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what happened to sisterhood?
Okay, so popular music isn't exactly the last bastion of feminism, but I can't help but be a little saddened by some of the lyrics on the radio these days.
Take Avril Lavigne for example. Her new song "Girlfriend" is a sonic catfight, where she calls her crush's girlfriend stupid and, like, so whatever. The video involves Avril attacking said girlfriend with a golf ball and laughing as she falls into a pond. Isn't there already enough violence in high schools without Avril helping out?
Carrie Underwood's song "Before He Cheats" manages to embrace not only girl-hating but classism, as she refers to her bf's other gf as a white trash tramp who can't shoot whiskey (ooo! burn!).
I guess the reason why these two songs make me take to the liquor cabinet more than, say the Pussycat Dolls, is that both Avril and Carrie have been held up as good role models for young women. Avril has been applauded for eschewing raunchiness and being proudly individual where other pop tarts don't (Sidebar: I strongly disagree with that, and think that Avril is an individual in the most sheep-like way, but hey, that's what the critics are saying) and Carrie, as a Christian rock goddess and supporter of the troops is seen to be a good alternative to, well, fallen blonde American Christians such as Britney Spears and Jessica Simpson.
What disturbs me the most is that I'm pretty sure both these singers have seen that a good way to up their popularity is by attacking "stupid girls" or "tramps." Avril has on numerous occasions spoken out against female pop singers who attract attention with revealing clothes, saying that she wants to be appreciated for her music first. Seeking the rewards of girl-hating are probably not conscious acts on Lavigne or Underwood's part, but they still do it pretty effectively.
The irony is that Avril attacks the sell-out-iness of women who wear bikinis just to sell records, at the same time as she's attacking other women, because, well, it sells records. Essentially both Lavigne and Underwood are rewarded for hating other women, for being cooler and more moral than stupid tramps - and as walking industries, they're taking advantage of that. Come on now, that's not right.
(I suppose I should mention I just wrote a novel on this topic. Okay, now that is the last time I will hijack our blog for disgusting promotional purposes.)
All this just intensifies my now uncontrollable love for Beyonce, who has gone from demanding that a man pay her automobills (please see Bills Bills Bills, circa 1998) to only hiring female musicians (see video for Irreplaceable, circa 2006).
Ciara has an interesting take on the whole topic with her new single "Like a Boy." Though the song essentialises male and female behaviour by suggesting that women naturally get cheated on, and men naturally cheat (wow, did I just use the word "essentialise" to talk about a pop song?) it does question cultural power dynamics that can destroy relationships. I especially like the video, where at the end a bunch of girls dress up as men and do a dance number not to be sexy (none of them really look stereotypically sexy, and there's not a single boob or butt close-up) but to turn gender stereotypes on their heads. Drag king-ing in a mainstream music video? I think that's pretty great.


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CFAO Motors opens its new showroom in Ouagadougou
CFAO Motors, the exclusive distributor for the Toyota, Peugeot, Suzuki and Yamaha brands in Burkina Faso, opens today its new showroom in Ouagadougou....
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A new quarter of strong growth for CFAO
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- The latest development news, culled from recent wire reports:
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Lela Loren will visit FOX's "Gang Related" as Sylvia, "who is caught between her ex-boyfriend, Ryan (Ramon Rodriguez), and her current fiance, Dante Acosta (Jay Hernandez), gang lord Javier Acosta's son and Ryan's best friend since childhood" (Deadline.com); Steve Kazee will guest on "Elementary" as "a man who Joan (Lucy Liu) meets while making her first foray into online dating" (EW.com); Amy Poehler will reprise her role as Bart's future ex-wife in an upcoming episode of "The Simpsons" (EW.com); and John Oliver will return to "Community" as Professor Ian Duncan for at least six episodes this season (THR.com).


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Pictures and Review of Temperley Spring Summer 2013 London Fashion Week Runway Show
2013 Spring London Fashion Week: Temperley
2013 Spring London Fashion Week: Temperley
For Spring '13, Alice Temperley took us to Morocco with a collection filled with beautiful prints, crisp blouses and gorgeous sheer detailing. "It's just more fun, more playful this season," said Temperley. "It's less about the dress — which is obviously still a really key piece for us — but more about really great separates in high-quality fabrics, and the way you put them together." She did, however, kick off her show with a standout red gown gown featuring sheer striped detailing followed by billowy full skirts — showcasing vibrant multi-coloured Moroccan-inspired prints — paired with crisp white blouses, and knits with sheer striped skirts. The designer also showed off her penchant for embroidery on silk floral tops and jewelled tulle skirts. Then came the diaphanous gowns; a pale blue halter neck gown with a jewel-encrusted bodice practically floated down the runway, as did the sheer, formfitting gown with floral embroidery. Such fresh and feminine pieces — who wouldn't fall in love with this collection?
- Trends: Sheer details, full skirts, bold prints.
- Colours: Red, ice blue, sage, white, dark cobalt, black, ivory.
- Key Piece: The white Moroccan-inspired printed full skirt paired with the crisp white blouse = Spring perfection.
- Accessories: Wide brim hats, vintage sunglasses from Cutler and Gross, Charlotte Olympia platform sandals, Cornelia James gloves.
- Who Should Wear It: We'd love to see the sheer detailed gowns on Keira Knightley and front row attendee Poppy Delevingne; the full '50s-inspired skirts and blouse combos are right up Eva Mendes' style alley.


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SANAA, Yemen - Yemen's official news agency says al-Qaida's No. 2 in Yemen has died of wounds sustained in a drone attack last year in southern Yemen.
Saeed al-Shihri, a Saudi national who fought in Afghanistan and spent six years in the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay, was wounded in a missile attack in the southern city of Saada on Nov. 28, according to SABA news agency.
The agency said that he was in a coma since then. It was not clear when he actually died.
A security official said that the missile has been fired by a U.S. -operated, unmanned drone aircraft. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the press.
Washington considers al-Qaida in The Arabian Peninsula the most dangerous the group's offshoots.


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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Frank Gore ran for a 1-yard touchdown, reached 1,000 yards rushing for the sixth time in his career, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Miami Dolphins 27-13 on Sunday.
Gore finished with 63 yards, Anthony Dixon also had a 1-yard scoring run and Colin Kaepernick ran for a late 50-yard touchdown and threw for 185 yards in his fourth straight start since being promoted over Alex Smith.
NFL sacks leader Aldon Smith added two to his total for 19 1/2, passing Fred Dean's franchise-best single-season mark of 17 1/2 set in 1983. Smith also moved within three sacks of Michael Strahan's seasonal NFL record set in 2001 with the New York Giants.
Michael Crabtree had nine catches for 93 yards and rookie LaMichael James ran for 30 yards in a solid NFL debut for the 49ers (9-3-1).
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the Southern Cross
This is the most popular constellation of the southern sky, so characteristic that many countries put it in their national flag... The dark nebula at the left is the Coal sack.
The Scorpion
One of the most beautiful constellations of the whole sky, this area is a real mine of sky gems
Orion the Hunter
The master of the winter sky, perhaps the most popular northern constellation after the big dipper.
The tiny constellation of Lyra, home of one of the brightest stars of the whole sky, Vega
Starry Dolphin
The beautiful constellation of the Delphinus (dolphin)
Cassiopeia, the Queen
One of the most beautiful constellations of the northern sky full of deep skies objects.
Saggittarius the archer
The Constellation of Sagittarius (the archer) with its typical teapot shape
The Milky Way
The center of our galactic home, as can be seen over the head under real dark rural skies
Southern sky gems
This wide field shot is a window on many popular southern objects. In particular from left to right is the Southern Cross and the Coal Sack, the running chicken nebula IC2948 and the large Eta Carinae nebula.
Winter sky and a comet above Warrambungle
This time Lapse was captured on December 28th with the all sky cam installed at Warrumbungle observatory where my telescope is located. At the end of the time lapse it is possible to see comet Lovejoy rising above the horizon close the bottom center part.
The sky above, the sky under
A truly impossible reflection. In fact this is a mosaic of two polar star trails, the northern sky (upper) taken from Canary Island (28° North) and the southern one (below) taken from Namibia (23° South).
Southern Settings
The Southern Cross was setting during this 5 minutes fixed camera exposure. But every minute I slightly defocused obtaining this particular effect...
Dancing under the South Pole
The entrance gate of Farm Hakos, in Namibia
Zodiacal Light & Milky Way
The Zodiacal Light and the winter Milky Way before dawn at Roque de Los Muchachos the morning of October 1, 2003. The main telescopes silhouette from left to right are the William Herschel Telescope (WHT), the Northern Telescope (NOT), and Galileo Telescope (TNG) and the dome of Grantecan.
Imaging in the Outback
My portable telescope is tracking the stars during a photo session at Meeline station, Mt. Magnet, Western Australia
Stars' powered wind mill
Meeline station, Mt. Magnet, Western Australia
African nights
The rotation around the sout pole, recorded at Farm Hakos, in Namibia, Africa. The red light paths were left by my portable night light during my movement back and forth my room and the telescope location
Astrophotography under the giants
A night with telescopes at Roque del Los Muchachos summit.
Sunrise over the Ocean
Sunrise over the ocean as seen from La Palma mountain top. Many clouds were floating over the sea well below the visible horizon.
Lunar Eclipse over "Villa Capra"
The total lunar eclipse of 21 January 2001 gave me a good opportunity to take this picture of one of the most beautiful and popular buildings set in the outings of Vicenza, my birth city. Built in 1570 for the prelate Paolo Almerico, "La Rotonda" (officially "Villa Capra") is probably the most famous Villa of Andrea Palladio (1508/1580). It is situated atop a hill and has four identical facades that look out upon cultivated fields on three sides and a wooded slope on the fourth, from where this picture was taken. La Rotonda differentiates in the scenery of the venetian villas of the latter half of the '500: it's a suburban mansion, refined meeting point for the aristocratic of Vicenza, place of amusement and "literary idleness". Only Capra family, that acquired it in the 1591, ordered to Vincenzo Scamozzi the adjacent buildings assigned to the agricultural life.
A clear night story
A cloudless night in Coonabarabran (AU) as seen from my observatory allsky cam, with the constellations changing from winter to summer.


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NCAA Tournament 2013 South Region — Day 2
The second day of the NCAA Tournament saw the heavyweights come out in the South Region, courtesy of the top three seeds taking to the court in a day featuring six games.
Fifteenth-seeded Florida Gulf Coast shocked second-seeded Georgetown in the tournament's biggest upset thus far on Friday. North Carolina beat Big East school Villanova, while Florida shook off its loss in the SEC Tournament final and routed Northwestern State. San Diego State beat Oklahoma in one of the more anonymous second-round match-ups. Sixteenth-seeded Western Kentucky nearly made history by bringing down number one-seed Kansas, while UCLA could not overcome the loss of Jordan Adams when it met Minnesota.
All start times are approximate. Games will be broadcast on CBS, TBS, TNT and tru TV. All times Eastern.
(1) Kansas 64, (16) Western Kentucky 57
Jeff Withey scored 17 points and top-seeded Kansas edged Western Kentucky, 64-57, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's South Region on Friday evening in Kansas City, Mo. Leading by one point at halftime, Western Kentucky was bidding to become the first No. 16 seed to beat a No. 1 seed in NCAA history, but they could not complete the upset. The Jayhawks finally solved the Hilltoppers' full-court pressure and gained the victory. Kansas advanced to play North Carolina and former coach Roy Williams on Sunday. Jamal Crook scored 13 points to lead Western Kentucky.
(11) Minnesota 83, (6) UCLA 63
Andre Hollins scored 28 points and grabbed nine rebounds, and Minnesota routed UCLA, 83-63, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's South Region in Austin, Tex. on Friday evening. The Golden Gophers led by double-digits for most of the game, eventually outscoring the Bruins by 10 in each half. UCLA point guard Larry Drew II had four points, three assists and five turnovers. The Bruins shot just 32 percent from the field. Minnesota advanced to play Florida on Sunday.
(7) San Diego State 70, (10) Oklahoma 55
Jamaal Franklin scored 21 points, and San Diego State beat Oklahoma, 70-55, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's South Region on Friday evening in Philadelphia. After Oklahoma took a two-point lead into halftime, the Aztecs outscored the Sooners by 17 in the second half to secure the win. San Diego State advanced to play Florida Gulf Coast on Sunday. Romero Osby led Oklahoma with 22 points and eight rebounds.
(8) North Carolina 78, (9) Villanova 71
P.J. Hairston scored 23 points, and North Carolina recovered after blowing a 20-point first-half lead to beat Villanova, 78-71, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's South Region in Kansas City, Mo. on Friday evening. The Tar Heels jumped out to a huge advantage before a 17-5 run by Villanova cut UNC's lead to eight at halftime. The Wildcats took the lead in the second half, but could not hold it. JayVaughn Pinkston scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Villanova. North Carolina advanced to play Kansas on Sunday.
(15) Florida Gulf Coast 78, (2) Georgetown 68
Sherwood Brown scored 24 points and Bernard Thompson added 23, as 15th-seeded Florida Gulf Coast upset second-seeded Georgetown, 78-68, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's South Region on Friday evening in Philadelphia. Making their first NCAA tournament appearance in school history, the Eagles led by two at halftime and gradually pulled away in the second half. Florida Gulf Coast advanced to play San Diego State on Sunday. Markel Starks led the Hoyas with 23 points, while Otto Porter Jr. scored 13 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Georgetown.
(3) Florida 79, (14) Northwestern State 47
Erik Murphy scored 18 points and grabbed eight rebounds, as Florida routed Northwestern State, 79-47, in a second round game of the 2013 NCAA tournament's South Region in Austin, Tex. on Friday evening. After stumbling against Ole Miss in the SEC tournament title game last Sunday, the Gators looked dominant, breaking out to an eight-point lead at halftime and pulling away in the final 20 minutes. Florida advanced to play Minnesota on Sunday. DeQuan Hicks led Northwestern State with 12 points and eight boards.
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An heiress comes home to terror in New York Times bestselling author Jana DeLeon's Mystere Parish: Family Inheritance miniseries.
Bodyguard to an heiress is Tyler Duhan's idea of hell. The steely, sexy ex-marine has heard—and dismissed—the gossip about the haunted old LeBeau mansion and its "cursed" heiresses. Now the middle sibling—headstrong Joelle—has arrived to comply with her mother's will and reunite with her long-lost sisters.
But no sooner does she move into the house, than Joelle falls prey to terrifying threats and mysterious visions. Tyler, though he's sworn off femme fatales, can't deny his feelings for the Creole beauty. Nor can he let passion distract him. Because falling for Joelle could be a fatal mistake—for them both.
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New anti-piracy law "should" keep Spain off US watch list
Spain is working on a new anti-piracy law which will be robust enough to keep the country off a U.S. watch list of copyright violating countries, Education and Culture Minister Jose Ignacio Wert said.
Spain is widely considered one of Europe's worst offenders for internet piracy, such as illegal downloading of music, films and games. Copyright lobby group the International Intellectual Property Alliance (IIPA) has recommended the United States Trade Representative put the country back on a so-called watch list after removing it last year.
Countries on this list can face trade sanctions from the USA if they do not crack down on piracy. The U.S. is due to publish a new watch list later this month.
"I believe this reform should satisfy those who are worried about Spain's insufficient level of protection for intellectual property," Wert said in an interview with Reuters this week.
But he also said Spain had a lot of work to do to combat a culture where piracy was widely accepted and to attract investment in providing pay services for movies and music. The government of center PM Mariano Rajoy last year passed an anti-piracy law designed to crack down on websites popular with Spaniards for downloading free movies, music and video games.
But under the law, the burden is on copyright holders to lodge complaints with the government, which is slow to act against websites allegedly violating copyright.
The new draft bill takes on board recommendations from the IIPA and others to speed up the process of going after the problem websites.
The draft law clarifies that Spain will go after "linking sites" that direct people to content on other services and establishes fines for companies that advertise on piracy websites. It also includes measures to block piracy sites from using payment services such as credit cards.
The bill, currently receiving public feedback, will be redrafted to go to parliament for debate. The minister said he expected it to be adopted by the end of the year.
A Spanish copyright lobby wants the bill to give the government power to shut down sites quickly where illegal activity is detected.
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District 33 residents divided on teacher contract dispute
The bitter contract dispute between the West Chicago Elementary District 33 school board and its teachers union is beginning to cause divisions in the community, too, as parents and others begin choosing sides.
With the threat of a strike looming as soon as Jan. 7 when classes are scheduled to resume after winter break, more than 100 residents and teachers attended a town-hall meeting Wednesday to hear officials outline the district's final contract offer.
Many teachers attending the session wore shirts that said "We are one" and necklaces saying "Compromise."
The two sides have been at the bargaining table for nearly 15 months without reaching agreement on key issues such as salary and benefits along with concerns over class sizes and teacher workdays. The school board earlier this month declared an impasse in the talks and the teachers union filed an intent to strike notice.
Both sides' final offers were published on the Illinois Educational Labor Relations Board website early this week.
School board member Dave Barclay said the difference in cost to the district between the two offers is roughly $3.5 million over the life of the proposed three-year contract.
Audience members submitted anonymous questions after Barclay's presentation. Many praised teachers and questioned a health care payment cap the school board proposed for teachers that would not apply to administrators and custodians.
Others were upset the school board is offering teachers guaranteed raises while many in the private sector have seen their pay cut, frozen or both.
Many residents called for a compromise to keep teachers working and students in school.
"It's integral that the two groups come together because it's not about you guys, it's really not," said resident Mary Griffith, who has two children who went through District 33. "It's about these kids. They need to know that you have their backs."
Nevertheless, the two sides remain far apart on many issues, including so-called step raises for teachers who have spent 12 or fewer years in the district.
In its final offer, the school board seeks to extend the current step increase schedule from 12 to 23 years, reducing the amount of automatic pay increases from 4.5 percent to 2.25 percent for each of the next three years.
The board also proposes a .75 percent increase to the base salary in each of the next three years for teachers on the schedule -- representing a total 3 percent annual raise for each year of the pact.
Additionally, the board is offering a new longevity increase for veteran teachers off the salary schedule, with a 2 percent raise this year, and a 1 percent raise in each of the following two years. Nearly half the District 33 teachers are veterans who have been with the district longer than 12 years.
The union, meanwhile, is offering to expand the step schedule to 18 years and reduce the automatic pay increases to an average of 3.6 percent a year. The union also proposes a 1.25 percent increase to base salaries in each of the next three years for all teachers.
As a result, roughly half the district's teachers would receive 4.85 percent annual raises.
Health care also remains a major sticking point, with the district seeking to cap the amount it will pay for its share of employee insurance premiums. The teachers oppose such a cap.
The district currently pays 80 percent of premiums for single or family coverage with no cap. The most expensive plan District 33 offers is a Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO that costs the district $15,000 per employee, and Barclay said most employees opt for it.
Due to District 33's contract with its teachers, the board cannot change any parameters of its health care offerings, including raising co-pays or changing carriers, without negotiating.
Now, the board is offering to pay 80 percent of the premium up to $12,500 this year; $12,875 next school year; and $13,261 in 2014-15.
Chief union negotiator Mary Catherine Kosmach, a fifth-grade teacher who has been with the district since 1979, said premium costs already are slated to go up 6 percent and the union estimates the cap will create roughly $300 more in monthly insurance payments for an average teacher.
Other unresolved issues include class sizes, teacher workloads and the length of teacher work days.
Both sides have said they are willing to return to the bargaining table. Barclay said the school board has suggested six meeting dates during the district's holiday break, but union officials said they do not want to meet until after Jan. 1.
Kosmach said that's because school board President Christine Scheck is traveling for the holidays and cannot meet, and Kosmach must be fair to her union officials, too, who also are traveling to see family.
Barclay said District 33 faces a projected deficit of more than $3 million due primarily to the state's fiscal crisis and declining property tax revenues.
The district has cut programs over the past three years but still faces ongoing deficits that have consumed its reserves, officials said.
Barclay said raising taxes on one of the poorest districts in DuPage County is not an option.
Kosmach said the school board is not showing a willingness to compromise and is making proposals that undervalue its 284 teachers.
The district serves roughly 4,000 students at six elementary schools, one middle school and a preschool that meets at two locations.


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In the past "Bioflavonoids" were often referred collectively as vitamin P. Bioflavonoids are a group of naturally occurring plant compounds, which act primarily in nature as plant pigments, metabolic enhancers, chemical messengers within the plant and also fight various plant infections. In humans, they exhibit a host of biological activities, most notably powerful antioxidant properties. More than 5,000 bioflavonoids have been identified as of now. Continue reading


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Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Homecoming 1985
That's right. I am COMPLETELY looking great in this photo. You don't even want to KNOW how many hot curlers it took to DO that mess.
While this isn't the crazy PROM photo I am hunting.....this is my only bona fide date with a football player. His name was Scott Johnson, he played Varsity Football and his locker was right next to my friend Tim's. I thought he was the coolest dude in the world - for about two weeks.
It was a lame retarded date. His friend ended up getting dumped by HIS date, so he ended up tagging along with us..........Thus ruining any chances for true love to develop.
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- Gidge said...
OH LORD I was WRONG! It was 1984! I just read the sign in the back! Ooops!
- Tue Nov 01, 10:12:00 PM
- Mame said...
1984..whatever. I'm taking this photo to work. Let's see you live this down.
- Tue Nov 01, 10:17:00 PM
Other people do not define a quickie in the back seat as "true love."
- Wed Nov 02, 01:16:00 PM
- Sarah, Goon Squad Sarah said...
I love it. Too bad it was posted before prompalooza.
- Wed Nov 02, 01:22:00 PM
- christa said...
i don't remember that dude at all.
- Wed Nov 02, 01:25:00 PM
- Becky said...
You're wearing, like, a Scandihoovian sweater!
- Wed Nov 02, 01:30:00 PM
- Becky said...
Oh, and you are SO cute!
- Wed Nov 02, 06:11:00 PM
- april said...
DUDE!!! Love the sweater!! He is kinda cute...
- Thu Nov 03, 08:40:00 AM
- Lucy Stern said...
You look very lovely here.
- Tue Nov 08, 09:58:00 PM
OH MY GOODNESS! I wore that sweater for years as a hand-me-down from you...too funny! I loved it...hehehehe :)
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Lois Dodd: "Catching the Light," career retrospective — 1955-2012 — for the Maine painter, through Sunday; "Voices of Design" — 25 Years of Architalx, interactive exhibition that showcases the power of design, through May 19; "Blueberry Rakers:" photographs by David Brooks Stess, through May 19, Portland Museum of Art. portlandmuseum.org.
"Malaga Island: Fragmented Lives," historic photographs, documents, artifacts and first-person accounts, Maine State Museum, Augusta. mainestatemuseum.org. Through May.
"Decorating the Everyday: Popular Art from the Farnsworth," furniture, paintings and textiles, through Sept. 22; "A Wondrous Journey: Jonathan Fisher and the Making of Scripture Animals," through Jan. 5, Farnsworth Art Museum, Rockland. farnsworthmuseum.org.
"N'tolonapemk: Our Relatives' Place," archeological exhibits and stories of the Passamaquoddy, Abbe Museum, Bar Harbor. abbemuseum.org. Through October.
Per Kirkeby, career restrospective featuring paintings and sculpture, Bowdoin College (Museum of Art), Brunswick. 725-3275. Through July 12.
"Bowdoin Boys in Blue (and Gray)," Bowdoin College (Hawthorne Longfellow Library), Brunswick. 725-3288. Through June 1.
"Lovecraft: A Darker Key," group show, graphite and ink drawings, photography, sculpture and more, Sanctuary Tattoo and Art Gallery, Portland. sanctuarytattoo.com. Through May 1.
"Spring!", work from Henry Isaacs, Anne Ireland, Andrea Peters, Karen Tusinski and Carole Hanson, Gleason Fine Art, Portland. gleasonfineart.com. Through April 26.
"Paintings and Prints" by Laurie Hadlock and Carrie Lonsdale, Thos. Moser Showroom, Freeport. thosmoser.com. Through April 15.
Bess Cutler, abstract figure drawings, Doo Hair Salon, Kittery. 439-4009. Through April 14.
"Tinder," Maine stories by SALT fall 2012 graduates in writing, radio, photography and multimedia, The Frontier, Brunswick. explorefrontier.com. Through April 29.
"Resilient Spring," Sukie Curtis, Marcia Feller, Anne Macleod, Chris Nielsen and Bill Tomsa, Yarmouth Frame Shop and Gallery. yarmouthframeandgallery.com. Through May 30.
"Inspirations from the Cape," paintings, photography and ceramics by established and emerging artists, The DaVinci Experience Art Gallery, Falmouth. Through April 21.
"Layers," ceramic sculptures and wall tiles by Jonathan Mess, also featuring acrylics by Holly Brooks and new works by several members of the collective, Saccarappa Art Collective, Westbrook. 591-7300. Through Wednesday.
"Perigord: Moods and Memory," encaustic paintings by Cheslye Ventimiglia, Daunis Fine Jewelry, Portland. 773-6011. Through April 29.
"Worldview," third installation of "Maine Women Pioneers III" University of New England (Art Gallery), Portland. une.edu/artgallery. Through May 12.
"Celebrate Student Art," RSU 23 art show, Saco Museum. dyerlibrarysacomuseum.org. Through April 19.
"The New Landscape," works by Lydia Badger, Hilary Irons and Erik Weisenburger, Rose Contemporary, Portland. rosecontemporary.com. Through April 19.
"Still Points of the Turning World," contemporary photographers, Maine Jewish Museum, Portland. mainejewishmuseum.org. Through April 25.
"Play," showcase of art in the spirit of playfulness, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell. harlowgallery.org. Through April 27.
"Exploring Visions," gouache, acrylic, pastels and ink works by Loretta Turner, Dogfish Cafe, Portland. 253-5400. Through April 27.
New works by Ilya Askinazi and "Ancient Light" by Brenton Hamilton, Elizabeth Moss Gallery, Falmouth. elizabethmoss galleries.com. Through April 20.
"Timothy Whelan: Photographer as Collector," PhoPa Gallery, Portland. 317-6721. Through May 4.
"Off the Wall: Satire in Contemporary American Art," works exploring social, political and environmental issues by Gordon Carlisle, Kenny Cole, Scott Minzy, Bud Swenson, Brandon Lutterman, William Hessian, Nancy Benner and Jay LaBrie, Richard Boyd Gallery, Peaks Island. richardboydpottery.com. Through April 30.
"Terrain Vague," photography by Gary M. Green, Glickman Library, USM Portland Campus, Portland. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through May 3.
"Torn in Two: 150th Anniversary of the Civil War," traveling exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education), Portland. 780-4850. Through Aug. 22.
Daisy Greene, paintings, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. savorymainedining.com. Through April 30.
"Go Figure," invitational figurative show featuring more than 30 Maine artists, Greenhut Galleries, Portland. greenhutgalleries.com. Through April 27.
"Maine Artists — Maine Weddings," clothing, jewelry, pottery, wall art and sculpture by artists including Janice Jones, Sharon Townshend, Jennifer Nielsen, Elizabeth Louden and Patty Olds, Markings Gallery, Bath. markingsgallery.com. Through June 31.
"Lost Maps of Nurembega," block prints, ink illustrations and watercolors by Ken Gross, Monkitree, Gardiner. monkitree.com.
"I-95 Triennial: From Connecticut to Maine," sculpture, painting and mixed media by 34 artists, University of Maine Museum of Art, Bangor. uma.maine.edu. Friday through June 8.
Nancy Robinson and Rebecca Bagley, mother and daughter art show, Wells Public Library. 646-8181. Through April 30.
"Forest for the Trees," multi-artist show with trees as the subject, Aarhus Gallery, Belfast. aarhusgallery.com. Through April 28.
Student art exhibit, work in a variety of media by students in grades K-12, York Public Library. york.lib.me.us. Through May 2.
"Rebirth," art by Maine Artists Collective that is "non-religious" but "born again," Constellation Gallery, Portland. constellationart.com. Through April 23.
"Portal To," facepaint, video projections, music and body alterations, The Meg Perry Center, Portland. 619-1564. Friday through April 30.
"Flights of Fancy," new paintings of fancifully feathered birds by Elise Smorczewski, The Green Hand Bookshop, Portland. 235-6808. Through May 31.
"Wired! How Electricity Came to Maine," Maine Historical Society, Portland. mainehistory.org. Through May 26.
Senior thesis exhibition, Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. bates.edu/museum. Through May 25.
Dozier Bell: "Mind's Eye" and "Selections from the Permanent Collection: Recent Acquisitions," Bates College Museum of Art, Lewiston. bates.edu/museum. Through May 25.
"Artists' Books: Definition and Meaning," books created by USM art students, Portland Public Library (Lewis Gallery). portlandlibrary.com. Through April 30.
Woodcuts, final coursework under printmaker faculty member Catherine Clinger, College of the Atlantic (Ethel H. Blum Gallery), Bar Harbor. 288-5015. Through Thursday.
New photos by Alan Vlach, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland. stlawrencearts.org. Sunday, April 7. Through April 30.
"Mark Baum, Painter (1903-1997)," a retrospective, Fryeburg Academy (Palmina F. and Stephen S. Pace Galleries of Art). Through May 18.
Art Openings
"Winters' Work," nature-themed hooked rugs by Anne Cox, 2010-2013, Maine Fiberarts, Topsham. mainefiberarts.org. Through April 27. Opening reception, 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday.
"EKPHRASIS: Poems Speaking to Silent Works of Art," exploring the relationship between visual art and the written word, Merrill Memorial Library, Yarmouth. yarmouthlibrary.org. Friday through May 25. Opening reception and poetry reading, 5:30 to 8 p.m. Monday.
"Big Top," Paul Oberst, items and guides to accompany a spiritual journey, Perimeter Gallery, Belfast. 338-0555. Through May 12. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday.
"Compositions in Wood," assemblages and sculptures by Carole Kainlor, Thomas Memorial Library, Cape Elizabeth. thomasmemoriallibrary.org. Through April 30. Artist reception, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday.
BFA student exhibition, University of Southern Maine (Art Gallery), Gorham. usm.maine.edu/gallery. Through May 3. Opening reception, 6 to 8 p.m. Friday.
"Seacoast Reflections," photographs by Suzie Goodwin, Kittery Community Center. kitterycommunitycenter.org. Friday through May 31. Opening reception, 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday.
Freeport Players' "39 Steps," fast-paced comedy, dates July 18-Aug. 4, Freeport High School. fcponline.org/auditions. 6:30 to 8 p.m. Sunday and Monday.
"The Unreal Housewives of DownEast Maine," six-episode video spoof, dates in August, seeking female actors, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook. 985-8888. 6 to 9 p.m. Friday.
"Death Trap," dates June 21-30, open-call auditions, Lyric Music Theater, South Portland. lyricmusictheater.org. 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 14.
Chocolate Lovers' Fling, multi-course chocolate tasting menu prepared by local chocolatiers and silent auction, benefits Sexual Assault Response Services of Southern Maine, Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, $50. chocolateloversfling.com. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Music in the Air, Royal River Chorus of Sweet Adelines, Downeasters Quartet, Greater Freeport Community Chorus, more, benefits WYAR 88.3 FM, Yarmouth High School, $15. wyar.org. 3 p.m. Sunday.
Toast on the Coast, epicurean occasion benefits Easter Seals Maine, $50 for grand tasting, $75 for private wine tasting and grand tasting, Ocean Gateway Terminal, Portland, 21-plus. eastersealsme.org/events. 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday.
Ossipee Valley Agricultural Society second annual Take-a-Chance Auction, hundreds ot items, Sacopee Valley Middle School, Hiram. 892-7904. Preview at 4 p.m., auction at 6:30 p.m. Friday.
"Let the Dough Fly," Norway Arts Festival kick-off dinner, pasta, focaccia, salad and dessert, benefits the festival (July 11-13), Norway Unitarian Universalist Church, $10, under 10 with adult free. norwayartsfestival.org. 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday.
"Grow a Library," dinner, dessert and music by Kate Beever and John McCain, benefits Bonney Memorial Library, Krista's Restaurant, Cornish, $50, 625-8083. 5 p.m. April 14.
Books and Authors
Leslea Newman, award-winning poet and author of "Jail Bait" and "Still Life with Buddy," Peaks Island Community Center. 766-5540. 7 p.m. Monday.
Author Brown Bag Lecture Series, Zeb Rahzmann, author of "Stories from the Appalachian Trail," Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium. portlandlibrary.com. Noon Wednesday.
Kieran Shields, author of "A Study in Revenge," Raymond Village Library. 655-4283. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Monica Wood, author of "When We Were the Kennedys: A Memoir from Mexico, Maine," University of Maine, Olsen Student Center, Farmington. 778-7454. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
Edith Lucas Pagelson, author of "Against All Odds: A Memoir of Holocaust Survival," Falmouth Memorial Library. falmouth.lib.me.us. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Annie Finch, author of "Spells: New and Selected Poems," Longfellow Books, Portland. longfellowbooks.com. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Evelyn Rysdyk, author of "Spirit Walking: A Course in Shamanic Power & Spirited Medicine," Leapin' Lizards, Portland. 221-2363. 6 p.m. Friday.
Classical Music
St. Cecilia Chamber Choir and Sheepscot Valley Chorus, performance of Brahms' German Requiem, St. Patrick's Church, Newcastle, $15. ceciliachoir.org. 3 p.m. Sunday.
The DaPonte String Quartet, works by Hayden, Stravinsky and Borodin, Jewett Auditorium, Augusta, $5 to $10, 12 and under free. 621-3551. 2 p.m. Sunday.
Portland Symphony Orchestra presents "Enigma Variations," with Symphony No. 2, "Mysterious Mountain," by Armenian-American composer Alan Hovhaness, pianist Martin Perry on Barber's Piano Concerto, and Elgar's "Enigma Variations," Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $26 to $64. porttix.com. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
USM Youth Ensembles spring instrumental concert, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $3 to $6. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 7 p.m. Thursday.
Portland Ovations presents pianist Jonathan Biss with the Elias String Quartet, "Schumann: Under the Influence," Hannaford Hall, USM, Portland, $40 (limited amount of $10 student tickets available). portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
USM School of Music graduate showcase recital, University of Southern Maine (Corthell Concert Hall), Gorham, free. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 8 p.m. Friday.
Violinist Dean Stein and pianist Chiharu Naruse, Bates College (Olin Arts Center), Lewiston, $10. batestickets.com. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
The Portland Conservatory of Music presents 5th Annual Back Cove Contemporary Music Festival, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, $10 to $15 suggested. 775-3356. music by Maine composers Gia Comoli, Mark Tipton, Beth Wiemann and William Matthews, 7 p.m. Friday; lecture and performance by Vineet Shende, Aaron Larget-Caplan and the Oratorio Chorale, 1 p.m. Saturday; PCM student performance, 3 p.m. Saturday; pianist John McDonald, clarinetist Maria Wagner and cellist Ben Noyes, 7 p.m. Saturday; pianist John McDonald, flautist Elizabeth Erenberg, 7 p.m. April 14.
USM School of Music 36th annual honors recital, University of Southern Maine, Corthell Concert Hall, Gorham, free. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 8 p.m. Saturday.
USM Concert Band, directed by Peter Martin, McCormack Performing Arts Center, Gorham High School, $3 to $6. usm.maine.edu/music/boxoffice. 2 p.m. April 14.
Portland Symphony Orchestra, Hindemith's "Mathis der Maler," with guest saxophonist Ben Robinette, Merrill Auditorium, Portland, $26 to $64. porttix.com. 2:30 p.m. April 14.
Bowdoin College Concert Band, Bowdoin College, Studzinski Recital Hall, Brunswick, free. 798-4141. 2 p.m. April 14.
Open mic comedy night, Slainte, Portland, 21-plus. slaintewinebar.com. 8 p.m. Thursday. Bob Marley, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $27.50. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Thursday.
Comedy night, Mike Koutrobis, Jody Sloane and Pat Napoli, Franco American Heritage Center, Lewiston, $10, 21-plus. francocenter.org. 8 p.m. Friday.
Portland Comedy Co-Op, local comedians, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $8, 18-plus. mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Bangor Ballet presents "Snow White," Bangor Ballet company members and students from Thomas School of Dance and other local dance studios, Brewer Performing Arts Center, $8 to $12, $8 for under 18. bangorballet.com. 4 p.m. Sunday.
Portland Ovations presents Spellbound Dance Company, Italy's leading contemporary dance troupe, Westbrook Performing Arts Center, $28 to $36 (limited amount of $15 student tickets available). portlandovations.org. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Contra dance, music by Rock the Boat with caller Maggie Robinson, Wescustogo Grange Hall, North Yarmouth, $7 to $10. 233-4325. 6 p.m. family dance ($3, $12/family), 7 p.m. potluck, bring dish to share, beginner's session at 7:30 p.m., dance at 8 p.m. Saturday.
Bangor Ballet presents "Snow White," with performance by Downeast Kids Chorus, The Grand, Ellsworth, $7 to $14. grandonline.org. 1:30 p.m. April 14.
Lewiston Auburn Film Festival, various times and locations, Lewiston and Auburn, see website for complete schedule. lafilmfestival.org. Sunday.
Mediums Day Fair, spirit readings, benefits Portland Spiritualist Church, American Legion Hall, Westbrook. 797-2039. 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
Psychic and crystal fair, psychics, mediums, aura photography, crystals by Gabriel and more, Leapin Lizards, Freeport. 865-0900. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
"Two Who Dared," documentary on American minister Waitstill Sharp and his wife Martha, who committed to dangerous mission in Europe to help save imperiled Jews and refugees at the onset of World War II, First Universalist Church of Auburn, $5 suggested. 783-0461. 7 p.m. Sunday.
Winter/Spring Film Series, York Public Library, free. york.lib.me.us. "Anna Karenina" (2012), 3 p.m. Sunday; "Beasts of the Southern Wild," 3 p.m. April 14.
By Popular Demand Film Series, "Romeo and Juliet" (1968), Skidompha Library, Damariscotta, $5. 563-5513. 6:30 p.m. Monday.
Classic Film Series, "High Noon," ogunquitperformingarts.org/arts, Dunaway Center, Ogunquit, free. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
"Mea Maxina Culpa: Silence in the House of God," documentary on the crimes of Father Lawrence Murphy, a charismatic Milwaukee priest who abused more than 200 deaf children, part of the 11th annual Maine Deaf Film Festival, Space, Portland, $8. space538.org. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
An evening of short films by Walter Ungerer, Q&A with Ungerer follows the screening, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, free. harlowgallery.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.
"In Good Time, The Piano Jazz of Marian McPartland," documents the life and career of jazz legend Marian McPartland, St. Joseph's College, Viola George Auditorium, Standish, free. filmsbyhuey.com. 7 p.m. Thursday.
"George Mitchell: My Journey's End," screening of documentary to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Northern Ireland peace accord, Maine Irish Heritage Center, Portland, $5 suggested. maineirish.com. 7 p.m. Friday; 2 p.m. April 14.
Food and Drink
Austrian dinner at the Gardens, chef Karen Guerin of The Boat House Bistro prepares authentic Austrian multi-course meal, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, $90 includes wine and gratuity. mainegardens.org. 6 p.m. Friday.
For Children
Kids' open mic night, for ages 10 to 18, all levels of experience welcome, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $5. onelongfellowsquare.com. 3 to 6 p.m. Sunday.
Acorn Fairy Tale Players present "Tales From Anansi," Michael Levine's adaptation of well-known West African and Caribbean folk tales, Acorn Studio Theater, Westbrook, $4 to $6. acorn-productions.org. 2 p.m. Sunday.
Music for Tots at the Gardens, Victoria Hamilton leads "A Chickadee Sings," parent-child music experiences, for babies through age 5 and their grown-ups, Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens, Boothbay, free with admission. mainegardens.org. 10 a.m. Thursday.
"Country Mouse and the Missing Lunch Mystery," twist on Aesop's classic fable "Country Mouse and City Mouse," Children's Museum and Theatre of Maine, Portland, $8 to $9. kitetails.org. 4 p.m. Friday; 1:30 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 4 p.m. April 14. Runs through April 21.
"Play Me A Story," interactive theater performance and workshop, "Stories from Around the World," for ages 4 to 10, Portland Stage Company, $15. portlandstage.org. 10:30 a.m. Saturday.
Gustafer Yellowgold's Rock Melon Tour, multi-media performance of live music, animated illustrations and storytelling, Space, Portland, $8. space538.org. 11 a.m. Saturday.
Mostly Puppets Festival, Motionfolk Theater presents "The Snow Queen," Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $4 to $8. mayostreetarts.org. 2 p.m. April 14. Runs through April 28.
Pentatonix, a cappella group of five, State Theatre, Portland, $30. statetheatreportland.com. 7:30 p.m. Sunday.
Lori McKenna Band, "Massachusetts" CD-release show, singer-songwriter, Mark Erelli opens, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $27. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Sunday.
Family of the Year, indie rock, Port City Music Hall, Portland, $15, 18-plus. statetheatreportland.com. 8 p.m. Sunday.
Shape note singing, four-part singing tradition also known as sacred harp, all welcome, The New Church, Portland, free. maineshapenotesinging.org. 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Long Time Courting and Kyle Carey, Celtic roots quartet and Gaelic Americana singer, St. Lawrence Arts Center, Portland, $17. stlawrencearts.org. 7 p.m. Sunday.
Franklin County Fiddlers, Abbott Hill Ramblers and Pineland Fiddlers, Maine-based youth bands, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage, $15. 562-4445. 2 p.m. Sunday.
Pat O'Connor and Eoghan O'Sullivan, traditional Irish music with fiddle, accordion and flute, Rock City Cafe, Rockland, $18. 594-5688. 7 p.m. Sunday.
Jason Anderson and Daniel Bachman, with Leigh Jones and John Craige, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $8. theoakandtheax.blogspot.com. 8 p.m. Monday.
Smokin' Joe Kubec and Bnois King, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland. 593-9336. 7 p.m. Monday.
Carrie Underwood, country, with Hunter Hayes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, $43.50 to $63.50. theciviccenter.com. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Bob Dylan, with Dawes, Androscoggin Bank Colisee, Lewiston, $52, $32 with college ID. waterfrontconcerts.com. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.
The Tannahill Weavers, traditional Scottish music, Skye Theatre Performing Arts Center, South Carthage, $20. 562. 7 p.m. Wednesday.
Carolina Chocolate Drops, traditional folk string band, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $25. rocklandstrand.com. 7:30 p.m. Thursday.
An evening of duets, pianist Paul Sullivan and vocalist Theresa Thomason, benefits Preble Street and community outreach at the church, St. Alban's Episcopal Church, Cape Elizabeth, $25, five for $100. stalbansmaine.org. 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Tannahill Weavers, traditional Scottish music, Unity Centre for the Performing Arts, $20. unity.edu/uccpa. 7 p.m. Thursday.
25th Annual Sugarloaf Reggae Fest, John Brown's Body, Mighty Mystic, Reggae Rave, Royal Hammer and many more, check website for complete schedule and list of bands, Sugarloaf, Carrabassett Valley. sugarloaf.com/eventsactivities. Thursday through April 14.
April music series, Savory Maine, Damariscotta. savorymainedining.com. Aaron Nadeau, 6 p.m. Thursday; Simons and Goodwin, 6 p.m. Saturday. Runs through April 27.
Dimensions in Jazz presents Mary Driscoll, pianist and vocalist, Woodfords Congregational Church, Portland, $10 advance, $15 door, $5 students. 828-1310. 8 p.m. Friday.
Daisy Castro's Gypsy Moth Quartet, jazz, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $15 advance, $20 door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Lonesome Leash, with Emily Dix Thomas and Methuin Muir, The Oak and the Ax, Biddeford, $8. theoakandtheax.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Christian McNeill & The Sea Monsters, Irish rock and soul, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $16. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. Friday.
Gothic Maine and Plague present Bella Morte and Inertia, electronics, graveyard ballads, emotive storytelling and unique guitar riffs, Asylum, Portland, $8 advance, $10 door, 21-plus. gothicmaine.com. 9 p.m. Friday.
Brunswick Coastal Rotary 2nd annual Concert to End Hunger, Kate Schrock, Dave Bullard and the Sound Wavez and Ellen Tipper, Orion Performing Arts Center, Topsham, $6 to $12. coastalrotary.org. 7 p.m. Friday.
Maine Marimba Ensemble with Portland Rhumba Project, traditional and contemporary Zimbabwean music, benefits Tariro, Zimbabwean nonprofit that works to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS by educating young women and girls, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, $5 to $10. mayostreetarts.org. 8 p.m. Friday.
Folk singer and autoharpist Adam Miller, American folk, Congregational Church, Phippsburg, $6 to $10. 389-1770. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Pleasant Note Coffeehouse open mic, music and poetry, First Universalist Church of Auburn, free. auburnuu.org. 7:30 p.m. Friday.
Peppino D'Agostino, Italian guitarist, Opera House at Boothbay Harbor, $15 advance, $20 door. boothbayoperahouse.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Willy Porter, singer-songwriter, Anne Heaton opens, One Longfellow Square, Portland, $17 advance, $20 door. onelongfellowsquare.com. 8 p.m. Saturday.
Opus One Big Band Swing-O-Rama, concert and swing dance with jazz and swing standards from the '30s and '40s, benefits Scarborough High School entry in New York City competition, Winslow Homer Center for the Arts, Scarborough, $15, two for $25, $8 students. 318-6637. 6 p.m. Saturday.
Matt Costa in-store performance, singer-songwriter, Bull Moose, Scarborough. bullmoose.com. 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Tapestry Singers, "A Potpourri of Favorites," sacred works by Vierne, Elgar and Mendelssohn and selections from Randall Thompson's "Frostiana" cycle, Second Congregational Church, Newcastle, $12, children and students free. 664-1174. 7:30 p.m. Saturday; 3 p.m. April 14.
Sorcha and Eric Ott, blues, jazz, country and Americana roots rock, Engine, Biddeford Arts, Biddeford, $6 advance, $8 door. feedtheengine.org. 7 p.m. Saturday.
John Linscott and the Mainestream Jazzmasters, jazz jam, The Local Buzz, Cape Elizabeth, donations welcome. capelocalbuzz.com. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14.
Southern Maine monthly bluegrass jam, Roost Function Hall, Buxton, $7. 232-1528. Noon to 5 p.m. April 14.
Carolina Chocolate Drops, traditional folk string band, Stone Mountain Arts Center, Brownfield, $30. stonemountainartscenter.com. 8 p.m. April 14.
Anthony Gomes, blues, Time Out Pub, Rockland, $15. 593-9336. 7 p.m. April 14.
Special Events
Community dog show, all breeds and mixes eligible, benefits Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, The Woods at Canco, Portland, free. 772-4777. 3 p.m. Sunday.
Psychic Sunday, tarot readings, psychic readings, crystals, Fireside Inn & Suites Portland, Portland, $2 plus fees for services. onthenewedge.com. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
Peter Boie: Magician for Non-Believers, presented by Cape Elizabeth Community Services, Cape Elizabeth High School Auditorium, $7. capecommunityservices.org. 4 p.m. Sunday.
First Trustees' Mini-Golf Tournament, inside of the library will be transformed into 18-hole mini-golf course, benefits the library, Kennebunk Free Library, $5 to $8, under 2 free. 985-2173. 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
East End Community School presents Portland Children's Film Festival, local, national and international children's films and workshops, see website for films and times, various locations, Portland. portlandchildrensfilmfestival.com. Sunday.
North Atlantic Figure Skating Club 15th annual Ice Show, "On the Air with WSK8," 26 solo and group performances, Family Ice Center, Falmouth, $8 to $12, $20 premium seating. 781-5058. 2 p.m. Sunday.
Maine Poetry Express, Maine poet laureate Wesley McNair and the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance, Richard Foerster and Megan Grumbling, York Public Library, free. york.lib.me.us. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
Port Veritas Spoken Word Series presents Portland laureate Bruce Spang, Bull Feeney's, Portland, $4, two for $5. 773-7210. 7:30 p.m. Tuesday.
Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations," in HD from London's Vaudeville Theatre, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $10 to $15. rocklandstrand.com. 1 and 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Dramatic reading of "The Submission," key scenes will be read as part of the annual community-wide reading project "A Capital Read," University of Maine , Michael Klahr Center, Augusta. lithgow.lib.me.us. 7 p.m. Tuesday.
MOOSE (Maine Organization Of Storytelling Enthusiasts), comedian, acress and mime Jackie Riefer with "Riefer Madness," Portland Public Library, Rines Auditorium, $5. moosetellers.ning.com. Open mic at 7 p.m. Wednesday, featured storyteller at 8 p.m..
11th annual "Poets/Speak!", more than 25 well-known and emerging poets, celebrating National Poetry Month, Bangor Public Library, free. 847-8336. 4:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Midcoast Altered Couture Contest, contestants walk the runway with one-of-a-kind garments made from recycled, re-purposed "packaging," benefits the "Art Van," a mobile arts therapy program, The Frontier, Brunswick, $8 advance, $10 door. explorefrontier.com. 6 p.m. Wednesday.
Poetry reading, Dave Morrison, Kristin Lindquist and Elizabeth Tibbetts, Rockland Public Library, free. 594-0310. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Words & Images release party, readings by contest winners and USM faculty, with music by If and It, Mayo Street Arts, Portland, free. mayostreetarts.org. 6:30 p.m. Thursday.
Pondtown Poets, selections from two published chapbooks along with recent and older works, Harlow Gallery, Hallowell, free. harlowgallery.org. 6:30 p.m. Friday.
Laser Mania 2013, laser light shows to music by the likes of Pink Floyd and The Beatles, see website for complete schedule, University of Southern Maine (Southworth Planetarium), Portland, $5.50, plus $1 for 3-D glasses. usm.maine.edu/planet. Friday through April 14. Continues through April 21.
ILAP presents "CeleSoiree," a celebration of immigration through the performing arts, with poet Richard Blanco, Burundi Batimbo Beats Drummers and Pihcintu Chorus, appetizers, cash bar, live auction and immigrant art exhibit, Hannaford Hall, USM, Portland, $45 advance, $50 door. ilapmaine.org. 6 p.m. Friday.
Antiques show, 50 dealers, Bath Middle School, $4. 443-8983. bathantiquesshows.com. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 14.
Royal Academy of Arts' "Manet Portraying Life," host Tim Marlow and expert guests examine the work of the great artist, Strand Theatre, Rockland, $10 to $15. rocklandstrand.com. 3:30 p.m. April 14.
Portland Pirates, AHL affiliate of the NHL Phoenix Coyotes, Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, $15 to $20. portlandpirates.com. Vs. Springfield, 4 p.m. Sunday; vs. Hershey, 4 p.m. April 14.
"Love/Sick," funny and sad love stories by Maine playwright John Cariani, Portland Stage Company, $31 to $41. portlandstage.org. 2 p.m. Sunday; 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 4 and 8 p.m. Saturday; 2 p.m. April 14. Runs through April 21.
AIRE (American Irish Repertory Ensemble) presents "A Couple of Blaguards," comedy by Frank and Malachy McCourt, Portland Stage Company, Studio Theater, $10 to $20. airetheater.com. 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Joined: 04 Aug 2015
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Posted: Tue Aug 04, 2015 5:20 pm
Post subject: Card Sharks by Gametek
Hi everyone,
Danny Hooley here, and I'm brand-new to this forum (well, not entirely, considering I once used the alias "peenut" but retired that username some years back).
That being said, I love Nintendo games, especially the Gametek games that the NES released e.g. "Jeopardy!," "Wheel of Fortune," "Family Feud" and my personal favorite, "Double Dare."
If you think THOSE games are good, I wanna talk about an NES game Gametek made but NEVER released: "Card Sharks."
Like most Gametek games, "Card Sharks" was adapted from the hit TV game show of the same name and had 2 players answer a survey "Family Feud"-type question e.g. "We asked 100 Single Men if they could have Sex with Heather Locklear, would they have Sex with her? How many would say Yes, they'd love to have Sex with Heather Locklear?" One player would guess a number, and his/her opponent would have to guess if it was a Higher or Lower number.
Whoever won 2 out of 3 games won the entire game and went on to a Bonus game called "Money Cards," where the winner would bet all or part of their earnings for a chance to double their initial winnings and/or earn a new car--just like the TV game show.
Although Gametek made the game and even designed a cover art as seen here at
sadly, the powers at be at Nintendo and Gametek NEVER saw "Card Sharks" released to retail stores.
Considering that fact, I have a proposal for you readers, and that is for those of you who know anybody who worked at Gametek between 1987 and 1998, I suggest that you get in touch with the Gametek contact and ask them on my behalf if a Prototype of "Card Sharks" exists; if it does, then I suggest that you get in touch with me privately via email at
When you email me, I expect you to tell me whether or not a Prototype exists, and in the event it does, I suggest you convert the Prototype into an NES ROM and send the ROM to me via email.
I look forward to hearing from you.
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Thanks for the interest, and while I know Lost Levels wants to find and release as many canceled games as they can, it is often not easy.
Of course it depends on a prototype even existing in the first place.
Many were often deleted as development carts were often reused for other games.
Sometimes games never even make it to actual coding stage (example: there seems to be contradicting stories on how the far the Final Fantasy IV for Famicom actually got)
Some Lost Level guys do have contacts with older game developers, so if they could get in touch with former Gametek employees, I'm sure they would.
(though thing is, Gametek was known to only publish games. They often contracted other companies like Rare to actually develop the games. The N64 Robotech game that sunk them was said to be one of their few in-house games.)
The other thing about buying prototypes is that LL is often in competition with other collectors, and if the owner is not willing to share the game on their own, it can make it expensive to buy/borrow the game and dump it, if they are given an option to.
I do remember reading years ago, it was at least rumored that one former dev of a canceled game (Police Academy) had a proto but didn't want to share as they were concerned with being sued by the copyright owner (uh, Warner?). An understandable position, but that sort of thing can happen in this scene.
But if a prototype was confirmed to exist and they were able to obtain it and dump it, they wouldn't email you the ROM. They'd post it for everyone!
I'm only going to by my experience watching the site.
Personally I'd like to know just HOW they expected Password (original, Super, whatever) to even work on the NES. As I recall, the show was about giving auditory one-word clues (with pronunciation going a long way as a secondary clue).
Maybe they expected people to play by the honor system, for the player receiving the clue to not look at the answer on the TV?
Or would it have been restricted to a single-player game?
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Posted: Wed Aug 05, 2015 5:13 pm
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That Card Sharks announcement was made at CES with no screenshots or gameplay, so it's entirely possible they were just gauging holiday interest from buyers before they even started development. That was a common practice then.
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KingMike wrote:
But if a prototype was confirmed to exist and they were able to obtain it and dump it, they wouldn't email you the ROM. They'd post it for everyone!
Off-topic, but the number of people who asked me to keep a particular ROM suppressed or to privately give them a ROM and never share it to the public is mind-boggling.
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:01 am
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Weird, I've never been asked that. I guess it's because I don't usually tell people we have something until it's out? I don't know.
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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 12:09 pm
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Perhaps. I have an unreal backlog of things to release and not a lot of time to do it lately.
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Posted: Fri Aug 07, 2015 7:39 pm
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Card Sharks seems a bit surprising as wasn't the TV show fairly short lived?
Like, I hadn't even heard of it until watching reruns on the Game Show Network in the early 2000s.
Though I'm not sure if Classic Concentration was that widely remembered, but it still got a game out.
Perhaps it depended on if they got it out while the show was still running.
What year was that again on the Card Sharks announcement?
(Wikipedia says the TV series first ran 1978-81 and then another version 1986-89)
Though I hadn't heard of Press Your Luck, likewise until GSN reruns in 2001, and their subsequent remake in 2002 (I had only see the original for a few months but already could tell that "Double Whammy" consequence of dropping crap on the losers' heads was nothing but spitting on a classic). And yet there was a Wii version, let alone I think more than one edition. Did they make a more recent version the TV show I didn't know of?
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Posted: Sat Aug 08, 2015 1:57 am
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Though I hadn't heard of Press Your Luck [...] And yet there was a Wii version, let alone I think more than one edition. Did they make a more recent version the TV show I didn't know of?
It came out on Windows, iOS, and DS as well as Wii. It was also later made available for PS3 via PSN in a bundle with Family Feud and The Price is Right.
My purely speculative guess is it was just one of a million cheap iOS cash-ins that was extremely easy to port to the other systems.
There was a documentary about the guy who figured out the pattern of the board and was able to game the system and win over $100,000, which was a record at the time for most money ever won on a game show. That was released in 2003, however, so unlikely to be connected to the video game released 6 years later.
Press Your Luck was my all time favorite game show, so I'm surprised I hadn't heard about the newish version of the game. (I played the GameTek DOS version back in the day.)
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Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2015 10:45 am
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There WAS a more recent version of the TV show. They called it "Whammy! The All-new Press Your Luck"
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I meant more recent than that.
Whammy! was from 2002, which is still a long time before the Wii (I think that release was like 2009/2010?)
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They should have made them and released them, same with the following
Sale Of The Century
The Price Is Right
Press Your Luck
High Rollers
$1,000,000 Chance Of A Lifetime
Super Password
Now You See It
Name That Tune
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They released a DOS version of The Price Is Right, if that gives any idea what an NES version might have been like.
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I had that DOS Price is Right, back on my Commodore Colt 286. It used to glitch out half the time, since we didn't have a CGA card. Still, was one of the only real games we had. Glad we got a NES about a year later!
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Weight: medium heavy
Volume: medium low to loud
Stick Sound: clear, warm
Intensity: lively
Sustain: long
Bell Character: fairly integrated
Sound Character: Medium bright, full-bodied with warm undertones. Wide range, clean mix. Even, balanced feel. Clear ping over an even, warm wash. Pronounced bell. Multi-purpose ride for a wide range of musical styles.
While Color Sound 900 feature essentially the same sound and function as the 900 Series, the color coating causes a slightly drier sound, shortens the sustain a bit, and results in a more focused attack.
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*COMPLETED* Hailey Smith is 17 years old. She lives...
Living a dream life!64353518
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- Published: 27 Mar 2014
- Updated: 2 Apr 2015
- Status: In Progress
Grace isn't a normal teenager. Her and her family live in Beverly Hills, California. Her parent are CFOs of some big companies. She's a model for Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch, but she still goes to normal school for her last year. Her friends, Emma and Leah, went to a MagCon event. Grace couldn't go due to her modeling schedule and she didn't know who they were but Emma got one of the boys numbers. They all soon became friends! When Grace and the boys meet, will she fall for one of them?
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The Wanted Announce Break Up After Latest Tour
The band The Wanted has just announced they will be breaking up to pursue personal pursuits.
The guys – Nathan Sykes, Max George, Siva Kanaswaran, Tom Parker, and Jay McGuiness – released a statement on their site.
"This tour will be their last for a while as Tom, Max, Jay, Siva and Nathan have collectively decided to take time to pursue personal endeavours following the tour's conclusion. The band wants to stress to their fans that they will continue on as The Wanted and look forward to many successful projects together in the future. They thank their fans for their continued love and support and look forward to seeing them on tour," the announcement read.
"We just want to say thanks again to you all for your massive love and support, it means so much to us. We love you guys!" the band tweeted.
Tom, however, assured his fans: "Just want to say…It's a break, not the end. You can't get rid of us that easily haha! x"
WHAT DO YOU THINK about The Wanted breaking up??


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I Am a Mormon Boy
1. Kind friends, as here I stand to sing
And look into your eyes,
I feel as if I have inside
A dozen butterflies;
But never mind, for I'm a boy
Who's always full of joy—
A brave and willing sort of chap—
An honest Mormon boy.
2. I'm proud to know that I was born
On earth in these last days,
That I've been taught to love the truth
And serve in many ways;
Yet I confess that sometimes I
Still manage to annoy
My dearest friends, but that's a fault
Of many a Mormon boy.
3. My father is a Mormon true,
And when I am a man,
I want to be like him and do
Just all the good I can.
My faults I'll try to overcome,
And while I life enjoy,
With pride I'll lift my head and say,
"I am a Mormon boy."
A Mormon boy, a Mormon boy,
I am a Mormon boy;
I might be envied by a king,
For I am a Mormon boy.
Text: Evan Stephens
Music: Evan Stephens
Artist: Stephens
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: Friend
Composition Date: 1986-10-01
More Info: Friend


text: Bitcoin has been doing rounds in the internet communities and among the net-geeks for some time now.But the most important factor that is virtually less discussed is its legality. Legality of Bitcoin in India is yet to come up under the mainstream radars of the top governing bodies like RBI . But in the coming days you can expect it to happen soon.


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Ext version tested:
- Ext 3.2 rev ____
Adapter used:
- ext
css used:
- only default ext-all.css
Browser versions tested against:
- FF3 (firebug 184.108.40.206 installed)
Operating System:
- Win7
- When loading json data to a form with radiogroup and later checking isDirty, radiogroup is always returned dirty. It because originalValue is not set on radios inside group but only on group itself. When isDirty from checkboxgroup is called it checks isDrity for every radio, which is always true.
Test Case:
See this URL : http://Code:<<insert working code to reproduce the report >>
Steps to reproduce the problem:
- use form from samples
- load json object into form
Debugging already done:
- yes
Possible fix:
- bellow is isDirty for raidogroup
Code:// private isDirty: function(){ //override the behaviour to check sub items. if (this.disabled || !this.rendered) { return false; } var dirty = false; if (this.getValue().getRawValue() != this.originalValue.getRawValue()) { dirty = true; } return dirty; }


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Singer Robin Thicke took his adorable son Julian, 3, to the movies in Hollywood, CA on Sunday (July 14). Julian's mother is Robin's wife Actress Paula Patton.
Robin Thicke and son Julian
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Isla Fisher and daughters shop for toys
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Actress Isla Fisher was seen with her adorable daughters Olive, 5, and Elula, 2, while shopping at Toys "R" Us in Los Angeles, CA on Monday (July 8). The girl's father is Isla's husband funnyman Sasha Baron Cohen.
Katie's Precious Cargo
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Katie Holmes was seen giving her 7-year-old daughter Suri a piggy back ride through New York on Saturday (July 13).