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Midwest ISO Chairman Paul J. Feldman to Speak at Utility Reliability Conference in Columbus, Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Midwest ISO Chairman Paul J. Feldman will headline the speakers at this October's Certification in Field Reliability Operations Conference, October 15-17 in Columbus, Ohio. The conference is designed for utility reliability managers and engineers, distribution engineers, and executives with PUC reporting responsibilities. Sessions focus on various aspects...
Tags: chairman, Columbus, conference, ISO, Manufacturing, Ohio, outage, Quality
Research articles 2008-09-24
Oil prices hit $137 after fresh Nigeria outage
LONDON AFP — World oil prices jumped to 137 dollars a barrel on Thursday, within reach of record heights, after another militant attack slashed output in Nigeria, Africa's biggest crude producer. New York's main oil futures contract, light sweet crude for July delivery, spiked to 137.00 dollars per barrel...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, barrel, London, Nigeria, outage, Outsourcing
Research articles 2008-06-19
Power outage hits Washington, White House
WASHINGTON AFP — A power outage Friday caused a blackout in parts of downtown Washington, including the White House, leaving thousands without electricity and causing major subway delays, the utility company said. The blackout area includes the White House, although an AFP correspondent said it appeared to be business...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Manufacturing, outage, spokesman, Washington, White House
Research articles 2008-06-13
Northern California Wildfire Disrupts Power to Paradise
FOLSOM, Calif. -- The Humboldt Fire - which has been burning for two days in the foothills east of Chico, CA - today caused two-115 kV transmission lines to trip out of service. Those two lines feed power into the city of Paradise and the surrounding area. The loss of...
Tags: California, ISO, Manufacturing, outage, Quality
Research articles 2008-06-12
Dedicated Federal Employees Keep Air Traffic Moving During Major Power Outage
To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Kori Blalock Keller of Professional Aviation Safety Specialists PASS, AFL-CIO, +1-202-293-7277 Routine Maintenance Checks Ensure Efficiency of Aviation System WASHINGTON,March 3/PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --Tuesdays power outage across South Florida did not impact air traffic in the area due to the work performed everyday by dedicated Federal Aviation...
Tags: AFL-CIO, FAA, Manufacturing, outage
Research articles 2008-03-03
Reactors still down after massive Florida power outage: officials
MIAMI AFP — Power officials continued their efforts Wednesday to revive two crippled nuclear reactors in southern Florida, one day after a massive blackout darkened millions of homes across the state. "The reactors still are not running," said Karen Visepo, spokeswoman for Florida Power and Light, the company responsible...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blackout, Florida, Manufacturing, Miami, outage
Research articles 2008-02-27
Power restored after massive blackout darkens much of Florida
MIAMI, AFP — Relieved Floridians late Tuesday relished the simple pleasure of turning on their televisions and living room lamps, with power restored hours after a massive blackout had darkened millions of homes across the state. The monster power outage had left millions of people in southern Florida bereft...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, blackout, Florida, Manufacturing, Miami, outage
Research articles 2008-02-26
Pakistan lifts YouTube ban, says world outage accidental
ISLAMABAD, Feb 27, 2008 AFP — Pakistan said it had lifted a ban on YouTube Tuesday after the website removed cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed, adding that an earlier worldwide outage sparked by its actions was unintentional. Telecommunications officials told AFP that the popular website was up and running...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, INTERNET, outage, Pakistan, YouTube Inc.
Research articles 2008-02-26
Egypt asks to stop film, MP3 downloads during Internet outage
CAIRO AFP — Egypt's telecommunications ministry appealed Thursday for Internet users to stop downloading movies and MP3s so as to give priority to businesses after damage to an undersea cable forced all traffic onto backup systems. The appeal came after two submarine cables in the Mediterranean were damaged for...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Cable, Egypt, INTERNET, ministry, MP3, NETWORKING, outage, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Research articles 2008-01-31
Internet outage hits business from Cairo to Colombo
CAIRO AFP — Damage to undersea Internet cables hit business across the Middle East and South Asia on Thursday, including the vital call centre industry, prompting pleas for people to limit their surfing. Around 70 percent of Internet users in Egypt have been affected since two submarine cables in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, cable, Egypt, file-sharing, INTERNET, outage
Research articles 2008-01-31
Before Winter Snow, More Flooding for the Northwest
To: STATE EDITORSContact: The American Red Cross Public Affairs Desk, +1-202-303- 5551 Red Cross assisting communities as evacuations continueWASHINGTON, Dec. 4/PRNewswire-USNewswire/--The Red Cross is responding to severe flooding in Oregon and Washington State caused by back-to-back storms on Sunday and Monday. Bringing hurricane force winds along with inches of rain,...
Tags: American Red Cross, Manufacturing, outage, Red Cross
Research articles 2007-12-04
A look back at public power.(Association News)
50 years ago--1957 Benton PUD found roosting herons were causing some power outages (Wash.) ... As of December 31, 1956, the 989 REA borrowers were operating 1,382,737 miles of line to 4,361,896 consumers ... Seattle City Light announced that their journeymen linemen will be...
Tags: bond, borrower, FINANCE, Government, Investment, Manufacturing, Oregon, outage, senator, U.S. Congress
Research articles 2007-12-01
Dallas/Fort Worth affected by radio outage
AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-C1997-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD Airport spokesman Ken Capps at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport said on 19 November that a software problem disrupted radio communications at control towers early in the day. According to Capps, flights in and out of Dallas were delayed by up to an...
Tags: FAA, MARKETING, outage, radio
Research articles 2007-11-20
30th Street outage leads to delays
A power failure late yesterday afternoon in 30th Street Station caused about 10 trains to be delayed as Amtrak workers struggled to board passengers in the dark.The longest train delay was 45 minutes, said Amtrak spokeswoman Karina Ronero, but the average was 10 or 15 minutes.The outage began at about...
Tags: Amtrak, Manufacturing, outage
Research articles 2007-10-20
Controllers race to clear skies around Memphis
Hundreds of flights were delayed or diverted Tuesday after a communications failure shut down radar, radio and telephone contact at an air-traffic center guiding flights over nine Southern states. There were no reports of near-collisions, but controllers had to clear the skies above a broad area...
Tags: carpenter, FAA, Manufacturing, MARKETING, outage, radio
Research articles 2007-09-26
Power outage interrupts work at Livermore Lab
LIVERMORE -- A power outage caused by a small transformer failure affected 107 buildings and trailers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Wednesday morning, prompting declaration of an "operational emergency." The failure occurred at 7:30 a.m. Backup generators immediately provided power to 22 facilities, including the plutonium facility known as...
Tags: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Manufacturing, outage
Research articles 2007-08-30
S.Africa on guard against 2010 World Cup electricity outages
JOHANNESBURG AFP — The South African government said Thursday it was on guard against major electricity outages normally experienced during its winter months when the FIFA World Cup kicks off in 2010. World Cup 2010 government unit director-general Joe Phaahla said they were concerned about the weak supply of...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, FIFA, Government, guard, outage, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-08-16
Research Finds Significant Opportunity to Automate IT Problem Identification Processes to Improve Operational Efficiency
IT Staff Burdened with Reactive Problem Alerts Associated with Ongoing System Outages and Slowdowns IRVINE, Calif. -- Integrien, the leader in integrity management solutions, today announced results of a recent survey of IT executives that stresses the need for an alternative approach to IT problem resolution to help improve...
Tags: outage, Strategy, Techtel
Research articles 2007-07-30
Looming drought may bring water, power outages to Philippines
MANILA AFP — A prolonged dry spell in the Philippines has raised the possibility of water shortages and power cuts in the capital and surrounding areas, officials said Thursday. President Gloria Arroyo had asked the public to save water and ordered all agencies to prepare for a drought if...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Manufacturing, outage, Philippines, president
Research articles 2007-07-26
Wildfire causes Dixie power outage
ST. GEORGE -- Thousands of residents in Utah's Dixie were without power for several sweltering hours Monday after wildfire damaged a major transmission line. "The fire caused protective devises to de-energize by 138 kilovolts in a transmission line which affected 10 substations," said Jeff Hymas, Rocky Mountain Power...
Tags: Manufacturing, outage, oxygen, Red Cross, Utah
Research articles 2007-07-17
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