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ArchivesGoogle ApocalypseBy Avishay Artsy on Friday, May 30, 2008.Warnings about global warming and rising temperatures seem a little abstract. With the most recent version of Google Earth, you can now watch the next hundred years of climate change unfold before your eyes.  US Senate Expected to Debate Climate Security ActBy Amy Quinton on Friday, May 30, 2008.U S Senators are expected to debate global warming legislation on Monday. The Climate Security Act aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and set up a national cap and trade system for polluters. New Hampshire’s Senators have not yet said how they might vote on the legislation – but both have major concerns with it. As New Hampshire Public Radio’s Amy Quinton reports, the legislation may be the biggest and most complex the Senate will take up this year. listen:
  NHPR 2008 Summer Car Raffle
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NHPR 2008 Car Raffle Rules and RegulationsContribute $50 or more to New Hampshire Public Radio, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to win one of four great prizes. Odds of winning are based on the number of individuals contributing. Void where prohibited. Open only to legal residents of New Hampshire and Vermont, 18 or older. Sweepstakes begins at 12:01 am on June 2, 2008 and ends at 12:00 pm on August 2, 2008. All times referenced for the NHPR Summer Car Raffle are Eastern Time. ELIGIBILITY: Employees of New Hampshire Public Radio and their immediate family members are ineligible. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
2008 Summer Car Raffle PrizesYour $50 entry into NHPR's Summer Car Raffle earns you a chance to win one of these great prizes! listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Hummingbird A hummingbird heads toward a feeder in Conway. (Photo courtesy GeorgiaOnMyMind) listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Dimming the LightsBy Rosemary Conroy on Friday, May 30, 2008.Exterior lights are ineffective at their intended purpose, and as Rosemary explains have unintended consequences. listen:
Summer Plans in a Sagging EconomyBy Laura Knoy on Friday, May 30, 2008.High gas prices and a lagging economy could thwart Granite Staters’ plans for vacation and recreation. Some businesses will be hit hard, but others could possibly flourish as many choose to stay much closer to home. We’ll check in with New Hampshire’s hotels, restaurants, marinas, and campgrounds to ask how they’re holding up. Guests
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Remote-Control MedicineBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Both doctors and patients are finding ways to take advantage of the Internet and wireless communication to stay connected to healthcare providers and family members. Telemedicine -- or telehealth -- is a broad term, and it takes many shapes. Kerry Grens, senior health and science reporter for WHYY in Philadelphia, recently reported on the way some hospitals are using these new tools, and she joins us on Word of Mouth to talk about them. Click here to listen to Kerry's original report. Click here to visit WHYY's health and science page. Click here to read a Scripps-Howard article about telemedicine that ran in the Nashua Telegraph. The New York Times recently ran an article that explains other ways patients and their families use telemedicine. Click here to read it. (Photo by brykmantra) listen:
Chancellor Stephen Reno Plans to ResignBy Mark Bevis on Thursday, May 29, 2008.Stephen Reno, the Chancellor of the University System of New Hampshire has announced he is going to resign at the end of the next school year. He spoke with NHPR's Mark Bevis about his plans for the future and the challenges facing the state's universities. listen:
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Primary care doctors and specialists are in great demand. Many are spread too thin, and in some places, there just aren’t enough of them to go around. The medical community is bracing for the huge wave of aging baby boomers, who will need more care and attention as they get older. Some physicians are looking to technology to stretch their services to more patients, and that’s where “telemedicine” comes in.