Downtown Vancouver without power for second day

We welcome more information about the continuing power outage in Downtown Vancouver. Please add your footage and comments below.Update 3:21 PDT  Telus is struggling alongside B.C. Hydro to restore phone service...

Vancouver Power Outage Walloping Some Domain Owners

Bad news for frequent visitors of personalloans.com and others looking for debt consolidation services."A power outage in Vancouver is taking a huge hit on some in the domain industry today. Domain Name News noticed...

Parts of Vancouver still without power

It is still unclear whether the office at Dunsmuir and Seymour currently has power.  Officially the area is still apparently blacked out but the coffee shops in the area are telling us they are back online.   We have sent someone down down to the office and see...

Karachi Hit by another Series of Power Outages

In Karachi the summer temperatures have been fluctuating between 35 to 40 degree C and humidity is high too. High inflation, dug-up roads, scorching heat…people have already got enough to be disgruntled and...

Voice Report from JTshockley

Queens - There's just been a major power outage in Brooklyn. All the trains arriving at 21st street station from Queens have been turned around. I'm not sure of the extent of the power outage in Brooklyn but as of...

Voice Report on Florida Power Blackout

"For NowPublic this is Roberto Alvarez-Galloso. I want to add a story to the Associated Press Title Florida Power Black Out remains a puzzle. Right now in Miami Florida, well, some people are talking about a minor...

Florida Power Outage - Voice Report 2 from AlvarezGalloso

"Hello, NowPublic. This is AlvarezGalloso and I am just calling again now from Miami, Florida. WSVN Channel 7 News reporter (Nicole N. Salata?) has said that the (FTO?) declared that there will be restoration of...

Florida Power Outage - Voice Report from AlvarezGalloso

"(??) here reporting from Miami at 6pm, Miami Time on the 26th of February 2008. This is notified now public and the world, according to channel 51 (telemondo)here in Miami, Florida, Carlos Salvares a Mayor of Miami...

Blackout, Tornado, and Electric Storms in Florida

UPDATE , 1800 EST: Voicereport "Reporting from Miami at 6pm, Miami Time on the 26th of February 2008. According to channel 51 (telemondo) here in Miami, Florida, Carlos Salvares a Mayor of Miami Day Florida along...

Voice Report from AlvarezGalloso

"Hello NowPublic. This is AlvarezGalloso. I'm reporting from Miami, Florida. At the corner of Northwest 22nd Avenue and Northwest 7th Street. Right now the situation with the electricity has stabilized. But,...

Ameren UE Offers ‘Power On’ Billboard Irony

If not for the large number of above-ground power lines partially-obstructing my view of it, I probably would have ignored the billboard which touts “BURYING POWER LINES UNDER GROUND.”Located along Highway 94 in...

Power Outage Hits Residences at SFU Burnaby

October 24th 2007, Burnaby, BC - At roughly 5:00 this morning a power outage hit the residences at Burnaby mountain. I awoke at the time to the beeping of my computer's surge-protector and a blank alarm clock staring me in the face. While an early morning certainly did not...

Amtrak: in The Dark on Emergency Preparedness

An Amtrak train station suffered a power outage yesterday, plunging commuters into darkness. Amtrak issued a press release touting their quick response. "An electrical problem cut power at 30th Street Station for...

No Lights, No Jokes: Power Outage Stops Funniest Fed Competition

When is the last time you were in a large, public, indoor space when the power went out? The Funniest Fed Competition, a standup comedy competition for federal employees, was just kicking off its semifinal round to a...

Living with power outages: Tips and Tricks

Being affected by recurrent power outages made me think about getting prepared for them. I learned a few tips along the way. 

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