LA Times:
The community fears that construction, noise and hundreds of daily trains could ruin businesses and property values. But Metro has offered up an underground plan that seems to be easing concerns. (Read More)
The Guardian:
There has been a lot of noise about getting tough with the banks, but it doesn't look like that is going to translate into much-needed actionSir David Walker's review of governance at banks is a key plank in the government's (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
It was two days after the heaviest rainfall in British history and with more rain starting to fall some residents of Cockermouth were only just being rescued from their homes. Many were glad simply to have survived. Others we (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Call them 'twitchers' at your peril: how birdwatching has taken off in Britain. By Kate KellawayBirdwatching – when it is non-birdwatchers you are talking to – produces an almost uniform reaction: amused condescension, as if (Read More)
The Guardian:
The outgoing ITV supremo reflects on the appointment of a new chairman, bemoans the 'brand void' on British television and looks forward to switching off his BlackBerryI knew it was going to be a good week when it started wit (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Machine gun prose meets labyrinthine plot in James Ellroy's latest, says Sean O'HaganThe title of James Ellroy's latest novel is taken from AE Housman's poem "Reveille", a very English meditation on life's brevity. Four lines (Read More)
Gizmodo:
If you were hanging out outside in Utah on Wednesday night, chances are good that you witnessed a pretty rare astronomic event: a friggin' huge meteor that lit up the entire sky. Clark Planetarium Director Seth Jarvis said (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - Virginia:
The region's airports authority has unveiled an Internet system designed to help the public track noisy flights near area airports.
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guardian.co.uk: The Guardian newspaper: Comment & debate:
It was not boredom but anger that tempted me to leave a play in mid-show – but I lacked the courageIn the middle decades of the 20th century, when theatre was testing the limits of taste, an off-stage sound-effect was regular (Read More)
Gizmodo:
Black Friday is a week away, and thousands of markdowns are already announced. Our master list of Giz-friendly deals—a hefty read—includes similar items priced differently at different stores. Keep it refreshed, cuz we'll be (Read More)
TechCrunch:
At our RealTime CrunchUp event today in San Francisco, the first roundtable is entitled “Filtering the Stream: Getting Rid of the Noise.”The panel is populated by a lot of big players in the space: Facebook, VP of Product Chr (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
Henry's handball in a World Cup game against Ireland has caused an existential crisis in France. What would Camus do?La main de Dieu or la main du diable? After Zidane's headbutt, we now have Henry's hand.On Wednesday evening (Read More)
The Guardian:
For all its sexual confusion and lack of private parts, critics are finding Mike Bartlett's provocatively titled play an impressive packageRight then, shall we just get the sniggering over with? It's Mike Bartlett's new play, (Read More)
MSNBC:
It would seem the series is going out with a grateful sigh of relief, if not a whimper, after months in the midst of noise and upheaval. The feuding couple's split came to dominate the series, as well as helping fuel a firest (Read More)
The Guardian:
Act on Copenhagen is a web tool aimed at allowing students to add to a manifesto that will be handed to Ed Miliband next monthThe UN climate talks in Copenhagen have certainly caught the public imagination. On the environment (Read More)
Property News from Times Online:
Like the White Rabbit in Alice in Wonderland, you may soon be able to disappear down a hole in the garden and find yourself in a completely different world. One where you can either have total peace and quiet or make as much (Read More)
timesofindia.indiatimes.com:
In a draft amendment to the Noise Rules, 2000, the ministry has proposed extending the 10 pm deadline for firecrackers till midnight for 15 days of the year. (Read More)
Rest of World-World-The Times of India:
Somali pirates attacked the 'Maersk Alabama' on Wednesday for the second time in seven months, though private guards on board the US-flagged ship repelled the attack with gunfire and a high-decibel noise device. (Read More)
Box Office Prophets:
after reading all the books of twilight in 5 days lol I am in dream world lol so this song seems very appropriate.hope u all like it, it took a bit of work to get it together the way i wanted to.I am 37 weeks pregnant in this (Read More)