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Global tablet market – 4Q 2013
Quarterly report | Apr 8, 12:22
Global tablet shipments grew 25% sequentially and 29.8% on year to reach 78.45 million units in the fourth quarter of 2013...
2014 global high brightness LED market, trends and shipment forecast
Special report | Mar 13, 18:26
Digitimes Research estimates that the production value for high brightness LED chips will have an annual growth rate of...
2014 China smartphone market and industry - Forecast and analysis
Special report | Mar 25, 18:27
This Digitimes Research Special Report examines two aspects of the China smartphone market. The first part covers the China smartphone market, measuring local shipments in China from both China-based vendors and international vendors such as Samsung and Apple. The second portion of the Special Report covers the China...
Global tablet shipments drop 30% sequentially in 1Q14
GLOBAL TABLET | Apr 23, 21:59
Microsoft facing difficulties in 3 major segments
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SoC technology for Ultra HD TVs to mature in 2015
X | Apr 21, 14:26
China panel makers showing increased interest in large-size segment
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Qualcomm rethinks AP development strategy
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Taiwan handset shipments drop 1.6% sequentially in 1Q14
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Windows tablets gaining traction in Japan
GLOBAL TABLET | Apr 15, 14:34
China smartphone AP shipments – 4Q 2013
CHINA SMARTPHONE AP | Apr 8, 12:20
Global smartphone AP suppliers will see their shipments to China grow only 13.5% on year and drop 3.1% on quarter in the first quarter of 2014. The largest supplier MediaTek is seeing its shipments weakening and...
China touch panel industry – 4Q 2013
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From the fourth quarter of 2013 to the first quarter of 2014, China touch panel makers' largest growth will be in the notebook and 11-inch and above size tablet segments, with makers such as O-Film Technology...
China smartphone and industry – 4Q 2013
CHINA SMARTPHONE | Apr 8, 12:12
China first-tier smartphone players - Lenovo, Huawei, CoolPad and ZTE - started releasing new smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2013 because their entry-level model inventories, accumulated over the first three...
TAIWAN FPD | Feb 25, 16:03
Taiwan's LCD TV shipments were boosted by seasonal demand in the fourth quarter of 2013. But the mature TV market prevented a high growth for the manufacturers.
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The fourth quarter is the traditional peak season for the LCD monitor market. But the industry is already a mature one with little room for growth.
Taiwan large-size LCD panels – 4Q 2013
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Taiwan makers' large-size LCD panel shipments saw better growth than the worldwide average in 2013, as their Korea-based competitors reduced their notebook and monitor panel shipments that offered low profits...
Taiwan digital cameras – 4Q 2013
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Taiwan's digital still camera (DSC) shipments dropped sharply in the fourth quarter of 2013 as challenges from camera-equipped smartphones continued. One of the major makers, Foxconn Electronics, has decided to...
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Taiwan's handset shipments registered slight sequential growth in the fourth quarter of 2013. While brand vendor HTC remained the top player in Taiwan's handset industry, ODM Chi Mei Communication Systems narrowed...
Taiwan small- to mid-size LCD panels – 4Q 2013
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For Taiwan's LCD makers, the seasonal pattern of the small- to medium-size panel industry was not obvious during fourth-quarter 2013, as demand from China remained strong ahead of the Lunar New Year holidays.
TAIWAN ICT | Jan 24, 15:45
Recovering demand in both the enterprise and consumer segments boosted Taiwan ODMs' notebook shipments by 2.5% sequentially in the fourth quarter of 2013, slightly weaker than the worldwide growth of 4.1%. Low-price...
2014 global mobile application processor market forecast
CHINA SMARTPHONE AP | Jan 29, 16:10
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a market forecast of the 2014 application processor market (AP). In addition to shipment forecasts for each major vendor, Digitimes Research presents the various...
Greater China touch panel shipment forecast through 2015
CHINA TOUCH | Jan 24, 16:07
This Digitimes Research Special Report outlines the key factors in the rapid growth of the touch-panel industry in Greater China in recent years, as well as the technology trends and industry relationships that...
2014 global smartphone market forecast
GLOBAL SMARTPHONE | Jan 7, 15:44
In 2014, smartphones are expected to continue penetrating rapidly into emerging markets such as Russia, India, Indonesia and Latin America, while China's smartphone shipments will see weakened on-year growth in...
2014 global tablet demand forecast
GLOBAL TABLET | Dec 31, 17:50
Digitimes Research estimates that in 2014 global tablet shipments will reach 289 million units. This report analyzes the main players, their strategies and shipments forecasts for 2014, as well as other factors...
2014 global notebook demand forecast
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Dec 5, 16:35
Digitimes Research estimates that global notebook shipments in 2014 will reach around 160 million units, down from a peak of over 200 million in 2011, but the drop in 2014 will be lower than the on-year drop in...
TD-LTE market developments and forecast, 2014-2016
CHINA SMARTPHONE AP | Nov 28, 17:14
TD-LTE has become the mainstream global choice for the construction of 4G asymmetric frequency spectrum networks, with the GSA calculating that commercial TD-LTE services were already in operation by 21 carriers...
Trends and developments in the OTT market
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Nov 19, 17:38
Companies such as Apple, Samsung Electronics and Google have become increasingly interested in over-the-top services as a means to connect ultra-mobile devices to TVs, increase cloud computing users, and boost...
STC to expand sapphire ingot capacity
RESEARCH EXTRAS | Oct 17, 15:44
With more and more smartphones and other portable devices adopting sapphire as cover glass, sapphire ingot vendor Sapphire Technology Company (STC) is looking to double its production capacity to meet the anticipated...
Taiwan makers expected to hold over 50% Ultra HD TV panel market share in 2014
Displays | 5h 38min ago
Digitimes Research: Global tablet shipments drop 30% sequentially in 1Q14
IT + CE | 5h 41min ago
Taiwan market: Competition in 4G LTE smartphone segment heating up
Mobile + telecom | 5h 45min ago
Upstream suppliers eye server orders from Lenovo
IT + CE | 6h 26min ago
Panel supply chain expects performance to increase in 2Q14
Displays | 6h 51min ago
Yingli Green Energy expects to turn profitable in 2Q14
Green energy | 7h 49min ago
Tatung hopes to hike revenue proportion of electromechanical energy-saving systems to 30% in 2014
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Touchscreen controller IC vendors expanding product lines
Before Going to Press | 6h 51min ago
Intel optimistic about interactive whiteboard demand
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LCD equipment makers to see order visibility improve in 2014
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Demand for TV, STB and LED driver ICs picking up
Before Going to Press | 7h 31min ago
NCC delays approval of Ambit Microsystems 4G plans on national security concerns
Before Going to Press | 7h 32min ago
Taiwan market: Cable TV digitization ratio over 50% in 1Q14, says NCC
Before Going to Press | 7h 50min ago
Taiwan market: 40% of LCD TVs sold in 2014 expected to be large-size, Ultra HD, says LG
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- Taiwan ODMs losing out as PC brand vendors turn to China supply chain for tablets
- Over 50% white-box tablets to come with phone functions in 2H14; MediaTek to benefit most
- 3-mode smartphones to dominate China entry-level market
- On-cell touch panels not as popular as expected
- Samsung 12.2-inch enterprise tablets unlikely to see strong sales in short term
- MediaTek to continue eating into Spreadtrum market share
- Worldwide LED tube light shipments to reach 220 million in 2013 (May 23) - Benzinga
- Digitimes Research: South Korea sets 2013 new solar installation target at 230MW (Mar 20) - Solar Plaza
- 329 million smartphones to be sold in China: Can Apple get a piece? (Mar 18)
- Samsung dominates China, but Apple carves out lucrative spot (Mar 11) - Motley Fool
- Is this the world's most expensive TV? (Mar 23) - HindustanTimes.com
- LEDs to hit 70% lighting market penetration in Japan (October 4) - Semiconductor Today
- Intel looking to tap entry-level tablet market with Bay Trail-Entry
- China white-box tablet prices expected to drop in 2014
- Wistron, Inventec to start ODM production of ARM-architecture servers for HP in 2H14
- DRAM chip supply to fall short of demand in 3Q14, say Kingston and Nanya
- Xiaomi to increase orders for thin-film touch panels
Consolidation to continue in the MEMS microphone industry: Q&A with Akustica CEO Horst Muenzel
More and more players have made inroads into the MEMS microphone industry to cash in on the rising...
The developments of the security solutions market in Greater China: Q&A with EverFocus product marketing manager Tony Lin
The security solutions market is an increasingly important market as the IT industry develops and security...
A win-win situation for Toshiba and OCZ: Q&A with Alex Mei, CMO of OCZ Storage Solutions
As part of Toshiba, OCZ Storage Solutions is able to leverage Toshiba's NAND and combine it with its...
Explaining the Chaiwan model for the mobile device supply chain: Q&A with Digitimes Research director Joanne Chien
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- Smartphone and tablet industry: The view from Taiwan - May 2012
Taiwan-based companies have a long and successful history of involvement in the supply chain for mobile devices, which for the purposes of this article consist...
- Taiwan motherboard industry overview - May 2012
The year 2011 saw the motherboard industry reverse its trend of declining shipments year-on-year, to post a slight 0.2% growth. This upturn in fortunes was expected...
- Notebook market overview - Jun 2011
The notebook industry in 2010 experienced several major events that significantly changed the industry's ecosystem for the year and the industry is also believed...
- LCD TV overview - Jun 2011
Growth of the global LCD TV market was not as strong as expected in 2010 as the market continued to feel the aftershocks of the economic recession that had hit...
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McDonald v. City of Chicago - Post-Decision SCOTUScast
SCOTUScast 07-02-2010 featuring Steven G. Calabresi
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On June 28, 2010, the Supreme Court announced its decision in McDonald v. City of Chicago. The question in this case was whether the Due Process Clause or the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment makes the right to keep and bear arms applicable to the States.
In an opinion delivered by Justice Alito, the Court held 5 to 4 that the Fourteenth Amendment makes the Second Amendment right to keep and bear arms for the purpose of self-defense, which the Court recognized in District of Columbia v. Heller, applicable to the States. Four Justices based this ruling on the Fourteenth Amendment's Due Process Clause. Justice Thomas agreed with the holding, but based his opinion on the Fourteenth Amendment's Privileges or Immunities Clause.
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Wait only a few months. My family just purchased this wonderful San Antonio jewel. The Metzger's left a wonderful legacy and we hope to bring it to its original lustre and honor them.
Gone But Not Forgotten – I have pleasant memories of this once beautiful and challenging mini golf course. The atmosphere of the place made you feel like a trip back to the 1950's era. A nostalgic time set in a tropical landscape, complete with a flowing stream, music from the '40's-'60's playing, and the building, furnishings, and sign all dating back to that period. My parents would take me and my sisters there on a warm Summer Friday evening as children in the late 1970's-1980's. We would stop for an Ice Cream cone at the nearby Baskin-Robbins before heading over for a family night out at the golf course. Those were the days!! My parents always had some small conversation with Mrs. Metzger, the wife of Harold Metzger, who was always behind the counter with her little dog handling the transactions and displaying the many sizes of Putters on the counter. According to the play card you would receive, the course dates back to 1937. Mrs. Metzger was originally from Germany, but spoke very good English. She had a youthful healthy appearance in her advancing age! A very pleasant lady with a slight German accent when speaking English. Her husband Harold was the all around maintenance guy. He reminded me of Norman Fell, the actor who played the fictional character Stanley Roper in the TV series Three's Company. Less sociable, and looked similiar to the Actor Norman Fell. He died in 1998, his wife then took ownership of the course. He kept the landscape of the place looking lush and colorful and in immaculate shape. The place was truly a garden of paradise, one of the most beautiful in the city in its day. Well it is sad to say that when Mrs. Metzger died in March 2008, at age 86, the place closed. Hope that someday soon, an investor(s)/business person would come along and open the place again, and restore it to its former '50's era glory. I hope it does not become bulldozed away and forever lost to newer development. That would be a shame, as we would lose yet another unique place in San Antonio for the locals and the tourists, and become ever increasing the same as anywhere else in America syndrome.
Memoryville – My sisters husband was stationed at Kelly in the late 60's. I was around 10 at the time and everytime I visited San Antonio from my home in Kansas, I made sure she took me here. When I moved to San Antonio 2 years ago, one of the first places I HAD to visit was Cool Crest. It may be showing it's age but I loved my visit and was flooded with memories. This is a place that MUST be saved from extinction.
flowers from the concrete cracks – I'm so happy it's still open, most of the time it looks closed. Friends and I have prematurely mourned its demise accidentally. But it is not long for this world; the owners/artists are one-of-a-kind and not spring chickens. I think they live there. It's their world, and I'm happy to be allowed in.
Cool Crest is by far the best mini golf I have seen in my 43 years: big pecan trees, teeming bananna trees, purple vincas growing from the cracks in the sidewalks, wafting strains of "...is that some Hawaiian Johnny Cash music?", more than I can recall; the (w)hole far exceeds the sum of its parts. It really should be subsidised; it is an American national treasure.
If you like mini golf, make the journey; you won't be disappointed.
Cool Crest rocks – God this place rocks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! If only it was open more often. I have not had the pleasure of taking my kids yet. If they would like, I would offer to help assist in the operations of this facility in the summer. I live right down the street from this heavenly haven and it seems getting into Heaven, Hell, or Jail is easier than this wonderfully situated place. This place is just the best minature golf course in San Antonio, maybe Texas and/or the United States. Let's start a petition with the city of San Antonio and get these wonderful people, who had a Minature Golf Course imagination that cannot be topped, some assistance in the operations of this historical Minature Golf Course.. I want to go play miniature golf right now and I have to drive out to highway 151 inside of Loop 1604 and find out just what their golf experience is like,(Probably nowhere near this masterpiece) What a shame!!!!!!!!!! Patrick Lopez
An miniature golf course for ADULTS, skill based and excellent atmousphere – Cool Crest has a long and wonderful history pre-dating World War II. Created by a man with a vision the course was designed to challenge and entertain. You will not find castles, windmills, or even the Great Emancipator... but you will find miniature golf at it's finest. It became a passion of mine at an early age when I played "Green Acres" in Austin, Tx circa 1965... but it wasn't a patch on Cool Crest. Situated on the side of a steep hill, the breeze typically from the South East comes up the hill, being cooled all the way.. hence the name. The atmousphere is akin to an evening down on the river walk, coupled with a banana plantation and pleasant music from the 50's and 60's. It is a premier date spot, as you are guaranteed a good time. The course is challenging and inventive and features holes that you will never see at any other course. I have spent decades searching for it's equal and nothing has ever come close. Do to it's postion on the side of the hill, the holes will be two and three tiered and even one requires a chip over the flowing stream which laces through both 18 hole courses. At $4.00 a round, you simply can not find a better value anywhere. Open late in the Summers, this is a must visit for everyone local or tourist. Relax on the quiet patio before or after a round, and then go again... it's worth it.
World-class mini-golf Mecca provides challenging fun for the
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Opened in 1937, Cool Crest is dripping with atmosphere and kitschy appeal. During the time of the year when this place is actually open, it's heavily populated with mini-golfers, young and old.
The Course
From the street, Cool Crest looks more like a banana farm than a mini golf course. Once you make your way inside, however, you'll find the canopy of tall, lush trees a cozy backdrop for either of the two 18-hole courses you choose to play. Of course, all 36 holes are completely different and since you're only paying four bucks to play (that's $3.71, plus 29 cents tax, by the way), you might as well play both courses.
The Wild Card
The course is packed with one conversation piece after another, the most notable of which is a phantom speaker stuck in a tree playing old Bing Crosby records. There's your four bucks right there.
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University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has announced that the 2013 winners of the Peter Kiewit Student Entrepreneurial Award are Robert LaMagna-Reiter, Felix Burgstaller and Manas Bharadwaj, master's students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who together have developed a business plan for a startup called STEM-Direct. The enterprise will provide affordable online tutoring to high school and college students in science, technology, engineering and math – fields that are widely acknowledged to be building blocks of a competitive economy.
STEM-Direct will offer tutoring services made possible through partnerships with schools, universities and business. Partners will be based primarily in Omaha although the students' business plan can be scaled nationally.
According to the students' business plan: "With the increasing use of technology in different areas of business across industries, there is an unparalleled demand for professionals with skills in STEM areas." A report issued by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology concluded that the United States need to produce 1 million more STEM graduates than its current rate.
Yet despite this high demand, U.S. students do not compare favorably against students in other countries on STEM assessment tests. The challenge is exacerbated by the fact that many students cannot afford expensive tutoring to supplement their coursework. STEM-Direct will provide quality tutoring at an affordable cost so that more students can be prepared for college and career success.
"One of the most important things the University of Nebraska can do to ensure a competitive, vibrant economy is nurture the entrepreneurial spirit of our students," Milliken said. "The team behind STEM-Direct provides an excellent example of how students can leverage their University of Nebraska education into a product that will serve people in the state and grow the economy. I commend these students for identifying a real need in the market and thinking of a creative way to meet it."


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Because students meet with their advisors on a weekly basis, they usually have a good idea of how well they're doing at any given moment. Our system is designed to identify the risk of academic failure early — and help students develop strategies to reduce the risk.
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She was a world class beauty!
She was a world class beauty!
just a couple of years on from there......and she looked stunning, her hair was a bit lighter and the makeup not as heavy.....I'd say she was the best looking of the bunch
"NO-ONE, BUT NO-ONE,IS HIS EQUAL, OR EVER WILL BE. HE WAS, AND IS SUPREME".Mick Jagger
Great photos Matt, I think Priscilla is a pretty woman, just wish she had not had all of the face surgeries. It was a sad time for ELVIS after she left him, such a shame they could not work out there differences and have stayed together, because I believe ELVIS truly loved her, despite what others may think, but this is just my opinion and feelings about it.
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I thought she really looked Sexy at the time they had the family pics taken.Which I think was around late 1970 early 1971.I think that's when she really looked fantastic!!!!
Without question, she's a natural beauty, but I agree with Deb, she looked absolutely stunning when her hair was lighter and the make up wasn't too heavy. Great pics Mr Junkie.
Nice one Matt........... Thank you..............
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She was very beautiful. I feel she and Ann Margaret were on a par. Priscilla even looks good now that she has had the last bad surgery corrected. Still has a bit of a stiff face but so much better than what it was there for a while.
Priscilla went from a beauiful lady to something out of barbie world..such a shame. Linda needs to stop, she looks terrible in the face.
yeah, very beautiful outwardly. How come there's water marks on photos that have been around for over 30 years?
they've obviously already been published or there wouldn't be a photo to put a watermark on it.
Didn't they used to say that "Elvis was the most photographed man in the world?"
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This will sound crazy-but I always felt that at times Elvis and Priscilla looked more like brother and sister or cousins than man and wife....I just see some resemblance in some photos.
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HENRY P. DE GRAAF, one of the promintent merchants of New York City, was born at Herkimer, New York, on the twenty-fourth of November, 1825. His parents were formerly residents of Schenectady, and his grandfather was a sterling patriot in the war of the Revolution, commanding a regiment in that great struggle.
Until the age of fifteen years, young De Graaf remained at home actively employed on his father's farm, performing with alacrity and zeal the general work incident to his calling, though disinclined to make that a business for a lifetime.
In the year 1840 he left his home-farm and went to Little Falls, N. Y., residing there three years with G. B. Young. During this time, he acquired a knowledge of cabinet-making, and worked as a journeyman ; after which time he traveled two years, and then commenced business for himself.
Cabinet-making twenty years ago was not so remunerative as now, and becoming somewhat dissatisfied with his slow progress at money-making, about the time that the golden charms of California allured its tens of thousands in quest of wealth to the far West, he disposed of his little business in New York, assisted in forming a company, and was chosen treasurer, and afterward embarked for the Pacific, on the Henry Harbeck, June 8, 1849.
California was then a far-off land, and not, as now, to be reached in a few days by railroad, traveling in palace cars. The bark was six months out at sea before reaching San Francisco, and Mr. De Graaf, when approaching the Golden Gate that was about to usher him into the eldorado of the Pacific shore, found himself destitute of money ; but notwithstanding, he was enthusiastic and hopeful for his future progress.
There he commenced work as carpenter at sixteen dollars per day, but this pay did not meet his expectations or necessities. He then tried mining, but this also proved too uncertain and capricious for his glowing anticipations, and with disappointed and unrealized expectations he returned to San Francisco, and commenced a trading business with Mr. John Webster between the mines, San Francisco, and New York.
After three years' residence in California he returned to New York, and commenced the furniture business at No. 450 Pearl Street, with a capital of seven thousand dollars, and in [illegible] removed to No. 87 Bowery, into a store erected by himself, and soon enlarged by a new building at 65 Chrystie Street.
In the autumn of 1859 he formed a partnership with Robert M. Taylor, securing a large southern trade thereby. In the year 1860 the firm experienced very heavy losses financially, but were not disheartened, and passed through the crisis unaided save by their own resources. Their trade was then changed to other sections of the country, and prospered abundantly ; and at last they were compelled again to enlarge their establishment and extend their furnishing business, adding also carpets and mattresses.
The firm then made it a specialty of furnishing hotels and steamboats ; many who have traveled on the Hudson will remember those elegant and magnificent steamers, the St. John, Dean Richmond, Drew, etc. These "floating palaces," so tastefully and magnificently arrayed, were furnished from the house of "De Graaf & Taylor," and reflect much credit on the firm.
In 1864 Mr. De Graaf revisited California and established a branch business of the firm. After remaining in California six months, he returned to New York City, and soon afterward was elected director of the Bowery National Bank, and in 1868 was unanimously chosen president of that institution. Subsequently he was presented with nine pieces of soled silver plate, as a testimonial of the due appreciation of his successful exertions to promote the prosperity of the bank.
Mr. De Graaf is a worthy, self-made, self-reliant man ; a noble example of perseverance, industry, and enterprise, Of such an embodiment the basis of our free and glorious republican institutions must be formed, to be enduring. When we consult written or unwritten biography, we learn the fact that the greater number of our prominent men, in all the occupations, positions, and professions of life, are self-made, stout-hearted ; men who have not loitered in byways or highways, or sat whiling away time in the easy chairs of life ; but who, like Mr. De Graaf, have practised self-den[illegible] have persevered, and at last accomplished patent and imperishable facts, and many of the noblest results of life.
The lad of fifteen years who left his paternal home, with self-denial, a few years ago, that he might learn the cabinet-maker's trade, is to-day senior partner in one of the largest and most flourishing firms in New York City. The young man who, twenty years ago did not hesitate to work as carpenter in San Francisco, is now president of one of the most reliable and flourishing banks in New York City. This worthy example is fraught with much encouragement to young men to make "excelsior" their motto ; for if they desire eminence, they can, step by step, ascend the topmost round in the ladder of distinction.


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NASA technology which has been in use for years in the assistance of astronauts performing difficult space missions may soon have a much more terrestrial function: helping to improve detection of breast cancer. Per reports, The IGAR technology (an acronym for Image-Guided Autonomous Robot) shares features in common with the Canadarm, developed for Canada's space program, which was in the past used for various functions such as repairing space stations and assisting astronauts in space walks.
Now, the technology, which blends the space-arm with MRI scanning ability, may help doctors to more accurately identify breast cancer. Scientists as well as medical professionals hope that the IGAR may be able to remove some of the potential for human error which currently affects breast cancer detection, adding a degree of precision previously unattainable in breast cancer imaging.
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September 11, 2013
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Despite the hefty sticker price associated with all Ivy League institutions, estimated yearly costs are actually quite affordable. In fact, Ivy Leaguers graduate with less debt than their peers who attended less prestigious schools. How? Turns out healthy endowment funds play a huge role in aiding low-income, middle-income and even upper-income students with tuition costs. Score!
According to statistics from U.S. News & World Report, many of the best colleges in the county are relative steals for the lucky few who earn admission. For example, Princeton University students graduate with about $5,096 of debt for all four years – the lowest sum for alumni leaving a national university with debt. Amy Laitinen, a former White House education adviser now at the New America Foundation, said, "Folks look at the sticker price and assume that's what everyone is paying. The truth is that the more elite schools have more resources."
But with acceptance rates hovering at less than 10 percent, gaining access to those Ivy League dollars is fiercely competitive. Do you think it's fair for students who don't meet the Ivies' steep admissions standards to be saddled with crippling debt or should the few that do be rewarded with an affordable, brand name education? Let us know what you think in the comments section.
September 10, 2013
With fall semester in full swing, high school seniors are mere months away from deciding where they'll spend the next four (or more) years. And while there are multiple factors to consider when making such a major decision, most would argue that prestigious universities and high-earning salaries are intrinsically tied...or are they?
According to a recent study by College Measure, students who earn associate degrees and occupational certificates often earn more in their first year out of college than those with traditional four-year college degrees. Examining schools in Arkansas, Colorado, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia, the study found that short-term credentials such as two-year degrees and technical certificates were worth more than bachelor's degrees in a graduate's early years. College Measures President Mark Schneider said, "The findings challenge some conventional wisdom, showing for example that what you study matters more than where you study. Higher education is one of the most important investments people make. The right choices can lead to good careers and good wages while the wrong ones can leave graduates with mountains of debt and poor prospects for ever paying off student loans." (For more on this study, click here.)
It's important to remember that the study focuses on short-term gains as opposed to long-term/lifelong earnings. It'd be interesting for College Measure to reexamine their findings over the next few years but what do you think of its current report? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section!
October 11, 2013
If you're a high school senior and you don't think a traditional four-year university is for you, attending a community college does have its perks. Whether you're interested in completing your general courses or testing the waters with a major that you're not absolutely set on, community colleges offer students the luxury of figuring out their educational path for a fraction of the cost...or at least they used to: California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that would allow a handful of community colleges to charge inflated prices for in-demand courses. Let's say it all together now: Booooooo!
The higher costs – $200 per unit instead of $46 – would only affect the shorter summer and winter sessions. Supporters insist that the pilot program would prevent more students from being shut out of courses they need to graduate but critics said that lower-income students would be denied the opportunity to obtain course credits essential to their educational success. "The state would be shifting the burden for funding access from the state general fund to the backs of students," said Vincent Stewart, the community college system's vice chancellor for governmental relations, after the California Legislature approved the measure. "Creating a pay-to-play fee structure, where students who have greater wealth and means can get on a fast track, is patently unfair."
Even with the rate per unit almost quintupled, the overall cost of studying at a community college is still considerably less when compared to traditional options but is it fair to charge more? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
February 20, 2014
With college on the horizon for high school seniors, students with political aspirations should understand that it's never too early to start making the right connections. And what better place is there to start than by attending the college that boasts 47 elected officials currently on Capitol Hill? (Curious as to which school I'm referring? None other than Harvard University, of course.)
With twice as many members of Congress counted as alumni, Harvard just might be the college for those with governmental ambitions. Georgetown University scores a distant second with 20 current members of Congress, followed by Yale University with 18. Check out the list below to see what other colleges might better your chances at making your political dream a reality:
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January 7, 2014
When discussing the art of nailing your college admissions interview, it's important to talk strategy. Every Tom, Dick and Harry will stress the importance of dressing professionally and the value of asking questions but did you know that over rehearsing your responses is a big no-no, too? Well, it is! If you're starting to prepare for your college admissions interviews, check out U.S. News & World Report's top five mistakes to avoid below:
For those who have been through the interview process before, do you have any other helpful hints? If so, please share them in the comments section!
March 25, 2014
The decision to pursue a law degree is not one that should not be taken lightly. Analyzing your hopes and needs prior to applying will help you decide whether it's worth your time, effort and money. It's also crucial to examine the possible downsides: crippling student debt, high unemployment rates and declining starting salaries. At this point, if you're still interested in studying law, you might want to consider a law school that's offering the country's first "risk-free" juris doctor program.
Following a recent trend among law schools to attract prospective students, the Cleveland-Marshall College of Law at Cleveland State University announced that beginning this spring, a student who decides to not continue law school after successfully completing their first year of studies can graduate with a Master of Legal Studies (M.L.S.) degree without taking any additional courses. And although students with this degree will not be permitted to sit for the bar exam, this approach will provide students with a foundation in law without preparing them to practice. "The new opportunity removes at least some of the financial and personal risk inherent in a large educational undertaking and comes at a time when people appreciate more guarantees," said Craig M. Boise, Cleveland-Marshall's dean. He added, "For these students, the first year of law school might have seemed like a waste and a hard-to-explain item on their resumes. Now they can leave with a master's degree that we believe will be attractive to employers." (For more on this story, click here.)
Law school hopefuls, does the "risk-free" J.D. program at CSU's Cleveland-Marshall College of Law help quell your anxieties given the weak legal job market? Do you think this program (which is essentially one-third the cost and time of a traditional law program) would be viable or not? Let us know in the comments section.
April 10, 2014
There are myriad reasons to attend a particular university - from prestige and academics to athletics and diversity. But if you're in search for the universities with the top rated professors, CBS Money Watch has created the ultimate list for you. To compile the list, CBS relied on data from the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, which referenced information from RateMyProfessor.com. If you're unfamiliar with the website – which I doubt you are – it allows students to anonymously rate their university professors as well as view the ratings college teachers have received. And with over one million professors and 10 million opinions, it's the most comprehensive online source of student feedback on instructors.
After perusing the list, it's clear there's a common denominator: For the most part, a majority of the schools are liberal arts colleges with student bodies under 4,000 students. That's not surprising considering smaller student bodies translate into smaller classes, greater hands-on learning opportunities and, most importantly, more individual attention. For additional information on any of these school - or thousands of others – check out our college search.
January 22, 2009
Scholarships.com Staff
If you're wondering what to expect in college or how you measure up against the students already there, an annual survey of college freshmen may help answer your questions. The Cooperative Institutional Research Program, conducted by the Higher Education Research Institute and UCLA, annually surveys college freshmen, asking a broad spectrum of questions ranging from their reasons for their college choice to their religious and political views. The results from this year's survey have just been published on the Higher Education Research Institute's website.
The results indicate that--at least for now--the class of 2012 is the most politically engaged group of college students ever surveyed by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The report found that 85.9 percent of freshmen at least occasionally discussed politics, and fewer students than ever describe themselves as middle-of-the-road politically. Individual issues are also important to many students, with universal healthcare, same sex marriage, and protecting the environment among the issues with the broadest support among first year students.
In addition to politics, students are also more concerned about finances than they have been in the past, likely due to the poor state of the economy. Ability to pay is becoming an increasing concern and mores freshmen indicate plans to work their way through college.
Students are also becoming more concerned with financial aid. More students than ever are describing offers of financial assistance, such as college scholarships and grants, as being essential to their college choice. This year, 43 percent of freshmen based their decision heavily on this factor, with cost of attendance also rating highly for nearly 40 percent of freshmen. Fewer students who were accepted to their first choice school chose to attend in 2008 than in recent years, likely due to issues of affordability and funding.
March 26, 2009
One much-discussed aspect of the college experience is gaining exposure to new people and perspectives. Another statement that commonly turns up in the college search process is that different schools serve different groups of students--hence the importance of finding a good fit for you. Many of the most recognizable and commonly referenced differences are based at least in part on the race, gender, socioeconomic status, or country of origin of a college's student population. A college's mission and ideological and cultural base also play an important role, and exposure to ideological and religious diversity can also be a major component of the college experience.
One student at Brown University recently turned his experiences with such ideological diversity into a book, entitled "The Unlikely Disciple: a Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University." The author, Kevin Roose, decided to go on a "domestic study abroad" and enroll at Liberty University, a conservative Christian college, for a semester. What emerges is, at least according to early reviews, an interesting and balanced look at Liberty from an outsider's perspective, as well as an honest exploration of the author's reactions to his new environment.
If you're in the process of choosing a college, or you're just curious about how wide-ranging the student experience can be in America, this book sounds like an interesting read. Roose's story is also a reminder for current college students that you don't necessarily need to go to an exotic locale to be exposed to people with a cultural experience markedly different from your own. Though study abroad occasionally can sound like an expensive and protracted sightseeing trip, Roose's "domestic study abroad" is a reminder of the importance of seeing and experiencing a new culture and place and stepping outside one's own ideological bounds.
April 2, 2009
Earlier this week, we blogged about the recession making getting into a PhD program more difficult for prospective graduate students. Prospective undergraduates are also facing a changing admissions landscape, but the picture for them is more complicated. Articles about colleges' admission conundrums have abounded this week as acceptance letters and financial aid notices make their way to anxious high school seniors.
Top schools with big endowments and generous financial aid packages, such as virtually the entire Ivy League, are facing increased applications and some of their lowest admission rates ever. Meanwhile, other private colleges are admitting more students than last year, and also putting more students on their waiting lists. Many state colleges and community colleges are also seeing increased interest and jumps in enrollment, and schools with limited resources are forced to turn away a larger percentage of applicants.
All of this adds up to a lot of uncertainty for students, and for colleges trying to create next year's freshman class. Many sources are saying it also means increased flexibility for some students in terms of negotiating admission or financial aid at their top choice schools.
Since schools are hurting financially and admissions offices are as nervous as students this year about their decisions, students who are able to pay full freight (either out-of-pocket or through a generous outside scholarship award) may face an advantage getting off the wait list, since several schools admit to considering ability to pay when deciding whether to admit waitlisted students. Students who have received an acceptance letter from their dream school, but have been offered larger amounts of institutional aid from other colleges may also have more options this year. Students in this boat may want to let their favorite private colleges know about their dilemma to see if they can get a slightly better offer. Many schools may be willing to drop a couple thousand extra dollars on you if it will secure your tuition payment.
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A Feasibility Study Designed to Assess the Efficacy of the ActiLady Device in Adult Female Subjects With Dysmenorrhea
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|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Single-Center, Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Feasibility Study Designed to Assess the Safety Performance of ActiLady Prototype in Adult Female Subjects With Dysmenorrhea.
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: MenstruationU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Hadassah Medical Organization:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To evaluate the safety of a novel method and device called ActiLady. [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- * Evaluate the pain-reducing effect of ActiLady on dysmenorrhea. * Study the relationship between menses flux and dysmenorrhea. [Time Frame: 6 months] [Designated as safety issue: No ] * Optimize treatment procedure and wave form. [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|May 2010
|Study Completion Date:
|October 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|May 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Active Comparator: Miniature Actilady device active
one miniature Actilady device tested for all patients during a 4 months period. The device is active in 3 months out of the 4, and the patients are blinded to the action of the device (sham comparator).
Device: Miniature Actilady device active
Devices: Targeted pressure waves are created by two kind of methods ActiLady).
Sham Comparator: Miniature Actilady device not active
Sham Comparator: one miniature Actilady device tested for all patients during a 4 months period. The device is active in 3 months out of the 4, and the patients are blinded to the action of the device (sham comparator).
Device: Miniature Actilady device not active
Devices: Targeted pressure waves are created by two kind of methods ActiLady).
The effect of the waves used will be examined by the use of a silicon tube or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) tube which is inserted into the vaginal cavity. The other end of the tube will be connected to an "off the shelf" pressure waves generator and controller.
Self manufactured device inserted into the vaginal cavity and creating subsound pressure waves.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 35 Years
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women aged 18-35 years
- Regular menstrual cycles (26-35 days); average duration of menstruation ≥5 days for the 4 months preceding the beginning of the trial.
- Dysmenorrhea pain score >50mm on a 100mm visual analog scale (VAS) for the maximum abdominal pain
- Analgesic use during every menstrual cycle
- Non-pregnant, with no intentions to get pregnant during the clinical trial
- Agrees not to use oral contraceptives or an intrauterine device (IUD) during the trial period
- Agrees not to use analgesics, except during permitted period (16:00-04:00 the next day, daily)
- Consents to the use of pads or other vaginal devices throughout the trial period
- Subject is able to comply with all the requirements of the study and agrees to participate in all the activities of the study
- Signed written informed consent form (ICF) to participate in the study
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant or lactating women
- Used hormonal and/or oral contraceptives in the preceding 4 months
- Use of an IUD in the preceding 4 months
- Previous diagnosis of secondary dysmenorrhea
- Urinary incontinence
- Duration of menstruation is <5 days
- Subjects with a known sensitivity to mechanical vibrations and/or silicone
- Participation in current or recent clinical trial within 30 days prior to baseline visit
Contacts and Locations
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No publications provided
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on April 17, 2014
No publications provided
|Responsible Party:
|Ezra Yosi, Prof. Yossi Ezra, Hadassah Medical Organization
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00855829 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|March 3, 2009
|Last Updated:
|November 10, 2013
|Health Authority:
|Israel: Ministry of Health
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Menstruation Disturbances
Pathologic Processes
Pelvic Pain
Signs and Symptoms
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Meal and Rest Breaks – What Small Business Employers Need to Know
by Caron_Beesley, Community Moderator
- Created: January 23, 2013, 7:32 am
Should you pay employees for rest and meal breaks? Are you even required to offer such breaks?
We all need rest and meals during work hours and the law stipulates standards for these breaks, including whether your employees should be paid for them. Here's what you need to know:
Federal Wage and Hour Laws
Under the Fair Labor Standards Act of the U.S. Department of Labor, non-exempt employees can take short breaks (although it's not mandatory). A short break is typically considered to be 20 minutes or less, and employees must be paid for these as hours worked. When it comes to meal breaks, anything more than 30 minutes does not generally need to be compensated as work time (although again, meal breaks aren't required under federal law). But here's the caveat – if your employee does any kind of work during that meal break, such as answering email or taking a business phone call, then you must pay them for that break.
Bathroom breaks, which are required under the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, are excluded from the definition of rest breaks.
To avoid any legal hassles, be sure you communicate your break policy to employees. For example, employers have been known to come under the spotlight for permitting certain workers to take frequent (paid) cigarette breaks, while other employees do not. If employees are taking unauthorized breaks, or unauthorized extensions of authorized breaks, you are not required to count the unauthorized time as hours worked (so long as the terms of what is authorized/unauthorized have been expressly communicated to employees).
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differences between employees and consultants. Consultants take lunch on
their own time... or if they work through it, they do request payment. But
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good to see the comments on providing just a little extra for your
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it came to rest and breaks, I found it extremely frustrating to climb up the
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We give our workers 45mins per day... Works out that employees are more
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companies like Google and Facebook. They provide number of amenities and "nap
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995912 wrote:But the code doesn't compile. It's wrong. Don't past code that doesn't compile, it's not useful.
and code is only what i have posted there is not any more.
995912 wrote:No wonder, there isn't even any method in there. You should not be asking questions in a forum, you should be reading a book on Java and following its examples.
and code is only what i have posted there is not any more.
I have doubt in that portion in first class.....
Pratik_Ambani wrote:You could do something like this:
I have pasted the code, now my query is that in 1st class named "accesssp" I have added object and then written SOP then why cant I have output as value of B ??
class accesssp {
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accesssp sp2 = new accesssp(); //You cannot do this here. It will give you an error!
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Prosecutors to seek death penalty in Mo. slaying
Gabriel Roche, 18, of Republic, is charged with first degree murder and armed criminal action in the 2011 stabbing death of 17-year-old Weston North, also of Republic. A probable cause statement says North was stabbed and then begged for his life before Roche slit his throat.
The Springfield News-Leader reports (http://sgfnow.co/15pPxQ8 ) that prosecutors have filed their intention to seek the penalty against Roche. Prosecutors say Roche killed North because North was a witness in a felony offense.
Prosecutor Dan Patterson on Friday declined to say what that offense was but earlier court documents say Roche believed North was a "snitch."
Man beats girlfriend to death with a baseball bat
Police say the crime happened Thursday evening. The 71-year-old suspect's name has not been released.
Police say the man was arguing with his girlfriend, 54-year-old Carolyn Richardson, then struck her in the head several times with the bat. Richardson was pronounced dead at a hospital.
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That's according to police who day the body of 50-year-old Carmen Boyd was found by her landlord. Police arrested 37-year-old Kristofer McDavid Saturday. A day later, the St. Clair County prosecutor charged McDavid with first-degree murder.
Captain Jeff Wild, deputy commander of the Major Case Squad said Boyd and McDavid were acquaintances."It was not random. There's no randomness to this whatsoever. I would just leave it that it was a confrontation that led to the untimely death of our victim."
Police aren't sharing many details about the murder, but court records indicate that Boyd was stabbed. McDavid's bail has been set at five-million dollars.
Swansea Police Chief Mike Arnold says this was the first homicide in the metro-east community since 2006.
Police identify woman found stabbed to death in her apartment
The woman's body was found inside her North County apartment this morning by a maintenance worker. Police say she had been stabbed several times. Fox 2 reports that the niece, who lives with the woman, was sitting in the apartment acting like nothing happened.
The woman has been identified as Bernice Winston of Ferguson.
Charges filed in Ebony Jackson murder
Police say that he and Jackson had reconnected recently. While Jackson and was running a bath at Proudie's apartment, police say the 40 year old shot Jackson in the head. Proudie then allegedly took her body and stuffed it in the trunk of her car.
Police found Jackson's son abandoned in the hallway of a Breckenridge Hills apartment complex on January 4 and Jackson's body on January 8.
Proudie has previous convictions in 1990 for Burglary and 1992 for Assault in the 2nd Degree. He was also on probation for multiple offenses in 2012.
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. (AP) - A parolee originally charged with attempted murder in the Alton, Illinois stabbings of two brothers has been sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to aggravated battery.
The (Alton) Telegraph reports that Lavonte Brownlee entered the plea after prosecutors agreed to drop the more serious counts.
Authorities say Brownlee stabbed 40-year-old John Parker and 31-year-old Jay Parker last September outside the B&R Tavern after a dispute inside the East Alton business.
Police say John Parker was stabbed as many as 10 times, and his younger brother sustained two wounds. Both survived.
Brownlee was on parole after prison terms for armed robbery, home invasion and battery.
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Particularly jarring for firearms instructors and legal experts is that Pistorius testified that he shot at a closed toilet door, fearing but not knowing for certain that a nighttime intruder was on the other side. Instead of an intruder, Pistorius' girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp was in the toilet cubicle. Struck by three of four shots that Pistorius fired from a 9 mm pistol, she died within minutes. Prosecutors charged Pistorius with premeditated murder, saying the shooting followed an argument between the two. Pistorius said it was an accident.
South Africa has stringent laws regulating the use of lethal force for self-protection. In order to get a permit to own a firearm, applicants must not only know those rules but must demonstrate proficiency with the weapon and knowledge of its safe handling, making it far tougher to legally own a gun in South Africa than many other countries where a mere background check suffices.
Pistorius took such a competency test for his 9 mm pistol and passed it, according to the South African Police Service's National Firearms Center. Pistorius' license for the 9 mm pistol was issued in September 2010. The Olympic athlete and Paralympic medalist should have known that firing blindly, instead of at a clearly identified target, violates basic gun-handling rules, firearms and legal experts said.
"You can't shoot through a closed door," said Andre Pretorius, president of the Professional Firearm Trainers Council, a regulatory body for South African firearms instructors. "People who own guns and have been through the training, they know that shooting through a door is not going to go through South African law as an accident."
"There is no situation in South Africa that allows a person to shoot at a threat that is not identified," Pretorius added. "Firing multiple shots, it makes it that much worse. ...It could have been a minor — a 15-year-old kid, a 12-year-old kid — breaking in to get food."
The Pistorius family, through Arnold Pistorius, uncle of the runner, has said it is confident that the evidence will prove that Steenkamp's death in the predawn hours of Feb. 14 was "a terrible and tragic accident."
In an affidavit to the magistrate who last Friday freed him on bail, Pistorius said he believed an intruder or intruders had gotten into his US$560,000 (€430,000) two-story house, in a guarded and gated community with walls topped by electrified fencing east of the capital, Pretoria, and were inside the toilet cubicle in his bathroom. Believing he and Steenkamp "would be in grave danger" if they came out, "I fired shots at the toilet door" with the pistol that he slept with under his bed, he testified.
Criminal law experts said that even if the prosecution fails to prove premeditated murder, firing several shots through a closed door could bring a conviction for the lesser but still serious charge of culpable homicide, a South African equivalent of manslaughter covering unintentional deaths through negligence.
Johannesburg attorney Martin Hood, who specializes in firearm law, said South African legislation allows gun owners to use lethal force only if they believe they are facing an immediate, serious and direct attack or threat of attack that could either be deadly or cause grievous injury.
According to Pistorius' own sworn statement read in court, he "did not meet those criteria," said Hood, who is also the spokesman for the South African Gun Owners' Association.
"If he fired through a closed door, there was no threat to him. It's as simple as that," he added. "He can't prove an attack on his life ... In my opinion, at the very least, he is guilty of culpable homicide."
The Associated Press emailed a request for comment to Vuma, a South African reputation management firm hired by the Pistorius family to handle media questions about the shooting.
The firm replied: "Due to the legal sensitivities around the matter, we cannot at this stage answer any of your questions as it might have legal implications for a case that still has to be tried in a court of law." Vuma said on Monday it referred the AP's questions to Pistorius' legal team, which by Tuesday had not replied.
Culpable homicide covers unintentional deaths ranging from accidents with no negligence, like a motorist whose brakes fail, killing another road user, "to where it verges on murder or where it almost becomes intentional," said Hood. Sentences — ranging from fines to prison — are left to courts to determine and are not set by fixed guidelines.
The tough standards for legally acquiring a gun were instituted in part because of a wave of weapons purchases after the end of racist white rule in 1994, said Rick De Caris, a former legal director in the South African police. Under South Africa's white-minority apartheid regime, gun owners often learned how to handle firearms during military service. Many of the new gun owners had little or no firearms training, which brought tragic results, De Caris said.
"People were literally shooting themselves when cleaning a firearm," said De Caris, who helped draft the Firearms Control Act of 2000.
Prospective gun owners must now take written exams that include questions on the law, have to show they can safely handle and shoot a gun and are required to hit a target the size of a glossy magazine in 10 of 10 shots from seven meters (23 feet), said Pretorius of the Professional Firearm Trainers Council.
In his affidavit, Pistorius said he wasn't wearing his prosthetic limbs "and felt extremely vulnerable" after hearing noise from the toilet.
"I grabbed my 9 mm pistol from underneath my bed. On my way to the bathroom, I screamed words to the effect for him/them to get out of my house and for Reeva to phone the police. It was pitch-dark in the bedroom and I thought Reeva was in bed," he testified.
Legal experts said they are puzzled why Pistorius apparently didn't first fire a warning shot to show the supposed intruder he was armed. Also unanswered is why, after he heard noise in his bathroom that includes the toilet cubicle, Pistorius still went toward the bathroom — toward the perceived danger — rather than retreat back into his bedroom.
"He should have tried to get out of the situation," said Hood, the attorney.
UPDATE: Ebony Jackson murder suspect in custody
Investigators believe Jackson was killed in the suspect's north city home, not far from where her body was found stuffed in the trunk of her own car. The paper reports that the suspect's current girlfriend lives in the apartment building where Jackson's baby was found.
Trial of man accused of murdering two Steak 'n Shake employees underway
23-year-old Oundre Akins allegedly killed the two employees during a robbery. Akins decided this week, to waive a jury trial and will allow the judge to decide his guilt or innocence. In exchange for that move, prosecutors took the death penalty off the table.
Prosecutors say Akins' brother, Anthony Akins was also involved in the crime. Anthony had murder charges reinstated after he refused to testify against his brother, and prosecutors plan to seek the death penalty is he is convicted.
2 men charged in SE Missouri man's death
BLOOMFIELD, Mo. (AP) - Two Southeast Missouri men are charged with first-degree murder in the death of a man whose body was found in a truck in a fast-food restaurant parking lot.
Stoddard County prosecuting attorney Russ Oliver says 29-year-old Matt Cook and 45-year-old Glen Scott Evans, both of Dexter, were charged Sunday in the death of 34-year-old Sean Crow of Bernie. Crow's body was found in a truck in Advance last Wednesday.
The Southeast Missourian reports the men were also charged with robbery and armed criminal action. They are being held in Stoddard County Jail.
Online court records do not show that either man has a lawyer.
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Faster, thinner, lighter iPad2 gets cameras and March 11 shipping date
The new iPad 2 is 15 percent lighter and 33 percent thinner than the original
Article Summary
Given his recent health-related leave of absence, it was refreshing to see that Steve Jobs took the stage at today's Apple event to announce the forthcoming arrival of the iPad 2. It's lighter and thinner than the original, but packs in more features and more processing power. New additions include rear and front-facing cameras, an iOS update, smart covers, and a built-in gyroscope. Sadly, the only advancement on the connectivity front was the addition of HDMI via an optional adapter, and the carbon-fiber housing rumor looks to have been just that, a rumor.
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