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What will 2012 bring to government contractors? That's the question driving a lot of discussions in the market today.
This could be the last good year before more serious budget cuts come in 2013 and 2014, as many are expecting.
Or it could the first really bad year because so many contracts and purchasing decisions are being delayed and uncertainty pervades everything.
The reality likely will be somewhere in between and a lot will probably depend on what your company does and who its customers are.
When we talked to executives and industry experts for the stories in this issue, the prevailing sentiment was that success during the next 12 to 24 months will come to companies with trusted customer relationships and an ability to help those customers do more with less.
The companies that succeed will be the ones that look at the coming budget constraints as an opportunity and not as a period to just hunker down and survive.
In many ways, the current environment is an opportunity for contractors to step up and bring the innovation and imagination they've long boasted of in their marketing materials. Now is the time to show that contractors are part of the solution, not the problem.
For sure, some customers will be more open to new ideas than others. Some will look to the quickest cuts to get through the next few years. Frankly, those may be the customers to keep at arms length.
But there will be other customers who will embrace new ideas and new ways of operating. They will be open to creative procurement techniques. Those are the customers to rush to.
Now is the time to be bold; bring your A game; stick to your knitting. Pick your cliché. Just be ready to work.
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USM Composers Showcase Concert, new student musical compositions performed by student composers, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. Free. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 8 p.m.
Seventh Annual Piano Festival, Ogunquit Performing Arts presents Randall Hodgkinson and Leslie Amper, Dunaway Center, Ogunquit. $15; $5 for ages 18 and under. ogunquitperformingarts.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
USM Chorale, performing Donald McCullough's "Holocaust Cantata" and John Rutter's "Requiem," University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham. $6; $3 for students, seniors and USM employees and alumni. 5 p.m.
Bowdoin Chamber Orchestra, Bowdoin College (Studzinski Recital Hall), Brunswick. Free. 798-4141. 3 p.m.
Tenor Norman Whiteside and Cellist Hugh Judge, presented by Portland Rossini Club, Cathedral Church of St. Luke, Portland. $10; $5 for seniors; free for students. rossiniclub.org. 3 p.m.
Seventh Annual Piano Festival, Ogunquit Performing Arts presents a student recital, Dunaway Center, Ogunquit. Free. ogunquitperformingarts.org. 3 p.m.
USM Chorale, First Church, Belfast. Free/donation. 323-0186. 3 p.m.
Violist Jessica Cooper, senior thesis concert, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston. Free. 786-6135. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Vivid Motion: "The Seven Voyages of Sinbad," dance show with original choreography, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $12; $6 for children under 12. vividmotion.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday.
"Agen," independent study in dance by Bowdoin College senior Natalie Johnson, Bowdoin College (Wish Theater), Brunswick. Free. 725-3375. 7 p.m. Thursday and Friday.
"Bodas de Sangre/Suite Flamenca," classic Spanish dance broadcast in HD from the Teatro Real in Madrid, Strand Theatre, Rockland. $15; $10 for students. rocklandstrand.com. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
"Love/Sick," world premiere of romantic comedy by Maine playwright John Cariani, Portland Stage Company. $39, $44; $30 to $40 for seniors; $20 for students. portlandstage.org. 2 and 7:30 p.m. Thursday; 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"Swimming in the Shallows," award-winning comedy presented by Dramatic Repertory Company, Portland Stage Company (Studio Theater). $10 to $35. dramaticrep.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and April 25. Through April 28.
"Nunsense," musical comedy, Lewiston Auburn Community Little Theatre, Auburn. $18; $15 for seniors; $12 for ages 12 and under. laclt.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday to Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"Cinderella: The Story You Never Knew!" based on the children's story but with some twists and more than 80 cast members, Freeport Performing Arts Center. $10; $5 for students; $25 for family package; Thursday nights are pay-what-you-can. 7:30 p.m. Thursday and Friday; 2 and 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"A Streetcar Named Desire," dramatic readings from Tennessee Williams classic presented by the Maine Humanities Council, Husson University (Gracie Theatre), Bangor. $10; free for students. mainehumanities.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.
"Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery," twist on Aesop's classic fable "Country Mouse and City Mouse," Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland. $8, $9. kitetails.org. 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. Thursday; 4 p.m. Friday; 1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. Sunday.
"Fiddler on the Roof," classic musical presented by Monmouth Community Players, Cumston Hall, Monmouth. $14; $12 for seniors and students. monmouthcommunityplayers.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
"Little Sister" and "Harriet Tubman Visits a Therapist," two plays by Carolyn Cage presented by Acorn Productions in collaboration with Cauldron and Labrys Women's Productions, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. $15; $12 for seniors and students. acorn-productions.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. Through April 28.
"The Drowsy Chaperone," musical homage to 1920s Jazz Age shows, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. $21.99; $17.99 for seniors. lyricmusictheater.org. 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Through April 27.
"Maiden's Progeny: An Afternoon with Mary Cassatt, 1906," play about artist Mary Cassatt in Paris presented by The Originals, Saco River Theatre, Buxton, $20; $18 for students and seniors; pay what you can on April 25. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2:30 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. April 25. Through April 27.
"HAIR," Broadway revival of classic musical about the '60s counter-culture presented by Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $51 to $76; mature audiences only. porttix.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
"Hold on, Molly!", play based on the true story of Molly Finney from Freeport, who was kidnapped in 1756, Schoolhouse Arts Center, Standish. $16; $14 for seniors and students. schoolhousearts.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday.
"The Vagina Monologues," Eve Ensler's hit play about women and girls presented by V-Day aUbUrn; ages 16 and younger must be accompanied by an adult; proceeds will be shared with Center for Wisdom's Women, SACC, Safe Voices, Somali Women of Maine and UU Theater; First Universalist Church of Auburn. $7 to $10. 783-0461. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
"The Early Evening Show," late-night talk-show spoof, Freeport Theater of Awesome. $18 in advance ($12 for ages 12 and under); $20 at door ($14 for ages 12 and under). awesometheater.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Through April 27.
"Orlando," Sarah Ruhl's adaptation of Virginia Woolf's gender-bending satire presented by the USM Department of Theatre, University of Southern Maine (Russell Hall), Gorham. $15; $11 for seniors; $8 for students. usm.maine.edu/theatre. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 5 p.m. Sunday; 10 a.m. Tuesday; 5 p.m. Wednesday; 7:30 p.m. April 25. Through April 28.
"Play Me a Story," interactive theater performance and workshop for ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company. $15. portlandstage.org. "Stories from Around the World," 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
"The True Story of the Three Little Pigs," Dallas Children's Theater's musical courtroom dramedy for children and families presented by Portland Ovations, Merrill Auditorium, Portland. $10. portlandovations.org. 3 p.m. Sunday.
Twelfth Annual Playwrights Festival, featuring 18 playwrights and 23 world premiere scripts, presented by Acorn Productions, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. $10 to $15; multi-day passes available. acorn-productions.org. April 25 to May 5.
"2013 Waponahki Student Art Show," art by Passamaquoddy and Penobscot students from early childhood education to high school, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. abbemuseum.org. Opens Thursday. Through Oct. 31.
"To Sea: The Maritime Heritage of the Kennebunks," marine art, artifacts and archival materials, Brick Store Museum, Kennebunk. brickstoremuseum.org. Opens Saturday. Through Sept. 14.
Portland Museum of Art: "Blueberry Rakers: Photographs by David Brooks Stess," black-and-white photographs of workers on Maine blueberry farms from 1989 to present, and "Voices of Design: 25 Years of Architalx," interactive exhibition showcasing the power of design, through May 19. portlandmuseum.org
Maine Historical Society Museum/Longfellow House, Portland: "Maine Things: Recent Museum Acquisitions," through April 30; "Wired!", explores the electrification of Maine during the 20th century, through May 26. mainehistory.org
Maine Jewish Museum, Portland: "Still Points of the Turning World," exhibit by seven contemporary photographers, through April 25. treeoflifemuseum.org
Museum of African Culture, Portland: "Lines Converge, Colors Dance," original illustrations by Ashley Bryan, Daniel Minter and Rohan Henry, through June 28. museumafricanculture.org
Bowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick: "Simply Divine: Gods and Demigods in the Ancient Mediterranean," ancient sculpture and pottery from the permanent collection, "Transformative Gestures: Paintings of the Renaissance," "Unity and Fragmentation: Selections from the Permanent Collection" and "Sense of Scale, Measure by Color: Art, Science, and Mathematics of Planet Earth," through June 2; Per Kirkeby, career retrospective (paintings and sculpture), through July 14. bowdoin.edu/art-museum
Maine Maritime Museum, Bath: "Ahead Full at Fifty: 50 Years of Collecting at Maine Maritime Museum," through May 26. mainemaritimemuseum.org
Saco Museum: "Celebrate Student Art," RSU 23 student art show, through Saturday. dyerlibrary sacomuseum.org
Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston: Dozier Bell, "Mind's Eye," black-and-white photographs; "Selections from the Permanent Collection: Recent Acquisitions"; and senior thesis show, works by students in the Department of Art and Visual Culture, through May 25. bates.edu/museum/exhibitions
Maine State Museum, Augusta: "Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives," historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, through May 25. mainestatemuseum.org
Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland: "Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth," furniture, paintings, textiles and toys reflecting mainly 19th- and early 20th-century regional life in Maine and New England, through Sept. 22; Andrew Wyeth, "Her Room," 1963 tempera painting accompanied by pencil and watercolor studies that led to the final work, through Nov. 17; "American Treasures: Small Treasures," small-scale work from the museum collection, through Dec. 29; "A Wondrous Journey: Jonathan Fisher and the Making of Scripture Animals," through Jan. 5; "American Treasures: Other Voices," contemporary art from the museum collection, through Feb. 2. farnsworthmuseum.org
Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor: "N'tolonapemk: Our Relatives' Place," archeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, through October; "Wabanaki Guides," the legacy of Wabanaki people serving as guides for European and American explorers, cartographers, tourists and artists from the 1600s to present, through December. abbemuseum.org
University of Maine (Museum of Art), Bangor: "I-95 Triennial: From Connecticut to Maine," sculpture, painting and mixed media by 34 artists, through June 8. www.uma.maine.edu
Kimberly Crichton and Nancy Wagner, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. aucocisco.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday. Through Saturday.
"Pollination: Evolving Miracles," sculpture, paintings, drawings, prints, poems and video by 29 artists and scientists explore the intersection between flowering plants and their pollinators, University of Southern Maine (Atrium Art Gallery), Lewiston. 753-6500. Opens Friday. Through May 4.
Portland Public Schools Art Show, Portland City Hall. portlandschools.org. Opens April 25. Through May 16.
Marilyn Blinkhorn and Patrick Plourde, Aucocisco Galleries, Portland. aucocisco.com. Opening reception, 5 to 7 p.m. April 25. Through April 27.
Portland Public Library: "Artists' Books: Definition and Meaning," exhibition of books created by USM art students, through April 30; "The Sea Within Us: Iconically Maritime in Fashion and Design," presented by Maine Maritime Museum, through June 14. portlandlibrary.com
University of Southern Maine (Glickman Library), Portland: Gary M. Green, "Terrain Vague," black-and-white photographs, through May 3. usm.maine.edu/gallery
PhoPa Gallery, Portland: Timothy Whelan, "Photographer as Collector," through May 4. 317-6721.
Sanctuary Tattoo and Art Gallery, Portland: "Lovecraft: A Darker Key," group show, through May 1. sanctuarytattoo.com
Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland: "Perigord: Moods and Memory," encaustic paintings by Cheslye Ventimiglia, through April 30. 773-6011.
Gleason Fine Art, Portland: "Spring!", art by Henry Isaacs, Anne Ireland, Andrea Peters, Karen Tusinski and Carole Hanson, through April 27. 699-5599.
Rose Contemporary, Portland: "The New Landscape," work by Lydia Badger, Hilary Irons and Erik Weisenburger, through Saturday. rosecontemporary.com
Dogfish Cafe, Portland: Loretta Turner, "Exploring Visions," gouache, acrylic, pastels and ink, through April 27. 253-5400.
University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland: "Worldview," third installation of "Maine Women Pioneers III," through May 12. une.edu/artgallery
Harmon's & Barton's Gallery, Portland: "Out on a Limb: The Nude as Landscape," nudes by John Carnes, Katharina Gifford and Francine Shrock, through April 30. harmonsbartons.com
Greenhut Galleries, Portland: "Go Figure: An Invitational Figurative Show," through April 27. greenhutgalleries.com
June Fitzpatrick Gallery at MECA, Portland: "Spring Salon," paintings by Michael Walek, through April 26. 699-5083.
Constellation Gallery, Portland: Maine Artists Collective, "Rebirth," art that is non-religious but "born again," through Tuesday. constellationart.com
Meg Perry Center, Portland: "Portal To," facepaint, video projections, music and body alterations, through April 30. 619-1564.
St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland: Alan Vlach, "New Photographs," through April 30. stlawrencearts.org
University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library), Portland: "Torn in Two: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War," traveling exhibition, through Aug. 22. usm.maine.edu/maps
Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island: "Off the Wall: Satire in Contemporary American Art," works by Gordon Carlisle, Kenny Cole, Scott Minzy, Bud Swenson, Brandon Lutterman, William Hessian, Nancy Benner and Jay LaBrie, through April 30. richardboydpottery.com
University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham: BFA student exhibition, through May 3. usm.maine.edu/gallery
Elizabeth Moss Galleries, Falmouth: "2013 New Works" by Ilya Askinazi and "Ancient Light" by Brenton Hamilton, through Saturday. elizabethmossgalleries.com
DaVinci Experience Art Gallery, West Falmouth: "Inspirations from the Cape," paintings, photography, ceramics, through Monday. 541-9171.
Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery: "Resilient Spring," art by Sukie Curtis, Marcia Feller, Anne Macleod, Chris Nielsen and Bill Tomsa, through April 30. 846-7777.
Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport: Laurie Hadlock and Carrie Lonsdale, "Paintings and Prints," through April 28. thosmoser.com
Coleman Burke Gallery (Fort Andross), Brunswick: Aaron T. Stephan, "Paths," sculpture, through May 25. colemanburke.com
The Frontier, Brunswick: "Tinder," Maine stories by SALT fall 2012 graduates in writing, photography, radio and multimedia, through April 29. explorefrontier.com. Maine Fiberarts, Topsham: Anne Cox, "Winters' Work: Hooked Rugs, 2010-2013," through April 27. mainefiberarts.org
Markings Gallery, Bath: "Maine Artists — Maine Weddings," clothing, jewelry, pottery, wall art and sculpture created by artists from Maine, through June 30. markingsgallery.com
University of New England (Campus Center), Biddeford: Student artwork, prints and still lifes, through April 29. 602-2169.
York Public Library: "Art by York Students," multimedia by students in grades K-12, through May 2. 363-2818.
Wells Public Library: Nancy Robinson and Rebecca Bagley, mother and daughter art show, through April 30. 646-8181.
Harlow Gallery, Hallowell: "Play," showcase of art in the spirit of playfulness, through April 27. harlowgallery.org
Monkitree, Gardiner: Ken Gross, "Lost Maps of Nurembega," block print, ink illustration and watercolor, through May 25. monkitree.com
Perimeter Gallery, Belfast: Paul Oberst, "Big Top," items and guides meant to accompany spiritual journeys, through May 12. 338-0555.
Aarhus Gallery, Belfast: "Forest for the Trees," group show with trees as the subject, through April 28. aarhusgallery.com
Lyceum Gallery, Lewiston: Roderick Dew, "The Fantasy of Nature," limited edition prints, through June 7. lyceumgallery.com
Harlow on the Circle Lobby Gallery, Augusta: "The Brother and Sister Exhibition: Frances and David Hodson," prints and photographs, through June 14. harlowgallery.org
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Thai protesters cut power, water to PM's offices
BANGKOK (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Thailand cut off electricity to the prime minister's office compound on Thursday while their leaders met with businesspeople to explain why they want to oust the caretaker government before upcoming elections.
The government and military both announced they will hold public meetings this weekend in attempts to find an end to the political crisis. But the protesters insisted they would stick with their demand.
The military Supreme Command said it would host a meeting on Saturday at which the protest group would explain its goals and be questioned by invited guests from various walks of life.
Protest leader Suthep Thaugsuban cast the meeting as a talk with top brass from the army, air force, navy and police. However, the official announcement did not make clear if they would attend.
Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra earlier announced in a televised address that the government would hold its own forum on Sunday with representatives of all sectors of society to try to formulate proposals for reforming Thailand after the Feb. 2 polls are held.
Yingluck made the announcement from an undisclosed location. She was not at her office, where protesters outside the gates cut off water and electricity and demanded that police leave the compound. The protesters have previously occupied and cut off electricity to official buildings to pressure the government.
Thailand has been wracked by sometimes violent political conflict since Yingluck's billionaire brother, former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, was toppled by a 2006 military coup after being accused of corruption and abuse of power. The protesters say Thai politics are hopelessly corrupt under Thaksin's continuing influence, and that he buys his electoral support from the country's urban and rural poor.
They say Yingluck is Thaksin's puppet and want a non-elected government to be appointed to institute reforms and establish a less democratic system that would abolish the concept of one person, one vote. They believe the poor are not educated enough to choose responsible leaders.
Thaksin's supporters say he is disliked by Bangkok's elite because he has shifted power away from the traditional ruling class.
Thaksin and his allies have easily won every national election since 2001.
Yingluck dissolved the lower house of Parliament on Monday and called the early polls in an attempt to end the crisis, but the protesters insist that she make way for another prime minister immediately.
In a series of bizarre "orders," protest leader Suthep has called for police not to report to their posts and demanded that Yingluck be prosecuted for insurrection. He already has been charged with the same crime for his movement's occupation of government offices and call for civil servants to join the protesters instead of reporting for their jobs.
Suthep has been seeking credibility through meetings with the country's power brokers. He met with business leaders for an hour Thursday in a forum carried by the group's satellite TV station.
Suthep told the business leaders that political reforms had to be instituted ahead of the election, and asked the protesters to stay the course.
"We will show that we will not give up, we will not go home," he said. "We will fight until we achieve our goal."
Earlier Thursday, former Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva was charged in court with murder in connection with the deaths of two protesters during a 2010 crackdown by his Democrat Party-led government on pro-Thaksin demonstrators. About 90 people died in the violence.
Abhisit denied all the accusations in the brief hearing and was released on bail. His trial was set for March 24.
The opposition Democrat Party, which has allied itself with the protests, has not decided whether it will contest the polls. It has not won a national election since 1992.
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The Warwick Vets gymnastics team had high hopes for this year's state meet, and understandably so. The 'Canes went 11-1 during the regular season, best in Division II. On top of that, they had the state's No. 1 ranked gymnast on their team in sophomore Candis Kowalik. They were the favorites to claim the D-II title.
That all changed two Sundays ago, Feb. 17, when Kowalik broke her ankle on the dismount of her beam routine during the team's final meet of the season against North Smithfield.
And with Kowalik out, Vets' team score suffered. The 'Canes finished in third place at states on Monday with a total of 115.55. Exeter-West Greenwich won the D-II title with a 126.45.
Overall, though, Vets wasn't at all disappointed with its performance. The team knew it would be an uphill climb without Kowalik, and the 'Canes actually performed well considering the circumstances.
Third place wasn't bad at all.
"I think as a team they did absolutely excellent," Vets head coach Stacy Capone-Melino said. "We put a different person up on each event that had to step up and kind of replace Candis – though you need like two people to try to replace Candis – so they pulled together. They did a good job."
West Warwick took second with a score of 121.40. In Division I, North Kingstown ended La Salle's 10-year championship streak with a score of 138.850. The Rams came in second, with Barrington in third. Barrington's Nicole Silva won the individual title with an all-around score of 36.550.
Kowalik, the defending individual champion, was the initial favorite, as her all-around average of 37.450 was the highest in the state by nearly a full point.
But Vets didn't win 11 meets solely because of Kowalik, and the rest of the team stepped into the spotlight on Monday.
Kayleigh Desjarlais was the top performer, pulling an all-around score of 30.100. Allie Quinn added a 29.550, while Thalia Rivera-Ortiz came in with a 27.050.
"We did pretty good," Rivera-Ortiz said. "We worked our hardest. Candis wasn't here, and she's our top all-around. We had to pick up her slack."
Those were the only three gymnasts who competed in all four events for the 'Canes, but others helped out in various spots. Megan Macrae competed in vault and beam, while Michaela McNally competed in beam and floor. Elizabeth Bennett also competed in beam and floor, and Jessica Browning competed in vault and bars. Shannon Law did vault, while Brittanie Cole and Nicole Nehiley each did bars.
Sloan Kinney only competed in the floor event, but she put up Vets' second-highest score of the day in any event with an 8.350.
"Sloan on floor, she was going to be kind of our carrier with that," Capone-Melino said. "She did a great job."
The 'Canes' highest score in any event belonged to Quinn, who scored an 8.450 in the vault.
The third-place finish marked the second straight year that the 'Canes have placed at states. They took second last year after going 8-2 during the regular season.
Still, Vets was left to wonder what could have been if Kowalik was healthy. The team's highest score this season with Kowalik was a 126.60, which would have been good enough to win on Monday.
"We've scored 126 before with Candis here," Capone-Melino said. "With Candis here, it would have been close. I'm kind of bummed about that."
Of course, there's always next year, and next year should be good again. Although the 'Canes will lose Bennett, Cole, Danielle Granata, Law, Nehiley and Rivera-Ortiz to graduation, they'll have Kowalik back in the fold as well as big-time contributors like Quinn and Desjarlais.
Plus, Capone-Melino is expecting an influx of impact freshmen to help lead the program.
"Warwick Vets is a team on the rise," she said. "I have seven freshman coming in that are level 8 or higher next year. I think for the years to come – Candis still has two more years – it should be good. I'm excited."
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Toll Gate didn't qualify for the state meet as a team after finishing fifth in D-II, but two girls did qualify in individual events.
Freshman Katelyn Foeller and senior Brianna Santopietro each competed, with Foeller competing on floor and Santopietro competing on vault.
"Obviously, these are the best individuals in the state, so just to have them qualify I think is a huge honor," Toll Gate head coach Christy DeMelis said. "I'm just proud that they made it."
And they each performed well. Foeller scored a 7.8 on floor while Santopietro scored an 8.2 on vault.
"There's no pressure here at all for them," DeMelis said. "It's just to try to do their best and get a good score, and they both did that. I think they're both happy with what they did."
Toll Gate had only one girl at last year's state meet, and the team went winless. This year, with two girls at states and five wins during the season, the Titans took a big step forward."We had five wins, which is five more than last year," DeMelis said. "And we improved quite a bit on our all-around score. We started at a 105, and our highest was a 115. Ten points is a pretty big jump. They very much exceeded my expectations."


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What does it take to qualify for this great opportunity? We're looking for professional detail-oriented individuals with a talent for effectively assessing/evaluating situations and identifying critical issues.
The Ideal Candidate:
Education, Licenses and Certifications Required
Here's the minimum you'll need to be a successful Site Supervisor:
Must possess a high school diploma or equivalent
Must complete any State-required training or other qualifications for licensing
Must successfully complete a State licensing test if driving a company-owned or client-provided vehicle
Type and Length of Specific Experience Required
You will also need to possess one or more of the following:
Service in the active duty military, military reserves, or National Guard
Service in Auxiliary Police or Police Cadets
Minimum of one year verifiable and successful supervisory experience in security-related industry
Associate's degree or higher in any discipline
Skills Required
You also need to possess the following skills:
Proficient computer skills including Microsoft Office
Effective oral and written communication skills
Active listening skills
Ability to assess and evaluate situations effectively
Ability to identify critical issues quickly and accurately
Attention to detail
Other Requirements
Must be at least 18 years old or the minimum age required by the state, if higher
Must be a U.S. citizen or a foreign citizen authorized to legally work in the United States
Must not use illegal drugs. Must submit to a pre-employment drug test
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Must be able to provide, upon job offer, a DD214 discharge document with discharge status indicated, if prior military
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Environment: Office; minimal to no work in extreme temperatures is expected
Major activity: Working on PC while sitting; telephone use; driving; standing
Physical efforts to carry out job duties: Limited, to include some standing, bending, light lifting, and limited stretching and reaching
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|Name and quarry location:
|Alabastro a tartaruga, from Montauto, Castelfiorentino, Pisa, Tuscany, Italy or perhaps Iano di Montaione, Florence, Tuscany, Italy
|Geological description:
|Banded compact travertine, composed of very fine acicular calcite crystals. Note white 'fractures' appear to be strings of minute gas inclusions.
|Montauto, in Tuscany, was one of the main sources of Italian compact travertine in the early 19th century, included in a list of ornamental stones and their values in Rome given by Rees (1819). Modern authorities have recognised Corsi's samples as alabastro a tartaruga (alabastro tartarugato), and have said it comes from Iano, outside Montaione in Tuscany. Stone quarried in ancient times was reused by the scalpellini of Rome, who gave it the name 'tartarugata' for its tortoiseshell-like markings. Quarries at Iano were reopened after the second world war for a short time.
|Borghini (1997) 151; Corsi (1845) 133; Dallan (1969) 46, 62-63; Mielsch (1985) 39, taf.2; Price (2007) 52; Rees (1819)
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|Corsi's classification:
|Class 1. Marbles; Section 4. Concretionary marbles; Species 1. Alabasters; ii. Italian alabasters
|Corsi's text:
|101.22 Altro della stessa cava [Alabastro di Montauto sul confine Toscano] della stessa cava


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SQL Server 2005 Analysis Services (SSAS) offers a robust role-based security model for restricting access to Unified Dimensional Model (UDM) objects and data. UDM dimension data security protects dimension members and the data associated with them. My previous article explained the fundamentals of dimension data security. In this article, I explain how to harness the power of MDX expressions to implement dynamic dimension security. I discuss two practical approaches for meeting advanced requirements for securing UDM data. First, I present a solution in which the security policies are stored in a factless fact table. Next, I explain how to leverage SSAS stored procedures to integrate UDM with an external security service.
Related: Protect UDM with Dimension Data Security (Part 1)
My sample Dimension Security project demonstrates how you can set up advanced dimension data security. To obtain this project, click the "Download the Code" file at the top of the page. Before deploying the SSAS project, you need to create a new table called FactSecurityFilter in the AdventureWorksDW relational database and populate it with data by executing the FactlessFactTable.sql script found in the zip file.
Understanding Dynamic Dimension Security
As I explained in my previous article, you implement dimension data security by defining allowed and denied sets. An allowed set denies access to all attribute members except a set of allowed members. Conversely, a denied set lets you see all attribute members except a set of denied members. A user can access only the cube space defined by the attribute members the user is allowed to see. From an enduser perspective, unauthorized members and their data simply don't exist in the cube.
Basic dimension data security limitations. Basic dimension data security lets you define allowed and denied sets by selecting attribute members at design time. However, most real-life security requirements would outgrow basic dimension data security.
First, basic dimension security might require multiple database roles. For example, a common security requirement is to let a manager see only the sales data of the employees reporting directly or indirectly to him or her. If basic dimension data security were the only option, you'd have no choice except to set up a database role for each manager. Granted, SSAS 2005 significantly improves dimension data security, to ensure that UDM scales well with many roles and large dimensions. (For more information about these improvements, see the Learning Path: Improvements to dimension security in Analysis Services 2005.) However, as the number of database roles increases, so will your maintenance effort.
In addition, the members of allowed and denied sets might be unknown at design time. For example, suppose you need to obtain the authorization policies from an external security service. UDM supports dynamic dimension security to address such advanced security requirements.
Implementing dynamic dimension data expressions. The term dynamic emphasizes the fact that the server resolves the allowed and denied sets at runtime. You can use the Dimension Data Designer's Advanced tab to implement expression-based allowed and denied sets. Use the MDX Username function to make the expression user-specific. This function returns the Windows identity of the user in the format DomainName\UserName. For example, if Stephen logs in to the adventure-works domain as stephen0, Username would return adventureworks\stephen0. Because you can use expressions with dynamic dimension security, you might need only a single database role.
The Employee role in my sample Dimension Security project demonstrates dynamic dimension security. Its allowed set expression restricts each manager to see the sales data of his or her direct and indirect subordinates based on the Employees parent-child dimension.
The StrToMember MDX function returns the Login ID member associated with the interactive user. Thus, if Stephen Jiang queries the cube, the StrToMember function returns the \[Employee\].\[Login ID\].&\[adventureworks stephen0\] member. Next, the Exists function finds the corresponding member in the Employee Name hierarchy. Assuming again that Stephen is the interactive user, Exists returns \[Employee\].\[Employee Name\].&\[272\].
Dimension data security for the parent-child dimension must be defined on the parent key (i.e., the attribute that defines the parent-child hierarchy) rather than on the dimension key. I use the Link-ToMember function to find the corresponding member in the \[Employee\]. \[Employees\] parent key attribute. Since the Exists function returns a set, I use the Item(0) function to return the first member of the set (there should be only one since an employee has a single login ID). Also, note that the expression doesn't specifically request the employee's subordinates (e.g., by using the MDX Descendants function), because granting access to a member in a parent-child hierarchy automatically grants access to its descendants.
Testing the Employee role. Follow these steps to test the Employee role:
- Open the Dimension Security project in Business Intelligence Development Studio (BIDS) or in Visual Studio 2005.
- In Solution Explorer, expand the Roles folder and double-click the Employee role to open it in the Roles Designer. Switch to the Dimension Data tab.
- Expand the Dimension drop-down list and select the Employee (attribute security defined) dimension.
- Expand the Attribute drop-down list and select Employees (attribute security defined). The Allowed Member Set text box shows the Link- Member MDX expression.
- To quickly test the Employee role for a given employee, replace Username in the allowed set expression that Web Listing 1 shows with the login ID of the desired employee (e.g., adventure-works\stephen0).
- Deploy the Dimension Security SSAS project; right-click the Dimension Security project node in the Solution Explorer window and select Deploy.
If you want to test the MDX query in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) to see the allowed set for a given employee, you can follow these steps:
- Open SSMS and connect to the SSAS instance.
- Right-click the Dimension Security database and select New Query, MDX.
- Web Listing 2 provides an example MDX query that returns the subordinates of Stephen Jiang, whose Windows login is adventure-works\stephen0. Enter this query in the MDX query pane and execute it by clicking the Exclamation toolbar button or pressing Ctrl+E.
Follow these steps if you want to test the Username function in the role:
- Use SSMS to open the Employee table in the AdventureWorksDW relational database.
- Change the login ID of the desired employee, such as Stephen Jiang, to your Windows login ID.
- Connect to the SSAS server and expand the Dimension Security database and Dimensions folder. Right-click the Employee dimension and select Process.
- Make sure that the Processing Options column is set to Process Update. Click OK to process the Employee dimension.
- Right-click the Adventure Works cube in the Dimension Security database and select Browse.
Click the Change User toolbar button and select the Employee role. Finally, create a report similar to the one that Figure 1 shows by dragging the Employees hierarchy from the Employee dimension on columns and the Reseller Sales-Sales Amount measure from the Measures, Internet Sales display folder on data.
As expected, the report shows data only for Stephen Jiang and the AdventureWorks employees who report to him. For example, Amy Alberts isn't shown on the report because she's at the same level as Stephen in the Employees hierarchy. You might be surprised to see that the report shows Stephen's managers (Brian Welcker and Ken Sanchez). This is because enabling a member in a parent-child hierarchy automatically grants access to the member's ancestors. Consider enabling Visual Total on the Advanced tab (Dimension Data tab in the Cube Browser) if you want the ancestors' totals to be contributed only by the allowed descendants.
As you can see, MDX expressions and the Username function give you a lot of flexibility to secure UDM data. Now let's discuss two more advanced scenarios for dynamic dimension security.
Importing Security Policies into a Factless Fact Table
Suppose that the AdventureWorks online transaction processing (OLTP) application has complex authorization rules that dictate which resellers an employee is authorized to see. Your task is to propagate the same rules to UDM. One option is to replicate the security infrastructure from the source application. However, doing so will result in duplication of the management effort necessary to maintain the security policies in two places. Instead, consider importing only the authorized members into a fact table that acts as a security filter. This would require importing a dataset that contains the authorized resellers per employee. The necessary steps to use this approach include implementing the fact table, implementing the measure group, implementing the database role, and testing the database role.
Implementing the fact table. A new fact table (FactSecurityFilter) is required to store the authorized resellers for each employee, as Figure 2 shows. Its schema is simple. The table has two columns that store the identifiers (primary keys) of employees and authorized resellers. For example, if Stephen Jiang has a primary key of 272 in the source database and he is authorized to see resellers Associated Bikes (primary key 7) and Finer Mart (primary key 38), the fact table will have the following rows.
The FactSecurityFilter fact table doesn't have any numeric facts (hence the term "factless" fact table). Note also that FactSecurityFilter doesn't keep an historical record of the security policies (i.e., it doesn't join the DimDate table). The assumption is that the last security policy prevails. For example, if Stephen is authorized to see a reseller in the current period, he will be granted access to that reseller even though he might not have been authorized in the previous period.
The SQL script FactlessFactTable.sql lets you create and populate the FactSecurityFilter fact table. An extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) task could refresh the FactSecurityFilter fact table on a regular basis (e.g., as part of the data import process).
Implementing the measure group. Next, you need to map the Fact-SecurityFilter table to a UDM measure group as you would any other fact table, by following these general steps:
- In BIDS, add the fact table to the data source view (DSV).
Create a new Security Filter measure group that uses FactSecurityFilter as a source, as Figure 3 shows.
- A measure group must have at least one measure; therefore, leave the system-generated Security Filter Count measure. Don't set the Visible property of the measure to False in an attempt to hide the Security Filter measure group from the end user. If you do so, the MDX expression for the allowed set won't work (reported as a bug).
- Select the Dimension Usage tab in the Cube Designer to verify the dimension relationships to the Security Filter measure group.
At this point, the Cube Designer should have created two dimension relationships (Reseller and Employee) to the Security Filter measure group. With the Security Filter measure group in place, you're ready to set up a database role.
- Right-click the Roles folder in the Solution Explorer window in BIDS and select New Role.
- In the Solution Explorer window, rename the new role in place to Factless.
- In the Role Designer, switch to the Cubes tab and grant the Factless role read access to the Adventure Works cube.
- In the Dimension Data tab, select the Reseller cube dimension and the Reseller Name attribute.
Enter the MDX expression for the allowed member set, as Figure 4 shows. This expression uses the Exists function to select the associated resellers for the interactive users over the Security Filter measure group. Note that you don't have to use the attribute hierarchies that map to the keys in the fact table. For example, I use the Login ID attribute hierarchy in the expression instead of Employee Name.
Testing the database role. To quickly test the new role, replace the Username function with a member. For instance, use the following expression to test the database role for Stephen Jiang:
Exists(\[Reseller\].\[Reseller Name\]. MEMBERS, StrToMember("\[Employee\].\[Login ID\].&\[adventure-works\stephen0\]"), "Security Filter")
Follow these steps to test the Factless role:
1. Deploy the project.
2. Right-click the Adventure Works cube and select Browse.
3. Click the Change User toolbar button in the Cube Browser and select the Factless role.
4. Create a report that has Reseller Name on rows and Reseller Sales-Sales Amount measure on data.
Figure 5 shows the report results for Stephen Jiang. The report shows only 45 resellers (out of 702 total), because Stephen Jiang is associated with these resellers only in FactSecurityFilter.
In SSMS, you can use the following MDX query to verify the expression against the Dimension Security database:
select \[Measures\].\[Reseller Sales- Sales Amount\] on 0, Exists(\[Reseller\].\[Reseller Name\].\[Reseller Name\].MEMBERS, \[Employee\].\[Employee Name\].&\[272\], "Security Filter") on 1 from \[Adventure Works\]
At this point, you might be concerned with the performance implications of the factless fact table approach. After all, thousands of authorized members could exist for each user, which might cause the fact table to increase considerably in size. In case you're wondering whether the SSAS storage engine can evaluate large allowed sets efficiently, I did a performance study for a real-life UDM with several million rows in the fact table; my study showed that the server was capable of constructing the allowed set in several seconds!
Excellent performance is the most important advantage of the factless fact table approach. Because the server applies security when each user connects, minimizing the time to initialize dimension data is essential. You might find other ways to further boost performance based on your requirements. For example, if an employee has access to all resellers, don't import all members into the fact table. Instead, consider adding a new attribute to the Employee dimension that flags power users. Then, shortcut your allowed set expression to bypass the Exists function and return all members.
Using SSAS Stored Procedures to Externalize Security
What if the factless fact table approach isn't an option? For example, if you need to secure several dimensions, importing security policies into a fact table might be counterproductive. Or, you might have no other choice but to obtain the allowed set from an external security service at runtime. SSAS stored procedures can help in these situations. Although SSAS stored procedures might not be as efficient as the factless fact table approach, they give you more flexibility. To illustrate this benefit, let's create an SSAS stored procedure to return the authorized resellers.
Implementing SSAS stored procedures. An SSAS stored procedure is nothing more than a method in a .NET assembly that's deployed to the SSAS server. Web Listing 3 shows the GetSecurityFilter stored procedure from the Extensibility VB.NET class library project.
GetSecurityFilter returns a Microsoft.Analysis-Services.AdomdServer.Set object for the allowed set. For the sake of simplicity, GetSecurityFilter queries the AdventureWorksDW relational database to obtain the authorized resellers for the interactive user. Next, GetSecurityFilter enumerates through the dataset and constructs the allowed set.
StrToSet vs. SetBuilder. Two options exist for creating an MDX set in an SSAS stored procedure. The first option should be familiar to readers experienced with SSAS 2000. It uses the StrToSet function to convert a comma-delimited string of tuples to an MDX set. The second option is new with SSAS 2005. It uses the Microsoft.AnalysisServices .AdomdServer.SetBuilder object to construct the set. SetBuilder far outperforms StrToSet. Table 1 shows performance statistics gathered from a reallife project that compared both options.
As the number of rows increases, SetBuilder's performance advantage becomes clear. Note that 40,000 records took 272 seconds to convert to a set with StrToSet and 144 seconds with SetBuilder (for a 47 percent performance increase). However, even with SetBuilder the SSAS stored procedure approach is much slower than using a factless fact table.
Note that the server invokes the security stored procedure repeatedly when initializing a user session, once for each attribute hierarchy in the secured dimension. To avoid repeated calls to the external security service, cache the allowed and denied sets per user (e.g., by using the .NET HttpRuntime.Cache object for in-memory caching.
Setting up and testing the database role. To set up and test a database role that uses the GetSecurity- Filter stored procedure, follow these steps:
- Add a project reference to the Extensibility assembly in your SSAS project. To do so, rightclick the Assemblies folder and select New Assembly Reference.
- In the Add Reference dialog, click the Projects tab and select the Extensibility project. Click the Add button to add the Extensibility project to the Selected Projects and Components pane, and click OK.
- In Solution Explorer, select the Extensibility assembly and change its Permission Set property to External Access.
- Create a new database role called External. Grant the role read access to the Adventure Works cube. Use the following allowed MDX expression for the allowed set of the Reseller Name attribute:
5. Deploy the project and test the External role as you tested the Factless role.
What if the stored procedure discovers that the user has rights to see all members? From a performance standpoint, letting the server bypass the set expression makes sense. Unfortunately, no method exists for shortcutting the MDX expression (e.g., by returning a null set from the stored procedure). Instead of returning a set with all members, consider assigning power users to a privileged database role. Or, if possible, add an attribute that flags these users and use the IIF function in the set expression to check the flag and bypass the stored procedure call.
You can use the following MDX query in SSMS to test the GetSecurityFilter stored procedure:
SELECT \[Measures\].\[Reseller Sales- Sales Amount\] ON 0, Extensibility.GetSecurityFilter (â??adventure-works\stephen0â??) ON 1 FROM \[Adventure Works\]
As with the factless fact table approach, the query should return only the resellers that Stephen Jiang is authorized to see.
Secure UDM Data
Dynamic dimension security lets you construct allowed and denied sets programmatically and apply user-specific security policies at runtime. The cornerstone of dynamic data security is the Username function, which returns the interactive user's Windows identity. If you need to obtain the security policies from an external system, use the factless fact table approach for maximum performance. Using an SSAS stored procedure lets you meet most demanding integration requirements.


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Auction of Clarisonic Celebrity Signed Pink Mias
Have you ever wanted your favorite celebrity's autograph? Now is your chance! Look Good Feel Better is very excited to announce a Clarisonic sponsored online auction coinciding with movie awards season to auction off specially designed Clarisonic Pink Mias signed by your favorite celebrities, including such A-list stars as Academy Award Nominee Colin Firth, Lady GaGa,. Courtney Cox, and Jewel.
The auction is hosted online by Charity Buzz and runs through February 28, 2011 concluding just in time for the Academy Awards. All proceeds will go to the Personal Care Products Council Foundation to benefit the Look Good Feel Better program. To see the full list of participating celebrities or to bid on your favorite celeb signature, visit Charity Buzz. Happy bidding!


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Once a valid shop is bound successfully, free tracking quota will be given. The system will automatically synchronize the orders of the shops for tracking. Eliminate manual operation.
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- Why the amount of the synced orders is inconsistent with my system?
- Explanation about "Time" in Seller Center
- What's the privilege for bingding shops?
- What's Tracking Quota?
- Why can't AliExpress shipping method be tracked?
- What does Invalid Shop mean?
- What should I do if I failed to unbind a shop?
- Can I mark the orders as "Shipped"??
- Will my shops be associated?
- Can the tracking result be exported?


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October 21, 2013
Town of Fishkill, NY
Mary H. Campbell, a resident of the Town of Fishkill, entered into rest Monday, October 21, 2013 at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital in Newburgh.
Daughter of the late Alexander and Emma Chizmar Rozner, she was born July 16 in Chelsea. She married the love of her life, Bryan J. Campbell on October 19, 1946 in Beacon. Mr. Campbell preceded her in death on July 7, 2000.
Mary was a parishioner at St. Mary Mother of the Church in Fishkill. She volunteered her time with the Beacon City School District, as a Brownie Leader, working the polls at elections, and with the veterans at Castle Point. A proud cancer survivor, she was also very artistic. She enjoyed keeping current with news and politics; always praying for everything in the world to be right. She was a very loving person and cared about everyone she met. She described the greatest job as being a mother and lived her life as an example. She truly loved her family and every moment she spent with them.
She is survived by her daughters, Linda Guris of Newburgh and Janet Pendleton and her husband, Anthony of Beacon; her brother, William Rozner of Wappingers Falls; her sister, Helen Rozner of Wappingers Falls; her grandchildren, Deborah Guris, John Guris, Colin Caffrey, Amy Pendleton, Emily Gold, Anthony Pendleton, Jr., Joseph Pendleton and Molly Pendleton; her great-grandchildren, Leila, Lucie, Alice, Declan, Jax, Easton, Paisley, and Penni Layne; as well as several nieces and nephews.
In addition to her husband, she was predeceased by her daughter, Martha Caffrey and her brother, John Rozner.
Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2013 at Straub, Catalano & Halvey Funeral Home, 55 East Main Street, Wappingers Falls.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11:45 a.m. on Saturday, October 26 at St. Mary Mother of the Church, Jackson Street, Fishkill. Committal services will follow at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, South Avenue, Poughkeepsie.
Memorial donations in Mary's name may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
For directions or to send the family a personal condolence, please visit our website at www.StraubCatalanoHalvey.com.


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Another Potential Problem With Muni-WiFi: You Need To Deal With Politicians
from the no-room-for-pork-in-wifi dept
The San Francisco muni-WiFi plan was never well thought out. From the beginning it was clear that it was a pet project of the mayor, who didn't understand exactly what he was proposing. Remember, when he initially proposed it in August of 2005, he had hoped the service would be launched by the end of the year. While the team of Google and Earthlink eventually won the deal, they're now discovering that the poor planning on San Francisco's part is taking quite a toll in moving the project forward. Even though it really is a private effort using public property, just the fact that it's connected to the city has apparently set things up so that every local politician is somehow trying to link his or her pet project to the offering -- meaning that the entire effort is bogged down in a political mess. Perhaps it's time to start over with a real plan that serves a real need, rather than a pet project that makes a politician look good.


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Obtaining specific ringtones has been a shared endeavor amongst cell phone users for years. From alleged "free online tones" to custom editing software, people have made all sorts of attempts to hear a certain "jingle" when someone calls their phone. However, Android users no longer have to endure any ringtone related struggles.
Ringdroid is a hassle free custom ringtone application that runs right on the user's device. You can select a song from your music folder and load it directly into the program. Once loaded, Ringdroid allows you to edit and save the ringtone for your own personal use. Ringdroid uses a timeline editing tool similar to those found in professional music production software. Once completed, you can save your file as a regular music file, alarm, notification or normal ringtone. You also have the option to set it as a default ring or to a specific contact.
Ringdroid is as efficient as you can get for a mobile audio editing application. You can zoom in and out of the time table and even specify start and end times down to one hundredth of a second. There are no options available for loop play while editing, most likely because it could annoy the user after prolonged use. On the negative side, the program closes once you've completed creating a file. This can be inconvenient when trying to make multiple ringtones.
Possibly the best aspect of Ringdroid is that its free. Completely uncompromised editing and saving at no cost to you.
- Easy to use
- Accurate editing tools
- Alarm and notification options
- Contact and default ringtone options built in
- Free
- Closes after a ringtone is completed
Final Verdict
Any person who wants a ringtone other than what is on their phone should install Ringdroid. It's a free, practical application that makes customizing your Android device that much easier.
Note: This review was submitted by Michael Sechler as part of our app review contest.


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Architect of the Capitol Stephen T. Ayers, AIA, LEED AP, announced that the Architect of the Capitol (AOC) exceeded its Small Business Contracting goals for Fiscal Year 2010.
During the opening session of the AOC's Small Business Industry Day on November 5, 2010, Ayers shared the news with local small business owners who attended the event to learn more about doing business with the AOC.
"Our organization is very committed to working with and encouraging small businesses to effectively compete for Architect of the Capitol contracts," said Ayers. "This ensures that we receive the best value for taxpayers' dollars while supporting job opportunities and businesses right here in the community. In addition, contracting with local businesses is in keeping with our commitment to using sustainable practices."
"I am very pleased to say that we exceeded each of our six small business goals, and were very successful in contracting with small businesses overall," Ayers announced. "We beat our goal of 60 percent by six percentage points, and we awarded more than $24 million in contracts to small businesses in the past fiscal year."
The AOC leads the Legislative Branch in implementing and utilizing small business assistance programs. In 2009, the organization implemented a Small Business Set-Aside Program for small purchases between $5,000 and $100,000 when adequate competition exists. The agency also utilizes its Small Business Outreach Program to reach out to new vendors, and its Small Business Subcontracting Program to encourage its large construction project contractors to recruit small businesses as subcontractors.
The AOC also partnered with the Small Business Administration (SBA) in 2009 to implement the use of the SBA's small business programs at the AOC. Under this arrangement, the AOC is actively working to award contracts to companies that reflect the diversity of our country.
Rachel Haltom-Irwin, Senior Advisor to the Associate Administrator for Government Contracting and Business Development at the SBA, congratulated Ayers on the AOC's achievement saying, "It's an amazing accomplishment in the Federal government to have met all of your small business goals."


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I'll never forget the day I first started wakeboarding. I was invited by a friend who had been riding for a while. I had been surfing for more than eleven years at that point, so I knew I was going to dazzle them with my skills as soon as I hit the water. Yeah, it was nothing like that.First of all, I had these tight boot things strapped to my feet, and when I fell they stayed on my feet. I tried to fight the boat instead of letting it pull me up because I just assumed that was how it was done. And the next day I could barely move. I was sore in places I didn't know existed.As my obsession continued, I bought my first boat. The only problem was that I didn't have a crew of riders to come out with me yet. In California, you need at least two other people in the boat in order to ride; one to drive and one to flag. So back in the day my "crew" consisted of my mom and my dad. I can't stop laughing about it when I think back on those days because we had to have been the biggest kooks out on the water.My parents had no idea how to drive a boat nor did they know when to put up the flag, but they were always my number one supporters. My dad had to have been the worst drive ever and my mom would freak out when I fell down after trying wake to wake jumps. On the other hand, she had no problem letting me surf in shark-infested waters since the age of nine. Go figure.After riding for a while, I began to meet other wakeboarders who invited me to be part of their unofficial "crew." It wasn't until I rode less with my parents and more with a crew of people who knew what they were doing that I realized there are some things that make life a lot easier, and that includes having a solid crew of riders who make your day on the water that much more memorable. Not only do they help satisfy the driver and flagger requirement, but they offer support, encouragement, guidance and endless fun. These days, people like this can be called Wake Crews.Wake Crews can vary in size from three people to however many can safely fit in the boat. A good crew is sort of like a community co-op in that everyone knows what is needed to maintain a boat like dropping it in the water, wiping it down after we all ride, helping riders get their gear from the racks, handling rope duties, flying the flag when needed and keeping the boat in good shape so the driver invites you back out again. A good crew has an unspoken flow about them because everyone has a role. The boat owner should never be stuck with the gas bill, filling up sacks, driving or cleaning. There are so many different Wake Crews, so I wanted to start to expose them from their roots.My first point of contact was with Al Marchiniak, a long-time wakeboarder from Sacramento and also the brainchild of Spanky Beaver, a rail contest hosted in a community swimming pool that's been going strong since 2006. I've known Mr. Marchiniak for a while now and I knew he had a good crew of riders, so I headed inland to photograph and film Al's Wake Crew. I assumed we'd be heading to the Delta or Sacramento River, but instead he gave me a secret address and said we'd be meeting at "The Hideout." I also had a killer hookup I'd been dying to use who shot video footage with remote control helicopters, so I had more than one reason to be stoked about this trip. Well, curiosity killed the cat and I could barely wait to find out more about this Hideout spot. On the day of the shoot, I realized that it being a secret spot was not an exaggeration. It was literally hidden among corn fields and hay farms and it was almost impossible to find it, even with an address and directions. I had a hard time believing this was a legitimate wakeboarding spot and I figured the guys were pulling a fast one on me. Just as I was beginning to doubt the entire shoot, the scene came into view and I got my first glimpse of this man-made piece of paradise.Where do I begin? The Hideout is a private lake that was built by a father whose son had a passion for wakeboarding. The lake is situated on their hay farm and it took them more than a year to dig out the lake using machinery he used on the farm. He spent over $70,000 in diesel fuel and another $70k just to haul the dirt out. Enter Al Marchiniak, who helped construct and place rails throughout. I have been to quite a few private lakes, but this one takes the cake. It's the ultimate wakeboarder's playground!Upon our arrival, we were greeted by Al and Brodie Chaboya. Brodie is a well-known Nor Cal wakeboarder that also has a knack for being fantastically entertaining and full of surprises. As we unloaded my car, more of Al's Wake Crew pulled up, which consisted of Drew Glickman, Tyler Hinz, Brian Austerman, Ryan Watkins, Colt Hardesty, Anton Ryzenkov and Cameron Brown. They were a pretty good sized crew of riders with amazing talent. Sean and Mike from Immersive showed up with the drone remote control helicopters and were ready to shoot aerial video footage of the group.As if there aren't a hundred killer things about owning a private lake, one of the greatest parts is that not everyone has to be on the boat at one time. While one rider would be out with the driver, the rest of the crew was enjoying frosty beverages under the palapa or launching off the rope swing while their girlfriends were tanning on the sandy beach. If I lived in the area, I would pay a monthly fee to be part of this crew. The vibe was chill and the talent each one had was inspiring.Throughout the day more and more people started showing up at the Hideout. All of us were confused as to how they found it, but Brodie knew what was up. Apparently, he invited people over to have a party with a DJ table and all…classic Brodie style.Fortunately, we had planned earlier in the day to check out Nor Cal's new cable park, Wake Island, to do some cable riding, so we gathered the Wake Crew and headed over. We arrived shortly before closing, so it wasn't too crowded and the crew got plenty of riding in. You could tell that all of these guys have spent some time at the cable park, especially Anton, who is an employee of the park. I have a suspicion that his lunch break is spent riding instead of eating.As the day came to an end, Sean decided to fly his helicopter for a couple more runs and suddenly we heard "Oh no!" followed by a loud SPLASH! There goes his helicopter. One of the blades from the drone came loose, so the entire thing fell in the water. My friend, Kenny, dove down fully clothed and was able to retrieve it with the GoPro still attached, but, unfortunately, it did not have a waterproof case on it at the time. I think anyone else would have cried, but Sean took it well and was super mellow about it. Fortunately, Sean was able to save both the drone and the GoPro after it all dried up. It's always on the last run of the day when all the accidents happen, right?I had a killer day hanging out with this Wake Crew, and I look forward to our next adventure in paradise…as long as Brodie hasn't already listed it on Google Maps.
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Special Features
- Cast and crew commentaries
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- Season one recap
- Season Two: Post Mortem
- Seven character profiles
Season 2 follows cutthroat legal do-gooder Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) as she goes after the murderous CEO of a rapacious energy company, while Patty's no-longer-naive associate Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) goes after her because she thinks Patty tried to have her killed. Guiding Ellen in this effort are two FBI agents (Mario Van Peebles, Glenn Kessler) out to entrap Patty in a bribery scheme. Two of the ways they try to get to her are through her second-in-command, Tom Shayes (Tate Donovan), and Uncle Pete (Tom Aldredge), her Mr. Fix-it (with no questions asked). Meanwhile, Ellen meets a sympathetic, if secretive man named Wes Krulik (Timothy Olyphant) at a grief-counseling session, and they're immediately attracted to each other. What Ellen doesn't know is Wes has ties to Rick Messer (David Costabile), the rogue cop Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) hired in Season 1 to murder her fiancé. As for Frobisher, Patty's first-season target, he's now her uneasy ally in her effort to take down Walter Kendrick (John Doman), the CEO of Ultima National Resources. Kendrick is accused by scientist Daniel Purcell (William Hurt) of knowingly polluting land around a UNR facility in West Virginia. Purcell's wife is soon murdered and he's charged with the crime. As it happens, Purcell once had an affair with Patty but now he's secretly seeing Kendrick's lawyer, Claire Maddox (Marcia Gay Harden). Patty's husband, Phil (Michael Nouri), who's having an affair as well, gets mixed up in the UNR affair when he's offered the post of U.S. energy secretary. Working for Kendrick are math whiz Finn Garrity (Kevin Corrigan), a cocaine-snorting, price-rigging energy trader, and the Deacon (Darrell Hammond), whose dirty work is less cerebral. ~ Paul Droesch
Cast & Crew
- Glenn Close - Patty Hewes
- Rose Byrne - Ellen Parsons
- Ted Danson - Arthur Frobisher
- Tate Donovan - Tom Shayes
- Željko Ivanek - Ray Fiske


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When Governments Crumble...
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The American government has shut down. After this past week's events and our bicameral legislature falling apart, American civilians are looking for a shining light ahead. In 1776, our founding fathers drafted a constitution to create a representative democracy. In this sense, Americans have had rights and regulations around them for centuries, it's part of this democratic culture. I am all for democracy, I mean I am perhaps the biggest advocate for democracy out there. Although this is true of me, and probably millions of other people, I have to say that I'm disappointed and feeling a bit enlightened. You see, this debacle only came about because our government was fighting and arguing over matters which were petty. There was corrupt, political leverage involved and that was about it. One side wanted a leg up against the other and it led to a shutdown of our government.
So first, the disappointment. America is the most politically advanced nation in the world. I'm incredibly proud of it! However, our lawmakers are often bickering over what we call "partisan politics". It's similar to when you were a kid and you didn't like someone else because their favorite color was green and not blue. We need healthcare, we need laws, and it looks like we need to choose better leaders. This can all be fixed as I'm sure American citizens are on the case of reviving the government and giving it the all-around "makeover".
Second came the enlightenment. I say this because I think I finally understand, along with all of America, what other developing governments go through around the world. Third world countries are drowning in a sea of inefficiency and in turn, lives are lost, health is poor, and hunger is abundant. The horn of Africa is perhaps the best example of this. For years, we have all preached the principle that "strong governance is the key to national success". Well, there are priorities, political agendas and secretive doors behind which lie the corrupt governments of the world. Right now, we should all be asking one thing: How do we fix it?
This has a simple answer. We as teens need to take this matter into our own hands. The best part about being a kid is having an incredibly fertile imagination. Let's use these imaginative minds to start innovating. Write letters to your government, speak out on public forums like Facebook and Twitter, do something like writing for VOY! Anything to get the word out...you have to have one motto: just do it. Okay NIKE, I accredit this usage to you.
Regardless, we need to take time to start voicing these problems to our governments. They make mistakes, as all humans do, and often need citizens to tell them what the real problems are. We can do that and more. In essence, it's up to us and we have to take charge. So let's get out there and start talking, start demonstrating and start acting for what we believe!


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ramenbox needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 265 designs submitted by 46 freelance designers.
Need fun logo for e-commerce website that sells instant ramen. Selected designer will have option to design bars, buttons, etc for rest of website.
Ramenbox.com is a website that allows users to select a box from the site and fill it up with premium instant ramen. The logo will be used for our website, boxes, and business cards. Please do not include any asian-y fonts, chopsticks, rice hats, chinese take-out boxes or any other stereotypical asian images in the logo. a steaming bowl of noodles is OK. Although the word ramen is japanese, Ramenbox is an AMERICAN brand with an AMERICAN demographic. Also please keep in mind we will be primarily targetting college students so the logo should appeal to a younger generation.
- logo can be RamenBox, Ramenbox, or RAMENBOX
- tag line is "Just Add Water."
- color scheme is maroon, red, orange, black and white.
- font style should be fun, modern and have an animated feel to it.
- for reference, mockup of the homepage is here: http://i546.photobucket.com/albums/…Nov19a.jpg
- simpler is better.
- prefer clean lines.
- geared towards college students.
- no chopsticks unless essential, no rice hats, no take-out boxes, nothing stereotypically asian. steaming bowl of noodles is OK.
Find out how a design contest works or learn more about our logo design services.


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Sunday Evening, we wrapped up another great weekend with family and friends at Niles Beach for dinner, drinks and dessert! Dinners on the beach has been a Ciaramitaro family tradition for years. My great grandparents, grandparents, and parents have passed on this summer time tradition of "PINICI" on the beach down for generations. As a little girl, I remember going to Half Moon Beach, Stage Fort Park, and Good Harbor for a "Pinici Dinner" on the beach countless times! Dinner at the Beach is a family affair from start to finish. Everyone is involved in the prep work, packing, unpacking, setup, eating, and cleanup. After years of doing it, I think we officially have it down to a science! Last night St. Barry perfectly grilled a tasty Chipotle Flank Steak Fajita's dinner while the kids and I tucked the cooler, beach bags, tables, and chairs into the truck just before headed over to the beach. Within minutes of our arrival at Niles, the table was set, the food was served and the feasting began under a partly cloudy sky. At the tail end of our dinner, the sun periodically peeked through passing clouds, as it set over Ten Pound Island. The sunset may not have been as colorful as Friday evenings sunset but it was equally as beautiful in its own way. We ended our weekend on a sweet note with a refreshing no fuss Strawberry Shortcake dessert!
No Fuss Strawberry Shortcake
1 store bought pound cake; sliced
10-12 cups Fresh Strawberries; sliced thin
1 bottle Strawberry Liquor
3 tablespoon super fine sugar
1 Can Fresh Whipped Cream
1 place sliced strawberries in mixing bowl or large plate; sprinkle with sugar; drizzle with 3/4 cup Strawberry Liquor; mix; let rest 5-10 minutes
2 lay 1 slice pound cake on serving plates; drizzle 1 teaspoon strawberry liquor over each cake slice; top each with 1/2-1 cup of marinate strawberries; top with whipped cream; serve immediately
*Note~ Optional Substitution for Strawberry Liquor: Use Orange Juice or Simple Sugar Syrup
Friday Nights Niles Beach Sunset …Photo by Daughter Amanda Mohan
For my Tequila Chipotle Flank Steak recipe click link below