A Truth Universally Acknowledged

 

"It is a truth, universally acknowledged, that a teen girl on a class trip to England should be having the time of her life."

Thus begins Mandy Hubbard’s debut novel Prada and Prejudice. And I completely agree with her, if I, being a teen (only for a few more months) were on a summer trip to England would expect to be having the time of my life :-) However, I also agree that the most awesome result of falling and banging my head on the sidewalks of London would be to be transported to the 1800's! Now that sounds like the trip of a lifetime, or the trip of a different lifetime, however you want to think about it! However, I did have one issue with this book, which is saying nothing negative about it. The only problem I faced while reading this book was that Mandy Hubbard has entirely to perfect of an idea of the perfect physicality for a guy. Alex, the dare I say hero of the book, is what I refer to as an Emmett (and I don't use that term lightly). Yup, that's right I just can't seem to get away from them at this point. I used to be under the impression that Emmett's were unrealistic and guys that only presented themselves in works of literature and occasionally in a good movie. My college experience has officially proved me wrong. I'm not saying they are everywhere, however it has proved to me that they are out there and they are indeed living, breathing, human beings. I met one, yes only one so far, but one nonetheless. So, you can see how reading this book might make living just a little bit harder now since I have yet one more Emmett to ogle over (even if he only lives on the pages of a book). Thanks a lot Mandy! As if the real one living next door wasn't enough.
So anyway, back to waking up in the 1800's. I'm pretty sure that if it happened to me I would FREAK OUT, and not in a good way. As much as I have always dreamt of living in that time period ( it is actually a running joke in my family that I was born into the wrong century) I do not believe I would handle a transition from now to then very well. However, I like to believe that once I did find that very Emmett (that I am bound to run into in regency England) who is just for me, I'm pretty sure my adjustment time would decrease massively. I mean come on, regency gentlemen are HOTT. Oh and by the way that is one area that Mandy did NOT take lightly! Which I had no problem with seeing as I have a very intense admiration for men in waste-coats, tight trousers and cravats! Please don't mistake me; if I saw a guy walking around campus dressed like that I would totally think he had mental issues, however in the right setting watch out!!! 

I really feel like a silly non-college worthy giggling love-sick girl right now so to maintain any little dignity that have left I am going to stop talking! 

As must of you know, I failed at the idea of reading a mom-approved list in 2009. It came down to it that I found out that my mom really didn't care...so why should I?? So I didn't :-D I would like to tell you all of the books I did end up reading, however, I left my list at home when I came back to school after Christmas...so I'm gonna tell you my plan for this year. My list never actually happens, but I like to have a general idea!!

1. Pride and Prejudice and Zombies-1/4/10 This was the most horrible book I have ever read. I hated of it.
2. The Book Seller of Kabul-1/5/10
3. Bud Not Buddy-1/12/10
4.Prada and Prejudice-2/9/10
5.The Historian
6. Desiring God
7. A Northern Light
8. River Secrets
9. Forest Born
10. The Shape of Mercy
11. Hunger Games #3
12. Perchance to Dream: Theatre Illuminata #2
13. The Clockwork Angel (The Infernal Devices #1)
14. North! Or Be Eaten
15. Suite Scarlet
16. Wings
17. An Abundance of Katherins
18. Papertowns
19. Looking for Alaska
20. Chalice
21. The Blue Sword
22. The Hero and the Crown
23. The People of Sparks
24. The Prophet of Yonwood
25. The Diamond of Darkhold
26. Knowing God
27. The Princess Within
28. Song of the Sparrow
29. Outlaws of Sherwood
30. Blue Like Jazz
31. Wicked Lovely
32.Fragile Eternity
33. Ink Exchange
34. Evernight
35. Stargazer
36. The Dragon Princess
37. Dragon Kiss
38. A Wrinkle in Time
39. A Wind in the Door
40. An Acceptable Time
41. Nobodies Princess
42. Princess Ben
43. A Sword in the Stone
44. Sunshine
45. Beastly
46. Emma Watson
47. Interview with a Vampire
48. The Princess and the Snowbird
49. This Present Darkness
50. Piercing the Darkness

I'm sorry that I can't shut up about this, and I am even more sorry that no one seems to share my enthusiasm for it but I am truly psyched!!! Colin plus most anything = <3, but Colin + Ben Barns + Dorian Gray = like a billion <3s!!!!!

I've got a thing for humor that cuts down those things I love in life...for instance, most things that mock or make fun of books I love usually make me laugh till I cry! I also like to share those with my maybe not so faithful readers( I say unfaithful only because I am an unfaithful poster :-)) I have a rather new obsession with Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South( possibly due to it's similarities with Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice) Obviously someone else thinks the same as me and has decided to get some laughs out of it!!

Red Queen, a very witty member of C19, wrote this hilarious hypothetical conversation between Mr. Thornton (North & South) and Mr. Darcy (Pride & Prejudice). This was originally posted on C19, but permission has been given for it to be included here.

FD: Romantic hero in Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice.

JT: Brooding mill owner in Elizabeth Gaskell's North & South.

Fitzwilliam Darcy: “All right?”

John Thornton: “I’ve been better.”

FD: “Hmmm, I know that look. You’ve got woman trouble and I bet I know of just what kind. Don’t tell me. You met a girl with more than the full complement of opinions. You then spent several weeks trying to tell yourself you didn’t like her, in spite of the fact that you were thinking about her all the time and pretty much wanted to – er – marry her without delay. You popped over to share the glad tidings and, instead of being deeply sensible of the honour and sobbing into your shirt front with gratitude, she read you a lecture about your shortcomings and started eyeing the fireirons.”

JT: “That’s exactly what happened – how did you know?”

FD: “Been there, done that, bought the cravat. There’s more. Having trodden her dainty feet all over your heart, I’ll bet the ranch she then made some crack about you being ungentlemanly.”

JT: “Oh yes – I got that off both barrels.”

FD: “Thought so. Me too. Classic ‘get-lost-you-lowlife’ tactic. I take it you exited stage right in a bigger hurry than you arrived?”

JT: “I did.”

FD: “And then your own family started getting on the case and, before you knew where you were, you’d got some funereal old bird giving you the yap about how your bride of choice was, in fact, Satan in petticoats.”

JT: “Yeah, my mother did have one or two things to say on the subject.”

FD: “I had an aunt sticking her beak in. Did your girlfriend get a visit from the old crone?”

JT: “She certainly did.”

FD: “I knew it. And did the light of your life give the old dear a flea for her trouble?”

JT: “Yep. Big time.”

FD: “Your woman-of-choice and mine aren’t sisters by any chance are they? She’s got a load of sisters, I lose count ….”

JT: “Only if her father’s a deceased ex-clergyman. Shame he’s deceased - he was a nice old boy, I really liked him.”

FD: “Not sisters then. My father-in-law is still among us. He’s a good bloke as it goes, but the mother …. don’t get me started.”

JT: “Nightmare?”

FD: “The full ticket to dreadful. All I can say is thank God there are a lot of miles and bad roads between Derbyshire and Hertfordshire. What’s your girlfriend’s old lady like?”

JT: “Dead.”

FD: “Result. How’d you manage that?”

JT: “I polluted the local climate with my factory and it aggravated her consumption. Cost me a fortune in fruit baskets before she finally shuffled off though. Never bought so many flippin’ grapes.”

FD: “So, to recap: you had the offer of your heart and mattress callously given the full frosty. I take it you’ve spent the time since being thoroughly miserable and reforming your character?”

JT: “Check on both counts. If you knew how much stew I’ve had to eat in the company of oiks just to impress her.”

FD: “I know the drill. I had to cosy up to my tenants and bribe my housekeeper to spread the word. Believe me, it’ll be worth it in the end - women lap all that stuff up. What you need now is some family crisis that you can sort out on the QT, so you can look heroic but modest with it. I had a stroke of luck in that department. The beloved’s silly cow sister ran off with a total scumbag. I strongarmed the scumbag into doing the decent thing. Cost me a packet but the dream date started to look more favourably on the old suit so it was worth every penny.”

JT: “I’m already sorted on that one thanks. There was some trouble with this girl’s brother. Never met him but he sounds like a bit of a numpty to be honest. Anyway, he landed her with a possible court appearance which made her lip wobble big time. Couldn’t have that, so I put a stop to it.”

FD: “What did she say to that?”

JT: “Not much, although she has stopped lecturing me about my moral duty every time I enter a room, so that’s a step up. I’m going to see her later this morning actually. She wants to lend me 18 grand.”

FD: “18 grand eh? Well, it’s none of my business mate, but I think you might be in there.”

JT: “I dunno. I saw her at dinner last night and she wasn’t very chatty. Looked a bit pink though.”

FD: “Well, play it by ear. See how she is this a.m. Have you got some romantic gesture up your sleeve just in case the moment presents?”

JT: “It’s not up my sleeve, it’s in my waistcoat pocket. I’ve got some roses in there that come from her hometown. She’s completely sentimental about the place.”

FD: “Impressive. If she doesn’t want to snuggle up after that I think you’ll just have to cut your losses.”

JT: “Oh well, better get going – don’t want to be late. Just one thing though …. do you think there’s any truth in the saying that if you want to know what your wife will be like in 20 years, just look at her mother?”

[Long, long pause.]

FD: “Let’s hope, for your sake and mine, that there isn’t.”

Hehe!!!
 

My Opinon:
As the giant # 1 at the top of the page states, I love Henry very much. His moral character and friendliness is impeccable and wonderful. He is the sweetest and most gallant gentleman a woman could ask for. His choice of Catherine, even though she is not most intelligent of woman and has no fortune to speak of, shows true character and love. Besides the fact that he is an absolute doll Tilney proves his worth on more than one occasion and won my heart from the start! Plus he loves to read novels!!!!

Portrayals of Henry Tilney:

1988: Peter Firth



2007:JJ Field



I LOVE the 2007 version, even though both are BBC. The first time I watched the 1986 version my best friend and I laughed the whole time...it was like watching a comedy...it was that bad!!!! JJ Field is a doll and a perfect Tilney!!!!

I had my 19th birthday this past Easter Sunday and for my birthday I received a movie from my best friend, a movie based off of a book the world has become obsessed with....and I won't lie, I'm a fan too. You've all heard of it and probably read it, it's Twilight. But of course, watching the movie isn't enough, it ALWAYS takes me back to the book; while skimming through my favorite parts and rediscovering the reason for this worldwide obsession I realized something and I decided I wanted to explore it more in writing....so here I am, writing, about love, passion, romance, and devotion....don't worry, this is not a fan crazed post about how much I love Edward Cullen!

I'm going to start out by telling you a little bit about myself and why this discovery was such a huge deal for me. As I said, I am 19 years old and I have been in love my entire life. I'm a dreamer, my imagination runs wild and often leads to images of the future that are painful to deal with. I have had an imagine of the perfect man in my head for as long as I can remember and my emotions always flair up while I'm watching a good movie, or reading a great book. Most of these feelings, though I claim to love them, often lead to depression and hopelessness due to the fact that I am not being loved like that. I've had crushes throughout all of my life that I can remember, but I have never been loved back...I'm still waiting for my perfect man. This addiction, as I have begun to call it, with romance has had a very unhealthy affect on my life. Not only does it leave me feeling empty and alone, but it destroys how I view myself and those around me. But my love never dies. Whether it is with a fictitious character from one of my books, a hero in a movie, or the love of my life that I will one day marry, I am in a constant state of "in love"....only recently did I realize how deep I was in and how it was destroying my life. But that is not what this post is about...I'm getting off track.

So once again, as I was listening to some scenes from Twilight and watching the movie, those feelings, that in my case are much better left repressed, began to surface again, and I have no doubt that if I had not turned off my computer at that moment my week would have been one of depression over the fact that no one is loving me like Edward is loving Bella. (please understand that Edward is not my only literary love interest, trust me, if I listen them all this post would never end...it's that sad).  Anyway, I decided that those feelings and emotions were unwelcome and that I wasn't going to risk the chance of them taking control this week, God knows that is another thing I need on my plate this week! So, rather than listening to the passionate romance between two fictitious characters  I decided to go back to the story that I have been ignoring for about the last week, a TRUE love story, Hosea. And that is when it all happened.

For some people this might sound fake, or like old news, but even though it is something I have always known it was almost like I was truly seeing it for the first time and it was one of the most amazing and beautiful realizations I have ever encountered. I am being loved, and have been loved since forever. And I'm not only being loved, but I'm being loved ten million billion times more than Edward could ever love Bella, or more than Mr. Darcy could ever love Elizabeth, or any other of the world's most famous romances. I am being loved by the One who created romance. Of course I have always known that God loves me, but never once did I realize how deep it really is, or how it is the only love I will really ever need. My life has been based on the fact that I NEED to be loved by the perfect man of my dreams, but I don't. I really don't. I'm not saying I no longer desire to be loved by him, but it is not necessary for my life to continue and be complete. And this is why....

Think of every characteristic of a lover who is pursuing the woman he loves, every moment in a book or movie that has set your heart racing, and then make that quality a thousand time bigger and God still loves me better than that. I am loved more passionately than any woman has ever been loved by a man. I am loved more intimately than an women every will be loved by a man, real or fiction. I am loved more deeply than the human mind is capable of comprehending. Why then do I consume my mind with longings for something that could never compare to a love that I already possess? I can't even wrap my head around it right now, I am so amazed by the Love of God. Look and I will show you a small piece of passionate and devoted God's love for me is!

• Hosea 2: 14- I am being pursued by the creator of the universe. He loves me so much that He is not willing to let me go, He will follow me until He wins me. 
• Hosea 2:19 and 20- He has promised to betroth me to Himself for ever in righteousness, justice, lovingkindness, compassion, and faithfulness. 
• Hosea 11- The LORD has an intense love for me and I arouse His compassion.
• Zechariah 1:12-17- God is jealous for me. He demolished nations that oppressed Israel because of the love He had for them, even though they brought it on themselves. And that same love that poured out its wrath for the one it loved, is the same love that I am loved with.
• Jeremiah 31:3- The Lord's love for me will never fade, it is an everlasting love. And I never have to fear that one day it will not be there for me.
• John 17: 23- I, a mere human, am loved by God just as the Son, Christ, is loved by God.

And these are just a few examples.


So I have decided to work on accepting that love, not because I can't help it, I mean God loves me like this regardless of if I realize it or not, but I want to really live my life in that love, to bask in its beauty and enjoy its passion. I want God to be the lover that consumes my heart, mind, imagination, and my dreams. I don't want to spend the rest of my days dreaming of the future I will have with my husband, especially when I have such a love pursuing me and begging me to accept it. I don't need Edward Cullen, Mr. Darcy, or even the perfect man in my mind. I know that I will fail at this every day of my life, but now that I somewhat understand how deep and passionate God's love for me is, how can I not want to be possessed by it? I am the Lord's Beautiful bride, the apple of His eye, and His all consuming passion and I am His!

The varsity boy's basketball team from the high school i graduated from won the ACSI sate championship game. This was the 3rd state championship game HCS has played in and the 2nd that they have won. My older brother  was a member of the team the first two years and also my older cousin. My little cousin J.J. played this year. I was so proud of him, he played so well. It was so weird going back and being part of my high school again. It was so wonderful to see all my dear friends that I left behind when I went away to college. To watch my friends become the 2009 state champs and even more, to see my own basketball coach, who now is one of the boy's coach, finally win the state championship that he was completely earned. I only regret that his girls couldn't get if for him.
It brought back so many memories today. It was wonderful and somewhat disturbing....haha.....I would never go back to high school, but going back like that does make one realize how dear those memories from high school really are, how dear my friends really are, and how much I really do miss being a part of their lives!!!
So, yes, the boys won....oh but what a game it was. we were behind the entire game and then it was us up by 1, then up by 1 for a very long time and then we were down by several with like 1 min. left and somehow we won by 1 point....I thought I was going to go crazy, I HATE that kind of games, I get much to excited and worked up. But, JJ played amazing and I am so extremely proud of him. Way to go HCS!!!!

Memorable Quotes:

"It was badly done, indeed! You, whom she had known from an infant, whom she had seen grow up from a period when her notice was an honour, to have you now, in thoughtless spirits, and the pride of the moment, laugh at her, humble her--and before her niece, too--and before others, many of whom (certainly some,) would be entirely guided by your treatment of her.--This is not pleasant to you, Emma--and it is very far from pleasant to me; but I must, I will,--I will tell you truths while I can."~Mr. Knightley

"I cannot make speeches, Emma . . . If I loved you less, I might be able to talk about it more."~Mr. Knightley

Fan Sites:
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Mr-Knightley/37068582631?sid=e71273c71eb66ab30256e897f28b3f5c&ref=s

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=e71273c71eb66ab30256e897f28b3f5c&gid=39271065001

http://www.fanpop.com/spots/emma

So I found the 2006 BBC mini series of Jane Eyre on YouTube...Reader, I watched it. There aren't many times that I have been truly disappointed with a BBC production, however, along with Mansfield Park, I was very much so disappointed.  Some parts of it were very correct and then other parts were like, "Where the Hell did that come from?".....However, they  must have cast Rochester well because I disliked him just as much as I did while reading the book....And I have come to the conclusion that his only redeeming quality is that he is blind :-)

This is my School...wow!

Edmund is the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Ferrars, however Mr. Ferrars is dead and never appears in the book. He has a younger sister, Fanny Dashwood who is married to Mr. John Dashwood, and a younger brother Robert Ferrars.

Home:
After finishing school, Edward returned to the house of his mother, however as he is later oftered the parsonage on Delafort, Colonel Brandon's large estate.

Occupation:
He has asspurations of becoming a clergyman. However, his family does not approve of this because they want him to distinguish himself, something he has no desire to do.

Income:
200 pounds/year (Approx. $60,000)

Love Interestes:
Miss Lucy Steele and Miss Elinor Dashwood

My Opinion:
Unlike my view of Edmnd Bertram, my opinion of Edward has nothing to do with a character flaw it is simply that I find him very dull. I am fond of Edward yet he does not interest me. There is nothing in his character that makes me want to know him better. He was foolish to enter into an engagement at such a young age with a girl be did not know very well, however there are many young men who have made the same mistake and thus I will not hold it against him. I greatly admire that fact that he intended to marry Lucy Steele because he had made her a promise. His character is firm and very good, but there is no excitement, wich is why he marries Elinor!

Portrayals of Mr. Edward Ferrars:

1950: Chet Stratton



1971: Robin Ellis


1981: Busco Hogan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mWlZ0UHpj8

1995: Hugh Grant


 


2008: Dan Stevens





Again, since I have not seen the earlies two movies, I cannot say for sure which the best adaptation of the book, however, the newest is extremely good, much more accurate than the 1995 movie!

Memorable Quotes:
"Margaret has always wanted to travel." -Elinor
" I know. She's heading an expedition to China shortly. I'm to go as her servant. But only on the understanding that I am to be very badly treated." -Edward
"What will your duties be?" -Elinor
"Sword fighting, obviously, administering rum and swabbing."-Edward
"And which of these will take precedence?" -Elinor
"Swabbing, I imagine." -Edward
(1995)


Fan Sites:
http://liza.nu/ferrars/

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=533bdbe5e5ea4497245af73d18d46b03&gid=14281565916

some more funny things...not quite as funny, but anyway!!

So, throughout my search for material for my edmund blog post I came across some really funny, to me at least, things that I am going to share with you :-)


I found that amusing anyway!!!

And then.....from Mark Twain himself....

"Every time I read 'Pride and Prejudice' I want to dig her up and hit her over the skull with her own shin-bone." Mark Twain


Haha...anyway....thats all for now :-)

 

Family Connections:
Edmund is the second son of Sir William and Lady Bertram. He as one elder brother and two younger sisters. Also living with the family is a young cousin, Miss Fanny Price.
Home: At present, Edmund lives with his family at Mansfield Park. However, he will soon become master of the parish Thornton Lacy.

Mansfield Park:                          Thornton Lacy:
 


Occupation: 
He is soon to take the orders of the clergy.

Income:
$700 Pounds/year (approx. $420,000)

Love Interests: Miss Mary Crawford, an occupant of the Mansfield Parish and later,Miss Fanny Price.

My thoughts:
As much as I loved this book and as much as I approve of Fanny marrying Edmund, I do not all together like Mr. Bertram. This dislike does not stem from some evil or bad nature, rather from weakness of character and insight. Of course, all men have there weaknesses, however, Edmund was simply foolish. Throughout the majority of the book he is simply smitten by Miss Mary Crawford, a devising and almost wicked creature. She does not truly love him in return simply because he is to be a clergyman. During this entire time, Fanny, a dear and selfless girl, has been in love with Edmund since childhood. Edmund however, is to blind to see this and never thinks of the poor girl until all has failed with Miss Crawford and his eyes are suddenly opened. But this doesn't happen until almost the last page of the book. So do not mistake me, I like Edmund, however, I am extremely disappointed in him.
Portrayals:
In 1983 Edmund was played by Mr. Nicholas Farrell:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu6mA9ICQ2Y

In 1999 he was played by Johhny Lee Miller:



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Of the three I can't really say which one is more accurate to the book, however, this is only because I have not seen the 1983 version(do my deepest shame). However, I am goind to assume, since it is a BBC mini series, that it will be the winner. Even though the 2007 is also a BBC, I was very much disappointed with it. They left a lot out and I don't they portrayed Fanny very well. Also, as much as I like the 1999, it too was somewhat inaccurate.


Memorable Quotes:
"Your keen adaptability to my brother's possible demise sends a chill through my heart. A chill. Happily planning parties with his money. You shush my father like a dog at your table, and then you attack Fanny for following her own, infallible guide concerning matters of the heart. All of this leads me to believe that the person I've been so apt to dwell on for many months has been a figure of my own imagination, not you, Miss Crawford. I do not know you, and I'm sorry to say, I have no wish to." ~Edmund Bertram~

 "Fanny, I've loved you my whole life. " ~Edmund Bertram~
"I know, Edmund." ~Fanny Price~
"No... I've loved you as a man loves a woman. As a hero loves a heroine. As I have never loved anyone." ~Edmund Bertram~



Another Opinion:
http://kiraning.wordpress.com/2009/01/03/edmunds-example/

Fan Site: (I'm sure there are many others as well!)
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?sid=2b8f7697c2180224330006994d02400b&gid=2333224993


 *If there is any information that you think I have left out please let me know so that my future posts can be more enjoyable!!*

I'm kind of in love with regency men right now...I mean, I know that I always am, but I am a particularly bad spot right now! So I have decided to do something that if you ever heard of it, you would immediately think of me anyway so I might as well just do it! I am going to have a blog series of Jane Austen's Heroes!!! HURRAY!

So over the next couple of weeks come see some beautiful and some not so beautiful examples of some wonderful gentlemen that sadly never existed!



Oh, and I will be doing them in order of how much I like them. So the first one with be the Jane Austen hero that I like the least!! 

So to start us off.....

I'm pretty sure that I'm cursed or something.

So I listened to Northanger Abbey this weekend. I love that book. After I read it and was on-line I made a remarkable and somewhat disturbing discovery. Jane Austen has 7, Seven, 5+2, and 6+1, novels....WHAT? How did I miss this? If I am just an ignorant fool then laugh at me all you want, but I am literally shocked. So now I have to read a Lady Susan.

My hands hurt, and they are covered in splotchy red spots. Cedarville does not agree with me....it gives me rare diseases!

So I have been having a somewhat entertaining trip down memory lane this past week and would like to share with you two of the funniest movies I have ever seen....The first is one that I watched years ago and remember it being simply histarical so I decided to watch it again and well, I guess my sense of humor hasn't changed much!!! The second isn't from quite so long ago, however, it has been a long time since I had seen it. Oh my, there are some things in this world that I can't help but laugh at no matter how stupid they are...ahaha

Here is a clip from Taming of the Shrew by William Shakespeare:

And this is the trailer for The Importance of Being Earnest by Oscar Wilde:







I only wish my sister Mel had been here to watch Earnest with me and my cousin Katie to watch Taming of the Shrew :-) I miss my girls!!

so I was watching an episode of the vlogbrothers today and decided to play along!
www.youtube.com/watch

Answer the following questions.
Q: Type in "[your name] needs" in the Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] looks like" in Google search.
Q: Type in "[your name] said" in Google search.

1. Cynthia needs: Cynthia needs to learn how to wear clothes that don't drown her.
2. Cynthia looks like: cynthia looks like a demonic librarian but she knows more or less what she's talking about.
3. Cynthia says: Cynthia said, "Welcome back to Cynsations!My winter hiatus has concluded."

Well, that was amusing!