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U.S. marks end to nine-year war, leaving an uncertain Iraq

BY TIM ARANGO THE NEW YORK TIMES

BAGHDAD — At a crowded market in the city center here, the flotsam of the war is for sale.

Ripped Fuel workout supplement. Ready-to-eat meals, macaroni and cheese “Mexican style.” Pistol holsters. Nothing seems off limits to the merchants out for a quick dinar, not even a bottle of prescription pills from a pharmacy in Waco, Tex., probably tossed out by a departing soldier.

A soldier at a Baghdad market, the scene of bloody attacks in the past. Merchants now sell items left behind by departing soldiers.

The concrete blast walls that shielded the shopping stalls have lately come down. Since then, three explosions have struck the market, killing several people.

“This will be an easy target for car bombs,” said Muhammad Ali, a merchant who lost two brothers during the cruelest times of the conflict. “People will die here.”

After nearly nine years, about 4,500 American fatalities and $1 trillion, America’s war in Iraq is about to end. Officials marked the finish on Thursday with a modest ceremony at the airport days before the last troops take the southern highway to Kuwait, going out as they came in, to conclude the United States’ most ambitious and bloodiest military campaign since Vietnam.

For the United States, the war leaves an uncertain legacy as Americans weigh what may have been accomplished against the price paid, with so many dead and wounded. The Iraqi dictator, Saddam Hussein, was vanquished, but the failure to find illicit weapons undermined the original rationale, leaving a bitter taste as casualties mounted. The lengthy conflict and repeated deployments strained the country and its resources, raising questions about America’s willingness to undertake future wars on such a grand scale.

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 Assabah

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Iraq will now be on its own both 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 grass-roots level is more nuanced.

Iraqis complain about shoddy Iranian consumer goods — they frequently mention low-quality yogurts and cheeses — and the menacing role of Iranian-backed militias, which this year killed many American soldiers.

Failed Reconciliation The Iranian rivalry frequently plays out in the Shiite holy city of Najaf, where Iraq’s religious authorities are based. 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 al-Sadr, an 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 longstanding 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 in the north 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 among Iraq’s three main factions, Sunnis, Shiites and Kurds.

“We are going from bad to worse.”

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Rani Basil, who drives a taxi in the capital, said, “Iraq will be a great place if the U.S. withdraws,” but he does not believe that it will. “I do not think the United States will leave Iraq, because they are about to attack Iran,” he said.

In Falluja, where years of block-to-block urban combat left behind a city that its Sunni residents refer to as Iraq’s Hiroshima, residents celebrated the withdrawal with a day of public demonstrations, angry speeches, the burning of American flags and a gallery exhibition of photos of mangled children, destroyed homes and other signposts of what residents call the bitter legacy of the American invasion.

“It’s a huge happiness that the Americans are getting out,” said Mohammed Adnan, 35. “Hopefully, we are all going to be fine, we Iraqis. We were doing fine before 2003.”

Not everyone was doing fine before 2003. After a failed Shiite uprising at the close of the 1991 Persian Gulf war, Mr. Hussein executed tens of thousands of people, mostly Kurds and Shiites. International sanctions destroyed the economy, creating mass poverty and crime. The dictatorship inflicted deep wounds to the collective psyche, which partially explains why the American invasion unleashed so many unforeseen consequences, from sectarian violence to a winner-take-all political culture.

“If you go to Basra and go house to house, wives will say that their husband disappeared,” said Jana Hybaskova, the European Union’s ambassador to Iraq. “The level of destruction of society was a million times deeper than anyone expected.”

Experts estimate that the remains of 250,000 to one million Iraqis lie in mass graves around the country, victims of the Hussein government. Not a single victim has been identified by DNA analysis, partly because various government ministries and the two factions with the greatest claims of victimhood — the Kurds and Shiites — have been unable to agree on how to proceed. The lack of a painful but cathartic process of reckoning with its history — as South Africa and other countries have done — has stymied Iraqi society’s ability to vanquish the ghosts of its past.

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Woodfords Corner parking plan spurs concerns

BY DAVID CARKHUFF

Jim Merrill with P.J. Merrill Seafood Inc., 681 Forest Ave., says he is worried about a city proposal to curtail parking at peak hours.

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Woodfords Corner is one of the city's most notorious bottlenecks, and a proposal due before the city's planning board next month could take some of the pressure off. Even so, the plan has some area business owners worried.

As proposed, the city would eliminate curbside parking along Forest Avenue through the Woodfords intersection during peak travel times. This curtailment of parking on the northbound side of the street would create an extra driving lane for outbound motorists on Forest Avenue, helping to unclog the intersection, the city explained.

"The idea is parking would be removed there during the peak hour driving time, so there'd be two lanes going through that part of Woodfords Corner, which actually increases the capacity of that intersection," said Rick Knowland, senior planner with the city.

According to a Nov. 23 memo from Knowland to the city's transportation committee, "The plan would restrict on-street parking in the p.m. peak in the northbound direction approaching Woodfords Corner between Woodfords Street and Ocean Avenue to allow for a second travel lane. This would impact 10 designated one-hour parking spaces and one handicapped space."

But at least one business there is concerned about a loss of revenue, and a manager for the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6859 near the corner of Forest Avenue and Vannah Avenue said she wasn't sure that the post's handicapped parking space could be replaced.

Jim Merrill with P.J. Merrill Seafood Inc., 681 Forest Ave., said he was worried about the proposal, noting its likely effect on walk-in traffic.

"They're just trying to make two lanes and a bike path, and shorten the sidewalk, but the business it would affect mainly is our business here," he said.

While P.J. Merrill Seafood Inc. provides parking in back of the store, a limit on peak-hour parking out front would hurt the bottom line, Merrill said.

"We have customer flow coming in here off the street, and that would really put a pinch on our business," said Merrill. "With older customers coming up, they park out front here, where they don't have to walk up from the parking lot up the alleyway to the store."

The wholesale seafood dealer and processor also sells retail seafood over the counter. The business is currently

“With older customers coming up, they park out front here, where they don’t have to walk up from the parking lot up the alleyway to the store.” — Jim Merrill with P.J. Merrill Seafood Inc. operated by John, Tim and Jim Merrill as a second-generation business.

"We've been here since 1946, my father started it in '46," Merrill noted.

John and Tim Merrill attended one of a string of planning meetings about the Transforming Forest Avenue Plan, and the owners continue to have concerns.

"We hope it doesn't go through," Jim Merrill said.

"To have two lanes here and put a bikers' lane in, it's bad news," he said.

A nearby Woodfords Corner business, Vose-Smith Florists, said they have a parking lot on the Woodford Street side of their business so they won't be heavily affected by the loss of curbside parking at peak afternoon hours.

Melody Lussier, manager of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 6859, said she could see the argument for widening the travel area through limits on parking.

"That little strip right there is pretty bad," Lussier said of the Woodfords Corner intersection, which is complicated by the intersecting traffic of Woodford Street, Vannah Avenue and Ocean Avenue.

"That probably wouldn't be a bad idea," she said of the parking proposal, although Lussier noted that she hadn't heard about the city's plan. "As it is now, from 3 to 7, you can't turn on Vannah Avenue if you're coming that way, you can't make the left-hand turn. It's prohibited because the traf-

fic is so heavy in those hours, it's a high-accident area," Lussier said.

Pedestrians face challenges crossing Forest Avenue due to its configuration, she added.

Traffic along Forest Avenue is "very

heavy, and because of the way the corner is designed, it comes very fast, it's not like you have time to see something coming down the road before you're crossing the street. It's around the corner and it's right there," Lussier said.

Yet, the VFW Post and neighboring businesses rely on curbside parking, she said.

"There usually is a steady flow of parked cars throughout the day and into the evening," she said. "All of these businesses have very limited parking in the rear, so they rely on that parking."

More problematically, the VFW Post offers a handicapped parking space that would be eliminated during peak times.

"That is our handicapped entrance, and that one handicapped spot is always utilized by a member. It would probably be costly to replace, I don't see WOODFORDS page 11

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Republicans face an uphill battle in 2012 with these characters Editor, With the exception of the obstructionist tea partiers, are there Republicans who honestly believe any of these present nominees are presidential material. This slate of presidential hopefuls trying for the brass ring has already started to implode.

Herman Cain, the darling of the Koch brothers, has hit the highway. His 999 tax plan of robbing the poor to pay the rich, and his confusing stand on abortion didn’t make him much of a threat as a candidate.

Rick Perry, another of these circus performers, has a memory with more holes than Swiss cheese.

He wants to get rid of three agencies but can only remember the first two. The voting age has slipped his mind as has the date of the presidential election. And he is running for President of the United States? When he implodes he will probably back his good buddy Jon Huntsman. How does this sound for a horror show, Jon Huntsman for president and Rick Perry for vice president!

We must not leave Michele Bachmann out of this circus. She would get rid of Social Security and Medicare (over the dead bodies of tea partiers), and she asks her constituents,” to be armed and dangerous.” Difficult to say who will drop out next, Bachmann or Perry. The master of oratorical juggling, Mitt Romney is also a member of this entertaining entourage. Although he has flip flopped on many issues, he has shown some signs of moderation. A definite no-no as far as the tea party is concerned. Hence the move to dump him for a stalwart obstructionist, Just when you think things couldn’t become more ridiculous, out of the woodwork pops the moldy-oldie retread, Newt Gingrich dragging all of his excess baggage. So much baggage that he will be an easy target for the Democrats who fervently wish he would win the nomination. If he does, they believe it would be a cake-walk for President Obama to take over for a second term.

Bob Roffler N. Yarmouth

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The crystal ball cracked It’s like this: Politicians love budgets, love predicting things, and are positively giddy with themselves when their predictions fall somewhere within a tossed horseshoe range of what actually happens.

In the case of the MaineCare budget, we were not dealing with a leaner or a ringer of a tossed horseshoe, but something akin to a lawn dart heaved straight up in the air by a drunken blindfolded contestant on the show “Jackass.”

Who could possibly have begun speculation on imagining that an increase of people on the unemployment rolls would somewhat correspond to an increase of people eligible for Medicaid (known as MaineCare hereabouts) or that the increased number of eligible folks would cause a ballooning of the budget numbers crunched out over the course of the summer.

To quote one of the best lines ever (from a show named “Pushing Daisies”): “Ray Charles could have seen that coming. It was wearing tap shoes.”

Somehow, the prognosticators of budgetary madness missed a few factors. But this isn’t the first time. This newspaper only has an archive that goes back a little under three years, but dig-

Bob Higgins ––––– Daily Sun Columnist ging through the morgues of other publications, I’m having a hard time finding any headline like “DHHS Budget Numbers On Track” or “Maine Overestimates DHHS Budget.”

Our current Gov blames it on past Democratic administrations, but going back, I have to look at Baldy, Angus, Jock and Joe before finding numbers that actually make sense. I did find one interesting story item, though, from an online report back in March

by WCSH television. Check out this gem. “The Governor’s office said when DHHS switched to a new claims processing system in September 2010, the department failed to make changes to hospitals’ weekly Prospective Interim Payments to account for what was being paid through the new processing system. As a result, DHHS is on track to overpay hospitals by $119 million by the end of the year. (<span>DHHS Commissioner Mary) </span>Mayhew

says DHHS is contacting hospital officials on Thursday announcing immediate changes to stay with the budget for the rest of the fiscal year.”

Funny, the shortfall is now sitting around $120 million, close to a ringer in the State Horseshoe game. Sounds like the changes either were not effective, or those changes were applied twice.

Back in May, the proposal was to throw a prospective 28,000 people off the MaineCare rolls.

Now that number is approaching 65,000. Clearly, in keeping with the season, this budget projection was not made by gazing deeply into a crystal ball or even a cracked marble. It was done by gazing into a lump of coal, destined for the Christmas sock.

If you just apply enough pressure and time, you’ll get a diamond, or at least that is what we are told.

The numbers on the shortfall just don’t make sense anymore.

How an agency could estimate payments for services that it had been paying all along, like room and board at group homes, and suddenly decide to chuck those numbers out. Perhaps those at Shalom House are supposed to go see HIGGINS page 6

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Hitchens death brings memory of shotguns, whiskey Funny how death freezes details.

When a friend dies, details of that particular day escalate in significance as the mind revisits mortality: Why is that strange bright-white bird eating bread on the beach TODAY? Why does the long-lost cousin call TODAY of all days? A co-worker wears exactly the same sweater your late friend wore last Christmas, and we’re supposed to think that stuff just happens?

Friday the news came, as it so often does, in the middle of the night.

At 1:35 a.m. a New York Times news bulletin let me know that “Christopher Hitchens, Prolific Columnist, Is Dead At 62.”

The nation’s paper of record wrote, “... a slashing polemicist in the tradition of Thomas Paine and George Orwell who trained his sights on targets as various as Henry Kissinger, the British monarchy and Mother Teresa, wrote a best-seller attacking religious belief, and dismayed his former comrades on the left by enthusiastically supporting the American-led war in Iraq, died Thursday at the M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.”

Getting blamed for the death is “pneumonia,” but the real culprit was the esophageal cancer he’d been diagnosed with in 2010.

The NYT used one of his better quotes about the illness: “In whatever kind of a ‘race’ life may be, I have very abruptly become a finalist.”

He also explained that the most significant thing about Stage Four cancer is that there is no Stage Five.

Christopher Eric Hitchens was born on April 13, 1949, in Portsmouth, England. His father was a career officer in the Royal Navy and later earned a modest living as a bookkeeper. He honed his public voice on the far left, embracing communism and eventually writing brilliantly for The Nation.

But he astonished and dismayed many later as he tracked right, defending the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and becoming a ferocious critic of what he called “Islamofascism.”

Ah, but the death of famous friends brings more than obit notes ... like more frozen details.

Hitchens dies just as the nine-year Iraq war ends? That just happens?

So Christopher’s pre-illness face welcomed me onto my home page.

I noticed him on a television screen inside a Congress Street shop, and, of course, there were some emails.

I met Hitchens in Washington via mutual friends-of-friends who sought the writer, then known more for his support of the Iraq war than his atheist leanings, to address one of the truly libertarian events you’ll find: The Independence Institute’s annual Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms gathering at a sporting club outside of Denver.

Noting the federal agency and event namesake, Christopher said it was the only part of government he might like to run.

This from the group: “The ATF Party will give attendees of all skill levels the opportunity to hone their shooting abilities and celebrate those civil liberties — smoking, shooting and drinking — that most irritate nannyists.”

Curtis Robinson ––––– Usually Reserved I was a good choice to recruit Hitchens. We had mutual friends, and we both knew Hunter S. Thompson and fancied ourselves “friends of the kitchen,” a reference to having visited Hunter’s armed compound where I’d spend much more and thus held some seniority.

Granted, Christopher’s kitchen standing at the time was likely suspended — Hunter had little use for supporters of the Iraq and/or fans of George W. Bush — but it was still a connection.

That particular event could not have gone better.

The firearms part was on what amounts to a shotgun golf course where clay targets were tossed into the air or along the ground to be blasted, or at least blasted toward. Attractive young people, eyeing the guns, moved quietly about with carts of tobacco products, in particular, cigars.

The “alcohol” portion turned out to be a long row of liquors under a nearby tent.

My shotgun-inclusive youth once again proved helpful, and that event grew into a sort of series of expenseaccount road trips and an association over a couple of years. Christopher even quoted me in 2005 when he wrote about Hunter’s death, when he recounted one of his two visits to the compound.

That would have been in August of 1990, well before I’d even met Dr. Thompson, and came after Hitchens was refused a gin-and-tonic at a corporate event atop Aspen mountain, where a young woman with a “freezeframe smile” said hard alcohol at that altitude would be inappropriate.

He noted that the Aspen visit was in “... the early days of the brave new America that knew what was best for you. Spurning the chardonnay and stepping straight back onto the ski lift, I was soon back in town and then, after a short drive, making a turn opposite the Woody Creek Inn (easily spotted by the pig on its roof). And there, at the very fringe of habitation, was Owl Farm and its genial proprietor, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson. Once inside these well-armed precincts, I could drink and smoke and ingest any damn thing I liked. I finished a fairly long evening by doing some friendly target-practice, with laser-guided high-velocity rifles, in the company of my host. An empty bottle didn’t stand any more of a chance outside than a full one would have had within. It was vertiginous, for me, to be able to move from one America to another, in point of time and also of place, so rapidly.”

Hitchens eventually proved kind enough to write a forward when Hunter’s widow, Anita, collected some relatively obscure long-form interviews into the excellent book “Ancient

Christopher Hitchens in Washington, D.C., in 1999. (Justin Lane for The New York Times)

Gonzo Wisdom.”

Those events following the Alcohol, Tobacco & Firearms journey often included those long waits one encounters when traveling. Not surprisingly, these sometimes occur at facilities featuring various refreshments and I’d trained for years at the Gonzo Gym, so I was ready.

You discover details.

Hitchens had switched to Johnny Walker Black as his usual drink because it was more expensive and perhaps that would lead to increased moderation, a failed experiment. He would not tolerate wearing neckties.

He confessed a surprising affection for the formative impact of the Rudyard Kipling poem “If” and when you quoted a line where he stumbled, the heavens opened and sunlight shone upon your very crown.

He also hated the word “awesome” with a contempt usually reserved for police in rap lyrics. And he seemed very, very particular about getting to the speaking venue on time.

In Denver, clearly anxious, he asked repeatedly how long it would take to get out to the shooting and drinking and smoking. I suggested that two of three were not bad, and perhaps the legendary Oxford Hotel bar would suffice.

“I find organizers tend to fret until I arrive,” he noted, displaying a sort of civility I would see again and again.

In a world where the Main Event folks tend to keep lesser humans waiting, he wanted to be early. Editors note that he even filed stores before deadline, And I remember, uh, a few discussions.

Let us say that debating serious issues with Christopher Hitchens over drinks, going far enough into the night, is one of life’s better – if often humbling – moments. Good boxers who sparred with Ali likely know the mix of pride and oh-my-godness. Surviving a Hitchens lunch, which usually went on for at least three hours but could easily go into dinner, is widely considered an academic credential.

What I liked best about the public

Christopher is how he defied labels.

They called him a “contrarian” but that dismissive and futile label fell short of the mark, implying that he simply took casual and argumentative stances against … whatever.

But casual stances would have hardly withstood the withering assault from his many, many critics. And let’s be honest, he picked on people from his own side, like Henry Kissinger, the Catholic Church and, eventually, God himself.

They may fall silent in this time of grief, but you can bet that many who felt the Hitchen’s lash are feeling the guilt of relief, if not outright celebration. Across a certain kind of Internet chat, some feel that Hitchens is now aghast to find himself in the afterlife he doubted.

I hope so but, man, he’s going to just hate being wrong.

Even the haters waste energy with any faux restraint. I’m sure (just look at his history) that Hitchens would understand and mock any reflex confusing the luck of longevity with some sort of victory. And please, feel no pity for his choices; he expressed no regrets for a lifetime of heavy smoking and drinking – activities frowned upon by health blogs everywhere but particularly risky with his family’s cancer history.

“Writing is what’s important to me,” he told Charlie Rose in a 2010 interview., “And anything that helps me do that — or enhances and prolongs and deepens and sometimes intensifies argument and conversation — is worth it to me ... [it is] impossible for me to imagine having my life without going to those parties, without having those late nights, without that second bottle.”

So this weekend, I’ll spend some time with my old journals and remember more about Christopher. I’ve been asked to write a “comparison piece, you know, Hitchens vs. Hunter” and I may start with their clear affection for firearms. I’ll re-read Christopher Buckley’s excellent bit in The New Yorker and get some of the Hitchens books off my shelf.

My guess is I’ll never finish it unless, you know, there’s an advance payment involved. We are, after all, professionals.

Hell, a second bottle might even become opened in the process.

And since Mr. Buckley had the stones to indulge in a bit of poetry, I’ll do the same: If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies ...

— opening lines of “If” Rudyard Kipling (Curtis Robinson is the founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

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People battling opiate addiction stand to suffer HIGGINS from page 4

and live at one of the “Occupy” camps.

Numbers are not faces. Putting a face on this, I see people daily who had “issues” a few years back with opiates. Unless they had gotten into a Suboxone program, they would likely be dead, or in jail, or sitting outside a pharmacy somewhere. They’d be waiting for someone to come out that looked like they were in chronic pain. They would assault them, and take their medication.

Today, those same folks now have straightened their life out, at least in part. They can go to work, they can function, they can get up every day and take a pill that keeps the craving symptoms that resemble an all over body ache, combined with getting hit in the gut with a baseball bat swung by Big Papi.

Now, that medical program is on the chopping block, along with many others.

We’ve not yet begun to even calculate the fresh hell that these cuts will eventually cause. The worst part is, you didn’t need a carnival fortune teller with a crystal ball to let you know this was on the way.

If you live in Portland, all you needed was a window.

(Bob Higgins is a regular contributor to The Portland Daily Sun.)

Gov. Paul LePage enjoys a light moment with a breakfast audience in Brunswick earlier this year during the Brunswick Downtown Association’s “Moving Forward” event. LePage previewed his legislative agenda for January. This week, the governor has ignited a political firestorm with a budget proposal which would cut the state’s MaineCare program. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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New airport security machines are expected to be installed in the coming weeks at the Portland Jetport. They will utilize nondescript body images for passenger privacy, officials said.

Ann Davis, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman, said, “The new equipment that will be installed in Portland comes with privacy enhancing software called Automated Target Recognition. The images will be displayed on a computer monitor right there at the checkpoint, so passengers can see what we see.” (COURTESY PHOTOS)

Jetport slated to receive new TSA full-body scanners

BY MATTHEW ARCO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Air travelers setting off by way of city's airport can soon expect to walk through full-body scanners. But passengers weary of having bare images of themselves viewed by security personnel need not worry — the scanners will utilize new nondescript technology, officials say.

"The images themselves are computer generated non individual specific, so they're the same for every passenger," said Ann Davis, a Transportation Security Administration spokeswoman.

"The new equipment that will be installed in Portland comes with privacy enhancing software called Automated Target Recognition," she said. "The images will be displayed on a computer monitor right there at the checkpoint, so passengers can see what we see."

The Portland International Jetport is slated to receive three of the machines, which cost between $130,000 and $170,000, Davis said. They will be installed sometime this winter.

The machines screen passengers for metallic and non-metallic threats, including weapons and explo-

sives. If a potential threat is found on a passenger, the item is identified on a computer screen that pictures a generic outline of a person.

The agency says radiation doses emitted to bystanders and those being screened are well below limits specified by federal health agencies.

They say the units emit 1,000 times less energy than a cell phone and produces the same amount of radiation exposure as two minutes of flying on an airplane.

TSA announced earlier this week that Portland and 15 other airports, including Bangor International Airport, will receive the recently purchased units.

There are an estimated 540 Advanced Imaging Technology units at more than 100 airports nationwide, according to TSA. President Barack Obama's FY 2011 budget included the purchase of 500 units, and the president's FY 2012 budget requests funding for an additional 275 units.

"The deployment if this technology further strengthens security while also enhancing passenger privacy," said TSA's assistant administrator for security capabilities, Robin Kane, in a statement.

Davis explained all Jetport passengers can expect to go through the new machines once they are installed. Travelers will be able to opt-out if they prefer, though they will be subject to go through the metal detector and undergo a pat down, she said.

During peak travel hours, passengers may also be directed to use the metal detectors in order to keep the security lines moving, Davis added.

"At busy times, TSA officers may direct some passengers to the walk through metal detectors while others are going through the AIT (machines) simultaneously," she said. "It may not be possible to screen 100 percent of travelers with the AIT." Portland's airport director, Paul Bradbury, referred to the new machines as "a win-win" for the Jetport.

"We couldn't have asked for better timing," he said, referring to the units being installed following the Jetport's recent $75 million expansion and new construction.

"It gets rid of concerns for radiation exposure and it gets rid of the concerns for privacy," Bradbury said. "It meets the concerns and keeps us safe and secure in the sky."

The new scanners will be the first-ever installed at the Jetport. The timing means local airport officials avoided controversy surrounding older full-body scanners, which sent detailed images of peoples' bodies to security personnel.

The airport director explained the nondescript "Gumby imagery" produced by each scan should ease the concerns of all passengers.

Bradbury said he expects security line delays to be minimal once the new machines are installed.

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British-French strains over Europe-wide pact PARIS (NY TIMES) — To the long list of victims emerging from Europe’s financial crisis, make room for a new one: the “Entente Cordiale” between Britain and France.

A week after the British prime minister, David Cameron, refused to sign a Europe-wide pact leaders hoped would stabilize the euro zone, a crossChannel spat has escalated into a full-blown war of words as Paris has reached a fever-pitch over the prospect that France is about to lose its tripleA credit rating, the highest available.

President Nicolas Sarkozy had already started preparing the country this week for the imminent loss of its gilt-edged status — an event made more likely after the summit meeting of European Union leaders last week, like so many before it, was widely declared a flop. But in the past two days, French officials have unleashed a diatribe suggesting that Britain, not France, is far more deserving of a downgrade.

“At this point, one would prefer to be French than British in economic terms,” the French finance minister, François Baroin, declared Friday.

The ruckus comes as Mr. Sarkozy is gearing up for a tense re-election campaign heading into what promises to be a gloomy year economically for the country and much of the rest of Europe.

Troubled by the crisis in the euro zone, France is probably already in a recession, the government and the central bank warned this week, with a decline in economic activity expected to continue at least through March. Business and consumer sentiment have deteriorated, and unemployment is stuck just below 10 percent.

Paris has embraced two austerity plans since the summer in a bid to reduce the country’s chronic budget deficit and meet the demands from Berlin to set an example for the rest of Europe to follow.

Beijing sets new rules on social networking sites BEIJING (NY TIMES) — Officials announced new rules on Friday aimed at controlling the way Chinese Internet users post messages on social networking sites that have posed challenges to the Chinese Communist Party’s propaganda machinery.

For many users, the most striking of the new rules requires people using the sites, called microblogs, or weibo in Chinese, to register with their real names and biographical information. They will still be able to post under an alias, according to a report by Xinhua, the state news agency.

Some analysts say the real-name registration could dampen some of the freewheeling conversations that take place online, and that sometimes result in a large number of users criticizing officials and government policy.

The rule on real-name registration had been expected for several months now by industry watchers, and Internet companies in China had already experimented in 2009 with some forms of this. It was the ninth of 17 new microblog regulations issued on Friday by Beijing government officials, who have been charged by central authorities with reining in the way microblogs are used.

The regulations also include a licensing requirement for companies that want to host microblogs and prohibitions on content, including posts aimed at “spreading rumors, disturbing social order, or undermining social stability.” But officials have long put pressure on microblog companies to selfcensor, and the lists of limits on content is more an articulation of the boundaries already in place.

The regulation announced by the Beijing officials only apply to companies based in the capital, where several of the largest microblog platforms, including Sina and Sohu, are based.

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BY JASON TURBOW THE NEW YORK TIMES

SAN FRANCISCO — Barry Bonds, baseball’s home run champion, avoided a prison term Friday when Judge Susan Illston sentenced him to 30 days of house arrest, 2 years of probation, 250 hours of community service with youth groups and a $4,000 fine for providing evasive testimony to a federal grand jury eight years ago.

Bonds’s lawyers stated their intention to appeal, and Illston agreed to stay the sentence through the appeal process.

The sentence is in line with those Illston, who presided over Bonds’s perjury trial in April, has handed down to other similarly convicted athletes.

Bonds, wearing a dark suit, a white shirt and a silver tie, did not react to the sentence, which was substantially more lenient than the 15 months of incarceration recommended by the prosecution. His mother, Patricia, sat in the front row of the packed courtroom.

Afterward, Bonds hugged several people in the hallway outside the courtroom, then departed the courthouse without commenting. He had likewise declined to speak when Illston asked him if he wanted to address the court before she issued her sentence.

The federal prosecutors in the case did not comment afterward, either.

When Allen Ruby, a lawyer for the defense, was asked by reporters which side had come out ahead in the sentencing, he said: “It depends on whether justice was done. If justice was done, then everyone’s a winner.

As to what we think, we’re not talking.”

Bonds was convicted April 13 by a jury that listened to three weeks of

Former baseball player Barry Bonds arrives at federal court in San Francisco for sentencing on Friday (New York Times/AP photo).

often-graphic testimony about his suspected use of performance-enhancing drugs. It found him guilty on one of the four counts in the case, agreeing that he had obstructed justice by giving evasive answers to a grand jury in 2003 when asked if his former personal trainer Greg Anderson had ever injected him.

The jury, which spent four days deliberating, also came within one vote of convicting him on a second count, voting, 11-to-1, that he had committed perjury when he told the same grand jury in 2003 that he was never injected by anyone other than his doctor.

The prosecutors in the case ultimately chose not to seek a retrial on that count and two others involving perjury on which the Bonds jury deadlocked. They asked Illston to sentence Bonds to 15 months in prison, arguing that his “pervasive

efforts to testify falsely, to mislead the grand jury, to dodge questions in the grand jury make his conduct worthy of a significant jail sentence.”

Bonds’s lawyers countered that he should be sentenced to probation and community service, and that any time in prison would be “unfair and unwarranted.” Meanwhile, federal probation officers, in a presentencing report, recommended a “downward departure” from the sentencing guidelines that call for a prison term of 15 to 21 months for the crime for which Bonds was convicted.

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Bonds, 47, holds the record for most home runs in a season (73) and a career (762). He last played in 2007, and even before his conviction had become an enduring symbol of baseball’s steroids era, which ran rampant through the 1990s and the first part of the last decade, and ended up tarnishing many of the sport’s top sluggers in that period, Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro among them.

In recent years baseball has become notably more aggressive about testing for steroids and punishing those who test positive. Beginning in February it will begin testing major leaguers for human growth hormone, putting it ahead of other major team sports in North America.

But any sense that baseball was successfully wiping out the use of performance-enhancers was given a serious blow a week ago when it was disclosed that the Milwaukee Brewers’ Ryan Braun, the National League’s 2011 most valuable player, had tested positive for a banned substance, leaving him facing a 50-game suspension.

Braun is appealing the test’s finding, but he will have a difficult time having it overturned. Like Bonds, he is a left fielder and a hitter with home run power, and even as baseball was hoping that the Bonds verdict would begin to bring a close to a long and unhappy chapter in the sport’s history, the Braun case is threatening to start a new one.

Patriots preparing for ‘Tebow time’ DENVER — The New England Patriots say they are preparing for the Denver Broncos’ Tim Tebow the way they do for any quarterback — by learning what he does well and what he does poorly and taking advantage of that knowledge.

There’s a big problem, though. Tebow is not like any other quarterback. “He’s a very unique person,” said Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez, who played with Tebow at Florida. “He’s a leader.”

Tebow has led the Broncos to a 7-1 record in his eight starts since they opened at 1-4. Their 8-5 mark going into Sunday’s home game against the Patriots leads the A.F.C. West.

New England has allowed the most yards in the N.F.L. despite a 10-3 record. The Patriots will have to be disciplined to deal with the scrambling Tebow.

“Anytime you have a quarterback that’s mobile, it definitely is a challenge for a defense,” said Patriots defensive back Nate Jones, a teammate of Tebow’s last season.

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ABOVE: Currently, one-hour parking is allowed along Forest Avenue in the area of Woodfords Corner.

BELOW: Police respond to a two-car collision near the intersection earlier this week. Officials say a series of Forest Avenue improvements could improve the street’s safety. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTOS)

‘At the p.m. peak, that’s where the bottleneck is,’ planning official says WOODFORDS from page 3

know how that would work, because we'd have to build a whole new entrance," Lussier said. "If we were having an event, or if the function hall were being utilized and rented, that is the time that they would be coming."

"The question is the removal of those spaces during the prime driving time in the afternoon, the peak hour driving time in the afternoon, between 3:30 and 6 p.m.," Knowland said.

In January, the planning board is expected to take up the overall Transforming Forest Avenue proposal, Knowland said.

The plan has been recommended by a citizen's advisory committee and it was reviewed in November by the city's transportation committee. A planning board workshop is expected, planning staff said.

"The planning board will be reviewing the plan, and they will be making a recommendation to the city council, and the question before the city council will be: Should the document be adopted as part of the comprehensive plan," Knowland said.

The parking proposal was embraced by the citizen's advisory committee, but not without concerns.

In a Transforming Forest Avenue public meeting on Oct. 27, "business owners within the affected area requested that the peak travel time

restrictions on on-street parking to create an additional NB travel lane through Woodford’s Corner be established for the shortest period possible," according to notes on the meeting.

The change reorients traffic.

"We're not actually adding pavement, we're changing the way the intersection would work," said Alex Jaegerman, planning division director, of the Woodfords Corner proposal.

"There's usually quite a long backup of queuing cars at those signals," Jaegerman said.

"At the p.m. peak, that's where the bottleneck is, if we could work that through with just a temporary restriction on parking, that would be the recommendation," he said.

The broader Transforming Forest Avenue proposal includes sidewalk beautification, landscaping and other changes to Forest Avenue from Park Avenue to Woodfords Corner.

Once the study is approved, implementation would likely require "a couple of years to assemble the resources," Jaegerman said.

"Right now it's not conducive to taking a long walk, you can walk it if you're intent on getting somewhere, but if you're a pedestrian, you don't have a lot of benches, there aren't a lot of places for shade," Jaegerman said.

"We just want to make it a more attractive, more convenient business district," he said.

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SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21).

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19).

You’ll be rewarded in subtle but unmistakable ways for breaking out of your comfort zone. Don’t waste a minute wishing you would have done this years ago. Celebrate where you are now.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You’ll have moments of clarity that you’ll want to share with others. Hopefully, you won’t take it personally if the others are not quite ready to hear what you have to say.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). The best thing to do when you feel that you are personally in a bit of trouble is to help another person out of trouble. All is resolved in generosity and love.

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You’ll hear stories and take them as cautionary tales. You’ll avoid experiencing the kind of hardships you hear about.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). There’s a fine line between being bossy and taking charge of a situation to solve a problem. Bossy people infringe on the instincts and manners of others as they try to control things that are not their business.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). A deal is coming together. You may be able to guide things along, but be careful not to get more involved than is necessary.

What will occur naturally and without interference may very well be brilliant.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). In the words of Charles M. Schulz’s loveable comic character Charlie Brown, “To get nowhere, follow the crowd.” You have something fresh and offbeat to offer the world, and you’ll start going places once you give it up.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You’ll help someone be brave. You might invent a white lie or look very hard to find the bright silver lining in this person’s dark cloud. You’ll do what’s necessary and be of great comfort.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). You’ll acknowledge that something is bothering you and almost immediately discover something new you can do to move your life toward a more perfect situation.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Saturday, Dec. 17, the 351st day of 2011. There are 14 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On Dec. 17, 1903, Wilbur and Orville Wright of Dayton, Ohio, conducted the first successful manned powered-airplane flights near Kitty Hawk, N.C., using their experimental craft, the Wright Flyer.

On this date: In 1777, France recognized American independence.

In 1830, South American patriot Simon Bolivar died in Colombia.

In 1939, the German pocket battleship Admiral Graf Spee was scuttled by its crew, ending the World War II Battle of the River Plate off Uruguay.

In 1957, the United States successfully test-fired the Atlas intercontinental ballistic missile for the first time.

In 1975, Lynette Fromme was sentenced in Sacramento, Calif., to life in prison for her attempt on the life of President Gerald R. Ford. (She was paroled in Aug. 2009.)

In 1979, in a case that aggravated racial tensions, Arthur McDuffie, a black insurance executive, was fatally injured after leading police on a chase with his motorcycle in Miami. (Four white police officers accused of beating McDuffie were later acquitted, sparking riots.)

In 1981, members of the Red Brigades kidnapped Brig. Gen. James L. Dozier, the highest-ranking U.S. Army official in southern Europe, from his home in Verona, Italy.

One year ago: President Barack Obama signed into law a huge, holiday-season tax bill extending cuts for all Americans, saluting a new spirit of political compromise as Republicans applauded and liberals seethed.

Today’s Birthdays: Actor Armin MuellerStahl is 81. Actor George Lindsey is 76.

Singer-actor Tommy Steele is 75. Rock singer-musician Art Neville is 74. Actor Bernard Hill is 67. Actor Ernie Hudson is 66. Comedian-actor Eugene Levy is 65.

Actress Marilyn Hassett is 64. Actor Wes Studi is 64. Pop musician Jim Bonfanti is 63.

Actor Joel Brooks is 62. Rock singer Paul Rodgers is 62. Rhythm-and-blues singer Wanda Hutchinson is 60. Actor Bill Pullman is 58. Actor Barry Livingston is 58. Country singer Sharon White is 58. Rock musician Mike Mills is 53. Pop singer Sarah Dallin is 50. Country musician Tim Chewning is 49.

Country singer Tracy Byrd is 45. Country musician Duane Propes is 45. Actor Sean Patrick Thomas is 41. Actress Claire Forlani is 40. Pop-rock musician Eddie Fisher is 38. Actress Sarah Paulson is 37. Actress Marissa Ribisi is 37. Actor Giovanni Ribisi is 37. Actress Milla Jovovich is 36. Singer Bree Sharp is 36. Actress Jennifer Carpenter is 32. Actress Shannon Woodward is 27.

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sound 54 Decorative border 55 Aphrodite’s offspring 56 Public auction 57 Breaks off 59 Gravestone letters 60 Tax deferral letters 61 Mule’s sire

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During an appointment for another procedure, I insisted that the doctor examine my breast. The lump was growing like crazy and getting more painful. I had an immediate mammogram, a biopsy was recommended, and I received a confirmation of breast cancer in May. By then, the lump had grown to the size of a small fist. I am in the middle of treatment and doing well. Please tell your readers to do those monthly breast exams, and to insist on further testing if they find anything out of the ordinary, including a painful lump. Be firm if necessary. I also would like to mention these helpful websites: The American Cancer Society (cancer.org) and Susan G. Komen for the Cure (komen.org). -- Somewhere in America Dear Somewhere: Thank you for reminding our readers -male and female -- to pay attention to their bodies, do regular self-exams, and not be intimidated when it comes to advocating for your health. While painful lumps are often benign, there are always exceptions, and any irregularity should be taken seriously.

Dear Annie: We have come to dread the holiday season.

Starting in October, it’s a race between various women in the family to see who will get to host the family dinner. Then several relatives will not attend because of squabbles with others.

Some family members go all-out buying presents for everyone and insist on a full-family gift exchange. This can get really expensive. Last year was financially hard for us, so we asked to do a one-person gift exchange and were ignored. We then insisted they not buy us anything, suggesting they spend their money only on the children. We were ignored again.

The holidays have become a royal pain, but we love going

to the Christmas plays, family events and attending church.

How can I tactfully tell my family our wishes to have a pleasant holiday season without the guilt tripping and stress, and not have everyone mad at us? -- Give Me an Old-Fashioned Christmas Dear Old-Fashioned: The only way to win is to stop playing. Announce to all the relatives that this year, in order to return to the meaning of Christmas, you will be donating to charity as your gift to the entire family. Suggest they do the same. (Charities will accept as much or as little as you choose to give.) If they insist on buying presents for you anyway, thank them graciously, but do not reciprocate. If necessary, remind them that you already donated to charity in their honor.

Keep smiling, and stick to your guns. Don’t make their materialistic insanity your problem.

Dear Annie: The letter from “Not So Dutiful for Much Longer” asked how to handle the rude behavior of an elderly parent. In our family, we noticed that as relatives aged, some of them lost their emotional filters. They became contrary, meanspirited and downright rude. Cruel words that used to be said behind our backs were now being voiced to our faces.

In my father-in-law’s case, this once sweet man became so nasty that we dreaded all contact. Dad was demanding, vulgar and insensitive. After seeking professional advice, my husband and I made an agreement. The minute Dad began attacking us verbally, we would excuse ourselves, saying, “Dad, we can see you’re not in a good mood for company. We hope you feel better next time.”

Dad would plead for us to stay, but he still could not temper his hurtful actions. Sometimes we had to turn around and go home minutes after arriving, but it was worth it. It did not alter Dad’s behavior, but it allowed us to have only good memories of him. -- Saved Our Sanity

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At Manning hearing, investigator refuses recusal amid claim of bias

BY SCOTT SHANE THE NEW YORK TIMES

FORT MEADE, Md. — A defense lawyer for Bradley Manning, the Army private accused in the most famous leak of government secrets since the Pentagon Papers, began a frontal attack during Private Manning’s first court appearance here on Friday morning, claiming that the Army’s investigating officer at the evidentiary hearing was biased and should recuse himself from the case.

The lawyer, David Coombs, said that Lt. Col. Paul Almanza, the investigating officer who works as a Justice Department prosecutor in civilian life, was preventing the defense from calling witnesses to show that little harm was done by the disclosure of hundreds of thousands of confidential documents provided to WikiLeaks, the antisecrecy organization.

“All this stuff has been leaked,” Mr. Coombs said. “A year and a half later, where’s the danger?

Where’s the harm?”

Colonel Almanza said he did not believe that he was biased, because he does not currently supervise criminal cases in his job at the Justice Department and his work involves child abuse and obscenity, not national security.

After a 90-minute break to consider the question, he declined to recuse himself, saying he believed that a “reasonable person” would consider him impartial.

At the hearing, the crowd of about 50 people in the unadorned courtroom, including reporters and relatives of Private Manning, caught their first glimpse of the soldier, who turns 24 on Saturday and faces a possible sentence of life in prison.

Private Manning, a slight figure in black-rimmed glasses, a crew cut and camouflage uniform, answered routine questions from the investigating officer in a quiet but steady voice. “Yes, sir,” he said, when asked whether he was satisfied with his lawyers.

He is accused of aiding the enemy and violating the Espionage Act by providing WikiLeaks diplomatic cables, military field reports and war videos. His supporters, who demonstrated Friday outside Fort Meade, hail him as a whistle-blower who sought to expose wrongdoing.

The evidentiary proceeding, known as an Article 32 hearing and expected to last about a week, will determine whether the charges proceed to a court-martial or are dismissed. Prosecutors and Private Manning’s lawyer will both present evidence, and the public could learn new details of the origins of the disclosures, which shook governments and embarrassed politicians around

Joan Stallard shows her support for Private Manning during his first court appearance in Fort Meade, Md. (NY TIMES PHOTO)

the world.

The hearing could shed light not just on Private Manning’s conduct, but also on the possible role of WikiLeaks’s founder, Julian Assange, and other WikiLeaks activists, in soliciting the material or facilitating the leak. A federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., is considering whether WikiLeaks leaders broke the law, though there has never been a successful prosecution for disseminating leaked secrets, as opposed to leaking them in the first place.

Colonel Almanza turned down Mr. Coombs’s request to postpone the hearing until the Army Court of Criminal Appeals rules on his appeal of the recusal issue. He said the hearing would continue during the appeal.

Mr. Coombs had offered several grounds for asking Colonel Almanza to remove himself from the case, including his civilian role as a prosecutor in handling child-exploitation cases. With the Justice Department still pursuing the broader WikiLeaks investigation, he said, any Justice Department employee has a conflict of interest.

In addition, Mr. Coombs said Colonel Almanza had shown bias by disallowing all but four of the 38 witnesses requested by the defense, while granting all the prosecution requests. Among others, the defense requested that President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton appear to describe any damage done by the leaks.

“This is one of the most interesting military cases of the last 20 years,” said Eugene R. Fidell, who teaches military justice at Yale.

Mr. Fidell said the case comes at the intersection of advancing technology, making it possible to lay bare a truckload of secrets on the Web with the click of a mouse, and the culture of the Facebook era in which nothing stays secret for long.

Reporters from around the world are covering the hearing,

with a dozen at a time in the cramped courtroom and about 50 others following the proceedings on a video link from an adjacent media center. Security is tight at the sprawling Army base, which houses the National Security Agency, the intelligence agency that eavesdrops on foreign communications.

Private Manning’s treatment during 19 months of incarceration set off a major controversy. At the jail on the Marine Corps base at Quantico, Va., he was held in isolation and forced to strip off his clothing and sleep in a tear-proof smock, a measure military officials said was necessary because he might be a suicide risk. After an outcry — including sharp criticism from the State Department’s top spokesman, who was fired as a result — Private Manning was moved to a new military prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where his lawyer, Mr. Coombs, said his treatment was better.

Private Manning, an intelligence analyst, told friends and family of struggling with Army life and hiding his homosexuality while serving at Forward Operating Base Hammer, near Baghdad.

He was arrested in Kuwait in May 2010 and accused of exploiting gaping security holes on the military computer system by downloading the secret material onto CDs that he marked as Lady Gaga songs.

In Web chat logs later made public by Wired magazine, Private Manning — identified in the logs only by a screen name — discussed his feelings of depression and loneliness and his motives for diverting the secret material to a “crazy white-haired dude,” Mr. Assange.

The person in the chat logs showed a boyish glee at outsmarting the Army’s poorly protected computer system but also offered political motives, suggesting that “criminal political back dealings” should be subjected to public scrutiny.

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Saturday, Dec. 17 Winter Farmer’s Market 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Portland Winter Farmer’s Market at the Maine Irish Heritage Center, 34 Gray St., Portland. Weekly on Saturday, until April 21, 2012. “Come shop with us!

You’ll find locally and organically grown vegetables, meat, cheese, lacto-fermented vegetables, milk, yogurt, kefir, eggs, tempeh, oil, and more!” www.portlandmainewintermarket.com

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

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

‘The Christmas Bride’ 2 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

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

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

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

The Portland Winter Farmer’s Market is at the Maine Irish Heritage Center from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays, with an assortment of Maine-grown and produced farm products, local music, community and connection with local farmers. (COURTESY PHOTO) 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

Teddy Bear Toss with the Pirates 7 p.m. Portland Pirates vs. St. John’s IceCaps, featuring the Portland Pirates annual Teddy Bear Toss. “The Teddy Bear Toss, presented by Fox 23, highlights our toy drive for the night! Bring in a teddy bear to toss onto the ice after the Pirates score their first goal of the night — all teddy bears will be donated to Toys for Tots and other area charitable toy drives! Center for Grieving Children FUNraiser

Nutcracker Burlesque

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!

Gingerbread Dream House.

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.

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

Sunday, Dec. 18

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

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

DEPA Business After Hours

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. see next page

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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.

Movies,” an incredible family Christmas experience featuring clips from the holiday movie, “Elf,” a family photo booth, great gifts, and tons of holiday treats and fun. “Christmas at the Movies” will happen on Saturday, Dec. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Cinemagic Grand Theater, located at 333 Clarks Pond Road in South Portland. Tickets are free but are required, and are available by visiting www.nlc.tv anytime. Next Level Church is one church, meeting every weekend across three locations (Dover, N.H.; Newington, N.H. and Portland).

Christmas Eve service 7 p.m. First Universalist will present its annual Christmas Eve service in song and prayer. First Universalist Church is located at 169 Pleasant St., with entry on Spring St. Accessible. For more information, call 783-0461 or www.auburnuu.org.

Sunday, Dec. 25

Merry Christmas!

Monday, Dec. 26

Thursday, Dec. 22

Holiday curbside trash and recycling 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.

Friday, Dec. 23 ‘The Victorian Nutcracker’ 2 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. “Portland Ballet Company brings its own unique New England version of the Nutcracker to Merrill Auditorium with its beloved ‘The Victorian Nutcracker.’

The show, which takes the classic Nutcracker story and sets it in historical Portland, Maine with sets, costumes, and characters inspired by historical figures, will be performed twice at Merrill Auditorium on Friday, Dec. 23 at 2 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. The cast of professional dancers from the Portland Ballet Company, accompanied by the Portland Ballet Orchestra, is known for its lively, entertaining and beautiful Nutcracker. The story unfolds as young Olivia follows her Nutcracker Prince to the enchanted Kingdom of the Sweets, where she is dazzled by dancers from around the world - from the Russian Trepak to the Sugarplum Fairy.

The Victorian Nutcracker features Portland Ballet Company’s professional dancers as well as Portland School of Ballet students selected by audition. This year’s conductor is Sean Newhouse, assistant conductor at the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Newhouse made an acclaimed lastminute debut with the Boston Symphony in February 2011, conducting Mahler’s Ninth Symphony on two hours’ notice in place of James Levine.” Tickets are available through PortTix at www.porttix.com or 207-842-0800. Ticket prices range from $17-$47. New this year, season subscriptions to Portland Ballet are available. For more information, please contact Portland Ballet at 772-9671 or visit www.portlandballet.org.

‘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

‘Home For the Holidays Cabaret’ 7:30 p.m. Lucid Stage announces A New Edge production: “Home For the Holidays Cabaret,” Celebrate the holidays and community with Home for the Holidays Cabaret! Singing, storytelling, audience participation and an optional Yankee Swap (bring a wrapped “re-gift”). $8 at Lucid Stage, 29 Baxter Blvd., Portland. 899-3993. www.LucidStage.com

Saturday, Dec. 24 Christmas at the Movies 10 a.m. Next Level Church presents “Christmas at the

6:30 a.m. “This holiday season, Portland Public Services crews will collect curbside trash and recycling as usual with no changes to the schedule. Crews will collect trash and recycling Monday, Dec. 26 and Monday, Jan. 2. Residents are asked to place their items out by 6:30 a.m. for collection. Christmas trees can be left for collection on your normal trash day between Dec. 26 and Jan. 20. Trees 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.”

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Eckhaus. The festival is comprised of 13 shows at three different venues: the mainstage at Portland Stage Company, SPACE Gallery on Congress Street, and the Acorn Studio Theater in Westbrook.” Tickets to Phyzgig range from $10 to $20 and a complete performance schedule appears below. For more information or to purchase tickets, call 854-0065 or visit www.phyzgig.org.

Cafe en Francais at People Plus in Brunswick 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Cafe en Francais at People Plus, 35 Union St., Brunswick. Are you a French speaker, eager to share a lively hour with good company? Have a cup of thé ou café on the fourth Tuesday of each month at People Plus. Nous parlons of our family histories and experiences as French speakers. Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 27 from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. when we’re pleased to have local attorney, Richard Lord as our guest. He has represented the interests of the French community for many years and will bring a selection of photos of Old Brunswick. All are welcome.” Call 729-0757 to sign up for Café en Français at People Plus.

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.

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About 75 people applied for the position when the opening emerged in Portland. Like any other job opening, Cornils auditioned and had an interview.

“There used to be hundreds of municipal organs and municipal organists in the 1920s and the ‘30s. Now there are only two left, in San Diego and Portland, Maine,” Cornils noted.

On Tuesday, the public can see what Cornils does. At 7:30 p.m. in Merrill Auditorium, Cornils will present “Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas,” a traditional Christmas program featuring the Kotzschmar Organ, also with the Choral Art Camerata and the Parish Ringers. But expect the organ to take center stage.

“I approach each program in a way that will delight the listener, both the novice and the aficionado,” Cornils said in an interview this week.

“Every organ is unique, an organist comes to each organ in a unique way,” he said.

Listeners can expect chestnuts such as “’Twas the Night Before Christmas” and “Joy to the World” as well as more esoteric fare, such as music evoking Russian folklore, Cornils said.

“The instrument also can woo the listener with the subtlety and great variety of colors, of sounds, of different instru- Municipal organist Ray Cornils poses at the Kotzschmar Organ in Merrill Auditoments. It also can be light, it can be fun, rium. The organ was dedicated to the city in 1912. (COURTESY PHOTO) it has a lot of surprises,” Cornils said. boasts 6,857 pipes and weighs a staggering 50 tons.

The Kotzschmar Organ itself is an attraction.

The organ was dedicated to the memory of HerBuilt by the Austin Organ Company of Hartford, mann Kotzschmar, a native German who champiConn., and dedicated on Aug. 22, 1912, the organ oned music in Portland while living here from 1849 to 1908.

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But as of yesterday afternoon, it was still unclear where contaminated beef came from.

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–––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– MUSIC CALENDAR ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 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

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.

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5 p.m. “The Maine Academy of Modern Music, in partnership with the Portland Music Foundation, kicks off the next year of the MAMM SLAM and announces the opening of registration with a show featurBadfish: A Tribute to Sublime ing 2011 MAMM SLAM winner 8 p.m. A WCYY Holiday Bizarre Modest Proposal, hot new indie Show, Badfish: A Tribute to Subrockers Worried Well (featuring lime, with Sparks The Rescue, State former MAMM Slam judges Daniel Theatre. This event is all ages. $18 James and Cam Jones), and rising advance / $20 day of show. www. openers Cosmonaut Astrox and statetheatreportland.com Dusty Grooves on Dec. 28 at 5 p.m.

Tree at Port City Music Hall at Bayside Bowl in Portland. The 8 p.m. Queendem Presents Tree concert is open to all ages; cover with Never Got Caught at Port City. Boston’s hardcore heavy- To celebrate their arrival on BandCamp, Kino Proby is performing a Winter 2011 tour, including shows Dec. 29 in Boston at All is $5. The MAMM SLAM is much more than your typical battle of the weights Tree reunite for one last Asia Cafe and Dec. 30 in Portland at the Empire Dine and Dance. (COURTESY PHOTO) bands, providing young, careershow in the Pine Tree state. A minded musicians with a platform band that has rocked the entire state of Maine, from the Sesame Street Vs. The Muppets for developing not only their songwriting and performance Penny Post in Old Town to almost every stage in Portland.

9 p.m. The Clash of the Titans; Sesame Street Vs. The skills, but also forcing them to consider their web presence, Tree recently headlined the Boston Freedom Rally and a Muppets charity show at Empire Dine and Dance, benefit marketing materials, professional appearance and all the sold out show at the Middle East all in the same day. After for Toys for Tots. http://portlandempire.com/cal.php other factors that go into being a professional touring and crushing both shows and receiving overwhelming support recording band. The winner of the MAMM SLAM not only from fans across “This Land.” The band has now decided lays claim to a title that is increasingly prestigious in Maine to play a few shows in select cities, giving fans an opportuFriday, Dec. 23 and far beyond, but also takes home a prize package that nity to once again rock out with Boston’s finest hardwood. includes $1,000, recording time, radio play, plum gigs and Advance: $10; door: $12; VIP: $16.

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8 p.m. Rustic Overtones at Port City Music Hall. Rustic MaineToday.com/Mammslam starting Dec. 28 through Tuesday, Dec. 20 Overtones formed in Portland, hometown to each of them.

Feb. 14. The competition starts with preliminary rounds Members of this seven-piece outfit are guitarist and lead at the Big Easy March 24 and 25. Finals will be held April vocalist Dave Gutter, drummer Tony McNaboe, trombonist Christmas with Cornils, 28. 2011 winners Modest Proposal used their package to Dave Noyes, baritone saxophonist Jason Ward, bassist Jon record their self-titled debut album which they’ll release at A Kotzschmar Christmas Roods, alto saxophonist Ryan Zoidis, and Spencer Albee the show on December 28. Since they took home the title, 7:30 p.m. Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christon keyboards and piano. Roods and Gutter began performthe band has opened for Fearless recording artists Sparks mas at Merrill Auditorium. Tickets $34, $30, $22 (includes ing together first, in a family basement. They later added the the Rescue, top-selling local act the Mallett Brothers Band $5 service fee). “Don’t miss one of Portland’s great holiday rest of the group, all friends from high school, and became and a number of other great bands at venues like Bar Hartraditions! Christmas with Cornils, A Kotzschmar Christmas what is Rustic Overtones. Local gigs earned them a fan bor’s Criterion Theater and the LL Bean Music Series.” focuses on the magnificence of the Kotzschmar Organ. base that expanded as the band began to travel, appearing Portland’s own municipal organist, Ray cornils, programs at close to 200 shows some years. Rustic Overtones’ “The an evening that sparkles with the splendor of brass, the Wednesday, Dec. 30 New Way Out” is the first album of entirely brand new music exquisite sounds of Choral Art Camerata, the Parish Ringfrom the band in over eight years. Recorded in their own ers and more for an unforgettable holiday experience.” makeshift studio between November of 2007 and SeptemDa Block at Lucid Stage Wu-Tang Clan at the State ber of 2009, it’s the bands fifth full length studio LP and first 8 p.m. Da Block at Lucid Stage. Live performances by K 8 p.m. State Theatre. Emerging in 1993, the Staten Island, without longtime keyboard player Spencer Albee who left Em & B Aull/Conman/A.Willy/Mellmurk/Ga South/Loc Dab/ N.Y.-based Wu-Tang Clan proved to be the most revoluthe group shortly after production began to form Spencer Demon Dog & Da Block! Music By Neeko Brown! Tickets tionary rap group of the mid-’90s — and only partially and the School Spirit Mafia. He was replaced during the are $8. www.lucidstage.com because of their music. Turning the standard concept of a writing and recording of the record by Nigel Hall (Soulive, Two nights with moe. hip-hop crew inside out, the Wu-Tang Clan were assembled Lettuce, Robert Randolph) who handles the keyboard 9 p.m. WCLZ presents two nights with moe., Dec. 30 and as a loose congregation of nine MCs, almost as a support duties on TNWO. Advance: $18; door: $20; VIP: $30. http:// 31, at the State Theatre. moe. is the preeminent progresgroup. Instead of releasing one album after another, the portcitymusichall.com sive rock band on the music scene today. With 20 years of Clan was designed to overtake the record industry in as touring and just as many albums under its belt, the quintet profitable a fashion as possible - the idea was to establish Monday, Dec. 26 of Al Schnier and Chuck Garvey on guitars and vocals, Rob the Wu-Tang as a force with their debut album and then Derhak on bass and vocals, Jim Loughlin on percussion spin off into as many side projects as possible. In the proand vibes, and Vinnie Amico on Drums, continues to push Matishayu’s Festival of Light cess, the members would all become individual stars. Surthe standard for performance art. This event is all ages.

7:30 p.m. Matisyahu with Cris Cab at the State Theatre. prisingly, the plan worked. All of the various Wu-Tang solo $50/two-day pass $75.

Matisyahu fuses the contemporary styles of rap, beatboxprojects elaborated on the theme the group laid out on their ing, and hip-hop in general, with the more traditional vocal Russian rockers Kino Proby 1993 debut, the spare, menacing Enter the Wu-Tang (36 disciplines of jazz’s scat singing and Judaism’s hazzan style 9 p.m. Kino Proby at Empire Dine & Dance, 575 Congress Chambers). $40. of songful prayer—more often than not rolling it all into a St., Portland. 21 plus. 21 plus. “To celebrate KP’s arrival on dominant background of reggae music. $25 advance/$28 BandCamp, we’re performing a Winter 2011 tour! Dec. 29 Wednesday, Dec. 21 day of show. in Boston at All Asia Cafe and Dec. 30 in Portland at the Empire Dine and Dance!”

The Wedding of Minnie & Waisely

7:30 p.m. Raise a glass to the union of Waisely “Scar” Lighthead and Marie “Minnie” Pistola, the bandit queen. Mayo Street Arts hosts a ceremony of music and love to celebrate our mystical connections. An open invitation to all rakes, tramps, thieves, and scamps. Performances by Jesse Pilgrim, Blood Warrior, Chriss Sutherland, Peter McLaughlin & Jeff Beam, D. Gross, Samuel James, Over A Cardboard Sea, Rosie Rimjob, dily dilly, Sontiago, Dead Man’s Clothes, Meghan Yates, and Panda Bandits. $10 advance/$12 day of show. http://mayostreetarts.org/calendar/

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”)

Saturday, Dec. 31 NYE 2011 w/Mighty Mystic, et al 8 p.m. New Year’s Eve 2011 w/Mighty Mystic, Soul Rebel Project and more at Port City Music Hall. Advance: $20; door: $25; VIP: $40. Celebrate NYE 2011 in a reggae style.

Mighty Mystic, Soul Rebel Project, Royal Hammer, & DJ Queendem. This party goes til 2 a.m.! 18 plus. http://portcitymusichall.com/events

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