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• Noise Pollution Clearinghouse - An information resource with online database. Campaigns on specific noise issues and distributes "Quiet Zone" newsletter. Offers CD demonstrating worst noise offenders. Often quoted by major media.
• The Noise Consultancy, LLC - Noise consulting services to municipalities, industry and impacted residents, including: sound studies; ordinance development; enforcement issues; acoustical modeling; planning and zoning; impact statements; private and public nuisance advocacy.
• Alaska Quiet Rights Coalition - Dedicated to protecting the rights of Alaskans to quiet places for the benefit of public land users, private property owners, and visitors.
• Ban the Cannons - British Columbia group wants ban on propane cannons and other noise polluting bird scare devices in the Fraser Valley.
• Citizens Against Noise - Los Angeles
• Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Noise and Nuisance - UK government activities and information related to environmental noise and neighbourhood noise. Includes noise maps for England.
• Farm Noise and Hearing Project - South Australian network of farmers and health professionals promoting hearing conservation in rural communities.
• GrowNYC's Noise Abatement Committee - New York City non-profit organization offering assistance to anti-noise groups in the United States and abroad.
• Hearing Damage and Loud Music - On the relationship between loud noise and ear damage, with particular reference to young people and loud music.
• Honku: Haiku about Traffic Noise - An international movement grown from one man's therapeutic exercise to alleviate the pain and suffering caused by too many honking vehicles outside his apartment window in Brooklyn, New York.
• Hush the Bus - A group of Hong Kong residents fed up with unnecessary advertising and other broadcasting on commuter buses.
• International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise - Sponsoring international congresses every 5 years since 1968, this organization's members are recognized as the leading authorities on the subject of noise and health.
• Landscapers Involved with Neighborhoods and Kids (LINK) - Aims to reduce leaf blower noise by networking with others. Includes news release template and contact details.
• League for the Hard of Hearing - Nonprofit aimed at providing a network for consciousness raising and reducing noise. Contains information on airport noise, legislation, fact sheets, how to get involved, and hazards to avoid. Located in New York and Florida, United States.
• Loud Car Stereos - Bulletin from the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing.
• Lower the Boom - Anti-boomcar information.
• Noise & Health - An inter-disciplinary international journal devoted to research on all aspects of noise and its effects on human health.
• Noise Abatement Society - Promotes ways to combat antisocial noise. The Society's annual John Connell Awards recognize local initiatives to address noise complaints.
• Noise Free America - NFA's monthly "Dirty Dozen" awards spotlight worst noise polluters.
• Noise Help - Practical information and a variety of approaches for dealing with everyday noise problems.
• Noise Off Charitable Trust - Promoting the reduction of motor vehicle noise emissions throughout New Zealand for the improvement of the heath and well being of communities and the quality of the environment.
• Noise and Traffic - Information on effects of noise on people, noise regulations and standards, and control of noise production by vehicles and machinery.
• Noise and the Noise Control Act - US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documents concerning federal noise control.
• Noise/News International - Noise Control Engineering information and activities worldwide. Includes quarterly magazine, member societies, technical reports, and announcements of meetings and conferences.
• NoiseNet.org - Mainly a business directory, but also a source of good information.
• NoiseOFF - Coalition of world citizens combating the urban blight of unwanted human-created sound that is annoying, distracting, painful, or physically harmful.
• Noisy Neighbours - Describes solutions for noisy neighbours: What can be done, how to deal with the situation and what the law says in the UK. Includes discussion forum.
• Pipedown - Campaigns in Britain and internationally against piped music in public places.
• Quiet Corners - Reviews of places without piped music. Includes restaurants, pubs, hotels, and places to relax, shop, and meet. Reviews submitted by members of the UK-based Pipedown campaign.
• Quiet DC - Focuses on noise problems in the Washington, DC, metro area.
• Quiet Use Coalition - Quiet use of wilderness areas is presented as a normal use and argues against enabling gas engine, motorized machines in the quiet, national forests in U.S.
• Right to Quiet Society - Vancouver (British Columbia) nonprofit society for soundscape awareness and protection, working to raise awareness of the value, benefits, and difficulties in obtaining quiet.
• Rutgers Noise Technical Assistance Center - Providing training in sound level measurement for enforcement of municipal noise codes, the center has been providing assistance for over 35 years.
• Scientific Interdisciplinary Ecology and Noise Committee - Argentina group promoting public noise awareness and advising citizens and city officials on noise problems.
• Silent Majority: Citizens against car alarms - Website for a new campaign to ban car alarms from New York City.
• Stress and Noise - Franklin Institute Report.
• The EU Policy on Environmental Noise - European Commission policy and directive on noise reduction. Includes links to full text of key papers.
• UK Legislation - Noise Act 1996 - Full text of UK act regarding noise emitted from dwellings at night.
• World Forum for Acoustic Ecology - International association concerned with the state of the world's soundscapes. Includes membership details, resource links, and instructions for signing up for their discussion list.

Random Indian Recipes:-

• Mutton Cutlet
  Wash kheema and pressure Cook without water,by adding half portion of chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and garam masala powder. In a pan heat 1 cup of oil and add another half portion of ginger garlic paste,onion and green chilly. Fry for a minute and then add the cooked kheema,boiled potatoes green peas,red chilli powder,turmeric powder, garam masala powder, pepper powder,cumin powder,lime juice and salt. Cook on low flame for about 20 min or ...
  
  
• Sambar Masala Powder
  Fry mustard seeds and asafoetida in little oil. Fry other remaining ingredients one by one. Mix all and make a fine powder. Store in a air tight container. Sambar masala powder is ready to use for dosa and idli.
  
  
• Stuffed Bangda
  First clean the bangda.remove eyes and tail. Give cuts on stomach both the side. Apply lemon juice and little salt.keep aside for 10 min. In a bowl take red chilly powder,turmeric,ginger paste,tamarind pulp and salt. Mix well and apply this chutney to bangda. fill chutney also in stomach. Keep aside for 20 min. Dip bangda in rice flour and fry in hot oil on mid. flame. Stuffed bangda is ready.
  
  
• Apple Kheer
  In a cup of warm milk mix the cornflour finely. In a another pan take milk,cornflour milk and sugar. Allow to boil on low flame for 20 min. Peel and grate the apples. Add immediately into boiling milk. Allow to cook for 4-5 min on low flame. Lastly add elaichi powder. Remove from heat. Garnish with kaju badam pista pieces. Apple kheer is ready to serve.
  
  
• Kheema
  First cook kheema in pressure cooker with little water. Make onion paste and chop tomato and coriander leaves. In kadai heat oil and fry onion paste for 2 min. Then add ginger garlic paste and fry for some time. Now add chopped tomato and again fry for 2 min. Add red chilly powder, ...
  
  
• Shahi Navaratan kurma
  Boil all vegetables in a cooker. Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown. Now add ginger-garlic paste and fry till oil seperates. Add turmeric powder,chilli powder,coriander powder, garam masala powder and salt. Fry for 2-3 minutes. Now add tomato puree and Stir well and cook the mixture for 2-3 minutes. Add dry fruits. Add milk and Bring it to boil. Reduce the heat and cook until the gravy becomes thick. Add paneer and stir ...
  
  
• Dal Fry
  Wash tur dal and soak in water for 30 min. and cook in a pressure cooker. Cut tomato,onion,ginger and garlic into fine pieces. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,jeera and kadipatta. Then add red chilly and ...
  
  
• Pineapple Jam
  Remove skin and eyes of pineapple and grate it. Add sugar and saffron in pineapple pulp. Put on low flame to boil for 10 min. Lastly add elaichi powder and mix well. Pineapple jam is ready.
  
  
• Bhakarwadi
  In a dish take maida,1 cup besan and add salt . Knead hard dough with 2 tbsp oil and a little water. Cover with a moist cloth. Roast coconut,sesame and khuskhus seeds lightly. In a mixer take sesame,khuskhus,grated coconut and Fennel seeds. Run a mixie for a minute. In a dish take roasted 1 tbsp besan, ground paste,ginger garlic paste,red chilly powder, garam masala powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,asafoetida, sugar and salt. Mix well and add 2 tsp water. Take a midium size ...
  
  
• Batate Pohe
  First clean poha, wash, drain and keep aside. Cut onions,green chilly and coriander leaves. Make thin pieces of potato. In a pan heat oil and add mustard seeds,cumin seeds,green chilly and kadipatta. Then add onions and saute it till brown. Now add potato pieces and mix well. Sprinkle water on potato and cover the pan. Allow to cook potato for 2-3 min. Add turmeric powder and salt. Now add poha and mix well. Lastly add sugar,grated coconut and chopped coriander leaves. Cover the pan and allow to cook on ...