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Please join us in congratulating the 25 extraordinary young people who have been selected as the 2016 Young Futurists by The Root. It is our annual tradition to recognize and celebrate young African-American men and women, ages 15-22, who exemplify greatness. While we often look back at the ancestors who forged the paths we walk today, it's also critical to identify the trailblazers who will be leading us into the decades ahead.
These 25 have already distinguished themselves in the fields of social activism and justice, enterprise and corporate innovation, science and technology, green innovation, and arts and culture. They are bright, creative, passionate, bold and fearless in their pursuit of excellence and achievement.
Take a moment to read each of their profiles and you will soon be bragging on them like you raised them!
Meet Marques Brownlee of Hoboken, N.J. When Apple or Samsung drops a new device, there's a good chance they're waiting to see what Marques has to say about it. With more than 3 million YouTube subscribers, his tech reviews are a must-watch in the industry.
Then there's Kimiko Matsuda-Lawrence, who leaves a powerful legacy at Harvard University when she graduates this spring because of her activism on behalf of students of color.
We've added two well-known performers: Black-ish actress Yara Shahidi, who is using her public platform to illuminate issues of social justice; and Simone Biles, who will be in pursuit of gymnastics gold at the Rio Summer Olympics.
Jewell Jones is a political first as the youngest city councilman ever in his hometown of Inkster, Mich. Jasmyne Graham knows something about firsts. The onetime California state champion hurdler is now competing in track and field for the University of Southern California. Gabrielle Jordan would sell you the jewelry right off her neck. In fact, that's how her high-end business got started, with her creations attracting so much attention, she's been recognized by Inc. magazine and even has a TEDx Talk under her belt.
And these are just a few of the 25 superstars on our list. It's an inspiring group of young people, and we're excited for you to get to know them.


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|Announcement of election
|The Prime Minister announced that the 2013 federal election would be held on Saturday 7 September.
|Sunday 4 August 2013
|Issue of writ
Writs for the 2013 election were issued.
A writ is a document commanding an electoral officer to hold an election, and contains dates for the close of rolls, the close of nominations, the polling day and the return of the writ. The Governor-General issues the writs for House of Representatives elections and the territories' Senate elections. State Governors issue writs for states' Senate elections
|6pm Monday 5 August 2013
|Postal vote applications open
|If you are unable to vote on election day you can apply for a postal vote if you:
|on announcement
|Close of rolls
The 'close of rolls' is the date the electoral roll closes for the federal election, as set out in the writs. After this date, you cannot enrol or update your details on the electoral roll for the federal election.
The close of rolls date is 8pm local Australian time on the seventh calendar day after the writs are issued for the federal election.
|8pm Monday 12 August 2013
|Close of candidate bulk nominations (House of Representatives)
|Registered political parties may lodge the nomination of all the candidates they are standing in House of Representative seats in a state/territory with the Australian Electoral Officer for that state/territory by this date.
|12 midday Tuesday 13 August 2013
|Close of candidate nominations
|Close of nominations for both House of Representatives and Senate candidates occurs at exactly midday on the date set out in the writ for close of nominations. Late nominations or changes cannot be accepted.
|12 midday Thursday 15 August 2013
|Declaration of candidate nominations
|24 hours after the close of nominations (midday), all divisional returning officers and state electoral officers declare nominations and conduct a ballot draw for positions on the relevant ballot paper.
|12 midday Friday 16 August 2013
|Close of Group Voting Ticket lodgement
|24 hours after the declaration of nominations, Senate groups may lodge up to three written statements setting out a preference order of all candidates in the Senate election for the state/territory in which they have they nominated. These will then dictate the distribution of preferences if an elector votes for that group above the line.
|12 midday Saturday 17 August 2013
|Early voting commences
|Early voting becomes available for eligible voters. Eligibility criteria are the same as those for postal voting.
|From Tuesday 20 August 2013
|Mobile polling commences
|Mobile polling is carried out on or before election day. Mobile polling teams visit voters in locations including hospitals, nursing homes, and remote areas.
|From Monday 26 August 2013
|Preliminary scrutiny commences
|During preliminary scrutiny postal vote certificates and declaration envelopes containing early, absent or provisional votes are checked to determine whether the person is entitled to vote. No declaration vote envelope can be opened or ballot paper scrutinised before the close of the poll, 6pm on election day.
|From Monday 2 September 2013
|Close of postal vote applications
|An application for a postal vote must be received by the AEC no later than 6pm on the Thursday before election day.
|6pm Thursday 5 September 2013
|Election day
|Polling will occur in all designated polling places from 8am to 6pm local time. Polling closes at 6:00 pm sharp, however any voters in the queue at that time are able to cast their vote.
|Saturday 7 September 2013
|Count of votes
|The counting of ordinary votes begins in each polling place immediately after the poll closes at 6pm on election day. The counting of ordinary votes taken at pre-poll voting centres also commences after 6pm on election day.
|6pm on election night, 7 September 2013
|Fresh scrutiny or re-check
|The initial scrutiny conducted at the polling place on election night is routinely followed by a 'fresh scrutiny' or re-check of votes cast. This is conducted by the divisional returning officer in the days following election day and ensures that the count undertaken on election night is correct.
|After election night
|Scrutiny of declaration votes
|Declaration votes do not get counted on election night. They are counted in the divisional office in the period following election night. Those declaration votes which were cast outside the 'home' division, e.g. absent votes, first need to be returned to the 'home' division by the division which took the votes.
At the home division, they first go through 'preliminary scrutiny' in order to determine whether the person is entitled to vote. If the person is entitled to vote, they are accepted and proceed to 'further scrutiny' where the envelopes are opened, the ballot papers removed, and the counting conducted.
|From the Monday after election day
|Last day for receipt of Declaration votes
All declaration votes must be received (either through the declaration vote exchange or postal votes being returned) in the relevant division no later than 13 days after election day.
Postal votes are included in the count if they were cast before 6pm on election day and are received within 13 days after the close of the poll.
|6pm Friday 20 September 2013
|Return of writs (latest date)
|The writs must be returned within 100 days of their issue. This is the latest date by which they can be returned but they can be returned earlier.
The new Parliament must sit not later than 30 days after the due date for the return of the writs.
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Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827), the protagonist of freedom for music, disentangled music from the control of the ruling class. In publishing his music and writing for the rising classes, Beethoven claimed freedom and expressed the emotions of the new rulers, the artists. The Eroica, Fidelio, and the piano works express the emotions of the new rulers — the intense love, the need for companionship of people, the forces that conspired to defeat the artist, and the strength and superiority of the artist in overcoming the weaknesses. The letters of Beethoven are the principal nonmusical expression of his personality in its relationship with the world of his time.
In what he called the "dry letters of the alphabet," Beethoven depicted his fears, his loves, and his friendly relations: his fears of deafness and of corrupted texts by pirating printers; his loves, Bettina Brentano and Giulietta Guicciardi; and his friendly relations with Baron Zmeskall, Frau Nannette Streicher, and the music publishers Steiner and Company. He praises the poetry of Goethe and Schiller but condemns Goethe for his obeisance toward royalty. He solicits help during his perpetual trouble with his health and with his servants. He castigates publishers, sets prices for his works, and calculates letters of dedication. He expresses his love for his nephew, Carl, but documents the trouble that Carl was causing him by taking up his precious time. And although Beethoven liked to decorate the letters with musical openings and closings and an occasional song to the receiver, he increasingly signed his letters, "In haste."
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As an abled bodied skier, to learn how to ski race you just need to find nearly any mountain and sign up, but when you are disabled it is different. This is a guest blog post by Arctica Ambassador, and blind ski racer, Abby Duffy.
A Message from Arctica Ambassador Korbinian Rampp
Amidst the current coronavirus pandemic, here's an encouraging message for young ski racers everywhere from Arctica Ambassador Korbinian Rampp.
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"It's all a part of the sport" I keep telling myself as I injure myself for the second time this season. In ski racing, we train our butt's off 24/7 to be as successful as possible in upcoming races. We put in so much dedication but we still have to take massive chances in order […]
Starting the Ski Racing Season Off With A Bang!
A big shout out to our friend and Arctica Ambassador, Anastasia Seator-Braun of Mammoth Lakes, California. Although this ski racing season has barely begun, she has already received three very special accolades that are directly related to her dedication to ski racing and a testament to her personality and work ethic. Anastasia spends her winters […]
IASF 2018 World Airlines Ski Championships
Last week the International Airline Ski Federation (IASF) held their 59th Annual World Airline Ski Championships (WASC) in Kitzbuhel, Austria. For this time-honored event, the IASF Officials wore Arctica team apparel.
Behind the Scenes: Arctica Product Photo Shoot
Ever wonder where all those product photos on the Arctica website come from? We spend countless hours each year in professional photo shoots. Here's a look behind the scenes at a professional photo shoot for our Arctica Speed Suits.
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In Michigan Division 2 ski racing, the boys from Petoskey High School ski team are a force to be reckoned with. This past week at Boyne Highlands in Harbor Springs, the boys on the Petoskey ski team captured their 7th straight Division 2 State Championship.
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In this deeply investigative reporting, we find out who's the better blonde: Lindsey Vonn or Ted Ligety. We fiind out who's the better 80's dancer: Vonn or Shiffrin. We also get to hear Vonn perfectly speak an incredible Minnesotan accent, which is worth the interview itself. Enjoy! Lindsey Vonn's "Hard Hitting" interview is not to […]
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|La Presse is reporting that documents related to legal proceedings from a massive anti-biker investigation were stolen from the homes of two Crown prosecutors on the same day last week. Documents were the only things taken. The prosecutors are involved in the 'Project Objection' case, which led to nearly 80 arrests last April and the dismantling of three HA drug-trafficking networks.
|Thieves targeted DVDs at a Montreal residence and a briefcase at another home south of the city.
|The stolen items are said to include uncensored versions of documents already disclosed to the defence as well as various digitized documents. Sources said the thefts will likely NOT jeopardize the legal proceedings.
The thefts are under investigation by all three Quebec police forces. Police say they are "doing everything possible to ensure the security of Crown prosecutors, who must be able to act in total independence without fear of reprisals."


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Your creative mind needs a holiday
Last week I ended up having a super quick visit to L.A. to run a couple of workshops. It was so quick I had absolutely no time to see anything other than the conference room and the hotel. But I took the opportunity to get up early and shoot this film about the impact of travel on creative thinking.
I look at some academic studies that show different aspects of it. The first of which shows the negative impact of being a racist. I particularly like that one.
If you like this, please subscribe to the channel. There's lots more like this on the way. And if you prefer silence to the sound of my Scottish drone, you can read the transcript below, with the weird way I talk built right in.
Hi! I'm Dave Birss. And I've just arrived at Heathrow Airport.
And in this episode I'm going to be talking about the effect that travel has on the creative mind. But I'm not doing it from here. I'm doing it from L.A.. So come and join me.
Hello and welcome to L.A..
This is my hotel room in the historic Culver Hotel. It used to be owned by Charlie Chaplin and then it was owned by John Wayne. And this was where the cast of The Wizard of Oz used to hang out when they were filming just across the street. So I feel very fortunate to be here.
But I also feel very fortunate to be able to travel as part of what I do. I get to meet incredible people. I get to have experiences I wouldn't normally have and that gives me input that helps me.
So in this video, I actually want to talk about the importance of travel for creative thought. Because it has a huge impact on the way we think.
But first [drinks coffee] It's 7:00 in the morning Aaaah! That's better.
You know, in the 1860s as Mark Twain, the famous author, did a tour around the coast of the Mediterranean. And on his way around he spoke to people. He got to see different cultures. And he wrote a book about it. And one of the things that he wrote in that book is that
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness".
And, you see, I totally agree with him. When you travel, you find that there's different ways of doing things. And it breaks down your fear of otherness. So on a simple basis, if you imagine that breakfast to you might be a bowl of Corn Flakes and a cup of coffee. That's the way that you think it's always done because you've always done it. Your friends have breakfast that way. Your family always had breakfast that way. So that's what breakfast is. To other people it might be a full fried breakfast. To other people it's a stack of pancakes. If you go to India you might even have curry for breakfast. If you're in France it's dipping a croissant in some coffee.
You know, there's different ways of doing things. And when you travel you get to experience these little things. And as you experience them, you get to accept that there is another way that is not your way of doing things.
In fact, there was a study that was done by the University of Tel Aviv in 2012. They took two groups of people. One group of people had, as they put it: "they believed that racial groups had fixed underlying essences". In other words, they were a bit racist. And the other group were people who would look at culture and look at difference and not see it as being particularly important. They gave these people creative tests. And which group do you think performed better? Well, naturally it was the people who were open to difference. It was the people who didn't see difference as being a problem. Being a bit racist, being ethnocentric, thinking that your way of doing things is the only way of doing things, led to worse ideas.
And I believe that that's absolutely true. Openness helps us get ideas that we wouldn't normally have.
Bear with me a second. [drinks coffee]
The way that our brains get wired is based on experience, it's based on the people that we surround ourselves with, it's based on the habitual stuff that we do. When you travel – when you're exploring all these other ways of doing things – it starts to build up different wiring in our brain. So the wiring that had been reinforced out of habit and out of this influence of the environment around us, it ends up creating competing pathways with that. So this new wiring that you put in allows you to have more flexibility of thought, more, sort of, cognitively diverse approaches to things.
And that, again, allows us to be able to access ideas we wouldn't normally have. But you need to be willing to adapt.
The old cliche of the British people who go on holiday to the south of France and in their suitcase they pack teabags, they pack baked beans, they pack Marmite and everything that feels British to them. They take it with them because they don't want to experience something that feels "a bit foreign". That stuff doesn't help you.
So it's possible to travel and not get any benefits from it. It doesn't build up that extra wiring because all you're doing is reinforcing your existing wiring; your existing way of doing things.
So when you travel, you actually have to immerse yourself. You actually have to experience stuff that might make you feel a little bit uncomfortable. And that is how we end up having those experiences that will allow us more flexibility of thought. That will allow us to have ideas we wouldn't normally have.
Yep. Just a second. [drinks coffee] That's good.
You also find that you can get some of the benefits of travel without actually travelling. So it's possible just by giving yourself perceived distance to a problem that you can actually solve it more effectively.
So at Indiana University, they did this study where they got people to try and solve some puzzles. They told half the group the puzzles were created at the University in Indiana. And they told the other half that they were created in California. And they got to measure these two groups to see which group was better at solving the problems. And they found there was a distinct difference. The people who believed that the puzzles have been created in California – so there was a perceived distance between them and the puzzles – had far more creative approaches to trying to solve it. And also they were more successful at getting to the solutions.
So actually just giving yourself a little bit of distance might be enough to help you solve a problem more effectively.
Okay. Wait, wait, wait. I'm nearly finished. Nearly finished. Just give me a second. [drinks coffee]
Now let me tell you about a university researcher at Columbia Business School. His name is Adam Galinsky and he's particularly interested in travel and the effect that it has on the creative brain. He got together with some other researchers and they looked at the creative directors of 270 top fashion houses. They looked at their schedule to see what their travel was like and then they looked at their output. And they judged the output of the designs that they created. And they did that by getting people who were in the industry who would normally judge stuff – so buyers and journalists – to see which was the more creative designs that they were producing. They were looking for innovative approaches to design.
And they found, again, there was a massive correlation to how well-travelled someone was and how creative their designs were. In fact, they looked to see people who had lived overseas and worked overseas and immersed themselves in the culture for a period of time by living and working there – and discovered that they were more creatively consistent over time than people who just lived in the same place they had been brought up. It seems as if actually immersing ourselves in a culture – truly, truly immersing ourselves in the culture – really is the thing that makes the difference.
That's all I wanted to talk about today. About the importance of travel on the creative mind. If you find this at all useful then please like it, because that's what you're supposed to do when you like a video. You hit the 'like' button. Get a mallet out, smack that key as hard as you can so that maybe it just gives us a few extra likes – like a test your strength machine at a fairground. I'm hoping that's how it works. Subscribe if you've not subscribed. Comment. Tell me is there anything else you think we can learn. Tell me if you disagree with any of this. I want to have a conversation with you, so I'm hoping that you will come back to me with some stuff that I can respond to.
I'm off now to run a second day of workshops here in L.A.. This is about helping people think things through. Helping them get realisations that they wouldn't normally have. And then come up with ideas that are going to be valuable to them. I love that stuff.
That's it for me. I want you to look after yourself. I'm going to try and look after myself here in L.A. before I fly home tonight. It's a super quick trip! I'm exhausted. So in the meantime, big love to your beautiful brain.


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I couldn't resist this photo opportunity on the canal this morning – these two cats, cute though they were, also looked rather anxious to me. There were quite a number of dogs being taken for walks on the towpath so as well as the puzzle about the earth moving, they had to cope with the constant anxiety of predators nearby.
I can completely empathise with their state of generalized anxiety. What with Covid 19 mach II rampaging around and a government that functions each day by believing six impossible things before breakfast, and then the gathering climate catastrophe I sometimes wonder if I'm one book away from a breakdown.
A novel, a book of literary criticism, a poem, an environmental warning and a lost and found manuscript.
I also wonder how it is that we, as a species, can live in so many ways against our best interests. I've been reading Tom Philpotts's book "Perilous Bounty" about the crisis in both agriculture and horticulture in California and the Midwest. Is it just America? I'm not so sure that Americans have some especial mindset that leads their country into bad ways. Some of the best writing about nature has come out of America, and my bookshelves are probably full of books about the American crisis because so many writers, thinkers, and enough ordinary folk to buy their books, are way ahead of us here in the UK in recognising the danger. That's one reason; and another reason for being very leery about blaming America for it all is that – whatever culture found its way across the Atlantic began life here in Europe, and unless we've embarked on a separate burst of cultural evolution then we are still walking in step with our cousins.
These thoughts about America came this morning with a quotation from a book that popped into my mind. The book is Charles Olson's "Call me Ishmael", published in 1947 – the year after I was born. I have a long association with this book. I first read it in annotated photocopied typescript form in about 1971. It took a long route. Olson taught at Black Mountain College (with a galaxy of other writers, poets and painters who became household names. One of his fellow lecturers was Ed Dorn (Of "Gunslinger" fame – the poem not the film!) who subsequently moved to the UK to teach American Literature in Essex and brought with him a typescript copy of the book. His course was attended by a friend of ours who borrowed the manuscript and photocopied it himself, then lent it to me at Art School. The book is a short piece of the most marvellous literary criticism which shows Olson trying to get to grips with Herman Melville the writer, and "Moby Dick" his strange masterpiece. I never forgot the first few paragraphs, and after a long search I recently managed to buy a facsimile copy that looked as if it came from the same hand as the one I'd seen – very exciting.
The opening paragraphs, as they fell into my mind, seemed to say something terribly important about the culture that has penetrated western thought like an evil miasma. Here it is:
I take SPACE to be the central fact to man born in America, from Folsom cave to now. I spell it large because it comes large here. Large and without mercy.
It is geography at bottom, a hell of a wide land from the beginning. That made the first American story, (Parkman's) exploration.
Something else than a stretch of earth, – seas on both sides, no barriers to contain as restless a thing as Western man was becoming in Columbus' day. That made Melville's story (part of it).
PLUS a harshness we still perpetuate, a sun like a tomahawk, small earthquakes but big tornadoes and hurrikans [sic], a river north and south in the middle of the land running out the blood.
The fulcrum of America is the Plains, half sea half land, a high sun as metal and obdurate as the iron horizon, and a man's job to square the circle.
Some men ride on such space, others have to fasten themselves like a tent stake to survive. I see Poe dug in and Melville mounted. They are the alternatives.
Americans still fancy themselves such democrats. But their triumphs are of the machine. It is the only master of space the average person ever knows, oxwheel to piston, muscle to jet. It gives trajectory.
To Melville it was not the will to be free but the will to overwhelm nature that lies at the bottom of us as individuals and as a people. Ahab is no democrat. Moby Dick, antagonist, is only king of natural force, resource.Charles Olson "Call me Ishmael (1947) this edition by Forgotten Books Grove Press New York and Evergreen Books Ltd. London.
Moby Dick in Ahab's mind is nothing more than resource – a truly terrifying thought. And the restlessness of post Columban humanity that wants to subdue all that obdurate wildness first, and then – when the journey west meets the Pacific Ocean, to subdue the sea and its inhabitants too. Not the curse of the American mind, then, but the curse of western culture – our father, our mother and our language. I think Olson expresses something that comes close to our contemporary original sin, the will to subdue nature and treat it as nothing more than resource. Find the book and read it.
But (I hear the exceptionalists argue) – that's America, not here. As I was reading Tom Philpott's book the same thought hovered around at the back of my mind too. What has the Central Valley in California to do with Britain? Water and its management is a part of the answer. Our farmers may not wear dungarees and baseball caps, and Barbours may be more representative wear here, but arable crops still demand water, lots of it and in the arable lands of south east Britain, nearly all of it (when it's not actually raining) comes from underground aquifers. California may be a nose ahead of us, but we're just as guilty of reaping where we have not sown when it comes to water. Here in the South West we have plenty of water most of the time, but the constant erosion cause by bare farmland over winter causes the same level of soil loss. The rivers of Devon run red as they pass through bare fodder maize fields. So here in the west our problem is rapid runoff and flooding in the winter and spring, and in the east it will be drought in the increasingly hot summers. The conflict between agriculture, industry and homes over water, and the rising problem of pollution from nitrate runoff as it percolates (it takes decades) through the rock along with pesticides will be a profit consuming test for the privatised water companies. The landscape may be different in the US and across Britain, but the extractive, mechanised and intensive rationale is exactly the same. There's an excellent explainer on groundwater extraction here.
So in answer to my own question, no I don't think America is in any sense an environmental outlier. We have seen the enemy – it is us!


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Video & Film Production Resources
With over 20 years of experience in television, film and video production, we have a wealth of knowledge to share. Below is a compilation of resources, blog posts, news and reviews.
April 14, 2018
Nobody wants to appear awkward or self-conscious in a video they post for the world to see. But this is a common concern for people who are new to being an on-camera personality. A critical part of attracting and audience with your video presentation is to look authentic and professional.Authenticity comes from being prepared, knowing what you want to say and presenting it in a manner that appeals to your target audience. and you need
January 21, 2018
We recently were part of a Canadian delegation of factual documentary entertainment television producers that went to the UK to promote coproductions between producers and television networks the two countries. As part of the event, attending producers presented demos of their work, as well as info on their companies. When it was our turn to present, we showed our reel, which heavily features our series "Mushers: Conquering the Yukon Quest" a factual documentary about the


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It's been a while but we're finally getting ready for the publication of the first book in the House of Morrigan series, The Winter Passing.
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The first novel from Derbyshire-based author Sarah Lay centres on Centaury Morrigan. The days of Centaury's mundane life are starting to fall through her; her job is going nowhere and her relationship with her childhood sweetheart is faltering. The island where she grew up is calling her home and it's starting to bother her that she can't remember why she ran away or what it was she left behind.
When she meets a man with an electrifying touch her memories start to return and she learns that those she thought she knew have been keeping dark secrets and the powers she possesses away from her. She must convince those who seek to lock her magic away that she may be the only hope for stopping the dark power rising and threatening them all.
The Winter Passing at Circularity Fest #1 – author talk in Burton on Trent
On Friday 22 June 2018 Sarah Lay will be speaking about The Winter Passing as part of Circularity Fest #1.
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As promised at its September "By Innovation Only" media event, Apple is today starting full public distribution of iOS 13.0 and watchOS 6.0, the major releases of its iPhone and Apple Watch operating systems. While today's releases are both expected and arriving with some unusual caveats, they each represent milestones for their respective platforms.
iOS 13 brings a full system-wide Dark Mode to the mobile operating system after debuting last year on Apple's macOS Mojave. All of Apple's apps and an increasing number of third-party apps already support the feature, which lets you conserve screen brightness at night and/or throughout the day by shifting to a largely black and dark gray palette from the traditional white and light gray one. More robust maps, including Apple-developed street-level "Look Around" photography and greater levels of ground detail, have been added for some cities as well.
Camera users will find a huge collection of more granular photo adjustment tools, including sliders for sharpness, definition, noise reduction, and tint, within an impressively enhanced Photos app. iOS 13 also brings a highly appealing machine-organized layout to on-device photo libraries, including a more interesting grid of images and live previews of videos.
Two prior iOS apps, Find My Friends and Find My iPhone, have been merged with this release into a single app called Find My. The revised app is supported by new OS-level location and iCloud syncing features that should help lost devices running iOS 13 to be more easily located, while setting the stage for rumored but as yet unannounced Apple tracking accessories called Tags. Meanwhile, the company is clamping down on third-party use of the OS to quietly gather data on users.
There are also quite a few under-the-hood adjustments that were expected to eliminate bugs and reduce various loading delays, though it's unclear at this point whether they'll be offset by new problems. Even late-stage iOS 13 betas were plagued with noticeable new loading and reloading issues in core apps such as Mail, Safari, and Messages.
An improved update, iOS 13.1, was scheduled last week to be released to the general public on September 30, at the same time as an iPad-specific spinoff now called iPadOS. Apple today bumped that timeline up to September 24.
By comparison, watchOS 6 has enjoyed a largely stable progression through its beta testing cycle, which included the introduction of a large collection of new features. Apple Watch Series 3, Series 4, and Series 5 users today gain access to an on-device App Store, direct-from-Settings OS updates, and a handful of new Apple-designed watch faces. Some of the faces include extra-large numbers that are easy to read from a distance, while others bring snazzier analog-style options and a solar clock to the table.
App improvements are numerous, including new tools to measure ambient audio levels, track menstrual cycles, and share Animoji/Memoji images through Messages. More iOS features have been ported to watchOS, including Voice Memos, Calculator, and Audiobooks, along with a people-only version of iOS's Find My app and a revised Reminders app.
Despite the long list of improvements in watchOS 6, the full slate may not be available to Series 1 and Series 2 users. Apple unexpectedly delayed the release of the new operating system for these older devices until an unspecified date in the fall. Similarly, HomePod users accustomed to getting software updates in sync with major iOS releases will have to wait on a bunch of new features until later as well.
iOS 13 and watchOS 6 are available for free using the iPhone's over-the-air software update mechanisms today. Following the update, watchOS users should be able to initiate updates directly from the Apple Watch's own settings menu, though a nearby iPhone may still be required for the download.
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I also found a Columbia brand hiking jacket for one of my daughters. It too looks nearly new.
Lots of good stuff in the thrift stores right now. They're still burning off inventory from the crush of year-end donations. Lots of people give up good used stuff because they got something newer and better at Christmas to take its place.
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Schrank, Dirk and Schwerdt, Marco and Bachmann, Markus and Döring, Björn and Schulz, Clemens (2009) TerraSAR-X Calibration Status - 2 Years in Flight. In: Proceedings of the CEOS SAR Workshop on Calibration and Validation (CEOS SAR CalVal). CEOS SAR Workshop on Calibration and Validation (CEOS SAR CalVal), 2009-11-17 - 2009-11-19, Passadena, USA.
As TerraSAR-X, launched in June 2007, is an operational scientific mission with commercial potential, product quality is of paramount importance. The success or failure of the mission is essentially dependent on the calibration of the TerraSAR-X system ensuring the product quality and the correct in-orbit operation of the entire SAR system. Based on the excellent calibration results achieved during the commissioning phase after launch, continuing calibration guarantees a stable product quality and monitors the correct operation of the entire SAR system during whole life time of TerraSAR-X. Therefore, one essential task is long term system monitoring (LTSM) performed by periodic measurements over rainforest and permanently deployed reference targets, to ensure stable antenna patterns and constant radiometric accuracy of the instrument. In addition to regular LTSM measurements, an extended re calibration of the TerraSAR-X system was performed in July 2009. In contrast to the nominal LTSM task several beams for a wide range of incidence angles have been measured against a multitude of reference targets. Due to this great amount of different measurements precise results based on reliable statistics have been achieved. The paper describes the different activities performed for LTSM and re calibration of TerraSAR-X and discusses the results.
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OMG! my emotions were doing flips with Severus being an enemy then finding out he was a good guy all along and I totally agree with Cress. Love her!!!ReplyDelete
I bought Lev Grossman's The Magicians and The Magician King a couple weeks ago but have been "iffy" about reading them. How did you like them?
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I completely agree with Serevus! He has my heart doing back flips! :)ReplyDelete
Great list my dear, I have not read the other books that belong to the other characters so I will have to check them out! :D xxx
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And I LOVE Cress! Love her character and I really love the book!
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Oh wow, I love your topic! And I love that you put Jaime Lannister on there. And I don't know if it's my computer, but I wanted to give you a heads up your image for #7 wasn't working for me. Great post! Check mine out at http://www.readingonthefarm.com if you want!ReplyDelete
OOoh nice topic! Gotta admit Snape won my heart too in the end! I was positive he was as evil as he seemed, but by what...book 6 he started changing my mind and then once again totally had me doubting him. By the end I was in tears!!ReplyDelete
Peter is another great choice! He totally surprised me too! I felt the loathing build up again when I saw the movie!
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Great list! It's so nice to have characters who surprise you. Snape, of course, is the ultimate red herring, as you've said. Loved his character arc. I was really disappointed in Peter from Divergent though. After Insurgent he *seemed* like he would be really interesting in the final book, but, from my point of view, didn't really do anything noteworthy. He just shuffled around in the background while Tris and Four blustered through their (totally unnecessary) side plots. While his final decision was interesting, I wished there had been more development before that moment in the end. Just my opinion, though.ReplyDelete
(Before you delete my anti-Peter comment, I should mention that I love both Jamie Lannister and Sansa Stark. Jamie because he's so much more than the persona he outwardly shows; Sansa because she grows so much in the novels. I predict that she'll learn manipulation from Littlefinger, and eventually best him at his own game. It would be the best revenge.)
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This is a great choice for the freebie topic! I love characters who start off as villains but are redeemed. To me, they always end up having much more interesting and complex histories and stories than other characters. Snape is one of my favorite characters in any of the books I've ever read.ReplyDelete
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SANTA ANA, Calif., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Ingram Micro Inc. IM, the world's largest technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions, today announced that Bashar Nejdawi, a 29-year veteran of the telecommunication and mobility industry and current senior vice president of corporate strategic initiatives and partnerships for Ingram Micro Mobility (formerly Brightpoint, Inc.), has been promoted to president of Ingram Micro North America Mobility, effective immediately. He will report to Shailendra Gupta, senior executive vice president and president, Ingram Micro Asia Pacific and global head of Ingram Micro Mobility.
Nejdawi will replace Mark Howell, current executive vice president and president of Ingram Micro North America Mobility, who has resigned to pursue personal interests. Howell will work with Nejdawi through his departure on Jan. 18, 2013, to help ensure continuity and a seamless transition.
"Bashar is a respected and talented executive, with long industry experience and a strong track record," said Gupta. "Under his leadership, he set up the European Sales and Procurement organization and worked on several corporate initiatives. Bashar has worked extensively with the North America region and brings to his new role an ideal mix of experience in mobile distribution and manufacturing, as well as mobility services. This is a highly important region for Ingram Micro and we're confident in his ability to build on Mark's good work and drive additional profitable growth throughout the region."
"I appreciate the company's confidence in me and I'm excited about taking the reins of our North American Mobility group," commented Nejdawi. "North America is operating well and I am confident we can increase our contribution to the performance of the overall Mobility business."
"Over the past 18 years, Mark has been an integral part of BrightPoint," Gupta added. "He has led the expansion into logistics with the key carriers and mobility suppliers and has made considerable contributions to U.S. operations, and the company will continue to reap the benefits of those contributions for many years to come."
Bashar joined BrightPoint in 2008 as president Mobile Enhancement business, responsible for building a global accessories business and later became global executive and head of European Sales and Procurement before progressing to his current role. He has considerable experience in working with the North American team as well as the European team. Prior to this, Bashar was with Motorola for 17 years. He holds a bachelor's degree in electrical and electronics engineering from Greenwich University, an MBA from the American Graduate School of International Management (Thunderbird), a master's in engineering (telecommunications) from Southern Methodist University, and a doctorate of management from Case Western Reserve University.
"I have the utmost respect for Ingram Micro's leadership team and fully support the direction of the company," said Howell. "The team in North America is outstanding, and together we have capitalized on many opportunities to improve the business. I have worked with Bashar for several years and am confident in his ability to lead the North American team and further build on our successful execution."
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Ingram Micro has instituted in the past and continues to institute changes to its strategies, operations and processes to address these risk factors and to mitigate their impact on Ingram Micro's results of operations and financial condition. However, no assurances can be given that Ingram Micro will be successful in these efforts. For a further discussion of significant factors to consider in connection with forward-looking statements concerning Ingram Micro, reference is made to Item 1A Risk Factors of Ingram Micro's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011 and Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012; other risks or uncertainties may be detailed from time to time in Ingram Micro's future SEC filings.
About Ingram Micro Inc.
Ingram Micro is the world's largest wholesale technology distributor and a global leader in IT supply-chain, mobile device lifecycle services and logistics solutions. As a vital link in the technology value chain, Ingram Micro creates sales and profitability opportunities for vendors and resellers through unique marketing programs, outsourced logistics and mobile solutions, technical support, financial services and product aggregation and distribution. The company is the only global broad-based IT distributor, serving 145 countries on six continents with the world's most comprehensive portfolio of IT products and services. Visit www.ingrammicro.com.
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How does an air motor work ?
Thanks to their flexibility and adaptability, air motors can be used in many contexts and applications. In this article, we will try to give you all the keys to understand the basics of air motors.
Thanks to their flexibility and adaptability, air motors can be used in many contexts and applications. In this other article, we explain how to choose the right pneumatic motor in three easy steps. It is really important as the productivity will depend on it. Hereafter, we will try to give you all the keys to understand the basics of air motors.
We can spread the geared air motor in two distinct parts:
- The pneumatic part that allows the motor to run thanks to the compressed air expansion that applies pressure to the different elements
- The gear part that enables to adjust the speed and torque to the application requirement
1. Pneumatic part
The pneumatic part is first made up of a stator (cylinder) which contains an eccentric rotor and is closed both ways by two flanges.
The existing space between these two parts has a crescent shape and the rotor has slots where the valves will be able to move.
When the rotor rotates, and thanks to the centrifugal force, the valves are pressed against the internal surface of the stator which splits the space into different chambers containing different volumes of air.
When 4 to 6 bar pressurized air is blown inside the pneumatic motor it enters the compression chamber. Each wall of this chamber will be therefore subject to a force proportional to its surface.
The rotor will rotate thanks to the different forces acting on the walls of the different surfaces defined by the valve. The volume inside the compression chamber will then increase which brings the air within to expand. It goes on and on for the next compression chamber which is in turn submitted to pressure. This process allow the ongoing rotation of the rotor.
This rotation motion then brings the chamber into exhaust position, releasing the air outside of the motor. It is this succession of pressurization which enables motors operation.
Reversible motor:
In order to drive the rotor into the opposite direction, it is only necessary to move the point of air injection. This will bring the motor to rotate into the opposite direction.
2. Planetary gear reduction part
The rotor will rotate at a speed of about 10 to 20,000 revolutions per minute (rpm) if under a pressure of 6 bars. The main role of the planetary gears is to adapt the movement to the needs of the application. The gear will therefore be chosen depending on the end use application of the motor.
Select the gear in relation to the end use
Every motor is unique as each outcome depends on the combination of pinions. This gives the rise to a large range of speed and torque.
It is possible to install several gear steps, 1 to 5 depending on the range of the pneumatic motor.
A compressed air motor is totally flexible
The relationship between speed and torque is really important and easy to understand when talking about air motors. When there is no load the torque will be at 0 and therefore the speed will hit its maximum. As the load increases, the torque increases too and the speed decreases.
When the applied load exceeds the motors maximum torque, it causes the latter to "stall" . This maximum torque is referred to as the stall torque.
Pneumatic motors can therefore be used with different settings (torque/speed) in many applications.
Our client's experience told us that most applications need a low speed combined to a high torque. Nevertheless, here at Mode, we are able to make every combination possible.
In addition to the almost endless capabilities in terms of settings, pneumatic motors are also highly adaptable to your working environment with the use of straight motors or with a right angle head and also remote control options.
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WESTON RANCH – Sammie Morris was in her domain on Thursday.
Manteca's senior forward record a hat trick during a 5-0 win over Weston Ranch, still looking for its second Valley Oak League victory.
Meanwhile, Manteca improved to 5-2 in league, 12-4 overall.
"I don't think we played the best we've ever played," said Morris, who also tallied two assists. "Usually it takes us a couple of minutes to get it together and actually play, but this time it took a little longer. I don't know why."
Perhaps it was a hangover from a critical 4-1 loss against crosstown rival East Union earlier in the week.
"I think we were still down a little bit from the (loss Tuesday)," Manteca head coach Justin Coenenberg said. "It seemed like there was a little carry over there at the beginning of the game. It took us a little while to score the first one."
Weston Ranch (1-6, 2-7 overall) was competitive defensively, especially for the first 20 minutes. Morris, however, opened the scoring with two goals before halftime.
Manteca freshman Leah Manuleleua didn't have a bad game, either.
The Buffaloes' midfielder/forward assisted Morris' second goal of the opening half after finding her open down the seam.
Weston Ranch goalie Leslie Mayorca tried valiantly to slow the senior-freshman tandem, but she couldn't do it alone.
Under duress throughout, Mayorca finished with a game-high 16 saves.
"(Mayorca) did a good job," Coenenberg said. "She's good at taking away angles and creating some difficult opportunities for us. She had some good saves."
In the second half, Morris assisted Manuleleua on a score to make it 3-0. She scored the fourth goal for the Buffaloes, as well, this time off a corner kick from Avigail Mayen.
Morris scored Manteca's final goal, finishing a cross from senior Jasmine Odell.
"You don't score goals by yourself," said Morris, who is headed to Humboldt State in the fall to play soccer. "You have everybody else around you helping you score and taking shots so you're there to follow. I mean, I do score goals, but that's my job."
Weston Ranch was outshot 26-8 by Manteca, who host Kimball on Tuesday at 4 p.m.
The Cougars travel to Sonora Tuesday.
"We started knocking the ball around, creating opportunities and putting the ball in the back of the net," Coenenberg surmised. "I ended up being pleased in the second half with how we played."
Sonora 3, Lathrop 0
Lathrop fell to 0-6 in the VOL, 4-11-2 overall following a road loss to Sonora.
Sonora (2-3, 5-4 overall) scored a goal early to set the tone. Lathrop misfired on all nine of its shots. Goalie Callia Morales-Linnell finished with nine saves and broke up two breakaways.
Lathrop welcomes defending VOL champion East Union on Tuesday.
WESTON RANCH – Sammie Morris was in her domain on Thursday.


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Although many adults believe that some levels of technology for students is a bit excessive, the truth is that the world is moving towards technology within everything. Every job you have requires technology, bill pay methods are online, apps are replacing customer service people, and if students are not acutely aware of the educational gadgets and devices out there that aid technology, they will inevitably be left behind by what teachers so often call the "real" world. The following is a list of items your students need to have and know how to adequately use, in order for them to become and remain successful in their future businesses.
Top Educational Gadgets for Your Child
1. Moleskine and Evernote
Perhaps one of the most amazing gadgets available out there, Moleskine lets you hand scribe notes and then convert them electronically into Evernote. Even though typing notes may be the quickest way to get the information down, it has been proven that writing notes actually helps improve the memory of what we're writing. However, people are more likely to reflect back on their notes when they have digital copies. The Moleskine gadget mixed with the Evernote app is the perfect blend of these two parts of human nature.
2. Charging Backpack
No matter what kind of useful gadgets your student has to help them be successful, it won't mean a thing if their gadgets are dead or constantly low on battery. Especially in urban public schools were charging in their wall ports is usually against the rules, in case the phones are stolen and someone tries to blame the school. Because of this, charging backpacks are insanely useful. Some of them even come solar powered so that the college student walking between buildings gets a boost in power before their next scheduled class.
3. Kindle
It is no great surprise, nor is it new knowledge, that carrying around heavy textbooks on your back is often bad for you and your health. Not only that, but digital copies of books means that you can get them for cheaper (since you're now avoiding publishing costs) and you can use convenient bookmarks and search options to find notes or highlighted pages more quickly. On top of this, the light within Kindle means that students can study on their commute back home, in shared dorm rooms, or outside in the blaring sun without the glare that phones and tablets would inevitably experience.
4. Fitbit
Fitness; something that most people overlook. The fact about school is that we are trying to get kids prepared for the world that is ahead of them. Fitbit helps students track their sleep (when they get any), their eating, and how active they are. Seeing this information in real-time is motivational for students, especially when they can use them as competitive tools amongst their friends. Health is important for studying and keeping good grades and teaching students to be mindful of their body and their needs are going to instill a much needed independent attitude for taking care of themselves.
5. External Hard Drives
I can not stress how important it is for students to have extra memory and memory that is mobile at that. Being on campus with a paper due in an hour and no way to print it off is an anxiety attack just waiting to happen. Even if your professor takes things submitted online, hard drives are necessary for collaborating with peers. Most education programs are learning the value of group projects and are therefore assigning more collaborative assignments. With a hard drive, the group can pass around the vital information without the worry of having a shared file online get ruined or accidentally changed.
6. Personal Alarms
Campus, unfortunately, is not always safe. Whether your student is in middle school, high school, or freshly starting college, all students need to be spoken to about safety measures when walking anywhere, especially at night. Even though not often talked about, personal alarms are amazing for safety. Not only can carrying one save you from an attack but having that conversation with your students will help them become more aware of their surroundings and better able to make decisions about what is and is not safe for them to do. One I use is a brand called Damsel in Defense and is, cleverly, called "holla."
7. Printer
It seems so simple, and yet it is so often overlooked. While I was in school, it felt like I was constantly asking family members and teachers for their printer. Even if most assignments are submitted online, there is always something random that needs to be printed like resumes, applications, and reports. In addition, the workforce has not yet changed away from printers and students need to know how to print, fax, and scan files until the paper is completely replaced with technology. If you want to get your student way far ahead and have the funds to do so, then I definitely recommend a 3D printer. Many companies are already utilizing this tool, and the knowledge of creating through one of these will definitely look fantastic on a graduate's resume.
8. Art Gadgets
Let us not forget about the art students. Talented as they are, even they will need to adapt to the technology of the world. Beginning with the visual artists, they could definitely benefit from becoming familiar with a Graphics Tablet. These are a great way for students to transfer their hand drawings into animations, which is the most common way that cartoonists or character artists are getting their work turned into a real income.
For performing artists who are studying music, gadgets such as Jamstik Smart Guitar would be a great investment. This is a small, mobile guitar with actual metal feeling strings that connects to an app on your phone and helps you with learning your notes and your chords. For any student studying music in an environment where the loud sound is not ideal, this gadget would be great for allowing unprohibited practice time whenever the inspiration to create arises.


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After the Crimson White published a column and an editorial cartoon critical of fraternity practices, the editor-in-chief said he saw what appeared to be two fraternity pledges carrying stacks of papers.
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U. of Alabama yearbook comes to a halt after years of decline in revenue, sales
The University of Alabama's 122-year-old student yearbook will cease publication, prompted by years of dwindling revenue and circulation. Last year, only 24 copies of the Corolla were sold to a student body of more than 34,000.
Papers stolen after reporting on fired coach, drug bust
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Watch Dramatic Atlantic Rescue By Coast Guard And Navy
Here's video of a dramatic Coast Guard and Navy rescue off the North Carolina Coast. Watch as the Coast Guard and the crew of the Navy destroyer USS Cole rescue three people Sunday. Those rescued were from a sailboat, Wings, located approximately 210 miles offshore of North Carolina coast in the Atlantic Ocean.
The rescue happened around 10 a.m. Sunday morning. The Wings crew had first reported trouble Friday night indicating a disabled rudder but plenty of provisions. On Sunday morning they contacted the Coast Guard as weather conditions worsened.
The three rescued from Wings were airlifted to the Coast Guard Air Station at Elizabeth City, NC. There were no reports of injuries.


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Market Now Accepts EBT
According to the state Department of Human Services, there was an average of 77,133 households receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly known as food stamps) benefits per month in Hawaii in 2011. That's an average of $33,427,096 SNAP benefits issued per month.
Despite these figures, only a few farmers markets on the island accept SNAP benefits as payment.
In order to make the fresh, local produce that farmers markets carry available to low-income communities, GreenWheel Food Hub, a project of the Feed the Hunger Foundation, is launching EBT/SNAP acceptance at five Oahu farmers markets. Wahiawa Farmers Market became the first in GreenWheel's project to accept payment via Electronic Benefit Transfer/SNAP on Sept. 13.
The idea for this project, which is funded by Hawaii Community Foundation's Island Innovation Fund, was conceived when the organization noticed what GreenWheel's Kasha Ho calls a "class divide" in eating local.
"Our goal is about increasing access and affordability to fresh, healthy, locally grown food for all communities in Hawaii," Ho said.
In addition, GreenWheel hopes the program can be beneficial to the local food system.
"We feel like this opportunity to accept EBT at farmers markets is really a win-win situation, in terms of increasing access and affordability for low-income communities, and opening up a whole new market stream for local farmers," said Ho. "There is a whole lot of money that comes into the state every month with SNAP benefits. If we spend just a few of those dollars here locally and they stay with local farmers, I think it's going to make a huge difference for our sustainable agriculture here in Hawaii."
EBT/SNAP benefits can purchase fresh fruits and vegetables, seeds or starter plants at the market.
"This should be very helpful for everybody," said Libby Smithe, the farmers market committee chairwoman of the Wahiawa Community Based Development Organization, which organizes the market.
"Any time that we can help the community, we always want to be there," Smithe said. "We just want to do something to help the people of our town. We want them all to be healthy."
While Smithe said that just a few EBT customers showed up that first week, the market has since experienced a significant increase in customers – and the number of shoppers using EBT has grown.
"In fact, the whole market has grown," Smithe said. She estimates that about 100 more people have been attending the market since EBT acceptance launched last month. A couple of weeks ago, the market experienced a record high attendance of 316 customers.
As a part of its project, GreenWheel will study the effect of EBT access – including the amount of EBT dollars spent, the number of market customers and vendor profits.
Honolulu Farmers Market is scheduled to begin accepting EBT within the next month through GreenWheel's program. GreenWheel also hopes to work with the Mililani Farmers Market.
GreenWheel currently is working with the Department of Health to identify other areas on the island that could benefit from EBT access at farmers markets.
The Wahiawa Farmers Market is located at the Wahiawa Hongwanji, at 1067 California Avenue. It is open every Thursday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.