Perseus is not one person. He is a personification of the many contributors involved in producing THE HEAD OF THE MEDUSA. This work was not undertaken for financial gain or political opportunity. Neither is it the work of any particular religious faith or organization. We put this work together because we care deeply about what is happening and fear for the future of our children and our children's children. We would ask only that you read these words and form your own opinions, based upon your own experiences and those of people you know.
2) Is THE HEAD OF THE MEDUSA available in hard copy? Is it copyrighted?
We've not had a hard copy version of The Head of the Medusa printed. We have made the book freely available on the Internet because this is the only free medium of communication left. We live in an age where only deconstructed 'truth' is allowed. We live in an age where the mass media is owned by a very small number of people with strong interests in promoting only one view - the NEW WORLD ORDER view. Therefore, you are privileged to be freely reading this work. Already, you are being prevented from thinking free thoughts. Soon, you will never be able to think or read free words ever again. We hold the copyright on the work. Any reprinting (for resale purposes) is expressly prohibited, and violations will be vigorously prosecuted.
3) Do you honestly think there will be mass exterminations of men during the next century?
Frankly, we feel it is inevitable if the present anti-male policies that are being adopted by the UN and our governments continue. At first we thought that such extermination was an impossibility, that no civilised society would allow such insanity to triumph. But there are those in powerful positions who advocate such a holocaust.
Certainly high profile feminists like Germaine Greer openly advocate it in the media with complete impunity. It's clear that the first stage – the cultural and political climate - is already in place, as are the legal formulae and techno-biological expertise.
Already, large numbers of males are being purged from their families and their homes. The industrial penal system is well established and growing. It is almost exclusively a system the incarcerated males.
Death rates, and suicide rates are being allowed to increase for males and a wide range of legislation is effectively removing male wealth, power and influence. We believe the public is indeed being prepared for 'voluntary' male sterilisation. Thousands of men are already being imprisoned for what amount to political crimes i.e. they have been convicted purely because they are male. Male fertility is declining and with it the male birthrate.
If any other group in human society was subjected to such treatment there would be riots on the streets - but no - these are only males - less than human by UN definition.
4) What other books on this issue would you recommend?
PART ONE of our latest work - HUMANARCHY. The Internet is a good place to search for background information. Search for items concerning The New World Order, Global Governance and off course, pro- natural family and men's rights organisations. A large bibliography is available, listing related works, reviews, articles and studies. It will give you a good start for finding information that will support your studies.
As far as we are aware, no other books deal with this subject on the same scale – you are privileged to be reading the first warnings of Gendercide. However, there are plenty of Feminazi texts that advocate it, either blatantly or in more covert form. The promotion of FEMALE SUPREMACY is of course perfectly acceptable. We would suggest that you adopt a mindset that allows you to explore the 'hidden agenda within gender' and to look at the feminist policy that has already been accepted. Be warned, though, this can be a terrifying experience and you will ask yourself if what you are reading is possible. Let us assure you that throughout the researching of The Head Of The Medusa we asked ourselves the same question constantly. We tried to prove to that we might be wrong. Employ the same mechanism in your own exploration. If you can convince yourself that all is well, then you have at least had the freedom of thought to have asked the question and satisfied yourself on this matter.
There has also been a blanket ban on any text that would alert the population to the true nature of what is afflicting our society. Many books have been banned, even those written by feminists who don't toe the party line. Witness Erin Pizzey's 'Prone To Violence' published 1982. It dared to suggest that some women are violent and even seek out violent relationships. The author received death threats and was eventually made homeless and bankrupt. Her book was suppressed to such an extent that a recent worldwide search found only 13 copies of 'Prone to Violence' in all the worlds' libraries. Even the most mildly anti-feminist books don't get to the hard copy stage in the present climate. Bookshops won't stock anything anti-fem and there has been a substantial take over of the publishing industry by Feminazi sympathisers. Remember that women are the overwhelming consumers in our society. There are thousands of feminist bookshops, but to my knowledge not one masculinist (non-gay) shop exists on the entire planet.
The same censorship operates with environmental issues. Even though global warming is categorically disproved, the media promotes it widely. Our children are taught it as fact in our schools.
5) How could a conspiracy, such as you outline, operate in a world where individuals have such broad access to information?
The 'conspiracy' I outline should not be viewed as a deliberate plan formulated by a group of devious individuals. It is rather an opportunist, self supporting and mutually enforcing system which has, to a large extent, been manipulated by factions that benefit from it, each for their own ends but with a common result. That is not to say that it isn't deliberate. The strategy has rather been adapted to suit the trends and tides of manipulated public opinion. That is why it is so successful.
It is also relevant to note that the education system was the first institution of the establishment to fall to the Medusa's onslaught. In many ways, Feminazism and the ECO-CREED has replaced Christianity as the all-pervasive ethic on which legal processes and government legislation is based. The new dogma has filled the vacuum that the decline of Christianity has left. Whole generations have grown up believing the Feminazi credo and have become teachers of the dogma. The media has been disfigured in much the same way. Most of us base our warped view on what the TV, newspapers, magazines and radio tell us. However, it is in the interests of the few big business people who actually control these sources of information to espouse the 'party line'. The Internet is probably the best place to find the truth.
6) How can I opt out of this thing?
You can't. You can take to the back woods with a shotgun or emigrate to China but it will only be a matter of time before this thing affects the whole planet and time is running out. The UN has declared the new Millennium the 'Century of Women.' They are not kidding.
7) What can be done to change this state of affairs?
YOU can help change this state of affairs by educating yourself and your fellows to what is happening. EDUCATE, INFORM, MOBILISE, ACT.
Read widely and with an open mind. The enemy's words and plans are freely available all around you. Seek out like minded individuals and organisations. Gain knowledge and insight at every opportunity. The future of your children depends on your ability to recognise and differentiate between truth and lies. Inform others of what is happening. Fight the insanity in the most effective way you can; even if it is only by lobbying your politicians; even if it is only by insisting on equal treatment for your son as well as your daughter at school.
Act in whatever way you can. Find your niche and use your expertise. Campaign in your own way. Avoid groups that constantly argue and fragment. Ask about their achievements and unity. Avoid fanatics, religious bigots and those with personal agendas for power. Don't waste your time or energy on anything or anyone that is not interested in the real truth. The feminazi movement itself is colossal, directed from within the United Nations organisation and funded by YOUR taxes. The enviromental and human rights movements are large, popular and well funded, but the NATURAL FAMILY movement is growing stronger day by day.
What kind of world do you want for your children?
What kind of children do you want for your world?


A day in the park hasn't been as easy for Christina Brouilette and her son, Fulton. They both suffer from fall allergies.
Ragweed isn't unusual to suffer from in the fall. The weed unleashes it's pollen into the air, typically in August, and it leaves many people coughing and sneezing.
But with inches and inches of rain in the past few weeks, doctors offices across Wichita have been slammed with major rise in the number of patients.
Another trigger in the fall is mold. Those spores often grow in wet spots outside like damp leaves, which can prove to be a breeding ground. Dust mites also get stirred into the air the first time you turn your heat on in the fall. They, too, can trigger sneezes, wheezes and runny noses.
Like other allergies, similar treatments prove to be effective – nasal sprays, decongestants, immunotherapy, antihistamines. Homeopathic therapies have also been reported to be effective for some.


text:
Q: Linux find all mounted CDROMs from C code I need to write function in C language on Linux which accesses all mounted CDROMs and performs some action.
I can do it on BSD using
count = getmntinfo(&buf, 0);

And looping on all devices and checking
buf[i].f_type == 17

Is any way to do the same on Linux?

A: The best way is probably to parse /proc/mounts.  It looks identical to /etc/mtab, but this is not actually an on disk file, it's a kernel interface, and you should use low level file descriptor functions with it -- ie, read(), not fread(), fscanf(), etc.  Virtually all linux systems that mount a cdrom will also have a proc available, and much of it (inluding mounts) does not require privileges to read.
There is also libudev, but I think that solution will be a lot more convoluted:
http://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/libudev/
Again, virtually all linux systems that mount a cd will also use udev, although I think this is a little less true that it would be for proc.
/sys/dev contains more in-depth information about each mounted device that might enable you to make a determination.  libudev uses those paths.
Really, to respect the user, I think you should try and stick with conventional symlinks like /dev/dvdrw, etc, and not try so much to find things in unconventional places.  That's what those links are for.  It also makes your job much much easier.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Final Warning to Implement Policy Changes for Minneapolis and St. Paul Sick Time / Safe Laws
On behalf of Wessels Sherman Joerg Liszka Laverty Seneczko P.C. posted in Employee Benefits on Sunday, June 25, 2017.
In 2016, both Minneapolis and St. Paul passed city ordinances requiring private employers to provide their employees with paid sick time / safe time. These ordinances, despite opposition in the courts and in the legislature, go into effect on July 1, 2017. Many employers already provide their employees with paid time off; however, it is wrong to assume that more generous leave policys automatically satisfy these ordinances. Unfortunately, the majority of existing leave policies require modifications to fully comply with these new laws. Some of the more common areas that we have been addressing with clients, include:
Ensuring that leave can be used for all of the purposes allowed in the ordinances (e.g. domestic abuse).
Eliminating existing restrictions common in most employers' leave policies that may not be applied to these newly mandated leaves (e.g. documentation or other forms of proof).
Conflicts between existing "use-it-or-lose-it" policies and new rights to carry over accrued leave from year to year.
The sick time / safe time ordinances will provide about 150,000 workers with paid sick time / safe time leave. Both ordinances provide leave for employees who perform work in the city for at least 80 hours per year. The Minneapolis ordinance covers all employers. Employers who employ six or more employees must provide paid leave. However, Minneapolis provides an exemption for smaller employers; those with fewer than six employees may provide unpaid leave. In St. Paul, employers who employ 24 or more employees must provide paid leave starting July 1, 2017. Starting January 1, 2018, employers with 1-23 employees must also provide paid leave. In determining number of employees, both ordinances require that employers count all employees, including part time employees, temporary employees, and employees performing work outside of the city.
The sick time / safe time ordinances are designed to provide leave to cover situations involving health conditions, safety concerns, and childcare responsibilities. The sick time may be used for the employee's own health condition, appointments for diagnosis, or preventative care. In addition, the leave may be used for the health condition of a family member. Safe time refers to the use of leave as a result of domestic abuse, sexual assault, or stalking. It may be used in situations involving the employee or a member of the employee's family. Finally, the new ordinances apply to time of used for childcare in the event of a school closing.
Affected workers will begin accruing time on their first day of employment and are eligible to use the leave after 90 days on the job. According to the ordinances, the leave accrues at the rate of one hour per 30 hours worked. Workers may accrue up to 48 hours per year and may roll over 80 hours per year. Therefore, an employee would be able to use up to 128 hours of paid sick leave per year.
The ordinances permit employees to use the paid leave without providing any notice if the need is not foreseeable. However, if the notice is foreseeable, employers may require notice. In St. Paul, employers may require reasonable advance notice. Minneapolis employers may also request reasonable notice, but may not request more than seven days of advance notice.
While it appears that these new requirements will go into effect in July, future changes are possible given ongoing litigation over the Minneapolis ordinance. The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce filed a lawsuit requesting a Hennepin County Court to halt enforcement of Minneapolis' ordinance as a whole, arguing that it conflicted with state law and was an example of local government overreach because it was written to apply to any workers doing business in the city. The Court ordered an injunction limiting the reach of the Minneapolis ordinance to cover only employees who work for employers within a Minneapolis location. However, the Court let the remainder of the ordinance stand. The Minnesota Chamber of Commerce appealed this decision to the Minnesota Court of Appeals, arguing that the entire ordinance should be halted. Businesses and city officials in St. Paul have been closely watching this litigation to determine its impact on their own ordinances. It appears the Minnesota appellate courts will have the last word in deciding whether and to what extent the Minneapolis and St. Paul ordinances survive.
What should employers do?
While employers that already provide paid time off that meets the ordinance requirements do not need to provide any additional leave, there are steps that every employer should take to prepare prior to the July 1, 2017 effective date.
•1. Prepare but don't take action just yet. The final versions of these ordinances are still undecided, as is evident by the pending appellate litigation. Best practice is to wait until the ordinances become effective to announce any program changes.
•2. Count your employees and determine your company's responsibilities. As stated above, Minneapolis' ordinance obligations vary depending a business size of 6 employees. In St. Paul, 24 or more employees will determine when an employer must meet its obligations. In addition, new employers should prepare to comply within 6 months of hiring their first employee. The ordinances permit a six-month grace period for new employers until January 1, 2023.
•3. Review current leave and handbook policies. Employers must prepare to make changes to comply with the new ordinances starting July 1, 2017. If an Employee Handbook exists, employers should also include a notice of employee rights and remedies in the handbook.
•4. Ensure compliance with leave entitlements by creating a system to tally and track time. Under the ordinances, employers must provide workers with a current leave balance upon a worker's request. Business should devise a system that will track this balance with ease.
•5. Prepare to post notice of employee rights at any worksite where any employee works. The cities will release notices in multiple language for employer use. Using the posting published by the department, employers should prepare to display versions of the postings in those languages spoken by at least five percent of the employer's workforce.
•6. Watch the news. While the pending appeal will certainly impact the outcome of Minneapolis' ordinances, it is also likely to change how the St. Paul ordinance is ultimately administered. Other cities that have been considering local sick time requirements (Duluth) will also be watching the appeal outcome to determine how to best institute similar rules.
Questions? Please contact James Sherman at (952)-746-1700 or by email [email protected]
Tags: Minneapolis, PTO, Policy, Sicktime, St. Paul
Related Posts: What Illinois Employers Should Know About Vacation Pay: Frequently Asked Questions, Why a Handbook? The Necessity of Having an Employee Handbook, Association Health Plan Expansion Will Ease Burden, Paid Sick Leave For Employees is Now the Law of the City of Chicago and Cook County: Is Your Company in Compliance?

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Don't fish around in there with a pair of scissors. What's that going to do? If you push that broken key in deeper it's going to be really hard to get out.
Call Burley's Best Price Locksmith Charlotte and our experienced locksmith can come to your house, remove that broken key, and make you some new keys.
Have you lost your car key? Do you have a broken key? Is your car ignition stuck?
Burley's Best Price Locksmith Charlotte can remove that broken key, and make you a new key.
Burley's Best Price Locksmith car locksmiths can repair and replace a wide range of ignitions.
Burley's Best Price Locksmith Charlotte can fix it!
We replace car keys, keyless entry remotes, and duplicate transponder chip keys. Burley's Best Price Locksmith Charlotte locksmiths can make motorcycle and scooter keys, and high security laser cut sidewinder keys.
If your key is too worn to work the lock, we can originate you a fresh key, cut to code.
Burley's Best Price Locksmiths unlock car trunks and open high security European autos.
We can change your residential locks and make new house keys. We can also order a wide variety of new lock hardware for your home. If you are locked out of your house, call Burley's Best Price Locksmith to come out and open the door.


text:
Unusual Tuxedo: Which One To Choose And How To Wear
Video: Unusual Tuxedo: Which One To Choose And How To Wear
Video: How To Wear A Tuxedo | A Man's Guide To Wearing Black Tie | Tuxedos For Men Video 2023, January
With the 1970s fashion, bright tuxedos returned to the men's wardrobe: from silver and gold fabrics, as in the latest collection of Hedi Slimane for Saint Laurent, or with active geometric ornaments, as at Tom Ford. Another notable trend is tuxedos made of jacquard fabric with oriental motifs, from the Indian cucumbers for which Etro is traditionally famous, to the famous screens in the Coromandel lacquer technique. There are a huge number of the latter in the current collections, both brands known for their restraint, such as Ralph Lauren Purple Label, and those that are now in the fashion vanguard, the most prominent representative of which is the Italian brand Gucci under the creative leadership of Alessandro Michele.
1. Billionaire 2. Alexander McQueen 3. Etro 4. DSquared2
1. Billionaire
2. Alexander McQueen
3. Etro
4. DSquared2 © press service
With tuxedos as visible, both the traditional white bib shirt paired with the simplest black silk bow tie and all-black sets are worn. True, the best option remains a black turtleneck in the manner of how Yves Saint Laurent wore it in Paris in the 1960s and 1970s: firstly, it knocks down excessive solemnity with a gold pattern or striking geometry in pop and op art style. secondly, it embodies the general desire of modern fashion for maximum comfort. It is also impossible to go wrong with a turtleneck - it will suit absolutely everyone. An important note regarding trousers: they must be black, with satin stripes (variations in quantity and material are allowed) or without them. As for shoes, the classic option is polished black oxford shoes.
5. Gucci 6. Saint Laurent 7. Tom Ford 8. Ralph Lauren Purple Label
6. Saint Laurent
7. Tom Ford
8. Ralph Lauren Purple Label © press service
Despite the fact that now it is allowed to wear lacquered shoes not only with a tailcoat, but also with a tuxedo, it is better to avoid them not only on special occasions with a formal dress code, but also in everyday life. The same applies to the velvet slippers, popular in the last five or six years, but have already managed to fill the teeth with velvet, especially with embroidery. Wearing them with the tuxedos presented in this article risks looking like a gypsy baron.>
From Cherries To Cilantro: Which Summer Flavor To Choose?
For the summer season, perfumers, as a rule, prepare bright and refreshing aromas. Consider and evaluate their characteristic notes on occasion
6 Watch Models In The Palette Of Sea And Sky: Which Ones To Choose
Sky blue ceramics, turquoise and shades of azure are used to measure the time this holiday season
A Guide To Fashionable And Ethical Fur Coats: How To Choose, Where To Buy And What To Wear
Pink understands how to survive the warm winter while maintaining an ethical approach to clothing choices
Toothbrushes: What Are There, How To Choose The Right One And Why It Is Important
Little attention is usually paid to the toothbrush, which affects the beauty of the smile and the health of the teeth. Pink talks with experts on what to look for when buying a toothbrush
Yoga And Marathons: Which Online Service To Choose For Training At Home
We advise you to pay attention to these nine projects and subscribe to at least one of them to improve your health, advance in your chosen sport, or just get started


Hans Rickheit just began serializing a new comic called Cochlea and Eustachia. Looks weird and fascinating. No surprise there!
He also recently contributed his distinctive line art to Paul Slade's Attenborough-inspired story of insect horror Mother's Day. Rickheit's intricate art always seemed a bit insectoid to me, style-wise, so it's a good match.
Rickheit had some financial problems lately and could always use a little help. It's never been easy to push the boundaries of your chosen art form, but we should be grateful for those willing to do so.


Located in the Central Interior of British Columbia, around 3.5 hours from Vancouver, Kamloops is a thriving city set amid a picturesque river valley. Often called the "Tournament Capital of Canada", Kamloops is host to countless amateur and professional sporting events all year round, attracting athletes from around the world. With more than 2,000 annual hours of sunshine, Kamloops is also one of BC's most popular vacation destinations.
Kamloops is a four-season destination with limitless outdoor recreation opportunities–including hiking, mountain biking, golfing, fishing, and downhill skiing and snowboarding–that take full advantage of the area's diverse geography of dry semi-arid grasslands and towering alpine mountains. Kamloops' geographical diversity is matched only by its cultural diversity, proudly showcased at year-round theatrical and musical events, gallery exhibits, sporting events and much more.
Cheer on our hometown hockey team, the Kamloops Blazers, who compete in the high-calibre Western Hockey League. The WHL has some of the best junior hockey players in Canada (and the world!) Expect to see many of them in the NHL in just a few years! Tickets are affordable, and games make a great night of entertainment for the whole family.
The Kamloops Symphony is one of the major arts organizations that form the core of a thriving arts community in the city of Kamloops.Experience superb live orchestral and chamber music performed by the Kamloops Symphony and renowned guest artists. Performances are scheduled every month from September to May in Kamloops and on selected dates in Salmon Arm.
This fun and educational attraction for kids features three 'hands-on' rooms and over 140 stations, where visitors of all ages can 'play' and 'explore'. Some very young people do not go beyond the 'play' stage, but there are many who ask "Why does this happen?" or "How does this work?" Adult volunteer demonstrators and staff attempt to answer questions like this at a level appropriate for the maturity of the individual. Sometimes 'the answer' must be left for another time. The purpose is not primarily to 'fill guests' heads with facts', but rather to arouse curiosity.
As one of the only desert golf courses in Canada, Sun Rivers offers a distinctive golfing experience, with beautiful scenery of lush sage, rolling hills, breathtaking views and, occasionally, majestic wildlife. The par 72 course totals nearly 7000 yards and winds around canyons, river valleys and residential communities.
Among Canada's premier alpine resorts, Sun Peaks boasts nearly 3,000 acres of skiable terrain and a healthy average of 220 inches of snow per year. It features 122 runs and 11 lifts. But there's more than just skiing: the resort has a world-class mountain bike park, state-of-the-art golf course and charming alpine village.
It's a delight having one of Kamloops' best Chinese food restaurants right across the street from our hotel! With their focus on fresh ingredients and time-honoured traditional recipes, Moon Wok is a favourite among locals and visitors alike.
Just a stone's throw from our hotel, Joey's Seafood Restaurant is committed to quality and freshness, serving some of the city's finest seafood in a comfortable and affordable setting. Try their fish & chips, its Canada's favourite!
With more than 88 stores and services, Aberdeen Mall—conveniently located just across the highway from our hotel—is Kamloops top shopping destination, home to funky boutiques, big department stores, neat little shops, restaurants and more.
The Comfort Inn & Suites Kamloops is pleased to offer special rates for select tournaments and sporting events. To learn more, please contact our hotel and quote "LSPORT".
Helping to nurture BC speed skating talent at all ages, KLBSS welcomes skaters from 2 1/2 years and up, skating at various levels from Beginners, Recreational, Competitive, and High Performance. They are a non-profit organization and are affiliated with the British Columbia Speed Skating Association and with Speed Skating Canada. All of their coaches are volunteers, and most are certified through the National Coaching Certification Program (NCCP).
Kamloops is a hotbed for BC softball tournaments. We also have a number of local leagues throughout the city. If you're heading to town for a softball event, we're happy to accommodate you with special sports team rates!
Come out and enjoy a fun filled Celtic day. Take in all the sights and sounds of a traditional highland games. This annual festival is host to many activities including traditional Scottish heavy athletics, highland dance and music performances, solo piping, drumming and band competitions, clan genealogy information, children's activities and much more.


text:
The 19 Spots in Houston Where You're Most Likely To Get a Parking Ticket
Surprise! The spot in Houston where the most parking tickets have been issued over the last 2 years is . . . the place where people go to pay for their parking tickets. That would be at the surface parking lot for the city's municipal courthouse at 1400 Lubbock St. (pictured at right), where a couple advantages accrue for illegal parkers: If you've got money with you when you return to find that bright green envelope tucked under your windshield wiper, paying up will be extremely convenient, and the parking while you go back in should be . . . uh, no extra charge!
Working from public data, Click2Houston reporter Jace Larson compiled the top 19 addresses cited in the 415,000 parking citations the city issued in 2012 and 2013, and highlighted 6 of them in his TV report. Of the top 19, only 6 are not directly adjacent to government or public-institution-related buildings; the vast majority of them are Downtown. Among the non-central parking-enforcement hotspots: an IRS service center and a couple of residential blocks near Montrose nightclubs. Here's a list and map of the parking-enforcement hotspots, along with a few details from Larson's report and observations of the map:
1400 Lubbock St., Downtown: 5,423 tickets. A lot outside the city's Herbert W. Gee Municipal Courts Building (see photo at top). Visitors here have likely already received some sort of bad news, Larson notes.
400 Texas Ave., Downtown: 4,156 tickets. Park outside the Hard Rock Cafe at Bayou Place at night, when parking is not allowed, and you're pretty certain to get a ticket.
4400 San Jacinto St., Downtown: 3,383 tickets. This is a city-owned surface parking lot lodged under the Southwest Fwy. at Fannin St. It's next door to the Mexican Consulate.
900 Girard St., Downtown: 3,184 tickets. According to Larson's reporting, this is a city-owned lot frequented by students attending UH-Downtown; it apparently offers regular lessons in parking-meter studies.
1600 California St., Montrose: 2,603 tickets. This residential block behind the Westheimer Curve, where private driveways and garages are scarce, requires parked cars to sport a special residential permit if they're there after 5 pm. And night-duty officers are often on hand to hand out tickets. Plus: towing is available, too! A resident tells Larson that there's at least one towing every night.
8300 Tybor Dr., Sharpstown: 2,370 tickets. This is outside an Internal Revenue Service building in southwest Houston. A ticket is likely cheaper than an audit, but is sure to be specially prized by visitors as an add-on.
1000 Texas Ave., Downtown: 2,271 tickets. The block east of the Rice Hotel, which also contains a surface parking lot, is popular among the ticket-bearing set.
1100 Texas Ave.: 2,011 tickets. When friendly hospitality staff members at the Magnolia Hotel advise you to put your car in a parking garage, they mean it.
1500 Kane St., Old Sixth Ward: 1,981 tickets. The lot on this block is convenient to the municipal courthouse and next to Knapp Chevrolet, which appears to offer its own wrecker service and tow lot.
300 Caroline St., Downtown: 1,922 tickets. In the heart of the county court complex downtown.
1400 Lubbock St., Downtown: 1,895 tickets. Strangely, this is the second time this address shows up in KPRC's list. Larson is aware of the glitch, and promises to let us know as soon as he's figured what went wrong.
500 Walker St., Downtown: 1,865 tickets. Right outside City Hall.
100 San Jacinto St., Downtown: 1,777 tickets. There's a parking lot on this block, which is adjacent to the Harris County Criminal Court building at 1201 Franklin and a short jaunt from the Family Law Center at 1115 Congress St.
900 Franklin St., Downtown: 1,699 tickets. There's a gated lot here, behind the Islamic D'awah Center; Mark Latigue's new Gallo Rojo restaurant will be opening up across the street.
1900 Travis St., Downtown: 1,665 tickets. Right outside Metro's Downtown Transit Center
1600 McKinney St., Downtown: 1,607 tickets. This block is adjacent to Discovery Green, near the George R. Brown Convention Center. Citations here may include cars parked on the surface lot where a new Marriott Marquis is about to go up.
400 Avondale St., Montrose: 1,443 tickets. One block north of Westheimer, where all the action is.
12300 North Freeway, Greenspoint: 1,438 tickets. Also known as the Greenspoint Mall.
200 Caroline St., Downtown: 1,427 tickets. Directly in front of the Harris County Civil Courthouse.
All told, these addresses account for only a little more than 10 percent of the total number of citations issued. A larger version of Click2Houston's map is available here.
Got any additional intel on the ins and outs of parking at any of these locations? Please share them in the comments section below!
Houston's parking ticket hot spots [Click2Houston]
Photo: The Court Finder
Hint: They're Mostly Downtown
Downtown, Parking, Parking-Lots
Foreign Correspondents, Hunky Dory Smashing Car Lots on Shepherd Now
Brown Book Shop Plans To Stay Downtown for a While
commonsense February 12, 2014 at 1:24 pm
I've been working with our local friendly unnamed banana republic consulate to get Consul license plates for my car. For a small "donation" you get no more tickets and never get pulled over.
Brian D February 12, 2014 at 1:58 pm
^^ That is really random. Some of the spots if the parking expires 5 min later you will get a ticket I guess this is one of the reasons they have a hard time catching real criminal that do way bigger stuff
Karma February 12, 2014 at 2:01 pm
I would have sworn that the Lubbock St. location had a manned payment booth!
purdueenginerd February 12, 2014 at 2:07 pm
Headline should be: Parking tickets concentration highest near City Center surprises no one
Woody February 12, 2014 at 2:18 pm
This is a big reason that people don't like to go downtown, not worth the $10 to $15 parking spot or the $50 ticket that you will surely get. In the meantime 400 cars a day are broken into, but nothing happens to those criminals
Txdesign February 12, 2014 at 3:22 pm
>> In the meantime 400 cars a day are broken into, but nothing happens to those criminals<<
Unless they leave a business card or phone number how would you suggest the cops catch them? And do you really want smashed car windows to be a police priority over other crimes? If you park on the street anywhere at night that's the chance you take. Not just downtown.
Superdave February 12, 2014 at 3:24 pm
I don't understand all the bitchiness concerning enforcement of parking violations. I park all over this town and never receive any tickets because I follow the rules and read the signs. And the ticket cops are not the same type of cops that catch murderers and rapists, so that point is moot. There is a reason we have parking regulations. If you want to live in a place with no enforcement of rules, move to Brazil.
thebirdandtheb February 12, 2014 at 4:21 pm
Huh. I live in midtown, spend a lot of time downtown, and have only once gotten a parking ticket years ago because I was young and stupid and parked where the signs CLEARLY told me not to. If you are getting parking tickets every time you go downtown Woody, you might want to spend a little time paying more attention to the signs.
JD February 12, 2014 at 4:22 pm
I once got a ticket near Minute Maid, where the signs (used to?) read something like: "No parking one hour before or after a special event," with no other reference to how to find out about said special event. And that year the Astros certainly weren't a Special Event!
Higher Density February 12, 2014 at 4:36 pm
You can always count on @commonsense for his/her narcissistic dribblings; however, it lifts my spirits to see that he/she is truly one of the lowly proletariats that must deal with such mundane things as driving and parking, while grasping at the opportunity to bribe anyone that suits his/her needs.
diggity February 12, 2014 at 5:02 pm
"I don't understand all the bitchiness"
Bill February 12, 2014 at 11:04 pm
18. Greenspoint Mall? With so much surface parking available around the mall, where are the tickets being issued at?
John (another one) February 13, 2014 at 5:53 am
I'm with Superdave. Parking tickets don't fall out of the sky onto your head, they happen (99% of the time) because you didn't pay attention to the signs. I think I got my last parking ticket in the early 90s, and it was my own damn fault. (The car got towed, too! Street cleaning day in my old Boston neighborhood. Oops!) Parking downtown or in Montrose near clubs is not hard – you take ten minutes to find a spot and walk, or you suck it up and pay for a lot or garage. The only place I regularly am frustrated by parking is a strip center near my office at the Galleria, where there are a lot of lunch places, not enough room in the parking lot, and no on-street parking, but that's just the stupidity of the Galleria's built environment, so no big surprise.
It never occurred to me to wonder why parking enforcement isn't out finding murderers but that was probably just a big attack of logical thinking on my part.
Progg February 13, 2014 at 7:54 am
@Bill
I work in Greenspoint and there are signs at the entrances of the mall parking lot which say "no overnight parking". I'm guessing it's from that although I don't know who would need to park there overnight or why the mall would care.
@Progg – The overnight parking could be big rigs, parking there to get a few hours of sleep before driving North.
When the Car's Just Too Nice for the Garage
Nabbing an Empty Parking Spot Across the Street from the Oaks on Caroline Condos
U-Haul Picking Up Right Where It Left Off at the Corner of San Jacinto and Pease St.


Joanna Newsom will release her first album in five years -- Divers, in October. The record was produced by Steve Albini and Noah Georgson.
Take a look at the cover, above, and the tracklisting, below, as well as her new video "Sapokanikan," directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.


text:
While no set of mitigation strategies are guaranteed to protect against all cyber threats, organisations are recommended to implement eight essential mitigation strategies from the ACSC's Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents as a baseline. This baseline, known as the Essential Eight, makes it much harder for adversaries to compromise systems.
Essential Eight Maturity Model
The Essential Eight Maturity Model provides advice on how to implement the Essential Eight to mitigate different levels of adversary tradecraft and targeting.
Essential Eight Maturity Model FAQ
Essential Eight to ISM Mapping
This publication provides a mapping between the Essential Eight Maturity Model and the security controls within the Information Security Manual (ISM). This mapping represents the minimum security controls organisations must implement to meet the intent of the Essential Eight.
Implementing Application Control
Application control is one of the most effective mitigation strategies in ensuring the security of systems. As such, application control forms part of the Essential Eight from the Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents. This publication provides guidance on what application control is, what application control is not, and how to implement application control.
Assessing Security Vulnerabilities and Applying Patches
Applying patches to applications and operating systems is critical to ensuring the security of systems. As such, patching forms part of the Essential Eight from the Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents.
Microsoft Office Macro Security
Microsoft Office applications can execute macros to automate routine tasks. However, macros can contain malicious code resulting in unauthorised access to sensitive information as part of a targeted cyber intrusion. This publication has been developed to discuss approaches that can be applied by organisations to secure systems against malicious macros while balancing both their business and security requirements.
Restricting Administrative Privileges
This publication provides guidance on restricting the use of administrative privileges. Restricting the use of administrative privileges is one of the eight essential mitigation strategies from the Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents.
Implementing Multi-Factor Authentication
Multi-factor authentication is one of the most effective controls an organisation can implement to prevent an adversary from gaining access to a device or network and accessing sensitive information. When implemented correctly, multi-factor authentication can make it significantly more difficult for an adversary to steal legitimate credentials to facilitate further malicious activities on a network. Due to its effectiveness, multi-factor authentication is one of the Essential Eight from the Strategies to Mitigate Cyber Security Incidents.


text:
For Councillors
Alderman breached Code of Conduct – Commissioner
The Northern Ireland Local Government Commissioner for Standards has found that Alderman Ruth Patterson (Belfast City Council) breached the Local Government Code of Conduct (the Code) following comments she made at a meeting of Belfast City Council on 3 July 2017.
At an Adjudication Hearing held on 25 February, the Commissioner found that during the meeting Alderman Patterson acted in breach of the Code in linking the players and members of Crumlin Star Football Club to, in the Alderman's words, 'a man named in Parliament as a senior member of the Provisional IRA.' The Commissioner considered this to be a deliberate act which caused offence to the players and members of the club.
The hearing was presented with evidence gathered during the Deputy Commissioner's investigation into a complaint about Alderman Patterson's conduct. This included footage of the Alderman's comments made at the meeting.
After examining the evidence the Commissioner decided that Alderman Patterson's conduct at the meeting brought her position as a councillor, and the council into disrepute. She also concluded that in making the comments she had not shown respect and consideration for others, and had not acted fairly, objectively or in the public interest.
As such, it was decided that there had been a breach of paragraph 4.2, paragraph 4.13(a) and paragraph 8.1 of the Code of Conduct.
The Deputy Commissioner argued that he believed in this case a suspension would be an appropriate sanction.
However, before deciding on the level of sanction to apply, in the interests of fairness the Commissioner determined that Alderman Patterson should be offered a further opportunity to make representations to her on this issue.
The sanction hearing was therefore adjourned until Monday 4 March.
The Commissioner's detailed Decision Notice on the case will be issued before Monday 11 March.
Alderman disqualified for 15 months following drink-driving offence
Commissioner issues further guidance for councillors on Code of Conduct
Councillor suspended following interim hearing
Alderman suspended for 6 months following breach of Councillor's Code of Conduct
The Northern Ireland Local Government Commissioner for Standards
33 Wellington Place
BT1 6HN
Freepost: Freepost NILGCS
About the Code of Conduct
How we deal with your complaint
Information for Councillors
Adjudications – FAQ
How we deal with complaints about your conduct
How We Make Decisions (includes the Code of Conduct and Guidance on the Code)


text:
Tag: Fight Club
Aaron's Top 100 Movies (2020 Edition)
Posted on July 22, 2020 by Aaron White.
Recently I made a major change to how I rate films, doing away with half-stars altogether in favor of a simplified system with only 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5 stars as an option. My hope is that by taking away the additional complication of half-stars, I will be able to more accurately rate films on the first go-around. It's no secret that I struggle with hype and I often find myself using half-stars only to scale ratings back when the end of the year rolls around and I take another look at them. Additionally, and more importantly, I've come to thoroughly embrace the conversations that we have about film online in places like our Feelin' Film Discussion Group and in person at work. What I desire is for the words in my written reviews, on my podcast, or spoken in conversation to tell you more about my feelings for a film than the number assigned to it. To that end, simplifying my ratings means if you want to understand what distinguishes films in a certain group (say my 4-star rating) from each other, you'll have to actually read what I have to say or… gasp… ask me about them.
With this change came a mass re-rating project, and after completing that and noticing that I am 2.5 years removed from my last Top 100 list, this was the perfect opportunity to give it an update. As always is the case, gray hairs emerged during this painful process as I tried to distinguish between beloved films. As always, my list is ever-changing, but this serves as a current reflection of my personal cinematic taste – a snapshot view of the cinephile that I am at this moment in time. I hope that as you read through this list you might be able to learn a little about who I am as a person by seeing what type of stories I love the most.
Note: For the purposes of this list, any film with an asterisk (*) after it represents its series or trilogy and is only used in cases where all films of the series are rated as 5-star. The arrows and numbers after each title them are just a fun little addition that shows a film's movement since the last edition of this list. You can see the previous editions here:
This is my list. There are many like it, but this one is mine.
#1 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring * — —
#2 The Princess Bride ↑ 3
#3 It's a Wonderful Life ↓ 1
#4 Top Gun ↑ 11
#5 Before Sunrise * ↑ 4
#6 Casablanca ↓ 3
#7 La La Land — —
#8 12 Angry Men ↓ 4
#9 The Last of the Mohicans ↑ 7
#10 Interstellar ↓ 4
#11 Die Hard ↑ 46
#12 The Lion King ↑ 40
#13 Jaws ↓ 5
#14 The Dark Knight ↑ 7
#15 Jurassic Park ↑ 2
#16 Toy Story * ↓ 2
#17 Your Name. ↑ 41
#18 Raiders of the Lost Ark ↑ 1
#19 The Prestige ↓ 8
#20 Beauty and the Beast ↑ 44
#21 Star Wars ↑ 7
#22 The Shawshank Redemption ↑ 19
#23 Sleeping Beauty ↑ 15
#24 Black Hawk Down ↑ 46
#25 Full Metal Jacket ↓ 13
#26 The Sound of Music ↑ 10
#27 Memento ↑ 40
#28 Lawrence of Arabia ↑ 9
#29 Titanic NEW NEW
#30 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation ↑ 36
#31 The Wizard of Oz ↓ 11
#32 Children of Men ↑ 27
#33 Kill Bill * NEW NEW
#34 Singin' in the Rain ↓ 11
#35 Groundhog Day ↑ 42
#36 Back to the Future ↑ 25
#37 The Departed ↑ 56
#38 Gladiator ↑ 13
#39 Mary Poppins ↓ 21
#40 The Social Network — —
#41 The Nightmare Before Christmas ↓ 9
#42 Scream ↑ 1
#43 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl NEW NEW
#44 Hell or High Water ↑ 36
#45 Terminator 2: Judgment Day NEW NEW
#46 My Neighbor Totoro ↓ 1
#47 Fast Five NEW NEW
#48 The Incredibles ↑ 28
#49 Lost in Translation NEW NEW
#50 Gone Girl NEW NEW
#51 Blade Runner 2049 * ↓ 41
#52 Forrest Gump NEW NEW
#53 Tombstone ↓ 3
#54 Fight Club ↓ 20
#55 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs NEW NEW
#56 Happy Gilmore NEW NEW
#57 The Fault in Our Stars NEW NEW
#58 The Rock NEW NEW
#59 The Bridge on the River Kwai ↓ 15
#60 Se7en ↑ 31
#61 Armageddon NEW NEW
#62 Young Guns NEW NEW
#63 Avengers: Infinity War NEW NEW
#64 The Great Gatsby NEW NEW
#65 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade NEW NEW
#66 Alien ↓ 53
#67 Kubo and the Two Strings NEW NEW
#68 WALL*E NEW NEW
#69 Ex Machina ↑ 3
#70 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ↓ 35
#71 The Avengers NEW NEW
#72 The Cabin in the Woods ↑ 12
#73 Pitch Perfect NEW NEW
#74 The Hunt for Red October NEW NEW
#75 Inception ↓ 48
#76 Creed NEW NEW
#77 Wreck-it Ralph NEW NEW
#78 Reservoir Dogs ↑ 10
#79 Little Women NEW NEW
#80 How To Train Your Dragon NEW NEW
#81 Almost Famous ↓ 51
#82 Friday Night Lights NEW NEW
#83 TRON: Legacy NEW NEW
#84 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban NEW NEW
#85 Crazy, Stupid, Love NEW NEW
#86 Gravity NEW NEW
#87 Les Misérables NEW NEW
#88 Hamilton NEW NEW
#89 Con Air NEW NEW
#90 The Empire Strikes Back ↓ 44
#91 10 Cloverfield Lane NEW NEW
#92 Reality Bites ↓ 23
#93 Rashomon ↓ 60
#94 Vertigo ↓ 70
#95 Moon ↓ 10
#96 Rocky NEW NEW
#97 First Man NEW NEW
#98 Passengers NEW NEW
#99 Whiplash ↓ 21
#100 A Star is Born (2018) NEW NEW
It's not unlikely for films to enter/leave/re-enter this list, but any film that has dropped out at one point and come back on is still designated as "NEW" just to keep things simple.
Link to list on Letterboxd
Like it? Hate it? Think I'm crazy? I'd love to hear your thoughts.
Aaron White is a Seattle-based film critic and co-creator/co-host of the Feelin' Film Podcast. He is also a member of the Seattle Film Critics Society. He writes reviews with a focus on the emotional experience he has with a film. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter to be notified when new content is posted.
Before Sunrise
Favorite 100 Films
Favorite 100 Movies
Kubo and the Two Strings
Rashomon
Posted on March 23, 2018 by Aaron White.
In 2017, I created my first ever Top 100 Movies list. Many gray hairs formed, I'm sure, as I sat trying to distinguish between beloved films. It's been almost a year since that list was published and I've now seen quite a few more classic films that managed to find their way into my heart and onto this list. As is the case for most folks, my list is ever changing, but this serves as a current reflection of my personal cinematic taste – a snapshot view of the cinephile that I am at this moment in time. My hope is that through this list you might be able to learn a little about who I am as a person by seeing what type of stories I love most.
Note: For the purposes of this list, any film with an asterisk (*) after it represents its series or trilogy. The arrows and number after them specify a film's movement since the last edition of this list, in this case 2017.
#2 It's a Wonderful Life ↑ 1
#3 Casablanca ↑ 31
#4 12 Angry Men ↑ 1
#6 Interstellar ↑ 3
#7 La La Land ↓ 5
#8 Jaws ↓ 4
#10 Blade Runner * ↑ 1
#12 Full Metal Jacket NEW NEW
#13 Alien ↓ 5
#14 Toy Story * NEW NEW
#15 Top Gun ↓ 1
#16 The Last of the Mohicans ↑ 1
#17 Jurassic Park ↓ 4
#18 Mary Poppins ↑ 60
#19 Raiders of the Lost Ark ↑ 14
#20 The Wizard of Oz ↑ 20
#21 The Dark Knight ↓ 1
#22 2001: A Space Odyssey ↑ 7
#23 Singin' in the Rain ↓ 8
#24 Vertigo ↑ 6
#25 Scott Pilgrim vs. the World ↓ 6
#26 Citizen Kane ↑ 18
#27 Inception — —
#28 Star Wars ↑ 44
#29 Rear Window NEW NEW
#30 Almost Famous ↑ 2
#31 The Silence of the Lambs ↑ 55
#32 The Nightmare Before Christmas ↑ 6
#33 Rashomon ↑ 36
#34 Fight Club ↑ 36
#35 Gone with the Wind ↓ 4
#37 Lawrence of Arabia NEW NEW
#38 Sleeping Beauty NEW NEW
#39 The Exorcist ↓ 27
#40 The Social Network ↑ 1
#41 The Shawshank Redemption ↓ 18
#42 All About Eve NEW NEW
#43 Scream ↑ 19
#44 The Bridge on the River Kwai ↑ 9
#46 The Empire Strikes Back ↑ 11
#47 Unforgiven ↑ 9
#48 The Godfather ↑ 37
#49 Mr. Smith Goes to Washington ↑ 26
#50 Tombstone ↓ 13
#52 The Lion King ↓ 11
#53 The Thin Red Line NEW NEW
#54 The Iron Giant ↓ 9
#55 Seven Samurai ↓ 12
#56 McCabe & Mrs. Miller NEW NEW
#57 Die Hard ↓ 26
#59 Children of Men ↓ 38
#60 Aliens ↓ 24
#61 Back to the Future ↓ 19
#62 Network NEW NEW
#63 Apocalypse Now ↑ 19
#65 Monty Python and the Holy Grail ↓ 18
#66 National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation NEW NEW
#67 Memento ↓ 9
#68 The Right Stuff ↑ 3
#69 Reality Bites NEW NEW
#70 Black Hawk Down NEW NEW
#71 The Blair Witch Project ↓ 25
#72 Ex Machina ↑ 16
#73 Dead Poets Society NEW NEW
#74 3:10 to Yuma ↑ 3
#75 The NeverEnding Story ↑ 20
#76 The Incredibles ↓ 25
#77 Les Miserables NEW NEW
#79 Groundhog Day ↓ 3
#80 Hell or High Water ↓ 13
#81 Into the Wild ↓ 21
#82 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest ↓ 34
#83 Warrior NEW NEW
#84 The Cabin in the Woods ↓ 59
#85 Moon ↓ 1
#86 Drive ↓ 59
#87 The Red Shoes NEW NEW
#88 Reservoir Dogs ↓ 34
#89 War For the Planet of the Apes NEW NEW
#90 The Shining ↓ 10
#91 Se7en NEW NEW
#92 The Wailing ↓ 13
#93 The Departed ↓ 41
#94 The Exorcism of Emily Rose ↓ 2
#95 Fargo ↓ 12
#96 Stalker NEW NEW
#97 Pacific Rim ↓ 42
#98 Arrival NEW NEW
#99 Silence ↓ 1
#100 The Perks of Being a Wallflower NEW NEW
Dropped Out: Armageddon, Batman Begins, Dr. Strangelove, Equilibrium, Finding Nemo, Forrest Gump, Gravity, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Inside Llewyn Davis, Kill Bill: Vol. 1, No Country For Old Men, Pan's Labyrinth, Platoon, Psycho, Pulp Fiction, Serenity, Short Term 12, The Breakfast Club, The Place Beyond the Pines, True Grit (2010), Young Frankenstein
Aaron White is a Seattle-based film critic and co-creator/co-host of the Feelin' Film Podcast. He is also a member of the Seattle Film Critics Society. He writes reviews with a focus on how his expectations influenced his experience. Follow him on Facebook and Twitter to be notified when new content is posted.
McCabe & Mrs. Miller
Seven Samurai
The Thin Red Line
War for the Planet of the Apes
Posted on April 24, 2017 by Aaron White.
I've always wanted to expand my favorite films list to 100 and my birthday seemed like the perfect time for doing so. With that, I present my list. It is ever changing. This list is a current reflection of my personal cinematic taste – what speaks to me emotionally, and those films that are just too so entertaining that all evaluation of their technical quality doesn't even matter. I've labored over this for quite some time and it was not an easy task, but I feel confident that the results are accurate. For today.
(For the purposes of this list, LotR: The Fellowship of the Ring and Before Sunrise represent their respective trilogy.)
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
Short Term 12
True Grit (2010)


Fidelity Investments offers financial and investment guidance including annuities, college planning, estate planning, investment guidance, life insurance, retirement planning and wealth management. Employees earn a competitive salary on top of bonuses and a robust benefits package, including up to $10,000 student loan reimbursement. Fidelity expanded to New Mexico in 2008. Fidelity chose Albuquerque for its expansion because of its incomparable quality of life and talented and diverse labor pool.


text:
Online Learning Consortium Announces Induction of Dr. Cristi Ford to the 2021 Class of OLC Fellows
Dr. Ford joins nearly 60 OLC Fellows recognized for exceptional contributions to online education since 2010
BOSTON October 5, 2021 — The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) today announced its induction of Cristi Ford, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Training at NeighborWorks America, to the 2021 Class of OLC Fellows.
Dr. Ford was nominated by OLC Fellow Thomas Cavanagh, Ph.D., Vice Provost for Digital Learning at University of Central Florida, for her exceptional contributions to the field of online, blended and digital learning. Starting with work to help young adults with autism succeed in college, Dr. Ford continued to build on that foundation in order to meet every learners' needs in new and innovative ways.
"As a distinguished member and leader of our community, we are proud to recognize Dr. Ford for her tireless advocacy for quality online education, leveraging her passion and expertise to benefit the entire higher education community," said Tanya Joosten, Chair of the OLC Fellows recognition committee and Director of National Research Center for Distance Education and Technological Advancements (DETA). "Her leadership is extraordinary as she has worked to help institutions build capacity to launch and expand quality online programming through effective faculty development, instructional design, and pedagogical practices."
For over a decade, the OLC Board of Directors has recognized extraordinary members as Fellows. The recognition as an OLC Fellow is one of unusual professional distinctions. Conferred upon individuals by the OLC Board of Directors, OLC Fellows are recognized for their:
Outstanding qualifications in the field of online learning.
Significant experience in online learning or an allied field.
Extraordinary contributions and leadership in the field of online learning.
Distinguished service to OLC or the field.
"The Online Learning Consortium has been such an integral part of my professional growth for more than a decade and I am truly honored to become a part of the OLC Fellow community," said Dr. Ford. "The colleagues and friends I have made in this community have been priceless, so to receive this honor for my work is just amazing."
As a member of OLC since 2009, Dr. Ford has a breadth of experience in participating in and leading programs such as the OLC Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Summit, the OLC Institute for Emerging Leadership in Online Learning (IELOL), OLC Innovate, and more.
Over the past 13 years, Dr. Ford has spent much of her career working to build capacity and sharing best practices with faculty at HBCUs across the United States and at other institutions both domestically and internationally. In her most recent academic position, she served as the Chief Academic Officer for a women's college in Rwanda, where she created the first set of blended Associate's programs in the country.
Dr. Ford was recognized during the virtual OLC Accelerate conference, which took place Sept. 20-24, 2021, and she will also participate in several sessions at OLC Accelerate in Washington, D.C., taking place October 5-8, 2021.
As a 2021 OLC Fellow, Dr. Ford joins a prestigious group of 58 individuals who have been recognized since 2010.
About Online Learning Consortium
The Online Learning Consortium (OLC) is a collaborative community of education leaders and innovators, dedicated to advancing quality digital teaching and learning experiences designed to reach and engage the modern learner – anyone, anywhere, anytime. OLC inspires innovation and quality through an extensive set of resources, including, best-practice publications, quality benchmarking, leading-edge instruction, community-driven conferences, practitioner-based and empirical research, and expert guidance. The growing OLC community includes faculty members, administrators, trainers, instructional designers, and other learning professionals, as well as educational institutions, professional societies and corporate enterprises. Visit onlinelearningconsortium.org for more information.
Sharla Lane
news@onlinelearning-c.org
Join us at OLC Accelerate 2022
Advancing online education begins with you. Help shape the future of online, digital, and blended learning at OLC Accelerate 2022.
Virtual: November 1 – 3, 2022
Orlando, FL November 14 – 17, 2022
Insights from the Field: Strategic Actions to Support DEIA in Online, Blended, and Digital Learning
Gamifying Professional Learning
Conference Humanely: Finding Balance at Academic Conferences
Designing for Connection and Sustained Learning: Opportunities Within Asynchronous Formats
Meet the 2022 OLC Fellows and Award Winners


text:
import React, { useState } from 'react';
import { ScrollView, StyleSheet } from 'react-native';

import { Header, Item, Icon, Input } from 'native-base';
import { Actions } from 'react-native-router-flux';
import Linkman from './Linkman';
import { useLinkmans } from '../../hooks/useStore';
import { Linkman as LinkmanType } from '../../types/redux';
import PageContainer from '../../components/PageContainer';
import { search } from '../../service';
import { isiOS } from '../../utils/platform';

export default function ChatList() {
    const [searchKeywords, updateSearchKeywords] = useState('');
    const linkmans = useLinkmans();

    async function handleSearch() {
        const result = await search(searchKeywords);
        updateSearchKeywords('');
        Actions.push('searchResult', result);
    }

    function renderLinkman(linkman: LinkmanType) {
        const { _id: linkmanId, unread, messages, createTime } = linkman;
        const lastMessage =
            messages.length > 0 ? messages[messages.length - 1] : null;

        let time = new Date(createTime);
        let preview = '暂无消息';
        if (lastMessage) {
            time = new Date(lastMessage.createTime);
            preview =
                lastMessage.type === 'text'
                    ? `${lastMessage.content}`
                    : `[${lastMessage.type}]`;
            if (linkman.type === 'group') {
                preview = `${lastMessage.from.username}: ${preview}`;
            }
        }
        return (
            <Linkman
                key={linkmanId}
                id={linkmanId}
                name={linkman.name}
                avatar={linkman.avatar}
                preview={preview}
                time={time}
                unread={unread}
                linkman={linkman}
                lastMessageId={lastMessage ? lastMessage._id : ''}
            />
        );
    }

    return (
        <PageContainer>
            <Header searchBar rounded noShadow style={styles.searchContainer}>
                <Item style={styles.searchItem}>
                    <Icon name="ios-search" style={styles.searchIcon} />
                    <Input
                        style={styles.searchText}
                        placeholder="搜索群组/用户"
                        autoCapitalize="none"
                        autoCorrect={false}
                        returnKeyType="search"
                        value={searchKeywords}
                        onChangeText={updateSearchKeywords}
                        onSubmitEditing={handleSearch}
                    />
                </Item>
            </Header>
            <ScrollView style={styles.messageList}>
                {linkmans && linkmans.map((linkman) => renderLinkman(linkman))}
            </ScrollView>
        </PageContainer>
    );
}

const styles = StyleSheet.create({
    messageList: {},
    searchContainer: {
        marginTop: isiOS ? 0 : 5,
        backgroundColor: 'transparent',
        height: 42,
        borderBottomWidth: 0,
    },
    searchItem: {
        backgroundColor: 'rgba(255,255,255,0.5)',
    },
    searchIcon: {
        color: '#555',
    },
    searchText: {
        fontSize: 14,
    },
});

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub