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The clunker title isn't the only nonworking part in "Close Up Space," a new play by Molly Smith Metzler that opened Monday night at City Center. Aside from the appealing work of a cast led by David Hyde Pierce, playing a more dour variation on the dithery persona he perfected in his years as a star of the sitcom "Frasier," this wan comedy about (yawn) the troubled relationship between a book editor and his daughter has little to recommend it. Unfortunately it is the second dud in a row from Manhattan Theater Club at its Off Broadway space, after Zoe Kazan's similarly undercooked "We Live Here."
To clear up any questions you may have about that odd title, "close" is the verb form of the word, rhyming with "rose." "Close Up Space" is copy-editing terminology for eliminating unnecessary spaces between letters. (Although in my years as a copy editor I certainly never heard the phrase spoken aloud.) It's as if you meant, say, to write "closeup" and instead wrote "close up."
Anyone still reading?
Mr. Hyde Pierce plays Paul Barrow, a senior editor at a small publishing firm who has adamantine ideas about the importance of proper grammar. In the play's brightest sequence — also, alas, its first — Paul displays his skills as an eliminator of unnecessary words by ruthlessly paring away the fat in correspondence from the head of the private school where his troublesome daughter, Harper (Colby Minifie), has been parked.
"I emaciate prose and make it obey," Paul says in a tone that is almost threatening, and Mr. Hyde Pierce delivers this opening monologue with a savory combination of simmering viciousness and officious pedantry.
In far too many words, as Paul mercilessly illustrates, the dean of the school informs Paul that his daughter's bad behavior (stripping naked and climbing to the top of the bell tower, among other offenses) has led to her expulsion. This grim news isn't the only harbinger of a few bad days for Paul.
The next morning he discovers that Steve, the office assistant, played with goofball, slacker-boy charm by Michael Chernus ("The Aliens"), has decided to start camping out in the office, primarily because he's had a falling out with his dog. Shortly after commanding Steve to clear out, Paul receives a visit from the firm's most valuable novelist, Vanessa Finn Adams (Rosie Perez), who is displeased at Paul's overly firm edit on her latest opus.Continue reading the main story
The fiery Ms. Perez does not exactly look like someone whose last name is Finn Adams, but then the crusty Paul, who disdains computers and prefers to edit on paper, does not seem like the kind of guy who would trouble himself with what he terms "bloated, boring chick lit." Paul, who after four years is still grieving over the suicide of his mentally ill wife, is apparently in the cross hairs of Vanessa's romantic interests, although these two characters, as embodied by Ms. Perez and Mr. Hyde Pierce, are as unlikely a pairing as I've come across onstage in a while.
Ms. Smith Metzler, whose funnier but flawed play "Elemeno Pea" (another awful title) was produced at the Humana Festival of New American Plays last spring, does have an affinity for crisply funny dialogue. ("Your eHarmony page is a cry for help," Vanessa snaps at Paul at one point.) But when Harper arrives on the scene, barking angrily at her father in Russian, the play devolves into a self-consciously quirky and ultimately sentimental story of hard-won healing between uncommunicative father and wounded daughter.
The director, Leigh Silverman, can do nothing with the play's more preposterous developments — Harper somehow absconds with all the contents of Paul's office, from the walls of books to the last paper clip — but does coax fine performances from the cast that occasionally distract from the play's contrivances.
Although the role of Vanessa is sometimes incoherent, Ms. Perez brings her natural zest and wonderfully distinctive voice to bear upon its absurdities. It's not likely that we'll have another occasion to hear this feisty comic actress give a dramatic reading of King Lear's famous speech beginning "O, reason not the need!" True, in context it makes no sense, but it's still a happy diversion from contemplating the flaws in Ms. Smith Metzler's play.Continue reading the main story


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Ok, first off, I'M SO EXCITED!! Here is why :) My cousin is getting married in June, I absolutely adore her. She's the sweetest girl ever and also the most stylish I've ever known. She's actually the one who got me into fashion! Anyways, she's so creative and her bridal shower is in May and her theme is a Mad Hatter Tea Party! She is too freakin cute. Everyone is going to wear funky little dresses and hats! I'm so jealous, it makes me want to get married haha
So anyways, this is definitely not what I wore to classes today BUT I was so excited when I got her invitation (which is SO cute, by the way) that I just had to put my outfit together right away! I already knew I wanted one of these little hats, I've been obsessed with them ever since Forever21 used them in their Twist line. So I found this for $5 at Claire's and I got this dress last year and I've been in love with it ever since, it's all poofy and has an exposed zipper at the back :) The only problem with this little hat is the comb doesn't want to stay in my freakishly thin, super straight hair. Soooo, I think I'm going to have to make it all curly to get it to stay, which will be another task all in itself. But overall I'm way excited! I'm not sure I'll style it this way with the shoes and I have no idea what I want for accessories, but I know for sure I'll be adding some funky colors in with it. I wouldn't look mad as a hatter without it!
Thanks again for all your sweetness, I read everything from you! Have a nice night lovelies! I'm going to go get my Glee on tonight :) Are any of you as obsessed with it as I am?!

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Meet the team
Leadership council
Comprised of 34 leaders reflecting every sector of the food system, the Leadership Council provides strategic oversight, guidance and support to the Los Angeles Food Policy Council. The Executive Committee acts as a Board of Directors, providing governance and fiduciary guidance to the organization.
Rudy Espinoza, Executive Director, Inclusive Action for the City (formerly LURN)
Vice Chair and Secretary
Jill Overdorf, Director of Business Development, Food Service, Naturipe Farms
Michael Flood, CEO, Los Angeles Regional Food Bank
Founding Chair
Paula Daniels, Founder and Chair Emeritus, Los Angeles Food Policy Council, California Water Commissioner
Joann Lo. Co-Director, Food Chain Workers Alliance
Bryce Fluellen, Senior Community Impact Director & Chef, American Heart & Stroke Associations LA
Andrea Misako Azuma
Jeff Biddle, Regional Vice President, Whole Foods
Emelio Castañeda, President, Field Fresh Foods
Gwendolyn Flynn, Author and Former Policy Director, Community Health Councils
Ray Garcia, Chef, Broken Spanish and B.S. Taqueria
Robert Gottlieb, Executive Director Emeritus, Urban & Environmental Policy Institute at Occidental College
John Grant, President, United Food and Commercial Workers Local 770
Amy Hammes, Recycling Specialist, Burbank Recycle Center
Hop Hopkins, Director of Strategic Partnerships, Sierra Club, Co-Founder, Panther Ridge Farms
Evan Kleiman, Chef and Radio Host, KCRW Good Food
Bob Knight, Farmer, Old Grove Orange, Inc.
Amy Knoll Fraser, Owner | Operator, Redbird and Vibiana
Tony Kuo, M.D., M.S.H.S., Director | Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention, Department of Public Health
Mary M. Lee, Public Policy Advocate, Stanton Fellow
Martha Matsuoka , Executive Director, Urban & Environmental Policy Institute
Phil McGrath, Farmer, McGrath Family Farms
Rick Nahmias, Founder/Executive Director, Food Forward
Sam Polk, Founder, Everytable
Jocelyn Ramirez, Founder, Todo Verde
Leah Ross. Retail Marketing Coordinator, Brookfield Properties
D'Artagnan Scorza, Founder/Executive Director, Social Justice Learning Institute
Wendy Slusser, Associate Vice Provost of the Healthy Campus Initiative, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, UCLA Schools of Medicine and Public Health
Rachel Surls, Sustainable Food Systems Advisor, UC Cooperative Extension Los Angeles County
Frank Tamborello, Executive Director, Hunger Action Los Angeles
Daniel Tellalian, CEO, Angel City Advisors
Robert Tse, Community Planning and Development Specialist, California Rural Development, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Terri Williams, Director of Environmental Health, County of Los Angeles, Department of Public Health.
Jin Ju Wilder, Director of Marketing, LA-SF Speciality
Goetz Wolff, Professor of Urban Planning, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs


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The Junior Fashion team took to the Eurostar to pay a visit to the beautiful Yves Delorme store in the heart of fabulously fashionable Paris
Posted: 25 December 2011
by Catherine Hudson
There are a few cities in the world at the top of every fashionistas 'must-see' list and Paris is certainly one of the most beautifully chic. The Junior Fashion team were lucky enough to be whisked away via Eurostar to the elegant Yves Delorme store in the heart of the most glamourous Parisian shopping district; Faubourg Saint-Honoré. Boasting the crème de la crème of designer fashion and chic home and furnishings this is the place to go to find decadent stores such as Hermès and Lanvin as well as, one of our personal favourites, renowned concept store Colette.
Fronting a quaint shopping galleria, the Yves Delorme store situated on Rue Boissy d'Anglas is a veritable treasure trove of elegant goodies for the home including bed linen, cushions, sleepwear (for children and adults), throws, bath accessories and much more. The pure Egyptian cotton bedding seemed to be tempting us to an amazing night's sleep and combined with the beautiful designs they would certainly make for a luxurious way of recharging our batteries. We also love the room sprays and candles, a relaxing addition to any household, chaotic or otherwise. Every inch of Yves Delorme exudes that unique, French 'bon chic, bon genre'.
We spent a happy afternoon perusing the stylish, soft mohair throws and fine French linen bedding, sharing our favourite cushion designs (mine was the Pug), cooing over the soft bathrobes and elegant sleepwear and taste testing the display of Ladurée macaroons - well, when in Paris...
Don't miss... * the opulent Mis en Demeure furniture collaborative collection * the sumptuous fluffy towels * the beautiful scented candles * the cute and cuddly children's bath robes
Photographs by Catherine Hudson
Junior visited Yves Delorme at 30 Rue Boissy d'Anglas, Paris - 75008 France. Visit the store online or find some of the collection at House of Fraser
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Ladies and gentleman, distinguished guests, organizers, dear guests, I'm honored to be welcoming World twirling championships in our city. You are now in a city that holds a position of a tourism champion in Croatia, a city that is known for its beautiful natural habitat, rich history and gastronomy, and for its many historical sights, of which the most notable is the Euphrasian basilica under UNESCO protection.
We have hosted a large number of sports manifestations like World handball championship, three Davis Cups, European championship in table tennis for veterans, European indoor archery championships, World dance championships, Porec — Handball
Cup. On account of these types of manifestations, as we II ones being held throughout the city
like Porec Major – beach volleyball world's series, Porec is now being recognized as the city of sport, of which we are proud of. I believe that this World twirling championship will, once again, establish Porec as the city of sport, and help to promote the city in tourist, sport and business sphere.
I wish a II the contestants a lot of success and good fortune during the championship in
our city, hoping that you will discover Porec and
its jewels and share it with the ones closest to you. Enjoy your stay and hopefully see you
Thank you.
Mayor of City of Porec — Parenzo
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I have treated myself to a nice bag finally.
I worked 2 years at a corporate job and decided I had nothing superficial to show for it, and now was the time to change that. I originally wanted a Foley and Corrina bag that was $425 and decided instead to support a local(ish) small, independent designer(such as myself) whose handmade gorgeous leather bags run about half the price(some) of that $425.
I am in LOVE with my new gorgeous soft as baby bottom leather bag and thought I'd share my new secret(ish) desire to collect this designer's bags.
So, friends, meet ValhallaBrooklyn. See more of her lustworthy wares here.
Above is my new bag.
A Valhalla bag I wanted that has already sold.
My current lusting is this nude colored beauty.
I love her metal zippers, colors, colorful linings, and small details like the fringe keychain.
Check her out.
I hope to be posting an artist interview with her here in the near future!


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We couldn't have been more honored to be invited to tea with Wilhelmina by her daughter, Magdalena Wosinska. As the hours passed and the teacups emptied, she regaled us with stories of her work, her life, and her singular ability to absorb knowledge through exploring literature. After having a stroke five years ago that limited her mobility, Wilhelmina reads and devours books at a rate that makes it difficult for her daughters to recommend her anything she hasn't already read. Sounds like a true challenge — one that GALs particularly love.
Wilhelmina Wosinska
Photos by Magdalena Wosinska
GAL: Would you say you have a first book you fell in love with, one that turned you into a life long reader?
WW: Freud's psychology books were the first books that actually stimulated me in reading around the time I was 18. Prior to that when I lived home with my parents, I was not able to read books before I went to bed because my mom told me to keep the lights off in my room due to the electricity bill being too expensive and in the day I was busy studying.
GAL: To you, what is the power of story? Describe some ways in which fictional narratives have impacted you and your life.
WW: I would often identify myself with the main female character and would like to be like her, but of course it was impossible. The power of story is getting an insight of other peoples lives, how they resolve problems, how they get to a better place, how they fulfill their desires. This is something you don't learn at school nor do your parents teach you about it.
GAL: How often do you read? Please estimate.
WW: Every day from morning to evening and at night. A total of 1,000 pages a week on average because after my stroke its difficult to do regular things. That is why I sit on my butt and read. But I do enjoy it and am passionate about it.
GAL: Do you have a current – or "forever" – favorite book?
WW: Trilogy of the 20th Century by Ken Follett.
GAL: How do you choose the books you read?
WW: Once I like the author, I get more books from the library by that person. And I find books via recommendations.
GAL: Who is your favorite author? If you would like to, please describe why.
WW: Ken Follett. He taught me a history of Europe which I was not taught at school in Poland, especially the Communist October Revolution in the Soviet Union. He also portrays women in a very special way. He makes them smart and strong while still very sexy. The flow of action is very fluent and harmonious.
GAL: We have a friend who has a "Sanity Shelf" dedicated to books she returns to again and again, to reread for pleasure, knowledge, and solace. What books would be on your Sanity Shelf?
WW: The Third Twin by Ken Follett.
GAL: Do you a preference between non-fiction to fiction? If so, why?
WW: The combination of both. It allows you to learn about the world through non-fiction and fiction. This way you learn history and about personal life of people who may become your role models.
GAL: If you read non-fiction, what genre do you prefer?
WW: Popular history, because it enhances my knowledge of the world.
GAL: Is it important for you to physically hold a book you read? Or can you read on a device with no problem and no impact on the experience?
WW: Yes, it is important to hold physical books because all my life I have been reading in this traditional form. So I got too used to it.
GAL: What have you read that has "opened your eye" to the world, so to speak?
WW: I can't recall having an emotion like this from a book, for it to affect me in such a way.
GAL: Throughout your life, has what you read changed? Do you feel connected to similar types of stories now, as you had in the past?
WW: Yes, my reading has changed because literature has changed. The types of things I like reading now were not available at the time of my youth.
GAL: Being in the field of psychology do you have a favorite psychologist, one that you find to be most interesting or influential?
WW: Yes, Robert Cialdini – he writes about psychology principle in the way that allows you to feel real people.
GAL: If you were to write your memoir, what would you title it?
WW: I wrote a memoir called Childhood Written In Red. Red was the color of communism.
GAL: And we ask everyone to please name a few books you recommend reading, and the reasons for your choices.
WW: Ken Follett's Trilogy of The 20th Century, to learn about history and independence of women.
Barbara Tylor's Women In His Life because it portrays the depth of an individual.
Kenneth C. Davis' Don't Know Much About The Bible because it clarifies religious episodes I learned at school but did not fully understand.
Finally, Ken Follett's The Third Twin, because the main character is a woman who is able to stand for what she believes despite that she may be punished for doing so.


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The Hulk
A teenager is about to be blown to bits...a scientist saves him...but turns into a super-hero monster...
It is 1962 and a new super hero is about to be born. Doctor Bruce Banner, nuclear scientist is about to launch an experiment on a new bomb...The Incredible G Bomb. But a wayward teenager, on a bet, drives within the range of the bomb. As Bruce Banner rushes to save him, the bomb is exploded, and Bruce takes the full force of gamma rays.
Hours after the explosion, Doctor Bruce Banner stands like a statue, not a flicker of a muscle or eyelash on his face. Somehow he has survived the force from the incredible G Bomb, receiving the full impact of gamma-rays. But as light turned into darkness Banner's head begins to throb, the Geiger counter close by, clicking ever louder and louder, his shirt begins to tear, he can stand the pain no more...he has changed into, half man, half monster...he has changed into, The Hulk.
Written and drawn by the great team of Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.
I think The Hulk is a great comic character, so menacing, but on the odd occasion could be so gentle. For a short time teamed with The Avengers; was best in his early adventures on the comic scene.
Made into a tv series in both cartoon and live action and feature films. The only way to do justice with The Hulk is to grab his comics and have a monster time reading.
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Fact & Fable: State Stories. ABDO Publishing, 2008
Grades Pre-K–4
A unique series that introduces young readers to the United States through an illustrated story based on the symbols, history, and geography of each state. These books were beautifully illustrated by Bob Doucet.
– Bea on Broadway: A Story About New York
– Pizza Pie in the Sky: A Story About Illinois
– The Lonesome Star: A Story About Texas
– The Sunshine Champs: A Story About Florida


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Sharing beer with friends is great. That sounds obvious, I know, but I hardly ever do it. I sit down to drink with friends often, of course, but beyond the occasional "here, taste this", or, "can I try a taste of yours?" we don't share beer, and usually sit together drinking different things. The phenomenon of the bottle share clearly appeals to this desire for a group to experience the same beers together. It's also a great excuse to actually open some of the special beers in your collection. It's a near-universally acknowledged truth that once beers have been squirrelled away for a special occasion, this occasion never arrives. Some beers improve with age, but it's a lot more fun to drink beer than to hide it in a cupboard.
In the absence of a more formally organised bottle share event, I recently invited a couple of friends round for a small but perfectly formed gathering of my own. The idea was to bring a beer that you wanted to share – not necessarily anything expensive or rare, though larger bottles are best, but something that you might not casually crack open and might benefit from some discussion.
We kicked off with Wiper & True's plum pudding porter. I usually wouldn't start with a dark beer, but before I'd had a chance to raise the issue of sequencing, my friend Scott had eagerly popped the cap off with a lighter. An astringent, roasty bitterness is my first impression – this is something I enjoy in dark beers - followed by a boozy, brandy-like warmth. The plum and other additional flavours are far from overpowering, and in fact I might not have picked them out without being told they were in there. The fruit comes across as a general richness and depth of flavour, and whilst there's some warming spice in the finish, it stops well short of tacky novelty Christmas beer territory. Classily done.
My own headlining contribution was BrewDog's latest Born to Die double IPA. Despite having said I wanted to open something from my stash, I decided to go out and buy this instead. I've been reading a lot about US IPAs recently, and reports of fresh pours of the likes of Pliny the Elder and Heady Topper, legendary hop-bombs which I have never been lucky enough to taste, provokes a state in me which I can only describe as anguish. A beer like Born to Die is, I figured, the closest I'll get for now. And, whilst I find the blundering BrewDog P.R. machine extremely tedious, they do pale and hoppy very well.
Born to Die smells like Haribo, and tastes like fruit juice. It's very pale – IPAs of this strength are often closer to amber in colour. The object, it would seem, is to produce a beer as pale as possible, with little malt character, to further accentuate those fresh, juicy hops. It's citrus zest, pineapple and mango and, despite the hop dominance, to me it's not excessively dry or bitter or extreme. The slick mouthfeel only makes it more drinkable. This might be my Platonic ideal of an IPA, or as close as I've come to it thus far.
Next was Wild Beer's Ninkasi. I've tried this before and was distinctly impressed, and this occasion is no different. It's instantly reminiscent of Orval in it's peppery yeast character and dry effervescence. There's more tropical fruit hop presence than I remember – as Scott points out, it actually tastes a bit like Lilt. It's an indulgent, decadent beer, and I'm happy to have another bottle in my possession.
I'd also previously enjoyed Mikkeller's It's Alive! –specifically the Grand Marnier barrel-aged edition, which is exactly what my friend Ollie brought along. That was around two years ago, and got me very excited – it was probably the first beer I'd tried with such a prominent Belgian yeast character, and I remember exclaiming "this beer tastes like champagne!" Unfortunately, tonight's bottle is an example of time being unkind to a beer. All the complexity I remember is gone, leaving behind a beer that's flat, overly musty with Brett, and tasting overwhelmingly like sherry.
Thornbridge's Rhubard de Saison followed. The recipe comes from a homebrewer who won the chance to have Thornbridge brew his beer. It smells bizarrely like Sprite (the second fizzy pop comparison of the evening), and my first mouthful seems to taste of almost nothing – it's unbelievably bland. But the flavour builds and builds, and a beer of significant complexity reveals itself. The ever-so-slightly tart rhubarb and dry, spicy saison yeast is a perfect marriage, and a medicinal, herbal quality (eucalyptus?) adds depth. The body is a little thin for my liking, but that's a small gripe.
I stopped taking notes then, though a few more bottles were opened. They were, from memory, Thornbridge and Wild Beer's Tart (disappointingly bland, especially as I really enjoyed it on keg), Duvel Tripel Hop 2015 (still great, though the hemp-like hop dankness has mellowed since I last tasted it, and more of the classic Duvel flavour shone through) and Buxton's New World Saison (simply a beautiful, harmonious beer).
So if, like me, you haven't made time to share beer with your friends in too long, clear a Saturday night and fill the fridge. It's a lot of fun.


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Six NYFW shows that brought the catwalk to the public
Sep 13, 2019 | By WGSN Insider
May 08, 2014
New York: Raf Simons for Dior opened the Cruise season with a mesmerizing and feminine collection. To begin with, there were a pair of sleek black pants, their tops crafted from scarves drawn from the house archives. He also joined scarves into airy skirts or worked multiple lace squares into a series of floaty dresses – not to mention the hand painted florals that were a direct influence of Christian Dior's love of flowers. – Lizzy Bowring
Key Items: Slim pants / Bar jacket / Flared skirts / Long skirts / Tunics / Coatdress / Tee tops / Asymmetrical dresses / Cropped tops / Multi-tiered scarf dresses / Car coat / Sleeveless jackets / High-waisted skirt / Printed sheaths
Color: Black / White / Red / Olive / Yellow / Nude / Grey / Sky blue
Materials + Trim: Tweed / Woven raffia / Sheared fur / Sequins / Silk chiffon / Suede / Lace
Print + Pattern: Hand-painted and abstracted florals / Floral and chevron stripe combinations
Accessories + Footwear: Sport sandals with scarf straps / Scarf cuffs
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Filed under: Film, Reviews | Tags: American Beauty, away we go, john krasinki, maya rudolph, Oscars, pt anderson, Revolutionary Road, Sam Mendes, the office
Away We Go is a mature, adult version of Juno, featuring the talents of John Krasinki and Maya Rudolph. The latest from Sam Mendes is a lighthearted look at the fears of parenthood and a glimpse into post-modern love. Away We Go has received mixed reviews from movie goers and critics alike.
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Rudolph's character insists that she never wants to marry Krasinki, although they love one another. This being a result of her parent's divorce during her childhood. With a baby on the way, Krasinki and Rudolph set out on a adventure that takes them throughout America, and even Canada, as they seek to find a place to raise their child. Along the way they witness different parenting styles, some good, some bad (particularly Maggie Gyllenhaal's hilarious take on New Age parenting).
Reasons I love this film:
1. Mendes' Direction: The film is beautifuly paced my Mendes, and much more lighthearted then his previous efforts (Revolutionary Road, American Beauty). I could really tell Mendes was trying to get the depressing taste out of his mouth, after spending time bringing Revolutionary Road to life.
2. The screenplay: Features sharp, witty dialogue throughout.
3. Burt and Verona: Krasinki and Rudolph create lifelike, tangible characters that are rarely seen on screen: they are real people, struggling through real life situations, during a real life relationship. Too often cinema glamorizes characters and makes them something they are not. This film is based in reality.
4. The score: the folk inspired score by Alexi Murdoch, is quite possibly my favorite aspect of this film. It is powerful, but also subtle enough not to overwhelm the pace of the story. During the traveling montages, Murdoch's voice and strings transforms this film into an realistic adventure.
Mendes continues to prove that he is a master of creating lifelike interactions between couples. With American Beauty and Revolutionary Road, he recognized that not everything is what it seems, and in Away We Go, the relationship between young lovers. Mendes is at the top of this sub-genre. He truly recognizes human condition.
Roger Ebert called the film " a film for nice people". I would say its more for people in search of a realistic portrayal of 21st century relationships.
(3 out of 4 stars)
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Have you heard of the maker movement? It's a grass roots "Do It Yourself" (DIY) movement to encourage kids and adults to "learn by doing", and to do this learning with peers, for the purposes of fun and self-fulfillment.
We (myself and my colleague Matt Kenyon, Associate Professor at the Stamps School of Art and Design) are leading a group of individuals at the University of Michigan and from the larger community, to support maker activities for health, as we believe that kids and caregivers should part of the creation and promotion of health.
To encourage kids to become creators and designers of their own tools and technologies for health, we have created this app design tool.
How it works
In the professional design world, a product concept or mobile application is often prototyped first with cheap materials, such as paper and pencil.
You can print off as many pages you need of the app design tool. Encourage your child to engage his/her creativity and ingenuity to be a designer and creator of games or tools related to health. Markers, pencil, and any other materials may be used. You can work with your child to develop his/her idea and write down the key concepts.
Take the next step:
- Please share your ideas with us by email, Twitter, or Facebook to join a movement that encourages kids to become creators of their own tools and technologies for health. Winners will receive prizes for their ideas at our We Make Health Fest.
- Join us for the first We Make Health Fest on August 16. This free family event at the University of Michigan's Palmer Commons Great Lakes Rooms will be filled with design and maker activities for health. Imagine a science fair times 1,000 in the "cool factor" with live demos and a chance to be inspired and make and your very own tools and designs!
- Learn more about where the Health Design By Us movement came from.
Joyce Lee, MD, MPH, is a pediatric endocrinologist, researcher, and design thinker.
The We Make Health Fest is sponsored by the Mott Mobile Technology for Enhancing Child Health (M2TECH) Program funded by the Charles Woodson Research Fund and HealthDesignBy.Us is funded by the Provost's office. HealthDesignBy.Us is a community of individuals passionate about health, technology, and participatory design.
University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital is consistently ranked one of the best hospitals in the country. It was nationally ranked in all ten pediatric specialties in U.S. News Media Group's "America's Best Children's Hospitals," and among the 10 best children's hospitals in the nation by Parents Magazine. In December 2011, the hospital opened our new 12-story, state-of-the-art facility offering cutting-edge specialty services for newborns, children and women.


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More ways to die/
I'm allergic to bees. They have killed me once already.
As a result, I avoid them at all costs. Sometimes people will tell me to sit still and relax when a bee is flying around me. "If you don't bother it, it won't sting you."
First, I was not bothering the bee that killed me. I was minding my own business when it stung me and caused my respiration and heart to stop, so that argument is stupid.
Second, I'd like to see you try to sit still and relax when someone is waving a gun in your face, because that is what it is like to have a bee flying around mine. Bees are like bullets to me. Both can kill.
Apparently bees don't have to sting me in order to kill me. My exceptionally sincere or incredibly cruel friend sent me this CNN story about a man who fell off a cliff and died after being chased by bees.
Not only do I have to worry about the bee's venom, but now I have to worry about where the bee might chase me.


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A Community Outreach Organization
The purpose of this organization will be to help disadvantaged women pursue their education, career, family, personal goals including milestone events with a community outreach including clothing, financial, mentoring, and other daily living or support needs to make their goals obtainable and realizable.
About The Founder
My name is Kristin Anderson, and I am 50 years young. I recently in 2014, obtained my Bachelor of Arts from Florida Institute of Technology in Healthcare Administration with a minor in Human Resources at the age of 48. After seeing what I could accomplish with the right support network in place, I continued on with my education goals by obtaining a with a Master's Degree in Public administration with a specialization in Nonprofit Management and Leadership at Capella University at the age of 50. I am currently working on obtaining a Doctorates of Public Administration also at Capella University. I would not have been able to pursue these education goals and be successful without my network of support people, services, and professional mentors. After finishing my Bachelor's degree, I started a business from which I was able to pay it forward to others by donating formal and career clothing to other women in need who were accomplishing career, education, and milestone events. This initiative gathered support throughout the community network and now we are applying to be a formal 501(c)3 nonprofit dedicated to helping disadvantaged women realize important lifetime goals.
This organization was named Seashells and Pearls, and founded on the premise that real seashells and pearls come from different countries, beaches, and areas of the world. They are all very beautiful and truly unique. The pearls are extremely precious and worn as adornment and a sign of achievement in many cultures. I intend to take these values and instill them in others to help them not only succeed in their life endeavors, but also feel beautiful about themselves and their accomplishments. Pearls are essentially the experiences and words of wisdom from mentors helping others, while the Seashells represent the action steps necessary to reach and maintain continued success. I intend help other women as I have myself been helped along the way for which I am truly grateful. People often ask me how I feel about my struggles going back to school at this stage of my life. I tell them that it seemed at first like an impossible endeavor with many obstacles including the lack of finances, and family commitments. However, I overcame these difficulties by surrounding myself with a stable network of support systems that help me to learn, grow, and become stronger by participating, and giving of myself to help others through committed, involved interaction with other community members. "We are all just mermaids on the beach collecting the seashells and pearls with which to fill our treasure chests."
I want to show my gratitude to all who have supported my endeavors by paying it forward to others, so they can experience the same opportunities that have helped me succeed!
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We are always looking for those in the community which can be uplifted by our community outreach. We ask that if you have a special person in need that could benefit or are interested in becoming a volunteer and are looking for further information about our programs and events please complete the Community Outreach & Fairy Godmother Program Referral Form and submit it to your local chapter so that we may reach out to those that are in need.


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The Terengganu Museum announces the discovery of a second skeleton at Gua Bewah, in the Lake Kenyir region. The first skeleton found was claimed to be older than the 10,000-year-old Perak Man burial.
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Found: Remains Of Prehistoric Skeleton, Cave
Bernama, 14 February 2012
The Terengganu Museum Board has discovered another prehistoric skeleton at Gua Bewah located in the Tasik Kenyir area, following a recent excavation.
This is the second prehistoric skeleton and cave discovered in the vicinity since 2010.
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Here I find myself in another town square, watching the teeming crowds move about as the last rays of the evening sunlight lick the tops of the buildings and towers around. To me it's another strange city in another strange country, yet the sight has become familiar in a way. I start to recognize the same people even though I've never seen anyone here before, nor will I probably ever again.
From my cafe table on the corner I observe the droves of people smoking as though Don Drapper really did make ad campaigns for cigarettes. Young and old, it didn't matter. You're be greeted by a puff of smoke around every corner. There's the group of high school kids laying siege to a local store front, the two or three chaperones desperately trying to keep the mob in line. Similarly a hearty command and a plea for cooperation is heard not far away as an American couple try to reign in their two kids, who are clearly on a sugar high. A group of asian tourists pass by unintentionally doing their best impressions of a flock of flamingos with cameras, as they make their way back to their fish tank on wheels. The guide with the headset and tiny flag leading the charge. There's a couple of fashionistas in pea coats braving the cobblestone in heels, hauling the fruits of their latest shopping spree. They never seem to make eye contact with anyone, they just look through you. Then of course there are the locals, who clearly only navigate this space because its necessary to make it to the closest tram or metro station. You know this path has become second nature to them, the way they maneuver the crowds with deft precision. And in the middle of it all is me, an inconspicuous traveler who no one knows is out of place until I open my mouth. Like I said it's all a new sight, but it seems to be reoccurring in each of the cities I've been to only with slight differences.
It's here that I'm full immersed in the feeling of sonder. I am a leaf on the wind, about to be picked up and blown to another destination. None of the people will have known I was even here, except perhaps as another face in the ever shifting crowd. And in return I will say the same of them. Traveling alone half way across the world, I don't think I've ever felt more like a speck of cosmic dust in a brief and fleeting existence. And for some reason, in the middle of this experience all I can think about is this one song by 90's rock band Third Eye Blind called "Motorcycle Drive By", because I can finally understand the chorus.
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Maryland education officials say the state's graduation rate was 83.6 percent for the class of 2012, an increase of 1.5 percentage points over two years -- but rates for Prince George's County have dropped.
Prince George's County saw a 3.3 percentage-point decrease in its graduation rate between 2010 and 2012. The graduation rate in the county was 72.9 percent, more than 10 points behind the state average.
As a whole, the state of Maryland is outpacing the national graduation rate. Using 2010 data, the National Center for Education Statistics estimated this year that 78 percent of public school students nationally earned a diploma within four years of starting high school.
Officials are crediting Maryland's steady funding of education and efforts by local districts to address achievement gaps for the increase.
Experts consider graduation rates an indicator of how well a school system is performing.


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Australias first peoples are on the lowest rung of Australian society and are largely locked out of the wealth of a very affluent country. This book takes a fresh, practical look at whether modern treaty-making between Indigenous peoples and government in Australia is feasible and whether a treaty could help Australia solve some of these practical problems as well as problems of principle.
In doing so, it looks at the successes and failures of treaties in the United States, Canada and New Zealand. Treaty challenges readers to take seriously the question whether, after the Mabo case and the Reconciliation movement, Australia too should go down the treaty path.
Anthropological Forum, Vol 16(2), July 2006
Queensland Lawyer, Vol 26, 2006
Australian Journal of Politics and History, Vol 52 (3), September 2006
Civil Liberty, Issue 203, December 2005
NNI Research Report No 3 from the Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy at the University of Arizona, USA, October 2005
Law Society Journal (New South Wales), Vol 43(6), July 2005
Pat Dodson, Sydney Morning Herald, 1 June 2005
Lorien Kaye, The Age, 18 June 2005
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Managing Massive Amounts of Data With Data Storage
Mass experience means large volumes concerning data and also bulk reports. Both at the standalone PC it goes without mention in these network illnesses; we commonly face a drawback of working on data. Grows day-by-day by doing so creating complications of stats handling little doubt kinds of techniques including devices which might be equipped intended for storing plenty of data like hard disks, optical hard disks, tapes for that reason.
Hard drives end up being available in virtually all new mobile computers. Data even about the hard motivate is saved upon this through in excess of unity magnets material. Most businesses just want to store data to generate it out there whenever needed. NAS (network related storage) is a fairly revolutionary mechanism about managing facts, which make use of special devices which has been connected on network devices. These systems are presented to clients coming from a server; each consumer has specific on it IP take care of. NAS will be centralized store technology.
If you want to store excess data or love to expand the very storage hence just develop equipment? Another technology that is absolutely quite well-known nowadays is usually SAN (Storage Portion Network) that is the network utilizing storage tools. These safe-keeping devices will be connected together as well as the server by using some highly sought after switches. SAN generally requires a corner up associated with data from a network unencumbered with affecting the standard network infrastructure.
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Computers in the Classroom Disadvantages
To start the most important fact that needs to be stated is the fact that computer is known as a tool, and since with any kind of educational method, from guides to crayons, it can often enhance that curriculum and even promote finding out, but it's also misused plus abused. In this particular essay, I am going to discuss all the disadvantages of getting computers while in the classrooms a result of the misuse additionally, the abuse of that tool.
I observed it nearly impossible to find research that was done in this particular topic because but not just is your analysis on the potency of computers from the classroom scarce however; the key research which may be there can often be done simply by software companies and so may end up being biased. (Emmons 2001) Even though there is absolutely no clear-cut response to the question on the computer becoming a friend as well as foe in your classroom, acquiring an unsolvable query of decent or harmful brings quite a few issues towards light.
One example is the proven fact that much belonging to the software developed for children is attracting them. In the event nothing otherwise, it at the very least holds a children's recognition Though this can seem just like a positive distinctive, consider this particular, just because a television reveal holds ones attention, manages to do it necessarily teach you? The response to this really is simple, it's possible some perform, but not necessarily all conduct, mostly there're just plainly entertaining.
This leads to me to increase an eyebrow by some, only a few, software. To be a teacher, one should not use time-fillers, spark a child can view television and play on the computer at your house, but to be a teacher, we need to educate, and if you experience no enlightening value inside the software, what good will it be for some teacher?
Within the defense with regard to teachers, another basis for computers as being a shortcoming is usually that sometimes software program is certainly not obvious it's non-educational. This is usually a common error of any specific educator, being fooled a product might be educational only when it's merely leisure software decked out in a powerful educational costume aimed toward these easily fooled teachers.
Computer Forensics Guide For Beginners
Computer forensics will be the practice with collecting, analyzing not to mention reporting with digital information in a manner that is within the law admissible. It is usually used in your detection and additionally prevention for crime and in a dispute at which evidence might be stored electronically. Computer forensics features comparable test stages that will other forensic backgrounds and deals with similar matters.
This lead discusses computer system forensics coming from a neutral mind-set. It is absolutely not linked for you to particular regulation or designed to promote a precise company and also product is not authored in propensity of either the law or financial computer forensics. It can be aimed from a non-technical audience and a high-level enjoy of desktop computer forensics.
This lead uses the phrase 'computer', though the concepts sign up for any device very effective at storing online digital information. Where methodologies are actually mentioned they've been provided simply because examples only and don't constitute testimonials or suggestions. Copying and additionally publishing the full or portion of this content is approved solely in the terms on the Creative Commons: Attribution Non-Commercial 3. 0 licenses
There usually are few parts of crime and dispute whereby computer forensics shouldn't be applied. Police officers agencies are actually among the initial and heaviest consumers of home pc forensics and therefore have sometimes been within the forefront in developments on the field. Computers might possibly constitute some sort of 'scene of an crime', for case with hacking or possibly denial for service problems or some might hold evidence available as emails, net history, documents and also other files tightly related to crimes including murder, kidnap, scam and tablet trafficking.
It's not at all just this article of electronic mails, documents and also other files that could be of appeal to investigators but more the 'meta-data' involving those archives. A computer system forensic testing may reveal every time a document to begin with appeared even on a computer, when it turned out last modified, when it turned out last ended up saving or personalized and which unfortunately user accomplished these routines.
Internet Faxing Service Review
The web is reshaping every method of communications channel, and faxing isn't any exception. The most recent twist: Internet faxing expert services that allow you to send communications to almost any fax equipment from any Browser or e-mail, and other individuals that provide you with a 'personal fax telephone number, ' after that forward all documents delivered there for your e-mail email.
It enabled you to definitely send a good document in order to anyone, anyplace, at when, and realize that it was initially received immediately. It was initially a godsend within the 1980s plus everyone needed one. But it's become a high-end bit from machinery that can cost you money whenever you make use of it. Smart organizations can be reducing as well as eliminating fax products they use in support of electronic expert services. The fax product costs you actually in cardstock, toner, telephone bills as well as repairs. It's like a good taxi-meter for the reason that regard, and also the bill goes on and rising.
Currently the majority of the documents for you to fax are made on a laptop. If you actually fax them through the fax appliance, you must list the papers, manually produce a cover website, and you have to navigate to the fax piece of equipment to deliver the docs. Every time you will get a fax, you have to retrieve it with the community fax appliance, rather when compared with having them delivered on to your HOME PC workstation like almost every other document. Lots of people still make use of fax units today. The alternative is by using fax solutions from companies that offer Internet fax companies.
Among what employees must decide to try fax the document, labor is the foremost hidden performing cost. Labor is really a key element because ones staff is more costly than cell phone calls, and them makes the main difference within fax expenditures. Most businesses don't factor within the costs regarding actions just like employees walking into the machine, waiting to make use of it, the faxing process and also the employee's return vacation to their table All of the takes occasion.


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A closer look at the Google/Verizon joint net neutrality proposal
Google and Verizon have issued a joint proposal on the regulation of net neutrality. The document aims, as it says, at promoting continued investment in broadband access, and it essentially seems to envision three classes of broadband services.
First, broadband wireline Internet service would be guaranteed non-discriminatory behavior and operators would be prohibited from interfering with lawful access (largely as defined by the FCC's previous net neutrality principles) and mandated to be non-discriminatory in application of any "negative prioritization." But it's not clear that the prohibition would be absolute in "positive" terms; prioritization as de facto discrimination could be rebutted.
Second, wireless broadband services would be exempt from any neutrality application, except for the requirement that practices and policies must be transparent.
Third, "additional online services" that could be separate from or integrated with the Internet could be provided if they were "distinguishable in scope and purpose" from the Internet, but the impact of these on broadband Internet deployment would be monitored.
The network management practices permitted in the recommendation would include prioritization to achieve grades of service in traffic, and the comments there don't address whether obtaining the prioritization is conditioned on payment or whether payment is precluded by the rules. We see nothing that specifically forbids the type of content-carriage deal that Google and Verizon are said to have made — the management non-discrimination is conditioned to exempt actions taken "to ensure service quality to a subscriber; to provide services or capabilities consistent with a consumer's choices."
In short, we don't see this advancing the clarity of the process. In fact, we don't think it adds anything much to the current net neutrality debate — as the title suggests, it's probably a proposal requiring legislation rather than FCC action.
We're of the view that this position is more likely to have negative implications for "the Internet" than not because, like other neutrality proposals, it forces the differentiation between Internet and "additional online services" as a means of evading any neutrality rules and imposing additional fees or charges. We'd prefer to see grades of service and additional features available for a fee within the Internet, since the notion of additional non-Internet services could open the way for creation of parallel structures that would escape regulation completely.


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Go Chele, it's your birthday. We're going to party like it's your birthday.
Hey all, before I make this day all about me, me, me – check out my Call to Service post from Friday. Get out there and give back. Okay then… moving on.
So back to me, today is the anniversary of my late night arrival into the world, fists balled up, kicking and screaming. (I no longer kick and scream in public but much else remains the same). So far folks have sent me books (love 'em), gift certificate (always classy) and cash (gift that keeps on giving). My ex sent me some chocolate suede boots that feel like butter. I saw no strings attached. I went to BougieMom and asked if I should keep them or send them back. BougieMom said, "He was dumb enough to send them, you're smart enough to keep them." Done. I guilted Sprint into upgrading my BlackBerry into the new purple Curve for free (SCORE!) and BougieOlderSis scooped me up some leather goods while she was in China.
But the best gift was from BougieYoungerBro who found photo albums that have been missing for years. It really was like being giving my childhood back. I got unreasonably sentimental looking back (wayback) at life in BougieHousehold. Really, before he found these, we thought all of our baby pics were lost forever. In addition to the gems above , I found this revelation:
BougieMom and Dad with former Vice-President Nelson Rockefeller. BougieDad had political aspirations at one time and was a registered Republican until they ticked him off in the late 60s and he switched affiliations. But sometimes we need a reminder of just how fly our parents were before we came along and beat them down with our foolishness J. BougieDad was G'ed up and BougieMom's hair was laid, wasn't it?
At any rate, later on, I'm heading out to see Book of Eli… expect a Bougie Movie Review to follow. Have a great day! Seen any childhood pictures of yourself recently? What did you learn?


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This is the documentation for older versions of Odoo (formerly OpenERP).
See the new Odoo user documentation.
Managing your Sales Quotations¶
In OpenERP, a quotation and an order are handled in the same form (a Sales Order), but in different states. You can consider an order to be a quotation that has evolved, because it has been confirmed by the customer. Or, conversely, that a quotation is an order that has not been validated or cancelled yet. Both your quotations and sales orders can be opened using the menu Sales ‣ Sales ‣ Sales Orders.
To enter details of a new quotation, you can use the menu Sales ‣ Sales ‣ Sales Orders and then select New. OpenERP opens a new window allowing you to enter data into a new blank quotation form. You can also create a quotation directly from an opportunity, as explained in a previous chapter.
Some information is automatically specified by the system:
an internal reference for the quotation or order,
the sales point that the order will be delivered from,
the order date,
the pricelist for the current sales order.
You can modify any of that information before validating the quotation. The customer reference is shown in the header of the order. This optional field is for the customer's own reference – if the customer does not supply one, just leave it empty.
You then enter all the data about the order in the Sales Order tab. Start by entering the customer name, by selecting the correct customer from the list of customers in the system. From the quotation, you can create a new customer on the fly if necessary – press <F1> in the empty Customer field to do that, or type the name, press the Tab key and then click Create. Indeed, when you type a name or part of a name in the Customer field, and OpenERP does not find a corresponding customer, you will see the Create button appear to allow you to directly create the customer with the name you entered.
Once the customer name has been selected, different fields of the order are completed automatically, based on the configuration of the partner form for that customer:
Ordering Contact : person handling the order at the customer end. By default, OpenERP proposes the Ordering Contact at the selected partner.
Delivery Address : address used on the delivery order. By default, OpenERP proposes the delivery address from the partner form. If no specific delivery address is defined, the default address will be used instead.
Invoice Address : address used to send the invoice to the customer. By default, OpenERP proposes the address labelled Invoice from the partner form. If no specific invoice address is defined, the default address will be used instead.
Pricelist : will determine both the currency of the quotation and the price that will be used for each product.
Payment Term : available in the Other Information tab, it shows the payment method that the customer will follow, for example 30 Days End of Month.
You can modify any of these fields on the order as you go.
You can also set an analytic account for your order. This account will be used during invoicing to generate accounting entries corresponding to the invoice automatically. This is extremely useful for assigning revenues to the project or case specified by this order.
Analytic Accounts
If you are managing by task, the analytic account to be selected is the one that corresponds to the project for the order. The sales carried out by the order can be allocated to the project so that profitability calculations can be made.
Once the information has been entered, you can enter data for the order lines. To do that, create a new order line as shown in the figure Entering a New Sales Order Line.
First of all, select the product that is to be sold to the customer. OpenERP shows some useful information in the list of products to help you making a sales quotation:
Real Stock : physically present in your warehouses. This value depends on the Shop (sales point) selected in the order header. Different shops can be linked to different warehouses, giving different stock levels, or can use the same warehouse.
Virtual Stock : shows a salesperson the quantity that can be sold, taking into account both stock reserved for other orders and the number of products planned to arrive in the short term.
Public Price : the basic sales price for the given product. It provides a basis for the salesperson to be able to judge whether to offer a discount to the customer, and how much the discount should be.
Pricelist : (may not be shown, depending on the installed modules) depends on the pricing conditions attached to the customer, calculated on the list price. This is the price that is proposed by default in the customer quotation, unless it has been modified by the salesperson.
Cost Price : shows the cost price of the product. If the salesperson sells at less than this amount, the company incurs a loss.
Once the product to be sold to the customer has been selected, OpenERP automatically completes all the other required fields: quantity, unit of measure, description, unit price, discount, procurement method, lead times and applicable taxes. All of this information comes from the product form.
Visible Discount
If a discounted price is taken from a price list, by default that figure is shown as the sales price to the customer. He will see a discount of 0% along with the unit price that is different from the list price. If you install the module product_visible_discount from extra-addons, you can configure whether you want to make the discount explicitly visible in an order form as a percentage difference from the list price, or just show a reduced unit price as in the default configuration.
When you enter a quotation, the selected product is presented in the language of the user so that he can see what he is selling. The description of the product sold can also be expressed in the customer's language. The translation to the customer's language is used on the quotation or order when it is printed.
One-off Sales
If a product is sold to a customer only once, you do not have to create a completely new product form just for that sale. You can manually complete all the information in the order without actually creating a product: description, price, quantity, lead time, taxes. In this case, OpenERP will not generate a delivery note because the a pure description is not a product, and so it is not in stock.
When all of the products are entered, you can print the quotation and send it to the customer. To do this, click the Quotation / Order link in the Reports section to the right. OpenERP opens the quotation in PDF to enable to you to check it before printing.
When the order is confirmed by the customer, you can confirm the quotation to turn in into a sales order. You can also just cancel the window without confirming the order to leave it in quotation state. To see all the current quotations, you can use the menu Sales ‣ Sales ‣ Sales Orders and click the Quotations filter button.
To follow the process for your order, you can click on the process view (indicated by a question mark) from the order form. OpenERP shows you an interactive process view of that order. For more information about its use, look at Process.


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There's so much going on in the blogosphere at the moment, I just can't keep it all to myself!
First off, I hope you all got the chance to check out the entries in Lilah Pierce's Last Lines Blogfest and Charity Bradford's Baking Blogfest on Saturday. I entered the Last Lines Blogfest and enjoyed it so much, I'm going to be signing up for many more in the future. I've added a list of upcoming blogfests to my sidebar. This week, be looking for:
Raquel Byrnes hosting Primal Scream Blogfest on May 5.
Andrew Rosenberg hosting Bad Girl Blogfest on May 7.
Sharon Mayhew has posted her interview with author Laura Bradford (aka Elizabeth Lynn Casey) over at Random Thoughts. Be sure to check it out and sign up to win an autographed copy of one of Laura's books.
T.J. Carson of T.J. Carson's Writing Endeavor is the proud hostess of The Famous Friday Contest. It's fun and easy to play - just name the noun you'd most like to be, give three reasons why, write a brief paragraph about what you would do if you were this noun for a day, and be creative! T.J. announces the winners of the previous week's contest and begins accepting entries for the coming week on each Friday. She also passes out a stylish Fabulous Friday Winner badge to each week's three winners (you can check it out on my sidebar - that's right, I'm a Famous Friday Hall of Famer!)
Carolina Valdez Miller over at Carol's Prints is hosting the Will Grayson Squared Dance Contest to celebrater her 300 (wow!) followers. Congrats, Carol! Enter by May 25 to win some fanastic book packages.
And lastly, T.J. Carson has tagged me. I must answer the following five questions five times and then tag five people, so here goes:
Question 1: Where were you five years ago?
1. Taking the Institute of Children's Literature Advance Writing Course.
2. Sending my youngest child off to kindergarten (which was not a tear jerker, but an "hallelujah!" moment for me)
3. Several pounds lighter than I am right now. :(
4. Recovering from running my first (and only) marathon.
5. Not reading nearly as much fiction as I do now.
Where would you like to be five years from now?
1. Agented.
2. Published.
3. Several pounds lighter than I am right now. :)
4. Sending my oldest off to college (that probably will be a tear jerker for me.)
5. Contemplating my husband's retirement and a move to somewhere warm.
What is your to-do list today? (this is an easy one since it's sitting right next to me!)
1. Finish wip edits so it can sit for a week before final read-through (done!)
2. Write tomorrow's blog post (in process).
3. Research agents (not done yet).
4. Do bible study for tomorrow's class (not done yet).
5. Run on treadmill (next up).
What five snacks do you enjoy?
1. Fiber One bars (which is a constant source of amusement for my children, but they're really, really yummy!)
2. Yogurt.
3. Peanut m&m's (or any form of chocolate, really).
4. Grapes.
5. Cashews.
What five things would you do if you were a billionaire?
1. Buy a house on the ocean in California.
2. Buy a house in Hawaii.
3. Buy a house in the mountains in Colorado (that would be my hubby's choice - not mine!)
4. Donate to animal welfare charities all over the place.
5. Put my kids through college with no loans.
And now, I get to tag five of you: (okay, I really can't count - I'm a writer not a mathematician!)
Tag! Sharon Mayhew at Random Thoughts
Tag! Jackee at Winded Words
Tag! Old Kitty at Ten Lives and Second Chances
Tag! Niki at Wool 'n' Nuts
Tag! Theresa Milstein at Substitute Teacher's Saga
Tag! Amy at The Invisible Sister.
Happy Tuesday, Everyone!


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We are looking for a curious data scientist to join our team in Oslo. You will be working closely with product developers, software engineers and designers to deliver a high‐end product for the finance industry.
As a data scientist at Exabel you will explore, build and deploy machine learning models for finding and ranking relevant information and relations from natural language sources, and make models that combine these models with observed time series. Research methods to relate real-world events to effects in the financial markets.
We are a young company, and we are conscious of establishing a stimulating culture in the team. We do well when you do well. To get a glimpse of what life at Exabel might be like, check out our guide for new employees.Guide for new employees →
We are a senior team of mathematicians, software engineers, designers and entrepreneurs. The team has experience from Google, Medallia, Intelligent Trading, Citadel – to mention a few. We are not strangers to the challenges of building high-quality software.
We are building tomorrow's technology, and we encourage the team to visit and/or speak at conferences within their domain.
We are happy for team members travel to relevant conferences, and we will also reimburse you for the expenses.
In addition to a competitive pay, we offer stock incentives.
With the massive potential in the software that we are building, there is also a significant financial upside.
All team members will get a chance to take part in that upside.
We sit in a comfortable 500 sqm office space in downtown Oslo, within walking distance of everything you need, including the main transport hubs.
We offer a warm and healthy lunch every day – for free.
There's also several really nice cafés in the neighborhood, where you can get your coffee fix, have some pastry, or do some reading.
We aim to keep the process smooth and uncomplicated. The first step is a review of the material that you send us. It is important that you send sufficient material to give a good impression of your experience.
The next step would be a meeting in Oslo, with one or two of us. We may also do a code test.
The last step would be an interview with a person who understands your skillset.
Your workstation will have been ordered ahead of time (by your specs, of course), so you can be up and running by day one.
You'll get to know the team and what people are working on by having a one‐on‐one coffee (or a tea, or juice, or your beverage of choice) with everybody on the team.
You will be introduced to "the julekalender", which outlines the company's goals for the next few years (and equally importantly, what happens when each goal is reached).
Pick your first challenge, and contribute some code.


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55 Lounez Ave
Wheeling, West Virginia
(304) 242 -8086
About Us
Welcome from Executive Director
Y Happenings
Y History
J.B. Chambers
Light of the Valley
Rates and Specials
Our Facility
Away Program
Code of Conduct
Financial Aid
Child Care
Vacation Camp
Snow Camp
Friday Night Blast
State-Licensed Certified
Summer Camp
Swim Lessons
Water Fitness Classes
Swim Team
Youth Sports
Adult Sports
Health & Wellness
Free Member Benefits
Gym & Fitness Center
Personal Training
Group Fitness Classes
Facility Rentals
Event Calendar
Pool Schedule
Group Fitness Classes
Become a Volunteer
Contact Us
Stay Connected with the Y
First and Last Name
Email Address
Are you a YMCA member?
Adam Shinsky
Executive Director
Job description:
Adam Shinsky became the Executive Director of the Wheeling YMCA in January 2015. Adam is one of the youngest YMCA executive directors in the country. He oversees all operations and fundraising at the Wheeling YMCA. Prior to becoming Executive Director, Adam served as Sports Program Director of the Wheeling YMCA for 11 years.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies
: Adam is married to Amanda (Druschel) and they live in North Wheeling with their 19-month-old son Roman, newborn daughter Mila, and their two Yorkshire terriers. Adam serves on the Wheeling Parochial League Athletic Board, the Elm Grove Elementary School Improvement Committee, and is the head freshman basketball coach at Wheeling Central Catholic High School. Adam is a Philadelphia Eagles and Texas Longhorn fan, proud member of St. Vincent De Paul Parish, and is currently working on his Organizational Leadership Certification through the YMCA of the USA and pursuing his MBA.
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA
: There is no way to just pick one. I have been coming here since I was 10 years old. I have built so many friendships and have met so many great people. Words cannot describe the impact this organization has had on my life!
John "Mick" Gregorcic
Operations Director J
ob description:
Financial Operations of the YMCA as well as oversight of other Management/Program Staff.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
Married for almost 30 years. Two married children (Justin & Laura) as well at two grandchildren. Interests include following my favorite sports teams, including the Pirates, Steelers and The Ohio State University Football team. Vacations must include a beach!
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
Watching the children interact with our caring, professional staff.
Brian Blazier
Senior Director of Programming/Membership/Child Care
Job Description:
Brian oversees all childcare programs, making sure the YMCA is in compliance with all state and federal childcare laws. He ensures all parents have a fun and safe place to drop off their children while being supervised by certified staff. Brian also manages membership in collaboration with the wellness team, working together to provide a seamless membership experience while increasing membership retention. Lastly, Brian monitors all new programs created by our aquatics and fitness directors.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
Brian was born and raised in Wheeling and currently resides in Bethlehem with his wife and two children. He came to the YMCA in July 1993 looking for a job that involved fitness and children. He began his career as a desk clerk and after several years, got promoted to a full-time position. Brian is passionate about hunting and fishing and any day in the woods with his family is a great day. Still a kid at heart, Brian also enjoys playing video games and watching sports with his son.
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
Even after 21 years at the YMCA, I still have the pleasure of meeting new people every day and I can honestly say I enjoy coming to work!
Curtis McGhee
Program Director
Job Description:
Promote, oversee and participate in existing and new programs throughout the year.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
Curtis has two children, Curtis McGhee III 13 years old and Mischa Shae-Marie McGhee 7 years old. Curtis has coached football at West Liberty University for the past six years and enjoys playing softball, basketball, flag football, fishing, golfing and eating wings.
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
"It gives me the platform to work with the youth and the community."
James Youngblood
Wellness Director/Front Desk Supervisor
Job Description:
James is responsible for building a team to best deliver health and wellness options, to include: personal training growth, innovative programming, group fitness for all levels and ages, on-boarding and retention of staff and members.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
James and his wife Sheila married in 2013. Combined they have eight children between them. James is an Expert Rating Certified personal trainer and is also a NPC physique competitor.
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
"Watching the transformations the members make and being able to watch them not only change their body but also their lives for the better."
Julie Markel
Advancement Director
Job Description:
Julie plans, implements and develops corporate membership sales, solicits program sponsorships, maintains a social media presence, is in charge of website development and creates the Wheeling YMCA monthly newsletter and emails. She also plans and conducts various special events and fundraisers while promoting the betterment of the facility and the relationship with its members.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
Julie was born and raised in Wheeling, WV and obtained both her bachelor and master degrees at WVU. She returned to the Ohio Valley in 2012 with her husband Austin, son Aidan, and beagle Snoop. They reside in St. Clairsville in a house in the country. Julie enjoys live music, running, going for hikes with her family, watching the Mountaineers and is an active participant in Wheeling YMCA's group fitness classes. She is also a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church and choir. She bleeds gold and blue and can't believe she has to work so closely with a Pitt alum.
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
"I grew up in Elm Grove and spent most of my childhood playing pickup games at the YMCA. Working at the Y is a perfect fit for me- I get to combine my love of sports and fitness in a place that feels like home. With our staff team and loyal members, there's no better place to work or workout."
Jill Paul
Aquatics Director
Job Description:
Jill manages the pool and supervises all swimming programs, water aerobics and lifeguards.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
Jill is married to Matt Paul and they have a wonderful son. She enjoys watching WVU football games with her family and going to the movies with her son. Jill also likes swimming, bowling, football, camping and family vacations.
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
"The members are wonderful and over time, they've become a part of our family. I enjoy listening to them about how they grew up and how things have changed since they were a kid. These people have been here for so long that they become a part of our lives so when a member passes on you remember them forever. The kids are also what makes the YMCA one of my favorite places- they put a smile on my face every day."
Mary Jane Milbert
Membership Coordinator
Job Description:
Mary Jane maintains membership records including Y-Bank, assists with general membership services and schedules pool parties.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
Mary Jane regularly attends Lincoln Avenue United Methodist Church in Shadyside, volunteers in community projects, supports fraternal organizations focusing on children with disabilities, and is a veteran advocate. She is also a WVU football season ticketholder and Columbus Blue Jackets fan.
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
"I truly enjoy interacting with our members and assisting them when needed. The Y continues to improve for the benefit of our members and the Ohio Valley. It's a good place to work."
Carrie Byrum
Group Fitness Manager
Job Description:
Carrie manages all group fitness classes and instructors. She works with other instructors to create the group fitness schedule, sees that member demands are met, and ensures that safety is a priority in all classes. She also assists with any special programs or events at the YMCA.
Family life/Interests/Hobbies:
Carrie is married to her husband RJ of 13 years and has a 12-year-old son Reed. She is very involved with her son's travel soccer and hockey leagues. Family comes first! Carrie loves the outdoors- gardening, camping, boating, anything outside!
Favorite thing about Wheeling YMCA:
"I love the Y members. They make the classes I teach and attend enjoyable. The staff and management are team-oriented which makes the workplace a better place."


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It has long been assumed that law enforcement professionals – police, sheriff's deputies, state patrol, etc. – operate real "police cars", yet there has never been any proof backed up with logic to show why this statement might be true (or in this case false) in the first place. It is a myth. Law enforcement organizations have never been offered a purpose-built solution because one never existed anywhere in the world until Carbon Motors came along with world's first and only purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle.
With the help of over 3,500 US law enforcement professionals from all 50 States representing the local, state and federal levels, Carbon Motors wrote the groundbreaking specifications for such a vehicle. Based on this comprehensive list, it became evident that modifying a retail passenger car would not suffice – from interior space requirements, to vehicle performance, to the use of advanced homeland security technologies, to the long-term durability based on law enforcement usage patterns, to the fuel efficiency, to the required safety attributes and the list goes on and on and on. Carbon Motors decided to develop an all-new, ground-up homeland security platform for the United States of America "Designed by Law Enforcement, Exclusively for Law Enforcement."
What Really is "Purpose-Built"?
Purpose-built quite simply means, "exclusively built for a particular purpose" – a superior product built from the ground-up with one sole mission, dedicated and committed to one set of professional users. Our country builds purpose-built vehicles to put out fires, go into battle, clean our streets, collect our trash and deliver our mail. Why not a purpose-built vehicle, then, for patrolling our roadways, protecting our communities, and securing our homeland?
The F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, the MRAP All-Terrain Armored Vehicle, an emergency fire truck, a SWAT armored rescue vehicle, and the Carbon 'E7' – these are purpose-built vehicles on a very serious, clear and singular mission. The Carbon E7 is in fact so serious, that it will have a positive and material effect on at least six of President Obama's cabinet-level departments including the Departments of Labor, Energy, Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation, and Treasury. From creating thousands of new American jobs of national importance, to reducing our dependence on foreign oil, to better securing our homeland, and even reducing taxpayer burden regarding the approximately $100 billion the United States of America will spend on law enforcement vehicle operations over the next decade.
Demand is Unquestionable – 14,000 Reservations Says So!
Clearly, the brave women and men of law enforcement, the City Mayors, Managers and Council Members, the State Controllers and even the Federal Government all recognize the benefits of a purpose-built vehicle. And they have all backed it up in writing. Carbon Motors has surpassed 14,000 production slot reservations for the Carbon E7. These reservations were made by over 400 law enforcement agencies in 48 US States, representing each functional area of law enforcement. At this rate, Carbon Motors fully expects to have production sold out well in advance of the first vehicle rolling out of the Carbon Campus in Connersville, Indiana.
51st stop on Pure Justice Tour Features Ride-and-Drive
Carbon Motors Corporation was invited to participate in the Advanced Automotive Technology Symposium in Sacramento, California last week. The purpose of the event was to highlight some of the emerging technologies in the automotive powertrain space. Other participants included Bosch, BMW, Daimler, Mazda, Mitsubishi, and Volkswagen. Advanced clean diesel technology was not only featured as a prominent provider of both reduced fuel consumption and tailpipe emissions, but as a long-term, durable solution to reducing our dependence on foreign oil.
Carbon Motors set out to provide an optimum balance of performance and fuel economy in the E7 law enforcement patrol vehicle with the selection of its advanced clean diesel engines by BMW. Symposium guests were invited to experience that performance first-hand after looking over Carbon's E7 – the thrill of having 80% of the engine's torque available between 1100 rpm to 4200 rpm!
Law enforcement professionals spent extraordinary lengths of time gazing at the E7 and learning of its unique features and functionalities. They were then escorted over to participate in a very special ride-and-drive in vehicles with this type of advanced powertrain. It was fun to see the looks on the faces of both law enforcement officers and fleet administrators as they were pinned to the backs of their seats. One of the California Congressional Delegates was even spotted kneeling down to smell the exhaust because she couldn't believe how clean this advanced technology actually is!
All of those who participated agreed that Carbon's E7, coupled with the BMW advanced diesel engine, is the one and only breakthrough product for our brave women and men in uniform that put their lives on the line for us, every single day!


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The Wicker Breakdown:
- This week's show started with O.J. Today which was another sketch that provided parody coverage of the O.J. Trial that was still going strong even after the summer break. In the sketch, we got introduced to an entire morning news crew who reported on everything O.J. including O.J. weather, traffic, and sports. Other than that, this sketch pretty much just continued making fun of the fact that the case had become a fiasco. As always, this being the opening sketch, it eventually built to the announcement of, "Live from New York…"
- Mariel Hemingway then officially opened the show with a monolog where she introduced a mostly new cast by quickly pointing out all of the men and making out with all of the women to highlight the fact that she's gay. I'd say that if a guy tried to pull this off that it would be super offensive, but considering the time, this playful form of sexual harassment was apparently fine to joke about. I'm by no means trying to say "but no one seems to mind when…" as I point out this type of behavior whenever there's a "hot host" on. This just happened to be the first case where an openly gay woman got to join in on the fun.
- This was followed by a fake ad for A.M. Ale that promoted early morning malt liquor drinking as the right way to start your day.
- Get Off The Shed! was a sketch that had to be an homage to the Steve Martin, "What the hell is that thing?" routine, and the several similar sketches that have played out over the years. In this version, we never actually see the kids, but we do watch their parents get more and more frustrated as they continue to yell, "Get off the shed!"
- We then got a parody of Nightline where Darrell Hammond made his debut as Ted Koppel interviewed Tim Meadows as Colin Powell about how the public was pushing him to run for president, while Norm MacDonald as Bob Dole was furious because he had to hard-sell the public on why he should be in control.
- Mariel Hemingway then portrayed Showgirls era Elizabeth Berkley for a sketch called Leg Up! This was a talk show sketch hosted by Molly Shannon and Cheri Oteri as Ann Miller and Debby Reynolds who interviewed their guest about dance but weren't quite ready for "Berkley's" pole dancing routine.
- Once again, Norm MacDonald gave us the news. This week, Nancy Walls made her news debut to deliver the "Head Shaking News" where she read a bunch of horrible stories for her and Norm to shake disappointingly shake their heads at how disappointing this world can be.
- Blues Traveler then took to the stage to perform Run-Around.
- The Telephone was a sketch where Mariel Hemingway got stuck on the phone with her long-winded relatives, so she turned to her husband, played by Will Ferrell, to help her get off the call only his efforts are more disturbing and/or creepy than being helpful in any way. In fact, his efforts are so bad, Mariel went as far as to take Ferrell to get tested to see if he was actually "retarded" (their words not mine.)
- Spade In America was pretty much an extended version of David Spade's Hollywood Minute news segment where he got a little extra time and attention to rip on celebs making headlines. This week's focus was on the Unabomber, so the segment's not as similar to Hollywood Minute as I thought, but it does still use the same pithy brand of humor.
- This was followed by a parody of A&E Biography where the featured subject was Mariel Hemingway for a parody profile about how she landed her role on Central Park West, which in the world of the sketch, she won out over four men playing the single female role who all crammed themselves into one gigantic dress.
- Fuzzy Memories was the follow up to Deep Thoughts By Jack Handey, only instead of the stories being told via text, Jack's quirky tales got acted out in single camera short films. This week Jack remember back to his grade school days when he used to get up by bullies and how this led his father to want to move since he was afraid of his son's bully's father.
- Blues Traveler then returned to the stage to perform Hook.
- Mark McKinney then tapped into his Kids In The Hall character portfolio for The Chicken Lady Show where the Chicken Lady hosted a public access show with her co-host Mickey The Dyke to discuss various forms of fetishism amongst their panel of guests.
- Finally, Mariel Hemingway closed the show by thanking the audience and saying her goodnights.


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Food & Drink
Raisin pie
Raisin pie:
2 cups raisins
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons flour
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 eggs, separated
10-inch pie shell, baked
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
In a saucepan with a small amount of water, heat raisins until they plump. Drain, and set aside to cool.
In another saucepan, mix milk, flour, cornstarch, sugar and egg yolks. Cook over medium heat until thick and creamy. Fold in raisins. Pour into baked pie shell.
In a bowl, beat egg whites with vanilla and cream of tartar until stiff peaks form. Spread over raisin filling, and bake in a 350-degree oven for 10 to 15 minutes to brown the peaks.


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Chilli Spoon
On a recent holiday trip to Italy (my first time) we visited a very small town on top of a hill, called Poppi. As we where doing the tourist thing, walking into all the small interesting shops on the look out for wine and tasty treats, I found this interesting looking packet of dried spice that said "Pici all'aglione" on it. I like interesting looking things to try, but now I had to choose between 2 very similar looking dried spices. With no real understanding of the local language I asked the shop attended what the difference was.