http://ec2-34-197-6-90.compute-1.amazonaws.com 2026-04-28T05:19:37+01:00 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1669317714 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1668800668 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1619022678 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1603823997 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1603374744 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1602863461 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1602525477 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1602343375 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1602170503 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1527182004 5-24-18 Alert!  Ground Crew:  I am Ashtar of the Galactic Federation of Light!  This is a call to Action!  Be in awareness at this time.  There is much going on behind the scenes than is shown to you in your news oulets.  You are entering a time when you will see the whole picture of how Humans have been lied to and manipulated by the Dark Ones on your planet and by off Worlders too.   So very many  on  your  Planet will be in shock.  We urge you to be a steady, calm and prayerful presence as more revelations are brought forth into the public awareness. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1429807145 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1429373505 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1402575972 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1313765777 Ashtar:  To the people of Earth:  There is a gathering of clouds on the horizon portending a storm of revelations about how the human race has been enslaved.  The Time is Now for the Healing of Humanity and this is why societies are falling apart. The people are awakening to their enslavement.  The temptations of the outer for More of everything has kept you from even seeing your enslavement by the few who control the world's currencies.  Their Game is Over!  Your awakening is at hand!  As chaos erupts around the world, it is the young who are sending a cry to heaven so that they can live a life of dignity and honor. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1286292756 We are asking all of our Dear Family to stay centered as this is a time of nuances in words and even in deeds!   Your Futures are Lighting up in response to the workings of the few on the "inside" of the Drama that is unfolding in your world.    We wish you to know that there can only be one outcome, as this has been Decreed!   As these intensities increase in your lives, on the inner and the outer, know that all is well; just stay the course in what your are doing for it IS working!    This is Not a time to falter in your commitment to Yourselves, to the Earth Mother, to your Earth Family!  YOU ARE THE BRINGERS OF THE NEW DAWN upon your Earth Mother!  Do not falter, no matter what is going on around you!  Do not place blame; just BE THE BEST THAT YOU CAN BE!    We, of the Galactic Federation of Light are witnessing what we have not seen before.  This World, your Earth Mother, this Solar System is on the Path to Ascension as are all Beings here!  (Ready or Not?)   We understand the intensities that you are feeling, that you are experiencing.   Do remember that this is to awaken your discernment and by so doing, This time you will make the best decisions for your soul's growth.  Just be open to seeing all that you might have preferred not to see Within yourselves. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1251557388 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1226601574 text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1212714911 This is a message for the "Ground Crew".  You Know who you are!  Be ready now to take action when called upon!  We are Very Close to Big Changes within the governments of the Earth!   Be in a meditative state as much as possible in order to prepare for the support which you will give to your fellow travelers on the Earth at this time!    I am Ashtar and I call upon you all to Remember Who You Are!    As the Changes approach in every aspect of your societies, you may notice some panic and fear among the people.  It is Your Assignment to calm the people in your communities with reassurance and with information regarding just What is happening.  It is your assignment to be Liaisons in your neighborhoods, in your hometowns, and in your cities.  It is your knowledge that will be needed. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1212180858 You Can Make a Difference! Human beings were put on Earth to be caretakers.  That means they are physically able to care for the land, and everything that grows upon it and for the wildlife in all its many forms.  Humans were also put on this planet as a reward, in a way, for this is one of the most beautiful planets in all of the heavens.  Since God meant every human being to be a caretaker, that means each person just needs to look after their own area where they live, as the person next door has the responsibility for looking after their own piece of property.  There is never too much load put upon one person. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=1205335003 Ashtar addressing the Sarasota, Florida, Gathering on January 20th, 2008: "..This is a time for you to become strong within yourselves, empowered within yourselves, knowing who you are, knowing that it is up to you to create whatever it is that you choose to create. And this is the time for you to be calm about it, so that your empowerment is that of Joy, and the process is empowered by Joy, because if it's not, if it's empowered by fear, you're going to get the flip side, you might say, of what it is that you want. "So the best thing to do is to stay calm, relaxed, and embrace and  focus on what it is that you want to create. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=3a015e0998c05cb87e7d6946d45cae04 November 4, 2007 “YES, THE BENEVOLENT SPACE BROTHERS ARE INDEED COMING DOWN TO SAVE YOU!!!” “Greetings, In the Light of Our Radiant One, this is Lord Ashtar, in charge of the Ashtar Command, wanting to comment on a false statement that we have heard used many times by those who tend to be what might be termed ‘cynical’ and even consider themselves as ‘rational thinkers” upon planet Earth in recent decades--many who have been in what would be termed the ‘UFO community.’ “If You Think that the Benevolent Space Brothers Are Gonna’ Come down and Save You , then you are totally Deluded or Mistaken and Not Facing Reality.... text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=aa31a4988daa3ae2831fc61f1b9f8156 Ashtar speaking at the September 11, 2007 teleconference: 1) Special Conference Call Offer ..We can assure you that you are fulfilling your peacemaking missions with great Honor, and with great Love, because that is your intent. Oh, we know, sometimes things get a little bit frustrating, or you may feel some anger, or maybe some impatience with what you think might not be happening, or should have happened by now. But the inside info on that is that its all in Divine Order. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=6590bca4ffdd3583a5900823769795ce Ashtar speaking in a private session with Tom on August 31st, 2007: Ashtar: "When you have a year of twelve months, the ninth one, of course, in the numerology of things, is a most auspicious number. So you have the ninth month in the year of nine, that is in the year of 2007, which is a nine year. It all speaks of culmination. Now what do you suppose 9-9-9 is going to bring?** "Well, `tis a most significant day! In terms of the World, it is going to be a stop and breathe point, a measuring point. It is going to be a day upon which a person can ponder, if they so choose, what has been going on. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=8a6fa5c0e5cbb2673a8b6fb318864943 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.11 November 2005ASHTAR (There was a sudden disturbance to the group - the sound of the door bell - immediately before this transmission from Ashtar.)Such a small interruption is able to distract, even shatter, your energies. You would do well to be mindful of this because you are coming into times which demand such integrity and courage from you. You are reaching more deeply within yourself than you ever have. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=2f4ed469fd8c5b6ad3385f0f63a9ab3d PREPARE FOR FLIGHT!Eagles on Assignment in Changing TimesAshtar's New Year's Message For 2007 Ariana: We are gathered to receive the New Year’s Message from Ashtar for the year 2007. I would like to begin by sharing a telephone call I had yesterday with Vesta Luma and she also gave us two messages for the question and answer period. She said, “I just love the New Year’s Message and listen to it all year. It reinforces everything I’ve learned. It sheds negativity and gives all kinds of information. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=b5ed981617ba10ad2ae3bf383ca959ff Urgent Message from Ashtar Sheran28 April 2007During the Workshop “Contact with one’s Twin Flame”Channeled by Samara – Heidi StadlerHello to you all. I am Ashtar.I came because it is the time that requires it. The changes on Earth are so fast and we are concerned about its inhabitants. We have taken the firm decision to come and fetch all those who want to be with us, who want to leave Earth because of the chaos and the cataclysms. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=e666e276521a4dfbe15d819d6dea7949 Question: "We've been hearing about this 4.5 trillion dollars that Leo Wanta wants to give us, and that a bill has been passed in the Congress, saying that we abolish the Fed, and they have a relationship with one another, and so these seem to be the first beginning steps of NESARA getting announced, and what do we make of this?"Ashtar: "We will tell you again, that there are those who are, humm, signing papers, humm, giving their word, even to those Ambassadors of Light, who have come to visit them, and they are very programmed, so they stand in the way. They have stood in the way. They have been, shall we say, glitches, and stops, and barriers in the past, blocks as it were. Will it happen? Will the monies be distributed? Absolutely! We told you NESARA is real, and a part of that happening is the abolishment of what you call the Fed. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=c3f0404026483f96dddb9fe8cb3cb945 Through Mark Stearn - Oct. 30, 2006My dear friends,The dawn that you have so long anticipated is arriving. The last structures are falling away. What is arriving in it's place is the infinite light of the ascendant. The stream cannot be denied. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=9901afcd0bfcdfde57a43529f81f60e2 "...But it will be over very soon. And the reason that it will be over very soon is, because you the people of Planet Earth have joined with those from what you call the Lighted Realms, and the Higher Realms, and we are together as one. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=73370f7482fae9882c612216df55f7b6 CHAPTER 9REC #1 ASHTARWED., SEP. 6, 1989 6:45 A.M. YEAR 3, DAY 021Ashtar present and ready to resume. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=0db033f23333cadb7c52ac0d4072355a Valerie has some very interesting points as you read through these thoughts. the news media especially being used to propagate FEAR. I see this once again, as our governor met with the North Koreans, the national media focused on how it was not authorized by Bush, but the meeting was held after consulting with his administration and with hundreds of calls to Powell. What the nation also didn't see was the speech that the North Korean's told New Mexicans, where they thanked us for our hospitality, and for listening. Our news explained to us how the way the NK negotiate, they come out fighting and then back down. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=4247e621c83a0009f063e5137d474424 Hi Everyone,Here is this week's message. Please welcome to the Collective the venerable Ashtar Command. I haven't heard from them in over a year. Enjoy!Nancy Tate | http://www.treeofthe goldenlight. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=eab3a996c68bf940cc51c423ad6eefcd Message from Ashtar 4-10-03 Beloved Ones, it is I, Ashtar, who comes before you on this day. Many of you are troubled and questioning the events that are occurring in your world. You are also questioning the nature of your own beliefs and future existence, struggling to stay above the prevailing emotions of fear. You must realize, my dear, dedicated servants of the Light, that these are the times for which you came to this planet. These are the times in which you can be of the most glorious service. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=ad43878f9162e9b07460b62d2c0c4a47 My Dearest Friends.... I come to assure you that things are as they should be. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=326d4e693f3433ceda666eed9f9ebbad Below is the message which Ashtar gave me yesterday (Sept. 6, 2003) and asked me to share with everyone. Please feel free to pass it on.Love and Blessings,Janisel My Friends,It is indeed a pleasure to once again address you through this one. As you are no doubt aware, those of us in the higher realms who are working with Earth's ascension do, indeed, monitor what is called your Internet. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=af69c4e8ce4937b72c9551385083dd22 September 13, 2003 New Message on White Feather's Ascension Retreats Below are excerpts from the Newsletter of Cloverleaf Connection, Canada. For the full version of the newsletter, contact Ariana, email info@cloverleafconnection.ca Spoken through Ariana Sheran September 13, 2003 AshtarPEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR TRUTH Begin to Make Your Truth KnownDearest friends of the Universe. I am with you now. I am Ashtar. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=fe7501e5eac76e567e3738a619b47c9a PEOPLE ARE SEARCHING FOR TRUTHBegin to Make Your Truth Known Dearest friends of the Universe. I am with you now. I am Ashtar. I am so happy to be with you on this delightful day of great love and joy. Times are, indeed, quickening and I wanted to come and visit with you and perhaps give you some updates or answer your questions. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=f1723f680aab1fac3797cc79d312ed8c ALERT FROM THE ASHTAR GALACTIC COMMAND TO IT’S EARTH BASED VOLUNTEERSTransmitter; Commander Lady Athena, Ashtar-AthenaGreetings in the Light of The Most Radiant One this is Ashtar here to address you with regard to matters of urgency.Beloveds Ones of our Ashtar Galactic Command, it is to you specifically that we address this communiqué though it will affect all. Tremendous changes loom upon the horizon for the USA and the entire globe. As we have stated before, life can and in most cases will change overnight. Surreal, magical, transformative, startling, unprecedented. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=f9df4d5ab6355f70a00e99250ae1024a WHERE EAGLES SOAR Earth's Transition is Accelerating Ashtar's New Year's Message For 2004Ashtar: Lovers of the world, unite! This is Ashtar, coming to be with you. I come at this moment to bring you the New Year's Message for the year, 2004. My love is with you as we do this work together. My Light surrounds you and shows you the way. We come together at this strategic time in your history so that we may assist Lightworkers on the path of spiritual understanding and so that we may also assist those who are awakening or who will awaken spiritually during this year. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=d0c4675e06b2eed7a1183ceeae2bb38c Ashtar: It's going to be a wild year personally, politically and planetarily. It will be a roller coaster ride emotionally, where the dips are extraordinarily deep and the curves are surprisingly sharp. The best way to help yourself through is to be in a neutral state that can only be achieved through love and forgiveness. Carrying this idea forward into real life will be a conscious choice. I am putting this idea to you now so you will be able to make wise decisions. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=c4249d1c2c8a983c2ffdf1fc253032fc Jun 6th, 2004Beloved star child it is I, Ashtar and I come with much love and the highest blessings for your journey.I wish to speak to humanity on a subject which is most important in this time of aggression and discord.We of the command and beyond give unto you oh humanity the highest salutations on your journey. We wish to remind you all that your illusory world has many distractions so it is imperative that you do not argue among your ranks. Beloved one, remember who you are. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=168d88a7e2fa2c6b1f5da8f343f4098a Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 Lord Ashtar - Our Fleets Are In Position, Ready Yourselves08-19-2004Greetings my friends and Ground Crew of the Federation Light Command, I AM your dear friend Ashtar addressing you today from my position as High Commander in the Star-Nation Hierarchy. This is to be a declaration of our Arrival, that this very moment and indeed since this year’s 8:8 Lion’s Stargate, we have moved our fleets into position around the Earth, within multiple dimensions and frequencies up to 100D+. What this means in a practical manner is that The Light has been turned up upon the Earth and Humanity (etc.) upon Her to the highest degree yet seen for a LONG time, before even the previous two Ascension opportunities in Earth Humanity’s recent (500,000 years) past.All Starships of the Ashtar Command and the Galactic Federation have entered their final resting positions in preparation for the forthcoming Declaration of Cosmic Freedom due to be made by a joint force of White Knights on the ground, and White Knights not so tied to the ground (smiles). text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=4cce982140a15ab960be40b1418c66a5 The following was received from several sources. I'm including Busty Taylor's interesting preface:Date: 10/13/2004 3:15:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time I heard all this and saw the picture fad out on the tv at the time, what is not mentioned here, is the drum noise that came on with it. My Father was into Radio repairs and said that to knock out the TV transmitter, you had to have something pretty good to do that. Busty The following is from U.S. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=90d5c2e2123c04a7addd052e39231e43 "...So we shall talk about that situation in that part of your world where there is war. War. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=4555cdff30402af475ab7663750b1f80 "...Now let’s look at the weather. Isn’t that the way it goes, first we have the news and then we have the weather report? Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha! So we’re going to look at that a little bit, but we’re going to talk about Mother Nature, Mother Gaia, if you will, and what has she got rumbling in her tummies? Well, there are rumbles, and there are still those who are saying, well you'd better move if you’re by the oceans, because you’re going to drop into the deep blue sea if you don’t. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=2e0ac618ba51237ae792686d9ab73991 From: KrystalLight7@webtv.net(AshtarSolrSpaceCmd Cmdr.Starene7Fleet)May 21, 2005 ASHTAR/about Ascension!!!/Ariana & Becky/CloverleafAC Canada Ashtar's Answers to Questions on Ascension This short channeling was received during one of our weekly meditations here on Kauai. Becky: A lady named Linda, who lives in Idaho, wrote an e-mail to Ariana saying that when the Earth is fully ascended or very close to it, she wants to know about the people whose souls are not quite ready for it. Will they go to another Earth or what? Ashtar: Those people will go into the Fourth Dimension through the change called death and from there they will have another chance to consider what has occurred on the Earth and at that point they will go through just exactly what you know happens in Spirit where they think over their Earth time, they contemplate what they can do to assist the Earth Mission because that's all there will be to do right then and they will prepare to go to the Fifth Dimension or they will change and go somewhere else. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=48fd65c49e11a6837e268582f0ac4cf2 "...So when you're high, because you are in that state of delight, enjoyment, taking pleasure in whatever it is you're doing, you are creating a whole new pattern for yourself, a whole new grid, or neuronet, and you are leaving behind the voices of limitation, which has been your creation. You are taking that high road again, and do you know what you're doing? You're recreating, and restructuring, and rebalancing your entire being. text/html 1970-01-01T00:00:00+01:00 http://www.fourwinds10.net http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_data/spiritual/specific_channelings/ashtar/news.php?q=fa8aeadc896323a61f7f6441dec01885 By Ariana of Cloverleaf Ashtar Command/Canada From: Elliemiser@aol.comTuesday, May 17, 2005 Indeed: This is Ashtar ....