Are they gonna develop a soccer team of human beebles Laye. I must say though the envisioned projects are ambitious and comprehensive. I know they always overdo stuff just to show off. I hope they don't get carried away and I think they need to temporarily relocate their Ivory Coast embassy to the Golf hotel. They need to show the world something to demonstrate they will not be disrespected anylonger. I'm tired of everybody pickin' on lil old Qatar. Thanks Laye. I look forward eagerly to your suggestions on our little Ellen fundraiser. Haruna. If you're not blessed, no one gets blessed cos we're all in queue behind you and with Allah, no one jumps the line. -----Original Message----- From: A Jallow <[log in to unmask]> To: GAMBIA-L <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Mon, Dec 6, 2010 11:44 pm Subject: Re: Issue with AOL Users - Qatar's Plans for 2022 Haruna: The cousins in Dubai are happy for Qatar's 2022 winning bid. They do have their jealousies but variously support each other for regional successes like this one. UAE and other GCC countries will obviously share the glory and the loot come 2022. See below: _Laye P.S I will contact you in private on Pa Modou. ======================================= Qatar's construction plan for the World Cup Dec 06, 2010 at 14:17 Qatar on Thursday won the right to host the World Cup finals in 2022, the first time the world's DUBAI - Qatar on Thursday won the right to host the World Cup finals in 2022, the first time the world's largest soccer tournament will be held in an Arab country. Doubts linger over whether Qatar will be able to handle an influx of about 400,000 fans, plus the 32 competing teams and a huge media presence. To ease concerns about a lack of infrastructure, Qatar is looking to spend some $100 billion over the next five years, according to some estimates. Following are facts about the Gulf state's construction plans as it prepares for the tournament. SOCCER STADIUMS * Qatar will build nine air-conditioned outdoor stadiums and renovate three others in a country where summer temperatures can exceed 50 degrees Celsius. Total construction and renovation cost is estimated at around $3 billion. * Qatar will be the smallest host nation to stage the finals since Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in 1930. Ten out of its 12 stadiums are located within a 25 to 30 kms radius. No stadium is expected to require more than one hour of commuting time. * Lusail Stadium, which has yet to be built, will host the opening and final match. * Lusail will have a capacity of 86,000 and will be surrounded by water. It will take four years to build and is expected to be completed by 2019. INFRASTRUCTURE SPEND OVER NEXT 5 YEARS * $25 billion rail network * $20 billion on new roads * $11 billion new airport expected to open in 2012, with capacity to handle around 50 million passengers a year * $5.5 billion new deep water seaport * $1 billion crossing linking new airport with mega-projects in northern part of capital, Doha * World Cup award will also likely speed up work on $3 billion Qatar-Bahrain Causeway HOTELS * Qatar has around 10,000 hotel rooms which is set to rise to 17,000 by the end of 2011, according to Colliers International * The Gulf state will need 60,000 rooms to meet the requirements of FIFA * Bid leaders have promised 95,000 rooms will be available by 2022. CONSTRUCTION FIRMS * Local firms most likely to benefit from World Cup-related contracts include developer Barwa Real Estate Co, steel producer Industries Qatar and Qatar National Cement. * Analysts have tipped other regional beneficiaries to include Dubai's Arabtec, already well established in Qatar, Drake & Scull International, Egypt's Orascom Construction Industries and Bahrain's NASS Corporation. ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤ To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://listserv.icors.org/archives/gambia-l.html To Search in the Gambia-L archives, go to: http://listserv.icors.org/SCRIPTS/WA-ICORS.EXE?S1=gambia-l To contact the List Management, please send an e-mail to: [log in to unmask] ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤