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There are 7 messages in this issue.

Topics in this digest:

      1. RE: The New York Times  New York Region  Bloomberg Seeks to Toughen Code for Noise
           From: Jan Hollan <jhollan@amper....muni.cz>
      2. Re: RE: The New York Times  New York Region  Bloomberg Seeks to Toughen Code for Noise
           From: kgfleming@att...
      3. Lighting and opportunistic crime
           From: "Richard Klappal" <klappal@xnet...>
      4. Minim 31 streelighting cartoon
           From: "Richard Klappal" <klappal@xnet...>
      5. Re: Lighting and opportunistic crime
           From: Karolyn Beebe <keedo60@yahoo...>
      6. controls
           From: Susan Harder <lookout@hamptons...>
      7. Energy and pollution
           From: "John M. McMahon" <mcmahon@lemoyne...>


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Message: 1
   Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 18:55:18 +0200 (CEST)
   From: Jan Hollan <jhollan@amper....muni.cz>
Subject: RE: The New York Times  New York Region  Bloomberg Seeks to Toughen Code for Noise

>    From: "Richard Klappal" <klappal@xnet...>
>
>   Now, if we could just get the same attention for excessive nighttime
> lighting!
>
>  http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/08/nyregion/08NOIS.html?th

It should be possible. There is a research that LAN disturbs a
non-negligible proportion of population. It is not so much smaller than
that one which is disturbed by noise. These two adverse influences on
sleep should be handled together. The research concerns Czech population,
but it can be hardly expected New Yorkers are very different.

See the second abstract (accepted for the Graz conference) within
  http://amper.ped.muni.cz/noc/english/Can_and_Rhythm.htm

Lack of police records about people complaining about offensive light is
no argument. Most people don't realize that it's possible, or even quite
easy to avoid or much reduce the amount of light falling onto their
windows etc. late at night. So they don't object loudly. Still, they
suffer. Responsible politicians should act not only under pressure by
citizens, but rather as people who have to be far more cautious then most
of the population...

jenik




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Message: 2
   Date: Wed, 09 Jun 2004 18:31:07 +0000
   From: kgfleming@att...
Subject: Re: RE: The New York Times  New York Region  Bloomberg Seeks to Toughen Code for Noise

The problem is the noise makers haven't organized to promote "benefits" from noise. No deeply-engrained, constantly reinforced perception that noise prevents crime. No references replete in literature and folklore that correlate noise to knowledge, insight, safety, truth, salvation, or hope. Conversely, none that correlate silence to danger, ignorance, chaos, crime, depression, pessimism, or helplessness. No "noise scientists" at a Noise Research Center at Ring-an-ear Polytechnic Institute doing the best "research" that money from noise makers can buy. No marketing, distribution, or authoritative institutions providing infrastructure for promoting concepts such as "the more noise, the better." No expectations that government should provide noise for the community to chase away the silence. In fact, noise makers are such buffoons, they haven't even began promoting shrill noise as preferable to more soothing noise.

One should not be surprised. The noise makers have a long way to go.

Kevin

-------------- Original message from Jan Hollan : -------------- 
> > From: "Richard Klappal" 
> > 
> > Now, if we could just get the same attention for excessive nighttime 
> > lighting! 
> > 
> > http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/08/nyregion/08NOIS.html?th 
> 
> It should be possible. There is a research that LAN disturbs a 
> non-negligible proportion of population. It is not so much smaller than 
> that one which is disturbed by noise. These two adverse influences on 
> sleep should be handled together. The research concerns Czech population, 
> but it can be hardly expected New Yorkers are very different. 
> 
> See the second abstract (accepted for the Graz conference) within 
> http://amper.ped.muni.cz/noc/english/Can_and_Rhythm.htm 
> 
> Lack of police records about people complaining about offensive light is 
> no argument. Most people don't realize that it's possible, or even quite 
> easy to avoid or much reduce the amount of light falling onto their 
> windows etc. late at night. So they don't object loudly. Still, they 
> suffer. Responsible politicians should act not only under pressure by 
> citizens, but rather as people who have to be far more cautious then most 
> of the population... 
> 
> jenik 

[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]



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Message: 3
   Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:52:48 -0500
   From: "Richard Klappal" <klappal@xnet...>
Subject: Lighting and opportunistic crime

This report is from about 3 years ago, but I found the full citation info,
rather than 'just another unsupported claim'.

<quote, unless I typo something ...>
>From The Seattle Times (seattletimes.newsource.com)
April 10, 2001

Car sting yields 5 alleged prowlers; Bellevue police link men to 50 cases
by Michael Ko
Seattle Times staff reporter

Looking for more creative ways to deal with the regions most prevalent
crime, the Bellevue Police Department planted a "bait car" at Factoria
Cinemas over the weekend and stung five car prowlers.

	...

In fact, the bait car was parked directly under a street lamp, with a dummy
purse in full view.

"We made the car look attractive, but not more than the average car looks,"
Harndon said. "Car prowling is an opportunistic crime ..."

<endquote>

There's more to the story, but that's the meat of it.

Rich



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Message: 4
   Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 15:57:55 -0500
   From: "Richard Klappal" <klappal@xnet...>
Subject: Minim 31 streelighting cartoon

Does anyone know, or have contact information, for the artist who did the
'minim 31' cartoon (assuming anyone remembers it!)

I downloaded it several years ago.  Once upon a time I tried to contact the
artist, but email address never provided a reply. I'd like to get permission
to use it as part of my LP presentations.

The scene, in a opinion page style, was a victim and a mugger under a
streetlight, with the caption (more or less) "Light helps the just ... and
the unjust"

I'd still like to get permission to use it, if I can find it in the file
cabinet.

Rich



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Message: 5
   Date: Wed, 9 Jun 2004 16:20:13 -0700 (PDT)
   From: Karolyn Beebe <keedo60@yahoo...>
Subject: Re: Lighting and opportunistic crime

The article opens here: (but might require registering
w/ the Seattle Times)

http://archives.seattletimes.nwsource.com/cgi-bin/texis.cgi/web/vortex/display?slug=carprowl10m0&date=20010410&query=car+sting


Rich wrote: 
This report is from about 3 years ago, but I found the
full citation info, rather than 'just another
unsupported claim'.

<quote, unless I typo something ...>
>From The Seattle Times (seattletimes.newsource.com)
April 10, 2001

Car sting yields 5 alleged prowlers; Bellevue police
link men to 50 cases
by Michael Ko
Seattle Times staff reporter

Looking for more creative ways to deal with the
regions most prevalent crime, the Bellevue Police
Department planted a "bait car" at Factoria Cinemas
over the weekend and stung five car prowlers.
 ...
In fact, the bait car was parked directly under a
street lamp, with a dummy purse in full view.

"We made the car look attractive, but not more than
the average car looks," Harndon said. "Car prowling is
an opportunistic crime ..." <endquote> There's more to
the story, but that's the meat of it. -- Rich
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Message: 6
   Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 07:45:53 -0400
   From: Susan Harder <lookout@hamptons...>
Subject: controls

A retrofit sensor that goes on at dusk, and can be adjusted to turn off
1-6 hours later!
http://www.lightinguniverse.com/fixtures/Lighting-Lighting-Controls-19243.html

Susan



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Message: 7
   Date: Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:08:13 -0400
   From: "John M. McMahon" <mcmahon@lemoyne...>
Subject: Energy and pollution

In case you missed this info ...

1) NewScientist.com 5/29/04:

"Blackout gave cities a breath of fresh air"
                   
"The blackout that left 50 million North Americans without power in August
2003 had an unexpected benefit - the air became  cleaner.

As power plants were turned down in south-east Canada and the north-east and
mid-west US, levels of pollutants fell, says meteorologist Russell
Dickerson. His team from the University of Maryland in College Park flew an
aircraft over the middle of the blackout zone 24 hours after the power had
gone down. 'This was a unique opportunity to explore what would happen to
air quality if power station emissions were reduced,' he says.

The team compared pollution levels over Pennsylvania with those on a similar
hot, sunny day the year before. While there was no significant difference in
levels of pollutants associated solely with traffic, other pollutants linked
with power stations fell dramatically.

Sulphur dioxide levels decreased by 90 per cent, there was around half the
amount of ozone and visibility increased by 40 kilometres."

Text: 

http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns99995038

2) NPR audio (from ATC 6/9/04):

http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=1951402

Related item: WP 6/10/04:

"Tougher Regulations Urged on Power Plant Emissions:
Study Ties Early Deaths to Industry Pollution "

"Pollution from power plants causes the premature deaths of 23,600 Americans
each year, according to an analysis prepared by a consulting company that
uses the same data and methodology in its work for the Environmental
Protection Agency."

Text: 

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A29666-2004Jun9.html

So. Tell me again. *Why * are those lights in empty parking lots left on
full blast all night?

John McMahon
Tully, NY




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