Terra Eclipse

Maybe this is a sign that we should have him do some more graphic work?

Programmers lunch.

On Tuesday April 15th, a rally in Washington D.C. will be held by proponents of the Liberty Movement, and our media team will be there to cover the event. The rally will start at 11:00 a.m. EST, on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.

The rally’s intended message is to raise awareness of the growing dissatisfaction that many Americans feel about the unrepresentative nature of government and the erosion of constitutional rights and freedoms.

Check back later this week for updates from this exciting event!

So we got this bill:

How do they get 8.44? Is there somethign my garbage man isn’t telling me?

Position Overview
Terra Eclipse is looking for an experienced and motivated web developer. This job will involve working on-site with our programming team on back-end development, as well as with designers and front-end developers to make changes to existing page templates.

Position is based in Aptos, CA.

Job Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building web applications
• Strong knowledge of both front and back-end development: XHTML/CSS, JavaScript, and PHP/MySQL
• Consistently meet or exceed deadlines on the development of high-visibility, high-quality web products
• A portfolio that includes self-started personal projects

Back-end knowledge:

• Solid experience with web frameworks (Rails, CodeIgniter, CakePHP, Zend, etc)
• Fluent in PHP programming techniques (both functional and object-oriented)
• Strong database experience (MySQL preferred). Must create, optimize, and query complex, scalable MySQL databases
• Ablility to follow strict standards of coding and documenting code
• Thorough understanding of all common formats and protocols (HTTP, REST, SOAP …)
• Experience learning, integrating, and building API services

Front-end knowledge:

• Expert knowledge in CSS and XHTML 1.0 (Transitional and Strict)
• Some experience with client-side scripting (JavaScript, Actionscript)
• Ability to design and work towards an intuitive user experience
• Excellent written and spoken English proficiency
• Meticulous attention to detail, excellent self-motivation

Responsibilities

• Work on-site with our team to take concepts and turn them into finished applications
• Develop and publish code under a version control system (Subversion)
• Build and maintain a re-usable code library
• Maintain clear and active communication with the development team and report progress of assigned tasks

Send a portfolio, resume and earliest availability to jobs@terraeclipse.com
For portfolios that include collaborative work, please describe your role in the project.

Terra Eclipse is looking for experienced and motivated web developers! The positions are full time and based at our HQ in Aptos, CA. We are looking for people who have ‘real world’ experience in developing custom applications.

Design Engineer/UI Programmer

This job will involve implementing in-house designs in XHTML/CSS and creating interface elements with attention to design motifs.

Job Requirements

• 3+ years of experience building web applications
• Demonstrated mastery of standards-compliant XHTML markup and CSS layouts
• Must be able to maintain strict consistency between all modern browsers
• Extensive experience with Adobe Photoshop
• Experience with client-side scripting (JavaScript, Actionscript, etc)
• Some experience with server-side scripting (PHP, Ruby, Perl, etc)
• A portfolio that includes self-started personal projects

You should have

• Ability to hand-write pages in valid XHTML 1.0 (Transitional and Strict)
• Ability to write CSS that compliments an existing design
• Ability to make page elements re-usable
• Experience with version control systems such as Subversion
• Ability to design and work towards an intuitive user experience
• Excellent written and spoken English proficiency
• Meticulous attention to detail, excellent self-motivation

Responsibilities

• Work on-site with our team to take concepts and turn them into finished pages
• Work with our support team to troubleshoot problems with websites
• Make regular web updates: text changes, banner graphics
• Help design, code and execute HTML emails to subscribers
• Develop and update online demos with screenshots and animation
• Maintain clear and active communication with the development team and report progress of assigned tasks
• Take initiative to develop advanced and creative user experiences

Send a portfolio, resume and earliest availability to jobs@terraeclipse.com

For portfolios that include collaborative work, please describe your role in the project.

This morning TE launched a new exploratory committee site for Mr. Bob Barr, who is potentially seeking the Libertarian nomination for President. This should be a great endeavor! Mr. Barr is an incredibly sincere and friendly guy, having already called us personally on multiple occasions to thank us for the hard work. Also much thanks to Jennifer Chambrin & Steven Gordon, who have been working hard with us all week to get the site launched. We at TE look forward to the general election where we hope to send another strong message of “Liberty for America.”

We are excited to announce that TE headquarters has moved to a new office located in Aptos, CA.

Since early February, we’ve been orchestrating an extensive renovation on the building, formerly a chiropractic office. The result?

• Modern interior with a spacious main work area
• Conference room with a 10′ rounded table, HD projector and 5.1 surround sound
• Lounge upstairs with 52″ flat panel LCD television
• Lobby, kitchenette, and custom server room
• Beautiful forest and creek behind the office

We would like to give special thanks to the friends, family and Terra Eclipse team for coming together to make this possible.

A photo narrative of the renovation can be found here. If you’re in the area, feel free to stop by and check it out!

After a fair bit of paperwork, Terra Eclipse has officially become Terra Eclipse, Inc.!  Along with the incorporated status, we are working on our new office space, and bringing a few contractors in as full time employees.  Look for more updates here on this site, as well as a possible redesign to the look and feel of terraeclipse.com.

Terra Eclipse is pleased to announce that we have launched the new look for the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign website!

Click the thumbnail to visit the site.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN EMBRACES IPHONE
Design team enables online favorite Ron Paul to realize offline campaign opportunities

SANTA CRUZ, California - July 2, 2007 - Terra Eclipse (www.terraeclipse.com) announced today the beta release of its optimized iPhone application for Congressman Ron Paul’s presidential campaign. The Web 2.0 standards-based application (available at www.ronpaul2008.com/iphone) is designed to integrate with the groundbreaking Apple interface and provide optimized campaign resources over AT&T’s EDGE network.

Internet and political critics noticed Terra Eclipse when it redesigned the official campaign website on June 5th to coincide with Dr. Paul’s appearances on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart” and the New Hampshire GOP debate. Analysts are crediting the campaign site’s approach of deeply integrating with social networks and forms of “distributed online campaigning” (sources:
http://www.reason.com/blog/, http://www.bivingsreport.com/).

Additionally, online data shows that among Republican candidates, Dr. Paul has the most visited candidate website, the most viewed YouTube channel, the most Meetup groups, and the most socially networked profiles (source: www.techpresident.com). Dr. Paul credits his campaign’s unexpected grassroots momentum to his consistent message of individual liberty and limited government. By embracing the communication platform available on the iPhone, the campaign is preparing to translate that online momentum into real world votes.

“Our web development team has built a robust tool that will allow
iPhone-equipped volunteers to bring Ron Paul’s online popularity into offline households in key early primary states,” says Wyatt Hull, Creative Director of Terra Eclipse. “The internet has been a great equalizer allowing Dr. Paul’s message to reach an eager audience, and the iPhone can help campaign volunteers to further that interest onto the doorsteps and town halls of America. Imagine a teenager taking an iPhone to Grandma’s house and helping her to register to vote or donate to the campaign. Our goal is for supporters to recognize that the iPhone is not only an innovative device. It is a revolutionarytool for political action.”

Dr. Ron Paul is a 10-term Congressman from Lake Jackson, Texas seeking the Republican nomination for President of the United States. He is the leading advocate for freedom in our nation’s capital. As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, Dr. Paul tirelessly works for limited constitutional government, low taxes, free markets, and a return to sound monetary policies. He is known among his congressional colleagues and his constituents for his consistent voting record. Dr. Paul never votes for legislation unless the proposed measure is expressly authorized by the Constitution. From Pasadena, California to Manchester, New Hampshire, people are responding to Ron Paul’s message of freedom, peace and prosperity. The more they hear, the more they want to be a part of the campaign.

“The goal with our eCampaign strategy is to find ways to coordinate the new emerging mode of communication on the Internet (through self-publishing, use of web 2.0 tools, social networking, and online videos) in order to help take online support to offline activism,” notes eCampaign Director Justine Lam. “The use of the iPhone platform tool will play a role in this strategy.”

Terra Eclipse is an innovative design and information technology consulting group located in Santa Cruz, CA. Its reputation is based upon providing public institutions and private corporations with elegant and practical media design solutions for more than a decade. It recently partnered with the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee to provide design and application development services.

Press Contacts:

Terra Eclipse
Martin Avila
(831) 431-0652
martin@terraeclipse.com

Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign Committee
Jesse Benton
(703) 248-9115
jesse@ronpaul2008.com

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