NC licensed dietitians/nutritionists need your support! Two bills, S10 and H676, were filed in the NC general assembly this year that called for eliminating licensure of dietitians/nutritionists in North Carolina. Grassroots efforts by NC licensed dietitians/nutritionists and other members of the NC community were successful in getting this language removed from S10. H676 has not been voted on and the primary sponsors of H676 have communicated that it is their intention to form a study committee to review licensure. NC legislators need to hear that you value the services licensed dietitians/nutritionists provide the patients you treat and that without licensure it would be difficult to determine who is qualified to provide these services. (Please include your credentials with your signature). Thank you!

Hundreds, maybe thousands of beloved pets have died. Cocoa bean shell mulch can be lethal to animals, but nowhere on it's packaging does it state this, nor do any retailers take it upon themselves to inform their customers. Cocoa Mulch is manufactured by Hershey’s. They claim that “It is true that studies have shown that 50% of the dogs that eat Cocoa Mulch can suffer physical harm to a variety of degrees (depending on each individual dog). However, 98% of all dogs won’t eat it.” These numbers are quite possibly a gross under estimate because many don't have an autopsy preformed on their pet, even when it's death is sudden and mysterious. IF Hershey's statistics are correct, it adds up to 156 thousand dogs that become ill or die due to ingestion of cocoa bean shell mulch, and that's 156 thousand too many. Most dogs will eat it. Most dogs love chocolate, and many cats will eat it as well. Hundreds of pets have already died from ingestion of this product. Cocoa Mulch, which is sold by Home Depot, Foreman’s Garden Supply, Menard’s and other garden supply stores contains an ingredient called ‘Theobromine’. Theobromine is in all chocolate, especially dark or baker’s chocolate which is toxic to dogs and cats. The mulch is made from cocoa bean shells, which contain potentially toxic quantities of theobromine, a xanthine compound similar in effects to caffeine and theophylline. Every pet owner knows not to give their animals chocolate, but they need to know that Cocoa bean mulch, containing the same chemical as chocolate, could potentially kill their animals or neighborhood animals.

The US government has entered into contract with a real estate firm owned by Senator Feinstein's husband to sell 56 former post offices. His firm will earn 6% commission on each sale. Why weren't these buildings being put up for bid as it always has in the past?

Last month, a group of student activists at Minnesota's Macalester College held a peaceful sit in to demand the school stop doing business with Wells Fargo. Wells Fargo is the bank responsible for the most foreclosures in Minnesota, and Macalester uses the bank for cards that employees use to buy services or supplies for the school. Now the administration is punishing the student activists who took part in the sit-in--saying they aren't allowed to study abroad or participate in student government, sports, or internships. This overly-harsh punishment is out of step with Macalester's long tradition of student activism and free speech on campus. Stand in solidarity with Macalester students and alums and sign this petition telling the administration to drop this punishment and kick Wells Fargo off campus! If you're a Macalester alumni, sign the alumni pledge here: http://usas.org/2013/05/29/macalester-alumni-pledge

Peticion për Publikimin e Versioneve të Plota të të Gjitha Vendimeve Disiplinore. Peticija za objavljivanje potpunih verzija svih disciplinskih odluka.

The Michigan legislature, in 2007, passed a new law raising the standards for ASL interpreters in Michigan. Now, the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) must review and approve the rules before the end of the legislative session, or the DODHH will have to start all over again to get standards raised in the state for Deaf citizens.

In recent years, there has been a lot of evidence found pointing to a strong link between animal cruelty and domestic violence. One study found that nearly 90% of families reporting domestic violence had cases of abused pets as well. We can help the affected animals in Pennsylvania by petitioning to include animals in the definition of "abuse," which would allow for pets to be included in domestic violence protection orders.

The Federal Government has banned recreational fisherman from bringing back filleted Pelagic fish (mahi-mahi, Wahoo, Tuna). The problem primarily impacts recreational fisherman on the Florida East Coast travelling to the Bahamas. Recreational boats are not equipped with coolers large enough to keep whole fish fresh for trips of a duration greater than 2 or 3 days and many of the islands do not have stable supplies of ice, causing these fish to rot and go to waste. Also recreational boats, unlike commercial fishing boats, lack the ability to freeze fish whole. We are proposing a recreational per person per day bag limit of fillets measured in pounds to be capped at a certain amount. This would allow recreational anglers to fillet fish, freeze them at the place they are staying and legally return with this fish to Florida.

Six! Six! Seis!

I'm the number of sides in a hexagon

Who's Johnny?

Four. Not three, or two or one