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	Blackout (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A communications flout is when radio or telephone contact is not permitted or not possible.
		Similarly, a flout is a regulatory ban on the broadcasting of an event.
		A flout is also a loss of the memory of a given period of time due to the effects of alcohol.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blackout_(disambiguation) (240 words)

	Communications blackout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the military, a communications flout occurs when a military unit decides not to use radios in an attempt to "hide" from the enemy.
		a cessation of communications or communications capability, caused by a lack of power to a communications facility or to communications equipment.
		a total lack of radio communications capability, caused by ionospheric anomalies, e.g., during strong auroral activity or during re-entry of a spacecraft into the Earth's atmosphere.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Communications_blackout (110 words)

	Communications
		Communications flout In the telecommunications, as well as in military settings, communications flouts are a cessa...
		Communications in China This article is on the Communications in Communications in Macau satellite earth stations - 5 I...
		Convoy internal communications Convoy internal communications are convoy: that are among the elements of the convoy, tha...
	www.brainyencyclopedia.com /topics/communications.html (5190 words)

	Blackout - Freepedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However a flout can be intentional, for instance collectively minimizing external light (during war), including upwards directed (or reflected) light, to "hide" from enemy aircraft (in the case of an occupied country: the enemy of the occupying force).
		Additionally, intentional flouts can be used in coastal regions to prevent city lights from outlining ships (shore-side flouts).
		In war, a flout is a period during which persons are instructed to cut off light, usually to minimize visibility to bombers.
	en.freepedia.org /Blackout.html (239 words)

	Blackout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		However a flout can be intentional, for instance collectively minimizing external light (during war), including upwards directed (or reflected) light, to "hide" from enemy aircraft (in the case of anoccupied country: the enemy of the occupying force).
		In theater, a flout is the act of turning off all the stagelights, for whatever duration of time.
		In war, a flout is a period during which persons are instructed to cut off light, usually to minimize visibility tobombers.
	www.therfcc.org /blackout-58836.html (240 words)

	Blackout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In general during peacetime a flout is unintentional total electrical power outage.
		However a flout can be intentional for collectively minimizing external light (during war) including upwards directed (or reflected) light to "hide" from enemy aircraft (in the case of an country: the enemy of the occupying force).
		In war a flout is a during which persons are instructed to cut light usually to minimize visibility to bombers.
	www.freeglossary.com /Blackout (537 words)

	Blackout biography .ms (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In theater, a flout is the act of turning off all the stage lights, for some duration.
		In war, a flout is a period during which persons are instructed to turn lights off to minimize visibility to bombers or other enemy operatives.
		In telecommunications, a flout is when radio or telephone contact is not permitted or not possible.
	blackout.biography.ms (276 words)

	EnergyPulse Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Takeaway: The Blackout of 2003 will undoubtedly give rise to new regulations for visibility into the fail-safe equipment and ways to monitor the monitors; EAM is in use at some companies to do just that.
		Just as good communications couldn't have prevented the August 14 flout, good communications can't help when everyone flushes their toilets at the same time and the sewer lines were built to serve the wrong number of homes.
		Communications are key to proper operation of the power grid, and especially during abnormal conditions.
	www.energypulse.net /centers/article/article_print.cfm?a_id=465 (2106 words)

	Communications blackout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There are two related events which the term "communications flout" refers to.
		In military science, such a flout is the intentional decision of a military unit not to use radios; this is done in an attempt to "hide" from the enemy.
		A total lack of communications capability caused by propagation anomalies, e.g.
	www.portaljuice.com /communications_blackout.html (119 words)

	Power outage - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		For other uses of the term "flout", see Blackout (disambiguation).
		The reasons for a power failure can for instance be a defect in a power station, damage to a power line or other part of the distribution system, a short circuit, or the overloading of electricity mains.
		A power outage may be referred to as a flout if power is lost completely, or as a brownout if some power supply is retained, but the voltage level is below the minimum level specified for the system.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Blackout (751 words)

	Timeline of Doom \| Can You Hear Me Now? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This total flout of communications added confusion to the dire situation caused by fuel shortages, contributing to the collapse of central authority.
		The communications flout was also a psychological shock to Americans used to living in isolated cars, offices and suburban homes.
		Cell phones and computers were their only connections to “virtual communities.” Many years later, in the midst of the desolation and destruction that followed, some deranged survivors could be seen clinging to cellphones, hoping for a signal that would connect them to a world long gone.
	www.roadkillbill.com /X-Skellie.html (150 words)

	COMMUNICATIONS
		The omni telemetry, tracking and communication antenna is used to control TDRS while it is in transfer orbit to geosynchronous altitude.
		Upon communication acquisition, if the TDRS is not detected within the first 8 degrees of spiral conical scan, the search is automatically expanded to 20 degrees.
		After the communications flout during entry, the space shuttle again operates in S-band through the TDRS system in the low- or high-data-rate mode as long as it can view the TDRS until it reaches the S-band landing site ground station.
	science.ksc.nasa.gov /shuttle/technology/sts-newsref/sts-jsc-comm.html (3945 words)

	OMB Watch - Update on Elections and Nonprofit Advocacy
		A bill to repeal the electioneering communications flout of broadcasts referring to federal candidates within 60 days of an election or 30 days of a primary or convention is introduced in the Senate, as the Wisconsin Right to Life Committee sues to overturn application of the rule to their grassroots lobbying ads
		On July 27 the Campaign Legal Center filed a complaint at the IRS alleging violation of the prohibition on intervention in elections for 501(c)(3) organizations and another complaint at the FEC alleging illegal general public endorsement and solicitation of contributions by a corporate entity.
		Falwell responded that the communications were paid for by a 501(c)(4) entity, the Liberty Alliance and that he was speaking as an individual and publisher and is legally entitled to express his views.
	www.ombwatch.org /article/articleview/2334/1/84 (710 words)

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		But scattered generator failures, coupled with simultaneous breakdowns in telephone and cellular phone communications, stretched many hospitals' emergency plans to the limit and raised questions about whether the hospital infrastructure in many areas could sustain a prolonged crisis.
		Equipment upgrades, an increase in auxiliary water supply, and improved communication and coordination among hospitals and local agencies are key to coping with another flout of this or greater magnitude, according to hospital and health system executives whose facilities were affected by the outage.
		Elderly people in the community and patients who live at home on ventilators were coming to the hospital as well.
	www.hospitalconnect.com /ahanews/jsp/display.jsp?dcrpath=AHA/NewsStory_Article/data/AHA_News_030825_Prolonged&domain=AHANEWS (1121 words)

	1998MarsPapers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		This paper proposes a relay satellite as a means of maintaining vital communications links during conjunction, and explores candidate orbits for such a spacecraft.
		Still, regardless of how much robustness is designed into the communications links, the minimum flout period will always be on the order of weeks, not the few minutes or hours that have been experienced on past human space missions.
		The link throughput requirements might be limited to voice communication and only that telemetry necessary to the safety of the crew, while science data taken during the conjunction period could be recorded in situ and transmitted to Earth after the conjunction.
	www.marssociety.org /content/proceedings1998/mar98051.htm (2704 words)

	Urgent News from Nepal! : SF Indymedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		By Tuesday evening, there was no sign of communications returning, and people gathered what information they could from their colleagues, neighbours and friends.
		In discussions with Nepali journalists and academics, foreigners in official and diplomatic positions in Kathmandu, conflict monitoring groups and the media, we learned that the leaders of major political parties, trade unions and student organisations were under house arrest or taken to one of six major detention centres around the valley.
		Reports started to trickle in from the rest of the country, thanks to limited road travel in private vehicles and a brief reprieve in the communications flout (landlines were turned on for one to two hours each evening, but internet servers, cellular phones and international lines remain blocked).
	sf.indymedia.org /mail.php?id=1710671 (1031 words)

	F-117A: Loss of #822
		The on-scene commander, because of a communications flout, could not receive or transmit vital information needed for recovery operations.
		Upon Hammer ACE's arrival, the on-scene commander was briefed on the team's communication capabilities and a communications plan was set into motion.
		Dennis Larsen, 49th Fighter Wing commander, addressed base and community members during a memorial ceremony held in front of the 49th fighter Wing headquarters.
	www.f-117a.com /822.html (1181 words)

	Special Report
		During this communications flout period, MDC staff told attorneys who sought to visit September 11 detainees that information on the detainees was not available.
		Every detained alien shall be notified that he or she may communicate with the consular or diplomatic officers of the country of his or her nationality in the United States.
		This policy was communicated by BOP Assistant Director Michael Cooksey to all BOP Regional Directors in a series of video conference calls that occurred between September 13 and September 20, 2001.
	www.usdoj.gov /oig/special/0306/chapter7.htm (19285 words)

	Blackout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A dispute between major Internet backbone companies that wound up fling out portions of the Net for thousands of people earlier this month has been settled...
		But the flout was lifted in San Antonio because of the short amount of time for ticket sales.
		TIRUPATI: The temple town of Tirumala was shrouded in a cloak of darkness, with power flout, on Thursday.
	www.wikiverse.org /blackout (361 words)

	Archives: Story (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		There was a time when communicating beyond your local area was nearly impossible.
		One of the most crucial services in Crawford County that was affected by the partial communications flout was Mercy Hospital, which requires long distance phone capability to remain in contact with patients and on-call physicians.
		Due to their quick response, any threat the flout posed to patients was reduced as much as possible.
	avalanche.townnews.com /articles/2004/07/08/news/news01.txt (1210 words)

	Send Word Now - Case Studies: Bank of New York
		During the flout, one of the problems that caused the most disruption was the inability to communicate via e-mail and telephone.
		Cohen and his team developed methods to capitalize on these devices when traditional communications were unavailable or inoperable.
		In today’s fast paced-business environment, it is necessary to have a means of contact for all situations, whether they are emergency, critical or routine.
	www.sendwordnow.com /public/bny1.aspx (597 words)

	NASA Quest > Space Team Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Flight Dir: Commander, you will enter communications flout in 20 seconds, over.
		PAO # 1: The shuttle has entered a region of intense ionization that prohibits radio communications.
		PAO # 2: The shuttle has left the region of high ionization and has resumed communications with Mission Control.
	quest.arc.nasa.gov /space/events/simulations/landing.html (498 words)

	W5YI :
		Hurricane Katrina caused a virtual communications flout in the region, knocking out some 2.5 million BellSouth Corp. telephone lines and disabled more than 1,000 cell tower sites operated by Nextel and Cingular Wireless.
		Along with the ARRL, a Red Cross disaster headquarters center in Montgomery, Alabama, is coordinating the deployment of ham volunteer teams assigned to various communications duties in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
		Local newspapers, radio and television stations are telling the public about how neighborhood hams are doing their part by handling health and welfare traffic into the stricken Gulf coast for residents unable to contact their families.
	www.w5yi.org /ama_news_article.php?id=73 (989 words)

	Lessons Learned From The Blackout: Crisis Communications Planning :: Public Relations and Publicity Blog
		You still communicate to the media that these other issues are real, but "our first focus is making sure that everyone is safe" rings loud and clear in the midst of a crisis.
		During the initial minutes of the flout, blame was placed on one of the NYC power stations, believing that there was a major fire there that caused the flout.
		Make sure that a copy of your crisis communications plan is in hard copy in at least two easily accessible locations.
	101publicrelations.com /blog/archives/000156.html (1718 words)

	Shuttle Columbia Disaster; Wrong Place, Wrong Time! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Between altitudes of 81 and 49 km, a communications flout occurs, when radio signals cannot penetrate the layer of ionised gas particles surrounding the spacecraft.
		Communication drop outs are expected to occur during decent but they had never been seen as early as Columbia began experiencing them, in this case a full 5-7 minutes prior to expected.
		Given the numerous communications and GPS dropouts and temperature anomalies which happen to occur at the same times it is increasingly likely that multiple electrical events (static, lightning) occurred during these times.
	www.superforce.com /shuttle/index.htm (9253 words)

	ABC News: Protests Against Nepal King Collapse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nepalese policemen arrest a Nepali Congress activist after he raised anti-monarchy slogans in Katmandu, Nepal, Friday, Feb. 18, 2005.The Royal government plunged Nepal into a communication flout Friday on Democracy Day, cutting phone service to thwart opposition activists trying to organize nationwide protest against the King's seizure of power earlier this month.
		KATMANDU, Nepal Feb 18, 2005 — Police in Nepal arrested 57 opposition protesters Friday as King Gyanendra plunged the Himalayan country into a communications flout, cutting phone service to thwart efforts to organize nationwide rallies against his recent seizure of power.
		The rallies, scheduled for Nepal's annual celebration of democracy called Democracy Day, were the first major protests planned against the king.
	abcnews.go.com /International/wireStory?id=512371 (416 words)

	Shenzhou 5
		He had two rest periods of three hours each, and was scheduled to eat once or twice meals of what was said to be a superior form of Chinese space food.
		Frequent communications sessions, including colour television links to the spacecraft, were made possible by China's four tracking ships deployed in the oceans of the world.
		As the spacecraft was in its 21st orbit, the orbital module separated.
	www.astronautix.com /flights/shezhou5.htm (1418 words)

	Dictionary communication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		, communicating -- the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow"
		Communication during the September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attacks
		Communications in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia
	www.dictionarydefinition.net /communication.html (96 words)

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