Archive of posts tagged "vancouver2010"

FollowFormation For the Olympics

February 26th, 2010 @ 11:33am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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With many programs out there to help you sort and filter the abundance of Twitter “noise” out there, the Vancouver service FollowFormation has come up with a solution. Using the concept of Twitter lists, they have a simple user interface that allows you to pick one of their lists, select how many people you’d like [...]

Vancouver 2010 Day 14 Recap

February 26th, 2010 @ 10:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Day 14 at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics yesterday was another big one for Canada, and for the Bollwitts personally. John and I celebrated our 4 year wedding anniversary while Canadian women won gold in hockey. The heartbreaking story of Joannie Rochette triumphed as just days after her mother passed away, she skated her way to [...]

Vancouver Olympic HDR Photography

February 26th, 2010 @ 7:59am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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It’s been a while since I profiled HDR (High Dynamic Range) photos of Vancouver so what better time than to showcase some Olympic photos from around the city. Photo credit: penmachine on Flickr Photo credit: penmachine on Flickr Photo credit: Here in Vancouver on Flickr Photo credit: zzinger on Flickr Photo credit: GillTy on Flickr [...]

Vancouver 2010 Silver and Bronze in Womens Speedskating

February 25th, 2010 @ 12:07pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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“I don’t think it’s a question of beating the men, I just think the girls are doing outstanding,” said Tania Vicent in a press conference this morning. Her womens speedskating relay team won silver medals yesterday in Canada’s best day at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics so far. One reporter stated that compared to other countries, [...]

Vancouver 2010 Coca-Cola Pavilion

February 25th, 2010 @ 11:02am by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in cheap fun, cheap things to do, environment, olympics, vancouver, vancouver2010
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When the Coca-Cola “Happiness Inspector” asks if you’re ready to “Open Happiness” you’d better be ready. Set up inside LiveCity Yaletown the Coca-Cola pavilion will leave you smiling and giddy, and that’s not even from all the free pop they’ll toss your way. While the line ups for LiveCity or the Coca-Cola pavilion (once you [...]

Vancouver 2010 Day 13 Recap

February 25th, 2010 @ 10:59am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Yesterday was a big day for Canada at the Olympics. We won four medals and Clara Hughes became the most decorated multi-Olympic athlete of all time (having competed in both Summer and Winter Games). I explored more paviions, liveblogged another press conference, hung out at the Can Fund Athlete’s House, and ended the night at [...]

Oakley in Vancouver Contest

February 24th, 2010 @ 4:19pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Oakley has boosted its presence in Vancouver during the 2010 Winter Olympic Games to promote its eyewear and the athletes that wear it (such as Shaun White, Jenn Heil, Alex Bilodeau, Maelle Ricker and Kristina Groves). Rolling O-Lab Located on Grouse Mountain the Rolling O-Lab is a mobile demonstration unit open from 9:00am until 8:00pm. [...]

Vancouver 2010 Ashleigh McIvor Talks About Gold

February 24th, 2010 @ 11:26am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Canada has celebrated 6 gold medals so far during the Vancouver 2010 Games and I’ve been fortunate enough to sit in on press conferences with two of the champions so far, Alex Bilodeau and Maelle Ricker. This morning women’s ski cross medalist Ashleigh McIvor will speak about her golden experience on the slopes yesterday. Heading [...]