AHA MEDIA meets Bradley Cooper, Winemaker from the Okanagan Valley, B.C.

April 30, 2009 ahamedia 1 comment

About Bradley Cooper

: Name: Bradley Cooper; Location: wine maker, British Columbia, Canada

I’m a professional winemaker from Canada’s famed Okanagan Valley. I make wine for Township 7 and operate my own consultation business. I use my expertise to assist new and established businesses in the production of world-class wines. My wife and I have started our own brand, Black Cloud wine. http://www.blackcloud.ca

Read more about Bradley Cooper at http://www.steepcreek.blogspot.com/

AHA MEDIA met Bradley Cooper at the Ovaltine Cafe, where we heard about his days as a winemaker in the Okanagan Valley, B.C. The most interesting thing was to learn how cellphones and technology help to organize his very busy lifestyle 🙂

Bradley Cooper has his own wine brand – a pinot noir called Black Cloud! http://www.blackcloud.ca .

You may also follow his new wine label Black Cloud on twitter – http://twitter.com/BlackCloudWine

In this photo, Bradley Cooper chats with Lorraine Murphy of http://www.raincoastermedia.com about his new wine brand “Black Cloud” http://www.blackcloud.ca

Congratulations to Bradley Cooper and his new wine brand Black Cloud 🙂

Net Tuesday – Mini Social Media Camp for Non Profits and Other Do Gooders!

April 29, 2009 ahamedia 1 comment

Mini Social Media Camp for Nonprofits & Other Do Gooders!

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Apr 28

Tue 5:30 PM

Location: Workspace

21 Water St
#400
Vancouver, BC V6B 1A1
604.637.2252

How to find us
“Mini Social Media Camp for Nonprofits & Other Do Gooders!”

Estimated attendance

74 people attended.

4.00

Who organized?
Elijah van der Giessen and joesolomon

The next Net Tuesday is being organized by Elijah van der Giessen of the David Suzuki Foundation! Eli is rocking a whole new breed of Net Tuesdays – Imagine a mini social media camp where you can learn about & discuss the social media and tech tools that can rock your nonprofit/org/project!

Topics:

How can my organization use Facebook to be more awesome? Should I use Pages or Groups?
How can I use Twitter to find new supporters?
How can I use Ning to build a community?
How can I use free tools to power my online petitions?

In the Ning session, John and Peter from Bowen Island shared with us what they learned as a community! 🙂

In this photo, KK shared with us his secrets of using online tools 🙂

In this video, Dale McGladdery of http://www.group42.ca/ talks about Open Web Vancouver Conference http://www.openwebvancouver.ca/ during Net Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at Workspace in Gastown.

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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In this video, Lorraine Murphy of Raincoaster Media http://www.raincoastermedia.com talks her teaching social media and blogging for beginners classes during Net Tuesday April 28th, 2009 at Workspace in Gastown.

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In this photo, Lorraine Murphy, Dale McGladdery and Gillian Shaw chat about Net Tuesday at Workspace 🙂

In this photo Gillian Shaw, Lorraine Murphy and Dale McGladdery do some work and share some great company at Waves Coffee House at Main and Cordova in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside 🙂

AHA MEDIA attends the DERA and CCAP Town Hall Meeting at Carnegie Centre

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AHA MEDIA attended the DERA and CCAP Town Hall Meeting at Carnegie Centre at Main and Hastings in Vancouver Downtown Eastside (DTES)

In this video, Kim Kerr, E.D. of DERA speaks then introduces Jenny Kwan, MLA who spoke about homelessness in Vancouver and Downtown Eastside ( DTES) at the Town Hall Meeting April 27th at Carnegie Centre

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In this photo, Jenny Kwan listens to the Carnegie Centre folks as they ask her questions.

In this photo, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA listens to Carnegie Centre folks as they wait patiently to speak with Jenny Kwan.

In this video, Kim Kerr, E.D. of DERA speak about housing in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside, (DTES) before passing the microphone over to Laura Track, Pivot Legal Lawyer

This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is
passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

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In this photo, Kim Kerr introduces Laura, Track of Pivot Legal Society

In this photo, Laura Track talks about the Government’s definition of Housing.

In this video, Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA speaks out against SRO hotel in the Vancouver DTES who charge guest fees which are illegal to Laura Track, Pivot Legal lawyer at the Town Hall Meeting April 27th at Carnegie Centre.

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In this photo, Kim speaks to the crowd at Carnegie Centre which includes Ellen Woodsworth, COPE City Councillor, dressed in green.

In this photo, Kim Kerr and Ellen Woodsworth share conversation.

In this photo, Ken Glofcheskie, Reporter for AHA MEDIA speaks with Kim Kerr

In this photo, Hendrik Beune gets ready to interview a man in the Carnegie Centre Elevator

In this video ( Part 1 ), Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA decides to interview a Man in the Carnegie Centre elevator about Housing and Renting issues in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) Both men had just come from the Town Hall Meeting April 27th at Carnegie Centre

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In this video ( Part 2 ), Hendrik Beune, Director of AHA MEDIA decides to interview a Man in the Carnegie Centre elevator about Housing and Renting issues in the Vancouver Downtown Eastside ( DTES ) Both men had just come from the Town Hall Meeting April 27th at Carnegie Centre

AHA MEDIA attended Game Five of the WHL Western Conference between Vancouver Giants and Kelowna Rockets

April 27, 2009 ahamedia Leave a comment

giants-5-8 AHA MEDIA was pleased to be able to attend the fifth game of the WHL Western Conference between Vancouver Giants and Kelowna Rockets.

AHA MEDIA was able to go to this game courtesy to Graham Lloyd , Account Manager, 99.3 The FOX http://www.cfox.com

Thanks Graham!

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The Vancouver Giants have once again put themselves squarely behind the eight ball by losing the pivotal fifth game in the WHL Western conference final to the Kelowna Rockets 1-0 on Saturday at the Coliseum. They also trailed their semi final series with the Spokane Chiefs 3-2 before winning the final two games to advance to the finals against the Rockets.

The Giants will be hard pressed to repeat that feat against a bigger, tougher Kelowna squad however. The Calgary Hitmen await the winner of this series, considered by many knowledgeable observers as the best Junior team in the country.

The first period was a close checking affair for most of the period with the Rockets scoring the games only goal late in the first amid a scramble in front of the Vancouver net. The officials allowed both teams to play and penalty calls were rare. Kelowna outshot the Giants by a 12 to 6 margin in the first.

The second period saw more of the same tight checking action with both teams managing only four shots on net each. The Giants appeared to have evened the score late in the second when the puck went into the net past the Rocket goalie at 2:16 left in the period. The goal was disallowed after video review determined that the puck was kicked into the net by the Vancouver player. The Rockets thoroughly out hustled the Giants in this period.

The final frame saw the Giants finally put pressure on the Kelowna squad and in fact forced three Kelowna penalties in a row. They even had a two-man advantage for a minute and a half but could not solve the Rockets’ netminder. The final shot on goal tally was 25-23 in favor of the Giants.

Once again the size advantage showed as the Rockets out muscled and out hustled the Giants at every turn pushing them of the puck and forcing turnovers. The3 Vancouver side will have it’s work cut out for them in game six at a tough Kelowna building.

Go Giants! 🙂

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Categories: AHA Media, Citizen Journalism, East Vancouver, Graham Lloyd, Hyper Local Citizen Journalism, Ken Glofcheskie, Media Coverage, New Media, Peter Davies, Social Media, Twitter, Vancouver Giants

DAM aka Da Arabian MC’s play at Fabric Club in Gastown, Vancouver

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In this video, DAM ( aka Da Arabian MC’s ) perform a song at Slingshots Hip Hop at Fabric Club in Gastown, Vancouver .

DAM are the pioneers of Palestinian Hip Hop

——–This was filmed by April Smith of AHA MEDIA on a Nokia N95 mobile cameraphone. April is passionate and skilled in making Nokia films by exploring mobile media production through the camera lens of a cellphone. For a better quality version of this video, please DM April Smith @AprilFilms on Twitter.

Da Arabian MC’s
Suhell Nafar, Tamer Nafar, Mahmoud Jreri

DAM is the first and leading Palestinian Rap Group. It is composed of Tamer Nafar, 27, his younger brother Suhell, 23, and Mahmoud Jreri, 24. The group has been performing together since the late 90s. Tamer, who had been performing Rap since 1998 with his brother, was first contacted by Mahmoud Jreri. Mahmoud was writing his own lyrics so they quickly decided to join forces and the group was born in 1999. All three members of the group were born and grew up in the slums of Lod, a mixed town of Arabs and Jews, 20 km from Jerusalem.

DAM’s music is a unique fusion of East and West, combining Arabic percussion rhythms, Middle Eastern melodies and urban Hip Hop.

The lyrics of DAM are influenced by the continuing Israeli – Palestinian conflict as well as by the Palestinian struggle for freedom and equality. DAM also draw their influence from such controversial issues as terrorism, drugs and women’s rights.

Musically they take their inspiration from both Hip Hop artists (Nas, 2Pac, Mos Def, IAM, NTM, Saian Supa Crew, MBS etc.) and Arabic music (Marcel Khalifa,Kazem Saher,George Wassouf, Majda al Romi etc.)

The songs, lyrics and music, are written and arranged by all members of the group and musically produced by them and other known producers.

DAM are now gaining increased international popularity around the world through their unique message and ground-breaking live shows.

DAM’s debut album “Stop Selling Drugs” was released locally in 1998, followed by the second album called “Min Irhabi” (“who’s the terrorist?”) which was released in 2001. The controversial title track of this album was released on the net and more than 1 million people downloaded it within one month from the website ArabRap.Net. The song was also distributed free with Rolling Stone magazine in France and became a “street” anthem. It was also featured in a compilation in France with Manu Chao, Zebda, Noir Desir and many other top artists.

Furthermore, the lyrics of the song were taught in some Universities around the world because of their deep meaning, and were also used in pro-Palestinian demonstrations around the world.

http://www.dampalestine.com