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netic screening may be warranted, and that will require the development of appropriate reimbursement policy as well. Genetic screening may thus follow the path of certain other screening and preventive services such as mammography or immunization, which are increasingly becoming part of health insurance plans; however, counseling raises another dimension for reimbursement of genetic testing services that differs from these other screening and preventive health services.
Newborn screening is another type of genetic testing for which insurance reimbursement has been limited. In the past, most states paid directly for newborn screening tests, but now more than half the states bill the birth hospital (or more rarely the birth physician or even the parents) for the cost of newborn screening (CORN, 1992). They leave the hospital (or doctor) to collect from whatever third-party coverage the parents may have. Insurance companies, however, have resisted paying for such screening in many states, so the hospitals must somehow absorb the expense (S. Panney, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, personal communication, 1993).
There are a few sources of noninsurance funding for genetics services that will reimburse out-of-pocket costs for persons without health insurance or whose insurer will not reimburse for genetic testing and counseling. Some academic laboratories have special research funding, some programs have state grants-in-aid (including funding from the Maternal and Child Health block grant funds to the states), some programs have limited private foundation funding, and some programs receive financial assistance available from genetic support groups. Such alternative sources of funding are not consistently available.
However, much of the complex genetic linkage analysis today is performed in academic research laboratories, and some of these laboratories bill patients for such services. Even if the proband has insurance that would cover individual genetic testing and linkage analysis, his or her insurance company may not pay for genetic testing and linkage analysis for the whole family. Extended family members are likely to have different insurance coverage that may or may not cover such procedures, and if family members are unable or unwilling to pay the costs of their own genetic testing and linkage analysis, the procedures will not produce complete and useful results. Thus, the structure of the insurance system in the United States imposes an additional impediment to genetic testing that requires linkage analysis; patients must often pay out-of-pocket or not have access to such testing.
Another barrier to coverage is the fact that most testing now performed by academic laboratories has not been approved and is therefore "investigational" under the definitions of the Food and Drug Administration. "Investigational" or "experimental" services are almost never reimbursed by third-party payers. However, most of these laboratories have not applied for or received certification under the requirements of the Clinical Laboratory Improvements Amendments of 1988. Requiring these laboratories to comply with existing federal laws (see Chapter 3) will remove some of the genetic testing and counseling these laborato-


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"I'm thinking that whistling far off in the distance
Is something to hum along with. It's history's
little anthem,
And we hum its one note as long as we can breathe
It through, don't we…
And when the whistling stops,
There's no city of fire, no blackened grass,
no girders
Curved around and through the village's last and useless horse.
There's only a story, the truest one, that no one
tells or can.
So, go on, drop
the landscape into tidily shattered lines that drop
Then, look up
at clouds that neither gather nor hover,
But simply are, are scattering from smoke,
are almost celebrating
Their invisible, inevitable dissolution,
As the planes go on bestriding each other,
And the glass, the girders, the horse, the village
let go
Of themselves, and why not? I'm thinking…
I'm thinking
Ecstasy, a loss
of breath, a hovering, some alley
In a corner of Baghdad where two teenagers
Feel each other up, and the whistles multiply and amplify,
why not,
As a little fire
spreads from home to home, and why
Not have the boy strike a match, which makes the girl
To light his cigarette, for this is the custom of adults…
I'm thinking he calls her Oh Donna and Runaround Sue, and he
And hums and breathes the smoke into her,
where every thought
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2 teaspoons rapid rise or bread machine yeast
2/3 cup chopped dried mixed fruit or assorted glace holiday fruit
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- Ten minutes before the end of the DOUGH cycle (set your kitchen timer), sprinkle the mixed fruit over the top of the dough. When the cycle is over, you might need to knead in whatever fruit hasn't been incorporated (it just takes a minute).
- Shape dough into a round about 8 inches wide and 3 inches high, and place on a foil-lined or nonstick cookie sheet.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees while the bread rises in a warm place (cover with a towel if necessary). When double in size, bake until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
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1 1/2 teaspoons molasses
4 teaspoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 tablespoon fresh, finely chopped basil (or 1 teaspoon dried)
1 tablespoon fresh, finely chopped oregano (or 1 teaspoon dried)
3/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons whole-wheat flour
1 cup white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 teaspoon rapid rise or bread machine yeast
- Add water, molasses, olive oil, garlic, basil, and oregano to bread machine pan (unless a different order is recommended by manufacturer). Add both types of flour to pan, and add the salt in one of the corners. Make a well in the center of the flour and pour in the yeast.
- Select the DOUGH cycle and press start.
- When the dough cycle is complete, about 1 hour and 40 minutes, divide dough into 4 pieces. Press and stretch each piece out into a circle about 7 inches wide. Top with your desired sauce (pizza sauce or pesto) and toppings (cheese, veggies, etc.)
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Yield: 4 servings
Per serving (crust only): 250 calories, 7 g protein, 45 g carbohydrate, 5.5 g fat, 0.8 g saturated fat, 0 mg cholesterol, 4.5 g fiber, 538 mg sodium. Calories fat: 19%.
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Rolling Through The Bay is a sculpture of San Francisco made of 100,000 toothpicks and Elmer's glue. The sculpture was created by Scott Weaver. He has spent about 3000 hours working on it over a period of 34 years. The cool part of this sculpture is that it has four ping pong ball paths that travel through significant landmarks of San Francisco. Weaver is a toothpick sculptor. More of his works can be found on his website.
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January 20, 2007
My dentist has sent me a bill for work done during two visits over the past couple of months; I thought that my insurance was covering everything, and my dentist's office never told me that I would be charged personally. I would like to dispute the charges; do I have a leg to stand on?
The details: I went in for a regular appt in December and had the standard cleaning, xrays, and checkup by the dentist. The appointment had been scheduled by the office manager at the end of my last checkup 6 months prior. I assumed that it was all part of my dental coverage from my dental insurance. I didn't pay anything during the visit, which is normal, because in the past my insurance has covered the checkups.
I went back a week or so ago to get a cavity filled, and I was a little surprised at the end to learn that I had to pay a copay. But I let it roll off my back because the copay isn't very high and it wouldn't be worth arguing. I asked the office manager if I'd have to pay anything else and she said she didn't know, but if anything it'd probably be only a little more because of the way insurance companies usually treat fillings.
Today I come home to find a bill from my dentist for about $200, a combination of charges from both visits that apparently weren't covered by my insurance. (The vast majority is from the latter appointment, when I got the filling.)
I'm upset because I was never told that I would be charged for these services, and had I known, I would've thought differently about choosing which services to receive. For example, I would've turned down the Xrays at my checkup, since they took them last time and I know that you don't need to get them every visit. But the dental assistant had been ready to go with them and 1) never told me they'd cost extra, and 2) didn't even give me a choice to turn them down.
As for the latter appointment, if I'd known that my filling would cost $200 I would have looked into a less expensive solution, or at least a different dentist where I could pay less.
I'm quite upset because I feel like they took advantage of me by not being up front with these charges. I don't deny that I could've prevented this by asking them about it before I let them do anything, but I'd never been charged before and I trusted them to tell me if things would be different. I'd been given no reason to expect that I would be charged.
I'd like to write them a letter explaining my stance and asking them to strike the charges from my record, in addition to telling them that in the future I will require them to give me advance notice of all 'personal' charges that I may be subject to, so that I can make an informed decision about those services.
Do I have a leg to stand on here? Can I really hope that they will wipe the charges? Am I approaching this the right way? I'm new to all of this stuff and I'm not sure what I can really expect. Thank you in advance for your advice.
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I can completely sympathize with how you're feeling (my family is drowning in medical debt)... But, in general, the dentist's office will tell you that it is YOUR responsibility to know what your insurance will or will not cover...
I used to work for an optometrist, and we were regularly inundated with all sorts of new insurance plans and new rules from old plans... There was no way we could keep track of everyone's individual insurance (including copays, deductibles, covered services versus non-covered services, etc. etc. etc.)... We would never be so bold as to tell the patient with any certainty what their insurance would cover...
That being said, if you are a long-term patient, your dentist's office might be willing to write off some of your charges if you complain... Be calm and respectful, though... If you're threatening or out of control, they won't listen to your concerns at all.
posted by
on January 20, 2007
You probably want to take this up with your insurance company. It's possible, for example, that you've maxed out your benefits for the year, which would mean you'd be paying out of pocket for procedures that would normally be covered. I found that out the hard way the year I got my wisdom teeth out.
And yes, it's your responsibility to keep track of your dental coverage, not your dentist's. They can't know in advance what your insurance company will pay (although they can make educated guesses based on their experience, which is what they did) so you should know before you go to your appointments what procedures will be covered and in what amounts.
posted by
on January 20, 2007
I'd start by contacting my dentist, informing them that I believed more of this bill should have been paid by insurance, and that I was holding payment until I the case had been reviewed by the insurance company. I'd ask at that time if they could provide records from the insurance company's response to their submission of these expenses. Then I would get in touch with the insurance company and work on figuring out if the bill was correctly submitted, what triggered nonpayment etc.
It's hard to say what is happening based on the information you give. I've had some truly dumb things done with medical charges, submitting the wrong patient ID number (they submitted my social security number instead of the number marked "Patient ID Number" on my ins. card), losing my updated information and submitting a claim to an insurer from an employer I hadn't worked for for 2 years, charging me straight up with the expectation that I would submit the charges to my insurer, but never bothering to tell me this was how they had things set up. So definitely don't give up until your insurance company tells you X amount is not covered. I have never paid the bill in these situations until they were resolved.
posted by
on January 20, 2007
The last time I had an unexpected doctor bill that I thought my insurance should have covered, I called the insurance company and just asked what had happened, since I thought the appointment should have been covered. It turned out the doctor's office had just entered the wrong code when submitting it to the insurance company, and the insurance agent was able to fix it over the phone. It's certainly worth contacting them and just finding out what the exact issue is before proceeding.
posted by
on January 20, 2007
You could try disputing it with the dentist, but if push comes to shove, you probably don't have much of a leg to stand on. Assuming the dentist hasn't lost it, somewhere in your file is probably a piece of paper that you signed, basically saying "I take final responsibility for all charges if my insurance company fails to pay them."
That, combined with the fact that it's generally your job to understand what's covered by your insurance, doesn't leave you a whole lot of room. It would seem the only argument you have left is that they didn't give you the opportunity to decline the services, or properly understand the costs involved. I doubt they'll just decide not to charge you; if you have a good relationship with them, they might discount it, but eventually they'll probably just send your account to collection if you don't pay. You can always try to fight, but in my experience it's difficult to argue that you shouldn't have to pay for some service, after the service has been rendered to you -- it puts you at something of a disadvantage.
Under the situation, I think Nanojath's advice is probably the best; I'd talk to your insurance company and see if there might not be some way that the charges could be covered. Then ask the dentist to resubmit the charges -- this is quite common, it happens all the time (ins. cos. will decline stuff for no particular reason sometimes, so it's expected that occasionally you need to call and talk to them, then try again). Maybe there's some way you can get them to pick up the tab. If not, I think you're going to end up having to pay it.
posted by
on January 20, 2007
For what it's worth, your dentist usually won't complain if you send him $10 for the next 20 months. It's when you don't pay anything at all that they get pissed off. I had some extensive dental work done a few years ago that couldn't be avoided, and I ended up paying it off over time. It's not like he can undo the filling. I hope this makes it a little easier for you to swallow.
posted by
Dave Faris
on January 20, 2007
It's not clear from your post, since you said that these costs "apparently weren't paid by insurance." Were they denied or has the dentist just not received a payment yet? My dentist routinely bills me for every visit even though my insurance company always pays them within a week or two. At first I panicked, then I learned to basically ignore that first bill from the dentist.
On the other hand, my fiance's insurance company is extremely slow at paying out claims and he actually was told to find a new doctor because of the money they were owed. Of course, this just highlights the fact that in some cases you have to prod the insurance company every step of the way.
Lastly, I agree that we've never encountered a medical office that won't do a payment plan.
posted by
on January 21, 2007
On top of that, you need to find your insurance company booklets/paperwork that they sent you or that your work gave you. What will and won't be covered and *WHY* is in this book (i.e. "X-rays once per calendar year") and that book is the bible as far as your insurance company is concerned -- there's no use pleading your case it if they
you ahead of time it wasn't covered. You should also review that book before you go for a procedure so that you're up to date on the details.
FYI, I keep all correspondence and booklets and bills, etc. from my insurance company in a 3-ring binder on my bookshelf, just so things like this don't "happen".
posted by
on January 21, 2007
For future reference, one reason this may have happened is the time of year of your appointments. Many plans cover two checkups a calendar year. If you have them just under every six months, you might end up with having had them in Jan 05, summer 06, and Dec 06, and the third one wouldn't be covered. If this is the case, from now on, ask the office to check whether you've had your two for the calendar year, and if so, put it off a month until the year changes.
posted by
on January 21, 2007
(Yes, I meant Jan 06.)
posted by
on January 21, 2007
Have you not received an EOB (Explanation of Benefits) from your insurer in reference to the dentist charges? Insurers generally issue an EOB for any charges they receive. This would give you an idea of what wasn't covered and why.
Generally, it comes down to "reasonable and customary" charges.
As an aside, I once requested that my insurance representative supply me with a list of local doctors whose charges were either at or below the insurers "reasonable and customary" rates. You'd think I'd just asked if I could sacrifice their first-born. No way would they direct me to a "reasonably-priced" doctor.
posted by
on January 21, 2007
Many good possible reasons for what happened with your insurance payment and suggestions for dealing with it. I want to add that during my experience submitting dental claims we had certain procedures such as composite fillings on back teeth where the insurance company would pay according to amalgam fees. Then to further complicate things, if the dentist is a preferred provider, the write-off that he is contracted to give you no longer applies to composite fillings, only if amalgam had been used.
So if an amalgam filling costs $150, a composite filling for that same tooth is, let's say $200. If insurance pays 75% percent, your copay on amalgam is $37.50. If PPO status applies, they may pay the dentist out of a filed fee of $100.00, write off the $50.00, and pay the 75% ($75), leaving you with $25.00 to pay.
But if that filling was composite($200), your plan would take the fee for amalgam($150), pay their 75%, leaving you paying $87.50. If PPO status applies, composite fillings aren't recognized, only amalgam, so the write-off isn't taken. So you would have: $200 fee, with $75 payment from insurance, leaving you $125 to pay out of pocket.
Oh, and if your annual deductible hadn't been applied yet, add another $50 to your payment. So you've paid $175 for the $200 fee.
I had to explain this to patients over and over and over and over... not my fault, not the doctor's fault, not really the insurance companies fault, because it is in the plan booklet. But I always had the patient's insurance plan right on the front of their chart and all our staff knew if a plan was a traditional or PPO plan and would never even guess on payment from insurance.
In the end, it is the patient's responsibility to know their coverage. We in the dental office don't know if you've maxed out because of oral surgery, or root canal, or perio surgery, if the treatment was outside of our office. We don't know if the coverage stopped because your spouse lost his job. We don't know if HR screwed up and didn't pay premiums on time. We don't know if COBRA expired. We can call the insurance company to confirm benefits on the 28th of the month, only to do the treatment after the month rolled over and then find that plan ended.
Not a rag on you inatizzy, just saying that we all should keep track of these things.
posted by
Jazz Hands
on January 21, 2007
This happened to me when a procedure was suggested, but no warning was given at the time that my insurance would not cover much of it. I was stuck suddenly with a $400 bill (at a bad time, too).
It's dishonest, because the myriad of potential procedures makes it impossible to know ahead of time what is covered. But it's legal, and once they do their work, unfortunately, you are obligated to pay them their fee.
I never visited this dentist again. After politely paying the balance and then politely refusing two phone call attempts to schedule an appointment, I received a "bulk" email from the dentist's office indicating — in an aggressive way, to my taste — that it is my responsibility to know ahead of time what procedures are covered by my insurance.
Fair enough, but if I use my dental coverage again it won't be through that damned quack.
posted by
Blazecock Pileon
on January 21, 2007
Jazz Hands
is completely correct -- I worked the front office of a dental office for two years and had to explain the costs to patients who were "suddenly" stuck with treatment bills larger than they anticipated. However, many patients would call, irate that we'd "billed" them what was supposed to be paid by insurance. I would explain to them that we were still waiting to be paid by the insurance company and the computer billing software we used didn't differentiate.
For those that got screwed by their coverage, I felt for them and was always willing to work out a payment plan. In the end, it's the insurance companies doing what insurance companies are good at doing (that is, limiting their coverage and holding on to money for as long as possible).
In my current life, I always ask about prices upfront and know what my insurance company's limitations are. My insurance won't pay for composite fillings, for instance, but I'd rather have a composite and pay the extra than deal with all the metal in my mouth. I also know that I have a $1000 coverage maximum (by the way, this cap on coverage hasn't changed in 10 years, despite dental costs increasing) and that they only cover 1 cleaning every 6 months (and not 2 cleanings a year -- which means they won't pay for a cleaning that's scheduled 5 months and 15 days of the previous cleaning).
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Title: Rig Attack
Publisher: Tynesoft Computer Software
Programmer: Ian Davison
Year: 1984
Language: English
Genre: Shoot Em Up
Review By Barry Lendrum (aka Sixteen Plus)
There's been plenty of air/sea attack style games over the years where you usually take control of a boat or an air craft and basically have to bomb the submarines to merry hell or be blown out of the sky yourself, and this one is little exception.
Yes, for all you GET LAMP lovers out there, there is yet another graphical text adventure converted from the C64 to the humble C16 with a (required) 64K expansion. This particular one is called Temple Of Terror from US Gold/Adventuresoft. This isn't just any old release though. It's the ultimate version which makes an originally poorly implemented uncompletable game actually pretty good and very completable.
You see, the original C64 release was choc full of spelling, grammatical and programming errors which recieved a terrible review in Zzap64 magazine way back in the day. It also had plenty of graphical glitches too, as well as some other parser errors. Basically it was incompletable including on the ZX Spectrum.
But Csabo has now fixed them all for a C16+64K release (or plus4 for the impure). As well as this now being the only completable version, he has also in his wisdom included a slightly more sensible solution with additional new graphics from Chronos.
This has also been extra playtested by myself, so you have it on that extra good authority that this is now most definitely the definitive release.
Head over to Plus4world and check it out.
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Today I've had a very productive telephone call with Jurek discussing the shop. We are going to be offering the 64k external memory upgrade and other new items shortly. Next week we will update new pictures of the items.
We've had to increase our prices by £2.00 per item due to increasing postal charges. All our prices do still include shipping.
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Hi all,
Were organising a retro meet up on Saturday 12th July. Were situated near the centre of Derby and have great facilities for a retro event. There are two more large rooms that can accommodate more systems too. Currently we've got one room set up with the following machines all working to play on:
Commodore 16
Commodore Plus 4
Commodore 116
Commodore 232
Vic 20
Dragon 32
Acorn Electron
Spectrum 48 & +2
Large projector screen with DOSBOX
Atari Lynx
Have a look at this StiGGy's blog for a review of our last meet up:
The day will start from 09:00 and finish when we've all had enough. Local sandwich shops/chippies. Coffee machine on site.
All are welcome, but we do ask that you announce your intentions to come so we can keep a track of numbers.
If interested please email us or reply to the forum/facebook.
Csabo from Plus4world sure does like his puzzle games.
So much so that he decided that two popular games in particular were just too good an opportunity to miss, and so in all his wisdom has decided to convert them onto the good old unexpanded Commodore 16.
Check this out if you have time.
Where do I start, ten years ago I was running a website called tq-gaming which was a multi format site. But my passion wasn't with many old systems but with my first computer the Commodore 16. I managed to acquire the commodore16.com domain and the rest became history. The site has seen many faces over the years, always looking for improvement and accessibility for all the readers. In 2006 my co-webmaster joined the team, Sixteenplus. Who brought his passion for the system into the site. The site would not be the same without all of our members, some who are regular posters and others come back every so often.
We remain a simple user based website, and our new format hopefully will promote that. Here's to another ten years and thank you to everybody involved.
Hi everyone, we're back. Although its going to take a bit of time to get everything back to the way it was. The website platform is much more stable.
The forum and shop are now working and the next job is to transfer the articles from the old version of the site.
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Mid-season is upon us and this is usually when we see the Devils surge and make their way to the top of the Atlantic Division and into the playoffs. But it seems highly unlikely that such a scenario will play out this season.
Through 40 games, New Jersey remains the worst team in the National Hockey League. Even the Islanders have been able to put together some victories, setting themselves apart from the ineffective Devils.
The $100 million dollar man, Ilya Kovalchuk has a disappointing 21 points and is on pace to score only about 45 on the season. In addition to his inability to score this season, Kovalchuk also holds the NHL lead for worst plus/minus with a minus-30. Henrik Tallinder and Andy Greene of the Devils are close behind with minus-26 and minus-24.
One thing Kovalchuk can brag about is the fact that he is the only Devil player with a double-digit goal total (10).
To put it in perspective Sidney Crosby has 32 goals and 66 total points through 42 games this season. Normally Kovalchuk is a player mentioned when speaking about the top league scorers, but it seems the Devils just can't find the chemistry this season to put the puck in the net.
With the recent firing of John MacLean and Jacques Lemaire taking over the club once again, maybe we will see a different Devil team in the second half of this season. Lemaire will shake things up, make changes, pair players with guys they haven't played with and so on. Lemaire has been successful through his career and will no doubt bring improvement to a team that desperately needs it.
The Devils have been playing uninspired hockey to this point of the season and Lemaire wants to bring that passion back. In the NHL a simple thing like excitement and a passion for success can lead a team to wins. Although a conference championship may be out the question for the Devils this season, they can still salvage their confidence and realize the potential of their team.
Protecting Martin Brodeur and becoming more aggressive in front of their net is a major need that Lemaire will attempt to fix immediately. The Devils have been losing these battles all season and Brodeur is seeing more quality shots than ever. Getting back to basics and having every player play like he's the team leader will generate more scoring chances that can in turn generate wins.
Trade rumors are lingering around Brodeur and Jamie Langenbrunner and hasn't played the last two games even though he is healthy. The Devils have a lot to work out and the talent is there to have success.
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In the saga that never ends, a federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit trying to force the White House to produce missing e-mails, reports The Washington Post.
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Four guys in a band living in one house. What could be funnier than that? Throw in two girls, a handful of humor, a pinch of romance, and one tablespoon of drama and you've got something interestin...
My Heart Will Always Be B-Side to My Tongue
Chapter Six: Pretty in Punk
I'm too terrified and would you mind if I
sat next to you and watched you smile
The thunder cracked as lightening lit up the sky. Cait, who was terribly afraid of the whole thunder and lightening bit, and Pat were the only ones home. The rest of the gang had gone out for a party, but neither Pat nor Cait were up for it.
Cait was trying to just bear with it and fall asleep, even though she was still in her clothes from earlier in the day. She was too afraid to go near her dresser, which just so happened to be right under her window. However, that last crack of thunder sent her over the edge. Not a minute later she found herself making her way towards the bedroom at the end of the hall, Patrick's bedroom.
She knocked quietly on the door, and Patrick was quick to open it. "Are you alright?" He asked her, pulling her into a hug.
"I am now." She replied. "The thunder really scares me; it has since I was little."
"If I had known that I wouldn't have left you alone..." Patrick said, smiling at Cait. "Why don't you stay with me until the storm is over?" He asked, leading her into his bedroom.
She walked over and sat down on his bed, immediately wrapping a blanket around her body. She was still wearing her button down blouse and a jean skirt.
Pat groaned and clicked off the TV, since there was no reception anyway. "Well, we can't watch TV," he said, lying back on his bed next to Cait. He had changed into his pajamas, which were a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. And for once, Pat didn't have a hat on his head.
"Storms always make me worried," Cait said, lying back next to him. "Especially when there are people I care about out in them."
"Well, maybe we can find something to take your mind off of that for now. I'm sure they'll be home safe anyway." Pat said, poking her side and causing her to giggle. Cait smiled and poked him back.
"Hey, no tickling!" Cait laughed.
Pat raised his eyebrows at her. "Oh, someone's ticklish, huh?" He poked her side again.
"No I am not ticklish!" She protested through her laughs. He reached over and tickled her with both hands. "Alright, that's it!" She said, climbing on top of him and pinning his hands to the bed.
"You really think that will work?" He asked, flipping the situation over so that he was on top of her.
He sat there for a minute, examining how her face scrunched up when she was pretending to be mad at him. "You're beautiful, you know that?"
If it hadn't been dark in the room, Patrick would have been able to tell that Cait's face was the color of cherries. She was smiling at him though, and leaned forward to press her lips against his in a gentle kiss. Pat closed his eyes and moved his center of balance so he could use his hands.
Cait giggled a little bit as she felt his fingers playing at the bottom of her shirt, and again as his hands traced across her stomach lightly, pushing her shirt up to expose the skin on her stomach.
The four of them rushed in from the car.
"God it's wet out there," Joe said, puling off his soaked sweatshirt and hanging it on a hook by the door.
"Pete, I'll be up in a minute. I gotta go check on Cait, she's so terribly afraid of thunder..." Tara said, making her way to the stairs. She knocked twice on Cait's door, but there was no response. She opened the door slowly and peeked in. No sign of Cait.
Tara's attention slowly turned to the door at the end of the hall. She got suspicious when she heard giggling coming from the room.
She knocked twice on the already open door, pushing it open further with each knock. The sight that greeted her was not what she expected to see, especially not with the people involved.
Patrick and Cait were both looking at her from his bed, and from the looks of the situation, Tara had just interrupted something very important.
"Oh! Oh god!" Tara said, covering her eyes with her hands. "I-I'm sorry!" She said, stumbling over her words. "I just came to check up on Cait, but it look's like Pat's all over that... Literally!" She said, backing out of the room and closing the door tightly.
Cait sighed, looking up at Patrick. "I'm sorry. I'll be right back." She said, rolling her eyes at Tara.
Pete was still down stairs when Tara got back, he was talking to Andy and Joe about something.
Andy was the first to spot the look on Tara's face. "What?"
"I think I've got that image burned into my memory forever now..." Tara said, lying over the couch dramatically.
"What image?" Pete asked.
"The horrible incident that I just witnessed..." She said, putting her hands over her face again. "Tell me I just imagined that."
"Just imagined what!?" Andy shouted, the suspense finally getting to him.
"You really wanna know?" Tara asked them, taking her hands away from her face.
"Yes!" They all shouted at once.
"I went to check on Cait, and she was in Patrick's room. Endofstory!" Tara shouted, slurring the last three words together into one.
"Did I just hear my name?" Cait said, pulling at her skirt as she came down the stairs.
The boys looked at Cait, then to Tara, then back at Cait. All at the same time, their eyes widened and their jaws just dropped.
Tara stifled a laugh as she walked over to Cait. "Go to the bathroom and fix yourself up. Use my bathroom, there's something you might deem handy in the top drawer under the sink." She whispered, pushing the girl up the stairs. Err, woman, pushing the woman up the stairs. If Tara was right about this, she'd have to be considered a woman now, even though Cait had the build of a pre-teen, a small chest and relatively no curves.
Tara looked back over to the boys, who hadn't moved the entire time Cait was downstairs. "I'm not sure if it's weird, just because, or if it's weird because of who is... Yeah." Andy said. The other two nodded and Tara laughed.
Cait rolled her eyes, but did as Tara had said to. She laughed as she looked in the mirror at herself, not one of the buttons on her shirt was buttoned in the correct hole. Then again, Patrick was a little bit rushed as he buttoned her shirt back up, so he kind of sucked at it. She fixed her buttons, and kneeled down in front of the sink.
She pulled open the top drawer, looking for something that Tara might have 'deemed' necessary in the situation. She nearly fell over laughing as she spotted it: a box of condoms.
"Of course..." Cait said, picking up the box. Even though she had doubted it would really happen, Cait decided it was probably better to have one than not to. "Thanks Tara..." She mumbled, shutting off the light in the bathroom.
She went back to Patrick to find him lying on his back on the bed. She tossed the little square of plastic at him as she climbed back onto his bed. "Tara said this might come in handy," she said with a wink.
"What is-- Ohh, that's what it is." Patrick said, holding up the package. "Well, if Tara says it's best, I guess I know what I'm doing tonight, -err, who, rather."
"You're terrible, you know that?" Cait said, leaning over to kiss him again. And, well, you can put together what happened next.
Downstairs wasn't going half as smoothly, though.
"Thanks to Tara, I'm afraid to go to my bedroom tonight." Joe groaned.
"Thanks to Tara, we need to find something to put on really loud, really soon." Andy commented.
"You guys need to chill and shut up." Pete said.
"Yeah guys, be happy for them. They're in love." Tara said, settling into the couch next to Pete.
Joe looked to Andy. "Andy, I think I love you. I want your body, ASAP! Let's go find a room." Joe teased, his voice dripping with sarcasm.
Andy walked over to Joe and hooked his arm around his shoulders. "Got any tips for us Tara?"
"Yeah. I've got two. Shut the fuck up. And sit the fuck down." Tara laughed.
Joe walked over to the bottom of the stairs. "Unleash your inner lion Patrick!" He shouted up the stairs.
"Shut up you idiot!" Tara shouted as well, chucking a pillow at Joe.
"Aahh! You hit me with the zipper! Bitch!" He yelled, tossing it back at her, but accidentally hitting Pete instead.
"That's it, you all need to sit down and shut up right now. You'd want us to be quiet if you were... You know. Yeah, just shut the fuck up!" Pete shouted over all of them.
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Hearing the four of them carry on like that down stairs made it kind of hard to be serious. Then again, it was always hard to have a serious moment in this house. Living with them made it seem like they were always there, because of how loud they all could be. You could never be alone in this house, whether you wanted to be or not, which could be good sometimes.
This was not one of those times.
"Just ignore them," Patrick mumbled, kissing my neck. And I eventually did, and somehow managed to have one of the best nights of my life. And even if it wasn't /the best/, I'm sure it's one I'll never forget.


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May 8, 2006 I cannot believe that this program is inching toward the end. It seems like yesterday that I was saying goodbye to my friends, family and professors. I know this might seem clichéd, but I'd like to thank Dr. Nguyen Thi Dieu, Barbara Gorka, Lydia Gonzalez-Colon and the Gilman Scholarship for making my study abroad program become a reality.
I came to Vietnam with a lot of questions, enthusiasm and goals. Some of my questions were answered, and some of my goals were achieved. Although I cannot use words such as "brilliant" or "wonderful" to describe my experiences in Vietnam, I have met a lot of intelligent and sincere friends who were willing to listen and help me. Sometimes I felt very homesick and wanted to go home. Other times I felt that Vietnam is my home, and I was scared to come back to the United States.
My journey to Vietnam has given me an opportunity to critique myself. I take things for granted. I was complaining about some inconveniences that I encountered in Vietnam, while some people are struggling to put food on the table. For example, some places in Vietnam only have squat toilets, and I was complaining that I wanted a "western toilet."
I see Vietnam as a country trying to integrate itself into the international community after years of isolation. I see Vietnam as a war-torn country trying to heal and forgive. I know that my parents' generation doesn't like the current government of Vietnam because of their experiences during the American War (Vietnam War).
On the other hand, I am an anti-war person. I don't approve of the government being in Iraq, and I don't agree with the reasons for the United States going to war with Vietnam. During the American War, the United States had dropped more bombs on Vietnamese soil than World War I and II combined. War destroyed families! War creates atrocities, such as the My Lai Massacre. My generation (Vietnamese American youth) is not hardcore anti-communist like our parents' generation.
I support Vietnam for trying to increase the living standard of the people and integration into the international community. Throughout history, Vietnam has suffered from two wars, the First Indochina War and the Second Indochina War, causing Vietnam to lose a lot of resources.
I'd love to come back to Vietnam after I graduate from college and live here for a couple of years.
APRIL 24, 2006: Wow!! I only have one more month left before I head back to the United States. I feel that I am not ready to go home yet because I haven't met some of my goals, and Hanoi has a lot more to offer me. I had wanted to volunteer at an Agent Orange clinic, but [it didn't work out].
During the American War, the United States sprayed 18 million gallons of Agent Orange on Vietnamese soil. Agent Orange is a dioxin chemical that causes birth defects. Today, more than three million children suffer from Agent Orange.
Also, my writing level in Vietnamese is not at the level that I want. When writing an essay, I still misspell a lot of words.
I am afraid to come back to United States. Will things in the United States have changed so rapidly that I will have culture shock? Can my friends accept me after six months of not seeing me? Will I be indifferent to them?
There are a lot of questions in my head right now, and, truthfully, I don't have the answers to all of them. However, the thought of coming home is sweet. I miss my family and friends. I miss my mom's cooking! Vietnamese food in Vietnam is good, but I've got to say that my mom's cooking is the best.
The [one] good thing about my economics course is that CIEE students get to take with local Vietnamese students. We are not in isolation anymore! We talked to some of the students after class and hung out with them. When I hang out with the Vietnamese students, I feel that I am Vietnamese. Here, I am sitting in a stool used for children that makes me feel like an elephant sipping my sugar cane juice, laughing and joking in Vietnamese.
I am not hitting the bars or the clubs like most American students, but, instead, reconnecting with my roots.
APRIL 10, 2006: I just got back from Central Vietnam/spring break. The trip was really long and tiring, but I had a lot of fun and learned a great deal. We took a 12-hour train ride from Hanoi to Dong Ha. Dong Ha is near the 17th parallel, where Vietnam was divided during the war. This is the place that gave birth to both of my parents. Later that day, after checking in to our hotel, I took a taxi to Quang Tri to visit my grandma. I hadn't seen her in four years, and she was still the strong woman that I met then. At 96 years old, her speech is immaculate! She never stuttered when she spoke to me. She saw me sweating, turned on the fan and remarked that I would not be hot anymore. I was very pleased to hold a conversation with her. After having lunch with my grandmother, I left feeling a little sad, wondering if I will see her again.
Later that day, we went to Vinh Moc tunnel. inh Moc is an expansive and sophisticated tunnel that the North Vietnamese used in order to hide from American bombings. It was also used to transport weapons from Hanoi to Vinh Moc. The tunnel has a kitchen, a school, a hospital, a well, a meeting room and a storage room. While I was walking through the tunnel, I kept thinking this is one of the reasons why the United States and the Army of the Republic Vietnam lost the war: the determination of the people to win the war.
The next day, we took a bus to Khe Sanh near the Laos border. Khe Sanh was a really big battlefield during the American war (Vietnam War). A lot of bombs were dropped here, and a lot of people were killed from both sides of the war. While touring the museum, we met two war veterans from the United States who had opposite opinions of the war. One veteran believed that if the United States had not withdrawn troops in 1975, then the United States would have won the war. The other veteran believed that the war was wrong, and the United States should have withdrawn the troops earlier. It was good that we got two different perspectives, even though I don't agree with the veteran who believed the United States could have won if they stayed in Vietnam longer. I had taken a Vietnam War class with Dr. Nguyen at Temple, and she gave a lecture on Khe Sanh when talking about the Tet Offensive. Being at the battlefield and visiting the museum really complemented my study of the American War (Vietnam War).
Our next stop was Hue, which is the imperial city. During the 19th century, after defeating the Tay Son brothers, Nguyen Anh moved the capital from Hanoi to Hue. The imperial city is very beautiful. It is like the forbidden city of Beijing. The architecture of each palace and tomb is beautiful. Each palace has its own distinctive design. The majority of the palaces are surrounded by ponds/lakes filled with lotus flowers. Besides the amazing tombs and palaces, Hue has really good food.
This trip has been really great! I learned about customs and traditions of Vietnamese in each region. Some customs are the same, and some are different. Each region has its own distinctive accent. Sometimes people from different regions cannot understand each other. Not only did I learn a lot from this trip, but I also had fun. The beach in Nha Trang was beautiful! The water was really clean and blue. CIEE rented a boat for the group, and we even went to different islands in Nha Trang to swim or sightsee.
MARCH 27, 2006: I cannot believe it! This semester is almost over, and I feel like I was in Hanoi just yesterday. I just finished all of my midterms, and they weren't a piece of cake.
I am taking "History of Indochina," and I am very disappointed. I had a lot of expectations entering the class. The professor teaches Vietnamese history from a European's perspective and is very biased. Some of the terms he used were very imperialistic. For example, in the 16th and 17th centuries, he referred to North Vietnam as "Tonkin" and South Vietnam as "Cochin China." These terms were not used until the French came into contact with Vietnam, which was in the 18th and 19th centuries. The correct terms to refer to Red River Delta (North) and Mekong Delta (South) are "Outer Circle" and "Inner Circle." He believes that the Vietnamese were not nationalists; therefore, he tried to discredit certain Vietnamese figures who rebelled against foreign invaders.
The only class that interests me is "Sociology and Women's Studies." I am doing research on the experiences of Vietnamese women living with HIV in Vietnam. I will be volunteering at an HIV center in Vietnam, so I will gain more knowledge of how the disease affects Vietnamese women. I am really excited about this research because in the States I had worked with Asian Americans who are infected with HIV. This will give me a chance to have a better understanding of Vietnamese living with HIV in Vietnam and Asian Americans living with HIV in the United States.
I want to have a better understanding of my motherland. I want to live like a Vietnamese student. However, it is very hard because of the privilege I have and the confinement of living in a dorm that hosts international students only. The dorm is really far from Vietnam National University. Therefore, we do not get to meet Vietnamese students at the University. Some students here put a lot of effort into making friends with the locals. They talk to the local people and hang out where the locals hang out.
The main purpose of the CIEE Study Center in Hanoi is cultural immersion, but, for me, it is not just about cultural immersion; it is about reconnecting with my Vietnamese roots.
MARCH 13, 2006: These past few weeks have been really hectic for me. My uncle passed away last week. I never met him, so I felt really emotionally disconnected about his death. I did not want to pretend to be sad and grief-stricken. I don't want to feel guilty because I am not sad; I cannot be sad because I never met him. All I know is that he was my dad's brother. My mom asked me to represent the family, so I attended the funeral.
I was in Saigon on March 2, and on March 10, I had to fly to Saigon again. I flew back and forth from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City twice in one week, and I was not even a businessman.
At the funeral, I met my aunt and cousins. Even though we are related, I feel like we were strangers. I didn't know what to say to them. What were we supposed to talk about? We grew up in two different worlds.
The encounter with family members that I never met before made me think about the "if" question. What if I grew up in Vietnam? What if my parents did not escape Vietnam after the war? Would I be the boy on the streets shining shoes to keep his stomach full? Would I be the boy walking around in the humidity on streets of Saigon selling postcards to foreigners?
As these thoughts swam around my brain, I realized how privileged I am. Vietnamese people call me "sanh dieu" (rough translation as fashion-conscious people) as I walk down the streets of Hanoi listening to music on my iPod, wearing name-brand clothes. I don't know how to deal with the privilege I have.
Vietnam has changed my views on life. I was used to being "unprivileged" in the United States. However, Vietnam was a 360 turn, and I became a privileged person.
FEB. 27, 2006: It has been several weeks already. Time flies by so fast when you are in Hanoi and having fun.
My Vietnamese class is pretty fun, except that it is really long. We have class four days a week, three hours per day. In addition to Vietnamese, I am taking "History of Indochina" and "Gender and Society."
Vietnam has, however, changed my perspective on life. Hanoi is changing rapidly, as the old mixes with the new. Skyscrapers and apartment complexes tower over French colonial buildings and pagodas.
Sometimes I feel very privileged, as I see the huge gap between the rich and poor. Sometimes I have felt shocked because I was treated differently from the white American students in Vietnam. Do the Vietnamese dislike me because I am an overseas Vietnamese American student? For example, this weekend, CIEE organized a field trip to Ninh Binh to see Hoa Lu, the first capital of Vietnam.
We took a boat ride to Tam Coc, and they refused to let the Vietnamese American students sit with their white counterparts. We were crammed into one boat, while the white students were comfortably sitting two persons per boat. We asked representatives from the company about this policy, and their reply was that the insurance for foreigners is more expensive than the insurance for any Vietnamese passengers, including foreigners of Vietnamese descent. I believe that the mentality from the French colonial time is still being kept alive.
I know how to speak Vietnamese pretty well, but because I have a southern accent and live in the north, people in Hanoi have trouble understanding me. Last week, I went to the market to buy cups, but the lady didn't understand me. The word "cup" in the south is called "ly," and in the north, it is called "coc."
FEB. 13, 2006: I just finished orientation for the program. Bob (a student from American University), Connor (a student from Madison Wisconsin University) and I missed the first day of orientation because we were stuck in Vientiane for a day, as the Vietnam Airlines flight was having technical difficulties.
At last, I arrived in Hanoi.
Once in the city, Bob and I took a xe om [taxi] to the old quarter and had some pho [a Vietnamese noodle dish], which was very good and inexpensive.
We did some bargaining with the xe om's driver; that was the fun part.
The driver wanted us to pay 20,000VND to go downtown, but we bargained it down to 10,000VND.
The secret is walking away, and the driver will follow you and agree on the offered price.
On the second day of orientation, the whole group met our private tutors at a really fancy restaurant called "The Press Club," which serves French food; however, the food was not good.
I guess we were just paying for the atmosphere. We also went to Al Fresco, which serves American food.
It was nice that I got to meet my private tutor, who was shy at first.
Hanoi is a beautiful city, and is very different from Saigon. Hanoi is more peaceful, and it has a slower pace than Saigon.
On Saturday, I went to Ho Tay [West Lake, at left] to eat banh tom [shrimp cakes]. I was sitting near the edge of the lake, chatting and laughing with my friends. The whole scene was very peaceful.
After that we went to Ba Dinh Square to take pictures in front of the Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum, where people can go to see Ho Chi Minh's body, since his body was preserved when he died.
I am enjoying Hanoi. The lakes make it nice for me to walk around at night. This city has a lot to offer!
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Your Favorite Place In Singapore To Eat ___?
- boogiebaby Feb 8, 2008 12:38 PM
Chicken Rice
Chicken and/Mutton Biriyani
Wantan Mee
Ice Kachang
Kaya Toast and Coffee
Hubby, the kiddos, and I are headed to Singapore and Malaysia for 2 weeks in June for my cousin's wedding and would love to try some new places. I tend to frequent my favorite haunts each trip, so I'd like to branch out and try some new places for my favorite foods. We'll be staying in Queenstown and Pasir Ris, if that makes a difference.
My favorites:
Murtabak-can't recommend since I am not a fan of local murtabak.
Chicken Rice- Chatterbox at Meritus Mandarin Hotel. But if you are staying near Queenstown, you may want to try Sun Kee at Commonwealth Crescent Market Centre #02-84. There is a big following for this chicken rice stall and you get the feel of the atmosphere of local hawker center. Tian Tian is also well known, review recently: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/474938
Chicken and mutton Briyani- Lucky Prata at Lucky Plaza #01-42.
Wanton Mee- Kok Kee at Lavender Food Centre. Graffiti Cafe at The Hereen #05-29 in Orchard Rd is pretty good too.
Ice Kachang- Singapore Island Country Club, but this is for members only. Maybe you can try at Newton hawker centre.
Kaya Toast- Ya Kun Kaya Toast Chain has many locations around Singapore. http://www.yakun.com/ya_kun_singapore...
re: FourSeasons
I've been to the Commonwealth Crescent Market Centre, just after they remodeled, before but don't remember if I've tried the chicken rice there.
Ya Kun is where I usually get my kaya toast if I'm out and about, otherwise I get it from a little shop just near my grandmother's house. I'll have to try the toast at Killiney -- I've had their coffee before but don't think I've had their toast.
Keep the recs coming -- thanks! :)
re: boogiebaby
Sun Kee Chicken Rice stall is on the 2nd floor. If you take the staircase from the parking lot, just walk up straight and turn left; it would be the first stall and likely to be very crowded. It is quite well known among the chicken rice fans.
Killiney kaya toast also has outlets around Singapore - http://www.killiney-kopitiam.com/loca...
The bread used is thicker than Ya Kun's, if you prefer that.
re: Hot Chocolate
For the best prawn mee, in my opinion, is Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee at No.2 Jalan Ayer (off Gelyland lor 1), opposite Kallang MRT, and opened only from 8am to 3pm, and closed on Tuesday. The location is at the beginning of the long stretch Geylang Road. It is not in hawker centre, but a kopitiam (meaning coffee shop like atmosphere in local language). Location is not that convenient compared to the other well known hawker centres that are popular in Chow. Very huge crowd during lunch hours. And don't forget to include the Pork ribs and tail in the mix. There is also a very good Ngor Hiang store there as well. Ngor Hiang store sells a mix varieties of bean curds, fish balls, prawn crackers etc in supposedly five spices.
My favorite place for kaya toast is Chin Mee Chin bakery/coffeeshop in Katong (opposite the Holy Family Catholic Church). But it operates only till 2pm thereabouts (earlier if their kaya runs out). Unlike Ya Kun or Killiney Road, Chin Mee Chin never opted to franchise their business, or branched out to other parts of Singapore, so you need to traipse all the way down to Katong for your cuppa. Their kaya is served on toasted buns (instead of sliced bread).
Honestly I like to go to food republic - hope this doesn't cause booing loudly .. :-) My logic is that they have so many varieties and I can stay for the whole afternoon just eating. If you have a big party and everybody want to try something different that's a safe bet. Any hawker center will do too of course, but I like the air conditioning ... :-)
re: shengtang
hi all,
just a little update and some of my own advice:
Wanton Mee- Kok Kee at Lavender Food Centre (my fave, but only open for dinner). Graffiti Cafe at The Hereen #05-29 in Orchard Rd is pretty good too. (did not like this but anyway they are no longer there)
Other places I will bring my friends from out of town:
- Chilli crab and tze char at No Signboard Seafood (prefer the Geylang branch)
- BBQ seafood, fried hokkien mee, bbq chicken wings, fried oyster omelette at Chomp Chomp Food Centre near Serangoon Gardens
- Indian food at The Banana Leaf, Apolo at Race Course Road near Little India
- Nasi Lemak at Stall no. 2, Adam Food Centre (do not go too late.. before 7pm, long Q and food gets snapped up)
- Fried kway tiao at Amoy Food Centre
- Chinatown Market at Smith street (the hawker centre has just reopened after a year plus of upgrading, great variety of hawker fare there)
- rochor beancurd near selegie road
- crispy roti prata at The Roti Prata House at upper thomson road
p/s: this is a filtered version, my other favourites are localised taste and normally located in sleepy neighbourhood, mostly flooded and patronised by locals staying nearby :p
re: schnauzie
I had wanton mee for lunch at Kau Kee a few times. I am quite sure it is opened for lunch, unless there is some changes recently.


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Wealth and power have been our conventional measures of success. What definition will better sustain us now and how can we move into it?
The other day, my mother mentioned that she hasn't accomplished anything in her life. (She's a forest and machine engineer who hasn't found a suitable job since immigrating from the Soviet Union 20 years ago) It broke my heart to hear this. We live in a world that makes people value themselves more and more singularly by their career highs and financial prowess.
The conventional model of success has proven to be destructive, separating and pitting us against each other in competition.
What would be a better definition of accomplishment for us and how could we collectively shift toward embracing this?
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Search Deterrence
AbstractA seller wishes to prevent the discovery of rival offers by its prospective customers. We study sales techniques which serve this purpose by making it harder for a customer to return to buy later after a search for alternatives. These include making an exploding offer, offering a "buy-now" discount, or requiring payment of a deposit in order to buy later. It is unilaterally profitable for a seller to deter search under mild conditions, but sellers can suffer when all do so. In a monopoly setting where the buyer has an uncertain outside option, the optimal selling mechanism features both buy-now discounts and deposit contracts. When a seller cannot commit to its policy, it exploits the inference that those consumers who try to buy later have no good alternative. In many cases the outcome then involves exploding offers, so that no consumers return to buy after search.
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- Mark Armstrong & Jidong Zhou, 2013. "Search Deterrence," Economics Series Working Papers, University of Oxford, Department of Economics 661, University of Oxford, Department of Economics.
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- D83 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Search, Learning, and Information
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