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The inquiry, carried out by AmericInn among 2000 casually chosen hotel guests, showed that in 40% cases people were irritated by the noise caused by quarrels and parties spent next door. One third of interviewed people declared that they were disturbed by unduly full-throated amorous twosomes.

Among other irritating sounds were listed the following: washout noise from a wash room and other sounds of bathrooms (26%), boring repairs rattle (13%), cough and vomit sounds (12%), snore, hiccup and eructation (11%). A smaller percent of interviewed complained of the TV set’s noise, rail road clatter and loud music. (more…)

Authorities of Martin county of the American state of Florida are going to place talking monitor cameras on the beaches in order to scare people away from having sex there. David Graham, assistant to County Administrator Duncan Ballantyne, has told, that monitor cameras placed on the beaches would react to movement and in case of its detection would switch on bright light and replay their canned prevention of inadmissibility of having sex in public places.

“I am entirely for this measure”, - speaks the chairman of the local commission Michael Diterlizzi, the author of the idea. According to his words, some arrests on the beaches recently motivated such initiative. And, it is interesting that in all cases it was a question of men who had sex with other men, or inclined them to have it. “Everything, that will constrain from such activity, will be good”, - he has told.

Graham has added that solar powered cameras can be placed on lampposts and on trees along public beaches.

In spite of the fact that there is even more than one and a half of a month left till Christmas, the preparation for the holiday is in full swing in the United Kingdom. On Wednesday in the evening the Christmas illumination has been turned on at Oxford Street, the well-known business street of the British capital. Thousands of Londoners came here to be the first, who would see the festive illumination. This year the main theme of the streets design became the animation film “Spellbound” (Enchanted). (more…)

A vast museum dedicated to the history of cinema and the Academy Awards will be constructed in Los Angeles. The project of the museum will be created by the famous French architect Christian de Portzamparc, who has constructed skyscraper of the Moet Hennessy-Louis Vuitton holding in New York. The foundation of the construction which will be laid on the area of 3, 2 hectares, will be placed in the center of Hollywood not later than 2008. The end of construction the building is planned for 2012.The museum will be located to the north of legendary Hollywood inscription. The president of the Academy Awards Sid Genis has noted that it is very important for film-academy “to choose the responsible and serious sponsor of the project and to create impressive design”. (more…)

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A written off vessel of the USA armed forces was processed for further services by Virginia shipbuilding facilities, but in this case as an environment for marine inhabitants and amusement for divers of the Key West National Marine Nature Reserve, Florida state.

A six million project of reorganization of the General Hoyt S. Vandenberg 160 meters length into reef will be finished by spring 2008, when the ship would be descended to the depth of 43 meters 10 km to the south of Key West. Vandenberg ship written off in 1983, remained still for 24 years among the vessels of US Navy in Fort -Justice. (more…)

SINGAPORE: Southeast Asian countries on Thursday said they were on track to fully liberalize air travel in the region by December 2008, adding that an agreement to legalize it would be signed as soon as possible.

In a statement issued during their annual meeting, the region’s transport ministers said they “affirmed their commitment toward the timely implementation of the liberalization of air services.”

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