The noise subsided, the people began to disappear until a remaining few came to look over the shoulders of the women working on my left leg.

The Banks are not forced to do this, so isn't this just more noise amounting to not a damn thing?

The Tree Overlords will no longer tolerate Glen Beck or his followers and will grind them up and make fertilizer out of them.

Last resort, grind the stain out.Watch the concrete over the next few months.If it was poured in the rain the concrete may "dust" for some time.Hope that helps.

They even have little magnetic devices you can put in the doors and windows that will make one hell of a noise if the seal is broken - enough to scare someone away - those are battery operated as well.Lights and a radio on timers to make them turn on / off different times of the day.

The onsite property manager made some racial comments about the noise and the friends that were at the apartment.

Be careful about thinking you can just patch it, sometimes it requires an entire grind out and re pour.

Let some of these experts grind it out.

Insulation/carpet for noise reduction?

A good Realtor wil be able to give you a read of the neighborhoods in the area, which allows you to filter out the noise so you can build a good research model.