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i give david novak, the ceo, a lot of credit. he was committed to staying the course in china development. continuing to target 700 plus units in china this year. the company is addressing what arguably is the greatest retail opportunity in the world, long-term in china, with urbanization and growth of the consuming class. i think the company, the senior leadership is focused on longer term, managing the issues the best they can, contributed some of the volatility we have seen. i feel like i think the stock would suggest investors are looking at this and taking a longer term perspective, certainly that's our stand on it now. >> jeff, this is david kelly here. turning back to the u.s., i would think yum brands would be a good bellwether of how the u.s. average consumer is doing here. first half of the year, are sales being held down by things like the increase in the payroll tax and the sequester or are sales looking okay? >> when we look at domestic sales progress, first starting with yum, give company credit for what they have d