So sorry to hear this I understand the pain as I’ve lost my dear ones to this evil bitch.

Regardless of what people advice on different treatments and methods the only thing I say is your better off giving end of life care than exhausting methods and letting people take advantage of money.

My dearest past away 6 years ago and the only comfort they found was RSO or shatter wax oil. I have wax/oil which is 70% THC and is perfect for relaxation and pain management.

More than happy to send you a sample to check for yourself. I have a handful of patients who solely rely on this as they’ve exhausted all other methods. Feel free to reach out

You'd be far better off talking to the guy's doctors than tossing money about on the internet!! Seriously!!

What options is he seeking?

I'm no professional but medical tourism is the mans best option. If 4 btc is what you have, I can easily personal message some possible facilities that might be a great option.

Thanks very much that sounds like a good idea

Send us a message we will send you a whole syringe of top quality RSO for free

Absolutely man, look into Malaysia, Indonesia, India, & Thailand believe it or not. Their medical tourism facilities rival Western counterparts par on par except they aren't trying to turn you into a debt slave for it. Try to get in touch personally with the hospitals that are oriented for foreigners there; there are a lot of third party agencies that organize everything, but then they also skim a lot of your money and don't always give you the needs you require. Check out Patients Without Borders as a good nonprofit guide. You might be able to find previous years handbooks available with more in depth info on specific facilities and their capacity in specialization. If you can't find it I can try to rummage one up for you man. Best of luck and best wishes to you and your friend man. Our damn medical culture is a fucking clusterfuck so here's to finding him some good health abroad.

Clusterfuck is a perfect description. I can vouch for Bangkok hospitals, makes most western ones ones look like shitholes, very advanced and luxurious to boot and its less than the cost of your deductible.

Medical tourism would be your best. And I would ignore the suggestions to beat it with THC, shamans, miracle pills. Instead they’ll likely need chemo and radiotherapy to beat it! I work for a charity that treats people with cancer!

I'm really sorry to hear about your friend, please seriously make them consider stem cell treatment ASAP, because I know of two other people who have had this, and that has not only helped in both cases, in one case it has cured the cancer. With stem cell treatment there chances of survival are much higher. Please look into centers that do this, and think about setting up a gofundme page to raise the dosh, theres no time to waste amigo, good luck ;)

Unfortunate news thats for sure but have you looked into alkaline dieting and fully veg diets. I had a friend that fully reversed lymph node cancer.. he had a lump on his right side next to the liver and wasnt aware of it until it was very late stage. I told him of alkaline diets and how acidic conditions in the body allow cancerous cells to thrive. He researched and found promising evidence to support that, he instantly stopped smoking bud and started taking full spectrum cbd oil (orally) to counter the pain. He never went down the route of chemo and 6 months later he went back for tests and they were shocked as to how quickly the cancerous cells had dimished.

He swapped a full meat diet for full veg, he started drinking distilled water with spirulina with ph @8- 9, he started juicing alkaline veg mixed with fruits and hit the sauna and steam room almost every day for the next 6 months.
He went cold turkey with smoking bud and cigs 2 days after finding out the news.
By far the biggest noticable change was that in 6 months he went from a 6ft3 140kg to 90kg healthy lean athletic body with insane amounts of energy and bounce.. ( he didnt work out one bit) only hit the sauna and steam room + diet change.

I have seen much promising research with the use of alkaline diets and think it is definitely something to consider as its not difficult to do. Only requires willpower to continue.

I will say this, it took him a month to get used to the change and he was weak for that month, but i figure its due to the body adapting to the new ph of all the food ingested and hormone levels being corrected from the lack of bud.

Not looking for btc payments just passing knowledge that hopefully helps.
Mr bean

Just to add to this
I’d recommend looking into the Wim Hoff method
Supposedly the breathing technique will make your blood alkaline, at least temporarily
They’ve had this dude (and 12 others) hooked up to monitors, injected them with an endotoxin, and if I recall correctly, most of them didn’t even get sick.
Just something to consider looking into.

They gave out the Nobel prize 5 times for curing cancer...it was covered up as there was no profit in the cure.
2 doctors won awards, Warburg found that cancer cant live in an oxygenated environment. Budwig found how to oxygenate the blood.
the Budwig diet was developed by Joanna Budwig who was head of the German NHS for 10 yeares or so after the war.

you need, cottage cheese, unhomogenised milk and flax seed capsules.
unhomogenuised cottage cheese is ideal but its hard to find so mix unhomogenised milk into the cottage cheese, then you add FRESH flax seed oil, has to be fresh so you MUST use capsules not a bottle. pop the caps into the mix and eat twice a day.
stop all sugar and processed food....also add that rick simpson oil to your diet.
FIVE NOBEL PRIZES FOR CURING CANCER. it works. it worked thousands of times...the corporations cant make a profit from it so its covered up.
links here bro...hope it helps.

https://healthwyze.org/reports/190-the-true-budwig-protocol

Yes good on you for putting this out there. Doubters do your own research this is true. There are many natural cures for cancer and they no it! Truth is they make a lot of money and keep the population down by doing this. If anyone can explain why they still use chemo and radiotherapies that are extremely damaging when there are much better treatments out there. Genuinely would love to hear from you

Agreed

i used to watch videos on youtube of IAN R CRANE, he covered a story of DAVID NOAKES and LYN THYER, who shared GCMaf as a viable cancer treatment. the MHRA destroyed the labs and seized the money. the people on the board of the british MHRA, used to work for companies such as GSK. they were illegally extradited to france, with idental/copied charges.. an interesting case.

ANYWAY,

well over 5 years ago, Ian said that the chemo treatments cost around £40,000 so a company is benefiting extortionately when the NHS turn to chemo. basically money laundering.

Wow 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I recommend contacting a trusted indigenous shaman who works with Kambo medicine.
This is a treatment with frog venom that cleanses and detoxifies the body.

No one can tell you what anyone can do but I would do this...

Buy Cheaply available Vitamin B17/Apricot Seeds kills tumours cells, same as apple seeds, it breaks down and releases its tiny amount of cyanide in the organic molecule inside of the acidic environment of the tumours. So its a direct shot and causes tumor cell death cutting blood supply off speeding up the reduction of the tumours. The released cyanide then is filtered out of the body. Its a natural vitamin. Theres books on this.

GCMAF has been ridiculed like crazy but when one dives deep they may find out it works and helped many 1000s of peeps.
There is clinics around the world offering various help on this front. Homeopathic Health clinics are all over UK and will give advice, just call them.

Need to stop all simple sugars and carbs as tumour cells use this sugar to survive insted of oxygen rich blood supply. The Cancer mechanism is analogous to a wound on your flesh where the end cells have a lower blood supply but now need to multiply to close said wound.

I would Eat raw vegetables and greens, organic meats like steak, eating like a lion would, turns body over to different biological processes.

Take all in combination of High doses of vit C and D3 which is known to help. I would do all above at once and my monitor health along the way.
After a while I would get retested to see if its working.

Well I live on the west coast but im from a holistic background so the first things first have your friend change his diet and the next thing is have them detox this is just the first step once you do this things will be a little more treatable goldenseal or cerasee tea these herbs are blood cleansing elements just keep trying I got my grandma on a great health care which cost a lot of money and she passed in my arms so go natural first to build and than go to the clinic to make sure your on the right path and may god walk with you all in your trails.

Hi Willia - very sorry to hear about your friend. My extensive research into this topic led me to something called “GC-MAF” or vitamin D binding hormone, that has been successfully used to cure most cancers. It was manufactured by a company called First Immune in Jersey and could be ordered in a thermos with ice to anywhere in the world, before coming under fire from big Pharma. The principle behind it is that it boosts your immune system, which is intelligent enough to identify and kill cancer cells (it does this all the time when functioning optimally). The First Immune website doesn’t appear to active anymore unfortunately but you can probably get it if you dig deep enough and speak to the right people.

Hi, I do have an awesome idea, but I won't share it in public as it is sensitive information cancer can be healed. Everything has cause and effect. I had cancer when I was 22 :) Contact me if interested. I will gladly do all I can to get him out of that crap hole :) obviously its a work that will take a while, but it can be corrected to natural state! Body is a mirror of your internal world! Mine started when my grandmother died and her sister and her kids blamed me for all kind of nonesence, because I lived in the same flat with her for few years. When I disconnected from those people and left that flat, only then I healed completely. There is 3 books that could easily help to identify cause. It is most of the times very accurate. Also need to understand well how energy is flowing, how to charge energy in and how to release from the body. I already said quite a lot :)

Get him on IMM-101 and dexamethasone asap, organic food and R&R with mild exercise

So sorry to hear that. I would be happy to give you rso at cost in hope that it helps them find some comfort.

im not the most knowledgeable on the topic but very recently the UK started trialing cancer "vaccines". theyre not your usual vaccine though they use your dna to make an injection tailored to you to prime your immune system to recognise and destroy cancer cells. im not sure how to get accepted as it seems to be a new trial but i might be worth a shot. hope this can help :)

My friends Dad was recently diagnosed with this same cancer.

The issue is most doctors will treat the cancer instead of treating Jack so he can be healthy and strong to fight the cancer.

Sugar and carbohydrates will make the cancer worse, a low glycemic diet to control his blood sugar is ideal.

I'm gonna get hold of the diet that was passed on to him and send it over to you.

Tibetan Healing Mantras are also very powerful, they have specific mantras to cure every disease!

Please check the product we are selling its currently being used to treat patients with cancer and my friend also cured his with the oil he makes that's why hes so passionate about it.

I can help with rso oil

NALTREXONE in low dose

low dose naltrexone

Have a look at my juice high cbd and medium thc have helped many people and pets also have reduced a tumor in friends dogs ear https://littlebiggy.org/link/0K756l

I’m no doctor nor expert, but latest research suggests fasting and absolutely no sugar…of any kind. Look in to it…costs nothing…and it may slow the spread/ growth. Seems most cancer cells thrive on sugar and fasting helps trigger autophagy ( bodies own way of clearing dead or damaged cellular material)
Early days but some oncologists are already recommending this as first action. Best of luck to you and your friend.

Get some turkey tail extracts in whilst you're figuring out what to do next.

I have access to RSO aka Rick Simpson oil..so.ething that is proven to stick.ulate apoptosis. If you need it, let me know.

Hi, im guessing this was posted a while back, any updates? Did you find treatment for your friend?

RSO/ ethanol extraction can definitely be useful and successful in cancer treatments. but it will need high dosage. For that reason the patientt should be followed by medical doctor.

We have multiple cancer patients using our RSO oil ( directly ), I'm not saying it's a concrete solution, though it is definitely considered helpful, also I have read they use turkey tail mushroom in China to help boost the immune system. Goodluck :)

THC has been proven to fight tumors

here we have some very strong thc pills
we can provide this in syringe form for some suffering from lypmh node cancer if they find swallowing difficult

respect to you for trying to help out a friend.
below is the link for our thc capsules listing 8 x 100mg

https://littlebiggy.org/link/PCoKSg

You will not beat cancer with THC and that’s dangerous advice to give! I work for a cancer charity and I’ve seen first hand the danger of non-doctors giving medical advice!

Yeah I've seen that too. My good friend took RSO when first diagnosed it helped with symptoms but didn't get rid of the cancer. Reluctantly he went onto radio and chemo which worked and he was given the all clear. 3 years later and it came back hard and he died last week. He never stopped dosing himself with lots of cannabis products but they only offered pain relief and a form of distraction. Love you Tony K. In our hearts you live on brother.

yeah cos the doctors who all took an oath to 'do no harm' are pushing a fake vax pretty hard...how many will that kill? cancer research is a scam for the corporations, cancer is an industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars a year...end of...doctors tell lies for money and it is technically illegal under the shareholder agreement for any corporation to ever provide a cure for anything.. what did cancer research cure with the hundreds of millions per year they get? nothing. they tell lies about Budwig like a little corporate bitch..struggling not to swear here...the corporations are the enemy of humanity wake up .

Big pharma controls all

You will not beat cancer with THC?

Well the truth is that THC is a great medicine with longitudinal history! Also it is not there to be an alternative to chemo. although it does fight tumours

It really is there to provide an alternative to some harsh pain killers with many side effects.

Appreciate your sentiment entirely, but this is an odd site for the poster to come to if they don’t want THC to feature somewhere in the suggestions?

Which is fair enough but the medical claims they made were actually untrue!

There have been studies into the use of thc to help cur cancer. I watched a documentary about parents who used it on their children who had brain tumours, it worked the doctors couldn’t deny the tumour was shrinking at a rate much quicker than chemo etc alone. One of the families chose not to use chemo at all the child’s tumour shrank to nothing they survived ‘a miracle’
https://abcnews.go.com/Health/medical-marijuana-year-sparks-controversy/story?id=17814636. Their are literally thousands of these stories out there

Sad to see that this is not widely available for people that so desperately need it.
If the gov do decide to allow it they will charge fortunes too ;(

What medical claim was untrue?

Lets now bring up literature if we need to debate!

What's your thought on RSO oil?

Use Google and put (site:littlebiggy.com) WITHOUT PARAMETERS and then whatever your looking for afterwards 👌

Thats great, even I can do this :)

Oh my goodness gracious me. THEY DID IT! Keyword search is now a thing. The world is right again.
Ty devs xxx

If you’re on an iPhone when on the main items page, you can type in what you’re looking for in the website address bar, try to keep it limited to one word.

Type in the word of the item you’re looking for in the website address bar and instead of hitting the return button to search it on google, it will also say “on this page (3 matches)” click on that instead of googling the word and it will create a little word finder for the page. Use it all the time when I’m looking for certain strains! Works on every website.

Has CTRL+F stopped working for anyone else? Used to be it would search the whole page, now it only seems to be searching around where I'm scrolled to. Like, I know there's shake somewhere on this page... I can even scroll to it, but it still comes up with 0 results.

Same thing in a bunch of browsers... I think it's to do with how the page loads now. I dunno.

:(

Yeah its stopped working. I feel like it's affected my sales for sure

Go Items

Choose Destination Country

Let the wall load, fully

Press CTRL + F and type the term you're searching for.

When finding an item of interest DO NOT click, but rather open in a new tab, so you can keep searching on main tab and keep search progress where you left.

Make use of patterns, spaces and then use findings to narrow search like searching for a vendor who seemed to have a good product, or by product name to compare across vendors

On chromium browsers Ctrl+F to “find on page”. On iPhone press the share button at bottom middle , scroll down and click Find on Page. Really useful to search through the items page for specific strains etc

Hey guys why have I sent the exact amount for an order but it still says unpaid. I even went slightly over just incase

Hey EA, it looks like you may have accidentally posted on an unrelated topic (Another way to search LB)

Regardless, I believe there’s an ongoing issue with Transaxe at the moment https://littlebiggy.net/link/cHrgrG

In terms of precise payment amounts, I’ve always copied the number from the transaxe payment page and pasted it into my wallet payment page and all has been fine. With fees as high as they are, you don’t want to be going to the hassle of trying to get overpaid BTC back or wasting any.

Can you not embed a simple coding for search using open ai? Or make a Search bar

I generally assume that if LB doesn't do something (obvious), it's for a good reason (security probably).

Same thing with dates on posts.

I'm in no way knowledgeable about any of this though, so...

The fungi system blows my mind. Apparently a healthy tree can send nutrients to help a dying tree by communicating through the fungal network. Oh my…..😵‍💫

I heard that too and apparently it's not species specific, it will help any tree in need - why aren't humans.......

It might just be one of the most beautiful things I can imagine 😍

I totally agree! Earth is so much more complex than we comprehend. It's amazing and beautiful to connect with the others sharing this beautiful little blue dot in Space.

I've experienced some incredible meditations where I was taken to places and beings that I can't describe. Personally I have never gone so far or deep on any of the medicines that I have used from here. So far the meds help me better with day to day challenges, but I have yet to take the cosmic leaps that occur during meditation.

Having said that I also have to say that meds on this site have helped me be ABLE to meditate. Quieting the mind is not easy, a bit of help is always a good thing.

interesting thanks but if we are caring about the grass like this isn't that evolving?

Farmers care.

You can only be, sure if they love the land more than money. Factory farms with corporate owners - forget it. They're in it for the profit and don't care what nefarious means they use to get more money.
Why do you think Family farms have been systematically targeted and taken? It's not easy to fight the big money when you're just a skint little person that actually loves to see their land and animals thrive naturally.

You should hear the noise in our grow rooms on chop day!!

THANK YOU!!! I learned about this at least 30 years ago. It's why I'm not a vegetarian, I believe that all things are sentient. Just because we don't hear them, or see them in action is because of human limitations...and hubris!

What kind of twisted creature would smoke the reproductive organs of another being for a laugh ?
Sorry to be that annoying vegan guy , but I have to push back in that line of reasoning.
There's a difference between the suffering of an animal and the suffering of a plant.
Animals have brains and suffer like we do , but plants literally don't mind.

its all relative cuz and withering dont look like fun

Yes, plants DO mind. Just because you can't communicate with them does not mean that they are not sentient in their own way. Please don't assume that a brain is the ultimate organ. As science has progressed we have learned that there are neural clusters in different areas of our bodies actually work like assistant brains. That's the best way I can explain it.

Notice that I do not attack your choice to be vegan. That works well for many folks. My concerns are directed towards ANY dietary choices. 1) How processed is the product? 2) How much is wasted?

I'm aware that plants can send signals through their cells and react to stimuli , but I've seen no more evidence of a mind in a plant than I have in a rock.
Neural clusters are not the same as brains. Brains are organs that can learn in real time , neural clusters cannot , they just react.
I don't attack anyone's choices either , but if you're concerned about waste then the vegan diet is by far the least wasteful , as it only requires a fraction of the land and resources since no animals need to be fed.

You’re not vegetarian because plants scream? Must survive on dust, explains the thinking.

I've known this for way over a decade, it was a very unpleasant experience when i heard them.
When i think back it was like hearing them through my third ear so to speak, but when it happened, at that time i realized what was going on.
Was around 10 full grown aloe plants, beautiful specimens, their fate all came at same time, was very quick, and that's when i heard them.
So again, this is something i've known for a very long time, just sayin', have a good one biggas.✌️
I also believe in birds, animals ESP abilities, especially birds.

That must have been very traumatic for you, I'm sorry. I agree with you about all 'living' and 'non-living' things. All of existence is made of the same stuff. We are not above any other entity, we are part of the grand scheme.

You'd probably enjoy the ravens that talk to me when I feed them. I don't hear them the way you do...yet.

I do talk to the birds if i hear something unusual outside, just imitate them.
However the 'good birds' which is what the word budgie comes from in native australian, i can hear them a lot, know what they want and can have fun with them.
Have fun with them in bird song.
When i had 7 they all had there own song, same with my guys now, one's is just beautiful and the other's is very clever, always changing it up and copying me as i copy him.😁 Budgies have huge personality, they're the golden retreiver of the avian world.
I used to keep 7 fly round me till i started the night shift. Just couple guys now. And doggo.😁
But yes the plants, the aloe plants, was a tragedy it wouldn't have happened if i'd known.
Same kinda thing with spiders, spiders have spirits, always avoid ending ones life.👍
We're blessed to share the earth with the amazing animals and flora.
Take care Rider!❤️👊

L Ron Hubbard said this year's ago, that's where Scientology started.

Coinbase bunch transactions together that is your problem, network fees are fine right now.

This time you can just wait it out, eventually Coinbase's congestion will subside.

Next time though use Coinbase Advanced, this way when you buy BTC you actually have custody of the coins. So when you go to withdraw, your transactions won't be bunched together with lots of others.

This means both network and purchase fees are much much lower on Coinbase Advanced.

If you don't know how to get onto Coinbase Advanced;

Click the nine dots in the top left > click the slider beside 'Coinbase Advanced'

Appreciate the response mate but I've no idea what any of that means sorry, I just know how to place an order get the total value, transfer to coinbase and buy BTC with it then copy and paste the address of the recipient of the coin and send I don't know what bunch transactions means I'm only trying to buy £50 worth of bud 😔

Just keep checking back on Coinbase until the fees go down which they will.

In future learn how to use Coinbase Advanced if you want to avoid having this same issue again.

I think the correct term is 'batching' rather my bad;

"Batching transactions is a process where Coinbase combines multiple transactions into a single batch, which can lead to efficiency gains. Due to these potential efficiency gains, the aggregate amount of estimated network fees paid by users within a given batch may exceed the final network fee paid by Coinbase."

Thanks bro

Coinbase advanced has lower fees for trading, but not for withdrawals. Im using coinbase advanced and same issue here. Higher fees than the tx amount

Its a network thing, youll have to wait till tomorrow

Not being ignorant by the way mate, all help is appreciated

It’s phrased in a strange way, you need at least £56.16 total to include the sending fee.

Strange that I see your available balance at £61.75 though, maybe some of this balance isn’t confirmed and properly available yet? What does it say if you try a lower amount like £30?

Still doesn't work 😭

I have the same today. I’d hold off and try later or tomorrow. Feed are normally due to network traffic or demand so looks like this is high at the moment

Surely not £55 in fees though? To send £53, even before Xmas when fees were crazy it was like £30 on a £150 order

I'll give that a try mate

That's weird mate. I just checked and you should be able to fund at around 5sat/vB for network fees, which should be under £1, and it looks like that's already in your wallet? Has it confirmed and been added to your wallet balance, as it's a remarkably similar amount to what you want to send plus fees?

Hi, yes it's all available balance I only ever transfer what I need plus usually an extra tenner for the fees but it's as if it's not registered I have any funds as you say it's nearly exactly what the cost of my item is that it says I need

Thanks, I've spoke to the vendor, explained the situation and they're sound about it

I tend to go with revolut bank for crypto, always cheaper than coinbase

just send a message to cleanup borg with whatever evidence you have

Seconding Bilbo11, you can’t do that. But if the seller gets enough disputes then I think the account gets flagged as fraud suspected, so if this is the case then it might take a little while (not sure what the dispute % threshold is for that - somebody more knowledgable than me will know). If you (or anyone else potentially affected) don’t receive your order after ~9days, you can hit the dispute button when it appears.

U cant😊

I love fasting! Clear my head better than any meditation 🧘🏻‍♀️
Lately I’ve been doing OMAD (One Mea a Day) and it’s amazing, such a hassle free way of living plus it makes easier to choose something healthy to eat.

The only thing that makes me go OUT OF CONTROL is the munchies 🥴 I would eat the legs of the chairs if i could ha

this is my second year on a ketogenic diet with intermittent fasting. fantastic results!

We need before and after pictures;)

a fellow Keto enjoyer i c XD

Did a ten day fast with only water few months ago..Had the occasional bit of salt and lemon to suppress appetite. Cleared pimples ive had for years, black marks on my skin. Still smoked weed during it..called it my "weed and water" fast
but wow was an amazing experience days 2-3 are the hardest, after that u get a natural body high and u feel intermittent bursts of energy which u should use to do light exercise....was losing over 0.8kg a day..would defo recommend!!
Dr Berg on youtube for more info helped me alot!

It is a very amazing experience to fast. I’ve tried it a few times. Disciplines the mind

Makes you sharper for sure but then maybe too sharp around others.

done this for years found it a bit harder latley though. id wake up 8am and wouldnt eat till 4pm to 7pm never felt hungry to a point ide suffer so didnt have any issue doing it. since covid i have been eating earllyer due to feeling starved by 1pm will i get back to old self probabby not since having covid twice now eating in general is not what it used to be like taste and texture not the same anymore.

You wind up saving a lot of weed I find :)

i actually use the weed (sativa) to suppress appetite

ha! in my case it is not so. my metabolism went up. and I can now drink and smoke more than before ;) with much less bad side-effects

I've been on and off 17/7 for the last year and I feel I reached a plateau.. I wonder if I should try OMAD or one day on, one day off.. Any one have any tips on how to not stuff your face once your fasting time is up?!

My app tells me I have fasted 8277 hours! i tend to eat between 12-8pm and have lost a total of 4 stone, im not sure ive noticed many mental benefits though other than not berating myself constantly haha If anyone wants a good tracker app, I use Fastic.

I have 18 hours between eating everyday which seems to help me anyways. Best thing I’ve done is pair that with stopping all processed foods and sugar. grass fed biltong and walnuts are my snack of choice. Milk thistle, moringa powder, turmeric, cayenne and Ceylon washed down with ginger juice is definitely worth trying too.

Yeah, I do it once a year. Did do it for detox and lose some weight but recently it's been a more spiritual experience.

First few days or week are always tough. No caffeine, nicotine or cannabis makes me cranky as f......

Liquid fastin' on ol' e cuh

I would really urge anyone who is or is planning to fast to get a checkup at their GP first. Make sure your vitamineral levels are good.
A few years back I was addicted to speed and consistently went 4-6 days without food (and sleep) when one day I just fell over and woke up in the hospital the day after. I was apparently on the verge of starving to death even though I'm a tubby motherphoenix, so stay safe friends!