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Today is Thursday, Aug. 16, 2012. On this day in 1896, gold was discovered in Canada's Yukon Territory, spurring the gold rush in the American West.   

Famous birthdays include Charles Bukowski – 1920; James Cameron – 1954; Madonna – 1958; Steve Carell – 1962.  

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HEADLINES

COMMUNITY SPORTS GALLERY

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EVENTS & REMINDERS

Watch the Little League World Series at Pequot Library: 3 p.m., Pequot Library, free. "Watch Fairfield American play in the Little League World Series in Williamsport, PA on Pequot Library's Big Screen! The first game is Thursday, August 16 at 3 pm. Refreshments provided. Pequot Library will continue broadcasting the games as long as Fairfield American is playing!"Free Documentary Viewing - 'Arpad Pusztasi (GMO) Whistleblower': 6:30 p.m., Catch a Healthy Habit Cafe, free. "Free open to public
45 min. documentary with discussion to follow. In August 1998, leading food research scientist, Dr Árpád Pusztai, gives a short interview on British television. During this he drops a bombshell, saying he believes genetic modification may be a good thing, but that long-term tests have to be carried out before anyone can say it is safe to eat genetically modified food. Given the current state of knowledge, he himself wouldn‘t eat any."Kristen Hersh: 7 p.m., Fairfield Theatre Company, $22. "Throughout her long career with Throwing Muses, 50 Ft. Wave and as a solo performer, Kristin Hersh has crafted a catalog that’s equal parts avant-garde and alternative pop."

FAIRFIELD CINEMAS AT BULLARD SQUARE SHOWTIMES

Beasts of the Southern Wild – 1:15 p.m., 4:15 p.m., 7:20 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 31 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerThe Dark Knight Rises – 11:45 a.m., 3:15 p.m., 6:45 p.m., 10:15 p.m. (2 hrs., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days – 12 p.m., 2:30 p.m., 4:55 p.m., 7:30 p.m., 9:50 p.m. (1 hr., 34 min.) – IMDb ­­– Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerFarewell, My Queen (Les adieux a la reine) – 1:10 p.m., 4:20 p.m., 7:10 p.m., 9:45 p.m. (1 hr., 40 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerHope Springs – 12:15 p.m., 2:40 p.m., 5:05 p.m., 7:35 p.m., 10 p.m. (2 hrs., 1 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerThe Intouchables – 1:20 p.m., 4:35 p.m., 7:15 p.m., 9:55 p.m. (1 hr., 52 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerMoonrise Kingdom – 12:20 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 5:10 p.m., 7:45 p.m., 10:05 p.m. (1 hr., 33 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerRuby Sparks – 12:10 p.m., 2:35 p.m., 5 p.m., 7:40 p.m., 10:10 p.m. (1 hr., 44 min.) – IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – TrailerTo Rome With Love – 1 p.m., 4 p.m., 7:05 p.m., 9:40 p.m. (1 hr., 35 min.) ­– IMDb – Rotten Tomatoes – Trailer

GOVERNMENT MEETINGS

FORECAST as of 1 p.m. on Wednesday:

Thursday: "Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 86. North wind 6 to 8 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon."Thursday night: "Mostly clear, with a low around 67. West wind 3 to 7 mph."

INTERSTATE TRAFFIC CAMS

See also Fairfield Patch’s "Commute” page.

TIDES & TIMES

Low tide: 4:58 a.m. Sunrise: 6:04 a.m.High tide: 11:05 a.m.  Low tide: 5:10 p.m. Sunset: 7:50 p.m.High tide: 11:18 p.m.

Forecast obtained from the National Weather Service; tide information obtained from saltwatertides.com (calibrated to the closest selection to Fairfield, Bridgeport Harbor).