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VOLUME 23, NO. 51

THE WEIRS, LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE, N.H., THURSDAY, december 18, 2014

COMPLIMENTARY

Ed Gerhard’s Christmas Guitar Concert

The ruins of the Inca City of Machu Picchu are mysterious and beautiful. It is estimated that 200 or 300 people lived here 500 years ago. Llamas are still herded here to keep the grasses short. Temples, observatories, homes and farming terraces stretch between the mountains but what may be even more impressive is what is hidden beneath the structures. Amazing, complicated engineering of deep foundations and drainage systems have withstood the test of time and numerous earthquakes.

Machu Picchu, Peru Salkantay Trail, Lodge to Lodge Trek - Part II by Amy Patenaude Ski/Outdoor Writer

We were welcomed at the Colpo lodge with a Peruvian feast. A great variety of meats and vegetables all cooked by covering them with rocks heated by a fire and smothered with a blanket. I tried Guinea Pig, a popular protein, which tasted to me like seasoned chicken. After our mid-day feast we hiked down the steep trail

to the river and back up the other side so we could zip line one more time. That evening we found dice and we played “Left, Center, Right”. We were well rested and we stayed up late gambling away a few solies! On day six we continued down, down the Santa Teresa River Valley and we enjoyed the air thick with oxygen. We passed by avocado trees and saw many beauti-

ful wild orchids. We had to cross some rickety bridges made of trees to cross fast running water at the base of high water falls. We also had to cross some scary steep and not so stable slide areas. Raul said if it had been raining we would not have been able to pass this way. The last half mile to the Lucma Lodge was uphill and my legs were happy to go up. The trail was a grassy path through cof-

fee trees, terrifically magical. More merriment and dice games were played that evening. Next we headed up the Lactapata Inca Trail, this trail was nicely graded and we enjoyed views of the valley we left behind. After we worked our way up and over the pass, elevation 8,974 feet, we were treated to the best vista of the trip so far, we could see Machu Picchu. See picchu on 19

New Hampshire’s own ward-winning guitarist Ed Gerhard will present his popular Annual Christmas Guitar Concert in its 32nd year on Friday, December 19 and Saturday, December 20 at the Unitarian Universalist Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth, NH. Showtime is 7:30pm. Doors open 6pm. Tickets are $26 in advance and $29 at the door. AVAILABLE AT: Lovell Designs, Portsmouth; Exeter Music, Exeter; Ear Craft Music, Dover or by calling (603) 664-7200 or on the web at www.virtuerecords.com Gerrhard celebrates his latest CD “There and Gone,” a collection of original compositions and covers including a stunning arrangement of “Imagine/Across the Universe,” Bring a nonperishable food item to benefit Seacoast Family Food Pantry.

Inside This Issue:

CHRISTMAS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE

Your Guide to Holiday Gifts & Celebration!

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dEC Through December Artist Daryl-Ann Dartt Hurst Showing

Sole City Dance Studio, 187 Route 108, Somersworth. See a full spectrum of her 2-D work. Mon. – Fri. 3:30pm7pm, Saturday from 9am-12pm. 7507777

Through Dec. 21st Santa Express Trains - Weekends

Hobo Railroad, 64 Railroad Street, Lincoln. Enjoy hot chocolate and cookies with Santa and his Elves aboard this 1 hour and 20 minute holiday excursion. $20pp/Coach, $25pp/First Class, ages 2 and under ride for free. Advanced reservations suggested. www.hoborr.com or 7452135 Through Jan. 4th

LR Art Association’s “Small Painting Show”

VynnArt, 30 Main Street, Meredith. During normal business hours. Over 80 original paintings and photographs created by 40 members of the Lakes Region Art Association will be on display for sale. All works are 8x10 or smaller. www.vynnart.com Thursday 18th

Becky Rule – Storytelling Dinner

Corner House Inn, Center Sandwich. 6:30pm. $19.95pp, plus tax and gratuity. 284-6219 for reservations.

Christmas Stroll and Art Walk

Meredith, sponsored by the Meredith Village Galleries. 5-7pm. Visit www. greatermeredithprogram.com for details or call 279-0557

“The Caucasian Chalk Circle” – by Bertolt Brecht

Sant Bani School, 19 Ashram Road, Sanbornton. 7pm. With a cast of seventeen actors in grades five through twelve playing some fifteen roles, The Chalk Circle is complex and challenging in scope. Parents are advised that this is not a children’s play and some moments in the play mat be frightening to young children. $5pp,

$2/students and seniors. 934-4240

Winter Faire Last Minute Sales

First Church Congregational, UCC, 63 South Main Street, Rochester. 3:307pm. Select from over 75 gift baskets, cleverly titled and tagged, ready for immediate gift giving. Frozen meals available for take-home, plus a few random craft pieces reduced to clear the shelves.

Thurs. 18th – Sun. 21st A Christmas Carol

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992 or www. rochesteroperahouse.com

Friday 19th Sweet, Hot & Sassy

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

Ed Gerhard’s 32nd Annual Christmas Guitar Concert

Unitarian Universalist Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth. 7:30pm. $26/advance, $29/door. 664-7200

Lakes Region Singers Christmas Concert

First United Methodist Church, Route 11A, Gilford. 7:30pm. Includes performances by both the Youth Chorus and the Adult Chorus. Suggested donation of $8pp or $15 per family. There will be homemade refreshments at intermission.

“The Caucasian Chalk Circle” – by Bertolt Brecht

A Charlie Brown Christmas with the Heather Pierson Quartet

The Purple Pit Coffee Lounge, Central Square, Bristol. 8pm. The Purple Pit is an entertainment venue with a full

menu, gourmet coffee, wine and beer. $15pp. 744-7800

Fri. 19th – Jan. 3rd Aladdin – Family Holiday Musical

Winnipesaukee Playhouse, 50 Reservoir Road, Meredith. A full list of performance times can be found at www.winnipesaukeeplayhouse.org 279-0333

Saturday 20th Children’s Nutcracker

The Flying Monkey, 39 South Main Street, Plymouth. www. flyingmonkeynh.com 536-2551

Christmas with Rocking Horse Studio

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

Carolyn Ramsay Christmas Show

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. www. pitmansfreightroom.com 527-0043

Tilton Winter Farmers’ Market

67 East Main Street, Tilton. 10am2pm. Over 50 local farmers and producers in an indoor venue. Sampling, music, friends and fun! Handicap accessible. 496-1718 www. tiltonwinterfarmersmarket.com

Annual Santa and Mrs. Claus Pancake Breakfast

Soda Shoppe, Central Street, Franklin. 7:30am-10am. $5pp. Free photos taken with Santa. Presented by the Franklin Area Lions Club.

Ed Gerhard’s 32nd Annual Christmas Guitar Concert

Unitarian Universalist Church, 292 State Street, Portsmouth. 7:30pm. $26/advance, $29/door. 664-7200

New Horizons Band Concert

Taylor Community, Woodside Building, 435 Union Ave, Laconia. 2pm. Open to the public. A free-will donation will be accepted for the band, which is a nonprofit entertainment group. 524-5600

“The Caucasian Chalk Circle” – by Bertolt Brecht

National Touring Production – A Christmas Carol

Jean’s Playhouse, 34 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. 7pm. 745-2141 for tickets. www.jeansplayhouse.com

Sunday 21st Holiday Pops Variety Show

Capitol Center for the Arts, 44 South Main Street, Concord. 225-1111

Super Bingo Game Will Award Over $10,000 Join the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society on Saturday, December 20th for Super Bingo, a high stakes bingo game. Doors open at 3pm at the Funspot Bingo Hall, Rte. 3, Weirs Beach. The Super Bingo Game offers a $25 12-card package and a $30 18-card package for the evening session at 6:45. The evening session will include 12 games paying an estimated $320 each and three “Winner Takes All” games that may award up to $1,600. The “Carryover Coverall” game is guaranteed to pay $2,000. All prizes are based on attendance. You may also rent a Bingo computer for just $6.00 per day, play e-cards, paper cards or both to increase your chances of winning! Players are allowed to buy a maximum of 54 faces on an electronic video bingo device and are limited to one unit per person. Other cash prizes can be won through pull-tab tickets sold at 50 cents each that pay from $10 to $499. Guests are encouraged to come early to get your favorite seat as seating is limited. Doors open at 3pm. Enjoy a catered buffet meal as you play! For further information, Please call 603-366-5950, or visit www.LakeWinnipesaukeeMuseum.org.

Candlelight Stroll At Strawbery Banke On Saturday and Sunday, December 20th and 21st, from 4-8pm, take a stroll on Strawbery Banke Museum grounds in Portsmouth as it glows with hundreds of lighted candle lanterns, the houses are adorned with thousands of hand-made decorations crafted from live greens and dried flowers and herbs collected from the Museum gardens, and the air is filled with the sound of holiday music and scent of woodsmoke. Visitors stroll from house to historic house, greeted by costumed role players and performers who recreate the traditions of times past, rediscovering the joys of simpler times. A toasty bonfire crackles throughout the event to warm frosty fingers and toes. Complimentary refreshments and hot apple cider are offered at the Cider Shed. Traditional hearth-cooking demonstrations, crafts demonstrations, and winter projects for kids provide interactive fun for multiple generations. For more information visit www.strawberybanke.org.

“The Nutcracker” In Wolfeboro Northeastern Ballet Theatre (NBT) brings their annual, professional production of “The Nutcracker” to Anderson Hall at Brewster Academy in Wolfeboro on Saturday, December 20 at 7pm and Sunday, December 21 at 2pm. Join Clara as she ventures into the Land of the Sweets with her Nutcracker. See dazzling costumes and dancing in this fantastic production! Reprising their roles from last year of the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Cavalier, are Elizabeth Stevens of Rochester and John Ling of Moultonboro. Tickets for Northeastern Ballet Theatre’s “The Nutcracker” are available at www.northeasternballet.or or by calling (603) 834-8834. Prices are $20 for adults, $17.50 for seniors/ students and $60 for a family pack of 4. Discounted priced tickets are available for groups of 10 or more.

Lakes Region Singers Christmas Concert

First United Methodist Church, Route 11A, Gilford. 3pm. Includes performances by both the Youth Chorus and the Adult Chorus. Suggested donation of $8pp or $15 per family. There will be homemade refreshments at intermission.

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church officials and began to name this regal bird, the cardinal. During the cold months, the male cardinal will dominate the feeders. His mate will usually ignore him and simply do her own feeding. Come springtime, however, the male turns into a doting partner. The cardinal courtship ritual involves mate feeding. The male hops over to her, tilts his head sideways and places the morsel in her bill. Her acceptance of this offering completes their unique ritual. Cardinals breed from March to August, with up to four broods in a season. Two broods, however, are the accepted norm. While the female begins the next nest, the male takes on the feeding responsibilities for the last brood. This species of songbirds truly compliment each other in the rearing of the young. The cardinal is the official State bird for seven states. Rarely seen as far north as Pennsylvania in the early 20th century, its year round range now includes the Canadian border. They live generally in areas where both trees and berry producing shrubs exist. This habitat closely resembles the average home owner’s backyard, hence the success of the expansion of the cardinals realm. So, kudos to all backyard birders.

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As one of the most recognized songbirds in North America, the cardinals are also known for many virtues. They are one of the few wild birds that are monogamous throughout the year. They assist in pest control by feeding on destructive insects such as potato beetles, cotton boil weevils and cucumber beetles. Their natural diet consists of over 100 different weed seeds so this brilliant bird could also be considered economically valuable to many gardeners. Have you ever noticed a cardinal eating at your feeder? These unique songbirds prefer black oil sunflower and safflower seeds. They roll the seed around with their tongue until it is sideways in their strong, cone-shaped beaks. Then they crack it open along the seam and ditch the hull before swallowing the meat of each seed. Cardinals enjoy approaching each feeder with a royal attitude. They do not join in the chatter other species create in gatherings, such as sparrows or finches. Cardinals simply dine with their mate in a sort of majestic splendor. The word “cardinal” originally meant important and was applied to the official rank in the Catholic Church. Cardinal became associated with the bright red robes and the pointed red hat of that impressive office. Upon seeing this red bird with the pointed crest for the first time, early American naturalists were reminded of the

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Hollowing Our Military To The Editor: I have previously written about the disastrous impact of “sequestration” on our armed forces. Douglas Wissing delves into this topic in his article “RIF Tide” in the December 2014 issue of The American Legion Magazine, which I partially paraphrase in the next paragraph. After 9/11 we had 570,000 soldiers in the Army, and it may decrease to around 400,000, which will be our smallest Army since before WWII. The Marines will go from 184,000 to 175,000, and the National Guard will lose 43,000 soldiers and the Reserves 20,000. The Air Force will have about 700 fewer aircraft. Being former Navy enlisted and a Navy officer, I am especially concerned with the state of our Navy. We currently have 286 ships, including 11 carrier battle groups. Sequestration will keep our Navy (with new construction) at 286 ships, but decrease carrier battle groups to 10. Our Naval command estimates we need 300 ships, including 12 carrier battle groups, to effectively project our military power in the world and safeguard our security. Let’s not forget 90% of the world’s trade passes over the oceans. The scale back of our overseas land bases increases the need for a

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Torture To The Editor: It came out recently about the “torture” committed by the CIA. How awful…… torture committed by the USA. Kudos to the CIA. They saved lives. They caught terrorists and some before they committed more terror acts against the US and US citizens. Terrorists that behead people…. People that help other people. Terrorists that strap bombs on children and mentally impaired people. Terrorists that hide behind children….. How can you compare the torture to the acts by the terrorists? The terrorists have been beheading long before we used waterboarding. The term “leathernecks” came from the leather collar worn by Marines to protect them from being beheaded by Muslim pirates. In the late 1700’s Muslim pirates would capture European ships and hold the citizens for ransom. Europe paid and America paid too. Jefferson asked the ambassador of Tripoli what right the pirates had to ask for ransom or take slaves. The ambassador replied that the Laws of the Prophet

This newspaper was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert as Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette and continued until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and the Cocheco Valley area with the new Cocheco Times. Our newspaper’s masthead and the map of Lake Winnipesaukee in the center spread are elements in today’s paper which are taken from Calvert’s historic publication.

in the Koran said that all nations who did not recognize the authority of the Koran were sinners and it was the right of the Muslim pirates to make war on them and to makes slaves on them and that every Muslim would go to heaven if killed in battle. When Jefferson was elected President, he refused to pay ransom. He sent the Marines who wore leather collars to protect them from the sabers of the Muslim pirates who would try to behead them in battle. He stood up to the Muslim Pirates and the US went to war with the Muslim pirates. Jefferson did sign a treaty and part of that was to pay ransom for the people already captured but it stopped the Muslim pirates from kidnapping Americans. Sound familiar. Kidnapping…. Kidnapping innocent people… Do I want to torture people? No.. absolutely not. But these “people” are not like you or me. They kidnap innocent people. They behead innocent people. They hide behind children. They strap bombs to unknowingly children. I support the CIA. Can you really compare what the CIA did and what the terrorist did and continue to do? I cannot. Linda Riley Meredith NH

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I still believe in Santa Claus. Of course, at the same time, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pretty sure that he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t physically exist. But I am of the mind that I shouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dismiss anything as false unless it is absolutely proven to me that it is or it isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t. It has never been proven to me that Santa Claus isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t real. It has only been suggested to me by a bunch of other people who are convinced he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist solely on the information that has been handed down to them by people whose only proof of this is the word of other people who were, in turn, told by others. No one, it seems, ever has had positive proof that Santa Claus doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist. So I will always hold onto that tiny inkling that he does. After all, if the guy does really show up one day, holding a bagful of treats just for me, he might call me on my disbelief and leave with the goods. (I have to throw in here, that even for the sake of political correctness, I will never assume that Santa Claus, if he exists, might be a woman.) When I was a kid, Santa Claus always came to our house on Christmas Eve with a pillowcase full of toys. I was always in awe and for years was so mesmerized by the whole scene that I never thought twice about where Santa went once he left the

house. One year, when I was maybe seven or eight, I was becoming more curious about Santa. Some kids at school were touting the fact of his non existence. It was a confusing time. That Christmas Eve, amongst all the hubbub in my house upon the arrival and departure of Santa (there were six of us kids, two parents, two grandparents and a dog, there was always a lot going on) I slipped through the crowd unnoticed and made my way to the front door. Expecting to see Santa hop on his sled, or at least walk down the street, I instead saw him make a sharp left and come back into our house through the side door. Wending my way through the pile of wrapping paper that was beginning to build up on the living room floor, I casually headed towards the kitchen which was where the entrance to the side door led to. There was too much going on for anyone to notice. Once in the kitchen, I peeked down the stairs to the basement. The lights were on and there was noise. Someone was down there. Santa!! I tiptoed down the steps and peeked around the corner into the laundry room. Standing there, undressing from his Santa outfit, was my grandfather. He saw me. A slight smile came over him and he effortlessly went into the explanation that Santa was very busy and he was acting as his helper. He was pretty convincing. Still, combined with all of the stories I was hearing at school from my peers, my confidence in a real Santa Claus had taken a huge hit.

I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know it at the time, but this was only my first disappointment in a long line. Age and more wisdom made me realize that more and more people were just pretending to be someone they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t, fictional characters; people we wanted to believe in. But they werenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t always being honest. This is especially true in politics and with a lot of things to do with money. But age and wisdom also proved to me that some people tried hard to be someone it was becoming increasingly harder to be in this world; almost fictional characters: honest, reliable, responsible, hard working and self sufficient. That always gives me an inkling of hope and thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t completely give up on the idea of Santa Claus. The poor guy works hard all year making presents for people he doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even know. Then he spends a good twenty-four hours circling the globe, stuffing himself down chimneys, making sure everyone gets what they asked for. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter what the weather and all he eats during this entire ordeal is some cookies and hot chocolate that is lukewarm at best. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t ask for anything for himself, never complains and he does it all with a smile and a hearty laugh year after year. It also makes sense that he would need some helpers. Who wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t? So maybe my grandfather really knew the guy, I never asked him directly. People will tell you itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s crazy to believe in the idea there Santa Claus if you are an adult. I disagree. I think heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a great role model. Merry Christmas!!

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TotCare: Obama’s Preschool Takeover The wheels on the bus go ‘round and ‘round, just like the endless cycles of big, bad government programs to federalize preby Michelle Malkin s c h o o l a n d Syndicated Columnist daycare. On Wednesday, the White House Summit on Early Education will unveil nearly $1 billion in new “investments” to “expand access to high-quality early childhood education to every child in America” from “birth and continuing to age 5.” It’s a retread of President Obama’s 2013 State of the Union school-spending plan, which was a repackaging of his 2011 Race to the Top Early Learning Challenge program. Those Obama initiatives are knockoffs of moldy-old Democratic policy chestnuts, such as former Vice President Al Gore’s push to fund preschool for all 3-year-olds at a cost to taxpayers of at least $50 billion over 10 years, left-wing actor/director Rob Reiner’s “I Am Your Child” campaign for universal preschool and child care, and Hillary Clinton’s various “It Takes a Village” schemes to expand Head Start from womb to work. With age comes fiefdom. How could anybody be against tax-subsidized Pre-K for all, you say? Let me count the ways. Every one of these Big Babysitter boondoggles rests on “progressive” junk science. The Obama White House asserts that “studies show that for every dollar we invest in early childhood education, we see a rate of return of $7 or more.” Balderdash. This discredited claim rests on results of the tiny Perry Preschool Project in Michigan, run at a cost of $19,000 per child

more than a half-century ago, and a similar program in North Carolina called the Abecedarian Early Intervention Project. As David Armor of the libertarian Cato Institute noted in a thorough review of the scientific literature this fall, the “groups studied were very small, they came from single communities several decades ago, and both programs were far more intensive than the programs being contemplated today.” More recent research by the Brookings Institution’s Russ Whitehurst found that the vaunted academic benefits of full-time Pre-K in Georgia and Oklahoma “have had, at best, only small impacts on later academic achievement.” In fact, Georgia elementary school students’ test scores are mediocre, and Oklahoma test scores have been on the decline for the past decade. A 2010 Department of Health and Human Services report, which assessed approximately 5,000 3- and 4-yearolds who were randomly assigned to either a control group or a group that had access to the federal Head Start program, concluded that “at the end of kindergarten and first grade ... the Head Start children and the control group children were at the same level on many of the measures studied.” In 2012, government researchers reported “little evidence of systematic differences in children’s elementary school experiences through 3rd grade, between children provided access to Head Start and their counterparts in the control group.” The federal investments in early childhood programs keep ballooning, yet the educational impacts are dubious at best. Then there’s the alarming encroachment of data miners into the lives of parents and their

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Circling Sharks At The NH State House Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water, the sharks attacked again. Progressive “sharks”, that is. On Nov. by Jane 18, Rep. WilCormier liam O’Brien Hooksett, NH. defeated Rep. Gene Chandler to become the Republican nominee for New Hampshire Speaker of the House. The Caucus voted to make O’Brien their unanimous choice as Speaker at this session. O’Brien was to run against the Democrat, Rep. Steven (Mr. Anti Stand Your Ground) Shurtleff for Speaker of the House. For those of us who are supportive of small government and no new taxes, this was very good news indeed since Republicans hold the House majority in the 2015 – 2016 session. Unfortunately, the “sharks” did get back into

the water, and they effectively drew Conservative taxpayer’s blood. Rather than allow Conservative Bill O’Brien to become NH Speaker, a coup was planned in the Republican/Democrat quarters. It has been rumored that Republican Senators (Rep. State Senator Jeanie Forrester for one) were making calls prior to the election to support Rep. Shawn Jasper for the Republican Speaker position against the caucus vote. Of course, the Progressives on both sides of the aisle were against O’Brien as he PROVED you could get rid of a state deficit and run government on the plus side of the ledger. O’Brien PROVED states can function quite well with less taxation/fees and more accountable government. But, NO. The Moderates/Progressives needed to have the power to wheel and deal more of our TAX DOLLARS away – for the greater good of course. And so, the “shark attack” was planned by ProgresSee cormier on 23

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the backdrop of regional wars and simmering ethnic conflicts, the UN relief agencies made an unpreceby John J. Metzler dented appeal Syndicated Columnist for wider funding to address the current chaos in a score of countries. Valerie Amos, the UN’s emergency aid chief, stated candidly that the number of people affected by conflict “has reached record levels” for the post-WWII era. Amos’ appeal calls for more that $16 billion in funding to address widening crises which affect more than 57 million people in 22 countries. The request reflects a devastating humanitarian landscape at the end of 2014 but foretells wider demands for 2015. The number of 57 million people receiving aid would approximate the entire population of the United Kingdom. And, realistically the figure is likely understated. While the majority of aid is focused on Syria, Iraq, and South Sudan there’s a need for widespread funding for the oft unseen horrors in Central African Republic, Somalia, and Ukraine. The lion’s share of the assistance, just over $7 billion is for Syria, now entering its fifth year of conflict between an authoritarian central

government and what has evolved into a gaggle of opposition groups, the majority of them being Al-Qaida or Islamic State (ISIS) affiliated. Over 3 million Syrians have fled their country since the civil war erupted almost five years ago. Millions more are “internally displaced” inside their own land. The refugee spillover has challenged social structures and the economies of neighboring states such as Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. The Syrian crisis has become regionally destabilizing. Valerie Amos conceded, “Every year we ask our donors to do more…but as crises become more complex and go on longer, the gap between needs and resources grows.” In a separate but equally grim assessment, the UN’s children agency (UNICEF) warned that 2014 has been one of the worst on record for the world’s children. The Report states sadly that fifteen million children are caught up in violent conflicts in Africa, the Middle East and Ukraine. Anthony Lake, UNICEF’s Executive Director stated, “Never in recent memory have so many children been subjected to such unspeakable brutality.” Case and point; Syria’s ongoing horrors affect the lives of seven million children, while the number is 2.7 million in Iraq and over two million in the Central African Republic. Those are among the more

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Again we must return to the often unspoken reality espoused by Prof. Samuel Huntington that the clash of cultural and civilizational fault-lines, rather than competing political ideologies, remain the root

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Christmas Books This year, Christmas shopping may be an especially welcome respite from the ugly events going on across the country, as mobs take to by Thomas Sowell the streets beSyndicated Columnist cause grand juries that examined evidence reached different conclusions from those reached by mobs who made up their minds without examining that evidence. Perhaps more than in other years, shopping malls can become shopping mauls. One of the ways to make Christmas shopping less stressful is to give books as presents -- after ordering them on the Internet. There is a good crop of new books to choose from this year, as well as some old favorites that can make good gifts. For people concerned about current racial issues, Jason Riley’s new book “Please Stop Helping Us” cuts through so much of the current toxic rhetoric spread by politicians, hustlers and media pundits. It is amazing how refreshing plain English and common sense can be, especially when backed up with hard facts that are seldom discussed in the mainstream media. For parents who have a small child who is still not talking, at an age when other children have long since begun to speak, there is no better gift than the new book “Late-Talking Children” by Professor Stephen Camarata of the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Professor Camarata has spent decades researching, diagnosing and treating children who are late in beginning to speak. More-

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In an open restored area we stood next to a stone ruin that faced the sacred city in the distance. Raul pointed into the jungle vegetation at more stones and said that there was much more here. After climbing up almost 2,000 feet we had to descend 3,000 feet to the Urubamba River. We traveled the serpentine trail down the mountainside through more lush forest, coffee trees and orchards until we crossed the river on a bridge that was suspect and returned to populated civilization. We took a train ride to the village of Aguas Calientes, also known as Machu Picchu. Machu Picchu We stayed the next two days at the very nicest hotel in town, the Inka Terra. Raul arranged tickets for Nancy, Kristy and I to be able to hike up Machu Picchu Mountain. We had to get up at 5 am to have time to eat breakfast and catch an early bus up to the gates. Only 200 people a day are permitted to make the hike. The hike up the mountain was steep and the stone steps just mind

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Woodside Building at the Taylor Community, Laconia. Tuesday and Thursday 9:30-11:30am. Beginners welcome. 934-4265

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