Can NOT turn Mac Book OFF

I have a macbook which has been working great up until a few weeks ago.
A couple of weeks ago the computer would flicker off - on while i was using it. A few times it just turned off and needed to be restarted. Now I am unable to turn the computer OFF. When I click shutdown the little timer thing to shut down does NOT count down anymore. And when I click on Shutdown the only thing that happens is that the menu bar from the top of the desktop disappears but the applications at the bottom of the desktop remain and the computer does NOT turn off.
Any suggestions?
Thanks

i would repair the permissions on your hard drive and try again.

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