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Tensions ran high at Cane's place as Lily was less than thrilled with Chloe's idea for a photo shoot about married couples becoming disillusioned about their relationships. Cane accused Chloe of coming up with the concept to stick it to Lily. Chloe called Lily, "Little Miss Whinerson." Heh. Lily wanted to pose for something more romantic. Nikki sat down with her and reminded her that modeling involves some make believe, and wondered if Lily was up to the challenge.... Chloe and Cane continued to argue. Chloe didn't
think Lily deserved to even be a model. Lily gave in and agreed to go on with the shoot. "Let's make misery look fabulous," she sighed.
At the gallery, a mystery man named Howard asked to buy all of Daniel's drawings. Daniel and Jana were shocked. After he left, an excited Daniel picked up Jana and swung her around.
At the Chancellor Estate, Jill continued to paint Amber and Kevin in a bad light in front of the governor. Katherine jumped in and stated that Jill had a bias against them. Jill went on about how Kay had lost her memory and therefore wasn't in her right mind. Kay took Jill aside, where they argued. Kay believed that Jill was taking out her anger at Kay on Kevin and Amber. Jill denied it and continued to bash them to the governor. Later, Kevin and Amber left, while Jill enjoyed some "quality time" with the governor. Kay was horrified.... Outside, Kevin called Jill a bitch. Amber began to cry as she thought about how awful it had been while Kevin was in the hospital. Kevin was prepared to take all the blame for robbing the banks so Amber could be free. He didn't want her to be punished for saving his life.
Victor told Estella that she should work for him at the office instead of the Newman Ranch until they could straighten out all the weird happenings involving Sabrina. Ashley was still shaken.... Upstairs, Adam injected his eye with Botox right before the doctor entered. Victor joined him and revealed that Estella was leaving. Adam defended her.... Estella packed and got ready to leave. She still denied being responsible for upsetting Ashley, but Ashley didn't believe her. Estella noted that just because she left didn't mean that the odd things would stop happening.... The doctor examined Adam and informed Victor that Adam's vision is getting worse. Later, Rafe came by to pick up an upset Estella. Rafe went upstairs to visit Adam and almost discovered the Botox.... Ashley feared that she was losing her mind.
Billy paid Mackenzie a visit at Cane's bar. He insisted that he was just there for a burger, but she didn't believe him. He soon got a call from Cordelia's nanny saying she had to leave. Mac smiled, noting that Chloe had told her how devoted he is to the baby. Billy left to be "Wonder Dad." Later, Billy joined everyone at the shoot and laughed when Chloe revealed it was about the dark side of marriage. An annoyed Chloe suggested they include the baby vomiting in the next picture. Ew! Mac then stopped by, to Chloe's chagrin.
Kevin and Amber joined Jana and Daniel at the gallery, and Jana told them about Daniel's major sale. They were thrilled. Daniel gave Jana the credit for selling his work so well. Kevin and Amber then told them that things didn't go so well with the governor.... At the Chancellor Estate, Jill told Kay to get used to losing. Meanwhile, Murphy showed the governor his gun. The governor was impressed and pleased when Murphy offered to give it to him. Later, the governor told Kay that he'd help Kevin and Amber. Both Kay and Jill were shocked — in very different ways. "Get used to losing," a gleeful Kay said. Kay called Amber; she and Kevin were overjoyed when they got the good word and celebrated with Jana and Daniel.... Jill got bad news about the money she'd put in the failing Caribbean bank.
Paul and Nikki met up at Crimson Lights and discussed how happy they are together. Paul then asked Nikki to marry him.
At Crimson Lights, Nikki was left speechless by Paul's proposal. "I'm not saying yes, but I'm not saying no," she stammered, then ran to a nearby Katherine. Nikki worried to Kay that marrying Paul would be a reaction to Victor and Ashley being together. Kay reminded what a great guy Paul is and that Nikki deserves to be treated "spectacularly."
Ashley started to worry that she could be losing her mind and Victor tried to calm her down. "Whoever it is doing this to you will pay dearly. I promise you," vowed Vic.
Adam got upset when Rafe confirmed that the only way he can get a medical discharge from prison is if his medical condition is terminal. Adam lamented how Rafe's Aunt Estella was moved out of the house because she was accused by Ashley of "horrible things." Adam revealed that he too was suspected of terrorizing Ashley. Rafe left, then confronted Victor about the way he's treating his own son; Vic simply dismissed Torres.
In her hotel room, as Sharon packed up her things with Jack, she started having second thoughts about moving back to the Abbott manse. Jack assured it was the right thing to do but Sharon asked if Mary Jane was okay with the arrangement. Jack replied that MJ was just "a diversion" and that Sharon and her baby are his priority now. Sharon urged Jack to talk to MJ so he went to her suite. Jack told her that he and Sharon were reconciling. MJ strongly advised against getting back together with his "klepto ex-wife" because it could further tarnish Jack's image but he was determined to go through with it. After Jack left, Mary Jane freaked out and screamed in frustration.
Jack rejoined Sharon and they ran into Nick and Phyllis in the lobby. The Newmans were shocked to learn that Sharon was moving back in with Jack. The newly-reunited couple claimed they never stopped loving each other but both Nick and Phyllis found that hard to believe.
Nina suggested to Kay that Nina write the screenplay version of Kay's book. Amber showed up and Kay asked Nina if she could co-write the script with Amber. Nina agreed.
Ashley checked on Adam and observed that he's losing weight. She asked if he needed anything and he answered that he just wanted to be alone. After Ash left, Adam was successful in sliding his monitoring bracelet off his ankle. He walked the grounds and uncovered the hidden tape recording of a baby crying. Meanwhile, Ashley asked Victor to allow Heather to come out to the ranch to visit Adam. Victor gave in and said that would be okay. Nikki showed up to give Victor photos of Kay's wedding. Nikki asked how Ashley is doing and after getting an encouraging report, she left.
Daniel was floating on Cloud 9 about his drawings being bought when Howard returned and revealed that he works for the justice department. Howard explained that Daniel's style is very similar to an artist named Terroni, whose piece of work was recently stolen. Howard asked Daniel to replicate the pilfered painting so the thieves will doubt they have the original and come out of hiding. Daniel refused but Howard soon changed his mind. Howard impressed this mission would also have to be kept a secret, even from Daniel's girlfriend.
Adam returned to his room and dropped the recorder on the floor. He was surprised when Heather arrived to explain that Ashley convinced his dad to allow Heather to come for visits. They quickly started to get hot and heavy. After, Adam thanked Ashley... Mary Jane told Phyllis that Jack and Sharon's reconciliation will never last. Later, Nick admitted to Phyllis that Jack offers Sharon normalcy but Phyllis suspected she was hiding something.... Amber tried to get Daniel to confess what Howard wanted but he didn't spill — even when she tickled him... Alone with her kitty, Mary Jane obsessed that Jack will come back to her.... Nikki returned to Paul and happily agreed to
marry him.
At Crimson Lights, Nikki accepted Paul's proposal. She joked about how she'd caught the bouquet at Katherine's wedding. Paul shared that Nick knew he was going to propose and is happy for them. They geared up to tell everyone else ... including Victor. Paul was surprised that Nikki wanted to let him know, but Nikki thought it would be the right thing to do.
Victoria questioned Heather about Heather's decision to reunite with Adam. Heather explained that she thought he deserved a second chance. Victoria replied that Adam couldn't be trusted, and for that matter, neither could Heather... In the Newman Ranch, Abby kept Ashley company. Abby wondered if Adam was faking his blindness and was responsible for planting Sabrina's things around the house. Ashley didn't think Adam was behind it... In his
room, Adam thought about all of Ashley's "Sabrina" encounters and smiled.... Estella stopped by the ranch to pick up the rest of her things. She hoped Victor didn't believe she was responsible for all of the odd happenings, but he still thought it best if she stayed away for a while. Estella was devastated. Adam eavesdropped as they spoke. After, Adam turned on his tape recorder and Ashley heard the baby crying again. Adam said he heard it, too. When she and Victor went to their bedroom, Adam grinned to himself. Victor
promised to have the house searched.
Gloria and Jeffrey went to the Cayman Islands to see if they could rescue Jeff's money from the failing bank. Jill arrived there, too, and revealed that all of her money was there. Gloria told her that she and Jeff might be able to help Jill out. Jeff's friend managed to get him back his money and sent him a check, but Jill lost everything. Jeff suggested she sell her half of the Chancellor Estate, but she refused. He then offered to give Jill enough money to get home in time for Cane and Lily's wedding. Jill cried as she realized she was "ruined." Later, Jeff gave the hotel concierge the
check he'd received and was told that the check was invalid. "How am I gonna get to the wedding now?" Jill asked. "Who the hell cares?" cried Gloria. All three freaked out.
Colleen and Jack dined together at the GCAC. She was happy to hear that Sharon moved back into the Abbott mansion. Colleen then informed him that Victor was going to buy the cosmetics line that Victoria was in charge of. Jack was determine to stop the line from going through. He advised Colleen to be supportive of the Newmans. After, Colleen ran into Victoria and congratulated her on the line. Victoria saw through her and warned her not to trust Jack. Colleen retorted that Victoria's only where she is because of
Victor. Victoria confronted Jack and warned that him using his niece was going to come back to haunt him. Later, Colleen and Abby dined at the coffeehouse and Abby revealed that Victor was having a horse trainer flown in for her. Colleen warned her that Victor was trying to buy her love to get Abby to forgive him for what had happened between him and Brad.
Paul gave Heather his good news, and she was happy for him. However, he wasn't happy for her when she informed him that she and Adam are back together. "What's the appeal? The guy is full of hate," Paul noted. Heather was confident that Adam has changed. Paul, however, believed that Adam is dangerous.... Adam put on a pair of gloves and stuck an object into the laundry.... When he came back inside, he offered to keep a jumpy Ashley company while Victor went through the house. Ash was grateful that Adam also heard the baby. Adam thanked Ashley for getting Victor to let Heather visit. Later, Victor questioned Adam about the baby; Adam clarified that he'd heard something, but wasn't sure if it was a baby. Adam stated that he was concerned about Ashley because she's been good to him.... Nikki later arrived and told Victor of her engagement to Paul. Victor remained stoic as he thanked her for telling him. He became more emotional, though, as he wished her luck.... Adam told Victor that he hoped to bond with Victor and
Ashley's baby since he blew it with his other siblings.
Jill called Victor and filled him in on what was happening with her and the Bardwells' money. She asked if Victor could help them since he was an investor with the bank. Victor replied that he pulled out his money. Jill realized that Victor caused the bank's collapse. She begged him to help them, but he refused and hung up on her.
Victor looked at a photo of himself and Nikki and flashed back to a happier time with his ex. Ashley demanded that Victor fire Estella, but he said there was no evidence against her.... Heather told Adam that she wants to leave town with him. He refused to let her leave her life in Genoa City. He didn't think he was good enough for her, but she disagreed.... Nikki met up with Victoria in he coffeehouse and showed her the engagement ring. Victoria hoped Nikki wasn't marrying Paul just because Victor was involved with Ashley. Nikki explained how she truly cared for Paul. Paul then arrived and
Victoria pretended to be happier for them than she was.... Victor informed Ashley of Paul's engagement. He admitted that he doesn't approve because Paul is a "safe" choice. He feared that Nikki was rushing into things. Ashley respected Victor for being honest and said this meant he knew she wasn't threatened by the other women he'd loved: Nikki and Sabrina.
Nick called Phyllis from the Newman Ranch and told her he was going to be home late. He found a package for Adam on the porch and insisted on being there when Adam opened it. Adam explained that it contained computer programs in Braille and demanded that Nick leave. When Nick did, Adam opened his box — which had the materials he needed to bug the house.
Billy paid Mac a visit at Cane's bar. Billy noted that he hadn't been invited to Cane and Lily's wedding. Meanwhile, Cane and Lily stopped by the church. When he was alone, Cane prayed. "You know where I came from and how little I had, and how much it just took for me to get to where I am right now. My life with Lily and being part of her family, it's just more than I ever thought that I could've hoped for or anything I thought I would deserve. I just want to thank you."
Phyllis ran into Jack and Sharon at the GCAC. Jack revealed that Sharon's moving back into the Abbott mansion. Jack then got a call that Billy was at the bar getting drunk. He left to bring his brother home.... At the GCAC bar, Mary Jane caught up with Phyllis and informed her that a reporter from the Style Network wanted to interview her. They returned to Restless Style, but no one was there. When Phyllis went to freshen up, MJ called the GCAC saying she was Phyllis's assistant and asked to have a message delivered to Sharon. At the GCAC, Nick went to the bar; Sharon approached him and said she got his message. Nick was puzzled. They were just relieved that it hadn't been about Noah. Nick wondered if she moved back in with Jack to give Noah stability. Sharon replied that she loves Jack. She then suffered a dizzy spell and Nick helped her to a chair. Phyllis returned and MJ told her that there wasn't going to be a shoot because "something came up."
In the Cayman Islands, Jill, Jeffrey and Gloria continued to panic over their lost funds. They pooled all their change together — which wasn't very much. Jill was determined to make it to the wedding if she had to swim home. The Bardwells wondered why she didn't ask Cane for the money, but she didn't want to hit up her son for cash. Instead, Jill called Jack for help. When she explained that Victor was behind her bank going under, he agreed to assist them all. "Don't ever be let it said that Smilin' Jack holds a grudge," he said. She asked him not to tell Cane and Lily about her being broke because she intended to get the money back. After, Gloria didn't believe that Jack would help them, but Jill explained that Jack hated Victor even more. They looked through their items to see what they could pawn. Jill soon received a delivery: a plane ticket (for coach) for her. However, for Gloria and Jeffrey he sent tickets to ride in a cargo ship!
At the rehearsal dinner at Indigo, Colleen assured Lily that she'd finalized all of the last-minute arrangements for the wedding. Cane approached Katherine and told her that her gift was too much. She suggested he give it to Lily or use it for the bar. He decided to donate it to the Chancellor Foundation for Homeless Children. Kay was surprised by the move, but he was confident that his bar would be a success. Kay and Murphy wondered where Jill was. They concluded that she was missing on purpose to see if they worried about her... Cane joined Lily, Colleen and Olivia. Liv asked how he felt knowing that he proved himself to everyone who doubted his wrong. "I try not to dwell on it," Cane replied. Neil then congratulated Cane on the upcoming wedding. Cane hugged his father-in-law to be and thanked him. Ana interrupted and suggested Neil ask Tyra to dance; they did. Liv was surprised when Karen arrived and assumed that Neil had invited her to the rehearsal party. Turns out she had divorce papers for Neil. Neil signed them and handed them back to her. He started to say something, but then stopped.
Cane went outside to get some fresh air and thought about his life with Lily. Lily joined him and he kissed her. He vowed to never lose her again. Lily became a little sad as she note how her marriage to Daniel didn't work out because he'd lied to her. She was sure that Cane would never betray her. Later, Devon and Colleen made a toast to the happy couple.
Jack went to Cane's bar and watched Lily. Meanwhile, Billy turned on the jukebox and prepared to dance with Mac. Jack pulled him away and urged him to go home to Chloe and Cordelia, explaining that Delia wouldn't stop crying and Chloe was worried. Billy wanted another drink. "Chloe needs you right now," Jack said. "What about what I need?" Billy stated, glancing at Mac. Jack reminded him that what he and Mac had was in the past.
Nick asked Sharon if she caught "the nasty bug" that's been going around. She lied and said that that was it. Phyllis then arrived and found them together. "Sharon was feeling sick," Nick said. "That makes two of us," Phyllis answered. Sharon stepped away. Phyllis wondered why Sharon couldn't call 911 for her emergencies. Jack returned to the GCAC and Sharon asked him to take her home.
At home, Neil gave Lily a special "something old"; Dru's wedding dress to wear. Lily was sorry that he and Karen made their divorce official. Neil replied that they'd married for the wrong reasons.... Cane went to his bar and found Billy there. Billy was shocked when Cane invited him to the wedding.
Katherine, Murphy, Nina and Mackenzie got ready for Cane and Lily's wedding.
Kay continued to wonder where Jill was. Mac revealed that Cane had invited
Billy. Kay was thrilled.
Cane and Devon also got ready at Cane's place. Cane was thrilled when Jill
showed up at his doorstep. Devon left and Jill broke down in tears. "You and
I have been robbed of so many years and I feel so blessed to be able to
share the happiest day of your life," she said. She then presented him with
a gift: his father's cufflinks. "He would've been so proud of you," she
Lily, Colleen, Olivia and Neil got ready at Neil's place. Liv gave her a
bracelet and Neil gave her Dru's hair pin. Neil reminded her of how Lily
used to play dress-up with the pin when she was younger.
At Restless Style, Phyllis and Nick celebrated the success of the wedding
issue. Billy congratulated them as he waited for Chloe; she arrived, all
ready to head to the wedding. Billy and Chloe were shocked that Cane invited
them. "What the hell, free champagne?" Billy shrugged. Chloe looked forward
to the "fireworks" that the group always seemed to ignite when they gathered
for these occasions ‹ like Kay and Jill's cake fight. Later, Nick told
Phyllis how proud he is of her and asked if she's at peace with his decision
to work at Newman full time. "I'm okay if we're okay," she answered. "We're
very okay," he assured her and suggested they go home to "celebrate."
At the Newman Ranch, Victor explained that he reassigned Estella because he
didn't want to fire someone who was so loyal to him. Ashley was just
grateful that she was gone from the home. Upstairs, Adam listened in on
their conversation through one of the bugs he'd planted. He then made a call
pretending to be an art history teacher and said he was a fan of Sabrina's
work. He asked if he could get a recording of one of Sabrina's lectures and
was told that it was available online. Soon, the laundry service delivered
Estella's jacket ... and the tape recorder that had been in the pocket of an
outfit. Victor played it and heard the baby crying. Ashley freaked out. He
explained that the recorder was found in Estella's jacket. He was shocked
that Estella would do this, but Ashley wasn't. She was upset when Victor
still had doubts about Estella being the culprit. As they argued, Adam
emerged and asked Ashley to tell him what was going on.
Adam returned to his room and listened to some of Sabrina's lecture,
giggling as he did so. He played back a part of Sabrina saying, "This is
Sabrina," and another part where she was describing a painting and explained
that, "Death is coming."
At the church, everyone gathered for the wedding. Jill and Devon walked down
the aisle, where an ecstatic Cane waited for his bride. Colleen then took
her trip down the aisle, finally followed by Neil and Lily. "I'm sure Dru's
smiling on us right now," Neil whispered to Lily before they made their way
toward the altar. As the minister kicked things off, the happy couple
clasped hands and Ana sang. Kay read a passage from the Bible. The pair then
made personal statements to each other. "I was so surprised to find out that
not only were you the guy that I fantasized about, but you were so much
more," said Lily. "I have learned that you will always, always do the right
thing no matter what. And I know that I can trust in you no matter what. I
know that you will be honest and forthright and completely deserving of my
faith in you. I know that I can cry during Casablanca and you won't think
that I'm a total nerd... Or I can screw up an entire Thanksgiving dinner,
and you will tell me that it tastes amazing, and you'll actually mean it.
And I know that even on the worst day of my life that you will be there to
love me through it, and that someday when we're old and gray, I will still
have butterflies when I look at you."
"How do I follow that?" Cane chuckled, launching into his: "Lily Winters,
from the moment I saw you, I thought you were impossibly beautiful. I also
thought you were impossibly young, and I knew if I laid a hand on you, your
dad would kick my butt all the way back to Australia. But what impressed me
about you the more I got to know you was how wise you are, how mature you
are and how levelheaded you are. You ground me, and I'm a better man for
having loved you. And not to mention, you make me laugh more than anyone
else I've ever met, well, except for Humphrey, but you won't chew on my
shoes. I came to America in search of a family I wasn't sure I'd even
find. And now I have two families, and I am marrying the love of my life. I
am rich beyond compare. And I stand here now before you knowing that my life
is just about to begin. And I'm gonna share every moment with you." Devon
handed them the rings and they began their vows. "Your love will be my only
love and I will give myself to no other," Lily said and placed the ring on
Cane's finger. "I join you in marriage, Lily, to make you my wife for the
rest of my days," Cane said in his vows and put her ring on for her. The
minister pronounced them husband and wife, and they kissed. Later, Cane and
Lily admired the engravings that they'd put in each other's rings. Lily's
ring had a kangaroo in it and Cane's said, "We'll always have Paris."
As the bride and groom posed for pictures, Kay approached Jill and said she
was surprised Jill wasn't at the rehearsal dinner. Jill was upset that Kay
had basically taken over Cane's wedding while she was away.
Victor confronted a confused Estella about the recording of the baby. He
played it for her and explained that that's what Ashley had heard. Estella
denied having anything to do with it, but Victor didn't buy it. "Why in the
world would you do this to someone I love?" he asked. Estella insisted that
she was framed. He asked who'd want to do Ashley harm. She said that she
didn't know of anyone, but that anyone could've put it in her pocket. He
asked if she could prove her innocence; she couldn't and Victor fired her.
She noted that even if he fires her, it won't stop what's happening with
Ashley. Victor warned her to stay away from Ash.
At the ranch, Ashley couldn't understand why Victor was defending Estella.
Adam listened intently. He stated that it was obvious that Estella didn't
like Ashley, but assured Ash that she'd be okay. Later, Adam continued to
play around with Sabrina's lecture. Adam went downstairs and asked Ashley if
she saw his Braille notebook. Ashley then got a call and heard a woman's
voice saying, "This is Sabrina. Death is coming." "Who is this?" a horrified
Ashley whispered. When Victor returned, Ashley ran into his arms, crying.
At the French-themed wedding reception, Nina and Jill attempted to play
nice. "Don't find any closets to shove me into," Jill said. They then
discussed Cane and Phillip III. "I'll always think of Phillip as my son,"
Jill said, "but I thank God every day that he brought Cane into my life,
Cane and Lily continued to pose for portraits in the church and enjoyed
calling each other husband and wife. When Lily stepped away, Cane thought
about Lily's vows about him being honest. "Forgive me," he said aloud. He
then thought back to when he first came to town and gloated to someone about
Kay and Jill offering him a job with Chancellor Industries. The man on the
other end of the line looked very much like the presumed-dead Phillip
Chancellor III!
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Winchester boy arrested after "firearm" robbery in city centre (From Basingstoke Gazette)
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Winchester boy arrested after "firearm" robbery in city centre
12:53pm Wednesday 25th September 2013 in News
A BOY has been arrested after a student was robbed in Winchester by two men brandishing what the victim thought was a firearm.
A 19-year-old was walking along the footpath from Cromwell Road towards St James' Lane at around 9pm on Saturday (Sept 21).
About 100 yards along the alleyway, he passed two men who spoke to him and threatened him with what he believed was a small black firearm.
Today a 16-year-old boy from Winchester was arrested on suspicion of robbery and is being questioned by police.
Det Sgt Matt Gillooly, from Winchester CID, said: "The victim was on his way to his friends' house nearby when this happened and is clearly shaken up by the incident. He's reported that the offenders used what he describes as a small black firearm. In that respect, this is a very unusual and isolated incident and we have had no reports of anything similar.
"We're focusing our patrols in the area and I'd like to take the opportunity to remind people in general to always stick to well lit areas at night and keep all your valuables out of sight."
During the incident the victim handed over his iPhone and some cash. No violence was used and the student was uninjured.
The offenders ran off in the direction of St James' Lane.
They were described at the time as: a white man, approximately 6ft tall, early 20s, skinny build, wearing a black hooded top with the hood up and black tracksuit bottoms with a thin red stripe down the sides and a dark scarf covering his lower face; a man approximately 5ft 11ins tall, early 20s, slim build, wearing a black hooded top, black tracksuit bottoms and a black scarf across his lower face.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Winchester CID on 101 or the anonymous Crimestoppers charity on 0800 555 111.

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He is a hood. Also a fake Republican. I detest him.
Obviously to start a reflective roof painting company.
Another Whacko gone but many waiting in the wings.
"the best job I've ever had"And that is a big part of the problem today - most politicians are there for their own personal gratification and monetary gain - it´s all about them. We no longer have great ´statesmen´ who are there for the betterment of the Nation and serve at great personal cost or sacrifice. Nowadays, if it´s not about the money, it´s about the power and influence, if not that, it´s about their Marxist ideology which, come to think of it, is largely about ´power and influence.´
Would that every member of the Obama administration resign immediately, and the Senate refuse to allow O to appoint any replacements. (I can dream, can´t I?)
Another giant leaves the national stage. /s
A really stupid man.
Good riddance to anpother crooked politician from Illinois!
Ahhh, poor Ray.......he didn´t even get a chance to start up his INTERSTATE BIKE PATH.You know, so you could ride from NJ to CA....on a bike.
Just as long as he stays away from IL
Why? Is some other bankrupt, murder-capitol city desperate for a useless mayor?
Did his son ever make it home?


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The Wymering Demolition - Latest pictures & video
Author: Richard Palmer | Published: 23rd March 2012 08:12 |
Latest photos of the Wymering Arms demolition
The Wymering Arms is being demolished to make way for 15 flats.
The pub has stood on the site for the last 75 years.
Lets bid a fond farewell to this landmark building.
Early photo of the Wymering
Photo taken in the 1970's
Portsmouth North MP Penny Mourdant petitioning to save the pub
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Editor's Note
- By: Paul Doiron
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro
Growing up in Scarborough, I knew the spectacular cliffs of Prouts Neck long before I ever heard the name Winslow Homer. Later, while I was working as a bellman at the Black Point Inn, I was given the responsibility (and privilege) of leading hotel guests along the neck's famous cliff walk to the Homer studio. In Edgar Allen Beem's article, "Winslow Homer's Odyssey" (page 54), honoring the centennial of the painter's death, he calls Homer the greatest American artist of the nineteenth century, "with an achievement [comparable to] Manet or Courbet, if not Degas."
Superlatives are funny things. When one says that flossing is "the best daily preventative against gingivitis," one is making a claim that is measurable in its effectiveness. But what does it mean to call Winslow Homer Maine's greatest painter? I studied just enough art history in college (most of which I've forgotten; sorry, Professor Scully) that I could probably marshal a few arguments for Homer's innovative depiction of motion in a two-dimensional medium or his rendering of nature as a force beyond human control or understanding. But what I ultimately mean is that when I look at Weatherbeaten I can almost smell the sea and hear the crash of waves against rocks I myself have walked. To the extent that my own personal measure of an artwork is the strength of the emotion it produces in me or the challenges it places on my preconceived ideas, I will assert that, yes, Winslow Homer is the greatest painter our state has ever produced. He belongs on my personal best list.
But that's all it is: my own, highly subjective list. Nearly all magazines are in the business of proclaiming "the best" this and "the top" that when what we really mean is "the editors like this stuff." Every year, Down East publishes an annual "Best of Maine" issue, and I don't mean to suggest we take these choices lightly; we spend hours researching and debating places we can, in good conscience, recommend to our 338,000 readers. This year we even enlisted you to name some of your own favorite Maine stuff (page 71).
But are the 109 items on our list (and your list) really Maine's best? You'll just have to try them all yourself and tell us. What matters isn't our opinion, but yours. These superlatives are arbitrary, after all — except when it comes to flossing.
- By: Paul Doiron
- Photography by: Benjamin Magro


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In Spring 2010, UCA began the process of developing a long-term strategic plan to guide the university over the next five years. Under the leadership of Dr. Michael Schaefer and with the guidance of consultant Dr. David McFarland, the Strategic Planning and Resource Council and its associated task forces drafted the following documents:
- Planning Assumptions,
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Six strategic goals were developed by the entire university community in Fall 2010. During the following months, meetings and forums were held to develop specific initiatives aimed at advancing the strategic goals. By May 2011, the complete Strategic Plan had been approved by the entire university community and the UCA Board of Trustees.
To ensure ongoing monitoring, review, and revision of the strategic plan, the Strategic Planning and Resource Council (SPARC) was restructured in April 2012 to create a SPARC Executive Committee, a Strategic Planning Committee (SPC) and a Strategic Budgeting Advisory Committee (SBAC) with a single Chair serving all three committees. This structure was designed to provide stronger integration between the budget and the strategic plan with a resultant increased emphasis on accomplishment of the strategic goals of the university.
Strategic Plan Approved by UCA Board of Trustees, May 6, 2011. Goals and Objectives updated December 2012.
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WSJ economic reporters Sudeep Reddy and Spencer Jakab analyze the June employment report and how the numbers compare to what analysts and investors were expecting.
The U.S. job market chalked up solid progress in June, bolstering evidence that the economy might be strong enough to grow with less help from the Federal Reserve and sending bond investors rushing to sell.
American employers added 195,000 jobs in June, the Labor Department said Friday, and tallies for April and May climbed by a combined 70,000. Wages rose, the report said, and many of the jobs added were service ones such as store clerks and restaurant waiters.
The jobless rate, derived from a separate survey, held steady at 7.6%. Employers have now added an average of more than 200,000 jobs a month this year. The gains are respectable but not enough to dramatically shrink the unemployment rate.
Still, Friday's labor data deepened expectations that the Fed will start to slow its bond-buying stimulus in September. That rattled the bond market, where many investors already have suffered losses since May because of rising interest rates.
The Fed has been buying $85 billion in Treasury and mortgage bonds each month, boosting prices and tamping down yields across fixed-income markets. Investors fear how far prices will fall and yields will rise when the Fed stops buying, and labor-market data is the key indicator the central bank is monitoring.
In the first eight minutes after release of the jobs report, the yield on 10-year Treasury notes rose by 0.10 percentage point—a spike in the normally placid government bond market—and continued to rise to 2.718%, the highest level since August 2011.
"A huge bond bubble was created, and that will take some time to resolve itself," said Tom di Galoma, head of fixed-income rates sales at ED & F Man Capital Markets Ltd. in New York.
The U.S. added 195,000 jobs in June as the recovery shows signs of growing with less Fed assistance. Here, a paperboard plant in Baltimore, Ohio. Bloomberg News
Investors saw stronger-than-expected job gains as further proof that the Fed is on track to begin to tapering its massive bond-buying program later this year. But some skeptics wonder if the economy is strong enough to withstand higher interest rates, which already are pushing up borrowing costs for companies and consumers.
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"The market is saying they think tapering is going to happen much faster than anticipated and that cash flows are going to get very negative," he said.
U.S. stocks declined Friday morning but rebounded later in the day as traders focused on fresh signs of strength in the U.S. economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 147.29 points, or 0.98%, to 15135.84.
"The labor market is looking up," said Eric Lascelles, chief economist at RBC Global Asset Management Inc. in Toronto. "Overall, I think you're really splitting hairs if you come away with anything but a positive conclusion from this one."
The Labor Department's strong June employment report—the addition of 195,000 jobs — has improved the odds the Federal Reserve will begin to pull back on its $85 billion-per-month bond-buying program by the end of 2013. WSJ's Sudeep Reddy explains.
Manufacturer and software designer Proto Labs Inc. is among those hiring. Chief Executive Bradley Cleveland said the Maple Plain, Minn., company, which also has operations in Europe and Japan, is "setting records for orders and revenue." Through March, Proto Labs had 649 employees world-wide and is looking to fill 32 openings.
Despite making steady progress in 2013, the job market has seen its four-year recovery from the recession move at a glacial pace. The severity of the 2007-09 downturn—the U.S. lost millions of jobs and the unemployment rate surged at one point to 10%—has translated into a slow comeback that has yet to significantly whittle the ranks of the long-term unemployed.
Although June's estimates will be revised in coming months, the initial reading included a host of positive signals. Average hourly earnings for private employees, which translate into spending power for consumers, climbed 10 cents to $24.01, up 2.2% from a year ago.
However, that may have more to do with overtime pay than real wage increases, said Peter Cappelli, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School and director of its Center for Human Resources. The Labor Department distinguishes regular pay from overtime only for manufacturing jobs.
"I don't see a lot of wage pressure yet on the economy," Mr. Cappelli said. "No one's talking about raising wages."
The labor-force participation rate edged up to 63.5% from 63.4%, signaling that more people may have perceived better prospects and entered the job market.
While a rising labor-force participation rate implies greater confidence, it also creates "a little bit of dilemma" for Fed policy makers, said Kevin Logan, chief U.S. economist at HSBC Bank in New York, because "if the labor-force participation rate starts to increase, that would tend to" keep the unemployment rate from falling swiftly.
Mike Starich, president of Orion International Consulting Group LLC, which places former members of the military in jobs, says companies are cautious, but they continue to hire strategically. Business for the Cary, N.C., recruiting firm has been flat in 2013, he said, compared with customary 10% year-over-year growth. However, things have been gathering steam in the past two months, he said.
Orion places workers in industries including oil and gas, power generation, utilities and manufacturing. One bright spot has been wind energy. The business "really evaporated" in 2012, but is growing now and likely to get "a lot healthier" in 2014, Mr. Starich said. Orion is supplying mechanics and electricians to maintain and service wind turbines run by three large operators.
Hiring gains in sectors were broad-based, powered by leisure and hospitality, retail and health care. Temporary-help services, often seen as a hiring bellwether, added positions. An improving housing sector helped spur jobs in construction.
Overall government jobs contracted, with federal and state losses more than countering gains at the local level. Some economists saw only mild effects of the so-called sequester—the sweeping federal budget cuts that were triggered in March—in the job numbers. Manufacturing jobs, which fell in May, declined again in June.
"I think the economy has been incredibly resilient," said Andrew Wilkinson, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak & Co. in New York. Factors that likely hindered employment growth during the first half of 2013 included the sequester, tax increases in January, as well as fiscal turmoil in the euro zone and pockets of weakness in Asia. "A lot of the headwinds facing employers are now known," Mr. Wilkinson said. "I don't think that they will put off their hiring intentions much longer."
Such optimism is building at Bremen Castings Inc., said J.B. Brown, president of the Bremen, Ind., company. "We're seeing a lot" of inquiries come in about new business, he said, even though "we're not as busy as we were."
Bremen, a family-owned foundry and machine shop, makes metal parts for agricultural machinery, heavy trucks, railroad equipment, lawn mowers and other purposes. The firm's workforce numbers 262, compared with a peak of 310 in August.
"We are down people because it has been a little slow," Mr. Brown said. But he is actively seeking management and technical workers, because it is hard to find and retain both. "We have plenty of ads out there now," he said. "We're always looking for good people. We'll snap them up."
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Cleopatra's story has been retold for over 2,000 years, in this timeline we try to add a little historical perspective to the events in the ballet - a time of great turbulence across the major powers of the day - right up to the infamous bite which ended not only her life but the Pharaoh's rule of Egypt.
Cleopatra born in Alexandria, Egypt to the house of Ptolemy.
Her father, Ptolemy XII, dies in 51BC, leaving a will that states his daughter and son should be co-rulers of Egypt.
Cleopatra and her young brother-husband eventually rule jointly, though not amicably, and rival factions develop in the Palace.
Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, Roman Generals, and part of the triumvirate in Rome, are fighting a civil war. Pompey receives aid from Ptolemy XIII and the war arrives on Egyptian soil as Caesar enters Egypt in pursuit.
Ptolemy changes sides and has Pompey executed knowing that he would have to lose men and money if he continues to support Pompey. Caesar is presented with Pompey's head and ring but is disgusted. He must arbitrate between the brother and sister and collect overdue money owing to Rome.
Cleopatra has fled from Alexandria and is in exile.
Caesar summons Cleopatra to the Palace and she comes by night, hidden in a bag, and successfully seduces Caesar. He insists the bother and sister rule together but another battle breaks out with Caesar the victor, and Ptolemy is drowned in the Nile.
Cleopatra reigns alone as Queen of Egypt. Caesar and Cleopatra embark in a long Nile cruise.
Cleopatra and Caesar's son Caesarion is born.
Caesar brings them to Rome but because of political unrest is assassinated by 60 conspirators on 15 March.
Cleopatra and her son return to Egypt.
Mark Antony and Octavian, are now the most powerful leaders of the Roman Empire.
Antony summons Cleopatra about her loyalty to Rome in the war against the conspirators. She travels to Tarsus by Royal Barge and presents herself to Antony as Aphrodite, the Goddess of Love.
A long love affair begins and they have three children together. Twins Alexander Helios (Sun) and Cleopatra Selene (Moon), and Ptolemy Philadelphus.
Antony gives lands gained in the name of Rome to Cleopatra and her children. He returns to Rome and cements his loyalty to the Empire by marrying Octavia, the sister of Octavian.
Antony returns to Egypt and Cleopatra and divorces Octavia.
Octavian declares civil war against Antony and Cleopatra and defeats them at the battle of Actium. They flee back to Egypt.
Antony commits suicide believing Cleopatra to be already dead.
Cleopatra is taken prisoner by Octavian in her Palace. She has an asp smuggled in to her mausoleum and is poisoned, bringing to an end the Ptolemic dynasty. She was the last Pharaoh to rule Egypt.
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Dan Rogers is an associate professor in Spanish at Wabash and currently chairs the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures. Dr. Rogers was an undergraduate at the University of Colorado at Boulder earning a degree in Spanish, Magna Cum Laude. A Phi Beta Kappa initiate at CU, he has been active in the Wabash College chapter since his arrival in 1998. In 1995, Dr. Rogers was awarded the Petry Fellowship for Dissertation Research at the University of Kansas and spent a semester at the Universidad Autónoma de México investigating the relationship between the publishing industry and aesthetics in 20th-Century Mexican Literature. Dr. Rogers was a José M. Osma Fellow at the University of Kansas and after completing an M.A. and Ph.D. in Spanish Literature, he joined the Wabash faculty in 1998. His research in recent years has focused on gender and race in contemporary Latin American literature.
On campus, Dr. Rogers serves as the faculty advisor to Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and enjoys attending music, theater and sports events on campus. In the summer, Dr. Rogers travels with Wabash students and faculty to South America as part of Wabash Summer Study in Ecuador. In addition to his interests in axolotl husbandry and Latin American culture, he is an avid amateur astronomer and often teams up with colleagues in History and Physics to teach a course on Mesoamerican Archaeoastronomy with a travel component to southern Mexico. Dr. Rogers may often be seen riding his Italian Vespa at mostly reasonable speeds around the mall.
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"Luz Argentina Chiriboga's Historical Fiction and an Ethics of Compassion." Afro-Hispanic Literature and Culture Conference 17th Annual Meeting Cartagena de Indias, Colombia Dec. 28, 2010.
"El protagonista ausente en Sé que vienen a matarme de Alicia Yánez. 14th Annual Congreso of the Asociación de Ecuatorianistas. The Catholic University of Santiago de Guayaquil. July 21, 2006.
"Saints and Demons in the Palace." The LaFollette Lecture. Wabash College. October 28, 2005.
"Creo que se ha dicho que vuelvo." Invited lecture to The Royal Academy of the Spanish Language in Ecuador and the America Group in honor of Luis Aguilar Monsalve. The Benjamín Carrión Culture Center. Quito, Ecuador. November 19, 2004.
"Lo plurinacional en la crítica de Juan León Mera." 54th Annual Mountain Interstate Foreign Language Conference, University of Tennesee. October 11, 2004.
"La obra reciente de Luis Aguilar Monsalve." University of Puerto Rico Conference on Hispanic Literature. November 22, 2002.
"Alcahuetas, pillos, palabrotas y otras amenazas a la nación: Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda de Sabina Berman." X Jornadas Internacionales de Teatro Latinoamericano. Puebla, Mexico. July 10, 2002.
"Más allá de la bruma en la narrativa reciente de Luis Aguilar Monsalve." Twentieth-Century Literature Conference, University of Louisville, February 22, 2002.
"The Cultural Peregrinations of Jorge Martillo: Identidad Plurinacional and Guayaco Travel Literature." 12th Annual Afro-Hispanic Literature and Culture Conference, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, December 19, 2001.
"The Uses of Science in Fiction: New Worlds in Mexican Narrative." VIII Jornadas Metropolitanas, Casa Lamm, México D.F., July 6, 2001.
"Silence and Suffering in Cecilia Urbina's De noche llegan" 54th Kentucky Foreign Language Conference, University of Kentucky, April 20, 2001.
"Science Fusion, Fact, and Fiction in Jorge Volpi's En busca de Klingsor" Twentieth-Century Literature Conference 2000, University of Louisville, February 23, 2001.
"El mini-boom guayaquileño." In Panorámica actual de la cultura ecuatoriana. Ed. Rocío Durán Barba. Quito, Ecuador: Allpamanda editorial, 2011. 285-294.
"Cultural Studies in the Curriculum: Teaching in Latin America, Edited by Danny J. Anderson and Jill S. Kuhnheim." Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies 10 (2006): 257-58.
"Cabronas, palabrotas y otras amenazas a la nación: La Diana Cazadora y Entre Villa y una mujer desnuda." In Sediciosas seducciones: sexo, poder y palabras en el teatro de Sabina Berman. Ed. Jacqueline E. Bixler. Mexico: DR Escenología, 2004. 151-160.
"Miguel Donoso Pareja's Workshop and the Economy of Literary Production in Ecuador." Journal of Interdisciplinary Literary Studies: 9.1-2 (2003): 155-132.
"Surviving the 'Culture Shock' of Undergraduate Research in the Humanities." Council on Undergraduate Research Quarterly: 23.4 (2003): 132-135.
"'Más alla de la bruma' en la nueva ficción de Luis Aguilar Monsalve." Kipus: Revista Andina de Letras: 14.1 (2002): 105-109.
"Escritura versus la polémica en cuatro cuentistas ecuatorianas." In Contextos y Disyunciones: Los Discursos de la Cultura de Hoy. Ed. Javier Duran. Mexico: Jornadas Metropolitanas, 2002. 69-78.
"History, Polyphony and Uncertainty in Cecilia Urbina's De noche llegan" In La ruta de las palabras: la imaginación de Cecilia Urbina. Eds. Manuel Medina and Douglas J. Weatherford. Mexico: Solar, 2002. 114-23.
"Jean Franco's Lifetime of Critical Passions." American Quarterly 53 (2001): 511-17.
"The Discipline of Spanish." Arizona Journal of Hispanic Cultural Studies. 3 (1999): 243-249.
Fellowship for Dissertation Research, Nancy Petry Foundation
José M. Osma Scholar at the University of Kansas
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Hock happy to look ahead
England forward Gareth Hock is looking forward to making a fresh start after moving on loan from Wigan Warriors to Widnes Vikings.
The 29-year-old back-row forward opted to link up with his old Wigan team-mate Denis Betts, the Vikings head coach, at the Halton Stadium after experiencing a major fall-out with the Warriors.
Hock was heavily criticised by Wigan, who stood by him during his two-year drugs ban and revealed he had refused to train with them in the close season in order to facilitate a move.
After being unveiled at a press conference at Widnes, Hock declined to comment on the breakdown of his relationship with his home-town club but spoke of his excitement at a season-long move to Widnes.
"Things have happened at Wigan," Hock told Press Association Sport. "It's a fresh start and I'm really looking forward to it.
"There were a few clubs on the phone but I had my heart set on Widnes. I like being in a good environment and I've got a lot of friends here. I can't wait to get playing.
"I know Denis really well. I've played with him. That was one of the reasons. It was an easy choice for me."
Hock will also link up with former Wigan stand-off Kevin Brown, his brother-in-law with whom he is currently sharing a house in Orrell.
He is currently sidelined with a shoulder injury but has set himself a target of making his Widnes debut against St Helens at the Halton Stadium on February 10.
"I'm looking at the second game," he said. "I've had my medical and it's not as bad as they thought. I had four pieces of bone taken out and some cartilage cleaned up.
"I'm running and doing my rehab and I'll start doing contact soon."
Widnes faced competition from a number of clubs once Hock's availability became known and Betts is delighted to get his man.
"I was made aware that Wigan wanted to put Gareth out on loan and we got on with it," Betts said.
"I have a good relationship with Wigan chairman Ian Lenagan and, once we started in negotiations, I felt it was very important to get someone of Gareth's quality into our team."


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Comment: Re:Why? (Score 4, Insightful) 996
Yeah, I get what you're saying. My point falls more along the lines of, if you lower the limit from what has been the accepted standard, you're going to end up with a lot of people falling between the new and old limits getting arrested...without a proportionate increase in safety. I get the feeling people aren't going to simply stop having that second bottle of beer with dinner because the percentage rate dropped by
Ultimately, I'm just always wary when the law makes it easier and easier to be a lawbreaker. I'd hate for people who legitimately exercise responsible drinking to inadvertently find themselves in trouble.


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CD player
A CD player is an electronic device that plays audio compact discs. CD players are often a part of home stereo systems, car audio systems, and personal computers. They are also manufactured as portable devices. Modern units can play other formats in addition to PCM audio coding used in CDs, such as MP3, AAC and WMA. DJs often use players with an adjustable playback speed to alter the pitch of the music programme. CD playback functionality is also available on CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive equipped computers as well as on DVD players and CD-ROM/DVD-ROM based game consoles.
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Sony released its CD Player called the CDP-101[1] in 1982 utilising a slide-out tray design for the CD. As it was easy to use and manufacture, most CD player tray designs had followed this style of tray ever since. However there have been some notable exceptions.[2][3]
Vertical loading[edit]
During the launch of the first prototype CD player 'Goronta'[4] by Sony at the Japanese Audio Fair in 1982, Sony showcased the vertical loading design of the CD player. Although the prototype's design was never really put into actual production, it was for a time adopted for production by a number of early Japanese CD player manufacturers including Alpine/Luxman, Matsushita under the Technics brand, Kenwood and Toshiba/Aurex. For the early vertical loading players, Alpine sourced their AD-7100 player designs for Luxman,[5] Kenwood and Toshiba (using their Aurex brand). Kenwood added their 'Sigma Drive' outputs to this design as a modification. A picture of this early design can be seen on the Panasonic website.[6] The vertical loading is similar the one common in cassette decks, where the holder opens, and disc is dropped to it. The holder is closed manually by hand, by motor pressing a button or completely automatically. Some CD players in a way combine vertical loading with slot loading due the disc being drawn further into the disc holder as is closes.
Top loading[edit]
In 1983, at the US and European launch of the CD format, Philips with their CD100 CD player (sold as Magnavox in the US), showcased the first top loading CD tray designs.[7][8] The design had a clamp on the lid which meant the user had to close this over the CD when it was placed inside the machine. This was one of the primary reasons manufacturer Meridian created their MCD CD player,[9] whose chassis design was derived from the Philips CD100.
Apart from being adopted on various stereo equipment designs such as mini components, over the years only a handful of hi-fi quality top loading tray CD players had been made. The most notable were Luxman's D-500 and D-500X series[10] players, and Denon's DP-S1,[11] both launched in 1993.
Tray loading with sliding mechanism[edit]
The Philips CD303 of 1983-1984 was the first player to adopt tray loading with sliding play mechanism. Basically as the tray came out to collect the CD, the entire player's transport system also came out as one unit. The Meridians 200 and 203 players were of this type and also the first to use a design in which the audio electronics were in a separate enclosure from the CD drive and pickup mechanism.
Slot loading[edit]
Slot loading is the preferred loading mechanism for car audio players. There is no tray that pops out, and a motor is used to assist disc insertion and removal. Mini-CDs and non-circular CDs may have troubles with insertion and/or ejection.
Pickup mechanisms[edit]
Two types of optical tracking mechanisms exist:
- the swing-arm mechanism, originally designed by Philips[12] - the lens moves at the end of an arm, in a manner similar to the tone arm assembly of a record player. Used in earliest Philips CD players.
- the radial mechanism, designed by Sony, which is the one used in most CD players nowadays - the lens moves on a radial rail. It is also known as 3-beam linear tracking.
The swing-arm mechanism has a distinctive advantage over the other in that it doesn't "skip" when the rail becomes dirty. The swing arm mechanisms tend to have a much longer life than their radial counterparts. The radial mechanism works best for CD-ROMs, though, as the speed of the disc increases.[citation needed]
A CD player has three major mechanical components : a drive motor, a lens system, and a tracking mechanism. The drive motor (also called spindle) rotates the disc between 200 and 500 revolutions per minute. The tracking mechanism moves the lens system along the spiral tracks in which information is encoded, and the lens reads the information using a laser beam, typically produced by a laser diode. The laser reads information by focusing a beam on the CD, which is reflected off the disc's mirrored surface back to a photodiode array sensor. The sensor detects changes in the beam, and a digital processing chain interprets these changes as binary data. The data are processed, and eventually converted to sound using a digital-to-analog converter (DAC).
A subcode is located in "lead-in" area of the disc, which is located in an inner ring of the disc, and contains roughly five kilobytes of available space. It is first information that the player reads, when the disc is loaded in the player, and contains information on the total number of audio tracks, the running time on the CD, the running time of each track, and other information.
The "lead out" area in the end (the outer peripheral) of the disc tells the player that disc has come to an end.
CD player features[edit]
CD players can employ a number of ways to improve performance, or reduce component count or price. Features such as oversampling, one-bit DACs, dual DACs, interpolation (error correction), anti-skip buffering, digital and optical outputs are, or were, likely to be found. Other features improve functionality, such as random play and repeat, or direct track access. Yet others are related to the CD player's intended target, such as anti-skip for car and portable CD players, pitch control and queing for a DJ's CD player, remote and system integration for household players. Description of some features follows:
- Oversampling is a way to improve the performance of the low pass filter present at the output of most CD players. By using a higher sampling frequency, a multiple of the 44.1 kHz used by CD encoding, it can employ a filter with much lower requirements.
- One-bit DACs were less expensive than other types of DACs, while providing similar performance.
- Dual dacs were sometimes advertised as a feature because some of the early CD players used a single DAC, and switched it between channels. This required additional supporting circuits, possibly degrading sound quality.
- Interpolation, while not usually advertised, is present in most recent CD players. Interpolation is a way to correct errors that may be present on a compact disc, perhaps due to dust, scratches or dirt.
CD changer[edit]
A CD changer holds multiple Compact Discs, usually in a cartridge, revolving tray or carousel, and allows the user to access (or play) any of them, one at a time. CD changers are commonly found in home cinema systems, in cars and, less frequently, in computer equipment.
Main types of CD changers[edit]
External cartridge[edit]
External cartridge CD changers have one or more cartridges that the user loads with up to twelve different CDs (depending on manufacturer) and then inserts into the CD changer. The CD changer can then remove one CD at a time for playing. This type of player is commonly found in vehicles because the user can switch easily between large amounts of media contained in different cartridges. However, more recent model years have phased out this feature, even CD players in general are being phased out from OEMs on newer model years.
Internal cartridge[edit]
Internal cartridge CD changers work on the same basic principle as external cartridge players, except the cartridge never leaves the CD player. This type of CD player accepts multiple CDs through a single slot and stores them internally.
A carousel-type CD changer consists of a circular platter that holds three or more CDs. Traditional carousel CD players hold three, five, or seven discs on a flat carousel tray. The carousel ejects to allow access to the CDs. Once back inside, the CD changer can rotate the carousel to access all of the CDs. Such carousel CD changers often allow the user to rotate the carousel while open, and change all CDs if no CDs are currently playing, or to eject the carousel while one CD is playing to change any CDs accessible from that position. Another type of carousel CD player is the mega-disc or "jukebox" CD players as they are also known. They usually hold anywhere from 50 to 300 discs. The mega-disc CD player holds its discs in a vertical position in slots that are located 360 degrees around the carousel. When a disc is selected to be played, the carousel rotates so that the disc can be picked up by a pickup mechanism and placed in CD playback unit. Mega-disc CD players generally have a means of entering in titles of the CDs stored inside them, such as telephone style letter input system found on the remote control, a full letter keypad on the unit, or by use of an external keyboard attached to the unit. Many units can also automatically obtain the title of a CDs if it contains CD-Text info stored on it.
Computer-based changers[edit]
CD-ROM changers existed in the early 1990s as expensive external drives, often connecting through SCSI interfaces.
Changers were in a period when the mean hard drive capacity was measured in hundreds of megabytes. After exponential growth of hard drive storage density, a single inexpensive hard disk drive has many times the capacity of a CD, and changers have fallen out of use. Even flash memory can hold as many as more than 10 ISO images of CDs, and even as many as 5 ISO images of DVDs can be stored onto larger thumb drives.
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- Compact Cassette
- Compact Disc
- Hi-Fi
- High-end audio
- Jukebox
- Optical disc drive
- Radio cassette
- Radio receiver, includes information about Radio CD/DVD.
- Record changer
- Transport (recording)
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- ^ "Pioneer "Stable Platter Mechanism"".
- ^ "Pioneer "Stable Platter Mechanism"".
- ^ "Sony History". 2007. Archived from the original on 2006-11-30. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "Luxman DX-104 CD Player". 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-17.
- ^ "Panasonic History - Innovative Products - 1982 - CD Player". 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ Philips CD100 Player" - Marantz-Philips Nederlands website
- ^ "The history of the CD - The introduction", Philips Research.
- ^ "Meridian CD History". 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-02-04. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "Luxman D-500X (in Japanese)". 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "Denon Museum - Model History - 1993 - DP-S1 (in Japanese)". 2007. Retrieved 2007-02-05.
- ^ "Swing-arm mechanism description". Siber-sonic.com. Retrieved 2012-05-06.
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Recent technological advances have made floor graphics less expensive, longer lasting, and easier to clean—factors that are very important in a down economy.
In today's world, there are so many ways to reach consumers it can be confusing and overwhelming. A company can have its ads on television, in magazines, or on the Web. There are POPs, POSs, billboards, etc.—you name it, they have it. Wherever a consumer turns, it seems they are being smacked in the face with an advertisement. If only there was a less "in your face" approach to reach a consumer.
Floor graphics answer that call. Be it a logo on the floor of an airport, ads on the stairs in an office building, or a big piggy bank on the floor of a discount store, advertisers are finding new ways to reach customers. Recent technological advances have made floor graphics less expensive, longer lasting, and easier to clean—factors that are very important in a down economy.
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This is an exciting time to be in the floor graphics business, according to Mike Chevalier, new business development manager at Spencer, MA-based FLEXcon. Retailers and brand owners are focusing on shopper experience within the store to support the critical first moment of truth initiatives.
"Advances in floor image base materials and overlaminates are providing retailers and brands the opportunity to connect with customers using various products in a unique way," said Chevalier. "For example, a brand can use a clear floor graphic advertising material to generate creative graphics, allowing the floor to be part of the image."
To create a rugged indoor graphic, Dock 86, a furniture store, incorporated Flexcon's standard floor graphic base product (FLEXmark V 400 F White Opaque A-109 90#) with the company's FLEXmark OV 2500 Safari overlaminate. The 25-mil Safari film created the outdoor look for an interior graphic. "This floor graphic helped the retail match the store environment and the checkout desk that was branded with FLEXcon films as well," said Chevalier.
"This was a project different than our normal retail environment," said Jerry Underwood, executive director of marketing, HOM Furniture Brands, Coon Rapids, MN. HOM Furniture Brands is the parent company of Dock 86. "We wanted to present a low cost, low overhead appearance to the public to set up the expectation that low price was more important than an expensive store build out." Using floor graphics and counter graphics allowed HOM Furniture Brands to brand the Dock 86 showroom, giving it a more comfortable feeling while having a bit of fun. The results are a casual presentation that has proven to be disarming to the customer.
"The customers have responded very positively, not because they understand the product, but because they can walk over a big piggy bank, or a graphic manhole cover, or on top of a crate," said Underwood. "The customer definitely understands they are in a different kind of environment."
Chevalier said carpet graphics is another expanding market. Not many brand owners and retailers are aware of this technology and how it allows them to brand low pile carpeted spaces. The 25-mil Safari overlaminate prevents the denting of the graphic from high heel shoes.
The last and most significant technological advancement, according to Chevalier, has come in the use of a thin gauged film technology to cover large surface areas in-store to create a branded zone or aisle.
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Three Winners in the 2012 NBA Draft
Golden State Warriors
Just a few years ago, Harrison Barnes was listed by man as a "can't miss" prospect and eventual NBA star. Long, rangy and athletic, with a great stroke, pleasant demeanor and impressive intellect, Barnes looked the part of a press-savvy professional who just "got it."
In the intervening years at UNC, his game has been picked apart and dissected by many, and rightly so. Barnes simply has not produced to the level of expectations set for him. He does not possess overwhelming quickness and only seems to scratch the surface of his considerable athletic prowess.
It is important to remember, though, that Barnes is coming out of a program in North Carolina that does not typically feature the strengths of its wing players. In the Roy Williams era with the Tar Heels (as it was during Williams' long stretch at Kansas), the most active initiators and finishers in the secondary break system are the interchangeable post men, and the rest of the roster is designed to feed off of their constant handling of the ball.
Because of this, Barnes' true strengths did not come out as cleanly at UNC as they might in the NBA. While he does not have great top speed quickness, Barnes is very good at changing speeds and using his body to create attack angles. Always a good shooter, the wider three point line and his new backcourt mates in Golden State will ensure he has more opportunities to attack hard closeouts, where reading the defender's balance and timing is much more important than speed.
In fact, as my mentor David Thorpe has said on more than one occasion, the player who Barnes reminds him of is the same for me: Paul Pierce. Pierce similarly put together a strong but not overwhelming career at Kansas, and had a number of opportunities taken away by big forwards like Raef LaFrentz and Scot Pollard. Pierce was selected #10 in the draft – with major questions about his quickness and ability to create his own shot.
I'm sure the Warriors would be very happy if Barnes turned into even a poor man's Paul Pierce.
Washington Wizards
It's not easy to thrust Obi-Wan Kenobi-like expectations on Bradley Beal ("you're my only hope"), but that may be the reality of the situation for Beal coming into Washington. The Wizards have continued their bad apple purge and seem to be willing to sacrifice some roster flexibility for a less volatile and easier-to-manage locker room environment.
Beal's entrance will undoubtedly take some strain off of John Wall's shoulders and they should immediately make each other more effective. Their overall roster is still a little mismatched, but they should defend at a much higher level, especially if they can move or simply staple Andray Blatche to the bench.
One of Wall's biggest issues has been adjusting to a role of leadership amongst players that are older but not wiser. Now, Washington has a core of older but self-aware and mature players, and Wall has a young and potentially very good backcourt mate to support his journey toward leadership. Things look up in our nation's capital.
New Orleans Hornets
It would have been pretty easy to label the Hornets draft a success simply by virtue of their #1 overall pick, Anthony Davis. Davis has a chance to be a complete game changer – 7-footers who can move that appear to enjoy playing and are willing to do anything to win don't come around too often – and Monty Williams is a great fit to guide Davis as he grows.
Where the New Orleans draft got interesting, though, was in the selection of Austin Rivers. Back in November, I broke down both Davis and Rivers in the same article (divine providence?). At the time, my assessment of Rivers was similar to what I'd say about a lot of guards making the transition toward the professional level: they play at only one speed, with little understanding of the appropriate use of burst or the subtle nuances of shot selection.
My central concern for Rivers was that he needed a place where he could be taught and would not just be allowed to continue the bad habits he had succeeded with up to that point. Thankfully, he has a great environment in New Orleans to learn. Rivers best fit is likely as a unit's third scorer, and coach Monty Williams will likely keep him in that role.
The Big Lesson for Scott Brooks
If Scott Brooks is wired similarly to me, he would have forced himself into seclusion for the last week following OKC's loss in the NBA Finals. However, my seclusion would not have been to review game tape or consider what went wrong, but rather to create an atmosphere for relaxation away from the game at least a little bit.
By this time, however, the itch to get back at the game would have been impossible to resist, and I would have sat down to watch the game to get one or two big takeaways – not necessarily nuts and bolts, they would come through repeated viewings and study – but rather one or two big themes that I could use to help myself become a better coach. They wouldn't likely have anything to do with strategy or tactics, but rather would be issues of approach or philosophy.
In Brooks case, I think the major lesson that I would take watching the NBA Finals again is that sometimes it is right to do what works, and keep doing it until it doesn't work. Too often in these Finals, Brooks would call a play or run a set that would work, only to not return to it for another quarter or more.
The big danger is to start out-coaching yourself: to assume you have to change things before your opponent figures it out. While this sounds fine in theory, when you get to the level of the NBA Finals, when something works, you have to go to that well until it goes dry. There is not enough time to experiment or mix it up: find a combination or an action that produces value, and run with it.
Two easy examples: in the few times that Oklahoma City inverted their screeners (i.e., when they used Russell Westbrook or James Harden as interior screener/cutters), the Miami HEAT had a very tough time switching effectively and would often get caught ignoring the screener. The Thunder would run a set that looked like this once every other quarter – far too seldom for an action that appeared to work.
Another example is in his roster deployment. Now I do not presume to know what happened behind closed doors in practice, and I hesitate to write this for fear of being critical about an area of control that most coaches hold sacred, but the simple fact is that some combinations worked better against Miami's unconventional lineups than others. By sticking with his more formal substitution patterns, Brooks was not able to utilize the most pragmatic lineup: the one that worked the best.
As he heads into the offseason, there is little doubt that Scott Brooks will improve as a coach and be more ready the next time as this situations present themselves. Just like we look forward to and expect players to improve, the same should be said of NBA coaching staffs and especially head coaches.
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Pledge of American success in Iraq War can be credited to the General David Petraeus and Ray Odierno but by admitting his extramarital affair in the Petraeus -- -- stepping down will he still be known as a hero.
-- us right now is former assistant secretary of defense retired US marine colonel and co author of this book.
It to the fire bing west colonel.
Welcome back.
You think Petraeus is a head fake it's a ruse -- -- getting to the point by focusing on what he was doing in his private life.
Correct Brian.
If if we believe now what General Petraeus is saying then he said it was a terrorist attack long before it became public.
So if he said that and -- and secret how the heck to -- ambassador to the United Nations say the opposite.
That's pretty critical and the other thing -- is.
If this affair going on for months and months and months -- how convenient that the FBI decides to -- him.
The day after the election and deflect all the attention.
So you -- you want to see the off the unclassified talking points and ambassador rice who is.
Given and you would like to see the could the no you sure like to see the ought to be classified stuff out in the public at this point correct.
-- why not I mean they attacked us it's on video what's secret about this kind of stuff.
The other thing I'd love to see is the president said and -- -- let him get away with this and no one's called import.
He said he gave the order to do everything possible to save the ambassador during the attack.
-- the military didn't do -- thing.
So where's that order and there's nothing trivial about that kind of an order if -- president -- you.
It's caught an execute order to go in with the intent to do -- into another country that's written down somewhere -- So what I'd like to see is where is the presidential order.
And where -- these talking points cool sign the starting points that we know an awful lot more.
And colonel we understand -- we understand that one of the guys -- can stay alive was lighting up the target.
Putting himself in danger because he thought air cover was coming.
Do you believe there was discrepancy between what we thought was going to be some help.
And what the help that never came to believe in order was given -- were not followed is the answer -- that.
I believe in order was never given and I am flabbergasted.
Because it looked to me like -- four stars didn't trust their own subordinates to use their own initiative.
We had Marines and we had aircraft.
Close enough that they could've been on scene and we could have let the guys -- their own battle and we didn't.
Because I think before size of the top of the -- -- top of the chain of command I think he choked.
They're human they didn't have just like we say they just froze in the moment when they were needed most Curley said this after that I could -- this the beginning.
What do you think -- -- think next is going to be -- and seeing those talking points.
And then I think -- signed them.
But if I were the White House I would now attempt to have one of these -- -- it.
Committees come forward with five thousands of paper and try to smother.
The real fundamental issues.
Deflect -- that's what I think you're going to see the White House doing I would spend a lot of time talking about General Petraeus is something.
And stay away from did the president -- give that order and what are those talking points really say.
And I like to find out who this group deputies -- that signed off -- changed evidently according to General Petraeus the talking points the conclusions he bad.
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