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US 5285217 A Abstract A LED exposure head for use in a recording device for linewise recording information on a moving photoconductor, which comprises a metal base plate (38) onto which are mounted a row of LED dice (39) along the centre, rows of integrated circuit chips (41, 42) and printed circuit boards (43, 44) outside of such rows of integrated circuit chips, and optical imaging means (30) for focussing the image of the LEDS in the image plane of the photoconductor. The base plate has a raised rib (52) for mounting the LED dice at a height above the base which is such that their electric bonding pads (53, 54) are at a level above that of the corresponding bonding pads (55, 56) of the integrated circuit chips (41, 42).
Claims(6) 1. In a light-emitting diode (LED) exposure head for use in a recording device for linewise recording information on an image plane of a light-sensitive support, said exposure head comprising a metal base plate, said base plate having an elongated central region on which is mounted a row of LED chips each emitting an inverted cone of light having an axis generally perpendicular to said base plate and a generally flat body region on which is mounted at least one row of integrated circuit chips and at least one printed circuit board, each said row of circuit chips being arranged along a side of said row of LED chips and each said printed circuit board being disposed on a side of said at least one row of circuit chips remote from said row of LED chips and electrically connecting said circuit chips to electrical connectors, each of said LED chips and each of said circuit chips having a face thereof opposite said base plate on which is provided a bonding pad for attachment of an electrical connecting wire, said faces of said LED chips opposite said base plate lying in a generally common plane and said faces of said circuit chips opposite said base plate lying in a generally common plane which is different from the common plane of the faces of said LED chips, and electrical connecting wires attached between the bonding pads of the LED chips and the bonding pads of the circuit chips, whereby each of the LED chips is electrically connected to a corresponding one of said circuit chips, and optical imaging means for focusing an image forming a portion of said cone of ight emitted by each of said LED chips onto the image plane of said light-sensitive support, said optical imaging means being held in spaced relation to said LED chips opposite said base plate, in combination, the improvement wherein said LED chips have a dimension perpendicular to the faces thereof opposite said base plate that is less than a dimension of said circuit chips perpendicular to the faces of said circuit chips opposite to said base plate, said central region of said base plate is constituted by an elongated rib elevated above the flat body region of the plate, the elevation of said elevated rib above said body region being such that the plane of the faces of said LED chips opposite said base plate lies higher above said flat body region of said base plate than does the plane of the faces of said circuit chips opposite said base plate, and said electrical wires connecting between the bonding pads of said LED chips and circuit chips extend along paths displaced outside the light cones emitted by said LED chips.
2. A LED exposure device according to claim 1 wherein said electrical wires are connected to the bonding pads of the integrated circuit chips and connected to the bonding pads of the LED dice.
3. A LED exposure device according to claim 1 wherein said base plate is a metal plate having a thickness reduced by erosion-etching except in the central region thereof to form said elongated rib.
4. A LED exposure device according to claim 1 wherein each of the electrical wires connecting between the bonding pads of said LED chips and circuit chips has a distinct angular bend therein.
5. A LED exposure head according to claim 1 which comprises a plurality of said metal base plates mounted in adjacent relationship on a surface of a common base.
6. A LED exposure head according to claim 1 wherein said common base has cooling fins on a surface thereof opposite to the surface thereof on which are mounted said metal base plates.
Description The present invention relates to a LED (light-emitting diode) exposure head for use in a recording device for linewise recording information on a moving light-sensitive support. LED exposure heads are known that comprise an assembly in alignment of a plurality of sub-bases onto which are mounted a row of LED dice along the center, a row of integrated circuit chips at either side of the LED dice and printed circuit boards outboard of such rows of integrated circuit chips for electrically connecting the integrated circuit chips to electrical connectors, and optical imaging means for focussing the image of the LED'S onto the image plane of a photoconductor. The LED dice are electrically connected with the integrated circuit chips through so-called chip-to-chip bonds, and the integrated circuit chips are in the same way connected with the circuit boards. The sub-bases are fitted to a common base and offer the advantage that they may be completely electrically and optically tested after their assembly before they are mounted one by one on the common base. The sub-bases are usually the form of metal tiles of a light metal which has been gold-plated for the purpose of a good electrical conductivity and of preventing corrosion. The LED dice, the integrated circuit chips and the printed circuit boards are fitted to the sub-bases by adhesive bonding. One example of the described explosure head is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,536,778. These LED exposure heads cause problems with undesired light reflections on the bonding wires from the LED dice towards the integrated circuit chips, as will be described hereinafter. Another type of LED exposure heads is known in which there are no subbases but instead the distinct electronic components are mounted on one large ceramic substrate with printed conductor leads, the wire-bonding occurring from the LED dice to the substrate and from the substrate to the integrated circuit chips. This type of exposure head causes less problems with undesired reflections, but requires twice the number of bonding wires. Alternatively, the LED dice are directly wire-bonded to the integrated circuit chips. This technique is disclosed in JP-63 028 673. The causes for undesired light reflections in the first type of LED exposure heads, and in more recent types in particular, are as follows. Self-focussing lenses for focussing the image of the LED'S in the image plane of the photoconductor have become available with an increased depth of field. An increased depth of field leads to a better image quality but unfortunately also causes a better reproduction of undesirable light spots, such as reflections of the radiation beams of the LED'S on surrounding parts of the structure. Further, the thickness of the LED dice is still getting smaller since a smaller thickness means a shorter thermic path from the light-emitting surface to the rearside of the LED'S whereby the heat-transfer for the active layer (i.e. the light-emitting layer) improves and the working temperature of said layer becomes lower. A lower temperature means more light since the temperature coefficient of a LED amounts to approximately -0.7%/�C. Still further, the electric series resistance is smaller as the thickness of the LED chips becomes smaller. Under such circumstances, it will be understood that the top surface with the bonding pads of the LED'S will be located lower than the top surface with the corresponding bonding pads of the integrated circuit chips. Since the electric wire connections from the LED'S to the integrated circuit chips are made by means of highly-reflective wires, such as gold wire in the case of thermocompression bonding, or aluminium wire in the case of ultrasonic bonding, it will be understood that as such wire, and more in particular the arc in its path from one pad to the other, will run at a smaller angle than before relative to a line perpendicular to the LED'S, the greater will be the risk for such arc to intersect the light cone emitted by a LED and thus for undesirable reflection of light from the intruding portion the wire. It is possible to avoid undesired reflections of the kind described by intercepting the disturbing reflections of the image beam of the LED'S. This can be done by providing an elongated diaphragm between the LED'S and the lens, close to the LED'S. Since such diaphragm would need to have a precise slot with a width of approximately 0.5 to 1.0 mm for a length of 310 mm or more, it will be understood that it would be an expensive component, the location of which moreover would have to be very precise in order not to intercept a useful portion of the radiation beams. It is the object of the invention to provide an improved LED exposure head which is not hampered by reflections from the electric connections between the pads of the LED'S and of the integrated circuit chips. In accordance with the present invention, a LED (light-emitting diode) exposure head for use in a recording device for linewise recording information on a moving light-sensitive support, said exposure head comprising at least one metal base plate onto which are mounted a row of LED dice along the centre, a row of integrated circuit chips on at least one side of the LED dice and a printed circuit board outside of such row of integrated circuit chips for electrically connecting the circuit boards to electric connectors, the thickness of the LED dice being smaller than that of the integrated circuit chips, and optical imaging means for focussing the image of the LED'S in the image plane of the light-sensitive support, is characterized in that said base plate has a raised rib for mounting the LED dice at a height above the base plate which is such that their electric bonding pads are at a level higher than that of the corresponding bonding pads of the integrated circuit chips, and wherein the paths of the wire bonded electric connections are such that they are out of contact with the light cones emitted by the LEDS. A LED exposure head with a provision that causes the underside of the LED dice to take a position that is higher than that of the base plate on which they are mounted is known from JP-A 63-28673. In this particular case, the base plate is a ceramic structure and the mentioned provision is an electrode that puts the undersides of the adjacent LEDS in electrical contact. The LEDS have a thickness that equals that of the integrated circuit chips. The raised rib according to the present invention is suitably located at the center of the base plate and has a width nearly that of the LED dice and a height such that the top of the LED dice is clearly higher than the top of the integrated circuit chips. Since the thickness of the integrated circuit chips is larger than the thickness of the LED dice, it will be understood that the height of the mentioned rise will have to be larger than the difference in height between both components. Usual values of the height of the inventive raised ribs are between 0.2 and 1.0 mm but these values are not limitative for the present invention. According to a suitable embodiment of the invention, the raised rib on the base is obtained by erosion-etching of a flat metal plate thereby to leave the original thickness at the centre and to reduce the thickness at the locations where the integrated circuit chips and/or the printed circuit boards will be mounted on the base. Although a LED exposure head according to the invention may comprise only one base with a plurality of LED dice, it is clear that a head suitably comprises a plurality of LED bases in the form of sub-bases which are mounted on a common supporting base. The term "light-sensitive support" denotes in the present specification a photoconductor drum as known in the art of electrophotographic printers, but it encompasses also photoconductive and otherwise light-sensitive supports in sheet or belt from onto which an image may be formed via exposure by a LED exposure head. The invention will be described hereinafter by way of example with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein FIG. 1 is a diagrammatic view of one embodiment of the engine of a xerographic recording apparatus. FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C are plan views of sections of the exposure head of the apparatus according to FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged plan view of one LED module, FIG. 4 is an enlarged side view of one LED module, FIG. 5 is an enlarged view of the electric connections of a LED dice at a loop height h1, FIG. 6 is an enlarged view of the electric connections of a LED dice at a loop height h2, and FIG. 7 is an enlarged side view of a prior art LED module. Referring to FIG. 1, the arrow 10 illustrates generally the engine of a xerographic printer. The term "engine" denotes the parts of the apparatus that are involved in the production of the image. A printer comprises a plurality of other parts such as a paper supply, a toner supply, a fixing station, drive means for rotation of the drum and for the paper transport, a toner fixing station, an electronic control circuit, etc. These parts are known in the art and are irrelevant for the understanding of the further description of the present embodiment of the invention. The engine comprises a photoconductor drum 12 which may be an aluminium cylinder coated with a photosensitive photoconductor, and which is rotatable in the direction of the arrow 13. Around the drum are provided the following stations in angularly spaced relationship. A corona-discharge station 14, which is used to uniformly electrostatically charge the surface of the drum 12. A LED exposure head 15 for line-wise exposure of the charged surface of the photoconductor drum as its surface moves past the head. A colour developing unit 16, which is arranged for applying coloured toner to the line-wise discharge drum surface by means of a developer sleeve 17, also called a magnetic brush. A black-and-white developing unit 18, which is arranged for applying a black toner to the charge pattern on the drum by means of a developer sleeve 19. A paper feed channel 20 through which a paper sheet is fed into contact with the drum for receipt of the toner image formed on the drum. A corona transfer station 21 which applies a corona charge of a sign opposite to that of the toner to the underside of the paper to attract the toner from the drum onto the paper to form a visible, developed image. A paper separation station 23 which applies charges to the paper so that it can be easily separated from the drum. A paper separator 24 which functions to ensure that the paper sheet is reliably separated from the drum. A cleaning blade 25 for scraping off residual toner left on the surface of the photoconductor drum after completion of the image transfer. This toner may be conveyed to a toner collecting bottle of the apparatus. Finally, a main erase 26 which has a lamp 27 for neutralising any residual charge remaining on the surface of the photoconductor drum after cleaning. In operation of the engine, the LED exposure head 15 receives a first image signal to produce on the photoconductor drum 12 a charge pattern that is developed by the black developing unit 18. The paper sheet that is removed by the separator 24 is passed through a toner fixing station which functions to melt the toner image into the paper sheet. The paper sheet is then returned by an appropriate conveying mechanism to the feed entry 20 for receiving a second toner image from the photoconductor drum, this time the colour image produced by the station 16 and by appropriate exposure by the head 15. An example of the use of the described two-colour development is that of a letter or advertising sheet, which bears a conventional black-and-white text, and the heading and/or the bottom of which bear(s) a coloured company logo. The representation of FIG. 1 shows that the different stations around the photoconductor drum are located in closely spaced relationship. Both developing stations occupy an important part of the angular space around the photoconductor drum. A unit which readily lends itself to a reduction of its angular size without impairing the satisfactory operation of the printer, is the exposure head. More details about one embodiment of a compact LED exposure head can be found in EU Pat. Appl. 90 201 779 filed Jul. 3, 1990 and entitled: "LED exposure head with overlapping electric circuits". The head 15 is mounted within a housing which is composed of a base 28 and a cover 29. The base may be an extrusion-moulded component of a light metal alloy, such as aluminium, with a plurality of cooling fins at the outside and four rectangular ribs, viz. two outer 50 and two inner ribs 51 (see FIG. 2) at the inside, whereas the cover has an elongate opening in which lens means 30 in the form of a "Selfoc" lens array is fitted for projecting the image of the LEDS of the exposure head onto a line 31 on the surface of the drum 12. More details about a suitable construction of the housing of the exposure head can be found in EU Pat. Appl. 90 210 778, filed Jul. 3, 1990 and entitled: "LED exposure head". The lay-out of the electronic circuitry of the exposure head is illustrated in the plan views of FIGS. 2A, 2B, and 2C. These three figures shows in fact three adjacent sections of the head, viz. the section being a true plan view, the section of FIG. 2B showing the base with the LED'S omitted and the section of FIG. 2C showing an end section of the head. Base 28 whose inside is turned upwardly, is provided with an elongated copper bar 32, which is fitted in the space between two inner ribs 51 of the base by means of a thermally conductive adhesive that tolerates minor dimensional changes of the base and of the bar, caused by the heating of these elements at operation of the exposure head. Two elongated circuit strips 34 and 35 are located on the base at either side of the bar 32. The thickness of the strips is slightly less than the distance over which the bar protrudes beyond the ribs 50 and 51. A plurality of LED modules 36 are die-bonded in closely spaced side by side relationship to the bar 28 by means of an electrically and thermally conductive adhesive, such as a silver-filled epoxy adhesive. Each LED module is in fact an assembly of the following components on a sub-base which is constituted by a tiny metal plate 38 (see FIG. 3). A row of LED dice 39 with LEDS 40, which lie along the centre of the assembly and which are cemented to the front face of the plate 38 by means of an electrically and thermally conductive adhesive. Typically, each dice is about 8 mm long and about 1 mm wide. On each side of the row of LED dice on each plate there is a row of integrated circuit chips 41 and 42 respectively, which are equally cemented in an electrically and thermally conductive way to the base plate. The chips can comprise the drivers for the LEDS, a shift register, a latch register and occasional further control and test circuits. Outboard of the row of integrated circuit chips on each side of the center line there are printed circuit boards in the form of a conventional thick film circuit on a ceramic base, such as 43 and 45 which are equally cemented to the base plate. The circuit boards are connected through electric connections such as 46 with the elongate printed circuit strips 34 and 35 at connection points such as 47. The two printed circuit strips 34 and 35 have end connectors such as 48 and 49 for bringing signals and power into the circuit. Wire-bonded electric connections are provided between the LED dice 39 and the corresponding output pads of the integrated circuit chips 41 and 42, and between the input pads of the chips and the corresponding thick film circuits 43 and 44. The improvement in accordance with the invention relates to the connections between the LED dice and the adjacent integrated circuit chips. This is illustrated in detail in FIG. 4, which shows a side view of one LED module 36. The module comprises a sub-base in the form of a metal plate or tile 38, which has a central raised rib 52. The described cross-sectional shape of the sub-base can be obtained in different ways, such as by die-casting, die-stamping, or milling of a plate. We have found that a very suitable technique for the production of the sub-base consists in erosion-etching a conventional flat strip of copper or the like in such a way that a central ridge of original thickness is left, but that the opposed sides are uniformly reduced in thickness to the desired amount. LED dice 39 are cemented in a row to the front face of the sub-base by means of an electrically conductive adhesive. Each die has near either longitudinal end of its front face a row of bonding pads 53, and 54 respectively, for the LEDS. The pads have been illustrated in the figure by a short thick line on top of the LED but actually they lie in the plane of the front face of the dice. The mentioned pads are connected with corresponding bonding pads 55, 56 of the integrated circuit chips through two rows of wire-bonded electric connections 57 and 58. These connections are in the present example made by the ultrasonic bonding of an aluminium wire with a thickness of approximately 32 micrometer. The bonding was done from the pads of the integrated circuit chips towards the corresponding pads of the LED dice. Referring to the connections 58 by way of example, the capillary bonding tool of the bonding device is targeted on a bonding pad 56 of an integrated circuit chip 42. The tool descends bringing the free end of the wire in contact with the bonding pad. Ultrasonic energy is applied to bond the wire end, or the bead previously formed on it as the case may be, to the bonding pad. Then the tool rises to the loop height position h, the clamps of the tool being open so that wire is free to feed out the end of the capillary tool. The term "loop height" means the distance the tip of the bonding tool rises above the first bond. Simultaneously with its rising, the bonding tool is displaced in the direction of the corresponding pad 54 of the LED dice 39, wire being further pulled out from the tool. Then the tool deforms the wire against the bonding pad and while ultrasonic energy is applied a wedge-shaped bond is produced. With the tool still on the bond, the clamps move backward. This pulls at the bond and the wire will break at the thinnest cross-section of the bond. The tool then rises off the LED dice, leaving the wedge bond. The wire loops thus formed have a configuration as shown by numerals 57 and 58. The loops comprise a first portion which runs upwardly, starting from the integrated circuit chips, and a second portion which slightly descends towards the LED dice. Since radiation of the LED'S occurs according to a light cone with an opening angle "Alpha", it is clear that there is a good clearance between a connection 58 and the adjacent boundary of the light cone as indicated by the line 59. A fraction only of the emitted light is transmitted by the lens 30, since the angle at which such transmission can occur is indicated by "Beta". It should be noted that the relative dimensions of the different components in the drawing correspond almost with reality. Finally, it is clear that there are also wire bonds between the integrated circuit chips 41, 42 corresponding thick film circuits 43, 44 but these bonds are well outside the radiation zone of the LEDS. A detailed view of the exact configuration of the wire-bonded electric connections between the integrated circuit chips and the LED dice is shown for different loop heights in FIGS. 5 and 6. Referring to FIG. 5, loop heigh h1 is rather limited, in the present example 0.317 mm. This has the advantage of a good separation between the wire loops 57, 58 and the light cone 59, but the disadvantage that there is no sharp bending in the connection, what can be the cause of occasional rupture of the bond on the integrated circuit chip under the influence of bending stresses in the connecting wire. Therefore, a preferred bond is one as illustrated in FIG. 6, where h2 equals 0.508 mm. The increased loop height is the cause that a noticeable kink 60 is produced in the wire loops as the bonding tool is lowered after it has been positioned above the bonding pad 54. In this way, bending stresses in the wire are seriously reduced. The problem with the electric connections between the LED dice and the integrated circuit chips in prior art LED exposure heads is described hereinafter with reference to FIG. 7, in which same components received prime reference numerals. The integrated circuit chips 41', 42' being thicker than the LED dice 39', it is clear that the electric connections 57' and 58' run markedly upwardly from the LED dice towards the integrated circuit chips, which gives rise to a serious risk for a portion of the loop of these connections intersecting the light cones of the LED'S as illustrated by the central portion of connection 58' intersecting boundary 59', of the light cone. A portion of the reflected light radiation, which is represented by the arrows 61, reaches the lens and is imaged on the photoconductor whereby corresponding development and toner transfer to the final image support occurs. Radiation is also reflected by connections 57' and 58' on adjacent connections and re-reflected from such connections towards the lens. It is possible to intercept such undesired reflections by a mask as described in the introduction of this specification. Such mask is illustrated in broken lines 62 in the drawing, but it will be understood that the construction and the location of such mask must be very precise and also remain so at heating of the exposure head in operation. The following data illustrate the LED module described with reference to FIG. 4. ______________________________________Dimensions of a sub-base plate 38 14.6 � 7.9 mmThickness of rib 52 1.0 mm (original thickness of the plate)Length of rib 52 7.9 mmWidth of rib 52 1.0 mmThickness of etched portions 0.6 mmThickness of LED dice 39 0,235 mmThickness of the integrated circuit 0.500 mmchipsHeight difference between LED dice 0.135 mmand integrated circuit chipsAngle Alpha 160�Angle Beta 24�______________________________________ The invention is not limited to the described embodiment. The LED dice may comprise two staggered rows of LEDS in order to increase the printing resolution. The exposure head may comprise only one row of integrated circuit chips to drive the LEDS, rather than two rows as shown. The sub-bases may be constructed in another way than by erosionetching, such as by die-stamping, or milling as mentioned already. The mounting means for the LED dice can also be obtained by providing a flat base plate with a central rib-like support which is fitted thereto, e.g. by soldering or brazing. However, we have found that erosion-etching is a cheap method for manufacturing the sub-bases with good precision. Further, this technique allows the manufacturing of a plurality of sub-bases in a common supporting frame so that handling of these elements in view of the mounting of the electric components thereon, the application of the electrical bondings, etc. becomes easier. Patent Citations
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I think being asked to go in on group gifts is the worst. I know how much I can (or, more usually, can't) afford to spend, and I hate being pressured into forking over money for something I probably wouldn't have picked out because someone else thinks group gifts are "fun."
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As for me, it's a toss up between questions about personal finances and lending money. With personal finances, I consider that a private matter between my husband and I. No one else has a seat at the table. The only exceptions I would make is for the two closest people in my life. Ironically, in the last +10 years of my life, these two people NEVER asked me about my personal finances.
With lending money, I generally don't do it, as I was usually asked for a loan for a non-essential item (such as for a luxury SUV when that person already has a car that was under five years old). I decline to lend that person money even though I had the funds. The asking loan was in the thousands of range.
5 years
The VP of my company once gave me a fundraising letter for his son's charity trip...I wanted to point out that he KNOW's what I make...weird.
Other than that, my family. I've started crying poverty (even when it's not true:) to avoid them asking me for loans (in the range of thousands of dollars), or my brother asking me to cover his mortgage for a month and to not pay me back for a couple of months...I've been the "Bank of Jillian" since I was a child, and I'm DONE!
5 years
The most awkward is when I went to one evangelist church. The pastor said to lift money and to bless it then give it to the pastor. I'm catholic and that was very different. To make matter worse the pastor and better benz than I did and had a 8 thousand dollar rolex on and it was real. I should of advised people to maybe find another place to worship God. To me, I thought that was really awkward. I don't think money and religion should be mixed or that we should ever pray for money. I guess that's me. I don't lend money either as for some reason people do not ask me for 5 to 10 dollars. They have the nerve to ask for $5000 to $1,000 or ask if my parents can sponsor them for a trip or something. Yes, those are the friends I write off the minute that happens. ;-)
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I lend money to my neighbor sometimes. She's not very financially well-off and sometimes she needs 5-10 dollars every now and then between paychecks. I don't mind lending her money because she always repays me, but I never lend more than I'd feel comfortable giving away. I've always been taught that you should look at lending money to friends as though it were a gift and not expect to be repaid.
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Ronald Racela, 49, pleaded guilty in Albany County Court on March 26 to one felony count of second-degree grand larceny for paying himself $202,847 for which he was not entitled, the Albany County District Attorney's Office is reporting.
Brighter Choice Foundation provides funding for 10 Albany charter schools.
Racela, who lives in Albany, worked there from September 2010 to December 2012. His salary was $120,000 a year.
He was ordered to repay the money he took and faces five to 10 years in state prison when he is sentenced May 17. He remains free on bail.
The Albany County District Attorney's Office said Racela was on felony probation stemming from a previous grand larceny conviction when he was arrested Jan. 24 on the grand-larceny charge tied to Brighter Choice.
The Times Union reports that Racela was on probation after he earlier admitted to stealing $59,931 from KeyBank in Albany while being employed there as a manager.
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In her office, Marlena finds it difficult to hide her shock when Paul tells her about his affair with Will Horton. She yells, "Stop!" He freaks out, thinking she's disgusted but she explains she has a conflict of interest. He thinks it's a load of bull so she admits Will's her grandson. She gives him the name of another psychiatrist and sends him away. In his room, Sonny accuses Will of cheating with Paul and Will denies it. Sonny yells that Paul admitted it! Will is more surprised Paul was there but Sonny says that's not the point. Will finally confesses, "It didn't mean anything." It was only one time. Sonny doesn't believe him. Will tries to explain but makes things worse by sounding as though he's blaming Sonny. He talks about how important the article was to him that he'd have done anything. Sonny yells, "You whored yourself out for a stupid magazine article." Will clarifies what happened and apologizes. He wants to pretend it never happened and points out that Sonny was with other guys. Sonny says that was before they were together! He tries to take off his ring and starts freaking out and hyperventilating, assuming Will 'knew'. Will calls for a nurse and a doctor and Marlena rush in. Sonny's given a sedative and Will discloses to Marlena that he hurt Sonny. She gives him a pep talk. Later, Adrienne and Justin arrive and talk about the blood donor saving their son's life. Justin wants the chance to thank him someday.
Lucas finds Adrienne at the hospital. She tells him Justin didn't tell her when his flight would get in. Lucas thinks there must be a good explanation but Adrienne cries assuming the worst. In his room, Sonny and Will talk ad nauseam about an ad that popped up on Sonix's site before they're able to view the article. Justin rushes in and hugs his son. He starts asking questions and Will leaves them alone. Sonny's glad to have a dad back and remarks that all he had to do was get stabbed in the back. Sonny assumes his dad's absence is due to the beautiful woman, Elsa. Adrienne and Lucas pop in. Justin apologizes for not calling. He forgot his phone charger. Adrienne tries to make plans for a party later on in the week but Justin cringes. It depends on Dubai. Everyone leaves and Victor calls to check in. Sonny's supposed to rest. He hangs up and sleeps.
Paul visits Sonny at the hospital. Derrick the bellman told him everything. Sonny's confused. Paul assumes Sonny was jealous that he was with another guy but he assures Sonny it was one time only. He shows Sonny the article and credits Will for everything. Sonny gasps. "My God you slept with him." In another room, Adrienne remarks that she knows Justin's only here for their son. She walks out on him and Lucas tells Justin that Adrienne went through hell - alone. Justin can see Adrienne wasn't alone. Lucas says he was there doing what Justin should have done.
At the hospital, Sonny visits with Ari and Will. Sonny gripes about his memory loss. One of the baristas recalled him storming out. He flashes to meeting Paul in the park. Will gets a call from Zoe. He tells Sonny the article will be online soon. He flashes to sex with Paul. He's glad it's behind him. Sonny's proud. In Marlena's office, Paul flashes to telling Will he'll do it. Marlena enters. He says she was right about him from the beginning. She invites him to talk, or leave. Paul tells her about his pitching arm, and that he's gay. He invites her to gloat. Marlena asks about his family's response. He gets irritated and exits. At the nurses' station, John learns from Daniel that Brady is seeing Melanie. Daniel suggests he talk to Brady. After, Marlena visits Sonny and Will. They discuss Justin's return. Marlena and Will step out. They discuss Sonny's memory loss, which may never come back. Later, Sonny asks to see Will's article.
At the hospital, Kate accuses Lucas of hitting on Adrienne. Lucas calls them friends and finds the idea of her lecturing him on morality ridiculous. They visit Sonny who can't recall the attack. He notices his wedding band is gone but Will promises to get him another. Everyone files out so Sonny can rest. Meanwhile, Clyde shows himself to Victor in the chapel and drawls, "You kinda look like you seen a ghost." Clyde hints that Damon's dead and knows Victor put the hit on him. He points out that the best way when using a knife to kill someone is in the back. Victor calls him an SOB, knowing he stabbed Sonny. Victor starts threatening Clyde but Clyde pushes back. He'd hate to see anything happen to Brady or Ciara. He flings Sonny's wedding band at Victor and walks out. Kate turns up and lets him know Sonny's awake and will be okay. Clyde calls her and tells her business kept him away but he wants her to come over.
Back at the hospital, Sonny's glad to hear Will's article is done. Will flashes to sex with Paul and says he's glad it's behind him. He intends on making things up to Sonny and Ari. Elsewhere, Adrienne thanks Lucas for being her rock. He calls her a strong woman.
At the hospital, Victor refuses to leave until he gets confirmation that Sonny's going to be fine. Sonny awakens in his room and stares at Will. He gasps for air and Lucas runs to get Kayla while Will and Adrienne try to calm Sonny. Kay arrives and ushers everyone out so she can examine her patient. Victor and Maggie are filled in and Victor demands to know what Will did to make Sonny freak out. Kate arrives. Back in Sonny's room, Kayla's uneasy and tells Maxine Sonny shouldn't have reacted this way. She later learns Sonny reacted to the blood transfusion and they're treating him. Kayla's confident Sonny will recover. Victor apologizes, knowing Will would never hurt Sonny. Kate drags Will away and tells him he needs to pull it together. Will's having a hard time because he was working with Paul when Sonny was attacked. He whines, feeling guilty. Kate tells him to lie for the 'greater good'. Paul will leave town and he'll be back on track with his husband. Victor visits an unconscious Sonny with Maggie and gives him a pep talk. He's sorry about buying him the nightclub. He says Sonny's just like him - stubborn. He promises never to try to run his life anymore. "I love you Sonny." By the hub, Lucas comforts Adrienne and holds her hands as Kate watches. She interrupts and Adrienne goes. Kate fishes and learns Lucas thinks Adrienne's a great person. Kate smirks and asks what exactly is going on between them. Meanwhile, Victor gets a text from Damon, asking to meet in Chicago. He has information. Vic sends Maggie home. Adrienne and Will sit with Sonny. Abe wants to ask a few questions. He wakes up. Meanwhile, in the chapel, Clyde comes up behind Victor and says, "It's a shame about your nephew."
At the hospital, Will vows to an unconscious Sonny that he'll never let anything come between them again. Paul is about to enter, but Adrienne stops him. She tells him she knows exactly who he is and pulls him into another room. Adrienne lets him know she knows who he was to Sonny. Paul says he was already there - he heard about the need for blood. Adrienne says he saved Sonny's life and embraces him. Paul can't believe Sonny almost died. He tells her he still loves Sonny, but understands he's moved on. He asks Adrienne to call when everything's okay. Elsewhere, JJ runs into Paige, who tells him she's glad Sonny will be okay. JJ says he has plans. Paige guesses, "Your girlfriend, right?" JJ says no, but reminds her they're done. Paige can't believe she was so wrong about him. Daphne drags her away. Lucas arrives and joins Will in Sonny's room. He tells him Justin is flying home. Will notes Sonny hasn't seen his dad in a long time. Lucas muses, "Neither has Adrienne." Lucas exits and JJ enters. He talks to Will about splitting with Paige. "I cheated on her." Will grimaces. After, Roman stops in to reassure Will that Sonny will be okay. Later, Lucas and Adrienne join Will, who screams when Sonny opens his eyes and starts gasping wildly.
Nicole goes to Melanie at the hospital to ask if it's true that Sonny was stabbed tonight. When she learns it's true, she decides not to do the story. She doesn't want to hurt Brady or Daniel and likes Sonny. Melanie cries on her shoulder, worried Sonny won't make it. Meanwhile, at the hub, Adrienne worries and Lucas comforts her while in the chapel, Victor and Will hug. Will cries and asks 'what if'. This reminds him of EJ but Victor says it's different. EJ's dead and there's still hope for Sonny. Will goes and Damon slinks in. Vic fills him in on the stabbing and says his watch was new and engraved. He tells him to find the attacker and kill them. Victor blames himself. In a private room, Paul tells Maxine to take more blood and though it's not recommended, she does so. In the OR, Sonny starts to crash. Elsewhere, Will asks why Sonny was in the square tonight but nobody knows. Back at the hub, Brady tells Maggie this could have been him. He goes to Melanie and Nicole and tells them Victor's not answering his phone. Marlena, Abby, Ben, and Chad arrive. In a private room, Paul finishes donating and is told to rest while Daniel receives the blood. Paul dreams he has said yes to Sonny's proposal and wakes up wishing it were true. Victor returns to Maggie, Melanie, Nicole and Brady. Chad comforts and hugs Will and reminds him he was shot twice and he's okay. "He's going to be alright." Ben gets coffee for everyone and tells Adrienne Sonny's one of the best men he has met. Kayla and Daniel come out of surgery and let everyone know Sonny's going to be fine. Will hugs her tight and everyone cries out in relief. Daniel and Victor embrace and Nicole smiles and stays out of the way. Kayla tells everyone their blood stock was low and due to one donor, they were able to save Sonny. Daniel calls Kayla the real hero. Sami calls to give support to Will while Chad finds Paul nearby. Chad explains why he's there and Paul's face drops when he hears the person whose life was at stake was Sonny. He's thankful to hear Sonny will be just fine. Meanwhile, Victor gives Ben a job at the Edge and Nicole tells everyone how happy she is for them and that she won't be doing a story on Sonny. They're appreciative. Later, Maxine tells Daniel that Sonny can see family. He leaves and Nic follows. Will goes in to see Sonny while Adrienne takes Justin's call and fills him in. Marlena's surprised to see Chad. He tells her he'd do anything for Will and Sonny. Will visits an unconscious Sonny and tells his husband he's going to make a full recovery. Sexy guitar music plays as Will promises never to take him for granted. Paul walks up while in another room, Vic tells Abe about his last conversation with Sonny.
Sonny is stabbed in the woods and passes out. The attacker takes his wallet and watch and rolls him into the park. He rubs cocaine on his wound.
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I read in a post about it, a comment of a girl, and she said: "he is really dating with Ailee, she acted like she knows a lot YH's house. He's using PSH to cover his real relationship" What do you think about it?
I don't usually get asked "What do you think…" questions, and when I do, I usually just ignore them. Not out of rudeness, mind you, but out of concern for the asker's psychological well-being. Inviting the bluebird to give you a glimpse of her thoughts may be dangerous to your health. At the very least, you're at risk of mental exhaustion. Just ask The Abominable Mr. Bluebird (yes, that's my husband's official title). Every time he asks "What do you think…" questions, he usually just ends up saying "Never mind, what's for dinner?" I'm saying this now so you know what to expect. The bluebird's mind is 3-D. It's Dark, Disorganized and Disturbing. Trying to explain something usually results to a long, winding speech/article full of side-trips and segues with an ever-present danger of getting lost and ending up as blabbered nonsense.
But I like your question and you were so brave to ask it, so I'll try to give you a proper answer.
First off, I don't know where you found the comment but by your statement alone, I am amused that the girl just flat out declared Yong Hwa is dating Ailee. She drew that conclusion just by how familiar Ailee acted in Yong Hwa's house? It's a reality show, sweetness, the house is probably rented by FNC. It's a small flat and they've probably been there the whole day shooting. Every person from the cast to the crew probably knew all its nooks and crannies by then. So yeah, that was cute. And horrifying at the same time. See, that's exactly the type of behavior that puts shippers in a bad light in the eyes of regular fandoms. With all them celebrities trying very hard to protect their careers and doing everything they can to not get embroiled in scandals, jumping to conclusion and declaring it as fact is the most insensitive thing a shipper can do.
My take in shipping is that we all should always hover within the bounds of WANT and THINK mindsets. We can say we WANT our couples to date because they're super adorbs together, or we can say we THINK they're dating because they're super adorbs together. But we should never ever cross the line and say we KNOW they're dating until the couple themselves up and announce it first.
Having said that, I'll do as your comment girl did and base my entire answer from the vid of Shin Hye's Hologram guesting. If Yong Hwa and Ailee are indeed dating, then poor them, they're probably on the verge of break up by now. You also noticed the looks and the skinship between the Dooleys, right? You said so in your comment. Add to that the two things I feel overly-swoony about – 1)Yong Hwa's thoughtfulness when he gave Shin Hye the bag of chips and 2)Shin Hye tugging at Yong Hwa's sleeve just to get him to show her out – and you have the ingredients for a very potent lover's quarrel recipe. Seriously, imagine the backlash of all that once the cameras stop rolling. What man/woman wouldn't get jealous when you see your romantic partner being all touchy-feely with someone else?
And that's not even a one-time deal. The Dooleys have been affectionate and familiar with each other since the beginning of time, if you can still remember this:
or these:
On a side-note, it kinda makes me feel a little bit sorry for the guy/girl either of them will be dating should they not end up together, what with all these jealousy-inducing traps just a click/tap away from their fingertips. (Note to self: Delete site upon relationship announcement of either Dooleys.)
Now, the kind of affection the Dooleys show each other does not prove they are dating. Let me be very clear about that. But I find it hard to believe they would act that way if one or the other is in a serious relationship with someone else. Even more so if said someone else is in the same room as them. So bottom line is no, I don't think Ailee and Yong Hwa are dating based on that vid alone. And no, I don't think Shin Hye is being used as a cover up (I don't even like the sound of that, very malicious and manipulative) because she's always been that way to Yong Hwa, long before Hologram and Ailee came into the picture.
But if it'll make your comment girl feel better, tell her that the bluebird didn't get the I-think-they're-dating vibes between the Dooleys from there either. That'd cheer her up, I guess. The only conclusions I'd draw from watching Shin Hye's Hologram guesting is that A) things have not changed a bit between her and Yong Hwa, B) they still look super adorbs together, and C) their closeness (that I've been documenting here on this blog) can still lead up to something more special. That's still a far cry from I think they're dating but it's good enough for the bluebird right now.
So there goes my answer. I'm not sure if it made sense but aw, who cares? Let's just enjoy the ride, shall we? :)


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HARRISBURG — In a dramatic development at a preliminary hearing on Thursday, a marketing executive for a Pennsylvania Turnpike vendor said then-CEO Joe Brimmeier "lost his mind" when she told him that her company had been hit up for a $12,000 campaign contribution just as an agency contract award was to be announced.
"He went berserk," said Jill Thompson of Uniontown, who works for Orth-Rodgers, a consulting engineering firm.
She quoted Brimmeier as saying, "'Don't ever do anything like that. We're not a pay-to-play organization.'" Despite sipping a cranberry vodka, he would not calm down through the dinner in a Harrisburg restaurant, Thompson said.
It was a shocker because Brimmeier faces criminal charges for heading a pay-to-play organization and because Thompson was a prosecution witness testifying on direct examination.
She had been called to testify because principals of Orth-Rodgers made $103,700 in campaign donations to candidates with the most influence over the turnpike and because it provided perks such as Las Vegas and Tampa trips to Brimmeier's co-defendant George Hatalowich, according to a grand jury presentment.
Thompson testified on the fourth day of a preliminary hearing for six people: one a powerful state senator and the others top turnpike executives and consultants.
Brimmeier, 65, of Ross; Mitchell Rubin, 61, the former agency chairman, of Philadelphia; and former Senate Democratic leader Bob Mellow, 70, of Scranton are among the defendants in the hearing before District Judge William Wenner. The others are Hatalowich, 47, originally from Uniontown, the turnpike's former chief operating officer; Dennis Miller, 51, of Harrisburg, a vendor vice president; and Jeffrey Suzenski, 63, of Pottstown, a vendor consultant.
The last day of testimony will be Friday. But attorneys will return to Dauphin County Court within three weeks for closing arguments, Wenner said. No date is set.
Neither Brimmeier nor his attorney, William Winning, would comment after court. Senior Deputy Attorney General Laurel Brandstetter was not available for comment.
Thompson said Orth-Rodgers, as well as a state engineers association, donates to candidates who support transportation. The association recently held a fundraiser for Sen. John Rafferty, R-Chester County, whom she called the transportation industry's "white knight" for sponsoring a $2.5 billion transportation bill.
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Thompson said a donation was made but not $12,000.
Another witness, the turnpike's toll audit director, testified on Thursday that she received a lower rating on a job evaluation after refusing to sign an altered report that gave a better rating to a company that top agency officials were advocating.
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She did not allege a quid pro quo for campaign donations.
Szeles-Bratina said the proposal by Community Networks for digital video equipment at interchanges was the second-highest bid. An evaluation committee ranked it the lowest, a grand jury report stated.
Though the company did not get the initial contract — because a commissioner objected — Brimmeier found a way to steer work to Community Networks with a much smaller no-bid contract, the grand jury said. In all, the company got $1.9 million in turnpike subcontracting work from 2007-13.
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KU outlines significant cuts if Legislature cuts higher education funding
Topeka — Kansas University's National Cancer Institute designation would be at significant risk if budget cuts proposed by House Republican leaders were enacted into law, officials said Wednesday.
The leaders of state higher education institutions briefed the Kansas Board of Regents on the proposed cuts and said they stood with Gov. Sam Brownback who is calling for a continuation of the current level of funding for higher education.
The House has proposed a 4 percent cut to higher education, plus a salary cap, while the Senate has recommended a 2 percent cut. The 4 percent cut and salary cap would total more than $20 million at KU, Gray-Little said.
"If we get the level of cuts that have been proposed in the House it will have a negative effect on our ability to provide the kind of workforce that the state needs," KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said.
Kansas State University President Kirk Schultz called the proposed budget cuts "momentum killers."
But House Speaker Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell, has said the argument that such cuts would hurt "has no merit."
Last year, KU's Cancer Center won NCI designation after several years of effort. The designation will open up more research and clinical trials, but officials said renewal of the designation will be difficult to achieve under the proposed cuts. The salary cap would hinder the center's ability to hire and retain top cancer researchers, KU said.
KU released a list of cuts that would have to be enacted if the House budget gained approval. Those include:
— Reducing by 36 the number of medical students KU admits each year. Three-quarters of the reduction would be in Wichita. The School of Medicine-Salina would close.
— Cutting by 50 the number of nursing students admitted and by 30 the available medical resident positions.
— Elimination of 38 faculty positions on the Lawrence campus. KU said the school would become a "farm team" for universities in other states.
— Risk of losing membership in the prestigious Association of American Universities.
Other regents universities presented similar scenarios of losing faculty, shutting down courses, more crowded classes and losing ground to other states.
"Some of the proposed cuts will set us back a decade in funding," said Regents spokeswoman Mary Jane Stankiewicz.
Several board members said they didn't understand why higher education was being targeted for the bulk of proposed cuts.
Regent Robba Moran said states that are investing in higher education are the ones attracting large corporations. "(University) rankings do matter and rankings don't come with inexpensive faculty," she said.
Regent Fred Logan Jr. said neither the House nor Senate budget proposals are pro-growth, but he added he was confident Brownback will be able to get the Legislature to adopt his budget plan.
Brownback plans to tour next week to rally support for his higher education budget. The Legislature returns for the wrap up session on May 8.
In focusing on higher education, Brownback is also pushing for making the 6.3 percent state sales tax rate permanent. Under current law, the sales tax is supposed to decrease to 5.7 percent on July 1.
Democrats have been critical of Brownback's sales tax plan. "Kansans should not be fooled," said Senate Democratic Leader Anthony Hensley of Topeka. "The sales tax increase will not protect higher education. The governor is using a smoke-and-mirrors strategy to hide the real reason behind the budget cuts – his irresponsible income tax cuts."
House, Senate budget negotiators remain at odds over higher education funding
Topeka — House and Senate budget writers on Tuesday remained at an impasse over funding of higher education.
The House has approved a 4 percent reduction to higher education while the Senate has proposed a 2 percent cut.
In addition, the House has proposed other cuts from job vacancies, salary caps and other changes for a grand total of $63.35 million in reductions, compared with the Senate's cut of $21.25 million.
On Monday, Kansas University Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little met with House Speaker Ray Merrick, R-Stilwell, and other House leaders to talk about higher education funding.
Higher ed officials pointed out that a recent national report noted that recent cuts in higher education have led to steep tuition increases.
States are spending $2,353 or 28 percent less per student on higher education in the current fiscal year than they did in 2008, when the recession hit, according to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.
During that period, tuition has increased $1,850, or 27 percent, the study said.
"Reversing these trends and reinvesting in higher education should be a high priority for state policymakers. A large and growing share of future jobs will require college-educated workers," the study said.
Gov. Sam Brownback has proposed keeping higher education funding at its current level.
Senate Republican leaders say $10 million for KU medical building may be cut
Senate leaders Thursday said Gov. Sam Brownback's budget proposal will be cut and that may eliminate $10 million to help Kansas University build a new health education building.
"As you look at cuts, the easiest things to cut are projects that haven't started yet," said Senate President Susan Wagle, R-Wichita.
Senate Majority Leader Terry Bruce, R-Hutchinson, described the KU proposal as "low-hanging fruit," in efforts to cut the budget.
Their comments came after the Senate wrapped up business before the unofficial halfway point of the 2013 legislative session.
Wagle said Brownback's budget will have to be cut in order to bridge a revenue shortfall. Meanwhile, she said, she believes a majority of the Senate will vote to keep in place the 6.3 percent state sales tax rate, which was scheduled to fall back to 5.7 percent on July 1.
Keeping the sales tax at 6.3 percent is necessary to buy down income tax rates, Wagle, Bruce and Senate Vice President Jeff King, R-Independence said.
KU has made construction of a $75 million medical building at the KU Medical Center a major goal to increase the number of trained doctors.
Brownback proposed $10 million over two years to help jump-start the proposal. A Senate budget committee has removed the funding but the House budget committee has kept it in.
Brownback doubts overall funding increase for higher ed, but sees additional dollars for specific projects; Governor also sees opportunities for the state in federal budget mess
With state revenue shortfalls looming, Gov. Sam Brownback on Thursday said there was little chance of an overall spending increase for higher education.
But in a talk with the Kansas Board of Regents, Brownback said the possibility existed to provide additional dollars for specific projects at the schools.
"I really don't think the time is appropriate with the Legislature or with me to ask for base funding," increases, said Brownback.
Brownback, however, said he and the Legislature are focused on trying to target funding for specific projects or programs, such as technical education.
Regents Chairman Tim Emert said Brownback has delivered the same message before and the board has adjusted its "ask" downward.
"We've kind of reached the point that we just hope that we can hold our own and keep funding where it is in this very difficult economic time," Emert said.
In September, the board sent Brownback a recommended $47.1 million in additional funding, which would be about a 6.2 percent increase.
Brownback will work on a state budget later this month to present to the Legislature when the 2013 session starts in January.
Brownback's administration has told state agencies to prepare for tight budgets, and has directed them to include a 10 percent cut in their spending requests for the next fiscal year, which starts July 1.
And the most recent revenue estimates show the state faces a $327 million revenue shortfall, mostly because of tax cuts Brownback signed into law.
The state is decreasing its individual income tax rates for 2013, with the top rate dropping to 4.9 percent from 6.45 percent. Also, the state will exempt the owners of 191,000 partnerships, sole proprietorships and other businesses from income taxes.
Included in the proposed $47.1 million increase in higher education funding is $2.8 million to improve the Wichita campus of the Kansas University School of Medicine, and $1 million as part of a proposed $30 million in state funds to pay for a new health education building at the KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kan.
Also part of the higher ed wish list is a 1 percent pay increase for the 18,000 employees working on university campuses.
KU Chancellor Bernadette Gray-Little said Brownback made it clear that any increase in the base funding for higher education was probably not going to happen.
But Gray-Little said she was encouraged by Brownback's re-stated belief in the importance of higher education and "the value and ability of higher education to make a contribution, specifically to job creation, training highly skilled workers, and providing the intellectual energy for the kinds of things that need to happen here in Kansas."
In his comments, Brownback also said he sees opportunities for the state to benefit from the federal government's fiscal problems.
With the federal government's lack of resources, Brownback said the state is negotiating with the feds on Kansas taking a more active role in securing ownership in intellectual properties that spin off the proposed National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility.
He also said the state is negotiating to purchase water storage in federal reservoirs. And he said the state should also investigate whether it could offer to take over some of the prison and military training services at Fort Leavenworth.
"The feds are in a negotiating mood. They need to be because they are out of money," he said.
Asked later where the state, which is projected to see tax revenues drop sharply because of the tax cuts, would come up with the money to do this, Brownback said, "You got to prioritize."
He also said Kansas should become the intellectual center to develop policies to combat human trafficking.
And he called on higher education institutions to produce more entrepreneurs. "We don't have enough start ups in Kansas," he said. "We are toying with the idea of how can you pay the system to encourage more start ups."
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