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Pet owners washing their dogs with flea and tick shampoo; housekeepers scrubbing bathroom fixtures with mold and mildew removal agents; lawn enthusiasts applying granular crabgrass preventers. What do all of these people have in common? They are using pesticides.
Some people think pesticides are only used for controlling insects; but a pesticide is any product that kills or repels pests, including weedy plants or plant diseases, animals such as moles, and even household mildews, molds and bacteria. Therefore, products designed for use as disinfectants, toilet bowl cleaners, insect foggers and even pet flea collars are considered to be pesticides. If you are unsure whether any product qualifies as a pesticide, check the package label for pesticide registration numbers issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Pesticide labels carry two EPA registration numbers: the first number identifies the product's manufacturer and the second identifies the specific pesticide.
Pesticides serve many purposes around the home and garden. They modify the appearance of lawns to reduce unwanted plants we consider weeds. They can increase production in gardens and fields by reducing competition from insects and weedy species. They help us keep our living spaces clean and can even protect our health if used properly. Yet, when pesticides are used carelessly, they can pose dangers to humans, wildlife and our environment.
Statistics of case record counts from the American Association of Poison Control Centers (AAPCC) suggest that human and animal exposures to poisons, including pesticides, are steadily increasing in the United States. Poison control centers reported more than 22,000 cases of pesticide-related toxic exposures in all age categories in 1996, in contrast to nearly 45,000 cases of exposures for adults alone in 2007. The vast majority of these are minor cases, but some are serious and require medical attention. Perhaps most alarming, about one-third of poisoning cases involve children younger than 6. Children are often at greater risk from pesticide exposures, which can affect their growth and development. Keep in mind that these statistics are only for cases that are reported; countless others never come to the attention of medical professionals.
Although removing weeds, insects and other pests by hand is safest for the environment and your health, pesticides, if properly used, usually pose only a minimal risk. The key is to do your homework, even before you purchase a pesticide or start treatment. The purpose of this publication is to help Master Gardeners avoid problems and make effective, efficient use of pesticides in the garden and home environment.
Pesticides should be considered a final line of defense against a pest outbreak. They are just one of many pest management methods. Often, nonchemical control methods work just as well or better to prevent or manage a pest outbreak. Many pesticides target only certain types of pests. Thus, accurate identification of the problem is the critical first step in the process of selecting one or more appropriate control measures.
Integrated pest management for lawn and gardenIntegrated pest management (IPM) incorporates cultural, mechanical, biological and chemical control methods in a common-sense approach to pest management. IPM emphasizes establishing and maintaining healthy plants. Healthy, unstressed plants are better able to resist insects and diseases and compete with weeds.
In fact, many common plant problems are abiotic conditions — those that are not associated with a living pest. Such conditions can be physical, environmental or chemical. Typical examples of abiotic problems include poor planting or mulching methods, stress from cold or drought, overwatering and air pollution. If such problems are the real source of a pest outbreak or plant disorder, pesticides are unlikely to provide a long-term solution.
Figure 1When choosing a pesticide, do not use a product unless the label lists the specific pest you want to control.
When pesticides are the right choiceWhen you have eliminated possible abiotic causes of your plant problem, use of a pesticide may be appropriate. If so, how do you decide which one to use? Many products are classified as pesticides and sold through lawn and garden centers, hardware retailers and even grocery stores, and their commercial claims can be confusing and sometimes even inaccurate. To find the right pesticide requires that you ask the right questions and read product labels.
Reading the pesticide label is crucial when purchasing the product. Purchasing the wrong product will result in failure of that product to control the pest. Additionally, money was wasted purchasing an ineffective product. Check product labels to see if your particular pest is listed as one that the product will control (Figure 1). Never assume that a product will control a pest that is not listed on its label. For example, if you wish to control dandelions in your lawn, be sure that the product label claims it controls "dandelions." If the label does not name the pest you wish to control, the risk of a control failure falls upon you and not the retailer or the manufacturer of the product. In many instances, you may have more than one product choice to control your problem. If so, do not choose on the basis of cost alone; consider products that may be more friendly to the environment, easier on beneficial organisms and perhaps easier and safer to use. In the long run, you might save money and also prevent future problems.
Numerous organisms feed upon or infest insect pests. Natural enemies including predators, parasites and pathogens combat insect pests. Microbial insecticides containing the soilborne bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) are popular for the control of a variety of insects. Botanical pesticides, such as products containing pyrethrum and sabadilla, are less likely to pollute water or air and break down quickly in the environment.
Once you have correctly identified the pest causing unacceptable damage and other control measures have proven impractical or have failed, the careful selection of a pesticide may be a viable alternative. You should follow some guidelines if you will use pesticides:
When handling pesticides, keep in mind that they are all poisons and pose risks, at least to some degree. Most products formulated for use in and around the home are in very low concentrations. Many come ready-to-use because they are already diluted. Many of the same active ingredients found in home and garden products are available in more concentrated formulations and sold under different brand names for agricultural and industrial uses. Generally, most of these concentrated products are not listed as approved for home use — that is, they are illegal to use in the home environment. Other products are only available to licensed pest control professionals because of toxicity and environmental concerns. If you have a serious pest problem, such as a termite infestation, it is best to consult with a professional. Pest-control firms have personnel who are specially trained, certified and licensed to handle these types of jobs. For more information on choosing a professional applicator, see MU Extension publication G7501, Selecting a Professional Pest Control Service.
It's always better to be safe than sorry. Read the product label and be prepared to use it in a responsible way. When children, pets or wildlife could be present, take special precautions:
When applying pesticides, a little is good and more is not better. Strive for judicious use, guided by the directions on the label. These chemicals are generally not cheap; using them at unnecessarily high rates of application represents wasted money, time and energy. Extra products can also pose storage and disposal problems. Excessive use increases the potential for environmental harm, making it more likely that they will run off into surface water, leach into groundwater or wells, or evaporate into the air. Overapplication increases the chances that pesticides will damage desirable plants and beneficial organisms and linger as long-term residues. Moreover, applying pesticides at excessive rates beyond label directions is considered an illegal misuse of the product.
Fortunately, manufacturers make it easy to use pesticides responsibly. Many pesticide products for homeowners now come ready-to-use, with no additional mixing required for liquid formulations. If a concentrate needs to be mixed with water, the label will usually state the desired concentration that should be achieved before application. Some liquid products may list the proper rate as an amount to apply per unit area. For most lawn-care products, this application rate will be given as an amount of pesticide per 1,000 square feet. It is important to calculate the dimensions of the area to be treated in order to mix the proper amount into the application equipment, usually in a hose-end or hand-pump sprayer.
Product labels for many of the granular materials on today's market include a table that gives the correct setting to be used with popular granular lawn spreaders. These settings determine the flow rate and distribution of the product and vary depending on the size and weight of the granules. Attention to application rates helps ensure accurate delivery of the appropriate amount of a pesticide product to a site.
Figure 2Exposure to pesticides can occur through the skin, by ingestion, and by inhalation.
Pesticides can enter the body in several ways: ingestion, inhalation or contact with the skin (Figure 2). Surveys indicate that most exposure victims contact pesticides through their skin. For this reason, package labels for pesticides used in the home environment usually include specific steps that applicators should take to prevent skin exposure. The most important of these is to wear gloves. Some labels will specify waterproof or chemical-resistant gloves; keep in mind that waterproof does not necessarily mean chemical-resistant. Avoid gloves made of cotton, canvas or leather when handling pesticides, as these materials tend to absorb and hold residues in contact with the skin. Some pesticide labels of products approved for use around the home will indicate that applicators should wear a long-sleeved shirt and full-length trousers or a pair of coveralls. If coveralls are the preferred garment, disposable one-piece suits are available in materials such as Tyvek. Eye protection, such as face shields, protective goggles or safety glasses, may also be necessary when using some products, particularly during the mixing process. Regular eyeglasses for correcting vision do not provide adequate protection against pesticide exposure.
When the pesticide application tasks have been completed, follow procedures for discarding disposable gear or pesticide containers and for cleaning reusable protective gear with soapy water. Rinse and store protective gear that can be reused in an appropriate location away from children and pets. Finally, bathe thoroughly and change into clean clothing. More detailed information on protective gear is outlined in the MU Extension publication G1917, Personal Protective Equipment for Working with Pesticides.
Clothing that has been worn while handling pesticides should be laundered separately, especially if there are children in the household, and then line-dried. If the clothing has been heavily soiled during pesticide application, it should be discarded. It is not likely to ever be entirely clean. Further details on laundering clothing containing pesticide residues may be found in MU Extension publication G1914, Laundering Pesticide-Contaminated Clothing.
What do you do if you or someone else experiences dizziness, headache or nausea that you suspect is related to pesticide exposure? In these situations, do not take any chances; contact a medical professional and be ready to take the pesticide label along if you need to go to a hospital.
If you are using pesticides, be sure to take time in advance to read label directions so that you know the actions to take if exposure occurs. If you wait until a problem happens, you might not be able to clearly understand or follow instructions. The label will contain specific information about remedial treatment that medical professionals can follow. In some cases, recommended treatments should start at home before you can reach medical help.
The United States has a system of regional poison control centers that are staffed 24 hours a day with specially trained medical professionals. More information about the centers and poison prevention is available from the American Association of Poison Control Centers, online at aapcc.org. In case of a poisoning or possible poisoning, call the AAPCC emergency number at 1-800-222-1222 to quickly receive good advice and help in contacting the nearest poison control center. However, if someone has collapsed or is not breathing, first call 911.
Sensitive areas where pesticide applications are often prohibited or limited include buffer zones near water sources and wells, playgrounds or schools, and beehives. In some states, there may be legal "no spray zones" near designated natural areas or fields or gardens posted as production areas for certified organic crops. Avoid applications near food crops and ornamental plants.
To protect yourself and your neighbors, and to avoid legal liability, read pesticide labels for any recommended or required limits on usage. Especially avoid applying chemicals when it is windy or when a significant rainfall event is forecast. Such weather conditions set the stage for chemicals to move "off-site" beyond the target area, a situation that can result in fines or lawsuits.
If applications will be made to vegetable or fruit crops, be certain to check the product label for the preharvest interval; that is, the amount of time that should elapse between application of the pesticide and harvesting of the particular vegetable or fruit for consumption, freezing or canning. Be aware that MU Extension recommends against consumption of any fruit or vegetable that has been tainted with products that are not specifically labeled for application to that fruit or vegetable.
There are times when it seems that all of the precautions have been followed to the letter, yet a sensitive area is harmed. If this should happen, a record of careful, responsible pesticide use could help protect you from liability.
You should be able to answer these questions for any pesticide that you use. It is important to understand the guidelines for application and disposal of pesticide products.What is the brand name of this product?Who is the manufacturer of this pesticide?What does this pesticide control?What is the common name of the active ingredient in this formulation?What should you do initially for a person that you suspect has been exposed to this pesticide?What is the recommended application rate for the problem you want to control?What is the signal word listed on the pesticide container's label?Is it safe to apply this product to open areas of surface water such as ponds?What is the EPA registration number of this product?Is it legal to burn the empty container in your state after all of the product has been used?For more information, see MU Extension publication G1911, Understanding the Pesticide Label.
In addition to the pesticide label, which provides definitive information on application, storage and disposal of pesticides, manufacturers of pesticides publish a material safety data sheet, or MSDS, for every pesticide product. The MSDS provides up-to-date environmental and toxicological information about a specific pesticide. Chemical properties, such as vapor pressure and water solubility, are given in Section 9; toxicological information in Section 11; and ecological information in Section 12. MSDS documents are readily available online.For more information, see MU Extension publication G1913, Understanding the Material Safety Data Sheet.
It is best to avoid storing or disposing of pesticides at all. Purchase only the amount needed to do the job. With so many home-use products packaged in ready-to-use formulations, pesticides generally can be used up within a short time. Try to purchase these types of formulations rather than large quantities of undiluted, concentrated products. In the long run, this can save money and headaches.
Immediate use of every pesticide product may not always be practical, however. When it is necessary to store a pesticide, be sure to store it in its original container away from food, feed, fertilizers and water. The storage location should be secure and well out of the reach of children and pets. For short-term storage, a locked shed or cabinet will usually suffice.
Long-term storage brings additional concerns, mainly with regard to temperature and moisture requirements. Some products clearly indicate on their labels, under the "Storage and Disposal" section, statements such as "do not allow to freeze," or they will give precise temperature ranges or moisture conditions for storage. Temperature extremes can cause chemical changes in a product's ingredients and can render them ineffective. Temperature extremes can also cause some products to undergo physical changes that cause their ingredients to form crystalline or gelatinous masses and their components to separate. Dry products, such as granular formulations, can better tolerate temperature extremes but can be ruined by moisture. These formulations have a high affinity for moisture, and once they have absorbed any available moisture, they can quickly form a hard, insoluble mass, or "tombstone."
There are several options for proper disposal of pesticides. The best one is to use them by applying them to an approved site for an approved use. If you don't have an immediate use for a product, there is a chance that someone you know may be able to use it. Another option is to store the product only until it can be taken to a community household hazardous waste collection site for disposal.
Do not pour or flush pesticides down drains, toilets or sewers, and do not leave them on the ground. Do not put unused pesticides in the trash unless the label specifies that this is acceptable and legal. However, be aware that throwing unused pesticides away in household garbage may not be acceptable to the company or utility that hauls your trash because it is likely to cause pollution. Pesticide containers must be disposed of in an approved way. Most states prohibit burning any pesticide container. Under no circumstances should you reuse a pesticide container to carry or store any other substance than the original product. Mixing chemicals, sometimes even in small amounts, can cause unexpected reactions or increased toxicity that could harm humans, pets, wildlife or the surrounding environment. As always, read the pesticide label for appropriate disposal options for your product and its container.
Once a pesticide container is empty, make sure it is thoroughly cleaned out. With liquid formulations, the recommended way to prevent residues is to triple-rinse the container and then to add the water you use for rinsing (called rinsate) directly back into the sprayer as makeup solution. For bags and containers of dry formulations, thoroughly shake these directly onto the site or into the spreader.
For up-to-date information on safe and legal disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers, check the website of your state's natural resource agency. As stated, the best choice is to purchase what you need and use it up, or give it to someone else who can use it up. Alternatively, find the nearest hazardous waste collection facility and deliver it as required by their guidelines, or keep the product securely stored until the next community household hazardous waste collection event in your area.
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FOLLANSBEE - Candy Girouard rang in the new year in a big way with the opening of her nightclub, the Loose Goose, at 743 Main St.
Girouard, a Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native with local ties, said she has heard of how young men and women once frequented several nightclubs along the street and hopes, with other clubs on the street, to make Follansbee the place for young men and women to hang out, particularly on weekends.
Located in the former Eagles Lodge, the club is open from 4 p.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 4 p.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays, 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.
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NEW NIGHTCLUB OPEN — The Follansbee Chamber of Commerce helped the owner and staff of the Loose Goose, a new nightclub at 743 Main St., mark the opening of their business with a ribbon cutting. Taking part were, from left, Steve Dobbs, the nightclub's bar manager; chamber member Carmel Esposito; bartender Ashley Winters; owner Candy Girouard; chamber President Tony Paesano; chamber member Olive McGee; and chamber Vice President John D'Aurora.
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Happy hour is from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, and the kitchen is open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays.
"All of our food is made fresh. Our fries and onion rings are hand-battered and our wings are whole so when you get an order of five, you're really getting 10," said Girouard.
The club also offers cheeseburgers, chicken tenders, thick wraps in three varieties - jalapeno cheeseburger, chicken cordon bleu and buffalo chicken - a soup of the day, provolone sticks and fried pickles. The latter is served with the club's own dipping sauce.
Girouard said the club's main focus is entertainment. DJ Train (also known as Ben Manypenny) and DJ E (Eric Ensminger) can be found spinning records there on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights. The sound and light system in the club's custom-made disc jockey booth installed by Girouard complement the club's dance floor.
She added she's booked live bands for the Loose Goose stage each Sunday through March. The lineup includes the Fossils, who will appear there on Feb. 10; Brett Cain, who will perform there on Feb. 17 before returning to the West Coast; and the Next, Feb. 24.
The bands will play from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m., with doors to open at 2 p.m. and food served all day.
Girouard added each Wednesday night there will be karaoke led by various guest disc jockeys and Ladies Night, with female guests paying $1 for all draft beer and drinks.
The club also has darts, a pool table and jukebox that can be accessed and played on patron's cell phones.
Upcoming events include a Zumba fitness nightclub party with Cindy Petri of Cindy's Fusion Fitness and an "Anti-Valentine's Day" party, for those who would prefer not to think about the holiday, on Feb. 14.
Girouard said the club will host a benefit for the American Cancer Society Relay for Life later this year, and there are plans for poker runs supporting various causes.
She said the club will have security at the door and encourage patrons to bring a designated driver. The smoke-free club will be open to adults age 21 and older only, Girouard added.
"We want it to be a fun but safe atmosphere," she said.
A native of Fort Lauderdale, where she was partner at an insurance agency, Girouard worked as a bartender while attending college and always dreamed of having her own bar.
She returned to the Ohio Valley to be closer to her mother, Stephanie Oaks-Wyne, and grandmother, Shirley Oaks, both of Bethany.
Girouard, who is openly gay, said she wanted to dispel any rumor the club is aimed at gay clientele.
"This is not a gay bar. We welcome everybody," she said.
Steve Dobbs, the club's bar manager, said Girouard, an Army veteran, has hired several veterans like himself.
Also aiding Girouard is P.J. DiGiacinto, the club's general manager. A Follansbee native and Wellsburg resident, she began working in restaurants at a young age, serving at various times as a hatcheck girl, waitress and bartender and worked for several years at the former Anchor Room.
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Buenos Aires Puts Its Spin on Pizza
Two inches thick, well seasoned, and with plenty of onions and cheese, fugazza and fugazetta in the Argentine city are what pizza restaurants are about.
Pizza is one of the world's favourite foods, and today you can find traditional wood-fired Neapolitan "pies" in nearly every corner of the globe. But only a handful of places are famous for radically distinct regional styles—most notably Chicago, with its deep dish, St. Louis with its cracker crust, and Buenos Aires, home to a rich Italian tradition and the most unusual pizza of all.
Argentina's capital has a rash of recent "gourmet" Neapolitan places, but true Buenos Aires pizza bears almost no resemblance to the thin-crust, tomato-sauce-laden version. Instead, it features a thick, bready crust topped with onions—lots of onions. Called fugazza, it is basically a focaccia under a mound of sliced onions, both well seasoned, with just a sprinkling of grated Parmesan cheese. About two inches thick, it is served with an assortment of dried jarred spices and eaten with a knife and fork.
Stuff oozy mozzarella cheese under the onions—a lot of it—and you have fugazetta (sometimes called fugazza con queso). While plenty of more internationally standard pizzas are available in the city, with red sauce and endless topping options, these two classics constitute true Buenos Aires-style pizza, which you will not find anyplace else. They have reportedly even earned governmental designation as national culinary treasures. You can add toppings to your fugazetta, especially ham, but it is most often eaten plain.
The other unique twist on pizza tradition is faina, an unadorned yellow flatbread made of chickpea flour, resembling cornbread but more coherent and less sweet. Faina is essentially Italy's farinata, a very regional specialty found only in Genoa, the Cinque Terre and Ligurian coast. In Italy they eat it on its own, but in Buenos Aires the tradition is to get a slice of fugazza or fugazetta and top it with a slice of faina, cut to the same size, then eat the combination as a layered treat. One slice of each makes for a weighty concoction to appease all but the heartiest appetite, and it is as delicious as it is unique—definitely worth seeking out. For the full old school Buenos Aires experience, combine it with a glass of moscato, or sweet wine.
Where to Eat
There are half a dozen classic pizzerias devoted to this style in the Buenos Aires city centre, all of which offer a choice of buying slices at the counter and eating them standing up, or sitting down and enjoying waiter service. These are the three best:
Guerrin, 54 11/4371 8141, Avda Corrientes 1368
The most famous.
Las Cuartetas, 54 11/4326 0171, Avda Corrientes 838
Guerrin's rival, just a few blocks away.
El Cuartito, 54 11/4816-1758, Talcahuano 937
On the edge of Recoleta, and the closest to Four Seasons Hotel Buenos Aires. El Cuartito conveys more of a neighbourhood feeling but is just as famous as the other two, and the one a local Porteño family is most likely go to for dinner. Its walls are a shrine to soccer and boxing, covered with posters from the 1980s, but the pizza tradition is from 1934, the year it opened.
The fugazza, fugazetta and faina at each place are nearly identical to those of the others—and probably unlike anything you have ever tried.
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Love this! Buenos Aires pizza is usually a love-hate relationship, but when it's good, oh man is it good. For an even more detailed dictionary of different types of BA pizza and toppings, check out our article on The World of Argentine Pizza http://buenosairesdelivery.com/blog/the-world-of-argentine-pizza/


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Salt baking requires a lot of salt. I want to use ice cream rock salt for salt baking because it normally comes in bulk size. But I've been told that the rock salt used for ice cream is not fit for consumption. However, is it safe to use it to salt bake other foods? I.e. Shrimp. The salt isn't being consumed on the shrimp, so I'm curious whether this is safe or not.
Reading through the transcript on that episode of Good Eats it seems that he intended for the recipe to be done with the ice cream type rock salt:
That being said, I would personally feel fine using the rock salt since it doesn't come in direct contact with the edible portion of the shrimp. But if I were buying bulk salt specifically to salt bake I'd err on the side of caution and purchase pretzel salt which has very coarse grains and is safe for consumption.
There are some kinds of rock salt that are meant for consumption ("food-grade"), and recipes like that salt-baked shrimp intend you to use that sort. While you're not directly eating the salt, it does come into contact with the shrimp, and there's water there to spread things around, so really, you are eating a bit of it. Even if there's not a safety issue (some things could conceivably be toxic) it might well taste bad, and some of the flavor does get into your food. You wouldn't be able to count on this being reliably the same from box to box, either; if it's not food grade, there could be plenty of variety in what the extra minerals are. Sometimes it might be fine, and sometimes it might taste awful.
It can be hard to find food-grade rock salt, though, so if that's an issue, you might consider switching to other salt-crusted recipes that use kosher salt. Especially with shrimp, this should be manageable, because it'll be on the outside of the shells, so though the salt will dissolve more easily, once you peel them it shouldn't be horribly salty.


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The most common width to height ratio rates in the "old good" paper photography seems to be 3:2, which was adopted by today's DSLRs. Early (non-professional) digital cameras adopted 4:3 aspect ratio, which was the industry standard for computer monitors and for consumer TV sets. Prints are often 5:4 (as in 4"x5" or 8"x10"). Wide-format monitors are 16:9. Does anyone have any idea where and why these aspect ratio conventions were adopted in the first place?
Originally, film formats were arbitrary and specific to each camera model, but eventually some standards emerged. Even within the standards, there's a whole lot of 'em to choose from. But here's some common formats and a bit about their histories:
Thomas Edison's lab chose this aspect ratio for silent film, and it became the standard. No one knows exactly why this particular ratio was chosen, but there's plenty of speculation. Adding room for the soundtrack changed the standard slightly, but it's still the foundation. That translated to television sets, and then to computer monitors, and therefore was a natural choice for early digital cameras, and of course continues to today.
This is also roughly the proportion of a "full plate" (or "whole plate") used in Daguerreotypes or tintypes, from before cinema. This format is 6½"×8½", which is roughly 4:3, give or take the oddness of the half inch. Cutting this various fractions was also common, and although the resulting sizes were not consistent, the smaller sizes usually stayed to approximately-4:3 aspect ratio.
William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson, the engineer working in Edison's lab on the film project, was an amateur photographer, and it's possible that his experience there influenced the choice for film.
Wider formats eventually came to cinema largely as a way to distinguish the attraction of theaters from home viewing. See this for more, or search for "Academy ratio" and you'll get lots of information. This comes back around to photography when we get to the 16:9 aspect ratio discussed below.
It's worth observing that 4:3 and 3:2 are geometric cousins, since halving or doubling a 4:3 frame (in the sensible dimension) yields a 3:2 frame, and halving or doubling 3:2 yields 4:3.
110 film, an obsolete cartridge format for mass-consumer-level cameras, uses a 13mm×17mm frame, which is close enough to 3:4 in spirit — although oddly the standard prints are 3½"×5", or 10:7, a "weird" ratio partly between this and 3:2.
This is the format of 35mm film and the de facto standard for digital SLRs. Oskar Barnack of Leitz invented a small camera using cinema film rolls, and chose to use a double frame — and a double-4:3 frame is 4:6 — which is to say, 3:2 when you turn it 90°. This is the origin of the 35mm film format, and here we are today.
(Beware when searching for more on this; there's an oft-repeated article out there full of unwarranted golden-ratio mysticism.)
Japanese camera makers Nikon and Minolta used a 4:3 format in their first 35mm film cameras, but then switched to 3:2 along with everyone else — possibly for political reasons, but possibly just for convenience.
When the Advanced Photo System standard was invented, "APS-C" was defined to follow this Classic aspect ratio (in a smaller size). APS also defined APS-P (a 3:1 panorama), which didn't really catch on; and APS-H, which is close to but not exactly 16:9 (but probably chosen for its similarity).
Squares are obvious, and nice to compose in. There's no concern about "portrait" or "landscape" orientation. Interestingly, analysis of historically-preferred aspect ratio in painting show that with no inherent restrictions of format, artists tended towards more square. So, conceptually, this is pretty straightforward.
However, it appears that the various non-square rectangles were the norm until Rollei's twin-lens cameras came along. These use a waist-level finder you look down into, and it'd be inconvenient to have to tip the camera for different orientations. Hasselblad followed suit with their waist-level SLR, again using square format.
I should mention popular smartphone apps here, too. Hipstamatic for the iPhone was the first to take off, and now Instagram boasts 60 million square-format photos per day.
This is a common large format aspect ratio, both as 4"x5" and 8"×10", and that's where the popular 8"×10" print comes from. I'm not sure why exactly it was chosen, but I wouldn't be surprised it simply fits with the historical preferences for almost-square frames as noted above. It certainly goes back to at least the 1850s — see the bit on cartes de visite below.
Mostly, I imagine the history here roughly mirrors the history of standardized sizes for letter paper. (And of course, there's the matter of fitting a square into a circle.)
This is another aspect ratio one commonly sees available for prints and in pre-made picture frames. It was a moderately-popular large-format option which seems to have mostly fallen out of favor, perhaps because it's "too in-between" — inconveniently large to enlarge, smaller than people might prefer printed directly. I found a couple of interesting articles on the format (here and here), but I haven't found any particular reason for the aspect ratio; it seems to just have been an acceptable arbitrary choice between the other common sizes of 4"×5" and 8"×10".
Since 8"×10" can be cut in quarters for 4"×5", it seems logical that half-sized film would also have been common, and indeed cameras using the more logical-seeming 5"×8" format also exist/existed, but for whatever reason never got to be as popular as 5×7.
This is particularly interesting because 5:8 is a very close approximation of the golden ratio, and maybe this is an argument against people's natural attraction to that. (See this 1891 article, where the author says: "I would recommend the 6½×8½ in preference to the 5×8, since for most work the latter is not so well proportioned.")
One common format with this aspect ratio was popular in the 1860s — the carte de visite, a 2.5"×4" "business card". There was a technique for taking eight such photographs on a single 8"×10" plate, which explains the aspect ratio choice, although especially given the timing it may well be that the golden ratio played some part. This format, though, was supplanted in a few decades' time by larger 4:3-ratio cabinet cards.
My monitor is 8:5 (alias 16:10), which I find to be a good compromise between pictures (mostly 3:2) and movies (16:9). – Edgar Bonet Dec 17 '11 at 18:21
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I don't know that I'd characterize 110 as "failed." While not the longest run for a format, they did sell a heck of a lot of it between 1972 and 2009. – Blrfl Mar 21 '13 at 21:26
The Aspect ratio (image) Wikipedia entry has some answers to this question.
From that article, many aspect ratios derive from the 35mm film, the image size in number of perforations of that film and whether room has to be left for soundtrack.
There's a serious 16 min video on YouTube that shows the historical evolution of film formats in movies. It illustrates the already complete answer by @mattdm with a visual presentation of the ratios and further explanations about really widescreen movie formats, some of which have been abandoned forever.


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tried to get the corsair h100 liquid cooling but it wouldn't accept the code. countdown says 24+ hrs more but sale is suppose to start at 12am pst nov 24. quite confusing..
correction, nov 25, still confusing..
Pay Pal froze my acct this week 'cause I moved, just lost my deal I had in my cart :( count down is oddly off but live
Will the Kingston SSD work in my Thinkpad T60p?
Amazon is selling the Pioneer receiver for the same price right now... not sure if it's a black friday thing.
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@zippy the pinhead: A little loopy today?
not so secret anymore are they?!
All I have to say is: Meh.
Subtle, Zippy. I chuckled.
@seans33: The T60 has 9mm height in the drive bay. The Kingston might fit (at 9.5). I used a Crucial M4 in mine.
Sweet, thanks for the link. Found a nice pair of MEElectronics HT-21-BK for only $15. Great deal for some good mids portable cans.
awesome deal on that slr camera. the lens alone costed me $1K.
@ddulay: You have to sign in to get it to accept the code. Great deal and right on time, I need one of those. Plus it has a $30 rebate, sweet!
Nice!. Got a 46" Sony LED Google TV for $100 less than Best Buy Black Friday deal, no tax, free shipping. Very Happy!
What is the code? I am sure it is obvious and I am going to feel foolish, but......
For the H100 it's EMCJJHE66
Wahoo... Picked up Uncharted 2 for $14.99!
Black Friday shopping - DONE.
This "ultra-secret" deal was bull. All the good deals sold out within a minute and your items were removed from your account. I guess online black friday is getting as vicious as in store black friday. Newegg had me up until 3am to cash in on these deals. They've definitely lost me as a customer from now on. Removing items you put in your cart 30 seconds ago! that's just rude.
the $400-500 giftcard with the canon 5D is not a exclusive deal. you can get the rebate through canon along with another $100 off rebate. to get the $400 you have to buy a $260 printer. it make the camera about $2100. still the best deal there has been on that camera that i've seen.
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Dream Destination - Union Station
43 comments:
- Samantha said...
Wow, what lovely outfits!!!! And a pretty place too. :) Love this post. :)
- November 18, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- ChangeTheCut said...
what a nice try!i really enjoyed that you took the time and did these''different'' outfits!
always love your picture-stories!
- November 18, 2011 at 12:15 PM
- Whitney Cosgrave said...
beautiful outfits, and I love that you went down to Union station, I dropped a friend there a few weeks ago and was happily surprised to find out how gorgeous it was!
- November 18, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Molliee said...
so fun! That is one hott outfit!!
- November 18, 2011 at 2:43 PM
- canvasofculture said...
gorgeous blog! very artistic pics& such a fresh perspective of l.a:)
- November 18, 2011 at 3:08 PM
- JazzyO said...
Love it!!! Nice photos, loved how you incorporated a vintage outfit to go w/ this historical place!!
- November 18, 2011 at 5:12 PM
- jill said...
guh I loooove this. I cannot WAIT to do more shoots with you. I think we make the perfect equation - your storylines and editing skills, my pics.
In sadder news, my phone is currently in water coma limbo and may or may not regurgitate the photos we took...thank god you got some. pray for me.
- November 19, 2011 at 12:12 AM
- Sveva said...
Great photos and beautiful outfit!
- November 19, 2011 at 3:17 AM
- pinkmate said...
Those collars are just lovely! And I love your vintage suitcase is just fab!
- November 19, 2011 at 7:21 AM
- dina vanessa mercado said...
nice pictures!!! the outfits are very adorable and lovely... love it!!! kissess!!!
- November 19, 2011 at 7:32 AM
- Ola said...
old good times when eveyrhing was so elegant!
- November 19, 2011 at 8:47 AM
- The Tiny Closet said...
Wow, all of your accessories are so unique and wonderful! Great look!
- November 19, 2011 at 9:40 AM
- Lucinda said...
I love your vintage look! You look very nice and classy!!! <3
- November 19, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- Karin (Wunderlust) said...
wonderful images, I adore the bag and your collar is so divine xxx
- November 19, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- I want to be Barbie said...
Love the pics and the ties are great :D
- November 19, 2011 at 4:45 PM
- Deidre said...
You look fabulous in all that vintage, and I loved the shots of the station! Gorgeous.
- November 19, 2011 at 7:20 PM
- Lady and Olga said...
Looks like Gringotts Bank in Harry Potter^^
You are VERY CHIC :)
- November 20, 2011 at 2:48 AM
- letiziabarcelona said...
what an amazing place , perfect for some fashion photos! love the green gloves,
- November 20, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- Bonnie said...
Those gloves. Those leggings. Those shoes. RAWR. The combination is so hot!
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- November 20, 2011 at 2:24 PM
- Miss Kwong said...
this outfit is gorgeous, very 60s and chic!
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- November 20, 2011 at 9:24 PM
- Constance said...
Gosh you look so sexy!
- November 21, 2011 at 1:25 AM
- Erika said...
beautiful outfit! I love it!
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- November 21, 2011 at 3:58 AM
- Fash Boulevard said...
GUSHING. everything about this is fabulous. all the little details are perfection. you look beautiful. thanks for sharing, love. I hope you had a fabulous weekend. I've got a new outfit post inspired by Marilyn Monroe. Love to hear what you think. xo
- November 21, 2011 at 4:08 AM
- keschen said...
Hi, I've just stumbled across your blog and its amazing. Love your outfit.. you look great!
I am a fashion blogger as well and I would really appreciate it if you could check out my blog and follow me there. I will definitely follow you back :):)
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- November 21, 2011 at 8:08 AM
- Pop Champagne said...
ohh you look great! I love your tights and those gloves :D
- November 22, 2011 at 7:02 AM
- Incognito said...
You look so fierce on your pictures. Love them ! Your outfit is totally appropriate for the place. Love the two collars and your vintage suitcase. I thik I would have opted for different tights though?
What's this station for now ? Is it like a museum or something ?
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- November 22, 2011 at 12:13 PM
- kelly @ paper doll theory said...
you look like someone from a past life :) love the vintage pieces. esp the peter pan collar. so gorgeous!
love kelly
- November 22, 2011 at 6:58 PM
- Bad Joan said...
Love this post! Those gloves are gorgeous!
- November 22, 2011 at 9:11 PM
- Taryn said...
I love this look, your accessories are divine!
- November 22, 2011 at 10:55 PM
- Katarina said...
You look so elegant and beautiful! xx
- November 23, 2011 at 6:42 AM
- nik said...
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Your blog is inspiring! I will follow you!
- November 24, 2011 at 6:39 AM
- Michelle Lee said...
great outfit :)
so fab!
- November 27, 2011 at 2:06 AM
- Colleen said...
These pictures of LA are great! I need to go there! Thank you so much for your comment a while back, I'm sorry it has taken so long to get back to you! Life has been hectic! And I love your suitcase, it looks so classic. Adorable blog - consider yourself followed! :)
- November 28, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Gaby de Modacapital said...
amazing look! love your gloves!
- November 29, 2011 at 5:02 AM
- Natasha said...
This is a gorgeous colour combo! I absolutely love those green leather gloves, they're such a great colour...and look amazing with that bracelet!
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- November 30, 2011 at 9:36 AM
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- liquid limestone perth said...
The Union Station looks great. I like the polished floors. If I'm not mistaken, the floor is made up of marbles and granite. By the way, you look stunning on your photos.
- February 23, 2012 at 9:33 PM
- Anne said...
The exterior part of the Union Station looks fantastic. On the other hand, the interior part is also very compelling. I would love to go to that place and take some photos too.
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- March 26, 2012 at 7:39 PM
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The concrete materials used to build this Union Station really made this place a sturdy establishment. The designs are also great. From the exterior up to the interior of this place, you can really see that this has been built with good foundation.
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When you buy two items on Woot, shouldn't that count as two "woots?"
I bought two Boogie Boards back in November. Did that count as one "woot" on my leaderboard rating, or two "woots?"
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the only way it would qualify as two woots was if you bought them from two separate accounts. (or maybe as two separate purchases.)
and if this is all that keeps you awake at night i would like to borrow your life for a while.....
I guess we shouldn't confuse woots with purchases. But first world problems can really grind sometimes. :)
@okham: Glad you picked up on my sarcasm there. :)
I believe that in another thread sometime back Jumbowoot declared that multiples of an item only count as 1 woot.
@ihatedealswoot: Also, what's with that username?
oh jeeze if that were the case i'd have over 1000 woots.
When I bought AA and AAA batteries a few months ago, they counted as separate woots. I ordered them one right after the other, but they were counted as separate transactions and separate woots.
Buying two of the same thing, though...not sure 'bout that. I'll have to defer to jsimsace. Two of a thing is one woot. Two separate transactions are two woots.
In the beginning there was One day, One deal. Each deal that you took advantage of was one Woot! Back when they did two for tuesday I don't think anyone expected those to count as double woots.
Now that it is various deals of varying length, the concept of an individual "woot" is losing most of its meaning. Since the danger of missing out is greatly reduced, the feeling of accomplishment of getting the deal that would inspire the exclamation is also greatly reduced. Maybe woot should buy a new domain and setup shop at meh.com.


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I'm currently developing a social network using Rails. It's quite good and it works well, unfortunately something is missing... The design :-( The weakness of many developers (and I'm one of them) is that they lack on arts' inspiration. Look at that menu and the search bar, it's doesen't satisfy me, at all ... The page seems to be too empty especially on the sides. Something is missing but I can't figure out what. Can someone having more estrus than mine, give me some suggestions about the reason of the empty sensation of this page.
The page is available at this url http://i.stack.imgur.com/pVU0E.png
So just how important is white space in an interface design?


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spoiler:it talks about Revan still being alive and of use. Possibly from the Emperor's point of view. It's very hard to read and you can't see all of it. However, it does seem the Sith Emperor has left Revan alive.
spoiler:Besides, the emperor took a cheap shot anyways.
spoiler: I find a human dreadlocked redhead sith woman Eldon Ax stands out a bit for standard SW fare. Don't you? The only other person with hair like that...is the nihilus figure's hair. Well okay, Quinnlan Voss had dreadlock hair but has no relevance here.
spoiler:You'll see Eldon Ax will be associated with the dark council as Dath Howl's apprentice. From the novel we know what happened to her mother. However she never knew her father. In a direct context it makes no sense, but in the abstract you see now two characters whose blanks fit into each other, plus are in similar but opposing proximity in the hierarchy. To me that suggests there is something to be looked into. Is Eldon Ax the daughter of Darth Jadus? Why would that little fact about him having a daughter be hidden in Aurebesh?
spoiler:You have the narrative: promising young sith woman who will be watching the back of a councilman, with a promising career ahead. Witty and cunning.
spoiler:After Darth Avlectus posts and seeing the 'Revan' trailer on the website, I can't really shake the feeling that Revan will be dragged out into the game like Arthas was in WoW. Since he's a light/dark character he could be a questgiver for both DS and LS characters. I hope they'll do it in a respectable way though, like was done with Arthas. For people who haven't played WoW: Arthas actually KILLS the players and the raid group. A Deus Ex Machina (ghosts in his sword turning against him, like the finale of the fourth Harry Potter book) are needed to actually get him down. Quite epic.
spoiler:I agree. I think Revan was "reborn" as somebody else through sith alchemy. Namely, as Darth Malgus. There have been too many small hints to this end. The biggest two tip-offs:
The force ghost on the Taral V dev walkthrough was referring to Revan, and yet what she said also coincided with Malgus' vision basically of "cleansing the galaxy by fire" and that "the republic wouldn't be the only thing to be cleansed" in the Decieved novel.
Also Darth Malgus' birth name "Veradun", of the 3 ways to rearrange it...well I'll let them speak for themselves
1) nu vader= New Vader (for us irl he will be, his similarity to vader is undeniable)
2) un vader= UNVader (a cryptic hint perhaps that someone else is beneath the surface)
3) d revan u= Darth Revan, YOU (....Could it be?)
If you still have doubts, look at how much they parallel each other both in roles and personality.
spoiler:the Exile Ghost
spoiler:Darth Malgus.
P.242, SWTOR Decieved, Paul S. Kemp, ISBN 978-0-345-51138-6, Released March 22, 2011
"His vision on Korriban had shown him a galaxy in flames. But it was not just the Republic that required cleansing by fire."
Deny it if you will. I have more hints. I've been paying attention. "Revan" has been looking right at us all along, and what is ironic is this time he isn't completely masked. HAHAHAHAHAAAAA!


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Great podcast. Apparently the old story that I wrote about here a couple of years back of me showing "Network" to my folks and my father really liking it (repeated elsewhere with additional details) was part of the drive that made JB and Patrick sit down to watch/talk about "Network." Love the way JB admits that seeing this at age 14 made him the cynical person that he is today; as someone that saw "Network" for the first time at age 13 (dubbed in Spanish) I can relate to this having a huge impact in my ability to see movies as more than just an excuse to show cartoons and blow up cars. This is the type of movie that separates someone truly cynical like JB and myself from not-so-cynical folks like Doug (Patrick's friend and frequent co-host) who is more of a goofy-and-clownish cynical than the truly cynical person that loves going to the dark places that "Network" took us back in '76 that have since become fodder for "30 Rock" or "The Daily Show." Duvall's character is every member of NewsCorp that supports for/works for/is related to/is Rupert Murdoch, and Diane Christensen is every network VP that approves of/produces every sleazy news magazine and/or tabloid reality program that keeps a quality drama from ever getting made. There's few Max Schumacher-types left, and they're either dying/dead (Andy Rooney, Peter Jennings, Don Hewitt, etc.) or have sold out to the beast that is the infotainment industry (Brian Williams, when I don't think of William Hurt in "Broadcast News" I think of you). And Paddy Chayefsky must have truly loved television (what it stood for and its potential to be a tool for good things when he wrote for it) because only someone that loves something so much can tear it down with as dark and precise a brutal satire as he does in "Network." This and "The Exorcist" (written and produced by William Peter Blatty) are the best examples of Hollywood letting the writers be in charge of making a movie (not just the screenplay but also casting, selecting the director, working with the studio, etc.) resulting in a classic. It's no coincidence both came out in the 1970's.
Little trivia left out of the podcast (had to keep the show as close to an hour as possible): a young unknown actor named Tim Robbins plays one of the two assassins that take down Howard Beale in the end. No wonder Robbins and Susan Sarandon were such radical Hollywood celebs for so long: Tim was a member of the Ecumenical Liberation Army in his youth!


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When I was growing up, mum's cake batter was always smooth with a consistency like honey -- enough to pour in to the caketin. Now I'm living out on my own, I'm cooking for myself, including cakes. But my cake batter is much stiffer and thicker than I remember mum's being: I always have to scoop mine into the caketin; it won't pour. Now, I don't recall what method she used, but I'm using the creaming method. The cake still bakes just fine. But am I doing something obviously wrong?
Again assuming you're using the same recipe...
I don't think you need to leap to different kinds of flours as in mrwienerdog's answer. You could be using the same type (probably all-purpose) and even the same brand, but purchased and stored somewhere else; it'll end up with a different moisture content, and perhaps fluffed differently, so your volume measurements might not actually end up getting you the same amount of flour.
If you're trying to follow her recipe exactly, there's really no harm in simply reducing the flour a bit to get the texture you remember.
Along with the above comment from ElendilTheTall, I would also ask what kind of flour you are using. I would almost assume from your post that you are using the same recipe (and this is why you are confused as to the results). The biggest mistake people make in baking is using the wrong kind of flour. Often, people use all-purpose flour for everything. That was okay twenty five years ago when that was all that was available, but now there many types of flour are available to consumers at the retail level. The big difference: protein count. The protein is what becomes gluten when mixed with water (and is worked). An all purpose has about nine per cent protein. Cake flour has about 4 or 5. This means that you will have much tougher cakes when using AP flour (more gluten formation). It works in reverse as well. Bread (strong,bakers) flour has about 13 percent protein. If you use AP flour for bread, you will have less structure, and a smaller, denser loaf. First lesson I learned: all purpose flour serves no purpose.
If you are indeed using the same recipe, try getting a lower percentage flour like cake or pastry flour. That is a step in the right direction.


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William Martin Vosseler
Missing since October 9, 1986 from Rochester, Strafford County, New Hampshire
Classification: Endangered Missing
Vital Statistics
Circumstances of Disappearance
The children were abducted by their non-custodial parent/father. They may be using the alias last name of Wilson, Foster, or Amidon. He is also know to use the birthdates of March 6, 1943 and February 6, 1944. In February 1987, Vosseler was indicted for two counts of interference with custody and in April 1987, he was charges with unlawful flight to avoid prosecution and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
On October 9, 1986, Charles Vosseler abducted his two boys, Charles Vosseler and William Vosseler. They were last seen in Rochester, New Hampshire.
There are active UFAP warrants for Vosseler and CJ and Billy are listed in NCIC. Vosseler informed his then wife, that he was taking the boys for the weekend to visit relatives out of state. He did not return them as promised.
On Monday, the mother went to Vosseler's office where he owned a rural real estate company. The doors to the business were locked and the mother was told Vosseler had let all his employees go and had cleaned out the office the week before. Prior to the abduction, he took the mother's name off of credit cards and unbeknown to her, had stopped making payments on her car. Before he kidnapped the children he also took all pictures of the boys, address books and had secretly auctioned off almost everything Vosseler and his wife had in storage. He even took the mother's wallet.
The only pictures of the boys were taken from five seconds of video a friend shot of her son's (the friend's son) birthday. Although the details of his initial post-abduction footsteps are not known, Vosseler landed in Stilwell, Oklahoma in December 2006. Stilwell is a very rural area that borders Arkansas.
In 1987, a person he had been dating Vosseler (Vosseler had changed his name to Charles Wilson and changed the children's last names as well) saw a pictures of CJ and Billy on a Child Find. She called Child Find but before the FBI arrived in Stilwell, Vosseler had been tipped off and burned his house, a vehicle and some other possessions. Presumably, this was done to get rid of any evidence that might help find him in the future. There have been no known viable leads since then.
Caution is advised - the abductor is known to be armed and dangerous. His picture is below.
Charles Martin Vosseler-Photograph taken between 1984-1986.
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Agency Case Number: 601933
NCIC Number: M-220076287
NCMEC Number: NCMC601933
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