How We See The World

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (Reuters) -- Worried that her daughters' budding breasts would expose them to the risk of sexual harassment and even rape, their mother Philomene Moungang started 'ironing' the girls' bosoms with a heated stone. "I did it to my two girls when they were eight years old. I would take the grinding stone, heat it in the fire and press it hard on the breasts," Moungang said. "They cried and said it was painful. But I explained that it was for their own good." "Breast ironing" -- the use of hard or heated objects or other substances to try to stunt breast growth in girls -- is a traditional practice in West Africa, experts say. A new survey has rev…

Italy coach Marcello Lippi resigned Wednesday, three days after guiding the Azzurri to their fourth World Cup title. Despite widespread calls for him to stay, Lippi suggested weeks ago that he would resign. He feels he and his son, Davide, were attacked personally in the corruption scandal that has tainted Italian soccer. “At the end of an extraordinary professional and human experience, experienced as the head of an exceptional group of players ... I believe my role is over as the guide of the Italian national team,” Lippi said in a statement. While he is not under investigation, Lippi was questioned by prosecutors before the World Cup about alleged pressure he …

Fifa has lifted its suspension stopping Greece and its clubs from playing in international competition. The ban was activated after Fifa ruled there was too much government interference in football affairs. But Fifa reversed the decision after Greece's parliament voted in favour of an amendment to the offending laws. England's friendly with Greece on 16 August, which is scheduled to be new coach Steve McClaren's first game in charge, should now go ahead as planned. Fifa suspended the Hellenic Football Federation (HFF) on 3 July after concluding it did not comply with the world governing body's statutes which insist on the independence of football associations an…

Looking forward to this little beauty! Who's going to lift the sorry, I meant the

BBC NEWS Scores dead in 7 train explosions in Mumbai, India Scores of people have been killed in at least seven near-simultaneous bombs on trains in the Indian financial capital, Mumbai (Bombay), police say. The city's police Chief AN Roy said on Indian TV as many as 100 people were feared killed and more than 250 hurt. The first explosion went off at about 1830 local time (1300 GMT), during the peak of the evening rush hour in the suburbs on the busy Western Railway. There have been a number of bomb attacks in Mumbai in recent years. The city and the capital Delhi have been put on high alert, and Mumbai's entire rail network has been shut down. …

Well i just bought the team Germany official Ball and a Michael Ballack home jersey, i will buy the golden final ball later as a souvenir! But i am searching for a tee shirt like this, were they only made for the team????

Congrats to Nik T. :D Just making this thread for people who don't read the above sticky'd one and so he gets more recognition :D Final table:

'Condistas' want Rice for president Disparate groups want to elect Condoleezza Rice in 2008 The Associated Press Updated: 12:31 a.m. ET July 5, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio - Their names are varied: Team Condi. Rice for America. The Draft Rice movement. Condistas. But this disparate group of Internet gurus, politics junkies and Hillary haters shares a common goal: Elect Republican Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice president in 2008. Mick Wright, a professional webmaster in Memphis, Tenn., was one of more than a dozen people to register a draft-Rice Web site in the year after President Bush was re-elected. He said he was driven by the "post-election blues." Fo…

This is just ridicuolus...they kept talking about fair play and all of this they should just be ashamed of themselves..FFS how can you give it to a man who acted like this yesterday..a real good example for everyone..Blatter are you happy now :veryangry: The only match Zidane played like a god was the one against Brasil , all the other matches was almost along the average. This prize belongs to Fabio Cannavaro and no one can prove I'm wrong. He played every match just perfectly...why defenser are never taken into account oh well sorry Blatter and Platini, we still have the World Cup, you have a stupid champion who's going home like a loser for me

Liu xiang broke world record today, he Is a Chinese pride!!!:laugh3: Liu xiang is an outstanding athlete!!!!:laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: :laugh3: He ran 12.88 second result!!!!!:laugh3: :laugh3: :lol: :lol:

What the hell did Zidane think he was doing???? That was so dangerous! Just an inch on the wrong direction and he could have killed the italian. The final was going so well up until that point. A few dives but nothing like what we've seen previously.

:rolleyes:

"A documentary that explores the connection between income tax collection and the erosion of civil liberties in America." In Theatres: July 28th, 2006 http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/americafreedomtofascism/ http://imdb.com/title/tt0772153/ i'm hoping to see it in Europe as well

http://www.bebo.com/FlashBox.jsp?FlashBoxId=1148343711 It was in the local papers the other week. Shearer singing U2 to his daughter.

The World Cup is over, we have to leave it behind and look towards the future: What do you expect from the Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland - what do you want to be different to this year's World Cup? Do you think that Austria and Switzerland will be good hosts? Will you travel there to see some of the games? Tell me, tell me, tell me :P

Did White House break law on revealing intel? GOP lawmaker: Bush’s failure to brief Congress may have violated law The Associated Press Updated: 6:05 p.m. ET July 9, 2006 WASHINGTON - The White House possibly broke the law by keeping intelligence activities a secret from the lawmakers responsible for overseeing them, the House Intelligence Committee chairman said Sunday. Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., said he was informed about the programs by whistleblowers in the intelligence community and then asked the Bush administration about the programs, using code names. Hoekstra said members of the House and Senate intelligence committees then were briefed on the progr…

it's not a new one (2000), but today i just saw a thread about something at another forum and suddenly this movie came to my mind. it for sure is one of the most memorable films for me. http://imdb.com/title/tt0266308/ very strange and unusual film which Hollywood would never make, but IMO a real masterpiece 9.5/10 there's also a book with the same name as the film here's the trailer :stunned: : P.S you must watch it if you haven't yet

Senate approves allowing Canadian drugs Measure will have a tough time clearing full Congress, White House The Associated Press Updated: 2:59 p.m. ET July 11, 2006 WASHINGTON - The Senate opened the way Tuesday to let Americans import prescription drugs into the United States from Canada, seeking to ease a regulatory ban on cheaper medicine crossing the border. The proposal, which was approved 68-32, would create a Canadian loophole on a Food and Drug Administration ban on importing prescription medicine into the United States. It was offered as part of a $31.7 billion Homeland Security Department spending blueprint for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1. T…

....hehe....I'll see this as the official german thread....since there is no thread for them....:P However......I can't describe what's happening here....and all I can say is: THANK YOU! "Danke" THE word these days here..... Thanks to this country... to the organisation... to the fans from all over the world... to the german team (from me...).... to EVERYTHING... :dance: I'm sad that it will be over today....:sad: but I hope I'll never forget this...never...........:sunny: edit: I forgot Klinsi....Danke Klinsi!:D This thrid place feels like being world champion.....DANKE!

Who do you think was the best goalie in Germany World Cup 2006? I think it was Ricardo, not anyone can save penalty shoot-outs.....:) What about you??? " - Ai Ricardinho, Ricardinho, como é que 'cê fez isso de defender os penalties???!!! -Oh Mister, foi a Nossa Senhora do Caravaggio!!"

Tonight the World Cup Final, Italy-France! Tonight 57000000 of voices will join all together to sing the beautiful voice in the world...blue in the sky, blue in the houses, blue everything! Go Italy Go! The history wait for you! 23 gladiators in a beautiful arena will fight to win the cup! Today being Italians is the most important thing! Tonight a huge feeling will join all the italians, a feeling of hope and pride, a feeling of patriottism,a feeling of importance to win, to fight, to suffer, to enjoy, to celebrate 23 men that will play until the die! We are very hungry, we want to win the cup! We want use the our flag continually today, we want to sing our anthe…

German Player Lukas Podolski won the "World Cup Young Player Award" awarded by the FIFA. Other "nominees" were Lionel Messi (ARG), Cristiano Ronaldo (POR), Wayne Rooney (ENG), Luis Valencia (ECU), Tranquillo Barnetta (CH) and Besc Fabregas (ESP). With three goals in the tournament to date and a series of impressive performances alongside fellow attacker Miroslav Klose, the 21-year-old Podolski, who is about to join German champions Bayern Munich from FC Cologne, has been chosen by FIFA's Technical Study Group (TSG) as the best young player in the competition. Podolski still has another match to play, of course, when Germany face Portugal in Stuttgart's Gottlieb…

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No Guantanamo legislation until Sept. Frist: Jurisdiction must be coordinated between several committees The Associated Press Updated: 3:05 p.m. ET July 10, 2006 WASHINGTON - Majority Leader Bill Frist said Monday the Senate is unlikely to take up legislation addressing the legal rights of suspected terrorists until at least after Congress's August recess. (The Senate recess is currently scheduled from August 7th through September 4th.) Frist said Republicans are in the process of discussing their legislative options with Democrats and the Bush administration. Because the issu…

I'm ''fair play'' and pragmatic : Italy desrve his victory, even if france could deserve it too...

so the WC is over...let's summar what we've seen in the last few weeks My personal top 5s and the dream team Top 5 teams 1. Italy 2. Germany 3. France 4. Argentina 5. - Top 5 players 1. Fabio Cannavaro (ITA) 2. Gianluigi Buffon (ITA) 3. Zinedine Zidane (FRA) 4. Philipp Lahm (GER) 5. Andrea Pirlo (ITA) Top 5 head coaches 1. Marcello Lippi (ITA) 2. Juergen Klinsmann (GER) 3. Raymond Domenech (FRA) 4. Guus Hiddink (AUS) 5. Luis Suarez (ECU) Top 5 matches 1. Italy - Germany 2-0 (AET) 2. France - Spain 3-1 3. Argentina - Serbia & Montenegro 6-0 4. Argentina - Cote D'Ivoire 2-1 5. England - Sweden 2-2 ---------------------------…