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Don't Tell That Kid to Keep Quiet! German Bill Would Protect Kids' Right to Make Noise

Children of Germany take heart -- it may soon be perfectly legal to make noise. Germany is so desperate to encourage people to have more children that the government is proposing a bill allowing citizens under 6 to laugh, shout and play at any volume. Philippe Wojazer, AFP / Getty Images German Chancellor...

Study: Want to Hear the Music? Turn Down the Volume

For most of us, life would be far less enjoyable without music, any kind of music, regardless of the tune, instruments or voices involved. But whether it's rock, classical, hip-hop, heavy metal or something in between, when played too loudly, repeated exposure to music can cause permanent hearing loss and ringing in the...

Ever Hear a Toilet Flushing During a Conference Call?

(Sept. 14) -- If you spend any time on conference calls, you're virtually guaranteed to hear weird noises -- everything from cooking to burping to toilets flushing. Now a California man is calling attention to these bizarre background noises heard during virtual meetings -- in hopes of improving the...

These SunChips Are Making Me Noisy

(Aug. 20) -- Why are SunChips generating so much noise these days? The Frito-Lay owned snack brand intended to market its new non-plastic bag around the 100 percent biodegradable plant-matter packaging (Ed note: Save the Earth While You Snack?). But instead, its getting an earful of complaints from consumers over how much...

How Loud Are Those World Cup Vuvuzela Horns?

(June 15) -- Haven't you heard? Noisy stadiums are standard issue in professional sports, but at the World Cup in South Africa, fans in the stadium and on TV are growing increasingly agitated by the noise created by vuvuzelas. The roughly 3-foot-long plastic horn has been a traditional fan favorite at South African...

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Report: Drive for quieter pavement could lead to carpet-like roads

Road construction isn't usually something to get excited about, but what if those resurfacing projects were also making roads quieter?

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BÃ©rÃ©nice Bejo: Noise

In it I hear the sighs of the characters of Wong Kar-wai, the cries of the lovers of Pedro Almodovar, the shots of Quentin Tarantino, the laughter of Marcello Mastroiani, and closest to me, Michel Hazanavicius, who tells me: "Dear, I have a great idea. You're going to be quiet for an hour and forty minutes."

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Audio-Technica unveils ATH-ANC9 noise-cancelling cans

Audio-Technica has been quiet on the noise-cancelling headphones front for some time, but today it announced a new set of sound-nixing cans, the ATH-ANC9. While earlier ATH models block out 85 percent of outside noise, the new version ups the ante to 95 percent.

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06/02/12 Report: Drive for quieter pavement could lead to... Source: Autoblog Road construction isn't usually something to get excited about, but what if those resurfacing projects were also making roads quieter?
06/01/12 Noise pollution a problem for northeast residents. Source: FOX - KFox TV - El Paso TX Some neighbors living near the Transmountain construction site are complaining about the level of noise the construction is making.
06/01/12 Listening for the sounds of silence Source: Orillia Packet & Times As I sat on the fallen log, at first wriggling a bit to find comfort atop the lichen-covered bark, I listened for the silence.
06/01/12 Park Ridge mayor's plea for new O'Hare noise study... Source: Park Ridge Herald-Advocate - Park Ridge IL Park Ridge Mayor David Schmidt's desire to see environmental impacts from O'Hare International Airport expansion reexamined received a lukewarm response from the chairwoman of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission today (June 1).
06/01/12 Now, for political normalisation Source: Kashmir News more at quickfound.net Portrayal of the steps that led up to Pearl Harbor and total mobilization of World War II.