Priorities in India

The tragic News out of India, regarding the brutal Gang Rape of a 23 Year Old Woman on a Bus in New Delhi and the Outrage that it has caused reached its depressive Apex with the Report that the Woman, whose Name has intentionally not been made public (according to Indian Law) has died.

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There have been massive Demonstrations of Protest in India deploring the Event although the Suspects have been arrested and the Authorities have decided to charge them with Murder.  We can understand the Outrage that has been outpouring on the Streets especially since, fortunately for India, such horrific Incidents are not as frequent there as they are in some other Places.

Something else is puzzling, however.  The Rape Victim was not only Gang Raped but also abused and beaten so horribly and violently (so graphically that it defies Description) that she had very little Chance of Survival.  In a valiant Effort to try saving her Life the Indian Government decided to send her by Air Ambulance to Singapore for a Last Ditch Effort to save her Life.

This raises some disturbing Questions, we believe, regarding the Policies of the Indian Government and the Ethics of some of the Indian Doctors, particularly those who are no longer in India.  India is the most populous Country in the World.  It has an Abundance of Medical Schools which graduate an impressive Number of Medical Doctors.  If India has to send a Patient of this Condition, possibly other Patients as well to Singapore because it does not have sufficient and adequate Medical Facilities for such extraordinary Cases, why is India exporting so many Doctors or allowing them to leave for other English Speaking Countries where they have an Opportunity to earn 10, 100, 1.000 or even 10.000 Times what they would earn in India and depriving itself of an Opportunity to reach a World Class Level of Medical Care?

There is a Crisis grappling many Western Countries in how to deal with the skyrocketing Costs of Medical Care.   But Indian Doctors, who receive a Medical Education in India at a Fraction of what the same costs in the United States (for Example) cannot really do very much in helping solve the Medical Care Crisis in Western Countries (particularly English Speaking Western Countries, where it is easiest for Indian Doctors to obtain a Medical License).  Indian Doctors can serve a far better Purpose in putting their Skills to use in India, where they have studied Medicine through vast Outlays made by the Indian Government, so that, when such horrific Incidents such as the New Delhi Bus Rape, but also other Medical Situations which require First Class Medical Care arise (and we think, they probably arise often enough) World Class Facilities would exist in India without requiring that the Patients be flown to Singapore or Goodness knows where else, or, worse yet, when the Patient is not important enough or rich enough, to just, let them die.

Holiday Greeting

The Vitznau News Team wishes all of our Readers,

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year

 

 

 

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Tragedy in Connecticut and the Value of Freedom

The horrible News from Connecticut, today, Friday 15 December 2012, 10 Days before Christmas, has the Nation and much of the World in deep Shock.  28 People died.  20 of them were Children.  The Shooter, dead, shot his own Mother before killing himself.  He used 3 Guns.  All, according to what we know at the Time we are writing this, were purchased by his Mother.  She apparently owned 5 Guns, all legally owned, at least one of which (an automatic Weapon), would have had to have been purchased before 1990.  Why this Woman felt the Need to own 5 Guns 3 of which, one Way or another, we do not know how, came to fall into the Hands of her Son, is a Secret which she is now taking to her Grave with her.

Parents not only in Newtown, Connecticut but also throught the U. S. are in deep Shock and Fear and rightfully so.  A Detachment of Law Enforcement People, Emergency First Response Unit as well as Federal and State Officials were dispatched and descended almost like a Batallion upon this little School in Sandy Hook, Connecticut.   Police Cars were placed as a Precaution not only at other Schools in Connecticut but throughout the Nation as well.  The President appeared on Television, visibly shaken and wiping off more than one Tear.

We should take a Moment to look beyond this Tragedy, not to mention Six other mass Public Shootings in 2012 alone, the worst Year yet for this Type of horrific Calamity.

The Catholic Priest in Newtown held a Mass Vigil at his Church for the Victims, their Relatives and all those near them, which, it can be safely assumed, included just about the whole Town of Newtown, Connecticut and beyond.  These 20 Children and the Adults killed along with them will now no longer live to see Christmas 2012.  But he also pointed out another important Factor.  He made a Connection between the Culture of Violence and the Frequency of this Type of Events.

In ,,Klartext'' what he was referring to is the Culture of Firearms which has not only become pervasive but continues to spread.  True, as the Opponents of Weapons Control Legislation point out, a Criminal is a Criminal and (s)he would find one Way or another to kill another Person, if that is his or her Mindset.  True, yes, true.  But it is a lot easier to pull the Trigger and kill People with mechanical Precision, from a Distance, with a Fireweapon, than to go up to People and slit their Throats.

The other Point is, with all the Police, Security, Screening Systems and other Procedures which are set up at Schools these Days, it is also Time to examine what Kind of Effect the outpouring of Entertainment from Movie, Television and ,,Concerts'' with violent Overtones is having in cultivating what has become a very violent World out there.

In a Society where Freedom is cherished as a supreme Value, being reduced to living, working and functioning in ,,Fortresses'' not only diminishes the Value of Freedom, but it also comes at a Cost, both monetary and human, which is outrageously high.  Therefore, examining the Factors which cause such violent and senseless Tragedies to take place is not only sensible from a practical Point of View but may be a fundamental Necessity, to protect the very Value of Freedom.

Fiscal Cliff

Recent Reports suggest that soon, a Family of Four will be paying $ 25.000,00 for Health Insurance annually and that, with less Coverage and higher Deductibles.

While the Affordable Care Act (so called Obamacare) is a Step in the Right Direction, it is, some suggest, not nearly enough to bring under Control Medical Costs.

Various Statistics reveal the following:

§ Medical Costs in the United States are the highest in the World.  The Second Runner Up is at less than half.

§ Doctors in the United States earn the highest Incomes of any Doctors anywhere, so much so that Doctors from less affluent Countries who have a Medical Education in English (it is considerably more difficult to pass the Boards with a non English Medical Education) are clamoring to get a Foothold in the United States and practice, yes, practice Medicine, of course.

§ Despite all this, Life Expectancy in the United States is just about Neck in Neck with Life Expectancy in, of all Places, some place like Cuba.  There are a Multitude of Reasons for this, of course, including Dietary Factors but, still, one would expect more, given the Costs of Health Insurance and Health Care.

§ A Common Medical Procedure, known as an MRI costs, on Average, according to some Statistics, $ 2.500,00 in the United States.  It can be performed at some Outpatient Clinics for as low as $ 600,00 and one Reporter recently found a Hospital in Boston which charges in Excess of $ 7.000,00 for this exact same Procedure.  Health Insurance Companies have Contracts under which they pay less (why should people who pay for Medical Care out of their own Pocket have to pay more is a Question which deserves being raised and be examined on its own Merits).  The more interesting Thing, though, is that the same exact Procedure, an MRI costs approximately $ 160,00 in Germany, France and Italy.  In Japan, a Country not exactly known for low Costs, it costs $ 60,00.  They all use the same exact Equipment, manufactured by either Siemens or GE and, at least two of the four Countries above, Germany and Japan, are not exactly known for low Wages.

What is going to be compromised between Mr. Obama and Mr. Boehner with regard to the ,,Fiscal Cliff,'' whatever that means, is yet to be revealed and it is probably not known by either of them at this Moment.

However, one Item which has come up is the new Medicare Taxes which will be going into Effect 1 January 2013, as a Result of Legislation passed by Congress and signed by Mr. Obama.  This Legislation provides, no, it does not provide for new Taxes, it establishes the Provision that Medicare Taxes should continue on Wages in Excess of $200.000,00 (for Single Taxpayers) and $ 250.000,00 (for Married Taxpayers).

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Suddenly, this Provision has now come under Scrutiny and may be sacrificed as part of the Negotiations to avoid the so called ,,Fiscal Cliff.''  We do not understand this Point.

The Congress and the President of the United States can decide what the Obligations (including the financial Obligations) of the Federal Government will be on a Year to Year Basis.  Some of these Obligations are inescapable, they are either dictated by Law or by Contracts (such as Debt Interest, for Example).  How are Wage Earners who make more than $ 200.000,00 or $ 250.000,00 ,,hurting'' the Economy by paying 1,45% of their Wages for Medicare Tax on Income above that Amount?

Paranthetically, another Tax which is equally regressive is the Social Security Tax, currently at 4,2% for Employees, but only on the First $110.000,00 of their Wages.  Translated, that means, of course, that People who get huge Salaries, sometimes $ 500.000,00, sometimes $ 5.000.000,00 or even more, simply pay that $ 4.000,00 or so in Social Security Tax and then are 4,2% ahead for every Dollar they earn from $110.000,00 forward.

One Thing is apparent.  With this Kind of Manœvering, if it comes into Play, very little is going to get accomplished.  And the Can will be kicked forward.

The Violence of American Football

So, here comes Bob Costas, well known Football Television Personality, to add his Voice to the Necessity of Gun Control.

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If we are to understand Bob Costas correctly, he would severely restrict the Availability of all Guns; a laudable Objective and one that stands about as much Chance as a Snwoball's Chance in Hell.  Something has to be done about Guns; we agree with Bob Costas although, from a Practicality Point of View, starting with a Prohibition on Automatic and Assault Weapons in the Hands of ordinary Citizens would seem a more logical Place to start.

What Bob Costas fails to observe, lamentably (but also understandably), is that he is part of an ,,Industry'' and Culture which is the most violent Team Sport that one can think of and one which makes a Lot of Money for him and for Lots of other People.  Although there is overwhelming and still growing Evidence that Football Players are highly prone to ,,Traumatic Encephalopathy,'' a fancy Medical Term which simply means that People who are hit too many Times on the Head are likely to sustain Brain Injury, little, indeed nothing is being done to curb the Popularity of this violent ,,Sport.''  Young Men in College, High School and, indeed, young Boys in School and Preschoolers are herded in Droves by Peer Pressure and Parents to play Football, the ,,Macho Sport'' each Player, starting from a very tender Age, becoming a Candidate for this horrific Disease.  A malfunctioning Brain can drive a Person such as Jovan Belcher to pick up a Gun and shoot Kassandra Perkins and then himself, in public, at that.  A malfunctioning Brain can also cause a Person to pick up a Butcher Knife or a Bludgeoning Iron and commit equally horrific and even more horrifyingly graphic Acts.  A malfunctioning Brain can also cause one, as many other ex Football Players have, to die, horribly and needlessly, without even having killed another Person.

So, yes, Mr. Costas, we all agree with you that there should be Gun Control Legislation and even as stringent as you seem to think, or maybe even more stringent, but how about not trumpeting Football as being such a wonderful Sport and rather seeing it as an Incubator of horrific Brain Injury Diseases on so many People?

How about toning down or even prohibiting so many young Men, young Boys and even Kids in engaging in this purposeless Violence which you and others, help it achieve Cult Status?

On Board with that one, too, Mr. Costas?

Be careful what you wish for

We all recall ,,The Arab Spring'' and the Encouragement which was offered, particularly by Secretary of State Hillary R. Clinton to the Forces which toppled Regimes in Tunisia, Egypt and Lybia.  Traditionally, some Long Term Thinking and Analysis of what the Consequences might be when one undertakes a particular Course in Foreign Policy are indispensable.  Many Historians and Political Scientists compare Foreign Policy to a Game of Chess, where thinking several Moves in Advance is essential.

Thus, the Statement reported to have been made today by Egypt's relatively freshly elected President, Mohamed Morsi is quite insightful, we believe:

In a speech that was by turns defensive and conciliatory, he ultimately gave no ground to the critics who now were describing him as a pharaoh, in another echo of the insult once reserved for the deposed president, Hosni Mubarak.

“God’s will and elections made me the captain of this ship,” Mr. Morsi said.

 

(as reported by The New York Times - Emphasis added)

Full Article:

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/24/world/middleeast/amid-protest-egypts-leader-defends-his-new-powers.html?nl=todaysheadlines&emc=edit_th_20121124&_r=0
 

 

Traditionally, Secretaries of State have been notably apolitical.  A Secretary of State strived, sometimes more succesfully than at other Times, to further the Interests of the United States to be served for the current and future Administrations, regardless of which Political Party were to come into Power.  Secretaries of State did not harbour Presidental Aspirations.

 

However, all this Amalgamation of Developments in the Middle East already combined with Talk about ,,2016'' and how long Mrs. Clinton will stay on the Job as Secretary of State after having announced her Announcement to leave, for so long and so many Times, might be Ground for one to give thought to the Adage:

 

,,Be careful what you wish for.''

 

To this, we should consider the Thought that Events in Syria and Gaza, not to mention Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Pakistan and even Turkey, are still unfolding.

Six Seconds that changed the Course of America

22 November 1963 - 22 November 2012

Six Seconds in Dallas that changed America and the Outlook of America

Today, 22 November 2012, Thanksgiving Day 2012 marks the 50th Anniversary of this horrific Event, the full Impact of which on future Events, one would think, we have yet to fully understand.

 

Thanksgiving Eve Present for the Working Class in New York

Folks,

As this By Line is going On Line (,,In Print'' as it were), Tens of Thousands of Commuters in New York are stuck in New York's Main Travel Station.  The Reason, a Power Outage.  This, on Thanksgiving Eve.  Imagine the Main Waiting Room (See Illustration below) overflowing with People (People who are trying to get into the Station are not being allowed to do so.  They are being kept outside).

Pennsylvania Station, Manhattan, New York

The Reason given:  a Power Outage by Con Edison, which is the Local Power Company in New York.  The People affected by this are by and large the Working Class People in New York who depend on Public Transportation and who live, also by and large, in Long Island (Long Island Rail Road, ,,LIRR'' Trains and Amtrak Trains have been affected by this but Amtrak states it hopes to have the Power back in ,,90 Minutes.''  More realistically, the LIRR states that it has suspended the service indefinitely).

We say the Working Class People because all of the busy Executives working on Wall Street and Corporate Upper Floors have long left for home in Private Limousines (called ,,Livery'' in New York), or, if they live nearby, in Mahattan's toney Districts, by Taxi.

We further ask the Question, coming on the Heels of the Hurricane Sandy Disaster, is this any Way to run a Railroad?  Of course, Con Edison is likely to blame for such a horrible Event to occur on Thanksgiving Eve.  However, Responsibility is when Blame is allowed to go around, not only to Amtrak and the LIRR, which should be asking themselves, ,,Is this any Way to run a Railroad?'' but also to the New York City and other supervisory Officials, starting with Mayor Bloomberg, who should feel a greater Sense of Responsibility towards the Working Class People of New York, who shoulder the Burden of creating Wealth in this, one of the most chaotic Cities in the World.

 

Pennsylvania Station, Manhattan, New York, before World War II, once the Greatest Railroad Station in the World

 

The Danger of War

Fifty Years ago, if one were to ask someone on the Street, be it in New York, Washington, Moscow, Paris, London and, yes, probably even in Beijing (then referred to as Peking or Pekin), People would have said, most likely, that the greatest Danger of the Possibility of a War comes from Berlin.  There were good Reasons for this Line of Logic.  Although the Devastation of World War II which killed, according to some Estimates, 45 Million People (25 Million of them Soviets/Russians) in total had ended, there was no Peace Treaty formally ending World War II.  The City of Berlin was divided by a terrifying Wall, Germany was divided by an equally terrifying Fence and East and West (in Europe and in Asia, too) faced each other, in many Spots, through the Barrel of a Shotgun.

As of today, there has still been no Treaty signed formally ending World War II.  Technically, the United States, Russia (as Successor to the Soviet Union), England and France are still at War with Germany, Japan and Italy.  But nobody takes seriously, or even in Jest the Possibility of a Conflict in this Theatre.

In historical Terms, 50 Years is a short Time but in this Span of a little more than 50 Years, the increased and continuing Danger of Conflict in The Middle East has been widening not only in Amplitude but also territorially.  This Conflict which was initially (after the End of World War II) a Conflict basically encompassing the Debate between Israel and the Palestinians has now, under the Banner of Allah and Islam enveloped Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Syria, Pakistan, Lybia and, with perhaps more concern that has been accorded until now, Turkey as well.

Ethnically, the Mix is extremely diverse, involving not only Israeli Jews on the one Side but Pakistanis, Turks, Kurds, Persians and Arabs of various Colourations (including but limited to Sunnis and Shiites), to mention just a Few.  Wars costing Hundreds of Billions of Dollars, if not more, severalfold the Cost of World War II have been fought by Western Powers, including but not limited only to the United States.  Is there an End in Sight?  The current Conflict between Israel and the Hamas Faction of the Palestinians casts Doubt on that Hope.

We hear Talk about one Comprehensive Solution after another, grandiose Achievements, even Nobel Peace Prizes but, all these Things have proven, in Retrospect, to be, at best, just Band Aids.

Is there a Solution?  There doesn't seem to be one in Sight.  However, all Sides should think about the Fact that the gradual broadening in these Conflicts, now not just limited to the Israel/Palestinian Situation but also involving Countries, such as Egypt and Lybia which have basically become unstable after an ill thought out Policy of ,,Arab Spring'' pursued by Mrs. Clinton and others has simply succeeded in making the World a more dangerous Place to be.

The Cadence of these Conflicts is so rapid that one Event overshadows another and we can no longer even focus on some of the Conflicts which are still going on.

The Flareup of the Israeli Situation with Hamas in the Sinai Peninsula has just overshadowed Events in Syria where not much Attention is being paid anymore to what is going on.  Earlier, Syria overshadowed the Instability in Egypt and Lybia (where an American Ambassador lost his Life).  The Goings on in those Countries have pushed to the Back Stage whatever may be going on in Afghanistan, where, the Italians have left long ago, the French left this Week and the Germans as well as the British are getting ready to leave shortly.

A Dialogue, a serious Dialogue on what is going on and what may yet develop is indispensable.  We can only hope that the next Secretary of State President Obama will choose, will be more interested in opening and attracting Voices from All Sides to such a Dialogue, rather than ordering a new Airplane and focusing on setting a Record on how many Foreign Countries he or she will be visiting.

Happy Thanksgiving

The Vitznau News Team would like to wish all of our Readers and Friends

Happy Thanksgiving

 

Connections...Connections...Connections...just what is going on here?

Folks,

Let's try to understand this.

Paula Broadwell, is now being reported, has been a White House Visitor a Couple of Times (as far as we know, so far).

Mrs. Jill Kelley and Mrs. Paula Broadwell, both privileged Visitors to The White House

 

 

Mrs. Jill Kelley has been a Visitor to The White House as well, also numerous Times and even took her Sister, Mrs. Natalie Khawam, Esq. along, recently, just Days before the Scandal broke out.

 

 

Mrs. Kelley, it would also appear, considers herself to have a Modecum of Power and certainly, Lots of Connections...

 

Connections...Connections...Connections...amongst them...

 

General Petræus, General Allen, numerous other Generals, the Mayor of Tampa, Senator Marco Rubio (thusly, establishing her Bi-Partisan or ,,don't put all of your Eggs in one Basket'' Credentials) South Korean Officials, The King of Jordan (whom she met at The White House)...the List goes on and on and on...

 

Shades of the Salahis, now long faded into Memory who crashed a White House Reception?

 

 

Tareq and Michaele Salahi

 

 

Mrs. Kelley, so far as we know, a Private Citizen (other than her recently acquired Capacity as Honorary Consul of South Korea) appears to have acquired far more Ability that it is possible for any ordinary Private Citizen to come into contact with a broad Range of Public Officials and become involved in Matters of Public Policy.

Yet, Mrs. Kelley is now on a Campaign expressing vociferous Protests at having her ,,Privacy'' being invaded.

Should we be wondering about Mrs. Kelley's Logic, trying to have it both Ways?

 

 

 



Honesty and Integrity - The ,,All In'' Case

In Light of the sordid Petræus Affair, there has been a growing Chorus of Voices being raised in the Interest of Internet Privacy for the average Citizen.  Particularly of Concern to these Voices has been the Fact that the FBI has been able to access IP Addresses and track down Writers of eMails without a Court Warrant (although, it might quickly be added, if the FBI were to go before just about any Judge and raise National Security Concerns, it would take the lesser Part of 5 Seconds for most Judges to sign such a Warrant).  These Concerns carry a great Deal of Legitimacy.  Where these Concerns do not apply, however, is in the Area of Privacy for Public Officials.

Being a Public Official, especially a High Level Public Official has traditionally carried the Implication that such a Person surrenders his or her Privacy because of the High Level Position he or she holds (this is Public Service, not an Executive Position at General Motors, whether it be pre or post Bailout).  This Legal Principle has extended to Presidents, such as but not only Mr. Clinton, Senators, Representatives and other High Public Officials as well.  We do not believe we need to cite additional Examples.    Therefore, to argue, in this Circumstance, that General Petræus or General Allen might enjoy some Level of Privacy, especially, as it happens to be in this Case, where the Issues do not involve Intra Family Communications (,,Honey, what's for Dinner tonight,'' or ,,Honey, how are the Kids,'' etc.) is simply disingenuous.

It is also evident that he Communications that General Petræus had with Mr. Broadwell were salacious enough to where both he and Mrs. Broadwell went to great Lengths to maintain them remain secret.  The Focus of these Communications was not some covert CIA Operation or a Mission in Benghazi or something going on in Afghanistan, Iraq or elsewhere.  These were simply Communications involving an Extramarital Affair and, it must be emphasized, Mr. Petræus was and knew he was on Government Payroll; unless he would maintain now that he was writing and reading these complicated eMails involving Things such as Draft Folders and Cross Accessing Mrs. Broadwell's Account at home, while Mrs. Petræus was watching TV or something.

The other Personages involved in this Affair are deeply problematic.  Mrs. Natalie Khawam, who is Mrs. Jill Kelley's Twin Sister and a Lawyer, is involved in a nasty and bitter (Divorce) Custody Battle.  According to Court Records, she took her infant Child out of State without Court Authorisation or Permission, changed the Name of the Child and was found by a Judge to have a

 “stunning willingness to say anything, even under oath, to advance her own Interests.”

Attorney Natalie Khawam, Mrs. Jill Kelley's Twin Sister, here, from a Larger Photo showing Mrs. Khawam, Mr. and Mrs. Kelley and Mr. and Mrs. Petræus in the Kelleys Mansion

Those are pretty strong Words a Judge would use when referring to an Attorney.  The same Judge found Jill Kelley to be a

"patently biased and unbelievable Witness"

Ms. Kelley also seemed to have invoked, at least on one Instance, ,,Diplomatic Immunity.''  She seems to have recently gotten hold of the Title ,,Honorary Consul'' for, all of Places, South Korea.  Honorary Consuls do not enjoy the Privilege of Diplomatic Immunity except when they are on Official Business, which they rarely are.  Mrs. Kelley appears to have quickly developed an interest in pursuing Business Deals involving South Korea and, according to some Reports, began asking for Fees amounting to Tens of Millions of Dollars.  Earlier Reports that Mrs. Kelley was acting as some sort of a ,,Generals' Consul'' (which would have been inconsistent to Consular License Tags on her Automobile) have been proven false and were, more likely, an inept Plant.

Therefore, now, when we come across the Fact that General Allen wrote to the Court a Letter of Support on Behalf of Mrs. Khawam (Mrs. Kelley's Twin Sister), we can legitimately raise the Issue whether General Allen doesn't have his Hands full worring about the Taliban and the Future of Afghanistan, rather than why and how Mrs. Khawam, a Lawyer, took a Child across Interstate Lines without notifying any Court.

It would just seem that requiring a higher Standard from Public Officials, rather than a lower Standard (or the same Standard applicable to ordinary Citizens) is not unreasonable and neither is putting under Scrutiny any of their ongoings is unreasonable either.

Just a Couple of more Points.  Unconfirmed Reports have it that Mrs. Khawam, the Lawyer who should know better than taking a Child across Interstate Lines without Court Permission, lives in Mrs. Kelley's Mansion.

Ah, yes and also, while we are not able to definitively confirm, Mrs. Broadwell's Security Clearance has been revoked.

The one additional Personage who has just emerged was the mysterious FBI Agent to whom Mrs. Kelley went in the First Place, complaining about Mrs. Broadwell's anonymous eMails.  His Name is Frederick W. Humphries II, 47 and he has had a distinguished Career with the FBI.  Why Mr. Humphries would have sent shirtless Photos to Mrs. Kelley is yet to be revealed; however, Common Sense appears to suggest that, given the many Self Serving Statements which have been made by the various Individuals who have taken Part and still are in this Tragico/Comic Soap Opera with National Security Implications, it is best to wait out and see what emerges next.

Stay tuned.