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Jeff Rapsis Making Noise With Silent Movies by Brendan Smith Weirs Times Editor

Jeff Rapsis was in junior high in the late 1970s when he fell in love with silent movies “Our music teacher used to show silent movies to the class to keep us from going crazy,” said Rapsis. Born and raised in Nashua, New Hampshire, Rapsis took what was meant to be just a way to kill some time and ran with it. “The movie was ‘One Am,’ said Rapsis of the first si-

lent movie the teacher showed to the class. “It was a twenty-minute long Charlie Chaplin movie.” The movie, made in 1916, was the first movie that Chaplin starred in alone. In it Chaplin plays the role of a homeowner coming home late, after too much to drink. He only wants to go to bed, but the inanimate objects around him prevent him. That movie, and the others that were shown in the class that year, got Rapsis See rapsis on 22

Harrison Haas Exhibit at Gilford Library

Jeff Rapsis has loved old silent films since he was a teenager. Today he performs original music scores to accompany these film classics to new, live audiences in revitalizing this courtesy Photo lost art form.

The Gilford Public Library’s monthly exhibit for December will feature images from Lakes Region photographer Harrison Haas. Traveling across the United States, and in some cases overseas, the photographs on display are only a fraction of the photographs taken by Haas over the years. Included in the display at the library are photographs featured in the book “The History of Gunstock: Skiing in the Belknap Mountains,” by local author Carol Lee Anderson. Other photos in

the library display include a variety of Haas’ work, including photographs of wildlife, scenes from nature, architecture, people and more. For more information visit Harrison Haas visit www.HarrisonHaasPhotography.com.

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Dec Thursday 13th “Food for the Soul” Christmas Art Walk

The Galleries of Meredith. 4-7pm. Complete with horse drawn wagon, live music, raffle and much more. This year’s event promises to be bigger than last years. Proceeds from the event will benefit the NH Humane Society. 279-0557 or 279-3123.

Story Telling Dinner

Saturday 15th The Twelve Days of Christmas

Capitol Center for the Arts, Main Street, Concord.7:30pm. 225-1111. www.ccanh.com

Huggins Hospital Aid Sale

Collection Center Barn, 109A. at Beck Drive, Wolfeboro. 10-2. Items include antiques, books, art, toys and much more.

Children’s Nutcracker

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

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

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Pemigewasset Choral Society – Peace on Earth

Separated/Divorced Support Group Meetings

Gilford Community Church, Gilford. Open to the public by donation. www. pemichoral.org

Thurs. 13th – Sat. 15th The Little Mermaid

Gilford High School Auditorium, Gilford. 7pm. 2pm on Saturday. The Ensemble is comprised of 55 talented Gilford Middle School students ranging from 5th – 8th grade. $5 at the door. 387-2588

Friday 14th Huggins Hospital Aid Sale

w x 4”hCollection Center Barn, 109A. at Beck Drive, Wolfeboro. 10-2. Items include antiques, books, art, toys and much more.

The Nutcracker

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

Pemigewasset Choral Society – Peace on Earth

St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church, Franklin. Open to the public by donation. www.pemichoral.org

Cookie Buffet

Mason’s Lodge in Bristol. 3-6pm.

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

St. Joseph Catholic Church Hall, Main Street, Belmont. 6pm. All are welcome. 286-7066.

Santa Claus Visit

Lakeport freighthouse Museum, Railroad Ave off of Elm Street, Lakeport. 1-2:30pm. Free and open to the public. 524-7683

Comedy Night – Artie Januario

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15. 527-0043.

West African Drumming Workshop

All Saints Church, 258 South Main Street, Wolfeboro. 12:30-4:30pm. Learn to play traditional village music of Guinea. If you don’t have a drum, contact us in advance. $50pp. 802779-4914

John Shelley – Book Signing

Annie’s Book Stop, Laconia. 2-4pm. Meet the author, John Shelley, who grew up in Keene and he will sign his book, “The Adventures of Snitch the Fraccoon: In Search of the Magic Crystals”.

Breakfast With Santa & Cookie Buffet

Mason’s Lodge in Bristol. 8am-Noon. The Masons will also have a raffle for a bicycle for one boy and one girl.

Come and give your holidays true, old-fashioned flavor.

Artie Januario – Comedy Night

Pitman’s Freight Room, 94 New Salem Street, Laconia. 8pm. $15 at the door. 527-0043. BYOB

Sunday 16th Christmas at Moulton Farm

Moulton Farm, Meredith. Hayrides, holiday stories and music, cookie decorating, animals, a visit with Santa and more! Music starts at noon and Santa arrives at 1 pm via tractor since his reindeer are resting up for their big night on Christmas Eve. Hear holiday stories for all ages starting at 2 pm. Decorate Christmas cookies for free while supplies last. Vote before 3 pm for your favorite wreath at the farm’s “Gallery of Wreaths” for a chance to win it. 279-3915

Pemigewasset Choral Society – Peace on Earth

Silver Center for the Arts at Plymouth State University, Plymouth. Open to the public by donation. www. pemichoral.org

Children’s Christmas Party

Wicwas Lake Grange, 150 Meredith Center Road, Meredith. 5pm. For kids 12 and under. Santa and his elves will be arriving with gifts for children by fire truck! Free refreshments while they last. Please bring a non-perishable food item to support the local food pantry. 726-6160.

A Dickens Christmas

Black Swan Inn, Tilton. 1-4pm. A Victorian Christmas Open House, Christmas carols, refreshments and a Victorian tour. $5 donation. 455-5350

Wed. 19th – Sun. 23rd A Christmas Carol

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

Friday 21st Amahl and the Night Visitors

Franklin Opera House, 316 Central Street, Franklin. 7:30pm. $15/adults and $12/seniors and kids. 934-1901

Saturday 22nd Winter Farmers Market

Cole Gardens, 430 Loudon Road, Concord. 10am-2pm. 229-0655

Living Nativity Scene

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The town of Laconia may be somewhat off the beaten path in terms of attracting Las Vegas caliber acts, but Pitman’s Freight Room (94 New Salem St. Laconia) will be holding its second comedy night, Saturday, December 15 at 8pm when Artie Januario (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, Comedy Central, Comics Come Home) and Jimmy Walsh (long time Boston headliner) take the stage. Tickets are $15 and seats may be purchased in advance by contacting Pitman’s at (603) 527-0043 or tickets will be available at the door. Pitman’s is

a BYOB venue. The Jan. 19 comedy night at Pitman’s stars Brad Mastrangelo (Comedy Central, Las Vegas, Tonight Show, cruise ships) and Chris Pennie (Comedy Central, CMT). The Feb. 16 show will star Jim Lauletta (Las Vegas, Comedy Central, cruise ships.) These shows are recommended for adults as there may be some language and subject matter.

3rd Annual Children’s Nutcracker At The Flying Monkey The Flying Monkey Performance Center presents a wonderful modern adaption of a Holiday Classic for what promises to be a magical evening for the whole family on Saturday, December 15th. This year’s production is tailored with your little ‘sweets’ in mind, and is a special one hour performance. There will be both a 2pm Matinee performance, and a 6:30pm evening performance. Tickets are $12 for Children and $20 for adults Tickets for both Children’s Nutcracker Performances are on sale now: $12 Child; $20 Adult (including all fees). For tickets and more information on concerts and the Flying Monkey Performance Center, visit www.flyingmonkeynh.com or call 603-536-2551.

Registration Opens For Women’s Fly Tying Course Women who love fly-fishing and want to learn a new winter hobby can now sign up for a fly-tying course with master fly tiers Jim and Kris Riccardi. The N.H. Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) Program and the New Hampshire Fish and Game Department’s Let’s Go Fishing Program are teaming up to offer the course, which will be held from 6-9pm on Wednesday evenings from January 23 through February 20 at at the Town of Bow Fire and Rescue Facility, 2 Knox Road, Bow. Participants must attend all five sessions. A brochure and mail-in registration form for the fly tying course are available to download at http://www.nhbow. com. You can also email aquatic-ed@wildlife.nh.gov or call 603-271-3212 to request an application. Registration is first-come, first-served. If you are interested, sign up soon, as the course is limited to 12 participants. The fee for the course is $100, which includes all equipment, materials and instruction.

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Watermark Marine Expands Completes Acquisition of Meredith Based Company – Production Trailer & Dock

Watermark Marine’s vision to expand their marine related business exploded earlier this year with the purchase of the property on Union Avenue in Laconia, which has become known as “Old Burger King”. Ultimately, this purchase launched many ideas for business expansion and opportunity to extend related lines of business not only with new retail space, but also continued growth of the dock and shoreline services given direct access to Lake Winnipesaukee. Paul Goodwin, principle of Watermark Marine Systems, was excited to announce the recent acquisition of the Meredith NH businesses, “Production Trailer & Dock” and “Central NH Divers”. Goodwin started discussions this spring with Howard Richards, owner

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working cooperatively for a number of years when Paul and I started discussing the possibilities of working together fulltime. It is exciting to become part of the Watermark team and I look forward to the full-line offerings our combined companies can provide,” conveyed Richards. Watermark’s purchase of these Lakes Region businesses will broaden the level of services and products they provide across the lakes region – servicing all shorefront owner and boater’s needs at any level in marine supply, docks, boatlifts, and shoreline construction. Renovations are presently underway at the 1218 Union Avenue location, with the Grand Opening scheduled for spring 2013. The Rte. 3 Meredith location, where See watermark on 30

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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

To The Editor: The Altrusa International Club of Meredith recently held the Lakes Region’s spectacular holiday season opening event, The Festival of Trees at the Waukewan Golf Club. Sixty-five dazzling trees were on display, decorated by area businesses, nonprofit organizations, clubs, community groups, individuals, and families. Forty-eight of the trees were donated to local families. November 29th featured the sold out Silent Auction Gala. Friday, November 30th through Sunday, December 2nd, the Festival was open to the public with increased numbers of families visiting the winter wonderland of trees. This year’s special Children’s Event, “Toyland”, held Friday, November 30th was sold out and brought the magic of the season to children and their families. The Festival depends on community support from individuals, local businesses, and visitors. Without that support, we would be unable to make Christmas special for the forty-eight families who received a Festival tree this year. Donated trees were distributed through area Christmas funds and other outreach organizations following the Festival. Proceeds from the Festival benefit the Inter-Lakes Christmas Fund, the Moultonborough Santa Fund, area

food pantries, and other Altrusa initiatives. Thank you: to the Hale family, to our terrific local press coverage, to our many tree sponsors, to those who donated decorated trees and items for the silent auction and raffle baskets, to the exceptional holiday fare from local restaurants and individuals, and to the artists who donated specialty items to the Noel Shoppe. We are grateful for the outpouring of caring and kindness from our community. The Altrusa Club of Meredith, Leaders in Service, is proud to be part of such an outstanding community. See you next year! Sincerely, The Altrusa International Club of Meredith

Real Threat To The Editor: When Obama took office in 2009, our national debt was 10.6 trillion. In November of 2012, it’s now at 16.3 trillion. This debt was funded by borrowing from the government of China ($1.2 trillion dollars), Russian, Japanese, even British taxpayers kicked in hundreds of billions. But lenders have dried up, and now the Federal Reserve is forced to buy our own bonds… in other words, we’re just printing money like Zimbabwe or Weimar Germany. This massive inflation of our money supply has

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kept short-term interest rates down to nearly zero. (Grocery and gas prices are another matter entirely). If Ben Bernanke wants dollars to buy any groceries at all, at some point he has to stop just printing the budget. Fed Chairman Paul Volcker was famed for “saving the dollar” under President Reagan. In order to do this, he had to reduce the rate of dollar creation, and allow interest rates to rise. By 1982, the prime rate was at 21.5%. But in 1982, the Federal debt was only $1.1 trillion. Now, it’s $16.3 trillion. If Bernanke tries to save the dollar with Volcker’s interest rates, 21.5% of our current debt will be… $3.5 trillion. All Federal taxes combined are about $2.9 trillion. So we would have to spend more than all tax collections just on interest payments, with no budget for anything else. No defense, no social security, no Obamacare, no farm subsidies, no Solyndra “investments” or bank bailouts. The only solution is to stop welfare for the rich. We have to stop supporting bank bailouts, Fannie, Freddie, GM, Solyndra, etc. And we have to stop Obama’s undeclared wars in Libya, Pakistan, Mali, Yemen, and everywhere else. The US military spends nearly as much as all other nations’, COMBINED. Yet the only real threats to our security are Pakistan and North Korea, both of whose nuclear arsenals were purchased with our foreign aid. The real threat to the children of the United States is the Debt. Bill Walker Plainfield, NH

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I’m sitting here at my desk at The Weirs Times thinking about all the Christmas shopping that needs to be done and not looking forward to it. For me, Christmas shopping is not half as much fun as it used to be. Considering I’ve never had fun doing it, that’s saying something….but I’m not sure what. It’s not figuring out what to buy that I cringe about; I know in advance what I am going to get and I try to plan it all strategically. It’s the actual buying. As the old saying goes: “The best laid plans of mice and men are worth two in the bush” or something like that. Being an attached heterosexual male at Christmas means spending time shopping in the women’s clothing section. Even though I usually know what I am buying going in (sweater, blouse) it is never just that simple. During the rest of the year, I go out of my way to avoid this strange place. I skirt around it (no pun intended) January through November. Still, I can’t help but glance at the hordes of females lifting up one article of clothing after another, holding it up, studying it for minutes and then putting it back, only to do the same thing with piece after piece. “What the heck are they looking at?” In the men’s sections we usually have two or three rows of shirts and

your senses as you realize there is really nothing to worry about. You pick out a blue blouse, any blue blouse. “She can always bring it back,” you reassure yourself. But then, as you look at the random shirt you’ve picked, your worst fear now really arises….are you buying the right size? You know that even though she can bring it back, you can never return that awkwardness that occurs when you realize that you bought her one size too big. It can ruin the rest of Christmas Day. “It looks like the right size, but can I really take that chance?” The room begins to spin and, when you come back to your senses, you realize that the only other person in the aisle is another guy. You are both holding blouses, frozen. You exchange glances. There is comfort in numbers. You both grab the smallest size blouse you can find and help lead each other out of the wilderness and towards safety. Once you are clear, the electronics section within site, you separate without a word knowing that one day you will both be back there again. It’s an unspoken camaraderie. There can be no more shopping for the day after this. It will take a good twenty-four hours until you can collect yourself enough to get back to the rest of your Christmas shopping. If you are brave, you’ll tackle the jewelry department next. Godspeed and Merry Christmas! Brendan Smith welcomes your comments at brendan@weirs.com. You can also follow him on Twitter at @weirsbrendan.

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pants and socks and that’s about it. It’s usually a quick glance at the size and price and off to the cashier. There’s more important things to examine in the electronics department. Shopping in the women’s department brings to mind Joseph Conrad’s classic novel “Heart Of Darkness.” The further you get in the scarier it becomes and you’re not sure if you’ll make it out alive. I try to find a row of clothing where other women are shopping. I figure they know the way out in case of emergency. I also like to keep my eyes on some of the other male shoppers. If one goes down, I’ll be there for him and I’d expect the same in return. If you can get over your initial fear, you’ll catch your breath and try to get into the reality of the situation. You look at your list and see it says she’d like a “simple blue blouse.” Soon the fear will creep into your throat and you’ll find it hard to breathe as you are suddenly overwhelmed with not just one or two, but dozens of choices of blue blouses (none of which, to a man’s eye, are simple). You pick a few up and look at them, thinking back to those days of January through November when you casually glanced into the woman’s section, watching them do the same thing. But you never questioned it enough then and now your mind screams: “WHAT IN THE HECK WERE THEY LOOKING AT?!” You hold it and look it up and down, front and back….nothing strikes you. Your heart starts to beat a little faster. Still, if you’ve been through this before, you’ll soon start to come to

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More Than A Game P H I L A D E L PHIA - For most

football fanatics, this is the time of year for watching the big conference championship games and wondering whether by Oliver North their favorite Syndicated Columnist college team is going to play in a major postseason bowl. Many of the players in these contests will be hoping to shine for the NFL scouts looking to recruit new talent. That’s not the case this weekend. Few of the players I’ll be watching on Saturday are likely to get a call from Jerry Maguire. They won’t be hearing an agent shouting, “Show me the money!” In fact, all the players on the gridiron here in Philadelphia have already been “recruited.” And the outcome of the game on Saturday isn’t going to alter their

paychecks next year by a single cent. They will be playing in one of our greatest sports rivalries -the 122 year-old contest between the United States Military Academy at West Point and the United States Naval Academy -- known more widely as The Army-Navy Game. As the two teams take to the field, millions here in the United States will be watching on CBS. And around the world, tens of thousands more will be watching on the Armed Forces Network. Though officially frowned upon, wagers will be made aboard ships at sea, at lonely outposts in the shadows of the Hindu Kush and on U.S. military bases from Japan and the Korean peninsula to Europe and all the way to Mesopotamia. The seniors playing here won’t be going to the NFL. Instead, many of them will go to war. Within months of graduating, See north on 12

Message for wealth-bashing millionaire actor Ed Asner: Man up and take responsibility for lying to America’s schoolchilby Michelle Malkin dren. Syndicated Columnist Confronted by a producer for Fox News Channel’s “The Sean Hannity Show” this week, the leftwing celebrity claimed he couldn’t remember “a thing (he) said” on a vile propaganda video produced and published by the California Federation of Teachers. Asner narrated the unforgettable eightminute anti-capitalist screed geared toward children. Think Occupy Wall Street meets Sesame Street. “Things go downhill in a happy and prosperous land after the rich decide they don’t want to pay taxes anymore,” Asner warbles in a folksy grandpa voice. After education reform journalist Kyle Olson of EAGNews.org blew the whistle on the film’s vulgar cartoon depiction of a “rich” man urinating on the “poor,” the teachers union whitewashed the animated images from the video. While the Occupy-cheerleading teachers have to concoct such fantasy scenes, informed Americans remember that it was the Occupiers themselves who openly defecated in the streets. What’s even more grossly comical is the sight of pampered Asner shilling for the “progressive” war on prosperity while ignoring Big Labor’s own self-serving evasion of their “fair share” in taxes. The California Federation of Teachers, an AFL-CIO affiliate that rakes in an estimated $22 million in coerced dues, enjoys

nonprofit, tax-exempt 501(c) (5) status. So does CFT’s larger counterpart, the California Teachers Association, which collects a whopping $300 million in annual dues. While they burn through mountains of dues lobbying for everyone else to pay higher taxes, these Democratic partisan heavies pay nothing in either federal or state income taxes. Zero, zip, nada. In theory, the unions are entitled to this special status because their “primary” purpose is to “secure better working conditions, wages and similar benefits” for their members. In practice, of course, the unions are Democratic Party front groups that shovel hundreds of millions of dollars to liberal causes and candidates -- against the will of their rank-and-file members and often without their knowledge. Mark Levin’s ever-vigilant Landmark Legal Foundation has pressured the Internal Revenue Service for more than a decade to force national teachers unions to file proper federal reporting and IRS statements regarding their hidden political expenditures. (The overwhelmingly Democratic donations are not tax-exempt.) As a result of Landmark’s investigative work, the Wisconsin Education Association admitted in 2006 that it had failed to pay more than $171,000 in federal taxes on Democratic political expenditures. Given the immense difficulty that dissenting teachers across the country have had in challenging the abuse of their dues for political purposes, it’s clear this is the tip of Big Labor’s tax-evasion iceberg. In addition, the national parent organizations of the CFT and CTA also benefit from widespread

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pending launch of a North Korean ballistic missile has as much to do with the propaganda goal of by John J. Metzler putting a satSyndicated Columnist ellite into orbit as to serve as a less than subtle bullying to neighboring states all undergoing a period of political transition. Though Pyongyang has forewarned regional governments about the rocket test, the real impact of the launch may impact on the policies of South Korea, Japan, Mainland China, and the USA. Lost in most media discussion over the quaintly titled Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s (DPRK) capability to launch a ballistic missile is the frightening political fallout on Japan’s Parliamentary elections on 16 December, South Korea’s Presidential election slated for 19 December, the still nervous aftermath in China following the recent Communist Party Congress, and the transition period leading up to the Presidential inauguration in the USA in late January. Add the first anniversary of the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il on 17 December and the elevation of Kim Jong-un as the new ruler and there’s a fascinating symbolic timeline. North Korean missile launches are nothing new and are often an embarrassing fizzle-out as was a high profile test this past April. Still the DPRK’s missile launches have been banned by the UN Security Council resolutions who fear the technology has less to do with putting satellites orbit than perfecting the means to carry North Korea’s small arsenal of nuclear warheads to earthbound targets. Neighboring states are ruefully reminded that North Korea is armed, and perfectly capable of playing the regional bully. Needless to say governments in Seoul, Tokyo and Washington are wary, but so too is Beijing and even Moscow. China’s Foreign Ministry said it was deeply concerned over the move but urged calm saying “North Korea has the right to the peaceful use of space, but that

right has been restricted by UN Security Council resolutions.”, those dating from 2006 after a previous rocket launch.. Despite the ideological pedigree between the People’s Republic of China and DPRK, modern China for the most part is acutely embarrassed by the moribund Marxist monarchy and fears destabilization from this rogue regime. Given that North Korea mirrors Mainland China during the so-called Cultural Revolution, a period most Chinese would rather forget, having a nuclear armed and bellicose neighbor is bad for business and regional stability. UN Secretary General Ban Kimoon, himself a South Korean, implored North Korea to reconsider the planned rocket launch. “Any such launch would constitute a clear violation of Security Council resolution 1874, in which the Council demanded that the DPRK not conduct any launch using ballistic missile technology,” a spokesman for Ban stated adding, “Such a launch would also heighten tension in the region.” As it stands, Pyongyang plans to conduct the launch between 10 and 22 December. The flight trajectory is expected due south over the Yellow Sea and down past, Okinawa, Taiwan and the Philippines. Clearly the North Korean message is especially aimed at pressuring South Korea and Japan; to gain regime survival through humanitarian aid and “respect.” Ironically a launch may backfire politically though by helping elect South Korea’s conservative presidential candidate Park Geun-hye and re-electing Japan’s centrist/ status quo Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). Still while the Pyongyang regime has chosen between nutrition and neutrons, this is no less dangerous especially for Japan and the USA who must contend with a nightmare scenario that a desperate and unpredictable North Korea could someday use nuclear weapons against two countries Washington is treaty bound to protect; Japan and South Korea. In February the Obama Administration and North Korea signed an agreement where Pyongyang pledged to suspend its missile and nuclear proliferation in exchange for humanitarian aid. Months

later, Kim Jong-un snookered Washington with the attempted, if unsuccessful, missile launch. Naturally any new launch will trigger a return to the UN Security Council where sanctions will be debated but likely softened by China. But will Beijing’s new

ruler Xi Jinping show his erstwhile comrades in the DPRK the same grudging deference as Chinese leaders have in the past? John J. Metzler is a United Nations correspondent covering diplomatic and defense issues.

Fiscal Cliff Notes Amid all the political and media hoopla about the “fiscal cliff” crisis, there are a few facts that are worth noting. First of all, despite all the by Thomas Sowell m e l o d r a m a Syndicated Columnist about raising taxes on “the rich,” even if that is done it will scarcely make a dent in the government’s financial problems. Raising the tax rates on everybody in the top two percent will not get enough additional tax revenue to run the government for ten days. And what will the government do to pay for the other 355 days in the year? All the political angst and moral melodrama about getting “the rich” to pay “their fair share” is part of a big charade. This is not about economics, it is about politics. Taxing “the rich” will produce a drop in the bucket when compared to the

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year, even though Jackson may have been the best hitter of his day. He promised his players a bonus for winning the 1919 pennant — which turned out to be a case of flat champagne. His stewardship of the team resulted in a situation where the players hated him so much that eight of them conspired to throw the 1919 World Series in exchange for money from gamblers. The Black Sox Scandal threatened the very foundations of Major League Baseball. Way to go, Charlie. There has been no shortage of wacko owners since then. During Ted Stepien’s tenure as Cavaliers owner, the Cavaliers went 66–180, had five different coaches, and had losses of $15 million. Stepien’s antics completely alienated the franchise’s fan base. Los Angeles Clipper owner Donald Sterling has guided his franchise for decades, and the team has the sorriest tradition in the NBA. Sterling once agreed to pay a fine of $2.73 million to settle claims brought by the Justice Department that he engaged in discriminatory rental practices against Hispanics, blacks, and families with children. LA basketball legend Elgin Baylor even sued Sterling employment discrimination on the basis of age See moffett on 28

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I am a sucker for old lake cottages. You can give me a little camp by the lake instead of a mega-mansion any day and I’d be quite happy. This past summer I sold a classic, 1910 vintage cottage at 533 Waukewan Rd in Center Harbor on Lake Waukewan that I had listed to a local gal. It pretty much fit the bill for rustic, seasonal lakeside living. It isn’t huge, only 1,090 square feet, but what it lacks in size it makes up for in charm. It had the requisite stone fireplace and large wrap-around porch along with a small galley kitchen, three small bedrooms upstairs that were basically unfinished, and a rather minuscule three quarter bath that was shared with an ugly, exposed hot water heater. The thing that made the place so neat was that it was just steps from the water providing broad lake views across its 130’ of frontage. It was also just steps from the road as the lot was but a .14 acre sliver of land sandwiched between the street and the water’s edge. But no mat-

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one car garage that might hold a Model A, but nothing much larger. It works better as storage for the fishing poles, a canoe, or stuff that every cottage owner needs to stow somewhere. The cottage sits on post and piers so there is no basement storage to speak of unless you want to crawl on your belly. As with many old lake cottages this home draws it water from the lake. The septic system consists of a 1,500 gallon holding tank that needs to be pumped several times during the season depending on usage. The cottage was very well taken care of by the elderly couple that owned it with help from their kids. It is after all a family affair when you have something like this. I really liked this little place for its character and charm as did the See sanborn on 11

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As with m a n y talk show hosts the callers are not always fans. This certainly has been the case by Niel Young Advocates Columnist with me for (closing in on) 16 years. Most hosts will give the caller perhaps 2 minutes to express his/her feelings I tend to give lots more time to those who are not just calling to discredit the host. Although the reach of 1350 AM within NH is large, the program is streamed live via the Internet (wezs.com), only 2 repeat callers have gone for my throat many times over the years. Here is the problem: these two will attack my guests, and their families as well. The Advocates is not a “local show�. We have listeners who do call in from Litchfield, Goffstown, Londonderry, Northfield, New Rochelle, NYC, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and not one of them is a relative! One Obama Zombie believes that we are speaking of him when the discussion turns to the “takers� – those who are quite comfortable with having us provide them with food stamps, a cell phone, a house, and a disability check. How do my listeners and I know this? The caller tells us! How would you feel if this caller told all “war orphans� as he did me; “So this part is to you Niel, from someone admitting to our fire chief on the air, because of the unfortunate death of your father in WWII that you received aid through the age of 18 — all of which your grandmother held for you and gave to

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Once he sits down in front of an audience and the film begins, he has a few ideas for the direction but it really is improvised on the spot using an 88-keyboard synthesizer. “It really all happens in that moment with the audience,” Rapsis said. It is within the energy of the live audience that he gets his ideas. “I hate to go in with anything completely planned,” said Rapsis. “It takes away from the spontaneity.” Still, Rapsis doesn’t try to create a 1920s sound, but a more modern kind of composition so the audience can make a connection between the two eras. Rapsis, who now lives in Bedford, still works with the Hippo Press but, since 2008, has become more committed to his silent movie presentations. “It is a big part of my life now,” said Rapsis. “I do about fifty to eighty presentations a year and have done one hundred and twenty-five different films.” “It really is all about the thrill of the live audience,” says Rapsis. “So many people come up to me and say they didn’t expect much when they come to the movie but when they leave they feel much different. Silent films have a lot to say to people of all ages.

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and race. Consider how the Washington Redskins have suffered under the ownership of billionaire owner Dan Snyder. Numerous coaching changes and losing seasons alienated a passionate fan base. Snyder responded by suing season ticket holders who were unable to pay during the 20082009 U.S. recession. Snyder did this despite his claim that there were over 200,000 people on

the season ticket waiting list. Way to go, Dan. Dallas Cowboy owner Jerry Jones is similarly reviled. Thousands of Texans are circulating petitions to have him sell the team. Which brings us to Boston sports franchise owners, to whom we should generally be grateful. The Red Sox were a perennial last place team when Tom Yawkey bought the club and invested in a team that is now a model franchise, which under

the stewardship of John Henry and Company has rewarded fans with two recent World Series titles. Long-time Celtic owner Walter Brown was beloved by all who knew him. He kept the Celtic franchise alive and in Boston during a time when that hockey town just didn’t support pro basketball. One year he couldn’t afford to make payments on player salaries. Players like Bob Cousy just told Brown they’d wait until he could afford to make good on what he owed. How great was that? And finally, we have New England Patriot owner Bob Kraft. The team was on the verge of leaving for St. Louis or Hartford, but Kraft’s emotional investment in the franchise was later matched by a financial commitment and a new stadium which secured the team’s future in Foxboro. The team has been to five Super Bowls in the last 10 years. Not too shabby. It sure beats having to endure the likes of the Jeff Lorias of the world. New England fans should be grateful for owners who understand how

Charlie Comiskey, who once owned the Chicago White Sox. important our pro sports teams are to our region. Born Today ... That is to say, sports standouts born on December 13 include MLB pitching great Ferguson Jenkins (1943) and former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak (1967). Sportsquiz How many consecutive NHL MVP awards did Wayne Gretzky win? (Answer follows).

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Sportsquote A southern N.H. sports enthusiast was once looking for financial sponsorship for a winter basketball league. In talking to a representative from Merrimack’s AnheuserBusch Budweiser plant, he expressed concern that should Budweiser sponsor the league, there could be an image problem. “Would we have to call it the Busch League?� Sportsquiz Answer Gretzky won eight straight Hart Memorial Trophies from 1980 to 1987. Mario Lemieux won in 1988, but Gretzky won a ninth time in 1989. More recently Pittsburgh Penguin Evgeni Malkin won the 2012 award.

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Salome’s Stars Horoscope ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Make a start on that new workplace challenge. But get more information before you find yourself too deeply involved without knowing in which direction you should go. TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) You might find things becoming tedious as your schedule slows down for the holidays. Use this time to get information about a possible post-New Year job change. GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) The creative Twin finds outlets for her or his ideas in the early part of the week. The practical Twin takes it a step further and rallies support to turn the ideas into reality. CANCER (June 21 to July 22) It’s time to stop being intimidated by someone’s negative behavior. Start taking positive steps on your own to help strengthen your position down the line. LEO (July 23 to August 22) Look closely at that so-called golden op-

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portunity. Best to be a cautious Cat who approaches things slowly, than one who pounces without knowing where you’ll land. VIRGO (August 23 to September 22) Your apology can resolve that personal situation before it overshadows the holidays. You’ll feel better, even if you’re only partly to blame for what happened. LIBRA (September 23 to October 22) Avoid overtaxing yourself, even if your energy levels are high and you feel that you can do it all. Best to pace yourself so you won’t run yourself down before the holidays. SCORPIO (October 23 to November 21) Your sense of humor helps get you through a stressful period. Some of your quick quips can take the edge off any remaining negativity being aimed at you. SAGITTARIUS (November 22 to December 21) Your artistic talents not only help you express yourself these days, but they also set up a line of communication between you and someone

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CAPRICORN (December 22 to January 19) It’s fine to appreciate the importance of “proper form” for doing things. But relax a bit in order to allow newcomers on the project to feel less intimidated by you. AQUARIUS (January 20 to February 18) Use your boundless reserve of optimism to persuade others to work with you to resolve a difficult workplace problem before it can ruin your holiday fun. PISCES (February 19 to March 20) You brim over with self-confidence as you begin to tackle a new challenge. And, before you know it, you’re not alone: Others have taken the plunge with you. BORN THIS WEEK: You have a highly defined sense of commitment to others. You would make a fine social worker.

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House. Referring to the Federal Reserve System’s creation of hundreds of billions of new dollars out of thin air as “quantitative easing” makes it seem as if this is some soothing and esoteric process, rather than amounting essentially to nothing more than printing more money. Debasing the value of money by creating more of it is nothing new or esoteric. Irresponsible governments have done this, not just for centuries, but for thousands of years. It is a way to take people’s wealth from them without having to openly raise taxes. Inflation is the most universal tax of all. All the pretty talk about how tax rates will be raised only on “the rich” hides the ugly fact that the poorest people in the country will see the value of their money decline, just like everybody else, and at the same rate as everybody else, when the government creates more money and spends it. If you have $100 and, after inflation follows from “quantitative easing,” that $100 dollars will only buy what $80 bought before, then that is the same economically as if the government had taxed away one-fifth of your money and spent it. But it is not the same politically, so long as gullible people don’t look beyond words to the reality that inflation taxes everybody, the poorest as well as the richest. To find out more about Thomas Sowell and read features by other Creators Syndicate columnists and cartoonists, visit the Creators Syndicate web page at www.creators.com. Thomas Sowell is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305. His Web site is www. tsowell.com.

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Lakes Region Singers Prepare Sparkling Program For Two Christmas Concert Dates What’s better than one Christmas concert? Why, two, of course! The Lakes Region Singers, a wellknown community choral group, has expanded their calendar to include an afternoon performance on Sunday, Dec. 23, at 2pm, as well as the traditional evening performance on Friday, Dec. 21, at 7:30 p.m. “Since our last two audiences packed the church and overflowed into the hallways, we thought adding an afternoon time would not only avoid overcrowding but also might help those who prefer daytime activities to enjoy us, too,� said Director Karen Jordan. Both concerts will take place at the First United Methodist Church on Route 11-A in Gilford, and will include programs by both Youth Chorus and Adult Chorus. A suggested donation of $8 per person or $15 per family (parents & children) will be taken at the door to help cover expenses. There will be a reception with homemade refreshments at intermission on Friday night only. The Sunday performance will have no intermission but will include an impromptu visit from Santa! The performance will feature

Home Alone 2, “We Need a Little Christmas� from Mame, and the Spanish Carol, “Duermete.� They will also combine with the adult chorus for “ I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day,� which will feature the Hallelujah Bell Choir. Some of the tunes will showcase special talents: the group’s accompanist Kelly Cleveland with Betty Welch on four-hand piano, Alison Witham on flute, Phil Breton on oboe, and Rev. Vicki Wood Parrish on percussion. Directed by Karen Jordan of Laconia, the Lakes Region Singers have been entertaining this area with winter and spring concerts since 1992. The youth chorus for singers aged 7-13 has expanded to 11 members this year, and the adult chorus now consists of 50 dedicated community voices. “We The Lakes Region Singers will give two performances of their Christmas are so pleased to see our group Concert on Friday and Sunday, December 21st and 23rd. Both will be held expanding, both in the numbers of performers and in the audiat the First United Methodist Church on Rte11A in Gilford. a Rose,� “Holy Night,� and “He Is ences we reach,� said Jordan. “Our sparkling new treatments of tra- Born,� plus dynamic versions of future plans include some street ditional carols such as “I Heard Christmas pops such as “Winter caroling in Meredith on Thursday, the Bells on Christmas Day,� Wonderland� and “Have Yourself Dec. 13, at 5-7:00 p.m., in con“I Wish You Christmas,� and a Merry Little Christmas.� The junction with the community tour “Deck the Halls.� It will also offer youth chorus will perform “Merry of artists’ studios that day.� more serious pieces like “Herself Christmas, Merry Christmas� from

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2,148

ONLY

$

REPAIR HOTLINE: 800-893-0376

PARTS HOTLINE: 800-668-1296

OSSIPEE

baronsmajorbrands.com

800-350-2499 MANCHESTER

SALEM

Mattress only.

2,099

$

NO INTEREST

like us! NEXT DAY DELIVERY AVAILABLE!

QUEEN SIZE 8� MEMORY FOAM*

NO DOWN PAYMENT

12 MONTHS!

On select appliances. See store for details

LACONIA

rt. 3 RT. 16 967 Gold Street rt. 28 603-539-2887 603-623-0130 603-893-9131 603-524-0163

CONCORD

PLAISTOW

350 loudon rd. rt. 125 603-224-8526 603-612-0087

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