Mobile phones and iPods that blast out music at ear-shattering levels are having their volumes turned down. The news that personal music players will be fitted with noise limiting controls will delight the parents of teenagers and anyone who likes to enjoy a train journey in peace. MP3 players such as iPods will have to be made with built-in limiters that restrict their decibel level, in a move designed to protect children and teenagers.
Two-thirds of users have the volume set too high, surveys show. The rules, to be announced next week by the EU, are intended to prevent millions going deaf and were prompted by repeated scientific studies revealing the danger of listening to blaring music. A safe level is below 80-85 decibels, according to campaigners, but some players blast out songs at up to 120 decibels.
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14
Sep
Total Scum:
Killers dogs are being used to hunt down foxes in urban areas in a disturbing new ‘sport’ branded ‘sickening’ by animal rights campaigners.
The foxes targeted in Merseyside are those who have abandoned the countryside for the city in a desperate search for food.
The League Against Cruel Sports today branded the new wave of attacks as ‘absolutely horrendous’.
Police have revealed they are investigating reports of at least two killings in Liverpool.
The remains of two decapitated foxes have been found in in the city’s streets amid fears that the brutal gang may have carried out many more attacks which have gone unreported.
Residents say gang members travel to the city in white vans and unleash bloodthirsty dogs which hunt down and tear to pieces the foxes as they rummage for food near residential areas.
Lurchers, Staffordshire Bull terriers and Jack Russells are said to have been seen sprinting down their road chasing foxes.
After the animals are caught, their heads are removed and their bloody remains left by the roadside.
The gang members are believed to have been operating for the last three months in the Aigburth area of south Liverpool, Merseyside.
One stunned neighbour came across the remains of two beheaded foxes left bloodied and strewn on the ground.
And terrified residents say they now regularly hear the screams of dying foxes after an
apparent ‘kill’.
Fox hunting is considered a cruel and unnecessary sport by many people. It was banned in 2004 and should stay banned. As for these scumbags, it’s just another vile and disgusting example of what Britain has become. Naturally we’re all hoping the police will actually do something!
12
Sep
The BBC may screen some of the 2012 Olympics in 3D, according to a senior executive.
Roger Mosey, the director of the BBC’s 2012 Olympics operation, said the BBC was looking at using new technology to cover the sporting event.
‘We could, and I believe should, capture some of the games in 3D,’ he told the IBC technology conference in Amsterdam.
But then again, you never know. By 2012, the 3D craze may have long passed.
29
Jun
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the recent Google Street view project. It allows everyone to explore cities in the UK with 360 degree street level.
Google’s mission to capture detailed views of the Earth has lead to thieves abusing the technology to target garden ponds containing valueable koi carp.
With the help of Google Earth, the robberies took place across East Yorkshire.
The service provides detailed satellite photos of people’s back gardens.
Humberside Police Community Support Officer Sam Gregory evidence suggested thieves were using the internet to pinpoint prospective hauls.
PCSO Gregory said: ‘Google shows what is in your garden and you can see people’s ponds.
Man dies while playing Wii Fit, but actually nothing to do with the Wii Console.
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Apr
The Wii Fit’s first claimed victim: Sadly this isn’t an April fool’s joke, 25-year old England native Tim Eves was ‘jogging’ on a Wii Fit games console. With his girlfriend and friend looking on, he slumped to the floor.
The family were told he could have been killed by Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. Also known as Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome, it is a disorder of the electrical system of the heart.
Those with the condition are vulnerable to an abnormal heart rhythm. During exercise the heart may stop pumping out blood, causing the brain to become deprived of blood and sudden death. The condition is estimated to kill 500 people a year.
(source: mailonline)
Don’t let this tragic case discourage you from working out though. Regular exercise is a good prevention for some very common diseases that could kill you.