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Tuesday, May 11, 2010
Monday, May 10, 2010
ROLLER DERBY IS BACK! And . . .
. . . THEY WANT YOU!!!
JCVdude
Three years ago, Joe & I met three young women roller skating with trays of goodies! OMGOSH!!!
They were mean & determined! They had a vision of a team, here in the Okanagan ~ devoted to MAYHEM!!! Now, just 8 months later, they have 50 members & attitude big time!!!
Introducing ~ the 'RAGGEDY ROLLERS'!!!!
Come and watch, you'll be hooked!!!!
THEY WANT YOU!!!!
THEY WANT YOU!!!!
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JCVdude
Joe Vass
Freelance Videographer/Citizen Journalist
( No.1 Most Viewed Video in Canada)
Sony 1080i HD close-ups & Macros - Nature Unleashed
All the video was shot with a single chip Sony consumer handy-cam, the quality of the images is remarkable.
Music: 'Lost Souls' by Ensam http://www.looperman.com/tracks_detail.php?tid=65360
JCVdude
Joe Vass
Freelance Videographer/Citizen Journalist
( No.1 Most Viewed Video in Canada)
Caribbean WOW!!! - Just chill'n
Watch a pelican drift on a warm breeze just above the the pounding waves, golden sunsets and sunrises shimmering as water meets the sand, a bamboo raft drifting on a clear Jamaican river, there are many possibilities for relaxing and just chill-in in the Caribbean. Troubles - be gone..........
Music: 'The Gulf' by aleksrutko http://www.looperman.com/tracks_detai...
Friday, May 7, 2010
Selinksi Project ~ Original Track
JCVdude
Joe Vass
Freelance Videographer/Citizen Journalist
( No.1 Most Viewed Video in Canada)
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
NOT A LONELY PLANET
Earth is definitely NOT A LONELY PLANET, I shot this video in late April 2010 and all the sounds were recorded at the time of shooting. There is the sound of birds, many of them migratory which have recently arrived for nesting, the sound of kids and parents along with the constant noise of city life. Definitely not lonely.
But we are on the way to making our planet not only lonely but very quiet with the constant and accelerated destruction of habitat and species. The oil spill in the gulf is just the latest but by no means the only act of destruction that we are thrusting on the planet. In Central America there are Canadian companies mining for gold, but before they could access the gold the local residents had to be forcibly evicted. Some were killed by the Military. Mining today is not about a small hole in the ground. The entire mountain is laid waste and the inherent pollution is harming the people living in the area. Coal mining in the USA accomplishes the same results and in Alberta it's the Tar Sands.
We slaughter seals in Canada for the fashion industry, but Europe has barred the importation of seal products so the Canadian Government (not representing the majority view) will take the European Union too court. In Alaska they shoot wolves from airplanes so hunters will have more trophy game like moose and caribou to kill. Japan slaughters dolphins in the Cove by the tens of thousands, kills whales for research and in the open seas sharks are being killed to extinction for their fins. In Africa bush meat or wild game is not only hard to find due to poaching but most of the animals have parasites harmful to the people who eat them.
Its a nasty little world we have created in the name of progress, and this is just the tip of the iceberg which we also won't have for long due to global warming.
DOES ANYBODY CARE?
JCVdude
Joe Vass
Freelance Videographer/Citizen Journalist
( No.1 Most Viewed Video in Canada)
Monday, May 3, 2010
Canadian Tea Party Needed
Vancouver British Columbia has the distinction of having the highest real estate prices in Canada with the average house now more than 1 million dollars. Recently the news played a game of is the house price real by showing dilapidated homes, some former drug houses and asking if the price is real. The recent 2010 Winter games are said by Vancouver Mayor to be responsible for 60 million dollars in investment, not bad for a less than 3 week sporting event that is now mostly forgotten and cost more than 4 billion dollars. By comparison the Taiwan Expo will run for 6 month, is expected to attract 75 million people and also has an expected cost of 4 billion. The Winter Games were a huge waste of taxpayers dollars as this year already, the focus is on Taiwan Expo and the FIFA Cup in South Africa. Further compounding Vancouver and British Columbia recovery and economic growth is the high Canadian dollar which has lead to hours of delays at the Canada/US border as Canadians head across the line for shopping bargains in everything from automobiles to groceries. Now the Liberal Government of Gordon Campbell has introduced the hated HST (harmonized sales tax) even though 70 -80% of British Columbians disapprove of this tax grab. Showing complete contempt for the taxpayers and citizens the government is now collecting taxes on goods even though the act won't become law until July 1. There is a petition drive going on and even with the petition opposition of the constituents the government will enact the legislation. No government would dare to so blatantly screw over the citizens of the USA, they would face the wrath of the voters. Perhaps it's time for a Canadian Tea Party and put all Liberal MLAs on notice that your days are numbered.
JCVdude
JCVdude
Joe Vass
Freelance Videographer/Citizen Journalist
( No.1 Most Viewed Video in Canada)
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