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Welcome to New Hampshire Outlook. I'm Allison McNair. |
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A skating contoversy continues to dominate the winter Olympics. France's Olympic chief recently made a stunning revelation. He said his nation's figure skating judge was quote "somewhat manipulated" into voting for the Russians in the pairs competition monday night. The Russians barely won the gold medal over the Canadians by a five to four vote, despite an obvious technical error in the Russians' performance. Sean Callebs reports from Utah. |
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American figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was in Durham Wednesday night speaking to a group of UNH kinesiology students. Nancy won a silver medal at the 1994 Olympics. She talked with the students about the business side of sports competition. She was there with her husband and agent Jerry Solomon, an adjunct professor who teaches event promotion.. She shared her thoughts on the latest skating controversy in which the Russia pairs beat the Canadians despite their seemingly flawless performance. |
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Nancy clip "It's very disappointing for the Canadians. I can feel for them because I was in a similar situation where everyone thinks you should have won and didn't. But they are very gracious and good sportsmen and they're happy for the Russians yet sad for themselves. It was hard to watch because I think I would give the edge to the Canadians but still it was very close, but it was an exciting event, that's for sure." |
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It seems the controversy over the pairs skating event isn't dying down. It's now been labled by some as "skate-gate." And Wednesday night, on Larry King - the Canadian pairs skaters appeared as well as Nancy Kerrigan from the campus of UNH. Why all the furor over this event? Heather Barber Sports Pyschologist with UNH talks about the element of subjectivity when it comes to events like ice skating wehre judges are involved. |
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They were celebrating in Franconia on Wednesday. Home town hero Bode Miller blew away the rest of the field in his second slalom run Wednesday. His all-or-nothing run catapulted him to a silver medal, the first medal by a U-S male Alpine skier since 1994. |
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You can follow Bode and other NH athletes as they continue the quest for Olympic gold. For complete broadcast schedules to can go to www.nbc.com |
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New Hampshire Congressional representatives Charles Bass and John Sununu split on the sweeping campaign finance law approved in the House early Thursday. The bill passed by a broad margin of 240 to 189. Bass joined 40 other Republicans who broke with the GOP and voted for the bill. Sununu voted against it. The bill is designed to reduce the role of money in politics. It would ban so-called soft money contributions to national political parties. Those are the unlimited donations made by corporations, unions and others. |
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IN 1:48:18 "There's also a big problem… Congressmen John Sununu OUT 2:22:07 … better piece of legislation." IN 2:25:00 Congressman Charlie Bass "The compromise that's worked out in this particular bill doesn't totally ban soft money and that's regrettable, but it's also a huge step forward from where we are today and I consider that to be a victory. and that's one of the reasons I'm willing to suport this bill because it gets.working out a compromise to build a coalition." OUT 2:58:14 IN 3:01:01 Congressman John Sununu "I think there are huge questions about the constitutionality of refusing to allow a group of citizens to get together, pool their resources, make contributions, to advertise, to criticize an incumbent, like me, during an election season. To put restrictions on their ability to do that raises questions about free speech. OUT 3:22:24 IN 4:27:05 Congressman Charlie Bass "I support meaningful campaign finance reform regardless of what the issue of the day might be or the scandal or whatever. We need to get rid of soft money. Neither party needs soft money in order to survive." OUT 4:39:12 |
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The bill now heads to the Senate where it faces heated debate. |
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It was a political potpourri at the State House in Concord Thursday as the House of Representatives voted on a wide variety of bills. Producer Richard Ager has our roundup. |
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Soundup: tape 1 10:31:10 The ideal district in NH for each of the 400 seats will be 3,089 persons. Track: The first major debate of the day was on the House redistricting plan which has been the source of partisan infighting for more than a year. The Republicans say the plan adheres as close as possible to equal representation while following existing guidelines. Bite: tape 1 10:41:23 You shall recognize county boundaries and not violate them. You shall recognize political divisions of towns and not violate them. You shall not divide wards in cities, and split them up. You must keep them whole and intact. And furthermore, all county governments in the state of NH have their delegation from that county. And if a district were to run into two counties, what part of the delegation of that county might a representative be? Track: But the Democrats cired foul, saying the plan favors the Republicans. Bite: tape 2 12:41;33 Under this plan that has just been passed by the majority party, the vast majority of the house seats will be seats that are either multimember districts - 2-11 reps, representing one community, or floterials, one or more reps representing collections of towns. Track: Nearly 50 bills were up for debate. The IP lands bill, which will set aside over 170,000 acries of north country forest, was overwhelmingly approved. Another bill that caught a surprising amount of attention was a proposal to allow recreational scuba divers to catch lobsters. Bite: tape 1 11:50:07 I don't think that divers are going to hurt the environment. I think they do their best to protect it. Bite: tape 2 12:22:37 This is a resource issue. You have that amount of NH water to grow lobsters in for 7 years until they're able to be taken - and we just have not got enough lobsters to go around. Track: After nearly an hour of debate. Soundup: tape 2 12:27:33 .the results of the lobster roll call are as follows. Track; By a margin of 3-1, the House voted down diving for dinner. The Representatives alos considered three abortion-related bills, including one mandating parental consent for abortions involving minors under 16. All three were rejected. For NH Outlook I'm Richard Ager. |
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The New Hampshire House voted Thursday to borrow up to ten million dollars towards the purchase of almost 180-thousand acres of land from International Paper. 146-thousand acres will be purchased by the Lyme Timber Company, with restrictive easements prohibiting development on the land. The other 25-thousand acres will be purchased by the state. The land is expected to sell for about 33 million dollars by the end of March. |
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A bill that seeks to tighten regulations on large groundwater withdrawals has hit a hurdle in the Senate. The bill, sponsored by Governor Jeanne Shaheen, is in response to a water bottling company's plan to withdraw over 400 thousand gallons of water a day in Nottingham. The Senate Environment Committee is recommending instead to replace it with a bill which would create a committee to study the issue. |
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After posting some pretty solid gains earlier Thursday, stocks pulled back, ending in mixed territory. The market demonstrated early strength after some upbeat profit reports and unemployment data that suggested the economy might be stabilizing. |
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The Dow rose twelve points to close above the ten-thousand mark for the first time in more than a month. The Nasdaq dropped 15 points. And the S and P 500 ended down two points at eleven-16. Dow Jones\10001.99\+12.32\NYSE\575.66 \- 0.43 \AMEX\846.82\- 1.14\Nasdaq\1843.37 \-15.79\S&P 500\1116.48\- 2.03\Wall Steet\ |
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Here's a look at stocks of interest to New Hampshire investors. Shares of Chubb gained sixty-six cents. PC connection was down forty-nine cents. Teradyne lost fifty-two cents, while Tyco dropped two dollars and fifteen cents. Unum Provident was up sixty-one cents. |
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Buying beer with a fake ID can get you more than you bargained for. Chuck Cressy of Durham Marketplace felt that students who broke the law should be held more responsible. So he sued a student who purchased alcohol with a fake ID and won. The student is serving 30 hours of community service. Fake IDs are not uncommon in the area. Durham Police say that they seize false identification in almost half of their arrests. |
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Blues skies and warmer temperatures greeted Granite Staters Thursday. We checked in with Chris Perruzzi at the Mount Washington Observatory to see what we can expect for the start of the weekend. |
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Mt. Washington Observatory\Thursday on the Summit\Fog and overcast skies\Visibility: 95 miles to 150 feet\High: 8 \Peak Gust: W 87 mph Overnight\North\Mostly cloudy \Chance of snow showers\Lows: 5 to 15 \Winds: SW 5 to 10 mph Overnight\Central and South\Partly cloudy \Lows: Mid teens to low 20s\Winds: SW 5 to 10 mph\ Friday\North\Partly sunny\Highs: 35 to near 40\Winds: SW around 10\ Friday\Central and South\Partly sunny\Highs: Low to mid 40s\Winds: SW around 10\ |
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According to one estimate some 1 billion Valentine's Day cards are mailed around the world every February. There is also a frenzy of flowers, chocolate and candy purchases. Why do we do it? And where did this holiday come from? Chip Neal looks for the story behind the story. |
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Who is this St. Valentine and why do we celebrate this holiday of love and romance in the heart of winter? Well, the origins of this holiday and its patron St.Valentine are as mysterious as love itself. Explanations, stories and theories are abundant, and much of what I found was on the internet so, you should take all of this with a grain of salt. But, we do know one thing for certain there really was a St.Valentine, in fact their were three of them, but one of them did live in the 3rd century in Rome under the rule of Emperor Claudius ll. Which is the setting for our first theory. Tell story about Claudius the Cruel outlawing marriage to bolster the military ranks. Valentine was a local priest who continued to marry young couples in spite of the new law. So, Claudius the Cruel had him arrested and he died or was executed on February 14th. In fact there is a companion story to this one that further explains that while Valentine was in prison he fell in love with the jailers blind daughter and wrote her a love note just before he was executed. It was signed "from your Valentine" and when she finished hearing it her sight was restored. Others say that Valentine's Day falls on February 14th because it has its origins in Lupercalia, a Roman fertility festival that took place on February 15th each year. It was dedicated to Faunas, the Roman god of agriculture. But they also used the day's rituals to further the notion of fertility among the young women and men in the city. So, at the end of the day there was a lottery for all of the young women who would put their names in an urn. And then the young bachelors would pick out a name and become paired with that woman for a year. And, here's a bonus to this story. Supposedly the bachelor would often pin the name of their partner on their sleeve and thus came the saying "wearing your heart on your sleeve" And finally, there is yet another rationale for the 14th of February. It has to do with birds. It seems that in the Middle Ages it was commonly believed in France and England that February 14th was the beginning of bird mating season. I don't think they sent each other Valentine's Day cards though. That would have to wait until right around the Civil War here in the United States. Which brings us back to the origin of the story, whether it's St. Valentine or Lupercalia or the birds…. Valentines have to come from the heart - not the head. For New Hampshire Outlook I'm Chip Neal. Happy Valentine's Day. |
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From ice sculpture to comedy and drama, there is a wide range of activities around the state for us to enjoy. Here in our weekly arts calendar are just a few. Be sure to check out you local paper for other events in your area. |
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LECTURE\Barns of NH \Warner\February 15\603-456-2700 EXHIBIT\Don Campbell ceramics\Manchester\through February 23\603-623-0313 EXHIBIT\James Aponivich\New London\through February 28\603-526-3000 THEATRE\One Act Play Festival\Manchester\February 14 - 16\603-641-7700 THEATRE\Comedy Extravaganza 2002\Portsmouth\February 15\603-436-2400 CARNIVAL\31st Annual Frosbite Follies\Franconia\February 15 - 24\603-823-5661 ICE SCULPTURE\Ice & Snow Fest \Keene\February 16\603-352-1303 |
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On the next New Hampshire Outlook - A look at the week's tops stories from debate in Concord over education funding to politics and sleep apnea on the campaign trail |
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