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Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood publish constitution in attempt to end protests
After huge protests against President Mohammed Morsi this week, the Islamist-dominated assembly drafting the post-revolution constitution said it would hold a vote on the outcome on the same day.
That would set the stage for a referendum on the document and, if it is adopted, the curtailing of presidential powers under a new basic law.
Officials hope that a timetable for the expiry of Mr Morsi’s current authoritarian powers, assumed last Thursday, will put a swift end to this week’s demonstrations.
The draft constitution is likely to be similar to one published last month.
But the announcement still angered Brotherhood opponents, as they say the committee will ride roughshod over secular and minority opinion and shift Egypt closer towards being an Islamist state.
Type without a keyboard using this iPhone app
Tired of your phone’s tiny on-screen keyboard, but don’t want to carry around an accessory to type on? This experimental app by a Swiss student lets you type using nothing but the surface of a table.
The app doesn’t use motion-tracking or a laser like other tabletop keyboard devices; Instead, it uses the iPhone’s accelerometer to “listen” to the vibrations produced by taps on the table, and turns those into letters. And no, you don’t have to tap in Morse code.
You “train” the app by using a sheet of paper with a QWERTY keyboard layout printed on it. Tap a few times on the G when it asks you to, and it knows what G sounds like. Do the same for S, and now it knows S.
You can do all 26 letters that way or just a few and let it fill in the gaps. But even after all that work, the accuracy isn’t too good: the app gets around 80 percent of taps correct.
Until next blog, I want the iPhone5
“MUSIC” 8 Tell-tale Signs You Should Keep Your Day Job
You don’t see music as a job.
- You don’t think people need to be paid for doing what they love. If you don’t take music as a job seriously, no one else will. And not only does that attitude hinder earning money through music, but it hurts other musicians who ARE serious.
- You’re fine with being paid in drinks. In no other business is this okay. If you are a house painter, that cold glass of lemonade is a perk, not payment.
- You are complacent.
- You’re happy with your current level. Unless you are already a world-class player, you probably shouldn’t be settling. And world-class players got to bewhere they are through hours and hours of dedicated practice.
- You don’t feel you need to learn theory. Again, unless you are extraordinarily talented, people love you, AND you’re a gig magnet, it couldn’t hurt to bone up on the nerdy side of music. If you can articulate your ideas in an educated manner, it goes a long way toward i.) being taken seriously, ii.) getting better results, and iii.) not looking like an idiot. You will also be able to attract better musicians to surround yourself with.
- You’re not comfortable with self-promotion. Yes, it’s icky at first. Yes, most musicians are actually introverted. But if you want to people to know about your music, you have to use your words like a big person. I am NOT saying to spam your friends. But give them a reason to see you play. And don’t be afraid to casuallymention it (when appropriate) to everyone you meet. (I know when someone’s not a good listener when I’ve met them several times and they still don’t know I’m a musician.)
- You won’t do anything to compromise your art. Then you probably won’t get paid. The exception is probably busking, where you can do your thing and don’t have to answer to anyone (except the cops). But for most people, we have to take gigs that aren’t exactly our dream scenario. Hopefully though, the side jobs get closer and closer to your goal until eventually how you spend your time is in full alignment with your goals. (And I’ll be honest, it’s easier to be happy about a gig that isn’t perfect than to land the perfect gig.)
- You refuse to pigeon-hole your genre.
- Musicians who say they play everything — unfortunately — have to actually LIST every genre they play before someone believes them. “I play everything: Jazz, punk, classical, classic rock, pop, latin, you name it.” Only saying “I play everything” makes you sound like you haven’t actually found your style yet and comes across as amatuer. TRUST ME.
- If you have a genre and simply refuse to describe it, you will immediately alienate (or at least lose the interest of) the person you’re talking to. You may think you are intriguing them with your mysterious music, but you’re really just showing off your ego. It says, I’m too good for genres. My music is impossibleto describe. I can’t be categorized. A lot of great players can be categorized (even if they started a new genre!). You can too. If you need help with your elevator pitch, ask your friends — but you need one. If you don’t accept you have a niche, you will never be able to take advantage of it.
- Only your close friends and family come to your shows. Let’s face it, if you aren’t engaging people who don’t have a vested interest in you, you aren’t going to make it professionally. This isn’t to say that you can’t turn things around. Try videotaping your shows so you can see what you are doing (or not doing), make sure your songs are well-crafted and well-executed, and get outside opinions. You know the old quote about doing the same thing but expecting different results? It might be time to trysomething different.
- You’re waiting to be discovered. This is why I hate shows like the X-Factor and American Idol. They keep perpetuating the myth that one day someone will realize how great you are and do all the work for you. It’s like not getting a job because you’re waiting to win the lottery. Listen, you can’t control other people, the economy, or chance, but the one thing you have complete control over is you: your actions,how hard you work, the choices you make. So make cold calls. Follow-up. Get yourself on the path you want and don’t sit around waiting for others. Don’t wait for the phone to ring. As the old Chinese proverb goes, “No one who can rise before dawn 360 days a year fails to make his family rich.”
- You love your day job. God forbid this happens to you! If you actually manage to find a job you enjoy, that allows you to keep music as a hobby, DO THAT. If, as your music grows more successful, you are able to cut back your hours, even better. But think about the lifestyle you want. If you are ready to live gig to gig without security, that’s one thing. But if you want to take care of your future, use the steady day job to keep the income flowing so you can support your music habits.
Justin Timberlake – dissing Derrick Rose
Work out with less pain.
Getting fit feels great, but you’ll probably have some aches along the way. Don’t let the wear and tear derail your quest for a fitter body. Find out what’s causing you to hurt, how to treat minor injuries, which medications work best for pain relief and how to keep healthy in the future…
Working out is one of the healthiest moves for your body.
But it’s also one of the easiest ways to hurt yourself.
While minor aches are unavoidable with exercise, more serious pain can mean injury or that you’re pushing too hard.
“Playing while hurt is the reason so many former professional athletes have chronic musculoskeletal problems,” says Lynn Millar, Ph.D., P.T., professor of physical therapy at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Mich.
How can you distinguish normal soreness from a more serious problem, and what should you do if you’re injured?
Good Pain: Minor Muscle Soreness
Hours after a tough workout, you may feel sore and stiff in the muscles you exercised.
That’s known as delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS), and it’s caused by taxing muscles you haven’t used much before or pushing conditioned muscles too far.
When they’re pushed beyond conditioning, some muscle fibers tear, explains Scott Hasson, Ed.D., University of Connecticut professor of physical therapy.
The body responds to the injury with inflammation, which causes dull, aching soreness 12-72 hours later.
Until next blog, stay fit, feel well.
Mich. man admits killing woman in sex fantasy
BROOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 55-year-old ex-church employee in central Michigan is accused of beating and strangling a neighbor to fulfill a sexual fantasy.
John D. White was arraigned Thursday in Mount Pleasant on first-degree murder charges and jailed without bond.
White told investigators he repeatedly struck Rebekah Gay’s head with a mallet then strangled her with a zip tie at her Mount Pleasant trailer. He said he stripped her but does not remember if he carried out his fantasy of having sex with Gay’s dead body.
Gay’s 3-year-old son was home during the attack. A county sheriff says “hopefully he was sleeping.”
White told the judge he was a church employee until Wednesday. Church elder Donna Houghton told WOOD-TV that White was a pastor at the Christ Community Fellowship in Mount Pleasant.
Doing good – Now on the youtube channel of Whotune.com
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Music – Poem
Music is an art
Music is presided over by the Muses
Music combines sounds in a pleasing way
Music has common elements.
Music has pitch and melody
Music has harmony and rhythm
Music has tempo and meter
Music has sonic qualities of timbre.
Music is euphony or sweet sound
Music has harmonious qualities
Music is inspirational
Music opens the soul.
Music is energizing
Music is enriching
Music makes one happy
Music is relaxing.
Music is soothing
Music is entertainment
Music is lovable
Music is stirring.
Music moves one to tears
Music gives a spark
Music tunes a special memory
Music is a form of therapy.
Music fills with spiritual attunement
Music is a personal experience
Music takes us along the road of life
Music is the corner stone of every society.
- Chandra Thiagarajan
Hurricane Sandy: Super Storm Slams East Coast States
