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Google reveals Internetglasses SAN FRANCISCO (NY Times) — Google on Wednesday offered a look at a previously secret project to develop Internet-connected glasses, staking out a lead position in a futuristic and fast-growing area known as wearable computing.

The glasses, which are still in a prototype stage, would place a small see-through display screen above a person’s eye that can show maps and other data. The wearer could use voice commands to, say, pull up directions or send a message to a friend.

Apple, a major Google rival, is also reportedly working on wearable computers. In April 2008, the company filed a patent for a head-mounted display system that showed glasses with screens.

But Google has amassed some of the leading experts in this field within Google X, a company lab responsible for such projects that was also something of a company secret before Wednesday.

Richard W. DeVaul, a former Apple engineer who specializes in wearable computers, left that company last year to join Google X. According to Mr. DeVaul’s Web site, he is now a “rapid evaluator,” working in a team at Google run by Astro Teller, who specializes in artificial intelligence and wearable devices.

Another Google employee, Babak Parviz, who is also an associate professor at the University of Washington, specializes in bio-nanotechnology, the fusion of biology and technology focused on manipulating atoms and molecules. He most recently built a contact lens with embedded electronics that form a miniature display — raising the possibility that Project Glass, as Google is calling the eyeglass effort, could become Project Contact Lens at some point.

“This puts Google out in front of Apple; they are a long ways ahead at this point,” said Michael Liebhold, a senior researcher specializing in wearable computing at the Institute for the Future in Palo Alto, Calif.

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Violence worsening in Syria, U.N. says BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — Spasms of fierce new fighting, some just miles from Syria’s capital, were reported on Thursday, and the leader of the United Nations said the conflict was getting worse — contradicting assurances by the Syrian government to a special diplomatic envoy that it was complying with his cease-fire plan.

The violence came as the Security Council issued a statement requesting Syria’s compliance with the plan, particularly its April 10 deadline for a military pullback from major population centers. The statement itself reflected the deep doubts harbored among many nations that President Bashar al-Assad of Syria intends to keep his word.

Assad, who regards the opposition as ter-

rorist gangs financed by Syria’s enemies, has habitually reneged on previous commitments aimed at halting the 13-month-old uprising against him, now the most chaotic of the Arab Spring democracy revolts.

The Security Council issued the statement as the special diplomatic envoy, Kofi Annan, appointed by the United Nations and Arab League to broker a halt to the Syrian conflict, briefed the General Assembly by videoconference from Geneva on his latest diplomatic entreaties to Assad and the opposition forces aligned against him.

Annan also announced he would travel to Iran — the Syrian government’s only remaining significant supporter in the Middle East — on April 11.

But the grimness of Mr. Annan’s mis-

sion was underscored by Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general of the United Nations, who spoke to the General Assembly ahead of the briefing. “Despite the Syrian government’s acceptance of the joint special envoy’s plan of initial proposals to resolve the crisis, the violence and assaults in civilian areas have not stopped,” Mr. Ban said.

“The situation on the ground continues to deteriorate.”

The latest outbreaks of violence came a day after Russia, the Syrian government’s most powerful defender, invited both the Syrian foreign minister and representatives of the opposition to Moscow for talks this month and warned foreign sympathizers of armed rebels not to supply them with more weapons.

Navy plowing ahead on new Murdoch’s Sky News Channel discloses hacking of e-mails coastal ship, despite woes MOBILE, Ala. (NY Times) — The Navy’s newest ship is designed to battle Iranian attack boats, clear mines from the Strait of Hormuz, chase down Somali pirates and keep watch on China’s warships. The ones built here even look menacing, like Darth Vader on the sea.

“It’s going to scare the hell out of folks,” said Representative Jo Bonner, the Alabama Republican who represents Mobile and is one of the ship’s biggest boosters in Congress.

Bonner acknowledged that the ship has needed a “tweak” here and there — his allusion to one of the most tortured shipbuilding programs in Navy history, a decade-long tale of soaring costs, canceled contracts and blown deadlines.

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LONDON (NY Times) — The British satellite news broadcaster, Sky News, part-owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, acknowledged on Thursday that one of its journalists had hacked e-mail messages at least twice in search of news stories, suggesting for the first time that Britain’s hacking scandal has spilled into television broadcasting.

A journalist for the network was authorized “to access the e-mail of individuals suspected of criminal activity,” the head of the network, John Ryley, said in a statement, referring to one incident in 2008 and another on an unspecified date within the past 10 years.

“We stand by these actions as editorially justified and in the public interest,” Ryley said. “We do not take such decisions lightly or frequently.”

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Just in time for announcement of the city's highest profile federal grant awards, Portland is planning a week of activities to highlight impacts of the funding.

It's hardly a coincidence.

The “National Community Development Week” is being organized across the United States by a national nonprofit group that advocates for continued grant funds. This year’s Portland observation, according to a city press announcement yesterday, “... will highlight projects that have helped make Portland a livable community and reasons why funding cuts threaten Portland neighborhoods.”

Along with education, the events include a call for Maine’s federal lawmakers to make the highlighted programs a priority.

Events begin Monday with a 2 p.m. press conference at City Hall featuring Mayor Michael Brennan and Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) recipients. The city is scheduled to make final approval of this year’s grants during a meeting later in the day.

Other events scheduled for the week include an informational session to educate the public about the city’s first-time home owner and housing rehabilitation programs, a ribbon cutting ceremony for two newly constructed basketball courts in East Bayside, and a guided walking tour of past and planned projects.

Basketball fans may recall that former Boston Celtic Glen Davis helped break ground for the East Bayside project last year.

“These programs make a real tangible difference in the lives of Portland residents and the prosperity for many local businesses,” said Mayor Brennan in the city’s announcement. “From the construction of affordable housing to programs that provide basic necessities to our most vulnerable populations to helping a family buy their first home, these funds are critical for the development of our neighbor-

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Send in the clowns, and cheese Our question for today is: What lessons can be learned from the current scandal involving the 2010 Western Regions Conference of the General Services Administration’s Public Buildings Service?

I know you’re all excited, but don’t everybody talk at once.

Honestly, this is a fascinating story. Not much in the way of sex, but there is a clairvoyant and a clown. Plus quite a bit of cheese.

The G.S.A. is a very large agency with the not-alwaysglamorous mission of providing support services for the federal bureaucracy, some involving the management of public buildings. Every two years, about 300 of the higher-ranking people in the western half of the country have a conference to open lines of communication ––––– and improve teamwork.

The New York In 2010, the organizers chose Times the theme “A Showcase of World-Class Talent,” which, of course, suggested going to Las Vegas and employing a professional mind-reader and clown as entertainers. The four-day gathering wound up costing more than $820,000, some of it for $4-apiece shrimp and an “American Artisanal Cheese Display” at the M Resort Spa Casino.

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Neal Dow: A self-educated man on a moral crusade Seems to me that I slighted Neal Dow a bit in last week’s piece about the history of alcohol use in Portland. Sort of chuckled at him, I guess, but the truth is that he was anything but a comical character. He was born in Portland in 1804 and became a nationally known figure during his lifetime.

Known as the Father of National Prohibition, his efforts brought about fundamental changes in American society that have profound effects to this day.

A lot of what we know about the man is from “The Reminiscences of Neal Dow,” which he wrote sitting at his desk in his Congress Street home in 1879, when he was 75 years old. Fascinating for the stories contained in it about life in Portland when it was nothing more than a small village.

Neal Dow’s home has been very well preserved but the neighborhood has changed a bit. There’s now a Rite Aid across the street where the house he was born in sat, for instance.

His autobiography gives a lot of clues as to his motivating influences. What I said last week about his traumatic experience of being made to fight a monkey for the amusement of some water-

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Daily Sun Columnist front drunkos did, as I said, play a part in his lifelong crusade against alcohol use, but it was his Quaker upbringing that formed his basic world view. He himself rejected the Quakerism of his parents quite early in life, found it too restrictive of intellectual and other pursuits, but the high moral standards, self discipline and sparse life style characteristic of his parents’ religion did without question stand him in good stead throughout his life, enabling him, he said, to accomplish most of what he envisioned for himself.

The downside of Quakerism, as it was practised by his parents at the time anyway, was that Neal was forbidden to go up to Brunswick to attend Bowdoin College for fear that he would be morally corrupted by what he would experience there. Young Neal was

pretty crestfallen. Didn’t deter him from getting an education though. By working at a series of menial jobs and saving his pence he amassed what was, according to him, the largest private library anywhere in the state by the time he was 25. A self-educated man on a moral crusade. Look out.

When he reached the age at which men were obliged to join the militia, where drinking copius amounts of liquor was very much the order of the day, he gained an exemption by joining the volunteer fire department. Things weren’t much more advanced there though. He said a homeowner was lucky if the men who showed up to save his house weren’t weaving from side to side too much to direct a hose properly, but he did manage to exert enough influence in the department to persuade his company to forego liquor at its annual celebration. The news of that very unlikely accomplishment got him enough good notice around town to get him elected Mayor of Portland in 1855, and he immediately rammed through the city government, and eventually through the see GALLANT page 5

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Why spend $1,840 on ‘vests,’ or $7,000 for sushi rolls?

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My immediate reaction was that people planning a conference that involves the use of taxpayer money should try to avoid staging it in a venue that includes the words “resort” or “spa” or “casino,” let alone all three. However, experts from the business world have assured me that a lot of really serious meeting-type activity goes on at places that sound as if they would be far more appropriate for a family reunion or extramarital affair. Until now, I had no idea how much communications and teamwork gets improved in Las Vegas and Disney World.

Still, there is a general agreement that this particular event was over the top, particularly after the G.S.A. inspector general found that the administrator in charge of planning the conference instructed his minions to make it “over the top.”

Among the most notable excesses was $6,325 worth of commemorative coins in velvet boxes, which would be the equivalent of topping off a government holiday party with the distribution of silver-plated fruitcakes.

There was much, much more, including the fact that G.S.A. employees spent so much time visiting Las Vegas on “scouting trips,” planning meetings and preplanning planning meetings that you had to wonder if they were angling for residency status.

Then there is the question of why the organizers felt they needed to spend $1,840 on “vests.” Why sushi rolls for 300 people cost $7,000. Or why, when signing off on the entertainment, no one ever envisioned the possibility of headlines like: “G.S.A. Clown-Conference Scandal.”

I will refrain from pointing out that there were much worse G.S.A. stories during the Bush administration, one involving the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal. But I’m not going there because, really, that’s all in the past.

In the present, the Republican chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee announced plans to hold hearings on clown-andcheesegate. The chairman, Representative John Mica of Florida, did acknowledge that no one in the administration had tried to impede the inspector general’s work or keep the results quiet. Perhaps he was thinking back on Lurita Doan, the Bush G.S.A. head, who claimed that attempts to examine contracts for fraud and waste were “eroding the health of the organization” and compared the auditors to terrorists.

Once again, moving on. Honest.

You are probably wondering how the Obama administration reacted to all these developments. It is safe to say that any president would have been seriously displeased at the news that 300 federal

building managers had blown almost a million dollars on four days of cocktail parties, although maybe Warren Harding would have wanted to know why he wasn’t invited.

As soon as the inspector general issued his report, Martha Johnson, the head of the G.S.A., canned two top agency officials then resigned herself. One of the now-departed deputies was overseeing a project that involves turning Washington’s Old Post Office Pavilion over to Donald Trump for a luxury hotel. There is no word on whether the uproar might derail the plan, but, personally, I can respond with equanimity to the idea of disappointing Donald Trump about virtually anything.

The Obama administration has actually had its agency chiefs reviewing the money spent on conferences since last fall, and claims it has already saved $280 million. Minus, I guess, $822,751.

The State Department said it has figured out how to hold most of its conferences in government facilities rather than hotels, and that’s my take-away thought. If the G.S.A. party animals had done their team-building in a federal office, I’ll bet there would have been a lot fewer shrimp and commemorative coins. They should have been able to find a spot, what with being the people whose job is managing government buildings. Honest to gosh, you’d think they just wanted to hang out at a resort casino spa.

Mayor Dow ordered that a store of alcohol be kept at City Hall for medicinal purposes GALLANT from page 4

state legislature, a prohibition against the manufacture or use of alcohol, a piece of jurisprudence known as The Maine Law, which got him national attention for its in-your-face audacity.

An incident, known as the Portland Rum Riot, took place when he was mayor that seems to be all that many people know about Neal Dow, human nature being what it is. Seems that Mayor Dow ordered that a store of alcohol be kept at City Hall for medicinal purposes and about two-thousand people, a huge number for the time, showed up for a protest in front of City Hall when the rumor got started that the mayor was using the stored liquor as his private stash. Oh the outrage of it. No truth to it in the slightest, he said with indignation. Regardless, though, they continued with their vehement protestations and one of their number was killed by the militia, through no fault of his own, according to Mayor Dow, but he was put on trial for it nonetheless. He was acquitted of all charges but a black cloud hung over his public life from that point on.

After his stint as mayor, Dow volunteered, at age 57, for active duty in the Civil War, motivated in large part by his hatred of the rum trade, which he saw as being underwritten by the Confederacy.

He was made a Colonel of the 13th Maine Infantry and was promoted to Brigadier General when his unit participated in the capture of New Orleans.

The next chapter in the saga saw him captured by the Confederates and imprisoned for eight months in Richmond and Mobile. In a twist of fate that seems typical of his eventful life, he was eventually exchanged by the Confederacy for William H.Lee, the son of Robert E.Lee. Upon his return home he continued his temperance work on a national level, and was the Prohibitionist candidate for President in the campaign of 1880. He came in fourth, gaining only a few more than 10,000 votes, but he had without a doubt left his mark on the national scene.

As for Neal Dow’s overall contribution to society, one must consider that before his temperance activities Maine was very much of a backwater state and was, by all accounts, kept down by the yolk of overindulgence in alcohol. One can hardly exaggerate the amount of drinking that went on. “It was the rule,” Dow wrote in his autobiography, “to quit work at eleven in the morning and again at four in the afternoon to drink … many grocers kept rum

After his stint as mayor, Dow volunteered, at age 57, for active duty in the Civil War, motivated in large part by his hatred of the rum trade, which he saw as being underwritten by the Confederacy. He was made a Colonel of the 13th Maine Infantry and was promoted to Brigadier General when his unit participated in the capture of New Orleans. The next chapter in the saga saw him captured by the Confederates and imprisoned for eight months in Richmond and Mobile. In a twist of fate that seems typical of his eventful life, he was eventually exchanged by the Confederacy for William H.Lee, the son of Robert E.Lee. in a tub right outside on the sidewalk, just as lemonade is seen today on the 4th of July.” Maine didn’t enter the modern era until such excesses were addressed, and it was due to the efforts of Neal Dow that they were. It’s also true that after the experience of National Prohibition drinking in the country as a whole decreased considerably.

An interesting side note is that Neal Dow was the father of Fred Dow, who was the most powerful Republican in the state at a time when the Republican Party dominated Maine politics. He rose to

become the Republican Speaker of the Maine House and, in 1886, founded and became the first president of the Portland Club, which is currently located on State Street. Ever his father’s son, when Fred was president of the club to be a member one had to be a Republican, non-drinking, and male. Doesn’t sound like much fun all around.

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

The Neal Dow house on Congress Street is shown in a winter scene. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Most weekday mornings at ten o'clock, the main thoroughfare of Lyman Moore Middle School is bustling with the sound of sixth graders banging lockers, chattering and scurrying from one class to another.

Today, the space has been transformed into an impressive Hall of Flags, representing the 19 countries of the 38 soon-to-be-citizens that are participating in an official oath-taking immigration ceremony in the school cafeteria.

Coordinated with the Immigration and Naturalization Service and Department of Homeland Security, the ceremony represents not only a new beginning for the 38 participants, but the end of a six-week service learning unit embraced by social studies teachers, David Hilton and John Roderick.

"Casco Bay High School has been working with us, but I believe this service learning unit (versus book study based curriculum), on how to become a U.S. citizens is unique to Moore," Roderick said.

Students are placed in one of two houses with a group of teachers who cover academic subjects and stay together through eighth grade.

"Both sixth grade houses are participating in the unit; as are other subject teachers who have woven the theme into their classes," Roderick said. "For example, in language arts, the kids are reading 'Seed Folks,'

the math teacher may integrate graphs with the number of countries, or statistics. It's an all encompassing thing."

Newly installed principal Stephen Rogers agrees and is proud of the program.

"The value of service learning is our challenge to make a meaningful and relevant take outside of the classroom, and let kids

see how it (the immigration process) looks in life," Rogers said. "These kids are hosting the ceremony and have studied the countries, plays, political cartoons and an Ellis Island simulation. This is a very moving, emotional thing. People will stand there, raise their hands, and renounce their native citizenship to become an American."

Prior to today's ceremony, new citizens must also pass a rigorous test in English covering all of U.S. history.

"We probably have kids in high school and even college that couldn't pass the test," Rogers said.

Each new citizen has a student host who has been studying the native country, and Rogers has heard the kids referring to them as "my citizen" or "my immigrant." Roderick emphasized the amount of time the kids have spent making the flags and coordinating gift baskets of donations from area businesses.

"A lot of these ceremonies take place in cold, concrete offices, but this one is student-led all the way," he said. "The kids will say the Pledge, the Moore band and chorus will be there, and there will be refreshments. This is a celebration and a ceremony, and brings it to life for everyone."

The immigration ceremony is today at 10 a.m. at Lyman Moore Middle School. The public is welcome and encouraged to attend.

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Members of Occupy USM — an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street anti-corporate movement — meet on the Portland campus of University of Southern Maine Thursday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

Petition for no confidence vote in Botman before USM Faculty Senate

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The University of Southern Maine Faculty Senate is expected to take up a petition today that demands a facultywide vote of no confidence in school President Selma Botman.

The petition was circulated among full professors, the highest faculty rank at USM and was signed by 53 of them, said Jerry LaSala, professor of physics.

"It's about what we perceive as a serious lack of leadership at the university," LaSala said.

The meeting is on USM’s Lewiston-Auburn campus at 2 p.m.

"This represents a majority of the full professors and 15 percent of the entire faculty," LaSala explained in a press release about the petition. "Signatories include former provosts, former deans, former presidents of the USM chapter of the Associated Faculties of the Universities of Maine (the faculty union), and former chairs of the Faculty Senate."

LaSala wrote that those who signed the petition "feel that Botman USM is in a crisis mode; morale is low, anxiety is high, and confidence in the current administration to lead and promote USM with integrity and competence is fragile and weak among all segments of the university community."

Botman, who was hired in 2008 as the university's 10th president, has been meeting with groups of faculty all week, according to USM spokeswoman Judie O'Malley.

The senate is required by its bylaws to turn the petition over to the faculty for a full referendum, said LaSala, a senate executive committee member.

Based on USM Faculty Senate rules, members must wait 20 days before voting. Passage requires two-thirds approval. If approved, it will then be forwarded to the chancellor and the University of Maine System Board of Trustees, which would decide whether to act on the petition.

Botman told media this week that she's "fully and unalterably" committed to USM, and called the university's faculty its "greatest asset," according to O'Malley.

"These are really difficult times for higher education," O'Malley said, noting that Maine is not the only state struggling with disgruntled students and faculty amid tighter budgets.

Botman, since starting, has remained committed to avoiding layoffs of longtime faculty, O'Malley said.

The petition sites displeasure over reorganization

at USM and a feeling of distrust on campus.

Controversy was ignited on campus recently over a series of proposed pay raises, part of a "systemwide position-review program started in 2005 to ensure fair and competitive pay," according to reporting in the Portland Press Herald.

But LaSala wrote that the "untenable state at USM predates any of the current focus on pay raises."

LaSala pointed to a recent AFUM survey, "conducted a week before the pay raises became a public news item, and which prompted this resolution."

The survey found 77 percent of the faculty responding to it disagreed with "the way the university is managed," he wrote.

Katherine Hulit, a senior majoring in gender studies and philosophy at USM, joined eight other people for an Occupy USM planning meeting on campus yesterday, part of which discussed the current unrest.

Occupy USM — an offshoot of the Occupy Wall Street anti-corporate movement — arranged the meeting through Facebook. Members talked about pay equity but also a range of other issues concerning USM, including the cost of tuition and drawbacks to online learning, which some worried would detract from traditional on-campus education.

"We had several meetings before the administrative raises," Hulit said; "the morning that article came out we had a meeting planned, so that kind of galvanized us to be a little bit more active and a little more visible on campus."

During yesterday's meeting of Occupy USM, Chris Witham, a senior majoring in math and classics, said, "There has to be a vision for what the university is for, and there doesn't seem to be, it seems very arbitrary."

"If they're trying to attract people to the university, they should really be putting their money and investment into the faculty, into things that draw students," Hulit added.

The goal of the sitdown, Hulit said, was to "plan future actions to engage the students on what is happening at the university and the direction the university is going."

"As a student I fully support the faculty and their vote of no confidence, I personally have very little confidence in President Botman, and I'm glad that the faculty are standing up for their rights," Hulit said in an interview.

O'Malley said the rarely used "no confidence" petition process doesn't have many precedents at the university.

"It's sort of uncharted territory for all of us," she said.

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Mike Gerrity did not have the smoothest path to professional basketball. The Maine Red Claws point guard played for three different colleges in five seasons. He played for two programs that went through head coaching changes, and in his final eligible year, his University banned the basketball program from competing in postseason play.

But he says nothing could have prepared him for the volatility of life in the NBA Development League.

“You have as much stability as you want in college. if you want to be at that school and they offered you a scholarship you’re gonna be there,” Gerrity said.

“Here, you don’t know if you’re gonna be there the next week.

You just have to be flexible and be ready to adjust. ... A court is a Gerrity court, fans are fans. You just step on a court and try to play your game.”

Gerrity says he learned that lesson in his first year in the D-League, the term for the Development League. In November of 2010, he was drafted by the Dakota Wizards. Although Bismarck, North Dakota was not at the top of his list of ideal destinations, Gerrity and his wife made the 1,500-mile trip, found an apartment, bought furniture, and prepared to start a life there, at least for the season. After just 11 games, the Wizards cut Gerrity from the roster.

“We packed up and we learned our lesson of how the D-League works, you can be there one day and gone the next,” Gerrity says.

Gerrity started playing college basketball at Pepperdine University in 2005 under head coach Paul Westphal, a former NBA coach with the Phoenix Suns and Seattle Sonics. Gerrity was named to the West Coast Conference’s all-freshman team after averaging 14.1 points and 3.4 assists per game, but after the Waves went 7-20 on the season, Westphal was fired and moved on to an assistant coaching job in the NBA. With the head coach who recruited him gone, Gerrity decided to transfer to the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where he received inconsistent minutes and his statistics dipped. “I was never able to reach my full potential, being away from home and family didn’t make much sense for me,” Gerrity said.

So Gerrity made a change once again. He came back home, electing to play his final season at the University of Southern California for head coach Tim Floyd, who had recruited Gerrity out of high school. The Trojans were talented, young, and it seemed the program was on the rise.

But in the summer of 2009 Coach Floyd resigned amid allegations of offering improper benefits to O.J. Mayo, now a guard with the NBA’s Memphis Grizzlies. Then, in January of 2010, the school announced its punishment for Floyd’s recruiting violations. The basketball team would not be allowed to compete in the postseason, and it would vacate all of its victories from the one season Mayo played as a Trojan.

Gerrity said news of the sanctions was a huge blow to the USC team, which had won seven games in a row, including a victory over No. 8 Tennessee, before getting the bad news.

“It was looking like we were gonna make a push

Gerrity says Jeremy Lin’s story — going from being an undrafted rookie out of Harvard to a starring role in the NBA — provides some inspiration. “It motivates you to think that given the right set of circumstances and the right opportunity maybe someday that could be you, when you see something like that it’s encouraging. .... Jeremy was ready when he got his call.” for tourney, everything looked like it was going in our favor. It was a shot to the whole team after everyone was working so hard and persevering,” he said.

USC went on to lose 10 of its final 16 games, but the Trojans put together a remarkable effort in their season finale. Knowing the game was their last of the season, USC took Arizona to two overtimes before losing 86-84. Gerrity played 43 minutes and scored 16 points in the loss.

After college and his brief stint with Dakota, Gerrity landed with the Erie Bayhawks at the start of this season. There, he was part of one of the most memorable D-League games of this season. When Erie visited the Portland Expo on Jan. 20 to face the Red Claws, Bayhawks point guard Jeremy Lin led the team to victory with a triple double, scoring 28 points with 12 assists and 11 rebounds. It was Lin’s only game in the D-League before moving on to start for the New York Knicks, where the “Linsanity” media frenzy began.

Gerrity says Lin’s story — going from being an undrafted rookie out of Harvard to a starring role in the NBA — provides some inspiration. “It motivates you to think that given the right set of circumstances and the right opportunity maybe someday that could be you, when you see something like that it’s encouraging. It makes you want to continue to push yourself and exert yourself," he said. "Jeremy was ready when he got his call.”

It was in Erie that Gerrity caught the attention of Jon Jennings, president and general manager of the Maine Red Claws, and Dave Leitao, the team’s head coach. When the Bayhawks cut Gerrity, the Red Claws took the opportunity to sign him.

“He really has a unique ability to get inside the defense, get in the paint and make quality decisions,” Leitao said. “We’ve had a lack of that, so we brought him in for his ability to create some offense without having to call plays all the time. He can run the fastbreak or get into the middle of the defense and create a shot for somebody.”

While Gerrity said he hasn’t had the chance to showcase his skills as much as he would like — he’s averaging 13.4 minutes per game with the Red Claws in a backup role — he has enjoyed his stop at Maine partly because of the strong support of the Red Claws fans.

“The fans here are probably the best in the league,” he said. “Even when you’re losing, they still support you. They’re not booing you like some other places are.”

The Red Claws wrap up their season this weekend at the Portland Expo. They will take on the Tulsa 66ers tonight and Saturday night; both games tip off at 7 p.m.

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DETROIT — The euphoria of a comeback by the Red Sox in the top of the ninth was quickly offset by the unsuccessful closing debut of Alfredo Aceves.

In Chapter 1 of 162, Boston suffered a gutwrenching 3-2 loss to the Tigers on Thursday which culminated with an RBI single by Austin Jackson with one out in the bottom of the ninth.

Jackson stung it down the line in left, out of the reach of diving third baseman Nick Punto.

With Andrew Bailey out for several months following right thumb surgery, Aceves was installed as Boston’s closer on Wednesday.

A day later, the experiment opened with heartbreak.

The Tigers started the winning rally on a one-out single by Jhonny Peralta, which came against Mark Melancon. Alex Avila followed with a single to left, and on came Aceves.

After being overpowered by Justin Verlander over eight innings, the Red Sox, down 2-0, dug their way out against Tigers closer Jose Valverde in a stirring ninth-inning rally.

Dustin Pedroia started it with a double to rightcenter. Adrian Gonzalez lined an opposite-field single to left to put runners at the corners with nobody out. David Ortiz got his team within one on a sacrifice fly to center. Darnell McDonald, on as a pinch-runner for Gonzalez, stole second.

Happy opening day (Take 3) “It’s an amazing thing,” says Boston’s Bobby Valentine — See page 13 That gave Ryan Sweeney the chance to be a hero in his Red Sox debut, and he pummeled a 2-1 pitch off the wall in right for the game-tying triple.

It was the official start of the Bobby Valentine era for Boston, this on a day Terry Francona covered the game from the ESPN broadcast booth.

Lester gave the Red Sox everything they hoped.

The lefty went seven strong innings, scattering six hits and just one run. He walked three and struck out four, throwing 107 pitches.

He just had the misfortune of going against Verlander, which is why he left in a 1-0 hole and wound up with a no-decision.

Speaking of Verlander, he was downright filthy.

The ace righty yielded just two hits over his eight innings, walking one and striking out seven.

The string of zeroes between the two star pitchers finally ended in the bottom of the seventh, when the

Tigers rallied with two outs and nobody on.

Peralta lined a double to left and Avila followed by belting a 3-2 fastball into the left-field corner and over the head of Cody Ross for an RBI double.

Lester appeared to think he struck Avila out on a 2-2, 93-mph fastball, but home-plate umpire Dale Scott thought otherwise, leading to the full count.

Both of the aces were in midseason form. The first true rally of the game didn’t come until the bottom of the fifth, when the Tigers had two on with nobody out. But Lester struck out Avila, got Ramon Santiago on a popup to second and Jackson with a flyout to right.

Lester was pretty good, but Verlander was virtually untouchable. The Red Sox nearly got a break in the sixth when Pedroia reached on a two-out error

by Miguel Cabrera. Gonzalez drew a walk, giving Ortiz an RBI opportunity. But the big slugger struck out on a nasty curveball by Verlander.

Portland Sea Dogs swing into season The Portland Sea Dogs, which opened their 19th season Thursday with a doubleheader on the road against the Reading Phillies (results were not available at presstime), will host their home opener at Hadlock Field Thursday, April 12 at 6 p.m. against the Binghamton Mets. Tickets are available for all Sea Dogs’ home games and can be purchased by calling the Sea Dogs Ticket Office at 879-9500 or by ordering online at www.seadogs.com.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

Life is a banquet today, and there are too many choices laid out before you to eat in one meal. Before you say “yes” to any one item, consider how it will work with the rest of the plate.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You once worried that your imagination was an exhaustible resource. But it turns out that the more you express your creativity the more there is to express. There’s someone who thrills to your every invention.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

You’ll like what happens with your work.

People interpret it the way you meant them to -- and that doesn’t happen all the time! You’ll also get extra recognition, and it will feel terrific.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Is it shallow to want to be surrounded by attractive people? So what if it is? It certainly makes the time pass pleasantly this afternoon. And it’s nice to know that your own attractive energy is working, too.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (April 6).

You’ll be applauded on your birthday, as you’ve touched many lives, and your people want to honor you. But it might be more fuss than you’re comfortable with. This month brings a life-changing commitment. May represents a turning point in your professional life. Using your talents in new ways will energize you. Aquarius and Taurus people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 20, 14, 30 and 11.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Someone will look at you with big, wet, begging eyes. Still, it’s better for both of you if you’re realistic about what you’ll do for this person. Better to underpromise and over-deliver than the other way around.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). You’re ready to take on anyone about anything. There’s no need to cool your jets, as you’ll be admired for being hot and determined. P.S.: Dinner tonight is exquisite if you’re the chef.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). You’ll sense who needs your attention, and whether or not you think it’s essential, you’ll give it generously. You’ll be careful not to waste time with those who won’t find your help useful.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). A want may seem urgent now, but it won’t be in a matter of hours. What’s important to you will change over the course of the weekend. Once you get your needs met, they are no longer needs.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). What you do will matter, and it’s the only thing that will matter. What won’t matter is what you think, believe or know. Action is the magic wand that makes things happen.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’re not always sure how to open your heart or whether you even should. But sometimes your heart’s door just flies open anyway, as though blown by a gust of wind. That’s what happens today.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You feel another person’s silent pain, and you answer it with the medicine that will take away this ache. Likely, this has more to do with the soul than the body.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Astronauts have noted that the view from

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Good Friday, April 6, the 97th day of 2012. There are 269 days left in the year. The Jewish holiday Passover begins at sunset.

Today’s Highlight in History: On April 6, 1862, the Civil War Battle of Shiloh began in Tennessee as Confederate forces launched a surprise attack against Union troops, who beat back the Confederates the next day.

On this date: In 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of LatterDay Saints was organized by Joseph Smith in Fayette, N.Y. In 1886, the Canadian city of Vancouver, British Columbia, was incorporated.

In 1896, the first modern Olympic games formally opened in Athens, Greece.

In 1909, American explorers Robert E. Peary and Matthew A. Henson and four Inuits became the first men to reach the North Pole.

In 1917, Congress approved a declaration of war against Germany.

In 1945, during World War II, the Japanese warship Yamato and nine other vessels sailed on a suicide mission to attack the U.S. fleet off Okinawa; the fleet was intercepted the next day.

In 1954, a month after being criticized by newsman Edward R. Murrow on CBS’ “See It Now,” Sen. Joseph R. McCarthy, R-Wis., given the chance to respond on the program, charged that Murrow had, in the past, “engaged in propaganda for Communist causes.”

In 1965, the United States launched the Intelsat I, also known as the “Early Bird” communications satellite, into orbit.

In 1971, Russian-born composer Igor Stravinsky, 88, died in New York City.

In 1985, William J. Schroeder (SHRAY’-dur) became the first artificial heart recipient to be discharged from the hospital as he moved into an apartment in Louisville, Ky. In 1992, the Supreme Court ruled a Nebraska farmer had been entrapped by postal agents into buying mail-order child pornography. The European Community recognized the former Yugoslav republic of Bosnia-Herzegovina as an independent state. Science-fiction author Isaac Asimov died in New York at age 72.

In 1994, the presidents of Rwanda and Burundi were killed in a mysterious plane crash near Rwanda’s capital; widespread violence and killings erupted in Rwanda over claims the plane had been shot down.

One year ago: Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appealed directly to President Barack Obama in a letter to end what Gadhafi called “an unjust war”; he also wished Obama good luck in his bid for re-election.

Today’s Birthdays: Nobel Prize-winning scientist James D. Watson is 84. Composer-conductor Andre Previn is 83. Country singer Merle Haggard is 75. Actor Billy Dee Williams is 75. Actor Roy Thinnes is 74. Movie director Barry Levinson is 70. Actor John Ratzenberger is 65. Actress Marilu Henner is 60. Olympic bronze medal figure skater Janet Lynn is 59. Actor Michael Rooker is 57. Rock musician Warren Haynes is 52. Rock singer-musician Frank Black is 47. Author Vince Flynn is 46. Actress Ari Meyers is 43. Actor Paul Rudd is 43. Actor-producer Jason Hervey is 40.

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ANNIE’S MAILBOX Dear Annie: For 20 years, I’ve considered my sister, “Trina,” my best friend. A couple of years ago, she was transferred into a very difficult work position. Trina has had a hard life, and I wanted to be there for her through thick and thin.

However, when I needed emotional support from her this year, it wasn’t there. I shared how hurt I was, but apparently I wasn’t tactful enough. Trina felt I was criticizing her. Now we don’t talk on the phone anymore. She says she is “busy.”

Instead, we exchange brief emails. When I text, she replies a day or two later, saying, “Sorry, I didn’t see your text.” She has walled herself off and tells me, “Just accept me as I am.”

The problem is, I feel used. I was her rock all those years, with long, encouraging calls, helping with finances, taking trips to support her. I don’t need her to reciprocate all of those things, but from time to time, I long for a little empathy.

I don’t know how to deal with my feelings. Shall I just give up? The communication coming from Trina is pretty clear. If it were a friend doing this, I would move on. Trina has asked me to come for our annual summer visit, but I don’t feel comfortable pretending there’s a relationship when one no longer exists.

How do I honor Trina’s feelings and also my own? -- Former Sister Dear Sister: Trina is a better taker than giver. She has probably always been this way, but you didn’t notice until you needed her. (This is not an uncommon dynamic in many relationships.) Trina avoids you now because she recognizes that she has disappointed you. And she’s right about one thing: You have to accept her as she is. Please visit her this summer.

She’s your sister. We’re sure she has many good qualities, so try to focus on those. You can still enjoy her company if you

understand her limitations.

Dear Annie: My son recently turned 50. First he lost his job, and then he was in an accident. I let him stay with me until he settled the accident lawsuit, but he blew that money and is still here.

He is on disability now and is waiting for housing in an apartment complex for the disabled, but I have no idea how long it will take. The stress of him being here and all the junk he’s accumulated is wreaking havoc with my respiratory system and taking a toll on my mental health.

On top of that, I would like to care for my 3-year-old grandson while his parents are at work. I can’t deal with both a 50-year-old and a toddler. How can I get my son to leave?

-- Tired of Mothering Him Dear Tired: If your son is waiting for housing, it could take a while. In the meantime, talk to his doctor and local social service agencies to see what help is available right now. Then set a time limit, and tell your son he has until then to find other accommodations. Perhaps his siblings, relatives or friends will lend a hand until his housing options become a reality.

Dear Annie: This is in response to “Steve in Ohio,” who asked about family members having the same name. It is an Italian custom to name the firstborn son after the grandfather.

My oldest uncle named his son Salvatore, as did another uncle two years later. A year after that, my parents named me Salvatore. Our parents eliminated confusion by calling one Big Sal, the other Little Sal and I was Roger, my middle name.

It worked out fine until I went into the military. An investigation revealed that there was no one with that name born at the hospital I had indicated. To straighten everything out, I had to legally change my name to Roger. -- The Villages, Fla.

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DETROIT — “Happy opening day,” Bobby Valentine says, and then he pauses to reconsider. “Third opening day. Yesterday, Japan and today. Happy third opening day.”

So it is. Baseball spaces out its openers now, but the others feel like spectacles, singular events. Now it really begins, a bunch of games all at once, updates from the out-of-town scoreboard, new beginnings everywhere. There is red-white-and-blue bunting along the railings at Comerica Park, and fans have started pouring in to see their Tigers play Valentine’s Boston Red Sox. Up above, an airplane pulls a banner for a Ford dealership. Outside, every street corner seems to be occupied by a different radio station.

A man dressed in a tiger costume — like a 6-foot stuffed animal, complete with a tail — begs for autographs near the dugout. He wears the number 68, a championship season here. Hopes are high for another.

“This is a fan’s day,” says Jim Leyland, the Tigers’ manager. “The atmosphere is set up for them. But we’re working as usual.”

The players greet each other warmly on the field, hugs all around.

They are part of the major league fraternity, competitors during the Valentine games but otherwise friends. David Ortiz wraps Prince Fielder in an embrace. Miguel Cabrera comes by, and Ortiz lifts up Cabrera’s sunglasses, examining the nasty cut on his cheek from a bad-hop ground ball.

Some of Fielder’s hair is highlighted, and the orange-and-black color looks fitting for a new Tiger.

“We’re thrilled to have him,” Leyland says, and now, officially, Fielder is playing for the team his father starred for in the 1990s. Their relationship is strained, yes, but the connection is unmistakable.

“I understood him as a little kid,” says the owner, Mike Ilitch, in a rare interview in Thursday morning’s Free Press. “And I followed him very closely.”

Connections are everywhere. In Valentine’s morning meeting with the press, a well-built Tigers slugger of a different era, Willie Horton, lingers at the door. He tries to get Valentine’s attention but fails, and starts to leave. Valentine scans the room for a question, and I catch his eye and nod my chin toward the door. Valentine sees Horton, who is 69, and exchanges a hearty hug.

“I played on my last team with him in Seattle,” Valentine says, referring to the 1979 Mariners.

“Great teammate. Great, great teammate.”

John Henry, the Red Sox owner, has already been in touch Thursday morning, Valentine says, presumably wishing him well. A mentor and close friend, the New Jersey Devils’ president, Lou Lamoriello, happens to be in town with his team, and surprised Valentine at dinner with his coaches Wednesday.

“It’s an amazing thing,” Valentine says, and then he notes that a player picked up the tab for dinner.

One of Valentine’s former players, Orel Hershiser, waits in the Red Sox’ clubhouse. Hershiser is here for ESPN, and he was Valentine’s starter for the Mets in 1999, the last time Valentine managed against Leyland. One of Hershiser’s broadcast partners is Terry Francona, who managed the Red Sox last year until their epic September collapse.

“Hello, media!” Francona says to some writers.

“You’re media,” one of them replies, and Francona groans, “Don’t remind me!”

Francona and the crew broadcast the Wednesday opener in Miami, arriving here after 2 a.m., but they do not look tired. It is opening day, the real one, and everyone is wide-eyed.

Will Valentine be nervous, back as a major league manager for the first time in almost a decade?

“I hope so,” he says.

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Friday, April 6 Roman Catholic Diocese Good Friday schedule 7:30 a.m. Good Friday services in the Roman Catholic Diocese include: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland: Office of Readings and Morning Prayer with Bishop Malone at 7:30 a.m.; Stations of the Cross at 12:15 p.m.; Passion of Our Lord and Veneration of the Cross at 7 p.m. with Bishop Richard Malone presiding; St. Louis Parish — Stations of the Cross followed by the Novena to Divine Mercy at 3 p.m. (Polish / English); Passion of Our Lord and Veneration of the Cross at 7 p.m. (in Polish); St. Peter Parish — Passion of Our Lord and Veneration of the Cross at 3 p.m. Our Lady of Hope Parish: St. Patrick Church — Passion of Our Lord at 6 p.m. Elsewhere in Southern Maine: St. Bartholomew Parish, Cape Elizabeth: Passion of Our Lord and Veneration of the Cross at 7 p.m. Parish of the Holy Eucharist, Holy Martyrs of North America Church, Falmouth: Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m. and the Passion of Our Lord at 5:30 p.m. Parish of the Holy Eucharist, St. Jude Church, Freeport: Passion of Our Lord at 7 p.m. St. Anne Parish, Gorham: Ecumenical Stations of the Cross from noon to 3 p.m.; Passion of Our Lord at 7 p.m. St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish, Scarborough: Passion of Our Lord and Veneration of the Cross at 7 p.m. St. John the Evangelist Parish, South Portland: Passion of Our Lord and Veneration of the Cross at 7 p.m. St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Westbrook: Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m.; Passion of Our Lord at 7 p.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Windham: Stations of the Cross at 3 p.m.; Passion of Our Lord at 7 p.m. Parish of the Holy Eucharist, Sacred Heart Church, Yarmouth: Stations of the Cross at noon, Passion of Our Lord at 6:30 p.m. www.portlanddiocese.net/info.php?info_id=278

U.S. naturalization ceremony 10 a.m. Sixth graders at Portland’s Lyman Moore Middle School will host a U.S. naturalization ceremony at the school, located at 171 Auburn St. Thirty-eight area residents from 19 countries of origin will be sworn in as citizens. Students at Casco Bay High School will join Moore students at the ceremony. Both schools are integrating the event into their curricula.

‘The Box of Daughter’ at PPL noon to 1 p.m. “How can a person recover from emotional abuse and bullying, and create a more authentic life? Award-winning author Katherine Mayfield will answer this question and talk about her new memoir, ‘The Box of Daughter: Overcoming a Legacy of Emotional Abuse’ as part of the Friday Local Author Series at Portland Public Library. Mayfield blogs on Dysfunctional Families and other subjects on her website, www.TheBoxofDaughter.com.

Labyrinth Walk for Good Friday noon to 6 p.m. Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks between noon and 6 p.m. Allow about 30 minutes. FMI 772-7421.

Edible Book Festival 3 p.m. Community members of all ages are invited to create a piece of edible art referencing a book or poem. Edible art submisions can look like a book or poem, pun on a title of a book or poem, resemble a character or scene or just have something to do with a book or poem! The only major criteria are that all submissions must be edible and based on a book or poem. 3 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. Drop off your Edible Book in the Rines Auditorium (there is no fee to enter an Edible Book, but please register by emailing weyand@portland.lib.me.us or calling 871-1700, ext. 723.); viewing 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Stop by to view and vote for your favorite Edible Book or Feast; 7 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Awards presented and then time to dig in! Visit during First Friday Art Walk. Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium, 5 Monument Square, Portland. The Diary of Tom Riddle, The Runaway Gummy, The Last of the Mojitos, Beer & Loathing in Las Haggis.

Michael Flatley’s Lord of the Dance 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. Presented by The Roberts Group at Merril Auditorium. Described by the New York Post as “fascinating, rewarding and above all, entertaining,” and by the Los Angeles Times as “a showpiece extravaganza,” Lord of the Dance is a mesmerizing blend of traditional and modern Celtic music and dance. The story is based upon mythical Irish folklore as Don Dorcha, Lord of Darkness, challenges the ethereal lord of light, the Lord of the Dance. Battle lines are drawn, passions ignite and a love story fueled by the dramatic leaps and turns of dancers’ bodies begins to build against a backdrop of Celtic rhythm. The action is played out over 21 scenes on a grand scale of precision dancing, dramatic music, colorful costumes and state-of-the-art staging and lighting. Tickets $64/58/48 including fee.

A Planetary Way of the Cross 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. The public is invited to Portland’s Deering Oaks Park to participate in Earth Stations: A Planetary Way of the Cross. The gathering place is by the Band-Stand

Joel Rivers has published his own comic series, the horror/western Along The Canadian (with the help of the Xeric Foundation). Since then, he has animated iPhone apps, storyboarded for animated shorts and illustrated Poe, all from his Munjoy Hill perch. The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., will showcase his work tonight for First Friday Art Walk. (COURTESY IMAGE) shortly after 3:45 p.m., rain or shine, beginning promptly at 4 p.m. “Evoking the traditional Good Friday practice of journeying the fourteen Stations of the Cross, this powerful event brings us into a spirit of solemn reflection on behalf of the wounded Earth, and our role in its healing. It is designed for those concerned for the Earth, regardless of religious affiliation. Prophetic and inspirational words from the world’s astronauts, the wounded Earth, and poets and religious leaders from many traditions, are interspersed with silence as we walk slowly from one ‘station’ to the next.

Organizations supporting this event are the Maine Council of Churches, the Chaplaincy Institute of Maine (ChIME), Sierra Club Maine, and Maine Interfaith Power and Light.”

For further information contact the Rev. Kitsy Winthrop at 773-7738.

Abstract art by Zoo Cain 5 p.m. Maine Charitable Mechanic Association Library’s April artist, Zoo Cain, exhibits abstract paintings for the First Friday Art Walk. The Maine Charitable Mechanic Association has about 300 members. Members have the use of the historic library on Congress Street and may attend events including readings by local and national authors and travel lectures presented by producers of films from around the world. The library welcomes new members. If interested, contact Pat Larrabee at 773-8396. www.mainecharitablemechanicassociation.com

Open house and artist reception for Emily Walsh 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. New work by Emily Walsh at the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. Complimentary snacks and beverages served. The opening of the center’s April installation, new works by local printmaker/ illustrator Emily Walsh. Emily Walsh’s work will be on display throughout the month of April at St. Lawrence Arts in our Parish Hall Theater and lobbies. Viewing is open to the public during scheduled events and performances as well as by private appointment (Whitney McDorr, Theater Manager/Exhibition Curator, whitney.mcdorr@stlawrencearts. org/347-3075 ).

‘A Powerful Joy of Colors’ 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Portland Public Library to exhibit “A Powerful Joy of Colors” by Carol Bass; Walking Houses, Energy Sculptures, Large dancing Paintings and Poems In the Lewis Gallery, April 6th through April 27, opening April 6, 5 p.m. The show includes her Walking Houses, Energy Sculptures, Large Dancing Paintings and Poems created over the last three decades. The public is invited to an opening reception hosted by the Friends of the Portland Public Library from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Friday, April 6 for First Friday Art Walk. www.portlandlibrary.com

First Friday reception at Harmon’s & Barton’s 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The Gallery at Harmon’s & Barton’s, 584 Congress St., will host a First Friday Art Walk reception: Exhibit and sale through April. Artists: Linda Murray (www. artbytheriver.com )and Joy Scott (www.coastalartglass. com ). Medium: Acrylic on board and fused glass. 774 5948, www.harmonsbartons.com

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

An Illustrator’s Saga with Joel Rivers 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Walk opening of 10 Years in Portland: An Illustrator’s Saga, artwork by Joel Rivers.

The Green Hand Bookshop, 661 Congress St., Portland. On display through the month of April 2012). “Did you know that the Greater Portland area is home to a whole slew of great illustrators? It is, and one of their number is Joel Rivers, whose work will be on display through the month of April at the Green Hand Bookshop. His narrative images are executed in ink, graphite, and watercolor, with a storyteller’s flair.” FMI: Contact Michelle Souliere at 253-6808 or michelle.souliere@gmail.com

First Friday art opening at Mayo Street 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. First Friday Art Opening: Dark Unknown Pleasures. Oil Paintings & Mixed Media by Mayo Street Arts interns, University of Southern Maine art students; featuring Ryan Alex and Various Artists. www.mayostreetarts.org

‘Raising Readers Presents’ 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. Maine children¹s book author Amy MacDonald of Falmouth will be reading aloud to families at the Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine at 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. as part of the new event series “Raising Readers Presents.”

April 6 is a First Friday, so admission to the museum will be only $1 per person. The event celebrates the ‘Raising Readers’ books distributed by Maine healthcare providers and this event will also feature Dr. Christopher Pezzullo and pediatricians from University Health Care for Kids who will talk with families about the importance of reading books to children every day. see next page

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The New Guard literary readings 7 p.m. Longfellow Books teams up with Shanna McNair, founding editor and publisher of Maine’s literary magazine, The New Guard to host a series of First Friday literary readings from the magazine’s second annual publication. The first reading event will take place at Longfellow Books on Friday, April 6th at 7 p.m. Longfellow Books events are open to the public and always free to attend.

‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ at Freeport Factory Stage 7:30 p.m. The Freeport Factory Stage features the “soulful and shattering production” of “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill.” “This production features the incomparable jazz singer, Mardra Thomas as Billie Holiday, with local musician Flash Allen at the piano. Directed by Julie George-Carlson, ‘Lady Day’ is a fictional account of the final appearance by Billie Holiday at a seedy night club in Philadelphia, only four months before her death at the age of 44. The play, written by Lainie Robertson, was originally produced in 1989 and has enjoyed great success in regional theaters for the past 20 years.” ‘Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill’ runs from March 29-April 14, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. and Sundays at 2 p.m. All Thursday performances are “Pay-What-You-Can” — ticket prices for all other performances are $19 general admission and $15 seniors and students with ID. Group discounts and subscription tickets are available. For reservations call the box office at 865-5505 or visit the website, www.freeportfactory.com.

‘Bridge’ — the Charlie Howard story at UMF 7:30 p.m. The University of Maine at Farmington will present a theater workshop production of “Bridge,” “an original, new play inspired by the true story of Charlie Howard, the victim of a 1984 hate-crime in Maine that galvanized a community and the state.” In response to community interest, University of Maine at Farmington has added an additional evening performance of “Bridge.” Performances of this play are free and open to the public and will take place at 7:30 p.m., April 5 and 6 with an additional performance at 7:30 p.m., April 7, in the Performance Space in the Emery Community Arts Center on the UMF campus. “Written and directed by award-winning Maine playwright Jayne Decker, this one-act play was developed in a theater workshop with UMF students and tells the story of a young man as he is bullied and thrown off a bridge for being gay. While the main character in Decker’s drama is named to honor Howard, the rest of the play’s characters and location are nameless — emphasizing how this is everyone’s tragedy. ... This theater workshop production is sponsored by the Emery Community Arts Center and contains adult language and is for a mature audience.”

Saturday, April 7

Some of the Wells High School National Honor Society students who volunteered to distribute fliers and posters for the upcoming fifth annual 5K Run/2 Mile Walk for the Homeless and the Hungry throughout the Wells area sat down recently. They include (from left) Jesse Mills, Advisor Ann Becham, Panida Theerathampitak and Jannelle Vienneau-Hathaway. The fundraising run/walk takes place on Saturday, May 19, at 9 a.m., and begins at Mother’s Beach in Kennebunk. It benefits the homeless and hungry people served by the York County Shelter Programs. For further information, check out: www.yorkcountyshelterprograms.org. (Photo by Mary Doyle) stories, crafts and an Easter egg hunt.” FMI 934-4351 or www.ooblibrary.org

‘The Rough Draft of My Life Story’ 11 a.m. to noon. April is National Poetry Month and to celebrate the Sam L. Cohen Children’s Library will host an event with celebrated children’s poet, Andrew Fersch.

“Fersch will be reading poetry from his book, ‘The Rough Draft of My Life Story’ and will share new poems that are yet to be published. Fersch will also be collecting ideas for his new collections from the audience. Children’s Room at the Main Library. The event is for children ages 8-12. www. andrewfersch.com or www.portlandlibrary.com

Victoria’s Wonderama 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. This spring, Victoria Mansion will host an exhibit titled, Victoria’s Wonderama, a collection of artwork inspired by the Steampunk Movement. “A combination of science fiction and the post-industrial era, the Steampunk Movement envisions an alternate world in which steam is widely used to power technology. Followers of the movement examine both contemporary technology as well as Victorian-era innovations within the context of steam power.

The end result? Artwork that is both retro and futuristic with a distinctly Victorian tinge. The exhibit will run through April 21. Hours are 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday. All

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10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Power Point Presentation by Penny Loura, member Windham Historical Society, at the Windham Public Library. Free to the public. “Have you ever given any thought to what medicines were utilized in the Civil War era What exactly was available to the soldiers when they became ill? Who cared for them when they contracted Typhoid or were wounded by the devastating effects of the Minnie ball? Do you have ancestors that served in the Civil War? Or ancestors that perhaps didn’t survive this horrific four-year period?”

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8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Kids First Center, 222 St. John St., Suite 104, Portland. Four-hour workshop (for parents and professionals only) designed to reduce the negative impact of separation and divorce on children. Fee of $60/ pp. Financial assistance available. 761-2709 or www.kidsfirstcenter.org

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1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The Rwandese Community Association of Maine presents a half-day commemoration and education forum entitled “Never Again, the Rwandese Genocide” on April 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. “We will be hosting this moving candle-lighting and witnessing ceremony at the Gerald Talbot Lecture Hall at the University of Southern Maine here in Portland. The candle lighting ceremony will take place in front of Luther Bonney Hall facing Brighton Avenue around 2 p.m. The education forum will bring a noted human rights speaker Cushman Anthony to address the audience and there will be a panel discussion among leaders in Talbot Hall at USM.” In partnership with the City of Portland and the Office of Multicultural Student Afïairs at USM. This event will be free to the publie.

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9 a.m. to noon. The New Gloucester Historical Society will be sponsoring a History Barn Open House on April 7 from 9 a.m. to noon, which will feature a new display on the Masons and other town fraternal organizations.

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admissions are only $10. Free croquet on the lawn Saturdays, April 7, 14 and 21, weather and turf conditions permitting. The Carriage House Museum Shop is closed during this exhibit. Regular season tours of the Mansion will resume May 1. www.victoriamansion.org/events_rentals/ events.aspx

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Plastic Easter eggs hang in a bush on Portland’s West End. At 10 a.m. Sunday, the public is invited to an Easter service, “a celebration of generosity, hope and community,” at Merrill Auditorium. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. The Kate Cheney Chappell Center for Book Arts is presenting an exhibit, “Chronology of a Life: Artist’s Books, Poems, and Publications of Georgiana Peacher,” by Georgiana Peacher, which will be on display in the Unum Great Reading Room, seventh floor, Glickman Family Library, on USM’s Portland campus, through April 30.

Library hours are Monday-Thursday, 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m.; Friday, 7:45 a.m.-8 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.-8 p.m.; and Sunday, 10 a.m.-11 p.m. There will be a reception for the exhibit on Saturday, April 7, from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Both events are free and open to the public. For more information, contact Rebecca Goodale, Book Arts coordinator, at 228-8014. Nancy Leavitt and Penny Hall are the curators for the exhibit. Georgiana Peacher is professor emerita at City University of New York.

She is an author, dramatist and book artist.

She currently lives in Maine. Kate Cheney Chappell established USM’s Center for Book Arts in 2008. The Center celebrates book arts through lectures and workshops, and exhibits of artists’ books. For more information, contact Rebecca Goodale, Book Arts coordinator, at 228-8014.

Alan Lomax: ‘American Patchwork’

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4:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery presents: “From 1978 to 1985, the famed folklorist Alan Lomax traveled through the American South, documenting its traditional music. ... Nathan Salsburg, an archivist and producer from the Alan Lomax Archive, will be screening a program of assorted clips from the ‘American Patchwork’ collection with a Q&A to follow. Co-sponsored with 317 Main St. Community Music Center, with support from Bangor Savings Bank. www.space538. org/events.php

Film: ‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ 5 p.m. “‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ is the story of 85 year-old Jiro Ono, considered by many to be the world’s greatest sushi chef.

He is the proprietor of Sukiyabashi Jiro, a 10-seat, sushi-only restaurant inauspiciously located in a Tokyo subway station.

Despite its humble appearances, it is the first restaurant of its kind to be awarded a prestigious 3 star Michelin review, and sushi lovers from around the globe make repeated pilgrimage, calling months in advance and shelling out top dollar for a coveted seat at Jiro’s sushi bar.” $7/$5 for SPACE members, sponsored by Rabelais, Fine Books on Food & Wine. Also Sunday at 7:30 p.m. www.

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Maine Roller Derby 5 p.m. Maine Roller Derby’s Port Authorities vs. Fog City Rollers (New Brunswick), Happy Wheels in Portland, tickets $5. Afterparty at Flask Lounge. www.mainerollerderby.com/events

Sunday, April 8 Diocese Easter schedule 8 a.m. Easter services in the Roman Catholic Diocese include: Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Portland: Masses at 8 a.m., 10 a.m., 2 p.m. (Arabic), and 5 p.m. Sacred Heart/St. Dominic Parish, Masses at 10:30 a.m. and at 12:30 p.m.

(Spanish) — A reception will be held in the parish hall following the 10:30 a.m. Mass.

All parishioners are welcome. St. Louis Parish — Mass at 8 a.m. in Polish and 11:15 a.m. in English. St. Peter Parish — Masses at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Our Lady of Hope Parish: St. Joseph Church — Masses at 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. St. Patrick Church — Masses at 8 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. St. Pius X Church —Masses at 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.

Elsewhere in Maine, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland plans the following services: St. Barthlomew Parish, Cape Elizabeth: Masses at 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. Parish of the Holy Eucharist, Holy Martyrs of North America Church, Falmouth: Masses at 10:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m. Parish of the Holy Eucharist, St. Jude Church, Freeport: Mass at 9:30 a.m. St. Anne Parish, Gorham: Masses at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Good Shepherd Parish, St. Margaret Church, Old Orchard Beach: Masses at 8:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. St. Christopher Parish, Peaks Island Sunrise Ecumenical Service (not a Mass) and Mass at 10 a.m. St. Maximilian Kolbe, Scarborough: Masses at 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m., and 10:30 a.m. Church of the Holy Cross, South Portland: Mass at 9:30 a.m.; St. John the Evangelist Parish: Mass at 8 a.m. St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Westbrook: Mass at 9 a.m. Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Windham: Mass at 10:30 a.m. Parish of the Holy Eucharist, Sacred Heart Church, Yarmouth: Masses at 8 a.m. and 11 a.m. www.portlanddiocese.net/info. php?info_id=280

Easter service at Merrill 10 a.m. Easter service, “a celebration of generosity, hope and community,” at Merrill Auditorium. The entire offering will be donated to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center. Eastpoint Christian Church. www.eastpointchristianchurch.com