Celibrations !!

Eid Mubarak SMS / Text Messages

2008-09-17T00:06:00.000-07:00

When The Sun Has
Set, And Day Is Done-
I”Ll Break This Chain, But Only One.
By The End Of Ramadan, This Whole Chain Will Be All Gone!
It”S Time For Eid And Lots Of Fun!!

No shadows to depress u,
Only joys to surround u,
God himself to bless u,
these r my wishes for u,
Today, tomorrow, and every day.
Eid Mubarik.

The moon has been sighted
The samoosas are ready
Here comes EID so just go steady
Lots of dua's is all i request
and just wanted to wish you all the BEST!!
"Eid Mubarak"

Hope Love & Laughter, warmth & wishes joy and a Bouquet of Eid Wishes,
Especially for you!!!
jublications become a past of your eid and your life....!
EID MUBARAK

Before the Golden Sun Rise,
let me decorate each of the Rays
with Wishes of Success,
prosperous and Happiness
4 u and 4 ur Family.
Happy Eid Mubarak.

May the magic of dis EID
bring lots of happiness in ur life
& may u celebrate it wid
all ur close friendzzzzzz
& may it fill ur HEART wid love

Eid Mubarak

2008-09-15T05:36:00.000-07:00

Friendship quotes

2008-09-09T02:37:00.000-07:00

"My friends are my estate."
- Emily Dickinson

"A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out."

"A friend is one who walks in when others walk out"
-Walter Winchell

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."
- Euripides

"Each friend represents a world in us, a world possibly not born until they arrive, and it is only by this meeting that a new world is born."
- Anais Nin

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."
- Aristotle

"A friend is one who knows us, but loves us anyway."
- Jerome Cummings

"Your friend is the man who knows all about you, and still likes you."
- Elbert Hubbard

"A friend is someone who is there for you when he'd rather be anywhere else."
- Len Wein - Sent by Paulo Louro

"Who finds a faithful friend, finds a treasure."
- Jewish saying

"What is a friend? A single soul dwelling in two bodies."
- Aristotle

"Don't walk in front of me, I may not follow.
Don't walk behind me, I may not lead.
Just walk beside me and be my friend."
-- Albert Camus

Onam Pookalam

2008-09-08T05:41:00.000-07:00

When ever we talk about Onam in Kerala, the first thing that comes to mind is the flower bed or floral arrangements popularly known as Pookkalam or Athapookalam. The traditional Ona-pookalam usually consists of ten concentric rings of flowers indicating the ten day ritual during the ten day celebrations of Onam. Onam begins on Atham and ends on Thiru Onam in the month of Chingam (August – September).

Nowadays most of the people are more concerned about the design of pookkalams, due to which they are not bothered to keep all the ten rings. The pookkalams are really beautiful and mainly depicts various cultural aspects of Kerala and Onam myth.

Here are a collection of Pookkalam pictures which will help you out to celebrate Onam with lots of fun and excitement.

So celebrate the spirit of the harvest festival in all its splendor. Decorate your house with Pookalams, listen to the melodious Onappattus and enjoy the festivities of the season. Send your loved ones beautiful Onam ecards to wish them joy and prosperity.

Happy Onam!!

2008-09-08T03:40:00.000-07:00

It's Onam! So celebrate the spirit of the harvest festival in all its splendor. Decorate your house with Pookalams, listen to the melodious Onappattus and enjoy the festivities of the season. Send your loved ones beautiful ecards to wish them joy and prosperity.

Friendship Hug

2008-09-06T00:48:00.000-07:00

108 Names of Lord Ganesh

2008-09-02T05:11:00.000-07:00

1      Om Gajananaya namaha
2      Om Ganadhyakshaya namaha
3      Om Vignarajaya namaha
4      Om Vinayakaya namaha
5      Om Dwimaturaya namaha
6      Om Dwimukhaya namaha
7      Om Pramukhaya namaha
8      Om Sumukhaya namaha
9      Om Krutine namaha
10     Om Supradeepaya namaha
11     Om Sukhanidhaye namaha
12     Om Suradhyakshaya namaha
13     Om Surarighnaya namaha
14     Om Mahaganapataye namaha
15     Om Manyaya namaha
16     Om Mahakalaya namaha
17     Om Mahabalaya namaha
18     Om Herambaya namaha
19     Om Lambajatharaya namaha
20     Om Haswagrivaya namaha
21     Om Mahodaraya namaha
22     Om Madotkataya namaha
23     Om Mahaviraya namaha
24     Om Mantrine namaha
25     Om Mangalaswarupaya namaha
26     Om Pramodaya namaha
27     Om Pradhamaya namaha
28     Om Pragnaya namaha
29     Om Vignagatriye namaha
30     Om Vignahantre namaha
31     Om Viswanetraya namaha
32     Om Viratpataye namaha
33     Om Sripataye namaha
34     Om Vakpataye namaha
35     Om Srungarine namaha
36     Om Ashritavatsalaya namaha
37     Om Shivapriyaya namaha
38     Om Sheeghrakarine namaha
39     Om Saswataya namaha
40     Om Balaya namaha
41     Om Balodhitaya namaha
42     Om Bhavatmajaya namaha
43     Om Puranapurushaya namaha
44     Om Pushne namaha
45     Om Pushkarochita namahaya
46     Om Agraganyaya namaha
47     Om Agrapujyaya namaha
48     Om Agragamine namaha
49     Om Mantrakrutaye namaha
50     Om Chamikaraprabhaya namaha
51     Om Sarvaya namaha
52     Om Sarvopasyaya namaha
53     Om Sarvakartre namaha
54     Om Sarvanetraya namaha

55     Om Sarvasiddhipradaya namaha
56     Om Sarvasiddaye namaha
57     Om Panchahastaya namaha
58     Om Parvatinadanaya namaha
59     Om Prabhave namaha
60     Om Kumaragurave namaha
61     Om Akshobhyaya namaha
62     Om Kunjarasurabhanjanaya namaha
63     Om Pramodaptanayanaya namaha
64     Om Modakapriya namaha
65     Om Kantimate namaha
66     Om Dhrutimate namaha
67     Om Kamine namaha
68     Om Kavidhapriyaya namaha
69     Om Brahmacharine namaha
70     Om Brahmarupine namaha
71     Om Brahmavidhyadhipaya namaha
72     Om Jishnave namaha
73     Om Vishnupriyaya namaha
74     Om Bhaktajivitaya namaha
75     Om Jitamanmadhaya namaha
76     Om Ishwaryakaranaya namaha
77     Om Jayase namaha
78     Om Yakshakinnerasevitaya namaha
79     Om Gangansutaya namaha
80     Om Ganadhisaya namaha
81     Om Gambhiraninadaya namaha
82     Om Vatave namaha
83     Om Abhishtavaradaya namaha
84     Om Jyotishe namaha
85     Om Bhktanidhaye namaha
86     Om Bhavagamyaya namaha
87     Om Mangalapradaya namaha
88     Om Avyaktaya namaha
89     Om Aprakrutaparakramaya namaha
90     Om Satyadharmine namaha
91     Om Sakhye namaha
92     Om Sarasambhunidhaye namaha
93     Om Mahesaya namaha
94     Om Divyangaya namaha
95     Om Manikinkinimekhalaya namaha
96     Om Samastadivataya namaha
97     Om Sahishnave namaha
98     Om Satatodditaya namaha
99     Om Vighatakarine namaha
100    Om Viswadrushe namaha
101    Om Viswarakshakrute namaha
102    Om Kalyanagurave namaha
103    Om Unmattaveshaya namaha
104    Om Avarajajite namaha
105    Om Samstajagadhadharaya namaha
106    Om Sarwaishwaryaya namaha
107    Om Akrantachidakchutprabhave namaha
108    Om Sri Vigneswaraya namaha

Ganesh Chaturthi is the birthday of Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva & Parvati. Reach out to your near and dear ones on this auspicious occasion with religious and warm ecards from http://www.hindu-festivals.com/.
ALL cards are absolutely FREE!!!

Ramadan 2008

2008-08-29T23:55:00.000-07:00

August 31– September 29 (American Continents only)

September 1– September 29 (Rest of the World)

God willing Ramadan begins on August 31, 2008 and ends on September 29, 2008 for North, Central and South America. However Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Australia start on September 1. The Night of Destiny (Night of Power) will be on September 25, 2008 for the Americas, God willing. It will be one day later (September 26, 2008) for the rest of the world.

The new moon times to be used for determining the beginning and ending of Ramadan are given below for UT (Universal time) – also called GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).

More...

Source : http://www.masjidtucson.org/submission/practices/ramadan/index.html

Romantic Cards

2008-08-28T05:56:00.000-07:00

Romantic love is a passionate emotional attachment between two souls that reflects a high regard for the value of each others. Express your feelings to your sweetheart with this romantic ecards and romantic cards and say those three magical words to make him/ her feel special ! All romantic cards and ecards are absolutely FREE !

Style Tattoo

2008-08-25T01:11:00.000-07:00

Style

2008-08-23T01:52:00.000-07:00

Ramadan 2008

2008-08-21T01:54:00.000-07:00

Object of Ramadan
0n a sweltering hot day your throat has become parched. You are in the privacy of your home and the refreshingly cool water is within hand's reach. You desire to drink it, but you do not. Why? Simply because you are fasting and while fasting you cannot eat and drink. If somebody prompts you to nevertheless drink it and says: "Nobody is watching," you will immediately rebuke him with the words: "But Allah is watching!"
Source: http://www.haqislam.org/ramadan/object-of-ramadan.htm

Success Through Tazkiya During Ramadan by an anonymous sister
Success in this life very much depends on self- development, which can be achieved through purifying our souls and actions - Tazkiya. There is a Hadith which narrates that during Ramadan shaitans - which are the forces that make people do bad things- are locked up for the entire month and cannot influence our decisions.
As you can see, to fully acquire the benefits of Ramadan, obe must practice Tazkiya (purification of the soul) The purpose of Ramadan is to cleans our soul and body. Through hunger, we achieve psychological purifications, and bring harmony to our bodies, minds, and souls. By abstaining from our desires, we are disciplining our mind and soul.
Source : http://s12.invisionfree.com/Wasat/index.php?showtopic=3991

Ramadan Virtues, Blessings & Essential Elements by Iman Badawi
In the name of Allah, Most Merciful, Most Compassionate
All praise is to Allah, Whom we thank and seek for His help and forgiveness.
We seek refuge in Allah from the evils of ourselves and the burden of our evil deeds.
Whomsoever He guides, will never be misled, and whomsoever He misguides, will never find enlightenment.
I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah, and that Mohammad is His slave and Messenger.
Allah said, what translated means, “O you who believe! Fear Allah as He should be feared, and die not except in a state of Islam” [3:102],
Source: http://www.jannah.org/ramadan/ramadan_articles.html

Meaning and essence of Prayers
Human beings have been praying for as long as humanity has existed. Rich or poor, literate or illiterate, the urge to pray is equally present in all. A well-known author has best described this as follows:
"In wandering over the earth, you can find cities without walls, without science, without rulers, without palaces, without treasures, without money, without gymnasium or theatre, but a city without temples to gods, without prayer, oaths and prophecy, such a city no mortal has ever seen and will never see.”
Source: http://www.parvez-video.com/insight/islam/prayers/index.asp

Ramadan Greetings

2008-08-11T22:55:00.000-07:00

The time I always wait for is just around the corner - Ramadan!!
I just love everything during Ramadan the Night of Power, Taraweeh, Eid and Eid prayers, and sahur and iftar. It feels so good that I can't express, from my childhood time till now its no difference. I feel the same calibration and spiritualism in my mind.

The purpose of Ramadan is concerned with the renewal of eemaan, actually its the time for speritual growth. Ramadan is a time when every one strive to get every bit of sweetness of Ramadan, to get the benifit for the coming year because you never know whats ahead in your life.

Ramadan has endless benefits which we learn and help ourself to lead a life of greatness. It teaches how to have self control, how to overcome selfishness and greed, to get rid of from laziness. An annual tranning program helps us to understand our duties towards the creator and sustainer Allah. Fasting helps to understand the feeling of thirst and hunger which in turn develops our feeling for poor and hungry people. Also it helps to keep sexual desires under control and have love for everyone in the world.

may your blessings be too many to count and your worries too few to matter. May God bless and protect us all. My wishes to all for a blessed Ramadan and please remember those who go hungry all year long… Ramadan Mubarak to all.

The holy month of Ramadan unites all Muslims in fasting, feasting, worship and prayer. It is a time for contemplation, spirituality and brotherhood. Here is a Collection of some unique Ecards, celebrating this special period of intense prayer and happy rejoicing. Set the mood of Ramadan now by sending some Ramadan greeting cards.

First Love

2008-08-05T23:47:00.000-07:00

I ne'er was struck before that hour

With love so sudden and so sweet.
Her face it bloomed like a sweet flower
And stole my heart away complete.

My face turned pale, a deadly pale.
My legs refused to walk away,
And when she looked what could I ail
My life and all seemed turned to clay.

And then my blood rushed to my face
And took my eyesight quite away.
The trees and bushes round the place
Seemed midnight at noonday.

I could not see a single thing,
Words from my eyes did start.
They spoke as chords do from the string,
And blood burnt round my heart.

Are flowers the winter's choice
Is love's bed always snow
She seemed to hear my silent voice
Not love appeals to know.

I never saw so sweet a face
As that I stood before.
My heart has left its dwelling place
And can return no more.

John Clare

Source: http://www.poetry.com/LovePoems/lovepoem.asp?id=98

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

2008-08-02T00:01:00.000-07:00

As virtuous men pass mildly away,

And whisper to their souls to go,

Whilst some of their sad friends do say

The breath goes now, and some say, No;

So let us melt, and make no noise,

No tear-floods, nor sigh-tempests move;

'Twere profanation of our joys

To tell the laity our love.

Moving of th' earth brings harms and fears,

Men reckon what it did and meant;

But trepidation of the spheres,

Though greater far, is innocent.

Dull sublunary lovers' love

(Whose soul is sense) cannot admit

Absence, because it doth remove

The thing which elemented it.

But we, by a love so much refined,

That our selves know not what it is,

Inter-assurèd of the mind,

Care less, eyes, lips and hands to miss.

Our two souls therefore, which are one,

Though I must go, endure not yet

A breach, but an expansion,

Like gold to airy thinness beat.

If they be two, they are two so

As stiff twin compasses are two;

Thy soul, the fixed foot, makes no show

To move, but doth, if th' other do.

And though it in the centre sit,

Yet, when the other far doth roam,

It leans, and hearkens after it,

And grows erect, as that comes home.

Such wilt thou be to me, who must,

Like th' other foot, obliquely run;

Thy firmness makes my circle just,

And makes me end where I begun.

John Donne
Source: http://www.poetry.com/lovepoems/lovepoem.asp?ID=102

If I Were Her Lover

2008-07-31T01:10:00.000-07:00

If I were her lover,
I'd wade through the clover
Over the fields before
The gate that leads to her door;
Over the meadows,
To wait, 'mid the shadows,
The shadows that circle her door,
For the heart of my heart and more.
And there in the clover
Close by her,
Over and over
I'd sigh her:
"Your eyes are as brown
As the Night's, looking down
On waters that sleep
With the moon in their deep" . . .
If I were her lover to sigh her.

II
If I were her lover,
I'd wade through the clover
Over the fields before
The lane that leads to her door;
I'd wait, 'mid the thickets,
Or there by the pickets,
White pickets that fence in her door,
For the life of my life and more.
I'd lean in the clover—
The crisper
For the dews that are over—
And whisper:
"Your lips are as rare
As the dewberries there,
As ripe and as red,
On the honey-dew fed" . . .
If I were her lover to whisper.

III

If I were her lover,
I'd wade through the clover
Over the field before
The pathway that leads to her door;
And watch, in the twinkle
Of stars that sprinkle
The paradise over her door,
For the soul of my soul and more.
And there in the clover
I'd reach her;
And over and over
I'd teach her—
A love without sighs,
Of laughterful eyes,
That reckoned each second
The pause of a kiss,
A kiss and . . . that is
If I were her lover to teach her.

Madison Julius Cawein
Source : http://www.poetry.com/lovepoems/lovepoem.asp?ID=128

Love Quotes

2008-07-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

When you are in Love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams.
- Dr Seuss

And if it all falls apart, I will know deep in my heart, the only dream that mattered had come true. In this life, I was loved by you.
- Colin Raye

I love you, not for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you.

- Roy Croft

Love And Lust

2008-07-27T23:14:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was talking to one of my friend and we had conservation about lust and love. She told it is not that easy to fall in love, actually it never happens the way that people think. Most of the time it is all based on lust because couples will never hurt each other if they really love each other. Though I kind of agree with her at this point, but it was hard enough to admit. Actually I’m a firm believer of love at first sight and finding a soul mate. I thought she must be having a bad experience previously, then I questioned about her past experience in relationships.

According to my point of view bad experiences can mold a person's behavior and its true in her case. She told me about her relationship and I noticed she had it really very bad. And now she doesn't believe in love anymore because her past boyfriend treated her badly. She doesn't want to get hurt again. Then I was trying to convince her that all are not the same there is true love that exist. You will defiantly get some one who will really love you the way you want and at that time you will laugh at the past bad experiences. There are plenty of fish in the sea and that she should take it as an experience so you won't make the same mistake again.

But I think, though people like her had bad experiences in relationships, they should never give up on love. Though it's easier said than done, right? Actually love is something that happens on its own, you never know when you will get the person you are seeking for. So if you will keep the dark cloud of bad experience in your heart, it will just block every opportunity to be loved. Life has to go on, so its better to start afresh always.

Ways To Be Romantic

2008-07-25T22:54:00.000-07:00

Dating is really interesting, generally we think of young people meeting for the first time, getting to know one another. After some days the relationship becomes as a usual thing, somehow like a routine. It starts fading and becomes less romantic than it used to be. But there is nothing to worry, there are many great suggestions are there over the web which will help you out to keep up the relationship as it is. Just you need to work on a bit to keep your romantic life evergreen.

It is quit natural when you are dating, romanticism comes on its own, but as your relationship starts maturing, you need to consciously intend to be romantic from time to time. Look for great romantic ideas and suggestions on how to be romantic over the web, do a google search using various phrases to get the desired result, and take action. Set aside special time with your partner, and do the loving things which keep the flame alive.

When your relationships starts growing old never neglect romance. In the beginning there will be no issues but slowly it will eat away the foundation of your relationship.

Actually it is very surprising, because people don't understand what made the relationship dull. It becomes very difficult to to understand how they neglected the past days with no romance no dating. Therefore romantic dating on a regular basis is necessary because when there will be question, there will be a worthwhile answer immediately on your mind.

Is this love that I'm feeling?

2008-07-24T02:15:00.000-07:00

Today I was searching for some thing over the web to know what is love and what is the science behind love, and I found something really interesting. Below are the links check out, really cool stuff:

The Science of Love

There are three phases to falling in love and different hormones are involved at each stage
Events occurring in the brain when we are in love have similarities with mental illness.
When we are attracted to somebody, it could be because subconsciously we like their genes
Smell could be as important as looks when it comes to the fanciability factor. We like the look and smell of people who are most like our parents...

Audio: love at first sight
The three stages of love
The science of flirting
What makes you fancy someone?
Does love drive you mad?
Sensual signals
Quiz: can you match the couples?
Vote: do you believe in love at first sight?

SOURCE :http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/hottopics/love/index.shtml

Is this love that I'm feeling?

When she was just 16, Aubrey Bascue was sure she had found the man she was going to marry. Whether she was with or without her boyfriend, he was constantly on her mind and bringing a smile to her face.

“I was really happy. I thought he was the total package,” says Bascue, former KU student. Those feelings of extreme joy turned to excruciating pain, though, as the couple’s seven-month anniversary approached and they faced a break-up.

SOURCE : http://www.kansan.com/stories/2007/sep/27/love_im_feeling/

Science Reveals a Sure-Fire Way to Fall in Love

All right, so it's not nuclear fission. But it's not chopped liver, either, and news that love is being created in a laboratory should be greeted as a major breakthrough -- especially by those who aren't sure it even exists.

"We can make people practically fall in love," says psychologist Arthur Aron, who is conducting these experiments at the University of California at Santa Cruz.

I pressed him for details, thinking of lonely singles who would give anything to know how to make someone almost fall in love with them.

SOURCE :http://www.42inc.com/~estephen/love.html

Are you scared to say I Love You?

2008-07-21T00:30:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I was going through a forum and I read a post by a girl, saying that she is waiting for her boyfriend to say I love you and her boyfriend is waiting for her to say I love you. This is really a difficult situation and there are many facing such difficulty, who are newly in love.

For the first time you need to have courage to say I love you, but the thing worries us is the reaction. But how about using a love ecards to say I love you ?

I guess it will avoid the hesitation and trouble that may happen. Just send an love ecards saying I love you and wait for the response. Once you get a positive response then the ball is in your hand, you can go directly to your partner to propose him/her on the face. This method really works and its easy to avoid lot of trouble.

There are variety of Love ecards are available like Free Love cards, Online Love ecards, Love greetings for your sweetheart. There are also various catagories to select from like Hugs, Kiss & Make Up, Kiss, You Are Special, Dating, Flirting, Cute, Internet Love, I Like You etc

Depending on the way you want to express, you can choose few of these ecards and send them across. Also you can personalize the love ecards by customizing according to your needs of color, background etc. These love ecards are really cool it will make the recipient to go in the romantic mood. If your choice is right, you will get one card saying I love you in return.

Some Crazy Facts About Love

2008-07-17T23:33:00.000-07:00

Are you looking for your mirror image ?

Recently a research team at Liverpool University asked over 200 participants to view a number of digitally altered human faces and concluded that our brain favors people with familiar faces. They found participants preferred the features they found the most familiar their own visage or that of a family member.

Why love makes us crazy ?
Researchers at London university found that when people look at their new loves, their serotonin (a neurotransmitter which helps in the modulation of anger, aggression, body temperature, mood, sleep, sexuality etc ) level in the brain starts to drop. Which in turn leads them to get obsess about their lover. Actually the neural circuits that are in charge of social judgment get suppressed, and leaves you in obsessive, stressed and blind condition which we call love and we love it.

What is the catch behind Blushing ?
Researchers at Stirling University in Great Britain found that primates prefer mates with red faces. Similarly a rosy glow also act as a similar cue in humans, say the British researchers. So girls its time to put blushers to play the dating game.

Smooch this way..
Researchers at Ruhr University in Germany analyzed 124 pairs of smoochers and found that 65 percent People tilted their heads towards the right.

Friendship Day Gift Ideas

2008-07-14T23:31:00.000-07:00

Friendship is a really a wonderful bond, an enchanting chemistry between people, which feels like real magic. On Friendship Day its your turn to make your friends feel extra special.

Well I guess I have some great Friendship Day gift ideas.

The best gift that one can gift to a friend is friendship and loyalty! If you are true to your friend always, no material gift is necessary to complement friendship. Still if you wanna gift something to your friend there are many choice you can opt for. First try to find out what your friend prefer. If you are unsure and unable to understand what to present, then just present him/her with a fresh flower bouquet or loads of chocolates.

Also check out some cool friendship ecards here!

You can go for items of glass, crystal or China, leather items, pen stand, music CDs, video CDs, toys, candles, dolls, and so forth. The choice is endless.

Celibrations !!

Eid Mubarak SMS / Text Messages

Eid Mubarak

Friendship quotes

Onam Pookalam

Happy Onam!!

Friendship Hug

108 Names of Lord Ganesh

Ganesh Chaturthi is the birthday of Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva & Parvati. Reach out to your near and dear ones on this auspicious occasion with religious and warm ecards from http://www.hindu-festivals.com/.ALL cards are absolutely FREE!!!

Ramadan 2008

August 31– September 29 (American Continents only)

September 1– September 29 (Rest of the World)

Romantic Cards

Style Tattoo

Style

Ramadan 2008

Ramadan Greetings

First Love

A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning

If I Were Her Lover

Love Quotes

Love And Lust

Ways To Be Romantic

Is this love that I'm feeling?

Are you scared to say I Love You?

Some Crazy Facts About Love

Friendship Day Gift Ideas

Ganesh Chaturthi is the birthday of Lord Ganesh, the son of Shiva & Parvati. Reach out to your near and dear ones on this auspicious occasion with religious and warm ecards from http://www.hindu-festivals.com/.
ALL cards are absolutely FREE!!!