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Jetport fuel leak reaches Fore River Slick from about 600 gallons is contained, being cleaned, city says BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

“We will investigate ... and ﬁnd out what went wrong with the controls on that pump and the pump itself.” — Jetport Director Paul Bradbury

Nearly 600 gallons of No. 2 heating oil leaked from the Portland International Jetport into the Fore River yesterday, and the city is blaming the incident on a faulty fuel pump inside the new $75 million terminal. City spokeswoman Nicole Clegg said an automated fuel pump inside the new ter-

minal ran continuously for up to two hours, inundating the heating system and forcing the oil up a vent shaft onto the roof. The fuel mixed with storm water and ultimately dis-

charged into the Fore River. Jetport officials don’t know what caused the pump to malfunction, or why it was on see LEAK page 3

Giving comics fans a festival to rave about BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Sure, selling comic books is fun, but

Tristan Gallagher is really ready to launch T-shirts from a gun. It's all part of the zany and "nerdish" fun of Coast City Comicon. At 8 p.m. tonight, a "Nerd Rave" at SPACE Gallery will give Gallagher, chief organizer of Coast City Comicon, a chance to cut loose. "l think it's going to be a blast. So far, if nothing else, the rave is going to be one of the most fun parties of this whole year. Regardless of any other possible thing, I'm just excited to use a T-shirt cannon," Gallagher said. Coast City Comicon is a weekend comic book festival staged at SPACE and the Eastland Park Hotel. "It's for movie fans, horror fans, pop culture fans; there's video game stuff, there's going to be people selling their independent books; there's going to be a discussion of Philip K. Dick's work," Gallagher said, referring to the late science fiction writer whose work has been adapted into films such as "Blade Runner." (Due to a licensing snafu, "Blade Runner" the film will not be screened as part of the festival, Gallagher said.) Gallagher anticipated giveaways of T-shirts and other merchandise. Tristan Gallagher stands in Coast City Comics, partial namesake of the comic book festival that will take Portland by see FESTIVAL page 3

storm this weekend. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Natural gas rate hike to kick in this winter BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Natural gas customers will have to dig deeper into their pockets this winter after new rate hikes slated to take effect

in January will add about $20 a month to the average residential bill. The Maine Public Utilities Commission announced approval Thursday of a nearly

Strimling back to nonproﬁt — See News Briefs on page 2

$9 million rate increase for the gas provider Unitil, which asked for a $9.34 million increase to largely balance the cost of replacing or improving more than 100 miles of natural

gas pipeline in Portland and Westbrook. Unitil put in place its 14-year cast iron replacement plan at see RATE page 7

Portland gathers today for Veteran’s Day parade — See page 8

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CONCORD (WMUR) — An amateur filmmaker dressed as Bigfoot made his case before the state Supreme Court on Thursday that his First Amendment rights were violated two years ago. Jonathan Doyle and some friends were trying to film a movie at Mount Monadnock State Park in 2009, but he was stopped when officials said he didn’t have a permit or post an insurance bond. “This is classic First Amendment activity,” said Barbara Keshen of the New Hampshire Civil Liberties Union. When he was stopped by a state park manager, Doyle was told he needed to get a permit 30 days in advance and post a $2 million bond before filming. “Not only did Mr. Doyle not ever apply for a special use permit, he never asked what the requirements were, never went to get an insurance quote, never asked for a waiver of any of the requirements,” said Matt Mavrogeorge of the Attorney General’s Office. Making amateur movies is a hobby for Doyle, who said he has made similar movies before on the mountain and never had to pay any fees. His attorney said that it wasn’t until a local newspaper wrote about his upcoming film shoot that the state took notice. “I was naive to the rules and regulations of the mountain and didn’t really think, never really had a thought, that I would need to do that,” Doyle said. Some of the justices wondered if permit requirements are much of an obstacle to free expression. “I mean, if Lady Gaga wants to put a concert on up there that’s free, doesn’t she have to get a permit?” said Justice Robert Lynn. “I would say Lady Gaga does. So what’s the difference? She’s an artist, protected by the First Amendment, just like your client is.” A judgment isn’t expected for weeks.

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A shaken Italy poised to name a new government ROME (NY TIMES) — Italy pulled back from the brink on Thursday, as lawmakers seemed poised to usher out Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and replace his government with a cabinet of technocrats most likely led by a former European Commissioner, Mario Monti. A day after Italian bond yields hit 7.4 percent, raising fears of an Italian default that could tear apart the euro zone and threaten the global economy, market pressure on Italy eased as it became apparent there was a break in the political impasse over the post-Berlusconi era. The once-unstoppable Mr. Berlusconi had pledged to step down as soon as the Italian Parliament passed austerity measures demanded by the European Union. But until Thursday the timetable was unclear, and it seemed that Mr. Berlusconi was hoping to buy himself more time in power. But now, with the Senate expected to approve the measures on Friday and the

Lower House on Saturday, Mr. Berlusconi is expected to step down by Monday. Asked what had sped up the process, Stefano Micossi, an economist and the director of Assonime, an Italian business research group, put it simply: “The view of the precipice.” The transition — which materialized on the same day that Greece named its own new technocratic government under Lucas Papademos, an economist and former head of the Bank of Greece — had been held up by infighting among members of Italy’s entrenched political class, who were anxious to preserve their power, privileges and political bases. A major break in the gridlock came Thursday when a bloc of Mr. Berlusconi’s People of Liberties party made clear it would back an emergency government of national unity led by a nonpolitician, which would require a majority in Parliament.

That was due largely to the quiet yet forceful maneuvering of Italy’s president, Giorgio Napolitano, an 86-year-old former member of the Italian Communist Party and respected elder statesman who is now overseeing the most significant political transition in Italy in 20 years. On Wednesday, Mr. Napolitano named Mr. Monti, a Senator for life, not only anointing him but also transforming him from a technocrat to a newly minted politician, untainted by previous legislatures. Mr. Monti was expected to appear in the Senate on Friday for passage of the austerity measures. In further signs that Mr. Monti was the man of the hour, he was spotted arriving at the Quirinal Palace on Thursday evening for talks with Mr. Napolitano, who as president is charged with naming a new head of the government once Mr. Berlusconi formally resigns.

Strimling to return to running LearningWorks BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Ethan Strimling, who finished second in the Portland mayor’s race to Michael Brennan, has announced plans to return to LearningWorks next week. In an email to supporters, Strimling thanked everyone who worked for his campaign and voted for him at the polls. He also congratulated Brennan and urged supporters to rally around the new mayor when he's sworn in next month. “Our city needs him to be strong and successful as we move through the problems we confront. He cannot achieve the greatness our Strimling city needs without our help,” said Strimling. Brennan defeated Strimling by a 56 percent to

44 percent margin, receiving 8,971 votes compared to Strimling’s 7,138 votes, according to unofficial results compiled after 14 rounds of instant runoffs. Nick Mavodones finished third overall. In the email, Strimling also announced a timetable for his return LearningWorks, a West End nonprofit. He took a leave of absence from the position of CEO to campaign for mayor. “The good news from the campaign is that, win or lose, I always knew I would have good work at the other end,” he said in the email. “We will continue to help people turn their lives around and I will continue to be humbled by their efforts.” To his supporters, many of whom have been with him since he ran for city council more than a decade ago, Strimling said he was “forever in (their) debt.” “Loyalty has always meant a lot to me, so let me know at any time when you need the favor returned. I will be there for you in the way you were there for me. Unconditionally and completely,” he wrote.

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County Courthouse in Alfred off of Route 111. Area residents are encouraged to come and drop off non-perishable food items. Donated coffee will be served.

Murdoch denies accusations LONDON (NY TIMES) — During two and a half hours of forensic, skeptical and even rude questioning from a parliamentary panel on Thursday, Mr. Murdoch, the 38-year-old deputy chief operating officer of News Corporation, never wavered from his original account: that he had learned only recently that phone hacking had been widespread at the company’s tabloid News of the World, now defunct. He said he had never misled the committee in earlier testimony in July. And he all but accused two former underlings, whose accounts directly contradicted his, of lying about it.

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What does it take to mount a comics festival? "It takes being completely insane, absolutely oblivious to the obvious problems that are going to come up and then trying to solve them on the fly as they occur," Gallagher confided. Coast City Comics spearheaded the festival, which is a new addition to a field of similar celebrations, including the Maine Comics Arts Festival, held in the spring at Ocean Gateway terminal, Free Comic Book Day and Port-Con. "It's a different type of festival than say, Port-Con or MCAF, both of those cons have their own draw and their own people, it's not the same idea," Gallagher said. "We're not doing the same things that they do, they're both awesome in their own right, and they both have a place, and they've both proven that they can do it, and we want to prove that we can do it to." Gallagher is owner with Chad Pennell of Coast City Comics and the Fun Box Monster Emporium, which combined under one ownership as a partnership in Portland's Arts District. Gallagher also runs Coast City Shirts, a screen-printing company, out of their shop, which recently moved into the former Urban Hardware space on Congress Street. The idea of a festival started small, and then "we added movies, we added documentaries, panel discussions," and other attractions, he said. "People kept buying tables until we finally sold out of tables," Gallagher said. Gallagher and Pennell will stay busy this weekend, and it's not too early to think about Coast City Comicon 2012. "We already have people booked for next year," Gallagher said.

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Coast City Comicon Starting tonight, Coast City Comicon will feature all that’s creative and comic book related in one monstrous weekend. Starting at 8 p.m. tonight with a “Nerd Rave” at SPACE Gallery and continuing Saturday and Sunday at the Eastland Park Hotel and SPACE, Coast City Comicon will feature a galaxy of graphic artists and creative types, organizers announced.m Crypto-craziness brings Todd Dezago, and Craig Rousseau, creators of graphic novel characters The Perhapanauts, will be at the festival, drawing, signing and joining in a Cryptid panel with Loren Coleman, curator of Portland’s International Cryptozoology Museum. Chris Dingwell, Portland painter and tattoo artist, will be in attendance “and will be performance arting all over the place with his ‘Wet Paint Project,’” according to the Coast City Comicon website (http://www.wehatetshirts.com/Coast_City_Comicon/ Home.html). “Dingwell will be demonstrating the dynamic painting techniques that allowed him to produce such masterworks as seen in his new book, Inside Out, copies of which will be available. Dingwell will be joined throughout the weekend by special guests who will throw their painting techniques into the mix,” the website noted. On Saturday, Nov. 12, activities begin at 10 a.m. with vendor and artist tables running until 6 p.m.; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a Super Mario 3 Tournament will take place in the Dealer Room at the Eastland Hotel; and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the public can enjoy the Wet Paint Project demonstration. From noon to 1:30 p.m., a seminar on self publishing is planned at SPACE Gallery. Special guests include comic artist and writer Ben Bishop (Nathan the Caveman & Lost Trail); comic artist and writer Michael Connor (Coelacanthus comic zine); and Tyler James (publisher and co-creator of Comix Tribe, an online community which aims to help creators make better comics). From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., participants can attend a Breaking into Comics panel at SPACE Gallery. Special guests include comic artist and colorist Ray Dillon (DC’s Brightest Day & IDW’s Servant of the Bones); comic artist and creator/editor Renae De Liz (IDW’s Servant of the Bones, Womanthology, IDW’s The Last Unicorn); Andy

Low tide complicated response in the first place. “It was turned off. We don’t have use for any oil right now anyway,” said Jetport Director Paul Bradbury. He added that the new terminal is heated and cooled mainly through a new geothermal system installed during construction, which wrapped up in September. The Maine Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Coast Guard were both notified of the spill, which Jetport workers discovered at about noon after smelling the oil, Clegg said. Crews from Portland Fire Department, Maine DEP and Clean Harbors responded to the leak, laying absorbent boom around a slick that formed in the river near Thompson’s Point. In a statement DEP officials said the boom prevented oil from reaching Long Creek or marshes around Thompson’s Point. A Coast Guard vessel stationed near Memorial Bridge reported that the fuel did not appear to have trav-

eled down river, according to a DEP press release. At 5 p.m. yesterday, Clean Harbors spokesman Matt Quinn said the spill was under control but that all of the oil had not yet been removed. He expected crews would finish by late Thursday or early Friday. Cleanup was complicated by an outgoing low tide that pulled water toward the Casco Bay, and a full moon, which DEP said can create stronger currents. The pump in question transfers No. 2 heating oil from an underground tank outside the terminal to a 200gallon tank inside the facility's boiler room, Bradbury said. That heating system is intended to supplement the geothermal system. “We will investigate that and find out what went wrong with the controls on that pump and the pump itself,” said Bradbury, adding that the incident occurred despite fail-safes built into the system specifically to prevent overflows. Clegg said she wasn’t sure if the spill would lead to fines or other sanctions.

Schmidt (former senior editor at IDW Comics, former editor at Marvel Comics and founder of Comics Experience career school); and comic artist, writer and editor Mort Todd (former Cracked Magazine editor-in-chief and owner of Comicfix). From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Comicon will show a “Deadly Spawn” screening at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A w/director Ted Bohus. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., it’s a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament in the Dealer Room at the Eastland. At 9 p.m., doors open for a “Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts” screening at SPACE Gallery. “This premiere screening is timed to coincide with the film’s West Coast weekend premiere at the Napa Valley Film Festival,” organizers reported. From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., doors are open for the Comicon Rock & Roll After Party (21 plus) at Empire Dine and Dance. On Sunday, Nov. 13, the schedule includes: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Cryptozoology in Comics discussion panel at SPACE Gallery with special guests Rousseau, Dezago and Coleman. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., there is a Philip K. Dick panel discussion at SPACE Gallery with giveaways from Houghton Mifflin’s new edition of Dick’s books, including copies of “Exegesis.” Special guests include author Alex Irvine (Marvel’s Hellstorm: Son of Satan, The Narrows, A Scattering of Jades); Zack Handlen of the Onion AV Club; and Sam Pfeifle of the Portland Phoenix. From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., guests can attend a Guerilla Film-Making discussion panel at SPACE Gallery with special guests Ted Bohus, director of “Deadly Spawn”; Rob Fitz, director of “God of Vampires”; Barry Dodd, director of “Ragged Isle”; Shawn French, director of “Wrong House”; and Shoggoth Assembly members. From 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. is a “God of Vampires screening” at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A with director Rob Fitz. From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. is “Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. is the Coast City Comicon wrapup party (21 plus only) at Geno’s Rock Club, when the Geek Chorus will present “that awful Captain America movie from the ‘70s.” See the full schedule at www.wehatetshirts.com/ Coast_City_Comicon/Home.html.

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Girls just want to go to school THU THUA, Vietnam — Sometimes you see your own country more sharply from a distance. That’s how I felt as I dropped in on a shack in this remote area of the Mekong Delta in Vietnam. The head of the impoverished household during the week is a malnourished 14-year-old girl, Dao Ngoc Phung. She’s tiny, standing just 4 feet 11 inches and weighing 97 pounds. Yet if Phung is achingly fragile, she’s also breathtakingly strong. You appreciate the challenges that America faces in global competitiveness when you learn that Phung is so obsessed with schoolwork that she sets her alarm for 3 a.m. each day. She rises quietly so as not ––––– to wake her younger brother The New York and sister, who both share her bed, and she then cooks rice Times for breakfast while reviewing her books. The children’s mother died of cancer a year ago, leaving the family with $1,500 in debts. Their father, a carpenter named Dao Van Hiep, loves his children and is desperate for them to get an education, but he has taken city jobs so that he can pay down the debt. Therefore, during the week, Phung is like a single mother who happens to be in the ninth grade. Phung wakes her brother and sister, and then after breakfast they all trundle off to school. For Phung, that means a 90-minute bicycle ride each way. She arrives at school 20 minutes early to be sure she’s not late. After school, the three children go fishing to get something to eat for dinner. Phung reserves unpleasant chores, like cleaning the toilet, for herself, but she does not hesitate to discipline her younger brother, Tien, 9, or sister, Huong, 12. When Tien disobeyed her by hanging out with some bad boys, she thrashed him with a stick. Most of the time, though, she’s gentle, especially when Tien misses his mother. “I try to comfort him,” she says, “but then all three of us end up crying.” Phung yearns to attend university and become an accountant. It’s an almost impossible dream for a village girl, but across East Asia the poor often

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Election in the fog Though the weather was sunny and fairly warm on Tuesday and Wednesday, there was a fog over the city. Not just the generic heavy mist, or layer of smog, but a fog of indecision. You see, as voters and folks who write about all things voterelated, we have all become used to a certain swiftness of ballot processing. The polls close at 8, by 9-ish the first results start coming in, and by 11 p.m. you start to get a good picture of what candidates got elected, who went home weeping and who was stunned to lose. For 24 hours, Portland’s future mayor existed like the famed cat in the physics experiment, a vague shadow of possibility mired in a locked ballot box. We would not know who the mayor was going to be until the boxes were opened, counted, verified and such. A special warm seat in hell is reserved for those who make the voter wait. That is probably a bit harsh, considering the Ranked Choice/Instant Runoff thing was being done for the first time, and the City Clerk’s office had promised that the votes would all be manually counted as well to verify the result. Like a doufus, I figured they

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist would do that after the fact, zip those puppies through the scanning software, let the magic of digital logic chew on the results, and get an answer fast. Waiting on the results was like waiting on the famed “waiting” hourglass icon to stop spinning on the computer. I didn’t manage to make it back to City Hall until the middle of Wednesday afternoon, calculating my time to spend as little time there as possible. By 2:30, I figured there would be an answer. The verification process dragged on, clerks and officials staring four hours at screens to determine voter intent on flagged ballots, and spot checking what they saw versus what was recorded. At 5 p.m., the natives began to grow restless. I chatted with other members of the inkish trade about the wait, about how none of us had the foresight to bring along a deck of cards. Finally, there was news of a pend-

ing announcement. By 7 p.m., we should have a result. Write-in Candidate Erick Bennett had gotten hosed on this deal. I’ve written about the whole writein thing before, and the changes in the law that make folks now register as a write-in candidate before their ballots count. Bennett was peeved; all of the other candidates in the race had preliminary numbers released Tuesday night, but not Bennett. He tried to get answers as to why those were not released along with the rest, but got nowhere. I wasn’t particularly interested in pursuing it at the time for a simple reason. Once the ballots are in the counting process, you NEVER juggle the elbow of the clerk. When you do, you end up with a disastrous danglinghanging-dimpled-chad handcount nightmare that reminds you of a certain election in Florida. When the numbers came out at 8, he got his answer. His write-in count was 81 votes out of a total of 20,212 cast, an even 4/10ths of a percent. Not statistically valid, but as the saying goes, every vote counts, so count every vote. His numbers should have been released along with the rest on see HIGGINS page 5

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Falling in like with Mitt Republicans fall in line, and Democrats fall in love. That’s how the old saying goes. Three years ago, Democrats fell in love with Barack Obama. Today, after nine major Republican debates and before anyone has cast a single vote, Republicans seem poised to fall in line behind Mitt Romney. And why shouldn’t they? In debate after debate, he has proven himself to be the least bad candidate on the stage. The candidates who surge after him, or even in front of him, in the polls always seems to come to a bad end. Michele Bachmann? By the time reporters had learned how to spell her name correctly, she had disappeared from serious contention. Rick Perry? Well, Texans understand brands. They burn them into cattle. And after the CNBC debate Wednesday night, when Perry was unable to remember his third talking point — hey, he got two out of three, cut him some slack! — he forever branded himself the Oops Candidate because oops is what he was forced to reply after racking his brain for an answer after several agonizing, liveTV seconds. Herman Cain? Well, Cain’s problem can be summed up easily: Are the Republicans willing to nominate a candidate who almost certainly will lose to Obama next November? And are they willing to nominate a candidate who could bring down a few crucial GOP Senate and House candidates along with him?

Roger Simon ––––– Creators Syndicate The rest of the field is ... the rest of the field. Newt Gingrich is extremely adept at demonstrating haughty disdain during these debates. My colleagues have done a great job of answering an absurd question, he said with his patented drollery Wednesday night after the other candidates were asked about health care. It got a laugh. But Marie Antoinette probably got a laugh after she (legend has it) said, Let them eat cake. And all that got her was the guillotine. Drollery, disdain and haughtiness are not usually what Americans end up looking for in a president. Likability is what they look for, and Gingrich radiates likability with all the power of a 25-watt bulb. Cain was the likability candidate, but he ran into a funny thing on his way to the White House: his past. No fewer than four women have accused him of sexual misbehavior, two of them publicly, and while in the past candidates like Bill Clinton and Arnold Schwarzenegger rode out such accusations, Cain is no Clinton and no Schwarzenegger. He is a former businessman and professional motivational speaker

Sure, unemployment may stay high. Sure, the economy may stay lousy. But the Republicans are a risk-adverse party. The last time they took a real risk on a nominee was Barry Goldwater in 1964, and he lost to Lyndon Johnson by 22.6 percentage points. with a goofy 9-9-9 tax plan and more baggage than Samsonite. True, he could win Iowa. He might even win South Carolina. But as soon as Cain wins a major caucus or primary, the Republican establishment will recoil in horror. The rank-and-file, the pooh-bahs, the big money guy and even some tea partiers are going to sit up and say: Whoa. This guy was good for a few laughs, but are we really going to put him up against Obama? Sure, unemployment may stay high. Sure, the economy may stay lousy. But the Republicans are a risk-adverse party. The last time they took a real risk on a nominee was Barry Goldwater in 1964, and he lost to Lyndon Johnson by 22.6 percentage points. No, the Republicans almost always nominate the next guy in line (George W. Bush was a legacy next guy in line), and Mitt Romney, by default, fills that bill. Once again Wednesday, his debate performance was calm, dignified and always taking the correct Republican line. Markets work, Romney said. When you have government play its heavy hand, markets blow up and people get hurt.

One could look at our most recent financial collapse and conclude the opposite: that markets don’t work when greed and incompetence run rampant on Wall Street and the government does nothing to correct or contain that until complete ruin is at hand. But that is not the Republican answer. And Romney always gets his answers correct. (Note to Rick Perry: Try writing the answers on your cuff. It probably worked in high school.) Has Romney flip-flopped? You bet. But soon that will seem long ago and far away. I’m a man of steadiness and constancy, Romney said during the debate, citing not his stand on the issues, but his 42 years of marriage, which resulted in five children, and his 24 years at Bain Capital, which resulted in his becoming filthy rich. The Republicans don’t have to fall in love with him. They just have to learn to live with him. And what other choice do they have? (To find out more about Roger Simon, and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate webpage at www.creators.com.)

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compensate for lack of money with a dazzling work ethic and gritty faith that education can change destinies. The obsession with schooling is a legacy of Confucianism — a 2,500-year-old tradition of respect for teachers, scholarship and meritocratic exams. That’s one reason Confucian countries like China, South Korea and Vietnam are among the world’s star performers in the war on poverty. Phung pleads with her father to pay for extra tutoring in math and English. He explains softly that the cost — $40 a year — is unaffordable. (For anyone who wants to help Phung, an aid group called Room to Read has set up a fund to help her and girls like her; details are on my blog, nytimes.com/ontheground, or on Facebook.com/ Kristof.) I wish we Americans could absorb a dollop of Phung’s reverence for education. The United

States, once the world leader in high school and college attendance, has lagged in both since the 1970s. Of 27 countries in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development for which we have data, the United States now ranks 23rd in high school graduation rates. Granted, Asian schools don’t nurture creativity, and Vietnamese girls are sometimes treated as second-class citizens who must drop out of school to help at home. But education is generally a top priority in East Asia, for everyone from presidents to peasants. Teachers in America’s troubled schools complain to me that parents rarely show up for meetings. In contrast, Phung’s father takes a day off work and spends a day’s wages for transportation to attend parent-teacher conferences. “If I don’t work, I lose a little bit of money,” he said. “But if my kids miss out on school, they lose their life hopes. I want to know how they’re doing

in school.” “I tell my children that we don’t own land that I can leave them when they grow up,” he added. “So the only thing I can give them is an education.” For all the differences between Vietnam and America, here’s a common truth: The best way to sustain a nation’s competitiveness is to build human capital. I wish we Americans, especially our politicians, could learn from Phung that our long-term strength will depend less on our aircraft carriers than on the robustness of our kindergartens, less on financing spy satellites than on financing Pell grants. Phung gets this better than our Congress. Every day, she helps her little brother and sister with their homework first and then completes her own. Sometimes she doesn’t collapse into bed until 11 p.m., only to rouse herself four hours later. On Sundays, Phung sleeps in. As she explained: “I don’t get up till 5.”

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Tuesday night. This is a bingo to stick on the top of the list of things to work on for next time. Just before eight, the candidates started to wander in, having been called about a half-hour beforehand by city spokeswoman Nicole Clegg. As the hour approached and the TV camera lights got hot enough to boil eggs, a hush came over the room. It was a pause of expectation, like waiting out the last few minutes to see if the stick was

going to turn blue on the dollar-store pregnancy test. The waiting WAS the hardest part. Tom Petty nailed it. One by one, the candidates fell like dominoes. Votes totaled, candidate eliminated, votes reshuffled. Click, click, boom. Another one bites the dust. Brennan took the seat, but there was something else in the air the last two days. The usual celebration parties of the candidates were pointless, the thrill of the election night massacre in room 209

drawn out like some modern-day interrogation session at Guantanamo. We’re busy counting. Wait. “How long?” we would ask, only met by shrugs and refusal to speculate. Something has gone missing from the election night counting process, the thrill of the short race chase now a long drawn out marathon event. I’ll work on getting that back for the next time, too. (Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

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DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT For the first time in its 90-year history, the Portland Veteran's Day parade will be headed by a female grand marshal, organizers announced. Nancy Lee Kelley of Old Orchard, chaplain of the Kennebec Chapter of Maine Gold Star Mothers, will lead the Congress Street parade, now in its third generation. The "Gold Star Mothers," an organization dating from World War I, consists of parents who lost a son or daughter on active duty in the U.S. armed services. Chaplain Kelley is the mother of Captain Christopher Scott Cash, an 18-year veteran of the U.S. Army who was serving in a Ranger Battalion when he lost his life in June 2004, in the battle for Baqubahr, Iraq. He was 36 years old. The annual Old Orchard Beach charity roadrace, "The Run For Cash," is named in his honor. "It is a great honor to be asked to be grand marshal," said Kelley. "The Gold Star Mothers were so supportive when we lost Christopher, and now I'm proud to support their work for others whenever I can, and to promote Christopher's memory." The Portland Veteran's Day parade is one of the largest in the state. Since about 1920 it has been organized by the Harold T. Andrews American Legion Post No. 17, one of the first to

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Billy Crystal has agreed to take over the role of Oscar host from Eddie Murphy. Mr. Crystal lit up the blogosphere late Thursday afternoon by posting a message to Twitter: “Am doing the Oscars so the young woman in the pharmacy will stop asking my name when I pick up my prescriptions. Looking forward to the show.” A spokeswoman for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences confirmed that Mr. Crystal wasn’t joking. Mr. Murphy backed out of hosting the ceremony on Wednesday after the resignation of his friend Brett Ratner

as a producer. This will be Mr. Crystal’s ninth appearance as the Oscar front man. The naming of Mr. Crystal completed a rapid turnaround for the academy, which on Wednesday selected Brian Grazer, a well regarded film producer, to replace Mr. Ratner as co-producer of the telecast. The departures of Mr. Ratner and Mr. Murphy represented an embarrassing collapse in the planning for the ceremony; by swiftly naming replacements, the academy has a chance not only to keep the production on schedule but also to protect the stature of its signature event, one that takes in roughly $80 million each year.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Nov. 11, the 315th day of 2011. There are 50 days left in the year. This is Veterans Day in the U.S., Remembrance Day in Canada. Today’s Highlight in History: On Nov. 11, 1918, fighting in World War I came to an end with the signing of an armistice between the Allies and Germany. On this date: In 1620, 41 Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower, anchored off Massachusetts, signed a compact calling for a “body politick.” In 1889, Washington became the 42nd state. In 1909, President William Howard Taft accepted the recommendation of a joint Army-Navy board that Pearl Harbor in the Hawaiian Islands be made the principal U.S. naval station in the Pacific. In 1921, the remains of an unidentified American service member were interred in the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery in a ceremony presided over by President Warren G. Harding. In 1942, during World War II, Germany completed its occupation of France. In 1966, Gemini 12 blasted off from Cape Kennedy with astronauts James A. Lovell and Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin Jr. aboard. In 1981, stuntman Dan Goodwin scaled the outside of the 100-story John Hancock Center in Chicago in nearly six hours. In 1983, President Ronald Reagan became the first U.S. chief executive to address the Diet, Japan’s national legislature. One year ago: The disabled Carnival Splendor cruise liner inched into San Diego Bay after three nightmarish days adrift on the Pacific, bringing cheers from passengers who described trying to pass the time with limited food, backed-up toilets and dark cabins. Today’s Birthdays: Dancer-choreographer Nicholas Royce is 86. Comedian Jonathan Winters is 86. Jazz singer-musician Mose Allison is 84. Author Carlos Fuentes is 83. Actress Bibi Andersson is 76. Country singer Narvel Felts is 73. Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., is 71. Rock singer-musician Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge) is 66. The president of Nicaragua, Daniel Ortega, is 66. Golfer Fuzzy Zoeller is 60. Pop singermusician Paul Cowsill (The Cowsills) is 59. Rock singer-musician Andy Partridge (XTC) is 58. Singer Marshall Crenshaw is 58. Rock singer Dave Alvin is 56. Rock musician Ian Craig Marsh (Human League; Heaven 17) is 55. Actor Stanley Tucci is 51. Actress Demi Moore is 49. Actress Calista Flockhart is 47. Actor Philip McKeon is 47. Rock musician Scott Mercado is 47. Actor Frank John Hughes is 44. TV personality Carson Kressley is 42. Actor David DeLuise is 40. Actor Adam Beach is 39. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 37. Rock musician Jonathan Pretus (Cowboy Mouth) is 30.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Readers: Today is Veterans Day. In honor of our veterans, here is a piece written by John Alton Robinson of West Monroe, La. “Freedom” From the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier To the silver-haired crowns of our fathers From the shores of Tripoli To the Paciﬁc’s pearl-green waters I wish to give a tribute A four-starred salute today For those who fought so bravely For our freedom and American way. We take our rights for granted But they were earned in blue-red blood And courage beyond the call of duty In France’s cold wet mud. Beginning with the Revolution Through the Saudi Arabian sands Men have fought and suffered And died on foreign lands. So salute this Veterans Day And many more to come. Through blood and guts and glory Our freedom has been won. Dear Annie: About 12 years ago, my husband started to have all the signs of irritable bowel syndrome. He refused to see a doctor and ended up in the hospital with extreme bleeding. He was discharged after two weeks, and the doctors told him to rest and watch his diet. He didn’t. Three weeks later, he was back in the hospital and diag-

nosed with Crohn’s disease. Again, he was told to rest, watch his diet and take his medication. Again, he wouldn’t listen. Four weeks later, he woke up in the middle of the night with a temperature of 107. At the hospital, they said his system has been extremely compromised, and he was diagnosed with active tuberculosis. I am now at risk. He is 67 years old and retired. He refuses to give up a lucrative hobby that keeps him outdoors, even though we don’t need the extra money. My health is failing, but it doesn’t seem to matter to him. I’m ready to leave. -- About To Give Up in Oklahoma Dear Oklahoma: Your husband sounds stubborn and difﬁcult and possibly depressed enough not to care about his health or yours. Try to get him to see a therapist, but if he refuses, understand that you are not responsible for his careless approach to health. Talk to your doctor about how best to protect yourself. Dear Annie: I read the letter from Greg Montgomery Jr., the former NFL player who is bipolar. I am also bipolar. I almost died because I feared the stigma of being mentally ill. When I got home from the hospital, my boyfriend showed me an essay written by a woman who was a successful doctor and bipolar. She said mental illness is a disease with physical symptoms that cause mental and emotional problems. With the right medication, counseling and support group, you can live normally again, or close to it. Those words -- “it’s a disease with physical symptoms,” just like heart disease, diabetes or Parkinson’s -- made me realize I was going to be OK. Please print this. It could save a life. -- Recovering Nicely

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From football coach to case study at Penn State STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (NY TIMES) — The morning after Penn State fired Joe Paterno, the fabled football coach, and Graham B. Spanier, the university president, Kevin Donahue skipped his regular class and slipped into one called Joe Paterno, Communications and the Media. “I just wanted to see everyone’s reaction to the news,” Mr. Donahue, a senior who studies hotel and restaurant management, said as he searched for the class Thursday morning. “Joe’s always been a legacy on campus; I wanted to come here as a way to pay support to the man.” In classrooms, almost as much as in dorm rooms, hallways and coffee shops, Penn State has been consumed with the allegations that Mr. Paterno, the football coach known to all here as JoePa, and other officials failed to take action against a former assistant coach when he was accused of sexually assaulting children. Rather than try to steer things back to the usual curriculum, many professors — and not just those for whom Mr. Paterno is a regular subject of inquiry — are seizing on the crisis as a teaching tool. “Most professors are dropping their syllabus to a certain degree and making this the topic of discussion,” said Mike Poorman, a senior lecturer in the College of Communications who teaches the course on Mr. Paterno. “We’re inundated with it, online, on TV, there are rallies on campus, and there’s a dozen, two dozen media trucks here.” At Penn State, there is the routine business of going to college, and then there is football and Mr. Paterno, the head coach for 46 years, who has long had a glowing reputation for caring about students, athletes or not, as well as about academics. There are few universities where a sports team is so central to student life and the school’s sense of itself, and fewer still where the coach casts a long enough shadow that there is an entire course devoted to him. Students often line up for days outside the stadium to get coveted game tickets, an encampment known as Paternoville. Jenna Hrubes, a senior, said her marketing class on Wednesday turned into a session about how such a scandal can be handled, and how it can damage a valuable brand. “We talked about how perception becomes reality and how this is ruining the reputation of this university,” she said. Chanel Lange-Maney, a sophomore, said that in her gay and lesbian studies class on Wednesday, students debated whether a gay and lesbian students’ group should make a statement about the episode. No, they decided, to avoid associating homosexuality with child molestation. Peter M. Hopsicker, an assistant professor of kinesiology, said that in his course on ethics in sports, students have a coming assignment to write an editorial, “and I will highly suggest to them that they take this topic on.”

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Friday, Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day Parade 10:30 a.m. “Join us in assembling at Longfellow Square and processing East for Veteran’s Day Ceremonies. We will be joined by Chief of Staff Col. Arthur Wickham and will hear guest speakers Cheryl Leeman (for Senator Olympia Snowe), Sarah Holbom-Lund (for Senator Susan Collins), Nancy Lee Kelley (Gold Star Mothers), Hon. Herb Adams, William Bennett (President and CEO of Oakhurst Dairy), Mike and Karen Worcester (Wreaths Across America). Invocation & Benediction by Rev. Bill Doughty, Chaplain, VFW Post 6859. Representatives from the Maine Center or the Deaf will provide interpreter services for speeches.” www. portlandmaine.com

Craft Fair at First Parish 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Craft Fair at First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, Craft fair, First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.

Teens use theatre to tackle bullying 4 p.m. “Youth Voices Onstage is the culmination of the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine’s original bullying prevention program that uses current research and children’s own words to create a new, solution-based model for making schools safer, happier, kinder places to learn. With funding from the Davis Family Foundation, the Museum & Theatre’s troupe of teen actors visited third and fourth grade classrooms at four local elementary schools to talk with students about their experiences with bullies, but with a focus on the small acts of kindness that followed a bad experience. The actors then used improvisational theatre techniques to validate those experiences and model positive behavior. The goal was to establish positive interactions as the norm and offer children small but helpful actions to take when they see or experience mistreatment among peers. The project will conclude with four performances of Youth Voices Onstage. Theatre Artistic Director Reba Short used conversations with her cast of eight young actors (ages 11-17) to develop a script that uses children’s own words and experiences to tackle the topic of bullying from a fresh perspective.” The show runs for one weekend only, Nov. 11-13: Friday at 4 p.m., Saturday at 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., and Sunday at 4 p.m. Tickets are $9 each ($8 for members) and can be reserved at the front desk (142 Free St.), at kitetails.org or by calling 828-1234, ext. 231. Advance reservations are encouraged.

Open Mic/Poetry Slam in Auburn 7:15 p.m. Open Mic/Poetry Slam. First Universalist Church of Auburn, 169 Pleasant St. Free. FMI 783-0461 or www. auburnuu.org.

Warren Miller’s ‘Like There’s No Tomorrow’ 6:30 p.m. Film screenings, Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. Friday, Nov. 11, 6:30 p.m.; Friday, Nov. 11, 9:30 p.m. Tickets available at: Arlberg Ski & Sport Shops, PortTix.com, and Merrill Auditorium Box Office. $27.”This year, Warren Miller Entertainment offers your first stop for preseason powder stoke, with the introduction of its 62nd annual winter sports film, Warren Miller’s ‘Like There’s No Tomorrow.’ Narrated by Olympic Gold Medalist Jonny Moseley and shot on location on five continents, . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow celebrates the moments that make up a perfect winter. Tour the world’s most inspiring snowy landscapes, from the rugged peaks of New Hampshire’s Mount Washington to the legendary powder of Squaw Valley, California; from the striking Himalayas in Gulmarg, India to the southern hemisphere’s highest peak in Portillo, Chile. Alaska. Utah. Colorado. New Zealand. Norway. It’s all here, just waiting for you to fill in the blank. Watch worldclass athletes – including Chris Davenport, Julia Mancuso, Daron Rahlves, Colby West and Seth Wescott – drop lines most of us only see in our dreams and learn, frame-byframe, how to live . . . Like There’s No Tomorrow. Check warrenmiller.com for a complete showcase of this year’s film locations and extended athlete bios.”

The Maine Singers’ Atelier Master Class 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. “Join us for a cabaret-style master class in Vocal Performance with Maine Singers’ Atelier Director, Julie Goell and jazz pianist, Jed Wilson. The evening begins with chili and refreshments in the 317 Cafe! Julie Goell is known for her work as director of the Maine Singers’ Atelier and performances with the Casco Bay Tummlers and the Celebration Barn Theater. Jed Wilson is a much-sought after jazz accompanist. He has performed and recorded with Dominique Eade, Heather Masse and Aoife O’Donovan.” The class with take place in the Cafe at 317 Main Street Community Music Center, 317 Main Street, Yarmouth. For further information and to register, call 317 Main Street at 846-9559.

‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’ 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonproﬁt company based

USS Maine Submarine Base members (from left) Roy Gorman, Larry Farrell, Richard Harris and John McCutcheon gather before last year’s Veterans Day parade. This year the parade starts at Longfellow Square at 10:30 a.m. today. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, kicks off its second season of Studio Series presentations with Edward Albee’s classic play “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf.” “This production is the most ambitious undertaking yet for the Acorn Studio Theater, which has hosted improv comedy shows, children’s theater productions, Phyzkidz events, fully-staged productions of new plays, and staged readings since its inception in 2009. Acorn’s Producing Director Michael Levine directs an ensemble of four actors in a treat for fans of intimate theater that focuses on character and storytelling.” Winner of the 1963 Tony Award for Best Play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf” shocked audiences when it ﬁrst appeared on Broadway by debunking the myth of the nuclear family’s living room as a safe and happy place. Acorn’s production features company members Paul Haley, Kerry Rasor, and April Singley, along with guest artist Nicholas Schroeder. The show runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 27, with performances Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and may be purchased on-line at www.acorn-productions.org or by calling 854-0065.

‘August Osage County’ 7:30 p.m. “August Osage County — Good Theater, St. Lawrence Arts Center.” “Good Theater’s acclaimed production of Tracy Lett’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play returns for three weeks. When the patriarch goes missing the matriarch gathers the family and all of the dirty littler secrets begin to emerge. Performances on Wednesday and Thursdays at 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m. through Nov. 20.

Coast City Comicon 8 p.m. Coast City Comicon will feature all that’s creative and comic book related in one monstrous weekend. Starting at 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 11 with a “Nerd Rave” at SPACE Gallery and continuing Saturday and Sunday at the Eastland Park Hotel and SPACE, Coast City Comicon will feature a galaxy of graphic artists and creative types, organizers announced. On Saturday, Nov. 12, activities begin at 10 a.m. with vendor and artist tables running until 6 p.m.; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a Super Mario 3 Tournament will take place in the Dealer Room at the Eastland Hotel; and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the public can enjoy the Wet Paint Project demonstration. From noon to 1:30 p.m., a seminar on self publishing is planned at SPACE Gallery. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., participants can attend a Breaking into Comics panel at SPACE Gallery. From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Comicon will show a “Deadly Spawn” screening at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A w/director Ted Bohus. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., it’s a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament in the Dealer Room at the Eastland. At 9 p.m., doors open for a “Warren

Ellis: Captured Ghosts” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., doors are open for the Comiccon Rock & Roll After Party (21 plus) at Empire Dine and Dance. On Sunday, Nov. 13, the schedule includes: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Cryptozoology in Comics discussion panel at SPACE Gallery. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., there is a Philip K. Dick panel discussion at SPACE Gallery with giveaways from Houghton Mifﬂin’s new edition of Dick’s books, including copies of “Exegesis.” From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., guests can attend a Guerilla Film-Making discussion panel at SPACE Gallery. From 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. is a “God of Vampires screening” at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A with director Rob Fitz. From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. is “Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. is the Coast City Comicon wrap-up party (21 plus only) at Geno’s Rock Club, when the Geek Chorus will present “that awful Captain America movie from the ‘70s.” The Eastland Park Hotel is at 157 High St. in Portland. For details, visit www.wehatetshirts.com/Coast_City_Comicon/ Home.html.

Saturday, Nov. 12 John McDonald 20th year 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. John McDonald 20th year radio broadcast and book signing, Nonesuch Books & Cards, Mill Creek Shopping Center, 50 Market St., South Portland. 799-2659. www. nonesuchbooks.com. “Please join Maine radio host, humorist, and best selling author John McDonald for his 20th year anniversary radio broadcast and book signing. John combines two of his greatest passions, broadcasting and writing.”

Fall fair and silent auction 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fall fair and silent auction, Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, corner of Forest and Pleasant Street, Portland. Coffee and mufﬁns, lunch from noon to 1 p.m. Tables include jewelry, plants, handmade knits, Christmas tables. Also baked food tables, country store, chili, cheese, apple cider, and more. Silent auction ends at 1 p.m. FMI, 773-5423.

Fall Craft Fair at Clark Memorial United Methodist 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Fall fair, crafts, gifts and more, Clark Memorial United Methodist Church, Portland.

Tis The Season Craft Fair – Easter Seals Center 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. 128 Presumpscot St. “‘A price for every purse!’ All proceeds will beneﬁt Easter Seals Maine Center for Therapeutic Recreation! The center provides processional, community-based recreation and aquatic services for local families in Southern Maine. Free admission.” see next page

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Fourth annual Celtic Christmas Fair 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Now part of the State Street Stroll, the fourth annual Celtic Christmas Fair will be held at the Maine Irish Heritage Center. “There will be 25 crafters and various entertainment including Celtic Fiddlers and Irish Step Dancing performances at this daylong celebration. The sounds of bagpipes will be heard as Claddagh Mhor Piper Tom Ryan will be strolling State Street once again this year (weather permitting). Our luncheon menu will include homemade chili and hot dogs. Homemade baked goods and beverages will be available throughout the day. MIHC genealogist Matt Barker, editor of the monthly Downeast Shamrock genealogy newsletter, will be available for consultations in our library/ genealogy center. Tours of the MIHC will be available. Come enjoy this unique Celtic Christmas Celebration and support the ongoing work of the MIHC. Park once and enjoy strolling and shopping along State Street.”

Friends of Feral Felines 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Fall Feline Frolic Holiday Fair to beneﬁt Friends of Feral Felines: Local artwork and crafts, books, thrift store and holiday items, cat-themed merchandise and more. Sat. 9-4, Sun .10-3. 651 Woodfords St. (corner of Forest, Oddfellows Building). Handicapped accessible. FMI: 797-3014, ofﬁce@feralfelines.net.

Coast City Comicon 10 a.m. Coast City Comicon will feature all that’s creative and comic book related in one monstrous weekend. On Saturday, Nov. 12, activities begin at 10 a.m. with vendor and artist tables running until 6 p.m.; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., a Super Mario 3 Tournament will take place in the Dealer Room at the Eastland Hotel; and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., the public can enjoy the Wet Paint Project demonstration. From noon to 1:30 p.m., a seminar on self publishing is planned at SPACE Gallery. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., participants can attend a Breaking into Comics panel at SPACE Gallery. From 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., Comicon will show a “Deadly Spawn” screening at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A w/director Ted Bohus. From 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., it’s a Marvel vs. Capcom 3 Tournament in the Dealer Room at the Eastland. At 9 p.m., doors open for a “Warren Ellis: Captured Ghosts” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 9 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., doors are open for the Comiccon Rock & Roll After Party (21 plus) at Empire Dine and Dance. www.wehatetshirts. com/Coast_City_Comicon/Home.html.

Outward Bound for Veterans 12:30 p.m. Veterans luncheon to benefit Outward Bound for Veterans at The Woods at Canco retirement community, located at 257 Canco Road in Portland. Veterans luncheon in support of the Outward Bound for Veterans program. The lunch includes steak. Donations are kindly requested. All proceeds benefit Outward Bound for Veterans, which helps returning service members and recent veterans readjust to life at home through powerful wilderness courses that draw on the healing benefit of teamwork and challenge through use of the natural world. Service members take part in wilderness expeditions that are physically, mentally and emotionally challenging in order to build the self-confidence, pride, trust and communication skills necessary to successfully return to their families, employers and communities following wartime service. Guests are asked to RSVP by calling The Woods at Canco at 772-4777. Donations can also be made online at www.holidaytouch.com/outwardbound.

Auction for Youth Service Projects 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. More than 70 pieces of hand-painted furniture with whimsical designs will be sold at the Painting for a Purpose auction on from 4 p.m. to 6:30

p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Portland Public Library’s main branch on Congress Street. The live and silent auction will raise money for community service projects planned by students in the Portland Public Schools. Admission is $10 per person and $25 for a family. Erin Ovalle, co-anchor of “News 8 This Morning,” will be the auctioneer. Refreshments will be served. For more information, please contact Jane Ellis at 934-3616.

Bean supper in Westbrook 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Bean supper, Westbrook Eagles No. 2977, 89 Saco St., Westbrook. $7 for adults, $3.50 for 12 and under. Chop suey, cole slaw, pies.

Greater Portland Signature Chef’s Auction 5:30 p.m. The Maine Chapter of the March of Dimes presents the 11th Annual Greater Portland Signature Chef’s Auction at DiMillo’s on the Water (25 Long Wharf, Portland). The Greater Portland Signature Chef’s Event will feature tastings and samplings from Portland’s ﬁnest restaurants including: DiMillos; Nosh Kitchen Bar; The Salt Exchange; Figa; Diamond’s Edge/Chebeague Island Inn; Zapoteca; the Porthole and Hannaford; Exquisite wine tastings, Geary’s, and Doublecross Vodka cocktails; the chance to bid on unique and diverse packages including Walt Disney Park Passes; a Casco Bay Cruise trip with dining for six, Red Sox tickets and surprise autographed items; Luxury TD Garden Box for Fooﬁghters concert and much more including fabulous culinary packages from local restaurants; fund the Mission Opportunities, where 100 percent of monies raised directly serve the March of Dimes. The evening will be hosted by Cindy Williams of WCSH6.

Portland Pirates vs. Providence 7 p.m. Portland Pirates vs. Providence at the Civic Center. The Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League open their 19th season of competition. www.portlandpirates.com

Annual Litterbox Auction 7 p.m. The Homeless Animal Rescue Team of Maine, a no-kill adoption center and shelter for cats and kittens, announced its plans for the Annual Litterbox Auction, a major fundraising event at the Italian Heritage Center in Portland, Maine. Tickets are $25 per person purchased in advance; $35 at the door. “The silent auction, which includes restaurant gift certiﬁcates, vacation rentals, sporting tickets, art work, jewelry, merchandise, and services from Southern Maine businesses, will be hosted by local radio personality Ethan Minton from Coast 93.1. ... Proceeds from the event will go directly to the HART shelter to beneﬁt the 125 plus cats and 100 kittens for food, veterinary expenses, vaccinations, medicine, supplies, and operating costs. The HART shelter has no paid staff, and is operated by volunteers.” Tickets and donations can be made at: www.hartofme.com.

York County Shelter beneﬁt 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. The Third Annual Beneﬁt Harvest Dance to help support the York County Shelter Programs’ Thanksgiving Basket Program will take place at Mousam View Place (formerly the Knights of Columbus Hall) at 47 High St. in Sanford. Tickets for this 21 and over fundraiser are $10 each. Tables can be reserved in advance for eight to ten people. Music for this Harvest Dance is provided by Ray and Debra Bourre of Expressive Sounds. Guests who bring a non-perishable food item will be entered into the drawings held throughout the evening. There will also be door prizes and a 50/50 drawing. Tickets are available from Patty Roux-Hambleton at 324-7156. Tickets can also be purchased at the door or at Garnsey Brothers Insurance at 909 Main Street in Sanford; Country Treasures on Route 11 in Shapleigh; or at Lakeside Sport. see next page

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Rory Raven 8 p.m. Mentalist and Mindreader Rory Raven, Lucid Stage, Portland. Tickets $12. Proceeds beneﬁt Animal Refuge League of Westbrook.

Sunday, Nov. 13 Bayside Trail 5K race 8 a.m. The second annual Bayside Trail 5K race will be held in Portland. The event, open to people of all ages and their dogs (on leash), beneﬁts the Bayside Trail, Portland’s newest trail. The trail, which opened in August 2010, follows a unique path through a historically industrial neighborhood that is redeveloping as a diverse, mixed-use approach to downtown Portland. Hosted by Portland Trails, The Trust for Public Land, the Bayside Neighborhood Association, and Planet Dog, the race starts on the Maine State Pier on Commercial Street, follows the Eastern Promenade Trail around the Portland peninsula, and ends on the Bayside Trail between Chestnut and Elm streets. Joan Benoit Samuelson, the ﬁrst-ever female marathon Olympic gold medalist, will serve as race starter.

OOB Food Pantry drive 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Old Orchard Beach Food Pantry needs the public’s help. A food drive is planned at MacDonald’s Garage, 37 Saco Ave., Old Orchard Beach. “Let Us All Help Our Neighbors.”

Made in Maine Craft Show 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Made in Maine Craft Show and Fund Raiser for the Good Shepherd Food Bank and Harvest Hills Animal Shelter at The Wine Bar, 38 Wharf St., Portland.

Coast City Comicon noon. Coast City Comicon will feature all that’s creative and comic book related in one monstrous weekend. On Sunday, Nov. 13, the schedule includes: Noon to 1:30 p.m., Cryptozoology in Comics discussion panel at SPACE Gallery. From 1:30 p.m. to 3 p.m., there is a Philip K. Dick panel discussion at SPACE Gallery with giveaways from Houghton Mifﬂin’s new edition of Dick’s books, including copies of “Exegesis.” From 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., guests can attend a Guerilla Film-Making discussion panel at SPACE Gallery. From 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. is a “God of Vampires screening” at SPACE Gallery, followed by a Q&A with director Rob Fitz. From 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. is “Grant Morrison: Talking with Gods” screening at SPACE Gallery. From 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. is the Coast City Comicon wrap-up party (21 plus only) at Geno’s Rock Club.