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'CSI' Team Solves Kidnapping With The Power Out

Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, Forensics, Csi Unplugged, Blackout, Tv Replay, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Cbs, Power Outage, Reality-Free, TV News

The team faced an extra challenge on this week's "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation" (Wed., 10 p.m. EST on CBS) when the power went out mere minutes into...

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BREAKING: Time Warner And MSG Network Resolve Blackout Dispute

Posted 02.17.2012

Read More: Msg, Time Warner, Blackout, Jeremy Lin, Governor Cuomo, Time Warner Blackout, Madison Square Garden, Knicks, New York News

On the heels of the astonishing rise of Jeremy Lin and the New York Knicks, Time Warner Cable and the MSG network reportedly resolved their longstandi...

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'Big Bang' Beats Out 'Idol' ... Again!

Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: TV Canada, Video, The Big Bang Theory, The Friendship Contraction, Roommate Agreement, Blackout, Tv Replay, Reality-Free, TV News

"The Big Bang Theory" (Thu., 8 p.m. EST on CBS) is seriously threatening Fox's long-time ratings juggernaut "American Idol." For the third consecutiv...

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Anti-Piracy Bill Causes Consternation

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.19.2012

Read More: Internet Blackout, Video, Piracy, Pipa, Sopa Blackout, Blackout, Sopa and Pipa Bills, What Is Sopa, Censorship, Censored, Sopa, Politics News

The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and its Senate counterpart, the Protect IP Act (PIPA), have ignited widespread online protests--yet there is consid...

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SOPA/PIPA Aftermath: Where We Go Next

Raven Brooks | Posted 03.20.2012

Read More: Mpaa, Chris Dodd, Blackout, Pipa, Al Franken, Sopa, Sopa Protest, Online Advocacy, Sopa Pipa, Sopa Blackout, Net Neutrality, Wikipedia Blackout, Politics News

It seems that SOPA and PIPA are dead in their current forms, but like zombies they'll be back under different names. I think there are a couple of lessons worth taking away from Wednesday's protest.

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Key Supporters Abandon Anti-Piracy Legislation

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Internet Blackout, Marco Rubio, Roy Blunt, Pipa, Sopa Blackout, Protect IP, Sopa, Censored, Stop Online Piracy Act, Protect Ip Act, Video, Piracy, Orrin Hatch, Blackout, Sopa and Pipa Bills, Censorship, Politics News

Joining other lawmakers, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) announced Wednesday that he would no longer support the Protect IP Act, amid widespread online prot...

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400 Chernobyls

Matthew Stein | Posted 01.06.2012

Read More: Environment, Chernobyl, Natural Disasters, Blackout, Fukushima, Electromagnetic Pulse, Coronal Mass Ejection, World News

There are nearly 450 nuclear reactors in the world, with hundreds more either under construction or in the planning stages. Imagine what havoc it would wreak if we were to suddenly experience not just one or two nuclear meltdowns, but 400.

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Southwest Power Outage A Reminder Of Power Grid Vulnerabilities

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD and ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 11.09.2011

Read More: Energy, Southwest Power Outage, Power Grid, Mexico, Blackout, Southern California, San Diego, San Diego Power Outage, Power Grid Vulnerabilities, Los Angeles News

SAN DIEGO — A blackout that swept across parts of the Southwest and Mexico apparently began with a single utility worker and a minor repair job....

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NY Man: I Called In Threat Because Power Was Out

AP | Posted 11.06.2011

Read More: Tropical Storm Irene, Long Island Power Authority, New York Crime, Man Makes Bomb Threat Because Power Was Out, Man Makes Bomb Threat Hurricane Irene, Raijiv Pandey, Hurricane Irene, Blackout, Hurricane Irene Bomb Threat, Weird New York, Crime News

NEW YORK -- A New York man says he phoned in a bomb threat to try to get power turned back on at his grandmother's house. Nassau County police say Ra...

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Anna Calvi, Live in NYC (VIDEO)

Michael Vazquez | Posted 10.04.2011

Read More: Messiaen, Merucry Prize, No More Words, Love Won't Be Leaving, Anna Calvi, Maria Callas, Red Vox AC30, Sade, Laurence Bell, Johnny Flynn, I'll Be Your Man, Jezebel, Tango, Captain Beefheart, Blackout, PJ Harvey, Frankie Laine, Scott Walker, The Devil, New York, the Motels, Roy Orbison, Le Poisson Rouge, "Rider to the Sea, Elvis Preslsy, David Bowie, Nick Cave, Wayne Shanklin, Morning Light, Desire, Daniel Maiden-Wood, The Rolling Stones, Wolf Like Me, The Prizefighter and the Heiress, Tv on the Radio, Coral, Fender Telecaster, Pritpal Soor, First We Kiss, Sound & Vision, Bill Ryder-Jones, Chloe Walsh, Mally Harpaz, Michael Vazquez, Edith Piaf, Eight-Track Recordings, Leonard Cohen, The Luminaire, Brian Eno, Debussy, Ravel, Nina Simone, Rob Ellis, London & South East, Domino Records, Jimi Hendrix, Cheap Hotel, Suzanne & I, Moulinette, Claire Grogan, David Lynch, The Village Gate, Entertainment News

Here's Anna Calvi performing at Le Poisson Rouge, which was once the legendary jazz venue the Village Gate.

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Thousands Powerless Because Of Snake

Patch | Posted 11.15.2011

Read More: Missouri, Blackout, Baldwin, Snakes, Animals in the News, West St. Louis County, Reptiles, Weird News News

A snake that slithered its way into power station caused a blackout for 25,000 when it got incinerated on a transformer Thursday morning in Missouri. ...

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Green News Report: February 8, 2011 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Floods, Co2, Fedex, Natural Disasters, Green Jobs, Australia, Epa, Agriculture, Regulation, Innovation, Green News Report, Pollution, Fossil Fuels, Big Oil, Greenhouse Gases, Gop, Climate Change, Climate Change Denial, Usda, Global Warming Deniers, Air Pollution, Global Warming, Bp, Clean Energy Jobs, Carbon Emissions, Environmentalists, Environmentalism, Energy Efficiency, BRAD BLOG, Snow, Green News, BP Oil Spill, Extreme Weather, China, Wind Power, Toys, Carbon Tax, Colorado, Coal, Climate Scientists, Drought, Electricity, Germany, Saudi Arabia, Tom Donohue, Natural Gas, Chemicals, Super Bowl, Biden, Barack Obama, Hyrdoelectric Power, Smart Grid, High Speed Rail, Wildfires, Water Crisis, Blackout, Chamber of Commerce, Green News

TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Was the W...

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This "Revolution" Will Not Be Twittered?

Parvez Sharma | Posted 05.25.2011

My conversation with my friend Negma is fragmented and she lets out a torrent of words -- she knows that she might be cut off any minute.

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An Open Letter to Rupert Murdoch

Brian Frederick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, News Corp, Blackout, Fox, Sports Fans Coalition, Sports News

Sports fans in several cities and regions around the country are in danger or have already been blindsided this fall by contract disputes between Fox and satellite and cable companies.

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Sen. Sherrod Brown Sticks up for Sports Fans Over NFL's Blackout Policy

Brian Frederick | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cincinnati Bengals, Cleveland Browns, Roger Goodell, Blackout, Nfl, Sherrod Brown, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Games, Football, Supply and Demand, Capitalism, Taxpayers, Stadiums, Sports News

If an NFL game is not sold out 72 hours prior to kickoff, league rules mandate that the game be blacked out in the local market. Last season, the NFL blacked out 22 games and this season looks worse.

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New FlashForward DVD Set to Include "Blackout" Feature

Ben Berkon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abc, Blackout, Flashforward, Television, Entertainment, Comedy News, Humor, Something You Should Read, Fox, Ben Berkon, Glee, Dvd, Comedy News

In entertainment news, the new FlashForward DVD set, which was originally released August 31st, will now come standard with a "blackout" feature so viewers won't remember how terrible the series was after watching it.

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Xcel Equipment Failure Leaves 5,200 Without Power In Denver

9News | Dan Boniface | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Substation, Xcel, Blackout, Denver, Power Outage, Denver News

DENVER - Xcel Energy blames equipment failure for a power outage on Monday at the same location where a substation exploded a week ago. Advertisement...

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Reflections on the Boss and the Infamous Summer of '77

Cheryl Wills | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Reggie Jackson, Blackout, Queens New York, George Steinbrenner Yankees, Son of Sam, New York News

A ferocious ball club owner, a city on the brink of financial collapse, a blackout... that was the summer of my youth. And like any tough-as nails dyed-in-the-wool New Yorker, if I could do it all over again, I would. I swear I would.

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The Solar 'Katrina' Storm That Could Take Our Power Grid Out For Years

Lawrence E. Joseph | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Power Grid, Hydroelectric, Kappenam, Surge Protector, Sunblock, Katrina, Utilities, Aftermath, Electromagnetic Pulse, Electricity, Solar Flares, Sun, Blackout, Nuclear Power, Books News

John Kappenman is determined to save civilization from the mother of all blackouts. If he fails, we may well suffer on a scale that makes even World Wars seem trivial in comparison.

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Dust Storm Video: Dust Storm Turns Sky Black In Broken Hill, Australia (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Slidepoll, Australia, Video, Broken Hill, Blackout, Dust Storm, Dust Storm Video, Sydney, Black Sky, Dust, World News

For the second time this week, Sydney, Australia was hit by a huge dust storm Saturday, causing the city to glow red. Reuters reported that the first...

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Yoga Levels: Enjoy the Blackouts

Olivia Rosewood | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Yoga, Meditation, Blackout, Electrical Shortages, Meditation Practice, Summer, Peace, Healthy Living News

It was a great reminder that peace and happiness do not come from things, business, or any kind of doing, but rather of undoing, and even more likely, just being.

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Secret Service Scrambled To Protect Obama In Blackout

Time | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Obama Blackout, Obama Security Blackout, Barack Obama, President Obama, Oahu Blackout, Barack Obama Blackout, Hawaii, Blackout, Obama Security, Politics News

What happens when the President-Elect is vacationing in your state and suddenly a major electrical outage occurs? Apart from the embarrassment, there'...

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