Today I was walking to my next class from lunch with Calyn and there were these two boys walking in front of us and all of a sudden Calyn said, I keep wondering if those two boys are going to lock hands. Because their hands keep bumping into each other.

Now, don't you hate when that happens?When you're walking with someone and you feel like a creeper because your hand keeps bumping theirs? I hate that. So it might just be that their hands were bumping each other on accident, but they were walking really close, too. The rest of the day I kept obsessing over if they were gay or not. Fail. Dx

I'm very obsessive compulsive. O_O

But yeah. Back to the subject of gay people. I haven't really seen any yet this year in my ~high school. Like I mean I haven't seen any that I know FER SURE are gay.

I want a fun gay friend D:

I'm so lame. xD

Anyway. Yes. I also realized something about myself recently. I rarely make eye contact when I'm breifly speaking to someone. Like if someone bumps into me and says sorry, or asks me to pick up their pencil, I just do it and don't look at them.

It's weird.....

YOU SEE. THIS IS WHAT I GO THROUGH. I PSYCHOANALIZE EVERY INCH OF MY LIFE.

Every thing I do has a hidden meaning and it ~means something. I have problems.

Okay, enough of the awkwardness and onto some PATD news. :D

My brother hates Panic At The Disco. :/ The only song(s) he doesn't hate by them are In The Middle Of Summer(I still call it that instead of WhenThe Day Met The Night xD) and Behind The Sea. And the only reason he doesn't hate Behind The Sea is because Brendon doesn't sing. :|

He says Brendon's voice is ~annoying. I was tempted to call him ahoe.

My dad doesn't really like PATD either, but that's nothing to get worked up about. Lol. For some reason, I like making my parents guess who a certain song is by. So yesterday I had my iPod on in the car and a Panic song from AFYCSO came on and I said, Guess who this is by. My dad guessed correctly in saying Panic At The Disco. I was like, Wow dad. Nice job. You didn't even hesitate.

He then replied by saying, and I quote, They have a very unique sound. You know it's them when you hear one of their songs.

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Example, you’re an individual with a daily energy expenditure of 2800 per day and you stay on 1500 calories each day for 90 days (starvation diet), according to the mathematical calories in versus calories out calculations, you’ve accumulated a 117,000-calorie deficit. With 3500 calories in a pound of fat, that means you should have lost 33.4 pounds of fat. But you didn’t!! You lost maybe 15 pounds and got stuck at a plateau with that last bit of lower ab flab still defiantly clinging to your waistline. Why? Because you’re no longer BURNING 2800 calories per day!!! Your metabolic fire has dwindled to a tiny flicker. There is no longer a 1300 calorie per day deficit.
Basically you have hit a plateau – metabolically and hormonally. Your metabolic rate is depressed. You’ve lost lean mass, which has slowed your metabolism even further. Last, but certainly not least, your appetite has gone crazy and you have become ravenous, and you seem to get constant cravings!
Obviously we want to avoid metabolic slowdown in the first place and then patiently and persistently follow through until we are as lean as we want to be.
Unfortunately we cant jump in our time machine and start over! Thoughts are that you put muscle back on through weight training and eating like a human being instead of a little mouse! Patience and persistence will make it worthwhile!
My apologies for my rant, but far too often I have seen friends, family suffer through these frustrating difficult times. Again these are just my thoughts and I welcome your feedback.
Remember NEVER, NEVER, NEVER, NEVER give up on your journey.

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- Diabetics who tightly control their blood sugar even if only for the first decade after they are diagnosed have lower risks of heart attack, death and other complications 10 or more years later, a large follow-up study has found.
The discovery of this legacy effect may put new emphasis on rigorous treatment when people first learn they have Type 2 diabetes, the most common form and the type linked to obesity.
Doctors warn that people should not let their blood sugar spin out of control that could have serious health consequences.
What you dont want is for people to think that they had a period of good glucose control and then they allow their blood glucose to go high that would be disadvantageous, said Dr. Stephen Davis, head of Vanderbilt Universitys diabetes and endocrinology division, who had no role in the study.
Results were published online Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine and were being presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Rome.
Diabetes affects more than 18 million Americans. Most have Type 2, which occurs when the body makes too little insulin or cannot use what it does produce. Being overweight raises this risk.
Researchers led by Dr. Rury Holman at the University of Oxford in England originally studied 4,209 newly diagnosed diabetes patients assigned to manage their blood sugar either through standard diet restrictions or medicines. In the drug group, most took sulfonylurea, which prompts the pancreas to release more natural insulin into the bloodstream. Overweight diabetics took metformin, sold in the United States as Glucophage. Treatment lasted on average 10 years.
That study showed intensive blood sugar control lowered the risks of eye disease and kidney damage, but did not find any significant difference in heart attack risk except in the overweight group taking metformin. Those results led to guidelines recommending tight blood sugar control still in wide use today.
The follow-up study was on 3,277 participants who were tracked for an average of 10 more years first in clinics, where blood sugar could be measured, and through questionnaires in the later years.
Within one year of the original study ending, differences in blood sugar control between the groups disappeared.
Despite that, the sulfonylurea group had a 15 percent lower risk of heart attack and a 13 percent lower risk of death compared with the diet group.
The benefits were even greater among overweight diabetics on metformin, who had a 33 percent lower risk of heart attack and a 27 percent reduced risk of death.
It really stresses the importance of taking the long term-view of a chronic disease, said Dr. Judith Fradkin, who heads the diabetes division at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
This really gives information on steps that people can take thats going to improve their health, said Fradkin, who had no role in the latest research.
In a related study, Oxford researchers failed to find the same benefit among nearly 1,000 diabetics who maintained strict control of their blood pressure early on and then lapsed. There was no significant reduction in stroke, death or diabetes-related complications among those who initially had tight blood pressure control compared with those who did not.
Both studies were funded by various British government health organizations and advocacy groups. Six major drug companies, including the makers of diabetes drugs, also supported the research.
Dr. Alvin C. Powers, director of Vanderbilts diabetes center, said the studies underscore the need to treat diabetes in a holistic manner managing blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
The important message is that it re-emphasizes that glucose control is important, said Powers, who is not connected with the research.
Recent attention on the impact of tight blood sugar rose after the U.S. government stopped a diabetes trial earlier this year after a surprising number of deaths among patients who pushed down their blood sugar. However, that study was done in high-risk patients who had taken diabetes medications for many years not newly diagnosed patients.

On the Net:
New England Journal: http://www.nejm.org
NIDDK: http://www2.niddk.nih.

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I got a great email from my dad's cousin yesterday. She said she was going through boxes, and had found lots of Burke papers - birth and marriage certificates, First Communion documents, stuff like that. She wanted to know if I'd like to have it.

Of course I did.

I returned her email with a chatty one of my own, and among other bits of news, I shared some of my latest goals with her. I find that expressing my goals has become easier these days. When my priest asked what had been going on for me lately, I told him as well. There's a calculated reason for this. I believe in community.

When I was younger, I used to have a negative opinion of community. I viewed them as oppressive and restrictive, viewed the people as nosy and judgmental. Certainly, some communities can be. But there's a subtle line there, and it's worth noting. When you let a community tell you who you are, they will control your life. But when you tell a community who you are, they will support you instead. And in fact, if you share with a community not only who you are, but who you want to be, whenever possible they will help you get there.

When you're a kid, that means the adults in the neighborhood will buy the worst tasting beverage imaginable from your lemonade stand and declare that it's fabulous. When you're an adult, that means they encourage you, tease you, quiz you, and hold your feet to the fire while you develop your plans. Their persistence can sometimes even substitute for your own, reminding you that your goals aren't all in your head.

In fact, just the other day when I confessed to a friend that my goals were big and scary, she did just what a community member does. She gently encouraged me to get over it, with these words: Dreams are no more scary than real life. If your dreams were unrealistic, you'd know it. But you know they aren't.

This may not seem connected to the memorabilia I mentioned earlier. I was reminded however of a piece of family history I already have. In these obituaries, you see people, recently deceased, being described by the loved ones they left behind. You can't help but wonder how you'd be described if someone were writing yours.

These family members had a loving community to miss them when they were gone, a community that knew who they were. So at my age, as I am reconnecting with who I am and who I always wanted to be, I acknowledge not only that I have dreams, but that I can nurture them into reality. I find that I want my community to know that the dreams are as much a part of me as the real bits they already know about. I'm not afraid of telling them in case I were to fail and embarrass myself. In fact, I'm not even afraid of falling or failing anymore, I'm just afraid of not trying. And I need them, along with my family, to remind and encourage me to keep trying.

That's how hard things get done. With help. And when you know that getting help will definitely make hard things easier, don't you want everyone to know.

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Summer is here and we all want to step out in sandals, colorful or just walk barefoot in our garden. As soon as warm weather knocks on my door I think to myself I need a pedicure! But then I also think How do I care for my feet in summer besides the pedicure they get dry, and tired; dust, dirt grass get on my toe nails, and my heels get callused. Well, a pedicure is the first step to get your feet smooth and healthy. After that we all (men and women) should care for our feet at home. I found that applying a generous amount of cocoa butter (or cocoa butter cream) every night and a good scrubbing while showering helps a lot. It is easy and does not require spending extra time. The secret of cocoa butter treatments is to massage the lotion on your skin before you go to sleep and wear cotton socks overnight. In the morning your feet will feel soft and refreshed.

There are many different products available, but you can easily make your own mini-spa on your own. Back in my home country Poland we made our own mixtures for all kinds of beauty treatments. For example, there are a variety of vegetable oil based mixtures for feet, hands or any area with dry, damaged skin. You do not need much some oil (organic blend or just vegetable oil) and different ingredients depending on your needs. Simply mix that oil with additives and massage it on your skin; let it absorb for a while and you can get back to your daily routines. Here are some examples:

Add honey - to nourish your skin with plethora of microelements found in this natural mixture. In addition, honey helps in the healing process of many skin cracks, cuts or scrapes. Its low water content does not allow for bacteria growth. You could also use pure honey as a mask for your feet or hands, but remember do not walk around your garden with honey on your skin you will attract bugs or maybe even a bear. :)

Lemon - will make your skin hydrated and soft; it will also disinfect your skin. Citric acid in lemons, if used long enough can also make any blemishes or discolorations disappear.

Try it - and you will believe it. Mother Nature gave us many tools to fight the effects of daily life on our body we just need to discover them and use responsibly.

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Singer/songwriter Carolyn Wilkins will present a concert to celebrate the release of her new book, Tips for Singers. Published by Berklee Press, Carolyn's new book is the perfect complement to books about singing technique. Designed to assist singers in any style of music, Tips for Singers offers advice on developing stage presence, choosing songs, understanding musical notation, finding the best key for your voice, choosing microphones and PA systems, overcoming stage fright, doing your best at auditions, and many other topics. Assisted by an all-star cast of Berklee faculty, Carolyn will perform an eclectic mix of original compositions, jazz standards, and African American spirituals. In addition, Carolyn will demonstrate some of the techniques described in Tips for Singers and answer questions from the audience.

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The life cycle is simple there is no place for emotions..sentiment...drama here actually speaking. It starts with life and ends with death. u come into the world with nothing and u leave with nothing. People who say good memories of a good life lived and all is utter nonsense cos hello ure dead...ure mind does not function it is devoid of the riot of thoughts.....ure finally at peace.... we get all the warmth we want in the womb and when we're out...is a cold cold world... the price u pay for everything is non negotiable. We pay a price for death also...Adult body: Rs 250; child under 12 years: Rs 125." this is also non negotiableure burnt to ashes!!
That is the simple truth of life but what we want from life is actually not that simple.

People travel all over the world for mental peace...serenitythe travel agents are the ones who profit the most from this stupid misconception that is available in some foreign destination for a price. Its part of our naturewe need something to look forward to something that makes us feel different for even a little whileanything new excites us.cos if peace really did come for a price then wed all be living in the same piece of paradise wont we?!? Atleast all the Pg3s would

Face it we all sadistically like our run-of-the-mill liveseven the man who says omg ekta kapoor needs to get a life secretly likes the saas bahu dramaall of us at one point or the other have watched them and were addicted to them and then we blame it on our moms or grandparents watching it cos of which we were forced to watchdrama drama drama

Guys complain about how much time a girl takes to dress up and all nonsensical gyaan she gets from cosmopolitanonly if they werent so embarrassed to admit that its not the chick on the cover they are interested in but all the beauty tips about how to keep the skin clear and have a perfectly toned body and they love it when the girl takes a while cos it makes them feel special like their opinion matters..drama drama drama

We all love dramabe it bold and the beautiful or saas bahu boo hoos or our never ending hunt for something better.we all think it makes our life better and worthwhile. Truth is nothing matters.....what we give into life is what we want out of it as long as we live. Cos after that who cares.

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Sound and intention are combined with scientifically proven techniques in music therapy. It can include the using of psychoacoustics and sound healing. Music therapy can be the concepts of entrainment, harmonics and resonance used by professionals to bring the body, mind, emotions and spirit into harmonious alignment.
Music therapy is a methodology used by professionals trained in many areas such as clinical deportment, legal issues, infection control, appropriate repertoire, corporate compliance, music skills, resonance science, entrainment, anatomy/physiology, monitoring, observation skills, and much more. This is very different than simply using music to aid in the healing process.
Used as a complementary medical technique used properly, music therapy serves as a link between the scientific and the spiritual. This link allows deep and lasting healing to take place.
Interest in sound and healing through music is rapidly growing as more people realize its power, but the basic principles and beliefs have been around for centuries. Pythagoras was one of the early teachers to use sound. He taught about musics ability to produce physical and behavioral response, thereby speeding up the healing process. Healing mantras, chants, and incantations are other age-old methods of using sound to achieve physical wellness.
Music can be used for healing, through the tempo, the tone, the volume, the complexity, etc. - it can enliven and stimulate, or it can relax and de-stress. Healing music is often composed with the intention of healing. We all understand the power of our perceptions that we develop through our senses - the power of words and our environment - but the power of intention is less easily proven and believed. Perhaps love and marriage are our most accessible examples of this.
This power of intention also includes the listener. Don Campbell, author of The Mozart Effect, said, You, the listener, determine the final impact: You are an active conductor and participant in the process of orchestrating health through the listening process.s as if each of us has our own neural maze, leading to an of some sort, but by a slightly different pathway. Every turn we make has the chance of leading to a dead end. Perhaps people with certain have more dead ends, making their routes to their more circuitous or challenging.
Music seems to have the ability to remove some of the blockages, or show us the way through alternate passageways. Its as if, when one part of the brain doesnt work, a pathway through the ears, fingers, bones, or heart is revealed.
1. Campbell, Don, The Mozart Effect: Tapping the Power of Music to Heal the Body, Strengthen the Mind, and Unlock the Creative Spirit, (New York, NY: Avon Books, 1997) 81.

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There used to be a stict order to the home life of women. So much so, in fact, that it was common to see sets of dishtowels decoratively embroidered with the schedule most women aspired to follow. Maybe youve seen them in your own mothers dishtowel drawer:
Monday - Wash Day
Tuesday - Ironing Day
Wednesday - Sewing Day
Thursday - Marketing Day
Friday - Cleaning Day
Saturday - Baking Day
Sunday - Day of Rest
Let me go on the record with saying that I am personally thrilled that we have dropped the whole dishtowel schedule thing. I cant remember the last time I had a day devoted to ironing or sewing (hmmm, in fact I dont think I ever did!) I dont want another womans daily order of priorities to be mine, and I doubt any other woman would want to share mine continually either. In fact, one look at my DayTimer calendar would convince many people that I dont place a high priority on rigid schedules at all. If I had a set of those dishtowels, Id be just as apt to have Thursdays towel hanging from my oven door handle on Tuesday, and the order of the universe would be upset enormously, Im sure. You see, Im not a dishtowel schedule kind of girl.
But when you havent been able to do all the little ordinary things that need doing, you begin to long for a day when you can sneak just a little taste of that sublime tedium. Ive needed to do some marketing for the past few days, but Ive been feeling far too tired to go. Instead, I took more than a few naps and played a game for one wherein I challenged myself to use what I had on hand to make meals for us. The game taught me to be adaptive and flexible - and to scour the Internet for tasty recipes involving Campbells Cream of Mushroom soup which I had in odd abundance on my pantry shelves. But today - sweet joy! - I awoke feeling rested and energized, not wiped out as I had for the past few days. And I headed out, like a spring-born colt, to restock the cupboards.
What a deliciously fun day! To feel happy, to have a skip in my step, and to know that at the end of the day I would have a fridge full of fresh goodies for making dinners that required less Internet research! I know its ordinary. I know its even a little dull. But it was my improved state of being that transformed it from tedious to transcendent. The colors and scents of the seasonal vegetables and fruit seemed livelier than usual, and the cellophane-wrapped garden-variety flowers in the grocery store cooler seemed inspired by the hand of a master painter.
As I discovered today - there can be joy in the ordinary. As we strive to look at things with a fresh, rather than wearisome perspective, we will see our world with clearer eyes. The ordinary truly can be extraordinary when we focus upon the blessings of the good health and ample energy that allow us to participate even in simple everyday activities.
I may have finished Thursdays dishtowel-chore two days early, but today was perfectly ordered nevertheless. It was a day to celebrate the ordinary.

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My very first session of the day was way interesting - I've temporarily taken over for an art therapist who resigned so I decided to do some passive music listening with drawing to transition between art and music therapy. In the first 5 minutes two patients got in a fight and one started screaming...I didn't think it was effecting me but I looked down and my hands were shaking as I tried to get markers from my bag. Once things got settled down I asked them if they knew what Friday was (they mostly got it right) and I asked them to draw 4th of July pictures. Then I went to put a CD of Whitney Houston singing the Star Spangled Banner and the CD player wouldn't work. I pushed every button, checked the cords going to the stereo, everything. My supervisor's supervisor, who was there helping me get settled in asked, "Well, is it plugged in?" I nodded yes because I had plugged it in when we first gotten there but it had apparently gotten unplugged in the chaos. Doh.

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On the surface, classical music and hip-hop seem like the strangest of musical bedfellows. If you think about it, though, the best hip-hop producers are master orchestrators – but instead of using keeping Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Principles of Orchestration” handy they’ve got ProTools (the industry standard for digital audio programs) loaded on their computer. Just as classical composers work out how the different layers of sound and the various instrumental groups in the orchestra will interact, hip-hop producers work out how the different samples and programmed sounds will fit together, and how they’ll interact with the vocals and “live” instruments.
So maybe it’s not such a surprise to find Nas building a song around Beethoven’s familiar “Für Elise,” or Ludacris using both the Mozart Requiem and Dvorak’s “New World” Symphony. That’s a kind of modern version of orchestration – sometimes using actual orchestral sounds. Hip-hoppers using classical sounds was inevitable (and has actually been going on for a while). The reverse though – classical composers incorporating hip-hop – might prove to be a bit more problematic, at least for a while. It’s been tried, with generally cheesy results, or for a kind of comic, lighthearted effect.
The jazz/classical combination needed a George Gerswhin – someone at home in both worlds – to create something that really worked. Rock and classical combos didn’t gel until you had composers like Steven Mackey, who grew up playing electric guitar but has become an award-winning composer. For hip-hop and classical to work together, you need people who are comfortable in both worlds and for whom the combination is natural.
Tell us: Will hearing classical music samples in hit songs help do that? What do you think.

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Im an Interface Design student from the FH Potsdam (near Berlin), i have a musical background, and the idea to create an AirPiano developed as i was playing around with the Arduino board, Processing and some IR sensors in my free time. It was fun controlling MIDI through moving my hands in the air, so i eventually found a way to set it all up in a way that makes sense and that is easy to control.
The concept behind the AirPiano is having a matrix in the air, with virtual keys faders. The location of each key must be very clear for the user and easily learnt. The AirPiano is therefore only one example of an application that could adopt this concept. Since it is only the first prototype i built, it features at the moment a matrix with 3 layers, 8 keys for each layer. As long as a key is triggered, a note plays and an LED underneath the virtual key turns on (unfortunately it is hard to see it on the videos). The LEDs give the user additional feedback. The device is connected through USB and communicates with the AirPiano Software, which allows the user to assign each key/fader with a Note/Controller number, Channel and Velocity as well as transpose and save/load presets. The AirPiano Software can communicate with any MIDI instrument/sequencer. It is of course a polyphonic controller.
The AirPiano is not only fun to play, it also invites to experiment, to explore endless arrangements and develop new playing techniques. It might be useful for DJ performance, as a music therapy instrument or as a toy.
Im at the moment trying to look for investors and people that could help me take this idea further. I presented the prototype two months ago in the Hannover Messe and received very good feedback. The concept is protected as a Provisional U.S. Patent Application.

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Songwriter Beau Dozier
Music therapists are often hired in schools to provide music therapy services listed on the Individualized Education Plan for mainstreamed special learners. Music learning is used to strengthen nonmusical areas such as communication skills and physical coordination skills which are important for daily life.

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(CBS) Memorial Day puts the focus on the men and women who have died in service to this country. Its also a time to acknowledge the many families who continue to bereave the loss of a loved one.
CBS News correspondent Kimberly Dozier recently went to Killeen, Texas, home of Ft. Hood, to spend time with a group of women who have come to rely on the support of one another.
Killeen is a town of two distinctions.
It is home to Americas largest military base, and the highest number of casualties of the war in Iraq and Afghanistan.
There are also about 200 military widows in Killeen.
Many of these women were photographed and profiled for a story in last months Glamour magazine. A few later sat down with Dozier to share their experience of being a widow to war.
Kimber Gordon, Linnie Blankenbecler and Ursula Pittle all lost their husbands in Iraq.
I remember going into my backyard and howling like an animal because it hurt so bad, said Blankenbecler.
What followed was a grief so deep that she tried calling people to talk about her feelings, but she just couldnt say anything.
For Gordon, her first reaction was denial.
I came up to Fort Hood when my husbands guys came home. And I met the buses. And as each one of em came in, I remember looking for my husbands face, she said.
Pittle and her husband had been married ten months when he died. She was eight months pregnant with their daughter.
re just numb in the beginning. You know, because I was pregnant, I couldnt stop eating, even though I wasnt hungry at all, she said.
Many military women dont just lose their husband; they lose their way of life, too. Others in the community often shun the womens grief, out of fear.
With a husband in Afghanistan and son in Iraq, Army wife Debbie Busch made it her mission to bring the families of the fallen back into the fold.
We want the families to be cared for. We want to take care of them. We want them to have a place to come, Busch said.
That place is the Gold Star Family Support Center, located on base at Ft. Hood - across from a memorial dedicated to many of their husbands. Making them welcome here means they stay in a community that gets it.
Remaining part of the community has helped many of Killeens military widows move on.
Gordon opened a café in town, and Pittle keeps her energy going as a fitness instructor.
Some of the women have begun to move on and started dating, while others arent ready.
s that It gets better with time, said Gordon. It doesn
Still, the routine of life continues, and these widows of war remain committed to those soldiers who have dedicated their lives for country.
You dont have to support the war to support the troops, Gordon said. But theres a gentleman who puts on that uniform every morning.
The Gold Star Family Support Center is funded by private donors and is run by the loved ones of service members.

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2. Mathias Kaden - Rhytma
3. Billy Dalessandro - Are you there
4. Bip Soup - Bloop
5. Paco Osuna - Alarm
6. Joseph Capriati And Rino Cerrone - Kiatt Stu Rit
7. Bip Soup - Coder
8. Joseph Capriati - Orsa Maggiore
9. Ramon Tapia - Addicted
10. Levan - Fishing Girl
11. Alessio Mereu James Venturi - Bingo 2 (Alessio Mereu's clitopatra remake)
12. Par Grindvik - Akustik
13. Thomas Muller - X Nights
14. Jamie Mchugh - Confussion (Tom Pooks remix)
15. Marco Bailey Tom Hades - Blast
16. Paul Nazca - Nation
17. Maxime Dangles - Tulipa
18. Popof - Tempered Dance
19. Digital Dreams - Destiny
20. Steve Rachmad - Levigi
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Music therapy was defined by the reviewers as an intervention planned to improve health status that included musical interaction between therapist and patient within a structured theoretical framework and in which outcomes were born of music, talk inspired by music or therapeutic relationships. Conversely, each study author had his or her own definition of standard care which included pharmacological, routine hospital and cognitive therapeutic treatment.

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Music has been a constant mate for me for the last few years. For me, there are a number of occasions when it throws me from one mood zone to other whenever I so desire. It is such a powerful tool to charge you up when you are up for a contest. I still remember when a good friend always used to play the song Final Countdown to get into the mood to go and smash everything that came his way in volleyball matches. The song just charged him up to get going and give his energetic best.
Music works as a similar therapy to me as well. When on my way back after a long day in office and a longer day on the roads I use music to hit me back into the zone. I come back home a lot fresher when I listen to some classic hit numbers or some country music. So many times I would have been singing along in my car from the last red light I face on the road to my home. By the time I reach home I seem to have left all the bad times in the day aside. Sometimes when my mind is wandering too many places, it works fantastically well to listen to some soothing numbers. Or sometimes, music gets me into a festive mood when I play some good and peppy numbers at a loud(er) volume.
Where I am drawing to is that music tends to take your mind away from its current state and puts you in the mood as per the occasion. There is something that engrosses you so much that you tend to float with the tempo. Broadly speaking, I feel music can work as an excellent way to get people doing what you want them to. I am reminded of how my batchmates used to find it amazing the way Prof Debashish Chatterjee used to play soft music in the background and still manage to grab all the attention. I am inclined to believe that the music actually aided in grabbing all the attention. (I was unlucky not to have attended a single session by him). I personally have not been to a spa but am sure they would be using music as a therapy along with all the massages and oils that they use to soothe one down.
All in all, music for me has been a big aide in helping me suit my behaviour to the situation. It keeps me going. It soothes, it questions, it relieves, it provokes and it changes me as and how I wish to. Right away I am listening to some sanskrit chants(it is 7:30 in the morning) and my mind relaxes even more as I listen to them. What are you listening to.

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