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Some Construction Workers Could See Unemployment Benefits ChangeBy David Darman on Friday, August 8, 2008.Some workers in the construction industry could see changes in their unemployment benefits from New Hampshire’s unemployment system. An advisory committee created by the legislature is considering recommending changing how some seasonal workers get unemployment. And the members could also suggest altering how much their employers pay to the state’s unemployment fund. New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman has more. listen: No audio currently available. Order on CD (pdf).
Here's What's Awesome: Courthouse Confessions, Sustainable PhotosBy Brady Carlson on Friday, August 8, 2008.
Time for the weekly roundup of great links we call "Here's What's Awesome." Please hold while my browser transfers me The Perilous Politics of the Beijing OlympicsBy Laura Knoy on Friday, August 8, 2008.The road to the Beijing Olympics has been unusually bumpy, with protests over Tibetan independence, human rights and China's relationship with Sudan. These negative reactions have led to feelings of anger and humiliation from both the Chinese government and the people, who say others have interfered in China's affairs for too long. We’ll look at the complicated international politics behind the 2008 Games. Guests
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  Shorebirds and Stopover SitesBy Scott Fitzpatrick on Friday, August 8, 2008.Scott explains why stopover sites like Hampton Harbor are so important to migrating shorebirds. listen:
Disparities in Juvenile Justice SystemBy Dan Gorenstein on Thursday, August 7, 2008.In New Hampshire African American children between the ages of 10-17 are three times more likely to be arrested as white ten to seventeen year olds. That’s according to the most recent statistics from the state’s Division of Juvenile Justice. A committee made up of police officers, judges and advocates has begun to dig into the root causes of the disparity. New Hampshire Public Radio’s Dan Gorenstein reports. listen:
The State of Reality TVBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, August 7, 2008.When reality TV first hit it big almost a decade ago, many rolled their eyes, groaned, and wondered if television could get any worse.
Shows like Wife Swap, The Baby Borrowers and I Love Money make some critics long for more innocent days, when watching people eat worms on Survivor was as repulsive as it got. Today on Word of Mouth, we talk with two women who do not apologize for their love of the genre. Eileen Doherty and Laura Murphy give us the low-down on the newest offerings from the producers of reality television. Laura and Eileen co-own Best Company Ever, a production company based in New York and Los Angeles. (Photo by leunix) listen:
Life. Support. Music.By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, August 7, 2008.
But Jason and his family refused to accept the prognosis. Their tenacity and loving attention to Jason’s recovery is the subject of a new documentary, "Life. Support. Music." The film screens tonight at Red River Theaters in Concord. Jason Crigler and director Eric Daniel Metzgar will be there for a live Q & A following the film. Both join Word of Mouth to discuss how the film was made and the vital and demanding role that Jason's family played in his rehabilitation. listen:
An Unhealthy ResistanceBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, August 7, 2008.A growing number of powerful, drug-resistant bacteria is causing despair among medical experts - and these pathogens are spreading fast.
The most well-known of the "superbugs," the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, can cause wound infections after surgery, pneumonia, and even such extreme infections as bacterial meningitis. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention counted 19,000 deaths and 105,000 infections from MRSA in 2006. But unlike the gram-negative bacteria, MRSA can be treated with a number of new antibiotics coming onto the market. Dr. Jerome Groopman wrote about “superbugs” for The New Yorker. He's the Recanati Professor at Harvard, and his book "How Doctors Think" is out now in paperback. You can read Dr. Groopman's article by clicking here. (Photo by Sparky) listen:
So Percussion: Music for TrainsBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, August 7, 2008. There’s a long, symbiotic relationship between trains and American music. The clacking rhythm and miles of track gave a beat and a metaphor to early country and blues and later to rock ‘n’ roll. The same tracks that pumped people and commerce across the nation gave the jilted lover, the migrant worker and the poor farmer a path to somewhere else -- sometimes to take, and sometimes to just sing about. With dwindling train travel and the growth of interstate trucking, train songs all but dried up. But this weekend, the Brooklyn-based modern music ensemble So Percussion brings a mobile, multi-media performance called Music for Trains to two Vermont towns. Contemporary musical works and a film about the iron and steel artery connecting Brattleboro and Bellows Falls will play for audience members as they ride the rails to live concerts. Jason Treuting, a founding member of So Percussion, joins us on Word of Mouth to give us a sample of the project.
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Environmental Services Commissioner Tom BurackBy Laura Knoy on Thursday, August 7, 2008.In November of 2006 Tom Burack took over the top job managing New Hampshire’s environment, and since then he’s had to face a number of challenges including landfills, storm water runoff, RGGI, and invasive species. We’ll talk with Commissioner Burack about his plans for the Granite State and we’ll take your questions as well. Guest
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But for everyone who hated the new trend, plenty of people clearly loved it – after all, it’s still going strong today. But for those who wondered if it could get any worse, well, now they have their answer: yes. 
In August of 2004, Jason Crigler, a highly-regarded guitarist, suffered a brain hemorrhage during a gig in New York City. His pregnant wife rushed him to the hospital and got the bad news: doctors told Jason’s family that he might not live through the night, and if he did, little of the Jason they knew would be left.
Klebsiella pneumoniae, part of a class of bacteria called gram-negative, infected 34 patients in an intensive care unit at Tisch Hospital in New York in 2003, killing nearly half. The bacteria, once entering the bloodstream, can spread to every organ in the body. Infectious-disease experts have found Klebsiella virtually untreatable, and difficult to contain.