http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/noise/ en-us Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:36:53 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2069802/posts The sound on my computer is not working properly. When I play mp3, mov, wav, wmv, wma, rm, and avi files, there is a beeping/crackling noise. Most of the time the jibberish noise is complete. Sometimes, a bit of the intended audio can be heard through the beeping/crackling. The only audio that plays well is from YouTube videos and .flv files. I have a Creative SoundBlaster Audigy sound card. I have uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers for the sound card with no success. I have removed the sound card and reseated it with no success. My speakers are 6.1 Cambridge... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2069802/posts#comment Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:36:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010800/posts Earth 'noise' could attract alien invaders 03 May 2008 From New Scientist Print Edition. No matter how quiet we try to be now it's too late to prevent alien invaders. So says Alexander Zaitsev of the Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics in Moscow, Russia, who points the finger at astronomers. For 40 years, astronomers have fired microwaves off objects to chart near-Earth space and track the movement of close asteroids - and these signals are traceable back to us. By comparison, Zaitsev says, dedicated transmissions - often described as "shouting into an unknown jungle" - are a mere whisper.... New Scientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2010800/posts#comment Sat, 3 May 2008 20:07:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004322/posts Their high-pitched skirl has put fear into the hearts of Scotland’s enemies and sent sensitive tourists reaching for the cotton wool. Now, however, the bagpipes are to be quietened by an edict from Brussels. From this month, pipers must adhere to strict volume limits or risk breaking European Union health and safety laws. Bands have been ordered to tone down or wear earplugs to limit noise exposure to 85 decibels. Typically, a pipe band played at full volume peaks at 122 decibels outdoors, noisier than the sound of either a nightclub or a chainsaw, which rises to 116 decibels. The... London Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2004322/posts#comment Sun, 20 Apr 2008 14:12:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985284/posts A Piney Woods retreat that has hosted national church conferences on controversial issues, celebrated the consecration of bishops and provided summer memories for thousands of teens now faces another kind of challenge. The nearly two square miles of forest, hills, fields, lakes and buildings that make up Camp Allen Conference & Retreat Center, 15 miles southeast of Navasota, lie in a two-mile-wide strip listed in state documents as the preferred route for the planned Interstate 69/Trans-Texas Corridor. Proposed by Gov. Rick Perry in 2002, the corridor plan has drawn heated opposition at town hall meetings and public hearings throughout Southeast... Houston Chronicle http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985284/posts#comment Thu, 13 Mar 2008 22:33:58 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965365/posts Weekend work on new homes and remodels in Boulder's neighborhoods could become a thing of the past if a proposal to limit residential construction to weekdays advances. snip p> snip Kathryn Keller, who wrote an e-mail to (city councilwoman)Osborne asking for help, said the intense impacts from living next to a major construction project wouldn't be unbearable if neighbors had quiet and peaceful weekends to recuperate. "Working those extra two days to fast-track this project to get it done for these rich people is what has pushed so many people in the neighborhood over the brink," she said. "You're woken... The Daily Camera http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1965365/posts#comment Tue, 5 Feb 2008 17:41:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959511/posts FOLSOM, Pennsylvania (AP) -- The skies won't seem especially friendly to anyone taking off from Philadelphia International Airport if they notice what a suburban couple wrote on the roof of their home. "(Expletive) U FAA," the message reads, though one letter of the profane word is substituted with an underline. Below that it is a picture of a plane with a slash through it and the words "no fly zone." Homeowner Michael Hall and his girlfriend, Michaelene Buddy, are angry that jets have been flying over their house since last month, when the Federal Aviation Administration altered departures heading out... CNN.com (AP) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959511/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 17:02:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885970/posts MILWAUKEE - Cities from New York to Denver are giving motorcyclists the silent treatment. That worries riders rights groups, which fear that a wave of ordinances aimed at muffling Harley-Davidsons, hushing Hondas and stifling Suzukis will create a confusing patchwork of laws that motorcyclists won't be able to navigate. The motorcycle industry is concerned it could turn these frustrated riders away. 'From our perspective, this creates enormous problems for us because people notice the one motorcycle that makes a lot of noise,' said Bill Wood, spokesman for the American Motorcyclist Association. 'They don't notice the 50 that pass that don't.... TBO.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1885970/posts#comment Fri, 24 Aug 2007 15:27:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1881659/posts WAUKESHA, Wis. -- A Waukesha woman who claims she's a witch was arrested on suspicion of disturbing her neighbors, police said. Neighbors along a typically quiet Waukesha street said they woke up just after midnight Tuesday to quite a commotion, reported WISN-TV in Milwaukee. "All of a sudden I'm seeing flashing lights, firecrackers and all sorts of stuff," said neighbor Vicki Denova. Investigators said Brenna Barney is a Wicca and was practicing a religious ritual because of a new moon. Police said it involved a bon fire in a pit and witch chants. "Literally, we saw her take a doll,... ktvu.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1881659/posts#comment Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:43:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1879737/posts 50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than West, has been riled by forecasts that sales of West's "Graduation" could rival those for his "Curtis" CD. "Let's raise the stakes," the 31-year-old rapper told hip-hop Web site SOHH.com in an interview posted Friday. "If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer write music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but... AP - Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1879737/posts#comment Sat, 11 Aug 2007 15:12:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1875260/posts BELMAR, N.J. - How serious is Belmar about cracking down on noise after dark? Just ask Joseph Palermo, who was fined $572 for letting a woman ring the bell on his bicycle. Of course, it was 1:45 a.m. and he had already been warned by police twice to stop. "I just think it's funny that they can do that," said Palermo, a 22-year-old surfer from Kapaa, Hawaii who is spending the summer working on a scallop boat based in Brielle and is staying with friends in Belmar. But the borough is strictly enforcing its quality of life ordinances, particularly those... Newsday.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1875260/posts#comment Thu, 2 Aug 2007 15:20:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1874543/posts NEW YORK (AP) - Dave Legeret silently fumed as the man seated beside him on the plane blasted techno music on his iPod at full volume. "It was kind of rude," recalled Legeret, 38, a jewelry designer from Sandy Hook, Conn., who was forced to listen while flying from New York City to Disney World with his wife and 8-year-old son. "Listen to it at a level that just you can hear it and everyone else doesn't have to be subject to it." Apple Inc. (AAPL)'s ubiquitous iPod is best known as an instrument of solitude - unless the user... Associated Press via MyWay.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1874543/posts#comment Wed, 1 Aug 2007 03:19:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861761/posts NEW YORK - Authorities issued more than three dozen summonses — including at least one to an ice cream truck driver — in the first five days of a new noise ordinance, a newspaper reported Friday. Some 38 citations were issued Sunday alone, according to The New York Times. The report said authorities did not provide a complete tally of summonses issued since the regulations took effect July 1. Costas "Gus" Vamvakas received a citation while on his rounds in a Mr. Softee truck in Queens on Wednesday. The new rules require the popular ice cream chain to stop playing... AP via Yahoo! News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1861761/posts#comment Fri, 6 Jul 2007 15:34:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854007/posts Bayville couple in hot water over pool noise A Bayville couple could face jail time because angry neighbors claim their daughters play too loudly in their backyard. William and Rachel Poczatek must enter a plea in village court today after their neighbors complained to the village that the Poczateks' two daughters, aged 5 and 11, were making too much noise around the family's pool. "I don't know what kind of solution there is," said Rachel Poczatek, 43. "Should I muzzle my children?" The couple is charged with violating a noise code aimed at "the shouting and crying of peddlers, hawkers... Newsday http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1854007/posts#comment Thu, 21 Jun 2007 15:04:48 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840389/posts SPYING is big business, and avoiding being spied on an even bigger one. So imagine if someone came up with a simple, cheap way of encrypting messages that is almost impossible to hack into? American computer engineer Laszlo Kish at Texas A&M University in College Station claims to have done just that. He says the thermal properties of a simple wire can be exploited to create a secure communications channel, one that outperforms quantum cryptography keys. His cipher device, which he first proposed in 2005, exploits a property called thermal noise. Thermal noise is generated by the natural agitation of... NewScientist http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1840389/posts#comment Sun, 27 May 2007 01:26:09 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1801630/posts FORT HUACHUCA — The sounds of battle are strong enough to unnerve soldiers — the two-legged variety and the four-legged ones. Not too long ago, a military team from this Army post was the victim of an improvised explosive device that hit the vehicle they were in while deployed to Afghanistan, where they arrived early last year. Staff Sgt. Ruben Alaniz and his four-footed partner Anka received slight concussions, and it is thought this may have led the specialized search dog to become hesitant in performing her duties and become a little aggressive. She had found a number of devices.... Sierra Vista Herald, Sierra Vista Arizona http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1801630/posts#comment Fri, 16 Mar 2007 00:53:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1711039/posts 1 The Velvet Underground and Nico The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967) Though it sold poorly on its initial release, this has since become arguably the most influential rock album of all time. The first art-rock album, it merges dreamy, druggy balladry ('Sunday Morning') with raw and uncompromising sonic experimentation ('Venus in Furs'), and is famously clothed in that Andy Warhol-designed 'banana' sleeve. Lou Reed's lyrics depicted a Warholian New York demi-monde where hard drugs and sexual experimentation held sway. Shocking then, and still utterly transfixing. Without this, there'd be no ... Bowie, Roxy Music, Siouxsie and the Banshees and... Guardian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1711039/posts#comment Sat, 30 Sep 2006 04:52:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1690931/posts Tampa Bay, Florida - Take a look at this police video. Watch as police pull over a man for speeding and a loud stereo. You'll see as the man gets belligerent - it seems he thinks that noise laws should not apply to what he is listening to. During this stop, the man that was pulled over for speeding explains to the officer, that wasn't listening to rap, and he wasn't listening to rock and roll. He opines that since he was listening to Bill O'Reilly, that it was ok to have it at top decibel. The officer explains differently. Tampa Bay News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1690931/posts#comment Sun, 27 Aug 2006 18:39:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683932/posts For Cindy Nooney's 3-year-old twin boys, playing with the Thomas the Train set at their local bookstore in Southern California is a major thrill. Jack and Sam push Thomas, Arthur and friends down the track, they run around the table, jump up and down — and, of course, they squeeeaal. Nooney expects as much in the children's section of the store. But on a recent afternoon, she was surprised by an employee who confronted her, calling her darling Jack a tyrant. "He was a little loud but this is a children's section," says Nooney. "They run a noisy, cavernous bookstore... MSNBC http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683932/posts#comment Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:24:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683061/posts Among the most noteworthy performances at Lollapalooza 2006 were the biggest hometown shows ever performed by the two most successful rappers Chicago has produced -- Common and Kanye West -- and the first appearance here by French-Latin giant Manu Chao, a heroic figure in the Latin music community. Unfortunately, the crowd of about 50,000 that watched West perform was almost exclusively white, and hardly a mirror image of his hometown or his fan base. And many Latin music fans felt excluded from Chao's show and hurt by a contract that prohibited him from performing elsewhere in the city during his... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1683061/posts#comment Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:58:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1659828/posts Anyone interested in watching the rock group, The Who, perform an entire concert online for FREE, check out the website www.thewholive.tv - follow the links to see the show. I watched the Hyde Park show yesterday and it was fantastic !! Just a FYI for some Who fans or rock fans !! Today's show starts at approx. 4 pm EST and two others on July 5, 6 for free. It's a good deal to watch one of the greatest rock bands ever !! http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1659828/posts#comment Mon, 3 Jul 2006 19:33:18 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1656060/posts TOOL have been confirmed as direct support for METALLICA on August 15 at the Jamsil Olympic Main Stadium in Seoul, Korea. This concert will mark TOOL's first-ever Korean appearance and METALLICA's first show in the country since April 1998. More support bands will be announced soon. Tickets are available at this location. TOOL's fourth full-length album, "10,000 Days", debuted at No. 1 on The Billboard 200 and has sold one million copies in the seven weeks since its release. METALLICA drummer Lars Ulrich told England's BBC Radio 1 that the group's new album is likely to be released in the... blabbermouth.net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1656060/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jun 2006 23:33:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1640252/posts De Miller's Webpage http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1640252/posts#comment Mon, 29 May 2006 20:47:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650833/posts WASHINGTON, June 16, 2006 – Dads of the Offutt Air Force Base community in Nebraska are in for a special Father's Day treat, the Spirit of America Tour founder and president said. Country music favorite Charlie Daniels (left) and Spirit of America founder and president Robert Rosenthal chat on stage at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo., during Daniels' concert in 2003. Courtesy photo  (Click photo for screen-resolution image);high-resolution image available. Thanks to Spirit, and a well-timed break in her tour schedule, country music star Jo Dee Messina will have a "meet and greet" with the troops before performing a free concert... America Supports You http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1650833/posts#comment Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:45:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584205/posts It's party time―again. It's time for all the good, little, right-wing boys and girls of the OC, Inland Empire, and Central Valley to strut their stuff at the California Republican Party convention―again. Seriously, how many of these things do these guys have every year? Still, this one ought to be interesting. The PPIC poll out today shows Schwarzenegger has failed to gain traction with the public, despite his infrastructure bond marketing tour. In fact, Arnold's approval rating has tumbled down to 35 percent among all adults, dropping five points since January. Arnold was hemorrhaging support from the left and the... Capitol Weekly http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1584205/posts#comment Thu, 23 Feb 2006 18:10:29 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1569821/posts BISBEE — Not everybody was listening to President Bush’s State of the Union speech Tuesday night. In Bisbee’s Goar Park, a group of about 50 anti-Bush protesters “made a joyful noise to drown out Bush’s lies,” according to organizer Mary Elinor “Walking Mary” Adams, 65. The festive din poured up Brewery Gulch. Children joined in the noisy chorus. Coffee and refreshments were served. “Today, I’m with the people who speak the truth,” Adams said as her friend Beverly “Bobo” Quick, 60, danced nearby, smacking a tambourine on hip and hand. Local jewelry maker Joe Hogan, 70, wearing a Tibetan hat,... Sierra Vista Herald, Sierra Vista Arizona http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1569821/posts#comment Thu, 2 Feb 2006 01:49:40 GMT