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PAGE 12 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 Byflwdmfl&ufidammwmmwm wmmmmmmm.mmm systemtoagovemmentsym.mmthhevm,thuemiamu which are relevant to those of us living in Waterloo. Newfoundland has, since Confederation, had parallel school systems run by a numâ€". ber of different denominations, with public subsidy. The government believes that it can run the schools more effiâ€" ciently and with a greater degree of quality than the religious school&flmthastobeprvvmnndwhltmataiflllhaveaeendoea mtsupportthegovemmentcont.enfim.mgovermnent’ssmldis basedond\econsolidafionofschoolsundthtulnvingd'fimdsmd as an economist who believes in economies of scale, I am not conâ€" vimedbywhatlseeofschoohnndmniesdnle.mother argument is that the churches which run the schools are letting umuahfiedwachenuachbemunmwachmmetnligious quahfimtions.lfthelnnrismxe,thtyunbegmmweedwiflmut mfimwukimovathesdmhbyhavmwldndindmfor graduation from various grades. As | teach the economics of education, I have seen many studies of pmdwfivityinflndamMisevimeingtmdm. mtmfilyhiglfiyedwamdmmkefinlimdim in classroom productivity, after the conditions in the home (how many books, level of parental education, interest by both parents in conversation at dinner table etc.). The idea that school consolidation saves money is a false one â€" the fact is that the bureaucracy to run a consolidated school system costs money It does not necessarily save money. In fact, there is an optiâ€" mum size of school and of school administration and I suspect because of the small communities and the rural nature of many of Newfoundland schools, they will not be able to achieve the optimum size anyway. Thefactd\atpresendyfl\ereismopdmwm:dflnehfldmomof severalsdwolsystzmsguanmeesflmthaewillbesomemphasis on the outcomes or how could a school system survive in competition with other school systems? In other words, school choice is present underthepreeentsymBUl‘vmfldnotbeunderleumolidaud governmentâ€"run system. Somepeoplea:gwthesdmlsyfimwghttobeapheetotexh community values. There is no evidence that the government sysâ€" nem.inatzemptingwnachmmumtyvdm,mdwnthe moral values with which it indoctrinates the pupils. Thus, on this argument alone, it seems that there might be some question as to the motive of the government. When I discuss the issue of school choice here in Ontario, I almost invariably get the argument that there is a community value to mcuhteinthepupfl&mmmmityvalmhsmbehbm common denominator when the public sector runs the schools and so manyoftheubeolutevalueswhidihnvemdwellovermehat 4,000 years get shunted aside. There is no doubt that education is what is going to help Canada in the future in so far as being able to compete in the new global econâ€" omy. Rates of return to basic skills like literacy and numeracy are ex&emelyhigh(mmhlfifluthmmodinvefinmtz)uflweslmld besumvecarefullythinkt.hmghourodxmfionopfiws.&hool choice coupled with outcome _meagurfmfnt ensures a future eduâ€" cated society â€" while consolidated schools which have no incentive mbeyutwiflnamthltboywhwwdnnygumnmmt whkhmiumm:msn‘uhflywmthtymm? Thus, if I had been in Newfoundland on the fifth, I would have voted mkeepthepmansyfiemanduopClbedkfivmhisempim- School consolidation may not be the best solution Plenty of selection at twoâ€"inâ€"one restaurant When college students Sam Elsaadi and his partner Dan Thukral started talking about establishing their own restaurant, they encountered a problem many Their concept was simple mv â€" open a restaurant specialâ€" U HAITyp izing in curry dishes and CO locate it near both Waterloo universities to attract the ethâ€" . M#S UNT crowd. It was a great idea, but they couldn‘t come up * with the cash to start the P L Through friends of friends, A 1 5s they eventually met Ali A}}»} t *# Bagheri, owner of Country Kabob, an ethnic restaurant § serving Persian and Middle ~Allle s East cuisine located at 170 University Ave., W. in Waterâ€" â€" Country Kabob owner Ali Bagherl and Curry loo. Bagheri, wanting to in a Hurry coâ€"owner Sam Elsaadi. expand his customer base, offered part of his restaurant to Elsaadi and Thukral _ Although there are « creating one of the most unique dining experiences in Kitchener and Waterl00, Waterloo. tic Persian restaurant in When a customer walks through the door, he has The Lebaneseâ€"born, El the choice of two ‘res't'«aurantsr.'On the left is the ht;:l;er;t;l:Coun' tryKabob‘ , while on the right is the kitchen of Curry In a Hurry. _ Bagheri.whoarrivedinCanadatwoyemagofiom the United Arab Emirate, which is next to Saudi Araâ€" bia in the Persian Gulf, opened the 37â€"seat, 2,000â€" aquare-footCoun&yKaboblSmmthsago.Heisthe primary owner of the restaurant and rents out a secâ€" tion of the restaurant to Curry In A Hurry. Country giant technological leap with page on Net Chronicle staff nyone hooked up to Internet can now find things to do and places to see and visit in the Kâ€"W area by looking up the Kitchenerâ€"Waterâ€" loo Area Visitor and Convention Bureau‘s home page. Last week, the KWAVCB went online with a page on the World Wide Web, designed to sell this area to People surfing the net can look up the Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo Net and from there they can look up things to do in the Kâ€"W area just by calling, http//www.kwâ€" Going World Wide on the Internet is venture underâ€" taken by only a handful of convention bureaus in the province â€" notably Ottawa, Toronto and London, says KWAVCB General Manager Jane Falconer. "For a bureau our size, we‘ve make a major technoâ€" logica} leap," said Falconer. Getting on the Web wasn‘t something that hapâ€" pened overnight, but with the help of Missing Link, Creative Computer Intelligence Inc., a highâ€"tech Waterloo company that specializes in computer netâ€" working software, Internet and marketing consulting, Kabob attracts a largely ethnic crowd; while Curry In A Hurry customers are predominantly nonâ€"ethnic. However, diners can order from either menu, and they will be served by staff from the restaurant they‘ve chosen. If they order from both menus, they‘re served by staff of both restaurants, Some of the dishes served at Country Kabob include mmmecâ€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€", the topâ€"ofâ€"theâ€"line veal Although there are other curry restaurants in Kitchener and Waterloo, Bagheri‘s is the only authenâ€" tic Persian restaurant in the region. ‘The Lebaneseâ€"born, Elsaadi understands the palate and the pocket book of the university student. The curry dishes are spiced to the customer‘s tolerance, which, he says, keeps them coming back two, someâ€" times three times a day. "This is the type of food you‘d find served in Toronto or, for those who were raised on it, in their home country," said Elsaadi. "We‘re doing well here and have plans of opening more Curry In a Hurry restauâ€" rants next to universities in other cities," "Things happened pretty quickly," said Falconer. 'Ourpageislinkedinhflnkqind’Wderloqanq into Kâ€"W Net, which was set up by Missing Link, said Falconer. "Our home page is just a lure page with generic listings of shopping, museums and galleries. With 144 members, we have to make sure we‘re not highlighting one member over another." Also highlighted on the page are the rural commuâ€" nities and the local townships. Missing Link has contacted 90 per cent of the KWAVCB members and has had a positive response . The KWAVCB will also be setting up a special events page, which involves individual members. This page would be attractive to hotels, motels and dining places leading up to Oktoberfest. . "Our members from our bureau can buy into this so when someone (using Internet) presses accommodaâ€" tions, it will do a page and list our members who have bought into ‘accommodations‘. For instance, Waterlco Inn would be listed and have a description of its serâ€" vices and have its phone number listed." . _ _\ _ _For members who don‘t list on the Web, the KWAVCB lists a 1â€"800 number right at the beginning of the page and the bureau will provide information over the telephone Avumadtelol tharlih. 0 oo k 1 hb . s + gent ; ; io $ /9 ote iR i}:> ,’35 = A‘.'}?fl.y,\ ,.u-‘ t s hi .3 «h cce e iess 3. * Kabobâ€"Eâ€"Soltani at $9.50, while the most expensive offering at Curry In A Hurry is its $6.50 Shahjaâ€" hani Biryani, a dish of safâ€" fron rice, nuts and raisins with a choice of beef, lamb "The more variety, the better," said Bagheri, with his son Saeed interpretâ€" ing. "People love our food and want to try new stuff. This is different. It‘s not a McDonald‘s or Swiss Chalet, everything is 0C ie