When President Obama announced that the U.S., Iran, and the international community had reached an historic agreement to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, it gave hope that we were on a path to ending decades of hostility. Unfortunately, war hawks are lobbying Congress, undermining diplomacy. Several members of the Arizona Congressional Delegation are either 'undecided' or actively opposed to a diplomatic reduction in Iran's nuclear program. Over the next 60 days, we're going to have to campaign hard to make sure Arizona's Senators and Congressional Representatives don't squander this opportunity. Now that President Obama has shown that diplomacy can work, we need to show that the American people stand with him and will do everything in their power to give this agreement a chance to succeed and become a model for resolving other conflicts. But with opponents of diplomacy going all out to stop this, we have to be out there right away, visibly and loudly. By signing this petition, you are letting Arizona's Congressional Delegation know that you want them to support the Iran deal, and oppose a needless escalation to another Middle-East war.

I do not want the Nassau Republicans to be in charge of policing themselves and I feel Governor Cuomo should be backing the best candidate for District Attorney.

I attended I.C.R.E. Wood and the Physical Conditioning literally saved my life. My diabetes which was out of control, and became controllable. Illinois Center for Education and Rehabilitation has lost i's Physical Education instructor and funding for physical conditioning because of recent cuts. Adults who are visually impaired (that is, those who are blind or have low vision) are substantially more likely to report poor, fair, or worsening health than are adults who are sighted. Regular physical activity benefits both physical and psychological health and reduces risk for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, and stress-related illnesses (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 1996). Overweight and obesity are a major public health concern because they are associated with a multitude of medical conditions and negative psycho-social outcomes, as well as increased mortality. Medical conditions that have consistently been linked to overweight and obesity include type 2 diabetes; heart disease; high blood pressure; stroke; certain types of cancer, such as cancer of the colon,prostate, breast, and uterus; osteoarthritis; pulmonary problems, including asthma and sleep apnea; liver disease; gallbladder disease and gallstones; and dyslipidemia (high cholesterol levels) (CDC, 2005b; U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, USDHHS, 2001; 2004). In addition, overweight and obesity have been associated with a greater risk of eye diseases or a faster progression of certain eye diseases such as macular degeneration, maculopathy, cataracts, glaucoma, and diabetic retinopathy. We want a Physical Education instructor at this facility.

Mexican gray wolves are one of the most endangered wolves in the world, with only 110 in the wild. In the past few months, the NM Game Commission has repeatedly sought to obstruct Mexican gray wolf recovery, first by denying, without justification, the 17 year old permit for Ted Turner’s Ladder Ranch to continue assisting with the Mexican wolf reintroduction and then by denying the U.S. Fish and Wildlife a permit to release Mexican gray wolves into New Mexico, which is necessary to boost the wild population’s declining genetic health. The NM Game Commission, appointed by Governor Martinez, is clearly out of touch with the majority of New Mexico's voters, who overwhelmingly support the Mexican gray wolf reintroduction.

The elected Legislators in Alabama cost the Sate, according to 33/40 news, $320,000.00 on a recent special session to address the budget shortfall. Nothing was achieved except bills not related to the budget. So now a second special session will be called. And another $320,000.00 will be spent. These wasteful Legislators should forfeit any pay and be responsible for paying for the costs of both special sessions.

WRONGFULLY ACCUSED OF A FELONY I DID NOT COMMIT, MY CHILD WAS RESTRICTED FROM ME IN THE MOST UNCONSTITUTIONALLY INCORRET MANNER, THE WCA HAS DONE THIS TO HUNDREDS OF "MEN" AND UNCONSTITUTIONALLY DESTROYED FAMILIES, THESE PEOPLE NEED TO BE EXPOSED FOR WHAT AND WHO THEY TRULY ARE ., SO SOUND OFF, NOW IS YOUR TIME...IF IDAHO HAS WRONGED YOU AND YOU KNOW ME ( KEN HALLQUIST) OR SERVED TIME WITH ME FOR IDAHO'S CORRUPTION AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL WAYS THEN I AM WANTING TO HEAR FROM YOU ALL OTHERWISE UNFRIEND YOURSELVES OFF OF MY SOCIAL MEDIA SITES IMMEDIATELY CAUSE BY NOT STANDING UP FOR WHAT YOUR ACTUAL RIGHTS ARE AND NOT THE LIES THEY FEED US, I WANT NO PART OF PEOPLE WHO WILL NOT FIGHT FOR THEIR OWN CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS!!! MEN HAVE DIED FOR YOUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS AND YOU NOW CAN MAKE THINGS HAPPEN BY SIGNING THIS PETITION AND TARGETING THAT CORRUPT STATE THAT WRONGED US ALL !!!! STAND UP NOW ......... NOT EVERY JUDGE IN IDAHO IS CORRUPT, but THE CORRUPT ONES DEFINITELY SWAY THE FAIR ONES DECISIONS DAILY ! LET'S BE HEARD ., GO VIRAL WITH THIS AND WE CAN MAKE YOUR STATE A BETTER PLACE LIKE IT WAS BEFORE YOUR PRIVATE PRISONS AND FAT POLITICIANS WITH THEIR DEEP POCKETS MADE IT !!!! WE ARE NUMBERS ON THE STOCK MARKET MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT IT., PRIVATE PRISONS IN THE STATE OF IDAHO ARE FLOURISHING, IT IS " BIG BIG BUSINESS" EVEN OUR PRESIDENT KNOWS ABOUT IDAHO AND IT'S CORRUPT LEGAL OR LACK OF LEGAL SYSTEM MORE LIKE. IDAHO HAS THE LARGEST PRISON POPULATION IN ALL UNITED STATES TERRITORIES PER CAPITA POPULATION !!!!! ARE WE THAT AFRAID TO EXPOSE THESE REAL CRIMINALS? STAND UP RIGHT NOW ! I DID TIME WITH A LOT OF WRONGED MEN., there are WOMEN WRONGFULLY INCARCERATED IN IDAHO TOO, I WANT TO HEAR YOUR VOICES ! EVERYONE ! FAMILIES OF LOVED ONES , LOCKED UP FOR PROFITABLE GAINS!!!!! END THIS MADDNESS NOW! GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Right now huge corporations like Walmart get a tax break for handing out huge CEO bonuses. Meanwhile, the Senate is about to take up a budget that makes deep cuts to programs that help build the middle class -- like education funding and job training. The tax code sets a $1 million limit per executive for the amount of pay that corporations can write off their income taxes. But the problem is that there’s a loophole that exempts “performance-based” pay. So, corporations are shelling out huge CEO bonuses to pay less in taxes. For example, during the past six years, Walmart pocketed $298.6 million in fully deductible “performance pay,” lowering the company’s federal tax bills by $104 million. We simply can't afford tax loopholes that help the biggest corporations dodge paying their fair share. It's time we close these loopholes and invest in an economy that works for all of us, not just the CEOs.

I am starting this petition because I am a huge advocate for animals and I know that Ellen is as well. Ellen is a great person that has done many great things for the LGBT community and other people across the United States that are in need of extra support. I am begging Ellen to stop promoting Cover Girl, because Procter & Gamble own the company, and they are not in a hurry to ban animal testing.

"After the death of my brother Patrick Gavin I was appointed heard keeper for the animals by the Department of Agriculture. My understanding was that I would receive the grant monies paid from the department to subsidise the looking after the animals. Read Full Story Here; http://wp.me/p6qBpl-8H I don’t understand how Mr Marren, Solicitor can permit the estate to have it both ways, and I feel I should be awarded either the grant monies paid by the Department of Agriculture for the nine years I have looked after all the animals, or in the alternative I should be paid reasonable farm labors wages and refunds for the expenses incurred in running the farm as appointed heard keeper by the Department of Agriculture. The next of kin cannot have it both ways. They cannot on the one hand expect to receive the monies from the sale of my late brother Pat Gavin’s livestock together with the gross payments received from the Department of Agriculture, without incurring any expense for the minding, looking after and caring for the animals down through the years. As regards ownership of the livestock, I have been totally consistent in claiming that I own half of the livestock and all of the sheep. My ownership of half of the livestock goes back to my youth when my parents encouraged me to take an interest in farming by giving me a number of animals within the overall herd which I with the consent of my brother, Pat was able to have and maintain on the lands. Over the years I added to the original stock by purchasing other stock out of my own monies and by doing deals with my brother, Pat, so that ultimately, by the time Pat died in October, 2005 I owned half the entire herd. Moreover I owned all the sheep as my brother Pat got out of sheep a few years before he died and sold all his interest in the sheep to me. Accordingly, in the referenced years for the purpose of acquiring the Single Farm payment Entitlements, half the livestock on the lands belonged to me and my brother, Pat shared the entitlements with me. There was no differences between Pat and myself in our dealings. In other words we shared the workload, we shared all the expenses, and we shared the profit and income from the land. Bones of Contention with Mr. Robert Marren administrator for the estate; Mr. Robert Marren, Solicitor allowed confusion to arise in relation to the exact disbursement of funds held by him; Grossly delayed, without reasonable explanation, the administration of the estate, the deceased person having died in 2005 some ten years ago; Mr. Robert Marren, Solicitor showed a complete disregard for the interests of the beneficiaries, whom Mr. Marren, Solicitor, knew to be elderly, and by his conduct is depriving two of the beneficiaries, of the enjoyment of their share in the estate; Provided an inadequate professional service and it is not of a quality that could reasonably be expected of a solicitor. There is no good reason why Mr Marren did not “bite the bullet” and pay over the full 1/6 share when he received the funds way back on 27th of May 2013. Being reluctant to resolve the issue in isolation to the rest of the Estate; Not provided the detailed bill of costs to include a detailed breakdown of how the figure of €40,892.53 representing fees paid to Robert Marren & Co. were arrived at; Mr. Robert Marren, Solicitor brought the solicitors profession into disrepute; Denied me a share in the farming profits, to the extent that I was working for nothing over the 9 years in question from October, 2005 through to 2013; Provided an inadequate professional service and it is not of a quality that could reasonably be expected of a solicitor with regards to the explanation he provides to explain how he arrived at his decision to award the moneys received from the sale of Pat Gavin’s livestock together with the Gross payments received from the Department of Agriculture without deducting any expense for the minding, looking after, feeding and caring for the animals for the nine years from 2005 to 2014; Delayed making the decision regarding my share in the farming profits and rightful share of the grant monies received from the Department of Agriculture until the very end with the draft distribution account that contained countless errors on 18th September, 2014. I was lied to countless times and led to believe that I would be refunded at closing by some of the beneficiaries. Why did Mr. Robert Marren, Solicitor, Mullingar make a decision around March 2013 to accept my claim to owning half the livestock and all the sheep? But yet for no logical reason refuses to award me the net amount €xxxxx.11 due to me out of the Single Payment Entitlements representing my ½ share in the profits from farming the lands, which was also sent to Mr. Robert Marren, Solicitor, Mullingar on the 5th of December, 2015 for his consideration. There is no good reason why he took advantage of my good nature and delayed his decision in this matter until the end; Mr. Robert Marren, Solicitor squandered the Estate assets by hiring an additional accountant against my wishes at a cost of €8,751.45; Accounting mistakes and lack of clarity; Forced me to incur additional unnecessary expenses in drafting documents and letters time and time again to prove my claim; Not furnished a detailed statement of all the legal costs to his client. Under Section 68 of the Solicitors (Amendment) Act, 1994 provides for charges to clients. Under these provisions a solicitor should furnish a detailed statement of all the legal costs to his client; Not furnished a copy of Solicitor T & N McLynn’s Solicitors, Athlone Bill of Costs for the handsome fee of €38,941.00; Provided incorrect invoice for Catherine O’Conner Accountant. Catherine O’Conner’s invoice states Total Amount Due €584.25 while Cash Account dated 18th July, 2014 “Fees paid to Catherine O’ Connor €6,857.25; Not provided an invoice for William Penrose B.L. or explanation of why his opinion was sought for €1,230.00;...

He is falsely accused of a crime he did not commit -- life without parole. Help get his story told. NOONE should be imprisoned for a crime they didn't commit.

Industrial Hemp is a variety of cannabis sativa. Both the U.N. and North American Free Trade Agreement recognize industrial hemp as distinct from marijuanna due to hemps next to nothing THC content. For thousands of years hemp was used to make dozens of commercial products like paper, rope, canvas, and textiles. Many years ago hemp and marijuana were unjustly banned together; however, they have recently been rediscovered as a species that bestows upon humans, plants, and animals, myriad benefits in the form of great environmental, economic, and commercial potential!! Although low THC hemp and THC encouraged marijuana are the same species they are two very different cultivars grown using very distinct and differentiated methods. The potential of hemp for paper production is enormous. In 1916 the US Department of Agriculture published a report which found that one acre of hemp can produce 4 times more pulp for paper than one acre of trees![1] In a year like 2014 it is truly unknown what the potential could be as modern technology, practices, and the production of new varieties of industrial hemp could all positively affect this figure as well! All types of paper products can be produced from hemp: newsprint, computer paper, stationary, cardboard, envelopes, toilet paper, even tampons. FACT: IT IS UNLIKELY THAT ANY TREE OR PLANT SPECIES ON EARTH WILL EVER BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING AS MUCH PULP FOR PAPER PER ACRE AS HEMP! HEMP IS & WILL REMAIN NUMBER ONE! Paper production from hemp would eliminate the need to chop down BILLIONS of trees! MILLIONS of acres of forests and huge areas of wildlife habitat could be preserved!! Associates of the tree farming industry claim that more trees are planted each year than are cut down. However, I do not know how long that could last. I'm guessing they do not have infinite resources to buy up larger tracts of land for tree farming. It seems like eventually supply and demand would even out and the industry would plant only the amount of trees that it needs for a sustained supply of fiber. Further tree planting efforts would be attributable to individuals, environmental groups & governments. What the big wigs from the tree farm industry didn't tell me was that when trees are harvested and the land is re-seeded the topsoil becomes more directly exposed to the elements. Exposed topsoil erodes faster due to the physical disturbance of digging up the stumps and more direct contact with rainwater as well as the general lack of root systems holding it in place for years. It is also more directly in contact with the suns energy due to the lack of insulating forest canopy. This causes the moist forest floor to abruptly dry out and the forest in general to experience more extreme temperature swings. With tree farms this soil exposure can last for years in the time it takes for even a small tree to grow. Trees must grow for somewhere between several years & thousands of years after planting before they can be harvested for commercial use! Within 3-4 months after it is planted, hemp grows 10 to 20 feet tall and it is ready for harvesting![2] Hemps long, strong, quickly growing roots help percolate and hold the soil in place. They also contribute to nutrient recycling through the whole plant.[4] Additionally, any stalk or leaves help keep the soil from drying out while its bio-mass insulates the area. Reduction of topsoil erosion would also reduce pollution of lakes/rivers/streams. Fewer caustic and toxic chemicals are used to make paper from hemp than are used to make paper from trees. If this method were more widely implemented we would have LESS POLLUTION FROM PAPER MILLS!! AND THAT STINKS. HAVE YOU EVER SMELLED IT!?! Hemp can be grown on most farmland throughout the U.S., but forests require large tracts of land available in few locations. MORE LAND COULD POTENTIALLY BE INCORPORATED INTO THE NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM OE SIMPLY LEFT ALONE OR SETTLED UPON!! It has been estimated that hemp could provide 100% of US energy needs if widely cultivated and put to good use. So many products can be made from hemp. Growing hemp would completely change what we call America today. Many products would become eco-friendly and our environment and economy would improve drastically in just a few short years. Of course there are some very rich people who have been doing things the wrong way for a very long time who would not like the US to have a cheaper, more renewable, resource. A resource that would be available to almost anyone with land, a little bit of money, or the ability to sharecrop. Some people are very resistant to change. But Obama claims to be so much different than that. Thats why the world needs your help to tell Obama to use his power of executive order to fully and immediately decriminalize industrial hemp.

Black lives matter in social studies education!