Our small North Berkeley community already has FOUR drug stores, including CVS, Safeway Pharmacy, Pharmaca, and Sal's, in less than one mile from each other on Solano Avenue. Furthermore, there are already FIVE Walgreens in Berkeley and one is on Shattuck Avenue 1.4 miles away from the proposed site on 1830 Solano Avenue. The proposed Walgreens is to replace our only neighborhood gas station on Solano Avenue. A more reasonable alternative would be a multi use building with several smaller retail spaces and residential units above. There is tremendous opposition in the community to this Michigan based developer building a "just shy of" 10,000 SF Walgreens in this location. If Walgreens succeeds in opening, existing small businesses, local traffic and surrounding residential housing will suffer major negative impacts. Think gridlock. There is not enough parking as it is on Solano Ave. and the proposed 22 parking spaces are not enough for a 10,000 SF Walgreens! The community is outraged and, in a recent community meeting with the developer, expressed 100% opposition to having a Walgreens in our neighborhood!

Almost immediately after the August 24, 2013 spraying my wife came down with a bladder and throat irritations. Tests run on her urine confirmed the existence of numerous contaminates. The health of all Vermonters is at stake as well as the agricultural businesses in the state. The medical profession has ignored these complaints as well as government agencies. Check these sites for additional information: http://naturalsociety.com/chemtrails-obvious-overhead-pollutant-ignored-denied/ http://www.nationofchange.org/neurologist-warns-neurodegenerative-disease-surge-due-chemtrail-spraying-1378712902

Sergio's Deli has only two more months before its doors close for good and the construction of another luxury high-rise begins. The landlord has sold the property and is giving the owner every excuse why he hasn't renewed the lease but promises they will still have a store once the building is finished. I'm sure the people from the Lower East Side, especially the ones who has lived on Ave D for over three decades would love to see great changes that we all can benefit from. Closing down another "mom & pop" store I doubt is one of them. If they want to change the AVENUE, they need to start by relocating the half-way house that's located on 4th street.

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.