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DEPARTMENTS/DÉPARTEMENTS206 President’s Cornerby Robert F. Garrison208 Editorialby Wayne A. Barkhouse209 Correspondence / CorrespondanceA Life of Variable Stars; Medicine Wheels210 News Notes / En manchettesWeather Forecasts for Canadian Astronomers;Where are Earth’s Trojans?; SOS (Saving OshawaSkies); More Tagish Lake Meteorite Surprises;Prairie Meteorite Search – Two Up!234 From the Past / Au fil des ansThe Length of the YearNews Notesp.210ACROSS THE RASCDU NOUVEAU DANS LES CENTRES255 Society News / Nouvelles de la Sociétéby Kim Hay – RASC Award for Excellence inAstronomy; Congratulations; Asteroid Boltwood256 Astronomical Society of the Pacific AwardsMaria and Eric Muhlmann Award; AmateurAchievement Award257 A Candle in the Darkby Bill Broderick265 Index to Volume 94, 2000Society Newsp. 255AstroCryptic Solutionp. 268Cover:The largest pyramid, at the centreof the photograph, is the GreatPyramid of Giza, which was builtas a tomb for the Egyptian KingKhufu (also known as Cheops).Photograph courtesy ofKate Spence