Posted by Thor on July 18th, 2008
While the local media is reporting on the fact that there is no West Nile in Charlottesville, we wanted to let you know there is no EBOLA virus in Charlottesville. According to the Center for Disease Control, there haven’t been any reported cases of human EBOLA virus in Virginia for 2008 to date. There have been some bodily fluids that have been tested, but none were found to contain EBOLA in this area.
If you get EBOLA, it will likely occur in the end of your life and that will happen extremely quickly. You should turn yourself into the authorities if you have any signs of internal and external hemorrhage from orifices, such as the nose and mouth may also occur, as well as from incompletely healed injuries such as needle-puncture sites.
UPDATE: OMG THEY ARE TRAINING FOR BIOHAZARD INCIDENTS.. IS THERE EBOLA IN CHARLOTTESVILLE?!!? (Thanks Tuffy)
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Posted by Thor on March 5th, 2008
OH Snap. No more late night headbanger parties. WCAV Reports:
All city restaurants will have a new limit of 75 decibels after 11p.m. The reading is for outside the establishment. Restaurants are advised to keep the door closed to keep the sound inside.
The council says that if a police officer takes a reading with the door open then that will be the official reading. Noise on the downtown mall is limited to 75 decibels all day. That includes street performers and restaurants.
Examples of decibel levels from wikipedia:
| Source of sound |
Sound pressure |
Sound pressure level |
|
pascal |
dB re 20 μPa |
Theoretical limit for undistorted sound at
1 atmosphere environmental pressure |
101,325 Pa |
191.085 dB |
| Krakatoa explosion at 100 miles (160 km) in air |
20,000 Pa |
180 dB |
| Simple open-ended thermoacoustic device [6] |
12,000 Pa |
176 dB |
| M1 Garand being fired at 1 m |
5,000 Pa |
168 dB |
| Jet engine at 30 m |
630 Pa |
150 dB |
| Rifle being fired at 1 m |
200 Pa |
140 dB |
| Threshold of pain |
100 Pa |
130 dB |
| Hearing damage (due to short-term exposure) |
20 Pa |
approx. 120 dB |
| Jet at 100 m |
6 – 200 Pa |
110 – 140 dB |
| Jack hammer at 1 m |
2 Pa |
approx. 100 dB |
| Hearing damage (due to long-term exposure) |
6×10−1 Pa |
approx. 85 dB |
| Major road at 10 m |
2×10−1 – 6×10−1 Pa |
80 – 90 dB |
| Passenger car at 10 m |
2×10−2 – 2×10−1 Pa |
60 – 80 dB |
| TV (set at home level) at 1 m |
2×10−2 Pa |
approx. 60 dB |
| Normal talking at 1 m |
2×10−3 – 2×10−2 Pa |
40 – 60 dB |
| Very calm room |
2×10−4 – 6×10−4 Pa |
20 – 30 dB |
| Leaves rustling, calm breathing |
6×10−5 Pa |
10 dB |
So, you can’t be louder than a passenger car in a restaurant? This is retarded. Bars have got to be louder than this at night. If you live downtown, you should deal with above average noise levels. I’m pissed. Say goodbye to outdoor shows, late night music, etc.
What do you think?
