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Two men have been released on bail following a robbery which left an elderly woman with a suspected hip injury.
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Mario Tokoro
October 12, 2012
by CRC Press
Reference - 192 Pages - 51 B/W Illustrations
This book describes how to achieve dependability in information systems. The author first proposes viewing systems as open systems instead of closed systems and presents Open Systems Dependability as a property for a system that has the ability to provide optimal services, minimize damage when stoppages occur, resume services quickly, and achieve accountability. He then outlines the DEOS process, an integrative process for achieving the desired dependability in information systems.
Authors and Contributors
Open Systems Dependability
Brief Historical Review
Characteristics of Modern Systems and Causes of Failures
Proposal of Open Systems Dependability
Achieving Open Systems Dependability
DEOS Process
DEOS Architecture
Benefits of DEOS
Effectiveness of Applying DEOS: Possible Scenarios
Consensus Building and Accountability Achievement in DEOS Process
Requirements Elicitation and Risk Analysis
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Runtime Environment for DEOS Process and Architecture
D-RE Functions
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Security Mechanism
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Design Principle
Tools for DEOS Programming Development
Software Verification Tools
Dependability Test Support Tools
Toward an Open Systems Dependability Evaluation Framework
Evaluation through Lifecycle Processes
Evaluation of Assurance Case
Conformance Assessment for the DEOS Process
Toward Standardization of Open Systems Dependability
Related Standards from the Viewpoint of Open Systems Dependability
Approach to Standardization of Open Systems Dependability
Concluding Remarks
Status and Plans
A Perspective on Dependability Engineering for Open Systems
Cases of Recent Failures
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Corrosion is a huge issue for materials, mechanical, civil and petrochemical engineers. With comprehensive coverage of the principles of corrosion engineering, this book is a one-stop text and reference for students and practicing corrosion engineers. Highly illustrated, with worked examples and definitions, it covers basic corrosion principles, and more advanced information for postgraduate students and professionals. Basic principles of electrochemistry and chemical thermodynamics are incorporated to make the book accessible for students and engineers who do not have prior knowledge of this area. Each form of corrosion covered in the book has a definition, description, mechanism, examples and preventative methods. Case histories of failure are cited for each form. End of chapter questions are accompanied by an online solutions manual.
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MERICA says
al gore!!!!! come save us
Sara g says
Sure wish knights of Columbus would do the same thing especially for the little first graders with 6 pm games. Too dang hot for them.
i know! says
ME TOO!! I have a first grader and a kindergartener too! Might as well cancel the whole week! I don't mind if we don't make them up…
ComeOnSalina says
smart of the Y I wouldn't let my kid go play in this heat.
my opinion says
If all kids would get off the couch and play outside all the time they would know how to stay hydrated and would be able to handle the heat. Parents need to unplug the TV, computer and wii games and get kids outside. It wasn't that many years ago that most houses did not have A/C and everyone lived thru it. They learned how to cope.
raven says
Sorry! I am VERY fond of my kids! I work at my office and then more work at home so that my kids may HAVE ac and a few other luxuries! They DO go to softball and football conditioning, and when their COACHES say it's dangerous, it's dangerous! I don't want them to end up in the ER for heat related illnesses. I will get off the couch and ply WII with them! Cope with that!!
MS says
a few years…. try 50!
shelly says
Im games never got cancelled! Make your kids start drinking in the mornibv & all day & they'll be fine! My kid is disappointed, its the last game.
citizen says
Ur retarded
shelly says
My phone is retarted but Im just not a weak ass crybaby.
Satan knows how to party says
My kind of weather!
EddieFromCal says
Your brain has already overheated, Satan.
William R. DeSilvey says
Well, not that my old self can cope with it now, with numerous health issues added to an almost 1/2 century on God's Earth BUT;
I mamaged to have as decent a childhood as parents could provide. Grew up between So. La, and So. Al, neither of which are known for pristine climate. Still survived, even with mom having to call me inside when SHE thot it was too hot. (You know, the mom that stood @ th screen door and YELLED your name until you yelled back; so primitive, yet so effective.)
I didn't have a house with central air until my 20's; made it just fine.
Used to work in a State Prison, where the temps inside the dorms would often reach in the 120 degree mark; made it just fine.
So, yes, use a little sense (not too much required, mind you) and unplug all the pc's, turn off the tv, and make your youngster mow a lawn. Won't (LIKELY) kill them.
IamMe says
If they think today was too hot, might as well call off all the games for the summer. Don't think it is gonna much cooler anytime soon!
IamMe says
*get* much cooler anytime soon! The heat is getting to me. I am melting!
Sara g says
We are talking about 6 and 7 year olds here.
EddieFromCal says
We are not talking at all….we are only typing.
MrMagoo2 says
Can't imagine how I survived playing ball 3 to 5 times a week from when I was 5 til I was 18…… But hey, big brother knows best…….
k state for life says
Let's all just move to antartica
dont kid yourself says
thats why your kid is always picked last… your only playing no more than 75 min. at that age. kids today are lazy. and who is to blame…..not the heat, but you the parent for saying omg its to hott…
shelly says
Make em drink all day & they'll Be fine! They can play in the yard & its only an hour.
shelly says
We are making our kids weak! To much sitting inside watching t.v. & not enougg activity! I appreciate the concern but are we supposed to keep our kids inside all summer?not my kid.


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Russian Familial Hypercholesterolemia Registry (RuFH)
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True prevalence of FH in the Russian Federation is unknown which leads to low percentage of diagnosed and treated cases. Research is needed to determine the prevalence of FH, specific diagnostic algorithms and optimal treatment strategies. The main aim of the present study is to evaluate the extent to which FH is underdiagnosed and undertreated in the Russian Federation for reduction of cardiovascular risk related to atherosclerosis in the country.
As a first step, total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein (LDL-C) levels will be determined in a random sample from Moscow population (n=18000). It is expected that TC ≥ 7.5 mmol/L will be detected in 10% of cohort. During 2014, approximately 500 patients will pass through non-invasive clinical examination at the Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center, including patient demographics, past medical history, family history of hypercholesterolemia, physical findings, current lipid-lowering therapies, blood tests, genetic analysis, echocardiography, carotid duplex ultrasound and exercise SPECT imaging in selected cases. On the basis of the Moscow Program four major Federal Medical Centers will be involved, and FH Registry will be created as a national, multi-center initiative to screen FH patients, control their diagnosis and management, and track clinical-reported outcomes over time.
Establishment of National Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of FH on the basis of these data and implementation those into clinical practice in different regions of Russia will allow improving patient care. As an expected outcome, this program will raise awareness and increase appropriate assessment and treatment of FH patients in Russia, leading to a timely detection of the disease and therapy initiation.
|Familial Hypercholesterolemia
|Study Type:
|Observational [Patient Registry]
|Study Design:
|Observational Model: Cohort
Time Perspective: Prospective
|Target Follow-Up Duration:
|10 Years
|Official Title:
|Prospective Russian Study Evaluating the Extent of Underdiagnosed and Undertreated of Familial Hypercholesterolaemia in the Population
- Prevalence of FH patients in the Russian Federation [ Time Frame: at baseline ]
- Number of patients with heterozygous and homozygous forms of FH in Russia [ Time Frame: at baseline ]
- Distribution of lipoprotein(a) in individuals diagnosed with definite and probable FH. [ Time Frame: at baseline ]
- Severity of carotid atherosclerosis, aortic valve stenosis and coronary heart disease in Russian patients with FH [ Time Frame: at baseline ]
Assessment of carotid atherosclerosis will be performed with the use of carotid duplex scanning.
Presence and severity of aortic valve stenosis will be evaluated with echocardiography.
Exercise radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging with single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) will be used for the diagnosis of myocardial ischemia in patients suspicious for CHD.
- Mutations in following genes: low-density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), apolipoprotein B (apoB) [ Time Frame: At baseline ]Genetic testing for FH-causing mutation in patients with probable and definite FH
- Russian Registry of individuals with FH [ Time Frame: up to 10 years ]Contribution in the formation of the Russian Health Ministry legislative acts concerning significance of FH as a socially and medically important disease with appropriate management strategies.
- Prognosis of individuals with FH [ Time Frame: at 1, 3, 5, 10 years ]Incidence of death from cardiovascular causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, nonfatal stroke, revascularization procedures (cardiac, carotid, or peripheral), hospitalizations due to unstable angina pectoris or heart failure, all-cause mortality, diabetes in participants without baseline diabetes, new or recurrent cancers.
- Clinical and diagnostic significance of Dutch Lipid Clinic Network criteria and Simon Broome Registry criteria for diagnosis of FH in Russian population [ Time Frame: up to 5 years ]Clinical and diagnostic significance of Dutch Lipid Clinic Network criteria and Simon Broome Registry criteria for the diagnosis of FH in Russia.
- Family Health Team model and cascade testing in individuals with FH [ Time Frame: up to 3 years ]
Biospecimen Retention: Samples With DNA
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|January 2014
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|December 2026
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|December 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Patients diagnosed with FH
Subjects of both sexes above the age of 18 with TC ≥7.5 mmol/L or LDL-C ≥4.9 mmol/L will be included in the Program. Clinical diagnosis of FH will be established using both the Dutch and the British criteria.
Those with secondary causes of hypercholesterolemia, such as untreated diabetes mellitus (HbA1c >8%) or hypothyroidism (thyroid-stimulating hormone >1.5 upper normal limit), renal failure (creatinine clearance <30 ml/min), holestatic liver diseases, including biliary cirrhosis, tumors with an active process in the last 5 years will be excluded from the study.
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|7 Years to 80 Years (Child, Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
|Sampling Method:
|Non-Probability Sample
Inclusion Criteria:
- Total cholesterol ≥7.5 mmol/L or LDL-C ≥4.9 mmol/L (pretreatment levels)
- Familial hypercholesterolemia defined as: a. Mutation in the LDL receptor and/or the ApoB gene and/or the PCSK9 gene; or b. clinical diagnosis of heterozygous FH (HeFH) according to the Dutch Lipid Network Criteria or Simon Broom Criteria
- Patients with genetic mutation of FH
Exclusion Criteria:
- uncontrolled primary hypothyroidism (thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) >1.5 x upper limit of normal (ULN)),
- nephrotic syndrome and/or renal dysfunction (scrum creatinine >2.0 mg/dL or 160mmol/l, creatinine clearance <15 ml/min) at screening.
- uncontrolled diabetes mellitus (Glycated hemoglobin >8.5%)
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02208869
|Contact: Maya Safarova, MD, PhD
|Contact: Igor Sergienko, MD, DMSc
|Russian Federation
|Chelyabinsk State Medical Academy
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|Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, 454092
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|Sub-Investigator: Salashenko Aleksey, MD< PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Genkel Vadim, MD, PhD
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|Principal Investigator: Viktor Gurevich, MD, DMSc
|Sub-Investigator: Soreya Urazgildeeva, MD, DMSc
|Sub-Investigator: Alexey Tregubov, MD, PhD
|Sub-Investigator: Maria Muzalevskaya, MD, PhD
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|Samara, Russian Federation, 443099
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|Principal Investigator: Mikhail Kachkovskiy, MD, DMSc
|Sub-Investigator: Vasiliy Simerzin, MD, DMSc
|Sub-Investigator: Olesya Rubanenko, MD, PhD
|Study Chair:
|Valery Kukharchuk, MD, DMSc
|Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center
|Study Director:
|Igor Sergienko, MD, DMSc
|Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center
|Principal Investigator:
|Marat Ezhov, MD, DMSc
|Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center
|Study Chair:
|Yuriy Karpov, MD, DMsc
|Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center
Additional Information:
|Responsible Party:
|Marat Vladislavovich Ezhov (MV Ezhov, MD, PhD, DMSc), Leading Researcher, MD, DMSc, Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT02208869 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|August 2, 2014
|Last Updated:
|April 29, 2017
Keywords provided by Marat Vladislavovich Ezhov (MV Ezhov, MD, PhD, DMSc), Russian Cardiology Research and Production Center:
familial hypercholesterolemia
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Hyperlipoproteinemia Type II
Lipid Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
Lipid Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Metabolism, Inborn Errors
Genetic Diseases, Inborn
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The man's friend called police shortly after 3 p.m. reporting a shooting at the Canyon View Apartments on Navajo Road near Jackson Drive, said San Diego police Sgt. Bryan Pendleton.
Officers found the victim inside a bedroom of a third-floor apartment in a three-story building in the gated complex. Paramedics who responded pronounced him dead. His name has not yet been released.
The man's friend, 25, told detectives that he was showing the victim his gun and he accidentally shot him, Pendleton said. He was questioned by homicide investigators yesterday and released pending a review by the District Attorney's Office. No one else was believed to have been inside when the shooting occurred, Pendleton said. –K.D.
Baja authorities amend man's toxicology report
TIJUANA: Baja California authorities yesterday rectified an earlier report about what drugs were in the system of a 19-year-old North Carolina man who was found stabbed to death last month.
Salvador Ortiz, the state's lead prosecutor in Tijuana, told reporters yesterday that Shane Pennington had marijuana and alcohol in his system, but no cocaine. Ortiz had stated Monday that toxicological reports indicated cocaine as well as marijuana and alcohol.
At the time of his death, Pennington had been working in Anaheim in sales and delivery for A Cut Above Beef & Seafood. He did not show up for work March 23, and his body was found in Playas de Tijuana the next morning.
Baja California authorities said yesterday they are working closely with U.S. law enforcement agencies as they search for Pennington's killer. They said they are still searching for the missing vehicle, a 2004 Ford Ranger with an attached freezer bed with the company logo. It contained 109 boxes of meat worth close to $3,000, according to the victim's employer. The vehicle has California plates, 8E28590. –S.D.
Suspected gang members tied to cartel in custody
TECATE: Mexican authorities yesterday announced the detentions of 21 suspected gang members linked to a series of abductions, killings and decapitations in 2008 and early this year in the Tecate region.
According to statement from the Federal Police, 15 of the gang members worked for a drug-trafficking cell headed by Eduardo Teodoro García Simental, known as "El Teo." Six suspects are members of the Arellano Félix cartel, led by Fernando Sánchez Arellano, the statement said. The two groups have been fighting for control of the region's drug routes and domestic markets.
Authorities are connecting the detainees to at least nine homicides, and said several of the victims had belonged to criminal gangs.
Some of the suspects had been planning to kidnap of the son of a Tecate laundry owner in the next two weeks, the statement said.
The detentions, made Tuesday, came on the heels of a shooting in Tecate that left two Federal Highway Patrol officers and three civilians injured, state and federal authorities said.
The attack was in retaliation for the detention of members of a group loyal to García Simental, by members of the highway patrol. The officers had refused offers of bribes to release the suspects in that incident, and gang members were told to shoot any members of the Federal Highway Patrol, the statement said. –S.D.
Boy, 9, dies after being hit by car near school
LAKESIDE: A 9-year-old boy died after being hit by a car in front of Riverview Elementary School yesterday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.
The boy, whose name was not released, was skateboarding with several friends in the school's parking lot shortly before 4 p.m. when he rolled into traffic on Winter Gardens Boulevard, the CHP said.
He was struck by a Chrysler 300 driving south near Rockcrest Road. The driver was not injured and did not appear to be at fault, the CHP said.
The boy died shortly after being taken to a hospital.
The elementary school is closed this week for spring break. It was unknown if the boy was a student there. –K.D.
Man hit, killed trying to pick up motorcycle
LA MESA: A 57-year-old motorcyclist trying to pick up his fallen Harley-Davidson was hit and killed in La Mesa late Tuesday.
The man, who has not been identified, was struck by a car as he was trying to pick up his motorcycle on 70th Street at Neri Drive at 11:40 p.m., said La Mesa police Lt. Dave Bond.
The 1996 BMW that hit him was driven by a 17-year-old boy who later told police he had not seen the man standing with the motorcycle in the middle of the rain-slickened thoroughfare without any lights.
A good Samaritan who stopped to help the man witnessed the crash, police said. Bond said the teenager was not cited. –M.A.
Motorcyclist killed in crash was Ramona man
SAN DIEGO: The county Medical Examiner's Office has identified the motorcyclist who was killed Monday in an accident in Warner Springs as James Mann of Ramona.
Mann, 52, was traveling north on state Route 79 when he failed to negotiate a curve and collided with a car in the southbound lane about 4 p.m. Officials said he was wearing a helmet.
Mann died at the scene. –K.K.
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SAN DIEGO COURTS: Four Sacramento men, including the son of former state Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez, were ordered yesterday to stand trial in the fatal stabbing of a 22-year-old man near San Diego State University last year.
Esteban Nuñez, 20, Rafael Garcia, 19, Ryan Jett, 23, and Leshanor Thomas, 20, face charges including murder and assault with a deadly weapon. If convicted, they could each be sentenced to more than 25 years to life in prison.
According to testimony in the 5½-day preliminary hearing, all four men were present at the Oct. 4 street fight on 55th Street near Peterson Gym. Mesa College student Luis Santos died and three others were wounded.
"This was a concerted action by a group of four," said San Diego Superior Court Judge Cynthia Bashant.
She said the question of whether the men acted in self-defense – as their lawyers contend – should be left for a jury to decide.
Fred and Kathy Santos of Concord said after the hearing that they were satisfied with the judge's decision to order a trial.
"I would like to ask people to help us pray for justice, because we have a long journey ahead," Kathy Santos said. –D.L.
Son, 44, will be tried in deaths of elderly parents
VISTA: A Carlsbad man accused of hacking his parents to death in January was ordered to stand trial yesterday following a brief preliminary hearing in Vista Superior Court.
Dennis Gluck, 44, who was arrested in Mexico in late February, has pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder and is being held without bail.
Gluck's parents were found dead in their Carlsbad home on Chestnut Avenue near Oxford Street on Jan. 18. The Medical Examiner's Office said Harry Gluck, 90, and his wife, Jean, 77, died of "chop wounds." Prosecutors allege Gluck killed them with a machete.
Gluck was arrested after the U.S. Marshals Service told the Baja California Ministerial Police that he had withdrawn cash from an ATM in Mexicali.
No trial date has been set. –J.H.J.
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They recently took off my braces and gave me retainers. I put them on at night and when i wake up they are straight and together. But after a few hours they separate. Is there anything i can do about this?
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Some people have a small piece of muscle tissue called "maxillary frenum" that is attached from the upper lip and extend to between the two central incisors. If this is significant then you may need to get this frenum reattached by a procedure called "frenectomy". Ask your original orthodontist if this is necessary.
Front teeth separating in retention
A very common problem, especially if you started out with a large space between your front teeth.
IN these situations we just bond (glue) a small metal bar on the inside of the front teeth and leave it there for YEARS....simple easy and it solves the problem
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The best way to prevent your two teeth from separating would be be get a permanent retainer placed on your upper teeth. The removable retainer can be adjusted so that you can continue to wear that one at night and have the permanent bonded retainer as well. The only reasons that you would not be a candidate for a permanent upper retainer would be if you had porcelain crowns or your bite was too deep and you were hitting the retainer with your lower teeth. Good Luck!!
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By Morgan Patterson
From: CT
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|Aug. 2004 (On a sweaty lunch break if I remember correctly) We climbed the shit outta that rock and the other two we could find in the park.
By cstorms
From: North Bend, OR
Dec 11, 2011
rating: V5 6C
|didn't realize this was captainmo, i think you or jason told me about this at go vertical.. fun little boulder. how are the other boulders at babcock? worth checking out?
By Morgan Patterson
From: CT
Dec 12, 2011
|ya man! What's happenin'? The other stuff in the park is eh... short and okay... Cool Hand Luke boulder is probably the only other boulder worth the 5-10min walk and really only if you were bored and wanted to tick something on ur list. That main boulder has all the good hard lines and plenty of variations to keep you going for a while. If you want ideas for other areas to visit PM me.
By Jack of Clubs
Apr 5, 2013
Excellent set of problems, only 15 minutes from where I work. Did Capn's mentioned V7 a cool spring afternoon in my Scarpa Vapors. Was an excellent time.
A fun V4: seated start, all the way on the right arete, diagonally up-left, mostly crimps, cranked a decent double dyno (for a 5'11 guy) at the top, two hands, finish about 4 meters away from the tree.
By Will Cornell
Nov 24, 2014
|Hey! Whats up everyone. I have a quick question: I was at this boulder with my older brother yesterday, and I believe we were trying this problem. Is this the one that is on the slightly overhung portion of the boulder, just to the right of the tree, that starts down low with the left hand on a undercling ledge, and right hand on a small crimp with a thumb catch? first move i did was a hard lock off with the right hand to a bad crimp on the left, then a big move up to the top of a big pink feldspar crystal before a throw to the horizontal and topping out. it seems like there are so many lines and so many different variations on this boulder its difficult to tell if the one we did was this problem....


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One of the newest offerings from Segway is the RMP 50 Omni, a trimmed down version of the RMP 400 Omni. This platform has mecanum wheels which give the base the ability to drive forward, backward, right, left, and turn independently. It is a capable mobile base in a sleek and low profile package, but this product doesn't come with all the features one would expect from a $21,000 platform.
The platform evaluated for this review was purchased to facilitate research on healthcare robotics at the Georgia Institute of Technology (to which this author belongs).
Segway RMP 50 Omni
The RMP 50 Omni brings the holonomic advantages of the RMP 400 Omni to environments where space is even more constrained. The capability for differential motion in three degrees could greatly simplify many tasks for service robots and altogether enable other tasks. The key feature of the RMP 50 Omni is its smaller footprint. By trimming upto 12in. off the RMP 400 Omni, Segway gave the RMP 50 Omni the ablity to negotiate many doors commonly found in homes and offices. Since the platform and standard wheelchairs have very similar dimensions, it is well suited for use as an assistive robot platform. This video shows the platform being controlled using a wireless gamepad:
The RMP 50 Omni is built from two RMP 50's connected with 80x20 as seen below. The 8in diameter mecanum wheels are only slightly larger than the gear housings that drive them, giving the Omni only 9mm of ground clearance. It has no suspension, so flat ground is imperative. Slight changes in the floor's planarity or surface friction can have adverse affects on the robot's motion. Approaching surface transitions perpendicularly can reduce the degree to which the robot suffers from this drawback. Because the RMP 50 is a cost engineered platform, the Omni only uses 2 NiMH batteries although it has 4 battery bays. It is possible to get a payload power module for each of the empty bays. The module can supply payload electronics regulated power or raw 60V from the battery rated for about 3 Amp-hours.
Many people have probably seen the leaked footage of the RMP 400 Omni doubling as a holonomic surfboard leaked at Robobusiness 2008 (see video below). Unfortunately, the RMP 50 Omni has a lower payload of 150lbs--I guess this means many of us will have to shed a few pounds before we can mount-up. The payload is quite sufficient for most service robot applications, but with a full payload the platform would weigh in at 280lbs. During an entirely unintentional test in the lab, we found that it is possible to move furniture (a bookshelf) with this platform.
Because the RMP 50 Omni is based on the RMP 50, the same drivers can be used to control it. However, there are several key features that are omitted from the RMP Omni's API. The most conspicuous difficulty arises from the inability to coordinate motion between the two RMP's. Additionally, the firmware API lacks commands to specify wheel velocities independently or in a coordinated fashion, both of which are essential for controlling a holonomic platform of this type. By specifying a forward and turning velocity, it is possible to uniquely specify the individual wheel velocities. However, this decomposition is convoluted because RMP's use a different control scheme for low and high forward velocities. Hopefully future versions of the Omni will expose the underlying functionality necessary to directly control the velocity of the wheels through the Omni's API.
This is a functional, solid platform for indoor service robotics. The platform will fit through most doors with at least 3in. clearance on both sides. The platform is heavy, but it is also rugged, powerful, and sports a commendable payload. Driver reuse is possible. The most serious drawback is the inability to ensure synchronized motion between the front and rear RMP's. The API is not tailored to the omnidirectional nature of the platform. There is plenty of room to improve the platform, but it remains an attractive option because it is a moderate cost off-the-shelf holonomic base from a well known company.
@ Abhijeet
No, the RMP50 cannot climb stairs. Perhaps you were thinking of the iBot?
I can see it but for a research toy, but not for a real world applicaton. The Vetex RoboMate has over 6 times the capacity, over 50 Ahrs of power. It is bigger, but fits through most doors, it is rugged enough for commecial and industrial applications, and it works right out of the box. Smaller versions and ROS compliance are comming too.
That may all well be true... but please keep in mind the date on this article: 2008. This was before ROS was mainstream. In fact, I helped write the ROS drivers for the RMP... though it may have been "pre-ROS" (ie. botherder) -- I can't recall. :-/
I'm curious about the fidelity of the odometry for the RoboMate. Naturally, swedish wheels rely on slipping for omnidirectional movement, so wheel encoders aren't generally too accurate. We actually built a custom visual odometry system using downward facing cameras so that we could get millimeter accuracies for mobile manipulation: Visual Odometry and Control for an Omnidirectional Mobile Robot with a Downward-Facing Camera


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Discussion in 'Texans Talk' started by CloakNNNdagger, Dec 29, 2010.
Back to football:
I wonder who their 300 yard passer will be on Sunday?
Does this mean we finally get a win, and we get to keep our head coach, because beating a 2nd string QB is a step in the right direction for this franchise!?
All it means is we get to add a new name to the list of QBs that will have torched us this season.
Trent Edwards; Week 17 AFC Offensive Player of the Week
Mojo, will probably be out too...you guys should win.
Most of us don't want to win...
Take your most of characterization and jump into a bayou. Stick to I don't want...
It said it would be Trent Edwards, right there in the article...
Thank you!
I second that Thank You! I never want to see the Texans lose!
just means we are going to get get torched by Trent WHo cares
Damn so we gotta good chance of winning...smdh...
Is there a bayou in New Mexico? Because clearly the best thing for the future of this team is the best possible draft position. I DO NOT expect the players and coaches to go along with this mind set, I expect and desire them to play to WIN. But does a big part of me want them to lose so we can have a brighter FUTURE? You bet. Basically, Sunday is a no lose proposition for me. Texans win, I'm happy as always, especially since it would knock the Jags outta the playoffs and possibly win me some $. (season long bet with buddy over who gets more wins texans or cards) Texans lose, better draft position, which = win as well.
Even if its better for the team and the franchise if they do?
5 or so spots in the draft are a big deal.
I was being fascetious.
I wouldn't be surprised if we got a taste of Todd Bouman, too.
Great now the draft pick will be top 10 instead of top 5.
Speak for yourself.
I never root for my team to lose.
That's assuming that the draft pick, wherever he's taken, works out. Just because you have the 5th pick doesn't mean you'll get a better player than the 20th pick, or in the cases of Tom Brady, Terrell Davis, etc. a 6th rounder.
Since nothing is guaranteed, wanting your team to lose for a better draft pick is stupid. It gets you to accept losing, you take on a loser mentality. No thanks. I want none of it.
I'll be rooting for the Texans, but don't lose heart, a likely top 5 is still in our future. There will be "hungry" Jag subs that will want to make their mark.
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Several students and parents spoke at Wednesday's school board meeting asking that the district look for ways to retain the Calculus BC, Physics C and Computer Science AP courses. The group was prompted after receiving notice that the courses might be cancelled next year due to low enrollment.
Students and parent alike said not having the courses would hinder students' efforts to be admitted to elite universities or certain academic majors such as engineering.
School officials were sympathetic, but said they are having to make hard choices in difficult financial times due to anticipated major cuts in state funding. District Superintendent Cheryl Dubsky said no final decision has been made and that the district is also looking at possible alternatives and other ways to provide the courses. Dubsky and Associate Superintendent Steve Barrett cited low enrollments as a reason they are looking at cancelling several classes to control district costs.
"It's not just those AP courses," Dubsky said. "We're looking at at a number of courses with small numbers across a wide spectrum."
Sophomore Aravind Kalluri and his father said the students and their families frequently begin planning their courses of study as early as the fifth grade in an attempt to gain entry to the best colleges and degree programs.
"If you look at the current numbers of students signed up to take the courses, then it is higher than the number of students who actually took the course some years and comparable to others," Kalluri said.
School officials said those numbers sometimes drop when students decide to take the courses when they're offered to high school students by colleges or through other means.
Senior Gregory Ziegan said passing the courses is a plus when colleges review students' academic records.
Linda Cleary, who chaired the successful November levy campaign, said keeping AP courses and other programs led to the district receiving the top academic ranking on the state report card the last five years.
Dubsky said the cuts made in Gov. John Kasich's proposed budget, coupled with other previous state funding cuts, put the district into perilous financial territory. The district, like many others, is projected to lose millions of dollars in the next few years.
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All were on the physically unable to perform list, except for Jones, who was on the non-football injury list.
Gresham, a former Pro Bowl tight end, missed Bengals organized team activities this offseason while recovering from hernia surgery. Gresham made the Pro Bowl in 2011 and 2012, but saw his numbers dip last year after the team used a 2013 first-round pick on tight end Tyler Eifert. Last season Gresham caught 46 passes for 458 yards and four touchdowns, all career lows.
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Raleigh, N.C. — FINAL: NC State 66, Clemson 62
Clemson battled the Wolfpack for 40 minutes Sunday, led by Devin Booker's 27 points, but NC State was able to outlast the Tigers in a 66-62 win, improving to 15-3 on the year and 4-1 in ACC play.
3:37 2nd: NC State 54, Clemson 53
NC State has slowly let their lead slip away over the course of the second half and Clemson is in a position to move in front as the game has reached the final media timeout.
7:28 2nd: NC State 51, Clemson 47
Clemson cut the NC State advantage to just two points, the slimmest of the night, but CJ Leslie moved the ledger back to four before the under-8 timeout at PNC Arena.
Clemson has not led all game after falling in a 7-0 hole in the first two minutes. Booker's point total has reached 27 on 13-for-17 shooting - NC State has no answer for him, nor to they look overly concerned.
11:30 2nd: NC State 45, Clemson 40
TJ Warren went on another personal run just as Clemson was knocking on the door as he scored five in a row and the Pack continue to lead the Tigers midway through the second half.
Warren is now up to 19 points, just three shy of a career best. Booker, for Clemson, already reached a career mark with his 23 points on 11-for-15 shooting.
15:33 2nd: NC State 39, Clemson 32
A rather cluttered start to the second half for both teams, but Clemson netted their first three, Purvis dunked for his first non-three and NC State leads Clemson by seven.
Booker is two points shy of his career-high 22. Richard Howell now has seven rebounds to go with four points.
HALF: NC State 34, Clemson 26
NC State's TJ Warren and Clemson's Devin Booker have been the show offensively as they have scored 14 and 18 points, respectively, but the Pack lead by eight at the break.
Warren was held scoreless in two of his last three games but his career high is 22 points. Rodney Purvis has taken five shots, all of them 3-pointers, but he has hit three and has nine points.
While the score is in the favor of the Pack and there is a lot of basketball to go, Mark Gottfried cannot be happy with nine turnovers. Also, Scott Wood has two fouls.
3:05 1st: NC State 28, Clemson 20
TJ Warren scored 10 consecutive NC State points and is setting the tone along with Rodney Purvis as the Wolfpack lead has reached eight points yet again.
Devin Booker is the Clemson offense in the first half as he has scored 16 of the teams 20 points.
7:29 1st: NC State 20, Clemson 14
A Scott Wood 3-pointer halted a 10-2 Clemson run and NC State has regained a sense of control of the game as they take a 20-14 lead to the under-8 timeout.
NC State went almost 5 minutes without a poind as the Tigers cut the margin to three points before Wood's shot.
11:20 1st: NC State 15, Clemson
The pace for the Wolfpack has calmed after a blazing start, but NC State continues to lead Clemson 15-10 at the under-12 timeout.
Purvis has hit three 3-pointers and has a game high nine points already.
15:36 1st: NC State 10, Clemson 2
NC State got out to an ideal start with six points from Rodney Purvis and lead Clemson at the first media timeout, 10-2.
The Wolfpack lead reached 7-0 at the 17:51 mark prompting a Clemson timeout. Lorenzo Brown and CJ Leslie have each scored as well.
20:00 1st: NC State vs. Clemson
NC State will wear black uniforms tonight and the starting five will be the usual suspects - Brown, Purvis, Wood, Leslie, Howell.
Stat of the night going in: NC State is one of two teams in the NCAA with five players averaging 11 points per game or better.
The No. 14 NC State Wolfpack look to bounce back from their first Atlantic Coast Conference loss of the season on Sunday when they host the Clemson Tigers.
This will be the 146th meeting in history between these schools on the hardwood. NC State owns a 97-48 all-time series lead after the ACC rivals split their last four encounters.
Brad Brownell's Tigers will be a tough visitor, as they are coming off two straight wins in which they held both Virginia and Wake Forest to just 44 points. Clemson's consecutive games holding ACC opponents to 45 points or less was a first in school history since the league formed in 1953. The back-to- back victories improved the Tigers to 2-2 in the league standings, but they have lost their last two true road games. Senior forward Devin Booker is pacing the team with 12.1 points per game and is averaging 10.8 rebounds per game in ACC play, third-best in league games. K.J. McDaniels (10.9 ppg, 4.8 rpg) and Milton Jennings (10.2 ppg, 5.7 rpg) are both significant contributors in the scoring column, while Rod Hall deals out 3.9 assists per contest from the point guard slot.
McDaniels tallied a game-high 14 points, grabbed a career-high nine boards, and rejected seven shots to lead Clemson past Wake Forest. Also scoring in double figures for the hosts were Adonis Filer and Booker with 13 and 12 points, respectively, the latter adding eight rebounds and a pair of blocks of his own. The Tigers held Wake Forest to 24.6 percent shooting while knocking down 44.9 percent of their own field goals, including 6-of-14 from 3-point range. On the season, Clemson is second to last in the ACC in scoring (64.1), but it sits near the top with the second lowest scoring defense (55.4) in the conference.
The Wolfpack return home where they are 10-0 in 2012-13, after suffering a heartbreaking, 51-50, loss to Maryland on Wednesday in College Park. Coach Mark Gottfried's team made a big stop when it needed it in the closing seconds, but the Terrapins' Alex Len scooped up the miss mid-air and put in the game-winning basket. The loss dropped the Wolfpack to a 14-3 overall record including their 3-1 mark in the ACC. Five players average double figures for the Wolfpack, while Rodney Purvis averages 9.4 points per game. C.J. Leslie leads NC State in scoring at 16 points per game. Richard Howell averages a double-double and leads the ACC in rebounding at 10.5 boards per contest. More NC State Stories
Although NC State has the eighth highest scoring offense in the nation at 79.6 points per game, it could not figure out Maryland's defense. The Wolfpack, a 53 percent shooting team on the season, made just 31.1 percent of their shots in the game. Point guard Lorenzo Brown scored 17 points with eight rebounds and four assists, while Leslie posted 13 points and five rebounds. Although they are the best offensive team in the ACC statistically, they are also the second to worst defensive squad, allowing 69.0 points per tilt.
Clemson possesses the same kind of interior toughness Maryland used to down NC State on Tuesday, but the Wolfpack will be playing with a chip on their shoulders in front of a rowdy home crowd. Gottfried's team will be able to get back on track as long as Howell matches Booker inside.


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Our beloved Camilla passed on peacefully to embark on her next adventure on November 18, 2009, just 15 months following her diagnosis of lung cancer.
A resident of Los Altos for most on her life, she was born Camilla Wehr in Bogota, N.J. on November 10, 1923. She lived in Mill Valley then San Jose, graduated from San Jose High School, established her career, and met her husband to be, Earl Molinari, folk dancing. They enjoyed a 50-plus year marriage. Loving a supportive always, they raised 2 daughters and took part in the lives of their 3 grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her husband, Camilla is survived by her children, Leah (Keith) Jones, Laura (David) Ludin, grandchildren Benjamin, Lucas and Carly, and by Camilla's half- siblings David (Nancy) Wehr, Paul (Christiane) Wehr, and Jeanine (Larry) Jones and their children and grandchildren.
Camilla was employed by Varian Associates in Palo Alto for 22-plus years where she was a valued employee, well loved by her coworkers.
Camilla will be remembered for her adventurous and fun-loving personality. She and her husband Carlo (Earl) continued dancing for many years and enjoyed trips through the U.S., Canada and Mexico, South America, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and the Far East. After Carlo's passing, Camilla continued onto Africa, Egypt, and Israel. Camilla appreciated the many cultures she experienced on her travels and was a great lover of animals and photography. She delighted in sharing the many spectacular photos of animals that she took.
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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. -- The Saint Mary's softball team pushed its win streak to six with a 2-1 win over Cal State Bakersfield in the first game of Saturday's doubleheader, but the Roadrunners came back with a 3-2 win in game two to force the Gaels to settle for a split.
Saint Mary's now sits at 18-27 overall and 9-9 in the Pacific Coast Softball Conference. Bakersfield is 14-26 and also 9-9 in conference.
Sarah Lira belted two solo home runs to help Saint Mary's shake off an unearned run and earn the victory in the first game of the day.
Lira got the Gaels on the board in the second, leading off the inning with a home run to center field.
Saint Mary's first baseman continued her power surge in her next at-bat. This time, she pulled the ball, driving one out to left field to put the Gaels up 2-0 in the fourth.
Bakersfield got a run back in the bottom of the fourth without a ball leaving the infield. A hit by pitch, infield hit and a walk loaded the bases, and a wild pitch brought Laura King in to score.
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Elizabeth Slaughter and Brittany Sabatini each had two hits for Saint Mary's in the win.
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The visitors were lucky to be on level terms at the break after Alvaro Negredo hit the post for a dominant home side after just two minutes.
And Sevilla paid for its profligacy in the second period as Martin Demichelis headed Malaga in front and Eliseu made it 2-0 from the penalty spot after Federico Fazio saw red for bringing down Joaquin Sanchez.
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Aritz Aduriz's 11th-minute header proved the difference, though Athletic was just as thankful to goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz for the three points as Mallorca stumbled to its ninth defeat in 11 league games.
Diego Castro's penalty deep into stoppage time salvaged a 1-1 draw for Getafe against Osasuna in a game desperately lacking in quality at the Alfonso Perez Coliseum.
The match only came to life after Emiliano Armenteros had been sent off for the visitors 12 minutes from time for a wild lunge on Juan Valera.
Despite having lost a man, Jose Mendilibar's men seemed set for all three points when Kike Sola weaved a way through the Getafe defense to slot home six minutes from time.
But Osasuna was cruelly denied a second away win of the campaign in the final minute of stoppage time as Oier was harshly judged to have handled inside the area and Castro stroked home from the spot.
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Basically every dinner party
There are two kinds of dinner parties. The enjoyable kind is held in someone's home, where no more than eight close friends or an otherwise amicable group of people get along over a couple bottles of wine and a home-cooked meal. The other kind is a huge group assembled in a restaurant, and being at one of those makes me hate food, people, restaurants, and the supposedly free society that would allow or even encourage such a miserable social experience.
More on this later in the mailbag, which also features the usual: people with girlfriends, girlfriends with girlfriends, and people dumped by girlfriends. So many girlfriends. And dinner parties. Enjoy.
One of my girlfriend's good friends has gone out on a few dates with someone from their kickball team. My girlfriend is super excited about this as she enjoys living vicariously through her friends, and also because we could potentially get another "couple friend" to do stuff with! According to my girlfriend, we currently only have one and it would be great to get another one.
I say according to my girlfriend as almost all of my friends are in relationships, and many of them are married as well. So the way I see it, we have many "couple friends" already, and getting another one is great and all, but no need to immediately schedule drinks.
I took some time to think about it, and I know what's going on: My girlfriend, like most women, doesn't really like other women and finds them to be vapid, bitchy, and very cliquey in general. Except for her circle of girls, who are the greatest people in the world and the ONLY ones who truly "get" each other. Seeing as most of my friends are men, their wives/girlfriends are vapid, bitchy and tend to be cliquey.
While not entirely false (they can be cliquey) the WAGs all like my girlfriend a lot and would like to get to know her more. So how do I explain to my girlfriend that she will most likely not meet anyone like her girlfriends so stop comparing everyone to them and realize that everyone just wants to get along and have a few beers from time to time?
-Doc Fishman
I think you're probably being a little unfair to your girlfriend, and to women in general. At the very least, it's inaccurate to paint women's attitudes toward each other as thinking that all women but their friends are vapid and bitchy. (Cliquey, sure — but men can be, too.) Men have it easy: I can get along well enough with most of the adult male population simply through the topics of sports and booze. But because women have all sorts of "feelings" and "emotions," it's tougher for them to make connections with women they've just met.
If you can stomach an anecdote: My wife's from California, and she left most of her lifelong and college-era friends behind when she moved to New York in her late 20s. We have our "couple friends" here — most of them through my dudebros — and she's developed genuine, loving friendships with my friends and their wives, to the point of hanging out solo with those girls. But every once in a while she still gets really sad and misses her friends, the friends she came of age with and the ones who understand her more deeply. Despite the love in the new friendships, they lack the undercurrent of ownership she has in friendships she made without me in the picture. And there's nothing that will ever change that.
So, while I definitely think you can ask your girlfriend to try to open up to your buddies' WAGs a little more, you should also respect that (A) no one ever WILL compare to her girlfriends and (B) who the two of you hang out with together is more important to her than it is to you. I'd recommend just going out to drinks with her friend and the kickball dude. He likes sports, you'll have a good time.
o my captain my muthafuckin captain,
Watched Generation Kill straight through after you said it was the most realistic portrayal of war. The Marines pretty much figured they were going to die due to incompetence, so my question how do you not lose your shit when given a shitty order??? Also thanks for serving so my ass can stay home and play xbox!!!
Think of it as a shitty job you can't quit. I mean, when you get down to it, most combat orders are dangerous regardless of the competence behind them. Generally speaking, nobody conducting a frontal assault is enthusiastic about the plan, but that plan may be the only way to accomplish the mission in the time allotted, and the mission is the job. It's a shitty job and you complain about it to your co-workers, and they bitch about it with you, then you all help each other survive the shitty orders by trusting in each other's training.
If that sounds like it sucks, you are correct. Buy a veteran a drink the next time you meet one.
Sex: I'm a 32 male that for the life of me I can't keep a relationship. I get bored with chicks, does not matter if they are the smartest chick in the world, looks like a model, and bangs like a meth addict, I get bored after a year tops. I want nothing to do with them. Its a true case of what the fuck is wrong with me. I'm not even that good looking and should count my lucky stars that I don't have to pay for sex. My friends say I'm a sociopath, so my question is what the hell is wrong with me???
a guy that's gonna die alone
I have no way of knowing. Like, I can't speculate about you being a sociopath when maybe you just haven't met a person who challenges you in a way that keeps you interested. Or maybe you just prefer being able to have sex with different people, which is a pretty terrific upside to being single. Personally, I don't find a 32-year-old single man all that remarkable or unusual, but if it's giving you an existential crisis, you should see a therapist.
Dear Mr. Caveman,
I moved to a new city a few years ago for grad school. I'm planning to move back to my home town this spring. So far so good.
The issue is a friend of mine. This guy and I met in grad school, and while we're not super close, we still hang out and grab drinks every now and again. This guy is an odd character, and he doesn't have a great reputation in our program. My line is that I like him despite himself.
He sounds awesome. What a shame you're moving.
He acknowledges that he's this way, he just doesn't care. The long and the short of it is that he doesn't have many friends in this city. That's partly (or largely, I guess) his fault, but it still sucks for him.
None of this would be a major issue except that in the past few weeks
A) He shattered his ankle, requiring a four month recovery. It being winter, he's pretty much housebound these days.
B) His mom got quite ill and he can't go visit her because of the ankle situation (also he has all the spare cash you'd expect of a grad student).
C) Got dumped by his girlfriend, who had been a great influence on him.
"She made him barely tolerable!"
I've known this guy for a few years, and at one point stress caused him to spiral pretty badly. Basically, I'm worried about the combined weight of three shitty things causing this guy to spiral again. There's also the fact that I'm moving away, so whatever support I can provide will be seriously limited.
While I'm still here I'm making myself available to help him out, but I guess I'm wondering what, if anything, I can do to help this guy out from a distance?
Rick James' Unity Ring
(Has enough time passed for Chappelle Show references to be clever again?)
The world would be a better place if everyone had more friends like you. But an overwhelming sense of duty and responsibility to third-tier friends is not a societal expectation. You're his friend, not his case worker. That means you can (and should!) text or email him occasionally after you move to check up on him. That's it. That's what friends do, and it's enough.
Your friend got a triple-decker shit sandwich, but it's nothing out of the ordinary for what the world deals out on a regular basis. This is life: we break our bones, our parents get sick, we get dumped, and nobody has enough money (except the few who have too much, which creates its own set of problems). So, while any kindness you offer to your friend will be appreciated, he's ultimately the one who will determine whether he emerges from this a stronger person or stays down after chance pulled the rug out from under him. You can still be his friend without feeling responsible for his well-being.
If that's too depressing of an answer, then just focus on helping him out until you move: offer to pick up groceries and prescriptions for him, drive him to physical therapy, lend him books, hang out with him on a weekend when he's bummed he can't go out. Hell, maybe you can introduce him to another weirdo who rubs everybody the wrong way, and they can be friends after you leave.
My buddy is throwing a surprise birthday party for his wife's 30th birthday at a local fancy, chain restaurant.
C'mon, you can't tease me with "fancy chain restaurant" and not specify which one. Are we talking a P.F. Chang's or more like a Ruth's Chris Steakhouse? This is important.
I've known him for 15 years and her for about 5. He actually met her through me, as I invited her out with us and introduced them. He asked my fiancée and I about having the party on a Thursday versus a Saturday, as it would save him 50% off the total cost but wasn't sure if people would still come. We told him people would still make it no matter when it was.
So the Evites go out
Evites? When's the party, 2006?
detailing the event saying dinner will be served. Within a day 20 people RSVP yes. Then he sends an email to everyone who RSVP'd saying in order to keep things simple he has put together a menu at the cost of $60/person, but the first drink is on him. To save time splitting the check at the end of the night we can give him the money via Paypal and he will pay.
Here's the problem: you're friends with an asshole who thinks a surprise dinner party is a good idea.
People who organize group dinners of more than eight people are agents of Satan. Like, it's one thing if you've got ten or twelve family members around the big table in your home for Thanksgiving, but twenty people shoved into a line of tables at a restaurant is a fucking TERRIBLE social experience. It takes forever for everyone to sit down and order, you're stuck talking to the same 3-5 people sitting around you for the entire meal, and God help you if you're against the wall and have to pee. And — dickheads asking for PayPal in advance aside — the check is always a complete shitshow because society is riddled with people who try to weasel out of tax and tip.
Am I wrong in thinking that he should pay for his wife's surprise party, especially after telling us he was going to and sending out an invite with no mention of cost to anyone who attends? Not only that, he picked the most expensive Prix Fixe menu at one of the most expensive restaurants in our city. I threw a surprise party for my fiancée's 25th birthday party and covered the catering and drinks myself. Isn't that customary? This guy supposedly makes the most money out of all of our friends. He's constantly taking vacations and buying the latest technology. He can certainly afford to pay for her surprise party.
Well, $60 a head times 20 people is, what? 1200 bucks? That's two plane tickets to somewhere sexy (or two iPads), and he can't have his awful dinner party budget cut into his vacation/tech budget like that.
My fiancée and I are saving to pay for our own wedding. I'm working overtime every weekend in order to make as much money for it as I can so it doesn't drain our savings. I understand it's "only" $120 for us to attend, but we're on a budget and spending that much money on a dinner for a friend isn't ideal. Am I a dick if I change my response to "no" and just ask to get together with them another time to celebrate? Or should we suck it up and spend the money to celebrate with our friends? He's going to be in my wedding party, so I don't want to offend him.
-Hornswoggled Hungarian
Okay. This is crazy, but try to stay with me here. I know you introduced his wife to him and he's one of your closest friends, but I think you should try — I can't believe I'm saying this — being honest with him.
Seriously, call him up and say, "Hey man, when you sent the invite, I didn't realize it was going to cost me and Krista $120. I know that probably doesn't sound like much, but I'm working overtime to save for our wedding and that's just a little too steep for us right now. Is there any way we can show up after dinner to hang out and wish Melissa a happy birthday?" Unless he's a real prick — which is possible, given this awful party — he's either going to say "Of course!" or offer to cover your dinner.
I mean, what's the alternative? You come up with a bullshit excuse and miss the party and reschedule so you can lie at length about why you couldn't make the party? If they were less integral to your lives, sure. But this dude's in your wedding party. Just be straight with him.
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Football question: how many more seasons before the NFL/major broadcasters scrap the contemporary announcing model? Generally speaking, today's announcers suck and I don't believe many would argue against this. How long before we find another way to get somebody else's voice into your living room on Sunday to improve your viewing experience? I personally like Barry Switzer's model, where you basically have a guy who is extremely knowledgable about the game able to discuss the play by play, but also a total vulgar homer when it comes to your team doing well or shitting the bed. I don't see the NFL going that route though. It pisses me off that guys like Buck and Aikmen are paid beaucoup bucks to not add any value to the game. ('Do you see this ever changing?' is probably a more apt question than 'when?')
I don't see it changing until the present broadcast model changes. ESPN took a small step with its "coaches room" during the Auburn-FSU national championship this year, but that happened only because ESPN was happy to funnel part of its audience onto another one of its channels. Maybe future NFL broadcast deals will allow for alternative announcing set-ups on the networks' toddlers (NBCSN, FS1, etc.), but the Bucks and Aikmans will stay in the spotlight.
And that's too bad, because if I were in charge, I'd have a booth that was one play-by-play guy and two "color" commentators, each a huge fan of one of the teams on the field. They'd still be professionals, of course: they wouldn't be the drunken moron next to at the sports bar. But they'd wear a jersey and openly root for their team, and you'd get to hear from someone who watches the team every week talk about a coach's or quarterback's tendencies. Plus every touchdown would come with a simultaneous "Oh no" and "WOOOOOOO!"
My helpless BS: I recently left my cushy corporate job to pursue a second career in medicine. I'm still very young, so I figured that if there was a time to take a risk and try something new, best do it now before there are kids and a mortgage involved. Through all this, my girlfriend has been nothing but supportive and I love her. Before quitting, I managed to save up enough money to pay my half of the rent for a few months, grab groceries every so often, and still take her out on special occasions. Here's the problem: I am unemployed, unsure about what sort of income I will have anytime soon, and am about to embark on a few years of debt while I am hopefully allowed the opportunity to return to school to pursue this dream of mine. With all of this uncertainty, I want to secure the one certain thing in my life… my girlfriend.
I know I want to marry her and she wants to marry me. I also know that she would prefer this to happen sooner rather than later (been together for 4 years, living together for 2). She knows I'm counting my pennies carefully and says that she does not want an expensive ring/wedding… she believes frugality is a good thing when it comes to getting married (minus drinks and music- then it's SPEND SPEND SPEND). What she says makes me think I can take the financial risk now to make both of us happy.
Question 1: Is she pulling my leg? She actually wants a big ring I can't afford today and a wedding with 500 guests? But she also wants to get engaged tomorrow? Homegirl can't have both. I personally would like to buy a ring that I could afford today and propose tomorrow, but I don't want this to come back and bite me in the ass when she changes her mind about being all frugal in a few months. What would you do? Do you ever wonder if you got engaged too quickly?
I did not get engaged too quickly. My wife and I dated for a year and a half and lived together for four or five months when I asked the question, and — as I've stated here before — my only regret is not doing it sooner.
You just gotta talk it out, man. I know that that ruins any kind of surprise you may have had in mind, but you just gotta lay it all out there. Tell her everything you wrote a couple paragraphs above, then lay out the different options as you see them. If you're going to be a doctor, you'll eventually be able to buy her much nicer jewelry.
Question 2: Will you hire me?
Thanks again,
Richard Dent's Spent Rent
Probably not, as you're going to be focused on medical studies and not fully invested in football-related dick jokes. We only want people who are SERIOUS ABOUT THIS BUSINESS.