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A new skill
A new skill

A new skill

Date8/21/1987
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Original Toronto Star caption: A new skill: At a news conference at Scarborough General Hospital, Gary Rangasamy, 15, shows how easily he can take the lid off a jar with his new electronic arm. Gary's right arm, deformed by elephant man's disease, was amputated last year.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0075442F
They're thinking: Charles Ledger andhis wife Gwen teach match in their North York and Markham schools with a new method that helps students develop problem-solving skills
They're thinking: Charles Ledger andhis wife Gwen teach match in their North York and Markham schools with a new method that helps students develop problem-solving skills
5/18/1987
Electronics wizard: Matthew Dodds, displaying one of his electronic creations, says he would like to apply his skills to researching and designing new products and services.
Electronics wizard: Matthew Dodds, displaying one of his electronic creations, says he would like to apply his skills to researching and designing new products and services.
7/14/1992
Mum Barbara Maguire uses every moment to help retarded daughter, Margie, 5, learn new skills
Mum Barbara Maguire uses every moment to help retarded daughter, Margie, 5, learn new skills
5/30/1979
New skills: Murugesapillai Sam Duraiswamy, chairman of the Tamil Eelam society's education committee, with instructor Indra Sivasegharan at computer keyboard
New skills: Murugesapillai Sam Duraiswamy, chairman of the Tamil Eelam society's education committee, with instructor Indra Sivasegharan at computer keyboard
9/2/1990
Titanic Twist. Ald. Joe Piccininni (left) and Ian Wahn, Liberal candidate in St. Paul, demonstrate their skill at the new dance craze, The Twist. They(...)
Titanic Twist. Ald. Joe Piccininni (left) and Ian Wahn, Liberal candidate in St. Paul, demonstrate their skill at the new dance craze, The Twist. They(...)
12/13/1961
Ontario's new environment minister, James Auld, is exhibiting the skills obtained in eight years as minister of tourism and information
Ontario's new environment minister, James Auld, is exhibiting the skills obtained in eight years as minister of tourism and information
3/28/1972
Practical Skills: George Brown College students learn skills such as sheet metal working (above), baking (for the college's 20th anniversary in 1988) and denture therapy
Practical Skills: George Brown College students learn skills such as sheet metal working (above), baking (for the college's 20th anniversary in 1988) and denture therapy
4/22/1987
Learning a pioneer skill, Cooking over an open fire is one of the pioneer day skills demonstrated at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Watched by chef Barb(...)
Learning a pioneer skill, Cooking over an open fire is one of the pioneer day skills demonstrated at Black Creek Pioneer Village. Watched by chef Barb(...)
8/26/1976
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
Last summer, he sold encyclopedias. This summer, university student Mark Dingman is selling himself - as the first prize in an unusual raffle. Dingman 21, of Toronto, has decided to raffle himself - or more precisely, 16 hours of his time - to make money for school. I wanted to run my own business. This took minimum capitalization and had minimal risk, should it fail, said Dingman, a McGill University student. And it seems like a good skill to learn, to sell yourself. Dingman is going door-to-door with his Student Slaves raffle and a very professional pitch. Tickets go for $1.99 each (or three for $5) and there are 200 in each draw. The first raffle is scheduled for Tuesday and the winner gets Dingman for 16 hours to do anything from cleaning ovens to fixing eavestroughs.
7/5/1984
Job dilemma: Speaking to a women's conference yesterday, Lloyd Axworthy said there'll be an increasing mismatch between the skills of female job-seekers and types of jobs being created
Job dilemma: Speaking to a women's conference yesterday, Lloyd Axworthy said there'll be an increasing mismatch between the skills of female job-seekers and types of jobs being created
2/4/1981
Chang FHUI-CHI demonstrates his skill
Chang FHUI-CHI demonstrates his skill
5/6/1946
The chief engineer of the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel, Dennis Potter, shows his bed-making skill on a weekend when about 40 of the hotel's 225 jobs were unfilled and a convention was blooked in
The chief engineer of the Toronto Airport Hilton Hotel, Dennis Potter, shows his bed-making skill on a weekend when about 40 of the hotel's 225 jobs were unfilled and a convention was blooked in
10/21/1974