diff --git a/gui.js b/gui.js
index 67510cf8..d12453b0 100644
--- a/gui.js
+++ b/gui.js
@@ -2535,6 +2535,7 @@ IDE_Morph.prototype.aboutSnap = function () {
         + '\n\nNathan Dinsmore: Saving/Loading, Snap-Logo Design, '
         + 'countless bugfixes'
         + '\nKartik Chandra: Paint Editor'
+        + '\nYuan Yuan: Graphic Effects'
         + '\nIan Reynolds: UI Design, Event Bindings, '
         + 'Sound primitives'
         + '\nIvan Motyashov: Initial Squeak Porting'
diff --git a/history.txt b/history.txt
index a72aa2c0..a6b32764 100755
--- a/history.txt
+++ b/history.txt
@@ -2145,3 +2145,6 @@ ______
 * Blocks: refactor “script pics” feature
 * BYOB: new scriptsPicture() method for custom block definitions
 * GUI: new (hidden) feature: “Export all scripts as pic” (including custom block refs)
+* Graphic effects!!! Yay, thanks, Yuan!
+* Bug fixes from Nathan, yay, thank, Nathan!!
+* German translation update
diff --git a/lang-de.js b/lang-de.js
index 9ce0c50b..0a62da0b 100644
--- a/lang-de.js
+++ b/lang-de.js
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
     'translator_e-mail':
         'jens@moenig.org', // optional
     'last_changed':
-        '2014-02-13', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
+        '2014-06-04', // this, too, will appear in the Translators tab
 
     // GUI
     // control bar:
@@ -1122,8 +1122,16 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
         'Leer',
 
     // graphical effects
+    'brightness':
+        'Helligeit',
     'ghost':
         'Durchsichtigkeit',
+    'negative':
+        'Farbumkehr',
+    'comic':
+        'Moire',
+    'confetti':
+        'Farbverschiebung',
 
     // keys
     'space':
diff --git a/lists.js b/lists.js
index 13ec880f..ea553b03 100644
--- a/lists.js
+++ b/lists.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ PushButtonMorph, SyntaxElementMorph, Color, Point, WatcherMorph,
 StringMorph, SpriteMorph, ScrollFrameMorph, CellMorph, ArrowMorph,
 MenuMorph, snapEquals, Morph, isNil, localize, MorphicPreferences*/
 
-modules.lists = '2014-January-09';
+modules.lists = '2014-Jun-04';
 
 var List;
 var ListWatcherMorph;
diff --git a/locale.js b/locale.js
index c10aa649..614b38ce 100644
--- a/locale.js
+++ b/locale.js
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
 
 /*global modules, contains*/
 
-modules.locale = '2014-May-26';
+modules.locale = '2014-Jun-04';
 
 // Global stuff
 
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ SnapTranslator.dict.de = {
     'translator_e-mail':
         'jens@moenig.org',
     'last_changed':
-        '2014-02-13'
+        '2014-06-04'
 };
 
 SnapTranslator.dict.it = {
diff --git a/objects.js b/objects.js
index cc4371b7..dc02051e 100644
--- a/objects.js
+++ b/objects.js
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
     sound handling
     Achal Dave contributed research and prototyping for creating music
     using the Web Audio API
+    Yuan Yuan contributed graphic effects for costumes
 
 */
 
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ PrototypeHatBlockMorph*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.objects = '2014-May-26';
+modules.objects = '2014-Jun-04';
 
 var SpriteMorph;
 var StageMorph;
diff --git a/store.js b/store.js
index e448f749..11e2757b 100644
--- a/store.js
+++ b/store.js
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ SyntaxElementMorph*/
 
 // Global stuff ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-modules.store = '2014-May-02';
+modules.store = '2014-Jun-04';
 
 
 // XML_Serializer ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -1032,7 +1032,7 @@ SnapSerializer.prototype.loadInput = function (model, input, block) {
         input.setColor(this.loadColor(model.contents));
     } else {
         val = this.loadValue(model);
-        if (val !== undefined && val !== null && input.setContents) {
+        if (!isNil(val) && input.setContents) {
             input.setContents(this.loadValue(model));
         }
     }