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Lost Memories
Writing a Blog for a business can be tough. Seems like every time I take the time to pound an opinion out the same topics pop back in my mind. If you have ever taken the time to read my previous Blogs it seems about every year I write one about backing up your data. And if I am not trying to instill the fear of God in you about losing your files I am trying to convince you that you need to PRINT PICTURES to ensure you never forget those special times in your life.
I am not lying when I tell you we have had dozens of ladies in Mastercolor's lobby crying about all the pictures they have lost on their camera card. We have had iPhone's from lakes and oceans put on our counter and usually from faces that we have never seen come through the doors. These lost souls usually act as though they are going to confession and admit they have never had anything printed at Mastercolor, but if we can save them now, in the future…ALL pictures will be printed here…yada, yada, yada.
We are always happy to help where we can, but usually we point them in the direction of one of the nation's best data recovery companies, Drive Savers. However Drive Savers could not help the woman that put this reoccurring theme back in my head. Earlier this week I settled down to watch the new NBC hit program REVOLUTION that I had recorded. I am hooked on the show at the moment, but I am curious how long they will drag out the story line. I think this might be best suited for a mini series, but I get the feeling they are going to pull a LOST. For those of you that have not watched the show it is about what the world would be like if suddenly all sources of power went out. It does get you thinking about the every day life and what it would be like to not live with all the daily comfort items, and yes that includes the beloved iPhone. Imagine not being able to look at a picture of the ones you loved, and all you have left of those cute little faces is what you can see when you close your eyes.
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I doubt the world's power will go out, or at least not in the near future, unless you are Mayan. But why risk it? Use the Mastercolor App "Photos 4 U" to print your favorites, but even better back your cameras and phones up regularly to your computer and order prints using the Mastercolor ROES software. You can use "Lifepics" through Mastercolor and host your images online fore free and share them with all your family and friends, and you can even order images you have been tagged in on Facebook. It really is not that hard, it takes a little time, but it is a way to secure the memories of those you love.
When Life Gives You Hurricane Isaac...
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade, and when Mother Nature gave Hattiesburg Mississippi a Hurricane, Leon Franklin turned it into something sweet. That's just the way Leon Franklin works, not much anyone or anything could get this gentle man's pulse to raise one point. I remember my first conversation with Leon back in 2006 like it was yesterday. He called just before I left to eat lunch with my father, and said he had found us when searching the internet for " Photo Labs." I must admit I did not think much would come from it, I mean how many other Labs are closer to Franklin's Photography that could print school pictures for him in the 709 miles that separate us? Why would he choose Mastercolor? I am not sure how the stars lined up to pair this business relationship, but it was a match made in heaven. I have never spoken with a nicer, more caring person than Leon Franklin. I realize all of our professional customers are in it for a living, but Leon is in it for giving as well. He describes his clients as mostly lower income families, most single mothers living on a fixed income, but he wants them all to be able to afford pictures of their babies. Looking at his numbers, he makes thousands of families happy every year.
I called Leon last week and said I had not heard from him in a while, and I wanted to check in before his school season got busy, and before he could give the first response about his life, he was already asking about my family, and others he knew at Mastercolor. That is just the way he works. We joked that it would be great meet in person, and with his patented line he always says when we hang up, "sometime soon I am going to drive up there and meet you guys."
August 27th, 2012 the National Weather center has changed the projected path of Hurricane Isaac, and it is headed right for Leon's home town of Hattiesburg MS. Most would panic, run for sand bags, duct tape, and water, but not Leon. Instead Leon decided this was the best chance to take a drive to think, and as Chuck Berry would say "with no particular place to go", why not drive to meet his friends of Mastercolor Labs, a quick 12 hour drive over 722 miles according to his GPS. When Leon arrived it was the highlight of the week for everyone here. Leon is a company favorite, easy to print for, easy to work with. If there is ever a problem we contact him about, the response in Leon's soft voice "no problem." You could not design the more perfect customer and friend. Leon took a tour of our facilities, and learned how we processed his orders, and also had lots of questions about other items we offer. I am hoping Mississippi and Louisiana are going to be flooded with canvas prints rather than the water from Isaac. After the tour of Mastercolor and a great meal at Kick Back Jack's, Leon was ready to head back to Atlanta so he could be back in Hattiesburg by Friday for an appointment.
I am very sorry to all those that experienced flooding and loss with Hurricane Isaac, but I am very thankful that the storm sent Leon Franklin north to Greensboro North Carolina where I finally got to meet an old friend.
The more things Change the more they stay the Same
It seems like each year at this time Mastercolor is faced with the same delima we faced twelve months earlier....how to land more customers. Each year we ask our customers what services we need to provide to make working with Mastercolor a better option. We hear opinions from all over the board, some possible, some not so much, but the theme is constant: "Make digital photography easier for ordering, organizing and storing."
Since last August we have made quite a few changes to our customers online ordering experience. We launched a new website late last year. With new functions for ordering and a "check-out" system in place through our Easy 1-2-3 Upload option for enlargements and Canvas Gallery Wraps. We have received hundreds of orders in the manner, but still hear that "We want it easier" - hold your horses...Pixels Inc. (our web Designer) is on the way with a very user friendly option that will allow you to visualize your canvas before your upload. We heard that our image hosting option for Professional Photographers was not easy to use, so we have gone with another network website design firm that can design a website for you and a very easy to use check-out system. We are very excited to be a part of the Photo Shelter network.
The biggest change we made was moving from the ROES Pro to the ROES Retail platform. While the name is deceiving the ROES Retail actually allows more editing options than our original ROES.
- You can create your own templates
- Insert type wherever you choose
- You can store more than one order in the system before you send your images
- The entire store front is much more user friendly with helpful videos that can show your how to get started and how you can create greeting cards, calendars or edit your photos. You can launch our ROES software here to get started. Watch this short video to learn more about the new ROES.
With a new iPad App on the way to replace our curent free iphone app, revisions to our website, we are ready for even more change, but we can't change without your help. Email us and let us know what additional feature you would like to see to make your ordering experience even easier with Mastercolor.
While the ordering is getting easier, until internet speeds pick up in the United States, there are always going to be hurdles to overcome when trying to transmitt large file sizes. Organizing and storing have certainly gotten easier, especially for Macintosh products that sync together, often without your meaning to do so. Almost all digital products want to help you back-up your files whether it be to a iCloud, Google, Flicker, Dropbox, etc, but YOU ARE NEVER SAFE. Read this Blog entry from Mat Honan digital expert about how his files , his photo memories were comprimised:
How Apple and Amazon Security Flaws Led to My Epic Hacking
It is something we have all heard for decades: " What are the first items you would take from your home other than family & pets if your hose was burning?" Answer by an overwhelming majority " MY PHOTOGRAPHS". I do not care where you have your files saved, nothing is 100%! And what fun are the pictures to look at in the lock box of your bank? Take advantage of our "101" 4x6 photographs inserted in an Album for $29.99 special. Available on ROES, and soon on our new "SPECIALS" page on our website.
The Joy of Youth Sports
Well it's that time of year again, time to get out of the cold from winter, the breezy days of early spring, back to the hot days of watching hours upon hours of youth sports each Saturday. I guess I am more fortunate than some of my friends that are splitting their time between three sports, because this year for my youngster it is Lacrosse or bust! It also seems like a product of nature that each spring I find myself standing in a sea of parents and grandparents snapping thousands of images of these budding stars of spring with their high dollar cameras.
This year was particularly painful. I found myself standing beside a father who had a much bigger, more powerful lens, a lens that made my Nikon 28-200 feel just a little inadequate…..yep, I have "lens envy" . Is it not enough that as a photolab owner I have to witness millions of images clicked each weekend only to be deleted and never printed or shared? But now I have to wonder what it would be like to own equipment that big, and ohhh how I would print the images I would captured on all of those Saturday morning games if I owned a 400mm lens. As the season progresses it gets better as I field questions from other parents that know I am in the business, and always the same question…"So now I have all my images on my card, and most are saved to my computer now what do I do?" My answer is the same as I have posted in a dozen or so blogs before:
- Make Sure your files are taken off your memory card on a regular basis.
- Store them in a viewable program, such as iphoto or picassa.
- Save your original files in a folder on an external hard drive.
- Burn DVDs and store at a different location than your computer.
- PRINT your favorites before you push them to your external drive.
- Do not make it a chore, photography is suppose to be FUN!
With Mastercolor's $5 minimum order, and easy to use from home ROES ordering software it really takes about 5 minutes to accomplish this task. The Roes software will allow you to crop images, change to B&W, make calendars, design greeting cards, build composites or even order a professional Canvas Gallery Wrap. The ROES software is easy to use, and if you have any questions, call us and we will be happy to walk you through the ordering process step by step. If you want to post images on the web for other families on the team to buy so you do not get stuck holding the bill, upload your images to our Lifepics service. Lifepics is a great service for free online image hosting and it will let you order any image that you may have been tagged on from a friend on Facebook.
Friends Helping Friends
I have always said that the best part about working at a small photography business is the chance to work closely with friends, and to create images of their families and from their memories. It seems like just yesterday that my friend Karen Kelly came in to Mastercolor wanting us to create a stretched canvas for her of a really fantastic shot she had captured while visiting Maine on a family vacation. At the time we were already printing on canvas, but to be honest, we really did not want to get into all the materials and space needed for creating Canvas Gallery Wraps. Well Karen is one of those special types of people that can tell you what you should be doing without coming across as pushy. Long story short Karen knew our business better than we did, and now Canvas Gallery Wraps are some of our most requested items.
After Karen convinced me how easy they were to make, told me where I could go to buy the stretcher bars, and how popular these would become, Mastercolor produced our first Giclee Gallery wrap with her image of the "Good Ole Buoys". Karen's Gallery Wrap has been hanging in our lobby ever since .
The advice given to me by a close friend has really helped shape the future of our business. We even designed a separate website just to handle the volume of Giclees and Canvas Wraps we received, www.mastercolorcanvas.com.
On the weekend of May 14th there will be a fund raising event held in Karen's honor to help fight the financial burdens that come with the daily battle against ALS. Karen was diagnosed with ALS or LouGehrig's disease in 2010 and a group of friends have organized this event to help offset the cost of a lift van for the Kelly family. It is open to the public and is being held at Brixx Pizza on Westover Terrace in Greensboro. Cost for the event is $15 for adults and includes music, pizza and beer, the cost for children is only $7. They will be selling raffle tickets for over 40 great prizes and are holding a silent auction during the event (11a.m.-4p.m.). If you want to bid online before the event start, please visit the auction using this link. (http://www.32auctions.com/organizations/1500/auctions/1628)
A copy of "Good Ole Buoys" signed by Karen will be one of the priceless items there to raise money. Hope to see you on the 14th. Please visit Brixx Pizza whenever you are choosing a night out for dinner, I am not sure there is a nicer group of people to dine with in all of Greensboro!
Slow times can be good times
I think everyone would choose to stay busy in their jobs rather than having eight long weeks to wonder where all of your customers have gone. Unfortunately in the photofinishing industry we have grown use to it. However, when life gives you lemons, reach out and talk to your customers.
We recently returned from the Carolina Nature Photographers Association convention in Charlotte N.C. which was held at the HiltonCharlotte University Place. Let me start by saying if your company ever needs to hold a conference in Charlotte I would highly suggest staying here. The weekend was packed with lectures, workshops and the trade show. The CNPA was pleased to announce their largest attendence ever for a convention, just under 500 people. Standing at a table for 10 hours is never something that anyone looks forward to, but talking to photographers that really are still in it for the fun is a nice change. We spoke with all levels of photographers, but despite the difference in their knowledge, it was great to see that spark of imagination in their eyes. On the drive home to Greensboro my father and I each commented how much fun it was to be working in an industry that started as a hobby for each of us. Our table at the trade show was located beside Dan Beauvais of the Outerbanks. Dan is not only an accomplished photographer, but he is known all over the east coast for repairing both Nikon and Cannon digital cameras. While at the show he an his partner must have cleaned over 400 cameras, folks were lining up with bags full of cameras for his $30 show special. If you camera needs repairs or just a good cleaning I would consider Dan an excellent source. Contact Dan: firstname.lastname@example.com
While at the show and while speaking with other customers on the phone we have heard lots of new ideas about different presentaion options for photographs and have decided to expand our mounting options. In the near future please ask about:
- beveled edge mounts that will come in Gold, Silver, and Black
- Flouting mounts for Gatorfoam Boards and Standout Boards
- Additional Frames from our Printz & GWI lines
If you have suggestions or know of services you would like to see us offer please contact us with your suggestions.
Lifepics/ New for 2011
With the beginning of each business year, all of us at Mastercolor try to reflect on the recent busy season and how we could improve services for our customers. It is a convenient time for us to tackle this task because January is typically our slowest month. In 2010 what we already knew was confirmed once again: uploading images is not the most comfortable thing for most digital camera users. I have discussed the frustrations of how to organize and order your images in my previous BLOGS, but what I want to do is introduce you to a new service that we have finally launched. We waited until after the Holidays to have a campaign for this service because we wanted our staff to have the extra time to answer your questions.
We have added the Lifepics button on the front page of our website as the fourth option for uploading your images to us. I want to stress that anyone who is willing to take a moment to tour the ROES software (download here) that this is the most powerful option we offer, and it allows a MUCH FASTER uploading speed. ROES also offers many options that are not available on Lifepics, especially for creating composites
LifePics is much more of a "shareware" option than ROES. It allows you to select all the images you want to upload and stores them in folders that you name. Once your images have uploaded you can send an invitation to family or friends to view and order pictures. LifePics allows your invited friends to order from your folders (saving you the cost of printing for them). A new feature in the LifePics technology allows you to upload any image that you have been "tagged" on in Facebook. This is very helpful when you want copies of those old memories from the 90's, 80's and earlier.
The Lifepics software uploads your images on the FRONT end of your ordering process, just like the software that Shutterfly and Snapfish use. This is a long process on any site that you choose. However, you can select different file sizes to upload to increase the speed of the upload, but the smaller the file size the smaller the maximum print size that will be allowed for ordering.
Once the images have uploaded you can order prints, photo calendars, Coffee Mugs, Magazine Cover, Canvas Gallery Wraps, Greeting Cards or any other service we offer. Within the LifePics network you might also find products that Mastercolor does not produce, but one of the partners in the LifePics system can, for examples a photo blanket or playing cards.
Why use Lifepics? I think the main advantage is that you can order from a local Lab. If Mastercolor receives your print order by 10a.m., it will be ready that day for you to pick up. You pay online either using your credit card or pay pal, and your prints are ready when you arrive. LifePics also serves as a free option to share your images with a large group (baseball team, church group, class reunion, etc.) without having to "friend" everyone you want to share the pictures with.
We are very excited to offer this new option for sending your orders to Mastercolor, however please feel free to call us and we can discuss what option would be the best for you to use. Our ROES software is still the fastest uploading option, but with the sharing abilities, and the extra items that are available on LifePics we are confident it will be the best option for many of our customers.
Back to School
Well Labor Day has come and gone, all the summer clothes are now stored until next Memorial Day and life is starting to feel a little more normal. I love summer, I really do, but come each Labor Day I am usually exhausted. Our summer has been filled with lots of fun trips, great times shared with friends and family, and more cook-outs and tomato pie than I care to count. I have never been so excited to attend a back to school night in my life. I guess I would feel differently about saying goodbye to my kids during the active mid day hours if I felt they were actually dreading going to school (the way I did), but when the first carpool door flew open and my kids burst out of my car without even saying a word, it actually made me feel happy. On this special day I exchanged the "I love you daddy" my daughter normally leaves me with for the kids' laughter as they departed my car running after friends. Hearing their laughter made me feel even better because I knew that they were happy with the school we had chosen. At Mastercolor "Back to School" also has another special meaning: "Back to printing lots of pictures". Don't get me wrong, we love printing your vacation proofs, a canvas gallery wrap from your favorite scenic spot, and seeing all the wonderful places our customers have traveled when we print their photo books using our ROES software, but nothing makes me happier than strolling through the plant and seeing "units" pour out of the machines. A "Unit" is how we categorize any design that a school photographer can fit on an 8"x10" sheet. It can be a 8"x10", two 5"x7"s, a sheet of 8 wallets, two 4"x5" & a 5"x7", or any combination they want to create. Class pictures are very important to us, and they should be equally important to the families that are considering buying the images of their children. In this age of digital photography we always hear they same claim, " Why should I buy these pictures when I can produce one myself?". The answer is simple: YOU WON'T. More than likely you will never get around to taking the picture. You will never capture the image of your child the same way a professional will (more than likely your child will not behave like they will for a professional). If you beat the odds and actually take a quality image, more than likely you will never produce the photograph you set out to do (industry studies show 90%+ of images intended to be printed are still sitting on hard drives across the world). Bert VanderVeen and his wife Becky of VanderVeen Photographers are very good friends of mine, and they do a wonderful job capturing the faces and personalities of all the children at my kids' school. More than anyone I know what extra there is in paying them for their images, and let me tell you it is worth it. The images I have bought through the school are the ones I have on the mantle at home (in front of the images I took myself). I still have the school pictures my parents bought of me, and likely your elementary pictures have been brought out a time or two in your adult life. There is just something special about your school photos that will always take you back to the memories you had in a certain grade. Do yourself a favor and treat yourself to the professional images of your children. Your kids will only be this age once, and you will not get a second chance.
Life CAN Imitate Art
You know I have always heard how life can imitate art. Never meant much too me since in my mind as an average photographer, any art I created through my favorite hobby of photography was created from real life events or things that I had captured with my camera. Well my opinion changed this week. As I was hustling around trying to prepare our August 1st online news letter (sign up for it on the front page of our site), trying to pay all bills that will become due next week, trying to end and reward the winners of our "Sunset" photo contest all my mind could think of was vacation! Yep, I am outta here for 5 days to visit my aunt & uncle and their generous offer to share the old family house at on of the most beautiful places on this earth, MARTHA'S VINEYARD! The place where I captured my favorite image of my children to date, where I proposed to my wife at Gay Head , the place where I learned to fear the water like no other, the place where I saw them film JAWS. Yes life is imitating art. Shortly after telling a friend of mine that I was headed to the Vineyard, he said with a sly grin, "You have heard about the shark warnings in the area, haven't you?" I realized (with that sudden rush over my body like the one Chief Brody felt when relaxing on State Beach and the first cries of a shark attack whizzed through the air) that yes I was taking my family to the same spot where I watched the movie JAWS being filmed. In 1974 I was pulled around by my grandmother to watch as many scenes being filmed as possible, including "the boy on the raft". We are going to the same island I saw the world premier of one of the most famous horror films of all time. Yes, I was going to the Vineyard as shark bait, and did I mention that it just happens to be "Shark Week" on the Discovery Channel? So do I take Mayor Vaughn's approach and act like nothing is wrong? or do I take the Chief Brody approach and stay out of the water and avoid my family spilling out all over the town dock like the little Kitner boy? I guess the heat will be the deciding factor, because after record temperatures in both June and July in the Carolinas, I am looking forward to a little Vineyard chill. If I listen to Chief Brody, one thing is certain, I will have my camera in tow and capture as many images of this beautiful spot as I can. I will eat Ice Cream, skip stones on light house beach, and think about the 5 generations of my family that have done the same activities before me. I can not wait for this vacation! So when life throws you to the sharks, do what I do... take lots of pictures, and have them developed at Mastercolor using our ROES software.
Yesterday I had a good friend of mine stop by our location to pick up a nice order he had placed for Canvas Gallery Wraps of his children. My friend had ordered 29 16x20 or larger to decorate his house with, and after my many grateful thanks, we talked about the pictures he had captured and some of the problems we had in printing them. When he initially emailed his files to me, many were low resolution, so we had to track them back to the original files. Others were GREAT shots of his children, but they were shot too tight to allow for the gallery wraps, so we were forced to apply a colored border for the edges of the prints so we did not wrap the subjects of the prints. (see example below)[gallery link="file" columns="2"]
My friend told me he was excited to hang these prints down at the beach, the same location many of the prints were taken, and I told him to prepare for his future prints and his Christmas Cards. My buddy is also nice enough to allow Mastercolor to print his Holiday Card each year, and in each year we run into the resolution problems, and the cropping problems so I told him to PREPARE for them.
After my friend left I found myself singing the annoying song from "HOODWINKED", "Be Prepared" in my head. This cartoon was a constant at my house two years ago, and my kids pulled it out this past Memorial Weekend when my they took a break from the sun and the quick rain shower one afternoon. As you can tell from the song title, the theme of this song is to "be prepared". So how does this relate to a Blog on a photography website? Well most of the prints you see displayed at a family's home are from their summer vacations, or activities that they did outside when the weather was nice. Of course there is the random "snow" picture or "leaves from Fall " but the majority of the prints people save and later use are taken in the summer, so BE PREPARED.
Be prepared to use these images later. Be prepared means backing them up properly (see my earlier blog), but in a nut shell :
- save your original files twice a month (minimum) from your camera's card to your computer.
- Copy those files to a external hard drive,
- and for the really cautious, burn your files annually to two sets of DVD's and keep them in separate locations.
I know this sounds over the top, but explain that to another friend of mine who recently lost his hard drive. His I.T. person compounded the problem and erased what little data there was, and now he is left with only his hard copies. Which brings up a very valid point, PRINT YOUR PICTURES, and if you do we hope that you will upload your files to Mastercolor using our ROES software.
Be prepared when shooting your images. With digital photography it is so easy to crop when printing so PLEASE, take two steps back before you capture your image, I promise with today's cameras you will not lose any of your resolution on your print when increasing your field of capture this little bit. Taking two steps back when shooting will allow you to create the extra space needed when framing, allow for the area needed for a Giclee Canvas Wrap, allow you to position and crop in your Holiday card, and overall create a more eye pleasing photograph. Please keep in mind these basic tips are not for professionals, just those wanting to shoot like one.
Be Prepared means, TAKE YOUR CAMERA WITH YOU! If you don't have a camera to capture the fun memories as they happen, it will be hard to share them later with your friends and family. Look for our end of the Summer Holiday Card special. For a limited time you will be able to save 25% on our already low prices on folded cards. Don't wait for the seasonal rush, have your cards printed in advance and save on time, frustrations and MONEY!
"Be prepared, be prepared..... unless you gotta sparrrrrreeeeeee"


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Zechariah Buck (9 September 1798, Norwich – 5 August 1879, Newport, Essex), was an English Organist.
He was admitted as a Choir-boy of Norwich Cathedral on 10 September 1807.
He had early training from John Christmas Beckwith and later became an articled pupil of John Charles Beckwith.
He was Organist of Norwich Cathedral 1819 - 1877 [1]
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Printable cupcake toppers are a really neat way to liven up any batch of cupcakes – whether they are for a birthday or other celebration, or just because! I recently made a set of these for my nieces going off to college party. I used photos of friends/family and had her friends give me funny quotes and inside jokes to use on them. They were an instant hit! :)
I created a set of Halloween toppers for you to download and use! Since the design work is already done for you, all you need to do is print and assemble. Simple as can be! You can download my free Halloween toppers here!
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My fake cupcakes!
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My craft project this week was trying to make fake cupcake photo holder/ornaments. I checked out a few different tuts and decided to try one that I found on Instructables. I was pretty happy with the results until a few days later. I noticed the cupcakes were changing shape and the frosting collapsed on itself. Huh. Weird, right?
Poor crumbled cuppys!
The bottoms got all lumpy and I ended up throwing them all out. :(
I'm guessing it's because the tutorial has you making the entire cupcake out of expansion foam. I think too much air got into mine but maybe with more practice this could work. You would probably just have to shake the can a a lot in between cupcakes to make sure you're not just shooting air into it. So, one can of expansion foam and about 2 dozen crappy looking cupcakes later, I decided to try a different tutorial. I found this one by Sugar & Meringue. She used Plaster of Paris for the cupcake base and styrofoam balls for the cupcake tops. I tried it and it worked great! The only downside with using the plaster is they are too heavy to make into ornaments. (unless maybe you make mini ones)
This was driving me nuts!
I would put my cupcake liners inside the pan and part of it would bend like this.. I'd end up having to grab another liner and trying it again! Grrr. I don't get why this kept happening, but yeah, super annoying.
You can get the styrofoam balls at the dollar store for really cheap! (Micheals has them but they are a bit pricier there – so if you decide to get them here don't forget your 50% OFF coupon!) You simply cut them in half and hot glue them onto the plaster in your cupcake bottom. I went around the edges with hot glue to seal it a little better.
The tutorial says to cover your styrofoam cupcake top with a layer of paper clay but I skipped that part and went straight to frosting it. I don't think it's really necessary unless you want part of the "cake" to show. I pretty much just covered the entire thing in "frosting". So, now onto the fun part! You will need some lightweight spackling and paint color of your choice.. I used blue because I thought it would go well with my leopard print pink cuppys.
I got the spackling and paint at Wal-Mart for cheap. You want to make sure to get the lightweight stuff.
After you mix up your spackling & paint, place it inside of a disposable pastry bag and pipe on the cupcake however you like. I don't really have much experience icing cupcakes so after I piped it on I ended up using a rubber spatula to smooth it since it looked funny, hehe.
Munchie was not pleased..
You can use beads, stickers and glitter to decorate!


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I have two questions concerning conversations with NPC's. I understand the Foundry is new and that many intended features are not yet available.
Is there currently a way to have an extended dialogue with an NPC, where you are given a list of questions you can ask the NPC along with a list of answers?
in a word- no
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Also, is there currently a way to create a 'multiple choice' response list for an NPC's question and be able to determine the NPC's response depending on the answer? I can see something like that being useful in a First Contact mission or perhaps in a mission where you have to rescue someone who crashed on a planet with a pre-warp civilization and there is no way to avoid encountering the locals. This is something I don't know if the Dev's intend for the Foundry, so if they don't, consider it a suggestion please?
once again- that feature is presently unavailable, however it is on their to do list iirc


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The Mental Health and Addictions Nurses program's specialized nurses meet with a student's family, school and doctor, as well as connect them to services in the community for longer-term care. The aim is to help students succeed in school and avoid dropping out or return visits to hospital in a crisis.
"If we identify and intervene early, they have better outcomes," said program manager Becky Mantynen.
The program is run by the Waterloo Wellington Community Care Access Centre in collaboration with the local school boards, four in both Waterloo and Wellington regions including Catholic boards, and hospitals.
Three nurses are hired and another five will come on-board. They spent a few months meeting with community agencies to forge partnerships and get a feel for what is needed in the community because, although it is a provincial initiative, there's flexibility to tailor the program.
Many students can benefit from the program, sparked by a growing understanding of the prevalence of mental illness in younger generations. One in five Ontario children and youth have a mental health issue and 70 per cent of mental illnesses first begin in childhood or adolescence.
"This is a key time to be able to intervene," Mantynen said.
Release from hospital can be a tough time for families. In hospital the youth is safe and getting a lot of attention and then suddenly the family has to take over, leading to fear and apprehension about what to do.
Program nurse Virginia Bateman recently met with a family at their home and was struck by their vulnerability. After talking and answering questions, she said, "you could see there was some relief."
"Sometimes we help the child by helping the parents," Mantynen said.
Ideally a nurse will be there in the hospital for the discharge planning meeting, which also means the student will have a familiar face when they're back home. Students can be referred to the program by a hospital or school.
Preparing for the first day back is helpful. What should the student tell their classmates and teachers about where they were? What should they do if their mood worsens or they're having trouble coping? How can a teacher accommodate the student, if for instance the medication is causing sleepiness in class?
The nurses are able to oversee medication use, explaining side-effects and how to handle them as well as consulting with the doctor if they think the student is struggling or a different drug would be better.
Simply answering questions and offering encouragement can be all that's needed to keep a student on medication, preventing a crisis that could lead to an emergency department visit or dropping out of school, Mantynen said.
Poor support for youth struggling with mental health and addiction issues can have dire consequences as they grow older. Doing poorly in school greatly limits the options for employment in adulthood, which then affects all other areas of life. Plus untreated disorders and addictions are likely to worsen, making it more difficult to cope when they become adults, Mantynen said.
Not only is it a great time to intervene for the most benefit, students are comfortable with openly addressing the issue of mental health, she said.
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An interesting side note during some of these interviews here in Spain is the use of a translator. First the reporter asks a question in Spanish, and then the translator repeats the question in English. After that the band tells the answer to the translator, they then repeats to the reporter. After the first interview James said, with a smile, "You have to keep your answers short to make sure the translator remembers what the hell you were talking about". The day goes on....pix are up
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James and Kirk are in Madrid, Spain, while Lars and Rob can be found in Paris, France. I am together with the James & Kirk team and we are just about to start the day here. Looks like a pretty full press schedule. Yesterday was the first day off on this euro-promo-tour. James & Kirk spent the day sightseeing and late last night they went to a Flamenco show. They were very impressed by the dance and when they left the place, they tried to copy the moves (without any success, but priceless to see).
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More pics have been posted from yesterday's surprise show at Donington. Also, pics are up from the CDUK show from Saturday.
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"DAMN THAT WAS FUN", yelled James to me as we left the Donington Park this afternoon. "The crowd was great, I am really happy we did this", he continued.More pics & details from this crushing event will be up tomorrow, here is the setlist:BlackenedNo RemorseHarvester Of SorrowWelcome Home (Sanitarium)FranticSad But TrueSt. AngerMaster Of PuppetsCreeping DeathDamage, Inc.
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June 1, 2003
What happened in 1985, 1987, 1991, 1995, and today June 1 2003? That's right...Metallica played at the legendary Donington Park in England. This time, they played on a little smaller stage than usual, and of course they did it classic 'Tallica style - don't tell anyone, just show up and play! Well, somehow of course the word got out and we did have a pretty good size crowd when they show started. As I was walking around the tent, I noticed people running towards the Scuzz tent trying to figure out who the hell this Metallica cover band was. It was great to hear people run up to their friends and scream - It is true, Metallica is fucking here! The guys played around an hour long set, setlist and pics to come shortly...MOT
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May 31, 2003
Just finished the CDUK gig. It almost felt like a real gig again. The crowd at this show was very different compared to the Top Of The Pops show. Maybe it helped out that we had some loud Clubbers in there? The band were just stoked after they got off stage, not to mention sweaty as f*. You will have to wait a couple of days for the pics from this event. as I am in the middle of finishing up some stuff before St. Anger comes out (not metontour related). Tomorrow should be fun to, I will keep u guys posted...MOT
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May 31, 2003
In about 6 hours Metallica will play in front of approx 400 people at the recording of the CDUK TV show. Looking at todays schedule, it is as always TIGHT. From one interview to another, a few meet and greets plus trying to get some rehearsal time in there too. The audience consists of MetClub members and other contest winners. At 1pm there are already a line outside. I believe they will start to let in people around 5:30 pm. More to come....MOT
May 30 - post 3
May 30, 2003
Just got back from the rehearsalfor the CDUK show, pics on the way. Songs rehearsed??...wait and see. We had some fun stuff happening during the rehearsal, I will tell you all about it in a couple of days. Tomorrow the band is doing the taping of the CD UK show. For now, I have to go and put my headphones on, as Lars gave me some CD's to go through....Ahhh, I will tell you all about that later too :)
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May 30, 2003
London, UK, the St. Anger Euro-promo tour continues. The band have arrived at the undisclosed rehearsal location and are about to run through some songs to throw down for tomorrows event.
May 29 - post 2
May 29, 2003
Sitting in the lobby of our hotel in London, trying to get some kewl pics up for you. We arrived around noon in London and met up with James & Kirk at Top Of The Pops studio for some rehearsals for tonight's recording. As far as I can "hear", it will be good fun. Right after rehearsals I left with James & Lars for a radio interview. Straight back to the hotel after that to meet up with Kerrang magazine. Kerrang brought some contest winners that got to interview the band. After the "interview" one of the winners gave Lars his cellphone and wondered if he could talk to his friend, that has been outside the hotel for hours just to get a glimpse of the guys. Not only did Lars talk to his buddy, he also invited him up to the room to hang out for a little bit. The guy, Clive, said "My friends are never going to believe me". "Well then we just have to put your face up on the website", replied Lars. That's right CLIVE, your buddies better believe you now! Check out the latest pic for proof :)


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Bought a refurb DELL D630 and whilst doing the usual updates I noticed the taskbar was shivering a bit like a TV picture does when showing signs of inteference?
It does it all the time even when the laptop is just idle although the rest of the screen is fine?
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Is the Taskbar 'locked' when this happens? Right click on an empty area of the Taskbar and if it is 'unlocked' set it to 'locked'.
If this fails let us know.
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Posted April 19, 2012 at 5:02PM
Hi John,
Thanks for replying!
Yes the taskbar is already locked. Have tried unlocking it and re-locking it but it makes no difference??
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Posted April 19, 2012 at 8:10PM
Does it do it when on battery only ? Sometimes a faulty power-unit can give that effect.
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Posted April 19, 2012 at 10:23PM
Probably nothing to do with this.
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Posted April 19, 2012 at 10:26PM
Yes it does it when on battery and mains power.
It does seem to be related to disc activity I feel?
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Posted April 20, 2012 at 9:57AM
I have never seen this problem, but a search has revealed similar problems associated with bad connections between the motherboard and screen and between hardware and the motherboard; this seems to link in with your comment that it "seems to be related to disc activity".
I would suggest two options:
- If you bought it recently and it is under warranty, take it back.
- If it's out of warranty, check all connections, especially those of the HDD.
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Posted April 20, 2012 at 10:10AM
A interesting point about "related to disc activity", but at the same time you mention that "it does it all the time".
Because on occasions I have a similar problem, which seems to indicate a conflict within the program I am using. Normally this comes about, while I am listening to a cd, and at the same time using the computer. As its only occasional, I haven't really bothered about finding a solution.
The other problem, could be something more sinister of a failing part, so it might pay to see if the 'shivering' expands.
Possibly nothing to do with your problem, but just a thought?.
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I joined the Cat Ladies Soci- ety after my family and husband's family had a series of family deaths. I found a group of children, teens, women, and men all committed to the care and well being of these cats and kittens.
All of these animals were the throw-away animals. Some were dumped after their family moved away. Some were tortured, stabbed, run over etc. Kittens with no mom cat to take care of them were left to die. Our volunteers, led by Kimm, took care of them and loved them. They washed walls, floors, litter boxes, and blankets. We played with them and combed them so that they would be adopted into "forever" homes. We took in "special needs" cats. There were people who wanted them. Our pets had names and personalities. I saw sick and scared cats bloom into pretty healthy pets.
These 80 cats and kittens had 10 days to enjoy their beautiful, clean, smell-free shelter, especially built for them by all volunteers. This ended one day when the "Humane Society" deemed it more humane to stuff 2-5 cats and kittens into carriers and take them to a cold, dark place and kill them. Our pets were healthy; they had no "diseases." The sick ones were ill with colds, upper respiratory, eye infections — all treatable illnesses. They were being treated and in a room away from the other cats and kittens.
These "inhumane society" men broke our hearts. We can't stop thinking about our pets' terror at their hands. Don't think it can't happen to you. It has happened and will continue to happen as long as society lets these people get away with horrible acts.
Marie Roller, Liberty
Marie, you have hit the nail on the head. Animal lover or not, the actions of this law enforcement agency went beyond reasonable, and in no way conform to the protections we are entitled to in this country.
The Humane Society, and Animal Charity, have clearly abused the powers entrusted to them. They seem to answer to no one, are accountable to no one. The current staff of these organizations has a history of blatant disregard for procedures required for any law enforcement agency, let alone a humane agency.
Even if the community isn't outraged by the seizure and destruction of animals, they should certainly be disgusted by the trampling of our rights and the clear lack of oversight for this agency. Unless the community comes together to make this the last time, there will be another publicity stunt at someone else's expense. If it's you, who will be left to stand up for you?
Isn't there ANY of our area politicians who will help us get answers????
I too am a CLS volunteer. My daughter and I drive all the way down from Kinsman once ot twice a month to help with volunteer work. This is a WONDERFUL and needed shelter. Clean and Loving. What Animal Charity and Humane Society did was WRONG. They are murderers. These beautiful, loving felines did not deserve to be killed. Why would you kill cats for upper respiratory infections and ear mites to name a few. It's been several weeks. No charges were filed against the CLS. What the &*%@# are they waiting for? Where are the so-called abuse charges???? There was NO abuse or neglect going on! I spent several hours at the CLS old site last month out behind the building scrubbing and bleaching out litter boxes. These animals were destroyed because of greed. We demand some answers from the killers as to why they did this.
Please...if you're a politician....help us get answers!
cats are not more important then children
no one seems to care about abused children
god forbid someone puts down a sick cat
heard that neighbors complained
people who got cats that died quickly complained
even some volunteers complained
maybe animal charity isnt so professional
but there apparently were problems
comments that cats were destroyed because of greed make no sense
neither does these peoples fanaticism
To davidjohn,
Where did you ever hear anyone say on this issue that cats are more important than abused children?. One issue has nothing to do with the other except that maybe the officials in Youngstown should spend their resources to catch real criminals and drop this case against Cat Ladies. You "heard" that neighbors and volunteers complained about the conditions at the shelter. I have visited there many times and "saw" for myself that the cats were well cared for and loved.
I am just as outraged about this raid as I was over 3 weeks ago when this happened. Are the officials in Youngstown dragging their feet on this hoping it will become old news that people will forget about? There were 97 comments posted on the 9/24 article about the Cat Ladies Shelter. As of now there are 4 comments posted about this letter to the editor. Come on citizens, I know that there are still a lot of people who care and we need to make our voices heard. Don't say part of this wasn't about greed. In these days, there are only so many charitable dollars to go around and Cat Ladies seemed to be getting a share because of the good work they do. That is money that doesn't go to other shelters. It is too bad that the county does not have Humane agents that are not biased and affiliated with a particular shelter.
peedymom, This situation is certainly suspicious...but good luck trying to get a straight answer. This reminds me of that old saying...let no good deed go unpunished!
And to davidjohn:
start writing in sentences
are your comments bizarre haiku
or do you not know
the rules of English
cruelty to animals
cruelty to children
God created us all
how about seagulls ironic comments after yours
cruelty to animals cruelty to children god created us all
equating animals to children
when there is a case involving pets
children are not pets by the way
there are hundreds of people that show up in court
but when there is a child abuse case and there are many
no one comes no one is outraged
dont write in japanese seagull so let me make this clear
animals deserve care but stop talking about them like they are people
as chris said to brian in family guy
you are a dog you have no soul
My son and I volunteer for CLS and we even adopted one. This is gut renching how they can take the lives of those cats and kittens. We the volunteers will keep on helping Kim. Kim has a big heart and God knows the truth . Proverbs 12:10 states : The righteous one is caring for the soul of his domestic animal, but the mercies of the wicked ones are cruel. Proverbs 2:22 states: The wicked will be cut off from the land (earth )and as for the treacherous, they will be torn away from it.
Genesis 1:28 states God blessed Adam and Eve and told them to become fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it,and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.
To me that tell us to TAKE CARE OF ALL the things in life. We are in charge of our own actions. Reguardless of what it is. Big or small doesn't make bad actions right.
Genesis 1:28 states God blessed Adam and Eve and told them to become fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it,and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.
To me that tell us to TAKE CARE OF ALL the things in life. We are in charge of our own actions. Reguardless of what it is. Big or small doesn't make bad actions right. Domestic Animals are a gift from our creator.
Genesis 1:28 states : God blessed Adam and Eve and told them to become fruitful and become many and fill the earth and subdue it,and have in subjection the fish of the sea and the flying creatures of the heavens and every living creature that is moving upon the earth.
To me that tell us to TAKE CARE OF ALL the things in life. We are in charge of our own actions. Reguardless of what it is. Big or small doesn't make bad actions right. Domestic Animals are a gift from our creator.
I hope no cats were killed or wounded by the flying bullets at the fight at the corner of Hilton and Southern Blvd. Sunday! This would be another travesty!
Oh please Walter.. I prefer animals to people simply because they don't expect anything from their owners except food and love. The Cat Ladies Society is all about providing these cats with forever homes where they will get both food and love. They choose not to "throw away" the less than perfect cats. I commend them for that.
As others have stated, I am disgusted by the euthanasia of the Cat Ladies' cats. After four weeks of waiting for answers, I have tried to focus on the bigger picture - what can be done to stop something like this from happening in the future? Animal Charity and its humane officers still have the ability to go out and do the same thing to another shelter. They could walk into Angels for Animals, Alchemy Acres, For the Dogs, or any other rescue, seize their animals and euthanize them. If they possess such an abundance of evidence against the Cat Ladies, why have there been no charges after a month?
By Ohio Revised Code, if the Cat Ladies are found innocent, Animal Charity is only responsible for paying them "an amount determined by the court to be equal to the reasonable market value of the companion animal at the time that it was impounded plus statutory interest" (ORC 959.132 (G)). That is the only penalty for wrongly seizing and euthanizing an animal? How does the court determine "fair market value" for someone's pet? Another section states, "A companion animal that is seized under this section may be humanely destroyed immediately or at any time during impoundment if a licensed veterinarian determines it to be necessary because the companion animal is suffering" (ORC 959.132 (D)). So, legally speaking, humane agents could seize anyone's pet, destroy it immediately if their veterinarians decided it was suffering, and have extremely limited accountability. Who defines 'suffering'? My dog had a growth spurt when she was 18 months, and was prescribed anti-inflammatory medication to help with the pain. Does this qualify as suffering? Would she have been put down?
I am fully supportive of Ohio's attempt to prosecute true animal cruelty; however, the laws are vague and one-sided, offering little protection to anyone wrongly accused of neglect or cruelty. The laws are written in such a way that the accused is presumed guilty from the beginning. Ironically, I could only find laws regarding the training and appointment of humane officers. No laws discuss oversight or accountability. I was not surprised, however, by ORC 959.132 (B), which contains the clause, "No officer or impounding agency shall impound a companion animal that is the subject of an offense in a shelter owned, operated, or controlled by a board of county commissioners pursuant to Chapter 955." The clause grants county dog pounds immunity from humane agent seizures (unless the board approves the seizure of its own animals), while other shelters are left vulnerable. Animal Charity and its officers have abused their power and status as a 501(c)(3) on numerous occasions and something must be done to prevent this from happening again.
To jorlando78:
I completely agree with your comments. Not only are we waiting for answers, the shelter remains closed to the many homeless cats and kittens in need. It is now Oct 15th and not only has nothing has been printed recently in Vindy about this situation, but the last letter published was this one on Oct 7th. I personally know of at least 2 people who have written since. I am sure there are more. In the section "most commented" the 9/24 article had 97 comments but it is no longer listed in the most commented section. If you have not "favorited " that article, good luck finding it and the comments which list the addresses and phone numbers of the people to contact to voice you opinion about this situation. I am beginning to think that it is no longer considered "news", or else talk of the raid is being buried because it it making Animal Charity and it's humane officers look so bad.
I did not do the work on compiling this list but have copied it from the previous post on Vindy:
Judge Belinky's office (330-740-2310) says that all they had to do with the whole catladiessociety fiasco is that the judge appointed Humane Officer Joe Borosky, and didn't I think that Animal Charity and Nicole Barringer (330-788-1064) were responsible? I was told it was handled by municipal court (330-742-8700)
The clerk of courts's office refused to comment on the matter, but later admitted that is was Magistrate Anthony Sertick (330-742-8824) who signed the order to raid
catladiessociety. The magistrate isn't elected, he is appointed, apparently by the three municipal judges, Those judges are, in the order in which they will face re-election: Judge Robert A. Douglas Jr., (330-742-8725), Judge Robert P. Millich (330-742-8725) and Judge Elizabeth Kobly (330-742-8725)
The city attorney (Joseph Macejko) 's office refused to comment.
The very rude woman in the mayor (Jay Williams) 's office (330-742-8701) gleefully told me that the city attorney is not elected, he is appointed, by the mayor, who is mayor until 2012, and not eligible to run for re-election.
So, they all say that no-one is responsible for the deaths of 64 cats.
Citizens of Youngstown, remember these names, and make sure the ones that are elected officials are never elected to any office again, never paid for with your tax dollars
As was said above, not only do we want this issue resolved, but we need to prevent this from happening again.
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