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	2003 North American blackout - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Those who relied on the Internet were similarly disconnected from their news source for the duration of the flout, with the exception of dialup access from laptop computers, which was widely reported to work until the battery would run out of charge.
		The show was rescheduled for later in the month; many Stooges fans quipped that the flout had been caused when guitarist Ron Asheton was playing his guitar during soundcheck, a joke immortalized in the liner notes of a DVD of the rescheduled concert.
		Major events such as concerts were canceled for several days, and the opening of the Canadian National Exhibition, scheduled for the 15th, was postponed to Tuesday, August 19.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/2003_North_America_blackout (6095 words)

	CNN.com - Major power outage hits New York, other large cities - Aug. 14, 2003
		Bryan Lee, a spokesman for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said it appeared that a "cascading flout" destabilized the Niagara-Mohawk power grid as far north as Canada and as far west as Detroit and Cleveland.
		The last big flout in the United States took place almost exactly seven years ago, August 11, 1996, when some 4 million customers in nine Western states and parts of Mexico lost power for as long as 10 hours.
		In the Great Northeast Blackout of 1965, the largest in U.S. history, at least 25 million people in New York, New England and portions of Pennsylvania and New Jersey lost electricity for a day starting late in the afternoon of November 9.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/08/14/power.outage (1312 words)

	Kefalonia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		There are five harbours and ports in the prefecture: four main harbours on the island, Sami or Same, and a major port with links to Patras and Ithaca.
		The majority of the island is rugged and mountainous, suitable only for goats.
		Between January 24 and 26 of 2006, a major snowstorm blanketed the entire island causing a major flout.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kefalonia (2140 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Blackouts Work"
		In 1996 there was a major flout in the western U.S. and Canada because the wires of a major transmission line sagged into some trees and shorted out.
		The New York Blackout of 1977: One hot night in July, multiple lightning strikes knocked out power to the entire city of New York, leaving 8 million people without light or air conditioning.
		The Blackout of 2003:Cities across the midwestern United States, northeastern United States and southern Canada lost power, apparently due to a problem with a series of transmission lines known as "The Lake Eerie Loop." Roughly 50 million people lost power.
	www.howstuffworks.com /blackout.htm (797 words)

	Huge blackout zaps Northeast, Canada / Major U.S. cities paralyzed -- transportation a nightmare
		The flout caused early closures of factories in the car-making area around Detroit and shut down the Detroit- Windsor Tunnel.
		Washington was not directly affected by the flout, but political figures began to ponder the effect on energy policy of the giant flout -- and the failure of all safeguards.
		The 1996 flout on the West Coast affected 4 million and the 1977 New York City flout affected 9 million.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2003/08/15/MN205501.DTL (1597 words)

	Typhoon causes major blackout
		The case for another hike in interest rates is easily made, but so is the case for keeping rates on hold, writes Greta Steyn.
		Taipei - One person was killed and hundreds of thousands of homes across Taiwan were hit by power flouts on Tuesday as gale-force winds and torrential rain from Typhoon Dujuan battered the island, said officials.
		The typhoon left a trail of destruction across Taiwan and wreaked havoc with air and rail traffic before the Central Weather Bureau lifted the typhoon warning at 11:30.
	www.news24.com /News24/AnanziArticle/0,,2-10-1462_1410469,00.html (418 words)

	Major power blackout hits US, Canada - Sify.com
		New York: Huge power flouts hit New York and other major cities across the northeast United States and Canada on Thursday, closing airports, stranding commuters in underground trains and causing massive traffic jams.
		Bryan Lee, a spokesman for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, said a breakdown at an electricity plant in New York destabilized a major power grid, disrupting the flow of electricity to much of the northern United States and southern Canada.
		"It was a total flout, but there was no panic," said Amy Hui, who works for an insurance company on the 19th floor of a neighbouring office building.
	sify.com /news/fullstory.php?id=13225978 (922 words)

	USATODAY.com - Report: Major blackout could have been prevented (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The vast flout that left tens of millions of people without power last summer could have been contained with stronger emergency actions and tougher regulation, energy investigators said Monday.
		Monday's report says the council is an inadequate overseer, and it scolds an Ohio utility, First Energy, for touching off the flout that spread from the Midwest to the Northeast and Canada.
		Since the flout, says First Energy spokeswoman Ellen Raines, the company has beefed up training, invested $10 million in new computer controls and increased air and foot patrols near power lines.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2004-04-05-blackout-report_x.htm (393 words)

	BBC NEWS \| In Depth \| Huge blackout cripples Italy
		It is the latest in a series of major flouts to affect national power grids - north-east United States and Canada were hit last month, and Denmark and southern Sweden on Tuesday.
		The Italian national grid authority blamed the flout on a malfunction of two major supply lines from France.
		French officials confirmed there had been a brief interruption of supply - "probably because of stormy conditions in the zone" - but denied this was the cause of the Italian flout.
	news.bbc.co.uk /2/hi/in_depth/3146136.stm (453 words)

	CNN.com - Power returns to most areas hit by blackout - Aug. 15, 2003
		Canada was experiencing rolling flouts Friday night, but Ontario Hydro was working to re-establish power in the province.
		The White House said Friday that a joint U.S.-Canadian task force will be formed to "identify the causes of the recent power outage." In addition to trying to find the cause of the outage, the task force will "seek solutions to help prevent future outages," according to the statement.
		New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg said at least one person died as a result of the flout, and at least one firefighter was injured.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/08/15/power.outage/index.html (1240 words)

	Offshoreonly.com - Major Blackout Hits NY up to Toronto
		NEW YORK - A huge power flout hit U.S. and Canadian cities Thursday, driving workers in New York and Toronto into the streets, shutting subways in blistering heat and closing four nuclear power plants in Ohio and New York state.
		Blackouts stretched from New York City as far west as Detroit, at least.
		The flouts rivaled those in the West on Aug. 11, 1996, when heat, sagging power lines and unusually high demand for electricity caused an outage that affected 4 million customers in nine states, one of the most severe outages in U.S. history.
	www.offshoreonly.com /forums/showthread.php?t=56989 (1238 words)

	Most businesses still unprepared for a major blackout (2004)
		A year after a major electricity failure threw Ontario and several U.S. states into darkness, less than one-third of the executives polled recently said they had a comprehensive disaster recovery plan in place.
		Robert Offley, president and chief executive of survey co-sponsor Fusepoint Managed Services, said he was surprised by how many of the respondents admitted to being unprepared although their awareness of the risk has been heighted by the August 14, 2003, flout, which affected 50 million North Americans.
		Depending on the size of what they're doing, it could take three to four years before there is something up and running - and that's after doing an analysis to decide whether it makes sense to pursue, he added.
	www.ontariotenants.ca /electricity/articles/2004/cp-04h11.phtml (700 words)

	How to Protect Your Money in Case of a Major Blackout - eHow.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		Major flouts, such as the New York City flout of 2003, can pose a special threat to banks and other financial institutions.
		Order a copy of your credit report regularly so that you have a record of your credit standing in case a flout does damage financial records.
		Beware of investing in companies who might expect to experience a short term increase in stock prices because of flout hysteria (such as solar power or water filtration companies).
	www.ehow.com /how_1236_protect-money-y2k.html (422 words)

	WorldNetDaily: Major blackout strikes London (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		A major flout stranded hundreds of thousands of commuters in underground tunnels and trains in London and southeast England after the national power grid system failed during the height of rush hour.
		According to Mayor Ken Livingstone, 250,000 people were traveling via the subways and trains when the power went out at approximately 6:15 p.m.
		Officials said 60 percent of the underground system was affected, creating chaos among the droves of workers headed out of the city.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/printer-friendly.asp?ARTICLE_ID=34320 (336 words)

	andreapolli's weblog
		He was a major player in the investigation of weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
		In simplistic terms, if the majority of investors are optimistic, the stock market will behave differently than if the majority are pessimistic, and the pessmism or optimism of an individual is partially determined by the perceived pessimism of optimism of other investors.
		Last night there was an electrical flout that spanned most of the northern east coast from Washington DC up into Canada and west to Detroit affecting all the major cities that lasted for more than 1/2 a day.
	www.danchan.com /weblog/andreapolli/2003/8 (11217 words)

	Power returns to London following major blackout - Aug. 29, 2003 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		LONDON -- Power came back on late Thursday across London, some two and a half hours after a major flout stranded hundreds of thousands of people and shut down large parts of the commuter rail service, officials said.
		The power cut hit nearly 60 percent of the London underground rail network and a large number of electrically-powered suburban commuter trains heading south out of the capital.
		It came two weeks to the day after a massive flout threw much of the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada into darkness.
	www.inq7.net /brk/2003/aug/29/brkafp_1-1.htm (190 words)

	The Bull Pen - Major Blackout in England -- coincidence?
		The Bull Pen - Major Blackout in England -- coincidence?
		He's going to run on the fact that there have not been any major domestic terrorist incidents since 9/11, because his policies, including the Patriot Act and the Department of Homeland Security, have been successful and have been keeping us safe.
		Bush does not benefit if terrorists are able to pull off another major event/attack in the US.
	www.rotojunkie.com /forums/showthread.php?t=30332 (478 words)

	Major League Baseball : The Official Site
		({ flout: 'local', text: 'Sanchez\'s catch on tarp:', media_type: 'video', urls: [{ speed: '350', url: { w: '2006/open/tp/archive08/080106_atlpit_sanchez_catch_tp_350.wmv', w_id: '509249', pid: 'mlb_tp', fid: 'mlb_tp350', v: '2', gid: '2006/08/01/atlmlb-pitmlb-1', login: null, authorization: null } }], is_free: true, state: 'video_on' })
		({ flout: 'local', text: 'Villone snags liner:', media_type: 'video', urls: [{ speed: '350', url: { w: '2006/open/tp/archive08/080106_tornya_villone_catch_tp_350.wmv', w_id: '509274', pid: 'mlb_tp', fid: 'mlb_tp350', v: '2', gid: '2006/08/01/tormlb-nyamlb-1', login: null, authorization: null } }], is_free: true, state: 'video_on' })
		({ flout: 'local', text: 'Guillen hits for the cycle:', media_type: 'video', urls: [{ speed: '350', url: { w: '2006/open/tp/archive08/080106_dettba_guillen_cycle_reel_tp_350.wmv', w_id: '509328', pid: 'mlb_tp', fid: 'mlb_tp350', v: '2', gid: '2006/08/01/detmlb-tbamlb-1', login: null, authorization: null } }], is_free: true, state: 'video_on' })
	mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/index.jsp (1093 words)

	"BREAKING NEWS -- Major Blackout Hits London" - THR
		A spokesman for the London underground railway system told Reuters: "It appears to be affecting the majority of the London underground.
		He said a majority of the network was affected and blamed a National Grid power failure.
		its not a "power flout across major parts of the UK" - its a flout in London, which has inconvienenced hundreds of thousands of people getting home from work, but little else and in all probability all traces of the disruption will be gone tommorrow.
	www.thehighroad.org /showthread.php?t=37871 (1343 words)

	archive{1977 blackout \|\| Blackout History Project
		"Predictors of Looting in Selected Neighborhoods of New York City During the Blackout of 1977." Sociology and Social Research, 71, #3: 228-231.
		"Anatomy of a Blackout: How's and Why's of the series of events that led to the shutdown of New York's power in July 1977." IEEE Spectrum: 39-46.
		"The Cost of an Urban Blackout: The Consolodated Edison Blackout, July 13-14, 1977." Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office.
	blackout.gmu.edu /archive/a_1977.html (547 words)

	Heart Info - Heart FAQ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		However, in general the major issue is not making heart blockages go away, rather just making sure that they don't get worse or cause another heart attack.
		As you might surmise from knowing that each of these conditions is an independent risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome is quickly becoming one of the major public health concerns in the United States due to its increasingly recognized association with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
		Based on a recent report, approximately 47 million Americans have some elements of the metabolic syndrome, a rapidly growing number that is likely due to our society's general lack of regard for physical activity and healthy diets.
	www.heartinfo.com /ms/nav/faq/main.html (6001 words)

	United Technologies Corporation -- Otis teams fast, resourceful in major blackout
		The massive power outage that darkened large sections of the United States and Canada challenged Otis field and office employees, who proved both quick and resourceful in reaching customers' buildings and freeing trapped elevator passengers.
		A supervisor with OTISLINE®, Otis' 24-hour customer call center, saw news of the flout on television while at the hair salon and left before the stylist was finished - hair still wet - to help out at the call center.
		Thomas Shepard at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation said, "The performance of every single Otis representative was truly professional as they moved from one building to another, safely releasing any entrapped people, gaining control over each elevator bank for emergency operations and continuing to provide service on site as necessary throughout the entire crisis."
	www.utc.com /press/highlights/2003-09-10_blackout.htm (836 words)

	MAJOR BLACKOUT IN CHILE BLAMED ON UFO
		On May 1, 1997, the Chilean capital city of Santiago experienced a major electrical flout that left not only the city but an estimated 60% of the entire country temporarily without electric power.
		The flout, according to our source Luis Sanchez Perry, lasted for about one hour.
		Then on the evening news of Friday, May 9, on the program "MegaNoticias" on Santiago's channel 9, a story was aired claiming that the flout was probably caused by a UFO.
	www.anomalies.net /archive/cni-news/CNI.0699.html (250 words)

	CNN.com - Last major blackout was 7 years ago - Aug. 14, 2003
		Commuters and travelers flow out of the darkened hallways toward the main waiting area inside Grand Central Station in New York City, after a massive power outage Thursday.
		The last massive power outage in the United States occurred seven years ago when high temperatures, sagging power lines and unusually high demand for electricity caused a flout that affected 4 million customers in nine Western states.
		• On December 8, 1998, a construction crew's mistake caused a flout across a 49-square mile area of the San Francisco Peninsula.
	edition.cnn.com /2003/US/08/14/previous.blackouts.ap (391 words)

	Blackout Hits Major Portion of Greater Los Angeles
		There were undoubtedly losses of data and information in that period that will affect business for some time," Dolan said.
		In light of the tragedy in the Gulf Coast, a 90-minute flout is far from a disaster, but portions of the Los Angeles economy came to a stop.
		"It's tough to do lawyering when your computers aren't working," said an associate in one of the major firms in downtown LA. Located on the 32nd floor in a Grand Avenue high rise, all systems were down for some time.
	www.primezone.com /newsroom/news.html?d=85822 (527 words)

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		Last Updated: 9/12/2005 4:44:06 PM Los Angeles police say they don't expect terrorism in today's flout that hit a major portion of Los Angeles.
		Outages are reported from downtown to the coast, and north into the San Fernando Valley.
		Traffic lights are dark, snarling traffic at intersections throughout the city.
	www.wbir.com /printfullstory.aspx?storyid=28568 (96 words)

	Moscow Paralyzed by Major Blackout - IMAGES - MOSNEWS.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		The flout was caused by a fire and an explosion at the Chagino substation in the Moscow region, vice prime minister Viktor Khristenko announced / Frame from NTV Channel
		Two years ago, when New York City was paralyzed by a massive flout, Russian energy officials used the occasion to point out that something like this could never have happened in Russia, where energy infrastructure is entirely different.
		While the economic toll has yet to be estimated, the flout has affected practically all spheres of public life.
	www.mosnews.com /images/g/s101.shtml (569 words)

	The Hindu : Major power blackout in State
		Just days after a major power flout, all of Karnataka was again subjected to another sudden breakdown of electricity supply on Wednesday.
		It was caused by a sudden tripping of the State grid that occurred in the early hours on Wednesday.
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	www.hinduonnet.com /2001/03/08/stories/0408210k.htm (504 words)

	Internet Software Downloads - Windows File of the Day (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-24)
		So whether you're selling, writing, complaining, or just indulging in a little creativity, you want to be sure that the majority of people who come to your Web site can view it.
		Today, however, the vast majority of your visitors are going to be using either IE or Mozilla.
		IRC gained prominence when it was used behind the Iron Curtain to report on the fall of the USSR during a media flout.
	windows.fileoftheday.com /archives/cat_internet.html (6696 words)

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