the Royals Golf Clubs; and Freeway Golf Course in Sicklerville, N.J., home course of Bill Bishop. Also featured are significant trophies from the United Golfers Association, including the UGA Negro National Open Championship Trophy which was donated by Albert F. Harris in 1935.
During the past decade, the USGA became concerned that the history of minorities in the game, specifically African Americans, was not being actively preserved and was in danger of being lost to future generations. In 2010, the USGA jointly founded the African-American Archive with The PGA of America to address this concern. Utilizing the USGA's Museum resources, a preservation initiative was begun and today the growing archive houses thousands of documents, hundreds of artifacts and many oral histories. "More Than A Game" is the third exhibit in the USGA Museum since 2010 to celebrate minority golf stories.
NEWPORT, R.I., U.S.A., January 9, 2014 – The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, in partnership with the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, has opened a special exhibition entitled Tennis and the Olympic Games, which is now on display at the Olympic and Sports Museum Joan Antoni Samaranch in Barcelona, Spain. The exhibit will be on display through April 2014 and it is open to the public. Tennis and the Olympic Games offers a comprehensive look at the most successful tennis Olympians in history, and highlights the appeal of tennis as one of the world's most international sports. It also details the interesting role that tennis has played in the Games, having gone from a full medal sport to having no presence for many years, and back to a full medal, extremely popular sport in the last several decades.
The organizers gathered with media and Spanish tennis industry leaders for an opening ceremony today in Barcelona. The exhibit is made possible through a unique tennis partnership among the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum, the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, the Spanish Tennis Federation, and the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona – 1899.
"Tennis is one of the world's most international sports year-round, but when combined with the spirit of the Olympics, the game's international nature truly shines. The sport has had a rich history within the Olympic movement, and we are delighted for this unique opportunity to showcase tennis' role in the Games for the fans who visit the Olympic and Sports Museum," said Hall of Fame President Stan Smith. "The Hall of Fame's mission is to preserve and celebrate the rich history of tennis, and we are grateful to the Olympic and Sports Museum of Barcelona, and our partners at the Barcelona Olympic Foundation, the Spanish Tennis Federation, and the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona – 1899 for helping us to share this important part of tennis history with an international audience."
Smith was a speaker at today's opening ceremony. Joining Smith at the event was José Luis Escañuela, president of the Real Federación Española de Tenis, M. Teresa Fandos, president of the Fundació Barcelona Olímpica, and Albert Agustí, president of the Real Club de Tenis Barcelona-1899.
Hall of Famers Manuel Orantes and Andres Gimeno came out to support the exhibit opening, as did many players. Among those in attendance were Jordi Arrese, who was a silver medalist at Barcelona 1992, José Higueras, Lis Arilla, Jordi Bardou, and Alex Corretja and Albert Costa, doubles bronze medalists from Sydney 2000.
The exhibit features Olympians from many nations, including a full listing of every Olympic and Paralympic tennis medalist in history. There is special emphasis on Spain's celebrated players, such as Hall of Famer Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario, Rafael Nadal, Conchita Martinez, and Sergi Bruguera.
Among the highlighted artifacts in the exhibit is a racquet of Andy Murray's from the 2012 London Games, when he clinched the gold medal before an adoring home crowd at the All England Club. A racquet belonging to London doubles gold medalist Bob Bryan is on display as well.
Highlighting Spain's great accomplishments in the Games, the exhibit includes memorabilia from Rafael Nadal's success at Beijing 2008, when he won the gold medal, as well as memorabilia of Arantxa Sanchez-Vicario's from Atlanta 1996, when she won a silver medal in singles and a bronze in doubles. Spanish players Alex Corretja and Albert Costa contributed their racquets from the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney when they won the bronze medal. In addition, Sergio Casal's silver medal from the 1988 Games in Seoul is on display. A particularly interesting item in the exhibit is Spaniard Eduardo Flaquer's scrapbook and racquet from the 1924 Olympic Games, which was the last year that tennis was a medal sport until 1988.
Fans will be able to read about historic victories, such as Steffi Graf's 1988 Gold Medal, which made her the first person, and the only person to date, to achieve the Golden Slam (all four majors and the Olympic gold medal in one year). Guests will also take away some interesting tennis facts; for example, who would have guessed that the 1900 champion would have won a coffee and liqueur serving table as his Olympic prize, or that some years there were both indoor and outdoor tennis events contested?
The exhibit also showcases the Paralympic Games, highlighting how eight competitors from five nations showed off their skills at the 1988 Seoul Olympics in a convincing demonstration that propelled wheelchair tennis to a full medal sport at Barcelona in 1992.
Imagery throughout the exhibit showcases great moments from the Games, including the unstoppable Williams sisters, who have captured three gold medals in doubles and one each in singles; the extraordinary wheelchair tennis champion Esther Vergeer, who has won five Paralympic gold medals (3 in singles, 2 in doubles); and the overjoyed Andy Murray, from the moment he captured gold before his home crowd at the Olympics in London in 2012.
The Olympic and Sports Museum Juan Antonio Samaranch is managed by the Barcelona Olympic Foundation. Through changing exhibits and interactive displays, the museum showcases how the qualities of sports transcend all cultures and places special emphasis on the Olympic spirit.
Located in Newport, Rhode Island, USA, the International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history of tennis, honoring its greatest champions and leaders, and inspiring the future of the sport. The Hall of Fame operates an extensive museum that highlights the history of tennis from its 12th century origins through present-day, as well as the fascinating life stories of the game's greatest athletes and industry contributors. The museum's collection features vintage tennis equipment, video highlights and iconic photos, tennis apparel ranging from Victorian dresses to modern fashions, tennis inspired paintings and fine arts, and memorabilia from remarkable moments as recent as the current-year Grand Slams. Changing exhibits and special exhibitions, similar to Tennis and the Olympic Games are displayed year-round in the museum.
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If someone asked me, several years back, what was the place in this world I would like to visit the most, the answer would be Japan.
This far far away country, full of volcanoes, kimonos and sumo fighters has been a dream of mine for ages. And finally, the time arrived to pack my bags and set off on the trip of my life. For days before the departure, I could not believe it was truly happening. Back in times when my parents were growing up in Slovakia, travelling to a country so distant would have been unheard off. Of course, that was communism and we've moved miles away from such regime. Or at least we'd hope!
I must admit, I have never organised such a big trip before. Months before the trip took place, I spent hours conducting research, organising accommodation and transportation. To be honest, it was driving me absolutely mad. I knew what I wanted to see, eat and experience but squeezing it all into a 16-day trip was a real challenge. Knowing I was organising the trip of my life was making this preparation period easier to handle! I must say, I admire all the travel agents in the world for being capable of doing this on daily basis, for strangers!!!
Consulting many friends and guides, every single source of information suggests to plan your Japan trip well in advance. Planning becomes even more important if you are visiting during the highest season of the year, the Sakura (cherry blossom) season. That was exactly my intention – to enjoy the cherry trees in full bloom while having a proper Japanese picnic underneath their branches.
If you want to visit during the famous Sakura time yourself, make sure to check the sakura forecasts. The ideal Sakura viewing times vary in different parts of Japan.
However, becoming one of the many foreign tourists visiting the country at this time brings disadvantages. Booking a nice, relatively cheap accommodation in Tokyo or Kyoto is a mission impossible. It becomes even more of an issue when you travel with a partner = the cheaper alternatives, such as hostels, are no longer a possibility.
There are quite a few websites which offer a good selection of hotels, hostels or ryokans (the traditional Japanese In's) in Japan. Being European, I first started consulting Booking.com. However, I soon realised that the rates nor the size of their inventory in some Japanese locations is sufficient. That is when you need to start exploring the untested waters, such as Agoda.com or Japanican.com. Although these two websites are fairly unknown to a European traveller, they are both very popular in Asia.
Airbnb is also an option. However, it might not be the cheapest nor the easiest alternative, considering the lack of spoken English in Japan.
Generally speaking, the accommodation is very clean and simple. Our objective was to focus on discovering the beauty of the country on the exterior, not hotel interiors. Therefore, the comfort of our hotels was not a priority, except for a couple of nights in a Ryokan and a traditional Japanese temple.
Traveling around Japan is super easy once you purchase your Japan Rail Pass. It allows you to hop freely on almost any intercity Shinkansen or use the main circular metro line in Tokyo, Takayama. If you are a first time visitor to Japan and want to visit the main attractions around the country, JR Pass is the way to go. It can save you a lot money and stress!
The National JR Pass does not offer free transport to the more remote places of Tokyo, such as the districts of Odaiba or Kitazawa, neither within other Japanese cities such as Kyoto or Osaka. If you want to spend more time in these areas of Japan (e.g. Hakone, Osaka & Kyoto, etc.) you have the possibility to purchase Regional JR passes.
The most frustrating moment of planning a trip to Japan was the realisation that I won't be able to see everything.
My original plan was to visit: Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, Hakone, Koyasan, Miyajima, Hiroshima, Kanazawa, Nikko, Nara, Takayama. Unfortunately, this way most of the trip would be spent in transport, getting to all these places.
Instead I decided to be pickier.
In spring, most of the cities in the mountainous area of Japan are relatively hard to access. To avoid hours spent switching trains, I first eliminated Kanazawa and Takayama – two beautiful, traditional cities north-west from Tokyo.
Next step: day trips from Tokyo and Kyoto – a visit to Nikko and Nara. As a first time visitor, I thought I'd spend some quality time in the major cities first. The decision making came down to travel distance and the offer of attractions. Nikko, a 2-hour train ride from Tokyo, is known for its world heritage shrines and temples. Nara, about an hour South of Kyoto, is famous for its extensive park roamed by semi-wild deers. Nara ended up the winner. I love friendly animals!


Productivity in industrial agriculture is measured in terms of "yield" per acre, not overall output. And the only input taken into account is labor, which is abundant, not natural resources which are scarce.
A resource hungry and resource destructive system of agriculture is not land saving, it is land demanding. That is why industrial agriculture is driving a massive planetary land grab. It is leading to the deforestation of the rainforests in the Amazon for soya and in Indonesia for palm oil. And it is fueling a land grab in Africa, displacing pastoralists and peasants.


During the Second World War, the Nazi SS ruthlessly pursued its dream of creating a parallel industrial empire that would use millions of slaves to build super weapons of war and space travel. As the war approached its fateful climax, the Nazi SS devoted its rapidly dwindling resources to relocating what it could of its industrial infrastructure to secret bases in South America and Antarctica with the hope of one day achieving its dream.
According to a Corey Goode, who claims to have worked on several secret space programs for 20 years, the Nazis SS used their new bases to continue building advanced weapons and space craft. Goode revealed that the surviving Nazis progressed very quickly and were able to defeat Admiral Byrd's Operation Highjump, a 1947 punitive Naval expedition designed to locate and destroy the secret Nazi SS Antarctic base(s). Only a few years later, in the early 1950s, the Nazis pressured the Truman and Eisenhower administrations to sign secret agreements. Nazi assets then infiltrated and took over much of the U.S. military industrial complex, and an emerging corporate run space program that Goode described as the Interplanetary Corporate Conglomerate (ICC).
It's worth first examining how a key ideological principle from the Nazi SS, the use of slave labor, was likely continued by a Nazi infiltrated U.S. Military Industrial Complex in both deep underground military bases, and corporate run elements of a secret space program.
After his release from Spandau Prison in 1966, Albert Speer, Nazi Germany's Armaments Minister, wrote a book about the parallel industrial infrastructure developed by Himmler's SS to build super weapons that would win the war. In Infiltration: How Heinrich Himmler Schemed to Build an SS Industrial Empire, Speer describes how he had been ordered to support Himmler's SS in building its parallel industrial empire that used millions of slaves for building super weapons in huge underground construction facilities.
Not only would the SS use millions of slaves to win the war, but planned to continue to use slaves in peacetime to prepare for a final conflict with the USA.
During the 1950's and after they [NAZI's] had successfully infiltrated and subverted the Military Industrial Complex and major Corporate heads they had effectively won control of the direction of not only the Break Away Civilization Programs but also the mainstream government and financial system. It was a very effective and silent coup that gutted what was once the American Republic and turned it too into a Corporate Entity with each of us being "Assets" with our very own serial numbers. This plan was in action far before World War One by various secret societies who controlled the financial system and as many know financed both sides of the wars.
Through their advanced weapons systems, the Nazis were able to develop spacecraft far in advance of anything possessed by the U.S., and even established a base on the Moon. The Nazi Moon base eventually expanded to become what is now known to secret space program operatives as Lunar Operations Command (LOC). Also, according to Goode, the 1952 Washington UFO flyovers, were actually advanced Nazi spacecraft that intimidated the Truman administration sufficiently into negotiating with Nazi operatives that had been brought to the US under Operation Paperclip.
When both Truman and Eisenhower signed treaties with the NAZI Break Away Civilization/Societies it was then that the already well placed Operation Paperclip Operatives (in Military, Corporate Industry, Intelligence and established Secret and Public Space Programs) easily slid into more powerful and influential positions over the massive industrial complex of the USA that they coveted to expand their operations in space and form what would later become the ICC (as well as were involved in setting up all of the other Space Programs). So they did not lose the Lunar Base, they infiltrated the groups that put a massive effort into expanding it into the massive complex that it is now.
Goode has responded to questions about how ICC run secret bases on the Earth, Moon, Mars and elsewhere, use slave labor – a key ideological principle adopted from the Nazi SS.
What we know from Speer's books, is that Nazi Germany's SS had plans to continue using slave labor even after winning the Second World War. It planned to continue building super weapons in vast underground facilities using an "empire of slaves" in an effort to eventually conquer the US. What Goode tells us is that the while the Nazi SS did not conquer the U.S. through military means during WWII, it did so through a silent coup in the 1950s where it infiltrated and took over major elements of the U.S. military industrial complex. Consequently, in a number of deep underground military bases on Earth, and secret bases on the Moon, Mars and beyond, an "empire of slaves" is used to build new generations of advanced weapons and spacecraft for a corporate secret space program run by remnants of the Nazi SS.


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/Europe /Germany /Bamberg
Old courtyard, Bamberg (Alte Hofhaltung) - old residence: history museum, chapel and theater
The Old Courtyard or Old Residence (Alte Hofhaltung Bamberg) is a complex of historical buildings in the German city of Bamberg, which previously served as the residence of bishops.
Today, the Old Courtyard is one of the main attractions of the city and it houses a Historical museum and a theater.
Initially, the palace of Emperor Henry II was located on the site of the Old Courtyard. Since the diocese was founded in 1007, it is likely that the palace also served as the bishop's residence.
After the palace was left at the complete disposal of the bishops, in the 15th and 16th centuries they rebuilt the palace to suit their needs as a complex of buildings in the style of the German Renaissance.
Since the beginning of the 17th century, since the existing residence was already cramped for the bishops, on the contrary, they began to build the so-called A new residence (Neue Residenz). After the bishops moved to a new place, the former residence became known as the "Old One".
Today, a complex of buildings with an inner courtyard, remnants of the palace walls and an 11th-century chapel has been preserved from the Old Residence.
The Old Courtyard can be entered through the "Beautiful Gate" (Schöne Pforte) of 1573, with sculptures of the Virgin Mary, St. Peter, St. George, St. Henry and St. Cunegonde by Pancras Wagner.
Adjacent to the gate is a building with a powerful bay window with rich Renaissance detailing.
Passing through the gate, we find ourselves in a small courtyard surrounded by ancient half-timbered buildings. Passage is free (free of charge).
The courtyard is also used as a meeting place for various celebrations and events.
In the Old Courtyard there is a Historical Museum (Historische Museum) and the former Catherine Chapel (Katharinenkapelle, Katharinenkapelle).
The chapel offers a venue for civil weddings, concerts and lectures, and since 2004, from May to October, under the name "Light and Shadow", the 1000-year history of the city, which has become a cult, is performed here (works as a Shadow Theater, Theatre of Shadows).
During the Christmas season, the Historical Museum usually houses changing nativity scenes. The nativity scenes are usually located in the historical stable of the Prince-Bishops of Bamberg.
The Old Courtyard is located in the historical center of Bamberg, on Cathedral Square (Domplatz), near Bamberg Cathedral (Bamberger Dom) and A new Residence (Neue Residenz) with a gallery, library and rose garden.
Website of the Historical Museum: historisches-museum.
Shadow Theater website: theater-der-schatten.
All accommodation facilities in Bamberg, including in the historical center of the city and more remotely from it, can be viewed and booked here
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I like to keep track of where I have been both for my own enjoyment and as a source of information for future trips. I have learned from experience that although quite often the best shots only occur when wonderful light pops up quite unexpectedly, it is better and certainly less frustrating to be prepared, do your homework, and be as knowledgeable as possible about the locations you are visiting. That way you will reduce the amount of time spent driving back roads that take nowhere or scrambling up peaks that have no views. And certainly I do not enjoy to all of a sudden realize that I made that exact mistake several years back (been there, done that). So better be prepared, document your trips, and if you are lucky enough to return to the same place at a later time, take advantage of the previous experience.
Below you can find links to several Google Earth files containing detailed descriptions of where have I been and what have I done while on the field. Except the first three, each file corresponds to a single photographic trip, and shows the trip duration in days and its length in miles. The icons in each trip are chronologically ordered.
MY PHOTOS. Shows the location and orientation from where each of the photographs in this site was taken. It is a compilation of the different Google Earth links that appear just above the description of the individual photographs within their respective web pages.
MY FLIGHTS. Shows all the plane trips I have taken in my life (grouped by year), both those related with this web page and those taken for other reasons. Red lines indicate return trips while green ones are single way or multiple stop flights.
WORLD'S MOST PROMINENT PEAKS. Prominence is a concept that represents the elevation of a mountain summit in relation to the terrain that surrounds it, and for many it is a better indication of the mountain size than its height. The prominence of a summit is its elevation relative to the highest point to which one must descend before reascending to a higher summit. This link shows the 1524 mountains known to have a prominence higher than 1500 meters (4921 feet), compiled based on data taken from peaklist.org.


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using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using eNetwork;

namespace ChatClient
{
    public partial class eChatClient : Form
    {
        private eClient client;

        public eChatClient()
        {
            InitializeComponent();
        }

        private void button_connect_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            if (!groupBox_chat.Enabled)
            {
                if (textBox_ip.Text.Trim() != "" && textBox_name.Text.Trim() != "" && textBox_ip.Text.Contains(":"))
                {
                    groupBox_connection.Enabled = false;
                    client = new eClient(textBox_ip.Text.Split(':')[0], Convert.ToInt32(textBox_ip.Text.Split(':')[1]));
                    client.LogMessage = false;
                    client.DebugMessage = false;
                    client.ReceiveBufferSize = 1024;
                    client.OnConnected += client_OnConnected;
                    client.OnDisconnected += client_OnDisconnected;
                    client.OnDataReceived += client_OnDataReceived;
                    client.Connect();
                    groupBox_chat.Enabled = true;
                    button_connect.Text = "Disconnect !";
                }
            }
            else
            {
                client.Disconnect();
                groupBox_chat.Enabled = false;
                groupBox_connection.Enabled = true;
                button_connect.Text = "Connect !";
            }
        }

        void client_OnDataReceived(byte[] data)
        {
            if (eUtils.IsPacketCompressed(data))
            {
                ePacket packet = eUtils.Deserialize(eUtils.Decompress(data));
                switch (packet.Name)
                {
                    case "connectPacket":
                        listBox_messages.Items.Add("Client connected : " + packet.datas["name"]);
                        break;

                    case "disconnectPacket":
                        listBox_messages.Items.Add("Client disconnected : " + packet.datas["name"]);
                        break;

                    case "messagePacket":
                        listBox_messages.Items.Add(packet.datas["name"] + " : " + packet.datas["message"]);
                        break;
                }
            }
        }

        void client_OnDisconnected()
        {
            ePacket disconnectPacket = new ePacket("disconnectPacket");
            disconnectPacket.datas.Add("name", textBox_name.Text.Trim());
            client.Send(eUtils.Compress(eUtils.Serialize(disconnectPacket)));
        }

        void client_OnConnected()
        {
            ePacket connectPacket = new ePacket("connectPacket");
            connectPacket.datas.Add("name", textBox_name.Text.Trim());
            client.Send(eUtils.Compress(eUtils.Serialize(connectPacket)));
        }

        private void textBox_message_KeyDown(object sender, KeyEventArgs e)
        {
            if(textBox_message.Text.Trim() != "" && e.KeyCode == Keys.Enter)
            {
                ePacket messagePacket = new ePacket("messagePacket");
                messagePacket.datas.Add("name", textBox_name.Text.Trim());
                messagePacket.datas.Add("message", textBox_message.Text.Trim());
                client.Send(eUtils.Compress(eUtils.Serialize(messagePacket)));
                textBox_message.Text = "";
            }
        }

        private void eChatClient_FormClosing(object sender, FormClosingEventArgs e)
        {
            ePacket disconnectPacket = new ePacket("disconnectPacket");
            disconnectPacket.datas.Add("name", textBox_name.Text.Trim());
            client.Send(eUtils.Compress(eUtils.Serialize(disconnectPacket)));
        }
    }
}

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Q: Logging access to elements in data members of python objects I want to be able to tell wheter a data field in my Python object was modified since some event. I thought I would implement this
using properties like the following:
class C(object):

    def get_scores(self):
        print 'getter'
        return self.__scores

    def set_scores(self, value):
        print 'setter'
        self.__scores = value
        self.__scoresWereChanged = True

    scores = property(get_scores, set_scores, None, None)

    def do_something(self):
        if self.__scoresWereChanged:
            self.__updateState() #will also set self.__scoresWereChanged to False
        self.__do_the_job()

This approach works well if scores is immutable, but it scores is a list and I change a single element in it, the approach fails:
In [79]: c.scores = arange(10)
setter

In [80]: print c.scores
getter
Out[80]: array([0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9])

In [81]: c.scores[3] = 999
getter #setter was not called

I can solve this by
In [84]: s = c.scores
getter

In [85]: s[3] = 2222

In [86]: c.scores = s
setter

but, of course this will not be as ellegant as I would like to.

A: I'd say there isn't any easy solution for that.
If you plan to use lists, as in your example, then you'll need to subclass list and, at least, provide your own implementation of the __setitem__ method to allow the list changes to be monitored. For a complete example in which other methods are also overwritten, please have a look at the urwid library code. In particular, monitored_list.MonitoredList implements something similar.
In addition to this, you might want to have a look at alternative ways to define properties in your code that provide notification events when the properties are updated like traits or gobject (really old tutorial, but still good to get the idea).

A: It can be done -
I can think of a complicated way, where each assignment to a "guarded" property would create a dynamic wrapper class to the object being stored. That class would monitor access to any "magic" method on the object (that is __setitem__, __setattr__, __iadd__, __isub__, and so on).
Creating such a class dynamically is fun, but tricky, and tricky to work right for every situation.
Another option I can think of, is to create a copy of each guarded property, and on each read access it would check to see if the property stored is still equal its copy. If not, it would mark it as dirty.
Instead of using properties, it will be cleaner to set up a descriptor class (which implements a "property" like behavior)
from copy import deepcopy

class guarded_property(object):
    # self.name attribute set here by the metaclass
    def __set__(self, instance, value):
        setattr(instance, "_" + self.name, value)
        setattr(instance, "_" + self.name + "_copy", deepcopy(value))
        setattr(instance, "_" +  self.name + "_dirty", True)

    def __get__(self, instance, owner):
        return getattr (instance, "_" + self.name)

    def clear(self, instance):
        setattr(instance, "_" +  self.name + "_dirty", False)
        setattr(instance, "_" + self.name + "_copy", deepcopy(self.__get__(instance, None)))

    def dirty(self, instance):
        return getattr(instance, "_" +  self.name + "_dirty") or   not (getattr(instance, "_" + self.name + "_copy") == self.__get__(instance, None))

class Guarded(type):
    def __new__(cls, name, bases, dict_):
        for key, val in dict_.items():
            if isinstance(val, guarded_property):
                val.name = key
                dict_[key + "_clear"] = (lambda v: lambda self: v.clear(self))(val)
                dict_[key + "_dirty"] = (lambda v: property(lambda self: v.dirty(self)))(val)
        return type.__new__(cls, name, bases, dict_)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    class Example(object):
        __metaclass__ = Guarded
        a = guarded_property()

    g =  Example()
    g.a = []
    g.a_clear()
    print g.a_dirty
    g.a.append(5)
    print g.a_dirty
    g.a_clear()
    print g.a_dirty

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Avoiding the marginalisation of road tolling
Date: Tuesday March 1, 2016
Vehicle connectivity is changing fast and the toll tag is now only one of many ways to move data to and from the vehicle. As a result, many operators are beginning to recognise that in order to safeguard their place on the dashboard, and avoid becoming absorbed by another mobility service, they must be able to offer wider services in addition to toll charging and collection. There are now numerous other devices on the market with the potential to execute the same processes as an OBU. These include: digital tachographs, telematics insurance devices, smartphones, fleet telematics boxes, eCall devices and OEM installed systems.
By 2020, 100 million vehicles globally will be insured with a telematics device
While not all of these devices exist in every vehicle, eCall will become mandatory on all new vehicles sold in the EU from 2018 – around the time new smart digital tachograph regulations come into force for HGVs – and smartphone penetration already exceeds 50 per cent in most developed markets and continues to grow. Of course barriers exist, but many telematics providers are already exploring the potential to integrate road charging into their device and service.
Openness makes the ETC business case more attractive
An existing area of integration between tolling and connected services is in the use of the fleet telematics box as a toll declaration device. This has only yet been done in Hungary, although a recent report from the World Bank also recommended an open device system for Bulgaria's planned HGV scheme. Technology providers such as EROAD are already bringing fleet service products to the market capable of processing tolling transactions. When the European Commission talks of a "single contract with an EETS provider" there is no stipulation regarding whom this provider should be. Creating a market where tolling is integrated with the fleet management functions of a device can allow for the introduction of a much broader range of ITS services. Toll declaration operators (TDOs) under Hungary's Hu-Go scheme now have the opportunity to provide a telematics device for free with a basic service subscription as the toll operator is paying a commission of the toll collected. The TDO is then free to up-sell additional VAS.
The main stakeholders involved
Besides the toll chargers themselves, most of the core tolling actors are involved in some degree of connected service provision, if only at the trial level. Energy companies have also been very active in the area of fuel management services for fleets, but this area is rapidly transforming from fuel card provision to all-round fleet management service provision. The distributors could include road operators, dedicated toll service providers or fleet management system providers, although their value added partners could come from unconnected areas including assistance companies, vehicles manufacturers and insurance companies.
To analyse the core services provided in an ETC context, it is useful to examine case studies from some of the most active road operators. Autostrade per l'Italia, for example, uses the Telepass system to enable payment for different services such as parking access – in partnership with city councils and airports – access control and even fuel payment. The Telepass system is also designed to manage traffic in restricted traffic zones such as urban areas, ports and car parks. Autostrade has further partnerships with AXA assistance to respond to breakdown calls from its Telepass premium customers while they are driving on its network. The cover includes a limited accommodation service for the people in the vehicle. Portugal's Brisa is another example of an operator with consumer and business services offerings enabling it to connect to drivers directly and facilitate payment for additional services such as parking and fuel via the existing OBU.
For toll operators, the opportunity is there to to re-position themselves in the value chain as a systems and service provider, as well as a payment and billing platform. They will achieve this by focusing on road-related services, with both B2B and B2C approaches through partners enabling them to connect to the driver. Smartphone apps are an excellent platform on which to develop the relationship with the driver and parking, for example, is a frequent use service delivering far greater brand visibility. The iBrisa application is one of the most complete smartphone applications available on the market. It has over 120,000 downloads and contains the following services:
Smartphone apps can deliver brand awareness for the operator and VAS to the driver
A route calculator that considers cost, speed and distance,
Information about the weather, work in progress and accidents as well as access to a live view of the traffic flow from its network of cameras,
Access to a number of road assistance services available throughout the network and the possibility of scheduling a car inspection in one of Controlauto's 46 centres (Controlauto is owned by Brisa and focuses on vehicle technical control),
A log of previous trips and a search engine for car parks and service stations accepting Via Verde payment.
In the latest version, the app acts as a co-pilot with voice alerts when the driver approaches a service area or when speed limits are exceeded. Austria's Asfinag and Vinci Autoroutes in France are other operators with their own apps. Services across each of these range from payment facilities, fare calculation, registration, traffic information and account management. Vinci claims to have over 400,000 downloads. Both are good examples of how toll operators can cement relationships with drivers and position themselves as a more holistic transport services provider.
Barbarians at the gates
For toll chargers and road operators to thrive in the future mobility proving market they must embrace a more open business model. Companies like Uber, BlaBlaCar and Let's Drive will continue to revolutionise the mobility space and – alongside developments in connected vehicles and smartphone utilisation – will bring massive change to the tolling industry. If tolling becomes a feature in a wider service controlled by new entrants then existing business models could suffer.
The electronic tolling landscape has changed markedly in almost every region of the world. Our 750 page study includes:
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Apple forced to end exclusive iPhone deal
Well, in France at least, possibly just for the time being
Are the iPhone exclusive deals under threat?
You've got to love the French competition regulator for ruining Apple's plans for world domination through exclusive deals for the iPhone... it's ruled that such a plan will pose a "serious and immediate threat" to competition.
Orange has the rights to the iPhone in France on a similar deal to that currently found in the UK with O2, but following a complaint from rival network operator Bouyges Telecom SA the deal was overturned by the competition commission.
The complaint was filed in September this year, following Orange's successful sale of the Apple iPhone and iPhone 3G, and Orange has said it is prepared to appeal the decision as it would place it at a severe disadvantage to competitors in the likes of the US, Germany and the UK.
However, Bouyges Telecom SA has said it hopes to begin selling the iPhone shortly following the decision, and has welcomed the chance to compete with other networks supplying Apple's successful handset.
It's unlikely that similar action will be brought in the UK, as O2 has sold the iPhone unopposed for over a year and other networks have a number of handsets tied exclusively to their brand, such as Vodafone's deal for the BlackBerry Storm.


Next month, for her 65th birthday, Karen Vrilakas is taking a trip to Morocco, Monaco, and India. "The great thing is, that when I return, I get to come back to my beautiful home in Ajijic," she says.
Karen had been visiting Ajijic for 15 years before she made her final move, in the fall of 2016. "I was staying at my friend's house there for two weeks when I realized that I wanted my own place." Through a recommendation, Karen found Travis, a friendly, experienced real estate agent.
While taking a walk down a nearby cobblestone street, Karen came upon a sign advertising an open house in a small, gated condo complex. Upon viewing the three-bedroom, three-bathroom unit, she fell in love with the owner's colorful style and vibe—as well as the small community and the location. She felt ready to make an offer.
Karen flew back to Portland to finish up some business and pack up her belongings while Travis made an offer on her behalf. The owner's asking price was $249,000. They settled on the final price of $201,000, which was within Karen's budget. Although the unit was move-in ready, she had it painted inside and out before settling in.
Karen is now the owner of a 1,950-square-foot, two-level condo, paying a yearly maintenance fee of $450, plus a small amount for property taxes. She moved in on Cinco de Mayo, 2016 and she couldn't be happier.
"Since moving to Ajijic, I have immersed myself in the yoga and Buddhist communities and have many good friends. I have carved out a peaceful life for myself, including adopting Scubi, a dog from a local animal rescue," she says.
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Old Nintendo Games, Junk or not Junk? - Junk It!
Old Nintendo games are one of the most common things found in homes. Homeowners in the process of junk removal inevitably come across game cartridges without being sure what to do with them. Are old Nintendo games junk or not junk?
It turns out that some Nintendo games can be quite valuable, fetching high prices from avid collectors. If you're wondering whether or not to throw out your old Nintendo games, the following will help you decide whether to keep it or toss it as junk.
The video game industry has evolved over the years. Not only has the nature of popular video games changed, but the quality of graphics and storylines continues to improve as technology advances.
Nintendo has been a gaming industry leader for years. Its Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) was one of the most popular gaming systems in the world. The company also transformed the industry by allowing developers to design games through a third-party license.
Originally an 8-bit console, the NES led the way for other manufacturers and video game designers to revolutionize the gaming experience.
When it comes to the value of old video games, a select few have been known to command a very high price. For a variety of reasons, certain games have become highly sought after, and collectors are always on the lookout for these treasures.
Games such as Stadium Events and Nintendo World Championships Gold have been sold for tens of thousands of dollars. Many of these high-value video games had a limited release, while others commemorated an event such as the Nintendo's World Championships.
Nintendo World Championships Gold, for example, was manufactured and distributed at its 1990 World Championships event. It's cartridge is gold, making it an even more unique collectable among gaming enthusiasts and collectors.
The more valuable Nintendo games be can seen on eBay, and can sell quite well. But for the most part, you might have a hard time fetching anything worth your while for many of your old games.
Games that were not limited in release generally have little value. For Toronto residents, getting rid of old games is a good idea if you no longer use them or have a console that works with them.
Setting them aside for junk removal will clear out much needed space. In addition, the games can be donated, increasing the likelihood that others can enjoy them.
But the new generation of gamers has higher standards. The design of today's games has developed rapidly. This has resulted in a higher level of sophistication regarding graphics and story lines. Old Nintendo games can be a novelty for some, but for others they simply don't measure up, and are better off being thrown out.


The Super King Air 350 is a turbo-propeller aircraft that offers high-speed flight with the ability to enter shorter runways than those required by a jet. Its state-of-the-art technology, ample cabin and improved space, compared to previous models and those of its competitors, has earned it a high level of prestige. The King 350 has an excellent payload capacity and fuel efficiency that ensures it is highly productive and efficient at a lower cost.
This aircraft features the Ultra Quiet system for the reduction of cabin noise during the flight, a feature that allows for conversation in the passenger cabin at normal voice levels. This ensures a comfortable flight in VIP seats, with finely finished side tables as well as the availability of music, video and Internet for passengers.
The Super King Air 350's equipment allows for the undertaking of flight operations with the highest standards of security. It has all the latest technology, which allows it to be in permanent contact throughout operations through satellite tracking, voice capabilities, email, SMS and real time flight indicators.
Navigation equipment: Pro Line 21, GPS, SKYTRAC, FMS 3000, TCAS II, IF15 5000-EGPWS and radar.