Amber Alert Consortium Receives Donation of Premier Amber Alert Domain Names; www.amberalert.com, .net, .org Domains Given in Recognition of Consortium's Leadership Role.SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.. -- The Amber Alert Am·ber Alert n. A message that conveys information about a recently abducted person, usually displayed on electronic signs positioned along roadways and broadcast by mass media, intended to enlist the public's help in finding the abducted person and Web Portal See portal. Consortium, a public/private partnership deploying a state-by-state alert system linking law enforcement and citizens in the common goal to rescue kidnapped Kidnapped caught in the intrigues of Scottish factions, David Balfour and Alan Breck are shipwrecked, escape from the king’s soldiers, and undergo great dangers. [Br. Lit.: R. L. Stevenson Kidnapped] See : Adventurousness children, today announced that Secondscount L.P. has donated do·nate v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates v.tr. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute. v.intr. To make a contribution to a fund or cause. the www.AmberAlert.com, www.AmberAlert.net and www.AmberAlert.org domain names to the Consortium. Effective immediately, the new domain names will direct visitors to the AmberAlert911.com portal, providing a single point of access for the Amber Alert community of government officials, corporate citizens and the public. "The Amber Alert Web Portal Consortium has played a critical role in making the next generation of the Amber Alert system a reality in neighborhoods nationwide," said Mick Still, President of Secondscount L.P. "We are proud to contribute these domain names to the Consortium in the hope that it will one day help bring an end to kidnapping kidnapping, in law, the taking away of a person by force, threat, or deceit, with intent to cause him to be detained against his will. Kidnapping may be done for ransom or for political or other purposes. ." Dr. Peter Ward, Founding Chairman of the Partnership for Public Warning and now co-founder of the All Alert Consortium said, "This contribution will make it easier for the public to access alerts and to be engaged and empowered in locating kidnapped children." The Amber Alert Web Portal enhances the current Amber Alert system to include message broadcasts via cell phones, beepers, email, websites and desktop computers. Deployed in 2004 and endorsed by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers, the system has already led to the successful recovery of a kidnapped child. Washington, Arizona, Montana and Idaho are among the first states to fully implement the new system. "We gratefully acknowledge the valuable contribution (Secondscount L.P.) has made to our efforts," said Chris Warner, Founding Partner, Amber Alert Web Portal Consortium. About the Amber Alert System The Amber Alert System is a voluntary, state-by-state partnership linking law enforcement and citizens in the common goal of rescuing kidnapped children. In the event of a child abduction Child abduction is the abduction or kidnapping of a child (or baby) by an older person. Several distinct forms of child abduction exist:
About the Amber Alert Web Portal Consortium The Amber Alert Web Portal Consortium (www.AmberAlert.com) is a public/private partnership of U.S. government, The National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, non-profit and business participants working together to expand the Amber Alert Portal system portal system: see circulatory system. in all 50 states. This public service is provided free of charge to states and their respective law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). through the support and volunteer efforts of thousands of organizations and people nationwide. |
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