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Inventor: Richmond Hill High School student Chris Hook has developed a device that can help the severely disabled type on a computer by whistling, nooding or flexging a muscle
Inventor: Richmond Hill High School student Chris Hook has developed a device that can help the severely disabled type on a computer by whistling, nooding or flexging a muscle

Inventor: Richmond Hill High School student Chris Hook has developed a device that can help the severely disabled type on a computer by whistling, nooding or flexging a muscle

Date4/15/1987
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Young inventor: Peter Dawson, 18, has developed a sonic device to rid chimneys and attics of raccoons.
Young inventor: Peter Dawson, 18, has developed a sonic device to rid chimneys and attics of raccoons.
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Computer therapy: Ronald Levy, a Buffalo psychiatrist and hypnotist, has developed computer programs that, he says, can help us think our way out of phobias by using our subconscious
Computer therapy: Ronald Levy, a Buffalo psychiatrist and hypnotist, has developed computer programs that, he says, can help us think our way out of phobias by using our subconscious
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Monica McGhie: True grit. Born with no arms and no legs, Australian Monica McGhie, 18, is a high school graduate who can type, paint and hook rugs. Bu(...)
Monica McGhie: True grit. Born with no arms and no legs, Australian Monica McGhie, 18, is a high school graduate who can type, paint and hook rugs. Bu(...)
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Reflecting on future: Scarborough high school student Chris Brown, a master warrant officer with the Royal Canadian Air Cadets in Scarborough, recently captured top honors at a six-week gliding program at Canadian Forces Base Trenton.
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Puttering around: Trivial Pursuit co-inventor Chris Haney, left, and associate Doug Ball explore Devil's Pulpit, where a not so trivial golf course will be built
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12/16/1988
Cab Calloway and Daughter Cecelia (not chris) on stage at the Hook and Ladder Club in the Beverly Hills Roter Hotel
Cab Calloway and Daughter Cecelia (not chris) on stage at the Hook and Ladder Club in the Beverly Hills Roter Hotel
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Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
Honor student: David Condie, 15, uses his new computer to study at home. He gets top marks in high school despite a rare disease which has left him legally blind and deaf.
11/19/1986
Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
Real buddies: David Sheppard (left), who has multiple sclerosis, devotes much of his time teaching students such Chris, a resident at Bloorview Hospital with cerebral palsey
3/28/1989
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
That's a print: A new process that marries a computer and laser can produce a three-dimensional plastic model. Factotum Inc. says the process, called stereolithography, can produce prototypes for inventors in a fraction of the time now required. Company p
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Off the hook: Peter Sandler, inventor of the anti-snoring pillow and president of the company that makes it, Thera-p- Cushion Inc
Off the hook: Peter Sandler, inventor of the anti-snoring pillow and president of the company that makes it, Thera-p- Cushion Inc
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Hamilton Inventor: Policeman Dave Robertson shows device he says will stop drivers from speeding away.
Hamilton Inventor: Policeman Dave Robertson shows device he says will stop drivers from speeding away.
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Daring doctor: Port Perry's Dr. Guntis Silins treats Merchant Roberts for sinus problems with acupuncture needes. Silins, bon in Sweden to Latvian parents, has taken his talents to China, Australia, South Africa and the Arctic. A skin diver, he also helped make a film called Free Dive about the efforts of severely handicapped young people.
Daring doctor: Port Perry's Dr. Guntis Silins treats Merchant Roberts for sinus problems with acupuncture needes. Silins, bon in Sweden to Latvian parents, has taken his talents to China, Australia, South Africa and the Arctic. A skin diver, he also helped make a film called Free Dive about the efforts of severely handicapped young people.
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