Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun

Large X-class Flare Erupts on the Sun

02/07/2012 12:00 AM EST

On Jan. 27, 2012, a large X-class flare erupted from an active region near the solar west limb. X-class flares are the most powerful of all solar events. Seen here is an image of the flare captured by the X-ray telescope on Hinode. This image shows an emission from plasma heated to greater than eight million degrees during the energy release process of the flare. Image Credit: JAXA/Hinode

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A New Map of the Moon

 

NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter science team released the highest resolution near-global topographic map of the moon ever created. This new topographic map shows the surface shape and features over nearly the entire moon with a pixel scale close to 328 feet. Although the moon is Earth's closest neighbor, knowledge of its morphology is still limited. Due to the limitations of previous missions, a global map of the moon’s topography at high resolution has not existed until now. With LRO's Wide Angle Camera and the Lunar Orbiter Laser Altimeter instrument, scientists can now accurately portray the shape of the entire moon at high resolution. Image Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center/DLR/ASU

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Boost for south Mayo job-seekers with free CV workshop

 

Job-seekers in south Mayo are getting a free opportunity to learn how to create an effective CV, thanks to a novel tie-up between Let’s Work West and leading CV preparation and interview training organisation Sli Nua Careers.

 

Watson’s Lane Ballinrobe

The duo will provide a CV workshop for the unemployed and employed people of the south Mayo region on Monday, November 28^th (6-7o’c), at Sli Nua Careers’ offices located at Watson’s Lane Ballinrobe.

Participants will gain valuable advice on how to improve their chances of getting employment or making a career move.

Through guidance of Sli Nua Careers Consultant Liam Horan participants will learn useful tips about CV preparation.

 

• “I think this is a worthwhile opportunity for people to come along to the workshop and gain helpful advice that won’t cost them anything. There has been an incredible amount of interest in this event and with limited places it is advisable to book beforehand by calling 094 95 42965,” said Liam Horan.

 

• “Let’s Work West have done a considerable amount in getting people up and working again, particularly with their recent and very successful jobs expo in Castlebar. We hope that with our services available for these workshops we will be able to help a lot of people,” added Liam.

 

Joanne Maloney from Let’s Work West urged people to avail of the opportunity. “It’s great to be teaming up with Sli Nua Careers on this project. They really know the business and what employers are looking for. It’s a fantastic opportunity for anyone who isn’t sure about their CV or even people who have never done up a CV,” she said.

Bookings can be made by contacting Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, 094 95 42965, liam.horan@slinuacareers.com.

 

SLI NUA CAREERS
To give yourself every chance of getting that job, call in the professionals

• Is your CV helping you - or harming you? Get one that works: http://bit.ly/dhD3HZ

• Need to know your strengths better? A fully-accredited Personal Profile will help. http://bit.ly/l3l4LN Liam Horan, Sli Nua Careers, is accredited as an Internationally Certified user of Thomas International’s Personal Profile Analysis (PPA) and its related instruments

• Sharpen up for your next job interview: http://bit.ly/cYCzum

Tel: +353 94 95 42965

+353 87 9185 867

My barometer is telling me there is rain coming!

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Brendan Nutley
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[Astronomy Ireland] New School Speakers Needed

 

New School Speakers Needed!

Astronomy Ireland is currently recruiting Education Officers for our very successful education programme.

The programme is currently in its second year running. It was founded in 2009 when Astronomy Ireland launched its campaign to ‘Build a science culture for Ireland’.

Astronomy is a fascinating subject and has shown itself to be an excellent gateway subject into science for children. As astronomy is not a main part of the primary and secondary curriculum we feel we offer an important service to schools. We have already visited thousands of primary school children around the country and are constantly working on improving the quality of our programme.

Who are we looking for!

If you have a background in science, a passion for astronomy and teaching experience then we would like to hear from you.

· Science Graduates – preferably with physics/ astrophysics/ astronomy

· Amateur astronomers

· Must have teaching experience.

· Other experience working with young children

· Teachers or trainee teachers with a good knowledge of astronomy, and a desire to work with us to create astronomy lesson plans and teaching resources.

· Fluent Irish speakers. We currently have a lot of interest from Gaelscoils around the country, and would like to be able to offer talks ‘as Gaeilge’.

· We are very interested in hearing from people who live in Waterford/Wexford, Sligo/Donegal, Cork/Kerry, and Mayo/Galway regions.

· Must have your own transport and be willing to travel.

Job description

Education officers will travel to schools in their areas and deliver high-quality presentations to the students. The basis of each presentation will be a highly visual slide-show, usually lasting 40minutes, with 20minutes for Q&A at the end. Each speaker will have at least two talks, one for a younger audience and one for older students.  We are looking for people with creative ideas for teaching astronomy. We are looking for passionate speakers who will bring the subject to life for the children.

Application is by C.V. Closing date for submissions is Tuesday 25th October 2011. Please send C.V. to cliona@astronomy.ie

Successful applicants will be required to attend an interview and present a short 15 minute PowerPoint presentation.

Astronomy Ireland

The world's most popular Astronomy Club
www.astronomy.ie

Santa 2012

When you have written your Santa letter remember to put your name and address at the end. (just in case there is two children with the same name) if you can, each person should write their own letter or if they cant write, ask an adult to help with the spelling of the hard words.

The next thing to do is put your letter in an envelope. On the front you should write

TO SANTA
AT SANTAS WORKSHOP
NORTH POLE

Put your letter in any post box or the post box at your local post office. You don’t even need a stamp. Your letters will be collected and put in a post bag marked SANTA LETTERS ONLY. When the bag is full it will be tied and then it will be taken to Athlone. All the bags with Santa letters from Donegal, Mayo and the midlands must go to Athlone.  From Athlone their next stop is Dublin. When the bags arrive in Dublin from all over the country they are loaded on to a big truck and driven to Dublin Airport. All the Santa Letters only bags are then loaded on a plane going to Lapland. When the plain lands the bags of letters are taken off and are sent direct to Santa’s Workshop at the North Pole.

Lapland and the North Pole is a very snowy place. All this moving of mail bags takes time. Sometimes the snow at the North Pole slows things down. We know that the post room at the North Pole will read every letter they get form Ireland and sometimes but not always some children might get a letter back. Not every child does. This is because the heavy snow stops the letters getting back to the plain and so back to Ireland.

 

 

I hope this helps!

Yacht missing of Irish SW coast

 

Efforts are underway to try and locate a yacht feared missing off the southwest coast.
The vessel - which had been en-route from Bermuda to West Cork - is overdue by almost a week.
Valentia Coastguard is co-ordinating the operation.
The 32 foot yacht "Golden Eagle" left Bermuda in the middle of last month, and had been due to arrive in Crookhaven last week.
However, it never arrived, there has been no radio contact, and concern is growing for the safety of the two man crew.
This morning, four naval vessels on patrol in the area will take part in the search off the Cork coast, with air support provided by the Aer Corps.

Indonesia airline check air hostess applicants 'for breasts implants during job interview'

Dozens of women applying for air hostess jobs with an Indonesian airline were ordered to strip nearly naked and have their breasts handled in medical check-ups, one of the applicants claimed today. She said Garuda - Indonesia's main airline - wanted to screen out women who had tattoos on their breasts or who had had breast implants. As part of the medical check-up, they had to strip down to just their pants, the woman making the allegations claimed. Declining to be named - because she said she still wanted the coveted job - the woman said the breast checks were carried out at the airline's South Korean branch in Seoul.

The applicants hoped to snare one of the 18 positions being offered for flight attendants. 'The hand examination on breast was held since those with implants can have health issues when air pressure falls during flights,' the South Korean news agency Yonhap quoted an airline official as saying. The official said cabin crew were banned from having tattoos and workers hired in other countries such as Japan and Australia were also subjected to a similar examination. However claims about the check-ups have angered women's rights groups, which described the process as unnecessary and intrusive. 'I wonder if such a practice is acceptable in Indonesia,' said Ms Kim Da-Mi, who works with the Sexual Violence Relief Centre in Seoul. A spokesman for South Korea's main airline, Korean Air, described the tests as 'bizarre'. He said: 'We've never heard of or done such check-ups on flight attendants but I wonder if this means that passengers with breast implants should not fly also.' At Garuda Indonesia's office in Seoul, a spokesman said the medical tests should have followed routine procedures - and those do not include such examinations. 'We are investigating the matter by questioning managers and the doctor who was in charge of the check-up,' said spokesman Park Sung-Hyun. 'This is very embarrassing.' It has not been revealed whether the doctor is female or male. Flight attendant jobs are keenly sought by South Korean women, enticed by high pay and travel opportunities. Thousands prepare for years, attending beauty salons and ensuring they have a high education standard before applying for vacancies.

By RICHARD SHEARS

Lightning Over Ballinrobe

 

 

Image Credit: Brendan Nutley

Hurricane Irene

 

High above the Earth from aboard the International Space Station, astronaut Ron Garan snapped this image of Hurricane Irene as it passed over the Carribean on Aug. 22, 2011. The National Hurricane Center noted on Aug. 22 that Irene is expected to produce total rainfall accumulations of 5 to 10 inches across Puerto Rico, The Virgin Islands, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, the Southeastern Bahamas and The Turks and Caicos Islands. Isolated maximum amounts of rainfall may reach up to 20 inches. Image Credit: NASA

 

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