economist sunsuntribune diversions saturday jan 1 2005 17 quaid grace strong in toughhearted movie from page 16 dan arrives at his office to find his 26yearold boss sitting in his desk they immediately smell dan ger and begin a subtle but fierce dance in uncomfortable tight closeup dan are you qualified for this position what experience do you have in sales carter not much dan how much carter none at dans home money is tight as his wife is now expecting their third child and alex wants to switch to an expensive manhattan college carters home is sterile and modern and his wife is leaving him and the bodies at the compa ny are falling like timber replaced by brighteyed kids fresh from business school meanwhile carter and alex run into each other on the street and begin a romance she has no idea his presence is causing her father so much difficulty there is no expectation as there was a while ago of staying in a job for a lifetime not until dan finds them in a restaurant and creates a scene ask ing her to choose between them this is truly a film for the times as businesses try every new idea to save market share and downsizing is a daily occurrence the film is being marketed with the romance between carter and alex but the strong spirit in the film is the difficulty living in the corporate world today there is no expectation as there was a while ago of staying in a job for a lifetime the lesson is hanging on to your friends and contacts they may play a creative role in your future theres also the rather strong hint newbies cant take anything for granted who knows what strange twists and turns the corporate structure will take over the coming years mr grace and mr quaid are superbly matched here battling it out as equals as living breathing feeling human beings its a toughhearted movie with romance to ease the tension and plenty of wit and irony for all those forced to speak while holding tlieir tongues in good company features dennis quaid left and topher grace tvs that 70s show matching wits in a heartless business world serts main courses from page 16 minced pork and mixed nuts or teriyaki beef stirfry seafood is also on the menu at loblaws students learn how to prepare seafood with sophisticated easy recipes mr pritchard said starting jan 24 the public school boards continuing education program offers a fiveweek italian cooking class at vaughan secondary school people enjoy an italian experience preparing and tasting appetizers soups main course meals and desserts mrs foran saidits a fun evening of learning how to cook quick and easy italian gour met meals people are discovering food at the richmond hill culinary art centre students range from those interest ed in learning to cook to those plan ning to open their own restaurants program director frederick oh said the centre has professional chefs working in a fully equipped kitchen and classroom facility these chefs have worked for many of the top restaurants in toronto across canada and many parts of the world mr oh said they add fun to the class environment for more information about richmond hill culi nary arts centre call 9055082665 upstairs at loblaws call 9052948620 and for cooking class es offered by the york region district school boards continuing education services call 1-877- 2808180 information tenant protection act gall7132696 housing help centre this message brought to you as a community service of the economist sunsuntribune york region nvate fair articipatinjs organizations acad children sunday january 23 2005 11am 4pm premiere ballroom convention centre 9019 leslie street just north of hwy 7 richmond hill explore options for your childs future meet representatives from exhibiting schools to discuss the admission process financing options how to make the right choice what each school has to offer your child free parking free admission tjssi presented by temporary tattoo and face painting courtesy of r events mmwtfemcnt albbrushj come to the fain and fill out a ballot to win one week march break camp value 200 or one week summer camp value 200 courtesy of wishing well montessori schools montnuhtkhooil or a s discovery toys gift pack is your organization interested in participating fpk your booth call amy hughes at 18882117288 x229 c email ahughesyrngcom wwwyorkregioncom foundations private school the giles school holy trinity school investors group la citadeke international academy of arts science newmarket district christian academy pickering college prepskills inc richland academy ridley college rosseau college royalcrest academy school of liberal arts somerset academy st andrews college toronto montessori schools toronto waldorf school town centre montessori private school trillium montessori school villanova college wishing well montessori school wesley christian academy