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FILLMORE, Calif. — Soon to be armed with a new device that can measure the intensity of engine and stereo noise, Fillmore police will be cracking down on loud vehicles in the community.
"I think that it's going to be a big step forward," said former Councilman Ken Smedley, a Fillmore resident for 15 years. "This boombox phenomenon has really exploded. I can't spend a nice evening in my backyard without one of these vehicles going by every 14 minutes."
According to Deputy Anthony L. Biter, motor officer for the city, Fillmore will be one of the first in the county to purchase a decimeter, an electronic device calibrated to gauge the level of noise from on- and off-road vehicles.
"It's going to be an important tool," Biter said.
He expects that the decimeter will aid law enforcement in much the same way radar works to prove a person is speeding.
"The officer will stop a vehicle he believes is over the sound level, then you have the vehicle rev up to a running speed," Biter said. "Then the sound is captured and the decimeter shows the decibel reading of the exhaust, and they can be cited for having loud and obnoxious exhaust."
By Dawn Witlin
The Ventura County Star
http://www.policeone.com/pc_print.asp?vid=1708486
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Associated Press
For decades, Myrtle Beach has embraced its reputation as an affordable destination for playing in the surf and soaking in rays.
But the city has decided one group of vacationers is no longer welcome - the hundreds of thousands of bikers from across the country who descend on South Carolina's most popular tourist destination for two motorcycle rallies each May.
The city council raised property taxes in early June and will use at least some of the revenue in an effort to drive the rallies out. But the effort will succeed only if surrounding Horry County goes along with the idea. Rally supporters who felt blindsided by the city are now planning a showdown when the county council takes up the issue.
"For me, it's a matter of sheer survival. Those weeks are 40 percent of my business," said Ben Brown, owner of motorcycle shop B & M Custom Cycles in the heart of Myrtle Beach.
For Myrtle Beach, getting rid of the Harley-Davidson spring rally and the Atlantic Beach Bikefest around Memorial Day is a quality of life issue. "They bring three weeks of noise, congestion, reckless driving, crime, nudity, lewdness, rudeness, litter, wrecks, fatalities - they are overwhelming our capacity to deal with them," city spokesman Mark Kruea said.
Crime increases during the rallies - especially driving under the influence, drug charges and noise violations. Myrtle Beach officers worked nearly 10,000 hours of overtime during about two weeks the motorcycle rallies were in town.Associated Press
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"Scientists are discovering that sleep is far more critical to human health than previously believed. Sleep deprivation has been linked to problems such as diabetes and heart disease ...."
Lesley Stahl reports."Scientists are discovering that sleep is far more critical to human health than... more
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Tired of phony online friends? Make enemies instead. Riding on the popularity of social networks such as Facebook and MySpace, new Web sites are poking fun at online friendships that connect you to the people you like, by turning attention to the ones you don't.Tired of phony online friends? Make enemies instead. Riding on the popularity of... more
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I can't believe someone could mug such a legend.
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If white entertainers were making millions singing about the slaughter of black men and mistreatment of black women, city streets would clog with protesters. Demonstrators would pack the halls of Congress. Commerce would grind to a halt as black activists demanded boycotts. But somehow, the violence and misogyny of T.I., 50 Cent and Nelly are less inflammatory.
Yes, a lot of their music is purchased by white consumers, as a lot of it is marketed by white executives. But blaming The Man seems shallow and irresponsible when black Americans are abetting their own destruction. If white entertainers were making millions singing about the slaughter of black men... more
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Interesting portraits of people with anti-social behaviour orders.
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