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Next on New Hampshire Outlook. Protecting your home computer. We'll look at everything from viruses to cookies and we don't mean chocolate chip. legislators look for ways to ease our water shortage. AND.maple sugaring.the technology has changed over the years but the results are the same.we're still turning sap into liquid gold |
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Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Allison McNair. |
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The New Hampshire state budget is running into a serious deficit. Governor Jeanne Shaheen announced Wednesday that state revenues at the end of last month were 12-point - 4 million below the budget forecast. The governor says the size of that shortfall requires immediate action. |
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Legislature tape 2 12;05:37 I'm going to be asking the fiscal committee next week to approve a hiring freeze and a freeze on equipment purchases and out-of-state travel for any items or positions that are partially or wholly funded by the general fund. I think it's prudent that we take this action. We'll have a better sense as we get to the end of March because it's a big revenue month, but given where we are in the year, I think it's important for us to take this action and address how our spending is going. |
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The governor says the spending and hiring freeze should save the state between 2 and 2.5 million dollars. |
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These are dry times for New Hampshire. Next week, a state policy committee will decide whether to declare New Hampshire's first-ever drought emergency. State legislators are looking for ways to ease the shortage. At a hearing Wednesday, the Senate environment committee took up two bills. One would boost conservation measures. The other would give the state more power in seeking solutions to water emergencies from contaminated wells to terrorist attacks. legislature water tape 1 09;34:55 We're experiencing our worst drought in over 50 years, and unfortunately, it's a drought that is not particular to NH, but extends from Maine to Georgia. And really shows just how critical it is to do a better job protecting our water resources. Water is a scarce resource - it is a finite resource - and it is something we need to protect for the citizens of NH so that we can ensure that in the future, we have the water that we need both for individual and family use, but also for business use. |
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The Environment Committee voted "ought to pass" on both bills which now go on to the full Senate. |
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Over at the House, representatives spent the day voting on bills. One of the more emotional pieces of legislation was a proposal to divert the $40 million tobacco settlement fund to anti-tobacco education and low-income health care. |
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Legislature tape 1 11:11:51 It was done with an intent, if you will, to acknowledge the evil that had been created by the constant advertising, the constant pushing and all the rest of tobacco products. That money was not created for education, that money was not created for a slush fund, not created for anything but what the state knew was needed. Legislature tape 1 11:14:53 The $800,000 that this body gives every year to Stratham for education, I am willing to give up. You're going to need another $31 million. Would anyone else here on this floor tell me who will join me to give up that money your town receives from the education trust fund to fill the hole, if we do what the representative asks us to do. |
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Not enough representatives joined up. The tobacco settlement bill was defeated 205-150. |
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Among other measures taken up by the house Wednesday - a proposal to install toll booths in Nashua, which was defeated by a wide margin. The House also voted to allow non-lawyers to represent clients in up to six court cases a year, and it also gave EMT's the right to draw blood when responding to emergency situations which involve possible DWI offenses. The House session continues on thursday. |
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Terrorist threats from so called 'dirty bombs' are more likely to create widespread panic rather than health problems. That's according to top nuclear officials testifying before a senate panel Wednesday. Officials including the head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission described 'dirty bomb' scenarios to the senators. They say 'dirty bombs' ARE made of radioactive material but pose more of a psychological threat than a health threat. |
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More US troops could be headed to Afghanistan to help in the military's latest assault: Operation Anaconda. Some two thousand American, Allied and Afghan troops are on the ground and in the air in eastern Afghanistan, facing harsh elements and rough terrain. The mission was launched to combat Al-queda and Taliban resistance to Afghanistan's interim government. Eight Americans and three Afghan soldiers have died since the mission began a week ago. It was originally supposed to last three days. It's now expected to take another week or more. |
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There are new reports that al-qaeda operatives are regrouping. An American official, speaking anonymously, says U-S intelligence has detected al-Qaeda members communicating with one another in Pakistan. The official says there are probably hundreds of them. Their apparent aim is to regroup for attacks against Western interests in Afghanistan and elsewhere. The New York Times reported hints of al-Qaeda's regrouping in Pakistan came from intercepted e-mails and other Internet traffic. But Attorney General John Ashcroft refused to discuss the e-mails during a news conference Wednesday. |
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How secure is your computer? Do you know how to protect against virus's and keep your personal information secure? Those of you watching us on the web Wednesday night may not know as much as you'd like. Earlier we talked with Bill Stearns, a researcher at Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies to find out what we need to know about security. |
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For more information on internet security, you can visit Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies at w-w-w-dot-i-s-t-s-dot- dartmouth-dot-e-d-u. |
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Economic news provided investors with a reason to resume buying. Blue chips rose early on a Commerce Department report that orders to U-S factories rose in January. Then, stocks surged even higher late in the afternoon after the Federal Reserve's nationwide survey of business activity suggested that signs of a recovery are becoming more widespread. |
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The Dow ended up 141 points. The Nasdaq also closed solidly ahead, as investors shrugged off early weakness in technology to shift into buying mode. The Nasdaq gained 24 points. And the S and P 500 rose one and a-half percent, up 16 points. Dow Jones\10574.29\+140.88\NYSE\603.11\+8.50\AMEX\881.40\+3.53\Nasdaq\1890.40\+24.11\S&P 500\1162.77\+16.63\Wall Street\ |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Shares of Autodesk were down two- dollars- and twenty- seven cents. Lockheed Martin rose two- eighty- one. Raytheon was up a dollar- twenty- five. Timberland rose a dollar- fifty- nine. And Tyco International ended the day up a dollar- seventy- nine. Autodesk Inc.\43.53\-2.27\Lockheed Martin\57.56\+2.81\Raytheon Co.\39.55\+1.25\Timberland Co.\37.50\+1.59\Tyco Intl.\34.01\+1.79\NH Stocks\Source: yahoo.com |
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Federal regulators have signed off on the proposed 22 billion dollar merger of Hewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer. The Federal Trade Commission says it has found no reason to believe that completion of the deal will impair competition. The F-T-C vote to approve the merger without requiring any divestitures was unanimous. |
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We saw a few flurries around the Granite State. Earlier we check in with meteorologist Charlie Lopresti at the Mount Washington Observatory to see what we can expect overnight and what the conditions were like on top of the mountain. |
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Mt. Washington Observatory\Wednesday on the Summit\In the clouds, scattered snow showers, blowing snow\Visibility: 50 to 100 feet \High: 10.7 \Peak Gust: W 60 mph Overnight\North\Cloudy \Chance of snow showers\Lows: 20 to 25 \Winds: Light and variable Overnight\Central and South\Cloudy \Chance of flurries\Lows: 23 to 28 \Winds: Light and variable Thursday\North\Cloudy \Chance of snow showers\Highs: 35 to 40\Winds: NW 5 to 10 mph Thrusday\Central and South\Mostly cloudy \Chance of flurries or sprinkles\Highs: 35 to 40 \Winds: NW 5 to 10 mph |
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Maple sugaring season has arrived a little early this year. One business that's already hard at work is - Christies' Maple Farm. They've been making maple syrup in Lancaster for nearly twenty years. Last spring, we got the chance to see how over the years - technology has changed the way they gather and turn sap into liquid gold. |
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narration Legend has it that tapping trees for sap began quite by accident. It was a well placed tomahawk into a maple tree that started things moving. It quickly evolved into something slightly more sophisticated and stayed that way for many years. "There are still people who use buckets. But if you want to make a business out of this, you have to use the latest technology." Colin Christie operates Christie's Maple Farm in Lancaster. "I remember when I was biten by the bug. I was a kid and we tapped trees in our backyard. It all started then. In 1982 is when I went commercial." Colin now taps 10,000 trees in the maple forests north of Mt. Washington. "Sap is the lifeblood of a tree." And in 10,000 trees, there happens to be a lot of sap - somewhere around 150,000 gallons. Colin and a few of his employees have only six weeks to collect it. So, they've taken advantage of technology. "I can take sap from this tree and turn it into syrup in just 3.5 hours." To do this, Colin has run more than 45 miles of tubing from the trees to a holding tank. But he's not relying on gravity alone to get it there. "This is a vacuum that allows us to draw the sap from the hills high on the hill in a much more effecient way." "We first drill a hole. Then we.. dissolve to truck pulling away to unloading sap at shack From the trees, the sap is brought here where it will be turned into syrup. "This is the reverse osmosis machine. What it does is remove about 75 percent of the water from the sap. That allows us to evaporate the remaining sap much faster." The traditional way of boiling sap is over an oil or wood fire. Colin uses steam. "With steam there is no chance of the sap burning, like there was the old way. Also is provides a much more even temperature throughout the process." "From when the sap arrives to when it's a finished product takes about an hour. Without the reverse osmosis and steaming process it would take about four times that - about 4 hours." In a typical season, the farm will produce more than 3,000 gallons of syrup. Technology has helped make that happen. The spirit of the maple sugaring however hasn't changed since Colin first witnessed it as a young boy growing up in the White Mountains. |
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For more Maple Syrup facts, visit www.real maple-dot-com. |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - Find out about the U-S Shadow Government that's been in place should terrorists strike at the nation's capitol. |
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That's it for this edition of our program. For all of us here at New Hampshire Public Television, I'm Ally McNair. Thanks for joining us. We'll see you next time on New Hampshire Outlook. |
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Salem police may have broken up a phony credit card ring based out of Florida, Authorities say they've arrested three men and seized more than 20 fake credit cards, along with merchandise that was believed to have been purchased with those cards. A suspicious van at a Target store parking lot was called into police. When they arrived, one of the men abandoned a shopping cart full of merchandise and tried to get away. Officials believe the three were sending merchandise to a contact in Florida. |
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AP-NH--Drought Aid dewho Grafton County eligible for drought aid -- New Hampshire's Grafton County is eligible for federal drought money, because of a disaster declaration in neighboring Vermont. The federal Agriculture Department approved a disaster declaration for eight Vermont counties. Under the declaration, bordering counties in other states also are eligible. Grafton County farmers who have suffered losses of at least 30 percent because of the drought and cannot get commercial loans can be considered for emergency low-interest loans. A |
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In the hours after the September eleventh terrorist attacks, President Bush implemented a contigency plan, intended to keep the government running in the event of catastrophic attack on the nation's capital. The plan involved moving a significant number of government officials to live and work at undisclosed, secure locations outside Washington. Most Americans - including members of Congress - did not know about this so-called "shadow government" until newspaper reports were published last week. To talk about this cold war-era idea, and it's historical and political implications, I spoke with U-N-H Political Science Professor Mark Wrighton. |
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Maple sugaring season has arrived a little early this year. One business that's already hard at work is - Christies' Maple Farm. They've been making maple syrup in Lancaster for nearly twenty years. Last spring, we got the chance to see how over the years - technology has changed the way they gather and turn sap into liquid gold. - upper right and no background web site: www.realmaple.com phone - 1-800-788-2118 |
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Legend has it that tapping trees for sap began quite by accident. It was a well placed tomahawk into a maple tree that started things moving. It quickly evolved into something slightly more sophisticated and stayed that way for many years. "There are still people who use buckets. But if you want to make a business out of this, you have to use the latest technology." Colin Christie operates Christie's Maple Farm in Lancaster. "I remember when I was biten by the bug. I was a kid and we tapped trees in our backyard. It all started then. In 1982 is when I went commercial." Colin now taps 10,000 trees in the maple forests north of Mt. Washington. "Sap is the lifeblood of a tree." And in 10,000 trees, there happens to be a lot of sap - somewhere around 150,000 gallons. Colin and a few of his employees have only six weeks to collect it. So, they've taken advantage of technology. "I can take sap from this tree and turn it into syrup in just 3.5 hours." To do this, Colin has run more than 45 miles of tubing from the trees to a holding tank. But he's not relying on gravity alone to get it there. "This is a vacuum that allows us to draw the sap from the hills high on the hill in a much more effecient way." "We first drill a hole. Then we.. From the trees, the sap is brought here where it will be turned into syrup. "This is the reverse osmosis machine. What it does is remove about 75 percent of the water from the sap. That allows us to evaporate the remaining sap much faster." The traditional way of boiling sap is over an oil or wood fire. Colin uses steam. "With steam there is no chance of the sap burning, like there was the old way. Also is provides a much more even temperature throughout the process." "From when the sap arrives to when it's a finished product takes about an hour. Without the reverse osmosis and steaming process it would take about four times that - about 4 hours." In a typical season, the farm will produce more than 3,000 gallons of syrup. Technology has helped make that happen. The spirit of the maple sugaring however hasn't changed since Colin first witnessed it as a young boy growing up in the White Mountains. |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:3/6/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 40 sec. 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 two bills before the Senate environment committee.One would boost conservation measures. The other would give the state more power in seeking solutions to water emergencies from contaminated wells to terrorist attacks. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Richard Ager NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Gov. Jeanne Shaheen |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:3/6/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 9:37 min 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 discussion with Bill Stearns, a researcher at Dartmouth's Institute for Security Technology Studies. Stearns told us what we need to know about security. Including how to protect against virus's and keep your personal information secure. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Allison McNair NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Bill Stearns\Dartmouth ISTS |
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NEW HAMPSHIRE OUTLOOK Air Date/Time:3/6/02 / 2200 HOST: Allison McNair Length: 4:35 min 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 profile of one business that's already hard at work maple sugaring. Christies' Maple Farm has been making maple syrup in Lancaster for nearly twenty years. we were able to see how over the years - technology has changed the way they gather and turn sap into liquid gold. PRODUCER/REPORTER: Phil Vaughn NAME OF PARTICIPANTS: Colin Christie\Christies' Maple Farm Roger Petit\Operations Co-manager |
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/-92-PROFESSOR DEATHS-ARRAIGNMENT CNN NEWSOURCE FEED: WED/3PM NH:PROFESSOR DEATHS-ARRAIGNMENT.VNAT: 40 VO SOURCE: WMUR MARKET EMBARGO:BOSTON/DERRY/MANCHESTER SUPERS- Haverhill, NH Wednesday --VIDEO SHOWS-- SHOT LIST TO FOLLOW --VO SCRIPT-- EIGHTEEN YEAR OLD ROBERT TULLOCH RETURNED TO COURT WEDNESDAY TO FACE A THIRD CHARGE IN THE KILLING OF DARTHMOUTH PROFESSORS.HALF AND SUSANNE ZANTOP. HE PLEADED INNOCENT TO MURDER CONSPIRACY IN LAST YEAR'S DARTHMOUTH COLLEGE MURDERS. TULLOCH HAS ALSO BEEN INDICTED ON FIRST-DEGREE MURDER AND MURDER DURING ROBBERY CHARGES. SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD JAMES PARKER, WHO IS TURNING STATE'S WITNESS, SAYS HE AND TULLOCH PLANNED A KILLING SPREE TO GET A-T-M CARDS. THE TEENAGERS WANTED TO RAISE TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS TO GO TO AUSTRALIA. -----END-----CNN.SCRIPT CNN-ATL 03-06-02 1515EST |
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Item Number: 80 CNN NEWSOURCE FEED: WEDNESDAY/2PM DC: ASHCROFT/CITIZENS CORPS/HERE'S JOHNNY!.SOT/VO:53 DESC: ED MCMAHON INTRODUCES ASHCROFT DC: ASHCROFT/BUSY PEOPLE.SOT:15 VO SOURCE: CNN MARKET EMBARGO: NONE SUPERS- Ed McMahon John Ashcroft Attorney General --VIDEO SHOWS-- ED MACMAHON INTRODUCES ASHCROFT IN CLASSIC TONIGHT SHOW FASHION --VO SCRIPT-- AT THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TODAY: ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN ASHCROFT GOT A SPECIAL INTRODUCTION FROM A ONE-TIME REGULAR ON LATE NIGHT T-V. --SOT-- HERE'S JOHNNY SOT/VOTRT:40 And now, Ladies and Gentlemen, Heeeerrrreee'ss Johnny. --VO-- ED MCMAHON WAS AMONG THOSE ON HAND.AS ASHCROFT ANNOUNCED FUNDING FOR EXPANDED NEIGHBORHOOD WATCH PROGRAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY. --SOT-- ASHCROFT/BUSY PEOPLETRT: 15OC: STRONG AND UNWAVERING We're all busy people. But everytime we give our time and service to our families and our communities, we send a clear, we send an unmistakable message that Americans and the American spirit stand strong and unwavering. --TAG-- IT'S PART OF THE BUSH ADMINISTRATION'S HOMELAND DEFENSE PLAN. |