SCALA 2010 symposium and exhibition was a success, the focused event is not large but received about 4,000 visitors, according to organizers 28% more than last year . Authorities such as Mauro...
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A Few Power Failures at New Jersey's New Meadowlands Stadium on Sunday Brought the Giants and Cowboys Game to a Halt The power failures came in the 3rd quarter of the game when one of the two stadium feeders...
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Update: 7:50pm PST The lights are starting to come back on now in Brazil's major cities after millions of people were affected by the blackout. About 80 percent of Brazil's energy is supplied by hydroelectric power....
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New Zealand’s Internet users are fighting against a new law set to tighten copyright restrictions by holding an Internet blackout February 16 to 23. Protesters, led by The Creative Freedom Foundation, claim New...
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The NFL has issued Hawaii a second TV blackout extension for the Pro Bowl which is due to broadcast this Sunday. If the Aloha Stadium is not sold out by 1130AM on Saturday the NFL...
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By David Sabapathy - TNS http://www.tamileelamnews.com COLOMBO - Higher authorities in Sri Lanka instructed all the media personals and news outlets not to publish any reports from Vanni war front as many unconfirmed reports making rounds in the capital and beyond. ...
This is one of the side effects ofmodern city living. A smallfailure in a line or in a transformer can affectthousands of people. " Crews gradually restored electrical service across parts of Oahu on...
The cause of a July power outage in Vancouver that left thousands without electricity for three days has been identified as an overheated connector in a manhole. An independent report said that the utility...
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Fox News says Sarah Palin is not being open to her traveling press corps and her staff is working overtime to control access and images."Palin Media Blackout Continues by Shushannah...
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Last night at around 9:45 I saw a strange gathering at Bloor and Spadina. Stranger than normal. At first, I heard folks yelling and the sound of horns- I knew it was Critical Mass, but there didn't seem to be...
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Downtown Vancouver has full power again for the first time since Monday morning, when an electrical fire knocked out electricity, caused havoc for repair crews, and forced some hotels to have an awesome glowstick...
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This is a very strange coincidence given what happened in Vancouver yesterday."BALTIMORE -- An underground electrical fire in downtown Baltimore that closed streets and caused power outages has been brought under control. Fire Department spokesman Chief Kevin...
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Today's power outage in Vancouver has had an impact on business both within the city and far beyond. Hundreds of Internet servers at Vancouver's Harbour Centre lost power, and as a result, websites crashed...
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Cat-mouse chased turns into major blackout. Who knew that animals can cause such chaos. Last time a blackout was caused by an iguana in Florida."TIRANA (Reuters) - A cat chasing a mouse in Tirana's main power...
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Gaza remains in darkness because of fuel shortages caused by Israeli fuel cuts to Palestine."There have been widespread electricity blackouts in the Gaza Strip after the territory's only power plant shut down.It...
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