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I was born in Williamson, WV. My first 18 years were split between living in West Virginia and then in Central New York. It was at the end of my first year at Syracuse University that I trusted Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior.
I met my wife Dezra at Bible College where we earned Bachelor of Science degrees with dual majors in Bible and Intercultural Studies/Counseling. I then worked on "Wall Street" for 33 years. I traded exchange listed derivatives and stocks, and worked for small firms and big firms. We have been married for 35 years and have lived in Princeton since 1992. We have a wonderful daughter, son-in-law, and two grandkids. My in-laws live with us. They are great examples of faithfulness to God. Currently, four generations live in our home.
I am Denise Manheimer. By God's great grace, I became a Christian at at age 17. I have a Bachelor's degree in Nursing from The College of New Jersey, which is where I met my loving husband, Ryan. I am a Case Manager at a small non-profit which provides services to homebound elderly and disabled individuals. I started attending Stone Hill Church in May 2014, and shortly thereafter became a member. Ryan & I currently serve in the youth, young adult and worship ministries. In my free time, I enjoy playing guitar, singing and hiking with our dog, Rocky.
Doug first came to Stone Hill Church (then Westerly Road) as a college freshman in 1971. The teaching of this church, along with the ministry of Princeton Christian Fellowship when he was an undergraduate, were life-changing then and continue to the present. Since then he has joined the church three times and left twice. He worked as an Emergency Physician and Hospital Administrator. His longest absence was 1990 to 2015, when he lived in Western Pennsylvania. In 2015 he retired from medicine and moved back to be the church's Executive Director. He lives in Princeton with his wife, Laura, and adult daughter, Anna.
I was born in Seoul but grew up in the Poconos since the middle school years. I have been going to Sunday School ever since I can remember and a personal encounter with Christ occurred during my middle school days that initiated my walk in Christ. Boston is where I went for my undergraduate studies, met my husband and had our two wonderful boys. I have a Ph.D. degree in Neurobiology and currently work in the biotech industry.
My name is James Martin and I am a 5th year Ph.D. student at Princeton University. I was saved at 13 and have a deep love for Christian Hip Hop and the local church. I thank God for the opportunity to serve on the CRT team and look forward to what God has in store for Stone Hill.
My name is Jericho Cruzado. I was raised in a Christian family from birth all the way in the Philippines, and have trusted Jesus since I was a child. As I get older, I see my faith maturing in ways that a teenage version of myself would have never fathomed. I have a degree in Psychology, am a Paid Media Director at a digital agency, and occasionally play with the worship team. I love my wife, and our new puppy- the adage "sleep is overrated" has never rung truer than when we got Wookiee!
From the Blue Mountains of India to Stone Hill Church, l am on an adventure. Born in Coonoor and attended Christian schools in Chennai. My husband Keith and I were blessed to be educated at Christian Medical College Vellore which directed us to work in areas of need in mission hospitals in South India. "Come with me". Our journey has been in learning to count our blessings and "seek first the Lord", as my parents taught me. God's grace continues. His gifts to us are Priya, Ajit, Matt, Bella, Leo, and our larger family and friends. As family, we work together as a team especially with Ajit's special needs. It has been a joyful experience through the struggles. We are realizing that we all have special needs and in need of a Savior.
Hi, my name is Martha Acosta. I heard about Jesus Christ when I was in my last year of college, but I gave my life to him when I was contemplating divorcing my husband. The Lord revealed to me that I needed Him in my life to make such serious decision. As a result of my obedience to Him, my husband and I have been married for 23 years, learning everyday to accept and respect each other with tenderness and love. I have a Bachelors degree in Psychology. I found a job in the health insurance industry where I am currently working. I am so grateful to my Lord for my husband and my son. I keep on trusting our Lord and Savior in all aspects of my life.
I am Mary Castria, I placed my faith in Jesus Christ as a young child. I worked in urban ministry in the NYC metro area with my late husband and have worshipped at Stone Hill/Westerly since 2002. I was a financial controller for 25 years and in retirement, I earned a degree in counseling at Westminster Seminary. I volunteer at church and with mission agencies using my accounting skills and counselor training. My volunteer life has taken me to Congo (DRC), Cameroon, Tunisia, Malta, France and (even!) North Dakota. My household includes two adult children and a teenage grandson.
I am Sean Schools. I grew up the son of a pastor in a Christian home. I saw the hypocrisy in the church and wandered away from the Lord during my high school and early college years. But even in my darkness, when I had given up on everything, Jesus never let go of me! I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Film and I currently run my own video business. My wife, Laura, and I have 4 kids. I wonder about trying for more kids because, frankly, the world could use more people like my wife!


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Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen, GCVO (born 20 November 1933 in Breslau) is a German diplomat. He is a great nephew of Manfred von Richthofen, the "Red Baron".[1]
He was ambassador to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1993, and his name and relation to the Red Baron (see Richthofen) made him a media favourite.[2] He was later ambassador to the NATO headquarters from 1993 to 1998.
Hermann von Richthofen was married and had three children with his wife.
Hermann Freiherr von Richthofen was awarded an honorary LLD by Birmingham University in 2000.[3]
Career history[edit]
- 1955-58: Studied law at the Universities in Heidelberg, Munich and Bonn
- 1958: First law degree
- 1963: Second law degree
- 1963: Dr. Jur. (PhD Law). Joined German diplomatic service on graduation
- 1965-66: Federal German Foreign Office Desk Officer in Legal Directorate-General
- 1966-68: Embassy Saigon Desk Officer for Humanitarian Aid
- 1968-70: Embassy Jakarta Labour Attaché and Desk Officer in Legal and Consular Section and Political Section
- 1970-74: Federal Foreign Office Desk Officer in Legal Directorate-General
- 1974: Deputy Head of Section for International Law
- 1975-78: Federal Chancellery Head of Section in Political Department of the Permanent Mission of the Federal Republic of Germany in Berlin (East)
- 1978-80: Federal Foreign Office Head of Department in Political Directorate-General
- 1980-86: Federal Chancellery Head of Working Unit "Deutschland-Politik"
- 1986: Federal Foreign Office Deputy Under Secretary, Director-General for Legal Affairs and Special Adviser on International Law
- 1986- 1988: Federal Foreign Office Deputy Under Secretary (Political Director)
- 1988- 1993: Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany to the Court of St. James's
- 1993 - 1998: Permanent German Ambassador to NATO, Brussels
Regarding personal names: Freiherr is a former title (translated as Baron). In Germany since 1919, it forms part of family names. The feminine forms are Freifrau and Freiin.
- ^ Dogfight - The Mystery of the Red Baron, Channel 4, Secret History, 22 December 2003. US broadcast as "Who Killed the Red Baron? Explore Competing Theories." Pbs.org, (Public Broadcasting Service) Nova, 7 October 2003.
- ^ http://www.foxnews.com/story/2008/04/01/shattered-taboo-film-honors-german-flying-ace-red-baron-as-war-hero.html
- ^ http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/Documents/senate/honorary-graduates-since-2000.pdf
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This design shows how we combined four 36-V DeWalt DC9360 nanophosphate battery packs in a series-parallel configuration to create a robust, high-energy power source. Originally intended for the prototype Neodymics Cyclemotor electric bicycle kit, this power source may be used in other applications. Output power was at least 1.6 kW at 66 V, energy capacity was about 300 W-hr, and recharge time was one hour. Also, the claimed cycle life exceeds 2000. The system was successfully tested over 70 cycles.
The battery packs weren't modified, and the internal battery maintenance system (BMS) remained functional. The batteries were charged using DeWalt DC9000 chargers. This made it easier to use the latest battery technology—the DC9360, which employs lithium-iron-nanophosphate cells developed by A123 Systems.
Initially, a DeWalt DC900 drill was dismantled and its control circuitry studied. Voltage-controlled pulse-width modulation (PWM) varied with the drill trigger potentiometer (Fig. 1). The drill load is a brushed dc motor, which will produce 1 hp, according to DeWalt's specifications. The drill power leads were connected to a resistive load, which was varied between 2.5 ? and 1 k?. The 4-kHz PWM power waveform varied between a 10% and 90% duty cycle as the drill trigger was advanced.
Further tests revealed that decreasing V5 from 2.4 V to below 1 V produced a 31-kHz PWM signal. This suggests that a single DC9360 could also efficiently generate other voltages, with the internal PWM control circuitry forming part of a buck or boost switching regulator.
An independent power control was built around a 50-k?, panelmount linear-taper pot, and the drill was reassembled. Duty cycle varied linearly with the position of the pot's wiper. The fixed resistor network shown in Figure 1 yielded a continuous output for the resistive loads studied above.
In the series-parallel discharge circuit, pushing SW2 turns on pack B3, which sends current through the protection diode in B1 and energizes the optically coupled MOSFET relays U1 and U2 (Fig. 2). The energized relays enable all packs simultaneously. D1 is the on/off indicator. Pushing SW1 turns off the battery packs.
D2 is a dual Schottky diode with a low forward-voltage drop. These diodes form an ORing network to prevent a weaker pair of series-connected packs from draining a stronger pair. D3 and D4 provide a similar function for the switching circuit. D5 is a reversebias protection diode. Inductor L1 prevents the capacitive load of the motor controller from actuating the BMS protection circuitry and shutting a pack down when the system is turned on.
In the power system, each battery pack used a separate connector, which was cut from the base of a DeWalt 509 flashlight. We built the resistor network shown in Figure 1 into each connector. The operational load was a Crystalyte 406/409 brushless electric bicycle motor with a 72-V, 20-A PWM controller built into a 16-in. bicycle wheel.
We have operated the bike for about 700 miles, enabling sustained speeds of 25 mph. Range per charge at this speed was about 11 miles. After accounting for typical power generation, transmission, and transformation efficiencies, this electric bicycle compared quite favorably with the thermal energetic performance of other personal vehicles.1
It should be noted that this circuit produces dangerous voltages and appropriate precautions should be taken.
1. Radtke, J.L., "The Energetic Performance of Vehicles," The Open Energy and Fuels Journal, March 28, 2008.


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The Blue Angels is the United States Navy's flight demonstration squadron.
Its Widget is 'to showcase the pride and professionalism of the United States Navy and Marine Corps by inspiring a culture of excellence and service to country through flight demonstrations and community outreach.'
After every flight the team goes through a critical debriefing process which they consider is as important as the actual flight itself. They talk about what worked, what didn't, and 'no punches are pulled'.
'We are as wide open as can possibly be to criticisms. We want to become our own worst critics.'
The debriefing process takes twice as long as the flight took. 'Rank doesn't come into play.'
'We have a term that we use: 'Glad to be here''. It's a way of reminding themselves of the privilege of flying with the Blue Angels while their fellow pilots are doing night carrier landings in the Mediterranean Sea.
'We have two 'critiquers' on the ground that look at the manoeuvres and tell us their impressions basically.'
'We make these mistakes and we 'fess up to them and we do it every time we fly. It's an extremely important aspect of what we do. What we do after we've said it is 'I've made this mistake. I'll fix it. You always say you're going to fix it It leaves the rest of us with the feeling that you've recognised your mistake and you're going to take corrective action not to let it happen again. So it doesn't drop our confidence level in another person in the formation.'
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The Kepnock Parents and Citizens Association (P&C) plays a vital role as a major voice and supporter of our school community. A small but dedicated group of parents and community members meets monthly to explore ways to contribute to the ongoing improvement of our school. The P&C manages the school Canteen which is its main source of funds. Most recently, the Kepnock P&C has contributed significant funds for the new gym and adjacent outdoor undercover space, new seating and sound and lighting refurbishment in the Hall, and the new canteen kitchen. The P&C is also the major sponsor of the school's Annual Awards Nights.
P&C meetings are held on the first Thursday of every month starting at 5 pm in the Conference Room in A Block. New members are always welcome. Agenda items should be sent through to the Secretary at least 24 hours prior to the meeting.
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Treasurer: Suzanne Harding
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Man jailed for 9 months for manslaughter of lifelong friend after drunkenly messing with loaded shotgun
A MAN was jailed for the manslaughter of his lifelong friend after he pulled the trigger on a pump-action shotgun as the drunken duo were "messing" with the weapon.
Trevor O'Gorman (44) wept as he was jailed for nine months for the unlawful killing of his friend, hunting enthusiast Diarmuid Byrne (41), on April 26 last at Plunkett Road in Ballyphehane, Cork.
Mr Byrne died instantly from catastrophic gunshot injuries to his head and neck.
Medical evidence indicated that the shotgun was discharged from virtually point-blank range in a bedroom of Mr Byrne's home - with Mr Byrne's left hand on the muzzle as it was held near his head.
Judge Sean O'Donnabhain in Cork Circuit Criminal Court was told that the pump-action single barrel Beretta shotgun was legally held by Mr Byrne who was a keen hunter and outdoor sports enthusiast.
"The level of recklessness here is huge," he warned.
"You cannot condone discharging a shotgun in a house in circumstances where somebody dies."
The judge noted that the tragedy was the result of "recklessness rather than intention."
But he said that Mr O'Gorman, who had weapons training from the Naval Service, should have known better than to play around with firearms.
"To play with a gun, sober or not, is reckless. But to point a gun at anyone is phenomenally reckless."
The actions of the duo with the shotgun in the bedroom were described as "crazy" and "stupid."
"Stupidly wouldn't account for it. He is a trained man. There is no excuse," the judge said.
He imposed a three year prison sentence but agreed to suspend the final two years and three months given Mr O'Gorman's plea, his remorse and his co-operation with Gardai.
The Beretta shotgun had a safety mechanism which was not engaged and it did not have a hair trigger.
Mr O'Gorman of Sarahville Place, Pouladuff Road, Cork pleaded guilty to a single charge of manslaughter.
He sobbed as the judge asked to examine the shotgun involved in court.
Sergeant Mark Canny told the court Gardai found no evidence that the duo had been engaged in any argument or altercation that day.
Both had been drinking together for a substantial period.
Similarly, Gardai found no indication that the incident was the result of the defendant participating in an assisted suicide.
"We cannot say that," he said.
However Mr Byrne had been treated for depression.
"At all times, he (Mr O'Gorman) said he believed the gun was not loaded," Sgt Canny said.
Mr O'Gorman had raised the alarm immediately after the shooting.
However, he was very confused and vague as to precisely what had happened though he immediately admitted he had pulled the trigger on the gun.
Forensic and ballistic tests indicated that the shotgun had been loaded by the deceased.
It was found to contain three rounds of No 5 cartridges - one of which had been discharged.
Mr Byrne was found to have a blood alcohol level of 237mg while Mr O'Gorman, who was only tested two and a half hours after the tragedy, was found to have a blood alcohol concentration of 287mg.
"There is evidence that they both had a history of alcohol abuse," Sgt Canny said.
Ballistic evidence indicated that the shotgun was pointed towards Mr Byrne's forehead when it discharged.
"Diarmuid Byrne was holding the muzzle end of the barrel with his left hand when the fatal shot was fired. His right hand was over his left hand."
Jim O'Mahony SC, for Mr O'Gorman, said his client was "devastated" and "shattered" by the freak tragedy.
"He is very remorseful over what happened," he said.
The defendant had worked as a taxi driver but lost his job when he was convicted of drink driving.
He resides with his elderly parents and had been very close to Mr Byrne with whom he had gone hunting.
The day before the tragic shooting, Mr O'Gorman had posed for photos in Mr Byrne's house while holding the weapon, even wearing ammunition belts.
Mr O'Mahony said it was "an unique case."
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In a victim impact statement, Mr Byrne's sister, Ber Lyons, said her entire family was left reeling by the tragedy.
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Advocates for more restrictions often cite incidents where the use of court-collected information has led to fraudulent acts, identity theft, employment and credit problems, and the destruction of reputations. Such advocates assert that while much of the information courts collect may, in a certain technical sense, be factual, even honest, it frequently lacks integrity once it is disseminated. For example, one spouse in a divorce proceeding may make rather salacious allegations against the other spouse. It is factually correct to state that the first spouse filed an affidavit making certain allegations. But the key question quickly becomes one of whether the information disseminated by the courts has integrity (Carter, 1996). Is what has been asserted true? It may not be; but to have the unfounded allegations searchable and accessible on the Internet can do irreparable damage to the reputation of the accused spouse. Legitimate questions then arise as to the courts' obligation to ensure that the information they disseminate has integrity.
More and more, the public is demanding instant access to all sorts of information electronically. What are the responsibilities of courts in safeguarding sensitive, case-related data and in regulating the use of social media during court proceedings?
Hon. Paul H. AndersonJustice, Supreme Court of Minnesota2011
Any inquiry into future trends with respect to privacy, access to court information, and changing technology should bring to mind Ralph Waldo Emerson's lament from more than 150 years ago. Emerson grew up with the promise of the better life the Industrial Revolution would bring. He initially thought technology would free mankind from poverty, servile labor, and the vagaries of pre-industrial life. But he became disillusioned when mankind lost control over its own destiny as industrialization presented a whole new raft of challenges and problems. Some things do not change. Our society is in the midst of the information/digital revolution, which also promises a better life. But this revolution has brought its own set of vexing challenges and problems, many of which affect the courts.
This article will attempt to identify some of these future challenges and problems with the hope that by identifying them, they will become less vexing. The discussion will start with a short review of the demise of the practical obscurity of court-collected information. It will then address some of the forces that are driving recent changes and how courts are reacting to this new reality. There will be a discussion of these reactions in the context of what courts have done and what the future may bring. Many of the observations are based on the author's experience as a supreme court justice and as a participant in and organizer of several symposia dealing with this issue.
Practical Obscurity—The Not So Distant Past
Historically, the American judicial system has provided open access to court records on paper to any member of the public willing to travel to the courthouse. The policy behind open access is that if the people are to have trust and confidence in the judiciary, the legal and factual basis underlying any court decision must be subject to public scrutiny.1
Before the transition to electronic recordkeeping, it was often difficult, if not impractical, to access the information behind a court's decision or build significant dossiers on individuals from publicly accessible paper records. There were too many potential sources, and the volume of paper information was often unwieldy. Further, the information was frequently located at different places. Sometimes, the custodian of the information would put another subjective limit on access, i.e., the person behind the counter would be less than cooperative in providing the requested information. Moreover, once the information was located, it had to be copied. Under these circumstances, it was often only the most diligent seeker of information who would discover what the court had in its possession. These limits on access became known as "practical obscurity."
Some people in the court system viewed practical obscurity as a virtue because it protected personal privacy in statewide compilations of information. Some commentators, in particular the news media and data compilers, saw practical obscurity as a problem to overcome, not a virtue. Others, like public defenders and community activists,2 saw it as an illusion that never really existed or something that in recent years had become significantly eroded.
Given the existence of practical obscurity and limited access to court information, little consideration was given to what information was put into a court file and what information was made accessible to the public (e.g., Social Security numbers, birth dates, bank account numbers, etc.). There was little concern that this information would be searched and used for any purpose other than proper court activity.
Personal computers, the Internet, and all the collateral consequences that followed from these innovations—such as laptops, notepads, cell phones, smart phones, Facebook, YouTube, Google, Wikipedia, and Twitter—have radically changed the information world we live in today. So have changes in our concept of privacy and our expectations with respect to information (see Johnson, 2010; Stone, 2010; "Social Network Users," 2011). The public not only expects easy access to information, but also expects it to be instantaneous, wherever one is located. This new paradigm has offered considerable efficiencies and cost-saving innovations for the courts, but it has also presented several new challenges.
Recent Trends—The Last Decade
To properly understand future trends, it is necessary to review what happened during the last decade. Many are familiar with the arcade game "Whac-a-Mole," where the player uses a mallet to hit a mole-like figure as it pops up; but just as one mole is whacked back into its hole, two or three other moles appear. The last decade has been like this for courts dealing with information. As courts spot and address a problem, two or three other problems pop up. There is little prospect that this scenario will change.
The continuing maturation of the digital age has created an environment where most court systems maintain all or part of their information electronically. When these electronic records are properly compiled and maintained with well-defined data fields, searching for and retrieving data is often as simple as pushing the appropriate button on a computer. Moreover, this database can be remotely available in a searchable format to anyone. Given this new electronic access, most activity by courts during the last decade has centered on how they should (1) align their traditional policy—open access tempered by practical obscurity—with the new capability of providing remote access to searchable records and (2) enact rules and regulations to deal with this new reality.
Initially, two approaches emerged: the "complete-access" approach, which provides remote Internet access to all court information that had traditionally been available at the courthouse on paper, or the "go-slow" approach, which only provides limited remote internet access. Proponents of the complete-access approach assert that if the courts are truly committed to open access, any failure to put all court information on the Internet is hypocritical because it restricts the public's legitimate right to have access to public information. Further, they argue that, in the future, all court records will be available electronically at the courthouse, so why not start doing it right in the first place? But it is important to note the complete-access approach has led to frequent complaints from citizens about the improper use of information made available on the Internet. These complaints sometimes led to changes in court policy.3
Proponents of the go-slow approach argue that until electronic access systems become more sophisticated, much harm can be caused to innocent citizens. They assert that courts must see that this harm is minimized. Minnesota has adopted a "go-slow," limited-access approach where only a limited amount of court information is available on the Internet, but all other traditionally available court records are accessible at the courthouse in both paper and electronic formats. New requests for access are dealt with as they arise. While there has been relatively little dispute about implementation of the go-slow rules, courts like Minnesota that follow this approach continue to be criticized, particularly by the news media, for improperly denying access to public information (see Recommendations of the Minnesota Supreme Court Advisory Committee, 2004; hereafter, Minnesota Recommendations, 2004).
As more problems with access arise, practices and procedures implemented under the two alternative approaches have evolved, and an interesting trend has developed. The divide between the two approaches has narrowed. Some of the problems addressed that have led to this narrowing include personal identifiers, unproven criminal allegations, criminal records, race data and disparate impacts on communities of color, family-law records, and inquiries by data harvesters. For example, the debate involving what part, if any, of personal identifiers should be used and whether birth dates should be accessible has led to a general consensus for limits on access to personal identifiers. Here, the discussion about birth dates has been particularly sensitive in the criminal area, because members of the news media claim that birth dates are essential for them to identify the right person accused of a crime. This issue can be particularly important in a state like Minnesota where many citizens have similar or identical surnames, like Anderson, Carlson, or Johnson.
Race is another example of an area where there has been much discussion, particularly with respect to criminal records. In Minnesota there is credible information that persons of color are more likely to be stopped by the police and charged with an offense. But after being charged, there is a higher dismissal rate for persons of color than for other segments of society (Minnesota Recommendations, 2004: 20, notes 22 and 26). This is sometimes referred to as the "we will sort it out at the courthouse" approach. Concerns have been raised about disparate impacts on persons of color when criminal information regarding such arrests is made available on the Internet and the potential harm to those persons when they seek employment or attempt to rent an apartment.
The compilation and use of bulk records received considerable attention during the last decade. Bulk records refer to compiled records such as a database containing some or all of the elements of an online computer system. Courts have historically maintained such databases for analytical purposes. Data-warehouse technology has made this data more accessible. This increased accessibility has also forced courts to address the issue of what data will be compiled in bulk form and what bulk data, if any, should be made available to data harvesters or on the Internet. Courts have also dealt with whether they can or should profit from the sale of bulk data. These will continue to be evolving issues facing the courts.
Other issues include information on jurors and witnesses, access to a court reporter's electronic records, responsibility for correcting inaccuracies in court records, vital statistics records, expungement of criminal records, and remedies and liability for rules violations. A parallel concern is what legislation should be enacted to help meet these new challenges. There is a general consensus that state legislatures, like the courts, are behind the curve when it comes to regulating the use and abuse of information on the Internet. Coordination of efforts between courts and other branches of government to regulate data will undoubtedly continue into the current decade.
Future Trends—What Next
As courts look to the future, there are many uncertainties, but at least one thing is for certain—courts will continue to play "Whac-a-Mole" with information and privacy issues. The pace at which new issues will pop up will not abate; rather, it is likely to accelerate.4 Courts are not likely to get ahead of the curve any time soon. The more realistic objective will be to keep up with the curve or at least not fall too far behind it.
Current issues will continue to evolve even as new issues arise. Of these issues, the use and misuse of social media is definitely the largest elephant in the room when it comes to future trends in managing court information. Social media is everywhere and has become a fact of life for civil society worldwide, involving many actors—regular citizens, activists, NGOs, telecommunications firms, software providers, and governments (Shirky, 2011). It is not only in the local courthouse but has played a major role in organizing and promoting social unrest and governmental upheaval in places like Iran, Tunisia, and Egypt (see "Twitter 1, CNN 0," 2009; McManus, 2011; Cafferty, 2011).
Today social media is omnipresent in our society, yet less than a decade ago it was hardly visible. Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter are all recent innovations. Less than four years ago, Twitter handled fewer than 5,000 tweets a day; it now processes well over 50,000,000 tweets per day and its use is increasing (Beaumont, 2010). Facebook was not launched until the year 2004 and now has more than 600,000,000 active users worldwide.
Reactions by courts worldwide to the sudden challenges posed by social media have been mixed. The Scottish High Court in Glasgow indicated that it would allow tweets by journalists from the courtroom in a high-profile criminal case if the journalists provided a contemporaneous, fair, and accurate account of what was going on (Campsie, 2011). But in a high-profile murder case in Canada, the defendant's attorneys argued that rules must be established for tweeting in the courtroom because its use resulted in "crude, unnecessary, misplaced" and "lurid" comments being broadcast about the criminal proceedings (MacLoed, 2011). In Minnesota we have had judges report that witnesses have attempted to either e-mail or tweet plaintiffs and defendants while still on the witness stand. Reuters reports that a high-school librarian may face criminal charges for conducting online research while she was a juror in a capital murder case (Grow, 2011).
Several court cases have resulted in mistrials or reversals because of the misuse of social media. In West Virginia a conviction for felony sexual abuse was reversed after the court learned that two jury members had looked up the profile of one of the alleged victims on Myspace, and then shared this information with other jurors (State v. Cecil, 2007). In Maryland, a first-degree murder conviction was overturned when the court learned that jurors had consulted Wikipedia for certain definitions.5 There are several other cases where courts have had to deal with similar issues.6 This use of social media and the Internet is a threat to the jury trial system, which depends upon juries receiving information in a disciplined setting where the court can oversee the proceedings so that only information relevant to the case is presented to the jury. New rules, regulations, protocols, and jury instructions will need to be developed to address the use of social media and the Internet in the courthouse.
The use of social media by attorneys will require regulations to preserve ethical standards and the integrity of court proceedings. Montana's bar association recently issued standards for the proper use of social networking by attorneys.7 While the Montana standards are quite general, they send the message that common sense applies when attorneys use a social network. The bottom line on social media is that courts facing its pervasive use must provide guidelines for its use and penalties for its misuse not only for attorneys, but also for judges and court staff (Mauro, 2010; Social Networking Law Blog, 2009).
E-filing, e-charging, and uniform citations are also harbingers of more change. E-filing puts court information into an electronic format when an action is commenced. E-charging does the same for criminal-charging information. Minnesota's approval of a uniform criminal citation form will result in all law-enforcement agencies using the same citation form.8 This uniform citation form will allow violations to be processed quickly and lead to a more efficient way to pay fines. But it will also create a uniform electronic format where more criminal information will be retrievable at the push of a button.
Increasingly tight budgets will force courts to use technology more often and more efficiently to preserve scarce resources. Interactive television will see more use as a cost-saving innovation, but courts will need to establish rules for dealing with the information recorded during these proceedings. The expanded use of electronic court reporting will also raise additional information-access issues. Court proceedings are being recorded electronically, but many of the electronic recording devices used are so sensitive that nearly all conversations in the courtroom, even discussions between attorneys and clients, are sometimes inadvertently recorded. Minnesota recently faced inquiries from the news media as to what constitutes the official court record when such recordings exist. Some have asserted that everything that has been recorded is part of the record and should be accessible.9
Another emerging issue is who has the primary responsibility for serving as the gatekeeper for sensitive or confidential information. In Minnesota, the obligation to redact this information is placed on the attorneys, but there are still continuing problems with compliance.10 One interesting nuance is compliance by pro se litigants. The expectation was that it would be difficult to get pro se litigants to comply with the rules. But, much to court administration's surprise, pro se litigants have paid close attention to redaction instructions.11
There is a growing tendency by some courts to exercise much more control over what will be accepted for filing. Courts have traditionally been the repository for almost all litigation-related information. But with the realization that with electronic information comes more responsibility and some unintended consequences, many courts have decided they will no longer accept certain types of information.12 This is especially true with respect to discovery information. There undoubtedly will be continuing developments in this area, especially as another new reality is dealt with—who has the responsibility for preserving, and how do we preserve, electronic information?
The future will most likely see increasing efforts to integrate interagency information systems. Some of the forces driving this integration will be the policies that promote a paperless society (i.e., e-filing and e-charging), better technology, pressure for smaller and more efficient government, and tight budgets. Historically, most government agencies had their own proprietary information system. Communication between these systems was like talking to someone who spoke a foreign language. During the last decade there have been significant efforts to break down these communication barriers. Interagency cooperation between law enforcement and the courts is on the front line of these efforts.
But interagency integration of information has raised its own set of particular problems. Many of these problems are technological, but one major policy issue is identifying which entity will be responsible for the information. Who is to be the custodian of the information, and more important, who will be held accountable when something goes wrong? In Minnesota, one law-enforcement agency viewed itself as a mere conduit for much of its information and the courts or other law-enforcement agencies as the accountable custodians. Courts should continue efforts to establish greater interagency integration of information, but this cooperation should go hand-in-hand with the development of rules and protocols as to who is the appropriate responsible party, i.e., the courts, law enforcement, or probation services. In the future, courts may, on certain occasions, conclude that it is more prudent to reject front-line responsibility for information that has traditionally been in their custody.
As part of the movement into the digital age, more and more court systems have initiated imaging projects where they convert their paper files into an electronic format. These projects have also led to some information management problems. One problem is the allocation of already scarce resources to redacting sensitive and confidential information from documents that were filed when little or no attention was paid to protecting this type of information.
Courts will continue to wrestle with how they handle bulk data—key issues are what will be made generally available, what will not be made available, and what, if any, bulk information will be made available for a fee. Tight budgets may drive courts to charge a fee for providing bulk data, which brings up another question: What is an appropriate fee?13
Uncertainty is sure to plague the regulation of genetic information in the court's possession. Genetic information is frequently used in paternity suits and criminal cases. This information can be valuable to third parties. Law enforcement may want to use the information in investigations, and the information may be valuable to health-insurance companies and employers. Even with the clarification added by the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act, the rights of third parties to the genetic information of others is still unclear, and courts will need to be careful how they keep and disseminate such information (Atkins, 2010).
Metadata, sometimes referred to as metatags, will likely present a problem for courts. All courts that release information need to be aware that electronic documents may include embedded metadata that reveal information beyond that which is intended to be released. This metadata can be in documents that are either submitted to the court or internally generated. It can include such information as who drafted the document; when and by whom the document was modified; what deletions were made; and why specific changes were made to the document. Release of this metadata can have many unintended consequences, e.g., disclosing how the holding in a court decision evolved. A federal district court has recently held that metadata fields are an integral part of public records. It is inevitable that courts must develop practices and protocols for controlling or managing the use and dissemination of metadata.14
The courts will face several other problems and dilemmas when dealing with information. Evolving attitudes toward privacy, information integrity, and the emerging role of alternative media are other issues that will continue to confront the courts and society. In any case, the reader should by now have a firm grasp on the significance and enormity of this issue. Courts are definitely in the midst of the information/digital revolution, but they have only a limited concept as to what future challenges they will face. Thus, the future is filled with uncertainty, but, as Law Professor John W. Reed has said, with uncertainty comes optimism: "uncertainty about the future necessarily means that the future is not foreordained and that it remains to be affected by what you and I do—that we have a role to play in determining the shape of that future" (Reed, 2009: 7).
As court systems look to the future, they should be optimistic about their ability to shape that future. To return to Emerson, even if "things are in the saddle and [appear] to ride mankind," court systems can and should be right there in the saddle with them. Undoubtedly, it will be an eventful and exciting ride. Judges, court administrators, technology experts, and attorneys will all play a role in determining the shape of this future. But if those who work in and with the court system remained engaged, have sufficient resources, and do their jobs well, most if not all of the pending challenges can be overcome.


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The Sun News' Mark Webster stepping down as publisher
Mark Webster, the president and publisher of The Sun News, is stepping down from his role, effective May 5.
Webster, who has served in many leadership roles over his 35 years with McClatchy, started at The Lexington Herald Leader in 1981 before he transferred to The Sun News in 1996 as director of technology.
He left Myrtle Beach for three years when he accepted a regional position in technology and human resources in Charlotte, but returned as publisher in 2012.
McClatchy's Carolinas regional publisher, Sara Glines, announced the changes to the staff on Monday.
"We are grateful for Mark's leadership and thank him for his dedication to the paper, its community and its employees," Glines said in a memo to staff. "He has been a true leader and he will be truly missed here and throughout the entire McClatchy organization."
The Sun News will search for a general manager to lead the company and its sales operations. The changes are being made as part of a larger restructuring by McClatchy to streamline operations.
Manny Berdayes, senior vice president of finance and operations, will be the leadership team member in charge in the interim.
McClatchy recently announced a new regional publishing structure, aligning its markets into four regions across the country. In addition to Myrtle Beach, Glines also oversees The (Rock Hill) Herald, The (Columbia) State, The (Hilton Head) Island Packet and The Beaufort Gazette in South Carolina. In North Carolina she supervises The (Raleigh) News & Observer, The Charlotte Observer and The (Durham) Herald-Sun.


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Discover the three-step process you should follow when selecting your first CRM, or upgrading your current solution. Updated to meet the needs of non-profits in 2019.
What does every successful non-profit have in common? Strong relationships with their supporters! With regular giving in the UK declining for the third year, it's essential your organisation can find new supporters and engage donors.
That means you need a CRM that allows you to fundraise effectively. Whether you're looking to review your existing solution or implement your first, our three-step guide ensures you do it correctly.
How to Choose a Fundraising CRM: Third Edition has been updated to suit the changing needs of non-profits in 2019. We've made the guide more comprehensive whilst simplifying the process into three-easy steps:
Step 1 - Preparing
Uncover your organisation's CRM needs, understand the internal sign-off process, tips for assembling an effective project team and how you can prepare your non-profit for cultural change.
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From the key questions you should ask potential vendors, how you should prepare for a software demo and the guide to making the final decision.
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Ensure you get the most out of your new solution. Learn the actions your non-profit should take to realise the return on investment of your new solution.
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From security checkpoint convenience to in-air comfort and climate adaptability, style when traveling tends to take a backseat to more practical matters. While most of my travel time is spent in uniform, I have a keen eye for the fashions that I see in the airport and in the air. With New York Fashion Week in full swing, I find myself reflecting on the state of style and its implications on travel. Fliers often opt for comfort and function over couture and fashion. Inspired by the most chic week of the season, I'd like to share my fashion dos and don'ts, when the tarmac is your runway.
A lot of planning can and should go into your ensemble before you leave for the airport. Not only do you want to be comfortable for the travel ahead, you need to take into account your destination and what you'll be doing when you need to hit the ground running. My two major don'ts when getting dressed for travel are white and linen. White clothing isn't easy to clean should you spill or rub up against something, and linen will wrinkle and leave you looking disheveled. Stick to lightweight materials in neutral-to-dark solids or patterns. For women, nothing is wrong with a little black dress that is comfortable, durable and a perfect base for layering and accessorizing.
When accessorizing, do so responsibly. I encourage spicing up your ensemble basics with jewelry, scarves, hats and eyewear but keep security checkpoints in mind. To that end, always pack a small pouch in your carry-on for easy storage should items need to be removed and placed on the X-ray belt. And that reminds me -- a belt with a pop of color or bold pattern can brighten your outfit in a cinch.
When traveling south, for example, you may start your day in boots and end it in flip-flops. So how do you travel between climates in one outfit? My answer is simple: layers. For women and men, a casual sweater or blazer over a T-shirt or tank-top makes for a stylish trip from start to finish. Don't be afraid to get fun and adventurous with the base layer. Your carry-on should serve as a functional extension of your outfit and my favorite kind is a backpack -- they're not just for kids anymore. Perfect for packing up a change of shoes, clothes and even swim trunks, backpacks can be easily stowed in an overhead cabin during the flight and carried to your destination without occupying your free arms.
Once you have the basics down, incorporating on-trend styles and colors via accessories and layers is the best way to ensure your look lasts through your travels. Speaking of trends and colors, the new JetBlue uniforms, which were unveiled in June, speak to this by incorporating an orange colorway into our standard style. Have you seen it yet? Orange really is the new black.
Do you have any travel style dos and don'ts to share? Let me know in the comments below or on Twitter (@Wingwoman_Tracy).


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In this video I show how easy it is to dress up your bathroom with a new vanity light.
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Changing the look of your bathroom can be as easy as installing a new vanity light. Once you replace a.
How To Replace a Vanity Light – The Home Depot. you should take, and the steps involved in the replacing.
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Turn power off. Turn off the power at the service panel. Remove the bulbs and mounting bracket. • Attach the new mounting plate. Secure the new mounting plate to the junction box and connect the wires according to the manufacturer's instructions. Attach the new vanity light fixture. Turn the power on.
DIY Network has simple instructions on how to install a bathroom light fixture.. Usually wall lights are secured with two or more knurled or decorative nuts.


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A block from Old Towne Orange is a Queen Anne Victorian house that once served as an annex for the nearby Palmyra Hotel, a grand Victorian that attracted visitors to the growing agricultural region in the late 1800s. While the hotel didn't survive, the C. Z. Culver House has been well maintained and carefully restored and is an elegant reminder of the building and ranching boom of the era.Read More
Owned by the first female physician in the city of Orange, the Dr. Ida Bell Parker House is a blend of the Eastlake/Stick styles, mixed with Victorian and Italianate. Dr. Parker was one of the first graduates (female or otherwise) of the USC Medical School in 1895.Read More


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Aeternity [AE]: A strong team of developers behind cryptocurrency's success
Aeternity is based in Liechtenstein, a country which has increasingly popularised blockchain technology in the recent years. It has had a marked growth since its start in 2017 and lists 47 employees. Its partnership with Erlang solution has helped it build an impressive team of Erlang developers who are building the core of the protocol and virtual machine.
The company was on track to build its new Blockchain however, the plan remains on the blueprint. The company has not revealed any information regarding the delay. Despite the delay, AE trading volumes have witnessed a rise this week. The project is trying to extend their team of developers and keenly presenting themselves in blockchain conferences.
What is Aeternity? What does it Aim to do?
The simpler answer to this question would be – what doesn't Aeternity do? To make it clear, Aeternity has no aims to become a digital currency that people use for daily use. That doesn't mean the AE token cannot be used as a cryptocurrency. Yes, it can. But, that isn't the priority of the project.
The focus of the Aeternity project is real-world data handling. A look at the Aeternity whitepaper gives you a better idea of the aim of the project. This research paper identifies three main drawbacks of existing blockchain technology and comes up with innovative solutions for all.
How is Aeternity different from other Existing Blockchains?
- Stateful Design
Aeternity has a specific design that will help to minimize on-chain transactions, thereby freeing up resources, which in turn improves the overall efficiency of the blockchain. According to this idea, most of the information necessary for a transaction is handled off-chain, in a dedicated side channel. This means, only the bare information is passed on to the main chain.
While other blockchain projects have suggested a similar side chain concept, it wasn't part of the initial design but a retrofit.
By starting with off-chain solutions right from the start, Aeternity hopes to avoid the scalability problems faced by existing blockchains.
- Real-world data Integration using the "Oracle" system
This is the second problem that Aeternity hopes to resolve. It wants to integrate real-world and real-time information on to the blockchain reliably.
For instance, let's assume that you're looking to book a ticket to an outdoor concert. But, you want the ticket to be confirmed only if it doesn't rain on the day of the event. An ideal system must be able to process your payment for the ticket, only if it doesn't rain on the day.
Aeternity uses an "Oracle" system that is a combination of two main strategies. The first one is non-human sources. For instance, real-time data from sensors continuously pass information to the blockchain without any human intervention.
In the above example, rain sensors placed at the venue, would pass whether it's raining or not to the ticketing system on the blockchain. And, then the ticketing system would take the appropriate action based on the input.
The second is information gathered by human consensus. Blockchain users can post, "Yes" or "No" questions to the network, with a deadline. Other users can vote for any one of the two outcomes by paying Aeons. The answer that gets the highest votes is considered as true.
This "Oracle" system can create smart contracts that are reliant on information from the two parties involved in it, without the need for any third-party to interfere.
- Consensus Mechanism
The third problem Aeternity addresses is the consensus mechanism. Both Proof-of-Work (PoW) and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) algorithms have their drawbacks. Aeternity proposes a combination of the PoW and PoS algorithms that counterbalances the cons of each method.
Overview of the AE Token:
According to CoinMarketCap.com,
- Token – AE
- Network – Aeternity
- Current market value – $1.97
- Market Cap – $459,264,709
- Trading Volume (24h) – $39,711,400
- Circulating Supply – 233,020,472 AE
- Total Supply – 273,685,830 AE
A look at the Development of Aeternity
The Aeternity project was launched in early 2017 and the ICO was offered in June of that year. It was initially launched as an ERC-20 token. But, this is just a temporary step and was primarily to build funds for the initial launch and development.
Once the main net of Aeternity becomes functional sometime later this year, AE token holders can exchange their tokens for the coins of the new blockchain. However, it hasn't yet been announced whether this would be "One AE coin for one new coin" or any other proportionate value.
The Team behind the Aeternity Project
According to the official website of the Aeternity project, there are around fifty members on the core team headed by Yanislav Malahov, who is also the founder.
Malahov has given himself the nickname, "the Godfather of Ethereum." He was involved in a project with the founder of Ethereum, Vitalik Buterin, involving colored coins. This was before the creation of Ethereum tokens.
In a blog post on Medium.com, Malahov credits his conversations with Vitalik as the source of inspiration for the latter to create Ethereum. While there's no substantial proof for this claim, it's safe to say that Malahov has been involved in cryptocurrency right from the early days.
The Aeternity team has a dynamic group of professionals including business developers and engineers. However, there's no clear information about who are the main investors of the project. It is to be noted that Aeternity had a successful ICO and managed to raise around $23 million.
Industry Partnerships
Apart from partnerships with cryptoexchanges and DEXs, Aeternity doesn't have plenty of other ties. However, the recent partnership with Erlang Solutions to address scalability issues of blockchain networks, has changed it all. By bagging such a prestigious collaboration, Aeternity has managed to win the confidence of several crypto investors.
Challenges and Competitors of Aeternity
Unlike other upcoming blockchain projects that target a particular niche, Aeternity aims to be the world's default blockchain for smart contracts. This places them in direct competition with the world's second largest cryptocurrency, Ethereum.
While Aeternity has a long uphill climb before it can overthrow Ethereum, one thing's sure in the cryptocurrency world – nothing is certain here. If Ethereum were to hit some major stumbling blocks, then Aeternity could emerge well ahead in the race.
There's no technical proof that states whether PoW or PoS is the better of the two consensus algorithms. There are hard-core supporters and opposers for both. Aeternity will have a difficult time convincing both these groups that a suitable compromise can be achieved by combining the two algorithms.
How to Purchase and Store AE (Aeternity) Tokens?
Right now, AE tokens are available on several leading cryptoexchanges and can be traded for other popular digital currencies like BTC, ETH, etc. Since, it's an ERC-20 token, it can be stored on any Ethereum-compatible wallet like Ledger, Trezor, MyEtherWallet and more.
When the Aeternity main net is launched, it will have its own blockchain. And the AE tokens will be switched over to the native tokens of the network. Mostly, Aeternity will launch a dedicated wallet at that time to store the new tokens.
In a Nutshell: Pros and Cons of Aeternity
- Scalability – Aeternity will be able to handle 1000s of transactions per second.
- Mobile First – Aeternity's user and developer interface will be built using a mobile-first approach.
- Oracles – Data can be easily moved off-chain thereby speeding up the transaction speed.
- Mining – Mining of AE coins can be done even with mobile devices.
- Support for dApps – Aeternity provides an easy way for existing dApps to move to the Aeternity platform.
- The date of launch of the Main net has not yet been announced.
- On-chain governance is not yet resolved.
- It faces severe competition from some of the big players in the crypto space.
- Aeternity doesn't have a strong community like other popular digital coins like Ethereum, Ripple, ZCash and more.
Final Thoughts: Aeternity has a Long Way to Go
Aeternity is a long way off from establishing itself as a reliable blockchain network for real world data using the "Oracle" method. However, if it manages to achieve these goals, it can very well become one of the most sought-after blockchains in the world, especially in the era of IoT (Internet of Things).
One of the biggest challenges for Aeternity is to catch up with the popularity of Ethereum and win the support of the extensive community of Ethereum developers. With that said, Ethereum has plenty of scaling problems, and Aeternity has ingenious solutions to overcome scaling problems right from the go.
The team behind the Aeternity project looks stable and their proposed solutions have reliable studies and background research.
It's a long climb from an obscure and new blockchain to become the world's default choice for smart contracts. And, it's too early to tell whether Aeternity will make it or not. Right now, the project looks interesting and has captured the attention of the crypto world and that's a good start.
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I have fainted just once, and even today I'm still surprised and disturbed by it.
I was living in Sweden with Jonas, probably 1998ish, and I had just finished taking a shower. I wrapped a towel around me, and the next thing I remember was hitting my head on the floor. Jonas had heard a thump and had come immediately into the bathroom to investigate, and I resumed consciousness pretty quickly. Looking back, I don't remember that the water had been unusually warm or anything, so I'm still not totally certain why I fainted.
The most unsettling aspect of the experience was remembering when I hit my head. I think it was the impact that brought me back to consciousness, but I had this eerie "memory" that I had been banging my head on the floor multiple times. Jonas assured me that there was just the one impact, but even to this day I have a hard time shaking the feeling that I was intentionally, although unconsciously, hitting my head on the floor of the shower.
Have you fainted?
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