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Madrid to bid for 2016 Olympics
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 23:13:00 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Lennart Petersen writes: The Olympics are usually held in August and Madrid is terrible hot at that time. That is becoming true for most of Europe, not just Madrid. At least Madrid presumably already has air conditioning. Of course not, silly. They go to sleep in the heat of the afternoon and waste all that efficient work time. -- Tim C. |
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Madrid to bid for 2016 Olympics
On Sun, 09 Jul 2006 23:08:57 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Casey writes: I think Madrid would make a great host city. I think anywhere far away from Paris would make a great host city. Is the magic wearing off? -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Madrid to bid for 2016 Olympics
Dave Frightens Me writes:
Is the magic wearing off? No, I just don't want to damage the magic by hosting a farce like the Olympics in Paris. Let some other city make that mistake. -- Transpose mxsmanic and gmail to reach me by e-mail. |
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Madrid to bid for 2016 Olympics
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:37:25 +0200, Mxsmanic
wrote: Dave Frightens Me writes: Is the magic wearing off? No, I just don't want to damage the magic by hosting a farce like the Olympics in Paris. Let some other city make that mistake. Fair enough. -- --- DFM - http://www.deepfriedmars.com --- -- |
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Madrid to bid for 2016 Olympics
Dave Frightens Me wrote:
On Mon, 10 Jul 2006 01:37:25 +0200, Mxsmanic wrote: Dave Frightens Me writes: Is the magic wearing off? No, I just don't want to damage the magic by hosting a farce like the Olympics in Paris. Let some other city make that mistake. Fair enough. I don't think it will be a mistake for London to host them in 2012. It will be expensive for sure, but it's a catalyst for regeneration of an area which really needs it. A lot of UK people disagree with that (i.e. the expense), but there you go. -- David Horne- http://www.davidhorne.net usenet (at) davidhorne (dot) co (dot) uk http://homepage.mac.com/davidhornecomposer http://soundjunction.org |
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Madrid to bid for 2016 Olympics
Casey wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/othe...12/5154730.stm I think Madrid would make a great host city. But on the subject of European travel, did Madrid make any improvements to its public transport system in anticipation for the (losing) 2012 bid? What improvements did it plan to make if it won? Casey Madrid and Paris , are the european capitals with best transportation system. Cities likes London, Rome or even Berlin, fall behind. Apart from the mayor of Madrid , Gallardon, absolutly NOBODY wanted the games. Recently has been revealed that a voting error by one IOC member prompted Madrid to be eliminated in a preliminary round . If not by the mistake , the final votation would have been Paris vs Madrid , and in this case all the anglo-saxons would vote for Madrid in order to avoid Paris , securing a Madrid 2012 . Thankfully the error of this IOC member , recognized by himself, prompted a final, London vs Paris , that was won by London . My condolences to the citizens of London . My congratulations to Madrid and Paris . For what I know the plans for London 2012 are very poor design and already fall behind schedule . I'm sure it will cost much more than stimated , and the delays will be cause of despretige for London . Beijing planned all with more anticipation , and even them are having problems to complete all the construction on time , and of course the budget has skyrocketed to a point that the chinese goverment is cutting some projects. London has NOTHING to win with an olimpiad , but has a LOT to lose . A football World Cup or an European football finals are much profitable for a country that an olimpiad this days. |
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