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Five of the 23 students graduating from Sacramento State's Public Policy and Administration program will present overviews of their master's papers during the second annual Master's Theses Symposium on Thursday, May 23, at the state Capitol.
The presenters and their topics are:
Katie Cardenas – "Social Media Policies for Local Governments"
Derrick Fessler – "Mitigating Urban Traffic Congestion in California"
Jessica Hayes – "Effectiveness of California Redevelopment"
Ryan Ong – "Evaluating an Economic Impact Report for Arena Proposal"
Ngan Tran – "The Impact of Health Insurance Coverage and Health-Care Cost on Happiness"
"It's quite impressive for students to absorb knowledge and then take on contemporary and important issues," says Rob Wassmer, chair of the Department of Public Policy and Administration at Sacramento State. "The symposium increases the visibility of the program and gives students the experience of being in a hearing room at the Capitol."
The presentations begin at 3 p.m. in Room 126 of the Capitol, 1315 10th St., Sacramento. The reception that follows is hosted by the Graduate Association of Students in Public Policy & Administration, Hornets Policy & Politics Alumni and Associated Students Inc.
The symposium is free and open to the public and is of particular interest to state and local elected officials.
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Introduction to Data Structures CS106 Spring 2012
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Create a class BinaryTree to represent binary trees in Python, in the file BinaryTree.py.
In the file game.py, create a program to play the "20 questions" game for animals, along the lines discussed in lecture (your program must take the "guess the secret thing" role rather than the role of coming up with something and answering questions). You should use the BinaryTree class to represent the questions (as the values of the non-leaf nodes) and possible results (the values of the leaf nodes). You should do this in two steps:
As always, add a README.txt file and a README-DESIGN.txt file. Then use Team->Commit to hand in your work as well as Blackboard (and, of course, you can also use commit to make backups also at each significant milestone, e.g., at the end of each bullet item above).


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Let's support our friends & neighbors with our holiday shopping
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To The Daily Sun,
Almost everywhere he goes he sees someone he knows. At the grocery store, the fair, or at the beach in Maine, someone he knows will stop him to say hello or ask for his advice. You may have sat with him in his "office", better known as the sound room, and shared the recent struggles or joys in your life. He has enjoyed listening to your stories about your kids and about your work. He is quite the story teller himself and before you know it, you're laughing together and forgetting some of your problems. Over the years, you have become friends with the guy — better known as Pete, at Greenlaw's Music Store.
A Laconia business for 60 years, David Greenlaw's father first opened Greenlaw's Music in the early 1950s. Since then you may have stopped in to pick up a musical instrument for your son or daughter's school band, sheet music for your church choir, a t.v. and sound system for your new or newly remodeled home, a guitar or drum set so you can take lessons, or like me — buy your first stereo. You see, I went into Greenlaw's to buy my first real stereo from Peter 30 years ago.
So what is the purpose of my letter? You may have heard that it's important to "shop local." I encourage you to take this one step further. Look around your local area where you live and witness your friends and neighbors at work. They are the people you know. Your local small business owners and their employees live next to you, go to church with you, or volunteer at your child's sporting events. Sometimes you just recognize their face and wonder "where do I know that person from?" Then you remember she works at the local flower shop or he owns the local bakery. Or you remember she used to work at the local gift shop that went out of business last year because they struggled to compete with the online market place and big box stores.
Consider that every time you shop at a local business, you are supporting your friends and neighbors. Put faces and names to those businesses. I'm using Pete, Dave and Abe at Greenlaw's Music Store as examples of this, but there are so many people in small businesses just like them.
Saturday, November 30th is Small Business Saturday. We all do some shopping online, but on this day, throughout the upcoming Christmas shopping season, and beyond, please shop in local stores and businesses when you can. Visit your friends and neighbors who work in your local restaurants, shoe store or jewelry store. They are ready to help you with your shopping list and welcome you in, as friends do. Plus, don't forget to visit their online store fronts like Greenlawsmusic.com if you can't get out to see them.
Supporting our friends and neighbors reminds me of the 1940s Christmas movie "It's A Wonderful Life". In the final scene when George Bailey and his family are surrounded by people who know and love them, Clarence the angel has written this note to George, "No man is a failure who has friends!"
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I was a little worried this would be too big and clunky as i have stupidly skinny wrists but it was just right and I have had so many people comment on how pretty it is since I started wearing it. Really lovely bracelet and perfect for a gift as well as a treat for yourself!
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For your first claim, I'll argue that in most places, including the US and UK, patent infringement is a civil case, not a criminal case. I feel the cry of "Wrote software? It's illegal!" is a bit alarmist and sensationalistic.Bass said:Sabot said:*snip*
Patents are bad for software because they make the act of writing software illegal. Yes, WRITING software can be illegal. From scratch. Not copying software. Simply writing it. Like you just made a simple application? Good luck "making money". Did you get a lawyer to do a patent search for you? No? You probably just broke the law. Yes, with software patents the only real way to stay legal is to have a lawyer look over your code every release, and do an extensive (and very costly) patent search. Wow! That sounds really efficient. Do you already do this with your software? No? How do you know YOU aren't violating patents?
That's what Bill Gates ment when he spoke against software patents. If software patents are allowed to continue without restriction, it's quite likely writing any kind of software will very hard to be legal. People have put out patents on stuff like specific HTML tags or something as simple as the generic string datatype. If you use strings in an software application and there is a patent for that, you could be sued! You might lose the ability to sell your software? Is that really fair?
And really you protect your revenue by having a better product, not relying on the government to make sure you'll never have any competition. That's actually the purpose of both copyright and patents. To increase innovation, to promote science and the arts. It's not there their to protect business models and crush competition. And NOT suppose to hinder innovation (which is what software patents tend to do).
As for your last paragraph - I agree that software patents as used today are a legalistic exercise in money-grabbing and fearmongering that do not serve their original purpose. But you have to remember that they do have an original purpose - allowing inventors to benefit from their invention. If they didn't exist, any product I released could be reverse-engineered within hours and competition thrive without having to spend the R&D time I did. Not only that, but big companies could spend that R&D budget on marketing and overtake my business by a mile.
I'm not trying to defend the current practices, but just to avoid the kneejerk "All patents are evil!" reaction. The "you'll succeed if you just have a good enough product" line works only in Horatio Alger stories, not in the marketplace where PR can make or break a product.


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I made a large pot of coffee on Saturday, more than I would drink in a single morning, specifically because I'm lazy and thought I would just drink the second half of the pot the following morning. 1 Saturday morning I didn't see any of the white mugs we've been using lately, so I switched to one of the Impressionist-artist themed mugs in the back of the cabinet. I drank my coffee, had a good day, and all was right and well with the world. The following morning I poured another mug of coffee, drank that and went back for a second – to discover there was barely any coffee left. I had just made enough for four cups, so what gives?
It turns out that the white mugs are smaller than the Impressionist mugs by about 1/3. After making more coffee it slowly dawned on me… very slowly… I had been under-consuming coffee2 for almost the last year by about two-thirds of a cup.
Totally unrelated story of this morning. The coffee shop near my work is apparently undergoing a remodel. Which explains why no one was there to serve me coffee. Back across the street to a restaurant that I generally don't frequent to get coffee. 34 I go in, ask for coffee, and the woman behind the counter5 asked me if I had been there before. "Yes, a while ago, but I usually get my coffee from Pete's." She went on to explain they have all fair-trade organic coffee, it doesn't have an aftertaste, and it's very good. I said something polite and non-committal – but, really, I would have still bought it and drank it if she had told me their coffee was made from baby seals and brewed with orphan tears.
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Even with Jami Cornwell out and Julie Szabo having a lackluster performance, USC Aiken's women's basketball team was victorious.
Former Lady Jaguar Katie Lawrence scored a season-high 21 points as the No. 22 Lady Pacers blew past Augusta State, 72-57, at the ASU athletic complex Saturday night.
"Being off for two years kind of hurt me getting back into the swing of things," Lawrence said. "Tonight, I just put it all together."
Lawrence, who played at Augusta State for two years before transferring to USC Aiken, entered the game averaging 5.9 points per contest with a season-high 17 points in a game. The junior improved on those numbers Saturday, making seven of nine shots, including three key 3-pointers, and had a team-high six rebounds.
USC Aiken (22-4, 16-3), the reigning Peach Belt Conference regular-season champion, had five players score in double digits. Szabo, the team's leading scorer, went 3-of-12 for 13 points. Allison Nold had 11 points, and Mary Wooley and Jen Kennedy each scored 10.
Cornwell, the team's starting point guard, has missed the past three game with mononucleosis. Katie Rokus started in her place and had five points, five rebounds, five steals and four assists.
"This game gave Katie Rokus a lot of confidence," USC Aiken coach Phil Stern said. "We made that run late in the first half without Julie really scoring, which gives everyone confidence."
For 16 minutes, Augusta State (10-16, 5-14) played the Lady Pacers as well as it could, limiting the back-door cuts and holding Szabo in check. But USC Aiken dominated from there.
Lawrence drilled a 3-pointer. Ray hit a layup. After two Szabo free throws, Ray made another layup. The Lady Pacers turned a one-point deficit into a 33-22 lead.
USC Aiken went 6-of-6 from the free throw line in the final two minutes of the half, ending the half on a 20-4 run for a 41-26 halftime lead.
"Aiken makes shots, we don't make shots," Augusta State coach Greg Wilson said. "I was disappointed in that run, because nobody stepped up to try and stop it."
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ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Wednesday that the Los Angeles Rams are interested in acquiring quarterback Peyton Manning if the Denver Broncos decide to release him or trade him.
The Rams have had internal discussions about bringing Peyton Manning to Los Angeles should he want to play another season, per a league source.
Manning still is under contract to the Broncos for another year, but most around the league do not expect him to return to Denver next season, if he returns at all.
Manning still must decide whether he wants to play again, and the Rams still are formulating their quarterback plans. But they are monitoring the Manning situation, per a source, which is a sign that the Broncos quarterback could have options next season.
With Manning's rapid decline in play, the Broncos are expected to move on from him this offseason since he's also scheduled to make $19 million and is clearly no longer worth what his contract is going to pay him.
The most likely case is that the Broncos will release Peyton Manning if he wants to play another season in order to allow him to sign with a team like the Rams. I can't imagine them trading Manning since he's not worth much at this point in his career.


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Thousands of participants at Annual Investment Meeting 2014 start arriving in Dubai
Thousands of participants have started arriving to attend the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) 2014, that will be held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, Ruler of Dubai, from 8 – 10 April 2014 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre.
The event has established itself as a platform that will shape investments and partnerships to achieve sustainable growth in the emerging markets around the world.
H.E. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, UAE Minister of Economy, said, "We welcome the delegates participating in this annual event, which established itself among the best events in the world as it opens the doors wide on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) topics and the prospects for growth and development in emerging markets around the world." "Emerging markets have become leading contenders attracting foreign investment. These markets are currently attracting increasing investments, particularly in innovative sectors such as information technology and traditional sectors such as education, trade, tourism, real estate and others," added Al Mansoori.
AIM is held under the theme "Investment Partnerships for Sustainable & Inclusive Growth in Frontier & Emerging Markets". The event has doubled in size as far as participation is concerned, strengthening the UAE's position as a destination for multi-economic sectors attracting investments from around the world. Nearly 60 Ministers are taking part in AIM this year, compared with 33 ministers in 2013.
The event is scheduled to launch the first FDI Report for AIM tomorrow (Tuesday, April 8th, 2014), which will carry a special focus on foreign direct investment flows to and from the borders of the emerging markets. This report was developed in collaboration with the Statistical Unit of Financial Times International, to review the opportunities and challenges of investing in these fast-growing key markets. Representatives from more than 120 countries will attend the Annual Investment Meeting. For the first time in the world, emerging economies outperform developed economies in the volume of foreign investments achieving 52% of its share in the world.
Mr. Dawood Al Shezawi, CEO, AIM's Organizing Committee, said, "We have carefully selected series of topic discussions for the 4th AIM focusing on the challenges facing emerging markets in attracting foreign direct investment. We look forward to a successful edition as we have seen today from the delegations great expectations on attracting foreign investment and overcome the challenges facing their economies in this area."
program (Tuesday 8th April) includes the Launch of AIM Investment Report 2014 under the theme Trends and Implications on Frontier and Emerging Market. The Ministerial Roundtable where His Excellency President, distinguished ministers, business leaders, heads of International Institutions will discuss and share views and lessons learnt as well as present their assessment on how to invest in growth and to find sustainable solutions to further the cause of development in times of political and economic uncertainties.
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When a wife reaches her breaking point, and her husband begins an ill-advised affair, civil war breaks out within their family.
Erica Tate wouldn't mind getting up in the morning if she enjoyed her children more. Until puberty struck, Jeffrey and Matilda were absolute darlings, but in the last year they have become sullen, insufferable little monsters. Erica's husband, Brian, is so deeply immersed in university life--and the legs of a half-literate flower child named Wendy--that he either doesn't notice his wife's misery or simply doesn't care. Worst of all their pleasant little neighborhood is transforming into a subdivision. And with each new ranch house that springs up around their lot, Erica's marriage inches closer to disaster.
Admitting she is sick of her family is only the first step. When the Tate household tips into full-scale emotional combat, Erica must do her best to ensure she comes out on top. In this darkly comic tale, there is nothing more important than having a good exit strategy.
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Inclusion of solvation free energy with molecular mechanics energy: alanyl dipeptide as a test case
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Calorimetry; Dipeptides; Models, Chemical; *Protein Conformation; Quantum Theory; Thermodynamics
A combined force field of molecular mechanics and solvation free energy is tested by carrying out energy minimization and molecular dynamics on several conformations of the alanyl dipeptide. Our results are qualitatively consistent with previous experimental and computational studies, in that the addition of solvation energy stabilizes the C5 conformation of the alanyl dipeptide relative to the C7.
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Schiffer, Celia A.; Caldwell, James W.; Stroud, Robert M.; and Kollman, Peter A., "Inclusion of solvation free energy with molecular mechanics energy: alanyl dipeptide as a test case" (1992). Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology Publications and Presentations. 103.


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By JC | September 26, 2012
It was brought to my attention yesterday that Cat's Sweet Tomato Heel Socks e-book suggests working increases on the sole before knitting the heel, if you have a high arch. Whoops! So it does, both in the general instructions on page 3 and in the individual sock patterns. Doing so would've eliminated the need for mini-gussets. Hmm. I must've skimmed right over that part of the general instructions. Or maybe the concept didn't stick because I don't think of myself as having a high arch. Either way, I still like my mini-gussets.
After wearing my toe socks for a few hours, though, I have to say I'm a little less fond of the fit. The pinkie toes on the socks pooch out a little bit beyond my actual pinkie toes. At first, I thought perhaps I'd knit the pinkie toes a little too long. Closer inspection, however, revealed a different culprit: After joining all the toes but the pinkie toe, I knit three rounds plain before joining the pinkie toe, but I should've knit more than three rounds… seven, or maybe eight.
Oh, well. I was already figuring on knitting more toe socks anyway. It'll be a bit like the gloves I knit a couple years back, with the second iteration trumping the first.
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And once you do these toe socks again, you can write up the pattern for us?
I'm wondering if people like me who have a really small little toe might do well with a four toed sock. The last toe could be a little wider to accommodate the last 2 small toes. What do you think? An added benefit is that you could pose as a 4 toed mutant…


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An interview with Dóra Maurer (1998):
"I think it was Miki Erdély's or Tamás Szentjóby's idea that we should go to Balatonboglár in May 1972. We asked Galántai for the key to the chapel and shot 36 photos - the full capacity of a camera - on the square and the ideas we had around the chapel. That was when the photo series was made. It was Jován's idea.
There was a grid put across the chapel door, originally from a fence, but applied horizontally and not vertically. Jován stood on it, and the others automatically began to find their places, too. Szentjóby lay down on a branch and stuffed his long hair into his shirt, so his hair was not floating like Jován's in the photo. Erdély placed himself in the door, bent over, as if he had been glancing out from there, while Tibor lay on the ground, as if that had been another direction, too, and only the smoke of his cigarette revealed where upwards was. Erdély held up a poppy and said that if we photographed it, it might look as if it were the chapel bell. Then they were jumping down from a bench, Erdély, Tibor and I think Jován, too, as if they were jumping on top of the Badacsony, that is, as if they had been touching the mountain with the shape of their bodies."
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All of my research on healthy eating after the revelations from this post has really changed my attitude towards food. It's also made me a "label reader". Literally every product I pick up, the first thing I do is read the label. And if there is anything in there that isn't good for us, it goes right back on the shelf. High Fructose Corn Syrup is one of those things that I am completely eliminating from our diet.
So last week as I was checking all our labels and I came across a juice that I had bought on sale the week prior. It's V8 Splash, a juice that I've seen a lot and I know is popular. When it comes to ingredient lists the first ingredient is the most predominant all the way down to the least predominant ingredient.
So I looked at the ingredients and it is as follows:
Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Juice from Concentrate
Now, I wasn't shocked to see High Fructose Corn Syrup, after my research on it I have come to expect it on most labels I read. But I was absolutely shocked to see it as the number 2 ingredient in the juice, before even juice was listed! How can this drink even be labeled juice?!
So what did I do with the sugar-water that I discovered? Poured it down the sink. It did cross my mind to give it to someone else (because I hate to waste money) but I couldn't bring myself to allow someone else to inadvertently feed their children something that barely resembles fruit. So parents, please be educated about the choices you make for your children. There is a difference between "Juice Beverage" and actual Juice.
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Wednesday reveal squad numbers
Wednesday have revealed their squad numbers for the new season.
Owls boss Stuart Gray has handed the No.1 shirt to new arrival Keiren Westwood while Chris Kirkland, last season's regular start in goal, has to make do with No.12.
Sam Hutchinson, another new summer addition, takes the No.4 shirt with Glenn Loosens, the club's new skipper, handed No.5.
In attack Atdhe Nuhiu will be No.9 while Gary Madine has been handed No.24.
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text: The Impact of Medical Legal Risk on Obstetrician–Gynecologist SupplyRobinson, Pamela MBA; Xu, Xiao PhD; Keeton, Kristie MD, MPH; Fenner, Dee MD; Johnson, Timothy R. B. MD; Ransom, Scott DO, MBAObstetrics & Gynecology: June 2005 - Volume 105 - Issue 6 - p 1296-1302 doi: 10.1097/01.AOG.0000157468.12907.1a Original Research Abstract In Brief Author Information Article Outline OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effects of medical legal risk on practice location of obstetrician–gynecologists. METHODS: We used the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Membership Record to determine the number of Fellows and Junior Fellows by state. We obtained state malpractice premiums from the Medical Liability Monitor and state birth rates from the National Center for Health Statistics. The American Medical Association (AMA) "Crisis" and ACOG "Red Alert" designations, as well as state malpractice premium levels, were used to approximate malpractice risk. We examined the changes in state births to obstetrician–gynecologist rates from 1995 to 2003 by using the Student t test and Mann-Whitney tests. Comparisons were made between states of different risk levels. RESULTS: We found no significant difference in the percentage changes in births per Fellow or births per Junior Fellow between AMA "Crisis" and remaining states, nor between ACOG "Red Alert" and Safe states. The percentage changes in births per Fellow were similar in the 10 highest-premium states and the 10 lowest-premium states. The percentage increase in births per Junior Fellow in the 10 highest-premium states was significantly greater than the 10 lowest-premium states (median 28.5% versus 5.0%, P = .03). CONCLUSION: Malpractice premiums appear to influence practice location of new obstetrician–gynecologists. Neither the AMA designation of "Crisis" nor the ACOG designation of "Red Alert" had supply implications in the analysis. More research on the interaction of malpractice rates and obstetrician–gynecologist supply is needed for informed decisions regarding malpractice premium management. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: II-3 Medical malpractice premium is a significant factor influencing practice location of new obstetrician–gynecologists. From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Funding for this study was provided in part by the University of Michigan Medical School Summer Biomedical Research Program and the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Address reprint requests to: Dr. Scott Ransom, Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology, University of Michigan, L4000 Women's Hospital, 1500 East Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48109–0276; e-mail: email@example.com. Received November 4, 2004. Received in revised form January 4, 2005. Accepted January 13, 2005. Abstract MATERIALS AND METHODS RESULTS DISCUSSION REFERENCES Cited By Medical liability reform is an urgent concern of physician organizations such as the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). Expenses incurred by health care providers, including malpractice insurance, risk management expenses, court costs, attorney fees, and claims paid to victims, are contributing to the rising costs of health care.1 The findings of Localio et al2 and Ransom et al,3 however, suggest that expenditures arising from the medical malpractice litigation are rarely attributable to medical negligence. New factors, such as the spread of managed care and various tools of cost controls, and the increasing interest in patient safety are the real drivers of the current medical liability crisis.4 Managed care restricts the ability of hospitals and physicians to increase rates to share the burden of increased liability expenses. In addition, the current emphasis on patient safety draws public attention to the evaluation of medical care quality and could possibly instigate more litigation. Together, these factors put providers in a very difficult situation, which may impact the financial viability of many obstetrical practices. The AMA believes that the United States legal system is forcing physicians away from the practice of medicine and therefore limiting patients' access to health care. In an effort to encourage legal reform in the most affected areas of the country, the AMA has declared that 19 states are in a condition of full medical liability "Crisis," 25 states are showing signs of developing a liability "Crisis," while only 6 states are relatively safe from liability "Crisis" due to long-standing liability reform laws that include caps on damages.5 Similarly, ACOG has asserted that the professional liability system in the United States is severely jeopardizing patient care. The College has declared that women's health care is at risk in 22 "Red Alert" states6 and specifically indicates that liability insurance for obstetrician–gynecologists (ob-gyns) has become prohibitively expensive and is forcing ob-gyns to restrict or abandon their obstetrical practices. Malpractice premiums are doubling and tripling in "Red Alert" states, and some ob-gyns are unable to obtain any malpractice insurance.6 Mello et al7 suggest that, although the medical malpractice crisis is not a new phenomenon, this crisis appears to be a professional issue of availability as well as affordability of medical malpractice insurance. Yet there has been little evidence of its potential impact on the exodus of physicians. This study seeks to examine current trends in this effect on a national basis by examining the relationship between state malpractice insurance premiums and obstetrician-gynecologist physician supply. Back to Top | Article Outline MATERIALS AND METHODS To identify states with different levels of medical legal risk, we consulted the ACOG and AMA Web sites.5,6 The College divided the 50 states and the District of Columbia into "Red Alert" states and Safe states (Box: "States Categorized by ACOG "Red Alert" or Safe Liability Risk Status"). American Medical Association categorized all the states into "Crisis" states, Warning states, and Safe states (Box: "States Categorized by AMA Liability Risk Status"). For the purpose of this study, we grouped the AMA Warning states together with the AMA Safe states to make the data consistent with the ACOG classification style. Hereinafter, we call them the AMA "Remaining" states. Figure Figure We obtained annual, state-specific, medical malpractice insurance rates from the Medical Liability Monitor.8 The rates were derived from a nationwide survey of medical liability insurance companies. Quotes were presented for either an entire state, a region within a state, a particular county, or a city metropolitan area. We developed a state average premium based on an average of the different premiums quoted per state each year. Separate fees or premiums paid into a state Patient Compensation Fund were excluded from our analysis because these charges were not consistently paid by physicians. We ranked the 50 states and the District of Columbia by 2002 average premiums and separated the 10 states with the highest average premiums and the 10 states with the lowest average premiums from the other states (hereinafter called the High-Premium states and the Low-Premium states, respectively). A list of these states and their average premiums in 2002 were presented in Table 1. Table 1 We used the 1995–2003 ACOG Membership Record for the number of practicing ob-gyns by state (ACOG fellowship statistics reports. Washington, DC: The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists; 1995-2003). To account for the size of different states and their demand for ob-gyns, we calculated the ratio of births to ob-gyn for each state. Data on birth rates were obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics' National Vital Statistics Reports.9 Note that this represents the total number of births in each state and year. These births could be delivered by any providers who practiced obstetrical care. Therefore, the births per ob-gyn rate is a measure for the overall condition of obstetrical care in that state. Year 2002 was the most recent year for which the birth rates were available. It should be a sufficient estimate for the birth rates in 2003 to serve the research purpose here. The key variable examined in this study is the percentage change in the ratios between 1995 and 2003. We adopted the ACOG membership classification of Fellows and Junior Fellows and derived the percentage change for each category to distinguish the influence of medical legal risk on physicians of different experience. In this study, Junior Fellows include only those ob-gyns who were actually in practice. We chose to compare data between 1995 and 2003 for 2 reasons. First, starting in December 1995, ACOG Membership Record categories were consistent and comparable to the following years, and 1995 was the earliest year in which separate data on practicing Junior Fellows became available. Second, we hypothesized that the influence of medical liability risk on ob-gyn supply does not show up instantaneously; rather its impact is on future supply. To evaluate the overall impact of medical legal risk on ob-gyns' choice of practice locations, we sought to use the earliest year possible as the base period for comparison. We examined the above data for differences in ob-gyn supply between states of different medical liability risk levels: ACOG "Red Alert" versus ACOG Safe; AMA "Crisis" versus AMA Remaining; and High Premium versus Low Premium. All analyses were conducted using SAS 9.1 statistical software (SAS Institute, Cary, NC). We calculated the mean, median, standard deviation, and interquartile range for the distribution of percentage changes. Shapiro-Wilke tests were conducted to evaluate whether the data were normally distributed. The percentage changes between high-risk states and low-risk states were compared using Student t tests if the data were normally distributed and Mann-Whitney tests if the data were not normally distributed. P values less than .05 were considered to be statistically significant. This study was approved by the University of Michigan Institutional Review Board. To allow for regional variations within states, we conducted a similar analysis for the change in births per ob-gyn in all metropolitan regions with 2002 premiums over $100,000 (Medical Liability Monitor). Specifically, they include Miami (Dade County), Florida, at $210, 576; Cleveland (Cuyahoga County), Ohio, at $152, 496; Las Vegas (Clark County), Nevada, at $141,760; Detroit (Wayne County), Michigan, at $140,917; Nassau County, New York, at $115,431; and Chicago (Cook County), Illinois, at $110,091. Because the ACOG membership directory categorizes ob-gyn locations by chapters, which may have memberships that span several different cities and counties, we used a different data source of ob-gyn supply by county derived from the Area Resource File.10 From this data file, we extracted information on the total number of ob-gyns for patient care in each county and compared the percentage changes in births per ob-gyn between 1995 and 2001 (the latest year in which data were available) in these 6 high-premium counties with all other counties in the nation. Back to Top | Article Outline RESULTS Tables 2 and 3 report the average number of births/ob-gyn ratio in states of different categories of medical liability risk and their percentage changes between 1995 and 2003, respectively. In most states, the number of births per Fellow decreased from 1995 to 2003, whereas the number of births per Junior Fellow increased during the same period. This indicates an improvement in the supply of Fellows and a worsening in the supply of Junior Fellows. Such patterns, however, are fairly equal across all states without regard to any particular state liability risk status. The percentage changes were similar between the high-risk and low-risk states by ACOG designation. Therefore, there is no significant difference in the supply of practicing ob-gyns (both Fellows and Junior Fellows) in ACOG "Red Alert" states versus the Safe states. Table 2 Table 3 The tables also display the results for our analysis on the AMA risk categories. Once again, there is no statistically significant difference in the supply of practicing ob-gyns between the "Crisis" states and the Remaining states. The percentage changes in births per Fellow and births per Junior Fellow for AMA "Crisis" and Remaining states were similar. These results suggest that, like ACOG designation, the AMA designation of "Crisis" states, compared with the Remaining states, does not predict ob-gyn practice location. Likewise, our analysis for premium-based medical liability risk categories shows that the percentage changes in births per Fellow were comparable between the 10 High-Premium states and the 10 Low-Premium states. There was no significant difference in their average percentage changes (–15.1% versus –16.4%, P = .67). However, we did observe a significant difference in the percentage changes of births per Junior Fellow between the High- and Low-Premium states. The median percentage increase in the High-Premium states was more than 5 times larger than the change in Low-Premium states (28.5% versus 5.0%, P = .03). Our results from the county-level analysis also show a trend in the supply of ob-gyns (results not shown in the table). In general, most counties in the United States experienced decreases in the number of births per ob-gyn, indicating an improvement in the supply of obstetric care. However, on average, the 6 highest-premium counties had a lower rate of decrease than other counties in the nation (–3.4% versus –5.6%, P = .92). Even though the result lacked statistical significance, this may hint at a worse supply situation in meeting the population need for obstetric services in these high-premium counties relative to other areas of the country. Finally, we examined the malpractice premium levels in ACOG "Red Alert" states and Safe states, as well as AMA "Crisis" states and Remaining states. On average, from 1995 to 2002, the premiums in ACOG "Red Alert" states increased by 32.9%, while the premiums in the Safe states increased by 30.9% (P = .19). Similarly, there is no significant difference in the change of premiums between AMA "Crisis" states and Remaining states (36.4% versus 28.8%, P = .17) over the same period of time. Back to Top | Article Outline DISCUSSION In the United States, obstetric service providers have been struggling with climbing medical malpractice insurance premiums for many years and lack of affordable malpractice insurance coverage has affected access to care in some areas.11 Our analysis shows that, from 1995 to 2003, while the number of births per Fellow decreased in 48 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia, the number of births per Junior Fellow increased in 36 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. In particular, we found that the increase in births per Junior Fellow was significantly greater for the 10 highest-premium states than the 10 lowest-premium states. Further, our data suggests that, on average, birth rates actually increased in the Low-Premium states while they decreased in the High-Premium states during the study period. Taken together, this supports our hypothesis that high malpractice premiums may have had an influence on the decision of Junior Fellows to practice in these states. This finding is consistent with our expectation that this group of ob-gyns is more sensitive to the impact of liability risk. Analysis of the top 6 high-premium counties also shows a tendency of negative impact of high malpractice premiums on ob-gyn supply. Level of malpractice premiums appears to be an importance factor influencing the supply of ob-gyns, especially for Junior Fellows. Both ACOG and AMA designations of high-risk and low-risk states were based on a number of factors. The College designated its "Red Alert" states according to the availability of professional liability coverage (as measured by the number of insurance carriers issuing policies or abandoning the medical liability market, and the absolute cost and rate of increase in insurance premiums), a combination of geographic, economic, and other conditions that affect ob-gyn supply, such as the history of state tort reform (James Lumalcuri, ACOG Department of Professional Liability/Risk Management, July 2004, personal communication). The AMA's criteria included surveys and polls of medical students and residents' and physicians' perceptions of medical legal risk, as well as their concerns about medical liability coverage costs and access.12 As shown in our statistical analysis, there was no significant difference in the premium levels between ACOG "Red Alert" states and the Safe states, and between AMA "Crisis" states and the Remaining states. Both designations lacked a statistically significant relationship to malpractice premiums for ob-gyns. Indeed the ACOG "Red Alert" category includes several Low-Premium states such as Virginia (average premium $36,282), Georgia (average premium $37,616), Alabama (average premium $37,690), and Washington (average premium $38,597). Massachusetts (average premium $84,566) and Michigan (average premium $88,945), where average liability premiums are high, are not listed among the "Red Alert" states. Similarly, the AMA "Crisis" category includes several states where the medical liability premiums are low, eg, Arkansas (average premium $28,484), or modest, eg, Georgia (average premium $37,616), Washington (average premium $38,597), and Oregon (average premium $40,160). The few states that are declared as safe from liability crisis do not necessarily coincide with the states with low premiums either. This deviation from the premium costs concerning ob-gyns might be an important reason for our failure to detect any significant difference in the supply of ob-gyns when using the ACOG and AMA designations. Our significant findings on the impact of medical liability premiums on the supply of Junior Fellows warrants more attention from both organizations toward premium management in their future role of guiding obstetrical care. The sharp increase in the number of births per Junior Fellow in the High-Premium states suggests that the supply of new ob-gyns is not keeping pace with the population need for obstetric services in states where the medical malpractice insurance premiums are the highest. This raises concern about women's future access to obstetric care. Recent data show that medical students' interest in the obstetrics-gynecology specialty has also declined.13–15 The number of U.S. medical doctors electing an ob-gyn residency training program has significantly declined. In 2004, the percentage of graduating U.S. senior medical students filling the Postgraduate Year One positions in obstetrics-gynecology decreased to 65%,16 compared with 86% approximately 10 years ago.17 When choosing a residency, the medical liability issue influenced the choice of state for 39% of medical students, and it affected the choice of specialty for 50% of them.18 It is likely that rising premiums are causing the pipeline for new ob-gyns to dry up. This may reduce patient access to and use of prenatal care in the future. A widely held belief is that higher medical liability risk may affect health care use through positive defensive medicine and overuse. Our results here suggest that increased malpractice premiums can influence obstetrical care in another way, ie, by reducing the entry of new ob-gyns to this specialty. Unless effective actions are taken, we may expect a shortage of ob-gyns in the coming years. This may greatly limit the capacity of our health care system to care for high-risk babies and deliver obstetric services in a timely manner. It can also restrict the ability of providers to spend quality time with obstetric patients. In the long run, high medical liability premiums may come at a cost of reduced patient access to high-quality obstetrical care. Several factors limit the accuracy and depth of this study. First, the average liability costs data were derived from the Medical Liability Monitor survey of medical malpractice premiums. The number of participating insurance firms and their service areas were not consistent for each state across study years. Our estimate of state average premiums might be biased by the survey participants. Moreover, because the survey data did not have detailed information on the market share of each insurance firm in the state, we were not able to derive a weighted average premium, which should be a more appropriate measure of state malpractice liability risk. Second, our study used the number of ob-gyns in practice who performed at least some obstetric services, but we did not account for the fact that these physicians might alter their practices to reduce high-risk and other obstetric services. The new Medical Liability Survey of ACOG members reveals that 9.2% of the members who were surveyed stopped practicing obstetrics because of liability insurance costs and availability, and 12.2% decreased the number of deliveries.19 Therefore, our results likely underestimated the real impact of medical liability risk. Third, the present study focused on state-level effects. Nevertheless, the market for malpractice insurance varies within each state. Different areas of the states may have different insurance firms, and the premiums written may vary as well. Data used for this study restricted our ability to assess the influence of malpractice liability risk at a more detailed geographic level. Finally, our analysis attempted to capture the association between high malpractice premiums and changes in the number of physicians in practice but was limited in its ability to account for other potential attributors for physician supply due to data availability. For example, we lacked information on physician reimbursement rates. High malpractice premiums can be offset in areas where physician reimbursement is high. That might contribute to a more stable supply in some states; yet our analysis did not account for local variations in obstetrician supply that may be influenced by reimbursement. Wealthy suburbs may be more likely to have an adequate supply of obstetricians, whereas a nearby poor urban population with poor insurance coverage is likely to have problems retaining obstetric providers. Further research should be completed to better understand these local economic influences on physician supply. Clearly, we need more research on the interaction of malpractice premiums and obstetrician–gynecologist supply. As a useful first step, our study provided evidence of declining supply in new practitioners because of increasing medical legal premiums. There is legitimate reason for us to be concerned about patients' future access to obstetric care and critical prenatal care. Both AMA and ACOG will be at the forefront of the liability reform movement to reverse the declining trend of new entries into obstetrics-gynecology. Research findings in this field will assist their decision making regarding malpractice premium management and will provide empirical evidence to inform policy changes and tort reform that could alleviate this situation.Back to Top | Article Outline REFERENCES1.Ransom SB, Domrowski MP, Shephard R, Leonardi M. The economic cost of the medical-legal tort system. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1996;174:1903–7. Cited Here... | View Full Text | PubMed | CrossRef 2.Localio AR, Lawthers AG, Brennan TA, Laird NM, Herbert LE, Peterson LM, et al. Relation between malpractice claims and adverse events due to negligence: results of the Harvard medical practice study III. N Engl J Med 1991;325:245–51. Cited Here... | View Full Text | PubMed | CrossRef 3.Ransom SB, Studdert DM, Dombrowski MP, Mello MM, Brennan TA. Reduced medicolegal risk by compliance with obstetric clinical pathways: a case-control study. Obstet Gynecol 2003;101:751–5. 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Obstetrics & GynecologyProfessional Liability Insurance: Still a CrisisQueenan, JTObstetrics & Gynecology, 105(6): 1285-1286.10.1097/01.AOG.0000164809.74795.b4 PDF (101) | CrossRef Obstetrics & GynecologyProfessional Liability Payments in Obstetrics and GynecologyBarbieri, RLObstetrics & Gynecology, 107(3): 578-581.10.1097/01.AOG.0000202400.13898.8b PDF (135) | CrossRef Back to Top | Article Outline© 2005 by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Article Outline Abstract MATERIALS AND METHODS RESULTS DISCUSSION REFERENCES Cited By Source The Impact of Medical Legal Risk on Obstetrician–Gynecologist Supply Obstetrics & Gynecology105(6):1296-1302, June 2005. Full-Size Email + Favorites Export View in Gallery Email to a Colleague Colleague's E-mail is Invalid Your Name: (optional) Your Email: Colleague's Email: Separate multiple e-mails with a (;). 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I have had the same bad experiences with Direct TV as so many of you had. I bought expensive Tivo boxes a few years ago only to find out that they were obsolete. So I had to buy new boxes from Direct TV. While they charged me $300, many people paid nothing. If you yelled at them they lowered the prices.
The damn boxes NEVER worked. They sent me five or six of them, but when I turned to a station, or went to playback, half the time I got a blank screen. They sent service men 8 or 9 times and they all said the same thing. The boxes were junk, switch to Verizon. These were not really Direct TV guys, but local service men under contract.
Well, after a year I switched to Verizon and returned the boxes. They billed me originally $650 for services AND breaking a contract with them. I had no signed contract, and, I did not have working boxes so the contract was voided by them, by me, if I had a contract. They said I had to stay two years. I paid for the boxes and never got service. Unfortunately they are not regulated. I got $550 of the charges dismissed, but will never get back the $300 for the boxes that never worked.
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This one totally reminds me of my cat Taz when she was a kitten. On my hubby's first meal with my family, my mom cooked lasagne. We'd already explained the origins of Taz's name to my hubby but either he failed to believe our claims of a small feline Tasmanian Devil or he seriously underestimated the lengths to which she would go to procur something to her liking. My mom had already dished a serving of lasagne onto my hubby's plate but he was lingering at the sink to wash his hands (or making some other rookie mistake). Before anyone could react, a black blur raced through the dining room, leaped to his chair, and one furry black paw swiped across his plate, sending the entire serving of lasagne flying onto the floor.
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Bobby Petrino: Western Kentucky is Perfect Fit for Tarnished Head CoachDecember 10, 2012
For better or worse, Bobby Petrino will bring Western Kentucky quite a bit of attention.
Per Yahoo! Sports, news of Petrino's hiring was reported Monday. The last time he was seen on the college football scene, Petrino was embroiled in a scandal involving a female member on his staff at Arkansas, with whom he had gotten into a motorcycle accident.
It was just another incident in a long line of bad press that has hovered over Petrino for at least the last decade. The ways in which he departed Louisville and the Atlanta Falcons drew ire almost universally across the sporting landscape.
Petrino, much like John Calipari, is viewed as the kind of coach a school turns to when it wants to win at all costs. With the big business of college football these days, his ability to win causes schools to look past Petrino's, well, past.
Making the jump immediately to a school like Auburn would have been too big of a risk for both the school and coach. The magnifying glass on Petrino would simply be too large.
Western Kentucky is an optimal fit for Petrino. He'll be able to prove once again how good of a football coach he is on a smaller stage, where the pressure to succeed won't be as high. This also allows him to pay some dues for how he left Arkansas, and Louisville, and the Falcons.
Western Kentucky also gets a coach that is quite a few levels above their standing in the college football landscape. The Hilltoppers will become a powerhouse in the Sun Belt Conference for a few years, before Petrino of course leaves for greener pastures.
At this point, you can't be surprised when Petrino pledges his undying love for Western Kentucky and signs a 10-year, $98 million extension to stay at the school forever. Then, like a thief in the night, he'll make a quick exit for a BCS school.
You can't feel sorry for the Hilltoppers either, because they know exactly what they're getting into. They're taking a risk in the short term hoping it will pay huge dividends in the long term.
Western Kentucky put winning ahead of everything else by hiring Petrino. But quite frankly, isn't that how you succeed in college football these days?


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Wtf!!??over the past 2 weeks a girl has been sayin she likes me. i thought thats undersandible until she wouldnt fuuck off. i satrted chating with other people. then a guy i thought was gay started sayin he loved me!!! on my white board. its still there if u want to see but freind me first. he used the id of 2 peole. 1vplace and 2 i 4 got but its there. today i wuz telling him or her to stop. at first i thought he was jokin until he kept goin. after my other freinds saw they told me how to blocke him. after that the vchick comes back and says she still loves me!!! i block her to. 1 minute later a stranger comes on whitboard and says they love me!!! i ask who it is and they say the same 1 thtas been sendin u messages and has been talkin 2 me! same guy 2 profiles!! i dont know how many profiles he or she has. *shivers*. fuuck!!!
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That is disturbing...why do people like that exist...?
This is a problem on EP, really. I wish there was a way they could limit the number of profiles a person creates.
I also wanted to tell you that since you are under the age of 18, no one 18 and above can contact you unless you add them as friends.....Just thought that might be a bit of reassurance, just be careful on here who you befriend. I have had a problem with TROLLS as well. I hope that helps to know that you control who you associate with....Good Luck, and be safe....
Someone that goes around torturing people using a fake profile. Basically what you described.
They think of themselves as EP police patrol, truthfully they are just crazy bullies that are not worthy of your time, but that is what a troll is....it took me a while to find out as well.
Yep Ur page is private blocked here is the message I get when I click on ur avatar:

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No I did not need to friend you, fell on Ur story commented and was just verifying how protected Ur page is but going private is the best if you have enough friends...Be careful xxx
It's chilling scary. I read lots about negative problems on ep either drama or whatever. Lucky me I guess so far only had 1 drama with a psycho ***** and that's it. Sumtimes too many friends on creates problems I would guess?

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(By Delegate Ashley)
Requesting that bridge number 44-33-6.65 on U.S. 33 in Roane County, West Virginia, be named the "Jack D. Miller Memorial Bridge".
Whereas, Jack. D. Miller was born on January 12, 1925, the third of four children born to Robert and Pearl Miller; and
Whereas, Jack Miller's father, Robert Miller, served as a County Commissioner of Roane County for several years and was the son of one of Roane County's first settlers, Mr. Samuel Miller; and
Whereas, Jack D. Miller spent many of his boyhood years at a residence on the farm adjacent to the bridge for which this request seeks to have named in his honor; and
Whereas, Jack D. Miller attended Spencer High School then, afterwards, joined the United States Army; and
Whereas, While serving in the United States Army, Mr. Miller was stationed in Europe with the Fifth Armored Division, fighting in the Battle of the Bulge and many other campaigns; and
Whereas, While serving in Germany, Jack Miller took cover from enemy fire in a water-soaked trench in sub-zero temperatures resulting in a disabling condition of frostbite to his feet, a condition known as trench foot, rendering him unable to march and, consequently, he hid in a stack of turnips to avoid capture and, eventually, was rescued by a Red Cross ambulance; and
Whereas, After recovery in a hospital in Germany, Jack Miller returned stateside and married Alice Ann Conley of Zona, Roane County, West Virginia; and
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Whereas, Jack D. Miller was honorably discharged as a private first class in 1945; and
Whereas, Following his honorable discharge, Mr. Jack Miller returned to Spencer until 1952 when he became an employee of United Fuel Gas Company, now Columbia Gas Company; and
Whereas, Jack Miller retired in 1980, after twenty-eight years of service to his employer, returning to his beloved Roane County home until the time of his passing in October, 2006, a home in which Mr. Miller's wife, Alice, continues to reside and actively serve the community; and
Whereas, Mr. Miller was an honorable man, serving his country, his community and his family and it is fitting that a bridge in the beloved county of his upbringing and his retirement be named in his honor; therefore, be it
Resolved by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That the Division of Highways is hereby requested to name bridge number 44-33-6.65 on U.S.33 in Roane County, West Virginia, the "Jack D. Miller Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
Further Resolved, That the Commissioner of the Division of Highways is hereby requested to erect signs at both ends of the bridge containing bold and prominent letters proclaiming the bridge the "Jack D. Miller Memorial Bridge"; and, be it
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A MOTORIST used his car headlamps to help a rescue helicopter crew save two stricken Doncaster surfers at dusk.
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Paul aka Subliminal Inc., All three actually. First, I was responding to the gaseous nature of your post concerning the intersections of advertising and freewheeling-'droppin-science' coded languages of the 'NOW' a'la sitiuationist conceptuals; moreover, how that relates to the fiberous nature of 'the old left'... Second, I wanted to point out the interesting point that Spooky (being you, not the character of your upcoming novel) was an organ of the GAP campaign -- or as you like to put it, the global vernacular of GAP Inc. -- here in New York City. I'm not saying it compromises your ability to comment with any depth, as there are many cult studs that are busy deciphering the semilogical and linguisic markers of advertising. But to me, that is just 'mad boring'. Its the surface. The spectacle. The depthless sheen of unreality. Kinda like your comments. The real language is in finance and economics, not hidden in the models bra. You think the 'old left' is petrified. You're not alone. You think the left should study Diesel ads to be 1. alot smarter 2. alot more dynamic? You are alone, I hope. And actually, there are folks in Kansas, but what would they matter to the 'NOW.' J On 25 Feb 2003, Paul D. Miller wrote: > J - not sure what you mean. Situationnist material? Advertising? Or > "Spooky" - who is a character in my upcoming novel? Please clarify > what this has to do with your comments. This kind of stuff is mad > boring. > > Paul > > > > > > DJ Spooky - WHAT are you talking about??? > > > > > > >Gibson understands ADVERTISING as a kind of > > > > Situationist > > > > detournement > > > > > > >Wasn't it "Spooky that Sublimated Kid" who lent himself to the inspired GAP > >advertisements here in Manhattan a year or so ago? Its all posture, and it > >really is Spooky. > > > >j- > > > >usemenow.com > > > ># distributed via <nettime>: no commercial use without permission > ># <nettime> is a moderated mailing list for net criticism, > ># collaborative text filtering and cultural politics of the nets > ># more info: majordomo {AT} bbs.thing.net and "info nettime-l" in the msg body > ># archive: http://www.nettime.org contact: nettime {AT} bbs.thing.net > > > > =========================================================================== = > "None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe > they are free...." > Johann Wolfgang von Goethe > > > Port:status>OPEN > wildstyle access: www.djspooky.com > > Paul D. Miller a.k.a. Dj Spooky that Subliminal Kid > > Office Mailing Address: > > Subliminal Kid Inc. > 101 W. 23rd St. #2463 > New York, NY 10011 > _______________________________________________ Nettime-bold mailing list Nettime-bold {AT} nettime.org http://amsterdam.nettime.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/nettime-bold


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Anticipation. Frank has RSVPed by email, with enthusiasm. But what about the others? Will they come to our dinner? I wonder about the restaurant chosen by Andy. Is it owned by a relative? Is it a regular thieves' den? Will the food be appetizing and safe to eat? Is it a dive, or has he taken advantage of our offer to select an outrageously expensive place?
It's in a rough neighborhood, is all we are told. Later, our crew go there to scout the lighting needs and see how they'll set up cameras, but the place is closed.
At the dinner, we hope to exchange pickpocketing techniques. Bob is particularly interested in learning the moves involved in a slow, steady extraction from the front pants pocket. To be on the safe side, we decide to buy a pair of pants with the kind of pocket we know will work.
We go shopping, camera crew in tow. And given the neighborhood, given the mass of equipment that surrounds us on this excursion, we have police protection. Not one, but two cops escort us into the alley of cheap clothing, where we find what we think are the perfect pants. Michele shouts as a man runs toward Van, who has the Red on his shoulder; Van can only see what's in his frame. One of our cops steers the man away.
Waiting for the dinner, we feel we must stay off the buses. We don't want our pickpocket friends to think we're looking for their competitors. Neither do we want to infringe on their work—we're not law enforcement, we remind ourselves. This city could put a dent in thievery if it wanted to, but criminal activity is an innate and intrinsic part of society here; our values are outsiders' ethics.
We feel it's safe, so-to-speak, to research another territory. We make a morning trip to a huge outdoor market where we're told a few female pickpockets work plucking wallets out of women's purses. Bob and I wander the aisles of clothing, shoes, hardware, luggage, housewares, and electronics. I'm totally, naturally, distracted by the shoes—of top quality and bottom price. A fabulous pair of tall, lace-up boots costs €25, about $30—10% of regular retail! I want to try them on but I'm supposed to be thiefhunting. Our crew is following us with their hidden cameras. Kun is using an exposed Canon D5 for stills, but it also shoots gorgeous video. We have undercover police guards tailing us at the ends of each aisle. Nothing happens. I try on shoes, I set down my purse, I turn my back on it. Nothing. No takers.
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While we're debriefing in the police office, three separate victims come to report thefts from their purses. The thieves are there. They're working. But they're savvy, and they don't like me as a victim.
The market is closing now; each vendor is packing up and loading boxes onto trucks. Our dinner with thieves is nearing.
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