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I I mwrsny m Waterloo student Benramm Sanders. who;, aunt- 1n the Waterloo Space Soct- my. Po training 1n prepara- tion fur an experience of un- borne weightlessness this summer, UW student prepares for weightless flight this summer lhv Herman] and Com. puter ltngmccnug (1{(Ilil student ls a member ot a tour-person Ccuutdran team taking part in the annual "student parabolic flight program" of the European Space Agency In July, theyll tly aboard d tumverted pas- wugcr platw that's often med for astronaut training, Sanders has worked at a (ll-Up pub this term with MIM [formerly MI) Robot, In) In Ullawa helping to build and test an extension In the Catradarm that will go aboard the shuttle Atlantis, He explains what [Ills summer's adventure, head, quartered Ill Bordeaux. France. Is all about: "By tly- mg m a roller-coaster-like pallern, the aircraft can sim- ulale short bttrsts at weight- lessuess As the plane crest: the top of each parabola and begins a steep descent, everything inside the cabin will float for up to 25 sec- ands." Ihs summu. he and he, [ram well experience rough- ly 60 of these parabolas over the course of two separate flights, I'helr experiment will investigate the called of varying gravuational pull on the human eye In order to better understand how Increased ocular pressure Can affect one's visual field. He may even fly with them aboard the craft that space enthusiasts have dubbed "the Vomit Comet" for its effect on the human system. Their project involves the impact of weightlessness and gravity on the human eye. Sanders said Prof. Rob Gorbet, an ECE faculty member. is helping the students design the equipment they will use. Canadian Astronaut Dave Williams Is supervising the Canadian lean]. which Intludes sludents from Queen's. McGill and Alberta as well as Waterloo's Sanders. According In l'ranspon Canada. the proportion of drivers wearing seat belts ranges from Wr.2 per rcnl of those under 25. to 88.1 per Cerqt of those 25 In 49 and 873 per cm! of those 50 and older, Canadian studies Show collisions arr tho leading musv of death among Chil- dren, Parents and guardians are rcminded that provincial law rrquims rhildren to he hurkloll mm " n-stramt syqrm apprnpn .m' for their sin For more infrrrmatmn, gn In http waw Imn gnvnn I a/ enghsh 'safety/s arst'at fcho use htm "Officers from every police division within Waterloo Region will be paying special attention to proper seat belt usage," said Staff Sgt. Scott Diefenhaker, head of the traffic services branch. "Spring is a good time to remind everyone that seat belts are still the best way to reduce serious injuries or death in a colli, sion." Waterloo regional police are joining other police services across Ontario for a spring seat belt enforcement initiative scheduled to run now through April 24. "Spring is still a good time to - Scott Diefenbaker Waterloo regional pohre remind everyone..."