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Pa~ge 6, Whltby Fre Pross, Wednosday, Augus t 23, 1995 Arhts magaine sesupso inÀWhîtb PIONEER FOOD COURTS owner Peter Hogarth 'poses in his recently opened Whitby facility, which houses a Wendy's, Pizza Hut, New York Fnes and Tim Hortons. A Sunoco gas station is under construction at the Brook Street and Highway 401 food court. Photo by Mark Reesor, Whltby Free Press By John Duajay An arts and literature magazine distributied at various establishments froin Kingston ta Toronto, ia produced in Whitby. The. Violet Circle began 1f. in April 1994 as a booklet' that included "a Goneration Xer's. alternative viows" on modemn society.ý "It* was really cheesy," says Cynthia Gould, publisher and co- editor. Today the zuze (short for magazin) in a fuil-sized magazine - complote with advertising - of about 20 pages. Gould, a graphic artist, sys her publishmng career began when se started oxchanging lotters with a pan pal in Ottawa. Freenetopens forbusns By John Dujay The grand openling for Durham Freenet wfill ho in September. On July 13, the fret "guesti" woe invitod ta log in, according ta Gabriella Mann, on. of the organizers of 'the sevie On Aug. 4, the general public was invited ta surf the net. So far, says Mann, there have been 350 persons regiseýred, including, about 200 acive users.(thoe who have completed a registration forin and mailed it in. In the. foi, they asic for a small advertisement Cet lheathy .the natwralway The Total Reflex Health Centre is the natural way to better health. Owned by Donna Grace, a Certified Ref lexologistlNutritionist, this unique new centre is Iocated at 106 Coiborne-Street East in downtown Whitby, behind the fire hall. t's concept is to provide the services of various holistic prof essionals but specializing in "TOTAL BODY REFLEXOLOGY". The centre will have certified reflexologists available for most of the day. Other various natural caregivers will include foot care by a registered nurse; Reiki,: Touch for Health; Tai Chi and Yoga Instruction. SPECIAL THANKS, Mr. Henry Gora Mr. Jerry Gora Mr. Carl Woudsma Mr. Ted Underwood (electrician) Mr. Chuck Joudery Mr. Lawrence Cave Mr. Jimmny Brown Whitby Tile & Marble Ltd. Grand & Toy, Oshawa Centre Mr. Corey Smith Mr. Glenn Bryers The Edge 94.9 FM - Charlotte McConkey Ms. Francis Goodman Mr. Paul McCormack The uniqueness of the centre includes "The Herbai Health Shoppe" which will offer herbaI vitamins, various remedies and related gifts. The centre is available for appointments f rom 6:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. dailyMonday to Friday and Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m, while The HerbaI Health Shoppe is open daily 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturdays. A Grand Opening will be Saturday, September 2nd from 12:00 noon to 4:00 p.m. for the public. We are open presently to take appointments. Caîl 905-668-0234 for information. TO THE FOLLOWING: Nizar and Rafika Mawani. Pat & George Schwartzenhauer Mr. & Mrs. J. Schultz Kitchen & Kitchen & Simmeson, Barristers & Solicitors Toronto-Dominion Bank - Mary Signet Signs - Don Rogers The Plumbing Doctor lnc. Superior Plumbing. Ltd. Mary Ann & Ron Balcom The Minute Press Giant Carnet - Mr. Ben Magen and the Total Reflex staff and thanks to ail our patients over the years. Donna Grace Totai Reflex Health Centre 106 Coiborne St., E., Whitby 668-0234 donation.) One of the differonces between Froonot and a commercial Internet provider is that there are no closed relationahips, says Mann. "Its not intended to become a substitut., for a professional relationship," she says. The system operator is free. ta look at any user's mail, s0 nothiiig is secret. One of the ways business can use the Freenet i. by sponsoring a lino (they have 32 phone lines) for' $1,000. Thon whenever a user logs on, the. message, "Ths line brought ta you by XYZ company," appears. Four compaies have so far signed up, says Mann, leaving about 28 spots stili open., Corporations can also design a Web page that would ho domiciled at Froonet. It would provide community and general information. about a company, without any direct advertising. Thi. would provide a limited, direct payback" for firins, according ta Maunn. Some of the features available on Durham Freenot includo Internet oloctronic-mail capabilities, nowsgroups and World Wide Web accees. The Freenet is made up of about 50 volunteers who sit on various committees. Iree sessionE A free . I0 9000/QS-9000 Network Information Session will be held Tuesday, Aug. 29, 8 ta 10 a.m., at Durham College, Whitby Campus. Reserve by calling Joanne Miles (905) 721-3358 or 1-800-263-3735 (limited seating). The. session i. presented by the. Productivity Improvement Centre of Durham College and the Bureau for Excellence of Durham Region. 122 Albert St. 721-7506 AJAX: 50 Commercial Ave. 619-1473 CIOBOURG: 72 King St. W. 372-4744 Saturday & evening appointments available.L FREE initial consultation. Eventually, hor letters became more and more creative in design, and she decided e wanted ta publish her own magazine. "Ail of our friends pitched in," including Anthea Hoît who serves as co-editor. Other staff members includo Sylvie Legault, Mélanie Bourdages, Melissa Clare and Norm Jolin. Gould says the magazine's name derives from, violet as the symnbol ofroyalty and magie, while a circle often stands fur such things as life, sun, moon, fianly and karmna. It i. also hor personal symbol: she has a tattoo of a violet circle on her leg. She describes The Violet Circle as a "circle of artista and writers coming together." Each issueÃ" includes an eclectic mix of fiction, poetry, music reviews and essays. But what i. limiting the growth of the magazine i. the high printing cost. "Itf.s sfrustrating," says Gould, estimating each issue costa $750, for about 1,000 copies. The magazine i. produoed on a Macintosh Quadra 800 AV using such grapbic design prograrns as Quark XPress, Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop. Currently the magazine employs many dféettype faces. Gould eventually wants ta adopt a more standard style ta make the zine more easily identifiable for readers. As for the- zine, available at Dise & Data and Cordon Sue'.' in Whitby, "It' fun; it's a good excuse not ta grow up," says Gould. "It makes people happy." Gould would like the magazine ta hoe read nation-wide se she can retire and pursue it fuIl-time. However, she admit. that she needs ta gain seme business acumen before embarking down that path. "We're creative types; w. don't have ta know that stuif," she says with a emile. Network maqngemen t skflis taught Durham College i. offering a new oight-month post-graduate diploma prograrn in network management. The. computer training program., designed ta teach students how to integrate the. business an~d technical components in the field cf Information technology, will start September, 1995. The. programi i.geared tnward university or college graduates or individuals with related work experience. For more information, call Don Michie at (905) 721-2000 ext. 3051. JAMES R. YANCH Burger boss 54 ffl7gý