Search for survivors ends at collapsed South African building site [ BeritaTerkini ]

<div id="yom-ad-LREC" class="yom-ad yom-ad-LREC"> <center> <div id="yom-ad-LREC-iframe" class="yom-ad"></div> </center> </div> <p><br></p> <p>By Zandi Shabalala</p> <div class="body-slot-mod"> <div class="yom-remote"> <div class="yom-loading" id="mediacontentrelatedstory_container"></div> </div> </div> <p>TONGAAT, South Africa (Reuters) – Rescue workers called off the search for survivors at a collapsed South African building site on Wednesday, believing there are no more trapped construction workers beneath the half-built shopping mall.</p> <p>One person was killed and dozens injured in Tuesday’s collapse of the three-storey building in Tongaat, 30 km (20 miles) north of Durban.</p> <p>“The entire operation has been stopped and handed over to the Department of Labour,” police spokeswoman Mandy Govender told reporters at the site.</p> <p>Initial reports suggested as many as 50 workers might have been trapped under the rubble but rescue officials, working through the night with sniffer dogs, recovered only one body and discovered no survivors.</p> <p>The cause of the collapse remains unclear. District mayor James Nxumalo said local authorities had obtained a series of court injunctions, the latest on November 14, to halt construction.</p> <p>The owner of the site has been identified as a South African businessman who is well-known in Durban, the second-largest city in South Africa and home to a large ethnic Indian population.</p> <p>If safety regulations are found to have been flouted, the accident could damage the ruling African National Congress (ANC) as it moves toward an election next year because of widespread perceptions of incompetence and corruption in local government.</p> <p>Durban and the surrounding province of KwaZulu-Natal are also the home of President Jacob Zuma and the region has enjoyed a construction boom in the last few years, based in part on government investment.</p> <p>Of the 29 injured, two are in a critical condition in hospital, health officials said.</p> <p>The ANC is expected to win an election in April or May next year but its share of the vote is likely to drop as young post-apartheid South Africans with no knowledge of white-minority rule come of age.</p> <p>(Reporting by Zandi Shabalala and David Dolan; Writing by Ed Cropley; Editing by Janet Lawrence)</p> <ul id="topics" class="hidden"> <li>Society & Culture</li> <li>Disasters & Accidents</li> <li>South Africa</li> </ul><p></p> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

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Logitech PowerShell Controller + Battery Transforms Mobile Gaming

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/logitech-powershell-controller-battery-transforms-mobile-gaming-2013-11-20/RenderImage?guid=d8878cf832144fe7906d074c700e0a27&imageID=201" width="600"/><br /><p>NEWARK, Calif., Nov 20, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Logitech (six:LOGN) , a leading innovator of gaming peripherals, today introduced the Logitech(R) PowerShell(TM) Controller + Battery - providing console-style game controls and increasing game play-time on your iPhone 5s, iPhone 5, or iPod touch (5th generation) running iOS 7.</p><br /><img src="http://www.marketwatch.com/story/logitech-powershell-controller-battery-transforms-mobile-gaming-2013-11-20/RenderImage?guid=d8878cf832144fe7906d074c700e0a27&imageID=202" width="600"/><br /><p>To use this first-of-its-kind mobile gaming console, you simply insert your compatible iPhone or iPod touch into the controller as you would with a standard case. The analog off-screen controls of the Logitech PowerShell Controller + Battery deliver a gaming experience that's familiar to console players everywhere, with a D-pad, shoulder triggers and face buttons that allow you to control game play.</p><br /><p>As a result, you can use the entire screen for viewing the game, giving you a more immersive mobile gaming experience. And thanks to the controller's comfortable shape, you can play for longer periods. The portable controller maintains a profile that fits easily in your pocket or small bag - putting intensive, complex games within your reach wherever you are.</p><br /><p>'We designed this controller to deliver a true console-gaming experience on an iOS 7 mobile device,' said Ehtisham Rabbani, general manager of the Logitech gaming business. 'With gaming so pervasive on the mobile platform - our research shows that 87% of iPhone and iPod touch users play games on their device - it's time to revolutionize the experience.'</p><br /><p>With your iPhone or iPod touch in the controller, you'll maintain full access to power on/off, volume, camera, speakers, headphone jack and charging. And your controller's 1500 mAh battery increases the battery capacity of your iPhone 5s, iPhone 5 or fifth-generation iPod touch. Plus, you can recharge both batteries without removing the phone from the controller.</p><br /><p>The controller is compatible with the iOS 7 game controller framework for which a long and rapidly growing list of popular games are supported, including Bastion, Fast & Furious 6: The Game, MetalStorm Aces, Galaxy On Fire 2(TM) HD and Nitro(TM), among others available from the App Store.</p><br /><p>Pricing and Availability</p><br /><p>The Logitech PowerShell Controller + Battery is available online beginning today for $99.99 at BestBuy.com and the Apple Online Store. The product is expected to be available with additional retailers globally in December. For more information please visit gaming.logitech.com or our blog.</p><br /><p>About Logitech</p><br /><p>Logitech is a world leader in products that connect people to the digital experiences they care about. Spanning multiple computing, communication and entertainment platforms, Logitech's combined hardware and software enable or enhance digital navigation, music and video entertainment, gaming, social networking, audio and video communication over the Internet, video security and home-entertainment control. Founded in 1981, Logitech International is a Swiss public company listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (LOGN) and on the Nasdaq Global Select Market (LOGI).</p><br /><p>Logitech, the Logitech logo, and other Logitech marks are registered in Switzerland and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. For more information about Logitech and its products, visit the company's website at www.logitech.com.</p><br /><p>LOGIIR</p><br /><p>Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/multimedia/home/20131120005512/en/</p><br /><p>SOURCE: Logitech</p><br />Logitech Amanda Sanyal 510-713-5051 asanyal@logitech.com<br /><p>Copyright Business Wire 2013</p><br /></div>

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Zodiak Virgo

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>Virgo zodiac</b> Newest Today - Stars birth or often known by the name of the zodiac is a predictions are not sure, please advise me at once to read but do not believe in fear became idolaters, and the similarity is a coincidence accuracy can not be in the zodiac use as a measure to change the fate of a major but Pray. But for just the knowledge please see Zodiac in Today.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Zodiak Virgo" border="0" height="123" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-3c8iMHCPjW8/UfmBln0WlqI/AAAAAAAAALc/Wdrjf9Z5z3Q/s200/zodiak+virgo.jpg" title="Zodiak Virgo" width="200" /></div><br />ARIES | TAURUS | GEMINI | CENCER | LEO | LIBRA | SCORPIO | SAGITTARIUS | CAPRICORN | AQUARIUS | PISCES<br /><br />Virgo zodiac Today<br /><br />GENERAL<br />This week is about friendship, love and patience. Many things that you will learn from those three things, makes you a more mature person who, although not all you meet to your liking. Receive new people was not easy for you yes, especially you are a solid and loyal to people who are old. But that does not mean you should hostility and rejection on the new show at this week you know. At the end of the week you should be careful to choose which is best, followed all the desires of others obviously it is not possible. Find only the best to be your priority.<br /><br /><br />LOVE<br />Someone more willing to listen to your honesty, not a fine from you. Nothing to be ashamed show the real side of you, for being yourself and constantly improve themselves will be much better than a fake personal. Pairs: if he's trying to monopolize you, you better not continue to resist with force and rough. Check out what she wants, it could be this is a misunderstanding just because you're both too follow emotion.<br /><br /><br />CAREER AND FINANCE<br />Early this week is very fitting to try out new ways to increase revenue, either by thinking of a business that suits your hobby. You who work every day to meet directly with customers should be patient and choose the sentences to show the finer rejection. Weekend use your free time to embrace the future coworkers that cooperation can be more flexible running. Perhaps it is you have to show your hospitality first.</div>

Zodiak Zodiak Virgo

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Google's New Tools Show How Deep Glass Will Embed in Our Lives

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>The promise of wearable computers is that the devices themselves will go away. They'll melt into the background to deliver data as needed, all without your having to fetch or look anything up. Google announced a few new features to its Glass software developers kit on Tuesday that help its face computer both be there and go away. With a few simple third-party apps, the company showed (probably better than ever before) just how Glass will evolve into something that's invisibly integrated into your day-to-day routine.</p><br /><p>Glass' new GDK - or Glassware development kit - makes it easier for application developers to tap into the hardware, even when its offline, to perform tasks in real-time without having to go back and forth to servers in the cloud. It opens new possibilities for developers to build tools that center around either immersive or ongoing tasks (as opposed to, say, simply notifications about things like new email, or the ability to upload a photo and share it online).</p><br /><p>Immersive tasks will let you dive into an application on Glass, much as you might on a smartphone, giving it your undivided attention - think gaming, for example. An ongoing task is one where you're swapping back and forth between the app and something you're doing - think cooking. Google showed a few new apps from Strava, AllTheCooks, GolfSight, Word Lens, and Spellista meant to demonstrate how developers can now use Glass to deliver immersive experiences, or enhance ongoing ones.</p><br /><p>Spellista and Word Lens were immersive apps. The former is a simple letter jumble game and honestly it was ho-hum. Word Lens, however, was pretty amazing. It fires up with a simple voice command, 'Okay, Glass, translate this.' Then you can look at a sign written in a foreign language, and the app will automatically translate the text and overlay it on the display. This happens nearly instantly. It was straight out of the future. But the ongoing tasks were probably even more interesting than the immersive ones.</p><br /><p>Take the new Strava app for Glass. Strava, a tool for tracking bike rides or runs, is immensely popular with cyclists and gaining ground with runners. But it's the type of app that clearly benefits from not having to pull a phone from a pocket or bag to get an update - you don't want to have to pluck it from a pocket while you're in the bike lane on Market Street. The Glass app lets it deliver real-time updates on speed and distance, and deliver ride segment reports simply by letting you look up. It promises to help you be more situationally aware, more in the moment, while still getting data delivered when you want it. Similarly, GolfSight can let you know where you are on a golf course, how far you are from the green, and what hazards are between you and it without having to dive into a phone.</p><br /><p>Or take AllTheCooks, which lets you view or record recipes using Glass. One of the other promises Glass has, so far, truly failed to deliver on is the ability to do something else with your hands while still getting data updates from the device. There's been much speculation how Glass may one day be used in the operating room. But AllTheCooks shows how remarkably useful it can be in the kitchen. You can simply play the steps back without taking your attention away from what you're doing. You don't have to worry about greasy fingers on a tablet, or printed page. Meanwhile, filming step-by-step instructions without using your hands promises to be something that all manner of apps will be able to take advantage of.</p><br /><p>When people have asked me about Glass, I've often tried to explain it by saying, 'it's Google Now for your face,' (a phrase I stole from Metafilter founder Matt Haughey). That's because the Google Now functions - delivering information to you before you ask for it - have been its killer feature, even more than the ability to take photos or videos. The way it can drop an announcement on you based on where and when you are is amazing. But previously I haven't seen third party applications tap into that same functionality. Instead, you get things like breaking news alerts from the New York Times, or notifications about @ replies on Twitter. That's clearly changing now.</p><br /><p>There's been a huge over-emphasis on what Glass is (aesthetically ugly, of limited utility, socially awkward) rather than what it will be. Today, we got a glimpse of the path it's heading on - maybe our best yet. What's coming is a more technologically robust device that will enhance our situational and possibly even social awareness. And just think, one day it might even be stylish enough to wear in public.</p><br /><img src="http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/wp-content/gallery/biopics/mat-honan.jpg" width="600"/><br /><p>Mat Honan is a senior writer for Wired's Gadget Lab and the co-founder of the Knight-Batten award-winning Longshot magazine.</p><br />Read more by Mat Honan<br /><p>Follow @mat on Twitter.</p><br /></div>

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PRE ORDER: David Tennant's Tenth Doctor Sonic Remote Control

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hDXKBN8g4lcys1mUbo1al6jVDY3wJBmwUxCmC5KU5uLG0wljQ5jdz_u_iSRTPkqixEOSmaqWocC5dOaHwnK65Ie_4tAXfUoafkLP61w0d7hXq9R9GvUmKydtXEkI1areIBrACXcdvM8/s1600/tenthsonicremote.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><img border="0" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hDXKBN8g4lcys1mUbo1al6jVDY3wJBmwUxCmC5KU5uLG0wljQ5jdz_u_iSRTPkqixEOSmaqWocC5dOaHwnK65Ie_4tAXfUoafkLP61w0d7hXq9R9GvUmKydtXEkI1areIBrACXcdvM8/s640/tenthsonicremote.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Available now for pre order from Amazon for just £69.95 The Wand Company’s Tenth Doctor’s Sonic Screwdriver, officially licensed from BBC Worldwide, is a 1:1 scale replica of the original filming prop lent to the company by David Tennant.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00EU7XW7C?ie=UTF8&camp=3194&creative=21330&creativeASIN=B00EU7XW7C&linkCode=shr&tag=davidtennantc-21" target="_blank">PRE ORDER YOURS TODAY - DISPATCHING FROM 1ST DECEMBER</a></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you fancy swanning around your front room pretending that you’re David Tennant’s tenth Doctor? Of course you do – and now it’s got that little bit easier.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Following on from the eleventh Doctor’s Universal Remote Control released last year, a new tenth Doctor replica was unveiled at San Diego Comic Con which has been scanned from the original screen-used prop, loaned by David Tennant himself.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">According to its developer Firebox, it features “genuine extending action, made using the highest-grade materials and sizing up as a complete 1:1 replica… This advanced, gesture-based universal remote control can be quickly and easily programmed utilising infrared technology to control almost all home entertainment equipment. From iPod docks, TVs and DVD & Blu-ray players this will gain complete control with a simple flick, twist or tap of the device.”</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As well as being a fully-functioning universal learning remote control, the Sonic Screwdriver comes with a built-in rechargeable battery, has authentic sound effects taken from the BBC sound effects archives, 10 special secret Morse code messages to discover and a light-up blue tip. It is supplied with a die cast metal stand and comes in its own protective hard case.</span><br /><br /><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/9f16q0ZQ2D8?feature=player_embedded" width="640"></iframe>

David Tennant Doctor Who Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Merchandise PRE ORDER: David Tennant's Tenth Doctor Sonic Remote Control

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U.S. House schedule for Wednesday, November 20, 2013

<i><a href="http://majorityleader.gov/" target="_blank">From Majority Leader Eric Cantor....</a></i><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><u><b><span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409070" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">WEDNESDAY</span></span>, NOVEMBER 2OTH </b></u><br /> <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409071" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">On Wednesday</span></span>, the House will meet at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409072" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">10:00 a.m.</span></span> for morning hour and <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409073" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">noon</span></span> for legislative business. First votes expected: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409074" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">1:45 - 3:15 p.m.</span></span> Last votes expected: <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409075" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">5:30 - 6:30 p.m.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><b>One Minute Speeches</b><br /><br /> <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=381778-6846703" target="_blank"><b>H.Res. 420 </b></a>- A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 1900 - Natural Gas Pipeline Permitting Reform Act (Special Rule, One Hour of Debate) <i>(Sponsored by Rep. Michael Burgess / Rules Committee) </i><br /><br /> <b>Complete Consideration of <a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=381779-6846703" target="_blank">H.R. 1965</a></b> - Federal Lands Jobs and Energy Security Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule) <i>(Sponsored by Rep. Doug Lamborn / Natural Resources Committee / Judiciary Committee)</i><br /><br /> <div style="margin-left: 40px;">Postponed Amendment Votes:</div><div style="margin-left: 80px;"><b>Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Amendment #5 <br /> Rep. Alan Lowenthal Amendment <br /> Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Amendment #6 <br /> Rep. Jared Polis Amendment<br /> Rep. Peter DeFazio Amendment </b></div><div style="margin-left: 80px;"><br /></div><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=381780-6846703" target="_blank"><b>H.R. 2728</b></a> - Protecting States’ Rights to Promote American Energy Security Act, Rules Committee Print (Structured Rule)<i> (Sponsored by Rep. Bill Flores / Natural Resources Committee / Science, Space, and Technology Committee)</i><br /><br /> <div style="margin-left: 40px;">The Rule provides for one hour of general debate and makes in order the following amendments:</div><div style="margin-left: 80px;"><b>Reps. Holt / Peters / Polis Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Bill Flores Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Reps. Reed / Costa Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Peter DeFazio Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)<br /> <b>Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Amendment </b>(10 minutes of debate)</div><div style="margin-left: 80px;"><br /></div><b>Special Order Speeches</b><br /><br /> <div style="text-align: center;"><u><b>COMMITTEE ACTIVITY OF THE DAY </b></u><br /> Judiciary Committee markup of the “<a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=381781-6846703" target="_blank">Innovation Act</a>” <br /> (<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409076" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">Wednesday, November 20th</span></span>, at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1275409077" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ">11:15 a.m.</span></span>)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="http://republicanleaderforms.house.gov/Components/Redirect/r.aspx?ID=381783-6846703" target="_blank">Printable PDF</a>

Eric Cantor U.S. House of Representatives U.S. House schedule for Wednesday, November 20, 2013

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PHOTOS: More Images Of David Tennant In Richard II

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color: blue; line-height: 19px; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.david-tennant.com/2009/id194.html" style="color: #660000; display: inline; outline: none;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Read more about Richard II here</span></a></span>

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Start Menu may be Placed Again in Windows 8.2: Rumours

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div style="text-align: justify;">After one month of official launch of Windows 8.1, Microsoft is working on its updates. According to rumors, Microsoft will bring the start menu back in updated version i.e. "Windows 8.2". The updated version of Windows OS will be introduced in January 2014 for only Windows 8.1 users.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZH4v_CtuGh0/UoyQfGCS6LI/AAAAAAAAAjY/BOllia4e4Ns/s1600/Windows-8-2-Windows-8-1-GDR-Update-Start-Menu-Comeback-Rumors-Flying-401493-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Start Menu will Make Entry Again in Windows 8.2: Rumours" border="0" height="226" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ZH4v_CtuGh0/UoyQfGCS6LI/AAAAAAAAAjY/BOllia4e4Ns/s1600/Windows-8-2-Windows-8-1-GDR-Update-Start-Menu-Comeback-Rumors-Flying-401493-2.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Many users have been reported about the Start button, one of the user's comment, <span style="font-family: inherit;">"The designers of the 'reintroduced' start button must have realized they weren't really giving us what we had asked for. I half suspect they purposefully left out a "hide start button" option so that when we inevitably ask for the option to go back to the windows 8 design, they can say "told you so"", one of the user write on the <a href="http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows8_1_pr-desktop/how-do-i-turn-off-the-start-button/311f12c5-6932-4d92-9400-f037f677d40f?page=3&tm=1376573572656" target="_blank">forum</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Arial, sans-serif; text-align: start;">.</span><br /><br />Microsoft was replying continuously that they are working on it and they will release an update as soon as possible. Surely when windows 8.2 update will come, start button may be there, rumors says.<br /><br />The update will be available only for the Windows 8.1 users, Windows 8 users can't use the start menu until they upgrade their OS to Windows 8.1. Rumors have another information  that every user of  Windows 8.1 will get free access of Windows 8.2 and its update.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;">Start menu is the only feature of Windows, which made rumor in the market, none of other features make any leak through this way. Microsoft did not make any comment on the rumors. So all the information related to Windows 8.2 would be rumors until Microsoft will not make any statement on it.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div></div>

Microsoft windows 8.1 windows 8.2 Start Menu may be Placed Again in Windows 8.2: Rumours

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ZTE Launched New Smartphones with Ultra HD Video Support: Nubia Z5S and Z5S Mini

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Chinese smartphone manufacturer ZTE launched two new smartphones with the name of “Nubia Z5s and Nubia Z5S mini”. The smartphones are continuing its previous brand name "Nubia", the premium smartphone series of ZTE. Company also have a plan to launch both the smartphones with LTE version in near future. The LTE version will support the FD-LTE and TD-LTE, based on duplex methods.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-90dUuR_RmhU/UoxKirwmNqI/AAAAAAAAAjI/6megh4m7CHc/s1600/605x405xnubia-z5s_jpg_pagespeed_ic_uSB4crBL6L.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="ZTE Launched New Smartphones with Ultra HD Video Support: Nubia Z5S and Z5S Mini" border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-90dUuR_RmhU/UoxKirwmNqI/AAAAAAAAAjI/6megh4m7CHc/s1600/605x405xnubia-z5s_jpg_pagespeed_ic_uSB4crBL6L.jpg" title="" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nubia Z5S: </span></h4>This model will come as the fully featured smartphone yet. The device have powerful CPU with a processor of 2.3 GHz quad-core snapdragon 800 with 2 GB of RAM. For photography lovers, a camera of 13 MP is available on rear side and 5 MP front facing camera for video conferencing. The camera will support the 4K video recording, <a href="http://pc-gadgetworld.blogspot.com/2013/09/first-4k-enabled-smartphone-acer-liquid.html" target="_blank">4K</a> is four times better than full HD. It is the first smartphone from ZTE, which support such type of video format. Device have 5-inch LCD full HD display with 1080 pixels.<br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Technical features of Nubia Z5S:</span></h4>Display: 5-inch Full HD display<br />Processor: 2.3 GHz quad-core snapdragon 800<br />Camera: 13MP rear camera with 4K video capture support and 5 MP front facing camera<br />Battery: 2300mAh<br />Space: 16 GB inbuilt with 2 GB RAM<br />OS: Android 4.2.2<br />Price: $330<br />Other specifications: Dedicated camera button, 2.67mm bezel, 7.6mm thickness, IR blaster, SlimPort<br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Nubia Z5S Mini</span></h4>This smartphone comes with a display of 4.7-inch with 720p IGZO display. The processor of 1.7GHz Snapdragon 600 is used inside the device. The camera configuration is same as Nubia Z5S.<br /><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="color: #3d85c6;">Technical features of Nubia Z5S Mini:</span></h4>Display: 4.7-inch 720p with IGZO display<br />Processor: 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 600 processor<br />Camera: 13MP rear camera and 5 MP front facing camera<br />Battery: 2000mAh<br />OS: Android 4.2.2<br />Price: $ 250 (16 GB)<br /><br />Ni Fei, General Manager of the Nubia brand made a statement on launching event "We designed the Nubia Z5S to be our fastest, most fully featured smartphone, with an array of advanced entertainment capabilities".<br /><br />Both devices will be available in market from the November 26.<br /><br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div></div>

android 4.2 ultra HD ZTE ZTE Launched New Smartphones with Ultra HD Video Support: Nubia Z5S and Z5S Mini

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Carriers reject kill switch for stolen smartphones

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://bloximages.chicago2.vip.townnews.com/idahostatejournal.com/content/tncms/assets/v3/editorial/8/06/8064508a-507e-11e3-a1a7-001a4bcf887a/528a5b2eba016.preview-100.jpg" width="600"/> </p><br /><p>Want a sweet treat at your Thanksgiving table that is also a breeze to make? My honey sweetened nut treats are so tasty and delicious and yet they only have four ingredients. It is almost embarrassing how easy these are to make, and they look like something from an elegant dinner party. The light and crispy shell is simply pre-made filo cups. Filo, Phyllo- it's that Greek pastry that is so light and crispy in Baklava. You find them in the frozen dessert of pastry section of the grocery store, and that is probably the most difficult part of this recipe. You can use any nuts, but I prefer pecans or walnuts. You can buy them already finely diced and ready to go. These little treats can be a sweet appetizer when your guests arrive or part of a dessert buffet. And once you realize how easy and tasty they are, you'll be serving them at dinners, pot lucks and super bowl parties too.</p><br /></div>

Technology Carriers reject kill switch for stolen smartphones

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Bank of England sees 'uncertainties' in recovery

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src="http://fm.cnbc.com/applications/cnbc.com/resources/img/editorial/2013/07/17/100892666-171621594.240x160.jpg?v=1384942007" width="600"/><br /><p>Chris Ratcliffe | Bloomberg | Getty Images</p><br /><p>The Bank of England's (BoE) monetary policy committee (MPC) expressed 'uncertainties' over the durability of the U.K.'s economy recovery, minutes of its last meeting revealed on Wednesday.</p><br /><p>The committee also said there 'could be a case' for not raising the main interest rate when the country's unemployment rate hits 7 percent. The bank has previously given guidance that it would not consider raising the main interest rate (Bank Rate) from its current 0.5 percent until the jobless rate falls to this level.</p><br /><p>'There were uncertainties over the durability of the recovery and the extent to which supply growth would keep pace with demand. There were also risks surrounding wage and price-setting,' the minutes said.</p><br /><p>( Read more: BoE upgrades growth forecasts as recovery takes hold)</p><br /><p>'With the proviso that medium-term inflation expectations remained sufficiently well-anchored, the projections for growth and inflation under constant Bank Rate underlined that there could be a case for not raising Bank Rate immediately when the 7 percent unemployment threshold was reached.'</p><br /><p>The minutes also revealed that all nine members of the MPC had voted to keep the main interest rate and bond-buying purchase target unchanged.</p><br /><p>They come amid an increasingly rosy picture of accelerating growth, falling inflation and a four-year low in unemployment in the U.K.</p><br /><p>Last week the U.K.'s central bank updated its growth, inflation and unemployment forecasts, raising market expectations that it could raise interest rates sooner than expected -- but not just yet.</p><br /><p>( Read more: UK economy should beware 'weapons of mass distraction')</p><br /><p>In its latest quarterly Inflation Report, the bank also said the U.K. could see 7 percent unemployment as early as the last quarter of 2014, if interest rates stay low -- two years earlier than it had expected in August.</p><br /><p>However, it added that the unemployment rate was more likely to hit 7 percent at the end of 2015 or end of 2016, giving such predictions a 57 percent and 68 percent probability respectively based on market interest rates.</p><br /></div>

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New glimpses of Apple's 'spaceship' campus

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/131119144629-apple-campus-horizontal-gallery.jpg" width="600"/><cite>Apple is planning an expansion of its corporate headquarters on a 176-acre plot in Cupertino, California -- a site that was once home to HP and Compaq. This rendering shows the spaceship-like main building, which has 2.8 million square feet and room for 13,000 employees.</cite><br /><p><strong>(CNN)</strong> -- At this point, there's a good chance you've seen pictures of Apple's proposed new headquarters - a 2.8-million-square-foot spaceship parked in a verdant man-made forest in the northeast corner of Cupertino.</p><br /><p>Since the first dozen or so renderings trickled out in 2011, however, we haven't gotten a much better sense of what all the new campus will entail or what it will be like to work there.</p><br /><p>Until now. Apple may be known for its secrecy, but buried in Cupertino's municipal archive is a wealth of detail on the project - including more than 20 previously unseen renderings of the new campus.</p><br /><p>In these images, we see for the first time the space port-like entrance to the development's subterranean parking lot, a cavernous cafeteria that spills into the grassy landscape beyond, and the glass pavilion that will serve as the entrance to Apple's new underground auditorium - a secure lair where press will gather for future product launches.</p><br /><img src="http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/dam/assets/111006053343-bts-jobs-cupertino-city-council-00013814-story-body.jpg" width="600"/><cite>Jobs' pitch for a new Apple campus</cite><br /><p>In short, these documents give us the most complete picture of Apple's new home yet, a campus that Steve Jobs himself thought had a shot at being 'the best office building in the world.'</p><br /><p>Here's a peek at life in the mothership.</p><br /><strong>The Mothership</strong><br /><p>Apple Campus 2, which was approved by city officials last month, will sit on a 176-acre plot in the South Bay city of 60,000 - a site that was once home to HP and Compaq. If you're an Apple employee who drives to work, you'll enter the campus at a freshly constructed security point at North Wolfe Road, on the west edge of the site.</p><br /><p>The lucky ones will quickly be diverted into a discrete, futuristic tunnel, where a subterranean service road will give them access to a two-level, 2,000-space parking garage underneath the mothership itself. Otherwise, you'll have to wind your way to the south edge of the campus to the above-ground parking garage - a pair of emory board-shaped structures, clad with solar panels and foliage.</p><br />13 of the year's best infographics<br /><p>If you take advantage of Apple's shuttle buses from elsewhere in the Bay Area, you'll be dropped off at the 'Corporate Transit Center' on the eastern edge of the site. From there a walkway, flanked by two Apple Store-white staircases, will lead into the mothership itself.</p><br /><p>This massive donut of a building is the jewel of the campus. Designed by star architect Norman Foster, whose firm's well-known works include the bullet-shaped Gherkin in London and the restored Reichstag in Berlin, the four-story ring will put 13,000 engineers and designers under a single curving roof.</p><br /><p>It won't be the only place you'll find Apple employees on site - a cluster of buildings tucked away at the southern edge of the campus will be reserved for R&D. But the spaceship is definitely the main attraction, and from what we've heard so far it should be no less cutting-edge than any Apple gadget.</p><br /><p>In a video Apple presented to Cupertino city officials last month, Stefan Behling, one of the Foster and Partners architects working on the project, summed the building up as 'one of the most environmentally sustainable projects on this scale anywhere in the world.'</p><br />Twitter founder reveals secret formula for getting rich online<br /><p>The plan is for the facility to run entirely on renewable energy, drawing largely from on-site fuel cell plants and rooftop photovoltaic arrays. Natural ventilation and radiant cooling mean that the spaceship won't need air conditioning for some 70 percent of the year. These green efforts are being overseen by Lisa Jackson, a recent addition to the company. If her name's familiar, there's good reason: Jackson headed the EPA for the Obama administration prior to joining Apple as environmental director earlier this year.</p><br /><p>The internal arrangement of the office is still something of a mystery, but it's already come in for some skepticism. Some architects have raised doubts about the wisdom of a stubborn circular floor plan at a time where more flexible, reconfigurable workspaces are in vogue.</p><br /><p>It's worth comparing Apple's new circular home to the other headquarters Jobs had a hand in designing. As Buzzfeed recently reported, Jobs was heavily involved in the layout of Pixar's campus, a 22-acre plot in Emeryville, California, that the studio has occupied since 2000.</p><br />The best map ever made of America's racial segregation<br /><p>Most notably, Jobs insisted on a huge, central indoor meeting place known today as The Atrium. Looking at the floor plan for Apple's vast headquarters, it's hard to envision a single similar place where Apple's employees will naturally congregate.</p><br /><p>Still, the company insists that the floor plan is designed to promote collaboration. The inner and outer rims of each floor will be left open as walkways, allowing employees to circulate around the ring.</p><br /><p>'At one point in the day you may be in offices on one side of the circle and find yourself on the other side later that day,' Peter Oppenheimer, Apple's CFO, told the San Jose Mercury News last month. 'We found that rectangles or squares or long buildings or buildings with more than four stories would inhibit collaboration...We wanted this to be a walkable building, and that's why we eventually settled on a circle.'</p><br /><p>There's no doubt, though, that it will be a beautiful place to work. The renderings show a headquarters that borrows from the spartan aesthetic of the retail stores (whether or not they'll actually fly iPod Nano banners, as shown in one of the interior scenes, remains to be seen).</p><br />We're about to lose net neutrality - and the Internet as we know it<br /><p>Employees will enjoy a massive 90,000-square-foot cafeteria carved into a section of the building, from which they'll be able to stroll to the parkland on both the inside and outside of the ring. After that, they can head to the on-site fitness center situated just north of the main building.</p><br /><p>Earlier this year, Businessweek offered a glimpse into some of the details of the undertaking, noting 'unprecedented' 40-foot floor-to-ceiling panes of concave glass that are being manufactured for the four-story facade.</p><br /><p>'There isn't a straight piece of glass in the whole building,' Jobs boasted in his initial presentation. The mammoth structure didn't escape Jobs' fanatical attention to the smallest details, either. According to the Businessweek report, Jobs found the industry-standard 1/8 inch breaks between surfaces too unseemly and demanded that the gaps in his new headquarters be no greater than 1/32 inch across.</p><br /><p>As Behling, the architect, says in the presentation video, 'This project is pushing the boundaries of technology in almost every aspect.'</p><br /><strong>Bringing California back to Cupertino</strong><br /><p>In the company's own words, the new campus will offer 'a serene environment reflecting Apple's brand values of innovation, ease of use and beauty.'</p><br /><p>Despite the mothership's sustainable credentials, though, the greenest part of the development isn't even the building itself - it's everything surrounding it. The renderings show something that hardly resembles a corporate campus it all. What it is, really, is a huge park.</p><br /><p>Apple's proposals describe the future landscape as 'an ecologically rich oak savanna reminiscent of the early Santa Clara Valley.' Norman Foster says that Jobs wanted the campus to evoke the California of his childhood, one he 'still remembered...as the fruit bowl of America.' What it all means is that David Muffly, Apple's Senior Arborist, presumably has his hands full (yes, that's his real job title).</p><br />This 98-year-old man spent 13 years creating remarkable art in MS Paint<br /><p>Muffly and the other landscape designers on the job have plotted the site down to the very last tree. Inside the main building, not far from a sizable fountain, workers will enjoy a cluster of Apple trees. Over by the entrance to the cafeteria, you'll find rows of cherries, plums, and apricot trees, with persimmons sprinkled just beyond those. More of the same will be found outside the ring, on the other side of the cafeteria, where employees will be able to dine al fresco in an area Apple's calling 'the glade.'</p><br /><p>A dense perimeter of trees will ring the site, serving as a visual buffer from prying eyes outside. Below the main building, there will be a vast lawn, stretching down to the auditorium and parking decks below. In fact, to make room for this continuous green space, Apple is erasing Pruneridge Avenue off the map entirely (a vestigial nub will remain as an access road for an apartment complex that sits stubbornly next to the site.)</p><br /><p>At a recent planning presentation with the city, Dan Whisenhunt, Apple's senior director of real estate and facilities, put this dramatic transformation into numbers. Today, the site is 20 percent landscape - the rest covered by buildings and asphalt. By 2016, when the new Apple campus is complete, it will be 80 percent landscape. Currently, the plot has some 4,500 trees; when Apple is done there will be 7,000.</p><br /><p>The idea, Muffly the arborist says, is to 'bring California back to Cupertino.'</p><br /><strong>An underground auditorium</strong><br /><p>The campus won't be exclusively for the enjoyment of its employees. Every few months, a select group of outsiders will be allowed in to visit a separate structure nestled among the wildlife: Apple's new corporate auditorium.</p><br /><p>Instead of meeting the press at a venue like the Moscone Center in San Francisco, Tim Cook has said that the intention is to summon reporters to its custom-designed auditorium for all future events. And from the look of things, it will be a nice place to see a product launch.</p><br /><p>Instead of a reality distortion field, the new 1,000-seat facility sits underneath an actual one, with a grassy runway leading up to the auditorium's glass entryway. Visitors will enter through this stark glass pavilion - it's topped with a saucer-like roof of its own - and descend into a subterranean theater for the main event.</p><br />These are some of the most otherworldly creatures you'll find on Earth<br /><p>The auditorium's design isn't altogether unlike that of the Fifth Avenue Apple Store in New York City - one that Steve Jobs reportedly sketched himself in its earliest stages. And by all accounts, Jobs was hands-on in the development of the new campus, too. In a presentation video, Foster recalls the genesis of the collaboration, when Jobs called the architect out of the blue one day in 2009.</p><br /><p>'Hi Norman, I need some help,' Jobs said, and three weeks later they were meeting in person. 'One of the most memorable things and perhaps vital to the project was Steve saying, 'Don't think of me as a client, think of me as one of your team,'' Foster says.</p><br /><p>As with so many of Apple's products, the unique blend of vision and precise detail won't come cheap. Earlier this year, the Businessweek report put the project's budget at $5 billion and growing. And again, the wisdom of the design is up for debate: there's no telling if the ringed design floor plan will foster collaboration or stifle it.</p><br /><p>Still, a stubborn adherence to a singular vision is what gave us trailblazing products like the iPhone and the iPad. Maybe the formula will work for a headquarters, too. As Whisenhunt, the Apple exec, told the Cupertino officials in October, when it comes to the new campus, 'You can be sure that, following Steve's lead, we've used the same care and the same meticulous attention to detail we put into every Apple product.'</p><br /><p>Subscribe to WIRED magazine for less than $1 an issue and get a FREE GIFT! Click here!</p><br /><p>Copyright 2011 Wired.com.</p><br /></div>

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Deutsche Telekom nears sale of Scout24 – sources [ BeritaTerkini ]

<p><cite class="byline vcard"><span class="provider org">Reuters</span> – </cite></p> <div class="yom-mod yom-art-content" id="mediaarticlebody"> <div class="bd"> <p class="first">FRANKFURT/LONDON (Reuters) – Deutsche Telekom is close to selling a 70 percent stake in its classified advertising business, Scout24, to private equity firm Hellman & Friedman for 1.4 billion euros ($ 1.89 billion), two people familiar with the talks said on Wednesday.</p> <p>The transaction values Scout24 at about 2 billion euros ($ 2.71 billion), including debt.</p> <p>“The deal could be announced in the coming days, but it has not been signed yet,” said one person.</p> <p>Hellman & Friedman would pay 1.4 billion euros for a 70 percent stake, the person added.</p> <p>Another person said Deutsche Telekom’s supervisory board would meet on Wednesday to decide on the sale.</p> <p>The sale comes almost a year after Deutsche Telekom said it would look at options for the cluster of internet portals including European car trading site AutoScout24.</p> <p>Deutsche Telekom and Hellman & Friedman declined to comment.</p> <p>Deutsche Telekom is looking for cash to fund the roll-out of a next generation mobile network, which can transport huge amounts of data, to cater for a growing number of customers who use smartphones and tablets.</p> <p>At the same time it is rolling out a glass fibre fixed network to offer superfast internet to compete against its cable rivals.</p> <p>It said in December last year it expected to invest almost 30 billion euros between 2013-2015.</p> <p>Deutsche Telekom is also evaluating its stake in British mobile operator EE, a joint venture with France Telecom. ($ 1 = 0.7394 euros)</p> <p>(Reporting by Alexander Huebner, Arno Schuetze, Claire Ruckin and Harro ten Wolde; Editing by Victoria Bryan and Louise Heavens)</p> <p></p> </div> </div> //<!--[CDATA[ jQuery(".gmframe").load(function (){jQuery(this).remove();}); //]]--> <br><br>

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Oklahoma State basketball: Cowboys own backcourt matchup

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Entering Tuesday night's showdown between No. 7 OSU and No. 11 Memphis, the game shaped up as a battle of two of the nation's top backcourts.</p><br /><p>One CBSSports.com ranking had the Tigers' guards at No. 1 as a group, the Cowboys No. 3.</p><br /><p><img src="http://cdn2.newsok.biz/cache/w300-e540e284650c4294fc1afb133e0f4cdd.jpg" width="600"/>Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart (33) passes the ball around Memphis' Geron Johnson (55) during an NCAA college basketball game between Oklahoma State and Memphis at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Okla., Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2013. Photo by Bryan Terry, The Oklahoman</p><br /><p>The Cowboys won the matchup - and the game - decisively.</p><br /><p><strong>Marcus Smart</strong> outscored the Tigers' touted four seniors - <strong>Joe Jackson, Michael Dixon, Geron Johnson</strong> and <strong>Chris Crawford</strong> - by himself, with 39 points. <strong>Markel Brown</strong> added 20 more and <strong>Stevie Clark</strong> nine. And the Cowboys were essentially without <strong>Phil Forte,</strong> who played just four minutes due to a stomach bug.</p><br /><p>'Just because everybody says they're the top-ranked backcourt in the country, we weren't going to stop playing our game,' Smart said. 'We wanted to show everybody that we're not backing down.</p><br /><p>'They have some talented guys. Joe Jackson, Dixon - all of those guys are phenomenal guys, NBA prospect-type guys. They can really get down and play. But as a competitor, that's always going to motivate you.'</p><br /><p>Memphis' four premium guards combined to go 8 of 34 from the field, 0 of 8 from the arc. Dixon and Johnson each shot 1-for-10 from the floor.</p><br /><p>'I've been saying it for a long time now,' said Memphis coach <strong>Josh Pastner,</strong> 'I believe for our team to be great - which I believe we can be great - all four senior guards I expect to be great. Tonight, I didn't see that coming, how they played.</p><br /><p>'I didn't see that coming that they were all going to play ... not good.'</p><br /><strong>ENJOY THE SHOW</strong><br /><p>Smart made a second-half 3-pointer to give OSU a 64-43 lead, then looked over at the lanky fellow sitting courtside. <strong>Kevin Durant.</strong> </p><br /><p>No, Smart said, he wasn't issuing a challenge to the NBA superstar. 'I just wanted to see him enjoying the show,' Smart said.</p><br /><p>Durant did indeed seem to enjoy the show. And the Cowboys enjoyed Durant.</p><br /><p>'That was crazy. Our coach actually told us that he asked to come,' Smart said. 'We were like, 'Kevin Durant, really? C'mon.'</p><br /><p>'And then, we look on the front row, like they say, the UNLV Gucci Row, he's sitting there and I'm like, 'Whoa, whoa, wait a minute. Am I dreaming?' I look at <strong>Markel (Brown)</strong> and say, 'Is that really Kevin Durant?' He said yeah and I'm like, 'Nah.' And I look and he's sitting right there. That was an amazing experience to be a part of.</p><br /><p>'We saw Kevin Durant, we just wanted to go out and put on a show for him.'</p><br /><p>Mission accomplished. In Durant's only Gallagher-Iba Arena game, he scored 37 points in Texas' 105-103, triple-overtime loss to OSU. Tuesday night, Smart scored 39.</p><br /><strong>PASTNER SALUTES SUTTON</strong><br /><p>Former OSU coach <strong>Eddie Sutton</strong> was on hand for Tuesday night's game, seated midcourt in his customary spot.</p><br /><p>Earlier in the day, Pastner spent some time with the Cowboys legend, and enjoyed it.</p><br /><p>'I had a chance to spend a couple of minutes with Eddie Sutton,' Pastner said. 'What a true gentleman. I tried to get osmosis from him and obviously it didn't work.</p><br /><p>'I really hope he gets in the Hall of Fame, he deserves to be in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. Not that I have any juice, because I don't, but he deserves to be in the Hall of Fame and he's a good man.'</p><br /><strong>QUOTABLE</strong><br /><p>Pastner on the game: 'Oklahoma State, they kicked our butt. Bottom line. No other way to look at it.'</p><br /><strong>UP NEXT: SOUTH FLORIDA</strong><br /><p>The Cowboys get a few days off before heading to the Sunshine State for a week of play.</p><br /><p>It starts with a visit to South Florida on Monday, followed by three games in the Old Spice Classic in Orlando.</p><br /></div>

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Pushing 80 and given two weeks to live, dying patient cured by cannabis

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" class="spotlight" height="300" src="https://scontent-a-lax.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn2/1466130_10202324569545428_689162309_n.jpg" style="height: 450px; width: 400px;" width="400" /></div><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">'Stan and Barb Rutner had already had bouts with cancer earlier in their lives. Barb overcame breast cancer with orthodox treatments and her version of visualization twice. And Stan managed to get through non-Hodgkin lymphoma after six months of treatment. But this time, they were older, and it looked like the end for Stan.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">Stan Rutner, a retired dentist and storage facilities owner, was diagnosed with lung cancer which had metastasized into his brain. The diagnosis had surprised him.</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">He thought he had come down with the flu with his chronic cough. He was in his late 70s, and coping with orthodox cancer treatments was going to be harder than it was before.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;">Read <a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/042978_cannabis_cancer_cure_terminal_patient.html">more...</a> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>

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VIDEO: David Tennant And Matt Smith Talk To Digital Spy

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgNaJ8YZFCd45YXrzOFmAU4IsjEbaXb0YKXfQv_zBcisXE-735IZlLnJ_N6EZIpfeW4uCUKhQgcwGqRh7SuVGvfrCyfb4P5y9eCaSG3EIcQ4IgpY5HMNQuAN7AHikSJyUAhNKfv6xpdJG/s1600/DigSpy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGgNaJ8YZFCd45YXrzOFmAU4IsjEbaXb0YKXfQv_zBcisXE-735IZlLnJ_N6EZIpfeW4uCUKhQgcwGqRh7SuVGvfrCyfb4P5y9eCaSG3EIcQ4IgpY5HMNQuAN7AHikSJyUAhNKfv6xpdJG/s1600/DigSpy.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Matt Smith says that he hopes that the 50th Anniversary episode of Doctor Who will be "...the biggest and best we've ever done" in a new interview with Digital Spy.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"It feels weirdly familiar, " says David Tennant on his return to the role of the Tenth Doctor. "In many ways like I've never been away. And then it's very peculiar, very odd to be back doing something that was such a huge part of my everyday life, and then there's the sense of trying to ease back into it."</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Watch the full interview here:</span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0" height="348" id="flashObj" width="618"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=2849966941001&playerID=871166280001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAACkAQxo~,JbFjHxgqCuak3gK2T7u3p0eDyamGmIu2&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1&isUI=1" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=2849966941001&playerID=871166280001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAAACkAQxo~,JbFjHxgqCuak3gK2T7u3p0eDyamGmIu2&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="618" height="348" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" swLiveConnect="true" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">David and Matt appear together in <i>The Day Of The </i>Doctor, which also stars Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and John Hurt. The 75 minute anniversary special will air simultaneously around the world in sync with the BBC One premiere 7.50pm GMT on Saturday 23rd November.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

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Apple Inc. (AAPL) Rumored To Release Bigger iPad

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p>Rumor has it Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ:AAPL) has even loftier ambitions than they've had in the past. A new report from The Korea Times detailed a purported a larger iPad tablet with a 12.9 inch Retina display which is set to debut next year. This mirrors another rumor from earlier this month which reported Foxconn was testing production of a larger tablet screen. The Wall Street Journal also did a similar report this past summer.</p><br /><img src="http://ify.valuewalk.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/Apple-ipad.jpg" width="600"/> Most notebook makers saw a sales decline in 2013<br /><p>Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ:AAPL) already offers the iPad in two sizes; adding a third size would give the company a distinctive edge. A larger tablet would be another step to replace laptops and ultrabooks including the company's MacBook lineup. Louis Bedigian for Benzinga pointed out declining MacBook sales as a possible bellwether. Computer shipments declined five percent during June quarter and fell an additional six percent by September quarter. And it's not just Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ:AAPL); most notebook makers saw a sales decline in 2013.</p><br /><p>The Cupertino-based tech giant is not the only company with big plans for tablets in 2014. Samsung hopes to sell more tablets next year as well as tap into the education market, a segment which Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ:AAPL) currently dominates. One security analyst explained, 'The tablet PC will greatly grow not only in the general consumer market, but also in the B2G market, e.g. electronic textbooks. In terms of market size, it seems that the touch screen panel industry will benefit the most from the expansion of the tablet PC market.'</p><br />Apple is ready to transform the market once again<br /><p>The notion of tablets and mobile phones eventually replacing laptops is not a new idea. The current sale numbers give that notion even more weight. If the rumors are true that Apple will soon unveil a larger tablet, it could be a sign Apple Inc. ( NASDAQ:AAPL) is ready to transform the market once again. A larger tablet has the possibility of capturing the attention of tech consumers, and give Apple a much-needed leg up to continue its market lead.</p><br /></div>

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Logitech PowerShell Turns iPhone Into Game Console: Hands On

<div xmlns='http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml'><p><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/S/0/410544/original/Powershell-main.jpg" width="600"/> Playing mobile games with touch-screen controls can be frustrating. More often than not, the on-screen buttons take up valuable display real estate that can hinder the overall gaming experience, especially on the iPhone's smaller, 4-inch display. Logitech hopes to eliminate this issue with its PowerShell Controller + Battery - a combination game controller and external battery for the iPhone 5, 5s and fifth-generation iPod Touch.</p><br /><p>The 4.2-ounce Logitech PowerShell is among the first iPhone-focused gaming controllers to launch since iOS 7 rolled out in September. Unlike previous versions of Apple's mobile software, iOS 7 comes with support for gaming controllers - a feature that Android has supported for quite some time. The $99.99 Moga ACE Controller is the only other iOS-compatible competitor at the moment.</p><br /><strong>MORE: 10 Best Mobile Games for Hardcore Gamers</strong><br /><p>Logitech tells us that the iOS app store hosts 300 apps with support for hardware controllers, and that number is growing. These apps include 'Lego Lord of the Rings,' ' Dead Trigger' and 'Bastion,' among others, as Pocket Gamer reports.</p><br /><p>The $99.99 iPhone accessory houses your idevice through a cutout in the middle, and it essentially feels like snapping your phone into a case. That being said, the controller felt surprisingly secure. We turned the controller over so that its backside faced up with the phone inside, and the iPhone didn't budge from its holster.</p><br /><strong>PowerShell controls</strong><br /><p>The PowerShell features a directional pad on the left side of the phone and action buttons on the opposite side. Left and right bumpers can be found along the top of the case, as well, and a pause button sits just below the action buttons. Logitech has included cutouts for the volume buttons and camera, so you won't need to remove your phone to adjust sound or to snap photos.</p><br /><p>The device is called the PowerShell Controller + Battery for a reason - a switch near the bottom allows you to use the PowerShell as a charger so that you don't drain your phone's battery. The case itself comes with its own 1500mAh battery so that it doesn't need to draw power from your iPhone or iPod Touch.</p><br /><strong>MORE: Xbox One Review</strong><br /><p>During our time with the Logitech PowerShell, we noticed that gameplay felt fluid and responsive. We used the action buttons to create combinations in ' Real Steel World Robot Boxing,' and our character executed our commands seamlessly with no lag. The case was the same when we played the casual classic 'Pac Man.' It was much easier to zip around tight corners using directional buttons than onscreen controls. The PowerShell's buttons sported a smooth, glossy texture similar to that of the Xbox 360 controller's buttons, and the build quality didn't feel cheap.</p><br />Less joy without the stick<br /><p>However, we were slightly disappointed with the PowerShell's lack of analog control sticks. Using direction buttons is fine for platformers, fighting games and casual gaming, but certain titles such as 'Dead Trigger' would really benefit from controls that allow for panoramic viewing. Still, the PowerShell's minimalistic design makes it sleeker and less bulky than competitors such as the Moga ACE Controller. This means you can easily slip it into your bag, and it probably feels lighter than the Moga ACE while gaming.</p><br /><p>Overall, the Logitech PowerShell offers a smooth gaming experience, an attractive design and is capable of charging your iPhone on the go. But for $99.99 we'd prefer a controller that includes analog sticks, too. The Logitech PowerShell Controller + Battery is available for preorder via Best Buy and the Apple Online Store beginning today, and Logitech says it will be available through additional retailers in early December.</p><br />Follow Lisa Eadicicco @LisaEadicicco and on Google Plus. Follow us @tomsguide, on Facebook and on Google+.<br /><p><img src="http://media.bestofmicro.com/S/0/410544/original/Powershell-main.jpg" width="600"/> Playing mobile games with touch-screen controls can be frustrating. More often than not, the on-screen buttons take up valuable display real estate that can hinder the overall gaming experience, especially on the iPhone's smaller, 4-inch display. Logitech hopes to eliminate this issue with its PowerShell Controller + Battery - a combination game controller and external battery for the iPhone 5, 5s and fifth-generation iPod Touch.</p><br /><strong>MORE: Xbox One Review</strong></div>

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