Dupa ce-am fost la raze

Am dat la ratze

Workflow: Resample & Sharpen (IrfanView)

     Degeaba mai apari, nu-mi mai provoci insolatie. Pielea mea se fereste de razele tale, tacerea e protectia perfecta impotriva lor. Pastreaza-ti hidrogenul, epuizeaza-l  pentru altii! Pe mine nu mai poti sa ma distrugi, iti cunosc foarte bine rotatiile, m-am obisnuit cu durerea pe care mi-o provoci. Ea face parte din mine acum, ii stiu punctele maxime, stiu cum reactioneaza la radiatiile tale.

     Eu te vad ca pe un Soare, iar tu nu esti decat un sloi. Caldura ta inselatoare nu poate sa ma mai dezbrace, cuvintele tale mincinoase nu ma mai infierbanta, sunt rece si am nevoie de haine.

     A venit toamna si la mine, astept acum iarna. Iti slabesc razele Soare, nu mai ai puterea pe care o aveai asupra mea, nu te mai caut, nu-ti mai raspund!

     S-a dus vara ta, Soare! Sper sa apui mai repede decat imi doresc!

     Si nu sunt decat suparata…pe ce nu-mi faci…asta-i adevarul!

” A Pale Green Mermaid Blog “

The end of an era of music in Philly begins tonite, Mr. Springsteen will be helping to ring out the old to make room for the new. (Building that is) 

I am requesting, and in the name of all old longtime Springsteen freaks , that he play an acoustic” She’s The One “  maybe followed by (heart melt )  “Santa Ana” as it is a core song of his repertoire as indeed Santa Ana was in the early days.

Being an old fogie I shan’t be fighting the traffic and ticket droppers this time ( the rules for wrist bands are as long as a credit card agreement!)

Have fun Philly – something special is in store for you, afterall without “us” Bruce may never have made the leap to stardom…

RAIN KING   Song        COUNTY CROWS   Band

  When I think of heaven
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of flying down into a sea of pens and feathers
And all other instruments of faith and sex and God in the belly of a black-winged bird.
Dont try to feed me
Ive been here before and I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the queen
I belong anywhere but in between
Shes been crying, Ive been thinking
And I am the rain king

And I said mama, mama, mama, why am I so alone?
I cant go outside
Im scared I might not make it home
Im alive, Im alive but Im sinking in
If theres anyone at home at your place, darling
Why dont you invite me in?
Dont try to bleed me
Cause Ive been there before and I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the queen
I belong anywhere but in between
Shes been lying, Ive been sinking
And I am the rain king

Hey, I only want the same as anyone
Henderson is waiting for the sun
Oh, it seems night endlessly begins and ends
After all the dreaming I come home again…

When I think of heaven
Deliver me in a black-winged bird
I think of dying
Lay me down in a field of flame and heather
Render up my body into the burning heart of God in the belly of a black-winged bird
Dont try to bleed me
Cause Ive been here before and I deserve a little more

I belong in the service of the queen
I belong anywhere but in between
Shes been dying, Ive been drinking
And I am the rain king

  PEACE

Wachovia Spectrum

The Spectrum, America’s Showplace
Former names	The Spectrum (1967–1994) CoreStates Spectrum (1994–1998) First Union Spectrum (1998–2003) Wachovia Spectrum (2003-2009)
Location	3601 S Broad St Philadelphia, PA 19148
Broke ground	June, 1966
Opened	September 30, 1967
Closed	October 31, 2009 (planned)
Owner	Comcast Spectacor, L.P.
Operator	Global Spectrum
Construction cost	$7 million
Capacity	18,369 (concerts) 18,136 (basketball) 17,380 (hockey & AFL)
Tenants
Philadelphia Flyers (NHL; 1967–1996) Philadelphia 76ers (NBA; 1967–1996) Philadelphia Wings (NLL I {Original franchise 1974-75} and II {Current franchise 1987–1996}) Philadelphia Phantoms (AHL; 1996-2009) Philadelphia KiXX (NPSL/MISL II/NISL; 1996-2009) Philadelphia Soul (AFL; 2004-2008; selected home games) Philadelphia Freedoms(WTT; 1974) Philadelphia Bulldogs (RHI; 1994–1996) Philadelphia Fever(MISL I; 1978-1981)

With a mix of old school grunge and verbal hint of Creed, A-Tract is a new alternative band that has made an impact the K-Rock scene. Despite the average age of the all members is only 17, they’ve already got stage experience and landed the producing/composing rights their first self-titled album.

From the lyrics, to the melody, to arranging it for a track, each member has played a vital role in the making of the band. Members include: Leader/vocalist Kim Ji Ho, guitarists Raze and Kim Jin Hwan, and last but not least bassist Diem.Their first track “It’s Over” is steamy ballad that not only displays Ji Ho’s amazing talent, but was also composed by guitarist Jin Hwan.

There’s not a lot of indie/rock bands hitting the crowds lately so it’s refreshing having them in full force!  The “Goodbye” track will probably be ended up being the favorite however, the whole album is definitely worth the your time.

A-Tract – Goodbye [Audio]

Am ascultat cântecul trecutului cu tobele lui,
Am auzit melodia prezentului cu simfonia ei,
Iar acum încerc să ating viitorul cu ecourile lui.
Aşa că mă strecor printre amintirea trandafirului.

M-am îmbrăcat cu zdrenţele purpurii tocite ale apusului,
Şi am încercat să le străbat orbitoarea strălucire.
Mi-am căţărat  speranţele de imaginea vântului hoinar
Şi am reuşit să-i ating şalul atârnat pe vârful muntelui.

Am zâmbit razelor de alamă galbenă, de pe zidurile cenuşii,
Chiar de ochii îmi erau închişi de o melancolie voios vulgară.
Tăcerea mişcătoare a florilor în mutismul lor,
Au dat glas foşnetului de mătăsuri chinezeşti.

Şi cum pluteam, năucită, încercând să mă dezleg de liane
Simţeam cum mă sugrumă ochiul cunoaşterii.
Mi-am înfipt unghiile ambelor mâini în cuvintele răzleţe
Şi am strigat după ajutor anotimpului mort …

Muschii se incordeaza de la atat ras

Buzele stau incremenite

Ochii se holbeaza intr-un punct imaginar.

Vremea se scalda in ultimele raze de soare ale verii

Tu iti arati cartilagiile

Viermii ti se preling pe oase.

Si-ti mananca ultimele urme de carne.

Hello once again dear readers. I haven’t posted for a while but this week’s furore over the NHS drew me back to the keyboard. Essentially many right wing politicians in the US who clearly don’t understand Obama’s health reforms have been scaremongering by pointing out the terrible state of the National Health Service (NHS) in the UK. Many of the comparisons they have made between US Healthcare and the NHS are at best inaccurate and at worst outright fabrication! The argument was then compounded by a complete twat (copyright Dave Cameron) of a Tory MEP garnering himself an appearance on US TV to criticise the NHS. Before you wade into this debate from an American point of view I would suggest that you complete just a modicum of research. Firstly read this article from the Guardian which answers a number of the points raised by Republican politicians, click here to read it.

You should also watch Michael Moore’s movie “Sicko” which offers a brilliant comparison of US versus European Healthcare. But then if you’re a right wing politician in the US you certainly won’t watch anything from Michael Moore will you? Wasn’t the best right wing criticism of Moore a couple of years ago that he was a rich, fat, white man? Hold on a cotton picking minute here, that description could apply to many Republican politicians as well surely.

Also for those of you who fell for the argument that Stephen Hawking would not have survived if he had not been American. He is British, his voice box happens to have an American accent! He himself has said that he would not be here if it wasn’t for the NHS.

In my opinion the NHS does a fantastic job. If I were to fall ill in the UK I know I would be treated regardless of whether I have health insurance. That would not be the case in the US. Millions of people in the US are unable to afford private healthcare. If we consider ourselves part of a caring society we should not even consider leaving these people outside the system!

The doctors and nurses from the NHS that treated my father before he died from Lung Cancer back in 2001 did a fantastic job. I have a friend who is an A & E nurse in the north, you would be hard pressed to find a more dedicated healthcare professional. The NHS like any large organisation is not perfect, however before you jump to conclusions get your facts right!

OK rant over, this is essentially a music blog after all and I thought I’d link to a few medical related songs to tie in. I hope you like them! Oh and as usual there is a tidbit of trivia for each one!

“Doctor Doctor” – Thompson Twins. Did you know that no one in the band was called Thompson? In fact they took their name from the two detectives in Herge’s Adventures Of Tin Tin. I’m looking forward to the movie adaptation of that, are you? Is it true that along with Poirot, Tin Tin is the only other famous Belgian ever? If any Belgians are reading this please add a comment to put me right, name some famous Belgians that aren’t fictional characters

Belgian? This looks like two British MPs on holiday to me

“The Medicine Song” – Stephanie Mills. Stephanie was married to Jeffrey Daniel off of Shalamar for a short period. Jeffrey is the man who taught Michael Jackson to Moonwalk and Stephanie was also romantically linked to Jacko when they appeared together in the late 70s adaptation of the Wizard of Oz called the Wiz! Now that’s what I call a link!

See Jacko really did used to be just an ordinary black kid (with an extraordinary talent though!)

“Night Nurse” – Gregory Isaacs. The Cool Ruler in my opinion had the potential to be a third world superstar along the lines of Bob Marley. However it was the lines that put paid to it, Gregory had a serious cocaine addiction which badly affected his voice at times and also caused the loss of most of his teeth.

Gregory wears a hat like that and looks cool, if I wore a hat like that I'd look like a twat (copyright Dangerous Dave Cameron)

“Knocking On Heaven’s Door” – Bob Dylan. Mr Zimmerman wrote this song for the soundtrack of the 1973 film ‘Pat Garrett an Billy the Kid” and it is one of his most covered songs. Perhaps the best known covers are from Eric Clapton and Guns ‘N’ Roses although let’s not forget that Ruth Lorenzo also covered it on X Factor. On second thoughts let’s forget! 

Bob seems to have taken Johnny Cash's advice and is trying to steal a car one piece at a time

“Sexual Healing” – Marvin Gaye. Following my earlier comments about Belgium I should point out that this song was in fact recorded in Ostend in Belgium! It has also been covered by many people from Phish to Kate Bush. Click here to hear Kate’s wonderful version.

Marvin auditions for the Village People with the YMCA dance

“The Drugs Don’t Work” – The Verve. This song gave the band their first UK number one single. At various times Richard Ashcroft has said that the song is about his addiction, the death of his father or his love for his wife.

The drugs don't work? Indeed boys, indeed!

“Heal The Pain” – George Michael. My favourite George Michael album is ‘Patience’ (I guess that kind of fits with the medical theme too…………. think about it!) One of the tracks from the album caused a great deal of controversy when the video was released. The track was “Shoot The Dog” and it showed Tony Blair as George W Bush’s poodle. Hmmmmmm so what’s wrong with that then, it was true wasn’t it? Click on the song title to check out the video and make up your own mind. Incidentally there might be a prize for the first person to tell me which song George samples on the track

George heals the pain (well I think that's what he's doing) of the other bloke off of Wham

“Doctor My Eyes” – Jackson Browne. This song has been covered a few times, most notably by the Jackson 5 in 1973, click here to hear their version. Jackson Browne himself recently won his case against John McCain and the Republican party for using his song “Running On Empty” without his permission.

So no chance of John McCain getting through that door then, thankfully!

“Bad Medicine” – Bon Jovi. Jon BonJovi played in a band called Raze at school and later he went on to play in a covers band called Atlantic City Expressway. Also when he first left school he worked in a women’s shoe shop. Is that a fetish thing maybe?

Jon's hair transplant was a moderate success, he had wanted more on his head really. Oh nad please, no searches for naked Jon BonJovi as a result of this picture ok?

“Smokers Outside The Hospital Doors” – Editors. The video was shot around Prague in the Czech Republic. The band were once named as the second biggest band of the decade by the Mail On Sunday. Actually I’m not sure that’s an accolade I’d want! Incidentally those cheeky chappies from Sheffield, the Arctic Monkeys were first

The band just before they were eaten by Triffids

În Europa s-a declansat o adevarata isterie fata de razele ultraviolete care au depasit de aproape zece ori valoarea suportata de piele.

La noi, nimeni nu zice nimic, desi zece minute în plin soare pot transforma orice neg într-unul malign.

Se întâmpla si în vecini – Austria , Polonia, Ungaria, iar hartile realizate din satelit arata si România sub norul rosu. Deja în tarile europene autoritatile au intrat în alerta, în Ungaria de exemplu jandarmii interzic celor sub 18 ani sa practice sportul în aer liber în perioada de maxima expunere, între 11, 30 si 16.
La noi pace si liniste.

Noi avem criza economica si gripa porcina. S-a sesizat însa doctorul dermatolog Monica Capâlna, îngrijorata de numarul din ce în ce mai mare al bolnavilor care se prezinta la consultatie cu arsuri solare.

De saptamâni întregi este alerta în Europa. Acum doua saptamâni s-a masurat concentratia de UVB deasupra Ungariei si Poloniei si s-a înregistrat valoarea de 9,4, pe o scala de la 1 la 10, unde 10 este maxim. Aceasta înseamna ca s-au înregistrat radiatii UVB de noua ori mai mari decât poate suporta pielea noastra. Aceasta înseamna ca o expunere de zece minute la soare, între orele 11.30 si 16, produce arsura solara care poate transforma orice neg pigmentar într-unul malign.

Doua arsuri solare la copii sub 14 ani duc la înzecirea riscului de aparitie a melanomului malign dupa 20 de ani. Pur si simplu pielea umana nu mai poate suporta radiatiile”, ne-a declarat dr. Capâlna. Verdictul e serios si ar trebui sa avem mesaje de avertizare în toata presa si pe toti stâlpii.

De ce totusi la noi e atât de liniste? Pentru ca în România nu se masoara oficial UVB”. În aceste conditii, parintii îsi trimit inconstienti copiii la strand în miezul zilei, stau la soare fara niciun fel de protectie, iar apoi alearga la medic cu arsuri, de multe ori mult prea târziu pentru prevenirea cancerului de piele. N-o spunem noi, ci o arata registrele de consultatii ale medicilor dermatologi. Vin foarte multi pacienti cu arsuri solare. S-au înzecit cazurile de displazie, de stari precanceroase, în care se recomanda deja excizarea. Ar fi bine sa apara mesaje de avertizare în presa, în parcuri, la intrarea în stranduri, ca oamenii sa fie informati si sa nu se expuna radiatiilor”, a sustinut dr. Capâlna.
Pâna la urma depinde de noi
În conditiile în care autoritatile tac mâlc, nu avem ce face decât sa ne protejam din proprie initiativa de razele ucigase. Dr. Capâlna îi sfatuieste pe parinti sa nu tina deloc la soare copiii sub un an, iar cei peste un an, doar cu crema de protectie solara si doar în afara orelor de risc.

Esentiala este protectia cu crema de protectie solara adaptata fototipului fiecaruia, dar cu cât factorul de protectie este mai mare, cu atât este mai bine. Pentru copii sunt importante cremele cu factor de protectie 50 sau 50+. Nu trebuie sa uitam de ochelarii de soare, pentru ca razele UVB duc la arsuri de retina. Si, foarte important, ultravioletele UVB trec si prin apa, asa ca cei care stau în bazine sau în mare sunt la fel de expusi ca cei de pe mal.
Dupa arsuri, este esentiala hidratarea, dusurile cu apa rece, iar pacientul trebuie sa se prezinte la medic, mai ales daca prezinta greata sau varsaturi.
Alerta va fi valabila toata vara si abia dupa ce Pamântul se va departa de Soare vom putea rasufla usurati. La sfârsitul saptamânii trecute, în Ungaria se anunta o valoare de 8, pentru razele UVB.

Sursa: FW Mail

There has been a lot of discussion in recent days regarding the fate of 1841 16th Street NW – a beautiful home on the corner of 16th and T Street. While the current discussion focuses on whether the building will be razed or stabilized (and eventually renovated), an important point is being missed. One of the reasons the home was allowed to crumble was that tenants said they were too scared to call the city.

“We all knew it should have been condemned,” said Mike Corcoran, a former tenant told the Examiner. “It was collapsing.”

Yet, the most recent complaint received by the Department of Consumer and Regulatory Affairs was in 2004. When owners failed to make exterior repairs, DCRA stepped in and spent $9,000 to fix the exterior. At the same time, the city revoked the owners’ rental license.

The owners then illegally allowed tenants back into the building. Because the rent rates were low and the location was good – no one wanted to complain to the city, according to former tenants.

Stephanie Larsen, a third-floor tenant at the time of the collapse, told the Examiner that they complained to the owners about the conditions to no avail, but they feared a backlash, including eviction, if they blabbed to the government.

While details of the legitimacy of tenants and other details are unclear and are being investigated, it is very clear that these students should have called the city and reported the conditions. There would have been an immediate inspection and a lot of the current controversy may have been able to be avoided.

Since the collapse, DCRA has instituted a new Proactive Inspections program that will inspect all multi-unit buildings in the District of Columbia over a three-year period whether a tenant complains or not. We hope this eliminates many of these situations.

But if you know there are issues as serious as Corcoran and Larsen implied, call 202-442-9557 immediately or email dcra.housingcomplaints@dc.gov, DO NOT WAIT and be sure you are safe. And no matter how great of a deal the rent and location may be, always ask if the potential landlord is licensed. You can check for yourself here.

de Nichita Stanescu

Se ia o bucată de piatră,
se ciopleşte cu o daltă de sânge,
se lustruieşte cu ochiul lui Homer,
se răzuieşte cu raze
până cubul iese perfect
După aceea se sărută de numărate
ori cubul
cu gura ta, cu gura altora
şi mai ales cu gura infantei
După aceea se ia un ciocan
şi brusc se fărâmă un colţ de-al
cubului.
Toţi, dar absolut toţi zice-vor:
- Ce cub perfect ar fi fost acesta
de n-ar fi avut un colţ sfărâmat!

sursa: http://leosuteu.homeip.net