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The Sounds Of Silence
Hole In The Donut | August 16th 2008 by BARBARA ANN WEIBEL
Mixed in amongst the rock, R&B, blues, and folk songs that comprise my music collection is a CD that contains a 20-minute recording made at a lake at the Khlong Saeng Wildlife Sanctuary. In 2004 I visited this Sanctuary, which is located in a re read more
Court imposes ban on noisy sex
The Spicy Cauldron | August 16th 2008
A man has been fined £200 and banned from having sex at his girlfriend’s flat, after her neighbours endured two years of shouting and, um, banging. Some of them were even rehomed by Brighton council. But, one has to ask, wouldn’t a gaggi read more
CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM: PART 4
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | August 13th 2008 by Tom Usher
Title: "Ode to a Vegetable." Thread begins here: CHRISTIAN SOCIALISM/COMMUNISM GROUP ON FACEBOOK Donkey Hayes' reply on Aug 10, 2008 at 4:02 PM “I can see that we have already arrived at the place where you go no further. You refuse to allow read more
Parking, loud music and fiestas!
-BEDLAM- | August 5th 2008 by Anthony Barnett
So, the silly season is upon us again – in full splendourWarm nights (well bloody hot actually), blissful days, a myriad of visitors, who could ask for more?Well I could actually!For one thing, I can’t find a bloody place to park. The local resor read more
NOISE POLLUTION UNCOOL
Real Liberal Christian Church - Christian Commons | August 3rd 2008 by Tom Usher
Title: "Three Tree Point." [Burien, Normandy Park, Washington] I wrote a few days ago asking youth when they will render noise pollution uncool or out or unhip and the like. We all know that the torture experts use loud noises to drive others read more
Un-Missable Data Displays Part Two: Noise Pollution
Community Indicators | July 25th 2008 by Ben Warner
First it was air quality indicators on balloons. Now it's noise pollution on billboards. Data you can't avoid seeing.The Noise Awareness Blog is highlighting an advertisement campaign in Europe (for a quiet washing machine, I think). The campaign has read more
Oy Vey.....My Sensitive Ears!
Vent | July 10th 2008 by Vent
According to a google search I did today, BATS have the keenest sense of hearing of any land animal.So I guess if I was a bat, that would be a wonderful thing.But I’m not…I’m a human being with a bats' sense of hearing.My ears are so sensitive, read more
Greensburg on Planet Green
Forced Green | July 7th 2008 by lrembo91
Planet Green re-ran episodes 1 and 2 last night, after all it was a holiday weekend and their folks deserve a break too. Either that or they have absolutely no faith in our short term memory. In... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi read more
Noise pollution
Green Blog | June 23rd 2008 by noone123
Noise can actually be a form of pollution that characterizes urban and industrial areas. It affects not only the human hearing, but all our functions. The unit for measuring how loud a sound is, is called decibel. One decibel describes the minimum di read more
Youth And Their Loud Music
Fauzi Rassull: Singapore's Only Male Bitch | June 18th 2008 by Fauzi Rassull
I don't understand why on earth youth have to turn on their bloody music loudly in public when they can hear it well. The older ones, however, turn their music way down. And they are usually hard of hearing.This is what I don't understand.A lot of my read more
The War on Car Stereo Terrorism Rages On!
Random Rudeness and Other Unnecessary Behavior | June 13th 2008 by LaTrina
Prince’s sensual love song “Adore” is one of my favorite tunes of all time. However, when I was rudely awakened before the butt-crack of dawn today, I found that the Purple One was not giving a private concert in my bedroom wearing cheek-less l read more
WILD SANCTUARY
less is more balanced | June 9th 2008 by lessismorebalanced
more (calls and chirps)This is a truly fascinating article on noise from Wired.It describes Bernie Krause, a scientist who listens for a living--in places like the Amazon. And what he's been hearing lately is disturbing: along with tree frogs, his read more
Modern Day Dilemmas - No.9. Mini-bike, mini-balls
Bulge Head | May 19th 2008
Wankturd, turdy turdy wankturd. That’s what you lot are, and by you lot I mean those of you who ride around on those pathetic turdy little mini-bike thingys. Thanks to one of you lot I got about 2 hours sleep last night because you decided to read more
Neighbours From Hell
Middle Man | May 16th 2008 by David Jones
Fortunately last weekend’s Lads Walking Weekend went off without any incidents back home that I know about (apart from a 15 year old step son going AWOL on the Friday night only to slink back home safely with his tail between his legs - he was read more
Scenic Listening
Art Culture | May 8th 2008 by Brad Mahaffey
With "All Feet" After climbing a tree, a mountain or even stairs up a tower, the breathtaking views available to us make the panting and pain all worthwhile. An experience such as this can be elevated further with the addition of music, just read more
Fines Of Up to 60,000 Euros For Noise Pollution In San Antonio
Solo Records Ibiza Blog | May 4th 2008 by danny graham
It looks like the days of a little slap on the wrist and pocket change fines of 250 Euros for playing music to loud in the bars and clubs of San Antonio Ibiza have far gone. The local council yesterday passed the laws on acoustic contamination and se read more
Bloody Horny Lot!
-BEDLAM- | May 2nd 2008 by Anthony Barnett
Noise pollution, insidious, obtrusive, pisses me off.Most of us object to it, few of us do anything about it – we daren’t now – we’re liable to get kicked to death on our own doorsteps. So, we’re mightily glad when Mr. Lawmaker takes the re read more
I don''t Give a Bleep About -noise pollution
I don't give a bleep | April 24th 2008 by Stilldoingit
Stop honking y0ur horn at me. I am so tired of folks blowing their horn at me when I am driving. I am in the slow lane for a reason. It is because I feel like going slow. I am driving 65 because it is the speed limit. So why the heck are you blowing read more
Essay: The Roar of Spring
DaRK PaRTY ReVIEW | April 16th 2008
Spring has arrived in New England. There were two obvious signs. First was the purple crocus poking its shiny head through the wet soil of my backyard garden. The second was the screaming roar of the gas powered leaf blowers being used by t read more
Noise Pollution
Forced Green | March 27th 2008 by lrembo91
It starts out ever so quietly, more a sensation, it starts to grow, is my engine’s timing slipping? Nope, getting too intense. Concerned, I turn down the stereo. Is it the start of an earthquake?! Can’t be. This is East Texas, doesn’ read more
Noise pollution
Betterlife For All | March 24th 2008 by Suresh Chandra Gupta
I am a morning walker. Every morning at 5.00 AM I go to a nearby district park for my morning walk. For last few days, I find the above DG set running with its enclosure open from three sides. As per the board seen in the photo, deep sewer work is go read more
Macca's "dame" does her nut!
Diary of a Troubled Mind - Part2 | March 17th 2008 by The Psychiatrist's Chair
And so, the judge has finally decided that Heather Mills shall recieve the princely sum of c£24million for her four year marriage to Sir Paul McCartney. Apparently she was asking for £125m and he had offerred £16m, therefore whichever you cut it, read more
Urban defence system
continuous line | February 29th 2008 by Sarah Wilde
Venturing out into the city centre always makes me want to defend myself - not against attack, but against the sensory overload. Though I enjoy some of it, the concentration of stimuli in urban centres means things are forced upon me, which I donR read more
Sound to Heal, Sound to Harm | BYB
Tengsha: Sound for Healing | January 29th 2008 by Kathleen Gresham
This blog is about using sound for healing. The truth is that sound can also be used to cause harm.Noise pollution is a serious health threat in North America, Europe, and other urbanized parts of the world. Medical studies have shown that the human read more
The curse of noise pollution
Diary of a Troubled Mind - Part2 | January 29th 2008 by The Psychiatrist's Chair
I have noticed as a long standing (albeit to be fair, usually sitting) commuter that the collective patience of my fellow travellers can be tried by the most simple of things.Whilst on some routes maybe noise and laughter abound, on my regular 6.35am read more
Will Ruida Ruin Christmas for Some?
Mango & Mosquito | December 24th 2007 by Mango & Mosquito
I have not written in a while, but you know how the Christmas season goes: non-stop baking, cleaning, shopping. Acquaintance has just provided me with a copy of an e-mail sent to the EMA (Environmental Management Authority) concerning an event that i read more
The No Corporation
Mango & Mosquito | December 8th 2007 by Mango & Mosquito
Yesterday it was not without some interest that I observed a “stage” (large planks tacked together on top of several barrels) being erected in my neighbourhood’s Playfield. To my knowledge, as a resident living in the vicinity of th read more
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