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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. Military Strategists meeting in New Hampshire explore the non-lethal challenge to fighting war abroad and crime at home. And hunting season is here.we'll show you how to be safe in the woods. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. We begin tonight with a summary of today's news. |
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New Hampshire's largest state department says it needs a big budget increase to prevent employee turnover and maintain services to residents. Health and Human Services Commissioner Donald Shumway asked for close to a 18-percent budget hike over two years,or one-point-one--billion dollars in state money. He says human services case workers and supervisors are leaving for better pay elsewhere and nurses and mental health workers are working seven days a week at the state mental hospital to cover all shifts. |
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A Republican activist wants to become the next state Republican chairman. Today - Concord lawyer Rob Raybuck announced that he's running for the post. He says his decision is a result of the party losing the last three gubernatorial races. Raybuck adds that party Chairman Steve Dupree has put too much focus on raising money and not enough on grassroots organization to boost candidates. Dupree has not formally announced whether he'll run again. |
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What better day is there to talk about hiking the cigarette tax than on National Smokeout day? Supporters of a plan to increase the tax by 50 cents a pack across New England say they're confident they'll succeed here in New Hampshire. But last spring, the Legislature refused to pass a much smaller increase. The new tax plan, proposed by doctors and public health advocates, would dedicate the tax money to smoking prevention programs and increasing access to health care. |
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For the third time this year, New Hampshire police will focus on enforcing child seatbelt laws during the Thanksgiving weekend. The state Highway Safety Agency says six of ten children killed around the country in traffic accidents are not in seat belts. State law requires kids under age four be secured by a child passenger retraint, and others under age 18, including drivers, must swear a seat belt. |
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A New Hampshire company that deals in rare money is holding a piece of Civil War era currency it expects will sell at auction for a quarter of a million dollars. For decades, the 20-dollar bill was tucked in a desk drawer. It came to light last month when its owner brought it to Littleton Coin Company. Even company President David Sundman was excited, and he sees rare money all the time. Only 48-thousand of the bills were circulated to help finance the Civil War. The specimen is one of six known to exist today. The note will be auctioned in March in Chicago. |
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You might want to set your alarm to wake up before dawn tomorrow. The sight of the leonid meteor showers could be spectacular - weather permitting. Astronomers say look up and you may see dazzling streaks of light. You can also try again Saturday. The best time for viewing is 2:50AM. That way you can climb back into bed for a few more hours of shuteye! The leonids appear every year around this time. |
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That's the news summary. We'll be back with our focus on non lethal weapons, hunting safety and more after the weather. |
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TONIGHT CLOUDY CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT LOW IN THE MID 30s TOMORROW CLOUDY CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING HIGH IN THE UPPER 40s SATURDAY PARTLY CLOUDY AND BREEZY HIGH IN THE LOWER 40s |
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Most of us have heard of non-lethal or less lethal weapons such as tear gas or rubber bullets. But have you heard of protein foams, nanocapsules and shock nets? They're all part of the non-lethal arsenal being developed for military and law enforcement agencies. Some of that research is being done here in NH. Producer Richard Ager takes us to the non-lethal weapons symposium that continues tomorrow in Portsmouth. OUT: |
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Soundup: from Gulf War video or Marine Corps tape Script: For a decade now, America has been the world's only superpower. No great nations oppose us, yet a host of new challenges and threats such as terrorism have arisen in which conventional military power is not necessarily the answer. To face those threats, military and law enforcement agencies are looking for new ideas. One place to find them has been the second annual symposium on Non-Lethal Technology. NTAR tape 1 9:27 "The same time we're inhabiting a space station, a mob throwing rocks is gaining statehood from a high-tech military power. What's going on?" Script: What's going on, according to Chris and Janet Morris, is a shift in how conflicts are fought. Bite: NTAR tape 3 02:37 In warfare, the advantage goes to the innovator. And in the 20th century, we saw the innovation of terrorism which leverages the attention of world media to horrific events that are meant to scare entire populations and even though few people, relative to major warfare, die, you still get the excitement and the scare that can cause populations to shift their opinions about their own security - and suppress them. So what we needed to do to counter terrorism is to innovate beyond it and develop a capability that in a like manner leverages the right sort of media attention so that the media mirror reflects to the world a benign presence. A benign intent. Script: Ten years ago, Janet and Chris Morris were science-fiction writers, speculating about possible future. Today, they are consultants to the Pentagon and defense contractors like Lockheed and Boeing, working to create a future in which non-lethal weapons create a new international order. Bite: NTAR tape 3 8:29 The value of nonlethals over the long term is the savings in life, property, environment, and to some extent, money. The difficulty of getting there is that everything has to change. But we will never get peace lethally. We've had 12,000 years of trying. Script: That lesson is being absorbed by the American military. Andy Mazzara spent 28 years in the Marines, most of it working with lethal weapons as an artillery officer. Before retiring, he headed the Marine Corps's push into non-lethal weapons research. NTAR tape 2 08:56 You might suspect that the military has had some difficulty in adjusting its mindset to the nonlethal option but surprisingly enough, the Marine Corps, which has a great tradition in battle, has had a lead role in this. And if a military professional and a military organization finds itself - themselves - in a humanitarian assistance situation, disaster relief, peacekeeping environment, it doesn't take them very long to realize the benefit of having additional options. So over the past several years, we have seen a gradual increase in the level of acceptability of these technologies within the mainstream military. Script: That acceptance is increasing in law enforcement as well. Rick Warford has worked with the FBI hostage rescue team since it began in 1983. In 1996, he was assigned to the Montana Freemen standoff, where members of a militia group resisted arrest for 81 days. Bite: NTAR tape 1 23:10 I was sitting in the command post one day and my commander came up to me smiling, and I immediately knew that there was something going on. And he said since you've got the less-than-lethal program, the attorney-general has said she wants this resolved less than lethally. He said come up with a solution. Standup: Warford got in touch with Chris and Janet Morris. Together, they developed a plan to spray the Freemen compound exits with a special sticky protein foam, and then use tear gas to force them out into the foam. Though the plan was never used, the Freemen standoff ended with a peaceful surrender, unlike the showdowns in Waco and Ruby Ridge where conventional weapons were used. Bite: NTAR tape 1 25:40 I think just having that piece of equipment available and having the knowledge that we could handle the situation that way, it strengthened our position and it also allowed the people that we were going up against the time to look at this and say, we're outmanned, this is a losing situation, it's time to resolve this situation. Soundup: Jaycor Beta tape 9:22 Man gets hit by pellets l script: There are many companies now selling non-lethal or less-lethal weapons to police. Products such as pepperballs are intended to temporarily disable individuals who are threatening or exhibiting extreme behavior such as drug users on PCP or Angel Dust. Bite: NTAR tape 2 13:15 I can't tell you number of times I've seen them do things you could not possibly believe. In 1980, I was in the hospital 8 different times. I have a broken nose, a root canal, a broken fist, I have a displaced pattella ligament, a broken talus on my right ankle, a compressed disk in my back, no bursis in either elbow, and so happened was - these were all by people who you would consider unarmed. Script: Heal says in his experience, all non-lethal weaponl have limitations, but they offer one huge advantage. Bite: 17:19 It allows us to not have collateral injuries. In the urban area I work in, it's densely populated. There's as much as 18,000 people per square mile. Anytime we use lethal force, which is almost always bullets, those are projectiles and they'll pass right through the body and continue on and as a result of that, it's very common - particularly in the gang shootings, that innocent people get hurt. I can't even tell you the number of murders and assault with deadly weapons that we have where they were not even the intended victim. They were simply in the area Script: The University of New Hampshire is hosting the symposium. Yvon Durant is head of the university's Non-Lethal Technology Innovation Center, which was established last spring. Its mission is to find and fund researchers around the country to develop the next generation of non-lethal weapons. Bite: Durant tape 1 9:30 …I currently have two activities that are funded in my lab. One is to prepare microcapsules that would contain active agents that could incapacitate equipment or disrupt people, such as malodorant, something that would smell extremely bad, that does not harm people, but certainly disrupts them from intervening with our forces. Script: And to deliver those micropcapsules without injury, Durant is working on a carbon-fiber mortar shell, that would shatter into relatively harmless fiber strips instead of deadly shrapnel. There is opposition to this research. Some fear it will make war seem too easy, others say it would make military action too difficult, by making casualties unacceptable. But these individuals from academia, private companies, the military and law enforcement are part of a small but growing community that believes they are showing the way to a more peaceful future. Bite: NTAR tape 3 11;00 Only by informing technology development with ethical and moral values can we obtain a high ground and show a way and a track to follow and create support and build a coalition that will get us through this relatively dark age. |
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Joining me now Janet and Chris Morris. |
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Janet and Chris Morris - thanks for joining me on Outlook. |
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Here's a look at some of the stories making headlines in New Hampshire business. The state's electric deregulation settlement is being challenged in the state supreme court. The Campaign for Ratepayers Rights argues that forcing customers to pay a portion of Public Service Company's old investments, or so-called "stranded costs," amounts to an unconstitutional taking of property. Public Service Company says the lawsuit could delay rate cuts. Watch out for predatory lending. That's the word from NH Attorney General Phil McLaughlin and three other state attorneys general, attending a meeting on unscrupulous loan practices in Portland. Predatory lending includes tactics that saddle borrowers with exorbitant fees and interest rates, large balloon payments or unnecessary insurance. Experts say most predatory loans are in the mortgage market, and involve high-interest, high-fee loans to high-risk borrowers. Minorities, the elderly and people with low incomes are often the targets. A personal fortune has been left to the Washington and Hillsboro-Deering School Districts. And it belonged to a former teacher living in Washinton New Hampshire. Sarah Jenkins died last month. The 86 year old left an estate worth about five million dollars for school districts to use on special programs that aren't usually included in the budget. |
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Firearms season is underway in New Hampshire. And over 65-thousand hunters are expected to be on the look-out for deer. If you're planning to hunt or if you want to take a walk in the woods - we have some safety tips for both hunters and non-hunters heading outdoors. Dave Erler - senior naturalist at the Squam Lakes Nature Science Center says some people think it's ironic that a naturalist knows about hunting. But he grew up with a dad who was an avid outdoorsman - and he taught Dave the rules of the sport. OUT: |
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Are you looking for something to do this weekend? Here's a look at our weekend calendar of events around the Granite State. |
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THE DOLLS OF ANNALEE 1930-1970 through 12/31 NH Historical Society 226-3189 ______________________________ THE SERVANT OF TWO MASTERS 11/17 - 11/19 Johnson Theatre - UNH 862-2150 ________________________________ LAKES REGION CUISINE 11/17 Laconia sample culinary works of art 524-8813 ___________________________________ Zonta Club of the Lakes Region HOLIDAY HOUSE 11/18 and 11/19 Gilford 524-6288 ___________________________________ GIFT EXTRAVAGANZA 11/18 Enfield NH Crafts and Artwork 632-4346 ____________________________ HISTORIC THANKSGIVING 11/18 Tamworth sample historic recipes 323-7591 ____________________________ WICKERS TURKEY TROT 11/18 Wolfeboro 569-5639 ________________________ SNOWFLAKE ARTS AND CRAFTS FESTIVAL 11/18-11/19 Manchester 528-4014 |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - our weekly Roundtable edition.Journalists from around the state discuss the issues. A week after the election and politics is still a hot topic. |
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That's it for this edition of New Hampshire Outlook. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, thanks for joining us. Stay tuned for NAPOLEON next. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Journalists from around the state participate in our weekly Roundtable discussion. Join us as we explore the week in review. A week after the general election, politics is still a hot topic. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on NH Outlook. For the first time, the New England Economic Project takes its conference into the North Country of New Hampshire. We'll show you what NEEP's economists are predicting for the next few years. Tune in for NH Outlook tonight at 7:30 |
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Tonight on NH Outlook For the first time, the New England Economic Project takes its conference into the North Country of New Hampshire. We'll show you what NEEP's economists are predicting for the next few years. Join us tonight at 7:30, only on NH Outlook |