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Salford anti-fracking camp enjoys local support
2013-12-26 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: As the wind felled trees, flooded homes and cancelled ferries this week, much of the nation needed little excuse to stay indoors. But for a group of hardy anti-fracking protesters camped by the M62 on Barton Moss in Salford, near Manchester, going inside was not an option, explained Joe Boyd, a 40-year-old builder from Liverpool who was on not just his first demo but also his first real camping trip. Before the storms hit the north, Boyd was already wrapped up warm: a coat, a fleece, two woolly...
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15th year of CP Holiday Train raises record $2 million in support of local food banks
2013-12-25 15:38:21| Railroads - Topix.net
Donations for the 2013 three-week journey by two brightly-decorated freight trains to over 150 communities hit more than "This was a record year for the Holiday Train and Canadian Pacific congratulates all those who rallied together in supporting communities in their fight against hunger."
Multimedia and Graphic Support, RTCSRE051
2013-12-25 00:35:27| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Multimedia and Graphic Support, based at the European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands Mandatory Applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Netherlands or be EU nationals. Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. All members of our recruitment team have extensive space experience, so have the insight necessary to support you through the application process. Serco Nederland BV is looking for a person to provide Multimedia and Graphic Support working within a team producing graphic and multimedia content for the communication of all aspects of ESAs Science and Robotic Exploration Programmes. The required output will consist of design 2D3D artwork for ESAs astronomy, solar system, planetary, and fundamental physics missions, including brochures, backdrops, posters, still and video animations, also involving some technical processing of astronomy and planetary science images. Additionally, involvement in the planning, recording, and editing of video productions is required. You will have daily contacts with the Scientific Visualisation and Graphical Production Coordinator. Also, work with the scientists in the Directorate and with other members of the Directorate including Study and Project Scientists, Study and Project Managers, and Mission Managers who provide input concepts and data, iterate during the production process, and take part in the approval cycle prior to final production and release. You may also be required to work with other parts of the Agency, most notably corporate communications and education in support of SREled activities, with external graphics companies and service providers, and with members of the scientific community. Working onsite is a key requirement given the need for continuous interactions with other members of the COEG with regards iterations on story boarding, approval cycles, and the reuse and updating of existing material. Task Overview Still and animated artists impressions of phenomena in space in order to illustrate the scientific objectives of and results from SREs missions Still and animated renderings of spacecraft and related hardware based on real engineering data in a variety of typical circumstances, including launch, cruise, orbit insertion, scientific operations. Layout and graphical design for printed media, web sites, scientific conferences, presentations, and documentation Animations, videos, podcasts, etc. for TV broadcasters, web sites, social media, presentations, and DVD productions Final processing of scientific images delivered by SREs astronomical and other missions, as input to the other activities listed above Perform still and video shoots in order to document the integration and test of SRE mission hardware at ESTEC, as input to the above productions Perform still and video shoots of narrators and interviewees in the TV web studio at ESTEC, as input to the above productions Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a broad experience in graphical design andor multimediavideo production, with at least 3 years experience working as a graphical designer in a creative environment. Essential skills This list is mandatory 2D3D rendering Autodesk Maya 2014, Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign as of CS5 Postcompositing software Adobe After Effects PC, Apple Shake Mac Effects FX software Apple Motion Mac or PC equivalent Video editing Apple Final Cut Pro Mac or Adobe Premiere PC or PC platform equivalent Scientific image processing FITS Liberator plugin for Photoshop File compression Apple Compressor Mac or PC platform equivalent You will have working experience of both Apple Macintosh hardware using Apple software and Microsoft platforms. You will be proficient in the use of key software tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Final Cut Pro X, Motion, Compressor, Maya, Shake, After Effects, and FITS Liberator. Your English language skills will be excellent, spoken and written, additional EU languages would be an asset Desirable skills Generating textures for 3D renders, particularly for planetary surfaces and spacecraft hardware Experience as multimediavideo producer is an asset Astronomical image processing Knowledge of astronomy and planetary science would also be a significant asset. If you believe you have the skills and experience for the above post, please submit your application via our eRecruitment website. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid48225 Mandatory Applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Netherlands or be EU nationals. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity please address them to the Dutch recruitment team at space.careersserco.com Position Multimedia and Graphic Support Reference RTCSRE051 Application closing date 23 January 2014 Start date 3rd March 2014 until 31 December 2016 Important Please be aware that security clearance may be part of the selection process Please also take the opportunity to register with Serco eRecruitment for automatic email alerts for new opportunities httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com
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Repeal of ethanol mandate a cause Congress should support
2013-12-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Oklahoman: DYSFUNCTION in the federal government may be at an all-time high, but lawmakers are finding bipartisan unity regarding one goal: repeal of the ethanol fuel mandate. U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Muskogee, has teamed with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to author legislation repealing the federal mandate that requires an ever-increasing amount of ethanol-blended fuels in the U.S. supply, regardless of actual consumer demand, market realities or real-world negative consequences. The federal Renewable...
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Infrastructure Engineering Support, RTCTEC122
2013-12-24 13:36:37| Space-careers.com Jobs RSS
Infrastructure Engineering Support, based at the European Space Agency, Noordwijk, the Netherlands Sercos space heritage over the last 40 years has placed us in the Space News Top 50 Space Industry Manufacturing and Services Companies. With over 1500 staff in the space business covering a wide spectrum of experience and skills, we convey best practice, expertise and innovation in our business. All members of our recruitment team have extensive space experience, so have the insight necessary to support you through the application process. For our activities in the European Space Agency, Serco Nederland BV is looking to employ an IT and Infrastructure Support Engineer dedicated to the Concurrent Design Facility CDF, managed by the Systems and Concurrent Engineering Section TECSYE ESTEC. The mandate of the Engineering Support to CDF Infrastructure Service is to provide the necessary workplace proximity support for the CDF, keeping abreast of evolving IT trends throughout and allowing the flexibility to establish costeffective services accordingly. Objectives Providing dedicated full time service for operating, maintaining and developing the facility infrastructure The main technologies supported by the current CDF IT infrastructure include Hyperv virtualization, Virtual storage appliances Citrix XenApp, Windows 2008 R2 Remote Desktop Services, SharePoint Videoconferencing Web Additionally, the facility features a number of integrated IT and audio visual solutions and equipment. The facility is normally utilised to perform concurrent design activities supporting several engineering multidisciplinary teams and a variety of internal and external customers. Your objectives include the daily operations and the support of all user activities. You shall work in close collaboration with the users and management to gather user requirements and lessons learned, and to enhance the current systems CDF and services as appropriate. Specific Tasks Management and administration of the CDF informatics infrastructure resources, including HW, SW, multimedia, and communication devices user access, configuration, etc. Preparation and support of all CDF interdisciplinary activities Maintenance and upgrade of CDF HW and operating systems Design and implementation of test platforms to deliver technologies used for informationproviding and operations of the CDF Provision of security, backup and configuration management support to the local and remote facilities, located in other design centres Preparation and maintenance of databases and archives for exchanging data during design studies, retrieval of data from previous studies Provision of first line technical support for the application development platforms and tools used within the CDF Proactive contribution to the enhancement of the facility infrastructure, performance, and applications including identification, prototyping, procurement and installation of new HWand SW tools, multimedia and communication devices Support to other informatics tasks within TECSYE All technical tasks require documented by the production of user manuals, procedures, reports, etc. The implementation of tasks shall be carried out in liaison and close cooperation with the ESA Corporate Services, internal and external contractors, and suppliers. Maintenance, upgrading and procurement, representing a combination of regular eventdriven arrangements, are as follows Management of computer hardware maintenance gold technical support contracts on DellHP computers and servers Management of the existing audiovideo AV maintenance contract with the suppliers of the CDF Design Wall Barco and supporting AV infrastructure AVEX. Timely renewal of existing contracts, advice on correct maintenance level on all new procurements, obtaining advantageous prices and rates whenever possible. Maintain software maintenance contracts Qualifications and Requirements Applicants require a degree in Computer Science or equivalent qualification together with at least 5 years in a similar role and international environment. The working language is English additional EU languages would be an asset Essential Skills Excellent IT skills Windows Unix Citrix Virtual servers Video Conferencing Web Remote Desktop Services System security, backup and configuration management support Good understanding of SLA and Service Contracts, and there management Experience of system installation and upgrade requirements both HW and SW Excellent planning and implementation skills Trouble shooting system problems Good communication skills at all levels Desirable Skills Previous experience in an international environment An understanding of ESA and its projects If you believe you have the skills and experience for the above post then please submit your application via our eRecruitment website. httpswww.amris.comsercorequirementdisplay.php?refSearchrequirementid48355 Mandatory Applicants must hold a current valid work permit for the Netherlands or be EU nationals. If you have any questions regarding this opportunity please address them to our recruitment team at space.careersserco.com Position Infrastructure Support Engineer Reference RTCTEC122 Application closing date 27th January 2014 Start date March 2014 Important Please be aware that security clearance may be part of the selection process Please also take the opportunity to register with Serco eRecruitment for automatic email alerts for new opportunities httpswww.amris.comsercoalertssignupform.php For additional information about Serco Group please consult our website www.serco.com For additional information about Serco Europe please consult our website www.serco.comeurope
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