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The Scottsdale model by Stock Development.
Stock Development has begun construction on two models from the Emerald Series in Phase II of Lakoya at Lely Resort.
“Lakoya has been a big hit with homebuyers and only a few of the 149 homes in Phase I are left,” said Tim Clark, vice president of sales at Lely Resort. “The Emerald Series homes are spacious, luxurious homes that have won countless awards for their livability and interior designs.”
The Emerald Series is a collection of four, single-family homes in single-story designs. The Muirfield III model is being furnished by KVS Interiors and the Ponte Vedra Grande will feature an interior design by Beasley Henley Interiors.
The Muirfield III is a four-bedroom, with study, three-and-one-half-bath home encompassing 3,202 square feet under air and a total of 4,809 square feet, including an attached three-car garage and a screened and covered lanai with outdoor kitchen. The great room-style design includes a formal dining room and private study. The island-style kitchen includes counter seating and a breakfast nook overlooking the pool.
The Ponte Vedra Grande is a four-bedroom, with study, four-and-one-half-bath home with 3,490 square feet under air and 4,853 total square feet, including an attached three-car garage and a screened and covered lanai with outdoor grill. There is also a family room and formal living and dining rooms, all of which are conveniently located off the large island-style kitchen. Each guest bedroom is a full suite with a private bath and walk-in closet.
The Emerald Series homes feature a motor court with a three-car garage. Outside is a covered lanai with a pool and spa with an outdoor kitchen.
Phase II of Lakoya will offer 216 homesites and seven series of floor plans. More than a dozen furnished models are planned for the new year — all with the luxurious standard features packages from Stock, a member of this year’s nationwide Builder 100 list.
Lakoya is a meticulously planned 242-acre enclave with sculptured landscaping, gardens, choreographed fountains and paved walking paths. It is surrounded by subtropical woodlands and The Classics 18-hole golf course, which features gentle undulations and tree-lined fairways. An elaborate series of lakes has been crafted throughout the neighborhood, giving the homes an array of water, golf course and nature preserve views.
Lely Resort boasts Naples’ most prestigious golf program. There are three golf courses designed by Robert Trent Jones Sr., Lee Trevino and Gary Player, as well as two golf clubhouses.
Stock is nearing completion of a two-year expansion plan that will dramatically increase the size of The Players Club Spa. It has already completed 13 new tennis courts in the new Tennis Complex. The Players Club Spa provides an extraordinary value for nongolfers with activities coordinated by a full-time staff, and whirlpools and a fitness center.
“Stock’s expansion plan greatly increases the size of the entire Players Club Spa and ensure its amenity offerings are the most comprehensive to be found,” said Melissa Speach, director of lifestyle. “We are adding nearly 13,000 square feet under air to the existing structure. The second resort pool is well underway.”
The new pool is in addition to a 7,500-square-foot resort style swimming pool plus a 2,500-square-foot exercise and lap pool with cabanas. There is a new full kitchen at the Tiki Bar, which has seven 50-inch flat screen TVs as well as a tennis facility. Bark Park is also open for the exclusive use of members who are dog owners.
The central sales center for Lely Resort is at 8020 Grand Lely Drive, with entrances on U.S. 41 East and Collier Boulevard. From Interstate 75, take Exit 101 (Collier Boulevard) south five miles to Grand Lely Drive. The sales center is ahead one-half mile on the left. Online at www.lely-resort.com. Stock Development is on Facebook at www.facebook.com/FLStockDevelopment.
Pat Ferguson, a perceptive garden writer, nailed it when she wrote, “Being a gardener means, among other things, making mistakes.” She’s correct. I make mistakes (lots of them), you make mistakes and so does every other gardener. In my many years of gardening I have observed about every kind of gardening mistake imaginable.
So how can we cut our landscaping mistakes to a minimum? In this column I will spotlight just a few of the more common mistakes that gardeners commit. The biggest mistake many of us make is to neglect planning before we start planting. Not surprisingly, most of the multitude of other mistakes we often make can be traced back to the lack of proper planning.
Mistakes in landscaping newly built homes
If you are having a new house built, you are in luck because you will start with a clean slate. First, take a tape measure and graph paper and measure your building lot. Then draw in your new proposed home to scale and what you want to include in your landscape.
If you are new to gardening and don’t have a clue about landscaping, you may want to seek professional help. If money is no object, you may want to consult with a professional landscape architect. An experienced landscape designer can also be helpful. Or you may be able to educate yourself by heading to the library and checking out books on landscaping. Likewise, there is a lot of good information available free on the Internet.
After you have come up with a plan, make a schematic drawing of your plan. Always begin by planting trees. Trees are often called the “bones” of the landscape, and since they will be the slowest to mature, get at least some of them in the ground during the first year.
Ideally, you should set aside money for landscaping soon after construction begins. The gurus of landscaping recommend that 10 to 15 percent of your building budget should go for landscaping. But unfortunately, most home builders neglect to think about landscaping because it comes after construction has been completed. Then it is unlikely there will be but a pittance left for landscaping. If you lack enough money to put your entire plan into action, you can do your landscaping in stages over the course of several years.
Common mistakes in older landscapes
Instead of building, most of us purchasing a home will buy one from a previous owner that already has a maturing landscape. This doesn’t mean you are home free, even though the earlier owner may have done a good job of landscaping. You will have your own ideas about the landscape. If you purchase your home this winter or early next spring, don’t be in a rush right away and start removing trees, shrubs, perennials or make any other big changes. Instead, wait until you have lived in the home long enough to see what plantings you care to keep and those you will want to remove.
You should also draw a landscape plan. Hopefully, most of the trees, shrubs and perennials planted by the earlier owner will fit into your plan. But almost invariably some changes will need to be made. Unfortunately, large trees and large shrubs are quite expensive to have moved or removed. Ideally, you will be able to incorporate most of the existing mature trees and shrubs in your plan. If you do decide that some trees must be removed, call an experienced professional. Your house and your own safety are far more important than the expense of having large trees removed.
If you decide you need some new trees, there are several mistakes you will want to avoid. Don’t plant a tree so the trunk flare — where the trunk meets the root system — are beneath the soil line. This can lead to root rot and depriving roots of enough air. Remove the burlap wrapping, straps, ropes or wire cages so the roots will have room to grow. Backfill the planting hole with the soil you dug out — not by bringing in better soil, compost or fertilizer. Use tough love so the roots will not stay cuddled within the comfort of the amended soil — roots need to be forced to grow far beyond the planting hole. Avoid staking your tree unless it is planted in an area that gets lots of strong wind, and remove the stakes within a year.
Before you plant, read the tree tag that tells you how tall and how wide your tree will grow at maturity. That is just ballpark estimate, so allow for even more growth than the tags lists. Then think carefully about the site where it will be planted. In older sections of town, lots of homeowners plant shade trees between the sidewalk and the street. Big mistake! If there are utility lines above, city workers will likely butcher your tree when it grows into utility lines. Growing roots can lift up and crack the sidewalk, which will have to be replaced. If you need shade trees in front of your home, locate them well back from the sidewalk.
Also, avoid planting trees too close to your house. Take into account the spread your tree will reach. Then plant several more feet away so limbs won’t rub against your house. Knowing the tree’s potential height should warn you not to plant so close that overhanging limbs can damage the roof and roots damage the foundation.
Whether you have a new home or an order one, you should plan so maintenance will not take a lot of your time. Don’t plant too close to sidewalks and pathways, and look for smaller cultivars or species with low and slow growth to avoid the need for annual pruning. Ask for help at the nursery for good choices.
In laying out beds for perennials and annuals, don’t use sharp angles. Instead, use gentle curves, which will make mowing and edging much easier and quicker. Too much togetherness isn’t a good thing when it comes to shrubs, trees and perennials since all plants need good air circulation. Crowding will cause you a lot of maintenance headaches.
Plan for enjoying your yard year-round
Many gardeners landscape to allow for a lot of color in spring, summer and fall, but they neglect to consider their gardens in winter. Evergreen plantings, both broadleaf and needled, are fine but also include deciduous plantings to counterbalance your evergreens. Choose trees and shrubs that make four-season statements. Unique bark texture, color, form and texture will add a lot of interest, as will seed clusters, berries and seed heads. And don’t forget hardscaping — including birdbaths, birdhouses, small statuary and urns, but be careful not to overdo it or your landscape will end up looking cluttered or gaudy. With careful planning you can look out your picture windows and still enjoy your landscape, even in the dead of winter.
This column has mentioned just a few of the common mistakes that gardeners make, mostly because of a lack of good planning. In 2014 I would imagine that most of us will still make at least a few common landscaping mistakes. Just keep in mind that Pat Ferguson reminds us that being gardeners we will make mistakes, but hopefully, not as many as we have made in years past.
• Freelance gardening columnist Jim McLain can be reached at 509-697-6112 or ongardening@fairpoint.net.
Gardening allows you to put in some creative ideas to make your yard look beautiful and appealing. There are many innovative ideas to make your garden look special during this winter. Fence gardening is one among them. Fencing will help separating your garden from a strip of land. Fence gardening is very helpful to soften and camouflage your garden along with providing a stylish theme. If you are ready to spend a little time and effort to plan your landscaping, you can make fence gardening even more attractive. Fence gardening is one of the most popular choice of those who love designer gardens.
Fence gardening will increase the aesthetic appeal of your landscape by extending your garden to your fences. If you have only limited space for making a garden, incorporate a fence garden to your landscape. This will help you go some extra lengths to make your garden as beautiful and appealing as possible. Another practical side of fence gardening is that it will allow you to save space in your garden by using your fences in a more productive way.
Here are some different types of winter fence gardening ideas for you, from which you can select the best one suitable for your garden space.
Wood fence:Fencing with wood fence is the typical and traditional way of fence gardening. This is cheap and easy, which makes it one of the favourite choices among winter garden tips. If your chief concern is creating a backyard sanctuary, wood fence will be the best choice.
Chain link fencing:Chain-link fences will be the best choice while considering cost as well as effectiveness. This will make your fence gardening special and attractive. Making chain-link fencing can be considered as one of the most useful winter garden tips to spread winter flowering plants.
Picket style fence: Picket style fences are the all-time favourite of garden lovers. White picket fence will be an excellent match for gardens of cottage style homes. Planting rich winter flowering plants near picket style fence is one of the most popular winter garden tips.
PVC vinyl fence: PVC vinyl fences are achieving great popularity in fence gardening, among designer garden lovers for its longevity and durability. This offer low maintenance and it is the best option to pet proof your garden.
Plant fence: If you want to have a continuity of green in your garden, plant fence will be the best option for you. This will give your garden a more natural look. Selecting winter friendly plants will one of the most useful winter garden tips for fence gardening.
Bamboo fence: Bamboo fence is also widely used by garden lovers. This will suitable, if you don’t have much safety concerns. Using bamboo of large diameter as horizontal sections will allow you to plant small flowering plants by making cuts in it.
Metallic fence: If you are planning to cover the complete fence with climbing plants, consider using a metallic fence. Metallic fences are long lasting and strong. The durability and ease in maintenance of metal fences makes it particularly ideal for fence gardening.
Chicken wire fence: If you are looking for a very simple option to include fence gardening, then a chicken wire fence will be the best choice. Chicken wire comes in a variety of widths and mesh sizes, which allows you to personalize your fence.
Aluminium fence: Aluminium fences are also achieving great popularity due to its cost effectiveness. You can plant winter friendly plants as a line along the fence. Spreading climbing plants on the fence is also one of the most interesting winter garden tips.
Holiday plants (such as azaleas, cyclamens, forced bulbs, topiaries, kalanchoe, poinsettias), cut greens and live wreaths and trees aren’t really meant to live indoors forever. They do best in cooler, moist air outdoors, but they can be kept in good condition indoors for several weeks if we try to replicate their natural environments.
Place holiday plants in cooler spots in the home, away from heat sources like fireplaces and furnace vents. Provide bright, indirect light, but not direct sunlight. In winter, the angle of the sun’s rays is lower on the southern horizon and shafts of sunlight are not deflected by overhanging eaves. Southern light will be strongest in the house and, unless the sunlight is filtered through shades or shutters, the rays and heat can dry out or scorch tender needles and leaves on holiday plants and greens.
Remove paper or foil wrappings and place the pot on a saucer or into a cachepot to prevent damage to furniture. If the pot doesn’t have a drain hole, use a nail to poke several holes in the bottom of a plastic pot or re-pot into a pot with a drain hole. Empty the saucer or a decorative cachepot after every watering.
Different houseplants require differing levels of soil moisture and differing methods of watering. Kalanchoe (pronounced cal-AN-cho) and Christmas cacti (shlumbergera) need consistently moist but not soggy soil while in bloom. Cyclamen are susceptible to gray rot if the crown of the plant is kept wet; pour water around the cyclamen but not over the crown. Poinsettias die quickly if the soil is allowed to dry out completely. Phalenopsis or moth orchids draw their water from the damp orchid bark; a couple of tablespoons of water a week is usually sufficient to keep the bark moist. Use your trusty finger (the best tool for determining moisture levels) and water azaleas, rosemary and ivy topiaries, poinsettias and forced bulbs when the top of the soil is dry.
Daily misting will lower humidity levels, but make sure that any lights on live holiday plants and trees are UL-approved outdoor lights. Anti-transpirants help prevent moisture loss from leaves and needles. You can find anti-transpirants at most garden centers and well-stocked nurseries. Cloud Cover and Moisturin 5 are two brand names. Spray anti-transpirants outdoors before decorating the greenery.
Before you set your tree into the container, make a fresh cut on the trunk. Then fill the container with sweetened, not diet, clear soda like 7Up or Sprite and add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. The sugar in the soda provides nutrients and the lemon acts as an anti-bacterial agent. This recipe also works well to keep cut flowers fresh longer.
Elinor Teague is a Fresno County master gardener. Send her plant questions at etgrow@comcast.net or features@fresnobee.com (“plants” in the subject line).
Eye of the Day Garden Design Center, one of the leading distributors of Italian and Greek terracotta pottery, will be relocating its northern California location from San Rafael in Marin County to Napa Valley. The relocation is part of an aggressive expansion to increase its showroom sales to private consumers as well as landscape, design, and architecture firms around the world.
Carpinteria, CA (PRWEB) December 05, 2013
One of the leading distributors of Italian and Greek terracotta pottery, Eye of the Day Garden Design Center, will be relocating its San Rafael showroom in Marin County to Napa Valley. The relocation is part of Eye of the Day’s aggressive expansion to increase its showroom sales to private consumers, as well as to landscape, design, and architecture firms and industry specialists from around the world. The headquarters, located in Southern California on Carpinteria Avenue, will remain as is.
The headquarters will continue to feature designer and internationally famed lines of planters and terracotta pottery. The design center specializes in high-end European décor, and offers Greek and Italian pottery and terracotta planters, as well as French Anduze pottery. Additional garden accessories include fountains, pedestals, columns, statuary, birdbaths, and furniture design ornamentation of the highest quality from trend-setting manufacturers in Italy, France, Greece, Spain, and the UK.
Eye of the Day also happens to be one of only seven Gladding McBean distributors, which is a line of handcrafted terracotta pottery. The line, which will be offered at the headquarters and relocated showroom, is known throughout the world for its colorful glazes that can be found in 25 shades on its modern and classical vases, garden planters, fountains, and sculptures.
Eye of the Day Garden Design Center has worked with clients from around the world, including Ralph Lauren and Tommy Bahama, and has been featured on the DIY Network. Eye of the Day has also appeared at the Stanford University Shopping Center, one of the most high-volume shopping venues in the world.
“We’re excited to be expanding into Napa Valley, which is known for its mild climate, its lush vineyards, and its scrolling landscape. I honestly can’t imagine a better scenic view – I look forward to educating customers about some of the antique vessels I’ve picked up during my European travels with a glass of wine from a neighboring vineyard in my hand,” said owner Brent Freitas.
The new store is expected to relocate in January 2014, and store hours will be announced around that time.
About Eye of the Day Garden Design Center
Eye of the Day Garden Design Center is a retail showroom that features more than an acre of high quality garden landscape products, including Italian terracotta pottery and fountains, Greek terracotta pottery, French Anduze pottery, and garden product manufacturers from America’s premier concrete garden pottery and decoration manufacturers. Eye of the Day is a leading importer and distributor of fine European garden pottery, and caters to private consumers, and landscape design and architecture firms around the world.
To see what Eye of the Day Garden Design Center can do for your business, visit http://www.eyeofthedaygdc.com.
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07 December 2013
NEWMAN – Plans for the development of a community skate plaza moved forward with a development and design meeting held at the youth center in early November. Representatives from Spohn Ranch, the company contracted to design and build the plaza, met with local skaters as well as community members to gain insight into what features are essential in the project.
The city hopes to build a skate plaza where the Newman Plunge once stood, near the L.J. Newman Memorial Building and Matteri Field.
Jason Baldessari, who designs features and skate plazas for Spohn Ranch, a sub-contractor to O’Dell Engineering on the skate park planning, presented the company’s philosophy of design as being locally focused and attractive to the community.
“Our goal is to make each plaza a community space where skating can become a bit of a spectator sport,” Baldessari explained. “We try to incorporate the overall look of the community we’re building for so that the plaza ties into the local landscape.”
In addition to a focus on community aesthetics, Baldessari emphasized the need for individuality in each design.
“Skate parks and plazas, for a long time, were built as a concrete slab with maybe one or two homemade ramps the skaters brought in themselves. We try to move past that with every park we build,” Baldessari noted. “We don’t want this plaza to look like the one down the street; we want it to have its own identity.”
Skaters and community members voiced their opinions regarding features in the plaza through a survey given by Spohn Ranch and were given the opportunity to sketch their own layouts on a scale map of the construction site.
Skaters at the meeting requested more street-style features such as rails and box-style ramps rather than the more traditional vertical ramps and half-pipes. The idea of a skateboard/BMX trail around the perimeter of the park was offered as a well, but drew concerns about potential conflicts with Matteri Field activity and obscured sight lines.
Other ideas about the overall landscaping of the park were offered including locations of trees and plants within the park.
“This phase of what we do is really the key for us,” Baldessari commented. “We’re able to get a feel for what the kids would like to see in the plaza. We’re able to get a better idea for what we need to include in our proposal.”
Baldessari noted that part of the design process is for Spohn Ranch to generate a virtual layout of the park which the client “tours” before construction.
“We make a computer model of the plaza and that lets us see everything as it will look after we build it,” he explained. “This lets us look at all the sight lines in the park and make sure that things meant to be hidden from a certain area are out of view, as well as what the park looks like from various angles.
Recreation Coordinator Stephanie House called the meeting a success noting that the cross-generational audience responded well to the process.
“It was great to see these kids connecting with a group of adults over a shared love of their sport,” House explained. “Skaters don’t often have a voice in the community and by allowing them to have input into what they were going to be getting out of this process was a big thing for everyone.”
Although attendance at the meeting was a bit small for a project of this size, House was pleased that the youth and community members who attended were able to express their ideas.
The small-group setting was conducive for the skaters to share their thoughts on what features they want incorporated into a skate plaze.
“I’ve told them all along that this meeting was a time for them to tell everyone what they want to see built and it was really easy for them to do that in a smaller group,” House commented.
The city is cobbling together a variety of funding sources for the skate plaza. To date, the city has set aside $105,000 in one-time grant funds and added another $10,000 in municipal funds. The city has also landed a $5,000 Tony Hawk Foundation grant and more recently a $2,000 grant from PGE. Local fund-raiser efforts spearheaded by skaters have raised approximately $4,000 as well.
The consultant will develop cost estimates on a skate plaza as well as conceptual plans. Another community meeting will be held when conceptual designs are completed.
By Rick Charmoli
CADILLAC — One block centrally located in downtown Cadillac could look very different in the coming years.
In fact, the change has already begun.
Recent additions of new development such as Baker College student housing, the Clam Lake Beer Co. and the After 26 Café show the area around the block of Mitchell Street, Harris Street, Lake Cadillac and Cass Street is evolving. A recent grant awarded to the city is hoping to build on that momentum.
In November, the Michigan Municipal League announced that Cadillac was one of eight cities selected to receive technical assistance with key economic development projects. Those projects included an effort to revitalize the block downtown. On Thursday, the first meeting was held to discuss those plans.
Cadillac Community Development Director Jerry Adams said about 30 people representing area businesses and property owners as well as other stakeholders from the city, Cadillac DDA, Cadilac Area Visitors Bureau attended. The session focused on the identification of the physical aspects of the study area considered desirable as well as those in need of change.
Examples of desired features included the range of business services; close proximity of public parking to local businesses; the onset of new development such as the Baker College Apartments, Clam Lake Beer Co. and the After 26 Café; the city park; and the Rotary Performing Arts Pavilion and pavilion site.
Some of the features or aspects of downtown in need of change or improvement included the need for improved circulation systems — or routes of travel — for pedestrians and cyclists; the burying of overhead power lines along Elk Avenue; a greater concentration of retail development in the downtown to make shopping more attractive and enjoyable; and traffic calming on Mitchell Street.
The group also identified possible future improvements for the study area in the coming years. Examples included the closure of Lake Street between Harris and Cass streets allowing for the connection of the city park with the Rotary Performing Arts Pavilion; construction of an open-air events shelter to house the farm market and other activities; development of market rate apartments; and, the development of a White Pine Trailhead.
“A goal of the project is to develop an overall physical design plan for the project area incorporating proposed land uses, parking and vehicular circulation improvements, pedestrian circulation, possible event’s shelter and other public features, landscaping, etc,” Adams said. “The design team has visited and completed a photographic profile of the area and has obtained a host of information and studies previously completed by or for the city and DDA.”
Sometime in February or March, the team will conduct an on-site design exercise where a series of “before” and “after” graphics will be presented for public input. The graphics will offer a range of ideas regarding improvements to the study area.
This will be followed in May or June by a formal community presentation of the selected or preferred design concept. A final report, with the design concept or concepts, will be submitted in July or August.
During the early stages of the project, Adams said the design team also will conduct a series of interviews with a number of agencies, stakeholders and others to obtain input on the future of downtown Cadillac.
The 2014 Metropolitan Builders Association (MBA) Building Lifestyles: Home Building and Remodeling Show takes over the Wisconsin Center from Jan. 10 to Jan. 12, 2014. Presented by Nonn’s Design Showplace, this lifestyle show focuses on how people live in their home.
“With the spring building season right around the corner, this show offers the opportunity for consumers to identify the latest land developments in the area, talk directly with homebuilders, remodelers, and interior designers, and do the research for their next home improvement project,” said Kristine Hillmer, MBA executive director.
People who are dreaming of a new home or hoping to improve their existing home, will have the opportunity to interact with area experts in the field. They will also see the latest home products in the new Product Innovation Pavilion, attend home improvement seminars, and get delicious recipes and cooking tips from local chefs at the demonstration stage.
“Visitors can also enjoy food and beverage samples in the Marketplace Pavilions, which offer great ideas for entertaining,” Hillmer said.
The Building Discovery Cooking Stage will feature home improvement expert Lou Manfredini, host of “HouseSmarts TV” and contributor on NBC’s the “TODAY” show. There will also be appearances by area chefs, who will show off new kitchen gear and exciting new recipes.
The Seminar Stage will feature seminars by MBA industry experts that will provide consumers with all the tools to create their ideal home to fit their individual lifestyle. Visitors can get ideas on designing, building, remodeling, decorating, landscaping and entertaining as well as financial advice.
Returning this year is the Subdivision Lot Finder, where visitors can search for subdivision lots to build their dream home. Also returning is Landscape Park, showcasing the latest trends in landscaping design. In addition, the special Kids Zone by Kids in Motion returns, complete with building activities and engaging games for children.
Admission is $10 at the gate and $8 in advance at MBAhomeshow.com. Attendees can receive $2 off the regular gate admission price when they donate two non-perishable food items at the door to help build the food house. Admission for children 12 and under is free. Visit MBAhomeshow.com for more information.
The show is open Friday, Jan. 10 from 12 p.m. to 8 p.m.; Saturday, Jan. 11 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, Jan. 12 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
ABOUT THE METROPOLITAN BUILDERS ASSOCIATION (MBA)
The Metropolitan Builders Association, located in Waukesha, Wisc., is a non-profit trade association that represents nearly 1,000 companies involved in the construction, development, and remodeling of single and multifamily housing, and light commercial property in Waukesha, Washington, Ozaukee, Jefferson, and Milwaukee counties. Collectively, its members employ tens of thousands of workers in the Milwaukee area and conduct millions of dollars of business each year. For more information, visit MBAonline.org or the Metropolitan Builders Association’s Facebook page www.facebook.com/MetropolitanBuildersAssociation.
