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A system and method for mounting an object to a support utilizes a push-pin that is adapted to be pushed or screwed into the support (such as a wall), without necessitating the use of hammers, screwdrivers, drills, etc. The push-pin has a novel head that includes resilient "grippers" for providing a

A system and method for mounting an object to a support utilizes a push-pin that is adapted to be pushed or screwed into the support (such as a wall), without necessitating the use of hammers, screwdrivers, drills, etc. The push-pin has a novel head that includes resilient "grippers" for providing a friction fit within a hole or channel of the object (such as a shelf) to be mounted to the support. In an exemplary embodiment, the grippers are a plurality of resilient annular rings sized to be slightly larger in diameter than the dimension of the mating hole or channel so that when the mating hole or channel of the object engages with the larger diameter rings, the rings are deformed slightly upon entering the hole or channel, thereby, providing a friction fit between the head of the pin and the object to be mounted to the support.

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A system and method for mounting an object to a support utilizes a push-pin that is adapted to be pushed or screwed into the support (such as a wall), without necessitating the use of hammers, screwdrivers, drills, etc. The push-pin has a novel head that includes resilient "grippers" for providing a

A system and method for mounting an object to a support utilizes a push-pin that is adapted to be pushed or screwed into the support (such as a wall), without necessitating the use of hammers, screwdrivers, drills, etc. The push-pin has a novel head that includes resilient "grippers" for providing a friction fit within a hole or channel of the object (such as a shelf) to be mounted to the support. In an exemplary embodiment, the grippers are a plurality of resilient annular rings sized to be slightly larger in diameter than the dimension of the mating hole or channel so that when the mating hole or channel of the object engages with the larger diameter rings, the rings are deformed slightly upon entering the hole or channel, thereby, providing a friction fit between the head of the pin and the object to be mounted to the support. thod claimed in claim 1, wherein the film processor is a small solution volume continuous processor that uses less than 500 ml of processing solution per roll of 24 exposure 35 mm film. 5. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing profiles produce stable film densities. 6. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing profiles produce film contrasts that are greater than 25% and less than 130% of those achieved in a standard chemical process. 7. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the total wet processing times of the processing profiles are less than 450 seconds. 8. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing profiles are preloaded in the film processor. 9. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing profile for the family member is retrieved using a code associated with the film. 10. The method claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing profiles are specified by a film manufacturer. 11. The method claimed in claim 9, wherein the processing profiles are downloaded to the film processor. 12. The method claimed in claim 9, wherein the code is a DX code located on a film cassette. 13. The method claimed in claim 9, wherein the code is a magnetic code located on the film. 14. The method claimed in claim 1, further comprising the steps of: d) scanning the processed film to produce a digital image; and e) processing the digital image to correct for differences between the processed film and a film processed using a standard chemical process. 15. The method claimed in claim 14, further comprising the step of transmitting the corrected digital image to an output device. 16. The method claimed in claim 15, further comprising the step of printing the corrected digital image. 17. The method claimed in claim 15, further comprising the step of displaying the corrected digital image. 18. The method claimed in claim 14, further comprising the step of storing the corrected digital image. 19. The method claimed in claim 18, further comprising the step of transmitting the corrected digital image to an output device. 20. The method claimed in claim 19, further comprising the step of printing the corrected digital image. 21. The method claimed in claim 19, further comprising the step of displaying the corrected digital image. 22. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein different members of the film family are chemically and physically identical and are associated with different processing profiles, whereby different speed/grain characteristics are produced for the different film family members. 23. The method claimed in claim 1, wherein the processing profiles produce stable densities, system film contrast that is between 25% and 130%, and system film speed loss that is no greater than 0.15 logE of the contrast and speed, respectively, of a standard chemical process for the film family, and wherein at least one of the processing profiles will not produce stable densities, system contrast or speed within the range noted above with at least one member of the film family. 24. A method of processing photographic film images, comprising the steps of: a) providing a film processor having a plurality of adjustable parameters for a given process for processing a family of photographic films; b) defining a plurality of processing profiles having different values of the adjustable parameters for different members of the film family which will produce stable densities, system film contrast that is between 25% and 130%, and system film speed loss that is no greater than 0.15 logE of the contrast and speed, respectively, of a standard chemical process for the film family, and wherein at least one of the processing profiles will not produce stable densities, system contrast or speed within the range noted above with at least one member of the film family; c) chemically processing films from different members of the film family using the corresponding processing profiles, d) scanning the processed films to