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Smartphones and tablets outsell PCs at Lenovo

TOKYO (NY Times) — Lenovo, the world’s largest PC maker, now sells more smartphones and tablets than computers.

That milestone, which the company announced Thursday, underlines the growing influence of Chinese companies like Lenovo in the shift from desktop to mobile computing.

Now even Lenovo, which acquired the IBM PC business in 2005 and sells ThinkPad notebooks, is remaking itself for a post-PC era. Lenovo said its sales of smartphones had more than doubled in the three months that ended June 30, to 11.4 million. The company also sold 1.5 million tablet computers.

Executives said Lenovo had benefited from a structural shift in the smartphone business, where the high end, dominated by Apple and Samsung Electronics, is showing signs of saturation. Meanwhile, sales of less expensive handsets made by Lenovo and other Chinese companies, like Huawei and ZTE, are growing more rapidly. “The recent change in the market favors Lenovo and our business model,” Yang Yuanqing, chief executive of Lenovo, said in a conference call with analysts. “The market is shifting from the premium part to the mainstream. It is shifting from the mature markets to the emerging markets.”

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Foreseeing trouble in exporting natural gas MIDLAND, Mich. (NY Times) — The battle over natural gas exports reflects just how starkly the nation’s economic landscape is being reshaped by newfound energy supplies, much of the discoveries in the form of oil and gas being freed up by unconventional methods like horizontal drilling combined with hydraulic fracturing.

Indeed, even as environmentalists and industry advocates debate the merits and risks of fracking, as the practice is frequently called, its consequences are increasingly visible. Last week, the government reported a sharply improved trade balance for June, largely because of lower oil imports.

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BEIRUT, Lebanon (NY Times) — A powerful car bomb ripped through the southern suburbs of Lebanon’s capital on Thursday, killing at least 14 people and wounding more than 200, the authorities said, in what appeared to be an attack aimed at Hezbollah, the militant Shiite group.

Images of the late-afternoon explosion, broadcast on the Hezbollah-controlled television network Al Manar, showed fire and wreckage along the commercial and residential street in the area known as Ruwais, a neighborhood dominated

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The early successes of a new strategy to end and prevent homelessness in Portland are already being lauded by the city’s leaders and social service providers.

Mayor Michael Brennan was joined by members of the social service community, business leaders and public safety leaders at a press conference Thursday to discuss the ongoing efforts to battle homelessness through the implementation of a series of strategies, including expanded case management services, rapid rehousing, expanded outreach, addressing zoning issues, creating special population housing, using housing first models and working with surrounding communities.

“We have a seven-point plan that we have been working on and we have made progress,” Brennan said.

The mayor said some of the early successes of the new strategies include a 30 percent increase in the number of individuals who have found housing through better case management, the setting aside of Section 8 housing vouchers for the chronically homeless and allocate $50,000 for the pre-development for a new housing first facility.

“This is an unprecedented effort,” he said.

The implementation plan is based on the recommendations made by the city’s Task Force on Homelessness. The task force focused on looking at the causes of homelessness, the challenges and needs of the homeless population and what changes are required to meet the needs of that population. The two primary functions of the task force’s recommendations are to relieve the overcrowding in Portland’s shelter system and create long-term goals to better transition people from the shelter system to other housing options.

The task force developed recommendations that include creating a centralized intake system, improving rapid rehousing through additional units and providing increased case management services.

Service providers highlighted the increased outreach, case management and reserved housing vouchers during the event.

Evelyn Blanchard, executive director of the Milestone Foundation, said will continue to include members of the Homeless Outreach Mobile Engagement

Evelyn Blanchard, executive director of the Milestone Foundation, touted the city’s new plan to address homelessness during a press conference at City Hall Thursday, and talked about the expanded outreach efforts that are being implemented as a part of the initiative.

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Team, the Portland Police Department, Portland Fire Department and the shelters to reach members of the city’s homeless population. She said the HOME Team’s efforts have been expanded to run for 12 hours a day, Monday through Saturday, and still allow for community members to make referrals or contact the group if they are concerned about someone.

“It’s been a wonderful effort,” she said.

Case management boils down to asking someone’s name and how they can be helped, said Mark Swann, executive director of the Preble Street Resource Center, and research shows that a solid system can yield better results for clients. He said a more intensive case management model is already being used at Preble Street, Oxford Street, Florence House and the family shelter to help find people permanent housing.

Mark Adelson, director of the Portland Housing Authority, said the group manages more than 2,000 apartments in Portland and will commit 40 vouch-

ers for chronically homeless individuals.

“The program to date is working really well,” he said.

Jon Bradley, of the Preble Street Resource Center, said the vouchers are a key step in creating a housing-first model in Portland.

Adelson said it’s key that people advocate to keep funding for the vouchers as the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development faces cuts and could jeopardize the program.

“The threat of people losing these subsidies is very real,” he said. “ ... This is very important work.”

Thomas Ptacek, an advocate for Homeless Voices for Justice, said he lived at the Oxford Street shelter for a year before finding a place of his own, with the help of shelter staff and a veterans housing voucher program. He applauded the city’s plan to tackle homelessness in the city through collaboration with different agencies.

“Today, Portland is doing the right thing, the smart thing and the caring thing,” Ptacek said.

providing extended learning, one-on-one tutoring, community outreach and other assistance to students from Ellsworth High School, Sullivan High School in Sumner, Spruce Mountain High School in Jay, Carrabec High School in North Anson and East End Community and Riverton Elementary Schools in Portland.

“This valuable grant will have a positive and lasting impact for hundreds of students in Maine,” U.S. Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, said.

“With this announcement, LearningWorks continues to demonstrate its commitment to and success in improving educational opportunities for students across Maine,” U.S. Sen. Angus King, I-Maine, said. “These critical funds from the Corporation for National and Community Service and the U.S.

Department of Education will assist LearningWorks as it places more than 100 AmeriCorps members into classrooms across Maine, where their valuable work will have a significant and positive impact on both our children and our communities for years to come.”

U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, said, “This program is a great opportunity to give students better access to the resources and mentoring they need to succeed. I think AmeriCorps volunteers will make a wonderful addition to our schools and I’m so glad our state can benefit from their service. My sincere appreciation goes to LearningWorks for its continuing leadership in finding new ways to support our children, families and communities.”

LearningWorks wins $2.2 million grant to tap AmeriCorps in schools Daily Sun Staff Report Portland-based nonprofit LearningWorks and partners announced a $2.2 million, three-year grant from the Corporation for National & Community Service and the Department of Education, aimed at tapping the AmeriCorps program for tutoring and other assistance to improve learning.

“LearningWorks is one of only 13 organizations across the country to be awarded this grant which focuses on using innovative strategies to help schools put children on the pathway to success,” a LearningWorks press release from CEO Ethan Strimling stated.

In each school region, 30 to 35 AmeriCorps members will provide 300 to 1,700 hours of service,

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A Middle East primer Socrates once noted that “the beginning of wisdom is the definition of terms,” and he may as well have been talking about our general knowledge of the Middle East.

As volatile as the region is, and as linked to our national security, Americans should have a basic demographic understanding of its people.

The traditional Middle East is a vast expanse of real estate, bordered to the north

by Turkey, the west by Egypt, the south by Yemen, and the east by Iran. It also includes Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman, From the Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Syria, United Arab Emirates Stacks and Yemen.

Westerners tend to associate the area with Arab populations and endless strife. Yet there are at least a dozen distinct cultural groups that make up the Middle East.

Still, Arabs indeed are predominant, speak Arabic, and have intermixed with several other

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I was somewhere on the road back from Boston, pacing outside the trusty Honda at a service parking area, steaming-cup of Starbucks in hand, when the Brutal Truth began to take hold: I was “walking” my iPhone.

It’s a limbo familiar to anyone who has traveled with a puppy.

You may be in a hurry, or not.

A nor’easter may be blowing in any second, or not. A cluster of Hells Angeles may be noticing your “Harleys Suck” bumper sticker, or not.

You may wait in the car, sure, but you are going to wait.

The puppy has not “gone” yet.

This particular slowly downloading app update was, I think, that Uber car-seeking service. No matter. That was just the “tinkle.”

My iPhone was, and is, a new kind of puppy. I needed to send at least two messages before hitting the road, so I waited.

The time was that I’d have done these chores on the highway at 70 MPH, confident in my multi-tasking ability to watch the puppy, compose insightful text messages and consume this fine double-tall soy nectar — all while nodding agreement to Mark Curdo’s WCYY insights, it being a Thursday evening.

It wasn’t Maine’s increasingly tough texting-whiledriving laws or that amazing new Warner Herzog text-crash documentary (which should be required viewing in every driver’s ed class in the world) that ended my road texting.

It was the iPuppy.

You other BlackBerry alumni know what I mean.

Until last year, I was among the Berry Tribe.

I’d adopted that tech pet in the wake of the 9-1-1 attacks, when its texting survived in Washington

long after other communications fell. It was, of course, the latest miracle: phone and email and text all on one device.

My BlackBerry had a raised “keyboard.” This gave it a tactile feel that left the Berry Tribe wondering what all the text-driving fuss was about.

Sure, in retrospect it was still stupid and dangerous, but it seemed like you could text from the highway much the same way you could program the radio or reach into your back-seat backpack to find a stray water bottle.

It turns out that the iPhone “screen keyboard” requires the focus human evolution usually reserved for scanning the primal grassland, evaluating whether that movement is food or tiger. It’s as different from “typing” as surgery is from carving turkey.

If the iPhone requires the attention of a new puppy, then the BlackBerry was more of a cat. That’s why the iPhone does all those tricks while the BlackBerry is best known for just purring along.

Along with keyboard focus, the driving-texting danger is magnified because the iPuppy is hypercute, like a month-old Yellow Lab in a morning sunbeam! Cute as a BuzzFeed slideshow! Speaking of which I’ll just re-Tweet that to — wait, was that a red light?

The “puppy equivalency” is not just about driving or being a good Jason Bourne movie title. Once noticed, it’s as obvious as his movie plots: Puppy: carry a leash at all times; iPuppy, carry a charger cord at all times.

Puppy: trendy restaurants cater to you with water

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The traditional Middle East is a vast expanse of real estate HALKIAS from page 4

races. Ethnically they originated from the Arabian Peninsula and the Syrian Desert. There are Arab populations in every Middle East country. Most Arabs are Muslims, with traces of Christians and Jews in their ranks.

Armenians settled mostly in Lebanon and Syria. Armenia, located in the Southern Caucasus, is home to only 3 million of the 12 million members of its principal ethnic group. They speak Armenian, and the diaspora have developed hybrid dialects, or adapted the languages of their new homes.

Assyrians are scattered in Israel, Lebanon and Jordan. They are Aramaic-speaking Orthodox Christians, trace their bloodlines to Mesopotamia, or modern-day Iraq, and claim to be the keepers of lost Babylonian heritage.

Azeris speak the Azerbaijani language, and are split between the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan, and northwestern Iran. The former tend to be secular with moderate Orthodox Christian influence, and the latter Muslim.

Berbers are found along the North African coast — many to the west of the “official” Middle East, but enclaves remain in western Egypt. They are Sunni Muslim, though descendants of early Christian and Jewish converts exist. They speak the Amazigh languages, an Afro-Asiatic tongue consisting of at least a half-dozen dialects.

Chaldeans are Assyrians belonging to the Chaldean Catholic Church.

They claim Babylonian bloodlines with Greek influence and speak Chaldean Neo-Aramaic.

Druze are located in Lebanon with a few sects in Jordan, Israel and Syria.

The one group in the area with an identity crisis, they practice a monotheistic religion derived from Islam but which incorporates Greek philosophy, Gnosticism and Christianity. They do not consider themselves Muslim, and adapt the languages of the countries in which they’ve settled.

Greek migrations into Asia Minor began as early as 1000 B.C. and have continued into modern times. Greeks

can be found in Egypt, Turkey, Lebanon and Israel. As a result of Alexander the Great’s conquests and the Roman love for all things Greek, Hellenic culture is evident throughout the region. These Greeks tend to be multilingual in English, French and Arabic, while still speaking the native tongue within their communities, which are centered on parishes of the Greek Orthodox Church.

Jews are an ethnic religious group traced to the Israelites who occupied the area formerly known as Palestine. They speak Hebrew and practice Judaism. Many present-day Israelis are descendants of the Jewish peoples who emigrated from Europe following World War II. The only significant Jewish concentration in the region outside of Israel is in, of all places, Iran.

Kurds occupy an area known as Kurdistan, which falls into parts of Iran, Iraq, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Syria and Armenia. They are primarily Sunni Muslims, and are known as moderate. They speak two Kurdish dialects. Long persecuted by the countries in which they live, they remain, at 30 million strong, one of the largest ethnic groups without a homeland.

Maronites are Arabic-speaking Eastern Rite Catholics native to Lebanon, and comprise one of that country’s largest religious groups. In full communion with Rome since the 12th century, they survived for over a millennium leading disciplined, monastic existences in mountain strongholds.

Persians, also known to the ancients as Medes, are native to Iran, with slivers in Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan. They speak Farsi, an Indo-European language. They are mostly Shia Muslims, with small groups of Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians — their original ancient religion. Iranians are proud of their Persian ethnicity, and reject any comparison to Arabs.

Turks, formerly an Asiatic people who migrated to the Eastern Mediterranean, experienced centuries of intermixing with Greeks and Persians during their Ottoman reign. They settled in modern-day Turkey, also see MIDDLE EAST page 10

Writer ponders a new kind of puppy ROBINSON from page 4

dishes and treats at the door; iPuppy, charging stations.

Puppy: cute sweaters that men don’t like to use but will tolerate if they’re boring; iPuppy, cute cases that men hate to use but will tolerate if they’re boring.

Puppy: must be walked and fed several times daily; iPuppy, must be updated and charged several times daily.

I remember leaving my BlackBerry at home for hours or even days at a time, returning to find it curled up, napping and unchanged, cat-like.

Leave the iPuppy at home for days — not that you would! — and upon return it has auto-backuped itself out of your data plan and chewed up your wallet while downloading some app allowing it to crap in your shoes.

Finally, at roadside, that update finished tinkling in. I peck my text into existence.

Me, a 100-word-per-minute typist, reduced to hunting and pecking like a deranged seagull in spring.

It’s a good thing this puppy is so darned cute.

(Curtis Robinson is the founding editor of The Portland Daily Sun.)

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The Maine Lobsterman Been passing by The Maine Lobsterman sculpture at the corner of Middle and Temple for the 36 years that’s it’s been there, but I’d never stopped and examined it up close until just the other evening. I’ve always liked the piece, of course, how could anyone not, but I have to acknowledge that, in my mind’s eye, I’d always seen it as being kind of “folksy.” Art, sure, but of the homespun variety. Pleasant but not soul stirring. Ah, not so. Not so at all.

The piece, which was commissioned by the Maine Legislature and created by sculptor Victor Kahill for the Hall of States exhibition at the 1939 New York World’s Fair, depicts a Maine lobsterman kneeling over a lobster pegging its claw. The lobsterman is sitting on a coiled rope, with his cap on the ground on his left side, and he’s wearing a shirt with rolled up sleeves and pants tucked into knee length boots.

A simple narrative that in its straightforward, uncomplicated way makes for an enduring image.

But the effect of the piece goes far beyond the story it tells.

The strength of the piece is in the attention paid to its details. There’s the bulging veins in the powerful thick arms that belie a strength that the man seems to be unmindful of as he goes about a chore that is commonplace for him; there are the fingers that are rough with callouses, but nimble enough to wrap the rubber band around the lobster’s frantically grasping claw; and, very strikingly, there’s the remarkably well defined hair on the head of the man who served as the model for the piece, H. Elroy Johnson, a Bailey Island lobsterman.

More than anything else, what strikes one is the gentle and thoughtful expression on Johnson’s weather-worn face. The gaze is focused and intent, but there’s also a suggestion of that pensive look that reflects the solitary and hard-working life of the Maine fisherman, where patience and acceptance become necessary virtues.

Here, indeed, is a piece of fine art of the highest order.

Victor Kahill was born in Lebanon in 1909 and came to Portland at age 14 to join his older brother, Joseph, who was already an established painter in Portland, having painted portraits of many notable Mainers. Joseph, it is interesting to note, was a lifelong friend and confidante of the Lebanese poet, painter and writer Kahlil Gibran.

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Shortly after his arrival in this country, Victor went to Boston and taught at the art school attached to the Boston Museum of Art, after which he went to Philadelphia to teach at the Fine Arts Academy there. When World War I broke out, although technically still an “enemy alien,” he volunteered for military service and served in France. After the war, he remained in France and became interested in photography and flying. An interesting sidenote is that Victor Kahill was the only Mainer on hand to greet Charles Lindbergh when he landed in Paris following his historic solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927.

Upon his return to Maine, he pursued his career in art and photography, but also became president of a flying club and arranged the first aviation meet to be held in Maine. His first art commission from the state of Maine was a bas-relief of the head of the first Mainer killed in World War I, and the piece is still on display in the Hall of Flags in the state capital.

Immediately after the country entered World War II, Victor joined the U.S. Army and served in France and North Africa, where he was used as an interpreter. Not surprising, as in addition to his native Lebanese and acquired English, he was fluent in French, Italian and five Arabic languages.

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After his Army tour was completed, Kahill went to Nancy, France, and opened a nightclub, where he gained the reputation of being “The GI’s Billy Rose,” a reference to one of the leading entertainers of the era. In 1947, he left the Army and went to what he said was his favorite city, Casablanca, where he operated one of the most luxurious and well-known nightclubs on the African coast until he returned to this country in 1965. He died in August of that year, at age 75.

One of the more interesting back stories to the creation of The Maine Lobsterman sculpture is that after the Maine Legislature commissioned Kahill to create the piece in 1939, it failed to provide the funds for its completion, and Kahill, lacking the funds to cast the piece in bronze, as had been the intention, resorted to painting it bronze instead.

After the World’s Fair ended, the piece was returned to Portland, still in its painted bronze state, where it was on display in the lobby of the Columbia Hotel for a while, then, following that, it sat in the first floor foyer of city hall for a few years where, sadly, it was vandalized and was placed in storage at the state marine warehouse in Boothbay Harbor.

There were various attempts by Maine legislators over the years to allocate state funds to restore The Maine Lobsterman, but it wasn’t until H. Elroy Johnson died in 1973 that the legislature was finally moved to allocate the necessary funds for the longoverdue restoration and bronzing of the piece.

The legislature commissioned sculptor and Portland School of Art instructor Norman Therrien, of Boothbay Harbor, to do the necessary work. When the piece was brought to his studio, after years of sitting in the warehouse, the head was cracked, one hand was broken off, and some fingers were missing from the other. In restoring the piece and casting it in bronze, Therrien utilized the “lost wax” process, a technique widely used by the ancient Greeks and Chinese to restore seriously deteriorated pieces of sculpture to their original artistic quality.

Therrien cast three copies of The Maine Lobsterman, one of which sits on Maine Avenue, in Washington, D.C.; another on Bailey Island; and the other, of course, since 1977, at the corner of Middle and Temple streets, in Portland.

You might stop and take a close look someday, as I finally did, after all those years of looking but not seeing.

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

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Friday, Aug. 16 Mash It Up Ska Fest at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $10/$8; 3 to 8 p.m. (all ages)/9 p.m. (21+) www.bigeasyportland.com Sarah Blacker CD Release at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $12 adv/$17 door; 8 p.m. www.onelongfellowsquare.com Anna Lombard at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. $10/$20; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portcitymusichall.com

Saturday, Aug. 17 Donavon Frankenreiter at ASYLUM, 121 Center St., Portland. $16; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portlandasylum.com/concerts Cats Under the Stars (Jerry Garcia tribute) at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $30 adv/$35 door; 7 p.m. www.onelongfellowsquare.com EOTO at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. $20; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portcitymusichall.com

Sunday, Aug. 18 Sparks the Rescue at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $10 adv/$12 day of show; Doors at 5 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com Mickey Hart Band at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. $30/$45;

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Model Airplane at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $5; Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

A Band Beyond Description at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com

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Acoustic Showcase: Chris James, Clara Junken & Jenny Van West at Flask, 117 Spring St., Portland, Free; 8 p.m. http://flasklounge.com

Tuesday, Aug. 20 Steve Earle & the Dukes at ASYLUM, 121 Center St., Portland. $35; Doors open at 8 p.m. www.portlandasylum.com/concerts

Kim Kuzma & the Tony Boffa All-Stars at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $30 adv/$35 door; 7 p.m.

Headstart 10 year Bandiversary at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com Dirty Bourbon River Show at One Longfellow Square, 181 State St., Portland, $10 adv/$15 door; 8 p.m. www.onelongfellowsquare.com Jeam Beam’s Loudspeaker Wallpaper – ShaShaSha at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. $10; Doors at 8 p.m. www.portcitymusichall.com

Cover to Cover: Colleen Clark, Builder of the House covers Regina Spektor’s “Begin to Hope” at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $5; 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com Every Time I Die at Port City Music Hall, 504 Congress St., Portland. $15; Doors at 7 p.m. www.portcitymusichall.com

Wednesday, Aug. 21 Rap Night at Big Easy, 55 Market St., Portland, $3; Doors at 9 p.m. www.bigeasyportland.com Pray for Sound at Flask, 117 Spring St., Portland, Free; 9 p.m. http://flasklounge.com Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at the State Theatre, 609 Congress St., Portland. $30

ShaShaSha takes the stage for the Alive at Five free outdoor concert. They will perform at Port City Music Hall Friday, Aug. 23. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO)

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Local semi-pro football: Sabers and Raging Bulls keep winning

By Ken Levinsky

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Maine Sabers (4-0) defeated the Metro-West (Marlborough,MA) Colonials (1-3) 37-19 on Sunday at Thornton Academy in Saco to stay atop the four team Northern Division of the New England Football League.

Quarterback Jeremy Shorey completed 15 of 22 passes for 224 yards and two touchdowns. He also ran for a six-pointer.

John Wiechman (Bonny Eagle High/ Southern Connecticut State) scored his team-high eighth touchdown of the season and ran for 75 yards on 14

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‘Mary Poppins’ pops with magic, life lessons The middle of August has arrived and summer theaters are heading into their final lap. Before the kids are back in school, Maine State Music Theatre offers an evening the whole family will enjoy, Disney’s classic, MARY POPPINS. The score is full of well known tunes, the lovable characters and wonderful dance numbers, just no dancing penquins. I ––––– remember as a kid, growing up near Lakewood Theater in CenTheater tral Maine, many neighbors Critic ushered or paid for tickets for both opening night and then on closing night. “Why,” I asked one day,” would anyone see a show twice in two weeks?”

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TON ABBEY fame with music and lyrics by Robert The comic timing was never on, and I always felt I B. and Richard M. Sherman. Mr. Robin highlights was watching an actor trying to be funny. He never the family dynamic and creates a wonderful drama inhabited the character and was never organic in of reconciliation, underscoring the real value of a creating the mayhem his character is suppose to be prone to, which in turn should provoke laughter.

Jason Wetzel is the Music Director. Once again the pit band was tight, yet much too loud in spots, drowning out the vocals throughout the evening.

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Former Sea Dog Doubront nears Red Sox record

By Ken Levinsky

SPECIAL TO THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Former Portland Sea Dogs pitcher Felix Doubront will attempt to extend his steak of 16 consecutive starts of allowing only three or fewer runs tonight in Boston against the New York Yankees, beginning at 7:10 p.m.

The 25-year-old lefty (8-5, 3.66 ERA) pitched seven scoreless innings on Aug. 4, before allowing 3 runs in 4 innings last Saturday.

Doubront’s streak is the best for any Boston pitcher (lefty or righty)

since Pedro Martinez went 18 games in 2001 and 23 games in 2000. Roger Clemens holds the all-time Sox mark at 32 games. The only lefty ahead of Doubront is Babe Ruth with 18 games.

Doubront pitched for the Sea Dogs exclusively in 2009, again in 2010 before being promoted, and once in 2011 for a rehab start The Portland Sea Dogs (58-63) are near the end of a 22-game stretch without playing any of their Eastern Division rivals.

The Sea Dogs are tied with New

Hampshire for third place in the Eastern League’s Eastern Division and trail second place Trenton by six and a half games. (Binghamton is in first place, 10 and a half games ahead of Trenton.) The top two clubs in each division will compete in the Eastern League post-season.

Beginning on Monday, Portland will resume head-to-head play with division opponents. They will take on

playoff rivals Trenton (nine times) and New Hampshire (seven times) during the last 16 games of the season.

New Hampshire will play the Sea Dogs at Hadlock field On Monday at 7 p.m., Tuesday at 6 p.m. and Wednesday at noon. Sea Dogs games can be heard on WPEI 95.5/ 95.9 FM Portland, WEZR 1240 AM Lewiston/Auburn, WKTQ 1450 AM South Paris and WTME 780 AM Rumford.

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known as Asia Minor, and speak numerous dialects of the Turkish language. Turks are Sunni Muslims governing a secular state, the only country of the Middle East with that distinction.

As with the old American West, which has suffered under the image of Hollywood caricatures for decades, the people of the Middle East remain relatively unknown to many Americans.

Hopefully, Socrates Map of the Middle East. (Image from Wikimedia Commons) would have approved of our attempt to freelance journalist from Portland’s better understand who they are. It’s a West End. You may contact him at tchstart. alkias@aol.com or follow him on Twit(Telly Halkias is an award-winning ter at @TellyHalkias.)

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Circus college added to Thompson’s Point development

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

The Forefront at Thompson’s Point, a major redevelopment of a 28-acre site next to the Portland Transportation Center, will feature a Circus Conservatory of America, a unique college which will offer a bachelor of fine arts in circus studies, parties to the $100 million development project announced Thursday.

Chris Thompson, one of the primary partners in Forefront Partners, owner and developer of the site, wore a clown nose during a Thursday press conference as a light-hearted reference to the circus school, LEFT: Lindsay Culbert-Olds, of Frequently Asked Questions circus, performs a routine on the aerial straps during an announcement ceremony at Thompson’s Point Thursday. (CRAIG LYONS PHOTO)

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but he sounded a serious note when he echoed a theme about “collaboration.”

“We’re tremendously excited about the partnership that has led us to where we are today, and to our newest partner, the Circus Conservatory of America,” Thompson said.

The conservatory will be the first in the United States to organize with the specific goal of offering an accredited degree program, the city reported.

“There’s only one place that I really believe this could happen, and it’s in this building right behind us,” said Peter Nielsen, with the Circus Conservatory of America, which will use a former railroad building on the Thompson’s Point site.

On Thursday, architects of the college hosted a design charette and reviewed the building space, see CIRCUS page 19

Today’s Birthdays: Actress Ann Blyth is 85.

Actor Gary Clarke is 80. Actress Julie Newmar is 80. Actor John Standing is 79. Actress Anita Gillette is 77. Actress Carole Shelley is 74. Country singer Billy Joe Shaver is 74.

Movie director Bruce Beresford is 73. Actress Lesley Ann Warren is 67. Rock singer-musician Joey Spampinato is 63. Actor Reginald VelJohnson is 61. Rhythm-and-blues singer J.T. Taylor is 60. Movie director James Cameron is 59. Actor Jeff Perry is 58. Rock musician Tim Farriss is 56. Actress Laura Innes is 56. Singer Madonna is 55. Actress Angela Bassett is 55. Actor Timothy Hutton is 53.

Actor Steve Carell is 51. Actor George Stults is 38. Singer Vanessa Carlton is 33. Actress Agnes Bruckner is 28. Actress Cristin Milioti is 28. Actor Shawn Pyfrom is 27. Country singer Ashton Shepherd is 27. 0

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CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). What is to one person an accurate account is to another person a cynical observation. You take the middle ground. You’re accurate enough to be realistic, but you’ll still position the facts in a flattering light.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You admire people who do not speak ill of their loved ones, and you regret the times in which you have said too much. Temporary irritations will pass. Patience and quiet help them pass without too much negativity.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). Acting in accordance with your personal morality system will bring health and vitality to all aspects of your life. Note that your personal morality isn’t necessarily the same as the next person’s.

TODAY’S BIRTHDAY (Aug. 16). You’ll prove that acquired knowledge is not the path to greatness as you bring something more than can be learned through study to an endeavor and reach a high level of achievement. You’ll work hard through September and October. November features new relationships. You’ll be hand-in-hand with a partner through 2014. Cancer and Virgo people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 5, 23, 9, 30 and 26.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19). You’ll be dealing in matters of pleasure and guilt, weighing one against the other to determine just how far you can go into the realm of empty gratification. It could be that even one step toward temptation is too much.

TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Some memories come back, inducing cringes. Some memories come back, majestically. Some memories never come back at all. Make a special effort so today’s occurrences will be memorable enough to warrant the round trip.

GEMINI (May 21-June 21). There’s a drive in you to do important work. An analytical friend will be an asset to you now, as this person can help you distinguish between worthy and unworthy causes.

CANCER (June 22-July 22). What you desire may fly in the face of reason. It’s best not to bring it up in polite company just yet.

Wait until you’re alone with your thoughts to process what you want and why you want it.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). Your colors will show up in strange ways today. The gold, red and purple that represent the royal lion will seem to fly like a flag, declaring that you are indeed the ruler of your life.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). People mirror the way their thoughts travel in how they physically get around. Today you’ll rather enjoy those who amble along, meandering in a few loopy detours along the way.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). You’ll need help at home because there is currently too much other stuff going on that is distracting you from domestic life. Business and social happenings take up the lion’s share of attention but are highly fulfilling.

SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). With your all-conquering spirit, you’ll interpret life’s little disappointments as encouraging messages from the universe, such as: “You’re strong.”

“You can do more.” “You were meant for better than this.”

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). Small victories reflect a bigger kind of win. You’ll put energy into mastering a game or technique, but what you’re really mastering is the art of being you.

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––––––– ALMANAC ––––––– Today is Friday, Aug. 16, the 228th day of 2013. There are 137 days left in the year.

Today’s Highlight in History: On August 16, 1977, Elvis Presley died at his Graceland estate in Memphis, Tenn., at age 42.

On this date: In 1777, American forces won the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington.

In 1812, Detroit fell to British and Indian forces in the War of 1812.

In 1858, a telegraphed message from Britain’s Queen Victoria to President James Buchanan was transmitted over the recently laid trans-Atlantic cable.

In 1861, President Abraham Lincoln issued Proclamation 86, which prohibited the states of the Union from engaging in commercial trade with states in rebellion — i.e., the Confederacy.

In 1913, future Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin was born in Brest in present-day Belarus.

In 1937, the American Federation of Radio Artists was chartered.

In 1948, baseball legend Babe Ruth died in New York at age 53.

In 1954, Sports Illustrated was first published

by Time Inc. In 1956, Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for president at the Democratic national convention in Chicago.

In 1962, The Beatles fired their original drummer, Pete Best, replacing him with Ringo Starr.

In 1987, 156 people were killed when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed while trying to take off from Detroit; the sole survivor was 4-yearold Cecelia Cichan (SHEE’-an). People worldwide began a two-day celebration of the “harmonic convergence,” which heralded what believers called the start of a new, purer age of humankind.

In 1993, New York police rescued business executive Harvey Weinstein from a covered 14-foot-deep pit, where he’d been held nearly two weeks for ransom. Actor Stewart Granger died in Santa Monica, Calif., at age 80.

Ten years ago: The Midwest and Northeast were almost fully recovered from the worst power outage in U.S. history. A car driven by U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow ran a stop sign on a rural road in South Dakota and collided with motorcyclist Randy Scott, who died. Idi Amin, the former dictator of Uganda, died in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; he was believed to have been about 80.

Five years ago: At the Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps touched the wall a hundredth of a second ahead of Serbia’s Milorad Cavic to win the 100-meter butterfly, giving Phelps his seventh gold medal of the Games, tying Mark Spitz’s performance in the 1972 Munich Games. Usain (yooSAYN’) Bolt of Jamaica ran the 100-meter dash in a stunning world-record time of 9.69 seconds.

One year ago: Republican presidential contender Mitt Romney declared he had paid at least 13 percent of his income in federal taxes every year for the previous decade; President Barack Obama’s campaign shot back in doubt: “Prove it.” A U.S. military helicopter crashed during a firefight with insurgents in southern Afghanistan, killing seven Americans and four Afghans. Ecuador decided to identify WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange as a refugee and give him asylum in its London embassy.

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My daughter had a fight with my daughter-in-law four years ago, and I just woke up to the fact that my daughterin-law blames us for my daughter’s actions. My husband and I tried therapy with my son and daughter-in-law, but it made things worse. I left, saying that I am not happy with either of them and I just want to see my grandchildren. My son said that if I don’t continue with therapy, I won’t see the kids again. They are using the children as weapons to control us. I told her she didn’t like us from Day One. She told me she doesn’t trust me.

My new granddaughter had a baptism, and my daughter-in-law told us it was an occasion only for her family. We were insulted and hurt. I’m thinking of going to court and suing for grandparents’ rights. -- Trustworthy Dear Trustworthy: Your son and his wife may not be behaving in a kind or loving way, but there is room for improvement on both sides. They are willing to go for counseling to resolve this, which is a good sign. But walking out of a counseling session because you don’t like what you hear is not productive. The point of counseling is to work through the issues that get in the way of a better relationship. Please stop trying to get your son to favor you over his wife. It won’t happen. The more you blame her the more defensive they both will be. If you want to be in his life and see those grandkids, we urge you to agree to go back for counseling and really work on it with an open mind.

Dear Annie: I recently married a man who is quite wonderful, but he won’t help out around the house. We have a child together, and I am the breadwinner. When I’m not working, I’m cleaning the house and picking up after him.

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Would you be willing to relax your standards a bit? Can you stop picking up after your husband? Could you save the housecleaning for weekends and make it a joint effort?

Sometimes, this is simply a matter of disorganization, in which case a list and a reminder might work. You cannot force your husband to grow up, but you can help him understand that this type of issue will erode a marriage over time, making one partner resentful and turning the other into a recalcitrant child. He needs to step up.

Dear Annie: I, too, have suffered from depression all my life. It took courage to finally seek help, because you think you’re “crazy” and fear the stigma of admitting something is wrong. I thought the gap between where I was and being “normal’ was as wide as the Grand Canyon. In fact, it’s only as wide as a couple of pills. It took a few tries before I found the medication that works best for me.

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Maine Food Strategy seeks first steering committee nominees The Maine Food Strategy, a grassroots planning initiative to support a robust food economy and a thriving natural resource base in Maine, is seeking nominations to its first Steering Committee by Sept.

6, the organization reported.

The initiative’s intent is to create a “broadly and well-informed set of goals and implementation strategies to guide collaborative efforts and measure progress in Maine,” a press release noted. The project’s coordinators are working within the existing network of organizations and business interests supporting Maine produced food, which includes agriculture and fisheries.

Nominations for the Maine Food Strategy Steering Committee will be accepted through 5 p.m., Sep. 6. “Initiative coordinators seek individuals who are passionate about strengthening Maine agriculture, fisheries and related businesses; knowledgeable in their field of expertise; and representative of a stakeholder interest (including but not limited to producers, fishermen, processors, distributors, retailers, service agencies, policy advocates, government agencies, resource conservation interests),” the press release explained.

Steering Committee members should also be able to serve up to a year and to commit 10-16 hours per month to the project.

With support from several foundations, the Muskie School of Public Service at the University of Southern Maine is serving as the administrative entity for the project.

For a full description of the initiative, selection criteria for the Steering Committee and nomination materials, contact Tanya Swain, Project Co-Director, at 592-4369 or 40tswain@gmail.com, or visit www. mainefoodstrategy.org.

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Friday, Aug. 16 Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square Museum Hours (NR) 6:30 p.m.

Nickelodeon Cinema, 1 Temple St., Portland Jobs (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) 12:45, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Elysium (R) 1:20, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 We’re the Millers (R) 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45 2 Guns (R) 9:10 The Way, Way Back (PG-13) 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 20 Feet from Stardom (PG-13) 12:50, 7:10 Fruitvale Station (R) 2:50, 4:50

Saturday, Aug. 17 Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square Museum Hours (NR) 2:00 p.m.

Nickelodeon Cinema, 1 Temple St., Portland Jobs (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) 12:45, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Elysium (R) 1:20, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 We’re the Millers (R) 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45 2 Guns (R) 9:10 The Way, Way Back (PG-13) 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 20 Feet from Stardom (PG-13) 12:50, 7:10 Fruitvale Station (R) 2:50, 4:50

Sunday, Aug. 18 Movies at the Museum, Portland Museum of Art, 7 Congress Square Museum Hours (NR) 2:00 p.m.

Nickelodeon Cinema, 1 Temple St., Portland Jobs (PG-13) 1:00, 4:00, 7:00, 9:40 Lee Daniels’ The Butler (PG-13) 12:45, 3:30, 6:30, 9:15 Elysium (R) 1:20, 4:15, 6:50, 9:25 We’re the Millers (R) 1:45, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45 2 Guns (R) 9:10 The Way, Way Back (PG-13) 1:10, 3:45, 6:40, 9:20 20 Feet from Stardom (PG-13) 12:50, 7:10 Fruitvale Station (R) 2:50, 4:50

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Friday, Aug. 16 ‘Trail to Ale’ 10K Preview Runs

7 a.m. Portland Trails Discovery Trek: “Trail to Ale” 10K Preview Runs. The third Fridays in July (July 19) and August (Aug. 16), and the second Friday in September (Sept. 13). 7 a.m. Run the 10K route on the East End with Portland Trails Director, Kara Wooldrik. Free for people registered for the “Trail to Ale” 10K; suggested $5 donation for Portland Trails members, $7 for non-members. Sign up at trails.org.

Homeless Animal Rescue Team sale

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. August 15, 16, 17, HART, Homeless Animal Rescue Team, will be holding its huge annual yard/bake sale at the Cumberland Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

All proceeds will benefit the no-kill all volunteer cat shelter.

Baked goods will be also accepted at the sale. Any questions call 829-4116.

‘Summer Book and Bake Sale’ in OOB

10 a.m. to 2 p.m. “On Friday, Aug. 16 (10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) and Saturday, Aug. 17 (10 a.m. to 2 p.m.), Friends of Libby Library will hold a ‘Summer Book and Bake Sale’ on the grounds of Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library, 27 Staples Street, Old Orchard Beach. There will be thousands of bargain-priced hard-cover and paperback books of every genre and tasty treats for adults and children. Proceeds from the Summer Book and Bake Sale will be used to provide for enhancement of children’s reading programs, materials, and activities at Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library. Friends of Libby Library are constantly working to advocate for Edith Belle Libby Memorial Library, to promote reading for education and enjoyment, and to enhance community appreciation for the town’s library.

Free parking is available in the Edith Belle Libby Library lot immediately adjacent to the building. Metered parking is available on Staples Street in front of the library.” For further information, call 934-4351.

Nordstrom at the Portland Public Library

noon to 1 p.m. Mary Elizabeth Nordstrom, “Unlaundered Cache.” Portland Public Library, Friday Local Author Series held from noon to 1 p.m. in the Main Library’s Meeting Room 5. http://www.portlandlibrary.com

‘Mary Poppins’ in Brunswick

2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “‘Mary Poppins,’ Disney’s family classic filled with magic, music, dance and flying! Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick. $52 to $59.” Through Aug. 24.

“Due to demand, we’ve added extra matinee performances of Mary Poppins on August 17 and August 24 at 2 p.m.”

Msmt.org. Wednesday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 7:30 p.m.; Friday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 7-24.

Scarborough Summerfest 2013

4 p.m. to 10 p.m. “Grab your family and friends and join us for our annual Summerfest event. Festivities begin at the Clifford Mitchell Sports Complex (high school fields) at 4 p.m. and feature a road race, musical acts and entertainment, food, games, and so much more. This fun-filled evening will finish with a spectacular fireworks display.”

Clifford Mitchell Sports Complex. Fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m. Free. Runners of SummerFest 5K: Make the registration process easier! Print off the SummerFest 5K Registration Form and bring completed to the registration table on Friday, Aug. 16. Vendors: For more information, please be sure to view the Summerfest 2013 Vendor Application, or call Community Services at 730-4150. http://www.scarborough.me.us/commserv/documents/spec_events

Beach Olympics in Old Orchard Beach

7 p.m. “Beach Olympics celebrates its 30th year this summer in Old Orchard Beach. All funds raised during this weekend long event go directly to benefit Special Olympics Maine. The event kicks off on Friday evening at 7 p.m. with Opening Ceremonies, greetings by Town Officials, a playing of the National Anthem and Official Lighting of the Torch follow. The evening continues with a live performance by Golden Oldies favorites The High Ryders who will entertain the audience with their lively ‘50s and ‘60s ‘Rock N Roll’ five-piece dance band. Saturday is a day of unusual and zany athletic events inside Palace Playland Amusement Park and Town Square. A few of the wacky contests include pig race, donut on a rope, an ice cream eating contest, bubble gum blowing and skeeball, all for a great cause! Saturday night’s performance will again be by the popular Golden Oldies High Ryder show. Come and join in with 40 years of live ‘Rock N Roll’ in Town Square. Saturday and Sunday entertainment continues in Town Square with DJ Renald Cote spinning tunes throughout each day. Other exciting happenings on this fun filled weekend at the beach include: 17th Annual Breakaway 5K Race and Fun Run, Play a round of golf on Sunday from 9 a.m. to noon at Pirate’s Cove Adventure Golf. All proceeds from the Mini-Golf fundraiser will go to benefiting Special Olympics Maine. All are encouraged to participate with a Beach Olympics lanyard.

The L.L. Bean store in Freeport. L.L. Bean’s Summer in the Park series continues this weekend, with a free concert featuring Tristan Prettyman Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Prettyman is an acoustic guitarist, singer and songwriter from San Diego. (DAVID CARKHUFF FILE PHOTO) ID Tags are free of charge and can be picked up at the OOB Chamber of Commerce or during the day of the event in Town Square. Events are scheduled by the half-hour and hour in Town Square and at Palace Playland. Individual winners of the various events receive 1st, 2nd, 3rd place ribbons at the Awards Ceremony.”

Green Carpet Event in Saco

7 p.m. “Youth Center will present the Green Carpet Event, fundraiser talent show on August 16. Twenty acts will compete to win the grand prize of $500. Other prizes are available and this years event will have an added twist of an electronic audience voting system. ‘Twenty audience members will be chosen through a drawing to be judges and the audience vote will count as 20 percent of the final tally added in to the professional judges total,’ said Deb Landry, director of Crossroads.

‘We are stirring things up by adding in the audience vote, similar to the system used on the game show, Who Wants to be a Millionaire. It will add to the fun and anticipation of who will win the cash prize.’ Funds raised will benefit the Unite Against Bullying ME Walk to be held Oct. 6 at Thornton on the Eastern Trail. Special guests include America Idol star Jessica Cunningham Candage, and Miss Maine USA 2013 Ali Clair.

The Green Carpet Talent Show will be held August 16 at 7 p.m. at Garland Auditorium at Thornton Academy. General admission tickets are $10 each. Join us and walk the Green Carpet. For more information, call 838-2146 or email editor@ breathemaine.org.”

‘The Comedy of Errors’ in Standish

7:30 p.m. “Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will present ‘The Comedy of Errors’ by William Shakespeare from August 16-18. ‘The Comedy of Errors’ is one of the greatest of Shakespeare’s comedies and relies heavily on mix-ups and witty dialog. The major themes of the play are reality, time, coincidence and love. ‘The Comedy of Errors’ at Schoolhouse Arts Center are directed by Eileen Avery.

Cast members include: Cole Cross, Stefanie Farrington, Jacob Clowes, Esther Eaton, Ellie Feinberg, Kristen Nelson, William Emerson, Sophie Sturdee, River Dunn and Samantha Langevin from Gorham; Kyah Morrissette, Marissa Morrissette and Meagan Jones from Windham, Ben and Nate Plummer from Limington, Sandy Rush and Angelica Phipps from Standish. Performances of ‘The Comedy of Errors’ will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center on Friday, Aug. 16 and Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35.” For reservations, call 642-3743 or buy tickets on-line at www.schoolhousearts.org.

‘I Married an Alien!’ at Harrison

7.30 p.m. Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. “‘I Married an

Alien!’ starring Ida LeClair (Susan Poulin) in her newest show. Have you ever looked at your husband and thought, Wait a minute, who is this guy? I mean, what planet is he from? The kicker is, you know there’s times when he’s wondering the exact same thing about you! Ida, ‘the funniest woman in Maine,’ will give you her take on love, marriage and what to do when the double-wide’s feelin’ just a little small for the both of you. The Women Who Run With the Moose get to throw in their two cents, too, and yes, even Ida’s husband Charlie manages to squeeze a word in edgewise. (No mean feat!) Don’t miss what happens when worlds collide!” For program details, visit www.deertreestheatre.org and for tickets, call 583-6747.

‘5 Broken Cameras’ at PPL

7:30 p.m. “‘5 Broken Cameras,’ a documentary film by Emad Burnat and Guy Davidi, at Portland Public Library for Summer POV Documentary Films series. “Oscar nominee ‘5 Broken Cameras’ depicts life in a West Bank village where a security fence is being built. The film was shot by a Palestinian and co-directed by an Israeli.” Rines Auditorium, Portland Public Library, 5 Monument Square, Portland, 871-1700, www.portlandlibrary.com

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

8 p.m. “Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse. “The Playhouse is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25. http://www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph

Saturday, Aug. 17 HART’s Annual Yard and Bake Sale

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Homeless Animal Rescue Team (HART) is a shelter and adoption center for cats that has operated in Cumberland since 1997. The annual yard and bake sale is at the Cumberland Fairgrounds, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Aug. 15-17.All proceeds will benefit the no-kill all volunteer cat shelter. For more information please contact Joann Wallace: jwsummit@msn.com

Historical Yard Sale in Windham

8:30 a.m to 3 p.m. “Windham Historical Society – Gray Road side, old tools, household items, furniture and much more. Space rental for non-members — $15 ($20 if you need a table). Members – free. FMI — email info@windhamhistorical.org. see next page

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Animal Welfare Society in Sanford

9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Animal Welfare Society of West Kennebunk, Mobile Adoption Team and the Spay Neuter Outreach Team will be at Tractor Supply, 1170 Main St., Sanford to celebrate the PetFinder Nationwide Adoption Event. For more information, call Animal Welfare Society (www.animalwelfaresociety.org) at 985-3244 or Tractor Supply at 490-0034.

Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. “Don’t’ miss the seventh annual Brunswick Outdoor Arts Festival this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m! This event will feature more than 90 juried artists and over 30 demo artisans. A true family event, there will be activities and crafts for children, as well as a variety of musical acts throughout the day. FMI visit www.brunswickdowntown.org/boaf.”

Bug Light Summer Festival

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bug Light Summer Festival, South Portland and Cape Elizabeth Buy Local, businesses and local nonprofits. www.sopobuylocal.com

Animal Welfare Society at the Portland Children’s Museum

10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. “Join the Animal Welfare Society of West Kennebunk Humane Educator and a shelter pet at the Children’s Museum and Theatre of Maine on Free Street in Portland for a hands-on program about animal care and handling from 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Meet some great animals and learn about Pet Care and Handling. The Children’s Museum is at 142 Free Street, Portland (828-1234).” Animal Welfare Society. www.animalwelfaresociety.org, 985-3244, ext. 117.

‘Mary Poppins’ in Brunswick

2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. “‘Mary Poppins,’ Disney’s family classic filled with magic, music, dance and flying! Maine State Music Theatre, Brunswick. $52 to $59.” Through Aug. 24. “Due to demand, we’ve added extra matinee performances of Mary Poppins on August 17 and August 24 at 2 p.m.” Msmt. org. Wednesday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Thursday 7:30 p.m.; Friday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Saturday 7:30 p.m.; Sunday 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.; Aug. 7-24.

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

3:30 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. “Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse.

“The Playhouse is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25. http://www. ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/ joseph

The Miss Maine pageant in Saco

6:30 p.m. “The Miss Maine Jr. High, High School and Collegiate Pageant will be held August 17 at 6:30 p.m. at Garland Auditorium at Thornton Academy. General admission tickets are $25 each and all proceeds will support the Unite Against Bullying ME Project and the Unite Walk Run or Roll on Oct. 6 in Saco.

Thirty-five Maine young women from across the state will vie for the 2014 titles to represent Maine in Orlando, Fla. next July 2-6. Competition includes interview, runway fashion and evening gown. Once crowned, the titleholders will tour the state of Maine promoting awareness of bullying prevention during the 2013-14 school year. The visits are free of charge to the

schools. For more information or to make ticket reservations, call 838-2146 or email editor@breathemaine.org. Crossroads is a 501c3 nonprofit organization that promotes awareness and healthy Maine living in the state. ... The Unite Against Bullying ME Project is a program sponsored by Crossroads Youth Center of Saco Maine. The project offers awareness on bullying prevention, the state laws and solutions for kids, parents, teachers and the community.”

Downeast Brass in concert at Deertrees

7.30 p.m. Downeast Brass in concert at Deertrees Theatre in Harrison. “The last night of the season is guaranteed to close with the most rousing fun music five brass players can create! This concert will ring out the success the season has enjoyed.”

For program details, visit www.deertreestheatre.org and for tickets, call 583-6747.

‘The Comedy of Errors’ in Standish

7:30 p.m. “Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will present ‘The Comedy of Errors’ by William Shakespeare from August 16-18. ‘The Comedy of Errors’ is one of the greatest of Shakespeare’s comedies and relies heavily on mix-ups and witty dialog. The major themes of the play are reality, time, coincidence and love.

‘The Comedy of Errors’ at Schoolhouse Arts Center are directed by Eileen Avery.

Cast members include: Cole Cross, Stefanie Farrington, Jacob Clowes, Esther Eaton, Ellie Feinberg, Kristen Nelson, William Emerson, Sophie Sturdee, River Dunn and Samantha Langevin from Gorham; Kyah Morrissette, Marissa Morrissette and Meagan Jones from Windham, Ben and Nate Plummer from Limington, Sandy Rush and Angelica Phipps from Standish. Performances of ‘The Comedy of Errors’ will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35.” For reservations, call 642-3743 or buy tickets on-line at www.schoolhousearts.org.

‘ELVIS Finally Comes to Portland’

7:30 p.m. “On August 17, 1977, Elvis was scheduled to perform in Portland, but passed away on the 16th. Now, on August 17, 2013, the ELVIS concert performed by Dana Z with tributes to The Platters, Drifters and Tempatations, with former lead singers will be lighting up the state at Merrill Auditorium. This three-hour show is produced

by Harvey Robbins.” Acts: Tony Funches, former lead singer of Herb Reed’s Platters (“The Great Pretender”); Legacy of Clyde McPhatter & The Drifters with Ron McPhatter (“Treasure of Love”); The Shades of Blue (“Oh How Happy”); Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Famer in 2012 — Billy Davis with Hank Ballard’s Midnighters (the original “Twist”); Harvey Robbins’ Royalty of Rock ‘n Roll All-Stars. https:// tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp see next page

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Grant St. apartment fire deemed accidental Forty-one people, 23 families displaced

By David Carkhuff THE PORTLAND DAILY SUN

Portland Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria talks to the media after fire crews contained a blaze at a three-story apartment building at 129 Grant St. Wednesday. (DAVID CARKHUFF PHOTO)

A second alarm fire in a three-story apartment building at 129 Grant St. Wednesday afternoon was accidental, according to Portland Fire Chief Jerome LaMoria, who said the damage is estimated at $225,000.

“We’re working with the insurance company on aspects of (the origin), but it was an accidental fire,” LaMoria said Thursday. Fire investigators will examine an electrical appliance to determine whether it was a malfunction or “the human element,” he said.

Four ladder trucks and six engine companies responded from the Portland Fire Department to the 3:14 p.m. fire, which heavily damaged the building, rendering the building unsafe for occupancy. Twenty-three families and 41 people have been displaced, and the American Red Cross is providing emergency shelter to those impacted, the city reported.

The Department of Health and Human Services is working with many families to help them secure replacement housing, the city stated in an update.

No one was hurt in the fire, officials said.

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Ellipsis Productions: ‘The Terrible False Deception’

7:30 p.m. Mayo Street Arts Center. Cocktail hour 7:30-8 p.m., play at 8 p.m. Admission $10 at the door. “This fouract play in forty minutes (or forty two, with laughs) is a clever and zany look at just a few of the endless possibilities of theater. In each act, with no costume changes, and the same blocking, the actor will tell you four completely different stories. Every time they reset you have to wonder, what are they going to do next? Director: Shawna Houston.

Stage Manager/ Assistant Director: Andrew Hesselbart.

Actors: Carrie Bell-Hoerth, Jesse Leighton, Marie Stewart, Kelsey Taylor. Designers: Krista Lucht, Gracelyn Kilpatrick, Florence Cooley, August DeLisle.” http://mayostreetarts. org/calendar/

Sunday, Aug. 18 Tri for Preservation Sprint Triathlon event

7:30 a.m. Tri for Preservation Sprint Triathlon, Duathlon and Aquabike. “The Tri for Preservation is presented by Noyes Hall & Allen insurance to benefit the Cape Elizabeth Land Trust. The triathlon consists of a 500-yard ocean swim along the well-protected cove of Crescent Beach. (Wet suits are required in the interest of athlete safety). Participants then transition to a 14.5-mile, rolling bike course past the scenic farmlands and marshlands of Cape Elizabeth.

The course concludes with a well-marked 3.1-mile run along the shore of Crescent Beach (on a well-maintained fire road) towards Kettle Cove and back along Route 77.

The aquabike features the same course less the run, while the duathlon features an initial 1.5 mile run, followed by the same bike and finishing run. http://www.capelandtrust.org/ triathlon.” Crescent Beach State Park, 190 Bowery Beach Road, Cape Elizabeth. Registration includes applicable USAT licensing fees. capelandtrust.org

Homeless Animal Rescue Team sale

8 a.m. to 4 p.m. “August 15, 16, 17, HART, Homeless Animal Rescue Team, will be holding its huge annual yard/ bake sale at the Cumberland Fairgrounds from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Donations will be gladly accepted at the shelter until 8/11 and at the Fairgrounds on Aug 12-14 from noon to 7 p.m. All proceeds will benefit the no-kill all volunteer cat shelter. Baked goods will be also accepted at the sale. Any questions call 829-4116.

Reins of Hope Charity Ride

9 a.m. “On Sunday, August 18, hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts will come together for the fifth annual Reins of Hope Charity Ride to benefit Riding To The Top Therapeutic Riding Center. The event has raised over $40,000 for RTT and this year’s organizers hope to surpass the $10K raised last year. The staggered ride has five stops including one at RTT with demonstrations and tours. In addition to a full day of bike riding throughout Southern Maine, riders enjoy great food, live music, prizes, and a silent auction at the final stop of the day. This year’s featured speaker is Rob Foley. Foley is a former Navy Seal who has benefited from working with

horses at RTT. Executive Director Sarah Bronson will discuss RTT’s services for Veterans. Registration starts at 9 a.m., August 18, at Jimmy The Greeks at the Maine Mall in South Portland. Riders then will follow a route traveling to RTT in Windham and then continue on with stops at Willy’s Ale House in Acton and the Maine Street Bar and Grill in Standish. Riders finish at the Stockhouse Restaurant in Westbrook Maine at 4 p.m. To register for this year’s ride or to learn more please call 892-2813 or email scole@ridingtothetop.org.”

Muskie Lobster Bake

1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Maine Democrats’ annual summer Lobster Bake, the Muskie Lobster Bake, with special guests: New Hampshire Governor Maggie Hassan; Congressman Mike Michaud; and Congresswoman Chellie Pingree. “Enjoy the best of summer in Maine at the beautiful Wolfe’s Neck Farm in Freeport and an amazing traditional lobster bake. Host Committee now forming (host levels start at $100). Contact Jeremy at jkennedy@mainedems.org for information. Individual tickets start at $45, RSVP now and purchase your tickets before they are gone!” https://www.facebook.com/ events/494170937328376/

‘The Comedy of Errors’ in Standish

2 p.m. “Schoolhouse Arts Center at Sebago Lake will present ‘The Comedy of Errors’ by William Shakespeare from August 16-18. ‘The Comedy of Errors’ is one of the greatest of Shakespeare’s comedies and relies heavily on mix-ups and witty dialog. The major themes of the play are reality, time, coincidence and love. ‘The Comedy of Errors’ at Schoolhouse Arts Center are directed by Eileen Avery. Cast members include: Cole Cross, Stefanie Farrington, Jacob Clowes, Esther Eaton, Ellie Feinberg, Kristen Nelson, William Emerson, Sophie Sturdee, River Dunn and Samantha Langevin from Gorham; Kyah Morrissette, Marissa Morrissette and Meagan Jones from Windham, Ben and Nate Plummer from Limington, Sandy Rush and Angelica Phipps from Standish. Performances of ‘The Comedy of Errors’ will be held at Schoolhouse Arts Center Sunday, Aug. 18 at 2 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $8 for students and seniors. Schoolhouse is located at 16 Richville Road (Route 114) in Standish, just north of the intersection of Route 114 and Route 35.” For reservations, call 642-3743 or buy tickets on-line at www.schoolhousearts.org.

Washington Post’s Joe Yonan at Rosemont

2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Rabelais Books of Biddeford and Rosemont announce: Joe Yonan at Rosemont Produce Market.

Rabelais — Fine Books on Food & Drink and Rosemont Produce Company, 5 Commercial St., Portland. “The summer vegetable harvest is in full swing, and there’s no better place to see it than at the Rosemont Produce Market in Portland, and no better person to see it with than Joe Yonan, Food & Travel Editor of the Washington Post and author of the brand new ‘Eat Your Vegtables: Bold Recipes For The Single Cook.’ ... Books will be available for purchase, Joe will be signing, and reading, and the folks from the Rosemont Kitchens will be supplying some tasty bites made with recipes from ‘Eat Your Vegetables.’” From Yonan’s website: “Joe Yonan is Food and Travel editor of The Washington Post, where he writes a monthly column, Cooking for One, and regular feature stories. He is a twotime James Beard Foundation award-winner for best

newspaper food section and the author of ‘Serve Yourself: Nightly Adventures in Cooking for One’ (Ten Speed Press, March 2011).” http://www.joeyonan.com

‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’

2 p.m. and 7 p.m. “Clay Aiken in ‘Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat’ at the Ogunquit Playhouse. “The Playhouse is going Technicolor with Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice’s irresistible story of Joseph, his jealous brothers and one very colorful garment. The Biblical saga of Joseph and his coat of many colors comes to vibrant life in this delightful musical parable.” July 31 – Aug 25. http:// www.ogunquitplayhouse.org/2013season/joseph

‘Menopause the Musical’ at Merrill

3 p.m. Presented by GFour productions at Merrill Auditorium. Tickets $57/$47/$42 (includes fee). “For over 10 years this musical about four women undergoing the change has been delighting audiences for over across the world. With hilarious musical parodies set to classical tunes from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, this musical is sure to delight.” https:// tickets.porttix.com/public/show.asp

Screening of ‘Dr. Strangelove’

8 p.m. Screening of “Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb,” 1964 black comedy film, part of the 2013 Rooftop Film Series by Mensk at the Spring Street parking garage roof (enter at 45 Spring St.). Each show starts at sunset, BYO chairs/blankets; no alcohol; donations requested. “The mission of Mensk is to inspire and support personal, local, and regional action for the development of creative and sustainable communities.” http://www.menskmaine.org

Monday, Aug. 19 The Affordable Care Act: What’s Next for Maine?

4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Lee Hall, Wishcamper Center, University of Southern Maine, co-sponsored by the Bangor Daily News. “Major provisions of the Affordable Care Act take effect January 1, 2014. There is a mandate to have health coverage and there will be new health insurance options for individuals and small businesses, including tax credits to help make coverage affordable. What’s in store? Is Maine ready? What policy issues might arise as the law is fully implemented, and how might we address them? Join us for a conversation with knowledgeable experts who will address questions posed by the public. The panel includes: Eric Cioppa, Superintendent, Maine Bureau of Insurance; David Clough, Maine State Director , National Federation of Independent Businesses; Christie Hager, Regional Director, U.S. DHHS , Region 1, representing Secretary Kathleen Sebelius; Mitchell Stein, Policy Director, Consumers for Affordable Health Care. Facilitator: Trish Riley, Senior Fellow, Muskie School of Public Service USM.”

Wednesday, Aug. 21 Douglas Kennedy to speak about ‘Five Days’

noon. Brown Bag Lecture Series, in the Rines Auditorium, at the Portland Public Library. Douglas Kennedy, an author talk and signing for his new book “Five Days.” www.portlandlibrary.com

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‘That’s not just finding a tenant, that’s making history’ CIRCUS from page 11

considering “how many training spaces can we put in here, where are the dance floors ... how deep will the pit be, and how high will the trampolines reach,” Nielsen said.

“We have also contacted the Maine Department of Education and let them know that we preparing an application for degree-granting authority and asked for their guidance and support as we do that,” he said.

Nielsen said he was involved with Portland’s Shoestring Theater, and he and his wife met during a theater event at Deering Oaks, he recalled.

“I lived here 25 years ago, I met my wife here, we left because we had to get out and do something else for a while, and we promised we’d be back,” Nielsen said.

Giving a thorough narrative of the history of circus entertainment across the world, Nielsen concluded, “Circus

is very much about collaboration. You cannot form a human pyramid or do a duo trapeze act without collaboration. And you cannot see children rise up to work together without knowing you’re instilling collaboration values in them. And you cannot build Circus Conservatory of America without the collaboration of all the people here today and those who have helped us get here.”

The development also envisions an events center seating 3,500 for Maine Red Claws basketball games, a parking garage, hotel, restaurant and offices.

In an interview, Thompson said the development will benefit not only from the conservatory but also from the addition of a Suburban Propane site, calling this change “a huge difference” from initial plans in the three-year development of Thompson’s Point.

Acquisition of the 2.5-acre parcel that houses the Suburban Propane

installation allows the events center and parking garage to abut the tracks and the transportation center, he told the crowd gathered at Thursday’s press conference.

The conservatory has launched a capital campaign to raise the necessary money for construction of the school with a goal of the school opening by the fall of 2015, the city reported. The existing brick rail building at Thompson’s Point with its high ceilings and wide open space will be customized for the school.

The conservatory will offer programming to students to master a circus discipline, perform in professional-level circus productions, serve as coaching artists in the community, engage in the creative process of writing and directing circus acts and shows and learn the business and production of circus, the city reported.

Thompson said, “To be associated

with an adventure like that, the first of its kind in the country, that’s not just finding a tenant, that’s making history, that’s something that Portland did.”

“Portland has a reputation as an arts and culture destination for New England and the East Coast,” said Portland Mayor Michael Brennan.

“Now thanks to the Circus Conservatory of America, our reputation will spread not just across the country but the globe.

Thompson said all of the off-site improvement work, “the roadways, rail crossing, etc., all of that begins this fall, and demolition of the buildings that aren’t going to be staying begins this fall.”

Renovation of an existing historic rail building into the events center and conversion of the second rail building into the conservatory also will kick off this fall, he said.

ABOVE: Chris Thompson, one of the primary partners in Forefront Partners, owner and developer, wears a clown nose as a light-hearted reference to the circus school coming to Thompson’s Point.

BELOW: Peter Nielsen, of the Circus Conservatory of America, talks about the history of circus entertainment at Thursday’s press conference at the project site. (CRAIG LYONS PHOTOS)

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