All LA City Workers Must Be Vaccinated For COVID By Oct. 15. LAPD Is Currently At 52% With At Least One Shot | LAist

Source: All LA City Workers Must Be Vaccinated For COVID By Oct. 15. LAPD Is Currently At 52% With At Least One Shot | LAist

Biden Administration Asylum Processing Revamp at t.. | migrationpolicy.org

Asylum officers are part of the Asylum Division of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) in the Department of Homeland Security. They already do what is known as the credible-fear screening of those making claims for protection at a U.S. border to determine whether the person has a “significant possibility” of establishing eligibility for asylum. Asylum seekers who pass are then permitted to enter the country to present their case for protection before an immigration judge as a defense against deportation. Immigration judges are housed in the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in the Justice Department.

Instead of screened-in cases being referred to immigration judges, where the entire process must begin anew—often years later because of backlogs—the new rule would authorize asylum officers to maintain jurisdiction over these cases and subsequently complete what is known as the full merits adjudication at a USCIS asylum office near the destination of the asylum seeker. As with immigration courts, asylum offices are located throughout the country.

The core idea is based on research and recommendations the Migration Policy Institute (MPI) made in a 2018 report as a policy solution to make border case management more effective and timely. Under the new policy, asylum seekers found to merit protection will not be kept in limbo for years at a time while awaiting a final status determination. At the same time, those who may not have a strong asylum claim will have less incentive to apply for protection as a means of gaining U.S. entry, as often happens now, since the cases take so long to be decided. The recent increase in arrivals at the U.S.-Mexico border, which are the latest in a series of periodic spikes, make this change all the more compelling.

Source: Biden Administration Asylum Processing Revamp at t.. | migrationpolicy.org

RISOTTO CON CALABAZA Y SETAS

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Buenos dias a todos el mundo, hoy vamos a preparar un primer plato que hecho ayer por la noche ,Risotto con calabaza y setas ,es de temporada se puede hacer en cualquier epoca del año,facil da hacer con un coste bajo y bueno para cualquier ocasiones o dia. He tardado en total unos 40-45 minutos en preparar todo, nos gastamos 4-5 euro ,vamos a cocinar el arroz con un caldo vegetal .Debido que no tenia programado y me ha surgido de repente hacer el risotto no me ha dado tiempo en hacer el video, por eso voy ha describir la receta paso por paso. Vamos con la receta.👨‍🍳👨‍🍳

INGREDIENTES PARA 2 PERSONAS:

EL CALDO(1 LITRO MAS O MENOS LA CANTIDAD QUE VAMOS A UTILIZAR)

  1. 2 zanahorias,media cebolla ,un poco de apio y puerro la mitad (todas las verduras limpia y cortada en trozos)
  2. 2 litros de agua
  3. sal gorda

LOS…

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Open Letter To All Republicans In Congress

Filosofa's Word

Dear Sir or Madam,

Never in my 70 years have I been as disgusted with the Republican Party as I am today.  You have taken politics to an all time low, completely disregarding the will of the people and the best interests of the nation.  Your only goal seems to be to take over the nation and hand the reins of power to a cruel and evil dictator.

Note that your party is in the minority, both in Congress and in the nation, yet rather than trying to develop policies that would help people and thereby attract new members, you push people away with your hateful, guttersnipe rhetoric.  One example, Margie Greene, the QAnon conspiracy theorist who sits in the House of Representatives.  Just since returning from her Twitter ban, she has said that she will personally spend money to ensure that every one of the 19 senators who voted…

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Violência Contra a Mulher

Vivaldi translation:
Violence Against Women
“He caught Mom and Grandma”.

Today, the woman decides whether to remain silent or not in the face of a situation of violence.

Marii Freire Pereira

Pensamentos.me/VEM comigo!

” Apanhou mamãe e vovó “.

Hoje, a mulher decide se mantém o silêncio ou não diante de uma situação de violência.

Marii Freire Pereira

https://pensamentos.me/ VEM comigo!

Imagem & criação: Marii Freire Pereira

Santarém, Pá 18 de Agosto de 2021

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L.A. council OKs COVID-19 requirement for city workers – Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles city employees will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by early October, unless they are granted an exemption for medical or religious reasons, under a new ordinance approved Wednesday by the City Council.

The law, approved on a 13-0 vote, now goes to Mayor Eric Garcetti for his signature. It would permit people with medical conditions or “sincerely held religious beliefs” that prevent them from getting the shots to seek an exemption, requiring regular testing for such employees.

Source: L.A. council OKs COVID-19 requirement for city workers – Los Angeles Times

Scientists look to wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon

“The reason that we think Kernza is great for this environment is that we have such unpredictable rainfall,” Rodgers said. “So, for example … if we had a drought year, and there was no harvestable seed, farmers are used to that.” The benefit of Kernza is that the crop could survive that year, and hopefully thrive in a wetter season. Farmers would save on planting costs, the fields wouldn’t be left bare, and the soil would remain protected.

Morrone noted that profitability of Kernza in Wyoming is tricky. She said farmers can expect yields from Kernza to be a third of what annual wheat would produce. And that’s when growing occurs in ideal conditions. But the dry weather of Wyoming could further impact yields.

She added that growing Kernza in eastern Wyoming is “truly a novelty crop.” But Morrone also said it has the potential to be a great fit for the region, “either for grain for flour or even beer, as well as animal feed” when used as an extended-season pasture crop.

At the end of the experiment, the researchers at the University of Wyoming say they hope to have a better idea of the viability of Kernza for dryland ecosystems. Rodgers noted that the team doesn’t expect to see yields like those in wetter climates, but that even low yields would make Kernza a competitive crop for the region.

“And on top of that, it’s building soil health, it’s building long-term fertility, it’s lowering your input costs, it’s using less fossil fuels,” she added. “All those other great things are happening.”

Source: Scientists look to wheatgrass to save dryland farming and capture carbon

Wondering Wednesdays, Baby Acres, Chapter 3 section I

Context, Thought, and Learning: ShiraDest Offers Project Do Better

This post starts section I of the rough draft of  Chapter 3, of my non-fiction WiP, Baby Acres.  

Since this is a rough draft, and I am very keen to hear suggestions if they improve the ideas presented here, as they are still in flux, please do share your thoughts per the Action Items at the bottom of this post.

And  once again, by way of disclaimer, the overall goal is now to explain why we need both equ. + justice, & why in 4 phases.  This chapter will transition to a chapter (2-5) for each phase, showing what Phases I-IV could look like as part of a possible roadmap for a fully inclusive society for all of us.  This vision is laid out in the hope that All HumanKind  will eventually have each person’s basic needs  met, without taking anything from anyone, and without violence, intimidation, nor coercion of…

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