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After years finger pointing, world leaders readytackle global warming
2014-12-02 12:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
CBS: As global leaders gather in Peru Monday to start negotiating a new U.N. climate deal, there is a sense that finally the world may be ready to take action. The years of finger pointing between East and West have given way to a newfound desire for consensus. China and the United States, the world's two biggest emitters, agreed last month to tackle rising greenhouse gases which are blamed for warming the planet to record levels. That followed on the heels of the European Union agreeing to cut emissions...
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Contracts to buy US homes rose for 1st time in 9 months in March, pointing to higher sales
2014-04-28 16:46:00| Real Estate - Topix.net
More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in March, the first increase since June and a sign that the housing market may pick up after a sluggish start to the year.
Lamphier: Signs pointing up for Melcor and Edmonton
2014-03-15 06:48:00| Chemicals - Topix.net
Brian Baker, president and CEO of Melcor Developments Ltd., photographed at the company office building in Edmonton on October 11, 2012.
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Pointing Calibration Engineer for Herschel
2013-11-05 17:36:20| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
HE Space is a successful international space company. For 30 years, we have been supporting our customers with qualified experts in the field of engineering, science and administration. We are currently looking for a Pointing Calibration Engineer for Herschel to support our customer in Spain. Pointing Calibration Engineer for Herschel Key Tasks and Responsibilities In this role you will be part of the the Herschel team at ESAESAC and you will have the following responsibilities Become expert in understanding how the attitude and control operations were performed on board the spacecraft and how they may be improved upon in postprocessing on the ground Provide helpdesk support on instrument and spacecraft operations and data products associated with the spacecraft Participate in assessing and updating calibration information and its use in the standard processing pipelines Develop procedures for improving pointing information for all instrument modes of operation Develop methods for handing special pointing problem cases Participate in acceptance testing of new software Perform data quality checks of observations with problematic pointing issues. Skills Experience You will have the following qualifications and relevant experience University degree Master level or PhD preferred in AstronomyAstrophysics, Physics, or Engineering, or equivalent Knowledge of space observatory instrumentation, acquired through missions operations andor development Understanding of techniques for accurate determination of spacecraft attitudes Experience and understanding of farinfrared science instruments would be an advantage Experience in interacting with the scientific community Good interpersonal and communication skills Fluency in English is mandatory, knowledge of another European language is an advantage. This job is located near Madrid. We are looking for candidates who are available from January 2014 or as soon as possible thereafter. If you think you have what it takes for this job, please send us your CV together with a letter of motivation both in English and in Word to Ms Corrina Scheepmaker, quoting job reference NLSC2123 before 22Nov13. An exciting and dynamic international working environment awaits you! Apply for this job
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uWand selected by Vestel to bring direct pointing control to Smart TVs at IFA 2013
2013-09-03 15:30:04| Digital TV News
uWand, the camera-based direct pointing remote control technology, has announced at IFA 2013 an agreement with Vestel to bring direct pointing and gesture control to Android-powered Smart TVs.
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