“The world is full of talkers, but it is rare to find anyone who listens. And I assure you that you can pick up more information when you are listening than when you are talking.”
― E.B. White
"We did more in 90 minutes than the politicians did in 20 years."
🇺🇸🇮🇷 The USA vs. Iran match at the 1998 World Cup carried one of the heaviest political weights in football history.
Before kickoff, a major protocol crisis emerged: FIFA rules required Iranian players to walk toward the Americans for the pre-match handshake, but Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei strictly forbade it.
The deadlock was broken only when the American players, coordinating with French and FIFA officials, agreed to waive the protocol and walk toward their opponents instead.
This gesture transformed the tension into a historic display of sportsmanship, with both teams posing arm-in-arm and Iranian players presenting white roses to their rivals.
While Iran won the match 2-1, the game ended with players swapping jerseys in a show of brotherhood. As US defender Jeff Agoos famously put it:
"We did more in 90 minutes than the politicians did in 20 years."
Lo que se hizo en Zapopan merece reconocimiento. Más de 250 mujeres de Etzatlán tejieron una obra monumental que hoy luce rumbo al Mundial 2026. Trabajo, talento, identidad y tradición mexicana. Quedó espectacular. Felicidades a quienes hicieron posible este proyecto.
"The pilgrim moves toward the source of order and blessing in her world...the tourist, by contrast, desires to escape her world....For this reason, pilgrims welcome other pilgrims, but tourists regard other tourists with disdain." --William Cavanaugh
@SupraDslc@LDS_Dems Romney is well-respected in the business world & beyond. Trump is not, because he's always scamming people and bankrupting his businesses.
What are two films that you think would be the perfect double feature? Mine are Perfect Days and Paterson. Both are beautiful movies about paying attention.
Paddington's creator, author Michael Bond, recalled seeing Jewish children arriving in Britain during World War II with name cards around their necks and suitcases in their hands. That inspired the beloved bear, and a Rhode Island artist is helping to keep the story alive.
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HAPPENING NOW: Sunflowers are being planted right outside the Russian Embassy in DC.
Ukraine’s national flower is fast becoming a global symbol of resistance and hope.
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