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The FIFA Executive Committee: Corruption behind The Beautiful Game
March 10 th , 2026 Patrick Walsh Soccer, or football, as it is known elsewhere, is the world’s most popular game. It is has over 3.5 billion fans globally. Needing only a ball, and something that counts as goal, the game is easily accessible to all and requires little to no money. The simplicity of the game, yet the intensity of emotions around it, lead to its nickname… “The beautiful game” In a little over 90 days a whistle will blow at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City,
Patrick Walsh
Mar 1010 min read
From Algona to Muscatine: Iowa's POW Camps in World War II
Jim Wester When Paul Kraushaar, longtime member of 33 Club presented a paper two years ago on underground railroads in Iowa, with a focus on Muscatine, it captured my attention, sparking my curiosity about lesser-known local history . That intrigue led me to jump ahead a couple of wars to World War 11, exploring the POW camps in Iowa and the stories of the men who lived and worked in them, particularly those in our area. Before we begin it's important to highlight a few key
Jim Wester
Feb 176 min read
Scilence the Boom
Mark Hansen Tonight, I wantto talk about two things, both of which are futuristic in nature. The first reminds me of something we might have seen on theJetsons, the second we actually saw for 3 or 4 decades starting almost 60 years ago. In mid-November I had the opportunity to go golfing with some friends in Scottsdale, Arizona. While there, one of the guys expressed that he really wanted to experience a WAYMO ride. I had to ask what a WAYMO was and was told that it was an.
Mark Hansen
Jan 203 min read
The American Rodeo
Rodeo is one of America’s iconic sports: rugged, dramatic, rooted in Western working-horse & cattle-culture. This paper explores the history of the modern American rodeo, breaks down the main events in a professional rodeo and will end with a few highlight videos.
Chris Scholz
Dec 16, 202512 min read
MICROPLASTICS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT
The history of technological advancement is full of stories of great successes resulting in incredible gains for industry,government. and consumers alike. Inventions such as the airplane, the automobile, and personal computers revolutionized the way people live. Unfortunately. the history of technological development is also littered with inadvertently destructive inventions that now serve as cautionary tales highlighting unintended. sometimes harmful consequences of innovat
Rich Maynard
Nov 19, 20257 min read
Asking The Right Questions -Al To the Rescue
For many of us in the room today, Artificial Intelligence is something we relate to from the TV show Star Trek, which started in 1966 and had over 12 different series, and still running today. In recent years, the field of Artificial Intelligence has undergone rapid transformation and Al technologies now work at a far faster pace than human output and can generate a wide range of creative responses, such as text, images, voice and video. The speed at which Al continues to exp
Rich Dwyer
Oct 21, 20256 min read
The Benefits of Belonging
Over the past many months I've researched many areas for ideas for a topic for tonight's paper. Those topics have been wide ranging, from mental health, the impact of Al on healthcare, and the rise of misinformation and its impact on democracy. My thinking and focus has been influenced through other papers presented, professional reading, and conversations I've had in the community. I found the process of searching, learning, and gathering insights to be interesting...
Clint Christopher
Jan 21, 20256 min read
Alternative Medicine
Loren A. Backhaus January 21, 1997 RECENT YEARS HAVE WITNESSED AN AMAZING ADVANCEMENT IN THE POPULARITY OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AS MORE AND MORE PEOPLE SEE THE BENEFITS OF NATURAL WAYS OF HEALING. ALSO PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR OWN HEALTH. LET'S BEGIN WITH A DEFINITION OF ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE. IN SIMPLEST TERMS, IT IS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR SO CALLED "CONVENTIONAL" OR ALLOPATHIC MEDICINE. ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES DO NOT NECESSARILY REPLACE CONVENTIONAL MEDICINE, B
Loren A. Backhaus
Jan 29, 20207 min read
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