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From the Leadership Arkansas Program Coordinator Susie Marks
by Susie Marks
Posted 7/25/2011 12:00 am
Updated 2 years ago
Little did I know when I walked into the Arkansas State Chamber/AIA offices on May 1, 2006, that I would increase my network of friendships, business contacts and family by over 300 in five short years. All of this was accomplished by the introduction of Leadership Arkansas. Leadership Arkansas has helped the footprint of the Arkansas State Chamber/AIA grow as well.
Five years into its inception, Leadership Arkansas has inspired, educated and engaged more than 300 citizens to leverage the unique opportunities, and to understand the specific issues facing our great state. Through a unique nine-month education experience, Leadership Arkansas class members interact with top state officials, corporate and community leaders, educators and others who receive, deliver or make decisions and policy that affect services across our state.
Below are some direct benefits of participation in Leadership Arkansas:
Class members gain:
- An inclusive network of colleagues and resources.
- A broad understanding of state issues and developments.
- A better sense of personal leadership potential and enhanced leadership skills.
Employers and sponsoring organizations acquire:
- Employees connected to a diverse network of dynamic leaders.
- Individuals with knowledge to discuss a variety of issues at the state and community levels.
- Staff energized and motivated to apply program information to organization situations.
- Leaders prepared to address issues and keep companies in action.
As we move past five years of success, we pledge to stick with our mission: "To build a strong, diverse statewide network of leaders with a shared commitment to connect our communities and to make Arkansas a better place in which to live and prosper."
Leadership Arkansas is not just a class, it's an experience. We look forward to taking you through our experience.
Susie Marks
Senior Vice President – Programs


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UMass center Lalanne suspended following arrest
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Massachusetts coach Derek Kellogg has indefinitely suspended sophomore center Cady Lalanne following his weekend arrest for allegedly interfering with a police officer at a campus dance.
Police say Lalanne was arrested at about 11:50 p.m. Saturday on charges of disorderly conduct, assault and battery on a police officer and resisting arrest.
Police say Lalanne's friend hadn't paid admission and that the player interfered with police trying to remove the friend.
Kellogg said in a statement Monday that he will monitor the situation and make a decision about the length of the suspension within the next few days.
Lalanne was averaging 4.8 points and 5.2 rebounds for UMass (3-3).
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'97 Ambassadors
The following Ambassadors began participating in DO-IT as Scholars in 1997. They continue to pursue college and career goals and encourage younger DO-IT Scholars and Ambassadors.
Andrew | Amanda | Jennifer | Cynthia | Trent | Brad | Ben | Justin | Michael | Alexi | Karyn | Shakethia | Steven | Laura | Keaton | Veronica | Sharon
Andrew, '97Scholar
Mobility impairment
Attended the Rochester Institute of Technology to study physics.
Amanda, '97 Scholar
Graduated with honors from the University of Great Falls with a major in communications and a minor in computer systems integration. Works as a freelance writer.
Jennifer, '97 Scholar
Graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of North Dakota. Owns a health and wellness business. Taking a braille proofreading course through the National Federation of the Blind.
Cynthia, '97 Scholar
Graduated from the University of Washington with a bachelor's degree in economics. Works at NOAA Fisheries Science Center.
Trent, '97 Scholar
Attended Bellevue Community College.
Brad, '97 Scholar
Studied business at Northern Arizona University. Worked at Pima Community College as a business mathematics tutor.
Ben, '97 Scholar
Earned an associate's degree in design drafting and a mechanical design certificate from Green River Community College; working towards an architectural and civil drafting degree.
Justin, '97 Scholar
Attended college.
Michael, '97 Scholar
Spina bifida with upper motor neuron dysfunction
Graduated with a doctorate from the University of Denver's Graduate School of International Studies in political theory and international politics.
Alexi, '97 Scholar
Profoundly deaf
Graduated from the University of Connecticut with English and publishing degrees. Works for a survey sampling service supporting market research companies.
Karyn, '97 Scholar
Sales manager at Verizon Wireless. Married.
Shakethia, '97 Scholar
Mobility impairment
Earned a bachelor's degree in accounting from Mississippi State University.
Steven, '97 Scholar
Severe hearing loss
Earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Connecticut. Earned a master's degree in business and policies from the University of New Haven. Currently a management and funds accountant for a growing hedge fund.
Laura, '97 Scholar
Ischemic spinal cord injury
Earned a master's degree and doctorate in micro-electronics and photonics at the University of Arkansas. Received Walton Distinguished Doctoral Fellowship.
Keaton, '97 Scholar
Attended University of Utah and was pursuing a career in engineering when he died in 2001 after a battle with cancer.
Veronica, '97 Scholar
Earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard. Worked in the United States Senate. Graduated from Georgetown University Law Center. Currently an attorney at a large New York law firm.
Sharon, '97 Scholar
Visual impairment
Graduated from Portland State University (PSU) with a bachelor's degree in social science and teaching credentials to teach students with visual impairments. Teaches at the Utah School for the Blind and is pursuing a master's degree in special education at PSU.


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I spent a pleasant and stimulating day at a conference on language teaching Sunday the 26th of May.
Why pleasant? There were only 70 or so participants, plenty of space between the desks and chairs in the classrooms, 15 minute breaks between sessions so you had time to have more than perfunctory conversations with people.
Why stimulating? Both participants and those who led workshops or gave plenary sessions each had a distinct message which they invited participants to experience.
But though I found the day pleasant and stimulating, I was troubled as I always am by the fact that each person on the program followed the usual rule that the goal is to convince participants that the activity they are introducing always works great.
There have been a spate of articles recently criticizing studies in the field of psychology for presenting only positive results. When the authors of articles were questioned they admitted that they jiggled the data to support their claims. They said that when they submitted negative results to journals their articles were rejected!
In the December 2012 issue of The Atlantic, I read a piece titled The Data Vigilante. One Uri Simonsohn, a research psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, has been examining studies to point out initially loose methodology. But he found flagrant dishonesty! (pages 32 and 33)
At the conference I just attended, I do not think any person on the program was dishonest. In fact, I cannot imagine any of them even knowing how to be dishonest—jiggling data to support their claims, for example. But I do think that their methodology was in Uri's word "loose".
I think it was loose for a number of reasons, none related directly to the intelligence or integrity of those who presented. One reason comes from pressure to show that we are effective from parents, principals, school boards. Another comes from sometimes unconscious competition with colleagues who do not think that what we are doing is as effective as what they are doing. As I implied above, a central reason is that if we try something new that others have claimed is successful we expect it to be successful.
The basic flaw in all claims that an activity works is that those who make the claims have not compared the results with related activities. Here are a few examples to illustrate this point.
Claim 1
You have to use extensive reading in your classes. When students read graded readers that are of interest to them, they increase their ability to recognize more and more words. I have tested my students by showing them flash cards of the words in the graded readers they have read and they can say the meaning in their first language very quickly.
Counter Claim 1
While students might recognize more words, we have to ask a few additional questions.
a. Though not all words they recognize have to be used, it is important to check how many they can use correctly.
b. When students are asked to read sentences aloud that they had read silently and then write what they said, if they write "How can I every change they go to feel." For the sentence "How can I ever change things that I feel." We see that the development and mastery of sentence patterns and structural words, as well as meaning, are not accomplished by extensive reading.
Claim 2
When students have a lot of rich, natural input at their level they will develop their speaking skills. My students say they like it when I speak naturally.
Counter Claim 2
One of the teachers recorded his "rich, natural input at his students' level" and then asked the students to listen and write what he had said. They could replay the recording as many times as they wanted.
After you read what the students wrote can you write what he had said? Here is what the students wrote:
The hotel have dress paud
The hotel
The hotel has a dress cort
The Hotel has
The hotel is gre cool.
If none of the students were able to write what was said how can they be developing their language skills?
Claim 3
As long as the students get their meaning across I do not correct them. Mistakes are OK. The more they speak the more they will increase their confidence and therefore become better at speaking.
Counter Claim 3
A student who wanted to study in English in Canada was asked by her teacher why she wanted to study in Canada. Her response was
Canada beautiful nature.
The teacher said, "Oh, you think Canada has beautiful nature."
The student said, "Yes."
The teacher was so used to projecting what she thought her students were saying that she simply said what she thought was normal English.
It teachers accept whatever students say because they think they get the meaning, any confidence that the students might gain—and it is almost impossible to measure confidence—will be dashed by the first few conversations the student has with native speakers of English when they show bewilderment at what they say.
The lack of attention to accuracy—the dichotomy between fluency and accuracy that is part of the current jargon—makes no sense since fluency has to include accuracy or it is meaningless.
But my main point, as always, is that the only way we can make the claim that anything works great is to contrast the activity we are using with another one and compare the results.
I was on a panel at the end of the conference and one of the questions I was asked was "What do teachers need to know?" I did not plant the question! It was of genuine concern to the teacher who asked it.
My response was "You have to know what you are doing and the results of what you are doing. And the only way you can know the results of what you are doing is to compare it with a similar activity with slight variation and compare the results."
I told the participants that I had just had a conversation with a teacher who corrects compositions using symbols. He gives the students the list of symbols with examples at the beginning of the semester and for ten years he has been using these symbols with great success. For example, if the student writes "Two years ago I go visit my grandmother." he writes WVU for Wrong Verb Use above go so the student can correct his error. When I asked whether the student made the correction he said that he does not check because when he asks them what WVU stands for they all know it stands for "wrong very use."
To do something for 10 years and never check to see how many students actually make the changes that you want them to make and not to compare over time whether making the changes with using the labels leads to a lower frequency of the error is a huge drag on not only making changes in our field but in improving outcomes.
I am attaching some suggestions for exploring what you do so that over time when you say, "This always works great!" you can support your claim.
I will be discussing my ideas about exploring our teaching in a live webinar on the 2nd of June 9 pm Tokyo time. If you go to this website you can get the details about connecting with the live seminar. In it I will also be introducing a live on line course I will be teaching for the 5 subsequent Sundays. Here is the site:


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On this incredible adventure holiday you will discover the best of Jordan on foot, travel by 4WD drive vehicle and have some wonderful nights of wilderness camping beneath dazzling starlit skies. You'll trek as part of a small group through some of the most exciting and rugged landscapes in Jordan to eventually arrive in the ancient Nabataean city of Petra, one of the finest historic monuments in the world. Contact a specialist travel consultant today.
8 days | From £995 | Guided Group departures
- Trek from Dana to magnificent Petra
- Amazing desert and mountain scenery
- Camp in true Bedouin style beneath the stars
Combine this holiday with our 'Petra and the Valley of the Moon' trek for a two week Jordan holiday.
A truly incredible walk across the deserts and mountains of Jordan to magnificent, iconic Petra, this adventure is definitely unique. Trekking through dramatic gorges and canyons of the Mountains on trails best known only to the local Bedouin, it's unlikely you'll encounter other trekkers.
With the intelligent use of 4WD drive vehicles, wonderful nights spent camping in wild tranquillity beneath the stars can be fully supported and in true Bedouin style along with local cooks providing amazing food in splendid isolation. Waking each morning to the aroma of freshly cooked bread at camp is almost worth it alone! You'll be trekking through some of the most exciting and rugged landscapes in Jordan crossing the classic rocky hamada desert to climb into the spectacular mountains and escarpments above the Great Rift Valley. Spectacular trails lead through Wadi's and along rocky ledges to emerge at the "back door" of Petra itself. A perfect climax to a superb voyage of discovery through the dramatic landscapes of the Bedouin. It's no surprise that this adventure is fast becoming known as "The Inca Trail of the Middle East", yet with our very special route to Petra you'll certainly feel "off the beaten track".
Flight Inclusive options available- See Trip Dossier or contact us for more information
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- Day 1
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- Day 2
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- Day 3
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- Day 4
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- Day 5
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- Day 8
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- Tour grade: C - Demanding
- Tour code: TBTP
- Group size: Min 6, max 16
- Overseas joining point: Madaba
- IMPORTANT : Make sure your chosen holiday is guaranteed to run before you purchase your air tickets and make any other travel arrangements
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Wobble in General:
Sun, Moon & Constellations:
Other Factors:
June 8, 2013 ZetaTalk
This long-exposure capture shows the increased wobble in an undeniable and dramatic manner. In 2007 the wobble was detectible only by a skew in what would otherwise be a perfect circle around Polaris. By March 23, 2010 and April 17, 2010 this skew had gotten wider, making an oval rather than a circle around Polaris. Are the cameras on a drunken pedestal? The establishment falls silent in the face of such evidence, hoping the public does not notice. Now on March 1, 2013 there is a new development. The center of the focus is in two places, not just one!
February 5, 2011 ZetaTalk
As has been present since the wobble ensued in 2004, the Earth wobble takes the form of a figure 8. This causes the N Pole of Earth to lean to one side or the other during the figure 8, and also to lean toward and away from the Sun during the figure 8. The wobble is most violent when the magnetic N Pole of Earth comes up over the horizon and encounters the magnetic push from the N Pole of Planet X, which is increasingly pointing its N Pole directly at the Earth. This point is equivalent to what Nancy calls the New Zealand view, and is directly related to the sloshing magma pushing to the north Pacific and thence sloshing back to raise the Indo-Australian Plate up on the eastern end so that Indonesia can slide under the curve. At the point in the wobble where the mid-day Sun is over Italy, the N Pole of Earth is leaning toward the Sun, which is why the Sun recently appeared two days early in Greenland and Norway and Alaska. This then progresses to be the point where, in Nancy's diagrams, the Sun is over the N American continent. At this point, the N Pole of Earth is moving away from the Sun again, and thus the vertical jet stream over N America, pushing the globe under the cold air of northern Canada. Depending upon where the globe is being pushed, or how much Sun it is getting, or how violent the push is at this or that point, the land underneath will experience weather extremes.
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The national weather radar is showing the polar vortex forming, right now. Counter-clockwise spirals are forming, demonstrating the wobble mechanics revealed by the Zetas. What it doesn't show is the heat over the arctic. If I understand the figure 8 model, is this the planet leaning to point the north pole right at the sun? If so, there is heat from below, the volcanic vents, and heat above from the sun. The ice should melt, raising sea levels. Even worse, a massive methane release, sending us into the extinction point?
Nancy's Comment: No ELE will occur, nor has the Earth gone there during its many past Pole Shifts. The Figure 8 wobble is such that the bounce back from the Polar Push occurs when the Sun is over America/Alaska, thus the extreme warmth in Alaska compared to eastern US.
The sun reached zenith 3 hours earlier, today, with no delay in angling to the NW. Sunrise and sunset do not rise straight up, but angle, producing a delay. I have observed for decades and this is new. I am at the 32 parallel. Sunset should be very interesting. The moon has become a rare sight in the last two years, and everything about it, is different.
Nancy, I have been searching for information to confirm my observations for years.
To further clarify my observation, the sun's path was this yesterday: /\ today it was: /``\
It reached zenith two hours earlier. If the wobble is caused by Nibiru's attraction, does this mean it is closer, thus holding the wobbling earth sooner and longer? (Due to the magnetic anomalie) It wont take long to find out.
I am seeing a shortening in the cycle period, as I expected.
Regarding Nancy's observation, I have seen the same effect at sunrise in the last week. I have been observing the earth's wobble for two years, daily. This displacement of the equatorial bulge has to generate much energy in the earth's crust, warming the methane hydrates, and causing earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. If you bend a strip of metal back and forth, it gets hot, then finally snaps. The lithosphere has heat from the core underneath it and with this additional energy, it must be thinning and loosening.
The wobble is easy to observe by the shadows on the ground. I am seeing the sun rise roughly, NE, (should be due E), until aquiring zenith at noon, then shift approx. 45 degrees, setting in the NW. A total of 90 degrees, 12 hours, (approx). Not even a gentle parabolic curve, but a > shaped path.
This site helped me understand the mechanics more and I am grateful.
The Earth wobble has the Sun over the Americas (West Coast, etc) to be a bounce back, so the Sun appears higher in the sky, and thus all that warm weather in Alaska. So during the violent Derecho tearing through the midwest Monday evening someone in central Wisconsin noted this, somekind of additional wibble in the wobble!
Did you happen to look outside last night about 9pm? It was as dark as usual until about 8:45 when it became as bright as 7 am in the morning! It lasted until just about 20-minutes then, became dark again. Three of us were outside staring at the sky in pure amazement! The sun was also very much north of where it should have been and the clouds and colors where fascinating.
Aurora Australis lights up southern skies, seen from further north ...
Thu, 20 Feb 2014
The skies above Dunedin were lit up with a colourful aurora australis last night.
There were even reports the lights, caused by a geomagnetic storm, could be seen as far north as Manawatu.
Aurora australis, or the Southern Lights as they're also known, are usually only visible in the far south. They occur when charged particles, typically ejected from the sun, are captured by the Earth's magnetic field and are hurled towards the poles, colliding with molecules in the upper atmosphere.
Ian Griffin, director of the Otago Museum, snapped some shots of the lights from Strath Taieri, a plateau northwest of the city.
"No... it wasn't a dream," he wrote on his Twitter account. "There really was an amazing aurora australis last night seen over Dunedin."
While taking photos, another celestial phenomenon - a meteor - flew by.
"Meteor has temerity to intrude upon perfectly good shot of tonight's aurora," he wrote.
The range of colours are a result of the different concentrations of oxygen and nitrogen in various levels of the atmospherehttp://www.3news.co.nz/Aurora-lights-up-southern-skies/tabid/1160/a... , http://www.sott.net/article/274222-Aurora-Australis-lights-up-south...


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Many of us watch what we eat but not what we drink when on a diet. That's a mistake. The average American gets a fifth of daily calories from beverages. Choosing the right drinks can tweak your metabolism, curb your appetite, and reduce your total calorie count. Which drinks are spoilers and which are helpers on the path to weight loss?
Spoiler: Soda
Every time you chug a bottle of soda, you're consuming hundreds of empty calories. According to the Center for Science in the Public Interest, carbonated soft drinks are the single biggest source of calories in the American diet. Switching to diet soft drinks is an obvious way to cut calories, but it's unclear whether this switch results in weight loss. In some people, diet soda may increase their sweet tooth.
Helper: Water
Replacing carbonated soft drinks with water will cut hundreds of calories per day, and the benefits don't stop there. Drinking two glasses of water before a meal may encourage the stomach to feel full more quickly, so you don't eat as much. In addition, new research suggests drinking plenty of water may have a positive effect on your metabolism.
Jury's Out: Fruit Juice
Juice can have as many calories as soda, but it has far more to offer in the way of nutrients. This presents a dilemma -- you want the vitamins and antioxidants without all the extra sugar. The safest bet: Look for 100% fruit juice. Steer clear of juice drinks that have added sweeteners. Look for the percent of real juice, noted on the nutritional label. You can also slash calories by drinking water with a tiny bit of juice added.
Helper: Vegetable Juice
Vegetable juice is every bit as nutritious as fruit juice with about half the calories. One cup of tomato juice has 41 calories, compared to 122 calories for orange juice. Choosing juice with pulp provides some fiber, too, which can help control hunger.
Jury's Out: Smoothies
Blend a banana, strawberries, and blueberries into a frothy smoothie, and you've got a delicious arsenal of disease-fighting vitamins and minerals. The homemade variety is best when you're counting calories, because you can control the ingredients -- skim milk and fresh or frozen fruit are all you need. Restaurant smoothies may contain ice cream, honey, or other sweeteners that boost the calorie count sky-high.
Jury's Out: Low-Fat Milk
Eating calcium-rich foods may do a body good, but calcium probably won't help you lose weight, new research now reveals. Some earlier studies suggested calcium may prompt the body to burn more fat, but there's little evidence to support these claims. To get the benefits of calcium without getting extra fat, stick to skim or low-fat milk, yogurt, and cheese.
Spoiler: Energy Drinks
Sports and energy drinks are calorie bombs like soda. They may have more added nutrients, but you can find the same vitamins and minerals in low-calorie foods. People who are serious about losing weight should stay hydrated with water rather than sports drinks.
Helper: Black Coffee
When you need a shot of caffeine, coffee is a better choice than soda or energy drinks. Black coffee is calorie-free and rich in antioxidants. Studies have shown that consuming moderate amounts of coffee (about 3 to 4 cups a day) may improve mood and concentration, and reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes and several types of cancer.
Spoiler: Fancy Coffee
Once you add heavy cream, flavored syrups, and/or a snowcap of whipped cream, that innocent mug of black coffee becomes a minefield of fat and sugar. Specialty coffees can contain up to 570 calories per cup -- possibly more than an entire meal! If you don't like your coffee black, add a little skim milk and artificial sweetener to keep the calorie count low.
Helper: Green Tea
Green tea is another excellent choice when you're looking for a little caffeine. Not only is it near calorie-free, some research suggests green tea may stimulate weight loss. It's not clear exactly how it aids weight loss, though caffeine and micronutrients called catechins may each play a role. The benefit appears to last only a few hours, so it may help to drink green tea at least twice a day.
Spoiler: Coolers
Coolers may sound light and airy, but they are heavy on calories. A 12-ounce cooler containing wine can have 190 calories and 22 grams of carbs. The same size hard lemonade or bottled alcoholic "ice" can have as much as 315 calories. Regular wine is not exactly a diet drink, with 100 calories in a 5-ounce glass. A low-calorie alternative is a wine spritzer: mix a dash of wine with some sparkling water.
Spoiler: Cocktails
A shot of hard liquor has fewer calories than wine or wine coolers, but once you mix in soda or cream, watch out An 8-ounce white Russian made with light cream has 715 calories. A less fattening option is to mix rum or vodka with diet soda.
Helper: Light Beer
OK, beer is not really going to help you lose weight. But if you're out with friends and want to share a pitcher, light beer is the way to go. A 12 oz serving has about 100 calories, compared to 150 calories for regular beer.
More Reading on Weight Loss and Diets
Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD on Friday, March 25, 2011
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WHat's the point? is Reptice the only colony in a black hole?
The black hole is just for a quest :)
Reptice you will probably only visit a handful of times, same as sparragon and firebit
Dont vidit those dumb-nugs anymore…. max level :P
i beat Reptice!
that sux :( The description makes it sound so cool.
You should be able to attack Elderby once your Star Base reach level 5.
Originally posted by player1182:You should be able to attack Elderby once your Star Base reach level 5.you should be able to do it anytime you want
you should be able to do it anytime you want
With a level 5 star base you cant do a denth on elderby
Level 5 to unlock, not level 5 to defeat.
His base is definitely beatable at lvl 5.
Stop throwing a ton of units at him ,and work out a strategy .
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I dunno the route. I am thinking about a SE Asia route first. Maybe start at Bangkok, S Korea, New Zealand, or Philippines, then make my way to Australia, Laos, Cambodia, China-Tibet, Nepal, India, Turkey, maybe Greece… Egypt perhaps.. then off to S. America- Argentina, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, Chile
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Like everyone else, the fear of running out of money. Everything else considered a fear or "something bad happening to me" is not bad at all, just a learning experience.
I haven't told the family yet… I don't think they'd be too wild about the idea. Friends are very supportive.
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And again like everyone else, My Camera, My Money, and Sandals for the "who knows what has been on those floors" showers.
Of course it will. Why else go on one of these trips over a 2 week vacation then?
I hope to be inspired, humbled, renew hope in humanity, less ignorant, and happier.
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FIFA has released the shortlist of players eligible to be named FIFA Women's World Player of the Year. The list was drawn up by football experts from the Football Committee, the Technical and Developmental Committee and the Committee for Women's Football and FIFA Women's World Cup.
The ceremony will be held January 10, 2011 in Zurich.
The list features seven WPS-based players and two Frauen-Bundesliga players. South Korea's 2010 U-20 FIFA Women's World Cup starlet Ji So-Yun rounds out the list. The full list of nominees are:
Camille Abily
Fatmire Bajramaj
Ji So-Yun
Birgit Prinz
Caroline Seger
Christine Sinclair
Kelly Smith
Hope Solo
Abby Wambach
Additionally, 10 coaches will be in contention for the FIFA World Coach of the Year For Women's Football 2010. This is the first year the award will be handed out. The list features two club club coaches, two U-20 coaches and six senior team coaches.
Bruno Bini (France Women's National Team)
In Cheul Choi (South Korea U-20 Women's National Team)
Maren Meinert (Germany U-20 Women's National Team)
Albertin Montoya (FC Gold Pride)
Silvia Neid (Germany Women's National Team)
Hope Powell (England Women's National Team)
Norio Sasaki (Japan Women's National Team)
Bernd Schroder (Turbine Potsdam)
Pia Sundhage (United States Women's National Team)
Beatrice von Siebenthal (Switzerland Women's National Team)
While it's tough to argue against most of the players included in the list of nominees (Marta, Fatmire Bajramaj, Abby Wambach, Kelly Smith and Christine Sinclair are no-brainers), some of the selections are a bit puzzling. It makes you wonder "are these people really paying attention?"
How Inka Grings and Kerstin Garefrekes failed to make the cut is any one's guess. Last season, Grings led the Frauen-Bundesliga in goals with 28 while Kerstin Garefrekes came in second with 19. Duisburg and Frankfurt came second and third respectively. Birgit Prinz is undoubtedly one of the best female football players ever but did she really do enough to merit a nomination? It's clear that FIFA has gone for the name over the question of "what have you done for me lately?"
The same applies for Hope Solo. Solo is the only goalkeeper on the shortlist. Any WPS fan can tell you that Solo had a rough 2010. Remember the time when Solo conceded 12 goals over the course of just three games last season? Surely her year was not better than Turbine Potsdam's Anna Felicitas Sarholz who helped guide her team to UEFA Women's Champions League glory on the back of two outstanding penalty shoot-outs. And she was just 18, by the way.
Caroline Seger and Camille Abily are also interesting ones. Seger had a solid year with the Philadelphia Independence and certainly helped make that midfield one of the best in the league. However, she has a teammate who scored 13 goals last season, including the goal that took the Independence to the Super Semifinal. That player wasn't included on the list.
Camille Abily came into form late last season but she spent much of the season either injured or out of favor. Perhaps the FIFA Women's World Player of the Year nomination is coming a year late. Rachel Buehler was a major factor in FC Gold Pride's dominant season last year but it seems like FIFA has a thing against defenders. (For the record, of the 23 nominees on the men's side, just four are defenders)
It's great to see Ji So-Yun's name in the mix and she richly deserves her spot on the list. But if FIFA are going to nominate young players why not include Germany's FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup star Alexandra Popp? The 19 year-old scored 10 of Germany's 20 goals in the tournament.
Other "boy, it would be great to see so-and-so on this list" include Genoveva Anonma who led USV Jena to an incredible appearance in the DFB-Pokal Cup Final last year and Amy LePeilbet who is certainly one of, if not thebest female defender in the world.
Oh and Inka Grings. What did she do wrong? Seriously.
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