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Post by Wiz on Jul 31, 2016 21:57:36 GMT -5
The Police in Brazil deal with the criminal element, a little differently than us here in North America. It will take some desperation on the vagrants part to tempt the consequences. Of course there will be incidences, it seems unavoidable. Remember the bombing in Atlanta? Hostages in Munich? Hopefully nothing as drastic as those happen. I hope so, I've been to Brazil 5 times in the last 6 years, too many incident to not ignore how bad it is there. |
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Post by mrad on Jul 31, 2016 22:51:48 GMT -5
well, there was an explosion or detonation of a device today in RIO. I hope and pray that all will be safe and return healthy. Yesterday, the sailing venue was destroyed because of strong winds. The Australians group were robbed too. It looks bad. The whole thing should have been moved.
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Post by HappyVolley on Aug 1, 2016 1:35:20 GMT -5
Brazil: Where the phrase, "Eat sh!t and die" has real meaning -- if you're a sailor, triathlete or open water swimmer.
Better keep those mouths closed.
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Post by Northern lights on Aug 1, 2016 11:01:09 GMT -5
Experts to Rio Athlete's "Don't put your head under Water"
"Viral levels at up to 1.7 million times that which would be considered worrisome in the United States or Europe."
"Swimmers or athletes who ingest just three teaspoons of water are almost certain to be infected with viruses that can cause stomach and respiratory illnesses..."
"It's been decades and I see no improvement." local Rio activist.
The IOC had to have known all this when they approved the bid.
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Post by HappyVolley on Aug 1, 2016 11:06:33 GMT -5
Experts to Rio Athlete's "Don't put your head under Water" "Viral levels at up to 1.7 million times that which would be considered worrisome in the United States or Europe." "Swimmers or athletes who ingest just three teaspoons of water are almost certain to be infected with viruses that can cause stomach and respiratory illnesses..." "It's been decades and I see no improvement." local Rio activist. The IOC had to have known all this when they approved the bid.I'm sure you're right. Even if the IOC didn't know then, they must have known at least four years ago when reports about Rio water pollution became globally public and frequent. That should have been enough time to move the Olympics, or at least certain events, to a fully developed country. |
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Post by cardinalvolleyball on Aug 1, 2016 11:58:56 GMT -5
Experts to Rio Athlete's "Don't put your head under Water" "Viral levels at up to 1.7 million times that which would be considered worrisome in the United States or Europe." "Swimmers or athletes who ingest just three teaspoons of water are almost certain to be infected with viruses that can cause stomach and respiratory illnesses..." "It's been decades and I see no improvement." local Rio activist. The IOC had to have known all this when they approved the bid.I'm sure you're right. Even if the IOC didn't know then, they must have known at least four years ago when reports about Rio water pollution became globally public and frequent. That should have been enough time to move the Olympics, or at least certain events, to a fully developed country. short answer is IOC doesn't care. They have already got their $$ |
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Post by HappyVolley on Aug 1, 2016 12:17:42 GMT -5
I'm sure you're right. Even if the IOC didn't know then, they must have known at least four years ago when reports about Rio water pollution became globally public and frequent. That should have been enough time to move the Olympics, or at least certain events, to a fully developed country. short answer is IOC doesn't care. They have already got their $$ Probably true, but if large numbers of Rio athletes become ill, the IOC will have to care -- at least publicly. |
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Post by BeachbytheBay on Aug 1, 2016 13:56:54 GMT -5
I agree with mrad. I get that the IOC wants to promote athletics around the world, but it doesn't make sense to place it in countries that can't begin to cope with holding a major tournament. Honestly it should be USA and Europe (all of it) and China that hand off the Olympics. Russia had their chance with Sochi and failed. If another country can make a justifiable claim that will trump the infrastructure in place in the USA i would love to hear it. we have football stadiums for rugby, basketball stadiums for indoor athletics, world class track and field and swimming facilities. Shoot even if you are in an area I'm sure you can find many colleges that can accomodate better than the nonsense of the past few. sorry, I don't even want them in the US - it's so corrupt it's beyond corrupt Los Angeles is ideal - yet they are actually going to build a TEMPORARY swimming structure over Dedeaux filed at USC - the USC swimming complex won't cut it for Olympics - the Olympics have become grotesque sorry, we shouldn't have to build squat (maybe, just maybe, a tweak to things in places like LA or SF or Chicago or...) but I would not be unhappy if the Olympics were simply stopped - the World Champtionships every year (for T&F) and maybe every other two years for team sports would be just fine |
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Post by VBCOACH on Aug 1, 2016 15:05:13 GMT -5
short answer is IOC doesn't care. They have already got their $$ Probably true, but if large numbers of Rio athletes become ill, the IOC will have to care -- at least publicly. If that happens, I hope that they get sued out of existence. |
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Post by hammer on Aug 1, 2016 15:52:17 GMT -5
I'm hoping an alternate (Summer) World Games starts up and supplants the Olympics. They would run much leaner using only a few rotating world sites where there is already plenty of existing infrastructure. Los Angeles would be a good location in the US due to weather and size. Other possible locations might be London, Tokyo, and Sydney.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 1, 2016 17:53:03 GMT -5
Experts to Rio Athlete's "Don't put your head under Water" "Viral levels at up to 1.7 million times that which would be considered worrisome in the United States or Europe." "Swimmers or athletes who ingest just three teaspoons of water are almost certain to be infected with viruses that can cause stomach and respiratory illnesses..." "It's been decades and I see no improvement." local Rio activist. The IOC had to have known all this when they approved the bid. You really picked which Olympic doomsday quotes to post. It's like a FoxNews headline! In March, 2015, sampling at the Lagoon revealed an astounding 1.73 billion adenoviruses per litre; this June, adenovirus readings were lower but still hair-raising at 248 million adenoviruses per liter. (*this is the lagoon, people won't be swimming in the lagoon) "..That disparity was borne out in the AP's testing. For instance, in June, 2016, the levels of fecal coliforms in water samples from Copacabana and Ipanema beaches were extremely low, with just 31 and 85 fecal coliforms per 100 millilitres, respectively. But still, both had alarming readings for rotavirus, the main cause of gastroenteritis globally, with 7.22 million rotaviruses per litre detected in the waters of Copacabana, while 32.7 million rotaviruses per litre were found in the waters of Ipanema Beach." "According to California's bacterial tests standards, 400 fecal coliforms per 100 millilitres is the upper limit for a beach to be considered safe for swimming. AP's tests revealed that Copacabana Beach, where the marathon and triathlon swimming are to be held and thousands of tourists are likely to take a dip, exceeded California's limit five times over 13 months of testing." So yes, it's not ideal and not great but what can you do at this point? Remember, thousands of people swim in these exact oceans every day. i did it and didn't get sick. the lagoon does seem nasty... don't tip rowers! nobody will be preparing, training in these waters though... i hope. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Aug 1, 2016 17:58:20 GMT -5
I'm hoping an alternate (Summer) World Games starts up and supplants the Olympics. They would run much leaner using only a few rotating world sites where there is already plenty of existing infrastructure. Los Angeles would be a good location in the US due to weather and size. Other possible locations might be London, Tokyo, and Sydney. They had that. It was called the Goodwill Games. Nobody cared about it because it wasn't the Olympics. |
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Post by SportyBucky on Aug 1, 2016 18:52:48 GMT -5
It's not as safe as it used to be, but having lived there for 15 years I had never heard a gun shot. Shootings are south and near west. Directly related to socioeconomic status. Sad but true. Yeah I think that'd be pretty accurate for most anyone with at least some money moving to the city. I lived in two different neighborhoods, South Loop and Uptown, where we heard gunshots on multiple occasions (and watched police aftermath sometimes). During the day, in the span between those neighborhoods, I 100% felt comfortable walking solo with my head down texting away. However, to say the rich folk of the Viagra Triangle are rolling around in their Bentleys cheerio-ing and flipping silver dollars to the common folk past midnight is a gross misrepresentation of Chicago nightlife. I sure hope crime against tourists in Rio is relegated to muggings without inflicting harm on the victims. That's probably the best case scenario, an act pretty commonplace on a regular day in Chicago. With the world being what it is today I'm definitely praying for the prevention of a major catastrophe at the Olympic Games. Unfortunately, you face the possibility of being a victim at marathons, nightclubs, or walking down the street of a promenade. I can't afford Rio, but if the Games were in Chicago there's no way I'd miss it. And if I could I would 100% go to Rio. I'll be there...crossing my fingers. They'll have 80,000 military on the streets. Tends to dissuade bad behavior but you never know. |
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Post by jagdpanther on Aug 1, 2016 19:34:51 GMT -5
Apparently the Brazilians fired one of their private security contractors for the Games just a few days ago.
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Post by hammer on Aug 1, 2016 20:27:41 GMT -5
I'm hoping an alternate (Summer) World Games starts up and supplants the Olympics. They would run much leaner using only a few rotating world sites where there is already plenty of existing infrastructure. Los Angeles would be a good location in the US due to weather and size. Other possible locations might be London, Tokyo, and Sydney. They had that. It was called the Goodwill Games. Nobody cared about it because it wasn't the Olympics. It wasn't the right time ... now it is. |
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