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REVERSE 911 LOOKS GOOD.


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Associated Press (AP)

Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world.
 reports that a new technology is catching on around the country--an automated au·to·mate  
v. au·to·mat·ed, au·to·mat·ing, au·to·mates

v.tr.
1. To convert to automatic operation: automate a factory.

2.
 telephoning system that allows police to alert many people at once about potential problems such as escaped thieves List of Thieves. Famous
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, lost elderly people, etc. Phones ringing across whole neighborhoods can give the message to lock the doors, turn on the lights and be ready for a door-to-door police search. Anecdotal evidence anecdotal evidence,
n information obtained from personal accounts, examples, and observations. Usually not considered scientifically valid but may indicate areas for further investigation and research.
 indicates that where the system is in use, it's a big hit with the public. Reverse 911 is a registered trademark of Sygma Micro Corp.
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Date:Apr 1, 2000
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