After hosting two previous Olympics, Canada has never won gold at home, until today. Alexandre Bilodeau, took the gold medal in Men’s Moguls on Cypress Mountain after executing a difficult jump and coming in with a time of 26.75.
Dale Begg-Smith of Australia came in second with the silver and American Bryon Wilson will receive the bronze medal.
Be sure to visit our 2010 coverage at www.nephrus.net/vancouver2010.
Some sad news has hit the games even before the opening ceremonies begin. Georgian luger, Nodar Kumaritashvili, passed away after being ejected from the track while practising in Whistler. Reports state he was travelling at 145 km/h at the time of the accident. It’s a tragic event and we offer our support to Nodar’s family and his teammates at this difficult time.
The torch relay for the 2010 Winter Games ran through North Delta, British Columbia this morning. 112th Street was packed with cheering fans all dressed in red supporting the torchbearers as they passed by with the flame.
Wishing all our visitors a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! We’ll see you all in 2010 with new articles on conventions, anime and manga releases, big Canucks news and more! See you then!
Naruto volume 47
As Pain continues to wage war in Konohagakure, Naruto’s return gives the village hope in the battle against the leader of the Akatsuki. However, Naruto has some new techniques up his sleeves — but will it be enough? One of Naruto’s friends also reveals a deep secret, only to bring out the demon inside.
The next installation of the Naruto manga won’t be available until February 2nd 2010.
Counting down the days
In just 100 days, Vancouver will be welcoming the world to the 21st Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. The two week event kicks off on February 12th, 2010 with around 80 nations participating in a variety of sporting events. Canadians will also be able to join in the spirit as the Olympic Torch crosses the country and passing through almost 12,000 hands.
Be sure to visit the Vancouver 2010 web site for event listings and times.
Passengers could be paying $3.00 for one of these.
Chicago commuters are facing fare hikes and service reductions on the CTA. Due to declining sources of public funding and the current economy, CTA President, Richard L. Rodriguez, detailed changes for bus and rail service for the 2010 budget.
The good news is that no bus or rail routes will be removed. However, service will be at lower frequencies and either start later or end earlier – Night Owl and rush hour service will not be impacted.
Bus fares are expected to rise 25 cents to $2.50 and rail fares will increase by 75 cents to $3.00. Passes will also increase – $8 for the 1-Day pass, $18 for the 3-Day pass, $30 for the 7-Day pass and $110 for the 30-Day pass. Reduced and Transfer fares will remain unchanged.
All service changes and fare increases are set to take place starting February 7th, 2010.
This budget will be presented during a meeting in November 2009 to the RTA and Cook County Board. The transit authority must submit a balanced budget to the RTA before November 15th, 2009 and must be approved by the RTA before the end of the year.
See the full proposed budget on the CTA web site.
Vancouver Canucks
It’s that time of year again, when the weather turns cooler and the gray clouds bring everyone back inside their homes, to the bars and to the ice rink. The 2009-2010 hockey season starts today and the Vancouver Canucks are in Calgary playing their division rivals, the Flames.
The puck drops at 7:00 PM PDT, but there will be some fresh faces out on the ice tonight. Christian Ehrhoff and Mathieu Schneider who play defense, right-wing forwards Mikhail Samuelsson and Sergei Shirokov and goaltender Andrew Raycroft, are all new to the west coast. The quest for Lord Stanley’s cup is on!
The Canucks play in Denver against the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday before returning Monday to take on the Columbus Blue Jackets for the Vancouver home opener.
The dates and location for Anime Evolution 2010 have been released. The convention will be held on August 13th to 15th, 2010 at the University of British Columbia.
The date change was done to accommodate other conventions in neighbouring provinces and states, while the decision to return to the university was made due to room setup and configuration issues.
Personally, I liked the Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Centre due to its location and proximity to public transit, food and accommodation. The bonus: everything under one roof with air conditioning! Wearing a jacket and wig in summer is not fun. However, beauty is skin deep and while it looks nice on the outside, the convention staff ran into some situations with room setup and other things.
Registration is not open at the moment and is expected to begin later this year.
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