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Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Gandhi's sandals, auctioned for 26,150 euros


A pacifist sandals that belonged to the father of Indian independence, Mahatma Gandhi, were auctioned on Tuesday in the UK for 22,230 pounds (26,150 euros). The house Mullock's, in the county of Shropshire (eastern England) organized an auction that included 54 items related to the pacifist leader , among which were numerous personal items, pictures and manuscripts. The sandals, in poor condition due to their use but also one of the most anticipated items of the auction, had already achieved twice the estimated price, between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds (12,000 to 18,000 euros: a $ 23,100 15,400 ). So far, remained in the house in Juhu (India), where Gandhi, shot dead by a Hindu radical 65 years ago, lived from 1917-1934. Along with sandals,sold for 64,350 pounds (75,700 euros, $ 97,300) a document signed by the pacifist in which embodied his last will and whose estimated price ranged between 30,000 and 40,000 pounds (35,000 and 47,000 euros, 44,900 and $ 60,400). The surprise of the auction gave a signed photograph , taken in the 40s, which appears in Indian leader prayer and quadrupling its estimated price got up to 46,800 pounds (55,000 euros: 70,600 dollars). Also, the recognizable white shawl hand woven linen that was part of the simple clothing of Ghandi exceeded expectations and sold for the same price as the aforementioned photograph, 55.000 euros. ($ 70,600). They also highlighted three models sculpted by Indian pacifist figures representing traditional "Three Wise Monkeys" ("Do not see evil, hear no evil and say no evil") and quadrupled output price, up to 42,120 pounds (50,000 euros or $ 64,272).

Xbox One, the new console from Microsoft


Microsoft first showed off its new console Xbox One , a device as an evolution redesigned Xbox 360 that reaches the end of its cycle and makes sales leader in the U.S. after eight years on the market. Don Matrick, one of the managers of the entertainment area Microsoft , said "all the entertainment of the users will be in one place." The Xbox One will allow users to control all actions via voice commands, something the television industry begins to use more frequently, following the steps of the mobile. During the presentation, management showed Internet Explorer , Skype and even a command console makes return to TV mode. The Xbox One allows two applications simultaneously on the screen of the TV, so you can, for example, watch TV while doing other activities. Microsoft first showed off its new console Xbox One , a device as an evolution redesigned Xbox 360 that reaches the end of its cycle and makes sales leader in the U.S. after eight years on the market. Don Matrick, one of the managers of the entertainment area Microsoft, said "all the entertainment of the users will be in one place." The Xbox One will allow users to control all actions via voice commands, something the television industry begins to use more frequently, following the steps of the mobile. During the presentation, management showed Internet Explorer , Skype and even a command console makes return to TV mode. The Xbox One allows two applications simultaneously on the screen of the TV, so you can, for example, watch TV while doing other activities. At the hardware level, the Xbox One uses Blu-ray format, led by rival Sony . It has an 8-core processor, 8GB of RAM, 500GB, Wi-Fi, HDMI and USB 3.0. According to Microsoft , the Xbox One carries within three operating systems: the kernelWindows , Xbox for games and one for peripherals. One of the aspects that drew attention was devoted to power Xbox Live : 300,000 servers. Kinect was also improved: it has Full HD camera and is now able to detect more movement and even heart rate and offer more assistance during the games. The control of the new Xbox One is slightly different from the previous. Fans of the brand will not take kindly to the new Xbox games prevents running the previous version, the 360 . The figure was not disclosed during the presentation, but for Microsoft to The Verge's PlayStation 4 will not use titles for the console made ​​today. The new Xbox One will be released this year, but Microsoft did not provide further details on the exact date. Remains open and the fight with Sony , that in the coming weeks will release finally the PlayStation 4The Japanese company had mounted a show months ago to talk about PS4, but the meeting disappointed fans only: just showed the new command DualShock.

New attempt in Afghanistan poisoning girls

At least 80 girls of a secondary school in the north of Afghanistan, lost consciousness Tuesday because of an apparent poisoning in a new unclaimed attack against Afghan students. The incident occurred at the Islam Qala women's center, located in Shirin Tagab district of Faryab province, said the governor of that district, Luqman Gahrik. Gahrik explained that an unknown person threw a substance to school complex that caused the youngsters, after snorting, fainted and had to be hospitalized. According to medical sources quoted by Afghan media, most children have already been discharged from care. Cases of poisoning in girls' schools in Afghanistan are quite common and are usually surrounded by some mysteryOn May 1, at least 70 girls were knocked unconscious in an incident like this in Kabul and in July last year so with a hundred other students also in the Afghan capital. Many of these poisonings analysts blame the Taliban, but spokesmen for the rebels have denied involvement in these events. Insurgents, however, are opposed to the education of girls and adolescents and actually banned during the Islamic fundamentalist regime in the country (1996-2001). Since the fall of the Taliban in the wake of the U.S. invasion the international community has placed great emphasis on promoting girls' education in Afghanistan.