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Morning Brew: May 7th, 2008
Photo: "crystal palace" by jhccheng, member of the blogTO Flickr pool.
Your Toronto morning news roundup for Tuesday May 06, 2008:
In a move that will piss off drinkers everywhere, we can expect to see beer prices rise $2-$3 more per case over the year. It's one thing that they raise gas prices but when my personal fuel becomes more expensive, I start to question exactly why I'm living here (and just as beer was becoming so much more interesting in Ontario).
Buyer beware if you're thinking about buying a condo around Yonge & Sheppard: City councillors in North York voted to provide a warning to would-be residents concerning the massive traffic gridlock in the area that has experienced rapid growth as of late.
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In a move that promises to be slightly more effective than the "terrorism threat level" in place in America, Ontario is bringing in its own red alert system to raise awareness amongst provincial residents when it comes to disasters dealing with everything from the weather to mass accidents.
If you're in the industry you probably already know it but the film business in Toronto apparently stinks, with up to 70% of its trade workers finding themselves unemployed. Art students beware!
A new study claims that infants fed breast milk are more intelligent although the head doctor in the study has no idea why. I'm no scientist but I'm betting good nutrition on the part of the mother can't hurt...
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You gotta feel for people who make their living in an industry that has so much going against it. But I remember a local director saying to me in 2002, when the industry was rocking and the C$ was cheap: "It can only go downhill from here. Lease your equipment -- don't buy."
It's OK for the gov't to offer some incentives, but let's be careful not to add to the list of industries who keep the profits in good times and get handouts in bad.
While I'm certain that breastfeeding is better for a child than formula, perhaps there is also something else at work here.
People often choose formula over breastfeeding for a few reasons, taking prescription drugs is one, another, more common one is when the mother is busy with work, leaving the child in the hands of a babysitter or daycare).
Is it crazy to think that perhaps that busy lifestyle is what causes children to fall behind intellectually (or at least partially)? I wouldn't be shocked to find out that having parents that are never around would impact a child's development.
Isn't this common sense already? When are people going to learn that the natural way is the best way to go?
I thought they were trying to subtly imply that more people would start using marijuana in pot loving Ontario, but probably not. I'm too cheap to buy either.