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McDonald's drive-through speaker disturbs couple's sleep
There are nights when the drive-through speaker is so loud, it wakes up John and Patricia Andersen from their slumber.
"Welcome to McDonald's, can I help you?" Patricia said, reciting the greeting she has come to loathe.
There are nights when the drive-through speaker is so loud, it wakes up John and Patricia Andersen from their slumber. ... more -
Time’s up for the anti-social boy racers
BOY racers who have inflicted years of misery on Neath residents may have met their match.
Skewen Neighbourhood Policing Team said months of speaking to offenders and the cooperation of bosses at Vale of Neath Retail Park, meant a long-term solution was almost in place.
Opsss! Forgot the link, here it is the rest of the story;
http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/south-wales-news/neat...
by Anthony O'Connell, Neath Guardian BOY racers who have inflicted years of misery on Neath residents may have met their match. ... more -
Poison and Flowers
Never mind the blue skies, the beautiful days, the wind breeze. That will not prevent you from being poisoning by traffic pollution anyways. Here is the true that you do not bother to pay attention on the daily basis and our giant media sleeper won't report it. That is the true quality of the air you are breathing here on Russian Hill, San Francisco, California. I can imagine in other parts of the City or this Country. Dig it! Move, Act, Report and Change it! Never mind the blue skies, the beautiful days, the wind breeze. That will not prevent you from being poisoning by traffic pollution an... more
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A POLITE DISPLAY OF POWER
Music by Signal Elctrique - "Cops on the beat"
100 persons stop traffic, just crossing the road.
An action by TrafficKills.com community.
http://www.traffickills.com
Join your local TrafficKills Meetup and repeat this action.
http://traffickills.meetup.com
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Bringing down the volume of loud commercials
"Ever get sick of those commercials that seem to be a lot louder than the show you're watching?
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss) sympathizes with you.
The senator yesterday introduced legislation that would require the Federal Communications Commission to bar commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. It's called the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or CALM Act.
"Excessively loud television commercials are annoying and drive families away from quality programming," Wicker said in a news release. "This bill is a common sense approach to a problem that plagues individuals across the nation and will create a more enjoyable television experience. As a member of the Commerce Committee, I look forward to working with my colleagues to make this legislation a reality."
The bill has companion legislation introduced in the House by Rep. Anna Eschoo (D-CA).
Should this issue be a top priority for Congress and the FCC?"
By Kim Hart "Ever get sick of those commercials that seem to be a lot louder than the show you're watching? ... more -
Naval Live Fire Exercise | Dolphin deaths: Expert suggests 'mass suicide'
Wait... dolphins 'mysteriously' leap out of the water en masse 12 miles from a Royal Navy live fire exercise? And the official line "It is considered extremely unlikely that this operation could have affected [them] in any way."
What are the odds this had nothing to do with it? For a species that 'sees' with its ears? Wait... dolphins 'mysteriously' leap out of the water en masse 12 miles from a Royal Navy live fire exercise? And the official line "I... more -
The science of sleep
"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 previously believed. Sleep deprivation has been linke... more -
How Man-Made Noise May Be Altering Earth's Ecology
"Bernie Krause listens to nature for a living. The 69-year-old is a field recording scientist: He heads into the wilderness to document the noises made by native fauna — crickets chirping in the Amazon rain forest, frogs croaking in the Australian outback.
But Krause has noticed something alarming. The natural sound of the world is vanishing. He'll be deep inside the Amazon, recording that cricket, but when he listens carefully he also hears machinery: The distant howl of a 747 or the dull roar of a Hummer miles way.
Krause has a word for the pristine acoustics of nature: biophony. It's what the world sounds like in the absence of humans. But in 40 percent of the locations where Krause has recorded over the past 40 years, human-generated noise has infiltrated the wilderness. 'It's getting harder and harder to find places that aren't contaminated,' he says.
This isn't just a matter of aesthetics. The contamination of biophony may soon become a serious environmental issue — Krause says that man-made sounds are already wreaking havoc with animal communication. We worry about the carbon emissions from SUVs and airplanes; maybe we should be equally concerned about the racket they cause.
Krause's argument is simple. In a biophony, animals divide up the acoustic spectrum so they don't interfere with one another's voices. He shows me a spectrogram of a wilderness recording, in which all the component noises are mapped according to pitch. It looks like the musical score for an orchestra, with each instrument in its place. No two species are using the same frequency. 'That's part of how they coexist so well,' Krause says. When they issue mating calls or all-important warning cries, they aren't masked by the noises of other animals." "Bernie Krause listens to nature for a living. The 69-year-old is a field recording scientist: He heads into the wilderness to documen... more -
The online maps that reveal the noisiest parts of the country
Maps showing the levels of noise produced by major industries, airports, road and rail networks are available online for the first time.
The Government hopes they will help reduce noise pollution and protect designated quiet areas.
The maps, which cover 23 urban areas in England, are available to the public on the Department for Environment and Rural Affairs website.
This online map of London is just one of those released by Defra to show levels of noise in the country
Click here to find out about noise pollution levels in your area
Users are able to search by postcode for information showing different levels of noise over a 24-hour period.
Environment Minister Jonathan Shaw said: 'Factors like transport and industry are a necessary part of modern life.
But we need to look at what further practical steps we can take to make people's lives more tranquil. These maps provide the most comprehensive snapshot yet of noise in our country, all at the click of a mouse.
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Now you can see noise pollution
The government yesterday published online maps which allow users to enter their postcode to find out noise levels in their area. They show the level of environmental noise from airports, industry, and road and rail networks over 24-hour periods or during the night.
The environment minister, Jonathan Shaw, said: "Factors like transport and industry are a necessary part of modern life. But we need to look at what further practical steps we can take to make people's lives more tranquil. These maps provide the most comprehensive snapshot yet of noise in our country, all at the click of a mouse.
"We will use them to draw up action plans to reduce noise where practical from major roads and railways, as well as urban areas. The plans will include measures to protect designated quiet areas from any increase in noise."
But Peter Wakeham, director of the Noise Abatement Society, said: "What the maps don't have are football stadiums, nightclubs, military training ranges. If you live near Wembley it's terrible at the weekend. The maps need to be validated. At the moment they're just computer projections, not sound level recordings. At least they recognise there's a problem."
The maps cover 67,000 miles of road, 3,000 miles of railway and the areas around 18 airports. The website also includes the number of people exposed to noise levels. The areas covered are: Birkenhead, Blackpool, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Coventry, Hull, Leicester, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Nottingham, Portsmouth, Preston, Reading, Sheffield, Southampton, Southend, Teesside, the Potteries, Tyneside, West Midlands and West Yorkshire.
Do you think noise pollution is dangerous enough to warrant measures such as these noise maps? The government yesterday published online maps which allow users to enter their postcode to find out noise levels in their area. They... more -
San Francisco Gets an "F" in Air Quality
The American Lung Association's annual report card rates air quality on three major measures: smog, sooty air days, and annual levels of particle pollution The American Lung Association's annual report card rates air quality on three major measures: smog, sooty air days, and annual levels ... more
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The Difference Between What Gov Says and What Gov Do
Check out all the disable individuals getting off of the bus. Poor people, they all have some kind of a problem and they all need a noise signal to orientate themselves. (Sorry about the cynicism, but I can not help!) I have been acoustically harassed for 7 consecutive Years.
So our Mayor wants to be the environmental Mayor? Ok! Let us see if he qualifies:
1. Our Public Transportation is the most acoustic polluted form of transport in the Bay Area and probably in the USA.
2. Our Public Traffic is brutal, uneducated and air pollution is all time high.
3. Noise is everywhere, anyone can harass anyone without further questions with beep signals, car alarms, car alarms special effects remote control door locks.
4. There are acoustic Terrorists in the Government and in the Public challenging Neighborhoods airspace everywhere.
5. Harley's and private cars with modified mufflers are free to run and speed in town at anytime; (Especially on weekends); terrorizing the whole population.
6. Every Weekend the "show down starts," quite a spectacle of combined social ignorance.
7. Many have the misconception that because we are in the City, everything goes. Just be quiet and enjoy the chaos and the crime ruling our lives until 4:00 AM!
Mr. Mayor, Looks like your qualifications are up to the task isn't?
Ps: These signals have the power to reach 150-250 feet around the perimeter invading most buildings rooms on its path. Programmed acoustic torture at its best. Check out all the disable individuals getting off of the bus. Poor people, they all have some kind of a problem and they all need a no... more -
San Francisco Air Quality - Satisfactory?
Satisfactory? It really depends where you live. One block from traffic can make a lots of difference. I really want to know how local News TV keep pulling this one for Years. Now with you it is the weather and traffic. Air quality in the San Francisco Bay Area, satisfactory???
Satisfactory? It really depends where you live. One block from traffic can make a lots of difference. I really want to know how local ... more -
Noise pollution doesn’t just rattle your body – it makes people unkind to each oth...
Elizabeth Bromstein
Rock and roll ain’t noise pollution – at least not according to AC/DC.
I beg to differ. I think anything that’s too loud is aurally contaminating. I don’t care how good the groove is; whatever it is can be listened to at a reasonable volume. You kids get the hell off my lawn.
Read the whole story here!
http://www.nowtoronto.com/lifestyle/althealth.cfm?conte...
While you are there, listen to Adria's Ecocast!
Hear Adria talk about her latest Ecoholic column in her weekly Ecocast!
It is on the bottom of the page. Very good!
Elizabeth Bromstein Rock and roll ain’t noise pollution – at least not according to AC/DC. ... more -
Construction Trucks Beep Signals
***Warning, Please, lower your keyboard speaker!
These Beep Signals are true events (filmed); from near by a construction side from the interior of a building. Those that have an aversion for these wrong acoustic issues, please take a big breath, relax and try to follow the analysis process. You might learn something today that can help your personal health for a life time ahead.
Today, through the Topic Tag: "Network News Launch - Earth Day Week"
I am compiling all the environmental news I picked here and there and some of my own production.
My goal is to show you many positive and human health environmentally clips, research and suggestions from all of us. (Sorry the ones I left out), I know I probably did but I have limit time for research during this production project. I will catch up with you during this continued Year Display. My best to you!
The Show Style I am producing at the present moment will be initially divided in (5) Five Sections.
a. Environmental Works of The Current Community
b. Good Innovations and Suggestions
c. Wrong Doings - Litigation Process
d. Discussions and Analysis
e. Line of Action to ABATE the Wrongs
My introduction and Welcome to You:
Hi! I am "Stopnoise!" The Art of ABATE WRONG DOINGS it is an efficient form of Journalism, Activism and Production geared to the side of; (Criminology Sciences); where anyone with the drive for these issues are welcome to participate. I will be the happy one to welcome you to this task. Be willing to step up to the next level of Enforcement Lab and Analysis, Social Judicial Division.
I am welcoming;
1. Judges and Commissioners members of the Legislative, Executive and Judiciary.
2. Lawyers and Attorneys
3. Members of The City Public Transportation Commissions.
4. Members of Industry Contractors and Commerce.
5. Members of Public; (Anyone can participate); There will be through a Process of Selection to select the most motivated towards resolving issues and a Spiritual and Psychological Analysis on those that wants to create chaos and conflict. Therefore we are not leaving anyone's out of this equation but each one will receive the chair that best fits to their contribution to (ABATE NOISE POLLUTION). My best to all of you!
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Human Anatomy and Physiology
The study of human anatomy and physiology.
Is not a question to say that I have never done it, but observing people through history I sense how many take their body for granted. Man and Women takes their bodies for granted when they move or do the simple daily tasks of living. Because we just do it we do not stop to think about how marvelous is to walk, to talk, to see, to hear, to smell, to taste and so forth. Just think about that for a moment here, and follow me into this conversation, that will takes us to learn and understand our body physiological function, making life happening every day. We get cut and our skin repair itself miraculously, next day or two, nothing, sometimes not even a scar left behind and we are ready to go. Think about this! The study of human anatomy and physiology. ... more -
Civil Arrest of Acoustic Violation, Trespassing Report:
Civil Arrest of Acoustic Violation, Trespassing Report:
Saturday, April 12, of 2008, 5:00 PM
Vehicle: Pick Up Truck
Licence: California License Plate [5X53124]
Charges: Arrested and Abated for Neighborhood Acoustic Trespassing, Acoustic Nuisances.
Description of Event:
Pick up truck mentioned above had its noise alarm going off every time a Motorcycle or a Car with modified muffler passed by. The aware time of the Acoustic Violations begin at 11:00 AM and continued until 4:55 PM. Vehicle was disconnected by a civilian at 5:15 PM.
Obs: The Unusual Alarm mentioned above was going off for more than 30 seconds at the time.
Abatement was made observing the right of California Civil Rights Law.
The Movies and Photography Evidences are on Files.
***Warning: If you have a car alarm that makes noise, and your alarm goes off falsely, you are violating the acoustic rights of inhabitants in the City and we will at our discretion apply the rule of Law of Enforcement and Abatement According with the California Civil Code.
CALIFORNIA CODES
CIVIL CODE
SECTION 3479-3484
3479. Anything which is injurious to health, including, but not limited to, the illegal sale of controlled substances, or is indecent or offensive to the senses, or an obstruction to the free use of property, so as to interfere with the comfortable enjoyment of life or property, or unlawfully obstructs the free passage or use, in the customary manner, of any navigable lake, or river, bay, stream, canal, or basin, or any public park, square, street, or highway, is a nuisance.
3480. Section Thirty-four Hundred and Eighty. A public nuisance is one which affects at the same time an entire community or neighborhood, or any considerable number of persons, although the extent of the annoyance or damage inflicted upon individuals may be unequal.
SECTION 3501-3503
3502. A person injured by a private nuisance may abate it by removing, or, if necessary, destroying the thing which constitutes the nuisance, without committing a breach of the peace, or doing unnecessary injury.
http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/calaw.html
It is a jungle out there! Civil Arrest of Acoustic Violation, Trespassing Report: Saturday, April 12, of 2008, 5:00 PM Vehicle: Pick Up Truck ... more -
San Francisco MTA-Muni Acoustic Trespassing Case
Years 2001-2008
Dear Mister HERRERA,
- What about if we show San Francisco Transportation and the World about Acoustic Property Lines Trespassing and Human Rights Violation to SFMTA-Muni and its Commissions?
Sir, We need to be the teachers of Ethics and the Law, observing Human Rights principals, and not this actual denial and submissive entity of this actual Environmental and Human Health abuse and corruption living inside of San Francisco Government Body.
I appreciate your help with this matter so we can continue to other City Crime Cases also happening right now.
Sincerely yours,
Stopnoise
Years 2001-2008 Dear Mister HERRERA, ... more -
San Francisco City Attorney's Office
http://www.sfgov.org/site/cityattorney_index.asp DENNIS J. HERRERA, City Attorney of San Francisco
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Electric car might just kill you
From the department of unintended consequences, we now have a bill before Congress that would address one of the biggest problems with electric cars: They're too quiet.
It's not just blind pedestrians who have to worry. An ongoing study from the University of California at Riverside has found that even slow-moving hybrids can get 40 percent closer to any pedestrian than a combustion-engine car before they are detected. This is also a problem for bicyclists, who rely on their hearing to place traffic around them -- far more than many realize.
The bill before Congress would require the Transportation Department to establish safety standards for hybrids and other vehicles that make little discernible noise, including an audible alert.
There's got to be a better way. From the department of unintended consequences, we now have a bill before Congress that would address one of the biggest problems with... more
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