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GLASGOW legend James Grieves is expecting "punch-ups and powerhouse performances" in the biggest Scottish Fast Old Firm derby in more than 20 years.
The former Tigers No.1 and ex-Edinburgh ace is convinced this weekend's League Cup Final is more than just about one trophy.
Grieves, now pit mentor to current Glasgow star Nick Morris, believes Tigers have nothing to lose while Monarchs are defending their proud recent success story.
Never one to shirk fisticuffs, Grieves also reckons it will get heated. He told me: "This is the most hotly-contested derby for over two decades, it's destined to get feisty at some stage.
"There's a lot riding on it for Edinburgh. They are the league champions, defending League Cup winners and they are the team to beat. I generally think Edinburgh are expecting to win it and why shouldn't they?
"They won everything last year impressively, topped the Premier League this year and are the form team.
"I also think they know Glasgow are a threat again and will want to lay down a marker that they are still the top team in Scotland."
In contrast Grieves is convinced the Allied Vehicles Tigers are firm underdogs and have the crucial deciding second leg at Ashfield on Sunday.
He said: "I genuinely believe Glasgow can go into the final relaxed. When I rode in the last cup final against Edinburgh in 1994 we had just won the league and all the pressure was on Glasgow.
"I know we found that quite difficult at the time but we had a winning mentality and that's why Edinburgh are the favourites this year.
"But anything for Glasgow is a bonus. They have had an excellent first year under new management, reaching the cup final and play-offs. You can't expect anymore than that so soon.
"It's going to be a cracking couple of meetings. I also think there will be a few powerhouse performances from the top boys but there's a hero in waiting for either side."
Monarchs star Sam Masters believes "anything can happen" over two legs.
He was given a major confidence boost yesterday when he was handed a wild-card slot in next month's Australian Grand Prix.
But before then he must play a huge role in Edinburgh defending their League Cup and dominance of Scottish speedway. He said: "I'm stoked to be in the Grand Prix but I've got to focus on the end of the UK season first.
"It's definitely the biggest Scottish derby I've ridden in.
"I will treat them like any other meetings but I know how much it means to the fans, so there's an extra edge, that's for sure. It's definitely going to be a big weekend and brilliant for Scottish speedway."
Masters then faces the biggest meeting of his career when lining up in Melbourne for the Oz GP on October 24.
He added: "It's a massive step up for me to be in the Grand Prix.
"I think it was mainly down to me finishing second in the Australian Championship - and my form has been decent this season in the UK."


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Summer is coming and field activities are increasing at the research stations. In the north there is still a thick cover of snow, but in the south of Finland the students from different faculties and departments are all around, busy with their teachers. Research groups are installing their equipment and starting to execute their fine plans outdoors. The interns have plenty of things on their hands, helping in the research or doing their own research projects.
The University of Helsinki research stations offer excellent logistics and support for research and teaching. With their long history the stations are able to provide long term environmental background data sets from the Baltic Sea to the north of Finland. The stations have modern infrastructure to support a wide variety of research, from field studies to laboratory analyses. Accommodation and catering services make the stay at the stations easy and comfortable.
This blog is all about the happenings at the University of Helsinki research stations. The stations belong to the RESTAT-station network along with the other Universities’ field stations. Five of the stations form also a HiLIFE-network (Helsinki Institute of Life Sciences) for co-operation. You are welcome to follow the activities of Tvärminne Zoological Station, Lammi Biological Station, Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station, Kilpisjärvi Biological Station and Muddusjärvi Research Station in this blog.
A common www-page is also under construction for the stations. When it is ready you good people will be informed here. Have an interesting summer and do not forget to visit here now and then!

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As government looks for alternative sources of funding for its budget and other development projects, the Chief Executive of the Ghana Chamber of Mines is urging the government to take a second look at its mineral sector by developing a comprehensive vision on the use of these resources.
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B.C.’s solicitor general has formally authorized the City of Surrey to establish its own municipal police force, which will replace the Surrey RCMP.
Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum announced the decision on Thursday morning.
“I’m really really excited to be here today. Today, as we stand here, is Day 1 of our Surrey Police Department,” McCallum said.
Setting up a Surrey police force was one of the key pillars of McCallum’s municipal campaign platform, and council voted at its first meeting in November 2018 to proceed with the transition.
In May 2019, the city submitted a policing transition report to the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, which was prepared by the cities of Surrey and Vancouver and the Vancouver Police Department, and provided an overview of what Surrey’s force is expected to look like, including staffing numbers and costs.
Three months later, Solicitor General Mike Farnworth gave the city to continue the process, and set up a joint project team led by former B.C. attorney general Wally Oppal to conduct the research and analysis to fill in the gaps.
The team began its work in September, and submitted its 450-page report to the provincial government in January. That report has not yet been released to the public.
The areas the committee examined included pensions and collective agreement, recruitment, training, information management, information technology, investigative file continuity and business impacts.
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It’s expected a number of experienced officers will be hired, along with new recruits. The city is working with the Justice Institute of B.C. to make sure enough people can be trained to work for the police department.
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Teams in Bouca Treat 26 Patients for Machete and Gunshot Wounds
MSF treated more than two dozen people injured in the aftermath of new violence 180 miles north of Bangui.
The medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) denounces the targeting of civilian populations in a new wave of violence that erupted recently in Bouca, roughly 180 miles north of Bangui, the capital of Central African Republic (CAR). In the immediate aftermath, MSF treated more than two dozen people who had been injured either by machetes or gunshots, including women and children.
A new wave of violence occurring in the Bouca and Bossangoa regions is causing even more suffering to civilians who have already endured months of conflict and repeated displacements. Over the past month, MSF projects in Bossangoa, Batangafo, and Paoua have all seen an increase in patients admitted to health facilities with injuries related to violence.
Fighting broke out in Bouca at around six in the morning on September 9, when armed men from a group purportedly supporting François Bozizé, the president who was ousted by the Séléka rebel group last spring, entered the village. MSF teams soon after treated 26 injured people, including eight women and six children, and transferred five people in critical condition to the hospital in Batangafo.
An undetermined number of people were killed in the attack. Some were apparently summarily executed. Houses were burned down as well. All of this leaves MSF deeply concerned that all parties to the fighting will continue to target civilians and carry out more atrocities against them. MSF is also extremely worried that inflammatory sectarian rhetoric that started during the Séléka rebellion in March could fuel more violence in the country.
“We are highly concerned about a further escalation in fighting and retaliatory acts of violence,” says Sylvain Groulx, coordinator of MSF’s projects in CAR.
Many of those who fled Bouca are hiding in the bush, and around 300 people are seeking refuge in a Catholic compound in the town. MSF plans to start mobile clinics to monitor their situation and that of those hiding in the bush. Of particular concern is the fact that this is the time of year when people are most vulnerable to contracting malaria.
There are concerns elsewhere, too. In nearby Bossangoa, MSF teams have received more than 25 machete and gunshot victims in the last two weeks. This sudden escalation of sectarian violence has heightened the atmosphere of fear within the communities, spurring thousands to flee in search of sanctuary. Attacks against health workers have occurred as well, and MSF strongly condemns the senseless killing of two humanitarian workers from ACTED last Saturday in Bossangoa.
“MSF denounces these horrific acts of violence against the population and calls on all parties to the conflict to respect the safety of non-combatants and medical and humanitarian aid workers,” states Groulx.
MSF is operating seven regular projects in CAR, while it has recently started emergency operations in four more locations. For the moment, MSF is maintaining its medical activities all around the country, both those that had been set up before the March coup d’Etat and those that were established in response to the acute needs of the population affected by displacement, high levels of malaria, and the collapse of the public health system in the country (including people suffering from diseases such as HIV/AIDS who are now cut off from their medication).


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Every year around this time, the New York Times often likes to publish articles about Hanukkah. They like to trash this holiday, saying it belongs to religious fundamentalists and is merely a so-called Jewish answer to Christmas. They like to say it’s unauthentic and forced. They say it’s a relic of the past.
The latest in this series of pathetic self-flagellation comes from someone called Sarah Prager, who I want to emphasize is not even a Jew (Jewish father only), in her article called “Saying Goodbye to Hanukkah.” Her article received quite a strong negative backlash, so much so that she is trying to back away from it now, releasing a series of tweets where she said, “If I had known it would cause pain for some I may have reconsidered…”
Oh please – don’t give me that…
The whole point of these articles is precisely to cause pain. It’s to denigrate and ridicule Jewish tradition and history. It’s to mock and make fun of every one of these sacred traditions that proud Jews hold onto. It’s to minimize the entire Jewish experience and to dilute what being a Jew in today’s world means.
A couple of years ago, there was another article written in the New York Times by Michael David Lukas, a Jew, called, “The Hypocrisy of Hanukkah.” In it he said that Jews who fought against their oppressors were nothing more than a “group of violent fundamentalists.” He considered the idea of Jews fighting for the right to live their lives in their own traditions in their own land, as some kind of “religious fundamentalism.”
He also offered a reason for us celebrating Hanukkah as the Jewish answer to Christmas, because “We have to celebrate something,” he said. “It’s all about beating Santa.”
Let’s be clear – Christmas and Hanukkah, despite their often close proximity in the calendar, have nothing to do with each other.
Christmas is when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus – who they see as their Messiah. Hanukkah is the battle of Jews against an oppressive regime who forcibly wanted to assimilate them and wipe out those traditions. And they were aided by Hellenised Jews who wanted to replace Judaism and Jewish culture with a strong Syrian-Greek influence.
But there were Jews who refused to accept this, who refused to allow themselves to be assimilated, who refused to give up their traditions, their beliefs, their culture and their one true God.
And they fought, powered by a purity of belief far stronger than any of those false idols they were offered up. Led by Judah Maccabee, they fought insurmountable odds and succeeded, rededicated our Holy Temple and eradicated the vile idolatry that had sullied it.
And the miracle – the true miracle of Hanukkah – was not that we won against impossible odds. The true miracle was that when it came time to light the Menorah in dedication, there was only enough oil to last one day and yet the flame that was lit burnt for 7 days more.
Over two thousand years ago, the Maccabees saved us. Because their battle was not just for that time, but for all times. If they had failed and the Jews were assimilated, then there would be no Israel today and there would be no Jews. There would be no Jewish traditions or culture and every Jewish festival would not belong in the world of today, but only in old books and journals gathering dust in a dilapidated library in a forgotten corner of the world.
Hanukkah survives today, because it is not only about the past. It’s about the present and the future too.
It is therefore not surprising that there are some Jews today who mock the story of Hanukkah. It is the same Jews who hold signs against Israel. It is the same Jews who are part of anti-Semitic movements like IfNotNow and Jewish Voice for Peace. It’s the same Jews who mock our history, our nationality, our stories – yet claim to be proud of being Jewish.
It’s because in the festival of Hanukkah, they are not the heroes of the story, but the ones the true heroes fought against.


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Over the past decades, Jordan has become a regular destination for migrant workers, particularly from Egypt and Southeast Asia. Though Jordanian Labour Laws protect all workers, regardless of their nationality, cases of exploitation and harsh working conditions have been reported. Employers have the power to cancel migrant workers’ visas, terminating their legal residency in the country and leaving them to face deportation. The following interview with Jordanian migration expert Shaddin Almasri sheds light on the causes of the persistent difficulties that migrant workers face in Jordan, despite legislation in the recent decade intended to protect worker rights. This wide-ranging interview covers issues such as transformations in the backgrounds of migrant workers coming to Jordan, the legal framework that regulates their residency status, their participation in syndicates and trade unions, how they coped during the pandemic and policy recommendations that would improve their lives.
Daniel Coleman: Since when has Jordan become such an important recipient country for migrant workers?
Shaddin Almasri: Regarding regional movement, we could go back in time and say there has always been circular labour migration between Jordan and its neighbouring countries, particularly Syria. The Emirate of Transjordan is quite a new state, and the region was part of the broader Ottoman Empire until relatively recently, within which there has always been some level of movement. If we are talking about the modern state, then the beginning of large-scale outward migration, mainly to the Gulf States, and inward migration, mostly from other Arab states, specifically Egypt, is in the 1970s and coincided with the oil boom.
Unlike the Gulf States, where there has been enormous investment in domestic economies and consequently a higher demand for foreign labour, Jordan has never been a particularly rich state. This being the case, what has attracted migrant workers to Jordan?
This question is the subject of much debate, but if we contextualize south-south migration, most of the countries that migrants travel to and from are not very wealthy, so movement is not necessarily low income to high income. It consists largely of people filling gaps in each other’s economies. In the case of Jordan, many citizens left to work in the Gulf due to the booming economies there. One theory suggests that inward migration to Jordan increased to reduce the labour shortages Jordan suffered as a result, particularly in the manufacturing sector. In addition, Jordanian industry suffers from excessive costs, with products that were not competitive internationally. Consequently, Jordanian industry sought to employ migrant workers, who received lower wages than their Jordanian counterparts did.
How has the demographic background and the gender background of migrants to Jordan evolved during the last half-century?
There has been an increased feminization of the migrant worker community in Jordan, largely in response to two factors. These are the expansion of the garment sector, especially since the creation of the Qualified Industrial Zones (QIZ) in 1997 and then domestic workers. Is there female migration to Jordan on a large scale? Speaking realistically, statistics on the number of migrant workers provided by the Ministry of Labour are only an estimate, due to high levels of informality amongst migrant workers, but they function as a good rule of thumb. They show that migrant workers are still overwhelmingly male, except for the two sectors I mentioned previously.
Migration from Asia has increased because of labour agreements with Asian countries, such as the Philippines or Sri Lanka. Now, workers in the QIZs tend to be female and Asian. Until the conclusion of these agreements, labour migration to Jordan was predominantly regional rather than international.
Are migrant workers recruited before travelling to Jordan or after their arrival?
Normally, recruitment occurs before departure. With domestic work, there are partner offices and recruitment agencies in the sender countries. The agencies put together individual portfolios for applicants, which are then shown to Jordanian families seeking a domestic worker. If a domestic worker is chosen, they are flown to Jordan. Finding a job after arriving in Jordan is challenging, especially if you are from a nationality that regularly pursues work in Jordan. For example, Egyptian men can enter Jordan on a tourist visa due to a reciprocal agreement. Despite this, Egyptian men are often subjected to questioning upon entry and exit. For Asian nationalities without reciprocal visa agreements, it would be even harder. Even if they obtained a tourist visa, they might have to return to their home countries to obtain a work permit from a recruitment agency.
You mentioned a discrepancy between the figures from the Ministry of Labour and actual numbers of migrant workers in Jordan. Do migrant workers arrive legally and later become undocumented due to a change in their work circumstances?
Yes, to enter Jordan undocumented is next to impossible. The border is extremely secure and was only opened to allow in Syrian refugees. It is usually through a permit cancellation or overstaying a visa that a migrant worker becomes undocumented.
Would it be correct to describe the Jordanian system for migrants as a Kafala system?
Despite no mention of Kafala in Jordanian law, the legal system governing migrant workers is to all intents and purposes a Kafala system. Migrant workers have a sponsor who controls entry and exit. It is a common misconception that employers can withhold your passport, but technically every migrant worker requires a visa cancellation approval from an employer, without which they cannot leave the country. In practice though, western and higher income individuals can exit without it.
In addition, your autonomy to enter and exit the country is severely curtailed as the residency permits of migrant workers are tied to their employer, who can cancel their permit without any consultation, depriving migrant workers at one stroke of their residency and work permits. This creates an extremely harmful power imbalance between employer and employee, which especially affects migrant workers in lower income sectors. It allows employers to control the movement of domestic workers, while in the agricultural sector, a migrant worker looking to change jobs may be asked for a bribe by their current employer to facilitate the process of changing jobs. Fundamentally, workers suffer from a lack of bargaining power.
What sort of protections are enshrined in Jordanian law for migrant workers that are meant to prevent such abuses? Does Jordanian labour law treat migrant workers and Jordanian workers separately?
There are several important aspects to this question. We can start with the minimum wage, which is differentiated by nationality and by sector. There is a Jordanian minimum wage and a foreign minimum wage. For example, the garment sector has a differentiated national and foreign wage.
In 2008, the Labour Code was amended with an article stipulating that there would be a separate code for agricultural and domestic workers, two fields in which migrant workers are overrepresented. In 2011, a separate code for domestic workers was issued, but the agricultural code was only introduced in 2021. Beforehand the sector was extremely lightly regulated. The assumption was that there was no legislation pertaining to the sector, despite assertions by legal analysts from organizations such as Tamkeen that in the absence of a specific code, the 2008 code should be applied. In 2021, the combination of greater focus on the agricultural sector due to its role in maintaining food supply during the pandemic and the increased interest of donors amidst fears of climate change-induced food scarcity in Jordan helped the Agricultural Workers’ Union to push successfully for the introduction of the labour code.
To what extent have migrant workers been able to join Jordanian unions or form their own unions and worker associations?
Migrant workers can join trade unions, specifically in the textile and garment sector, but they cannot establish them. Like the agricultural sector, the garment sector has recently received much attention. It participated in the “Better Work Jordan” scheme run by the ILO, which sought to improve working conditions. I cannot imagine that there would be similar activity in a sector like construction, a much-neglected sector. Here, labourers would be largely Syrian or Egyptian, in addition to minority refugee groups such as Sudanese and Somali. Jordan is not your typical refugee-hosting country. There is no specific refugee law, only references to refugees, such as the 1973 Law prohibiting the refoulement of political refugees. Jordan is not a signatory to the 1951 UN refugee convention or the 1967 UN Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees.
You mentioned the role of agricultural workers during the pandemic. Did migrant workers have access to the vaccination program of the Jordanian government?
As far as vaccinations are concerned, in principle everyone had access. The authorities encouraged everyone, including migrant workers, to get vaccinated, irrespective of their residency status. Although the Jordanian government introduced laws mandating vaccination or testing to enter workplaces, these rules were almost impossible to enforce in houses (Domestic Workers), lightly regulated factories and remote agricultural sites.
Did Jordanian social security programs implemented in response to the pandemic also assist migrant workers?
Jordanian social security programs were expanded, but mostly for those who were already eligible. About 90% of migrant workers are not on social security. A World Bank diagnostic in 2019 estimated informality rates of 85-90% amongst migrant workers. Direct cash transfers by the Government of Jordan only benefited Jordanians. There was a program to fast track the formalization of informal companies but was mostly accessible only to Jordanians. As so many migrant workers were not registered in governmental programs, they were de facto excluded. If you ask individual migrant workers, very often they will not want to register with social security, because it requires a monthly contribution, which many do not want to pay. It is the same with pensions. Migrant workers struggling to get by everyday do not have the privilege of thinking of their financial situation 10 years from now.
What policy recommendations would you suggest to both the Jordanian government and the recruitment agencies to improve the living and working conditions of migrant workers in Jordan?
Firstly, it is vital to address the securitized Jordanian approach to migrant workers. The number of labour deportations in 2017 was around 10,000. This penalization contributes to the power imbalance between migrant workers and the employers who can cancel their legal residency at any time. Therefore, I would prioritize policies like fast-tracking formalization structures, while minimizing security-based approaches and detention for informal work.
The instructions issued for the agricultural and domestic work sectors are almost impossible to enforce under current circumstances. There are only several hundred labour inspectors and thousands of worksites. We know there are countless labour violations, so there is a complete mismatch between the needs of the sector and the resources available to protect workers. There needs to be more inspectors working on behalf of workers, more interactions between inspectors and employees and it needs to be made clear that the inspectors are there to support the employees and not the employers. While already weak, this process is now even more at risk given the recently announced Public Sector Modernization Plan. This strategy proposes the dissolution of the Ministry of Labour entirely in favour of distributing its functions across each of the Ministries of Interior, Education, and Industry & Trade. Civil society responded with an outcry and strong advocacy against this move as it compromises labour market regulation and employee protections, even more than it already has been. Labour rights have been unfortunately de-prioritized for years even with a Labour Ministry in place. Whatever the outcome of the public sector modernization process, it is imperative that decent work, especially for migrants, takes precedence in the coming years.
Furthermore, the delinking of work and residency permits is also essential. A worker should be allowed to leave their worksite for safety reasons without worrying about losing their residency permit. The right to organize and found unions is critical. The government has not approved the foundation of a single new union since 1976. Agriculture is not even on the government’s list of sectors, so the Agricultural Workers’ Union remains unrecognized. In recent years, collective bargaining and freedom of association have been greatly restricted in Jordan.
Finally, the creation of a unified minimum wage without any distinctions between foreign and local workers is of crucial importance. Similarly, there is a need for a unified labour law, rather than different labour laws governing different labour sectors.
 The Qualifying Industrial Zone (QIZ) concept was introduced by the United States in 1996 which authorized duty-free entry into the US for industrial products originating in Jordan and manufactured jointly with Israel, in compliance with the international rules of origin.
 The “Kafala” system is a system that lays down the obligations and protections in the treatment of foreign “guests.” Kafala means “to guarantee” or “to take care of” in Arabic. Under the system, a migrant worker’s immigration status is legally bound to an employer or sponsor (“Kafeel”) during the contract period. The migrant worker cannot enter the country, transfer employment, nor leave the country for any reason without first obtaining explicit permission form the Kafeel.


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The U.N. refugee agency will repatriate about 60,000 refugees to southern Sudan by May, following a peace deal earlier in the year that has made it easier for them to return home, a senior U.N. official said Monday.
The move started Saturday and it could take up to five years to repatriate all 560,000 southern Sudanese refugees in seven neighboring countries — Central African Republic, Congo, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda — said Jean-Marie Fakhouri, the head of operations in Sudan for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
All the refugees will be repatriated voluntarily from camps and settlements they have lived in for as long as 15 years.
Many of the refugees’ homes were destroyed in the war between rebels and the Arab-dominated government in the country’s north. There are few hospitals or schools in southern Sudan, and the region lacks basic infrastructure such as running water and electricity.
"It is going to be many years before anyone can say the (living) conditions (in southern Sudan) are the same to what they (refugees) have enjoyed in asylum," Fakhouri told journalists.
The agency is ensuring that the areas the southern Sudanese refugees will return to have some basic things such as a school, wells and a health facility, he said.
"We hope that we should be able to do it (the repatriation of all refugees) within 3 to 5 years," said Fakhouri.
The first 131 refugees — not 147 as earlier reported — were repatriated by the UNHCR Saturday to Kapoeta in Sudan’s Eastern Equatoria state and Bor in Upper Nile state, from their camp in northwestern Kenya.
When the rainy season starts in May, the repatriation will stop because southern Sudan has only 14 kilometers (8.7 miles) of paved road, making it difficult to move people, Fakhouri said.
The war in southern Sudan began with fighting that broke out in 1983. Over 2 million people died in the war, mainly due to conflict-induced famine.
In January, the Sudanese government and the main southern rebel group reached a deal to end the conflict.
The north-south peace agreement provides for an autonomous south with its own army, government and a new constitution during a six-year interim period. After the transition, the 10 southern states will hold a referendum on independence.


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The police also arrested two Yemeni expats who did not adhere to the movement restrictions and went out during the curfew. One of them moved while hiding himself in a cardboard box, while the other filmed him
Saudis, expatriates held forviolating curfew, health rules
Saudi authorities have arrested 34 Saudi nationals and residents for violating the curfew and not adhering to precautionary health measures the government put in place to contain the coronavirus outbreak.


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The Department of Public Safety (PSD) has implemented a new inmate identification card program which provides REAL State IDs for inmates in custody, in accordance with Act 056, SLH 2017. The law was specifically created to address a problem offenders often face when released from custody: a lack of certified identification documentation.
In a press release Tommy Johnson, PSD Deputy Director for Corrections said, “Legal identification is required for most basic needs such as applying for State financial assistance, housing, medical coverage and to secure employment. When I came on board as Deputy Director for Corrections in late 2020, one of my first priorities was to make this program a reality. Thanks in large part to the agreement with the DOT and the City and County, offenders are now eligible to order a REAL ID State ID prior to release”.
Currently, PSD has a machine at the Halawa Correctional Facility (HCF) in Honolulu. The machine remotely connects to the City and County system to take an inmate’s picture and capture their signatures. The City and County then processes the information and notifies the facility when the inmate’s new State ID is ready for pick-up. The facility staff pick up the State IDs from the City and County office, store them in the inmate files and issue them to inmates upon release from custody.
In the upcoming year, the City and County Department of Customer Service, Motor Vehicle, Licenses and Permits will be upgrading their equipment. Once the upgrade is complete, PSD will upgrade the current equipment at HCF and purchase additional machines for the Women’s Community Correctional Center in Kailua, Oʻahu, and at the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center in Hilo, Hawaii and the Maui Community Correctional Center in Wailuku, Maui.
In addition to applying for a REAL State ID prior to release, PSD recently began issuing free bus passes to eligible exiting offenders, with plans to expand this public transportation offering at facilities statewide.
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Marvin Pentz Gay (a.k.a. Marvin Gaye) is born in Washington, D.C.
Marvin Gaye forms his first group, the Marquees, with school chums Reese Palmer, James Nolan and Chester Simmons. Their lone single, “Wyatt Earp,” was produced by Bo Diddley.
Marvin Gaye meets Motown founder Berry Gordy at a Christmas party. The two hit it off, and Gaye goes on to become one of Motown’s mainstays.
The Soulful Moods of Marvin Gaye, an album of jazz-pop standards and Gaye’s debut, is released. It fails to chart, as do his next three albums.
Together, an album of duets by Marvin Gaye and Mary Wells, is released. It is Gaye’s fifth album and first to make Billboard’s Top 200 album chart.
“I’ll Be Doggone” becomes Marvin Gaye’s first R&B chart-topper and second Top Ten pop hit.
“Ain’t No Mountain High Enough,” the first of many duets by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, peaks at #19.
“I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” by Marvin Gaye, tops the R&B and pop charts for the first of seven weeks. It comes almost exactly a year after Gladys Knight and the Pips’ version of the song topped the R&B charts for six weeks.
Philadelphia vocalist Tammi Terrell, who has been Marvin Gaye’s favorite duettist, dies three years after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.
Marvin Gaye records “What’s Going On,” a jazzy self-production, at Motown’s Studio A. It will become a huge hit (#2 pop, #1 R&B) and the title track of Gaye’s influential 1971 album.
What’s Going On, Marvin Gaye’s magnum opus, is released. It is the first Motown album to include printed lyrics and to credit Motown’s house musicians by name.
Washington, D.C celebrates “Marvin Gaye Day,” an homage to Gaye and his new album, What’s Going On. That night, Gaye performs his first concert in nearly four years at the Kennedy Center.
Let’s Get It On, Marvin Gaye’s album-length meditation on matters of the flesh, is released.
“Let’s Get It On,” by Marvin Gaye, tops the singles charts for the first of two weeks.
Marvin Gaye Live!, which documents the singer’s first concert in five years, reaches #8 on the album chart as his album of duets with Diana Ross descends after a nearly yearlong run.
Marvin Gaye performs sold-out shows on consecutive nights in London, one of which will be released the next year as Marvin Gaye Live at the London Palladium.
Got to Give It Up, Part 1,” by Marvin Gaye, becomes Gaye’s third Number One pop single and twelfth R&B chart-topper.
Marvin Gaye releases Here, My Dear, a double album that dramatically documents the dissolution of his marriage to Anna Gordy Gaye.
Motown releases Marvin Gaye’s In Our Lifetime before the artist considers it finished. As a result, Gaye vows never to record for the label again.
Midnight Love, Marvin Gaye’s first album for Columbia Records, is released. The album and single “Sexual Healing” return Gaye to prominence.
“Sexual Healing” tops the R&B chart for the first of ten weeks. Early in 1983 it will peak at #3 on the pop chart.
“Sexual Healing,” by Marvin Gaye, wins Grammy Awards for Best Male Vocal Performance and Best Instrumental Performance. They are the first Grammys of Gaye’s career.
Following an argument, Marvin Gaye is shot to death by his father at his parents’ home in Los Angeles.
Marvin Gaye is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the second annual induction dinner. Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson are his presenters.
The Master 1961-1984, a four-disc overview of Marvin Gaye’s career, is released on Motown Records.
Vulnerable, an unreleased album of ballads by Marvin Gaye, finally sees the light of day twelve years after his death. Gaye once remarked, “Of all my albums, I love this one the most.”
Marvin Gaye posthumously receives the Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences at the 38th annual Grammy Awards.
On the thirtieth anniversary of its original release, Marvin Gaye’s classic What’s Going On is issued in a two-disc deluxe edition that includes alternate mixes and a historic 1972 performance.


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possessors, and therefore cannot have been influenced through natural selection. Bronn adduces the length of the ears and tails in the different species of hares and mice,—the complex folds of enamel in the teeth of many animals, and a multitude of analogous cases. With respect to plants, this subject has been discussed by Nägeli in an admirable essay. He admits that natural selection has effected much, but he insists that the families of plants differ chiefly from each other in morphological characters, which appear to be quite unimportant for the welfare of the species. He consequently believes in an innate tendency towards progressive and more perfect development. He specifies the arrangement of the cells in the tissues, and of the leaves on the axis, as cases in which natural selection could not have acted. To these may be added the numerical divisions in the parts of the flower, the position of the ovules, the shape of the seed, when not of any use for dissemination, &c.
There is much force in the above objection. Nevertheless, we ought, in the first place, to be extremely cautious in pretending to decide what structures now are, or have formerly been, of use to each species. In the second place, it should always be borne in mind that when one part is modified, so will be other parts, through certain dimly seen causes, such as an increased or diminished flow of nutriment to a part, mutual pressure, an early developed part affecting one subseqnently developed, and so forth, -as well as through other causes which lead to the many mysterious cases of correlation, which we do not in the least understand. These agencies may be all grouped together, for the sake of brevity, under the expression of the laws of growth. In the third place,
we have to allow for the direct and definite action of changed conditions of life, and for so-called spontaneous variations, in which the nature of the conditions apparently plays a quite subordinate part. Bud-variations, such as the appearance of a moss-rose on a common rose, or of a nectarine on a peach-tree, offer good instances of spontaneous variations; but even in these cases, if we bear in mind the power of a minute drop of poison in producing complex galls, we ought not to feel too sure that the above variations are not the effect of some local change in the nature of the sap, due to some change in the conditions. There must be some efficient cause for each slight individual difference, as well as for more strongly marked variations which occasionally arise; and if the unknown cause were to act persistently, it is almost certain that all the individuals of the species would be similarly modified.
In the earlier editions of this work I under-rated, as it now seems probable, the frequency and importance of modifications due to spontaneous variability. But it is impossible to attribute to this cause the innumerable structures which are so well adapted to the habits of life of each species. I can no more believe in this, than that the well-adapted form of a race-horse or greyhound, which before the principle of selection by man was well understood, excited so much surprise in the minds of the older naturalists, can thus be explained.
It may be worth while to illustrate some of the foregoing remarks. With respect to the assumed inutility of various parts and organs, it is hardly necessary to observe that even in the higher and best-known animals many structures exist, which are so highly developed that no one doubts that they are of importance, yet their
use has not been, or has only recently been, ascertained. As Bronn gives the length of the ears and tail in the several species of mice as instances, though trifling ones, of differences in structure which can be of no special use, I may mention that, according to Dr. Schöbl, the external ears of the common mouse are supplied in an extraordinary manner with nerves, so that they no doubt serve as tactile organs; hence the length of the ears can hardly be quite unimportant. We shall, also, presently see that the tail is a highly useful prehensile organ to some of the species; and its use would be much influenced by its length.
With respect to plants, to which on account of Nägeli's essay I shall confine myself in the following remarks, it will be admitted that the flowers of orchids present a multitude of curious structures, which a few years ago would have been considered as mere morphological differences without any special function; but they are now known to be of the highest importance for the fertilisation of the species through the aid of insects, and have probably been gained through natural selection. No one until lately would have imagined that in dimorphic and trimorphic plants the different lengths of the stamens and pistils, and their arrangement,could have been of any service, but now we know this to be the case.
In certain whole groups of plants the ovules stand erect, and in others they are suspended; and within the same ovarium of some few plants, one ovule holds the former and a second ovule the latter position. These positions seem at first purely morphological, or of no physiological signification ; but Dr. Hooker informs me that within the same ovarium, the upper ovules alone in some cases, and in other cases the lower ones alone are
fertilised; and he suggests that this probably depends on the direction in which the pollen-tubes enter the ovarium. If so, the position of the ovules, even when one is erect and the other suspended within the same ovarium, would follow from the selection of any slight deviations in position which favoured their fertilisation, and the production of seed.
Several plants belonging to distinct orders habitually produce flowers of two kinds,—the one open of the ordinary structure, the other closed and imperfect. These two kinds of flowers sometimes differ wonderfully in structure, yet may be seen to graduate into each other on the same plant. The ordinary and open flowers can be intercrossed; and the benefits which certainly are derived from this process are thus secured. The closed and imperfect flowers are, however, manifestly of high importance, as they yield with the utmost safety a large stock of seed, with the expenditure of wonderfully little pollen. The two kinds of flowers often differ much, as just stated, in structure. The petals in the imperfect flowers almost always consist of mere rudiments, and the pollen-grains are reduced in diameter. In Ononis columnæ five of the alternate stamens are rudimentary; and in some species of Viola three stamens are in this state, two retaining their proper function, but being of very small size. In six out of thirty of the closed flowers in an Indian violet (name unknown, for the plants have never produced with me perfect flowers), the sepals are reduced from the normal number of five to three. In one section of the Malpighiaceæ the closed flowers, according to A. de Jussieu, are still further modified, for the five stamens which stand opposite to the sepals are all aborted, a
sixth stamen standing opposite to a petal being alone developed ; and this stamen is not present in the ordinary flowers of these species; the style is aborted; and the ovaria are reduced from three to two. Now although natural selection may well have had the power to prevent some of the flowers from expanding, and to reduce the amount of pollen, when rendered by the closure of the flowers superflous, yet hardly any of the above special modifications can have been thus determined, but must have followed from the laws of growth, including the functional inactivity of parts, during the progress of the reduction of the pollen and the closure of the flowers.
It is so necessary to appreciate the important effects of the laws of growth, that I will give some additional cases of another kind, namely of differences in the same part or organ, due to differences in relative position on the same plant. In the Spanish chestnut, and in certain fir-trees, the angles of divergence of the leaves differ, according to Schacht, in the nearly horizontal and in the upright branches. In the common rue and some other plants, one flower, usually the central or terminal one, opens first, and has five sepals and petals, and five divisions to the ovarium; whilst all the other flowers on the plant are tetramerous. In the British Adoxa the uppermost flower generally has two calyx-lobes with the other organs tetramerous, whilst the surrounding flowers generally have three calyx-lobes with the other organs pentamerous. In many Compositæ and Umbelliferæ (and in some other plants) the circumferential flowers have their corollas much more developed than those of the centre; and this seems often connected with the abortion of the reproductive organs. It is a more curious fact, previously referred to, that the achenes

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Addiction of all kinds is a huge problem not only in the United States, but in other countries as well. Unfortunately, heroin use continues to be a problem in many different places with many different demographics. Heroin abuse tends to start after prescription opioid medication abuse becomes too expensive or hard to find. Sadly, the accessibility to heroin on the streets makes this substance a cheap and more available alternative to pain medication. Here are 6 heroin statistics that will surprise you.
Some of these reports attribute these heroin use statistics to the prescription pain medication epidemic. Because heroin and opioid painkillers produce similar effects, many abusers tend to eventually lean towards heroin as a cheaper alternative on the streets.
Unfortunately, as these heroin statistics show, substance abuse does not discriminate any age, any race, and gender. Addiction is already a huge problem in the United States, and these statistics prove that the problem is getting worse.
Heroin use and prescription pain abuse devastates families of all different communities every day. Some may contribute this to people not getting the proper substance abuse treatment they need.
Many substance abusers fail to recognize the amount of professional help that is available to them. Drug treatment rehabilitation centers offer many different programs in all areas. Financial problems should not interfere with the decision to get help, since many facilities have income-based programs or government-funded programs as well.
One of the many excuses people fail to enter a drug treatment program is the lack of knowledge about available resources. Hopefully, by educating others on the topic of substance abuse, we can call awareness to this widespread problem and encourage others, including the youth, to stay away from dangerous substances, such as heroin. Educating others on how, when, and where to ask for help should be a priority among schools and work environments as well.
For those who are already prescribed pain medication for a diagnosed condition, staying under continuous supervision of a physician is recommended, in order to avoid substance abuse habits. Regardless if the substance is natural or synthetic, addiction needs to be treated as soon as possible. Taking these steps should help slowly improve the negative pattern show in heroin statistics.

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If the condition is allowed to go out of hand without proper and timely treatment, a case of the white tongue can just as easily escalate into a more serious infection and spread to other areas of the body. The treatment for the white tongue is determined according to its cause. – Clean the tongue with a tongue scarpers or gently run the toothbrush through the tongue. Vaginal yeast infections during pregnancy, vaginal yeast infections also are notorious for persistent vaginal itching. Lactobacillus acidophilus is a very beneficial good bacteria that may help the body in balancing excess candida, boosting the immune system and promoting healthy digestion – all very important properties when dealing with systemic candida overgrowth issues. Another option is to take oregano oil capsules, after consulting your doctor. Oral thrush: causes, symptoms and treatment » the candida diet, it can easily be passed from one person to the next before oral candida symptoms even begin to appear. Need to be treated twice as long as the symptoms last. Of course, different people react better to different medicines, so you may have to try more than one.
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You can use the rinse to: See our expert guides for thrush in men or vaginal yeast infection for more details. Pick out some fresh turmeric roots and grind them into a paste. It happens when there’s a buildup of the Candida albicans fungus in the lining of the mouth. Song thrush dictionary definition, checklist of the birds of New Zealand, Norfolk and Macquarie Islands, and the Ross Dependency, Antarctica (4th ed.). Gentian violet is another popular natural remedy for thrush. Wash anything that comes into contact with the affected area , immediately after use at a high temperature.
Your baby’s mouth may be uncomfortable or painful, making him fussy during and between feeds. In determining how to treat thrush, your doctor will consider the patient's age, health conditions, the severity of the infection, and whether or not the infection is likely to spread rapidly. A prospective study of fluconazole treatment for breast and nipple thrush. Chemical changes that lead to thrush can occur as a side effect of exposure to certain drug treatments, antibiotics, or specific medical conditions (like diabetes, for example). However, not everyone knows how to treat this disease.
In this case, oral thrush will make children do not want to eat, difficult to feed and often fussy.
Messacar K, et al. Have a look at our dental financing article to find out more. Following are the signs and symptoms of oral thrush. Apple cider vinegar for candida: does it work? If baby is nursing at the breast, thrush may be indicated by obvious symptoms in baby’s mouth which appear as white plaques on baby’s cheeks or gum tissue. Contamination of formula bottle nipples and pacifiers with the Candida fungus may also introduce the yeast into a child's oral cavity. Please apply this method until you get the result.
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It is essential in any oral candidiasis treatment in order to completely cure the oral thrush infection. Yeast infections under breast, if you find that applying cold to your nipples or air drying increases the pain, investigate whether the discomfort you are experiencing is related to nipple vasospasm. Oral thrush (oral candidiasis) treatment and medications, these lozenges are used five times a day for 1–2 weeks. For an incredibly effective natural cure, use a mixture of six parts of Sodium bicarbonate to one part of sea salt. 2020 Jul;106(1): Vigorous washing can cause further soreness.
It is recommended that you , which enables you to clean the inner surfaces of your teeth. Oil pulling comes from Ayurvedic medicine (Ayurveda), one of the world’s oldest medical systems that originated in India more than 3,000 years ago. What is the best medicine for an underarm yeast infection? Good hygiene and avoiding perfumed soaps and menstrual products can also be important in treating Thrush naturally, and reducing further flare ups. Here’s what to look for: Its powerful antiparasitic and antifungal properties can control the growth of candida albicans. Normally the growth of candida in the body is controlled by the good bacteria. Wash the baby's hands often, particularly if the hands are in the mouth.
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One of the best ways to treat oral thrush is to chew three or four cloves of raw garlic every day till the oral thrush is cured. Candidiasis (yeast infection), each type causes a different skin rash and can appear on different areas of the body. Because the tongue dorsum is replete with fissures, crypts, and papillae, it is convenient for debris and microorganisms to get stuck within these anatomical niches and become resistant to getting flushed by saliva. You can make the saltwater mixture with 1 tsp (5 g) of salt in 8 fl oz (240 mL) of warm water. Extract the gel of Aloe Vera. A newborn can get thrush during birth, especially if his or her mother had a vaginal yeast infection during labor and delivery. Unfortunately, we’re often exposing the bacteria in our mouths to factors that upset the balance. In addition, the following cases are susceptible to oral thrush:
If you can’t handle the soreness or other symptoms of oral thrush for another second, natural solutions might offer a reprieve. Youtube, whichever medication you use, apply medication after each feeding and remove before feeding again. Newborns are also in the process of developing a healthy balance of bacteria and fungi in their mouths. Kimchi, pickles and sauerkraut provide the body with probiotics and help to restore the balance of bacteria in the mouth and body. Comparative evaluation of saltwater rinse with … Journal of the Indian Society of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry. Dermatoses of the breast in lactation. If you are affected by vaginal yeast infection, treat it immediately.
Wash towels frequently at 60ºC. Yeast infection (vaginal): symptoms, causes, diagnosis, treatment, the most common symptoms of a yeast infection include:. Permanently beat yeast infection & candida: proven step-by-step cure for yeast infections & candidiasis, natural, lasting treatment that will prevent recurring infection (women's health expert series): caroline d greene: 9781483967875: amazon.com: books. If this happens, you may have difficulty swallowing or feeling food as being trapped in the throat. You can find an excellent coconut oil on our updated list of recommended products. Vitamin C helps to increase the production of stomach acids and enhances your immunity, stopping the growth of the virus in your mouth. They should also boil nipples and pacifiers after each use, says Dr. If the patches are painful, try drinking from a straw.
Oral thrush is a very common disease. A baby may also have yeast rashes in the diaper area. The best treatment for oral thrush must address the root cause of the oral thrush infection, as in many cases, the oral yeast infection is only a symptom of a much bigger problem. Leave it on for a while and then thoroughly rinse your mouth with warm water. Yeast infections: medlineplus, this includes whether you’ve had yeast infections before. Here are the common signs and symptoms of the white tongue according to its cause:


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751 Pleasant Street
Commute to Downtown Belmont
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751 Pleasant Street has a Walk Score of 62 out of 100. This location is Somewhat Walkable so some errands can be accomplished on foot.
751 Pleasant Street is a five minute walk from the Fitchburg Line at the Belmont stop.
This location is in the Belmont Center neighborhood in Belmont. Nearby parks include Royal Road, Town Field and Habitat Wildlife Sanctuary (Mass Audubon).
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Watertown residents react to capture of bombing suspect
WATERTOWN, Mass. —
A community was breathing easier Friday night after Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured alive in Watertown.
Gunfire erupted not long after residents had been given the all-clear to leave their homes at 6 p.m. after an all-night and all-day search the suspect.
"We heard maybe 50 rounds go off. We ducked and ran to the basement," Jaime Pepper told NBC 10.
She lives just down Franklin Street from where police had a shootout with the suspect.
Authorities said Tsarnaev was found hiding in a boat that was being stored in a driveway. The homeowner spotted blood on the boat cover, peeked inside to see the bloody suspect, and called police.
Police engaged in a gun battle with the suspects Thursday night after they allegedly killed a MIT police officer in Cambridge.
After Friday's gunfire, authorities said they tried to talk the suspect into giving himself up. He did not respond, so an FBI officer took him into custody.
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Justin Oh, MD, on Prostate Cancer: Brachytherapy vs External-Beam Radiation Therapy
2020 ASTRO Annual Meeting
Justin Oh, MD, of the University of British Columbia, discusses results from the ASCENDE-RT trial, which compared a low-dose–rate brachytherapy boost to a dose-escalated external-beam boost for patients with high- and intermediate-risk prostate cancers (Abstract 127).
Paul Sargos, MD, of the Institut Bergonié, discusses phase III findings from the GETUG-AFU 17 study, which compared adjuvant vs early salvage radiotherapy, both combined with short-term androgen-deprivation therapy after radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer. Although lacking statistical power, the study showed no benefit in event-free survival for adjuvant compared to salvage radiotherapy (Abstract 33).
Daniel E. Spratt, MD, of the University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center, discusses phase III results of the HERO trial, which suggested benefits of the oral medication relugolix: a substantially faster time to castration with longer duration, fewer cardiac events, and a faster return to normal testosterone levels compared with leuroplide (Abstract 35).
Alphonse G. Taghian, MD, PhD, of Massachusetts General Hospital, reviews the 10-year follow-up of a dose-escalation trial studying accelerated partial-breast irradiation and discusses the optimal dose, adverse effects, and cosmetic outcomes (Abstract 25).
Cynthia Menard, MD, of the University of Montreal, discusses a study on the use of prostate-specific membrane antigen PET and CT to guide treatment. The scans led to high rates of new lesion detection and therefore intensification of radiotherapy for patients with prostate cancer, without an increase in side effects (Abstract 34).
Jeff M. Michalski, MD, MBA, of the Washington University School of Medicine, discusses a Children’s Oncology Group study that confirmed data previously reported: Involved-field radiotherapy is noninferior to posterior fossa radiotherapy in patients with average risk-medulloblastoma. However, low-dose craniospinal irradiation is not as effective as standard-dose irradiation in younger children (Abstract 1).


Few things get my heart racing more than the vivid yellows, oranges, and reds of autumn. And after missing most of last year’s fall color thanks to the double whammy of COVID and California’s extreme fire season, I was especially excited as I motored over the mountains for this year’s Eastern Sierra workshops.
Of course as much as I love it, this trip doesn’t come without its anxiety (that’s just how it is when people pay you to deliver a workshop featuring something as unpredictable as fall color). On the other hand (I reassured myself), there’s a whole lot more to the Eastern Sierra than colorful trees (waterfalls, Mt. Whitney and the Alabama Hills, the ancient bristlecone pines, Mono Lake, and Half Dome from Olmsted Point in Yosemite). Plus, with Eastern Sierra elevations ranging from 4,000 to 10,000 feet (even higher if you don’t mind hiking), finding yellow (and occasionally orange and red) aspen from late-September through October is usually just a matter of changing elevation. Nevertheless, I have a few favorite autumn locations I love sharing with my groups, and it’s impossible to know in advance whether the color there will be early, peaking, or past peak.
The truth is, timing of the fall color peak is fraught with mystery and misconception. Show up at the lake where someone in your camera club said the color was peaking at this time last year, and you might find the trees displaying lime green, mixed with faint hints of yellow and orange. When you check in to the lakeside inn and ask the old guy behind the counter inn what happened to the color, he shakes his head and says matter-of-factly, “The color’s late this year—it hasn’t gotten cold enough yet.” Arriving at the same inn on the same weekend the following year, you find just a handful of tattered leaves clinging to mostly bare branches—this time the old guy hands you your keynd proclaims, “That freeze a couple of weeks ago got the color started early this year—you should have been here last week.”
While these explanations may sound reasonable, they’re not entirely accurate. The truth is, the why and when of fall color is complicated, and armchair experts resort to memory, anecdote, and lore to fill knowledge voids with partial truth and downright myth. But while we still can’t predict fall color the way we do the weather, science does provide pretty good insights of the fall color process upon which to base our plans.
A tree’s color
The leaves of deciduous trees contain a mix of green, yellow, and orange pigments. During the spring and summer growing season, the volume and intensity of the green chlorophyl pigment overpowers the orange and yellow pigments, and the tree stays green. Even though chlorophyl is quickly broken down by sunlight, the process of photosynthesis that turns sunlight into nutrients during the long days of summer continuously replaces the spent chlorophyl.
As the days shrink toward autumn, things begin to change. Cells at the abscission layer at the base of the leaves’ stem (the knot where the leaf connects to the branch) begin the process that will eventually lead to the leaf dropping from the tree: Thickening of cells in the abscission layer blocks the transfer of carbohydrates from the leaves to the branches, and the movement of minerals to the leaves. Without these minerals, the leaves’ production of chlorophyl dwindles and finally stops, leaving just the yellow and orange pigments. Voilà—fall color!
The role of sunlight and weather
Contrary to popular belief, the timing of the onset of this fall color chain reaction depends much more on daylight than it does on temperature and weather. Triggered by a genetically programmed day/night-duration threshold (and contrary to innkeeper-logic), the trees in any given region will commence their transition from green to fall color at about the same time each year, when the day length drops to a certain point.
Nevertheless, though it doesn’t trigger the process, weather does play a significant part in the intensity, duration, and demise of the color season. Because sunlight breaks down the green chlorophyl, cloudy days after the suspension of chlorophyl creation will slow the chlorophyl’s demise and the coloring process that follows. And while the yellow and orange pigments are present and pretty much just hanging out, waiting all summer for the chlorophyl to relinquish control of the tree’s color, that tree’s red and purple pigments are manufactured from sugar stored in the leaves—the more sugar, the more vivid a tree’s red. Ample moisture, warm days, and cool (but not freezing) nights after the chlorophyl replacement has stopped are most conducive to the creation and retention of the sugars that form the red and purple pigments.
On the other hand, freezing temperatures destroy the color pigments, bringing a premature end to the color display. Drought can stress trees so much that they drop their leaves before the color has a chance to manifest. And wind and rain can wreak havoc with the fall display—go to bed one night beneath a canopy of red and gold, and wake the next morning to find the trees bare and the ground blanketed with color.
Since the fall color factors come in a virtually infinite number of possible variations and combinations, the color timing and intensity can vary a lot from year to year. Despite expert advice that seems promise precise timing for the fall color, when planning a fall color trip, your best bet is to try to get there as close as possible to the middle of the color window, then cross your fingers.
Of course, fall color doesn’t need to be on the trees to be photogenic…
Up the creek in Lundy Canyon
Catching up from 2020, this year I did two Eastern Sierra workshops. On the second workshop’s next to the last day, I learned that an incoming storm that threatened to dump a few inches of snow on the highest elevations of the Sierra had forced the National Park Service preemptively close Tioga Pass. That meant I’d lose my Olmsted Point (Yosemite) sunset location, which forced me to improvise.
One option would be to return to Mono Lake South Tufa, but we’d just done sunset there the night before. Another option was the spectacular Minaret Vista above Mammoth, but between smoke (which had dogged us intermittently throughout the second workshop) and the incoming storm, there was no guarantee we’d even see the mountains. So I decided to move the Lundy Canyon shoot from the next morning (when it was supposed to be raining), to that night.
The road up Lundy Canyon starts at around 6500 feet and climbs to more than 8000 feet, with the last mile-and-a-half a pretty gnarly dirt road that can be navigated without high clearance if you take it slow. Lined with aspen, the road follows Mill Creek past a few small waterfalls and reflective beaver ponds. The color along most of the road normally peaks in mid/late October, but near the end of the road it can happen earlier.
We parked at the trailhead at the end of the road, about two hours before sunset. With so many options here, the group immediately scattered, some hiked 1/3 mile up the trail to the small lake behind a massive beaver dam and filled by a nice waterfall; a couple walked the short distance back down the road to another beaver pond; a few headed off into the nearby aspen.
The approaching storm provided the cloud cover we hope for when photographing fall color, but it also brought wind—not so great for fall color. I started with the group behind the beaver dam, then found my way into the aspen, where I spent a little time demonstrating my creative selective focus technique to a couple of participants.
I eventually moved deeper into the aspen, first searching for leaves or trunks to isolate against a soft background, but I hadn’t gone to far before I noticed that the entire forest floor here was blanketed with fresh aspen leaves. Hmmmm…
I added my Sony 12-24 f/2.8 GM lens to my Sony a7RIV to try something a little different. My thought was by dropping low, setting up close to the aspen, then going ultra-wide and angling slightly down, I could emphasize the white trunks and yellow leaves, and eliminate the (less attractive bare) mountainside in the background.
One thing I try to be careful about is avoiding any view of the world beyond the scene I want to photograph. By eliminating any hint of the world beyond, someone looking at this image could infer that this grove of aspen might just extend all the way to infinity. Of course that won’t be a conscious thought, but that simple exclusion makes the scene more inviting to anyone who loves the quiet and solitude of a deep forest.
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What a fantastic post – the science about trees and leaf pigment and the beautiful photography
Enjoyed this 🍁🍂😊thanks
Thanks for reading. Glad you liked my post and enjoy my photography.
Thanks for sharing your thought process for this photo. What a lovely collection of fall photos here!


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I saw one while birding along the coast near Garyounis, Benghazi a few hours ago. It gave me quite a surprise I can tell you. I was looking for shore birds not owls!
I have just rushed home to blog what I saw and photographed. But despite my enthusiasm I made time to use my data base on Libyan birds.
short-eared owl close to beach north of Garyounis, Benghazi
The UN winter wetlands count found a short-eared owl at a sebkhet (saltmarsh) near Shahat in January 2005. I don't know of any other recent records in north east Libya.
There are a few more records in Tripolitania (north west Libya). I saw one myself at Sabratha about 12 months ago. And in the Fezzan, excellent work by Jens Hering and his colleagues (see my tab page on Libyan research) found several birds in south west Libya in late March.
the same short-eared owl
My guess is that short-eared owl will eventually be found to be at least as common in winter in Cyrenaica as in Tripolitania. Its probably under-reporting at work again.
One thing is for certain, the guide books will finally acknowledge short-eared owl is here.


Corina Crețu was born on June 24, 1967 in Bucharest; she is the European Commissioner for Regional Policy; her responsibilities include maximising the impact of cohesion funds to improve citizens’ daily lives, as well as ensuring those funds help create jobs and growth whilst making sure regional funds are spent according to the rules.
Prior to becoming an EU Commissioner she was a Member of the European Parliament where she chaired the Committee on Development and served as a Vice-President of the Parliament.
Corina Crețu studied at the Academy of Economic Studies, Faculty of Cybernetics, graduating in 1989.
She has worked as a journalist and political commentator for various Romanian newspapers before joining the Spokesperson’s office of the Cabinet of President of Romania and becoming Presidential Advisor, Presidential Spokesperson and Head of the Public Communication Department.
She is also a former Romanian MP and a former Romanian Senator.


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A Dynasty of Dust - featured in Jaggery
A Dynasty of Dust is best classified as a piece of travel writing (though I've tried to be at least as lyrical as informative.)
I'm delighted to have it featured in Jaggery, a journal dedicated to all things South Asian.
I am also grateful to Miguel Lamiel for the kind use of his beautiful photos. You can see more of them on his facebook page
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Justin Taylor: Continuum
Like David Greilsammer’s inspired piano pairing of Scarlatti and Cage (Sony, 6/14), this disc from rising French harpsichordist Justin Taylor finds a perfect partner for the quirky Italian, this time in the three similarly oddball pieces contributed to the harpsichord repertoire by György Ligeti. Both recitals achieve the feat of bringing the 18th- and 20th-century worlds together without detriment to either, so that it really does begin to be difficult to separate one from the other, such is the epoch-defying individuality of the composers involved.
The Scarlatti sonatas are almost all relatively familiar ones – they include the chord-crushes of Kk175, machine-gun repeated notes of Kk141, swinging hand-crossings of Kk27, tender complaints of Kk481 and delicate cantabiles of Kk32 and Kk208 – but Taylor ensures that they sound fresh. With a technique both neat and quick, he spins the music in smoothly contoured paragraphs, adding tightly curling ornamentation here and there but without hindering the music’s natural flow and rolling energy – the only exception being a slightly ponderous Kk208. It results in an expertly paced Kk213 and absorbing performances of Kk115, Kk175 and Kk18, the last of which has the coursing momentum of a speeded-up film of cloud movement. With Scarlatti-playing like this it’s hard to see how you might want for more.
But then, there’s Ligeti. The Hungarian put Scarlatti alongside Chopin, Schumann and Debussy in his personal keyboard pantheon, and it is not hard to see his influence in the elegantly roaming right-hand lines of the Passacaglia ungherese, the driving dance-beat of Hungarian Rock or the repeated notes, like a crazy Kk141 or Kk519, of the extraordinary, mesmeric Continuum.
Overall, one has to admire the natural freedom of Taylor’s playing in both composers and wonder if their juxtaposition has produced cross-fertilisations of interpretation. Would he have dared to syncopate the right-hand repeated notes of Kk492 without Hungarian Rock in his mind? Or trod so suavely through the Passacaglia without Scarlatti’s example? Who knows? But, whatever the case, this disc is an exhilarating vindication of the harpsichord as a solo instrument for music old and new.