edina: thank you. we are gathered here today as a combination of a series of event that was held all over california for the past couple of months. when we stepped back and thought about the 15th anniversary, where we gather together to talk about the issues of today, to take stock of where we have been for the year, in and to think of the possibilities that lay ahead, one of the things it came first and foremost into our minds was the change in the nature of the communities. 15 years ago at annual conventions and convention halls this was the norm. the space where muslims came together to meet, exchange ideas, go shopping and bazaars, meet old friends in and new ones. today, conventions are not the way to go. you do not have to go to a convention center to interact with the movers and shakers shaping the issues that are impacting our daily lives. you can go instead online. you can go to a lot of places. we decided to turn our convention on its head. so then rather than calling all of our committee mem

a team that's practically in the backyard to his home town -- edina-- minnesota. "having family friends be able to come down and watch a game here or there and i've enjoyed my time this far and look forward to more wins here." jon: meanwhile the iowa wrestling team is top ranked and ready to grapple with their rival minnesota. the hawkeyes are ranked 2nd nationally-- and a perfect 13-0 this season. the gophers however have been down a bit this year.. they're 7-6 and ranked 23rd. still coach tim brands realizes the importance of showing up big on friday night in a key big ten match. "seems like there's always fireworks but you can't count on that either i don't know how much different it is it's minnesota, our ticket requests have gotten a lot more on my end people pestering me a little bit so we're fired year. and it's one of those ones we pointed to and it looks like there's going to be a good response from the hawkeye faithful " jon/sx3s stephanie/sx3s jack/sx3s we'll be right back... you're we are iowa dot com is your home for the latest in news, weather, and s