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  Science Fair Projects - Code Adam
Code Adam is a nationally-recognized "missing child" safety program in the United States, originally created and promoted by Wal-Mart retail stores in 1994.
It is named in memory of Adam Walsh, the 6-year-old son of John Walsh, who was abducted from a Florida department store and later found murdered in 1981.
When a parent or guardian becomes separated from a child, he or she locates and notifies the nearest employee and gives him or her a description of the child, including gender, age, eye color, hair color, height, weight, the clothes the child is wearing (including shoes, if possible), and any distinguishing characteristics.
www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Code_Adam   (775 words)

  
 Code Adam Q & A
The "Code Adam" program trains store personnel and other public building authorities in strategies to prevent child abductions and to respond efficiently in cases of suspected child abductions on their premises.
Code Adam is named for Adam Walsh, a six-year old whose 1981 abduction from a Florida shopping mall and subsequent murder helped raise awareness about child abductions.
Since the creation of Code Adam in 1994, the program has been credited with being a successful preventative tool against child abduction in more than 50,000 stores and other establishments across the county.
www.oag.state.ny.us /codeadam_qa.html   (693 words)

  
 Code Adam - Helping prevent child abductions - ADT Canada
Code Adam, one of the country's largest child-safety programs, trains store employees in strategies to respond efficiently in cases of suspected child abductions on their premises.
Code Adam was named in memory of six-year old Adam Walsh, who was abducted from a Florida shopping mall in 1981.
A "Code Adam Cancelled" announcement is made on the public address system after the child is found or law enforcement arrives.
www.adt.ca /en/about/commnewsletter/edition2/codeadam   (524 words)

  
 CODE ADAM PROGRAM EXPANDED IN WESTERN NEW YORK
Code Adam is a national child-safety program launched in 1994 and named after Adam Walsh, a six-year old child who was killed in 1981 after he was abducted from a Florida shopping mall.
Code Adam operates under the principle that the actions taken by store staff in the first minutes after being alerted that a child is missing play a critical role in determining whether the child is safely reunited with his or her parents.
Code Adam is an excellent program that allows for a quick response and is a true service to our customers and the communities where we operate.
www.oag.state.ny.us /press/2005/jun/jun28b_05.html   (1357 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Language (Code Adam)
Initiated in 1993, the program is called "Code Adam" after Adam Walsh, a child who disappeared in a high-profile abduction case that received nationwide attention.The program establishes a series of steps that store associates can follow if a child is reported missing.
Essentially, the program works like this: When a parent or guardian notifies an employee that his or her child is missing, the associate asks for a detailed description of the child, including name, age, hair color, eye color, approximate weight and height, and what the child is wearing.
If we believe he was Adam's killer and therefore accept his version of the events, he met the child in the store and lured him out to his car with promises of candy and toys.
www.snopes.com /language/eponyms/codeadam.htm   (1046 words)

  
 Entertainment World - Code Adam Interview
Code Adam is a power pop band charging into the music industry head first with front man Paul Golden leading the way.
Golden’s song writing might be the foundation of Code Adam, but it is complimented brilliantly by Roslie O’Brien’s simple and catchy bass riffs, her too-cool-for-you stage presence, and her amber-like vocal harmonies.
Code Adam’s flow is a perfect combination of addicting harmonious and hypnotic tones leading to one full sound, acoustic or electric.
entertainmentworld.us /Music/CodeAdam.htm   (628 words)

  
 Long Island Press: Long Island Newspaper, News, Entertainment, Real Estate, Classifieds, Automotive, Weddings, Business ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Code Adam is a special child-safety alert program in which participant establishments follow a set procedure when children go missing at the location (see sidebar).
Adam's severed head was found in a canal more than 100 miles away, but his body never was.
And Code Adam does not call for the automatic locking of doors, but rather the monitoring of all exits and entrances of the facility.
www.longislandpress.com /?cp=162&show=article&a_id=7230   (966 words)

  
 Adam's World : Code   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
This is a quick implementation of a java set using hash codes.
This code is copyright either Adam Holisky 2004 or by the person who wrote it, which is designated in the source files.
All code posted or modified is/was in the public domain.
home.comcast.net /~adamhol/codefiles/java_hash.html   (106 words)

  
 Wal-Mart Good. Works.
Local Wal-Mart Stores and SAM'S CLUBS are posting blue and white Code Adam decals in their windows to remind shoppers that the in-store child safety procedure is in effect and practiced in their hometown store.
Code Adam is a special alert issued over the public address system when a customer reports a missing child in a Wal-Mart store or SAM'S CLUB.
Code Adam became one of the country's largest child safety programs when it was rolled out to nearly 2,500 Wal-Mart Stores and SAM'S CLUBS in 1994.
www.walmartfoundation.org /wmstore/goodworks/scripts/Children.jsp?oid=-10261&coid=-10271   (523 words)

  
 Code Adam - Missing and Exploited Children
Founded in 1994, Code Adam, has become one of America's largest child safety programs, and is a powerful search tool for lost and possibly abducted children in public establishments across the nation.
Adam’s mother spent over two hours searching for her son by herself, before a store employee contacted the police.
By activating a Code Adam, a parent enlists the help of all store employees in finding their child, rather than spending a great deal of time looking for the child alone, increasing the odds of finding the child safely and quickly.
www.bellaonline.com /ArticlesP/art20631.asp   (544 words)

  
 Code Adam
Code Adam has helped to find hundreds of children and we thank Attorney General Eliot Spitzer for helping us to become the first county government in the state to use this program.’’
Code Adam was credited with preventing the abduction of a 3-month-old child at a WalMart in Fishkill, N.Y. The child was snatched but left by the would-be abductor after the alert went out to employees.
Under the Code Adam protocol when a child is reported missing, trained staff would use a checklist to interview the adult caretaker, asking specific questions about physical description, clothing and other relevant information.
www.westchestergov.com /ptk/Code%20Adam.htm   (560 words)

  
 Code Adam
When a customer reports a missing child to a store employee, a "Code Adam" alert is announced over the public-address system.
Since the Code Adam program began in 1994, it has been a powerful preventive tool against child abductions and lost children in more than 36,000 stores across the nation.
Look for this Code Adam decal in the windows of the stores you and your family frequent.
www.menstuff.org /issues/byissue/codeadam.html   (357 words)

  
 Code Adam
Code Adam implementation and coordination was a major agenda item.
As a result of the outreach, one library has instituted the program; five libraries are planning to implement Code Adam in the near future; and, one is modifying its current security procedures to more closely resemble Code Adam.
This Code Adam training was the first instruction for public building authorities in NYS.
www.oag.state.ny.us /codeadam.html   (700 words)

  
 Attorney General - Code Adam
Code Adam, one of the country's largest child-safety programs, was created and promoted by the Wal-Mart
A brief description of the child is obtained and provided to all designated employees who immediately stop their normal work to search for the child and monitor all exits to help prevent the child from leaving the store.
Since the Code Adam program began in 1994 it has been a powerful preventive tool against child abductions and lost children in more than 45,000 stores across the nation.
hawaii.gov /ag/mcch/main/code_adam   (237 words)

  
 Home Page
Code Adam was created and named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh.
Since the beginning of the Code Adam program in 1994 it has been a powerful search tool for lost and possibly abducted children in tens of thousands of establishments across the nation, and it is one of the country's largest child-safety programs.
A Code Adam decal is posted at a building's entrance alerting the public of the location's participation in the program.
www.kingstontn.org   (959 words)

  
 Code & Me, Adam Little
I used the first one as a starting point because the code was already provided to us.
The code and math is not a great deal more complex that previous exercises, but logically figuring out how to achieve the desired results proved challenging.
I have also refined the code used to create the static programs from last weeks assignment.
www.diskoweb.com /codeandme   (1470 words)

  
 Adam Walsh Summary
Adam's head was found two weeks later, floating in a canal in Vero Beach, Florida.
Adam's severed head was found in a Vero Beach, Florida, canal on August 10, 1981; the rest of his remains have not been recovered.
The Code Adam program for helping lost children in department stores is named in Walsh's memory.
www.bookrags.com /Adam_Walsh   (513 words)

  
 Amber Alerts and Code Adam Alerts
The advantage of the Code Amber system is that shortly after a suspected kidnapping, thousands of motorists will be on notice with information about the suspect, and can notify the police with their observations of any suspicious vehicles or activity.
A Code Adam alert is a notice distributed through a building where a child is found to be missing, which triggers a system of securing the premises and systematically searching for the missing child.
Adam's father, John Walsh, subsequently advocated for better police response in kidnapping cases, and later hosted the television series, "America's Most Wanted".
www.expertlaw.com /library/criminal/amber_alerts.html   (736 words)

  
 adam walsh story
She realized that not only was Adam gone, but all the children were gone and the video was silent.
Sixteen days after Adam Walsh disappeared from [that] local department store, his body was positively identified through dental records and by a friend of the family.
We will never know whether or not Adam would have survived on that July morning in 1981 if a program like Code Adam had been in place, but this program has the potential to save many children like Adam.
www.childsearch.us /site1/walshstory.html   (677 words)

  
 Why I prefer no tabs in source code
However, if for example you are unfortunate enough to be working for a company which leaves none of its employees any choice as to their code indentation style and editor, then well...
Or consider someone who is on an 80x25 terminal and decides they want to view some multiples-of-8 tab-indented code with 2 or 3 column indentation, because all the 8 space tabs are forcing loads of the code to wrap onto the next line (or off the screen), decreasing readability.
If someone else tries to view this code setting their editor/pager tab width to 4, first level lines will be indented 5 columns, second level lines 6 columns, third level lines 11 columns...
www.adamspiers.org /computing/why_no_tabs.html   (1023 words)

  
 purevolume™ | Code Adam AshVegas
Asheville, NC Code Adam is a 4 peice Arena Rock/Power Pop band from Asheville, NC...
Code Adam AshVegas hasn't posted a blog yet.
Code Adam AshVegas hasn't posted any shows yet.
www.purevolume.com /codeadamashvegas   (110 words)

  
 Acrostic from the Genealogy of Adam to Abraham --bible code.
The acrostic prophesies the undoing of the curse laid upon Adam and Eve.
Note that the moth bible code (like the genealogical acrostic) also reads forward and backward and it is also based on units of 10.
Note that the "dragon" code is really the "serpent" of the Garden of Eden, and the "bronze serpent" theme is found not only in the below examples, but also in the main Mene Tekel Bible Code not represented here.
www.bible-codes.org /acrostic_genealogy_Adam-Abraham-bible-code.htm   (2937 words)

  
 CODE : ADAM: the search for a lost generation is about to end
'CODE ADAM' is a screaming reality into the ears of a casual church world, a voice of urgency in a wilderness of mediocrity.
She realized that not only was her son Adam gone, but all the children were gone, and the video game was silent.
Adam’s Mother was positive that Adam would not go out the west door so she asked the toy department clerk; but she had not seen Adam either.
www.authorhouse.com /BookStore/ItemDetail~bookid~36267.aspx   (655 words)

  
 Sam's Club Abduction Foiled by Code Adam - BreakTheChain.org   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Code ADAM is named after the son of John Walsh of the TV show America's Most Wanted.
ADAM WALSH was abducted from the toy section of a store in Florida and murdered.
Code Adam is a program of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) that has been spear-headed by Wal-Mart and Sam's Club stores nationwide.
www.breakthechain.org /exclusives/samskid.html   (647 words)

  
 Hobby Lobby Code Adam Program
Visitors to Hobby Lobby and Mardel might notice a "Code Adam" decal near the door into their local store.
The Code Adam program is named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh, whose abduction from a Florida shopping mall and murder in 1981 brought the horror of child abduction to the national consciousness.
Code Adam is a special alert issued over the public address system when a customer reports a missing child in a Hobby Lobby or Mardel store.
www.hobbylobby.com /site3/customer/codeadam.cfm   (238 words)

  
 Congressman Dennis Moore - News Release - Moore Secures Funding for Kansas Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
It is now one of the country’s largest child-safety programs, and is named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh, whose abduction from a Florida shopping mall and murder in 1981 brought the horror of child abduction to national attention.
The Code Adam program is simple, requires minimal training of employees, and there is no cost to participate.
A brief description of the child is obtained and provided to all designated employees who immediately stop their normal work to search for the child and monitor exits to help prevent the child from leaving the establishment.
www.house.gov /moore/nr-codeadam-5-04.htm   (441 words)

  
 Four-year-old abducted in store, hair shaved, clothes changed-Fiction!
She says he announced a "code something," locked all the doors, and within five minutes found the girl in a bathroom with her head shaved, most of her clothes removed, a bag of different clothes nearby along with a razor and a wig.
The writer says that the "code" announcement was a "Code Adam" alert, named after Adam Walsh, a boy kidnapped in a department store and killed and whose father went on to create the "America's Most Wanted" television show.
Wal-mart says it pioneered the CODE ADAM idea and named it after Adam Walsh, a six-year old who was taken from a Florida mall in 1981 and was killed.
www.truthorfiction.com /rumors/c/codeadam.htm   (837 words)

  
 Operation Locate Our Children
Code Adam was created and promoted by the Wal-Mart®; retail stores and named in memory of 6-year-old Adam Walsh whose 1981 abduction/murder at a Florida shopping mall brought the horror of child abduction to national attention.
Code Adam has helped reunite many children with their families, and thwarted a number of child abductions.
Code Adam was quickly implemented to search for her.
www.locateourchildren.org /htmdocs/services_programs/adam_code_program.html   (419 words)

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