Scientists estimate that humans kill between 70 and 100 million sharks each year and many shark species are on the brink of extinction.** The General Nutrition Center (GNC) is a huge shark cartilage seller, marketing their shark products as a remedy for arthritis with anti-cancer properties. This misleading marketing helps drive the demand for shark products and incentivizes hunters to illegally kill sharks. Furthermore, there is no scientific evidence that shark cartilage promotes joint health or acts as a tumor suppressant.*** GNC, one of the largest health stores in North America can make a significant dent in the demand for shark products like cartilage. Although shark cartilage may be a popular supplement, the market for such products is unsustainable and continued sale of these products will lead to the further endangerment and threat of extinction of many shark species. **** We strongly urge General Nutrition Center to remove shark cartilage products from its stores, and to explain to its customers why it is taking this decision, as public awareness of this issue is essential to improving shark conservation worldwide. Sources: 1. Miller, DR., Anderson, GT., Stark JJ., Granick, J.L., Richardson, D. 1998. Phase I/II trial of the safety and efficacy of shark cartilage in the treatment of advanced cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology, Vol 16, 3649-3655 (http://jco.ascopubs.org/content/16/11/3649.short) 2. 100 Million Sharks Killed Each Year // BY MEGAN GANNON, LIVE SCIENCE NEWS EDITOR 15 March 2014: http://news.discovery.com/earth/oceans/100-million-sharks-killed-annually-130305.html 3. SharkSavers, a Program of WildAid - Threats: Nutrional Supplement http://www.sharksavers.org/en/education/sharks-are-in-trouble/nutritional-supplements/ 4. Shark Trust - Shark Cartilage http://www.sharktrust.org/en/shark_cartilage 5. William D. Robbins, Mizue Hisano, Sean R. Connolly, J. Howard Choat, Ongoing Collapse of Coral-Reef Shark Populations, Current Biology, Volume 16, Issue 23, 5 December 2006, Pages 2314-2319, ISSN 0960-9822, 10.1016/j.cub.2006.09.044. (http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982206022767) http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/03/070329145922.htm

My friends and I attend Weaver Academy. We are very concerned to hear about the loss of a PVA, and don't want our friends or ourselves to be forced to leave the school we love.

I’ve been so impressed by the student sexual assault advocates who’ve bravely testified at the Capitol, and shared their stories with the press. I hope you’ll stand up and join the effort asking Governor Jerry Brown to sign SB 967 into law. As the Father of a college-age daughter, I was stunned to learn that 1 out of 5 women are sexually assaulted during their time in college. This is unacceptable. It is every student’s dream to go to college. It is our duty to provide a safe environment once they get there.

AFTER SPENDING HUNDREDS AND THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS GAME, I HAVE BEEN A VICTIM UNFAIR BANS, DENIED A REFUND WITHOUT PROOF OR EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE ACCOUNT HAS BEEN BANNED. I AM ALSO A PART OF THE LOC GAMING COMMUNITY IN WHICH MANY PLAYERS FACE THE SAME ISSUES.  CHANGE YOUR WAYS LOC:  - PROVIDE US BETTER CUSTOMER SERVICE (NO MORE GENERIC EMAILS)  - GIVE US A THOROUGH EXPLANATION AND PROOF AS TO WHY ACCOUNTS ARE BEING BANNED. DONT SEND US TO JAIL WITHOUT A TRIAL.  IF OUR MESSAGE ISNT ACKNOWLEDGED AND ACTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN, AS A COMMUNITY WE WILL BOYCOTT SPENDING MONEY ON THIS GAME. IF YOU HEAR OUR VOICE, SHOW SOME GOOD FAITH AND ACKNOWLEDGE US ON ADMIN NOTICES. THANK YOU

"A well regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed." Florida 790.29 is UNCONSTITUTIONAL... What part of SHALL NOT BE INFRINGED do they not understand????!!!!

California's unique San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary – including the rivers that feed it and the species that depend on it – is in a state of crisis because too much of its water is diverted. Incredibly, most water diverters in the Bay’s watershed are not required to allow water to flow to the Bay to protect water quality, or the fish and wildlife species and natural environments that make this ecosystem so unique. Many water users do not use water nearly as efficiently or wisely as they should. As a result, Central California's once abundant salmon runs and other fishes are in imminent danger of extinction, and the Bay-Delta estuary ecosystem that supports these and other economically critical species is collapsing. This fall and early next year, the California State Water Resources Control Board will decide whether to require that more water make it from the San Joaquin River basin into the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary. Currently, two-thirds of the San Joaquin’s water is diverted upstream of the Delta, on average – in some years close to 90% of this river’s water is diverted upstream. Increasing flows from the San Joaquin River to the Bay-Delta estuary is a critical first step towards restoring the balance between the needs of California’s fish and wildlife, the many businesses that depend on healthy fisheries and rivers, and the other uses of water. Based on the best available science, the State Water Board’s own findings show that 60% of the San Joaquin River basin's natural flow in the winter and spring is needed to fully restore the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary and the fish populations of the San Joaquin River and its tributaries. But, those who divert most of this river's water, including wealthy industrial agriculture interests, are lobbying to maintain the unacceptable status quo – or worse! Now is the time to remind the Board to do what its own science shows is needed to restore the San Joaquin River and the San Francisco Bay-Delta estuary.

BURNING MOUTH SYNDROME is a disorder that has gotten little publicity so little research has been done. This is a debilitating disorder and we need big research companies and pharmaceutical companies to do research and come up with a cure for us. So far we know it's from the firing of nerves in the tongue. This causes debilitating pain in bms members. It feels like a hot coal is placed on your tongue. People have lost or had to quit their jobs. I've had this disorder for 15 yrs and was bedridden until I was given an addictive drug. More problems but that's what it comes down to. We need better meds!! We need more publicity and for bms to come out into the open. Bms is so debilitating that many have said they can't go on. They see no future...PLEASE HELP US!!

I really hate spiders!

I believe this is one of our only chances to get big money (and the narrow interests that go with it) OUT of politics.

Marinela was just trying to do the right thing by paying her traffic ticket, but instead she was led away in handcuffs and detained by immigration authorities. The news has only gotten worse for Marinela, because ICE Field Director David W. DeWeese has cruelly denied her stay of removal. Now this mom of three U.S. citizen children will be deported at the end of the month, even though she has no criminal record. Why is ICE making Marinela a priority for deportation? Marinela qualifies for the type of deportation relief President Obama had, until recently, been considering. But now that the President has said he's going to delay acting because he's too worried about elections, Marinela's entire family hangs in the balance. Marinela fled her native El Salvador during a violent civil war over ten years ago, and she's become a valued member of her Ohio community. But if she's deported, her entire family will be devastated. Marinela will be forced to uproot her U.S. citizen kids and move back to a country they've never known. We shouldn't punish our own just because of Washington D.C's political games! Marinela and her kids deserve a chance to stay home where they belong. Please join us in telling ICE Field Director David W. DeWeese to stop Marinela's deportation immediately. Her entire family is depending on us!

In an address to the nation on Wednesday evening, President Obama announced that the U.S. will escalate its military campaign against ISIS (also known as ISIL, or the so-called Islamic State), to include potential military air strikes in Syria as well as Iraq. The U.S. will also deploy nearly 500 additional military advisers to Iraq. The President said that the U.S. objective is to "degrade" and ultimately "destroy" ISIS. Earlier this week, the White House indicated that such a strategy could take upwards of three years to execute, and would include air strikes in Syria. Moving forward with this sort of military action is a huge decision -- one that will have ongoing ramifications for years to come. Because of the broad, extended, and open-ended nature of the proposed expansion of U.S. military force in the Middle East, it is critical that before the United States moves forward with any action, Congress must take time to debate the issue. We have already seen the terrible consequences of rushing into military intervention, and it is critical that the United States not repeat that mistake again.

The bench in question was always used day in and day out by people and customers of a tax paying business in Ilwaco. The city clearly has bigger things they should focus on than "maintaining" a bench made out of milk gallons, but we don't need to get into that.