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The Internet sent a loud message to Congress in a coordinated blackout of websites on Jan. 18. to protest the anti-piracy bills, Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA). It was reported that 75,000 websites took part in the protest.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev. and House Judiciary Committee chairman Lamar Smith, R-Texas ultimately shelved both bills in the Senate and the House.
The tangled web of Apple, Foxconn and Mike Daisey
Following a series of explosive reports, Apple was scrutinized for the working conditions at Foxconn -- the factory where iPhones and iPads are made. The media attention was so persistent that Apple CEO Tim Cook sent a memo to employees to day the company cares about all of its employees.
In a bizarre twist to the tale, it was discovered that one of the original reports of conditions at Foxconn was partially fabricated by American monologist Mike Daisey. His report was featured on "This American Life," but was later retracted.
Apple and Foxconn have since agreed to a timeline of changes that are planned at the factories.
Facebook buys Instagram
On April 9, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced that the social network planned to acquire Instagram, the popular photo-sharing mobile app. It was later reported the deal was for a whopping $1 billion.
Facebook's purchase of Instagram was finalized in September for $715.3 million -- $300 million of it in cash and the rest in stock.
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Facebook IPO
On May 18, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg rang the Nasdaq opening bell and the social network became a public company, trading under the ticker symbol "FB."
There was plenty of drama surrounding Facebook's initial public offering, but the most unique story was of graffiti artist David Choe. Choe was hired by then Facebook president Sean Parker to paint a mural at Facebook's first office in Palo Alto in 2005. When the mural was finished, Parker gave Choe the option of taking cash or stock options. He took the stock and went from being homeless to being a millionaire.
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The new iPad launches
After months of speculation and build-up, Apple announced its third generation iPad on March 7 at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.
The third-generation iPad dropped its numbering system and featured better hardware, Retina Display and 4G LTE support.
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Kony 2012
Produced by the non-profit group Invisible Children, "Kony 2012" had all of the elements of a powerful viral video: heroes and villains, heart, purpose and a call to action (the filmmakers also make good use of Facebook Timeline as storytelling tool). In less than a week, the video garnered over 26.6 million views, but it's also sparked controversy.
Invisible Children has been criticized for spending more of their resources on advocacy and filmmaking rather than on-the-ground humanitarian work.The organization defended its methods, but was overshadowed by the arrest of its co-founder Jason Russell, who was spotted naked on the streets of San Diego by gossip website TMZ.
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Microsoft becomes a hardware company
On June 18, Microsoft announced the Surface tablet computer at a secretive press event in Los Angeles. The Microsoft Surface features a 10.6-inch display, a full version of the Windows 8 operating system, Gorilla Glass, a built in kickstand and a tactile multi-touch keyboard.
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Curiosity Rover touches down on Mars
Dutifully executing its complex flight control software, the Mars Science Laboratory silently raced toward its target on Aug. 6, picking up speed as it closed in for a 13,200-mph plunge into the Red Planet's atmosphere and an action-packed seven-minute descent required a rocket-powered "sky crane" to lower the one-ton nuclear-powered rover to the surface. It went off without a hitch.
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Apple and Samsung go to court
Apple sued Samsung for allegedly knocking off its popular iPhone and iPad. The computer giant sought $2.5 billion in damages. Samsung denied the charges and countersued Apple for $422 million. A nine-person federal jury in San Jose, Calif. ruled in favor of Apple on August 24 and awarded the company with $1.05 billion in damages.
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GoDaddy goes down
Thousands and possibly millions of websites hosted by GoDaddy.com went down for several hours on Sept. 10, causing trouble for the mainly small businesses that rely on the service.
The hacking group Anonymous claimed responsibility for the outage, but GoDaddy said it was due to an internal issue, not hackers.
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Apple Maps gets slammed
When Apple released its new mobile operating system iOS 6 on Sept. 19, it had one big omission that users sorely missed: Google Maps. Users complained of missing landmarks, wrong directions and the lack of public transportation directions.
Apple CEO Tim Cook apologized to customers a week later and said the company was working to make Maps better. After months of criticism, and days after a warning from Australian police to stop using Apple Maps, Google Maps made its return to the iPhone on Dec. 13. The app quickly became No. 1 on Apple's App Store.
At left: a side-by-side comparison of Google Maps app, left, and Apple Maps apps, right.
Apple announces iPhone 5
Apple's highly anticipated smartphone was announced on Sept. 12 and went on sale on Sept. 21. Apple announced on Sept. 24 that the smartphone sold 5 million units -- selling out of its initial supply.
Felix Baumgartner jumps from the edge of space
On October 14, 2012 -- the 65th anniversary of test pilot Chuck Yeager's successful attempt to become the first man to officially break the sound barrier aboard an airplane -- extreme athlete Felix Baumgartner attempted to become the first human to break the sound barrier during a high-altitude free-fall parachute jump.
Baumgartner successfully jumped from 24-miles above the Earth, breaking the speed of sound at about 833.9 miles per hour.
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Social media goes wild for the U.S. presidential elections
The 2012 U.S. presidential elections electrified social media users, as they took to sites like Facebook and Twitter to make comments during convention speeches and debates.
Facebook reported its top event of 2012 was the elections. Twitter reported that politics dominated the "Twitterverse" in 2012, with President Obama's "Four more years" photo becoming the most re-tweeted post in the site's history.
Top viral moments include, when Mitt Romney said he loved Big Bird, but would cut funding for the Public Broadcasting System (PBS); and when he said he had a binders full of women, in response to a question about pay equity.
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Social media tells the story of Superstorm Sandy in real-time
The U.S. East Coast was hit hard by Superstorm Sandy on Oct. 29 and people all over the world got a sense of events happening in the storm in real time, thanks to social media services like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram.
Although, the information was not always accurate, some of the reports were found to be true and gave a snapshot of flooding and power outages in real time -- to both East Coast residents and the world.
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Emails uncover the scandal the brought down David Petraeus
On Nov. 9, CIA Director David Petraeus submitted his resignation to President Obama, citing an extramarital affair.
Law enforcement raised concern over emails Petraeus exchanged with journalist Paula Broadwell, who authored his biography "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus." The affair between Petraeus and Broadwell was uncovered during a related investigation into allegedly threatening emails received by Jill Kelley -- a Petraeus family friend.
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Apple unveiled the iPad mini on Oct. 23. The smaller iPad was rumored for years before it arrived and became an instant success. The tech giant took fans and critics by surprise when it also introduced the fourth-generation iPad -- only about 7 months after it launched the third-generation iPad.
Instagram raises ire with its new terms of use
Instagram, the popular photo-sharing mobile app, announced changes to its privacy policy and terms of use on Dec. 17. The new policies are slated to start on Jan. 16, 2013, but users began raising concerns immediately. Language included in Instagram's new policy suggested that the company could accept payment to in exchange for the use of a person's username, likeness, photos and other data for sponsored content or promotions.
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As alien dignitaries visit the ship, Picard's shuttle crashes on a desolate planet where he meets a woman who has been stranded there for seven years.
- 1 Summary
- 2 Memorable quotes
- 3 Background information
- 4 Links and references
The crew of the USS Enterprise-D welcomes aboard two Iyaaran ambassadors, Loquel and Byleth, who are visiting the ship as part of a cultural exchange that will also send Captain Jean-Luc Picard to their homeworld, Iyar. Before Picard departs, he assigns Counselor Deanna Troi to act as Loquel's liaison and asks Commander William T. Riker to do the same for Byleth. However, Byleth immediately demands that Lieutenant Worf serve as his shipboard guide. Worf reluctantly accepts, and Picard departs for Iyar with Voval, the Iyaaran shuttle pilot.
Act One
In Ten Forward, a reception with buffet is held. Loquel and Troi get along while she introduces him to desserts, while Byleth continues to be rude to Worf, and demands he bring him more food despite Crusher's explanation of the protocol. Worf continues to play along and goes to get him food, running into Data, who suggests he focus on their commonalities.
Soon afterward, aboard the Iyaaran shuttle, Picard finds Voval gruff and uncommunicative. Their awkward silence is disrupted a sudden malfunction. Crashing on an unidentified class M planet, Voval receives a concussion. Picard is unhurt and decides to seek help outside the shuttle when he detects a structure and some energy readings outside. While Picard walks around the surface, he is struck by one of the planet's stormy electrical discharges and falls to the ground. As he lies unconscious, someone silently drags him away.
Act Two
On the Enterprise, Troi and Worf continue to deal with their guests' quirks. Worf shows Byleth to engineering, and, in the middle of explanations, Byleth rudely asks Worf a question that only an engineer would be able to answer. He sees Geordi La Forge and asks if he is smarter than Worf, and then demands to see the Bussard collectors. Worf keeps his composure and leads him away. Meanwhile, Loquel has become fascinated by the existence of desserts, as his people only eat for sustenance. He is equally intrigued by children, as Iyaarans are born fully grown, particularly after seeing a young boy on the Enterprise named Eric. He and Troi partake in many desserts, much to Troi's eventual dismay.
Picard awakens in the small, dimly-lit cabin of a crashed cargo freighter. A device is attached to his waist area and he finds it hurts to sit up. He is approached by a solemn, attractive Human woman who informs him that Voval did not survive the crash.
Act Three
Picard learns that the woman's name is Anna and that she is the sole survivor of a Terellian cargo freighter crash that occurred seven years before. Anna tells Picard that he has three broken ribs, which the device is restraining. He sends her to retrieve the shuttlecraft's comm panel in order to send a distress signal.
Meanwhile, Worf is struggling to maintain his composure due to the abrasive, demanding personality of Byleth. Riker says Worf can't transfer responsibility to someone else. Loquel has been pleasant, but Troi admits he is testing her as well, obsessed with desserts. Riker decides that the tension might be eased by a "friendly" game of poker.
Finally Picard decides to get up and walk around. He is surprised to find the door locked from outside. Anna then returns with a non-functional panel, which she accidentally destroyed when removing it with a phaser. She seems distraught that she did that, and explains that she had to give up hope in order to not be crazy, but Picard insists they will be rescued.
Act Four
Picard finds a power cell while Anna is out collecting food. She brings back coltayin roots she intends to cook, and again tells Picard to rest when she finds him up. He tells her he plans to use the remaining charge to power the shuttle's systems. She again tells him she loves him, but he frankly tells her this is only because she hasn't seen anyone in seven years. She is disappointed, but Picard encourages her that they will be rescued.
On the Enterprise, the poker game is anything but "friendly" when Worf realizes that Byleth is stealing his chips. Upon the accusation, Byleth verbally and physically provokes Worf, who eventually loses control and, despite Riker's demand to calm down, attacks his guest. But instead of getting angry, Byleth is pleased. He expresses admiration for Worf's display of anger and politely excuses himself to document the experience, leaving everyone confused (except Loquel, who is still gleefully enjoying his dessert and offering some to Troi).
Back on the planet, Picard removes the "medical device" and realizes that it was causing the pain; his ribs are not really broken. While begging for his love, Anna has actually been holding him captive. He angrily alerts Anna to his discovery, at which point she becomes distraught over failing to gain his affection. Picard is then shocked when Anna pins him down, forcibly kisses him, tells him she loves him, and demands that the Captain love her back. Picard frees himself from her advance and rejects her a final time, and Anna rushes out the door, breaking off her necklace and locking him inside the freighter. Picard finds a crowbar to try to force open the door when he hears someone on the other side, who turns out to be the very much alive Voval.
Act Five
Voval explains that he only appeared to be dead because, when Iyaarans are injured, their metabolic rates slow down in order to promote healing. He and Picard set off in search of Anna, eventually separating. Picard finds Anna standing at the edge of a cliff, threatening to commit suicide if he does not tell her he loves her. When he notices that Anna is again wearing her necklace and that Voval has again disappeared, Picard senses that something strange is going on and tells Anna to go ahead and jump. Picard begins to note the many coincidences that have happened since the Iyaaran shuttle crashed on the planet, such as her wearing the necklace at that moment, Anna disappearing and Voval appearing right after her, and Voval's insistence that they find her before she jumps.
At that moment, Anna transforms into Voval, who explains that he is not really a pilot, but an Iyaaran ambassador. He tells Picard that the Iyaarans discovered the freighter years before, along with logs indicating how a Human woman was marooned on the planet, and seven years later fell in love with a man who had also crashed. Voval brought Picard to the same planet in order to study the emotion of love by reenacting the scenario with Picard as a subject. Similarly, Loquel and Byleth were sent to experience pleasure and antagonism, as described in the woman's logs, concepts unknown to the Iyaarans. Picard comments that Humans would not have taken such a direct approach in their research, and he informs the ambassador that he has technically committed a crime. Voval is confused at that, but Picard is more interested in escape than prosecution and, after Voval confirms his assumption that the shuttle is actually operational, they return to the Enterprise.
Upon their arrival, Byleth along with a sore Worf, recount to Riker their experience of eleven consecutive hours of Worf's antagonistic holodeck program, while Loquel offers Troi a sample of Iyaaran food, apologizing that it has less flavor than chocolate, but which Troi reassures him will come as a welcome relief after the constant barrage of desserts they have been eating over the past few days. Voval and Picard part on friendly terms with Picard acknowledging the desire to obtain knowledge, and commenting that it's refreshing to encounter a people who are prepared to take an experience to its furthest extreme.
Memorable quotes
"Besides, you look good in a dress."
- - Riker, on Worf's dislike for dress-like uniforms
"Good luck."
- - Picard, to Riker after observing the Iyaaran ambassadors
"Klingons do not procrastinate."
- - Worf
"I want this one."
- - Ambassador Byleth, asking to be escorted by Worf
"Are you smarter than this one?"
- - Ambassador Byleth, to Geordi La Forge concerning Worf
"I am going to kill him with my bare hands! I will take him by the throat and rip out his esophagus!"
- - Worf, referring to Byleth
"He has an obsession with food, especially chocolate."
"Then you must be in heaven."
"To be honest, he's testing even my limits."
- - Troi and Riker, referring to Loquel
"You see? You see? They are insane!"
- - Worf, referring to the ambassadors
"You are an insulting, pompous fool! And if you were not an ambassador, I would disembowel you right here!"
- - Worf, to Byleth
"Very good. Thank you, Lieutenant Worf. I think I understand now. That was a very effective demonstration."
- - Byleth, after Worf attacks him
"Tell me about your love... or I'll jump!"
"Go ahead. Why don't you do it? It's a... long way down. Must be two hundred meters, you'd die instantly if that's what you want but I don't think that it really is."
- - Anna, threatening to jump to her death while Picard begins to put the pieces together
"Voval, what is going on?!"
- - Picard, when Anna transforms into Voval
"I have heard that in moments of diplomatic tension, it is often helpful to find elements of commonality."
"Ambassador Byleth is demanding, temperamental, and rude!"
"You share all of those qualities in abundance. Perhaps you should try to build on your similarities."
- - Data and Worf
Background information
Production history
- Final draft script: 6 July 1993 [1]
- Premiere airdate: 27 September 1993
- First UK airdate: 17 January 1996
Story and script
- The working title of the episode was "The Journey". (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion - A Series Guide and Script Library)
- The story initially contained a subplot of Troi earning the rank of Commander. This was later used in "Thine Own Self". In an uncredited rewrite, Brannon Braga created the tests undertaken by the other Iyaarans. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
- In a cut scene, Byleth awoke Worf at 0500 for a tour of the arboretum. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion) This scene was included as a deleted scene in the blu-ray release.
- Eric was named after a nephew of Brannon Braga. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
- Chocolate-covered raisins were originally bought for Loquel's poker-game snack, but this was changed at the last minute as it was found that Paul Eiding was allergic to chocolate. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
- Director Cliff Bole was disappointed with the episode, citing constant rewrites as the cause. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
- This is the first episode in which Worf, Troi, and Beverly Crusher are seen in their dress uniforms.
- This is one of only three TNG episodes to not feature the Enterprise-D bridge, the others being "Family" and "Dark Page".
- This is one of only five TNG episodes that doesn't have a stardate although Picard does confirm it is seven years from the stardate Anna tells him that denotes the date of her crash. The others are "Symbiosis", "First Contact", "Tapestry", and "Sub Rosa".
Video and DVD releases
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 77, 7 March 1994
- As part of the TNG Season 7 DVD collection
Links and references
Also starring
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
Guest stars
- Barbara Williams as Anna
- Eric Pierpoint as Voval
- Paul Eiding as Loquel
- Michael Harris as Byleth
Uncredited co-stars
- David Keith Anderson as Armstrong
- Arratia as Alfonse Pacelli
- Lena Banks as operations division ensign
- Michael Braveheart as Martinez
- Carl David Burks as Russell
- Cameron as Kellogg
- Tracee Lee Cocco as Jae
- Elliot Durant III as operations division ensign
- Gunnel Eriksson as science division officer
- Linda Harcharic as command division ensign
- Kerry Hoyt as operations division ensign
- Gary Hunter as science division officer
- Lorine Mendell as Diana Giddings
- Keith Rayve as civilian
- S. Reed as Burton
- Talbot as Ten Forward waitress
- John Tampoya as operations division ensign
- Christina Wegler Miles as command division ensign
- Unknown performers as
Stunt doubles
- Chuck Borden as stunt double for Michael Harris
- Rusty McClennon as stunt double for Michael Dorn
- John Nowak as stunt double for Patrick Stewart
- David Keith Anderson – stand-in for LeVar Burton
- Carl David Burks – stand-in for Brent Spiner
- Michael Echols – stand-in for Michael Dorn
- Nora Leonhardt – stand-in for Marina Sirtis
- Lorine Mendell – stand-in for Gates McFadden
- Richard Sarstedt – stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
- Dennis Tracy – stand-in for Patrick Stewart
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External links
- "Liaisons" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "Liaisons" at Wikipedia
- "Liaisons" at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- "Liaisons" at MissionLogPodcast.com, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
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Havidic chose street food as his debut menu because he says street food is the tastiest food in any country: "It's comfort food. Just something you'll pick up while you're walking down the street. I might not know you, but I trust you enough that I'll eat your food."
Mexican flavors are prominent on several courses, from a charred corn salad reminiscent of elote to pig face tacos and a final churro-inspired dessert. "Everything from Mexico is perfectly in season right now," Havidic says. "I had to do a taco, because it's the quintessential street food, in my opinion. Our pastry chef really liked the idea of churros, so we had to do that. And my sous chef really wanted to do elotes."
The full tasting menu, documented in the slideshow, is ten courses ($105) with alcoholic or non-alcoholic drink pairings included. An abbreviated six-course ($85) and three-course ($50) menu is available as well.
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Chinese activist Chen appeals to new party leader
Chinese legal activist Chen Guangcheng is appealing to the newly named head of the ruling Communist Party to carry out political reforms to avoid violence.
In a taped statement from exile in New York released Sunday, Chen said Xi Jinping needs to promote change to assuage anger against political oppression.
Just days earlier, Chen's nephew was sentenced to three years in prison for assault, in what was seen as retaliation by local officials angered by Chen's daring escape from house arrest in April. Chen, who is blind, fled to the U.S. Embassy and set off a diplomatic tussle between Beijing and Washington that embarrassed the central government.
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Tucked away on the edge of Palmas del Mar (turn left on Academy Drive opposite the information centre), Rancho Buena Vista (787/479-7479, www.ranchobuenavistapr.com) provides a fabulous opportunity to ride Paso Fino horses along tropical sandy beaches. The regular trail rides are perfect for beginners, lasting around one hour and covering 6.5km (no minimum, but maximum thirty people). Experienced riders can opt for the expert trail ride, which lasts two hours and covers over 9.5km of trail. Both routes include local beaches where turtles nest (the beaches are regularly inspected so that nothing is disturbed). Riders must be eight years or older, but ponies are available for children aged three to seven. The ranch is open daily from 8am, but sometimes closes in September and October. Christmas is peak season, so book ahead.
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Our easy-to-maneuver floor plans are ideal for seniors and we offer 24/7 emergency response services. We understand that each individual is unique and that needs may change over time. Holiday Retirement does not provide any health care services. Residents are welcome to use outside home health care options that may enable them to continue enjoying life at our community.
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"STEAM education," with its addition of "arts" to STEM subjects, is a complex and contested concept. On the one hand, STEAM builds upon the economic drivers that characterize STEM: an alignment of disciplinary areas that allegedly have the greatest impact on a developed country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). On the other hand, the addition of the arts may point to the recovery of educational aims and purposes that exceed economic growth: for example, by embracing social inclusion, community participation, or sustainability agendas. Central to understanding the different educational opportunities offered by STEAM is the interrogation of the role—and status—of the arts in relation to STEM subjects. The term "art" or "arts" may refer, for example, to the arts as realms/domains of knowledge, such as the humanities and social science disciplines, or to different ways of knowing and experiencing the world enabled by specific art forms, practices, or even pedagogies. In the face of such variety and possibilities, STEAM is a portmanteau term, hosting approaches that originate from different reconfigurations or iterative reconfiguring of disciplinary relationships. A critical discussion of the term "STEAM" will thus require an analysis of published literature alongside a review and discussion of ongoing practices in multiple field(s), which are shaped by and respond to a variety of policy directions and cultural traditions. The outcome is a multilayered and textured account of the limitations and possibilities for and relational understandings of STEAM education.
Keywords: STEM, STEAM, creativity, disciplinary configurations, boundary object, debate, arts, science
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The Aerolatte Compact milk frother whisks while it warms to make delicious frothed milk for cappuccino, latte and hot chocolate from ordinary cold milk. Using the tried and tested Aerolatte frothing head, you can be assured of the perfect hot frothed milk brought to you from the company that introduced the world to steam free milk frothing.
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Do you have a background or knowledge in Web Development? Does working in a dynamic environment where you are part of a team focused on building out web clients sound like something you would enjoy? If so, this may be the job for you.
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The next step in the Specialisterne recruitment process is an Employment Discovery Workshop. It is a hands-on, task-based experience where you will work on specific projects in a relaxed setting. It is an opportunity to learn about our approach to hiring, and for us to get to know you – what motivates you, your interests and your skills.
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Candidates whose profiles are well-suited for the roles for which we are recruiting will be invited to participate in a four-week skills evaluation and training program on the employer's site. It will include case studies, real-life projects, as well as training relevant to the roles and working environment.
Employment offers are made to the candidates with the best fit. Once accepted, the individuals will transition into their positions at the organization. Specialisterne Canada will provide support where necessary, which may include modifications to the work environment.
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Early in the morning of Sunday Oct. 4, 19 year old Palestinian Fadi Alloun was shot and killed by Israeli forces after he allegedly attempted to carry out a stabbing attack near the Old City of Jerusalem.
Footage released of the incident shows Alloun attempting to run away whilst voices can be heard yelling "Shoot him! It's a terrorist--shoot him!"
In the video, Alloun does not appear to pose an immediate threat to those around him, yet at least eight shots are fired by Israeli forces, and Alloun drops to the ground.
The knife attack allegedly perpetrated by Fadi Alloun was the second in a string of attacks against Israelis which have taken place across Israel and the West Bank since Oct. 3.
Of the suspects, at least fifteen have been shot and killed by Israeli forces on the scene, in what some are labelling "extrajudicial executions."
Tahseen Elayyan, the Head of the Monitoring and Documentation Department at Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq, told the Palestine Monitor that, "international law puts strong restrictions on the use of firearms by law enforcement officials."
Elayyan went on the explain that firearms should only be used as a last resort, citing the UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials which states, "intentional lethal use of firearms may only be made when strictly unavoidable in order to protect life."
In recent weeks, the use of firearms often does not appear to have been a last resort.
On Oct. 9 in Afula, northern Israel, a Palestinian woman allegedly attempted to stab a security guard in the central bus station.
In a video released apparently showing the moments after the incident, the woman can be seen surrounded by soldiers. She appears to be holding an object in her hand, but does not seem to be posing any threat to the soldiers, yet the Israeli forces open fire on the woman.
Tahseen Elayyan told the Palestine Monitor that, "in all of the recent killing cases that Al-Haq has monitored and documented the lives of persons (especially soldiers) was not under immediate threat."
In an interview with Al Jazeera, Sari Bashi, the Israel-Palestine Country Director of Human Rights Watch, stated, "lethal force can only be used when strictly necessary to protect life. That is not the pattern we are seeing, not in demonstrations, and not in the apprehension of suspects."
In a statement signed by nine human rights organisations including B'Tselem and the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, this pattern was described as a "worrying trend," and it was noted that, "in instances when Jews have been suspected of attacks, none of the suspects has been shot."
In recent weeks, the use of excessive force by Israeli forces has extended beyond the shooting of those allegedly involved in knife attacks.
In its weekly report released Wednesday, The Palestinian Center for Human Rights in Gaza stated that during the reporting period, "Israeli forces have escalated the use of excessive lethal force against peaceful protests in occupied Palestinian territory."
The centre continued by describing the "bloody escalation and blatant disregard by Israeli forces for the lives of Palestinian civilians" during the reporting period.
On Oct. 8, Human Rights Watch criticised Israel for its "excessive use of lethal force" against Palestinian protesters during clashes which have swept across the West Bank in recent weeks.
At least four Palestinians have been shot and killed by Israeli forces during these protests, leading Human Rights Watch to condemn Israel for its failure, "to ensure that its police and army comply with international standards for the use of force."
Amnesty International has also weighed in on the topic, condemning "the widespread use of excessive force by Israeli forces against Palestinian demonstrators across the occupied West Bank."
It has urged Israel "to halt the use of excessive force and unlawful killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces" and recommends that Israel "ensure that Israeli troops, police and civilians responsible for unlawful attacks on Palestinian civilians in the OPT are held accountable."
Israeli authorities have not expressed any willingness to carry out investigations into the killings of Palestinians by Israeli forces.
Referring to the Israeli forces' "shoot to kill" policy, Tahseen Elayyan told the Palestine Monitor that, "based on intensive investigation that Al-Haq conducted into cases that has taken place over the past few months, Al-Haq came to the conclusion that this is extrajudicial killing, which may amount to war crime that entails individual criminal responsibility."
Instead of investigating these cases, since the beginning of the recent escalation of violence across the region, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been seeking to alter the rules of engagement for Israeli forces, in order to expand the parameters by which the use of "excessive force" can fit within the law.
Northern Irish peace activist and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize, Mairead Maguire, wrote an article published Oct. 10, expressing shock at the lack of "international outrage" at Israel's recent use of brutal force.
Maguire labels Netanyahu's new rules of engagement "draconian measures" and explains that "this increased use of lethal force against a civilian population is in direct contravention of the Fourth Geneva Convention and could be described as a 'Shoot to kill policy'."
The Fourth Geneva Convention outlines the requirements of states to protect civilians in times of war, and prohibits "the passing of sentences and the carrying out of executions without previous judgment pronounced by a regularly constituted court."
On Oct. 10, Al-Haq described Palestine as being "on the brink", stating that "Palestinians have been killed and injured throughout the OPT and in Israel at an alarming rate."
At least 37 Palestinians have now been killed by Israeli forces since Oct. 1. Many human rights advocates would claim that the majority of these deaths have been avoidable, and the killings are thus a direct violation of international law.
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Court upholds decision on elk thinning in US park
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a National Park Service decision not to reintroduce wolves to Rocky Mountain National Park to control the elk population.
Park officials have been concerned since the 1930s about overgrazing by an elk population that has grown in the absence of natural predators like wolves. Hunting is generally banned in the park.
At one point, park officials proposed reintroducing wolves as a solution but that option was dropped, with the agency explaining there was little support from coordinating agencies, concerns from neighboring communities and a high potential for human-wolf conflicts, according to court documents. They also said managing wolves in the park would be expensive and time-consuming.
WildEarth Guardians filed a lawsuit in 2008 that argued the Park Service violated environmental laws when it "arbitrarily" ruled out using wolves. It also challenged the agency's decision to use trained volunteers to help Park Service employees shoot and kill excess elk.
A federal judge in 2011 ruled that the agency took a hard look at relevant data before concluding that reintroducing wolves wasn't feasible and that volunteers' shooting the elk to cull the population wasn't the same as hunting, which involves shooting for food or sport.
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the judge's ruling.
"We find the record supports the agency's decision to exclude consideration of a natural wolf alternative" from its elk management plan, the appeals court ruling said.
WildEarth Guardians director of carnivore protection Wendy Keefover said sharpshooters will never have the same ecological benefits on the landscape as wolves.
"Wolves would do a far better job of culling the weak, the sick, and consistently moving sedentary elk away from fragile streams," she said in a written statement.