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Republic Wireless Review – Unlimited Talk and Text for $10/Month
I first reviewed Republic Wireless two years ago when my parents were looking to exit their AT&T family plan. I then wrote about the service again after they updated the firmware and released 2 new phones. To recap:
Republic Wireless is an innovative company that I first found while doing research on high quality, low cost cell phone providers. The founders had a vision to utilize high speed internet to lower the usage of cellular data, and therefore lower the cost to end users. It worked well, and Republic has grown very quickly.
They took the Android operating system and developed a custom firmware that integrates WiFi high speed internet and Sprint cellular coverage. When you are in range of a Wifi broadband internet connection, Republic Wireless phones automatically make calls and send messages through the internet, which is very cheap to do. Once you are beyond Wifi range, the phone will automatically switch and use Sprint towers just like a traditional cell phone. If you are outside of Sprint towers, Republic will even switch and use Verizon towers, all included at no additional cost.
With new firmware configured, they launched a beta, then they brought the service to the masses. For unlimited talk, text, and 3G data, the price was $19/month. Absurdly cheap.
This new service was configured for only one phone – the Motorola Defy XT (now extinct), and it had a few bugs that slowed growth. The transition from WiFi to cellular towers was buggy and sometimes resulted in dropped calls. MMS (multimedia messaging) also had problems and required an Android app to work in full capacity.
Republic Wireless Review 2.0
After those initial problems, Republic Wireless tweaked their service and announced that the old service issues had been resolved and vastly improved. They fixed the dropped calls observed in the WiFi to cellular transition and fixed the messaging problems. The service began working seamlessly, and has continued to improve.
They didn't stop there. They then proceeded to announce an all new lineup of plans and two new phones – The Motorola (Moto) X and the Motorola G.
They began offering the Moto X with no contract whatsoever for the (at the time) ridiculous price of $299. The same phone was selling for about $500 off-contract at any of the other major cellular providers, although that price obviously dropped over time. The Moto G offered most of the same features as the Moto X, for half the price.
A few months after the Moto G was released, Republic rolled out two more phones, the Moto E and the 2nd generation Moto X.
At that time (no longer the case), customers could choose between 4 excellent phones. In order of price:
- The 2nd generation Moto X
- The 1st generation Moto X
- The 1st generation Moto G
- The 1st generation Moto E
Republic Wireless Review 3.0
Recently, Republic permanently cleared out the old stock of the first generation phones. These phones will continue to be supported by Republic, but will not be available for purchase by new customers.
As of right now, new customers can choose between the following phones:
- The 3rd gen. Moto G at $199
- The 2nd gen. Moto E at $129
Here are more details on each phone in visual format.
How do the Republic Wireless phones compare?
The 2nd generation Moto E and the 3rd generation Moto G are excellent phones with many similarities. Both phones include:
- Quad core processors and 1GB RAM
- Removable storage via MicroSD card. This allows you to carry more apps, songs, videos, etc.
- Larger capacity battery means long battery life.
- Front and rear cameras
- 4G LTE data capable for the fastest Sprint data
- Newest Android version 5.1
The 3rd generation Moto G has several features not found in the 2nd generation Moto E:
- An excellent 13 megapixel rear camera + 5MP front camera
- Larger, more vibrant screen
- IPX7-rated water protection
- 16GB built in storage
In everyday use, there is very little difference between these phones outside of the camera – which is much better on the Moto G. The screen on the Moto E is smaller and has slightly worse resolution, but some people prefer a 4.5″ screen, so this is really a matter of preference.
Please understand that you cannot bring your own version of these phones (or any other unlocked phone) to use on Republic Wireless. You are required to use one of their phones (with the customized firmware) to seamlessly switch between Sprint's network and WiFi. That means you can buy a new phone directly from Republic, or buy a clean, used Republic phone from another user.
Your Choice of Plans (And the New Republic Refund)
Republic also recently updated their plans. They used to offer a flat-fee plan structure, where you chose between no data or unlimited data via cellular towers. This setup made it difficult for many customers who just needed occasional data.
To fix this, they did a few months of beta-testing, and just officially released for a new plan structure where pricing is based on the amount of data you use each month. This means that your data usage can fluctuate from month to month, but Republic will only charge you based on what you actually use. They will refund any excess data that you purchased as a credit on your account at the end of each month.
Republic has several plans currently available for customers:
- $5/month – This is unlimited usage on WiFi alone. No Sprint cellular usage
- $10/month – Unlimited talk and text on Sprint's cellular network and WiFi. Data on WiFi only
- $17.50/month – Unlimited talk and text on Sprint and WiFi. 0.5GB data on Sprint's 4G network (3G if 4G is not available)
- $25/month – Unlimited talk and text on Sprint and WiFi. 1GB data on Sprint's 4G/3G network
- $40/month – Unlimited talk and text on Sprint and WiFi. 2GB data on Sprint's 4G/3G network
The $10/month plan is the base plan. You are essentially paying $15/month for each GB of cellular data added to the base plan. If you need more than 2GBs, it's an additional $15 per GB.
When Republic tested these plans with a large sample of customers, they found that the average user paid slightly less than $15/month, which was significantly lower than the old plan structure. This is because most users don't need much more than 0.5GB of data each month with WiFi so widely available to use for free.
Republic will allow you to add additional data at any time, and will prorate your bill according to what is used. For example, if you are know that you'll need high-speed data, you could easily buy 1-2GBs of data, and use what you need. Remember, you will be reimbursed for any data that you don't use. If you buy 1GB for $15, and only use 0.5GB, you will be reimbursed $7.50 at the end of the month.
Or consider international travel. Republic makes it easy to downgrade to the $5/month WiFi only plan when needed. This can successfully be used while traveling abroad where you can call or text via WiFi. This is an outstanding feature for frequent travelers.
Our Experience on Republic Wireless
Three different members of our family are long-time Republic Wireless users. They are all on on the base $10/month plan, using a combination of the four phones that have been available. Overall, the experience has been very good. Our family has rarely witnessed a dropped call when moving from WiFi to the cellular network. The $10/month plan is probably the best plan possible on any cellular network for those people who have WiFi available at home, work, school, etc.
I have past experience with the Moto X, and the 2nd generation Moto E. I have been really impressed by the quality of the Moto E, which is a great everyday phone. The quality of calls over WiFi has been very good, with no noticeable decline in call quality when compared to cellular calls. I haven't noticed many bugs or glitches in the latest firmware either.
I've also used the 3G and 4G Sprint networks. Where 4G coverage is available, Sprint does well. But things are not perfect. Coverage can be spotty in various parts of the country (primarily rural areas), which is disappointing. However, if you don't have access to Sprint towers in your area, Republic will roam on Verizon towers for talk and text at no additional charge. This is yet another free feature from Republic that is a really nice touch for customers.
All things considered, it's a good experience. Other cellular companies are still trying to charge 2-3x the price of Republic's unlimited talk and text plan, so we'll have to overlook the Sprint network flaws and appreciate the improvements that Republic continues to make.
Republic Wireless Review Summary
There is nothing else on the market that can compete with Republic Wireless on a price basis right now. The new phones and unlimited plans starting at $10/month make up for the few technical difficulties that we have experienced.
The data plans with the Republic Refund feature are a nice addition, but the $10/month plan is the best deal available for users who can stick with WiFi for data needs. There is nothing else on the market comparable to the unlimited talk and text plan for $10/month.
I think Republic is disrupting the landscape of cellular providers and doing consumers a huge favor in providing this service. With the recent firmware improvements and new phone offerings, they offer an outstanding service.
You can check the plans and details out further at the Republic Site.


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The solo show 'Satchmo' by Terry Teachout depicts jazz legend Louis Armstrong reflecting on his bittersweet life and music; it plays at American Conservatory Theater through Feb. 7
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About Grace
About Grace
Scribner, Hardcover, 9780743261821, 416pp.
Publication Date: September 21, 2004
David Winkler begins life in Anchorage, Alaska, a quiet boy drawn to the volatility of weather and obsessed with snow. Sometimes he sees things before they happen -- a man carrying a hatbox will be hit by a bus; Winkler will fall in love with a woman in a supermarket. When David dreams that his infant daughter will drown in a flood as he tries to save her, he comes undone. He travels thousands of miles, fleeing family, home, and the future itself, to deny the dream.
On a Caribbean island, destitute, alone, and unsure if his child has survived or his wife can forgive him, David is sheltered by a couple with a daughter of their own. Ultimately it is she who will pull him back into the world, to search for the people he left behind.
Doerr's characters are full of grief and longing, but also replete with grace. His compassion for human frailty is extraordinarily moving. In luminous prose, he writes about the power and beauty of nature and about the tiny miracles that transform our lives. "About Grace" is heartbreaking, radiant, and astonishingly accomplished.
Anthony Doerr is the author of a collection of short stories, The Shell Collector, the novel About Grace, and a memoir titled Four Seasons in Rome. His books have been a New York Times Notable Book, an American Library Association Book of the Year, a "Book of the Year" in the Washington Post, and he has won the Barnes & Noble Discover Prize, the Rome Prize, the Hodder Fellowship from Princeton, and shared the New York Public Library's Young Lions Fiction Award. His book reviews have appeared in the New York Times and Der Spiegel, and he writes the "On Science" column for the Boston Globe. Doerr is the Writer-in-Residence for the state of Idaho.


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If you are still worried about the safety of yourself and your posts a site moderator would be more than happy to discuss this further with you
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Also, check out Tommy Hilfiger's new TV ad.
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I need to find files from a list in txt (i already have the txt with all the files, are separated with lines), the files contain spaces and the extension of the files are pdf, if you can suggest how to make an output of the command or script to another txt file.
What I try (this one retrieve all the files in the directory and contain spaces, but only the existing ones, i need to find the non existing too):
find . -type f -name *.pdf
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gta5.com, registered domain by Rockstar Games, Take2Games.
Here is the whois, for the domain name.
Rockstar Games
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
Domain Name: GTA5.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Rockstar Games email@example.com
622 Broadway
New York, NY 10012
212-334-6633 fax: 123 123 1234
Record expires on 04-Feb-2011.
Record created on 17-Jun-2007.
Database last updated on 1-Jun-2010 04:38:59 EDT.
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yes :)
Pretty common for them to do this years early before they even make the game, if they do, to prevent people from taking the domain and squatting on it.
Doesn't mean a GTA5 is close by.
Doesn't mean it's close by? I sure hope it is. GTA:IV was released in Apr 2008. If it takes another 2 years to be released, I'll be a bit disappointed.
Like I said, a registered domain name is no indication the game is close by. Could still be a while away!
And by the way, you can see by that WHOIS query that the domain was registered in 2007, BEFORE GTA4 was released. Like I said, its done so it can't be taken by some cyber squatter who wants web traffic.
This probably won't be the next GTA, but one much further down the line. Like maybe the next gen GTA.
I expect the next GTA won't be announced until after the release of Agent, which won't be released until at least this time next year.
Chances are they're already working on it, but they aren't going to crowd Rockstar North with that much publicity while they're working on two entirely seperate games... Who knows, the next GTA may never happen.
That was more a joke than anything else.
They learned their lesson after they didn't buy gta3.com on time. It's just a safety thing - secure the domain sooner than later so that somebody else doesn't snatch it up then offer it for millions of dollars instead of $10/year.
I find it hard to believe that the next GTA will be called Grand Theft Auto 5.
I also think that GTA 4: Vice City (or San Andreas) is a bit too much.
I'm not sure if they would want to drop the GTA name but I could see it just being called (for example) "Vice City".
I havent had my say in this at all >.< haha.
I posted the whois not because I think R*'s next gta is gta5, I posted to see what your thoughts were, but none of you actually thought of the fact that, gta 5 IS coming, when, we dont know. The domain is never solid evidence of a new game that might come out, for all we know, it could be canceled, renamed, changed, modified, but the thought of canceling a sequal of past succesful titles, is challenging to my knowledge :D.
It is way to early for a gta 5, keep in mind every time a new number is added in the gta sequals, there is always something new, and most of the times it was a new game engines. From my understanding, GTA 5 will have to have what other games did not, and improve on that. Using the same engine, or slightly modifying the engine ad releasing a game called gta 5, is not R* we know.
The domain registered is to keep safe of the name, if it happens, they have the name, if it does not... well it will seem stupid not to make a gta 5 :P
Here is my question to you guys, can you trace what domain names take2games owns? :D
Wow. GTA5.com was my favorite website back in the day when it was a GTA forum, I'm pretty sure we have members here originally from GTA5.com. It was even way before San Andreas came out!
I still think the next GTA should be IV: Vice City, rather than V.
How about GTA V: London or Kuala Lumpur or São Paulo. I'm still not convinced that it HAS to be in the Ole US.
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Running Time: 104 Min.
Director: Axel Braun
Companies: Vivid Entertainment Group, Pulse
Cast: Jassie (I), Chris Charming, Harley, Gwen Diamond, Jay Lassiter, Sascha, Claire Dames, Spyder Jonez, Sasha Grey, Jennifer Dark
Critical Rating: AAAA
Genre: All-Sex
Director Axel Braun explores the five senses, one for each scene. Hottest is Taste, in which Sasha Grey shows her usual ravenous sex hunger. "Stick your fuckin' dirty cock in my cunt," she begs, and Jay Lassiter is eager to oblige.
Jennifer Dark, a slim brunette, does energetic anal with a multi-tattooed guy in jail cell; he drops a big load on her tongue. Spyder Jonez gets rough with Claire Dames and makes her talk dirty to the camera, which she does really well. Jassie fucks like she really wants it in a scene with Sascha. Braun's camera is always in the right place to maximize eroticism.
Retailing: Solid all-sex release, should score with both raincoaters and couples.


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September 11, 2005
Perhaps it was, in the end, a fool's errand. And maybe there was never any justification for the optimism that greeted U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan's attempt earlier this year to finally, truly reform the United Nations.
Micah Zenko covers the U.S. national security debate.
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LinkedIn Reaches Highest Level Since IPO on Sales, Profit
LinkedIn Corp., the biggest professional-networking website, closed at the highest price since its market debut, after reporting first-quarter sales and profit that beat analysts' estimates amid a jump in membership.
LinkedIn advanced 7.2 percent to $117.30 at the close in New York, the highest level since it listed on the New York Stock Exchange in May, 2011. The shares have more than doubled since then.
LinkedIn said membership increased to 161 million from 150 million in the fourth quarter. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Weiner is pushing mobile technology to woo more professionals to its subscription services and attract advertisers who want to reach the growing user base.
"Since they've been public, they've outperformed," said Kerry Rice, an analyst with Needham & Co. in New York.
Sales more than doubled to $188.5 million, topping the $178.4 million average estimate of analysts, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Net income rose to $5 million, or 4 cents a share, from $2.08 million, or 0 cents, a year earlier, the company said yesterday in a statement. Analysts projected break-even earnings. The company also agreed to buy SlideShare Inc., a professional content-sharing site, for about $118.8 million.
Profit excluding some items increased to 15 cents a share from 6 cents a year earlier, beating the average analyst estimate of 9 cents. Sales this year will be $880 million to $900 million, the Mountain View, California-based company said. That's more than the $876.7 million predicted by analysts and raised from an earlier company forecast of $840 million to $860 million.
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Revenue in the second quarter will be $210 million to $215 million, compared with the $208.4 million estimated by analysts. Mobile is the company's fastest-growing service, Weiner said yesterday on a conference call following results.
Even as profit rose, costs soared 92 percent to $177.8 million. Sales and marketing was the largest expense at $65.9 million, followed by product development at $47.1 million. LinkedIn added 331 employees in the first quarter, Weiner said.
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"SlideShare is used by professionals primarily to share presentations, which fits nicely with LinkedIn's professional focus," said Rice, who recommends investors hold LinkedIn shares. "It's a popular app on LinkedIn already."


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Stylistic successor to William James
William James was an astounding prose stylist, but seems to have come from a school of rhetoric long since lost. Does anyone today write in an analogously formally beautiful, dense yet lucid, naturally learned, opinionated, and wry style anymore? (see for just one entrancing example his essay on PhDs in academia)
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These come from the QI Zoo, which is by the people behind the television show QI. It's a treasure trove of random facts and goofy animation.
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There are a lot of great not-true things at Facts I Just Made Up, but only one forces us to imagine a world where people have just enough knowledge to accidentally summon an archangel to a high school.
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A graduate of Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Luedke was a three-sport varsity athlete in soccer, basketball, and baseball. He received the Daniel Nitschke Male Athlete of the Year Award his senior year.
In addition to his coaching duties at WLC, Luedke is the director of coaching at Elm Grove Soccer Club. In the high school ranks, Luedke served as varsity girls' soccer coach at Pius High School from 2001-2004, and varsity girls' soccer coach at Wisconsin Lutheran High School in 2005.
In 1995, Luedke founded the Hat Trick Soccer Camp, a competitive preseason soccer camp for high school girls. He has also worked as head clinician for the Brown Deer Recreation Department, soccer director for the Shorewood Recreation Department, staff coach for the British-American Soccer Camp, the Super Camp (the premier high school boys' preseason camp in Wisconsin), and staff coach for the Marquette University National I.D. Camp.
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I am a terrible investor and I seem to gambling instead of investing.My question is, would it be okay to put everthing I have into this stock. It seems that Warren is good at what he does. To be honest I just want to sleep at night.Thank you
I am a BRKA stock holder. Let me give you both the pluses and minuses, if I may:
Positives, Warren Buffett is a very shrewd investor, BRKA is not a stock in conventional sense, it is a mutual fund. This way, he has spread the risks..has investments in diverse areas, insurance, rail road, consumer goods, furniture etc. I think the stock is about 20% undervalued. The right price should be 185K.
Negatives: Warren is an icon, after he is gone, there is no assurance that this company will be run the same way. Steve Jobs and Apple situation. He doesn't believe in doling out dividends. Since the stock is open to market fluctuations, the price of the stock can go down. As an example, BRKA hit 150K in 2007. In 2008 financial collapse it went down to 85K.
Now, make up your mind. Good luck!
Sentiment: Buy
Berkshire Hathaway is, in effect, a great mutual fund. Putting a lot of money into it is fine but some money should go to other assets. Others have suggested dividing into four parts. OK, 25% to BRK-A or BRK-B depending on how much you have; 25% to bonds (short term at this point - a mutual fund like one of the Vanguard short-term funds); 25% to energy - I like Chevron (CSX?) and Enterprise Produces (EPD is an infrastructure company) but a conservative mutual fund would be good; 25% to health care - I like XPH (a mutual fund of pharma stocks) but some combination of Pfizer (PFE), Johnson and Johnson (JNJ), and Abbott Labs (ABT?) would be good also.
The whole portfolio will go up and down but is likely to do pretty well.
Not everything, but as a major part of your portfolio BRK is as good as there is.Have owned this company since the early 90s,is a major piece of my investment portfolio,has done very well in this time frame and I think they have the best business model ever.I sleep well .
csr is right. I wouldn't be putting it all into Berkshire only because it is never good to put everything into anything. The market looks to be a little bit frothy at the moment. If I were in your shoes I would do the following. Divide your capital into 3. One third split into 4 stocks .... berkshire and 3 with other exposure. Healthcare is good (Merck is timely imo), Energy is good (although Berkshire has some exposure) (COP is good), and something with international exposure, perhaps ABB (swiss technology co). Wait for a panic and buy. Do the same with the remaining 2/3 over the next 6 or 9 months as opportunities allow.
Read as much as you can. Barrons is good, the Economist is good (both in most libraries).
Be calm ....... Emulate Warren ...... be scared when others are greedy and greedy when others are scared. I hope this helps!
I've been a serious investor for almost ten years and I have done a considerable amount of research on Warren Buffett and BRK. Putting your money into BRK is essentially like putting your money into a fund. BRK is more or less a very large fund. Afterall, BRK is a holding company. So, you are putting your money into a fund that is run, managed, and overseen by one of the greatest investors of all time. I would tell you that if you were going to park your money anywhere and wanted to be comfortable with it, then BRK is the place. I have invested a little over $10,000 in BRK. I bought in at $79.85 and have been riding it ever since. I can honestly say that I have ZERO intention of ever selling BRK, except when Warren steps down. When he does that, I am going to sell immediately, pocket my money, and when all the other sellers get out, I'm going to buy back in a nice discount. Otherwise, I'm not selling. The succession plan for the company has been well thought out, the organization of the company is ingenious and simple at the same time, and the financial stability of the company is impeccable. Best of luck to you. And remember, DON'T gamble in the stock market, or else you'll just be giving your money away.
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The following document is a very brief summary of a thesis and argument that I have devoted the last 30 years of my life to trying to get across to my fellow human beings. It was first spelled out in What's Wrong With Science? (Bran's Head Books, 1976) and subsequently in From Knowledge to Wisdom (Blackwell, 1984), Is Science Neurotic? (Imperial College Press, 2004) and numerous articles, references to which can be found on http://www.nick-maxwell.demon.co.uk. Three years ago an international group was formed, called Friends of Wisdom, which seeks to get across to academics and the public the compelling arguments and urgent need to transform academic inquiry so that its basic aim becomes to seek and promote wisdom. The document below is taken from the website of Friends of Wisdom, the URL of which is http://www.knowledgetowisdom.org. It is the mission statement of Friends of Wisdom. You are invited to join.
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Debra McCartt might have found some common ground with former Vice President Al Gore.
Just as Gore has made huge waves with his film on global warming, "An Inconvenient Truth," McCartt - who cruised to re-election for a second term as Amarillo mayor - could do the same in assessing Amarillo's just-completed municipal election.
McCartt was asked this past week about single-member districts - the unofficial "shadow issue" of this year's City Commission campaign. Several candidates campaigned openly for a system dividing Amarillo into equally apportioned districts that would elect commissioners from those particular neighborhoods. The current system, in which all commissioners run at large throughout the entire city, is unfair to minorities and less-affluent candidates, critics contend.
"I know everyone wants to be represented," the mayor said, "but if they don't go out to vote, they're not going to be represented the way they think they should. It's just so confusing.
"They absolutely are vocal about representing," she said of the at-large system's critics, "but yet they don't want to have to work to get that representation in office."
Ohhhh. Feel the burn.
But yes, the truth - particularly the "inconvenient" kind - does hurt.
Therein lies the fundamental problem with the continuing call for a change in Amarillo's municipal voting plan. Those who would benefit most from it are unable to muster up enough interest to take a few minutes out of their day to vote for the candidates who agree with them.
Twice in Amarillo's recent history, the so-called "disenfranchised" voters of Amarillo have been given chances to change the system. Twice they have failed. And why? For the same reason a high-quality candidate such as Prenis Williams lost his Place 2 race on May 12 against Commissioner-elect Brian Eades: a decided lack of voter turnout, particularly in those neighborhoods that stood to gain from a fundamental voting-plan reform.
Williams, an African-American, campaigned throughout the city as a single-member district advocate. Yet when the votes were tallied - quickly, it turned out, because officials had so few ballots to count - Williams fell short in the heavily minority neighborhoods upon which he depended for his support. He garnered more votes in the predominantly Anglo precincts of Randall County than he did in Potter County.
What gives?
For the proponents of single-member districts to gain traction with their desire to change the system, they need to establish themselves as a vibrant voting bloc that turns out en masse at the polls only to be denied because they're outnumbered by those who favor the status quo.
An 11.76-percent citywide turnout doesn't augur well for the argument that single-member districts can solve the problem of widespread voter apathy.
The turnout in heavily minority neighborhoods - such as North Heights and Eastridge - was even more pitiful. Fewer than 4 percent of registered voters in two precincts cast ballots at Will Rogers Elementary School; the turnout was 4.93 percent at Bowie Middle School and 5.82 at Eastridge Elementary School.
And let's keep something else in mind. The turnout percentage drops even more when you factor in the number of Amarillo residents who are eligible to vote but who don't even bother to register.
Single-member district proponents sought to send a message just prior to the election by suggesting they would drop their surviving lawsuit (a visiting state district judge, Kelly Moore, has tossed out a suit filed in state court; the plaintiffs announced late this past week that they plan to appeal the dismissal) if certain pro-single-member-district candidates were elected to the City Commission.
They didn't make it. But the plaintiffs have decided to file for a dismissal of the federal suit, with plans to bring it back after the 2010 census.
But it seems that the plaintiffs have some educating to do in those neighborhoods where potential voters once again have failed to answer the bell. Residents in many have-not neighborhoods have the power already to bring about change in Amarillo.
Given the opportunity, and with the right candidates representing residents' critical interests on the ballot, the current system can provide the diverse representation that most Amarillo residents should desire.
It just takes work.
John Kanelis is editorial page editor of the Globe-News. He can be reached via e-mail at email@example.com. Kanelis' column appears Sunday.
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Skip to comments.Oct 17 update - Recordings & info on recent API story on Michelle Obamas call being cleared
Posted on 10/16/2008 3:43:30 PM PDT by BP2
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There must be a pony in this story because it stinks like horseshit.
Give it a rest.
Has anyone even seen this women anywhere since she said she was finally proud of her country? Didn't think so. Let's keep it that way.
Jerome Corsi is talking about this now!
Maybe Michelle wants to be Queen of Kenya.
API just sent me an e-mail!
They are friends with Prince Andinga Sezo-Seko, Oil Minister of Nigeria, who because of recent difficulty, can not access $30 million in his account in Liechtenstein
If I only provide my bank details and social security number, API will happily provide me half of the funds for immediate dispersement.
Oh, and they have the goods on Michelle Obama too
Yeah Right!!
How many AREN'T real?
Anyway, it might be giving this organization too much credit to say they've made all of this up for publicity, but it sure is working out that way.
" The recordings that API will release soon will not lie to the American people. Most probably, it will change the political landscape, something the Americans should start getting prepared to face."
HMmmmm, would be nice if this is real!!
As I stated on the earlier thread, I really find it hard to believe that Michelle Obama would be so stupid to say any of these things... Also, Obama has already issued a flat out denial that the call took place.
Nobody would be that stupid...unless they were so smug and arrogant to think that their words weren't being recorded that they could just issue a flat-out lie of a denial...I'm just sayin'
It's just too bizzare.
You're right though- he's not backing down.
I guess in his mind- the ball is now in Michelle's court.
I think we should give Kiror the benefit of the doubt. Trust but verify. Let him get his legal ducks in a row.
Wouldn't it be a hoot if this was true?
She's doing the Oprah, The View, Ellen, etc circuit. Nice fluffy, softball stuff.
Considering the length and continuance of email contact by the API organization and editor, I am starting to believe this most likely happened. Only time will tell but if true, I expect release in the next week. Obie and his angry bride better hope this story is not true.
kind of stupid, she called a news media so she had no expectation of privacy. If they don't release the tapes they will be sued by the Obama camp for libel. It's in their best intrest to pony up the tapes or retact the story.
Do you think Obama would have been stupid enough to say, "spread the wealth" during an interview???
She's out there. The media is covering for her.
Heard that she had a snarky look on her face last night at the debate and the camera quickly moved on.
Obama thought he owned the press. Wrong, just the American press.
International press will still report stuff on him.
Well from taking a look at their site, whether or not the recording is true, they certainly look like a completely legitimate online African daily.
Let's face it no one is going to make up a website with 1000's of articles just to perpetuate one fraud.
Let me give you an example.
If you go to http://africanpress.wordpress.com/2008/02/
You will see a byline by Leo Odera Omolo in Kisumu. (I picked this totally at random)
A google news search that name pointed me to an article in the Boston globe about Obama's father which reads in part:
"Although Obama had always enjoyed his beer, he was developing a taste for Johnnie Walker Black that earned him the nickname 'Mr. Double Double.' After Obama ordered his customary double Scotch, "He would shout in that big deep voice, 'Waiter, another double!' said Leo Odera Omolo, a journalist and drinking buddy of Obama's, who lives in Kisumu, a port city in Kenya."
So low and behold. He is really a journalist and in Kisumu a port city of Kenya.
Since they have a lot of correspondants in Kenya, some of whom even KNEW the family she probably felt completely comfortable. Furthermore, to me it looks like they had the connections to be granted such an interview!
And since when do you take anything the Chosen One says as the Gospel Truth?
He only tells the truth when faced with incontrovertible evidence. Even then, he tries to spin his way out of it.
Where is API based? If they're based out of Africa, why would they care whether Obama or anyone else would sue them?
Hey guys, I went to that Jerome Corsi webcast, got there late, but after it was over i clicked the player again to see if I could hear a recording from the beginning, but instead I am right now hearing Corsi talking on the phone...to his mom! They must not have disconnected the conference call! this is the link I am at using win media player:
They are based in Norway, but they have offices in the UK (or at least a phone number there) Furthermore, if what they are saying is true they could be a little worried because they have a lot of correspondents in African countries that could become targets.
Not sure what the libel laws are in Norway.
Would she do it as revenge for the affair story cropping up again?
It would be a hoot and more. It would end Obama's chance for becoming president. It might not do his marriage much good either ;)
I've read the update again. It's compelling I must say.
He (Corsi) is talking to his mom about getting through the election and all the interviews he has to do, he is saying that it has become a big international story and that his mom should be hearing about it where she is in Ohio...he is now talking about where his stuff is being reported, drufge, Fox News and World Net Daily. Now talking about his detention in Kenya. This is the link i am at—this is not the conference, it is his personal call to MOM:
Haha, someone just called him and told him that he is on the internet!!! He said, "oh, I will hang up and stay off the phone for a while".
Someone called him and let him know we were listening!
Not sure either, but I would bet that... uhm... "non-judicial" law in Kenya under Odinga is not very pleasant.
Corsi hung up with mom because another call came in and now he is figuring out that he is being broadcast on the internet-—oh well, thought I could get an inside scoop, guess not...lol...he is talking to himself...and now is talking to some woman but i still hear him!!!
Lending more and more credence to Philip Berg's lawsuit. How long will the courts ignore the Constitution and cover for Barama?
Corsi has not disconnected it, he is talking to a woman...I still hear him...
Ok, he finally figured how to disconnect...lol The fun is over. Well just hope that info he gathered will squash Obama. That was funny! I felt bad evesdropping but I was just trying to get a recording of the conference that i was late too.
"oh well, thought I could get an inside scoop, guess not...lol...he is talking to himself...and now is talking to some woman but i still hear him!!!"
Well, at least you didn't here, "Mom, I'm gonna take these conservative suckers to the bank. They'll believe anything..."
Who says they are afraid?
Wouldn't you consult lawyers to figure out how best to sell it? How much is something like that worth? Thousands? A million or more? I have no idea. I think I would want to talk to a lawyer!
"didnt here"
didn't HEAR
True, actually from what i heard, he is for real, he was tellimg his mom all about Kenya.
Hooray for API!
NO one should back down from the truth!
Can someone please tell me what this is all about?
Hope they come through.
But she is a public figure. She knows she's being recorded all the time. If its her voice calling Norway then there won't be a lawsuit.
is this the infamous "whitey" tape or something else?
Know your history
Makes Lady Macbeth look like your average husband supporting housewife.
This is allegedly the angry phone call from Michelle to this news group complaining about its coverage of BO's birth certificate and relationship with Kenyan politics.
It now starts at the beginning of the WND advertising Corsi's books and newsletters.
NO evidence and very little credibility.
MAKE NO MISTAKE - that was the launch of Obama impeachment.
Hmmmmm. The tone of this API update has the sound of someone who is either conscious of the fact that they're being truthful, or someone who is very good at sounding that way.
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