AcoustiRACK™ Cabinet - Power Without The Noise

Published 28th March 2006

Announcing the First Quiet Rackmount Cabinet to Deliver Serious Noise Reduction!...

Acousti Products, a rapidly growing British company has developed a solution to the growing problem of computer noise experienced in many workplaces. After developing several successful product lines for quietening PCs, Acousti Products have turned their attention to the largely neglected issue of powerful but noisy rackmounted computer equipment.

Many people working close to noisy servers are vocal about how stressful the constant noise can be. The high-frequency whirring of cooling fans coupled with the drone of other components, produces a nerve-grating combination guaranteed to drive anyone to distraction. Studies show that working in a noisy office can significantly heighten stress levels and lower staff productivity."

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A Soundproof Luxury Corner Office On Wheels

"A luxury corner office on wheels
When time is money--lots and lots of it--a quarter-million-dollar SUV conversion from Becker Automotive Design can be worth every penny.

Todd Lappin, Business 2.0 Magazine senior editor
March 28, 2006: 4:19 PM EST

(Business 2.0 Magazine) - Some executives soar with eagles. They're the power brokers who fly in peerless comfort, efficiency, and style on wings made by Gulfstream or Learjet. Yet there's another breed of titans who keep their feet firmly planted on terra firma. These moguls are rich, yes, and their time is also very valuable, but in the course of doing business, they're more likely to shuttle between, say, Long Beach and Burbank than to jet from LAX to JFK. Whether they're real estate developers or fast-food kingpins cruising from one Pizza Hut franchise to the next, they need to be productive on the road."

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Company Spotlight: illbruck acoustic

"llbruck acoustic, inc. provides acoustical and noise control solutions for the broadcast/audio, educational, architectural and facilities industries. Our products feature proprietary exclusive willtec® material, a porous melamine, which has exceptional sound absorbing capabilities and is Class 1(A) fire-rated. illbruck brand names include SONEX® Panels and Baffles, PROSPEC® Barriers and Composites, CONTOUR® Tiles, SQUARELINE® Metal Ceiling Tiles, HARMONI™ Ceiling Tiles, FABRITEC™ Wall Panels, and WHITELINE® Ceiling Tiles."

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First Public Outreach Meetings for LAX Master Plan Specific Plan Amendment Study Set for March 15 and 18

LOS ANGELES, CA --
(MARKET WIRE)
-- 03/13/2006 -- Two outreach meetings will be held Wednesday, March 15 and Saturday, March 18, 2006, for the public to participate in the LAX Master Plan Specific Plan Amendment Study. The meetings begin a community-based planning process for the modernization of
Los Angeles International Airport.

"We look forward to hearing from our neighbors about their ideas formodernizing LAX, and limiting noise and traffic problems in theircommunities," said Lydia H. Kennard, executive director of Los AngelesWorld Airports (LAWA), which owns and operates LAX and three other airportsin the Southern California region. "These meetings are a critical first step in a new, more responsive public process. We invite the public to voice its views and sentiments on the best way to improve LAX and help make it a good neighbor."

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TheStar.com - Project's faded signs recall sweet history

TheStar.com - Project's faded signs recall sweet history: "Project's faded signs recall sweet history
Adding a floor required extra steel support
Footings also increased to hold building weight

Mar. 11, 2006. 01:00 AM
W.D. LIGHTHALL W. D. LIGHTHALL
SPECIAL TO THE STAR HOW IT'S BUILT

In the loft conversion business it's called ghosting, though it has nothing to do with the paranormal.

Ghosting refers to the original painted signs and lettering found on the exterior walls of old factories and warehouses.

Typically faded and broken up, these old signs are a reminder of the original owners and functions of these buildings, and of Toronto's industrial past.

'When we first looked up there, we thought we would sandblast the lettering on the building off, clean it up,' says Lionel Larry, president of Rosebud Homes, one of two developers converting the former R & T Watson Co. building into condominium lofts."

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Soundproof Your PC

Today's CPUs, graphics processors, and other chips generate heat that can't always be dissipated without spinning, and often noisy, fans. But if you're determined, you can reduce PC noise to near-inaudible levels.

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Improve Your Home Through Acoustical Engineering

Improve Your Home Through Acoustical Engineering: "Improve Your Home Through Acoustical Engineering

March 06, 2006
by Erica Bosworth

Acoustical engineering has become increasingly popular over recent years for use in residential homes. In the past this type of engineering has been commonly associated with places in which you might find high levels of noise such as theatres or musical studios. However, even in residential homes it can be difficult to control noise levels, and for many soundproofing is the ideal way to try and resolve noise related problems. "

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A Simple Explanation of IIC Ratings

I found this graphic at iFloor.com it's a great visual of IIC ratings. If you would like more information on IIC ratings, visit the Institute for Research and Contruction and read the article Controlling the Transmission of Impact Sound through Floors.

Soundproof plan creates some noise in El Segundo

Soundproof plan creates some noise in El Segundo: "Decision to insulate homes from airport sounds for free doesn't help those who have already paid.

By Andrea Sudano
Daily Breeze

Completion of the soundproofing job on Francis Upton's house is still a few weeks off, but the El Segundo resident is already enjoying the benefits in her home a few blocks south of LAX.

'We got a little deaf. It was very noisy,' she said. 'It was hard trying to listen to the television or music. ... (The work) definitely has reduced it by at least 75 percent.'"

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Silent treatment

Silent treatment: "Silent treatment
Sunday, March 05, 2006
By John Hogan
The Grand Rapids Press

Unwanted noise is a foregone conclusion for anyone who's spent time in a college dorm room or roadside motel. It also plagues many long after they've left college and settled into a place of their own, be it an apartment, condominium or home.

After crime, traffic and inadequate public services, noise is the most common neighborhood complaint, according to the U.S. Census."

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Man Angry About Slamming Door Killed Neighbor

WFTV.com - News - Police: Man Angry About Slamming Door Killed Neighbor: "BELLEVIEW, Fla. -- It's an unusual motive for murder. Investigators in Belleview said slamming the door drove a man to kill his next-door neighbor in Marion County."

"Investigators believe Betty Shepperd was murdered over something that sounds extremely trivial. They said 45-year-old Vito Loiacono was irritated that Shepperd was slamming the door at night and waking him up."

Ok the lesson here is do not slam your door, because in most cases it pisses your neighbors off. However, killing your neighbor is not the solution.

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