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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. A new picture is emerging of the nation's slowing economy. We'll see where the Granite State falls in the big scheme of things. And meet the man whose revolutionary idea is cleaning up the egg business. Plus. wait until you see who is on the set tonight. Get up close and personal with some New Hampshire wildlife. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Economists say the Granite State is showing signs of an economic slowdown but may be able to escape a full blown recession - if consumer confidence holds. That was just one of the messages business leaders and state officials heard today at a converence on New Hampshire's economic outlook. |
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Certainly we keep hearing that the U-S is in the midst of an economic slowdown - but how is New Hampshire's economy faring compared to other states across the country? Those questions and more were answered at a program held by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy and the greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce today. Here with some of the higlights of the event - Daphne Kenyon president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy |
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Delay says it's unlikely New Hampshire will experience a downturn similar to the severity of the early 1990s, for several reasons. Regional banks lend more prudently now, he says, and the housing and commercial real estate market is not overbuilt. Delay also noted that while companies have announced about 26-hundred layoffs so far this year, other businesses announced plans to add twice that amount in new jobs. Delay says 58-hundred new positions are expected to open in New Hampshire over the next three years. Layoffs are disturbing too much capacity in IT networking too much debtdebt never had this type of recession before no technical type data to base on high energy prices. look to construction and house sales slowing as a sign of recession STATE BUDGET ISSUE resource of revenure not whether it will go up or down but is it predictable if revenues don't keep up with spending that's nothing newe gov. can work with budget gov. has authority Recession already in Michigan - great lakes state southern industrial state. NH slowdown but can avoid recession |
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Daphne Kenyon thanks for joining me. |
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Technology stocks set off a rally on Wall Street today. |
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The Dow Jones industrial average gained 36 points. The Nasdaq was up over 106 points. And the The S and P 500 ended the day up over twenty. |
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Here's a look of stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Bottomline technologies was up just over two dollars. Keane Corporation closed up over two. Sanmina Corporation was up three dollars and eighty two cents a share. Teredyne was up almost four and a half and Texas Instruments ended the day up 2 dollars and fifteen cents. |
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In the mid 1800's, French scientist Louis Pasteur developed a heat treatment to help preserve wine and beer. In 1949 pasteurization was first applied to milk. Now, there's a company in Laconia that has taken the process and developed it for another popular food product - eggs. |
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narration Every year in the United States, 76 billion eggs are consumed. Chickens across the country may be very busy creatures, but they're not always clean. According to the Centers for Disease Control, shell eggs are the number one contributor of the dangerous Salmonella bacteria. clip "Salmonella in eggs affects more than 2.4 million eggs. More than 1 million people will get sick from the bacteria. 500 will die." narration John Davidson is the founder of Davidson's Pasteurized Eggs. For the last eleven years he's been studying ways to make eggs safe through pasteurization. clip "Egg pasteurization is the process of applying heat to the egg so that the harmful bacertia is killed." narration Pasteurization is not new -- the process is done commercially on liquified eggs. Not until now has it worked on eggs in the shell. clip "I began doing this because I came across an inventor who had been working on it and ran out of steam. I made a deal with him and helped finance the research. I found that I understood it." narration Pasteurizing eggs in the shell is a tricky process. While the shell itself can withstand heat, the white of the egg is very delicate. It took 12 million dollars of research and development for John and his team to get it right. clip "The challenges were many. First, we had to figure out how to pasteurize using an all natural method. Then we had to do it without cooking the egg or changing any of the qualities." narration To do this, the eggs are exposed to heat. Precice timing and temperatures kill the Salmonella yet leave the egg unaltered. clip "We first.describes the process." clip "On September 4th, all eggs that aren't pasteurized will be required to have warning labels on the cartons." narration More than 1,200 supermarkets on the east coast now carry pasteurized eggs. You'll be able to find them in New Hampshire stores in late December. clip "McDonalds and Disney are testing our pasteurized eggs as well." narration John is confident that within a few years, the technology that he and his staff developed will be used by farmers and egg distributors around the world. If that happens, investors will easily make their money back. For John, the effort already has its rewards. clip "I'm now 70 have been involved in many businesses. This one is different, I do like the business opportunities it provides but I like the fact that it's providing an element of public safety. I can go to bed at night thinking that this will help prevent the illness of more than one million people." |
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You'll pay about 36 cents more a dozen for pasteurized eggs than standard eggs. Davidson's can be found on the web at - www.davidsonseggs.com |
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Governor Jeanne Shaheen is taking her campaign to finance public education on the road. Speaking in Salem the Governor said she'll consider any constitutional proposal, as long as it provides long-term sustainable funding that will protect the economy, lower the state wide property tax, allow the state to have the lowest tax rate in New England and allow it to improve schools. Shaheen said failing to come up with a solution will cause rating services to lower the state's bond rating, meaning taxpayers will have to pay more for state borrowing. |
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If you are planning to attend college in the fall and think it's too late, you may be wrong. Many of New England's college campuses are still considering freshman applications for fall 2001. According to a survey released by the New England Board of Higher Education only 63 New England institutions - including 10 four-year public colleges and universities - reported that admissions for the fall 2001 freshman class were "closed" as of May 1. There are only a few New Hampshire colleges and universities with closed admissions. They include Dartmouth, Franklin Pierece, Plymouth State, Saint Anselm and University of New Hampshire. For more information, log on to the New England Board of Higher Education web site at nebhe-dot-org. |
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Some New Hampshire seacoast businesses are doing their search for employees oversees. Because of the low unemployment rate, seasonal jobs are hard to fill. Ashworth By The Sea Hotel in Hampton Beach hires a lot of foreign young people. Workers from the Dominican Republic, Russia and Ireland make up about 20 percent of the hotel's seasonal work force. An added plus - young people from many foreign countries have longer school vacations, so they can stay on the job when American students leave to go back to school. |
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Some Candia landowners have lost a fight to cut down trees on their property. The trees were on a designated "scenic road." The lawsuit was filed after the local planning board denied permission to cut trees on the property. The state Supreme court today ruled that the law that protects scenic roads is clear, and communities have the authority to decide scenic issues. |
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New Hampshire women are aware of a vitamin that can prevent birth defects - yet few are taking it. In a study conducted by The March of Dimes - it's reported that 71 percent of New Hampshire women from 18 to 44 have heard of folic acid. That's higher than the national numbers. But only 34 percent of New Hampshire women of childbearing age are taking a daily multivitamin containing folic acid. Folic acid has been shown to prevent birth defects if taken by women before becoming pregnant. Folic acid is a B vitamin. It is found in orange juice, green leafy vegetables, beans, some cereals and enriched grain products. CG:BULLET3\Folic Acid Study\71% NH Women have heard of it\34% NH Women take Multivitamin w/ Folic Acid\Orange Juice, Green Vegetables, Beans, Cereals\Source: The March of Dimes |
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New Hampshire flunks when it comes to safety belts. All three northern New England states got poor marks for their efforts to protect against highway deaths. The report by the National Safety Council kicks off a nationwide police crackdown on drivers who don't wear seat belts and don't buckle up kids. The report card graded the states based on a government-approved seat belt use survey, the strength of restraint laws, fatality rates and law enforcement seat-belt crackdown data. The group gave New Hampshire a grade of F-MINUS, Maine a D-plus and Vermont a D. |
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The sport of street luge is a step closer in Franklin. Crews worked this weekend to cut away brush from the course. Organizers hope to begin races in mid June. Street lugers can reach speeds of 70 miles per hour. Competitors use their body weight to steer and their feet to brake the wheeled luges. |
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It was great street luge weather for some folks today. To find out if we'll see the sun tomorrow, we checked in a few minutes ago with Tod Hagan at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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CG:LOWER3RD\Tod Hagan \Observer CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington Observatory\Current conditions\Temperature: 43 degrees\Partly cloudy\Visibility: 65 miles\Winds: southeast at 13 mph CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North\Mostly clear \Patchy fog developing late\Lows 35 to 40 F\Winds light CG:WEATHER\Tonight\South\Showers developing \Patchy fog towards morning\Lows around 50 F\Winds southeast 10 to 15 mph CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\North\Patchy fog early\Increasing clouds\High around 70 F\Winds southeast 5 to 15 mph CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\South\Rain - heavy at times\Fog - morning and evening\Highs 55 to 60 F\Winds southeast 10 to 15 mph |
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There's a place in New Hampshire where we can get up close and look at some of the state's treasured wildlife. It's not only a place to go and appreciate the animals we have here in the granite state, but also to learn about what's going on right in our own back yard. Joining me to talk about the programs at the Squam lakes Natural Science Center and to show us a couple of the residents there - Dave Erler joins me - he's the senior naturalist there. |
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Sawette Owl O-possum |
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Thanks Dave Erler for joining me. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook. We'll go outside with Dave Erler for a close up look at vernal pools. They're teeming with new life. We'll look at what's hatching and what's buzzing in this temporary seasonal phenomenon. |
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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 Granite State Challenge. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook.flowers beginning to bloom are a sure sign of spring around us. But small vernal pools are also teeming with new life. We'll look at what's hatching and what's buzzing in this temporary seasonal phenomenon. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook.flowers beginning to bloom are a sure sign of spring around us. But small vernal pools are also teeming with new life. We'll look at what's hatching and what's buzzing in this temporary seasonal phenomenon. Join us tonight at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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DATE:5/21/01 TOPIC:There's a place in New Hampshire where we can get up close and look at some of the state's treasured wildlife. It's not only a place to go and appreciate the animals we have here in the granite state, but also to learn about what's going on right in our own back yard. Joining me to talk about the programs at the Squam lakes Natural Science Center and to show us a couple of the residents there - Dave Erler joins me - he's the senior naturalist there. SEGMENT LENGTH:8:00 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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DATE:5/21/01 TOPIC: Certainly we keep hearing that the U-S is in the midst of an economic slowdown - but how is New Hampshire's economy faring compared to other states across the country? Those questions and more were answered at a program held by the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy and the greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce today. Here with some of the higlights of the event - Daphne Kenyon president of the Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy SEGMENT LENGTH:5:00 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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DATE:5/21/01 TOPIC: In the mid 1800's, French scientist Louis Pasteur developed a heat treatment to help preserve wine and beer. In 1949 pasteurization was first applied to milk. Now, there's a company in Laconia that has taken the process and developed it for another popular food product - eggs. SEGMENT LENGTH:4:29 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |