3rd Bomb Goes Off, 2 dead, 99 injured, Police may have a suspect a Saudi

At least two people are dead and dozens injured – including up to 10 with amputated limbs – after two bombs tore through the finish line of the Boston Marathon and another exploded near a Boston library, according to the Boston Police Department.

Authorities were guarding a person of interest at a local hospital, sources told FoxNews.com. The person had severe burns, but authorities had not determined whether the person was a victim or a perpetrator. The FBI, which was treating the bombing as a terrorist investigation, was analyzing video from several area surveillance cameras. 

The simultaneous explosions just before 3 p.m., another blast several miles away more than an hour later, and reports of two other unexploded devices found near the scene raised suspicions of a terrorist attack. Authorities shut down cellular service in the area in order to prevent remote detonations. Intelligence officials told The Associated Press two unexploded devices were being dismantled, and a third explosion near the JFK Library in the Columbia Point section of Dorchester. Competitors and race organizers were crying as they fled the bloody chaos, while some witnesses reported seeing victims with lost limbs.

"Somebody's leg flew by my head," a spectator, who gave his name as John Ross, told the Boston Herald. “I gave my belt to stop the blood.”

The first two explosions occurred at 2:50 p.m. – nearly five hours after the marathon began – about 50 to 100 yards apart, according to Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis. The third explosion occurred several miles southeast of the marathon's finish line, at around 4:15 p.m. Police could not say if it was related to the earlier explosions.

Witnesses heard booms that sounded like two claps of thunder near the finish line inside the Fairmount Copley Plaza Hotel, according to multiple local reports. The horror unfolded as the city marked the 238th annual Patriot's Day, commemorating the anniversary of the Battles of Lexington and Concord at the beginning of the Revolutionary War.

Video of the scene showed a number of emergency crews in the area tending to victims and blood on the ground near the finish line. 

"I saw two explosions. The first one was beyond the finish line. I heard a loud bang and I saw smoke rising," Boston Herald reporter Chris Cassidy, who was running in the marathon, told the newspaper. "I kept running and I heard behind me a loud bang. It looked like it was in a trash can or something...There are people who have been hit with debris, people with bloody foreheads.”

"There are a lot of people down," said one man, whose bib No. 17528 identified him as Frank Deruyter of North Carolina. He was not injured, but marathon workers were carrying one woman, who did not appear to be a runner, to the medical area as blood gushed from her leg. A Boston police officer was wheeled from the course with a leg injury that was bleeding.

About three hours after the winners crossed the line, there was a loud explosion on the north side of Boylston Street, just before the photo bridge that marks the finish line. Another thunderous explosion could be heard a few seconds later.

Runner Laura McLean of Toronto said she heard two explosions outside the medical tent.

"There are people who are really, really bloody," McLean said. "They were pulling them into the medical tent."

Cherie Falgoust was waiting for her husband, who was running the race.  "I was expecting my husband any minute," she said. "I don't know what this building is ... it just blew. Just a big bomb, a loud boom, and then glass everywhere. Something hit my head. I don't know what it was. I just ducked."

Authorities in New York, meanwhile, are deploying counter-terrorism vehicles around landmark sites in Manhattan, including prominent hotels, according to the New York City Police Department.  

Nearly 25,000 people, including runners from around the world, competed in Boston's celebrated 26.2-mile race, attracting huge throngs of onlookers, especially near the finish line.

"This is a horrific day in Boston," Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick said in a statement. "My thoughts and prayers are with those who have been injured. I have been in touch with the President, Mayor [Thomas] Menino and our public safety leaders. Our focus is on making sure that the area around Copley Square is safe and secured. I am asking everyone to stay away from Copley Square and let the first responders do their jobs."

Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/04/15/explosion-reported-near-finish-line-boston-marathon-spokesman-says/#ixzz2QZQTg2p7

12 Year old Shoshana Stern killed in Boca Raton

A 12-year-old Orthodox girl was killed Sunday night after she was hit by a car while riding on a skateboard in suburban Boca Raton.

Palm Beach Post is reporting (http://bit.ly/10XyL7M) that Shoshana R. Stern of suburban Boca Raton was standing on the southeast corner of West Palmetto Park Road and Boca Del Mar Drive just after 7 p.m. Sunday night. While pedaling on her skateboard in the crosswalk, Stern then crossed West Palmetto Park Road from the south side to the north side, according to a Palm Beach County Sheriff’s report.

At the same time, Marvin S. James IV, 24, was driving a 2005 Ford Mustang west on West Palmetto Park Road approaching the intersection. While entering the intersection, James’ vehicle hit Stern.

Both the Mustang and Stern came to rest on the west side of the intersection.

James and his passenger 23-year-old Maryanne E. Diener, both of suburban West Palm Beach, were not injured in the crash. Both were wearing seat belts, the report says.

Stern died at the scene.

Terrorists Bomb Boston

BREAKING NEWS: Two explosions occurred near the Boston Marathon finish line at 2:50 p.m. The race was diverted before being halted as police and fire crews swept the area. Two more devices were found, with one being purposely detonated by Boston Police at Boylston Street and another exploding at JFK Library. Two people are dead and 23 are injured. >>> This is a developing story.

Two explosions near finish line... DEVELOPING...
COPS: 2 dead, 23 injured...
'People Missing Limbs'...
BLAST VIDEO...
AFTERMATH FOOTAGE...**WARNING: Graphic**
REPORT: Suspect apprehended...
Saudi national under guard at hospital...
Surveillance Video Shows Man With 2 Backpacks Near Scene Moments Before Blast...

REPORT: Other unexploded devices found...

 

Satmar Rav "R' Aaron" "DerGroiser Chuchem," says that the IDF Draft of Yeshiva Boys is worse than the Nazis!

His uncle R'Yoilish Z'L was saved by the Zionists, and he never ever gave them any credit, but in fact spewed hatred against the Jewish state.... now his great nephew speaking on eve of Holocaust Day, accuses the Zionists of being 'worse than those who murdered us', I wonder what Satmar Chassidim that lost their lives in Auschwitz would say about that!

Der Groiser Chuchem, Aaron Teitelbaum

Satmar Rebbe Aaron Teitelbaum this week lashed out at attempts to draft yeshiva students and advance an equal share of the burden in Israel, calling them "a decree worse than the annihilation of the Jewish people."

He went on to accuse the supporters of the move of being "worse than those who murdered us."

The rabbi made the remarks on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day. It is unlikely, however, that he was aware that Israel was commemorating the memory of the six million Jews murdered by the Nazis that day.

The Rebbe, one of the leaders of the world's biggest Hasidic community, spoke to thousands of followers in the village of Kiryas Joel in Monroe, New York, during an event marking the anniversary of his father's death.

He said that those working to draft yeshiva students were actually seeking to "cause us to leave religion."

'Jews here don't understand the magnitude of the disaster.' Satmar Hasidim (Photo: Yitzhak Weiss)

"A black cloud is hanging these days over our brothers, the people of Israel living in the Holy Land," the rabbi said. "A malicious government has convened… and is seeking to uproot the Torah.

"Jews here don't understand the magnitude of this disaster, which applies to every single individual," he added, comparing the situation to the annihilation of the Jewish people.

"We, in the Diaspora, must be prepared for the moment when we will have to rise up with all our might against this terrible decree so that it is not executed, God forbid."

Self-sacrifice

The radical ultra-Orthodox leaders appear to be sharpening their tone against the IDF draft recently. The other Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Yekutiel Yehuda Teitelbaum, who visited Israel on the eve of the Knesset elections, stating that "the draft decree aims to make us forget all the other troubles Zionism has inflicted on us. We must fight it uncompromisingly so that such ideas won't even cross their minds."

He referred to the State of Israel and its Zionist residents as "the generation's Amalek," adding that "the Zionists came from the seed of Amalek. There has never been such a sect that caused so much damage to the Jewish people."

About 10 months ago, Rabbi Shmuel Auerbach spoke at aprotest organized by the Eda Haredit faction, stating that opposition to enlistment should be regarded a mitzvah that warrants self sacrifice.

Chusid Shoitah! Massive Chilul Hashem!

This picture has gone viral, and you saw it already, but what you dont knows is, that the world media is making fun of frum Jews!

Read this from the Huffington Post

A picture of an Orthodox Jew encased in a giant plastic bag is causing some debate on the Internet this week, as commenters attempt to explain the man's unusual traveling garb.

Redditor "FinalSay" posted the picture of the man early Thursday morning to the r/atheism subreddit, with the caption, "An Orthodox Jew in an airplane with women - so he covers himself with a plastic bag..."

Ultra-Orthodox Jews adhere to a strict set of guidelines that include gender segregation in public. In fact, Haaretz reports that Israeli airline El Al has noticed an increase in the number of ultra-Orthodox men asking to switch seats to avoid sitting next to women. (One woman even sued the airlines for allegedly moving her to the back of a plane after ultra-Orthodox men refused to sit next to her.)

However, netizens were quick to point out that the "flying with women" explanation may not be entirely accurate.

"This has nothing to do with women," user "thenewyorkgod" wrote. "He is a cohen,' descendant from the high holy priests of the temple and they are not allowed to walk into or fly over a cemetery, which would render them impure."

Indeed, there seems to be some precedent for holy men (alternately known as a Kohen or Cohen) attempting to travel in plastic bags to and from Israel.

In 2001, El Al Airlines decided not to allow ultra-Orthodox Jews of priestly descent to "hermetically seal themselves in plastic bags when flying over the Holon cemetery in order to avoid ritual impurity."

El Al stated "flight safety considerations do not allow for passengers to board while covered in sealed plastic bags."

Still, the paper reported that in 2002 a flight crew got into a heated dispute with anultra-Orthodox passenger who attempted to fly wrapped in plastic, according to Haaretz. The confrontation eventually led the pilot to turn the plane around.

Thank G-D that there aren't any more problems in Israel, except for Women wearing Talitot!

Baruch Hashem, we can now be satisfied that  we do not have any more problems in Israel. We can now concentrate to fight the women davening with Talitot at the Kotel!

Friends of slain Beachwood nurse Aliza Sherman gather downtown to offer reward, keep alive her memory

A crowd of about 80 of Aliza Sherman’s friends and family gathered near the site of the Beachwood woman’s murder to not only announce a reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of her killer, but also to keep alive her memory.
Emotions ran high the morning of April 9 as those assembled remembered Sherman, 53, near the downtown Cleveland Erieview Tower parking garage off East 12th Street where an assailant stabbed her 11 times.
“We have to raise community awareness for our beautiful friend, Aliza,” said Mary Feuer, a Beachwood resident who knew Sherman 22 years.
Sherman was in the midst of divorcing husband, Sanford, a divorce that had dragged on nearly three years. Sherman had just had a meeting with her divorce lawyer when she was attacked in the garage at about 5:30 p.m. March 24.
Police have released no further statements pertaining to the investigation.
“We’re not going to let this go,” Feuer said, her voice cracking with emotion. “We can’t sleep.
Jan Lash met Aliza Sherman 28 years ago when they took Lamaze class together. Lash considered Sherman her best friend and said Sherman called her from Cedar Road hill on the way to her final visit with her lawyer.
“Whoever did this is a monster and doesn’t have a soul,” said Lash, of Solon. “I’ll never be the same.
“I talked to her every day. It was an awful divorce. She apologized to me for being so down.”
Sherman was the mother of four, ages 28, 25, 23 and 17, and was known for her deep Jewish faith and love of animals.
“I have a lot of sadness for her children who are suffering so much,” Feuer said. Then, speaking to anyone who might know something about the murder, Feuer said, “Please step forward and do the right thing.”

Solon resident Jan Lash, who considered Aliza Sherman her best friend, is pictured in this undated photo, at right, with Sherman. Photo courtesy of Jan Lash. 

Dr. Hanna Lisbona, of Pepper Pike, met Sherman when Lisbona began her residency 30 years ago at Mt. Sinai Hospital. Lisbona and Sherman also worked together at Cleveland Clinic, where Sherman was an in vitro fertilization nurse at the time of her death.
“She was a wonderful person,” Lisbona said. “I learned a lot from here. We all did.
“She always knew how to say thank you, to make you feel good. She was very considerate, gentle and loving.”
Lisbona said she was in Israel when she learned through text messages of her friend’s death.
“My sister lives in Washington, D.C., and when I told my sister about what happened, she knew immediately who I was talking about when I said Aliza because I talked about her so much.”
The Friends of Aliza Sherman have raised $23,000 in reward money. Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County Coordinator David Rutt said that money, added to the $2,000 Crime Stoppers’ reward, means someone could earn up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the killer.
“They can give us a call and remain anonymous,” Rutt said.
The Crime Stoppers number is 216-252-7463.
“We just want any information,” Lash said. “Somebody knows something, or somebody will brag or talk about doing it. We just want to hear something.”
See more Beachwood news at cleveland.com/beachwood.

216-986-5862
Twitter: @JeffPiorkowski

$25,000.00 reward for information on murder of Aliza Sherman

The reward has reached $25,000 for information on the murder of Aliza Sherman March 24 outside the Galleria at Erieview.

The Friends of Aliza Sherman have joined with Crime Stoppers of Cuyahoga County in an effort to catch the person or persons responsible for her brutal murder.

The Friends of Aliza Sherman, according to friend Mary Fuery, are offering up to $23,000 and Crime Stoppers is offering up to $2,000, for information leading to the arrest and conviction.
Police have no suspects at this time.
Anyone with information should call Crime Stoppers at 216-252-7463 or visit the Crime Stoppers web site www.25crime.com and leave a confidential web tip.
With Crime Stoppers, you never give your name -- you remain anonymous.

Rabbi Lau in Aushwitz on Yom Hashoah! March of the Living 2013

Yeshiva University Law School Will Honor the Anti-Semite Jimmy Carter YM"S

On Wednesday, the Journal of Conflict Resolution at Yeshiva University's Cardozo School of Law will bestow an award on former president Jimmy Carter. The award, chosen by the students who run the journal, has stirred intense controversy at the historically Jewish institution, given Carter's embrace of the anti-Israel movement in recent years and his eager association with openly antisemitic leaders in the Arab and Muslim world.

A group of Cardozo alumni, calling itself the Coalition of Concerned Cardozo Alumni, has established a website, shameoncardozo.com, that summarizes the case against Carter, including an image of him interacting warmly with Ismail Haniyeh, the Hamas leader in Gaza and Palestinian Authority prime minister who is responsible for ongoing terror attacks targeting Israeli civilians. Carter's error-filled 2006 book Palestine: Peace not Apartheid blamed Israel for the flagging peace process and placed him on the margins of debate on the issue.

Yeshiva University and Cardozo administrators deny any association with the decision to grant Carter an award. Lori Lowenthal Marcus of The Jewish Press reports that despite reassurances by Dean Matthew Diller that he would not be at the ceremony, "a letter obtained by The Jewish Press that was sent by Dean Diller to certain 'high roller' alumni inviting them to the event made clear...Diller plans to be front and center at the event."

The school's Journal of Conflict Resolution has stirred controversy in the past. Broadcaster and Cardozo alumnus Yishai Fleisher recalls that ten years ago, the journal chose to honor Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who had taken a vitriolic, and in some respects antisemitic, stance against Israel. Fleisher encouraged opponents of the Carter award to mount a vigorous protest against the ceremony rather than shut down the event itself.

Lipa Shmeltzer has his own "Shtetel" in Airmont, Video

Lipa is the man, has his own littlle town, where everybody is accepted, isn't that what the Baal Shem Tov really wanted? How far have the Chassidim gone away from the real purpose of being a Chasid?
see this inspiring video!

Jamie Geller, former Monsey resident doing mini-series "Joy of Israel" Video

Jamie Geller

Never before has the beauty of Israel been showcased for the world to see in reality TV format with the mission of educating, exciting and connecting people to Israel. This new series will reshape the entire image of living in Israel into one that is exciting, inspiring, and beautiful.

That is what Joy of Israel with Jamie Geller is all about! (and you can see for yourself in Episode #1 above, that we just launched!)

It is an online web video series, that will be converted into a feature length film for both film festivals and TV Specials, giving a face-lift to the image of living in Israel, for people worldwide.

Jamie Geller’s successful web video series “Joy of Aliyah” garnered over 145,000 video views on YouTube and generated great interest and excitement for Israel and aliyah. Due to popular demand, a new series “Joy of Israel with Jamie Geller” will capitalize on the “Israel” buzz created by its predecessor and will follow Jamie and her family’s first year in Israel, now showcasing the joy of living in Israel.

Most importantly, the series will capitalize on the medium of food throughout as a vehicle to open up Israeli life and culture to viewers. This will be accomplished by visiting noteworthy culinary locales in Israel – restaurants, vineyards, dairies, farmer’s markets etc… sharing a behind-the-scenes look at how Jamie is expanding her food media and marketing company in Israel to include photo shoots, test kitchen access, industry conferences and trade show exhibitions… and meeting and showcasing various Israeli personalities both prominent and undiscovered sharing both their stories and a day in their lives.

Each episode will be hosted by Jamie with her trademark warm, generous, personable personality that viewers have come to expect. Jamie will be meeting, sharing, showcasing, learning, laughing and crying with her new friends... revealing 
to the world, the real Joy of Israel.
See http://jewcer.com/project/joy-of-israel-with-jamie-geller

Islamists implement lashing punishment in Libyan town

Moshe Stern, Satmar Chassid takes down Spring Valley Mayor

Moshe Stern's house in Monsey

Moshe Stern making a L'chayim

By Sandy Eller, VIN

A chasidic Jew from Rockland County has been identified as the cooperating witness who helped the FBI uncover a massive plot to rig the 2013 New York City mayoral race and led to the arrest of six politicians who allegedly accepted bribes.

Multiple NYC media outlets are reporting Morris Stern as the witness who was instrumental in pulling together the arrests of Senator Malcolm Smith of Queens, City Councilman Dan Halloran of Queens, Bronx GOP chairman Joseph Savino,  Queens GOP vice president Vincent Tabone and Mayor Noramie Jasmin and Deputy Mayor Joseph Desmaret, both of Spring Valley, as previously reported on VIN News.

According to an article in 2010 by Forbes.com, (http://onforb.es/txZ5HN) the 40 year old Stern who is also known as Mark Stern or Moshe Stern is a Monsey resident who was born in Argentina.

Originally in the garment business, Stern moved on to the real estate business and is described in media accounts as a real estate developer. Stern graduated Satmar Yeshiva United Talmudical Academy in Kirays Joel in 1991.

Stern made headlines in 2007 when he defaulted on loans he took out from Citigroup in excess of $100 million, several years after two companies that he owned went bankrupt.  The matter sparked a complicated federal criminal investigation and the New York Post reported (http://bit.ly/Xp5lCS) that Stern pleaded guilty in federal court three weeks ago as part of his cooperation deal.

Stern and the undercover FBI agent led the politicians involved to believe that they were wealthy developers looking for to curry favor and would use their economic resources to help Smith bribe his way into City Hall in exchange for political favors that would pave the way for their upstate development projects.

Spring Valley Mayor Arrested

Mayor Noramie Jasmin said Wednesday of the bribery case against her: “We will vigorously defend against those charges to restore my good name.”

Reading a statement at a brief news conference at Village Hall, she also asked the community “not to prejudge me, rather to keep me in your prayers for my good name to restore.”

Jasmin said she could not discuss the charges in the FBI probe on advice of counsel.

She did not say if she would resign as mayor.

She left the podium after making her statement and did not take any questions.

The case that upended New York City politics and could spell doom for state Sen. Malcolm Smith began in a Rockland County village with one-tenth the population of Smith’s legislative district in Queens.

There, in Spring Valley, on a humid August day in 2011, Mayor Noramie Jasmin allegedly met with a federal informant to chew over plans for the village to seize some land along Route 59 and sell it to a preferred bidder.

First the mayor was allegedly planning to rig the competition for a new development.

“The one that I like I’m going to pick,” Jasmin said in a conversation recorded by the FBI. “So if I like yours, I pick you . . . If I don’t like it, you can stick [it] where the sun doesn’t shine.”

Then Jasmin was allegedly looking for a secret payday from the construction of a community center the village board would have to approve.

Together, the projects are now the backbone of the Smith scandal.

Over 18 months, the shady Rockland land deals would rope in Smith — then travel the Thruway back down to New York City, eventually blowing the lid off what the feds say was an unprecedented plot to rig the 2013 race for mayor.

On Feb. 13, 2012, Jasmin — in office since 2009 — met the informant at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Suffern to lay out her terms, the feds charge. As the FBI recorded the conversation, Jasmin allegedly said she wanted to be a “partner, to build it together.”

She allegedly explained that, with her help, local zoning approvals for the community center would “go smoothly for you. That’s it.”

t the same time, Smith was allegedly running his own shady deals that he thought would land him the job as Mayor Bloomberg’s successor. To Smith, the informant — identified as Morris Stern of Rockland County — and an undercover FBI agent posing as developers looked like sugar daddies who could make his dream come true.

In return for helping them up in Spring Valley, the “developers” were allegedly going to pay off Republican leaders in New York City so they would clear the way for Smith to get on the GOP mayoral ballot.

Jasmin declined to discuss the allegations against her today.

"We will vigorously defend against these charges to restore my good name. I'm asking the community not to prejudge me, rather to keep me in your prayers for my good name to restore. Thank you and I thank you from the bottom of my heart."

Yesterday, the feds refused to explain what first drew Smith to Spring Valley and how the senator connected his alleged ballot-rigging plot to Jasmin’s alleged land-deal scheme.

On Feb. 14, 2012, the feds claim, Jasmin and Stern got back together at the Crowne Plaza, where she insisted she needed the secret partnership stake in the real- estate deal.

A month later, they were still allegedly haggling over their unholy alliance as the feds recorded every word.

Back at the Crowne Plaza on March 20, 2012, the feds claim, the developer suggested Jasmin’s stake would be only 20 percent, and Jasmin was insulted.

“Partnership is 50-50, right?” the Spring Valley mayor allegedly said, adding how the partnership papers would be filed and offering to pay the $600 fee.

At that meeting, the feds claim, Jasmin started going through the script, telling the developer how he and his “partner” would play their roles when they appeared in front of the village board.

gedly said.

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ime this is how you have to present it, this is how, what we have to do,” she alle

Back in New York City, Smith was allegedly working out his own arrangements with Stern and the undercover FBI agent.

The senator said he would allegedly reel in $500,000 in state funding to aid the real-estate project in Spring Valley and the “developers” would pay bribes to city GOP leaders in return.

Smith, a powerful Democrat, wanted to run for mayor as a Republican and he needed at least three city Republican borough chairmen to support him in order to get on their ballot, according to the feds.

Smith allegedly decided to buy the necessary support in a plot that would culminate in the early-morning arrests yesterday of both Smith and city Councilman Dan Halloran — along with Jasmin, her deputy mayor, Joseph Desmaret, and two GOP leaders from the city.

Prosecutors said that on Feb. 10, Smith materialized at a Manhattan hotel room, bodyguard in tow, to meet with a federal informant and an undercover FBI agent — as the feds listened in.

The senator allegedly informed his would-be sugar daddies that it would take just $200,000 to get him on the GOP ballot. The trio talked about structuring the payments so the party leaders “who have financial needs” would “be taken care of.” They said those “needs” included home-mortgage payments and even college tuition for one of the officials’ kids.

Smith directed them on how to divvy up the cash.

”I wouldn’t give them more than like 10, just to, just to start out,” federal documents show. He also explained how there would be “no trace back” from the money.

That business over, the trio’s attention turned back north, to Spring Valley. The informant and the agent, posing as developers, “asked Smith to direct $500,000 in New York state funding to the real estate project.”

It’s “doable,” Smith reported. He said he would enlist the local senator “to help get the funding allocated in the state budget.”

On March 21, the undercover agent, the cooperator and the senator had gathered in Smith’s Albany office, where the senator explained where he’d be finding the state funding to aid their Spring Valley land deal.

“Multi-modal money is outside the budget and it’s always around,” Smith allegedly said.

By last week, FBI agents and prosecutors were finishing their plans for the sweep they pulled off at 6 a.m. yesterday. They put together an operational plan and a criminal complaint with incredible detail designed to prove to the public how strong their case is.

“Everyone’s entitled to the presumption of innocence,” said one lawyer who knows some of the politicians charged yesterday. “But this looks really, really bad.”

Six suspects appeared in White Plains federal court yesterday afternoon, looking tired and expressionless. They were ordered to turn over their passports and told there were now restrictions on where they can travel in the state.

They were ordered to give urine samples and are due back in court on April 23.