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Lewd link found, removed from school website BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
Superintendent James Morse says links to pornographic content that turned up this week on the Portland Public Schools’ website was likely caused by a virus or other computer bug. But it remains unclear whether
the school system’s network was seriously harmed by the incident or whether website visitors could have been exposed to the problem. “That’s probably some kind of virus that’s gotten into the system,” said Morse, who is on vacation on the West Coast and was not aware of the situation until contacted by a
reporter. “Clearly we wouldn’t have that garbage on our site.” For at least an hour yesterday, the school-sanctioned directory page belonging to special services director Bonnie Violette had two embedded links labeled “Free Adult Chat.” Anyone who clicked the link was re-directed to an adult-themed
site with images of naked women. It’s not clear when the links were added to Violette’s site, or whether similar content was added to directory pages belonging to other school department employees or were present elsewhere on the site. The links on Violette’s page were see LEWD page 9
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A bomb scare mobilized the city’s Hazardous Device Unit Tuesday after police found a device they believe was intended to look like an actual homemade pipe bomb, officials said. Bomb technicians determined that the white foot-long pipe, wrapped with electrical tape and plastic tubing, was empty and did not pose a threat after examining the device for at least an hour. It was discovered by police following an attempted pharmacy robbery — the fifth in Portland since the end of August. The attempted robbery and subsequent bomb scare occurred at a Rite Aid located at 701 Forest Ave. “I can’t say for sure at this point, (but) it would be a strong coincidence if in fact it was two separate incidents,” said Acting Chief Michael Sauschuck, who spoke at the scene following the incident. The device was discovered by officers following an investigation into the attempted robbery. Police say a man approached the pharmacy counter and passed a note Bomb technicians determined that the white foot-long pipe left in the bushes at Rite Aid Pharmacy at see BOMB page 6
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Screen time higher than ever for children (NY Times) — Jaden Lender, 3, sings along softly with the “Five Little Monkeys” app on the family iPad, and waggles his index fi nger along with the monkey doctor at the warning, “No more monkeys jumping on the bed!” He likes crushing the ants in “Ant Smasher,” and improving his swing in the golf app. But he is no app addict: when the one featuring Grover from Sesame Street does not work right, Jaden says, “Come on, iPad!’” — then wanders happily off to play with his train set. Despite the American Academy of Pediatrics’ longstanding recommendations to the contrary, children under 8 are spending more time than ever in front of screens, according to a study scheduled for release Tuesday. The report also documents for the fi rst time an emerging “app gap” in which affl uent children are likely to use mobile educational games while those in lowincome families are the most likely to have televisions in their bedrooms. The study, by Common Sense Media, a San Francisco nonprofi t group, is the fi rst of its kind since apps became widespread, and the first to look at screen time from birth. It found that almost half the families with incomes above $75,000 had downloaded apps specifi cally for their young children, compared with one in eight of the families earning less than $30,000. More than a third of those low-income parents said they did not know what an “app” — short for application — was. “The app gap is a big deal and a harbinger of the future,” said James Steyer, chief executive of Common Sense Media, which had 1,384 parents surveyed this spring for the study. “It’s the beginning of an important shift, as parents increasingly are handing their iPhones to their 1 ½-year-old kid as a shut-up toy. And parents who check their e-mail three times on the way to the bus stop are constantly modeling that behavior, so it’s only natural the kids want to use mobile devices too.”
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Qaddafi, son and former aide buried in secret spot BY KAREEM FAHIM AND RICH GLADSTONE THE NEW YORK TIMES
MISURATA, Libya — After four days of public viewing of the slowly decomposing corpses of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi , one of his sons and his former defense minister in a Misurata meat locker, the military council in this city said on Tuesday that the three were buried in a predawn funeral at a secret location. Ibrahim Beitalmal, a senior offi cial on the council, said 18 people attended the funeral of Colonel Qaddafi , his son Muatassim, and the defense minister, Abu Bakr Younes. Among those in attendance, Mr. Beitalmal said, were three relatives, including a nephew of Colonel Qaddafi , Mahmoud Hamid. Cellphone photos of the ceremony showed three bodies shortly before the burial, wrapped in white shrouds, in coffins of thin wood.
Mr. Beitalmal declined to specify where they had been interred or how the location would be kept secret. Offi cials of the Transitional National Council, the interim government, had said they would not disclose the location of the grave, fearing that it would be desecrated or become a shrine for supporters of Colonel Qaddafi, who was killed last Thursday. The three men were among those seized by Misurata-based fi ghters in Surt, the colonel’s home town on the Mediterranean coast, where he had fled for refuge after the rebellion that toppled him in August. All three men apparently died in captivity, under circumstances that have not been clarifi ed — particularly in the case of Colonel Qaddafi , seen alive after capture in cellphone videos posted on the Internet and then dead, apparently from a bullet wound to the head, in later photographs. Responding to international
pressure, the interim government has said it would investigate his death, since the killing of captives is considered a war crime. But there is virtually no appetite in Libya for prosecuting the killer or killers of Colonel Qaddafi , whose death ended a brutal dictatorship and signified the end of the most violent uprising so far in the Arab Spring political upheavals. This port city harbored a virulent hostility for Colonel Qaddafi because of his military’s vicious assaults here during the seven-month rebellion that ultimately overthrew him. The Misurata brigade of fi ghters who brought Colonel Qaddafi and the other two men back here allowed the corpses to putrefy on bloody mattresses in a meat locker that became a makeshift morgue and public viewing area. Hundreds of Libyans fi led past the corpses for a look over four days, until offi cials ended the spectacle late Monday because the bodies were decomposing so
badly. In Tripoli on Tuesday, Col. Ahmed Bani, a spokesman for the Transitional National Council’s military wing, dismissed reports by Human Rights Watch and others of a massacre in Surt possibly committed by anti-Qaddafi forces, saying those who were killed “were resisting our troops. They were killed during fi ghting.” Colonel Bani, speaking at a news conference, said “Our fighters were just doing their duty.” A visit to Surt on Monday showed clear signs of a mass killing outside the Mahari Hotel, where volunteers were collecting dozens of bodies, apparently of people executed days earlier. The hotel had been used by anti-Qaddafi fi ghters during their assault on Surt. Colonel Bani also brushed away a question about mistreatment of Qaddafiloyalists, saying “Our Islamic values insist that we give the right treatment to prisoners.”
Wealthiest Americans benefit most under Perry’s tax plan BY RICHARD A. OPPEL JR. THE NEW YORK TIMES
GRAY COURT, S.C. — Gov. Rick Perry of Texas unveiled a plan on Tuesday to scrap the graduated income tax and replace it with a 20 percent fl at rate while granting a major tax cut for the wealthy by throwing out rates as high as 35 percent and eliminating estate and investment taxes. It is the centerpiece of an ambitious proposal that aims to overhaul political sacred cows like Social Security and Medicare while slashing the federal budget. Mr. Perry, a Republican presidential candidate, said his proposal would also offer benefi ts to middle-class Americans by giving a $12,500 deduction for every member of a household while preserving exemptions for
state and local taxes, mortgage interest and charitable contributions for anyone making less than $500,000. He said anyone could still fi le under the current code, and he also pledged to lower the corporate tax rate to 20 percent, from 35 percent. “Taxes will be cut on all income groups in America,” said Mr. Perry, who promised that taxes could be fi led on a postcard-size form under his plan. “The net benefi t will be more money in Americans’ pockets, with greater investment in the private economy instead of the federal government.” The plan represents a gamble for Mr. Perry, who is trying to reinvigorate a once-high-fl ying campaign by capturing some of the energy Herman Cain generated with his fl at tax plan and by drawing a sharply conserva-
tive contrast with Mitt Romney. But in proposing what he called “bold reform” that may trim Social Security and Medicare benefits for many, Mr. Perry is also advocating potentially sweeping changes in entitlement programs that may open him to new lines of attack from Republican rivals, all at a time when polling shows many Americans want to see higher — not lower — taxes on the wealthy. The plan also proposes reducing the scope of the federal government by requiring drastically austere federal budgets — compared with what exists now — that spend no more than 18 percent of the nation’s gross domestic product, which analysts said would most likely force big cuts in government spending at almost every level. That would equate to a cut of
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Suspect in Freeport fire nabbed in Portland A 21-year-old homeless man accused of destroying a Freeport business was arrested Tuesday morning in Portland as he prepared to board a bus for South Carolina, police said. Christopher Veysey is accused of starting the blaze that destroyed Bob Miles & Son plumbing and heating and four of the company’s trucks, police said. Veysey was charged with arson and nine counts of burglary, according to Steve McCausland, a state police spokesman. “We had some information that came in during the night that said he was likely to head south,” said McCausland following the arrest, declining to elaborate on how investigators tracked the suspect to the Portland bus station. Police accused Veysey of burglarizing nine of the company’s vehicles and then setting fi re to four of them late Monday night. The blaze spread to the building as Veysey made his way to Portland, McCausland said, adding that he likely walked or hitchhiked. He was arrested in Portland at about 9 a.m. Veysey is originally from the Hartland area and is the prime suspect in additional burglaries on Monday in Guilford, about 100 miles north of Freeport, McCausland said. Bob Miles & Son is located on Route 1 in Freeport. The fi re reportedly caused more than $500,000 in damage. The Freeport police and fi re departments, as well as the State Fire Marshal’s Office, assisted in the investigation.
Secretary of State warns of online license scam AUGUSTA – Secretary of State Charlie Summers is warning consumers about websites claiming to provide new driver’s licenses and driver’s license renewals. These websites charge customers, but never send valid credentials. The Maine Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) has received complaints about the websites DMV-DriversLicences.com and US-DriversLicenses.com. New Maine driver’s licenses can only be obtained at BMV branches or mobile units. The only valid website for renewing a Maine driver’s license is maine.gov/online/bmv/dlr (proof of residency and legal presence must already be established to renew
online). A complete listing of BMV locations can be found at www.maine. gov/sos/bmv/locations. If you believe you have been a victim of a driver’s license scam, please contact the BMV Investigations Unit at 624-9000, extension 52144, or visit the Attorney General’s Consumer Protection website at maine.gov/ag/consumer/.
City’s family shelter featured in promotion The city of Portland’s Family Shelter was chosen to participate in a national promotion by the paint company Benjamin Moore. The shelter will receive free paint and free labor to give the eight-unit shelter a fresh look. The City of Portland Family Shelter and the other individual shelters that will undergo the color transformation were chosen through a competitive process that included a United States Conference of Mayors review committee, according to a press release. Benjamin Moore is providing enough paint for bedrooms, common areas such as living rooms, dining rooms and recreation spaces, entryways, hallways and stairwells. Workers hired to paint this shelter and others around the country will also “handle minor repairs” to interior walls, the press release said. In a statement, Mayor Nicholas Mavodones thanked Benjamin Moore for selecting the city’s family shelter. The mayor also noted that Portland has experienced a sharp rise in homelessness in recent years.
City Hall flu clinic opens today, last day for shots Adults and teenagers 18 and older have one more chance to get their fl u shots through the city’s annual clinic. Portland’s Health and Human Services is hosting its fi nal fl u vaccination clinic in room 24 at City Hall today, between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. The vaccine will be available for $10, or at no cost for people with Medicare Part B cards. It should be noted that this year’s vaccination for the seasonal flu is recommended for everyone, city officials said. Parents and caregivers of young children are advised to get fl u vaccine from their regular doctor in the community. Please contact the Portland’s fl u hotline at 874-8946 for additional information.
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Man jumps from house and attempts to elude police, twice in two days BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN
A Portland man who tried to elude police by jumping from a multi-story building twice in two days is facing felony charges for pretending to be his brother, police said. Matthew Tozier, 32, was charged with two counts of aggravated forgery after giving police a false name when being issued an arrest summons on Sunday, said Lt. Gary Rogers, a Portland police spokesman. Tozier identifi ed himself as David Tozier — his 31-year-old brother, Rogers said. Police fi rst made contact with Tozier after they were called to the 40 block of Revere Street Sunday in reference to a report of a domestic dispute. Not only could officers hear people fi ghting inside the residence, but after knocking on the door and identifying themselves as police, they heard someone say, “Let’s run out the back,” Rogers said. “Offi cers were checking the back of the building when and individual jumped from the second fl oor porch and then ran of f,” he said. “Officers chased him and caught up to him, they struggled with him … and deployed a Taser.”
The Taser failed to make full contact with the fl eeing suspect, later identifi ed as Tozier, though, police were eventually able to subdue him following a physical struggle. Tozier was transported to the hospital where he was treated for nonlife threatening injuries and issued an arrest summons. The following day, police discovered they were given false information and returned to the same residence on Revere Street to make contact with Tozier. “This time they covered the front and the back door,” Rogers said. “Eventually, a man climbed out of the window of the apartment and then he jumped from the third fl oor window.” Offi cers described Tozier, again, attempting to fl ee, however they were quickly able to place him in custody, Rogers said. Tozier was treated at the hospital a second time and then brought to Cumberland County Jail, Rogers said. Both aggravated forgery charges are Class C felonies. Tozier was also charged with two counts of refusing to submit to an arrest and fi ve counts of violating conditions of release.
3 aid workers kidnapped in Somalia (NY TIMES) NAIROBI, Kenya — An American aid worker and two colleagues were kidnapped by Somali gunmen Tuesday in the Somali region of Puntland, a Danish organization said. Three staff members from the Danish Refugee Council — an American woman, a Danish man and a Somali man — were abducted near the town of Galkayo at around 3 p.m., the organization said, adding that it had suspended all of its activities in the area. “We are keeping close contact with the family members, who are deeply concerned, just as we are,” Ann Mary Olsen, head of the Danish Refugee Council’s international department, said in a statement. The American and Danish aid workers were the fi fth and sixth Westerners to be kidnapped in a series of abductions by Somali gunmen since September. The kidnappings occurred as the African Union, the Kenyan military and an assortment of militias were battling Islamist extremists in Somalia,
hoping to stabilize a country that has lacked a functioning national government for 20 years. Kenya, which neighbors Somalia, sent hundreds of troops backed by tanks and gunships into Somalia this month to battle the Shabab, an Islamist insurgent group, after four Westerners were kidnapped from its territory by Somali gunmen. One of them, a 66-year old French cancer patient and paraplegic, died this month in captivity. Kenya’s military offensive aims at shoring up Somalia’s weak, American-backed government, which controls only pockets of Somali territory. Somalia is carved into a hodgepodge of semiautonomous regions, as well as areas run by clan-based militias and roving bandits. The kidnappings on Tuesday took place far from the scene of Kenya’s offensive — in the semiautonomous region of Puntland, which is relatively stable compared to the rest of Somalia, though it still experiences kidnapping, piracy and human trafficking.
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The biographer’s dilemma I was halfway through Walter Isaacson’s new biography of Steve Jobs when I suddenly went searching through my bookshelf for the book he wrote about Benjamin Franklin. I had read the latter biography when it came out in 2003, and I remembered it fondly. I was trying to fi gure out why “Steve Jobs,” despite being full of new information about the most compelling businessman of the modern era, was leaving me cold. It didn’t take long to fi nd the answer. “Benjamin Franklin is the founding father who winks at us,” wrote Isaacson early in Chapter One in “Benjamin Franklin: An American Life.” Oh, for such a sentence in “Steve Jobs!” Oh, for such an insight. Let me acknowledge that the task facing Isaacson was daunting. He began his research in early 2009, knowing that Jobs had cancer and that his time remaining on this earth was likely to be brief. Although many ––––– books have been written about The New York Jobs, Isaacson was the fi rst Times writer the Apple co-founder had ever cooperated with. (Indeed,
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it was Jobs who approached Isaacson about writing his biography.) They spoke more than 40 times, about all aspects of Jobs’s life — including his personal life, which he had always guarded fiercely. Combine that with the enormousness of Jobs’s accomplishments — from starting the personal computer industry in his garage to creating a half-dozen see NOCERA page 5
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Defusing the big/small government debate The elemental question in American politics is: Do voters trust their government? During the middle of the 20th century, more than 70 percent of Americans said that they trusted government to do the right thing most of the time. During the 1970s, that fell. By the Iraq war, only 25 percent trusted government. Now, amid the economic slowdown, public trust has hit an all-time low. According to a CNN/ORC International poll, only 15 percent of Americans asked said that they trust the federal government to do the right thing most of the time. This is a problem for Democrats. But Democrats can win elections in this climate if they defuse the Big Government/Small Government ideological debate. With his Third Way approach, Bill Clinton established that he was not a Big Government liberal. Once he crossed that threshold, he could get voters to think about his individual policies, which were actually quite popular. Clinton made a national election feel like a state election (state and local governments are still trusted and voters are less ideological when voting for those offices). Barack Obama also crossed the ideological threshold in 2008, running as a postpartisan unifier. But the government activism of his fi rst two years reawakened the Big Government/Small Govern-
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The New York Times ment frame. Independents and moderate conservatives recoiled. The Pew Research Center asks voters to place themselves and the two parties on a left-right ideological continuum. In 2006, independent voters said they felt they were twice as close to the Democrats as they were to the too-conservative Republicans. Today, they say they feel twice as close to the Republicans. On issue after issue, the electorate has shifted rightward as independents have moved closer to the G.O.P. According to a Gallup poll, 64 percent of Americans who were asked said they primarily blamed government for the economic slowdown, whereas only 30 percent said they blamed the financial institutions. According to a Congressional Connections poll, 55 percent of adults said they believed government regulation has been a “major factor” in the current economic slowdown. The Occupy Wall Street placards advocate income redistribution, but data from the General Social Survey shows that support for redistribution has plummeted
during the recession, with the sharpest declines coming among people earning between $7 and $9 an hour. After the shellacking in the 2010 midterms, President Obama tried to cut deals and win back independent voters. But Republicans weren’t willing to meet him halfway — or even 10 percent of the way. Liberals scalded Obama for being spineless, while the sour stagnation locked everything in place. Obama’s latest job approval rating among independents is only 36 percent, according to Gallup. So Obama faced a choice. Double down on conciliator mode or become a fighter. Think of the latter as the Bibi Netanyahu strategy: since I have no negotiating partner I’m going to come out swinging in a way that pleases my base. If Obama were a Republican, he could win with this sort of strategy: Repeat your party’s most orthodox positions and then rip your opponent to shreds. Republicans can win a contest between an orthodox Republican and an orthodox Democrat because they have the trust in government issue on their side. Democrats do not have that luxury. The party of government cannot win an orthodox vs. orthodox campaign when 15 percent of Americans trust government. It certainly can’t do it presiding over see BROOKS page 5
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Adopting a pet will change your life I am not a dog person. I am more like a cool aunt that never wanted her own kids, happy to play with those belonging to others and shoo them away when they start smelling my bum. Darling Husband IS a Dog Person. I came with cats. He with the penchant for not only wanting dogs…but puppies. I refused knowing I would be the one up all night with the pooch for pee breaks and howling sessions. Then Baby Boy came along. DH’s argument morphed into, “Well, now you’re up anyway…” Daddy Lesson #42: Unless I am missing a page from my parenting book, babies don’t pee in the snow at 2:46 am. (However, I’ll give you a point when they turn 21.) I knew ultimately, if I ever wanted bargaining power for a walk-in closet or an emerald ring, I would have to say yes to a dog. Compromise: No puppies. Yes to some sort of canine. Having never purchased a pet—my cats always came because some friend woke up with a surprise litter in a linen closet—I had no idea where to start. So like anytime I start out on an unknown life journey, I turned to Google. Until I started researching rescue sites, I had no idea how many animals are waiting to fi nd a home. You could spend months scrolling the thumbnail images of sad (hopeful?) eyes peeking out from dirty, cramped cages. Upwards of 11 million unwanted animals are euthanized each year. Sit with that for a moment. Maine and New Hampshire each have about 1.3 million residents. If you rounded up all the
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Daily Sun Columnist people in our states, along with the 6 million in Mass, and gassed them, that is what happens to former pets EVERY YEAR. I volunteered at the HART no-kill cat shelter in Yarmouth, which is a model of how shelters should be. The cats are assigned to giant cage-free living rooms according to their personalities. But even here, this is where the majority of the cats will live out their life. I was stunned at the reasons people gave for dumping Cleo. It ranged from, “My new boyfriend is allergic,” (It is amazing at the power boyfriends have over women. Come on girls. Grow a set.) to “We got a new couch and don’t want her sleeping on it.” (Scat mats!) to the most popular, “We are having a baby and don’t want him to sit on her face and suffocate her.” Let’s rip that urban legend apart. I am sure some cat somewhere has lain across a babies face. But this really doesn’t happen. According to snopes. com, Kitty Killer was used as a verdict in 1791 England because the coroner couldn’t fi nd a reason for the baby’s death. Cats were the Old World scapegoat for SIDS. Rather, having your children grow up with pets not only teaches them about
love and respect, but many studies show that exposure to pets in the fi rst year of life cuts down on the incidence of allergies. The holidays are coming. Kids ask Santa for pets. The vision of a yellow lab with a giant red bow is too cunning for many parents to resist. For that day, it is cute when the pup rips apart wrapping paper and sneaks bites of glazed ham. By Jan 17th, everyone is over it. The little guy is dropped at some shelter with the falsity that someone will scoop them right up. They conveniently ignore the line of other parents holding their Christmas puppies behind them. There is an anonymous letter from a North Carolina shelter manager circulating on FB. He goes into rather graphic detail (with pictures) of what happens in the “back room” of animal shelters. People have an idealized view that all of the animals get new homes immediately. The manager writes, “If your dog doesn’t get adopted within its 72 hours and the shelter is full, it will be destroyed. If the shelter isn’t full and your dog is good enough, and of a desirable enough breed it may get a stay of execution, but not for long.” Dropping off your pet is certain death. I am not going to repeat parts of the letter than explain mass euthanasia, but trust me that it would break your heart. If you are thinking about surrendering your animal, try harder to make it work. You made a commitment, not with a stuffed animal, but a real one with a soul. You make your job work, your social life work—make it work for
your pet. And putting an ad on Craig’s List is not a loophole. There are sickos that scan these “great pet FREE to good home,” ads so they can torture them for fun. A stated reason people don’t want to adopt is that they want a purebred animal. “About 50% of the ‘owner surrenders’ or ‘strays’ that come into my shelter are purebred,” he writes. Before getting a pet, research your decision. People put more thought into what blender or fall bag they purchase than getting an animal. Honestly realize what having a pet does to your life. Do you have the time and space for a buddy? You want a German Shepherd. You live in a studio apartment. Be realistic. Get a little doggie instead. Or wait until you move to a farm. People say, “Oh, I just want a puppy so I can train them myself.” You still have no guarantee that a puppy will turn into what you want it to be. An older dog or cat already has their personality. You can know immediately if you are a match. And they are soooo grateful that you are giving them a second chance. And BTW, puppies only last for a few months. It, too, becomes a grown dog. We found a fi ve-year old, purebred Chesapeake Bay Retriever from Forever Home Rescue. He was driven up in a horse trailer from Tennessee with about 40 other dogs. Trained Chessies can cost $15,000. We paid $75. He is such a sweet fellow. It is hard to believe he was dumped. (Dare I say I am becoming a Dog Person?) Having a pet will change your life. Give them a life by adopting.
Author of Jobs’ biography didn’t just interview him, he watched him die NOCERA from page 4
of the most iconic consumer products ever invented — and it’s practically a miracle that Isaacson’s book was published as quickly as it was. (The official publication date was Monday.) Its 627 pages is, indeed, chock full of revelations, from Jobs’s diffi cult relationship with a daughter he fathered in his early 20s — and then abandoned for years — to the lessons he learned from his adoptive father, whom he adored. We go behind the scenes during the boardroom battle that forced Jobs out of Apple in 1985 — as well as the one that brought him back a decade later. “Steve Jobs” offers so many examples of his awful behavior — incorrigible bullying, belittling and lying — that you’re soon numb to them. Isaacson gives us the back story of all of Jobs’s creations, from the Apple II to the iPad. His descriptions of the more recent products — iPod to iPhone to iPad — have a fl at, rushed quality, as if the author was racing to finish before his subject died. Chances are, he was. That there is such a hunger for information about this most private of men is undeniable; that’s why the book went to No. 1 on Amazon’s best-sellers list prac-
tically the moment Jobs died. But facts alone — even previously unknown facts — do not, by themselves, make for great biographies. What is required for that is genuine insight. And that is where “Steve Jobs” falls down. Part of the problem, I think, is that the bond that developed between subject and writer made it nearly impossible for Isaacson to get the kind of critical distance he needed to take his subject’s true measure. He didn’t just interview Jobs; he watched him die. There is a moving scene near the end of the book, with an emaciated Jobs, lying in bed, leafi ng through photographs with Isaacson, reminiscing. How can one possibly get critical distance about your subject when such moments are part of your experience of him? “I think there will be a lot in your book that I won’t like,” Jobs tells Isaacson during that conversation, two months before he died. Isaacson agrees, but I don’t. Jobs’s bad behavior is something he never denied. He rationalized it as his way of getting the most out of people — and Isaacson largely accepts this rationalization. An alternative notion — that Jobs was an emotional child his whole life — is something the readers have to come to themselves, by reading between the lines.
When you think about it, it is rare for a truly great biography to be written about someone who is living; in my lifetime, the only one I can think of is “The Power Broker,” Robert Caro’s monumental biography of Robert Moses. When the subjects are alive — and Jobs was still alive when this book was fi nished — biographers always feel them looking over their shoulders, and pushing back. Jobs does that often with Isaacson, rejecting, for instance, the idea that his own abandonment by his natural parents had a major effect on him. Invariably, at such moments, Isaacson backs off and gives Jobs the last word. There is another kind of distance biographies of the living lack — the distance of time. It can take decades to truly understand the context in which the subject’s life and achievements played out. Often we need to see what happens after he is gone to realize his true impact on our world. Steve Jobs has been dead for three weeks. We’re not even close to that understanding. In “Steve Jobs,” Walter Isaacson has recounted a life — a big, sprawling, amazing life. It is a serious accomplishment. What remains for future biographers is to make sense of that life.
Public trust of government hits an all-time low, but Democrats can still win votes BROOKS from page 4
9 percent unemployment. It’s suicide. Yet this is the course the Obama campaign has chosen. He’s campaigning these days as the populist fighter, the scourge of the privileged class. Obama, who sounded so fresh in 2008, now sometimes sounds a bit like Al Gore and Nancy Pelosi. Obama, who inspired the country, now threatens to run a campaign that is viciously negative. Obama, who is still widely admired because he is reasonable and calm, is in danger of squandering his best asset by
pretending to be someone he is not. Obama, a natural unifier and conciliator, seems on the verge of running as a divisive populist while accusing Mitt Romney, his possible opponent, of being inauthentic. It’s misguided. It raises the ideological temperature and arouses the Big Government/Small Government debate. It repels independents, who don’t like the finance majors who went to Wall Street but trust the history majors who went to Washington even less. Obama would be wiser to champion a Grand Bargain strategy. Use the Congressional deficit supercom-
mittee to embrace the sort of new social contract we’ve been circling around for the past few years: simpler taxes, reformed entitlements, more money for human capital, growth and innovation. Don’t just whisper Grand Bargain in back rooms with John Boehner. Make it explicit. Take it to the country. Lower the ideological atmosphere and get everybody thinking concretely about the real choices facing the nation. If you don’t trust voters to be serious, they won’t trust you.
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demanding prescription pills. After waiting a short time for the pharmacist to return, the man fled the store without receiving any pills, police said. Sauschuck said the suspect did not display a weapon during the robbery attempt. There were no reports of anyone carrying or placing the bomb-like device, which was placed near some bushes under a sign near the store’s Ocean Avenue entrance, police said. After it was discovered, the department’s Hazardous Device Unit, which is trained by the FBI to handle explosives, was dispatched. The team initially used a robot to approach the suspected pipe bomb. Later, an officer in a bomb suit inspected it. “Certainly, (it had) been made to appear as if it were a pipe bomb,” Sauschuck said. The bomb technician took an X-ray of the device and later determined that it didn’t have an igni-
tion source. It was later found to be empty. “I can’t speak to how it got there at this point for sure, but again, I think it would be a pretty strong coincidence if this, in fact, was two separate incidents,” Sauschuck said. Police are searching for a white man described as being in his early 30s, between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, wearing a cream colored fleece jacket and fadedorange baseball hat. Prior to Tuesday’s attempted robbery, the city’s last pharmacy robbery was on Sept. 23 at the CVS Pharmacy at 449 Forest Ave. The CVS at 1096 Brighton Ave. was robbed on Aug. 29 and Sept. 12. The fi fth recent pharmacy robbery in Portland occurred at a Hannaford Supermarket. The suspect in that incident was later caught and arrested. People with information are asked to contact the Portland Police Department at 874-8533 or text an anonymous tip from a mobile phone using keyword “GOTCHA” plus their message to 274637 (CRIMES).
A member of Portland Police Department’s Hazardous Device Unit, which is trained by the FBI to handle explosives, was dispatched to examine what authorities thought was a pipe bomb outside a Rite Aid Pharmacy yesterday. The bomb turned out to be a fake. Police are also looking for a man who they say tried to rob the pharmacy earlier in the day. It’s not clear if the crimes are related, police said (JARED ANDERSON PHOTO).
Quake toll rises in Turkey ISTANBUL — Rescue teams continued on Tuesday to pull survivors from piles of twisted metal and chunks of concrete in eastern Turkey, a region devastated by a major earthquake on Sunday afternoon. A 2-week-old girl named Azra was found alive in the rubble of a collapsed apartment building in the town of Ercis, television networks reported. Her mother and grandmother were also pulled to safety. Late Tuesday, rescue workers freed an 11-year-old, Serhat Gur, from the destruction in a nearby city, Van. The nation was gripped by television images of his rescue, but hours late Rescuers continued to hold out hope that there would be more survivors, but the widespread destruction and the deteriorating weather — the temperature in Van dipped below 30 degrees overnight — suggested that the death toll may continue to rise. At least 459 people were killed by the earthquake and its aftermath and more than 1,350 people were injured. Tens of thousands appear to be homeless. — New York Times
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Cafe owner planning Thanksgiving feast for the hungry and the lonely The owner of The Wake and Bakery Cafe on Route 302 in Westbrook is an ambitious guy. Closed only on Tuesdays, the restaurant is undergoing a remodel bitby-bit and has started serving dinner on weekends. A new fl oor is in place, plans for a full bar are in mid-construction and the “Glass Emporium” part of the business is no more. The owner’s name is Chris (“No last name necessary, I’m always here”) and in addition to trying to increase his sales and customer count one delicious omelet at a time, he’s concerning himself with the holidays and those who may be in need this year. While many social agencies have allotted (yet increasingly limited) funding and donation opportunities available for Thanksgiving dinner baskets and food vouchers, Chris is opening the doors of the Wake and Bakery Cafe for two seatings of a fully cooked, table service, stuffi ngto-pumpkin pie dinner for anyone in need in his neck of the Westbrook/
Portland community. He says, “This isn’t just for people who are broke. It’s for people who are ––––– lonely and may not What’s It’s have anywhere to go Like this Thanksgiving. I have one lady who comes in every Friday night an sits for hours with a book. I hope she’ll be here”. Word is fi ltering in of other restaurant locations in the Greater Portland area offering their product, time and services in much the same way as Wake and Bakery Cafe, assisted by donations from vendors, surrounding businesses and individuals. Everything is word of mouth. “One of my customers has a brother who works for Hannaford and they’re doing something. I’m getting donations from the Vineyard Haven Church up the road, Tickets Unlimited is giving me some cash, Lake Region Subaru and Maine Academy of Gymnastics, too. Unifirst is donating linens, table clothes and napkins, so people can eat in style and Yellow Dog Day Care is giving something.
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George next door at Good Carma is making a donation and everybody wants to do something. I know I’m forgetting people,” he said. Chris himself is from Fall River, Mass., and is the single dad of a 7-year-old son. He talked about sparse Thanksgivings when it was just his son, himself and an occasional stray waitress away from her family for the day. Restaurant hours made it prohibitive for him to travel for even one day and opening the doors seemed like a logical thing to do. He talked about how well his son is doing in school and the fact that as a small business owner, he doesn’t have any health insurance. His story is not unique. He makes too much for assistance but not enough to carry a health insurance policy. He is grateful for help he got though a contact at his son’s school for the boy’s hearing aids and is earnestly anxious to give back. When asked how business is going, Chris smiled and said, “We’re gettin’ there. Dinner is taking off, the bar will be nice and I have great bartender who works breakfast for me, with a following in town coming to work nights. He proudly gave me
a tour of his immaculate kitchen, boasted of a near perfect state inspection score and talked about lines out the door Saturday and Sunday mornings. Although most people are thinking about Halloween candy and cute trick-or-treaters, The Wake and Bakery Cafe is looking forward to Thanksgiving. The fi rst seating will be somewhere around 1 p.m., as Chris plans on being open for breakfast that morning. Matter of factly, he says, “I can’t afford to close, and there will be a lot of potatoes to boil. I’m really looking forward to it.” The Low Down: Stop by the Wake and Bakery Cafe at 597 Bridgton Road for a great meal and to make a donation in the glass mason jar discreetly sitting on the unfinished bar. At press time, the Greater Portland Salvation Army located on Cumberland Avenue is still accepting applications for Thanksgiving dinner baskets for those in need. Natalie Ladd writes about business and hospitality for the Portland Daily Sun. Her columns appear Wednesdays.
Public utilities commission to hold hearing on proposed Unitil rate increase AUGUSTA — Maine Public Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing on Nov. 2 at University of Southern Maine regarding a proposed $9.3 million rate increase proposed by gas company Unitil. The proposed base rate increase amounts to approximately 49% of its distribution operating revenues, 15% of total annual operating revenues, and 15% of average bills, according to a press release from the PUC. The Company has also proposed rate design changes that would have the
effect of increasing the rates of residential and small commercial customers proportionately more than larger commercial and industrial customers. “This public hearing gives the Commission an opportunity to hear the views of concerned citizens about the proposed rate increase,” said PUC Chairman Thomas Welch, in a statement. “It is our job to decide whether the proposed rate increase is necessary for the continued fi nancial health and effi cient operation of the
utility and we appreciate the public sharing their views.” Unitil also proposes a plan to recover costs associated with its cast iron replacement project (CIRP) in Portland and Westbrook during 2012 – 2024 as well as a Step Adjustment to recover its CIRP expenditures made in 2011. The Step Adjustment would add 4.5% to the base rate increase, both of which would take effect on or about February 5, 2012. The Offi ce of the Public Advocate fi led testimony in the case recom-
mending an increase of $7.4 million, accepting Unitil’s proposed rate design changes. This represents the fi rst time Unitil, or its subsidiary Northern Utilities, has requested a base rate increase in 28 years, according to the PUC. The hearing will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 2, at 5:30 pm in rooms 109/110 of the Abromson Center at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. — Staff Report
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Bigger losses sought from banks in Euro deal BY STEPHEN CASTLE THE NEW YORK TIMES
BRUSSELS — European officials scrambled on Tuesday for a way to entice banks to accept much deeper losses on their Greek bonds as debt crisis talks went down to the wire before a crucial gathering of European leaders on Wednesday. With less than 24 hours before the meeting of government leaders in Brussels, banking representatives and European officials were negotiating over what losses banks should accept. The banks have taken a hard line and warned that the write-off of debts they are being asked to agree to — about 55 percent — could result in a default or similar shock to the fi nancial system, something European offi cials are desperate to avert. That has prompted a search for so-called complementary measures that might help to sweeten the deal for the bankers. Stock markets in Europe and the United States fell as investors feared that the meeting would not deliver a plan ambitious enough
to solve Europe’s fi nancial crisis. The Standard & Poor’s 500-stock index closed down 2 percent. After reaching a bottom on Oct. 3, the index has risen 14 percent on signs that the American economy might be pulling out of recession. But analysts said the markets are still vulnerable to turmoil in Europe, where the long political uncertainty was already unsettling credit markets and damping growth even in core economies like France. Interest rates on bonds of countries like Italy and Spain have risen sharply. A failure to resolve the crisis defi nitively at the meeting on Wednesday, particularly by maximizing the firepower of a proposed $600 billion bailout fund, risks upsetting markets, analysts said. “Europe still has the possibility of dragging the U.S. back into recession,” said Sam Stovall, a strategist at S.& P. Equity Research in New York. “What is going to be needed to keep markets happy will be funding” for the bailout fund “that goes
well beyond $1 trillion to ring-fence the debt problems and allow the other economies to move forward,” he said. Italy, meanwhile, has come increasingly under the spotlight as investors doubt the government’s commitment to reduce its 1.9 trillion euro, or $2.6 trillion, debt. European Union leaders want Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi of Italy to present fi rm plans on growth and debt reduction in time for the meeting. Italian news agencies reported late Tuesday that Mr. Berlusconi had reached an accord with the Northern League, his principal coalition partner. The league’s leader, Umberto Bossi, said earlier Tuesday that Mr. Berlusconi’s government could fall over the issue of raising the standard retirement age to 67 from 65, a move Mr. Bossi opposed. With the clock ticking, a senior German offi cial, Jörg Asmussen, and a French counterpart, Ramon Fernandez, joined intensive discussions with the banks in Brussels. Under one of about fi ve
plans being debated, Greek bonds might be swapped for those of much lower face value issued by the euro zone’s bailout fund, according to two offi cials briefed on talks, who added that the idea might make a writedown more attractive for the banks. The Institute of International Finance, which represents the banks involved, intends to send its own proposal to European leaders on Wednesday, according to a person with direct knowledge of the negotiations. That would involve banks taking more than the 21 percent loss they agreed to in July, in exchange for sweeteners that would help mitigate some of the additional loss, such as allowing banks to buy bonds from the bailout fund. “It’s clear that circumstances have changed too much for the July 21 agreement to work at this point,” said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity. “We are prepared to adjust to new circumstances within limits. The question is, are the governments prepared to meet us halfway?”
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Oxford casino group looks to keep ownership stakes a secret it is data that shows how they are going to benefit from their investment. That can be used by other individuals to disadvantage them in negotiations or other competing enterprises. “ But Deputy Attorney General William Stokes, the lawyer for the board, rejected those arguments and said the public should not only know who owns BB Development, but also how much of the company they own. “We don’t see how this percentage breakdown of ownership constitutes a trade secret, “he said. “We are not convinced this is proprietary information. Basically this is identifying percentage of ownership of an applicant for a gambling license.” Stokes said there has to be some showing that release of the information would be competitively harmful to the applicants. He acknowledged the ownership structure of BB Development is complex, made Place your Holiday Party Order of $100 or more up of individuals as well as other business entifrom our Catering Menu at least 10 days in advance ties that in tern have and receive a 15% Discount! several owners. “But we think the public has a right to 133 Spring Street, Portland • www.thewestenddeli.com know not only who the owners are but what CASINO from page one
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The website problem comes as the school committee is considering hiring an outside company to run the IT department, which has several fulltime staff but has been without a permanent director since last spring. Ed Bryan, a school board member representing the West End, was also not aware of the website problem until contacted by a reporter. He described it as an “alarming situation.” Other school committee members contacted yesterday were also unaware of the problem. City spokesperson Nicole Clegg said the city’s IT system is connected to the school department in some ways, but that she was not aware of any issues with the city’s network.
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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). You’re in maximum productivity mode. You embrace the very same kind of hard work you would have avoided in the past. You’ll expend every last bit of energy you have and hit the pillow tonight knowing you gave it your all. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Take life at an even pace. Beware of anyone who seems to want to be your new best friend. Relationships that are built slowly are more likely to feed your soul over the long haul. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19 ). Some people see their dreams as elusive and unattainable. You realize that such a viewpoint is a self-fulfi lling prophecy. Every time you aim for a goal that is actually possible, you expand your realm of possibility. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You don’t expect that all people will do what they say they will do. You’ve been disappointed before, and you sometimes hedge your bets. You’ll be delighted by the even-tempered, trustworthy folks you come across today. PISCES (Feb. 19 -March 20). Whether it is money or attention, it’s really better to receive at a steadily growing rate. If given too much too soon, you can’t enjoy the abundance because you don’t know how to process it. TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Oct. 26). Even if you didn’t think you would be where you are at this time, rest assured your life is unfolding right on schedule. Many instances of serendipitous good fortune will prove that to you this year. Someone you meet in November becomes a partner of sorts. Investments pay in January and July. Virgo and Libra people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 10, 3, 28, 16 and 4.
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HOROSCOPE ARIES (March 21-April 19). A situation arises that may catch you off guard at fi rst. You consciously regard the situation as a test. This will ultimately open new doors. Your concentration and dedication maximize the element of luck. TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s a skill you want to obtain and a formal bit of learning that goes along with this. Don’t allow yourself to be deterred by external pressures. Following through to completion will do wonders for your self-image. GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Your life is different since you met a certain person. Maybe the change is very subtle, and yet it is undeniable. For better or worse, you appreciate the infl uence. It made you elevate your game. CANCER (June 22-July 22). People tell you the strangest things. This is no time to take them literally. That will only lead to confusion. Instead, think about what people mean. Why are they communicating in the fi rst place? What is the motive? LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You haven’t been celebrating life to the hilt. It’s the little details that turn an ordinary scene into a party. If you haven’t already, this is the perfect day to go looking for the mother of all pumpkins. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Thanks to a little bit of planning and a lot of thinking about the future, your present is getting more interesting. Just look at the tasks that fi ll your day. Years ago, you dreamed of having such a task list. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). Someone will tell you that you’re different from the others. You don’t feel any different, but how would you know? There really is something unique inside you that needs to be expressed.
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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Wednesday, Oct. 26, the 299th day of 2011. There are 66 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Oct. 26, 1861, the legendary Pony Express officially ceased operations, giving way to the transcontinental telegraph. (The last run of the Pony Express was completed the following month.) On this date: In 1774, the First Continental Congress adjourned in Philadelphia. In 1825, the Erie Canal opened in upstate New York, connecting Lake Erie and the Hudson River. In 1881, the “Gunfi ght at the O.K. Corral” took place in Tombstone, Ariz. In 1911, “The Queen of Gospel,” singer and civil rights activist Mahalia Jackson, was born in New Orleans. In 1942, Japanese planes badly damaged the aircraft carrier USS Hornet in the Battle of Santa Cruz Islands during World War II. (The Hornet sank early the next morning.) In 1958, Pan American Airways flew its fi rst Boeing 707 jetliner from New York to Paris in 8 hours and 41 minutes. In 1972, national security adviser Henry Kissinger declared, “Peace is at hand” in Vietnam. In 1979, South Korean President Park Chung-hee was shot to death during a dinner party along with his chief bodyguard by the head of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency, Kim Jae-kyu, who was later executed. In 1994, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin of Israel and Prime Minister Abdel Salam Majali of Jordan signed a peace treaty during a ceremony at the Israeli-Jordanian border attended by President Bill CLinton. One year ago: A day after an earthquake sparked a deadly tsunami, Indonesia saw another natural disaster as Mount Merapi began erupting, resulting in hundreds of deaths in the weeks that followed. Today’s Birthdays: Actress Shelley Morrison is 75. Actor Bob Hoskins is 69. Author Pat Conroy is 66. Actress Jaclyn Smith is 66. TV host Pat Sajak is 65. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is 64. Singer Maggie Roche (The Roches) is 60. Musician Bootsy Collins is 60. Actor James Pickens Jr. (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 59. Rock musician Keith Strickland (The B-52’s) is 58. Actor D.W. Moffett is 57. Actress Rita Wilson is 55. The president of Bolivia, Evo Morales, is 52. Actor Dylan McDermott is 50. Actor Cary Elwes is 49. Singer Natalie Merchant is 48. Country singer Keith Urban is 44. Actor Tom Cavanagh is 43. Actress Rosemarie DeWitt is 40. Actor Anthony Rapp is 40. Writerproducer Seth MacFarlane (“Family Guy”) is 38. Actress Lennon Parham is 36. Actor Hal Ozsan is 35. Actor Jon Heder is 34. Singer Mark Barry is 33. Olympic silver medal figure skater Sasha Cohen is 27.
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Dear Annie: My eldest brother has a secret. Before he met his wife, he was married and had two children in a country that does not have divorce. This was 25 years ago. The fi rst marriage was very rocky, and my brother left his wife while she was pregnant with their second child. He then met his current wife and moved to the U.S. His current wife doesn’t know anything about the previous marriage. The eldest son from his fi rst wife, who was 6 when my brother abandoned him, has contacted me. He wants to meet his father. He also is an emotional wreck because of my brother’s behavior. He says he wants to get to know his father and have closure. I don’t know what to do. -- Worried Sister Dear Sister: Tell your brother immediately about the contact with his son, and encourage him to make this right. While it is not your place to inform his current wife (and possibly destroy his marriage), your brother must realize that his son could easily contact another person in the family. He should come clean before someone else does it for him. Dear Annie: My husband insists on lounging on our corduroy sofa after he exercises. He is literally dripping with sweat, and every inch of his clothing is soaked. I have asked him nicely to please shower fi rst, but he gets angry and says he doesn’t need to. He insists I am overreacting. I hate to be a nag, but I am tired of damp, smelly furniture. How do I deal with this? -- Stinky’s Wife Dear Wife: How lovely. While your husband obviously should not place his sweaty self on your fabric furniture, he doesn’t seem inclined to stop. That means you will have to make the necessary adjustments. The simplest solution is covering the corduroy sofa with sheets or towels or a washable sofa cover. But you also might consider giving him a gym membership so he can work out (and hopefully shower) elsewhere. If he works out at home, place the treadmill or other
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equipment in another area of the house so he is more likely to lounge on something that won’t absorb so much moisture. Dear Annie: “Young at Heart” couldn’t fi nd employment at the age of 62. You said most employers drop older workers for economic reasons. I think the biggest single obstacle in fi nding a job for an older person is the question of insurability. Also, many older people feel they are worth more than the job pays. But pay is based on what that job is worth to the company, not what the applicant deems himself to be worth. There is also a reluctance to hire people who are signifi cantly overqualified, so applicants should focus only on the requirements for the specific job opening and stress their ability to handle it. Also, an older applicant must be prepared for the inevitable question, no matter how it is worded: If you were such an asset to your last company, why did they let you go? My suggestion for older persons would be to sign up with an agency that supplies temporary help. The advantage for the employer is that there is no obligation for insurance or other benefits, and it allows a company to evaluate a person and make a job offer if they wish. A less attractive alternative is to market yourself as an independent contractor. Companies seldom release a person who is doing an essential job for which a replacement would be difficult to fi nd. Sadly, 22 years of doing the same thing does not equate to a job level of 22 years experience -- nor does it provide an edge over a younger person doing the same job for the past 10 years. In most instances, a person over age 56 would do well to understand that, odds are, if your job is lost, you have just involuntarily retired. -- Retired in Florida
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.
Prickly City
by Scott Stantis
(NY TIMES) — Eight current and former New York police offi cers were arrested on Tuesday and charged in federal court with accepting thousands of dollars in cash to drive a caravan of firearms into the state, an act of corruption that brazenly defi ed the city’s strenuous efforts to get illegal guns off the streets. The officers — five are still on the force, and three are retired — and four other men were accused of transporting M-16 rifl es and handguns, as well as what they believed to be stolen merchandise across state lines, according to a complaint filed in the case in Federal District Court in Manhattan. The current and retired offi cers, most of whom at one time or another worked in the same Brooklyn station house, were arrested at their homes before sunrise by agents of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and investigators from the Police Department’s Internal Affairs Bureau, offi cials said. Also arrested were a New Jersey correction offi cer, a former New York City Sanitation Department police offi cer and two men identifi ed in the complaint as his associates. The gun-trafficking accusations strike at the heart of one of the Police Department’s most hard-fought and robust initiatives, and one that has been a central theme of the administration of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg: getting guns off the city’s streets. Mr. Bloomberg is the head of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, a coalition of 600 municipal chief executives from around the nation. And the arrests come at a diffi cult time for a department, the largest municipal police force in the nation, already besieged by corruption accusations. In recent weeks, testimony at the trial of a narcotics detective has featured accusations that he and his colleagues in Brooklyn and Queens planted drugs or lied under oath to meet arrest quotas and earn overtime, leading to the arrests of eight officers.
Officials say I.E.D. parts smuggled to Iran WASHINGTON (NY TIMES) — Electronic parts made in Minnesota were smuggled through Singapore to Iran, and some of them ended up in the remote controls of makeshift bombs seized by American forces in Iraq, the Justice Department said on Tuesday. The parts are normally used in commonplace devices like routers that wirelessly connect computers and printers in a typical offi ce network. The Justice Department said in an indictment that the ones smuggled to Iran had been put to use in sophisticated improvised explosive devices, or I.E.D.’s, that could be triggered from miles away. Four men have been arrested in Singapore on charges of breaking American export-control laws by smuggling 6,000 radio frequency modules through Singapore to Iran beginning in 2007. At least 16 of the devices, bought from a Minnesota company, were found in unexploded bombs in Iraq in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Singapore has agreed to arrange the extradition of the men — Wong Yuh Lan, Lim Yong Nam, Lim Kow Seng and Hia Soo Gan Benson — to the United States for trial. A fifth man — Hossein Larijani, a citizen and resident of Iran — was also charged, along with companies that he controls; he remained at large. About 60 percent of all American casualties in Iraq have been caused by makeshift bombs, and the American military has long reported finding evidence that the most sophisticated and deadly of them were designed or fabricated in Iran. By implicating Iran, at least circumstantially, in insurgent attacks on American soldiers in Iraq, the charges add to the ever worsening tensions between the countries. Two weeks ago, the United States accused Iran of complicity in a foiled plot to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington.
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Wednesday, Oct. 26 Richard Shain Cohen, ‘Healing After Dark’
noon to 1 p.m. Richard Shain Cohen, “Healing After Dark.” Brown Bag Lecture. “In 19 27 in the fi eld of health care an unusual event occurred. Morris Aaron Cohen, M.D. founded the Boston Evening Clinic, a unique and never before conceived facility for the treatment of the indigent and low-wage earners who could not afford to lose a day’s pay. It was an endeavor that achieved success against overwhelming odds.” Portland Public Library’s Brown Bag Lecture Series features bi-weekly reading and question-andanswer sessions with authors from around the nation as well as those who hail from right here in Maine. Regularly scheduled Brown Bag Lectures are on Wednesdays from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Rines Auditorium. All Brown Bag Lectures are free to the public. Guests are encouraged to bring their lunch; coffee provided by Coffee By Design.
Organic Research Centre talk in Bar Harbor
4:10 p.m. Researchers from one of the top institutes focused on organic agriculture will be offering a talk at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor in the college’s McCormick Lecture Hall. The group is from the Organic Research Centre, or ORC, at Elm Farm in Newbury, England. They will be talking about their research on innovations in organic agriculture, agroforestry, and the public good that results from organic farming. ORC, along with COA and the University of Kassel’s Faculty of Organic Agricultural Sciences in Germany, form the Trans-Atlantic Partnership, focused on sustainable food systems. The researchers coming are Bruce Pearce, PhD, senior programme manager, who has been researching the implications of genetically modifi ed foods, Jo Smith, PhD, an agroecology researcher focused on temperate agroforestry systems, and Roger Hitchings, principal consultant focused on organic horticulture including fruit, composting, soil management and fertility, technical conversion planning and protected cropping. The trio will share advances in sustainable food systems research from England. They will be introduced by COA junior Polly McAdams who completed an internship at the ORC last summer. The talk by the ORC researchers is a special Human Ecology Forum. For more information, contact Matthew Doyle Olson at 8015688 or mdoyleolson@coa.edu. It is free and open to the public.
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Mayoral Candidates meeting
7 p.m. The India Street Neighborhood Association is hosting a Mayoral Candidates meeting on at St. Peter’s Church on Federal Street, starting promptly at 7 p.m. All candidates will be invited. Those who attend will be asked a series of questions relating to their ideas for the offi ce and to the India Street Neighborhood. Each candidate will have a chance to address each question. Answers should be brief and will be kept to a uniform time. The meeting is open to all interested citizens. If there are any questions or comments, please respond to: info@indiastreet.org.
Poets Theater of Maine Halloween production
7:30 p.m. Poets Theater of Maine announced its Halloween production, “The Raven, Ghouls, and Renewal: Pagan Poems and Stories for Halloween,” directed by Assunta Kent, at Mayo Street Arts in Portland. Doors open 7 p.m. Adm ission $7, $4 students and seniors. The show weaves together traditional Halloween stories recounted by storyteller Deena Weinstein, dramatic performances of eerie poetic classics by Edgar Allan Poe, Helen Adams, and Christina Rossetti, and a ritual poem by Poets Theater of Maine co-founder Annie Finch. Halloween, called Samhain in pagan tradition, is thought to be the time when the door between the dead and living is open. “The Raven, Ghouls, and Renewal” reconnects the scary, fun elements of the holiday with its ancient meaning of rebirth. Admission is $7 for the general public, and $4 for students and seniors. Recommended for ages 12 and up. Mayo Street Arts is located at 10 Mayo St. (off Cumberland Avenue on Munjoy Hill).
‘The Spirits of Vaudeville’
8 p.m. Dark Follies presents “The Spirits of Vaudeville.” Oct. 27 to Oct. 29 at 8 p.m., matinee at 2 p.m., Oct. 29. Portland’s favorite vaudevillians take to the stage to present you with a Halloween inspired variety show full of tricks and treats. With dancing witches, juggling spooks and sneaky black cats you giggle and you’ll scream (with delight)! An evening full of performances by Kait-ma, The Lovely Colin Woodard, an author and award-winning journalist, writes for The Christian Science Mon- Janice, Maxwell, Cait Capaldi, Moira, Lady itor, Down East and The Chronicle of Higher Education. Today, Woodard’s “American Nations: A Selcouth, the Mighty Scavenger, the Dark FolHistory of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America” is the focus of a book event at lies Rhythm Orchestra and more! Lucid State, the Maine Historical Society. (COURTESY PHOTO) 29 Baxter Boulevard, Portland. $10 (advance/ student/senior), $12 at door. www.darkfollies. com or www.lucidstage.com. Nosferatu with Live Original Score 7:30 p.m. A special screening of the F.W. Murnau’s clas‘Wind Power in Maine’ sic 1922 silent fi lm, “Nosferatu.” A Philiadelphia and BosFriday, Oct. 28 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Environmental and Energy Technolton-based quintet, led by pianist and composer Brendan ogy Council of Maine (E2Tech) will sponsor a public forum Cooney, will perform Cooney’s original score for the fi lm, on Maine’s evolving wind energy resource. The general Gorham Art Fair which mixes klezmer devices, gypsy grooves, avant-garde public is invited to attend this forum, which will examine 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. A Celebration of Community and the Arts textures, and classic horror-fi lm camp, evoking both the the questions surrounding transmission, air quality and the with Friends and Family. Also Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 a.m. moods of Transylvania and German Expressionism. A Haleconomics of this type of energy generation. The forum, to 3 p.m. “We are super excited to be having a Friday viewloween treat! SPACE Gallery. More information at: www. which is open to the general public will be held in Orono ing and special events.” nosferatu2011.com at the University of Maine, and will include a satellite teleSouthern Maine Home Show conference location at USM. “Wind Power in Maine: Learn 4 p.m. Oct. 28-30, Southern Maine Home Show at the PortThursday, Oct. 27 about the facts; answers about the impact on jobs, the land Expo, Portland. “The state’s largest fall show.” http:// environment, and Maine’s people.” The forum will be held homeshownet.com/109080.html at University of Maine in Orono, at Wells Conference Center, Red Cross Blood Drive at Scarborough Bull Moose Musical of Musicals (The Musical!) at USM 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Vampires aren’t the only ones out for Room 1. There will be a satellite, teleconference location at 8 p.m. Sometimes one musical just isn’t enough. You’ll get blood this month. The Red Cross will hold a blood drive at the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Campus in the fi ve hilarious and charming musicals in one — all with the Bull Moose, 456 Payne Road, Scarborough. For more inforLee Community Room, Wishcamper Center. The forum will same plot but told through five different and distinct musimation, call 885-9553. All donors will receive a $5 Panera be moderated by Chris Facchini, of WLBZ, and panelists cal styles — when you come see The Musical of Musicals gift certificate and be entered to win a gift basket including will include: Charles Colgan, Muskie School of Public Ser(The Musical!) at the University of Southern Maine School a $50 Bull Moose gift card and a USB record player. vice, USM; Colin High, Resource Systems Group, Vt.; Brian of Music. Directed by USM School of Music faculty Conroy, Director of Electric System Engineering, Central CTN 25th anniversary member Ed Reichert, Musical! will be performed Friday Maine Power Company; Gary Hunt, Professor of Economic, 5:30 p.m. CTN 25th anniversary gala event at Empire Dine and Saturday, Oct. 28 and 29 at 8 p.m., and Sunday, University of Maine. The forum is free of charge. The panel and Dance, 575 Congress St. RSVP, call 775-2900, ext. 200. Oct. 30 at 2 p.m., in the USM School of Music’s Corthell will examine transmission issues and consider costs and Celebration of 25 years of programming by Community TeleviConcert Hall, Campus Drive, USM Gorham. Tickets cost current-day concerns, as well as the long-term economic sion Network. $15 general public; $10 seniors/USM employees; $5 stuand environmental impacts, while reviewing the goals for Planet Dog’s seventh annual Halloween Party dents/children. For reservations, call the USM Music Box our region’s energy future. 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Planet Dog’s seventh annual Halloween Office at 780-5555. Sponsored by Saco & Biddeford Sav‘American Nations’ book event Party will feature free spooky brew and lots of slimy drool ings Institution. Find out more about the USM School of 7 p.m. Book Event: “American Nations: A History of the along with a Best Home-Made Costume Contest. First prize Music’s fall season and program offerings at www.usm. Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America,” with prewinner will receive a Bowser Bed worth $100, second and maine.edu/music. senter: Colin Woodard, author, at Maine Historical Society. third prize winners will receive a cauldron of free Planet Dog “Join us for a fresh look at regional identity in the United “treats.” The store will be packed with scary, howling, happy ‘Mozart’s Sister’ 6:30 p.m. “Mozart’s Sister,” Friday, Oct. 28, 6:30 p.m.; SatStates and its profound impact on American politics — the dogs and humans. Free beer, other refreshments and free urday, Oct. 29, 2 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 30, 2 p.m. Movies at subject of Woodard’s much-anticipated new book. North treats for two and four legged trick or treaters will be given the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, Fridays, Saturdays America was settled by people with dist inct religious, politiout. Kids welcome. Judging starts at 6:30 p.m. sharp. The and Sundays. Tickets: $7 and available on the day of the cal, and ethnographic characteristics, creating regional culPlanet Dog Company Store located at 211 Marginal Way in tures that have been at odds with one another ever since. ... Portland. This is a free event for dog lovers and their animal show. For a complete list of movies, visit moviesatthemuseum.org. Woodard is an award-winning journalist and author of ‘Ocean’s companions. However, donations are always encouraged End, The Lobster Coast,’ and ‘The Republic of Pirates.’” www. and accepted for the Planet Dog Foundation to help them see next page mainehistory.org support organizations that enable dogs to give back to
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Damnationland 2011
7 p.m. “Damnationland 2011 will premiere at The Nickelodeon with a 9:15 show to follow, because the 7 p.m. show will defi nitely sell out. ... This year, six fi lmmakers from Maine strut their stuff, hoping to make you quiver, shiver, and shake!” Also, there will be a screening in the following theaters following the premiere in Portland. Waterville — Railroad Square Cinema; Belfast — The Colonial; Brunswick — The Frontier; Bridgton — The Magic Lantern, Friday, Oct. 28 and Saturday, Oct. 29 . Rockland — The Strand, Saturday, Oct. 29, 10 p.m. and Sunday, Oct. 30, 3 p.m.; Auburn — Flagship Cinemas, Thursday, Oct. 27 at 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 28 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. www. damnationland.com
‘Phantom of the Opera’
7:30 p.m. “The Friends of the Kotzschmar organ present the 1925 silent horror film, ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ for their annual Halloween show. Critically acclaimed and sought after as theatre organist and silent fi lm accompanist, Scott Foppaino, returns to the Ktozschmar bench to accompany this silent classic. The Portland Ballet will perform Danse Macabre by Camille Saint-Saens prior to the fi lm.” The Kotzshmar Organ Halloween Silent Film, Scott Foppiano organist. Merrill Auditorium. Kids under 12 are free but must have ticket. Call 842-0800 for details. https://tickets.porttix. com/public/show.asp
Saturday, Oct. 29 Drug Take-Back program
10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Ecomaine will again be a host site for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration’s free Drug TakeBack program from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 29. DEA’s Maine Resident Agent in Charge Michael Wardrop said the program is offered, “so that everyone can rid their medicine cabinets and care facilities of those potentially harmful medications which impact our public safety, personal well being and clean environment.” “Troop G of the Maine State Police will be at ecomaine as individuals drive up to drop off any quantity of unwanted drugs. No questions. No forms to fi ll out. The ecomaine site is in Portland at 64 Blueberry Road, off outer Congress Street, just on the other side of the Maine Turnpike from UNUM.”
performance is at the Talbot Auditorium, Luther Bonney building, 90 Bedford St., Portland. Details of the performances and workshops can be found at http://www.ntd. org/wordpress/?page_id=3.
Banned Book Film Festival, ‘Carrie’
1:30 p.m. Portland Public Library, Meeting Room 5, 5 Monument Square, Portland. “Since the inception of Banned Books Week in 1982, libraries and bookstores throughout the country have staged events and local readings as part of their activities. Please join Portland Public Library for this series of films that was conceived from well-known banned books. A discussion will follow after each screening for those who wish to stay and participate.” Stephen King’s “Carrie.”
Handel and Haydn Society
3 p.m. Portland Ovations brings the Handel and Haydn Society to Hannaford Hall at USM Portland for an afternoon concert . Approaching its bicentennial in 2015, the Handel and Haydn Society is the oldest continuously performing arts organization in the United States. Founded in Boston in 1815, the Handel and Haydn Society is internationally recognized for its revelatory style of using the instruments and techniques of the composer’s time. The mission of the Society is to perform Baroque and Classical music at the highest levels and share that music with a large and diverse audience. With an esteemed tradition of innovation and excellence, which began in the 19th century with the American premieres of Handel’s Messiah (1818), the Handel and Haydn Society over the last 20 years have given important historical performances of core repertoire and introduced innovative programs to great acclaim. They also won a Grammy award in 2002 for their recording of Sir John Tavener’s Lamentations and Praises, co-commissioned with Chanticleer.
Calamity Janes vs. Rock Coast Rollers
5:30 p.m. See some Maine-on-Maine action as Maine Roller Derby’s Calamity Janes and RIP Tides take on the Rock Coast Rollers. “MRD’s newest members, the R.I.P. Tides, are a group of fi erce fresh meat who will make their debut at Happy Wheels alongside the Janes in this mixed bout. MRD welcomes RCR, a new league from Rockland, as these two teams battle for the fi rst time!” Doors at 5 p.m. Happy Wheels, 331 Warren Ave., Portland. Tickets: Purchase advance tickets online or at the door. General Admission: $5
Sid Tripp’s 16th annual Halloween Bash
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 29 is the big day for Harvestfest 2011, featuring games, carnival attractions, prizes, food, and “the Great Race across Portland.” All at Faith Temple, 1914 Congress St. In Portland, just east of the Jetport. Everyone is welcome! For more information, please call 773-6334 or log onto www.Apostolicfaithtemple.com.
9 p.m. to 1 a.m. Sid Tripp of local marketing fi rm Proactive Resources Design and business networking group The DownEast Pride Alliance will hold his 16th annual Halloween Bash at Mariner’s Church on 386 Fore St. in Portland with exciting live band Under The Covers to perform. Tripp is expecting a similar attendance of over 400 people at this year’s event, and doors will open at 9 p.m. and the party will continue until 1 a.m. This year’s theme is zombies, so bring your best ghoulish costume and makeup. $20 cover (check, cash or cards accepted); ages 21 and up. Costume required, cash bars.
11 a.m. to noon. Portland Museum of Art. ‘Three photographers share how photographing the same theme over time affects both photographer and subject. Jon Edwards documents traditional and vanishing ways of life, Lesley MacVane talks about her relationship with the people of Cliff Island, and Melonie Bennett shows her work taken of her family over the years. Artists’ presentations will be followed by a facilitated discussion with Susan Danly, curator of the Madeleine de Sinéty: Photographs exhibition.” Free with museum admission.
Portland String Quartet 2011-2012 season opening concert with Maine State Historian
Harvestfest 2011
Time Lapse: Photographing over Time
Little Theatre of the Deaf to perform in Maine
11 a.m. “Deaf and hard of hearing children will have a unique opportunity to experience live theatre in their own language this October as the Little Theatre of the Deaf performs at the University of Southern Maine and at the Baxter School for the Deaf. The Little Theatre of the Deaf is a small ensemble composed of Deaf and hearing actors from the acclaimed National Theatre of the Deaf, based in Hartford, Conn. It performs children’s theatre for Deaf and hearing audiences and their families, bringing both worlds together on one stage. The performances and workshops are sponsored by the Davis Family Foundation, the New England Foundation for the Arts and the Friends of Baxter School.” Tickets for the performance at USM are available at $8 and can be purchased through the American Sign Language (ASL) Lab at USM, 49 Exeter St., Portland. 780-59 57 (voice), 780-4069 (TTY), or 766-709 7 (videophone). The children’s workshops are free and limited to 25 participants on a fi rst comefi rst-served basis. Children wishing to participate should also contact the American Sign Language Lab at USM. ASL student interpreters may purchase a package that includes both the interpreter’s workshop and the performance at $30. Both workshops are at the Wishcamper building, 34 Bedford St., Portland, at Room 211. The
Sunday, Oct. 30
1 p.m. Concert at 2 p.m. Pre-concert Lecture with Maine State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth, Woodfords Congregational Church, 202 Woodfords St., Portland. “The PSQ and special guest Maine State Historian Earle G. Shettleworth will present the World Premiere of a string quartet by Portland native John Knowles Paine, composed in Portland c.1855. Also on the program is Walter Piston’s String Quartet No. 1, and Charles Ives’ String Quartet No. 1, ‘A Revival Service.’ A reception will follow the concert.” Cost: $22 general admission, $20 seniors, free for 21 and younger. Subsidized or free tickets available upon request. LARK Society for Chamber Music, 761-1522, lark@larksociety.org.
Kids’ Halloween Bash at children’s museum
1:30 p.m. “Trick-or-Treat at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine is quickly becoming a tradition. Last year hundreds of costumed children and families arrived to collect candy and prizes, march in an indoor costume parade throughout the exhibits, and boogie at the Monster Mash dance party. Mask Making (1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.); Trick-orTreat (2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.): Come in costume, and bring a bucket; Slime Making (3 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.): Volunteers from USM’s Chemistry Club will lead visitors through the ooey, gooey science of slime making; Halloween Parade (3:30 p.m.) and Monster Mash (3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.): Pirates, princesses, superheroes, kitty cats – all are welcome in the Halloween Parade. All activities take place at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine, 142 Free St. in Portland. Halloween Bash activities are free with admission ($9/person, under 18 months free). The Museum & Theatre
is open from noon to 5 p.m. on Sundays. For more information, visit www.kitetails.org or call 828-1234.
Discovery Concert: Symphony Spooktacular
2:30 p.m. “ Discover a Halloween experience fi lled with symphonic thrills and chills for the whole family! Maestro Robert Moody leads the ghouls and goblins of the PSO in some of the greatest ‘spooktacular’ music ever written for orchestra, including the ‘Funeral March of a Marionette’ by Gounod, music from Berlioz’s ‘Symphonie Fantastique,’ and ‘The Chill of the Orchestra’ by American composer Russell Peck. Dancers from Portland Ballet will join in ‘Bella’s Lullaby’ from ‘Twilight’ and lead the entire audience in the zombie dance stylings of Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller.’” Merrill Auditorium.
Bluestocking Films — Films by Women
4 p.m. “BFS was conceived by fi lmmaker Kate Kaminski and is a collaboration between Gitgo Productions and the St. Lawrence. Because women fi lmmakers are underrepresented in the fi lmmaking industry and largely misrepresented in forms of media worldwide we are thrilled to create a series within Maine that supports women filmmakers and provides them with a state of the art venue to showcase their craft.” The USM Women and Gender Studies Program, the Maine Film Offi ce and the Maine Film and Video Association are co-sponsoring the event. For more information on the Bluestocking Film Series contact Whitney McDorr at whitney.mcdorr@stlawrencearts.org or by telephone at 347-3075 or Kate Kaminski at gitgo_productions@yahoo. com. www.stlawrencearts.org
Monday, Oct. 31 Violin Masterclass at USM
4 p.m. The University of Southern Maine School of Music will host Charles Dimmick, concertmaster of the Portland Symphony Orchestra, for a violin masterclass, at 4 p.m. in Corthell Concert Hall, USM Gorham. In addition to the PSO, Dimmick performs with the Boston Modern Orchestra Project and Rhode Island Philharmonic, as well as the Boston Pops, Boston Lyric Opera, Opera Boston and Chamber Orchestra of Boston. He is a former USM School of Music assistant professor of violin. Tickets to the masterclass cost $6, and can be purchased at the door. The class is free for USM music students, faculty, and staff, as well as USM Youth Ensemble members. For more information on the USM School of Music’s fall concert season and programs of study, visit www.usm.maine.edu/music. Sign up for e-notices, or fi nd us on Facebook as USM School of Music, www.facebook.com/Music.USM.
Tuesday, Nov. 1 ‘I Can’t Remember. I Can’t Forget’
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Hospice of Southern Maine will host a daylong conference in Scarborough, titled “I Can’t Remember. I Can’t Forget: Spiritual Journeys of Alzheimer’s Patients and Combat Veterans at End of Life.” The national speaker, The Rev. Dr. Kathleen Rusnak PhD, author of the book, “Because You’ve Never Died Before,” will speak in the morning session on the topic of recognizing and maximizing the spiritual possibilities of the Alzheimer’s patients, and in the afternoon on the inner spiritual battles combat soldiers wage at end of life. The event takes place at The Landing at Pine Point in Scarborough and costs $40 per person. Snacks and Lunch will be provided. Register online at www.hospiceofsouthernmaine.org. For more information, call 289-3678 or e-mail pastoralcare@hospiceofsouthernmaine.org
Wednesday, Nov. 2 Legislative forum with a panel of elected officials
7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m. The Falmouth Cumberland Community chamber will host legislators from Augusta. Mary Nelson, Dick Woodbury, Mark Dion and Meredith Burgess will present a panel focused on issues affecting businesses in the community. The event will be held in the Falmouth Memorial Library.
Michelle Malkin in South Portland
11:15 a.m. Conservative columnist and author at the Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, South Portland. Sponsor Reception with Michelle Malkin, followed at noon by Luncheon and Remarks. “Michelle Malkin began her career in newspaper journalism a decade ago as an editorial writer and columnist for The Los Angeles Daily News, moving on to The Seattle Times in 1996. Her column, now syndicated, appears in 100 papers nationwide, including The New York Post, Miami Herald, Washington Times, The Dallas Morning News, The Modesto Bee and The Detroit News. Malkin launched her Web site, MichelleMalkin.com,
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New Red Sox G.M. Cherington pledges only ‘minor changes’ BY PETER MAY THE NEW YORK TIMES
BOSTON — In what indisputably qualifi es as good news these days for the beleaguered Boston Red Sox, the team introduced its new general manger Tuesday. The announcement came hours after their old general manager was introduced after taking a similar position with the Chicago Cubs — and on the 25th anniversary of Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, the infamous Bill Buckner game. The new boss, Ben Cherington, inherits the job vacated by Theo Epstein, now with the Cubs. And while Cherington talked a lot about his plans for the Red Sox, he also could not avoid talking about the team’s shenanigans in the clubhouse late this season, revelations of which came after Boston went 7-20 in September and missed the playoffs after blowing a nine-game lead in the wild card race.
“We’ve let our fans down in some important ways recently,” said Cherington, who sat next to the Red Sox’ president and chief executive, Larry Lucchino. “The last few weeks have been painful, difficult.” Cherington said he was confi dent things would change for the better because of the commitment of the team’s ownership and because “the players will be motivated to put 2011 behind them and prove they are worthy of the fans’ trust.” Lucchino was the only member of the ownership group present for the announcement. He said that the principal owners, John Henry and Tom Werner, were out of state, but cautioned not to read anything into that. Cherington has been with the team since 1999. “I cannot imagine Ben with any other organization and I can’t imagine the Red Sox without Ben,” Lucchino said. Cherington said there would be “minor changes” in the way things are
Ben Cherington, left, stressed that he wanted to continue some of the ideas behind Theo Epstein’s successful run (NEW YORK TIMES PHOTO).
done now that he is in charge, but he stressed that he wanted to continue some of the ideas behind Epstein’s successful run, including the continued integration of statistics to the traditional scouting methods. He did reveal that pitcher John
Lackey will miss the 2012 season because he is set to have Tommy John surgery, and that he has “a handful” of people in mind to succeed the departed Terry Francona as the next Red Sox manager, although he has not interviewed any candidates.
West Virginia close to leaving Big East Conference for Big 12 BY PETE THAMEL THE NEW YORK TIMES
West Virginia is headed to the Big 12, according to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, a move that leaves the Big East with fi ve football programs and an uncertain future. The person said Tuesday that the Mountaineers had “applied and are accepted,” leaving only legal entanglements from making the move offi cial. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been formally announced. West Virginia is the Big East’s flagship football program, and losing its consistently strong performance will hurt the conference as it seeks to hold on to its automatic Bowl Championship Series spot. With the departure
of the Mountaineers, who must pay a $5 million exit fee, the conference’s football members are Rutgers, Louisville, South Florida, Connecticut and Cincinnati. That gives it the same number of football teams it had when Boston College, Miami and Virginia Tech departed in 2003. The only good news for the Big East is that the Big 12 planned to stay at 10 teams for now, the person said. That will spare the Big East any more critical losses and give it a chance to build into the 12-team model that it would prefer. While Missouri, a current Big 12 member, has yet to announce that it is applying for membership in the Southeastern Conference, that move is still viewed as inevitable. The Kansas City Star reported Tuesday morning that Missouri Chancellor
Brady Deaton said it could be “days or possibly a week or two” before Missouri’s application happened. Legal problems are holding up Missouri’s move, as it has to negotiate an exit fee, and there is a concern among Big 12 teams about how to fill the void in their schedules that Missouri would leave. That creates two problems, as universities will have to scramble to fi nd another opponent, perhaps from the Football Championship Subdivision. A victory over a team from that level would not count toward a Big 12 member’s bowl eligibility. It will also cause the Big 12 to fall short of fulfilling its television contract. Both could be costly for the league. The SEC made it very clear during its courtship with Texas A&M that it would only accept the Aggies without legal issues, so Missouri must take
care of those before joining. The Big East now moves toward putting together its proposed 12-team model; it hopes to add Air Force, Navy and Boise State in football and Houston, Southern Methodist and Central Florida in all sports. With West Virginia gone, the new team most likely to emerge as a possible member would be Temple, which has received resistance from its Philadelphia rival Villanova. But with the league’s future in peril, it is hard to imagine that Villanova would have enough infl uence to thwart Temple, which boasts a rising football program, a strong basketball program and the Philadelphia television market. East Carolina and Memphis would be other candidates. Both have openly lobbied to join the Big East in the past.