but given the fact this ban was in existence -- >> bars were banned, still banned, new bars, but this is for restaurants with a full liquor license. >> okay. >> commissioner moore. >> i would like to partially agree with commissioner sugaya. on the other hand i believe the process is good. if we discover something needs further refine. and you are calling it trailing legislation i'm in full support. these are complicated. it is difficult to have the full game board in front of you when you create new legislation. this is just really reminding us that the neighborhood commercial district rules basically trump the larger ideas of how we want to globally change legislation. >> commissioner antonini. >> maybe i could ask a question for ms. stephanie about intent on this legislation. i guess my only concern with this type of thing -- first of all i'm supportive, but there are different qualities of establishments and sometimes an establishment comes in and does a very good job of monitoring, you know, the consumption of alcohol and, you know, pretty upscale. there's not the concerns that s

pleasure turned to anger -- despite supporting a ban. some are refusing to be swept up in the controversy. >> for me, muhammed is so great that i can ignore the forest. we are keeping our heads held high. these things do not normally interest us. >> should the film be banned in germany? >> it makes no difference to me. >> what is the mood on the streets of berlin? some of the muslims we talked to were upset about the denigration of their profit -- of their prophet. >> i think it should be banned because it is our prophet. we do not make something that turns jesus into a joke. it is disrespectful toward muslims. >> if i insult a public servant in germany, that is a crime and it should also be forbidden to insult us or our prophet. >> mahomet is telling people to stay calm. he advises muslims to keep their anger under control and simply ignore the video. >> french president francois hollande has paid tribute to the more than 70,000 jews deported from france during nazi occupation. >> he held a ceremony near paris for the opening of a new h

and yet some countries still resist banning this poison. our report from india shows the consequences of inaction. >> haseena is in bad shape. she can no longer speak or feed herself or even sit up. she can hardly move. her limbs are twisted, her feet and fingers bent in every direction. her mother balkise has to nurse her round the clock. >> my daughter gets no help from anyone but me. my husband is ill and can't work any more. my son's always running a fever and can't help us much. if anything were to happen to me, who'd take care of my sick daughter? >> she shows us photos of her daughter when she was healthy and going to school. when haseena was five, she started getting headaches and fevers. then her condition deteriorated rapidly. now haseena is 21. she's tried all kinds of medication, but none helped. balkise shows us a report that says what caused haseena's illness -- endosulfan, an insecticide highly toxic to humans. >> i'm so desperate. endosulfan made my daughter ill, but no one's helping us. we get no financial support. we don't

that would be the hook they would be hanging a ban on were they to go forward. the idea would be showing any film what in fact harm people's religious sentiments in such a way that it could be unconstitutional. however, it is a high threshold to get a ruling like that. the chancellor was more cautious, saying there might be good reasons for a ban, but it would have to be carefully weighed. she says this country stands for more than anything else, and tolerance and an open exchange. the opposition coming down against a ban saying that is not the way to go forward. there will be a lot of debate on this subject. >> is there a precedent at all for this in post-war german history? >> there is a very high threshold. we have seen that in the case of efforts to get a ban on the neo-not the parties here in germany. -- neo-nazi parties here in germany. it there is a threat to incitement to hatred and security. it is quite difficult and would involve the way of several different constitutional provisions, respect for human dignity being traded off against the right to free

. >>> a legal effort to lift the ban on duck liver has failed. a group had asked for an injunction but a judge in los angeles refused. that ban went into effect in july 1st based on the argument that force feeding ducks toen large their livers is cruel. people opposed to the ban say the saw is to broad. >> there is ford that chick fil a has agreed to stop funding anti gay groups but they aren't saying anything. gay rights activists protested in san jose when it opened there last month. the founder of the chain has been vocal in opposing same sex marriage. now a chicago politician said they have agreed to no longer fund efforts opposing sale sex marriage. >> tests reveal troubling levels of arsenic in rice but should you eliminate it from your diet? we investigate. >> some city leaders want to ban overnight parking for large vehicles like these . for some of the folks we met it's their home. first more of a thrill . >>> thrill seekers visiting knotts berry farm got more than they expected. it stopped around four this afternoon leaving 20 riders st

people are saying things like terry jones we need to ban him. no, you don't need to ban him.e is an idiot, but you don't ban him. >> there are people in this country who believe we should allow a heckler's veto. >> i see what you are saying. but please let's not go down that road. >> greg, you asked can't we just say we don't care if you don't like us? we can, but apparently we won't. >> i know. that's the thing i was saying for many years, and it has been following on deaf ears, and i don't mean that literally. >> okay. i thought maybe you gave the speech at a school for the deaf. >> no, i didn't. i said people aren't listening. that's what i meant. i didn't mean to offend deaf people. but people have been turning a blind eye to the things i have been saying. >> not literally. >> no, not literally. >> are ears deaf or are people deaf? >> something i was thinking about for a longtime jie. you know what is deaf, my comedy jam. i would love for you to see it. >> you brought up the motto, kill them all, let god sort them outment. >> you know that quote has a religious origin? >>

nobody's banning you. in fact, you can buy two 16-ounce cups or four 16-ounce cups any time you want and take them all back to your seat or your sniebl when you were sitting down with your team and thinking about the future, at the beginning of all this, what was the biggest obstacle to getting this done that you envisioned? >> well, i actually think this is relatively simple. i think when people think back on what happened with smoking, smoking was very controversial to ban it in public places, but when -- if you go around now and say, well, who was against the smoking ban back then, you can't find anybody. everybody remembers that they were for it. the big difference between smoke and obesity is that if you smoke and i'm in the same room, get hurt. if you and i are in the same room and you're obese, e don't get hurt short term but i do have to eventually pay your medical bills because that's actually what happens. >> so you make the argument that this is a public health issue in addition to being a perso

now advocates of the ban including mayor bloomberg believe that the ban will help fight against obesity however, opponents say people should be able to choose what they want to drink. >>> all right, we absolutely want to know what you think. it's the topic on the facebook fan page. weigh in and give us your thoughts, head to the abc2 facebook fan page and let us know what you think on the drinks. >>> the orioles are making more magic on the field and fans are going wild. "good morning maryland" at 5:00 starts right now. >>> a campus on lockdown. a man shot in the student center at morgan state university. the details on the search for the gunman this morning. >>> another death from west nile virus in maryland. the state is doing what they can to prevented it from spreading, anything you can personally do? >>> and honoring a hero the first man to walk on the moon and this morning we're going to tell you how you can pay tribute to neil armstrong. those stories straight ahead on this thursday morning. a lot going on here. the orioles had a win last night. we've got the football on a thursd

. >>> a legal effort to lift the ban on duck liver has failed. a group had asked for an injunction but a judge in los angeles refused. that ban went into effect in july 1st based on the argument that force feeding ducks toen large their livers is cruel. people opposed to the ban say the saw is to broad. >> there is ford that chick fil a has agreed to stop funding anti gay groups but they aren't saying anything. gay rights activists protested in san jose when it opened there last month. the founder of the chain has been vocal in opposing same sex marriage. now a chicago politician said they have agreed to no longer fund efforts opposing sale sex marriage. >> tests reveal troubling levels of arsenic in rice but should you eliminate it from your diet? we investigate. >> some city leaders want to ban overnight parking for large vehicles like these . for some of the folks we met it's their home. first more of a thrill than they barginned for. the problem that left these visitors, hundreds of feet above the ground. . >>> thrill seekers visiting knotts

>> no, i do not. >> the ban would not affect you at all?> i will just get two. >> you think you have a constitutional right to have diabetes? >> yes, absolutely. >> slow someone down just from saying, hey -- >> give me two, no. >> but you have to pay for the second one. you can get free refills. do you think of him as a tyrant or a nanny? >> more of a tyrant. >> he's doing the right thing. he's trying to protect us from ourselves. >> we have to protect from ourselves. >> he banned smoking every place, which is good. >> you are a diabetic soda drinker. >> yes. >> you're against even the principle and the practice of this law. you're a diabetic who needs your sugary drinks. >> yes. >> bloomberg, i'm not saying anything bad about you, but let people make their own choice. >> do you think he is abusing his power as mayor? >> no, he wants a stance for something. >> i want to start a soda freedom party. are you behind me? >> yes. >> will you donate to help get me elected? >> yes. >> let's do it. look at that. >> and bill joins us from new york. y

the latest in a series of controversial bans.e of sugary soda drinks, containing drinking larger than 16 ounces in other venue, but instead of putting it to the vote the mayor sent it to the board of health for approval and it passed. >> i, michael bloomberg, do swear. >> reporter: gotham's mayor, pushing initiatives before. new york was one of the first big cities to ban smoking in bars and restaurants. later, city parks and beaching became smoke-free. in the years since, many states have adopted some form of a smoking ban, and mayor michael bloomberg was credited with starting the trend. >> in general, the earlier initiatives were quite successful. now he is in an area that is much more controversial in terms of the regulation of food. and what people eat in the campaign against obesity. >> reporter: among his ideas, a ban on trans fats in restaurants, and a requirement to post calorie counts. mcdonalds will put calorie information on the menus, nationwide. the ban on sugary drinks, the first of its type, restricts sugar in dri

said that it had also banned around sixty russian officials from traveling to the u.s. speaking often magnitsky is death the van president dmitry medvedev he said that the people who are accused of economic crimes and tax crimes in particular they should not be put into pretrial detention and of course more severe says the lawyers death is a big tragedy but they've called on other nations not to stage a political show regarding the matter and they've promised a tough response to any foreign sanctions that could be put in place over the case . with r t and we still have a whole lot more lined up for you in the program including a look at those coping with catastrophe. international sanctions cut syria off from the outside world depriving thousands of basic necessities of those who work in the country's agriculture sector which only for an end to war. daily anti-monarchy demonstrations wrought by thousand strong marches filled the streets with riot police all turning peaceful protests ugly. cambodia is considering whether to extradite one of the co-founders of the file sh

are illegal, kind of, which exposed a loophole after watching a report a bay area legislator try to ban the bullet button you'll see what a bureaucratic mess it became all while california gunmakers tell what the law intended to ban >>> we make firearm suitable for target shooting sporting uses >>> he owns a gun factory making military-style rifles in santa clara county he runs a legal business because the rifles here come installed with bullet but in a device manufacturers have designed to abide by the state and on detachable magazines which are illegal in combination with other features, sensible it but and does not work with your finger you need a tool so the magazine is considered fixed and therefore illegal >>> that is american ingenuity >>> but he went into combat mode a bill in sacramento would have banned the bulletin hurting not just his business but also half a million californians who have to modify or give up their guns >>> it would be an illegal taking the choice is to provide registration system or somebody can rightfully take their property and registered or confiscate it

the other eight board members all voted to approve the ban. in new york julie banberis fox news. >> we asked our facebook fans to write in. carey wrote maybe this will make someone consider the health risks of that supersized soda and sebrina wrote this is america. if the public has high demand for big sugary drinks, they should be allowed to spend their money on the drinks. >>> we've all heard one person's junk is another person's treasure. fox 5's beth parker has the story. >> reporter: a great story that begins at a flea market in west virginia where a woman bought a cardboard box of stuff. was it $7 for the whole box? >> yes, ma'am. >> reporter: this woman who asked not to be identified sort of liked the frame on a painting at the bottom of the box underneath a doll. for two years the painting drifted around. >> it was in my shed, the trunk of my car, in the spare bedroom. >> reporter: after a while. >> i had some free time one day on my hands and figured i would try to take the painting out of its frame. >> reporter: it was stuck, so her

new york mayor michael bloomberg is behind the ban. critics say he's behaving like an overbearing nanny, but he's proud to make a stand against obesity. >> this is the single biggest step anyone has ever taken to curb obesity, certainly not the last step lots of cities are going to take, and we believe it will save lives. >> they didn't ban unsweetened juice. restaurants that allow customers to refill their cups are not affected, and it definitely doesn't affect supermarkets or convenience stores smsm say that defeats the whole point of the ban. >> banned in certain beverages, certain establishments in the city, when you can still get your big gull be in 7-eleven, still buy them in other places, they know they will not impact the health. >> mayor bloomberg has already introduced calories on restaurant menus, barred artificial trans fats in restaurants, and cracked down on smoking in new york city. critics say he's gone too far this time, and they're determined to overturn the ban. >> now, within the last half-hour, as we've been report

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they voted towards that now add this to a list of countries that have either proposed or inactive bans or some kind of provisions regulating more tightly high frequency trading ok germany canada. also australia i believe so where is the u.s. on this list and why is it not on it especially after we've seen the flash crash of two thousand and ten and more recently the knight capital debacle well i'm in new york which means i had a chance to sit down with a real industry veteran oks a commodities and futures industry veteran he was the board member at the new york mercantile exchange and he.

it's not feasible to ban it altogether. how do you ban the open-air? the smokingforce ban is a big question. washington is putting the issue nevertheless. at the university of maryland, can smoke and open spaces but this park will be smoke-free. when you are walking behind crowded campus. she feels the campus ban is ridiculous. it like shutting off a public smoke and saying i can't on it. not going to walk 30 have a of campus is to cigarette. officials at the university promote aant to environment for everyone. favor of the ban but to,they have not been able right plan to implement it. >> thank you. what turned back to the weather a wonderful subject. was downf ragweed compared to yesterday. sparkling blue sky again. over washington, i will you a great time lapse of high, thin clouds out there. 78 degrees. not too far away from our average high. i know you have noticed the decreasing amount of daylight. we are losing about two minutes daylight each and every day. morning temperatures, reagan got to 57. coolest morning since way back in may. 46 degrees.

on bikes during peak hours. 40% wanted to end the ban and others supported reducing the ban to one hourad of two. >>> fans are excited about today's division game against the broncos. the team announced tight end richard gordon won't be playing after injurying his hamstring. kickoff is in denver at 1:05. >>> the niners looking to bounce back against the new york jets today. last week they had a disappointing loss against the vikings. the 2-1 san francisco 49ers lineup will feature at least one twist. ricky jean francois is expected to fill in at nose tackle. you can watch the niners game right here on ktvu at 10:00 a.m. >>> the n.f.l. refs are back on the field with a new contract. yesterday the league ended their labor dispute by approving an eight-year contract. it created three weeks of chaotic games run by replacement officials. the most controversial call happened in the monday night game. >>> mornings on 2 ends at 9:00 to bring you fox n.f.l. sunday. then you can catch the niners taking on the jets again at 10:00. that will be followed by the saints in green bay at 1:00. stay tune

. >>> california's ban on foie gras will remain for now. a group wanted a judge to lift the ban until the courts rule. the judge refused. critics of the ban say it is too vague and intergears with interstate commerce. supporters argue the force-feeding of ducks and geese to enlarge their lives is animal cruelty. series of i-team investigations led to the ban which went into effect last july. >>> representatives from almost every agency investigating last month's chevron fire will attend a public hearing next monday. they will update the latest information on what went wrong, how about the pollution was, what is being done to prevent another fire and response plans in the event of another blaze it that meeting will be held monday night from 6 to 8:30 richmond memorial auditorium. 403 civic center plaza. >>> more than half of likely voters support governor brown's tax initiative on the november ballot. the latest poll shows 52% of those surveyed support prop 30. 40% oppose. 8% undecided. the measure would raise taxes on incomes exceeding $250

by the airport commission and they're banned on airplanes.and this is even though there's no tobacco that is used in electronic cigarettes, the problem is that it gives the public the impression that smoking is permitted in areas where it's not permitted, and it also gives the impression to the public that there's no consequence to smoking in areas where smoking is not permitted. tobacco is still the number one cause of preventable deaths in the united states, and the two major factors that have reduced smoking in san francisco from about 20% to about 11.9% from 190 to now are snoak-free laws and tobacco taxes and that would be -- the -- if we were to allow smoking in this facility. >> so the department of public health is asking the board to please uphold the 30 day suspension because the business knowingly and repeatedly violated the ordinance since the first meeting in june 2010. the department also is asking the board to help send a message to the public and business owners that smoking is not -- will not be allowed in prohibited areas. a

this ban will take effect in april. now santa cruz also bans plastic bags in grocery and convenience stores. previously, you might recall san francisco has also voted to ban plastic bags in restaurants. that ban will take effect next summer. however, the rule is being challenged in court. >>> opening the books. the boy scouts of america launching review of four decades of records for possible abuse allegations. the boy scouts says it wants to make sure all allegations from the last 47 years are reported to law enforcement. the move comes after a "new york times" investigation found that scout officials did not report hundreds of cases from 1970 to 1991. the newspaper also found 80% of abuse cases the scouts had learned directly from alleged victims and their families were not handed over to police. >>> it's no harry potter, but fans could be lining up for author j.k. rowling's latest release, which is tomorrow. two million copies of the adult novel "the casual vacancy" will hit store shelves. it's not a lot for rowling,

said that it had also banned around sixty russian officials from traveling to the u.s. now washington put together their list based on its own judgments of the case speaking often magnitsky is death then president to dmitri medvedev he said that the people who are accused of economic crimes and tax crimes in particular they should not be put into pretrial detention and of course more serious as long as death is a big tragedy but they've called on other nations not to stage a political show regarding the matter and they've promised a tough response to any foreign sanctions that could be put in place over the hague . all right polly boy go there live from london thank you paula for those updates. well the dramatic spike in deadly insider attacks by afghan troops aren't police on foreign personnel has led to the u.s. spent doing the training of some local forces this year alone forty five american and nato soldiers were killed by their afghan counterparts a statistic blamed on slack background checks fears are that washington's decision could derail the handover of securit

france is doing they're taking a look at the study they themselves are in the process of considering a ban which is believed to that could spark a european wide trend to ban them and central point that is something that the company is not looking at favorably but also if you look at overall products this isn't just corn on the cob we have corn syrup and the sweeteners that are used to sweeten many soft drinks around the world so this could have a much larger effect as well now if you look at monsanto corporation united states they have some troubles there as well more than two thousand farmers have signed a petition to get the u.s. government to study further this specific type of genetically modified corn also in california there's proposition thirty seven which would require food labels to say hey this is been genetically modified monsanto doesn't want that they've actually lobbied against proposition thirty seven by putting more than four million of their own money against prop thirty seven so they've got their own troubles in the states and here as well right now this temporary ban is

the exphoaking ban -- the smoking ban i am okay with. i can and i just did. it is drinking a soda.t seems pointless. if you want to go and you are that thirsty you can buy two and sit there and it will be more annoying. >> and you will look stupid with two of the it looks like you will be waiting for somebody who never comes. >> everybody will be walking around holding two. there are so many other problems. why is he focusing so much attention. >> happy birthday. it is a cookie from the green room. >> thank you. >> look at that. it is filled with arsonic! don't touch it! >> i wouldn't eat it. >> i know. by the way, the filling isn't what you think it is. anyway. jaime, where does this end? >> if he can regulate this, can he regulate portion sizes at restaurants? >> thank you. thank you. >> part of being an american is you get to choose and sometimes you make bad decisions and maybe often you made bad decisions. maybe you want your diet to be the bacon sunday at burger king. it is a terrible decision, but it is your decision and you live with the consequences. the idea of regulating

the ban is to help fight rising obesity. the soda industry has vowed to fight the ban. >>> the oakland a's proved today that all good things must come to an end. oakland pitching came undone in the seventh inning as the angels scored six times to win 6-0. before today, the a's had six in a row, twelve in a row on the road. they now gear up for baltimore, who they are battling for a wildcard spot. >>> it's a story that may be hard to believe. viral video of a tourist having her camera lifted literally and the thief flew off into the sunset. >>> meteorologist mark says there's more in store for tomorrow. find out which areas will be the warmest. [ female announcer ] this is the story of sam, who made an unexpected arrival. [ woman ] he was 4 months early, weighing 1 pound, 12 ounces. [ female announcer ] fortunately, sam was born at sutter health's alta bates summit medical center. [ woman ] the staff was remarkable. they made me feel safe, trusting, cared for. [ giggles ] they saved his life. i owe all of them my son. [ femal

because the smoking ban covers a 17 block radius from dark.as she was later approached by a police officer or she denied even smoking >> the smoking ban also covers electronic cigarettes. the fine for smoking in downtown concord is $100 for the first offense 200 200 for t second and up to 500 for any more after that. >>pam: if you have a comment or story idea e-mail us at peoplebehavingbadly@kron4.com or are calm. >> the fog was definitely more extensive out there today and remained along the coastline. here's a look at the golden gate bridge. reduced visibility. widespread fog tomorrow morning. for the bay shore as it should killing deer. some >> and the south bay we will see low 80s. >> along the coastline, " conditions that temperatures in the '70s and '80s. >> the oakland a's have done it again. 2-0 oakland and here they go. oakland as a 4-0 lead. it is incredible. >>gary: the oakland a's set a record for the most strikeouts by a team. these are three games back of texas and the american league west. they have four games left with the rang

thank you. >> thank you. >> and i should note the ban does not take place until march. and what we'll wait to see is in fact if this move makes new york city any healthier. meanwhile, here in malibu, our lucky seven. they have already made the commitment to get fit. how about you? up next we'll get advice from possibly one of the greatest endurance athletes of all time. plus, the world challenger, the nasa astronaut, deciding to rate me from 250 miles high up in the sky. we'll explain. i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. how did the nba become the hottest league on the planet? by building on the cisco int

could have banned for children like one theme a series of. the wolf sometimes. it's absurd the soviet cartoons were used to me. they're into treating children in a positive way and smoking is merely a quibble it's up to media outlets to discern for themselves which programs can be shown where and what age waiting to give them but an official commission will be tasked with any breaches of the guidelines the penalties include a fine of up to six thousand dollars and even the possibility of the suspension of the stations broadcasting license for three months many people will agree an initiative of this kind was necessary however there are doubts the current law is workable could actually the viewers and others if it is possible to. it's much more difficult the children often find a way to watch whatever they want anyway. moscow time now for a look at some other worldliness and pray for the sour tan turkish security officers have been killed after kurdish militants attacked police and military targets one hundred twenty militants died in clashes the kurdish insurgen

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advocates of the ban including the mayor bloomberg believe the ban will help in the fight against obesity. however opponents say that people should be able to choose whatever they want to drink. we always want your thoughts and we always want you to join the discussions on facebook. so this is a topic this morning. what do you think about the soda ban? head to the abc2 news facebook fan page and leave your comments. >>> all right, no guessing anymore about how many calories are in your favorite mcdonald's food meals. starting on monday the fast food chain is going to post the calories both inside the restaurant and on the drive- thru menus, you won't be able to avoid it. today a franchise owner is going to debut the new menu at his restaurant on eastern avenue so you can find out what you're consuming in that big mac. you know it's not good. >> i mean if you're ordering a big mac do you really care? >> i don't think you're calorie counting anyway. but at least it's there. >> exactly. >> if you are going through that drive through today you might have the windows open already. >> exactly t

which is believed to that could spark a european wide trend to ban them and central point now if you look at monsanto corporation united states they have some troubles there as well more than two thousand farmers have signed a petition to get the u.s. government to study further this specific type of genetically modified corn also in california there's proposition thirty seven which would require food labels to say hey this is been genetically modified monsanto doesn't want that they've actually lobbied against proposition thirty seven by putting more than four million of their own money against prop thirty seven so they've got their own troubles in the states and here as well right now this temporary ban is in effect until russia can take a look at it and determine the safety of fact of this corn here in russia. all right and you'll bush so you again we understand south america the new hunting ground for russian oil that's right rosiness one the rights to overfield in venezuela will pump sixteen billion dollars insecure. with venezuela cv fee it's a busy time for a. deal with britai

afr banning eorts of check alcohol, authorities have now banned all sales of spirits to protect againstny further debts -- after banning exports of czech alcohol. shop owners say the financial impact will be catastrophic. alcohol is cheap in the czech republic, and counterfeit brands are common. in small kiosks, around every fourth bottle is a fake. a small bottle of bud goode goes for around the equivalent of 60 cents. although officially forbidden, distilled spirits at home has a long tradition in small towns. people on the checks/slovakia and border call this woman granma moonshine. she has been distilling plum schnapps for years. it is saved for special occasions and given only to friends, not sold. the alcohol responsible for the recent wave of deaths was mass- produced, and large amounts of it were sold in bottles with fake labels. this local distillers as it was only a matter of time before somebody made alcohol with all to cheap and toxic methanol. -- ultra-cheap and toxic methanol. >> in normal operation, this cannot happen. we have our ingredients tested and reviewed. this was