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San Diego Republicans Announce Francis Barraza as Executive Director
Party promotes former Finance Director and young up-and-coming leader Francis Barraza to post of Executive Director, embracing aggressive vision
SAN DIEGO, California (January 08, 2013) — Embracing an aggressive vision of taking the Republican Party's proud message of personal freedom and free enterprise to every corner of San Diego County, the Party's executive committee last night elevated former Finance Director Francis Barraza to the post of Executive Director.
"Francis Barraza is a young, up-and-coming leader with an inspiring vision to broaden the reach and appeal of our Party," said Chairman Tony Krvaric. "She shares our belief that there is no such thing as an 'off year' in politics and is dedicated to doing the work required to lay the groundwork for Republican victories in 2014 and beyond."
Ms. Barraza is a native of San Diego with over a decade of political experience. She has worked on multiple campaigns throughout California at all levels; most recently on the successful June 2010 Yes on G campaign in Chula Vista to ban discriminatory Project Labor Agreements and serving as a Latino Field Representative in San Diego/Imperial County for Meg Whitman's November 2010 campaign for governor.
During 2011 and 2012 Ms. Barraza served as the Finance Director for the Republican Party of San Diego County, being instrumental in the successful fundraising efforts of the Party, eclipsing $4 million in the two year cycle. She is a proven grassroots organizer, bilingual spokesperson, and a skillful political operative. She holds a BA in Political Science from UC Irvine and a JD from UC Davis School of Law.
"We are committed to taking our message of individual liberty, limited government and entrepreneurship to all corners of San Diego County in 2013 and beyond. Francis Barraza is the right person to quarterback our efforts," Krvaric concluded.
5 Responses to "San Diego Republicans Announce Francis Barraza as Executive Director"
This is great news, and a great start to moves that should have been made by the party 7 years ago. Hats off to Ms. Barraza.
However, this doesn't necessarily count as a credible commitment by the Party to start making meaningful efforts to reach out to and include latinos in its coalition. As we have seen in the past, telling latino voters that they should be republican because we believe in x, y, and z does not work – even if the message is delivered by a Latino. It takes listening to the concerns of this constituency group and finding meaningful ways to incorporate them into the platform in a way that is consistent with Republican values.
Although this seems simple, and is not inconsistent with any other constituency group, big or small, it means that the Party will have to show leadership in not deferring endorsements to the same predictable candidates and selling itself for member comm dollars.
If this is the commitment that Party leadership is making with its new ED, then it is the sort of move that excites my optimism to the point of reengaging with the committee. Ms. Barraza is an amazing leader and resource for the committee, but the burden is on Krvaric et al not to under-utilize her talents and abilities by having her sell the same BS to a new constituency.
Wait for it….wait for it….wait for it….BAM! The last half of the last sentence of the comment and D. Morton fits in a poke at Krvaric! What a shock! Right out of left field D. Morton attacks Tony. So surprising.
I was reading it and getting worried it wouldn't happen.
Fantastic specific suggestions on how Republicans should reach out, by the way. Your ideas have such detail that I don't see why they cannot be implemented tomorrow.
I also think the implication that Ms. Barraza was picked as a nod to her heritage rather than her accomplishments as an individual is a little harsh. Individuals judged by their character is, of course, what Republicans are all about.
Not an implication Michael, nor an insinuation, but a worry, followed by a positive challenge. All based on having been around for longer than I would care to admit.
You all that have chosen to sit at the table and dine on what Krvaric is serving up, bring long spoons.
I'm a former young turk, turned small business owner. Most of my guys are Latinos. To varying degrees they are leaning more and more right because I treat them like equals and I'm honest with them. I am nothing like the monster the dems makes us out to be. This causes them to initially doubt some of their preconceptions about righties. Then I tell them straight why I had to lay people off and deny cost of living raises. (THIS #$%&ING SUCKS BY THE WAY!!!!!) That reason being funds intended for expansion, hiring new employees and raises are now going to higher taxes, workers comp premiums, and expensive environmental compliance upgrades.
Mr Krvaric, Nehring, and Schwartz: Please start here. This is a lot more effective than parading elected Latinos at the RNC convention.
D. Morton I'm glad to see you back. Most of our generation has disengaged. Thank You


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Has anyone checked the record books since this weekend? Well if you haven't, let me inform you that your SMU Mustangs are now 5-2 in conference and we beat two really great teams that reside in our half of the conference. Also, we got some national coverage on espn2, and I hope that everyone was able to set aside time and cheer for us... it really helps you know!
Anyway, I just wanted to say that we will be taking a trip to the east coast this upcoming weekend to play ECU and Marshall, which by the way are two teams that are doing really well at home and on the road. It is always hard to come up with road victories but I am here to tell everyone that I hope you will take time to listen to the radio or watch us over the internet so that you can cheer us on.... even if you are not there we still feel the mustang vibe :)
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Beacon Rock trail reopened for hikers
SKAMANIA — The trail to the top of Beacon Rock has reopened following completion of repairs to a bridge damaged in a January rock slide.
The mile-long trail to the top of the rock is a popular day hike. On Jan. 25, falling rock damaged the beams of one of the bridges affixed to a cliff face.
Dan R. Dalton, Inc., of Usk, Wash., was hired to repair the steel beams. State parks staff repaired the wood decking and hand rails.
Mt. Hood Skibowl done for winter
GOVERNMENT CAMP, Ore. — Winter operations at Mt. Hood Skibowl have closed for the season and the ski area will be converted into its adventure park format.
Sunday was Skibowl's final day of winter operations. It opened Dec. 14.
The adventure park features a half-mile dual alpine slide and a chairlift-assisted mountain bike park with more than 40 miles of trails.
Safe boating class offered April 27
Registration is open for a boating safety class on April 27 at the Clark County Public Works Maintenance and Operations Conference Center, 4700 N.E. 78th St., Room B-1.
Offered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary and Clark County Marine Patrol, the class is from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The cost is $10 per person.
Boating safety, navigation rules and skills, equipment requirements and more are covered in the class.
In Washington, boaters younger than age 50 are required to have a boater safety card.
To register, call 360-256-2991 or 503-799-5250.
Two additional seminars will be offered by the U.S. Power Squadron at the same location on April 27.
A seminar on crossing the bar at river and estuary mouths will be presented from 9 a.m. to noon and costs $35.
A seminar on global positioning systems will be from 1 to 3 p.m. and costs $15.
To register, call 360-694-0434.


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JWC TO HELEN WELSH; 26 October 1831; DOI: 10.1215/lt-18311026-JWC-HW-01; CL 6:34-36.
4 Ampton Street / Mecklenburg Square / 26th October [1831]
My dear Helen
Occasionally of late days, my heart has been agitated with dark forebodings respecting my mantle and shawl. Especially when I am going out at nights, I ask myself in a mournful manner where are they? 'and echo answers where'?1 If still safe at Maryland Street, pray have the goodness to pack them up, and despatch them hither with all decent celerity; by any conveyance short [of] the Mail-bag—and if they have already been sent off; write and tell me that I may possess my soul in patience; or if necessary make inquiry after them; or at worst provide myself with other wrappages.
I like London very well—and expect I shall like it still better in a week or two when some of the people my Husband likes best shall have returned to town. I have been at no public place yet except once to Drury Lane theatre where we saw the silliest piece in the world—rather indifferently performed. but the house especially the beautiful lustre in the centre of it were well worth looking at— Not so the Ladies who surprised me by their almost universal ugliness— One day I went with Mrs Montagu to Epping Forest—about fifteen miles from town—to visit Doctor Allan2 a Scotchman who has a lunatic establishment in the midst of the Forest—a place where any sane person might be delighted to get admission. the house or rather houses (for there are two for patients in different stages of lunacy) are all overhung with roses and grapes and surrounded with gardens ponds and shrubbery without the smallest appearance of constraint— And the poor creatures are all so happy. and there [sic] Dr such a good humane Man—that it does not at all produce the painful impression that Asylums of that sort usually do— I am going back to stay some days— Dr Allan is an old friend of Carlyle's and his Wife is a very excellent woman— A far worse Bedlam is poor Edward Irving's house where people are to be found at all hours "speaking with tongues" that is to say shrieking and howling in no tongue. I happened to be there one night just when a Lady was under the inspiration of 'the Spirit'; and the horrible sounds she made almost threw me who am not of a hysterical temperament into a fit. I could not help crying all the way home. Indeed it is truly distressing to see a man of such talents and such really good and pious dispositions as Mr Irving given up to an infatuation so absurd—ready to sacrifice to it his dearest friends, his reputation, all his worldly prospects. Most people think it all a humbug—which is quite reasonable in those who do not know him. but a man more sincere in his professions does not exist.
We are going out of town for a few days on a visit to Mr Badams at Enfield— His wife is about my age, very pretty and lively and clever she is a daughter of Holcroft's whom you may have heard of— We had Allan Cunningham at tea with us the other evening— He is a most sufficient poet as I ever met with—so substantially built both bodily and mentally—looking in all respects precisely what he is—a cultivated Scotch mason. Procter (Barry Cornwall) we see often—and his wife who is Mrs Montagu's daughter is my most intimate acquaintance here. But among all the literary people that come about us the one I like best is Mr Mill, son of Mill the Utilitarian, but he is no Utilitarian—he belongs rather to the class to which my Husband belongs and which for want of a fitter name has been called "the Mystic school"—
Jeffrey is getting slowly better—he was able to drive this length the other day—and is going a little way into the country till the Parliament meets— I suppose you are all at a stand in your speculations about the Reform Bill in Liverpool as elsewhere— Here every body I see seems quite tired of thinking about it.
We continue to be well pleased with our lodgings—indeed if we had sought all London I believe we could not have settled more to our mind. They even make us excellent porri[d]ge now[.]
How are my Uncle's eyes? and how are you all[?] My love and best wishes to all from your Father and Mother down to Johnny—and now I must go and pack for our little journey.
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BeyondPod for Tablets - Legacy
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This is the old version of BeyondPod for Tablets. The latest universal version (phone or tablet) can be found here-
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* Sophisticated podcast download engine gives you complete control of how many podcasts to download and how long to keep the old versions. Downloads new content in the background, so you spend more time enjoying your feeds, and less time waiting on them.
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* BeyondPod's integrated podcast player support variable playback speed and tracks what podcasts you have listened to. There is also a configurable TiVo style "commercial skip" that lets you easily skip over content that you are not interested in.
* BeyondPod's Smart Playlist automatically generates playlists based on your listening preferences. (For example: First play the 2 newest podcasts of feed A, Then play the oldest podcast of Feed B. etc.). If you follow multiple podcasts Smart Playlist is an excellent way to always listen to what you want.
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Time to declutter You've got the feature set. Please now focus on simplifying the ui. It's become way too cluttered and has way too much small print and truncation. Imagine you are building a version for the visually impaired. That might get you in the frame of mind to address what people are complaining about so much. I'm a paid user of many years, by the way. The feature set is what has kept me around in spite of increased frustration with how the functions I use most go deeper and deeper in the complex ui.
Love the phone version. And loving the tablet version. The UI is not the prettiest any maybe confusing at first. And it takes some digging in the menus to set up properly. It's more complicated to use than other podcast players but once you know how to use it, it works better than anything else available. It can't be beat. The people complaining obviously haven't figured out how to use it yet. It's worked flawless for me for over 4 years on several different devices. I have about 300 feeds organized in catagories. Can play videos in external players, with the screen off, bluetooth stream, etc. I've bought 2 other podcast players that look prettier but do not have as much functionality. For video podcasts I use an external feature rich player such as mxplayer or viral player that can float in the background.
I've been using downcast on the ipad for the last couple years. Now I have an android tablet with reasonably good sound, I wanted to see if I could switch to android for podcasts. Beyondpod largely delivers a positive experience, with one important ommission. I'm watching a video podcast. But I want to do something else on tablet. Ideally I'd like to minimise beyondpod and hear the audio continue in the background. This is what downcast does. Beyondpod does not. Would be even better to have a window mode with the video playing while you are doing other things on tablet. Beyondpod also has problems with hd video podcasts. If I play one, pause it, turn of screen, come back later and resume, the video is choppy. I have to restart the podcast to get things going again. As an example, the twit hd podcasts exhibit this problem. Also, no option to change volume when playing a video podcast. How about an on screen control ? So overall, good, but lots of room for improvement. I'd gladly pay extra.
works great change the rewind button icon it's shaped like track skip when it's actually a rewind 10sec. almost deleted the ap because I didn't think it had that feature.
Phone version is better The latest version of Android requires an update to the SD storage location. The Google play version of the app hadn't been updated, but the BETA worked. then it updated in the play store, but got confused and despite being set for the correct Kit Kat folder thinks it can't save there anymore. I was planning on reinstalling, but I realized how much better the phone version is. The mobile version is great, just skip the tablet version...
Outstanding! I love this podcast catcher and player. It's easy to use and easy to setup the way you want it to work. I use it both on the phone and my tablet.
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Blue Hill's Baxtrom to Join Floyd Cardoz at North End Grill
A chef's journey from Blue Hill to Battery Park.
Yesterday, we told you that Greg Baxtrom recently left his chef de cuisine position at Blue Hill Stone Barns, a role already filled by the talented Michael Gallina. Today, Baxtrom tells us that he's found a new, if temporary, home at Floyd Cardoz and Danny Meyer's North End Grill. He explains: "Because I eventually want to open my own restaurant, I wanted to see an opening. Dan Barber put me in touch with Floyd Cardoz, who, as you probably know is opening North End Grill with Danny Meyer." But Baxtrom doesn't plan on getting too comfortable at the soon-to-open and Scotch-soaked new restaurant. "We have it worked out that I will be a part of the team for the first six months of it being open. Honestly, after that I'm not sure," he says. Baxtrom adds that he's looking into Chicago, but that most likely he will stay in New York and look for his own project.


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The Cafeteria at John C. Lincoln Hospital has undergone some script changes including management, and menu items. As it has been, the food has been understandably common and the food choices among some of the ordinary and run of the mill. The director of food services is an addition and he has put some spunk and not only that, some real flavors into the main menu items. He is incorporating foods of different ethnic backgrounds and American cultural favorites with some classic flavors and tastes. Of course the cafeteria is open to the public and invites the local residents as well as the patients and patient visitors. John C. Lincoln's hospitals, medical practices, health and human service programs and other services that comprise the Health Network had humble beginnings almost a century ago in the desert north of then Phoenix city limits. In those days, people couldn't legally live in the city if they didn't have a house(see John C. Lincoln Website/History)
The invitation has been extended to one and all to head on over to the cafeteria at John C. Lincoln Hospital in Phoenix and enjoy some lunch if you are in the area. Enjoy the photo slide show.


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Government scandals continue to be reported in the news.
Amazingly, the result is always the same: 'No accountability.'
Earlier this week, Texas Senator Ted Cruz submitted a list of five questions, and he suggested that President Obama should answer the questions at the upcoming State of the Union Address.
"Americans all over the nation are asking questions about the economy, Obamacare, the IRS, Benghazi, and the NSA that aren't being answered. However, as the President prepares his State of the Union address, he has signaled he has no intention of clearing the air," stated Sen. Cruz, according to the article, Cruz: President should hold his Administration accountable to the American people. "The lack of accountability in Washington is creating a crisis of confidence in this country, and under President Obama, trust in government is approaching record lows. It no longer seems like Washington is protecting America. Washington is protecting Washington."
Senator Cruz described his concern for citizens by stating, "These are the questions I hear when I'm home in Texas, and these are the questions the President should answer in order to restore credibility with the people. The State of the Union will be stronger for it."
Cruz lists his questions, along with his reason for asking each one, as follows:
1. Will the President allow the Department of Justice to appoint a special prosecutor to fully investigate the IRS's illegal targeting of conservatives? The President should be eager to prove he has clean hands on this issue. He professed to be angry and outraged by the IRS abuse. Will he pledge to stop new IRS rules that restrict the free speech of non-profit groups?
2. Will the President act to ensure that the privacy of law-abiding citizens is protected from unjustifiable violations by arms of the federal government such as the NSA, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Internal Revenue Service, and Department of Health and Human Services.
3. Will the President recognize that his economic policies have failed to create the millions of jobs that he promised and have, instead, reduced the labor force participation rate to its lowest level in decades? Will he commit to commonsense, job-creating policies such as the immediate authorization of the Keystone Pipeline, a moratorium on new regulations, and fundamental tax reform for every American?
4. Will the President call on Congress to form a Joint Select Committee to finally discover the truth of why four Americans perished in a preventable terrorist attack in Benghazi 16 months ago?
5. Will the President finally recognize that it was a mistake to ram through Obamacare on a party-line vote and that it is — right now — hurting millions of Americans? Will he take real responsibility for misleading the American people when he falsely promised "if you like your health care plan, you can keep your health care plan" and "if you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor"? Will he acknowledge that he doesn't have the power to unilaterally rewrite the health law for powerful favored interests such as big business and Congress? And will he finally work with Congress to repeal Obamacare and start over, adopting instead reforms that will make healthcare more personal, portable, and affordable?
The State of the Union Address is scheduled for Tuesday, January 28, 2014.
Among other concerns of citizens who are apprehensive about the direction of their country are delays in scheduling hearings for questions regarding concealed records of Obama.
In a recent response to US Attorney of Maryland Allen F. Loucks' Motion for Extension of Time in the case, Taitz vs Colvin 13-cv-1878, Attorney Orly Taitz stressed the needs of U.S. citizens for a timely answer. Regarding allegiance to our country, Taitz stated, " . . . this nation cannot wait any longer . . . . . we are seeing Mr. Obama making decisions that endanger the U.S. National security, such as recent agreements with Iran, which allow Iran to enrich uranium, build ballistics weapons and ultimately develop nuclear weapons, Mr. Obama's support of Muslim brotherhood leader in Egypt, furtherance of TPP and TAFTA, 10 million Americans dropping out of labor force during the last 5 years and 6,6 million dropping below the poverty line in the same 5 years while the National debt nearly doubled."
Will Obama answer the many questions and concerns of American citizens at the State of the Union Address?
Writer Peggy Noonan believes that people will not even be listening. Rather, she suggests that many will more likely be 'sleeping.'
Peggy Noonan states in her Wall Street Journal article, Noonan: The Sleepiness of a Hollow Legend, that "No one's really listening to the president now." Referring to Obama's speeches, Noonan says, "No one's really listening to the president now. He has been for five years a nonstop wind-up talk machine. Most of it has been facile, bland, the same rounded words and rounded sentiments, the same soft accusations and excuses."
Noonan summarizes, "The bigger problem is that the president stands up there Tuesday night with ObamaCare not a hazy promise but a fact . . . . . . . . . And—as we all know now but did not last year—the program was passed only with the aid of a giant lie. Now everyone knows if you liked your plan, your doctor, your deductible, you can't keep them."
Describing the upcoming State of the Union, Noonan visualizes, "I see a handsome, dignified man standing at the podium and behind him Joe Biden, sleeping. And next to him John Boehner, snoring. And arrayed before the president the members, napping."
Americans continue to suffer, worry and search for answers.
Should citizens expect the annual 'State of the Union Address by the U.S. President' to address their questions?
Or will the President tell us, as Peggy Noonan suggested, "It's hard to anticipate events over the next three years . . . . . . . "


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About Koalas
Koalas are marsupial animals, which mean that their young ones are born prematurely, and then develop further in the mother's pouch. They are a native of Australia, and naturally inhabit in the eucalyptus trees. The eucalyptus-leaf is their primary source of food.
They are found in the states of Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, and South Australia. It is estimated that fewer than 100,000 of the endangered Koalas are left in the wild. They are not categorized as endangered animals, but have been listed as rare and vulnerable animals by the Australian Koala Foundation. However, the Endangered Species Act (ESA) has categorized the endangered Koalas as threatened.
In 1992, the government of New South Wales has listed Koalas as rare and vulnerable creatures. In the state of Victoria, they are considered as safe, and are categorized as secure animals. But, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has categorized the Koalas as potentially vulnerable creatures.
Causes of endangerment of Koalas
The endangered Koalas are primarily threatened for their survival due to habitat loss. However, bush fires, diseases, dog attacks, and car accidents have also added to their problems.
Koalas have their home in eucalyptus trees. Colonization of Australia led to deforestation and clearing of lands for agriculture. Man has taken away the prime lands for housing developments, which has led to the cutting of eucalyptus trees. This brought about changes in the natural habitat of the endangered Koalas.
Today, about 80 percent of Koala habitat has already disappeared. In South eastern Queensland, there has been a sharp decline in the number of endangered Koalas. Their number has dropped by 60 percent in the last decade due to development works. Moreover, clearing of lands for farming has made the endangered Koalas to disappear from western and South Australia.
The endangered Koalas live in complex social communities. Their relocation is not found to be successful because their territorial and social habits are largely misunderstood.
The loss of habitat to the endangered Koalas has made them prone to other threats. They often enter the unprotected areas in human colonies, and are killed in road accidents. In addition to it, the endangered Koalas are facing threat of predation from the introduced species such as dogs and foxes. According to the Australian Koala Foundation, 4,000 Koalas are killed annually by dogs and cars.
Koalas are threatened by a dreadful disease called Chlamydia. It is incurable, and affects their fertility leading to their death. Moreover, Koalas are slow breeder, which usually produces one Joey a year.
The endangered Koalas are protected under the law. But, still more needs to be done to check the rate of their endangerment. Creating awareness among the people will help for the betterment of the endangered Koalas. At present, Koalas are thriving on the Kangaroo Islands in South Australia. With your determination and conscious efforts, you can make a meaningful difference to the lives of the endangered Koalas.