tagged w/ Acoustic Pollution
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Noise seriously harms human health and interferes with people’s daily activities at school, at work, at home and during leisure time. Traffic noise alone is harming today the health of almost every third European. The main health risks of noise identified by WHO are:
* pain and hearing fatigue;
* hearing impairment including tinnitus;
* annoyance;
* interferences with social behaviour (aggressiveness, protest and helplessness);
* interference with speech communication;
* sleep disturbance and all its consequences on a long and short term basis;
* cardiovascular effects;
* hormonal responses (stress hormones) and their possible consequences on human metabolism (nutrition) and immune system;
* performance at work and school.Noise seriously harms human health and interferes with people’s daily activities at... more
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SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Wednesday is the start of a new fiscal year for many Bay Area transit agencies. And that means it is the day fares go up. In the case of Bay Area Rapid Transit, the increases come amidst difficult labor negotiations.SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Wednesday is the start of a new fiscal year for many Bay Area... more
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Not surprising, but still troubling: A new study from the University of Washington and Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health shows that subways are the loudest forms of mass transit in the city.Not surprising, but still troubling: A new study from the University of Washington and... more
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NOISY neighbours turned into a pack of violent thugs when they were asked to turn their music down.NOISY neighbours turned into a pack of violent thugs when they were asked to turn... more
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On numerous visits to Manhattan, I have found myself poking around the city trying to find a moment of quiet and once located a hint of it in Central Park during a windless, late-night snowfall. There I stood absolutely still in the lemon glow of the city, a sky full of snow. The city still roared from all sides, a thousand noises compressed down to just one. I counted that distant, mild roar as quiet, a welcome relief from the more pressing noises of the daytime city.
Great Article from Miller-McCune MagazineOn numerous visits to Manhattan, I have found myself poking around the city trying to... more
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We are making some progress folks! The US Environment Protection Agency finally put together a page on Noise Pollution;
Noise Pollution Announcements
Revised Regulation for the Labeling of Hearing Protection Devices (HPD)
See Current Activities
On this page:
* What is Noise Pollution?
* Health Effects
* Protection from Noise
* The Role of EPA
* Noise Sources Regulated by EPA
* Currect Activities
* Frequently Asked Questions
* Resource CenterWe are making some progress folks! The US Environment Protection Agency finally put... more
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Is there a culture of complacency in the airline industry?
After Bombardier Dash 8 Q400, flown by Colgan Air, crashed in Buffalo, New York, earlier this year, a federal safety inspector at Colgan Air said he had reported to his supervisors that planes were flying at incorrect speeds, with a broken radio, and failing multiple attempts at landing properly. That safety inspector is Chris Monteleon, who says his complaints were ignored; he was relegated to a desk job.Is there a culture of complacency in the airline industry?
After Bombardier Dash 8... more
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Part of the Social Architecture Class.
If you are an Engineer working for Traffic Management, here are the items you will learn.
1. How to create a Quiet and Safe Transportation Architecture and infrastructure.
2. The Ethical and Human Way to Develop Social Infrastructure by Respecting the Life of Humans and its Environment.
3. The main question one Architect and an Engineer can ask to themselves is:
How can I develop it in a way that is safe for human lives?
And I heard a voice in my Spirit that said:
"Fix the mistakes, Redevelop and Innovate it!"
In sensorial sciences philosophy the main application is to begin every project by analyzing the human health safety impact first. All the other things comes after that.
The motto here is: It has to be healthy, safe and clean, then we will take it! Part of the Social Architecture Class.
If you are an Engineer working for Traffic... more
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Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D.
Chair of the New York City Council on the Environment.
Noises impinge on the child’s language, cognitive and learning abilities.
"We can do something about noise and when we do, children profit!"
Great Scientific Article on Noise and Children Development. Why it is so important for children to learn about hearing, acoustic pollution and noise.Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D.
Chair of the New York City Council on the Environment.... more
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SFPD Central CHP Information Bulletin Presents
The CHP California Motorcyclist Safety Program
Motorcyclists need to be aware of the added danger they're in every day.
This video will show you how to ride safer, and arrive alive.
Viewers are advised this video contains graphic footage from actual crash scenes involving motorcyclists.
Viewer discretion is advised.SFPD Central CHP Information Bulletin Presents
The CHP California Motorcyclist Safety... more
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Dr. Arline Bronzaft talks on Northeast Public Radio about the effects of noise in our daily lives and health.
Close your eyes. Listen. You're not just hearing my voice - you're hearing everything around you. And there's a lot of noise out there. Doctor Arline Bronzaft is an environmental psychologist. She lives in one of the noisiest places in the world - New York City. And she's done studies on what the noise there does to children, to their learning, and to everyone's health. What she's found out may surprise you.
Dr. Arline Bronzaft, chairwoman of the Council on the Environment of New York City (CENYC)
The Women's Perspective
51% Show # 1023
ALBANY, NY (2009-02-19)
10:56 Min Radio Talk
http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wamc/news.newsmain?action=article&ARTICLE_ID=1465900§ionID=663Dr. Arline Bronzaft talks on Northeast Public Radio about the effects of noise in our... more
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We do have Today at our disposal a fast, fast life of informations trends, politics, entertainment and this and that and that. Many issue of great importance just becomes;
-What is the most trendy news of the day?
Continuing...We do have Today at our disposal a fast, fast life of informations trends, politics,... more
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A study in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal found that modern thin-faced titanium golf clubs produce a noise loud enough to damage the sensitive hairs of the inner ear.
By Eben Harrell
Time - Health and ScienciesA study in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal found that modern... more
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It must have been an awfully good song.
So good, in fact, that a 46-year-old man went to jail over it.
BY STAN FINGER
The Wichita EagleIt must have been an awfully good song.
So good, in fact, that a 46-year-old man... more
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The Noisy Epidemic
by Elizabeth Svaboda
The amount of noise in every day life is increasing in America, and medical studies-and police reports-are showing that it can take away our sleep, make us angry and violent, and stop children from learning. One man takes up the anti-noise cause.
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Doctor Hagler's frustration set him thinking about the impact of excessive noise on the world around him.
"Now we know secondhand noise is as bad for us as secondhand smoke."
Excessive noise can adversely affect happiness and productivity even if listeners don't end up in mental hospitals. Arline Bronzaft, a professor emeritus of psychology at Lehman College, helps field 350,000 noise-related complaints per year as chair of the noise committee of New York City's Council on the Environment.
"Having to put up with boom cars and loud mufflers every day can make you a little crazy," Ron Czapala says. "There's an increasing number of people becoming violent as a result of excessive noise."
http://www.science-spirit.org/article_detail.php?article_id=741The Noisy Epidemic
by Elizabeth Svaboda
The amount of noise in every day life is... more
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Central District Newsletter
Captain James I. Dudley
December 23, 2008
“Arm yourself….with knowledge!”
Captain’s Comments
Happy Holidays!
The next two weeks newsletters will be somewhat abbreviated. Many are away traveling or home for the holidays. In January I will give a summary of 2008 and a glimpse of things to come in 2009. I can tell you now that we’ve had the good fortune of few officer injuries, few homicides in the district, (2 to date), and good problem solving success. This is a district with good community support and rapport.
I would like to thank all the troops at Central Station for their sustained effort all around the district, but particularly at night on the Broadway Corridor. We have also had success with prostitution abatement efforts along our western border on the Larkin Corridor and also with drug enforcement along our southern Tenderloin border on Geary.
Beat Officers have done a tremendous job in Union Square, Chinatown, North Beach and along Fisherman’s Wharf. The homeless outreach officers work tirelessly around the whole district, reaching out to those who are in need and with enforcement efforts as well. Finally, I want to thank and acknowledge all of the officers and supervisors who manage the many events in the district all year long. This year especially, Sgt. John Colla and his staff have been asked to do more with less and have met the challenge.
Broadway Corridor
Friday December 19, 2008 Saturday December 20, 2008
Felony Arrests 1 Felony Arrests 0
Misdemeanor Arrests 1 Misdemeanor Arrests 0
Drunk Related Arrests 1 Drunk Related Arrests 0
Moving Citations 5 Moving Citations 11
Parking Citations 15 Parking Citations 30
Vehicles Towed 7 Vehicles Towed 24
On 12/20/08 on the 400 block of Broadway at 1:30 AM, Officers Mime Bushnell and Sean O’Brien saw a fight on the corner of Broadway and Kearny. A 28 year old male from Richmond, Ca was detained and found to be in possession of a bottle of whiskey, cocaine and marijuana. The suspect was booked on felony charges.Central District Newsletter
Captain James I. Dudley
December 23, 2008
“Arm... more
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Traffic Cameras recently put into action by the Chicago suburb Lake in the Hills proves to be a success in making it safer, but a failure in producing revenue. The village is not pleased because the revenue has not been produced as expected. I thought it was about making it safer in the community?Traffic Cameras recently put into action by the Chicago suburb Lake in the Hills... more
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Citing "excessively loud" motorcycle-induced noise and the disruptive and hazardous conditions they create, City Councilmember Peter Vallone Jr. placed himself squarely behind a council bill he described as "the toughest in the country to curb motorcycle noise" that would permit confiscation of a bike under certain conditions.
"We're going to take the squeal out of these hogs and keep New York safe and soundless," the Astoria lawmaker declared at a public hearing of the Public Safety Committee, which he chairs, held at City Hall.
BY JOHN TOSCANOCiting "excessively loud" motorcycle-induced noise and the disruptive and hazardous... more
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CLEVELAND -- Estevan Argenal was charged with aggravated murder in the stabbing death of a neighbor over the weekend over loud music.CLEVELAND -- Estevan Argenal was charged with aggravated murder in the stabbing death... more
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