what is blackout?
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Blackout Blackout Updated: 10/02/2017 by Computer Hope Alternatively referred to as a power outage, a blackout is a term used to describe any situation when there is no power.
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Alcohol Induced Blackouts The blood alcohol content for blackouts begins at 0.14. Binge drinking is generally defined as taking in five or more alcoholic drinks in two hours for men and four or more drinks for women. Blackouts can occur at any age and even with a small amount of alcohol.
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How do drinking blackouts occur and are they normal? Report Abuse. Drinking blackouts occur when you've drank so much that your brain is unable to form or unable to retain any memories. I don't think they are normal although I experience them fairly frequently. I think some people are more vulnerable to them than others.
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Freediving blackout Freediving blackout, breath-hold blackout or apnea blackout is a class of hypoxic blackout, a loss of consciousness caused by cerebral hypoxia towards the end of a breath-hold (freedive or dynamic apnea) dive, when the swimmer does not necessarily experience an urgent need to breathe and has no other obvious medical condition that might have caused ...
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How is fainting (syncope) diagnosed? Fainting, blacking out, or syncope is the temporary loss of consciousness followed by the return to full wakefulness. This loss of consciousness may be accompanied by loss of muscle tone that can result in falling or slumping over.
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Blackout (drug-related amnesia) Blackouts are most frequently associated with GABAergic drugs. Blackouts are frequently described as having effects similar to that of anterograde amnesia, in which the subject cannot recall any events after the event that caused amnesia. Research on alcohol blackouts was begun by E. M. Jellinek in the 1940s.
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- Blackout curtains, blackout blinds and blackout linings all perform the same task – they stop light from passing through thanks to special treatments and extra tight woven fabrics to help you control the light levels in your room.
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censorship Censorship. The suppression or proscription of speech or writing that is deemed obscene, indecent, or unduly controversial. The term censorship derives from the official duties of the Roman censor who, beginning in 443 b.c. , conducted the census by counting, assessing, and evaluating the populace.
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Northeast blackout of 2003: Ten year anniversary of the power outage that rocked New York People cross the Brooklyn Bridge during the blackout. With commuter trains out of service, Finan, 69, and many colleagues spent the night at the office in Manhattan, visiting restaurants holding “fire sales” to get rid of food before it spoiled.
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Psychogenic Blackouts There are many conditions where stress is thought to play a part, including chronic fatigue, postural tachycardia syndrome, non-cardiac chest pain, fibromyalgia and irritable bowel syndrome. It may be that not all psychogenic blackouts/ non-epileptic attacks are caused by stress but further research is needed to answer this.
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Brownout (electricity) The term brownout comes from the dimming experienced by incandescent lighting when the voltage sags. A voltage reduction may be an effect of disruption of an electrical grid, or may occasionally be imposed in an effort to reduce load and prevent a power outage, known as a blackout.
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What are Blackout Curtains? For some people the thought of blackout curtains conjures up images of air raids, and imposed black out conditions during World War II. What may have begun as a safety device so that house would show no light and become a target for bombers has evolved into something quite different.
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Blackouts The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Blackouts as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments. 1  Marijuana. 2  Pot. 3  Cannabis. 4  Hash.
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- A partial loss of power similar to a blackout, but with less intensity. May cause lights to flicker, electronic devices to turn on/off spontaneusly, etc. See brownout. California, in the midst of a constant energy crisis, is apt to have brown outs, especially during the summer.
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Net Neutrality Under Donald Trump Gone? What Could Happen To Open Internet There was a day called the “internet blackout,” when various sites like Wikipedia swapped the home page for a static page explaining what could happen if net neutrality was eliminated. We will likely see that happen again soon if fears over Ajit Pai’s actions come true.
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- Many people have blackouts if they drink alcohol when they are sleep deprived. Being well rested before you drink will help you to avoid having alcoholic blackouts. Environment. Drinking in a strange environment can reduce your tolerance to alcohol and increase the likelihood of blackouts.lcohol induced blackouts generally tend to occur when the alcohol in your bloodstream spikes too high and too rapidly. This exposes your brain to a sudden spike in BAC (blood alcohol content) . Most people can avoid alcohol blackouts fairly easily by following a few simple drinking rules to avoid spiking their BAC.
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Northeast blackout of 2003: Ten year anniversary of the power outage that rocked New York Lysa Stanton is still known as the Blackout Bride around Cleveland. Ten years ago, she was handling a last-minute errand with her future husband before their wedding the next day when the traffic signals and storefronts went dark. Office workers and shoppers began streaming into parking lots.
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- Syncope refers to a sudden loss of consciousness often accompanied with collapse, more commonly known as a blackout or faint. Syncope is caused by a lack of blood or oxygen to the brain. When this happens, the brain attempts to increase blood flow to itself by diverting blood away from the rest of the body.
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- 1 A rolling brownout describes a deliberate reduction in voltage (for sense 1) or of firefighting (for sense 3) in multiple service areas at staggered times. 2  grayout, greyout. 3  blackout.  Greek: πτώση τάσης f ‎(ptósi tásis)
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What are Blackout Curtains? Many people now advocate the use of blackout curtains as practical, energy saving, and perhaps noise-reducing window coverings. A standard curtain may block some light, while others are sheer to partially sheer. Lining almost any type of curtain fabric with very tightly woven material can change the way it works. Provided the curtain can be hung so it covers all parts of the window, it may almost completely block out light.
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Intellectual Freedom and Censorship Q & A Censorship is the suppression of ideas and information that certain persons—individuals, groups or government officials—find objectionable or dangerous. It is no more complicated than someone saying, “Don’t let anyone read this book, or buy that magazine, or view that film, because I object to it!
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Alcohol Induced Blackouts Blackouts can occur in people who are clinically dependent on alcohol and in first-time drinkers. Fortunately, there are a few drinking strategies that you can employ that can help you prevent a blackout: 1  Don’t drink on an empty stomach. 2  Stay hydrated before you drink. 3  You will drink less alcohol if you aren’t thirsty.
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Brownout (electricity) In some media reports the term brownout refers to an intentional or unintentional power outage or blackout of some areas rather than to a drop in voltage. Different types of electrical apparatus will react in different ways to a sag.
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Blackouts: Why They Happen and What They Mean Two types of blackouts can occur: fragmentary and en bloc. Fragmentary blackouts are only partial blackouts; individuals who experience these may still have a general recollection of events but may not be able to recall certain parts of them.
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Blackout light Blackout Driving Lights are mounted on the driver's side of the vehicle, typically on the fender or grille. They give off a diffused beam of white light that takes the place of regular headlights when driving under blackout conditions. It is intended to give off enough light for the driver to make his way.
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Brain scans find why some people 'black out' after drinking - and why others remember it all to gloat the next morning ‘Irrespective of the specific type of alcohol-related memory loss involved, if one is experiencing blackouts it is an important signal that negative personal and health consequences are more likely to occur,’ said Weatherill.