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Today we're announcing the release of Family Tree Maker 2010. This version has many improvements and new features specifically aimed at helping you create and share a fuller and richer family story.
The following new and improved features expand Family Tree Maker's capabilities:
- Improved integration with Ancestry.com – Easily download your Ancestry.com family tree, including photos and stories, directly into Family Tree Maker 2010.
- New and improved charts and reports – Tell a richer family story with countless improvements to charts and reports including a new timeline report, improved family group sheet and genealogy reports.
- Better ways to organize photos and other media – Easier and faster ways to add, link and categorize photos and files.
- Photo Slideshows – Create and share slideshows based on images included within your family tree. Slideshows can also be exported to share with others.
- Family books made from your tree – Create a book about your family history to share with friends and family.
- Standard source templates – Cite the right information in your records with access to powerful sourcing tools that let you document and rate each citation.
- Robust relationship calculator – Quickly calculate the relationships between any two people in your tree.
- Extended family birthday calendars – Easily create and share calendars that show family birthdays and anniversaries.
- Scanner support – Add photos to your tree directly from your scanner and organize them into categories at the same time.
- Extensive geographical migrations – View a person or family timeline with event locations, like births, marriages, residences and death, mapped geographically to show migration paths you can follow through time.
- Improved performance – faster load times and quicker performance across the application.
You can see more detail about these features and others here.
Family Tree Maker 2010 is available for purchase here.
147 Comments
I just got back from a trip and was too late to take advantage of the 'special offer' for current owners of FTM 2009 (by 10 hours).
Will this time frame be expanded for current owners of 2009?
They certainly should give you a discount. After all early adopters like yourself are the real beta testers who will have to put up with all the bugs and unwanted "features". So someone who is basically *paying to be a beta tester* seems deserving of a price break to me at least.
Is it really the case that existing customers have to pay the full price for the new version? It appears from the above comments that there was a special deal that was withdrawn before I even heard about the new product.
Please advise.
I had planned to order, but misplaced the information and didn't realize the deadline had passed. How do I get the information to order at the special offer?
I ordered the upgrade to FTM 2010 via the website on August 18. I have not received a confirming email and failed to print the purchase page. Thus far no charges have posted to my credit card. What do you suggest?
I have been using Family Tree Maker since the first program came out on one 3.5 floppy disk. Man that was a long time ago. I now have in my Family Tree information on 26,796 people. That is a lot of people info. I do wish that with the faster DSL and Cable connections that there would be a downloadable product available instead of having to wait and wait for the mail person to deliver the program to me. Thank you for years of entertainment and hard work.
I never received the offer for a discount on FTM 2010. I've been using FTM for a long while. When does the offer expire?
So we Brits have to pay full whack for an upgrade?
I am very sorry about George III, but he isn't on my family tree, and you should forgive and forget.
I would like to know why Ancestry.com and FTM do not allow shell integration in languages other than English. Latin Ameriican names, specially Brazilian names, are very long and do not quite fit in most modules of FTM or Ancestry. Also, brazilians never write their country name with Z – as in Brazil. The country's name is Brasil. The program also makes wrong placement associations when we use brazilian state abbreviations, such as PE, for Pernambuco – the program associates that abbreviation with Prince Edward – Edward Islands. It looks like. That forces us to spell the whole location: Pernambuco, Brasil (with S), when we could save space and time just using PE, Brasil.
Also, when are you ever going to offer brazilian databases for search?
Need help? I am currently retired, plenty of time available.
Many of my family members shy away from my page at Ancestry because they do not know English. It seems to me that you need to localize the software and the site, so that people in other countries can benefit from the information.
At last FTM 2010!
All-in-one tree chart was shown to be as one of the enhancements that was at the top of the list since the program was re-written and was to be released in a future version. It has not been part of FTM since version 16.
As a few years has now passed since then, I'm sure that there has now been enough time to develop it and is now included in FTM 2010????
I am looking for a member of my family.I sought your help in finding her. she is from haiti an arrived here in the seventies. her name is Bernadette Flemens. probably in her fifties.married to a certain bastien with a son living in Canada .
I've got to agree with others who said they did not get the email about pre-sales for Family Tree Maker 2010. I have been an owner for a very long time and always buy FTM through ancestry.com. There shouldn't be any reason I'm not registered. I am also a subscription member at the highest level.
To top it off, I bought FTM 2010 on the 17th because I happened across an ad for it on ancestry.com, but now I see that today you are offering free shipping. I didn't get that on the 17th, and that kind of add insult to injury.
If there is a different way of registering, it ought to be more prominent. Also, I think all subscription members of World Deluxe should have received an email, too.
Just some thoughts for future releases…
I have a Family Tree Maker program that I have been using since the late 90's,Version 11 SP1 was installed Sept 16, 2003 and I was recieving update information for a while but it stopped years ago and I'm wondering why. I would also like to know if I add the 2010 version if it will change or harm my present program. I have over 750 names and information. Thank you
I have full access for all features and have accepted FTM 2010 as complimentery.
When can I expect FTM 2010.
Lawrence McCarthy
I've received no emails about this new version. So is this yet another example of one rule for the USA and stuff the rest of the planet?
The announcement says:
# Improved integration with Ancestry.com – Easily download your Ancestry.com family tree, including photos and stories, directly into Family Tree Maker 2010.
My question is does this work in reverse-
i.e. if I have photos and documents attached to people in FTM will they be transferred when I generate a GEDCOM from FTM to upload to Ancestry to start a Member Tree??
So is this why importing media with 2009 has become such a hassle lately? Will upgrading to 2010 fix that issue?
After reading these posts, I went back to my email box to search for the email mentioned.
Lo and behold, it wound up in the spam folder. I'm a current 2009 FTM owner and have participated as a beta tester in the past.
Unfortunately, I missed the deadline. Anyway to still get in on the discount offer?
I have been a FTM user and Ancestery user for many years. I am not very happy that for FTM 2010 there was no special offer to Canadian subscribers. There has been in the past. Why not this time?
Will there be a special offer for the Canadians or are we expected to pay FULL price to upgrade.
Hi Michelle,
I'm curious about the integration between FTM 2010 and ancestry.com. Will I be able to synchronize my trees between the two platforms? If I make an edit to a tree in FTM, can I merge/sync that to ancestry.com and vise-verse? Thanks!
If Michelle Pfister can contact me about "working with current FTM owners on the special offer", that would be great.
I, like Tony (#29), would like to know if this will finally be a version of FTM that will allow syncing. The lack of that feature is what has always prevented me from purchasing FTM.
I did order the pre-sell version in early August. Do you know when our orders will be fulfilled and when we can expect to see FTM 2010?
Hey Duff,
Your colleague Chris seems to have forgotten his post which was the one before yours, as he only responded to one off-topic issue. Could you go down the hall or row of cubicles and let him know he has a lot of posts to respond to? Thanks.
P.S. Tell him to please not just let the clock run out so the thread gets locked without all the issues being responded to like Anne did with her last one. Thanks again.
Your records will indicate I have purchased just about everything you have sold since 1994 — I among many others apparently did not receive an upgrade notification from 09 to 10. I suggest you trace your distribution steps to see why so many are seemingly unhappy being rejected. I think it's better to reward loyal users, but it's your company and your policy. Hope it works out for you.
I delayed replying to the pre-order email hoping for some actual illustrations of the differences between FTM 09 and 10. The bullet list of information about FTM 10 sounds a lot like the list sent out about FTM 09. Considering the issues versions have had in the past, it would have been nice to have more information with which to make the decision. Now the pre-order deadline is past.
I have no great desire to test FTM 10 without more info.
I will wait until I see how folks like it and then hope for another special offer. It is a same that current 09 users aren't offered the upgrade at the special price ALL of the time. Customer loyalty isn't built with deadlines.
Can you split this into TWO items — those who want to discuss the renewal process and how well ancestry.com did/did not handle the matter and other on the actual enhancements between FTM09 and FTM10. Also, can the latter be kept open more than two weeks since most will not receive the product for several days and I am sure it take people once they get it — a while to check it all out.
Just wondering when they will start to ship? Havent heard of anyone receiving a shipping notice yet.
#36 Michelle Pfister
Does your blog response indicate a "No" answer to my blog #24?
Does 2010 run better without suddenly closing down? I find this problem happens in 2009 sometimes when merging duplicate people.
I just purchased the 2010 upgrade – PLEASE tell me that the 40+ "connections" that show up for my husband's ancestors are NOT going to show up on FTM and each "record" has to be individually "ignored"!
#39 Thanks Michelle
Does 2010 work okay with vista 64 bit and will it work with the new windows 7 software due out in October please?
Apparently from the comments here, there are more of us that did not get any notice regarding the release of the new 2010 version and a discount available. If one was sent out, it must not have been prepared to attract attention so that we would have to pay more. Seems like it hasn't been that long since the 2009 version came out. This one must have been in the works when 2009 was released. Was anyone informed that there would be another version released this soon? At least we would have had the choice to decide which one we would want.
I attempted several times on the last day to purchase the upgrade. The store was unavailable, as it is right now, so I could not take advantage of the early discount. Since the store was closed, will the discount be extended?
I didn't receive any notification about a new version (I have FTM2009 and I'm in the UK). Is there going to be an upgrade path from 2009 to 2010? It is very unreasonable to charge full price rather than offering an upgrade price.
I agree with Ken Phillips, Aug 19, 2009. It appears this deal was withdrawn before I heard about also! Whats the deal now? Please let me know!
When can we expect to receive FTM 10 in the mail?
i also like many other have ftm 2009 but never got the e mail for the special offer.
dose the special offer cover england as well
For those who didn't get the email about pre-ordering FTM2010, I received two notices one dated August 5, 2009 and the last-chance email dated August 14, 2009.
It didn't have a very long turnaround time that's for sure.
What's this I hear about free shipping? I had to pay for shipping.
Hi William
If you want to pay full price they'll give you free shipping (for a limited time).
TonyC 😉
FTM 2010 is, of course, not even available in the UK either through Ancestry.co.uk's shop or any of the usual outlets who are in addition reporting exhaustion of 2009 stocks
I have asked this quesiton before but received no answer. I have FTM2005 and want to upgrade. However, I have recently bought a new computer which came with Windoews Vista. I followed the instructions to update the 2005 version of FTM for Vista. After that, the FTM that worked perfectly fine with Windows XP started to demand from me that O write all the dates in Swedish. I live in Sweden and have everything installed in English, however, my keyboard is Swedish obviously, that's all you can get here. Somehow FTM 2005 after the Vista update decides on its own tha language it wants me to use and this decision seems to be based on my keyboard configuration. I will not spend money on FTM 2010 unless I receive a guarantee that it will not do this.
From what I have read so far, I believe that the much requested sync capabilities between ancestry.com and FTM are STILL NOT ADDRESSED.
Now, I'll keep my pie hole shut for the time being until I get the test the actual functionalities out myself, but from what I understand is that you can DOWNLOAD AND MERGE, but NOT UPLOAD AND MERGE. That is to say that uploading will STILL CREATE A NEW TREE. (And yes, the caps illustrate the raising of my voice out of frustration.)
From what I can tell of the feature-set described so far, there has been some more work on on the interface, some tweaking and bug-fixes, some additional reporting options. All of these are minor updates in the software world, and don't constitute a major version release that should be charged for. Normally new version releases are reserved for publishing major functionality changes. Minor version releases should be used for bug fixes, tweaks, UI updates, and similar. I think it is wrong to ask for clients to pay for a product that has been optimized a little, but is essentially the same as FTM 2009. The only reason I went ahead with the purchase is because I was able to make use of the $19 upgrade special.
Here's hoping for improvement,
Mike B.
What's the difference between the FTM 2010 Essentials, Deluxe and Platinum editions?
Kirk #59
I think it's the length of the monthly basic Ancestry subscription – maybe 1, 3 or 6 months.
Kirk #59: As far as I know the only difference was subscription level with Ancestry.com. That was the case with FTM2009, so I opted to buy the basic version. I haven't heard of that changing.
This means that if you already have an Ancestry.com subscription, you are throwing your money out if you get anything other than the Essential version.
Being that the Ancestry.com store only lists one version of the softwarem, you won't get different software with the different packages (Deluxe and Platinum). From what I've read on other web sites those include additional research materials and literature.
Thank you, Tony & Mike.
Almost a year ago I came across a bug in Family Tree Maker 2009. When I contacted the developers I was told that it might be in a patch for FTM 2009 but that it was fixed in FTM 2010.
On August 12th I paid for the upgrade and paid the additional $12 for expedited shipping.
It arrived this afternoon! When I got home if was under my door mat (delivered by UPS).
While installing, it hung (while trying to copy the file 'Arc de Triomphe.jpg') so I had to kill the install with the task mamager and start again. Not a good start.
It converted my file and I loaded an existing chart layout to print the descendants of my father's father's father (the chart is 234-inches wide by 11-inches high).
I clicked on the 'One Page PDF…' menu option and a new modal dialog box appears titled "Chart Notification" and says "Chart size will be reduced to fit PDF". I click on OK and wait (with baited breath, wondering what size it will be).
All I see is a big red 'X' – exactly the same as was in FTM 2009. I am PEEVED.
I could not care less about any other feature. I just want this bug fixed.
I too have been using Family Tree Maker for over 10 years and have just upgraded my Ancestry.com account to World Deluxe, but also did not receive the special offer. I am very interested in the 2010 edition, especially if it really allows me to "sync" my Ancestry.com tree only with my FTM tree by merging information. Anyone know if this is really the case and where I can find a discount?
Thanks for your help!
I was sold a 2009 FTM a few weeks ago..I asked when a newer version was comming out & got a WEAK answer…I need to return my purchase for the 2010 version at the sale price…
This is not good buisiness guys…. & when are your phone lines going to work again ????
Sandra Fairbourn
The lack of integration between FTM and Ancestry.com is what has me on the fence about purchasing this product. I have a tree on Ancestry.com but do not have a tree in any desktop software.
Tell me if I have this right:
I will be able to import my tree from Ancestry.com into FTM and it will include all source data, including the actual images of records. I will be able to search Ancestry.com's record collections from within FTM and will be able to add those records, including the actual images of those records, to my tree in FTM. However, in so doing, I will only be updating my FTM tree, not my tree on Ancestry.com. I can periodically upload my tree from FTM to Ancestry.com, which will include the source data, including the actual images of the source records, but the upload will constiute a "new" tree, meaning that I would then have to re-invite all members to the new tree. So my options are to a) do all my work simultaneously in both trees, requiring double effort, or b) do my work on Ancestry.com, without the advanced capabilities of FTM, then download my Ancestry.com tree to FTM, which will update my FTM tree. I can then use FTM's capabilities to make advanced edits to the info that will not appear on my Ancestry.com tree or c) do my work within FTM, utilizing its capabilities, and periodically upload that tree to Ancestry.com, creating a new tree that I will have to re-invite all the family members to view.
Have I summed this up correctly?
Received FTM 2010 today. Eagerly downloaded my Ancestry.com tree to FTM 2010. Was VERY disappointed that notes didn't download, and that I'm missing images.
Mark- Re:#66
You summation is perfectly correct.
There is a workaround…messy but it works.
Maintain two trees, one public and one private.
It works like this.
1). Put up a public tree with whatever information you feel comfortable showing but with no pictures, stories, etc.- just basic info.
2). Download that public tree into a new FTM file.
3). Use that FTM file and upload it to a private tree- and I mean completely private (i.e. one that won't even show up in search)
4). Add whatever sources, pictures, stories, etc. to this private tree.
5). Use the public tree to add new people and their basic info and then copy the new people added to the public tree to the private tree and then add sources, pictures, etc.
You can then keep adding to the private tree without having to re-issue invites or worry about the namegatherers grabbing your pictures, etc. and also keep backups of both public and private trees on your computer.
It sounds complicated but once you start doing it it gets easy.
Mark – Re#66
Yes, that's exactly the problem that I have. Maintaining the trees requires too much duplication of work.
I inquired and was told that there was no way to keep the 2 trees in sync, that they are totally separate.
That's why 2010 caught my eye with hope that there was a way to merge one into the other after adding information.
Thanks, Andy, for the workaround – messy is better than nothing!
Thank you!
Syncing FTM and ancestry.com is at the top of my Wish List. I'll wait to hear what others say about that feature in FTM 2010 to see if I'm going to upgrade.
I received my copy of FTM 2010 today. The sole reason I spent money on this version was the advertisement about integration with the online tree I have at ancestry.com and my FTM computer file. In my opinion, the advertising is misleading because there is little to no improvement as far as I can tell. My interpretation of the advertising was that I would FINALLY be able to sync data between the 2 trees. This is simply not the case. I am furious with myself in not having waited to purchase until after having read the posts here and realizing what the "new" version truly means. Most disappointing. I am having flashbacks of the mess with the release of an earlier version with multiple bugs. So far I haven't found bugs, but at this point, I feel I have wasted my money.
Re: Synching Online trees and FTM
Until Ancestry goes to a system where their computers take over your computer and writes info both the the online tree database and the FTM program on your computer there will be no synching-period.
Such a system would involve massive amounts of resources and subscription prices would go thru the roof.
In other words… it ain't gonna happen- at least not in our lifetime.
Can anyone name any other online tree site that also synchs to a computer program at the same time??
… I didn't think so.
I'd be happy to be able to upload and download everything in my FTM to and from ancestry.com.
#44 Thanks Duff. Its good to hear the program has been test with both.
No, I don't expect them to automatically sync both trees, but they implied 2010 would give us the ability to merge selected information (via upload or download)from one to the other.
It is obvious from all of the comments that Ancestry botched the presale announcement for FTM 2010 just like they screwed up the same process for FTM 2009. I never received any email from them and nothing showed up in my SPAM folder. The exact same thign happened last time for 2009. My software is registered, you have my email, and all my communications preferences are set properly.
I've been a full subscriber to Ancestry for several years. I've owned every version of FTM going back to 1993!
If you really care about your loyal subscribers, you'll extend the presale offer to people like me. C'mon Ancestry admit you screwed up and throw us a bone!
Thank you, Duff, for the clarification.
If 2010 really will let me update my online tree and merge the information into my open FTM tree, then I would consider updating from 2009. It's the main capability I'm look for.
I have heard some Ancestry.com members received email for 50% off 2010 since it is an upgrade.
I have World Deluxe membership and have had FTM for many years. Is there any reason I did not receive this offer?
Yes, I am registered under this email address and get other notifications.
Thanks, Duff,
Duff- Re: #76
Thanks for the clarification about the downloading…
Now, lets talk about updating by uploading.
If I have a private online tree with 72 invitees and download my online tree into FTM, add six people with pictures, sources, citations, etc. and then want to update the online tree with the new info I just put into FTM can I update the tree already online or must I start a new tree and re-invite those 72 family members?
Why are we limited to starting from the bottom of a tree and working backwards? I want to start with an ancestor and develop a tree down to my grandchildren. I don't seem to be able to do this with your versions of Family Tree Maker. Oh, how I wish I never got a new computer and this worthless program! The "old" Family Tree Maker was wonderful. You could go in either direction, without any need to be logged on to any site!
I started a new topic here to discuss the synchronization features of FTM2010: http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=4988&p=topics.software.famtreemaker
Andy #68: I took the liberty of adding your steps as a workaround to the thread.
MHubbard #80:
Why would you want to start at the top of your tree? Now, I'm only asking, because when starting research on a tree it doesn't make sense: to proove your ancestry you have to tie supporting documentation from yourself to your ancestors, and the only way that can be done reliably is going from the present into the past, i.e. working from the bottom up. (The foundation analogy comes to mind: if you build on shaky or no foundation, your house is apt to collapse.)
Now, if you've already done your research and would like to build a separate tree for a specific purpose (i.e. you are creating specific reports in which you only want certain individuals from that ancestral line), I can see where you're coming from.
I'm just curious as to what your needs are that you need to create a tree starting with your ancestor?
Off the top of my head, I do think it is possible to start a tree from you ancestor in FTM. The trick is not following the introductory wizzard that asks for your information. You can always add a new person (your ancestor) to a blank tree, and then build from there.
Or you can 'trick' the 'new tree' form by entering your ancestors information instead of your own. Have you tried that?
I don't advocate restricting users from doing things their way; I find that is terrible software development. But I did want to understand your needs so that perhaps I might be able to learn something new as well. 🙂
Good luck!
Mike B.
Just received FTM2010 and tried to install. Wouldn't install automatically. When I tried to install manually (D:SETUP as per instruction) it simply hung up the computer. Task Manager said it was "not responding".
Anyone else have the same experience? Is this FTm 2008 redux?
#72 Andy,
Check out MyHeritage.com and their free Family Tree Builder. FTB does synch up to the web tree, in fact it can be set to upload automatically at intervals that you can set. This feature works one-way only. You work within the desktop app and publish your tree to the web – you cannot edit the web tree on the web – only from within FTB. You can open a web browser within FTB and perform searches, etc.
Now, this wouldn't satisfy those folks that want to collaborate with others on trees via the web, or that need the ability to work on their tree from multiple computers, but it would satisfy my desire to work with a more robust desktop application so that my work would be saved locally on my PC but backed up and made available for display to invitees on the web. And best of all – no duplication of effort!
Unfortunately, MyHeritage does not have the record collections that TGN has, although their search does search all the TGN sites along with others. But you don't have that ability to click on a record and add all the info to your tree along with a link to the image.
I, personally, would love for TGN to give FTM the same capability to publish trees to the web that MyHeritage has with FTB.
As far as two-way synching goes, that's a much trickier prospect, and I suspect that you're correct in saying that it's a long way off. What MyHeritage has done is to allow you to have an FTB "published" tree as I have described – or a web based tree that you, and anyone else that you grant permission to, can edit online, but not through the software. I suppose that you could have one of each if you wished, you just can't have them both together in one package.
Maybe the TGN developers can take a look at what MyHeritage has done and get some ideas.
Dear ancestry,
I have already purchased the old version, family tree maker, but it doesnt upload the pictures from my famiy tree , does the new one do that? And if so, do i have to buy all over again, the same thing, or can it be upgraded some how, so that pictures from acestry gets on my family tree maker?????
I just installed my Family Tree Maker 2010 this morning. But don't know how to register it. Could you tell me how to do it? I also have past years in my computer.
I still have trouble with finding & sorting out the names of my ancesters.Like my grandmother Grace Hester Lowhorn. Her father is William F Lowhorn born 1853 & mother Margaret Jones. Margaret's middle name was Tennessee, i thought. And i also used Margaret Lynn Jones from another tree. But neither gets any information.It wont go any further. She is my great grandmother & i cant find any thing on her.All are passed that could help. We have indian in us & i cant find out much about them either.I paid for the Tree Maker & find its harder than Ancestry.I could use some help if you dont mind. Thank You, Donna Gaynelle Palk
OK, got the 2010 version today and installed it. It did seem to freeze at the Arch de Triump .jpg as someone else reported, but eventually did proceed. I think it is processing something, but it *appears* to be hung at that jpg.
Question: The published feature list includes:
Extensive geographical migrations – View a person or family timeline with event locations, like births, marriages, residences and death, mapped geographically to show migration paths you can follow through time.
Better ways to organize photos and other media – Easier and faster ways to add, link and categorize photos and files.
Can you tell me how to get to/see these two features specifically. I've looked hard for the first one and can't find anything different…
Thanks for the reply Duff. One other question (sadly offtopic and not about 2010 version I don't think). I'm finding it hard to phrase this question …
I find the single directory for Media is becoming unweildy. I'd like to see some directory structure there.
I realize that I can create directories in there, place media there, then link to them in-place. That works. However, all the media pulled down automatically by FTM still goes into the "Media" directory. I also have *lots* of files placed there BEFORE I discovered the above method…
Can I move those media files in some way and keep the linkages within FTM working (ie., create a subdirectory and move files there)?
Am I missing something? (I was hoping the "Better wasy to organize…" might go in that direction…)
Duff- Re:#87
Thanks, I thought that was the case but wanted to be sure.
#63 – Peter A. Forkes
Not sure if this helps, but I work on computers for a living & when you get big red "x"'s when it comes to Adobe, it is usually one of two things, either you have Adobe Reader and Acrobat Standard or Professional and it doesn't know which one to use to open, or you need to go in to your Edit Preferences section in Adobe click on the Internet header on the left, and determine if you have the box checked that says to Display PDF in Browser window. If it is checked, try unchecking it or vice versa. That usually resolves those issues. I have seen this many times in the way Adobe interfaces with many applications, and this may be an Adobe issue, not an FTM issue. Hope that helps.
As to the Windows 7 question, I have the final (legit) Windows 7 professional and it installed just fine. Haven't gone through all the options yet, but it looks good.
I am not sure why so many people misssed the pre-sale notice. As one person posted, it is very possible it was designated as SPAM in many FTM users mailboxes and depending on how each person's SPAM filters are set up, it could have either been put in a folder or completely deleted. My recommendation is for those users that are not currently receiving emails from ancestry might want to add the following address to your SPAM filters as an allowed email address as that is one that sent the Special offer.
I odered and neglected to check if it was campatible with mty Mac, which of course it is not. So I'm returning it for a refund.
I ordered and neglected to check if it was campatible with my Mac, which of course it is not. So I'm returning it for a refund.
I too am a long time ancestry user with my website on Rootsweb. I have been using your services since 2004 and purchased my Family Tree Maker Version 16 from you.
I think you should still honor the 19.95 for us long time users.
PS: I called today and they would not allow me to purchased the 2010 version at the discounted price, so I told him to forget it.
Very disappointed.
Problem with Family Tree Maker 2010 when making Family Group Sheets. The Family picture field is not cleared out at end of making a Family Group Sheet. If you try to make another Family Group Sheet for a different person the list of family pictures is from the previous person. You must go back to Collections and select a different report to clear out the family picture list.
I just saw online about the version. I've been a customer since the dawn of time, but for some reason didn't get presell email. Now they want me to pay $39.95 for the upgrade. HELP!
#95 – Carolyn,
You are a gem! This has fixed my display problem in exporting large one-page PDf files that would display with a large red "X". I only have "Reader" but changed the preferences that you mentioned and now the file displays properly. This has been a "problem" in previous versions and may have the same root cause.
I've never understood why Ancestry doesn't use their own built-in message service in addition to regular e-mail to send this type of thing.
It would be really worthwhile if FTM did offer the ability to synchronise FTM tree with online tree
After upgrading from 8.0 to 2009 3 months later did get the deal on 2010 $20 is hard to pass up I did like the few updates but still no All In One Tree hopefully a update will finally have it as mentioned in 2010
New Upgrades
Just the ability to download the media from Ancestry.com to the new FTM 10 ought to be just about the best selling point out there. I just installed 10, downloaded the latest info, and there it is, all the names, pictures, and stories, not to mention all the sources, citations, and facts!!! I absolutely love it! Give them a chance to work out the bugs. GO ANCESTRY!!
I have installed FTM 2010 and it will not open. It says "Family Tree Maker 2010 has encountered a problem and needs to close." Am I the only one having this problem?
First impressions it's a CPU hog. Nice GUI interface to Ancestry.com but when it takes you forever to repaint the screen. I tried running the find duplicates and it pegged Process Explorer's CPU meter for 3 hours before I abort it. Takes a long ltime just to load my 41,000 person file.
Regarding your reply #18 to Robin #14 I too was anxiously awaiting the ability to print a large file tree to a plotter (as I used to to do) Has this been added and I'm just not finding it? or will it be added soon?
Jim – Re: #110
I don't know what your system specs are but it is my opinion that anyone running less than a 2 GHz chip with less than 3 Gig of ram and a 500 gig HD is just begging for performance problems when it comes to today's software- particularly where large databases are concerned.
My FTM 2010 just arrived, installing it now. Back later
Bugs indeed. I eagerly installed 2010 after receiving it in the mail. The first time I tried to open a media file the whole program shut down. When I reopened it I got the message that it was improperly closed and suggested that I compact the file. Very frustrated with this experience.
HELP! Now the same thing is happening to my 2009 version.
I eagerly installed 2010 . The first time I tried to open a media file the whole program shut down. When I reopened it I got the message that it was improperly closed and suggested that I compact the file. Very frustrated with this experience.
Any fixes!
I love the new version of FTM 2010. It has readded the birthday calender which I find helpful. I love the additions for creating a book. I have been looking for something like this for quite some time and it is exactly what I needed. I have found a few bugs so far but nothing too major. Some of my pictures had to be relinked which was easy enough to do. When creating a book it will not transfer the media pictures into the book. It appears that it works but when you review the book the pages are blank. I hope this can be fixed soon. Also when you load the family group sheets it doesn't allow you to pick from all your pictures when trying to load a family picture. It only gives you a few to pick from. I have also found no improvement in the ability to print pictures and reorganize them. I am hoping that I just need to experiment some more. Otherwise the program is much improved as far as book printing options, new charts etc. I would definitely recommend upgrading to 2010. My previous version was 2008 and I had numerous problems with that version so this version is much improved.
I was wondering if there are any plans in the works for adding a little ap to the program so that viewing "stories" would be a more pleasant experience than weeding through "notepad"
Thanks for all your hard work; it is paying off!
I never received notification of FTM 2010 by e-mail.
Loaded FTM 2010 on my Vista PC and it stalls downloading a tree from Ancestry.com at 99%. Been talking with FTM Support (hours and hours) to no avail. Loaded the software on my parents Win XP PC and all worked correctly. Had high hopes, now very frustrated and dissapointed…will be seeking a refund
I have 2009 and 2010 on the same machine. 2010 takes several seconds longer to census merge!!!!!!!!!!!! It's like having dial up again. Yikes!
my question is, will there be also a German Version of FTM 2010?
Best wishes from Germany
Viktor Wabel
I am also one of the long-time FTM users who did not get a chance to respond to the discount offer.
No flat tire, no running out of gas, my cat is still alive… but I was in Moscow at the time. No internet at those prices!
Are we still considering those of us who missed out? Thanks
One of the issues that seems to crop up here is that, when uploading the new tree, people have to re-invite their family members to see the fresh tree.
Maybe, rather than the more tortuous route of synching an existing tree record online, it would be easier for Ancestry to allow members to simply copy the 'invite' list from one tree to another? That way members wouldn't need to re-invite everyone, they'd have the access straight away in their drop-down lists, and you could simply delete the old tree.
I'd have thought coding that would be relatively simple …
I too didn't realize the deadline had passed, I would like to purchase the upgrade to 2010. I had a lot of serious problems, da death of my Mom, computer freaked, can I still get the upgrade for the special price, I have been loyal since version 5.
#123, Charles:
There was a bug in the last version of 2009 where images from merges would not transfer to the database. The new version fixes this issue by allowing the image to first download, then the information is merged.
I see several different versions of FTM 2010 are available, yet I can't seem to find anywhere that the features of each are discussed, or better yet a side by side comparisons of the features in each.
What am I getting(or not getting) with each of th FTM 2010 Essentials, Deluxe, and Platinum versions?
#130 Leroy
The difference between the different version of FTM 2010 is primarly the length of the free trail for "U.S. Deluxe Membership" (e.g., version available from Ancestry has 14 days, versions available at Amazon 1 month (Essential), 3 months (Deluxe), 6 months(Platinum)).
Please keep in mind that the free trial is for access to "U.S. Deluxe Membership" not the "World Deluxe Membership" — so depending upon what/who you are researching you may wish to purchase the basic/essential version and then purchase the "World Deluxe Membership" if you are not already a subscriber.
I am very impressed with the upgraded features that come with the new version 2010. I hope you continue to improve this product. Very nice job!
>>> Are we still considering those of us who missed out? Thanks
… Apparently not. Ok… I get enthused every year about the time that the new upgrade comes out, but not so much this year.
Back to the other hobbies. 🙂
#129, James,
Thanks for the response. I guess, I'll leave media checked and see if I get the "no responding messeage"?
Also, what is the value of the image anyway? You cannot not include them with a GEDCOM, so why drag them along?
From the looks of all the comments, y'all can fight over my copy of 2010. I bought 2008 AND 2009 with the hopes of having something manageable. Thank God I kept my copy of 2005.
It would be nice if FTM would put out an update that will show what the relationship of who you are working on to the "Home person" should you get lost. That way you don't have to be constantly going back to the "Home Person" to find your way around. That was the ONLY plus I found on 2009.
If FTM 2010 is as sad as 2008 and 2009 then I'll be anxiously awaiting 2011. Maybe!!
I just got back from a trip also, and just saw the savings, it it to late for me to update and get this great offer.
I submitted this as a bug report but haven't received a response and I'd like one. I'm using FTM 2010, and, so far, so good, but I do have a question regarding "Places." On the Places tab, the places list includes a lot of non-place items – nicknames, alternate names, SSNs, etc. I can go in and change the data type and attibutes, but the items still show up on the list. I might be able to delete them from the list one at a time – I've not tried that, but there are too many to delete that way when they shouldn't be there at all. How did it occur, and how do I correct it?
#134 Charles,
One of the advantages of the image is that you can read the actual source and not just someone's transcription (which might be in error.) GEDCOM is a file-type that allows text only. I share my family files to relatives by giving them the entire database and images.
#134 Charles,
One of the advantages of the image is that you can read the actual source and not just someone's transcription (which might be in error.) GEDCOM is a file-type that allows text only. I share my family files with relatives by giving them the entire database and images.
I have seen online that Family Tree Maker 2010 will be available in retail stores. Does anyone know which major retail stores I might be able to find it (ie. target, staples, office max)
Also what is the release date it will be available in stores?
Heres some of the issues i see when downloading a tree from ancestry. If you had attached a source in FTM then uploaded to you member tree the source would show with the link to the image. In a download that isnt the case all hints have to be reattached even though you have a source for it. (I havent tried yet) but if you attached the hint again it probably would create another source there by haven 2 of the same. Repeat upload and download and you could end up with a ton of the same sources. Also images that are download are renamed from what you had uploaded, so that if you had a photo uploaded named Steve Smith.jpg, on download it would say 61823919.Jpg. It would seem the ability to download is more of a backup of the online tree only and completely useless for anything else alas in my opinion.
This "upgrade" is a major disappointment to me. I liked FTM 2009 until I found issues when my external media files were moved. Mine are very organized in a main folder outside of where I keep my data file. When I did some reorganization of my data, all of the media files became unlinked and now have to be manually relinked.
1) In both FTM 2009 and 2010, the system will crash when trying to relink these images.
2) Uninstalling and then reinstalling 2010, the install process from the disc takes nearly 20 minutes.
3) I thought this version was going to have the ability to custommize the location of the media folder(s) as was relayed to me a few months ago.
4) Tech support is useless and can't seem to read and/or understand my problem. They only give me solutions that are unrelated. An English problem on their end, or not paying attention. Response times are very slow as well.
I find 2010 a much better product than when I first started using FTW years ago and look forward to improvement in the current 2010 edition.
Usiing the online private tree is much better than than the past. One thing I have noted in the Media section that I would like to see is the ability to arrange pictures by date. I have several about 349 in my tree and continue to add from personal collections and family trees on line and would find it much better if as I put them in they would be placed by date like the outstanding results in the time line section.
#83 Beryl:
As I noted, installing from the disc took about 20 minutes. Actually I rebooted after 20 minutes.
Copy all the files to your hard drive and install. It's a lot faster.
Thank you for all your work on ancestry.com. I have worked with genealogy for only abt 10 yrs and very seriously within the past 3 yrs. This is the most rewarding hobby I've ever contemplated having since I've had to be home due to family health.
First I studied many sites and recorded a lot of history on several. Since begining with the free part of ancestry.com 3 yrs ago, I knew you were the best and most interesting. We've communicated with over 88 relatives from coast to coast. And I've had the honor of helping many with a real need in searching for kin folk.
We purchased Family Tree Maker 2008. Would 2010 be that much better? Is there are deal for people like us? Looking forward to hearing from you. By the way, the new info, search availability and look–fantastic. Double tips for the author.
God bless,
Delia and George Holloway
2010 version is much improved over 2008.


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The charges date back to 2007 when former Chairman Jim Greer ran the state GOP. Greer has been indicted; so has former House Speaker Ray Sansom.
Both former leaders had party issued credit cards. Governor Charlie Crist, who left the party early this year, didn't have a party card. He says he's in the clear.
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Take That singer Gary Barlow was praised by Prince Charles at a music awards ceremony in Park Lane last night.
The Prince of Wales paid tribute to the X Factor judge before he was presented with the Music Industry Trust Award by Sir Elton John.
In a video message recorded before he went on his Diamond Jubilee tour of Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea, the Prince praised his charity work, "not only for my Prince's Trust and the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, but also for Comic Relief, Children In Need and many more".
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For much of his career, Juan Manuel Marquez was something of a forgotten man, waiting his turn in the shadows while his more celebrated compatriots Marco Antonio Barrera and Erik Morales soaked up the plaudits and monopolized the main-event marquees. But in recent years, it's Marquez who has moved to the fore, securing a pay-per-view matchup with Floyd Mayweather Jr., moving to the top half of most pound-for-pound lists, and on Saturday likely concluding his storied rivalry with Manny Pacquiao.
In other words, he is now widely regarded with the same degree of admiration and appreciation as his contemporary countrymen, a status his promoter, Bob Arum, believes he fully deserves to occupy.
"Absolutely," Arum told reporters at the MGM Grand when asked if he thought Marquez belonged in the same conversation as his more famous rivals. "I don't think he has been as promotable as Barrera and Morales, and I think to that extent he has fallen behind. But as far as skill and career, I certainly think he belongs with those two guys."
Asked to elucidate on the comment about how promotable Marquez has been, Arum referred back to a time shortly after the first fight with Pacquiao when Marquez, refusing the money on offer for an immediate rematch, split with Arum's Top Rank.
"We had him, and we had problems with his trainer, who was also acting as his manager, and it was very difficult and he left us," Arum said, delicately. "And then he went to Golden Boy, and they did a better job than we did -- but still not a really good, good job, and he was a victim of that. So I don't cast aspersions on anybody, because we had him for a number of years, and we didn't do what I think was a bang-up job promoting him."
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29 Mar 2012 1:46 AM #1
Android keyboard display affects initial viewport sizing
In my application, when running natively on Android I have a login form panel being display. When first loading up the application and getting the keyboard to display on the screen on one of my input fields, the app only takes up half the screen, the other half being the space reserved for the Android keyboard. When the keyboard hides, the viewport does not resize to the full screen dimensions, so I end up with white space. I can only get around this with a screen orientation change to force the viewport to resize correctly.
How can I sort this out please?
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Android sucks to be honest, why wouldn't they just scroll the page up so the field is in view instead of resizing.
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Erm ok, force a reflow you say? Can you give me an example of how I would do this please?
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I'm starting to look into this issue right now.
I have an app that is experiencing this issue very often (on Android 2 and 4).
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A mirrored side table can be many things to many people but one thing is for sure, it will always be the focal point and centre of any room or space. Mirrored pieces of furniture can be as simple or as complicated as you wish but whatever style you choose you are guaranteed to end up with a sparkling statement which will complement any colour or theme. The decision to add a mirrored side table to your collection of furniture is also an investment and one which will never go out of style. Chose your piece carefully and it will fit into future room themes and slot effortlessly into any room in your house in place of any usual side table, be it in the bedroom, lounge or formal sitting room.
Mirrored furniture adds a dimension to a room unlike any other piece of furniture for many reasons, not least because of its ability to bounce and reflect rays of light, natural or artificial, around in all directions. Plain and simple designs with smooth surfaces and no or few angles have a very contemporary and modern feel about them. Their very plainness is an advantage as they blend into any decor yet leap out at the merest hint of glinting illumination. A plain surface like this is the very thing to place any objects on that you want to draw to the attention of guests, as the beauty of the item is reflected twofold. In addition, they can simply be used in place or in conjunction with other mirrored objects without feeling too overpowering.
Faceted or angled mirrored side tables have more of a traditional feel and can echo a bygone era for example, art deco styles. Facets or angles can be as simple as an edge to the table, or down the dull length of the table`s legs. Different faces of mirror glass have a real ability to reflect so much more light than a plain surface. This is especially noticeable in flickering candle light or by the subtle hues of light cast down by wall and table lamps.
Another addition to classic types of glass tables tend towards the etched styles. Etching is a delicate process where patterns or artworks, sometimes floral and classic or modern designs, are cut into the surface of the glass by the use of acidic or caustic materials. This process is an old technique, but has proved eternally popular.
Apart from their ability to bring a spark to dark or dull spaces within a room, mirrored side tables can also pick up patterns, for example in wall paper or latticework in a wooden piece of furniture. They can reflect colours and the glass itself can sometimes be coloured or smoked for an ultra contemporary effect.
Mirrored side tables can be utilised almost anywhere in the home. Apart from the obvious places like living rooms and bedrooms, why not try placing them in a hallway or stairwell to add interest and perk up the area? These spaces are usually smaller and often darker than other rooms in the house and could benefit from this simple and well placed addition.
Mirrored furniture can complement any style of room whatever its furnishings and other accoutrements such as light switches, door furniture, fixings and shelving, but if you want to try incorporating a few different things like this, they can totally alter the feel of a room. The selection available at www.ironmongerydirect.co.uk can help you achieve this, trying your new furniture and decor together.
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Friday, May 5, 2006
The last time (February 15th) we were on the subject we more or less took the story of visitors to our island of Hispaniola up to one of those black-historical points in human history: the near extermination of the Taíno Indians which then leaves us to cover just the last 500 years or so.
By a clear margin the most famous of all visitors since that time is Christopher Columbus (whose name by the way in Spanish is not quite so famously known by English speakers to be Cristobal Colon). For such a prestigious visitor you would expect it to have been the all-expenses paid trip that it was but not such an obvious thing back in 1492. He was of course the first white man here and by default the first non-Indian visitor and the first ever person to come with a return trip-ticket. His all-inclusive ticket, along with many of the other paradise-seekers who came at that time, was paid for by the Spanish crown and it was the Spanish themselves who abruptly changed this style of paradise-seeking visitor when they started bringing in slaves from Africa who clearly had no hope of any kind of return ticket and were disgracefully brought in for no other reason than to replace those badly decimated Taíno Indians as laborers.
After that the next identifiable group of arrivals, in any significant numbers, was the French who took advantage of the Spanish being distracted by their insatiable search for greater wealth in other parts of South America. The French concentrated on the north and west of the island thereby explaining the current division between French-speaking Haiti and Spanish-speaking Dominican Republic. Interspersed in the early years the English too had their own style of visits with their particular specialty being pirate trips also usually all-inclusive. Most notable of all was that of Sir Francis Drake who just a little along the coast from us very successfully held Santo Domingo to ransom in 1586. By the end of the 19th century both Haiti and the Dominican Republic had established themselves as fully fledged republics even if it came with the usual bubbling turmoil you get between neighbors and visits, at least to this side of the border, both from Haiti and overseas have continued apace in one form or another ever since that time.
For example quite a sprinkling of Chinese can be found here including an up and coming Chinatown in Santo Domingo – as of writing an arch-type entrance way is being constructed, funded by Chinese businesses, at the intersection of Avenida's Duarte and Mexico to designate the area. The Chinese began arriving from other Caribbean islands together with even greater numbers of other natives seeking regular work and opportunities from the 19th century onwards. Considerable numbers of Americans arrived in the early part of that century to set up plantations as many of the Europeans had done in the previous centuries and then the US army made its first visit in 1903, they certainly must have liked it because they came again in 1916 and stayed for a full eight years. They came again in 1965 but moved on much more quickly this time for they were gone by the following year.
Arabs formed the nucleus of another group of visitors, mainly Lebanese with lesser numbers of Palestinians and Syrians who first started arriving towards the end of the nineteenth century and continued to come and stay through the following century. A visit to one of the principal shopping areas in Santo Domingo, namely Avenida Duarte, reveals names on shop hoardings here and there directly reflecting this, one of the most familiar being the large department store under Lebanese-descended ownership: Plaza Lama.
A peek back to the last century shows that the most notable single groups with, at least, intentions to settle entered the country from the 1930s onwards. Many founded agricultural colonies that unfortunately very often didn't work out as planned but of these groups there can still be found legacies of their presence here. Among the groups were German Jews (1930s), Japanese (after World War II), and Hungarians and Spaniards (both in the 1950s). Then more Chinese came from Taiwan and Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s actually making them second only to Haitians in numbers settling in the country.
Nowadays we have visitors all the year round of course and from all around the world, the majority of which return home tanned and relaxed, some choose to stay on and become ex-pats like ourselves and perhaps still the largest group who come in search of their own paradise or at least to escape the ravages of that desperately unstable seemingly impossible to govern neighbor of ours Haiti.
Hispaniola – quite the little melting pot!
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I am planning a month-long trip of east europe (within the new EU boundaries) to take in some of the former Yugoslavian countries. I have bought a Triumph Tiger 955i for the task.
Any pointers on the best places to visit and stay would be helpfull. Does anyone have opinions on the suitability the Tiger?
Also; I need a set of panniers for the trip; do you have any you wish to sell me?
I am also planning a 4 week trip in eastern Europe in June :-Hungary, Czech Republic, Poland etc.
If anybody has got any advice on good routes/roads, places to stay or visit and advice on any preperation required specificaly for touring eastern europe ie breakdown, insurance, local law then I would be very greatfull.
hey, i am taking a tour through the following places, France, Belgium, Germany and Italy.
i would love to know if there is any great roads between these places that i have to take! Also what are the legal requirements that have to be taken into account as i have read a lot of differing advice. so which of the following DO i need to have. high vis vest, first aid pack, spare light-bulbs.
if you have any other tips or advice that would also be fantastic! happy touring!
I am a Canadian planning a solo trip through Germany, Austria, Northern Italy, Switzerland, Liechtenstein and back to Germany. I have accomodation picked out in Italy but I am looking for interesting Bed and Breakfasts in Austria and Switzerland. If anyone can sugget something that would be great. I plan to rent a Yamaha 1300 in Ulm Germany
Great website with lots of interesting info.
I enjoy touring on my Harley Davidson Road King Classic and keep a record of routes, hotels, restaurants, general costs etc on my blog www.theartofmotorcycletouring.blogspot.com
I try to keep it updated, currently there are details of a recent five day trip to the Los Angeles/Mojave area on a rented Softail Heritage. I'm also entering details of a trip from the UK, through France to the Costa Blanca and return via Zaragosa and Bilbao. In two weeks, I'll be trying to do "live" blogs on a circular trip to The Netherlands and Belguim via Harwich and return Calais.
Hope it might be of help to other bikers planning tours!
Hi Peeps, i'm heading to france, belgium and germany for 5 days in august and i'm considering wearing a helmet cam for the duration. What i'd like to know is:
1: whats the best value for money camera out there ?
2: who's used one before and what were your experiences doing this ?
Oh yes..very on topic that!...I,m all for robbing the Bankers of their ill gotten gains ..
but from the subtlety involved here I would say this is data trawling for people likely to be involved in card "crime"...
Hi, i am off to the Moto GP in Jerez next year, it is my first tour on my Pan. Does anybody know of digs with secure parking in or around Santander. Any other tips i would be gratefull.
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Cary Ratcliff: Who He?
And he's having a good year.
In this picture Cary Ratcliff is preparing the Hochstein Youth Singers for Saturday's premiere of a set of songs called 'Goops and Hula Hoops.'
He's currently writing an opera for children's chorus and chamber orchestra that will be performed in San Diego in the spring.
Also this spring Concentus Women's Choir will present 'Song of Woman,' to poetry by Rochester poet Francesca Guli.
Plus, Ratcliff's colorful and rhythmic Oratorio 'Ode to Common Things' is scheduled to be performed by Peter Bay, the Austin Symphony and Craig Hella Johnson's Conspirare Chorus in an upcoming season. And there are rumors it might be performed next summer in Beijing during pre-Olympic festivities by the Rochester Oratorio Society.
Hear the premiere of "Goop and Hula Hoops" Saturday, December 8th at 3:00 p.m. at the Hochstein Performance Hall, 50 North Plymouth Avenue. The concert is free.
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Testimony opens in Hazleton murder case; warrant issued for witness
The prosecutor in the murder case against Adamis Arias described him as a callous killer who first shot his victim in the back as he fled, then finished him off with a shot to the groin after he fell to the ground.
She said Arias pulled a gun and intended to kill Angel Villalobos, 19, in a dispute over money on Feb. 23, 2013 in Hazleton.
"He's running away. He's ducking. He's attempting to protect himself. He has his back to the defendant and the defendant shoots him anyway," Luzerne County Assistant District Attorney Jill Matthews said during opening statements of Arias' trial on Tuesday. "It was willful. He shot him in his back. When he was on his back, he shot him in the front."
An autopsy determined Villalobos died from two gunshot wounds — one that hit his back around his belt line and the second in his groin.
Arias, 22, is standing trial this week on an open count of criminal homicide.
During her opening statement, Arias' attorney Allyson Kacmarski said the case isn't as clear cut as Matthews made it sound. The shooting took place during a chaotic confrontation on West Maple Street involving many people, she said.
And Villalobos was shooting a gun, too, she claimed.
"There's a lot of bullets flying around," Kacmarski said. "One gun? Two guns? Who knows, maybe even more guns."
Most of the Tuesday's testimony was from police officers who described responding to and processing the crime scene. More testimony about how police developed Arias as the suspect is expected in coming days.
On Tuesday, Villalobos' sister, Cathy, said she immediately knew Arias was the killer of her "little brother" because they feuded for years.
Arias' former girlfriend Alyssa Guzman, 19, said she was with Arias prior during the shooting. She said he drove up to a group of people on Maple Street, got out of the car and returned moments later. He then drove a little farther up the street and parked.
"He got out and said he'll be right back. Two or three seconds later, that's when the shooting started," she said.
Arias then drove her to New York City, but they didn't speak too much during the ride because he was talking on the phone to people in Spanish and she only knows few words in that language, she said. When they arrived in New York, she asked him if he shot Villalobos. Arias nonchalantly shrugged his shoulders, which she interpreted as a "maybe," she said.
Another person who was shot during the incident was subpoenaed to appear in court Tuesday to testify, but the witness did not show up.
Luzerne County Judge David W. Lupas issued a warrant for the arrest of Raphael Santana Nunez.
Kacmarski claimed that Nunez was shot by one of Villalobos' stray bullets. While she made the claim that Villalobos also fired shots during the incident, several police officers testified Tuesday that no gun was found on Villalobos or near his body.
Nunez had testified at Arias' preliminary hearing, but recently expressed reluctance to appear at trial when Hazleton police Detective David Bunchalk handed him a subpoena weeks ago.
"He said he's not getting involved and is not going," Bunchalk recalled.
After Nunez claimed he wouldn't show, Lupas had approved a request to jail Nunez as a material witness in the case, but Bunchalk said efforts to once again reach Nunez were not successful.
Because Nunez did not show, prosecutors asked to be able to introduce his preliminary hearing testimony. Lupas approved the request.
"If for some reason the witness is located, he still could be called as a witness and the issue will be moot," Lupas said.
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Out of Africa
International | After spending $60 million over the last decade to help southern Sudan, World Vision pulled out in a dispute with rebels who control some of the most desperate areas. The leavetaking left some human-rights activists asking: Is the organization more interested in political "neutrality" than helping those who are suffering at the hands of an Islamic government?
The plight of the truly poor Christians in southern Sudan has pierced consciences around the world. Persecuted for their faith by a radical Islamic dictatorship, sometimes captured and sold into slavery, or bombed and strafed, the Christians of southern Sudan have persevered, and many international relief organizations have stayed with them. Some are staying no more. Earlier this year the relief organization World Vision pulled out of southern Sudan in a dispute with the region's largest rebel group, the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA). The break in relations came after World Vision declined to sign an agreement with the SPLA allowing the organization to continue work in areas under rebel control. That decision left World Vision, with over $700 million in annual revenue one of America's largest recipients of charitable contributions, at odds with a liberation force that is trying to protect Sudan's Christians. It also left World Vision at odds with over 40 international organizations-including church-based and Christian relief groups-and 30 Sudanese groups that signed on with the SPLA. World Vision is one of only five groups choosing to remain outside that framework, called a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). World Vision is the only U.S. organization among them. Asked about the decision, World Vision president Richard Stearns told WORLD: The MOU "violates internationally recognized codes of conduct for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) and would prevent World Vision from providing disaster relief in a neutral and professional manner." The emphasis on neutrality is echoed in World Vision press statements, among its overseas affiliates, and in closed-door sessions with Sudan policymakers in Washington, D.C. That emphasis, coming from the organization that also calls itself "the largest, privately funded Christian humanitarian aid agency in the world," has eroded confidence in the SPLA and put groups that chose to remain in southern Sudan on the defensive. "The pullout drew the line in the sand, and the ones that stayed were proved as pro-rebel groups, whether they were or not, because of the way World Vision and the others, who were in a minority, pulled out," said Nina Shea, a member of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. "Now the Sudan government is targeting those relief groups. The bombing campaign commenced right away, and it affected those who stayed. They continue to be bombed." Right after World Vision pulled out, Sudan government bombs fell on a compound run by Samaritan's Purse, one of the groups that stayed. The attack killed two people and injured more than a dozen. Sudan government forces continue to bomb project sites for Samaritan's Purse and other organizations that signed the agreement. Forces dropped 250 bombs on relief sites and civilians in July alone, and just last month government forces dumped 23 bombs on Nimule and a hospital run by Norwegian People's Aid, another MOU signatory. In the wake of starvation and bombing, questions arose. What is the role of governmental and nongovernmental aid, and has World Vision remained consistent with its "neutrality" stand as it has taken controversial positions on both? Is "neutrality" justified in the current situation? To begin answering those questions, it's important to understand that relief in Sudan is a complicated business. Sudan itself is a rough environment: Desert in the north runs to Nile swampland in the south. The country bakes to over 100 degrees in every season, with unpredictable sandstorms plaguing the north while floods isolate the south during rainy season. The political landscape is also rough. The 17-year-long civil war between Muslim/Arab north and Christian/African south has displaced 4 million people inside Sudan's borders; some 400,000 live outside Sudan. Nearly 2 million people have died. In order to make relief operations possible in the midst of war and widespread famine, the UN in 1989 set up Operation Lifeline Sudan (OLS), a three-part arrangement among the UN, the Islamic government, and the SPLA. In theory, organizations working within this system could benefit from UN security and logistical support. Meanwhile, the two combatants could be triangulated against a powerful middle, at least when it came to relief work, to help more civilians survive. But the system has not worked that way. The Sudan government uses its leverage in OLS to hamper relief flights into parts of southern Sudan. Government bombers flout the security arrangement as they successfully and routinely target civilian sites, including schools, hospitals, and even relief planes parked at airstrips. OLS has evolved into a club, with larger organizations accustomed to working with the UN gaining access over smaller, nimbler groups, often church-based, that may be doing better community relations on the ground. Recently, more organizations have opted to work outside the OLS system, encouraged by lawmakers and human-rights activists who see the system as a tool of the Islamic regime. They want to see more federal dollars devoted to non-OLS work. The State Department already contributes to the OLS budget, as does the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), which this year budgeted $94 million for humanitarian programs in Sudan. Their preference for OLS groups over non-OLS groups leaves many parts of southern Sudan cut off from help ("Blue Nile blackout," WORLD, June 10 ). Congress tried to correct that bias with legislation specifying the sending of food aid to rebel-held areas. But some OLS groups, including World Vision, have lobbied successfully against the legislation. According to World Vision president Richard Stearns, "World Vision opposes congressional and administration efforts to deliver food aid and non-lethal aid, such as trucks, gasoline, and tents, to Sudanese rebels in the south." Last December, World Vision and seven other U.S.-based organizations sent a letter to Secretary of State Madeleine Albright protesting aid to rebel-held areas. The organizations said such assistance "could damage the reputations of American nongovernmental agencies" and "restrict their access to populations in dire need." Aid to rebel-held areas is designed to do the opposite, but there is concern about retaliation by Khartoum against organizations that provide help. Those leading the congressional drive to fund food aid for the south oppose both a pro-Khartoum stance and neutrality. Sen. Sam Brownback (R-Kan.) points out that, in addition to fighting a war against its own citizens, the radical Islamic government is known to harbor terrorist activity and is under both U.S. and international sanctions. "We should be much bolder and say that the government in Khartoum means us harm, and it expresses it in many ways," Sen. Brownback said. Funds to rebel-held territories, he argued, would "feed starving people standing for democracy in the Sudan who want nothing more than to live in peace, free from slavery, civilian bombing, government-manufactured famine, and the worst forms of religious persecution." Despite the disaffection between World Vision and southern Sudan supporters, World Vision officials point out that they have not left the region altogether. For the past several months World Vision has been flying in non-food supplies to contested and Khartoum-controlled areas. Cargo planes distribute items like mosquito nets, cooking pots, and water containers. According to Mr. Stearns, World Vision wants to expand its work in the area. To do that, it is using money from European governments, including a $382,000 contract with the European Community Humanitarian Organization (a group that opposed the MOU) and a $900,000 grant from the British government. "The militias overseeing areas where World Vision currently works in southern Sudan have not demanded that our staff sign any agreements compromising the integrity of World Vision's humanitarian assistance," Mr. Stearns reported. Those militias include forces of Lam Akol, a government commander and the Islamic regime's minister of transportation; and Riek Machar, head of the Sudan People's Democratic Front, a government-allied group. Sudan expert Eric Reeves, a professor at Smith College who is writing a book on the oilfield region of Upper Nile, described the nearby area where World Vision has taken up relief activity as "a brutal landscape." Government forces, together with the government-allied militias, have been clearing land for oil exploration and extraction. They are also erasing villages and farms in order to bid up, gold-rush style, large-tract concessions for future drilling. Mr. Reeves estimates that 100,000 people have been displaced throughout the region by oil-related fighting and brutality. Amnesty International condemned human-rights violations by the militias and government forces in western Upper Nile, citing "extrajudicial executions, rape, forced displacement and abduction" in a recent report. In particular, humanitarian groups have documented Mr. Machar's fighting tactics: slaughtering cattle, burning villages, and killing civilians. Mr. Machar is an unsteady figure who was a member of the SPLA 10 years ago, but defected to the other side and became a commander for the government. He abandoned his government post to direct his forces from a house in Nairobi owned by the Khartoum government, even though he continues to issue press reports that sound favorable to the rebels. Asked about its connections to Mr. Machar, Mr. Guiton said, "World Vision is not working with Machar but in territories held by his troops." Other aid workers say that is a distinction without a difference. Dan Eiffe is Sudan director for Norwegian People's Aid and encountered Machar forces further south in Bor County. He said working in Machar territory "puts World Vision actually supporting the government under the extreme pretense that they are pulling out of southern Sudan." World Vision's Mr. Guiton told WORLD it is unlikely that World Vision will return to SPLA-held areas where it once worked. Mr. Stearns is more optimistic. He commented, "We are hopeful that we will reach an agreement with SPLA soon and be able to return to those areas in the south under its authority." He indicated that World Vision is involved in current negotiations to revise the MOU. Mr. Wondu of the SPLA said that is not true. "It would be unfair to those who signed it in the first place to revise it. We would be contradicting ourselves," he said. Experts say contradictions abound in the World Vision Sudan saga, and communication with the organization has been difficult. Mr. Stearns refused to be interviewed by WORLD, but agreed to provide written answers to questions submitted in writing. Mindful of World Vision's longstanding record of service in other crises and disasters, some human-rights activists are puzzled by World Vision's recent actions. "We are struggling with Sudan policy, and there is a growing coalition of churches and human-rights groups trying to press strenuously for a U.S. policy on Sudan to stop the genocidal policy in Khartoum," said Nina Shea of the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom. "For World Vision to pick up the tent and go home just when we are seeing some changes-to be on the verge of turning this around and World Vision decides the war cannot be won? It undermines the hope that is finally there for the south." Mr. Wondu is ready to credit the fallout with teaching his side a lesson. "I really think that we must accept some of the blame," he told WORLD. "We have been in control of large areas of southern Sudan for years. When I go there I get very unhappy by our people's persistent need for food. They are looking up in the air for food instead of looking down on the ground. This is good shock therapy for us." "There are bad guys among the rebels, but there is no moral equivalence here," said Paul Marshall of Freedom House, author of the recently published Religious Freedom in the World. "What World Vision has said has tended to cast the south in worse light than it should be." Eric Reeves, the Smith College professor, concluded, "With Khartoum engaged in genocidal warfare to get at the SPLA, then the SPLA is in a very difficult position. They are operating under duress and feel abandoned in general."
-with reporting by Uwe Siemon-Netto, in Germany