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Politics : Formerly About Advanced Micro Devices
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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (550928)2/18/2010 5:11:24 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) of 1574996
 
Change of plans.....Vancouver is now hosting the summer Olympics.

"Today it was that 4,000 ticket holders for snowboarding events at the Cypress mountain complex would have to be refunded their money.

Torrential rain had washed away snow, making it impossible to build spectator viewing areas that would be safe, ­organisers explained. The loss of ticket revenue amounted to $400,000 (£243,000). The loss of face was immeasurable.

"Cypress is like your special child," explained Renee Smith-Valade, who sounded more like a social worker at the end of her tether than the head of ­communications for Vanoc. "Your ­special child that is bright and talented and ­good-looking and causes you all kinds of worries. But they are still your special child."

Did the IOC make a mistake in giving the Games to Vancouver, the warmest city to be granted the "­honour"? The ­question has already been posed by some and it might be described as unfair. After all, unlike the organisers of the Beijing Games, Smith-Valade and her colleagues are not in a position to control the weather. But what about the transportation system, which some would call sporadic and others would describe as chaotic? And the same goes for the electrical wiring on the Cypress mountain, which blew a fuse at the weekend and closed the concession stands?"

guardian.co.uk
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