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2. Ishaq Shahryar - Wikipedia

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   Solar-powered emergency call boxes dotting local freeways were designed by Shahryar. So were solar-powered lighting systems used in some bus shelters and billboards. [ 6 ] His latest endeavor, Global Energy, aimed to reduce the cost of electricity to 6 or 7 cents a kilowatt in order to develop largely solar-powered model villages in ...

3. Call box - Wikipedia

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   If the required distance is greater than the range of the wireless call box, an external antenna can extend the range. In the FCC-licensed frequency range, radio repeaters can extend this range even more. [10] A wireless call box that runs on solar power can be truly wireless, since no power lines need to be run to it.

4. Emergency radio - Wikipedia

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   Some emergency radios can also be powered by an attached solar panel. One element that separates some emergency radios from other types of radios, is the ability to broadcast alerts from the Emergency Alert System, even when the radio sound is turned off. This is especially useful in areas where sudden storms, tornadoes, tsunamis or other fast ...

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6. Solar-powered radio - Wikipedia

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   A solar powered radio is a portable radio receiver powered by photovoltaic panels. [1] It is primarily used in remote areas where access to power sources is limited.

7. Emergency telephone - Wikipedia

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   As cell phone use continues to increase, the need for emergency telephones declines and they are being phased out in many cities. [3] In California, freeway call boxes dropped from 98,000 uses in 2001 to 20,100 in 2010, or about 1 call per box per month.

8. Evacuation order lifted after fire breaks out at battery ...

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   An evacuation order has been lifted after a lithium-ion battery fire broke out at a power plant facility in Central California Thursday night, officials said Friday.

9. Police box - Wikipedia

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   The first public police telephones in Britain appeared in Glasgow in 1891. These tall, hexagonal, cast-iron boxes were painted red and had large gas lanterns fixed to the roof, as well as a mechanism which enabled the central police station to light the lanterns as signals to police officers in the vicinity to call the station for instructions ...