Our basic right to vote is under assault. The right to vote is the political tool that belongs solely to We the People. Restricting or curtailing that right must never be allowed if we are to keep our Democracy viable. Immediately on the heels of our national "Supreme" Court's recent decision to gut our Voting Rights Act by disqualifying Section 4 (which required only certain states to obtain DOJ evaluation and approval that their proposed state laws would not discriminate against voting groups), at least two states, Texas and North Carolina, have now quickly enacted restrictive voter ID laws, the very laws that were, in fact, previously judged to be discriminatory, preventing their enactment prior to this Supreme Court decision. Our Supreme Court’s action has thrust this issue back into the legislative branch of our government, and we must apply heavy pressure upon the House of Representatives and the Senate to restore the full integrity of our critical Voting Rights Act. My petition demands that our Voting Rights Act Section 4 be restored and that it apply to every state in the nation with no ability to “opt out.”

Many parents with students in the Bernards Township schools have given feedback regarding their discontent with the late start of school (after Labor Day), the loss of the full week mid-winter recess, and the late end date. As such, we are proposing alteration of the school calendars for the next three years and have solicited support of the community via this petition. We request that the Board of Education consider the content herein and include the opinions of the parents that these signatures represent in the outcome. Additional considerations are placed at the bottom of the proposed calendars, below. PROPOSED CALENDAR REVISIONS FOR ADOPTION 2014-2015 (183 days) SEPTEMBER 2014: 19 school days Mon 1st - Closed - Labor Day Tues 2nd - In Service Day – Staff Report Wed 3rd – In Service/Students Report - Abbreviated Schedule K-12 Thurs 4th – In Service/Students Report - Abbreviated Schedule K-12 Fri 5th – All Students report – full day K-12 Thurs 25th – Closed – Rosh Hashanah OCTOBER: 23 school days NOVEMBER: 16 school days Thurs 6th – NJEA Convention Fri 7th – NJEA Convention n Wed 26th – Abbreviated Schedule Thurs 27th – Thanksgiving Recess Fri 28th – Thanksgiving Recess DECEMBER: 17 school days Tues 23rd – Abbreviated Schedule Wed 24th – Closed - Winter Recess Thurs 25th – Closed – Winter Recess Fri 26th – Closed Winter Recess Mon 29th – Closed Winter Recess Tues 30th – Closed Winter Recess Wed 31st – Closed – Winter Recess JANUARY: 21 school days Thurs – 1 – Closed – New Year’s Day FEBRUARY: 15 school days Mon 23rd - Closed – Mid Winter Recess Tues 24th - Closed – Mid Winter Recess Wed 25th - Closed – Mid Winter Recess Thurs 26th - Closed – Mid Winter Recess Fri 27th – Closed – Mid Winter Recess MARCH: 22 school days APRIL: 16 school days Fri 3rd – Closed - Good Friday Mon 20th – Closed – Spring Recess Tues 21st – Closed – Spring Recess Wed 22nd – Closed – Spring Recess Thurs 23rd – Closed Spring Recess Fri 24th – Closed Spring Recess MAY – 19 school days Fri – 22nd – In Service/Flex Day – Staff Reports Mon – 25th – Closed – Memorial Day JUNE – 15 school days Fri 19th – Abbreviated Schedule K-12 - Last Day Students **return of unused snow days is also requested if available to end school earlier and/or offer as in-service days for teaching staff. Barring unusual circumstances, snow days in excess of three will be made up during the spring recess beginning on Friday. 2015-2016 (183 days) SEPTEMBER: 19 school days Tues 1st – In Service Day – Staff Report Wed 2nd – In Service/Students Report – Abbreviated Schedule K-12 Thurs 3rd – In Service/Students Report – Abbreviated Schedule K-12 Fri – 4th – All Students Report – Full Day K-12 Mon - 7th - Closed - Labor Day Wed 23rd – Closed – Yom Kippur OCTOBER: 22 school days NOVEMBER: 17 school days Thurs 5th – NJEA Convention Fri 6th – NJEA Convention Wed 25th – Abbreviated Schedule Thurs 26th – Closed - Thanksgiving Recess Fri 27th – Closed - Thanksgiving Recess DECEMBER: 17 school days Wed 23rd - Abbreviated Schedule Thurs 24th – Closed - Winter Recess Fri 25th –Closed – Winter Recess Mon 28th – Closed – Winter Recess Tues 29th – Closed – Winter Recess Wed 30th – Closed – Winter Recess Thurs 31st – Closed – Winter Recess JANUARY: 20 school days Fri 1st – Closed – New Year’s Day FEBRUARY: 16 school days Mon 22nd – Closed – Mid Winter Recess Tues 23rd – Closed – Mid Winter Recess Wed 24th – Closed – Mid Winter Recess Thurs 25th – Closed – Mid Winter Recess Fri 26th – Closed – Mid Winter Recess MARCH: 22 school days Fri 25th – Closed - Good Friday APRIL: 16 school days Mon 11th - Closed – Spring Recess Tues 12th – Closed – Spring Recess Wed 13th – Closed – Spring Recess Thurs 14th – Closed – Spring Recess Fri 15th – Closed – Spring Recess MAY – 20 school days Fri 27th – In Service/Flex Day – Staff Report Mon 30th – Closed - Memorial Day JUNE – 14 school days Mon 20th – Abbreviated Schedule - Last Day of School K-12 **Return of unused snow days is also requested if available to end school earlier and/or to offer as in-service days for teaching staff. Snow days used in excess of three will be made up during the spring recess beginning with Friday 2016-2017 (183 days) SEPTEMBER: 19 school days Thurs 1st - In-Service Day – Staff Report Fri 2nd - In-Service Day – Staff Report Mon 5th – Closed – Labor Day Tues 6th – First Day of School – All Students Report K-12 OCTOBER: 20 school days Wed 12th – Closed – Yom Kippur NOVEMBER: 18 school days Thurs 10th – NJEA Convention Fri 11th – NJEA Convention Wed 23rd – Abbreviated Schedule Thurs 24th – Closed - Thanksgiving Recess Fri 25th – Closed - Thanksgiving Recess DECEMBER: 17 school days Fri 23rd - Abbreviated Schedule Mon 26th – Closed – Winter Recess Tues 27th – Closed – Winter Recess Wed 28th – Closed – Winter Recess Thurs 29th – Closed – Winter Recess Fri 30th – Closed – Winter Recess JANUARY: 22 school days Mon 2nd – Students report FEBRUARY: 18 school days Mon 27th – Closed – Mid Winter Break Tues 28th – Closed - Mid Winter Break MARCH: 20 school days Wed 1st – Closed – Mid Winter Break Thurs 2nd – Closed – Mid Winter Break Fri 3rd – Closed – Mid Winter Break APRIL: 14 school days Fri 14th – Closed - Good Friday Mon 24th – Closed – Spring Recess Tues 25th – Closed – Spring Recess Wed 26th – Closed – Spring Recess Thurs 27th – Closed – Spring Recess Fri 28th – Closed – Spring Recess MAY – 21 school days Fri 26th – In Service/Flex Day – Staff Report Mon 29th – Closed - Memorial Day JUNE – 14 school days Tues 20th – Abbreviated Schedule - Last Day of School K-12 **Return of unused snow days is also requested if available to end school earlier and/or to offer as in-service days for teaching staff. Snow days in excess of three will be made up during the spring recess beginning with Friday. Considerations: If there is a way to reconsider the May in-service day for the teaching staff, please do so as thi...

APOSTOLIC LETTERISSUED MOTU PROPRIOOF THE SUPREME PONTIFFFRANCISON THE JURISDICTION OF JUDICIAL AUTHORITIES OF VATICAN CITY STATEIN CRIMINAL MATTERS  In our times, the common good is increasingly threatened by transnational organized crime, the improper use of the markets and of the economy, as well as by terrorism.It is therefore necessary for the international community to adopt adequate legal instruments to prevent and counter criminal activities, by promoting international judicial cooperation on criminal matters.In ratifying numerous international conventions in these areas, and acting also on behalf of Vatican City State, the Holy See has constantly maintained that such agreements are effective means to prevent criminal activities that threaten human dignity, the common good and peace.With a view to renewing the Apostolic See’s commitment to cooperate to these ends, by means of this Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio, I establish that:1. The competent Judicial Authorities of Vatican City State shall also exercise penal jurisdiction over:a) crimes committed against the security, the fundamental interests or the patrimony of the Holy See;b) crimes referred to:- in Vatican City State Law No. VIII, of 11 July 2013, containing Supplementary Norms on Criminal Law Matters;- in Vatican City State Law No. IX, of 11 July 2013, containing Amendments to the Criminal Code and the Criminal Procedure Code;when such crimes are committed by the persons referred to in paragraph 3 below, in the exercise of their functions;c) any other crime whose prosecution is required by an international agreement ratified by the Holy See, if the perpetrator is physically present in the territory of Vatican City State and has not been extradited.2. The crimes referred to in paragraph 1 are to be judged pursuant to the criminal law in force in Vatican City State at the time of their commission, without prejudice to the general principles of the legal system on the temporal application of criminal laws.3. For the purposes of Vatican criminal law, the following persons are deemed “public officials”:a) members, officials and personnel of the various organs of the Roman Curia and of the Institutions connected to it.b) papal legates and diplomatic personnel of the Holy See.c) those persons who serve as representatives, managers or directors, as well as persons who even de facto manage or exercise control over the entities directly dependent on the Holy See and listed in the registry of canonical juridical persons kept by the Governorate of Vatican City State;d) any other person holding an administrative or judicial mandate in the Holy See, permanent or temporary, paid or unpaid, irrespective of that person’s seniority.4. The jurisdiction referred to in paragraph 1 comprises also the administrative liability of juridical persons arising from crimes, as regulated by Vatican City State laws.5. When the same matters are prosecuted in other States, the provisions in force in Vatican City State on concurrent jurisdiction shall apply.6. The content of article 23 of Law No. CXIX of 21 November 1987, which approves the Judicial Order of Vatican City State remains in force.This I decide and establish, anything to the contrary notwithstanding.I establish that this Apostolic Letter issued Motu Proprio will be promulgated by its publication in L’Osservatore Romano, entering into force on 1 September 2013.Given in Rome, at the Apostolic Palace, on 11 July 2013, the first of my Pontificate. FRANCISCUS

In the wake of Jill McGrale Maher's recent termination, parents are left with many questions that have not been addressed by the Board of Directors. Please click the link to view the petition. If you are viewing this from a smartphone, please be sure to scroll to the right to view the petition letter in its entirety. We intend to deliver this petition in 48 hours.

I am starting this petition because I want the Red Sox to win the World Series, and it's hard to do so when they make a bunch of plays that look Little League-ish in their execution. Cut it out, dudes!

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The Fukushima nuclear meltdown was nearly THREE years ago and while we WAIT for Japan to handle the crisis, over 300 tons DAILY of radioactive water hemorrhages into our ocean, killing and contaminating every living thing in its path. This is unacceptable. It is now known that this is far worse (over 300 times say some scientists) than Chernobyl. Life as we ALL knew it before 3/11/11 is now OVER. If this were chemical warfare against children we would risk life and limb to assist. It IS chemical warfare as we do little while children in Japan fight for their lives against an invisible chemical opponent. 40% of them in the Fukushima area are experiencing toxic radioactive levels and some are now being diagnosed with thyroid cancer. Mr. President: We ask that you move mountains if necessary to help shut this down. Mobilize a large U.S. team, request nuclear scientists globally to network and assist, whatever it takes. But for the health of all, insist that Japan receive this desperately needed support. We MUST be able to handle reactor meltdowns and nuclear waste effectively or we have no business creating NEW nuclear power plants around the country! If you can't FIX IT, don't BUILD IT!

The Klamath National Forest is in charge of a critical biodiversity “hotspot” in Northern California that extends well into Southern Oregon: the SISKIYOU CREST. This petition asks the Forest Service to close and revegetate with native plants Forest Service Road 47N80, otherwise known as the Bee Camp Road. The Bee Camp Road is long defunct, boulder strewn and barely drivable, mostly by ATVs. Built to access the chromium mines in Hello Canyon in the 1940's, it is now a useless invasion of wild country. The Bee Camp Road begins at Cook and Green Pass and heads west paralleling the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), and surrounded by roadless wildland on all sides. The road is adjacent to the Cook and Green Pass Botanical Area and the Seiad Baker Cypress Botanical Area. The area is designated "back country" by the Klamath National Forest, and all Forest Service management direction in the area emphasizes backcountry and botanical values, wildlife, late successional reserves, and non-motorized recreation. The Bee Camp Road represents an obstacle for wilderness designation; it is a seed source for noxious and non-native weeds; it disrupts the feeling of solitude and isolation in the Red Buttes Wilderness, the Kangaroo Roadless Area, and on the PCT. It also disturbs the abundant wildlife in the area because the road allows access for motorized vehicles, poachers, and others who seek to do harm. The Red Buttes region is the wild central core of the Siskiyou Crest, with the Condrey Mountain Roadless Area to the east and the Siskiyou Wilderness to the west. The Bee Camp Road is the only road still open to vehicular use from Cook and Green Pass to Sundown Gap, a distance of approximately 20 miles. More info and opportunity for added comments can be found as follows. See ttp://thesiskiyoucrest.blogspot.com/2013/05/close-bee-camp-road.html Comments may be submitted in a variety of ways. You may leave a message with your comment on the Travel Management Information Line at 530-841-4597. Hard copy comment forms are available at all Klamath National Forest offices and also on the web at http://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/stelprdb5423782.pdf. You may also submit your comments directly into the travel management comment database by going to https://cara.ecosystem-management.org/Public/CommentInput?project=42227. Individual letters or emails are also welcome and may be submitted to the Klamath National Forest, 1711 S. Main Street, Yreka, CA 96097 Attn: Motorized Travel Management Update, or to [email protected] .

I am starting this petition because our local news coverage does not inform us of what exactly each legislator is doing on important legislation. We only get general statement like, 'we need to stop spending so much;, or 'we need to present a strong image around the world.' All citizens have the right to hear each elected officials reasoning and the way they actually voted on important bills.

Save the Beartooth front! We, the citizens of South-Central Montana and others who love to travel here, declare that we will NOT stand by and allow our beloved landscape to be fracked for oil and gas. We do not need or want anything akin to the Bakken disaster in OUR backyard. Our land and water are at stake, and therefore our tourism and agricultural economies, not to mention our cherished outdoors that make this such a special place to live. We call upon John Mork and his Energy Corporation of America to leave Montana, the last best place. Thank you to all who sign. Deb Muth, Chair Carbon County Resource Council Carbon County Resource Council, the local chapter of Northern Plains Resource Council, aims to bring together the hundreds of people who have begun to cry out in response to news that we may be facing the disaster of fracking here in the Beartooths and Big Horn river basin. Northern Plains Resource Council is a grassroots conservation and family agriculture group. We organize Montana citizens to protect our water quality, family farms and ranches, and unique quality of life.

Petition Background The opening of Navigator and Rocketship Charters would negatively impact our STUDENTS and neighborhood schools as follows: •The opening of a Rocketship Charter will immediately close one of our neighborhood schools. This would likely cause boundary changes. All other elementary sites will be forced to consolidate, resulting in massive student and teacher reassignments from their current neighborhood schools. •Rocketship will use its associated construction company Launch Pad to build on a 1.6 acre site on Church and San Pedro (behind World Gas Station). Our MHUSD sites follow the minimum 10 acre guideline. Using non-profit bonds to build a high density school that will immediately cause one of our neighborhood schools to close and remain vacant is not a good plan for our neighborhoods. •The opening of a Navigator Charter will cause two schools to share the same campus: a charter school and a current neighborhood school. The disparity of resources between the schools will negatively impact the neighborhood school students. •Navigator and Rocketship primarily focus on English, Math, and obsolete California State Test Scores by narrowing or eliminating History, Science, Foreign Language, Music and Art. •At Navigator and Rocketship, large groups of students spend 1.5 to 2 hours daily in front of computers supervised by tutor/aides rather than teachers. •At Rocketship, an average school of 450 students have 10 teachers (1:45 ratio, 1 teacher for 45 students). This is not the ratio that we want in our schools. In Morgan Hill, our current ratio is 1:29. We prefer to reduce class sizes, not raise them. •Due to the application process, Navigator and Rocketship will not serve all students or even a representative population of our district. They serve English Language Learners very close to proficiency. They require high parent participation. These charters also serve far fewer students with disabilities. If students are not successful, or the charter does not have appropriate programs, these students are returned to our neighborhood public schools. •Our neighborhood schools will receive less funding and this would negatively impact every campus in our district including programs such as Jackson Academy of Math and Music, our Dual-Immersion Multicultural Education Program and planned technology and science academies for P.A. Walsh and San Martin-Gwinn Elementary Schools. •75% of Rocketship teachers are Teach for America interns. These interns have only 5 weeks of teacher preparation. 99% of MHUSD teachers are required to have 1-3 years of post-graduate teacher education. For more information: Stop Rocketship Website http://www.stoprocketship.com/ LA Times Article, The Charter School Mistake by Diane Ravitch http://articles.latimes.com/2013/oct/01/opinion/la-oe-ravitch-charters-school-reform-20131001 The Hype Behind Charter Schools http://www.districtadministration.com/article/hype-behind-charter-schools New Data Shows School Reformers are Getting it Wrong http://billmoyers.com/2013/06/07/new-data-shows-school-reformers-are-getting-it-wrong/ David C. Berliner on Inequality, Poverty and the Widening Education Gap http://www.schoolsmatter.info/2012/10/david-berliner-on-inequality-poverty.html PAC Money Floods Local School Board Races http://www.mercurynews.com/bay-area-news/ci_21896419/ I SUPPORT QUALITY PUBLIC EDUCATION at our neighborhood schools and urge the Santa Clara County School Board NOT TO APPROVE THESE CHARTER PETITIONS.

These chemicals are used all over Maui for sugar cane production and should be banned. The cane is grown a short distance from a major portion of Maui's population. The health and safety of the citizens of Maui, especially our children, are being harmed and threatened by these dangerous chemicals.