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Next on New Hampshire Outlook tonight. The U.S Supreme Court deals a blow to New Hampshire's latest challenge to The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard border dispute. Plus, Stem cell research. We'll take you behind the headlines of one of the most controversial issues in the nation. And, We'll meet Lucy. A therapy dog making the road to recovery a little brighter. |
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Good Evening. I'm Allison McNair. Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. |
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New Hampshire has lost its final attempt to lay claim to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard. Today the U.S. Supreme Court refused to reconsider its May ruling that the 201-year-old shipyard is in Maine, not New Hampshire. The decision was made without comment by the court. The decision has major tax implications for New Hampshire residents who work at the shipyard and fall under Maine's income tax. New Hampshire Attorney General Philip McLaughlin says the court chose to decide the dispute procedurally rather than to consider the massive and persuasive historical research assembled by New Hampshire. A spokesperson for Governor Jeanne Shaheen says the court never considered the full merits of the case. |
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The Coast Guard has called off the search for two fishermen lost at sea Sunday. The crewmen of the Starbound have been missing since their fishing vessel sank after colliding with another vessel at around 1 yesterday morning , 130 miles off the coast of Cape Ann. Coast Guard Rear Admiral George Naccara says that it is -- quote -- "highly improbable" that the crew members are still alive. Yesterday the body of James Sanfillippo of Thomaston, Maine was recovered.The ship's skipper is the only survivor of the four man crew of the Maine-based fishing trawler. |
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The University of New Hampshire has the number ranking New England and comes in fourth in the country for congressional funding this year. U-N-H got 27-and-a-half million dollars in money approved by Congress and shared another 12 million with other schools.The money has been used to support the school's marine sciences and climate change programs. The money is a direct appropriation and not won through competition with other schools. Critics say this kind of funding process undermines the integrity of competitive research funding, but colleges on the receiving end say the money is essential to their programs. |
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The latest Census survey data shows that New Hampshire residents are among the wealthiest and best-educated people in the nation. Average household income in the state is just over 49-thousand-five-hundred dollars, making it the seventh highest in the country. The proportion of New Hampshire residents with a bachelor's degree or a higher degree also was seventh highest in the country at 30 percent. Massachusetts leads the states, at 35 percent. The statistics released today come from a survey of 700-thousand households that was done last year apart from the regular census. |
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President Bush is expected to announce a decision soon about federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Many scientists believe these cells could lead to cures for a number of diseases. Others aren't quite as enthusiastic. Tonight Susan Hajdu takes a look at the science and issues surrounding the research. |
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Judy 2:13 "He was a very active swimmer and all of a sudden he exhibited the classic signs of diabetes of which I was not aware." Narr: For 11 years, Judy Havenstein has lived with the effects of Juvenile Diabetes. Her son Walter Jr. was 14 years old when he was diagnosed with the disease. Judy 6:30 "We know everything that goes with this disease is like a ticking time-bomb. The complications for someone with type I diabetes are blindness, kidney failure, cardiac disease. Their average lifespan is 15 years less than the normal human being" Narr: Like millions of parents, Judy dreams of a cure for diabetes. Perhaps the answer lies in these microscopic clusters of cells. Judy 8:18 "What stem cell research holds for us is the promise of an unlimited supply of insulin-producing eyelet cells. Right now the only source of eyelet cells are from cadavers. There are only enough cadaver pancreases to treat 0.1 percent of people who have diabetes" Narr: An hour south of Judy's Bedford home, embryonic stem cell research is taking place. Daley:01 "Embryonic stem cells are derived from the embryos of animals and most recently from humans." Narr: Dr. George Daley works at the Whitehead Institute in Boston. He's one of a handful of researchers in the U.S. working on embryonic stem cells. The cells can be derived from animal or human embryos. Daley: "The embryonic stem cell lines that we work with are immortal. They are originally derived from the embryo and are now kept in culture for many generations. They are far removed from the original embryo." Narr: In fact, Daley and his team acquire the embryonic stem cells from other laboratories. Many are derived from excess embryos that fertility clinics plan to discard. These cells have the potential to transform into any human tissue, thereby providing a means of rejuvenating or replacing ailing cells. Daley :30 "There's a spot within the embryo where the cells are unspecialized and those cells are fated to become the embryo itself. Before any body plan is laid. These primordial cells can be explanted from the embryo, placed in culture and grown indefinitely." Daley:45- "We know from 20 years of research on mouse embryos that these cells become nerves, blood cells, spinal cord tissue, liver tissue, and pancreatic tissue." Narr: Because of that, they are potential sources for replacing cells that have degenerated in patients with various diseases, like Parkinson's, cancer or in Walter Haverstein Jr's case, diabetes. Daley: 2:44 "In most instances we have to think about replacing those degenerating or defective tissues and we need a cell source and embryonic stem cells are a very exciting potential source." Roth 10:19 "Embryonic stem cells come from 5-7 day embryos that are destroyed under present technology to obtain them" Narr: Dr. Micheline Mathews-Roth is associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. Roth: 8:30 "This little group of cells is called the inner cell. The ESCs are this inner mass cell group. The important thing to remember is that the only way we can get ESCs is by killing this little embryo" Narr: And for some, that destruction is a major ethical stumbling block. Green 6:11 "Is the embryo alive is not in dispute, but is it a human being at that point?" Narr: Professor Ronald Green is director of the Ethics Institute and chairman of the Department of Religion at Dartmouth College. He's been a supportive voice in the growing debate about embryonic stem cell research. A debate that has led some people to believe that science is on a slippery slope. Green 7:38: "All slopes are slippery by definition. Everything we do in medicine is a risk. An old statement in ethics is that abuse does not prohibit use. The risk should not stop you from doing things that are beneficial." Roth 19:33 "What makes us part of the human species is our chromosomes and genes. Not whether we're cute or whether we're born, or not whether we look like a human being, or whether we have human characteristics. What make us human are our genes and human chromosomes. We know from genetics and embryology that we get that from day on of life, i.e. fertilization, our zygote stage, our first cell" Daley 13:17: "I don't think ESC, human or otherwise, are embryos. They are derived from embryos but they are not in and of themselves embryos. They do not have the potential to become an organism" Narr: But still, Dr. Roth opposes embryonic stem cell research on ethical and scientific grounds. She works with adult stem cells, which can be derived from many different tissues in adults and children. Roth 4:30 "Also, with adult stem cells, in many cases they're going to be used to treat a particular patient. In other words, a patient who needs to repair his heart or liver or kidney, we're going to isolate some of this patient's own cells and engineer them into heart cells and put them back in that patient." Daley 5:15: "There are certain types cell types in adult organisms that aren't actively replaced by stem cells. So in order to replace the source of those cells., we must go back to the embryo because it's only during embryonic cell development that these cells arise." Roth 6:11: "An additional problem with fetal and ESCs is that they're so uncontrolled that they seem to be forming tumors or tissue accumulations in the organs in which you're putting them." Daley 17:35; "We wouldn't want to inject undifferentiated stem cells themselves because in the undifferentiated state they tend to form a tumor called a teratoma. What we want to do is differentiate them and send them down particular pathway toward specialization" Narr: Which means that, given the right genetic signals, stem cells can be directed to form any of a number of tissues within the human body. Roth 16:09: "I should say that we are not anywhere near ready to do anything significant with ESCs in people. As Frank Young, one of the former FDA commissioners has pointed out, before you do anything in people you have to have extensive animal testing." Green 23:00: "There's been 20 years of studies on animal research with amazing results. Scientists want to move to the next step and use human beings see if they parallel what they see in animals." Narr: But questions of morals and ethics still hang heavily over the political landscape as evidenced by the recent Bush administration debate over whether to spend federal money on research. Daley 20:31 "Without federal funding it will continue to be a backwater area of science, pursued primarily by a few private companies and well-funded labs. But there wouldn't the same kind of robustness it would have if there were federal funding" Roth: 33:05 "I think with adult stem cells we're pretty much going to find that they can be transformed into the cells of those organs that we really need to help. And I don't really think there's going to be much of a problem if we put a ban at the present on using embryonic stem cells. I think we have to realize that there are some things we should not do as a people, who we should not sanction. And issues concerning human life is probably the greatest thing." Daley 25:20 "I think it's a deeply moral commitment of mine that we use the cells for the service of real, living, breathing and needy patients. I know I would want it for my own mother or child should they have a disease that could benefit from these types of therapies." Judy 18:50 "Burying our heads in the sand and saying no, we won't do it is not the answer. What we need to find out is how we will do it ethically, safely and how we will help so many people in this country." And while those issues are being resolved, most everyone agrees, scientific research must continue. For New Hampshire Outlook, I'm Sue Hajdu. |
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If you'd like to learn more about the Whitehead Institute and its embryonic stem cell research program, you can log on to the web at: www.wi.mit.edu. |
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Last week's opitimism about the semiconducter industry was but a faint memory today, as one brokerage house reduced its profit and revenue targets for chip maker, Intel. That news helped send stock prices downward. |
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The dow jones industrial average was down one hundred 11 points to close at ten thousand 401. The Nasdaq was down 32 points and the S & P 500 was down over 13 points. |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors.Autodesk was down a dollar 48-cents a share. G-E ended the day down a dollar 36-cents. State Street was off 84 cents. Texas Instruments closed down 76 cents. And shares of Timberland slipped a dollar six. |
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Cabletron Systems - once New Hampshire's largest private employer - ceased to exist today, as its stock was converted to shares in two subsidiary companies. Cabletron will no longer trade on the New York Stock Exchange. Instead, stockholders are being given shares of Riverstone Networks Incorporated and Enterasys Networks Incorporated. Both companies produce telecommunications networking systems. Enterasys Networks Chairman Henry Fiallo rang the opening bell on the New York Stock Exchange to mark the change over. As far as an impact on employees, most have already been moved from Cabletron to its subsidiaries. |
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The North Country's largest employer is planning a two week shut down beginning next week. A company spokesman for Pulp and Paper of America says the move at the Berlin mill isn't related to its financial troubles, but designed to save money during a slow period in the pulp industry. The Gorham mill will remain open. Pulp and Paper owes millions of dollars in taxes to Berlin and Gorham. Tomorrow Governor Jeanne Shaheen will travel to New York to discuss the mills' future with officials from its parent company - American Tissue. |
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How can next year's motorcycle week In Laconia be better? Police Chief Bill Baker has some ideas. In a report to the city council, the chief suggests eliminating sexually oriented contests, better parking control and restricting vendor hours at beer tents and music on loudspeakers. The chief says limiting those hours would help reduce rowdyism on the final Friday and Saturday night of motorcycle week. Seven of the 13 suggestions in the Chief's report to the city are the same as last year. Baker says the old issues need to be talked about again even if city officials choose not to adopt them. |
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Today was another bad air day in Rockingham County. Ozone levels rise with heat. State officials were advising people with respiratory problems such as asthma, emphysema and bronchitis to be especially careful along the seacoast. Symptoms of ozone exposure include coughing, wheezing, chest tightness or pain when inhaling deeply, and shortness of breath. |
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The heat and humidity is expected to continue tomorrow. For details on that and a look at what it was like on top of Mount Washington we checked in with Greg West at the Mount Washington Observatory a few minutes ago. |
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Mount Washington now: 62 degrees, Overcast skies, winds out of the West at 10mph Up North Tonight: Partly cloudy with a chance of showers or a thunderstorm and some patchy fog. Lows in the lower 60s. Winds light out of the SouthWest. Tomorrow: Partly cloudy and hazy with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Winds light out of the West. Down South Tonight: Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Winds light out of the southwest. Tomorrow: Mostly Sunny and hazy with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. Winds light out of the West. |
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They have eyes you can't resist. They'll snuggle at your feet. Best of all, they love to be loved. That's why golden retreivers are known as people dogs. There's a special golden in Hampton Falls we'd like you to meet. Her name is Lucy and she captures the hearts of everyone who meets her. |
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narration - It's a Wednesday night at Exeter Healthcare. sound - "Hi Tyler." narration - This is a time many patients here look forward to. Tyler - "I love this dog. she's so pretty." narration - That's Lucy in the stroller. Every week, she and her brother Ben visit with the patients. They're therapy dogs and they come here to raise spirits and make the days a little brighter. lady 1- "I love to see the dogs.we have a party with them." shot at home narration - Darleen and Chandler Rudd spend a lot of time with their dogs. They found Lucy through an organization called Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue. Chandler - "We were notified of her. 5 weeks old." narration - Lucy had been abandoned -- dumped along the roadside. Her hind legs were deformed and paralyzed. Through Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue, the Rudds learned of her fate and took her to a veterinary clinic in Freemont. Darlene - "I was working there at the time.so we brought her home." narration - So, they became Lucy's adoptive family and worked with her. Vets at Tufts Veterinary in Boston diagnosed Lucy with a disease similar to Spina Bifida. One hind leg was amputated, the other remained paralyzed. Her spirit however was quite healthy. Chandler - "She's made great strides.downstairs no problem at all." shot of boat narration - And on weekends, Lucy enjoys the leisurely time here. She enjoys the water and the freedom it offers her. Chandler - "It's liberating for her.swims as fast as Ben." Darlene - "People often sto and ask about her.some feel she should have been euthanized." narration - But for the most part, people are simply curious. several shots of people asking them questions narration - Lucy loves the attention and Ben likes to make sure that she gets it. But what they really look forward to is the time that they spend here at Exeter Healthcare. Darlene - "They know when it's Wednesday. they get very excitied." Pat Hilton - "They found our program and we feel fortunate.they are the perfect companion dogs." senior lady - "I had a dog at home, I love to see these dogs.pretty girl." Pat Hilton - "I get very emotional when they are here.important part of healthy recovery." Senior lady 2 - "I am empathetic.lovely to have them here." shot in Ernie's room narration - Ernie Ellsworth has been in a coma for seven months. Jean Ellsworth - "I loved them from day one.smile to his face." Darlene - "Everytime I come here I get emotional.cry.I hope they can do this until they are seniors." |
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For more information on Yankee Golden Retriever Rescue visit their web site at www.ygrr.org. To learn more about the PET visitation program, call 1-800-540-2981. |
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Tomorrow on New Hampshire Outlook - The debate over plans to build the largest ground water bottling plant in the state. And the poignant reunion of those who stopped the largest preoposed oil refinery in the world. |
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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 Dr. Wayne Dyer. We'll be back tomorrow at 7:30. Good night. |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. 27 years ago they challenged Aristotle Onassis.. The poignant reunion of those who prevented the building of a seacoast oil refinery. Join us tonight at 7:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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DATE:8/6/01 TOPIC: President Bush is expected to announce a decision soon about federal funding of embryonic stem cell research. Many scientists believe these cells could lead to cures for a number of diseases. Others aren't quite as enthusiastic. Tonight Susan Hajdu takes a look at the science and issues surrounding the research. SEGMENT LENGTH: 9:55 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Judy Havenstein\Parent Dr. George Daley\Researcher Professor Ronald Green\Ethicist, Dartmouth College Dr. Micheline Mathews-Roth\Researcher |
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DATE:8/6/01 TOPIC:They have eyes you can't resist. They'll snuggle at your feet. Best of all, they love to be loved. That's why golden retreivers are known as people dogs. There's a special golden in Hampton Falls we'd like you to meet. Her name is Lucy and she captures the hearts of everyone who meets her. SEGMENT LENGTH:7:12 NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Tyler\Healthcare Patient Chandler Rudd\Lucy's owner Darleen Rudd\Lucy's owner Pat Hilton\P.E.T. Coordinator Margret Samprini\Healthcare Patient Barbara Hayes\Healthcare patient Jean Ellsworth\Ernie's wife |
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Tonight on New Hampshire Outlook. Fresh from the lab. The medical and ethical debate over stem cell research. Here at 11:30 only on New Hampshire Outlook. |