MISSING NEW ZEALAND TREKKERS HIDE FROM RESCUERS, AFRAID THEY MAY HAVE TO
PAY FEE
JO MCKENZIE-MCLEAN, PRESS, NZ - Tourists missing in the New Zealand
wilderness often hide from their rescuers, fearful they will have to pay
for the cost of the rescue. National search and rescue coordinator
Senior Sergeant Geoffrey Logan said tourists often assumed New Zealand
rescue missions were user-pays. "If they are missing or need rescue they
(can be found) hiding from the rescuers because they don't want to pay
$3500 for a helicopter.". . .
Police statistics show in the past five years over 9000 people have been
rescued, costing taxpayers $6.5 million. The money was not recovered
unless there were malicious circumstances surrounding an incident.
"The view we have in New Zealand is the Government pays for search and
rescue operations. We want to find people as quick as we can so we want
them to be willing to be found." The sooner someone was reported missing
the easier it was for search teams to find the person, he said. . .
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3953105a11.html
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THE HIGH COSTS OF BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON
EZEKIEL EDWARDS, DMI BLOG - As a result of our country's love affair
with incarceration, our prison population has expanded mightily, as
have, consequently, the number of people leaving prison each day. With
more than 600,000 releases a year from prison (and another whopping 10
million people released from jail who were either serving sentences of
less than one year or who had been awaiting trial), the urgency with
which America must direct attention to the reentry of prisoners into
society cannot be overstated.
The importance of developing extensive, multi-tiered reentry programs
for ex-prisoners was brought sharply into focus earlier this month when
the New England Journal of Medicine published an article called "Release
from Prison - A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates", documenting the
findings of a study comparing the mortality rate of over 30,000
ex-prisoners (62% white, 87% male) in Washington State upon their
reentry into society to other state residents.
Specifically, the study found that the risk of death among former
inmates during the first two weeks after their release was 12.7 times
that of other state residents. . . The disparity between mortality rates
of ex-prisoners and other state residents was noticeably higher among
females, for inmates between the ages of 25-44, and for drug addicts.
The leading causes of death for people upon leaving prison were drug
overdose, cardiovascular disease, homicide, and suicide.
The statistic which, by itself, demonstrates the critical importance of
immediate intervention for recently released inmates is that in the
first two weeks, as mentioned above, the mortality rate is 2,589 per
100,000, but by weeks 3-4, it drops to 614 (which is still almost 3
times the average rate, but vastly lower than the figure in weeks 1-2).
This suggests that while long-term intervention is important, the most
crucial juncture for transitional care is when ex-prisoners first set
foot outside the gates.
http://www.dmiblog.net/archives/2007/01/leaving_prison_walking_the_pla.html
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PROBLEMS WE HADN'T START WORRYING ABOUT YET
MATT RICHTEL, NY TIMES - Pornography has long helped drive the adoption
of new technology, from the printing press to the videocassette. Now
pornographic movie studios are staying ahead of the curve by releasing
high-definition DVDs. They have discovered that the technology is
sometimes not so sexy. The high-definition format is accentuating
imperfections in the actors - from a little extra cellulite on a leg to
wrinkles around the eyes. Hollywood is dealing with similar problems,
but they are more pronounced for pornographers, who rely on close-ups
and who, because of their quick adoption of the new format, are facing
the issue more immediately than mainstream entertainment companies.
Producers are taking steps to hide the imperfections. Some shots are lit
differently, while some actors simply are not shot at certain angles, or
are getting cosmetic surgery, or seeking expert grooming.
"The biggest problem is razor burn," said Stormy Daniels, an actress,
writer and director. Ms. Daniels is also a skeptic. "I'm not 100 percent
sure why anyone would want to see their porn in HD," she said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/business/media/22porn.html?
_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
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GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE
JENA, GERMANY - For three years, scientists at the University of Jena
tried to persuade Mats the sloth to cooperate in an experiment on animal
movement. But nothing they tried -- not even the promise of cucumbers
and spaghetti -- could persuade the lethargic Mats to get up off the
floor of his cage, climb a pole and climb back down. So Wednesday,
scientists at the university's Institute of Systematic Zoology and
Evolutionary Biology said they had finally given up. . .
Mats' new home is the zoo in the northwestern city of Duisburg where,
according to reports, he is very comfortable.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=bizarre&id=4968746
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PAY FEE
JO MCKENZIE-MCLEAN, PRESS, NZ - Tourists missing in the New Zealand
wilderness often hide from their rescuers, fearful they will have to pay
for the cost of the rescue. National search and rescue coordinator
Senior Sergeant Geoffrey Logan said tourists often assumed New Zealand
rescue missions were user-pays. "If they are missing or need rescue they
(can be found) hiding from the rescuers because they don't want to pay
$3500 for a helicopter.". . .
Police statistics show in the past five years over 9000 people have been
rescued, costing taxpayers $6.5 million. The money was not recovered
unless there were malicious circumstances surrounding an incident.
"The view we have in New Zealand is the Government pays for search and
rescue operations. We want to find people as quick as we can so we want
them to be willing to be found." The sooner someone was reported missing
the easier it was for search teams to find the person, he said. . .
http://www.stuff.co.nz/3953105a11.html
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THE HIGH COSTS OF BEING RELEASED FROM PRISON
EZEKIEL EDWARDS, DMI BLOG - As a result of our country's love affair
with incarceration, our prison population has expanded mightily, as
have, consequently, the number of people leaving prison each day. With
more than 600,000 releases a year from prison (and another whopping 10
million people released from jail who were either serving sentences of
less than one year or who had been awaiting trial), the urgency with
which America must direct attention to the reentry of prisoners into
society cannot be overstated.
The importance of developing extensive, multi-tiered reentry programs
for ex-prisoners was brought sharply into focus earlier this month when
the New England Journal of Medicine published an article called "Release
from Prison - A High Risk of Death for Former Inmates", documenting the
findings of a study comparing the mortality rate of over 30,000
ex-prisoners (62% white, 87% male) in Washington State upon their
reentry into society to other state residents.
Specifically, the study found that the risk of death among former
inmates during the first two weeks after their release was 12.7 times
that of other state residents. . . The disparity between mortality rates
of ex-prisoners and other state residents was noticeably higher among
females, for inmates between the ages of 25-44, and for drug addicts.
The leading causes of death for people upon leaving prison were drug
overdose, cardiovascular disease, homicide, and suicide.
The statistic which, by itself, demonstrates the critical importance of
immediate intervention for recently released inmates is that in the
first two weeks, as mentioned above, the mortality rate is 2,589 per
100,000, but by weeks 3-4, it drops to 614 (which is still almost 3
times the average rate, but vastly lower than the figure in weeks 1-2).
This suggests that while long-term intervention is important, the most
crucial juncture for transitional care is when ex-prisoners first set
foot outside the gates.
http://www.dmiblog.net/archives/2007/01/leaving_prison_walking_the_pla.html
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PROBLEMS WE HADN'T START WORRYING ABOUT YET
MATT RICHTEL, NY TIMES - Pornography has long helped drive the adoption
of new technology, from the printing press to the videocassette. Now
pornographic movie studios are staying ahead of the curve by releasing
high-definition DVDs. They have discovered that the technology is
sometimes not so sexy. The high-definition format is accentuating
imperfections in the actors - from a little extra cellulite on a leg to
wrinkles around the eyes. Hollywood is dealing with similar problems,
but they are more pronounced for pornographers, who rely on close-ups
and who, because of their quick adoption of the new format, are facing
the issue more immediately than mainstream entertainment companies.
Producers are taking steps to hide the imperfections. Some shots are lit
differently, while some actors simply are not shot at certain angles, or
are getting cosmetic surgery, or seeking expert grooming.
"The biggest problem is razor burn," said Stormy Daniels, an actress,
writer and director. Ms. Daniels is also a skeptic. "I'm not 100 percent
sure why anyone would want to see their porn in HD," she said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/22/business/media/22porn.html?
_r=1&th&emc=th&oref=slogin
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GREAT MOMENTS IN SCIENCE
JENA, GERMANY - For three years, scientists at the University of Jena
tried to persuade Mats the sloth to cooperate in an experiment on animal
movement. But nothing they tried -- not even the promise of cucumbers
and spaghetti -- could persuade the lethargic Mats to get up off the
floor of his cage, climb a pole and climb back down. So Wednesday,
scientists at the university's Institute of Systematic Zoology and
Evolutionary Biology said they had finally given up. . .
Mats' new home is the zoo in the northwestern city of Duisburg where,
according to reports, he is very comfortable.
http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=bizarre&id=4968746
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