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wfrwmmwmhm st library news new book by douglas rushkoff will stimulate readers what do the woody and mia scandal and the republi cans convention have in com mon you will have to read dou glas rushkofts media virus hidden agendas in popular cul ture this is the exciting book about the bizarre relationship americans have with informa tion technology the trouble is with this new technology that slight border of difference between americans and cana- m i full membership 400450 h 325375 mens ladies ii full seniors couple 450550 full couple 550600 family 4 625675 k 300350 s 250300 f seniors couple weekday 400450 weekday couple 450500 students under 21 150175 vi dians is more than a little fuzzy although most of the exam ples are from the us they are au recognizable they are also quite amusing you may even find yourself laughing out loud remember the hype around dan quayle and mur phy brown rushkoff draws a convincing comparison between this inci dent and the movie who framed roger rabbit then there was the time george bush stumbled over a simple question posed to him on national television surely he could have answered how the national debt personally affected his life ok so maybe that was nt such a simple question but it is an amusing story the humor is definitely one of the strengths of this book another strength is that although the subject is tech nology there is very little jar gon and even the bits about the technology are not confus ing rushkofts writing is very approachable youll enjoy yourself throughout the book as he touches on many familiar sub jects and perhaps a few new ideas the clintons are there michael and janet jackson are mentioned canadians william gibson and marshall mcluhan are included discussions touch on popu lar movies bbss computer bulletin board systems bill boards yes the kind at the side of the road the popular music industry graffiti and much more so much fun in just over 300 pages wonderful bibliography too markham hydro customers are warming up to our frozen rat residential customers in 1995 markham hydro working for you toronto richmond hill brampton vaugl north york markham etobicoke- scarborough mississauga york f no rate increase in 1995 keeping rates low is nothing new at markham hydro p our rates dropped 15 in 1994 ss for 13 years weve kept rates at or below increases passed on to us by ontario hydro the reason why weve been able to do this is continuing fiscal controls constantly looking for cost saving opportunities to lower operating costs 0 increase in the cost of wholesale power purchased from ontario hydro in 1994 1995 the bottom line is in 1995 markham hydro customers will be paying less for electricity than they did in 1993 please contact our consumer services department at 4773810 if you have any questions or comments regarding the 1995 electrical rates general service commercialindustrial customers 45000 luwdon 1000 kwii bill 1995 rate schedule bimonthly residential rate schedule monthly general service rate schedule first 500 kwh 1 181c demand charges balance 709c 050 kw no charge minimum bill s735 next 4950 kw 515 per kw of demand water heater rental balance 1x45 40 gallon 460 per month min bill under 50 kw 735 60 gallon 5560 per month min bill over 50 kw 60t per kw of demand 100 gallon 825 per month based on the highest billing administration charges demand in previous 11 months change of occupancy 880 energy charges late penalty 5 added first 250 kwh 118icperkwh nsf cheques 855 plus bank charges nexil2250kwh 769cperkwh collections 880 per trip next 1748700 kwh 563c per kwh reconnections 1 760 during work hours balance 358c per kwh 2780 after work hours disconnect reconnect 2780 after work hours toronto j- richmond hill north york scarborough brampton vaughanybrk mississauga markham oakville based on 1000 kw 400000 kwh markham hydro electric commission 8100 warden avenue po box 4100 markham ontario l3r 8h7 tel 9054773810 bill burnett chairman don mcnabb vicechairman paul hyatt commissioner don mckee commissioner mayor don cousens commissioner reliable power quality service at lowest cost mxaj