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Primus pilus said:
Pp has little interest in soccer and nor will that change if he is eventually forced to call it footbal. But he has enormous respect for the women who compete and train on shoestring budgets and who make sacrifices unknown to even low level male players and teams.

The Matildas, the Australian women who made the final 8, before bowing out fighting to the death against a dominant Japan, achieved that with just 2 full time support staff.

Laura Alleway has taken eight years to complete a Bachelor of Education. It's not that she can't to subjects, but that she continuously had to put her studies on hold for football. When she finally decides to no longer sacrifice all for soccer there won't be any lavish retirement, just the day to day life of a schoolteacher.

It is the same situation for Elise Kellond-Knight, the woman who was named player of the match in two World Cup games and did the unthinkable in shutting down the greatest female player of all-time, Marta. Her job on the Brazilian impressed all but perhaps her university lecturers – she's in her eighth year of studying pharmacy.

Another is a barrista, another an apprentice plumber and every member of that team has either dug into savings or been supported by family just to get to Canada.

The team, along with Australia's netball and hockey women have done a tremendous job in promoting sport amongst women and girls but are only ever seen in the media when achievements such as these punt even the most lowly-ranked men's sport back for a week or two.

Despite their efforts in Canada they face exile from the media until the next world cup and that is a shame.
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And even the winners get screwed.
http://thinkprogress.org/sports/201...eam-4-times-less-mens-teams-lost-first-round/
But, I guess a lot of people get screwed by FIFA.
 
I just thought it was worth mentioning ... I believe it's a first for CF.


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LittleSiss said:
I just thought it was worth mentioning ... I believe it's a first for CF.


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Not sure whether I should be proud or embarrassed ... thanks to everyone here for being so appreciative. flower3
 
Omar Sharif (Arabic: عمر الشريف‎, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʕomɑɾˤ eʃʃɪˈɾiːf]; born Michel Demitri Chalhoub, [miˈʃel dɪˈmitɾi ʃælˈhuːb]; April 10, 1932 – July 10, 2015) was an Egyptian actor. The assumed surname Sharif means "noble" in Arabic. His films included Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965) and Funny Girl (1968). He was nominated for an Academy Award and won three Golden Globe Awards and a César Award.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Sharif
 
If you think this is political, it is not.

There are a bunch of activists that intend to descend on my hometown and the suburb of Fergusson where an 'unarmed black man' had just robbed a store and tried to take a policeman's gun. Tree is not a fan of cops but while sorry Michael Brown was no angel he was no Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pray for peace...

Jim
 
thehangingtree said:
If you think this is political, it is not.

There are a bunch of activists that intend to descend on my hometown and the suburb of Fergusson where an 'unarmed black man' had just robbed a store and tried to take a policeman's gun. Tree is not a fan of cops but while sorry Michael Brown was no angel he was no Martin Luther King, Jr.

Pray for peace...

Jim
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I will pray for peace, but I am no fan of the out of town imported agitators, who no doubt come courtesy of our agitator in chief.
 
Hondoboot2 said:
I will pray for peace, but I am no fan of the out of town imported agitators, who no doubt come courtesy of our agitator in chief.
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I know one of them... She doesn't even know I treat her politely (and real doesn't know how handle it). I will write this off to coal-fired powered plants... Yeah... that has to be it...

Tree
 
The last surviving Dambusters pilot Les Munro has died, there are now only two surviving flight crew from that very famous mission. Its military significance might be debatable but it was a noted morale booster for the British and Star Wars fans will note it as being the ultimate inspiration for the trench run sequence in Star Wars: A New Hope.

It is worth noting that Squadron Leader Munro carried out several less famous but much more significant strategic missions including being part of Operation Taxable one of several elements in the deception plan covering D-Day.
 
RacingRodent said:
The last surviving Dambusters pilot Les Munro has died, there are now only two surviving flight crew from that very famous mission. Its military significance might be debatable but it was a noted morale booster for the British and Star Wars fans will note it as being the ultimate inspiration for the trench run sequence in Star Wars: A New Hope.

It is worth noting that Squadron Leader Munro carried out several less famous but much more significant strategic missions including being part of Operation Taxable one of several elements in the deception plan covering D-Day.
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And if WWII happened with my current president and secretary of state in office the mission would have never happened. Instead we would have negotiated with Hitler and after he promised not to build a nuclear bomb for 10 years lift all sanctions and allow American firms to build big ovens for him...:mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
thehangingtree said:
And if WWII happened with my current president and secretary of state in office the mission would have never happened. Instead we would have negotiated with Hitler and after he promised not to build a nuclear bomb for 10 years lift all sanctions and allow American firms to build big ovens for him...:mad::mad::mad::mad:
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maybe a tiny bit overstated ?
 
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