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Schedule for Friday, May 04, 2012 until Thursday, May 10, 2012 
Dark Shadows  PG-13
Rated for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
photoBarnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire.

Thu: 12:01 AM
Sorry, No Passes
DLP-Digital Projection
This American Life LIVE! Things You Can't Do On the Radio  NR
Ira Glass - 120 minutes
photoHost Ira Glass will curate the program, entitled "You Can't Do That on The Radio", a celebration of visuals and performance, including music, dance, comedy, video and more... things that don't quite fit onto the radio show, which reaches about three million weekly listeners worldwide. This live event will take the style and sensibility of the radio program and apply it to the performing arts, featuring artists you know and newcomers you'll adore. This event will be broadcast live from the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City.

Thu: 8:00 PM
Sorry, No Passes
Yellow Submarine  G
The Beatles, Paul Angelis - 85 minutes
photoOnce upon a time… or maybe twice, there was an unearthly paradise called Pepperland, a place where happiness and music reigned supreme. But all that was threatened when the terrible Blue Meanies declared war and sent in their army led by a menacing Flying Glove to destroy all that was good. Enter John, Paul, George and Ringo to save the day! Armed with little more than their humour, songs, and of course, their yellow submarine, The Beatles tackle the rough seas ahead in an effort to bring down the evil forces of bluedom. The animated classic fantasy film has been digitally restored for 4k digital cinemas frame by frame, all by hand.


Thu: 7:30 PM
Sorry, No Passes
Das Rheingold: Met Opera Ring Cycle Encore  NR
- 170 minutes
photoAn encore performance of Wagner's Das Rheingold will be shown in select theatres on Wednesday, May 9, 2012, at 6:30 PM in all time zones. Conceived by Wagner as a prologue to the Ring cycle, Das Rheingold sets forth the dramatic issues that play out in the three subsequent operas. Gold from the depths of the Rhine River is stolen by the dwarf Alberich, who uses it to forge a ring that will give him unlimited power. The theft sets in motion a course of events that will eventually alter the order of the universe. Bryn Terfel as Wotan, lord of the gods, heads the cast.

Wed: 6:30 PM
Sorry, No Passes
Wagner's Dream: Met Opera Ring Cycle  NR
Claire Booth, Andrew Staples - 120 minutes
photoThe stakes could not be higher as one of the theater's finest stage directors teams up with one of the world's leading opera companies to tackle opera's most monumental challenge: a new production of Wagner's Ring cycle-the four-part, 16-hour work that the composer first presented in 1876. Wagner's Dream takes you deep into the artistic and musical challenges of the epic work. Visionary director Robert Lepage begins a five-year journey to create the most ambitious staging in Metropolitan Opera history, featuring a 90,000-pound set ("The Machine") designed to realize all of Wagner's scenic instructions. The film follows heroic singers from rehearsals to performance as they take on many of the most daunting roles in opera. An intimate look at the challenges of live theater and the risks that must be taken, the documentary chronicles the tremendous creativity and unflagging determination behind this daring attempt to realize Wagner's dream of a perfect Ring.

Mon: 6:30 PM
Sorry, No Passes
Ring Kings: Mayweather vs. Cotto  NR
Floyd Mayweather, Miguel Cotto - 150 minutes
photoRing Kings brings boxing superstar Floyd "Money" Mayweather face to face with World Champion Miguel Cotto, who will attempt to defend his WBA Super Welterweight World title LIVE in theaters nationwide on May 5 at 9:00pm ET/5:00pm PT.

Sat: 6:00 PM
Sorry, No Passes
Marvel's The Avengers  PG-13
Rated for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans - 142 minutes
photoWhen an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.

Fri: 10:30 AM12:001:503:305:057:008:309:3010:30,  12:00 AM
Sat: 10:30 AM12:001:503:305:057:008:309:3010:30,  12:00 AM
Sun: 10:30 AM12:001:503:305:057:008:309:3010:30,  12:00 AM
Mon: 10:30 AM12:001:503:305:057:008:309:3010:30
Tue: 10:30 AM12:001:503:305:057:008:309:3010:30
Wed: 10:30 AM12:001:503:305:057:008:309:30,10:30
Thu: 10:30 AM12:001:503:305:057:008:3010:30
Sorry, No Passes
DLP-Digital Projection
Marvel's The Avengers 3D  PG-13
Rated for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans - 142 minutes
photoWhen an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.

Fri: 9:30 AM11:30 AM1:003:004:306:308:0010:00,11:30
Sat: 9:30 AM11:30 AM1:003:004:306:308:0010:00,11:30
Sun: 9:30 AM11:30 AM1:003:004:306:308:0010:00,11:30
Mon: 11:30 AM1:003:004:306:308:0010:0011:30
Tue: 11:30 AM1:003:004:306:308:0010:0011:30
Wed: 11:30 AM1:003:004:306:308:0010:0011:30
Thu: 11:30 AM1:003:004:306:308:0010:0011:30
Sorry, No Passes
DLP-Digital Projection
Marvel's The Avengers: An IMAX 3D Experience  PG-13
Rated for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action throughout, and a mild drug reference
Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans - 142 minutes
photoWhen an unexpected enemy emerges that threatens global safety and security, Nick Fury, Director of the international peacekeeping agency known as S.H.I.E.L.D., finds himself in need of a team to pull the world back from the brink of disaster.

Fri: 9:00 AM12:304:007:3011:00
Sat: 9:00 AM12:304:007:3011:00
Sun: 9:00 AM12:304:007:3011:00
Mon: 12:304:007:3011:00
Tue: 12:304:007:3011:00
Wed: 12:304:007:3011:00
Thu: 12:304:007:3011:00
Sorry, No Passes
IMAX
The Five-Year Engagement  R
Rated for sexual content, and language throughout
Emily Blunt, Jason Segel - 124 minutes
photoBeginning where most romantic comedies end, a look at what happens when an engaged couple, Violet and Tom, keeps getting tripped up on the long walk down the aisle and the strain it puts on their relationship.

Fri: 10:20 AM1:254:407:5511:05
Sat: 10:20 AM1:254:407:5511:05
Sun: 10:20 AM1:254:407:5511:05
Mon: 10:20 AM1:254:407:5511:05
Tue: 10:20 AM1:254:407:5511:05
Wed: 10:20 AM1:254:407:5511:05
Thu: 10:20 AM1:254:407:5511:05
Sorry, No Passes
DLP-Digital Projection
The Pirates! Band of Misfits 3D  PG
Rated for mild action, rude humor and some language
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Hugh Grant - 88 minutes
photoWith a rag-tag crew at his side and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award.

Fri: 1:306:45
Sat: 1:306:45
Sun: 1:306:45
Mon: 1:306:45
Tue: 1:306:45
Wed: 1:306:45
Thu: 1:306:45
Sorry, No Passes
RealD 3D
The Pirates! Band of Misfits  PG
Rated for mild action, rude humor and some language
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Hugh Grant - 88 minutes
photoWith a rag-tag crew at his side and seemingly blind to the impossible odds stacked against him, luxuriantly bearded Pirate Captain has one dream: to beat his bitter rivals Black Bellamy and Cutlass Liz to the much coveted Pirate Of The Year Award.

Fri: 10:50 AM4:109:20
Sat: 10:50 AM4:109:20
Sun: 10:50 AM4:109:20
Mon: 10:50 AM4:109:20
Tue: 10:50 AM4:109:20
Wed: 10:50 AM4:109:20
Thu: 10:50 AM4:109:20
Sorry, No Passes
DLP-Digital Projection
The Raven  R
John Cusack, Luke Evans - 103 minutes
photoWhen a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Poe's darkest works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe in a quest to get inside the killer's mind to stop him from making every one of Poe's brutal stories a reality.

Fri: 10:45 AM2:004:507:4010:45
Sat: 10:45 AM2:004:507:4010:45
Sun: 10:45 AM2:004:507:4010:45
Mon: 10:45 AM2:004:507:4010:45
Tue: 10:45 AM2:004:507:4010:45
Wed: 10:45 AM2:0010:45
Thu: 10:45 AM2:004:507:4010:45
Sorry, No Passes
DLP-Digital Projection
Safe  R
Rated for strong violence throughout, and for language
Jason Statham, Chris Sarandon - 95 minutes
photoWhen Luke sees a twelve-year-old being pursued by the same gangsters who killed his wife, he jumps into action...and straight into a high-stakes war. Realizing he's the only person she can trust, he tears a swath through the city's brutal underworld.

Fri: 11:15 AM2:104:557:4510:25
Sat: 11:15 AM2:104:557:4510:25
Sun: 11:15 AM2:104:557:4510:25
Mon: 11:15 AM2:104:557:4510:25
Tue: 11:15 AM2:104:557:4510:25
Wed: 11:15 AM2:104:557:4510:25
Thu: 11:15 AM2:104:557:4510:25
Sorry, No Passes
DLP-Digital Projection
Chimpanzee  G
Tim Allen - 78 minutes
photoThe world is a playground for little Oscar and his fellow young chimps. But when Oscar's family is confronted by a rival band of chimps, he is left to fend for himself until a surprising ally steps in and changes his life forever.

Fri: 11:45 AM2:054:357:05
Sat: 11:45 AM2:054:357:05
Sun: 11:45 AM2:054:357:05
Mon: 11:45 AM2:054:357:05
Tue: 11:45 AM2:054:357:05
Wed: 11:45 AM2:054:357:05
Thu: 11:45 AM2:054:35
DLP-Digital Projection
The Lucky One  PG-13
Rated for some sexuality and violence
Zac Efron, Blythe Danner - 101 minutes
photoA Marine returns home from Iraq with a photograph he found of a woman he doesn't know. He finds her and ends up taking a job at her family-run kennel. Despite her initial mistrust and complications in her life, a romance develops between them.

Fri: 11:35 AM2:305:208:1010:55
Sat: 11:35 AM2:305:208:1010:55
Sun: 11:35 AM2:305:208:1010:55
Mon: 11:35 AM2:305:208:1010:55
Tue: 11:35 AM2:305:208:1010:55
Wed: 11:35 AM2:305:208:1010:55
Thu: 11:35 AM2:305:208:1010:55
DLP-Digital Projection
Think Like a Man  PG-13
Rated for sexual content, some crude humor, and brief drug use
Kevin Hart, Arielle Kebbel - 122 minutes
photoFour men find their love lives shaken up after the ladies they are pursuing start taking advice from a book. When they learn this, they conspire using the book's insider information to turn the tables and teach the women a lesson of their own.

Fri: 10:40 AM1:555:108:0511:10
Sat: 10:40 AM1:555:108:0511:10
Sun: 10:40 AM1:555:108:0511:10
Mon: 10:40 AM1:555:108:0511:10
Tue: 10:40 AM1:555:108:0511:10
Wed: 10:40 AM1:555:108:0511:10
Thu: 10:40 AM1:555:108:0511:10
DLP-Digital Projection
The Cabin in the Woods  R
Rated for strong bloody horror violence and gore, language, drug use and some sexuality/nudity
Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford - 95 minutes
photoFive friends go to a remote cabin in the woods. Bad things happen.

Fri: 4:259:50
Sun: 4:259:50
Mon: 9:50 PM
Tue: 4:259:50
Wed: 4:259:50
Thu: 4:259:50
DLP-Digital Projection
The Three Stooges  PG
Rated for slapstick action violence, some rude and suggestive humor including language
Sean Hayes, Will Sasso - 92 minutes
photoLeft on a nun's doorstep, Larry, Curly and Moe grow up finger-poking, nyuk-nyuking and woo-woo-wooing their way to uncharted levels of knuckleheaded misadventure. Out to save their childhood home, only The Three Stooges could become embroiled in an oddball murder plot... while also stumbling into starring in a phenomenally successful TV reality show.

Fri: 1:457:15
Sat: 11:00 AM1:45
Sun: 11:00 AM1:457:15
Mon: 11:00 AM1:45
Tue: 11:00 AM1:457:15
Wed: 11:00 AM1:457:15
Thu: 11:00 AM1:45
DLP-Digital Projection
The Hunger Games  PG-13
Rated for intense violent thematic material and disturbing images - all involving teens
Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson - 142 minutes
photoSet in the future, American adolescents are forced to participate in televised battles to the death.

Fri: 8:55 AM12:203:507:2010:50
Sat: 8:55 AM12:203:507:2010:50
Sun: 8:55 AM12:203:507:2010:50
Mon: 12:203:507:2010:50
Tue: 12:203:507:2010:50
Wed: 12:203:507:2010:50
Thu: 12:203:507:2010:50
DLP-Digital Projection
Rave Cinema Classic (2012)  NR
photo

Mon: 10:00 AM
Tue: 10:00 AM
Sorry, No Passes
photo
PG-13
Rated for comic horror violence, sexual content, some drug use, language and smoking
Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter
Barnabas is rich, powerful and an inveterate playboy...until he makes the grave mistake of breaking the heart of Angelique Bouchard. A witch, in every sense of the word, Angelique dooms him to a fate worse than death: turning him into a vampire.
photo
R
Rated for strong crude and sexual content, brief male nudity, language and some violent images
Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris
The heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed.
photo
PG-13
Rated for intense sequences of violence, action and destruction, and for language
Liam Neeson, Taylor Kitsch
- 131 min.
A fleet of battleships do battle with an armada of unknown origins to try and discover why they are here and what their ultimate goal is. 
photo
PG-13
Rated for crude and sexual content, thematic elements and language
Cameron Diaz, Elizabeth Banks
A comedy about five couples whose intertwined lives are turned upside down by the challenges of impending parenthood. It finds humor and uplift in all the unexpected trials and triumphs of welcoming a child into the world.
photo
R
Rated for violence, some bloody images and pervasive language
Jesse McCartney, Jonathan Sadowski
- 90 min.
Six young tourists who, looking to go off the beaten path, hire an "extreme tour" guide. After a brief exploration of an abandoned city, the group soon finds themselves stranded, only to discover that they are not alone...
Box Office Results
For weekend of 4/29/2012
RankTitleWeekend GrossCumulative GrossWeeks In Release
1Think Like a Man$17,604,141$60,472,1992
2The Pirates! Band of Misfits$11,137,734$11,137,7341
3The Hunger Games$10,814,271$372,019,0216
4The Lucky One$10,808,023$39,409,7192
5The Five-Year Engagement$10,610,060$10,610,0601
6Safe$7,892,539$7,892,5391
7The Raven$7,289,642$7,289,6421
8Chimpanzee$5,227,862$18,920,7942
9The Three Stooges$5,167,421$36,907,9653
10The Cabin in the Woods$4,619,480$34,783,3203
  1. Robert Downey, Jr., who stars in The Avengers (2012), received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actor for what 1992 film?
  2. Mark Ruffalo, who also stars in The Avengers (2012), received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for what 2010 film?
  1. Emily Blunt, who stars in The Five-Year Engagement, appeared very briefly in what 2007 film that started Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts?

    Answer: Charlie Wilson's War
  2. John Cusack, who stars in The Raven, plays a record store owner in what 2000 film?

    Answer: High Fidelity



Tag: Movies

EPA -- ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE 5/16 OUTREACH

EPA Environmental Justice 

Community Outreach Call

May 16, 2012 at 6 p.m. ET


1.  Background 
  • Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has made Expanding the Conversation on Environmentalism and Working for Environmental Justice (EJ) one of EPA's top priorities
  • In support of this priority, we invite environmental justice advocates to participate on our next Environmental Justice Community Outreach Call, which will take place on May 16, 2012 at 6 p.m. ET.
2.  The purpose of these calls 

  • to provide information to participants about the Agency's EJ activities and 
  • to maintain an open dialogue with EJ advocates. 

3.  Hopes and Aims  

As EPA continues to advance Plan EJ 2014, the Agency hopes that these calls will:
  • better inform the public about EPA's EJ work and 
  • enhance opportunities to take advantage of federal activities. 
4.  Action Requested
5.  For more information
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Tag: "EPA"

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Community Advisory Commission Meeting 2 May 2012


Community Advisory Commission
Meeting at 7 p.m.
Date:5/2/2012 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location:Council Chambers, City Hall
65 Civic Avenue
Pittsburg, California 94565

CAC Main Website

The CAC consists of 7 members. CAC meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 65 Civic Avenue, 3rd Floor, Pittsburg.

The CAC provides input and makes recommendations to the City Council on issues that impact the Community. Commissioners discuss a broad spectrum of social and environmental concerns that affect neighborhoods in Pittsburg.

One of the key goals of the Community Advisory Commission (CAC) is Community Outreach and improving the channel of communications between citizens and the Community. We feel your comments lay the foundation in our mission to improve the quality of life in the City of Pittsburg.

2009-2013 Community Advisory Commission (CAC) Members


Commissioner Names
Start of Term
Expiration of Term
Dennis Linsley
7/1/2009
6/30/2013
Theresa Miller
7/1/2009
6/30/2013
Emmanuel Ogunleye
7/1/2009
6/30/2013
Ruben Esqueda
11/15/2010
6/30/2014
Jeorge Tagnipes
7/1/2005
6/30/2013
James Watkins
6/9/2006
6/30/2014
De'Shawn Woolridge
7/1/2009
6/30/2013

All commissioners can be reached by calling the City of Pittsburg's Community Access Department at (925) 252-4060 ext. 4063. All messages will be forwarded to the commissioners immediately.

Mailing Address:
City of Pittsburg
Community Access Dept.
Attention: Commissioner (Name)
916 Cumberland Street
Pittsburg, CA 94565



Tag: "Community Advisory Commission"

City of Pittsburg: PC Theater's Final for 2011/12 Season


PCT Laughter on the 23rd Floor
Performances In May
Posted Date: 5/2/2012

Pittsburg Community Theatre's final production of their 2011-2012 Season, the comedy, "Laughter on the 23rd Floor" is scheduled for six performances in May.

Directed by Suzan Lorainne, the play is Neil Simon's homage to the glory days of television. The characters in the play are based on Simon's co-writers on Your Show Of Shows. Simon's alter-ego Lucas Brickman, maintains a running commentary on the writing, fighting, and wacky antics which take place in the writers' room. At the plot's core is Max's ongoing battles with NBC executives who fear his humor is too sophisticated for Middle America.

The cast for this production comes from across the county: Lucas (based on Neil Simon) is played by Ken Sollazzo; Max (based on Sid Ceasar/Jackie Gleason) is played by Kevin Burns; Max (based on Mel Tolkin) is played by Bill Chessman; Brian (based on Michael Stewart) is played by Wayne Steffen; Milt (based on Carl Reiner) is played by Wayne McRice; Carol (based on Selma Diamond) is played by Natalie Rapp; Ira (based on Mel Brooks) is played by George Doerr; Kenny (based on Larry Gelbart) is played by Mark Holobetz; and Helen (a fictional character) is played by Jacklyn Foster.

Performances are scheduled at the Impulse Technology Building, 329 Railroad Avenue in Pittsburg, across the street from the New Mecca Restaurant. Come prepared for an afternoon/evening of laughter. Tickets are $15 for adults, $12 for seniors and children.

Performances
May 11, 12, 18 and 19, 2011 at 8:00 PM May 13 and 20, 2011 at 2:00 PM (Tickets for the May 20th show are sold out.)
PCT Laughter on the 23rd Floor



Tag:  "Pittsburg Community Theater"

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

LET'S SOLVE THE "TELEMARKETING PROBLEM"

Posted:  1 May 12

RELIEF FROM UNSOLICITED TELEMARKETING CALLS

A.  PURPOSE

1.  To convey phone and web access to the "National DO NOT CALL Registry," which allows citizens to "opt out" on receiving unwelcome marketing calls (see paragraph D., below).

2.  To offer one analysis of the "National Telemarketing Problem," and how that problem might be resolved to everyone's satisfaction -- more or less.

B.  PROBLEM

As you may have noticed, in addition to land lines, CELL PHONES are also being called, uninvited and often at inconvenient times, by telemarketing companies, often at our personal expense.  It's one thing if the calls are for altruistic causes, but quite a different matter for the rest of them.  This whole thing contains a taste of unjust victimization -- and can be quite disruptive.

C.  ONE INTERPRETATION

1.  MANY BUSINESSES HAVE LITTLE CHOICE.  
I understand that telemarketing is an important tool for helping businesses to grow --- and growth of honorable business is a good thing for all of us.  Many businesses probably have no choice but to use this tool, if they hope to compete in a tough marketplace.  That's where government comes in.  It levels the playing field.  So, this is not to cast aspersions on any business' sense of honor.  

2.  CITIZENS HAVE VIRTUALLY NO CHOICE.  
It's just that citizens need relief, too, so we aren't distracted, unnecessarily, from doing our part for society.  This strains and drains our scarce personal resources with unpleasant disruptive emotions -- and, collectively, hurts our productivity and readiness for life's more pressing challenges.  Our homes are sacrosanct and undisturbed tranquility is essential for self-renewal.

There is virtually no limit to the number of unsolicited calls a citizen can receive in any given day.

3.  A WIN-LOSE or WIN-"MAYBE-WIN" IMBALANCE.  
The present practice seems a most UNFAIR arrangement and feels like an aggressively indifferent squandering of social resources.

It's ALMOST like saying: "We're going to intrude ourselves on as many lives as we can -- at a moment we know, without a doubt, will be most inconvenient (with information that PROBABLY won't even be needed or wanted). But we're going to have to force others to  pay something (time & expense), involuntarily, for our numbers game.  And, we don't (or can't) particularly care if we disrupt tranquility and steal precious time, to which we are not entitled -- we have a lottery to win -- and that's that."  

4.  A REGRESSIVE "NON-GOVERNMENTAL TAX."  
Seems to me (and a lot of others), this is a problem in need of a better solution -- but not at our unfair and random expense.  Aren't we already paying, pretty much, our fair share in keeping things running and improving?  Don't "tax" us this way -- while leaving us nothing (or little) to say about it.  It must be clear that this is a terribly undesirable way to go about needful things.  The government seems to agree and has given us a remedy that seems to be working, fairly well.

D.  MAKING IT STOP

Citizens can "block" these discourteous-feeling calls by enrolling each of our individual phones with the "National DO NOT CALL Registry" (and, we can "fix" ALL of our phones at the same time there).  

Again, many businesses are caught up in this "wave," and can't make it stop on their own -- if they hope to survive.  They all must stop or none can -- if just a few try to stop, they risk "going under," for their trouble.  THEREFORE, WE CITIZENS HAVE TO CLOSE THIS DOOR FOR THEM.

And, the alert are always spotting and exploiting "loop-holes" in the law.  A call or email to Local, State and Federal legislators may help toward dealing with this, long-term, but may or may not offer immediate relief.

E.  ONCE AND FOR ALL

Your registration will not expire. Telephone numbers placed on the National Do Not Call Registry will remain on it permanently due to the Do-Not-Call Improvement Act of 2007, which became law in February 2008. 

And, if someone is violating your expressed wishes -- you can do something about that, too -- to at least place more of the expense where it belongs.

F.  IF ENOUGH OF US DO THIS 

With determination, maybe we can cure this little, but costly, social distraction, so we can focus more on the ills that really need our attention and scarce energies.

Read more about it and take action at: http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2008/04/dncfyi.shtm.


G.  MEANWHILE

1.  A POSSIBLE ALTERNATIVE.  
Not to tell anyone their business, but what if telemarketers tried to convey this idea -- quickly?

"We're so sorry to have to inconvenience you with this unexpected call from the ____ Company.  But this is the only way we have to learn if we might be of service.  May we have 30 seconds to tell you enough (or to give you our web address), so you can decide whether we may contact you, in a manner of your choosing, to tell you a little more about us?  We might have something you need and want." 

2.  TIMING IS ALMOST EVERYTHING.  
I think I, for one, could live with something like that -- but within a reasonable "window," say, before and after presumed dinner hours, but no later than the first most popular TV show (say, during "working hours" till 6 pm AND between 7 and 8 pm. (but, no different, please -- or domestic tranquility risks damage -- we simply must get the house quieted down))

3.  HOW I THINK I'D REACT.  
If it's convenient, at that moment, I think I'd be willing to hear more -- I wanna help 'em succeed, if possible -- they're just trying to make a lawful living -- by conveying things that might prove valuable -- and that's a good thing.  And, their very tough dilemma is, how to make themselves known to us.  

4.  BECAUSE FAIR'S FAIR == AND A RISING TIDE LIFTS ALL BOATS!!!
I'm willing to give them a break, if they're willing to give me one.

Just ruminating on the problem.  Ideas and advice are welcome.

David Nelson




Tags: "Telephone Numbers," "Scams," "Discourtesies"