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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. It's been one of the driest periods in over a hundred years. What lies ahead? FInd out from the state's climatologist the healing power of music with Irish tenor Ronan Tynan and a profile of Dr. Phillip Simmons - a courageous man who shares the art of living. |
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Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Allison McNair. |
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New Hampshire will soon llaunch a new anti-smoking campaign. Wednesday the state's Executive council approved a two point six million dollar contract aimed at counter marketing and public awareness. The money is to come from the state's more than 40 million dollar share of a national tobacco industry settlement. |
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Two people arrested for driving under the influence are calling their arrests unconstitutional. A lawyer for the two made that argument at a hearing on Wednesday that the Portsmouth Police Department's use of sobriety checkpoints is illegal. Portsmouth police say they followed the law and state guidelines, and that checkpoints are needed to deter drunk drivers. |
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An advocacy group says asthma is on the rise in the Northeast. The Asthma Regional Council argues that better tracking and improved air quality could lower the increase in asthma rates. The group announced a 12-point plan to fight asthma on Wednesday in Manchester. It cites federal statistics that show New England's asthma rates are among the highest in the nation. The council is calling for greater collaboration between health experts and, environmental agencies to combat the rising number of asthma cases. |
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Despite strong objections from several American Indians, the Laconia school board has voted unanimously to accept a new Sachem logo. That new logo is a drawing of a Penobscot Indian wrapped in a robe and wearing a headdress. The picture is surrounded by the words "Laconia Sachems" and "Pride, Leadership, Honor." The word Sachem means tribe leader. |
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There are wells in New Hampshire that have run dry due to severe drought conditions in parts of the state. In some areas of Maine and New Hampshire - the amount of rainfall we've received since mid-July, is less than half what we normally would see. JEarlier we spoke with state climatatologist Barry Keim. Barry is also an associate proffesor with the UNH's Institute of Study for Earth Oceans and Space. |
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-- For the second time in five days New Hampshire's warm weather has set a record. The temperature rose to 62 in Concord today, surpassing the previous record of 60 degrees for the date set in 1973. Saturday's 65 degrees broke the 64-degree record for the date set in 1934. |
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Wednesday's warm weather set another record in Concord with a high of 62 degrees. checked in with Katie Hess at the Mt. Washington Observatory to find out what's ahead. |
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A powerful rally in technology shares spread to the broader market, lifting all markets for the second consecutive session. The Dow Jones industrial average closed above ten-thousand and the Nasdaq composite closed above two-thousand -- something the indexes haven't done together since August seventh. |
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The Dow ended up 220 points.The last time the blue chip index closed above ten-thousand was September fifth. The tech-heavy Nasdaq gained almost 84 points. And the S and P 500 was up 25. Dow Jones Industrials\10114.29\+220.45\NYSE\591.32\+10.16\AMSE\829.59\+5.37\Nasdaq\2046.84\+83.74\S&P 500\1170.35\+25.55\Wall Street\ |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Shares of Autodesk rose a dollar ninety-five, and Oracle gained a dollar fifty-seven. Sanmina stock increased a dollar sixty-eight cents, Teradyne jumped two dollars and eighty six, and Texas Instruments ended the day up two dollars and fifty cents a share. |
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There's good news for idle Mill workers in Berlin and Gorham. The federal government is extending their unemployment benefits and training assistance. Benefits are set to expire in February, but the government plan would allow them to receive benefits for an additional year if they participate in a training program. ***on cam*** Twenty-five miles away, the Wausau-Mosinee mill once occupied a similar situation. But on Tuesday, it launched a $13-million dollar project to switch from traditional electricity to an onsite gas-fired system. Governor Jeanne Shaheen was there and says she is committed to seeing the Berlin mill achieve the same success. |
| Intro Ronan Tynan Return to index of stories... |
The Three Irish Tenors gained fame in the U-S through their performances on Public Television. Some of the faces have changed from time to time - but there has always has been one constant. Ronan Tynan. Recently we had a chance to catch up with Ronan before a solo concert in Lowell Massachusetts. He talked to us about his new autobiography which was released this month. ***roll tape**** |
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-- track Ronan Tynan rehearses at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium. Before ever singing professionally - Ronan overcame enormous physical challenges and became a competitive athlete and physician. Ronan was born with a lower limb disability. Eventually his legs were amputated below the knee. But that didn't stop him. Ronan studied and became an orthopaedic doctor. -- sot 01:59:10 When I was small, all I ever dreamed of doing, I always wanted to be a doctor. -- BUTT BITE 02:00:57I think I'm, I felt that if I was a doctor, meeting a little boy like me at the time, and had I known what experiences were going to be there, I think I would have contributed something to that person. I, I have not met doctors that understand as well, they're phenomenal, don't get me wrong I think the medical profession is phenomenal, sometimes people don't know what it's like for an eight year old boy to realize you have to have corrective surgery, because you need it. But if someone said it with a kind of, I remember there was one great guy when I was eight years of age and they were thinking of doing the surgery at that stage, he said, 'We're going to correct those crooked bits. So's that you'll walk much straighter.' And I said, 'Oh that's ok.' But part of everybody talking of amputation, now, to an eight year old that's a huge word. But, to the way somebody says 'Well, we have to correct those little bits and get you all straightened and streamlined,' that's much easier for a young fellow to understand. Um, yeah I suppose that had part of it. And I always wanted to help people. There was something about it. You know, and that's a bit of a cliché but, you know because everybody says 'Oh it's because I wanted to help people,' But I think more I want to understand, you know and sometimes, sometimes you just have to listen. And sometimes you just have to smile for someone to help them. You know, it's not all about giving out pharmacology and giving out drugs, it's about sometimes feeling what the other person needs you to feel.02:02:36Out -- track Ronan says music does the same thing. -- sot 02:02:39 Here's the platform that you sing to people and you can make them cry, make them laugh, make them reminisce, um, make them listen to something they mightent've heard, and listen to the words that somebody else had the brilliance to write and say, 'Listen to this message inside here.' And if you, you're anywhere decent at all as a performer you'll get that message across. I'm not the greatest singer in the world Allison, I'm alright, I'll do, I think what I do is I sing with my heart and my soul. And I want the crowd to really love it. And so I suppose, bear that in mind, that's part of the battle, isn't it?02:03:23Out --- track In Ronan's book, Halfway Home My Life 'til Now -he writes - that he vowed never to sing at another funeral after singing at his father's funeral. But in June of 2001, three New York Firefighers were killed while battling a blaze in Queens. He was asked to sing at their funerals and did so. Then, after Septemer 11th's terrorist attacks, Ronan was asked to sing in New York again. This time - at a prayer service at Yankee Stadium. -- sot 02:08:14 See I think, when a tough time hits, we all bereave and we all cry and we all feel the desolation and the heartbreak, but if we hear someone sing, and sing with real heart and soul, that somehow releases something inside. And if that is a release that triggers off the release of something that was in there that needed to get out. That's great. If it opens up the floodgates and allows someone to just let it all out that's good. If it allows them to laugh, when you know, all around them seems to be crumbling, but at least that they feel someway exhilarated by somebody singing and that they can laugh with them and enjoy. That's good for a person, the best medicine of all is what you do inside. It is not what you take, that has nothing to do with it, it's how somebody can make someone fall around the place laughing. How a song can do that, how a song can make them cry, and not alone, but every time a song is sung, people personalize it in their way. And whatever the singer is doing, if they personalize it to the point that it touches that little area wherever, in here, and makes them feel, you know, I remember somebody. I wished I could have done something, I wish I could have said sorry, I with I could have that person here, I regret or thanks be to God that I said that before that person went. Do you know what I mean? But we all have those feelings, I mean we're human, we're not stone, even the toughest of us can be a child. What music does, it makes us go back to our childhood state. Which I think is great, because we once again become innocent and that's a fantastic thing. |
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If you'd like to learn more about Ronan Tynan. He has his own website www-dot-drronantynan-dotnet. |
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An now.another story of inspiration. At age 35, Doctor Philip Simmons had everything going for him - a successful career and a loving family living in the house of his dreams overlooking the white mountains. But when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 1993, everything changed. Ben French first brought us this story last spring. Simmons tells us, in dealing with his disease, he learned the art of living. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Irish Tenor Ronan Tynan talks of his life and the healing power of music Join usTonight at midnight on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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OnCam:Ally Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Caring for the chronically ill child. Building support networks between parents and physicians . Tonight at midnight on New Hampshire Public Television. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:12/05/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 8:43 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a story about Dr. Philip Simmons, who was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig's disease in 1993. Simmons talks about how he learned the art of living while dealing with the disease. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Ben French NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Philip Simmons\Author Kingswood Regional High School\Wolfeboro Tifany Carberry\Kingswood High Student Stuart Stone\Kingswood High Student Kathryn Field\Wife Peggy Johnson\Friend |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:12/05/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:42 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included an interview with state clomatologist Barry Kleim on the unseasonably warm weather and drought conditions in the state of New Hampshire. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Barry Keim\State Climatologist |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:12/05/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: :31 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included a report on the $13m project launched by the Wausau-Mosinee mill to switch from traditional electricity to an on site gas-fire system. The mill was once having similar economic problems as the nearby Berlin Mill, and Governor Jeanne Shaheen is committed to seeing the Berlin mill achieve similar success. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:12/05/01 /2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 6:21 minutes In addition to a summary of the day's top New Hampshire stories, this edition of New Hampshire Outlook, NHPTV's nightly news magazine, included an interview with Ronan Tynan, one of the singing group Three Irish Tenors who just released his autobiography, about his life and his new book. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Ronan Tynan\Irish Tenor/Author |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Caring for the chronically ill child. Building support networks between parents and physicians |
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There's good news for idle Mill workers in Berlin and Gorham. The federal government is extending their unemployment benefits and training assistance. Benefits are set to expire in February, but the government plan would allow them to receive benefits for an additional year if they participate in a training program. The program allows workers to each receive up to 19-thousand-200 dollars for job training costs, including tuition, books, fees, tools and transportation. |
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For more information about Phil Simmons, his book and his speaking engagements, log on to www.learning to fall-dot-com. |
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begin with Lakes Region Respite - wish list begins with contact number for it |