Electricity supplier Central Networks has advised customers to ring 0800 328 1111 to report loss of supply.

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But he did not refer directly to the scandal in his first speech since the US Anti-Doping Agency named him as the central figure in a major doping ring.

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Thirty-two are atolls (ring-shaped islands with a central lagoon) while Banaba is a raised coral island.

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But Masato and the eight other boys who crowd onto the swept-earth ring at Moriyama elementary school in central Japan may be sumo's best hope.

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The "One Ring", which plays a central role in Lord of the Rings, is also gold and contains an inscription in a fictional language called the "Black Speech of Mordor".

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The NYPD also maintains a "Ring of Steel, " a network of 4, 000 sophisticated security cameras that feed information into a central monitoring system to detect questionable or unlawful activity.

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