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Fines may resurface in graffiti crackdown

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Citing likely limitations to the success of Portland's new graffiti ordinance, officials say they anticipate a push to give the statute extra teeth by reintroducing fines for noncompliance.

The likelihood of the city revisiting civil penalties on property owners with graffiti was discussed briefly at Tuesday's Public Safety Committee meeting. Trish McAllister, the city's neighborhood prosecutor, addressed the council subcommittee as part of a graffiti ordinance update.

McAllister, who is responsible for following up on graffiti complaints and notifying residents and businesses of reported tagging, told officials the ordinance has had a noticeable effect in combating vandalism. see GRAFFITI page 15

Dome builder sees big picture for patented idea

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Like an Arctic explorer surveying a new kind of igloo, Ron Dearth crawled inside the white dome in Lincoln Park, asking questions of OccupyMaine protesters.

A paramedic in Portland, Dearth said he was amazed by the dome, with its hollowed-out interior and seamless shape with no visible supports, and had to stop and check it out. see DOME page 7

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LEFT: Local paramedic Ron Dearth inspects a RanDome, a Mainer's patented dome structure in Lincoln Park. "I live in a tent myself in Freeport, at Winslow Park in the summer; and then in the fall and early winter, at Bradbury Mountain State Park. So I have an attraction to tents and nonconventional, inexpensive living, especially if it can get me outside and into nature," Dearth said. And he admired the shape and look of the dome. "It's actually just beautiful to look at," he said. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Mayoral pitch: Mavodones defends tenure, says city on track

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

For much of his campaign, Nick Mavodones has argued that while Portland faces a host of challenges, it remains on the right track.

He reiterated that point yesterday in a press conference aimed at opponents who have argued

for months that the city’s leadership has hindered development.

Mavodones called those and other claims “politically-motivated potshots that are rooted somewhere other than reality.”

“The biggest falsehood I hear is that Portland is not attracting investment,” said Mavodones, who

has served as ceremonial mayor three of the last four years. “We are here today to debunk that claim once and for all.”

Standing on a recently-completed segment of the Bayside Trail, within sight of Trader Joe’s, the see MAYOR page 9

Police warn of car burglaries The sad tale of LR-2504 OccupyMaine makes winter plans Max Creek at Port City See Bob Higgins on page 4

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South sees manners decline ATLANTA (NY Times) — One August night, two men walked into a popular restaurant attached to this city’s fanciest shopping mall. They sat at the bar, ordered drinks and pondered the menu. Two women stood behind them.

A bartender asked if they would mind offering their seats to the ladies. Yes, they would mind. Angry words came next, then a federal court date and a claim for more than $3 million in damages.

The men, a former professional basketball player and a lawyer, also happen to be black. The women are white.

The men’s lawyers argued that the Tavern at Phipps used a policy wrapped in chivalry as a cloak for discriminatory racial practices.

After a week’s worth of testimony in September, a jury decided in favor of the bar.

Certainly, the owners conceded, filling the bar with women offers an economic advantage because it attracts more men. But in the South, they said, giving up a seat to a lady is also part of a culture of civility.

At least, it used to be.

The Tavern at Phipps case, and a growing portfolio of examples of personal and political behavior that belies a traditional code of gentility, have scholars of Southern culture and Southerners themselves wondering if civility in the South is dead, or at least wounded.

“Manners are one of many things that are central to a Southerner’s identity, but they are not primary anymore.

Things have eroded,” said Charles Reagan Wilson, a professor of history and Southern culture at the University of Mississippi.

To be sure, strict rules regarding courtesy and deference to others have historically been used as a way to enforce a social order in which women and blacks were considered less than full citizens.

In the Jim Crow era, blacks and whites lived with a code of hyper-politeness as a way to smooth the edges of a harsh racial system and, of course, keep it in place, scholars of Southern culture say.

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Good manners: The noise you don’t make when you’re eating soup.”

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Arab league says Syria accepts plan for talks CAIRO (NY Times) — Syria has accepted a plan aimed at starting talks with its opposition within two weeks, the Arab League announced Wednesday, with the goal of ending the eight months of clashes between its security forces and anti-government demonstrators. But analysts and diplomats said that the plan’s stipulation for an immediate halt to all operations by security forces against civilians would be a steep challenge for the government in Damascus, and some members of the opposition rejected the idea of negotiating.

The violent crackdown against protesters continued within Syria on Wednesday, and two cases of what appeared to be mass sectarian killings added to the sense that the Syrian uprising and the crackdown

by President Bashar al-Assad has ignited simmering tensions among a brutalized

people. If confirmed, the wave of 20 deaths could be the most serious sectarian bloodshed since demonstrations broke out in March in the southern town of Dara’a.

The Arab League plan demands an immediate withdrawal of security forces, tanks and armored vehicles from civilian areas and the release of all detainees jailed since the antigovernment insurrection began, a number the Arab League estimates at 70,000. Once the Syria government takes those first crucial steps, talks with the opposition can open within two weeks at the Arab League in Cairo, senior officials said in announcing the plan.

“Now we will wait for the Syria government to implement this plan to put an end to this crisis,” said Sheik Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, the Qatari foreign minister, who announced the agreement at a news conference here. “We

hope that they Syrian government will be serious in implementing this agreement.”

He spoke after a two-hour meeting with league ministers and the Syrian ambassador to the Egypt and to the league, Youssef Ahmed, at the league’s headquarters. A small number of Syrian protesters gathered outside, accusing the Syrian government of just stalling for time.

Adib Shishakli, an opposition figure based in Saudi Arabia, said that the Syrian government had lost all credibility and that even if the Syrian National Council accepted the Arab League proposal, protesters and activists would reject it. Mr. Shishakli also said the council had not received the proposal yet.

“We have reached the point of no return,” Mr. Shishakli said by phone. “This regime keeps promising but on the other side suppression and violence increase.”

Greek cabinet backs call for Purging old cells found to slow aging in mice referendum on debt crisis ATHENS (NY Times) — With the government teetering on the verge of collapse, the Greek cabinet offered its full support early Wednesday to Prime Minister George A. Papandreou for his surprise plan to call a referendum on the Greek financial crisis.

The proposal threatens Greece’s adherence to the terms of a new deal with its foreign lenders and has plunged Europe into a fresh bout of financial turmoil.

But several lawmakers in the governing Socialist Party rejected the plan, raising the possibility that Papandreou will not survive a no-confidence vote scheduled for Friday that depends on his holding together a razor-thin parliamentary majority.

An emergency cabinet meeting convened by Papandreou ended at 3 a.m. with the cabinet saying that it unanimously supported the prime minister’s call for a referendum, local news outlets reported.

The opposition and some members of his own party, however, were calling for new elections immediately.

Despite the political turmoil provoked by Mr. Papandreou’s call for a referendum, the prime minister appeared to have rallied his troops behind him after the sevenhour cabinet meeting.

The Greek government spokesman, Elias Mossialos, said the government aimed to hold the referendum “as soon as possible” — “on the condition” that Greece had the “basic elements, not the full agreement” of the loan deal with the European Union in place.

News reports on Wednesday said the referendum might be brought forward as soon as December.

The political atmosphere remained tense and chaotic, with politicians both in the government and in the opposition maneuvering intensely ahead of the confidence vote.

(NY Times) — In a potentially fundamental advance, researchers have opened up a novel approach to combating aging with the discovery that a special category of cells, known as senescent cells, are bad actors that promote the aging of the tissues.

Senescent cells accumulate in aging tissues, like arthritic knees, cataracts and the plaque that may line elderly arteries. The cells secrete agents that stimulate the immune system and cause low-level inflammation. Cleansing the body of the cells, they hope, could postpone many of the diseases of aging.

The cells hasten aging in the tissues in which they accumulate. In a delicate feat of genetic engineering, a research team led by Darren J. Baker and Jan M. van Deursen at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., has generated a strain of mouse in which all the senescent cells can be purged by giving the mice a drug that forces the self-destruction of just these cells.

Rid of the senescent cells, the Mayo Clinic researchers reported online Wednesday in the journal Nature, the mice’s tissues showed a major improvement in the usual burden of age-related disorders. Mice that had been cleansed of senescent cells from weaning onward did not develop cataracts, avoided the usual wasting of muscle with age, and could exercise much longer on a mouse treadmill. They retained the fat layers in the skin that usually thin out with age and, in people, cause wrinkling.

The experiment holds promise for humans, the scientists said. Their findings indicate that any therapy that rids the body of senescent cells would delay age-related changes.

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Police warn of rash of car burglaries, urge caution A spike in auto burglaries has prompted police to put out a call for help.

“We would ask that people would not leave cars unlocked and not leave valuables in their vehicles,” said Sgt. Dean Goodale, in charge of crimes against property.

Goodale’s message was prompted by an alarming increase in motor vehicle burglaries in the past two weeks, occurring between St. John Street and Forest Avenue, Noyes Street to Washburn Street, and in the area around University of Southern Maine.

There have been 13 crimes of this nature recently, and all have involved unlocked vehicles, police said. In two instances thieves entered unlocked garages and then helped themselves to items inside the unlocked cars in those garages, officers said.

Items targeted are electronics; change; wallets; CDs; and sunglasses.

“It appears these are occurring overnight and into the early morning hours,” said Goodale.

He added that police will be stepping up special attention checks to the area.

“(He) discovered the fire after arriving home from a town meeting,” said McCausland in a news release. “(Talbot) went to a neighbor’s home to have them call the fire department and he then entered the burning house, likely, in an attempt to put the fire out.”

Fire investigators determined the fire started in the laundry room and blamed the blaze on a faulty fluorescent light fixture, McCausland said.

The light was in the ceiling of the laundry room, which was where Talbot’s body was found. Officials say he died from smoke inhalation.

Police: Woman threatens to blow up Maine Med

— Marge Niblock

Stop signs to be installed on Middle Street City officials announced Wednesday the Department of Public Services will install two stop signs in the Downtown District later this month.

The signs are scheduled to be placed on Middle Street at the intersection with Market Street.

Motorists, pedestrians and bicyclists are being asked to use extra caution and observe all signs and striping at located at the high traffic intersection.

Elderly Sanford man dies in house fire A 74-year-old Sanford man died Tuesday night after officials say he entered his burning house in an attempt to battle the fire.

Armand Talbot was found inside his Armand Lane home after he asked a neighbor to call for help and then entered the converted camper at about 9 p.m., according to Steve McCausland, a state public safety spokesman.

Linda Barnard Annis

A 24-year-old Portland woman was charged with assault and terrorizing after police say she threatened to blow up the Maine Medical Center while receiving treatment.

Linda Barnard Annis allegedly assaulted two hospital nurses, biting one and hitting the other in the face, and told staff she planned to blow up the hospital, police said. The incident occurred during a dispute that ensued while she was being treated at Maine Medical Center earlier in the week, officials said.

According to police, Annis also kicked a third staffer.

Officers were dispatched to the hospital shortly before 11 p.m. Tuesday and returned yesterday morning to bring Annis to the Cumberland County Jail following treatment.

She was charged with two counts of assault and one count of terrorizing, police said.

Officials would not provide details about what lead to the fight, citing privacy of medical matters.

Annis is a Portland transient with no known address, according to records.

thanked the Exit 48 business community, the contractor and project engineers for their cooperation and effort.

ChamberPAC spreads donations to four candidates, one PAC

NHDOT plans to award Memorial Bridge job for $81.4 million

The Portland Community Chamber’s political action committee, which last week endorsed Jed Rathband for mayor, has also given money to three of his opponents.

In a campaign finance report filed yesterday with City Hall, the political action committee listed a $250 donation to Rathband’s campaign and a $750 donation to The Portland Committee on Economic Development, which is supporting him.

But the Chamber PAC also donated $250 to Ethan Strimling, David Marshall and Nick Mavodones, all of whom ranked in the top five in a poll released this week by the Maine People’s Resource Center.

The Chamber Pac’s donations were not unexpected: officials said last week that they expected to contribute to more than one candidate.

Chamber PAC spokesman Chris O’Neil said the group believes all four candidates that received money would perform well as mayor.

“It’s not a question of gaining access or maintaining good graces, it’s more a gesture of support that all four of these individuals have the promise of being a capable mayor,” he said.

With the concurrence of Maine officials, the New Hampshire Department of Transportation is issuing a Notice of Intent to Award the Memorial Bridge replacement contract to the design-build team of Archer Western Contractors of Chicago and Canton, Mass., and HNTB Corporation of Westbrook, the Maine Department of Transportation reported.

The contract price is approximately $81.4 million, MaineDOT reported.

Including inspection, design and procurement work, the total cost of the project is expected to remain under the $90 million budget, the agency reported.

The AWC/HNTB team was designated as the apparent successful bidder on Oct. 13, after price proposals were opened and technical scores were made public, MaineDOT reported.

NHDOT used a “Best Value” procurement process that considered the overall technical merit of the bridge replacement concepts, proposed construction schedules, and price. Based upon the schedule submitted by Archer Western, the new bridge is to be open for motor vehicle and pedestrian traffic in July 2013.

“We got the best technical proposal, the quickest completion date, and a price that was within budget,” said NH Department of Transportation Commissioner Christopher Clement.

“New Hampshire and Maine both recognize the importance to the citizens of both states toward getting a new bridge built and opened as soon as possible.”

According to the interstate project agreement signed by the DOT Commissioners of both states in March of this year after years of study and negotiation, the states agreed on a long-term plan to address all three Portsmouth-Kittery Bridges. According to the agreement, New Hampshire DOT (NHDOT) is the lead agency for the Memorial Bridge project and Maine DOT is the lead agency for the design and rehabilitation of the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge (Long Bridge).

The existing Interstate Bridge Authority will also be revitalized to coordinate the needs and operations of all three bridges moving forward, which includes the I-95 High Level Bridge.

Turnpike on ramp reopened following bridge replacement The Maine Turnpike Authority announced that it has reopened the Exit 48 interchange northbound onramp to the Maine Turnpike in Portland.

The ramp was closed in March in order to replace the original interchange bridge which had exceeded its lifespan, the agency reported. Nearly all of the 176 bridges on the Maine Turnpike were built between 1946 and 1955, and the Turnpike Authority is in the middle of a 30-year plan of major bridge rehabilitation and repair projects, the Authority reported.

Turnpike officials say work will continue at the interchange to remove the old bridge, piers and abutments, but such activities will mostly be done during off-peak travel and overnight periods.

General contractor Wyman & Simpson Inc., from Richmond handled the work. The Maine Turnpike Authority

— Staff Reports

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The sad tale of LR-2504 Always been a fan of the Maine Laptop program, even in the early years. A month or so back, I tossed in a fairly harsh column about a minor brush-fire in the program, regarding a parent that was unwilling to purchase the mandated but really not mandated, except when we really mean it, insurance for said laptops.

That got me to thinking, a most dangerous habit in the best of times. For years, Apple Computer has had a stranglehold on the technology program, “partnering” early with the state. The corporation there could see the writing on the wall, a built-in market for sales, replacements and future buyers, all on the dime of the state of Maine.

You see, I was an early user, going from the Apple ][ to the ][+ to the e-series. Loved Apple and all of their products. Then something funny happened.

I grew up.

Perhaps the simple simianusable interface, apparently exhaustively studied for use by former smoking circus chimpanzees is your kind of thing.

It wasn’t for me. I went on to Kaypro, multiple PC’s of the IBM type, and finally falling to ––––– worship the God “Tux” over on Daily Sun the Linux side of things.

Columnist The whole episode generated a simple thought. With all of the “Android” operating based products hitting the market these days (netbooks and netpads) at a cost between 10 and 20 percent of the price of a Mac, why not use that price hurdle to expand the program?

Yeah, we are in budget busting times. Expansion of a state educational program is about as popular with this particular administration as a plague of crotchcrickets.

The catch was a simple one. Let municipalities “freeze” their laptop funding at current levels, and let THEM decide what devices to buy. Let the local school district decide whether to expand the program to every student, in every grade, without it costing the state another dime.

I caught up with Portland Rep. Diane Russell, who heard the outlines of the plan. She agreed to sponsor the legislation for the upcoming session, but I had to get her the stuff in an hour or two. Seems running into

Bob Higgins

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Tough pills to swallow Last year my mother was the oldest finisher of the Danskin triathlon held in Webster, Mass., in September of 2010. At age 80, this was quite an accomplishment and she relished the attention from proud family members and newspaper reporters. This played to mom’s vision of herself: Young at heart, and still going strong. My sisters and I see her as tough, and determined. But these days, we’re seeing that we need to be more plugged in.

Mom’s vision may be an emotional response to fear of aging; no doubt a tough pill to swallow.

She doesn’t sport the build of a triathlon competitor. My mom is short and stout. This tough, rugged woman isn’t one to miss a meal! She claims she doesn’t eat much (my sisters and I get a kick out of this), but mom just can’t shake those pounds. The fact is, she loves to eat. As a result, she’s been on every diet known to man.

At her age, my sisters and I tell her: give up on the diet!

My mom is drawn to alternative natural supplements. It’s rare that she’ll admit she isn’t feeling completely up to snuff.

Denial may well be my mother’s middle name. Finding excuses that usually involve another person: A doctor, family member, or dad are all fair game. Getting to truth isn’t always easy. I can’t

Karen Vachon ––––– Better with Age fully grasp my mother’s physical and emotional feelings because I haven’t taken a walk in her shoes, but I am trying to understand them more completely.

This past year, my parents cared for mom’s identical twin sister, who moved in with them.

When we were children, mom and my aunt were identical in both appearance and voice – it was hard to tell them apart. However, their personalities and interests, have always been very different.

My mom is positive; her sister, on the other hand, has found life challenging. Despite their very different personalities, they are inseparably close. A few years ago, a “20/20” special revealed that there is no closer relationship than that of an identical twin; I’ve seen this to be true with my mom and aunt. My aunt is widowed, and a cancer survivor.

She takes a lot of prescription meds and is burdened with cost and side effects. This past year, she was in and out of the hospital many times. Hunched over with

back pain she takes slow cautious steps; dementia has set in. Seeing my mother and aunt together today, it is hard to believe that they are identical twins. My aunt looks and acts very old. My mom does not.

I was surprised when my sister called to tell me that mom was in the hospital. “What’s wrong?” I asked.

“Pneumonia,” said my sister.

“She’ll be okay, but it was close,” she added.

“What happened?” I asked.

“All natural diet supplements purchased on the Internet,” explained my sister.

Apparently, these were tough pills to swallow and one got stuck in my mother’s throat. She felt it there for days, as it burned, but she told nobody. Instead opting to sleep it off. When she spiked a high fever and could barely move, my father finally called my sister for help. Into the emergency room she went. Upon arrival, too weak to walk, and not making sense, she was rolled in. Doctors asked my sister if this was normal.

“No!” exclaimed my sister. Was it a stroke? Nobody knew. IV’s later mom told my sister and doctor about the pill getting stuck in her throat and bothering her for days.

The doctor and my sister both see VACHON page 5

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‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ finds its voice Abigail Worthing is having a once-in-a-lifetime experience as a performer in the University of Southern Maine production, “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

“Before we even started scenes, we were doing all our own research, finding out the details on hate crimes and the harsh reality of intolerance toward homosexuality,” Worthing, a USM student from Arundel, said. “Even though I identify myself as a heterosexual female, I’ve never understood why my sexual identity should put me at an advantage over others and ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is the first real opportunity I’ve had to try and make a difference in a public forum.”

An original production devised and directed by South Portland professor Wil Kilroy, chairman of the Department of Theatre at the University of Southern Maine, the show is an exploration of the military policy originally called “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, Don’t Pursue, Don’t Harass” in relation to gay and lesbian service members. The “don’t ask” part of the DADT policy specified that superiors should not initiate investigation of a service member’s orientation without witnessing disallowed behaviors, though credible evidence of homosexual behavior could be used to initiate an investigation. Unauthorized investigations and harassment of suspected servicemen and women led to an expansion of the policy to “don’t ask, don’t tell, don’t pursue, don’t harass.”

“In talking with military personnel, reviewing documentaries and various research the cast and I learned some surprising information which is now depicted theatrically,” Kilroy said. “One of the original inspirations for this project was viewing the movie, ‘Soldier’s Girl,’ which was based on the incidents that led to Pvt. Barry Winchell being killed via a beating with a baseball bat in his Army barracks by one of his peers.”

Kilroy said the incident in 1999 brought “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and all of its complications into the limelight. He searched for a theater script that dealt with the issues but, after he was unable to find one, decided to create an original piece based on real stories.

“Not only was this policy affected in the military, but it also influenced other segments of society which we cover in the play, including a high school scene and a corporate scene,” Kilroy said.

Told with intensity and humor, Kilroy said the production is based on personal testimony and asks a

question for which there may be no easy answer.

“One story is about abuse of power in the military and something we discovered called lesbian bating – where ––––– a threat was issued just based Theatre Talk on someone’s demeanor but being accused of being a ‘homosexual’ could get you discharged so it brought fear,” Kilroy said. “Another is a personal story about a high ranking officer breaking his relationship with another officer who was devastated. One is about a woman in World War II who also was crushed and after the scene you will see a bit of a video interview with her which brings home her devastation. Others deal with religious leaders who actually advocate death to homosexuals.”

Kilroy said there is a high school scene that deals with such religious issues, enhanced by actual footage of hate-filled preachers. Vignettes depict the Barry Winchell story, the 1999 murder of an Army private killed by fellow soldier Calvin Glover, who was convicted with Justin Fisher. According to Kilroy, Fisher, who was the impetus behind the murder, served seven years of a 12 and a half year sentence for conspiracy of murder.

“Another vignette demonstrates discrimination in the workplace and is then supported by factual blurbs that are called out from windows on the set, a la the old ‘Laugh In’ comedy section if you remember that,” Kilroy said. “Where windows would pop open a joke said then window closed and onto the next. I’ve adopted that idea in order for some facts and figures to be shared with the audience in a fun way.”

Student cast member Ashley Pettengill of Hollis said she feels the show is very important and that people are not always able to see both sides of the story from watching the news alone.

“No one deserves to be judged solely on their choice of which sex they prefer to love,” Pettengill said. “Accepting that society needs to change and accept new things is vital for us to be able to grow as a country.”

Kilroy said he cast the show last spring and gave all 14 student-actors research topics. They met again in August and spent several rehearsals sharing information and stories. Kilroy then took all of the information and put it into a script.

“We watched some documentaries as a group and others I watched solo and then chose video clips to weave into the material,” Kilroy said. “Various cast members interviewed military personnel and then

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shared their information with the group – perhaps a dozen, and then I talked to approximately 10 more.

We had someone from the Air Force and two from the Marines come and watch rehearsal and give direct feedback which really assisted us with the technical elements but also let us know that while in some cases some disturbing elements were true.”

Faculty lighting/sound designer Shannon Zura continued along those creative lines to add more multi-media elements including video clips, singing and a bit of dance to emphasize the situations being depicted.

“Many of the video clips are quite disturbing,” Kilroy said. “When you see theater on some level you know it’s pretend, which is why I have backed it up with reality via the video segments. Whether it’s a Baptist preacher wishing more of our soldiers died in Iraq, a parent ‘disowning’ his child, or a representative stating that gays are a worse threat to America than terrorists, audience members may be surprised.”

Student actor Nate Lapointe of Van Buren said he learned so much being a part of this show and that if this show does not wake people up to the truth then he does not know what will.

“I never thought about the pain, the sadness, that thousands of soldiers have gone through just for being who they are,” he said. “These are the same soldiers that are fighting to protect our country. I could not believe some of the things that they had to go through.”

Kilroy said they uncovered so much information it had to be pared to what they felt was the most moving, most revealing and most entertaining.

Kilroy said they want to educate while entertaining. “’Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ is what theater is all about; it’s current, it’s relevant and it’s real,” Worthing said.

“This isn’t just a show about how hard it is for homosexuals in high school or in the military. This is a piece about how we as human beings treat each other and why a change needs to happen.”

“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” runs Nov. 10 to 13 at the Studio Theater at Portland Stage Company, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. For more information and tickets, call 780-5151 or go to www.usm.maine.edu/ theatre.

(Michael J. Tobin has been a professional actor, director, theatre administrator and educator for 30 years in theaters throughout New England and around the country. Mr. Tobin has performed and directed in 350-plus shows Off-Broadway, National Tours, Regional Theatre, Summer Stock, Children’s Theatre and Community Theatre. Mr. Tobin lives in South Portland.)

Her sister’s mortality, will eventually be hers, but she doesn’t go there VACHON from page 4

told my mother, at age 80, it was time to give up the crazy diets and the natural diet supplements!

When asked why she held out on telling anybody sooner, she said that caring for her sister was stressing her out. It no doubt is — on three levels: physical, emotional, and spiritual. The physical level is

easiest to address: My aunt was moved out of the family home and into assisted living. The thought being that this would provide relief for my mother.

I’m not so sure. Knowing the closeness of their relationship, witnessing her sister’s life decline is frightening her. Her sister’s mortality, will eventually be hers; emotionally and spiritually, but my mom doesn’t go there. These are the more challenging

pills to swallow. I don’t know if another triathlon is in my mother’s future. I’m sure those all natural diet supplements are in her past. It may be time to tackle the tougher pills.

(Karen Vachon is a resident of Scarborough. She is a licensed insurance agent, and an active volunteer in her community.)

Odd how every single bill that Nutting proposed made it past committee HIGGINS from page 4

her on that day was a sign, as 4:30 that afternoon was the deadline for bills for the next session.

Wow, imagine that. A school funding bill that expanded a program, but was revenue and cost neutral.

Naturally, considering the current leadership, they crapped all over the bill from a considerable height.

In a news article from the Bangor Daily News, House Speaker Bob Nutting is quoted thus. “If it was not an emergency and it looked to be a complicated issue that would gin up a lot of debate and keep us here longer than I want to be here, I voted against it.”

Classy, Bob. I guess at some point you forgot that

YOUR time, since we are both here together, is really OUR TIME. (I think I get a triple word score on that one for the backflip into the Mr. Hand/Jeff Spicolli Reference.)

Another tidbit. Every single one of Diane’s bills was killed, presumably since she is from the party NOT in power in Augusta, and the duplicate curse of being a legislator from the hated Portland. Every single bill that Nutting proposed made it past committee. What are the odds on that.

There is hope on appeal, but to me the bill is dead.

If a legislative body of 10 cannot see the power of a simple idea that costs no more than what is being spent now, expands educational opportunity, and teaches students that there might be a life outside

of Maine, outside the mills turned casinos, outside of a failing education system that gets budget slashed every year ... there truly is no hope.

The metric for a new age in Augusta. If it’s on the budget, we have to make it look like the post Halloween victim of a particularly bad slasher horror film. If it’s a bill to benefit the insurance industry or promote bus companies to consider speculating about the possibility of maybe moving here if we give them a tax break on any bus they might use here, by all means, be for it.

Next time, look at the bill. It’s OUR time.

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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Arrival of MacLean could revive Pirates

BY BRENT MARCOTTE SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A new beginning is sometimes what is needed to get back on track, clear one’s mind and begin a freshly motivated pursuit for a personal initiative. After an extended period of time spinning one’s tires in a career pursuit, perhaps a change of direction is needed. In professional athletics, more than numerous other careers, movement in management and personal location as well as turnover are as common as presidential elections being held every four years. It is a part of the business and to create sustained success, one must learn to persevere and outlast their competition.

Enter Pirates forward Brett MacLean. Although not in a completely similar situation as some of his other competitors during this early part of the season, MacLean has already traveled great distances over the past 30 days that make travel from Maine to Newfoundland seem like a ferry ride to Peaks Island.

Drafted by the Phoenix Coyotes in the second round (32nd overall) of the 2007 NHL Entry Draft (note: former Pirates defenseman T.J. Brennan was drafted one pick earlier at number 31 by the Buffalo Sabres), MacLean was destined and forecasted for instant stardom in the balmy Southwestern city. Playing alongside a future number one overall selection (John Tavares of the New York Islanders), while also topping him in scoring during his final junior season with the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League, will do plenty enough to create substantial hype heading into a professional career. However, it has not been

poor performance that has kept the 22-year-old from London, Ontario from maintaining a permanent position at the elite level — the National Hockey League.

Over a span of three seasons with the San Antonio Rampage, former American Hockey League affiliate of Phoenix, MacLean averaged just under 52 points a game while leading the club in scoring during the 2009-10 season with 65 points (30 of which were goals). The young left wing received his much-anticipated debut in “the show” on Dec. 29, 2010 against the Los Angeles Kings.

Reminiscent of a childhood dream of many skating around on the frozen ponds of North America, MacLean tallied a goal in his NHL debut, the game-winner in a 6-3 victory over the Kings.

Throughout the remainder of the 2010-11 season, he would go on to play in 12 other games while posting a total of two points (goal and an assist).

MacLean displayed what he was capable of in his brief time in Phoenix; however, a common scenario arose with his three-year NHL entry level contract coming to a close — he must either make the official roster for Phoenix in 2011-12 or he would have to clear waivers if sent down to the AHL. On Oct. 5 of this year, the Ontario native received an ideal chance to shine at the top level — however not to the joy of the Phoenix faithful.

Following the conclusion of Coyotes training camp, MacLean was assigned to Portland and the newly reinstated Winnipeg Jets did not waste a minute

in taking a chance on him. He was claimed by the Jets, and was set to embark on the same mission in a new city. In five games with the Manitoba-based club, MacLean registered a pair of assists while also receiving less and less ice time leading to speculation that a return to Phoenix/Portland was very possible. On Oct. 29, Winnipeg made the decision to waive the “former” top prospect for Phoenix, making speculation come true.

The arrival of MacLean is hoped to be a welcoming sign of help for a struggling Pirates team. Following a month of October where they earned a 3-5-0-1 record, with four of the five losses coming at home, Portland is anxious to start anew in November with consistency as the main focus. In a month loaded with roster moves (Andy Miele and Chris Summers receiving recalls from Phoenix and trading away Garrett Stafford for Brock Trotter for example) and a quest to find an inner identity, October was not as kind to the hometown boys in red and black as the Pirates faithful had hoped.

However, with the addition of high-octane scorers such as MacLean and Trotter, combined with an added chemistry of the veteran leaders, November hopes to yield greater results and get Maine’s official sponsor of winter fun back on a winning trend.

(Brent Marcotte is director of communications and team services for the Portland Pirates American Hockey League team.)

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The names of potential suitors are now surfacing for the tarnished marquee franchise. They include Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, who tried to buy the Texas Rangers last year; Dennis Gilbert, a former player agent who bid for the Rangers; Ron Burkle, a billionaire supermarket mogul; and Alan Casden, a real estate investor who lost the bidding in 2003 to McCourt. Even former Dodgers like Orel Hershiser and Steve Garvey have voiced interest in stakes.

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Buckminster Fuller inspires Maine dome innovator DOME from page one

"There's no structure at all," he marveled.

Deese Hamilton, a member of OccupyMaine, the anti-corporate protest movement, said some people sleep in the dome, which was donated to the camp just before a Halloween nor'easter hit Portland.

Dick Fischbeck of Freedom created the dome, officially known as the RanDome Geodesic Emergency Shelter, and if he has his way, the OccupyMaine encampment will not be the last place his strange, domed creation appears.

"It's my hope that someday it can be mass produced, and it may replace tents as a way to shelter people in emergency situations such as earthquakes and hurricanes and major disasters where thousands and thousands of shelters are needed in a hurry," said Fischbeck.

The dome in Lincoln Park has attracted attention, even from the daughter of a legendary dome creator — Allegra Fuller Snyder, daughter of Maine's own Buckminster Fuller, inventor of the geodesic dome, and a thinker described as one of the greatest minds of the 20th century.

Just before Halloween, Snyder visited the OccupyMaine camp to see the RanDome.

Bucky's granddaughter lives in Portland, and Fischbeck said he has known her for a long time.

"I worked construction for 20 years before I started working for people with disabilities in the school system,

“I named it RanDome because it’s a random arrangement of structural elements.” — Dick Fischbeck, inventor so I have a construction background. I remember Bucky from the '60s, I was 10 years old when he was on the cover of Time magazine in '64. I remember reading that," he said.

Fuller commonly came up with names for his domes, so Fischbeck followed suit.

"I named it RanDome because it's a random arrangement of structural elements," he said.

Fischbeck said he spent 10 years developing his method of dome building, to the point that in 2008, he patented it. In Portland, he secured a patent for commercial production of the RanDome in the United States.

"It's a new construction strategy," Fischbeck said.

"A dome with any size at all is fairly complicated, with many different parts. I didn't like that so I said, 'There must be an easier way,'" recalled Fischbeck, who, when he isn't marketing his dome, teaches at Mount View Elementary School in Unity.

Construction techniques in dome building rely on the geometric concepts of corners, edges and faces.

"I'm the first one, according to the U.S. Patent Office, to build out of corners," Fischbeck said.

With 60 identical corner elements, Fischbeck's polyethylene RanDome The OccupyMaine encampment in Lincoln Park is shown earlier this week, after recent snow had melted.

(DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

OccupyMaine plans meeting today to weigh winter options

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A 4 p.m. meeting today by OccupyMaine at Lincoln Park will allow supporters of the anti-corporate movement a chance to come to grips with the challenges of camping outdoors in the winter.

“Maine winters are brutal,” OccupyMaine wrote on its website (www. occupymaine.com). “We face several important problems in the days, weeks and months ahead. The General Assembly has approved a special assembly of everyone who has been involved in Occupy Maine at any capacity to meet at the occupation to discuss problems including: safety, winterizing, heat sources, financial

strain, etc.”

Brian Barnes, an OccupyMaine supporter, said, “We all have to take a good look at what we’re going to do.”

The camp weathered a Halloween nor’easter, with some damage to the encampment at Lincoln Park, and many campers readied tents for future winter weather.

“In my mind, we’re having the meeting to recertify that we’re staying for the winter and that we need to concentrate on what we need to do to survive the winter,” Barnes said.

The Meg Perry Center in Portland recently allowed OccupyMaine to use an office in the center for its media operations. This indoor space allows computers to function safely.

requires about $300 in material to build and covers about 300 square feet.

With his patented dome-building approach, there's no measuring, and "you can put it together intuitively," Fischbeck said. Just about any rigid material can provide the membrane.

"All the strength is invested in the skin," he said.

"I've been showing it in obscure places," including the fall Common Ground Fair in Unity.

"This is my effort to make one step up from a tent. People told me at the Common Ground Fair, at a $1 a square foot, you're actually competing with tents now," Fischbeck said.

According to his blog, http://randome.info/pages/richard-fischbeckbio, Fischbeck "was introduced to geodesics at the 1967 Expo in Montreal where Buckminster Fuller's biosphere dome was exhibited. ...

In 2000 after a run of bad luck he was left homeless for a year. It was during this time that he first experimented with the design of a living structure using vertex elements and built the first RanDome out of galvanized steel on a friend's property. He

lived in the RanDome through the winter until he was able to get back on his feet."

Since then, Fischbeck has displayed his domes at UCLA, New York City and in Germany.

Fischbeck said he appreciates Fuller's "comprehensive view of the planet and of the species" and shares the dream of serving the greater good.

"There's 100 million people who are homeless on the planet and a billion who are sheltered in totally inadequate structures; just like Bucky Fuller was thinking globally, so am I," he said.

When he donated the dome to OccupyMaine, Fischbeck said he wanted to help out the protesters who symbolically are standing up for the little guy.

"I wanted somebody to use it, I called them and said, 'Hey, I have a dome, do you need a dome?' and they said, 'Sure.'"

Fischbeck concluded, "If there's a popular movement on the planet, then I support the little guy, nobody knows exactly what's going to happen, but I wouldn't be surprised if this became a sustained movement."

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Thursday, Nov. 3 Liz Longley and Seth Glier 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square presents. A recent Berklee College of Music graduate, Liz Longley is already showing signs of becoming the next acoustic breakout artist. In 2010, Liz received first prize in the BMI John Lennon Scholarship competition, grand prize in the International Acoustic Music Award contest (among 9,000 entries) as well as the Chris Austin Songwriting Award. She also appeared at the Newport and Rocky Mountain folk festivals. In 2009, Liz garnered first place in the Rocky Mountain Folk Fest Songwriter Showcase, and was co-winner of the Mountain Stage NewSong Contest, among several other honors.Press recording artist Seth Glier will grab you...if not with his powerful falsetto or his melodic prowess, then with what Performer Magazine calls his “intoxicating groove.” The 22-year-old singer, pianist and guitarist — who abandoned studies at The Berklee College of Music after one year because he “decided I should be playing for people and not for grades” – aims straight for the gut & has quickly established himself on the national scene performing over 250 shows a year. http://www. onelongfellowsquare.com

Friday, Nov. 4 Further at the Civic Center 7 p.m. Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland. Furthur is Phil Lesh and Bob Weir from The Grateful Dead along with Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik, Joe Russo, Sunshine Becker, Jeff Pehrson.

Neil Berg’s ‘101 Years of Broadway’

Brahms Requiem, Mendelssohn’s Elijah, Faure’s Requiem as well as favorite choral works. O how aimiable by Ralph Vaughn Williams, The Last Words of David by Randall Thompson, My shepherd will supply my need and others. Merrill Auditorium. http://www.foko.org

Tuesday, Nov. 8 Abigail Washburn 8 p.m. One Longfellow Square. Abagail currently plays with The Sparrow Quartet. Putnam Smith opens! If American old-time music is about taking earlier, simpler ways of life and music-making as one’s model, Abigail Washburn has proven herself to be a bracing revelation to that tradition.

She—a singing, songwriting, Illinois-born, Nashville-based clawhammer banjo player—is every bit as interested in the present and the future as she is in the past, and every bit as attuned to the global as she is to the local. She pairs venerable folk elements with far-flung sounds, and the results feel both strangely familiar and unlike anything anybody’s ever heard before. To put it another way, she changes what seems possible.

Tuesday, Nov. 15 Straight No Chaser 7:30 p.m. If the phrase “male a cappella group” conjures up an image of students in blue blazers, ties, and khakis singing traditional college songs on ivied campuses… think again. Straight No Chaser (SNC) are neither strait-laced nor straight-faced, but neither are they vaudevillestyle kitsch. As original member Randy Stine comments, “We take the music very seriously; we just don’t take ourselves too seriously.” In the process, they are reinventing the idea of a cappella on the modern pop landscape. Merrill Auditorium.

8 p.m. “After their triumphant 2010 Portland Ovations debut, award-winning composer/producer Neil Berg and his phenomenal cast of five Broadway stars return to Merrill Auditorium with Wednesday, Nov. 16 their latest rendition, 101 Years of Broadway.

Accompanied by an all-star New York band, 101 Years of Broadway is a sprawling revue show- Max Creek is a living, breathing historical study in a hugely significant yet too-oft overlooked India Jazz Suites casing the best of Broadway and the American American subculture: the jam band. Later this month, Max Creek celebrates their 40th anniver- 7:30 p.m. Featuring Pandit Chitresh Das and songbook including songs by Irving Berlin and sary with a small East Coast tour, including a stop Saturday at Port City Music Hall. (COURTESY Jason Samuels Smith, India Jazz Suites is a Andrew Lloyd Webber as well as dazzling trib- PHOTO) thrilling collaboration between one of India’s utes to Rodgers and Hart, George Gershwin, foremost Kathak masters and one of the world’s Stephen Sondheim, and Oscar Hammerstein. album ‘Hollies Sing Dylan’ went even further, all the way to fastest, most explosive tap dancers. At its heart, India Jazz Berg and his veteran performers light up the stage with big number 1.” www.onelongfellowsquare.com Suites is a dynamic conversation that uses rhythm and personalities and even bigger talent.” Merrill Auditorium, 20 improvisation to communicate a deep appreciation of both Myrtle St. Portland Daily Sun media sponsor. traditions. The result is high entertainment that crosses all Saturday, Nov. 5 boundaries with its incredible speed and power, grace and Jacob Augustine (CD Release Show) beauty, epic storytelling and the pure joy of dance. Equally 8 p.m. Jacob Augustine at Port City Music Hall. Indie folk Jorma Kaukonen virtuosic, India Jazz Suites is accompanied by live music artist w/ Billy Libby and This Way. http://jacobaugustine.

8 p.m. One Longfellow Square. In a career that has already performed by three top Indian classical musicians and the bandcamp.com spanned a half-century, Jorma Kaukonen has been the Marcus Shelby Jazz Trio. Hannaford Hall, University of An Evening with Chad Stuart & Terry Sylvester leading practitioner and teacher of fingerstyle guitar, one Southern Maine, Portland.

8 p.m. Stuart & Sylvester Starring: Chad Stuart (Of Chad & of the most highly respected interpreters of American roots Jeremy) & Terry Sylvester (of The Hollies) at One Longfellow music, blues, and Americana, and at the forefront of popuThursday, Nov. 17 Square. Singing Your Favorite Songs — Featuring The Hits lar rock-and-roll. He was a founding member of two legendOf Chad & Jeremy And The Hollies. “In December 1968, ary bands, The Jefferson Airplane and the still-touring Hot Graham Nash left the Hollies to form Crosby, Stills & Nash.

Tuna. www.onelongfellowsquare.com Matt Haimovitz ‘Flash’ Concert The remaining members of the Hollies remembered Terry Max Creek at Port City at SPACE Gallery prior to Merrill performance from Munich, contact was made & the rest, as they say is 8 p.m. Max Creek are true pioneers of the electric rock jam, 5:30 p.m. Innovative and acclaimed cellist Matt Haimovitz history. Terry’s first single with the Hollies ‘Sorry Suzanne’ with nearly four decades of experience launching musical stops in at SPACE for a ‘flash’ concert in advance of his reached number 3 in the UK charts and established the adventures with a rich repertoire of originals and uniquely full Portland Ovations performance “Shuffle.Play.Listen” group once again as a top ten hit making act. Terry’s first interpreted gems. Each set is a journey for audience and with pianist Christopher O’Riley the following day at Merband alike, chasing muses without a net and bringing it rill Auditorium. Presented by Portland Ovations and 317 all back home to the roots again. Bassist John Rider, keyMain Street Community Music Center, this is a unique and boardist Mark Mercier, and guitarist Scott Murawski form intimate chance to check out Haimovitz’s virtuosic take on the singing and songwriting core of the band, meshing the contemporary and classical repertoire. Reception to melodically over the double-drum foundation laid by Scott follow, with specially discounted $10 tickets available for Allshouse, Greg Vasso and Greg DeGuglielmo with a know“Shuffle.Play.Listen.” ing ease and agility that inspires and endures. Port City USM Youth Ensembles Fall Concert Music Hall.

7 p.m. Youth grades 12 and younger from all over the northeast region will perform together in the USM Youth Sunday Nov. 6 Ensembles Fall Instrumental Concert, in Merrill AuditoBeginning Nov. 2nd, Wed rium, Myrtle Street, Portland. A suggested donation of thru Sat open until 8:00 p.m. $6/$3 will be taken at the door. The USM Youth EnsemKotzschmar Organ concert bles are sponsored by Macy’s. The USM Youth Ensem3 p.m. Presented by the Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ – FULL MENU – bles include the the Portland Youth Symphony Orchestra, In honor of the centennial year what better way to show the Portland Youth Wind Ensemble, the Portland Young tribute to the mighty Kotzschmar than joining forces with People’s String Consort, and the Portland Youth Junior the Choral Art Society. A long standing tradition, pipe Orchestra. For more information on the USM School of organs have been the accompanying instrument of choice BYOB Music’s youth programs and auditions, visit www.usm. for choirs and choruses. Experience the glory of this magnifi cent combination led by Robert Russell, conductor maine.edu/music. Sign up for e-notices, or find us on 1557 Bridgton Road, Westbrook • 854-0048 and Ray Cornils, muncipal organist.

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Thursday, November 4, 2011— Page 9

Mavodones defends his record as election nears MAYOR from page one

Intermed tower and other recent projects on Marginal Way, Mavodones said the city has attracted hundreds of millions of dollars in economic development during the worst recession in generations.

“They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but the pictures behind me and to my side, coupled with the buildings surrounding us and the investment in Portland over the last few years, is worth almost $600 million,” he said.

Projects cited by Mavodones included: the $73 million terminal expansion at the Portland Jetport, the $15 million Hampton Inn project on Middle Street and the $12 million conversion of the Cumberland Cold Storage building into offices for Pierce Atwood. (That project was assisted by tax breaks Mavodones supported in the city council).

Mavodones said other key projects, including the proposed $100 million Forefront development at Thompson’s Point and a large mixed-use project proposed on vacant land in Bayside, were also moving forward. (In June, the city council approved tax breaks for Nick Mavodones yesterday called claims that the city is not attracting development a “falsehood.” (CASEY CONLEY PHOTO) the Forefront project that Mavodones also supported).

“The vacancy rate downtown is very high and tunities in the coming decade,” Jed Rathband said New for-profit development creates new tax revproperty taxes keep going up,” Strimling said. “It’s in a statement. enues, which either offset increases elsewhere in not like nothing is happening, but the path we are Because of the way city government currently the city budget or result in lower property taxes. walking is not enough. Portland can be a lot better functions, with a ceremonial mayor, city council and But nonprofit and public buildings are usually taxand it has to be a lot better.” city manager, Mavodones admitted no single person exempt, and development in these sectors has far Michael Brennan didn't disagree that Portland bears responsibility for anything good or bad that’s outpaced private development in recent years. has experienced new development in recent years. happened locally.

In the past four years, the city has experienced But he said the city needs to focus that development But, he suggested, it was no coincidence that so $169 million in public-sector developments, $261 on attracting high-paying jobs. One way to do that, much development occured while he was mayor. million in nonprofit developlments and $153 million Brennan said, was by improving K-12 education to “Next Tuesday, voters have a choice,” he said. “They in private sector projects, according to data provided develop a skilled workforce. can elect a mayor who has the vision, leadership

by Mavodones.

“The city is doing well on several fronts, and Nick and experience to keep these kinds of investment Ethan Strimling, who has repeatedly cited the has been a good leader over his tenure; however, flowing into our city. Or we can put our momentum State Pier redevelopment snafu while campaignnew leadership is what voters asked for last year at risk by electing one of the fourteen candidates ing for mayor, admits the city is “doing well” but and it's what's required to develop new solutions to offering a vague notion of change, backed by few said there are “some scary signs that are not being ongoing problems and to seize new economic opporspecific and no certainly of the outcome.” addressed.”

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SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’ll quietly guard your privacy. You might say you’re in one of your “complicated” moods, which to the rest of the world just looks like a self-assured, soft-spoken and gracious style of interacting.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

The quality of your work depends on the information you gather before you begin. You’ll do your research and come to an unexpected conclusion.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

There’s excitement brewing around you, and you can feel your body responding to the environment. It will be hard to tell whether this is good stress or bad stress. Ultimately, it will depend on your interpretation.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). If you dare to make the first move, you will join forces with like-minded individuals. You’ll find fun and profit in helping the people in your neighborhood, community or town.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You’ll feel like you have something to prove today, but you’re not trying to prove it to anyone else. This is all about what you think of you. Get busy, strive for greatness, and work at it all day long.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 3). Your mental wheels spin with big ideas and high hopes. This optimism draws to you the best and finest support and resources available. Relationships are tinged with a new ease, and you’ll flow with the changing times, even when those changes seem contradictory to what you’ve learned in past years. Leo and Aries people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 40, 10, 31, 16 and 50.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). There are certain things you wish you could tell a loved one, but you’re reasonably sure that he or she wouldn’t be receptive to the message. Maybe there’s a more subtle way to get it across.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). To observe instances of beauty without another person is practically torture for you. You want to share! You need to share! You have to share! And share you will.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The spider is a fine hunter. You’re not afraid of this creature, as long as the spider in question doesn’t encroach on your territory. You will see the arachnid today -- a sign that your own hunt will be fruitful.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are socially more advanced than most and will be the grease that allows a group of people to function well together. You’ll pick up on people’s cues and behave as they would prefer, as long as it’s also what you want to do.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll get the chance to express your artistry.

New materials will be made available to you. Also, your ideas about how things should look will be taken seriously.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Don’t cast a wide net to catch every fish that comes within a mile of you. That will be too much trouble, and you have no use for so many random fish. Use the right lure to catch the exact fish you want.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Your potential is innate, and you’re just the one to nurture it and bring it into reality. You don’t need a teacher now.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Thursday, Nov. 3, the 307th day of 2011. There are 58 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 3, 1911, the Chevrolet Motor Car Co. was founded in Detroit by Louis Chevrolet and William C. Durant. (The company was acquired by General Motors in 1918.)

On this date: In 1839, the first Opium War between China and Britain broke out.

In 1900, the first major U.S. automobile show opened at New York’s Madison Square Garden under the auspices of the Automobile Club of America.

In 1903, Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia.

In 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt won a landslide election victory over Republican challenger Alfred M. “Alf” Landon.

In 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, the second manmade satellite, into orbit; on board was a dog named Laika (LY’kah) who was sacrificed in the experiment.

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In 1979, five Communist Workers Party members were killed in a clash with heavily armed Ku Klux Klansmen and neo-Nazis during an anti-Klan protest in Greensboro, N.C. In 1986, the Iran-Contra affair began to come to light as Ash-Shiraa, a pro-Syrian Lebanese magazine, first broke the story of U.S. arms sales to Iran.

One year ago: President Barack Obama acknowledged that Democrats took “a shellacking” in midterm elections. The Federal Reserve announced a plan to buy $600 billion in Treasury bonds over the next eight months in an attempt to boost lending and stimulate economy. Former Russian Prime Minister Viktor Chernomyrdin died in Moscow at age 72.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Lois Smith is 81. Former Massachusetts Gov. Michael S. Dukakis is 78. Actor-dancer Ken Berry is 78. Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally is 72. Actor Shadoe Stevens is 65.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I am a stepmom to two wonderful little boys under the age of 4. I treat them the same as my own children. The problem is their mother. “Carla” acts as if I am the wicked witch. I know it is hard to let another woman care for your children. I have assured her numerous times that I am not out to take her place. She is their mother and always will be.

Two years ago, the children were removed from her home due to anger issues and drug abuse. She had some counseling and now shares joint custody with their father.

But if I happen to run into Carla when she is with the boys, she causes a huge scene, yelling and cussing at me if the boys say hello. She has sent me awful text messages and threatening Facebook posts. I always try to be the bigger person and ignore her, but it’s hard. I have had to call the police numerous times when I felt she was a danger to my children or me.

My husband tries to keep the peace because no one knows what Carla is capable of. I feel she is unstable. The youngest son has minor surgery scheduled, and Carla told my husband I better not show up at the hospital. As a stepmom, what am I to do? -- Not-So-Wicked Stepmother Dear Stepmom: It doesn’t sound as if Carla’s counseling was sufficient to overcome her anger issues. She is a loose cannon and could be dangerous. Please keep records of her threatening texts and posts in case your husband chooses to fight the custody arrangement. We understand that he fears rocking the boat, and there is no simple solution.

Sometimes the best thing is just to stay out of the way and be as non-confrontational as possible. That includes not going to the hospital. Have your husband convey your good wishes to your stepson. Also try the National Stepfamily Resource Center (stepfamilies.info) for a support group in

your area.

Dear Annie: I was adopted as an infant. I am now in my early 20s and am interested in contacting my birth family. I know my birth mother’s name from a letter she wrote me, in which she asked me to contact her if I ever wanted to.

It wasn’t hard to find her or her family. I even found the Facebook pages of my older half-siblings, who know about me.

By perusing those pages, I learned my birth mother died 10 years ago. I want to make contact with my biological family, but I don’t know if they shared my mother’s wish to meet me. I don’t want to cause them any pain, and I don’t want to overstep any boundaries. Doing this through Facebook seems tacky, and the only address I have is for my bio mother’s sister. Isn’t it more appropriate to contact my grandmother first? How should I proceed? -- Adopted Child Dear Adopted: You are overthinking this. Send a letter to your bio mother’s sister. Tell her about yourself and that you’d like to establish contact. Say you want to get to know your grandmother and half-siblings, but do not wish to intrude. If you do not hear anything back within a month, it is OK to contact your half-siblings via Facebook. If there is still no response, it means they are not interested.

Dear Annie: This is for “Stressed Out by Picky Eaters,” whose family makes holidays more difficult with their various dietary demands.

Why not have them cook with her in her kitchen? This way, they can each prepare a side dish they know they will love and share it with their family. Instead of being resentful, they will create many memories along with all the great food. -- Sunday Dinner Fanatic in Clive, Iowa

Annie’s Mailbox is written by Kathy Mitchell and Marcy Sugar, longtime editors of the Ann Landers column. Please e-mail your questions to: anniesmailbox@comcast.net, or write to: Annie’s Mailbox, c/o Creators Syndicate, 5777 W. Century Blvd., Ste. 700, Los Angeles, CA 90045.

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New Hampshire sets Jan. 10 primary (NY TIMES) — New Hampshire will vote on Jan. 10, a week after the Iowa caucuses and in its traditional place as the first primary contest of the presidential campaign, William M. Gardner, New Hampshire’s secretary of state, announced on Wednesday.

The date was not a surprise; Mr. Gardner had been telegraphing his decision for more than a week.

But it represents the end of the months-long struggle — repeated every four years, like clockwork — to decide which states will have an oversize influence in picking the presidential nominees.

“It’s my honor and privilege to say that the tradition of the New Hampshire primary will live on,” Mr. Gardner said at a news conference in Concord, N.H. Mr. Gardner jealously guards that tradition, and had hinted that he would even consider moving the primary into December to avoid being upstaged.

But Nevada’s decision last month to push their voting day back to early February cleared room for New Hampshire to vote in January.

The result will be a calendar not unlike the one in 2008. Iowa will vote on Jan. 3, followed by New Hampshire on the 10th. South Carolina will vote on Jan. 21 and Florida will vote on Jan. 31.

WikiLeaks founder can be extradited LONDON (NY TIMES) — A British court ruled Wednesday that Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, can be extradited to Sweden for questioning over allegations of sexual abuse made against him by two women there last year. He will seek a final appeal at Britain’s highest court, according to a person close to him.

Two of Britain’s most senior judges dismissed all four arguments raised by Mr. Assange’s defense team. The decision makes it increasingly likely that Mr. Assange will face his accusers in Sweden.

He has at least 14 days to ask for permission to bring his case before Britain’s highest court, the Supreme Court, for a final appeal. The court hears only cases of constitutional or general public importance.

The 43-page ruling was the latest twist in an 11-month legal battle that has included multiple court appearances and brought out throngs of supporters, and comes as Wikileaks has been temporarily shuttered because of continuing funding troubles. Mr. Assange was briefly jailed last December, as Swedish authorities filed an arrest warrant demanding he return to face accusations made by two WikiLeaks volunteers in Stockholm in August 2010. He is accused of two counts of sexual molestation, one count of unlawful coercion and one count of rape based on their allegations that consensual sex became nonconsensual.

He vehemently denies the allegations and has engaged a series of high-profile lawyers to fight the extradition warrant, arguing, among other things, that he could not get a fair trial. Mr. Assange has given interviews condemning Sweden’s strict sexual crimes laws, calling the country “the Saudi Arabia of feminism.”

Wednesday’s ruling marks the second time a British court has rejected his appeals. After the ruling Mr. Assange and a coterie of advisers and friends huddled in the courthouse to discuss their options, flanked by security guards. “We will consider our next steps in the coming days,” he said in a brief statement to the throng of reporters gathered outside. But a person close to Mr. Assange said he would appear in court again to seek permission to appeal.

If the court does not allow him to move his case forward, Mr. Assange will be extradited to Sweden within 10 days of the court’s decision.

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Thursday, Nov. 3 Moore Middle School mayoral forum 8:45 a.m. Students at Lyman Moore Middle School will host an hour-long forum for Portland mayoral candidates in the café of the school, located at 171 Auburn St., Portland.

The public is invited to attend. Seventh graders will introduce the candidates and conduct the forum. The format will include a segment at the beginning where candidates quickly answer questions by writing on whiteboards. Students then will ask each candidate a question. Following the forum, candidates will stay on stage for 45 minutes to answer informal questions from Moore sixth graders, their parents and community members.

Absentee voting and voter registration 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The Portland City Clerk’s office will be open Thursday, Nov. 3 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. for absentee voting and voter registration for Tuesday’s election on Nov. 8. Thursday is the last day for voters to apply for an absentee ballot. Absentee ballots can be returned to the City Clerk’s office between the hours of 9 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Friday and Monday and up until 8 p.m. on Election Day. Residents can register to vote in person at the City Clerk’s office prior to Nov. 8. On Election Day, residents must register at their polling place. All local polling places will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8. For more detailed information about where or how to vote, contact the City Clerk’s office at 874-8677. Voters can also check online to locate their polling place, http://www.portlandmaine.gov/ voter/pollplace.asp.

Fireside Chat on skiing history 11 a.m. Fireside Chat on skiing history will be presented in downtown Portland by Scott Andrews. Refreshments from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., bring your own lunch. Maine Charitable Mechanic Association library, 519 Congress St., second floor, elevator accessible. Phone 773-8396 for more info or www.skimuseumofmaine.org.

StoryWalk at Riverton Park 3 p.m. Portland Mayor Nicholas Mavodones, Portland Public Health, the Portland Public Library and the Portland Housing Authority will be joined by children’s author David Elliott in unveiling the latest permanent StoryWalk featuring his New York Times bestselling book, “And Here’s To You!.” “‘And Here’s To You!’ is an exuberant read-aloud that celebrates the uniqueness of animals from toothy fish to get-you-when-you’re-sleeping cats to lick-lick-lick-licklick-lick dogs. The picture book helps the reader embrace the uniqueness of people from the merry ones to the bald and hairy ones. Portland Stage Actors will perform the story for the children and other attendees as they progress along the book. Copies of ‘And Here’s To You!’ will then be signed by the author and distributed to attendees.” Riverton Park, 55 Riverton Drive. www.portlandmaine.gov

Poet and author Gray Jacobik 5 p.m. Poet and author Gray Jacobik reading from her work, on the seventh floor Events Room, Glickman Library, Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. Free.

Call 892-9831.

Riverton ‘Books and Bears’ 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. First graders at Riverton Elementary School will demonstrate their reading skills to parents, other family members and their favorite stuffed animals at a “Books and Bears” celebration at the school, located at 1600 Forest Ave., Portland. The evening will begin with a pizza supper. Families then will rotate through four stations.

At one station, students will read aloud books from their classroom book boxes. At other stations, parents will be able to read to their children, families will see the school’s online reading program and a storyteller will share stories.

Tips for reading strategies will be available for parents.

Film Screening of Question One 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. “You are invited to attend a press screening of the film, ‘Question One’ by NYC filmmakers Joe Fox and James Nubile. On May 6, 2009 Maine became the first state in this country to legislatively grant same-sex couples the right to marry. Seven months later, on Nov. 3, 2009, Maine reversed, becoming the thirty-first state in this country to say ‘no’ to gay and lesbian marriage. It was an outcome that took the country by storm, and surprised many. ‘Question One’ chronicles the fierce and emotional battle that took place in Maine during that time, a battle whose political symbolism is a bellwether for the greater ideological battlefield in American politics, the greater stakes in terms of civil liberties, constitutional safeguards, legal rights and human dignity, but above all, a battle that will form a fulcrum in the 2012 elections.” The Salt Institute, 561 Congress St.

Shakespeare’s ‘MacBeth’ 7:30 p.m. “Three witches define the future for MacBeth, whose bloody rise to power results in catastrophe. This is Shakespeare at the height of his creative power. Not to be

The dinner scene is shown from “August: Osage County” by Tracey Letts, directed by Brian P. Allen. Pictured (from left) are Paul Drinan as Steve, Kathleen Kimball as Barbara, Mark Rubin as Bill and Lisa Stathoplos as Violet. The production is at Good Theater, Nov. 2–20.

(COURTESY PHOTO) missed!” Freeport Factory Stage, 5 Depot St., Freeport.

Oct. 20 to Nov. 6, Thursday, Friday, Saturday at 7:30 p.m.; Sunday at 2 p.m.; (no performance on Thursday, Nov. 3). www.freeportfactory.com

Good vs. Evil: Anthony Bourdain and Eric Ripert 7:30 p.m. “Culinary arts take center stage in this evening of storytelling that serves up frank and provocative insight into what really goes on behind the kitchen doors.

Anthony Bourdain, chef, author of Medium Raw and Kitchen Confidential and host of The Travel Channel’s ‘No Reservations’and Eric Ripert, renowned chef of Le Bernardin, author and regular guest on Bravo’s ‘Top Chef’ share tales and muse on the place of food in our personal, community and global life. VIP tickets include premiere seating, invitation to an exclusive meet-and-greet reception with Bourdain and Ripert at Grace Restaurant, complimentary hors d’oeuvres, a VIP tour laminate and a limited edition poster. No discounts, no exchanges; a non-subscription event. Contains strong language.” Merrill Auditorium. http://portlandovations.org

Friday, Nov. 4 Third annual Day of Free Dental Care 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. This year, 32 dentists in 11 locations will offer free dental care to adults. The event is the 3rd Annual Dentists Who Care for ME day of free care sponsored by the Greater Portland Dental Society. Last year the program treated over 600 people. “We have a huge group of volunteers in addition to the dentists and specialists,” says Dr. Barry Saltz, co-organizer. “Dental hygienists, assistants and others volunteer to help with all kinds of tasks from teeth cleanings to paperwork,” he adds. The free care is open only to adults who cannot afford regular dental care.

The free care will include one treatment — cleanings, fillings, extractions or referral to a specialist, if necessary. Services are offered on a first come, first serve basis. Appointments will not be made for this day.People are urged to arrive at the dental offices when the doors open. Some people may be asked to return later if the lines are long. Dentists are participating from Falmouth to Gorham and Buxton. In certain situations, some people will be referred to one of more than 20 dental specialists who will also offer free care.

Local care sites include: Buxton, 440 Narragansett Trail, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Jin Hwang, Dr. Wayne Lopez, Dr. Nicholas Roy; Cumberland, 323 Main St., Cumberland Center, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Michael Frost; Gorham, 94 Main St., Gorham, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Ted Morgan, Dr. Amanda Rockwood; Portland, 110 Auburn St., Portland, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Catalina Atienza and Dr. Alan Chebuske, and at 1334 Washington Ave. Portland, Dr. David Bagdasarian, Dr. Denise Caron and Dr. Shane Bryant; Scarborough, 40 Hannaford Drive, Scarborough, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Daniel R. Ravin, and at 618 U.S. Route 1, Suite 4, Dr. Colette Sirois, Dr. Joseph Penna, Dr. Demi Kouzounas, Dr. Nichol Penna, Dr. Barry Saltz, Dr. Jeffrey Brackett, Dr. Denise Theriault, Dr. Michael Cwiklinski, Dr. Andra Boak; South Portland, 463

Cottage Road, South Portland, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. James Ortengren, and at 265 Westbrook St., 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Stephen Palmer, Dr. Jonathan Shinay, 171 Maine Mall Road, Dr. Grace Thomas, Dr. David Jacobson, Dr. Alexandra Mann, Dr. Justin Griffee, Dr. Charles Sutera; Yarmouth, 70 Bayview St., Yarmouth, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Dr. Alex Hutcheon, Dr. Amy Fuller, Dr. Robert Swan.

Lincoln Middle School indoor walking trail 10 a.m. Lincoln Middle School in Portland will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the school’s indoor walking trail.

Teachers and students created the mile-long trail through Lincoln’s corridors as a way to promote physical activity during the school day. Lincoln received a $1,500 grant to help pay for the trail from 5210 Let’s Go!, a program in 12 greater Portland communities that encourages physical activity and healthy eating. The ribbon-cutting ceremony will include remarks by the staff of 5210 Let’s Go!, an appearance by the program’s mascot and a performance by the Lincoln school orchestra. At the ceremony’s conclusion, groups of students and teachers will walk quarter-mile segments of the trail. The school is considering several ways to promote use of the trail, such as starting a walking club and creating a history walk where students learn about a historical topic as they follow the trail. Lincoln joined the 5210 Let’s Go! middle school program three years ago. The school has organized walking field trips, a Hoops/Jump for Heart event, class tastings of produce grown in the school’s gardens, Bike and Walk to School Day, a Turn Off the TV campaign, a student wellness team and other activities to encourage students to exercise and eat healthy foods. Lincoln is located at 522 Stevens Ave. To find out more about 5210 Let’s Go!, please visit www.letsgo.org.

Dance, storytelling with Winfield and Ahern 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. This Vermont Dance Company will do two performances and lead two dance workshops at Lucid Stage 29 Baxter Boulevard. Performances: Friday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. Call 899-3993 for reservations. Dance Workshops: Saturday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 6 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fee for workshops, $40. Call 899-3993 to enroll in the workshops.

Annual Key4Women Forum 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. KeyBank will host the Annual Key4Women Forum, “Creating a Culture of Courage: The New Leadership Challenge.” Leadership and customer service expert Cindy Solomon will discuss: four types of courage and when and how to invoke each for success in business, why finding the courage to move forward is the key to success in today’s new business economy, and how to inspire courage personally and professsionally. Women in business: business owners, leaders, decision makers and nonprofit directors. Marriott Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland. $30, payable to McAuley Residence.

Contact Sherry Brown, KeyBank, 207-874-7230, or register online at www.key.com/womensforum. (Advance registration is required.) see next page

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Darfur’s beauty, and the tragic genocide. Tom Andrews, President and CEO of United to End Genocide* and former Maine Congressman will be on hand for conversation and will lead a dialog with Maine’s Sudanese Community. The Pihcintu Multicultural Chorus, directed by Con Fullam, award-winning producer, musician, and songwriter, will be lending their voices to this occasion and will be performing a selection of songs. Viewing the artwork, mingling with the artists, survivors, and Tom will take place between 5-7:30 p.m. Student musicians will perform light background music. At 7:30 p.m. there will be a performance

by Pihcintu, an international immigrants children’s choir.

At 7:45 p.m. there will be remarks by Tom Andrews and a dialog with Maine’s Sudanese Community members. ElFadel Arbab, a survivor of the genocide in Darfur, an educator, and secretary of the Fur Cultural Revival, met with students at Yarmouth and Falmouth to educated them about the genocide. It was from those meetings and further research on the students’ part that the art is being inspired and created.

This event is in collaboration with VIA Agency, Falmouth High School, Yarmouth High School, USM Office of Multi-Cultural Student Affairs, Fur Cultural Revival, Pihcintu, and NAACP Portland Branch.

Book club, Jack Kerouac noon. Book club, Jack Kerouac, “On the Road.” Maine Charitable Mechanic Association. The MCMA library is starting a book club that will meet on the first Tuesday of each month at noon; bring a sandwich, dessert coffee and tea provided. Bring a list of what books you would like to read and discuss. For more information you can call Pat at 773-8396 during library hours, Tues., Wed., Thurs. from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. http://www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

Poet and author Brigit Pegeen Kelly 2 p.m. Poet and author Brigit Pegeen Kelly: informal talk at 2 p.m.; 4 p.m. reading from her work; in seventh floor Events Room, Glickman Library, Portland campus of the University of Southern Maine. Free. Call 780-4291.

GLIMPSE at the Jetport 3 p.m. The Portland International Jetport will host a reception to celebrate and welcome the latest addition of sculpture, GLIMPSE by Wendy Klemperer, to the city’s public arts collection and featured at the airport. Meet and Greet area (first floor, adjacent to Shipyard Brewing Co.). GLIMPSE features an installation of sculpture including a herd of deer, a porcupine, and a wolf sited along the roadside of Jetport Boulevard (off the Congress Street entrance to the Jetport).

The sculptures were donated to the City of Portland by arts patrons, William D. and Mary Louise N. Hamill in celebration of the new Jetport expansion in 2011.

Second-year anniversary for Geno’s First Friday

Reiche School Garden Party 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Reiche Community School in Portland will host a garden party to honor the people and local businesses that helped design, build and maintain the school’s garden. The community is invited to attend.

Those involved in the garden project will be recognized with bouquets of herbs grown at Reiche and thank-you letters from students. Refreshments will include carrots, radishes and edible flowers from the garden. Earlier in the day, members of the Reiche Green Team will work with teachers and parents to help students harvest produce.

Potatoes and leeks will be sent to the school district’s central kitchen to make soup for teachers and students to sample the following week.

Margaritas visiting artists 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Margaritas Mexican Restaurant will play host to visiting artists Manuel Abeiro Horta and Modesto Horta, a team of mask making brothers from Tócuaro, Mexico. They will demonstrate crafting traditional Mexican fiesta masks using nothing more than a block of wood and some hand-made tools forged by a local blacksmith from their hometown. The lecture and demonstration is free and open to the public. There will also be children’s coloring and arts activities at the event.” Margaritas of Portland, 11 Brown St., Auburn.

First Friday at St. Lawrence Arts 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Paintings by Rosemont Market VIP and Munjoy Hill local Joe Fournier. 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. for First Friday Art Walk with complimentary snacks and wine on hand!! http://www.joefournier.blogspot.com or St. Lawrence Arts at www.stlawrencearts.org

‘Under the Tree’ art show 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of “Pasi peMuti” “Under the Tree,” a one-man show of the work of Clyde Bango in the Museum of African Culture’s Contemproary Gallery. “Artist Clyde Bango is a native of Zimbabwe, and a recent graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. Bango earned a double major in both biochemistry and visual arts, fulfilling his parents’ wishes for him to study science, and the artist’s own dream to study art. The artist’s wire sculptures feature portraits, figures and 3D sculptures. These wire sculptures draw an intricate attention to line and plane as fundamental units of structure, living or man-made. His magnificent wire tree in the show honors the late Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist and the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.”

The First Friday Art Walk at the museum will also feature the music of Jacob’s Marimba’s, an orchestra of beautiful wooden marimba’s, instruments that are in the xylophone family. The Museum of African Culture is at 13 Brown St. in Portland and open Tuesday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, noon to 4 p.m. Open each monthly First Friday Art Walk in Portland from 4:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Phone: 871-7188. www.museumafricanculture.org.

First Friday: Jeni McLaughlin 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Opening Reception at Mayo Street Arts.

“Starting to draw and paint as a therapeutic outlet, Jeni now finds inspiration more from the natural world and daily walks at the woods, beaches, and marshes. Currently residing in Portland, Jeni spends her days in the studio listening to cassette tapes, watching her pups play, and teaching herself new techniques. Jeni’s artwork can be seen in the

On Friday, the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland, will host the fourth annual Claddagh Award Ceremony to honor William J. Ryan. Tickets are $75. (COURTESY PHOTO) private collections of her followers and can be purchased in a variety of new and recycled mediums at her booth at the Merchant Co. at 656 Congress St. in Portland, Maine.” http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

Back Cove Artists at MCMA 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk, Back Cove Artists showing their watercolors. Eight artists formed this group of watercolorists in 1987. Among the artists are Joan Bennert, Joan Connick, Bernie & Barbara Wall. The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association at 519 Congress St., Portland. www. mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com.

French Fashion exhibit at MHS 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at Maine Historical Society. “Join us during Portland’s First Friday Art Walk to see two fabulous fashion-themed shows, ‘Having in Paris a Great Success’: French Fashion, 1928-1936, on display in the Earle G. Shettleworth, Jr. Lecture Hall and Dressing Up, Standing Out, Fitting In: Adornment & Identity in Maine, on display in the museum. Mingle, enjoy refreshments and music, and discover Maine history.”

Meg Perry Center First Friday opening; Maine visual artist Kenny Cole 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “An exhibition of gouache drawings on paper by Maine visual artist Kenny Cole. Portland, Maine is home to the largest community of refugees from the beleaguered Darfur region of the Sudan. Cole interviewed El Fadel Arbab, the community’s activist and lead spokesperson, about his life growing up in Darfur and the odyssey that led to his arrival in Maine. These drawings weave the hand rendered text of el Fadel’s interview into Cole’s invented acronyms, while text from various other sources are fitted in and around as a colorful array of amoeba-like puzzle pieces vying to tell the bigger story.” There will be an opening reception for the artist during Portland’s First Friday Art Walk. For more information visit: www.peaceactionme.org/meg-perry-center

The Beauty of Darfur; The Tragedy of Genocide at First Friday Art Walk 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. As part of First Friday Art Walk, the Via Agency will open its doors at the Baxter building, 619 Congress St., Portland to host a very special event to bring awareness to and help efforts to end the genocide in Darfur. Come view inspiring and breath taking works of art created by Falmouth and Yarmouth High School student artists that feature contrasting work representing

5:30 p.m. Geno’s First Friday Rock Walk will be second anniversary. “To celebrate, we give you one of Geno’s most talented - Mr. Dave ‘Grim Horror’ Bumpus, and a line-up of music that will satisfy every craving for sound you could have! David ‘Grim’ Bumpus, 29, is an artist from Maine, who works primarily in black and white sketching mediums. He discovered a talent for working with the classic ‘Etch-A-Sketch’ toys several years ago while living in Boulder, Colo., and has since perfected a preservation process. The name ‘Tendonitis’ was inspired by the physical effects of turning little knobs for hours on end. In his spare time, David enjoys cooking, drinking, writing, bar-room darts and various other activities. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Film Sciences and a master’s degree in Creative Writing. Art walk, 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Door at 9 p.m. for live music show! $5/ 21 plus.

Bands are: Apocryphonic (http://www.facebook.com/ Apocryphonic); Absence of the Sun (http://www.facebook.com/absenceofthesun); Johnny Cremains (http:// www.myspace.com/johncremains). Geno’s is located at 627 Congress St., right beside the Baxter Building.

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Claddagh Award Ceremony 5:30 p.m. The Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland, will host the fourth annual Claddagh Award Ceremony to honor William J. Ryan and to raise funds for the MIHC. William J. Ryan is retired as Chairman of the Board of TD Bank, N.A. Tickets are $75. This is the major fundraiser for the Maine Irish Heritage Center. www.maineirish.com

Maine Brewers Festival 6:30 p.m. The 18th annual Maine Brewers Festival will be held on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, as New Englanders come together to celebrate the local Maine craft beer community. The Evening with the Brewers VIP Session will kick off the festival weekend on Friday night, and the highly anticipated festival will begin on Saturday afternoon with two high-energy sessions. Festival attendees will receive a complimentary logoed tasting glass (real glass!) with tickets to enjoy 12, 4-oz pours of Maine craft beer. Saturday Happy Hour Session: 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.; doors open at 1 p.m. Food and store sales start at 1 p.m.

Taps open at 1:30 p.m. Evening Session: 6:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.; doors open at 6 p.m. Food and store sales start at 6 p.m. Taps open at 6:30 p.m. Portland Expo. http://learnyourbeer.com

‘Betrayal’ by Harold Pinter 7:30 p.m. November 4, 5, 10, 11, 12. Saco River Grange Hall, Bar Mills. The Originals present “Betrayal.” “The classic dramatic scenario of the love triangle is powerfully manifested in Harold Pinter’s poignant and absorbing play, ‘Betrayal.’ ‘Betrayal’ exposes the painful truth that love sometimes causes us to betray not only those we care about, but also ourselves. Sure to stimulate conversation, this elegant play is not to be missed. Featuring Jennifer Porter, Dana Packard and Rob Cameron. Tickets: $18 / $15, Thursday, Nov. 10 is pay-what-you-can. Call 9295412 for reservations.

Jazz benefit concert to support Occupy Maine 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. At the Mayo Arts Center, 10 Mayo St., Portland. $10 plus cover charge at the door to support Occupy Maine. All ages welcome. Beer, wine, juice, spring water and snacks are available for purchase through Mayo Street Arts Center. “All musicians are donating their talent and time. Please go to www.occupymaine.com or OccupyMaine on Facebook to learn more about the movement.” Contact Rob Schreiber at wrschreiber@juno.com see next page

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City may add fines to graffiti ordinance “People are noticing a decrease in graffiti ... and there have been some really positive results,” said Trish McAllister on Tuesday, adding, “without the civil penalty though, certainly enforcement of the ordinance is limited.”

LEFT: The Portland Sea Dogs, DoubleA affiliate of the Boston Red Sox, will place their individual game tickets for the 2012 season on sale on Saturday, Nov. 5.

The Sea Dogs have scheduled several activities for fans at Hadlock Field on Saturday, to kick off the 2012 ticket sales. Slugger the Sea Dog, mascot for the Sea Dogs, will be available for photos by the Sea Dogs dugout from 10 a.m. to noon.

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‘Paul Goodman Changed My Life’ 6:30 p.m. “Paul Goodman Changed My Life,” Friday, Nov. 4, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Nov. 5, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 6, 2 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Tickets: $7 and available on the day of the show. For a complete list of movies, visit moviesatthemuseum.org.

Neil Berg’s ‘101 Years of Broadway’ 8 p.m. “After their triumphant 2010 Portland Ovations

debut, award-winning composer/producer Neil Berg and his phenomenal cast of five Broadway stars return to Merrill Auditorium with their latest rendition, 101 Years of Broadway. Accompanied by an all-star New York band, 101 Years of Broadway is a sprawling revue showcasing the best of Broadway and the American songbook including songs by Irving Berlin and Andrew Lloyd Webber as well as dazzling tributes to Rodgers and Hart, George Gershwin, Stephen Sondheim, and Oscar Hammerstein.

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ment to remove the fines. His motion passed 5-3 and came after members of the public, largely against the fines, addressed the council, McAllister said.

Any push to add civil violation measures to the ordinance at a later time would liekly be orchestrated by the public, McAllister said, adding that it's where concerns for clamping down on graffiti vandalism was first introduced.

"I suspect others will be lobbying for it because this initiative was driven by a community board," she said, referring to the Community Police Advisory Board.

Additional graffiti ordinance updates are slated to be delivered to the council in the coming months, McAllister said.

Also during Tuesday's regular monthly meeting, members of the Public Safety Committee agreed to recommend to the City Council that it add language to Portland's litter ordinance that would specifically target tobacco garage.

Officials say an increase in cigarette litter makes the wording necessary and would give police the authority to ticket offenders. Under the current rules, tobacco is not clearly identified as prohibited litter — though city officials say it's still possible to be considered trash and eligible for a citation.

The new language would clarify any ambiguity and fine smokers $100 each time they are caught flicking a butt.

"It's obviously a problem," Coyne said during the meeting, voting 2-0 with Suslovic in sending their recommendation to the entire council for review.

Advocates of the new language argue the nonbiodegradable cigarette filters are hard to pick up from the downtown cobblestone surfaces and pose environmental hazards when they are washed out into the bay.

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But despite moving in the right direction laid out by residents and officials concerned with the abundance of tagging, McAllister emphasized to councilors that the ordinance lacks any real enforcement measures that would compel property owners to fall into compliance.

"People are noticing a decrease in graffiti ... and there have been some really positive results," said McAllister on Tuesday, adding, "without the civil penalty though, certainly enforcement of the ordinance is limited."

Under the current ordinance, reports of graffiti are sent either to McAllister or the city's Public Services Department. Vandalism on city property is cleaned by Public Services; in the case that nonpublic property is tagged, notices are sent out to property owners following a review of the graffiti by McAllister.

Property owners have 10 days to clean the graffiti or contact McAllister and set up a removal plan after they receive a notice. The ordinance gives the city authority to remove graffiti from private property and charge the landowner for the work, plus a fee.

But there's a hitch.

The city must first secure the property owner's consent to clean the vandalism. Without it, they are unable to remove the graffiti and bill the landlord.

"If a landlord really doesn't want to deal with the issue, there comes a point where my hands are tied," McAllister said.

She suggested at the meeting that the civil penalty item would be introduced around the time of the rule's one-year anniversary — June 2012. And during the subcommittee meeting, both Councilors Ed Suslovic and John Coyne agreed that "reasonable penalties" should be part of the statute.

The penalty for noncompliance was in the ordinance's original draft, but was removed at the eleventh hour. The fines ranged from $100 or less for first offenses to $500 for three or more offenses.

Councilor David Marshall — the third member of the Public Safety Committee, but who was absent from Tuesday's meeting — proposed the amend-

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Courthouse upgrade includes drainage, waterproofing Zack Beardsley with Colex LLC of New Gloucester runs an excavator to demonstrate a federal drainage and waterproofing job at the U.S. District Courthouse in Portland Tuesday. Next spring, crews will return to tackle the full restoration and improvement project, the contractor reported.

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BDN: MaineToday Media working to restructure its debt, lawsuit reveals MaineToday Media Inc. is being sued by McGrann Paper Corp. of Charlotte, N.C. , which alleges it was not paid for tons of paper delivered to the publisher

of the Portland Press Herald and other newspapers, Judy Harrison of the Bangor Daily News reported Wednesday.

“The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Cumberland County Superior Court, also reveals that MaineToday is working with a Boston company to restructure its debt,” Harrison wrote. “The paper company is seek-

Benefit Arabic Dance Party With music provided by ALHAN Middle Eastern Music Ensemble & Jamileh performing the classical Egyptian Belly Dance.

With teachers on hand, we’ll learn the simple dakbe dance together. It’s fun and invigorating for everyone…singles as well as the entire family!

Saturday Nov. 5, 2011, 7 p.m.

Woodford’s Club 179 Woodford Street, Portland Adults $15 • Seniors & Students $8 • Under 12 free Discounts available to families We know these are difficult times economically No one will be turned away (pay what you can) Proceeds go to The Middle East Children’s Alliance Project to bring clean, safe drinking water to the children of Gaza.

Come dance, enjoy light Middle East refreshments, and do your holiday gift-buying from beautiful Palestinian pottery, scarves, soaps, bracelets and more.

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MaineToday Media, which recently announced the resignation of high-level staff, including its publisher, Richard Connor, owns the Portland Press Herald, Maine Sunday Telegram, Kennebec Journal and Waterville Sentinel.