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Christopher Nolan's "Memento" turns 10, holds special screenings
By Sean O'Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: A Christopher Nolan film will be in theaters next week … only it's not "The Dark Knight Rises." You still have to wait until next year for that anticipated blockbuster.
Instead, Newmarket Films will be screening high-definition digital prints of Nolan's "Memento" in celebration of the film's 10tht anniversary. Screenings will take place on Thursday, Feb. 17, in 11 select digital cinemas across the U.S. and Canada.
In addition to the excellent film – which stars Guy Pearce as an amnesic using tattoos on his body to solve a mystery – the screenings will include a never-before-seen, pre-recorded Q-and-A with Nolan on "Memento."
To find out which venues will be hosting the screening, visit the event's official Facebook page. Right now, there are theaters in Georgia, Massachusetts, Virginia, Texas, Toronto and California.
If your city is not getting an anniversary "Memento" screening, be patient. The movie will arrive on Blu-ray on Feb. 22, available from Lionsgate Home Entertainment.
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My friend Desiree gets right in the face of Condoleezza Rice, who is, indeed, a "war criminal."
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Today marked the end of an……experience. Era would not work in this sense, so experience it will be. What I am referring to is Face-2-Face Fridays. This experience served as a useful means of sharing some of the latest and greatest interactive media events, tools and resources among our fellow peers, through 90-second presentations each week. Although today is a Monday, since last Friday had scheduling conflicts, it was the last set of weekly presentations. It is fitting therefore to highlight some of the wide-ranging topics that were presented. The following list is not an exhaustive one and is presented in no particular order. Here it goes….
> Twitter Peek
Serving as the first Twitter dedicated mobile device, this is for people who feel the need to Tweet regularly throughout the day or need to monitor other peoples Tweet postings. Although the same can be accomplished via a smart phone, the Twitter Peek enables those without smartphones to actively participate in Twitter from a handheld, mobile platform.
> Rent The Runway (RTR)
Combining the worlds of online commerce and fashion, this site has taken looking good to a new and practical level. Basically, members search through designer dresses, find several they like the have them shipped to be worn for a special event. Afterwards, just return the dresses in a prepaid package to RTR and that is it. It seems pretty painless and offers an alternative to buying something expensive which would otherwise be used online a couple of times.
> "Secret Girlfriend" on Comedy Central
Further proof that television is moving towards greater interactivity comes in the form of a show that is filmed from you the viewer's perspective. Furthermore, the viewer gets to decide from a series of clips which paths the storyline will take, giving you the viewer some critical decisions to make.
Google Squared
Google is a dominant force online. Ironically, there are features associated with Google that are not well known. One such example is Google Squared. Instead of doing a typical search for user specified information and presenting results in list form, Google Squared presents relevant information in chart form. Though limited in the information it can present, since the topic requires many entries, it serves as one example of presenting information in a unique way that some users may find more appealing for their purposes.
Recyclable Laptops
Many people have laptops these days and many people wear them out, require the purchase of a new one. However, when that happens, where does the old laptop end up? Many times, it goes into landfills. Attempts to remedy this problem have resulted in a type of recyclable laptop. The idea is based upon a laptop being constructed in layers, each layer composed of paper pulp and other recycled material. If one layer wears out, it can be replaced instead of tossing the whole computer. Looking towards the future, it will be interesting to see if more people take note of this possibility and begin combining environmental factors into their computing needs.
There you have it, a snapshot of some topics that were presented earlier today. There were many more but for the sake of brevity, I will spare covering every single one. Just as I learned interesting bits of information on technology and interactivity, hopefully this post will guide others to explore the possibilities that currently exist and those on the horizon.


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Today, I attempted baking mooncakes for the first time.
Oh. And I'm making my snowskin mooncakes on Friday! :P
Baked mooncakes
Makes about 16
Custard yolk:
Makes about 40-50.
400g caster sugar
100g corn flour
80g low protein flour
400ml coconut cream
6 egg yolks
Heat sugar and coconut cream until sugar is disolved. Allow to cool. Mix in flour and egg yolks.
Steam for about 30-45mins.
Allow to cool a bit. Whilst still a bit warm, roll into little yolk sized balls. Refrigerate overnight.
300g golden syrup
450g plain flour
75g corn oil
Mix golden syrup and oil together. Mix in flour until well combined. Lightly knead into a dough and set aside for 30mins or so. Divide into 50g.
Taro paste:
cooked mashed taro 1kg
shredded coconut
a can of Wu Chung taro paste (I found this too sweet by itself and didn't taste like taro as it was mixed with mung bean?, so I decided to incorporate more real taro)
Combine all together. Divide into 60g.
Making the mooncakes:
Place yolk in the centre of the taro paste and roll into a ball.
Roll out pastry to 1-2mm depth. Wrap the filling.
Lightly dust with some flour and press into mooncake mould gently.
Place onto a lined baking tray. Spray a bit of water to prevent cracking.
Brush with egg wash and place back into oven for another 10mins until brown and glossy.


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I have been saying for ages that I really must get out and do something with my camera before I go on holidays. There is no point in taking the digital SLR and multiple lenses with me if I am so rusty that I take atrocious pictures. But like many things I keep putting it off. So this morning I set off for an old place, an old favourite. The Mt Coot-tha botanic Gardens. I know that if I go there with camera in hand I am bound to find inspiration. Which I did. There is always something in bloom, no matter what the time of year. Today it was camelias and banksias. I love a good banksia. I'd love to have some in my garden, but most of them don't do well on clay soil. They're hard to photograph though. Mostly because they are so untidy. The bits going everywhere create problems with depth of field, and focusing.
I stopped off on the way home and went to the movies. So thinking that I hadn't gone somewhere new this week, I decided to go to gold class. Which I have never done before. So I managed an old place and a new place in one day. I don't know that it was worth the extra money though. It was nice, but I don't know that it was $39 worth of nice. Not to mention the amount I spent on food.
Other goals are going well.
I haven't been doing a lot of sewing, but I have got a lot of hand quilting done on the quilt I think I am going to take to England.
I have actually been writing again. I was struggling because I had run out of ideas about what happens next. I decided that I would read over what I had done and add more detail. I have been finding plenty of places where more was needed, so that should keep me out of mischief for a while until I can decide where to go with it.
I lost a kilo and a 1/2 this week. Though one of those kilos is probably the one I put on last week. But all up pretty good considering I have only really been trying since Wednesday. Most of it I put down to exercise. I have these hideous trees with bright orange berries and my neighbour was complaining because they attract bats into the garden, which are pooping in her water tank. So I had a fairly severe tree chopping session yesterday and today and chopped off all the branches with berries that are along the fence line. I didn't really mind doing it because I want to take those trees out eventually anyway (they are hideous and sprout up little seedlings everywhere). However, my back garden is now full of chopped off branches which I need to find some way to get rid of and when I was finished today I found these tiny bird eggs on the ground. There must have been a nest in the tree which I didn't notice. So, now I am feeling ever so slightly like a bird murderer.
Sorry, that ended up kind of long. Will finish up with some pictures of the gardens.


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When Fox Run Elementary Principal Kim Orihuela and GT teacher Patty Hernandez arrived at the Partners in Education 'Thank You' celebration, they expected to enjoy student performances and tasty appetizers. They walked away with much more than that. The North East Educational Foundation (NEEF) unveiled a grant for $27,721 to fund a STEAM program at


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It's a couple of days since the 0-0 Dynamo draw against New York, time much needed to come up with reasonable perspective on the Dynamo's ongoing downer of a season. That is, time to find some reason to stop piling on.
Starting with the negatives: Houston, your defending holders of the Supporters Shield of the West if there was one, are winless after four games. However, with only two points after four games, the team is amazingly one of five teams without a win this season. The real tragedy in all this is not the poor record, it's weakness of Houston's opponents during this early stretch. The Dynamo's four opponents are a currently a combined 2-7-8, and Houston hasn't been able to beat any of them, even with two games at home?
Worse, in past seasons of frustrating starts, the Dynamo at least seemed like they were simply short of some finishing genius in the goalmouth, or the cogs were just out of synch in the attacking machinery. So far, there has been no game in which the failure of the Dynamo to take three points would be considered a tragedy in relation to the run of play. There's been no game where we could say "The Orange utterly deserved that win."
And, as Bernardo Fallas clearly said in his game story, this Red Bull match was a horrible spectacle for the fans. It's true the Dynamo defense did a solid job and kept Richards and Angel from torching them, but this is a New York team that has now scored only one goal all season long. It's the worst offense in MLS, so keeping them off the scoreboard is hardly an accomplishment.
The positives: for all the mediocre play, and the horribly impotent attack, the team seems to still be trying as hard as ever. There's no reduction in intensity, and no giving up. Brian Ching continues to ask for and take the same physical punishment he's always received. Stuart Holden and Brad Davis are truly giving their best to replace the loss of Dwayne DeRosario in attacking midfield. The defense, despite the lack of speed and unfortunately timed gaffes in previous games, really appears to have the savvy and experience to hold things together over the long haul. It won't be perfect, but it should be good enough if the offense can do a 180.
Finally, it's obviously early in the season, and we've all had early-season apocalyptic fears in the last couple of years about this team. Unfortunately, there are now fifteen teams in MLS, and the early success of the expansion Seattle squad indicates the chances of Houston grabbing a playoff spot won't get any easier. Still, as we saw from the success of the Red Bulls of 2008, even a bad team can just make the playoffs, win a couple of key games, and find themselves in MLS Cup 2009.
This team, with a revival on the field and some extra help (to be acquired) on the roster, will make a turnaround. It's all on faith, but I still believe it.


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After what looked like two weeks of nesting behavior, tonight we had quite a shock.
Arriving earlier than normal, we saw the female on a small branch outside the cavity in bright light just after sunset. The last time this happened, she had lost a cavity to a raccoon by Glen Span Arch.
After a few minutes, she flew into the triangle south of the bypass road, and then went into The Loch.
This is the fourth night we haven't seen or heard the male. We're trying to come up with a positive explanation, but haven't found one yet.
The movie includes a pellet being coughed up.
Saturday Morning Update: The female was sunning in her Glen Span Arch cavity. The cavity she abandoned was being mobbed by two Blue Jays. Their mobbing caused a squirrel to pop out of the cavity. It would be ironic one of the factors caused Screech Owls to disappear from the park in addition to car traffic, city lights, poisons and pesticides, was an over population of squirrels due to people feeding them.
The disappearance of the male is now a real mystery. I saw a squirrel go to bed, way after dark around 7 p.m. earlier this week. Could something have happened? We should know in a few days.


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Big Brand Theory: KLM Uses Social to Meet Customers Where They Interact | Social Media Today.
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines is the poster child for social media customer service. The story of their social media "awakening" is well-known – in 2010, amidst the mass-confusion caused by the grounding of thousands of flights around the world due to the Eyafjallajokull Volcano eruption in Iceland, KLM needed a way to better communicate with it's customers. So they turned to social media. Since then, KLM's social team has grown from a makeshift assortment of customer service agents to a 150-strong social team, offering 24/7 service in 14 languages on Facebook, Twitter and Vkontakte and answering 60,000+ social-originated queries per week. The move has been a major success for the airline – last year, at Econsultancy's Festival of Marketing, KLM's social media manager Karlijn Vogel-Meijer said that they're now generating €25m ($US27.3m) in sales, per year, that they can directly attribute to their social mediaefforts. That's no small feat – so how do they do it? I got a chance to speak with Vogel-Meijer to find out just how KLM goes about their social media process.
Trial and Error
KLM is a ninety-five year-old company that flies to sixty-seven nations around the world, a huge breadth of customers to cater for, and a significant legacy to carry. Given this, and the airline's focus on social customer service, I asked Vogel-Meijer how the company approaches social media and whether they have a core mission or vision they aspire to in their social interactions.
"Our strategy is very simple and based upon three pillars: service, brand & reputation and commerce," Vogel-Meijer said. "We believe service is the basis of everything we do on social and the reason why people follow us. You can ask us anything, 24/7, and we'll reply within one hour." This sounds like a lofty goal, but it's true, various surveys and reports have praised KLM's social media responsiveness – last year,Social Bakers rated KLM as the number one "Socially Devoted" brand globally, with data showing that they responded to 98.5% of the 80,000 questions posed to them on Facebook, while doing so 3 hours faster than the airline industry average. KLM is so dedicated to the task of quick response that they display their average response time – updated every 5 minutes – on their Twitter profile background. Clearly, social media response time is something the airline take very, very seriously.
"If people don't have anything to ask us, we still want to be present in their timelines," Vogel-Meijer continued. "People only follow a limited number of brands, so our content needs to be relevant and worth sharing."
"We believe that social is a new world, and it's changing on a daily basis. That implies that you should not be afraid to make mistakes – it's all about trial and error. If you're afraid to make mistakes, don't go on social."
Honestly, this is some of the best advice I've heard on social – no one has all the answers, platforms and audience behaviors are evolving each day. While general guidelines and advice are always helpful, the only true rule of social media is that your audience rules, and the only way to understand what will resonate is to work with them and experiment with what's possible – it's inspiring to hear this type of advice from such a huge, successful company.
Primary Platforms
KLM has a strong presence on all the major social platforms, including over 1.84 million followers onTwitter and 9.3 million on Facebook. I asked Vogel-Meijer which, if any, they would consider their primary platforms in social.
"We want to be where our customers are, so in that sense, Facebook, Twitter and Linkedin are top of mind," Vogel-Meijer said. "But that doesn't cover the whole world. In China we're active on WeChat and Sina Weibo, in Korea on Kakao Talk and in Russia on VKontakte." KLM's commitment to social is also always evolving – in February this year KLM started testing the use of WhatsApp with members of its "Flying Blue" frequent-flier program. KLM has also taken the advanced step of allowing customers to book flights via tweet or Facebook post.
"We believe in giving our customers access to all KLM services on the platforms where they are present – because why should we redirect you to the KLM website if we can offer you the opportunity to book a flight via a tweet or a post?" Vogel-Meijer said. "Twitter's testing a buy now button in the US, that would definitely be something we're interested in. We also have two twitterbots @KLMfares and @KLMflights – with @KLMfares, you're able to get the best fares to a certain destination and period via one tweet. Via @KLMflights you can see, in one instant, if your flight is on time by sending us a single tweet. And we're working on some other options to make it as easy as possible for our customers."
KLM also has a growing Instagram presence, in-line with consumer trends – Instagram is the fastest growing social media platform in the world right now.
"Yes, Instagram has our full focus, especially since they opened up the platform for advertising," Vogel-Meijer said. "The Facebook/Instagram combination is extremely interesting. Instagram's about inspiration and storytelling, you shouldn't use it as Facebook. But if we use the strengths of Instagram in combination with Facebook we can tell an inspiring story to our fans and customers via multiple platforms, which is great."
On Analytics
Given their social focus, and the linking of their social interactions to direct ROI, I asked Vogel-Meijer what analytics and numbers KLM focuses on in social, how they measure performance.
"We measure everything and compare data constantly," Vogel-Meijer said. "We focus on response time and the number of cases, in relation to service; on reach and engagement, when it's about brand; and we measure commerce via last click, 28 days cookie time, via our internal measurement tool. But we also look at Facebook post view conversions."
Using last click attribution is how KLM has ascertained that €25m figure attached to their social presence, but the general measures of response times, reach and engagement also play an active part in their strategic planning.
Social Differentiation
Looking at all the various measures and social systems in place at KLM, it's clear that the company has made social a core part of their overall strategy. Indeed, social interaction is now engrained into their company, integral to their operations and day-to-day procedures. Given this, I finished up our conversation by asking Vogel-Meijer about what she sees as the true value of social media.
"The true value of social media is two-way, honest communication between a customer and a brand," Vogel-Meijer said. "That's what differentiates it from other channels in display, SEO and mail."
While on the surface Vogel-Meijer's answer seems straight-forward, the two terms that stand out are "two-way" and "honest", and you'd be hard pressed to find another brand as committed to these two elements as KLM. These two, fundamental principles are at the core of their success in social media – and really, should be at the core of any brand's social media process.
KLM started in social by simply jumping in – people needed answers, here was a medium that would enable them to provide that, quickly and at scale. The necessity of the situation awakened them to the opportunities of the medium, to the possibilities for customer service improvement and advancement of their communications process.
Since then, they've built their customer service more and more around this – because that's what their customers want, that's where their customers interact. It took that initial courage, that bravado in the first instance, to put themselves out there, something many brands remain hesitant to fully embrace. But KLM shows that, for those that do, the benefits of social can be huge. A truly inspiring social brand.


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Today, as on so many other days, I sit in front of my laptop wondering what to write about. I look out the window and the skinny gum trees that fill my horizon wave silently back at me. They speak of something green and living.
But my mind, or maybe my imagination, seems more like a Mallee wheat paddock stripped of its grain, dry and vastly empty.
Tarella Spirituality dot com is nine years old now. During those years I have dared to write about everyday things and experiences, to explore them at a deeper level, to move into their heart.
As the only experience I can really talk about with any validity is my own, I write as a woman, an Australian, a mother, a lay person and a catholic.
My relationship with God and the way I experience God cannot be disconnected from where, when and how of my everyday.
But whether I'm writing a Gospel reflection for Connections or a piece that explores stumbling upon a snakeskin in the dry grass or putting into words what it was like to be an onlooker at the ultrasound of an unborn grandchild, I try to express it in words that are theologically sound and scripturally based – without the church- speak.
Since the mid-fifties I've been part of a world that gradually led me to understand that women live their lives, and express their spirituality, differently to that of men. I believe that the religion we have inherited, and the way we catholics still hear it expressed, is a one-size-fits-all, men's sizing. It's cerebral rather than embodied.
When I write about the ordinary stuff of life I want women to recognise in it as their own, to value the God-speak it holds, be open to being surprised by God.
The website Tarella Spirituality is like each of us, a work in progress – able to evolve and change to meet real needs. So I've just one question:
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In Lima,Peru–a visually striking but geologically shaky locale–designer Jodi Puig points out ways in which the city's culturally rich past provides a solid foundation for its design future.
Though often shrouded in fog, Lima is one of the world's driest cities, and in the face of chronic drought, people have been building huge structures here for thousands of years. Pre-Incan ruins abound, and 16th-century Spanish colonial architecture mingles with everything built before or since. Today the architecture and design scenes are especially vibrant. Thanks to rich veins of minerals in the Andes, Peru's economy has been booming for the past six years on exports of copper, zinc, and gold to Asia and North America. Politics have calmed since a leftist insurgency group that torched power lines and bombed the city was defeated a decade ago. A new wealth and stability have combined to give a generation of young Peruvians a chance to focus on building—–be it on the edges of the city's cliffs or the rocky desert beaches of the Pacific.
We get a guided tour of this city marked as much by its arid climate as its seismic volatility from Jordi Puig, an architect from a Catalan family who grew up in Lima. Puig has designed several prize-winning projects across the city, including a number of restaurants. He also co-hosts a TV show that keeps its eye on Peru's design scene by interviewing architects in their homes.


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Face Value: Information and Signaling in an Illegal Market
NBER Working Paper No. 14841
Economists argue that rich information environments and formal enforcement of contracts are necessary to prevent market failures when information asymmetries exist. We test for the necessity of formal enforcement to overcome the problems of asymmetric information by estimating the value of information in an illegal market with a particularly rich information structure: the online market for male sex work. We assemble a rich dataset from the largest and most comprehensive online male sex worker website to estimate the effect of information on pricing. We show how clients of male sex workers informally police the market in a way that makes signaling credible. Using our institutional knowledge, we also identify the specific signal male sex workers use to communicate quality to clients: face pictures. We find that there is a substantial return to information, and that it is due entirely to face pictures. Interestingly, the return is in the range of returns to information estimated for legal markets. We also provide suggestive evidence that our premium to face pictures is not being driven by a beauty premium. The findings provide novel evidence on the ability of rich information environments to overcome the problems of asymmetric information without formal enforcement mechanisms.
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It's an even playing field with five guys and five girls remaining in the Big Brother house. The power however is pretty clear where it lies. But first, the HOH competition was in full swing, literally as the houseguests' battle for power. Plus America's Care Package this week may throw a wrench into everyone's game. Here's my recap for last night's episode.
Hanging On For HOH
So my prediction for how long this competition was not correct, it didn't even last two hours. With Da'Vonne's eviction to the jury, Michelle and Zakiyah knew they needed to win this week's HOH. The first three houseguests eliminated from the competition were James, Bridgette and Corey, which meant they were also a Have-Not. Our Michigander's Nicole and Michelle didn't last too long either, with Michelle vomiting while still holding on in the competition. Paulie's goal was to hold on until Zakiyah dropped because of fear that she would play emotional during her week of power. Zakiyah started to try and make deals with the remaining houseguests, Victor however confessed in his DR that he would listen to the deals but not keep them. When two weeks ago he wasn't even in the Big Brother house. In the end it was Natalie against Victor for HOH, I was surprised at how long Natalie lasted. It wasn't enough to conquer Victor, giving him HOH for the week.
The Guys Run This House
At the beginning of this game the girls looked to have had a very strong chance of dominating this game. The first three evictions were all male houseguests. Even now with an even amount of guys and girls, it's clear where the power lies. Who runs the Big Brother house? It's the guys. Specifically now an all guy alliance called the Executives. But even in the all five guy alliances are a three-person alliance called "The Board," and then you've got the final two alliance of Paul and Paulie. This week's nominations would be pretty clear that a girl would be sent to jury. However if Victor were smart he would have listened to Da'Vonne's warning that he would be targeted in a double eviction. Victor's trust is with his guys, but little does he know that trust is a bit blurred.
America's Care Package
The power for this week's care package gives a houseguest to eliminate two votes during the live eviction ceremony. When the music and announcement of America's Care Package was being delivered, the houseguest all headed out to the back yard for the care package to fall from the sky. Paul was hoping America would give him some friendship and select him as this week's recipient. This week's recipient however was last season's America's Favorite Houseguest, James. With the care package also came with cookies, socks, underwear and the message of this week's power. After last week with James voting to keep Da'Vonne and now having the power to eliminate two votes, puts James in a position he doesn't like. But now that both him and Natalie have been selected for America's Care Package they are unable to receive another. I'm surprised the houseguests haven't noticed who's received them, because it would be a great strategy to use for their advantage.
Emotional Game Play
With nominations looming, Michelle and Zakiyah were confident that they'd be nominated, since both voted to keep Da'Vonne last week. The target seems to be Zakiyah, but for Paulie he's looking to possibly shift that target to Michelle. Paulie wanted to make sure to still be on Zakiyah's good graces even though he had just evicted an ally of hers. Zakiyah accepted his apologies but wasn't going to completely trust him. Michelle was not happy with how the votes did end up and was shocked at how out of the loop she was. Nicole tried to console her as a friend and also explain why she did what she did. But our Michiganders seem to not be so trusting of each other.
Victor The Ruthless
Victor's nomination speech was pretty pretentious, especially for someone who was already evicted and feeling like he needs to be vindictive. It was ruthless and he showed no mercy when putting up Michelle or Zakiyah. Which surprisingly I don't think either would have targeted him until his speech. Victor should have targeted Paulie, but clearly he was able to make amends and form the all guy alliance as well as a final three deal. It's clear Victor wants a girl out and he has his target set to Zakiyah. However as the episode was ending Paulie has a few tricks up his sleeve to change the target to Michelle if he can manage to have James use his power of eliminating two votes wisely.
Prediction for POV
With Victor competing against the two girls, unless it's a mental competition the girls will have an uphill battle facing off Victor. Plus I predict that the other three houseguests selected would not use the POV on either of the nominees. In showing his ruthlessness Victor will dominate the competition and win POV then solidify his nominations by not using it. Tune in on Wednesday at 8pm on CBS Detroit to see if the POV will be used to save either our Michigander Michelle or Zakiyah and if we have a replacement nominee!
Mark Drum is a Farmington Hills, MI native and Big Brother fan since 2000. Mark is a graduate from the University of Northern Colorado with a degree in Theatre Arts.


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If you read youth journals such as VICE, you likely have a certain perspective on Mexico that is not 100% accurate. While there are outbreaks of violence in Mexico, much of it is contained between cartels. Further, a large movement by Mexico's citizenry, striving to make Mexico safe, has taken hold in recent years. For example, a new system of justice in Guerrero was setup in the town of Chiapa after a revolution of sorts by residents of surrounding indigenous communities.
Community police formed throughout Mexico, but particularly in Chiapas, where individuals from approximately 30 indigenous villages set up roadblocks in Chilapa, seized the firearms of the 40 local municipal police officers and started patrolling neighborhoods with the declared intention of dismantling criminal gangs. Having taken the law into their hands, they intend to remain as community police until police and their accomplices are no more. The new Chilapa police force rounded up suspected collaborators of the drug gangs and took them to the central plaza. The captives were set free after they promised to change.
"We spoke with them and their families and told them that most were young people who could still get back on the right track and work hard," said one of the town's new police officers. "They promised to leave that life behind so we set them free." As the Chilapa case demonstrates, Mexicans do not take nicely to corrupt police, perhaps doing more to undermine their activities than American counterparts, who have been terrorized by a wave of police violence against civilians.
A clash in 2014 between San Quintín farmworkers and Ensenada police in Nuevo San Juan Copala, Baja California, underscores the Mexican people's disdain for corruption. During the clash, in which farm workers were protesting their low pay and work conditions, police gave chase to dissenting farmworkers and even beat some women and children. A second group of farm workers took action and went after police with sticks and stones, destroying two of their 20 patrol cars. Another group of workers destroyed an armored vehicle and the community's police headquarters. Prior to the clash, the workers had been protesting low pay and working conditions for months.
Even the police have rebelled against themselves…
On April 9 2015, state of Guerrero police were ordered to use violence against demonstrators in a labor strike. These orders were refused. Police filed a complaint against their superiors, as well. In the complaint, they claimed to have refused orders to "fuck them up," the "them" being protestors. The police said they were tired of being seen as enemies.
As we've highlighted here at MexResorts before, the conditions in most of Mexico are approving, with the economy improving and violence decreasing. We expect this trend to continue.


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What exactly is ergonomics?
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), ergonomics can be defined simply as the study of work. More specifically, ergonomics is the science of designing the job to fit the worker, rather than physically forcing the worker's body to fit the job.
Adapting tasks, work stations, tools, and equipment to fit the worker can help reduce physical stress on a worker's body and eliminate many potentially serious, disabling work-related musculoskeletal disorders.
Ergonomic injuries or musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), account for nearly one-third of all workplace injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average time away from work it takes to recuperate is 11 days.
MSDs are linked to:
- Repetitive tasks (frequent reaching, lifting, carrying)
- Overuse of muscles
- Awkward postures
- Forceful exertions (carrying or lifting heavy loads)
- Static posture (maintaining fixed positions when working)
Common MSD injuries and symptoms may include tendonitis, carpal tunnel syndrome, reduced range of motion, loss of,strength, pain and swelling or numbness and tingling.
To overcome MSDs, employers may want to consider "designing" the pain out of repeated tasks and aligning workplaces and work stations more closely with an employee's physical capabilities.
For tips on how to design the pain away at a work station, contact CopperPoint's Loss Control & Risk Management team for an evaluation, or order the Ergonomics safety card (LC-9415) online at www.copperpoint.com.


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Check out the second half of our lobbying report, which looks into the firms that Westchester companies most frequently employed to lobby on their behalf, and how those lobbying firms have adjusted to regulatory changes implemented since last June — just posted to Westfair Online!
We hear all the time about how lobbyists are supposedly dominating politics.
Well, in this week's edition, I wrote about how lobbying among Westchester companies actually declined from 2010 to 2011 – by nearly 7.5 percent, in fact. In 2011, according to state records, 81 companies spent a grant total of just over $5 million on lobbying for state and local issues, compared to 84 companies spending just under $5.5 million in 2010 (note: federal lobbying was not part of the records).
Notably, 12 companies spent more than $100,000 each on lobbying in 2011, and four of the top ten spenders were in the health care field. The biggest spender was Entergy Corp. at $506,800.
Also of note, 30 companies spent at least $10,000 less in 2011 than in 2010, while 25 companies spent at least $10,000 more last year than the previous year.
The first part of the report was in this week's edition, and can be found here. The second part of the report, which focuses on the lobbyists themselves, will be in our 3/26 edition and will be posted online tomorrow or Saturday – so stay tuned!


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Here are a bunch of photos that I was going to write a blog post around but never found the gumption to actually do so. Enjoy the randomness!
Posted in Bird, Daily Life, Insect, Random, River, tagged nature, pictures on January 31, 2009| 2 Comments »
Here are a bunch of photos that I was going to write a blog post around but never found the gumption to actually do so. Enjoy the randomness!
Posted in Bird, tagged birds, starlings, tippi's nightmare on October 7, 2008| 1 Comment »
Alfred Hitchcock would have been proud…Monday morning I awoke to watch a huge, dark cloud scuttling across the sky. It was moving rapidly and undulating oddly. Then I realized it was a massive flock of starlings (Sturnus vulgaris).
This time of year they normally gather into large groups to forage but this was the largest flock I have ever seen. They descended on the giant cottonwood in our backyard and make an unbelievable noise…sort of like a bunch of empty metal shopping carts rattling over a bumpy gravel driveway. Leaves were falling off like rain as they moved around in the crown of the tree. Then, with an unseen cue, they all took off and flew away.
It was pretty wild for a dreary Monday morning.
ps: I never knew there were so many different kinds of starlings. Check this page out from the Internet Bird Collection.
Also, this video is worth watching…just what ARE those starlings doing in those trees?!
Posted in Bird, Daily Life, Mammal, tagged chickens, county fair, fun, overeating on September 5, 2008| Leave a Comment »
I love county fairs. They seem so quintessentially Midwestern and are great places to people watch. Besides, I can get my fill of chickens and goats…wheee!
And my fill of fair food…let's see we ate sugar waffles, elephant ears, kettle corn, corn dogs, and sweet tea. (Yes, that sound you heard was our respective digestive systems crying out for mercy).
This year we went to the Fulton County Fair, which was much bigger and better than I expected. We had a great time but were a bit wilted by the 90 degree heat. Here are some pics from that day:
Posted in Bird, Insect, Library, Mammal, tagged book, frogs, nature, night, opossum, woods on July 31, 2008| Leave a Comment »
(I was thinking about Inspector Clouseau, with the bumpf on his head…)
I came across an interesting book the other day: Central Park in the Dark: More Mysteries of Urban Wildlife by Marie Winn.
You should check it out as it's chock full of interesting nature/science stuff. Plus, the author has an awesome blog: http://www.mariewinn.com/marieblog/
I miss going out on night hikes and monitoring frogs…sigh. There's nothing better than being out in the park at night: no people, much less ambient noise, and it's peaceful. Of course, some people are freaked out about being out in the woods in the dark. According to the author, there's even a scientific name for this fear: nyctohylophobia. Usually, the worst thing that can happen to you in the forest at night, however, is that you will trip over something or get whacked in the face by a low branch.
Still, we all can give ourselves the heebie-jeebies at times. Years ago, I was frog monitoring (this involves walking a transect at night and counting the number and type of frogs we hear) with another park naturalist. For some reason, maybe too much caffeine or bigfoot stories, we both got spooked by a rustling off the trail in the bushes. It was like something was following us down the trail but hiding and lurking. Trembling, we both trained our flashlight beams on the sound. All of a sudden, something came out of the undergrowth with a crash. We both screamed and jumped about 4 feet in the air. It was an opossum. Admittedly a large one, but still, just an opossum. We told no one of our foolishness (until I blabbed today).
Oh, and don't miss this blog: http://urbanhawks.blogs.com/ with great pics of the birds in Central Park.
Posted in Bird, tagged chickens, city, eggs, the chicken of tomorrow on July 6, 2008| 4 Comments »
Yes, I have been spending WAY too much time at I Can Has Cheezburger (which you either love or hate…there is no middle ground).
I just found out about this organization that encourages city dwellers to keep chickens, Urban Chickens. A local food/garden organization that helps establish garden plots for low income inner city residents is giving this a try, too. I'm curious to see how it turns out, as they are also going to have goats.
And now…I want a chicken! Last summer, my sister and I went to the county fair and saw some very freaky and some very beautiful chickens. Wish I had some pics from that…maybe next time. Not that I really could handle the work required to keep chickens even if I did live in a "pro-chicken city" (as their website says…I can just see that on the signs entering the city now…).
Check out the design for the Chicken Tractor…how cool is that!
Now for something very, very strange: You've got to know your chicken
Posted in Bird, Daily Life, Insect, Library, tagged Bird, books, cicada, Insect, Library, life list, louvre, north rim, sandhill crane, seychelles, travel, zion on January 25, 2008| 2 Comments »
So…what's up with this recent trend in "before you die" literature?! (Let's call them BYD books).
I see these books at the front of bookstores, mentioned in magazine articles and, most recently, featured in the new books section of my library. January's issue of the Smithsonian has an article talking about all of this. Can we blame this on the Boomers, too? It is certainly targeted at a certain demographic and income bracket.
How many of us can afford to visit fabulous but often far, far away places? Here is the description of some events you must do BYD according to one book:
Dog-sledding, Sweden — Aboriginal dreaming, Australia — Crossing the divide, Turkey — Exploring rainforest and reef, Belize — Châteaux and wine-tasting, France — River-running, Zambia — Flying safari, Namibia — Tracking spirit bears, Canada — Fly-fishing and whisky, Scotland — Hiking through Arches, USA — Tasting warrior life, Mongolia — 'Lost world' river journey, Venezuela — Himalayan adventure, Nepal — Watching Aida, Italy — Driving Californian surf, USA — Swimming in thermal spas, Iceland — Gambling and glitz, USA — Riding elephants, Nepal — Heli-hiking in the Rockies, Canada — Felucca down the Nile, Egypt — Climbing a volcano, Guatemala — Trekking the Milford Track, New Zealand — Camel trekking, Jordan — Partying at Mardi Gras, USA — Red Sea diving, Egypt — Riding white horses, New Zealand — Walking the wall, China — Discovering wild flowers, Crete — Finding paradise, the Maldives — Souk shopping, Morocco — Following wildebeest, Tanzania — Palace on wheels, India — Trekking Torres del Paine, Chile — Sea-kayaking Baja, Mexico — Rice-boat cruising, India — Skiing the Vallée Blanche, France — Cycling among rice paddies, Vietnam — Festival of the Sahara, Tunisia — Discovering a medieval city, Estonia — Searching for pearls, French Polynesia.
Shouldn't that book have been listed as: 1001 Things Millionaires Must do Before They Die ?!
And who has the time (or inclination for that matter) to find the book 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die useful? (OK, I am making a special exemption for my brother-in-law…but that's his job to review them, after all). Our library also has these BYD books for albums, gardens, natural wonders, buildings and, of course, books.
And why the 1001 number? What, someone was watching too much of The Price is Right and decided to up the ante by one? ("What's the highest bid so far? Well, then I bid 1000 and one…ha ha!")
I will mention that I have been lucky enough to have seen some spectacular places/experiences (mainly on my parent's dime when I was under eighteen). However, because I like you, I won't list 1001 of them here:
OK, I'm done for now…you get the idea.
Posted in Bird, Daily Life, tagged Bird, owl on October 5, 2007| 5 Comments »
For some reason, I couldn't seem to get any sleep last night. So, I was laying in bed at 5:30 a.m. trying not to think about the fact that the alarm would go off soon and willing myself to get some shut eye (because THAT works so well…) and I heard a sound.
I sat upright, because I thought I recognized it. It was the haunting sound of a screech owl calling. As I listened, it came closer. In fact, it swooped in to the tree right out front and continued to call.
I love that sound! And if I had been asleep I would have missed it. It felt like a gift.
Sadly, a jet flew over and then that noise was combined with the ambient car traffic we get from living in the city so the owl was drowned out. It made me think about how much I must miss hearing by living in our industrialized society. (Not that I am advocating anything radical, I mean I am using a laptop computer now so I can't be too overly critical…).
Still…heavy sigh.
The one place on earth I have been where it felt like there was absolute silence was a remote part of the North rim of the Grand Canyon. It was so quiet it was deafening. If you've been there (or someplace like it), you will know what I mean.
Should you want to hear the sound of a screech owl, go to this page and scroll to the bottom. Beautiful!
(Also, check out this page for photos and more info on the screech owl).


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A product press release is done in order to inform the press and the public, more importantly potential interested parties about the launch of a new product. Throughout the entirety of the press release, it is important to maintain clear language that emphasizes on what the product is what it has to offer and what the benefits are. The headline usually must grab the attention of the reader and slowly transition its way to specific product information.
Identify the unique selling point
Firstly, you must compile a list of all the benefits that are unique to your product. List the positive features associated with the product and remove any features that are similar to that of other products that you are competing with. This will give you the most unique features that give you a higher competitive advantage amongst the others. Unlike an EDM campaign, it is important to keep the press release short and concise. The unique selling point is the most unique feature to your product that will grab the viewer's attention and help them with their buying decision.
Present a story
As much as it is important to conceptualize the unique selling point, it is also important to think about how this product will affect the consumer's life. Including a reference to the experience or the solution your product offers to its end user in the form of a story to captivate its viewer's will help boost their interest and attention to the product. You can use an email marketing design in Singapore later on to get in to the more detailed descriptions of the product. If your product is specific to a particular audience only such as an industrial or commercial business, then it is best to stick to the technical aspects of the product's most superior qualities.
Key elements of the press release
One of the key elements is the headline and this needs to be one of the strongest and most eye catching statements of your release. Especially as there are many online articles and press releases, the most attractive headline will capture the reader's attention most. The first paragraph that follows has the most important and pertinent information of the advantages or benefits of the product. Include any launch dates and event information if relevant and move on to the middle paragraph where evidence and any support or reviews of the product will be highlighted. In the concluding paragraph, wrap up and summarize some of the key information from the body the release and include any contact details for further information.


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India's Five Years Plan
Five year plans were first introduced in the erstwhile Soviet Union in 1928 for controlled and rapid economic development. Much of the Soviet industrial successes are a result of the implementation of its five year plans. In 1950, India's prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, impressed by the Soviet system, adopted five year plans as a model for economic development, and established the Planning Commission which was to act independent of any cabinet and was answerable only to the Prime Minister, who is also Chairperson of the commission. Draft plans were to be approved by the National Development Council, comprising the Planning Commission and the Chief Ministers of all states. An approved plan is then passed by the cabinet and then in Parliament.
The benefits of five year planning, especially in a country as big and unpredictable as India, have been questioned by many, and it has often been seen that targets are not met. This method has still not been able to successfully get rid of poverty and the cost overruns in failed or incomplete public sector projects are often too high. Be that as it may, five year plans are still a good yardstick to determine investment and policy priorities.
Brief history
India's five greatest problems, Jawaharlal Nehru once remarked, are land, water, cows, capital and babies. To deal with them, he launched India's First Five-Year Plan, which has coped fairly well with the first three. But the shortage of capital to create jobs and necessities for an enormous and fast-growing population has not been solved, and Prime Minister Nehru is impatient for a solution.
"We cannot wait," said he. "That is the difficulty. We have to think in terms of large schemes of social engineering, not petty reforms." India's First Five-Year Plan still had six months to run, but Nehru and his government were plunging ahead with a far more ambitious Second Five-Year Plan, which planners said should add 25% to the national income ( about $22 billion in 1956 ) and create 12 million new jobs by 1961.
Socialism by Expansion-
Nehru was a socialist and his dreams for India revolve around what he calls "the ideal of a socialist society." The First Five-Year Plan, a relatively modest $5 billion program, was not really socialistic. Its proudest achievement: good planning, hard work and good weather had increased food production 18%—for the first time in history relieving India's peasant masses of the threat of famine. The plan strove to fill the most urgent needs of India's millions, pumped the bulk of its money into irrigation, electric power, transport and housing, only 8% into industry, e.g., one steel plant, a locomotive factory, a shipyard. Meanwhile, the "private sector" of India's economy was left free to expand. The new plan, Nehru's advisers agreed, must push more decisively toward socialism and "the public sector must be expanded relatively faster than the private sector."
To draft the new plan, Nehru picked Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, 62, head of the sprawling Calcutta University Statistical Institute. Cambridge-trained Professor Mahalanobis, a physicist turned economist, had achieved a sensational rise in prestige, which stands as close to Nehru on economic matters as Krishna Menon does on foreign affairs. Mahalanobis had stocked the institute's library with the works of Stalin and Mao Tse-tung and the proceedings of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, bound in calf. To help draft the plan, Mahalanobis got the services of ten Soviet economists to assist his staff. Mahalanobis has been called a Communist but denied it in hurt tones. "I have been only twice to Moscow but seven times to the U.S.," he said.
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The central proposal of the new Five-Year Plan: to increase government spending on economic development to $17.6 billion in five years, doubling "public sector" or state-owned industry. The private sector would be encouraged to grow all the while, but on a more...
Bibliography: Books Refer:-
1. Essentials of Business Environment by K. Aswathappa
2. Indian Economy since Independence by Uma Kapila
Websites Refers:-
1. www.wikipedia.org/
2. www.planningcommission.gov.in/
3. www.economywatch.com/
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Don't be concerned though as our fees are small and can be paid by regular instalments if you do not have the ability to pay in full at the time.
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Normally the Principal of our business handles these CTTT cases personally as he feels it requires a tender caring and professional touch.
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Deep in the Meadow from Jennifer Lawrence
Since the second part from the third Hunger Game movie is upon us, the new music hit, just got released.
If you caught the new film over the weekend you would have heard a very familiar lullaby "Deep in the Meadow" play during the credits, performed by none other than J.Law. It's the same song that Katniss sings at the end of "Mockingjay" and the very same lullaby she sang for Prim and a dying Rue in "The Hunger Games."


text: I often think about how different our lives would be without language. Our dependence upon words for communication goes so deep that even the vast majority of our thoughts are verbal. A person in our society with no understanding of words or language would have great difficulty in life, and they would have trouble maintaining meaningful relationships in the Western World. The 1981 film Quest for Fire gives us a glimpse into what it would be like to live in prehistoric times, before the conveniences of modern languages. Because of this, most of the film's script is composed of grunts or primitive phrases that may seem too humorous for many viewers to take seriously. However, the film as a whole is a rather moving tale of the culture and struggles of early man. Continue reading Quest for Fire Movie Review


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40 Pounds in 12 Weeks: A Love Story. "Break out the tissues, I got Daddy issues," Pidge Meade tells us in her new one-woman show, premiering at the Marsh. Sometimes funny, sometimes observant, but mostly self-indulgent and clichéd, 40 Pounds in 12 Weeks tells the story of Meade's battle with her overbearing father, a gymnastics coach who threatened to pull her college funding if she didn't drop 40 pounds over the course of a summer. Since that time, she has weighed as much as 200 pounds and as little as 130, almost constantly yo-yoing from one extreme to the other in the great American pastime of weight loss and gain. She complains about people who, long after she's lost weight, can talk only about the fact that she used to be heavy. But if she weren't guilty of exactly the same behavior, she wouldn't be doing an entire show about her former overweight self. Near the end of the play, Meade acknowledges her tendency toward preachiness and "narcissistic navel-gazing," which may qualify as self-awareness but doesn't make the play itself any less preachy or narcissistic. 40 Pounds is an exercise in pity rather than empathy, and it's a good example of why one-person shows leave so many people cold. Through March 26 at the Marsh, 1062 Valencia (at 22nd St.), S.F. $15-$50; 800-838-3006 or www.themarsh.org. (Chris Jensen) Reviewed March 9.
Sex and Death: A Night with Harold Pinter. Neither The Dumbwaiter nor The Lover can be numbered among Harold Pinter's major works. So it's understandable that Off Broadway West has packaged these one-act plays together under a new name: Sex and Death: A Night with Harold Pinter. The title and pairing are apt, but not perfect. As directed by Cecelia Palmtag, The Lover (a tale of infidelity) often seems more violent than The Dumbwaiter (a tale of two gangsters, directed by Durand Garcia). Like most Pinter plays, they can be played equally well for comic or dramatic effect. The results here are uneven, with Garcia and Palmtag going their own ways on tone, timing, and intensity. The "Death" portion of the evening has its charms, but suffers in part because the central conceit — two men in a room being given nonsensical instructions from an unknown source about a job they're supposed to do — has become something of an avant-garde trope since Pinter wrote it in 1959. The Lover, from 1962, hasn't as successfully infiltrated the culture and so, paradoxically, has aged better. It's hardly a new take on adultery, but it definitely surprises. If you're up for a lot of intensity and the occasional shrug, you'll enjoy rooting through Pinter's work. Through March 26 at the Phoenix Theatre, 414 Mason (at Geary), S.F. $35; 407-3214 or www.offbroadwaywest.org. (Benjamin Wachs) Reviewed March 9.
007 James Bond in Ladykiller: Live: New play by Jim Fourniadis. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. Continues through March 26. $20. Dark Room Theater, 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987.
7 Sins ... One More Time!: Solo performance by comedian James Judd. Continues through April 10. $24.81-$40. Exit Theatre, 156 Eddy (at Taylor), 673-3847.
Bay One Acts Festival: Local theater. Wednesdays-Sundays, 7 p.m. Continues through March 26. $20-$32. www.bayoneacts.org. Boxcar Theatre, 505 Natoma (at Sixth St.), 776-1747.
Beach Blanket Babylon: Steve Silver's musical revue spoofs pop culture with extravagant costumes. Wednesdays-Sundays. $25-$130. Club Fugazi, 678 Green (at Powell), 421-4222.
Big City Improv: Actors take audience suggestions and create comedy from nothing. Fridays, 10 p.m. $15-$20. www.bigcityimprov.com. Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter (at Powell), 882-9100.
The Business: A Comedy Show: Wednesdays, 8 p.m. $5. Dark Room Theater, 2263 Mission (at 18th St.), 401-7987.
"Fauxgirls!": Q: Are we not men? A: We are Fauxgirls! Third Saturday of every month, 10 p.m. free. www.fauxgirls.com. Kimo's, 1351 Polk (at Pine), 885-4535.
Hermes: Nude Men Productions stage Bennett Fisher's play about a group of derivative traders aiming to benefit from the Greek financial crisis. Thursdays-Saturdays. Continues through March 26. $5-$25. Exit Theatre, 156 Eddy (at Taylor), 673-3847.
The Homecoming: Play by Harold Pinter about a father and son competing for the affection of the son's wife. Tuesdays-Sundays. Continues through March 27. $7.50-$83. American Conservatory Theater, 415 Geary (at Mason), 749-2228.
Three Plays by Will Eno: Cutting Ball Theater stages three short plays by Will Eno: Lady Grey, Intermission, and Mr. Theatre Comes Home Different. Thursdays-Sundays. Continues through April 10. $15-$50. Exit Theatre on Taylor, 277 Taylor (at Ellis), 673-3847.
Loveland: Solo show by Ann Randolph. Fridays, Saturdays. Continues through March 26. $20-$100. The Marsh, 1062 Valencia (at 22nd St.), 826-5750.
Monday Night Marsh: On select Mondays a different lineup of musicians, actors, performance artists, and others takes the stage at this regular event that's hosted local celebs like Josh Kornbluth and Marga Gomez in the past; see www.themarsh.org for a lineup of future shows. Mondays. $7. The Marsh, 1062 Valencia (at 22nd St.), 826-5750.
Obscura: A Magic Show: Christian Cagigal's one-person narrative involving magic and audience participation. Fridays, Saturdays. Continues through April 16. $15-$25. Exit Theatre, 156 Eddy (at Taylor), 673-3847.
The Oldest Profession: Paula Vogel's play about five women in their 70s. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m.; Sundays, 3 p.m.; Mondays, 8 p.m.; Sat., April 9, 3 p.m. Continues through March 21. $10-$25. Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St. (at York), 641-7657.
Part One of the Fourth Dimension Trilogy: Will Franken's solo performance. Fri., March 18, 8 p.m. $20. The Purple Onion, 140 Columbus (at Pacific), 956-1653.
Paul Harding with Adam Savage: City Arts & Lectures. Mon., March 21, 8 p.m. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness (at Grove), 392-4400.
Regrets Only: The complications of modern life and marriage in Manhattan. Wednesdays-Sundays. Continues through April 3. New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness (at Market), 861-8972.
Secret Improv Society: Underground improvisational theater. Saturdays, 10 p.m. $15. Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter (at Powell), 882-9100.
Shopping! The Musical: Songs and sketches about shopping. Fridays, Saturdays, 8 p.m. $23-$29. www.shoppingthemusical.com. Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter (at Powell), 882-9100.
Tony 'n' Tina's Wedding: Saturdays, 7 p.m.; Fridays, 7 p.m. $88.50-$115.50. www.tonyandtinasanfrancisco.com. Swiss Louis Restaurant at Pier 39, 2 Beach (at Embarcadero), 421-2913.
Upper Cut Improv Showcase: Improv and sketch comedy. Fridays, 7 p.m. $5. San Francisco Comedy College, 414 Mason (at Geary), 921-2051.


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