North Africa's tallest peak, Jebel Toubkal (4167m) doesn't require climbing experience. In summer, anyone in good physical condition can reach the summit. In early October, runners of the Toubkal Marathon scamper 42km up and down Jebel Toubkal. For extreme ultramarathoners, the organisers tacked a 106km High Atlas trail onto the marathon, calling it the Toubkal Trail.
Although the 3313m ascent from Imlil isn't technically difficult, challenges include Toubkal's fast-changing climate, steep slopes of volcanic scree and altitude sickness. Hikers should factor in sufficient time to ascend slowly and steadily; for a more leisurely ascent, camp en route at Sidi Chamharouch. An ascent of Toubkal can be combined with satellite peaks, and very fit trekkers ascend Ouanoukrim (4088m) as well.
Summary The most popular walk in the High Atlas, with magnificent views. The route is straightforward, but the trek up the scree slope is hard, and trekkers can be struck with altitude sickness. The trek is best in summer and autumn, but check conditions before departure – there can be snow even in June.
Maps The same maps are recommended as for the Toubkal Circuit.
Water Purifying locally sourced water is a more responsible alternative than bottled water, but don't count on finding available water sources between June and October.
Guide Although the route is marked, a guide is recommended for the ascent, especially for inexperienced mountaineers and in variable conditions from October to June.
Food Meals and snacks are available at Toubkal Refuge and Refuge Mouflon, but you can also find lunch supplies in Imlil and a wide selection of portable snacks in Marrakesh supermarkets.
Mule For this two-day trek with limited gear requirements, most experienced trekkers won't require a mule. If you would prefer one, guides can organise mules and muleteers for you.
Gear Bring a sleeping bag. You won't need a tent, unless you'd rather camp than stay at refuges – just ask your guide to arrange tents in advance.
Ideally leave Imlil early morning – it's uphill all the way, with little shade past Aroumd. Follow the dirt track leading to Aroumd (Armed) past the Kasbah du Toubkal. Beyond the kasbah, the path zigzags steeply upwards to rejoin the road at Aroumd, where towering slopes begin to close around you.
Past Aroumd, cross the stony valley floor and follow the well-defined mule trail uphill towards a very large rock above the eastern side of the Assif Reraya, which leads to the hamlet and marabout of Sidi Chamharouch (2310m). Beyond the marabout, to the left of the track, are cascades, pools and a prime picnic spot in the shady overhang of the rocks.
After crossing the river by the bridge at Sidi Chamharouch, the rocky path veers away from the river for 2km and zigzags above the valley floor. It then levels off, before rejoining the course of the river. The Toubkal Refuge is visible for an hour before you reach it, immediately below the western flank of Jebel Toubkal.
Set off as early as possible to avoid climbing in the sun – there is no shade, only rocks – and be sure to dress warmly and pack extra water and snacks. If you've trekked here directly from Imlil, you may not be acclimatised, so walk at a steady, slow pace to avoid altitude sickness. If you experience severe headache or vomiting, descend immediately. However tempting, do not lie down to sleep on the slope.
Two cwms (valleys formed by glacial activity) run down the western flank of Toubkal, divided by the west-northwest ridge, which leads down from the summit. The southern cwm is the more usual route, and starts immediately below the refuge to the left, where you cross the river and head eastwards to the scree slope.
Start to climb the well-defined path to the left of the slope, cross the field of boulders, and then follow the path that zigzags up to Tizi n'Toubkal (3940m), straight ahead on the skyline. From there the path turns left (northeast) and follows the ridge to the summit (4167m). Allow up to four hours to reach the top, depending on your fitness and weather conditions.
Stick to the same route coming down, bearing left when the refuge comes into view. The descent to the refuge should only take 2½ hours, after which you can return to Aroumd or Imlil. If you are planning on spending a second night at the refuge, you could come down the longer route via the Ihibi sud (south) circuit. It's a straightforward four-hour walk down to the refuge for well-earned congratulations and celebratory chocolate.
Beyond the majestic peaks and fabulous views of Jebel Toubkal, this circuit offers fascinating glimpses into Berber life in remote High Atlas villages. You will need camping gear for this route, though with short detours you could use basic village accommodation and mountain refuges.
Since this trek is fairly strenuous, you might want an extra rest day. The ascent of Jebel Toubkal takes place on the sixth day, allowing five days of acclimatisation to altitude. Most of the route is above 2000m, with several passes over 3000m.
Late April to late June is ideal: alpine flowers bloom April to May, and by June daytime temperatures are pleasantly warm. Temperatures often drop below freezing November to May, and snow covers higher peaks and passes. Only lower-valley walking is possible during this season, unless you're prepared to bring ropes and crampons.
Midsummer guarantees long daylight hours and snow-free passes (though not always a snow-free Toubkal), but in the lower valleys temperatures can be extremely hot and water nonexistent. July and August are the busiest months in the High Atlas, but trekking is best done early morning and later in the afternoon.
Flash flooding can occur in summer after thunderstorms – something to bear in mind when deciding where to camp. Rivers have maximum flow in autumn (November) and late spring (April or May).
Summary Easily accessible from Marrakesh, this circuit around (and up) Jebel Toubkal passes through landscapes ranging from lush, cultivated valleys and Berber villages to forbidding peaks and bleak passes. This is a demanding trek, with long, gruelling climbs over rocky terrain. A guide is highly recommended, and good fitness is essential.
Maps The 1:50,000 sheet map Jebel Toubkal covers the whole Toubkal Circuit and is sometimes available through the Bureau des Guides in Imlil. The four-sheet, 1:100,000 topographical Toubkal Massif Walking Map also covers the circuit, produced by the Division de la Cartographie (Moroccan Survey) and obtainable from their office in Rabat, in London at Stanfords (www.stanfords.co.uk) or in Marrakesh at Hotel Ali on Djemaa El Fna (Dh150). Government-produced 1:100,000 Cartes des Randonnées dans le Massif du Toubkal marks trekking routes but includes less topographical detail.
Guide Engage licensed guides at Imlil's Bureau des Guides. Allow at least a day to hire a guide and make trekking arrangements – though if you have specific needs or are travelling in high season, it may take more time.
Mule Mountain guides can organise mules and muleteers for you. Trekkers should be aware that mules have problems crossing Tizi n'Ouanoums, west of Lac d'Ifni, and from November to May, some areas may be impassable. If mules have to take lengthy detours, you may need to carry one day's kit and food. Talk this through with your guide and muleteer.
Food Basic food supplies are available in Imlil, and trail mixes, packaged soups and other light, portable food is stocked by Marrakesh supermarkets.
Water Purifying locally sourced water is a responsible alternative to bottled water, but don't count on finding available water sources – bring your own supply.
Gear A stick or trekking pole is useful. Petrol, diesel and kerosene can be bought in Marrakesh or Asni.
Tent Your guide can arrange tents. The circuit may require some camping, but you could add detours to seek out lodging, or possibly do without tents in summer.
Much of the first day's relatively gentle route follows the road linking Imlil (1740m) to the village of Ouaneskra, 2km west of Tacheddirt (2300m). The road climbs gently eastwards zigzagging up to Aït Souka.
After an hour, just past a stream known as Talat n'Aït Souka, you can either take the road north directly to the pass at Tizi n'Tamatert (2279m), or follow a fairly well defined but rocky path east, skirting Tamatert village. The rocky path continues eastwards for 15 minutes, passing through a small pine grove and crossing the road, before climbing steeply northeast to reach Tizi n'Tamatert. The walk up takes 30 to 45 minutes.
At the pass is Bivi Thé, a weather-beaten shack selling pricey soft drinks. To the northeast are great views of Tizi n'Eddi (2960m), the pass leading to Oukaimeden, and Tizi n'Tacheddirt (3230m).
The path and tarmac meet at Tizi n'Tamatert, where it's an easy 45-minute walk to Ouaneskra. Along this stretch you'll be treated to views across the valley to neat Berber houses and lush terraces in Talate n'Chaoute, Tamguist and Ouaneskra.
Shortly before Ouaneskra, the path divides. The mule track to the right traverses the southern side of the valley to an ideal camping place near the track, close to the Irhzer n'Likemt stream and the starting place for the next day's climb.
The longer route via Ouaneskra and Tacheddirt takes the northern side of the valley after crossing Tizi n'Tamatert. There are three gîtes (basic homestays or hostels) in Ouaneskra and a pleasant little restaurant – but tomorrow's walk is long, so it's best to have lunch and carry on. The village of Tacheddirt is 2km further along the tarmac road. In Tacheddirt, 50 people can sleep at Tigmi Tacheddirt. From Tacheddirt, the hiking track loops south, up to the campsite near Irhzer n'Likemt.
Leave Tacheddirt early to make the two- to three-hour walk up to Tizi Likemt (3550m), winding around the head of the valley on a more gentle ascent instead of heading straight down and across the Assif n'Imenane and up past the campsite. Though the walk is mostly shaded by mountain shadows in the morning, it's a hard climb, especially a very steep scree slope towards the top.
Close to the campsite, a well-defined rocky path heads up the centre of the gully on the east side of the riverbed (though it crosses over twice). It climbs for about 50 minutes before bearing left (southeast) up to the col (pass). Atop Tizi Likemt are views of verdant valleys and jagged peaks, including Oukaïmeden and Jebel Toubkal on clear days.
The rocky path leading down the other side (southeast) passes a semipermanent water source on the left after 30 minutes, and irrigated pastures above Azib Likemt after another hour. An azib is a summer settlement, and Azib Likemt (2650m) is occupied from May through October by local people growing crops on irrigated terraces.
You may be offered shelter or a place to pitch your tent in Azib Likemt. Otherwise, walk through terraces down to the Assif Tifni, cross the river, turn right and walk upstream to a group of large boulders, where you'll find a flat campsite close to the river.
This direct route south to Amsouzert is less demanding, but offers some good ridge walking. From Azib Likemt, the well-worn trail leads behind the campsite south, up the mountainside and into the tremendous gorge formed by Assif n'Tinzer. Above the river's eastern bank, the trail snakes above the Tombe Asmine waterfall before descending close to the river. Follow the river for about two hours past stunning cliffs and through wide pastures, until an obvious track leads up the valley to Tizi n'Ououraïne (3120m; also known as Tizi n'Ouaraï) and brilliant views of the eastern face of Toubkal, Dôme d'Ifni (3876m) and the rest of the jagged Toubkal massif.
Continue over the col, where the trail traverses the head of the valley to a spur and trail crossroads. Heading southwest, a trail leads down the ridge to Tagadirt (after 50m there's a fantastic viewpoint south to Jebel Siroua), but turn left (southeast) and follow the mule track south. Traverse the head of another valley and along the side of a spur to reach the ridge after 90 minutes; Lac d'Ifni is visible to the west. After a further 15 minutes, just before two pointed outcrops, the path forks. Turn right and continue descending slowly southwards to a large cairn. Descend southwest, then west down the end of the spur to Amsouzert (1797m) in 30 minutes.
Amsouzert is a prosperous village spread on both sides of the river. If you're planning a rest day, this is an excellent place to take it. Next to the school is an outdoor tearoom shaded by an enormous walnut tree where you may able to camp. Otherwise, you can stay at Gîte Himmi Omar.
In Amsouzert, there are small shops, a couple of cafes west of the river and early morning transport to the N10 highway connecting Marrakesh and Ouarzazate. About 3km south of Amsouzert is another village called Imlil (not to be confused with the Imlil trailhead on the northern side of the range), which hosts a wildly popular Wednesday souq.
Between November and June, mules will not make it much beyond Lac d'Ifni, the largest lake in the High Atlas, which means you'll have to carry your kit to Azib Imi n'Ouassif over Tizi n'Ouanoums (3600m) to Toubkal Refuge.
From Amsouzert follow the level, well-used 4WD track that continues northwest towards Lac d'Ifni above the north side of the river. The path takes you through the villages of Ibrouane, Takatert and Tisgouane before reaching Aït Igrane, where there are a couple of cafes and Gîte Belaïde. There is also a shady campsite on a flat, stony site just beyond the Café Toubkal, with a cold shower and toilet.
Follow the 4WD track along the riverbed northwest out of Aït Igrane, picking up the narrow rocky mule path where the 4WD track crosses the river then turns sharp left. The mule path leads around the north side of Lac d'Ifni (2295m), across sharp, rocky, barren, inhospitable terrain. The climb is steep at first, but it descends to the northeastern corner of Lac d'Ifni, an inviting expanse of green water (safe for swimming). The walk to the lake should take three hours. Before you reach the shore, you will pass a shack marked 'café'. There's no coffee here, but if it's attended, you may be able to buy water, soft drinks and, with any luck, a tajine.
On the small beach on the northern shore are shady (if occasionally fly-filled) stone shelters. If it's rainy, camping nearer the next pass is treacherous, and you're better off finding a campsite above the lake.
Every October, villagers from the surrounding area gather at Lac d'Ifni for a three-day moussem (festival) in honour of a local marabout (saint), whose tomb, Sidi n'Ifni, sits high above the southeastern corner of the lake. A track leads from the northeast shore up to the tomb.
From the northwestern side of the lake, the track crosses the wide, dry part of Lac d'Ifni before the long trudge towards Tizi n'Ouanoums (3600m). The path climbs through a rocky gorge, keeping to the south side of the river. About 3.5km from the lake, you'll reach Azib Imi n'Ouassif (2841m), situated at a crossing of dramatic gorges. Beyond this point the path climbs steeply to Tizi n'Ouanoums, with winds near the summit and small, frigid waterfalls. You'll find flat, rocky areas for pitching tents and shelters in surrounding cliffs long used by local shepherds.
The path to Tizi n'Ouanoums is immediately northwest of the campsite. It's a steep, demanding climb, but the views are spectacular from the top over Assif n'Moursaïne, hemmed in by jagged ridges of Adrar bou Ouzzal and Ouimeksane. The path crosses the river several times after leaving the camp, reaching a stone shelter and water source after an hour and the col another hour further. Even in midsummer it's cold and blustery at the top.
Coming down the other side, there's treacherous loose rock and snow until July. From here you can see Jebel Toubkal and, to the west, the path to Tizi n'Melloul (3875m). After the descent, the track levels out and heads due north to Toubkal Refuge (3207m), about two hours from Tizi n'Ouanoums.
CAF's Toubkal Refuge, sometimes labelled Neltner on maps, suffers from overcrowding, damp, and a lack of facilities. The newer Refuge Mouflon provides more facilities, a better-stocked shop and good meals (Dh90) in the chilly lounge. You can also camp downstream from the refuge or 20 minutes south of the refuge on flat pasture (Dh20).
Assuming you reach the refuge before lunch, there are trekking options to occupy the afternoon – including the three- or four-hour descent directly north back to the starting point, Imlil, if you don't want to climb Jebel Toubkal. You could ascend the second-highest mountain in the region, Jebel Ouanoukrim (4088m, five to six hours return). The best option is to rest all afternoon to prepare for the climb up Jebel Toubkal the following morning.
From the Toubkal Refuge pick up the mule track that heads northwest then gently climbs north across the slope for about 15 minutes. You will come to a fork near a small rounded wall, used as a sheepfold. Turn left, westwards, up the zigzagging mule path, which will bring you to Tizi n'Aguelzim (3560m) after two hours. It's a slower trail but less treacherous than the southern route at Tizi n'Taddert, which is often abruptly closed due to dangerous conditions.
Panoramic views await at Tizi n'Aguelzim pass: east to the Toubkal summit, northeast to the Imlil valley, northwest to Azzadene and west to the Tazaghart plateau. From here, the track twists in some 92 hairpin bends downhill for almost an hour. At the bottom, it crosses a stream. Twenty minutes further on, at a fork, take the left-hand track, and take another left 15 minutes later. Here the track leads uphill for 10 minutes to cosy CAF Tazaghart Refuge, which sits beside a stunning waterfall. There are mattresses for 22 people, gaslights and a basic kitchen.
You'll probably find the place closed unless you've made a reservation, and the gardien (caretaker) is based in Tizi Oussem. Phone ahead, or else try passing a message to him via muleteers or shepherds, who may run all the way to Tizi Oussem to fetch him. Campers can pitch tents beside the refuge, or on flat ground above the falls.
Tizi n'Melloul (3875m), southeast of Tazaghart refuge, offers a harder route to and from the Toubkal Refuge, but provides access to Afella (4045m) southeast of the pass and to the jagged ridge leading north to Biginoussen.
The route down to Azib Tamsoult (2400m) passes the impressive Cascades d'Irhoulidene, where vegetation and tree coverage increases. A five-minute walk from the falls brings you to a pleasant wooded area for camping. To reach the village, walk north for 10 to 15 minutes.
If you have made good time and you have the legs, you could continue down to Imlil at the end of day six. From the vegetable patches of Azib Tamsoult, with the Assif n'Ouarzane down to the left, a mule track traversing the forested valley is visible to the north. Head towards it past the village and over the stream, and stay on it, avoiding left forks into the valley.
Climbing slightly and heading steadily northeast, towards the juniper forest with Tizi Oussem due west, you arrive at Tizi n'Mzik (2489m), where a sheep shed might serve as shelter. Imlil is a 90-minute descent along a well-worn mule track; there's a spring to the right of the trail after 40 minutes. Comfortable beds and hot tajines await in Imlil.


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The early resignation of Fairfield Area School District's superintendent in 2014 cost the district an additional $128,000, according to state Auditor General Eugene DePasquale in a news release.
Auditors list $89,000 in salaries, medical benefits and retirement contributions during William Chain's administrative leave and $39,000 in related legal costs as "unnecessary," the release states.
The audit, which covers a span of time from July 2009 to June 2015, also found that the school board's actions lacked transparency related to the former superintendent and the board failed to comply with the Sunshine Act regarding notification of an executive session.
Chain resigned in Dec. 2014 after serving as superintendent for seven years. The board voted 5-3 to accept his resignation at a Dec. 1 meeting. He was placed on paid administrative leave from Dec. 23, 2014, through June 30, 2015.
DePasquale said that before Chain's resignation, the school board notified Chain that they were considering prematurely ending his contract and discussed a financial settlement with him.
The board accepted Chain's resignation publicly, but the negotiation of a settlement before his resignation was not made public, and the three dissenting board members were not given proper notice of a executive session that occurred two hours before the Dec. 1 meeting, DePasquale said.
In accordance with the Pennsylvania Sunshine Act, the school board is required to reach all decisions on record in a public meeting.
"You're not allowed to make any decisions in executive session. You can discuss, but must make decisions publicly," DePasquale said.
The school board is also required to give public notice of an early contract termination 150 days before the contract reaches completion, according to the Public School Code.
The district denied this claim, responding in the report that since Chain resigned, it was not required to give notice.
"School boards have a right to end a superintendent's contract early," DePasquale said in the press release. "However, the process used to remove the superintendent should be completely transparent and done without increasing costs to the district.
DePasquale said the Department of Auditor General began investigating the school district because of dozens of complaints received from parents concerned with transparency — a number on par with larger school districts such as those in Philadelphia.
The report refers to Chain's situation as a buyout because of the negotiation of the settlement that occurred before Chain submitted his resignation.
DePasquale said costs could have been avoided if the board gave cause for the early termination, like if Chain violated his contract or broke state law.
"If the board had been transparent in their intentions from the beginning, the district could have used the $128,000 to benefit students," he said in the release.
The district responded in the report that the Public School Code provides for circumstances in which a board can remove a superintendent prior to the end of a contractual term and give severance pay. Legal fees incurred after the decision to remove the superintendent were appropriate and not a matter of right or wrong, according to the district.
DePasquale's report also states that the district incorrectly reported Chain's wages to the state retirement system during the administrative leave period.
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Academie Minerva is een school op het gebied van beeldende kunst, vormgeving en popcultuur en is onderdeel van de Hanzehogeschool Groningen. Hieronder vallen de afdelingen Beeldende Kunst en Vormgeving (BKV) en FMI Masters (Frank Mohr Instituut International Masters) in de stad Groningen en de Academie voor Popcultuur te Leeuwarden.

Geschiedenis
In 1797 namen zes Groninger burgers het initiatief tot het oprichten van een school in de Teken- Bouw- en Scheepvaartkunde. De eerste lessen werden in januari 1798 gegeven aan een door het stadsbestuur beschikbaar gesteld pand in de Oude Kijk in 't Jatstraat. Als hoofdonderwijzer voor de tekenafdeling werd Gerardus de San aangetrokken. In oktober van dat jaar werden ook de lessen in bouw- en zeevaartkunde gestart.

In 1820 werd de vereniging 'Kunstlievend Genootschap ter aanmoediging en bevordering van teeken-, schilder-, graveer-, en beeldhouwkunst' opgericht, waar kunstenaars en kunstliefhebbers uit stad en ommeland theorie- en praktijklessen konden krijgen. Deze vereniging schreef vanaf 1824 teken- en schilderwedstrijden uit: In eerste instantie voor inwoners van de provincie Groningen, maar later ook voor alle Nederlanders.

In 1831 waren de school en het genootschap als gevolg van financiële problemen genoodzaakt om te fuseren. De nieuwe naam van het instituut werd Minerva. Omdat Minerva zich ook openstelde voor kunstenaars uit het hele land, bleef er voor kunst uit Groningen niet meer een echt podium over. Om die reden werd in 1832 ter vervanging van het oude genootschap het Kunstlievend Genootschap Pictura opgericht, die onder andere wedstrijden uitschreef voor inwoners van de provincie Groningen. Vanaf 1842 konden hier echter ook kunstenaars uit het hele land aan deelnemen.

In 1857 verhuisde de school naar de Oude Boteringestraat, in dat jaar werd Johannes Hinderikus Egenberger de nieuwe directeur van de kunstacademie. In 1913 werd de academie opgenomen in een nieuw gevormde middelbare technische school, met afdelingen beeldende en toegepaste kunsten, bouwkunde en de zeevaartschool, onder de naam 'Gemeentelijke inrichtingen voor nijverheidsonderwijs'. De mts werd gevestigd in een nieuw scholencomplex aan de Petrus Driessenstraat, gebouwd onder architectuur van Jan Wiebenga en Leendert van der Vlugt. De MTS (later HTS) en de Hogere Zeevaartschool (HZS) groeiden na de Tweede Wereldoorlog, waardoor er weinig ruimte voor de kunstafdeling overbleef.

In 1964 werd de voormalige kunstnijverheidsschool een zelfstandige Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten (ABK). In de jaren daarna werd les gegeven op verschillende plekken in de stad. In 1984 verhuisde Academie Minerva naar een nieuw gebouw, van architect Piet Blom, aan het Gedempte Zuiderdiep in de stad.

Afdelingen

Beeldende kunst
Minerva is een zelfstandige kunstacademie sinds 1964. Onder andere diverse leden van de Groninger Kunstkring De Ploeg (1918) hebben aan Minerva gestudeerd. Uit de Academie Minerva is de vierde generatie van de 'Groep van de figuratieve abstractie', bij afkorting genaamd 'De Groep', voortgekomen.

Prijzen en stipendia
De Academie reikt elk jaar enkele prijzen en stipendia uit, waaronder het Coba de Groot Stipendium, George Verbergstipendium, de Klaas Dijkstra Academieprijs, Academie Minerva Prijs voor Vormgeving en de Menzisbeurs.

Bekende oud-leerlingen/docenten (selectie)
Vermeld worden de personen waarover een artikel in de Nederlandstalige Wikipedia staat.

Zeevaartkunde
De HTS en de HZS zijn lang een onderdeel geweest van de Academie. De HZS is thans gefuseerd met de Zeevaartschool "Abel Tasman" in Delfzijl, de HTS is nu deel van de Hanzehogeschool.

De Hogere Zeevaartschool Groningen was een van de grotere zeevaartscholen voor zowel de Grote Handels Vaart (GHV) als de Kleine Handels Vaart (KHV) en de opleiding Maritiem Radio officier.
Alle basisopleidingen en de zogenaamde "rangen" werden er gedoceerd.

In het (gemeentelijk) internaat "Admiraal Van Kinsbergen", gelegen aan de Noorderstationsstraat, woonden ruim 40 studenten gedurende de tweejarige basisopleidingen. Op de Academie Minerva werd er een zeemansuniform gedragen door de studenten van de basisopleidingen. Deze Zeevaartschool heeft veel koopvaardij-officieren voortgebracht.

Literatuur
 Roekel, Joop van (2009). Jacob Bruggink, een begenadigd kunstenaar maar slecht directeur. Uit: Stad & lande : cultuur-historisch tijdschrift voor Groningen, jrg.18(2009)nr.2, p. 3-9. ISSN 1384-4091.
 Leijdekkers, Petri (2008). Minerva en de fietsende vaders : de academie van Groningen in de tijd van haar verborgen bestaan. p. 50-59 uit: Ploeg jaarboek 2008 : ontdekkingen, onderzoek & ontwikkelingen. Stichting De Ploeg & Groninger Museum, Groningen. .
 Burema, Alma (2004). De figuratie nader bekeken : de bijdrage van A.B.K. Minerva aan de figuratieve kunst. Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Groningen. 196 p. Doctoraalscriptie.
 Borght, Jeroen van de, & Mark Winkel (2003). Academie Minerva : de inspirerende werkomgeving. Hanzehogeschool, Groningen. 1 DVD-video.
 Roekel, Joop van, & Yvonne Aaltink (2001). Vruchten van Minerva : bekroonde romantische werken 1824-1851 / eindred. Egbert van der Werff. Profiel, Bedum. 119 p. .
 Brand, Jan (hoofdred.) (1999). Minerva 200 : welkom thuis / red. en coördinatie catalogus: David Strobrand; foto's Arthur Blonk e.a. Profiel, Bedum. 83 p. . Uitg. t.g.v. de tentoonstelling 'Welkom thuis', 31 oktober-29 november 1998 in de Veldspaatflat te Groningen, t.g.v. het 200-jarig bestaan van Academie Minerva.
 IJsselstein Mulder, Hans, Leo van der Laan & Evert Schoorl (1999). Hendrik en Willem Valk : een Arnhemse schilder en een Groninger beeldhouwer / red. H.J.W. Drijvers. B & P, Groningen. 128 p. . Uitg. op initiatief van de Stichting Behoud Beeldende Kunsten Groningen.
 Dijk, Francis van (1998). Leraren van de Academie Minerva : een keuze uit twee eeuwen kunstonderwijs in Groningen / red. H.J.W. Drijvers. B & P, Groningen. 128 p. . Uitg. op initiatief van de Stichting Behoud Beeldende Kunsten Groningen.
 (ca. 1998). Publiciteit Minerva 200. Profiel, Bedum. Chronologische verzameling van gepubliceerde artikelen t.g.v. het 200-jarig bestaan van Academie Minerva, voor subidieverstrekkers.
 Hermus, Jacques, & Wilma Mik (1991). De Rijkshogeschool Groningen : een geschiedenis met toekomst ... / red. comm.: C. van Iperen e.a. Rijkshogeschool Groningen, Groningen. 160 p. . Geschiedenis van alle voorlopers van de Rijkshogeschool Groningen, een van de toenmalige grootste hogescholen van Nederland. Voorganger van de Hanzehogeschool.
 Kamp, M. van der, e.a. (eindred.) (1984). De Lucaskrater : historie en analyse van en meningen over het beeldende-kunstonderwijs aan de kunstacademies in Nederland. Van Gorcum, Assen. XVII, 297 p. (AMP-1). . Uitg. voor de Academie Minerva Pers. Met daarin de eerste beschrijving van de periode 1797 – 1990.
 Boasson, D. (1984). Een vestingstadje met gesloten poorten : nieuwbouw Academie Minerva in Groningen, architect Piet Blom. Uit: Wonen TA/BK, jrg.14(1984)nr.15, p. 8-12. ISSN 0165-3504.
 Jansen, R.J. (1970). Inventarissen der archieven van: I. de Academie Minerva en van de instellingen waaruit zij is voortgekomen; II. het Kunstlievend Genootschap "Pictura" te Groningen (1970). Gemeentearchief Groningen, Groningen. 44 p.
 (19..). De academie Minerva in de negentiende eeuw. Met index van de brochures in archiefdoos en register op index in: Heijerman, H. (1985). Register op de documenten, brochures en andere losse stukken van de Fransema-collectie. Vereniging Openbare Bibliotheek Appingedam. Provinciale Bibliotheekcentrale Groningen, Groningen. Drie brochures over de geschiedenis van en het onderwijs op de Akademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Bouw-, Toegepaste Werktuig- en Zeevaartkunde te Groningen, waaronder redevoeringen en een verslag van het bestuur over 1797-1836.
 (1890). Programma van het onderwijs aan de academie Minerva te Groningen (Afdeeling Beeldende kunsten). Hoitsema, Groningen. 22 p.
 (1890). Reglement der Academie Minerva te Groningen. Hoitsema, Groningen. 24 p.

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Portland General Manager William Alempijevic is a treasure trove of knowledge about horses and horse racing. He's eager to share what he knows from a how horse racing dates back to the ancient world to all racehorses have the same birthday of Jan. 1. From the hooves of horses pounding the soil at Portland Meadows to the roar of the crowd as horses edge toward the finish line, William enjoys the grandeur, gallantry and traditions of horse racing. In 2006, William moved from Toronto, Canada to begin working at Portland Meadows and has been the general manager for almost six years.
How do you like the Rose City?
I love it! A bit of culture shock at first, as Toronto is so huge. Everything and everyone is always on the go and people seem to fill up their days a lot quicker, but here people seem more casual. It just feels like home.
What do you like most about Portland and/or Oregon?
I like the people, the lifestyle, the food and the weather.
I am not a fan of winter, and in Toronto we have four drastic seasons—I don't miss the snow.
How long have you been in the business, and what has your progression looked like?
I started in guest services eleven years ago, managing the off-track betting sites–we have eight in Oregon. Then I slowly changed into a sales job, because we bring in races from other tracks for our customers to bet on and sell our races to other tracks. Eventually moved into the wagering side of the business before having learned enough to take over as a general manager.
I've been lucky to have a lot of great people teach me. Duane Yuzik was my boss at the track in Toronto. He came here to Portland Meadows before me, and when he left he recommended that I take his position as the GM. I was 28 or 29 at the time, and I got the job because of everything I learned from him and the trust my company had in his opinion. I hope to pay it forward.
When you're not at the track, what are your top three favorite things to do?
I'm really involved in horse racing. So I am in constant dialogue with my two partners about buying new horses and the development of our horses and where they can go. I watch a lot of horse racing in my off time to get caught up. I like to know what is going on in the industry.
Other than that, I like the life of leisure. I like to read a little bit. I like to do yoga. Go out and eat. Cook. Wind down a bit.
So, you're kind of a track addict.
Yeah, you could say that! I grew up going to the track. It provides me with joy, happiness and some sorrow–but I love it.
Did I read that you own a few horses?
I do. Growing up on the East Coast, Thoroughbred and Standardbred racing is very popular. One of my friends is a trainer and another a blacksmith, and we together currently have five standardbreds and bought our first Thoroughbred that just turned 2 and we are hoping he makes it to the races this year.
What does "to the races" mean?
When you buy a horse as a one year old, it is a risk. I don't have the exact statistics in front of me, but maybe only 50 percent are good enough to make it to the races. And when I say good enough, I mean fast enough and can withstand the rigors of training to be competitive.
What does a day at the races look like?
There are three unique experiences. The first is you can come to the track when we don't have live racing. We have bars and restaurants open for you to bet on the races via satellite feeds, so you can eat, drink, be merry and have fun. For the 49 live race days, there are two experiences within them. We run on Wednesday afternoons and Sunday afternoons. So on a Wednesday afternoon, it is still relatively quiet here. Not all of our concession stands are open—a comparison would be like when the Moda Center has everything open for the Blazers and less for other events.
Sunday afternoon has a party atmosphere. Stake a claim on a picnic table because everyone wants to sit in the sunshine. People dress-up. Horse racing is rich in tradition and people in Portland acknowledge and appreciate that. As part of that, they really participate and engage at a greater level.
Both Sunday and Wednesday, there is a horse race every half hour, and most people stay from three to four hours. The horses live on the backstretch and we run nine races on average. Every half hour, they come from the backstretch to the front, and get saddled by their trainer and the trainer staff. Then they post parade to show the public the horses before they go to the starting gate and run the race. We repeat that every 25 minutes through the day. You should buy a program so you know which horses are in each race and help you make an educated guess if you decide to gamble.
In the horse paddock, you get to see horses, trainers and jockeys 5-10 feet away. That also happens when they are coming down the stretch and you can feel the thundering of the hooves. And hopefully you cash a couple of bets, you go inside collect your money. Then enjoy the sun and enjoy another horse race.
You are passionate about this business. What drives you?
I want to see horse racing be a part of the local community here and in every other community. It is absolutely wonderful how humans and horses work together and watching them run down the track is amazing. I want to see the breeding industry in Oregon be a viable business. I want to see Oregon breed a Kentucky Derby winner. And I want to see people happy and having positive experiences at the track.


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Q: Divergence Theorem and flux Given a vector field $A=:(xz,x^2,2xyz+z^2+3)$, and a region bounded below by $z=0$, enclosed by $x^2+y^2+4z^2=a^2$ with $a$ positive.
Can anyone help me to find the flux of it by divergence Theorem and by surface integral separately?
$\nabla A = 3z+2xy$, so by divergence theorem, $\iiint \nabla A dV = \iiint 3z+2xy dV$, where V is the region given above. I tried to use spherical coordinates, but I don't know how to bound it.
For $\iint A\cdot N dS$, I use the gradient of the surface $x^2+y^2+4z^2=a^2$, and dot it by the vector field. Still, it is too complex and I doubt if I can integrate it.

A: Recall that for a surface with parameterization $\vec{x}(\phi,\theta)$ we can compute $\vec{N}$ as $-\partial_\phi\vec{x} \times \partial_\theta\vec{x}$.
Parameterize the surface by $\theta\in [0,2\pi)$ and $\phi\in [0,\frac{\pi}{2})$ as
$$x=a\cos(\theta)\sin(\phi)\\y=a\sin(\theta)\sin(\phi)\\z=\frac{a}{2}\cos(\phi)$$
$$\partial_{\theta }\vec{x}=\begin{pmatrix}-a\sin \left(\theta \right)\sin \left(\phi \right)\\ a\cos \left(\theta \right)\sin \left(\phi \right)\\ 0\end{pmatrix},\:\partial _{\phi }\vec{x}=\begin{pmatrix}a\cos \left(\theta \right)\cos \left(\phi \right)\\ a\sin \left(\theta \right)\cos \left(\phi \right)\\ -\frac{a}{2}\sin\left(\phi \right)\end{pmatrix}$$
$$\partial_\phi\vec{x} \times \partial_\theta\vec{x}=\begin{pmatrix}\frac{-a^2}{2}\cos(\theta)\sin^2(\phi) \\ \frac{-a^2}{2}\sin(\theta)\sin^2(\phi)\\ -a^2\sin(\phi)\cos(\phi)\end{pmatrix} $$
$$\vec{A}=\begin{pmatrix}\frac{a^2}{2}\cos \left(\phi \right)\sin \left(\phi \right)\cos \left(\theta \right)\\ a^2\cos ^2\left(\theta \right)\sin ^2\left(\phi \right)\\ a^3\cos \left(\theta \right)\sin \left(\theta \right)\sin^2 \left(\phi \right)\cos\left(\phi \right)+\frac{a^2}{4}\cos ^2\left(\phi \right)+3\:\:\end{pmatrix}$$
$\vec{A}\cdot \vec{N}dS =(\frac{a^4}{4}\cos(\phi)\cos^2(\theta)\sin^3(\phi)+\frac{a^4}{2}\sin(\theta)\sin^4(\phi)\cos^2(\theta)+a^5\cos(\theta)\sin(\theta)\sin^3(\phi)\cos^2(\phi)+\frac{a^4}{4}\cos^3(\phi)\sin(\phi)+3a^2\sin(\phi)\cos(\phi))d\phi d\theta $.
This looks bad, I know! But realize we're integrating from $0$ to $2\pi$ in $\theta$ so we can get rid of all the terms with odd powers of $\cos(\theta)$ or $\sin(\theta)$, and the integrals are easy:
$$\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^\frac{\pi}{2}\left(\frac{a^4}{4}\cos^2(\theta)\cos(\phi)\sin^3(\phi)+\frac{a^4}{4}\cos^3(\phi)\sin(\phi)+3a^2\cos(\phi)\sin(\phi)\right)d\phi d\theta$$
$$=\frac{a^4\pi}{16} + \frac{a^4\pi}{8} + 3a^2\pi$$
Again, this is only the flux through the upper surface of the spheroid. The bottom surface (at z=0) has a negative flux of $\int\int_{x^2+y^2=a} (A|_{z=0}\cdot-\hat{z})dA=-3\pi a^2$.

A: Since this has gone unanswered for a bit I'll go ahead:
Drawing a picture of the region will help! You're right, spherical coordinates might be good. But I don't know they make it any easier in this case, so let's work with Cartesian for now and then I'll address other coordinates.
We are looking for the flux of A through the upper half of this oblate spheroid.
Surface Integral
For the surface integral bit, note that the top of the surface $S$ is given by $z=f(x,y)=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{{a^2}-x^2-y^2}$, and the bottom, is of course just the circle on the $xy$ plane of radius $a$.
The normal vector field for the top of $S$ is just the gradient of $z=f(x,y)$.
$$\vec{N}=\begin{pmatrix}xz\\ yz\\ 1 \end{pmatrix} = \begin{pmatrix}\frac{x}{2\sqrt{a^2-x^2-y^2}}\\ \frac{y}{2\sqrt{a^2-x^2-y^2}}\\ 1\end{pmatrix}$$
Since $dS=\sqrt{1+(\partial_xf)^2+(\partial_yf)^2}=||\nabla f||$ I won't bother calculating the unit normal.
Also note that I changed the sign on the first two components. There are two normal vector fields $(f_x,f_y,-1)$ and $(-f_x,-f_y,1)$ pointing in and out of the surface.
Now $\vec{A}\cdot \vec{N} = \frac{x^2z+x^2y}{2\sqrt{a^2-4x^2-4y^2}}+2xzy+z^2+3$
At this point, we're integrating over the circular region on the xy plane, so we'll go ahead and use polar coordinates. We'll also substitute in the $z=\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{a^2-r^2}$. This gives us
$$\frac{\frac{x^2}{2}\sqrt{a^2-r^2}+x^2y}{2\sqrt{a^2-r^2}}+xy\sqrt{a^2-r^2}+\frac{1}{4}\left(a^2-r^2\right)+3$$
$$\frac{x^2y}{2\sqrt{a^2-r^2}}+xy\sqrt{a^2-r^2}+\frac{1}{4}\left(a^2-y^2\right)+3$$
$$=\frac{r^2\cos ^2\left(\theta \right)\sin \left(\theta \right)}{2\sqrt{a^2-r^2}}+r^2\cos \left(\theta \right)\sin \theta \sqrt{a^2-r^2}+\frac{a^2}{4}-\frac{r^2}{4}\sin ^2\left(\theta \right)+3$$
The first two terms vanish because their integral over $\theta$ is $0$. So we just have
$$\int_0^{2\pi}\int_0^a\left(\frac{a^2r}{4}-\frac{r^3}{4}\sin^2(\theta)+3r\right)drd\theta $$
$$= \frac{a^4\pi}{4} - \frac{a^4\pi}{16}+3\pi a^2$$
Now flux through the bottom of the region (with normal vector $-\hat{z}$) is just the area $\pi a ^2$ times the $z-$component of $\vec{A}$ which is 3. The total flux then is just $\frac{3\pi a^4}{16}$.
Volume Integral
This is also not so bad. First we'll do the z-bounds. Write z as a function of x and y, as above, and integrate from 0 to whatever z(x,y) is. Then our cross-section is a circle in the xy plane. Write y(x) = \pm\sqrt{a^2-x^2}, and integrate from the negative to the positive square root. Finally, our cross section is just the line from -a to a on the x-axis. Hence, we have
$$\int _{-a}^a\:\int _{-\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}^{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}\:\int _0^{\frac{1}{2}\sqrt{a^2-x^2-y^2}}\left(3z+2xy\right)dzdydx\:$$
$$\int _{-a}^a\:\int _{-\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}^{\sqrt{a^2-x^2}}\:\left(\frac{3\left(a^2-x^2-y^2\right)}{8}+xy\sqrt{a^2-x^2-y^2}\right)dydx$$
Again, it's perfectly fine to keep using Cartesian coordinates, but since we're integrating over a circle, polar coordinates are quicker, but remember the extra "r".
$$\int _0^{2\pi }\:\int _0^a\:\left(\frac{3\left(a^2-r^2\right)}{8}+r^2\sin \left(\theta \right)\cos \left(\theta \right)\sqrt{a^2-r^2}\right)rdrd\theta $$
$$=\frac{3\pi }{4}\left(\frac{a^4}{2}-\frac{a^4}{4}\right)=\frac{3\pi a^4}{16}$$

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Meet The New Characters Joining 'Toy Story 4' And Check Out The New Trailer And Poster
Skyler Shuler March 19, 2019 4 min read
After months of teaser posters and clips, today on Good Morning America, we finally received the first full trailer for Toy Story 4, and it looks just as touching as the first three films.
Check out the trailer down below, and let us know what you think.
With the release of the trailer, in Disney/Pixar traditional fashion a brand new poster for the film has also been released.
The film welcomes Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves, and Ally Maki to the toy box today, revealing the three new characters they help bring to life.
Among the new faces is GABBY GABBY, an adorable, talking pull-string doll from the 1950s. But unfortunately for her, a manufacturing defect in her pull-string voice box has left her sounding anything but adorable. She has spent more than 60 years forgotten in the depths of a jam-packed antique store—her only companions are a band of voiceless ventriloquist dummies. Gabby Gabby knows someone will want her if only she can find a working voice box to repair hers.
Gabby Gabby is voiced by Christina Hendricks. "It became obvious right away that Christina was the perfect actress to play Gabby Gabby," says director Josh Cooley. "She has the ability to sound inviting and friendly, then subtly become cold and terrifying in just a few words. It still gives me chills when I see Gabby's introduction in the film. Also, Christina told me that she preferred playing with ventriloquist dummies over dolls as a kid. That's when I knew it was meant to be."
DUKE CABOOM is a 1970s toy based on Canada's greatest stuntman. Riding his powerful Caboom stunt-cycle, Duke is always prepared to show off his stunt poses with confidence and swagger. However, Woody learns quickly that Duke has an Achilles heel: He has never been able to do the awesome stunts advertised in his own toy commercial. For years, Duke has been sitting in an antique store, constantly reliving the failures of his tragic past.
Duke Caboom is voiced by another great Canadian, Keanu Reeves. "The first time Josh [Cooley] and I talked with Keanu about the role, Keanu became Duke Caboom," says producer Jonas Rivera. "Keanu was asking great questions that dug deep to find the soul of the character. At one point he stood up on the table in the middle of Pixar's atrium and struck poses while proclaiming victory. It was so funny. It's all in the movie and it's all Keanu."
GIGGLE MCDIMPLES is a miniature plastic doll from the 1980s Giggle McDimples toy line. Giggle is Bo Peep's best friend. Small enough to perch on Bo's shoulder, Giggle is Bo's confidant, supporter and advisor. "Giggle is Bo's Jiminy Cricket—we're able to get insight on Bo through their relationship together," says Cooley. "Giggle is definitely the smallest toy in the Toy Story universe. She's been stepped on, vacuumed up, and probably put up a kid's nose in her time."
Ally Maki voices the tiny character. "Giggle McDimples literally pops on the screen because of Ally's personality and infectious energy," says Cooley. "Nobody can laugh like Ally Maki."
BENSON is a classic, antique ventriloquist dummy, and Gabby Gabby's right hand. He leads a small group of ventriloquist dummies that serve as Gabby's henchmen. With no person to give them a voice, these silent toys patrol the antique store with a looming quietness that is inherently unsettling.
"The dummies are, by far, some of the creepiest characters we've ever created," says producer Mark Nielsen. "Our animators really leaned into the truth in materials for how our ventriloquist dummies move. Dummies' bodies are soft with no structure, so our dummies' arms just dangle and their legs bend backwards. Throw in their fixed expressions with their wide eyes and big hinged jaws and they're nightmare material—in the best way possible."
Woody (voice of Tom Hanks) has always been confident about his place in the world, and that his priority is taking care of his kid, whether that's Andy or Bonnie. So when Bonnie's beloved new craft-project-turned-toy, Forky (voice of Tony Hale), declares himself as "trash" and not a toy, Woody takes it upon himself to show Forky why he should embrace being a toy. But when Bonnie takes the whole gang on her family's road trip excursion, Woody ends up on an unexpected detour that includes a reunion with his long-lost friend Bo Peep (voice of Annie Potts). After years of being on her own, Bo's adventurous spirit and life on the road belie her delicate porcelain exterior. As Woody and Bo realize they're worlds apart when it comes to life as a toy, they soon come to find that's the least of their worries.
The film is directed by Josh Cooley (Riley's First Date). Rounding out the cast is Tim Allen, Keegan-Michael Key, Maddie McGraw, Jordan Peele, Jay Hernandez, Lori Alan, Joan Cusack, Bonnie Hunt, Kristen Schaal, Emily Davis, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Blake Clark, June Squibb, Carl Weathers, Lila Sage, Don Rickles, Jeff Garlin, Maliah Bargas-Good, Jack McGraw, Juliana Hansen, and Estelle Harris.
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Consequences of the Publicis – Razorfish Deal.
There has been speculation, now it's confirmed: Publicis Groupe SA and Microsoft announced Sunday that they had come to an agreement over the acquisition of Razorfish by Publicis in a deal valued at about $530 million. The deal brings Razorfish organizationally under VivaKi, the Publicis unit that has at its core a deepening of relationships between the company and media vendors.
A couple of weeks ago I have been asked by a German Internet magazine to write a guest comment on the speculations. I have been writing about the value of such an acquisition and the terms Microsoft has been exploring including a long-term agreement to utilize Microsoft's technology, software and advertising assets.
From a strategic point of view the deal makes sense, as Microsoft and Publicis entered into a broad strategic alliance cooperation in June 2009. Under the terms of the new deal this alliance will be deepened. Over the five-year term of the strategic alliance agreement between the companies, Publicis media agencies can purchase display and search advertising from Microsoft on favorable terms, in exchange for certain minimum guaranteed aggregate purchase levels. But can clients still expect to get an objective, independent media mix, if one of the largest advertising companies has a date with Microsoft? Just to be clear: the deal is expected to be paid in a combination of cash and delivery of 6.5 million Publicis Groupe treasury shares. When the deal does close, Microsoft will own about 3% of Publicis.
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Maurice Lévy, chairman and CEO of Publicis Groupe said: "The acquisition of Razorfish is another step forward in realizing our strategic vision of building a world leader in digital communications – a critically important space for our clients."
One of the key issues to be solved will be the integration of Razorfish. We have seen other agencies struggle with the integration if interactive services, trying to build a 360 degree company. It will be interesting to see how they blend in: Razorfish will continue to operate under its own name, but organizationally will fall under the VivaKi umbrella, similar to Digitas. David Kenny, managing director of VivaKi, believes that the addition will give them "a wider and more diverse platform of capabilities which will convert to optimal service offerings and other opportunities for our clients."
At the end of the day I don't believe this deal will dramatically change the advertising industry. The integration of Razorfish will lead to adjustments in the portfolio, as well as reduced headcounts. Publicis will gain additional interactive expertise, and maybe they are on their way to "digital leadership". However, Razorfish is the loser of this deal: they loose independence and will be integrated in the advertising potpourri of a large network (under the umbrella of another company). They have to find their place first, before they can gain strength. What's left? Just a normal company acquisition…
What do you think? Will this acquisition change the advertising industry?
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EVANSTON, Il.—Mar. 28, 2019—Upon achieving 100 percent on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), global professional services firm ZS earns the designation as a Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality. The CEI is the Human Rights Campaign Foundation's nationally recognized benchmarking survey and report on corporate practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) workplace equality. ZS, which earned a perfect score after participating in the CEI for the first time in 2019, proudly joins the ranks of hundreds of major U.S. businesses which also received top marks.
"This recognition is important to us because it helps reaffirm our commitment to creating a workplace environment where everyone feels welcome — something we are very passionate about at ZS," said the firm's managing director, Chris Wright.
Each year, the CEI survey evaluates policies and practices including non-discrimination workplace protections, domestic partner benefits, transgender-inclusive health care benefits, competency programs and public engagement with the LGBTQ community.
Wright attributes ZS's ability to satisfy the CEI criteria, in part, to strong efforts by the firm's Pride@ZS network — an affinity group for LGBTQ ZSers and allies that promotes diversity and inclusiveness at work and beyond through education, social events and community outreach.
This recognition is the latest in a series of third-party acknowledgements celebrating ZS's workplace culture, including having made Consulting magazine's Best Places to Work For list and ranking on the Vault Consulting 50. In addition to Pride@ZS, ZS supports and empowers a variety of affinity groups that promote a diverse and inclusive working environment such as the Women's Leadership Initiative, Black & Hispanic Alliance and Veterans@ZS.
"Being acknowledged by an outside organization like the HRCF affirms we're living our firm's core values of do the right thing, get it right and treat people right through our inclusion and diversity efforts," said ZS's Chief Human Resources Officer Jeff Griese.
The Human Rights Campaign Foundation is the educational arm of America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual transgender and queer people. For more information on the 2019 Corporate Equality Index, or to download a free copy of the report, visit www.hrc.org/cei.
ZS is a professional services firm that works side by side with companies to help develop and deliver products that drive customer value and company results. We leverage our deep industry expertise, leading-edge analytics, technology and strategy to create solutions that work in the real world. With more than 35 years of experience and 6,000-plus ZSers in 23 offices worldwide, we are passionately committed to helping companies and their customers thrive. To learn more, visit www.zs.com or the Life at ZS blog.


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In its 27th year, The High Times Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam has had a rough first couple days. After having to turn attendees away on Day 1 (Sunday), the Mayor of the city issued new strict rules regarding possession and use of Cannabis (no more than 5g's) and smoking needed to take place in a designated area, NO dabs, and NO sharing weed (see below for more details). And to make matters worse, the scheduled music act, Action Bronson, has reportedly canceled his performance at the event.
3 hours ago (11/24) – HT has posted that they are still "going strong" and the the opposition has actually made the event stronger, gave it some more attention in the media, and that all the seminars for today have been packed.
It seems that as America is advancing in various forms of marijuana reform, Amsterdam, a country that is considered to be a pioneer in marijuana decriminalization and legalization, is cracking down.
See High Times update on the event :
http://www.hightimes.com/read/amsterdam-cannabis-cup-standing-strong
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By Jake Browne, The Cannabist Staff
AMSTERDAM — Don't tell High Times the Amsterdam Cannabis Cup is canceled, shut down or in any way shuttered. Determined to proceed with the 27th annual event, organizers opened the Melkweg on Monday morning as if it were business as usual at the venue. Passes, tote bags and T-shirts were doled out to the approximate 100 attendees of the opening seminar on curing and storage.
Still, it's hard for many to recognize what's occurring as a Cannabis Cup in the traditional sense of the event after organizers turned away attendees on Sunday's first day of the Cup and issued strict new rules on cannabis use and possession because the Mayor's office had issues with the legality of the proceedings. This was perhaps most pronounced as James Loud of Loud Seeds was interrupted Monday by a staff member, who reminded the crowd that all smoking needed to take place in a designated lounge.
"Yeah, go smoke!" laughed Loud as he returned to the microphone.
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Not the best way to start out your Cup: Amsterdam Cannabis Cup was shut down today for fear that "all participants would be arrested"
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Absent the lavish exhibition booths, eager competitors — and of course, the free-flowing cannabis — High Times is banking on a lineup of cannabis cult figures like Canadian "Prince of Pot" Marc Emery, NORML founder Keith Stroup and a birthday party for hash legend Mila Jansen to keep the modest crowd entertained. Not everyone is sticking around, however.
"We came to see about opening a store here," said Paul Krasnowski of lighting business Budmaster, who made the trip from the U.K. "To see it's canceled when we get here and no one's given any notice, it's not right."
"We're going to tour some coffee shops and head home tomorrow."
This seemed to be a common sentiment, as judges continued to leave the event to visit local coffee shops, where consumption is more freely allowed.
"I'm surprised the city of Amsterdam would do this to people who want to come and spend money," said Cindy Henderson, who traveled from Utah with her husband and son to attend the event for the second year in a row. "It's bad business. We'll probably check out an American Cup next time."
With word of rapper Action Bronson canceling his scheduled performance Monday evening, the overwhelming feeling is that High Times simply can't catch a break.
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John Gould (1804-1881). Two Prints: Eurylaimus Ochromalus. [and:] Cymbirhynchus Affinis.
Two charming hand-colored lithographs from Gould's Birds of Asia (London: 1850-1883). Both prints are in very good condition. Eurylaimus Ochromalus is lightly toned with a spot in the center of the left side, in the image area. [and:] Cymbirhynchus Affinis is lightly toned with a few faint spots. Binding edge on right side of both prints. Both measure 14.75 x 21.75 inches.


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If you're an '80s baby, this may excite you. The ThunderCats are returning!
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Titled ThunderCats Roar, the reboot plans to stay true to the original series, with tons of action, but will a but more comedy.
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"...a man may be self-centered in his self-denial and self-righteous in his self-sacrifice. His generosity may feed his ego, and his piety may feed his pride. So without love, benevolence becomes egotism, and martyrdom becomes spiritual pride." -MLK I understand that life is not about me and that everything that I do effects others. I liken it to building a bridge for someone else to cross. Though I am incredibly flawed I have been afforded wonderful opportunities by grace, favor, and a little work on my part. I strive for excellence in everything that I do, and expect great things. God has blessed me in more ways than I can comprehend, all the glory is his.


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Twenty Ten has lots of features that you can modify, even the navigation bar can be customized by doing drag and drop.
But today i want to give you simple tips how we can change the background of Twenty Ten, and giving border, radius round corner, and a little bit of shadow.
a. If you use another theme, and this theme does not have "background" option in your dashboard, you can follow this tutorial on adding custom background option.
b. if you want to use an image as Twenty Ten's background, or other themes.
1. First step, we are going to change background color, this can be easily done by going to Admin dashboard/Appearance/Background, and choose "Select a color" button, select the color you like. Click "Save Changes.
2. The next example, is we can make border around our layout, to do this, navigate to your Admin dashboard/Appearance/editor, and look for style.css file.
If you want other color, then just replace #000 with your color code.
Before and After adding border.
Before and After adding round corner.
Replace "red" with any color you want.
Copy it, paste it in style.css. Click "Update File" button.
Before and After Twenty Ten background shadow effect.
Those are small tips you can use to customize or modify twenty ten wordpress 3.0 default theme.
Of course you can modify color, width, height, just experiment with your modification, it is alot of fun.
Thanks for this very much, it gave me just the finishing touches I needed. Much appreciated!
Yes, to change background color where the text (content) you can replace line 169 (see image above) which background:#fff; replace the #fff with any color you like, or even image. But dont forget to upload your background image to your webserver.
Nice 🙂 Very happy toget this tutorial.
But it doesnt work in IE of course.
yes, that's why i use firefox.
If you visitors mostly using firefox i would not so care about ie.
Thank you so much for these straight forward details. Other options are so convoluted. Really appreciate the rounded corners. Today I'm going with the Weaver theme and getting a handle on the snippets. For the rounded corners (step 2 above) are these lines css snippets that I can just add to the section between the and tags? Or should I still edit the Style.css manually as I did when I edited regular Twenty ten.
Thank you kindly for your reply and for sharing your knowledge.
It should be in style.css file, yes.
I have created some many posts on that, please see category SEO or wordpress tutorial page.
and I have no idea why. Please help!
This will add the curves to IE but will not display the shadow discussed on this page.
nice tutorial, thanks Chuck for the JS. glad could get it in IE now.
Hello! This is a great site to learn!
How can I add that nice shadow effect?
I will really appreciate any help with this.
Hi Kimi I will be glad and grateful if you share your results with that code.
Again I like your site and I try to leverage as much as I can of it.
Rounded Corners AND Shadow will work in IE9 down to IE6.


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La Porta Verde (in polacco: Zielona Brama; in tedesco: Grünes Tor) è una porta monumentale di Danzica, in Polonia. È situata in pieno centro, tra il Mercato Lungo (Długi Targ) e la via che costeggia il fiume Motława.

Storia
La porta della città fu costruita nello stile del sontuoso manierismo fiammingo tra il 1564 e il 1568 al posto della Koggentor del XIV secolo. Il progetto fu di Hans Kramer. La costruzione fu guidata dal famoso capomastro Regnier di Amsterdam. Nella parte anteriore di questo edificio sono stati installati quattro passaggi di dimensioni uguali. L'edificio è dotato di alcune stanze. L'edificio è stato chiamato "Porta Verde" perché la sua facciata fu dipinta di verde. Originariamente inteso come residenza cittadina per i re polacchi, fu solo Luisa Maria Gonzaga che abitò nella Porta Verde prima del suo matrimonio con il Re Ladislao IV Vasa. Dopo la distruzione nella seconda guerra mondiale, la porta fu ricostruita. Nel 2002 c'è stato un crollo parziale ma la costruzione è stata restaurata.

Architettura

Alla fine del XVIII secolo, la Società Naturalista aveva la sua sede nella porta ma poi si trasferì in un proprio edificio.

Dalla fine del XX secolo, c'è una sezione del Museo Nazionale nelle sue stanze. Mostre, incontri, conferenze ed eventi si svolgono qui. L'ex presidente polacco Lech Wałęsa ha usato un ufficio nella porta. Dal gennaio 2015, l'ufficio è stato spostato nel Centro Europeo Solidarność.

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OCD In The Family
One Family's Tale
"I Like the Way I Am" – and Why That Might be a Problem
On February 3, 2018 By OCD in the Family (Angie)In Depression, Fear, Mental Health, Obsessive–compulsive disorder, OCD, Treatment11 Comments
"I understand what you're saying – and I'm not interested."
Blake is sitting in a chair in the therapist's office and he's frustrated and defensive. The therapist has brought up an issue that Blake has long refused to talk about – his Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Right now he is insisting that there is no problem. He's happy with things as they are.
"I like the way I am. I've been this way my whole life and it doesn't get in my way," Blake says.
And, at the present time, this is true – for the most part. In the past, Blake's OCD
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has GREATLY gotten in his way. As a young child, his fear of contamination prevented him from getting work done because the pencils might have been touched by other children. Handball with the other kids was out of the question. A dip in a lake where people might have urinated? Never. His moral scrupulosity in middle school left me standing at the after school pick up spot for half an hour after all the other parents and children had left. Blake was in the classroom clearing every tiny piece of trash off the floor in response to his teacher's request that everyone help pick up the room. Despite her repeatedly telling him he had done enough, he would not stop. Of course there was also the religious scrupulosity in high school. He would get stuck in a loop saying prayers over and over, trying to get them perfect, and this frequently made him late to school.
Fast forward to present day. Blake is eighteen, hoping to attend college next year, and working to combat depression. He still does little things that are OCD behavior, but he wants to leave them alone. It's not a big deal, he says, that he washes his hands immediately if he touches money. So what if he washes his bed sheets because a piece of tissue that brushed up against the dog lands there? It's not a problem for him if he repeats a prayer a time or two. And he cannot understand why his therapist is raising it as an issue at all right now.
"I don't mind that I do things this way. Why are you bringing this up now?"
When You Have a History Like Yours…
"Blake," says the therapist, "you're right. The things you do now are not a big deal. Here's the thing: if all you ever did was the things you do now, it would be fine. When you have a history like yours, though, where OCD has taken over your life, it's downright scary to act like it's not an issue."
"I don't understand. Are you telling me I'm not fixed?"
"It's not a matter of fixed or not fixed. It's about staying healthy. People with OCD who do the best after treatment work hard at staying healthy."
"Instead of rejecting this outright, I'm suggesting you consider the possible benefits to you of doing things to ensure your OCD doesn't grow," says the therapist.
"If you guys thought I was so sick, why didn't you tell me before now? Has this all been a ploy to get me to do exposures?" Blake is downright angry.
"Blake, nobody is saying you are so sick. It is concerning to your parents and I that you accept your compulsions as they are and that you aren't willing to entertain doing what it takes to protect yourself. Your attitude puts you at risk for relapse and we all want you to start college in the best way possible."
I sit uncomfortably in my seat, taking this all in. We have tiptoed around Blake's remaining compulsions for some time now. Getting him out of bed and functioning seemed a more pressing goal. However, the OCD has been the proverbial elephant in the room, mostly because it has been so under the radar and because Blake has been insistent on not looking at it. The therapist is right, though. In my experience treating OCD, my patients who stay healthiest remember that they have OCD and do maintenance work to keep things that way. The ones who want to pretend that it never happened or that it can be ignored tend to relapse more frequently. My son is in the camp of wanting to pretend it's not there. He leaves the therapist's office furious.
"I'm Tired of Being Weak and Scared"
Blake is argumentative and demanding on the walk to the car. He tells me that he realizes coming to therapy was all about trying to get him to deal with his OCD. I explain that this is definitely a part of it, but not the only reason, which I know he knows. I am concerned, I tell him, about his unwillingness to take a look at how it might benefit him to acknowledge his OCD and do maintenance work.
And then the tears come…
"I've been weak and scared my whole life," he says. "I'm tired of being weak and scared. And now I'm crying, which proves how weak I am!"
At this point we can actually have a truly connected talk. My young man is not weak. He may feel scared, but he is actually one of the bravest people I've ever met. He has stood up to OCD demons frequently in the past. It was tough and exhausting work. I understand his reluctance to revisit that, which is maybe why it feels better to him to allow some rituals to hang around. At the same time, it is important that he understand what risk he might be putting himself at if he maintains this approach. This, I believe, will be his work in the weeks and months to come.
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