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That was just the first of many invaluable lessons from the master, and it led to the writing of one of my best short stories, "Decibels."
Joseph Smigelski: Jim Frey: the Best Writing Teacher on the Planet 2010
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Decibels do measure loudness, but it's best to think of them in terms of percentages because they aren't quantities of anything.
Dr. Michael J. Breus: When Power Snoring Exceeds A Power Saw 2009
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The Zero Decibels project, or Zero dB, is being organized by the British legal group Reprieve, which represents Guantanamo detainees, and will include moments of silence during concerts and festivals.
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Just Andrew - I've got the dbs Stands for Decibels on CD.
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And Meinke's committee is developing a teacher kit with a meter to show dangerous levels of sound — something educators in Oregon also have demonstrated with a web-based program called Dangerous Decibels .
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Beer will be served and DJ Dion Decibels will provide musical entertainment.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Peter Hartlaub 2011
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Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence, as well as for some life changes.
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We get 10 lo-fi tropical surf-pop songs in 15 minutes on Tropical Decibels Volume Two par example.
Irish Blogs Nialler9 Music Blog | MP3s | Videos | Reviews 2010
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We get 10 lo-fi tropical surf-pop songs in 15 minutes on Tropical Decibels Volume Two par example.
Irish Blogs Nialler9 Music Blog | MP3s | Videos | Reviews 2010
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Decibels are popular units of measurement among engineers because the units 'logarithmic nature means that you can use them to represent a range of values.
Gadget Freak Files 2010
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