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A Morning Cruise On The Gundalow “Piscataqua” by Brendan Smith

in the 1700s up to the early part of the 1900s. They were really “eighteen wheelers” on the water. Flat-bottomed boats that carried cargo. They measured up to seventy feet and nineteen feet wide and could carry as much as fifty tons of cargo between ocean schooners and the growing towns along the Piscataqua. The Piscataqua is the only gundalow on those waters today (well, there is another one, but I’ll get to that in a minute). The last one was the Fanny M, which was owned by

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If someone had asked me if I wanted to wake up early to take a twohour ride in an eighteenwheeler, I might come up with a convenient excuse to opt out. I did, however, jump at the chance last week to rise a bit earlier than usual to ride aboard the new Gundalow Piscataqua in Portsmouth. What, you might be asking yourself, does one have to do with the other? Gundalows were once ubiquitous craft along the very same river back

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Crew members and young passengers aboard the Gundalow “Piscataqua” pitch in to help gather in the sail as the vessel, which was launched this year, completes another two-hour cruise along the Piscataqua River in Portsmouth. Besides a unique view from the water, the cruise is also an educational journey in learning about brendan smith Photo the Maritime Region and waterways.

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Silent Film Series – Buster Keaton’s “Cameraman”

The Flying Monkey, Main Street, Plymouth. 6:30pm.536-2551 $10pp. www.flyingmonkeynh.com

Wed. 1st – Sat. 11th “The Last Night of Ballyhoo”

The Winnipesaukee Playhouse, Alpenrose Plaza , Weirs Beach. Appropriate for ages 12 and up. 3667377 for showtimes and reservations

Tues. 7th – Sat. 11th “Our Town”

The Barnstormers Theatre, 104 Main Street, Tamworth. 323-8500 for tickets and showtimes.

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Paws for a Cause – Annual Auction

Church Landing, Meredith. An evening of fun, comedy and giving to benefit the NH Humane Society. $50pp. www. nhhumane.org 524-3252

Bucky Lewis – Hilarious Comedy

The Margate, Laconia. Doors open at 7:15 and the show starts at 8pm. $15

America’s 1st Notorious Serial Killer – HW Mudgett

Lane Tavern, 520 Sanborn Road, Sanbornton. 7pm. Born and raised in Gilmanton, Herman Webster Mudgett (Alias Dr. H.H. Holmes) murdered up to two hundred people in his intentionally built “murder hotel” in Chicago. 2864526

Musical Enigmas

New Hampshire Music Festival, Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth State University. Adams, Faure & Elgar. 8pm. 279-3300 www.nhmf.org

Fabric Collage Workshop

Meredith Village Savings Bank in Laconia. 9am-3pm. $45 fo BMQG members and $60 for non-members. 293-2975

Summer Nature Talk – “The Taming of the Shrew”

The Loon Center, Lee’s Mills Road, Moultonborough. 7:30pm. Free. 4765666

Thurs. 9th – Sun. 12th Two Gentlemen of Verona

Sandwich Fair Grounds Craft Building. $15/adult, $10/seniors and $7/kids. www.advicetotheplayers.org 9866253 Friday 10th

Little Feat

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

Peter Asher – A Musical Memoir of the 60’s and Beyond

Capitol Center for the Arts, Concord. 8pm. 225-1111

Seeing Stars in the Sky – Special Mount Washington Cruise

MS Mount Washington, Weirs Beach. Partnered with the McAuliffe Shepard Discovery Center hosting a satellite exhibit aboard the ship. 888-843-6686. www.cruisenh.com

Teddy Bear Clinic

The Children’s Museum of NH, 6 Washington Street, Dover. 10-Noon. www.childrens-museum.org 7422002

Musical Enigmas

New Hampshire Music Festival, Silver Center for the Arts, Plymouth State University. Adams, Faure & Elgar. 8pm. 279-3300 www.nhmf.org

Line Dance Instruction

Starr King Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 101 Fairgrounds Road, Plymouth. 6:30-9:30pm. $5pp. 9685179

Andy Cooney “Forever Irish”

Great Waters Music Festival, Kingswood Art Center, Wolfeboro. 8pm. 569-7710 or www.greatwaters. org

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Fri. 10th – Sun. 12th On the Green 2 Arts & Crafts Festival

Brewster Academy, 80 Academy Drive, Wolfeboro. 10- 5 Fri. & Sat. and 10-4 Sun. Over 80 exhibitors, live music, food and free admission. Rain or shine. www.joycescraftshows.com 528-4014

Saturday 11th Meredith Kiwanis Golf Tournament

Waukewan Golf Club, Center Harbor. 1pm shotgun start. $110pp includes golf, cart, raffle tickets and dinner catered by Hart’s Restaurant. 4765511

Gilmanton Old Home Day

The grounds of the Smith Meeting House, Gilmanton. Starting at 10am. www.gilmantonnh.org

Belmont High School Alumni Reunion; Class of 1953 and Prior

The BHS Cafeteria, 55 Seavey Road, Belmont. 11am-1pm. 267-7569 or 267-6047

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Jack Irwin At Lake Winnipesaukee Museum Jack Irwin, whose father, Jim Irwin Sr., operated the Winnipesaukee Gardens in the Weirs, will be the guest speaker at the Lake Winnipesaukee Historical Society’s Saturday Summer Program on Saturday, August 18th at 11am. Jack will talk about the early days of Weirs Beach including the 1924 fire that destroyed the New Weirs Hotel, one of the states grand hotels; the Weirs Music Hall and the Winnipesaukee Gardens, where many big bands were featured from the 1930s to 1970s. This program is free and open to the public. The Lake Winnipesaukee Museum is located on Rte 3 in the Weirs between Meredith and Weirs Beach next to Funspot. For more info call 366-5950 or visit www.lakewinnipesaukeemuseum.org.

“Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” Peter Asher, member of 60’s British pop group Peter and Gordon and executive at Apple and Sony records brings his acclaimed show “Peter Asher: A Musical Memoir of the 60s and Beyond” to the Capitol Center for the Arts’ Spotlight Café on Friday, August 10 at 8pm. This is a multimedia experience to the stage, hosted by the two-time Grammy winner for Producer of the Year. Peter Asher moved effortlessly from his role with Peter & Gordon to Music Executive with the Beatles’ Apple Records, then famously- as in cover of Rolling Stone magazine level famous- to Producer and Manager, handling the careers of James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt and a host of others. Ticket are on sale now and can be purchased for $20.00. Tickets are available by calling 603-225-1111, online at www. ccanh.com, and at the box office, located at 44 South Main Street, Concord, NH 03301, on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Festival The Capital Mineral Club is holding its 49th Annual Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Festival at the Everett Arena in Concord Saturday and Sunday, August 25th and 26th. Over the years, this festival has expanded from its beginnings as a small specialty event for dedicated mineral collectors to become one of the largest of such shows in the Northeast (and, some say, the best). It now offers something for almost everyone, from children to adults and from the merely curious to hard-core rockhounds. Visitors will find an amazing variety of treasures from the earth and most are available for purchase. Mineral specimens, fossils, geodes, jewelry, carvings, gems, and much more will capture your interest. The Capital Mineral Club is a non-profit organization dedicated to the education of the earth sciences and provides scholarships and grants to students and researchers. The Gem, Mineral and Jewelry Festival is its primary fund-raiser for doing this and is an educational experience in itself. Open 9-5 on Sat., Aug 25th, and 10-4 on Sun., Aug 26th. Admission is $5 for adults and children over 12. Children 12 and under, with parent, admitted free and given free mineral specimen. Admission ticket stubs are used to determine winners of gift certificates redeemable at the show.

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plished on Day 2. I met some young Irish golfers who were impervious to the wind and rain and we trod some ground that was surely trod by the likes of great Irish golfers such as Rory McIlroy. The weather was awful, but it was neat to see ruins of ancient castles ON the golf course itself. While walking the LahiSee moffett on 12

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Candidate Introduction To The Editor: My name is Jane Cormier of Alton, New Hampshire, and I am running for the New Hampshire House of Representatives in District 8 of Belknap County for the towns of Alton, Barnstead and Gilmanton. Having been a resident of Alton for 15 years, my husband Carlos Martinez (who is running as a NH Delegate), and our children Catherine and Christopher, are proud members of District 8, and believe in the “citizen legislature” form of public service. Our family has decided not to accept any financial contributions in this first political contest, rather we are willing to sacrifice monetary security to insure an indisputable platform on which I can present the truth about government and politics. I believe in a fiscally conservative government with limited government intervention and no new taxes or fees. I believe in growth of small businesses and helping them to thrive, not just survive. The protection of personal liberty of which New Hampshire is famous is also paramount to our “Live Free or Die State”. In order to meet the challenges ahead, I desire an honest and open dialogue. A public servant is one who serves the people and does not deceive or abuse the office they have been offered by our citizenry. This is my philosophy for entering public service: to serve in integrity and truth.

Our Story The Weirs Times was first published in 1883 by Mathew H. Calvert. The newspaper, then named Calvert’s Weirs Times and Tourists’ Gazette, was published until Mr. Calvert’s death in 1902. One of the most remarkable features of the publication was a map of Lake Winnipesaukee which occupied the center spread of the paper. Readers will find the same map reprinted on the center pages of this, and every issue. The new Weirs Times was re-established in 1992 and strives to maintain the patriotic spirit of its

Please visit my website www.jane4newhampshire. com to read more about my stand on the issues. Feel free to contact me and let me know of your concerns for Belknap County, and how I can make our county and State once again a place of integrity. Jane Cormier Alton, NH.

Wants To Learn More To the Editor: I am a voter in NH Senate District 2 and would like to learn more about the candidates running for election in this district. As for Senator Forrester I can look to the promises she made when elected and the record she has since being in office. What is troubling to me is trying to find out what Mr. Lamb, the opponent stands for. So far I’ve discovered that he is a former Wall Street banker, the Chair of the Plymouth Area Democrats, and he refuses to answer hypothetical questions, which was his response at a recent house party event when asked what he would have done to fix the $800 million deficit NH was facing in 2010. Based on a recent article written by a reporter I gather that he also refuses to compromise. There is much ado being made claiming that Senator Forrester is refusing to have any regular debates when she would like forums where the voters ask the questions of both candidates. Senator Forrester offered a compromise to Mr. Lamb to choose the

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predecessor as well as his devotion to the interests of Lake Winnipesaukee and vicinity. Locally owned for over 20 years, this publication is devoted to printing the stories of the people and places that make New Hampshire the best place in the world to live. No, none of the daily grind news will be found in these pages, just the good stuff. 30,000 copies are distributed every week in the Lakes Region/Concord/Seacoast area. 15,000

delivered to communities along the shores of Lake Winnipesaukee and another 15,000 to neighboring cities and towns. An independent circulation audit estimates that over 60,000 people read the Weirs Times every week. To advertise your business or service call 1-888308-8463. Published year round on Thursdays by The Weirs Publishing Company, Inc. ©2012 Weirs Publishing Company, Inc.

format of the Plymouth event that he rejected because he wants to choose the location and format of EVERY event they jointly appear at. The voters are going to have to make a choice at the polls in November. These choices are not only for which Senator to elect but also for their Representatives in the NH House. In these economically challenging times the State Budget is critical to NH’s success. These budget bills originate in the House and these Representatives also make up the County Delegation and approve the County Budget. These budgets will affect the taxpayers of NH and I believe that the voters should be able to hear from ALL the candidates. I have read and heard that Mr. Lamb is also refusing to allow any candidates for the NH House to appear at any event he is at. I guess he doesn’t want to be inclusive and let the VOTERS hear ALL the candidates. I really do hope that someone can convince Mr. Lamb that the voters do not want a Senator that is so very inflexible and unbending. I don’t want someone who refuses to be inclusive and is unwilling to compromise. Please Mr. Lamb, I ask you and I am quite certain the Voters in this district ask you to accept Senator Forrester’s offer to have an event in Meredith arranged by her volunteers; an event in Plymouth arranged by your volunteers and an event in Haverhill arranged by the local media. I and the voters in District 2 are awaiting your response. You should know that your response could be the decision maker for the voters this November. Greg Knytych New Hampton, NH.

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A Humble Plea of shame, that lasts deep into the winter and even hangs on lightly the next spring. No one needs to go through such suffering. That is what TAIALBBHTWICFF is, well was, all about. The first few years were beautiful ones for TAIALBBHTWICFF. To see the look on the faces of families as they gingerly stepped from the musty confines of their Lexus wagons onto a sandy beachfront on Lake Winnipesaukee, used to bring tears to my eyes. Even as they avoided eye contact and gently wiped off their hand after shaking mine after greeting them on arrival, I was always left misty. Fundraising was easy back then. Many local businesses were on board. It wouldn’t just be good for the soul, it would be good for the economy as well. I was proud of the good work we were doing and, I must admit, the hearty treasury we built up. About three years ago a few, and I won’t mention any names, less than altruistic folks managed to finagle their way onto the board of TAIALBBHTWICFF. Suddenly, the “truly needy� were being replaced by the “not so needy.� It wasn’t random families picked by our original process of names from a hat, it was now, conveniently, relative and friends and friends of friends. In all the years I headed TAIALBBHTWICFF I never played favorites, even when family and friends from New York called me in desperation. Well, there was Uncle Louie that one time, but that was it. Two years ago, a vote was taken to create a position for someone to go out and travel, looking for

families to participate. Sure, that doesn’t sound so bad, but it was soon found out that the person in charge needed a few assistants (wink, wink). It wasn’t until I saw the bill from Foxwoods Resort in Connecticut for three nights, four shows and a case of Moet Chandon that I grew suspicious. That, it seemed, was only the first leaf to spring from this dirty tree. I could go on, but I’m sure I’d only bore you. Here we were, soaking in all sorts of cash under the pretense of using it to help others and, well, I think it’s a story you’ve heard before. The Air Is A Little Bit Better Here Than Where I Come From Fund has lost its way. Soon the hundreds of middle to upper class families who looked forward to escaping the stuffy confines of their gated communities to spend a few precious days along the shores of Winnipesaukee (and even some of the smaller lakes, if they must) will no longer have an honest advocate here in the Lakes Region. So, I am asking you, the next time that letter comes in the mail, tastefully done, showing a before and after picture of a family with 2.4 kids in their transition from being stuck for the summer in a sweltry, suburb to enjoying time on a private home on the lakefront, don’t fall for it. Don’t give in. I am ashamed to have to write this column, but I know what is right. Thanks for reading. Brendan Smith welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com, You can follow him on Twitter at @weirsbrendan.

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every day. Purchasing original art is more of an investment than purchasing mass produced art. On the other hand, if you purchase mass produced art, someone else has inevitably decided what you will like and mass produced it. I find something very wrong with that scenario! Now to get started… There are reputable galleries and there are reputable shows. Some shows are juried. That means the artist has passed the quality test. And, by the way, it is O.K. to politely ask if the show is juried. If it isn’t, you still might find some great treasures. Remember, this is your art collection! Kimberly B. Severance is an artist and art teacher. She will be contributing occasional articles on all things art.

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swim 100 meters. That’s just what the O-Team wanted -- and has come to expect. It turns out the story is true. Obama did sign a “finding” -- a document required by the 1974 Hughes-Ryan Amendment to the Foreign Assistance Act. The Nixon-era law compels a president to notify Congress that he has formally authorized a “covert” U.S. intelligence activity that goes beyond the collection of information, and that the activity is important to U.S. national security. As a result of Hughes-Ryan, Congress set up “permanent select committees” in the House and Senate and committed to protect sensitive sources, methods, identities and operational details that would put Americans and/or our allies at risk. Both committees were provided special access facilities where classified material could be discussed, debated and stored. Members of the committee staffs are subject to background investigations and granted security clearances. In the 38 years since HughesRyan and the “presidential finding” See north on 41

It’s come to this: In the name of protecting parents from their own lack of responsibility and common sense, the U.S. Conby Michelle Malkin sumer ProdSyndicated Columnist uct Safety Commission is waging all-out war on an innovative consumer product company in New York. The vengeful, destructive feds won’t stop until the world is safe from tiny, magnetic Buckyballs -- and until every last job created by the firm is wiped out. Where are the defenders of American innovation and entrepreneurship when you need them? While the White House doles out billions of taxpayer dollars to failed crony ventures, this phenomenally successful toy maker is fighting for its life. Last week, the agency filed an “administrative complaint” against the manufacturer/distributor of Buckyballs and Buckycubes, New York-based Maxfield and Oberton Holdings LLC. The legal action -- only the second of its kind in 11 years -- seeks to stop all sales of Buckyballs products, force a recall and order full refunds. According to the bureaucrats, “dozens of young children and teenagers swallowed” the adult desk toy, causing “internal injuries requiring surgeries.” A dozen swallowing incidents have been linked by the CPSC to Buckyballs since 2009. Compare that to the estimated 30,000 emergency room visits that occur every year as a result of children swallowing government-minted

coins. There are no fewer than five cautionary labels on every Buckyballs or Buckycubes product box; the company distributes an educational video on the dangers of swallowing the toys. And Maxfield and Oberton has cooperated with the government on safety policy since its inception. Yet, several feckless retailers (including Brookstone, Amazon and Urban Outfitters) under the regulatory gun have already yanked the magnets from their virtual and physical shelves despite the company’s clear warnings that Buckyballs and Buckycubes are for adults -- not children. “Obviously the bureaucrats see danger everywhere, and those responsible people -- like our company who have vigorously promoted safety and appropriate use of our products -- gets put out of business by an unfair and arbitrary process,” Craig Zucker, founder and CEO of Maxfield and Oberton, said in a statement. Obama’s big-business pals sit on do-nothing jobs councils and host countless dog-and-pony shows touting their commitment to “Startup America.” But when a 3-year-old startup that has earned $50 million in sales all on its own faces ruthless bureaucratic extinction, the government jobs blowhards are nowhere to be found. The Obama administration has issued thousands of waivers to union donors and other politically connected recipients to protect them from onerous federal health care regulations. Where’s the usurper-in-chief’s special executive order to keep the CPSC’s hands off of America’s Buckyballs?

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London Olympics Mirror Global Competitions —As the London Olympics set new records for athletic achievements, the Summer Games equally highlight by John J. Metzler global compeSyndicated Columnist titions, both in the field of sport and nationalism. And despite all the naysayers that the London Games would not be ready, the traditional British can-do attitude prevailed (as they did in London 1948), and came through with a spectacular opening ceremony and subsequent sporting contests. I’ve been watching the Games from across the Channel. Here with a splendid setting of Paris and, to the backdrop of Notre Dame cathedral and the River Seine, the city of Paris has a widescreen for viewing in a British themed park. During the Opening Ceremony, most popular with the crowd were the segments with James Bond and the Queen, as well as the Mr. Bean skit showing the buffoonish comic in a marathon running sequence based on the Chariots of Fire movie. (an amazing Olympic movie by the way). Mr. Bean was uproariously popular with the largely French audience. Just as an aside, the British industrial revolution segment with rising smokestacks without the soot was clever, but the National PARIS

Health Service (NHS) skit with dancing doctors, prancing pediatric nurses, and somersaulting kids evoked the kind of gymnastic ode to socialist medicine one would come to expect in Pyongyang, not London. Now to sport. Team USA, despite those “Made in China” Ralph Lauren outfits I groused about a few columns back, are giving an amazing athletic performance both on land and in the water. Team USA ranks second among the 200 national team contestants. The People’s Republic of China now is in first place with the Mainland’s athletes still apparently in the afterglow of the Beijing 2008 Olympics. China’s powerhouse team already has ten gold medals and counting. Tough training, rigorous discipline and State-directed focus seems to be paying off, at least for now. Importantly Taiwan, the “other China” is separately represented, under the rubric “Chinese/Taipei.” So far, Taiwan’s athletes have scored a medal in the shadow of the dragon. France ranks third globally with nine medals, four of them gold. The French team has been especially adept in the water from swimming to kayaking. The Koreans have been doing remarkably well. South Korea now stands at number four in the overall rankings and communist North Korea amazingly ranks number five. Clearly, the 1988 Seoul Summer Olympics,

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three are East Asian. The Russian team, once a sporting dynamo (with or without steroids) has fallen to number nine. Naturally many of the other teams have scored well with Japan winning a

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Milton Friedman’s Centenary If Milton Friedman were alive today -and there was never a time when he was more needed -- he would be one hundred by Thomas Sowell y e a r s o l d . Syndicated Columnist He was born on July 31, 1912. But Professor Friedman’s death at age 94 deprived the nation of one of those rare thinkers who had both genius and common sense. Most people would not be able to understand the complex economic analysis that won him a Nobel Prize, but people with no knowledge of economics had no trouble understanding his popular books like “Free to Choose” or the TV series of the same name. In being able to express himself at both the highest level of his profession and also at a level that the average person could readily understand, Milton Friedman was like the economist whose theories and persona were most different from his own -- John Maynard Keynes. Like many, if not most, people who became prominent as opponents of the left, Professor Friedman began on the left. Decades later, looking back at a statement of his own from his early years, he said: “The most striking feature of this statement is how thoroughly Keynesian it is.” No one converted Milton Friedman, either in economics or in his views on social policy. His own research, analysis and experience converted him. As a professor, he did not attempt to convert students to his political views. I made no secret of the fact that I was a Marxist

when I was a student in Professor Friedman’s course, but he made no effort to change my views. He once said that anybody who was easily converted was not worth converting. I was still a Marxist after taking Professor Friedman’s class. Working as an economist in the government converted me. What Milton Friedman is best known for as an economist was his opposition to Keynesian economics, which had largely swept the economics profession on both sides of the Atlantic, with the notable exception of the University of Chicago, where Friedman was both trained as a student and later taught. In the heyday of Keynesian economics, many economists believed that inflationary government policies could reduce unemployment, and early empirical data seemed to support that view. The inference was that the government could make careful trade-offs between inflation and unemployment, and thus “fine tune” the economy. Milton Friedman challenged this view with both facts and analysis. He showed that the relationship between inflation and unemployment held only in the short run, when the inflation was unexpected. But, after everyone got used to inflation, unemployment could be just as high with high inflation as it had been with low inflation. When both unemployment and inflation rose at the same time in the 1970s -- “stagflation,” as it was called -- the idea of the government “fine tuning” the economy faded away. There are still some die-hard Keynesians today who keep insisting that the government’s “stimulus” spending would have worked, if only it was bigger and lasted

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under the power of engine, it was hard for me to discern exactly where we were. The fog was a bit heavy, but it slowly began to lift, very slowly. It was nice to be on the water, that calming effect I haven’t had much of lately. Still, I couldn’t let my guard down. After all, I was on assignment. It was only a few moments later that I remembered that this was not just a pleasure cruise, but a learning experi-

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I must admit I thought, at first, it was just an exercise in, well, something to do, but I soon became absorbed in the process as well. To see a tablespoon full of Piscataqua water in a magnified setting, and the hundreds of shrimp-like microscopic plankton and then look out upon the river itself

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Oh yeah, this is the “head” I didn’t make the trip so I can’t tell you anything. You’ll have to find out for yourself. nervous about snapping photos, but all went well. Then it was back to the dock at Prescott Park. The fog was completely lifted now and it looked like the 2-4pm cruise might have a little better view than we did. I would have liked

to have taken that cruise but I had to get back to write this story. There are a lot of ways you can enjoy a trip aboard the Piscataqua. There are morning, afternoon and sunset sails as well as speciality sails on Thursday evenings which provide either entertainment by local musicians or programs by special maritime and environmental experts. They are BYOB and you are encouraged to pack a picnic lunch as well. A full listing of Thursday sails can be seen on their website at www.gundalow.org. Cost for a public sail is $35 for adults and $15 ages 5-12. There are also private charter rates for both cruises and dockside gatherings aboard the Piscataqua. There are also opportunities to book school field trips and discounts for educators by calling 603-4339505 or emailing educaSee gundalow on 41

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vidual, free of government intrusions. Far from trying to conserve things as they are, he wrote a book titled “Tyranny of the Status Quo.” Milton Friedman proposed radical changes in policies and institution ranging from the public schools to the Federal Reserve. It is liberals who want to conserve and expand the welfare state. As a student of Professor Friedman back in 1960, I was struck by two things -- his tough grading standards and the fact that he had a black secretary. This was years

before affirmative action. People on the left exhibit blacks as mascots. But I never heard Milton Friedman say that he had a black secretary, though she was with him for decades. Both his grading standards and his refusal to try to be politically correct increased my respect for him.

What about population size? Well, there’s no question about Mainland China but what about nearly as populous India? The USA has a large population as does Brazil, but Team USA leads without question. What about the actual sports offered? Both team and individual sports usually favor the big countries, but if this were the winter Olympics, small populations countries like Austria, Norway and Switzerland would score disproportionally well. And despite all the hype and spectacle for the Summer Olympics, do the Games really excite interest? Surprisingly a poll in the French daily Le Figaro found that a mere 50 percent of the people were

interested in the Olympic Games with 49.9 percent saying they are not. Still stated another way the Olympics provide a welcome respite from the seemingly endless Euro banking crisis, conflict in the Middle East, and perpetual political campaign in the USA. Although the clash of sports teams does not seem to reach the din and hyper-nationalism of World Cup Football, the Olympics certainly provide a proper venue for excellence, national pride, and the often once in a lifetime chance for athletes’ to set sporting records.

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33rd Artists In The Park in Wolfeboro Wednesday, August 15th from 10am-5pm

The 33rd Artists in the Park, will take place on Wednesday, August 15th, 10am to 5pm at Cate Park in Wolfeboro. The event will take place rain or shine and is hosted by the Governor Wentworth Arts Council whose mission is to bring quality and brilliant original juried artwork to the park. This year there are sixteen new exhibitors and more local talent There will be local potters, Paper quilling, scherenschnitte and Origami, painted gourd ornaments, hand-painted canvas rugs and detailed marquetry, using rare and beautiful woods. In the fiber and clothing category hand-stenciled and painted children and adult teeshirts, hand painted and sewn silk jackets and kimonos and colorful and practical fabric handbags. There are more jewelers than usual this year and they all offer very different work and materials. There will also be artists in the mixed media category. Oil painters, Chinese Brush Painting (Sumi-e), watercolorists,pastel drawing and more. Local photographers, Tom Lavoie and Russell Schundler will be joined by Ronald Wilson. There will

Lindsay and Her Puppet Pals will be performing at the 3rd Artists In The Park at Cate Park in Wolfeboro on Wednesday, August 15th. The event is from 10am to 3pm and Lindsay will be performing at 12:30, 1:30 & 3:30. also be live demonstrations from Robin Cornwell, rug weaving, in the morning and then painter Peter Ferber will present his watercolor technique in the afternoon. Beyond the day full of fine arts demonstrations and sales, be sure to catch one of the afternoon performances by Lindsay

and Her Puppet Pals at 12:30, 1:30 & 3:30pm at the community bandstand. Based in New Hampshire’s seacoast, Lindsay brings a large collection of beautifully handcrafted and life sized stuffed hand puppets and marionettes to young audiences across New England. Characters come alive with a wacky array of unique voices dur-

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