********** Vorankündigung*******

Es gibt eine neue Party-Reihe *NIGHT-FEVER*

Jeden Montag ab 20:0 Uhr mit wechselden Moderatoren
Start:09.06.25

********** Advance Notice*******

There's a new party series *NIGHT FEVER*

Every Monday from 8:00 PM with a rotating DJ lineup
Start: June 9, 2025

Rise and Shine with the AMV Morning Breakfast Show! ☕
Today – Friday, 6am to 8am Grid Time

Join your host DeeJay Sofee as she serves up those feel-good morning vibes — the perfect blend of music, laughter, and lively conversation to kick off your day!

Whether you're just waking up or already out and about, start your Friday the AMV way — energized, connected, and ready to take on the world.

So grab your breakfast, sip your coffee, and tune in for a bright and upbeat start to your morning.

Always Coffee on the Go... and Music in the Air
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

Große Tanznacht – Sei dabei !!!!!

Mach dich bereit für die Souler Tanznacht voller Rhythmus, guter Laune und ausgelassener Stimmung!
Gute Musik, tolle Leute, klasse Atmosphäre – und eine Menge Spaß!
Ob Disco-Fieber, Chart-Hits oder Evergreens – hier ist für jeden Tanzgeschmack etwas dabei.
Schnapp dir deine Freunde, zieh deine Tanzschuhe an und bring sie zum Glühen !!!
Let’s dance – wir freuen uns auf dich!

soul-grid.de:8002:Tosca

DJ Dragon Pfingstmontag 9.Juni 2025 17 bis 19 Uhr im Bikers Heaven mit

TRIBUTE TO THE ROLLING STONES

Nehmt Eure Freunde und kommt rüber zu Bikers Heaven.
Freu mich auf Euch
bis gleich
Dragon
DJane Dragon at Bikers Heaven Whit Monday 9th June 2025 from 8 to 10 am gridtime playing

A TRIBUTE TO THE ROLLING STONES

Take your friends and come over to Bikers Heaven and lets have some fun.
See you there
Dragon
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Carpe Noctem/209/221/1496
or im for a teleport
Listen:
http://dragon.radioamv.com
Join us at AMV-Alternate Metaverse:
https://alternatemetaverse.com/
👍👍

🌞 Everyone at the beach this weekend? The sun is hot and summer is calling... but the real question is: what will we wear to the beach? 👙✨

Let yourself be conquered by Faye, the perfect bikini to shine under the sun!
With its sparkling applied stones, you will be the one to catch every eye 🌊💎

🖤 Only available in black, elegant and timeless
👙 Compatible with Legacy & Perky
🌟 With layers of materials included for a perfect fit

Don't wait, come and try it... your star bikini awaits you! 🌴🔥

hop://sciattisigrid.it:8002/SciattiShopClothes/14/115/29

Today, especially for you, a short documentation of how I generate images, which can be a bit tricky, but doesn't have to be. Depending on the situation, I sometimes work quite differently.
Top left: the image I had an AI generate according to my specifications.
Next to it, on the right, after image fusion, for which I also have a program on my computer. I then had an AI modify this image again, as shown in the bottom right. The final result, bottom right, after post-processing (color, sharpening, etc.), also with a local program.
And now:
🧡Have a nice weekend everyone🧡

🌟 Hello girls and happy Friday to all! 🌟
The weekend is upon us and we are ready to shine with the new "Tess" outfit 💃

A complete and super feminine look that includes:
👖 Jeans in 3 different styles
👚 Sexy bodi
👙 Slips in 2 models
🧥 An elegant and versatile shrug

All available for Legacy & Perky, Reborn and LaraX, with layers of materials included for a perfect fit!

💥 Come and try it, don't wait... "Tess" is waiting for you to make you feel at your best! 💥

hop://sciattisigrid.it:8002/SciattiShopClothes/14/115/29

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/390/165/23

Another fine classic coming to you from the Homelandz Public Library...Kidnapped, by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Kidnapped is a historical fiction adventure novel by Scottish author Robert Louis Stevenson, written as a boys' novel and first published in the magazine Young Folks from May to July 1886. The novel has attracted the praise and admiration of writers as diverse as Henry James, Jorge Luis Borges, and Hilary Mantel. A sequel, Catriona, was published in 1893.

The narrative is written in English with some dialogue in Lowland Scots, a Germanic language that evolved from an earlier incarnation of English.

Kidnapped is set around real 18th-century Scottish events, notably the "Appin Murder" and the Highland Clearances, which occurred in the aftermath of the Jacobite rising of 1745. Many of the characters are real people, including one of the principals, Alan Breck Stewart. The political situation of the time is portrayed from multiple viewpoints, and the Scottish Highlanders are treated sympathetically.

The full title of the book is Kidnapped: Being Memoirs of the Adventures of David Balfour in the Year 1751: How he was Kidnapped and Cast away; his Sufferings in a Desert Isle; His Journey in the Wild Highlands; his acquaintance with Alan Breck Stewart and other notorious Highland Jacobites; with all that he suffered at the hands of his Uncle, Ebenezer Balfour of Shaws, falsely so-called: Written by Himself and now set forth by Robert Louis Stevenson.

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/402/155/23

And now a change of pace from so many "classic" novels, as we branch into more genres and tastes...a personal favorite of mine is welcomed to the Homelandz Public Library...American Psycho, by Bret Easton Ellis!

American Psycho is a black comedy horror novel by American writer Bret Easton Ellis, published in 1991. The story is told in the first-person by Patrick Bateman, a wealthy, narcissistic, and vain Manhattan investment banker who lives a double life as a serial killer. Alison Kelly of The Observer notes that while "some countries [deem it] so potentially disturbing that it can only be sold shrink-wrapped", "critics rave about it" and "academics revel in its transgressive and postmodern qualities".

A film adaptation starring Christian Bale as Patrick Bateman was released in 2000 to generally favorable reviews. Producers David Johnson and Jesse Singer developed a musical adaptation for Broadway. The musical premiered at the Almeida Theatre, London in December 2013.

The book has garnered notoriety for its graphic violence and has led to it being censored in multiple countries.

Sweet Spot mall has nice little freebie shops. Candles, Plants, Perfume, Bakery, Kites, Flowers, and Jewelry. http://three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8000/VR/
three.hills.grid.outworldz.net:8002:Sweet Spot

Hi everyone! I just want to offer a few small shop rentals for FREE at Mermaid's Cove and let you know I have a Discovery shop too, where you can share your LMs to your grids and regions, also for free! Please come visit, the tpers are at the landing! Check it out! The shops are small but perfect for vendors (no monetary system on OSG so freebies are welcome)!

Khiron Ametza Live
Thursday, June 5th, 2025
Join us for a great hour listening to good music among nice people!

1 pm @ Starfleet Infinity
http://login.zetaworlds.com/
Region: Infinity
Location: 880, 887,2001

hop://login.zetaworlds.com/Infinity/880/887/2001

🌙✨ Noozara RP – Ottoman Empire ✨🌙

Tauche ein in ein Rollenspiel zwischen Geschichte und Sternenstaub!

🕌 Salemaleikum und herzlich willkommen im osmanischen Reich des Sultans Nojan Omar!
Unsere deutschsprachige Opensim-RP-Region entführt dich in die prachtvolle Welt von Konstantinopel – eingebettet in eine tiefgründige Geschichte voller Magie, Erinnerung und kosmischer Geheimnisse.
https://opensimworld.com/hop/91082

Rocking Sands Country Proudly Presents ♫::
MoonStar Sparkle - LIVE Singer/Performer ♫::
TIME: 12:PM SLT ♫::
PLACE: Rocking Sands Country Club ♫::
Ride: grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Abraham Entertainment Venues

Freitag 6.6.2025
Rock-House
mit DJ Anachron

Beginn 20:00 Uhr

D-Day is Doomsday

Kalenderblatt zum 6. Juni
Aphrodites Child - 666 (Full Album)
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (Full Album)
Sexy 6. 6. - Schlüpfriges zur Nacht als "Betthupferl"

Hypergrid : dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon
Friday, June 6, 2025
Rock House
with DJ Anachron

Starts at 8:00 PM

D-Day is Doomsday

Calendar page for June 6
Aphrodites Child - 666 (Full Album)
Iron Maiden - The Number Of The Beast (Full Album)
Sexy June 6 - Raunchy Nighttime "Bedtime Treat"

Hypergrid: dorenas-world.de:8002:Nihilon

Hello everyone,
More and more of you are joining the OpenSim social network OSSN: https://ossn.duckdns.org/.
Have you noticed that you can create groups and invite your friends?
It's useful for creating discussions on a specific topic or simply having a group with residents and friends from your grid.
See you soon on the OpenSim Social Network.
https://ossn.duckdns.org/

🎸🔥 WAKE UP WITH ROCK! 🔥🎸

☀️ Start your morning right, join us at the Main Landing Point in Alternate Metaverse Grid for a classic rock journey with DJ Yana Dakota!

🎧 From 6AM to 8AM Grid Time, she’s bringing the legendary sounds of U2, Dire Straits, David Bowie, CCR, and more! The riffs will be epic, the vibes electric, grab your coffee and let the music move you!

🚀 See you on the grid, let's make this a morning to remember!

taxi: hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/35...

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/384/165/31

The next title to be released at Homelandz Public Library is a request from Ankh Senaton/Lionheart... a classic by HG Wells...The Time Machine! Find it upstairs on the bookshelf marked T for Time ;)

The Time Machine is an 1895 dystopian post-apocalyptic science fiction novella by H. G. Wells about a Victorian scientist known as the Time Traveller who travels to the year 802,701. The work is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel by using a vehicle or device to travel purposely and selectively forward or backward through time. The term "time machine", coined by Wells, is now almost universally used to refer to such a vehicle or device.

Utilizing a frame story set in then-present Victorian England, Wells' text focuses on a recount of the otherwise anonymous Time Travelers journey into the far future. A work of future history and speculative evolution, The Time Machine is interpreted in modern times as a commentary on the increasing inequality and class divisions of Wells' era, which he projects as giving rise to two separate human species: the fair, childlike Eloi, and the savage, simian Morlocks, distant descendants of the contemporary upper and lower classes respectively. It is believed that Wells' depiction of the Eloi as a race living in plenitude and abandon was inspired by the utopic romance novel News from Nowhere (1890), though Wells' universe in the novel is notably more savage and brutal.

In his 1931 preface to the book, Wells wrote that The Time Machine seemed "a very undergraduate performance to its now mature writer, as he looks over it once more", though he states that "the writer feels no remorse for this youthful effort". However, critics have praised the novella's handling of its thematic concerns, with Marina Warner writing that the book was the most significant contribution to understanding fragments of desire[clarify] before Sigmund Freud's The Interpretation of Dreams, with the novel "[conveying] how close he felt to the melancholy seeker after a door that he once opened on to a luminous vision and could never find again".

The Time Machine has been adapted into two feature films of the same name, as well as two television versions and many comic book adaptations. It has also indirectly inspired many more works of fiction in many media productions.

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/389/154/31

Our next release to the Homelandz Public Library is a classic rather short novel that is a gripping and touching tale of 2 unlikely traveling companions, looking for work, and a piece of the American Dream. I highly recommend the modern movie remake of the black and white classic as well. The newer one features Gary Sinise as George, and John Malkovich as Lenny.

"George...tell me about da rabbits?"

Of Mice and Men is a 1937 novella written by American author John Steinbeck. It describes the experiences of George Milton and Lennie Small, two displaced migrant ranch workers, as they move from place to place in California, searching for jobs during the Great Depression.

Steinbeck based the novella on his own experiences as a teenager working alongside migrant farm workers in the 1910s, before the arrival of the Okies whom he would describe in his novel The Grapes of Wrath. The title is taken from Robert Burns' poem "To a Mouse": "The best laid schemes o' mice an' men / Gang aft agley" ("The best-laid plans of mice and men / Often go awry").

Although the book is taught in many schools, Of Mice and Men has been a frequent target of censorship and book bans for vulgarity and for what some consider offensive and racist language. Consequently, it appears on the American Library Association's list of the Most Challenged Books of the 21st Century.

Rappel !!!! Prochaine réunion de préparation de la chasse au trésor intergrid, Samedi 7 Juin 21h00 à l'accueil de BloodMoon . En attendant voici le compte rendu de la dernière réunion pris en note par Ladyka:
----------------Réunion Préparation Chasse au trésor - Jeu de piste - Le vendredi 23 mai 2025 - 21h ------------------

Principe(s) retenu(s) :
- passer obligatoirement par toutes les régions ou grilles engagées

Idées / suggestions / questions :

- Découvrir un code ? résoudre des énigmes permettrait d'obtenir un bout du code ; à la fin, celui qui détient l'ensemble du code obtient "quelque chose" mais quoi ? -> Lot(s) à définir (tenir compte qu'il peut y avoir plusieurs gagnants)
- Faire le parcours soit selon un ordre alphabétique des régions ? A priori, option non retenue puisque pour découvrir le code, ordre alphabétique pas forcément nécessaire, il faut obligatoirement être passé sur toutes les régions participant.

ARRIVEE
- Quel lieu d'arrivée ? Proposition : un lieu qui serait le résultat d'un travail collectif/collaboratif ? Cela impliquerait de Builder une région spécifique. Les échanges ne penchent pas pour cette option, plutôt utiliser une ou des régions existantes.

DEPART
- Quel lieu de départ ?
- Lister les informations à fournir au départ (conditions de réalisation, règles du jeu/règlement, etc.
- Soigner le départ en le rendant motivant, stimulant

ENIGMES
- Quelles énigmes ? Un parcours constitué d'étapes comportant des énigmes d'une difficulté croissante ?
- L'énigme devrait être en lien avec la région ou la grille visitée, elle doit également impliquer de visiter ou se déplacer dans la région.
- L'énigme ou les énigmes seront cachées dans un ou des "objets". Elles doivent permettre d'obtenir un bout de "code" / une "clé.

DIVERS / FONCTIONNEMENT
- "Objets" communs à toutes les grilles ?
- Un clic sur l' "objet" ouvre une notecard (comportant l'énigme, un bout d'histoire, l'étape suivante, etc.)
- Possibilité de faire intervenir un NPC (ex un ancien alchimiste) et/ou d'utiliser un panneau commun (texte ou "audio") qui serai(en)t présents à chaque étape.
- Il est important de prévoir d'indiquer au participant l'étape suivante.
- Chaque grille ou région participant à la chasse au trésor devrait être libre d'organiser ce que doit faire le participant mais en tenant compte d'un fil conducteur entre chaque étapes du jeu. Cela implique de tenir compte de l'étape précédente.
- Concernant le *fil conducteur* : une histoire (ex : sur les traces d'un voyageur)
- Chasse au trésor ou jeu de piste entre grilles francophones mais ouvert(e) aux autres langues.
- Quel scenario

Questions en suspens :
Comment le participant propose sa réponse et comment obtient-il le bout de code ?
Si le participant pense avoir trouvé, que doit-il faire ? Envisage-t-on la possibilité de fournir une réponse dans tous les cas (y compris une réponse fausse) ? ou ne fournir un code que lorsque la réponse est juste ?
=> à définir en commun


----------------- Fin de la réunion 22h33 ---------------

Echanges informels après la réunion
- Le fil conducteur et/ou le règlement devraient faire référence au monde francophone
- Minord propose de s'inspirer de l'exercice du texte à plusieurs mains : chaque grille participant au jeu reçoit le texte de la région précédente et rédige sa partie en faisant évoluer l'histoire. La grille transmet l'ensemble à la suivante qui fera de même. Les régions ou grilles précédentes ne connaîtront pas la suite de l'histoire (et pourront donc également participer au jeu !)

-------------------Prochaine réunion : samedi 7 juin 21h Chez Vlad ----------------------

Pre-emptive disclaimer: The is a magazine of great historical significance. If you personally object to nudity, his views, the man himself, or any of the words *I* typed, please continue on your way. Imagine yelling at a zookeeper because the camel you wished to see, only had 1 hump, and not the 2 you desired to see!

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/407/163/31

For those who missed out on issue #1 from December of 1953, with Marilyn Monroe, here is issue #2, January 1954. (All issues will be found on the magazine rack upstairs...simply paste the hop into your map for a 2nd time, once you arrive at the region, and it will take you right to the correct bookcase.

These magazines can be rezzed in world to proudly display on your coffee table, bookshelf, whatever you wish. You can also simply "add" them and they attach as a HUD to your screen, and read in comfort, and only you will see!

I hope many will enjoy to see firsthand the evolution of an iconic magazine known worldwide for culture, class, style. I hope many will read the articles, jokes, and interviews. For instance, when we reach March of 1954, we find the first of 3 parts of Ray Bradbury's novel "Farenheit 451" Wow! It is truly like taking a step back into the 1950's, and seeing how things were!

I searched high and low for the elemental guardians and could not find them so I guess they went the way of anything else captured in the machinations of Opensim. So I shopped and shopped and then I shopped again until I finally found just the right statues, took them home, tore them all apart, and created my own elemental guardians. Earth, Water, Air and Fire are ginormous angelic guardians of the elements and I created them for an Fantasy themed region that can be used for RP'rs if they like. These beautiful guardians are located in the "fantasy builds" department of the Masala Al Kohav mall. Stop by and get yours. Blessings and much Love, Lavia.

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/400/154/23

Next up to our opensim public library is the #1 selling book on the planet...the Holy Bible! We hope you have use for this and can gain strength and inspiration. Bearing that in mind, i am aware there are a number of different faiths and beliefs out there. I am respectful of others beliefs, so keep in mind i will be deleting and maybe blocking anyone that tries to take a positive thing for a large group of people, and turn it into a heated debate, flaming, trolling. This is a peaceful freebie FOR THOSE WHO WANT IT. :) nobody is under obligation to come claim this free item, and thus, nobody should complain. Thank you in advance for being polite, rational and kind :)

A *BIG* shout out to Cyberglo Cyberstar, who has been so generous and kind with his time, adding 1 fix to take us to version 1.1 and allow pages to move backwards. Then the next day taking us to version 2.0 and allowing us the potential to make books in minutes rather than days and hours. and yet a 3rd update already to take us to script version 2.3!

New Features from 2.0 to 2.3:

Can now view the cover by clicking left side from page 1, to close the book/show cover. Adds a professionalism and another level of realism to the book experience. (also close book from menu)

Which leads us to the bigger features...a menu is added! holding down the left mouse ANYWHERE on the book for 5-10 seconds will give a popup menu:
1)page number 2)bookmarks 3)close book

We already mentioned 3 and self explanatory.
1- page number: push this to jump to any of the 1119 pages of this book
2- bookmarks: that's right, save your place, or simply remember some significant pages. you can name each page and you can create a bookmark using the menu, or you can edit the notecard (PATIENCE! it DOES take some computers a bit of time to load 1,119 images!)

Now keep in mind, you want to follow the examples already laid out in the notecard that is included. you can simply edit or erase this once you have the jist of how to name and format the notecard. (dont be silly like me and try to save a page as "John 3:16"....it needs the : to tell it what page to go to...so rather than take me to page 987 or what have you, it took me to page 16.

Yes, I am already aware some adjustments need to be made to the numbering system/script. For now, use it for what it is, and be grateful for the minutes to hours it will save you getting you relatively close to the page you wish to jump to or bookmark. We will obviously do our best to make this more accurate. ENJOY!

Die Kunst des klanglichen Wahnsinns

Ein Cembalo, dessen filigrane, barocke Melodien wie Kristallsplitter durch einen stillen Raum tanzen. Die Luft scheint von der Eleganz vergangener Jahrhunderte erfüllt zu sein. Doch die Idylle ist trügerisch, ein flüchtiger Moment der Ruhe vor dem Sturm. Ohne Vorwarnung zerreißt ein markerschütternder Blastbeat die Stille, eine akustische Schockwelle, die alles in ihrem Weg mitreißt. Ein opernhafter Sopran, rein und ätherisch, steigt in schwindelerregende Höhen, nur um im nächsten Augenblick von einem gutturalen, unmenschlichen Growl aus den tiefsten Abgründen der Hölle abgelöst zu werden. Rasende Breakcore-Salven prasseln nieder, verschmelzen mit melancholischen Balkan-Melodien, dem Knistern eines alten Vinyls und der zarten, nachdenklichen Melancholie einer einsamen Akustikgitarre. Dies ist kein Fiebertraum. Dies ist kein zufälliges Durcheinander von Klängen. Dies ist die sorgfältig konstruierte, brutal schöne und absolut einzigartige Klangwelt von Igorrr.

Alle Beiträge auf unserer Webpage Xenopolias.de sind in allen gängigen Sprachen verfügbar.
All articles on our webpage Xenopolias.de are available in all common languages.

Zum ganzen Artikel auf Xenopolias hier lang > https://tinyurl.com/mum3du3y

hop://homelandz.opensim.fun:8802/Gloeb%20Mall/379/154/23

Island of the Blue Dolphins is a 1960 children's novel by American author Scott O'Dell, which tells the story of a girl named Karana, who is stranded alone for years on an island off the California coast. It is based on the true story of Juana Maria, a Nicoleño Native American left alone for 18 years on San Nicolas Island during the nineteenth century.

Island of the Blue Dolphins won the Newbery Medal in 1961. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 1964.


^This is a beloved novel from my childhood, and it still tells such an incredible tale worth re-reading, well into adulthood. These books and novels are arranged alphabetically, and the waypoint takes you right to the correct shelf. You won't likely land right at that shelf. You will need to paste it into your map a 2nd time, after landing at the region. Common words like "the" are ignored. for example, i put The Holy Bible under B for Bible, making it the 2nd shelf on the back of the first floor. i for Island is at the end of that same row. in the menu, the item is named IslandBlueDo because menu popups limit to 12 characters. These should be full perm so you can rename to its full name later if you wish. any perms issues i will fix asap. been super slammed trying to get so much done both rl and online. Please enjoy this and remember reading is fundamental! ;)

It's Wednesday!!!! (((YaaY)))
Every Wednesday Morning - 1AM - 3AM - MOONLIGHT PARTY with DEEJAY Sofee , right after the NIGHTSHOW on the ALTERNATE METAVERSE - MAIN LANDING POINT.
Whether you're winding down or just waking up, let DeeJay Sofee take you on a musical journey under the stars.
Come dance, vibe, and celebrate the rhythm of the night — Moonlight style!
Located at:
hop://alternatemetaverse.com:8002/Alternate%20Metaverse/34...

The Shops is the exciting new region we've just launched for The Legacy Store! Step inside to discover fabulous new outfits for women - they're waiting for you to try on! Sorry men, I don't have anything for you just yet... but don't worry, amazing options will be coming your way soon... Most of the clothes in the Legacy Store come with a colour hud so you can pick the combination of colours you like best - how exciting!
hg.trianon-world.com:18002:The Shops

All are welcome at Three Hills Grid. We embrace a spirit of kindness, inclusivity, and respect, where everyone—regardless of background, identity, or orientation—can feel safe, valued, and free to be themselves. Whether you're here to explore, create, connect, or simply be, you belong.

The Agartha grid is currently closed for maintenance.
We are working on improving the system to ensure a smoother and more fluid experience. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Tom Lewis

Now that i am back from my vacation and recovering from getting sick, I am working on a new project. When I was on the Cruise ship, I loved the spa so much I wanted to incorporate it into vb. The spa will be at Meditation Gardens. It will have some Saunas, therapy pools, ice room as well as massage rooms and the wellness pods will be moved into the spa as well.

Khiron Ametza Live
Tuesday, June 3rd, 2025
"A Place To Greet and Meet Friendly People"
One more hour with great music and very interesting people!

2pm @ Rocking Sands
grid.wolfterritories.org:8002:Abraham Entertainment Venues

12-2 GRID: GRAND OPENING OF LOVELY PIER CLUB
MUSIC FROM ZEN QUIZ AND ANTICS FROM BOBBI AND THE LOVELY GANG

Roll up roll up its finally here
Lovely has its very own pier
To the seaside we shall travel
Then as usual just unravel
You can dress like Mata Hari
Come with us on our Safari

IM Bobbi Fox for Uber, use teleporter to Pier Club or take Club Line tram from Welcome