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"Only last April, Canada's Competition Bureau concluded a two-year investigation into allegations of anti-competitive behaviour by Labatt and Molson against several Quebec microbreweries.

Although no formal charges flowed from that probe, the Competition Bureau found validity in complaints levied by l'Association des Microbrasseurs du Québec that "a number of (Molson and Labatt) clients are bound by potentially anti-competitive contract clauses," including restrictions on competitors, exclusivity clauses for their products, preferences for shelf-space and preferred positioning, and restrictions that require establishments to sell certain Labatt and Molson brands at the same price as their competitors.

Unfortunately for the micros, all that "did not substantially lessen or prevent competition in the beer industry."

https://nowtoronto.com/news/wh...

According to the bartenders I spoke to in Ottawa, the same contract clauses are a problem in Ontario as well. Bars can opt to sign a contract with one of the big boys, or choose to carry micro-brews and ignore the big boys.

Shaping isn't realy the issue most ISP's will shape if theres high load on the network but this isn't what is happening with Bell and Rogers they don't have a bandwith problem in most places. In major cities there is a giant pile of dark fiber. Rogers ran as bundle as big as my head a couple of blocks from were I work 2 years ago, the point is the invasivess of the shaping based on application, meaning they are monitoing the protocols and what is in the packets not the overall bandwith thats the problem

http://www.nowtoronto.com/news/story.cfm?content=162439

explains some of the issues in simple terms better than I can

So why bother with the over commercialised neon-lit multiplexes? I don't think I've ever seen what you describe in any of the independent cinemas I go to. The added benefit is no advertising with the films started at the scheduled time, not 20 minutes later.

From: http://www.nowtoronto.com/issues/2005-10-06/news_s tory8.php

An outspoken man even while in office, Hellyer writes and lectures about his economic ideas. His knowledge of UFOs comes mostly second-hand, from books like The Day After Roswell - although, impressively, he had the cachet to look up the military men listed in the book to get the straight goods. He admits such matters didn't cross his mind when he was in office. "I was too busy trying to streamline the armed forces, improve morale and save taxpayers' money."

Aside from dedicating a UFO landing pad in St. Paul, Alberta, during the 67 Centennial, Hellyer's involvement was nil. He did, however, seem genuinely impressed by the testimony of pilots and colonels, and the implications of UFO secrecy. "The time has come to lift the veil of secrecy and let the truth emerge, so that there can be a real and informed debate about the most important problem facing our planet today." This got him a standing ovation.

The day ends with a press conference right after, in room 23. Hellyer doesn't have much more to say about ETs, but his views on the inside workings of government tell a lot about why a veteran politican would buy the notion of an ET cover-up. He recalls Harper's editor Lewis Lapham's theory of two governments, the permanent and the provisional, with the work of those elected always being undone by permanent appointees.

"In effect, permanent government runs things," he says. "We say we live in a democracy, but why do we call it democracy when, in effect, the people who are running it are not elected?"

I love all those colour-enhanced, poster-like galaxy views that are provided by NASA et al, but they are produced to make things look pretty.

The visually explored areas don't really look as dramatic as the photos that are presented on television - those would be too boring.

Please insert some aliens next time.

Savage Love.. Er, i thought it offers fetish sex advice and other kinky sex. I always have a good chuckle reading it, like the one mentioned in this month article, buttfucker, ;) . I am not sure if that is the sex education you want you kids to have.

actually, I think lately(2003-2004) the articles are more .. er, normal. Dan (the host) doesn't give any fucking funny advice and doesn't post as much funny stories as before. It's like, the original Dan left.

btw, I read his articles on Toronto Now Mag. and here are previous articles by Dan.

have a good one, guys.

I searched for "bars" in Toronto, ON. Half the results were ice-cream shops. Searching for "pubs" produced the results I was looking for.

Course, the best way to find places in Toronto is either word-of-mouth or NOW magazine anyhoo.

You have a point in generalizing to other objects, but interest is mostly in the mind of the beholder. This item touches on adding personality to your computer, and that could turn out to become a big thing.

tamagochi-like personal agent for a mobile phone
agent based computing , see earlier slashdot item on ghosts.

"most perfumes and scented products on the market contain chemicals that don't agree with everyone's airways.[...]Individuals with allergies can develop sensitivities (which are different from allergies) to perfumes. Clinicians say their symptoms can range from tearing and sneezing to migraines and life-threatening anaphylaxis."
-- except from this news article

And seriously, how close to the real smell would the artificial be? I assume it would somewhat abnoxious, just like those old scratch-and-sniff stickers. The beauty of smells is that they can vary -- e.g. depending upon how what ingredients are in the baked bread; or if the chicken is boiled, baked, or deep fried; etc.

Well, it is the Toronto Star.

The Globe and Mail is read by the people who own the country. (It's Toronto's national newspaper, except for the National which is Toronto's other national newspaper.) The Toronto Star is read by the people who whine when they don't run the country. The Toronto Sun is read by the people who don't care who runs the country, so long as she has big tits on page 3. Weeklies like NOW offer insight into: politics or performance art? (With the establishment's hand up their sock-puppet bum.)
-- Adapted from Yes, Prime Minister

It didn't take b'nai brith very long on Tuesday, mere hours after the horror struck New York, to oil its spin machine. The group, whose timing is shameless, issued "an urgent alert" to security officials, warning them about possible terrorist supporters making their way to Canada for a pro-Palestinian demonstration taking place Saturday (September 15) in Montreal."Today's terrorist attacks have emphasized the vulnerability of all democratic states in the face of the ruthless agenda of terrorist groups, those who fund them and those who provide them with logistic and moral support," says the press release, neatly tying mass murder at the World Trade Centre to protest against the Israeli occupation.

Talk about guilt by association. The idea that thousands of terrorist symps were rushing across the border to carry placards at Concordia University was certainly news to Jewish and Arab peace activists who have worked together on the demo for a month now and have diligently outlawed the burning of the Israeli flag and speeches that incite hatred.

Wild.

I was just discussing the idea of a public writing slate over on irc.indymedia.org today. Specifically, I've been mulling over locating a large piece of white paper and pasting it up along one of the construction barriers in downtown Toronto, with some markers and an invitation to express oneself. I figure with the loads of ads for CDs, movies, dance parties, restaurants and future fucked dot.coms, why not give the people who walk by them a chance to say something of their own?

NOW magazine once tried a similar concept for an ad campaign (third item down). Large blank ads with the slogan "Speak your mind" and pens were put up in subway stations throughout Toronto, the idea being people could express themselves. The transit authority ordered the ads removed, but it was worth a shot.

We need more community forums in the community, not just on a server in some far-off state where only those "in-the-know" are aware of them.

Wild.

I was just discussing the idea of a public writing slate over on irc.indymedia.org today. Specifically, I've been mulling over locating a large piece of white paper and pasting it up along one of the construction barriers in downtown Toronto, with some markers and an invitation to express oneself. I figure with the loads of ads for CDs, movies, dance parties, restaurants and future fucked dot.coms, why not give the people who walk by them a chance to say something of their own?

NOW magazine once tried a similar concept for an ad campaign (third item down). Large blank ads with the slogan "Speak your mind" and pens were put up in subway stations throughout Toronto, the idea being people could express themselves. The transit authority ordered the ads removed, but it was worth a shot.

We need more community forums in the community, not just on a server in some far-off state where only those "in-the-know" are aware of them.