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Pretty Little Liars Returns Jan 2 – What's Next?
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Pretty Little Liars returns on January 2nd and I can't wait. I just mainlined the entire series in anticipation! I can't wait to see what happened, especially after those creepy dolls… will we see Dr. Sullivan again.. will we get closer to knowing who A. is? What did A have on Dr. Sullivan?
I'm expecting for the girls to get in even hotter water than before. After all, they keep driving away those close to them. Though after Hanna getting run over by a car, Ian getting pushed off a bell tower and Dr. Sullivan being kidnapped (???) who can blame them?
Hopefully, we see Mike getting better (that storyline was just weird). I'd also love to see some more of Alison's mom (wasn't she awesome).
And, of course, I can't wait to see who A really is. If it's not Alison it's someone who studied closely under her bitch-ness. Which is the only part of the whole story that I find incredible… even out of the grave Alison has an incredible hold over the group. Reminds me why I'm glad I was homeschooled.
I'd also really love to see Lucas again and he'd better be super happy.
And, of course, hopefully the games continue.
Whatever happens, I can't wait. Pretty Little Liars returns Jan 2nd on ABC Family at 8/7c. Find out more at the show's website: http://abcfamily.go.com/shows/pretty-little-liars/
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Pretty Little Liars – Who is A?
In a show all about secrets one of the biggest is who is A? While there's been a million spoilers and speculation I'm still flummoxed. I have had my theories about it being an adult (like Melissa) or even one of the four girls (how twisted would that be?) or even something ridiculous like Ezra Fitz (come on, he fell in love pretty fast with a teenager). Of course, the true identity of A. is revealed in the novels, but I'm not sure the show will take the same road (knowing that everyone whose read the books will already know).
More of the mystery will be revealed soon as Pretty Little Liars returns on Jan 2nd at 8/7 on ABC Family! Can't wait!
Who do YOU think A is?
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Pretty Little Liars Returns in January – Favorite Episode
Pretty Little Liars returns in January and it can't come too soon. With all the twists and turns this show has taken, you'll probably need a refresher course before the show comes back.
Reflecting on how far the show has come I really thought about The Season 2 opener, "It's Alive." It has to be one of my favorite episodes. Not only are our girls in trouble with the entire town (but being called liars may not be an entirely bad thing), but there's enough dramatic moments in this episode to keep everyone on the edge of their seat. Where is Ian? What happened to the creeper's dead body? What will Emily do about possibly moving to Texas?
Of course the biggest question is, can the girls tell their new friend and shrink the secret? The episode leaves you on a hopeless emotional rollercoaster that lasts through the whole season.
If you haven't caught PLL, it's time to start watching. Get all caught up before the return on January 2nd on ABC Family.
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Music is the Soundtrack of My Life
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I learn so much about my life from music. Doesn't matter the genre or even how "good" the song is, there are certain songs that are touch points to important moments in my life. So many songs have had a strange connection to motivating and inspiring me. Looking through my iPod or iTunes is almost like flipping through a scrapbook. There's "Irish Hymn" by Kevin Max, a rallying cry for a friend of mine who was suffering depression. The lyrics, "This one's for all you people, who hit the rock bottom but climbed it back up again," gave her hope that my reassurances could not.
Then there's "Wordplay" by Jason Mraz, a song that always rallies me to enjoy writing and remember what the real reason for writing is — the wordplay. In the song Jason sings, "are you prepared to take a dive into the deep end of my head?" Every time I say, "yes.. yes I am."
Because of this it's easy to see how the amazing songs on the Pretty Little Liars soundtrack can be part of the soundtrack of not only the characters on the TV show, but viewers as well. Of course, the immediate connection is the theme song, which brings back the show almost instantly.
For example Fay Wolf's cover of The Outfield's "Your Love" is the song played in the season's 14th episode, "Careful What U Wish 4," when Sean (Chuck Hittinger) breaks up with Hanna (Ashley Benson) at the dance for dancing with Lucas (Brendan Robinson). With lyrics like the haunting line, "I just wanna use your love tonight, I don't wanna lose your love tonight." it's easy to see why this song can match perfectly the emotions of the scene and the experience of the viewers. (I should also point out that the cover by Fay Wolf is only available on the Pretty Little Liars sountrack and very popular). You can watch this video of Fay talking about the song:
Catch Pretty Little Liars Mondays 8/7c on ABC Family, and visit iTunes to preview songs and pick up a copy of the album here: http://bit.ly/e2S527.
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Pretty Little Liars Soundtrack
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The first CD I ever owned that was truly mine was a soundtrack to a TV show: Due South. Music and film have been tied together before there was even sound. It's almost impossible to tear away a visual story from the music aspect. I've never thought of my favorite shows without thinking about the music behind the scenes. Like the episode of Buffy where Angel shows up to her prom after saying he wouldn't then "Wild Horses" by The Sundays plays. Or when "Back in Black" plays when the Winchesters resolve to hunt down the thing that killed their mother in Supernatural. Music is inevitably tied to those emotions.
So it was no surprise how much I enjoyed the Pretty Little Liars soundtrack. If you don't know the ABC teen drama the series follows the lives of four beautiful girls living in the town of Rosewood; they're carrying a heavy secret about a friend who disappeared a year ago while trying to figure out who they are. The CD is a great collection of songs for fans and people who haven't watched the show yet and it enhances the TV show — this isn't your teen rock pop collection, it's a smart collection of fantastic songs and artists you should know.
Before I get to the songs though, I have to say how great the CD was itself. Using the iconic promo picture of four main characters with muddy arms, legs and faces sets up the music perfectly. I also loved the shout out to the fans on the CD insert (what did they say? You'll have to pick up the CD and see for yourself). It's always great when TV shows recognize their fans as being the reason they're still on the air.
The show's theme song "Secret" by the Pierces is haunting, beautiful and is the perfect theme song for Pretty Little Liars. It starts off with the lyrics:
Got a secret, can you keep it?
Swear this one you'll save,
better lock it, in your pocket,
taking this one to the grave………
Another great song on the track is Andrew Belle's "All those Pretty Lights" (Andrew Belle's music has also been on hit TV shows including Grey's Anatomy, The Vampire Diaries and One Tree Hill ).
Catch Pretty Little Liars Mondays 8/7c on ABC Family, and visit iTunes to preview songs and pick up a copy of the album here: http://bit.ly/e2S527 .


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Paulus Joseph "Paul" Verhoeven (* 23. Juni 1901 in Unna; † 22. März 1975 in München) war ein deutscher Schauspieler, Regisseur, Theaterdirektor und Autor.

Leben
Verhoeven wuchs als Sohn eines Fuhrunternehmers in einfachen Verhältnissen auf und hatte dreizehn Geschwister. Nach seinem Realschulabschluss wollte er zunächst Architekt werden und besuchte eine Kunstgewerbeschule, ließ sich dann aber von einem Freund überreden, es mit der Schauspielerei zu versuchen. Nach seinem Debüt in München spielte er unter anderem in Dresden, Wien und Frankfurt am Main, wobei er schon früh als Regieassistent Erfahrungen sammelte. In den 1930er-Jahren wurde er zu einem erfolgreichen Schauspieler und Regisseur im Theater. 1935 schrieb er – zusammen mit Toni Impekoven – das Libretto zu dem musikalischen Lustspiel Das kleine Hofkonzert von Edmund Nick, welches nur ein Jahr später verfilmt wurde.

Ab 1935 arbeitete Verhoeven als angesehener Theaterregisseur am Deutschen Theater in Berlin. Zugleich stieg er Mitte der 1930er-Jahre ins Filmgeschäft ein: 1936 gab er sein Spielfilmdebüt als Barmixer Billy in Der Kaiser von Kalifornien; 1937 führte er bei seinem ersten Film Die Fledermaus, nach der gleichnamigen Operette von Johann Strauss, Regie. Bis zum Jahr 1972 drehte er über 60 weitere Film- und Fernsehproduktionen, alleine bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkrieges entstanden 20 Filme unter Verhoevens Regie. Das Kriegsende verlebte er mit seiner Familie auf einem Bauernhof nahe Coburg.

Von 1945 bis 1948 war Verhoeven Intendant am Bayerischen Staatsschauspiel. Später fungierte er viele Jahre als Schauspieldirektor bei den Münchener Kammerspielen. Er war dabei von einem für die Münchener Kammerspiele prägenden Realismus im Stile von Hans Schweikart beeinflusst. Neben seiner Tätigkeit als Regisseur und Autor blieb Verhoeven zugleich ein Schauspieler, der auch unter anderen Regisseuren arbeitete. Der Spiegel schrieb in seinem Nachruf auf ihn, der untersetzte Verhoeven sei nie gewesen, "was man einen Star nennt, aber die zweiten Rollen, die er spielte, hat er von aller Kraftmeierei, zu der ihn seine Statur hätte verführen können, freigehalten."

1949 gründete er seine eigene Filmproduktionsfirma, deren erster Film Du bist nicht allein mit Carola Höhn und Peter Pasetti war. Erzählt wurde darin die Geschichte einer jungen Frau, die zusammen mit ihrem Sohn auf die Rückkehr des Kindesvaters aus dem Krieg wartete. Im folgenden Jahr drehte Verhoeven bei der DEFA mit Das kalte Herz, basierend auf dem Märchen von Wilhelm Hauff, seinen heute wohl noch bekanntesten Film. Er überstieg das sowieso aufwendige Budget noch einmal deutlich. Der Film in Agfacolor wurde ein großer Publikumserfolg und gewann später auch viel Anerkennung bei Kritikern. Später konzentrierte sich Verhoeven auf Regiearbeiten in der BRD und drehte dort mit den größten Stars, so Liselotte Pulver und O. W. Fischer bei der Heidelberger Romanze (1951), Bernhard Wicki bei der Johann-Strauss-Filmbiografie Ewiger Walzer (1954), Ruth Leuwerik und Curd Jürgens bei Die goldene Brücke (1956) und Heinz Rühmann bei Der Jugendrichter (1960). Ab den 1960er-Jahren war er auch für das beliebter werdende Fernsehen als Regisseur aktiv.

Familie und Privatleben
Verheiratet war Verhoeven mit der Schauspielerin Doris Kiesow, mit der er die Kinder Lis, Michael und Monika hatte. Er ist der Vater des Filmregisseurs Michael Verhoeven und der Schauspielerin Lis Verhoeven, der Schwiegervater der Schauspieler Mario Adorf und Senta Berger sowie Großvater der Schauspieler Stella Maria Adorf, Luca Verhoeven und Simon Verhoeven. Aus der Beziehung mit der Schauspielerin Edith Schultze-Westrum entstammt der Sohn Thomas Schultze-Westrum, der Zoologe und Verhaltensforscher ist.

Paul Verhoeven starb im Alter von 73 Jahren während der Gedenkfeier für die kurz zuvor verstorbene Schauspielerin Therese Giehse an Herzversagen. Er saß an einem Tisch auf der Bühne der Münchner Kammerspiele und hatte gerade die ersten Sätze ihres Nachrufs gesprochen, als er plötzlich tot zusammenbrach.

Grabstätte

Die Grabstätte von Paul Verhoeven befindet sich auf dem Münchner Waldfriedhof (Grabnr. 95-W-3). In dem Grab ist auch seine Gattin Doris beigesetzt.

Filmografie (Auswahl)
Als Regisseur, wenn nicht anders angegeben:

Filmdokumentationen
 Die Verhoevens. Dokumentarfilm von Felix Moeller, Deutschland 2003, 75 Minuten

Namensgeber für Straße

Nach Paul Verhoeven wurde 1981 in München im Stadtteil Neuperlach (Stadtbezirk 16 – Ramersdorf-Perlach) die Verhoevenstraße benannt.

Literatur
 C. Bernd Sucher (Hg.): Theaterlexikon. Autoren, Regisseure, Schauspieler, Dramaturgen, Bühnenbildner, Kritiker. Von Christine Dössel und Marietta Piekenbrock unter Mitwirkung von Jean-Claude Kuner und C. Bernd Sucher. 1995, 2. Auflage, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, München 1999, ISBN 3-423-03322-3, S. 727.
 Kay Weniger: Das große Personenlexikon des Films. Die Schauspieler, Regisseure, Kameraleute, Produzenten, Komponisten, Drehbuchautoren, Filmarchitekten, Ausstatter, Kostümbildner, Cutter, Tontechniker, Maskenbildner und Special Effects Designer des 20. Jahrhunderts. Band 8: T – Z. David Tomlinson – Theo Zwierski. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3, S. 160 f.

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Filmschauspieler
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Filmregisseur
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Deutscher
Geboren 1901
Gestorben 1975
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Business experts have backed the Express' Love Your High Street campaign and said 'radical changes' are needed in how town and city centres are presented to shoppers.
Mid Yorkshire Chamber of Commerce – which covers the Wakefield district – head of policy and representation Steven Leigh said people wanted to see leisure and entertainment as well as shops on their high streets.
He said business rates that squeeze traders should be reconsidered and repeated the criticism that parking charges drive customers away.
He said: "Recent expert-thinking suggests that we should radically change the way we plan our town centres, and that equal attention should be given to housing and leisure facilities, sport and entertainment, as much as the provision of retail outlets.
"Business support organisations like chambers of commerce such as ourselves, continue to lobby Government for a fundamental review of business rates and the introduction of more fit-for-purpose methods of taxing businesses.
Mr Leigh praised the work of business improvement district (BID) groups in promoting high streets.
In Wakefield, the city's BID group has worked collectively with traders for the common goal of making the city more attractive.
The region's MPs have also backed the campaign.
Pontefract and Castleford MP Yvette Cooper said: 'Our town centres are vital and our high streets are at the very heart of our communities. Too often across the country town centres are being run down - and I don't think towns are getting a fair deal. Things like the Pontefract Liquorice Festival or Castleford Heritage Group events at Queens Mill help bring people into our towns, but we also have some great local shops and market stalls, and a strong sense of local community to be proud of too. Out of town shopping centres, big city centre investments and cut price warehouse online retailers can put pressure on towns - but that's why we need the Government to overhaul business rates to cut the costs for shops and small businesses, as well as things like free public WIFI in our towns that Labour is campaigning for, to encourage more people to come into town.
Wakefield Mary Creagh MP said: "The high street is the backbone of Wakefield's economy. Despite years of austerity I'm pleased it's still punching above its weight – since 2012 business numbers in Wakefield have grown faster than average in our region.
"But our local shops face a triple whammy of rising rates, falling footfall, and huge uncertainties due to Brexit.
"I met with Elizabeth Murphy, manager of Wakefield Business Investment District, to discuss how they are promoting the city centre. I will continue to fight in Westminster for our local businesses.


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TRCP's Commitment to Making the Outdoors—and Our Workplace—More Inclusive, Equitable, and Diverse
We stand with Black sportsmen and women as we examine our role in creating change as a conservation nonprofit
As protests take place in cities across our nation and headlines about justice for racial equity and the loss of Black lives fill our newsfeeds, it's impossible not to reflect on our own attitudes, biases, and actions. This is particularly important to do personally as a white male who has never experienced any form of racism and, in fact, has benefited because of the color of my skin and gender.
For members of the hunting, fishing, and conservation community, these times also demand that we look critically at the world we inhabit and ask whether we want to be a part of the problem or part of the solution.
Hunting and fishing in this country should be as egalitarian as any aspect of life in America. Unlike in other countries, our North American Model of Conservation has seven key tenets, including that all Americans have the right to hunt and fish, and fish and game are owned by the people, not the government, corporations, or individuals. We have more than 640 million acres of federal lands that are owned by all Americans and are open for hunting and fishing unless they are specifically closed. We have laws designed to ensure that we have clean water, healthy habitats, and plentiful fish and wildlife.
However, racism within our community threatens the North American Model and the future relevance of hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation, just like it does all other aspects of society. Don't believe me? Look at what happened to Christian Cooper as he was birdwatching in Central Park. Read Chad Brown's article in Hatch magazine, or listen to Durrell Smith's interview on The Flush Podcast.
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership's mission is to guarantee all Americans quality places to hunt and fish. ALL Americans. In no way do I emphasize those words to discount the current and much-needed focus on #BlackLivesMatter, but rather to underscore that the important work of addressing systemic racism in outdoor spaces and the outdoor industry is intrinsic to our organizational goals. We must resolve to serve as allies and drive change for Black Americans in our community. We must also ensure that Hispanics and Latinos, women, and other underrepresented communities feel welcome in hunting and fishing and safe when enjoying these activities.
The absence of this safe and welcoming environment all but guarantees we will never achieve our mission. To turn a blind eye to the shortcomings in our world is not only morally wrong, it jeopardizes the future relevance of hunting, fishing, and conservation.
So, what can we do to effect change? We need to listen and learn. We need to examine our own biases and accept honest feedback. We must admit what we don't know and that we haven't yet done enough. To be sure, plenty of difficult, uncomfortable work lies ahead of us.
Organizationally, we want to be transparent about the journey we're on, shed light on the challenges we face, and publicly reaffirm our commitment to help build a more inclusive, equitable, and diverse hunting and fishing community.
Several years ago, we saw a need to respond to changing trends in the hunting and fishing community and society at large. Hunting and fishing numbers were declining, and America was and still is shifting to become more culturally and racially diverse.
At that time, we launched an effort to understand and engage with the Hispanic community. To that end, we developed a partnership with the Hispanic Access Foundation. Last year we hired a Hispanic outreach coordinator and then we hosted our first ever Hispanic Sportsmen and Women's Summit, and we are currently working with state fish and wildlife agencies to help direct resources where they can be used to reduce barriers to entry for new Hispanic hunters and anglers.
Internally, we drafted a diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan for the TRCP. The plan reflects the voices of our leadership team and staff at every level, and it focuses our immediate work on achieving tangible outcomes where we have direct control, like the representation of our board and staff. We've done initial staff and board training on DEI.
Have no doubt that this is only a start. Our DEI plan will serve as a living, breathing document and will remain open to improvement and refinement over time. This work will be a journey, not a destination. We will make mistakes along the way, but we will learn from these missteps.
In the meantime, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership stands with our Black members, partners, and staff. We recognize that we cannot achieve our mission until we address the obstacles that Black and other people of color face while hunting and fishing. As we do this, we welcome your honest feedback—and we are listening.
Top photo by Aaron Burden.
2 Responses to "TRCP's Commitment to Making the Outdoors—and Our Workplace—More Inclusive, Equitable, and Diverse"
Brad Grant June 16, 2020
I am glad you embrace the diversity of our country, please don't misplace this commitment with an allegiance to organizations committed to hate.
JOEL JOHNSON June 19, 2020
Thank you TRCP for your solidarity!
1. TRCP's Commitment to Making the Outdoors—and Our Workplace—More Inclusive, Equitable, and Diverse
2. TRCP Challenges Hunters and Anglers to Take the #ResponsibleRecreation Pledge
3. Looking Back on a Successful Season
4. Seven Ways to Do Social Distancing Like a Sportsman or Woman
5. TRCP President Issues Statement on COVID-19
TRCP Challenges Hunters and Anglers to Take the #ResponsibleRecreation Pledge
Sportsmen and women step up to safeguard the privilege of enjoying our country's natural resources
The Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership is proud to help launch the #ResponsibleRecreation pledge, which encourages Americans to enjoy outdoor recreation while adhering to proper COVID-19 safety protocols.
The coordinated campaign was created with respected conservation leaders at the National Wild Turkey Federation, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, Pheasants Forever, and Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies.
These groups are encouraging Americans to take advantage of our country's numerous opportunities to recreate on public lands and waters, while maintaining proper social distancing and adhering to other best practices in line with recommendations from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention.
"Whether participating in hunting, fishing, shooting sports, or numerous other outdoor activities, individuals and families are getting outside as a means of coping with the challenges of this health crisis," says Whit Fosburgh, TRCP's president and CEO. "The conservation community recognizes that this is a privilege, one that sportsmen and women take very seriously. Just as we've stepped up to fund conservation efforts and recover at-risk species, hunters and anglers have yet another opportunity to lead by example and ensure that outdoor recreation can continue to delight and facilitate healing for anyone who ventures outside."
Outdoor television personalities, gear makers, and conservation-minded decision-makers are already embracing the pledge.
"As parts of the country are beginning to reopen and the weather warms up, we will see growing numbers of Americans spend more time in the great outdoors," says Congressman Marc Veasey. "As an avid sportsman myself, I am eager to get back outside, but in a way that will not accelerate the spread of COVID-19. That means practicing responsible recreation by continuing to socially distance, wear appropriate face coverings when needed, and follow proper health guidelines to protect our fellow Americans."
While many of the organizations involved in spearheading the #ResponsibleRecreation pledge have their own interests—namely, hunting, fishing, or shooting sports—the hope is to engage anyone who enjoys the outdoors safely and responsibly. Outdoor enthusiasts are encouraged to share how they are recreating responsibly, challenge their friends to do the same, and use the campaign hashtag across social media.
"Now more than ever, Americans want to recreate outdoors for the health, physical, and social benefits," says Jessica Wahl Turner, executive director of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable. "As our country begins to reopen, we encourage outdoor enthusiasts to continue practicing social distancing, respect the communities you visit, and follow the health guidelines applicable to your activities. If we work together to steward the outdoors and keep safety top of mind, we can help our public lands and waters remain open and get our recreation economy and jobs back on track."
Visit responsible-recreation.org to learn more.
The TRCP will also ask those who take the pledge to reach out to their national decision-makers in support of legislation that can improve outdoor recreation infrastructure across the country. Visit the TRCP action center for the most pressing opportunities for advocacy.
by: Whit Fosburgh and Rod Nelson
Looking Back on a Successful Season
In 2019, conservation provided fertile common ground for smart policymaking
Today, Washington is known more for acrimony and partisanship over policy than for achievement. Yet amidst all this noise and dysfunction, conservation—and the TRCP—had an amazing year in 2019.
Early in the year, Congress passed S. 47, a massive public lands bill that, among other things, protected key lands and waters and permanently reauthorized the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a critical conservation tool. It also clarified that all federal lands are open to hunting and fishing unless they are specifically closed through a public and transparent process.
Soon after, Congress passed legislation to manage water scarcity in the Colorado River and ramp up research on chronic wasting disease. Migrating animals got a helping hand in the Senate Highway Bill, thanks to a $250-million pilot program to build wildlife-friendly roadway crossings and aquatic connectivity projects. Lawmakers also invested in the next generation of hunters by modernizing the Pittman-Robertson Act.
On the administrative front, the Department of Interior made it harder to dispose of federal lands that are important for public access and outdoor recreation. And the Department of Commerce shut down the Atlantic menhaden fishery after Omega Protein—the only company that still practices industrial reduction fishing of this key forage species—decided to ignore federal catch limits.
The TRCP and its 60 formal partners played a key role in these victories and many others, proving once again that the voice of sportsmen and women transcends politics. Our annual report explores these accomplishments.
Hunting, fishing, and conservation have never been partisan issues. But today, a profound appreciation for the outdoors provides common ground for policymakers across the political spectrum to tackle some of our top priorities.
There are still many challenges, such as efforts to legitimize the overfishing of menhaden, roll back the Clean Water Act, or mine in Alaska's Bristol Bay and Minnesota's Boundary Waters. But our united front, and that of sportsmen and women across the country, is proving to be a formidable force for good.
Thank you for your enduring support.
Whit Fosburgh, President and CEO
Rod Nelson, Board Chair
Explore the 2019 Annual Report here.
Top photo by Kyle Mlynar.
Seven Ways to Do Social Distancing Like a Sportsman or Woman
Families all over the world are experiencing serious life impacts due to COVID-19. Aside from health impacts, businesses are closing, travel is banned, schools are being moved to virtual classrooms, and many people are afraid.
So what can you do to make the most of this difficult time? First, you must follow all health advice and wash your hands, abide by social distancing rules, and take this seriously to protect you and your loved ones.
But here are seven other suggestions for making the most of this unexpected off-season from, well, everything.
Pick Up Your Laptop or Letterhead
Now is the time to write your member of Congress on the key policy issues that will make a difference when you get back outside. Whether it's passing the Great American Outdoors Act, digitizing public access routes, or preserving migration corridors, we're here to help you get your message in the right hands.
Check out our one-stop advocacy shop here.
Get Out and Scout
Malls, bars, and restaurants may be closed. Concerts canceled and museums shuttered. But fear not: Now is the perfect chance to get outside and scout. Look for deer sign from last year and plot your next hunt. Listen for gobblers. Look for late season sheds. Explore that tributary you've always been curious about but have never fished. You're away from the crowds, getting good exercise, and advancing your skills in the woods. (If you do encounter others, say, on our public lands, maintain six feet of distance, per CDC recommendations.)
Can't get to the range? This is a great time to set up a target in the backyard and practice your archery skills (or, if you live in very rural areas, your rifle skills). Break out the fly rod and a hula hoop and practice your casting. You may be surprised how much you can improve.
Feed a Family
This is a good time to sort through your freezer and donate your harvest or catch to the local food bank. There are many families in need right now, so if you have extra, be generous and make sure we're all doing our part to help our neighbors.
Photo by Dave Shea via flickr.
Try a New Wild Game Recipe
That bag of venison labeled "sausage"? Those snow goose breasts? Take a risk, and try a new dish. We recommend checking out MeatEater's recipe log for something like venison fennel lasagna or rabbit schnitzel.
Reload, Repair, and Tie
For those of you who load your own ammunition, this is a great time to get ahead. Refinishing a stock that's taken a beating over the years? Do it now. And with trout season around the corner, it's time to replenish your fly box. Even if you've never tied a fly and always been curious, why not start now? YouTube is waiting.
Hunting and fishing have always inspired great writing. From Theodore Roosevelt's many volumes on hunting to Norman Maclean's classic prose on fishing and life in A River Runs through It, catch up on classics. Or try something new, like Mark Kenyon's exploration of our public lands in That Wild Country.
Top photo by Lisa Gleason/BLM via flickr.
TRCP President Issues Statement on COVID-19
President and CEO of the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership Whit Fosburgh issued the following statement on the spread of COVID-19:
"As communities across the world are impacted by COVID-19, we want to reiterate our commitment to our staff, our partners, our donors, and the sportsmen and women who are all 'in the arena' working together on behalf of conservation. Your health is our top priority.
During this time, we are adjusting our operations to keep our community safe, so we can continue the important work of guaranteeing all Americans quality places to hunt and fish. All TRCP staff are being encouraged to work from home. Travel has been suspended and in person meetings are being replaced with virtual meetings. Our Capital Conservation Awards Dinner has been moved from April to September. Through this time, we will continue to engage in policy that matters to all sportsmen and women.
As President Theodore Roosevelt said, 'In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.' "
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Sacco Sez: East-West Shrine Game not to be overlooked
It has been well documented that Broncos' coaching staff will coach the North team in the annual Senior Bowl next week, which is a great opportunity for Broncos coaches and personnel people to get an early view of college talent in advance of the draft.
But there is another college all-star game on Saturday, and it should not be overlooked.
One of the reasons for that is that it is yet another chance to evaluate college talent, but the other is that there is a wonderful cause attached to the game.
Mason's final East-West Shrine Game practice observations
Andrew Mason offers his evaluations of eight key players from the final two days of East-West Shrine Game practice. (Photos: Andrew Mason)
Senat is much lighter on his feet and more agile than you would expect a 322-pounder to be. During Wednesday's practice, he won most of his pass-rush drills, adding an effective spin move to the bull rush that he has the strength to utilize. Senat's play against the run forced the East offensive line to make him the focus of double-teams, but he was still able to disrupt plays, either by forcing his way into the backfield or continuing to move laterally, allowing other front-seven players to make stops.
Most years, some East-West Shrine Game standouts get the call to take part in the Senior Bowl the following week through late invitations. This year, Toth is the first player to get that call. The 6-foot-6 inch tackle was one of the best run blockers in college football -- which made him particularly effective for the ground-intensive Black Knights. Toth added 85 pounds of mass over the last four years, transforming himself into an effective player -- and Army's first Senior Bowl selection.
Barrett's combination of overall productivity and experience in high-leverage games and situations gives him a good chance of being drafted, even though his overall arm strength does not match that of some other quarterbacks in this year's draft class. At times, Barrett seemed to want to show teams that he would pass rather than run, and he occasionally bypassed wide-open running lanes upfield to get the ball out to his running backs and tight ends. This will serve him well in the long term, but as he begins developing as a pro, he will continue to need to rely on his mobility.
Nothing about the measurables jumps out for Nichols, a 5-foot-9, 186-pound cornerback with the shortest arms of any player at the East-West Shrine Game (29 1/4 inches). But his tenacity, aggressiveness and willingness to attack opposing receivers at the line of scrimmage made him the "plays bigger than he stands" defensive back of this week's proceedings. His one-on-one duels with Northern Iowa wide receiver Daurice Fountain were among the most spirited of the week. Nichols has a chance to develop into a solid slot cornerback.
When the 6-foot-6, 275-pounder is on, he is one of the most difficult players to block in this year's class. He does a good job using his 34 1/8-inch arms to maximum effectiveness working against opposing tackles; his length allows him to keep his distance while his strength gives him the ability to still use the tackle as leverage when he has proper hand placement. Consistency is the biggest knock on Thomas at this point, but if his potential can be harnessed, he could be effective as a defensive end in either 4-3 or 3-4 schemes.
The 6-foot-1, 245-pound West team linebacker was able to make his college production translate to another level this week, frequently winning his one-on-one matchups with a variety of moves. Rolland-Jones' versatility could also project well to a special-teams role if he doesn't work his way into a defensive rotation during his rookie season.
Mizzou's reputation for producing draft-worthy pass rushers looks set to continue with Frazier, who consistently dominated in drills and team periods throughout the week. The 6-foot-4, 261-pound Frazier was also effective against the run, holding his ground at the point of attack.
With players like Senat who arrive at all-star games from FCS, Division II or Division III, you want to find out if their measurables, athleticism and dominance at their levels will translate to a higher caliber of competition. Senat's quickness stood out -- which is what you expect for an offensive tackle who carries 294 pounds on his 6-foot-6 frame. He will likely need to get up to or above 300 pounds, but as the game continues to evolve and incorporate more spread concepts that play into the hands of lithe, athletic tackles, Senat could be well-positioned for eventual success if a team gives him enough time to develop.
I am referring to the 93rd playing of the East-West Shrine Game, which is put on by Shriners International, headquartered in Tampa. Shriners International is a fraternal organization, and you might be most familiar with it because you've seen members in their famous hats, the red Shriners fez.
The game's motto, "More than just a game," refers to its charitable aim, which is to benefit kids who are being treated for a variety of conditions.
I have been at the Shriners' headquarters in Tampa, Florida, many times, and while it makes you focus on the fact that many youngsters face an uphill climb physically, it also makes you proud that our sport of football has been making contributions with the Shriners for nearly a century.
Andrew Mason and Steve Atwater of our website have been attending practices this week, and Atwater actually is in the Shrine Game Hall of Fame, making that a great reunion topic.
The game actually began as a baseball charity game played annually before 1925, but that was the year when it was determined that more money could be raised if it were a college football all-star game rather than a baseball matchup.
The idea was to raise money for the Shriners for charity, and the football game was an instant hit. Back then the game was in the Bay Area (the other Bay Area, in San Francisco) and it was played at ancient Ewing Field — which even predated Kezar Stadium in San Francisco.
(While the stadium mention is a bit of an aside, any time I can work the legendary Kezar Stadium into something, I try to do so.)
This is the seventh year the game has been played in St. Petersburg at Tropicana Field, and it is now coached by NFL assistant coaches whose teams are not still involved in the playoffs.
Over 300 scouts, team personnel and agents will be in attendance this week, and while the weather will be perfect inside the domed stadium, my greatest memory of the game as a youth was a game once called the "Mud Bowl," which was at Kezar Stadium in 1965.
USC running back Mike Garrett was named to the Shrine Game Hall of Fame for his performance, which involved slogging his way through a reported 3 inches of mud — which looked like a lot more on black-and-white television — and the West got a 22-7 win in a game that immediately obliterated uniform numbers for both teams.
It was bizarre but very fascinating to me, and it created the first significant impact of the Shrine Game in my memory bank. I remember the announcer interviewing the Shriners' representative about the charity work they did.
By the way, future Broncos quarterback Craig Morton is also in the Shrine Game Hall of Fame, along with Dick Butkus and Gale Sayers, all of whom had legendary performances in the 1964 game.
I encourage readers to follow the practices via our website's correspondents on site this week, and while the more famous college talent might be in next week's Senior Bowl game, let's not forget that talent comes from lots of places, and Saturday's East-West Shrine Game will benefit many children long after this game is played.
Sacco Sez: Goodbye to Jack Murphy Stadium
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the Chargers' former home and the Broncos' memorable history there.
Sacco Sez: Elway's decision to step back and up a deserving and great one
This is a great move, in a lifetime of great moves, by Elway, Jim Saccomano writes.
Sacco Sez: Why Denver fell in love with Floyd Little, and vice versa
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the life of Floyd Little.
Way Back When: How Craig Morton received medical help from a receiver for the 1977 AFC Championship
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the tale of how Craig Morton went from the hospital to starting in the 1977 AFC Championship Game.
Way Back When: A quarterback's path
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the life and career of Jack Kemp.
Way Back When: Saturday pro football is a long tradition
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the history of Saturday football in the NFL.
Way Back When: Tales from the life of Paul Howard, the Broncos' own Paul Bunyan
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the life and career of former Denver offensive lineman Paul Howard.
Way Back When: The Broncos' greatest game at Kansas City
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the game that Ring of Fame head coach Mike Shanahan recalls as the greatest of his career.
Way Back When: When the Saints came marching in
Jim Saccomano looks back on the history of the New Orleans Saints.
Way Back When: Karl Mecklenburg makes Pro Football Researchers Association's Hall of Very Good
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the career of former Bronco Karl Mecklenburg.
Way Back When: The Raiders mystique moves to Vegas
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on the Raiders' history that has led them to Las Vegas.
Way Back When: The two most-important moments in the Broncos' history with Atlanta
Broncos Team Historian Jim Saccomano looks back on two key moments in franchise history that have connections with Atlanta.


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Have you ever enjoyed a crispy salmon filet in a restaurant and wondered why your salmon doesn't taste that way when you make it at home? If you answered yes then this recipe is for you! I absolutely love the fresh salsa to put on top of it! It is a dish that is full of textures and colours.
Slice the cherry tomatoes into thin slices so they resemble the size of a dime, add them into a bowl. Add the basil, garlic, olive oil, green onions and the salt and pepper to taste. Reserve in the fridge to marinate the flavours up to 1 day in advance.
Salt and pepper all sides of the salmon. In a skillet on high warm the garlic olive oil, add in the filets of salmon. Sear 2 minutes on each side making sure there is a nice golden crust on it. If the crust has not developed continue to cook longer. Remove and reserve until your ready to eat it in a warming oven.
When serving arrange the salmon on a dish and cover a portion of the filet with the tomato mixture.


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Dogs deserve not to be treated like humans
Who doesn't love a dog, undoubtedly man's best friend? As former President Harry S. Truman once remarked, "If you want to have a friend in Washington, buy a dog".
But humans are making a major error in caring for their four-legged friends. They're starting to treat them like humans. Dogs deserve better.
A recent report states that U.S. dog owners now spend more than $7 billion a year on drugs for their dogs. And that Health Canada has approved 40 new drugs for dogs over the last five years.
I love dogs as much as anyone else. I recall, as a young child, going into a major funk when our dog died. But until this report, I believed that most dogs just needed veterinarian help to protect them from worms or infectious diseases.
Now, Madison Avenue advertisers for pharmaceutical companies are looking for more markets. They're convincing dog owners there's more to dog health than worms. And what's good for humans, namely pills, is equally good for dogs. But in the process they're going to make man's best friend needlessly ill.
Pharmaceutical companies now have drugs to treat obesity in dogs. But surely the marketing of drugs for this purpose is capitalism gone amuck and sheer madness.
Drugs to treat human obesity have been available for years and have been helpful in shedding pounds. But it has been shown endlessly that drugs, whether dealing with obesity or other diseases, involve possible complications. You never get something for nothing when dealing with medication. And what happens to humans will happen to man's best friend.
One commonly used pharmaceutical drug for treating dog obesity states that it must be prescribed by a veterinarian and that the drug is fairly well tolerated. But there are a few "buts" in the prescription. For instance, it states that the most common side effect is vomiting, particularly during the first month of treatment or when the dose is increased. It goes on to say that dogs who vomit feel good.
But I've never felt good feeling nauseated and vomiting, and I'd enjoy it less if it went on for a month. Or, if I knew vomiting would occur every time the dose was increased. So I find it hard to believe that man's best friend would enjoy these frequent episodes either. And I'd bet that if the dog could do more than bark it would say to its owner, "Give me a break! Isn't there an easier way to lose weight?"
The prescription goes on to state that some dogs may feel tired, have diarrhea or lose their appetite completely. Other side-effects can include changes in the dog's liver enzymes, found only by blood testing. It says these enzyme changes are usually temporary and most return to normal on their own. But dog owners are advised to call their veterinarian if they notice any unusual changes in their pet.
Unless I've become senile and uninformed, there's no way I'd accept drugs that would affect my liver enzymes unless it was a matter of life and death. So why, in the name of Heaven, would I subject my dog to these changes just to fight obesity?
Some veterinarians I talked to believe that these drugs are a welcome addition to the care of animals. They quote studies showing 5% of dogs are now obese and up to 30% overweight.
Fortunately, other veterinarians share my view that the sensible approach is to attack the root cause of obesity. This means that whether you're a dog or a human the only program that combats obesity is a decrease in caloric intake along with moderate exercise.
Today dogs have become part of the family and I agree they deserve good medical treatment. But while providing loving care, don't subject them to the human foible of obesity and the host of medical complications associated with this disorder.
It's one thing to ruin your own health. It's another to ruin the health of man's best friend. And I doubt that you can ever train him or her to enjoy the negative complications of drug treatment.
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Iberdrola has successfully signed, with BBVA acting as lead arranger and sustainable agent, a new €1.5 billion multi-currency syndicated credit facility linked to sustainability criteria. This is the first transaction aligned with the 'just transition' concept, introduced in the Paris Agreement.
The conditions of the facility are linked to the fulfillment of two sustainability indicators validated by independent firm Vigeo Eiris. The first one, which as a social dimension, is related to SDG 7.1, which seeks to ensure universal access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services. Thus, the loan announced today becomes the company's first to be linked to criteria related to the promotion of universal access to energy. This transaction is aligned, therefore, with Iberdrola's Electricity for All program, which materializes the company's pledge to provide electricity to 16,000,000 people in emerging or developing countries who currently do not have access by 2030.
The second indicator, environmental in nature, is linked to the development of new renewable assets, in line with point 7.2 of the United Nations' 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development Goals: to increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.
By factoring in these two indicators, the transaction becomes the first credit facility aligned with the 'just transition' concept, introduced in the Paris Agreement. This approach is also promoted by the "Investing in a Just Transition" initiative, led by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change, the London School of Economics and the Responsible Investment Initiative of the Harvard Kennedy School. "This first of a kind sustainable credit facility shows how the just transition is now becoming embedded in financial practice, offering a powerful way of connecting the environmental and social dimensions of the energy transition", celebrates Nick Robins, Professor in Practice in Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change.
Once again, Iberdrola is relying on BBVA's sustainable capabilities. Previously, both companies partnered in the arrangement of the world's first sustainable loan by an electric utility; two additional sustainable loans last year, the two largest loans of their kind to date; the first green corporate loan in Latin America; or a sustainable syndicated credit line with Avangrid, Iberdrola's U.S. subsidiary.
BBVA acted as sole global coordinator, bookrunner and sustainable agent with BNP Paribas. The transaction is backed by a total of 21 financial institutions.
BBVA has been a pioneer and the dominant player in the sustainable loan business. Today it is one of the most active organizations on the world stage in this field and the indisputable leader in Spain and Italy. In the past two years, BBVA has taken the lead on 30 sustainable finance deals in Europe and the Americas for customers in various sectors. It was also one of the entities that led the greatest number of transactions as sustainability coordinator in 2018.
Green, social and sustainable bonds went mainstream in 2018. As issuer, BBVA has approved its framework for the issuance of sustainable bonds linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals and successfully concluded the inaugural green issues of BBVA and BBVA Bancomer, as well as Garanti's first gender equality bond. As arranger and bookunner, BBVA has maintained its leadership in the market, participating in 13 transactions.
Also last year, the bank took another step towards its goal of helping its corporate clients with their sustainable financing strategies, developing a sustainable transactional product framework linked to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, the industry's first. This new methodology allows classifying its clients' transactional banking transactions as green, social or sustainable.


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Церковь Святой Екатерины (Екатерининская церковь) ― православный храм в станице Краснодонецкая, Белокалитвинский район, Ростовская область, Россия. Относится к Белокалитвенскому благочинию Волгодонской и Сальской епархии. Построена в 1879 году и является объектом культурного наследия регионального значения.

История

Станица Екатерининская (ныне Краснодонецкая) была основана в 1775 году по указу Екатерины II. Основателем станицы является князь Григорий Александрович Потёмкин. Она была заложена на низком берегу Северского Донца. Но так как место было выбрано неудачно и по весне его заливало водой, впоследствии станица была перенесена ниже по течению. В 1781 году в станице была заложена и в 1785 году освящена деревянная церковь Святой Екатерины. Специально для Екатерининской церкви была написана икона Святой Екатерины Великомученицы. Ликом она имеет большое сходство с императрицей. В 1835 году станица была перенесена выше, на холмы, в 1840 году сюда же переместили и церковь, установив её на каменный фундамент. В 1877 году церковь полностью выгорела, а в 1879 году была отстроена новая, с двумя приделами: южным — во имя Вознесения Господня и северным — во имя Великомученика Пантелеимона. Церковь была обнесена каменной оградой с деревянными решётками. Здание построено из дерева, что не характерно для степного Юга. Местные жители утверждают, что храм был изготовлен в Сибири, а брёвна были пронумерованы и перевезены в станицу, где его и собрали.

В 1886 году при храме была построена церковно-приходская школа. С 1906 года действовало церковно-приходское попечительство.

С приходом советской власти в 1920 году станица Екатерининская была переименована в Краснодонецкую.

В 1930—1940 годы храм был закрыт. Купола церкви: основного здания и колокольни были срезаны. Церковь использовалась под зернохранилище. Перед оккупацией местные власти собрались взорвать церковь чтобы зерно не досталось нацистам, но местные жители быстро разобрали зерно по домам и взрывать стало уже незачем. Во время боевых действий церковь не пострадала. В годы войны, когда немецкие оккупанты заняли Краснодонецкую, храм был ненадолго открыт для богослужений. После войны церковь снова была закрыта.

Запертой и пустой она простояла до середины 1980-х годов. И была передана приходу только в 1985 году. Является действующей и по сей день. Из современной истории этой церкви известно, что на её фоне снимали сцены двух художественных фильмов ― «Атаман» и «Дина».

Екатерининская церковь является одним из двух оставшихся храмов — памятников деревянного архитектурного зодчества в бассейне Северского Донца и объектом культурного наследия регионального значения.

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 Деревянные храмы Ростовской области
 Белокалитвенское благочиние. Все церкви и монастыри.

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Краснодонецкая


A when the launch of the iPhone 8, much if it was approached that the same could arise with the wireless charger, but unfortunately did not happen. But now the rumor that the supposed AirPower is already being produced.
Of course, the Apple wireless charger called "AirPower", may finally be in production if you can believe rumors. The information comes from a tweet do ChargerLAB (via MacRumors), which says it obtained information from a "trusted source" that Apple began to manufacture the wireless charger that much has been postponed.
In June of 2018, rumors surfaced that Apple was having technical problems with the device, mainly because it was overheating due to the complexity of the requirement to load three different devices at the same time. More recently, analysts predicted Apple expected to have the device available to consumers at the end of 2018 or early 2019.
If what the ChargerLAB says for real, this may mean we'll see the device soon enough. O tweet of the site says that the devices are being manufactured in the Luxshare Precision, which already manufactures Apple's AirPods and some cables.
Looking forward to seeing the arrival of this wireless charger?


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The harvest of 10 years: the Israeli aggressive occupation continues against the Palestinians with American empowerment
With the end of another decade of the Palestinian struggle to end the Israeli occupation, the idea of a peaceful and just solution to the Palestinians seems more distant than ever before. The past ten years were marked by a loss for the Palestinians, and this was literally demonstrated in The loss of more land, homes, lives and support, and dispelling hope at the local and international levels in holding Israel accountable for its continuous crimes and bringing them to justice or holding them accountable by any standard, in addition to losing their hope for a two-state solution despite the Palestinian leadership clinging to it as a possible solution.
The past decade coincides with the seventieth anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the establishment of violence, killing and Western-backed destruction in the State of Israel, as well as the 50th anniversary of Israel's military occupation of the West Bank and the eastern part of the city of Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip and the Syrian Golan, and ten years of suffocating siege on Gaza. With every Palestinian memory commemorated, the situation appears more deteriorating than the previous one.
Palestinian refugees are still suffering in the camps in the occupied land and in the diaspora, while Israel continues its fierce military occupation of the rest of the Palestinian territories, while settlements have intensified and the pace of talk about "annexation of settlements" and other occupied lands has escalated, while in Gaza, more than two million Palestinians enter 2020 is the year that the United Nations said Gaza "is no longer viable."
The past decade - the era of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and American President (coincidental president) Donald Trump in the United States - preached since its inception a golden era for the Israeli right and the American right with Israeli settlement and its unprecedented expansion, and Israel set records for home demolitions in occupied Jerusalem .
But what about the next decade? Things look like a puck. The two-state solution, which was used as an anesthetic for the Palestinians, and a cover for the Palestinian leadership that negotiated, negotiated, and pyramid negotiating, and had been in place since the Oslo accords, has become a solution (the two-state solution) that many consider "dead". So, what does "future peace negotiations" look like if there is any ray of hope for "negotiation", especially given Trump's potential presidency for two consecutive terms? And if Netanyahu succeeds in obtaining another term as prime minister, which seems more likely after his victory in the Likud elections on December 26, 2019, will the annexation of the Palestinian territories in the West Bank turn from mere election promises into reality? What about young Palestinians? What will their motto be? Will we hear their voices, and the voices of their anger in the end, as a rebellion against all those who oppress them and abort their ambitions and opportunities: The Israeli occupation authorities, the Palestinian Authority and Hamas? Will we see a shift to put something Palestinian under the tent of "resisting the Israeli occupation?"
The answer to all of these questions remains unseen, but modest speculation suggests that things will definitely get worse before they get better.
As we assess the future, it is imperative, when evaluating a review of the past:
The Beginning of Obama's Era: A Glimmer of Hope ?!
The beginning of Barack Obama's presidency in 2009 marked a shift in American attitudes toward Arabs and Muslims across the Middle East, who suffered through the years of his predecessor George Bush's war and destruction. In his historic speech in Cairo on June 4, 2009 entitled "A New Beginning", Obama promised to mend ties With the Muslim world, he chose to highlight the achievement of peace between the Palestinians and Israel as an important and prioritized effort over his priorities.
While he criticized the Palestinian resistance movements and reaffirmed the "unbreakable" ties with Israel, his call for the establishment of a "Palestinian state and an end to settlement expansion" was welcomed by Palestinian leaders (in all their forms), and he was greeted with cautious optimism by the Palestinians under the yoke of occupation, It was a somewhat welcome departure after decades of negative US policy and attitudes toward the Palestinians, which - at the time - appeared to be hopeful.
The Israeli occupation army robs "Gaza Freedom Flotilla one day" May 31, 2010
The international community was shaken after a raid by the Israeli occupation army on the "Freedom Flotilla in Gaza", which is a group of six civilian ships - three passenger ships and three cargo ships, heading to the Gaza Strip to break the siege, where the Israeli forces stormed the ships from helicopters and speed boats in the center Night, and ended up killing 10 innocent activists, most of them Turks, after which ships were forced to enter the port of Ashdod, where Israel detained more than 600 other activists, all of whom were eventually deported.
Although the Israeli raid sparked widespread condemnation from the international community, and Turkish-Israeli relations were strained, and a United Nations report found that the killing of many activists was "consistent with extrajudicial, arbitrary and summary execution", Israel escaped as usual.
Israel ends its alleged freeze of settlements for a year in September 2010
On September 26, 2010, the Israeli occupation authorities announced, in a decision that paved the way for a decade of unprecedented settlement expansion in the occupied territory, that "the settlement freeze stopped." The move came amid peace talks launched by the Obama administration and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton but collapsed a few months later, knowing that ending the alleged "freeze" or giving the green light to thousands of settlement units immediately did not push the Palestinians out of negotiations, nor did the Obama administration To protest, especially as it was the godmother of the negotiations.
2011: Endeavors to recognize a Palestinian state at the United Nations:
On September 16, 2011, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas announced that the Palestinian Authority would submit an official application for full membership of the United Nations to the state of Palestine, after a year of stalled peace talks and continued expansion of settlements, but the Obama administration threatened the Palestinians that it would use the veto Against the request - a move the United States ultimately avoided by a small margin, after the Palestinians failed to get the nine votes required from the admission committee they needed to win approval.
Palestine wins a seat at UNESCO:
On October 31, 2011, after the failed attempt to become a United Nations member, the Palestinians celebrated their victory in a seat at the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The move was celebrated by Palestinian activists, who were demanding membership in the agency in the hope that granting the UNESCO World Heritage Site historic places would protect certain areas from Israeli settlement expansion and land confiscation.
The move was met with strong opposition from Israel and the United States, as the latter suspended its funding for the United Nations agency immediately after the decision was issued, according to the US law of 1990 prohibiting the allocation of funds to any United Nations agency that deals with the Palestine Liberation Organization as a member state of the United Nations.
2012 Israeli occupation authorities secretly allocate West Bank lands to expand settlements:
On March 30, 2012, as a result of a request for "freedom of information" from an anti-settler activist, it was revealed that the Israeli occupation authorities (the so-called Civil Administration) secretly allocated parts of West Bank land - about 10% of the entire land - to expand settlements in the future (Ha'aretz reported At the time, the maps named several settlements that did not exist until their publication).
The Israeli war of aggression on the besieged Gaza Strip, 14-21 November 2012, destroys Gaza:
After days of cross-border tensions, the Israeli occupation forces assassinated Ahmed al-Jabari, the commander of the armed wing of Hamas, in an air strike. During the following week, the Israeli occupation forces said they bombed 1,500 targets throughout the Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation army killed 174 Palestinians, most of them civilians, while hundreds were wounded, while six Israelis were killed (Israel said that they included four civilians), while more than 200 were wounded, most of them soldiers.
In the aftermath of this aggression, (the second since Obama came as President of the United States), Israel has been accused of several war crimes. In an air strike on an apartment building, 10 members of the Aquarius family were killed. The human rights organization B'Tselem said at the time, "In many cases, B'Tselem found that Palestinians who had not taken part in hostilities were killed and wounded without receiving any advance warning that might have enabled them to take refuge."
Resolution of the United Nations General Assembly to raise the level of Palestine to a non-member observer state on November 29, 2012:
After the failed attempt in the previous year (2011) to become a full-fledged state, the Palestinians won after the United Nations General Assembly voted overwhelmingly in favor of Resolution 67/19 to raise the level of Palestine to a "non-member state." It is a largely symbolic role, but it allowed Palestine to participate in General Assembly discussions, paving the way for Palestine to become a member of the International Criminal Court (ICC).
After one day of "upgrading the status of Palestine" at the United Nations, the Israeli occupation authorities responded by agreeing to the zoning plans and initial settlement construction in the E1 area in the occupied West Bank. The punitive measure was widely condemned by the international community, including the US administration, which saw it as a major setback to the two-state solution.
2013: John Kerry launches nine months of US-sponsored peace talks:
Three years after negotiations stalled, US Secretary of State John Kerry launched on July 29, 2013 his famous endeavor to sponsor Palestinian-American negotiations for nine months to bring Palestinian and Israeli leaders face to face to conduct direct peace negotiations, under the auspices of Minister Kerry's direct envoy, former US ambassador to Israel Martin Indyk.
The talks started with "concessions agreed upon by the two parties where the Palestinians agreed to stop seeking international recognition as a state, by submitting membership applications to various organizations and agencies, in exchange for Israel to release 104 Palestinian prisoners who had been imprisoned before the 1993 Oslo accords, and it was assumed that They are released during 1999.
From the first moment, the talks were characterized by weakness and lack of seriousness, especially the Israeli procrastination, and the attempt to renegotiate to a point some 20 years ago (the Oslo Accords of 1993). After less than eight of the nine-month deadline, negotiations collapsed, due to Israel's refusal to honor its prisoner pledges, and it was said at the time that US officials blamed the Israeli side for its continued settlement expansion throughout the negotiations, but Washington did nothing.
According to an Israeli Peace Now report, during the eight months of talks, Israel set a new record for settlement expansion, with approximately 14,000 newly approved settler homes.
Israel reneged on its pledges to release 26 Palestinian prisoners on March 28, 2014, ending negotiations between them and the Palestinians, while the Obama administration and Secretary of State Kerry were silent about what Israel was doing.
Things got more tense after the kidnapping of three settlers near the "Gush Etzion" settlement in the Hebron area in the occupied West Bank. The kidnapping sparked a two-week pursuit and abuse of Palestinians throughout the occupied territory (which has become the largest operation of the Israeli occupation authorities in the occupied West Bank since the second intifada). The Occupation Forces killed five Palestinians, including a 14-year-old boy, and raided more than 1,000 Palestinian homes, offices and schools, and arrested hundreds of Palestinians collectively.
Kidnapping and killing of Muhammad Abu Khudair:
On July 2, 2014, after Israel finished chasing it in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinians shook to the core when they awoke to news that a group of Israeli settlers had kidnapped a 16-year-old Palestinian boy from occupied Jerusalem. A few hours later, his charred body was found dumped near a forest in Jerusalem. Preliminary autopsy results showed that the boy, Muhammad Abu Khudair, was burned while he was still alive.
The killing of Abu Khudair encouraged settlers to carry out a number of kidnappings of Palestinians, and fierce attacks by the occupation forces throughout the West Bank. The Palestinians organized numerous protests throughout the occupied territories, which were suppressed by the Israeli forces. It is well known that, after a few days of killing, a videotape emerged showing secret Israeli officers violently beating Muhammad Abu Khudhair's cousin, American citizen Tariq Khudair, 15, while he was handcuffed. The images of swollen Khudair's face in black and blue have been published by international and American media, and have drawn widespread condemnation from the international community.
The third war of Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip during the Obama era:
After weeks of Palestinian-Israeli tension in the wake of the killing of the three teenage settlers, the killing of the boy Abu Khudair, and the exchange of rocket bursts between Gaza and the occupation authorities, Israel launched its third war on Palestinians trapped in Gaza in less than 6 years on July 8, 2014, "Operation Protective Edge", which The most bloody, criminal and destructive Israeli war on Gaza has become. The war, on land, air, and sea, against the Palestinians continued for 50 days, allegedly targeting the sites of the armed Hamas movement.
According to United Nations documents, the operation claimed the lives of 2,251 Palestinians, including at least 1,462 civilians, 551 of whom were children, including children playing soccer on the Gaza beach. More than 11,000 Gazans were injured, a quarter of them children. An estimated 1,500 children became orphans, and 142 Palestinian families with three or more individuals were killed in the same incident, a total of 742 dead from the entire family.
In addition, 18,000 housing units were totally or partially destroyed, leaving more than 100,000 Gazans homeless. According to a report issued by B'Tselem in 2019, four and a half years after the war, 20% of homes are still unusable and about 2,300 families - about 13,000 people - are still homeless, but the Obama administration's response to all of this was that Israel has the right to defend itself.
The assassination of the Dawabsheh family: 2015
Violent settler attacks on Palestinians in the occupied territories are not strange, but what a group of masked terrorist settlers did by attacking and burning the home of the Dawabsheh family in Duma village on July 31, 2015 with incendiary bombs. The Palestinians under occupation felt terrified and targeted. The fire killed 18-month-old Ali Dawabsheh and his parents. Ahmad Dawabshe, four years old, was the only survivor, with severe burns in more than 80% of his body.
The media and the Israeli government attempted to portray the attack as an act of a few "wolves" and "Jewish extremists", proving the Palestinians that it was not a one-time incident, but rather represented the true face of the settler movement in the West Bank.
The Third Intifada September 13, 2015 - 2016:
On the eve of the Jewish year in 2015, dozens of Israelis entered the Al-Aqsa compound and the Noble Sanctuary in East Jerusalem under the protection of the armed Israeli occupation authorities. The presence of Israeli worshipers sparked protests among Palestinians at the site, which were violently suppressed by the Israeli forces. Video footage of the Israeli forces launching sound and tear gas canisters at Al-Aqsa Mosque sparked several protests throughout the city. That same night, an Israeli man was killed after being attacked by a group of Palestinian stone throwers and he lost control of his car. During the days that followed, clashes continued in Al-Aqsa, Jerusalem, and the West Bank, while political commentators around the world, (as well as Palestinian and Israeli leaders), began to describe the protests as a "third intifada."
A few days later, on September 22, the occupation authorities shot an 18-year-old Palestinian girl, Hadeel Hashmon, and was killed while passing through a checkpoint in Hebron, allegedly carrying a knife. Later it turned out that it did not pose an imminent threat to the lives of soldiers, who could have been arrested by non-violent means. According to some, her killing was a turning point for the Palestinians and the beginning of stabbing attempts against the occupation soldiers.
Security Council Resolution 2334:
In one of its latest decisions, the outgoing US President Barack Obama's administration decided not to use the veto for the first time on a case condemning the Israeli occupation, as the Security Council adopted by an overwhelming majority, on December 23, 2016, a resolution submitted by Senegal, Malaysia, and Venezuela, And New Zealand condemns settlement activity and demands that it be stopped in the Occupied Palestinian Territory. For the first time in 36 years, 14 members of the Security Council voted in favor of the resolution, while the United States of America alone abstained from voting. The decision stated:
The Security Council, recalling its relevant resolutions, including resolutions 242 (1967), 338 (1973), 446 (1979), 452 (1979), 465 (1980), 476 (1980), 478 (1980), 1397 (2002), 1515 (2003) and 1850 (2008), guided by the purposes and principles of the United Nations Charter, and reaffirming, inter alia, the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territory by force.
Reaffirming the applicability of the Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War, of August 12, 1949, to the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, and other Arab territories occupied since 1967, recalling the advisory opinion issued on July 9, 2004 by international justice Court.
Reaffirming that all Israeli settlement activities in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, are illegal under international law and constitute a major obstacle to achieving peace on the basis of a two-state solution, and expressing deep concern that the continuation of Israeli settlement activities is endangering The feasibility of a two-state solution based on the 1967 borders. "The newly elected president, Donald Trump, tried to pressure not to present the draft resolution, but it failed.
The year began with Donald Trump receiving the White House and the US Presidency. Trump, who has surrounded himself with a group of sympathizers of the settlement movement, such as his brother-in-law Jared Kushner, his ambassador to Israel David Friedman, and one of his attorneys, Jason Greenblatt, stated that he was working on a "deal of the century" to solve the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, and that his brother-in-law Kushner was the only person who could This conflict was resolved, and Prime Minister Netanyahu received in the White House in February 2017, and then in the month of May, Palestinian President Abbas, and delegations chased back and forth to and from Washington, under the illusion that Trump is thinking differently from his predecessors and that he may be able to impose a solution on Israel.
Trump declares Jerusalem the capital of Israel:
Perhaps the moment that is considered the "major turning point" in the last half of the decade was represented by President Donald Trump's announcement that the United States will recognize occupied Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on December 6, 2017.
The decision sparked widespread protests that led to the arrest of hundreds of Palestinians and the injury of many others.
Years later, "Jerusalem, the capital of Palestine" is still a slogan that appears in almost every political protest throughout the region, and while Israel welcomed the American decision, the whole world condemned the decision and ended the Palestinian-American negotiation.
2018 Return Marches:
From March 30, 2018 to the present day, the Palestinians are demonstrating in large numbers in the besieged Gaza Strip in protest against the siege, occupation and injustice within the marches of return.
When Ahmed Abu Artema thought of the idea of the "Great March of Return" in his besieged house in the Gaza Strip, he did not realize that he was launching one of the largest Palestinian popular movements in decades. What was originally supposed to last a few Friday days beginning on Earth Day in 2018, has continued weekly since then, with the citizens of Gaza going to the border strip to demand the right of return of refugees to their land, and an end to the 12-year blockade.
The marches were suppressed with criminal violence by the Israeli occupation forces, which killed hundreds of participants in the peaceful marches and injured thousands, causing hundreds of permanent disabilities.
According to United Nations documents, as of March 30, 2019, Israel had killed 195 Palestinians, including 41 children, and wounded nearly 29,000 people (including more than 7,000 wounded by live ammunition) during the marches.
The nation-state law strengthens the Palestinian situation as second-class citizens in Israel:
The law was officially passed by the Israeli Knesset on July 19, 2018. The racial law states that "Israel is the state of the Jewish people." Among other things, the law was enacted that "Hebrew" is the only national language, and marginalized the ranking of the Arabic language into a "special status." The right-wing government of Israel has praised the move, which it praised as recently affirming the "Jewish character" of Israel. The law prohibited the classification of Palestinians from Israeli citizenship as second-class citizens.
During his presidency, the Trump administration launched a series of political decisions aimed at harming the Palestinian people and forcing them to kneel down. In 2018 alone, Trump halted US support to UNRWA, halted the work of the United States Agency for International Development in the West Bank and Gaza, USAID, and moved the US embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, throwing decades of American policy into the trash basket, cutting and cutting Financial support from the Palestinian Authority, and ceasing support to Palestinian hospitals in occupied East Jerusalem. Trump's decisions not only caused serious damage to diplomatic relations between the United States and the Palestinian leadership, but also endangered the lives of millions of Palestinians who depend on international and American aid to provide some of their basic needs.
Trump closes the PLO office:
On September 10, 2018, after 24 years working in Washington, the US administration instructed to close the office of the Palestine Liberation Organization Mission in the US capital. The State Department told the PLO that the efforts of the Palestinian leadership to punish Israel in the International Criminal Court violated an obscure US law. Hours after the decision, US Secretary of State Mike Bombo announced that the United States will suspend $ 165 million in funding for the Palestinian Authority.
2019 - Israeli elections:
This year began with a heated attempt to re-elect Benjamin Netanyahu as prime minister of Israel with unprecedented support by the Trump administration including recognition of the occupied Syrian Golan as Israeli territory. Although he (Netanyahu) was facing imminent accusations of corruption, the first round of elections ended on April 9, with a tie between Netanyahu and his opponent, former IDF chief Benny Gantz, and Israel was sent to a second unprecedented election during the year on September 17, 2019, and the campaign was marked by an escalation Very anti-Arab sentiments, with rights groups and activists accusing Netanyahu and his right-wing supporters of using racist incitement to win the elections.
Despite the efforts made by Netanyahu and Trump's support for him, Netanyahu, Gantz, or any other Israeli leader was unable to form a governing coalition for the second time after the September elections, while Israelis await a third election in less than a year, supposed to be held in March 2020. .
"Deal of the Century" appears in Bahrain:
The organizers of the "Peace and Deal of the Century" file have invented the idea of holding an "economic workshop" as part of the first of the long-awaited "Deal of the Century" held in Bahrain on June 25 and 26, 2019 in the Bahraini capital, Manama, with the participation of many Arab countries that reluctantly participated, at levels of Without the ministerial, and a complete boycott of the Palestinians despite the Trump administration's attempts to bring any Palestinian to the "Manama Workshop".
As expected, the "Bahrain Workshop" has vanished from the horizon, as if it were not. Where it became clear that its goal is only normalization between Arab countries and Israel.
Israel angered the United States after it banned female members of Congress from visiting the occupied West Bank:
On August 15, 2019, Netanyahu announced that Palestinian origin, Rachida Tlaib, a member of Congress of Somali origin, Ilhan Omar, would not be allowed to enter the occupied West Bank via the Israeli border (as an official delegation) because of their support for the boycott movement, and at the request of Trump. For a while, this move has backfired on Netanyahu, sparking criticism from American politicians (from the Democratic Party), senior presidential candidates for the Democratic Party, Palestinian leaders and activists, and celebrities like John Legend, Barbara Streisand, Cynthia Nixon, and even Zionist organizations such as AIPAC, They expressed their opposition to the decision - especially the role Trump played in influencing a foreign government and ally to prevent US lawmakers from entering their country.
Netanyahu vows to annex the Jordan Valley:
On September 10, 2019, one week before the second round of the Israeli elections, and to enhance his electoral fortunes, Netanyahu announced that if he is re-elected, he will include all Israeli settlements in the West Bank, the Jordan Valley and the northern Dead Sea from the occupied West Bank. He pledged to "extend sovereignty" over all Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank, and to effectively annex areas of land where more than 190 settlements were built in contravention of international law.
Netanyahu said the century deal would create a "historic opportunity" to annex the West Bank.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declares that the settlements are "illegal":
In a clear departure from long decades of American foreign policy, standards and international laws, Secretary of State Pompeo announced on November 18, 2019 that the United States changed its position on "Israeli settlements" and that the Trump administration had abandoned the idea that "settlements are illegal" or conflict with International law, while the settlement forces immediately announced new settlement plans in the heart of the occupied city of Hebron.
According to Peace Now, the average number of housing units for settlements approved in the three years after President Trump's election increased to 6989 housing units, nearly double the average in the previous three years (3,635 housing units).
Trump takes an executive order that considers Israel's criticism anti-Semitic:
The US President made an executive decision on December 11, 2019 regarding anti-Semitism that considered students who criticize Israel in universities and support the BDS movement as anti-Semites. The decision permits the freezing of funds from the federal government for educational institutions that fail to confront "anti-Jews among their students in light of fears of the spread of anti-Semitism in the country," including criticizing Israeli occupation policies. The law relies on a definition of anti-Semitism that includes criticism of Israeli decisions, raising concerns that the Trump administration will use it to criminalize the BDS movement.
The International Criminal Court wants to open an investigation into "war crimes" in the West Bank and Gaza
On December 20, 2019, the Prosecutor's representative at the International Criminal Court, Fatou Bensouda, announced that she wanted to open a comprehensive investigation into possible "war crimes" committed in the Palestinian territories. And Bensouda said that "war crimes were committed or committed" in the occupied West Bank, Israel and East Jerusalem, and in the Gaza Strip, and asked the International Court for a ruling regarding the lands under its jurisdiction.
The International Criminal Court is studying a case brought by the Palestinians since 2015 regarding "war crimes" they accuse Israel of committing. While Bensouda did not specify the nature of the potential crimes, it is known that in her initial investigations she focused on issues such as Israel building new settlements and its military operations in Gaza.
But Washington, as usual, protested strongly, and US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced on the same day that the United States was "firmly" opposed to opening the International Criminal Court to a full investigation into allegations of war crimes committed in the Palestinian territories.
Thus, a contract has ended and another will start, and the lesson is for whoever is considered ..


Many posts have discussed civic ignorance.
At The Sacramento Bee, Dan Walters writes that the PPIC Poll asks respondents to rank state functions by budget size and then to list their own priorities.
Their answers – including those from the latest poll in January – consistently show that most believe that prisons get the most money, followed by health and human services, K-12 education and higher education. Very few respondents say they don't know.
In fact, of those four major areas – which together constitute the vast majority of state general fund spending – schools by far get the most money, well over 40 percent, while prisons are last at about 9 percent.
Answers to the second question have been just as consistent – that K-12 education is the highest priority of voters, followed by health and human services, higher education and prisons.
In fact, therefore, the budget's relative priorities are exactly those of voters – but they are blissfully ignorant of that, believing that schools are being neglected when they've enjoyed a 50 percent increase in per-pupil spending since Jerry Brown returned to the governorship six years ago.
The PPIC poll also reveals that Democrats are markedly more likely to be wrong about budget reality than Republicans, with 46 percent believing that prisons get the biggest share of spending.


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Bai Xian Asia Institute Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program 2021 (Fully Funded)
Date - January 20, 2021 Bachelor Degree Fully Funded Leadership Program Master Degree
The Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP) support up to 100 scholarships each year to high-caliber students from Asia to study away from their home country or region at leading East Asian universities.
In its mission to create intercultural opportunities for the next generation of leaders, the AFLSP partners with 6 universities in five cities, where scholars are welcome to pursue their choice of an undergraduate, master's degree or exchange program (program offerings vary by university). The scholarship offers each student up to US$25,000 per year or a total of US$50,000 per scholar, which may be used towards university tuition, housing, and personal living expenses.
Scholars also participate in the annual BXAI Summer Program, a fun and enriching experience where they have the unique opportunity to explore important global topics, engage with guest speakers and fellow scholars, and be inspired by the culture and people of the host country. Bai Xian Alumni are invited to take part in the Bai Xian Alumni Initiative Award (AIA), a program that encourages them to work together in teams across campuses and borders to develop socially responsible action plans that address critical challenges faced by Asia's communities, environments, and economies today.
With effect from the 2020-21 academic year, the AFLSP will operate under a new structure. Our new university network will span five key cities in East Asia, namely, Beijing, Hong Kong, Kyoto, Shanghai, and Tokyo, and our partnerships will be consolidated to six in total, including: Hitotsubashi ICS, Kyoto University, Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Waseda University.
Please note that the AFLSP Scholarship offers each student up to US$25,000 per academic year, or a total of US$50,000 per scholar only. If your degree program covers a period longer than two years, the maximum amount of US$50,000 will be disbursed over the course of your degree program.
Asian students interested in pursuing a full-time degree program at our Partner Universities (HERE) are eligible for the Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program (AFLSP). Each Partner University operates its own independent selection process for the AFLSP. Interested students may review each university's program offerings here and contact the university's relevant office or program administrator directly to express their interest and/or apply for admission. The AFLSP offers successful candidates up to US$25,000 per year or a maximum of US$50,000.
English language proficiency:
The official language of the BXAI Summer Program, a mandatory component of the AFLSP, is English. As such, applicants should be fully conversant and have a firm grasp of the English language. Each applicant's English skills are considered during the selection process, though the required level may differ depending on the university and program he/she applies for.
AFLSP commitments:
Upon acceptance of the AFLSP scholarship offer, students are required to sign the student commitment letter and adhere to the following conditions:
Participate in the BXAI Summer Program – All scholars are required to participate in the annual BXAI Summer Program, which is held in August and spans up to three weeks.
Remain enrolled at the relevant Partner University and the relevant degree program as a full-time student for the duration of their studies under the AFLSP – No unexplained absences of leave are accepted, unless otherwise disclosed to and agreed upon with the university and BXAI.
Achieve at least a 3.0 GPA on a 4.0/4.3 scale (or a B average, depending on the GPA scale used by the university) during the first scholarship year – Otherwise, BXAI reserves the right to withhold scholarship disbursement for the second year of study.
Disclose to BXAI and the relevant Partner University if they are a recipient of any other scholarship or form of funding offered by a third party – In such an event, BXAI reserves the right to review the scholarship offer on a case-by-case basis.
Participate in all mandatory programs under the AFLSP and fulfill all requirements of the relevant degree program within the standard timeframe as set by the relevant Partner University.
The students from anchor universities should contact the relevant office or program administrator to express their interest.
The students from anchor universities will be fully supported for the duration of their degree studies.
The students from the Participating Universities will be offered the scholarship recommended, accepted, and enrolled at one of those universities.
The candidates applying for Bai Xian Asia Institute-Asian Future Leaders Scholarship Program, 2021 should first register their interest and complete the online application.
The participating universities will be provided with access to the data submitted by the applicants.
Up to 10 candidates will be recommended by the participating universities.
The Participating University will submit the applicant's transcript and PU's recommendation letter.
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Identify academic direction and supports.
Students are far more likely to succeed in postsecondary education if they have a purpose in mind. Yet many new students arrive without clear goals for college and careers and, in many cases, without an understanding of their options. Recognizing the need for students to aim for clear academic and career goals, the process for college enrollment is changing to accomplish critical objectives for student success. Specifically, an effective intake process helps students make an initial choice of academic and professional direction; identifies their academic and nonacademic needs with multiple reliable measures, including practical information about their academic skills, interests and goals; and ensures they have the supports they will need to succeed in college-level work.
For example, many colleges are helping new students choose from a small set of "meta-majors," or broad career and academic focus areas, including social and behavioral sciences, information technology, health careers, business, the arts and STEM. These are characterized by a default curriculum that allows students to explore and select a specific program of study by the end of their first year. An early determination of an academic direction helps students better understand the purpose of the courses they are taking, leading to increased student motivation and persistence.
Leading colleges are not focused on screening students out of credit-bearing work and into remediation. Instead, they are implementing innovative and effective intake processes that help students clarify their goals, build their academic confidence and college know-how, and position themselves for success in gateway courses and beyond.
1 Identify academic direction and supports.
2 Enroll in college-level math and English.
5 Align courses with programs of study.
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