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Referring to the beating death of Nixzmary Brown this month, Mr. Bloomberg said that they are determined to find out exactly where the system broke down and to marshal the resources to fix it. Many of the changes highlighted yesterday were aimed at more closely monitoring households in which investigators believe children could be at risk but should not necessarily be removed from their parents. In Nixzmary's case, 46 days of school were missed before an official report was made. In making the announcement yesterday with Mr. Bloomberg, Linda I. Gibbs, a deputy mayor, and the Children's Services commissioner, John B. Mattingly, gave the clearest indication to date of where they now believe the system broke down in the case of Nixzmary Brown. ''One of the most glaring failures in the tragedy of Nixzmary Brown occurred when a social worker and a guidance counselor at her school raised red flags about possible abuse or neglect but that sense of urgency wasn't absorbed by A.C.S.,'' Mr. Bloomberg said. ''In Nixzmary's case, 46 days of school were missed before an official report was made.'' Many child welfare advocates praised the mayor's actions yesterday, and credited them as seemingly well thought out and significant. 