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The Reverend Horton Heat Holds Mass at Ace of Spades
The Reverend Horton Heat was preaching to the choir Wednesday night at Ace of Spades. The legendary psychobilly phenomenon has been on tour since December 2010 promoting their new album, Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat, as well as those old Horton Heat classics we love them for.
Mass began with the local Sacramento punk band, Another Damn Disappointment (A.D.D), who seriously tore up the stage. Don't let their name fool you, there is nothing disappointing about A.D.D. Their high energy act, which channels sounds similar to punk greats like NOFX and Bad Religion, tore into the admittedly small crowd of early arrivals.
A few diehards at the front of the stage made a sad attempt at a mosh pit -which actually ended up being more of a weak shoving match – but A.D.D. kept on with Josh Thompson singing his heart out while the rest of the band accompanied him with furious beats and wild guitar riffs.
As the crowd grew, so did the energy, and about halfway through the performance, the venue was filled with a mix of Sacramento concert goers, about half in skater-urban wear and the other half in Texas style pearl snap button shirts adorned with fedoras, and yes, cowboy hats.
"How ya doing cowboy?" Thompson asked an aptly dressed gentleman. The man tipped his hat to Thompson who continued, "Give it up for country right here!" and kicked off into another frenzied song.
The cowboy did his best to find a melody in the song that he could dance to, but ended up in a bent over sway in front of the stage.
Finally, at about 7:35 p.m., two kids – clearly fans – glided in through the entrance. They converged on the crowd with graceful, yet wildly dangerous moves – arms flailing, knees swinging high, they parted the crowd and the party had officially begun.
This band is high energy and they play hard music; it should be experienced firsthand to get the full effect.
At about 8:00 p.m., San Francisco natives, Swingin' Utters, took the stage, the official opening act for Reverend Horton Heat. The pace slowed, just a baby step mind you, and by then the full crowd was ready to move. A small mosh pit had started towards the front of the stage and eventually grew to encircle a group of women. The women huddled together in the center of the pit while the moshers encircled them. The whole thing resembled a scene out of an old 1950's Cowboy and Indian film.
Swingin' Utters has been together since the mid 90's and their experience shows. Their down and dirty street punk style adds grit to their slightly more melodic sound, even throwing a couple of faintly pop and reggae sounding songs into the mix. Swingin' Utters played a great set and a great set of old songs intermixed with some new numbers off of their newest album, Here, Under Protest.
Shortly after 9:00 p.m. the Reverend Horton Heat took the stage. The amount of cowboy hats in the audience had doubled, which seemed fitting, considering the band hails from Texas and their new album, Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat, seems to be a tribute to the Lone Star State (in an offbeat kind of way).
As the lights dimmed and the music changed to a Johnny Cash ballad, the sound of trumpets flooded the room, like something out of an old Hollywood classic film, fitting for a group that has been recording and touring together for 25 years.
The Horton Heat take the stage one by one; first Paul Simmons on drums, Jimbo Wallace on standup bass and then Jim "Reverend Horton" Heath on lead vocals and guitar. I have had the pleasure of seeing the Reverend Horton Heat four times now, and I will admit, even shamefully, that I did get discouraged with their performances. My first experience was pure magic; my second was the same, exactly the same, even down to the smallest joke. Then again, in Austin, I was greeted with the same lineup, the same jokes, and yes, my loyalty wavered.
I am now pleased to report that the Reverend Horton Heat has made a comeback in my heart (not that they really ever left). This show was new in its content and its material, but kept all of that same charm and talent that makes the band great.
They entered the stage without a word and got right down to business, kicking off their nearly two-hour set with "Marijuana," picked up the pace slightly with "Baby, You Know Who," and then went right into "Lonesome Train Whistle." Their fourth song was a cover called "Nurture My Pig" by the Dallas, Texas band, Loco Gringos, which was bluesy, swinging and hard rocking all in one.
The romantic and sultry sounding music was coupled with questionable lyrics like, "I got a pig baby, you are my pig."
They played their set chronologically, starting with their first album and working towards their last, continuing with "Cruisin' for a Bruisin','" "5-0 Ford," "Now, Right Now," "Crooked Cigarette," "Baby I'm Drunk" and "Jimbo." Then, of course, came the crowd favorite, the ever popular "The Party in Your Head," the Reverend Horton "how-off" piece.
As the music started, Jimbo began slapping the bass like he was mad at it. The strings bounced off the neck like they were made of rubber and he began to kneel down, all the while playing a steady bass beat. As the bass was lowered all the way to the ground, Heath got on top of it and rode it like a pro.
Standing tall and proud, he played his Gretsch while Jimbo plucked away without even a break in the beat. At the end of the song, Jimbo stood up, raised his bass in the air like a trophy and then threw it and caught it, as if it were weightless.
This is the perfect transition to their new album, Laughin' & Cryin' with the Reverend Horton Heat. They played four songs in a row off the new album, starting with "Ain't No Saguaro in Texas," a song inspired by the Saguaro cactus, indigenous and almost exclusively found in Arizona and, you guessed it, found nowhere in Texas. Nevertheless, they are depicted on most Texas inspired artwork. The Reverend prefaced the song with a lesson in all things succulent, including a long list of cacti that do grow in Texas.
Just when we thought that perhaps The Reverend Horton Heat had given up songs about cigarettes, drinking and breakups and had decided to change their image to singing songs about the Texas landscape, they continued their performance with, "Drinkin' & Smokin' Cigarettes," and possibly my new favorite, "Please Don't Take the Baby to the Liquor Store."
Despite their rough lyrics, The Reverend Horton Heat have got to be the cleanest and most put together guys in the business. Jim Heath plays his Gretsch with seemingly effortless grace, shirt buttoned to the very top button and tucked into pleated and perfectly pressed slacks. His hair neatly combed, he scans the audience, smiling slightly when something strikes him as charming or amusing, even going into "Psychobilly Freakout!" with a stoic expression, just grinning slightly as the crowd goes nuts.
Then, just as the crowd is at their highest point, the lights go out and they are gone, beginning one of the hardest worked for encores in recent memory. The lights black, the crowd began to scream and chant, "Reverend! Reverend!"
It tapers off until someone shrieks from the front of the stage and the crowd is revived, chanting and whistling, until again it dies off. A small flash of light revives the crowd and with another couple of minutes of clapping and cheering, they are back on stage.
"I like to hear that! Thank you!" says Jimbo.
They encore with "Bales of Cocaine," the most amazing drum solo ever performed by a human – it is truly indescribable and hard to believe unless you truly heard it, and a mashup of "Big Red Rocket" and Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues."
25 years later, this band is still making magic happen at stages around the world. If you haven't seen them yet, you simply need to; it's not even something to consider. Bring a date and get ready to furiously swing dance your heart out. This is a touring band and they plan on continuing, so keep them on your calendars y'all!


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Aditya Roy Kapoor who is busy promoting his forthcoming film, 'Daawat-E-Ishq' with Parineeti Chopra has purchased a diamond ring for his alleged girlfriend Shraddha Kapoor. According to a report in mid-day, the actor went shopping for a diamond ring when he travelled to Surat to promote 'Daawat-e
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The makers of 'ABCD 2' have released the first look of the film starring Varun Dhawan and Shraddha Kapoor in the lead. The poster looks very stylish and is being shot in Mumbai. Shraddha who is looking forward to her next release 'Haider' opposite Shahid Kapoor has donned a short skirt and looks
The new song from Vishal Bharadwaj's 'Haider', which goes as 'Khul Kabhi Toh' sees Shahid Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor getting intimate and smooching in the enclave of a tree. The song penned by ace lyricist Gulzar is filled with soulful romance. The duo romance in the snow valley of Kashmir


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Creating Change 2006 Photo Gallery
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|Plenary speaker Cuc T. Vu, a Task Force board member and the immigration campaign manager for the Service Employees International Union, talked about the intersection of social justice movements.
|U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a Missouri Democrat, urged attendees to "work on everything you can to work for your freedom... rise up!"
|Task Force Deputy Executive Director Rea Carey presents the Lifetime Achievement Award to Frank Kameny for his decades of courageous activism.
|Dr. Marjorie J. Hill, CEO of Gay Men's Health Crisis, said high rates of HIV infection are not about immorality or irresponsibility, but rather "about being disowned and dismissed both at birth and then at death."
|Task Force Executive Director Matt Foreman gave a riveting "State of the Movement" address at Creating Change.
|Creating Change Award recipient Jovan Sage said that as a student she has a bit more leeway with her time, adding, "I want to make sure that every moment of my time is spent giving back to my community."
|Creating Change Award recipient Wick Thomas encouraged the audience to look around and see the "2,000 people around this room that are here to create change. Two thousand people who deserve the same rights and freedoms as everyone else. Please look around this room and realize that we are not alone."
|Allan Morrow Community Service Award recipient Terri Worman challenged everyone to "create true community by eliminating our own ageism."
|The Two Spirit Press Room, which covered Creating Change this year, raffled off a beautiful quilt made by a Two Spirit Native man from South Dakota. The quilt was wrapped around the winner.
|Oscar De La O, CEO of Bienestar, the country's largest Latino HIV social service organization, called upon folks to "keep your hearts open and compassion alive for those living with HIV and AIDS."
|Jolie Justus, who on Nov. 7 became the first openly gay person elected to the Missouri Senate, spoke about how our community is creating change by "taking back our country with our true values: fighting for equality and justice."
|Andy Marra, National Center for Transgender Equality board president, moderated an opening night plenary panel.
|The "We Remember" banner was there to honor and acknowledge those we have lost.
|Creating Change Award recipient Dave Rhodes delivered his acceptance speech via video. The award was presented to him by leather advocate Philip Deitch, Mr. San Francisco Leather 2007 Travis Creston, and Task Force board member Chuck Renslow.
|Dozens of youths 24 and under attended an interactive creative writing and poetry workshop by award-winning folk poet and progressive artist-activist Alix Olson (pictured). They performed their poem at Sunday's plenary.
|The Heartland Men's Chorus from Kansas City, Mo., performed at the opening plenary on Thursday night.
|Loretta Ross, national coordinator and co-founder of SisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Health Collective, gave a rousing closing plenary speech.
|Creating Change Award recipient Eli Clare said "disability rights activists are waiting for the queer community to surprise us."
|The Saturday night dance drew approximately 400 attendees.
|Plenary speaker Eddy Morales, outgoing president of the U.S. Student Association
|Inspirational speakers prompted many standing ovations during the conference.
|Plenary panelist Rinku Sen said, "We need to push really hard to win back the rights we've lost over two decades and expand those rights, so by '08 we can begin having a really different electoral conversation."
|Richard Burns, executive director of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center in New York City, introduced the Eric Rofes Memorial Scholarship Fund.
|Olga Vives, executive vice president of the National Organization for Women, was featured on a plenary panel.
|The Susan J. Hyde Activism Award, to be awarded for the first time in 2007, is named in honor of Creating Change Director Sue Hyde (right).
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Uni of Law's Savage calls on SRA to focus on quality of legal practice courses
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What about: Legal Profession calls on Nigel Savage to give up his completely outrageous Half Million pound per annum salary?
I think it's time for some Savage cuts in the number of the LPC places... (thank you)
The head of the "University" of Law wants the SRA to provide "greater quality assurance schemes to ensure students are getting the right quality of education"?! Might I make a suggestion to the SRA that they include a standard called "so far beyond incompetent that languages the world over lack the appropriate adjective"?
If the SRA were to carry out a rigorous appraisal at the moment I would be surprised if the "U"oL is judged as reaching standards any higher than my proposed category. Having taken my LPC at the CoL (as it then was) I have never been so appalled as I was by some of the tutoring. Some tutors were fantastic, I will freely admit, but my memory of them is badly tainted by the memory of being hauled out of a workshop by the course director and being formally reprimanded following a tutor's complaint about me.
Did I deserve it? You might wonder, but I shall leave you to decide when I tell you the nature of the complaint. The tutor did not like me asking questions. Not objectionable questions, you must understand. Questions about law. Questions about the area of law that the tutor was supposedly teaching us, in fact. Apparently by asking questions that he was incapable of answering, I was bullying him.
I've never been so disgusted in my life.
Yes, "University" of Law... we all wish that there were standards to the LPC because then at least it might be slightly less of a colossal waste of our time and money to attend institutions like yours.
Oh Jess, I bet you were a bundle of laughs on the LPC.
Were you one of those annoying class mates that interrupted with so many "what if" and " what about this scenario" questions that it was difficult for the tutors to get through the scheduled content of a lecture or seminar in the time allotted?
Is this a joke. Amongst all the other aspects of solicitors regulation we are expected to pay for through our practising certificate, do we now have to listen to this flight of fancy. By the way how much do these people now charge for their courses?
I agree with previous comment: it is a complete outrage that Mr Savage has pocketed 1/2 Million pounds for the last number of years, all of this being funded by students most of whom have no choice whatsoever of becoming a barrister.
We had somebody who kept asking questions. They were know as **** face by the students due to their intense pinched look.
There is one in every class.
Man responsible for delivering significant proportion of legal practice courses calls for increased regulatory intervention for the purpose of assuring quality in legal practice courses.
I understand that the law colleges and course providers are businesses and it is in their interests to talk up law as a career. What I say to students on work experience (and at careers fairs) is that a decent law degree is a valuable commodity, but that mid course they should take a cold hard look at the legal jobs market before committing to the LPC as (especially if they are not one of the fortunate high fliers funded by their chosen firm) they will be spending a year unfunded AND paying several thousand pounds in fees AND they may well find that their best chance of employment after this is as a paralegal or an "administration assistant" (AKA filing clerk) in one of the legal factories now springing up. If that's OK with them, fine. But it needs to be spelt out clearly.


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1998 Ford Escort User Reviews
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Peter writes:
1998 Ford Escort 4 Dr SE Wagon Review
Fuel milage and fun factor (mind you, you need to give it some gas to have some fun :P)
No reasons, accept the occasional rust spot if the car was not taken care of!
Get The 5 Speed Manual And You Won't Regret It! Awesome Powertrain & Great Reliablity :) — Performance- Has pretty good acceleration for a 4 cylinder and good handling! The ride is a little crashy but nothing not to expect with an economy car. The braking is ok but the petal feels spongy with too much travel. Build Quality- Has decent build quality although it is very cheaply built. The dash as nice "soft" plastics and the rest of the car is bare bones essentials. Repairs are minimal and only appear after ample wear to the part. The car is very reliable. Appearence- I personally think the car looks kinda of angry and when lowered the car has an aggressive stance. Nice look over all. Interior is nothing flashy but gets the job done! Cost of ownership-This car is great on gas averaging around 39 mpg (Imp) or 32 mpg (US). Costs under $40 to fill up from empty. Maintenance is cheap and all the parts are in-expensive. Very easy to maintain. Fun Factor- This car is a blast to drive with the right upgrades. I have a couple upgrades on mine: Escort GT rear sway bar, front and rear strut bars, short shifter, zx2 front seats, Weapon R cold air intake, and a beautiful sounding Magnaflow muffler.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
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Tyler writes:
1998 Ford Escort 2 Dr ZX2 Hot Coupe Review
Great acceleration, awesome handling
Rust in front of right rear tire
Fun, Fast Car That's Built Well And Handles Great — Good car! Handles great, stops great, and accelerates hard. It'll pull hard. 190,636 miles, tranny shifts a little hard but nothing a little Seafoam Trans Tune didnt fix. I always have a blast when I get behind the wheel. Some squeeks and rattles but its got almost 200k on it so thats expected
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Sarah writes:
1998 Ford Escort 2 Dr ZX2 Hot Coupe Review
good gas milage, good looking, insurance on it is always cheap!
getting older, not working as well
My Baby... — i love it! it may not be the nicest, or the fastest, but i still love it a whole lot. it was my first car and it'll always be my baby. sometimes i drive it too hard, but it always puts up with me. it's not the best, but it does just what i need. i'll never buy anything but a ford!
Robin5457 writes:
1998 Ford Escort 2 Dr ZX2 Cool Coupe Review
Fun to drive, fairly good gas mileage
Not much room inside, and some costly repairs to the car.
Fun To Drive — It's fun to drive but not the most comfortable ride due to the lack of interior space. There were a few costly repairs, namely bad bearings and a hard-to-get-to belt that had to be replaced twice. Other than those issues it is a reliable, fun, good little car.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Tyler writes:
1998 Ford Escort 4 Dr SE Wagon Review
Economy for size. Reliability. Price. The first owners were usually women.
Looks, really; it's not at all a masculine car.
For The Price, You Can't Beat It And You Can Beat On It. — I had a Civic before this and while my Civic was a poor example, it still cost 3 grand and felt like a small car. After I got rid of the Civic, I did some research and decided to try one of these cars out; I got a good solid specimen for $1800. The ride and handling are comparable as is build quality and cost of ownership. On the wiggly country roads that I live on, at normal speeds you'd be hard pressed to tell the two apart. However...when you're going for out-and-out acceleration, there's no comparison; the Civic with its 1.6 SOHC V-tec will dust the Escort every time (both cars were manual trans) even with a difference of only 15 ponies. The Escort gets about 3 less MPG than the Civic in mixed driving, though I'd expect it to be about the same in highway driving as the Escort has more torque closer to highway cruising speed and it's geared slightly higher (haven't had an all highway trip yet). One nice feature is that the Escort has enough torque to drive the A/C and accelerate the car at the same time. The Civic used to struggle with that and overheat while doing it (though I think that was probably more a my Civic issue). The Escort has power mirrors and came with a power lock on the hatch and driver door operable by remote control. I've since added power locks to the rest of the doors, daytime running lights, and an aftermarket cone air cleaner.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
David writes:
1998 Ford Escort 4 Dr LX Sedan Review
Cheap, reliable
Boring. Most have a hard life.
1998 Ford Escort 4 Dr Lx Sedan — Performance: Ok, nothing special, brakes in this one were very wooden with no feel at all and the handling wasn't very confidence inspiring. Build Quality: Again, Ok. Appearence: Nice. Cost of Ownership: Good on fuel, more expensive to insure than it should be as Escorts are very easy to steal. Fun Factor: This one, not great, it was a bit wooden and felt very tired.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Jd writes:
1998 Ford Escort 4 Dr SE Sedan Review
loud fun and quick
115mph governor
Not To Bad — there is no room for turbo and the parts are much to hard to come buy plus the exterior and suspension still have a long way to go but for now ut serves its purpose of gettin me from a to b pretty damn quick.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Colin writes:
1998 Ford Escort 4 Dr SE Sedan Review
Cheap, good mileage, decent performance
no amenities
98 Escort — Pretty quick for only 110 HP excellent milage no A/C (amazed they still sold cars without it) no ABS (manly men don't need it) ManTran (see above) stock stereo was I believe just an AM/FM stereo (college poverty what what) never had any issues with it looks like a 2/3rds scale Taurus of that era, which at the time I thought was cool (no I wasn't on crack)
Primary Use: Commuting to work
Michael writes:
1998 Ford Escort 2 Dr ZX2 Cool Coupe Review
Accerlation and handling
Size (small) and customization
Its A Good Car — Performance - the acceleration is very quick, the braking is excellent, and the handling is very good. Build Quality - the repairs ive done to it was repair some rusting just below the driver and passenger doors. No rattles or squeaks. Appearance - the interior is okay and nice and the exterior is very nice designed Cost of Ownership - i get about 23 city/30 highway Fun Factor - This car is fun to drive.
Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)
Tena writes:
1998 Ford Escort 2 Dr ZX2 Cool Coupe Review
5 Speed
it is no longer made
I Love My Zx2 — i love my car however there are a few things wrong with it. The dashboard light does not come on and the dimmer switch for the radio doesn't work. It get 32 mpg on highway and 27 mpg in town. There are a few dents that add character to it and the interior is in almost mint condition. It has never been smoked in and it is very fun to whip around in. The e-brake is shot and it rattles everytime I shift. Also the service engine soon light is always on but nothing is wrong with the car.
Primary Use: Commuting to work
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This car handles nimbly, probably due to the light weight, but the stock tires don't have very much grip and the suspension is soft (when stock). The car is fun to drive on the whole though, especial... Read More
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bought this car in 09 and have done very little too it and runs when no one elses will die hard little car and fun to drive looks good going fast have had it to 120 and no problems and fun Read More
Great Little Car
Love the size...small yet four doors for convience and a suprisingly large trunk. Car is never trouble, I just turn the key and go. Its quieter than my new Focus. Wish Ford had done a little better o... Read More
2001 Ford Escort Reviews
Good Car
Fuel efficient, good handling, comfortable, decent cheap transportation if you take care of the maintenance. Not many people took care of them and as the are getting usually over 100k miles when you ... Read More
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its a pretty good car, but I'm not done with it yet. its performance is excellent, it accelerates and breaks excellently, it handles fairly well, and its fun to drive. its appearance is alright, the o... Read More
2000 Ford Escort Reviews
Its Fun.
It looks good for what's about to happen to it. For a car with one seat and no interior I guess its comfortable. It has some rust under the doors. I plan on welding some metal in there when I build th... Read More
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Appearance- Ugly Performance- Handles well, Brakes well, Overall not bad Cost of ownership- Gas amazing, maintenance not TOO much Build Quality- Needed some general repairs Fun Factor- Decent Great ca... Read More
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Soccer Mom
This car gets you from A to B nothing special or fancy. It does the job.Does pretty good on gas,Has decent amount of foot room,nice size trunk.It just isnt very fast takes forever just to leave the li... Read More
Great Little Family Wagon
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Huffington Post writes, "A new Kia ad is raising eyebrows—with some even saying that it promotes pedophilia. The ad,...
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By the 1820s, clergy of the Virginia Conference of the Methodist Church had
recognized a need to educate prospective clergymen in the fields of English, history,
and geography, so that they could pass required examinations for entrance into the
ministry. This growing need, coupled with the rise of more cities with more learned
congregations, called for the establishment of a liberal arts college where prospective
ministers could study and learn the art of communication with urban townspeople.
In 1830, the Virginia legislature approved a charter for Randolph-Macon College
to be located in Boydton, Virginia near the border of North Carolina. The names
of John Randolph (left), a Virginia statesman, and Nathaniel Macon (right), a North
Carolina statesman, were given to the college to dispel the notion that the school
was to be only a sectarian one. Neither man was Methodist.
The college was moved to Ashland, Virginia, in 1868 after the railroads to
Boydton were destroyed during the Civil War. The move to Ashland challenged the
college's spirit and stimulated new growth. The students themselves raised most
of the funds for the first major building constructed on the new campus — Washington
and Franklin Hall, a national historic landmark that was completely renovated in
1987. In this century, Randolph-Macon's campus has grown to more than 60 major buildings
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Two incumbents who are loyal members of Mayor Carlos Hernandez's political team are seeking reelection for the only City Council seats on the ballot this year. In Hialeah's tightly run political operation, members of the seven-member council rarely challenge the mayor's position on any issue, and the two incumbents seeking another term this year are no exception to that rule.
Neither one drew strong opposition, however, which severely limits the choices for voters and undermines the importance of elections. Don't expect things to change in Miami-Dade's second largest city until stronger, experienced civic leaders in the community decide it's time to break the political grip of the establishment machine.
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Incumbent Luis Gonzalez, 43, who owns a printing business, is running for a third and final four-year term against first-time candidate Julio Rodriguez, 24, a student at FIU and owner and editor of a local newspaper called Hialeah al Punto.
Mr. Gonzalez, with eight years of service under his belt, serves as vice president. He says he wants his legacy on the council to be the improvement of the city's recently annexed area. He is against raising taxes, despite a drop in revenue due to falling real estate prices, and says the current pension system for city employees is not sustainable.
The central issue in this race is not any particular policy, but rather the so-called "slate," or political team, that Mr. Gonzalez belongs to. Mr. Rodriguez, running as an independent, complains that members of a slate, once elected, become unquestioning supporters of the mayor and allow the majority to govern in a manner that brooks no opposition.
Mr. Gonzalez says he is his own man and would not rule out running for mayor in the future if he is reelected. His record on the council, however, shows that he has rarely opposed the current mayor, at least in public meetings. In a written questionnaire submitted to the Editorial Board, he said he would cancel a controversial contract that restricts public use of Babcock Park — but days later denied having taken that position when the issue came up at a public hearing.
That's disappointing. Mr. Gonzalez has a good grasp of the issues facing Hialeah and a respectable record of service on the council. We expect better of him in the future.
For Hialeah City Council Group 5, The Herald recommends LUIS GONZALEZ.
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At 25, Councilman Paul "Pablito" Hernandez is the older of the two candidates in this race, facing 19-year-old Marcos Miralles, who is making his first race for office.
Mr. Hernandez was appointed to fill a vacancy in 2011 after Mayor Carlos Hernandez succeeded Julio Robaina, and he was reelected later that year with 59 percent of the vote. In the interim, he has become more polished and self-confident, a loyal and unquestioning member of the mayor's team.
Like most independents running in Hialeah, Mr. Millares says the "slates" that run for office as a political team are a disservice to the city because they lead to a backroom style of governing, but Mr. Hernandez says elected leaders working together should not be a source of contention.
Our recommendation in this race is for Mr. Hernandez, based on his grasp of the issues facing Hialeah and his experience on the Council. Nevertheless, he should exercise more independence in the future and fight for transparency in local government.
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These capsules obviously work for some and not others, however it has worked very well for me.
I started using them a few months back while on a cutting period for a month and it worked very well with a good diet at stripping the fat off my gut.
Due to a busy time at work I was unable to go the gym for 3 months but i continued to take the mega green tea, I thought I would pile on the weight but with the help of the capsules I have managed to still keep the weight off!
A word of warning: Usually, I take these capsules with my breakfast, this enables me to eat small meals more frequently as my metabolism goes through the roof!
However... one day without thinking I took one without food, and because they are so strong within about 20 minutes I vomited it all back up and felt terrible. Lesson learnt: take them with or just after food and you'll never look back!Goes Well With:I found taking just after porridge worked well to line the stomach
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Mega Green Tea Extract is much better than regular green tea extract as you only have to take 1 per day. Has been great so far as far as I can tellGoes Well With:CLA, L-Carnitine
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I've only been taking these for a couple of weeks, but seem to be working so far, lost a little weight so far, but I feel a lot better in my self when taking these, then when Im not. Will have to wait and see what happens.
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No problems at all with this product. Easy to take, no taste and definitely notice a burst of energy after taking it.Goes Well With:Mornings!
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General Mills: When Boring Is Beautiful
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The phrase "May you live in interesting times" is reputed to be one of the three principle Chinese curses heaped upon an enemy (The other two are: "May you come to the attention of powerful people" and, more ominously, "May you get what you wish for").
After the the dot-com crash, 9/11, subprime mortgages, the Detroit bailout, TARP, the Great Recession, the Debt Ceiling fight, and the Fiscal Cliff, you've probably figured out why it's considered a curse. If you're finally ready to get off the ferris wheel, General Mills (NYSE: GIS) may be just the stock for you.
General Mills is one of the largest and most trusted processed and packaged food companies in the world. Cheerios, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Totino's, Nature Valley, Progresso, Yoplait, Haagen-Dazs, Green Giant, Hamburger Helper, and Old El Paso.
What sets General Mills apart from its crowd of large cap competitors like Kraft (NASDAQ: KRFT) is the company's focus on returning capital to investors. General Mills hasn't missed a payout in 113 years, making GIS a solid defensive play against souring economic conditions. The fact that their product prices rarely show any significant change is also a strength. If you invested $25,000 in General Mills ten years ago, you'd be sitting on roughly $42,300 today.
If you'd put that $25,000 in Kraft, you'd have about $29,800 (16.11%) to show for it. Yet, even this paltry sum would be a purely nominal gain. Inflation over the same period ran much higher. The USD has depreciated about 27% over the last ten years, meaning that the return on our hypothetical Kraft investment is actually negative (-11%) in inflation-adjusted terms (and that's after all your dividends were plowed back into the stock).
Hey, thanks for nothing!
Apart from the weight of history, there are a large number of factors indicating that General Mills will continue to pay its dividends. General Mills has been sharing its success with its shareholders and offers a decent dividend yield of 3.3%. It has an annualized dividend rate of $1.32 per share. Dividends have increased steadily over the years, as shown in the graph below.
GIS Dividend History (10/95 – 10/12)
General Mills' international sales increased 28%, including the acquired Liberté yogurt business. Sales for the region combining Europe, Australia and New Zealand increased 51%. This top line performance reflects the addition of Yoplait International and good gains by Nature Valley in the U.K., Häagen-Dazs in France and Old El Paso in Australia. Sales in the Asia-Pacific region increased 20%, led by China. In the Latin America region, constant currency sales increased 20%.
Net sales for General Mills' Snacks division (Grain, Fruit and Savory) have grown at an 8% compound rate over the past three years and 15% in 2012 ($1.6 billion). Grain snack bars – a category General Mills created back in 1975 with the launch of Nature Valley Granola Bars – is currently the company's fastest growing business, generating $3 billion in retail sales annually.
However, the outperformance of the company's Snacks division all but been canceled out by the high cost of grains (higher operating expenses) and high debt levels due to the acquisition of Yoplait.
Until last year, General Mills was a big player in the yogurt sector. All that was supposed to change with the July, 2011 acquisition of Yoplait. Unfortunately, General Mill's timing couldn't have been worse, as consumers began to abandon low-fat Yoplait for thicker, richer Greek yogurt. Indeed, consumers switched categories before the ink on General Mills' Form 8-K was dry. Since 2009, Greek yogurt sales have grown by an astonishing 800%, mostly at the expense of traditional low-fat yogurts (like Yoplait).
(Source: UBS)
Had everything gone according to plan, the $1.2 billion to acquire a 51% controlling share of the Yoplait S.A.S. franchise from PAI Partners and French diary cooperative Sodiaal would have been a once-in-a-decade victory for the cereal giant instead of a wash.
It's an inconvenient truth that while consumer tastes change constantly, they rarely revert back to status quo ante. That's because despite all the diet fads you hear about on the news, food isn't fashion. The old doesn't become new again every 20 years, it just stays old. Put it this way: You might have dusted off your old bell-bottoms during the Second Summer of Love in 1988, but when is the last time you drank a glass of Tang or had a Zima to drink over lunch?
All of which makes General Mills' tiny share of the Greek yogurt market disconcerting, at best. Even with 85% growth quarter-over-quarter, General Mills' cut is still only 7% of the total pie. At a growth rate of 7% per annum, robots will be making pizza deliveries in driverless cars before General Mills catches up with Chobani.
Foolish Takeaway
Despite the Yoplait debacle, General Mills remains one of the strongest low beta plays out there for long term investors looking to generate steady income while preserving wealth. If you're looking for a large cap company with lots of liquidity, steady, reliable growth (7.23% over the next five years) and dividends that exceed cash flow and never decrease, then you should consider General Mills for your core portfolio.
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The Tracy High soccer team's defense held strong against the Kimball High offense in the Bulldogs' 2-0 win Tuesday at home.
Tracy coach Nate Perry credited junior goalkeeper Gabriella Tassano and Tracy's defenders, including senior Dallyce Marglon, juniors Shayla Simonich and Samantha Reich and sophomore Denae Enos, with standing up to Kimball's attacks.
Sophomore Ashley Hallen scored Tracy's first goal with an assist from Kelly Brooks, a senior. Jenna Wesely, a junior, scored on a pass from senior Cailie Chayrez.
The win was the second in a row for Tracy (3-1), following a 2-1 victory at home Monday against Sierra High of Manteca.
Sierra scored first, and Tracy responded with a goal that tied it up 1-1 with one minute left in the first half as Brooks followed up on a blocked shot.
Brooks said the key to that game was for the Bulldogs to keep their composure in a rough second half, when Tracy and Sierra collected six yellow cards between them.
"We stayed calm and kept passing the ball around them while they kept getting frustrated," she said. "Our attitude won us the game."
Tracy took the 2-1 lead three minutes into the second half when Wesely fired the ball over the Sierra goalkeeper's head from about 30 yards out.
"I got a pass up the middle and got a good first touch on it," Wesely said. "One of my teammates called to shoot it, and I try to listen to my teammates."
Tracy opened its season March 5 with a 3-2 win at home against Oakdale. Hallen, Brooks and Wesely scored, and sophomore Iris Cruz, junior Hunter Wells and Brooks provided the assists. Tracy also took a 1-0 loss Friday at East Union High in Manteca.
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Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral Home
Robert Ahlgrim, Funeral Director/Owner
Robert is a third generation funeral director at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation, and the son of Walter Ahlgrim and grandson of the founder, Arthur F. Ahlgrim. He has been a licensed funeral director for Ahlgrim & Sons since 1957. For over 35 years Robert has been a resident of Schaumburg. Throughout these years he has been an owner/funeral director of Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Bradley University in 1952 and is a Certified Public Accountant. Robert is an Army Veteran having served during the Korean War. His wife is Elaine and they have four children; James Ahlgrim, LCDR. Michael Ahlgrim, USN (ret.), John Ahlgrim and Linda Spohr. They are active members of Prince of Peace Church in Schaumburg. Robert enjoys playing with his grandchildren, his HO gauge model railroad and semi retirement.
James Ahlgrim, Funeral Director/Owner
Jim is a fourth generation funeral director. He is the son of Robert and Elaine Ahlgrim, the grandson of Walter, and great grandson of Arthur. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree from Ferris State University in Big Rapids, MI in 1984. Keeping with family tradition, James also attended Worsham College of Mortuary Science in 1988 and has been a licensed funeral director with Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services ever since. His commitment to helping others goes beyond his work. He is a past president and active member of the Schaumburg/Hoffman Estates Rotary Club since 1993. He is married to Kathy with three children. Jim has lived in Schaumburg since 1973 and in Hoffman Estates since 1987. He is a member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Schaumburg and his wife and family are active members of Holy Family Catholic Church in Inverness.
Elaine Ahlgrim, Office Manager
Elaine is the wife of Robert Ahlgrim and the mother of James, Michael and John Ahlgrim and Linda Spohr. In addition to working at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation, Elaine was very active in promoting Boy Scouts and achieved the District Award of Merit and the Distinguished Service Award for her hard work and dedication to scouting. She is an active leader in the International Order of Job's Daughters and a long time member of Prince of Peace Lutheran Church. She enjoys sewing and needlepoint, cooking and especially her grandchildren.
Kathy Ahlgrim, Funeral Director
Kathy has been active in the Schaumburg-Hoffman Estates Rotary Club since 1996, served as President in 2006-2007, is a community member of the Hoffman Estates Chamber of Commerce and the Schaumburg Business Association. She is a 2011 graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science and works at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation. Kathy continues the long family tradition of excellence in services, reliability and care. She is also involved with the Boy Scouts and attends Holy Family Catholic Community Church in Inverness. She is active in the church and provides training for the Eucharistic Ministry. Kathy is married to Jim Ahlgrim, they have lived in Hoffman Estates for over fifteen years and have three children.
Dan English, Funeral Director
Dan has been a dedicated member of the Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation staff since 1973. He is a graduate of Worsham College of Mortuary Science and a licensed funeral director since 1968. He and his wife, Jeri, have resided in Hoffman Estates since 1976. They have four children and many grandchildren. He was a past president and a 25 year member of the Hoffman Estates-Schaumburg Kiwanis Club. Dan has a strong commitment to serving families and it shows through his many years of dedicated service at the Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation. Dan enjoys golfing, fishing and especially time with his family.
Janice M. Doud, Funeral Home Assistant
Janice has been a devoted member of the Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral & Cremation family since 2005 and a Schaumburg resident since 1976. She is an active member, and current president of the Schaumburg Community Garden Club. Prior to joining the Ahlgrim Funeral staff, Jan held several management level positions in the corporate arena in the northwest suburbs and she has the life insurance designation of FLMI (Fellow, Life Management Institute). She is married to Ray and they have two wonderful children. They are active members of the Church of the Holy Spirit in Schaumburg and they both serve as Mass Coordinators and Eucharistic Ministers. During her off hours from Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral & Cremation, Janice enjoys spending time with her family as well as camping, canoeing and taking vacations on their BMW motorcycle. She also enjoys home gardening and her garden club.
Jason Seward, Preneed Counselor
While attending Worsham College of Mortuary Science from 2010 to 2011, Jason worked part-time at Ahlgrim & Sons. After his funeral director apprenticeship, Jason returned to Ahlgrim's as our Preneed counselor. Jason was born and raised in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota and worked eight years at Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home. Jason enjoys working with families and looks for ways to help them. He has learned the value of how pre-planning has helped many families and is passionately looking for ways to help others learn of this opportunity. His strong passion to the funeral industry shows in his dedication to the families at Ahlgrim & Sons Funeral and Cremation Services. Jason is a member of the Hoffman Estates Jaycees. When Jason is not working, he enjoys being outside, playing Frisbee golf, four-wheeling and spending time with family and friends.


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The Kensington Community Council (KCC) is the second oldest volunteer community organization in Kensington and had its beginnings in the 1930's when the Bay Association of Congregational Churches rented the Fellowship House at 264 Arlington Avenue for church services to the community. When the Church agreed the the new building could also used as a community center, Kensington residents began to address the need for a recreational program. By the late 1930's the building was used for more than 100 meetings or classes a month by the Boy and Girl Scouts, dance classes, and children's groups.
As the recreational programs grew, so did the need for additional facility space and at the request of the Kensington Community Services District (KCSD), the Richmond School District agreed to reserve the unused areas of the 18 acres of school property at Arlington Avenue and Wildcat Canyon for Kensington recreational facilities. In 1955, the Board of Education conveyed 1.22 acres of the property to the KCSD for a community center building, a parking lot, and play area. Plans were made for the construction of the "youth Hut" which is know known as the Community Center Building. The Youth Hut was constructed in 1955 with volunteer labor and materials.
The recreational program was moved from the Church to the new building and in 1960, the Community Center Council was replaced by the Kensington Community Council. The KCC is governed by a 20-member Board of Directors, and Board meetings are held monthly. Membership in the KCC is composed of community organizations approved by the Board and is funded by contributions from the community, class fees, and the community newspaper "Outlook" advertising.
Today the KCC has a contract with the Kensington Community Services District to run the recreational programs provided to the communityand the summer day camps. The Kensington After School Enrichment Program and the Home Alert Programs also operate under the KCC.
The Kensington Outlook, is a periodical covering local issues and events since 1944 and is pulblished by the KCC monthly ten times a year. The Outlook is funded by classified and display advertising and the KCC's annual fund drive. It is mailed free of charge to every Kensington residence and made available to every business in the commercial districts on Arlington and Colusa Avenues.


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The Chicago Police Department confirms two persons of interest are being questioned by officials in the murder of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton.
Chicago police also told FOX 32 News that Mayor Emanuel called the Pendleton family to tell them the news.
The arrests come just one day after first lady Michelle Obama and a number of other politicians attended the teen's funeral at Greater Harvest Church.
No charges have yet been filed as of 3 p.m. Sunday.
Pendleton was fatally shot in a park near her school—and one block from Obama's old Kenwood home--on January 29th. The 15-year-old was killed just one week after attending President Obama's inauguration in Washington, where she performed with her school's band.
The teen's death has since gained national attention, becoming a symbol of violence for the city of Chicago.
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Impossible Odds
Jessica Buchanan and Erik Landemalm met and married in Africa, where each worked in the humanitarian aid field. Buchanan, from the Midwest, arrived deeply sympathetic to the plight of child soldiers in Africa, whose poverty and illiteracy forces them to earn a salary as cannon fodder. Still in her twenties, she secured her teaching degree and taught grade school age children, and later went to work on landmine awareness in Somalia. Landemalm came from Sweden in his late twenties to work with local NGOs and various government and clan authorities in the Horn of Africa, combating clan violence and helping to rebuild infrastructure. Sharing their passion for this work, they married on the beach in Kenya in 2009 and began life together. Two years later, Buchanan was kidnapped in public by armed Somali "land pirates" who held her and a colleague at gunpoint. She was held for ransom outdoors in the local scrub desert, where she remained for 93 days.
In that life-threatening environment, 32-year-old Buchanan was the only female amid twenty-six gun-toting and drugged addled captors who restrained her in foul conditions. Several were child-soldiers, and one even wore the bracelet awarded to children who graduated from her landmine awareness classes. She was psychologically tormented by the few who spoke English. Forced to her knees in the dark of night for a mock execution, she was held under the repeated threat of beheading from her only translator during the ransom negotiations.
She was driven to confront her deepest self-doubts and greatest spiritual longing. Though she was once a devout Christian, she had become distanced from any driving sense of spiritual awareness until her kidnapping found her alone, night after night, while forced to lie on a small sleeping mat under an open desert sky, with nothing to do but think.
Landemalm and Buchanan have relocated to the United States and are now living in the Charlottesville, Virginia area where they continue their humanitarian efforts to ensure a better quality of life for those in need.
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- History: Established as a private four-year liberal arts college in 1958, Alvernia celebrated its 50th year by being awarded university status in 2008.
- Heritage: Founded by the Bernardine Sisters, a Catholic religious order, the university embraces the Franciscan core values of service, humility, collegiality, contemplation and peacemaking.
- Motto: "To Learn, To Love, To Serve"
- Campus: The main campus in Reading is 121 acres, with two satellite campuses in Philadelphia and Pottsville (Schuylkill County).
- Location: Our residential campus is situated three miles from center-city Reading, in the scenic Blue Mountain area of Eastern Pennsylvania.
- Enrollment: 3,000 students attend Alvernia including 1,500 traditional undergraduates, 600 continuing education students, and 780 graduate students. Over 77% of first-year students live on campus.
- Faculty: Our professors are accomplished scholars, experts in their fields, and supportive mentors. The student-to-faculty ratio is 14:1. Most classes are 20 students or fewer.
- Athletics: NCAA Division III, member of the Commonwealth Conference of the Middle Atlantic States Athletic Corporation and member of Eastern College Athletic Conference, 8 men's and 10 women's intercollegiate sports.


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An hour of spliced-up live comedy hosted by Mike Spiegelman at Layover Comedy Night, Tuesdays @ the Layover in Oakland. Comedians Charlie Ballard, Joe Gleckler, Jason Downs, Sammy Franco, OJ Patterson, Emily Heller, Will Ratblood, Abbey Jordan, and headliner Jesse Elias: Bringing The Funny Time And Time Again.
Then there's forty minutes of oddnick tunes…
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Young Guns of Comedy @ The Punchline. 444 Battery St. San Francisco. 8 PM. $20. Featuring Sam Davidoff, Joey Bragg, Arnie Ponce, Cody Woods, Sammy O'beid and the mythological KaBeezy. (Big line-up for a big night at the punchline. And I'm contractually obligated to say: KaaaaaBeeeeeeEEEeezy!)
High Street Station Cafe. 1303 High Street. Alameda, CA. 7:30 PM. $5. Featuring Nina G, Jason Rogers, Natasha Muse, and Ken Townsend. (Look at how quaint that building looks. You know you wanna go.)
BE FUNNY open mic @ The New Parish. 579 18th St. Oakland, CA. Sign Ups @ 7 PM. Show @ 8 PM. Organized by. Bryant Hicks. Hosted by. Christopher Riggins. (Heard that Sir Ivan Hernandez and Madam iLs Goldbarg will be attending their first night at the New Parish. Killer room now with more comedic killing.)
Rockit Room Open Mic. 406 Clement St. SF. 7:30-10 PM. Free 99. (Pencils!)
SYLVAN OPEN IMPROV. 7:30 PM. Dark Room Theater. 2263 Mission St. SF. Free.99 (Always a surprise, like a puppy in at work. It's impossible to not have fun with these guys.)
Blue Room @ Club 93 (on 9th St.). 10-12 P.M. 21+. SF. Hosted by David Hawkins. (Big comic hang out. Late, late nights).
Layover Comedy. 1517 Franklin. Oakland. 8:30. 21+. No Cover. Hosted by Mike Spiegelman. Featuring Sammy Franco, Jesse Elias, Emily Heller, Abbey Jordan, Will Ratblood and OJ Patterson (myself). (I'm excited. That's a fact. )


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Oracle aims to flatten mobile silos, simplify billing
New solution creates a 'digital content retailing' that service providers can use to deliver and monetize an array of digital content
Oracles new Connected Digital Lifestyle solution, announced this week, gives communications service providers a unified platform for mobile content management, delivery, advertising - and billing.
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The product is designed to enhance an operators service delivery platform, enabling them to leverage network assets to deliver revenue-generating applications. Essentially it is an end-to-end digital content retailing platform that allows service providers to increase revenue and customer loyalty across multiple touch points.
Importantly, the product incorporates in-app billing to simplify the purchasing experience and increase revenue through significantly higher conversion rates, as service providers take advantage of the customers impulsive buy moment.
In addition, the product supports other trends that service providers need to address to become the platform on which the world turns, including multi-channel advertising capabilities; location and subscriber profile targeting and the ability to leverage key customer intelligence and network assets, such as location-based services, billing and messaging. The product can also leverage network assets by exposing them as Web 2.0 APIs. This means that CSPs can quickly create innovative applications and services.
At the same time Oracle announced the release of its Billing and Revenue Management upgrade 7.5 which aims to allow enterprises to unify their charging, introduce new systems across silos and business groups, support a variety of online charging concepts and through their upgraded mediation product control all network products from a single console.
Products of this kind will help service providers break out of the traditional billing models that have constrained them and generate new revenue streams from assets they control. It will, along the way increase customer loyalty and, through in- app billing, put another nail in the coffin of the more complex and expensive mobile payments solutions.
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