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Contrary to our call last week that she will join Amos Michelson, ceo, and Mark Dance, chief financial and operating officer in taking a hike, Judi is slated to become the top person in the company when the acquisition goes through.

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In other Creo news Mark Wilton, Creo - Global Marketing Manager, NGP
sends word from chilly Vancouver that the connectivity partnership is rapidly approaching its 50 member mark. The cross-vendor interoperability initiative, utilizing the JDF standard, continues to grow to cover all regions in the world, he says, and is revolutionising the graphic communications industry via integration through co-operation.

Astute readers will recall Mark’s tenure as marketing manager, Creo Australia.

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The indefatigable Gary Knespal of GASAA is putting together a series of knowledge breakfasts at the show in Melbourne in May for those bright of eye and clear of head. Each morning, during PacPrint 05, briefing breakfast sessions will take place at the Melbourne Convention Centre (a short walk to PacPrint) to look at the key offerings of the show. Frequent visitor to these shores from the USA, David Zwang, will give his hot picks for the show and assist visitors in making sense of the wide range of solutions on offer. To sign on www.gasaa.asn.au/raw_register.html

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Sad to report the sudden passing of Barry MacDonald, well-known and respected industry identity, supply company owner, member of GAMAA and one of its representatives on the PacPrint board. Long a stalwart of the labelling and forms industry, Barry through his company Web Graphics played a prominent role in many industry initiatives throughout the years. Tireless in his efforts and steady in his commitment to the greater good, he was a pillar of strength and will be sorely missed by many in diverse sectors of the industry.

Vale Barry.

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New faces at Imagetext Publishing Systems in Auckland with arrival of Kossack Chambers and Milind Kulkarni. Their inclusion in the sales team at the large and well-established Apple graphic arts solution providers sets managing director Darius Mistry’s mind at rest. “Finding talented and committed staff is always difficult. In Kossack and Milind we have found both these attributes, but also we have found individuals with specialist knowledge of our industry. I am delighted to have them on board”. Imagetext has a turnover of $6 million and employs over 25 staff, and claims to be Apple New Zealand’s largest professional supplier into the graphic arts marketplace


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Mark Reid, well-known industry identity has taken over the reins of Melbourne security printer formerly known as SNP SPrint (Australia) from its Singapore owners and changed its name to SEP SPrint Australia Pty Ltd. Ever the dedicated printer, he forwards the following ‘mission statement’ which he intends to display in the company foyer in time honoured tradition. In light of the recent typographical furore over the Print21 subhead font, we include this to restore some calm and sanity.


Beatrice Ward was a typographer who lived from 1900 to 1969. Some of our readers will recognise her elegant monograph on the essential nature of our industry, which she composed in 1932. It used to be displayed, faithfully set in Perpetua, in the foyer of most printing businesses.



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And finally . . . this from the ever youthful John Youngman whose tendons are on the mend.

A police officer pulls over a speeding car on the Hume outside Wangaratta.

The officer says, “I clocked you at 120 kilometers miles per hour, sir."

The driver says, "Gee, officer I had it on cruise control at 80, perhaps your radar gun needs calibrating."

Not looking up from her knitting the wife says:
"Now don't be silly dear, you know that this car doesn't have cruise control."

As the officer writes out the ticket, the driver looks over at his wife and growls, "Can't you please keep your mouth shut for once?"

The wife smiles demurely and says, "You should be thankful your radar detector went off when it did."

As the officer makes out the second ticket for the illegal radar detector unit, the man glowers at his wife and says through clenched teeth, "Darn it, woman, can't you keep your mouth shut?"

The officer frowns and says, "And I notice that you're not wearing your seat belt, sir. That's an automatic $75 fine."

The driver says, "Yeah, well, you see officer, I had it on, but took it off when you pulled me over so that I could get my license out of my back pocket."

The wife says, "Now, dear, you know very well that you didn't have your seat belt on. You never wear your seat belt when you're driving."

And as the police officer is writing out the third ticket the driver turns to his wife and barks, "WHY DON'T YOU JUST BLODDY WELL SHUT UP??"

The officer looks over at the woman and asks, "Does your husband always talk to you this way, Ma'am?"

Says the wife . . . "Only when he's been drinking."