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  1. Would that dumb twat Wong-Tam please shut up about the expo.
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  2. Well considering Hamburg is going up against two other European candidates may lead to early vote splitting which could leave it off the ballot after the 2nd round. I'm not saying that Hamburg deserves to be overlooked, it could easily be Rome that suffers a 2nd round exit. But with the way the race is shaping one automatically gravitates towards Paris and Rome before Hamburg. I agree that Los Angeles can throw a wrench into this especially for Toronto. But I firmly believe LA would be the first city dropped for the reasons I've listed earlier. Toronto was able to prove they are able to host an extremely successful hassle free games for the athletes and the citizens of Toronto. This was something that was lacking on their resume the last time they bid. They built new sports venues in time and under budget. The games have just concluded to great fanfare and positive reviews from high ranking sport officials and IOC members. This is something that Toronto will utilize to its benefit. I'm not saying Paris and Rome can't do it. I'm just saying these games are very recent and will work in Toronto's favour. They're the city with the most recent experience. Toronto would be a safe choice (as would Paris), a city that will push forward Agenda 2020 in a region that is somewhat skeptical of the IOC's practices, capable of planning and constructing venues and other related projects on time and budget. Toronto is a world city and will ultimately move up to the next tier. They will definitely offer an urbanized waterfront games that would transform a large section of under utilized land (brownfields) in downtown Toronto and help propel this city to that next level. Can the city compete toe-to-toe with the declared big guns here? Yes! That doesn't mean I'm going to go all fanatic and claim Toronto is above and beyond the rest and will win this easily. Nor will I settle for comments stating there's no chance.
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  3. I'm very impressed by the progress being made so far. These large scale projects are extremely complex. I was a bit confused by all the different lines, brt, vlt, .... This map helped me with understanding the transport network in 2016.
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  4. Inevitable, & we probably have our winner. Still a Qatar voter though - part of the problem more than the solution perhaps?
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  5. Did Kenjiro Sano copy this? http://www.debie.com/display.php?ClientCatID=1&JobID=0150 https://www.facebook.com/StudioDebie/photos/a.306570046078725.70557.306563286079401/883470945055296/?type=1
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  6. And who says we have decided for sure on 2028 even?
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  7. The expos are a consolation prize, the SOG are a game changer, everyone knows that. I couldnt name more than one expo host outside my own country without looking it up. I can think of every SOG host over the past 20+ years and images from those events, images burned into my memory as a child growing up.
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  8. Expos are nice to have, but does a city like Toronto need it to bring change to its city? Toronto is pretty well established and I think it's perfect the way it is, and any changes should happen gradually rather than drastically from an event like this. Still, I wouldn't mind if they got the right to host it I would definitely make the trip to go visit Toronto again just for this.
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  9. Korean Tacos are so in right now, at least on the west coast. Kalbi Beef or Bulgogi beef make great fillings. Then your thread might be 2 years too soon. I'll check back in 2017.
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  10. About fruit, drink all kinds of juices in Rio. They are fabulous!
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  11. You need to go on top of the Corcovado! (I´m sure you will) Well when we stayed in Rio the train wasn´t in service for some reason and we get up to the top in one of those tiny busses (7 to 9 persons) What a hell of a ride that was! And make sure to go on top of Sugar Loaf Mountain too. Not so high as the Corcovado but a whole different view on the city. For food: Zona Sul is ok! Normal price supermarked like Rewe in germany. You can buy german beer too, but for very high prices, and it´s not worth it. Brazilian Beer is very good! You get everything you need there. You will find many things that you can buy in germany too. It´s not so different. Don´t forget to eat Feijoada on wednesdays or saturdays. Traditional style stew with pork,beef, rice, beans and farofa. And try fruits! Every fruit you see! Never thought that even bananas taste so much better than here.
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  12. Kimchi works... I think...
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  13. Santa Teresa Tram is back to activities... About 1,7km of 10,5km were reopened to the population. The goal is to get more than half of the line reopened before the Olympic Games. The new tram looks like the old vintage one, but uses the technologies that are common in LRT trams. http://g1.globo.com/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2015/07/bonde-de-santa-teresa-no-rio-entra-em-teste-apos-quatro-anos-parado.html The new tram:
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  14. Sorry, now with PyeongChang
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