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2013 Track and Field: Finished first in the distance medley relay at the TSU Invite completing the race in 11:55.41s... Picked up second place in the 5000m at the UNF Spring Break Invitational with a time of 17:43.99s... Obtained a personal best in the 2000m steeplechase with her time of 7:04.64s at the Vanderbilt Black and Gold Invite... Also landed a personal record in the 5000m finishing in 17:01.26s at the Raleigh Relays... Finished third at the 2013 Billy Hayes Invitational in the 3000m crossing the line in 10:06.44s... Grabbed a personal best in the 3000m steeplechase with a time of 11:00.19s at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships, also awarding her fourth place in the event... Also at the championships, she landed fourth place in the 5000m finishing in 17:38.87s.
2012 Cross Country: Earned Second Team All-Conference enroute to helping Lipscomb win the A-Sun title by finishing 14th at the conference championship… Finished 17th at season opening FGCU Invite in 19:46.80… Finished 116th at Toledo BubbleBuster in 14:52.00… Finished 39th at Crimson Classic in 18:42.06… Finished 79th at NCAA South Regional in 21:48.10.
2012 Track and Field: Took home second in the distance medley relay at the Tennessee State Invitational with a time of 12:50.33s... Also at the meet, she placed second in the mile run with her finishing time of 5:15.91s, her personal record for the mile... Placed sixth at Hoosier Hills in the 3000m after crossing the finish line in 10:05.96s... Competed at the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship taking home 12th in the 3000m finishing in 10:17.56s... Garnered a third-place finish in the 3000m steeplechase at the Auburn Tiger Track Classic with her time of 11:07.91s... Also placed seventh at the A-Sun Outdoor Championships in the 3000m steeplechase finishing in 11:31.02s.
Prep: Ran for Jordan Sneva at Stanwood High School... All-State of Washington in 2009 and 2010... Part of three-time district and league champs... School-record holder in the five-kilometer cross country event with an 18:11s mark... Student Peer Tutor of the Year in high school.
Personal: Daughter of Gene and Julie Fields... Has one sister, Gina... Plans to major in nursing or kinesiology at Lipscomb... Chose Lipscomb over notable schools such as Washington and Boise State.
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HONEY BROOK - In case you may have missed it, there has been a bit of construction ongoing on the north side of Route 322 one mile west of Honey Brook Borough. The site is well on its way to becoming the home of September Farm Cheese's Country Store and Sandwich Shop. Projected to open early in the summer of 2013, the store will be the Honey Brook cheesemaker's new storefront, and a lot more.
The family-owned cheesemaking business, which has been at its current location at 460 Mill Road in Honey Brook for six years, is making the location change with sustainability of the award-winning business in mind.
"We can only go so far with what we have here (currently at the farm's Cheese Shop) so we decided to open a new store," said owner Dave Rotelle (who, along with wife Roberta, enjoys the distinction of being named 2012 Chester County Farmer of the Year). "We at first considered opening the new store in East Earl, but we later decided to stay in Honey Brook. It is a real good stretch of road that sees a lot of traffic... …We had a traffic study done, and it showed that there are more than a thousand cars that pass through each day."
Rotelle said that the visibility of the new location will be good for the cheesemaking business and also will let September Farm promote agricultural tourism.
"Our new store will compliment and support agriculture in the area. By educating people about how our cheese is made we let them know that we take care of our cows and have control over the agricultural process. Plus it is neat for the public to know the history of the food they eat."
September Farm wholesale sales currently make up 35 percent of the company's business, with their cheeses being sold in over 80 different stores. Rotelle added that while September Farm and other local good are to be featured in the retail shop, some specialty items will be brought in from outside of the area - chiefly imported cheeses.
"We will continue to expand our selection of cheese by importing the types we cannot make here," he stated.
Building the Country Store and Sandwich Shop was not a decision that easily made. The process was expensive, requiring not only the purchase of land and the cost of a new facility, but also the need for new processing equipment. In developing his business plan, Rotelle sought the opinions of a small number of other local business owners who agreed to offer their counsel in the endeavor.
"It was nice to have someone looking over our shoulder… …it was like having a board of advisors to help with the business plan," he said.
Once the new location is open for business the family farm on Mill Road will be closed to the public, although some business activities will still be taking place there (the September Farm cows will still call Mill Road home, for example).
The new property consists of three lots totaling 19 acres. The Country Store and Sandwich Shop will be built on one of the lots and Rotelle said that the other two lots will remain undeveloped for the foreseeable future.
The new building, which will be approximately two-and-a-half times the size of September Farm's current store and processing facilities, is being constructed by Hoover Building Specialists of Honey Brook. The Rotelles broke ground at the new site in September of 2012, the excavation went on from October to November, and the footers for the building were poured in November.
As with the current Cheese Shop, visitors to the new location will have an observation area where they can watch the September Farm team work their cheesemaking magic.
"We will have approximately 2,600-2,700 square feet of retail space, 1,000 square feet for the sandwich shop, and over 1000 square feet for processing, cutting and packaging our cheeses," said Rotelle, who estimates that the processing capabilities at the new Country Store will allow for September Farm to double its cheese output.
Rotelle said that the addition of the Sandwich Shop to the retail and production portions of the business is akin to having a stool with a few legs rather than with just one – providing stable overall support to the new venture.
"I think that with the addition of the Sandwich Shop we will get more traffic, which will mean more retail business. We are hoping to do a lot of takeout because of the volume of traffic and the amount of space we will have for parking."
The sandwich shop will offer eat-in and takeout options. On the menu will be toasted sandwiches, deli sandwiches, fried cheese curds, soups, and salads.
"We will have good fresh bread and deli meats to pair with our cheeses. In the past we (did not have a license to sell prepared food) so we would always give away free samples of things like toasted cheese sandwiches. Now we will have the (necessary licenses) to be able sell these to our customers," Rotelle said.
On the sweeter side of things there will be cheese tarts, coffee beverages, and hand-dipped ice cream.
"Our ice cream comes from Windy Knoll Farm Market and Creamery in Chambersburg (located in Pennsylvania south of Carlisle). Their artisan ice cream is award-winning and very creamy. We have been carrying it in the current shop and selling ice cream in December."
For the design of the Country Store, the Rotelles gained inspiration from visits to country stores in New England. Those influences led to the inclusion of features in the September Farm design such as a 12 foot wide wrap-around porch and a summer kitchen.
"We wanted to make it look like a farmhouse and feel like a farmhouse," said Rotelle. "In (New England) there are a lot of country stores and they have a way of creating a very cozy atmosphere. That is what we are going for with the new store. We want to have a place where people don't just stop in, but want to stay and hang out."
Those who will be dining in at the Country Store will find indoor seating for two dozen patrons, as well as outdoor seating options on the patio and porch.
"Throughout this process the community has been very supportive of us, and our customers have been very supportive too. We want to thank everyone for supporting us. Honey Brook Township has been excellent to work with as well. This is a great opportunity for September Farm. We feel really fortunate for the success we have had and we look forward to being able to continue to provide the best products we can."
Follow September Farm online, including the progress of the construction of the Country Store and Sandwich Shop, at www.septemberfarmcheese.com.
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Excellent software, like i expected.
With the wet button, when you print your audio and move it ahead according to the delay time , you've got a great tape sound without delay at no more expense.
The only drawback is the maximum delay time of 700ms. That's a 1/2 at 67bpm.
I thought software could beat the hardware on this.
Too bad, but not enough to ruin the pleasure and true character it adds to your music.
Vintage. Warm. Control. Historic. Mine!
I love delay. At times (especially for vocals) I will use it like a separate backing instrument. I'm shocked at how versatile, complimentary and modern this effect can be although there is plenty of old school "cheese" if one wants it.
Buy this.
simply love it. Put it on a separate bus and let it float off, degrading beautifully...
I am thrilled with this awesome plugin, Although I already had the Roland Space Echo plug, I am old enough to remember when the EP was the must have effect. UAD has perfectly modeled that plug and makes it available to us, It is amazing on a vocal track and a must have for guitars. Thank you UAD for your amazing work.
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I was expecting a wow when I "plugged" it in but it was more like a "okay, nice" Maybe I have to fiddle about with it a bit more. A stereo feature would be a blessing. PLEASE DO A FULL STEREO VERSION with independant ms!! It's such a pain to route these things. ;)
Another wonderful plugin from UAD. I have used the original unit, and it is almost too close, but with the accurate interface that only a digital system can give you. The sound you can get by over saturating the tape is delightful. The only thing I would like would be for UAD to step away from the original unit and give the ability to increase the delay time past 700ms. If you are working with a track that is under around 85 bpm, then quarter note delay is pretty much out of the question. Otherwise, UAD has another happy customer. Guitar tracks sound amazing with this. Thanks again, and keep up the good work.
Having owned an old echoplex back in the day, I can tell you that the UAD version is so close that it's scary. All that warm, gooey inspiring echo, back inside my DAW. If you want a true character echo, this is the best one I've found... and I've tried a bunch. Highly recommended.
This thing has changed how I produce music. Why ---- thats a trade secret - but there is not one single track I do not use this for now.
One thing I would like UAD to add is a stereo feature.
This plugin sounds great when I am soloing the track but as soon as I bring the rest of the mix in I can't hear it. It is cool for creating effects but as a delay I can never hear it.
I've never used the actual unit, but as far as i can tell, this plug-in mimics the echo very well!
It takes some getting used to in order to fully understand the way such an echo works but once you get the hang of it you can make some very unique sounds out of it!
I have been using this delay as sound effect for EFX tracks. It especially gets interesting around the point of self-oscillating. the playing with the delay times creates great soundscapes. i love it!
I really like how easy it was - to my ear - to get sounds reminiscent of Page, Rhoads and Moore (Certainly can't say my playing competence is anywhere near theirs, but at least the effect seems true)! I am most impressed with the ease of use.
I discovered the EP-34 through a friend who is using it all the time for Lo-fi, downtempo, trip-hop chill-out production
I own already the roland space echo 201 emulation but the EP34 has something special with a warmer and more happier sound...
I don't need to tell you that it's not only a delay but an instrument that can be used in a subtle way for doubling or creating a nice spacy atmosphere or a psychedelic FX.
I use it on anything for electronic music, mainly nu-disco, balearic production.
It works perfectly on analog synthesizer, Moog voyager, minibrute, Korg Volca, and all sort of other drums.
It's one of the first delay that I will recommend even before the 201 combine with the Fatso you'll have a powerful warm tool.
I recently mixed an album under the concept of 'old school' warmth and tubelike. Unfortunately my hardware device Roland RE201 was not responding the way i was use to and lack of time and economy made me make a quick decision. I desperately needed the tape echo character and so I demoed the echo plex and watched UA video and I was amazed: Not a difficult choice. It sounds great and react and sounds like tape echo for real.
I'm a guitar player. Within a minute of trying the EP-34 Tape Echo plug-in, I knew I was gonna have to buy it. Great on guitar, vocals...most likely just about anything. Sonic bliss!
Great plug, great warmth, love it on guitars, true character echo, thanks again UA
I LOVE this plug! It's for doing repeats, but honestly what I love most about it is setting it just to create a general atmosphere, particularly on lead instruments and vocals. The 3D and depth of the sound is incredible. I look at something like the Space Echo as more of a special effect whereas this plug is something I will probably use on almost every mix, even in just small amounts.
This plugin has the best of both the 3 and 4 model and best of all no tape to replace in the middle of a session like with the original hardware. It is very easy to us and sounds like the original as well as functions like the hardware version.


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National Kite Month, S.H.A.R.K. Challenge
Our region is leading once again in events. As of now we have a very low total of 136 events and our region has a total of 26 of them. I have quite a few items to list and I hope others in the region join in. It can be as simple as printing out pictures of kites for the kids to color while the library staff reads a kite story.
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The new totals are 155 for the entire world and 36 of them are from Region 8. Texas is leading the count with 34 events and one each from Louisiana and New Mexico. I promised myself quite a few more including several workshops that I am still building kits for.
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Your statistics may help explain how Region 8 member Terry Rankin is the winner of National kite Month's Week #1 events registration drawing and is now $100 richer. (Or will be as soon as the check gets thru the mail.)
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Re: National Kite Month, S.H.A.R.K. Challenge
If anyone is keeping score Region 8 has 67 events listed for National Kite Month. If you don't count the ones I have listed that leaves 18 for the region which is still more than any other region has registered with the Number two spot at 17 and four are tied at 13 events.
Their is still time left to get involved and I have a few more to confirm before the end of the month. The kids are having a great time making and flying kites.
I had a big box of string from last year and I just ordered 150 rolls from the AKA store and if the requests keep coming in I will have to order more to get thru this years events. Target supplied the bags for the sail material and the Bamboo sticks were from a $9.99 matchstick blind. Add a couple of packs of markers and buy scotch tape in bulk and you have hundreds of kites at minimal cost. I called a flagging tape company a few years ago and they agreed to donate two cases of tape if I paid the shipping. Little did I know at the time that 288 free rolls would cost me $50.00 in freight charges. Seeing the smiles on the kids faces is worth the expense of providing all the supplies at no cost to the participants or sponsors.
Thanks again to Richard and Marti Dermer for their Sled kite plan that makes it all possible.
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WOW, region "8" is doing great. I see you listed 49 all by yourself . How did you do so many ,we should follow your same method.
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Re: National Kite Month, S.H.A.R.K. Challenge
It does not take that much to drive to the local school and ask to hang a few Kites in the library and put up a poster for National Kite Month. I had Jim with Go Fly send me a case of 2003 NKM posters that he found when he was cleaning out his office and I drove 80 miles to drop by the Gayla Kite Factory and pick up a couple of hundred kites that they had returned for credit. Depending on the location I hang some of my large personal collection or some of the donated kites. A few of the library's in town have had kites hanging up year round for the past 3 years with some of them traded out once in a while. As far as the workshops I spent a couple hundred on gas and supplies to make a bunch of kids happy and remind them that kites were fun.
I have worked hard and done a lot of things over the years to promote kiting and will continue to do so for myself and not to support any one else's agenda.
Having local kiteflyer friends that fully support me in my efforts is a great help.
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Guy: how many region 8's are heading to the Outer Banks this year for the AKA Convention?
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Guy: how did the kiting event go last week-end at SPI?
Any pictures?
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Championship night, I will be out in my barn, I have an orange sweatshirt I'll be wearing, and I've been practicing "War Eagle!" since the Tigers won the Iron Bowl.
Yeah, I know FSU is a solid favorite, but Auburn got to Pasadena on two miracles and I have a gut feeling another will, indeed, make this Auburn championship one for the ages.
Besides, if you're keeping count, an Auburn victory would bring the national championship to our state for the fifth consecutive year. That's pretty neat. And it would, of course, make the SEC home to the national title for eight consecutive years.
A couple of other thoughts:
— Auburn got it right when it hired Gus Malzahn as its head coach.
— Alabama fans are praying that Texas will show up at The Loveliest Village with a ship full of oil money. If I were Texas, he would be first, second, and third on my list. I know he has just signed an extension, but there are buy-out clauses.
— Football has become a 100-yard "basketball" fast break. You know the last team with the ball and 37 seconds left is going to win. I really don't like it.
All, with one exception, had a Christmas theme. The lone exception was "Get Fuzzy" and it's a lousy comic anyway. Blondie, Dennis the Menace, and Family Circus were the best.
And don't ask me why I notice things like that.
Don't have any, not a single one, because I know exactly what I'm going to do and not do unless fate or the siren of temptation pulls me across the line. I will be honest. Fate I can't deny, but temptation can often be a challenge.
But in past years in this space I have written an entire column of my resolutions. A recheck of the lists says I have been 100 percent each and every year. 'Course it could be I make resolutions I have no trouble keeping, like in "I will not take up skydiving in the New Year," and "I will not become a lion tamer in the New Year," and "I will not ride a hot-air balloon around the world in 80 days in the New Year."
I think you get the picture. And I'm not all that sure many people make resolutions any longer. Like when have you even heard the subject discussed.?
But I wish a "Happy New Year" for you and yours.
Snyder owns a 225-foot yacht, Shanahan lives in a 35,000-square- foot house, which is probably bigger than Nick Saban's.
Like I said, don't ask me why I notice things like that.
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By Ashley Rader
Talks between teachers and administrators have yielded a plan to preserve current Carter County Schools employees' health insurance benefits while requiring new hires to shoulder a portion of the burden.
All teachers, however, will soon see pay schedules reflecting a greater emphasis on evaluations.
The Board of Education heard the details Monday afternoon of collaborative conferencing talks between system administrators and teacher representatives concerning salaries, insurance and other benefits.
Secondary Supervisor Danny McClain and Special Education Director Carol Whaley presented the final draft from the collaborative conferencing sessions to the school board.
According to the draft, professional employees currently employed by the system will receive 100 percent coverage for their individual insurance and the board will pay 66.5 percent for family coverage. Non-certified employees already in the system will receive the same coverage.
However, new employees hired after June 30 will have to pay 7 percent of their health insurance costs for individual coverage and 40 percent of the cost of family coverage.
Employees already in the system are eligible for 10 years of coverage for dental, health and life insurance when they retire if they are at least 55 years old or have at least 25 years of service and have been employed by the Carter County School System for at least 15 years, with the last 10 years occurring before retirement.
Employees hired after July 1 will be eligible for five years of dental, health and life insurance after retirement.
"That is something that is being phased out," McClain said.
For salary, all professional and paraprofessional employees' salaries would be recommended by the director of schools and approved by the school board on a yearly basis. For the 2013-2014 school year, the pay schedule will be the same as the 2012-2013 school year.
Whaley noted that while this upcoming year's salary would be based on the teachers' years of service and degrees held, that would not be the case in the future, based on recommendations from the state.
She said school systems would have to develop new pay schedules for the 2014-2015 school year that would have to be submitted to the state for approval.
"They are recommending there be not as much focus on step increases and increases for advanced degrees, and more emphasis on evaluations," Whaley said.
If a teacher is given a 3 or lower ranking on an evaluation, they would not be eligible for an increase starting in 2014; those getting 4 or 5 rankings would be eligible for raises.
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A 7-year-old Pitman first-grader got a big surprise from the President Barack Obama after she asked him for help with a class project.
"He's a famous guy," said 7-year old Paige Lynd. She really used her imagination for her first-grade's class project at Elwood Kindle. Students make a bear, pick someone to send it to and ask them to take it on an adventure before sending it back.
"Dear Barack Obama, please take my bear on an adventure," said Paige about how she started her letter.
While most students pick family members or family friends, Paige wanted her bear -- who by chance she named Michelle -- to go to the commander in chief for a stay at the White House.
"I was a little worried," she said.
That's because it had been almost a month and her classmates' bears, including Anna Borgardus' bear, had mostly come back.
"My bear went roller skating and fell. When it came back in the mail it had a band aid on it," Anna said.
Linda Coremin, Paige's teacher, started the project 20 years ago to help her students with writing and geography.
"I told Paige, 'You know, the president is busy.' I didn't want her to be disappointed," said Coremin. She said her students' bears are well traveled and showed a picture of one posed in front of Big Ben in London.
But going to the White House? Coremin said that's a first.
Finally, on Monday after a lengthy wait, Paige got an envelope in the mail at school from the White House.
She said with a big smile, "I was jumping up and down. The president sent an autographed picture, he wrote a letter and sent a story about the White House and the life of his dog, Bo."
The president's letter stated that Michelle Bear toured the White House, sat in on meetings in the Oval office, even watched the sunset with him and Bo.
Coremin said Mr. Obama's response gave a nice message.
"He really emphasized how important it was to get a good education," the teacher said.
Paige hopes to one day meet the President, just as her bear, Michelle, did. And she said when she does, she knows exactly what she's going to say.
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My name is Daisy.
I am a good person…but I was a bad parent.
Tragically, by choosing QF/patriarchal fundamentalist methodology as the pattern for my home, believing that it would provide the very best insurance against messing up with parenthood, I messed up. I messed up badly. I hurt my kids and, worse, I silenced them when they tried to tell me about it. Criticizing your parents is, of course, disrespectful and therefore opening a dangerous door that may lead a child ultimately to rebelling against God – and as I believed that put my child in danger of hellfire, of course, I conscientiously nipped dissent in the bud at every opportunity.
As it happens, my eyes were just opening to the dreadful truth that QF had sold me a bill of goods when my oldest child found her voice. I was on the way out of QF teaching, patriarchal Christianity and my marriage when that beautiful daughter tried to describe her pain to me by starving herself almost to death. Shortly after she began her lengthy treatment for anorexia, another of my children found a way to tell me that her soul was in agony. A razor blade and a veritable hill of pills were her loud-hailer.
If you, like me, raised your children in QF until at least their early teens, you may have already had to endure the sorrow of watching your children rise up and call you Monster, or at least, Failure. If you haven't yet, it is my opinion that, you probably will. And, believe it or not, this is a good, good thing. I do hope your child does not need to resort to the dramatic acts my oldest two did in order to gain your attention, in fact, I would plead with you to listen to them well before that becomes necessary. But I want to encourage you with this:
As parents we should not be afraid of the volume or power or ugliness of the moment – or indeed the many moments – when our child finds her young adult voice. What we really should be afraid of is her silence. That compliant 25-year-old looks and sounds like an adult, but she has a 12-year-old soul. Like the tiny feet of Chinese girls crushed and tightly bound in rags by well-intentioned parents to prevent their healthy growth, that child may be the victim of a sort of a 'soul-binding'. This disastrous mistake may have doomed her to endure both a crippling emotional agony and an ongoing rage that her mother could dare to insist that such a violent and abusive act was perpetrated because of love.
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Have you heard about the so-called skills gap?
That's the cute term for the notion that employers have jobs, but just can't find people with the right education or abilities to fill them. (We journalists love cute terms such as "skills gap." Like "fiscal cliff" and "mancession," it's catchy headline shorthand for a pretty serious issue).
Now there's a kind of duel over it. You see, most "skills gap" arguments center on a 2011 survey by the consulting firm Deloitte and the Manufacturing Institute. That survey of executives found that the skills gap is responsible for about 600,000 jobs going unfilled.
But last week the Boston Consulting Group said the skills gap is not so bad and that only 80,000 to 100,000 jobs are going unfilled because of it. It's analysis is based on wage and inflation rates around the country. Where wages outstripped local inflation, that's where employers were paying more to get talent.
It's hard to say who is right. Deloitte relied on a survey, which can be a little subjective, and BSG crunched wage and inflation numbers, which can overlook softer, less measured trends.
But there seems to be plenty of anecdotal evidence around that some sort of "skills gap" exists. We have had plenty of CEOs complaining about it over the last couple of years on CNBC, be it in tech areas or energy production or transportation.
"You have to have a qualified workforce," said Cummins CEO Tim Solso. "One of the biggest challenges (in the U.S.) is to find a workforce that has the technical skills and mathematical and science skills so they can operate machinery and do technical work."
So there is a skills gap of some sort. And regardless of the degree to which skilled workers are lacking, in our employment-starved economy, that strikes everyone as a lost opportunity.
What to do about it? Here, too, the consultants pointing at the large-or-small skills gap seem to lean different ways.
Deloitte suggests steps to retain older workers and keep them in the mix. BSG advocates more recruitment and company training for critical skill areas. (Some companies, like General Electric and Alcoa, are already jumping on that).
Most likely it will take a mix of these measures.
Indeed, we may need to take a look beyond "skills" and into basics: Over half of the companies questioned in an April human resource survey said that basic professionalism and work ethic was a problem with their younger workers.
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NOC's 'The 12 Dunks of Christmas'
By Ben Golliver
The basketball-themed Christmas Carol viral video market is a crowded one, but The NOC has found a way to join the party thanks to a nice twist. In its latest offering, "The 12 Dunks of Christmas," the online video production studio rewrites The 12 Days of Christmas with dunk-themed lyrics then remixes the song with video interpretations of all 12 dunks. Filmed on an empty playground, the spot includes a number of popular Slam Dunk Contest gimmicks — dunking over people, dunking blindfolded — and all the obvious signature slams — windmills, 360s, tomahawks, etc. — are included.
By the end, a male actor has performed 12 "off-the-backboards," 11 "over-this-guys," 10 "blind-folded," nine "dressed as Santa," eight "no-a-lookings," seven "winds-a-milling," six "rock-the-cradles," five "alley-oops," four "between-the-legs, three-sixties, two tomahawks and a dunk with a ball in each hand."
The video stays true to the carol's lyrics and pace so it takes more than four minutes for the whole thing to play out. Honestly, it's almost exhausting. Even though the actor only dunks 12 separate times the cutting and repetitious lyrics make for nearly eighty dunks over the course of the song. Get that man some ice, Gatorade and a Christmas dinner.
This video joins others in helping build the excitement for the NBA's quintuple-header on Christmas Day.
Earlier this week, the NBA released a video of its players singing Jingle Bells. Back in November, the NBA aired an ad with a number of players dribbling to the tune of Carol of the Bells. The NBA also tabbed Knicks fan Spike Lee to reminisce on the greatness of Bernard King and featured Thunder star Kevin Durant and his mother, Wanda Pratt, in a black-and-white spot.
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According to Autocar, BMW official have now acknowledged that a 4-wheel-drive model of the new F10 M5 is being prepared for eventual production. The AWD F10 M5 will join the standard RWD M5 as an additional model and should be good news for those who live in snowy climates.
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SMG Names Son Rocky James
According to Us Weekly, 'Buffy' Sarah Michelle Gellar and her husband, actor Freddie Prinze Jr., have already picked a name for their second child.
After the adorable name they picked for their first-born Charlotte Grace, this time they took some risks (in my humble opinion) and named the baby boy Rocky James.
Just to remember that James is also Freddie's middle name. And Rocky is usually a nickname for Rocco.
So what do you think?
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I kinda like it! It sounds a little jokey - like it's more of a nickname than a real name - but Charlotte and Rocky sounds cute for now! It balances out the sweetness of Charlotte nicely. I have a feeling he may go by James if he ends up in the professional world, but nothing wrong with Rocky for an actor if he follows in Mom's footsteps, IMO. For a baby it's super cute, but I'd like to have seen it as a nickname for a more serious first name.


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The recently discovered ancient tunnels of Buenos Aires are one of the city's best kept secrets. Enjoy a private half day city tour including a visit of the ancient passages and get to know Buenos Aires from the ground up. After meeting your private guide (with driver and private vehicle) at the hotel, you'll visit the Plaza de Mayo, the city's founding site and genuine starting point of Buenos Aires' urban development. Next is San Telmo, a former enclave for local aristocracy. This charming colonial district, with its cobbled streets, has many artists' studios and is one of the trendiest neighborhoods of the city. In San Telmo lies a recently unearthed treasure: the ancient subterranean tunnels. The construction of tunnels started in the colonial era, and continued well into the 19th century. From ancient times, many myths have been created around the tunnels: people said they witnessed secret encounters, disappearances, murders or even political conspiracies.Enjoy visiting one of these tunnels, a part of a 3,000 square meter labyrinth below the streets of San Telmo, made up of a long corridor with vaulted ceilings and display cabinets exhibiting many items and utensils recovered during the excavation. Other areas that are included in your tour include La Boca, (which was strongly shaped by the working class Italian immigrants, with its make shift houses made from scrap materials found in local shipyards), Puerto Madero - Buenos Aires' latest and most sophisticated neighborhood, and La Recoleta, where a short stop is made at the gorgeous Plaza San Martín, the Basílica de Nuestra Señora del Pilar, (the city's second oldest church), and the celebrated Recoleta Cemetery, an imposing labyrinth of ornate graves and mausoleums where some of the most important characters of Argentina's political and cultural life (including Eva Peron) are buried. The last stop on the tour is at the area known as Palermo Woods. Next to the woods lie the splendid palaces built by the wealthy classes in the early 20th century to rival with Paris. After having gained deep insight in this culturally rich city, you will return to our hotel.
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Puntarenas is the capital and largest city in the province Puntarenas, Costa Rica, at the Pacific coast. The eponymous and oddly shaped province has its largest section in the South, far from the capital. Some 100,000 live in the city and close towns. With beaches on the Pacific Ocean, it also attracts many tourists, especially surfers. It is also a possible stopover point for the touristy Monteverde, further inland. Its port, Caldera, is one of the main ports in the country. Also, regularly scheduled ferries carry vehicles from Puntarenas to the Nicoya Peninsula
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Puerto Montt is a port city and commune in southern Chile, located at the northern end of the Reloncaví Sound in the Lakes District. The city's economy is now based upon agriculture, forestry, fishing, and salmon aquaculture in the surrounding islands and fjords. It is the fastest-growing city in southern Chile, mainly because of the explosive growth of salmon culture. Puerto Montt is also the gateway to Chiloé Island and the many other smaller islands in Chile's inland sea. Puerto Montt has one airport, El Tepual, where three airlines have regular flights from Santiago, Punta Arenas, Balmaceda, Concepción, Temuco, and Bariloche (Argentina).
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Disembark from the ship this morning, and bid farwell to your fellow cruisemates.
Meet your driver for a private transfer from your hotel in Valparaiso to Santiago.
Enjoy a private half day panoramic city tour with your own private vehicle, professional driver and English speaking Guide taking in the main avenues of the city's civic center as well as the main sites of interest. Visit La Moneda Palace, the current seat of the government formerly the home of Chilean presidents until 1958. Then continue along the streets of the downtown area to the Main Square surrounded by the Cathedral Metropolitana of the XVIII century, the National Historical Museum, and the Central Post Office. Visit the Forestal Park passing in front of the Fine Arts Museum towards Bellavista, the bohemian quarter of Santiago. Continue to San Cristóbal Hill, a beautiful public park dominated by the monumental sculpture of Virgin Mary (36 meter high). From this site, enjoy a panoramic view of the city before continuing toward the modern residential neighborhoods of Pedro de Valdivia Norte, Las Condes, and Vitacura. At the end of the tour you will be dropped back at your hotel allowing you some time for some independent exploring or some relaxation time at your hotel. San Cristobal hill fee included.
The Sheraton Santiago Hotel is situated in proximity to the most famous sights and attractions of Santiago. The 379 guest rooms are designed to showcase views of the beautiful surroundings. Rooms are also equipped with a 32" plasma TV and high speed Internet access. Dine at any of the hotel's restaurants and snack stops. El Cid restaurant serves refined dishes in a sophisticated environment, on a wooden deck with a refreshing view of the pool and gardens. Otherwise, try light meals and Chilean creations at El Jardin Coffee Shop. Spend time at the Neptuno Pool & Fitness center at the hotel, where a range of activities are available, including steam and sauna baths, pool, and beauty parlors.
9:00 - Travel out of Santiago into the Casablanca Valley, the youngest Chilean viticulture area which boasts the perfect trilogy: climate, soil and vines. Drive through the valley, with a stop at Casas del Bosque, a family boutique winery exclusively oriented to produce high quality wines. Here you will have the chance to choose 2 wines "Reserva" and 1 "Grand Reserve wine". Continue to Matetic Vineyards located in the San Antonio Valley. The visit begins in the winery, where you will be cordially received by a bilingual guide who will brief about the process of organic and biodynamic agriculture, key concepts in the making of wines. While enjoying panoramic views of the vineyards, visitors will be taken through the entire process of winemaking and organic agriculture. The tour will end with a wine tasting in the underground tasting room where wines and accessories can be purchased.
Optional: Lunch at the restaurant Equilibrio of Matetic winery (not included)
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LeRoi Moore passed away suddenly on August 19, from complications stemming from an earlier ATV accident this summer. He was one of 5 original band members of the Dave Matthews Band. He played a variety of wind instruments, with a number of notable and memorable solos over the many years of recording and touring.
I was lucky enough to see him perform a few times. Notably, his last public performance before his accident was the summer concert I attended this year. His falsetto singing to "Sledgehammer" was a highlight.
He will be greatly missed.
What point could there be troubling?
Head down wondering what will become of me?
Why concern "WHAT" we cannot see
But no reason to abandon it
The time is short but that's all right
Maybe I'll go in the middle of the night
Take your hands from your eyes, my love
All good things must come to an end some time
But don't burn the day away
Don't burn the day away...
Come sister, my brother
Shake up your bones, shake up your feet
I'm saying open up
And let the rain come flooding in
Wash out this tired notion
That the best is yet to come
But while you're dancing on the ground
Don't think of when you're gone
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Sorry for the loss of this artist for the DMB fans and for the DMB.
I can't find "Don't Burn the Day" in iTunes. Is that the actual name of the song?
- August 22, 2008 at 5:48 AM
This is definitely a surprising and unfortunate loss. I can't help but focus on LeRoi's contributions to DMB songs while listening. I feel for the band.
I wonder what our annual DMB concert will be like next summer without his talent.
SOCKS - The song title is "Pig."
- Sister Smak
- August 22, 2008 at 8:34 AM
- Rach said...
Doc Smak - I thought of you when I read the news the other day... I love the song Pig, maybe my all time fav DMB song.
- August 22, 2008 at 11:17 PM
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It's mid-term for the Kansas State basketball team and the report card for Bruce Weber's Wildcats is good … really good.
Record: 14-2. That's pretty much an "A" on anyone's scale.
Ranking: No. 16 out of 300-plus teams that play the game of leather ball and iron hoop … that's another "A."
Coaching: Only one coach in Kansas State history – Zora Clevenger, 1916-17, 15-2 – has ever had a better start to a Wildcat coaching career. Yet another "A" for coach Bruce Weber and his coaching staff.
Schedule: K-State has a win over No. 8 Florida; the 'Cats are 3-0 to start Big 12 play for the first time since 2008, which includes a 2-0 road record; the Wildcats only losses are to No. 5 and 16-1 Michigan and No. 9 and 16-1 Gonzaga.
Winning the close ones: K-State is 5-0 in games decided by six point or less, which includes a pair of Big 12 wins.
Kudos go out to Weber, who has molded Frank Martin's players into his motion offensive system, and less risk-taking defensive schemes to make a team of his own.
Weber says, "We talk about our brand. That's guarding people. If you play great defense you have a chance to win on the road. We want to contest shots."
While Martin's "ways" were very effective, few ever viewed the former Wildcat coach as being very "K-State-ish." Weber's grounded, blue-collar methods do seem to be in the Wildcat mold of Lon Kruger, Jack Hartman and Tex Winter.
Oh, he can verbalize his ways in a language that translates with uncertainty whether from suburban Kansas City to Harlem, N.Y., but the key here is that players respond to Weber's methods, and the buy-in has come relatively quickly team-wide.
Fight Weber's ways, or go at 70 percent on the practice floor, and you'll get booted from the gym. Ask Shane Southwell.
Giving a sheepish smile to the mid-December happening, Southwell said, "I thought I was going hard, but it took me a while to understand that he knew I could give more."
When that finally soaked in, Southwell has since responded by playing his best basketball of his three-year KSU career.
And that's another point on behalf of Weber.
There is no question that playing abilities have fit in the system, and the games of multiple Wildcats have taken a significant stride forward from a year ago today.
In particular, see Southwell; see Nino Williams; see Thomas Gipson; see Will Spradling; and, that doesn't mention, as Weber says, the "star power," and the "face of the program" of a Rodney McGruder.
While McGruder is the Collin Klein of the basketball program, this 2012-13 Wildcat team is also very much K-State football-like with lower profile recruits playing their role, and the team doing whatever it takes to win games.
Angel Rodriguez had 12 points and Gipson 12 rebounds in a road win at George Washington; Spradling netted 17 and Jordan Henriquez had five blocks versus Florida; Williams scored 17 against Oklahoma State to complement McGruder's 28-point heroics; and, it was Southwell who stepped up with game-winning plays on offense and defense against West Virginia.
In those significant wins, K-State has won the rebounding portion of the game in each one.
In those significant wins, K-State out-shot George Washington from 3-point range to make up for a deficit at the foul line; K-State made 10 more free throws than Florida to overcome the fact that the Gators made three more field goals; against O-State, the 'Cats had to make seven more field goals to make up for the 12-point free throw advantage the Cowboys enjoyed; and against West Virginia, it was a last possession defensive stand that reserved a victory.
Simplified, this K-State team is doing whatever it takes to win games on a particular day, which comes back to coaching.
Looking ahead, Weber says, "I don't know how special we can be, but we can be very good."
So far, K-State has been very good.
COMING HOME: Kansas State returns home for consecutive home games with those coming against Oklahoma at 3 p.m. Saturday, and against Kansas on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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Christie Campaign Gets Green Light To Use Election Funds for Legal Fees
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New Jersey election law regulators on Tuesday said that Gov. Chris Christie's re-election campaign committee can use unspent funds—and raise more—to pay its legal fees and expenses to comply with document subpoenas in the Bridgegate investigation.
Ronald DeFilippis, chairman of the Election Law Enforcement Commission, said that the spending purpose is legal and that it is important for the campaign to be able to respond to the subpoenas quickly.
"If they don't have access to the funds they will be constricted. That's the overriding thing," DeFilippis said. "Dollars are irrelevant now to the people of New Jersey. They want answers."
The committee's attorney, Mark Sheridan of Patton Boggs, told the commissioners that it will need it remaining funds on hand, plus an unspecified additional amount, not only to pay the firm's fees but also to hire a vendor to sift through unknown number of emails, texts and other communications between its staff, the governor's office and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the bridge.
The committee has $126,608 at present after spending nearly $12.2 million to get Christie re-elected last year.
The committee has been hit with subpoenas from the U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman and the Joint New Jersey Legislative Select Committee on Investigation, who are looking into the circumstances surrounding the George Washington Bridge access lane closures that crippled traffic in Fort Lee from Sept. 9 to Sept. 13.
Sheridan told ELEC that the committee needs money to cooperate with both investigations. The data mining operation that will be required is "rather simple and straightforward," he said, but there will be expenses incurred.
Before using the leftover money and raising more, Sheridan sought an advisory opinion from ELEC, which regulates how publicly funded campaigns generate funds and spend them.
New Jersey law prohibits using campaign funds to pay for a criminal defense, but the commissioners agreed with Sheridan that the committee is not, at present, a target in a criminal investigation but only a witness called on to supply documents.
"There is no suggestion that the governor or the committee is the target of an investigation," Sheridan said.
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On Tuesday, NFL team owners unanimously voted to cut short the collective bargaining agreement with the NFL Player's Union, which will force a return to the bargaining block in an attempt by the owners to avoid playing the 2010 season without a salary cap.
Worse case scenario: an agreement is not met by then and the players refuse to play in 2011. That hasn't happened since 1987 and should never, I repeat, never happen again.
Right now, the player's union has agreed to play the 2008 and 2009 seasons with a salary cap, but not after that. According to The New York Times, the owners had until November to decide if they wanted to cut short the collective bargaining agreement, but decided to do it now rather than make it a distraction when the season is in full swing.
"Really, there was no reason not to do it now, because it isn't working for us," Broncos owner Pat Bowlen told The Times. "We might as well get that part of it out of the way, so we can hopefully get into some serious negotiations and get a deal."
The owners' argument for having or continuing a salary cap is strictly economics and their decision is a sign of the economic conditions … well, everyone is facing right now. Higher fuel and maintenance costs are taking away from the owners' bottom line. They know they have to spend money on players to make money, but the question is how much?
The owners' decision to go back to the bargaining table was no surprise to Gene Upshaw, executive director of the player's union. In a written response he simply said, "Thanks. What a surprise."
The players currently receive close to 60 percent of the league's revenues, a number they have vowed not to go below. Last year that amounted to $4.5 billion. Doing some quick math, that means the NFL netted close to $8 billion last year. They have an economy all their own.
However, if an uncapped season is played, players must wait six years to become free agents as opposed to four with the current salary cap in place.
I am not sure whose side I fall on in this matter. I can understand the costs incurred by the owners when running a professional sports franchise, with more than half of their money going to the players. On the other hand, aren't the players the ones who make the game what it is? If not, then what is? The stadiums? Hardly. (Denver's Invesco Field serves as proof of that. It's nothing compared to the old Mile High.) Team colors? Nope. I guess the players do deserve the money they are asking for.
I also believe that in becoming an NFL player, you give up some of your personal freedoms. Actions in your private life have consequences on the field. Most teachers, cops and journalists can go home and smoke a joint after work without any repercussions, but Ricky Williams can't because he'll have a piss test the next day. Perhaps they should be compensated for this loss of privacy.
The player's union and the owners need to come up with a payment scheme for top draft picks, most of whom aren't as effective as the veteran players, who get paid a lot less money. Think of Matt Leinart, who got a huge deal to sign with Arizona, but couldn't get a win to save his golden ass. The NFL payment scheme should be more of a bell curve, where the newbies get paid less. As they get better and more experienced, they get paid more. And after they peak and head into their twilight years, get paid less. (Of course everything has an exception, and such would have been the case for the great John Elway. His salary in this scheme would have no bell shape, just a constant upward angle.) Granted, this is coming from an economics flunky who can't do long division, but I make up for that in common sense.
Commissioner Roger Goodell is also throwing around the idea of eliminating the fourth preseason game and adding a 17th regular-season game to make more money off of television contracts.
Now this is what I am talking about, probably the best sense Goodell has made … well … ever. I hate preseason and another regular-season game is what we all need. More competitive football.
So for now football charges on with an uncertain future, as does the country, in economic terms. Both the players and the owners must consider the impacts on the national economy if a worker stoppage becomes an issue in 2011. Without football, and considering the horrid state of baseball right now, what will this country turn to … soccer? Seriously though?


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Image Converter and File Conversion Software
Imecom's Print-2-Image™ image converter and file conversion software enables you to convert any printable document or file into a high-quality image quickly and easily. Using Print-2-Image, files from any desktop or server-based application can be converted into TIFF, PDF, GIF, JPG, BMP, PCX and DCX image formats.
Robust Image Converter
Print-2-Image is a virtual image printer driver that installs and functions like a normal Windows printer. Users are able to convert files and documents into a number of popular image formats from any Windows server, Citrix server, or Windows workstations.
Image Converter Outputs
Print-2-Image Version 7 offers a number of new image file outputs – formats that are common and used everyday. In addition to our main TIFF driver output, Print-2-Image converts to PDF, GIF, JPG, Bitmap, PCX, and DCX – all from one single image converter engine.
Convert Images from Microsoft Office
The Print-2-Image virtual printer driver is compatible with Microsoft Office 2010, 2007, 2003, and 2000. Users can convert .docx and .doc, .xlsx and .xls, and other Microsoft Office documents to TIFF, PDF, GIF, JPG, Bitmap, and PCX with a few mouse clicks. Converting your Office documents to images is a quick and easy process – it's virtually the same as printing to a normal printer.
Custom Application Integration
The Print-2-Image converter is equipped with an OCX Module for embedding the virtual printer driver into custom applications. Application developers and programmers can communicate directly with the core image printer driver to easily generate high-quality images directly from their applications.
Windows 7 Compatible
Print-2-Image Version 7 passes the Microsoft Windows 7 compatibility test. Print-2-Image 7 Workstation Edition can be installed on PCs running Microsoft Windows 7.
Windows Vista Compatible
Print-2-Image 7 Workstation Edition can be installed on PCs running Microsoft Windows Vista.
Windows Server 2008 Compatible
Print-2-Image 7 Server Edition can be installed on servers running Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and terminal Server.
32-bit and 64-bit Compatible
Print-2-Image 7 Workstation and Server Editions can be installed on PCs and servers running either 32-bit or 64-bit versions of Microsoft Windows operating system software.
More File Outputs
Print-2-Image 7 now offers more image file outputs, including TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, and BMP.
Features & benefits
- Windows 7 and Windows Vista Compatible – 32-bit and 64-bit
- Windows Server 2008 Compatible
- Supports 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating system software
- Image file output formats include TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, BMP, DCX, PCX, and PNG
- High-speed, high-quality image rendering
- Can be installed on Windows workstations, Windows Servers, Windows Terminal Server, and Citrix platforms
- Customize image resolutions, paper formats, and page layouts
- Supports addition of watermarks
- Built-in TIFF image viewer
- Single-page and multi-page rendering
- Full control of image output file naming plus automatic naming convention
- Full control over image output folder
- Launch an application after conversion
- Includes OCX Module for programmers
- Includes error logging
Ease Of Use
Print-2-Image software is extremely easy to use. To create an image, simply print any document or file to the Print-2-Image printer driver, choose the desired resolution, select a file format you want, and specify the location where you want to save the newly converted image. Print-2-Image offers numerous options for customizing image formats, resolutions, paper sizes, and orientation, all of which are programmable.
Supports Multiple Environments
Print-2-Image is available in several product editions. Print-2-Image Workstation Edition supports Windows 7 (all editions), Vista (all editions), Windows XP Home and Professional, and Windows 2000 Professional. Print-2-Image Server Edition supports Windows Server 2008 (all editions), Windows Server 2003 (all editions), Windows 2000 Server (all editions), and Terminal Server and Citrix environments.
OCX Module
Print-2-Image includes an OCX Module that enables software developers to seamlessly incorporate strong image conversion features into homegrown applications. Print-2-Image functions just like a printer, thus enabling users to convert documents to TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, BMP and other formats simply by printing them. Print-2-Image also supports batch printing directly from workstations, servers, and applications. More.
Paper Sizes and Formats
Print-2-Image supports a host of different paper sizes and formats, including commonly used formats like letter, legal, and A4. Print-2-Image also supports portrait and landscape rendering, and automatically adapts to the format of the original document.
Launch External Application After Conversion
Print-2-Image natively includes Imecom Group's ShowFax TIFF viewer for viewing TIFF file outputs. You may also choose to launch any external application once the image rendering process has completed.
Supports Multiple Languages
Print-2-Image supports many languages including English, French, German, and Japanese. This allows developers to integrate Print-2-Image into native applications in native languages.
How Print-2-Image Works
Print-2-Image makes converting documents to TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, Bitmap, PCX, and DCX simple. Print-2-Image installs and functions as a printer, and is found in the Windows Printers and Faxes folder with all other printers. Converting documents to image files is as easy as printing to a regular printer. The Print-2-Image Printer Driver works with any Windows program.
Convert to TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, Bitmap, PCX, and DCX
Creating image files is as simple as printing a document to a normal printer.
- Open the document or file you wish to convert.
- Print your document, but instead of choosing your standard printer, select the Print-2-Image printer.
- In the Save As dialog box, choose a location to save your new image file.
- Enter a file name and click Save.
It's that easy!
Application Integration – OCX Module
The Print-2-Image Printer Driver includes an OCX Module that allows you to create TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, Bitmap, PCX, and DCX image files from any Windows-based program, including "homegrown" applications. Using the Print-2-Image OCX Module, you can incorporated the Print-2-Image Printer Driver right into your program(s) using your development tools – Visual Basic, C++, .NET, PowerBuilder, etc. All versions of Print-2-Image include the OCX module for application integration requirements and programmatic customizations.
Common Uses
Print-2-Image is a versatile image printer driver that provides simplicity, speed, and many options for image file rendering. The Print-2-Image Printer Driver software enables you to convert to TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, BMP, PCX, and DCX formats from any Windows program. The Print-2-Image OCX Module makes it a perfect solution for software developers. Whether you need strong image conversion for desktop programs, server-based applications, or custom developed software, Print-2-Image is the best choice for image conversion.
Potential Applications
- Document Imaging
- Document Management
- Image Archival
- Fax servers and fax-on-demand systems
- Workflows
- Integrated Voice Response (IVR) systems
- Communication Toolkits
- Email and fax distribution systems
- Custom Homegrown Applications
- Desktop Programs
- Server-based Applications
- Termianl Server/Citrix Environments
Common File Conversions
Print-2-Image can render virtually any type of printable document or file into TIFF, PDF, JPG, GIF, BMP, PCX, and DCX image file formats. If you can print it, the Print-2-Image Printer Driver can render it. Here are several common software programs and file types that Print-2-Image converts:
Microsoft Word
DOC to TIFF
DOC to PDF
DOC to JPG
DOC to GIF
DOC to BMP
DOC to PCX
DOC to DCX
Microsoft Excel
XLS to TIFF
XLS to PDF
XLS to JPG
XLS to GIF
XLS to BMP
XLS to PCX
XLS to DCX
Microsoft Publisher
PUB to TIFF
PUB to PDF
PUB to JPG
PUB to GIF
PUB to BMP
PUB to PCX
PUB to DCX
Microsoft PowerPoint
PPT to TIFF
PPT to PDF
PPT to JPG
PPT to GIF
PPT to BMP
PPT to PCX
PPT to DCX
Microsoft Visio
VISIO to TIFF
VISIO to PDF
VISIO to JPG
VISIO to GIF
VISIO to BMP
VISIO to PCX
VISIO to DCX
CAD to TIFF
CAD to PDF
CAD to JPG
CAD to GIF
CAD to BMP
CAD to PCX
CAD to DCX
Adobe Pagemaker
PM to TIFF
PM to PDF
PM to JPG
PM to GIF
PM to BMP
PM to PCX
PM to DCX
Word Perfect
WPD to TIFF
WPD to PDF
WPD to JPG
WPD to GIF
WPD to BMP
WPD to PCX
WPD to DCX
TXT to TIFF
TXT to PDF
TXT to JPG
TXT to GIF
TXT to BMP
TXT to PCX
TXT to DCX
Rich Text Format
RTF to TIFF
RTF to PDF
RTF to JPG
RTF to GIF
RTF to BMP
RTF to PCX
RTF to DCX
HTML to TIFF
HTML to PDF
HTML to JPG
HTML to GIF
HTML to BMP
HTML to PCX
HTML to DCX
Image to Image
TIFF to PDF
TIFF to JPG
JPG to PDF
GIF to PDF
TIFF to GIF
BMP to PDF
If you don't see your particular file on the list, no worries. As long as you can print it, Print-2-Image can convert it.
Software Pricing
Print-2-Image Workstation Edition
Pricing for Print-2-Image Workstation Edition starts at $69.50 USD per seat/workstation. Pricing is offered on a sliding scale – as the number of seats/workstations increases, the price per seat/workstation decreases. An option for unlimited seats/workstations is also available.
Print-2-Image Server Edition
Pricing for Print-2-Image Server Edition starts at $695.00 USD per server. Pricing is offered on a sliding scale – as the number of server licenses increases, the price per server license decreases. An option for unlimited servers is also available.
Support/Maintenance Pricing
Technical Support and Software Maintenance/Upgrades coverage is offered on an annual basis and priced at 15% of the total software price. Technical Support services are provided via phone, email, and remote server/workstation connectivity. Software upgrades and patches for a major version release (e.g. version 7) are provided free of charge under the maintenance plan.
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