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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. JumpStart to financial fitness - meet the business leaders who want young people to know it's never too early to learn how money makes the world go round. A portrait of the painter. Another painting by Richard Whitney is unveiled at the State House.we'll see how he creates these official portraits. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Another new education funding plan is emerging at the state capitol. Senator Ned Gordon today released more details about his plan that would eliminate the current system that pays the same amount for each pupil. Instead, local school boards would pay for building maintenance, administration costs, extracurricular activities and transportation. The state would pay for instructional materials, school building aid, most special education costs, and most important - for teachers. |
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Gordon tape: 01:35:12 "Most people believe if you are going to make a difference.my plan sends out $42,500 for every 20 students to hire qualified teachers." 01:35:30 |
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Senator Gordon says his plan would also provide more money for the neediest schools. |
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Governor Jeanne Shaheeen has proclaimed today New Hampshire Nursing Assistant day. To mark the occasion and to salute the work they do, every health care facility in the state nominated one nursing assistant for an award. More than 100 nursing assistants gathered at the statehouse for the ceremony. They heard speeches on the value of humor in the workplace - where they tend to the daily needs of the elderly and seriously ill. Many said they enjoy their work, in spite of the low wages that are typically paid nursing assistants. |
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There are an estimated 10,000 nursing assistants in New Hampshire. |
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It was 20 years ago today that the Centers for Disease Control first mentioned AIDS in a weekly report. Since then 890 cases have been diagnosed in New Hampshire. AIDS Response Seacoast says a lot of people think AIDS has gone away, but it hasn't. Currently, the group provides services to more than 150 clients. |
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A bill is on its way to Governor Shaheen's desk that will make it possible for the disabled who qualify for Medicaid to work without losing the subsidized medical benefits they need to stay on the job. The Senate passed the bill today to allow the disabled to participate in a work incentive program and keep the long-term support they need to maintain their independence. Most private insurance plans don't offer the benefits participants would need to continue working. The bill will cost the state 500-thousand dollars next year and about 700-thousand the following year. |
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A campaign is underway to arm young people with knowledge and skill to handle money. According to an organization called the JumpStart Coalition, young people today spend about 153 billion dollars a year. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently warned of the importance of educating students about their personal financial matters. He says it's something we've been neglecting. JumpStart would like to change that. |
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Joining me in the studio is Dan Hebert, President of New Hampshire JumpStart and Vice President, Consumer Lending Division at St. Mary's Bank in Manchester. Also, Mike Pascucci, a student at Exter High School. CG:FS_CG\FINANCIAL FITNESS: BANKRUPTCY\1999: 1.3 million Americans\10% Under age 25\\\\Source: NH Jump$tart Coalition CG:FS_CG\FINANCIAL FITNESS: GAMBLING ADDICTION\2.6 million Americans\20% under age 21\\\\Source: NH Jump$tart Coalition |
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Points for discussion How do you define financial literacy? How financially literate are youth? Mike - Do you take an interest in financial issues? Mike - Who taught you? Mike - Describe what you are learning in school? What are we doing to increase the awareness among youth? Why is it important to? What are the long term benefits? Personal bankruptsies are way up over 10 yrs. ago - is this the result for lack of early education? |
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I'd like to thank my guests Daniel Hebert President of New Hampshire JumpStart and Mike Pascussi for being here. |
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CG:BUMP2\FOR MORE INFORMATION\New Hampshire Jump$tart www.jumpstart.org |
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On wall street today, technology stocks led the way amid positive earnings reports. The rally crossed all sectors. |
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The dow closed up over one hundred and fourteen points. the Nasdaq was up 77-point-73 and the S & P 500 also ended on the plus side up 16 and a half points. |
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A new study shows southern New Hampshire has the fewest vacant buildings and stores in all of New England. Only six percent of the retail property in the area is available. That's according to a report from real estate analyst Finard and Company. The group defines southern New Hampshire as 39 cities and towns, including Nashua and Manchester northeast to Exeter and Seabrook. The vacancy rate in eastern Massachusetts was seven-point-seven percent Derry led the region with a retail growth rate of nearly twelve percent. CG:BULLET4\Retail Property\Southern New Hampshire - 6% Vacant\Southern NH - 39 Cities \Massachusetts - 7.7%\Derry - Retail Growth Rate at 12%\Source: Finard and Company |
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For the past five days Portsmouth has been host to 'The Pride of Baltimore the second.' The 100 foot long Tall ship is a replica of a 1912 era topsail schooner, also known as a baltimore clipper. It is on tour to promote the state of Maryland. The primary focus for the schooner and its crew is education. |
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The schooner leaves Portsmouth Harbor tomorrow morning at eight-thirty A-M. It's headed for the great lakes. Some of the best viewing locations include the Port Authority dock, Prescott park, Pierce island and New Castle Common. |
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Weatherwise, it was another nice day around the state.To find out what we can expect overnight and for tomorrow we checked in just a few minutes ago with Todd Hagan at the Mount Washington Observatory. |
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Tod Hagan, Observer, reporting Photo: road-south.jpg - Auto road with snow drifts and rime, Friday Morning, June 1st, 2001 CG:WEATHER\Mount Washington Observatory\Current Conditions\Temperature: 37 Degrees\Wind: West at 48 mph\Fog\Visibility: 100 feet CG:WEATHER\Tonight\North\Partly cloudy\Lows: 50 to 55 degrees\Winds: West at 10 to 15 mph\ CG:WEATHER\Tonight\South\Partly cloudy\Lows: 45 to 55 degrees\Winds: West 10 to 15 mph\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\North\Partly sunny\Highs: 70 to 75 degrees\Winds: Northwest at 10 to 15 mph\ CG:WEATHER\Tomorrow\South\Partly sunny\Highs: 70 to 80 degrees\Winds: Northwest at 10 to 15 mph\ CURRENT Temp: 37 F Wind: West at 48 mph Current Weather: Fog Visibility: 100 feet FORECAST TONIGHT North: Partly cloudy LOWS: 50 to 55 F WINDS: West 10 to 15 mph South: Partly cloudy LOWS: 45 to 55 F WINDS: West 10 to 15 mph. FORECAST TOMORROW North: Partly sunny HIGHS: 70 to 75 F WINDS: Northwest at 10 to 15 mph. South: Partly sunny HIGHS: 70 to 80 F WINDS: Northwest at 10 to 15 mph. |
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The late Senate President Clesson "Junie" Blaisdell was remembered by friends in both parties today. Blaisdell died two years ago after a 30-year career in the legislature. Politicians, family members and friends gathered for the unveiling of Blaisdell's official portrait which will hang at the entrance to the Senate. All who spoke reminisced about Blaisdell's humor and ability to disagree about politics without being disagreeable. |
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Michael Blaisdell also got up to speak but ended up being upstaged by Junie Blaisdell's grandson, 2-year old Jake Clesson Blaisdell. INCUE: "I'm glad that this portrait will be just hung outside the center door. So I speak right now to all senators and future senators if you've got a tough issue and you're not quite sure where you're going and it has to do with.and I don't think you're going to have a problem with which way you're going to vote" 01:27:24 |
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01:27:39."you're not going to use this afterwards are you?" 01:28:10 |
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The artist who did the portrait of Junie Blaisdell has several other works hanging at the state house. Richard Whitney also painted the official portraits of former governors John King, Hugh Gregg, Hugh Gallen, and John Sununu. Producer Richard Ager went to the artist's studio to find out what it takes to create an official portrait. |
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Soundup: country woods nat sound Track: Crescent pond studio in Stoddard is a quiet pastoral retreat for Richard Whitney, a renowned landscape and portrait artist. It is a place that seems far removed from the State House chambers where political power is exercised. But it is here that the defining image is created of many who have held that power. Whitney's most recent subject is the late Senate President Junie Blaisdell. Bite: Whitney tape 1 5:39 I had met Junie Blaisdell a couple of times and everyone loved him. He was a very warm joyous individual and so obviously that had to be captured on the canvas. And with the open smile, all of the photographs that were any good showed him with an open smile. So that set the tone for the portrait. Track: A portrait artist, like an actor, must study the subject he seeks to portray. In this case, Whitney faced the difficult task of constructing an accurate image. Bite: Whitney tape 1 22:50 None of the photographs showed him with the proper lighting coming from the right direction in the Senate chamber. And so what I had was a black and white photograph - a very grainy one from a newspaper which showed him turned in the opposite direction of this. So I had to scan it and reverse the image so I ended up with this photograph of him, but then you see the part of the hair is the wrong way and the teeth are the wrong shape and the pin is on the wrong side if he's turning and facing the Senate chamber. But the light is correct - so then I had to reverse the hair and reverse the teeth and reconstruct the eyes. SO THAT'S A LOT TO KEEP STRAIGHT. That's a lot to keep straight. Whitney tape 1 3:30 …And to make him come to life, we had Peter Blaisdell, his son, come over and sit for a couple of hours for his skin color and values, and that way, it looks like a human being. Track: Whitney's paintings hang in over 600 public and private collections, and he was recently honored by Sotheby's of New York as a living master of the classical tradition. He grew up in New Hampshire and still calls it home, even though it is removed from the capitals of the art world. Bite: Whitney tape 1 16:10 My roots are here. Now that I am well-known, I am free to travel and I find after being away, I can't wait to return to Crescent Pond. I just love it here - I found where my heart is - right here and it just speaks to me. It's in my gut. Track: And so Richard Whitney has become an unofficial portraitist of our recent political past, including a portrait completed 4 years ago. Bite; Whitney tape 1 17:09 With John Sununu, at our first meeting, he was as I had kind of pictured him. Very businesslike and authoritarian. And he had dozens of ideas about how he wanted to be represented. And so he went one Sunday to the State House - he wanted to be in his old office - he wanted a family photograph somewhere in the painting. He wanted the computers in the painting because he computerized the statehouse. He wanted - we decided on printing on the computer screen his budget for the education because it was balanced. All of these demands he made and when I put together the composition and showed it to him, he opened up to a big broad grin and he absolutely loved it and he relaxed and he became my best buddy. And we had the most wonderful fun. Track: Judd Gregg's portrait is next, but for now, Whitney holds a special fondness for a rare portrait done of a Senate president. Bite; Whitney tape 1 29:40 It was a great honor to paint his portrait. I was very, very pleased to do so. Track: For NH Outlook, I'm Richard Ager. |
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The portrait of Junie Blaisdell now hangs in the entrance hall to the Senate. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - We continue our Fiancial Fitness week with Planning for the Future. If you're not saving for retirement, now is as good a time as any to start. If you're already investing in the future, you may be surprised to learn your assets aren't in the right place. Learn how to start planning and managing your finances. |
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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 the Irish Tenors at Ellis Island. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Thanks to our founding sponsors who have provided major funding for the production of New Hampshire Outlook: New Hampshire Charitable Foundadtion Public Service of New Hampshire Alice J. Reen Charitable Trust Putnam Foundation Stratford Foundation |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Financial Fitness week continues with Planning for the Future. If you're not saving for retirement, now is as good a time as any to start. Learn how to start planning and managing your finances. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Financial Fitness week continues with Planning for the Future. If you're not saving for retirement, now is as good a time as any to start. Learn how to start planning and managing your finances. Join us tonight at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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At a time when many high-tech companies are laying off workers,one Rochester company plans to more than double its workforce. Salmon Falls Precision Fabrication, which makes sheet metal used in the high tech and medical fields, had just four employees thirteen years ago - today it has 150. The company plans to increase that number to 400, while it triples the size of its building. Company officials say the company fills an industry niche andthey're confident the expansion plan is the right move. |
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DATE: 6/5/01 TOPIC:A campaign is underway to arm young people with knowledge and skill to handle money. According to an organization called the JumpStart Coalition, young people today spend about 153 billion dollars a year. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan recently warned of the importance of educating students about their personal financial matters. He says it's something we've been neglecting. JumpStart would like to change that. SEGMENT LENGTH: 3:52 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Suzann Enzian Knight\UNH Cooperative Extension Carlo Nittoli\Teacher, Exeter H.S. Jonathan Pond\Financial Advisor Hazel Molin\Parent |
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DATE: 6/5/01 TOPIC: student financial literacy--Joining me in the studio is Dan Hebert, President of New Hampshire JumpStart and Vice President, Consumer Lending Division at St. Mary's Bank in Manchester. Also, Mike Pascucci, a student at Exter High School. SEGMENT LENGTH: 7:30 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Daniel Hebert\President, NH JumpStart Michael Pascucci\Exeter High School Student |
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Our next story is about a local man in Keene who calls himself "Wild Bill - the Jumping Jacks Champion of the World'. But, according to the Keene Sentinel there is more to Wild Bill than meets the eye. Chip Neal has the story. |
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Bill Kathan completed his year long jumping jacks goal with over 2 and a half million jumping jacks. We also checked with the Guiness World Records folks in London and they have no current record for jumping jacks, nor have they been contacted yet by Bill Kathan about any of his record claims. |
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We've heard about the harsh winter taking a toll on the deer population. But it also hurt Northern New England's hoeybees. WIthout a thaw earlier this year, honeybees were left cooped up in their hives without a chance to get in the flights they need to eliminate accumulated wastes. Because of that some parasites -- killed off twice as many bees as usual. Steve Taylor, New Hampshire's agriculture commissioner, says his own hive didn't survive the winter and that many of the state's commercial beekeepers were nearly wiped out. New Hampshire has about 550 registered beekeepers and up to two-thousand unregistered keepers. |
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Releases for Jumpstart, jumping jacks |