Dean Camacho is God-fearing, young, dynamic and seasoned administrator with high regard for the welfare of students, faculty, research and administrative staff members. In academic governance, he has the moral ascendancy to lead, and takes a serious cognizance of collegial and consultative processes, accountability and transparency. He rose from the ranks as chair of the CEM Department of Economics, associate dean and academic programs chair of the College of Economics and Management (CEM), up to his current post as Dean of UPLB Graduate School (GS).

State Representative Henry Perea's oil company-backed bill, AB 69, would drive a stake in the heart of California's clean energy and clean air law, the Global Warming Solutions Act of 2006 (AB 32), by excluding the pollution that comes from cars and trucks from the law's provisions. Nearly forty percent of our carbon pollution comes from cars, trucks, and other vehicles; and tailpipe emissions are contributing to the childhood asthma epidemic in regions like Los Angeles, the Bay Area and the area you represent in the Central Valley. This pollution is also fueling the climate impacts, like wildfires and drought, that are putting our kids and communities in harm's way. Parents and families supported the Global Warming Solutions Act when it passed, and voted overwhelmingly to defeat the well-funded oil company sponsored ballot initaitive, Proposition 23, that sought to repeal it in 2010. Parents care about our kids, and we want cleaner fuels and energy to power our vehicles and our homes. We expect our state representatives to protect our kids and communities, not jeopardize their health and safety.

People in the area, including my own family, have been detrimentally impacted by the lack of safety on Irving Park Rd. It is problematic and frankly dangerous to cross the busy street to walk to the nearby bus stop, stores, restaurants and to meet-up with friends. A handful of us tried to contact the local politicians with this plea with mixed results. We need this petition to add traction to our request for the improved safety in our community.

Our family is friendly with a family of Iraqi refugees, member of the Yazidi sect from Sinjar, northern Iraq. They are safe here, but their home town, their friends and families, have fled to the barren mountains, surrounded by murderous ISIS forces, with no food or water. The fate of these people, many of whom have already perished, can only be mitigated by a huge international aid effort. Amnesty International and three dozen charities and faith groups have called on the US Government to cooperate more with the local Kurds to rescue these people. The Kurds supported our government in our "War on Terror" and against Sadaam. We cannot abandon them. For details see the reports in the NY Times and from Kurdish media in Erbil: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/08/world/middleeast/isis-forces-in-iraq.html http://rudaw.net/english/kurdistan

This is to sort out the crooks and tell a person what their donated money will really do. Yes, I am affected and am beginning to STOP donating. I do not aprreciate being hit several times a year and I don't need the crap the send out. This is a huge commercial enterprize, often a rip off, and waste of energy.

Tell right-wing billionaires our Universities are not for sale! (Corrected Link) The education of our youth and the shaping of our democracy should not be an "investment opportunity" for billionaires! Superpacs and dark money have already infiltrated our election process, as we've seen time and again in the wake of Citizen's United. Now, if that wasn't enough, right-wing billionaires like the Koch brothers are attempting to buy the hearts and minds of college students by investing tens of millions of dollars in donations to major universities in exchange for programs promoting their political agenda. That's why I signed a petition created by local MoveOn member Lesley Lillywhite to University of Arizona, President Ann Weaver Hart et al which says: "The University of Arizona (UofA) must be held to the highest standards. Compromising UofA's integrity—by accepting any money from the Koch brothers and/or their affiliated organizations—would make the UofA a hostage to these billionaires. Accepting dark money obligates universities to sanction the Dark Ages of the Koch brothers' agenda." Will you sign this petition? Thanks! Click here: http://petitions.moveon.org/sign/keep-koch-money-out-of

400,000 people in the Toledo area were without water the first weekend in August, and factory farms are the culprit. Lake Erie is the source of drinking water for 11 million people. Like most areas with large factory farms that apply huge amounts of manure to farm lands, the soil in Ohio is supersaturated with nutrients. And when rains come, that excess is carried away by the water and ends up in Lake Erie. There, the nutrients feed algae, creating large algae blooms. The algae can produce powerful toxins that can cause everything from rashes, to gastroenteritis, to neurotoxicity. Clearly it’s a major problem — a public health hazard. Earlier this year, when Ohio lawmakers had the chance to fix the problem, they passed a bill that fell dangerously short of meaningful reform. In lieu of setting up clear, enforceable standards that would address the overabundance of phosphorous in the soil and rein in runoff from factory farms, the law simply creates a fertilizer certification program that exempts manure, which is a huge source of the phosphorus that is causing the algae blooms. The law also includes a voluntary, not mandatory, nutrient management plan program. We know why false solutions like this keep being offered — the corporate interests that benefit from creating large amounts of fertilizer in the form of animal manure refuse to take responsibility for the pollution that manure creates. Instead, they seek to give the appearance of action while residents bear the burden of unclean water: drinking water bans, aquatic dead zones and lakes closed to swimming. Tell Governor Kasich to pass sensible legislation to protect Ohio’s water from factory farms!

Lake Erie is the source of drinking water for 11 million people. Like most areas with large factory farms that apply huge amounts of manure to farm lands, the soil in Ohio is supersaturated with nutrients. And when rains come, that excess is carried away by the water and ends up in Lake Erie. There, the nutrients feed algae, creating large algae blooms. The algae can produce powerful toxins that can cause everything from rashes, to gastroenteritis, to neurotoxicity. Clearly it’s a major problem — a public health hazard. Earlier this year, when Ohio lawmakers had the chance to fix the problem, they passed a bill that fell dangerously short of meaningful reform. No surprise, it was a bill championed by Big Ag. It’s a story we see across the country — waterways in trouble and agribusiness offering false solutions. We know why false solutions like this keep on being offered — the corporate interests that benefit from creating large amounts of fertilizer in the form of animal manure refuse to take responsibility for the pollution that manure creates. Instead, they seek to give the appearance of action while residents bear the burden of unclean water: drinking water bans, aquatic dead zones and lakes closed to swimming. It has never been more apparent that the state needs to update standards for disposal of animal waste from factory farms, which is a huge source of the phosphorus that is causing the algae blooms. In lieu of setting up clear, enforceable standards that would address the overabundance of phosphorous in the soil and rein in runoff from factory farms, the new law simply creates a fertilizer certification program that exempts manure. The law also includes a voluntary, not mandatory, nutrient management plan program. This must change. Strong laws in Great Lakes states are key to protecting our water and agricultural resources, and new legislation could set the bar for our neighboring states. Tell Governor Kasich and the Ohio state legislature to pass sensible legislation to protect Ohio’s water from factory farms!

I was defrauded by Bank of America and congress when I believed in their Making Homes Affordable program. In order to apply, I was informed I had to already be behind in payments, therefore, BofA SAID to stop payments and then to apply! I was a prime candidate for the program under my circumstances. Fought for 2 years, lost my home, which was my inheritance as well, had to file bankruptcy, life has been HELL! I got a measley $400 from the review process. Now the government is suing them and winning $17 billion??????? I was defrauded and my life taken from me. Please tell me where did the $33 billion go that the government used to bail these banks and mortgage companies out!!!! Where was big brother then? Please, please people, sign the petition, these monster companies have financially raped thousands! Some of us want individual reviews, not lumped together.

Harlington is a lovely village, but really lacks a facility like this. It will help isolation issues (particularly for elderly residents), dietary needs not currently catered for, young families on a budget, students seeking an alternative to long-life processed farye, employ locals and will above all offer an unlicensed, non-religious place for the people of the community to meet and mingle.

these are the ppl destroying america

El 29 de julio del 2014 "Torito" un perro pug fue quemado vivo en las calles del municipio de Guadalupe Nuevo León. No existe Ley que sancione este acto de crueldad ya que los animales son considerados bienes como una silla. Necesitamos que esto cambie. Nuestros animales tienen nombre y apellido , forman parte de nuestra vida , nuestro hogar y son nuestra familia. Ayudalos a ser escuchados. Somos su voz , no más violencia , no más maltrato animal. On July 29, 2014 "Torito" a pug dog was burned alive in the streets of the town of Guadalupe Nuevo León. There is no law to punish this act of cruelty because animals are considered property like a chair. We need to change that. Our animals have names and surnames, are part of our life, our home and are our family. Help them to be heard. We are their voice, no more violence, no more animal abuse