I hope everyone enjoyed last night’s Opening Ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics as much as I did! I couldn’t have possibly imagined a more remarkable introduction to these games. My hat is off to David Atkins and his team for creating one of the most visually stunning events I have ever seen. That was truly a proud moment for Canada and for the world.
In case you didn’t catch k.d. Lang’s incredible performance of one of my all time favorite songs, Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” I’ve included an image from it below which you can click to view the video on NBC’s official website. Just a heads up: the clip requires the latest version of Microsoft’s Silverlight, so you may want to test your browser by clicking here first to see if you need to update. It looks like NBC will be using this framework to deliver Olympic content so, even if you don’t want to check out the video, you may want to head on over there anyway.
To see some more great clips from the opening ceremony, I’d highly recommend heading over to mahalo.com. The folks there have done an incredible job of compiling a great list including some photos and videos.
I can’t tell you how pumped I am to start watching the world’s best athletes begin to compete today. There is nothing more inspirational than seeing the courage displayed by these extraordinarily talented men and women. I’ve included a collection of icons depicting each event below courtesy of Rhiannon Coppin from The Vancouver Sun. Click any image you’d like to be taken to a page where you can download a schedule of that event’s rounds and medal ceremonies in Google Calendar, iCal, and Mozilla Sunbird’s .ics format.
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If you’d like to subscribe to a complete schedule including all of the Olympic events, check out Coppin’s post for a simple solution by clicking here.
Hope this finds you feeling healthy!
-Mason
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March 6, 2010 at 11:08 PM |
Hi, I came across this blog article while searching for help with Microsoft Silverlight. I have recently changed internet browser from Chrome to Firefox 3.2. Now I seem to have a issue with loading websites that have Microsoft Silverlight. Everytime I browse website that requires Microsoft Silverlight, my browser freezes and I get a “npctrl.dll” error. I cannot seem to find out how to fix the problem. Any aid getting Microsoft Silverlight to function is very appreciated! Thanks
March 13, 2010 at 2:08 PM |
Hey Love,
I apologize it’s taken me a while to get back to you here. I’m sorry to read that you’ve been experiencing some problems with Silverlight. I spend more time making music than anything else, so I may not be the best person to help you with this. With that said, have you tried seeing if you have the latest version of Firefox? I use a Mac and am on Firefox 3.6. Perhaps the Mac version number is simply higher than the PC. You can find out at:
http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/firefox.html
Often I find that I seem to experience more of these types of problems when I’ve failed to update my software. If a new ‘official’ release isn’t available, you might want to search to see if you could download a beta. Beta releases are more cutting edge; as such, they can sometimes be a little buggy. But, by downloading them, you’ll be able to take advantage of the very latest problem fixes and work arounds.
Hope that helps!
-Mason