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V Y ‘ V . 1.1;] litltb l() llll:(,llR()Nl(.l.lz Followmg the Thanks to the we want ”any in 2010 to match the Catholic board . . because it could not compel its kindness of notstupidity “new...“ .0 m. m... transu of Venus . - a - halfway. - Iran am writin in re aid to the . . . . . 8 gets Itjhronicle'ngeb, 1 gm: on the Almost immediately. the Catholic alentine's Day is just around the corner but lately l've } To the kind soul who dro\ e my l _" t' . . h y "Th board cut “5 distances for Grades l- Vbeen thinkin about Venus. ‘ mother home the evening of it _ IlnicsCtss'uttlt 3'. states: h e 3 in half. from LG km to an metres Not the mythogl a] goddess oflove and mother ofCu id laii. 25 when she was lost. we sinv It ”a; ‘30 ”at 0.": "litmus: 00' _. flying in the face of the recom- but rather our sisteggplanet p ' cerelythank W“ 93", L9“ “’39 Ilse “'8 'ut SI mendations [0' consistency which In one of nature's rarest celestial henomena Venus will Her Alzheimer‘s disease was the n“ '9" In savmgs on busmg If the would improve both boards' rallnfi h f fth l P 5 d i a" . cause of some confusion. which led l3lllall:gicn:s(fhbilfilrtl’rsneg.?ns for and increase transportation funding fifim liaeveat‘lieezppzrztllzigntou: sotinepfpzr': 3f mjfms to her not being able to find her . .. ‘. for both. sit. In the Febru issue of ii the Canadian . e way likelt'ilt: (21:32? kfilseliditnwhgg Now the public board wants ‘0 of astronomy erZttugazingsgstxjate editor Alan Dyer wrote: Where she walked and who 1 . N h f g . drop its Grade 1-3 distances to "Thereisno astronomical event more famousinthe histo of drove her home will remain a my» ‘ one I” M.‘ ehands 0. the cotennt- match the Catholic board again. scie than th' . V ’lh netted th face fth ryf "I'M but being reminded ”f the notlshpublic boardilretsgetshenous. That would make ourlocal distance it {3:3 hours :8. enus SI 0 on e o esun or k'i‘ndntss' of strangers is a wonderful (mitollcstiggd 20:21:22; :l [:33 policy the most prol'ligate in p0,. Brady lohnson, co-owner and education director ()wa 1 In - . . Ontario. And then how Ion will it - - A!" wh" km)“ and “we h” a", lion on busing costs from the bell take theCatholic board to drigp their gimwtmttrjgsdbflmwgzg of Venus in 2004 -â€" the relieved beyond "mm"? "' Hillel“ “H.105 Winn) B“! If the (‘athPIIF primary distances ‘0 500 "“5"“? 0"It was early in the momin 'ust afiygfrsstmrise and we were for the timid Samaritans titat walk hoard hasa transportation defictt. Pl After all, past history predicts future . ' g] - . ~ - , has only itself to blame because it . able ‘0 599- mm the naked eye. Venus transtttng as 't was "15' among l" . has been aclin in bad faith in its performance. The Catholic board low enough in the sky,“ Johnson told me when i recently visit- tFtdltor’s note: Ilit-Llirmurleuml l ‘: l‘ , v. h if] ‘ M h , d ‘ continues to use irresponsible dis- ed his astronomv store in Kitchener "Anythin above two or the “when jttntili' would love to ‘ l." "I” “ll [ 1'0" IC 0‘" on tance policies as a Carrot to prop up three d recs oil the horizon though ou woguld ab lutel hm! from union. with information lmll‘l‘itwtl'i‘r‘t):itl'dr‘i‘flhcggficatitm‘s enrolment. need ligation on your binoculars or ’ y so y " “(will "llAgt'Ilt'nIilA(11’! Hutton-urn?! , . ‘ - .~ _ .. . When )arents cam ai ned in - in the William \tret'l arm tifil’uter- "‘fl:u"“"“~' and l.ffictuicy “9‘1”” 2002 for (Equitable [ralflpgnmion 32:3:ng to look at the trans“ of \ I \ f is! I t I I [no [an J5 l‘lt-ust' t'flltlll t'tlllllfl' ::;::(ml:‘:;';t:’g:: [1131:12‘Il‘frflll‘fi policies among coterminittous It was at KWTelescope where I first I \ l t i .\ ‘ tl/(“utllt'rlnot hilt/lit [mm transportation policies. Tth hoards, we ask: for standardized discovered the astonishing beauty of . ‘ ‘ because walking distanceslat the agexpprtépnatc istancesu- sunspots and 50"“ flares while P99“ (Intthia lliebert public board were as much as dou- e 5;“ equity, not 5mm 'W- "‘8 ”11):??th “Yam“? M a hydm'l *,__ ' “Merlot: hie those of the (atholic board. [he Tra More gen-a p a ,orona o PbT (Persona ‘ ‘9 . public board lowered its distances cy Walezg film felescoprgj, as the‘su'rt aggramd )& H _ M7 7 , .:-_._H ieanangry. .gigan ic ire . > ' f V 7 V 7 7 77 MN” ‘ As an amateur astronomer, I plan an i O to observe the transit of Venus this , Taken to tas on Twrtter my i eight-inch Dobsonian reflector tele- ' l Apparently. some of you are \en‘ angry and very were allowed to fall so far behind Wagilgizim‘seta' 20:18:12122; e MARSHALL - } trustratt-d During the past in” ism-ks the elec- On another note. it seems i upset one city coun- event and lune will be a ‘ at tilne of WARD ' tronit mailbag has been bursting mtli comments cillor Wilh last week's Column about Waterloo's need year (’0 see it n said iohnsog': “I would ,, ,. i "”m MM?“ u.) "If“? 50"“: tough linancral dec" highly recommend viewing it through a telescope because ’ ‘ And it seems \ou are not \t'l’\ happy. stons. (,oun. kart-n Swan took me to there will likely be lots of interesting sunspots as well as we‘re Hittite most part. not \utli the lil l ( i ( ii task on l‘wirter. still in the midst ofa delayed solar maximum (periodioigreat- No. II set-ins you hau- had it up to lien- , , Mostly she was upset with the last est solar activity) ofan ll-vear cycle .. i mitt the punt-rs that he “lit'lllt‘I it‘s the Bl ll l ll l\ l line that read. "councillors need to put ’ lohnson explained WhV the opportunity ,0 see the transit 0f .» city the region or the st hool litiartls 7 too on their big boy pants.” She felt it was a Venus is such a rare occurrence .1“ very rarely that we are at 1 have had enough . sexist reference because there are live the same plane so that we can actually see Venus between us ‘ lllt: school boards are taking heat titer women sitting around the horseshoe ‘ . .. . . . ‘ 1 bell times and the t‘\ll‘llllt’(l da_\ It seems ‘ in Waterloo. fifielhlfustuseaemn‘flliel":eigwel?lbl§c:th::es Effxgtflg girl (in: i ‘ readers {eel those l\\llt‘\ lune .tlrcath lM't‘l] V, After l took a hit Ufa ItingueAlashing orbits - i g i . i . ('9‘ MM l’,‘ ”l“ ”’4'“ 4”" ”W ""N'lld - 1‘ " from some "New?” Wh” I might point 'l‘ransits of Venus occur in pairs eight years apan he told t lions lit-tug llt'ltl .m- huh» more than en-r - g ‘ out had not read the column. I emailed me ‘ ’ ‘ ’ i 1 cises to toiitrol the slim-pic lit-tiiittioii oi ,1 Scian. :‘It's one in a two-orAthrec-generation event so it will be I \ht't‘plt' l't-opit- uho lit‘t'tl it: be herded iii . I told her there was no sexism 21 17 until the next one," said lohnson .11“. fun ihing about it ‘ ”"rlmmlm" ‘ intended. I In" wrote " because u is you can see the universe in motion. which you normallv i ll \ "no; .t “was ltlt‘d “tn-n mu H. n." - amused me. I had completely forgot a don't when you're sky gazing Fverything in the night sky it‘s all . iiiiig a ptiiilit agent \ to slit)“ \tiiti tun BRIAN ten about the gender makeup of city moving very fast but “-5 so .far away that the distance'is lUS' slitiients \(Ill it-all\ doiit iatc \\li.|l they council. flattened You don't appreciatethe movement at a" .. ”HM “l” ”WWW" "WV" “h“ h “M BOURKE Quite honestly. I (mm care H W“ Johnson assured me ifwe have clear skies on lune 5 Venus practiced this kind oi thing laii|\ regularly, are male or female â€" competent will will be easy m see. “Using proper filtration. of course, 0'" you} { “Tn“ I" have "‘"lm ” “Km" . . do "’5' line. . . . r telescope. you’re going to see the planet as a sizable black dot t Z May be what the board is plaiilitng tor both hell It was in no way an apology and I ll write it again passing across the disc ofthe sun. It will bequite spectacular." ' titties and extended dam are is the right thing. Maybe one dim Compared to Valentine's Day, a commercial Hallmark holi- : ll is in the best interest oi llll' students. But parents I do feel SCH!" was a b“ '00 sensitive. bl" that's day that happens every year I'd say me "ans“ ofVenus is an let-l they haven‘t been heard or liau- only been con- OK. it's a sign of her passion and I can deal with that. occasion much more deservihg of celebration. L suited alter lht‘ det mun has been made Please keep the comments and letters coming, it's Miss “ and “’0'" have to wait [05 years to see another' Meanwhile over at lllt‘( il\ til Watt-riot) I received always nice to hear from the people I'm trying to ' ‘ an email front someone iiit rust-d ”\t'l the increased brainwash â€"â€" see my point 0‘ View. ... water and sewage rates tin-x hatt- t t-rtainly skyrock- eted over the past (Ullplt‘ oi wars and mil continue '°° ' ,' - freelance - . to do so. While l understand the need to have the W" Bourkr.a memberaftht “15-3 K0011“ xxfilxggeaalmflfilmomWimz cost (“those services t own-ti lit homeowners, [tend mamlngcrtw. can bemhalbyeâ€"mm'lat ‘ - to agree with the writer who wonders. why things bbourkeOkoolfm.mm . _i _â€"_â€"â€"-â€"â€"â€"_â€"‘,7_ ,,A__‘.‘__â€"â€"â€"__â€"_._#._._â€"_,__, ,,,, A AA A A