The Portland Daily Sun, Tuesday, February 28, 2012

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Maine Mall business urges state to allow ‘Human Hamster Ball’ State fire marshal’s action challenged — Page 8

Politico: No Amtrak layover in Brunswick? — Page 6 LePage calls for GOP ‘floor fight’ at convention See page 3

Used car dealership proposed at Woodford’s Corner See page 7

Wayne Davis, TrainRiders Northeast chairman, an advocate for Amtrak Downeaster service, said he’s eager to see the state rail authority build a layover facility for Amtrak trains in Brunswick, but he’s among those chafing at delays as a neighborhood group raises concerns. “That facility should have been built this past summer, and it hasn’t been built yet. The tracks are there, but there’s no building,” Davis said, warning of limited service once the line is open from Portland to Brunswick this fall. The facility would allow trains to receive maintenance in Brunswick rather than Portland. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Stem cells used to create human eggs (NY Times) — Researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital say they have extracted stem cells from human ovaries and made them generate egg cells.

The advance, if confirmed, might provide a new source of eggs for treating infertility, though scientists say it is far too early to tell if the work holds such promise.

Women are born with a complement of egg cells that must last throughout life. The ability to isolate stem cells from which eggs could be cultivated would help not only with fertility but also with biologists’ understanding of how drugs and nutrition affect the egg cells.

The new research, by a team led by the biologist Jonathan L. Tilly, depends on a special protein found to mark the surface of reproductive cells like eggs and sperm. Using a cell-sorting machine that can separate out the marked cells, the team obtained reproductive cells from mouse ovaries and showed that the cells would generate viable egg cells that could be fertilized and produce embryos.

They then applied the same method to human ovaries donated by women at the Saitama Medical Center in Japan who were undergoing sex reassignment because of a gender identity disorder.

As with the mice, the team was able to retrieve reproductive cells that produced immature egg cells when grown in the laboratory. The egg cells, when injected into mice, generated follicles, the ovarian structure in which eggs are formed, as well as mature eggs, some of which had a single set of chromosomes, a signature of eggs and sperm. The results were published online Sunday by the journal Nature Medicine.

Dr. Tilly and colleagues wrote that their work opens up “a new field in human reproductive biology that was inconceivable less than 10 years ago,” and that access to the new cells will make possible novel forms of fertility preservation.

David Albertini, an expert on female reproduction at the Kansas University Medical Center, called the report “a real technological tour de force,” but added that it was not yet clear whether the procedure yielded real egg cells that could be used in human fertility. “None of the criteria that we in the field use to establish that a cell is a high-quality oocyte are satisfied here,” he said, using the scientific term for an unfertilized egg.

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Santorum and Romney make last-minute appeals to Michigan LIVONIA, Mich. (NY Times) — A day before Michigan voters decide whether to give Mitt Romney a green light toward the Republican presidential nomination, Rick Santorum is doing his best to stall him, continuing to dismiss Romney as inadequate to the task of challenging President Obama in the fall.

Santorum, addressing about 300 people at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast here in this suburb northwest of Detroit, said Mr. Romney was “uniquely unqualified” to be the party’s nominee. The chief reason, he said, is that Romney, as governor of Massachusetts, produced a health care system similar to Obama’s, which is much despised among

Republican primary voters.

“It’s the biggest issue in this race,” Santorum said. “It’s about government control of your life, forcing you to buy things then forcing their values on you and your religion, which, by the way, Governor Romney did in Catholic hospitals in Massachusetts by forcing them to distribute the morningafter pill. Why would we give those issues away in this general election?”

Romney, speaking to about 300 people on the floor of a manufacturing plant in Rockford that makes office electronics, upbraided Santorum for focusing more on social issues than on the economy.

“It’s time for him to really focus on the

economy,” Romney said, adding that it was also time for voters to consider who has more experience.

“Senator Santorum’s a nice guy, but he’s never had a job in the private sector,” Mr. Romney said. “He’s worked as a lobbyist, he’s worked as an elected official, and that’s fine, but if the issue of the day is the economy, I think to create jobs it helps to have a guy as president who’s had a job, and I have.”

A primary will also be held Tuesday in Arizona, where polls show Romney with a comfortable lead. Michigan is considered more of a prize, in part because Romney grew up there and a loss to Santorum would be an embarrassing blow.

Plot to kill Putin uncovered MOSCOW (NY Times) — Russian television reported on Monday that the Ukrainian and Russian intelligence services had worked together over many weeks to thwart an assassination attempt on the Russian prime minister, Vladimir V. Putin.

The announcement came less than a week before the Russian presidential election on Sunday, raising questions about the timing of its release, in part because two suspects were arrested weeks ago. Putin, the dominant figure in Russian politics, is widely

expected to return to the presidency, which he held for two terms before becoming prime minister in 2008.

The report by the government-controlled broadcaster, Channel One, said that the two suspects were arrested in the Ukrainian city of Odessa, after surviving an explosion inside an apartment there on Jan. 4. A third man died in the blast, which occurred while the suspects were mixing chemicals for an explosive device, according to the report. The authorities said the three men

had been dispatched to the city by the Chechen terrorist leader Doku Umarov, Channel One reported.One of the suspects, Ilya Pyanzin, was arrested immediately after the explosion, according to the report, and the second suspect, Adam Osmayev, was arrested a month later, on Feb. 4.

“We were told to first go to Odessa and study how to prepare a bomb,” Pyanzin told the authorities in a recorded deposition. “In Moscow we were to sabotage economic sites — and then assassinate Putin.”

Syrians said to approve new charter BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — As violence continued to rage in Syria on Monday, the country’s Interior Ministry announced that voters had approved a new Constitution by a margin of almost 9-to-1 in a referendum on Sunday that Western leaders labeled a farce.

In a bulletin across the bottom of the screen on state television, the ministry said 89 percent of the voters, or nearly 7.5 million of the 8.4 million people who cast ballots, had voted in favor of the Constitution — an offer of reform that critics dismissed as too little, too late.

More than 750,000 no votes were cast, or about 9 percent of the total, the ministry said, while nearly 133,000 ballots, or 1.6 percent, were rejected as spoiled. The turnout exceeded

57 percent of the more than 14 million eligible voters, according to the ministry.

After a morning of new shelling in the beleaguered city of Homs and elsewhere on Monday, some Western leaders disparaged the referendum as having no credibility. Some of them spoke even before the result was announced.

“The referendum vote has fooled nobody,” the British foreign secretary, William Hague, said in Brussels on Monday.

European foreign ministers meeting there agreed to tighten economic sanctions against Syria further, including limits on transactions

by Syria’s central bank, a ban on Syrian cargo flights into Europe and travel restrictions on several senior officials.

Inquiry leader says Murdoch papers paid off British officials LONDON (NY Times) — The officer leading a police investigation into Rupert Murdoch’s British newspapers said on Monday that reporters and editors at The Sun tabloid had over the years paid hundreds of thousands of dollars for information not only to police officers but also to a “network of corrupted officials” in the military and the government.

The officer, Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers, said that e-mail records obtained by the police showed that there was a “culture at The Sun of illegal payments” that were authorized “at a very senior level within the newspaper” and involved “frequent and sometimes significant sums of money” paid to public officials in the Health Ministry and the prison service, among other agencies.

The testimony was a sharp new turn in a months-long judicial investigation of the behavior of Murdoch-owned and other newspapers, known as the Leveson inquiry.

It detailed financial transactions that showed both the scale and the scope of alleged bribes, the covert nature of their payment and the seniority of newspaper executives accused of involvement.

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Four arrested in York County burglary ring; items recovered

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Maine State Police have arrested four people in connection with an apparent burglary ring responsible for a dozen break-ins in York County over the past month.

Two Maine residents and two New Hampshire residents are among those arrested, and more charges and arrests are likely, state police spokesman Steve McCausland said.

The break-ins occurred in Shapleigh, Newfield, Alfred and Waterboro. Police have recovered dozens of stolen items, including two TVs, gaming systems, electronic equipment and prescription drugs.

McCausland said police have also seized thousands of dollars worth of new clothing, sunglasses and sneakers believed taken from outlet stores in Kittery.

Most of the stolen items were seized from a house at 590 Newfield Road in Shapleigh, which troopers searched last week. Police also seized 10 grams of heroin from the home. Investigators say the stolen items would likely have been sold to buy more drugs.

Those arrested were: Justin Burleigh, 25, of York, charged with burglary; Paul Kastberg, 25, of Alfred, charged with not paying previous fines; Michael Zaetz, 23, of Rollinsford, N.H., charged with violating probation; and Heather Laroche, 23, of N.H., wanted on heroin and cocaine charges from that state.

McCausland urged residents to be aware of their surroundings, report anything suspicious, keep an eye on neighbors' homes and never let strangers in.

“Potential burglars many times knock on the door of a targeted house. If nobody answers, a burglar will try to enter the property. If somebody answers, they many times ask for directions or just say that they have the wrong house and leave. If that happens, get a description of the persons and vehicles and call police immediately,” he said.

Trying to save pet, Waterboro woman dies in Sunday morning fire The State Fire Marshal’s Office said a Waterboro woman died early Sunday morning when fire swept through her house on Paradise Lane in the Lake Arrowhead section of Waterboro. An initial investi-

gation suggests the woman died while trying to save a pet.

Investigators said Mary Gilman, 50, was found in the burned out Cape Cod-style house after firefighters extinguished the blaze, Maine State Police spokesman Steve McCausland said.

Shawn Girard, 46, of Old Orchard Beach, stayed in the house the night before the fire. He suffered burns and smoke inhalation and is being treated at Maine Medical Center in Portland.

Investigators say the fire likely started near the wood store in a first floor porch and quickly spread throughout the house. Girard was awakened by smoke about 1:30 a.m. and ran to a neighbor’s house to notify the fire department, McCausland said.

Gilman’s body was found in the rubble of the house, likely at the top of the second story stairs. She had delayed her escape in an unsuccessful attempt to rescue a family pet.

The State Medical Examiner’s Office determined she died from smoke inhalation. The house was gutted in the fire, and an excavator later torn down the remaining walls to make it safe for investigators to examine the fire scene.

At $3.78 per gallon, Maine gas prices surge nine cents in a week The price of regular unleaded has surged nearly nine cents in the past week, and price-tracking website Mainegasprices.com predicts gas prices will keep rising in the near term.

As of yesterday afternoon, the statewide average for a gallon of regular was $3.78 per gallon, compared with $3.69 a week ago. The national average is $3.65 per gallon.

As with other recent surveys, fuel prices in Southern Maine remain the lowest in the state. Holly’s, in Biddeford, was selling gas for $3.66 per gallon. Four stations in Fort Kent, on the northern border with Canada, were selling regular yesterday for $3.97 per gallon.

Crude oil prices slipped about 1 percent, to about $108.50, yesterday in midday trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

LePage calls for GOP ‘floor fight’ Gov. Paul LePage says he’d like to see the Republican presidential nominee emerge from a “floor fight”

“I’d like to see a good old-fashioned convention and a dark horse come out,” Maine Gov. Paul LePage told Politico at the National Governors Association winter meeting. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

at the Tampa Convention.

According to the political website Politico.com, LePage isn’t impressed by the current group of GOP candidates, which include U.S. Rep. Ron Paul; former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich; former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney; and former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum.

“I’m pushing for a floor fight ... I’d like to see a good old-fashioned convention and a dark horse come out,” LePage told Politico at the National Governors Association winter meeting. “I think the candidates, in my mind, have injured themselves and injured the party by not following Ronald Reagan’s ‘never speak badly of another Republican.’”

LePage added that the campaign between the four remaining Republicans has become “too messy” and that none will be in a strong position to challenge President Barack Obama.

“I just believe we ought to go to the convention and pick a fresh face,” LePage said. “They beat themselves up so badly that I’d think it’d be nice to have a fresh face.”

LePage also told Politico that he is not a huge supporter of a caucus system and would prefer Maine begin using a primary.

Delegation applauds federal permit for tidal energy DAILY SUN STAFF REPORT In a move praised by Maine’s congressional delegation, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved a pilot project license for the Ocean Renewable Power Company of Portland, which will enable ORPC to construct, operate and maintain a 300-kilowatt tidal energy project through Kinetic System turbine generator units mounted on the sea floor.

The project will be located adjacent to Lubec, and the permit allows the company to operate the project for eight years, according to a press release issued jointly by U.S. Senators Olympia J. Snowe and Susan Collins and Reps. Mike Michaud and Chellie Pingree.

According to the ORPC, construction of the tidal facility in Cobscook Bay will start as early as March, the press release stated.

An announcement from FERC “positions ORPC to be the first company in the United States to

operate under this pilot program,” the press release stated.

“Ocean Renewable Power Company continues to set the standard for a growing industry, and this permit will allow the company to make even greater strides in advancing Eastport and Maine’s role at the forefront of clean energy,” Snowe said in a statement. “Ocean energy represents a tremendous opportunity for our state and this critical permit for tidal energy development will ensure Maine remains on the vanguard of producing these advanced technologies. This truly is a tremendous development for the economy of the Eastport region and for Maine’s renewable energy future.”

“Maine is well positioned to lead the nation in tidal energy development,” Collins said.

“Ocean Renewable Power Company’s tidal power project in the Eastport area is one example of the type of actions we need on a national scale to stabilize energy, prevent energy shortages, and

achieve national energy independence. Continued investment and innovation in clean energy technologies are integral to advancing these goals, and ORPC is helping to lead the way in Maine.”

“ORPC is a true pioneer in the tidal energy field, and their work is important to economic growth in Washington County and beyond,” said Michaud. “This permit represents another significant step forward in expanding this form of clean energy. I look forward to following ORPC’s progress and continuing to work with the delegation to promote the development of this promising technology.”

“ORPC has already been creating good paying jobs right here in Maine and with this permit will be able to start supplying clean, renewable power for the state.

ORPC is a true national leader in helping build the clean energy systems that will be part of the solution to our energy needs and we are very proud of the work they’ve done,” said Pingree.

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Kunstler column reminds us of stark choices in America Editor, Re: “The Choices We Make,” by James Howard Kunstler (column, Tuesday, Feb. 21): The article about the current choices in the USA we are facing with the choices of choosing a future leader summarizes a lot of the confusion for people: to confront the truth or to stay with the status quo.

The current presidential candidates intentionally increase the confusion. They are stuck in a rut playing an old ball game with dirty tactics. And they are out of touch with reality and with most people.

I think more people; for example, all the people involved in the Occupy Movements, are more boldly questioning what all presidential candidates are saying. I think that with more assertive media on the true facts many people will find help in understanding their choices.

Many people, including myself, want to hear that we can create a different way of structuring this country in a more humane and sustainable way so, our economy and our society can grow and flourish.

Many people want to know that the “elite” who spin lies are stopped and held accountable by people who have a different set of principles for their foundation: including, truth, innovation and compassion.

Many people in the USA will have a great shock to find how corrupt the systems in our country became through conscious manipulation by powerful people.

Yet, the terrible shock is also great relief since we can then begin to embrace more overtly and actively a new way of living.

I expect there are many people who would love to have a third-party candidate for President who has nothing to lose by speaking of these realities and who refuses to engage in the old style political game.

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Regulating our growing sugar habit When Ronda Storms, a Republican state senator in Florida, is accused of nannystate-ism for her efforts on behalf of a sane diet, it’s worth noting. When she introduced a bill to prevent people in Florida from spending food stamps on unhealthy items like candy, chips and soda, she broke ranks: few of her party have taken on Big Food. And as someone who has called for the defunding of an educational Planned Parenthood program and banning library book displays supporting Gay and Lesbian Pride Month, she is hardly in her party’s left wing. Not surprisingly, she’s faced criticism from every corner: Democrats think she’s attacking poor people, and Republicans see Michelle Obama. Soon after Storms proposed the bill, she told me, “Coca-Cola and Kraft were in my office” hating it.

Yet she makes sense. “It’s just bad public policy to allow unfettered access to all kinds of food,” she told me over the phone. “Why should we cut all of these programs and continue to pay for people to use food

Mark Bittman ––––– The New York Times stamps to buy potato chips, Oreos and Mountain Dew? The goal is to feed good food to hungry people.”

To some, dictating what recipients of benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can eat seems unfair. But when the program began in 1939 it aimed both to feed the unemployed and to aid farm recovery. Participants received $1.50 in stamps for every cash dollar spent, 50 cents of which was designated for purchase of agricultural surplus. That’s already a directive on spending, but perhaps more important is that nearly three-quarters of a century ago almost the only thing you could buy — with or without regulation — was real food. Since then Big Food has moved our diet in the wrong direction, and

now we have a surplus of empty calories.

The argument for limiting the use of food stamps to actual food is consistent with established policy.

They’re already disallowed for tobacco, alcohol,vitamins, pet foods, household supplies and (with some exceptions) food meant to be eaten on premises. Payments have been based on the cost of a “nutritionally adequate diet.”

Let me state the obvious: there is no nutritional need for foods with added sugar.

All of this is part of the bigger question: How do we regulate the consumption of dangerous foods? As a nation, we’ve accepted the need to limit the marketing and availability of tobacco and alcohol. The first is dangerous in any quantity, and the second becomes dangerous when overconsumed.

And added sweeteners, experts increasingly argue, have more in common with these substances than with fruit. In a recent paper in Nature, Robert H. Lustig, Laura A. Schmidt and see BITTMAN page 5

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The fog of mendacity Those frightening sounds, sights, and odors on the wind this foreboding snowless winter — like emanations from some back ward of a global psychiatric hospital — are the signs of a nation going completely mad. The traumatic rise of oil prices above the $100 level is one irritant, prompting a range of people-who-oughta-know-better to gibber and fulminate as though they’d been locked in the nation’s attic since Thanksgiving with nothing to do but play with a box of pencils. Meanwhile, several absurd “narratives” circulate around the mainstream media that are sure to cause this country more trouble — as any set of pernicious untruths will.

One popular new lie is that U.S. oil production is suddenly so robust that America is about to become a leading world oil exporter again — which is completely untrue. The lie arises at the intersection of wishful thinking and the willful misuse of statistics. It was trumpeted by the appallingly credulous Tom Friedman in his Sunday New York Times column, of all places, and it shows how effective the oil and gas industry’s propaganda campaign has been.

A lot of the wishing comes out of the shale oil and shale gas sectors. Those TV commercials you see around the news hours on the cable networks are designed to extract investment capital from elderly people who have been swindled in the bond markets and don’t know where to stick their dwindling retirement funds. Shale oil and gas must seem like a good bet to them, especially the ones marooned in retire-

James Howard Kunstler ––––– Kunstler.com ment housing clusters in dismal places like Arizona and Florida, where not being able to drive is a virtual death sentence.

The U.S. government is in on this propaganda offensive, especially the Department of Energy’s Energy Information Agency (EIA), which routinely issues overly optimistic reports about future oil production. The political spin is a quixotic effort to promote another commonly touted lie about the future: that the U.S. is approaching a point of “energy independence.” You’ll know we got there when you have to walk to your new job weeding the potato fields. The mendacity behind this propaganda is strictly the wish of politicians to avoid telling voters the truth, out of sheer cowardice for the consequences. U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu will go down in history as a pathetically passive quisling, who thought he was honest and patriotic by standing in the background and keeping his mouth shut.

In fact, a lot of the propaganda behind the current madness is based on the incapacity of Americans to imagine daily life without all the cars.

One very active drummer on the pro-

There is no nutritional need for foods with added sugar addictive in humans (it meets the BITTMAN from page 4 criteria for addiction in animals), Claire D. Brindis remind us that for it is most certainly habit-forming. the first time, chronic diseases pose Lustig and his co-authors suggest a greater health threat than infecthat actions like imposing taxes tious ones, and of the three main on added sugar or establishing a risk factors for chronic diseases — minimum age for purchase of sodas alcohol, tobacco and diet — two are (they mention 17 in their paper) regulated and one is not. would reduce consumption.

The authors speThe question “Is cifically target this necessary?” “any sweetener The argument for limiting the is unavoidable. containing the use of food stamps to actual But as obesity and molecule fruc- food is consistent with estabits consequences tose (which makes lished policy. ravage our health sugar sweet) that care system, we is added to food in struggle not only processing” as the with our own diets but also with key problem in our current diet, preventing our children from falland correlate the rise in consumping into the same traps. Last year a tion of sugar with a rise in disease, brigade of parents stood watch outlisting the many ways in which side a corner store in North Philasugar’s effects on the body are delphia in an attempt to prevent similar to those of alcohol. Their their kids from buying junk food. contention is that sugar is hardly They’ve been called foot soldiers, “an empty calorie,” but rather an but you might call them vigilantes. actively harmful one: “Fructose can Vigilantism occurs when people trigger processes that lead to liver believe the government isn’t doing toxicity and a host of other chronic its job. We need the government metabolic diseases.” on our side. It must acknowledge Added sugar is not the only danthe dangers caused by the most gerous food. But unlike animal unhealthy aspects of our diet and products, for example, which we figure out how to help us cope with also overconsume, it has no benthem, because this is the biggest efits. Yet we down it at the rate of public health challenge facing the 150 pounds per person per year, and while scientists argue whether it is developed world.

paganda scene is John Hofmeister, former CEO of Shell Oil. About a week ago he debated Tad Patzek, a petroleum engineer from the University of Texas. Hofmeister’s rap is based on one central fallacious idea: that American life can only continue if we keep all the cars and trucks running. Any other outcome is unthinkable, off the table. To put a finer point on it, he insists that our national identity and destiny are tied to “personal transportation,” code for car dependency. The debate was therefore absurd and Patzek was way too polite. He never challenged Hofmeisiter’s core idea.

The public’s gross misunderstanding of these issues arises over a set of misstatements made in recent years especially focusing on the Bakken shale oil basin on North Dakota, the various shale gas plays around the country, and the tar sands of Canada (which so many spinmeisters seem to regard as belonging to the United States). The true state of the U.S. oil industry is that we only barely stalled a 40-year decline in oil production by throwing massive amounts of money (capital) at oil reserves that are very expensive and difficult to get. In so far as we’ve entered the terminal stage of a long debt cycle, one thing we can be sure of is a shrinking pool of real capital investment. Hence the frantic propaganda effort to funnel remaining available money into the shale plays.

A companion fantasy to all this is that the U.S. has a hundred-year supply of natural gas. President Obama is guilty

of this whopper. (One commentator, financier Bert Dohmen, made the ridiculous claim in a recent podcast on the Financial Sense News Network, that the U.S. has a thousand-year supply.)

These are the kinds of irresponsible statements that will eventually inflame a public yet again swindled by authorities they desperately want to trust. The truth is we probably have perhaps a seven-year supply of shale gas, and maybe 20 of all gas including the regular old conventional gas. And even that could easily be reduced by the disorders in capital formation now underway in the destabilizing banking sector.

In any case, all this wishing and lying is about to collide with price volatility to make the American voting public absolutely crazy with dread and anger. That, of course, will only prompt more lying, whopper-spinning, and grievance-flogging in the political arena. It will be nearly impossible for the public to evaluate reality. In the meantime, those disorders in banking and financial markets are close to running out of control. Events are tending ever closer to criticality. I believe they will be expressed in political violence around the major party conventions this summer. Those will be interesting fog-lifting weeks.

(James Howard Kunstler is the author of several books, including “The Long Emergency,” “The Geography of Nowhere” and “The Witch of Hebron.”

Contact him by emailing jhkunstler@ mac.com.)

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Downeaster service from Portland to Brunswick awaits key layover facility

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

"How is that going to affect Freeport and other communities around us?" he wondered.

Last night, the Brunswick Town Council revisited concerns about the impacts of the layover facility on a local neighborhood.

Councilors say they respect the concerns of neighbors to the proposed building, who live near a site that historically was a rail yard. Neighbors worry about noise, particularly from a nighttime layover facility, and are asking for the state to comply with environmental standards and conduct noise tests by bringing an actual train to the site.

"The problem arises now that neighborhoods have grown up around the railroad tracks, that they're concerned about noise and vibrations from the train, and they're concerned about noise coming from the maintenance facility," Watson said.

“I commend the neighborhood association for their endeavors to protect their neighborhood. This is community action, I see it as a positive thing,” Watson said.

But he said he understands that the rail authority is bending over backwards, without being legally required to do so.

The rail extension project was primarily funded with a $38.3 million High Speed Intercity Passenger Rail Grant awarded to the Northern New England Passenger Rail Authority, a state rail “We’re not trying to regulator, in 2010 as part of the federal stimulus derail any service law. There are questions coming to Brunswick about the extent to which a community, in this case or anything like that, Brunswick, can compel we’re just trying to the rail authority to bring some peace delay construction and and quiet to a neighspend money on testing.

"I don't have a probborhood.” — John lem asking NNEPRA for a realistic and honest Perreault, Brunswick town councilor approach for what we can do to mitigate circumstances and situations," Watson said. "But whatever we do has to be realistic."

The town council's latest calls for noise mitigation, on behalf of the neighborhood — a residential area between Stanwood Street and Church Road parallel to Brunswick's Pleasant Street — aren't binding on the rail authority, councilors such as Watson concede.

Also, there's concern about affecting rail service throughout the region, both passenger and freight, by tying up full implementation of the Downeaster route.

"When everything is said and done, we have to look at the realities of life, and I have to look at what's best for Brunswick," Watson said.

For advocates of rail service such as Davis, patience is wearing thin.

"That facility should have been built this past summer, and it hasn't been built yet. The tracks are there, but there's no building," Davis said.

"It will ultimately be built, but the longer they wait, the longer we will be stuck with two round trips, rather than four or five," he said. "It's going to happen, it's just that we know the service will not be

Even as gas prices soar, morning commuters looking for a cheaper way to navigate from Brunswick to Portland or Boston this fall may still need to hop in their cars and drive. They won't have the option of boarding an Amtrak train.

That's not because the trains won't be there. They will, at least two of them, according to state rail regulators. Officials say a $38 million extension of Amtrak Downeaster passenger rail service from Portland to Brunswick will be completed this fall, following three seasons of track reconstruction, crossing repairs and other improvements.

What will be lacking in Brunswick is a layover facility, a building where the trains and railroad cars can be stored overnight, cleaned, restocked and prepared for the next day's trip.

"The train service is going to happen toward the end of this year; the facility probably won't be built for another two years, two and a half years. It's Bonjour Studio created this commemorative image of an inugural Amtrak Downeaster train running not something that's just going to be through Scarborough on Dec. 14, 2001. The image is dedicated to TrainRiders Northeast and hangs in the slapped up," said W. David Watson, a group’s Portland office. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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"I see the train service being in place prior to that facility being operational," Watson noted.

The rub with this delay is that the layover facility is key to Amtrak offering full service to Brunswick.

Wayne Davis, TrainRiders Northeast chairman, an advocate for Amtrak Downeaster service, said without the layover facility in Brunswick, trains will be forced to overnight in Portland as they do now rather than in Brunswick. That means, due to the logistics, no more then two trains will be able to continue north through Freeport to Brunswick, rather than four or five offering round trips, he said.

Delays to the facility's construction are also expected to limit the hours of Amtrak operation, likely cutting out early-morning commutes via the Downeaster.

"That would eliminate any early-morning commuter service; that would be a late-morning commuter train if at all," Watson said.

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Tuesday, February 28, 2012— Page 7

Used car dealership proposed for Woodford’s Corner Jabbar’s Auto Sales subject to review

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A former Iraqi refugee who moved to the U.S. four years ago is seeking city approval to open a small used car dealership near Woodford’s Corner.

Jabbar Essa, 38, has applied for a permit to open Jabbar’s Auto Sales, at 710 Forest Ave., which he envisions as a combined repair shop and used car dealership. The proposed site, formerly home to a radio business, has been vacant for several months.

In an interview yesterday, Essa said he was attracted to the location because it's highly visible and centrally located. He has an option to lease the space if the planning board approves his proposal.

“This is a good business for me because I am a mechanic and I can (repair) every problem in the engine,” he said, adding that he is also trained to handle light body work and other issues.

Essa has hired Bill Walsh, of Walsh Engineering, to help navigate the city’s planning process. In a phone interview, Walsh said he didn’t expect any problems with the application.

“It is up for review tomorrow for a conditional

use and a site plan approval,” he said, adding, “it seems very straightforward to me. It doesn’t seem like there is anything very contentious about it. (The use) is very similar to what existed there before.”

City planning staff, noting that several other car dealers exist along this section of Forest Ave., have recommended the project be approved.

According to city documents, Essa’s shop would occupy one-half of a T-shaped office and retail development at the western edge of Woodford’s Corner.

A parking lot in front of the roughly 5,000-squarefoot office and dealership space would have room for seven used cars and five parking spaces for customers or employees.

The site is located across from a Kentucky Fried Chicken franchise and several apartment houses.

Railroad tracks separate the parcel from Forest Ave. Essa, who is originally from the city of Basra, in southern Iraq, said he has lived in the U.S. for about four years and in Portland for most of that time. Previously, he lived in Atlanta.

Essa said his father was also a mechanic, and that he spent about 15 years fixing cars in Iraq before emigrating to the U.S. in 2008.

If all goes well tonight at the planning board, Essa

says he can have the shop open within a month — which would give him time to set up any equipment and get some cars on the lot.

Essa takes English classes through local adult-ed programs, and hopes to enroll in a two-year program at Southern Maine Community College when his English improves, he said.

Although he says he’s capable of fixing all cars, he likes fixing American and Japanese cars the most.

Asked why, he said those cars are generally the easiest for him to repair.

A public hearing on Essa’s car dealership is scheduled for 7 p.m. tonight at City Hall.

••• The other major item on the board’s evening agenda, a discussion on proposed zoning changes at the former Williston-West church on Thomas Street, was postponed until March 13.

Frank Monsour, who bought the property last year, wants the city to create a contract zone over the church sute that allows him to create corporate offices and a home in the three-story parish house and a for-profit performance space in the sanctuary.

The office and performance space are not allowable uses under the current residential zoning.

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The fault, many observers say, is with the process that NNEPRA has followed with Brunswick — a process that included planning board meetings and creation of an advisory board.

John Perreault, a Brunswick town councilor who represents the affected neighborhood, said he simply wants NNEPRA to honor a pledge to work with the community.

"We're not trying to derail any service coming to Brunswick or anything like that, we're just trying to bring some peace and quiet to a neighborhood," he said.

A member of the building advisory committee member created by NNEPRA to discuss the layover facility, Perreault said he realizes that the rail authority isn't bound by community requests.

"I fully agree that they're not required to do this," he said.

Yet, he said the goal is to head off problems with noise and other disruptions.

"We're trying to mitigate the issues we feel are upcoming from the building," he said.

Watson said, "I understand the feelings of the neighborhood and the citizens of that neighborhood."

A majority of the Brunswick Town Council has

written to NNEPRA exhorting the rail authority to "do everything possible to mitigate the adverse impacts" of the layover facility.

Stephanie Slocum, executive director of the Brunswick Downtown Association, said the association respects neighborhood concerns but also supports the rail expansion. The association has approved a resolution which was shared with the NNEPRA board and members of the congressional delegation in support of Portland-to-Brunswick passenger rail service.

"We are concerned about the neighbors and the layover facility, I think it is just important for town councilors to hear that this is a service that is really desired by businesses as well as residents of the community and the region," Slocum said.

NNEPRA Executive Director Patricia Quinn said the expansion work "is on track and is expected to be completed later this year."

"It's a great thing. It was always the expectation that the Downeaster service would serve Brunswick and Freeport as well. It's very exciting," she said.

Rob Kulat, spokesman for the Federal Railroad Administration, administrator of the federal stimulus grant, confirmed that federal funding is not an issue with the Downeaster expansion.

"All of our obligations are out the door to them," he said.

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Davis, with TrainRiders, a longtime proponent of Amtrak service in New England, voiced frustration with the delays surrounding the layover facility.

"We've been at this for 23 years. We generated a rail plan for the state in 1989," he said.

"Right now, thank God, it doesn't need anything (financially). Right now we need people to just get out of the way and allow the process to follow the lawful route that was determined some time ago.

The rail authority can then proceed with the building of the layover facility in Brunswick, which will hasten the service."

"We're not trying to derail rail service to Brunswick. We're not trying to limit it to two or three runs a day because of this," Perreault said.

Councilors point out that construction of the layover facility required a solicitation by the state, through a request for proposals process.

"It's something that would have taken time," Watson said. "Has this extended the time of the construction of the building? I'm sure it has."

Watson concluded, "The realities are that I believe NNEPRA has done exceptional work and their board has done exceptional work in outreach to the community and listening to the community. ...

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Business owner defends ‘Human Hamster Ball’ Citing safety concerns, state fire marshal declined to reissue permit to Summit Adventures

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

A South Portland business owner wants the state Fire Marshall's office to reconsider its decision banning the use of inflatable “Human Hamster Ball” attractions in Maine.

Jeff Hunnewell, president of Summit Adventures, at the Maine Mall, said the hamster ball was one of the center's most popular attractions during its first two years in business. In that time, he says tens of thousands of people paid $5 to use the ride, which Summit operated on a foam surface and in a pool with 14 inches of water.

In December, Hunnewell learned the Maine Fire Marshal’s Office would not reissue a permit for the hamster ball for 2012, citing a lack of industry safety standards and a March 2011 Consumer Products Safety Report on the balls.

Human Hamster Balls and other similar products are inflatable, airtight plastic balls that let users float on water. Users move on water or hard surfaces by running or pushing on the sides, similar to a hamster wheel.

Although a traveling carnival incorporated the hamster balls in their act last year, Summit Adventures is the only business that offered them year round, according to Hunnewell and the Fire Marshal’s office.

Last March, the Consumer Products Safety Commission issued a report that claimed the inflatable balls were unsafe. The report also urged state governments not to permit their use, citing an incident where a girl passed out inside the airtight ball, and another where a boy broke his arm after running out of an inground pool inside the inflatable ball.

MSNBC reported last year that the agency was especially concerned about a buildup of carbon dioxide in the ball. The agency also noted that the balls cannot be opened from the inside.

Rich McCarthy, Maine’s Assistant Fire Marshal, said the report influenced their decision not to permit Summer Adventures to operate the inflatable ball ride this year.

“The issue is, these Hamster Balls are relatively new,” McCarthy said yesterday. “They came in and originally Mr. Hunnewell was allowed use of it. But recently, we were contacted by Consumer Product Safety Commission, and comment out of their report was fairly telling to us.”

Among other things, the report said the agency

Crackers the Portland Pirates mascot follows a participant in a "human hamster ball" during entertainment at a Pirates game. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

“does not know of any safe way to use” the inflatable balls.

Aside from the consumer report warning against the use of these and other inflatable balls, McCarthy said there are no industry standards for the products similar to those that govern most other amusements.

Although those standards are currently being written, he said there is no guarantee that the state will allow use of the balls in the future.

“Once that standard comes out, we will re-review Mr. Hunnewell’s use of them,” McCarthy said, adding that his office had not received any complaints about the hamster balls at Summit Adventures.

In a press release, Hunnewell described in great detail what steps he’s taken to prevent injuries at the facility, which operates in the former Filene’s store at the Maine Mall and also rents out equipment for parties and other functions.

For example, he said participants are not allowed to operate the balls for more than five minutes at a time. He said staff monitor participants at all times to prevent possible drowning in the pool.

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Jesse LaCasse, nephew of artist Pandora LaCasse, helps remove his aunt’s globe lights on Commercial Street Monday. Jesse LaCasse works with Light Effects by Pandora, which he said was contracted by the Portland Downtown District. Pandora holiday lights are expected to stay up in Deering Oaks park through the Friends of Deering Oaks, he said. Elsewhere, Light Effects crews have stayed busy removing them. Roughly 45 adorned Congress Street, and over 50 were arrayed along Commercial Street, he estimated. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Indeed, Hunnewell says 21,000 people used the attraction in 2011 alone “without serious incident.”

Although the rides have been deemed unsafe, they are still being used in Maine as part of a Summit Adventures promotion during intermissions at Portland Pirates minor league hockey games. Hunnewell said the promotion is allowed to continue because he is not charging people to operate the balls.

A spokesman for the Portland Pirates did not return a phone call yesterday seeking comment on the hamster ball promotion.

Hunnewell said he has no intention of suing the state, and is instead trying to convince them to repermit use of the ride. He admitted the press release issued yesterday on the hamster balls dispute was intended to put pressure on the state.

Short of re-permitting the ride, he wants the state to “come in and present me (with a) reason why we can’t do it."

“Safety and risk management is what we do, and we feel we can overcome any risk and offer a safe activity,” Hunnewell said.

Report: Catherine McAuley High joins Virtual High School Global Consortium Students at Catherine McAuley High School in Portland are now doing something they have never done before — taking courses online with students in other parts of the world, thanks to a partnership with Virtual High School Global Consortium, a press release released yesterday stated.

The school now has access to over 400 courses per semester through Virtual High School Global Consortium (www.goVHS. org), described as “the pioneer of K-12 online learning and course design for teachers.” The consortium announced the addition of 25 new member schools in 11 U.S. states and two countries this school year.

Designed to supplement a school’s classroom curriculum, VHS is a nonprofit, worldwide collaborative of schools, teachers and students. VHS member schools

have access to over 400 online core, elective, Advanced Placement and honors courses, which are delivered co-synchronously and taught by VHS teachers who actively teach in classrooms at their member schools, the press release stated. All are certified in their specific discipline and have completed a graduate level professional development program in online teaching. Instructors facilitate and continually monitor all courses, engaging students in discussions, and assessing each individual student’s progress.

“Through enrollment in courses, such as AP Music Theory, Biotechnology and Latin, students are able to develop global citizenship, 21st century literacies, independent learning and time management skills, as well as get their feet wet in an intended major, the press release stated.

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Tuesday, Feb. 28 Burundi and Batimbo Beats 9:25 a.m. The Burundi and Batimbo Beats, a drummers ensemble from Burundi in East Africa, will perform as part of the Cheverus High School program to celebrate AfricanAmerican History Month. The public is invited to attend free of charge. “The drummers sing and play drums carved from tree trunks, some placed on the ground and some carried on top of their heads, each weighing up to 70 kilos (about 150 pounds). The program will also feature comments from Dawud Ummah, President of the Board of the Center for African Heritage in Westbrook; Boulis Kodi of the Nuba Mountain Advocacy Group (Sudan); Léandre Habonimana and Professor Bambi from the Congolese Connection and Haiti Awareness. The program was the brainchild of Cheverus senior, Kaylee Taylor of Westbrook.”

‘How To Make a Successful Career Transition’ noon to 1 p.m. “Wisdom at Work” weekly professional development series held in February at the Portland Public Library on Tuesdays through Feb. 28. Sponsored by the Portland Public Library, and Portland career counselor Barbara Babkirk and psychologist Amy Wood, Wisdom at Work is a free series of lunchtime professional development workshops designed to help people be happier and more productive in the world of work. Facilitated by local experts ranging from human resource specialists to peak performance coaches, Wisdom at Work workshops attract professionals from every field, job seekers, students, and entrepreneurs. Sessions include: Feb. 28: Mastering the Beliefs That Drive Your Financial Life: Uncover the counterproductive money beliefs — we all have them — creating stress in your work life, and learn more productive and prosperous ways of thinking about money, with Amy Wood, a Portland and Kennebunk-based psychologist in private practice.

Visiting artist lecture with Cat Mazza 12:30 p.m. At Maine College of Art, Osher Hall in the Porteous Building, 522 Congress St. Cat Mazza is a new media artist whose work explores the relationships between craft, digital technology and labor. She has shown her work in galleries and museums internationally. Free and open to the public.

‘Facebook for Seniors’ 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The Portland Public Library will continue to offer three-session workshops entitled “Facebook for Seniors” for folks wanting to learn how to use the popular social media tool. The course will be held on Tuesdays in March: March 13, 20 and 27 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. The course will cover building a Facebook account, privacy settings and advanced settings like uploading videos and sharing web links. Participants must have an email account.

Patrick Therrien from the Maine State Library will be teaching the course. Registration is required and those who do not get in will be put on a waiting list for the next session.

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Engage the 99% Coalition 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Engage the 99% Coalition, meeting at Hope Gateway, 185 High St. (corner of High and Cumberland). Announcements, proposals and discussions pertaining to Occupy Wall Street. Open to the public. Childcare available. Please bring an appetizer or snack. For further information contact: Diane Eiker at: deiker@myfairpoint.net

‘Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World’ 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. “For six months in 1919 after the end of ‘the war to end all wars,’the Big Three — President Woodrow Wilson, British prime minister David Lloyd George, and French premier Georges Clemenceau — met in Paris to shape a permanent peace. In this significant work of narrative history, Margaret MacMillan gives a vivid and intimate view of those crucial days, which saw new political entities — Iraq, Yugoslavia, and Palestine, among them — born out of the remnants of bankrupt empires, and the borders of the modern world redrawn. The multiple award-winning book, ‘Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed the World,’ will be discussed in three weekly evening sessions, each focusing on a different aspect of the book. Discussions will be held on Tuesday evenings, Feb. 28, March 6 and March 13 from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Copies of the book are available to borrow at the Kennebunk Free Library. In an effort to include our commuter friends, this book will be available to borrow in audio CD format. The book may also be purchased as an E-book, available from Google Books for $13.99.”

‘Hidden Tennessee’ at Portland Stage 7 p.m. “Hidden Tennessee” at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. February 28 through March 18.

“An evening of one-act plays from a 20th century master of lyrical snapshots of human nature. From the dreams of lonely, threadbare teenagers to the quiet fears of an

In this file photo from June 2010, then-Portland Police Chief James Craig (left) appeals for leads in the Darien Richardson homicide case at police headquarters. Joining him were (from left) Wayne and Judy Richardson, parents of Darien Richardson, and sister Sarena and Portland Police Lt. Gary Rogers. Darien Leigh Richardson: A Walk To Remember is scheduled for Saturday, March 24 at 1 p.m. on Baxter Boulevard (Back Bay) in Portland. Visit the Portland Police Department Facebook page for details. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) aging spinster, these revealing short plays, stories, and letters showcase Williams’ unmatched talent for uncovering truths both beautiful and sad, hidden behind closed doors.” www.portlandstage.org

‘Extraordinary Histories of Ordinary Things’ 7 p.m. Maine Historical Society Book Group: “Extraordinary Histories of Ordinary Things,” with facilitator Larissa Vigue Picard. “Join us for interesting discussions about history, and a great opportunity to connect with the MHS community. In recent years, historians have cultivated a fresh and imaginative new genre: studies that trace broad historical narratives through the stories of individual, seemingly-small objects, ideas, or phenomenon. This year’s book discussion group will examine four particularly interesting examples: studies of the evolution of artificial light; how the lowly codfish changed the world; the toothpick as a paradigm for American manufacturing; and the influence of rum on the development of the New World. Registration required.

Space is limited.” Readings include: “Brilliant: The Evolution of Artificial Light” by Jane Brox; “Cod: A Biography of the Fish that Changed the World,” by Mark Kurlansky; “The Toothpick” by Henry Petroski; and “And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in Ten Cocktails” by Wayne Curtis. www.mainehistory.org

Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ 8 p.m. “The story of Prospero, one time Duke of Milan, now cast out and master of a dark and mysterious island.

After years with only the company of his daughter and the spirits of his island, his enemies unwittingly pass with the sphere of his power, and he conjures a storm to wreck their vessel and draw them into his world. Will he punish them for having wronged him so long ago, or will he find forgiveness in his heart? You may find a different answer than you expect at Lucid Stage.”

Wednesday, Feb. 29 AARP Foundation Tax-Aide free federal and state of Maine income tax preparation 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The AARP Foundation Tax-Aide program is again offering free federal and state of Maine income tax preparation and free electronic filing in Portland at the Main Branch of the Public Library at 5 Monument Square, at the AARP State Office located at 1685 Congress St. and at The Woods at Canco. “With electronic filing and direct deposit, refunds can be received in as little as eight days. Tax preparation is done at the library on Tuesday and Wednesday, starting at 10 a.m. The last appointment or walk-in each day is at 5:30 p.m. The Woods at Canco location is open for tax preparation each Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. On Thursdays, the AARP State Office is open for tax preparation from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Although walk-ins are accepted

at both the library and the AARP state office, making an appointment is recommended. The Woods at Canco is an appointment only site.” To make an appointment at any of these three sites, call 776-6316. The AARP Tax-Aide program also operates other sites in the greater Portland area and throughout Maine. To locate those sites, go to www. aarp.org/taxaide.

Public forum on the Affordable Care Act 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine, in association with Consumers for Affordable Health Care and the University of Maine School of Law, will host a public forum on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) at the USM Portland campus. The event is free and open to the public. “Passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Obama in 2010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act made comprehensive health reform a nationwide issue that impacts consumers, providers, and payers of health care in very different ways. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a constitutional challenge to the law focused on key provisions from March 26-28.” The public forum will provide a brief overview of the ACA, an analysis of the constitutional issues to be argued to the Supreme Court, and a discussion of the law and its impact on Mainers. The forum will include a moderated discussion of the ACA from both sides of the debate and a question and answer session with panel experts.

MAMM SLAMM deadline extension 5 p.m. “The Maine Academy of Modern Music is extending the deadline to register for MAMM SLAMM — bands now have until Feb. 29 to rally for the $1,000 prize, and the coveted recording time, radio play, plum gigs and professional marketing direction. Get out of the garage and onto the stage! The MAMM SLAMM is the hottest high school battle of the bands in Maine! It’s a platform for serious musicians to showcase not only their songwriting and performance skills, but to highlight their web presence, marketing abilities, signature appearance and all the other factors that go into being a professional touring and recording band.”

Bands have until Feb. 29 to register at www.mainetoday. com/mammslam; the competition starts with preliminary rounds at The Big Easy on March 24 and 25. Finals will be held April 28.

Wednesday, Feb. 29 Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization meeting 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Munjoy Hill Neighborhood Organization Quarterly Meeting, East End Community School, 195 North St., Portland. Adams School development project update, social time, MHNO committee reports. Visit the website: munjoyhill.org. see EVENTS page 14

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By Holiday Mathis SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21).

“Posers” abound. People who can talk a good game don’t fool you, though.

You actually walk the walk, and you know the difference. Others won’t be so savvy, and you may have to intervene on their behalf.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Many valuable discoveries have been made by chance rather than contemplation. However, chance favors the actively contemplative, as well as those taking risks and putting their names into the hat several times.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’re in awe of people who have a talent that you do not possess. Others are in awe of you for the exact same reason, though you are so used to your own talents that you may not even see them as anything remarkable.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’ll lead the action. Even though you have a strong sense of discovery, it will take you a few minutes to warm up to new situations. Take the time you need to get comfortable.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). No one gets through life by being good at one thing and one thing only. Your efforts to diversify will serve you well.

You’ll be brave enough to try new things and wise enough to realize early on what’s for you and what isn’t.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Feb. 28). You go into the year with a strong, determined attitude. In April, a softness takes its place as loved ones strike a chord in your compassionate heart.

Your warmth inspires commitments.

You’ll make connections, join groups and lead people in June. A windfall happens in April, July and December.

Aquarius and Taurus people adore you.

Your lucky numbers are: 20, 1, 22, 38 and 13.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You tend to take responsibility, bring in the money, put food on the table and keep relationships in good standing. What would you do if you found out that it is also your job to have fun?

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’ll be reminded of an interesting truth: Events don’t have to be planned to be a success. The spontaneous twists, goofs and challenges make things better. Your good time hinges on an element of surprise.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). The pursuit of self-knowledge is often happening on a subconscious level for you, but today it will be foremost on your mind. The better you can understand yourself the better you can create emotional closeness with others.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). You are only ambitious to a degree. You know when you are content, and you stop there. That’s a gift. So many people suffer because they can’t recognize when enough is enough.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You feel focused and want to stay on task. But something will happen to interrupt and tempt you. Opportunities for pleasure must be seized. Otherwise, they come less often. If you don’t enjoy your life, who will?

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You want things to go your way, but you also realize the possibility that there’s something even better that might occur if you remain open-minded. It takes maturity to stay flexible.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll get what you didn’t expect. Don’t write this off as some kind of mistake. Be resilient. Discover the value in life’s odd offerings. And if there is no apparent value, consider that there might be a message or lesson instead.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Tuesday, Feb. 28, the 59th day of 2012. There are 307 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 28, 1942, the heavy cruiser USS Houston and the Australian light cruiser HMAS Perth came under attack by Japanese forces during the World War II Battle of Sunda Strait; both were sunk shortly after midnight. (The Houston lost 693 men while the Perth lost 353.)

On this date: In 1849, the California gold rush began in earnest as regular steamship service started bringing gold-seekers to San Francisco.

In 1861, the Territory of Colorado was organized.

In 1911, President William Howard Taft nominated William H. Lewis to be the first black Assistant Attorney General of the United States.

In 1951, the Senate committee headed by Estes Kefauver, D-Tenn., issued an interim report saying at least two major crime syndicates were operating in the U.S. In 1953, scientists James D. Watson and Francis H.C. Crick announced they had discovered the double-helix structure of DNA, the molecule that contains the human genes.

In 1960, a day after defeating the Soviets at the Winter Games in Squaw Valley, Calif., the United States won its first Olympic hockey gold medal by defeating Czechoslovakia’s team, 9-4.

In 1972, President Richard M. Nixon and Chinese Premier Zhou Enlai issued the Shanghai Communique, which called for normalizing relations between their countries, at the conclusion of Nixon’s historic visit to China.

In 1986, Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme was shot to death in central Stockholm.

In 1993, a gun battle erupted at a compound near Waco, Texas, when Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents tried to serve warrants on the Branch Davidians; four agents and six Davidians were killed as a 51-day standoff began.

In 1997, in North Hollywood, Calif., two heavily armed and armored robbers bungled a bank heist and came out firing, unleashing their arsenal on police, bystanders, cars and TV choppers before they were killed.

One year ago: The United States and European allies intensified efforts to isolate Libya’s Moammar Gadhafi, redoubling demands for him to step down, questioning his mental state and warning that those who stayed loyal to him risked losing their wealth and facing prosecution for human rights abuses.

Today’s Birthdays: Producer Saul Zaentz is 91. Actor Charles Durning is 89. Architect Frank Gehry is 83. Actor Gavin MacLeod is 81. Actor Don Francks is 80. Actor-director-dancer Tommy Tune is 73. Hall of Fame auto racer Mario Andretti is 72. Singer Joe South is 72. Actress Stephanie Beacham is 65. Actress Mercedes Ruehl is 64.

Actress Bernadette Peters is 64. Comedian Gilbert Gottfried is 57. Basketball Hall-of-Famer Adrian Dantley is 56. Actor John Turturro is 55.

Rock singer Cindy Wilson is 55. Actor Robert Sean Leonard is 43. Rock singer Pat Monahan is 43. Author Daniel Handler is 42. Actor Rory Cochrane is 40. Actress Ali Larter is 36. Country singer Jason Aldean is 35. Actor Geoffrey Arend is 34. Actress Michelle Horn is 25.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: My wife and I have been married for 20 years.

She has a grown daughter from her first marriage. I watched “Lori” grow up and love her as my own.

My wife always has been fiercely defensive of Lori. I can’t say anything remotely negative or critical about her without risking a big argument. Even the suggestion of having Lori help around the house or clean up her room would cause a fight. Lori is a good kid, but she has never wanted for anything. My wife makes no secret of the fact that Lori comes first in her life.

Lori is now in her early 20s and is a senior in college. Even though she is taking only two classes a week, she doesn’t have a job and is unmotivated to get one. My wife makes all kinds of excuses for her. Meanwhile, we pay all of her expenses, including her rent.

I’m disabled and on a small fixed income, and my wife is self-employed. We struggle with our finances while Lori lives a carefree life. It is causing friction in our marriage. We tried counseling, but my wife refused to discuss anything related to Lori and quit going.

Lori calls her mother every hour, and my wife encourages it. Lori has no other friends, and all of my wife’s attentions are focused on her daughter. I get very little. Is this normal behavior? -- Concerned for Our Future Dear Concerned: No, it’s not normal for a college-age daughter to have no friends but Mom, and for a mother to encourage so much dependence. Such an enmeshed relationship is not only bad for your marriage. It also is crippling for Lori. Instead of helping her daughter learn self-reliance, Mom is being selfish by holding Lori so close that she deliberately prevents her from becoming an independent adult. We hope you can make your wife understand that this is poor parent-

ing and in no one’s best interest.

Dear Annie: What is the etiquette when you go to someone’s home and it’s overly hot in the summer and too cold in winter?

A lot of my friends’ homes are uncomfortable for me, and I have been asking them to adjust their thermostats. A trusted pal recently told me she thought this was rude, especially when it doesn’t trouble other guests. She suggested I wear layers and tough it out. What do you suggest I do? -- Too Hot or Too Cold Dear Too: Wear layers and tough it out. Etiquette says you don’t get to tell your friends how to heat and cool their homes.

And if you are the only one discomfited by the temperature, the problem is you and not the thermostat. Please see your doctor for a checkup.

Dear Annie: I had to smile at the letter from “Road Worrier.” When we started to get calls that our 92-year-old father was driving through stop signs and red lights and running into cars in the parking lot, we gave his car keys to his caregiver and said she’d take him where he needed to go.

When he died, I sent his suit to the funeral home. I later got a call saying they found a car key in the pocket. Later, we spoke to Dad’s neighbor, who said when the caregiver would go to church on Sundays, my father would come out of the house five minutes later, put his walker in the backseat of the car and drive off. He’d return 15 minutes before the caregiver came back.

We don’t know where he went for those four hours, but we’re glad nothing happened to him or anyone else. When they started to close his coffin, I put that key back in his pocket and told him, “OK, Dad, now you can drive Mama all over heaven.” -- L.A.

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, 737 3rd Street, Hermosa Beach, CA 90254.

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by Scott Stantis

THE NEW YORK TIMES

WASHINGTON — TransCanada said Monday that it would reapply for a permit to build the Keystone XL pipeline from Canadian oil sands formations in Alberta to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico, assuring that the fiercely contested project will remain a source of political heat throughout the presidential campaign.

The company also said it would seek immediate permission to move ahead with the southernmost portion of the project, from Cushing, Okla., to the gulf, in the hope that that part of the pipeline could be in service by the end of 2013. As a standalone project, the company said, the Gulf Coast portion of the pipeline would cost $2.3 billion and create about 4,000 construction and support jobs.

In January, President Obama rejected the company’s previous application to build the full pipeline, saying a Congressional mandate that he decide on the project by mid-February did not allow adequate time to complete environmental reviews. He said his action was not a final judgment on the project and invited the company to move quickly on the southern part of the 1,700-mile pipeline, which would transport only domestic oil. That part would not cross any international borders and thus would not require special approval from the State Department.

Republicans in Congress and on the campaign trail have harshly criticized the president’s decision to block the pipeline, saying it forfeited American jobs and increased the country’s dependence on imported oil.

Mr. Obama was squeezed from the other side by Democrats and environmentalists who oppose the pipeline. They say it encourages production of a particularly dirty sort of crude from oil sands and would threaten sensitive lands and water sources along its route.

Opponents mounted two large protests around the White House last year, calling for an end to the project. Mr. Obama tried to finesse the issue by delaying a decision until after the presidential election, but Republicans in Congress forced his hand.

The White House welcomed the company’s decision to move forward with the Gulf Coast part of the pipeline on Monday.

“As the president made clear in January,” it said, “we support the company’s interest in proceeding with this project, which will help address the bottleneck of oil in Cushing that has resulted in large part from increased domestic oil production, currently at an eight-year high.”

“We look forward to working with TransCanada to ensure that it is built in a safe, responsible and timely manner,” the statement added, “and we commit to take every step possible to expedite the necessary federal permits.”

TransCanada said it would reapply for a presidential permit for the cross-border part of the project and would slightly alter the pipeline’s route to avoid the most environmentally sensitive areas in Nebraska.

Russell K. Girling, president of TransCanada, said in a statement that the company was working with the State of Nebraska and other parties to resolve issues over the northern section of the pipeline.

Meanwhile, Mr. Girling said, “the Gulf Coast project will transport growing supplies of U.S. crude oil to meet refinery demand in Texas. Gulf Coast refineries can then access lower cost domestic production and avoid paying a premium to foreign oil producers.”

Bill McKibben, an environmental activist, author and scholar who organized some of the pipeline protests last year, said he opposed TransCanada’s more limited current proposal.

“Even though this doesn’t bring new oil in from the tar sands,” Mr. McKibben said, “we stand with our allies across the region who are fighting to keep giant multinational corporations from condemning their lands. This fight is uniting people, from environmentalists to Tea Partiers, in all kinds of ways.”

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‘Sweetgrass’ screening at the Portland Public Library 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Sweetgrass,” at the Portland Public Library. The Portland Public Library announces its Winter Documentary Film Series, to be held Wednesday’s throughout the winter from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. in the Rines Auditorium at the Main Library. Dates for the series are: Feb. 29, and March 7, March 21 and March 28. This series is made possible by a partnership between the Portland Public Library and POV (Point of View), Public Television’s premier documentary series. Films are offered free to the public and facilitated group discussions will be offered after select showings. The award-winning POV series is the longest-running showcase on American television to feature the work of today’s best independent documentary filmmakers. POV has brought more than 300 acclaimed documentaries to millions nationwide and has a Webby Award-winning online series, POV’s Borders. Since 1988, POV has pioneered the art of presentation and outreach using independent nonfiction media to build new communities in conversation about today’s most pressing social issues. For more information visit www.pbs.org/pov.

Open house for TIP 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. Open house for those interested in meeting current volunteers and hearing from some of the first responders assisted in Portland and surrounding areas by the Trauma Intervention Program in Portland. TIP Portland Maine Chapter, Community Counseling Center, 165 Lancaster St. Leslie Skillin-Calder, 553-9311 or skilll@ commcc.org.

‘Hidden Tennessee’ at Portland Stage 7 p.m. “Hidden Tennessee” at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. February 28 through March 18.

“An evening of one-act plays from a 20th century master of lyrical snapshots of human nature. From the dreams of lonely, threadbare teenagers to the quiet fears of an aging spinster, these revealing short plays, stories, and letters showcase Williams’ unmatched talent for uncovering truths both beautiful and sad, hidden behind closed doors.” www.portlandstage.org

Thursday, March 1 Wren Saunders, bassoon, and Nicole Rabata, flute noon. Wren Saunders, bassoon, received a B.M. from the University of Southern Maine and a M.M. from the New England Conservatory of Music in bassoon performance.

While at New England Conservatory she studied with the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s principal bassoonist, Richard Svoboda. Nicole Rabata, flute, has performed extensively throughout Europe and the United States as a soloist, chamber musician. Rabata has performed at the Portland Chamber Music Festival and has performed and presented a lecture at the National Flute Conventions in both San Diego and New York City. She has adjudicated and coached chamber music at the Bay Chamber Concerts’ Next Generation program, and recently spent a month teaching and performing in India, coaching chamber music at the Gandhi Ashram school in the Himalayan foothills. She currently serves on the faculty at Colby College, where she maintains an active flute studio and is principal flute in the Colby Symphony Orchestra. Nicole is a founding member of the Bayside Trio and Harlequine Ensemble, Ensemble-inResidence at Bowdoin College. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church, 425 Congress St., Portland. Concerts are free and open to the public. For information call the Portland Conservatory of Music at 775-3356.

USM Art Gallery photo exhibit 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. The University of Southern Maine Art Gallery in Gorham will display a photography exhibit, “The Myths,” from Friday, March 2 through Wednesday, April 4.

Curated by Director of VoxPhotographs Heather Frederick, the exhibit consists of 36 pieces encompassing a range of innovative and historic techniques by seven New England photographers: Sharon Arnold, Bev Conway, Jesseca Ferguson, Cig Harvey, Rose Marasco, Abigail Wellman, and Amy Wilton. An opening reception from 4-6 p.m., Thursday, March 1 will begin with a panel discussion from 4:15-5:30 p.m. on the evolving role of women as photographers and subjects. Panelists include Portland Museum of Art Senior Curator Susan Danly, who will provide opening remarks; “The Myths” exhibit curator Heather Frederick; USM Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies Rebecca Lockridge; USM Distinguished Professor Rose Marasco; and exhibiting artist Cig Harvey. The snow date for the opening reception and discussion is 4-6 p.m., Thursday, March 8.

Opening reception for ‘Show Boat’ 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Opening reception for “Show Boat” — a

visual celebration of the sea and all its joys and mysteries.

The public can join the Constellation Gallery artists for the opening of the March show “Show Boat” in our main gallery. “Our artists will be exhibiting pieces that explore the depths of beauty, danger, excitement and history that are equal parts of life on and near the sea. Light refreshments provided. All are welcome.” 511 Congress St. http://constellationart.com

Pedestrian and Bicycle plan forum 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. The city of Portland will host a public forum in Merrill Rehearsal Hall, City Hall, Portland, to present highlights from a developing draft Pedestrian and Bicycle chapter for the city’s Comprehensive Plan. “The chapter will propose a vision for biking and walking in Portland along with goals, objectives, strategies, and performance measures to promote, improve and increase bicycle and pedestrian transportation. This forum offers the public an opportunity discuss the Plan and to provide comments prior to review for adoption by City Council committees, the Planning Board, and the full City Council.” To review the draft materials, visit the city’s website at www.portlandmaine.gov/transcomm.htm.

‘Hidden Tennessee’ at Portland Stage 7 p.m. “Hidden Tennessee” at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. February 28 through March 18.

“An evening of one-act plays from a 20th century master of lyrical snapshots of human nature. From the dreams of lonely, threadbare teenagers to the quiet fears of an aging spinster, these revealing short plays, stories, and letters showcase Williams’ unmatched talent for uncovering truths both beautiful and sad, hidden behind closed doors.” www.portlandstage.org

‘The Tempest’ 8 p.m. William Shakespeare’s “The Tempest” at Lucid Stage, through March 4. “The story of Prospero, one time Duke of Milan, now cast out and master of a dark and mysterious island. After years with only the company of his daughter and the spirits of his island, his enemies unwittingly pass with the sphere of his power, and he conjures a storm to wreck their vessel and draw them into his world.

Will he punish them for having wronged him so long ago, or will he find forgiveness in his heart? You may find a different answer than you expect at Lucid Stage.” 29 Baxter Blvd, Portland. Also 3 p.m. Sunday and 8 p.m. Thursday, March 1. www.lucidstage.com

Friday, March 2 ‘Raising Rufus’ at the Portland Public Library noon to 1 p.m. Carla Maria Verdino-Süllwold, author of “Raising Rufus: A Maine Love Story.”The Friday Local Author Series is held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Meeting Room 5. Portland Public Library. The Portland Public Library will host a book talk by this awardwinning Brunswick author as part of their Friday Local Author Series. Books will be available for signing and light refreshments served. “Verdino-Süllwold’s novel, ‘Raising Rufus: A Maine Love Story,’ was released in November by Weiala Press, an independent publisher in Brunswick and is being distributed to booksellers by Independent Publisher Services in Chicago.”

First Friday Art Walk at Constellation 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “The Constellation Gallery will be welcoming visitors with a wide range of original art and reasonably priced prints provided by our resident artists and invited contributors. Check out ‘Show Boat,’ our March show celebrating the beauty, danger and excitement of life on and near the sea. On exhibit in our main gallery. Light refreshments provided. All are welcome.” 511 Congress St. http://constellationart.com

‘Elusive Liberty’ at Meg Perry 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk at the Meg Perry Center, 644 Congress St., Portland. “Elusive Liberty” by artist G. Bud Swenson. “Nine years ago we were led into a war in Iraq, based on lies, at a terrible cost to the country: over four thousand military personnel killed and many thousands maimed both physically or psychological over one hundred thousand Iraqi civilians killed and the complete destruction of a sovereign nation that offered no threat; over a trillion US dollars spent; the implementation of torture and the erosion of our civil liberties.” For further information, call 443-2899.

‘Visual Poetry: A Painting Show’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Visual Poetry: A Painting Show” exhibition in the Lewis Gallery at the Portland Public Library through April 3. A new exhibit in the Lewis Gallery this month, Visual Poetry: A Painting Show, features paintings curated by four prominent art galleries in Portland: Greenhut Galleries, June Fitzpatrick Gallery, Aucocisco Galleries and Gleason Fine Art. Visual Poetry is an inclusive title combining the visual with the written — the show aims to make connec-

tions between visual art and the library. The Lewis Gallery is located on the Lower Level of the Main Library. A reception for the exhibit will be held at the Library on March 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. during First Friday Art Walk.

Madness Immemorial at the Green Hand Bookshop 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of Madness Immemorial: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft, artwork by Brandon Kawashima and Michelle Souliere. The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland. Friday, March 2 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. (on display through the month of March).

FMI: Contact Michelle Souliere at253-6808 or michelle. souliere@gmail.com. Greetings from the Green Hand Bookshop. Here is the info for this month’s First Friday opening, with sample images attached. “Instead of the usual March Madness, why not sample something darker? Brandon Kawashima and Michelle Souliere have assembled a select body of new work in tribute to their eldritch literary idol, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, to coincide with the 75th anniversary of his death (March 15, 1937). Crawling chaos and other treasures from the deep dark spaces of our cosmos.

Accursed imagery wrought in shadows and jeweled tones brought forth for your viewing pleasure. Make your March a little more interesting!”

‘Hidden Tennessee’ at Portland Stage 7 p.m. “Hidden Tennessee” at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. February 28 through March 18.

“An evening of one-act plays from a 20th century master of lyrical snapshots of human nature. From the dreams of lonely, threadbare teenagers to the quiet fears of an aging spinster, these revealing short plays, stories, and letters showcase Williams’ unmatched talent for uncovering truths both beautiful and sad, hidden behind closed doors.” www.portlandstage.org

‘The Birthday Party’ by Acorn 7:30 p.m. Acorn Productions, a nonprofit company based in the Dana Warp Mill in downtown Westbrook, continues off its second season of Studio Series presentations with Harold Pinter’s first full-length play “The Birthday Party.”

Long-time Acorn collaborator and veteran theater artist Michael Howard directs an ensemble of six actors in a production that will be staged in a modified arena set-up in the Acorn Studio Theater. The Birthday Party features Pinter as his most mysterious and electrifying. In the play, Stanley, a boarder away on holiday, is terrorized by two men from his past association with a shadowy organization of questionable repute. Acorn’s production features Equity actor Harlan Baker, company members Joshua Brassard, Joe Quinn and Jeffrey Roberts, along with guest artists Elizabeth Guest, and Kat Moraros. The show runs from Feb. 24 through March 11, 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.

Saturday, March 3 New Gloucester History Barn Open House 9 a.m. to noon. The next monthly New Gloucester History Barn Open House is at Intervale Road (Route 231 behind the Town Hall). The exhibits will feature displays about New Gloucester veterans, new acquisitions and framed historic archival photographs. Admission is free. Sponsored by the New Gloucester Historical Society.

Celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday in OOB 10:30 a.m. Help Libby Memorial Library in Old Orchard Beach celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday! “We’ll be reading the story the Lorax, making Truffula Tree Cupcakes, making a Lorax to take home and more!” Libby Memorial Library.

FMI: 934-4351 or www.ooblibrary.org.

Author Howie Carr at Nonesuch Books 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. “New York Times best-selling author Howie Carr will be signing copies of his new crime novel, ‘Hard Knocks,’ at the Nonesuch Books South Portland store on March 3. Popular Boston radio talk show host Howie Carr has written two previous best sellers, ‘The Brothers Bulger,’ and ‘Hitman.’” Nonesuch Books & Cards, Mill Creek Shopping Center, 50 Market St., South Portland.

799-2659 or nonesuchbooks.com

Meet Archie Comics artist Dan Parent 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Casablanca Comics will welcome Archie Comics artist Dan Parent at the store in Portland. Dan Parent is the regular artist of Archie Comics, including the current storyline of “Archie Meets Kiss!”. In addition, he is also the writer and artist of the new series “Kevin Keller” from Archie. He will be meeting fans and signing books as part of Casablanca Comics 25th Anniversary celebration. Casablanca Comics is located at 151 Middle St. in Portland’s Old Port. The phone number is 780-1676. The website is www.casablancacmics.com see next page

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‘Great Maine Outdoor Weekend’ 2 p.m. Maine state parks will participate in the upcoming “Great Maine Outdoor Weekend” on Saturday and Sunday, March 3-4, with unique activities highlighting four state parks. Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park will take advantage of its clam flats to offer a fun steamer dig.

Wolfe’s Neck Woods State Park, 426 Wolf Neck Road, Freeport, features Wabanaki Nature Legends, 2 p.m., Saturday, March 3. A short walk on the White Pines Trail with stops for stories based on Wabanaki Legends. Winter Steamer Dig, 2 p.m. Sunday, March 4. Try your hand at digging steamer clams! For more information about Maine state parks, go to: www.parksandlands.com.

‘Hidden Tennessee’ at Portland Stage 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. “Hidden Tennessee” at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave. February 28 through March 18.

“An evening of one-act plays from a 20th century master of lyrical snapshots of human nature. From the dreams of lonely, threadbare teenagers to the quiet fears of an aging spinster, these revealing short plays, stories, and letters showcase Williams’ unmatched talent for uncovering truths both beautiful and sad, hidden behind closed doors.” www.portlandstage.org

International Women’s Day Celebration 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Join Women Around the World for Greater Portland’s third annual celebration of International Women’s Day to be held March 3 at the Woodfords Club in Portland. “Women around the World is a newly formed nonprofit organization which promotes the positive image and achievements of women locally and globally. International Women’s Day focuses the world’s attention on the economic, social, and political achievements of women.

Come celebrate with international food and music and an international fashion show featuring women from over 50 different countries who now live in Maine. Admission is $15 per person. A limited number of scholarships will be available.” Contact: Margie MacDonald for tickets at 671-1164 or email to womenaworld@gmail.com.

Acappellooza 12 6 p.m. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine will host its fifth one-of-a-kind multigenerational a cappella musical concert at USM’s Hannaford Hall (in the Abromson Center on the Portland Campus). “Acappellooza 12” is an annual event, created by the late Terri Hatt, who was a Big Sister with the organization. The 2012 program will feature seven singing groups from Maine and New Hampshire who have again volunteered to help the local nonprofit organization raise funds to support kids needing mentors in Southern Maine. The concert is sponsored by Systems Engineering.

It features a cappella groups volunteering from USM (the Chamber Singers), Colby, Bowdoin and Bates colleges, and the Portland area women’s quartet known as “Rally.” Terri Hatt, who volunteered three years as a Big Sister for the mentoring agency until her death in January 2009, created and coordinated the public event for the first two years.

“We’ve once again put out the call to college and other adult groups from around the region and we’re so pleased with just how many enthusiastic singers want to return to support us once again,” said Jan McCormick, the event’s volunteer coordinator. “This is a unique event and should be experienced by everyone who loves quality a cappella singing.” Tickets can be purchased by calling 773-5437, or at the door. The advance ticket price is $12 and admission at the door is $15 per person. Groups of 6 or more, paying in advance, will be admitted at the special group discount of $10 per person.

‘Dirty Rotten Scoundrels’ 8 p.m. A new musical based on the 1988 film. Watch as con man Lawrence takes the less sophisticated grifter Freddy under his wing, though not necessarily out of the goodness of his heart ... hilarity ensues.” “Dirty Rotten Scoundrels” runs Feb. 24 to March 10 at Lyric Music Theater, 176 Sawyer St., South Portland. Saturday at 8 p.m.; Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Fridays at 8 p.m. Visit www. lyricmusictheater.org

Sunday, March 4 Barbara Walsh at the Maine Irish Heritage Center 2 p.m. “Maine Maritime Museum and the Maine Irish Heritage Center host Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Barbara Walsh as she discusses her latest book August Gale. Barbara — who has interviewed killers, bad cops, and crooked politicians in the course of her journalistic career-faces the most challenging story of her lifetime: asking her father about his childhood pain. In the process, she takes us on two heartrending odysseys: one into a deadly Newfoundland hurricane and the lives of schooner fishermen who relied on God and the wind to carry them home; the other,

into a squall stirred by a man with many secrets: a grandfather who remained a mystery until long after his death.

Together, she and her father journey to Newfoundland to learn about the 1935 storm, and along the way her dad begins to talk about the man he cannot forgive. As she recreates the scenes of the violent hurricane and a small boy’s tender past, she holds onto a hidden desire: to heal her father and redeem the grandfather she has never met.”

Lecture and book signing will be held in Portland at the Maine Irish Heritage Center (34 Gray St. on the corner of State and Gray). The lecture is free. Books will be available for sale and signing by the author. 780-0118 or www. maineirish.com.

Vancouver Chamber Choir at Merrill 3 p.m. Portland Ovations will present the Vancouver Chamber Choir at Merrill Auditorium for an afternoon concert.

“Canada’s foremost vocal ensemble for more than 40 years, the Vancouver Chamber Choir is internationally renowned for the depth and range of its repertoire, interpretive skills, and performing excellence.” The program for their Merrill Auditorium performance features works by Thomas Weelkes, Andrea Gabrieli, Johan Sebastian Bach, Robert Ingari, and Electo Silva amongst others. Ovations Offstage offers a pre-performance lecture, “Considering Choral Arts” at 2 p.m. in the Rehearsal Hall at Merrill Auditorium with Bob Russell, Music Director of the Choral Arts Society. The discussion will focus on the expressive values inherent in Renaissance music and music of the modern era. The USM Chamber Singers will join Russell and help bring his ideas to life. Tickets for the Vancouver Chamber Choir are $34 for Ovations’ Members, $38 for the general public and a limited amount of $10 student tickets are also available. To purchase tickets, contact PortTix at 842-0800 or visit the box office window at Merrill Auditorium. Tickets are also available online at www.portlandovations.org.

Monday, March 5 ‘Marx Reloaded’ film discussion 7:30 p.m. University of Southern Maine Philosophy Symposium sponsored film: “Marx Reloaded,” at SPACE Gallery, 538 Congress St., Portland. 828.5600. “‘Marx Reloaded’ is a cultural documentary that examines the relevance of German socialist and philosopher Karl Marx’s ideas for understanding the global economic and financial crisis of 2008-09. The crisis triggered the deepest global recession in 70 years and prompted the U.S. government to spend more than $1 trillion in order to rescue its banking system from collapse. Today the full implications of the crisis in Europe and around the world still remain unclear. Nevertheless, should we accept the crisis as an unfortunate sideeffect of the free market? Or is there another explanation as to why it happened and its likely effects on our society, our economy and our whole way of life?” Sponsored by the USM Philosophy Symposium. Followed by discussion with Jason Read, USM Professor of Philosophy.” Doors open at 7 p.m., film begins at 7:30 p.m. Admission $7/$5 for SPACE Members, free for USM staff and students with ID. www. marxreloaded.com

Tuesday, March 6 Longfellow’s Shadow noon. Longfellow’s Shadow: A reading of poems by Wesley McNair and Betsy Sholl. Maine Historical Society presents The Richard D’Abate Lectures: Conversations About History, Art, and Literature (Program 1 of 7). “Join us for readings by two Maine Poet Laureates. Richard D’Abate, a poet himself, has embraced MHS’s Longfellow legacy as an opportunity to incorporate literature, the arts, and culture as vital elements of a Maine history that is broadly told and understood. The poets’ readings will reflect themes in Longfellow’s poetry, his stance as a poet, and his attitude toward social issues of his time.” www.mainehistory.org

Go Red For Women Luncheon and Educational Forum 10 a.m. The seventh annual Go Red For Women Luncheon and Educational Forum is scheduled for Tuesday, March 6, at the Holiday Inn By the Bay in Portland. The Go Red For Women Luncheon is presented is presented nationally by Macy’s and Merck and locally by Maine Goes Red statewide partner Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. he morning will begin at 10 AM with a series of educational workshops, exhibits, health screenings, and a silent auction. The lunchtime speaking program, emceed by News 8 Anchor Tracy Sabol, will include a heart-healthy lunch, guest survivor speaker, and special keynote address by humorist and author Loretta LaRoche. LaRoche is an internationally acclaimed stress management and humor consultant.

She has starred in 7 one-woman PBS specials on humor and optimism (two of which received Emmy Award nominations) and has authored and published eight books. The luncheon is presented locally by Bank of America, Martin’s

Point Health Care, Mercy Hospital, Downeast Energy, Hannaford Supermarkets, The Maine Heart Center, Maine Medical Center, MaineHealth, and Spectrum Medical Group. To purchase tickets or for more information, please visit: www. heart.org/mainegoredluncheon or call (207) 879-5700.

Wednesday, March 7 ‘The Economics of the Lack of Dental Care’ 10:30 a.m. to noon. The Maine State Chamber of Commerce will host a panel presentation titled “The Economics of the Lack of Dental Care” at the Augusta Civic Center in Augusta. “The panelists, moderated by Frank McGinty of MaineHealth, will discuss how the lack of access in Maine to dental care affects businesses and Maine’s economy. Maine suffers from a shortage of dentists that affects far more than our smiles. Not having enough dental professionals to provide care also undermines our state’s economy.The growing need to manage health costs requires a look at possible new policies to expand access to dental services for adults and children alike. Nearly 40 percent of Maine people live in federally-designated Dental Health Professional Shortage Areas, according to the Pew Center on the States.

And adults, Maine businesses and Maine’s economy are suffering. Healthcare costs and workforce issues are primary concerns for Maine’s business community. And healthcare costs go up when patients without access to a dentist seek urgent care in hospital emergency rooms, burdening an already strained system.”

The event is open and free to the business community.

To RSVP to the event, please contact Amy Downing at the Maine State Chamber of Commerce at adowning@ mainechamber.org.

Legislative briefing by Maine Audubon 6:30 p.m. “Learn about legislative proposals affecting the environment and how to make sure your voice is heard.”

Cosponsored by Maine Audubon and Maine Chapter of the Appalachian Mountain Club. Free. Maine Audubon Gilsland Farm Center, Falmouth.

University of Maine Singers in Saco 7 p.m. First Parish Congregational Church and the City of Saco are celebrating their 250th Anniversary during 2012. Several events are being planned in celebration of this shared momentous history. A special concert will be performed by the 80-voice University of Maine Singers on Wednesday, March 7 at 7 p.m. at First Parish Congregational Church, 12 Beach St., Saco. Five former ministers and their wives will be special guests, along with Saco city officials.

‘Little Me’ at St. Lawrence 7 p.m. “Little Me,” the musical comedy by Neil Simon (book), Cy Coleman (music), and Carolyn Leigh (lyrics) will be presented by Good Theater March 7 to April 1 at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St. on Munjoy Hill in Portland. “Little Me” is directed by Brian P. Allen with musical direction by Victoria Stubbs, leading the three-piece band, and choreography by Tyler Sperry. Performances for Little Me are as follows: Wednesdays 7 p.m. ($20), Thursdays 7 p.m. ($20), Fridays 7:30 p.m. ($25), Saturday 7:30 p.m. ($30), Sundays 2 p.m. ($30) with a special added matinee on Saturday March 24, 3 p.m. ($25). Call 885-5883 for reservations and information. www.goodtheater.com

Thursday, March 8 Sportswriting clinic by nonprofit Telling Room 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

March 8 to April 12 (extra session March 11, no session April 5), grades 4-8. Teaching Artist: Gibson Fay-LeBlanc.

“Sports capture the human drama within a set of rules and traditions. There are winners and losers and sometimes those winners and losers are not who they seem to be. In this workshop, we’ll read great sportswriting and we’ll consider local and national sports to find our own stories inside the lines. The extra session on March 11 will take place at 5 p.m. at a Maine Red Claws game.” http://tellingroom.org/

‘Are They Really Friends?’

6 p.m. to 7 p.m. “Are They Really Friends?: A Discussion between Museum Director Mark Bessire and Artist Tanja Alexia Hollander” at the Portland Museum of Art. Great Hall. “Join the discussion about social media and how it can change the nature of friendship, portraiture, and an artist’s subject matter. The phrase, “Are you really my friend?” takes on new meaning when Hollander photographs portraits of her Facebook friends whom she has never met.

Traditional lines can blur and unexpected connections can be made.” www.portlandmuseum.org see next page

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Tuesday, March 6

Chevelle part of the Chicago lineup at the State

The Black Keys with Arctic Monkeys

7:30 p.m. Chevelle, Middle Class Rut, Janus at the State Theatre.

Multi-platinum recording artists Chevelle plays the State. Inspired by the lurching riffs of Helmet and the soft/loud vocal styling of Tool, the Chicago-based trio’s aggressive, heavy sound is all about mounting tension exploding into raw guitar bursts. Middle Class Rut was formed after the dissolution of Lopez and Stockham’s previous band, Leisure, which was signed to Dreamworks Records in 2000 when Lopez and Stockham were in their teens. Janus is an American hard rock band based out of Chicago. www.statetheatreportland.com

7:30 p.m. SOLD OUT. The State Theatre presents The Black Keys with special guests Arctic Monkeys at the Cumberland County Civic Center. $45 General Admission www.theciviccenter.com or www.statetheatreportland.com

Friday, March 16 WCLZ Presents The Head & The Heart 8 p.m. The State Theatre, The Head & The Heart, with Drew Grow and the Pastors’ Wives, Black Girls. Composed largely of transplants to the Seattle area, The Head and the Heart write and play songs that speak to the newness of a fresh start, of the ghosts left behind, of moving forward, all brimming with a soulfulness and hope for a better life than the one we’ve all been sold. Stylistically, think a folksy Beatles or Crosby Stills Nash & Young with more instrumental force.

Jeff Beam and Theodore Treehouse at Port City 8 p.m. Jeff Beam and Theodore Treehouse at Port City Music Hall. $2. Jeff Beam plays psych-rock from Maine. Theodore Treehouse is a growing, organic contraption comprised of 4 musicians with Tonight at Port City Music Hall, Theodore Treehouse (pictured) will perform with Jeff Beam. (COURTESY PHOTO) very different backgrounds. Mixing file in Interview magazine. On tour with them in advance together the stylings of New Wave, Motown, Jazz, Clasof South by Southwest is Baltimore’s Run DMT aka Michael sical, Punk, Blues and good ol’ Rock n’ Roll; they create Collins (erstwhile member of Prince Rama), your sound a symphony of timeless tunes bent on making you dance ambassador to the weird and wonderful, the blissed out, and smile. the vivid and contemplative. $7, 18 plus.

Wednesday, Feb. 29 Tonstartssbandht and Run DMT 8:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery. Tonstartssbandht is brothers Andy and Edwin White, originally from Orlando and now residing separately in Montreal (Andy) and New York (Edwin). The brothers’ music is full of complex vocals and hazy, tropicsdripping boogie jams, blending pretty bedroom pop and harder experiments in wrecked sound. Part of the Arbutus Records family (Grimes, Braids), the pair recently had a pro-

Sunday, June 24

James Taylor in Portland

Saturday, March 3 Jane’s Addiction at the State 7 p.m. SOLD OUT. The alternative rock pioneers — frontman Perry Farrell, guitarist Dave Navarro and drummer Stephen Perkins, along with Chris Chaney on bass — are poised to deliver an immersive theatrical experience as only they can. http://www.statetheatreportland.com/ event/88383/

8 p.m. James Taylor. Tickets: $79.50 and $59.50, all seats reserved. In a career marked by artistic triumphs, this past year for James Taylor has been notable for both creative virtuosity and recognition of exceptional achievement. In March 2011, he was awarded the National Medal of Arts

by President Barack Obama in a ceremony at the White House. The medal is the nation’s highest honor for artistic excellence recognizing “outstanding achievements and support of the arts.” Taylor plays at the Cumberland County Civic Center.

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‘The Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare’ 6:30 p.m. “The Complete Works of Wm Shakespeare (Abridged)” at Falmouth Memorial Library, 5 Lunt Road. The Poland Stage Troupe takes on their final batch of litera-

ture crazed librarians at Falmouth Memorial Library. “The show is completely free and a perfect venue for children.

Join us for the Troupe’s second to last attempt at this unprecedented production!”

Fort Allen Park Public Presentation 7 p.m. Fort Allen Park Public Presentation sponsored by

Friends of the Eastern Promenade, East End Community School, Portland. Final Fort Allen Park Restoration Public Hearing is scheduled before the Historic Preservation Board for 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 18,in Room 209, Portland City Hall. For more information, email info@friendsofeasternpromenade.org.

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7:30 p.m. Dramatic Repertory Company’s season continues with “A Nervous Smile” by John Belluso.

The show will run for nine performances only, March 8-18, at the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland. “Four parents are connected by a shocking choice in this surprisingly funny, lyrical, poignant and gripping drama. You think you know what you would do, but how can you be sure? John Belluso bravely treads were few playwrights dare to go, and tackles difficult subjects with honesty, humor, compassion and skill. He holds up the mirror, and gives us the ability to see and understand our world in new ways. Belluso (1969-2006) began using a wheelchair at the age of 13, and was a pioneering champion for artists with disabilities. ‘A Nervous Smile’ was his last complete play before his untimely death.” March 8-10 at 7:30 p.m., March 11 at 2 p.m. and March 14-18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland.