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Substitution in Advertising : A Spirited Case Study

This paper uses an unusually rich sample of liquor brands in the U.S. over the period 1994 to 2004 to test substitutability of advertising media. The liquor industry in the U.S. has experienced a substantial increase in case sales and advertising expenditures since the mid-1990s, raising numerous public policy concerns. Moreover, the mix of advertising media used by liquor brands also changed s...

Spirited discussion at VLSI Workshop

Active audience participation and, at times, even vigorous controversy, enlivened the Computer Society's VLSI Workshop, held in Clearwater Beach, Florida, February 22-25. The 50 attendees from academia and industry included professionals in different specialties related to VLSI design. Topics of discussion included systolic architectures., residue number systems, circuit simulators, floor plann...

Perspective of a Juvenile Court Judge Judge

The juvenile court judge occupies a unique position. Like all other judges, the juvenile court judge must apply the law to resolve a dispute. For juvenile court judges handling abuse and neglect cases, however, the law requires a new type of role. The judge must monitor whether child welfare agencies have provided services to individual children and families sufficient to comply with federal an...

551 Judge

551 Hallux abducto valgus is one of the most common deformities encountered in podiatric medical practice. Hallux abducto valgus, commonly referred to as a bunion, may have two components: a rigid or structural component and a dynamic or flexible one. One component usually predominates over the other. The dynamic or flexible component is reducible clinically or after lateral soft-tissue release...

Chimpanzees make mean-spirited, not prosocial, choices.