Poltugal FM - 1996

Scientists manage to clone the first mammal - Dolly the sheep.

1996 in Poland:
Józef Oleksy (Prime Minister) was accused of spying for Russia.
Polish poet Wislawa Szymborska was honored with the Nobel Prize.
20 September 1996 in Warsaw - concert of pop king Michael Jackson. Event introduced the Polish music industry and the platform in the new era.

Polish playlist:
Big cyc - "Makumba"
O.N.A . - "Kiedy powiem sobie dosc"
Urszula - "Konik na biegunach"
Myslovitz - "Z twarza Marylin Monroe"
Blenders - "Ciagnik"
Various Manx - "Orla cien"
DeSu - "Zycie cudem jest"
Songs that didn't fit in the programme:
Kasia Kowalska - "Cos optymistycznego" (with song "Chcę znać swój grzech" finished on 14th place of Eurovision contest)
Anita lipnicka - "Wszystko sie moze zdarzyc"
Kasia Nosowska - "Jesli wiesz co chce powiedziec"
Rotary - "Na jednej z dzikich plaz"

1996 in Portugal:
Presidential Elections in Portugal, Jorge Sampaio elected President of the Republic.
Beggining of recicling programme in Portugal.

Portuguese playlist:
Primitive Reason - "Seven fingered friend"
Da Weasel - "Dou-lhe com a alma"
Os Lunáticos - "Estou na Lua"
Rio Grande - "Postal dos Correios"
Tara Perdida - "Feia"
Lúcia Moniz - "O meu coração não tem cor"

    

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Poltugal FM - 1995

1995 in Poland:
On 1st of January Polish people stoped being millioners. There was made denomination of zloty polish currency - from the previous value was substracted four zeros. These values ​​are in Poland till today.
On 7th of April the first part of subway in Warsaw was opened. After 12 years of building and 70 years after they made decision that it will be built.
In November we chose new president - Aleksander Kwasniewski, that for the next 10 years was the leader of Poland. Another visit of pope John Paul II.

Polish playlist:
Grzegorz Turnau -  "Bracka"
Robert Chojnacki - "Budzikom Smierc"
Oddzial Zamkniety - "Gdyby nie ty"- akustycznie
Justyna Steczkowska - "Dziewczyna Szamana"
Hey - "list"
Dzem - "Skazany na bluesa"

1995 in Portugal:
Legislative elections in October. Government of Cavaco Silva, prime-minister till then, lost elections to António Guterres.

Portuguese playlist:
Mind the Gap - "Pesadelo"
Kussondulola - "Perigosa"
Cool Hipnoise - "Funk é mem' bom"
Íris - "Oh Mãe"
Alcoolémia - "Não sei se mereço"

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Poltugal FM - 1994

1994 in Poland:
In April 1994 government made ​​a formal request for adoption of Poland to the EU.
On 30th of April Poland has its debut at the Eurovision Song Contest. Edyta Gorniak, with the song "To nie ja bylam Ewa," gets the second place in the competition.
May 6th with a visit to Poland arrives  president of USA Bill Clinton.
In August near Warsaw a meteorite fell down

Polish playlist:
Edyta Bartosiewicz - "Sen"
Grzegorz Turnau - "Cichosza"
Various Manx - "Piosenka ksiezycowa"
Perfect - "Calkiem inny kraj"
Raz Dwa Trzy - "I tak warto zyc"
Edyta Gorniak -  "To nie ja" (Eurovision)

1994 in Portugal:
In 24th of June the 25th of April bridge was blocked by truck drivers protesting against the price increase to cross it. The rest of population joined the protest, and severe confrontations between police and protestants injured several people. It was the begining of the end of the government of the Prime Minister Cavaco Silva, now President of the Republic.

Portuguese playlist:
Despe e Siga - "Festa"
Pedro Abrunhosa e Bandemónio - "Não posso mais"
Quinta do Bill - "Filhos da Nação"
GNR - "+ Vale nunca"
Sétima Legião - "Por quem não esqueci"
Sara Tavares - "Chamar a música" (Eurovision)

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Before a castle, then a fort, now only the chapel remains

Today we present you one of the places in Algarve that is worth a visit. In Lagoa Municipality, more specifically near Porches there is a chapel in top of a cliff, entering the sea and separating a beach on the left and another one on the right. In medieval ages, it was castle, then in the XVI century it was a fort, but the waves damaged it. Now only the chapel and white walls remain in the place. Says the legend that the chapel was built in the medieval times because Our Lady appeared in that place, and Portuguese king D. Dinis commanded the construction of the fortified walls to protect it. Last week we were there, and these are the pictures that Martyna made of the place. Plus the pictures she took on her first visit there, in February 2013.

Poltugal FM - 1993

Polish playlist:
Elektryczne Gitary - "Dzieci wybiegly"
Kult - "Baranek"
Hey - "Moja i twoja nadzieja"
KSU - "Moje Bieszczady"
Budka Suflera - "Cisza jak ta"
Pod Budą - "Nie przenoście nam stolicy do Krakowa"
Kazik - "100 milionow"

1993 in Poland:
On 3rd of January was held the first concert of "The Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity" - WOSP. It was a beginning of long tradition, since that year every January the concert of WOSP is organised and gathers milions of people who give money to save lives of sick people, especially children.
In 1993 the last soldiers of the Russian army, who were stationed on Polish territory in the time of communism, left.

Portuguese playlist:
Sitiados - "O circo"
Entre aspas - "Criatura da noite"
Dulce Pontes - "Canção do Mar"
UHF -"Menina estás à janela"
Três Tristes Tigres -"O Mundo a meus pés"

1993 in Portugal:
Polish president Lech Walęsa visited Portugal. Portugal on black list of International Amnisty due to violence applied by security forces. Investigation about a serie of prostitutes murders in Lisbon. The suspect was given the name "Lisbon Ripper"

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Why should people take helmets to the beach?

Do you know when is that warm that the only place that seems right is near the water? Algarve is like that since the first days of June. So, where to go on a saturday afternoon? The beach seems obvious, but the problem is that it is so obvious that everyone else thinks about the same. So, to avoid the line and the parking problems in Faro Beach we went East, and we stopped in Fuzeta. A beach in the heart of Ria Formosa, in a small fishermen town, seemed a good choice to avoid the crowd. But it wasn't. It was actually the stereotype of an afternoon spent in the beach in Algarve in Summer. Almost no place to place the towels, noisy "neighbours", and the worst of all violent ones.
We didn't find any reason for the 2 square meters free in the middle of the croweded sand so that seemed a good spot for us. Not even five minutes after we were regreting our decision. A group of male teenagers with their testoterone on fire thought that the beach is a great place to create a "royal rumble" event. After some pushing and grabing one of them just woke up the "karate kid" in him - not likely that he knows who is Daniel-san or Mr. Myagi, but still - and applied a flying kick in the head of the smallest one in the group - what actually makes it less impressive, couse changes the attack onto a low-flying kick. The kid - he regressed to the past with the impact - cryed like a baby, and the "friend" ran to him apologyzing and compensating him with the solution to end the war in the world: "You can punch me in the face to make it even" - what a genious!.
The man - he grew up from kid to adult in a moment - denied and left. "Everything will be ok now? Wrong...". A family next to us got inspired by the fighting scene and decided to do the same. Four grown-ups started to fight their kids in a painful game. Some slapping, some grabbing, some punching - nothing that we didn't see before it that beach minutes before - and a Hello Kitty ball... BAM! in Nuno's face. Intriguing the fact that the adult that threw it was trying to hit a one year old baby that was participating in the familiar WWE event... Time to leave the beach before the "plague" started to contaminate more people and the older ones armed with canes can be really dangerous when becoming violent. The sun was still up, so we walked near the boats planning the one that we will buy in the future - some for sale but we didn't find "the one" yet. In the middle time to eat grilled octopus, delicious for Nuno, too salty for Martyna, and perfect to throw it to the face of the guy that throws balls at peaceful people on the beach :).

Poltugal FM - 1992

1992 in Poland:

The first ever Polish woman - Hanna Suchocka was appointed for the position of Prime Minister.

In 1992 in Poland, opened the first McDonald's restaurant. The first mobile phone network in the country was established. On December 3, 1992 for the first time a text message was sent. The first commercial TV station Polsat was founded.

Polish playlist:
Elektryczne Gitary - "Jestem z miasta"
T.Love - "King"
Wilki - "Son of the blue sky"
Róże Europy - "Jedwab"
Atrakcyjny Kazimierz - "Jako mąż i nie mąż"

Stare Dobre Małżeństwo - "Czarny blues o czwartej nad ranem"

1992 in Portugal:
 Portugal was for the first time presiding the European Union. The first private television started its emission.


Portuguese playlist:
GNR - "Pronuncia do Norte"
Sitiados - "Vida de Marinheiro"
Peste e Sida - "Cantiga da Rua"
Resistencia - "Traz outro amigo"tambem"
Madredeus - "A vaca de fogo"
Xutos e Pontapes - "Chuva dissolvente"

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Poltugal FM - 1991

1991 in Poland:
Poland's first free parliamentary elections were held in 1991. More than 100 parties participated, representing the full spectrum of political views. No single party received more than 13% of the total vote. The government was first fully free and democratic Polish government since 1926.
in the middle of the year, for the fourth time Pope John Paul II made pilgrimage visit.

Polish playlist:
Dzem - List do M
T.Love - Warszawa
Republika - Biala Flaga
Ira - Nadzieja
Stanislaw Soyka - Tolerancja
Chlopcy z Placu Broni - Kocham Cie

1991 in Portugal:
In the same year there were two elections, for the presidence or the republic, the candidate supported by center-left party won, but the center-right party won the legislative elections. Pope John Paul II visited Portugal.

Portuguese playlist:

Rádio Macau - Elevador da Glória
Ena Pá 2000 - És Cruel
Dulce Pontes -  Lusitana Paixão
Resistência - Não sou o único
Ritual Tejo - Foram cardos, foram prosas

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Poltugal FM 1990

1990 in Poland:

The presidential election is definitely one the most important events 1990. December 9, a majority of 74.3 per cent. chose Lech Walesa to win presidential elections.

On 9th of February the national emblem - White Eagle is restored.

Censorship is abolished  and celebration of the Constitution of May 3 is  restored.

Martyna was born:)

Polish Playlist:

Tilt - "Jeszcze będzie przepięknie"
Kobranocka - "Kocham cię jak Irlandię"
Pod Budą - "Lecz Póki Co Żyjemy"
SDM - "Z nim bedziesz szczesliwsza"
Chlopcy z placu broni - "o! ela"
Emigranci - "Na falochronie"
Lady Punk - " Zawsze tam gdzie ty"

1990 in Portugal:
Beach, sun, some rain, some wine, another year in Portugal ( Martyna‘s view of what happened) :)

Portuguese playlist:
Madredeus - "Pastor"
Trovante - "Timor"
Mão Morta - "Ventos Animais"
Onda Choc - "Bikini às bolinhas amarelas"
Rui Veloso - "Não há estrelas no céu"

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Poltugal FM - 1989

This week we had special guests from Poland making programme with us: Anna that 1989 was the year she was born and her boyfriend Piotrek that saved Martyna when she couldnt find a word she needed :)

1989 in Poland:
Anna was born! The Berlin Wall collapsed, and with it the previous order in Europe.
In Poland we had the legendary debates of "Round Table" and June elections, in result of which government was appointed.

Polish playlist:
Kult- "Arahja"
Ziyo - "Magiczne slowa"
T.Love - " To wychowanie"
Dzem - "Wehikul czasu"
Formacja Nie zybych schabuf - "Klub wesołego szampana"
Pidzama porno -"Terrorystka Frania"

1989 in Portugal:
For the second time in two years, portuguese prime-minister voted againsted setting Nelson Mandela free.

Portuguese playlist:
António Variações - "Dar e Receber"
Da Vinci - "Conquistador"
GNR - "Morte ao Sol"
Jorge Palma - "Frágil"
Sétima Legião - "Por quem não esqueci"
Xutos e Pontapés - "Se me amas"

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Poltugal FM - 1987

1987 in Poland:
The first public Happening "Orange Alternative". Organization bringing together many young people for whom the rigid formula of Solidarity proved to be too boring, shook Polish society.
In June this year the Polish third apostolic visit of Pope John Paul II arrived.
In 1987, in the face of economic collapse, the authorities introduced price increases of food, fuel, electricity and gasoline.
1987 is also the largest in terms of victims of the plane crash in the history of Polish aviation. May 9 airliner Il-62M Kosciuszko fell in Forest Kabacki. On board were 183 people.
1987 is also a breakthrough in the treatment of infertility in Poland. November 12 was born in Bialystok Polish first child conceived by in vitro.
February 10, 1987 was the first concert in Poland of American heavy metal band Metallica.

Polish playlist:
Kult - "Polska"
Kobranocka - "Nikomu nie wolno"
Sztywny Pal Azji - "Wieża Radości, Wieża Samotności"

Voo Voo - "Nim stanie sie tak"

Korba - "Bialy rower"
Daab - "Moje paranoje"

1987 in Portugal:
Nuno was born!

Portuguese playlist:
Zeca Alfonso - "O que faz falta"
GNR - "Efectivamente"
Xutos & Pontapes - "Contentores"
Radio Macau - "O Anzol"
Mler ife Dada - "Zuvi Zeva Novi"

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Poltugal FM - 1986

The explosion at a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl, which took place April 26 1986 suspended the development of energy based on nuclear power for many years.

1986 in Poland:
Further price increases. On March 16 state raised the prices of many essential products include bread, cereal, milk, butter and sugar. Already one month after the authorities decided to further increases. In August, in addition prces of meat products went up.

Polish playlist:
Bajm - Dwa Serca, Dwa Smutki
Daab - Ogrodu serce
Lady Pank - Marchewkowe pole
konstitucje
Natalia Kukulska - Puszek Okruszek

1986 in Portugal:
One year after signing the agreement, Portugal enters the European Union


Portuguese playlist:
Trovante - Fizeram os dias assim
Rui Veloso - Porto Covo
Dora - Não sejas mau para mim
Sérgio Godinho - Definição do Amor
Xutos e Pontapés - Homem do Leme
Boa noite Vitinho

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Poltugal FM - 1985

Today's giant Microsoft unveiled a 16-bit graphical operating system Windows 1.0.
The first episode of the TV series "MacGyver" was emitted and on the market has entered the best-selling game in the history: Super Mario Bros.

1985 in Poland:
November 5, Professor Zbigniew Religa made ​​the first successful heart transplant in Poland.
 
Polish playlist:
Dzem - Whisky
Kombi - Nasze Randez Vous
Lady Pank - Minus Zero
Maanam - Lipstick on the glass
Shakin' Dudi - Au Szala Lala
Skora - Aya rl


1985 in Portugal:
Portugal signed in Lisbon the agreement to enter the European Union.


Portuguese playlist:
GNR - Dunas
Xutos e Pontapés - Conta-me Histórias
Jorge Palma - Deixa-me rir
Sérgio Godinho - Com um brilhozinho nos olhos
Mler Ife Dada - Zimpó

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Poltugal FM - 1983

1983 in Poland:
The abolition of martial law and a moral victory of "Solidarności" over the communist government, were two of the most important events of 1983.

For the Polish society the most important was the abolition of lasting from 13th December 1981, martial law (July 21, 1983).
Year 1983 is also a great success of "Solidarity." International community appreciated the determination of the Polish opposition against the communist regime. On 5th of October Lech Walesa was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
The authority agreed to a second pilgrimage of John Paul II. Pope took apostolic journey to Poland on 16-23 June.

Polish Playlist:
TSA - "51"
Lombard - "Przezyj to sam"
Perfect -  "Autobiografia"
Lady Pank - "Kryzysowa narzeczona"
Manaam - "Kocham Cie kochanie moje"
Oddzial Zamkniety - "Andzia i ja"
Martyna Jakubowicz - "W domach z betonu"
Turbo - "Dorosle dzieci"

1983 in Portugal:
The year of 1983 was the second time that the country recieved help from the IMF, due to the economy crysis. 

Portuguese Playlist: 
António Variações - É p'rá manhã
Rui Veloso - Máquina Zero
Heróis do Mar - Paixão
Armando Gama - Esta balada que te dou

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Poltugal FM - 1981

1981:
May 13 – Pope John Paul II is shot and nearly killed by Mehmet Ali Ağca, a Turkish gunman, as he enters St. Peter's Square in Vatican City to address a general audience.

1981 in Poland:

1981: People were receiving monthly food ration cards which included, among other items, 3 kg of meat, 250 g of candy, 1 kg of flour, 30 liters of petrol. Having a card however did not guaranteed purchase of goods, often you had to stand in long queues. (food ration cards in Poland till 1989)
In mid-1981, due to economic crisis and food shortages, thousands of Poles, took part in several hunger demonstrations.

December 13 – Wojciech Jaruzelski declares martial law in Poland, to prevent the dismantling of the communist system by Solidarity.

Polish Playlist:
  - Perfekt - "Chcemy być sobą"

  - Jacek Kaczmarski - "Mury"
  - TSA - "Mass media"
  - Manaam - "Cykady na cykladach"
  - VOX - "Bananowy song"

  - SBB - "Memento z banalnym trubtykiem"

1981 in Portugal:
Portugal was almost melting with an heat wave.
 
Portuguese playlist:
  - Carlos Paião - Playback
  - Táxi - Chiclete
  - Xutos e Pontapés - Sémen
  - Grupo de Baile - Patchouly
  - GNR - Portugal na CEE
  - Lara Li - Telepatia

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Poltugal FM - 1980

1980 in Poland:

August 1980 - one of the few months that have left the biggest mark on the history of the People's Republic.
August 7–August 31 – Lech Wałęsa leads the first of many strikes at the Gdańsk Shipyard. (Lech Walesa - won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1983, and served as President of Poland)
August 31 – Victory of the strike in Gdańsk Shipyard, Poland. The Gdańsk Agreement is signed, opening a way to start the first in the communist bloc free organization (not controlled by regime) "Solidarność" in english Solidarity.

In Zakopane was held the first ever World Cup in ski jumping. Polish ski jumper Stanislaw Bobak won first place.

First Jarocin’s Festival. It was generally based in its organization and atmosphere on famous American Woodstock Festival, thus it sometimes was called the Polish Woodstock.
Anna Jantar died - 25th March 1980 in plane crash near Warsaw Airport, her last song was with predictive words: "nothing can last forever"

Polish playlist:
  - "Sto lat" (polish `happy birthday` because o birthday of mum of Martyna)
  - Maanam - "Boskie Buenos"
  - Anna Jantar: "Nic nie może wiecznie trwać"
  - Czeslaw Niemen "Dziwny jest ten świat"

1980 in Portugal:
In music, the album know as the first rock album was released, by Rui Veloso.
The prime-minister of Portugal, Sá Carneiro dies in a plane crash, that is suspected to be provoked.

Portuguese playlist:

  - "Parabéns a você"(portuguese `happy birthday` because o birthday of mum of Martyna)
  - Rui Veloso - "Chico Fininho"
  - José Cid - "Um grande, grande amor"
  - Herman José - "Canção do Bejinho"

English playlist: (We had a guest from England, Ben Morris, that entered the spirit of the program)
  - Buggles - "Video killed the radio star"
  - Pink Floyd - "Another brick in the wall"
  - Dexy's Midnight runners - "Geno"

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Poltugal FM Carnival!

Carnival playlist:

Portuguese:

  - Kaoma - "The Lambada"

  - Quim Barreiros - "Os Bichos da Fazenda"

  - Doce - "Bem Bom"

  - ZIMBRO - "Apita o Comboio"

  - Fernando Correia Marques - "Carocha do Amor"

  - Emanuel - "Pimba pimba"
  - Iran Costa - "Bicho"

Polish:
  - Kombi - "Słodkiego miłego życia"
  - Boys - "Jestes szalona"
  - Piersi - "Balkanica"
  - Ryszard Rynkowski - "Wsiąść do pociągu"
  - Jerzy Polomski - "Cala sala spiewa z nami"
  - Donatan - "My slowianie"
  - Brathanki - "Czerwone korale"

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Volta ao Algarve!

Last sunday: a normal day of work for Nuno, but in the same place, same event that meant much more to Martyna. Tour of Algarve reached its end and it had a polish winner. Michal Kwiatkowski, beated Alberto Contador and portuguese World Champion Rui Costa after last year he finished second in this race. To add to final victory, he won two of the four stages: one in Monchique and also the time trial. Because in the last day it was predictable that he would be in the highest place of the podium, Martyna didn't want to lose the oportunity of meeting the polish champion, and she could.

She went to Vilamoura by bus to take a picture with Kwiatkowski. For most of the people, a autograph would be great, and she got it in Poland scarf because Nuno, after interviewing the winner, asked him to sign it. But the picture wasn't made, so - needed to add that somehow Martyna entered restricted area unnoticed - after the autographs and the interviews, and just before Michal Kwiatkowski entered the team bus, she could "kidnapped" him for the posterity :)

Poltugal FM - 1974

1974 in Poland:

Poland was third at the Football World Cup in Germany, beating Brazil 1:0. Goal was scored by Grzegorz Lato - leading scorer in 1974 at World Cup and the only Polish player ever to win Golden boot.

Polish playlist:
Andrzej Dąbrowski - "A ty sie bracie nie denerwuj"
Anna Jantar - "Tyle slonca w calym miescie"
Breakout - "Modlitwa"
Maryla Rodowicz - "Malgoska"
Marek Grechuta - "Dni, ktorych nie znamy"

+ Maryla Rodowicz - "Futbol" (song performed during opening ceremony of World Cup in Germany )

1974 in Portugal:  

The year of the democratic revolution, "25 de Abril". This event influenced the musical production with the wrinting of a lot of political lyrics.

Portuguese playlist:

Paulo de Carvalho - "E depois do adeus"

Green Windows - "No dia em que o Rei fez anos"

Zeca Afonso - "Venham mais cinco"

Sérgio Godinho - "Liberdade"

Fausto - "Venha cá Sr. Burguês"

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Praia do Barril by accident.

Imagine a sunny sunday after weeks of rainy and cloudy weather... First thing we thought about: leave the house, and so we did. After lunch we decided to go west, without any specific destination, only the direction was defined in our heads.
In a place like Algarve, is difficult to know all the beaches from Sagres to Vila Real de Santo António but the best places we thought that we knew... Lie...
Before arriving to Tavira, we saw a sign to "Praia do Barril". Nuno heard about it before, but never went there, neither Martyna. "Let's give it a try", we thought, and we stopped there.
First interesting thing: the access. The acess is made by a narrow floating bridge where is not possible to walk aside other person. Bridge crossed and we saw the second interesting thing: a train station with a really funny small train. We thought that in winter it would be deactivated. Wrong. It was working and transporting people through the railroads to the beach. At this point we found out that we would have a quite long walk in Ria Formosa.
After 15 minutes walking, we arrived to the beach, hundreds of meters of sand only with the ocean in the horizon. Looking at one of the maps of the place, we read that there would be somewhere a anchor cementary. We could imagine by the name what it would be, but we didn't knew what to expect. We walked a bit more on the sand and we saw what was it about. Around one hundred anchors on the sand, reminding a cementary. That place was used as a tuna fishermen shelter that now is deactivated. From those boats capturing the tuna migrating from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean sea, only these Anchors stayed.