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Professor Friedrich Rimrott: 'I wanted to get out...to explore the world'
Professor Friedrich Rimrott: 'I wanted to get out...to explore the world'

Professor Friedrich Rimrott: 'I wanted to get out...to explore the world'

Date3/23/1978
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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
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
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
12/16/1988
To L.R. Saunders, secretary-treasurer of Allied Collection Agencies, for remainging unfrffled despite his company's freqent appaearance in the columns of help wanted. Allied agreed to stop dunning Orfeo Avaro for $4.60 when help wanted pointed out that Mrs. Avaro was sure he had never ordered lihgt bulbs by mail and, when they did arrive, had promptly mailed them back. In his next appearance, Mr. Saunders sent $3,71 to the STar Wilson had mistakely overpaid.
To L.R. Saunders, secretary-treasurer of Allied Collection Agencies, for remainging unfrffled despite his company's freqent appaearance in the columns of help wanted. Allied agreed to stop dunning Orfeo Avaro for $4.60 when help wanted pointed out that Mrs. Avaro was sure he had never ordered lihgt bulbs by mail and, when they did arrive, had promptly mailed them back. In his next appearance, Mr. Saunders sent $3,71 to the STar Wilson had mistakely overpaid.
12/21/1979
Men are fascinated by knives, says Adam Smith. I've wanted to make them since I was 13. Now 24, he's 14 months behind on his orders.
Men are fascinated by knives, says Adam Smith. I've wanted to make them since I was 13. Now 24, he's 14 months behind on his orders.
5/4/1981
Applied research: I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and to fall into the right area, says Bob Pilliar, 49, an engineer and dentistry professor at the University of Toronto
Applied research: I happened to be in the right place at the right time, and to fall into the right area, says Bob Pilliar, 49, an engineer and dentistry professor at the University of Toronto
5/4/1989
Leading edge: Engineering professor Andre Salama's work on microchip developement, in his laboratory at the University of Toronto, broke new ground for the university - and helped a Burlington firm become the world's top producer of audio-amplifiers for h
Leading edge: Engineering professor Andre Salama's work on microchip developement, in his laboratory at the University of Toronto, broke new ground for the university - and helped a Burlington firm become the world's top producer of audio-amplifiers for h
11/25/1985
TIME is both a cheap and readable digest of world events, says professor Martin Murenbeeld
TIME is both a cheap and readable digest of world events, says professor Martin Murenbeeld
10/13/1974
Now a professor of economics at Atkinson College at York University, Dr. Alex N. McLeod has made a life-long study of the open economies of the world, such as Canada. On desk is part of collection of currencies of nations he studied.
Now a professor of economics at Atkinson College at York University, Dr. Alex N. McLeod has made a life-long study of the open economies of the world, such as Canada. On desk is part of collection of currencies of nations he studied.
11/6/1969
What a view: Astronomy professor Robert Roeder of Scarborough College gets ready to focus on the heavens with a 12-inch reflecting telescope.
What a view: Astronomy professor Robert Roeder of Scarborough College gets ready to focus on the heavens with a 12-inch reflecting telescope.
11/4/1981
A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'
A former shoeshine boy, David Blackmore, left, is now known as the 'Pied Piper of Cabbagetown'. He founded the Cabbagetown Community Arts Centre which, he says, 'keeps kids out of the kind of trouble I used to get into.'
6/20/1984
Phasing out: University of Toronto professor Basil Kalymon says rent control in Ontario should be phased out.
Phasing out: University of Toronto professor Basil Kalymon says rent control in Ontario should be phased out.
1/14/1981
Outspoken: Bernard Shapiro, left, Ontario's deputy minister of education, and education professor David Pratt, right, say courses should be relevant and the high drop-out rate cut
Outspoken: Bernard Shapiro, left, Ontario's deputy minister of education, and education professor David Pratt, right, say courses should be relevant and the high drop-out rate cut
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