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  6. job in peterborough

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    [as posted to GoodWork http://www.GoodWorkCanada.ca ]

    EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

    Position: Program Assistant, Fostering Sustainable Business Practices Program

    Organization: Peterborough Green-Up http://www.greenup.on.ca

    Location: Peterborough, Ontario

    Job Category: Program Support

    Employment Definition: 4-Month Contract Position

    (September1, 2007 to December 31, 2007), $ 15.00 per hour,

    30 Hours per week

    Supervisor: This position will report directly to the

    Sustainable Business Program Coordinator

    Position Goal: To support the research and development of

    the Sustainable Business program, while providing support to

    local business with the Business Incentive Program (BIP)

    program and assisting with event coordination.

    Position Summary: Peterborough Green-Up is seeking a

    Program Assistant for our new Business Support Center within

    our Fostering Sustainable Business Practices Program. The

    Business Support Centre will provide support and strategies

    to businesses in their pursuit to actualize triple bottom

    line sustainability. The Center's services will focus on

    energy efficiency, incentives, initiatives and actions to

    reduce the impact of the business on the environment.

    The major areas of responsibility are front-line business

    support, research & development, event coordination and

    general administrative duties. This contract position will

    begin immediately and end Dec 31,2007. The position will

    report directly to the Program Coordinator and will consist

    of a 30-hour workweek.

    MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

    1. Act as initial point of contact for local businesses on

    the Business Support Line to inquiries and requests or

    directing as appropriate.

    2. Provide information regarding programs, incentives,

    resources and initiatives to community businesses.

    3. Review existing research and develop support materials

    and resources based on necessary program components.

    4. Create, maintain and update database systems for

    customer and project deliverables.

    5. Assist in the day-to-day operations of the program.

    6. Attend steering committee meetings, record and prepare

    minutes and ensure follow up on action items.

    7. Assist with the coordination of program launch and other

    program events.

    8. Other duties as assigned.

    Necessary qualifications:

    * Demonstrated understanding of superior customer service

    practices.

    * Excellent, demonstrated research skills. Demonstrated

    ability to as sess, interpret and communicate research

    results.

    * Excellent verbal and written communications skills

    * Strong planning, organization and coordination skills

    * Ability to work within the limitations of a non-profit

    environment and adapt to change and opportunity

    * Strong interpersonal skills and sensitivity, tact and

    good humour when dealing with the public as well as a clear

    understanding and demonstrated ability for diplomacy and

    confidentiality are required.

    * Sound knowledge of MS Office applications, especially

    Word and Excel; some Access, Publisher and website

    development experience would be an asset.

    * The demonstrated ability to take initiative is essential.

    Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with others in a

    complex and multifaceted work environment. Multitasking

    skills are essential.

    * Related post-secondary degree in business/environment

    studies/sustainability and/or, demonstrated understanding or

    2 years experience in related field.

    Closing Date for Applications: 12 noon, Monday, August 20, 2007

    To Apply:

    The preferred method for submitting your covering

    letter and resume is by email to greenup@greenup.on.ca .

    Please note the position title in the subject line of your

    email. If you are unable to send your application by email,

    you may apply by fax or mail/drop off your application to:

    Peterborough Green-Up

    RE: Program Assistant, Sustainable Business Program

    360 George St. North

    Peterborough, ON K9H 7E7

    Attn: Michelle Osborne

  12. The LEGENDARY 12 Song Album Game!

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    #254. Songs with a number and a colour in the title.

    1. Nena - 99 Red Balloons

    2. Richard Thompson - 1952 Vincent Black Lightning

    3. White Stripes - 300 M.P.H. Torrential Outpour Blues

    4.James Brown - Say It Loud (I'm Black and I'm Proud), Pts. 1 & 2

    5. The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink rRobots pt. 2

    6. 3 Chains O' Gold - Prince and the New Power Generation

    7. Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band - Blue Yodel #9 (Standing On The Corner)

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  18. as things fell apart, nobody paid much attention.

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    me fail english? that's unpossible.

    Corn used in eco-fuel gets the blame for ocean's spreading 'dead

    zones'

    5:00AM Tuesday August 07, 2007

    By Jeff Franks

    - Reuters

    Researchers have found 24,990sq km of "dead zones", or oxygen-

    depleted water, in the Gulf of Mexico this summer, the biggest area

    since tracking of the annual phenomenon began.

    They say humans are mostly to blame for the dead waters, and that

    increased planting of corn to make ethanol is adding to the problem.

    Ethanol is a motor fuel distilled from corn and promoted as a more

    environmentally friendly alternative to petrol.

    The dead zones, which have been appearing each summer since at least

    1970, threaten marine life and have altered the gulf's ecology,

    scientists say.

    Researchers have been checking them each year since 1985.

    Usually, they find only one large zone each year, just off the

    Louisiana coast where the Mississippi River empties into the gulf.

    But this summer, a separate zone has developed off Texas.

    Recent measurements show the Louisiana dead zone covered about

    20,461sq km, and the Texas zone was 4532sq km - a total of 24,990sq

    km.

    The previous largest amount was 22,002sq km found in 2002, Nancy

    Rabalais, chief scientist for the Louisiana Universities Marine

    Consortium, said on Friday.

    The Louisiana dead zone is caused mostly by nitrogen-based

    fertilisers carried by the Mississippi from America's farm belt into

    the Gulf, she said.

    The nitrogen feeds the growth of algae, which depletes oxygen from

    the water. The US Department of Agriculture said in March that corn

    planting would rise 15 per cent this year because of increased demand

    for ethanol.

    Corn needs more fertiliser than other crops, which is probably why

    tests have found more nitrogen in the Mississippi this year, Dr

    Rabalais said.

    She said only the Baltic Sea had a larger "man-made" dead zone than

    the Gulf, but it was about four times bigger.

    The Texas dead zone was caused by heavy rains that filled the Gulf

    with fresh water, said Texas A&M University oceanographer Steve

    DiMarco.

    The fresh water sat on top of salt water "like oil and water" and

    prevented it being oxygenated by air.

    Water in the dead zones could not support most life, Mr DiMarco said,

    and problems were appearing on the Texas coast - "I'm getting reports

    of some fish kills".

    Dr Rabalais said dead zones reduce the amount and variety of marine

    life and, as a result, had changed the Gulf of Mexico ecosystem,

    possibly permanently.

    The dead zones formed in the calm summer waters and broke up when

    summer doldrums ended or a hurricane churned through the gulf, she

    said.

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