When AIM first started the monlthly g/c testing it was done for free by the county of l.a., the only problem was it took 5 to 6 days to get the results. They then began sending the g/c to the private lab, which gets results in 1to3 days, with the majority of results back the next day. AIM charges 25 dollars for that test. Dr. Rigg charges 75 for the same test. The percentage of g/c positive tests at AIM is about 2 to 4%.Is that what you call 'testing positive left and right?" And anyone with a labdat account can check those numbers. They are accurate.And correct me if I'm wrong JIm, but didn't world modeling fight tooth and nail AGAINST requirng monlthly g/c tests. I guess you really are concerned about the health and well being of your 'models.'

And what would have happened last spring if everyone was going to differnt places getting tested. How would you track that? NOBODY has ever answered this question everytime it has been asked. Having it all under one roof is essential to anyCONTAINMENT program. How come NOBODY from any medical association, county health, fda, cdc, has ever advocated multiple testing facilities? Because the results would be disasterous. They did have multiple facilities before AIM was formed, and we all know what happened then(Marc Wallice)

To say tests are SCREWED up when they are pending in laughable. ANyone with lab experiecne will tell you that their procedures for assuring accurate results sometimes require pepeat tests to confirm t=results.. IF you've ever seen an AIM result with a positive gonn or chlam, youj will see it usually says"Result confirmed by repeat analysis" It takes time to do that.

A few weeks ago the lab instituted a new testing procedure that held up result for several days. What most people in the adult industry don't know is that if AIM was using ANY other lab in the u.s. that the 5 to7 day turn around time would be NORMAL.

Rewgarding the 'other' clinics.. Are you refferring to DR. RIGG who charges 75 dollars for the same g/c test that aim does for 25 and it takes him 3 to 5 days ,best case scenario, to get results. Or oare you referring to USA Referrals, whose lab was running a "home brew reagent"(not roche) test, and had no validation procedures for that test?Is this where you would want your partner tested JIM? Is this where you would recommend people get tested? Or is their a financial concern that you;re not talking about here? (kickbacks like rob spallone was taking form the clinic in torrence)

Simply because they provide the best tests, at the best price, with the fastest turn around time does not make them a monopoly, it just makes them better than anyplace else.

Does anyone recall the interview with rob spall0ne that dcyper did on hardcoregossip afew months ago where he admitted to taking kickbacks of 10 dollars per patient form the clinic in torrence years ago. Now you can see why these people want a PEICE of the action.

And the only reason people loose work because of pending tests is that they wait until their current test is expired before going in and getting retested. AIM has always said the g/c results can take 1 to 3 working days.(not weekends)

ANd anyone who knows anything about running a health clinic and a clinics relationship with their lab will tell you it is not feasable to use multiple labs for testing. The equipment, procedures, and a host of other issues make that very unfeasable. If anyone here has ever worked in a clinic or doctors office they will tell you that using multiple labs is just not feasable.

And there are many other labs that do these tests, and any other clinic can have any of these labs run their tests. The real reason nobody has opened a new clinic is because when they see the actual WORK involved they run for the hills, and they know that they cannot compete with AIM regarding price, turnaroundtime or accuracy.

Regarding monolplies, aren't there alot of people who used to say that World Modeling was a monoploy? I do not mean to impune world modeling. JIM south is a legend in this buissness and this industry would not be what it is today without him. My hat is off to the success that jim south has had in this industry for many many years.

Jim, can you imagine what it is going to be like when the state of california decides to implement REQUIREMENTS for testing. They will most likely model the reqwuirements after the state of nevada testing program..weekly testing, not monthly, at STATE approved facilities, not INDUSTRY approved facilities. ALL names of performers going into STATE of California databases for tracking. Be careful what you alk for, you might just get it.

One final questin Jim Jr., what would be tha advantage of having multiple testing facilities? BE specific please.(does anyone here think he'll answer this question?)