Archive for July, 2006
A WAKE UP CALL FROM LUKE AFB, AZ:
Wednesday, July 19th, 2006A WAKE UP CALL FROM LUKE AFB, AZ:
Recently, an individual who lives somewhere near Luke AFB wrote the local paper complaining about a group of F-16s that disturbed his/her day at the mall. When that individual read the response from a Luke AFB officer, it must have stung quite a bit.
The complaint:
Article: “A Wake-Up Call From Luke’s Jets” “Question of the day for Luke Air Force Base: Whom do we thank for the morning air show?
Last Wednesday, at precisely 9:11 a.m., a formation of four F-16 jets made a low pass over Arrowhead Mall, continuing west over Bell Road at approximately 500 feet. Imagine our good fortune! Do the Tom Cruise-wannabes feel we need this wake-up call, or were they trying to impress the cashiers at Mervyns’ early-bird special? Any response would be appreciated.”
The response:
Regarding “A Wake-Up Call From Luke’s Jets” (Letters, Thursday):
On 15 June, at precisely 9:12 a.m., a perfectly timed four-ship flyby of F-16s from the 63rd Fighter Squadron at Luke Air Force Base flew over the grave of Captain Jeremy Fresques. Captain Fresques was an Air Force officer who was previously stationed at Luke Air Force Base and was killed in Iraq on 30 May, Memorial Day.
At 0900 on 15 June, his family and friends gathered at Sunland Memorial Park in Sun City to mourn the loss of a husband, a son and a friend. Based on the letter writer’s recount of the flyby, and because of the jet noise, I’m sure you didn’t hear the 21-gun salute, the playing of taps, or my words to the widow and parents of Captain Fresques as I gave them their son’s flag on behalf of the President of the United States, and on behalf of all those veterans and servicemen and women who understand the sacrifices they have endured.
A four-ship flyby is a display of respect the United States Air Force pays to those who give their lives in defense of freedom. We are professional aviators and take our jobs seriously, and on 15 June what the letter writer witnessed was four officers lining up to pay their ultimate respects.
The letter writer asks, “Whom do we thank for the morning air show?” The 56th Fighter Wing will call for you, and forward your thanks to the widow and parents of Captain Fresques, and thank them for you, for it was in their honor that my pilots flew the most honorable formation of their lives.
Lt. Col. Scott Pleus Commander, 63rd Fighter Squadron Luke AFB, Arizona
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As a retired Air Force Member, I’m all too familiar with the meaning of the 4 ship missing man formation.
I hope that the next time you see a flight of 4 military aircraft flying low and slow, you take the time to remember the sacrifices of our men and women of the Armed Forces that keep our Countries Free.
Wes
July Mid Month News
Saturday, July 15th, 2006Hi Digital Scrapbook Friends,
I’ll keep this short, since I know you want to get right to the sale.
Kathy added 30 new templates to both PrincessCrafts and 1-Computer-Scrapbook so far this month. As always, you can see what’s been added on the Recently Added page of each site.
On Soft Expressions and Printable Pastels, Kathy will have added by months end the following: (advance notice on these sets)
2 – Baby sets
2 – Animal sets
4 – Summer sets
3 – Sports sets
Kathy’s putting the finishing touches on over 500 new Baby Scrapbook pages for our new Baby site coming sometime in August 2006. Those of you that get the e-mail part of this newsletter will be happy to know that your Freebies this month are a three (3) page set preview of the new site.
What a book these new designs will make!
Kathy just keeps getting better and better and these new pages show it. If you’re not getting our mail…Â boy are you missing out.Â
Quick and Easy this first half of the month.
I sure hope you don’t miss out on the Platinum Membership Sale.
You won’t get another chance at this one. I also hope you didn’t forget to tell all your friends and family about it.
Hope you are all having a wonderful summer… northern hemisphere or a mild winter down under.  I have a friend in Australia whose city water supply is at 25%. They’ll be voting next month on whether or not to start adding treated sewage water to the supply.
Here’s hoping that they get some much needed rain soon.
Until next time.
Wes and KathyPrincessCraftswww.ComputerScrapbookTraining.com
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Digital Cameras – A Guide to Buying
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006Hi Kathy,
I have included an article which you are free to use in your Computer Scrapbooking 101 ezine and on your website. Hope you find it useful.
Thanks in advance for considering the use of this article.
Best Regards,
Sean Packards
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Digital Cameras – A Guide to Buying
Sales of digital cameras seem to be exploding. This is not surprising as the quality of images from digital cameras improves and they become more affordable. In addition, consumers are becoming more comfortable with the idea of digital photography.
There are so many different types of digital cameras available choosing one which is best for your needs can become a very confusing decision. There are several things to consider when choosing a digital camera.
Types of Digital Camera.
There are three basic types of cameras and this is the same whether you are shooting film or digital media. These three types are: point and shoot cameras, prosumer cameras and professional quality SLR cameras.
1. Point and shoot cameras operate automatically. They do everything for you except for framing the subject. Exposure is decided by the camera as well as whether a flash is needed or not. All you need to do is to point and shoot.
2. Prosumer Cameras. This camera is a step up from your typical point and shoot because it allows the photographer not only to shoot in a fully automatic mode but also to have control over various aspects of the exposure. They typically have various modes including portrait mode, a close-up mode, action mode, and landscape mode.
Resolution
Regardless of what type of camera you decide to get you will also have to make the decision about the resolution of the camera. If you have shopped at one of those electronics superstores you will be lead to believe that the most important thing to consider when purchasing digital cameras is the number of pixels.
Although it is important there is much more to deciding on a digital camera than pixels. Pixels are tiny squares, and in new models other shapes, that make up the image. Obviously the more pixels the sharper the image. The more pixels there are the more detailed the image.
Almost all of the digital cameras on the market today produce images with at least 4 million pixels. With this resolution you can print images up to 8×10 which will look very good. Since most people do not print images larger than this, a camera with 4 million pixels or more should meet all of your needs.
Try Different Cameras Before you Buy
There is a wide selection of digital cameras on the market with various image qualities even though they may have the same number of pixels. There are different kinds and sizes of image sensors, which is the chip that actually records the picture.
It is recommended that you take a memory card into the store with you so that you can put it in each camera and take sample photographs that you can then take home to view on your computer to compare.
The technology is constantly improving and digital cameras will be constantly changing. Dont be surprised if several months after you purchase
one there is one that is new and better with more pixels.
If you take the time to choose a good quality digital camera which makes good photographs you’ll be able to enjoy digital photography for a long time in the future.
If you do make the move into digital photography, remember this:
Many people using digital cameras simply put their photos on their computers and never actually make prints anymore. It is easy for these photos to get lost and therefore it’s recommended that you print special photographs for generations to enjoy.
I guess that’s why digital Scrapbooking or computer Scrapbooking is also becoming the digital photographers best friend.
Sean Packards is the operator for www.filmecameras.com or http://www.filmecameras.com
(Filme Cameras)- for cameras resource and information go to:
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End of Month News
Wednesday, July 5th, 2006Good Day Computer Scrapbook Friend,
Here’s what we have for you this month…
- Twas the Night Scrapbook site opens
- New Sets Added: (Patriotic) See Below for where
- Sets Coming Off… get them now
- Hi-Resolution CD of Twas the Night coming
- New Elements on PC-ScrapbookElements added
- Friend Opens new Phrases and Quotes Site
Our Twas the Night Scrapbook site opened on the 1st of July.
As Sheila Matthews put it:
“I have your “Twas the Night Before Christmas” package and I think it is just fantastic. I am your #1 fan and appreciate your hard work and all your time and effort. Keep up the great ideas.”
If you haven’t got the Best gift you ever gave project started yet, you need to get over to:
http://www.TwasTheNightScrapbook.com and get your memberhip now. Prices start at only $17.00 and the specials on the Hardbound book and Video DVD (only seen when you purchase) won’t last long.
New Sets on PrincessCrafts and 1-Computer-Scrapbook
Kathy has added 12 new patriotic sets for not only those of you in the US celebrating our independence, but also some for many other countries to celebrate theirs as well.
Kathy wants to let you know that she will be removing the individual country patriotic papers from both sites to make room for new International patriotic papers at the end of July. So, get your membership and get your patriotic pages downloaded now… Before they’re gone from the sites.
Hi-Res version of ‘Twas the Night
Kathy has finished the Hi-Resolution CD for our Twas The Night Before Christmas Heirloom Scrapbook. Lee and Digital-Scrapbooks.com will have more news on that soon. We are also looking for scrapbook stores that might wish to distribute the CD and Book/DVD packages. If you know any owners that might be interested, be sure and get them in touch with us.
New Elements on PC-ScrapbookElements
Kathy has added Rings, Watches, Pinwheels, more Photo Corners, Hoses and Pipes, chain links and a brand new category… Ribbons to the PC-ScrapbookElements.com site. Get over there and check them out when you have some time. These new Hi-Res elements and embellishments are amazing.
There’s over a CDs worth of hi-resolution elements on the site now. Kathy will soon begin removing some of the older tags and frames from the Elements Site to make room for more.
Get your memberhip and get your favorite elements now… While they are still on the site.
Last, but not least…Â Our long time friend and fellow Entrepreneur, Lee Reedy has just opened his first site: A new Scrapbook Quotes and Phrases site.
What I really liked about the site is that, unlike many other e-books and sites that are currently out there, Lee has given members the capability to copy and paste any and all of the phrases and quotes into their favorite scrapbook, journaling or even e-mail programs. That’s a big time saver over typing them from scratch.
While the site has a great index already, Lee is working to make it searchable by key words or subjects. He’s working on the database now.
It’s also a membership site and living document. That means that Lee will be adding to it on a regular basis, so you’ll always have fresh content for your projects and cards or mail. I like that idea a lot.
The site is brand new, along with the membership software, so he’s still working on making it as easy to use as possible.
Lee has promised all my members a discount.
So, if you want on the discount list, let me know. Then, as soon as Lee makes it available, I’ll let you know. I’m only going to send it out to those that ask. We don’t want anyone thinking we are just selling stuff.
You can get more info here: Scrapbook Quotes and PhrasesThat’s it for the end of the month… We hope everyone had a great weekend and is enjoying their summer. Until next time…
Wes and Kathy
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