Avaaz is calling on the presidents of Iran and the USA to stop the bloodshed in Syria. Join us in this campaign now. Just weeks ago innocent kids were gassed to death in their sleep, but it feels the world has forgotten them and got stuck in a debate between US strikes or doing nothing. Now there is a glimmer of hope for a peaceful way to stop these massacres. Syria's bloody war has been fuelled by rivalry between Iran, Assad's main backer, and the US and their allies. But this vile chemical attack has changed their discourse: Iran’s new moderate president condemned the gassing and Obama signalled he'd work with "anybody" to resolve the conflict. Let's urgently call on both leaders to sit down to talks and bring the warring parties together before any more lives are lost. Right now, the global drums of war are beating over Syria, but if enough of us make sure Rouhani and Obama know the world wants bold diplomacy, we could end the nightmare for thousands of terrified Syrian children under threat of new gas attacks. We have no time to lose. Join this urgent call now -- when we reach one million signers we will deliver the petition directly to the two presidents.

The first passage-tomb to be discovered in the Boyne Valley in 200 years, near Newgrange, is cause for national celebration. It was discovered inside the Brú na Bóinne UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with many other new and exciting features, by LiDAR scanning. The archaeologists who performed the scan have called for a comprehensive research programme, in order to interpret the results, and perform further testing. Newgrange has been voted Ireland's most important historical site for the fourth year running. Under the UNESCO Convention the Irish Government is bound to identify all the monuments in and around the site, and give them the highest legal protection possible under the National Monuments Act

To save the lives of the Syrian children. To save the youth of Syria . To save the world because a brutal tyrant like Assad is willing to destroy the world to stay in power with the help of Russia & Iran and their Nuclear bombs .

Secretary of State John Kerry has proposed putting Syria's chemical weapons stockpile under international control. The proposal has a great deal of merit, and unlike military attacks, actually would prevent chemical warfare in the future. Syria, at the urging of its staunch ally Russia, has expressed a willingness to pursue this plan. We implore the President to avoid U.S. military involvement in the Syrian civil war, and pursue this constructive, peaceful outcome. Your voice matters, and I hope you'll sign on today.

Mental illnesses are medical conditions that disrupt a person's thinking, feeling, mood, ability to relate to others and daily functioning. This petition will help provide funding to teach students, faculty, friends and family to recognize warning signs in themselves and others, encourage early treatment, combat the stigma that surrounds mental illness, discourage bullying and abusive behavior, and create a more compassionate and concerned society. Please pass this on, so our voices shall be heard and we can "Break the Silence" together. Thanks for your support!

On April 3, 2005, Sabrina was born to Nancy Hey. She weighed 7 lb. 4 oz. Mother and baby were released from the hospital on April 5, 2005. On April 8, 2005, Ms. Hey took Sabrina to the pediatrician for a regular post-birth follow-up. The baby had lost weight (from 7lb. 4oz. to 6lb. 12oz.) so the pediatrician recommended supplementation with formula (Ms. Hey was nursing) and a follow-up visit several days later. Ms. Hey saw the pediatrician three more times after that initial visit. Although Sabrina%u2019s weight only dropped to 6 lb. 10 oz., she did not exhibit a sustained weight gain. As a result, on that third visit, the doctor who saw Ms. Hey and Sabrina indicated that Sabrina%u2019s weight loss and lack of sustained weight gain was more significant than Ms. Hey had been led to believe and he instructed Ms. Hey to admit Sabrina to the hospital. So, on April 16, 2005, Sabrina and Ms. Hey were admitted to Virginia Hospital Center. Sabrina was admitted with a failure to thrive diagnosis. After increasing the amount of formula used to supplement Ms. Hey%u2019s breast feeding, Sabrina gained weight. On April 19, Ms. Hey was visited by a social worker from the Arlington County Child Protective Services. On April 20, Ms. Hey and her live-in companion, Kit Slitor, (not the biological father of the baby) were compelled to sign a %u201CSafety Plan%u201D presented to them by the Arlington County CPS social worker. They were informed a refusal to sign would prevent the baby from being discharged. The following day, Ms. Hey and Sabrina were released from the hospital. On the date of release, Sabrina weighed 7 lb. 5 oz. On April 22, the social worker and one or more home nurses visited the family. The social worker returned the next day, Saturday, April 23; however, Ms. Hey and Mr. Slitor refused her entry, stating they wanted a %u201Ctime out%u201D while they retained legal counsel (a letter to that effect was handed to the social worker). Over the weekend they sought, and by Monday morning they retained, an attorney who immediately attempted to contact the social worker. (Another attorney who is a friend had attempted to contact the social worker over the weekend.) Notwithstanding the fact that counsel managed to speak to the social worker sometime late Monday morning, the social worker went forward with a request for an Emergency Removal Order which was granted. The Order was executed that day, April 25, and Sabrina was placed in foster care. At the time of removal, Sabrina weighed 8 lb. 1 oz., a 12 oz. gain from April 21 the day on which Sabrina was released from the hospital. On May 2, the Court made a finding of abuse and neglect and ordered psychological evaluations for both Ms. Hey and Mr. Slitor. Those evaluations, which were performed by individuals hired by the County, occurred over the course of the next two weeks. Following those evaluations, a Foster Care Service Plan was developed by the County. The Plan%u2019s stated goal was %u201Creturn home%u201D and it imposed several obligations on the parents, all of which they have complied with. On July 5, the Foster Care Service Plan was presented to the Court and accepted. Although visits were occurring between Sabrina and Ms. Hey and Mr. Slitor, they did not occur on a set, regular schedule. The visits that did take place, took place at the County offices and were only approximately one hour in duration and usually no more than twice a week, although some weeks there was only one visit. By early September, for all intents and purposes, the visits had ceased, because Sabrina had exhibited increasing signs of distress. At a follow-up hearing on October 25, the Court ordered that a home visit occur. That visit occurred three days later, on October 28, after which both sides submitted to the Court memoranda summarizing the visit. On November 14, the Court issued a letter ordering that visits continue to occur in the parents%u2019 home. One such additional visit occurred, on November 23, approximately a month after the previous in-home visit. Those two visits are the only visits Ms. Hey had been able to participate in since late August/early September. Mr. Slitor, whom the County wanted to evaluate as the potential primary caretaker since Ms. Hey had been ruled out by the County as such, did have several short visits on his own in October and one in December. (It should be noted that Ms. Hey and Mr. Slitor got married in October.) At a follow-up hearing in late November, the Court ordered both sides to submit a plan for facilitating the goal of return home, which both sides did. In mid-December, the Court informed both sides that it had accepted the plan submitted on behalf of Ms. Hey and Mr. Slitor, which contemplated regular, frequent visits with increasing duration accompanied by instruction from a qualified home-based services provider. The Court ordered that all visitation cease until the new reunification process could begin with the new service providers. The Court also ordered that Ms. Hey and Mr. Slitor be financially responsible for the services to be provided. Starting in January, that plan was implemented and the reunification process got underway. Initially, the service providers familiarized themselves with Sabrina and Sabrina with them. They then slowly and carefully reintroduced the parents to Sabrina in an effort to properly restart the attachment process. The visits occurred on a set schedule (3 days a week) in the parents%u2019 home and, as time went on, the duration of the visits steadily increased. During these visits, the parents received parenting instruction and once a week they participated in a parent-infant therapy session. The amount of instruction provided by the home-based workers decreased as time went on. This process continued until approximately June 15, by whic...

Jeff and Blaine was tragically killed while working on a semi on I-69 on July 11,2013 by a truck driver whom several calls where made do to his erratic driving. It has been 6 months now and nothing has been done to our knowledge , the driver Randy Withrow is walking around free . We the family,loved ones ,friends would like to know where we stand and why this is taking so long , we where told to file a civil suit and now it seems like the criminal case has been put on the back burner. We need some kind of information that makes since to us because this does not . We have lost a father, a son, a brother, and loved ones and friends that can never be replaced as many of us are grieving and await the answers. We LOVE AND MISS THEM WITH ALL OF OUR HEARTS OUR LIVES WILL NEVER BE THE SAME. Jeff would have been 20 Oct.2013 family spent his birthday at cemetery , also spent Thanksgiving and Christmas there instead of home with these loved ones , when will something be done.

Congress has 9 days scheduled before the Sep. 30 budget deadline to avoid a government shutdown. But some Republicans won't even negotiate unless Obamacare is defunded — and they're using the deadline to gain leverage. We need Rep. Rodney Davis to prioritize expanding the middle class during the budget debate. Unless we act quickly, he may join with Republicans like Rep. Paul Ryan and support more cuts to education, healthcare, and other vital services.

South Carolina Office for Minority Affairs took one year and five months to vote on our petition. To date The Wassamasaw Indian Nation have not received written notification of an unfavorable recommendation from the State Recognition Committee. S.C. Code Section 1-31-4-(A)(10) State Recognition of Native American Indian Entities states: Whenever an entity receives an unfavorable recommendation from the State Recognition Committee, the entity will be notified by mail within five business days from the date of notification to the Board of the Commission. This notification will include the reason the unfavorable recommendation was given. The entity shall have ten business days from receipt of the notification letter to submit an appeal asking for reversal of that decision. The appeal must state clearly the reasons that the entity believes that the decision should be reversed. The Commission for Minority Affairs must receive the appeal in writing. Entities are barred from submitting new information, updated information, additional exhibits, charts, and/or any additional documentation that was not part of the original petition and considered by members of the State Recognition Committee.

On Aug 29th Edrinna Bryant was found guilty of Second degree Murder, but in the event of self-defense with her late boyfriend Lavell Hardy. Edrinna is a very compassionate person at hand, she has a 7 year old son that means more than the world to her. She loves her son unconditionally and does everything in her power to make a way for him, even to the extent of working two jobs. We all watched Edrinna grow up to become a considerate, amicable, calm, relaxed, affectionate, sincere, versatile, sympathetic, sensible, reserved, smart, loving, thoughtful, sociable, understanding, and warmhearted woman. We don't want to see her lose time within her life away from her growing son, at which she's all he has. Her son has already lost one parent and it hurts us tremendously, yet it has the possibly of destroying and traumatizing him. We all know with no doubt that she's excessively hurt and sorry for the unintended consequences that occurred while protecting herself.

Our government recognizes 13 wars in its history and countless conflicts around the globe. More than 100 million men and women have served in the military to defend the liberty and independence we have today. VeteransPlus created www.YellowRibbonMonth.org in hopes of giving Americans a virtual place to say thank you to military and Veteran families. VeteransPlus and many grateful Americans believe that the entire month of November should be dedicated to commemorate and honor Servicemembers, Veterans, and Families of the Fallen, especially the 25+ million Veterans living today.

Preventing people from either getting killed or any accidents from falling into any lakes, creeks, or rivers. Shut them down adding more rangers within the area. Also put signs on every pole that are there. this is the time we should put them up and make them bigger as well