The two wives gang up against Charles

Ours is an age of anxiety. Will global climate change create oceanfront property in Nebraska? Do Subway's "foot-long" sandwiches span a full 12 inches? Did Beyonce fake the national anthem and -- more importantly -- will she lip-sync again at the Super Bowl?

I, for one, believe it is pointless to agonize over trivia, so let's confront the big question here: Beyonce will lip-sync at the Super Bowl to a backing track prerecorded by Manti Te'o's fake dead girlfriend while sitting in the lap of Sasquatch in the chair that Clint Eastwood yelled at during the Republican National Convention.

If you really want something you don't have to worry about, try the latest "cause celebre" of the personal financial worry-warts: credit-card checkout charges.

Sunday marked the first day that merchants -- if they are crazy, self-destructive and exceedingly parsimonious -- may charge a processing fee on credit card purchases. This used to be banned, but it's now OK after an anti-trust settlement.

Retailers already can insist on a minimum purchase of up to $10 to use a credit card (but not a debit card). That practice also used to be banned under card network agreements but was legalized in post-recession financial reforms. Both measures aim to help mom-and-pop stores that don't have the clout to negotiate discounts with the big card processing networks, which can be up to 3.5 percent of the purchase, plus a flat fee.

While some personal finance writers are all aflutter about this, I don't see the problem. Consider that the minimum-charge rule went into effect in July 2010, and beyond the occasional small store, I don't see many merchants taking advantage of it.

That's because people spend more when they use plastic.Browse our impressive range of Cycling sunglasses and goggles and buy online. Studies estimate that shoppers spend 12 to 18 percent more when using cards over cash. So don't expect stores to kill that golden goose just to offset a 3.5 percent card-processing fee, unless it's the guy with the only cold beer stand on the beach.

It's not so much that people spend more when using credit cards, debit cards,You must not use the laser cutter without being trained. gift certificates or even trinkets and beads, but more that they spend less when using cash. The authors of a study published by the Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied found that "the pain of paying is higher when paying by cash."

So, even if you aren't worried about paying the nonexistent credit-card checkout fee, paying with cash remains the best way to really save when you're shopping. Otherwise, the spending doesn't feel real enough to make you consider the cost of the money you're handing over. Or, as Beyonce might lip-sync, "There ain't nothing like the real thing, baby."

There are flying vases, seances,Find the best selection of high-quality collectible bobbleheadavailable anywhere. a medium who constantly harps back on seventeenth-century witchcraft, screaming women and ghosts. The scene could have been scary, instead the audience at Nani Palkhiwala Auditorium had to struggle to control their laughter. They were watching Blithe Spirit, a play by Noel Coward, directed by Shashi Ghulati for Coimbatore Book Club Theatre Group, as a part of Coimbatore Vizha. The play is about how Charles Condomine, a novelist, tries to deal with two wives, one living and the other a ghost.

It all starts when the eccentric medium Madame Arcati is invited home to perform a séance. Charles wants material for his new novel “To the Unseen”. Of course, he, his wife and their friends, the Bradmans are a sceptical audience. But things change seconds after Arcati goes into a trance, and Charles sees the apparition of his former wife, Elvira. Only Charles can see her and Elvira takes the opportunity to create havoc.

She runs around, makes funny faces and dances while Charles pleads with her to return to the other world. His present, wife Ruth, refuses to believe Charles when he tries to explain to her that Elvira is right there in the room. Ruth thinks this is a ruse that Charles is pulling to end their marriage.protection and features only Safety goggles can provide.

The plot thickens when Ruth also dies in a car crash and becomes a ghost. Madam Arcati goes into one of her trances again, and the ghost of Ruth joins that of Elvira.Want to learn how to make fabric flowers or looking for some crafty inspiration? The two wives gang up against Charles. Finally it is the fidgety maid, who everyone considers inconsequential, who drives back the wives, leaving Charles hopping with joy.

The actors lived their parts. Sushil Jacob, who played Charles Condomine, was perfect as the self obsessed novelist, who thinks he is independent of his wives but is really not. Miriam R, was in every way the sophisticated English lady and the domineering wife Ruth. Taara Shetty as the cheeky ghost stole the show. The flighty madam Arcati, falling into a trance at the blink of an eye was played by Monisha Mathur convincingly. Mrs Bradman, played by Sapna Uma Maheshwar and Mr. Bradman, her sceptical husband, played by Subhash John were remarkably good too. The mysterious maid Edith was well played by Pooja Balaji.

The production team deserves honourable mention for the stage settings that recreated a typical 20th century living room. The props firmly established the time frame of the play. So did the appropriate costumes. Madame Arcati’s beads and scarves were perfect for her character. The other highlight that must be mentioned was the crashing chinaware, the dancing gramophone records and the great background music.