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Sara Godek Finds A Balance Between Work And Pursuing Her Dream by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

Telemark skiing wasn’t Godek’s first love for her since she started skiing at a young age. “Skiing was instilled in me by my parents,” said Godek about those early days learning to ski at Gunstock. “They wanted me and my sister to be skiers. I tried Alpine skiing first but didn’t like

it much and eventually switched to Nordic,” but eventually she got burnt out on it. “I wasn’t enjoying it anymore,” said Godek. “Then my mom introduced me to Telemark Skiing in 2004.” In Telemark Skiing, which is also known as See godek on 22

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Sara Ellen Godek from Gilford, has recently been approved by the United States Telemark Ski Association (USTSA) Board of Directors to compete in the World Cup at Steamboat Spring, Colorado on February 10-14th, 2014.

For Godek, who works now in Tennessee for a clinical research company, this is another step in her line of goals with Telemark skiing which includes being a top ten finisher in the World Cup Championships and helping to get Telemark skiing into the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea.

Sara Godek of Gilford, New Hampshire, was recently approved by the US Telemark Ski Association (USTSA) to compete in the World Cup in Colorado in February. This is just another step in Sara’s goals to compete in higher levels of this unique skiing sport as well as to help bring it to the 2018 Winter Olympics.

“Police Academy’s” ‘Man of 10,000 Sound Effects’ makes a rare New England Appearance Michael Winslow, best known for his soundinspired roles in “Spaceballs” and the “Police Academy” franchise, brings his amazing knack for imitation to The Chameleon Club in Dover NH on Saturday, December 28th at 9pm. The performance marks Winslow’s only appearance in New England this year. Winslow’s December 28th show will be the kickoff event in The Chameleon Club Comedy Series, promoted by Grove’s Awesome Entertainment. Tickets for the show are $20 and are available online at www.awesoment.com or at Cara Irish Pub, located at 11 Fourth Street in Dover. Special “Gold” packages are available as well, allowing patrons to meet the performers, get a picture, and an autograph. A full schedule of events is available at www.awesoment.com.

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Pitman’s Freight Room, New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $122pp. BYOB. 527-0043

Saturday 28th Big Top Circus Extravaganza

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

Michael Winslow – Live Comedy

The Chameleon Club, 11 Fourth Street, Dover. Door open 8pm. Winslow is known as “the man of 10,000 sound effects” from the movies “Police Academy”, “SpaceBalls” and from “Family Guy”. $20pp. www. awesoment.com

Sunday 29th McConkey Ski Film Premier

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

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Jean’s Playhouse, 10 Papermill Drive, Lincoln. 7:30pm. $15/adult, $10/ seniors and students. 745-2141

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Village Players Theatre, 51 Glendon Street, Wolfeboro. 9pm and 10pm. Admission by First Night button. $15 at 11 stores in Wolfeboro, the Tuftonboro General Store, Tramway Artisans in Ossipee, the Old Country Store in Moultonborough and the Meredith Circle K.

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Sunday 5th Wild Winter Walk: Guided Tour of the Live Animal Trail

Squam Lakes Science Center, Holderness. 1pm-3pm. Be ready to snowshoe and see beautiful wild animals in their winter fur. Snowshoes are available. Adults must accompany children. Registration required. $10/ non-member, $8/member. 968-7194

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Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 225-1111

The Colonel Paul Wentworth House, 47 Water Street, Rollinsford. 10am4pm. There will be period cooking and musket firing demonstrations throughout the day. At noon there will be a presentation on the NH troops during the pivotal Battles of Trenton & Princeton. Donations gratefully accepted. 534-6162

Monday 6th Old Rules, New Goals: Eco Friendly Gardening

Boscawen Municipal Complex, 116 North Main Street, 4th Floor, Boscawen. 6:30pm. This seminar presents a wide range of ideas for you to consider implementing in your own landscape this spring. Free and open to the public. 753-9188 ext. 301.

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Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 225-1111

Cherry Poppin Daddies

The Flying Monkey, 39 Main Street, Plymouth. 536-2551

Wild Winter Walk: Guided Tour of the Live Animal Trail

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Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 225-1111

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Half Step – Grateful Dead Tribute

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. 335-1992

Tuesday 7th Genealogy Workshop

Wolfeboro Public Library, Wolfeboro. 10am-Noon. Featuring methods of jump starting genealogical research for both the beginner and the advanced genealogist. Free and open to all. 5692428

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Free Informational Event for Veterans to Eliminate Post Traumatic Stress

Wolfeboro Inn, 90 North Main Street, Wolfeboro. 3pm and 5:30pm. Liesbeth Gronski with her ministry of Source Transformation has developed the workshop “Take Back Your Life!!” for Veterans with Post Traumatic Stress.

Wednesday 15th Team Trivia Night

Thursday 16th Bill Blagg’s Science of Magic

Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 225-1111

Thurs. 16th – Feb. 2nd The Great American Trailer Park Musical

Rochester Opera House, 31 Wakefield Street, Rochester. Hilarious tonguein-cheek musical romp that blends

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JOIN THE CENTRAL NH CHAPTER OF FULL GOSPEL BUSINESS MEN’S FELLOWSHIP IN AMERICA (FGBMFA) on January 4, 2014 at 8:30 am at the Beane Conference Center located at 35 Blueberry Lane Laconia NH. Bobby, a CNC programmer from NH, will be sharing his testimony. A breakfast buffet will be served with a suggested donation of $9. Please RSVP to corey@fgbmfa-centralnh.com.

Living Nativity Rescheduled Due to the snow storm on December 15th, the First United Methodist Church of Gilford has rescheduled the Living Nativity for Sunday, December 29th at Noon. Jeff and Joyce Keyser will bring Eeyore the donkey and some sheep from Ramblin’ Vewe Sheep Farm to help in the Nativity. After the program everyone will be able to see the animals up close and learn a bit about them. Any children wishing to participate as shepherds or angels are welcomed to join the presentation. Adults who would like to participate are also welcomed. Just let the church office know at 524-3289 so we can have a costume ready, then be at the church at 11:45 for dressing. There are no lines to learn. This program celebrates the true meaning of Christmas with the portrayal and reading of the Nativity story and the singing of favorite Christmas carols. Everyone is encouraged to come and participate in this wonderful celebration. It will only take a short time out of your afternoon as the program normally goes only 20 -30 minutes.

Fourth Annual Macaroni and Cheese Bake Off On Saturday, January 18th, NH dairy farmers will host New Hampshire’s third annual Macaroni & Cheese Bake-Off at the Courtyard Marriot in Concord. Doors open to the public at 2pm. Cabot has offered free cheese to any contestant, or restaurant registering their dish early. To take advantage of this offer, you must enter your dish by January 3rd. More than half of NH’s working dairy farms send milk to Cabot. Contestants can enter into one of four categories; best traditional, most creative exotic, best restaurant/café or best NH made. Contestants entering the NH Made category must use 100% NH made milk and cheese in their dish. The winner of the “NH Made” category will have his or her recipe prepared by Master Chef Jeffrey Paige and featured on the menu of Cotton Restaurant in Manchester, NH. Entries will be judged on texture, taste and overall cheesiness. Each category will have 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes. The winner of each category will move on for their chance to be crowned the “2013 Grand Champion of Macaroni and Cheese.” For those who would like to taste and not bake, tickets will be sold at the door for $10. Children 12 and under are $3. The public can cast their vote for the “People’s Choice award.” Score cards will be handed out for tasters to vote on their favorite recipes. For those entering the competition, register early. Cabot’s offer of free cheese expires January 3rd. All other entries must be received by January 14th. For rules and registration information, visit www.nhdairypromo.org.

Dover Chamber Morning Mixer The Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce will hold its Morning Mixer networking event on Thursday, January 9 from 8-9am at the Leddy Group, located at 114 Locust Street, Dover. Chamber members and not yet members will have an opportunity to participate in our quarterly business networking. This event will feature a speed networking component, so be sure to being along plenty of business cards! Guests will enjoy making new business contacts, talking about their respective businesses and meet new members. Call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 603-742-2218 to reserve your spot. You can also register online at www. dovernh.org in the calendar section. There is no charge to attend this event. For details on Dover Chamber membership, a schedule of activities, and information on other programs, please call the Greater Dover Chamber of Commerce at 603-742-2218, email info@dovernh.org, or visit www.dovernh.org.

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Raider Ruffians & Football Fanatics Aaron Hernandez’s name came up during a recent Sports Law class. The former New England Patriots tight end was incarcerated earlier this year and charged with murder. It will take a while for his case to go to trial, as the wheels of justice move slowly in America. But eventually he’ll be convicted and sentenced. Or will he? What if Hernandez is found “not guilty?” Stranger things have happened. (Can you say “OJ?”) Would he return to the Patriots? Highly unlikely. So I asked my students, if not the Patriots, then what team would be most apt to sign Hernandez? “The Raiders!” they responded in unison. I laughed. An earlier discussion had centered on what will happen to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, now that he has been supplanted by Nick Foles. Vick is a convicted felon who did serious prison time for his involvement with dog fighting. If the Eagles release Vick, what team would be most likely to take a chance on him?

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Medicaid Expansion To The Editor: I would like to commend Senator Jeanie Forrester for standing up to the political attacks in the recent Medicaid debate in the New Hampshire Senate. Governor Hassan’s plan to throw another fifty thousand New Hampshire workers into the Medicaid system without knowing when or if the federal government would leave taxpayers on the hook was irresponsible. Remember “if you like your plan, you can keep it.” Three years ago a Republican Legislature passed Managed Care for Medicaid recipients, a program that would improve the health care for 150,000 New Hampshire citizens. That program still hasn’t been fully implemented. Now Governor Hassan wants to put an additional 50,000 people into the system, totally irresponsible. The Republican Senate countered with a responsible compromise that would have helped low-income workers purchase private insurance, and protected New Hampshire taxpayers if Uncle Sam backed out of the deal. Even as Obama Care is throwing millions of Americans off their preferred insurance plans, limiting choices as to which hospitals can provide services and increasing deductibles, Governor Hassan and Democrats are trying to get more and more people into government run health care. That’s not going to do anything to make it more affordable, or improve the

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quality of care. The Republican alternative leverages federal assistance to help people buy their own insurance and choose their own doctors. Further, it doesn’t create a never-ending entitlement we can’t afford. Paul Simard Bristol, NH.

Obama Appeasement Weakens U.S. To The Editor: Obama and Kerry continue to promote an agenda of U.S. appeasement. Kerry has played a leading role in formulating and implementing an agreement with Iran to temporarily put a limit on Iran’s uranium enrichment program for six months. Iran can continue enriching uranium to 5%. In return Iran gets access to $7 billion in frozen funds, and more importantly, is able to get partial relief from the crippling burden of the economic sanctions. Although inspectors will be monitoring the temporary agreement, Iran will probably continue a higher grade uranium enrichment program in secret facilities. As the end of the agreement approaches it can stall and hinder negotiations and ask for the continuation of six month temporary agreements until it has the nuclear weapons. Iran cannot be trusted. While Kerry is appeasing the Iranians, Obama is busy appeasing China’s power play in the East

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.

China Sea. China has declared an air defense zone and wants aircraft to notify China if aircraft enter the international air space. Japan has refused to comply with the demand, but the Obama administration has asked U.S. commercial airlines to make the notifications. The Obama administration continues to weaken our stature in the world through unbridled appeasement. Donald A. Moskowitz Londonderry, NH.

Getting Close To The Editor: Look no further than polling out this week from Rasmussen Reports that says 58% of likely voters oppose “ObamaCare’s requirement that every American must have health insurance.” Yet our representatives are fighting with every means available to change the story about ObamaCare. It would be so much easier if they stopped fighting the tide and repealed the law. The law does not work. It’s roll out is a mess. Its implementors are violating the constitution in the actions they have taken to provide patronage to their suporters and favors (exemptions, changed implementation dates, delays, non-enforcement of disagreeable provisions) for those willing to be quiet while this starts. It is a huge tax increase. See mail boat on 20

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Even though I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t win, I was truly humbled to be one of the finalists for Time Magazineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Person of The Year. I have no hard feelings for Pope Francis, he certainly seems to deserve it and he seems like a good enough guy. I would imagine that many of you had no idea that I was even in the running. My name was pushed aside in the media by more prominent names like Miley Cyrus and Hassan Rouhani, the President of Iran (who I understand have become Facebook friends since the nominees were announced). When Time Magazine called me to tell me I was on the list (well it was actually someone from Time Magazine who called since magazines themselves canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t talk) I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t say I was totally surprised. After all, it has been almost two decades now since I began my campaign to have Flatlanders across northern New England recognized for who we are and the struggles we have faced over the years to fit into a land where we were, for the most part, unwelcome. I knew in my gut that this might be my year to finally be recognized, or maybe it was just that pepper, onion and refried bean burrito I had for lunch. I have been told that I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t finish that far back in the voting. I was just a few thousand votes behind Basahr Assad (whoever that is) but that didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t dis-

courage me. Someone also pointed out to me that I would have been even further up on the list if it was still called â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Man of The Yearâ&#x20AC;? like it was years ago, knocking people like Kathleen Sebelius out of the picture. Now that I have made the list once, I knew that by keeping up my hard work, I can now become a more prominent figure on the national stage and be able to further the cause of Flatlanders everywhere even more. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t easy when I first moved to Central New Hampshire from New York in 1985. I, like most other transplants, was lured in by the supposed easy lifestyle; the laidback day to day of northern New England that we thought we knew after so many years of watching the Newhart show on TV but soon found, after moving here, that all wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t as it seemed. It was harder work than we imagined, on both a physical level and an emotional one as we dealt with lots of discrimination. Sure, I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the first Flatlander in New Hampshire, there had been many before me that were living lives of quiet desperation trying to fit in without rocking the boat; many who chose to just go along but being held back by the man, especially the ones at the hardware store and the dump. It took me a few years after I moved here to realize that this was to be my calling, my mission, my something to do to keep from going crazy in the winter. It started with the group FATSO (Flatlanders Adjusting To Solitary Oblivion) the very first winter support group for Flatlanders like myself. Membership soon flourished and it wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t long until the Flatlander Party was born

and now we were starting to have our voices heard in Concord as well, sometimes even at the State House. I became the perennial candidate for Governor and, even though I lost every election since 2000, our base grows stronger each time. This year I plan to break the 100 vote barrier and then there may be no stopping the voice of the Flatlander. Is it any coincidence that the Flatlander population in New Hampshire has dramatically increased since I began my mission? Some natives, afraid of the power I have begun to amass, may try to spin it another way, to discredit me and the Flatlander movement as insignificant when they know, deep down, it is here to stay and getting stronger. The year 2013 was a turning point. The publication of my book â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Flatlander Chroniclesâ&#x20AC;? has brought me a wider public understanding of our struggle.My name and my mission are now known far and wide, I personally know two people in Manchester who will vouch for that. So, it came as no surprise to me that I made the list for Person of The Year. It wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overnight success, as some unfamiliar might have imagined, but years of hard work and dedication to a cause that means so much to myself and the legions of Flatlanders who have shaken loose from the cobwebs of their fears and have learned to proudly embrace them instead. 2014 is already gearing up to be a pivotal year. It could just be the year of The Flatlander. This time next year it may just be my face that graces the cover of Time Magazine. Or not.

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There have been some very powerful discussions taking place here in NH lately. Folks are starting to notice the NH way of life seems to by Rep. Jane Cormier be dissipatBelknap District 8 ing before our very eyes. As I travel around New Hampshire speaking on the topics of Granite State F u ture, Common Core, or Constitutional Principles, the dialogue always seems to be the same. People are nervous and overwhelmed. There is just so much to worry about, it seems. Whether you are talking about families losing healthcare plans, paying higher healthcare premiums, or try-

ing to find access to affordable healthcare, this issue is undoubtedly a challenging topic. People are noticing our federal government is omnipresent all the time. Whether it is through HUD-enforced Workforce Housing laws, new EPA rules which could give the feds authority over virtually any stream or ditch, or Regional Planning Commissions (Granite State Future) which are nothing but non-legislated, federally-funded mandates to generate Sustainable Communities in NH, the concerns are the same. Natural rights are slowly being eroded with overreaching agency rules (NOT LEGISLATED LAWS) from our federal government. Our Founding Fathers would be appalled to see how states have allowed (even invited) the federal government to usurp state See cormier on 20

Dirty Harry Reid sabotaged the filibuster, and now the Democrats are running wild in Washington. Mark my words: We by Michelle Malkin all will pay a Syndicated Columnist price. Thanks to Reid’s crony-coddling rule change, unqualified stooges will manage the Obama Department of Homeland Security. It’s a bundler’s world, and we’re just living in it. God help us. On Monday night, Senate Democrats voted 57-37 to end debate on the nomination of Jeh Johnson to head DHS. That’s three votes short of the traditional 60-vote filibuster threshold that Reid nuked last month. Johnson went on to win his appointment by a 78-16 margin. The White House performed its Snoopy happy dance soon after, with President Obama declaring Johnson “a strong leader with a deep understanding of the threats we face and a proven ability to work across agencies and complex organizations to keep America secure.” DHS employs 240,000 people and boasts a $40 billion budget. Johnson, unlike his most recent predecessors, has never actually held an executive position governing a state or managing a complex organization. Let me summarize his relevant experience in border security, port security, airport security or immigration enforcement: Zero. Zip. Nada. News coverage instead stresses that Johnson is the “first AfricanAmerican” to hold the No. 1 position at DHS. Because, you know,

diversity will keep us safe. Here’s more you should know about Johnson: He’s a lifelong beneficiary of the government/law firm revolving door, dating back to the Clinton years. In a recent interview with a legal website, Johnson cheerfully bragged that his initial “foray into national security was a fluke, really. The Clinton White House recruited me to be general counsel of the Air Force. I had no idea what the job was about, had never been in the military and had never set foot in the Pentagon.” Yep, a “fluke.” That’s a public confidence booster, huh? Johnson counts among the “big breaks” in his life a fateful meeting with Obama in 2006. He went on to shovel gobs of money into Obama’s campaigns and Democratic coffers. In 2008, this top campaign finance bundler served on the Team Obama transition team. Next, Johnson found himself -- like the feather floating in “Forrest Gump” -- appointed to the position of general counsel at the Defense Department. He was “involved” in ending the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy and reportedly “oversaw” the use of unmanned drone strikes in Iraq and Afghanistan. White House aides claim that Johnson is a “respected national security leader.” But respected by whom (other than Democratic fundraisers) the administration will not say. Perhaps we might comfort ourselves if the No. 2 in charge at DHS had strong qualifications and a record on national security to compensate for Johnson’s deficiencies. Sorry. As I reported last week, Dirty Harry Reid exploited the nuked filibuster threshold to ram through Alejandro Mayorkas’ nomination as deputy DHS sec-

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UN Confronts Perfect Storm of Humanitarian Disasters UNITED NATIONS—Faced with the ongoing civil war in Syria, the natural disaster in the Philippines, and a spreading civil conflict by John J. Metzler in the Central Syndicated Columnist African Republic, the UN humanitarian agencies are confronting a near perfect storm of political and natural disasters. Add the continuing needs from earlier trouble spots such as South Sudan, Somalia and Haiti, and it appears that the system and donor states are facing near overload. The UN Humanitarian coordinator Valerie Amos has launched the largest ever appeal for $13 billion in funding to reach 52 million people in 17 countries with essential lifesaving aid. According to Ms. Amos, $6.5 billion is slated for operations in Syria and neighboring countries. This becomes the largest appeal ever for a single crisis. According to the UN umbrella coordination unit the Office of the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), there are plans for additional help to millions of Filipinos in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, and aid for the Central African Republic “where conflict and displacement have affected the entire population of 4.7 million people.” Equally there are significant and ongoing programs in Afghanistan, Sudan, Yemen and Haiti. Syria remains the eye of the storm. After nearly three years of conflict and over 100,000 killed, there are 2.3 million refugees spread round the region and an additional 6 million displaced internally inside the country. Given that Syria’s pre-conflict population was 21 million, this is a dangerously large percentage, basically one in three people inside the country is uprooted from their homes. The largest refugee outflow has poured into neighboring Lebanon. There are approximately 830,000 Syrians in Lebanon and with the onset of winter the challenges have increased for the vulnerable communities, especially the children. The UN High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) noted that unlike other neighboring states, Lebanon does not have formal

refugee camps; rather the refugees are dispersed to 1,600 different locations. Given that Lebanon’s pre-conflict population was 4.3 million, this refugee influx poses a massive burden on a small country which remains divided along fragile Christian/ Muslim ethnic lines. Naturally the Humanitarian Response plans for 2014 need specific aid from donor countries. The European Commission has slated $200 million for various UN agencies to assist in the Syrian crisis. President Jose Manuel Barroso stated, “The conflict in Syria has consumed tens of thousands of lives, uprooted millions from their homes, destabilized the region and consigned an entire generation of the young to an uncertain future.” He added, “It is right we stand up for the victims of this catastrophe.” Since the start of the crisis the European Union has been the largest humanitarian donor to Syria with approximately $3 billion given. Beyond government donors, in fact the majority of aid given comes via private charities such as Catholic Relief Services, CARE, Americares, and Catholic Near East Assistance among so many others such as the French Doctors Without Borders. Americans can proudly be described as a nation of givers; large sums are donated to private charities and much of this help goes to places like the Philippines, Haiti and the Middle East. Typhoon Haiyan slammed into the Philippines, killing at least 6,000 but causing a swath of destruction affecting millions. OCHA is focused on helping three million people with aid projects slated at $791 million. Here too massive assistance from the USA, Australia, Canada, Japan among others has tried to bring some semblance of normalcy in central Leyte and the surrounding islands. The UN’s humanitarian relief is doing an exemplary job of providing emergency aid. Yet in cases like Syria and Afghanistan, the humanitarian community is treating the symptoms of far deeper political problems. Also, in the Philippines or Haiti, the relief community is responding to the wrath of nature be it a typhoon or an earthquake. While civil wars, political turbulence and natural disasters have sadly become commonplace, a looming danger remains that donor

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A Very Dangerous Game New York City police authorities are investigating a series of unprovoked physical attacks in public places on people who are Jewish, in the form of by Thomas Sowell what is called Syndicated Columnist “the knockout game.” The way the game is played, one of a number of young blacks decides to show that he can knock down some stranger on the streets, preferably with one punch, as they pass by. Often some other member of the group records the event, so that a video of that “achievement” is put on the Internet, to be celebrated. The New York authorities describe a recent series of such attacks and, because Jews have been singled out in these attacks, are considering prosecuting these assaults as “hate crimes.” Many aspects of these crimes are extremely painful to think about, including the fact that re-

sponsible authorities in New York seem to have been caught by surprise, even though this “knockout game” has been played for years by young black gangs in other cities and other states, against people besides Jews -- the victims being either whites in general or people of Asian ancestry. Attacks of this sort have been rampant in St. Louis. But they have also occurred in Massachusetts, Wisconsin and elsewhere. In Illinois the game has often been called “Polar Bear Hunting” by the young thugs, presumably because the targets are white. The main reason for many people’s surprise is that the mainstream media have usually suppressed news about the “knockout game” or about other and larger forms of similar orchestrated racial violence in dozens of cities in every region of the country. Sometimes the attacks are reported, but only as isolated attacks by unspecified “teens” or “young people” against unspecified victims, without any reference to the racial makeup of the attackers or the victims -- and See Sowell on 26

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All Invited to Celebrate John Ganong’s Anniversary Heart Transplant Recipient Marks Third Year Of His New Life With A Celebrity Bartender Benefit Come one come all to the Celebrity Bartender Benefit being held at the Lobster Pound in Weirs Beach, NH on Saturday, January 4th at 7 p.m. The Celebrity Bartender will be John Ganong, who will be celebrating the third year of his new life and would like you to

join him. It all started on March 18th, 2003, when congestive heart failure hit John and open heart surgery was performed at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester. It consisted of two valve replacements and repair of an aneurism on the

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John Ganong (center) will be celebrating the third year since his heart transplant as Celebrity bartender at the Lobster Pound in Weirs Beach on Saturday, January 4th at 7pm. All donations for the evening will go to the Cardiac Transplant Unit at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. aorta. A few days later, the hospital installed a pacemaker to adjust the actual heartbeat. The next six-and-ahalf years went by pretty smoothly until the left side of John’s heart got so weak it pretty much collapsed. This was in December of 2009. John went to Catholic Medical Center again where they shipped him by ambulance to Tuft’s Medical Center in Boston. They installed a heart pump to the left side of his heart which was run by batteries and a computer, all on a vest which he wore 24/7. The same type of pump, the “Heart Mate,” is being used by former VicePresident, Dick Cheney.

At this point, John got on the list for a transplant. On January 3, 2011, John got the phone call about his transplant at 7pm. He got in his car, with his wife Brenda, to drive down to Tufts, calling the family on the way to tell them the news. The transplant was a success and today John says he feels better and better. The donations John collects as celebrity bartender at The Lobster Pound will all go to the Cardiac Transplant Division at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. John would like to say “Thank You” to all his friends, family, doctors and nurses who have supported and helped him over the past ten

years and he invites all to this joyous occasion in helping celebrate the third year of his new life. Any and all types of donations would be greatly appreciated, and would be auctioned off with all proceeds going to the Cardiac Division of Tufts Medical Center. John Ganong will personally pick up any donations. Last year this same event raised $1,850.00 for the Cardiac Division in just 2.5 hours. Please call (603) 393-5590 to donate; as this is truly a gift that keeps giving.

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Your Health is in Your Hands by Dr. Graham Moneysmith, DC. Contributing Writer

2014 is just around the corner. Of course with the new year comes resolutions. I don’t know about you, but I’m not a fan. Most of us fail at them, pretty spectacularly. We’ve all been there. We set up the resolution. We plan and envision it. Yet, by January 3rd or so it has collapsed around us. I believe this happens because when we think of our resolutions, we think of huge goals that tend to be abstract (like “lose weight”) and when you do that you don’t have checkpoints along the

way or any small goals so in turn your just have this great big huge task and it really becomes an impossibility. So if our resolutions are just doomed to fail, why do we make a resolution every New Years? I think the obvious answer is that most of us have stuff in our lives that we don’t like about ourselves or that we think could be improved upon. Something that we know we could do better to improve our quality of life and increase how much we enjoy our life. Yet, it doesn’t seem to work out as we had hoped. In fact, this becomes such a discouraging process that many people don’t even make resolutions anymore. I can totally understand why a person might feel that way but to give up on trying to improve ourselves, doesn’t seem to be the answer either. I propose that you need a game

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data. New IRS tax data for 2011 (summarized here by The Tax Foundation) reveal that: A. The top 1% of US taxpayers paid a greater share of all federal income taxes in 2011 (35.1%) than the entire bottom 90% (31.7%). By number of taxpayers, that means that the 1,366,000 taxpayers in the top 1% group paid more in federal income taxes in 2011 than the 123,000,000 taxpayers in the bottom 90%. B. The top 1/10 of 1% of US taxpayers (only 137,000 tax filers) paid a greater share of total federal income taxes paid in 2011 (16.14%) than the entire bottom 75% of taxpayers (102.4 million), who paid only 14.4% of all income taxes. ******** Jay Sekulow ACLJ Chief Counsel: The Obama Administrationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;dealâ&#x20AC;? with Iran allows the jihadist regime to continue its march towards nuclear weapons. Iran calls for the destruction of Israel. One of Iranâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s presidents vowed to use nuclear weapons to wipe Israel off the map. Now is not the time for weakness. After the Holocaust, America promised that never again would we stand aside and allow genocide. Defying President Obama, Senators from both parties have filed a bipartisan bill imposing sanctions until Iran dismantles its nuclear program. Unless you speak up, the Obama Administration will attempt to intimidate those Senators. Stand with them â&#x20AC;&#x201C; stand with Israel â&#x20AC;&#x201C; today. ******** Having been around for a while I need to advise that if Cong. Peter King R-NY intends to run for president, here in NH it

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happens. First, you and the installer need to understand how the product must be installed. Second, you need to inspect the work as it’s happening to ensure all is well. I understand this is next to impossible and can cause friction between you and the contractor. Egos can get in the way. Take many photos during the installation process if possible. You can’t have too many photos, including close-up ones. You may not know what you’re looking at, but an expert down the road will. Realize that not all companies have the same ethics as you may have. You may expect a company to honor a warranty claim, but the company sees your situation as a drain on profits. Lastly, I suggest you try to avoid warranty issues by doing great due diligence before you buy.

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retary. Mayorkas remains under investigation for a partisan cash-for-foreigninvestor-visas scandal by the DHS inspector general’s office, which itself remains under investigation for fraud and ethics violations that endanger national security. His appointment is expected to sail through the full Senate on Wednesday. At DHS, adjudicators remain under pressure to rubber-stamp visa applications. Open-borders ideologues continue to push for administrative amnesty programs behind closed doors and in circumvention of congressional oversight. Three years after the death of Border Patrol agent Brian Terry, his colleagues are under siege inside and outside their agency. And whistleblowers are an endangered species. The elevation of Obama’s stooge donors to the two highest civilian homeland security posts in the country comes as both vote-seeking Democrats and big-business Republicans prepare for another

illegal alien amnesty push next year. As Dan Stein of the immigration enforcement group FAIR noted this week: “There is no mistaking the signals the president has sent to the American people. ... President Obama has called on the House to pass ‘comprehensive’ immigration reform, yet nominated an individual to head DHS who has zero immigration experience. Thus, it is clear the president wants the amnesty portion of such a bill, but has little or no intention of prioritizing any enforcement measures that might be contained in it.” The inmates are running the asylum. Homeland security threats and ciphers are running the homeland security department. God help us all. Michelle Malkin is the author of “Culture of Corruption: Obama and his Team of Tax Cheats, Crooks and Cronies” (Regnery 2010). Her e-mail address is malkinblog@gmail.com.

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three months of the year (for the first quarter ), at the beginning of the next quarter, you would add in the next change. So instead of making wholesale changes all at once you’re slowly adding these changes and the changes are having a compound effect, in terms of benefits. You’re stacking small easy tasks to reach bigger goals. By the end of the year you wouldn’t need to make a resolution because you’d already be much healthier than you had been the previous year. I really like the idea of this because when we try to complete our resolutions we do wholesale lifestyle changes they’re just impossible to maintain. So here’s my proposed list of possible small changes that you can make quarterly throughout the year: 1) drink more water. Almost all of us, tend to be dehydrated. Drink coffee, tea, or alcohol? All of these actually dehydrate you more! You should shoot for half your body-

weight in ounces of water per day. 2) cut out sugar. It decreases your immune system and damages your insulin response. It also makes you gain weight and provides empty calories, there’s no point to it. 3) white flour...cut it out. See sugar. 4) exercise every single day. I think that should be a given. 5) start seeing a chiropractor. Most people have some kind of spinal or structural abnormalities if they have never seen a chiropractor, our spines like all else in out body requires maintenance. Those types of problems don’t let your body function efficiently. Most folks I know, think they feel okay but will say things like: “l’m just having my normal headache/low back pain/etc”, no pain symptoms are normal! 6) the goals can also move beyond the physical such as finances, mental peace, spiritual health, or whatever you can think of.

I want to challenge you to sit down today and write a list of as many solutions as possible. Sleep on it. Now choose the four you will focus on. Don’t overcomplicate this. Pick them and put the dates on your calendar, upon which you will add them to your life. You will fail, you will trip.... don’t quit. Fulfill this plan and have, perhaps, your healthiest year ever. Then next year you won’t have to make resolutions, you’ll be too busy enjoying results. Dr. Graham Moneysmith, DC., graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in 2007. He is currently working with Crossroads Chiropractic at both of their locations in Meredith and Pembroke, NH. Their website is www.crossroadschiropractic.com.

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Salome’s Stars Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You might be busier than you had expected right now. But between the socializing rounds and the workplace tasks, there are opportunities for special moments with that certain someone. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) Your creative approach leads to a quickerthan-expected solution to a workplace problem. Now you can devote more time to that proposal you hope to introduce by midmonth. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) Technological glitches create problems early on. But by midweek, all runs smoothly once again, and you’re well and truly on your way to meeting all your deadlines. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) Your energy levels are high, and you feel you can handle everything that comes along. But try to take a break from your hectic pace for some quiet time with someone close to you. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Before you pounce on that shiny new opportunity,

ACROSS 1 Place 7 Installs in advance, as software 15 Using ink, as a signature 20 Really stuck 21 Its capital is Bogot‡ 22 Dewy-eyed 23 Plate a World War II battleship with a certain metal? 25 Iron emission 26 Downed 27 Sea dogs 28 Biology subj. 29 Actor Guy 30 Fuzzy image 31 Woman on “Friends” being fervent? 34 Long guns 37 Grassy turf 38 “- that time” 39 “Boy oh boy!” 40 Disquietude 41 Commercial forest area 46 “The Grapes of Wrath” migrants 48 African warrior answering to a captain? 50 “Put - Happy Face” 51 Summer, in MontrŽal 52 NYPD rank 53 Advanced study group 55 Gibson and Brooks 59 “My life - open book” 62 Chew the 64 Notes after dos 65 Dye anew 67 Put lollipops in the microwave? 70 Greek god who’s a

take more time to check it out to see how much substance actually lies beneath all that glitter. A family member has important news. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) A personal situation you thought was resolved resurfaces, thanks to a possibly well-intentioned move that went awry. Deal with it as soon as possible. Accept the help of a trusted friend. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) That goal you set way back when is finally in sight. Maintain your focus on achieving it, and don’t allow yourself to be distracted by unimportant demands for your attention. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) A temperamental flare-up creates negative feelings that need to be dealt with immediately. But things once again go well after the apologies are made and hurt feelings are soothed. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) An early impulsive act causes confusion. But all is smoothed over once explanations are made. Expect a friend or

physician? 72 Walking so as not to make a peep 73 Hither and 75 Cambodian leader Lon 76 Safecracker 77 Critic Shalit 78 Baltimore ball team 81 Massage response 83 Investment option, for short 85 Investment options, for short 87 Pigskin-passing actor Efron? 91 Juice, as a goose 94 Units of GIs 95 Glowing with light 96 Corp. name ender, often 97 Enthusiast 99 Sushi eggs 100 Huge meals 101 Place where injured animals are brought to recuperate? 107 Pre-’91 world power 108 Garments 109 Hit tune by the Kinks 110 Having a tiff 111 Flip - coin 114 Basel’s river 115 Witty remark belted out without instrumental backup? 119 Uses a Nook or a Kindle 120 Gave birth to 121 Trick-taking card game 122 Young’s partner in accounting 123 City near Los Angeles 124 Varieties of trapshooting games

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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) You might have to do some juggling of your priorities, as a personal matter appears to require more time and attention. Put your pride aside and accept help from those who offer it. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Your creative aspect is strong. Not only does it help you accomplish your goals, but it also inspires others. This could lead to a potentially rewarding collaboration opportunity. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) Be careful about making major decisions when you’re not really committed to them. And resist any pressure to do otherwise. Better to delay action until all doubts are resolved. BORN THIS WEEK: You set goals and are rarely distracted by any attempt to move you off the path you’ve chosen to reach them.

DOWN 1 Ms. Minnelli 2 Doing the job 3 Sugar type 4 One side in the Pro Bowl: Abbr. 5 Least large 6 Very tired 7 Toxic chem. pollutants 8 French “king” 9 High trains 10 Willy of “Death of a Salesman” 11 Dweller in Muscat 12 Bric- 13 Decrees 14 Hefty’s Cinch 15 Ripe 16 Birth-related 17 Potato-filled dumpling 18 Bolter before a hurricane, perhaps 19 Archenemies 24 Be off target 29 Rat, to some 30 Cordon 31 Forenoon 32 Playwright Clifford 33 “Invader” on Nickelodeon 34 Regulation 35 Set in motion 36 Boon on “Wheel of Fortune” 37 Plaza figure 42 Weizman of Israel 43 Was irate 44 Writer Lurie 45 Part of RBI 47 Ini - of reggae 49 One of a makingout couple 50 Filled cookie 54Schoolroom for

painting and sculpting 56 Mourns in verse 57 Ed Asner TV series 58 Sophs., two years later 60 Viewpoint 61 Filbert, e.g. 63 Get sober 66 Have a bawl 67 Veer back 68 Talks sweetly 69 - eclipse 71 Crude 74 Roman tyrant 79 Mensa stats 80 Cache 82 12 1/2 and 20 1/2, say, in women’s clothing 84 Isn’t idle 86 Rid of trees 88 Heroic verse 89 Pool ball striker 90 Old Chrysler 91 Strange 92 One after 93 Nova - (certain Canadian) 94 German link 98 Is, pluralized 102 Chances on 103 Foil giant 104 Castle protectors 105 Greek letter 106 Stared in amazement 107 Stage star Hagen 110 Pierce player 111 Brutish sort 112 “Star Wars” character Boba 113 God of war 115 Crank (up) 116 Afore 117 Cager Bias 118 No, in Fife

Runners Up Captions: While reading Fifty Shades of Gray Mabel turned several shades of red, and it wasn’t from the sun . -John Doxsee, Mirror Lake, NH. 3-D or NOT 3-D -Bob Jaskolka, Brunswick, OH.

I really need to get a Kindle! -Jean Schoenweiss, Thornton, NH.

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“I’m just glad I was left alive,” Olivares said. Laid-back San Diegans are familiar with such behavior. So with pro football being a business, the Charger management decided to screw the Raider fans. San Diego was struggling and was not selling out Qualcomm—except for the Raider game, when black-shirted fans bought every available ticket. So the Chargers decreed that anyone who wanted a single ticket to the Raider game had to buy a threegame package. Raider fans only wanted to see the one game, but were incensed at having to pay for three. This did not improve their moods as they tailgated in Qualcomm’s giant parking lot, drinking hard stuff and

Carlton Fisk, former Boston Red Sox catcher and 1976 World Series Game hero, celebrates his 66th birhtday this week. looking for trouble.

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Other Sports Cultures Referring to Raider fans as hooligans overstates the renegade aspect of Raider culture. Hooligans are British soccer followers who are actually criminals who use sport as an excuse for mayhem. But sports fans in certain American cities do take on tribal characteristics. The aforementioned San Diego fans are famously laid-back, whereas Boston Red Sox fans were famously fatalistic—at least until 2004. New York fans are famously obnoxious. Philadelphia fans are famously cruel—known to boo everyone from Santa Claus to Miss Pennsylvania. Cleveland fans are famously morose. Sport sociologists studied these tribal traits and identified the three most volatile fan segments. Foxsports.com described an Emory University study that confirmed what many have long purported: Football fans—especially those rooting for New England, Pittsburgh, or Oakland— can be unstable. Pats fans unstable? Say it isn’t so! Marketing professors Michael Lewis and Manish Tripathi devised an algorithm and analyzed data to figure out how various fan bases deal with losses— and they found that fans

of the Raiders, Steelers and Patriots do not cope well. Patriot fans ranked high in terms of instability because they are the saddest fans after a loss, as measured by angry Twitter Tweets. It probably has a lot to do with expectations. Pats fans expect to win. According to Lewis and Tripathi, the most stable fans are Cowboy fans. Over the last 15 years Cowboy fans have been conditioned to expect disappointment, so when Tony Romo fails them they are not surprised. So what does all this mean? It means that the Raider Ruffians should be careful about showing up in black and silver the next time Oakland plays at New England. Gillette Stadium is not Qualcomm. Regardless of the outcome, if they’re looking for trouble, they’ll find it—and will likely end up paraphrasing Dorothy from The Wizard of Oz. “We’re not in California anymore!” Sports Quiz Who is the only NBA coach to win “Coach-of-theYear” honors with a losing record? (Answer follows) Born Today ... That is to say, sports standouts born on Dec. 26 include Hall of Fame catcher and former Granite Stater Carlton Fisk (1947) and onetime Yankee 1st baseman Chris Chambliss (1948). Sportsquote “When you put on that jersey, the name on the front is more important than the name on the back.” – from the ice hockey movie “Miracle” Sportsquiz Answer John Kerr of the expansion Chicago Bulls was NBA Coach-of-the-Year in 1967. Michael Moffett is a Professor of Sports Management at NHTI, Concord’s Community College. He recently co-authored the critically-acclaimed and awardwinning “FAHIM SPEAKS: A Warrior-Actor’s Odyssey from Afghanistan to Hollywood and Back” (with the Marines)—which is available through Amazon. com. His e-mail address is mimoffett@comcast.net.

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PORTSMOUTH - How can women know exactly how men think? Will women ever truly understand male thoughts? Is it possible for women to think from a male point of view? Be careful what you wish for as the all-male comedy show “How Men Think (or Do They?)” is a hilarious peek inside the male mind. The comedy tour returns to Portsmouth, NH at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co on Saturday, January 11th The lineup for the show features Alan Park, a Canadian comedian and political satirist best known for his appearances on the Royal Canadian Air Farce. Chris Pennie will also be a part of this month’s show, who has been entertaining crowds since 2005. As a life-long bachelor and full-time single dad Chris relies on his dysfunctional family and off beat view of the world to find humor in everyday life. This install-

ment of the tour will also feature Brian Ronan, New Hampshire native Paul Landwehr, and returning comedian, Dave Rattigan. “All of these guys are excellent comedians who cull material from their own lives,” said Rattigan. “They all work at comedy clubs, but when we’re together with this theme, and this expectation from the audience, it creates a very different vibe than what you get in a comedy club. At certain points you’ll see women laughing as their husbands nod their heads in recognition. After the show, I’ll often have women come up to me in the lobby and tell me about something one of us said that mirrors behavior they’ve observed in the past from a boyfriend, husband, father or some other lug head in their lives.” The show, which debuted in 2009, features a revolving lineup of male standup comedians who share dif-

New Hampshire’s Paul Landwehr wlll be one of the comedians for the “How Men Think (Or Do They?)” comedy show at the Portsmouth Gas Light Co on Saturday, January 11th.

ferent (but very male) observations on the world around them. Over the course of 95 minutes, they share their points of view on wives, mothers, friends, kids, careers, neighbors, growing older, love, lust, Internet dating and other things you won’t believe they’ve wasted time thinking about. “It’s a really fun night,” said co-creator Lisa Knight from Drinkwater Productions, LLC whose company produces the show. “Women really appreciate hearing these things coming from guys who have no ulterior motives and are just honestly trying to make them laugh.” The Portsmouth Gas Light Co located at 64 Market St Portsmouth, NH. Tickets are $20 in advance, $30 at the door. The show will start at 7:00 pm. Advance tickets can be purchased at www.drinkwaterproductionsevents.com.

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27 CU. FT. External Ice/Water dispenser with water filter, Spillsafe Glass Shelves. #FFHB2740PS

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