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6 Movie Heroes Who Actually Made Things Worse
The Plot:
Nicholas Cage plays Cameron Poe, an Army Ranger somehow thrown in prison after defending his wife from three drunken switchblade-wielding rapists.
If being creepy as fuck was punishable by jail time, he would have been in for life.
On his way to being paroled, he finds himself on an airplane with John Malkovich, Ving Rhames and Danny Trejo, which by all accounts makes it the greatest airplane ever built.
The second-greatest airplane ever built.
The hardened criminals hatch a daring scheme to hijack the flight and deliver a high profile drug dealer to his cohorts at an inconspicuous airfield in the middle of the desert. There, they intend to board another plane and fly to some country that doesn't have extradition.
Normally, this is the appropriate time for a hero to intervene and thwart the villains' nefarious plans.
We're using the word "hero" loosely here.
The Problem:
The bad guys' plan was doomed from the start, and everything Cage does results in somebody dying unnecessarily. First, it turns out the government has an undercover agent on the flight. He decides to make his move, so in response Cage gallantly distracts him, allowing John Malkovich to shoot the agent in the chest. Cage then takes his place, secretly feeding information to the authorities on the ground.
But this wouldn't have been necessary had he not stepped up at exactly the wrong moment and gotten a man killed.
He did manage to save an easily replaceable inanimate object, we'll give him that.
More importantly, the explosion-laced finale wouldn't have even occurred had Cage simply stayed in his seat and done nothing, because as it turns out the drug dealer was planning on ditching the rest of the criminals in the desert anyway--there was never going to be a flight to haul them to their criminal safe haven. The prisoners end up back on Con Air, dangerously low on fuel and with nowhere to go.
Then, government agents want to shoot down the plane, but Cage convinces the agents not to shoot them down over completely uninhabited sand and rocks, electing instead to take over the cockpit and crash-land... in the crowded Las Vegas Strip, the single most heavily populated area in Nevada.
Oh, and in the chaos of the crash, a serial-killing Steve Buscemi escapes into the city.
Steve Buscemi always escapes.
If He'd Just Stayed Away:
Without Cage's intervention the cons would eventually have been forced to land their plane in the middle of nowhere (they couldn't land at an airport, everyone was looking for the plane and they'd have been arrested on the spot). Then, what? They'd have wound up walking to the nearest town with no money and no resources and every law enforcement agency in the country looking for them? Fine, Nic Cage could have gone right to a pay phone, called the feds and told them right where to find the bad guys. They get arrested and go back to jail.
Worst case scenario, the feds find the plane while it's still circling in the air and it gets shot down by Colm Meany.
Sure, you say, that would have resulted in Nic Cage getting killed and never bringing the stuffed bunny to his kid. But they could have shot up the plane just enough to force it to crash land - which is what ends up happening anyway. Only, you know, without risking the lives of thousands of gamblers and tourists.
"Thanks, asshole!"
#2. Harry Potter
The Plot:
Daniel Radcliffe plays Harry Potter, the boy wizard who manages to fall ass-backwards into intricate plots of villainy and somehow fumble his way out. In this particular case we'll look at the first film, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, in which the evil Lord Voldemort intends to steal said stone to bring himself back to life.
There were other methods available, but they didn't involve nearly as much bling.
The Problem:
As we have pointed out before, Harry often finds himself solving problems that do not need to be solved.
For most of this movie, Harry and his friends just sit around reading about the stone, which is probably very interesting but does absolutely nothing to thwart Voldemort's scheme. They finally wander into a giant Cerberus' lair and, after singing it to sleep with a goddamn flute, they discover that the door it was guarding is standing open, meaning that somebody is downstairs trying to steal the hell out of the stone.
If your guard can be defeated by rhythmic humming, it might be time to invest in a more robust security system.
At this point, all the little bastards had to do was run back and tell some of the wizard professors back in Castle Nerdgasm, and a team of hardcore sorcerers could've just waited outside the door for the thief to come through and cast a head-exploding spell on him.
Instead, three first-year wizards who know less about magic than Kriss Angel decide to plunge forward and take on Quirrel (currently possessed by super-wizard Lord Voldemort). Once Harry gets through, it turns out the stone was never in danger of being stolen at all--Dumbledore had magically hidden it away inside a magical mirror.
With magic.
If They'd Just Stayed Away:
If Harry had just kept to the books like a regular student instead of barreling around campus like a moose in the Mystery Machine, Quirrell would've been totally screwed. One of the last things we find out at the end of the film is that the teachers were already onto him (specifically, Professor Snape) and, as we established, he had no way of getting to the stone. It was just a matter of time before Snape and the rest of the staff figured out Quirrell's plan and booted his ass straight to wizard jail.
#1. Jake Sully in Avatar
The Plot:
Sam Worthington plays Jake Sully, a crippled ex-Marine who travels to the planet Pandora to pilot a biologically engineered body as an ambassador to help improve human-alien relations. Jake is also secretly feeding valuable intelligence about the alien's infrastructure to the mercenary commander and the head of the mega-corporation funding the entire operation, allowing them to identify prime targets for their impending assault.
"It's a tree. We have missiles. How much intel do you really need?"
The conflict involves the fact that the aliens home (tree) is sitting on top of a cornucopia of the hilariously named Unobtanium, evidently the most valuable resource in all of space. The humans want them to move, so they can dig it up. The aliens want to stay put.
Sully decides to fight for the aliens, rallying them to beat back the human hordes. Yay!
"$1500-per-chopper for arrow-proofing? Are you fucking crazy? It's not like THEY can fly."
The Problem:
The movie ends too early. The last thing we see are the human armies packing up and going back home to Earth to brood in hateful vengeance, having lost one battle.
And... that's the end? Uh huh.
Kind of like how Custer's Last Stand was the end of Westward Expansion.
Ask yourself: when is the last time Western civilization has stumbled across a pool of massively valuable resources, and just walked away because we met resistance?
After losing billions of dollars and being humiliated by a bunch of giant blue Ewoks, is it more likely that the head of the corporation will see the error of his ways, or will he invest the rest of his assets into burning the surface of Pandora with orbital missiles before sending in an assault fleet the size of Colorado? Did the Europeans give up on the New World's gold the first time one of their settlers took a tomahawk to the head?
Remember, the humans only lost to the Na'vi because they were poorly equipped, fighting with machine guns and fragile aircraft that couldn't even stand up to the local wildlife. They were lacking the future-generation cruise missiles, stealth bombers and who knows what other kind of weapons of mass destruction they've invented in the intervening 150 years. But they'll have them when they come back.
Hell, we're pretty sure this thing is arrow-proof.
And they'll have the permission to use them, too. After all, the aliens killed a bunch of humans. Hell, they'll probably get a government bailout for their losses.
If He'd Just Stayed Away:
True, the Na'vi would have been forced to give up their huge tree (the one sitting on top of the minerals) and that process would still have turned ugly. But after the tree fell, without Sully there to whip them into a fighting frenzy they presumably would have acknowledged it was time to simply find some other huge tree to live in (or maybe settling for several smaller ones). They'd have been forced to figure out a way to coexist with the humans... saving their species in the process.
Remember, the big motivation for the climactic battle was the humans were going to bomb the magical Tree of Souls, and they only decided to do that when they saw Sully massing the Na'vi. The whole thing should have ended before that. Yes, nobody likes to admit defeat and we want to see the underdog win. But sometimes it's worth moving to a new town if the alternative is getting bombed into ash.
Above: Slightly better than genocide.
It just doesn't make for a very inspirational tagline on the poster.
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MORRIS COUNTY, Kan. (WIBW) -- Two charges have been dropped against the man accused of setting a Council Grove resident on fire in exchange for his guilty plea in another violent attack.
Isaac Wilson is charged with a crime that left a 54-year-old man with burns to his hands and lower body.
Wilson is accused of attacking Sterling Law at Law's Council Grove home on Orchard Street last fall.
Officials say Law was sitting inside when Wilson came in, drenched him in rubbing alcohol and ignited him with a cigarette lighter.
Wilson is charged with Aggravated Battery in connection with the incident. He was in Morris County Court Tuesday for a status hearing and a trial date in the burning case was set for June 25-29, 2012.
Wilson was also charged in two other cases- a stalking case and another aggravated battery with an additional charge of criminal threat.
Morris County Attorney Laura Allen explained the stalking to case to WIBW after a previous court hearing: "That's a stalking case involving his child's mother. Basically there was a protection from stalking order that the judge had issued and he had contact with the subject of that stalking order during a time frame in which he was arrested in other cases- the other two pending cases- and so based on his continued contact, we filed the stalking case."
As for the aggravated battery/criminal threat, Allen says Wilson attacked a man named Andrew Maiden during the same early morning hours that Sterling Law was set on fire. She says Wilson went to the area where Maiden was that night and started a physical altercation with him, striking him in the head with a metal pipe during the struggle and threatening him.
During Tuesday's hearing, Wilson pleaded guilty to Aggravated Battery in connection with the assault on Andrew Maiden. As a result, the stalking case was dismissed and the criminal threat charge from the Andrew Maiden case was dropped as well. A sentencing date has been set for May 1, 2012.
Isaac Wilson is originally from Council Grove and was staying in Council Grove at the time of the incidents but he was not officially living there. She says he typically lives with his mother out of state.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office says their office is still considering whether or not the attack on Sterling Law will be classified as a federal hate crime.


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I own a 2005 Ford Focus 4-door sedan. The button on the FOB and button on the dashboard to open the trunk no longer works. I can hear a click inside the car when I push the button. It started about 6 months ago. I have been using the key to open the trunk. I tried a few weeks ago and the push of the button (on both FOB and dash) would make the lock work when the trunk lid was open but not to open the trunk. The button worked until the lid was several inches above closing but stopped working when it was shut or almost shut. I tried again today and it only gives a click inside the car when you push the button. Does anybody know how to fix this problem. The FOB works fine with the door locks.
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The click should be the latch solenoid firing so the signal should be fine I wouldn't think the FOB is the issue.
My bet is that the solenoid does not have enough power to disengage the latch try spraying some penetrating oil (WD-40 or similar) onto the latch claw and latch pin to see if that helps loosen it up.
If you don't have any penetrating oil you could use a small amount of grease or maybe even a small amount of cooking oil for the time being just to see if the lubrication helps. If it doesn't you may need a new solenoid/actuator.
I'd start by checking Fuse#34 (20A) in the driver side underdash fusebox.
If that fuse is fine I'd investigate voltage @ the release solenoid itself. Looks like the white/green wire should get 12V when trunk pop is activated.
If that signal is good you may have a bad solenoid.


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6 Products in Your Bathroom You Won't Believe Don't Work
#3. Anti-Aging Creams Will Age the Shit Out of You
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There are only two surefire ways to fight the aging process: time machines and death. But that hasn't stopped every cosmetics company from stocking drugstores, makeup counters, and back alleys with anti-wrinkle creams. And a shit-ton of those creams have chemical compounds called alpha hydroxy acids, which work by penetrating and exfoliating the top layer of skin. So old skin cells are shed and everyone walks away with a shiny baby face.
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Artist's interpretation of exfoliation.
There's only one problem -- while burning off the top layer of your skin, AHAs are also creating thinned, weakened skin that's more susceptible to UV damage, which just happens to be a major cause of premature aging. Oh, and cancer. As more fine lines start showing up, the user is more likely to slather on the cream.
It's a serious enough problem that the FDA has suggested that cosmetics companies put a warning label on their products. Cosmetics companies responded by laughing and giving the FDA the finger. Probably while humping their giant piles of old lady money.
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The money taken from a child's birthday card is truly the best kind.
So What Should You Do Instead?
Don't use anti-aging creams, since, no matter how they're labeled -- glycolic acid, lactic acid, citric acid, malic acid (or, for the hippies, "fruit acid") -- they all have basically the same effect. A good rule of thumb is to keep anything with the word "acid" far, far away from your face. Or if you do use these creams, do it sparingly, and definitely use sunscreen in conjunction. Or just, you know, use sunscreen, since that will prevent UV damage and premature aging so you won't have to burn your freaking face off.
#2. Cutting Your Cuticles Can Give You Frankenhands
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If you're not one of those fancy types who puts effort into fingernail maintenance, you might not know that the teeny tiny pair of scissors they give you with every nail kit aren't just for trimming your nose hair or decapitating gummy bears. They're specifically for trimming that gross little half-moon of skin at the base of your nails called the cuticle so you can make your nails look longer and cleaner. Your cuticles are basically the foreskins of your fingers.
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From now on, just think of your fingers as dicks.
The problem is that the cuticle is your shield against all the crap your nails encounter every day, while at the same time delivering nutrients and blood to your fingernails. Cutting your cuticles (or even pushing them back) can lead to not only infection, but conditions like Beau's lines, which is fancy talk for "stitched-together gangrenous Frankenstein finger":
Or true transverse leukonychia:
See? If you just neglect that part of nail care completely, you're actually ahead of the game. The rest of you need to learn to imitate your lazier brethren.
So What Should You Do Instead?
Don't cut your cuticles. And if you're a lady (or a well-groomed man), don't let your manicurist cut them either. Which is harder than you think -- nail professionals have a hard-on for cutting that skin off, or at least pushing the cuticle so far back on the nail that you end up with sore, red nail bases in addition to nice new polish.
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"Just a few more good whacks and then we'll be ready to remodel your bathroom!"
If you can't resist, like if you're a hand model or some shit and your cuticles are just sitting there taunting you, first consult a mental health professional, then try pushing the cuticles back gently. Or just wear gloves everywhere.
#1. Washing Your Hair Every Day Is Probably Causing All of Your Hair Problems
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Everyone knows that if you go more than a couple of days without washing your hair it'll end up looking like an oil spill pelican. If ads are to be believed, modern shampoos and conditioners do more than just clean your hair -- they smooth it, shine it, moisturize it, and repair the split ends that are repulsing even your loved ones.
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"I want a divorce."
The problem is that "vitamin/nutrient-enriched" shampoos are about as likely to repair your hair as slathering a bunch of vitamin C on dead grandma is to induce her resurrection. Your hair can't be revitalized because it isn't alive. And while shampoo is cleaning your hair, it's also removing the protective coating that makes your hair look healthy -- sebum. And hair without sebum is basically the "before" hair at the beginning of shampoo commercials: tangled, dry, brittle, and dull.
In fact, conditioners exist because shampoos are too effective -- conditioners cover the damage done by shampoos by pasting split ends back together and temporarily replicating sebum's look. And even then, they're not so great at it. The next time you're at the supermarket, check out the number of shampoos labeled for dry hair as opposed to oily hair. Most likely, the dry hair will outnumber the oily ones, because of shampoo's drying and damaging effects. Washing your hair every day is just stripping the sebum and replacing it with a weak chemical copy of the shit you just washed off.
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It's like pushing a Caddyshack DVD into a wood chipper with Caddyshack II.
But what if your hair is greasier than Bret Michaels in a deep fryer? Weirdly enough, overwashing your hair can also cause your scalp to overcompensate and produce extra sebum, which leads to greasier hair.
So What Should You Do Instead?
Actually, you probably don't even need to use shampoo at all. One informal Australian study challenged people to go without shampooing for six weeks. Of 500 participants, 86 percent found little or no change to the quality of their hair after giving up shampoo for six weeks. So if nothing else, at least try cutting back to a couple times a week if you just can't go without your shampoo-induced shower orgasms.
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Valero's marine terminal will receive crude tankers of up to Suezmax class, and will be able to operate without the daylight restrictions imposed on other terminals in the upper Sabine-Neches waterway. The crude dock is scheduled for completion in the fourth quarter of 2013.
Valero Energy has formed a 50-50 joint venture with TGS
Development to build a new marine terminal on the lower
Sabine-Neches Waterway near Port Arthur, Texas, the companies
said on Monday.
As participants in the joint venture, known as PI Dock Facilities LLC, TGS will act as the
site developer and Valero will act as the operator.
The marine terminal will receive crude tankers of up to Suezmax
class, and will be able to operate without the
daylight restrictions imposed on other terminals in the
upper Sabine-Neches waterway.
The crude dock, which is scheduled for completion in the fourth
quarter of 2013, will deliver crude oil through a new 36-inch
pipeline to Valero's Port Arthur refinery and will have the
flexibility to connect to other local
"We are excited to have Valero and TGSD develop this site for
crude oil receipts. This will be a huge plus for the City of
Port Arthur, and we support further expansion into marine movements of
other commodities through PI Dock Facilities," said Terry Doyle,
chairman of the Pleasure Island Commission of the City of Port
The marine terminal site spans over 100 acres and has
space for two additional berths suitable for LPG and
refined product exports or additional crude receipts.
"The site, previously used as a dry dock facility with a
protected inlet off the channel, offers Valero 24-hour berthing
for vessels up to Suezmax Class, reducing our delivered crude
costs," said Richard Lashway, senior vice president of
logistics operations and commercial development.
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Pleuropulmonary Blastoma
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- pneumoblastoma
- mesenchymal cystic hamartoma
- cystic mesenchymal hamartoma
- pulmonary rhabdomyosarcoma
- rhabdomyosarcoma in lung cyst
- pediatric pulmonary blastoma
Disorder Subdivisions
- PPB family tumor susceptibility syndrome
General Discussion
Pleuropulmonary blastoma (PPB) is a rare childhood cancer occurring in the chest, specifically in the lungs or in the coverings of the lungs called "pleura". PPB occurs almost exclusively in children under the age of approximately 7-8 years and rarely in older children, in teenagers and more rarely in adults. Three subtypes of PPB exist and are called type I, type II, and type III PPB. Type I PPB takes the form of cysts in the lungs (air-filled pockets) and occurs in the youngest children with PPB (from birth to about 2 years of age). Type II PPB has cysts and solid tumor. Type III PPB is entirely solid tumor. Types II and III PPB tend to occur after age 2 years. Children with type I PPB can have the disease come back. If type I PPB comes back, it usually happens within about 4 years of the original diagnosis, and it is usually type II or III when it recurs. Children with type I PPB have a better outlook ("prognosis") than children with types II and III PPB; most type I PPB patients are cured (more than 80%). Treatment for type I consists of surgery and possibly chemotherapy; for Types II and III PPB surgery, chemotherapy and possibly radiation therapy is recommended. At present, about 50-60% of types II and III children are cured.
PPB is a childhood cancer in the family of cancers called soft tissue cancers, which are scientifically called sarcomas. PPB is, therefore, a soft tissue sarcoma. PPB is related to, or in the broad family of, cancers such as cancers of muscle, cartilage, and connective tissues. Physicians classify diseases this way in order to compare features and to compare treatments. Often treatments that are effective for one member of a family of cancers are effective for other members of that family.
PPB occurs in the lungs so PPB can be called a lung cancer, but PPB has no connection whatsoever with lung cancers in adults that are often related to tobacco use.
Like many cancers, PPB can spread through the blood to other areas of the body. When a cancer spreads to another part of the body it is called a "metastasis" of the cancer. Types II and III PPB can metastasize. The most common location for a PPB metastasis is the brain. Less common metastasis occurs in the bones, the liver, remaining parts of the lung, and other organs. It is not known why PPB has this pattern of spread to brain, liver, or bones. PPB can also spread by growing directly into tissues next to the lung like the diaphragm.
PPB family cancer syndrome: In about 25% of children with PPB, there are other childhood cancers or abnormalities in the PPB patient or in their families. This is called the PPB family cancer syndrome. This can include lung cysts, kidney cysts, ovarian or testicular tumors in children or young adults, thyroid tumors (sometimes malignant), and various other cancers and non-malignant (non cancerous) diseases. It is not known what causes the abnormalities in these children and families, but research is underway to discover the presumed genetic basis for this tendency to childhood cancers or other abnormalities. It should be emphasized that many children and adults in these families have no medical problems.
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MORRISTOWN - America has "energy" - and it needs to be put to use creating jobs for Americans, Republican vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan told a crowd in Morristown Saturday.
About 350 people turned out on a chilly, rainy morning to hear Ryan speak outside the barn at the Valley View Campgrounds. In that setting, he spoke of the nation's ample coal and natural gas supply, the need to put people to work and the rising cost of electric bills.
He termed GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney "a man with a plan" and "leader." He also criticized Democratic opponent President Barack Obama's financial policies for "reckless" borrowing, more spending and higher taxation.
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PRESSING THE FLESH — Republican vice presidential candidate, Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis. poses with supporters after speaking at a campaign rally at the Valley View Campgrounds in Belmont, Saturday, where he talked about economic conditions and the coal industry.
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"We owe you solutions and a better path forward - that's precisely what we are doing," Ryan said. "We feel it is our moral obligation to give you, our fellow Americans, an alternative to choose from.
"Our plan for economic growth and a stronger middle class starts with this: we have so much energy in this country. Let's use that energy in this country and put people back to work. Let's get people jobs. Let's lower our prices - gas prices have doubled since President Obama was elected. We're losing thousands of coal jobs."
He noted there are about 100 coal-fired power plants across America that are slated to close, and he said thousands of jobs "are on the chopping block."
"Our plan is to make North America energy-independent by the end of the decade," Ryan said. "We can do this. It's right here. We can unleash this technology boom to keep American energy dollars in America. That creates good jobs. That creates coal jobs. That creates gas jobs. That creates "all the above jobs," and that creates all the manufacturing jobs that come with it.
"On day one, when Mitt Romney faces the decision of whether or not to build the Keystone Pipeline, he will say yes, you can build that. We'll get that oil in this county. It won't go to China."
If America unleashes its energy resources, that could create 3 million jobs and reduce energy costs, he continued.
Ryan next noted that in America, "we build things, we grow things."
"That's what makes this country great," he said. "If we want to make sure we can keep good-paying jobs here, we've got to make sure other countries trade fairly with us. We have to hold them to account. We have to open markets so we can make more things in Ohio and sell more things overseas. That gives us good-paying jobs."
Education needs in the country also need to be addressed so that workers have the skills they need for tomorrow's jobs, according to Ryan, who is chairman of the House Committee on the Budget.
"And we need to stop spending money we just don't have," he continued. "This president is spending us into a debt crisis. This president has given us four budgets with trillion-dollar deficits. You see this mounting burden of debt - it's just not hurting our economy today. It's just not giving us the threat of a debt crisis like that which is now plaguing Europe. It's guaranteeing the young people in our audiences - our children and our grandchildren - it is guaranteeing they have a diminished future. We've never done that before.
"Never in the history of this country has one generation knowingly consigned its next generation to a lower living standard. Every generation in this country has fixed its problems, has addressed its challenges and has tackled its nation's problems before they tackled us so that their kids would be better off. That's what we have to do. It's our job, and our moral imperative to save the American dream for our children and our grandchildren."
Most jobs in America come from successful small businesses, Ryan continued.
"It's not the big corporations, it's the small businesses that make this world work," he said. "The president is guaranteeing and promising if he is elected, the tax rate on our successful small businesses goes up to 40 percent in January. ... Other countries have lowered the taxes on all their businesses.
"Canada lowered its tax rate on every one of its businesses to 15 percent. The other countries we compete with have lowered to 25 percent or less. ... When we tax our manufacturers and American job creators at such higher tax rates than our foreign competitors tax theirs they win, we lose. And why? This doesn't even pay for 10 percent of his proposed deficit spending increases."
Obama administration policies are "putting coal out of business and making it harder for businesses to hire people," Ryan added.
"If they worked, we would be entering a golden age along with Greece," Ryan said. "It doesn't work. It's not going to work."


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City are now four matches away from immortality after booking their place in the Capital One Cup final.
The club's 67-year old 22-match unbeaten record is now under threat after the Blues recorded a 3-0 victory at Upton Park to take them to 18 without defeat in all competitions.
A goal in each half from Alvaro Negredo and a first-half strike from Sergio Aguero ensured that City made the Capital One Cup final with a 9-0 aggregate win.
It sets up a sixth trip to Wembley in three years for the club who will now wait for events to unfold at Old Trafford on Wednesday night with interest.
City haven't featured in a League Cup final since they won the unsponsored competition back in 1976.
Semi-final heartbreak had been tough to take from Manchester United in 2010 and Liverpool in 2012 but it was never a realistic prospect on Tuesday night after the handsome 6-0 first-leg triumph over West Ham at the Etihad a fortnight ago.
"A sporting miracle of near-unprecedented proportions was required for the East Londoners to overturn the deficit but Sam Allardyce received no mercy from his City counterpart."
...West Ham v City: Match report...
David Silva and Yaya Toure staying behind to rest in Manchester was the only detectable nod to the lop-sided nature of the tie but City's relentless boss Manuel Pellegrini made few other concessions.
Playing the game independent of the scoreline has been a mind-set the Chilean has tried to impose in his players since taking up the role in the summer and this philosophy was clearly evident in his uncharitable team selection.
Negredo and Aguero's partnership was reintroduced for the first time since the beginning of December, while Fernandinho, Jesus Navas and Javi Garcia were the experienced heads around 18-year old Marcos Lopes who made his second senior start for the club.
Elsewhere, at the heart of defence Matija Nastasic and Joleon Lescott partnered up, with Dedryck Boyata and Gael Clichy on either side and Costel Pantilimon behind.
There was more good news in store for supporters as Stevan Jovetic was fit enough to return to the matchday squad for the first time since the fourth round win over Newcastle at the end of October – the Montinegrin was named on the bench alongside another recent injury absentee, Jack Rodwell.
"Allardyce promised to name a strong XI in a quest to restore pride and boost morale around a club becoming increasingly embroiled in the chaotic 10-team pile-up of a Premier League relegation scrap."
...West Ham v City: Match report...
He was as good as his word, recalling his previously suspended captain Kevin Nolan and handing a regular scourge of City, Andy Carroll his first start of the season.
An early home goal may have prompted the first few beads of sweat through the more wrinkled foreheads in the away end but it was City who allayed any lingering nerves by taking a third minute lead.
Clichy laid the ball out wide to Lopes on the left and the Portuguese tyro swung in an inviting cross onto the head of an unmarked Negredo who nodded home his 22nd goal of the season – the same number the hosts had managed in all of their Premier League games so far this season.
That goal edged the Beast one goal ahead of his striker partner for the night but Kun would only be denied his place on the scoresheet until the 23rd minute and Lopes was once again the architect.
Lopes slalomed through a couple of defenders before slipping the ball inside for Aguero and the 25-year old did the rest, picking his way around a minefield of claret and blue bodies before tucking it past the goalkeeper for his third goal in three appearances since returning from injury.
While the queue may be longer for starts in creative roles at City than at other clubs in desperate need of midfield reinforcements in this window, Lopes reminded the world that there is more than one gifted young playmaker in town with this man-of-the-match winning performance.
All night, the youngster took turns at tormenting Razvan Rat and Matt Taylor on either side of the West Ham defence, chasing down every lost cause and pressing with a hunger that made it appear as if it were actually City chasing down a deficit.
In the end, the home side were fortunate to only be eight goals behind on aggregate at the break but City only needed to add two more in the second 45 to set a League Cup record for most goals scored in a two-legged semi-final.
Pantilimon was finally worked five minutes into the second period but the Romanian was alert to second half substitute Carlton Cole's shot across him and deflected it away from danger.
An eight goal cushion became nine on 58 minutes when Negredo embarked on a one-man wrecking ball mission through the opposition defence, taking the ball all the way to the by-line and just when it seemed he'd gone too far, Alvaro slid and clipped the ball over the onrushing Jaaskelainen from the tightest of angles.
"There was a welcome sight left in store for supporters as Pellegrini brought Jovetic and Rodwell into the game on the hour for 30 minute run-outs but the tie had already been over for a long while."
...West Ham v City: Match report...
By that stage, City supporters had long been musing on the ultimate dilemma…
Sunderland, or United?
Status as heavy favourites, or the chance to lift a trophy in front of their oldest rivals in a first-ever all-Manchester cup final?
For now, fans can put that quandary to one side and enjoy a 24 hour head start in the race for hotel rooms in the capital.


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"It's flooding the Gulf coast," CEO Bill Klesse said of light, sweet crude produced at shale formations in the US. Though the infrastructure to transport that crude to coastal refineries has lagged, Mr. Klesse said pipelines are coming online and rail is closing the gap in the mean time.
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Valero Energy will begin exporting crude oil from Texas to
its refinery in Quebec this
summer, CEO Bill Klesse told analysts at a conference last
"It's flooding the Gulf coast," Mr. Klesse said of light,
sweet crude produced at shale formations in the US. Though the
infrastructure to transport that crude to coastal refineries
has lagged, Mr. Klesse said pipelines are coming online and
rail is closing the gap in the mean time.
"So what are we going to do? We're going to take some to
Quebec. We already got our license to do that," he said. Mr.
Klesse said the company's one-year license will allow it to
send 90,000 bpd of crude to Canada.
Under US regulations, a company can obtain a license to
export crude oil to Canada for use in that country.
Mr. Klesse said Valero is also making adjustments to its
Gulf Coast refineries to allow them to process more light sweet
crude, and pushing out medium sour crudes such as those
produced in Brazil and the Middle East.
"A couple years ago I never would have said that in one of
these meetings, because we wanted to be known as a heavy oil
refiner," he said.
Valero spokesman Bill Day wouldn't say how much Texas crude
the company will ultimately send to Canada, citing competitive
reasons -- the company will still need to buy crude from other
sources to meet the 265,000 bpd Quebec refinery's needs. Deliveries are
expected to begin this summer.
Mr. Day said this will be Valero's first effort to export
crude to Canada. The permit Valero has received allows it to
send crude to Canada for one year, but Mr. Day said this could
be the beginning of a longer-term venture for the company.
"Assuming this works out the way we expect it to
economically, we would foresee renewing the permit," he
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Firefly [SD+HD]: Season 1 Instant Video free w/ Prime for $0
Wuh de tyen ah! Since the Serenity movie was just posted as a deal, I thought I'd point out that you can watch the entire series for free with Amazon Prime (or the free Prime trial). Yi Lu Shwen Fahn!
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I like how the title implies there are other seasons, and then I start to weep
You can also watch it on Netflix, if you're a Netflix member. Not a deal =/
The series will be on Science Channel July 4 starting at 8am EDT.
14 episodes of 43 min or so in an hour, including one double-length one to start with.
@kklare: Oops 4 hr earlier at 4am.
Firefly is hands-down one of the most awesome shows I have ever seen. There is definitely something for everyone: swashbuckling, humor, drama, mystery, romance. I love it!
Gorrammit, this is shiny.
I can't put a negative on this post but it's not necessarily a "deal". Everyone should watch this and I'm glad it's pretty readily available with all subscribers and many formats for free or hella cheap. If only there were more episodes. I would be out of control with happiness.
Hey look, the lucky number 84th time Firefly or Serenity has made it on Deals.Woot! Yay :-( Every time I see it on Deals.Woot, I like it less.
@boredmaster: Your point?
Saying this is "free" is like saying content on Netflix is "free" to subscribers.
@djp519: I guess we should start posting netflix "deals" now...
@djp519: Hey HBO Go is free! ;-)
It's free with the free Prime trial. That is free free, not Netflix free or Crocs free shipping free. I'm sure there are more fly-by-night, copyright-infringing t-shirt sites or ohcheri deals you can go upvote if you're unhappy with the number of Firefly posts.
@xochiluvr: So by that logic I can go ahead and post 8,000 netflix movies because you can try netflix for free too. Free free. See?
@zuiquan: This really has turned into one of the oddest pissing contests yet. :)
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How can you best photograph Christmas lights? I've had tons of problems, the auto-meters don't work at all, and I'm fairly clueless, other than to get a tripod and keep trying until something sticks... Any tips for both DSLRs and Point and Shoots?
I can see two questions here, how do you set the camera up for Christmas lights and how do you creatively photograph Christmas lights.
To answer the former I'd need more information on the specific problems you're having however shooting manual in low, challenging light conditions will be a process of trial and error I'm afraid.
To answer the second question, BBischof suggestion is a very good one. Here are a couple of examples of the use of tree lights out of focus to produce abstract photos:
In order to get this effect you need to either get very close or use a large aperture lens such as a 50 f/1.8. These were taken close up with a 100 f/2.8 macro lens. It should be possible to get a similar effect with a P&S camera using the camera's macro function.
For outdoor tree lights a technique I've found to be effective is to wait for a heavy frost and then get out early before the sun rises, the frost on the tree or other structure will reflect the lights giving you a very multicoloured subject!
A tripod and long exposure were required for this shot.
Good luck!
Any time you have a subject that is difficult to meter, it's time to start watching the preview and fiddling with the EV adjustment (exposure compensation). If the area around the lights isn't dark enough and/or the lights are washed out, go for a negative adjustment (less light to the sensor). If the lights are too dim and/or the area around the lights too dark go for a positive adjustment (more light to the sensor).
Once you have some experience, you will better know where to start on the adjustments.
Note that changing the exposure compensation will change the shutter speed and aperture the camera is using (assuming you are on program mode). So you may need to recheck your shutter speed and aperture and make an adjustment with the program shift if you wanted a specific aperture or shutter speed.
There's a post about this at Strobist:
(Basically it's about waiting for the right time to balance christmas lights with outdoor ambient.)


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I know I can get to alarm setup through the Clock app, but I swear this used to be a separate app. How do you get directly to the Alarms app?
Quick look around shows that the Alarm function is most definitely part of the Clock app.
I know that with LauncherPro you can set up "actions" as shortcuts, rather than directly to apps. You might be able to create a shortcut directly to the Alarm app.
There are probably other apps out there that do this. I would be interested in the answer, as I have a similar gripe about all of the "sub apps" included with the Clock app.
I set my alarms by tapping the Current Time on Beautiful Widgets. The "Beautiful Smaller Home Weather" widget takes up 4 slots on the home-screen but allows short-cuts to 3 actions: Set Alarms, Calendar, and Weather Forecast. The widget also lets you see the Current Time, Today's Date, and Current Weather with a glance at your home-screen.
Beautiful Widgets has a 4.5 star rating from 22k+ ratings. It costs ~$2 but I am not alone in saying that it is worth the price.
On my Droid X, there was an app preinstalled called "Alarm & Timer". That's what I've been using for alarms. Not sure if this is the same thing you are talking about though.
Which verison of the OS are you running? My Droid X is still on 2.1.


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Mishna Berura 478:1:2 says that you should not drink anything other than water after the Afikomen in order not to lose the flavor of the Matza. How then can we drink cup 3 and cup 4 of wine after the Afikomen? Does that not take away the flavor of the Matza?
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The gemara (P'sachim 119b) mentions the prohibition of eating after the the final matzah (which is known nowadays as the afikoman). There are different opinions among the poskim as to the reason for this. The Rashbam (ad loc., s.v. אין מפטירין אחר המצה אפיקומן) writes that the reason is to prevent attenuating the taste of the matzah, which is eaten as a remembrance to the matzah that was eaten with the korban pesach. The Rif (P'sachim 27a) writes that one who is thirsty may drink only water after the afikoman. The Rambam (Hil. Chameitz uMatzah 8:9,10) rules likewise, and seems to say the the reason for prohibiting both eating and drinking is to preserve the taste of the matzah in one's mouth.
The Rosh (P'sachim 10:34) writes that the afikoman is a remembrance to the korban pesach itself, after which dessert could not be eaten. However, he rules based on the Y'rushalmi (P'sachim 10:6) that the reason for not drinking more wine is to remain sober enough to stay awake and expound on the exodus from Egypt. Therefore, he rules, drinking anything aside from alcoholic beverages is permitted after the afikoman. The Tur (OC 481) quotes the same ruling in the name of Rabbeinu Yonah.
The Ran (Chidushei HaRan, P'sachim 119b) writes that wine does not attenuate the taste of the matzah enough to be a problem. Rather, he writes, the reason for not drinking more is to not disrupt the symbolism of the four cups of wine instituted by the sages. In his commentary on the Rif (ad loc.) he suggests that adding extra cups of wine would give the appearance of starting a new seder, which would at least symbolically controvert the prohibition against partaking of two different pesach offerings. (The P'ri Chadash OC 481:1 writes that this opinion prohibits drinking any chamar medina after the four cups).
The Mordechai (on Arvei P'sachim, 38b) likewise writes that a significant amount of the matzah taste survives even if someone forgot to eat the afikoman. He rules (commentary on the Seder, 34a) that one may drink more wine after the meal is over and the table is cleared, since this does not give the appearance of adding to the mandated four cups. The Bigdei Yesha commentary suggests that the Ran would agree with this ruling.
The Mishna Berura (481:1) writes that it is proper to be stringent on the first night of Pesach and, where possible, to follow all the above opinions. Therefore, he writes, only mild drinks like water, ginger ale, tea, or apple juice should be consumed after the afikoman. The Shulchan Aruch HaRav (481:1) writes that the essential reason for not drinking after the afikoman is to avoid getting drunk, as per the above cited Rosh. Therefore, he writes, one should only try to be stringent on the first night.
Clearly, the four cups of wine instituted by the sages take priority over the objective of not drinking after the afikoman. Despite the Yerushalmi's statement to not drink wine between the third and fourth cups so as not to become inebriated, the Yerushalmi requires drinking those third and fourth cups. Even according to the opinions that prohibit drinking wine because of it's attenuating effect on the matzah taste, the required final two cups of wine that were explicitly instituted by the sages take priority over the gemara's implicit prohibition against drinking after the afikoman. Still, one should avoid drinking more than that and thereby preserve whatever matzah taste survives the last two cups.
I believe, quite frankly, that the question is based on the incorrect assumption that the Sages instituted a prohibition against tasting anything after the last bite of Matzah (which we colloquially call the Afikomen). This is not correct, as can be demonstrated by the simple fact that that's not how the Seder, arranged by the Sages, goes.
The Mishnah Berurah is not telling us that the taste of the Matzah may not be weakened by the taste of anything, but that somehow wine does not weaken the taste of the Matzah. It is true that in many ways a good wine enhances the taste of a meal. There are professionals who arrange formal dinners that pair good wines with appropriate courses of a meal. But that is not what the M"B is about here, in my humble opinion. I think that misses the point of the M"B.
The main point is that the Sages instituted and arranged the Seder. The Seder that was instituted has two cups of wine after the last bite of Matzah. The simple answer to this question is that we are following the Seder. Shulhan 'Orech is over. We have Bentched. But there are still two more cups (and Hallel and Nirtzah) remaining.


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According to this question, it is forbidden to lean on anything while praying the amidah, where leaning means the object bears some of your weight. What does somebody who can stand but only with the aid of a cane, walker, or crutches do? I have heard (no source) that somebody who can't stand at all prays while sitting; does the person who can't stand unaided sit, or stand and lean?
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The most famous leaning in Judaism that I can think of is during the Passover Seder. There we lean to show that we are wealthy and like kings. Wouldn't it be that when Davening shmone Esre we are humbling ourselves before Hashem and therefore don't want to appear as wealthy or like kings? Following this logic, people who must have something to lean on would not be held to this same standard as they are not appearing as kings and are still humble in the eyes of Hashem.


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What vaccinations and medicines are required for travel to Eastern Europe?
"Eastern Europe" is kind of a broad term, and depending on definition may comprise quite different countries.
In any case, Grzenio is right in that the recommended vaccinations are pretty much the same as for Western Europe (or North America). (MastaBaba is also right that these are recommendations, not requirements.) To be more specific:
Vaccines recommended for all
Vaccines also to be considered, based on a personal risk estimate
Source: rokote.fi, a Finnish website whose recommendations come from the National Institute for Health and Welfare
As far as I know the recommended vaccinations are pretty much the same as in Western Europe. Depending where you are from obviously, you should have taken them when you were a child.
Having said that, it is always useful to discuss it with your local travel clinic.
Depending where you want to travel to you could check out the CDC destination page, which gives you a list of countries and possibly required vaccinations.
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Durango DEVO�s young mountain bikers left their tracks on the annual USA Cycling Mountain Bike Cross Country National Championships in Sun Valley, Idaho, over the weekend.
Durango DEVO�s cyclists climbed to every rung of the podium, taking three national championships on Idaho�s tough trails.
�We had a great weekend, and not only with results,� Durango DEVO coach and former pro mountain biker Sarah Tescher said.
�All of the kids did great. Everyone was out there showing that Durango folks are friendly folks,� Tescher said.
Durango DEVO�s first national title came from India Waller in the women�s junior age 15-16 cross country race.
She had to overcome a dropped chain and a crash.
�India�s race was super exciting,� Tescher said. �She went out and rode a smart race.�
After the mishaps, Waller rallied to pass a top rider from Albuquerque, Tiziana DeHorney, and a top Boulder rider, Ksenia Lepikhina.
She finished the three-lap, 17-kilometer race in 1 hour, 14 minutes, 36 seconds to claim her national championship.
�The girl, Ksenia, she beats me in almost every other race, so I�m super excited about this one,� Waller told USA Cycling.
Christopher Blevins followed with Durango DEVO�s next national title. He beat a field of 45 riders in the junior men 13-14 race.
Just as he did in winning multiple national BMX championships, Blevins broke fast and led from start to finish.
�Christopher was totally hammering,� Tescher said.�He lapped the field � twice.�
Tescher said the racing conditions were difficult in Sun Valley with dry, hot weather and dusty conditions.
And steep climbs.
�The climbs there were super steep ... steeper than anything we have around Durango,� Tescher said.
The national mountain bike title was the third of Blevins� career. He won 11 national BMX championships.
�I gave it my all right from the start to see if they�d get tired,� Blevins told USA Cycling.
�I pushed it up the climb and just stayed smooth and maintained it. I think the climb is where I got my time gap.�
Sean McElroy of Palmdale, Calif., finished second.
Durango DEVO�s third national champion also was a repeat winner � Lauren Catlin of the DEVO Sweet Elite Team and Fort Lewis College.
Catlin, 19, battled back after a slow start to win the U23 women�s cross country race in 1:32:48.
The reigning national collegiate cross country mountain bike champion, Catlin attacked soon after a bobble sent her to the back of the pack.
�I bobbled a little bit in the rock garden on the first lap,� Catlin told USA Cycling.
�I was off the back a little bit. I got my rhythm and then was in the train. Then I thought to myself, �I might as well try now.� I�ve sat in the train in too many races and not moved,� she told the USA Cycling website.
She moved this time � right to the front.
Deidre York of Indio, Calif., was second to Catlin, who originally is from Fairfax, Calif.
Jill Behlen of Boulder, the defending champion and another collegiate racer, finished third.
�Lauren came back strong,� Tescher said. �She took a bad spill in Crested Butte two weeks ago, but she came right back.
�There was no doubt who was winning her race,� Tescher said.
Durango DEVO also posted a number of other podium finished in Sun Valley, Tescher said.
And Durango pro mountain biker Todd Wells, recently selected to his third U.S. Olympic Team for London, won another national title in the cross country short track.
Wells finished second in the pro cross country race, slowed by a flat tire halfway through.
Howard Grotts of Durango and Fort Lewis College finished second in he U23 men�s national cross country race.
Russell Finsterwald of Colorado Springs won by less than minute over Grotts, the only U.S. mountain biker ever to win a junior World Cup race.
Pro women�s racer Teal Stetson-Lee of Durango was sixth in the short track race in Idaho. She was 16th in the cross country race.
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Novus Arkansas in Little Rock prepares nutritional supplements for livestock feeds, which are packaged in 55-pound bags and stacked 40 bags to a pallet. But if a bag near the bottom of a pallet gets ripped, it can cause a ton of trouble. Workers then have to lift and transfer more than 2,000 pounds of product by hand from that pallet to another and replace the damaged bag.
Not anymore. To reduce time, expense and potential worker injury associated with this restacking procedure, Novus purchased a pallet rotator/inverter (Southworth). The equipment rotates a fully loaded pallet 180 degrees in about 1 minute. Now, employees can place a loaded pallet in the rotator/inverter, turn it over, replace damaged bags, and rotate the load back to its original position—all with the push of a button.
"The new inverter is significantly reducing the potential safety hazard and liability of back strain," says plant manager John Farmer. "There is really no way to maintain good posture when you're twisting and turning over and over again with a 55-pound bag in your hands every time."
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I am experimenting with dependent types. Lets assume the following short notation:
(πx:A.B) The product type
(A -> B) The product type when x does not occur in B
Now according to the generalized type system a triple (s1,s2,s3) regulates the formation of product types. We have the following formation rule:
G |- A : s1 D, x : A |- B : s2
-------------------------------- p-rule
G, D |- (πx:A.B) : s3
In the examples I have seen, the sorts are always atomic. Would it be possible to have a dependent sorts s2?
The question came up, when I tried to model the formation rule as a dependent type itself. My idea was that (πx:A.B) is a shorthand for a lambda expression where p is some predefined constant:
πx:A.B = p A (λx:A.B)
The following p's work:
1) p of type (πy:o.((y -> o) -> o))
it does the same as the triple (o,o,o), and thus says that if a is a proposition and b is a proposition, then a -> b is also a proposition (implication). This is how it works:
|- p : (πy:o.((y -> o) -> o)) |- a : o a : o |- a : o
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|- (p a) : ((a -> o) -> o) |- (a -> a) : a -> o
|- (p a (a -> a)) : o
1) p of type (πy:i.((y -> o) -> o))
it does the same as the triple (i,o,o), and thus says that if x from some set A and B(x) is a proposition, then (πx:A.B(x)) is a proposition (forall quantifier). This is how it works, assuming q : nat -> o:
|- p : (πy:i.((y -> o) -> o)) |- nat : i x : nat |- (q x) : o
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|- (p nat) : ((nat -> o) -> o) |- (λx:nat.(q x)) : nat -> o
|- (p nat (λx:nat.(q x))) : o
But I don't see how it should work when s2 is dependent. That s2 is dependent would mean that we have:
D, x : A |- B : s2(x)
Have some logical systems where s2 is dependent already been studied? What would be the formation rule?
I guess we cannot go along with p : (πy:s1.((y-> s2(x)) -> s3)) because x has not the right scope.
Any ideas?
(*) H.P. Barendregt, Introduction to generalized type systems, Journal of Functional Programming, 1(2):125-154, April 1991.


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29 Jan 2013 3:31 AM #1
NavigationView doesn't navigate to other view
I am beginner in sencha and working with NavigationView control. I have two views viewOne.js and viewTwo.js. I want to navigate from viewOne.js to viewTwo.js. How can I do this? I am using below code:
var view = Ext.create('Ext.NavigationView', {
fullscreen: true,
items: [{
title: 'First',
items: [{
xtype: 'button',
text: 'Push a new view!',
handler: function () {
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29 Jan 2013 4:21 AM #2
You have to push an instance of a view, not the name of a class.
So you'd need to, for instance, do something like this:
Take a look at the MVC features of Sencha Touch 2 also. Ideally you'd push/pop views from a controller, and you'd have ViewTwo named something like MyApp.view.ViewTwo .
For future, I think the Q&A forum is for specific issues people have with their code - you're more likely to get a prompt response there next time!
29 Jan 2013 4:54 AM #3
Thanks! Shepsii. I just implemented the way you told me now it's working. From next time I will post my thread in Q&A forum.


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The index page of any wordpress blog has a same size of font in their heading. Can't we tailor size of headings by ourselves for each post?
If we change it by CSS, every heading will be changed. Or may be we can create a shortcode for it? Any clues to get started?


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as far as I can see, I am specifying the device I want to restore files from, and the location of the files.
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I have a set and its cardinality. How can I calculate the cardinality of its complementary set?
EDIT: Gotta apologize. I was talking about well-defined sets with a fairly low positive integer as cardinality. Qwirk comes pretty close when talking about subsets and a given superset.
So see it this way. I have a certain set of numbers. Take some extra condition to get a subset, know its cardinality and now try to calculate the cardinality of a subset with the negated condition.
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Study to Evaluate MK-6096 in the Treatment of Painful Diabetic Neuropathy (PDN) in Adults (MK-6096-021)
This study has been completed.
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
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First received: February 28, 2012
Last updated: July 31, 2015
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of MK-6096 in the treatment of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) in adults.
Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful
Drug: MK-6096
Drug: Placebo
Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Phase IIa, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MK-6096 in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Diabetic Nerve ProblemsU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Time to Efficacy Failure (TTEF) - Primary Responders [ Time Frame: Time from start of Double-Blind Period to 1st documented efficacy failure (assessed up to 14 days after start of Double-Blind Period) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- TTEF - All Responders [ Time Frame: Time from start of Double-Blind Period to 1st documented efficacy failure (assessed up to 14 days after start of Double-Blind Period) ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in Pain Intensity Scores - Primary Responders [ Time Frame: End of Single-Blind Period and end of Double-Blind Period ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Change in Pain Intensity Scores - All Responders [ Time Frame: End of Single-Blind Period and end of Double-Blind Period ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
|Study Start Date:
|March 2012
|Study Completion Date:
|April 2013
|Primary Completion Date:
|April 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: MK-6096
Drug: MK-6096
MK-6096 10 mg compressed tablets, taken once daily at bedtime for 14 days.
|Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Drug: Placebo
Matching compressed tablets, taken once daily at bedtime for 14 days.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 75 Years (Adult, Senior)
|Genders Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Has a primary diagnosis of painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) for at least 6 months.
- Is able to understand & use an electronic diary to complete daily questionnaires.
- If female of reproductive potential, agrees to use acceptable contraception from Screening through to at least 2 weeks after last dose of study drug.
- Is on a stable dose of antihyperglycemic treatment for at least 1 month, with hemoglobin A1C level of no more than 11%.
- If taking an allowable around-the-clock medication for chronic pain, has been on a stable dose for at least 1 month & agrees to stay on same dose during the study.
- Agrees to not start therapy with opioids, pregabalin, gabapentin, duloxetine or any other medications used to treat neuropathic pain during the study.
- Has a regular bedtime of before 1 AM (01:00).
- Agrees to limit alcohol consumption to no more than 3 drinks a day, with no drinks within 3 hours before bedtime. One drink is defined as: 1) 12 ounces of beer; 2) 4 ounces of wine; or 3) 1 ounce of liquor (80 proof or 40% alcohol).
- Agrees to limit caffeine consumption to no more than 5 standard 6-oz. cups of caffeinated beverages or no more than 600 mg caffeine a day, with no caffeinated beverages after 4 PM (16:00).
- Agrees to maintain a relatively consistent level of activity throughout the study.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Is pregnant or breastfeeding, or expects to become pregnant during the study.
- Expects to donate eggs or sperm during the study or within 90 days after last dose of study drug.
- Has had ineffective treatment with more than 3 neuropathic pain drugs.
- Anticipates need for surgery during the study.
- Has another existing type of pain that is as severe as or greater than the pain under study OR is not able to distinguish the pain under study from another existing pain condition.
- Has post herpetic neuralgia (PHN); small fiber predominant neuropathy (SFN); idiopathic sensory neuropathy (ISN); complex regional pain syndrome; sensory neuropathies; or pain caused by radiation/chemotherapy/amputation/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection.
- Has received a nerve block for pain within past 6 weeks.
- Has a history of pernicious anemia, untreated hypothyroidism, or amputations other than toes.
- Has a history of narcolepsy, cataplexy, circadian rhythm disorder, parasomnia, sleep-related breathing disorder, restless legs syndrome, periodic limb movement disorder, excessive daytime sleepiness, or difficulty sleeping due to a medical condition (i.e. asthma, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)) other than PDN.
- Has any history of a neurological disorder, including: seizure disorder, stroke, transient ischemic attack, multiple sclerosis, cognitive impairment, or significant head trauma with sustained loss of consciousness.
- Has a current evidence or history within past 6 months of unstable cardiovascular disorder, including: acute coronary syndrome; unstable angina; congestive heart failure; cardiogenic syncope; cardiomyopathy; or symptomatic arrhythmia.
- Has a Body Mass Index (BMI) of more than 40 kg/m^2.
- Has any of the following: 1) evidence of ongoing depression or suicidality; 2) a lifetime history of bipolar disorder, a psychotic disorder, or posttraumatic stress disorder; 3) a psychiatric condition requiring treatment with a prohibited medication; or 3) other current psychiatric condition that might interfere with ability to participate in the study.
- Is at imminent risk of self-harm or harm to others.
- Has a history of substance abuse or dependence. Substances include alcohol, marijuana, hypnotics, other prescription drugs, & drugs of abuse, but exclude nicotine.
- Has a history of malignant cancer within past 5 years, except for adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer or cervical cancer.
- Has a history of hypersensitivity or reaction to more than 2 chemical classes of drugs, including prescription & over-the-counter medications.
- Is currently participating or has participated in an investigational study of a compound or device within past 30 days OR is not willing to refrain from participating in another study during this study.
- Has a history of travel across 3 or more time zones or shift work (permanent night shift or rotating day/night shift work) within past 2 weeks, OR anticipates need to travel across 3 or more time zones during the study.
- Has donated blood products or had more than 300 mL of blood drawn within past 8 weeks; has received blood products within past 30 days; OR intends to donate or receive blood products during the study.
- Has previously participated in a study of MK-6096.
- Is an employee and/or a family member of one of the investigators, study staff, or Merck.
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|Responsible Party:
|Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01564459 History of Changes
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|Study First Received:
|February 28, 2012
|Last Updated:
|July 31, 2015
|Health Authority:
|United States: Food and Drug Administration
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetic Neuropathies
Neurologic Manifestations
Nervous System Diseases
Signs and Symptoms
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases
Neuromuscular Diseases
Diabetes Complications
Diabetes Mellitus
Endocrine System Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on July 28, 2016