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CHICAGO SECTION AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY Regular Monthly Meeting FRIDAY, JANUARY 25, 2002

Manzo's Banquets vegetarian entree (Pasta Primavera Illinois at Chicago 1571 S. Elmhurst Road with a flavorful Marinara sauce) upon Des Plaines, IL request at the time of reservation. Title: Modulation of Biomarkers of Car­ 84 7-593-2233 cinogenesis by Tomato Sauce Feeding Dinner reservations are required and in Men with Prostate Cancer DIRECTIONS TO THE MEETING should be received in the Section Office . via phone {847-647 -8405 ), fax {847- Abstract: As part of a larger study to From the East: Take 1-90 west. Exit 647-8364) , or website (http://member­ evaluate the effect of lycopene supple­ Elmhurst Rd North . Go past first light ship.acs.org /C/Chicago ) by noon on mentation on DNA damage in men with (Oakton St.) . The banquet hal l is on Tuesday, January 22, 2002. The dinner prostate cancer or high serum PSA your right. cost is $28.00 to Section members who concentrations , a non-random ized 5th have paid their local section dues, mem­ arm using tomato sauce was included. From the West: Take 1-90 east. Exit bers' families, and visiting ACS mem­ This portion of the study has been com­ Arlington Heights Rd. Turn right. Go to bers. The cost to non-Section members pleted and the results analyzed before Higgins Rd. (Rt. 72) . Tu rn left. Take is $30.00. The cost to students and and after tomato sauce supplementa­ Higgins to Oakton St. Turn left. Go to unemployed members is $14 .00. tion. Thirty-two patients with localized Elmhurst Rd. Turn left. The banquet PLEAS E HONOR YOUR RESERVA­ prostate adenocarcinoma consumed hall is on your right. TIONS. The Section must pay for all tomato sauce-based pasta dishes for 3 dinner orders. No-shows will be billed. weeks (30 mg lycopene/day) before From the North: Take 294 south to 1- their schedu led radical prostatectomy. 90 west. Exit Elmhurst Rd. North. Go GENERAL MEETING 8:00 P.M. Serum and prostate lycopene concen­ past first light (Oakton St.) . The ban­ trations, serum PSA, and leukocyte quet hall is on your right. DNA 8-OH-deoxyguanosine/deoxyg ­ guanosine{8OHdG) were measured at From the South: Take 294 North to 1- baseline and at the end of the interven­ 90 west. Exit Elmhurst Rd. North. Go tion. Resected pros tate tissue DNA past first light (Oakton St.). The ban­ 8OHdG from the study participants and quet hall is on your right. Another way 7 randomly selected prostate tissues from the South is to take 1-355 North to from a control group were also evaluat­ 1-90 east. Exit Arlington Heights Rd. ed. Cancer cells in paraffin sections of Turn right and go to Elmhurst Rd. Turn prostate biopsies and post-intervention left. The banquet hall is on your right. resected tissue were com pared fo r 8OHdG stai ning using a monoclona l PARKING: Free antibody for 8OHdG. Adherence to the daily consumpt ion of tomato-based SOCIAL HOUR: 6:00- 7:00 P.M. (continued on page 2) Cash Bar available NOTICE TO ILLINOIS DINNER 7:00 P.M. TEACHERS

Menu: French Onion Soup, tossed The Chicago Sect ion -ACS is an salad with choice of Italian or French ISBE provider for professional dressing , combination plate of New development units for Illinois York Strip Steak and Chicken Breast Teachers . Teachers who register Limone, Bruscetta salad, baked potato, Phyllis E. Bowen, Ph.D., R.D., Depart­ for the January meeting will have rolls and butter, Creme De Menthe ice ment of Human Nutrition, College of the opportunity to earn up to 3 cream, and beverage. Also available Applied Health ~ciences, University of CPDU's. are a fish entree (Orange Roughy) or 1/02 2 (continued from page 1) has served on the Council for Research SECTION'S 50-YEAR entrees was excellent and serum and and Chair of the Research Dietet ics MEMBERS prostate lycopene concentrations Practice Group in the American Dietet­ increased 1.97 and 2.92 fold (p<0.001) ics Association. The Chemical Bulletin honors those of respectively. Mean serum PSA concen­ Her current research interests include our Section who have been members trations decreased by 17.5% (p<0.002) the human metabol ism of carotenoids for 50 years in 2001 . Congratulations! and leukocyte 80HdG decreased by and dietary factors that produce/reduce 21.3% (p<0.005) after tomato sauce oxidative stress . Her current projects Louis Baker, Jr. consumption. Study participants, at the include studies of the effect of tomato Roy H. Bible, Jr. time of resection, had 28.3% lower lycopene , prune and vitam in E con ~ Tai S. Chao prostate 80HdG concentrations com­ sumpt ion on DNA damage and lipid Herbert Diamond pared to controls (p<0.03). The amount perox idation in patients with prosta te William E. Dominick of oxidative damage to nuclear DNA in cancer, diabetes or dyslipidemia. Martin E. Ginn prostate cancer was greatly reduced by Richard L. Gregory assessment of two pathologists and by DEADLINES FOR CHEMICAL Martin Hamer mean nuc lea r density (40.5% , BULLETIN Daniel W. Havens Michael A. Jordan p<0 .005). and mean a rea (36.4%, Please submit all Chemica l Bulletin p<0.018) staining. Apoptotic index was Donald J. Jutzi copy to the editor before the deadlines Frank N. Kemmer increased in tumor and hyperplastic tis­ listed below for each issue. Articles can sue. These data taken as a whole indi­ Thomas Keyahian be emai led to the editor , Cherlyn Jack E. Klingbeil cate good uptake of lycopene into Bradley, [email protected]. prostate tissue and a reduction in DNA Henry M. Koehler Since we like the Bulletin to be as Aletha Kowitz damage in both leukocytes and timely as possible , we need the lead prostate tissue . Whethe r reduction in Leonard Leibowitz time indicated . You can help by early Donald F. Mason DNA damage to prostate cancer cells is planning and submission of your infor­ beneficial awaits further research. 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Sample Preparation • GC • GC/MS • HPLC • AAS • ICP • ICP-MS • UV-Vis-NIR • Analytical Supplies 1/02 5 PUBLIC AFFAIRS MEETING CHEMISTRY DAY - 2001 TO FOCUS ON GREEN For the 15th Chicago Section celebration of National Chemistry Week 2001 we CHEMISTRY returned on November 3 to the refurbished Adler Planetarium. An extensive and multifaceted program of demonstrations, poster contests, exhibits and lectures filled For the past 14 years our public affairs the newly available space for another exciting Chicago Chemistry Da~. The almost meetings have alternated between 1100 attendees were involved in these activities organized by the Chicago Chem­ award presentation in one year , fol­ istry Day Committee and conducted by no less than 153 volunteers. lowed by a public affairs lecture(s) in the The demonstrations by high schoo l chemistry teachers , which have been the next year. For March 2002, we will be mainstay of all past Chicago Chemistry Days were increased with 29 teachers per­ presenting two lectures. The topic this forming with the help of 17 AP students from West Leyde~ and Dow~ers ~rove year will be "Green Chemistry." The first South High Schools. These demos comprised simple experiments that 1llum1nated lecture, at 5:30 p.m., will be presented physical phenomenon such as the effect of vacuum on aerated substa_nces~uch as by Dr. William Nelson of the Illinois marshmallows and the surface tension in drops of water augmented with an illustra­ Waste Management and Research tive poster. In addition to the rounds of demonstrations performed throughout the Center. His talk will be based on his day several were rerun as a grand finale to cap off the day. research using carbon dioxide as a sol­ Th~ efforts of undergraduate students from Roosevelt and Loyola Universities and vent for traditional organic reactions, University of Illinois Chicago further increased the assortment of demonstrations to such as Friedel-Crafts and other acid view during the very busy six hours of showings. One dynamic display showe? pul­ catalyzed reactions. The after dinner sating beads of mercury due to the redox reaction of oxidized surface of ~g with an talk will be given by Dr. Dennis Hjere­ iron nail. The Planetarium's large classroom was the over-crowded location for the sen, Director of the ACS Green Chem­ contests and other "Hands-on Fun for Kids of All Ages". Chromatographic separa­ istry Institute (GCI). The GCI was estab­ tions of dyes in felt tip pens on paper coffee filter and pH _is pHun measu~e_ment of lished by the ACS in 2000 with the fol­ the pH/acidity of common and familiar items such as vinegar, lemon 1u1ceand lowing mission: "The Green Chemistry household cleaners attracted, and more than filled, the room with students eager to Institute promotes national and interna­ do some hands-on chemistry. tional government-industry collaboration On the artistic side, there was equal enthusiasm for Posters and Chemistry con­ with universities and national laborato­ test. The volunteers ere almost overwhelmed by the response by so many kids. ries." So, please give Friday, March 22 There were numerous very good posters and the contest winners accepted their a prominent place on your calendar of prizes and took their posters home to grace refrigerators in the Maine Towns~ip . . events for 2002. The 14 exhibits from industry, academia and government labs and agencies dis­ persed in the new ilky Way Galaxy area and rivaled the specta~ular view of_the JIM SHOFFNER lakefront in intriguing the Chemistry Day visitors. There were also five presentations CO-CHAIR, PUBLIC AFFAIRS in the Lecture Hall tha mirrored the diversity of exhibits with topics on food flavor, COMMITTEE fuel cells lead toxicity and light in the chemical laboratory. The fifth and roundup presentation by Helen Free on 'Chemistry, It's All Around Us All the Time' brought home that chemistry is truly ubiquitous and not restricted to the laboratory or even to Chemistry Day at the Planetarium. Toxicology Consulting It was a challenging but successful day for all involved and special thanks are du~ to the Planetarium's Michelle Nichols, Peggy Postregna, and Marge Marek for their help. The list of Speakers, Demonstrators, Volunteers, and the Committee are included below.

Medical Devices Chemistry Day Speakers Pharmaceuticals Alanah Fitch Loyola University of Chicago Helen Free Bayer Diagnostics Biologicals Sara Risch Science by Design Risk Assessments Arthur Schmidt Northwestern University Eugene Smotkin Illinois Institute of Technology

Product Development Demonstrators - Chemistry Day 2001 FDA Registration Carl Anderson, Organizer Rolling Meadows High School Quality Assurance Charlene Anderson,Organizer Maine South High School Regulatory Compliance Michael Bachrodt William Fremd High School Kendra Budzyn Maine South High School Kathy Connolly Rolling Meadows High School Northup RTS Brian Fortney Brown Deer High School Sharon J. Northup, PhD, DABT Chris Gales Downers Grove South High School 783 Ridge Road Fernando Gomez Rolling Meadows High School Highland Park, IL 60035 Lisa Gorsuch Rolling Meadows High School Stephan Graham Cristo Rey Jesuit High School Ph: 847-579-0049Fax: 847-579-0052 Gail Greagan Downers Grove North High School Jackie Gridley Lake Zurich High School [email protected] Mike Heinz Glenbard South High School www.toxconsultants.com Rebecca Karrow Maine West High School Patti Kenton Naperville Central High School John Kmet Leyden High School

(continued on page 6) 1/02 6 (continued from page 5) Marty Landorf Maine West High School CHICAGO SECTION ACS Monika Langdon Maine South High School SPEAKERS FOR 2002 Bob Lewis Downers Grove High School Lee Marek Naperville North High School Friday, February 22, 2002 Wally Pape Loyola Academy Kira Redig Downers Grove North High School Dr. A. Truman Schwarz Tom Redig Downers Grove North High School Macalester College Jane Russell East Leyden High School Saint Paul, MN Todd Schaap Rolling Meadows High School "Chemistry and its Teaching at the Nicole Sobotka Downers Grove North High School Turn of the Century: The Janus View" Dan Solari Loyola Academy Allan Stenmark Oak Creek High School (WI) Friday, March 22, 2002 Shari Vetter Naperville Central High School Dalia Zygas West Leyden High School Public Affairs Meeting Topic is "Green Chemistry." High School AP Chemistry Helpers Topical Group Speaker- Dr. William Nelson West Leyden HS Downers Grove South HS Illinois Waste Management and Mike Falbo Nate Fredrickson Research Center Phil Lev Lisa Kim Stephen Karamyalil Jenny O'Brien After dinner speaker - Dr. Dennis Tripiti Kurub Mike Okelman Hjeresen Director, ACS Green Jim Miralgio Shipra Sabharwal Chemistry Institute Divyesh Marker Jeff Szkodzinski Minesh Marker Kristin Vollrath Frida~April19,2002 Mayor Patel Jason Sonnefeldt Dan Szlaga Dr. Norman P. Neureiter Science and Technology Adviser to Chemistry Day Undergraduate Helpers the Secretary of State Washington , D.C. Roosevelt University Loyola University UIC Al Barrase Kara Borucki Linu Abraham "Science , Technology and US Foreign John Damascus Hilary Buha Jennifer Barber Policy" Reshma Desai Jennifer Hansen Aaron Brown Mary Durnwald Kelly Laster Kensha Clark Friday, May 24, 2002 Gandy Garcia Manulia Soriji Steve Rooney Megan Jeffrey Joyce Willig Gibbs Medalist To Be Elected by Christopher John the Gibbs Jury Ivy Jones Gibbs Award Address Shannon Klaus Vlada Korol Friday, June 21, 2002 Leticia Martinez To Be Announced Tim O'Rourk Awatif Soliman ATTENTION YOUNGER CHEMISTS Chicago Chemistry Day -Committee & Volunteers The Chicago Younger Chemists Com­ Larry Berman Agnieszka Biscoff Angela Boerger mittee (YCC) is hosting a brewery tour Bob Canapary Charles Cannon Richard Cornell and happy hour next month. Meet us at David Crumrine Daria Darczak Herbert Golinkin RAM RESTAURANT & BREWERY in Lina Grigaitis Frank Jarzembowski Marilyn Kouba Schaumburg on February 27. The brew­ Fran Kravitz Tom Kucera Avrom Litin er will give us a tour starting at 6:30 Etta McKenna Barbara Moriarty Sharon Northup p.m. Get a close up look at how beer is William Northup Gayle O'Neill Michael Parrie made and then enjoy some with us Seymour Patinkin Marsha Phillips Darryl Prater afterwards. Appetizers and refresh­ Adele Rozek Susan Shih Claire Theis ments will be provided by YCC. All Larry Thielen Timothy Thomas Fred Turner "Younger Chemists" from industry and Auste Vygantas Elzbieta Wartak Vaughn Williams academia are invited - you are a Gregg Zaiya Younger Chemist if you are under 35 or have been in your chemistry career less Exibitors than ten years. Please sign up for this event with the AICHE Alan Zagoria Steve Schade Section Office . Contact Eva Lopez at 773-268-4297 or evalopez@teianalyti­ Joe Bonucci Cindy Blaczak cal.com. For more details or directions Melanie Blaczak Cindy Blomquist to RAM REST AU RANT & BREWERY (1901 McConnor Parkway, across from Alpha Chi Sigma Eric Gustafson Megan Campbell IKEA), go to the YCC page of the Chica­ Paul Rich Kasi Johnson go Section ACS website. (continued on page 7) 1/02 7 (continued from page 6) Argonne National Labs Walter McFall SCHOLARSHIPS BP Neal Nowicki Victor Rios The Chicago Chromatography Discus­ Kathy Huntley Brandon Webster sion Group (CCDG) is offering two Francisco Lorenzo-Porras Joanna Snider annual scholarships for students of the Gayle Chany Cal Chany Chicago area. One is the membership Michael Martinez Jan Crawford scholarship, and the other is the R. Vaidyanathan Howard Yokelson research scholarship. Winners will be Tom Wolff Steve Marshall announced at the CCDG Annual All-Day Meeting in May of 2002, but awardee Chicago Police Department Silvia Rapacz attendance is optional. Applications and requirements for both DEA Sandy Angelos scholarships are available on the CCDG web site (www.ccdg .org) . Applications Helene Curtis/Unilever John Kocis Aurora Amobit will be accepted until Tuesday , April 30, Harold Bryant Ella Budinski 2002. For more information contact the Michael Cabo Diane Dabrowsk CCDG Awards Chairperson, Jim Crystal Porte Pablo San arinata Michels, at (630)-305-2318 or [email protected]. IIT Eugene Smotkin Membership Scholarship Minority Affairs Darryl Prater Katarina Prater This scholarship is intended for children US Customs James Lukes An Miller of CCDG members who are undergradu­ Margot Chinn ates majoring in the sciences. The field of science doesn't need to be in separa­ YCC Jen Horne Al Schwartz tions. The award consists of $1000 to be Allison Aldridge used at the awardee's discretion.

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Deadline for receipt of nominations is February 1, 2002 The first Internationa l Conference on Safety in Science and Science Educa­ THE CHEMICAL BULLETIN ADVERTISING RATE tion will be held July 7-14, 2002 at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, SCHEDULE Connecticut. The conference will fea­ The official newsletter of the Chicago Section American Chemical Society, The ture training seminars, short courses, Chemical Bulletin, publishes news and information of interes o he Section's 5 600 invited and contributed papers, and members, who are professional chemists and others in related professions in indus­ keynote addresses. Participants from try, academia and government throughout greater Chicago. over 25 countries are expected to attend. The conference is organized jointly by SIZE DIMENSIONS RATE the Department of Chemistry at Sacred Full Page 7.5" wide x 10" depth $600 Heart University and The Laboratory of Safety institute . 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For more information, contact Dr. Babu George (georgeb@sacredheart .edu, (203) 371-7795) or Dr. James Kaufman ([email protected], (508) 647-1900). 1/02 10 THE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE Women Chemists Committee & GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS of the ANNOUNCES 2002 CONTACT American Chemical Society CONGRESS WEEK is pleased to FEBRUARY 16-22, 2002 Call for Applications for The Office of Legislative and Govern­ ment Affairs (OLGA) will sponsor its Travel Awards annual "Contact Congress Week " in February 2002. OLGA encourages all local sections to invite a state or federal For post-doctoral, graduate, and undergraduate women to make their legislator to speak as part of the pro­ first research presentation at a national meeting. gram at a local section meeting during the President's Day recess , February 16-22. Inviting a legislator to a meeting Sponsored by: will provide an exceptional opportunity Eli Lilly & Company for your local section members to learn about the positions of your elected offi­ cials on research, science education, For more information and an appl ication form, please and environmenta l and energy issues. contact your department chair, It is also an important opportunity to educate legislators on the issues that face ACS members and to build rela­ http://membership.acs .org/W/WCC/. tionships with those who represent you. Several sections held successful, well­ or Cheryl Brown, 800/227-5558 ext. 6123 attended events in 2001. No cost is associ ated with the presentation . The e-mail: [email protected] rg Office of Legislative and Government Ame rican Chem ical Society Affairs will assist you in selecting and 1155 Sixteenth St. NW; Washington, DC 20036 contacting an appropriate legislator , drafting an invitation letter, and promot­ ing the event. If you already have your Deadline for receipt of applications for 2002 meetings: February 2002 program planned , we can ork wit you to find an alternative time. Please contact Ethan Castelo at February 15, 2002 - Meetings between July 1 & December 31, 2002 202) 452-8917 or e_castelo @acs.org to involve your local section in the 2002 COLORFUL CHEMISTRY Con ac Congress Week. HOSPITALITY MENTORS DEMOS The Hospitality Committee is looking The Science and Technology Interac­ for Chicago Section members who tive Center (SciTech) in Aurora has free enjoy helping new members become chemistry demonstrations held for the acquainted with the Section. You will be general public on the second Saturday paired up with a new member who on each month in the auditorium. would like to learn about the Chicago SciTech is a hands- on museum for Section and have a person to join them people of all ages (individuals, classes, at a monthly dinner meeting . It is and fam ilies) to experience science, always hard to feel comfortable when mathematics and tec hnology in a fun you are new and don't have anyone to and interactive way. The museum also :) CHNOSP Halogens talk at a monthly dinner meeting. Let's offers world-renowned topical traveling :) Metals by AA/ICP show others how warm the Chicago exhibitions, hosts science clubs, summer Sect ion can be! If you are interested camps, and other educational programs. :) Ion Chromatography please contact Fran Kravitz at (630) The museum is located in downtown :) Trace Analysis 293-4122 or e-mail [email protected]. Aurora, IL at 18 W. Benton. For addition­ al information, call SciTech at (630) 859- :) Coal/Petroleum FRAN KAREN KRAVITZ 3434 or visit http://scitech.mus.il.us/. HOSPITALITY COMMITTEE CHAIR- - Fast , Reliable Ser vice - CHEMICAL SAFETY WEBSITE NoCharge for Phone/Fax Results PO.Box41838 245S . 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Neureiter, Sci­ the area of materials science and engi­ ence and Technology Adviser to the Secretary of State, neering, condensed matter physics, Washington, D.C. For additional information call the Section solid state and materials chemistry, and Office at (847) 647-8405 or related areas of science and engineer­ http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago. ing. An MRSEC encompasses one or more interdisciplinary research groups May 4, 2002: The 2002 High School Scholarship Exam will (IRGs). The IRGs involve several facul­ be given at Loyola University. For further information, con­ ty and associated researchers with tact Ami LeFevre at [email protected] or Ann Levin­ complementary background and exper­ son at [email protected]. tise and address an area of research which requires interactive efforts among May 24, 2002: The Chicago Section American Chemical the participants. 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Apply online at http://www.gateway.com/about/coinfo/te achamerica/index.shtml. ... lo.:~ January 26, 2002: The next Continuing Education Semi­ nar will be on Job Searching for Chemists given by Carol Vancura from the Human Resources center of MediChem Research Inc. The short course will be held at Loyola Uni­ versity, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Cudahy Science Building (with the green door), room 202 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. For further details or to register call the section office, 84 7-64 7-8405 .

January 29-30, 2002: The 67th Annual Meeting of the Israel Chemical Society will take place at the Renaissance Hotel and Convention Center, Jerusalem, Israel. For further information, contact the secretariat at (972)-2-6520574 or meeting@isas .co. ii.

February 6, 2002: The next Chicagoland Science and Technology Leadership Series Mini-Symposium will be at 7 p.m. Wednesday , Feb. 6, 2002, in Niles. The topic will be "Making News: Promoting Your Activities to a Wider Audi­ ence". For more information, contact Ellen Sullivan at TEI Analytical , 847-647-1345 , ext.803,[email protected]; http://www.teianalytical.com.

February 16, 2002: Continuing Education short course on "Chemical Information on the Internet" will be held at Loyola University, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Cudahy Science Building, room 202 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

February 22, 2002: The Chicago Section American Chem­ ical Society's general meeting talk will be "Chemistry and its Teaching at the Turn of the Century: The Janus View" by Dr. A. Truman Schwarz, Macalester College , Saint Paul, MN. For additiona l information call the Section Office at (847) 647-8405 or http://membership.acs.org/C /Chicago.

February 27, 2002: The Chicago Younger Chemists Com­ mittee (YCC) is hosting a brewery tour and happy hour at RAM RESTAURANT & BREWERY, 1901 McConnor Park­ way (across from IKEA), Schaumburg, IL. Please sign up for this event with the Section Office by contacting Eva Lopez at 773-268-4297 or [email protected]. For more details or directions to the restaurant, go to the YCC page of the Chicago Section ACS website. Also see article in this issue.

March 17-22, 2002: Pittcon 2002 will be held in New Orleans. For further information, call 412-825-3220 or http://www.pittcon .org.

March 22, 2002: The Chicago Section American Chemical Society will have its Public Affairs meeting . The general meeting speaker will be Dr. Dennis Hjeresen, Director, ACS Green Chemistry Institute. For additional information call the Section Office at (847) 647-8405 or http://membership.acs.org/C/Chicago.

March 23, 2002: Continuing Education short course on "New Topics in NMR" will be held at Loyola University, 6525 N. Sheridan Rd., Cudahy Science Building, room 202 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

April 7-11, 2002: The 223rd National ACS Spring Meeting will be held in Orlando, FL. For further information, call the National ACS office at (202) 872-6059 or send e-mail to [email protected].