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A member of the U.S. Coast Guard prepares to place a cell phone call from Commercial Street Thursday afternoon, after he and a colleague were involved in a motor vehicle crash involving their Ford truck (shown at left) and a Honda economy car. Both vehicles, after the incident, had pulled into the parking lot of Pierce Atwood, the state’s largest law firm, which only recently moved into its waterfront offices. Nobody appeared to be hurt in the fender-bender, which damaged the front end of the Honda. Lawyers on the waterfront — a part of the city traditionally protected for marine uses — is a recent innovation. Pierce Atwood moved into a converted 1840-era storage building on Merrill’s Wharf. Some voiced opposition to easing taxes on the $12 million development through the use of a $2.7 million tax break, but in the end, City Councilor John Anton was the only councilor to vote against a tax increment financing incentive for the firm to move from Monument Square to its Merrill’s Wharf location. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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Fruit flies drink their sorrows, too (NY Times) — They were young males on the make, and they struck out not once, not twice, but a dozen times with a group of attractive females hovering nearby. So they did what so many men do after being repeatedly rejected: they got drunk, using alcohol as a balm for unfulfilled desire. And not one flew off in search of a rotting banana.

Fruit flies apparently selfmedicate just like humans do, drowning their sorrows or frustrations for some of the same reasons, scientists reported Thursday. Male flies subjected to what amounted to a long tease — in a glass tube, not a dance club — preferred food spiked with alcohol far more than male flies that were able to mate.

The study, posted online in the journal Science, suggests that some elements of the brain’s reward system have changed very little during evolution, and these include some of the mechanisms that support addiction. Levels of a brain chemical that is active in regulating appetite predicted the flies’ thirst for alcohol. A similar chemical is linked to drinking in humans.

“Reading this study is like looking back in time, to see the very origins of the reward circuit that drives fundamental behaviors like sex, eating and sleeping,” said Dr. Markus Heilig, the clinical director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and the National Institute on Drug Abuse.

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With arms for Yemen rebels, Iran seeks wider Mideast role WASHINGTON (NY Times) — In the past several months, Iran appears to have increased its political outreach and arms shipments to rebels and other political figures in Yemen as part of what American military and intelligence officials say is a widening Iranian effort to extend its influence across the greater Middle East.

Iranian smugglers backed by the Quds Force, an elite

international operations unit within Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps, are using small boats to ship AK-47s, rocket-propelled grenades and other arms to replace older weapons used by the rebels, a senior American official said. Using intercepted cellphone conversations between the smugglers and Quds Force operatives provided by the Americans, the Yemeni and Indian coastal

authorities have seized some shipments, according to the American official and a senior Indian official.

The scale of Iran’s involvement remains unclear, and some Yemeni officials and analysts remain skeptical about the impact of any weapons shipments, citing a long history of dubious accusations

by Saudi Arabia — Iran’s regional nemesis — and Saudi allies in Yemen.

Women figure anew in Senate’s latest battle WASHINGTON (NY Times) — With emotions still raw from the fight over President Obama’s contraception mandate, Senate Democrats are beginning a push to renew the Violence Against Women Act, the once broadly bipartisan 1994 legislation that now faces fierce opposition from conservatives.

The fight over the law, which would expand financing for and broaden the reach of domestic violence programs, will be joined Thursday when Senate Democratic women plan to march to the Senate floor to demand quick action on its

extension. Senator Harry Reid of Nevada, the majority leader, has suggested he will push for a vote by the end of March.

Democrats, confident they have the political upper hand with women, insist that Republican opposition falls into a larger picture of insensitivity toward women that has progressed from abortion fights to contraception to preventive health care coverage — and now to domestic violence.

“I am furious,” said Senator Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington. “We’re mad, and we’re tired of it.”

Karzai calls on U.S. to pull back as Taliban cancel talks KABUL, Afghanistan (NY Times) — Prospects for an orderly withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan suffered two blows on Thursday as President Hamid Karzai demanded that the United States confine troops to major bases by next year, and the Taliban announced that they were suspending peace talks with the Americans.

Getting talks started with the Taliban has been a major goal of the United States and its NATO allies for the past two years, and only in recent months was there concrete evidence of progress.

And the declaration by President Karzai, if carried out, would greatly accelerate the pace of transition from NATO to Afghan control, which previously was envisioned to be complete by 2014. Defense officials admitted there was a major divide between Karzai’s declaration and the American goals of training the Afghan security forces and conducting counterinsurgency operations.

Obama defends energy policy Party ousts Chinese regional chief LARGO, Md. (NY Times) – In what has become a weekly ritual, President Obama on Thursday defended his administration’s energy policy, in the face of relentlessly rising gasoline prices, to an American public that believes he can do more to ease the pain at the pump.

Obama cycled through now-familiar themes, promoting his record of increased domestic oil and gas production; stricter fuel-efficiency standards for cars and trucks; and investments in alternative sources of energy, like biofuels, wind and solar power. The administration’s energy policy has been the focus of many speeches the president has given in recent weeks.

But on Thursday he delivered a notably sarcastic rebuttal to his Republican presidential challengers, particularly Newt Gingrich, who has promised, if elected, to bring down gas prices to $2.50 a gallon, and has ridiculed the president’s talk of making fuel from algae.

Without naming Gingrich, Obama said these gibes – by people “who are running for a certain office” – revealed a streak of ignorance similar to those who predicted that cars would not supplant horse-drawn buggies or that television would never elbow out radio.

“If some of these folks were around when Columbus set sail, they must have been founding members of the Flat Earth Society,” Obama said to a cheering crowd at Prince George’s Community College here. “They would not have believed the earth was round.”

Turning the spotlight on the remarks of his opponents may make sense because Obama’s defense of his role in rising gas prices rests on an uncomfortable claim: he cannot do much about it. It was a theme he struck again on Thursday “There’s no silver bullet,” the president declared. “Anybody who tells you otherwise isn’t really looking for a solution; they’re trying to ride the political wave of the moment.”

BEIJING (NY Times) — Bo Xilai, the brash Communist Party chief of China’s sprawling Chongqing municipality, has been removed from his post, an unmistakable sign that recent scandals in that city have put an end to his political ambitions and complicated the national leadership transition that will take place this autumn.

The news, announced Thursday morning in a brief dispatch by the official Xinhua news agency, said that Vice Prime Minister Zhang Dejiang, a North Korean-educated economist, would replace him as Chongqing party secretary. Xinhua did not mention a new job for Bo or say whether he would keep his spot on the party’s 25-seat Politburo.

Until recently, Bo had been a prime contender for the all-powerful Standing Committee of the Politburo, a nine-member body that effectively runs the country. Seven members are to be replaced, and Bo’s demotion suggests there will be more drama in a usually secret process.

Tall, charismatic and unusually loquacious for a Chinese official, Bo, 63, is the

son of a revolutionary hero and was wellpositioned — thanks to his extensive connections — to ascend the party hierarchy.

His prospects clouded last month when a handpicked deputy, Wang Lijun, sought refuge in the United States Consulate in Chengdu, a city in Sichuan Province about 210 miles from Chongqing. Wang, who had reportedly fallen out with Bo and, according to an American official, had feared for his safety, spent the night in the consulate before being escorted to Beijing by security officers.

On Thursday, Wang was removed from his post as vice mayor, according to a state media dispatch issued shortly after Bo’s demotion was announced.

For a party obsessed with secrecy and the sheen of stability, the past five weeks have been especially roiling. Ding Xueliang, a social scientist at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said Wang’s visit to the consulate — during which American officials say he revealed damaging information about Bo — set off a cascade of events that has convulsed the party establishment.

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Hannaford in wait and see mode over ‘pink slime’ Pingree wants the substance banned from meat served in school lunches

BY CASEY CONLEY THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Hannaford Supermarkets says it’s not making any changes to its store brand ground beef despite the recent uproar in some quarters about the meat additive known as “pink slime.”

That said, the company is directing customers with concerns about the substance to its all-natural Nature’s Place ground beef, which does not contain the filler, which is also known as Lean Finely Textured Beef, spokesman Michael Norton said yesterday.

He said Hannaford’s non-Nature's Place ground beef may contain the filler pink slime, although not all batches will have the substance.

“If (“pink slime”) is concerning to you, this is the choice,” he said, referring to customers’ ability to buy the all-natural beef if they want it. Nature’s Place is typically more expensive than the non-all-natural store brand.

The company said this in a post on its Facebook page: “Our 80% Ground Beef and our Nature's Place Ground Beef do not contain it. However, because the inclusion of lean finely textured beef is common nationally and approved by USDA as safe, we cannot rule out that some other ground beef may contain this food product. Beef that comes from other distributors may contain ‘pink slime.’”

“Pink slime” is a mix of connective tissue and beef scraps left over from other cuts that's ground

together, according to published reports. Those bits are then heated, spun in a centrifuge and then collected to be added as a filler for standard ground beef, the Associated Press reported.

The new byproduct is then treated with “a puff of ammonium hydroxide gas” to kill dangerous pathogens like e.coli and salmonella, AP reported.

Pingree Beef Products, Inc., which is based South Dakota, is a leading producer of Lean Finely Textured Beef, also known as pink slime, according to news reports.

The Associated Press reported that the filler has existed for years and is widely and commonly found in hamburger meat.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture said in a statement yesterday that Lean Finely Textured Beef is safe. The agency also urged consumers not to rush to judgment. Even so, the agency decided to give school districts a choice in whether they want to buy meat with or without the filler.

“There is only one word for this product: gross,” said U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, in a statement this week. “McDonald’s and Burger King won’t serve it in their restaurants and it doesn’t belong in school cafeterias either.”

Pingree, who wanted the substance banned from meat served in school lunches, also described lobbying by the meat industry in response to growing public concern about pink slime.

“The beef industry sent my office an email the other day describing pink slime as ‘wholesome and

nutritious’ and said the process for manufacturing it is ‘similar to separating milk from cream.’ I don’t think a highly processed slurry of meat scraps mixed with ammonia is what most families would think of as ‘wholesome and nutritious,’” she said.

Indeed, Beef Products Inc., has also created a website (pinkslimeisamyth.com) in response to new interest in the product. Among other things, the website accuses the media for spreading misinformation and tries to discredit a former employee critical of the company and the additive.

Norton, the Hannaford spokesman, said they are closely watching the industry-wide debate that’s unfolding over pink slime, but hasn’t made any final decisions about whether to continue buying meat with the additive.

“We can monitor the information and make decisions on that, but what we really want to get across, is that there is a choice,” Norton said, referring back to Hannaford’s Nature’s Place brand that does not contain the additive.

He said the store has not included new signage or other visual cues to steer people toward meat that does or does not have the additive.

The pink slime debate, which has spread in part through social media, is also playing out on Hannaford’s Facebook page, with many posts expressing concern about the substance.

“Please stop carrying products that contain ‘pink slime.’ Be a leader for our community. More people need to speak up,” said Lisa Marie Velazquez Cunningham.

Other posts urged people with concerns about pink slime to simply buy their meat elsewhere if they have problems with Hannaford's policy.

Wall Street weathers its latest campus recruiting crisis

BY KEVIN ROOSE THE NEW YORK TIMES

Wall Street, once a magnet for America’s best and brightest, is facing a recruiting problem.

The industry’s cachet, which was tarnished during the financial disaster, has been further stained by the lingering economic slowdown and a series of highly publicized industry scandals that have drawn critical attention to the big banks.

The most recent public relations storm stemmed from a resignation letter this week on The New York Times Op-Ed page, written by Greg Smith, a former Goldman Sachs executive director. Mr. Smith, who took the bank to task over what he described as a “toxic and destructive” culture at the firm, said his moment of ultimate realization had come while extolling the benefits of a Goldman career to college students.

“I knew it was time to leave when I realized I could no longer look students in the eye and tell them what a great place this was to work,” he wrote.

The controversy has raised fears — perhaps within Goldman itself

— that skittish clients and down-inthe-mouth employees could bolt. But financial firms should also worry that the incident might scare off college and business school students, some of whom are looking askance at onceprestigious jobs in finance.

Cory Finley, a recent Yale graduate, applied to work at Bridgewater Associates, a large Connecticut-based hedge fund, during his senior year of college. Mr. Finley, 23, said there was “definitely something tempting” about the structure and prestige of a highpaying finance job. But he decided to follow his dream of becoming a playwright instead.

Cory Finley applied to work at a hedge fund, but decided to follow his dream of become a playwright instead.Casey Kelbaugh for The New York TimesCory Finley applied to work at a hedge fund, but decided to follow his dream of becoming a playwright instead.

“It’s something that fulfills me in a deep way,” said Mr. Finley, who has written a play called “The Private Sector” that is set at a hedge fund corporate retreat. “I don’t judge people who do go into finance, but it’s not for

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College students who were once attracted to prestigious banks like moths to bonfires are increasingly turning to other industries in search

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Viral video, vicious warlord I’d like to thank the makers of the “Kony 2012” video for goading me to write about Joseph Kony.

With about 100 million views, it is now one of the most viral videos of all time.

My starting point is a “bravo” for film-makers for galvanizing young Americans to look up from their iPhones and seek to make a difference for villagers in central Africa who continue to be murdered, raped and mutilated by Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army. Just in the last two months, the Lord’s Resistance Army has mounted 20 raids in Congo alone.

But nobody fights more wickedly than humanitarians, so there have been a series of attacks on the video. Let me try to address some of the criticisms.

Let Africans resolve their own problems. It’s neocolonial––––– ist for Americans to think that The New York they can solve Congolese probTimes lems, when they can’t even solve their own. This is just one more example of “white man’s burden” imperialism.

When a warlord continues to kill and torture across a swath of Congo and Central African Republic, that’s not a white man’s burden. It’s a human burden.

To me, it feels repugnant to suggest that compassion should stop at a national boundary or color line.

A common humanity binds us all, whatever the color of our skin — or passport.

The issue is complicated, in ways that don’t come through in a misleading video. For example, the video doesn’t make clear that Kony is no longer a threat in Uganda.

The video doesn’t contain errors, but it does simplify things greatly to hold attention. Complexity is, er, complicated: It has been a leading excuse for inaction during atrocities — during the Armenian genocide, during the Holocaust, during Rwanda, during the Bosnian slaughter. Each episode truly was complicated, but, in retrospect, we let nuance paralyze us.

It’s true that Kony’s forces are diminished and no longer a danger in Uganda, but he remains a threat in Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan.

Those are tough neighborhoods — I’ve been held at gunpoint in Central African Republic and chased

Nicholas D. Kristof

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St. Patrick’s Day in Portland By gosh en’ b’gory they’ll be a’paradin’ on St. Patty’s Day in Portland once a’gin this year en’ after it all they’ll be a’sittin’ down to a servin’ o’corned beef en’cabbage then they’ll be a’partakin’ of the Irish cheer en’ you’ll be a’ hearin’ a wee bit of th’ blarney sure as th’sons en’ daughters of th’dear ol’ Emerald Isles are still livin’ en’ breathin’ on these fair en’ distant shores.

Yes, more than two-hundred years after the first Irish arrived in Portland, they’re still doing up St Patrick’s Day in grand fashion, and everyone’s Irish on the day of days.

According to Maine Irish Heritage Center spokesman Vinny O’Malley, a son of the ol’sod if there ever was one and a West Ender to the core, they’ll be gathering bright and early at eight on the steps on the Gray Street side of the Maine Irish Heritage Center, where a procession will form and make its way, accompanied by Irish color guards and pipers, down Danforth, then Tate, and over to Harbor View Park for a flag raising in honor of the late and sadly missed longtime neighborhood actvist Eddie Murphy.

At ten-thirty the Irish American Club of Maine will lead the St. Patrick’s Parade down Commercial Street to the Maine State Pier, where dignitaries will offer appropriate remarks. They’ll be forming up at the bottom of Center Street, just down from Gorham’s Corner, site of the statue of John Ford, who was born, of course, as John O’Feeney during the era when Gorham’s Corner was the scene of many a donnybrook between the Kelly’s, the Mulligans, the O’Briens, and the like. Neither the police nor anyone else could put an end to the fighting, they say, so they’d have to call out the priest from St. Dominic’s to stand between them and head them on their way home. Ah, the sheepish looks at Mass the next morning.

There was a time when fully a quarter of Portland’s population were Irish communicants of St. Dominic’s Church, now the Maine Irish Heritage Center, but there was not necessarily strength in numbers. The established order, consisting of old Yankees who lived in fear of what they saw as the hordes of immigrants with their unswerving allegiance to a foreign power and their fealty to the Church of Rome, did its best to stem the tide.

There was discrimination in

Cliff Gallant ––––– Daily Sun Columnist the workplace, certainly — the “No Irish Need Apply” signs in the windows being the clearest indication of that — but there were also violent attempts to keep the newly arrived immigrants in their place. Tales are told of “Mick Knockers,” which were long poles extended from passing vehicles to deliver a rap on the back of the head to any Irishman who dared to walk down Congress Street as a not so gentle warning to them to stay off the main drag. There was also what’s called a blue law that said the lunch boxes could not be carried on Congress Street, ostensively to maintain a certain general decorun, but in fact to restrict the presence of the Irish, who were mainly employed as lunch box-carrying workmen.

Then there was the situation concerning one of the city’s other great Catholic churches,

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Ever notice that the front of the Cathedral faces Cumberland Avenue and not Congress Street? That’s because the city fathers wouldn’t allow a Catholic church with its immigrant congregation to be built facing the main street of the City.

But the times they have changed for sure. There’s been an Irish Catholic president, Maine political leaders like Joe Brennan, Gerald Conley and Tom Kane have risen to high stations, and great numbers of other sons and daughters of the first immigrants from the old country have prospered in all other areas of life as well.

So ‘tis time once again for the wearin’ o’th’green, and on the special day I’ll be thinking of my own dear Irish mother — born Elizabeth Dolan — and I know that she’ll be looking down on us with smiling eyes, and sure as you’re born a tear will be coming to my own eye.

(Cliff Gallant of Portland is a regular columnist for The Portland Daily Sun. Email him at gallant.cliff555@yahoo.com.)

In 2010, for St. Patrick’s Day, Brendan McVeigh (left) and Jim Kearney position their flags at the start of the West End Parade at the Maine Irish Heritage Center.

This year, the Maine Irish Heritage Center will host the West End’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration beginning with a procession and flag raising in honor of the late Eddie Murphy, as a crowd departs from the steps of the center, corner of State and Gray streets, at 8 a.m.

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The goings on at Goldman Midlevel executives at big Wall Street firms leave every day of the week, particularly if — as was the case with Greg Smith — they’ve worked somewhere for 11 years and haven’t “made” managing director. Usually, the departures are “friendly,” even if they really aren’t. You use your credentials — and the references — from that top firm to get a job with a slightly less top firm or with a client or affiliate. What you don’t do is trash your old firm, which makes you a pariah.

So Smith’s decision to go public with his criticism of Goldman Sachs, one of the most famous and successful firms on Wall Street, not only in a farewell email to his colleagues but also, literally minutes later, in a stinging opinion piece in The New York Times was, in professional terms, nuts. It won’t get him his next job, unless it’s with a public interest group. The knives will be out, with his former colleagues sure to paint a picture of a disgruntled former employee frustrated by his failure to make it to the top, or to make more than $500,000 — which sounds like a lot to the 99 percent, but not to folks at places like Goldman.

But what is most remarkable about Smith’s departure is not that he would commit professional suicide, but that in doing so he would get so much attention.

Count ‘em: six stories the next day in The New York Times, including two on the front page and three more on the front page of the business section.

Smith struck a chord, and everyone knows it.

If you believe his supporters, Smith is a principled guy who had hoped that an inter-

Susan Estrich ––––– Creators Syndicate nal review at Goldman, which followed settlement of an SEC investigation, would bring about real change. According to him and others quoted by the press (anonymously, of course, professional suicide not being a growth industry in a tough economy), the report was given short shrift, as were Smith’s efforts to raise his concerns with his superiors.

So he decided not to go gently into the night.

According to Smith, greed pervades the culture at Goldman.

That is not exactly news. Gordon Gekko’s famous proclamation in the movie “Wall Street” that “greed is good” is not all that different from philosopher and economist Adam Smith’s politer endorsement of the public value of private self-interest.

But being greedy on behalf of your clients and, incidentally, yourself is different from being greedy at the expense of your clients, which is what Smith charged. He had a list of colorful names used for clients, but the underlying conduct of which he accuses Goldman goes way beyond name-calling.

One of the most basic principles of law is that investment advisers owe a fiduciary duty to their clients and the funds they manage. The definition of a fiduciary duty is very simple: The client comes first, his interests before yours Smith claims that at Goldman it was just the opposite.

The reaction has been as stun-

ning as the charges, and not just in terms of the numbers of stories. While Goldman is obviously defending itself, others are quoted as saying that this is old news, that Goldman has always traded against its clients. Ho-hum.

Well, it may have been ho-hum some years ago, when everyone didn’t have a friend or a neighbor who was unemployed and when our tax dollars hadn’t been used just a few years ago to bail out Wall Street.

But in 2012, it is not ho-hum.

This is a story that will not go away by tomorrow, if for no other reason than that the biggest story of the year — the presidential election — is likely to shape up as a fight in which Wall Street and the 1 percent are pitted against everyone else.

Sure, President Obama will probably raise as much or more money from Wall Street as Mitt Romney, but he is not “of ” it in the same way the former head of Bain Capital is. He didn’t work there. He doesn’t look (and I don’t mean race, although Wall Street is overwhelmingly not African-American, or female for that matter) or talk like somebody who did. And his party is most certainly not the party that represents Wall Street.

Smith may not go to Washington, but his charges will certainly reverberate there, and from there, across the nation. Today, the business section. Tomorrow, the political pages. Here comes campaign 2012. This much we know: The campaign is going to focus on the economy. It will be imbued with an “us against them” tinge, and it will be every bit as tough as Goldman was for Smith. But the name-calling will be much worse.

Public attention can create an environment for solutions KRISTOF from page 4

through the Congo jungle by a warlord whose massacres I interrupted — that rarely get attention and are little understood.

Yes, the video glosses over details, but it has left the American public more informed. Last year, Rush Limbaugh defended the Lord’s Resistance Army because it sounded godly.

American kids worrying about Kony accomplish nothing. The video promotes feel-good gestures — wear a bracelet! — that enrich a do-nothing aid organization but have no benefit in the jungles of central Africa.

It’s true that indignation among Americans won’t by itself stop Kony. Yet I’ve learned over the years that public attention can create an environment in which solutions are more likely.

Public outrage over Serbian atrocities in the Balkans even-

tually led the Clinton administration to protect Kosovo and hammer out the Dayton peace accord. The Sudan civil war killed millions over half-a-century on and off, until public outrage — largely among evangelical Christians — led President George W. Bush to push successfully for a peace agreement in 2005.

I asked Anthony Lake, now the executive director of Unicef who was President Clinton’s national security adviser during the 1994 Rwandan genocide, whether a viral video about Rwanda would have made a difference then. “The answer is yes,” he said. He suggested that this kind of public attention would also have helped save more lives in Darfur and in Congo’s warring east.

In 1999, then-Secretary of State Madeleine Albright paid a brief visit to war-ravaged Sierra Leone and was photographed with a 3-year-old girl whose right arm

had been chopped off. The photograph, widely circulated, helped galvanize outside powers to crush the militias. Sierra Leone is now at peace, and that girl is studying in the United States.

I asked Albright, who later led a task force on preventing genocide, what she thinks of the Kony video.

“Shining a light makes a lot of difference,” she said, adding that Kony’s prospects are probably less good now than before the video came out. The bottom line is: A young man devotes nine years of his life to fight murder, rape and mutilation, he produces a video that goes viral and galvanizes mostly young Americans to show concern for needy villagers abroad — and he’s vilified?

I don’t know if this initiative will make a difference. But if I were a Congolese villager, I would welcome these uncertain efforts over the sneering scorn of do-nothing armchair cynics.

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Gay marriage measure officially on ballot gay marriage that might arise from

BY GINA HAMILTON THE NEW MAINE TIMES actions in different states that are part of the same circuit court. North AUGUSTA — A citizen initiative to Carolina votes on the issue on May legalize gay marriage is officially on the 8, during its primary, and Minnesota November ballot as of Tuesday morning. will vote on it in the November elecThe Maine House of Representatives, tion. No matter how the vote comes which could have stymied the bill by choosout, these bills will not legalize gay ing to look at it for passage this session (a marriage in the two states. virtual impossibility), instead voted TuesIn Maryland and Washington, howday morning to indefinitely postpone the ever, same-sex marriage has recently bill. This will send it directly to the voters. been legalized by the legislatures, House Speaker Robert Nutting, R-Oakand signed into law by the governors. land, recognized Minority Leader Emily Opponents are currently engaged in Cain, D-Orono, to make the motion. petition drives to put the issues on Cain is a long-time supporter of gay the ballot in November, in hopes of marriage. striking down the new laws. Whether “We just think it should be decided by the petitions will succeed is in some the voters,” said Cain’s spokeswoman Jodi doubt.

Quintero. “We’d like to see the citizen iniHowever, polls show that in both tiative succeed.” states, the referenda would fail if the The action by the House avoids a votes were held today. In Maryland, public hearing and a recorded vote by the referendum would fail 52 percent lawmakers. The last time gay marriage to 44 percent, and in Washington, it was considered by the Legislature was would fail 50 percent to 46 percent, in 2009. The Democratic majority held a day-long public hearing at the Augusta John Winchester (left) and John Leighton wait in line in November 2009 for absentee voting at City preserving the new gay marriage laws.

In Minnesota, the issue is deeply Civic Center, where hundreds of people Hall. A gay marriage referendum, Question 1, prompted them to turn out with a host of other voters. testified on both sides of the issue. Ulti- The referendum ultimately passed and overturned gay marriage in Maine. This year, proponents of divisive. The latest Public Policy poll, taken in late February, shows that if mately, the Legislature passed the bill same-sex marriage are back with a citizen’s initiative. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) held today, the vote would be 48 peralong a party-line vote, and Gov. John cent in favor of a constitutional ban, will be will be on the ballot this year. Four other Baldacci signed it into law. It was later while 44 percent would oppose it. states — Minnesota, North Carolina, Washington repealed by voters.

Perhaps the biggest surprise is in North Carolina, state and Maryland — are considering gay marriage This year, gay marriage supporters are more optiwhere 54 percent of North Carolinians are opposed in some form. mistic. They worked with the Republican majority to to such an amendment, while only 38 percent said Nationwide, approval of gay marriage has risen have the bill go directly to the voters. they support it. dramatically since the last time voters faced the Maine is not the only state where gay marriage Taken together with court actions in the First Disissue on the ballot in Maine. A recent NBC/Wall trict (on a suit by a Massachusetts couple) which Street Journal poll found that those who favor gay will look at a gay married couple’s right to federal marriage outnumber those who oppose it, 49 perrecognition, and a review of the Ninth District’s cent to 40 percent, with eight percent undecided. uphold of its own ruling against a constitutional ban In Maine, a Public Policy poll, released last week, against gay marriage in California, both possibly to shows that 54 percent of Mainers think gay marbe examined by the Supreme Court, there will be riage should be legal, compared to only 41 percent a great deal of talk in this election year about gay who think it should be illegal. marriage.

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THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN, Friday, March 16, 2012— Page 7

Mayor: ‘Significant implications’ in storm water fee Brennan calls Monday’s public forum a ‘healthy conversation,’ but sees high stakes for property owners

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The public debate about how to fund $170 million of federally-mandated upgrades to the city's sewer system is likely to be centered on one important question: Will the cost be carried more so by residents or businesses?

The possibility of a new storm-water fee was presented to the public for the first time this week during a forum hosted by the city task established to explore how the money could be collected.

A storm-water fee would be used to offset the millions of dollars needed to alter the city's dated sewer infrastructure. The federallymandated changes are required to curb the volume of untreated water that overflows into the Casco Bay. Brennan "I think it was a healthy conversation," said Mayor Michael Brennan, referring to Monday's public forum hosted by the Sustainable Storm Water Funding Task Force. "(The task force) produced a pretty solid first draft, but at the same time it has some fairly significant implications for property owners," Brennan said.

Each year, millions of gallons of untreated water — which includes storm water, residential sewage and industrial waste — run off into waterways and nearby coast waters.

The overflow is a result of the city's combined sewage and storm water piping network, which shares a single drainage system. During heavy

rains, the linked system can overflow and dump directly into Casco Bay and local rivers.

In June, the city council approved a 15-year completion timeline for the next phase of the project, which costs $170 million and will reduce overflow to below 87 million gallons a year, according to city officials.

Portland spent $70 million between 1993 and 2010 to reduce the untreated water overflow from 720 million gallons to 420 millions gallons annually.

The increased costs means annual sewer bills for the average household will increase from about $460 per year in 2011, to about $1,350 annually by the time the project is complete in 2028, according to city documents.

The task force was established to explore additional funding mechanisms for mandated improvements.

"The next step from here is for the details of a program to be worked out," said Ian Houseal, Portland's sustainability coordinator.

"This is just a broad concept," he said. "From here, if the council decides to do it, then we're talking about developing the details."

When the broad concept was presented to the community this week during the public forum, some of the discussion focused on asking the question of what kind of property owners should bare a heavier burden, said Councilor Ed Suslovic, chairman of the task force.

"There were two viewpoints," he said, explaining that some suggested businesses should add more to the pot for the renovations, while others suggested the opposite.

The public forum came at the heels of the task force's final meeting, which is slated for Tuesday. The public input will be used to help shape the group's final recommendation for the city council.

Under the current proposal, properties that pay little in the way of water usage but add to water

Girlfriend of crime boss Bulger changes plea in court to guilty

BY ABBY GOODNOUGH THE NEW YORK TIMES

BOSTON — Catherine Greig, the girlfriend of James (Whitey) Bulger, changed her plea to guilty on Wednesday, softly admitting in court that she fled with Mr. Bulger in 1995 and helped the legendary crime boss hide out, avoiding trial for multiple murders, for 16 years.

“That’s what happened,” Ms. Greig murmured to Judge Douglas P. Woodlock of United States District Court after prosecutors laid out the details of what she confessed to in the plea agreement, down to using an alias to buy contact lenses at a Walmart in Louisiana in 1996 while on the road with Mr. Bulger.

Afterward, United States Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz insisted that the plea agreement was not “a sweetheart deal” and that the government could still compel Ms. Greig to testify in Mr. Bulger’s much-higher-stakes case.

Now 82, he is scheduled to stand trial in November in a sweeping federal racketeering case charging him with 19 murders.

Under her deal, Ms. Greig, 60, pleaded guilty to a single count of conspiracy to harbor a fugitive, which she already faced, and two new counts: identity fraud and conspiracy to commit identity fraud. She faces a maximum of 15 years in prison and will be sentenced on June 12.

Relatives of some of those believed to be Mr. Bulger’s victims said this week that prosecutors had warned them privately to expect a sentence as short as 32 months for Ms. Greig. She had no prior criminal record and has not been linked to Mr. Bulger’s violent crimes. Steven Davis, whose sister Mr. Bulger has been charged with strangling in 1981, told Judge Woodlock on Wednesday that Ms. Greig deserved no lenience.

“She’s a monster,” Mr. Davis said in the crowded courtroom as Ms. Greig stared straight ahead. “We could have resolved this 16 years ago. She kept him in hiding all that time.”

Ms. Greig, a former dental hygienist, was calm through most of the proceeding. She started crying, though, when Judge Woodlock asked whether she had ever received mental health counseling. “At one time,” she said, faltering through tears. “It was after a suicide in my family.”

Afterward, Patricia Donahue, whose husband, Michael, was allegedly shot and killed by Mr. Bulger in 1982, said, “Where was she when I was crying?”

In a statement admitting to her crimes, Ms. Greig said she posed as Mr. Bulger’s wife and used a number of aliases — and false identification — while seeing doctors, buying prescription drugs and paying rent on their apartment in Santa Monica, Calif.

In order to reduce the impact on homeowners in Portland, roughly 80 percent to 90 percent of the infrastructure repairs would have to be funded by the proposed storm-water fee. Ultimately, it could mean tens of thousands of dollars in additional annual fees for businesses compared to the scenario where costs are split evenly, according to officials involved in the deliberations. overflow because of the impervious surface of their property, would be subject to a new fee.

The task force is tentatively suggesting that half of the fees collected should come from the sewer bill and the other half come from the storm-water fee.

In order to reduce the impact on homeowners in Portland, roughly 80 percent to 90 percent of the infrastructure repairs would have to be funded by the proposed storm-water fee.

Ultimately, it could mean tens of thousands of dollars in additional annual fees for businesses compared to the scenario where costs are split evenly.

"I think it will really be up to the task force," said Suslovic, declining to predict the details of the final recommendation set to be discussed in coming months by the city council.

"I don't want to speak for the other 17 members of the task force," he said.

Any recommendation made by the task force will have plenty of time to be discussed further by the public, Suslovic said.

"Will there be some debate upon this when it comes to the council? Absolutely, as there should be," he said.

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Brentwood garden conflicts partly spurred public forum

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Opposition to Brentwood Community Garden near Evergreen Cemetery, with its ensuing conflict, is part of the impetus for a meeting on Monday when city officials will ask the public for ideas about community gardens.

"We need to understand competing needs and uses of space," said Troy Moon, environmental programs and open space manager in Public Services, who said the "siting process" for community gardens could be refined.

"We want to learn from that experience as we develop a way to site gardens moving forward," he said. By "that experience," Moon was referring to a dispute over the location and function of the Brentwood Community Garden, located on Brentwood Street in the Deering neighborhood.

Last summer, supporters of the Brentwood Community Garden faced opposition to the garden, which is on city-owned property on the west end of the 239-acre Evergreen Cemetery. Gardeners rallied against a proposal to rededicate the parcel to specific cemetery-related uses.

A group called Friends of Evergreen, which caretakes Evergreen Cemetery, received two $5,000 grants from the Thompson Fund of the Maine Community Foundation and the Davis Family Foundation to develop a plan "that in the short term would serve the neighborhood as a community garden but would also provide a long-term plan to use the land for cemetery development and related cemetery uses as stated in the original 1994 Master Plan," Cynthia Loebenstein, president of the Friends of Evergreen Cemetery, wrote in a Nov. 23, 2010 letter to the Portland Planning Board.

In the Brentwood Master Plan, Friends of Evergreen envisioned three phases of development, with one of them calling for construction of walls and an associated memorial garden on the Brentwood parcel, effectively erasing the garden, according to notes from the city's Health and Recreation Committee, the committee that sanctioned the garden lease.

A May 12, 2011 meeting of the the Health and Recreation Committee ended with "staff from the Department of Public Services offering to facilitate

discussions with both the Friends of the Cemetery and DCNA representatives, with the goal of resolving differences over future use the Brentwood Cemetery parcel."

Brentwood Community Garden continues to operate, under a lease to use the property through May 20, 2014, Moon said, but the episode provided a chance to learn some lessons.

Monday's meeting, in part, stemmed from concern over "some of the tension in the Brentwood garden experience," he said.

Other issues on the meeting agenda are general improvement to the city's community garden program and ways to expand the number of garden plots, Moon said.

"We're anticipating over 100 people on a waiting list for community gardens this year," Moon said, noting the unflagging demand for garden plots.

According to a city press release, topics to be discussed at the forum also include: the goals of the city’s community garden program; city-owned parcels that may be suitable for community gardens; what the city can or should do to support community gardens; and what barriers hinder participation in community gardening.

"We're really hoping we get a diverse group," Moon said.

The city's Department of Public Services oversees 118 garden plots in four community garden sites — Valley Street Garden with 36 plots; Clark Street Garden off Danforth Street in Portland’s West End with eight plots; North Street Garden with 45 plots; and Payson Park Garden containing 29 plots, according to the city's website.

Other gardens are run by groups such as Cultivating Community, with a site on Boyd Street; and the Bayside Neighborhood Association which runs the Bayside Neighborhood Community Garden. There are also gardens on Peaks Island and in Riverton.

"We're at a point now, we have to learn what types of gardens people are interested in," Moon said.

The public forum, hosted by Portland’s Department of Public Services and Healthy Portland, a program of the Health and Human Services Department, is scheduled for 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday, March 19 in the Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall on Myrtle Street.

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Cultivating Community seeks new site for West End farm stand New stand will continue to accept food stamps, WIC

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Caught in a permitting snag last season, Cultivating Community is looking for a place in the West End to move the group's farm stand.

"We're committed to being in the West End with a farm stand and healthy, local produce," said Stephanie Aquilina, food access programs manager from Cultivating Community.

Aquilina attended Wednesday night's West End Neighborhood Association meeting and discussed the move.

"We're looking for a new spot in the West End. We haven't secured anything yet and we're still having conversations," Aqulina told The Portland Daily Sun Thursday.

Last year, Cultivating Community, an organization committed to social and environmental justice that runs several farm programs in Portland, moved its farm stand from the front of Local 188 to a lot behind the restaurant. Because city inspections of farm stands were part of the public health department, a different kind of permitting process was involved, leading to regulatory uncertainties, Craig LaPine, the group's executive director, told The Sun last October.

The city has a complaint-based pro-

cess, so somebody complained about the Local 188 stand, and that is what prompted an inspection, which in turn led to it being moved to behind the restaurant, LaPine said at the time.

Now, the group wants to avoid any regulatory hiccups.

Aqulina said the attention drawn as a result of this situation was unwelcome, and she hoped the group could start fresh.

"Local 188, the manager there was incredibly supportive, everyone there was wonderful," she said. "I enjoyed working with them. ... We're trying to have a farm stand that is going to comply with the city's requirements."

Aqulina said Cultivating Community hopes to find a private space. Once again, the farm stand will accept food stamps and the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, better known as WIC, she said. The group is also approved to run a double-value coupon program to double up to $10 of purchases made with federal nutrition benefits.

"We'll pinpoint a location and make sure we go through all the channels we can so people can access the healthy food and access the incentive program.

Anyone with suggestions for available sites can e-mail Aquilina at stephanie@cultivatingcommunity.org.

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

There’s an event coming up, and it will go better for you if you start making plans now. Let yourself free-associate about how you want this to go. Gather influences and talk with others about what’s coming.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Boundary issues may arise. You may feel like someone is giving unwanted advice or infringing on your privacy.

Stand up for yourself. Quite simply, you want to be around people who let you be yourself.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Gather information. Get clarity on all communication. You are mighty intuitive now, but you’ll learn more by asking than by assuming you already have the answers.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You will get the chance to practice the fine art of compassionate detachment. You will show that you care about another person without getting overly caught up in the person’s life.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20).

Moodiness can be a sign of a controlling person. If you can avoid those who ride a mood rollercoaster, do it. If not, then at least be aware of your reaction to those who use their moods to manipulate others.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (March 16).

You have an amazing gift of adaptability this year, and you’ll stretch, flex and grow yourself in order to meet the changing patterns of life. April shows you making money in a different way.

You’ll love the artsy and intellectual influences that come in May. July brings your chance to show the world your talent. Gemini and Sagittarius people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 39, 17, 26, 12 and 4.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Be willing to ask yourself intriguing questions, such as: What are you looking forward to? The answer will be like an arrow pointing to your talents, personal strengths and life ambitions.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Telling and hearing too much may be a problem. The good news is that it means people want to share with you, and you want to share with them, too. The bad news is that too much sharing gets tedious.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Be patient enough to do what it takes to solve a problem. Go deeper. The first answer that’s given to you may not be the best. Keep asking “What else?” and “How else?”

CANCER (June 22-July 22). It’s a good time for introspection, honesty and attention to the quieter needs of your soul. The outside world has no other choice but to reflect back to you what’s happening with your inner life.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Children have to learn that life is better with fewer sweets, less television and more fresh air. And you, playful Leo, are childlike enough now to need and heed the same lessons.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You may not be entirely pleased with yourself, but punishment is unnecessary and, in fact, would be counterproductive. Emphasize your positive characteristics, and try to ignore the behaviors you’d like to be rid of.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You may feel caught in between short- and longterm thinking. It’s actually a wonderful place to be. Too much long-term thinking is no fun, and thinking only in the short term is foolish. So enjoy this inbetween state for now.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, March 16, the 76th day of 2012. There are 290 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On March 16, 1912, future first lady Pat Nixon was born Thelma Catherine Ryan in Ely, Nev. On this date: In A.D. 37, Roman emperor Tiberius died; he was succeeded by Caligula.

In 1521, Portuguese navigator Ferdinand Magellan reached the Philippines, where he was killed by natives the following month.

In 1751, James Madison, fourth president of the United States, was born in Port Conway, Va. In 1802, President Thomas Jefferson signed a measure authorizing the establishment of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y. In 1850, Nathaniel Hawthorne’s novel “The Scarlet Letter” was first published.

In 1926, rocket science pioneer Robert H. Goddard successfully tested the first liquid-fueled rocket, in Auburn, Mass.

In 1935, Adolf Hitler decided to break the military terms set by the Treaty of Versailles (vehrSY’) by ordering the rearming of Germany.

In 1945, during World War II, American forces declared they had secured Iwo Jima, although pockets of Japanese resistance remained.

In 1968, during the Vietnam War, the My Lai (mee ly) Massacre of Vietnamese civilians was carried out by U.S. Army troops; estimates of the death toll vary between 347 and 504.

In 1972, in a nationally broadcast address, President Richard M. Nixon called for a moratorium on court-ordered school busing to achieve racial desegregation.

In 1982, Claus Von Bulow was found guilty in Newport, R.I., of trying to kill his comatose wife, Martha, with insulin. (Von Bulow was acquitted in a retrial; his former wife, who was also known as “Sunny,” died in December 2008.)

In 2003, American activist Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer while trying to block the demolition of a Palestinian home in the Gaza Strip.

One year ago: Pakistan abruptly freed CIA contractor Raymond Allen Davis, who had shot and killed two men in a gunfight in Lahore, after a deal was sealed to pay $2.34 million to the men’s families.

Today’s Birthdays: Comedian-director Jerry Lewis is 86. Country singer Ray Walker (The Jordanaires) is 78. Movie director Bernardo Bertolucci is 71. Game show host Chuck Woolery is 71. Singer-songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker is 70.

Country singer Robin Williams is 65. Actor Erik Estrada is 63. Actor Victor Garber is 63. Actress Kate Nelligan is 61. Country singer Ray Benson (Asleep at the Wheel) is 61. Rock singer-musician Nancy Wilson (Heart) is 58. Golfer Hollis Stacy is 58. Actress Isabelle Huppert is 57. Actor Clifton Powell is 56. Rapper-actor Flavor Flav (Public Enemy) is 53. Rock musician Jimmy DeGrasso is 49. Folk singer Patty Griffin is 48. Country singer Tracy Bonham is 45. Actress Lauren Graham is 45. Actor Judah Friedlander (FREED’-lan-duhr) is 43. Actor Alan Tudyk (TOO’-dihk) is 41. Actor Tim Kang (TV: “The Mentalist”) is 39. Rhythm-andblues singer Blu Cantrell is 36. Actress Brooke Burns is 34. Rock musician Wolfgang Van Halen is 21.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: I live five hours away from my parents and a married younger brother. I work two jobs and can only afford to visit my folks once a month or so.

Lately, when I have driven out to see them, I am the last to discover that the four of them have already made plans. They never think to ask if I want to join them. Sometimes, I end up attending the same concert but sitting in the back, alone, while they have better seats. Or I house-sit while they spend the weekend at a casino.

I have tried phoning weeks ahead to let them know when I am coming, and I’ve changed my plans if I learn they are already busy that weekend. Yet asking to join them seems to surprise everyone and invariably ends up being quite awkward.

What drove me to tears was when they made plans to go to Mexico for a week this summer, and I found out about it when my father told me offhandedly that the four of them had booked their flight. When I asked why I wasn’t invited, he responded by saying that they were given paired tickets, and because I am single, it would have meant one unused ticket. My mother then said I was welcome to come if I paid for my own plane ticket and hotel room.

I always thought I was close to my family, but now I see that I’m being left out because I am not married. I’d like to be with them, but if I am going to be ignored, how do I handle that? -- Exiled Fifth Wheel Dear Exiled: We don’t think this is deliberate so much as thoughtless. Your parents and brother make plans together when it is convenient for them and don’t consider your presence a factor because you are usually away. You could try explaining how hurt you are when they do this, but don’t expect it to change much. Let your parents know when you are planning to visit, and ask whether they have already made plans.

If so, don’t try to join them. Come the weekend before or after.

And in the meantime, do more things on your own or with friends.

Dear Annie: My uncle (my mother’s brother) and his two sons, both of whom are in their mid-50s, are planning to visit me. Their mom died last year. While I was close to my aunt, I have never communicated much with my uncle or cousins.

They didn’t even send an email when my dad passed away three years ago.

Now, suddenly, these three men are planning to drive from Vermont to my house in Florida. One says he’ll make his famous chili in my kitchen. I told them, “Thanks, but no thanks.”

My mother is angry with me for not welcoming this male trio. They will be at my mother’s house for several days, and my husband and I have offered to drive there (it’s three hours away) and take everyone out for dinner instead. Am I doing the wrong thing? -- Florida Daughter Dear Daughter: No, and your offer to treat them to a meal at Mom’s is lovely. Some men are notoriously poor communicators, and the niceties of sending letters or emails escape them. It is obvious that Mom wishes you had a closer relationship and hoped this would provide an opportunity, but welcoming them into your home is entirely your decision.

Dear Annie: The letter from “Confused in Connecticut” hit home with me. I was an overweight child myself, so I feel for her. When I was 24, I decided I didn’t want to be overweight anymore, so I joined Weight Watchers. It gave me a healthy program to follow and helped me learn what triggered my eating. It taught me to eat appropriately and keep the weight off. That was 33 years ago, and I have been a lifetime member and leader since. Thank you for letting me help. -- Bremen, Ind.

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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WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors handling the 2008 ethics trial of Senator Ted Stevens of Alaska “never conducted or supervised a comprehensive and effective review for exculpatory information,” a court-appointed investigator found in a blistering 514-page report released Thursday.

“The investigation and prosecution of U.S. Senator Ted Stevens were permeated by the systematic concealment of significant exculpatory evidence which would have independently corroborated Senator Stevens’s defense and his testimony, and seriously damaged the testimony and credibility of the government’s key witness,” wrote Henry F. Schuelke, the investigator assigned to the case.

The basic findings of Mr. Schuelke’s report, released by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan, the federal judge overseeing the case, had been known since November. But the full report provides the most detailed look yet at the inner workings of the prosecution of Mr. Stevens, a long-serving Republican senator, as well as a series of failures by prosecutors to live up to their obligation to turn over to the defense information that could have resulted in Mr. Stevens’s acquittal.

Mr. Stevens, who died in a plane crash in 2010, was convicted of failing to disclose gifts and services from an oil services executive. Days after the conviction, he narrowly lost his bid for a seventh Senate term to his Democratic opponent. In early 2009, the then-new attorney general, Eric H. Holder Jr., asked the judge to set aside that conviction because of the discovery that prosecutors had failed to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence.

Both the Justice Department and Judge Sullivan ordered investigations.

In the report, Mr. Schuelke expressed disbelief at claims by Justice Department officials that none remembered a potentially crucial interview with a witness. This was not disclosed to Mr. Stevens’s defense team, as required by law. Mr. Schuelke called that “the complete, simultaneous and long-term memory failure by the entire prosecution team, four prosecutors and the F.B.I. case agent” of the statement “extraordinary,” “astonishing,” and “difficult to believe.”

Still, he said, there was nevertheless “no evidence that would establish beyond a reasonable doubt that any one or more of them did in fact recall that information and concealed it.”

As Judge Sullivan had disclosed in November, Mr. Schuelke also said that the officials connected to the case should not be prosecuted for disobeying a court order because the judge had not ordered them to hand over exculpatory evidence to Mr. Stevens, as the law calls for.

The judge said at the time that he planned to release to report in January, giving lawyers for the government and defense the opportunity to review the report and make arguments to keep parts of it sealed.

Indeed, lawyers for several of the government prosecutors filed motions to keep the report sealed, which Judge Sullivan rejected. On Wednesday, an appeals court in Washington rejected a motion by lawyers for one of the prosecutors, paving the way for the release of the report.

A lawyer for Mr. Stevens, Brendan V. Sullivan Jr., no relation to Judge Sullivan, praised the report’s findings on Thursday.

The report “confirms that the prosecution of Senator Ted Stevens was riddled with government corruption involving multiple federal prosecutors and at least one F.B.I. agent,” said Mr. Sullivan in a written statement. “Some were more knowledgeable, and thus more culpable, than others. Nonetheless, they worked together to win at all costs in an attempt to convict a sitting United States senator in an ill-conceived prosecution.”

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Friday, March 16 National Day of Action for Sudan 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. There will be a National Day of Action for Sudan protest and rally in Monument Square on Congress Street in Portland. “This event is to protest the ongoing genocide being committed by the government of Sudan, and their blockade of humanitarian aid to the marginalized people of Sudan. This protest is concurrent with a protest in Washington, D.C. at the Sudanese embassy, which will be attended by George Clooney, John Prendergast, and activists from the major Sudanese aid organizations. After years of genocide committed by President Al-Bashir and the government of Sudan in Darfur, the government has expanded its ethnic cleansing of indigenous peoples to include the South Kordofan, Blue Nile, and Nuba Mountain regions, which are being denied food and humanitarian aid. Rape is continued to be used as a weapon. This systematic starvation of the marginalized Sudanese people is the latest chapter in the world’s longest ongoing Genocide. The public is encouraged to attend and protest this human slaughter.”

For further information, please contact El-Fadel Arbab at 221-5197 or at elfadelfcr@gmail.com.

Friends of Walker Memorial Library book sale 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friends of Walker Memorial Library are raising funds to buy more reading materials for the Library.

The book sale will continue at the library during library hours on Friday, March 16, and Saturday, March 17. On Friday, all materials will be half price. On Saturday, it will be a bag for $3. All proceeds go to Walker Memorial Library to assist with the purchase of new materials for the library. “The Library has boxes and boxes of books to share. Bargains galore. Come early for the best selection. The collection of used books is mostly adult fiction with a sprinkling of other items. The majority of books are ex-library editions, but other materials are mixed in as well.” More details at www. walker.lib.me.us.

25th Annual Boat Builders Show 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday March 16, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St. “A gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast. Also exhibiting numerous manufacturers of boating equipment. Sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowing boats with the builders there to discuss and sell their work. www.portlandcompany.com/ boatShow

Light body free healing clinic in Brunswick 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick.

Free clinic. Call People Plus at 729- 0757, or Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy at 729-1164. “Do you know that Physical Therapy can improve mobility and reduce pain?

Have you experienced the comfort and healing of Reiki or massage? ... People Plus and Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy are co-hosting the Light Body Free Healing Clinic on March 16.”

Harrison Thorp at the Portland Public Library noon to 1 p.m. Harrison Thorp, author of “Freak the News: Journalistic High Jinks in a Small Maine Town.” The Friday Local Author Series is held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Meeting Room 5. Portland Public Library.

John Morgan with the Ancient Order of the Hibernians, Division 1, ties off an Irish flag during St. Patrick’s Day commemorations at Harbor View Park. The Hibernians are a Catholic, Irish American fraternal organization founded in New York City in 1836. At 10:30 a.m. Saturday, the Irish American Club will lead this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade along Commercial Street in Portland. The parade will begin at the Portland Fish Pier and continues to the Maine State Pier. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) company’s monthly series of poetry readings titled “Lowry’s Lodge.” The series of public readings hosted by Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel continues at the Acorn Studio Theater in the Dana Warp Mill in Westbrook. Local poets Nancy Henry and Duff Plunkett will read from their work and take questions from the audience after their readings. The event is free with a $5 suggested donation. “Nancy Henry is a sixtime Pushcart Prize nominee and her poems have twice been featured on NPR’s ‘The Writers’ Almanac.’ She has published three collections of poetry — all from Maine publishers, she is proud to say — and her poems have appeared widely in small press journals and on the Internet. Duff Plunkett is a poet who believes in the sanctity of language, just not very firmly. He is the author of three books of poetry: ‘Left Brain-Right Brain’ (2007); ‘The Butter Poems’ (1996) and ‘Strike Back Cover’ (1986). He has written poems in the French, Italian, Spanish and Turkish languages and is intrigued by the possibilities for rhyme to bring the music back into modern poetry.” Acorn Studio Theater, Dana Warp Mill, 90 Bridge St., Westbrook.

Free, suggested donation $5. FMI: www.acorn-productions. org or 854-0065

‘Cinderella’ by Windham Center Stage

5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Free admission. Join the Portland Museum of Art for the inauguration of a series of events showcasing new books by Maine artists and authors. “Glorious Slow Going” is a collaboration between Maine writer Liz Peavey and artist Marguerite Robichaux. Meet the artists and hear about their collaboration on this beautiful new book. “Preorder your copy of Glorious Slow Going at the Museum Store by calling (207) 775-6148 ext. 3219.”

7 p.m. Rodgers & Hammerstein’s musical fairy tale “Cinderella,” is presented by Windham Center Stage Theater.

“First seen as a television spectacular in 1957, and remade for television in 1965 and 1997, Rodgers & Hammerstein’s ‘Cinderella’ spins its own version of the traditional story, woven through with such beloved songs as ‘In My Own Little Corner,’ ‘Ten Minutes Ago’ and ‘Impossible.’ With the script and score lovingly adapted for elementary and middle school performers, this classic seems as fresh as today. After all, even if we know the story by heart, we still hold our breath until we are sure that the slipper fits. Windham Center Stage is a community theater serving the Sebago Lakes Region of Southern Maine. The theater produces the only children’s show in the area in which every child receives a part. ‘Cinderella’ is directed by Mary Wassick, music directed by Diane Hancock, and features more than 75 local children in two fantastic casts.” Through March 25.

Shows will be performed Friday evenings at 7 p.m., Saturdays at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. All seats must be reserved. Tickets are $10 for adults, $8 for students and seniors, and $5 for children under 5. Call 893-2098.

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Reverse Glass Painting

6:30 p.m. Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. Friday, March 16, 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, March 17, 2 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, 2 p.m. NR “The film is set in Tuscany and focuses on a British writer and a French antiques dealer, whose relationship undergoes an odd transformation over the course of a day.” http://www. portlandmuseum.org

7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Constellation Gallery, 511 Congress St., Portland. Reverse Glass Painting. “Join us for a free demonstration by Constellation artist Tatia DiChiara. Tatia will be discussing the history and basic techniques of reverse glass painting and everyone will get a chance to create their own handpainted piece. All materials provided. Light refreshments available. All are welcome!”

Poets Jim Donnelly and Anna Wrobel

Rock Around the World dance party

7 p.m. Acorn Productions offers the next installment of the

7 p.m. to 11 p.m. Come dance the night away at the sev-

USM Artist-in-Residence talk 1 p.m. University of Southern Maine Artist-in-Residence Jesseca Ferguson will give a free talk about her pinhole photographs and collaged photo objects, in the Art Department’s Burnham Lounge located in Robie Andrews Hall on the Gorham campus. The talk is free and open to the public with a snow date of March 23. For detailed driving and parking directions visit www.usm.maine.edu/gallery/mapdirections and look for Lecture Series in the Visual Arts or call 780.5008.

Parlor Talk: ‘Glorious Slow Going’

enth annual Rock Around the World dance party and fundraising event to be held Friday, March 16, from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Italian Heritage Center, 40 Westland Avenue, Portland. The evening will begin with a silent auction of international goods and local services followed by international music and dance, complete with dance instruction. A tasty array of international appetizers and a cash bar will add to the fun. All proceeds will benefit Portland Multilingual Summer Academic Program. “The event is a great opportunity for people from Greater Portland to come together to dance, listen to great music, and simply enjoy experiencing other cultures” explains Grace Valenzuela, Multilingual and Multicultural Center’s Director. “We draw a larger crowd every year and everyone has a great time. It is a fun event and the proceeds help fund summer academic programming for our newlyarrived refugee and immigrant students.”

Susan Curtis Charitable Foundation 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Susan Curtis Charitable Foundation Annual Dinner. Portland Marriott at Sable Oaks, 200 Sable Oaks Drive, South Portland. The governor will deliver formal remarks at the annual dinner. Camp Susan Curtis is a privatelyfunded Maine nonprofit 501(c)(3) with the mission to build the character, self-confidence and self-esteem of economically disadvantaged Maine children through tuition-free high-quality educational, camping and social experiences.

‘Little Me’ at St. Lawrence 7:30 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 threepiece 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

USM presents ‘The Drowsy Chaperone’ 7:30 p.m. March 15-17, 7:30 p.m.; March 18, 5 p.m. The smash hit musical, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” comes to University of Southern Maine. “Who says they’re not making great musicals any more? This smash hit received more 2006 Tony award than any other Musical! When a diehard fan plays his favorite cast album, the show miraculously comes to life! Toe-tapping tunes and silly situations abound in this hilarious valentine to the golden age of musicals.” Russell Hall, Gorham Campus see next page

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Stars on Ice ‘Love ‘n’ Life’ 7:30 p.m. “The Civic Center is only one of ten cities in the United States chosen to host Stars on Ice this year! This year’s show will be co-directed and choreographed by Kurt Browning. Along with Browning, this year’s show will feature Sasha Cohen, Ekaterina Gordeeva, Ilia Kulik, Todd Eldridge, Joannie Rochette, Kyoko Ina & John Zimmerman, Ryan Bradley and Sinead & John Kerr. Special guest Sarah Hughes, Olympic Gold Medalist, to join Portland Show.”

Tickets: $125 (ice side), $75, $45 and $25 — Discounts are available for children 12 and under and seniors 65 plus. www.theciviccenter.com/events

‘Hidden Tennessee’ at Portland Stage 7:30 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.” March 15-16 at 7:30 p.m.; March 17 at 4 p.m. and 8 p.m.; March 18 at 2 p.m. For full schedule, visit www.portlandstage.org

‘A Nervous Smile’ 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 14-18 at 7:30 p.m. at the Studio Theatre at Portland Stage, 25A Forest Ave., Portland.

‘The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds’ at Lucid Stage 8 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company presents the American classic with the tongue twisting title, “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds,” by Paul Zindel. The play opens March 15, and runs Thursday to Sunday through April 1, at Lucid Stage in Portland. “Zindel’s masterpiece, which won an Obie Award, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Drama, tells the story of single mother Beatrice Hunsdorfer, and her teenage daughters, Ruth and Matilda. Abandoned by her husband and saddled with two children, Beatrice hates the world.

She thinks she just needs the right opportunity, and everything will get better. Older sister Ruth knows the reputation her mother has around town, but she seems sadly fated to repeat her mother’s mistakes in her own life. Shy Matilda, or Tillie, is the joke of her school and her family, until a teacher opens her eyes to the wonders of science. When Tilllie’s project on the effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigold seeds is chosen for the school science fair, the dysfunctional family dynamic comes to a head.” www. lucidstage.com

‘A Finished Heart’ 8:30 p.m. “‘A Finished Heart’ is a dramatic performance that tells the story of a loving marriage between two men at the end of life.” It is sponsored by Congregation Bet Ha’am and the JSL Foundation of New Gloucester and will be presented at Congregation Bet Ha’am, 81 Westbrook St., South Portland.

Saturday, March 17 West End’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration 8 a.m. “The Maine Irish Heritage Center will host the West End’s annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration beginning with a procession and flag raising in honor of the late Eddie Murphy. Eddie was a local community activist who was referred to by many as the ‘Giant Leprechaun’ he was instrumental in developing this traditional ceremony. We will depart from the steps of the Maine Irish Heritage Center (former St.Dominic’s Church, corner of State and Gray Street) at 8 a.m. led by a color guard and members of the Claddagh Mor Band. From 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. the MIHC will be open for tours and we will be serving tea and soda bread.

Local musician Joe Markley will be playing traditional Irish tunes during the Saturday Farmer’s Market. Please join us all are welcome. At 10:30 a.m. the Irish American Club will lead this year’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade along Commer-

cial Street in Portland. The parade will begin at the Portland Fish Pier and parade to the Maine State Pier. Local dignitaries will make remarks at the duration of the parade.” www. maineirish.com

Freeport Foray with Maine Audubon 8 a.m. to noon. Maine Audubon invites the public on a walk in Freeport. “The habitats and locations of Winslow Park and Wolfe’s Neck State Park will offer us the opportunity to get close to the region’s animals and plants.” $25/$35. www.maineaudubon.org

Dress For Success Maine Winter Clearance Sale 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dress For Success Maine at 565 Congress St., second floor. Call 780-1686 for more information. http:// www.dressforsuccess.org

25th Annual Boat Builders Show 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Continuing Saturday, March 17, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St. www.portlandcompany. com/boatShow

Auditions at Freeport Factory Stage 1 p.m. Freeport Factory Stage is seeking a large ensemble cast of adults and teenagers for “Our Town” by Thornton Wilder. At the Freeport Factory Stage. Open auditions will consist of readings from the script. Callbacks, if needed, will be on Sunday, March 18 at 6 p.m. Director is Julie GeorgeCarlson. Show dates: June 7-23 with special performance on July 4. 865-5505. The Freeport Factory Stage is located at 5 Depot St., downtown Freeport, one block east of L.L. Bean. www.freeportfactory.com

Scholastic Aptitude Test practice 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. “Are you a high school student getting ready to take the SAT’s? If so, the Portland Public Library would like to help you out! The Portland Public Library Teen Team is sponsoring an event which allows teens getting ready for the SAT’s to come to the library to take a practice test. The following subjects are available using the library’s own Learn-a-Test program offered through the Learning Express Library: SAT Critical Reading Practice Tests; SAT Math Practice Tests; SAT Writing MultipleChoice Practice Tests; SAT Writing Practice Essays; SAT Preparation Courses and Guides. This event will be held in Meeting Room No. 5 on the Lower Level of the Portland Public Library. This program is made possible by a Broadband Technology Opportunity Program grant awarded to the Maine State Library which provides 107 libraries statewide the opportunity to enhance or establish public computer centers, broadband access, and information training to our community. Portland Public Library is also one of 11 libraries in the BTOP program statewide to become a video conferencing regional hub which will allow the library to enhance training for librarians and patrons via a video conferencing unit.

‘South Pacific’ at Merrill 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday, March 17, 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.; Sunday, March 18, at 2 p.m. “South Pacific” at Merrill Auditorium, Portland. “This breathtaking new production of South Pacific is based on the 2008 Tony Award-winning Lincoln Center Theater production, directed by Bartlett Sher. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the musical tells the sweeping romantic story of two couples and how their happiness is threatened by the realities of war and by their own prejudices. The beloved score’s songs include ‘Some Enchanted Evening,’ ‘I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair,’ ‘This Nearly Was Mine’ and ‘There is Nothin’ Like a Dame.”

Perform For A Cure variety show 2:30 p.m. The Perform For A Cure variety show “featuring some of the most talented kids in the Greater Portland area” will be held at South Portland High School Auditorium (doors open at 1:30 p.m. for raffle/concessions). “The Perform for a Cure variety show is the creation of a 15-yearold Portland resident, Rachel Friedman. Her family has struggled with cancer since 2000. She has combined her talent and passion for the performing arts to raise money for the disease that has challenged her family over and over again. Rachel’s mom, Hannah Friedman, has battled Hodgkin’s Lymphoma three times. With the help of family and friends, Rachel has raised over $40,000 for cancer research and community programs in the last seven years.

She currently attends Walnut Hill School for the Performing Arts in Natick, Mass.; but, has remained active in her role with PFAC.” Concessions and raffle proceeds will benefit the Cancer Community Center in South Portland. Tickets are $12 adults/ $10 students and seniors. Call 671-8857 for tickets, www.performforacure.org

Maine Roller Derby 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Maine Roller Derby’s Port Authorities vs. Connecticut RollerGirls’ Stepford Sabotage at Happy Wheels. Tickets $5 (all ages). Season tickets are $40 and available online. Lucky Lass Throwdown After-Party at 9 p.m./Asylum 21 plus, no cover.

The Maine Jewish Film Festival 6 p.m. The Maine Jewish Film Festival will return to Portland’s Nickelodeon Cinemas March 17-22, for its 15th year.

Opening Night Party is at Akari, 193 Middle St., Portland.

“Join us for appetizers and drinks to kick off the 2012 Maine Jewish Film Festival!” Compliments of Akari all ticket holders will receive a gift bag of $50 value. “Little Rose” plays at 8 p.m. at the Nickelodeon. The Festival curates a selection of films that explore the Jewish experience through independent documentaries, feature films and shorts.

The 2012 Festival line-up includes American and foreign films as well as a local short film. Highlights include: “Little Rose” (2010, feature, Poland) a political thriller based on the real life events of the spring of 1968; “Between Two Worlds” (2011, documentary, U.S.) a groundbreaking personal exploration of the community and family divisions that are redefining American Jewish identity and politics; “David” (2011, feature, U.S.) through an act of good faith, Daud, a young Muslim boy inadvertently befriends a group of Jewish boys who mistake him as a fellow classmate at their Orthodox school, in the neighboring Jewish community; “Dolphin Boy” (2011, documentary, Israel) about the devastating havoc that human violence can wreak upon the human soul, and about the healing powers of nature and of love; “In Heaven, Underground” (2011, documentary, Germany) an enchanting journey through the Weissensee Jewish Cemetery, one of Europe’s oldest Jewish cemeteries. It is s surprisingly sweet, funny and sober film; “This Is Sodom” (2011, feature, Israel) a raucous and bawdy biblical comedy in the best tradition of Monty Python and Mel Brooks that leaves no sacred cows untouched; “Burial of Names” (2011, documentary, U.S./Auburn, Maine) members of a small Jewish community gather to bury Jewish artifacts. “Since the festival began in 1998, it has presented over 300 domestic and foreign films, brought more than 70 guest artists from the U.S. and around the world to Maine and sold over 30,000 tickets to Jewish and non-Jewish attendees in venues throughout greater Portland and the state. Portland is the smallest city in the nation to boast an independent, professional Jewish film festival.” Tickets on sale through mjff.org.

Boghat on Peaks Island 7 p.m. Boghat will return to the Shipyard Pub on Peaks Island for its sixth consecutive St. Pat’s there! “No admission fee but call now for dinner or room reservations. This is a fun night, easy ferry rides with no crowds, nice food and a great alternative to the mad scene in town!” 7 p.m. until last ferry! Ferry over at 5:35, 7:15 or 8:15 p.m. Return at 9:40 or 10:55 p.m.

Lyric’s Saint Patrick’s Day Fundraiser 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Lyric Music Theater’s Saint Patrick’s Day Fundraiser at Anthony’s Italian Kitchen, 151 Middle St., Portland. “The festivities will feature your choice of Irish tunes, hits from musicals, and all the favorite standards! Complementary appetizers will be provided, with soda, beer, and wine available for purchase.” Call the Lyric box office at 799-1421. Tickets also available at the door of Anthony’s that evening. Tickets are $25 each all proceeds benefit Lyric Music Theater. For more details, visit www.lyricmusictheater.org or www.facebook.com/lyricmusictheater.

Sunday, March 18 ‘Digital Imagery in the 21st Century’ 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The award-winning nature and fine arts photographer Tony Sweet will conduct a seminar titled “Digital Imagery in the 21st Century.” The workshop, which is open to the public, is being sponsored by the Portland Camera Club in celebration of its 112th year, and is one of a series of public workshops sponsored by the club. Sweet is the author of several books on photography and a wellrespected teacher who leads workshops nation-wide. The seminar will take place on March 18 at the South Portland High School, 637 Highland Ave., South Portland. Sweet has designed the program to be valuable to beginners as well as advanced amateurs and will cover both technical and aesthetic areas for improving one’s personal photo skills.

The cost of the program is $99 until March 11, and $125 thereafter. For further information, visit www.portlandcameraclub.org and to know more about Sweet and his work, www.tonysweet.com.

25th Annual Boat Builders Show 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Concludes Sunday, March 18, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Portland Company Complex, 58 Fore St. “A gathering of the finest fiberglass and wooden custom boat builders on the East Coast. Also exhibiting numerous manufacturers of boating equipment. Sailboats, powerboats, canoes, kayaks, and rowing boats with the builders there to discuss and sell their work. www.portlandcompany.com/ boatShow see next page

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Spiritual sound and breath meditation 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. “All of us feel a strange sense of awe when confronted with the eerie sound of an Australian didgeridoo. It seems to awaken a primal link to spiritual forces within us. Now is our chance to explore that primeval force with a Phil Shiva Jones, a recognized expert in spiritual sound and breath meditation.” Unity of Greater Portland, 54 River Road, Windham will be hosting a rare workshop by Jones. It will be titled “Discovering the Sacredness of Breath and Sound.” A donation of $20 per person is requested for this event. 893-1233 or visit www. unitygreaterportland.org.

Summer Children’s Camp Fair 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Camp fair at East End School Gymnasium, 195 North St., Portland. Free admission; 70 camps participating. “Meet camp staff and find a great summer fit for your child, ages tots to teens. Overnight and day camps. See Sea Dogs mascot Slugger. Only camp fair in Southern Maine this year.” Info: www.mainecamps.org or 518-9557.

Harlem Globetrotters at the Civic Center 2 p.m. “Learn the Globetrotter way and experience special tricks and magical fun first-hand. Plus, have an exclusive opportunity for a free autograph when you meet Harlem Globetrotter players and our world-famous mascot, Globie. ... Magic Pass begins 90 minutes before show time and lasts for 30 minutes.” Game Tickets: $80 (courtside), $46 (VIP), $32, $25 and $14. Magic Pass Tickets: $15 additional charge and are available at the Civic Center and Ticketmaster. www.theciviccenter.com/events

Chris Van Dusen and Matt Tavares at USM 2 p.m. Chris Van Dusen and Matt Tavares will present their new children’s books about baseball at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 18, in the University of Southern Maine Portland Bookstore. Van Dusen’s book is titled “Randy Riley’s Really Big Hit” (2012), and Tavares’ is called “There Goes Ted Williams — The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived” (2012). Both books will be available for sale after the presentation. For more information about this event, contact Barbara Kelly, USM Portland Bookstore, at 780-4072.

Monday, March 19 ‘The Face of the Ghetto: Pictures by Jewish Photographers from the Lodz Ghetto 1940-1944’ 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “The Maine Jewish Museum will be displaying The Face of the Ghetto from March 19 through May 1. The exhibition is currently on display at The United Nations. The Maine Jewish Museum will be the first museum in the U.S. to host this exhibition as it begins a two-year tour throughout the country. This exhibition presents recently discovered photographs of community life in the Lodz

Ghetto, taken by its Jewish inhabitants. The exhibition is curated by the Topography of Terror Foundation, Berlin (Germany) in cooperation with the State Archive in Lodz (Poland).

While researching in the National Archives in Lodz, historian Dr. Ingo Loose and curator Dr. Thomas Lutz came across 27 photo albums. Inside were about 12,000 contact prints in small format, sorted thematically and taken by Jewish photographers at the request of the ghetto’s Jewish Council. This collection of images — which is hardly known, even among experts in the field — shows a decisive step in the persecution of Jews in the Lizmannstadt Ghetto. Through this exhibition, these photographs are accessible to the public for the very first time.” Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday evening from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and other times by appointment. Maine Jewish Museum, 267 Congress St. www.treeoflifemuseum.org

schools, including internships, other opportunities to learn outside of the classroom and stronger partnerships with community organizations.” The forums will be held March 19, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Portland High School auditorium; and March 26, 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Deering High School auditorium. Parents, students and community members may attend whichever forum is most convenient.

Translators will be available at both forums. Additional meetings will be planned later in the spring to provide more detailed information about the plans for Pathways to Success. www. portlandschools.org

‘Uncle Bob’ by Mad Horse Theatre Company

7:30 p.m. Mad Horse Theatre Company’s Dark Night Series returns with Austin Pendleton’s “Uncle Bob.” “The reclusive Bob is an angry old man who has never done anything meaningful in his life. He is a failed actor and writer, he has driven away his loving wife, and he is Community gardening dying of AIDS. A surprise visit forum by the city by his nephew, Josh, who car6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Portland’s ries his own baggage, is more Department of Public Services than Bob can handle. Josh, and Healthy Portland, a proan unemployed college drop gram of the Health and Human out, arrives on Bob’s doorstep Services Department, will host uninvited and declares that he a public forum to discuss comis there to take care of him. A munity gardening in Portland. loving family reunion this is not.

Kindergartner Colten John reaches for a potato while comAttendees will share ideas The visit filled with name-callabout the program and provide munity coordinator Melissa Riley watches during a Long- ing and open scorn as the two input for how this program can fellow School open house at the school garden. At 6 p.m. men reconnect and discover, fit into the local food network of Monday, the city will host a public forum about community much to their chagrin, that Greater Portland. Merrill Audi- gardens. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) they are kindred spirits. ‘Uncle torium Rehearsal Hall, Myrtle Bob’ boldly explores those Street. For more information about the city’s community perplexing questions about life and death that existengarden program, visit the city’s website at http://publictial philosophers ponder endlessly.” “Uncle Bob” marks works.portlandmaine.gov/communitygarden.asp. the directorial debut of Mad Horse Theatre Company Pathways to Success forum member Nate Speckman. It stars guest artists Jacob 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Students, parents and other comCote and Paul Haley. The production opens Monday, munity members are invited to two forums about the PortMarch 19, and will run on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesland Public Schools’ high school initiative, Pathways to day evenings through March 28. All performances will be Success. “Funded by a multi-year, $5 million grant from the at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Boulevard, in Portland. Show Nellie Mae Education Foundation, the initiative will impletime is 7:30 p.m. All performances are Pay What You ment new models of student-centered learning in the high Can, with a suggested donation of $10.

PIRATES vs.

SOUND TIGERS Saturday, 3/17 at 7pm Irving Oil Green Night.

Pirates Wear Green Jerseys on St. Pat’s Day!