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ArchivesState Gets $1 Million to Fight MilfoilBy Rakhee Vemulapalli on Thursday, July 1, 2004.State officials announced earlier this week that New Hampshire expects to receive over a million dollars in federal funds to combat the state's milfoil problem. Currently dozens of lakes across the state are infested with the invasive aquatic plant. The federal funds will go primarily to finding new ways to prevent milfoil from spreading. New Hamphire Public Radio's Rakhee Vemulapalli reports. listen:
 Portsmouth Company Has Plans for RFIDBy Dianne Finch on Thursday, July 1, 2004.Two of the largest consumers in the world, The Pentagon and Walmart are asking their suppliers to use Radio Frequency Identification - or RFID - tags on all shipments. The high tech computer chips are rapidly replacing bar-codes for identifying and tracking consumer products. Delta Airlines is trying it on luggage, and you may even be using it as you drive through tolls using EZ-PASS. But not all of those radio waves are counting inventory these days. One company in Portsmouth is using RFID to make hospitals more efficient - mainly by keeping tabs on patients and medical staff. But critics have their concerns. NHPR correspondent Dianne Finch has more. listen:
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