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Residence Inn By Marriott Pleasant Hill Concord
Residence Inn By Marriott Pleasant Hill Concord
Hotel Guest Rating: 9.0/10
700 Ellinwood Way
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523
Welcome to the Residence Inn By Marriott Pleasant Hill Concord
Family-friendly lodging within minutes of theme parks and San Francisco awaits Priceline guests at the non-smoking Residence Inn Pleasant Hill, where freebies like Wi-Fi and breakfast abound.
Hotel Features
The two-story Residence Inn has 126 non-smoking rooms that feature fully equipped kitchens, including refrigerators, microwaves, dishwashers, coffeemakers and stovetops, as well as free Wi-Fi, sofa beds, cable TVs and hairdryers. Start the day at the hotel's complimentary hot breakfast buffet, or kick it off with a workout at the fitness center or sport court. The whole family can enjoy the outdoor heated pool, and there's also a barbeque area. The hotel's free shuttle service to the Concord BART station makes it easy to get to San Francisco. Pets are permitted with an additional fee, and parking is free.
Hotel Location
The Residence Inn is a 40-minute drive from Oakland and San Francisco. Family-friendly attractions are nearby, including Waterworld California, less than two miles from the hotel, and Six Flags Discovery Kingdom, a 25-minute drive. Napa Valley's wineries are 45 minutes by car, and Oakland International Airport is 19 miles away.
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The Residence Inn Pleasant Hill makes Priceline guests "say wow" because it has everything they could want: "spacious and very comfortable" rooms with "amazing" kitchens, "easy access to BART, great attractions and conveniences in the area and very family-friendly."
Residence Inn By Marriott Pleasant Hill Concord Amenities
- 24-hour front desk
- Accessible facilities
- Accessible parking
- Air conditioning
- Air conditioning individually controlled in room
- Alarm clock
- AM/FM radio
- BBQ/Picnic area
- Boarding pass print-out available
- Buffet breakfast
- Business center
- Business services
- Cable television
- Check cashing policy
- Child programs
- CNN available
- Coin operated laundry
- Color television
- Complimentary breakfast
- Complimentary buffet breakfast
- Complimentary cocktails
- Complimentary coffee in lobby
- Complimentary full american breakfast
- Complimentary in-room coffee or tea
- Complimentary newspaper in lobby
- Direct dial telephone
- Dry cleaning
- Efolio available to company
- ESPN available
- Exercise gym
- Express check-out
- Fitness center on-site
- Free high speed internet connection
- Free parking
- Free toll free calls
- Front desk
- Full service housekeeping
- Grocery shopping service available
- Gym
- Hairdryer
- HBO available
- Health club
- High speed internet access
- High speed wireless
- Hot breakfast
- Housekeeping - daily
- Ice machine
- Individual Efolio available
- Iron
- Ironing board
- Laundry/Valet service
- Limousine service
- List of movie channels available
- Local calls
- Managers reception
- Meeting rooms
- Non-smoking
- Non-smoking rooms (generic)
- On-site business center
- On-Site parking
- Onsite laundry
- Outdoor pool
- Outdoor space
- Parking
- Pay per view movies on TV
- Pets allowed
- Pool
- Premium movie channels
- Public area air conditioned
- Remote control television
- Room service - full menu
- Safe deposit box
- Security
- Telephone
- Valet cleaning
- Valet same day dry cleaning
- Voice mail
- Wakeup service
- Whirlpool
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Upon check-in photo identification and credit card is required. All special requests are subject to availability upon check-in. Special requests cannot be guaranteed and may incur additional charges. Guests are required to show a photo identification and credit card upon check-in. Please note that all Special Requests are subject to availability and additional charges may apply.
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Wooden construction with around twenty building each housing four units. Some units overlook the Freeway and might have residual traffic noise
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Subject: Re: [OMPI users] Support for CUDA and GPU-direct with OpenMPI 1.6.5 an 1.7.2
From: Elken, Tom (tom.elken_at_[hidden])
Date: 2013-07-08 13:10:11
Do you guys have any plan to support Intel Phi in the future? That is, running MPI code on the Phi cards or across the multicore and Phi, as Intel MPI does?
Hi Michael,
Because a Xeon Phi card acts a lot like a Linux host with an x86 architecture, you can build your own Open MPI libraries to serve this purpose.
Our team has used existing (an older 1.4.3 version of) Open MPI source to build an Open MPI for running MPI code on Intel Xeon Phi cards over Intel's (formerly QLogic's) True Scale InfiniBand fabric, and it works quite well. We have not released a pre-built Open MPI as part of any Intel software release. But I think if you have a compiler for Xeon Phi (Intel Compiler or GCC) and an interconnect for it, you should be able to build an Open MPI that works on Xeon Phi.
Tom Elken
On Sat, Jul 6, 2013 at 2:36 PM, Ralph Castain <rhc_at_[hidden]<mailto:rhc_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
Rolf will have to answer the question on level of support. The CUDA code is not in the 1.6 series as it was developed after that series went "stable". It is in the 1.7 series, although the level of support will likely be incrementally increasing as that "feature" series continues to evolve.
On Jul 6, 2013, at 12:06 PM, Michael Thomadakis <drmichaelt7777_at_[hidden]<mailto:drmichaelt7777_at_[hidden]>> wrote:
> Hello OpenMPI,
> I am wondering what level of support is there for CUDA and GPUdirect on OpenMPI 1.6.5 and 1.7.2.
> I saw the ./configure --with-cuda=CUDA_DIR option in the FAQ. However, it seems that with configure v1.6.5 it was ignored.
> Can you identify GPU memory and send messages from it directly without copying to host memory first?
> Or in general, what level of CUDA support is there on 1.6.5 and 1.7.2 ? Do you support SDK 5.0 and above?
> Cheers ...
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The Annual Super 6 list this year has so much talent that we had to flip it from 6 to 9 Superstar high school football players that are practically guaranteed locks to play Division 1 football. Each night, a different Super 6-er will be unveiled in random order.
Elton Gumbel bestows the first honor with the FAMU High Rattlers' Willie Ferrell.
6-foot-1, 220 pounds and 4-star skills... Those are the football dimensions for FAMu High linebacker Wilie Ferrell. Right now, he's ranked as the 19th best Linebacker in the Nation for the Class of 2009. This Fall he's on course to tackle a school record.
"I've been on varsity since the 7th grade." Says FAMU High Linebacker Willie Ferrell.
"He's been a starter for us since 7th grade... So he'll be a 6-year starter and it'll be a school record with that." Says FAMU High Head Coach Ira Reynolds.
6 years in the game will give him enough battlescars to play at that next level... A level which has a National Championship ring to it... Despite Ferrell's solid verbal commit to the LSU Tigers, he's still focused on life in the Orange & Green and making a return trip to the State Championship.
Ferrell says
" Defense can beat anybody... I'm gonna get it done and try to win some games."
Reynolds says
"I'm gonna be sad when he leaves after next season but we are gonna enjoy him while he's here... Perfection and an engine that never quits attitude is there... He's a coach on the field."
Ferrell says
"I'm determined to do anything to help this team... I can be a playmaker just by doing my job."
Combined with last year's Richard Watson, Willie Ferrell has given FAMu back-to-back Super 6s... Of course you know he'd rather lead the Rattlers to a 2nd State Title in the last 3 years.
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From the top of Yingzui Mountain we can see Huge Stone Lake below. The waterfall of Huge Stone Lake rumbles five li away like Qiantang River; we can hear it before seeing it.
Yingzui Mountain is precipitous with dense forest. It is remote with numerous varieties of birds and beasts. There are whitethroats, larks, cuckoos, mandarin ducks, wild boars, black bears, river deer, lynxes, etc.
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The Public Utilities Commission (PUC) is advising businesses that solicit and share consumers' mobile numbers to others to facilitate advertisements being sent to them to immediately desist from this practice as it is an invasion of privacy.
The PUC said it has been in receipt of complaints from cellular phone users who have been inundated by a wave of unsolicited mails and short messages on their hand-sets from companies/persons with whom they have not shared their mobile numbers.
There seems to be the practice among some businesses to share consumers' mobile numbers among themselves seeking to facilitate any member of the group to push advertisements to the consumers' mobile phones, the PUC said in a press release.
"It is not unknown that certain groups are set up to solicit advertisements for a fee and 'spam' them off to unsuspecting consumers," the agency said, adding that this type of practice is known as a 'domestic spam attack.' The PUC advises that this practice constitutes an invasion of privacy which in other jurisdictions is a criminal offence.
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The Department of Languages, Literatures and Cultures (LLC) at the University at Albany offers a PhD, MA and BA in Spanish as well as minors in French, Hebrew, Italian, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish. Additional languages available for study include Arabic, German and Latin.
Studying a language or culture you're curious about, interested in or passionate about is commendable, but in today's global economy and sophisticated world completing your education with a solid background in understanding other languages and cultures can also give you an advantage--language skills and cultural sensitivity are valuable in all sectors. Our graduates are found in every area, from international business, government, marketing and communications, to healthcare, science and technology, publishing, education, social service, travel, hospitality, and non-profits. See what some of our graduates are doing on the Alumni page.
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How to Eat Fried Worms
The most recent home video release of this movie is December 5, 2006. Here are some details…
How to Eat Fried Worms wriggles onto DVD just in time to add indigestion to your Christmas celebrations… which might make it the perfect gift for those worried about weight gain over the holiday season!
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Who predicted doom and gloom.
No reason for sell off?How about up 400% and the company can't even figure out why!Thats all I need
Shares of CTI Industries (CTIB) lost 25% to $5.30 after skyrocketing 349% to a nearly seven-year high of $7.10 last week when the company, best known for manufacturing balloons, introduced a line of vacuum food-storage bags.Ever since the Barrington, Ill.-based company released its rather innocuous press release announcing the new product on Tuesday, the stock's trading volume and price have grown increasingly out of control. On Friday alone the stock rallied 50%."Fundamentally, nothing has changed since Tuesday; there is no reason for (the stock) to go to $7.10," Lon Juricic said last week.


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I have now had 5 TKD classes and I will be competing next weekend in a WORLD tournament for my Ho-Am form and One steps. As I am practicing everyday, it seems that even the smallest mishap freaks me about because I am afraid that I am going to do it front of the judges. I can do it correctly a hundred times in a row then mess up one move and think that I am not prepared at all. I really want to do well at the competition and since Im so freaking competitive its killing me being new at this and everyone being higher rank than I am and better. I dont like to compare myself to others at my same rank for some reason or another. I am always been involved in sports like volleyball and softball and basketball where I always started and was the go-to person on the team. Now I am the beginner, and its a completely different view point because learning TKD is not something that is just learned overnight. It takes so much practice and it truly is an art form. You have to be graceful yet fierce and powerful, which is a very hard combination to master.
I have still yet to lose any weight from all the workouts, I have honestly gained 2 pounds. But I believe my body is adapting to all the stress it is now enduring and not releasing fat yet because it doesnt know how to react. Maybe in a few more weeks it will adjust and begin to burn off the fat a little quicker. In two weeks I have lost an inch around my hips though!!! All of those side kicks and lunges are working something!! I just wish I could see some of the results on the scale, its heart breaking to check my weight after working so hard and it hasnt went anywhere.
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Lifesaver: State shooting blanks with gun buyer check
In the past three years, one national gun safety group says, Oklahoma has submitted just three names to a federal database designed to help keep weapons from being sold to mentally incompetent people. Three names. Texas has provided about 200,000.
A bill making its way through the Legislature would result in more names being submitted. House Bill 1240, which is headed to the Senate after getting House approval, would save lives without stepping on Second Amendment rights.
The bill would require county clerks to submit to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System the names of everyone whom a court has found to be a danger to himself or others, lack the mental capacity to manage his own affairs or has been found insane in a criminal case or incompetent to stand trial.
The database, which is used by firearms dealers, also contains the names of others who are banned from buying guns, such as felons.
Under federal and state law, guns can't be sold to the mentally incompetent. HB 1240 would take the onus of tracking and submitting mental health records to NICB off of the state's mental health agency, which is limited by privacy laws, and instead allow court clerks to do it.
The Oklahoma Association of Chiefs of Police supports the proposed new law, which provides an avenue for a person to apply for reinstatement. The association's president, Norman McNickle of Stillwater, says the reason for the support is simple: "We just think those records are important to keep guns out of the hands of people who aren't supposed to have them."
The Sandy Hook school shooting in December may be providing momentum for this bill, but a change has been needed in Oklahoma for some time. HB 1240 needs to make it to the governor's desk, where it should quickly checked and signed.


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NBC's 'Hannibal' chases complicated cannibal
Before there was an imprisoned Hannibal "The Cannibal" Lecter in the Thomas Harris novels "Red Dragon" and "The Silence of the Lambs" and the feature films made from them, Lecter was at loose in the world, working as a psychiatrist and occasionally eating his own murder victims.
Thursday, NBC premieres "Hannibal," a crime thriller series that brings the Hannibal Lecter character into today's world — but the events still take place before his imprisonment — and pairs him with his "Red Dragon" nemesis, FBI profiler Will Graham.
As reimagined by writer/producer Bryan Fuller ("Pushing Daisies"), Graham, played by British actor Hugh Dancy ("Elizabeth I"), is on the hunt for a serial killer. Even though he has the ability to find his way into the psyches of the criminals he's chasing, this particular quarry proves too complex even for him.
So Graham calls on the expertise of respected psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter, played by Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen, unaware that Lecter is on a killing — and eating — spree of his own.
In the meantime, Dr. Lecter also has a therapist, Dr. Bedelia Du Maurier, played by Gillian Anderson ("The X-Files," "Great Expectations") in her first American TV series role in 10 years. Laurence Fishburne ("CSI: Crime Scene Investigation") also stars as another Thomas Harris character, Dr. Jack Crawford, head of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Unit.
Noting that Hannibal Lecter has usually been seen as a lone wolf on the prowl, Fuller says, "I was really excited about showing a story where Hannibal was engaged in relationships with not just Will Graham and Jack Crawford but also with his psychiatrist, played by Gillian Anderson."
Fuller also wanted to get into the complexity of Graham's psyche, which also interested Dancy.
"He's wrestling with a lot of fear," says Dancy, "because he is so good at his job, in a sense. He has the strange capacity to fully empathize with people who do very dark things. This is frightening not only because it takes him to an uncomfortable and unpleasant place, but also because it makes him wonder what it is about himself that makes that possible.
"That's what we explore when Hannibal comes into the picture and later on in the season. Hannibal looks at Will and says, 'OK, there's something in this guy that I find interesting and maybe even recognize,' thinking, 'What can I do to bring that out? What can I do to encourage that, maybe even make him my friend?'
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Topic: Violence against Women in India
Objective: Inform the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences; on violence against women in India pending the Rapporteur's visit to the country.
Submitted by the Asian Human Rights Commission - Hong Kong
Researcher: Ms. Meredith McBride
1. Violence towards women prevents equality and hinders the personal security and dignity of individuals, contradicting Articles 1, 2, and 3 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. A governments' inability to protect the rights of half its citizens[i] also hinders the state's economic growth. This issue has come to the forefront of international discussion as current events, namely the brutal attack on Ms. Y, a young physiotherapy student on a New Delhi bus, have focused the world's gaze to the severe issue of gender violence in India.
2. For every woman who obtains a job, two women are killed at birth, abused in childhood, burnt over dowry, or sexually harassed at work. India's development is greatly impaired by violent crimes perpetrated against women.[ii] It follows to note that women and other minorities are disproportionately affected by the government's failure to maintain the rule of law, and this directly violates a number of international covenants, most importantly the United Nations Convention on Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).[iii]
3. The Gender Inequality Index (GII), an index based on reproductive health, empowerment, and perceived presence in the labour market ranked India as the 2nd worst place for women to live. While the GII does not include statistics on violence, it is representative of economic factors that represent women's overall standing with society. Because of their marginalisation, women in India are more likely to experience violence and less likely to receive adequate reparation for violent crimes.
4. How can the Indian government possibly expect its' country to progress while it ACTIVELY hinders justice for half of its citizens? The GII has an inverse relationship with the Human Development Index, indicating that as gender inequalities decrease, overall human development, and productivity increase. The study also shows that countries with a low score in the Gender Related Development Index (GI) also score low in the overall human development index. India embodied this, with a high GII and low HDI and GI.
5. In a recent survey conducted by Trust Law, a legal news source by Thomson Reuters, specialists gathered the opinions of 213 international gender specialists on gender issues and equality. The study concludes that India is the 4th worst country for women to live in, behind only Afghanistan, the Congo, and Pakistan (Danger Poll – Trust Law). India was ranked the worst out of the G20 nations as it had abuse, violence, and murder on scales unparalleled in the other G20 nations. Reasons behind this include high rates of infanticide, child marriage, forms of slavery, and exploitation.
6. Self-reported research conducted by the National Crime Records Bureau indicates that violence towards women is increasing (India NCRB).[iv] However, sources debate whether this is an adequate representation of reality. Statistical jumps in violence towards women can potentially represent the opposite: rather than an increase in crime itself, these figures could be reflecting an increase in the likelihood of women to report instances of violence, which is indicative of greater empowerment and confidence in the judiciary to bring about justice.
7. Despite an increase in the number of reported rapes, convictions have dropped by a third, indicating failure on the part of the police to conduct investigations and prosecutions.
8. Equally concerning is the judiciary's inability to guarantee timely trials. The average wait time for the judiciary to try a rape case in India is over 600 days, with many cases taking 5-10 years to complete. As of March 2013, 24000 cases of sexual assault cases are pending before state High Courts and the Supreme Court of India.[v]
Types of violence:
9. Violence against women in India begins before birth. Dowries associated with females for marriage, the perception of males as better earners, and the desire to continue the family name have caused an increase in sex selective abortion, infanticide, and feticide. As enshrined in Article 1 of the UDHR, the right to life should be the first and foremost concern of the government in tackling this issue. Since the introduction of amniocentesis in the 1970s, the practice of sex selection abortions has become a commercial enterprise, causing India to develop some of the highest male to female ratios in the world. Estimates claim that over 20 million females have been aborted solely because of their sex.[vi] This is despite of The Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Prohibition of Sex Selection) Act, 2003 (PCPNDT Act).[vii] The 2012 United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), indicates that after taking into account all forms of infanticide, abortion, murder and death due to malnutrition and mistreatment, over 35 million Indian women are unaccounted for in the population.[viii]
10. The male to female sex ratios in India represent a dramatic epidemic in most parts of the country. The 2011 census claims that this ratio was 940 females per every 1000 males, Chandigarh being the worst state with a rate of only 818.[ix] Even after birth, females are more likely to be underfed and malnourished, leading to diseases such as anaemia (Progress for Children, UNICEF). This becomes cyclical as anaemic women see increased likelihood of low birth rates, infant mortality, and death during childbirth. The disproportionate sex ratios have left many men without wives and families, fostering increased potential for sexual violence. This has also produced a commercial industry in "marriage trafficking", which entails importing women from other countries to serve as wives for Indian men.
11. The families of female children are often expected to pay substantial dowries to the groom's family upon marriage and afterwards, despite the practice being officially outlawed in 1961 by the Dowry Prohibition Act. These dowries can be astronomical, reaching over ten million rupees ($192,000 US) and in many cases much more. and drive wives' families into debt.
12. 'Bride burning' is another occurrence, in which men and their families who are unsatisfied with their dowries, beat and murder their wives.[x] The NCRB admits that, 8618 dowry deaths in 2011. The real figure however is likely to be much higher.
13. 'Cruelty by husband and relatives', addressed in Section 498-A of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 (IPC), had an incidence of 99,135 reported cases in 2011. The stigma of divorce, lack of financial independence and shame associated with being a victim all collude to prevent Indian women from seeking alternative living situations to their abusive home.
14. Despite changing values in a new generation of young people in India, in a recent poll conducted by UNICEF, 57 per cent of Indian males between the ages of 15 to 19 believe that domestic violence against women is occasionally justified. Even more shocking is that 53 per cent of females within the age group feeling the same, on par with rates of women from older age groups (Progress for Children, UNICEF).
15. Compared to sensational stories such as the gang rape in New Delhi, domestic violence in India is underreported and marginalised. The common perception of domestic violence is that it occurs most commonly amongst poor communities, lower castes, and in sums.[xi] The reality according to recent studies, however, is that educated and working women are more likely to experience domestic violence, and this form of violence is not unique to any specific region, caste, socio-economic group, or religion. This implies that it is not lack of education that makes women more susceptible to violence, but rather the widespread acceptance of violence towards women. The "culture of silence" and accepting attitude towards violence are the most problematic parts of tackling this issue. A dramatic attitudinal change amongst both sexes is required.
16. Indian law does not extensively cover sexual harassment and assault, called eve teasing, until recently. Section 509 of the IPC states that any "word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman" shall be punishable by either a fine, or prison sentence of up to one year, or both. However, in practice this section is rarely upheld.
17. In the final two months of 2012, the International Centre for Research on Women conducted a survey amongst New Delhi residents to determine their attitudes toward sexual violence, especially in the public sphere. Of the female respondents, an incredible 95percent reported feeling unsafe in public, due to the perceived threat of sexual violence against women. In the same survey, 75percent of New Delhi men agreed that: 'Women provoke men by the way they dress' (ICRW, Fact Sheet).
18. Many Indian men, including judges, legislators, and even members of government commissions constituted to protect women's rights go as far as to blame 'provocative clothing' worn by women as inciting violence and sexual harassment. Furthermore, women who smoke, drink, go to bars, or are out late at night are generally seen as having 'lose morals,' and rape is 'more justified' against these women in the eyes of many Indian men. A 1996 study amongst judges in India shows that 68 percent believes that 'provocative clothing' is an invitation to rape (Khazan & Lakshmi).
19. Finally, trafficking in India, largely for the sex trade, continues to be a widespread issue, especially regarding women of lower income groups and castes, as well as women from neighbouring countries such as Nepal, Burma, and Bangladesh. Estimates claim that over 100 million women in India are currently involved in the sex trade.
20. Sexual violence increases the likelihood of reproductive problems, unwanted pregnancy, unsafe abortion procedures, sexually transmitted diseases, high-risk pregnancy, and psychological problems including PTSD, HIV/AIDS, and re-victimization[xii] (). Additionally, inequality (even within the family structure) and limited education about contraception give women less advantage through which to protect themselves from diseases, increasing their vulnerability to STDS and AIDS (HIV/AIDS in India).
Why violent crimes against women often go unreported?
21. In 2012, over 24,000 cases of rape were reported, though realistic statistics are likely to be much higher. Despite a rise in the number of reported rapes and other violent crimes against women over the past decade, it is believed the majority of these cases go unreported. This occurs for several reasons.
22. One is the shame associated with being the victim of a sexual crime. Rape victims often feel responsible for the act, and are sometimes ostracised by family members. This shame is exacerbated by the fact that only 7percent (or less in some states) of the Indian police force are females[xiii].
23. Investigations into allegations of rape are conducted by primarily by men, whom are undereducated about the proper methods of conducting such an investigation and oftentimes insensitive to the horrific nature of such crimes. Family members, police and even politicians, whom often condone such crimes, stigmatize victims. In the recent case of the brutal gang rape and murder in New Delhi, police did not take action for 20 minutes after finding the victim, as they haggled over the proper jurisdiction for her case, leaving her naked and bleeding on the streets.
24. Lack of awareness and effective rehabilitation programs is another reason many women do not report violence to the police. This includes witness protection and counselling for women who are victims of violent crimes. Many women are uneducated about their options about reporting violent crime to the police, and many of these women are illiterate and unable to report crimes. Because so many women lack financial independence, they are not able to care for themselves should their families or spouses no longer allow them to live in the family home, a common occurrence in families that have been 'shamed' by sexual assault.
25. Low rates of conviction and inefficiencies of the Indian legal system also influence women's decisions to pursue legal remedies for violent crimes. According to the National Crimes Record Bureau, there are currently over 40,000 rape cases pending in India, and these cases have a historical conviction rate of only 34.6percent.
26. Conviction rates in India remain extremely low as the culture of impunity allows for offenders to get off without fear of punishment. Of the 600 reported cases of rape in Delhi last year, there has been only 1 conviction. Justice is elusive even for the women courageous enough to report sexual assault. This effect is exacerbated if the woman happens to be from a lower caste. Even upon conviction, these offenders are often granted lighter sentences. In addition, women often must wait years before seeing justice served as the Indian Police Force does not have the workforce necessary to follow through with all reported cases of rape.
27. Another important impediment in preventing violence against women is India's law-enforcement establishment itself. The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) reports at least a dozen case each year from across the country, where the state police or other law enforcement agencies like the forest or excise officers are involved in actual commission of violence, mostly sexual offenses, against women. In states like Manipur, where the draconian Armed forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is enforced; these instances are alarmingly high in number.
28. Today in India there is not a single independent agency or mechanism to investigate and prosecute complaints against police. The ironical state of affairs is such that complaints against police are to be made to the police. The police in India are notorious of refusing to accept complaints. Instances where women molested and even raped whilst in police custody are not rare. In states where paramilitary units are stationed, like in Manipur, complaints against the armed units of the Union are to be filed with the police, which the police blindly refuse to register. A random interview conducted by the AHRC among women in India suggests that women are afraid to approach the police even with complaints concerning petty crimes, since they are scared that the officers would sexually violate them. Due to this, often complaints of domestic violence go unreported. Those who could afford, opt to approach the courts, thereby resulting in overcrowding of courts with cases, way beyond its capacity to effectively deal with.
29. In addition to the humiliation of having to testify to a rape in court, women are also subject to humiliating physical exams to prove a rape occurred. The controversial "two-finger" test for rape victims is a fitting example of the type of draconian thinking that occurs during the investigation of a rape. This perverted test does not fall within the WHO's recommendations for conducting tests on sexual assault victims.[xiv]
30. Finally, many police pressure rape victims to accept financial compensation in lieu of legal remedies. Even more trying are cases in which family members encourage the victim to marry her attacker, in order to keep conflict low and keep the family's 'dignity' intact. Women whom have engaged in intercourse before marriage are stigmatised, whether or not the intercourse was consensual. This can affect the possibility of finding a spouse for the woman. In a culture that places high value on marriage and child bearing, the inability to find a husband for their daughter can be a matter of deep shame for a family. Thus, a remedy is for the woman to be med to her attacker.
31. The patriarchal history of India is the first culprit in perpetuating violence. Gender inequality and the continuation of a "culture of silence" are foremost reasons that violence in India has continued. The caste system has exacerbated this inequality, as some members of society are considered 'untouchable' and offenses against them are repeatedly condoned, despite the practice of the caste system being officially criminalised by Section 153 A of the IPC. Additionally, the Scheduled Castes and Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 specifically address the evil practice of caste based discrimination.
32. While the caste system and sex-based inequality are banned, the practice of both remains rampant. Crimes against 'chaste' and 'family-oriented' women of a higher caste affected by a lower caste male often receive much harsher sentences than crimes the 'already dirty' women of a lower caste.
33. Illiteracy and lack of community support also factor into the continued violence towards women, as women have no means through which to report crimes. This makes them more likely targets for sexual violence, and increases the likelihood of men to feel emboldened to act in this way. Lack of property rights and financial independence also exacerbate this issue, as often a woman has no alternative living arrangements or means of livelihood. In over 50percent of cases, the perpetrator is a family member or spouse, so the women have limited options outside her immediate family.
34. As more women become educated, they are beginning to accept positions with higher pay and higher power, which can be perceived as a threat to some men. Women are becoming more vocal on the issue of violence following an increase in awareness and understanding regarding their rights. Organizations such as 1 billion strong, and local NGOs are examples of such movements gaining momentum in India.
35. Finally, the largest perpetrator of allowing violence towards women to continue is rampant corruption. Lax enforcement of the criminal code and the low priority given to cases of violence towards women exacerbate the obstacles facing women hoping to receive legal reparation for crimes. Perpetrators either consider themselves to be above the law, or know that should the case ever be brought to court, they can buy off investigators, prosecutors, and judges in exchange for a favourable outcome. The culture of impunity is the biggest hurdle India faces.
36. More severe punishments are not necessarily the answer for dealing with violent crimes against women. The current nature of the Indian judiciary allows offenders to buy off prosecutors, witnesses, and even judges. Judicial corruption in India is an accepted fact, acknowledged by every single Chief Justice who has served India. Yet nothing effective has been done to end this.
37. An effective investigative process would ensure that investigators, prosecutors, and the judiciary are all separate entities free from bias from the remaining parties. However, in India, often times the police force shares a close relationship with members of the judiciary and inject partiality into the court system. Political influence is also a factor, and policy makers have little incentive to improve this situation and take away their ability to manipulate the police force.
38. A change in the extortionist and corrupt nature of the police force in India must also be implemented. The Indian police force is underpaid and understaffed, with only 130 officers for every 100,000 citizens[xv]. These police officers are underpaid, often only $100 per month, leaving them to rely primarily on bribes as a means through which to support their families. Little room for promotions and advancement exacerbate this problem.
39. Police torture also comes into play, as law enforcers often see fit to take punishment into their own hands. With the low rate of conviction, and even lower rates of punishment, law enforcers whom believe someone to have committed a crime will beat and torture the victim before trial, believing this to be a just, and in the absence of an effective judicial system, potentially only, remedy for the offense.
40. Because discrimination against women begins in the womb, a sweeping change in attitudes of both sexes in India is vital. The value of a female child must be equal to that of a male. Women must be educated regarding their rights and be informed on their options regarding health treatment and access to government welfare programs.
41. While many protestors are calling for the death penalty or chemical castration of the perpetrators in the recent New Delhi case, opponents fear that this strict punishment could cause more death amongst future victims, as rapists could murder their victims to prevent them from testifying. Intensity of punishment also runs the risk of juries and judges becoming more lenient towards offenders.
Legal Remedies:
42. While India has made strides in equality gain for women, many patriarchal and outdated laws have yet to be adjusted to reflect the changing attitudes in India. The diction in Sections 375 and 376 of the Indian Penal Code allows for a man to rape his wife, given that the case does not amount to statutory rape. Section 375 of the IPC claims "Exception.- Sexual intercourse by a man with his own wife, the wife not being under fifteen years of age, is not rape."
43. This provision in law, Section 375, must be amended to close loopholes. A proposed amendment currently in circulation suggests changing the amendment to "the wife not being under sixteen years of age." Adjusting the age by only one year hardly represents forward thinking on behalf of the Indian government. Given that the legal age of assent to marriage under the IPC is eighteen years, this suggested amendment contradicts previously instated legislation against child marriage, which is notably STILL a problem in India, with a substantially large number of the population being married under the legal age of consent. This is further stipulated in Convention on the consent of marriage, minimum age of marriage age registration of marriages (1964).[xvi] If the Indian government is serious about ending violence towards women, it must categorically apply its' laws, and not allow any ambiguity in legislation.
44. A suggested amendment to IPC Section 376B suggests that a man sexually assaulting his own wife during separation be punishable for two to seven years with a potential fine. Under IPC Section 376, the punishment for sexual assault is life in prison or ten years plus a fine. Sexual assault must have a unilateral punishment across all legislations. It is outrageous for the Indian government to categorise sexual assault based on the relationship between the perpetrator and the victim.
45. Another example of outdated legislation is the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958, , which provides impunity to soldiers and law enforcement in the conflict areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, to enter private residences, fire on, kill, and arrest citizens at their discretion given limited reasons for justification. This law was implemented in 1958 in response to continued acts of violence in the border states, but has served to perpetuate violence instead. This law must be repealed as it allows for continued impunity amongst the police force, even in cases of violence against women.[xvii][xviii] In August of 2011, the AHRC posted research petitioning for the repeal of this law.[xix]
46. The definition of rape, according to Indian law, must also be changed. Currently, the law recognizes only penile penetration as an act of rape. This must be expanded to include any type of forced entry. The IPC must also be amended to categorically apply the term 'rape' to any act of sexual violence against women, regardless of the relationship between the woman and the perpetrator. Ms. Vrinda Grover, an Indian human rights lawyer claims that "the very definition of rape in Indian law has to be expanded and enlarged beyond vaginal rape to penetrative sexual assault by any object in any part of the body". A current suggested amendment to IPC Section 375 expands this definition to include any means of penetration or unwanted physical contact.
47. Making it easier for women to report rape is vital in helping deter it. There are currently no effective means in India through which women can report or prove rape. Oftentimes the "two-finger" test is used to gage a woman's 'habituation' to intercourse. India needs more women in law enforcement and in the judiciary. According to the National Commission for Women, more women report sex crimes if female police officers are available to the victims.[xx]
48. A proposed amendment to Section 154 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, in sub-section (1) provides that alleged victims of sexual offense should be questioned "as far as possible, by a woman police officer". However, no definition is provided for "as far as possible," rendering this article unenforceable.
49. Regrettably, anti-rape legislation is not enough to create change. Developing a means through which to enforce laws in India and the ending of corruption and impunity are the only ways to see effective change in India. Sexual violence in India will continue as long as it remains a low risk activity, and the issues extend into the police force itself. 76percent of women law enforcement officers claimed that their male superiors harassed them.[xxi]
50. Investigators must be educated how to effectively conduct investigations without contaminating evidence. According to a study conducted in New Delhi in August 2012 regarding 40 rape cases, over half of the acquittals that took place were due to failure on the part of the police to conduct an adequate investigation. [xxii]
51. It is important that the Indian police force be adequately instructed on how to deal with victims of assault and how to investigate these crimes. The attitude of police and investigators often compound the effects of sexual abuse, as women are made to feel as though they are the culprits, not the victims of violent crime. Law enforcement officials go through little sensitization training, and even less re-education after being appointed to a position. They rank their initial training very poorly, and 78percent of officials claim to have no refresher education.[xxiii] A mechanism must be implemented to oblige the police force perform their job maintaining rule of law, regardless of their personal attitudes and beliefs. India would also benefit from an internal review system within the police force to determine efficiency of the systems and individuals.
52. While the rape, torture, and murder of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student in New Delhi was horrific, it has become a potential impetus for change in the response of the government towards violence in India. Even China, traditionally silent on human rights issues both domestically and abroad, has called for India to act to address the growing violence towards women. As Mr. Nicholas Kristof claimed in his New York Times column, " … If half the population in India fears taking a bus, then that's a burden for economic development."
53. While India has an uphill battle in terms of long term attitudinal change amongst its population, as long as the people of India continue to protest violence, the government will be required to act to avoid further international embarrassment and dissent amongst its citizens. The hollow attempts of the Indian government to at stem the protests through ineffective legislation and 'peace talks' are no longer satisfactory to the Indian people.
[i] Ministry of Home Affairs, Office of the Registrar General and Census Commission of India, 2011 census data
[ii] Justice, Change and Human Rights : International Research and Responses to Domestic Violence, p7; Barbara Burton, Nata Duvvury, Nishi Varia et.al, Promoting Women in Development; ICRW & CDPA,
[iii] India ratified CEDAW on 9 July 1993
[iv] National Crime Records Bureau, Ministry of Home Affairs, 2011
[v] Statement by the Union Law Minister in the parliament. The number excludes cases pending trial.
[vi] Shoma Chatterji, No Country for Women, India Together, April 2008. Shoma Chatterji is a freelance writer based in Kolkata, and a member of NWMI. Chatterji is the author of 16 books, including 'Kali - The Goddess of Kolkata' and 'Gender and Conflict'.
[vii] The 2003 PCPNDT Act is the successor of the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, 1994. Among other things, the 2003 amendment was to incorporate preconception sex selection a crime under the law. The amendment also constituted two levels of supervisory boards, one at the central government and the other at the states, to verify the implementation of the Act. The amendment also enhanced the punishment for pre-natal sex determination.
[viii] Sex Imbalances at Birth: Current trends, consequences and policy implications; p.49; UNFPA, August 2012
[ix] Id. 1
[x] Dowry death: One bride burnt every hour, The Times of India, January 12, 2012
[xi] Domestic violence kills more than terror strikes, Hindustan Times, 21 September 2011
[xii] Ending Widespread Violence against Women, UNFPA
[xiii] 10 reasons why India has a sexual violence problem; Washington Post; Olga Khazan and Rama Lakshmi, 29 December 2012
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[xv] Harris, Gardiner. "For Rape Victims in India, Police Are Often Part of the Problem." The New York Times. The New York Times, 23 Jan. 2013. Web. 04 Mar. 2013
[xvi] United States. United Nations. Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, New York, 10 December 1964. New York: Dept. of External Affairs, 1964. Print.
[xvii] India. Ministry of Home Affairs. The Armed Special Forces Act, 1958. N.p., n.d. Web. 4 Mar. 2013.
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I realize that the 41 is the place to argue about what bike is best, but since this is race-specific, I figured I'd give it a try here. I also realize these "what should I do!?" posts can be narcissistic, but since I'm considering popular frames, I'm hoping that this discussion benefits others as well. So, with that preemptive mea culpa, here goes:
One season of racing has given me upgraditus, as carefully orchestrated by the USAC/UCI-global-bike industrial complex. I realize that nutrition, sleep, training, tactical savvy, etc. all play a greater role in racing success. Assuming that I'm working to improve all of those things anyway, what bike, if any of these, would you choose for mid-distance racing (with probably a few shorter circuits/crits tossed in)? Any of these would be fitted either with SRAM Force or Ultegra/SL-k. So, for cost, replaceability, availability and local serviceability reasons, here are my possibilities:
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Cannondale CAAD 10-3 (w/50mm Boyd carbon clinchers): http://www.cannondale.com/2012/bikes...-ultegra-20025
SuperSix frame (w/Boyd carbon 50mm clinchers): http://www.cannondale.com/2012/bikes...-ultegra-25362
I own a CAAD-9 with various upgrades and race it on Soul 30m alloy clinchers. It find it to be comfortable and much livelier/better in corners than my old Trek 2.1. So, one option is to just keep it, especially if none of the above-mentioned bikes is likely to offer even a small-but-noticeable performance improvement. (I can here the bike industry folks organizing the hit squad now.)
Not surprisingly, my most important criteria are cornering and stiffness/acceleration. I have briefly test ridden the two Cannondales and have teammates who speak highly of the November frame. I did not perceive much of a difference on the Cannondales compared with my 9. In fact, I felt that I cornered better on the 9, but the test bikes were only roughly adjusted to my fit and I was very tentative when I rode them. I obviously need to take them through their paces more thoroughly.
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She came out of hospital with the doctors a little confused at what had made her ill. She was going through the recovery stages of pneumonia so it was put down as this on the discharge letter.
We have learnt with Sally that your body is extremely complex and also very good at fixing itself, often with some help from medicine. I've lost count how many times I've seen the senior consultants scratching their heads and saying they don't know what the problem is, they will treat it as something with the hope that it works. I've worked out doctors do a similar job to me in problem solving. I work with computers and apply a process of elimination and try to view the problem as multiple problems, the more experience you have the better the treatment as you're always looking at the bigger picture. I sometimes wish I had medical training rather than electronic training as I could probably help Sally more.
This does show how vulnerable Sally is and how rapid she can get seriously ill. Tracy and I have probably started to get a little more relaxed and not as alert compared with when she was in hospital nearly every week a couple of years ago. But its looks like for now we need to be back on full alert. This means making sure we carry a thermometer, calpol, nebuliser, inhalers at all times, as well as making sure one of us is always available on standby, so not more than one beer or one glass of wine if we fancy a drink. We have always said that if we think that she needs to be in hospital then she does. We rely on intuition, as our subconscious is a lot better at observing Sally and telling us when to act. We no longer contemplate whether or not we should get her checked out and just do it. It's amazing how you can adapt to circumstances and just drop everything, the normal routine, going shopping, going to bed at set times, having no sleep, driving between home and hospital, arranging care for Joshua and trying to fit in work and sort out the usual paperwork to run a family.
Sally is on the mend but she has had a bit of a relapse on the 8 December. The previous day she was very tired and was coughing a lot. I eventually laid her down my legs so her head was below her lungs, then as she coughed we could get the junk out of her lungs whilst we patted her back. This is really effective and Sally was soon sounding less wheezy with her lungs dryer. She can bring up over 20ml of fluid, which if it stays in her will no doubt make her very ill very quickly. She was awake during the night coughing again for an hour. The next day she was very tired and very wheezy so a trip to the local doctors saw us getting some steroids for her, she's not ill enough for a time consuming hospital visit at this stage, but you never know what tomorrow will bring. The good news is that she doesn't sound very crackly so hopefully no live infection. This is the downside of pneumonia, all the dead bacteria is still lying in her lungs and it is a slow process for her to cough it up and unclog her lungs.
Joshua has made a full recovery. It has taken a couple of weeks of him being very tired by 6pm and eating lots. I can now safely say he has enough food inside to last a couple of weeks. Joshua is getting very excited about Christmas and I've just heard him say 'ho ho ho' in his sleep. We took him to see Father Christmas on Sunday at Poole's Cavern in Buxton. It was probably one of the best grottos, with Father Christmas sat at the end of the cave, with a colourful display of lights leading the way through a twisting and turning cave. I don't think Joshua actually realised he was in a cave he was that excited. He was very chatty to Father Christmas asking for an Action Man and some Christmas lights. Father Christmas told him Rudolph was sleeping in the dark behind him which Joshua was very excited about. Father Christmas was very impressed with Joshua's Ho Ho Ho'ing. We also had the ABC Christmas Party on the Saturday followed by Sally's school disco. We didn't tell Joshua about either until five minutes before and it worked a treat, he wasn't actually sick with nerves for the first time in weeks. He was very excited and managed to be the first child to see Father Christmas as he just barged in and giggled. It worked as he received his present first and then watched everyone else.
Both children had a night at Swanborne (respite house) last Monday which meant Tracy and I could go for a night out in Manchester. We visited the European markets, I ate lots of cakes and had a nice warm mulled German wine. It was very cold so much appreciated and a nice break considering the chaos of the previous few weeks.
Tracy eventually recovered from the week of little sleep whilst they were both in hospital but didn't rest too long as she wanted to get back to work, help out at her nursery's Christmas fair, run ABC+ youth club, run the ABC Christmas party and then help at Sally's school disco. Very few parents tend to help out at these events so Tracy is always offering. It's amazing that you either get parents who don't help and just sit on the sidelines during these events or parents who are helping at multiple events for a range of charities, schools or groups. The teachers at Sally's school all gave up their Saturday evening to run the disco with Sally extremely giddy, marching around the hall, trying to grab biscuits off the food table, which unfortunately she cannot eat, and then dancing the night away with everyone. An excellent disco.
Tracy also had a public speaking night for some parents of young special needs children. This is an annual night where a few new parents of special needs children get to hear Tracy's experiences and wonder how she manages to stay sane. It's organised by Tracy's nursery and it's a great opportunity to tell parents about the ABC group and that life can continue once you've had a special needs child.
An interesting little story whilst Tracy was in hospital, was a parent complaining to a nurse that she hadn't slept for one night and generally having a good moan to the nurse. I think at this point the nurse snapped as she told the parent to go look at Tracy who hadn't slept for six nights, in other words stop moaning. Tracy was bent over Sally giving her the nebulizer whilst struggling to keep her eyes open. We get very good support from the hospital staff who see us as one of the regulars they can have a chat with as well as a laugh and joke.
I recovered from tonsillitis which was speeded up as Tracy was near to collapse during the hospital week and then went back to work, which is very busy at the moment. My lack of hospital sleepovers came to an end and I did the last night getting a full 40 minutes sleep. Luckily Sally then came home the next day and soon got back into the routine of sleep once she was in her own bed. As I have said before there are always ups and downs. The up this week was seeing Sally have a fabulous time at the disco, Joshua in dreamland with Father Christmas and then I won a Sony PSP in my company's annual quiz night in Cambridge, a new toy to play with.
Just to add to the stresses my body decided to fail me on Saturday morning. I came out of the shower at 8am and whilst I was drying myself I had shooting pains from my lungs to the point where I couldn't lift my arms up or stand. It felt like someone had just poured sand into my lungs and was trying to crush me. I sat on a chair and leaned forward to relieve the pain. After about five minutes I hobbled upstairs and collapsed on the bed. I wasn't sure what had happened but guessed it wasn't my heart as I was still there! After some pain killers and a thirty minute lie down the pain became less severe and I hobbled downstairs. Tracy was out early for her nursery Christmas fair so I lounged around the house with the kids until about 12. It was painful to lift my arms so I encouraged Sally to walk to the car and climb in. The pain reduced throughout the day and I put it down to some muscle somewhere that had been twisted. I checkout out NHS Direct on the web on Saturday night and every diagnosis was call 999, thought I'd wait until the morning as it seemed better.
Sunday morning was similar so went to A and E to check I hadn't done anything serious to myself. Just in keeping with my family the doctor hadn't a clue what was wrong but happy it wasn't my heart, lungs or stomach. The usual "take pain killers and see your GP if it continues." It's now Monday night and luckily it seems to be vanishing so I must have twisted a muscle or something similar whilst coming out of the shower. So back to normal after a little blip! I'm obviously subconsciously jealous of everyone else visiting hospital.
With the run up to Christmas, the chaotic school diaries, the cold weather and Sally still not 100% we'll see if we manage to avoid hospital and lead a relatively normal life in the next couple of weeks.


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What would William Penn think of today's Occupy movement? As Kathleen McQuillen, AFSC Iowa Program Coordinator, noted in a recent second-hour discussion with the Des Moines Valley Friends Meeting, Penn observed that the love of money is the root of all evil, which seems like a reasonable link with today's Occupiers. McQuillen added that the widening wealth gap in our country has created an extreme democracy gap; both are driving today's calls for change.
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What's the relationship between Occupy Des Moines and AFSC? How are nonviolence trainings, co-led by AFSC, affecting this new movement, and how might people of faith play a role in lifting up shared concerns about the vast disparity in wealth and political power in the U.S.? Are we witnessing the birth of a new form of participatory democracy?
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Kyrsten Sinema Mulls District Switch, Slams into Brick Wall of Ethnic Politics
Poor Kyrsten Sinema just can't catch a break.
Longtime Congressman Ed Pastor barely got his retirement announcement on Facebook last week before would-be successors lined up for the open seat in District 7.
Sinema quickly moved to the front of the line amidst speculation that she would flee the challenging confines of District 9 for the safely Democratic neighborhood of District 7.
Not so fast, Congresswoman. Sinema soon ran into the brick wall of ethnic politics that dominate the Democratic Party. The message is clear in District 7. Outsiders need not apply.
Sinema is struggling mightily under the burden of Obamacare. Like most of her Democratic colleagues, she is twisting and turning to explain the disaster of the Obamacare rollout and the fallout from policy cancellations and dramatic increases in premiums.
A move to District 7 would solve her problem. A Democratic primary winner in the district is off to Washington. Obama won the district in 2012 by 72 percent. It's a cinch.
In a letter to Sinema, District 7 community and business leaders delivered the bad news. After praising her for her public service, they urged Sinema to stay right at home in District 9. The seat belongs to a Latino or Latina candidate.
This is the hallmark of the Democratic Party. Democrats talk a good game when it comes to advocating open competition and diversity, but the truth comes out when challenged.
So it's back to District 9 for Kyrsten Sinema. She had a tough race in 2012 and will face another one this year. Along the way she has learned a tough truth about her party. Stay where you belong and don't step out of line.


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I have not made music in years but i suddenly get the urge to. I submitted 2 new songs and im working on a new one now. I wonder if any old faces are still hanging around newgrounds metal portal... So if theres any old heads still around feel free to hit me up!
If your wondering thats my daughter and dog in my profile pic, I'm not some weird guy that goes around taking random pictures of little girls n dogs :D
Edit: New track is up! It's called Without Warning and i wrote it for a friend who recently passed away.
Recent Game Medals
Total Medals Earned: 227 (From 53 different games.)
Latest Audio Submissions
|Sonic3 Metal Bauss (Loop)
|Heavy Metal Loop
|Power Metal Rangers! (Loop)
|Heavy Metal Loop
|Without Warning
|Heavy Metal Song
|Walk Through Glass
|Heavy Metal Song
Favorite Audio
|In The Dragon's Den - SX Cover
|Heavy Metal Song
|Vilify- "Destroying Enemies"
|Heavy Metal Song
|Beneath Wishes
|Heavy Metal Song
|Defeat This Enemy
|Heavy Metal Song