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Mental Health Champions Changing the Coversation
As you may already be aware, May was Mental Health Awareness Month and to keep the celebration of changing the conversation going, EIC is honoring a few superstars who are working hard to increase awareness and understanding surrounding mental health. … Continue reading
Inspiring Future Innovators Through Entertainment and News Media
This month is high tech month and EIC is proud to join in the celebration by Spotlighting a young lady who recently won the National Center for Women in Technology (NCWIT) Award for Aspirations in Computing. Allison Collier fell in … Continue reading
Happy Holidays! Highlights from 2012
By: Brian Dyak What a great year of progress, growth and impact! In 2012, EIC has utilized the power and influence of our industry to inform audiences about important health and social issues and communicate, in many instances life changing … Continue reading
HIV and AIDS: A Timely and Necessary Discussion
By: Brian Dyak The HIV and AIDS conversation is often a difficult one to have, but necessary. Now is a good time to remind people that June 27this National HIV Testing Day. The prevalence of HIV and AIDS in the … Continue reading
PRISM Presents a Special Tribute to Veterans
By: Brian Dyak The 16th Annual PRISM Awards will present a special tribute to salute our veterans. For the past 16 years, the PRISM Awards have recognized depictions of substance use and metal health concerns that are not only entertaining, … Continue reading
Let the Countdown to PRISM Begin!
By: Brian Dyak As we approach The PRSIM Awards 16TH anniversary, we are reminded of the importance of encouraging the accurate depiction of health issues through one of the strongest communicators: media. Actors, films, and TV shows are honored for … Continue reading
By Brian Dyak As we roll out our "Ready on the SET…ACTION!" campaign to encourage youth to explore education and career paths in science, engineering and technology (SET), I keep running into science, engineering and technology professionals who either despise … Continue reading
15th Annual PRISM Awards
Well everyone, we've moved into a new month, but my ears are still picking up buzz about the 15th Annual PRISM Awards, which aired on September 25th. When we took our showcase to Capitol Hill a couple weeks ago, nothing … Continue reading
Just a Moment in Time… Remembering Elizabeth Taylor
Just a Moment in Time Remembering Elizabeth Taylor 1985, EIC was still more vision than reality. Having just been recognized by President Reagan for our national star driven (Bill Cosby- the extraordinaire, Donna Summer- songstress, Bart Conner – Olympian gymnast) … Continue reading
There & Back Again: A Soldier's Journey
In a couple months, the 15th Annual PRISM Awards will honor a new group of nominees and the entertainment professionals who have dedicated themselves to accurately depicting health and social issues in their field. This past year there has been … Continue reading


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click image to zoomCoral BeachProgress of the 2014 Vidalia onions varied widely as of March 4 when workers at G&R Farms fertilized this field (above), which was showing a bit of delay because of freezes early in the year. At nearby Pittman Family Farms (below), some of the region's earliest Vidalias were closer to maturity,VIDALIA, Ga. — For the third consecutive year, Mother Nature has been less than friendly to the Vidalia onion crop. Downy mildew hit the 2012 crop and seed stems reduced the 2013 volumes just before harvest began.
This year, freezes in January and lingering cold, wet weather in March and April combined for overall losses of at least 20%, slowed growth and are expected to delay harvest until late April.
However, growers and shippers are confident that they will have good volumes of Vidalia onions when they start shipping April 21.
Considering the relative shortages of sweet onions from Mexico and Texas in recent weeks, "May should bring some much needed relief to the sweet onion market," said John Shuman, president of Shuman Produce, Glennville, which ships under the Real Sweet brand.
Even with the stand loss from freezes, Alan Sikes, owner of Sikes Farms, Collins, said the 2014 Vidalia crop should easily meet retailer and consumer demands.
click image to zoomCoral Beach"In some ways the stand loss could be considered a blessing," Sikes said in early March. "Typically, as an industry, we are about 20% overplanted."
An informal survey of the northern area of the 20-county growing region in early March by grower-shipper Robert Dasher revealed a 20% to 25% overall loss.
At that time, the onions expected to come in about halfway through the harvest season were dime to quarter size in diameter.
"You can see that none of the fields are a complete loss. But I saw some with 40% to 50% gone," said Dasher, co-owner of G&R Farms, Glennville.
"There are areas in most (fields) where you can see the onions are just not coming along. Some people will be luckier than others. We'll be OK at G&R, but we did lose a few."
At Pittman Family Farms, Lyons, where some of the region's earliest Vidalias are traditionally harvested, Mitchell Pittman said the crop looked strong and healthy in early March.
"We plant all of our onions at the same time and are early," said Pittman, who owns and operates the farm with his brother Kyle, father Timothy and uncle Jerry, collectively known in the area as the Pittman boys.
"We like to get the harvest done in 10 days so we can get the next crop in," Mitchell Pittman said, adding that the family grows a variety of commodities, with all of their fields serving double duty.
The cold weather in March wasn't too much of a worry for Delbert Bland, president and owner of Bland Farms, Glennville.


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Today a couple of goodies from My Slink Obsession.
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Lourdes' Yearbook Photo
Merry Christmas!!
This Christmas
I took the time to decorate Trompe Loeil's Attic Skybox for our Christmas pic this year. I hate decorating in SL so I'm getting double use out of the time it took me to decorate. So I have new Truth Hair and these cute sweaters from Xin at Kustom9.
There's A Patch of Snow On The Ground…
Lots of newness today. Check the credits. Also be on the look out tomorrow at TDR fusion for Izzie's Reindeer Antlers & Ears.
This is the first arcade in awhile where I have actually gone and played a few machines. I took a pic with a few of things I got that I really wanted and played for to get.
Money For Nothing
I was in a purple mood when I took this pic. But the time I edited I wondered WTF I was thinking. But we're gonna go with it because I'm not retaking the pic. So today I have Fishy Strawberry Winter Trend and more stuff from Truth and Izzie's available at Uber.


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6 If you put these instructions before the brothers and sisters, you will be a good servant of Christ Jesus, nourished on the words of the faith and of the sound teaching that you have followed. | 6 If you point these things out to the brothers, you will be a good minister of Christ Jesus, brought up in the truths of the faith and of the good teaching that you have followed. |
7 Have nothing to do with profane myths and old wives' tales. Train yourself in godliness, | 7 Have nothing to do with godless myths and old wives' tales; rather, train yourself to be godly. |
8 for, while physical training is of some value, godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. | 8 For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come. |
9 The saying is sure and worthy of full acceptance. | 9 This is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance |
10 For to this end we toil and struggle, because we have our hope set on the living God, who is the Savior of all people, especially of those who believe. | 10 (and for this we labor and strive), that we have put our hope in the living God, who is the Savior of all men, and especially of those who believe. |
11 These are the things you must insist on and teach. | 11 Command and teach these things. |
12 Let no one despise your youth, but set the believers an example in speech and conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. | 12 Don't let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity. |
13 Until I arrive, give attention to the public reading of scripture, to exhorting, to teaching. | 13 Until I come, devote yourself to the public reading of Scripture, to preaching and to teaching. |
14 Do not neglect the gift that is in you, which was given to you through prophecy with the laying on of hands by the council of elders. | 14 Do not neglect your gift, which was given you through a prophetic message when the body of elders laid their hands on you. |
15 Put these things into practice, devote yourself to them, so that all may see your progress. | 15 Be diligent in these matters; give yourself wholly to them, so that everyone may see your progress. |
16 Pay close attention to yourself and to your teaching; continue in these things, for in doing this you will save both yourself and your hearers. | 16 Watch your life and doctrine closely. Persevere in them, because if you do, you will save both yourself and your hearers. |
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (New Revised Standard Bible Version Online) | Scripture quoted by permission. Quotations designated (NIV) are from THE HOLY BIBLE: NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®. NIV®. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 by Biblica. All rights reserved worldwide. (New International Version Bible Online) |


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Washington launches four different investigations into IRS scandal
Your guide to the front-runners, the backsliders and the middling muddlers
Miller was aware of tea party targeting before telling senators there was none
IRS commissioner: 'Did I know about the list? Yes.'
Senate Finance Committee demands answers from IRS by May 31
'Lack of candor in advising the Senate of this practice is equally troubling'
GOP lawmakers: Obama admin planned years in advance to weaken welfare reform
Memo suggests effot to undermine work-welfare rules in 2009
Judgment Day: Oil execs face angry Democrats - TheDC
The CEO's of the country's leading oil companies appeared on the Hill Thursday morning to defend tax breaks
Starting from scratch: Chambliss says deficit tackling bill will begin by axing all tax loopholes - TheDC
Senator says new bipartisan bill will require amendments to original bill for any deductions
The Limits of Speech - TheDC
Those who've confronted representatives with vitriolic language speak out
TheDC Morning: House passes bill aimed at denying stupid immigrants citizenship - TheDC
An unvarnished e-mail summary of what's really happening in political news
Tax cut deal expected this week - The Hill
Senate lawmakers expect a bipartisan group of negotiators to announce a deal in the coming days that would extend the Bush tax cuts for two years
Senate Democrats to force GOP to vote on tax cuts this Saturday - The Hill
Two plans will be presented for cloture votes, one with a $250,000 threshold and another with a $1 million threshold for top earner bracket
Baucus urges probe of fund raising - WSJ
The Senate's chief Democratic tax writer has called for a federal investigation into advocacy groups that are helping fuel Republican campaigns
Sen. contender to give Snowe a run for her money in 2012 - TheDC
Senate contender Scott D'Amboise plans to give Olympia Snowe a run for her money in 2012
Dem leaders support repeal of small business tax provision in healthcare law - The Hill
The proposal would offset the cost of killing the tax-filing requirement for small businesses by eliminating a tax break for the nation's oil giants
Process for confirming senior administration officials is broken
The Obama administration's premature recess appointment of Dr. Donald Berwick to head CMS is further evidence that the process for selecting and confirming senior administration appointees is broken
As oil industry fights a tax, it reaps subsidies - NYT
With federal officials now considering a new tax on petroleum production to pay for the cleanup, the industry is fighting the measure
'Emergency' spending does not mean 'important' spending - The Daily Caller
It turns out there is no formally binding definition in the legislative process, so as a formal matter, it's whatever you can get away with labeling as an emergency
Barry knows best?
The real losers in the health care battle are the American people who elected a president on his promise to work across the aisle and to "change the way Washington does business"
Jobs bill in the clear - AP
The $35 billion Senate jobs bill clears GOP filibuster with vote of 61 to 30. Bill's final passage will take place either Tuesday or Wednesday


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The Henry Charles Lea Library collects primary materials for the study of the late medieval and early modern period. |
The Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry is devoted to the history of chemistry and collects broadly in that field, emphasizing periods prior to 1850. |
And the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library is devoted to the study of Shakespeare and of Tudor and Stuart dramatists who were his contemporaries. |
The department holds over 250,000 printed books, over 10,000 linear feet of manuscript collections, and over 2,000 codex manuscripts, as well maps, broadsides, playbills and programs, photographs, prints and drawings, and sound recordings.


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NEW ORLEANS, LA — Police are asking the public's assistance in locating Douglas Morris, 54, who was last seen on Friday, March 01, 2013, at about 5:30P.M., on his Sailboat which was docked in the 6000 block of France Road.
Morris was last seen by his best friend Friday night walking towards his docked Sailboat after leaving a social gathering. Morris's friends have become increasingly concerned since they haven't heard from him in three days. This is the first time he has gone missing and has not been seen or heard from.
Douglas Morris is described as a White Male, 6'00" tall, weighing approximately 185 pounds. Morris was last seen wearing a beige jacket, blue jeans.
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Learn by Examples, the module
Budding Drupal developers will be glad to see: there are more contributions are springing out of the Examples project. Examples is a great resource for teaching experienced PHP programmers the capability of Drupal- from how to define a page, to using the Form API. It's also a great way to get familiar with Simpletest.
Randy Fay published the project on Drupal.org in April. There's also a Drupal 6 and Drupal 7 demo site for all of the examples. See http://drupalexamples.info/ but now it's gaining momentum. And Examples strikes that balance that is so tough to get when teaching.
Drupal's API documentation is great, but it's also good to see a hook in use. It's like learning grammar from a dictionary. You can find the definition of the word, whether it's a verb or a noun and even the tenses; but you can't get the context. This is where it's helpful to see it used in a sentence. Learning Drupal development from the API documentation would be a bit like that. You want to see how the code is used. But sometimes it can be hard to find the right example.
Lecturers who teach programming aim to find the balance between examples that are so simplified as to be useless: (see: hello world) and examples that are so complex that a novice can't identify a pattern and modify it for their needs.
The alternative is a minimal example:
" A minimal example is focused on a single feature or programming concept. It is a complete executable program, crafted to be as short as possible. It is instrumented for observability with no attempt to do anything other than to illustrate a point." from Hoffman & Walsh, Teaching Programming With Minimal Examples.
The sky's the limit with this module, but a good strategy would be to focus on the threshold concepts that get people in the door with developing in Drupal. It looks like they have that planned.
Check out the Examples project page to see ways to help and the current call for Examples: http://drupal.org/project/examples
In my next post, I'll be taking the knife to the notion of Drupal's "steep learning curve". Just sharpening it now.
By the way, I've started tweeting about Learning Drupal. @learningdrupal
Hi Heather - hope I will find time to get a better look at Examples and looking forward to the post on the learning curve - wrote about that some time ago:
http://www.istos.it/blog/learning-drupal/drupal-learni ng-curve-myth-or-r...
Drupal modules is very good for development but i think joomla is not bad. And who writed marvelli i curiosity. thanks for article and modules heather.. i will follow you.
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The American Society of Addiction Medicine has released a new definition of addiction, highlighting that it is a chronic brain disorder and not simply a behavioural problem involving too much alcohol, drugs, gambling or sex.
Four years of work with 80 experts opened the door to ASAM's first official position that outward behaviours are manifestations of an underlying disease.
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Short Definition of Addiction.
Addiction is a primary, chronic disease of brain reward, motivation, memory and related circuitry. Dysfunction in these circuits leads to characteristic biological, psychological, social and spiritual manifestations. This is reflected in an individual pathologically pursuing reward and/or relief by substance use and other behaviours.
Addiction is characterised by inability to consistently abstain, impairment in behavioural control, craving, diminished recognition of significant problems with one's behaviours and interpersonal relationships, and a dysfunctional emotional response. Like other chronic diseases, addiction often involves cycles of relapse and remission. Without treatment or engagement in recovery activities, addiction is progressive and can result in disability or premature death.


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BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs
2216 27th Avenue, Council Bluffs, IA 51501-6953
Phone: 712/322-3150 |
Fax: 712/322-6233 |
107 Rooms
Check Out Time: 11:00 AM
| Check In: 3:00 PM
| Online Reservations
Discover this Council Bluff, Iowa hotel offering guests warm Midwestern hospitality and stylish accommodations.
Located just minutes from downtown Council Bluffs and Omaha, the BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs provides guests with an ideal location and a courteous, service-oriented staff. Guests staying at this Council Bluffs hotel will appreciate the variety of nearby activities and entertainment including golfing, shopping and gambling.
The BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs offers 107 beautifully decorated, well-appointed guest rooms featuring free high-speed Internet access and cable television with HBO®. This Council Bluffs hotel offers guests an expanded continental breakfast each morning. Other hotel amenities include complimentary daily newspaper, indoor heated swimming pool and exercise facility.
Minutes from this hotel, guests can tour downtown Council Bluffs and Omaha and visit Bluffs Run, Henry Doorly Zoo Aquatic Center and Rosenblatt Stadium. Eppley Airfield is also just five miles from the hotel.
Make an online reservation today and save at the BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs!
Welcome to Best Western!
Hotel Amenities & Services
- Exercise facilities
- Complimentary continental breakfast, Choice of breads, Cereal, Fruit, Yogurt, Eggs, Other hot items, Juice, Coffee, Served from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
- Exercise facility Open from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
- Safe deposit box
- 24-hour front desk
- Airport courtesy shuttle available 24-hours to/from airport
- Express check-out
- Truck/RV parking
- Free parking
- Business center
- Indoor pool, heated with a pool lift
- Fax machine
- Photocopy machine
- Dry cleaning
- Guest laundry
- Weight lifting equipment
- Universal gym
- Stationary bike
- Treadmill
- Interior corridor
- Printer available
- Fax services
- Computer available
- Photocopy services
- Air-conditioning
- Hearing impaired services
- Ice/vending machines
- Complimentary newspaper
- Free high-speed Internet access
- Expanded continental breakfast
- Council Bluffs largest hotel pool
- Free 24-hour shuttle
BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs
Take advantage of the savings and fun with these 3 package deals available at the best western crossroads of the bluffs in Council Bluffs.
Sleep and Fly 3 Nights
Book one of our Sleep and Fly packages! Flying out for a relaxing weekend or a long business trip is now easier and more economical, with our Sleep and Fly Package. The BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs is conveniently located to Epply Airfield (OMA) and offers the convenience of parking and complimentary shuttle transportation to and from the Airport.
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Sleep and Fly 2 Nights
Book one of our Sleep and Fly packages! Flying out for a relaxing weekend or a long business trip is now easier and more economical, with our Sleep and Fly Package. The BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs is conveniently located to Epply Airfield (OMA) and offers the convenience of parking and complimentary shuttle transportation to and from the Airport.
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Sleep and Fly 1 Night
Book one of our Sleep and Fly packages! Flying out for a relaxing weekend or a long business trip is now easier and more economical, with our Sleep and Fly Package. The BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs is conveniently located to Epply Airfield (OMA) and offers the convenience of parking and complimentary shuttle transportation to and from the Airport.
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BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs
Conveniently located, the best western crossroads of the bluffs in Council Bluffs, Iowa is shown on the map. Detailed driving directions from popular points or nearby cities are listed below. For those with GPS, here you go:
Longitude: 41.235365 / Latitude: -95.876745
Driving Directions to Hotel
From: I-80 and I-29. Take the 24th Street exit which is Exit 1B to the BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs.
BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs
We care about the quality of your stay with us. Below are nearby attractions, shopping and restaurants that are popular with our guests. Listed locations are nearby with approximate distance listed where available.
Most Popular Area Attractions
Historic General Dodge House
The Historic General Dodge House was the home of General Grenville M. Dodge, a Civil War veteran and railroad builder. Dodge was associated with Presidents Abraham Lincoln and Ulysses S. Grant and many influential Americans, making him one of the most famous citizens of Council Bluffs. Tour the 1869 mansion, to see its fourteen rooms complete with parquet floors, cherry and walnut woodwork and the conveniences, considered ahead-of-the-time.
Schedule your visit to enjoy an authentic Victorian Tea in the ballroom of the home, during one of the annual Tea's. Bring along your family and have your photograph taken in the house, perfect for including in your holiday cards. While traveling in Iowa, stay in comfort as a guest of Best Western hotels.
Lake Manawa State Park
Lake Manawa State Park is a wonderful western Iowa park, located near Council Bluffs and Omaha, Nebraska. The 1,529-acre park is one of the more popular parks in the area, offering a variety of outdoor activities. Picnicking, swimming and relaxing on the beach are just a few of the favorites.
Lake Manawa State Park features the beautiful 772-acre Lake Manawa. Many boaters love spending the day on the water cruising around and fishing for bluegill, crappies and catfish. Rent a paddle boat or canoe for a relaxing day on the lake. Mountain bikers and hikers have fun on the park's trails around the lake. Stay close to the park in a comfortable Best Western guest room and enjoy a wonderful night's rest.
Squirrel Cage Jail
Serving as the Pottawattamie County Jail for 84 years, Squirrel Cage Jail is now a member of the National Register of Historic Places. This historic jail was built in 1885 and used until 1969 and then acquired by the Council Bluffs Park Board a few short years later so that it could be preserved as a piece of city and county history. The reason for the name and notoriety of the jail is that it is the largest of only 3 of its kind. Its squirrel cage design is unique in that its goal is to limit contact of the jailer with inmates thus using a metal rotary system similar to that of a squirrel's cage.
Located in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the idea and patent for the jail came from William H. Brown and Benjamin F. Haugh of Indiana, which is where one of the other unique jails is located. The jail in jail in Council Bluffs has been preserved and converted into a museum as a unique piece of history. Tours of the facility are available daily, with the exception of Mondays.
More Area Attractions & Services
- 2.00 mile(s) from Mid America Center, Council Bluff's Convention Center
- 2.00 mile(s) from Henry Doorly Zoo, features one of two desert domes in the world, Aquarium, Leid Jungle and much more
- 3.00 mile(s) from Old Market District, features cobblestone street local artisan shops, restaurants, and lots of atmosphere
- 5.00 mile(s) from Joslyn Art Museum
- 5.00 mile(s) from Qwest center, Omaha's convention center
- 5.00 mile(s) from Lauritzen Gardens, experience nature in living color
- 15.00 mile(s) from Boys Town, visit Father Flanagans origonal home for boys
- 1.00 mile(s) from Bass Pro Shop, step inside the great indoors
- 2.00 mile(s) from six shopping malls
- 15.00 mile(s) from Cabellas, the worlds for most outfitter
Distances to Popular Points of Interest
- 2 mile(s) from Omaha
- 1.80 mile(s) from ConAgra Foods, three offices close to hotel. They are all located under five miles from the hotel. The Omaha office is 4.72 miles from the hotel, with the Council Bluffs location both around two miles away.
- 0.80 mile(s) from Tyson Foods, both locations in Council Bluffs are roughly a mile away. The Omaha location is just over ten miles away.
- 1.20 mile(s) from U.S. Oil Company
- 2.50 mile(s) from MidAmerian Energy Company
- 4.1 mile(s) from Amoco Oil Company
- 4.90 mile(s) from Union Pacific Railroad Co
- 4.9 mile(s) from Boeing
- 4.90 mile(s) from GE Company
- 5.20 mile(s) from BNSF Railway
- 10.90 mile(s) from Johnson & Johnson, located within 15 minutes of the hotel
- 11.00 mile(s) from Inersoll-Rand
- 14.00 mile(s) from Monsanto
- 12.00 mile(s) from Lockheed Martin Corp
Local Area Recreation Opportunities
- 0.50 mile(s) from Bluffs Run Casino and Para Mutual Dog Track
- 4.00 mile(s) from Ameristar Casino
- 1.00 mile(s) from Harvey's Casino
- 3.00 mile(s) from Rosenblatt Stadium
- 5.00 mile(s) from golf courses in Council Bluffs
- 1.00 mile(s) from Horseshoe Casino
- 5.00 mile(s) from Harrah's Casino
BEST WESTERN Crossroads of the Bluffs
Enjoy your stay with us even more by checking out some of the most popular area points of interest and local area events happening in or near Council Bluffs. Chase the links to explore the local region even more.
Local Events Worth Considering:
May 2015
Council Bluffs hosts this Memorial Day week-long celebrations at Tom Hanafan River's Edge Park. Don't miss fireworks, outdoor movie screenings, obstacle courses, live bands, and more.
Winefest Des Moines
Des Moines throws this week-long celebration of wine tastings, food tastings, and culinary celebrations, scattered in special events throughout downtown.
June 2015
Frontier Days
Frontier Days celebrates the history of Fort Dodge and the region with frontier-themed entertainment, parades, historic museums, kids' activities, and more.
June 2015
Des Moines Arts Festival
Held at Western Gateway Park in Des Moines, this summer juried art festival features some of the best visual artists in the country alongside interactive arts exhibitions, live music, and film showings.
July 2015
Linn Creek Arts Festival
Marshalltown's Linn Creek Arts Festival features a juried arts show on the grounds of the Fisher Community Center. Don't miss paintings, photography, ceramics, wood, textiles, and more.
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Hamburg, Germany's second-biggest city, is preparing to spend 2 billion euros ($2.7 billion) to buy back energy grids it sold to utilities Vattenfall Europe AG and EON SE more than 20 years ago after its citizens backed the repurchase by a narrow majority yesterday.
German unemployment unexpectedly rose in August for the first time in three months and inflation slowed in a sign that Europe's biggest economy is cooling after a second-quarter surge.
The mayor of the city-state of Hamburg, Social Democrat Olaf Scholz , has appointed the city's new senate, Hamburger Abendblatt said in a preview of an article that will be published tomorrow, without saying where it got the information.
Xing AG, a German operator of a professional networking online community, plans to hire 100 employees next year, Hamburger Abendblatt reported, citing Chief Executive Officer Stefan Gross-Selbeck.
Axel Springer AG, Europe's biggest newspaper publisher, agreed to sell regional newspapers and women's and television magazines to Funke Mediengruppe GmbH for 920 million euros ($1.2 billion) to focus on digital media.
Immigration of workers to Germany stemming from the expiration of rules restricting movement among European Union countries will likely be limited to about 150,000 a year, Hamburger Abendblatt said in a preview of an article to appear in tomorrow's edition, citing comments by Klaus Zimmermann , who heads the country's Institute for the Study of Labor.
The German economy will probably grow more than 3 percent this year as the auto, engineering and chemical industries stay "strong," Dieter Hundt, head of the BDA employers' association, told Hamburger Abendblatt.
Douglas Holding AG's Thalia book- selling unit plans to close about 15 of its more than 300 outlets because of competition from Amazon.com Inc., Hamburger Abendblatt reported, citing a letter to employees.
Shipping volumes at Hamburg's harbor rose about 11 percent to nearly six million standard containers in the first nine months of the year, Hamburger Abendblatt reported without citing the source of the information.
German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Greece should stay in the euro-area because a departure would create risks for the German economy and for Europe, the Hamburger Abendblatt reported, citing an interview.


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im new here, and was just wondering if anyone is growing any palms in ky, i have a t.fortuni in the ground, just put it there a couple months back and hoping it will grow. any advise would be great, also got some livistonia, chinese fan palms they were put in the ground back in late feb or march, had some leaf burn from the frost but are doing good other wise, thanks. |
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- Posted by lovethosepalms z6 ky (My Page) on Thu, Jul 31, 08 at 4:53
Kyboi, |
nice pic. thanks for sharing this one. |
I think I remember seeing that pic last winter,was there another pic with ice on it?How about posting a pic of it now?I would love to see how its doing. |
lovethosepalms , thanks for your posting, how do you protect it in winter? i have a trachy that is close to the same size from what i can tell by the picture that i bought in richmond back in june, i hope it makes it, it is such a beautifull palm and is getting new fans now, i also have a small haye's stiffie from louisville that survised -5f as a seedling, in a pot, supossedly. well post some current pics if you can, any info would be great, i am in south east ky, and the snow back in march was just a dusting here i was hoping i could just let it go without protection, but im scared to try, do you protect yours now? and how long have you had it in the ground? thanks. |
I have four Trachy's in the ground in Richmond. Last winter was their first and they came through beautifully! There was about a week to ten days that got down below 20 deg in the evening, I just put an outdoor floodlight on them directly on those nights to provide a few extra degrees. They're booming and growing now in their 2nd season. |
- Posted by planterjake 9/FL (My Page) on Sat, Aug 2, 08 at 4:10
I lived in Lexington untill the end of May, I now live in Jacksonville, Florida. I love seeing more people in Kentucky growing palms. Where were all of you when I was in Kentucky, lol. Anyways keep up the planting of palms in KY. I still am by giving fmily members in Lexington and Glasgow Windmill Palms. Keep KY Palmy, |
- Posted by lovethosepalms z6 ky (My Page) on Sun, Aug 3, 08 at 10:39
Kyboi, I have not forgotten you, I have just been looking through old pictures, and getting them together in order to post them, but if your Palm is the size of mine it will be a big undertaking to completely protect it. Last year in Dec. I took some Xmas lights and put around the trunk and did nothing else. I'm not sure if the Xmas lights help at all but it made me feel better. Jake, why in the world would you leave the tropical state of Kentucky for Fl. my god man what are you thinking, lol, I wish I could follow you down there. I hate it when it gets cold here. |
- Posted by planterjake 9/FL (My Page) on Mon, Aug 4, 08 at 1:54
Lovethosepalms, Florida does open up the option of more palms to grow and I like that. But, I always liked Winter, I no a winter loving palm lover, crazy, lol. I like Snow to, atleast my last Snow was the half foot I got in Lexington this past March's snowstorm. Anyway, this Summer hasn't been any hotter then any I ever expirinced in KY. From what I have read on the Lexinton CBS stations blog and what my family in Lexington has said, it has been hotter in KY than here in Northeast Florida. Oddly enough, it isn't as humid here as it is in KY during the Summer. Maybe it's because I am 18 miles from the beach and the seabreeze reaches us by early evening. But even during the day it hasn't felt as humid here. Keep KY Palmy, -Jake |
A guy I know in Whitley county, Ky equidistant to Williamsburg, Corbin and Williamsburg in Rockhold,KY grows Rhapidophyllum hystrix(large clump 8x20), S. minors(naturalizing), Sable 'Louisiana', Sable Palmetto, Trachycarpus fortunii.All wityh no protection! His T. fortunii form seed is now 8 feet tall and very healthy. Until this year it was under a large white pine. The pine is now removed and the palm is speeding growth. He also has med fan outside against house with no protection. |
- Posted by miketropic none (My Page) on Sat, Dec 8, 12 at 13:10
I'm very close to that area does he sell any of his palms? Where was I when there were all these KY members on here. there all gone now. |
- Posted by grabmebymyhandle 6 Kentucky (My Page) on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 16:24
my thoughts exactly miketropic |
- Posted by miketropic none (My Page) on Sun, Dec 9, 12 at 20:05
guess they couldn't hack it and let there palms die in a nice KY cold snap. thats ok we can pick up the pieces, im on the hunt for new palms right now! |
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Glad to see I'm not the only one that thinks this way. Another MMO will not be the death of WoW, ganking and griefing will be its death. As the iLevel gap grows with each expansion, so does the asshattery. What better way to drive away new players than to have douchebags be able to kill them just by looking cross-eyed at them. If Blizzard was truly concerned with gameplay balance, they would address this immediately.
Oh and the 'it's a PvP server' argument is just a refuge for epeen strokers.
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Oct 20th 2009 4:44PM This isn't a fix to vanish. It's a quick hack to make you keep stealth longer. Auto attacks and warlock/hunter pets will still beat on you through it regardless.
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Hello, I just bought 2 blueberry bushes, one regular and one pink lemonade one. I have 2 questions. I am planting them in 4 gallon pots, it says the plants can be planted outside in March in my zone, so would it be safe to plant them and immediately move the pots outside even though its currently snowing or should I wait until it warms up a bit before I move them outside? If its safe to move them outside do I have to harden them off like you do when moving regular houseplants outside in the spring? Its supposed to be in the upper 30's next week. Both plants have leaves on them but the instructions say to cut the branches back to half length before planting. If I do that all the current leaves will be cut off, should I really trim it back that far or should I leave it so that it keeps its currently open leaves? Thanks for the help! |
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Just my .02. If they are hardy for your zone, they should do fine outside. I'm overwintering mine outdoors on the N side of the house in the shade. They've been frozen solid for 2 months. I have 2 Southern High Bush varieties that I am keeping in the garage. My Northern bushes have all lost their leaves anyway. I'm no expert, and have been only growing for a couple of years, but there are some much more experienced blueberry growers on the Fruits and Orchards forum. They will be able to answer all your questions better than I. |
Great, thanks for the reply :) I have them out in my patio tonight to see how they do. I have actually already re-posted this on that forum you suggested too ;) thanks again! |
Great, thanks for the reply :) I have them out in my patio tonight to see how they do. I have actually already re-posted this on that forum you suggested too ;) thanks again! |
sorry about the double post, apparently I pressed refresh and it somehow reposted ;) |
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I thought I was pretty clever when I came up with the name for these posts. ("The Quiet Room! I AM HILARIOUS!") My bubble was unceremoniously burst over the holidays when a hockey-savvy friend of mine pulled me aside at a game (I'd like to think so as not to embarrass himself) and asked me just what the hell the quiet room is. It's the place an NHL player is taken to be evaluated after anything that may have caused a concussion during a game – it can be the training room, an office, whatever. The point is it's supposed to be quiet and free of distractions. What goes on in the quiet room? What exactly does it take to get a player in there? There are some very specific criteria, but it doesn't seem as though teams are consistently following them despite the NHL's best intentions.
Last March at the GM meeting in Florida, Gary Bettman announced that the league had revised its concussion evaluation protocols. This was in addition to other changes that would affect player safety – the testing of smaller/less rigid pads, rink redesign, holding teams responsible for their repeat offenders, and establishing a safety committee of former players tasked with continued examination of these issues.
The NHL Protocol for Concussion Evaluation and Management was revised in a few important ways – the evaluation has to be done by a physician (not a trainer) in a quiet place (not the bench) using a standardized assessment tool (not random questions). The changes to the protocol also went so far as to specify conditions under which players must be removed from the game and evaluated. The conditions? Any signs or symptoms of concussion. Specifically (per the NHL), any loss of consciousness, coordination or balance problems, being slow to get up after a hit to the head, a blank/vacant look, disorientation, "clutching the head" after a hit, and visible injury to the face in concert with any of the others. Bonus medical nerd aside: A symptom is something the patient complains of ("My head hurts!"), and a sign is something discovered on exam ("This guy's head has a giant bruise on it!")
Okay, but seriously. What happens in the quiet room?
The injured player comes off the ice, and the team physician is summoned from wherever team physicians hang out during games. After any first aid concerns are taken care of (letting someone continue to bleed is poor form) the player is supposed to be immediately evaluated with a standardized test. The point is to determine if they're fit to return to the ice or need to be held out for further evaluation and testing. The obvious problem with this is that these evaluations aren't always happening right away. Not only that, but we've definitely seen players come back after hits only to end up on the IR later on with a concussion (Kris Letang comes to mind). In fairness, concussions don't always show up right away, and no test is perfect. It's also difficult to evaluate and treat a player if he's concealing symptoms (Colby Armstrong, I'm looking at you).
The standardized assessment tool being used is the SCAT 2 (version 2 of the Sport Concussion Assessment Tool). The SCAT 2 was developed by a group of medical and sport professionals at the International Symposium on Concussion in Sport in 2008. It provides a fairly quick and simple means for physicians, trainers, or other medical professionals to assess for a possible concussion. It's also a great tool for baseline testing at the start of the season. Let's be honest here – there's some stuff on that test I'm pretty sure I couldn't do fully awake, well rested, and for money, so having an idea of someone's base abilities before assessing them with this test post-hit is a solid idea.
SCAT 2: More than just a funny name.
The SCAT 2 is a multi-step test that should take quite some time to complete – the intermission between periods would probably do it.
1. Symptom evaluation: The player is asked to rate 22 symptoms (on the card above, with a couple of extras) from 0 (none) to 6 (severe). He's then assigned a symptom severity score.
2. Cognitive and physical evaluation: As the name implies, this is a test of thinking and physical abilities. It's broken down into several parts:
- GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale): A simple evaluation of eye opening, speech and movement. This is used by EMS to separate "okay" from "pretty much dead", in the ICU as a quick description of a patient's mental status, and in this case establishes baseline post-injury responsiveness so medical staff can make a comparison if there's any deterioration.
- Maddock's Score: An extremely simple set of questions ("What's the name of this venue? Who scored last?") previously used on the sideline to evaluate for a concussion. This actually isn't used in scoring the SCAT 2, but will definitely give the examiner another way to evaluate how well the player is thinking.
- Cognitive Assessment: This is probably the longest, most involved portion of the test. This tests orientation (does the player know what day it is? What year?), immediate memory (can the player remember a short list of words?), and concentration (can the player say the months of the year backwards? Repeat a number sequence backwards?).
4. Coordination exam: Finger to nose testing. It's exactly what it sounds like.
The player is scored on all the various parts of the test, and the doc has to decide if he's able to go back on the ice. It's not based solely on test scores, which the SCAT 2 is careful to point out -
"Scoring data from the SCAT 2 should not be used as a stand alone method to diagnose concussion, measure recovery or make decisions about an athlete's readiness to return to competition after concussion."
There's definitely still a very subjective element to concussion management, and it falls on the medical and coaching staff as well as the player to be smart (and honest) about what they can do and how they're feeling. So do I think the right decisions are always being made? No, obviously not. Do I think it's getting better? Just when I think I can finally answer this question yes, something happens to put me off again (COLBY FRICKIN' ARMSTRONG). I suspect the concussion epidemic is in part a result of teams and players starting to wise up to the importance of not pushing a head injured player back on the ice too soon. Where in the past a player might have fought through and never been officially "injured" I believe we're now seeing a lot more concussions actually being diagnosed and treated in a more appropriate manner. There's no reason Sidney Crosby has to be the next Eric Lindros – an excellent example of a promising career horribly damaged by poor injury management.
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St. Rita 1972 graduate Dr. Gerardo Grieco (second from left) performs the coin toss as he is honored for attending his 501st consecutive football game Friday, September 23, 2011.| Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
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There are proud alumni, and then there's Dr. Gerardo Grieco, a member of St. Rita's Class of 1972.
Grieco has not missed a varsity football game since he was a freshman at the Chicago school back in 1969.
Not a single game.
Not even when the Mustangs are on the road or when Mother Nature has produced an icy obstacle.
Grieco has attended 503 consecutive varsity football games.
That's right. Forty-three straight years without missing a St. Rita football game. It's a streak that would draw the envy of even Cal Ripken.
Grieco's reason for his devotion is simple.
"I love St. Rita," Grieco said. "It's been a love affair since I was a student here."
For the past 32 years, Grieco, a surgeon, has done more than cheer on the Mustangs. He's generously donated his time as team doctor during the football season.
Even though he resides in Bloomington.
"It's 144 miles from my front door to St. Rita," said Grieco, who earned his medical degree from Loyola University.
In many instances, road games require longer drive times. It doesn't matter to Grieco who, ironically, didn't play sports at St. Rita and graduated from St. Mary of Mount Carmel Elementary School.
"I know those words (Mount Carmel) are not popular around here," said Grieco, who is also a Cubs fan.
Grieco, who practices at Bromenn Hospital in Normal, views the jaunt up Interstate 55 as a labor of love.
"I've put lots of miles on my cars," Grieco said. "I just think about the game while I'm driving."
There have been a few close calls that nearly ended his consecutive games streak.
In 1990, he showed up for a 1 p.m. Saturday game in a tuxedo.
"I was the best man at my brother's wedding," he recalled. "The wedding was three hours later. My mother asked me where I was going. I told her I was going to the St. Rita game. Besides, I said, they (the bride and groom) have to wait for me. I've got the ring.
"It's been a challenge. Especially when I was a resident (surgeon) at Cook County (Hospital). There were a lot of close calls. A lot of young doctors took my calls and my place. Even today, I schedule my surgeries around St. Rita's schedule. I owe a lot of people and my wife, too."
Coincidentally, one of the close calls involved his wife. When the couple gave birth to one of their four sons at 4 a.m. on a Saturday morning, Grieco left a note for his wife at her bedside.
"St. Rita was playing that day and I just let her know where I was at," said Grieco, who has four grandchildren. "Everything was fine (with the birth and recovery) or else I wouldn't have gone. It was my son's birthday present."
Speaking of presents, Grieco has purchased many from St. Rita's bookstore for family and friends. Hats, shirts, you name it, he's bought it.
"He's our bookstore's biggest customer," St. Rita athletic director Mike Zunica said. "If we had a 'Bookstore Customer of the Week,' he'd win it every week. He's incredibly generous to the school."
In an effort to show its gratitude, the school honored Grieco before the kickoff of the Mustangs' Sept. 23 game against Providence.
Not only did St. Rita send its loyal alum home to Bloomington happy by way of a 19-0 victory, it presented him with a plaque, a football signed by the 2011 team and a letterman's jacket in honor of his consecutive games achievement. He also was allowed to flip an honorary coin prior to kickoff.
"It's got to be Guinness Book (of World Records) material," Zunica said of Grieco's streak. "He's an inspiration to us and the 107-year tradition of the school. It's incredible for our students to see a renowned surgeon have that much passion for his high school. He's supported this school through thick and thin."


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We probably will go with Kelly Moore Premium Interior Paint for our project. Their sheen scale goes like: Flat, Egg-shell, Satin, Semi-Gloss, Gloss. I assume other manufactures will have a similar scale. What sheen did you choose for your trim, walls, and ceiling in the kitchen? Like or dislike? We are thinking about going with Satin for walls and Semi-Gloss for trim. Is it a bad idea to use Flat for the ceiling? |
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mudworm, I've got Kelly Moore throughout my house, interior and exterior, and it has stood up amazingly well. I have flat on all my walls and ceilings except the bathroom (satin). Before my renovation, I only had a 4" backsplash and flat paint behind my stove. It was never a problem and cleaned up fine. Personally I don't care for a sheen on the walls or ceilings, esp. in the kitchen, so satin was never a consideration. |
We have flat on the ceiling throughout our house; it was originally chosen by professional painters before we moved in. They used flat on the ceilings, eggshell on the walls, and satin on the trim and it looks great, so we followed suit. We have Benjamin Moore paint, though, so the finishes might vary from how glossy the K-M finishes are. If the satin finishes are the same, you might find it a little glossy for your walls--I'd try out both the satin and the eggshell and see which you prefer. |
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Like Artemis, we used BM paint. We repainted the entire house inside (save for the hall bath) and out during our reno. Satin Impervo Waterborne on the trim and doors. Flat white for ceilings. Walls are eggshell. I wouldn't like BM's satin for my walls, although KM's might be different |
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We have satin Valspar paint on our kitchen ceiling and walls. It is very subtle but I think each paint manufacturer is different. Thinks happen in the kitchen and we wanted to be able to clean it up easily. We just started painting the dining room but using flat. It cleaper and hopefully there is no need for cleaning up the dining room cleaning. : ) |
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Another vote for flat on the ceilings, even in the kitchen. In the rare instance that something should land on the ceiling, it can be wiped off and touched up if necessary and the touch-up won't show like it will with a sheen paint. I've always had a sheen surface on the kitchen ceiling, but I went with flat this time and I'm glad I did. With all the shiny surfaces in a kitchen for light to bounce off of, the flat on the ceiling calms things down. Most of my wall space is covered with cabinets or backsplash material, but I chose a top quality scrubbable flat for the exposed wall areas around the windows and door as well. Love it. |
Thanks everyone for chiming in. I had no idea how each sheen will look in our house, and was only thinking from the practical perspective. It looks like we should tone it (the sheen) down a little bit. Glad to hear that less sheen does not necessary mean more problem. Actually, since we are doing the backsplash to upper cabinet and the exposed wall is not much, I'm leaning towards flat for the walls now. I'll ask about "scrubbable flat." I would have been open to BM if their store had longer hours. Got a KM and a BM on my way home next to each other, but BM closes early and I could never get there in time. I doubt that the difference in sheen is much between these major brands. One wall, which separates kitchen and living room, will have to be at least Egg-Shell. There are two openings in this long wall that connects rooms and we are not trimming around the openings. The kitties love to rub their cheeks on the 90 degree angled edges. Those edges will be scrubbed often. |
In my area, the painters all seem to prefer Kelly Moore products. I tend to favor BM colors and KM (no relation) mixes them perfectly. My space is open. I had the walls painted in 2009 and last year (2012) had to repaint part of the same area because it had been retextured. Had new paint mixed and it blended 100% into the old stuff. You simply cannot tell where the two paints meet up. Flat may not be as scrubbable as shinier finishes, but I often just touch up with paint where I've rubbed up against the wall and left colored streaks. |
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New York-based LEGO artist/designer Nathan Sawaya is back at it again with his Stephen Colbert LEGO sculpture. First he created a life-sized statue of Conan O'Brien and now he has tackled yet another late-night TV host. Perhaps he is on his way to creating a pop culture collection of late-night personalities.
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Notes from Babel: 'To win a World Cup you must be at your most virtuous'
In football, does Man the Player reject Man the Maker by having devised a game played with the feet? So asks sportsBabel's Sean Smith before the World Cup.
In football, does Man the Player reject Man the Maker by having devised a game played with the feet? So asks sportsBabel's Sean Smith before the World Cup.
Looking beyond imbroglios in the changing room, Palestinian media group Ma'an in The Team creates a football-based "soap opera for social change."
Pelada debuts at the South by Southwest Film Festival as the ultimate expression of football's capacity for communion.
The sixth edition of the 11mm Fußballfilmfestival revels in Ostalgie ("Eastalgia") by screening 14 films from or concerning the former East Germany. With film listing and podcast »
The final installment, from Nairobi and Cape Town, from Gwendolyn Oxenham's diaries supporting The Soccer Project, a documentary about pickup soccer worldwide.
The third installment, from Paris, from Gwendolyn Oxenham's diaries supporting The Soccer Project.
The second installment, from Jerusalem, from Gwendolyn Oxenham's diaries supporting an in-process documentary film, The Soccer Project, about four recent college graduates and their pursuit of improvisational soccer matches around the world.
Filmmaker, writer and footballer Gwendolyn Oxenham chronicles The Soccer Project, an in-process documentary film that tells of the intimate bonds soccer creates through pickup games (aka "kickabouts") in South America, Israel, France, Kenya and elsewhere.
Claudio Tamburrini—philosophy professor and former goalkeeper—speaks about his Mar 1978 decision to "opt for life" and escape an Argentine prison. With podcast »
Using red-clad players and supporters from local side Hapoel Tel Aviv as leitmotif, artist and autodidact Ido Shemi shows how benevolent objectives might be achieved through humor, creativity and football.
Toward the end of a Jun 17 National Public Radio interview, Marlene Assmann of BSV Al-Dersimspor discloses that her multicultural Kreuzberg side from Berlin again will brave Islamic strictures for a second friendly match in Iran.
Avant garde photographer Spencer Tunick has requested 2,008 nude participants—each with football—for a May 11 "installation" at Ernst Happel Stadion in Vienna, site of the Euro 2008 final.
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Promotional material for the documentary Football Under Cover (see interview with director Ayat Najafi, 29 Sept 07) celebrates the display of "Frauenpower" in its chronicle of an Apr 06 friendly between BSV Al-Dersimspor of Kreuzberg, Berlin, and the Iranian women's national team.
Ian Plenderleith, not for the first time, has done great service by offering a synopsis and highlights in translation of director Britta Becker's 90-minute documentary Die besten Frauen der Welt ("The Best Women in the World," Jan 7).
The film chronicles Germany's championship at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Sept 07 and, along the way, points to "the obvious contrasts between the Germans and the US team that failed to advance beyond the semi-final."
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