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PAGE 8, WHIIrBY-FRE9 PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 30, 1988 MAU EN-QUINILOT dav eb puli nstructor has bee.n working, vith computers for,35 years, BY DEBBIE LUCHUK pany,ý she was made manager of the mainly to déhiyàtify thé c6mputei, Waureen Quin-Siot "1remembers customer service- department. illiterate and to open Up the world of iat it was like not to know about (Word Rocessing 'was,, an "in- coniputers to busine9ss. npters". credible einnovation'e,,, but. soon, Qin-ltcôntînueè consuit AI remember the pre-photocopier mysteriously, it disappered, only, andteach at the ComputérLearflàrifg swhen hundreds of letters had to to return in thé mid-sixties when Centre at presenit,,and is Étilliwritiflg typed," says the longtime con- IBM reintroduced word processor - atce and leeturing on' computers, ter instruetor, now at Whitby's this time on mierocbmPUters.' their uses and litraCY. Computern Learning Centre MNIAt nëonnA. she.'sâys,, hlave a She arrived with a "go for it" at- titude and a love for typing. During wartime in England, while working as a switchboard operator, Quinn- Siot tauaht herseif. typing on a beat-up manual typewriter. Now she types at a rate of 130 words a minute. When she*wan 19 Quinn-Slot was working for the Gosgord Furniture Co. in Nottingham, England, and was trained in London to use a word processor at thecompany's expen- se. No one else would, take- this twrainîng, but it paid off for, Quinn- glot. Upon returning to th e'com- to set Up Word- processing for Southham' Business Publications^ Ltd. in Toronto. She managed this,, trend setting word processing sec- tor. of the company,until outside demand for her consulting services became too much of a confliet and a burden to continue on at'the com- pany. She lef t the business publications company and went inito independant consulting, assisting other com- ,panies in the implementation of computer systems and in training. At this time, she also began writing clear and concise articles on com- puter, literacy.,and computers- <T h e< only wayto end thè'se com- puter anxeties is to'learn about the computer in a, relaxed, inViromexit. ànd toassert Yo11rself theCornputer is stupid, not you , .You *don't apologize to a co mputer when i beeps-you caîl it stupid! " You are-in control of the compuùter, not the. other way around. Ther e are no in- telligent computers, onfly- smart operators." Quinn-Slot says that she does not- believe that computerswillasm ail work done by human beings. She sees only the jobs changing, as they SEE PAGE 9 "The-Bricek" o 1pens& The Bn*ick .Warehouse was founded in Edmonton, Alta., in 1971 and,16 years later it has opened.a,,store jr' Whitby. "TPhere was a need for us to be here,"', says regional manager Nigel Lea at a grand opening reception put on by the Brick.Iast ,Wednesday night. Lea says the nearest Brick to Whitby was in Scarborough and sales showed inany Whitby resi- dents would make the trip to Scarborough. S"This also puts us in a central location -to serve Oshawa and Whitiby," says Lea. of the 30,000-sq. ft. Thickson Rd. N. location. ýThe Brick now .has 32 storesý across Canada with 16 of themn in Ontario. Items available range from televisions to beds and Lea says " for, the most, part" furniture is Canadian-made. But the Brick also offers.furniture from around the world including Italy, Ger- many, the Orient and the United States. .Lea says this selection is one of the main reasons -the Brick bas' become so popular. "We have a vast selection for difféerent styles and tastes and satisfaction is guaranteed," says Lea. Construction on the store be- gan five 'months ago and the Brick bas hired, 75 local people, says Lea. 'We don't want* to be seen as a Toronto. company moving ir'. We want to be seen as a local store." The Brick will be. open Monday to Saturday from 9 a.m. to, 10 P.m. GERALD LAVOIE,' leftý,- John Mac- Donald, middle and Ryan Power are, al WE'E SEARICHING FOR A.,HiART 0F GOLD Selflessness. Willingness. Understanding. Qualities you may see in, someone you know. Someone who goes out of his or her way to make your community a better place to live. Air Canada, in partnership with your community, newspaper, would like to salute these> individuals who bring so much to your community. That's why we created Air Canada's "Heart of Gold" Award. Now's the time to speak out on behalf of these individuals. Make your nomination for Air Canada' "Heart of Gold" Award today. lt's time we ail said thanks. Complete 'the form beloW and i ncl ude a note, or letter, givi ng the special, reasons why you feel the person you 're nominating makes your -commu ,nity- a better place toý live. ý.Mail it to this newspaper care of Air Canada's "Heart of GoUd" Award> WHITBY FREE PRESS 131 Brook St. N. I Box 206 -Whitby LIN 5S1 F - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - Air Canada's "Heart.of GoNd" Award in partnership with your community newspaper Your naine: Address: City: Province: Postal Code: Telephone # L - - My nominee for Air Canada's "Heart of GoId" Award Is: Nominee's name: Address: City: Province: Postal Code: Tlephone C: Namince must'be 19 years of âge or over. AIR CANADA_-