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The cute singer is Montreal's Nikki Yanofsky - a brilliant jazz singer who just turned 16. She performs all over the world already and performed for over 100,000 at the Montreal International Jazz Festival last summer. (Now if you really want my opinion, the cutest one in the show was the shirtless aboriginal stud who welcomed us to the Games - the 4th one -- but I digress)Here's her website" http://www.nikkionline.ca/ This promo roll is from 2007 when she was 13. This girl is going to be very,very big soon. A total ball of talent. I have her "Ella - Of The I Sing" CD. One of my favourites.
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I completely agree with you. I can't believe the stupid cauldron door would not open. And I can't believe they couldn't find a way to have someone run out there and move it. In any event, I think the cauldron is kind of ugly. But I suspect there is significance to the four bowls plus the centre bowl. Most likely the Four Host Nations. In general, I thought the ceremony was well done and very innovative. No one will ever be able to beat what Beijing did (however, in my opinion, the best OC every was Sydney 2000. )
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Here we go folks! Just a few more hours!
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The Olympic Cauldron
Alan in Montréal replied to mr.x's topic in Vancouver 2010 Ceremonies Discussions
Who says the arms would have to stay on the cauldron if the bowls were removed? LOL.Anyway, someone else suggested that we've only seen the larger "bowls" lit and in reality the arms will also have flames coming out and will be hidden by the flames, giving it the appearance of a bonfire. It's interesting. The pics show the arms of some of the smaller bowls going directly into the "walls" behind them, while the main one comes up from below. I wonder if that has any significance? -
National Flag Bearers
Alan in Montréal replied to Kenadian's topic in Vancouver 2010 Ceremonies Discussions
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The Olympic Cauldron
Alan in Montréal replied to mr.x's topic in Vancouver 2010 Ceremonies Discussions
But wait! Maybe those "sub flames" will be detached and brought to the various "mini-cauldron" locations. So they will be lit as part of the ceremony, giving them their proper respect, but then detached and transported to the other sites. And, when the Games finish, they would be brought back and extinguished as part of the closing, all in the same place??? Just my guess. -
Apologies if this has already been posted: Montreal's Nikki Yanofsky (16 years old) sings "I Believe", CTV's official Vancouver 2010 them song: "I Believe" (full 4 minute version) put to great video highlights of the Olympic torch relay. Great stuff: (the second version is my favourite) Note: in the first video, be sure to catch the images of Barbara Anne Scott - 1948 Olympic Gold Medalist in figure skating. There is a brief picture of her in 1948, followed by a quick video capture of her holding the Olympic torch in the House of Commons in Parliament. Great moment!
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Olympic Village May Not Get Finished
Alan in Montréal replied to YellowVest's topic in Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
See - this is how they do thing in the "host city" world. You put legislation in effect during the bid process which forbids government money from being used beyond a certain level. Then, the taxpayers feel safer and support the bid.Once it's in progress, when things start to go bad - no problem - just convene the House and pass legislation "exceptionally" allow you to thumb your nose at the legislation you so highly trumpeted a few years back and use tax money afterall. Incredible. -
...and you can bet the speculators and scalpers have purchased tons of these tickets with dreams of getting rich later.
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Olympic Village May Not Get Finished
Alan in Montréal replied to YellowVest's topic in Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
What a joke. And just today, Standard and Poors has indicated that this financial mess will impact Vancouver's credit rating, resulting in higher borrowing costs in the form of interest, and higher taxes for the citizens of the city. Seems like all those silly poor people and activists who protested the bid because this could happen were dead on. The Olympic circus once again leaves behind its legacy of debt and broken promises. And it's every citizen in Canada who will pay a portion for this mismanagement. But Vancouver's citizens will pay the most. I hope everyone buys a DVD of the ceremonies and highlights when the flame is extinguished in a bit more than a year from now, so you can rationalize that "it was all worth it." Wouldn't it be nice if the IOC urged bidding cities to stop building monuments for a sports festival and awarded the bids to cities that made use of existing facilities with minor upgrades required. -
Olympic Village May Not Get Finished
Alan in Montréal replied to YellowVest's topic in Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
Well, Montreal often gets cited as an example of out of control spending and Olympic debts, but there are a couple of things to keep in mind with Montreal 1976. Montreal was the first Olympics following Munich, and the new security demands placed upon Montreal's organizing committee by the IOC were never part of the original bid budget because the PLO terrorism at Munich hadn't taken place by that time. Those costs were substantial but not part of the original estimates. Additionally, the TV network revenues back in those days were no where near where they are today. The TV rights for Montreal 1976 brought in about $34.8 million. That's all! The costs overruns in terms of construction were definitely an issue, but additional costs didn't help. And back then, with less than $35 million in revenue from TV rights, the organizing committee had really no other way to raise the funds to cover the costs. -
Olympic Village May Not Get Finished
Alan in Montréal replied to YellowVest's topic in Vancouver 2010 Winter Games
Well, yesterday it was announced that the City of Vancouver is now on the hook for over $800,000,000 in order to fund the Olympic Village so it can be completed. Furthermore, real estate experts are doubtful that given the current economic situation, which is expected to pull down the Vancouver housing market for years to come, the city will be able to recover its investment through resale of the units following the Games. Ah - the great Olympic con game continues, as cities and host nations are once again forking over $billions to this circus. Just think of where that money could have gone. Lies. Lies. Lies.