Contest: Win Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3! (A $299 Value)

Dogsters, if you love taking photos of your dogs (or anything else), and want to have a fantastic tool to perfect the photos, organize them, and share them, you’ll love Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3. It’s an application that’s revered by professional photographers but is simple enough for amateurs to easily grasp to make the most of their photos.

I’ve been able to turn Jake from a grainy blob to a sleek blond with the click of a key. (Some days, I could use this feature on myself in real life.) I’ve put together  slide shows, created awesome art shots, and streamlined all my photos, as well. Lightroom 3 has a ton of useful features, most of which I haven’t gotten to yet, and is Windows and Mac friendly. Check out the Lightroom 3 website to get more details.

The software sells for $299, but it can be yours for free if you are our lucky contest winner! To enter, write a comment below about anything related to taking photos of your dog. You can talk about how your dog never sits still long enough for you to take a photo, or about how your pooch is a camera hog, or how you could take photos of your dog all day, or how your dog ate your camera. Anything about your dog and photography will do.

The deadline for submissions is 8 p.m. PST, Tuesday, March 14. We will do a random drawing of all qualifying entries, and announce the winner on Thursday, March 16. Only one entry per household, please.

You will love this software. Thanks to Adobe for the generous donation for the contest!

(Here’s a very small version of what is on my screen when I’m playing around on the software. It usually takes up my whole screen. It’s really coolio.)

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Kroger recalls Pet Pride, Old Yeller, Value Chunk pet foods for aflatoxin

December 18, 2010

Been a while since we saw a late F riday night dump-and-run pet food recall!

This weekend it’s the grocery store mega-chain, Kroger, recalling dog and cat food sold in Kroger, Dillons, Gerbes, Baker’s, Food 4 Less, Jay C, Hilander, Owen’s, Pay Less, and Scott’s stores. From their release:

The Kroger Co. said today it is recalling select packages of pet food sold in some of its retail stores because the products may contain aflatoxin, which poses a health risk to pets.

Kroger stores in the following states are included in this recall:  Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia and West Virginia.

The recall also includes Dillons and Gerbes stores in Kansas and Missouri; Baker’s stores in Nebraska; Food 4 Less stores in Nebraska, Illinois and Indiana (Chicago area); and Jay C, Hilander, Owen’s, Pay Less and Scott’s stores in Illinois and Indiana.

Stores the company operates under the following names are not included in this recall: Ralphs, Fred Meyer, Fry’s, King Soopers, Smith’s, QFC, City Market, Foods Co., and Food 4 Less stores in California and Nevada.

I didn’t see a link to the recall info on their main page, but if you click on “recalls” in their navigation, it’s right there.

List of affected products under the jump.

Kroger is recalling the following items:

Pet Pride Cat Food sold in 3.5 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111088128Pet Pride Cat Food sold in 18 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111071357Pet Pride Tasty Blend Poultry & Seafood Cat Food sold in 3.5 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111088152Pet Pride Tasty Blend Poultry & Seafood Cat Food sold in 18 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111074580Pet Pride Kitten Formula Food sold in 3.5 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111071903Old Yeller Chunk Dog Food sold in 22 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111074566Old Yeller Chunk Dog Food sold in 50 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111074563Kroger Value Cat Food sold in 3 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111000018Kroger Value Chunk Dog Food sold in 15 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111071559Kroger Value Chunk Dog Food sold in 50 lb. packages with a sell by date of OCT 23 11 DP and OCT 24 11 DP under the following UPC code: 1111000108

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