Innovative technologies and new operational concepts will revolutionize maritime emergency response. Global satellites will 51 distress alerts within minutes, from any maritime region. Electronic 52 devices, advances in satellite-based sensors, and worldwide vessel tracking systems will make it easier to find those 53 . Coast Guard search efforts will not be hampered by darkness or reduced 54 . Remotely piloted vehicles coupled with automated 55 systems will further reduce search times and improve recovery success.

Addiction has become one of our society's most pressing problems and most tragic illnesses. Every year, it tears away at the heart of millions of families and creeps closer to children's doorstep. What __51__ affect only those who could afford indulgence, now affects the world at large. The human soul yearns__52__love and acceptance and the mind often thinks we need to alter ourselves in order to achieve that. Addiction __53__ any nature is spiritual bankruptcy. By and large, people who are addicted are very spiritual. The successful results of the Twelve Step Program, which is based on a connection to a Higher Power, prove just that. Sensitive people have a very difficult time __54__ the heartbreak in our world. In the midst of all the confusion and injury, substance is used in order to numb feelings. Therefore, once __55__ to recover, the ability to identify one's feelings is vitally important.

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Upon arresting a suspect, the police often uses handcuffs to put the subject in control. Using this device properly is vitalbecause it will not only protect nearby officers but also make it difficult for the suspect to escape. Nevertheless, as aretired policeman from Chicago Police Department points out, the quality of handcuffing instructions in local policedepartments and training academies__ 46__  not consistent. As a result, some cadets and officers do not know aneffective way to apply handcuffs or why this handcuffing method is so effective.

According to the retiree, effective handcuffing includes the following procedures. First, police officers should handcuffthe subject behind the back __47__ cuffing in front is required for a legitimate cause, such as a transport. Next,officers should cuff the subject’s palms facing outward and place the cuffs on the subject’s wrists. In this way, theofficers can__48__ the subject’s hand dexterity. Humans can usually use their hands in a coordinated manner whentheir palms face each other. Turning them outward greatly reduces that ability. Furthermore, the positioning of the handsand and__49__ of the cuffs can limit the subject’s access to the keyways of the cuffs. With palms facing out and cuffs onthe wrists, the subject can__50__ get their fingers near the locking mechanism.

   But now all that has changed. Beltran says, "I haven't seen a bullet hole in a year." Turner boasts, "I can sit on my porch anytime." These women are not the only Americans feeling a little safer these days. In many cities, the rate of crime is going down. In 1994, violent crime dropped 8% in the nine largest U.S. cities. During the first half of 1995, serious crime dropped an additional 2%. Murder was down 12%.

   Why is crime down? One reason may be the smart new way some police departments work. In cities such as New Orleans, Philadelphia, New York and Chicago, police don't just cruise around in patrol cars watching for crimes. Officers are on the streets, talking with the folks they protect. The new system is called community policing. Officers know the good citizens and the troublemakers, which makes it easier to solve crimes. "I felt better almost as soon as the police moved in," says Brenda Holmes of New Orleans. "They've given us our lives back."

   Police officers are taking on new roles. "We do neighborhood cleanups, counseling...you name it," says Djuana Adams, a police officer in New Orleans. "We help the children with their homework, and they show up for treats when they get good grades." Community policing is not the only reason experts give for the drop in crime. More criminals than ever are in prison, where they can't get into trouble. Also, fewer people use crack, the drug blamed for the rise in violent crime that started in 1984.

   Some experts think the crime rate will bounce back up in a few years. There will be more males ages 15 to 29, the group that commits most crimes. Plus, crime among kids has gone up, not down. But if crime does rise again, police departments across the country are better prepared than ever to fight it.

    Taiwan Coast Guard raided a local fishing boat at a harbor in Hsinchu and 46 a shipment of frozen goose. The shipment was 47 at a market value of NT$180,000 as the price of goose has soared to around NT$1,350 each in Taiwan since an outbreak of bird flu earlier in the year that 48 massive culling on poultry farms. The three crewmen on the fishing boat and the Taiwanese captain, surnamed Chen, have been turned 49 to the Hsinchu District Prosecutors Office on charges related to violations of the Statute for Prevention and Control of Infectious Animal Disease. The shipment of frozen goose originated from an area that was infected by a strain of 50 flu, which means that it would have put Taiwan at risk. The shipment of goose has been confiscated by Customs and will be destroyed later.