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First Quarter 2008 Revenue and Earnings Exceed Guidance
NTI and WebCT Cross-Selling Begins
WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB)
today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2008
and updated guidance for the second quarter and the full year of 2008.
Total revenue for the quarter ended March 31, 2008 was $68.5 million, an
increase of 24 percent over the first quarter of 2007. Product revenues for
the quarter were $63.1 million, an increase of 26 percent over the first
quarter of 2007, while professional services revenues for the quarter were
$5.4 million, an increase of 1% over the first quarter of 2007.
Net loss was $3.3 million, resulting in a net loss per basic and diluted
share of ($0.11) for the first quarter of 2008 compared to net income of $1.9
million and net income per basic and diluted share of $0.07 for the first
quarter of 2007. Non-GAAP adjusted net income for the first quarter of 2008,
which excludes the amortization of acquisition-related intangible assets, net
of taxes, was $2.0 million, resulting in non-GAAP adjusted net income per
diluted share of $0.06 compared to non-GAAP adjusted net income of $5.2
million and non-GAAP adjusted net income per diluted share of $0.18 for the
first quarter of 2007.
"We had strong financial results to begin 2008 with our revenue and
earnings significantly beating our original guidance," said Michael Chasen,
chief executive officer and president for Blackboard. "Our revenue over-
performance was driven by continued strong growth in our licensing and managed
hosting sales and due to better than expected results from our acquisition of
The NTI Group."
Highlights from the First Quarter of 2008
"Our sales team maintained their focus during the first quarter of the NTI
acquisition integration and sales training," added Chasen. "We had a
meaningful increase in the average deal size closed in the quarter and I was
proud of the cross-selling activity that took place with former WebCT clients
as well as our ability to sell our new Blackboard Connect(TM) offering into
the U.S. higher education market."
-- A few of Blackboard's new and expanded client relationships in the
quarter included:
-- U.S. Higher Education: Charleston Southern University, Clemson
University, Delgado Community College, Edison College, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Hillsborough Community College,
Louisiana Tech University, Metropolitan Community College,
Monroe County Community College, New York University, Owens
Community College, Princeton Theological Seminary, Purdue
University, Saint Peters College, University of Miami,
University System of Georgia, Virginia Community College System,
Wake Tech Community College and others.
-- International: Aston University, Caribbean University, Dublin
City University, Japan Women's University, Kanagawa Prefectual
Board of Education, Kanto Gakuin University, Kuanas University
of Technology, Osaka University, Ritsumeikan University,
Takushoku University, Universidad Espiritu Santo, Universidad
Ibero Americana, University of Sydney, University of Sharja,
University of Staffordshire, University of Wollongong and
-- K-12: Atlanta Public Schools (GA), Commonwealth Governor's
School (VA), Connecticut Distance Learning (CT), Fairfax County
Public Schools (VA), Lubbock Independent School District (TX),
Pasadena Independent School District (CA), Richard Milburn High
School (VA), Rochester Public Schools (NY) and others.
-- Capella University, George Mason University, McMaster University, and
Villanova University were among the first former-WebCT clients to
purchase the Blackboard Community System(TM) and/or the Blackboard
Content System(TM).
-- Blackboard completed the acquisition of The NTI Group, Inc., a leading
provider of mass messaging and notifications solutions for educational
and government organizations via voice, email, SMS, and other text-
receiving devices and brought to market the new Blackboard Connect
-- In the quarter, there were nearly 150 new Blackboard Connect deals
closed and more than twenty Blackboard Connect deals were closed with
existing Blackboard U.S. higher education clients.
-- Blackboard Learning System(TM) 8 for former WebCT clients was released
addressing the remaining outstanding product issues and bringing to
market the most stable and scalable eLearning platform to date.
-- Blackboard announced the opening of a new datacenter in Mascot, New
South Wales, Australia.
-- Blackboard launched Blackboard Educator Central(TM), a comprehensive
and fully-hosted professional development solution designed to help
districts to affordably manage, deliver and evaluate professional
development and build powerful educator communities of practice.
Outlook for the Second Quarter and Full Year of 2008
"Our team is focused on solid execution across our entire business
including the continued successful integration of NTI," commented Michael
Chasen. "We expect that the global education industry will remain strong and
that Blackboard is well positioned for another great year."
Blackboard is providing the following financial guidance for the second
quarter and full year 2008. Investors should note that the Company is also
adjusting net interest expense to reflect the impact of lower interest rates
on our cash and investments. The Company expects that net interest expense
will be approximately $2.7 million higher than our original 2008 guidance.
Second Quarter of 2008:
-- Revenue of $74.8 to $76.8 million;
-- Amortization of acquired intangibles of approximately $9.9 million;
-- Net loss of ($2.9) to ($2.1) million, resulting in net loss per basic
share of ($0.09) to ($0.06), which is based on an estimated 31.1
million basic shares and an estimated effective tax rate of 35 percent;
-- Non-GAAP adjusted net income, excluding the amortization of acquired
intangibles and the associated tax impact, of $3.2 to $4.0 million,
resulting in non-GAAP adjusted net income per diluted share of $0.10 to
$0.13 based on an estimated 31.9 million diluted shares and an
estimated effective tax rate of 39 percent.
Full Year 2008:
-- Revenue of $310.5 to $316.5 million;
-- Amortization of acquired intangibles of approximately $38.3 million,
which is $700,000 higher than our initial 2008 guidance as a result of
our final valuation of NTI's intangibles;
-- Net interest expense of approximately $5.3 million;
-- Net loss of $(3.9) to $(1.5) million, resulting in net loss per basic
share of ($0.13) to ($0.05), which is based on an estimated 31.5
million basic shares and an estimated effective tax rate of 35 percent;
-- Non-GAAP adjusted net income excluding the amortization of acquired
intangibles and the associated tax impact, of $19.5 to $21.9 million,
resulting in non-GAAP adjusted net income per diluted share of $0.61 to
$0.69 based on an estimated 31.9 million diluted shares and an
estimated effective tax rate of 39 percent.
Conference Call
Blackboard will broadcast its first quarter conference call live over the
Internet today beginning at 4:30 p.m. (Eastern). Interested parties can access
the webcast through the Investor Relations section of the Company's Web site
at http://investor.blackboard.com. Please access the Web site at least 15
minutes prior to the start of the call to register, download and install any
necessary software.
A replay of the call will be available via telephone from approximately
6:00 p.m. Eastern (3:00 p.m. Pacific) on May 7, 2008 until 11:00 p.m. Eastern
(8:00 p.m. Pacific) on May 14, 2008. To listen to the replay, participants in
the U.S. and Canada should dial 888-286-8010, and international participants
should dial +1 (617) 801-6888. The conference ID for the replay is 79560013.
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
2007 2008
(unaudited) (unaudited)
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Product $49,981 $63,109
Professional services 5,299 5,366
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Total revenues 55,280 68,475
Operating expenses:
Cost of product revenues, excludes
$2,825 and $4,078 in amortization
of acquired technology included in
amortization of intangibles
resulting from acquisitions shown
below, respectively (1) 11,697 15,970
Cost of professional services
revenues (1) 3,764 4,948
Research and development (1) 6,953 9,733
Sales and marketing (1) 14,546 20,859
General and administrative (1) 9,317 12,753
Amortization of intangibles
resulting from acquisitions 5,399 8,679
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Total operating expenses 51,676 72,942
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Income (loss) from operations 3,604 (4,467)
Other (expense) income:
Interest expense (758) (1,830)
Interest income 405 890
Other income 73 310
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Income (loss) before (provision)
benefit for income taxes 3,324 (5,097)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes (1,380) 1,804
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Net income (loss) $1,944 $(3,293)
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Net income (loss) per common share:
Basic $0.07 $(0.11)
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Diluted $0.07 $(0.11)
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Weighted average number of common
Basic 28,351,872 30,247,568
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Diluted 29,428,043 30,247,568
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(1) Includes the following amounts
related to stock-based compensation:
Cost of product revenues $129 $176
Cost of professional services
revenues 116 163
Research and development 117 162
Sales and marketing 491 1,416
General and administrative 1,359 1,763
Reconciliation of income (loss)
before (provision) benefit for
income taxes to non-GAAP adjusted
net income (2):
Income (loss) before (provision)
benefit for income taxes $3,324 $(5,097)
Add: Amortization of intangibles
resulting from acquisitions 5,399 8,679
Adjusted provision for income taxes (3) (3,512) (1,624)
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Non-GAAP adjusted net income $5,211 $1,958
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Non-GAAP adjusted net income per
common share - diluted $0.18 $0.06
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(2) Non-GAAP adjusted net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per
share are non-GAAP financial measures and have no standardized
measurement prescribed by GAAP. Management believes that both
measures provide additional useful information to investors regarding
the Company's ongoing financial condition and results of operations
and since the Company has historically reported these non-GAAP results
they provide an additional basis for comparisons to prior periods.
The non-GAAP financial measures may not be comparable with similar
non-GAAP financial measures used by other companies and should not be
considered in isolation from, or as a substitute for, financial
information prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company provides
the above reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP
financial measure to allow investors to appropriately consider each
non-GAAP financial measure.
(3) Adjusted provision for income taxes is applied at an effective rate of
approximately 40.3% and 45.3% for the three months ended March 31,
2007 and 2008, respectively.
December 31, March 31,
2007 2008
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(in thousands,
except per share amounts)
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents $206,558 $62,366
Accounts receivable, net 52,846 53,097
Inventories 2,089 1,855
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets 5,255 7,362
Deferred tax asset, current
portion 6,549 6,965
Deferred cost of revenues, current
portion 6,793 5,682
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Total current assets 280,090 137,327
Deferred tax asset, noncurrent portion 34,154 14,667
Deferred cost of revenues, noncurrent
portion 84 238
Restricted cash 4,015 4,015
Property and equipment, net 18,584 28,315
Goodwill and intangible assets, net 168,349 369,299
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Total assets $505,276 $553,861
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Current liabilities:
Accounts payable $3,747 $7,554
Accrued expenses 24,182 23,634
Deferred rent, current portion 160 415
Deferred revenues, current portion 126,600 114,946
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Total current liabilities 154,689 146,549
Notes payable, net of debt discount 161,519 161,978
Deferred rent, noncurrent portion 1,469 2,683
Deferred revenues, noncurrent portion 2,925 2,474
Stockholders' equity:
Common stock, $0.01 par value 292 309
Additional paid-in capital 263,582 322,361
Accumulated deficit (79,200) (82,493)
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Total stockholders' equity 184,674 240,177
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Total liabilities and stockholders'
equity $505,276 $553,861
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
2007 2008
(unaudited) (unaudited)
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(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss) $1,944 $(3,293)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to
net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities:
Deferred income tax provision
(benefit) 883 (1,671)
Excess tax benefits from stock-based
compensation (1,568) (563)
Amortization of debt discount 211 459
Depreciation and amortization 2,512 3,316
Amortization of intangibles
resulting from acquisitions 5,399 8,679
Change in allowance for doubtful
accounts 43 30
Noncash stock-based compensation 2,212 3,680
Changes in operating assets and
liabilities, net of effect of
Accounts receivable 11,709 7,842
Inventories 317 234
Prepaid expenses and other current
assets (85) (1,033)
Deferred cost of revenues 1,234 957
Accounts payable 1,830 457
Accrued expenses (4,856) (4,469)
Deferred rent (106) 1,469
Deferred revenues (20,788) (22,149)
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Net cash provided by (used in)
operating activities 891 (6,055)
Cash flows from investing activities
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired - (131,923)
Purchase of property and equipment (2,417) (7,944)
Payments for patent enforcement
costs (1,233) (635)
Purchase of intangible assets (1,500) -
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Net cash used in investing activities (5,150) (140,502)
Cash flows from financing activities
Payments on term loan (5,000) -
Payments on letters of credit (338) -
Excess tax benefits from stock-based
compensation 1,568 563
Proceeds from exercise of stock
options 3,134 1,802
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Net cash (used in) provided by
financing activities (636) 2,365
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Net decrease in cash and cash
equivalents (4,895) (144,192)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning
of period 30,776 206,558
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Cash and cash equivalents at end of
period $25,881 $62,366
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Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures
This release includes information about the Company's non-GAAP adjusted
net income and non-GAAP adjusted net income per share which are non-GAAP
financial measures. Management believes that both measures, which exclude
amortization of acquired intangibles and the associated tax impact, provide
additional useful information to investors regarding the Company's ongoing
financial condition and results of operations and aspects of current operating
performance which can be effectively managed. Since the Company has
historically reported these non-GAAP results to the investment community,
management also believes the inclusion of these non-GAAP financial measures
provides consistency in its financial reporting and facilitates investors'
understanding of the Company's historic operating trends by providing an
additional basis for comparisons to prior periods. In addition, the Company's
internal reporting, including information provided to the Company's Audit
Committee and Board of Directors, contains non-GAAP measures. The Company has
also adopted internal compensation metrics that are determined on a basis that
excludes amortization of acquired intangibles and the associated tax impact.
A material limitation associated with the use of the above non-GAAP
financial measures is that they have no standardized measurement prescribed by
GAAP and may not be comparable with similar non-GAAP financial measures used
by other companies. The Company compensates for these limitations by
providing full disclosure of each non-GAAP financial measure and
reconciliation to the most directly comparable GAAP financial measure which
investors can use to appropriately consider each financial measure determined
under GAAP as well as on the adjusted non-GAAP basis. However, the non-GAAP
financial measures should not be considered in isolation from, or as a
substitute for, financial information prepared in accordance with GAAP. In
addition to the information contained in this release, investors should also
review information contained in the Company's Form 10-K dated February 20,
2008, as well as other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
when assessing the Company's financial condition and results of operations.
About Blackboard Inc.
Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) is a leading provider of enterprise
software applications and related services to the education industry. Founded
in 1997, Blackboard enables educational innovations everywhere by connecting
people and technology. Millions of people use Blackboard everyday at academic
institutions around the globe, including colleges, universities, K-12 schools
and other education providers, as well as textbook publishers and student-
focused merchants that serve education providers and their students.
Blackboard is headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices in North
America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
Educate. Innovate. Everywhere.(TM)
Any statements in this press release about future expectations, plans and
prospects for Blackboard and other statements containing the words "believes,"
"anticipates," "plans," "expects," "will," and similar expressions, constitute
forward-looking statements within the meaning of The Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ materially from those
indicated by such forward-looking statements as a result of various important
factors, including the factors discussed in the "Risk Factors" section of our
Form 10-K filed on February 20, 2008 with the SEC. In addition, the forward-
looking statements included in this press release represent the Company's
views as of May 7, 2008. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and
developments will cause the Company's views to change. However, while the
Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in
the future, the Company specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These
forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the
Company's views as of any date subsequent to May 7, 2008.
SOURCE Blackboard Inc.
CONTACT: Michael J. Stanton, Vice President, Investor Relations of
Blackboard Inc., +1-202-463-4860, ext. 2305
Copyright © 1997-2013. Blackboard Inc. All rights reserved. Blackboard, the Blackboard logo, BbWorld, Blackboard Learn, Blackboard Transact, Blackboard Connect, Blackboard Mobile, Blackboard Collaborate, Blackboard Analytics, Blackboard Engage, Edline, the Edline logo, the Blackboard Outcomes System, Behind the Blackboard, and Connect-ED are trademarks or registered trademarks of Blackboard Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. Blackboard products and services may be covered by one or more of the following U.S. Patents: 8,265,968, 7,493,396; 7,558,853; 6,816,878, Re.44,535.


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This product has been discontinued.
|Product Description
|Complete Color Changing RGB LED Light Strip Kit with Plug and Play RGB Flexible LED Strip, Controller with RF Remote, and 12V Power Supply. 5 meter (197 in) non-weatherproof flexible light strips with adhesive backing, can be cut into 3-LED segments. Can be used for accent lighting, under cabinet lighting, under counter lighting, display case lighting, and many more lighting projects.
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Guest blogger Cheryl Jacque is a contributing researcher and writer to the online health administration resource The Health Administration Project. Today, Cheryl examines what health care reforms mean to health care administration and its clients, including women that are now eligible to receive certain services without being charged co-pay fees.
As many estimate that health care in the US could soon rise to 20% of GDP spending, lawmakers have been debating a massive overhaul of the entire system. Passed in 2010, the Affordable Care Act (ACA) estimates that its reforms will allow 32 million more Americans to receive insurance. Although many of these changes are already underway, debate continues on how to best care for the country's large and uniquely diverse population.
For many struggling American families, the ACA undoubtedly offers many appreciated benefits. Under the new regulations, those with family plans can keep their children covered until age 26 regardless of marital status, student status, living situation, or if they have a pre-existing condition. As increasing numbers of young people are graduating from college without immediate job prospects, parents and their children are collectively breathing a sigh of relief knowing they can remain covered while looking for work in a struggling market.
This measure has increased the number of insured Americans aged 19 to 25 from 64% to 73% between 2010 and 2011, suggesting that while the US health care crisis has not yet been solved, some actions are having a positive affect.
One of the most controversial aspects of the health plan has been the changes to Medicare, which don't begin til 2014. Under some Medicare drug plans, after an individual's drug plan has spent a certain amount of money for covered drugs, the individual is responsible for paying the full costs of prescription drugs until they reach the amount required for catastrophic care coverage, a period widely referred to as the coverage gap, or "donut hole." While the Affordable Care Act is making an effort to shrink the coverage gap, it won't be fully closed until 2020, a fact that the plan's opponents continue to criticize.
Perhaps the most surprising group to see major changes in coverage is also the largest. Beginning this past summer, all women were given assured access to preventative health services and are no longer subject to additional insurance fees and charges. These services will include annual visits to doctors, AIDS virus screening and counseling about sexually transmitted infections, breastfeeding supplies, and even screening and counseling services for domestic violence. Women aged 30 and over will be offered even more services, including DNA testing for the human papilloma virus, which can lead to cervical cancer. In addition, beginning in 2014, insurers will no longer be allowed to charge women higher premiums than men. It is estimated that these additional preventative services will save millions annually.
The final aspect of the health care bill that is causing opponents, like the CEO of Papa John's pizza, to declare reform akin to socialism is that all companies with more than 50 employees will be subject to fines if they do not provide their employees with health insurance. Many industry analysts say this will cost companies millions annually and will continue to give the United States a reputation that is unfriendly towards business interests.
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Sorting by File Type
In the Autopsy image analysis screen, you'll find several options. My favorite option is the File Type screen, but before clicking on Sort Files by Type, plan to wait a while.
This feature will scan the entire image file; extract files; sort them into various categories such as images, documents, executables, crypto-related files, etc.; and give you the option of copying the files out so you can further examine them.
An example of the output for crypto files is shown in Listing 3.
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Crypto File Output
01 /home/secret/.pgp/secring.pgp 02 PGP key security ring 03 Image: /evidence/ddriveimage.dd Inode: 672945 04 Saved to: crypto/ddriveimage.dd-672945 05 06 /home/secret/.pgp/pubring.pgp 07 PGP key public ring 08 Image: /evidence/ddriveimage.dd Inode: 672959 09 Saved to: crypto/ddriveimage.dd-672959.pgp
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Another benefit of Autopsy is the keyword search screen. Not only does the search handle regular expressions, with a link to a cheat sheet, it also offers a number of pre-configured searches such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, IP addresses, and dates. Search results are cached, so once you have done a search and waited for the results, you never have to wait again.
Sleuth Kit offers an incredibly powerful -- and free – set of utilities for electronic forensics, working not only on Linux but also on Windows and other forms of Unix. With the addition of the Autopsy web interface, the software is extremely easy to use, and getting results with it shouldn't take too long.
In my testing – using older testing machines with hard drives that have seen it all – I found information spanning several years, from old installations of Windows to documents I hadn't seen in ages. Sleuth Kit definitely deserves a place in any system administrator's or auditor's toolkit.
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We have resources to help with printing under free operating systems like GNU/Linux and the BSDs or under commercial UNIX-like systems such as Solaris and Mac OS X. Looking for configuration or driver help? Try our CUPS Quick Start or look for your printer in the OpenPrinting Database. For more detail, try Till's Tutorial. If all else fails, ask a human in the forums. Researching a printer purchase? Simply browse our database. Looking for software? We host Foomatic, cups-filters, printer driver packages, and some other programs. Want to help? Here's how.
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This year we have again many interesting student projects to choose from, especially to implement support for the new IPP Everywhere printer standard which will eliminate the need of printer-model-specific drivers, making printers just work with any operating system. Here is an overview of all our suggested projects on our project ideas list:
- IPP Everywhere for USB printers: Add IPP-over-USB support to CUPS/Linux
- Complete IPP Everwhere support of CUPS: rastertopdf filter to accept PWG Raster as input format
- GTK (GNOME) Print Dialog: Support for driver-less printing on network printers, especially also IPP Everywhere printers
- PPD Generator for driver-less printing: Poll capabilities from printer via IPP and generate an appropriate PPD file
- Add MuPDF support to cups-filters for a lightweight mobile printing stack
- Add printer output backends to MuPDF
- Improve the pdftopvp filter to not need copying Poppler source code or unstable APIs
- PWG Job-Ticket backend for libJTAPI (Job Ticket API)
- Foomatic: Improving the PPD generation capabilities: Option conflicts and printer compatibility classes
- Modularization of built-in GhostScript drivers into an OPVP driver
- Vendor WIN32 driver made available to Linux applications
- Get the cairo color management code upstream
All students who want to do a project with us are asked to apply as described here until March 21, 2014. And as always, we are not limited to the posted ideas, we also accept the student's own ideas. For questions please see the contact info on the ideas list
OpenPrinting Summit 2014 together with PWG Meeting in Toronto, Canada on August 12-15
Our annual meeting, the OpenPrinting Summit is approaching! This time it is held together with the PWG (Printing Working Group) Meeting in Toronto, Canada. We invite again printer manufacturers, developers of Linux printing components as CUPS, Ghostscript, Color Management, desktops, applications, of Linux distributions, ... to plan and discuss on making printing under Linux "just work". This time the sessions are again integrated with the sessions of the PWG, an OS-independent standardization organization for digital printing.
PDF is the standard print job format from CUPS 1.6.x on
All important desktop applications (GTK/GNOME, Qt/KDE, LibreOffice/OpenOffice.org, Firefox, Thunderbird, ...) send print jobs in PDF and not in PostScript any more by default. In addition, a complete CUPS filter chain to process print jobs in PDF is available and used.
CUPS author Mike Sweet/Apple have decided to not include the Linux-specific CUPS filters in the upstream CUPS source any more and we have agreed to maintain them at OpenPrinting. Here we have done some clean-up and have discontinued the filters for the PostScript-centric workflow in favor of the PDF workflow, meaning that the upstream standard for CUPS under Linux (using CUPS plus our cups-filters package) is the PDF-based job processing, letting every non-PDF input be converted to PDF first, page management options being applied by a pdftopdf filter and Ghostscript being called with PDF as input.
Only exception is if the input data is PostScript and the printer is a PostScript printer or the printer driver requires PostScript as input. The we do not turn PostScript into PDF and back into PostScript but pass the PostScript through the pstops filter as before.
Having this workflow we ask all driver developers kindly to not create any PPDs/drivers for non-Postscript printers which require exclusively PostScript. PPD files should at least accept PDF or CUPS Raster now. See also our driver design/packaging page.
More info on our page about the PDF printing workflow and on the cups-filters page.
Making Printing "Just Work" - Volunteers and/or Sponsors needed!
For getting a great user experience with printing there is still a lot of coding needed. Your contribution, either work or funding, is highly appreciated. As we want our work to get a standard, we will let every completed project get into the major Linux distributions, so your work will help a lot of Linux users and will make Linux a better OS.
Enter the amazing world of free software and help fixing bug #1 of Linux.
Currently, we appreciate volunteers/sponsors for these projects:
Vendor WIN32/Mac OS X drivers made available to Linux applications:
Make many more printers working under Linux by creating a wrapper framework for the manufacturer's Windows/Mac OS X drivers, like the ndiswrapper for WLAN cards.
JTAPI implementation: The OpenPrinting workgroup has designed a Job Ticket API (JTAPI) already. You can help us by writing an implementation of this API (libjtapi). We especially also need an implementation of the Printer Working Group: Print Job Ticket (PWG:PJT).
Find more information and contact info on our project implementation page.
We appreciate your participation on these projects.
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The goal of the OpenPrinting workgroup is to develop and promote a set of standards that will address the complete printing needs of embedded, mobile, desktop, enterprise, and production environments, including management, reliability, security, scalability, printer feature access and network accessibility. This is achieved by
creating a Common Printing Dialog for all applications and desktops
collecting information about printers and printer drivers and providing the drivers in distribution-independent packages
providing the tools for publishing printer drivers in distribution-independent packages
OpenPrinting has merged with the former linuxprinting.org and provides now a one-stop location for printing with Posix-style operating systems. OpenPrinting organizes several meetings throughout the year to bring the important people on the area of printing together. Meetings recently held are:
- OpenPrinting Summit 2011 in San Francisco, April 2011
OpenPrinting Meeting on the LF Summit in Austin (TX), April 2008
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i've open a bug on cups few days ago, available there: https://www.cups.org/str.php?L4400
in resume, we use cups 1.7 with Xerox Workcenter 7556 printers. We want to print on tray 2. when printing text files, this works fine, but when printing pdf files, the printer only uses tray 1 .
it seems that this is due to the pdftops translating the option to an unknown value to the printer.
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Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia, is located at the northwest end of Java Island faces north onto Jakarta Bay and the Java Sea. Being the regional center for business and culture and is also the jumping off point for reaching the Thousand Islands (Kepulauan Seribu) National Park, Jakarta has been booming on its tourism.
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Today I'll answer some tax questions-but first some tips for people who can't file their returns by Tuesday.
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Today I'll answer some tax questions-but first some tips for people who can't file their returns by Tuesday.
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The following article was taken from the March 1969 edition of QUILLS, a monthly newsletter Published by Abney Mills. This is one of our favorite articles and feels that it is a wonderful portrayal of our founder.
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When the smartphone was in its infancy and app stores were not yet operational, its best built-in app to help travelers was the Maps app. There were no walking directions provided, just a map that you needed to interpret to help you get to your destination.
These days, smartphones have so spoiled us that we wonder how we have lived without it.
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This is a post that has been a long time coming. Many of you that have been following me since the days of daydreaming and remote work proposals keep asking me the question "what exactly are you doing to support yourself in Asia?".
Today is the day I answer that question. Well, kind of.
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The idea of gene therapy has been around since at least the early 1970s. In 1972, an article by Theodore Friedmann and Richard Roblin advanced the concept of treating genetic diseases by replacing defective endogenous DNA with exogenous "good" DNA. However, these authors concluded that it was premature to begin gene therapy studies in humans because of lack of basic knowledge of genetic regulation and of genetic diseases, and for ethical reasons. They did, however, propose that studies in cell cultures and in animal models aimed at development of gene therapies be undertaken.
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By Diane Jacoutot of Teachanywhere.com
Fallacy #1: I will be teaching English as a foreign language
Westhill Property Consulting: Foreign money is turning London's housing market into an unaffordable bubble
Westhill Property Consultants Hampstead Heath London specializing in properties in the sale and letting of homes in North and North West London agrees with the following statement.
According to the Bank of England, each year since 2010, £23 billion of foreign money has poured into the London property market. One would think that this is a good thing for the economy, but most of these foreign buyers have never been to London, or at least have no intention of spending any time here.
War on the environment a distraction from climate change policy
After almost six months in office, it seems that the Abbott government's reputation for action on climate change and the environment in general is in tatters. Overseas, condemnation has been directed at a government now labelled as the 'most hostile to its nation's environment in history'. And that assessment is made with scant attention to what the Coalition government is doing on climate change, where it has pulled out all the stops to bring climate change policy to heel before the interests of big coal and big mining.
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Pól Ó Conghaile has just been named the Travel Extra Travel Journalist of the Year, awarded for "his exceptional body of work" including articles written for the Irish Examiner and the National Geographic.
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Admission Policies and Procedures
Applicants to graduate programs must submit the following:
- Application Form. Each applicant must complete an online APPLICATION FORM. The application can be completed online and applicants will create an account to track their completion progress.
- Application Fee. Each application should be accompanied by a $50 nonrefundable application fee ($75 for international students).
- Standardized Exam Score or Substantive Professional Experience. Each applicant must submit either a standardized exam score or complete the GRE Waiver Form (see criteria below). If a candidate chooses to submit an exam score, it should be from either the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). Contact the Aging Services Program to learn the most current score requirements. Students who have already earned a master's level degree may apply to the program without submitting a standardized test score or completing the GRE Waiver Form. Applicants may submit an official GRE score or complete the GRE Waiver Form if the following criteria are met: Five years of professional work experience OR 3.0 undergraduate GPA.
- References. Each applicant is required to submit two references. Please submit either two professional references, OR one professional and one academic reference from individuals who know you well and who are able to comment on your skills and abilities. Click here for reference forms.
- Official Transcript(s). Each applicant must submit an official transcript, showing degree conferral when appropriate, from all schools attended.
- Resume. A resume detailing the applicant's work and academic experience is required.
- Personal Statement: Details are provided on the Graduate Personal Statement Form. The admissions committee would like to understand (1) how the university can assist your personal and career goals, (2) why you are seeking a degree in your chosen area and (3) what you expect to receive from the program.
- Interview: After all application documents are received and academic requirements are met, the program director and academic committee will schedule an on-campus interview (when feasible) or schedule an online interview utilizing Adobe Connect or Skype.
- TOEFL. The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) is required for international students. (See section titled International Students for more information.)
REGISTRATION NOTICE: After admission has been confirmed, graduate students are required to submit additional documentation to begin registering for courses. To view and download these forms please click here.
Please send all materials to: Lipscomb University; School of TransformAging; ATTN: Suzanne Sager, Aging Services Leadership; One University Park Drive; Nashville, TN 37204 or fax to 615-966-1336.
For questions about our Graduate Programs or for additional information, please contact us at 615-966-1103.
Transfer and Waiver of Courses
Although all graduate credit hours may be transferred from another accredited institution, a maximum of nine hours will be counted toward the M.P.S. in Aging Services Leadership degree. The director or appropriate faculty member of the graduate program will evaluate the course(s) being proposed for transfer and make a determination of suitability. No course with a grade below a "B" will be considered for transfer.
Students are required to provide satisfactory documentation of personal identification for off-site learning experiences required in many programs of graduate study at Lipscomb University. Failure to provide proper credentials will result in failure to complete the desired course of study. For complete policy, see section entitled "Documentation" in the front of this catalog.
Student Classifications
Students are admitted to graduate courses in one of five categories:
- Graduate Student: one who has satisfied all admissions requirements. (Average of 2.75 on undergraduate work, GRE acceptable scores or substantive professional experience.) A student with an incomplete admission file will be accepted to the program at the discretion of the program director but will be placed on an Academic Hold which will prevent registration for the following semester. Once the proper admissions documents have been received, the hold will be removed and the student will be allowed to register for the following semester.
- Conditionally Admitted Student: one who has been admitted conditionally, at the discretion of the program director, without satisfying all admission requirements. Students admitted with the following criteria may be required to complete a minimum of nine hours of graduate work with a grade of "B" or above.
- From an unaccredited school or with a substandard GPA or GRE/MAT score.
- A transfer student with a graduate GPA between 2.50 and 2.99. The transfer student must be in good standing at the previous institution attended.
- As a student who has not completed a bachelor's degree program. The transfer student must be in good standing at the previous institution attended.
- Non-Degree Student: one who has been admitted to graduate studies and has met all admission requirements except?GPA or GRE. The student may take up to 9 semester hours for graduate credit. Those hours may be applied toward a master's degree if the student makes a grade of "B" or better in the courses taken for credit and if all admission requirements (GPA and entrance test score) are met and the student is formally admitted to a graduate program as a degree-seeking student.
- Visiting Student: one who is currently enrolled as a student in good standing at the post-bachelor's level at another graduate school, wishes to take courses at Lipscomb, and desires to have transcript evidence of course work done at Lipscomb provided for the school of primary enrollment.
- Probationary Student: one who has been readmitted to a graduate program following academic suspension from the program.
Admission to a program does not imply admission to candidacy for the master's degree. Only those students who meet the requirements for "Graduate Student" described above are eligible for candidacy.
Academic Policies
Course Load
A student enrolled for 9 hours is considered a full-time student. No student will be permitted to enroll for more than 12 hours per semester without special approval from the director of the graduate program.
Academic Standing
- Good Academic Standing: To remain in good academic standing, the M.P.S. in Aging Services Leadership student must maintain a cumulative 3.00 GPA and a 3.00 GPA on the most recent 12 semester hours of work.
- Probation: Should the student's cumulative graduate GPA fall below 3.00, he/she will be placed on academic probation. A student on academic probation will not be allowed to enroll for more than 6 hours during any term the probation applies.
The probationary student is required to achieve a 3.00 cumulative GPA by the time the student has completed the next 9 hours of course work. A course(s) may be repeated to achieve the requisite GPA. If the requisite GPA is attained, the academic probation status will be removed.
- Suspension: If the requisite GPA is not attained, the student will be suspended from graduate studies at Lipscomb for the following semester, after which the student may apply for readmission. The student may be required to appear before the Graduate Committee.
Failing grades will provide no credit toward the degree but will be included in figuring scholarship level, unless replaced with a higher grade by repeating the course(s). A 3.00 GPA must be maintained to be eligible for financial assistance.
- Appeals: Appeals to suspension decisions should be made in writing to the Associate Provost for Graduate Studies. Appeals must be received no later than 4:30 pm on the Monday of the week before classes begin for the term during which the student wishes to be readmitted.
Degree Completion Requirements
No period of formal residency is required for a degree in the master's program.
Statute of Limitations
All requirements for the M.P.S. in Aging Services Leadership degree must be completed within a 5-year period from the time of initial matriculation.
Admission to a program does not imply admission to candidacy for the master's degree. During the course of pursuing the M.P.S. in Aging Services Leadership degree, the student must be admitted to "candidacy." For admission to candidacy the student must satisfy the following:
- Complete all required undergraduate deficiencies if admitted on condition.
- Complete at least twelve hours of graduate work.
- Maintain a 3.00 GPA on all courses taken toward the requirements for the degree with no incomplete grades.
- File a degree plan/application for candidacy in the graduate program office which meets all requirements and is approved by the administrator of the graduate program and the dean of the college. The degree plan must be filed during the second semester of graduate work in the Program.
After admission to candidacy and approval of the degree plan, any changes in the degree plan must be approved by the administrator of the graduate program and the dean of the college. The application for candidacy must be filed before the beginning of the student's last semester in the program. No student will be allowed to graduate in the same semester in which the application for candidacy is filed.
Minimum Credits
The M.P.S. in Aging Services Leadership requires 30 semester hours. This requirement does not include hours accumulated to satisfy academic deficiencies.
Minimum GPA
The minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) for all graduate education programs is 3.00 for all graduate courses taken for graduate credit while pursuing the degree. No grade below a "C" is acceptable. Such grades will not apply toward degree completion.
Students must register for GN 999X the semester in which all coursework will be completed for graduation. Students who do not file their Intent to Graduate form in the Registrar's Office by the end of the first week of their last semester may be delayed in graduating.
Graduate students receiving degrees are hooded during the May and December commencement exercises.
Any exceptions to the above stated requirements would require approval via the appeal process established by the Graduate Academic Leadership Team.


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I've been troubled after reading recently that 'the single best way to prevent serious illness is to get a flu shot.' Seriously? Single best way? My mother used to tell me to leave off eating sugar so I wouldn't catch all the bugs going around. And to put my jacket on so I wouldn't get chilled and catch a cold! So I've been mulling this around in my mind. Finally I set about to do some research. I stumbled upon an interesting article and I'm going to share a little of it here. It's a special health report from Harvard, "The Truth About Your Immune System." Here is a summary of what they say is a good way to start giving your immune system the upper hand.
The idea of boosting your immunity is appealing. Researchers don't know a lot about the immune response though they have learned that it requires balance and harmony to work right. Because they don't know a lot about it, they cannot say for sure that there are scientifically proven direct links between lifestyle and a better immune function.
Quite a number of researchers are studying the effects of diet, exercise, age, mental stress, herbal supplements, and other factors on the immune response, both in animals and in humans. They are finding interesting results! However, researchers are also still trying to understand what they are finding!
But they do say the single best step you can take toward keeping your immune system strong and healthy is following general good-health guidelines. Every part of your body, including your immune system, functions better when protected from environmental attacks and supported by healthy-living choices such as these:
Don't smoke.
Eat a diet high in fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and low in saturated fat.
Exercise regularly.
Maintain a healthy weight.
Control your blood pressure.
If you drink alcohol, drink only in moderation.
Get adequate sleep.
Take steps to avoid infection, such as washing your hands frequently and cooking meats thoroughly.
Get regular medical screening tests for people in your age group and risk category.
Based on these studies, they feel they can at least show that some links are likely between a certain lifestyle and an improved immune response. So yes, what you do can make a difference.
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Selangor move closer to last-four berth
32-time champions Selangor put one foot in the Malaysia Cup semi-finals on Tuesday after recording a 3-1 win over Johor FC in their quarter-final first-leg clash.
By ESPNSTAR.com staff
Talismanic skipper Safiq Rahim opened the scoring for the Red Giants at the Pasir Gudang Corporation Stadium with a trademark freekick after 11 minutes, before fellow Malaysia international Bunyamin Umar doubled their tally in the 23rd minute.
Amri Yahyah then added a third two minutes later to give the visitors a commanding lead at the break, although Akmal Nor pulled one back for the Bees nine minutes into the second half.
Selangor's night was however soured in the 66th minute when Bunyamin received his marching orders, meaning he will miss the return leg at the Shah Alam Stadium next Friday.
In Tuesday's other game, newly-promoted Pahang edged LIONSXII 2-1 at the Darulmakmur Stadium.
Fauzi Roslan opened the scoring for the hosts in the ninth minute when his shot squirmed under Izwan Mahbud and into the back of the net, but a comical own-goal by Jalaluddin Jaafar saw the visitors pull level 11 minutes later.
Nonetheless, Pahang continued to look the more adventurous of the two sides and grabbed a deserving winner in the 75th minute when Hafiz Kamal's cross-cum-shot crept in at the far post.
The other two quarter-final clashes get underway later this week with Kelantan visiting Felda United at the Hang Jebat Stadium on Saturday, while high-flying ATM host Negri Sembilan a day earlier at the Majlis Perbandaran Selayang Stadium.
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Umpqua Lighthouse State Park, OR
Status: Open year round. Season Dates
Max reservation window: Sun Jan 18 2015 Later Dates
DescriptionUmpqua Lighthouse is located near some of the best crabbing and sports fishing along the Oregon coast. Umpqua River Lighthouse and Museum is 1/2 mile from the park and open for tours May through September and closed on Monday and Tuesday. Hiking, picnicking and fishing are just some of the favorite activities. The dunes near the park are open to OHV riding 24 hours. The nearest staging area for OHVs is approximately 1 1/2 miles from the park. There is no direct access to the dunes from Umpqua Lighthouse State Park.
Before reserving, please become familiar with the particulars of your chosen site, including the size of the tent pad area and the type of equipment that you may bring to the park. Site details and tent pad sizes can be viewed online by clicking on the site name.
Services & Amenities:
Alerts and Important InformationOne vehicle is included with each site. Any extra vehicles are charged a $5 per vehicle, per night extra vehicle fee upon arrival at the park (changing to $7.00 per night May 1, 2014). Maximum 2 vehicles per site.
If you reserve a yurt or a cabin, please look for your access combination in the Security Alerts section of your confirmation letter.
From September 17 to the beginning of October 2012 the yurts and cabins will be closed for maintenance.
*Reservations for more than five nights/days that are later changed to fewer nights/days will be charged a fee equal to the nightly/daily site fee for each night/day canceled as well as the $8 transaction fee.
Please be aware that only the person whose name is on the reservation may access, change or cancel the reservation.
You can stay 14 consecutive nights in a single campground, and may return after spending at least three nights out of the park (it can be another state park campground; in fact, we recommend you DO select another state park campground). The maximum time allowed within any Oregon State Park is 14 nights within any 17 night period.
Customers who wish to secure more than one site within a park for a continuous date period in order to accommodate their reservation request (i.e. split reservation), should be aware that the $8.00 reservation fee would apply to each site reserved. Reservation fee adjustments will not be made after reservations have been confirmed using the internet reservation service. If you are viewing inventory and find you are unable to secure one site to accommodate your request please consider calling the call center at 1-800-452-5687 to make your reservation.
Discount programs which may be offered through the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department cannot be processed when making an internet reservation. For additional information on discount programs call the OPRD Information Center at 1-800-551-6949 or visit us online at www.OregonStateParks.org.
Reservations can be made 24 hours a day, from 2 days to 9 months in advance. Campsite availability is based on call center hours, meaning sites become available when the call center opens.
Call center hours are: Monday through Friday 8am to 5pm.
Getting There:Directions to Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
On Highway 101, 3 miles south of Reedsport, 17 miles north of North Bend Bridge, on the west side of Hwy 101. Follow signs.
Contact Information:
Mailing Address:Umpqua Lighthouse State Park
Phone Number:Information: (541)271-4118
Special Events:
The events listed here are not intended to be an all inclusive list. Please contact the park for further details.


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- Brand: Golden
- Manufactured by: Old Fashioned Kitchen
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Crepe :, Water, Wheat Flour Enriched (Niacin, Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2)) , Corn Starch, Egg(s) Whole, Egg(s) Whites, Canola Oil, Dextrose, Lecithin Unbleached, Salt, Filling :, Water, Potato(es) Dehydrated (Potato(es), Mono and Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid) , Canola Oil, Onion(s) Dry, Salt, Pepper(s) Decorticated
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Nutrition Facts
- Serving Size: 1 blintz
- Servings Per Container: 6.0
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 90.0Calories from Fat 35.0
- Total Calories 540Total Calories from Fat 210
- % Daily Value* (DV)Recommended DV
Total Fat 4.0 g 6%65 g
- Saturated Fat 1.0 g5%20 g
- Trans Fat 0.0 g
- Cholesterol 5.0 mg2%300 mg
- Sodium 170.0 mg7%2,400 mg
- Potassium 0 mg0%3,500 mg
- Total Carbohydrate 15.0 g 5%300 g
- Protein 3.0 g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily vailues may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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