Originally posted by UncleWeed over at the Fearless City site. The image was done by Kris Krug and posted on Flickr. This is our campaign announcement for the Phones for Fearless drive. And don't forget about us after Christmas, while you're all bonding with your shiny new iPhones! The campaign continues into early January.
And lookie! We've got WIDGETS!!!
Donate your old mobile phones to help DTES artists share stories, and tap into life, jobs & family How can you help?
Your used mobile phones - preferably with video, camera, wi-fi
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Song Huong is one of the rare Vietnamese restaurants in Vancouver that offers Bo 7 Mon….actually, it could be the only one. The other two that I know about are now long gone. The last time I had this dish in Vancouver was at a restaurant which has now been annexed to become a part of Les Faux Bourgousie , the new, hip, and oddly located French restaurant on Kingsway.
Notes to Nourish is a grassroots project featuring original art by Lower Mainland artists and designers. The contributing artists are: Chris Allen, Sarah Cavanaugh, Nova Hopkins, Luke Krienke, Jean Lee, Anne Pearce, Robyn Sommerville and Kathryn Wright.
We are selling two limited-edition sets of four holiday greeting cards to raise money for the Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society and British Columbia SPCA. The cards present a unique way to give back during the holidays; you are supporting two non-profit organizations, local arts and culture, and presenting sustainable greetings to your friends and family.
A set of four cards costs $10, or buy both sets for $15. Visit www.notestonourish.com to purchase. Cards will be shipped in the first week of November.
- Sunday, Dec 21, 2008
- Currently scheduled for: 3 PM to 5 PM
- We have the players for up to 5 hours therefore until 8 PM.
- The players are: Ryan Kesler, Taylor Pyatt, and Alex Burrows
- The prices are as follows: $30 per small item (photo, puck, card, etc) per player and $40 per large item (jersey, stick, equipment, etc).
There are deals in regards to pricing.
Purchase 3 small items for $75
Purchase 3 large items for $100
- Kids under 13 will receive a 20% discount with the purchase of 2+ items
- We will have pucks, 8 x 10 photos, and jersey numbers available at the signing for $5 a piece
- We have unsigned jerseys available to the public for $150 per available only by pre-order
- We will have a photographer on site to provide super quality photos for fans. The charge is $20 and includes one 8 x 10 sent in the mail along with a copy of the image sent via email.
In addition to all this we have the following items available through pre sale:
- Autographed jerseys of: Pyatt, Burrows, and Kesler for only $175 each (only 25 available)
- Autographed Dual 8 x 10 photo of Ryan Kesler and Alex Burrows for only $45 (only 35 available)
- Autographed Limited Edition /100 8 x 10 photo signed by: Kesler, Bieksa, Burrows, Pyatt and potentially Demitra. The price will be $75 without Demitra and $90 with him.
WOMEN'S CARDIO KICKBOXING BOOTCAMP – Jan 2009 Registration Now Open
Presented by Raz Chan Fitness and Mobile Personal Training
Get a jumpstart on your New Year’s Resolution! Make 2009 the year you commit to a healthier lifestyle by joining our Women's Cardio Kickboxing Bootcamp. Our popular class includes boxing and kickboxing drills, core cardio exercises to workout your abs, glutes and legs, and plenty of variety to keep each class interesting and fun. Suitable for all fitness levels. View video clips and photos of previous Bootcamp classes at http://www.razchanfitness.com.
LOCATIONS & SCHEDULE
All Bootcamps are 3x/week (12 sessions). Due to the format of our Bootcamp, we do not offer drop-in rates. Please select from ONE of the times/locations below - due to space limitations, we do not permit "mix and match" of schedules.
Participants are required to come to class with handwraps and cardio boxing gloves.
*Note: All Saturday classes take place at 2875 St. Georges St. (near Fraser & Kingsway). Please view our online FAQs for questions on our registration policy, missed classes, refunds, etc. at http://www.razchanfitness.com/links
VANCOUVER-WEST SIDE – select from three time slots
4588 Clancy Loranger Way
Mon/Wed/Fri - 5 pm to 6 pm
Class session: Jan 5 – 30/09
Mon/Wed/Fri - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Class session: Jan 5 – 30/09
WOMEN'S CARDIO KICKBOXING BOOTCAMP – Jan 2009 Registration Now Open
Presented by Raz Chan Fitness and Mobile Personal Training
Get a jumpstart on your New Year’s Resolution! Make 2009 the year you commit to a healthier lifestyle by joining our Women's Cardio Kickboxing Bootcamp. Our popular class includes boxing and kickboxing drills, core cardio exercises to workout your abs, glutes and legs, and plenty of variety to keep each class interesting and fun. Suitable for all fitness levels. View video clips and photos of previous Bootcamp classes at http://www.razchanfitness.com.
LOCATIONS & SCHEDULE
All Bootcamps are 3x/week (12 sessions). Due to the format of our Bootcamp, we do not offer drop-in rates. Please select from ONE of the times/locations below - due to space limitations, we do not permit "mix and match" of schedules.
Participants are required to come to class with handwraps and cardio boxing gloves.
*Note: All Saturday classes take place at 2875 St. Georges St. (near Fraser & Kingsway). Please view our online FAQs for questions on our registration policy, missed classes, refunds, etc. at http://www.razchanfitness.com/links
VANCOUVER-WEST SIDE – select from three time slots
4588 Clancy Loranger Way
Mon/Wed/Fri - 5 pm to 6 pm
Class session: Jan 5 – 30/09
Mon/Wed/Fri - 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Class session: Jan 5 – 30/09
COME DOWN FOR SOME GREAT CHRISTMAS SHOPPING. LOTS OF NEW PRODUCT.
Twice Shy organic clothing, Fig organic kids fashion, Trendy Tots, Ag47 Clutch Jewels
NOTE: Sent to VANOC {mediarelations@vancouver2010.com, pressoperations@vancouver2010.com} Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008.
Cross-posted at: raincitystudios.com, 2010.dailyvancouver.com, nowpublic.com, etc.
Hello VANOC Media Relations and Press Operations,
I am writing today on behalf of Raincity Studios, a Vancouver-based social media company who owns and publishes a suite of media properties. We had hoped to talk about social media (blogs, podcasts, twitter, wikis etc.) at the World Press Briefing this week, however we did not receive any response from the applications we submitted to the participate in the event. So, as per Mr. Furlong's suggestion at the Vancouver Board of trade meeting last week, we are liaising with VANOC.
In brief, we'd like to have a conversation about how to allow fans and amateur media makers to document their Olympic experience while keeping out of the way of the IOC IP lawyers. As a company and as individuals, we've produced extensive, non-accredited coverage of Beijing 2008, Torino 2006, SLC 2002, and Nagano 1998. With the next games literally in our neighborhood, we'll be hosting an independent, international media centre at our Gastown loft office. As part of this, we'll organize events like photo walks and aggregate fan-made content for the enjoyment of a worldwide audience. We'd like to work with you to do this for mutual benefit.
As you likely know, Vancouver is a hub of innovative journalism with companies like ourselves, Now Public, and others plus renowned conferences like Northern Voice. Raincity Studios/Bryght are also an "official weblog service provider." My colleagues Robert Scales and Kris Krug were published in the academic paper "Pathway: Critiques and Discourse In Olympic Research," participated in the 9th International Symposium on Olympic Studies in Beijing and will be presenting about the experiences at the noted SXSW Interactive conference in 2009.
Between my colleagues and myself, we've posted thousands of photos, dozens of audio and video podcasts along with hundreds of blog posts, updates etc. from several Olympics. Additionally, we've cooperated with mainstream media and published Olympic-related coverage in the LA Times, BBC online, plus outlets in Poland, Brazil, Shanghai, and so on.
In Torino, Scales and Krug (and others) tested cutting edge equipment for Comvu and produced a cross-ocean symposium "Athletes and Social media" between Turin and Vancouver. In Beijing, they tested camera for Qik and contributed to many mainstream media outlets. Our own media properties include DailyVancouver.com, UrbanVancouver.com, Hockeynw.com, plus dozens of other presences, and we are allied with dozens of other media properties in BC and around the world.
Mr. Scales is China desk editor for Now Public and has presented to numerous international business groups about Olympics and business. Mr. Krug is ranked #4 on Vancouver Sun's "Internet Most Visible in Vancouver" list, both Krug and Scales were included on Tech Vibes "Vancouver Digital Media People to Watch 2008" list and appear on various other "best of" lists.
As for myself, I've produced extensive photo essays of event venues and published interviews with Canadian athletes like Duff Gibson, Ross Rebagliati and Crispin Lipscomb and written magazine articles about Olympians. I also appear on CBC Radio One discussing sports culture and new media as the producer/host of the Canucks Outsider podcast.
Bear in mind, aside form the occasional stipend, we do this work for no pay.
We are aware of your obligations to media rights holders and are seeking to provide an entirely different sort of coverage than the accredited media provide. We are not looking to cover events per se but are instead interested in covering the cultural stories, athletes' families' stories, and stories from fans who saved and traveled from around the world for this experience. In other words, we plan to encourage and aggregate fan coverage of the individual's "on the street" experience of the Games. We are locals who have watched (and helped pay for) the development of the Games since before the Plebiscite - as a result, we are tuned in to the issues and excitement surrounding the Games.
To begin our liaison relationship, we would like to attend the media briefing portion of the Worldwide Press Briefing on Thursday. We'd also schedule a follow-up conversation with the appropriate point of contact to discuss how we as a weblog vendor company, and as individuals, can be involved in providing amateur coverage of Vancouver/Whistler 2010.
With Best Regards,
daveo (and Robert Scales and Kris Krug)
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Dave Olson
Community Evangelist
Raincitystudios.com
This unmissable event features the art of Stirling Ward, David Ellingsen and Heidi Conrod with net proceeds going to imagine1day, a groundbreaking charity created by Lululemon founder, Chip Wilson and his wife, Shannon.
The 2008 edition of Whistler Film Festival kicks off with the world premiere of Anand Ramayya’s feature length documentary, Mad Cow Sacred Cow, on December 4th, 3:00 pm at the Rainbow Theatre in Whistler.
In the wake of the Mad Cow Crisis, terrified of his food, filmmaker Anand Ramayya (Cosmic Current) embarks on a journey from his in-laws’ family farm in Canada all the way back to India, land of the Sacred Cow. His Journey reveals shocking connections between the Mad Cow crisis and Global Food crisis.
Weaving interviews from Dr. Vandana Shiva, Maneka Gandhi, Dr. Murray Waldman, Nettie Wiebe and Swami Agnivesh with stunning visuals of a personal journey that crosses continents, the story of Mad Cow Sacred Cow takes us from the filmmaker’s own happy days of indiscriminate beef consumption to the frightening realities created by globalization.
Congratulations to the crew: Producer/ Writer/ Director Anand Ramayya, Producer Ryan Lockwood (Hulo Films), Cinematographer Thomas Hale, Composer Raj Ramayya, Editor Chris Bizzocchi.
Financing partners of Mad Cow Sacred Cow include Canadian Television Fund, Canadian Independent Film and Video Fund, Rogers, SaskFilm and broadcast partners CBC Newsworld, Saskatchewan Communications Network, and Knowledge Network. It will air on CBC Newsworld's The Lens in January 2009.
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