The Portland Daily Sun, Friday, December 16, 2011

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Devices distracting doctors (NY Times) — Hospitals and doctors’ offices, hoping to curb medical error, have invested heavily to put computers, smartphones and other devices into the hands of medical staff for instant access to patient data, drug information and case studies.

But like many cures, this solution has come with an unintended side effect: doctors and nurses can be focused on the screen and not the patient, even during moments of critical care. And they are not always doing work; examples include a neurosurgeon making personal calls during an operation, a nurse checking airfares during surgery and a poll showing that half of technicians running bypass machines had admitted texting during a procedure.

This phenomenon has set off an intensifying discussion at hospitals and medical schools about a problem perhaps best described as “distracted doctoring.” In response, some hospitals have begun limiting the use of devices in critical settings, while schools have started reminding medical students to focus on patients instead of gadgets, even as the students are being given more devices.

“You walk around the hospital, and what you see is not funny,” said Dr. Peter J. Papadakos, an anesthesiologist and director of critical care at the University of Rochester Medical Center in upstate New York.

“My gut feeling is lives are in danger,” said Dr. Papadakos, who recently published an article on “electronic distraction” in Anesthesiology News, a journal. “We’re not educating people about the problem, and it’s getting worse.”

Research on the subject is beginning to emerge. A peer-reviewed survey of 439 medical technicians published this year in Perfusion, a journal about cardiopulmonary bypass surgery, found that 55 percent of technicians who monitor bypass machines acknowledged to researchers that they had talked on cellphones during heart surgery. Half said they had texted while in surgery.

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Iraq is on its own as U.S. formally ends war BAGHDAD (NY TIMES) — After nearly nine years, some 4,500 American fatalities and about $1 trillion, America’s war in Iraq is about to end. Officials marked the finish Thursday with a modest ceremony at the airport days before the last troops traverse the southern highway to Kuwait, going out as they came in, to conclude the United States’ most ambitious and bloodiest military campaign since Vietnam.

Iraqis will be left with a country that is not exactly at war, and not exactly at peace.

It has improved in many ways since the 2007 troop “surge,” but it is still a shattered country marred by violence and political dysfunction, a land defined on sectarian lines whose future, for better or worse, is now in the hands of

its people.

“It is the end for the Americans only,” Emad Risn, an Iraqi columnist, recently wrote in the pages of Assabah alJadeed, a government-funded newspaper. “Nobody knows if the war will end for Iraqis, too.”

Iraq will be on its own to find its place in a region upended by revolutions and to manage its rivalry with Iran, which will look to expand its influence culturally and economically in the power vacuum left by the United States military. While American officials worry about the close political ties between Iraq’s Shiite leadership and Iran, the picture at the grassroots level is more nuanced.

Iraqis complain about shoddy Iranian consumer goods — they frequently mention lowquality yogurts and cheeses

— and the menacing role of Iranian-backed militias, which this year killed many American soldiers.

The Iranian rivalry frequently plays out in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, where Iraq’s religious authorities are headquartered. Iran, which like Iraq is majority Shiite, recently installed one of its leading clerics in Najaf, raising worries that Iran is trying to spread its brand of clerical rule to Iraq. Meanwhile, Moktada alSadr, the anti-American cleric with very close ties to Iran, has recently said that with the military withdrawal, American diplomats are now fair game for his militiamen.

Iraq faces a multitude of vexing problems the Americans tried and failed to resolve, from how to divide the country’s oil

wealth to sectarian reconciliation to the establishment of an impartial justice system. A long-standing dispute festers in the north over how to share power in Kirkuk between Arabs, Kurds and Turkmen, an ominous harbinger for power struggles that may ensue in a post-America Iraq. A recent deal between Exxon Mobil and the Kurdistan government has been deemed illegal by Baghdad in the absence of procedures for sharing the country’s oil resources.

“We are in a standstill and things are paralyzed,” said Adel Abdul Mahdi, a prominent Shiite politician and former vice president of Iraq, describing the process of political reconciliation between Iraq’s three main factions, Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

DOJ investigation: Arizona Use of chimps halted in sheriff’s office targeted Latinos new U.S.-funded research PHOENIX (NY TIMES) — In a strongly worded critique of the country’s best-known sheriff, the Justice Department on Thursday accused Sheriff Joe Arpaio of engaging in “unconstitutional policing” by unfairly targeting Latinos for detention and arrest and retaliating against those who complain.

After an investigation that lasted more than three years, the civil rights division of the Justice Department said in a 22-page report that the Maricopa County sheriff’s office, which Mr. Arpaio leads, had “a pervasive culture of discriminatory bias against Latinos” that “reaches the highest levels of the agency.”

The department interfered with the inquiry, the government said, prompting a law-

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“We have peeled the onion to its core,” said Thomas E. Perez, the assistant attorney general for civil rights, noting during a conference call with reporters on Thursday morning that more than 400 inmates, deputies and others had been interviewed as part of the review, including Sheriff Arpaio and his command staff. Mr. Perez said the inquiry, which included jail visits and reviews of thousands of pages of internal documents, raised the question of whether Latinos were receiving “second-class policing services” in Maricopa County.

Mr. Perez said he hoped Sheriff Arpaio would cooperate with the federal government.

(NY TIMES) — The National Institutes of Health on Thursday suspended all new grants for biomedical and behavioral research on chimpanzees and accepted the first uniform criteria for assessing the necessity of such research. Those criteria require that the research be necessary for human health, and that there be no other way to accomplish it.

In making the announcement, Dr. Francis S. Collins, the director of the N.I.H., said the agency was accepting the recommendations released earlier in the day by an expert committee of the Institute of Medicine and would establish a working group to decide how to carry out those recommendations. The decision by the N.I.H. and the recomentions

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A nonprofit with plans to open a medical marijuana dispensary in Portland, and that was hit with a lawsuit by its former financial backer, announced Thursday it is giving itself a name change.

Northeast Patients Group, which holds permits to open multiple medical marijuana dispensaries in Maine, announced it is now Wellness Connection of Maine.

The nonprofit issued the name change in a news release, which indicated a Portland dispensary will open "in the coming weeks."

“We feel the new name better reflects our identity as a Maine-based non-profit organization that prioritizes the individual needs of our clients," stated Rebecca DeKeuster, the group's executive director.

In September, DeKeuster told MaineBiz that the nonprofit has leased a 6,500-square-foot office at 685 Congress St. The space is located near Longfellow Square, and is in the same building as Local 188.

DeKeuster is also a party named in a lawsuit filed against Northeast Patients Group, claiming they failed to pay back more than $630,000 in loans used for salaries at start-up funds during the nonprofit's permitting process. The claim was filed by California-based Berkeley Patients Group.

The lawsuit was filed July 6 in Cumberland County Superior Court.

DeKeuster, who severed ties with Berkeley in February, is accused of breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty and disclosing trade secrets to a competitor.

Maine law allows for nonprofit medical marijuana dispensaries following a successful referendum in 2009 that amended the state’s existing medical marijuana statute.

Dispensaries are up and running in Ellsworth, Biddeford, Auburn and Frenchville.

In addition to Portland, Wellness Connection of Maine also said Thursday it plans to open additional sites in Brewer and Hallowell in the coming weeks.

Facebook’s new design brings back user’s past (The New York Times) Remember those karaoke videos from three years ago that somehow wound up on Facebook? They were embarrassing for the few hours they spent at the top of your Facebook profile, and then they were buried under a cascade of new updates.

But on Thursday, Facebook started rolling out a revamped profile design called Timeline that makes a user’s entire history of photos, links and other things shared on Facebook accessible with a single click. This may be the first moment that many of Facebook’s 800 million members realize just how many digital breadcrumbs they’ve been leaving on the site — and on the Web in general.

For better or worse, the new format is likely to bring back a lot of old memories. But going forward, it could also make it harder to shed past identities — something that people growing up with Facebook might struggle with as they transition from high school to college, and from there to the working world.

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The old Facebook profile page shows the most recent items a user has posted, along with things like photos of them posted by others. But Timeline creates a scrapbook-like montage, assembling photos, links and updates for each month and year since they signed up for Facebook.

When Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and chief executive of Facebook, introduced Timeline in September at a developer conference, he described it as a way to get a more comprehensive portrait of someone than by simply reading updates or looking at a profile picture: “We think it’s an important next step to help tell the story of your life.”

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And was the mission accomplished?

For the Army and Marines who lost 4,500 dead and more than 30,000 wounded, many of them amputees, the second-longest war in U.S. history is over. America is coming home from Iraq.

On May 1, 2003, on the carrier Abraham Lincoln, the huge banner behind President George W. Bush proclaimed, “Mission Accomplished!”

That was eight years ago. And so, was the mission accomplished?

Two-thirds of all Americans have concluded the war was not worth it.

And reading the description of Iraq from the editorial page of the pro-war Washington Post, who can answer yes?

“Al-Qaida continues to carry out terrorist attacks. Iraniansponsored militias still operate, and a power struggle between ––––– Kurdish-ruled northern Iraq Creators and Mr. Maliki’s government Syndicate goes on. More Iraqis worry that, after the U.S. troops depart this month, the sectarian bloodletting that ravaged the country between 2002 and 2007 will resume.”

And not all the Americans are really coming home.

Some 16,000 will remain in the huge fortress that houses the U.S. embassy and in fortified consulates in Basra, Irbil and Kirkuk. All four sites will be selfsufficient, so U.S. personnel can stay clear of what The Wall Street Journal calls “the perilous security situation on Iraq’s city streets.”

In each diplomatic post, the State Department employees will be outnumbered by private security contractors, 5,000 of whom will provide for their protection and secure travel.

U.S. Ambassador James Jeffrey warns of the dangers that await U.S. diplomats who venture outside the compounds: “If we move out into the Iraqi economy, out into the Iraqi society in any significant way,

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Ins and outs of Portland’s Buy Local campaign Buy Local? What got me going on this was the recent BUY LOCL message on the Time and Temp sign. I’m all for anything Portland, like we all are, but I’ve never understood what Buy Local even means or how to Buy Local even if I developed the firm resolve to do so.

If I want to buy a pair of shoes or some new clothes, I pretty much have to go to a nationally owned store at or near some mall, right? When I buy a car I’m likely giving my money to a bailed-out mega-corporation, unless I buy used, so, okay, I guess buying a used car would be a good example of buying local. Who goes to Topeka to buy a used car anyway, though. If it made sense, people would. It doesn’t.

If I want to buy food on a regular basis and have any kind of selection I have go to a supermarket that is owned by who knows who from wherever, and the food I’m buying comes from around the world, not from Portland, and usually not from anywhere else in Maine. So does buying local mean I should do all my food shopping at farmer’s markets and corner stores?

Cliff Gallant ––––– Daily Sun Columnist Do not go to big box stores for they represent corporate greed.

Okay. But how else does one buy a new video camcorder? Maybe some guy out in North Deering makes them in his garage? He should advertise more.

So what’s it all about, this Buy Local campaign? There’s a lot of good people involved in it and they wouldn’t associate themselves with something that’s transparently pointless. Moved from contemplation to action by the supplicating bleeting of BUY LOCL up there hour after hour, I went to the Buy Local website.

Come to find out, there are 370 local businesses of virtually every kind that are members of Buy Local. None of them manufacture cars or new video camcorders, true, but they do offer quite a wide array of goods and services. Food, shoes, clothes, tattoos,

coffee, massages, therapy, regardless of what you’re after you can most likely choose between a national chain or locally owned and operated business.

Regards food shopping, yes, you’re probably still going to have to go to a supermarket that’s not locally owned for a lot of your needs, but the Buy Local cause is advanced by your paying attention to the source of what you’re buying and asking yourself whether or not you could get the same thing at a comparable price at a locally owned and operated food store. They exist. Go to the Buy Local site or pick up one of their pamphlets to find them.

Here’s the economics of it: The Maine Center for Economic Policy is quoted on the website as saying that for every dollar spent at a locally owned business, an additional 58 cents of business is generated in the local economy, as opposed to an extra 38 cents from a dollar spent at a national chain store. That’s mainly because locally owned businesses are more likely to purchase goods and services from local sources. The site see GALLANT page 5

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Store manager Christian Steppe loads up old boxes at the Reny’s department store in Portland. Buy Local advocates urge the public to spend money in local stores.

Reny’s is Maine based.

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‘I get a headache walking in Walmart’ GALLANT from page 4

Iraq is far from secure BUCHANAN from page 4

it will be much harder to protect our people.”

NBC reported this week that two five-vehicle convoys loaded with Blackwater security types were necessary to escort two U.S. teachers to a meeting in a Bagdad hotel.

What kind of victory did we win if, eight years after we ousted Saddam Hussein and helped install a democratic government, Americans in Iraq should fear for their lives?

Did we win the “hearts and minds” of the Iraqi people when they are burning American flags in Fallujah to celebrate our departure? Why was no parade held, so Iraqis could cheer departing Americans for having liberated them from the tyranny of Saddam?

What did we accomplish if hatred of America is so widespread our diplomats live in constant peril?

Neooconservative Fred Kagan writes that people who think all will be well after America leaves believe in a mirage.

The Obama administration lacks a vision and a strategy, and the regime in Baghdad lacks the assured capability of securing U.S. “core interests” in Iraq, he writes. Among these are ensuring that the state does not collapse, that civil war does not break out, that Iranian influence does not surge, that al-Qaida or Iranian militias do not establish sanctuaries.

Moreover, writes Kagan, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki is “unwinding the multi-ethnic cross-sectarian Iraqi political settlement.”

To Kagan, an enthusiast of the war, everything vital that we won in almost nine years of fighting is at risk.

But if we have no assurance that the disasters he lists will not occur, perhaps within months of our departure, what kind of victory is this?

What did we accomplish with a war whose costs in blood, Iraqi as well as American, and treasure were so high?

“We are leaving behind a sovereign, stable and self-reliant Iraq, with

a representative government that was elected by its people,” President Obama told the troops at Fort Bragg.

Are we?

The Kurds are cutting deals with U.S. oil companies that Baghdad refuses to recognize, seeking to incorporate Kirkuk, and edging toward independence, which would cross a red line not only in Baghdad but Ankara.

Muslim pogroms have uprooted half the Christians, and half of these Christians have fled the country, many to Syria.

Maliki is moving against the Sunni Awakening warriors whom Gen. David Petraeus persuaded to fight al-Qaida in return for their being brought into the army.

The Sunnis sees themselves as dispossessed and marginalized in a country they have historically dominated.

Al-Qaida continues to launch terror attacks on civilians to reignite sectarian war. And as the Americans head down the highway to Kuwait, Iran works to displace America as the dominant foreign influence in Baghdad.

That we were deceived into believing Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction ready to use, and that he was the man behind 9/11 — that we were lied into war — is established fact.

But, equally astonishing, though Bush & Co. planned this war from Sept. 11, 2001, if not before, no one seems to have thought it through before launching it. For as John McCain said yesterday, as of 2007, “the war was nearly lost.”

Yet the disaster that may still befall us in Iraq has not in the least inhibited the war hawks who, even now, are advancing identical arguments for a new war, on Iran, a country three times the size of Iraq.

(Patrick J. Buchanan is the author of “Suicide of a Superpower: Will America Survive to 2025?” To find out more about Buchanan and read features by other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate Web page at www.creators.com.)

also says that a 10 percent shift in consumer retail spending from national chains to locally owned businesses would mean $127 million a year to the local economy.

This is meaningful stuff.

Now I know more about how I can buy local and am more aware of why I should make the effort.

And, yes, buying local does take some effort, it’s a lot simpler to just go to a nationally owned conglomerate where they’ve got just about everything, but taking the trouble to seek out a locally owned

and operated business is worth it, both in terms of getting a better buy and helping out the local economy. The shopping experience is also much different, and that matters a lot. I get a headache walking the aisles of Walmart. Don’t know exactly why, something to do with sensory overload, I guess.

But this is Portland, after all, and nothing is simple or easily understood.

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

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Westbrook school faces possible closure Budget proposal still under review; ‘I do not want people to think this is a done deal,’ superintendent says

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Amid a looming multimillion dollar budget shortfall, the Westbrook School Department is mulling whether to permanently close the doors to one of its four elementary schools.

Westbrook's superintendent, Marc Gousse, has indicated Prides Corner Elementary could shut down as part of a district-wide reconfiguration. In a recent letter to staff, Gousse explained the closure could help address a deficit that could reach $2.3 million.

"Like many districts, there are a lot of challenges out there financially," Gousse told The Portland Daily Sun. "The consideration right now, one of the scenarios is to look at taking four elementary schools, closing Prides Corner, and in effect reconfigure the remaining elementary schools," he said. "There are significant savings by doing this ... (and it would) help to mitigate some of the potential program and personal cuts that we're faced with."

Prides Corner has a staff of about 30 employees and more than 300 students. Gousse explained that while a closure would lead to a reduction in staff, many of the teachers would likely transfer along with the students to other schools in the district.

"The bulk of the staff would go with the students," he said.

Gousse added the proposal is in its infancy and that the district will garner feedback from the public and the district itself before he submits a proposal to the school committee for consideration.

"Certainly, there's a lot of things to consider. This is a change for a lot of people," he said. "The first step is to put the information out there, then the

The superintendent of the Westbrook School Department announced the possibility of Prides Corner Elementary school shutting down amid efforts to confront a district budget deficit. (MATTHEW ARCO PHOTO)

next step is to listen after people have had a chance to lay our their questions and concerns."

The vice chairwoman of the Westbook School Committee, Suzanne Salisbury, said earlier in the week that Gousse is "doing a good job of setting the framework," though deferred further comment to the board's chairman, Edward Symbol. Symbol deferred to the superintendent, according to Gousse.

"I do not want people to think this is a done deal," said Gousse, adding, "After we have enough forums and enough feedback, at some point, very soon, I'm going to have to make recommendations to our school committee."

The superintendent said conservative estimates of cost savings from shutting down the school are about $500,000.

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“They work hard and play by the rules,” President Obama said about a group of workers who often feed patients, tend wounds or help with physical therapy.

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City tells OccupyMaine to file suit, or leave park Notice says people will be barred from occupying Lincoln Park at night

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

City officials set a deadline Thursday for protesters camping at Lincoln Park, telling OccupyMaine's attorney that the group either file a lawsuit against the city by Monday or face eviction from the park.

In a letter to the group's attorney, John Branson, the city's lawyer stated Branson has until noon on Monday to file a lawsuit on behalf of the protesters, or campers would be evicted and any structures would be dismantled.

"In relation to the notice (to vacate), please make it clear to your clients that they are free to be in the park for any of the normal uses related to a city park — including First Amendment activities — between the hours of 6:30 a.m. and 10 p.m.," stated Gary Wood, the city's attorney.

Wood referred to the notice to remove structures and belongings from Lincoln Park signed by City Manager Mark Rees. The notice indicates that people will be barred from occupying the park during the night. "(It) instruct(s) anyone present in Lincoln Park who has any structures or belongings in the park, that barring any lawsuit filing on their behalf, they must remove those structures and belongings," Wood stated.

Branson, who could not be reached for comment Thursday, told The Portland Daily Sun on Monday he expected to file a lawsuit against the city in the coming days. His comments were made following an OccupyMaine general assembly, a meeting of the anti-corporate protesters. In the general assembly, members voted to file a complaint

after the City Council denied approving a permit for the encampment.

Branson also communicated to city officials by telephone Tuesday that he would be filing a lawsuit.

"It was an open communication where they said, 'Here are our intentions,'" said Nicole Clegg, a city spokeswoman, referring to the phone conversation.

OccupyMaine has claimed repeatedly over the past two months that occupying the park is a key tenet of its ongoing protest against corporate greed and corruption in the U.S. financial and political systems.

If and when a lawsuit is filed against the city, Wood's letter indicated Branson would not be required to petition the court for a temporary restraining order. The city's attorney said City Hall would "allow the status quo to continue" during any court proceedings.

“Come camp with us,” urges writing on a tent at the OccupyMaine encampment. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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ers, who do not even rate a permanent police presence.

“The U.S.A. is not as used as the Europeans to dealing with these movements,” said a 50-year-old Occupy Frankfurt resident who would identify himself only as Uwe. He was managing an information stand fashioned from

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to Reuters. Earlier this month, police in London sent a letter to local businesses that appeared to link members of the Occupy movement with terrorist groups, according to the Guardian and other newspapers.

The Frankfurt encampment of about 50 tents is not exactly a picture of German order. The residents have trampled much of the small park to mud. Several sawed-off oil drums, apparently used for fires, lie about. Atop a knoll, someone has built a sculpture out of bent bicycle frames, toy dolls and empty beer bottles.

But there have been no arrests of Occupy Frankfurt activists, and residents of the camp described the local police more as allies than antagonists.

A 42-year-old man who would give his name only as Jay, and said he was originally from North Carolina, described how the police had intervened when a group of rightist youths started shouting insults and trying to provoke a fight.

“The way I see it, they don’t bother, they protect,” Jay said, as rain began to drum on the plastic tarp covering the outdoor kitchen, where he was helping to serve a communal breakfast of donated bagels and peanut butter. “We have never had a problem with the police.”

Likewise, the Frankfurt police have never had a beef with the protesters, said Manfred Vonhausen, a police spokesman. “The people there have been totally calm,” he said.

The activists chose the site next to the E.C.B. to protest what they consider the bank’s aloofness from the democratic process and the austerity it is helping to impose on indebted countries like Greece. But the protesters do not seem to be very aware of the central bank’s policy actions, like its rate cut last week.

Leftist movements have a long history in Europe, and the German police are used to dealing with neo-Nazis, extreme-left “Autonomen” and other groups with much more of a hang for violence than the Frankfurt camp-

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But the Occupy Frankfurt encampment, spread out on the front lawn of the European Central Bank, is missing one feature of Zuccotti Park in New York: the police.

The Frankfurt authorities, who control the park in the middle of the city, have taken a tolerant attitude toward the encampment, while the activists have generally behaved themselves since taking up residence in October.

As a result, there have been none of the polarizing confrontations seen in New York and other cities, much less any violence or pepper spray.

By anarchist standards, the Frankfurt activists are an orderly bunch.

They have an outdoor kitchen that serves meals of donated food, a Web site and professional public relations operation, and a tent for community meetings.

“If all demonstrations went so well we wouldn’t have much to do,” said Michael Jenisch, a spokesman for the Frankfurt Ordnungsamt, or Office of Public Order, which issues permits for public gatherings and has been monitoring the Occupy Frankfurt encampment.

“If they have the staying power, they can camp there all winter,” Mr. Jenisch said. That attitude contrasts with that of the authorities in cities like New York, Oakland or Boston, where the police have evicted protesters from public space, and also with other financial centers in Europe.

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Maine electricity rates to drop for Central Maine Power customers

MTA: Former turnpike executive agrees to pay $155K

Residents and small businesses that get their power from Central Maine Power or Bangor Hydro Electric can see a modest savings in their electrical bills next year.

Both companies submitted bids for standard offer service to the Maine Public Utilities Commission this week that were at least 12.4 percent and 13.5 percent lower, respectively, for CMP and Bangor Hydro customers.

That should translate into rate reductions of at least 6 percent for both suppliers, according to the commission.

“The bids accepted today reflect the results of a robust auction process, and are consistent with prevailing wholesale market prices for electricity,” said commission chair Tom Welch, in a statement.

“The price reductions are good news for residential and small business consumers, and will lower electricity costs in Maine by about $50 million next year,” he continued.

The new prices for standard service will take effect March 1, 2012 and remain in effect for a year, the commission said.

In a statement, Gov. Paul LePage said the lower electricity rates were good news for Mainers, who on average pay nearly 30 percent more for power than the national average.

“It’s very encouraging to see that hundreds of thousands of Mainers will be experiencing a significant decrease in their electric bills starting on March 1,” the governor said.

A former Maine Turnpike Authority director has agreed to a settlement for alleged misconduct, the Authority reported yesterday.

Paul Violette, along with two bonding companies, will pay the MTA $430,000, a press release stated. The MTA will receive $155,000 from Violette, $175,000 from Travelers Casualty and $100,000 from CNA Surety, according to the Authority.

Violette was reportedly accused by the MTA of lying about $161,000 worth of vacation and sick time and making tens of thousands of dollars in improper credit-card charges, according to a lawsuit filed in July.

“We have recovered the money to which we are entitled and plan to reinvest it back into turnpike operations,” said Daniel Walthen, chairman of the MTA board, in a statement.

“This financial recovery is independent of any criminal investigation or actions that may be taken by the Office of the Maine Attorney General,” Walthen said.

Violette resigned in March following a report from the Maine Legislature’s Office of Program Evaluation, which found questionable expenditures made by Violette, according to the MTA. In July, the MTA filed a lawsuit in Cumberland County Superior Court seeking restitution.

The amount coming personally from Violette is based on a disclosure under oath that the payment is equivalent in value to his present net worth, according to the Authority.

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The counties, which comprise areas heavily damaged by inclement weather in 2011, will qualify as either primary or contiguous natural disaster areas.

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Cape Elizabeth High School wins Maine mock trial competition Cape Elizabeth High School won the 2011 Maine State High School Mock Trial championship in a close match against Hampden Academy, with a final held on Thursday in the Maine Supreme Judicial Courtroom at the Cumberland County Courthouse in Portland.

Maine Supreme Judicial Court Justice Jon Levy was the presiding judge. U.S. Attorney Thomas Delahanty and Maine Law School Dean Peter Pitegoff served as evaluators.

Now, Cape Elizabeth will represent Maine at the National High School Mock Trial Championship in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on May 3-6, 2012, organizers reported. This represents the second consecutive win for Cape Elizabeth High School.

This year’s competition case was a prosecution for the murder of the vice president of Pinnacle Paper Company. In the fictional scenario, the murder took place late at night at the paper company’s plant in a fictitious town in Maine.

“The defendant was the leader of an environmental activist group called the Swamp Rats, which has engaged in protest activities and committed trespassing and vandalism at the paper plant in an effort to stop the pollution of the river next to the plant. A trail of evidence collected at the crime scene led to the defendant and he was charged with murder,” organizers noted of the competition.

The Maine State Bar Association has sponsored the Maine State High School Mock Trial Competition for 18 years, with additional support provided by the Maine Bar Foundation and Friends of Mock Trial. Many members of the Maine judiciary and bar volunteer their time and expertise each year as judges or evaluators of the competition rounds or as attorney coaches for the teams, organizers noted.

Twenty high school teams and approximately 300 to 350 students participated in this year’s mock trial competition. The teams were Berwick Academy, Bonny Eagle, Brewer, Bucksport, Cape Elizabeth, Catherine McAuley, Cheverus, Deering, Dirigo, Edward Little, Freeport, Hampden Academy, Kennebunk, Lewiston, North Yarmouth Academy, Saint Dominic Academy, Sanford, Scarborough, Waterville and Waynflete.

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Foam-fill is free for the taking at bridge site

BY DAVID CARKHUFF THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Anyone who's tried to clean up styrofoam packaging the day after Christmas may appreciate the challenge confronting Wade Keith.

Keith is job superintendent for CPM Constructors of Freeport, and for the past six months he headed up the $10.5 million job of replacing the Falmouth Railroad Bridge, located on Route 26/100 just out of “The two people I just talked Portland. Shortly to, one’s building a big ice after the new bridge house up in camps in Rangeopened Wednesley because they have no day, Keith fielded several questions electricity so they store ice all about a massive summer for the fishermen. pile of foam blocks stacked near the The other guy wants to make old, still-standing a catamaran out of it. Other 1932 bridge.

Nearly 5,400 people want to make targets yards of foam for bow and arrow. Everymaterial had to be body in the world has got hauled in to serve as fill material on ideas for it.” — Wade Keith, the new bridge's job superintendent for CPM two approaches, Constructors of Freeport Keith estimated.

"Because of the skew of the bridge, we ended up with a lot of scrap pieces," he said.

Next week, any foam blocks not claimed by the public will end up getting hauled away for disposal, Keith said.

'Right now I'm giving it to whoever wants it," Keith said Thursday.

What would someone want with a massive piece of styrofoam used for bridge building?

Traffic crosses the new Falmouth Railroad Bridge, located on Route 26/100, which opened Wednesday. The old bridge is located to the left. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

"The two people I just talked to, one's building a big ice house up in camps in Rangeley because they have no electricity so they store ice all summer for the fishermen. The other guy wants to make a catamaran out of it. Other people want to make targets for bow and arrow. Everybody in the world has got ideas for it," Keith said.

Keith estimated that CPM Constructors was left with a couple of hundred yards of the foam material.

The foam is a styrofoam material called "geofoam."

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By Holiday Mathis honest opinion will be appreciated by one who has proved strong enough to hear the truth. That same opinion might simply be too much for a person who is less mature.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

You never stop improving. Your commitment to making life for you and yours better and better will be the driving force behind your choices for the next three days.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

Rules and contracts may be restrictive, but those restrictions may not be enforced. People deal with other people -- not with paper. Agreements come together outside of the norm.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18).

People around you may use sarcasm so they don’t have to show their true emotions. Your compassion will help you see beyond what’s being said and understand the deeper emotional implications.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You won’t be met with rejection, but your ideas may be confronted with indifference. That’s almost worse than a strong “no” if you let it hang you up in limbo land. Move forward with velocity.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Dec. 16).

You’ll benefit from a holistic approach to living. Adjustments in diet and your choice of entertainment will have a profound effect on seemingly unrelated areas such as your professional and romantic life. Education figures prominently into the year. Financial risk will bring a February reward. Your family expands in June. Taurus and Scorpio people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 11, 20, 14, 39 and 5.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your ability to help others will depend on seeing how they really need help and -perhaps more importantly -- how they don’t. Some kinds of help will make things worse.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There are times when you think that being shy isn’t acceptable. You will feel compelled to reach out and risk rejection, partly because you see potential benefit and partly because it’s the right thing to do.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Becoming a superstar depends on completing several actions in the direction of your dreams -- not just one or two. Go over the top wherever possible. Use your imagination.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). If someone is pulling you down, say goodbye for a while. The break could be the best thing that ever happened to you or the other person. It’s nice to know where you stand as an individual, outside of the context of a group.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You have a way of making things work out for the more neurotic people in your crowd.

You calm them and help them relax into all that’s going on beyond their control.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You are highly influential now, so use your powers for good. You can convince someone to do what’s right even though it might also be the more difficult choice available.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You have no desire to do what everyone else is doing. In fact, there is so much activity going on around you that you may feel the need to sequester yourself to get some peace and quiet.

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Today is Friday, Dec. 16, the 350th day of 2011. There are 15 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 16, 1811, the first of the powerful New Madrid earthquakes, with an estimated magnitude of 7.7, struck the central Mississippi Valley. (There were, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, three main shocks in all; the second struck in Jan. 1812 and the third was in Feb. 1812.)

On this date: In 1653, Oliver Cromwell became lord protector of England, Scotland and Ireland.

In 1773, the Boston Tea Party took place as American colonists boarded a British ship and dumped more than 300 chests of tea into Boston Harbor to protest tea taxes.

In 1809, the French Senate granted a divorce decree to Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Josephine (the dissolution was made final the following month).

In 1907, 16 U.S. Navy battleships, which came to be known as the “Great White Fleet,” set sail on a 14-month round-theworld voyage to demonstrate American sea power.

In 1944, the World War II Battle of the Bulge began as German forces launched a surprise attack against Allied forces in Belgium (the Allies were eventually able to beat the Germans back).

In 1951, a Miami Airlines Curtiss C-46 Commando crashed just after takeoff from Newark Airport in New Jersey, killing all 56 people on board.

In 1960, 134 people were killed when a United Air Lines DC-8 and a TWA Super Constellation collided over New York City.

In 1976, the government halted its swine flu vaccination program following reports of paralysis apparently linked to the vaccine.

In 1991, the U.N. General Assembly rescinded its 1975 resolution equating Zionism with racism by a vote of 111-25.

One year ago: The House joined the Senate in passing a massive bipartisan tax package preventing a big New Year’s Day tax hike for millions of Americans.

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Joyce Bulifant is 74. Actress Liv Ullmann is 73. CBS news correspondent Lesley Stahl is 70.

TV producer Steven Bochco is 68. Former Nevada Gov. Jim Gibbons is 67. Pop musician Tony Hicks (The Hollies) is 66. Pop singer Benny Andersson (ABBA) is 65. Actor Ben Cross is 64. Rock singer-musician Billy Gibbons (ZZ Top) is 62. Rock musician Bill Bateman (The Blasters) is 60. Actor Xander Berkeley is 56. Actress Alison LaPlaca is 52.

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Friday, Dec. 16 Friday Local Author Series at PPL noon. Friday Local Author Series with Kristine Bertini, author of “Strength for the Sandwich Generation: Help to Thrive While Simultaneously Caring for Our Kids and Our Aging Parents,” Meeting Room 5, Portland Public Library.

The Polar Express 2:45 p.m. The Polar Express is back, with an early train time of 2:45 p.m. and another First Class car. Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays through Dec. 23. The Polar Express will come to life when the Maine Narrow Gauge train departs its Ocean Gateway depot for a journey to the “North Pole.” Holiday decorations inside the train will add to the festive atmosphere as guests on board meet the conductor, have hot chocolate and a treat, listen to a reading of the enchanting story over our sound system, and sing carols. Santa will ride back with everyone to the train station from a special outpost of the North Pole and every child will receive their special bell on board the train. www.mainenarrowgauge. org/polar-express/

Gideon Bok Wall Drawings 7 p.m. Covers artist lecture and closing reception at SPACE Gallery. Free, all ages. “Gideon Bok worked in the gallery through November and December on a charcoal wall drawing, using SPACE as the subject. Gideon’s interior paintings and drawings highlight the passage of time, usually utilizing the space where the work is made. They feature the changing cast of characters who have stopped by, records strewn about, and other artifacts such as musical instruments, empty bottles, and semi-complete paintings. Gideon will give a slide talk about his work and we’ll celebrate the completion of this project at SPACE.” Presented with support from The Artists Resource Trust and Bangor Savings Bank.

Nutcracker Burlesque 7:30 p.m. This December, Vivid Motion’s holiday classic – Nutcracker Burlesque – returns to the St. Lawrence Arts Center, 76 Congress St., Portland. The show opens on Friday, Dec. 16, and runs Dec. 16-18 and Dec. 20-23; all shows with a 7:30 p.m. curtain. All seats are $15; order online at www.vividmotion.org or in person with cash or check at Longfellow Books, One Monument Way, Portland.

Nutcracker Burlesque is not appropriate for children.

‘The Christmas Bride’ 8 p.m. Dec. 15-21, Snowlion Repertory Company presents: “The Christmas Bride,” a joyous holiday tale of love lost and found, home and family, faith and forgiveness.

Showtimes are Dec. 15, 16, 17, 20 and 21 at 8 p.m., Dec. 17 at 2 p.m., and Dec. 18 at 3 p.m. The Dec. 17 matinee is ASL interpreted, and will be followed by a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus! Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland. 899-3993

‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with Over a Cardboard Sea 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Two Movie Showings of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., State Theatre, $6. Get ready to be taken back in time to 1946 - the year It’s a Wonderful Life originally premiered on the big screen – as the State Theatre gets ready for the holidays in style, complete with Portland’s premier nostalgia act, Over a Cardboard Sea, and a Santa Claus to boot. Portland’s premiere nostalgia act, will set the mood with a pre-show performance of classic vaudeville tunes. An old-timey photo booth, Shirley Temples at the bar, and Depression-level ticket prices complete the transformation. www.statetheatreportland.com

Saturday, Dec. 17 Port of Portland: A Ship-Shaped History in Bath 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Maine Maritime Museum, Bath. Saturday, Dec. 17 through Sunday, May 13, 2012. General admission. “Maine Maritime Museum’s latest exhibit presents a vision of the history of Maine’s Gateway City as portrayed by the ships that have transited Portland Head to clear Spring Point Ledge, a series of vessels as diverse as the different eras they represent; vessels that have brought hope, grief, sustenance, prosperity, disapp ointment, and a good day’s work to its people.” For more information visit www.MaineMaritimeMuseum.org or call 443-1316 during business hours.

Bethel author Harry Faulkner in Portland 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Bethel author Harry Faulkner will conduct a book signing at Works Bakery Café in Portland.

Faulkner will be signing copies of his books “Brothers of Another Realm,” “The Gaslight’s Glow” and “The Quest for the Blue Star: Bloodlines.” “It has been an extreme pleasure to work with this talented and dedicated author,” said PublishAmerica Public Relations Director Shawn Street.

“We look forward to a successful book signing event on the 17th.” Visit www.facebook.com/publishamerica.publisher and www.publishamerica.com

Iman Lizarazu’s first role was playing the mouse in “The Nutcracker” when she was six years old. Now, with four decades arranged inside her capable and provocative physique, she has created an alluring 70-minute solo show titled “Basquette Quese,” an entertaining portrayal of a character who’s insomnia initiates a series of mesmerizing gravity-defying vignettes. Lizarazu is part of Acorn Productions’ Phyzgig, a unique festival featuring vaudeville variety shows in downtown Portland from Dec. 27 through New Year’s Eve. (Photo by Steve DiBartolomeo)

Music in the House 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Music in the Longfellow House with pianist David Maxwell. Hear the newly-restored Chickering piano in the Longfellow House. Regular house tours will feature special musical accompaniment. Henry Wadsworth Longfellow purchased the Chickering square grand piano in 1843 when he came to Portland, during his honeymoon with his second wife, Frances Appleton. Holiday house tours will feature special musical accompaniment on the newly-restored Chickering piano. Participation available on a first-come, first-served basis. www.mainehistory.org/ house_overview.shtml

Photos with Santa at Children’s Museum 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine.

“Santa’s making some early visits to Portland this year and his favorite spot is right here at 142 Free Street! He’ll visit to the Museum & Theatre two more times: on Dec. 17 and 23 from 2-4 p.m. Sit on his lap, tell him your wish and don’t forget to say cheese — you can take home a 5”x7” photo from your visit in a festive paper frame for just $7.” www.kitetails.org

Caroling in the park 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friends of the Eastern Promenade invites the public to join in “for a favorite holiday tradition as we go a-caroling on the Prom and around Munjoy Hill.

Carolers will meet at the Fort Allen Park bandstand at 4:30 p.m., just in time for the Christmas Boat Parade of Lights.

We’ll begin by crooning carols as boats adorned with sparkling lights cruise the harbor. Sheet music will be provided, so never mind if you can’t remember all the lyrics to ‘The Twelve Days of Christmas.’ Afterwards, we’ll gather to warm up and enjoy refreshments at a private home.” http:// easternpromenade.org

Italian Heritage Center Band 7 p.m. Holiday Concert: With a Twist, Italian Heritage Center Band at Deering High School; in the Deering High School Auditorium. $10 at the door or call Bob at 781-8284 to get advance tickets for $7 or $6 for seniors. Students are free.

Come in for a nice evening concert featuring The Italian Heritage Center Band, a local Portland band with about 50 members through the community. It is a nonprofit organization which rehearses at the center but is not affiliated with it. Nina Oatley is the Director. The IHCCB will be collecting non-perishable foods at the concert to support the Stone Soup Kitchen of Biddeford in their effort to fight hunger in Maine. For more information visit their website: www.italianheritagecenterband.com

Sunday, Dec. 18 Holiday Christmas Music at Eastland 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Eastland Park Hotel Greenhouse Room, Christmas Cantata and individual selections. Free punch and cookies.

Carols in the Library 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Carols in the Library with the Choral Art Society. At the Longfellow House, Christmas carols in the Brown Library performed by the Choral Art Society, one of Maine’s premier choral groups. Seating is limited and registration is required. Please call 774-1822 to register. www. mainehistory.org/house_overview.shtml

Vesper Service and Pageant of the Nativity 4:45 p.m. First Parish Unitarian Universalist Church will present its 85th annual Vesper Service and Pageant of the Nativity in the historic Meeting House at 425 Congress St., just off Monument Square in downtown Portland. The public is most cordially invited to attend. First performed in 1926, First Parish Church’s Pageant of the Nativity continues its holiday tradition 85 years later. “Non-denominational in nature, this event makes no political or religious statement.

Rather it uses a combination of music, historic text, and tradition to honor the birth of one of history’s great prophets. ‘The Pageant is an opportunity to stop and take an hour to quiet our hearts and reflect on the season,’ says First Parish minister, the Rev. Christina Sillari.” FMI: 773-5747.

Tuesday, Dec. 20

Happy Hanukkah!

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2 p.m. Children’s Museum & Theatre of Maine. “Create Your Gingerbread Dream House. One of our favorite holiday traditions: the Annual Gingerbread House Workshops! We’ll supply a sturdy house kit and all the candy and icing you need to create a beautiful house to take home. The houses are pre-assembled, making them perfect for little hands — and leaving you time to focus on fancy flourishes!” www. kitetails.org see next page

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DEPA Business After Hours 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The DownEast Pride Alliance hosts its “Business After Hours” Networking Event at the Cumberland Club, 116 High St., Portland. “Cash bar, lite food & media table. Bring business cards to share. See you there for ‘cocktails & conversation!’ Sponsored by Norman Hanson & Detroy, RBC Wealth Management & Sunday River. Find DEPA on Facebook and www.depabusiness.com

Christmas with Cornils 7:30 p.m. Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas features Municipal Organist, Ray Cornils along with a variety of guests such as The Kotzschmar Festival Brass, The Parish Ringers, the Choral Art Society Camerata and the Oratorio Chorale. Tickest on sale through PortTix. 270.842.0800.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 St. Augustine of Canterbury healing service 7 p.m. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church will hold a healing service in accordance with the Rites of the Church.

The service will be followed by the Mass which includes the Holy Eucharist. The healing service includes anointing with oil and the laying on of hands as contained in Holy Scripture and according to the rites of the Church.

Persons are welcome to attending both the healing service and the Mass that follows. St. Augustine’s is a Traditional and Orthodox Anglican Catholic Community, part of the worldwide Traditional Anglican Communion, with members in 44 countries. St. Augustine of Canterbury Church worships at 9:30 a.m. on Sunday, and Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral Pines Chapel at 156 Saco Ave. in Old Orchard Beach. Father Jeffrey W. Monroe is Vicar and Fr. Joseph Bizimana is Asst. Vicar. For additional information, contact 799-5141.

Thursday, Dec. 22 Trinity Episcopal labyrinth 4 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Trinity Episcopal at 580 Forest Ave. (entrance in rear) is offering its indoor Chartre-style labyrinth for meditative walks. Allow about 30 minutes. FMI 772-7421.

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can also be dropped off at one of the following locations during the month of January: Cutter Street parking lot, Payson Park Little League Field and the nine-hole golf course lot on Riverside Street. Please note that wrapping paper is recyclable, and Styrofoam packaging is not.”

‘Being Elmo’ at the PMA 6:30 p.m. Film screening at Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art. Friday, Dec. 23, 6:30 p.m.; Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2 p.m.; Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2 p.m.; Thursday, Dec. 29, 2 p.m.; Friday, Dec. 30, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.; Saturday, Dec. 31, 2 p.m. NR “Beloved by children of all ages around the world, Elmo is an international icon. Few people know his creator, Kevin Clash, who dreamed of working with his idol, master puppeteer Jim Henson.

Displaying his creativity and talent at a young age, Kevin ultimately found a home on Sesame Street. Narrated by Whoopi Goldberg, this documentary includes rare archival footage, interviews with Frank Oz, Rosie O’Donnell, Cheryl Henson, Joan Ganz Cooney, and others and offers a behind-the-scenes look at Sesame Street and the Jim Henson Workshop.” http://www.portlandmuseum.org/events/ movies.php

Maine Academy of Modern Music’s Rock Camp

10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. “School’s out and it’s time to rock! Forget the books and come play at the Maine Academy of Modern Music’s Rock Camp. Whether on the nice list with a brand new guitar … or stuck on the naughty list for jamThe Polar Express is back, with an ming too loud, MAMM’s cool Rock Camp early train time of 2:45 p.m. and series provides young aspiring musicians another First Class car Fridays, Satur- a place to learn rock ‘n’ roll and have fun. days and Sundays through Dec. 23 at the This weeklong crash course in modern Maine Narrow Gauge Railroad. (COUR- music covers songwriting, recording and TESY IMAGE) tips on how to start a band — everything it takes to get out of the garage and into the studio or on stage. Ages 10 and up. Price: $300.

Dec. 26 through Dec. 30. Location: Portland (Breakwater ‘Home For the Holidays Cabaret’ School/856 Brighton Ave.). Registration: www.maineacad7:30 p.m. Lucid Stage announces A New Edge producemyofmodernmusic.org/camps, 899-3433. tion: “Home For the Holidays Cabaret,” Celebrate the holidays and community with Home for the Holidays Cabaret! Singing, storytelling, audience participation and Tuesday, Dec. 27 an optional Yankee Swap (bring a wrapped “re-gift”). $8 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland. 899-3993.

Phyzgig festival in Portland www.LucidStage.com 11 a.m. For the past 13 years, Acorn Productions has been brightening the cold bleak week between Christmas and New Year’s with Phyzgig, a unique festival featuring vaudeSaturday, Dec. 24 ville variety shows in downtown Portland from Dec. 27 through New Year’s Eve. “Phyzgig shows offer a complete Christmas at the Movies package of entertainment for all ages — juggling, illusion, 10 a.m. Next Level Church presents “Christmas at the physical comedy, live music and much more. Acorn annuMovies,” an incredible family Christmas experience featurally attracts performers from all over the country to appear in ing clips from the holiday movie, “Elf,” a family photo booth, Phyzgig, which is attended by approximately 2,500 audience great gifts, and tons of holiday treats and fun. “Christmas at members each year. This year’s edition of Phyzgig features the Movies” will happen on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 10 a.m. at 11 traditional acts and three local burlesque groups, along the Cinemagic Grand Theater, located at 333 Clarks Pond with the live sounds of ‘The Fabulous Lacklusters’ under the Road in South Portland. Tickets are free but are required, musical direction of Joel Eckhaus. The festival is comprised and are available by visiting www.nlc.tv anytime. Next Level of 13 shows at three different venues: the mainstage at PortChurch is one church, meeting every weekend across three land Stage Company, SPACE Gallery on Congress Street, and locations (Dover, N.H.; Newington, N.H. and Portland). the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook.” Tickets to Phyzgig range from $10 to $20 and a complete performance schedule Sunday, Dec. 25 appears below. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 854-0065 or visit www.phyzgig.org.

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Pizza for the Prom 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Pizza and the Prom: what a perfect combination! Join us from 5 to 9 pm Tuesday, Dec. 27 at the Flatbread Company, 72 Commercial St. in Portland, for Pizza for the Prom. A portion of the proceeds from the evening’s pizza sales will be donated to Friends of the Eastern Promenade.

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Amateur Kids Stand-up Comedy auditions 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Schoolhouse Arts Center’s will hold auditions for an Amateur Kids Stand-up Comedy Show on Dec. 28. Shows will be presented in our new Black Box theater beginning on Jan. 14.

“This is a chance for any kid who likes to make people laugh and wants a chance to show off their ‘stuff.’ Those auditioning should come prepared to perform before a small group. Performers must be at under 18 years of age. Content should be appropriate for kids of any age. Auditions will be held at the Schoolhouse Arts Center, located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35.

For more information, call Schoolhouse Arts Center at 642-3743 or log onto our website at www.schoolhousearts.org.

Dobrá Tea Storytelling Circle

Show with special guest George Hamm. Continue or start a family holiday tradition! Television appearances include: Comedy Central, The Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn.” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/show_events_list.asp

‘Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits, Volume I’ at Freeport Factory Stage 7 p.m. Freeport Factory Stage presents: “Forbidden Broadway’s Greatest Hits, Volume I” — a musical roast of Broadway’s best on New Year’s Eve. Two performances at 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. Tickets are $25; call the box office at 865-5505 or purchase tickets online through the website at www.freeportfactory.com.

Thursday, Jan. 5 Vein Healthcare Center leg screenings 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Vein Healthcare Center will be giving free leg screenings. Call the Vein Healthcare Center at 221-7799 to make an appointment, or visit www.veinhealthcarecenter.com for more information. The Vein Healthcare Center is located in South Portland at 100 Foden Road, Suite 307.

Sunday, Jan. 8 Petite Jacqueline free French movie night 5 p.m. Starting Sunday, Jan. 8, Petite Jacqueline will be hosting a free French movie night every Sunday through the winter months. Dinner service begins at 5 p.m.

“Along with our regular dinner service, we will be showing a French themed movie on a projection screen in the dining room.” The following is a schedule of the January showings: Jan. 8 — “Amélie”; Jan. 15 — “Chocolat”; Jan. 22 — ”Beauty and the Beast”; Jan. 29 — “Julie and Julia.” For more information please contact Liz Kayo at 553-7044 or info@bistropj.com.

6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. “Miracles happen every day. Become aware of them, and share the joy of their occurrences. Join storyteller Deena R. Weinstein as this month she tells miracle stories appropriate for Chanukah.

Come to listen and/or tell. Stories of seasonal holidays, including winter solstice, and other festivals of light are welcome.

Share up to a 10-minute story. All are encouraged to tell rather than read, but works-in-progress are encouraged in an Thursday, Jan. 12 environment supportive of learning storytelling, so notes are not discouraged.

Craig Dilger runs barefoot with his dog on the Eastern Prom trail in this scene from November 2010. Portland Ovations presents This month is meant to be appropriate Starting with the New Year, Portland resident dog owners are required under Maine law to have all dogs ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Merrill for children ages 8 and up. Please keep six months of age or older licensed, the city reminds residents. Dog licenses are issued for a calendar 8 p.m. The smash hit musical based on the this in mind if you intend to tell. Deena year and will expire Dec. 31, 2012. A dog license can be obtained from the City Clerk’s office at City Hall, songs of ABBA comes to Merrill Auditorium. will be holding Storycircle at this location Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Renewals and new registrations are also available online or Performances begin on Thursday, Jan. 12 the fourth Wednesday of every month. through the mail, call 874-8610 for more details. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) and run through Saturday, Jan. 14 at MerAlthough adult-oriented, watch for prorill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St. “Seen by over grams appropriate for children, special Friday, Dec. 30 50 million people around the world, Benny Andersson guests, themes, and surprises!” Dobrá Tea, 151 Middle and Björn Ulvaeus’ global smash hit musical ‘Mamma St., Portland. www.dobrateame.com.

Mia!’ is celebrating over 4,000 performances in its tenth Comedian Bob Marley smash hit year at Broadway’s Winter Garden Theatre and Thursday, Dec. 29 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Comedian Bob Marley at Merrill remains among Broadway’s top selling musicals. The Auditorium. Through Saturday, Dec. 31. The 12th annual current North American Tour has played over 3,700 perHoliday Show presented by FB Productions. All seats $48 formances in over 150 cities with 145 repeat visits.” The U.S. Postal Service processing operations (including service fee). “Maine’s World Record Holder, Bob performance schedule for “Mamma Mia!” at Merrill AudiMarley, returns to Merrill Auditorium for his 12th Annual consolidation subject of meeting in Brewer torium is Thursday, Jan. 12 at 8 p.m., Friday, Jan. 13 at 8 Holiday Show with special guest George Hamm. Continue 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. The U.S. Postal Service will hold a public p.m. and Saturday, Jan. 14 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m. Tickets or start a family holiday tradition! Television appearances meeting to discuss its proposal to move mail processing range from $45 to $59 for Portland Ovations Members include: Comedy Central, The Late Show with David Letoperations from the Eastern Maine Processing and Distriand $50 to $65 for the general public. To purchase tickterman, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Late Night with bution Facility in Hamden to the Southern Maine Processets, contact PortTix at 842-0800 or visit the box office Conan O’Brien, and The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguing and Distribution Center in Scarborough. “The Northern window at Merrill Auditorium. Tickets are also available son and Craig Kilborn.” https://tickets.porttix.com/public/ New England District office has completed its review and online at www.portlandovations.org. show_events_list.asp submitted it to the Northeast Area Office for consideration.

Postal officials will lead a public meeting to explain the proFriday, Jan. 13 posal on Thursday, Dec. 29, from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Jeff’s Saturday, Dec. 31 Catering located at East West Industrial Park, 5 Coffin Ave, Brewer. Anyone who wishes to submit comments in writSea Dogs Hot Stove Dinner and Silent Auction ing can send them to: Manager, Consumer and Industry NRCM Polar Bear Plunge and 5K Race 5:30 p.m. Seattle Mariners pitcher and South Portland Contact, Northern New England District, 151 Forest Ave., 10:30 a.m. East End Beach, Portland. “Be bold in the cold native Charlie Furbush has been added to the Sea Dogs’ Portland, ME. All comments must be postmarked Jan. 13, with a plunge in at East End Beach and/or a walk or run lineup of guests for the annual Hot Stove Dinner and Silent 2012.” around Back Cove to support the Natural Resources CounAuction. Furbush joins Red Sox catcher Jarrod Saltalamaccil of Maine’s work to reduce global warming pollution. chia and Red Sox outfielder and former Sea Dog Josh RedComedian Bob Marley Run/walk registration starts at 10:30 a.m. at Back Cove; Dip dick as the featured guests. The event will take place at the 7 p.m. Comedian Bob Marley at Merrill Auditorium. Through registration starts at 11:30 a.m. at East End Beach.

Pre-regSable Oaks Marriott in South Portland. Tickets for the event Saturday, Dec. 31. The 12th annual Holiday Show presented ister online at http://supporters.nrcm.org/register. The walk

by FB Productions. All seats $48 (including service fee). are $50 and are limited to 300. Tickets can be purchased in begins at 11, the run at 11:15, and the dip at noon — the “Maine’s World Record Holder, Bob Marley, returns to Merperson at the Hadlock Field Ticket Office, by phone at 879‘warmest’ part of the day!” rill Auditorium for his 12th Annual Holiday Show with spe9500 or online at www.seadogs.com. Everyone who attends will cial guest George Hamm. Continue or start a family holiday Comedian Bob Marley receive a signed 8 X 10 photo of Saltalamacchia. All proceeds tradition! Television appearances include: Comedy Central, 6:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. Comedian Bob Marley at Merrill Audifrom the dinner and silent auction will benefit the official charThe Late Show with David Letterman, The Tonight Show torium. Through Saturday, Dec. 31. The 12th annual Holiday ity of the Portland Sea Dogs’; the Strike Out Cancer in Kids with Jay Leno, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, and The Late Show presented by FB Productions. All seats $48 (includProgram. The Strike Out Cancer in Kids Program was estabLate Show with Craig Ferguson and Craig Kilborn.” https:// ing service fee). “Maine’s World Record Holder, Bob Marley, lished in 1995 to raise money for the Maine Children’s Cancer tickets.porttix.com/public/show_events_list.asp returns to Merrill Auditorium for his 12th Annual Holiday Program.

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Friday, Dec. 16 ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ with Over a Cardboard Sea performing 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. Two Movie Showings of “It’s a Wonderful Life” at 6 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., State Theatre, $6. Get ready to be taken back in time to 1946 - the year It’s a Wonderful Life originally premiered on the big screen – as the State Theatre gets ready for the holidays in style, complete with Portland’s premier nostalgia act, Over a Cardboard Sea, and a Santa Claus to boot. Portland’s premiere nostalgia act, will set the mood with a pre-show performance of classic vaudeville tunes. An old-timey photo booth, Shirley Temples at the bar, and Depression-level ticket prices complete the transformation. www.statetheatreportland.com

Castlebay Yuletide concert 8 p.m. Castlebay Yuletide concert. Seasonal songs and tales of Celtic enchantment with Celtic harp, guitar, fiddle and flute Curtis Memorial Library, Morrell Room, 23 Pleasant St., Brunswick. www.curtislibrary.com. Tickets are $10 and available at the door. For More information please call 729-8515 or email jerryb51@hotmail.com

Saturday, Dec. 17 ‘Christmas with Renaissance Voices’ 8 p.m. This season’s “Christmas with Renaissance Voices” will be presented both Saturday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. and Sunday, Dec. 18, at 2 p.m. at Portland’s Cathedral of St. Luke, 143 State St. between Congress and Spring streets.

Harold Stover, director of the 21-voice a cappella ensemble, has once again put together a program to welcome the joyous season. The concert opens with four settings of the beloved carol, “In Dulci Jubilo.” Music of the group’s namesake period, by Praetorius, Victoria, and Bach, and Guerrero’s lively “Four Villancicos,” will be intertwined with more contemporary works, by Peter Warlock, Richard Rodney Bennett and Abbie Betinis.

Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime 8 p.m. A WCYY Holiday Bizarre Show, Badfish: A Tribute to Sublime, with Sparks The Rescue, State Theatre. This event is all ages. $18 advance / $20 day of show. www. statetheatreportland.com

Tree at Port City Music Hall 8 p.m. Queendem Presents Tree with Never Got Caught at Port City. Boston’s hardcore heavyweights Tree reunite for one last show in the Pine Tree state. A band that has rocked the entire state of Maine, from the Penny Post in Old Town to almost every stage in Portland. Tree recently headlined the Boston Freedom Rally and a sold out show at the Middle East all in the same day. After crushing both shows and receiving overwhelming support from fans across “This Land.” The band has now decided to play a few shows in select cities, giving fans an opportunity to once again rock out with Boston’s finest hardwood.

Advance: $10; door: $12; VIP: $16.

Tuesday, Dec. 20 Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas 7:30 p.m. Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas at Merrill Auditorium. Tickets $34, $30, $22 (includes $5 service fee). “Don’t miss one of Portland’s great holiday traditions! Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas focuses on the magnificence of the Kotzschmar Organ.

Portland’s own municipal organist, Ray cornils, programs an evening that sparkles with the splendor of brass, the exquisite sounds of Choral Art Camerata, the Parish Ringers and more for an unforgettable holiday experience.”

Wu-Tang Clan at the State 8 p.m. State Theatre. Emerging in 1993, the Staten Island, N.Y.-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revolutionary rap group of the mid-’90s — and only partially because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a hip-hop crew inside out, the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled as a loose congregation of nine MCs, almost as a support group. Instead of releasing one album after another, the Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as profitable a fashion as possible - the idea was to establish the Wu-Tang as a force with their debut album and then spin off into as many side projects as possible. In the process, the members would all become individual stars. Surprisingly, the plan worked. All of the various Wu-Tang solo projects elaborated on the theme the group laid out on their 1993 debut, the spare, menacing Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers). $40.

Wednesday, Dec. 21 Sesame Street Vs. The Muppets 9 p.m. The Clash of the Titans; Sesame Street Vs. The Muppets charity show at Empire Dine and Dance, benefit for Toys for Tots. http://portlandempire.com/cal.php

Friday, Dec. 23 Rustic Overtones at Port City 8 p.m. Rustic Overtones at Port City Music Hall. Rustic Overtones formed in Portland, ME, hometown to each of them. Members of this seven-piece outfit are guitarist and lead vocalist Dave Gutter, drummer Tony McNaboe, trombonist Dave Noyes, baritone saxophonist Jason Ward, bassist Jon Roods, alto saxophonist Ryan Zoidis, and Spencer Albee on keyboards and piano. Roods and Gutter began performing together first, in a family basement.

They later added the rest of the group, all friends from high school, and became what is Rustic Overtones. Local gigs earned them a fan base that expanded as the band began to travel, appearing at close to 200 shows some years.

Rustic Overtones’ “The New Way Out” is the first album of

entirely brand new music from the band in over eight years.

Recorded in their own makeshift studio between November of 2007 and September of 2009 it’s the bands fifth full length studio LP and first without longtime keyboard player Spencer Albee who left the group shortly after production began to form Spencer and the School Spirit Mafia. He was replaced during the writing and recording of the record by Nigel Hall (Soulive, Lettuce, Robert Randolph) who handles the keyboard duties on TNWO. Advance: $18; door: $20; VIP: $30. http://portcitymusichall.com

Monday, Dec. 26 Matishayu’s Festival of Light 7:30 p.m. Matisyahu with Cris Cab at the State Theatre.

Matisyahu fuses the contemporary styles of rap, beatboxing, and hip-hop in general, with the more traditional vocal disciplines of jazz’s scat singing and Judaism’s hazzan style of songful prayer—more often than not rolling it all into a dominant background of reggae music. $25 advance/$28 day of show.

Wednesday, Dec. 28 Clutch with Corrosion Of Conformity, Kyng 8 p.m. State Theatre. Clutch combined elements of funk, Led Zeppelin, and metal with vocals inspired by Faith No More. Formed in 1991 in Germantown, Md., the group included Neil Fallon (vocals), Tim Sult (guitar), Dan Maines (bass), and Jean-Paul Gaster (drums). They built a local following through constant gigging, and after just one 7” single (the classic Earache release “Passive Restraints”) Clutch was signed by EastWest Records. Their debut LP, Transnational Speedway League, followed in 1993. In the summer of 2010, the founding members of the pioneering underground metal band Corrosion of Conformity—bassist/vocalist Mike Dean, drummer/vocalist Reed Mullin and guitarist Woody Weatherman—gathered at Weatherman’s farm in the Virginia hills and began jamming together as a three-piece for the first time since the mid-1980s. KYNG the southern California hard rock trio, originated in January of 2008 in Los Angeles. This event is all ages. $20 advance/$25 day of show. www.statetheatreportland.com

Wednesday, Dec. 30 Two nights with moe.

9 p.m. WCLZ presents two nights with moe., Dec. 30 and 31, at the State Theatre. moe. is the preeminent progressive rock band on the music scene today. With 20 years of touring and just as many albums under its belt, the quintet of Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey on guitars and vocals, Rob Derhak on bass and vocals, Jim Loughlin on percussion and vibes, and Vinnie Amico on Drums, continues to push the standard for performance art. This event is all ages. $50/two-day pass $75.

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Foam replaces gravel fill FOAM from page 10

"This area is all clay, and it doesn't withstand a lot of weight. To make it simple, the foam weighs 80 pounds a yard while gravel weighs 3,000 pounds a yard. So by using this foam you fill a big area with fill that's light," Keith explained.

Ted Talbot, spokesman for the Maine Department of Transportation, said the foam base belongs to CPM Constructors so the state isn't involved in its disposal.

"That's part of what they bid on.

It's their material," Talbot said. "It's theirs to give away if they so choose."

"It's actually quite sturdy and easier to work with then dirt fill," he said.

Peter Krakoff, vice president for CPM Constructors, estimated that, when purchased new, the geofoam costs $89 a cubic yard, or $445,000 for 5,000 yards.

"What it does is you've got existing material that's very susceptible to movement, settling, and by using a lighter-weight fill, you're eliminating the potential for settlement," Krakoff said.

"It's basically styrofoam," he said, but it's custom made and reinforced with other chemicals. The approaches

leading to the actual bridge could sink in the clay with traditional gravel fill, but the foam provides a more solid base, Krakoff noted.

"If you have 20 feet of gravel, the clay material wants to settle. The potential for settling is three or four feet," he said. "The bridge is not going to settle because it's founded on piles, but the approaches are not founded on piles."

Keith said the foam originates from the same place as that bulky packaging found in many appliance boxes.

"What the manufacturer does is makes these for packing electronics.

When you open your Christmas present this year, whether it's a TV set or whatever, the ends, you know how it's styrofoam ... it's the same stuff.

Only this is in big blocks," he said.

Anyone interested in acquiring a piece of the foam can stop at the job site near CPM's construction trailer, Keith said.

Construction on the new Falmouth Railroad Bridge, which spans the Presumpscot River and the Pan Am Railroad line, started in July of this year. Crews will continue dismantling the old bridge through the winter months and will complete incidental work by the summer of 2012, Maine DOT reported.

A pile of foam material awaits disposal at the site of the Falmouth Railroad Bridge Thursday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

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