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Apparently there was some sort of produced for television chair fight at a clown show run by grifters in Cleveland last night.
Meanwhile:
Sunrise, Moonset.
There’s got to be a morning after
21 Thursday Jul 2016
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Monthly Archives: July 2016
Bev Randles (r) – Lieutenant Governor – July 2016 campaign finance report
20 Wednesday Jul 2016
Posted in campaign finance
Bev Randles (r) filed her amended quarterly campaign finance report for her 2016 Lieutenant Governor campaign with the Missouri Ethics Commission on July 16th. We’ve noted a very large dollar contribution from a single individual before. Her statewide campaign is the unique beneficiary of large contributions from Missouri republican donors who actually back rival candidates with their contributions in the republican primaries for other statewide races. That probably doesn’t make Mike Parson (r), her rival for the republican nomination, feel very good.
It was a good fundraising quarter for Bev Randles (r):
C141581: Missourians For Randles
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 11099 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kansas City Mo 64119 Established Date: 12/08/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $616,012.56
Monetary Receipts + $774,230.68
Monetary Expenditures – $854,207.05
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $0.00
Subtotal ($79,976.37)
Ending Money On Hand $536,036.19
[emphasis added]
Where did the money come from?:
Contributions to Bev Randles’ (r) 2016 campaign for Lieutenant Governor – July 2016 Quarterly Campaign Finance Report.
The contrast is stunning.
$750,000.00 of the $774,230.68 raised in cash for Bev Randles’ (r) campaign came from three entities, two individuals (related to each other) and a PAC funded by Rex Sinquefield. The second smaller contribution for $191,850.00 from the PAC was an in-kind contribution. There were another 139 contributions to the campaign in this quarter. There was one contribution for $2,500.00, one contribution for $1,500.00, four contributions for $1,000.00, five contributions for $500.00, one contribution for $300.00, and five contributions for $250.00. The remainder were for $200.00 or less.
Some of the campaign’s expenditures in the quarter:
7/16/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR RANDLES [pdf]
Eventure Capital Group 543 Huckelberry Ct Union MO 63084 4/4/2016 Fundraising $7,171.36
Victory Enterprises 5200 30th St SW 7 Davenport IA 52802 4/4/2016 Grassroots & Digital Strategy $24,611.43
Turning Point 335 Cherry Hills Meadows Dr Wildwood MO 63040 4/16/2016 Strategy & Comm Consulting $27,000.00
Turning Point 335 Cherry Hills Meadows Dr Wildwood MO 63040 5/6/2016 Strategy & Comm Consulting $13,500.00
Eventure Capital Group 543 Huckelberry Ct Union MO 63084 5/14/2016 Fundraising $4,605.80
The Terrance Group 201 N Union St Ste 410 Alexandria VA 22314 5/24/2016 Polling $33,047.00
Victory Enterprises 5200 30th St SW 7 Davenport IA 52802 5/24/2016 Grassroots & Digital Strategy $33,553.91
SRCP Media 201 N Union St Ste 200 Alexandria VA 22314 6/3/2016 advertising $163,739.00
Turning Point 335 Cherry Hills Meadows Dr Wildwood MO 63040 6/5/2016 Strategy & Comm Consulting $13,500.00
Eventure Capital Group 543 Huckelberry Ct Union MO 63084 6/13/2016 Fundraising $4,343.97
Victory Enterprises 5200 30th St SW 7 Davenport IA 52802 6/13/2016 Grassroots & Digital Strategy $12,906.60
SRCP Media 201 N Union St Ste 200 Alexandria VA 22314 6/15/2016 advertising $133,186.00
BOTT Radio Network 10550 Barkley Ste 100 Overland Park KS 66212 6/17/2016 advertising $18,303.36
SRCP Media 201 N Union St Ste 200 Alexandria VA 22314 6/29/2016 advertising $275,926.00
[emphasis added]
Uh, raising $750,000.00 of the $774,230.68 in the quarter from three entities probably means your campaign needs some serious work on its “Grassroots Strategy”.
Okay, that’s a lot of money for a poll. In a down ballot primary.
Advertising. That’s a lot. Think about how much there’d be without those three large dollar contributors.
Welcome to Missouri.
Campaign Finance: we have to ask
20 Wednesday Jul 2016
Posted in campaign finance
Could they bring back the blimp?
![The Rex Sinquefield funded PAC Grow Missouri’s moving billboard at the University of Central Missouri’s Skyhaven Airport near Warrensburg [October 2014 file photo].](https://i0.wp.com/showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1671.jpg?ssl=1)
The Rex Sinquefield funded PAC Grow Missouri’s moving billboard at the University of Central Missouri’s Skyhaven Airport near Warrensburg [October 2014 file photo].
Sigh. Probably not.
It’ll probably just go to some fake grassroots candidate who’ll waste it all on television ads which will get lost in all the clutter in the two weeks before the election, serving only to enrich the people involved in production and distribution.
Yesterday at the Missouri Ethics Commission from one Rex Sinquefield funded PAC to another:
C131097 07/19/2016 GROW MISSOURI Missourians for Excellence in Government 6175 Westminster St Louis MO 63112 7/19/2016 $380,672.55
[emphasis added]
Too bad, the rest of us could be gazing on a blimp soaring majestically across Missouri’s skies in stead of watching drivel on our television machines.
Critical Thinking First
20 Wednesday Jul 2016
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Along a U.S. Highway in New Mexico:
It depends…
Campaign Finance: Why be any different?
19 Tuesday Jul 2016
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….Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need….
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for John Brunner’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign, from John Brunner:
C151077 07/19/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR JOHN BRUNNER John G Brunner 11939 Manchester Road #151 St Louis MO 63131 Retired Retired 7/18/2016 $1,000,000.00
Keeping up with Peter Kinder (r) and Eric Greitens (r). At least we know where it comes from.
Previously:
Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports (July 17, 2016)
Campaign Finance: $500,000.00 here, $500,000.00 there, pretty soon you’re talkin’ about serious money (July 18, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Oh, like they couldn’t come up with another $25,000.00? (July 18, 2016)
Campaign Finance: Oh, like they couldn’t come up with another $25,000.00?
18 Monday Jul 2016
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campaign finance, Eric Greitens., Federal Election Commission, governor, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, PAC
….Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need….
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Eric Greitens’ (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:
C151053 07/18/2016 GREITENS FOR MISSOURI SEALs for Truth P.O. Box 29525 Washington DC 20017 7/18/2016 $1,975,000.00
[emphasis added]
Nope, can’t (as far as we can tell) vote in the primary or the general election.
Still, $1,975,000.00 is a lot in anyone’s book. Gee, if only there was some available television air time somewhere in Missouri.
Yard signs! That’s one way to spend $1,975,000.00 in two weeks.
And where did all that money come from? (via the Federal Election Commission):
….Committee ID : C00619973 Name: SEALS FOR TRUTH
Address: P.O. BOX 29525, WASHINGTON, DC 20017
Treasurer Name: BRITT, NICHOLAS
Type: O – INDEPENDENT EXPENDITURE-ONLY COMMITTEE
Designation: U – UNAUTHORIZED
[….]Statement Of Organization New 06/15/2016 5 201606159017909213 PDF HTML / FEC-1077491
July Quarterly New 07/15/2016 04/01/2016 06/30/2016 5 201607159020592247 PDF HTML / FEC-1086627
[emphasis added]
Well, it’s pretty darn new.
According to their FEC Form 3-X they didn’t have any assets as of June 30, 2016:
[….]
5. Covering Period 04/01/2016 Through 06/30/2016
6. (a) Cash on hand, January 1, 2016
0.00
(b) Cash on hand at Beginning of Reporting Period 0.00(c) Total Receipts (from line 19) 0.00 0.00
(d) Subtotal (6(b) + 6(c) for A, 6(a) + 6(c) for B) 0.00 0.00
7. Total Disbursements 0.00 0.00
8. Cash on Hand at Close of Reporting Period 0.00 0.00
9. Debts and Obligations Owed TO the Committee 0.00
Itemize all on SCHEDULE C or SCHEDULE D
10. Debts and Obligations Owed BY the Committee 0.00
[….]
So, until we see the next filing we can’t tell who dropped $1,975,000.00 on Eric Greitens’ (r) gubernatorial campaign. So much for transparency.
Previously:
Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports (July 17, 2016)
Campaign Finance: $500,000.00 here, $500,000.00 there, pretty soon you’re talkin’ about serious money
18 Monday Jul 2016
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….Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need….
![Peter Kinder (r) [2015 file photo].](https://i0.wp.com/showmeprogress.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/img_1561.jpg?ssl=1)
Peter Kinder (r) [2015 file photo].
Today at the Missouri Ethics Commission for Peter Kinder’s (r) 2016 gubernatorial campaign:
C151161 07/18/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER David Humphreys PO Box 4050 Joplin MO 64803 TAMKO Building Products President & CEO 7/16/2016 $500,000.00
C151161 07/18/2016 MISSOURIANS FOR PETER KINDER Sarah Atkins 4713 Rock Spring Rd Arlington VA 22207 TAMKO Building Products Consultant 7/16/2016 $500,000.00
[emphasis added]
Now, if there was only some television advertising time available somewhere in Missouri.
Know anyone who can spend $1,000,000.00 in two weeks? Just asking.
Previously:
Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports (July 17, 2016)
What Eric “Opportunist” Greitens doesn’t want you to know
18 Monday Jul 2016
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The St. Louis Post-Dispatch is affronted – Eric Greitens, one of the four Republicans vying to become the gubernatorial candidate of the Party of tRump, has refused to participate in the traditional sit-down where the editorial board quizzes candidates in order to determine whom to endorse in the upcoming primaries. As the board has it, they use this forum “to separate the candidates from the rehearsed phrases and performance pressures of a broadcast debate and dig deeper into where each stands on major issues.” The Post-Dispatch editorial notes that Greitens is a smart guy and wonders what he’s afraid of.
I would suggest that what’s scaring Greitens away from such full-disclosure is just the fact that he really is a smart-guy, and has figured out that to be separated from “rehearsed phrases” and clarify where he “stands on major issues” is not a smart strategy. Smart-guy Greitens seems to have figured out that Missouri Republicans’ political intelligence only goes slogan-deep, and has, accordingly, “dumbed down his message.” The less he commits to actual policy decisions, treating “depth and substance like Kryptonite,” and relies purely on angrily emotive, Pavolvian symbology, the greater impact he’ll have now and the greater wiggle room he’ll have later when it’s politic to shift direction.
And guess what, high-minded Post-Dispatch? Gun-wielding (at least in ads) Rambo Greitens seems to have his finger right on the pulse of Missouri’s GOP gimme-guns, tough-guy zeitgeist. The proof? He’s ahead in the polls (see also here). In the party of tRump that means he’s doing it the right way.
Governor – July 2016 campaign finance reports
17 Sunday Jul 2016
Posted in campaign finance
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campaign finance, Catherine Hanaway, Chris Koster, Eric Greitens., governor, John Brunner, missouri, Missouri Ethics Commission, Peter Kinder
For Chris Koster (D):
C031159: Koster For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 440173 Party Affiliation: Democrat
St Louis Mo 63144 Established Date: 08/12/2003
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $7,446,359.80
Monetary Receipts + $3,487,147.00
Monetary Expenditures – $736,515.25
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $3,796.17
Subtotal $2,746,835.58
Ending Money On Hand $10,193,195.38
$10,193,195.38. Yes, but the eventual republican nominee will have all the money they need.
For Eric Greitens (r):
C151053: Greitens For Missouri
Committee Type: Candidate
4579 Laclede Ave #138 Party Affiliation: Republican
St Louis Mo 63108 Established Date: 02/24/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $4,130,296.79
Monetary Receipts + $1,023,216.20
Monetary Expenditures – $2,853,173.80
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $81,906.87
Subtotal ($1,911,864.47)
Ending Money On Hand $2,218,432.32
Since there’s a republican primary, what is Eric Greitens spending [pdf] some his campaign money on?:
[….]
Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 4/1/2016 On-line Marketing $14,583.85Hunter & Associates Inc. 436 Seventh Ave Pittsburgh PA 15219 4/18/2016 Fundraising Services $14,869.49
James Mulligan Printing Company 1808 Washington Ave. St. Louis MO 63103 4/21/2016 Printing and Brochures $1,885.57
Victory Enterprises 5200 S.W. 30th St. Davenport IA 52802 4/26/2016 Printing and Brochures $23,338.80
Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 5/2/2016 On-line Marketing $10,000.00
Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 5/4/2016 Video Production $12,500.00
Bask Digital Media LLC 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 5/24/2016 On-line Marketing $7,164.96
Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/2/2016 Media $815,550.00
Victory Enterprises 5200 S.W. 30th St. Davenport IA 52802 6/2/2016 Printing and Brochures $3,000.00
MB Public Affairs LLC 1415 L Street #1260 Sacramento CA 95814 6/7/2016 Data & Research $15,458.93
Capitol Promotions PO Box 231 Glenside PA 19038 6/10/2016 Printing $15,750.00
Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/13/2016 Media $700,000.00
Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 6/20/2016 Video Production $14,975.00
The Tarrance Group 201 N. Union St. Suite 410 Alexandria VA 22314 6/20/2016 Research $33,334.00
Something Else Strategies 212 Golden Willow Court Easley SC 29642 6/21/2016 Video Production $137,196.10
Creative Direct LLC 25 E Main Street Richmond VA 23219 6/23/2016 Printing and Brochures $86,904.00
Target Enterprises 15260 Ventura Blvd. Suite 1240 Sherman Oaks CA 91403 6/28/2016 Media $427,975.00
Creative Coatings and Wraps 81 Triad S Drive St. Peters MO 63304 6/29/2016 Vehicle Wrap $10,900.00
[….]
[emphasis added]
Aw, we were hoping to get a souvenir campaign button. A lot of media. A lot. Vehicle wrap!
For Catherine Hanaway (r):
C141055: Hanaway For Governor, Inc
Committee Type: Candidate
7509 Nw Tiffany Springs Parkway Suite 300 Party Affiliation: Republican
Kansas City Mo 64153 Established Date: 02/14/2014
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $1,581,001.65
Monetary Receipts + $1,794,087.16
Monetary Expenditures – $1,986,843.70
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $29,562.27
Subtotal ($222,318.81)
Ending Money On Hand $1,358,682.84
Some of Catherine Hanaway’s (r) expenditures [pdf]:
[….]
Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 4/5/2016 Media Production $49,699.00Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 4/5/2016 Media Production $12,000.00
Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 4/29/2016 Strategies Planning $39,490.49
Axiom Strategies 1251 NW Briarcliff Pkwy Suite 85 Kansas City MO 64116 5/24/2016 Strategies Planning/Media Buy/Fundraising Services $15,421.09
PinPoint Media 1707 Osage St #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/13/2016 Media Buy $415,450.00
PinPoint Media 1707 Osage St #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/20/2016 Media Buy $430,825.00
Chatham Light Media LLC PO Box 1330 Stowe VT 05672 6/21/2016 Media Production $51,080.00
PinPoint Media PinPoint Media #103 Alexandria VA 22302 6/27/2016 Media Buy $229,725.00
Remington Research Group 1420 NW Vivion Rd Ste 113 Kansas City MO 64118 6/30/2016 Research $3,000.00
Wilson Perkins Allen 1319 Classen Drive Oklahoma City OK 73103 6/30/2016 Research $31,570.00
Wilson Perkins allen 1319 Classen Drive Oklahoma City OK 73103 6/30/2016 Research $33,000.00
[….]
[emphasis added]
Strategery. Lots of media. Research.
For John Brunner (r):
C151077: Missourians For John Brunner
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 144 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 04/02/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $3,235,814.60
Monetary Receipts + $1,353,081.68
Monetary Expenditures – $2,558,022.65
Contributions Made – $1,545.00
Other Disbursements – $96,007.02
Subtotal ($1,302,492.99)
Ending Money On Hand $1,933,321.61
[emphasis added]
The expenditures [pdf] for John Brunner’s campaign:
[….]
Saless Force.com Inc. PO Box 203141 Dallas TX 75320 4/6/2016 Advertising $1,612.50Salient Point LLC PO Box 960743 Boston MA 2196 4/6/2016 Press Communications & Reim. Exp $5,329.17
Swiftkurrent 166 Cabot Street Beverly MA 1915 4/6/2016 Media Advertising $10,000.00
Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/6/2016 Media Advertising $28,034.84
HSP Direct 20130 Lakeview Center Plaza Suite 300 Ashburn VA 20147 4/13/2016 Direct Mail $32,188.70
Swiftkurrent 166 Cabot Street Beverly MA 1915 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $18,321.53
Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $4,392.20
Thompson Communications Inc. PO Box 5 Marshfield MO 65706 4/13/2016 Media Advertising $15,419.05
American Viewpoint 1199 North Fairfax St Suite 808 Alexandria VA 22314 4/28/2016 Polling $46,000.00
[Direct Mail and lots of “Media Advertising”]
DDI Media 8315 Drury Industrial Parkway St. Louis MO 63114 6/6/2016 Signs $50,000.00
[Even more “Media Advertising”]
[….]
[emphasis added]
Media Advertising. Is that like “plastics”? Polling. They know. Signs! So wastefully old school.
For Peter Kinder (r):
C151161: Missourians For Peter Kinder
Committee Type: Candidate
Po Box 712 Party Affiliation: Republican
Jefferson City Mo 65102 Established Date: 08/25/2015
[….]
Information Reported On: 2016 – July Quarterly Report
Beginning Money on Hand $625,321.56
Monetary Receipts + $679,666.10
Monetary Expenditures – $609,894.13
Contributions Made – $0.00
Other Disbursements – $76,367.14
Subtotal ($6,595.17)
Ending Money On Hand $618,726.39
[emphasis added]
Between Eric Greitens (r) and John Brunner (r) bashing each other via television ads in constant rotation and Catherine Hanaway’s (r) disjointed “run for the hills” ads, all enriching the broadcasters in Missouri media markets, Peter Kinder could be the last republican candidate remaining after the primary. Maybe not. Heh.
Some of Peter Kinder’s (r) expenditures [pdf]:
Delta Growers Association 99 Pharris Ridge Dr Sikeston MO 63801 5/31/2016 Sign Tools $624.07
[Lots of new media advertising]
Applied Research 10514 Providence Way Fairfax VA 22030 4/30/2016 Demographics $3,000.00
[Lots of “demographics”]
Integrated Supply Company PO Box 1957 Cape Girardeau MO 63702 5/16/2016 Campaign Signs $17,648.23
Red Letter Communications 231 N. Main Street Cape Girardeau MO 63701 6/7/2016 Media (Radio/Cable) Media (Broadcast TV) $81,838.72
Red Letter Communications 231 N. Main Street Cape Girardeau MO 63701 6/14/2016 Media $332,475.39
[emphasis added]
Sign tools. Now that’s old school. What the hell are “demographics”? Campaign signs! Still plenty of money for media buys.
We’ll find out what worked in two weeks.
When the thin blue line is black
16 Saturday Jul 2016
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Black Lives Matter, Jeff Roorda, missouri, police, Racial bias, St. Louis Ethical Society of Police., St. Louis Police Department, St. Louis Police Officers Association
We’ve been hearing lots about policing in relation to the African-American community. We’ve seen graphic evidence of police overreacting to small or even non-existant provocations, ending in the death of black citizens; we’ve also seen, in Dallas and here in Missouri, in the St. Louis suburb of Ballwin, retaliatory violence visited on innocent police officers who were doing their jobs in an unexceptionable and even, as in Dallas, superlative fashion.
In spite of efforts to look at and address the causes of these events in a dispassionate and fair way, lots of folks insist on using them to choose sides: it’s the black or the blue, they seem to say, you can’t be both. The situation becomes even more fraught when you realize that blue is often standing in for white, as in old, white geezers who are scared s***less by black.
But police departments are themselves black and white as well as blue. How they deal with their internal integration issues so that blue trumps both black and white can tell us a lot about the credibility, or lack thereof, of our police when it comes to questions of policing and race.
And the message we’re getting isn’t really that good. In lots of police departments neither the white nor the black police officers trust each other enough to use the same organizations to voice their concerns. That’s certainly the case with the St. Louis Police Department, the dominant PD in my region, where white officers’ views are voiced by the St. Louis Police Officers Association, and black officers are represented by the St. Louis Ethical Society of Police.
In St. Louis, the concerns voiced by the black officers’ Ethical Society reinforce the perception of a department where problems of racial bias persist. The group recently issued a report, the Comprehensive Evaluation of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department (SLMPD), which documented claims that the STL police force is rife “with unwritten, written, and subjective practices that have hindered their [i.e. African-American officers] professional growth.” According to the Ethical Society report, the same biases also result in less effective policing in communities of color – a problem that could be partially addressed by a police force more comfortable with diversity within its own ranks.
If you question the claims of blue-on-blue bias in St. Louis, you have only to consider the behavior of the president of the white officers organization, Jeff Roorda, whose latest breach of good taste was a twitter post blaming Barack Obama for the shootings in Dallas. Roorda has a history of borderline and sometimes overtly racist statements, pitting police against people of color. His leadership role in the STL Pollice Officers Association makes it clear why black officers do not feel that that organization can speak for them or for their community.
I suspect that similar situations may prevail, even if more subtly, in other cities where black police officers feel the need to choose separate representation. And until we have police departments that can effectively deal with the diversity within their own ranks, all officers, black and white, speaking and acting in an ultimately unified fashion, we will not be able to, prima facie, trust white officers who are charged with policing black communities, no matter how diligent and well-meaning any individual officer may be.