Rolling blackouts ( also called load shedding ) are intentionally engineered electrical power outages, used to distribute insufficient power when the demand for electricity exceeds the supply.

Rolling blackouts affecting 97, 000 customers hit the San Francisco Bay area on June 14, 2000 and San Diego Gas & Electric Company filed a complaint alleging market manipulation by some energy producers in August 2000.

Rolling blackouts were avoided when the state halted two large state and federal water pumps to conserve electricity.

Rolling blackouts are a last-resort measure used by an electric utility company to avoid a total blackout of the power system.

Rolling blackouts may be localised to a specific part of the electricity network or may be more widespread and affect entire countries and continents.

Rolling blackouts generally result from two causes: insufficient generation capacity or inadequate transmission infrastructure to deliver sufficient power to the area where it is needed.

Rolling blackouts in developed countries are rare because demand is accurately forecasted, adequate infrastructure investment is scheduled and networks are well managed ; such events are considered an unacceptable failure of planning and can cause significant political damage to responsible governments.

Rolling blackouts of three hours were expected to last until the end of April 2011 and will affect the Tokyo, Kanagawa, Shizuoka, Yamanashi, Chiba, Ibaraki, Saitama, Tochigi, and Gunma prefectures.

Rolling blackouts began nation-wide in Pakistan in early 2008 and continue presently in June 2012.

Rolling blackouts were again imposed in late August 2005 in Southern California due to the loss of a key transmission line ; the transmission line shut itself off because of a faulty sensor.

Rolling blackouts continued to affect about 5 % of the population on the next two days ( 29-30 September ) as the electricity company ENEL continued its effort to restore supply.

Operation Market Garden and Operation Rolling Thunder are examples of battles known by their military codenames.

The Studio Notes section of the November 27 issue of Rolling Stone stated that " Devo are working on their first album of new material since 1990's Smooth Noodle Maps.

Musicians who are primarily known as singers or performers on another instrument who also have recorded and performed harmonica solos include Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Donovan, Taj Mahal, Mick Jagger and Brian Jones of The Rolling Stones, Huey Lewis of Huey Lewis and the News, John Mayall, Peter Green of Fleetwood Mac, Roger Daltrey of The Who, Steven Tyler of Aerosmith, Robert Plant of Led Zeppelin, Bono of U2, Rick Davies of Supertramp, and Richard " Magic Dick " Salwitz of The J. Geils Band.

Recognition of the band's importance built over the years, and they are now regularly represented in many assessments of all-time great rock music, such as the Rolling Stone lists of the 50 Greatest Artists of All Time and 25 Greatest Live Albums of All Time, VH1's 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock, and Mojo's 100 Greatest Albums.

Rolling tobacco can be additive free, although premium additive free products are available.

In July 2008, Rolling Stone commented that " Rush fans are the Trekkies / trekkers of rock ".

Rolling blocks are most often associated with firearms made by Remington in the later 19th century ; in the Remington action the hammer serves to lock the breech closed at the moment of firing, and the block in turn prevents the hammer from falling with the breech open.

Remington has once again made their No. 1 Rolling Block rifles available H & R was later acquired by NEF, and both are now part of the Marlin Firearms family.

Famed " Gonzo " writer Hunter S. Thompson covered the game for Rolling Stone magazine, and his exploits in Houston are legendary.

Rolling and mountainous terrain and the absence of large rivers are conspicuous features of the South.

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducted the Rolling Stone's, noting that " critical acclaim and popular consensus has accorded them the title of the “ World ’ s Greatest Rock and Roll Band .” Rolling Stone magazine ranked them 4th on their " 100 Greatest Artists of All Time " list, and their album sales are estimated to have been more than 200 million worldwide.

Examples include polka versions of Jimi Hendrix's " Purple Haze " and The Doors ' " People are Strange ", The Rolling Stones ' "( I Can't Get No ) Satisfaction " as a cha-cha, and " Sixteen Tons " as a cumbia.

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The last names " Flintstone " and " Rubble ", as well as other common Bedrock surnames such as " Shale " and " Quartz ", are in line with these puns, as are the names of Bedrock's celebrities: " Gary Granite " ( Cary Grant ), " Stony Curtis " ( Tony Curtis ), " Ed Sulleyrock / Sulleystone " ( Ed Sullivan ), " Rock Pile / Quarry / Hudstone " ( Rock Hudson ), " Ann-Margrock " ( Ann-Margret ), " Jimmy Darrock " ( James Darren ), " Alvin Brickrock " ( Alfred Hitchcock ), " Perry Masonry / Masonite " ( Perry Mason as played by Raymond Burr ), " Mick Jadestone and The Rolling Boulders " ( Mick Jagger and The Rolling Stones ), " Eppy Brianstone " ( Brian Epstein ) and " The Beau Brummelstones " ( The Beau Brummels ).

In some cases this was not credited at the time-many recordings by acts such as The Rolling Stones, The Small Faces, Donovan, The Kinks and The Who are credited to their various producers of the time, Andrew Loog Oldham.

It is stated that Roger and Edith Stone from The Rolling Stones are now living in Fiddler's Green.

A proper name may appear to refer by having a descriptive meaning, even though it does not ( the Rolling Stones are not stones and do not roll ; a woman named Rose is not a flower ).

Two chart hits from the album, " Somebody to Love " and " White Rabbit ", are listed in Rolling Stone's " 500 Greatest Songs of All Time ".

The introduction generally starts in major, but examples where it doesn't are the Gladiator, the Picadore, the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Rolling Thunder, and Hands Across the Sea ' ' Click here to listen to the introduction of " The Thunderer " by John Philip Sousa.

Indeed, the rise from the dead of Rolling Rock in the late 1990s has partially been attributed to the rise of dicing at around the same time, possibly fueled by Internet chat rooms where role-playing is common.

Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i. e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc.

Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i. e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc.

Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i. e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc.

Rolling stock used colors common in those days, i. e. boxcar brown, caboose red, etc.

Other common events may include Rolling Thunder lifts, thickbar deadlifts, and " Blob " lifting.

A common choice of music to be played over PA systems as games are being kicked off is " Start Me Up " by the Rolling Stones and " Welcome to the Jungle " by Guns N ' Roses.

* George Harrison's 1975 song " This Guitar ( Can't Keep from Crying )", a lyrical sequel to his Beatles track " While My Guitar Gently Weeps ", references the magazine in its second verse: " Learned to get up when I fall / Can even climb Rolling Stone walls ".

Ken Emerson with Rolling Stone noted that even with an " occasional weak spot or an awkward transition " the album " works spectacularly ".

) It received mostly poor, even savage reviews: Rolling Stone reviewer Jon Landau called it " the worst album I have ever heard from a major rock band ".< ref name =" landau-review ">

The MC5 had a promising beginning which earned them a January 1969 cover appearance in Rolling Stone and a story written by Eric Ehrmann even before their debut album was released.

Manager Michael Jeffery even set up an interview with Rolling Stone magazine to announce the return of the group, published on 19 March 1970 in Rolling Stone as " J. H.

Dice have always been colloquially referred to as rocks and the makers of Rolling Rock pale lager, sensing a good tie-in, launched a series of adverts based around the diceman theme, and even a Diceliving website ( now defunct ), and have since been associated with Luke's books.

Rolling Stone rated the album 5 of 5 stars but also wrote "... even when his songwriting is sharp, the mellowing trend in his music dulls the impact.

From the beginning of Rolling Thunder, Washington dictated which targets would be struck, the day and hour of the attack, the number and types of aircraft and the tonnages and types of ordnance utilized, and sometimes even the direction of the attack.

* Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide ( Part 2 ) – The beginning of the Rolling Stones ' " Sympathy for the Devil " was originally heard during the opening scene ; it was replaced by generic music ( however, the new music remains at the same volume even after Jennifer turns down the speaker, and nearly drowns out her subsequent conversation with Andy ).

“ That's the way things went at Altamont — so badly that the Grateful Dead, prime organizers and movers of the festival, didn't even get to play ,” someone was quoted in Rolling Stone.

While Joan Jett played " no-frills, glam-rock anthems, sung with her tough-as-nails snarl and sneer ", the Go-Go's were seen as playful girls, an image that even Rolling Stone magazine poked fun at when they put the band on their cover in their underwear along with the caption " Go-Go's Put out !".

He even did a picture spread in Rolling Stone modeling ski wear, and a spread in Penthouse modeling sweaters.

Quentin Tarantino saw Logo at a film festival and liked it so much that he bought the U. S. distribution rights under his Rolling Thunder label and even toyed with casting Dillon in Jackie Brown.

After they left Antoine, they toured a lot from 1966 to 1970, first as the opening act of prestigious artists like Johnny Hallyday, Sylvie Vartan, Claude François and even The Rolling Stones.

For a side project, 4-Track Demos received remarkably high praise: Entertainment Weekly called it " a chillingly intimate peek into the fierce musical ethic of an independent and compelling voice ", Melody Maker hailed it as " viciously aggressive music with no numbing narcotic qualities ", while Rolling Stone said in its four-star review that " its depth, range and conceptual completeness make you wonder why Harvey even bothered with such conventions as a band or a producer in the first place ".

Peter Travers of Rolling Stone was even more critical of the film, doubting it existed for any purpose other than to get Jessica Lange an Oscar nomination, bluntly stating " real-life tragedy has been used to hype cheap melodrama.

During this period, Senses Fail could be found in magazines such as Kerrang !, Rolling Stone, Spin and were even featured on the cover of Alternative Press.

Swamp pop ’ s impact on popular music is heard in the Rolling Stones ’ cover of Barbara Lynn ’ s “ You ’ ll Lose A Good Thing ” and “ Oh Baby ( We Got A Good Thing Goin ’)”, the Honeydrippers ’ rendition of Phil Phillips ’ “ Sea Of Love ,” Elvis Presley ’ s remake of Johnny Ace ’ s “ Pledging My Love ,” and even The Beatles ’ swamp-inspired “ Oh!

" Rolling Stone wrote Hold Out "... returned to the popification program begun on The Pretender, though even the catchiest ruminations don't sink in over time like Browne's thoughtful hooks of old.

In 1930 it reregistered under the even more cumbersome name of the Australian Coach Motor Car Tram Car Waggon Builders Wheelwrights & Air Craft Rolling Stock Makers Employees ’ Federation.

At the same time, Ken Tucker in Rolling Stone called it vivid and exhilarating even if it was " harsh and willfully ugly ".

Rolling Stone magazine's Peter Travers praised the performances of Kevin Spacey and Judy Davis: " They are combustibly funny, finding nuance even in nonsense.