and we talk to two ex-Hutterites who have left their colonies. [mp3 file: runs 00:22:20]Eyeopener Podcast for November 6Today's podcast: Unconventionals discuss Rob Ford; CBC reporter Carla Beynon tells us about education success on the Blood reserve; and we talk to the architects behind Calgary's new central library. one of the horses - the Americans - had a head start that combined a rocket pack and just about every other imaginable advantage available.S. a run for its money:JapanWhile some will look at this squad's recent accomplishments - most notably beating the Americans on penalties at last year's World Cup final in Germany - and conclude it too should be considered favourites it would be wise to temper those expectations slightlyThe Japanese have made great strides in the past few years in developing a system that works to their strengths - mostly speed and tight technique But most forget that prior to the World Cup they were but a blip on the radar of women's soccerTheir play last year partly the benefit of a good draw at the group level and mostly a result of the superlative performance of midfielder Homare Sawa is not going to be easy to duplicate Sawa is a tremendously talented midfielder who played out of her skull for most of the tournament If at 33-years-old she can replicate that experience Japan should find itself battling for top spot once again FrancePerhaps the most exciting team at the tournament is the one no one is talking about This French side deserves all the respect it gets and more after a surprise performance at last year's World Cup ended with the a narrow fourth-place finish The French play the fluid pro-active game and their midfield talent makes for an easy-on-the-eyes game to watch And moreover they hold the potential for thrilling finishes Most promising is striker Eugenie Le Sommer who struggled at her first World Cup finishing without a goal However three years earlier at the FIFA Under-20 competition she tore through her competition and was pegged as a future greatWith another year of playing under her belt at the senior level Le Sommer looks poised to live up to those projections and finally establish herself on the world's stageIf she can do that France will go farBrazil Which Brazil side will show up at these OlympicsWill it be the free flowing wildly creative and seemingly unstoppable offensive juggernaut Or perhaps it will be the tactically deficient somewhat rudimentary style that has become exposed in recent yearsAs the world has slowly caught up to the US,You could make a real good argument that it's already too late. is whatever happens in six to 10 months actually worth it?0 6 0 , RB 1 24 24.8 17 0 ,7 8 1 .