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Unplugging the Colorado River: Could the end be near for one of the Wests biggest dams?
2016-05-23 23:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: WEDGED between Arizona and Utah, less than 20 miles upriver from the Grand Canyon, a soaring concrete wall nearly the height of two football fields blocks the flow of the Colorado River. There, at Glen Canyon Dam, the river is turned back on itself, drowning more than 200 miles of plasma-red gorges and replacing the Colorados free-spirited rapids with an immense lake of flat, still water called Lake Powell, the nations second-largest reserve. When Glen Canyon Dam was built in the middle of the...
Ground Station Back End System Engineer
2016-05-23 18:07:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
The Serco Group is a FTSE 250 corporation with over 125,000 staff in 30 countries. Our strategy is to be a superb provider of public services, by being the best managed business in our sector. We are a focused business to government B2G business, specialising across five sectors Defence, Justice Immigration, Transport, Health and Citizen Services. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. Our European operations have ca. 2,000 employees delivering critical services to public institutions such as the European Commission, EUMETSAT or the European Space Agency where we are the largest onsite service provider with ca. 300 staff. For our activities in ESOC, we are currently looking for a Back End System Development, Test and Validation Engineer. Main responsibilities As Back End System Development, Test and Validation Engineer you will have the following tasks and responsibilities Installation, test, validation, verification, debugging of applications relevant to the Stations Backend STC, CSMC, TMTCS, MCM, etc. Participation in SW Review Boards, Progress Meeting and Reviews with industrial Contractors Engineering support to missions during critical phases Support Stations and NDIU integration, validation, testing Support deployment and validation of applications in the ESTRACK core Stations Engineering support to SVTs, MRTs, and other missionlevel test for mission preparation. Ideal candidate Requirements Ideally you should bring a Master degree in a relevant discipline and at least 4 years of working experience. In any case, the following knowledge is required Ground station system engineering with particular focus on the backend systems STC, CSMC, TMTCS, MCM, etc. communication engineering knowledge should be also required for tasks in TCPIP UDP IEEE488 Web technology including related protocols. competence in one or more modern computer languages such as C, C, Java, UML, XML, SQL familiarity with UNIX or LINUX environments knowledge of the CORBA Standard knowledge and experience in Database administration Application procedure Important All applicants must hold a current valid work permit for Germany or be EU nationals. Important Due to the high interest these roles generate, Serco reserves the right to commence, alter or conclude the recruitment process prior to the closing date. If shortlisted, a recruiter will contact you directly. You can also login at any time to apply to additional positions. Data Protection By submitting a job application you agree to the storage of any personal data provided by you directly or collected from generally accessible sources in particular professional and other social media throughout the entire application process CV, references, letter of application, interviews as applicable. To facilitate subsequent contact for professional purposes only, you agree to your data being saved after the application process has ended. You may revoke your consent to this agreement at any time. The same shall also apply if you are contacted by SERCO GROUP regarding vacancies that match your existing profile. If you are interested in this vacancy, and think you have the skills and experience required, please apply via the relevant link available in Serco Europes Careers Hub httpscareershub.serco.eu
California poised to end unprecedented water restrictions amid drought
2016-05-21 09:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BS Comment: "Californians stepped up during this drought and saved more water than ever before", Brown said in a prepared statement. "I don't think the state knows me or my needs or isn't plugged into me at all". These standards require local water agencies to ensure a three-year supply assuming three more dry years like the ones the state experienced from 2012 to 2015. The districts would then set savings goals through January and report their calculations to the state. Brown has recently said he is...
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Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (for PlayStation 4)
2016-05-18 07:04:31| PC Magazine: New Product Reviews
A visual tour de force, Uncharted 4 rarely drops its cinematic facade and reminds you that it's a video game. The visuals and presentation elevate the fairly ho-hum gameplay.
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Frontier Announces Expansion Of Fiber Technology To Hartford's North End
2016-05-18 04:42:14| fiberopticsonline Home Page
Frontier Communications announced an additional investment in Hartford, Connecticut that will increase speeds and deploy additional fiber technology to businesses and homes in the north end of the city
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