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Broadway Show

I always look forward to going to Broadway Shows when they tour in town. I've seen a few shows like Rent, Phantom of the Opera, and Mama Mia. I enjoyed them all but really like Rent and Phantom of the Opera.

 

 

 

I'm going to a Broadway Show this weekend. It's called Avenue Q. I'm looking forward to it because it seem really fun. 

Here is what Avenue Q website said about it:

Who is AVENUE Q appropriate for?

Adults love AVENUE Q, but they seem a little, er, fuzzy on whether it's appropriate for kids. We'll try to clear that up. AVENUE Q is great for teenagers because it's about real life. It may not be appropriate for young children because AVENUE Q addresses issues like sex, drinking, and surfing the web for porn. It's hard to say what exact age is right to see AVENUE Q - parents should use their discretion based on the maturity level of their children. But we promise you this - if you DO bring your teenagers to AVENUE Q, they'll think you're really cool.

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Good Movie: The Counterfeiters (Die Fälscher)

I just watched a movie last night. It's Call "Die Fälscher" (English Title: The Counterfeiters). The acting was fantastic and the story was very interesting. You can really feel the internal struggle of the characters. The movie presented the dilemma between survival and morality under such extreme condition. It even made me wonder if there is a clear line in between survival and morality when you are put in a position to be responsible for others' lives.


Plot summary for
Fälscher, Die

Written by Sony Pictures Classics

The Counterfeiters is the true story of the largest counterfeiting operation in history, set up by the Nazis in 1936. Salomon "Sally" Sorowitsch is the king of counterfeiters. He lives a mischievous life of cards, booze, and women in Berlin during the Nazi-era. Suddenly his luck runs dry when arrested by Superintendent Friedrich Herzog. Immediately thrown into the Mauthausen concentration camp, Salomon exhibits exceptional skills there and is soon transferred to the upgraded camp of Sachsenhausen. Upon his arrival, he once again comes face to face with Herzog, who is there on a secret mission.

Hand-picked for his unique skill, Salomon and a group of professionals are forced to produce fake foreign currency under the program Operation Berhard. The team, which also includes detainee Adolf Burger, is given luxury barracks for their assistance. But while Salomon attempts to weaken the economy of Germany's allied opponents, Adolf refuses to use his skills for Nazi profit and would like to do something to stop Operation Bernhard's aid to the war effort.

Faced with a moral dilemma, Salomon must decide whether his actions, which could prolong the war and risk the lives of fellow prisoners, are ultimately the right ones.

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Double Heart Stone Weir

This is my new desktop image. 

 

I would like to visit it someday. It is a stone weir at the Penghu island in Taiwan, a traditional method of fishing. fishermen used to pile up stonewalls when the tide is flat and the rising tide will bring in fish. When the tide goes back down, the fish is trapped within the stonewalls, then the fishermen can easily catch fish.

Usually there is only one layer of wall. This is the only one that is built with two layers of walls. People speculate that the first one was built too deep into the ocean and the fish was getting away, so the fishermen built the second layer and accidentally create the double heart shape.

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Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds

 When I first saw this , I was very surprised. I continutly get surprised about how religious the American people are... It is just hard to believe sometimes because most of American people I know are not like that. However, I do realize that I am not religious, so my friends are less likely to be...

This chart depicts the public acceptance of evolution theory in 34 countries in 2005. Adults were asked to respond to the statement: "Human beings, as we know them, developed from earlier species of animals." The percentage of respondents who believed this to be true is marked in blue; those who believed it to be false, in red; and those who were not sure, in yellow.

A study of several such surveys taken since 1985 has found that the United States ranks next to last in acceptance of evolution theory among nations polled. Researchers point out that the number of Americans who are uncertain about the theory's validity has increased over the past 20 years.

 

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/21329204.html 

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Vitisting San Francisco
I am excited about going to SF this weekend. It is a beautiful city but expensive to live in.
 
 
Last time I went there was 5 years ago, and I had a very good time. The SF downtown is beautiful to walk in. I also enjoyed the big dungeon crab from the Fisherman's Wharf, the cool prison cells in Alcatraz, the signature street car, SF China town, and University of Berkeley.
 
 
 
This time, I look forward to see some other things that I missed last time like the Lombard Street and maybe get closer to the Golden Gate Bridge, check out Google and Yahoo in the Silicon Valley.
 
 
 
Since I love seafood, I am definitely going back to the Fisherman's Wharf and eating a whole crab all by myself...

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