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"physical printing isn't the all Printopia offers. It's "virtual printers" are a great solution for creating all manner of digital workflows. Set up virtual printers to move content to your Mac, specific folders, cloud accounts and to even have applications automatically open to edit the content."

Kerri Walsh Jennings is a professional beach volleyball player and philanthropist who is most famous for winning the gold medals in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympic Games with her partner Misty May-Treanor. Along with Misty, Kerri has been proclaimed by many volleyball critics and commentators to be the greatest beach volleyball team of all time, and has been the first team in the history of the sport to win three consecutive gold medals in the Olympic Games.

Denzel Hayes Washington, Jr. is an A-list Hollywood actor known for his knack for portraying real-life characters namely Steve Biko, Malcolm X, Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, Melvin B. Tolson, Frank Lucas, and Herman Boone. He's got two Academy Awards under his belt and has also won a Tony. People Magazine named him the Sexiest Man Alive in 1996. So far, he has directed a couple of movies where he also starred in which became critically successful. A Christian, Denzel has no qualms about declaring his faith in Jesus Christ.

Grace. In this word revolves the life and ministry of Joseph Prince, who is one of the world's most influential ministers today, reaching millions with his television broadcasts and books. It is quite amazing to see how a former stuttering high school student would rise to become one of the leading voices of Christianity and be one of the most successful pastors in the world. Read the story of this extraordinary preacher and witness the incredible power of grace that worked in his life.

Despite his small frame, Jack Ma is a force to be reckoned with. He is the man who founded Alibaba.com, China's now number one e-commerce site. At his first touch of the computer keyboard, Jack knew that the Internet is the next best thing that is to happen to China. Jack Ma is currently valued at 3.4 billion dollars by the Forbes Magazine as of October 2012.

Harry Leibowitz co-founded the World of Children Award with his wife, Kay Isaacson-Leibowitz. He used $250,000 of his own money to fund what would later be touted as the "Nobel Prize© for Children" after realizing that there's no award-giving body that acknowledges those whose work are focused on children. Since World of Children started giving awards, it has helped 30 million children from 140 countries and has granted around $5M to their 95 Honorees.

Miriam Defensor Santiago is politician, professor, and public servant who is most notable for being the very first Filipino to win a seat as a judge at the International Criminal Court. In her more than twenty years of political career, Miriam has proven herself to be an honest, efficient, and excellent public servant, which is why the Filipino people love her.

Nancy Lublin is an entrepreneur, business consultant and philanthropist who is most famous for founding Dress for Success, an organization that provides career development training and interview suits for aspiring young people; and currently being the chief executive officer of DoSomething.org, a non-profit organization that focuses on motivating young people to do their part and create change in their communities through participating in nationwide campaigns.

Roya Mahboob is the first female IT CEO in Afghanistan, a place where gender discrimination is a way of life. She founded Afghan Citadel Software Company, now a leading service provider. Her way to recognition was not easy and she's grown accustomed to death threats. At 26 years old, Roya has displayed extraordinary resilience.

Anyone who is a fan of mixed martial arts would not fail to recognize the name Anderson Silva (or more popularly known for his nickname "The Spider"), who for six straight years held the Ultimate Fighting Championship Middleweight division title, the longest winning streak for any MMA fighter who participated in the world-famous event. With sixteen consecutive wins and ten title defences, Anderson has been hailed the greatest mixed martial artist of all time by Dana White, the president of Ultimate Fighting Championship.

There is probably no one in the world today who does not know the name Jackie Chan-currently the world's most famous martial artist. As a director, producer, action choreographer, martial artist, comedian, singer, stunt performer and, most importantly, an actor, Jackie has stunned billions of movie goers worldwide with his martial arts and acrobatic movements, earning him a reputation for being a realistic action star. Since he started in his show business career, Jackie's films have always been box office hits.

Valens Ntamushobora is a young student and activist from Rwanda who is most known for founding the Let Us Stay Alive (LUSA) Program initiative, a project that focuses on giving opportunities for young girls who are in misery such as young mothers, out of school, and those living in the streets. A truly devoted individual, Valens has spent a great deal of his time and efforts to ensure two things: gender equality in the community and the welfare of young girls and poor women.

Kai-Fu Lee is the founder of Innovation Works, a business incubator based in China that aims to support information technology ventures by providing start-ups necessary funding, sufficient training, and bringing in to the team the right people to ensure profitability. Kai-Fu, who used to work for Apple, Silicon Graphics, Microsoft, and Google, aims to bring home innovation and stimulate IT entrepreneurs to develop cutting-edge technology.

Ai-jen Poo has been the director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) since 2010. She co-founded Domestic Workers United (DWU) in 2000 to mobilize domestic workers and educate them about their rights.

Joyce Hilda Ntila Banda is the first female president of Malawi and the whole of South Africa. She endured 10 years living with an abusive husband. Unlike most Malawian women, Joyce braved to raise her three children by herself. Eventually, she became a successful businesswoman. The National Association of Business Women was founded to provide Malawians the capital they need to put up their own business in the hope of making them less dependent on their husbands. After nine years, she established the Joyce Banda Foundation to help impoverished children get proper education.

Barbara Van Dahlen is an American psychologist who founded a non-profit organization called Give an Hour in order to help emotionally and mentally injured war veterans through offering free counselling. Give an Hour was founded in 2005 and is now composed of nearly 7,000 volunteers who have given an estimate of 57,000 hours of free service to soldiers who have served in the Middle East. Barbara has taken part in discussions concerning mental issues of men in uniform in Pentagon, Veterans Administration, White House, and Congress.

Ann Patchett is a novelist of high caliber. She has written bestselling fiction and non-fiction books, ranging from terrorism to friendship. Her bookstore in her hometown, Nashville, is both an entrepreneurial and corporate social responsibility move in the hope of reviving the bookstore industry. Now, Parnassus is thriving in spite of the surge of e-books and the looming threat of physical books getting outdated. Ann is not just a writer but also an activist in the sense that she refused to let the book trade die. This author has guts.