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I'll be brief, because the smell of baking sweetness is making me dizzy here. I have to slip away and savour a slice while you meet this week's guest chef. I'll hand over my toque to Angela–we call her Geli–and let her tell you of her beautiful German island and her everyday adventures. Pop over to her lovely blog Letters from Usedom to read more of her wonderful stories on the intelligent and witty children she teaches, her love for education, her passion for gardening, nature and... Kuchen!My lovely friend Lola sticks her head through my kitchen door. "What cake are you baking today?" She is always drawn by the smell. Lola likes to visit me in my kitchen, and I am always happy to welcome her. If there is one who can appreciate good food–the making, the looks, the taste, the presentation–there is no one like Lola! Her blog is an adventure for the palate and the eyes, and even I–not one for garlic–am overwhelmed by the wish to sit at Lola's kitchen table and share a plate with her of ANYTHING she has to offer!
My own joy lies in the baking of cakes. In Germany, it is a nice custom to invite friends over for afternoon coffee and have some home-baked cake to present.
"Look, I made a Pflaumenkuchen today, late September is the time of the ripe plums!" This is my husband's favourite cake, made with a yeast dough. Do you know how to make a yeast dough? Some are afraid to try it because it involves some time, but actually it is the most adaptable and easy-to-make dough.
Before I continue chatting I must tell you that Lola is also not here personally. We can only visit each other virtually, but by visiting each other's blogs and then starting to e-mail and sending pictures, we have become good friends, although she lives about 2000 km away from me in Rome, while I live in the far North-East corner of Germany, right next to the Polish border. Our island is situated in the beautiful Baltic Sea and is called Usedom (pronounced oo-za-dom).
The recipe for that one you can find on my blog post Chocolate and other cakes.
Now, in the fall, my family also likes apple cake, which I make of a short pastry, filled with soft-cooked apples, and covered with a grating of pastry, and after baking, with an icing of powdered sugar and lemon juice.
But today it is Pflaumenkuchen, plum cake. Here you can see how it looks when waiting to be eaten. Of course, when you invite guests, they will look at you expectantly to see if you also provided for some whipped cream! Pflaumenkuchen und Schlagsahne, that's just unbeatable!
Here comes the recipe:
- 20 grams of yeast
- 1 teaspoon of sugar
- 250 ml (1 1/4 cup) lukewarm milk
- 400 to 500 grams (2 to 2 1/2 cups) of wheat flour, depending on stickiness of dough
- 75 grams (2.6 oz) sugar
- 3 tablespoons oil, or 50 grams (1/4 cup) of soft butter,
- a pinch of salt and some cinnamon, some powdered sugar if you like.
Spread it on a greased baking tray.
Now prepare the plums (you may also use peeled and sliced apples). Remove the pits and cut in halves. Then put them closely onto pastry, insides up. If you skimp on the quantity of plums, it will show later because the dough will continue to rise and there will be uneven, empty spaces!
When you are finished, put the tray in a warm place again (the oven at 50° C) and wait till the dough has become soft and fully risen.
Now put a heat-proof dish with water inside the oven, underneath the tray, and heat it up thoroughly (220° C). The water will create clouds which will cover the cake and make it soft.
After ten minutes open the oven door so the steam can escape, then remove the heat to moderate temperatures (170 °C) and bake for further 15 or 20 minutes.
When the pastry is well done, remove tray with mittens onto a wooden plate or a cloth, let it cool.
Only AFTER fully cooled, add sugar or icing. If you do it before baking, or right afterwards, the plums will draw too much juice, and the cake will become too soggy.
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The lesson study team had imagined that some correct mathematical statements about Student A's work would be made and that some concern about zero would be raised. The team also had foreseen that students might forget the mathematical purpose of these tabular representations, specifically when the three plans would cost the same. Student A had created one vertical table depicting all three plans. The table did not match the plans, but was mathematically correct. Additionally, Student A did include zero in their table which provided the class the opportunity to think about the insight that is gained by including zero in a table. For this investigation, zero provided the students with the information on whether or not there was a monthly fee.
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Cecilio Dimas , Ida Price Middle School, Cambrian School District, San José, California
CECILIO DIMAS: I'm gonna ask that we go ahead and flip to the next table, which will be on blue paper. So I would like for you to take a look at this table and ask yourself, does this make mathematical sense? Why, or why not? Does this table make mathematical sense? Why or why not. Okay, you can take a moment now, and talk to your shoulder partner. If you're a black card, I'd like for you to share first.
STUDENT: 12, so yeah, okay. This one's wrong, and I think
STUDENT: and the rest make sense.
STUDENT: ...this one's wrong, but these two make sense. So then, does that make sense? Because 18, 18, 18, 18, 18. And this one makes sense, because it says 3 dollars per month, so then there'd be 3,6,9,12,15,18, 21, 24. Then, the Online Flix is wrong, because it's supposed to be
STUDENT: Yeah, it's supposed to be 12, plus 1 for 1 rental. So 12, 13, 14, 15, 16.
STUDENT: And then right here, it says, 12, 25, 38.
CECILIO DIMAS: Boys and girls, I'm hearing some very interesting ideas, so I'd like for you to go ahead and share out. Does it make mathematical sense? Why or why not? Okay? Let's start with Kyle.
STUDENT: I think it does make mathematical sense, because with 12, if you add 13 to that, it's 25, and if you add 14 to 25, it's 38, and 38 plus 15 is 51, and so on.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. Would someone like to add to what Kyle has stated? Or make a different statement? Does this make mathematical sense? Um, Debra?
STUDENT: It does, well, it does make mathematical sense, but it doesn't follow the plan.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. So could you tell me which one does make mathematical sense and does follow the plan, and which one or ones don't follow?
STUDENT: Movie Busters and Mail Flix follow the plan, and Online Flix doesn't.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. Would you like to add to that, Victoria?
STUDENT: Um, actually, there's a problem with it, 'cause it says number of movies, zero? And it says Online Flix and Mail Flix, 18 and 12. But you're really, not paying for anything right now, so why should you pay that much now without, without any movies right now?
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay, so you bring up an interesting point, Victoria, this idea of 0. So, we'll move on to that in just a moment. Melanie, you had a comment about the previous question? Or about 0?
STUDENT: About the 0.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay, do you want to talk about 0, then?
STUDENT: Yeah. I think that it does make sense because the 12, the Online Flix you have to pay 12 per month and so that would be, you would haven't rent no movies, but you still have to pay for the month on each one.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay, so if we rented 0 movies from Online Flix, you're saying we would still have to pay the $12?
STUDENT: Yeah.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay, even though I don't have anything?
STUDENT: Yeah.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. Jocelyn?
STUDENT: Um, it doesn't really make sense, because like Movie Busters, see how all the way down it adds 3?
CECILIO DIMAS: Uh huh?
STUDENT: Well, on Online Flix, when we were having our partner talking, we were looking at the 0, how it added 3 and how 18 added nothing, it stayed? Well, 12 plus 12 isn't 25? And so on.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. Someone want to add to this conversation? Hailey?
STUDENT: Well, like, for Online Flix, for each movie, like 13 and 14 and so on and so on, like Online Flix, it says, uh, those, like other numbers? but if you take 13 and add it to 12, you get 25? And then from 25, if you add, like 13 more, don't you get 38?
CECILIO DIMAS: Yes.
STUDENT: And it keeps going.
CECILIO DIMAS: So then we're adding by what, here, Hailey?
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. Danielle?
STUDENT: 12 plus 12 equals 24, but if you buy one movie, it equals 25.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. So the two flat fees of $12 plus the 1 makes the 25?
STUDENT: Yes.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay. Um. So is there-- would anyone else like to share about whether or not it makes mathematical sense? Jessica?
STUDENT: I think it does make mathematical sense because they all match the plan.
CECILIO DIMAS: Amir?
STUDENT: I think it does make mathematical sense, but I think there's something that I don't see really correctly. So 12 plus 12 equals 24. But why are we adding $1 to it?
CECILIO DIMAS: Could someone answer Amir's question? Lisa?
STUDENT: Because you pay $1 per movie.
CECILIO DIMAS: Okay.
This documented lesson on cost-analysis and comparison of plans depicted on tables is one of three lessons being developed around students' misconceptions and understanding in our lesson study process this school year. This lesson is focusing on using tables to understand a cost analysis situation and will be followed by a lesson using graphs in a cost analysis situation and a lesson using algebraic equations in a different cost analysis situation. Our goal is to then have students make all three representations for a new and different cost analysis situation and discuss the merit of each representation in that particular situation. We will then give the students the Mars task, Picking Apples for our third benchmark assessment to determine the effectiveness of our lesson study lessons. The majority of my regular math classes needed three days to complete the pre-re-engagement lesson and the re-engagement lesson focusing on Students H, A, E, and J.
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Could Plasma Jet Thrusters Kickstart Interplanetary Travel?
A great offshoot from commercial space companies getting a foothold in real missions to orbit is that the old entrepreneurial space spirit seems to have been revived. People are attempting to develop and build what could be breakout space technologies, sometimes in their garages or basements. A new Kickstarter project is especially exciting, as it is looking to build a prototype electric pulsed plasma jet thruster, and the engineers behind the project say this could be used for reliable, high performance, low cost interplanetary space transportation.
UPDATE: HyperV has reached its Kickstarter goal and will be funded.
A group plasma physics researchers started a company about 8 years ago called HyperV, and they have come up with a new design for basic pulsed plasma jet technology. It runs on superheated ionized particles, and the engineers envision it could be used for orbital maneuvering, asteroid/comet rendezvous, orbital debris cleanup and interplanetary transportation.
They say that using this kind of electric propulsion would significantly reduce the mass and weight of spacecraft, resulting in more affordable missions. Although there are other types of electric propulsion systems that have been used for space travel – with mixed results — the HyperV team believes their new design offers solutions to problems in previous designs, and will ultimately provide cheaper and more robust space travel.
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We believe our thruster technology has the potential to be just as efficient as existing electric thrusters (such as ion and Hall effect thrusters) and with similar specific impulse. But our advantages will be derived from a thruster that is less complex (and much more robust), which can use a variety of propellants including gases, inert plastics, and propellants derived from asteroids, Mars, the Moon, etc., It will also be far cheaper to build, and can be more readily scaled to larger sizes and very high power levels than current electric propulsion systems. Our plasma thruster technology should be scalable from a few kilowatts all the way up to megawatts of average power. The electricity which is needed to power electric thrusters would most likely come from new high performance solar panels, but could also utilize other compact energy sources. From a practical viewpoint for satellite design, our thruster will have much higher thrust per unit area than ion or Hall thrusters, thus taking up less room on the rear of the spacecraft.
They predict their prototype could produce a specific impulse (Isp) of 2000 sec, which is an equivalent to an exhaust velocity of 20,000 m/s.
They are looking to raise $69,000 by November 3, 2012 to get their project started. At the time of this writing, the team has just over $54,000.
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"We invite you, the citizens of Earth, to join with us as we design, construct, test, and execute this demonstration," the team wrote on their Kickstarter page. "The culmination of this project will be an all-up, laboratory demonstration of our prototype thruster."
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Very impressive!
Wish I wasn't beyond dirt poor, would definitely donate. Well worth project.
Hmmm… wary interesting! for investors anyway? Questions about power supply, manufacturing capability, prior investment portfolio and scientific credentials come to mind. Of course, it's a 'no brainer' that should this concept prove successful and reach maturity, there would be a few more billionaires out there walking around! Double hmmm…. I wonder if they need any help from a 'forced into' semi-retirement electro-mechanical designer?
Wow, that is exciting and great to see the investor's vid! Yes, I wonder (haven't checked ) if some of that other info is on their web site. Like to work with guys with a sense of humour. Love the 1950's impressive music at the beginning and end!
So, basically we have plasma-railgun tweaked for operations in space… Quite unexpected – It isn't clear how they are going to cope with the erosion of acceleration electrodes. The VASIMR design looks more robust because plasma doesn't contact electrodes there… But the idea of kickstarting novel electrical propulsion is fascinating nevertheless!
Coupled with a fission reactor , something like this could provide some serious impulse for those REALLY long voyages . The only problem with plasma engines so far is that they tend to use Inert gases like Xenon or Argon .. Which are available only with limited supply.
Wish the government would allow the testing of nuclear pulse propulsion..the Orion project had so much promise and that was over 50 years ago.. they finally decommissioned the fossil of the space shuttle, hopefully we can finally move forward in space travel and propulsion systems
The government signed away that option in the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty. No testing in the atmosphere, underwater or in outer space. No exceptions in there for propulsive purposes. Unfortunate, but the way it is.
Besides, given that some of the public got tied in knots over RTGs (remember Cassini?), a system that requires actual detonations, even if only in deep space, are a political non-starter.
And, there's nothing wrong with chemical propulsion, properly done. Nuclear electric and most (not all) solid-core nuclear thermal systems don't provide enough thrust to get from Earth surface to LEO and beyond, where efficient, but low-thrust rockets are more viable.
This is the future of space travel, Maybe not this particular vision but definitely *not* chemical propulsion. Nuclear fusion seems to be always beyond our grasp but a small nuclear fission plant (google the navy's NR-1) could produce enough energy to make nuclear-electric or nuclear thermal propulsion viable today.
Well, they have certainly identified the market. Chemicals will always be with us, at least as long as nuclears won't be allowed in the atmosphere. But electricals lower the prize on interplanetary robotic missions.
They do so at the cost of lengthening the travel time. And since science return so much, dragging out the learning cycle is really costly. These things are likely (mostly) crutches, where chemicals would do the job better.
We would need a life cycle analysis. I'm sure it has been done, but I don't know what it says. Probably "if only Saturn V was still in the business". And yes, it isn't relevant today. But under the discussed commercial regime, perhaps. SpaceX has flagged for a return to heavy chemicals, heavy enough for (relatively) fast interplanetary turnaround.
Then we "only" need governments that understands that science "is" (leads to) big business.
As of 12:18PM PST on Nov 2nd, they have $69,007! Goal reached!
that is good but still much to slow 20km/s that is not enough we need minimum 100km/s to fly to mars in 2 week to 5 week and jupiter in half year to interstelar journey we need minimum 20000km/s in this speed flight to alfa centauri be in just 50years long so two three generation ships can fly to distance to 30-45ly
A Pulse drive … Metered … Internally.
Oh Star Trek, is there nothing you can't do? (IMPulse drive)
I really like this. Given 8 Billion dollars and 15 years of development we just might have a
propulsion system that can take us to mars fast enough for us not to rot. If I had a dollar I would have pleged it.


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What have you seasoned event videographers done in instances where you have an old-school Nazi priest who, for whatever reason, will allow the photographer to wander around the church during the ceremony, but demands that the videographer remain in one designated place and locked off on a tripod? Do you just disregard his request and go where you want, or do you explain to the bride and groom that the priest restricted your movement during the ceremony and the shots of the bride coming down the aisle and shots of the vows were only visible from the emergency wide-shot camera set up in the balcony?
I take offense at your characterization of the priest for a start, is what I think, Aaron. And I recommend you compose your messages with a little more circumspection.
To your question; the wedding is not about Aaron Cadieux and his needs or feelings. You are a guest in the church and allowed to record by permission of the Priest, Minister, Rabbi, Imam, head druid, what-have-you. Wedding videographers are not rock stars and neither deserve or get special treatment at the house of worship. His house: his rules, and if you can't work with that, then you have to tell the couple what you CAN do for them, and offer them either a refund or something else.
What the stills guy does or doesn't do is not your problem. He's also wrong to be too obnoxious in his coverage, but you can take some comfort knowing he probably won't be allowed back a second time, because this is a business based on referrals, and he's likely to get blacklisted at that church. Still photogs may get more leeway in some cases because they have a longer history of being used in churches than videographers, or they often have a special insider relationship at a certain church, and they can shoot their one frame or two and get out. If they know their stuff, they also shoot without strobes during a mass. My old parish pastor was a shutterbug himself, and he arranged to build hidden camera lens ports into the sanctuary of our church during construction, so stills shooters and video could get great shots without ever being seen by the congregation. We even gelled the lights for tungsten!
I have several times in my wedding video career had to act as diplomat and apologist for my brethren cameramen who went to a church before me and copped an "auteur attitude" or otherwise disrupted the service with their gear and their manner. Several churches stopped allowing anything but a long shot from the organ loft at the back of the church because of goofballs in black t-shirts, jeans, and sneakers, who wanted to (and I've personally seen all of this) roll a tripod on a dolly, with lights, and a cable puller, along the front of the aisles and around the couple during a Catholic Wedding Mass. They made me ashamed of by own business that day. Wedding or funeral, Catholic ceremonies are first and foremost a mass prayer to God, secondly about the sacraments, and not about the entertainment wants and needs of the happy couple or the bereaved. You don't usually get to pick your own pop music score for a Catholic wedding, for example; this is not what our church services are about. You save that stuff for the wakes and receptions outside of the church proper.
When I do a wedding (been a while now), whatever the church or temple, I make it a point to attend the rehearsal, with the camera and tripod, not to tape anything, but to scout for the best location, to show what I am going to look like *in* that location and then to POLITELY ask the priest or minister or rabbi what his "house rules" are; if my preferred spot is alright or not, where I can go and cannot go, what I can and cannot do. I show that I am respectful of the faith traditions of his house of worship, and in return I usually get a free hand, which I never abuse. In this way, there are no surprises on the actual wedding day, no drama, and no wondering if I have the right angle for my shots to get the vows and etc. done.
Sorry to have to come down so hard on you, young man, but you not only touched a nerve with the offensive way you worded your question, you essentially rubbed out a cigarette in the wound. One guy with bad work habits or attitude makes life much harder for the rest of us who come after him.
It is not about you. Get over it and work around it.
Hey Mark,
Next time, spare me the religious lecture, your holier-than-thou attitude, and your preconceived notions about how I conduct my business. I love how you capitalized the word "politely" in you post, as if to imply that I marched into the church screaming, swearing and wearing an "I love Satan" t-shirt. Had I been talking about videotaping sporting events and said "Nazi athletic directors", I doubt you would have reacted the same way. Perhaps I should have picked a different term other than "Nazi". But even if I had said "self-important priests", or "jerk priests", I'm sure that you still would have felt the need to launch into an online Catechism class. I was raised Catholic, so don't lecture me on the workings of that organization, or any religious organization for that matter. When you get right down to it, my post had absolutely NOTHING to do with religion. I was simply looking for advice when it comes to dealing with a headstrong event-venue over-seer. And FYI, not all priests are Catholic. You just assumed I was talking about a Catholic priest. And yes, he is a Catholic priest, but you should be careful not to make assumptions in your Cow forum responses. And don't tell me I was making an assumption about the priest, because, unlike you, I actually me him in person. Your response makes it sound like I named the priest and his parish specifically, or that I named the couple that I was shooting the wedding for. The guy is a priest, so I called him a priest. If the guy were a garbage man, I would have called him a garbage man. Just because someone is a priest, it doesn't exclude him or her from criticism. If you don't like what I had to say in my post, then don't respond to it. Anyone who reads a post on Creative Cow could find something to be offended about. If I had said, "Final Cut Pro sucks", it could have very easily been a Mac user launching into me of "offending" them. I tell it like it is, Mark, and if you have a problem with that, I don't really know what to tell you.
For the record, I've done my fair share of weddings in churches of all religious denominations. And in my experience, Catholic priests are the most uptight when it comes to where a videographer can and cannot be.
As for your advice about how to deal with a situation like the one I described, it is truly appreciated.
When I was faced with shooting constraints in such a church, I was able to negotiate planting a second unmanned camera, very small, in a place by the piano near the altar that had a great angle on the area where the vows were to be. My main camera was stuck in the choir loft, but I was able to edit in the vows from the much closer shot. It was only possible because the camera was unmanned and basically "disappeared" when I planted it. You get to figure these things out at the rehearsal. I never charged to attend the rehearsal, unless somebody wanted me to actually record. I did it to find and avoid problems, so I could give my client the best product with the least disruption.
The rest of your comments, I put down to your youth. I was regretful upon re-reading many things I wrote when I was young. You just have this knack, Aaron.
The day isn't about the priest, rabbi, or head jetti. It's about the couple. If a priest, or anyone else, tells me where I cannot be, I ignore him/her and shoot on. There's no room for a reshoot. I will get my shot and no priest will tell me otherwise. It's not his house, after all.
Mark, you hit the nail on the head with your response. Reading the comments from these other guys makes me glad I gave up weddings for documentary and other work. Like you, I recognized the role of the clergy person of whatever denomination as the manager of the house and the person who set the house rules. I always sought them out, introduced myself and made friends with them, and almost never had a problem. Also like you I used to go to the rehearsal to familiarize myself with the layout and get better aquainted with clergy and participants. They all appreciated it. It's called professionalism.
The negative comments about the still photographer took me back to went I first got into this business and still photographers were resentful of videographers, seeing us as competitors. I overcame that in every instance by introducing myself immediately to the photographer, bandleader, dj, party planner, matre'd and whoever else worked the event. In this way I helped to create an atmosphere of teamwork so that we all worked together for the benefit of our mutual customers, the bridal couple and their guests. With this attitude, the photographer and I became instant colleagues who took the trouble to cue each other about shots, and the bandleader/dj assisted as well. Again, it's called professionalism, an attitude that says I will do my job to the best of my ability wjile respecting and valueing the role of the other professionals who are sharing the same workspace.
The guys with the tough, bad-ass, self-important, screw you I'll do as I please attitudes are will unfortunately always be among us and good professionals like you will always have to undo the damage they do to our profession.
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Thanks Joel. Shooters have an ethos, and the news shooter's ethos is a bit different from that of the event shooter's ethos. By that I mean the aggressive kind of "nothing stops me from getting what I came for, and blank everyone else's concerns" attitude is something that is more a part of a TV news shooter's way of working, and often has to be.
But that attitude does not fly for event videographers. Not the ones that want a career, anyhow. The situation is different, the context of the work is different. If you don't adjust your head to account for that, you will soon run out of churches in town where you are welcome, and they have every right to black-list you. The most common way I got gigs was by referrals, from happy customers, but also from priests and ministers and wedding planners. I never ever had to advertise, and I had work almost any weekend I wanted it, for that reason. That would not be the case if I made a jerk of myself during the ceremonies.
The overly-aggressive shooter is doing what he does, justifying in his own mind that it is in the best interest of the folks paying for him. He doesn't stop to think that after he collects his check and leaves, that couple keeps coming back to that church every week and has to deal with the congregation that was insulted or offended by his actions. He's moved on to "be the seagull" somewhere else.
You know what a seagull does, right? He flies in, makes a lot of noise, craps all over everything, and leaves.
Quote: The day isn't about the priest, rabbi, or head jetti. It's about the couple. If a priest, or anyone else, tells me where I cannot be, I ignore him/her and shoot on. There's no room for a reshoot. I will get my shot and no priest will tell me otherwise. It's not his house, after all. end quote
Wrong, wrong, oh, SO wrong, and very unprofessional. It's guys with that attitude that make the business tough for the rest of us. I'd be amazed that you ever got to work the same venue twice, like that. I'd also smile to see you be escorted out by the ushers in mid-service after jumping up into the sanctuary area of the altar to get that special cut-away shot.
It's not his house, it's HIS house... get the distinction?
Bottom Line: try to produce work that meets your customer's expectations and their social context.
The couple will usually guide you in who to coordinate your shoot location with, usually the priest or other religius leader. Remember that this is someone with whom the couple have been establishing a relationship of trust and communication. If you want someone to discuss with the priest the factors that would lead to the best video or photo, let the couple. They have that relationship and are ostensibly buying both products (I mean no offense to any religous component of the ceremony): 1: your video or photos 2: the use of the Church and the services of the religious leader.
If you run up against a priest etc. that doesn't take into account the request of their congregant and "client," then chances are you would probably butt heads anyways. In that case, remember that it is about your client and you don't want to burn any bridges for them or yourself. Weddings usually have enough prima donas without the videographer or photog being one.
Do your best to communicate with all involved, introduce yourself to others working the event as others have mentioned and you will find in many cases that you all have the same goal: to create a memorable, flawless event.
Leaving religion out of the equation (which is where it belongs), I think that many power-hungry event-venue over-seers automatically assume that a videographer outside of the "designated zone" will be a distraction, when in reality, the videographer is not a distraction. Usually, I have a locked-off wide shot in the balcony (if one is available), and my main camera's tripod set up as to get the bride's face during the vows. For the procession, I usually go handheld in a discreet location where I can get clean shots of the wedding party entering the church. As soon as the procession is over, I scurry over to where my main camera's tripod is set up. From that point on, I do not move. In the particular instance referred to in my original post, I was not allowed to go handheld with my main camera to get an effective shot of the bridal procession coming down the aisle. This, in my opinion, was a classic example of an event-venue over-seer being unreasonable. After all, during the procession, the guests are looking down the aisle for the approaching bride, not turned around looking for the position of the videographer.
Has your technique of disregarding the "rules" of a power-hungry event-venue over-seer caused any real problems for you? Have you been "banned" at any venues? Your method takes guts, and I commend you on it. After all, the purpose of my original post was to see how other professionals handle power-hungry event-venue over-seers.
Leaving out the religious bs, it's just like any other venue with someone else's rules you have to follow. Talk to the person in charge that makes the rules of the building, try to negotiate with them and make them understand why you need more flexibility. If they don't want to hear it, you simply tell the couple that you have to follow the rules that the person in charge puts forth. If they don't like it, they can make the decision to change venues. Don't just bust in and do your own thing because regardless of what kind of building it is (church, hall, somebody's house) you have to follow their rules and respect their wishes if you want yourself and the wedding videography business in general to be taken seriously.
When I got married, I made sure to choose a venue that would not impose restrictions upon photography and videography coverage. That's on the couple, not you. You can tell them what's up, but if they don't budge and those in charge don't budge...you just make the best of it.
I know it makes me sound like a harda$$ but I'll be Mr. Niceguy only very briefly. I believe I don't need to seek out the priest or anyone else to be friendly and professional. Everyone there has a job to do. Mine is to capture video. I won't bend to a priest telling me I need to be in a corner on a tripod. I don't care if I piss him off if I roam. I don't jump over aisles or get in anyone's way. I'm not at all obnoxious about it. But like I said, I'm going to get my shot because that's why I was hired. I couldn't care less what anyone else there thinks. The day is not about them, only the couple, friends, and the family. The priest is last on my list of people I need to pacify. If I miss a shot, I don't want the couple to use the excuse that I missed it because I couldn't move around. After all is said and done, the priest will forget about me and the couple will have the disc they wanted. If, in fact, the priest does have bad memories of me, who cares? Get over it.
You're a wedding videographer, not a war correspondent. Lighten up, Francis.
I find it's best not to ask and apologize later. Sometimes I have the same issues, but if they specifically tell me not to roam, I try to comply with maybe some movement to adjust for the priest or pastor's movement that may be blocking the shot.
Harry, wow, good luck. I've watched a lot of attitude guys come and go. I always play the good guy and it usually gives me flexibility the next time I come to the venue. I mean why would you start a fight with someone in charge of a venue or church? Yeah, you'll get your shot, but they eventually will ban you from the location and you'll loose money. If you don't think they will, wait until the police show up to arrest you for trespassing. Then the bride will sue you and smear your business name. You can have 100 happy customer's, but it only takes one unhappy customer to make your life miserable.
We've all had issues with over zealous coordinators, ministers, DJ's, Photographers, etc. I always ask how I can help make their day easier. Being nice actually works, try it sometime.
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I know this is an old(ish)thread, but I would like to give my 2 cents here.
Where I live, there are several hundreds of religious houses (churches, temples, etc) in a relatively small area, so this may be only be my situation. However, the leaders of these houses of worship do talk, and have formed a very intricate network.
So, Mr. Harry, how long do you think you will be in this wedding videography business? If your area is anything like mine, not only will you be blacklisted from one venue, but most likely all of them. Forever. Yes, you got your bundle of cash for one or two events, but pissing off these leaders along the way...you'll be done with weddings by force very quickly. When I was presented to the Father of one parish, he asked my name, and quickly had his assistant check that very list. I was shocked and pleased at the same time. They knew who I was, and possibly gave me more leeway on where I could shoot and where I couldn't. So the comment of, "If, in fact, the priest does have bad memories of me, who cares?" isn't very thought out...
Also, your comment, "The day is not about them, only the couple, friends, and the family." likely reveals that you haven't thought out your client's life afterward. Especially if they go to that place of worship weekly, you're nasty and unprofessional work ethic will carry on in that church, and all who attended the ceremony and the congregation will relate your rudeness and brashness onto the newly wed. Continue the story, and now when approached by those members, the newlywed couple will rightly pass on a negative report, possibly giving out your exact name. Kinda screwed, aren't you?
And to clarify. "It's not his house, after all."...in a theology perspective, the roles of ownership, responsibility and protection falls on the Pastor, Father, Rabbi, etc. On that level, yes...it is "his house". Even if you take out the "religious" parts of this ceremony/event, the priest has every legal right to call the cops and kick you out. So your underestimation of "who the boss" is, and will always be, disastrous in whatever wedding even you may be hired to do.
I would change your attitude very quickly.
Aaron - your insistence on "leaving religion out of the equation (which is where it belongs)" is a great argument to make in a bar or a political caucus.
Not quite so convincing in a church.
Next to getting fed at the party, this is the most discussed topic in the wedding video community!
I think this situation cuts across all religious lines. Even though I'm a "Member of the Tribe", if you ask me, I have personnaly had the worst problems occur with Reform Rabbis! The most extreme was a local one who did not allow photography during his ceremony, and did not allow hands on the video cam, so unattended back cam recording was the only way.
My contract says I will follow house rules, and that it is up to client to negotiate with the ceremony official regarding those rules. I also do a site check with every wedding, and that includes a meeting with the ceremony official. Most of the time, that gives me a little more leeway when the clergy realizes I respect the solemnity of the ceremony and will do all possible to be unobtrusive.
But when clergy won't budge, I warn the client, in writing.
Next, I refuse new jobs at offending venues, and make it clear why. It is unfair to take money from a client when a good result cannot be delivered.
What has that done? In the case of the offending Reform Rabbi, I refused a few jobs at his Temple and made a complaint to their governing board. For that and other big reasons, he was fired after being there for 24 years, and his replacement is much more reasonable.
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Wow, people need to show some decorum around here.
Most recently I attended the rehearsal for my cousin's wedding. It was in a chapel on the grounds of the banquet facility. I took some stills during the walk-through, using the SLR viewfinder to simulate the video camera, to check the angles. I negotiated with the JP to affix a wireless mic to his robe - thus he had some buy-in.
In the actual main event, I agreed with the stills guy to stay out of his shots, and we each chose a side of the aisle for the procession. I was hand held for this, and had sticks setup in the back of the house. At a convenient point once everyone was in position, I dashed down the outside aisle and went to the tripod for the remainder. I also had a small HF200 up high on a light stand in the opposite back corner for a safety wide shot, allowing me to change position with the main cam if need be.
As others have stated, get some agreement from whomever is in charge as to where you will be and when. Make sure the back of your head does not get in the stills shooter's pictures.
And when it comes to the reception, make sure you always know where the cake is located relative to your posterior whilst moving in the opposite of forwards!
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Titus Young Must Get Professional Help to Salvage NFL CareerMay 8, 2013
At this point, it's safe to say Titus Young's NFL career is over.
It's bad enough that a franchise like the Detroit Lions—which seems to target troubled players of late—gave up on him, but two arrests in less than 24 hours last Sunday proves that Young is completely out of control and in need of some professional help.
Young's recent wild behavior was documented by The Oakland Press' Paula Pasche:
Young was stopped and arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence. He was booked at the Robert Presley Detention Center and later issued a citation and released from custody.
Hours later, at 2:22 p.m. that day, officers responded to a tow company yard where a man was seen jumping over the fence.
It was Young looking for his black Mustang.
He was arrested for burglary after the police determined he was trying to take his own vehicle. He was booked again at the same detention center.
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Being arrested under suspicion of DUI is something that happens to a lot of people. It's certainly not condoned nor excused, but it's something many normal people have experienced.
Being arrested for trying to steal your own car out of an impound lot after said DUI arrest, however, is something you'd expect to see on a worst-of-the-worst episode of Cops.
In June of 2012, the Lions suspended Young for "unacceptable behavior" that included sucker-punching a teammate (safety Louis Delmas, a well-respected player on the team), purposefully lining up improperly and running incorrect routes.
After being released, Young made headlines by saying he was "just as good as Megatron [Calvin Johnson]", as Peyton's Head pointed out on Twitter recently:
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Remember...Titus Young said he was better than Megatron. That was a hint that he was unstable.
A delusional statement, indeed, but there's no doubt Young is a talented player.
In his last two years at Boise State, he caught 150 passes for 2,256 yards and 19 touchdowns. He caught 10 touchdown passes in his first 17 career NFL starts and has the talent to have long-term success in the NFL.
Because of this talent, the St. Louis Rams brought Young on after he was let go by the Lions, only to release him days later.
According to the AP, via ESPN.com, head coach Jeff Fisher said, "We saw Titus as an outstanding young player. We spent time with him, we spent probably four or five days with him. We decided it was best for us to go in a different direction."
Fisher has been known to put up with some troubled players in the past. He has coached Adam "Pacman" Jones, Albert Haynesworth, Janoris Jenkins and other players with a history of personality/character issues.
The fact that Fisher gave up on Young after "four or five days" shows just how troubled this young man is.
Young's high school coach E.C. Robinson is worried about his former player. According to Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press, Robinson hasn't spoken to Young since March, and he recently said:
Based on the last time I did see him, I knew unless he got some help there was going to be some issues, and I told him that, too...He was talking some things that just didn't make sense. I don't know, I just wish he'd get some help. I know football is probably out of the question, right now it's trying to get his life together.
Young should listen to his old head coach.
He needs help, and fast.
Right now his life is spinning out of control, and without a heavy dose of therapy and assistance, Young will flush it away.
Should he pull himself up by his bootstraps, get the help he needs and make a real attempt at a comeback in life and in the NFL, Young has a chance to make his way back into the league.
For now, however, there isn't a single team in the NFL that wants to deal with a player as out of control as Young.
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LONDON, Ont. -- Only one in 18 Ontarians won appeals last year against OHIP, dismal odds that are growing worse, figures obtained by QMI Agency suggest.
"You'd have a better chance of hell freezing over," said Perry Brodkin, a lawyer who used to work for the provincial health plan but left in disgust to represent Ontarians whose claims have been denied.
Those odds have lengthened because the Liberal government, trying to whip a projected $12.5-billion budget deficit this year, changed the rules to make it tougher to get OHIP coverage outside the province.
The latest change occurred nearly three years ago, when the government required OHIP to reject applications to leave the country for care unless an Ontario specialist backed the claim.
That change slammed the door on many patients who went abroad because no specialist in the province would even see them -- one of the critical reasons Ontarians look abroad for care.
The changes slowed the number of winning appeals to a trickle.
Three years ago, 26 Ontarians won appeals before the Health Services Appeal and Review Board. Two years ago that number fell to 13. Last year, the board sided with the patient only 10 times, board records show.
Seven months into the latest fiscal year, the board has backed a patient only once fully and ordered a partial payment for a second, Brodkin said.
Until last year, OHIP didn't track electronically how many patients were paid in a settlement before a hearing -- there were 11 last year -- but the trend is still clear: More and more patients are appealing, but fewer and fewer are winning to get their piece of an OHIP pot that last year totalled $13.5 billion.
The growth in claims shows there are too many gaps in care that leave Ontarians suffering, said New Democrat health critic France Gelinas.
"That should ring alarm bells," she said.
Gelinas blames the lack of timely care on a provincial government that has focused too much of its funding on seven types of surgery and tests at the exclusion of everything else.
Asked if the slim chances of winning an appeal are fair, a spokesman for Health Minister Eric Hoskins didn't address the issue, instead responding the government "is committed to ensuring that our public health-care system is there for Ontarians when and where they need it."
Brodkin said Ontarians face huge odds challenging OHIP, from rules that make appeals doubtful to an uneven playing field where the agency is supported by a giant bureaucracy and pricey lawyers and the patients are representing themselves.
Just 22 of 383 appellants this year hired a lawyer. Most go without because they can't afford the legal bills, especially if they've taken a second mortgage or used their savings to seek care outside Ontario.
Only 22 had lawyers two years ago and 31 three years ago.
Brodkin knows their financial pain first-hand: He says he's received calls this year from patients interested in filing an appeal, but none could afford to hire a lawyer.