Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:51 AM




Dear Conservative,

We launched our "Drill Here, Drill Now, Pay Less" campaign earlier this week, and the response has been overwhelming. Already, more than 10,000 people have signed the petition urging Congress to start drilling for oil domestically. If you haven't signed the petition, I hope you'll sign it now and join me in sending a message to Congress that we need real solutions to stop the pain Americans are feeling at the pump.





Thank you for standing with me for real change.



Your friend, Newt Gingrich



General Chairman, American Solutions

Uh-oh. A feminist hissy-fit for Hillary

Written by Paul Zannucci on 7:57 AM


I'm seriously thinking of pulling out Operation Ross Perot again. From The Huffington Post comes this estrogen-laden shriek appropriately titled How Dare You!

Women are outraged. We are still fighting for her, and we are ashamed of how our candidate, a woman who has devoted her adult life to serving others, a woman who has been a distinguished First Lady, a woman who has helped her colleagues pass legislation and win races in their own states, a woman who has stood up for all of our rights, has been treated not just by the media but by her own Democratic Party. Throughout all this, Hillary has maintained her focus, her message and her dignity.

If there were any truth to the karma thing, our entire universe would implode right about now. There isn't even any reason to rebut this garbage. Just sitting there by itself, without the rest of the article (or maybe even with it), any reasonable person would assume the paragraph is scathing sarcasm.

And, yet, it is not sarcasm, and if it is truly identifying the prevailing sentiment, it is beautiful. Perhaps the piece oversteps its bounds today, but with enough of these polemics perhaps we can create a hissy-fit nation (okay, we already sort of have one): a nation of crazy-mad liberal feminists who refuse to vote for Obama. Any sort of movement that has reasonable numbers to it would absolutely doom the Obama run.

Which brings up another question. Given what we know about Hillary, unless she's served her two terms, can you even imagine a presidential election without her? I can't, and it makes me smile.

Life on Mars, Could it settle the Democratic Nomination?

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:53 PM


In this article from a Korean source (there are lots of articles on this. I picked this one because of its flawless Chinglish), we are reminded of the billions of dollars NASA is spending to answer a question so important that it might just be called idle curiosity--Is or was there ever life on Mars? Of course, Mars is large and far away, so it's going to be a difficult process if the answer turns out to be 'no'. After all, the first three hundred tries can be explained away as being the wrong location to look. On the other hand, if we are lucky enough to find life, or irrefutable evidence of past life, on this try, we'll all be able to lean back in our chairs with satisfied looks on our faces and say, "Yep."

Of course, all space missions have a sort of because-it's-there quality to them. It's the other stuff that comes along with the missions that is helpful. For instance, when China finishes killing all our pets with tainted dog food and all our blood clot victims with tainted heparin, they might start getting around to accidentally shooting down our satellites. So all this practice chucking things into outer space will be useful if we want to be able to replace our television satellites as quickly as possible.

Ah, but Hillary has found a more immediate need for life on Mars. Shown above as she sits at NASA Control Center in Houston and watches for the first round of test results to come back, she has a strong conviction, says a campaign spokesperson, that all life be counted before she can drop out of the race. After all, Obama could accidentally fall off a cruise ship in August, September or maybe even October (hinting at a possible explanation for the Obama October surprise she's been talking about).

And NASA is hopeful. Suddenly remembering that life likes water, they've gone to the Martian pole this time where frozen water sits awaiting analyses. Let's keep our fingers crossed, both for NASA and Hillary, that we'll soon be able to lean back in our chairs and say, "Yep."

Memorial Day. What did they die for?

Written by Paul Zannucci on 9:51 AM


It is a simple question, yet one that is rarely asked or answered. What is the sacrifice that we celebrate on Memorial Day? What did they die for? The mainstream liberal not running for office will likely tell you they died for, or because of, government. This is actually the opposite of the truth. In fact, it is through opposites that we may find the truth.

The opposite of autonomy is oversight. The opposite of tyranny is liberty. The opposite of big government is little government and in little government is where we find freedom. As the amount of government goes up, the amount of freedom goes down. As the number of people forced into equality rises, the number of people free to reap their own rewards sinks.

Our founding fathers wanted to try a unique experiment in this country. More than simple democracy, what they infused into our system—The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Bill of Rights—was freedom. Government, predominately the wild and untamed variety, was everywhere and had been everywhere since the beginning of civilization.

It was not something so common as government that our forefathers wanted or fought the Revolutionary War for. It was not something so common as government that so many young men through the intervening centuries signed up to fight and give their lives for. In fact, for all these heroes it was something quite the opposite. It was freedom they gave their lives for.

For anyone who ever died for this country, government has been available wherever they might go. What was different in America was the limited scope of that government and the resulting freedom that this novel experiment brought.

On this Memorial Day, reflect upon what it is in America that is worth fighting for. We do not die for government here. We die for freedom.

Cold-fusion Works

Written by Paul Zannucci on 11:40 AM


I guess we could file this one under conservative conspiracy theories, but mostly I'm posting this for the benefit of D. Pitney, who is a staunch believer in the power generating capabilities of cold-fusion. Basically, you need something really cold, like Hillary's soul, and then you...nah, I don't know where I'm going with this.


Anyway, here is an article detailing a Japanese experiment with cold-fusion.


Now your SUV is F'ing up Jupiter

Written by Paul Zannucci on 9:32 PM


It's far worse than we thought:

The newest red spot is on the far left (west), along the same band of clouds as the Great Red Spot and is drifting toward it. If the motion continues, the new spot will encounter the much larger storm system in August. Jupiter's recent outbreak of red spots is likely related to large scale climate change as the gas giant planet is getting warmer near the equator.

Please, for the love of God and the solar system, follow Obama's advice and stop eating so much and keeping your air conditioning on 72 degrees. If we all don't start taking public transportation, what's next? Saturn? No word yet if NASA has any plans for sending Al
Gore to Jupiter. Something has to be done, though, and I, for one, am willing to lose him here on Earth if it means trying to save Jupiter. We don't want to make things worse on Jupiter, though, so we should only give him enough fossil fuel to get out of the Earth's atmosphere and get pointed in the right direction.

Camille Paglia on Hillary Clinton, Feminism, and Ambition

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:50 PM


I never planned on agreeing with Paglia so much. Perhaps, one must think, she and I have a chance after all. I do, now that I think of it, have a soft spot for strong women who like porn...ah, but I'm getting wistful again...

Anyway, in a story (titled with a British accent) for the Telegraph, Hillary Clinton's candidacy has done feminism no favours, we find a lot of wonderful quotes about the crazy, power hungry half of the dynamic Clinton duo.

Unlike the average AP reporter, Paglia, who never just falls in behind liberal lines, deserves a full read, so I'll just give a little teaser and let you go read the full article for yourself.

Right now, Hillary is in Godzilla mode, refusing to accept Barack Obama's looming nomination and threatening to tie the Democratic party in legal knots until the August convention and beyond. Those who think she will withdraw gracefully in a few weeks are living in cloud cuckoo land. The Clintons are ruthless scrappers who will lock their bulldog teeth in any bloody towel.

That is the most flattering part of the entire piece, so you should enjoy it. Paglia, despite her independent nature, is only attempting to light the torches of a progressive lynch mob for the benefit of Obama (I can't imagine that she would have written anything but a glowing feminist manifesto had Clinton long ago cinched the nomination), but it is still an entertaining anti-Hillary rant.

Hillary Clinton Waxes Poetic About Obama Assassination

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:02 PM


Well, not exactly, but I like the idea of being the New York Post of the internet.


From this story from Foxnews we get:

Asked by South Dakota newspaper the Argus Leader why she didn’t buy the argument that the party was fracturing because of the prolonged contest, Clinton said “my husband didn’t wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June.” “We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California,” she continued. “You know i just dont understand it.”

Later, she used Ted Kennedy's brain cancer to try to weasel out of it:

“The Kennedys have been much on my mind in the last days because of Senator Kennedy, and I regret that if my referencing that moment of trauma for our entire nation and particularly for the Kennedy family was in any way offensive. i certainly had no intention of that whatsoever. My view is that we have to look to the past and to our leaders who have inspired us and give us a lot to live up to. And I’m honored to hold Senator Kennedy’s seat in the United States Senate from the state of New York, And have the highest regard for the entire Kennedy family. Thanks.”



All in all, it's been a rough day for Kennedy's. One death or another, every darn thing is their fault.

I take one of two things from this. 1) Either brain tumors are contagious, and she's caught Ted's and isn't thinking clearly, or 2) She's a raging sociopath. Since we all know the former isn't the case, it must be the latter, but that's not really a revelation, now is it? In fact, my brother, who used to write for this site, said today that if Obama wins the presidency and lets Hillary be the Vice President, that he'll be the first president to need a food taster. It's funny, but it is also a little too close to reality. Do I honestly think Obama is in danger from the Clintons? I'm ashamed to say that the best I can offer is "I don't think so" with an uncomfortable laugh tossed in for good measure. The Clintons are brutally power hungry, as is clearly seen from the fact that she is still spending tons of her own cash on a completely hopeless primary bid.

Plus, with Jack Bauer sidelined by the writers' strike, there's no one to stop them.

John McCain's Pastor--Nice Try ABC, or Maybe 'Thanks'

Written by Paul Zannucci on 12:54 PM


In a desperate attempt to even up the pastor score, ABC runs this expose on John McCain's minister: McCain Pastor: Islam Is a 'Conspiracy of Spiritual Evil'

Let's go through some lines here and see what we find about this evil minister, shall we?

"Islam is an anti-Christ religion that intends through violence to conquer the world," Parsley says on the DVDs reviewed by ABC News.

This would be more shocking except for the fact that Islam actually is anti-Christ (they don't believe he was the Son of God) and that Islamic leaders repeatedly make "conquer the world" type statements. Only a head-in-the-sand liberal organization like ABC could miss the jihad that's been going on for so many years now. Here is how a mainstream Islamic, Hassan Al Banna, leader put it: “For we want the flag of Islam to fly over those lands again, who were lucky enough, to be ruled by Islam for a time, and hear the call of the muezzin praise God. Then the light of Islam died out and they returned to disbelief. Andalusia, Sicily, the Balkans, Southern Italy and the Greek islands are all Islamic colonies which have to return to Islam’s lap. The Mediterranean and the Red Sea have to become internal seas of Islam, as they used to be”.

To read a series of excellent pieces on Islam, visit the Michelle Malkin site here.

Parsley says he can be silent no more about Islam. "I will rail against the idea that the God of Christianity and the God of Islam are the same being. I will sound the alarm about the pernicious agenda of the enemies of my country and the cross of my Christ, and I will proclaim the truth at every opportunity."

God forbid someone should suggest that Islam and Christianity are two different religions and then, what the heck, sound the alarm about the enemies of Christ and country. What kind of a world have we moved to when this sort of statement is considered newsworthy and an assault on moral decency?

"I would counter respectfully that what some people call extremists are instead mainstream Muslim believers who are drawing from the well at the very heart of Islam"

I fail to see how this statement can be argued with. Every time someone publishes a cartoon with the image of Mohamed in it, thousands upon thousands of every day Muslims rush the streets all over the world and riot.

"America was founded with the intention of seeing this false religion destroyed," Parsley says, "and I believe Sept. 11, 2001 was a generational call to arms that we can no longer ignore."

Okay, maybe that one is a little crazy, but it also says on his website that Parsley does in fact distinguish between radical Muslims and non-radical Muslims.

All in all, this reminds me of the NY Times piece on McCain. If this attack gets widely reported, it will only help McCain in the polls. Mark my words.

McCain's Medical Records and Age

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:01 AM

According to an AP story:

"Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press...Early on in the primaries, a number of voters said McCain's age was a problem, but recent surveys suggest it may not be as big an issue. An ABC News-Washington Post poll conducted in April found 70 percent saying McCain's age would not make any difference to their vote. Other recent polls found similar results, with two-thirds or more saying his age doesn't matter."


Well, that is good, at least. One of the interesting things through my own personal experience is that a lot of the people for whom age is a factor are, themselves, older folks. My parents, for example, are about the same age as McCain and have serious reservations about how he'll be able to handle a job as demanding as the presidency (despite the fact that neither one of them sits still for a minute), and they've gone as far as to say that there is no way that they would vote for him for a second term, that 76 would simply be too old to begin a four-year job.


As a twenty-three-year-old (so far as you know), I can't really relate to the sentiments, myself. I don't know what it feels like to be that age, and it hasn't occurred to me that McCain was too old for me to vote for him. It did occur to me, however, that he might appear too old to be able to defeat a slick youngster like Obama simply from a natural bias point-of-view. I suppose we'll see, but the image of these two coming onto the debate floor together is not a pretty one. To the mindless electorate, Obama will likely win the debate via initial appearance alone.

Where do the remaining candidates stand on the Fair Tax?

Written by Paul Zannucci on 9:04 PM


McCain--Not on your life.

Clinton--No answer.

Obama--No answer.


It is odd that Clinton and Obama have not answered this given that we know what their answers would be. Apparently, dodging questions has become such a way of life for liberals that they don't even realize when they've been asked a question with an obvious answer. Actually, the real problem (not that the liberal dodge isn't a big enough problem) is that for a Democrat, answering questions about the Fair Tax plan would be like addressing UFO's and psychics. It would just be unseemly.


In the meantime we can only dream of what such a plan would do for our country. Imagine, for instance, an economy without payroll taxes (those were the original lyrics to the John Lennon song Imagine).


If you'd like to see more about the politicians' stances on the fair tax, you can go here.


The front page for the fair tax site is here.

Obama leads McCain by 8 nationally...

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:50 AM


According to a new poll by Zogby, Slick is leading OldNAngry by 8 points nationally.

When you consider what the Wicked Witch of the Mid-West has been wandering around saying, and that Obama, himself, has made such clever remarks as, "(small town Americans) get bitter, they cling to guns or religion," you've got to wonder exactly what sort of "October surprise" could derail this guy. He's already been associated with a church that rests five miles beyond the lunatic fringe and been allowed to blame every gaff and misstep on unnamed staffers (see here). Remember, liberals will vote for anyone, Marion Barry (shown above smoking crack on a police surveilance video) as example, regardless of their moral history, so long as they strike the right emotional appeal. And this guy has liberals on the verge of emotional orgasm every time he opens his mouth.

Of course, this could be one of the most bizarre elections ever. We could see a situation where 80% of the voters in places like California and Oregon vote for Obama, and yet McCain, despite a significant loss in the popular vote, wins by virtue of the electoral college. That would be a great way for Slick to go down. Of course, the Democrats in congress would just try to get rid of the electoral college, and we all know how tough on liberals McCain is. Only God knows what we'd end up with.

What if--A Video of Obama Beating his Wife?

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:40 AM


What would you do if you had a video of Obama beating his wife? Would you sell it to CBS for millions of dollars (so they could lose it until after the election) or would you keep it for your own personal pleasure, watching it over and over again? I'm not advocating wife beating--just wife beating watching. Hey, maybe you could make copies of it and get the best of both worlds: turn one in to the police and keep the other for your personal viewing pleasure.

I'm a member of the Tennessee GOP who Obama told yesterday to leave off attacking his wife: OBAMA TELLS TENN. GOP: LAY OFF MY WIFE. Let me make one thing perfectly clear, if you want your wife to stop coming under attack, stop sending her out on the campaign trail. I used to think that Hillary Clinton was the most reprehensible First Lady in history, but if Obama wins the presidency we're going to take this to whole new heights. Michelle, what a beautiful name to be destroyed by association, is like having Louis Farrakhan with boobs traveling around the country giving speeches. Granted, the boobs are an improvement, but they can only get you so far. Well, actually they can get you as far as you want in certain situations, but not on the campaign trail.

Bottom line: If she's going to be a public figure, out there spreading her racial hatred and her hatred of country, then she is a target like every other public figure. Let's make this perfectly clear. Obama can't tell me (though he wants to) what to drive, how much to eat, what to set my air conditioning on and to lay off public figures. The fact that he keeps thinking that he can, in fact, tell me this is more than a bit disturbing.

AAAAIGGGGGHHHHH---Global Warming

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:45 AM

From this article we get these haunting words from Obama: "We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama said. "That's not leadership. That's not going to happen," he added.

Really? That's not going to happen? Many responses come to mind right now, but all of them involve cursing so I have to let them go. I've got to assume, and pray, that this is yet another lousy bit of reporting and that the "..." hide the real thing that's not going to happen other than legislation to determine how cool we can keep our houses; what cars we can drive and how much we can eat. And who cares if other countries say OK? This is one of the most appalling reports of a politician's comments I've ever read.

In related news, we now find that because of global warming, there will be fewer hurricanes: Hurricanes and tropical storms will become less frequent by the end of the century as a result of climate change, US researchers have suggested.

How about that. It was only just recently that we were going to have non-stop, cataclysmic hurricanes due to global warming. That's all I can manage to post. Between these two stories, I can barely maintain control of my gag reflex.

The Will of the People

Written by Anonymous on 7:33 AM

In a never ending, we are smarter than the voters battle, the brilliant Judges on the CA Supreme Court overturned the ban on same sex marriages. (See attached article for more details: http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5icdBPRnsMRFvCfUyWtzDS8Nt2rYQ ) I am not going to argue same sex marriages here even though I am strongly opposed. However I do want to point out that what happened in this case should scare everyone into voting for conservatives who will appoint conservative Justices at both the state and national levels.

In 2000 CA voters approved a law banning same sex marriages. (The Will of the People) This law was upheld by an appeals court in 2006 because this was the “expressed wish of the majority”. (Thank God some court understands “The Will of the People”) Now in a “we can’t discriminate” decision the CA Supreme Court has ruled that majorities don’t matter. This is a very clear example of Judges making law! Laws are to be decided by elected officials put in their positions by “The Will of the People” not by activist judges. These Judges are abusing their power to push an agenda that is very clearly not “The Will of the People”.

We are fast approaching an election cycle. We need to quickly decide if we want to turn over control of our laws to a few judges with an agenda or do we want to keep the decisions for ourselves. The answer is very simple. Ask your candidate before you vote for them what type of Justices they will appoint. If those Justices are not strict Constitutionalists that understand they are not to make laws then pick another candidate. Take back the mantel of power. Let’s turn our Country’s direction back over to the “The Will of the People”! God Bless America.

Road Rage

Written by Anonymous on 6:19 PM

While driving recently I happened upon a bumper sticker that very nearly made me run the offending car off the road. (justifiably so) The scandalous sign read “Health care is a human right”. Now by no means am I a constitutional expert but the last time I checked life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness were the human rights guaranteed in this the most amazing document ever penned down.

We have come to a cross road in American Society where people’s wants are now human rights. I want a new car. Is this a “human right”? I want a swimming pool added to my home. Is this a “human right”? No one with half a brain would even consider my requests as sane. Yet “health care” which is no different than my new car or my swimming pool should be considered a human right.

Everyone deserves to be seen and treated by a capable doctor. Everyone deserves to be treated with respect and compassion when they are ill. However you should not expect someone else to pay higher taxes so that you can get your treatment. I am fortunate to work for a company that partially pays for my health insurance but their cost and my costs continue to rise. I consider the fact that they still pay some a true blessing. If you want real cost effective change then put free market forces to work (if you don’t know what those are then you are in real trouble)(I will give you a hint Competition). Another option is to utilize health savings plans and fund your own insurance. Put away what you would spend each month on insurance in a safe account and should the need arise the funds are there to pay. Tell your doctor you will pay cash for your procedure. He or She will love you since they now do not have to deal with the insurance companies. (I bet they will even give you a great deal and if not go somewhere that will)

I am truly sick and tired of the give me society we live in. I have been raised to believe we get what we earn. I expect that if I sit around and wait for someone else to take care of my needs then I will probably have nothing. On the other hand if I get up, get going and plow a head then I will have all of my needs and many of my wants met. Stop standing around with your hands out. Put those hands to work and go earn your health care like the rest of us. God Bless America

Looks like I picked the wrong time to chuck Operation Ross Perot

Written by Paul Zannucci on 3:39 PM

As mostly a gag site, it was taking too much of my time and thought, but here we have a report that Clinton supporters are split about evenly as to whether they would like her to make an independent run. That is absolutely huge. I may try it again, but it's really one of those sort of things that requires constant care. Perhaps I'll wait until the primaries are over and see what's happened.

Here's a piece of the article and the link:

"...if Clinton does not win the Democratic Party nomination, 29% of Democrats say she should run an Independent campaign for the White House. Sixty-one percent (61%) of Democrats disagree. Clinton supporters are evenly divided on the question."

Rasmussen Reports

It's not Obama's fault...

Written by Paul Zannucci on 9:30 AM

(Image: Bill Clinton explaining that it was actually an unnamed staffer who got carried away and slept with Monica Lewinski).


Did you have any brothers or sisters? Did you ever get grilled by your mother when your sibling wasn't there and decide to conveniently pass off the blame? This only worked for a limited time because eventually your sibling, if they were old enough, would not go gently to the whipping post. Just think how convenient it would have been if you had only had a vast quantity of mostly unknown brothers and sisters to pass the blame to. Such is the convenient situation that Obama finds himself.

Jake Tapper, National Correspondent with ABC, provides a pretty entertaining list of ten to fourteen (depending on how you look at it) cases where something embarrassing gets passed off into the empty vastness of the staffer family tree.

You can read this piece here.

I wonder how this will work for President Obama? Do you think people will continue to let him toss imaginary people under the bus, or will he be forced to attach actual names to his blunders? One thing is for certain, I'd hate to be on his staff when the rubber of the bus tires actually meets the road.

And what does this say about his personality? Here is a man who cannot admit an error. Not only that, he cannot stop himself from blaming others. As it says on a blog promoting Hillary for an independent run, "No wonder his wife is so angry all the time. Not only is she the one who constantly misplaces his keys, but she’s getting tired of peeing on the seat and leaving the lid up, too."

A Bit of Good News from TheHill.com

Written by Paul Zannucci on 10:37 AM


"Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton’s (D-N.Y.) senior advisers said Friday they are willing to push the nomination fight beyond the last contests on June 3 if neither candidate reaches the delegate requirement that includes Michigan and Florida. While most analysts have determined that Clinton’s chances are all but nil, Geoff Garin and Howard Wolfson, two of Clinton’s senior advisers, told a group of reporters over breakfast that if frontrunner Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) does not reach 2,209 delegates by June 3, the campaign will continue."

The Hill

Keep up the good fight. Also, I was reading The Huffington Post this morning (don't ask) and came accross this funny paragraph:

"Clinton showed with the gas tax farce that there is no pander to "hard-working Americans, white Americans" too crass or desperate. She's been...downing shots, eulogizing her mill-working grandfather, and recounting her youthful fishing trips. Next week she'll probably show up in a WV coal mine swingin' a pick, shootin' small critters, and promising miners that she'll double their wages for the summer."

Personally, I don't think she'll do that next because the primary is tomorrow. She'll probably never think of West Virginia again, but I did find the whole concept of the hillbillyization of Hillary pretty fun.

Operation Ross Perot Update

Written by Paul Zannucci on 8:56 AM


Even though I don't think I can keep it going at the current pace too much longer, Operation Ross Perot is clicking along at a pretty good rate. The Hillary Clinton, Independent for President website made it into the wordpress.com list of fastest growing blogs and was also featured on CNN.com's political blogs ticker.

I don't think the campaign stands a ghost of a chance, or I would continue to hit it daily. All indications are that Hillary plans to fight until the bitter end and then, somehow, pull her head out of her ass long enough to support Obama. But I'll continue to update a couple or three times a week to see if I can't stir the pot a bit. I advertised for some "like-minded progressives" to help me out, but so far I haven't had any takers. Something tells me that at least half the people visiting the site are wishful thinking conservatives.

Meanwhile, expect the rhetoric to get ramped up tomorrow and Wednesday as Hillary prepares to win West Virginia by about 40%. Of course, it won't matter because the Clintons are now on the outside of the Democrat inner circles. The media, trying like hell to marginalize Hillary in order to support Obama, has all but called the entire election in favor of Obama. A little voice in the back of my head tells me the Clinton ego won't let it end here, though. Only time will tell, I guess.