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Hi all,
For the last years (with pauses) I've been working on my own C++ 3d engine.
I'm using D3D9 for rendering up till today (DX11 later now, gathering knowledge and experience first).
Everything's done on a hobby basis and last months I've been working myself through basics, like brushing up C++ and 2d games.
For who's interested: http://www.crealysm.com/games/Asteroidz%20v0.3.zip.
With all knowledge gained and articles/ books read, I'm rethinking my high over 3d engine design.
I would really like to hear your thoughts and gather input, before adding more and more functionality.
Below I've tried to explain 'the basic layout'.
Any input is really appreciated, what would you do, what do you think is wrong as initial design etc.
Next steps will be
- implemening correct usage of 'const' (when passing objects by reference)
- adding an entity manager/class structure (with vectors instead of dynamic arrays, which I now do for the 'static scene')
- rethink/ design classes using inheritance, not done up till now
- make some simple demo's along the way, adjust and improvise along the way
(my apologies for using text, the VS class diagram doesn't work somehow, something about keys being added already)
TOP LEVEL: NAMESPACES (including classes, .....)
- d3drenderer (camera, font, light, mesh, mesh instance, scene, shader, skybox)
- dxinput
- dxmath (boundingbox, struct likes vectors, materials, vertices)
- game (player)
- general (FPS/ timer)
- IO (fileformat for scenes, classes for light, mesh, meshinstance etc., api independent)
- math (structs API independent, vector, indices for materials/ submeshes, colors etc.)
- renderer (scenegraph class and structs for effects/shaders, lights, materials, meshes, instances etc.)
- audio (FMod audio wrapper, class)
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A 40-year-old Texas man has been charged with marijuana and cocaine possession after a traffic stop on Interstate 10 near Sulphur.
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Here at Arsenal Ladies FC we always like to see new faces at our games. If you are coming along to Boreham Wood for the first time you will hopefully find all the information you need below! We look forward to seeing you soon!!
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That is beautiful! You need to bring these back! :(
They look great!
Yo Christian, how man people do you need to get the wheels back on this project? There's clearly a good amount of people interested in these. If you have even one set laying around, I'd happily take it off your hands in a FLASH, no joke.
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Hello all , just found this forum , Been a baker all my life 3 rd generation. My wife raised bees for 4 H a few years ago before we met . Lost her equipment ,divorce all that . When I was a kid Grandpa always had them and I loved " helping" .
We are looking for a couple hives to get started thought we might find a deal here .besides getting all the great advice and tips . Thanks David


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Jerry- Thanks for sharing the details. It's interesting to see how it goes since a lot of us might want to do this one day. We all learn from the successes and failures.
Richard in Blacksburg
Jerry- Thanks for sharing the details. It's interesting to see how it goes since a lot of us might want to do this one day. We all learn from the successes and failures.
Richard in Blacksburg
We move 3-500 hives nightly from just after almonds until the first part of Nov. so we have some experience at it. There are as many (successful) ways of loading/tying down and transporting bees as there are beekeepers. I often unload for other folks in the almonds so I get to see how others do it also. We do not use hive staples, bands, smoke, nails and I hate "W" clips. I expect two of my guys with a single forklift to load, net and tie down a semi (556, weight allowing, 8 frame) in 1 1/2 hour. We lift stacks of 3 or 4 pallets high at a time (again, weight allowing)......this is not something you can do with your tractor. If you look for a skidsteer.....only do it if you can get it set up like Benstung has his....with mast and 5th wheel, otherwise look for a reasonable swinger (my opinion).
It is important to have all of your pallets level.....all doubles, triples or singles but not on the same pallet. Our equipment is all exactly the same.....4 way pallets have two "stringers" that hold the (cleated) tops of the hives below in place when loaded. This only works if you are level. I hate "W" clips for two reasons......first, the "space" collects 'mulch' = retained moisture = prematurely rotted boxes. Secondly, we tie loads down from front to back with 2" straps....one strap per row of hives tightened like a banjo string.....you can't do that using "W" clips due to the "space" between hives so we use only "U" clips. Tarp is a negatory (I'd be surprised if you told me yours made it to Florida)....get a good net made for your trailer.......we tie down over the net, v-boards front and back and for longer trips we use a few v-boards on the sides with two straps per v-board but not nearly as tight. Locally.....we use the 4 straps and nothing else......no v-boards, net or side straps. We tie down semi's the same way except 4" straps instead of 2". Loads must be as level as possible!!!!!!!!!
This is how we do it.....it works for us. I've seen it done lots of ways and I have reasons I don't do it that way. Maybe some of this will be useful to you. Also .... we don't break hives apart just prior to shipping and we give them a day to settle before working them after the move.........just my 2 cents.
That's a pretty good synopsis for moving bees dback. Not much to add or take issue with (I won't get into the W clip argument). I use a 20' bed and go 5 single pallets high when distributing pallets into smaller summer locations. After an incident where I dropped into a deep pothole and severely shifted the load I began to always keep a cross strap on the back pallet and another over a middle pallet on top of the front to back straps. They serve to not only give you more stability in rough terrain but also to hold the front to back straps in place when you loosen them to remove another row. It saves the aggravation of having them slip down between the pallets (I hate it when that happens) particularly in windy conditions.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
Mark you were a state bee inspector right? maybe that is why someone thought you were a policeman. This is an interesting post about transporting hives and stuff. I have never driven a rig .. One time a large uhaul truck... or even a forklift so I am impressed that you guys can use that equipment and stuff. It's really cool. I know it is dangerous to be in trucking. I have seen several wrecks over the years on the interstate.
Is there a bunch of legal paperwork to move hives across state lines. How could an inspector look through all of those bees?
dback I have been told the same by some of the commercial folks about the W clips. But then they also stated when they pull into inspection at CA going for the almonds that the inspectors sure like it when they can look between the hive boxes and see clean spaces in the W clips and they pick everything apart when they see a load of U-clips pull up.
Sounds more like a governed thing??
I use U clips myself and have really been debating about going with the W's, but I sure like running my straps front to back and cranking everything down tight and not have to worry about the load or boxes sliding.
I must also say though that I am a small fry sideliner and do not have the experience that the commercial folks do that are on this forum and I do not run big trucks just small 1 ton trucks.
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I have a wooden deck on my truck and trailer. When I lost my barrels of honey they were on a steel deck and I wasn't smart enuf to have cardboard under them and then there was that left turn I took fast from a stop. I really recommend a wood deck or a composite deck. It's really hard on the bottoms of pallets to try to slide shift a pallet of beehives on the steel deck of a semi.
Yes, virginiawolf, I was an Apiary Inspector. Maybe that's the source of confusion. No badge or uniform. Only a hat w/ the State Ag and Mkts Logo on it.
Mark Berninghausen
Mark that was probably where I was confused and got my stories crossed (that seems to happen more and more as the bee seasons pass by, the old thinker must be wearing out).
My apologizes for the mix up!
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No problem. I don't mind being mistaken for those held in higher regard.
Mark Berninghausen
dback, thank you for the information, I wll certainly use it in the future.
I enjoyed reading your post Larry until I looked up at the time of night you wrote it well after 8 pm.cant believe an old codger like you could make it to the computer that time of night. all the other beeks here in AZ tell me that you and the Live Tiny sorus Rex you have had since a child went to bed early... Cya in CA in a couple weeks and Its my turn to buy ...cya
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Smart butt kids......lucky for you it was digital....had it been analog, you'd still be trying to figure out the time
If someone has the time and techno wizardry...in the time it takes to eat a slice of pizza at Flying J you could get pics of ten different loads and show how they tie down.....might be interesting.


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Tim Hunt Reveals a greater problem than a nanny state
Original post made by Really?, Another Pleasanton neighborhood, on Sep 14, 2012
"What a state we have come to, where we dont want to be told what we can eat, but we want to tell the schools what they should have. Where we no longer trust our children to eat the multiple healthy options when away from home, yet we complain if we are told we cant have them in our cities. We cant even have children drinking out of water faucets, it's not good enough for them, yet packing a water container is too complicated? You don't want to pay for services at school, yet when the option for buying is taken away, it's a problem.
Tim Hunt, I think what you have helped exemplify is a greater problem than a nanny state. And the posts on the PW site just further reveal this new state, of denial, blame, complaint, and negativity.
It's no longer ok to say something is going well. Anyone who tries, is bullied. This is the real problem."
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a resident of Amberwood/Wood Meadows
on Sep 14, 2012 at 9:57 pm
Stacey is a registered user.
And what do you do to make the PW community more positive?
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Sep 14, 2012 at 9:58 pm
"You don't want to pay for services at school..."
Really, I realize you may be new to America, but in this country, public schools are public. This means that the government taxes the citizenry and then in turn, this funds the schools. Funding for schools come from the Federal government, State government and Local government (there are three levels of government in the America). California has one of the highest State taxes in America. Maybe in the country you came from, all schools were private which means people had to pay for sending their children to a private school. Private schools don't generally hire PR people to write puff pieces of 'good news' nor do they have the funds to have their own TV shows like "Your Schools." Private schools spend far more funds on direct teaching rather than public schools like Pleasanton who hire PIOs and other positions that do not contribute directly to teaching.
If the public schools operated more like private schools and did not have an adversarial relationship with the larger community and its customers and the press, perhaps there would be fewer complaints.
Luckily in this country as well there is this thing called "Freedom of Speech" and "Freedom of the Press." Also, Really, there is a concept of Letters to the Editor. You can write a letter to the editor and complain about how unfair Tim Hunt's editorial was. I actually appreciated his editorial.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 14, 2012 at 10:04 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
I posted this on a different topic--works for Really? as well: It's frustrating for taxpayers to hear about the value of education and then those same people are mocked for being educated about the looming unfunded liability. Parents are told they need to be more involved in their child's education and are then dinged for not liking split reading, no bottled water, and meatless Mondays. It's difficult not to feel like we're being told to "sit quietly and pass your paper(dollar)s to the front of the class."
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 14, 2012 at 10:47 pm
I have to agree that I can't believe people are wasting time complaining about "meatless Mondays". Unfunded pension liabilities, sure. Staggered start, sure. "Meatless Mondays"? Is it worth the trouble?
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 14, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
More of a lack of communication thing really, but the "nutrition" is lacking.
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Sep 15, 2012 at 12:35 am
I just read the posts that Really is referring to. If the Pleasanton USD is going to declare Monday Meatless, why not serve something healthy like Vegetable Soup? And is having a chilled water pitcher at each table in the cafeteria so complicated that Pleasanton USD can't even manage to do that?
Replacing an entree meal that has meat with a Nachos w/Liquid Cheese snack is unacceptable. If I had a nanny that did that, they wouldn't be a nanny too long. I'd find another nanny.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 15, 2012 at 7:58 am
How about pusd gets out of food service and parents supply their kids with a lunch like I did everyday for my two children throughout their pusd tenure?
Run those numbers.
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 15, 2012 at 8:30 am
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
Nancy, Only caveat (and I don't disagree with packing lunches to know what your child is getting) is the district has a percentage of students who qualify for free and reduced meals. The district can't get out of the food business entirely. They should, however, be expected to run even or in the black.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 15, 2012 at 12:25 pm
Righto, Kathleen. Everything, everything today, from costly, everybody forced HealthCareACT (real purpose to insure inner-city uninsured), to (double) Pell Grants for inner-city (but not middle-class temp unemployed families), illegals getting university seats ahead of our locally born, on and on.
The whole costly lunch program purpose (altho our kids would rather not) is about getting those free lunches to those who breed kids they can't or won't feed. We in a snap drop everything in our lives, to provide for many who could and would, if government wasn't there to jump in to do and provide everything, when not always necessary, and rarely temporary...just a new dependent way of life. Aren't American taxpayers wonderful ! ! The well is running dry !
a resident of Vintage Hills
on Sep 15, 2012 at 1:24 pm
Kathleen Ruegsegger is a registered user.
Had enough, I mostly stay out of the health care debate. Pell Grants help people help themselves. And I can't say I would ever turn away a hungry child, whether it's a family down on their luck or a kid who ran across a border. You can't blame the children for their circumstances. I would agree that the well is running dry though. Correcting many inefficiencies and bloated government would help.
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Sep 15, 2012 at 3:18 pm
Regardless of whether the parents pay or the government pays, feeding the kids cheap chips and salsa (stuff that you can get for FREE at Fiesta Taco) is disgusting considering the former superintendent wiled away the hours eating and drinking at Mexico Lindo next to Bernal Corporate Park.
Guess who paid for all those Mexico Lindo meals? The taxpayers. You would think with a salary of about $200,000, Casey could afford to pay for his own lunch. Nope. We did. Ask for a FOIA request to see the reams of paper for meals expensed by Casey.
a resident of Bridle Creek
on Sep 17, 2012 at 11:43 pm
"PLEASANTON -- How would you like some macaroni and cheese or maybe some nachos for lunch?" - from the San Jose Mercury News (see the link)
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Did the Pleasanton central office staff have macaroni and cheese and maybe some nachos for lunch today?
a resident of another community
on Sep 18, 2012 at 12:27 am
Its about what you'd expect from socialist schools during this time of Marxist Obamaism. Meanwhile the schools and administration are bloated, bloated, bloated. That's why the well is running dry. All the socialist teachers and administrators are drinking from the well at Mexico Lindo with straws supplied by overtaxed citizens. Look at Chicago. That's the future. With 47% of all citizens not paying taxes and all voting for the Holy One, Obama, it's no wonder we're on our way to Greeceland. Make the poor kids who sponge off the state because there parents are too lazy to work earn there lunches. Have them pick up garbage off the playground or clean the toilets. Let them know life isn't a free ride on the Obama welfare express. Once socialism is allowed to flourish, we're all finished. The Founding Fathers clearly stated there should be no socialism and no Big Brother. Oh, the desperate state we are in because of the deseased liberals.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Sep 19, 2012 at 1:34 pm
What makes you think that?
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FF Dora and FF Quixo in Typographica's "Favorite Typefaces of 2013"
Here at FontFont we are huge fans of Typographica and so were incredibly flattered to be told that FF Dora and FF Quixo are be included in the new annual as part of their "Our Favorite Typefaces of 2013"!
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- Mitja Miklavčič's soft and friendly FF Tisa Sans
- Max Phillips's elegant workhorse, FF Spinoza
- Jörg Hemker's matured and balanced, FF Sero
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The Making of FF Dora
'You can make a beautiful book using only one style and one size of the typeface.'
Slávka Pauliková's headstrong FF Dora is the newest addition to our library — A type family consisting of five styles; as the weights expand, the contrast increases but still retains the characteristic handwritten personality of pen-flicked strokes and culminates in its most playful face, FF Dora Display.
We spoke to Slávka about the making of FF Dora, where the name comes from and how her experience in book design has contributed to her type design.
The process behind FF Dora started out as a study of today's handwriting styles and transforming them into a serif text typeface. For some the easier (or perhaps more obvious) option would have been to turn the handwriting styles into a script face. What was it that made you decide to explore the serif text form?
I had the idea in my mind for a long time, even before my studies at Type and Media began. I dedicated several self-initiated book projects to the topic of today's handwriting and was fascinated by how everyone develops their own handwriting and how it differs from the form we were taught at school as kids. The results I came up with through my research were pretty interesting. Some handwritten letterforms completely change their forms from the handwriting of a grown-up person. People formulate their own visual language which is sometimes not readable to anyone else but themselves.
The 15th century typefaces are based on calligraphy and handwriting. There is a fascinating translation of the fluid calligraphic letterforms into a serif typeface which had to be designed because of the letterpress technique. My initial idea when I started designing Dora, was to explore the boundaries between the transition of a handwritten letterform into a serif typeface. After many trials and tests of combining handwritten letters with serif letters, I decided to minimize this relationship to increase the balance of the typeface. However, I think my starting point is still visible in letters such as the italic 'k'.
The name Dora is derived from the nickname in Slovakian for a headstrong girl. Was there a particular girl or woman you had in mind when designing FF Dora?
Naming the typeface took me really long time and I actually named it at the very end of the design process, right before my graduation. I picked the name because it was short and clear and it suited the character of the typeface. I also find it fitting because I was quite determined to finish it the way I wanted it. Since I named the typeface after drawing it, there was no person I was particularly thinking of while designing.
FF Dora suits small sizes but its qualities and styles, especially the display style brings a certain playfulness to the larger text. Where would you love to see FF Dora being used?
I would love to see FF Dora being used in any kind of printed or web material. FF Dora is suitable for longer amounts of text, editorial design, non-fiction books, any selective types of reading … I designed the type specimens for FF Dora very simply without any graphic styles or colour suggestions. I am really curious as to how people will use it.
What has the experience of book design taught you and how has it fed into your own type design?
Editorial and book design taught me that the use of small type families is generally sufficient to achieve well-designed books. You can make a beautiful book using only one style and one size of the typeface. Except newspaper design, book and editorial design allow a typography in which small type families can play an important role. I am working with content-heavy books that need to have different levels of information emphasized typographically. Even a couple of styles or combining two different typefaces is plenty to distinguish different levels of importance in such books. I think this also explains why FF Dora is a small type family.
For more images of the process behind FF Dora, visit our Behance profile.permalink
New Release | FF 62
Introducing FF Dora, a brand new design from one of the youngest and the newest FontFont designers to join the library, FF Signa Slab a delightful edition to the comprehensively developed FF Signa Superfamily and FF Scala Jewel Pro, the language extension of the decorative version to the bestselling FF Scala – this is FF 62, our newest release.
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FF Dora
FF Dora was originally drawn as a graduation project at the Type and Media masters course at the Royal Academy of Art in The Hague, and was designed by editorial and book designer Slávka Pauliková. It is a headstrong type family consisting of five styles: Regular, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic, and Display. FF Dora's construction principles – especially in the italic and display styles – are based on a detailed study of today's handwriting styles. The main focus was on transforming handwritten shapes into a serif text typeface, not a script face. Much of the distinctive personality of the typeface is derived from this idea. FF Dora is perfectly suited to editorial design, particularly for book and magazine typography. Primarily, it is intended to be used in small sizes but FF Dora's qualities and styles, especially the display style, bring a certain playfulness to larger sized text.
FF Signa Slab
FF Signa Slab is the newest addition to the comprehensively developed FF Signa Superfamily designed by Ole Søndergaard. With square curves, high shoulders and a characteristically sparse construction, FF Signa Slab comes in seven weights, each with companion italics. The face includes all the necessities needed for professional typesetting such as small caps and the Pro version includes support for Cyrillic-based languages.
Language extensions and format additions
FF Scala Jewel
The delightful and decorative FF Scala Jewel by Martin Majoor is now available with Pro language support (which includes Central European languages) and is also available in Web and Office formats.permalink


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NEW-LOOK FORT NELSON PROVES A HIT - Thursday, 19 July 2012
Visitor numbers have jumped by 54 per cent, following the £3.5m redevelopment of the Royal Armouries Museum at Fort Nelson.
A total of 20,128 people passed through the doors of the Victorian fort, near Fareham, during April, May and June. This compares with 13,092 at the same time last year.
The boost follows last year's refurbishment, supported by a Heritage Lottery Fund grant. Improvements include the breath-taking glass-sided Voice of the Guns gallery, featuring 14 of the most iconic exhibits in the national collection of artillery and historic cannon.
Other highlights include a state-of-the-art education centre, social history galleries and new interactive displays, purpose-built visitor centre, and Café 1871.
Fort operations manager Nigel Hosier said, "The figures are a huge boost for the local area, and testimony to all our staff's hard work.
"Museum admission and parking are free, which allows everyone to have unlimited access to their national heritage in a time of recession. We are now entering our busiest time of year, with a full programme of summer events and activities, including a Military Tattoo on September 8. These will help maintain the excellent upward trend for visitor figures."
The news was welcomed by Cllr Robert Humby, Deputy Leader of Winchester City Council and Portfolio Holder for Strategic Planning, Economic Development & Tourism.
He said, "When the Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson secured a Heritage Lottery Fund £3.5m grant to transform the impressive Victorian Fort into a state-of-the-art visitor attraction, we were delighted. The re-launched attraction now showcases the Fort to its full potential, with new interactive exhibits.
"To hear that visitors are flocking to the Fort in such numbers is good news for tourism locally. In particular we are hoping that there will be knock-on effects in local market towns such as Wickham and Bishop's Waltham, both of which provide Pocket Guides with Winchester City Council's support outlining their strong links into to the impressive naval heritage of the area. Winchester City Council has worked closely with Fort Nelson for many years and we'd like to extend our congratulations to the dedicated team there who worked so hard to make this happen."
Standing high on Portsdown Hill near Fareham, Fort Nelson showcases one of the world's finest collections of artillery and cannon, from across the ages and from all corners of the globe.
For more information and the latest news about the Royal Armouries:
Royal Armouries website
Royal Armouries newsletter
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Find us on Facebook
Notes to editors
- Royal Armouries is the national museum of arms and armour and has sites in Leeds, HM Tower of London, Fort Nelson and Louisville, Kentucky. It is the first British national museum to open a permanent presence in another country
- Admission to the museum is free. However, there may be a small charge for some special events.
- Open all year daily, 10am-5pm. Closed 24-25 December
- Information Line: 0113 220 1999
- Website: www.royalarmouries.org
- The Royal Armouries Museum should not be confused with Royal Armouries International plc, the private sector corporate hospitality business.
To find Fort Nelson, follow the brown Tourist signs from the M27. The Fort is open seven days a week, from 10am to 5pm.
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Yeah one of those 3-3's would have to be a 3Flip-3Loop.
That jump layout is unbelievably difficult, though. It's a harder layout than a lot of Men's programs (the ones who don't attempt a Quad).
Yeah one of those 3-3's would have to be a 3Flip-3Loop.
That jump layout is unbelievably difficult, though. It's a harder layout than a lot of Men's programs (the ones who don't attempt a Quad).
Kankano actually had better technical content. 6 non UR/edge triples with four different types triples (3F, 3L, 3-3 toe loop, 3S). She had a 3Z edge call. (Base value 57.00)
Miki had five triples but most were on the back end and included four different types of triples (2 3Z, 1 3L, two 3T, 3S). (Base value 58.66)
Miki should have probably gotten less PCS than Mao, but should be a point or two higher than Kanako's and I agree her +GOE on her non jump elements is a little high.
So in the end, I would say Miki is still a deserving winner, but she should have not won by 10 points...maybe more like 2 or 3.
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I think Miki has come a long way as a skater with these 2 programs, her SP is gorgeous and I can see she is improving. She'll never be a ballerina type, but she's working to find an artistry that suits and works for her. That's good!
♫♪ Miki, Miki, you're so fine! ♫
Miki is totally going to win Worlds,
I was so impressed by Mao's program. She is the skater whom you can enjoy whether she jumps or not. And that is a true talent. She is so fluid and smoothe on the ice. I really do not care if her jumps were UR or not. I just enjoyed her program. She is the most beautiful and elegant skater in the world right now. (Altough I would love to add my favorite, Alissa to the list.) Her non-jump element is amazing. her footwork (her twizzles I love), spins, in between spiral postion, they were all GORGOUS. i appreciate her style much more than skaters who just gets huge GOE only on jumps and win.
And she is a fighter. I can not imagine how many times she felt so discouraged that she did not even skate. I feel how much she loves skating. She has such a class. She never slacks o ff even her exhibitin prgrams. She always gives her best on everything.
Miki has never been my type of skater but I have a tremendous amount of respect and like for her. She, IMO, has improved the most over the years of any skater, ever. She was this jumping bean in winning Jr Worlds 2004 and hyped to hold her own at Sr Worlds 2004. All that hype about the 4s and 3lz/3lp seemed to be her destiny, the way she was to leave her mark. Yet, she has developed into a very well rounded skater and really has improved in every aspect or her skating! I am soooo impressed I cannot put it into words!!!
Mao, though, is a sentimental favorite of mine. I love her kind of skating. I don't even know how to say what it is that I like except everything she does seems easy, natural. I love her spins, spirals, footwork and how she strokes across the ice. I love her arm motions and the tilt of her head. I don't care if she does a 3a but I admire her greatly for her determination to succeed. I greatly respect her dedication for becoming the best she can be by fixing her weaknesses instead of playing up her strengths.
Long story short-I am extremely happy with the 1-2 finishers this competition!
That does not go to say I am not happy for Kanako-she is a delight and such a joy to watch! I really hoped Akiko would be Bronze, but she just did not Bring It. I look forward to seeing the top 3 at Worlds, competing in their home country!
I love this podium so much-Miki,Mao and Kanako.
Miki skates with her own emotion. I didn't like her FS this year until yesterday,but it's totally different. She's really a gold medal contender at World this season.
Mao finally brought it together at this important competition. her FS makes me feel being a dream as music title. It's so comfortable for me to watch her. Her skating itself changes,too.The Satos rocks!!
Kanako's a dancer on ice. Her performance is something new to Japan. She's 16y.o,so she muct be a stronger,more beautiful skater in the future.
Sad for Akiko,but happy she continues her career next season. Hope for her perfect program at 4CC.
Another happiness for me is Mao and Miki's make-up. So natural,beautiful and elegant!
Junior skaters did well here. Can't wait for them,too.
I gotta say Miki looks far more beautiful and elegant than last year exotic look. Mao's makeup is much better as well. I just wish she didn't have those roses on her SP dress!


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Two-Stories Flat with Two Terraces
Size90 m²
Floor No.
- Kitchen
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- Family/child friendly
- Balcony/terrace
- Internet/WiFi
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Accommodation summary
|Sestiere Castello, 30122 Venezia, Italy
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It's composed of a small entrance, spacious living room and kitchen both opening onto a first terrace, master bedroom, single bedroom, bathroom with tub, second toilet with shower; on the upper floor there's a mansard room with French-size bed (150 cm) opening onto a second, very spacious terrace. Equipment includes TV, washing machine, fridge with freezer, small electric oven, etc..
Sestiere Castello, beside Ruga Giuffa, between campo Santa Maria Formosa and Greci bridge. A quiet corner in between 3 main attractions: 5 minutes on foot from Saint Mark's square, 5 minutes from Rialto and 10 minutes from the Biennale venues. In the neighborhood you'll find several local shops for your daily shopping. Other interesting landmarks to visit in the area include Querini Stampalia foundation with its private collection and the beautiful garden by Carlo Scarpa, and Palazzo Grimani.
Nearby vaporetto lines 4.1, 5.1, 1, Alilaguna, San Zaccaria stop.
How to get to the apartment:
- From Marco Polo airport, take Alilaguna Orange line boat shuttle and get off at Rialto stop.
- From Santa Lucia railway station or Piazzale Roma bus terminal, take vaporetto (water-bus) Actv line 2 and get off at Rialto stop.
House rulesPets are allowed only upon request.
Please provide expected arrival time, details and a cell-phone where we can reach you upon arrival at least 1 week in advance or, for last minute bookings, right after booking confirmation. Thank you!
We organize a welcoming service, even late in the evening, with the following rates: 50€/h between 8PM and 1AM, 70€ between 1AM and 7AM.
Venice Tourist tax not included (maximum 7,50€ per person for the whole stay).
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Reviews of this property
apartment very well located near the St Marc and Rialto. equipment but rather summary and especially large moisture problems especially in the master bedroom generating a very unpleasant odor.
appartement très bien situé près de la place St marc et du Rialto. mais équipement plutôt sommaire et surtout gros problèmes d'humidité notamment dans la chambre principale générant une odeur très désagréable.
Die Wohnung war sauber und ist zentral gelegen. Die Einrichtung ist zweckmässig ausser die Küche. Ich als Hobbykoch kannte mich hier nicht einmal ein bisschen ausleben. Was mich sehr irritierte, dass Wimdu auf Ihrem Portal den Ort ihre Büros markieren, und nicht den Ort der Wohnung. Nichts desto trotz genossen wir unser Ferien und kehrten erholt zurück.
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The apartment exceeded our expectation and it was perfect for my husband's 70th birthday family celebration. It was very spacious and well equipped for 7 people. The views were incredible - it must have the best view in Venice and we enjoyed every minute of our stay.The location is perfect too, very central and yet private. Our host Barbara and her colleague Valentina were extremely helpful and nice. We shall definitely return.
What a fantastic apartment! The position overlooking the Grand Canal, with balconies looking out opposite the Rialto Market is simply sublime to watch Venice go about its business. 5 mins walk to the water taxi stops of Ca D'or or Rialto. It is also a huge apartment in size. Easily sleeps 7 comfortably (and could be 8 if the single room had a double bed in it). Fully equipped,everything we needed, also has good Wi-Fi. Booking and service by Barbara and Valentina were superb - great information prior to arrival, met on arrival and talked through everything, restaurant recommendations, location etc. As others have mentioned there is some noise from the bar below and the dock itself as its used to load/unload, but Venice is a city and this is to be expected, so bring some earplugs if you are a light sleeper and you will be fine - it didn't bother us. Again, superb location, wonderful apartment, great service - we will be back!
Lovely view and perfect position - however, very noisy, next to a bar which at the weekend played music till 3am and on other nights cleared bottles and rubbish at 5am!
Organisation on arrival was very poor - arrangements made with Barbara had not been passed on to local staff and caused unnecessary hassle.
On departure the staff member checking the apartment was very abrupt and rude, wanting to fine us for leaving bagged rubbish, stating that instructions were clear in our written guide - which was actually in Italian!
The apartment was in an excellent position, easy to walk to all districts in Venice, being situated very close to the Accademia Bridge over the Grand Canal. It was also a few doors down from an excellent restaurant; expensive but the quality of food was superb and service friendly and efficient. We enjoyed the view from the living room balcony which looked out onto a quiet canal and gave us a flavour of working Venice as opposed to Tourism. We were a bit concerned at the state of the floor in the main room which was wooden and some of the squares were collapsing which meant being very conscious of them when walking around. We were also disappointed in the lack of cooking facilities; there was only a hob with two hot plates, no grill or oven which was a pity for us as we eat a lot of fish and were looking forward to buying some from the famous fish market in Venice. However the representatives were friendly and helpful and sorted out water taxis for our return to the airport. We did enjoy our stay in Venice and couldn't have asked for a better location.
Jan Appleby September 2015
Lovely apartment. Well taken care of. Spacious rooms. Good service from Barbara and her colleagues. The location is pretty central.
Heerlijk appartement. Goed verzorgd. Ruime kamers. Goede service van Barbara en haar collega. De ligging is mooi centraal.
A very quiet location, yet centrally located apartment. The kitchen was very well equipped, only a coffee machine was missing. The two bathrooms were big enough, as were the rooms. The TV receives even ARD and ZDF. We like to stop us in the apartment and everything worked great. The owners were very nice and even gave us picked up and brought us to the apartment. The beds were comfortable and there was a lack of towels we did not (3 pieces). All in all you can really only recommend this apartment!
Eine sehr ruhig gelegene, aber dennoch zentral gelegene Wohnung. Die Küche war sehr gut ausgestattet, nur eine Kaffeemaschine fehlte. Die zwei Bäder waren ausreichend groß, genauso wie die Zimmer. Der Fernseher empfängt sogar ARD und ZDF. Wir haben uns gerne in der Wohnung aufgehalten und alles hat super funktioniert. Die Vermieter waren sehr nett und haben uns sogar abgeholt und uns zur Wohnung gebracht. Die Betten waren bequem und an Handtüchern mangelte es uns auch nicht (3 Stück). Alles in allem kann man diese Wohnung wirklich nur weiterempfehlen!
A beautifully situated house on the Grand Canal! However, only
3 right double rooms available !!. Other facilities very good. The apartment is only suitable for 3 couples. Very nice living area and a fully
equipped kitchen. The support provided by Daniela was very friendly.
Central a little hard to find location, but highly recommended.
Eine wunderschön gelegene Wohnung am Canale Grande ! Allerdings sind nur
3 richtige Doppelzimmer vorhanden !!. Sonstige Ausstattung sehr gut . Die Wohnung ist nur für 3 Paare geeignet. Sehr schöner Wohnbereich und eine voll
ausgestattete Küche. Die Betreuung durch Daniela war sehr freundlich.
Zentrale etwas schwierig zu findende Lage, aber sehr empfehlenswert.
Perfect, everything as we saw in the photos. And the superb location
Perfecto, todo tal cual habíamos visto en las fotos. Y la situacion inmejorable
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The ALC program provides rebates and incentives for commercial customers to switch over to technologies they might not otherwise afford and provides manufacturers an entry into the marketplace that might not be available for years to come.
Funding for the pilot was provided by an American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) grant through a Department of Energy Smart Grid Infrastructure grant and other SMUD funding. The pilot provided $1.5 million for energy efficiency incentives of 30 cents per kilowatt-hour saved. The maximum per project was $300,000 or 80 percent of the total project cost.
The resulting energy savings are exciting news for SMUD and its commercial customers. SMUD has just announced its own program to follow the successful pilot to help more business customers realize energy savings. The program is timely as California's Title 24 Energy Standards will mandate dimmable lighting in commercial buildings starting in 2014.
In addition to the significant energy and cost savings, advanced lighting controls provide businesses more sophisticated tools for managing their lighting systems. They can create flexible schedules in specific areas that automatically turn on, power down and dim lighting—down to 20 percent—and improve light quality and increase employee satisfaction. Businesses can track energy costs and savings and monitor energy use in real time onsite or remotely via web-based interfaces including smartphones. Maintenance planning is made easy because facility managers can anticipate and schedule lamp replacement.
"This program helps businesses achieve significant ROI," said Dave Bisbee, SMUD ALC program manager. "The SMUD team works with control companies and local electrical contractors to deliver technical support throughout the process including calculating potential energy savings based on project specifications and design." Bisbee leads SMUD's Customer Advanced Technology (CAT) program, which developed ALC. For more than a decade the CAT program has taken post-drawing board, cutting-edge, but market-ready energy-saving technologies and puts them in real-world use. SMUD rebates and incentives defray the high costs of new technologies preparing for broader commercialization. "SMUD leads the industry in delivering the most energy-efficient products to its customers while putting those products on a fast track to conventional use," said Bisbee.


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As if freshly presenting stage classics isn't challenging enough, spanking new adaptations are in the lineups this fall at two companies, Trinity Repertory Company and the Gamm.
Trinity's artistic director Curt Columbus is opening the season with the world premiere of THE DREAMS OF ANTIGONE (September 19-October 26), directed by Brian McEleney.
Columbus has described his play as "Orwell's 1984 meets Brazil at Gosford Park." Such inventiveness was likely, considering how intensely the company handled a table reading of Sophocles's Antigone at the beginning of the development process this summer.
"There was no moaning chorus of fakey-fake acting," the director recalls. "There was a real attack on the thing, and it just hit us like a sledgehammer. Everyone in the room at the end of it was weeping. We thought: 'Oh my God, look what power a 2500 year-old drama has!' "
The ancient story was treated in tragedies by both Euripides and Sophocles. The core conflict in the latter's account deals with King Creon decreeing that there be no funeral for Antigone's brother Polyneices, because he fought against Creon for usurping their father's throne. More loyal to her family than to the state, Antigone buries him, and Creon is troubled by having to punish her.
The adaptation's original title was Antigone Anew, but now there are a lot of dream sequences, with reality and fantasy conflating.
"Originally, I just was going to write a new adaptation of Antigone," Columbus says. "Then what's arisen is that Brian, as he states over and over again, has little or no interest in naturalism, and has little or no tolerance for the container of the play being just the play itself, but that the event needs to be something bigger.
"We are not looking to do an historical reenactment," he adds. "We are looking to find out what the resonance and the significance is today. Plus — really important — nobody looks good in a toga!"
With plenty of input from the 15 company members who were available for the production, the play developed not from any previous text but rather from the central conflict itself, which certainly resonates today.
As Columbus puts it: "Antigone says to us: What happens if you wake up one day and go, 'No. No, no more. No more! Today I'm going to act. Today I'm going to do something, [although] all of the forces of the society and all of the halls of power echo with no.' "
Here are some highlights among other productions to look forward to this fall.
A new adaptation of Friedrich Schiller's DON CARLOS, by Gamm artistic director Tony Estrella, is on the boards at the Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre (through October 5). The 1787 work is based on events that occurred during the Spanish Inquisition and comes across as a political thriller in this version, as well as an argument against tyranny and an old-fashioned romance of young lovers.
William Gibson's inspirational classic THE MIRACLE WORKER will be staged by 2nd Story Theatre (November 20-December 14). It's the story of Helen Keller, blind and deaf from 19 months old, and her nearly blind teacher, Annie Sullivan, who tamed the furious youngster, teaching her how to communicate with the world outside her mind.
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There are not many Naquelles in the world, but its wonderful to have a Naquelle you know. Naquelles are flawless, talented, they love music, always on the top of fashion trends, always there for family and friends(they will defend them with the life), They are amazingly beautiful, always has a boy or two trailing after her. Overall, Naquelles are drop dead gorgeous, fhilarious, super smart, talented(mostly in music), fashionable and a great friend/sister/daughter/mum/granddaughter.
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Hey Mr. Birchard - I went to visit my 92 year old cottage neighbour this weekend to present your Netherlands pin to him and guess what - he's in Holland celebrating the Liberation of the Netherlands. He fought in the 2nd World War, so it'll be an emotional but memorable trip for him. Love the blog...
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In the morning we left our hotel bright and early in Rouen and made our way to eastern France to visit sites related to Canada's role in World War One. Our first stop was a 10am visit to Beaumont Hamel. This was the location of the slaughter of the Newfoundland Regiment on the first day of the Battle of the Somme. The students entered the site, viewed the Newfoundlanders' trenches, and saw the objectives they were supposed to make their way across to. Students listened to guides explain how and why the Newfoundland Regiment was essentially wiped out within minutes under a hail of German bullets. The group had a little time to visit the site and take pictures before boarding the bus and heading to our next stop, Vimy Ridge
Vimy Ridge is a very significant location in Canadian history, as it was this site that Canada's army first fought as one, undre Canadian command. The aking of this ridge is viewed as a turning point in the formation of a Canadian identity, and the students were eager to see this site. They began their visit with a visit to the underground tunnels, where the soldiers stayed as they prepared to attack in April 1917. After the tunnels, the students went throught the preserved trenches and saw the many shell craters that still exist at the site. The group then made its way to the impressive Vimy monument, and after a group photo explored the site and reflected on this important moment in Canadian history.
After lunch, the students then made their way into Belgium and first visited a site known as Essex Farm. This was the location of John McCrae's dressing station and the site where he wrote his famous poem In Flanders Fields. Students had time to explore the memorial and visit McCrae's actual dressing station that has been preserved. A very impressive site that moved many of our students.
After time to shop in Ypres, the students visited the phenomenal In Flanders Fields Museum
The final event of the day was the Last Post ceremony at the Menin Gate. The students gathered underneath this impressive monument for an 8pm ceremony of remembrance. Overall, over 800 people attending this ceremony, and watched several students lay wreaths, including our own Kaitlyn Howden, who laid a wreath of behalf of Anderson CVI.
In the end, the students had a wonderful experience today and hopefully the next few days will continue to inspire our kids to remember and honour our veterans!


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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara police officers and Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies served search warrants at seven locations in Santa Barbara and Goleta on Wednesday. They arrested three more suspects in connection to a gang stabbing on July 13, on the 200 block of Cottage Grove Avenue in Santa Barbara.
Police arrested five other suspects the night of the stabbing. Officers responded about 3:04 a.m. to a fight in progress. They found four people with stab wounds, two men and two women. Three of the victims were rushed to Cottage Hospital in Santa Barbara.
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Community: Additional Arrests in Cottage Grove Stabbing Investigation SANTA BARBARA, CA – July 25, 2013 On July 24, 2013 detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office served search warrants at seven locations in Santa Barbara and Goleta as part of the ongoing investigation into the gang stabbing incident that took place on July 13, 2013 on the 200 block of Cottage Grove Avenue. Three additional suspects were arrested. Thus far, in this case eight individuals have been arrested and booked into Santa Barbara County Jail for attempted murder and participation in a criminal street gang. The following suspects were arrested after the incident on July 13, 2013: * Edgar Alberto Castellanos Lopez, age 23, of Santa Barbara * Abraham Vega, age 20, of Goleta * Jose Rene Santa Cruz, age 20, of Santa Barbara * Itzel Ramirez, age 20, of Santa Barbara * Rita Maria Rodriguez-Mejia, age 23, of Santa Barbara The following suspects were arrested on July 24, 2013: * Adrianna Rosemary Marie Burkett, age 22, of Santa Barbara * Nancy Moreno, age 22, of unincorporated Santa Barbara * Iris Pineda, age 23, of Santa Barbara Lopez, Ramirez, Rodriguez-Mejia, Burkett, and Pineda were booked with bail amounts of $1,100,000.00. Vega, Santa Cruz, and Moreno were booked with bail amounts of $1,200,000.00. Of the victims in this case, the two that were admitted to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital for treatment have since been released. This investigation is still ongoing and additional details are being withheld. SANTA BARBARA, CA – July 13, 2013 On July 13, 2013 at 3:04 a.m., Santa Barbara Police officers responded to the 200 block of Cottage Grove Avenue on a call of a fight in progress. Some officers responded directly to the scene. Other officers detained several subjects scattered in the vicinity who showed signs of being involved in a fight. Officers at the scene located four people who had received stab wounds: two males and two females. Officers called for immediate medical emergency response. Two of the injured males and one female were transported to Cottage Hospital for treatment. Of these, one male and one female were admitted for treatment. Currently, these two victims are in stable medical condition. Detectives responded to coordinate the investigation. Substantial effort was made to interview witnesses and locate evidence. As a result, five suspects have been arrested in connection with this case. The suspects are three males and two females. Their ages range from 20-23 years of age. All five suspects have been charged with attempted murder, and the allegation that this crime was committed in furtherance of a criminal street gang. Detectives say this case is gang related. At this point in the investigation, the suspects' names and photos are being withheld. Anyone with additional information on this case is urged to contact Detective Ahrens at: 805-897-2348 .


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I love the sweet flavor of red, yellow and orange peppers. I always go for these in the summer when they are inexpensive and plentiful, plus I think they taste a whole lot better than green peppers. —Liv Vors, Peterborough, Ontario
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 2 tablespoons dried minced onion
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 to 2 tablespoons curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon each ground cumin, coriander and cinnamon
- 1-1/2 pounds pork tenderloin
- 1 large sweet red pepper
- 1 large sweet yellow or orange pepper
- 1 small onion
- 1 large unpeeled navel orange
- In a small bowl, mix oil, minced onion, garlic and spices; reserve half of mixture for basting kabobs while cooking. Cut pork, peppers, onion and unpeeled orange into 1-in. pieces. On four metal or soaked wooden skewers, alternately thread pork, vegetables and orange; brush with remaining curry mixture.
- Grill kabobs, covered, over medium heat 10-15 minutes or until vegetables and pork are tender, turning occasionally. Baste frequently with reserved curry mixture during the last 4 minutes of cooking. Yield: 4 servings.
Originally published as Curried Pork & Orange Kabobs in Simple & Delicious August/September 2013, p28
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"My family and I loved the flavor of these kabobs. The spices are a great combination and the smoky orange pieces really brightened the kabob. Save a few orange slices to squeeze the juice over the meat as you eat it. Wonderful!"


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Most serious family genealogists include a collection of vintage photographs of their family as part of their genealogical collection. These are treasured heirlooms that we cherish and protect, with the intent of passing them on to future generations, that they might see, and feel as we do, the reality of their heritage. But many of these unique and irreplaceable images will not survive into the future, for lack of proper preservation. Nor do all genealogists make as full use of photos as they could, to document and illustrate their family history. This short guide will offer a brief glimpse into the nature of photographs, and their use in genealogical settings. We also have a brief History of Photography for those who want to learn more about the nature and evolution of old photos.
Photos as Artifacts
Photographs have a dual identity, first as objects or artifacts, and secondly as images. For antique photographs, the material object is a unique and irreplaceable item that needs careful handling and preservation to ensure its future existence. The image it contains, on the other hand, may be reproduced indefinitely, with no loss or diminution of the original. The best way to preserve the object is to hide it away in some dark, climate controlled space, since light, humidity and atmospheric pollutants are some of the greatest dangers to its survival. Images, by contrast, are best preserved by their widespread distribution, as the more copies there are the less likely they will all fall prey to the kinds of accidents that destroy pictures.
For genealogists wishing to preserve a family photo collection, then, the best thing to do is first copy as many of the images as possible, distribute those copies as widely as possible, then store the originals safely away. If you want your collection to last far into the future, never put those photos on display! Instead, have faithful copies made, and display the copies.
The first threat to old photographs is light. The miracle of photography is based on the reaction of certain chemicals, such as silver chloride, to light. When a focused image falls on the film in a camera, the light causes the bright parts of the image to react chemically, which after further chemical treatment results in dark areas on the film, hence a negative image. To make a photographic print, light is again used: more light gets through the lightest areas of the negative, causing the most chemical reaction in the print, and thus the darkest areas of the image.
The negative or print undergoes further chemical treatment to halt the reaction to light, so that the image is 'permanently' fixed. The compounds that make up the image are subject to various chemical changes over time, that may lighten the image, or cause blotching or changes in color or texture. In severe cases, the image may be lost entirely. As with many chemical reactions, the process will speed up when the chemicals are exposed to energy in the form of heat or light. These compounds will also react with other chemicals they come in contact with, such as air pollutants or water in the form of humidity. The substrate the image rests on, often paper, also undergoes chemical change over time, and may even disintegrate under adverse conditions.
If you have unlimited funds, the best storage method is to place each photo in an acid-free envelope made for archival storage. Then place the envelopes in a sturdy archival box, either of acid free cardboard or enameled metal. Store the boxed photos in a room that is safe from fire or flood, with a relative humidity of from 40% to 50%, and cool temperature, with little fluctuation in those values.
Use a separate bag for each photo if possible--the photos themselves give off chemicals that can be harmful, particularly if they have not been properly treated to begin with. The one drawback to the plastic bag approach is that these chemicals will get trapped in with the photo, but if each photo is in a separate bag, at least a particularly polluted one will not affect the others.
Place the bagged photos in sturdy boxes to prevent physical damage, and store them in as cool an environment as you have available. The temperature should be as constant as possible, as the contraction and expansion of fluctuating temperatures may cause pictures to crack or peal, since the substrate will not expand at the same rate as the chemical layer containing the image.
Photos as Records
Your collection of photos provide you with information about the past that is available from no other source. Each snapshot is a frozen moment, a tiny slice of life captured on film. Each formal portrait captures a tiny bit of the subjects soul, just as the pre- civilized tribesman believed.
When it comes to genealogy, the formal portraits may be great to illustrate a family history, but it is the casual snapshot that gives us the most information. It's a pity for us that Kodak's invention didn't come earlier. And the most surprising fact is, it is often not the subject of the photograph that is of interest in those informal snapshots, but the background!
Look closely at your pictures. That somewhat fuzzy picture of a jumping dog may have a chicken-coop in the background ... (I didn't know grandpa raised chickens ...) Is that a beer uncle Billy is drinking in the prohibition-era photo of a Christmas party? And what presents are there under the tree? Pictures, particularly the informal ones, tell a lot about the family's lifestyle. Sometimes they provide us with facts, but more often they provide ambiance, the feelings of the time and place.
Very few of us are lucky enough to have snapshot-type photos from before the turn of the century. Kodak brought photography to the masses in the late 1880's, but it took time for the idea to catch on. Some folks are lucky enough to have a photographer among their ancestors; there were tens of thousands of amateur and professional photographers in the USA alone in the latter half of the 1800's. Not all of them took informal pictures around the old homestead, but many did, and those images are priceless when we have them in our family collections. They are very near worthless when they appear without identification of any sort in the junk-dealer's jumble box.
So it behooves us to identify and caption our collections, however arduous that process may seem. Never write anything on the face of a photograph! For paper or card mounted photos, if they are sturdy enough that you can write on them without damaging the image, put information on the back in pencil. The ink in pens, especially modern ball-point pens, just add more chemicals to that mix of volatiles from which we need to protect our photos. If it is not possible to write safely directly on the back of the photo, or if you have more information than will fit in the space available, consider making a photocopy. Modern photocopy machines do a credible job of reproducing photos, at least to the extent that you can identify which photocopy comes from which photograph. Then you have an entire page on which to write your description. The photo is exposed to bright light for a moment when making photocopies, but the benefit of having a properly identified photo far outweigh the minuscule amount of detriment it may cause.
Consider using photographs to document and illustrate the information you discover in your genealogical research. When you find the places your ancestors lived, try to get photographs of those places. Be creative. If you can not go and take pictures yourself, let your friends and relatives know that you are interested in the area, and perhaps they will take some photos when in that area. Or contact someone who lives in the area, through the local chamber of commerce, library, or via Internet. They may be willing to take some pictures at a reasonable fee, or know someone else who will do so.
As mentioned earlier, photographic images have the wonderful property of being capable of being propagated, without any deleterious effect on the original. Remind your relatives of this fact! Get copies of any old photos, (and a good selection of modern ones), that they may have. They don't have to give up the originals, you can copy the images quite easily. Have a professional make copies for the best results, or learn to take copy photos yourself, using a good camera with a close-up lens.
The Evocative Image
If those family photos evoke responses in those of us who were born long after they were taken, imagine how much more powerful they can be to those who lived them. Nothing is more likely to jog an elderly relative's memory than a photo from his or her past.
Keep a good collection of copies of your best old photos, for use as memory-joggers and gifts to relatives who help you further your research. Discuss the subjects of the pictures, in person if possible or by phone if necessary. If you can, record your conversations--oral history adds yet another dimension to your documentation. Much of what we have said regarding photos might also apply to sound recordings--make duplicates to help ensure their preservation!
Digital Imaging
It is a simple rule that whenever a picture is duplicated, the copy can never be as good as the original. 'Good' here means that the information, the shades of light and dark, can never be perfectly replicated, there is always some loss of detail in the copy. Sometimes the copy may look more pleasing to the eye, it often has better contrast and may be printed better, but it will not have all the information that is inherent in the original. The better the copy, the less information is lost. Sometimes this loss is so slight as to be insignificant. Since most prints are made from negatives, it follows that the negative will have more detail--more gradations of tone from the lightest to the darkest parts--than any copy made from that negative. Thus, whenever possible, negatives should be preserved and used to make prints, since the results will be better than when a print is made from another print.
Modern technology presents us with a method of imaging that defies this principal of loss with every copy. In digital imagery, the picture is encoded as a series of numeric values, with each value representing some aspect of a tiny spot in the picture. Since these digital images are usually made by scanning--or 'digitizing'--a printed image, they can never be as good as that printed image, that is they can never have as much information in them. But once digitized, the image is just a series of numbers, and those numbers can be copied by others without any further loss of data. The copies can be copied, and copies of that copy copied again, all without loss, so long as the data is transmitted (copied) without error. This is the future of images.
Digital images may also be transformed, manipulated, and combined in various ways that make them a versatile and convenient format for preserving images. Storage can be in various computer formats, but the most stable and long-term form currently available is CD- ROM. The stored image can be viewed on a computer terminal, or printed out. If the CD-ROM turns out to as stable a medium as it is currently believed to be, the images encoded on them today will continue to be available, with absolutely no degradation, a hundred years from now. I have seen hundred-year-old photographs that are in excellent condition, but they can not be as clear and sharp and detailed as they were when first produced (though the degradation may be so slight as to be imperceptible). Many more have obviously faded with time. Such a fate will not befall images stored digitally. And, if those digital images are propagated widely enough, copies lost to fire or accident can be replaced with exact copies from another source.
There are now cameras available that produce digital images directly from the source--there is no film or intermediate stage involved. To date, these digital cameras fall far short of the resolution we expect from film, but as the technology continues to develop we can expect them to improve, and gradually replace the older method. Scanners are available at very reasonable cost that will do a fairly decent job of copying photographs. They provide an inexpensive means of distributing copies of images to others in your family who have computers, or if you have an inkjet printer, or laser printer, you can provide black and white print-outs of images to family members. These fall far short of the quality of photographically produced copies, but are much better than photocopies. Much less expensive to produce than photographs, they can be widely distributed and may serve to jog some memories, or create enough interest in your project to enlist some help.
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