The proposed building of multi-family condominiums with access from Arch Hill Drive via Cedar Crest Drive will create a congestive and unsafe amount of traffic diverting through the Balcones Village/Spicewoood neighborhood. Cedar Crest Drive is a narrow road with no sidewalks that currently serves as the main pass-through between Balcones Village and Spicewood. Cedar Crest is also the main thoroughfare for parents and buses taking children to Spicewood Elementary from Balcones, and Canyon Vista Middle School from Spicewood. Allowing access to the proposed development from inside the BV/S neighborhood (and possibly Anderson Mill Road) will encourage commuters to create a route through the neighborhood to access Hwy 183 in lieu of using Anderson Mill. Furthermore, the increased traffic of that would result if condominium residents must use interior streets to access their homes, the neighborhood roads would become even more congested and dangerous. Please sign this petition to help us Stop the Condo development that is proposed.

It's time to put an end to Republicans' unprecedented obstruction of President Obama's executive and judicial nominees. Through a simple majority vote, the Senate could change the rules and make sure that people in America have a government that works. Right now, dozens of judicial nominations are tied up in the Senate. Many other presidential nominations, including ambassadors, commission members and department leaders are also being denied an up or down vote. (You can see the entire list here: http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/legislative/one_item_and_teasers/nom_cmtec.htm) Tell the Senate to change the rules of the Senate and create a government that will truly work for the people.

State operated districting and voting regulations are politically corrupt and do not provide citizens with equal voting opportunity.

Believing that there are fundamental, emotional and intellectual differences between children and adults, Advocates for Abandoned Adolescents' mission is to end the practice of trying, sentencing and incarcerating youth under 18 in the adult criminal justice system.Our mission is to place a national spotlight upon the nations approach to juvenile justice, and to place faces and stories to the children that were waived, and thereby, held to an adult standard in the courtroom and then sent to adult prisons. Our mission is to end the practice of sentencing children to life without the possibility of parole, and to reduce the harm caused to children in adult prisons by supporting legislation that will make those who were sentenced as children eligible to have their sentences reviewed at some point during their incarceration. I think it's important that America's focus and attention also include the teenagers that were waived and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment in the adult prison system 15/16/17/years ago. I think Justice for these Juvenile offenders would include Liz Ryan, the Director for the campaign for youth justice called the 2nd look Legislation. '2nd Look' means youth serving long sentences get their sentences reviewed at some point in their incarceration. Would you consider 2nd look Legislation? We ask you to sign this petition and advocate for Juvenile Justice reform across the US. We seek to use your voices to communicate to policy makers and the public the real life impact that the Adult Criminal Justice System has on youth. Be the voice for youth so that the babies born today will not become the juvenile defendants waived into adult courtrooms and given lengthy prison sentences of tomorrow.

Thousands of Nepalese workers are being forced to work in 122F degree heat with no access to food or water, no pay, passports held to prevent them from leaving. Experts estimate over 1 million migrant workers could be at risk of modern slavery in Qatar between now and the 2022 World Cup; an average of twelve workers could die per week unless action is taken at this critical stage in the construction process. There have been serious challenges in protecting migrant workers from modern slavery in Qatar. But with the prestige of hosting the World Cup on the line, there has never been a better chance to push the Qatari government for change. If FIFA takes advantage of this opportunity for policy reform, workers could be protected from falling into the nightmare of modern slavery in Qatar for generations to come. Tell FIFA to help ensure construction for the Qatar World Cup does not use slave labour.

This petition is here to say people's lives and struggles aren't a game and breaking up people's families isn't funny. To joke and think this it is fun, oppresses those who live it everyday.

Taxes and grant money goes toward incarcerating parent's in contempt of child support. Tax payers want taxes and grants to go toward parent's in contempt - to work in programs (retail, fast food, janitorial, etc.) established with local companies to have wage garnishment while the parent works - versus incarceration and the children go without any money. Please give funding toward parent's who work instead of quota's and money toward the number of incarcerations. Companies may get tax breaks with these work programs and children will be provided for versus parent's sitting in jail without providing for the child/children. If parent's refuse to work in the programs for their child -they can clean the city streets as a service to taxpayers.

My house is located directly next to the lot where a new 9 story hotel /community center is planned to start construction NEXT WEEK. The neighbors that live near this site (16 Olive) deserve to know what type of hotel/hostel this will be and the type of community services that are planned in this building. The property is included in the IBZ (Industrial Business Zone) zoning designation of Grand Street but THIS type of Property is not appropriate for POWERS & OLIVE streets. I am concerned about the type of Hotel this will be and the potential issues with car and pedestrian traffic. Please sign so we can HALT the process and find out more. Portia Dyrenforth

I was unaware of the practices of Halal approved food processing and believe the methods of animal slaughter is barbaric and unnecessary cruel torture. I also am not Islamic and do not want Islamic declarations or processes performed on products that I purchase. This should be a right of all Americans to know if they are purchasing Halal approved products.

Stop the killing of Christians around the world,We stopped the Nazi's with the Jewish people. Forget about the rain forrest and whales.Where talking human life.

Verizon Wireless is discontinuing monthly discounts for customers who have retired from affiliated employers and/or organizations. It's purely a revenue issue for Verizon. It began when Verizon wooed and smoooozed large employers; seeing an opportunity to attract thousands of customers, all at once. A 5-20% discount was an genius marketing tool and strategy that could be easily absorbed; compared to the millions to be made with the potential thousands of new customers. The organization I retired from had over 2.6 million employees. Verizon was mesmerized by the shear number of potential customers with these contracts, and reverification was obviously not a Verizon company policy or standard. They have not monitored "the discount"; because this is the first time I've had to reverify my employment. Consequently now, I would imagine, Verizon has thousands of customers who are receiving the discount still, after terminating employment with the original employer, which qualified them to get the discount. When I received my notice to reverify my discount, I promptly called Verizon to learn where to send my annuity statement. I was quickly told "Oh No, you are retired." Since I'd never been asked to reverify my employment and/or association, in four years, I assumed the discount was for retirees too. In my organization the previous retirees never said, "Oh, when you retire you will loose your Verizon discount." I would also imagine that most other retirees have had opportunities, over the years, to switch to a different carrier, but did not and have stayed as happy satisfied loyal customers. In today's toilet economy, with companies laying off people, downsizing, closings, etc. there are thousands of people stampeding towards the retirement door. Verizon sees, with tunnel vision, the potential of the money to be made off the thousands who have, and will retire. A 5-20% revenue jump, times thousands of retirees, should look pretty good on the bottom line. It's very unfair of Verizon to create this system, to get our business, not monitor it, and now suddenly decide to terminate it, without warning. This is a knee jerk impulsive attempt to make millions. We retirees are on limited incomes; usually a fraction of our former salaries. Thousands of us may well take our celluar telephone business elsewere.

My aunt, Gwendolyn, is being housed at Rikers Island Correctional Facility's Rose M. Singer Center and needs dire medical attention! She needs surgery to fix her defective hip replacement, and is currently forced to walk with a cane, lie on a mattress all day or sit in a wheel chair while her hip dislocates, due to the separation of the bolts holding her hip in place. As her hip bones separate, she can now only recieve 4 basic Tylenol pills a day. It has gotten so bad for her that she has even declined continuing to receive visits, as it is too painful for her to make it to the visiting room and sit for that long. She is in terrible living, social, and mental conditions and that's hard enough to deal with. But to know every moment that passes that she is in such terrible pain and there is so little that I can do to change her circumstances is agonizing. I pray so hard every day for God to deliver her from her misery. In such, I have decided to contact everyone I can to seek help, justice and humanity for my ailing, medically deprived aunt. No matter how anyone feels about the circumstances surrounding inmate rights, it should never invalidate a person's right, my aunt's right, to live as a human being should live! Her right to live as God ordained His creations to live! My aunt needs help! She has four children, three grandchildren, with another on the way and dozens of nieces, nephews, sisters and brothers praying for and thinking of her every single day. So, I am coming to you all, the public, with faith, persistence, and few places other to go. Will you help my family and I secure humanity for my aunt please? Will you all be a part of this stand for justice and exemplifying the concept of doing to others as we would have them do to us?!