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2 days ago
- Entertainment
- 1News
Newsmakers: Looking back at NZ's first ever live Lotto draw
In this week's Newsmakers Revisited, we head back to the first-ever live Lotto draw in New Zealand. Radio presenter Doug Harvey and dancer Annie Wilson were the original hosts for the television debut on August 1, 1987. New Zealanders tuning into the draw were introduced to a very expensive piece of machinery - the barrel - a big plastic container holding the Lotto balls. In a sign of the times, people living rurally were given details of how they could get a ticket delivered by mail order. Also in the studio with the hosts were three scrutineers who sat and watched to make sure everything was above board. ADVERTISEMENT Wilson said that during the first draw, she wasn't thinking about the people who might be winning, but making sure she was at her best. "I don't think I thought about that at the time. I think I was just too busy reading the autocue and just making sure that knowing it was live, just to be on the ball, not to use a pun." She'd had to audition for the job by pretending the balls were falling and reading them out. The first ball of the first-ever lotto draw was number four, but Annie didn't have much time to dwell on the inaugural show — she had another performance to get to. "I was also performing in a show at eight o'clock that night. So literally, the draw happened, the champagne bottle, the cork got popped, and I had to go. "My mum was waiting outside in the little mini, [I was] changing into my costume over the Harbour Bridge and pulling my costume on, doing my makeup. Literally, someone shoved a mic on me and bang, I was on stage. It was a pretty funny night." Her love of the stage soon overcame her love for TV. She played Janet in the Rocky Horror Show with Russel Crowe and Sir Rob Muldoon. A stint as Dr Ropata's unfaithful fiancée on Shortland Street followed. ADVERTISEMENT But it was the weekly few minutes of the lotto draw that made people feel like they knew her, often stopping her on the street to say, "I hope you've got my numbers for Saturday". But those couple of minutes could be fraught. "One day, there was a light that exploded about a minute before we were about to go live. And it was just chaos and panic and sweeping up glass. "So those things happen. And I think one night we couldn't even do the draw because the machine wouldn't work. So we had to come on and say, 'Sorry. Here we are, but we can't do it'." However, that first draw in August 1987 went off without a hitch, with a Division One prize pool of $359,808.45.
Yahoo
28-01-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
IDEMIA Public Security North America Launches Innovative All-in-One Latent Print Software to Increase Efficiency of Latent Print Examiners in Their Search for Suspects
IDEMIA STORM LP-X allows examiners to quickly and easily search latent prints against their state ABIS database and the FBI's NGI, in addition to effectively documenting and comparing latent prints for criminal investigations. RESTON, Va., Jan. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- IDEMIA Public Security North America, the leading provider of secure and trusted biometric-based solutions, has announced the launch of their newest product, STORM LP-X, an all-in-one latent print software to encode latent prints, submit searches, and compare prints, allowing examiners to quickly and easily search latent prints against their state system and the Next Generation Identification (NGI) system, a database of biometric and criminal history information for individuals developed by the FBI's Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) Division. IDEMIA's STORM LP-X is a next generation, cloud-native, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) system that provides a complete and easy-to-use method to submit latent print searches to a state's Automated Biometric Identification System (ABIS), a software system that stores and matches biometric data to identify individuals, in addition to the FBI's NGI system. Using the same revolutionary user interface as IDEMIA's STORM ABIS, IDEMIA's STORM LP-X has an intuitive, user-centric design that incorporates the principles of the ACE-V (Analysis, Comparison, Evaluation, Verification) method used by forensic examiners to analyze and compare fingerprints, and the GYRO (Green, Yellow, Red and Orange System) documentation system, which is focused on transparent fingerprint documentation. "STORM LP-X provides latent print examiners with an efficient, accessible, and innovative solution to search and match latent prints to help identify suspects," shared Doug Harvey, CTO, IDEMIA Public Security North America. "This newest product truly exemplifies our mission of unlocking the world and making it safer by providing examiners with innovative, up-to-date, and efficient technology for forensic and criminal investigations, when every second counts." STORM LP-X is a perfect fit for law enforcement agencies that are looking for an alternative to using the latent print workstation from their state's ABIS vendor or using Universal Latent Workstation (ULW) software. Since STORM LP-X is a web-based solution, latent print examiners no longer need to transfer images to a different PC or share a dedicated workstation with other members of the unit. The solution also offers innovative and accessible features, such as: Intuitive user interface designed by examiners for examiners Drag-and-drop image upload Accurate auto-encode Latent print quality map Analysis documentation including GYRO Side-by-side comparison of search candidates or manual comparisons Submit searches to your state ABIS and NGI Submit and receive EBTS-compliant transactions Work from anywhere – office or crime scene For more information on the STORM LP-X tool, click here or email us at info@ to request a demo. If you're interested in a demo of the full version of IDEMIA STORM ABIS, be sure to attend our upcoming webinar to learn about the impact it is having for latent print examiners at the Volusia Sheriff's Office in FL. Register and attend a free webinar on February 19 at 1 PM ET here. About IDEMIA Public Security North America IDEMIA Public Security North America is a leader in identity security and authentication services to governments and private companies operating in North America. Our mission is to Unlock the World, Make It Safer - helping people access what matters most, more quickly, more safely, and more securely, in both the physical and the digital worlds. Our best-in-class technology helps to authenticate and secure physical and digital transactions. IDEMIA is recognized by the National Institute of Standards (NIST) as a top-ranking participant in the Institute's passenger facilitation simulation testing as well as in its regular Face Recognition Vendor Test (FRVT) rankings, reinforcing the trustworthiness and reliability of IDEMIA's facial recognition solutions for government and consumers alike. Learn more at / Follow @Idemia_NA on Twitter and on LinkedIn. Media contact: Genevieve de Vera IDEMIA Public Security North America (978) 808-7047 View original content to download multimedia: SOURCE IDEMIA Identity & Security USA LLC Sign in to access your portfolio
