California Arbor Week Contests Highlight the Importance of Trees
California Arbor Week is March 7-14, a statewide celebration of trees. Two statewide contests are being held to celebrate Trees. The contests are designed to increase awareness of and appreciation for the trees and forests in the communities where Californians live, work and play. Winners are featured at the State Fair and awarded cash prizes.
Third, fourth, and fifth grade students throughout California are invited to participate in the California Arbor Week Poster Contest. The contest, titled “Growing Happy Communities” is designed to increase the student’s knowledge of the important roles of trees and the many benefits they provide to our communities. In addition to contest rules and entry forms, the contest information packet includes curriculum for three lessons. Entries are due by February 1, 2012. Sponsors include: California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, California Community Forests Foundation, and California ReLeaf.
All Californians are invited to participate in the inaugural year of the California Arbor Week Photography Contest. The contest is designed to highlight the broad diversity of tree species, settings, and landscapes throughout our state, in locations urban and rural, large and small. Photographs may be entered in two categories: My Favorite California Tree or Trees Where I Live. Entries are due by March 31, 2012.
California Arbor Week runs March 7-14 every year to mark famed horticulturist Luther Burbank’s birthday. Last year, legislation was passed to define California Arbor Week in statute. California ReLeaf is raising money to fund tree-planting initiatives and support local organization for 2012’s celebration.
When a severe wind storm struck Los Angeles County from November 30 through December 4, many homes and businesses were destroyed or damaged.
The U.S. Small Business Administration has now declared a disaster for Los Angeles County.
The declaration, issued by the SBA Administrator Karen G. Mills, helps not only business owners, but also private nonprofit organizations, homeowners, and renters. THise people in Los Angeles County and the neighboring counties of Kern, Orange, San Bernardino and Ventura are eligible to apply for low-interest disaster loans to help cover losses they sustained in the disaster.
The request for assistance made to the SBA was based on a preliminary damage assessment on December 12 and 13. Recovery experts from Cal EMA and the SBA worked with the Los Angeles County Office of Emergency Management and several other affected cities.
“We recognize that disasters like the wind storm leave an indelible mark on people’s lives. We’re hopeful the low-interest disaster loans now available through the SBA will help put many homeowners, renters and business owners who suffered losses due to the wind storm on the road to a quick and full recovery.”
- Mike Dayton, CAL EMA Acting Secretary
California Emergency Management Agency (Cal EMA) says the SBA loans can be up to $200,000, and are available to help qualified homeowners repair or replace damaged or destroyed real estate. Personal property can also be covered, up to $40,000, for people who qualify.
Businesses and private nonprofits can apply for loans of up to $2 million to help cover the costs of repairing or replacing damaged or destroyed real estate, machinery and equipment, inventories or other business assets. Small businesses, most private nonprofit organizations and agriculture-related businesses are also eligible to apply for Economic Injury Disaster Loans to help meet their needs for disaster-related working capital.
The application deadline for loans to help cover property damage is February 17, 2012; the deadline for EIDL applications is September 19, 2012.
The SBA has customer service representatives at a Disaster Loan Outreach Center at the Pasadena Fire Department’s Headquarters, 199 S. Los Robles Avenue, Suite 550. These reps can assist applicants with loan applications, and explain the SBA loan application process. They are available 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. through Friday, December 23, and resume operations on Monday, January 9.
Applications can also be found on the secure SBA Web site, https://disasterloan.sba.gov/ela, by phone at (800) 659-2955, email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or the SBA Web site at www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance. Assistance for people who are deaf or hard of hearing is available at (800) 877-8339.
Blumenthal’s Uniforms and Equipment opens a 5.11 Tactical Select Store
Next week, Sacramento will be home to a new Blumenthal’s Uniform and Equipment, 5.11 Tactical Select Store, one of only two 5.11 Tactical Select stores carrying the full line of 5.11 Tactical products. The really interesting news is the interactive shopping experience for tactical gear in Sacramento.
After opening a 5.11 Tactical Select Store in Portland, Oregon, and seeing how successful it was, it was an obvious move to remodel the Sacramento store and provide the same interaction.
“5.11 Tactical products have so many features that consumers want to see, feel and interact with our products”
- Tom Davin, CEO of 5.11 Tactical
Opening on December 14, 2011, the store is expected to draw a good crowd, looking for anything from cargo pants to outerwear to concealed carry clothing. 5.11 Tactical products were previously only sold online and through retail public safety uniform dealers. After the first Signature Store opened in Fresno, CA in May this year, the company knew the tactical shopping experience was changed.
Blumenthal’s began in Seattle, Washington, in 1948, by Joe Blumenthal and now has five stores in the Northwest. The business is now run by brothers Mitch and Mark Blumenthal and their partner Roger Heldman.
After closing for a remodel, and the addition of the full line of over 700 product styles from 5.11 Tactical, the Sacramento Grand Reopening celebration takes place December 14 at Blumenthal’s, 3133 Arden Way.
The first 25 people in the door each day receive a gift and there will be prize drawings, snacks, and 20% off all 5.11 Tactical in-store purchases at the Arden Way location.
Heldman says customers love 5.11 Tactical, which revolutionized the industry by introducing the ‘tactical wear’ category, and Blumenthal’s will carry over 700 styles offered by 5.11 Tactical. It is an opportunity for all Americans to see, feel, and purchase products originally intended for high-intensity situations.
Blumenthal’s supports several charities, including “Shop For A Cause,” “Woulded Warrior Project,” “COPS,” “Breast Cancer,” “Fallen Firefighters,” and “September 11 Families.”
George Runner, Second District Member of the California State Board of Equalization (BOE), today announced that taxable sales in California totaled $121.3 billion in third quarter 2010, up $5.8 billion (or 5 percent) from the same quarter the previous year. Personal income kept pace with taxable sales, increasing 5.0 percent over the same period (Editors: see chart below comparing taxable sales and personal income).
Additionally, more recent data indicate that a pronounced recovery in taxable sales continued into the third quarter of 2011. BOE’s estimate of statewide taxable sales for the third quarter of 2011, based on cash receipts, shows that taxable sales are estimated to have risen 8 percent over the same period a year earlier.
“It’s encouraging to see the sustained steady growth in retail sales,” said Senator Runner. “Hopefully sooner rather than later it will translate into more jobs for out-of-work Californians.”
Third quarter 2010 taxable sales in BOE Second District rose $1.3 billion (or 4.8 percent) over the third quarter a year ago. The Sacramento area gained $194 million (or 2.7 percent), the San Joaquin Valley region gained $705 million (or 6.7 percent). The City of Fresno, the State’s fifth most populous city, gained $34 million (or 2.4 percent) over the same quarter the year before.
In constant dollar terms, taxable sales increased 4.2 percent in third quarter 2010 from the same quarter the previous year. The California Taxable Sales Deflator, which measures the rate of change of all taxable sales in the State, was up 0.7 percent in third quarter 2010. In comparison, the California Consumer Price Index, which measures the rate of change of common consumer goods, was up 0.9 percent in third quarter 2010.
California gasoline stations sales in third quarter 2010 dominated the other major industries in growth, increasing $955 million, or 8.7 percent over the same quarter last year. With consumption growing slowly and a modest 3.1 percent increase in the price per gallon of gasoline, an analysis of these accounts indicates this growth was due to an increase in sales at these establishments of items other than fuel.
Clothing and accessories stores showed an increase in third quarter 2010 taxable sales of $402.4 million, up 6.5 percent over the same quarter the year before. General merchandise, which represents the largest non-durable retail category, had an overall increase of 5.5 percent (or $561.3 million) in third quarter 2010.
Motor vehicle parts and dealer sales were flat in third quarter 2010, posting only a 0.1 percent gain. Sales were buoyed by used car dealer sales, which increased 12.3 percent, but held back by losses in new car dealers (-1.9 percent) and other motor vehicle dealer sales (which include RVs, motorcycles, boats, and aircraft), decreased by 5.6 percent.
Sales for “All Other Outlets”, which represents manufacture and wholesale, grew by $2.6 billion, a gain of 7.1 percent in third quarter 2010 over the same quarter last year. This sector was buoyed by manufacturing, growing 9.9 percent, and wholesale trade, growing at 7.4 percent. Pulling down this sector were finance and insurance, decreasing 10.6 percent, and healthcare and social assistance, decreasing 6.4 percent.
Taxable Sales in California is a quarterly report on retail sales activity in California, as measured by transactions subject to sales and use tax. It includes data about statewide taxable sales by type of business, as well as data about taxable sales in all California cities and counties. To view all taxable sales in California, visit: www.boe.ca.gov/news/tsalescont.htm.
Second Year of Opinion Survey Yields Changes, Trends
In a dramatic turnaround, California drivers ranked cell phone talking and texting as the biggest safety problems on the road in 2011, decisively moving past the top problems of 2010, which were speeding and aggressive driving. These and other opinions of driving habits are included in the results of the second annual Traffic Safety Survey, released today by the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).
In 2010, 21.5 percent of drivers thought that speeding and aggressive driving were the biggest problems, followed by cell phone talking and texting, which totaled 18.3 percent combined. In the latest 2011 results, speeding and aggressive driving dropped to 17.6 percent, while those worried about drivers using cell phones more than doubled to 38.8 percent. Drunk driving was next on the list, replacing last year’s “bad roads,” with 12.6 percent of respondents considering it most dangerous.
“This second year of surveying the opinions and habits of California’s drivers shows how quickly they react to the real problems we all face on the road. This information provides us with unique insight into the concerns of Californians. It is very telling that we’ve seen such a shift in opinions on cell phone use in just one year.”
- Christopher J. Murphy, OTS Director
In the most distracting category, combined cell phone talking and texting jumped from 75 percent to 84 percent. Those who say they still use handheld phones for either talking or texting dropped from last year, while those who say that they have been hit or nearly hit by someone talking or texting on a cell phone increased.
Drivers are a bit more aware of the anti-drunk driving message, with more actually saying that they aren’t drinking at all. In addition, drivers are more aware of DUI checkpoints, and at a high 88 percent approval rate, the vast majority of California drivers support them as well. More people are also aware of the Click It or Ticket seat belt campaign and buckle up because of it.
The statewide survey was fielded in late summer and 1,801 drivers age 18 and over were interviewed at gas stations in 15 counties throughout California. The results will help the California Office of Traffic Safety and those involved in the Strategic Highway Safety Plan better identify and track driver attitudes, self-reported driving behavior, awareness of high visibility enforcement efforts and safety communications.
“Having this second year of results is very helpful,” said Murphy. “It has validated what we took from the first year and is beginning to show trends. It is providing valuable data for our planning, particularly in distracted driving programs and the emerging drugged driving problem.”
Additional results include:
Drunk driving was the biggest safety concern of the 18-24 year old age group, at30.3 percent, up from 11.5 percent in 2010. This age group also lead in those who report that they have recently had too much alcohol to drive safely.
A larger percentage of drivers (40.4 percent) say they talk less on their phones while driving than last year (34.5 percent) because of the hands-free law.
45.8 percent say that they have made driving mistakes while talking on cell phones. 60.1 percent say that they have been hit or nearly hit by other drivers who were talking or texting.
A higher percentage of 18-24 year olds than any other age group think that texting while driving is a serious distraction, yet more of them actually do text and drive than any other age group.
There are differences between what Northern and Southern Californians think are the biggest problems. 33.2 percent of Southern Californians think texting ranks high, while 25.7 percent of Northern Californians think so. Similarly, 25.6 percent in the southland think drunk driving is the biggest problem while 15.2 percent in the north rank it at the top.
25-44 year olds lead in hands-free cell phone talking, even though it is no more safe than hand-held talking.
71.9 percent think that the Report Drunk Drivers – Call 911 campaign has helped police make more DUI arrests.
The officers involved in the pepper-spray attacks on UC Davis students Friday should be immediately arrested because they’ve violated federal and state laws, said one of the lawyers from Occupy Sacramento in a letter to Gov. Brown, Attorney General Kamala Harris and other law enforcement officials.
“Physical attacks on persons violate California Penal Code 242 (Battery) and such violence perpetrated by those in uniform is a criminal violation of Federal civil rights law 18 USC 242,” said Jeff Kravitz, a constitutional rights attorney.
Kravitz suggested the state, through AG Harris, as well as Yolo District Attorney Jeff Reisig and US Attorney Benjamin Wagner should make the arrests of the UC Davis officers immediately.
“It is imperative that proper action be taken by County, State and Federal authorities… initiating criminal proceedings including the arrest of those who committed the acts of violence. or bringing the issues before a grand jury. Leaving he matter solely in the hands of the University is not a reasonable option,” said Kravitz.
He added that the University of California’s promised investigation is “clearly self-serving and bears resemblance to the investigation conducted by Penn State into the allegations of sex crimes by Jerry Sandusky…an investigation used to protect the university and not the victims.”
The students had been told, a minute before, that they would be shot if they did not move. The students began chanting ?Don?t shoot students, Don?t shoot students.? Then, as the police officers shook pepper spray cans, the students chanted ?Don?t shoot children.? Another person warned the students to close and protect their eyes.
- NewsInSacramento.com
Occupy Sacramento said today it will sends its occupiers to UC Davis on Monday. The aim is to support Occupy UC Davis students, who were brutally pepper-sprayed and violently assaulted on Friday by, University of California police.
The rally at UC Davis is scheduled to start at High Noon, Monday.
The Occupy group says their caravan is set to leave Cesar Chavez Park just after 11 a.m. Monday.
An Occupy Sacramento spokesperson told NewsInSacramento, “We feel it is a necessity to support and assist our friends at UC Davis in their time of need. This kind of brutality as seen by the citizen videos circulating the world needs to stop. When someone next asks ‘why’ is there an Occupy, we only need to point to this example of the 1 percent ordering their public servants to punish – without trial – peaceful, non-violent demonstrators.”
“The Occupy movement will not stand for it,” said Cres Vellucci, an ACLU board member in Sacramento, and Legal Team coordinator for Occupy Sacramento.
There have been 84 arrests at Occupy Sacramento since Oct. 6; Last week, 31 cases were dismissed “in the interest of justice” by the City of Sacramento, which is pursuing charges against 25 others. The District Attorney refused to prosecute the nonviolent occupiers, forcing the City to proceed.
One of the US Davis Police officers sprayed the student protestors with pepper spray, even though they were protesting non-violently, and were not causing harm to anyone.
The students had been told, a minute before, that they would be shot if they did not move. The students began chanting “Don’t shoot students, Don’t shoot students.” Then, as the police officers shook pepper spray cans, the students chanted “Don’t shoot children.” Another person warned the students to close and protect their eyes.
The Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce has named the individuals to be honored at the Installation and Awards Banquet on December 1, 2011 at the Radisson Hotel in Sacramento.
The honorees are true testaments to this year’s theme – “The Road to Prosperity”.
Honorees include Zoritha Thompson owner of Goree & Thompson Real Estate. Zoritha will receive the Small Business of the Year Award. Mel Assagai has again proven to be a strong advocate for the SBCC and its member businesses. Mr. Assagai will receive the Advocate of the Year Award. Lawrence Garcia donated countless hours to the SBCC in 2011 assuring that the amendments made to its bylaws were legally and professionally complete. The amended bylaws were ratified by the SBCC membership at the All Member meeting held in October. Mr. Garcia will be awarded the Chairman’s Award by board Chair, Larry Carr. And last but certainly not least, Ms. Wendy Petko will receive the Community Service Award for the excellent work she’s provided the community tirelessly through the Center for Community Health and Well Being. You may know this organization by the name The Birthing Project.
The annual dinner allows the Sacramento Black Chamber of Commerce Foundation to provide programs and services that assist in bolstering the long-term economic strength and quality of life of the African American business community. Receiving the President’s Award and the Keynote Speaker for this year’s event will be Senator Curren Price.
Keynote Speaker, Senator Curren Price
Curren Price was elected to the California Legislature in 2006 to represent the 51st Assembly District, and was re- elected by an overwhelming margin to a second term in 2008. In May 2009, he won a special election, and in November 2010, he won in the general election with 83% of the vote in the 26th Senate District.
Senator Price is an influential voice in California advocating for small business enterprises. His mission is to protect innovative small businesses and advance policies to support small business start-ups, job-creation, expansion, investment and entrepreneurship. In recognition of his advocacy, Senator Price has been honored by a cross section of state and local organizations representing business, labor and consumer advocates. He was a small business owner, and a consultant with the SBA’s Small Business Development Center.
Senate President pro Tem Darrell Steinberg appointed Senator Price to chair the Business, Professions and Economic Development Committee. The Committee has jurisdiction over legislation related to business and professional services, practices and regulations, and international trade.
In 2006, Mr. Price established and chaired the Assembly Select Committee on Procurement. Mr. Price will continue to chair the Select Committee on Procurement, which ensures that small businesses fully participate in state contracting and procurement opportunities. During his tenure, these two Committees have held six informational hearings on a diverse range of topics. He also chairs the Legislative Black Caucus, vowing to push for improvements in education, health and jobs.
This year, the Senator is authoring bills that will: put into state code the 25% small business participation rate for state contracts (SB 67); increase opportunities for small businesses seeking contracts with the High Speed Rail Authority (SB 733, and SB 734); promote contracting opportunities for emerging investment managers (SB 294); create an international advisory committee to protect California’s port activity (SB 460); declare May as Small Business Month (SCR 24), and raise the visibility for the U.S. EB-5 Visa Program (SCR 33).
The Senator’s passion to service constituents, the public, and California small businesses leads him to host many events. He hosted a Small Business Access to Capital and International Trade Forum as well as an event to explore opportunities and disparities in State Contracting, including the multi-billion dollar major California High Speed Rail project. In prior years, he held a Small Business Empowerment Expo of key business leaders to discuss the survival of small businesses; a series of town hall meetings on major issues impacting the state, and hosted one of the largest regional job fairs in the state, with over 3,000 attendees, including more than 50 employers offering several hundred jobs.
Radisson Hotel December 1, 2011 6:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m.
Occupy Sacramento lawyers say they will make a major announcement regarding the upcoming prosecutions of more than 60 people arrested at Cesar Chavez Park since Oct. 6. Wednesday at 8:15 a.m. at Superior Court (9th St. side at 720 9th St.).
Although no details are available, the announcements may involve some dismissals.
Many motions have been filed in Superior Court calling for the dismissal of all charges on the grounds that the law used by the City of Sacramento is vague, arbitrary and “chilling” to free speech.
Josh Kaizuka, one of 36 volunteer lawyers assisting on the case, says a hearing has been tentatively scheduled for Nov. 22.
Kaizuka represents Cres Vellucci, vice-chair of the ACLU Board of Directors in Sacramento. Velluci was arrested Oct. 6 for being at Cesar Chavez Park beyond a curfew.
Kaizuka’s filing says, “(T)here is no doubt that Defendant was participating in an organized meeting intended to vocalize a community’s disapproval of our nation’s distribution of wealth. This dissent was a political statement, and was, by all accounts, conducted in a peaceful manner … defendant was vocalizing his dissent at precisely the place where we, as a community, would expect: the town square.”
He said, in the “Demurrer,” that by arresting Vellucci and 83 others since Oct. 6 at Cesar Chavez Park, city officials and police “impermissibly interfered with constitutionally protected speech, at a place that for over 150 years has been the platform to protest for the right of speech and assembly. Cesar Chavez Plaza, in fact, is built on the location of the original California State Capitol Building site.” Kaizuka called the charges “vague,” and asked the court to throw out the case.
California, the place to be for innovation, is celebrating with SRI International, on the company’s 65 years of transformational innovation.
Stanford Research Institute was established in 1946, to conduct research and development and stimulate the economy after World War II. From then until now, with a name change to SRI (why do companies change their names to unintelligible gobbledygook?) they have been pioneering solutions that became part of our daily lives.
Looking back in time, we find their innovations include interactive computing and the computer mouse in the 1960s to current advances such as the Siri virtual personal assistant, minimally invasive telerobotic surgery, and electroactive polymer “artificial muscle. Their researchers and technogeeks continually push the envelope and move us forward, warping their amazing legacy into a future most of us haven’t even considered yet.
“In today’s innovation-based economy, the world is limited only by people with the skills that allow development of the abundant opportunities before us.”
- Curtis R. Carlson, Ph.D., SRI President and CEO
The SRI approach, known as the Five Disciplines of InnovationZ, is designed to create high-value solutions for clients and partners.
A Sampling of Recent SRI Breakthroughs that Impact Our Lives
Siri Artificial Intelligence
SRI technology is transforming communication and human-computer interaction. Decades of SRI research in artificial intelligence, including leadership of the largest known artificial intelligence project in U.S. history, led to the development of the groundbreaking virtual personal assistant technology called Siri. SRI spun off Siri, Inc. in 2007 to bring the technology to consumers. In April 2010, Apple acquired Siri, and in October 2011, Siri was unveiled as an integrated feature of the Apple iPhone 4S.
Improved Android Video Chat
Earlier this year, SRI video stabilization technology was embedded into Google Talk applications on AndroidZ devices–improving the user experience for video conversations, even if someone is moving.
Co-Developed Cancer Drug
In 2009, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration approved pralatrexate for the treatment of relapsed or refractory peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL). Research on drugs of this class began at SRI in the 1950s.
Additional SRI innovations span a wide range of technical disciplines and global markets:
Artificial Intelligence and Robotics
-- Artificial intelligence for robots (1972): SRI created Shakey, the first
mobile robot that could reason about its actions.
-- Advanced robotics (2000 - present): SRI has pioneered novel
surface-climbing robots, autonomous mobile robots, mapping software, and
medical robotics.
Computing and Internet
-- Banking (1955): SRI revolutionized banking with automatic check
processing and magnetic ink character reading (MICR), still a standard
on today's checks.
-- Personal computing (1968): Douglas C. Engelbart and his team introduced
many of the tools--such as the computer mouse and concepts of multiple
windows and interactive computing--that set the global computer
revolution in motion. SRI licensed the computer mouse technology to
Apple, Xerox, and other companies.
-- Internet (1969): SRI received the first transmission on the ARPANET, the
Internet's predecessor, and ran the Network Information Clearinghouse,
which assigned domain names, for decades.
-- Wireless communication (1977): SRI sent the first transmission across
three disparate networks: satellite, the ARPANET, and packet radio, in
what is known as the first internetworked connection.
-- Speech translation (2007 - present): SRI is deploying technology on
mobile devices to enable real-time communication in local languages. In
1994, SRI spun off market leader Nuance Communications to bring its
speech technology to market.
Defense
-- Aviation (1950s): SRI developed electrostatic discharge rods to protect
airplane wings from radio interference and static electricity. These
devices are now standard on aircrafts, spacecraft, and tankers.
-- Radar (1960s - present): SRI radars are used by the military for
long-range and concealed-target detection. SRI also operates major radar
research facilities for the National Science Foundation at locations
around the globe, from Greenland to the Arecibo Observatory in Puerto
Rico.
Education
-- Longitudinal studies (1978 - present): SRI conducted the first
Congressionally mandated longitudinal studies of youth with disabilities
to improve the U.S. education system.
Entertainment
-- Movies (1959): SRI won an Academy AwardZ for co-developing the
TechnicolorZ electronic movie print timer, which allowed the film
industry to bring accurate color movie prints to theaters faster.
-- Broadcasting (1997): SRI Sarnoff, as part of an EmmyZ Award-winning
consortium of electronics and telecommunications companies, developed
the U.S. high-definition television (HDTV) standard.
Biomedical Sciences and Health
-- Drug discovery (1970s): Halofantrine, discovered and developed at SRI,
has saved countless lives as a treatment for drug-resistant malaria.
-- Minimally invasive surgery (1990s): SRI developed the first robotic
surgical system, now used by surgeons around the world. SRI spun off
Intuitive Surgical to bring the technology to surgeons and patients.
Vision and Image Processing
-- Real-time video processing (1984 - present): SRI Sarnoff developed the
first computer system capable of performing sophisticated visual search
tasks in real time. SRI's work in computer vision technology augments
the way people sense, analyze and react to the world around them.
-- Augmented reality (1993 - present): SRI Sarnoff delivered the first
system to insert virtual advertising in a live video broadcast as part
of the scene. Today, this technology enables immersive training: users
see the real world and computer-generated avatars simultaneously.
-- Biometric identification (1996 - present): SRI Sarnoff pioneered iris
recognition at a distance for user identification at ATMs and other
applications.
All Californians are invited to participate in the inaugural year of the California Arbor Week Photography Contest. The contest is designed to highlight the broad diversity of tree species, settings, and landscapes throughout our state, in locations urban and rural, large and small. Photographs may be entered in two categories: My Favorite California Tree or Trees Where I Live. Entries are due by March 31, 2012.
