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English: I'd endorse some of what Dilwyn and Sam have said. Just to speak of our experience as Clwb, as we are a community interest company and not for profit, we had been able to make a bid for support from the arts council and to access support from Creative Wales at a very early stage. And thanks to those payments that we received up to the summer, that enabled us to continue with our staff as long as we've been able to. It's been a very difficult situation. Creative Wales was one of the first organisations throughout Britain to provide any funding for the grass-roots sector, and that was done within a month of the pandemic. And not long after that, there was also support available through the arts council. But it has been a very difficult period for Creative Wales. They are a small team and they've had a huge amount of work to do in a short period of time, given that they were only formed in January. We are very grateful for the work that they've done, but perhaps we need to distribute some of the responsibility across the sector in order to give them an opportunity to breathe, to develop and to bed in.
Welsh: Byddwn i'n ategu rhywfaint o beth mae Dilwyn a Sam wedi bod yn dweud. Jest i sôn rhywfaint am ein profiad ni yn Clwb, gan ein bod ni'n community interest company ac nid er elw, mi oedden ni wedi llwyddo i allu gwneud cais ar gyfer y cyngor celfyddydau a chael cefnogaeth hefyd gan Creative Wales yn gynnar iawn yn y broses. A diolch i'r taliadau y cawson ni gan y ddau gorff hyd at yr haf, gwnaeth hynny ein galluogi ni i barhau efo'n staff mor hir ag yr ydyn ni wedi gallu ei wneud. Mae e wedi bod yn sefyllfa anodd iawn. Mi oedd Creative Wales yn un o'r cyrff cyntaf trwy Brydain, dwi'n meddwl, i roi unrhyw arian ar gyfer y sector grass-roots, a hynny o fewn mis i'r pandemig ddechrau, a dim yn bell ar ôl hynny hefyd roedd nawdd ar gael gan y cyngor celfyddydau. Ond mae hi wedi bod yn gyfnod anodd iawn i Creative Wales. Maen nhw'n dîm dim bach ac maen nhw wedi cael lot fawr o waith i'w wneud mewn cyfnod byr, i feddwl eu bod nhw ond wedi eu ffurfio yn ôl ym mis Ionawr. Rydyn ni'n ddiolchgar iawn am y gwaith maen nhw wedi ei wneud, ond efallai bod angen dosbarthu rhywfaint o'r cyfrifoldebau mwy ar draws y sector er mwyn rhoi cyfle iddyn nhw i anadlu a datblygu hefyd.
English: David, on that final point you made, I don't think that we are thinking about us as a venue and how we remain match fit. For us, we know what the value of the arts is in terms of well-being, and I think that's the important point. We as a venue - and I'm sure that the other venues would agree - we don't think of ourselves; we think of our audiences, and we think of the needs of our community. So, that's the most important thing. So, we can't stage activity and spend money that we don't have, but we just want to have that activity back without putting us at risk of closure, because we know that our communities really need the arts, and I think this time and this period has proven the value of the arts for the people at a time that's been very difficult.
Welsh: David, ar y pwynt diwethaf rwyt ti wedi'i wneud, dwi ddim yn meddwl ein bod ni'n cysidro ni fel venue a sut rydyn ni'n cadw'n brysur ac yn cadw'n match fit. Dwi'n meddwl, i ni, rydyn ni'n gwybod beth ydy gwerth y celfyddydau o ran llesiant i bobl, a dwi'n meddwl mai dyna ydy'r pwynt pwysig. Rydyn ni fel venue - a dwi'n siŵr bod venues eraill yn meddwl yr un fath - dydyn ni ddim yn meddwl am ein hunain, rydyn ni'n meddwl am ein cynulleidfa, a rydyn ni'n meddwl am anghenion ein cymuned. Felly, dyna ydy'r peth mwyaf pwysig. Felly, dydyn ni ddim yn gallu cynnal gweithgaredd a gwario pres sydd gyda ni ddim ar gynnal gweithgaredd. Ond rydyn ni jest eisiau gallu cynnal gweithgaredd heb rhoi ein hunain mewn peryg o orfod cau, achos rydyn ni'n gwybod bod ein cymunedau rili angen y celfyddydau, a dwi'n meddwl bod yr amser yma yn profi gwerth y celfyddydau i bobl ar amser anghenus i bawb.
English: I'd agree with Sam and Dilwyn there. As I noted earlier, we as venues are in a position to seek funding from the cultural fund, but for the artists, it's been very difficult for them to access any funding. The freelance fund has been oversubscribed every time it's opened. And sound engineers, and other freelancers that we would employ for events, aren't in the same situation as we are. So, this funding would enable us to stage events without the usual risk that we're not going to make money because of the smaller audiences, but we could also pump some money back into the industry more generally and support creative individuals through staging these events.
Welsh: Rwy'n ategu beth mae Sam a Dilwyn yn ei ddweud fanna. Fel y gwnes i nodi'n gynt, dŷn ni fel lleoliadau mewn sefyllfa i wneud cais am nawdd o'r gronfa ddiwylliannol yma, ond mae'r artistiaid dŷn ni'n rhoi mlaen, mae e wedi bod yn anodd iawn iddyn nhw gael access i unrhyw arian. Mae'r freelance fund wedi bod yn oversubscribed bob tro mae e wedi agor. Mae'r bobl sain, a'r freelancers eraill buasem ni'n cyflogi ar gyfer digwyddiadau, dŷn nhw ddim yn yr un sefyllfa â ni. So, buasai'r arian yma yn ein galluogi ni i roi digwyddiadau ymlaen heb y risg tebygol o'r ffaith dŷn ni ddim yn mynd i wneud arian ohonyn nhw achos bydd y gynulleidfa yn mynd i fod yn llai, ond mi fyddem ni hefyd yn gallu rhoi rhywfaint o arian yn ôl i mewn i'r diwydiant yn gyffredinol a chefnogi unigolion creadigol eraill trwy'r digwyddiadau yma.
English: In terms of staff employed by the club, before the announcement of the cultural fund, we were in the midst of a redundancy consultation, because although the furlough scheme had been very useful, salaries aren't the only cost of running a venue. We were facing a situation where the venue would be at risk of closure unless we could reduce our staffing responsibilities. I've managed to defer that now until we get a decision on the cultural fund, but if we're not successful there, then I'll have to review that, because we do need to ensure that the business survives for as long as possible, in the hope that we come through this crisis. And the UK funds alone haven't been sufficient, because they're simply focused on staffing. We are very reliant on the decision on the cultural fund. In terms of the freelance situation, it's been very difficult, I think, for people in that sector in Cardiff particularly. There is a large percentage of freelance workers in Cardiff and every time the freelance fund was opened, the one in Cardiff would run out in very short order. So, there is certainly a demand for further support for that sector. We employ up to 15 freelance sound engineers and many of them have had to go to work in the Tesco warehouse or elsewhere just in order to make ends meet and get an income anywhere near what they could achieve pre-pandemic. So, it's been a very difficult situation for them.
Welsh: O ran sefyllfa'r staff sy'n cael eu cyflogi gan y clwb, cyn y cyhoeddiad am y gronfa ddiwylliannol, mi oedden ni yng nghanol redundancy consultation, achos er bod y furlough scheme wedi bod yn ddefnyddiol iawn ac yn gefnogol iawn i ni, nid cyflogau ydy'r unig gost o redeg lleoliad. Mi oedden ni'n wynebu sefyllfa lle buasai'r lleoliad mewn peryg o gau os na fuasem ni'n gostwng ein cyfrifoldebau o ran staffio. Dwi wedi llwyddo i ohirio hynna nawr tan ein bod yn cael penderfyniad o'r gronfa ddiwylliannol, ond os nad ydym yn llwyddiannus yn fanna, mi fydd rhaid i fi ailedrych arno fo, achos mae angen sicrhau bod y busnes yn bodoli mor hir â'i fod yn gallu, yn y gobaith ein bod ni'n dod trwy'r crisis yma, a dyw'r cronfeydd o'r UK ar eu pennau eu hunain ddim wedi bod yn ddigonol achos jest ar gyfer y staffio maen nhw. Dŷn ni yn ddibynnol iawn ar y canlyniad ar y gronfa ddiwylliannol. O ran y sefyllfa freelance, mae wedi bod yn anodd iawn, dwi'n meddwl, ar gyfer pobl yn y sector yna yng Nghaerdydd yn benodol. Mae yna ganran fawr iawn o weithwyr freelance yng Nghaerdydd a phob tro roedd y gronfa freelance yn cael ei agor, mi oedd yr un yng Nghaerdydd yn rhedeg allan mewn amser byr iawn. So, mae yna bendant alw am fwy o gefnogaeth ar gyfer y sector yna. Dŷn ni'n cyflogi hyd at 15 o bobl sain yma ar sail lawrydd. Mae nifer ohonyn nhw erbyn hyn wedi gorfod mynd i weithio yn warws Tesco neu lefydd eraill er mwyn cael arian ac incwm - rhywbeth yn agos at beth roedden nhw'n gallu ei gael cyn y pandemig. So, mae hi wedi bod yn sefyllfa anodd iawn ar eu cyfer nhw.
English: Yes, I just wanted to respond to Carwyn's question because I've felt for decades, really, since I started working in the industry, that so much public funding is provided to huge organisations, and I think this period has made everyone think where value for money can be achieved. We're quite a small organisation, but I think we have a great reach, so the support that we've needed to come out of this situation has been relatively small as compared to the major organisations. So, I do think - . And I also feel that smaller grass-roots venues do offer far more value for money, and in a nation such as Wales, which is partially rural, with a dispersed population - I do think that that's important, and it's more important now, because we will be asking people not to travel great distances to be involved with arts activities, and we don't want to have too many people together in these huge centres. So, that's one of the things. But I also think that it's been good for us personally. And perhaps this hasn't been the case for everyone, but we've been able to think outside the box and look at other projects and sources we can work on and not put all our eggs in one basket, but thinking, 'Right, we're not going to sit here until we're able to open as we were.' So, we've thought outside the box, and that's been something that's been constructive and should be supported so that we can survive whatever the future brings.
Welsh: Roeddwn i jest eisiau ymateb i Carwyn achos dwi'n teimlo ers degawdau, i ddweud y gwir, ers i fi ddechrau gweithio yn y diwydiant, fod cymaint o'r arian cyhoeddus yn mynd tuag at sefydliadau anferth, a dwi'n meddwl bod y cyfnod yma wedi agor fyny a gwneud lle i bawb feddwl lle mae gwerth am arian. Rydyn ni'n sefydliad eithaf bach, ond rydyn ni'n meddwl ein bod ni'n cyrraedd llawer o bobl, felly mae'r cymorth rydyn ni wedi gorfod cael i ddod allan o'r sefyllfa wedi bod yn gymharol fach, i gymharu efo sefydliadau anferth. Felly, dwi'n meddwl - . A hefyd, dwi'n teimlo bod venues llai, fel rhai grass roots a ballu, yn cynnig llawer mwy o werth am arian, ac mewn gwlad fel Cymru, sy'n rhannol wledig, ac mae pobl wedi spread -io allan dros y wlad - dwi'n meddwl bod hynny'n bwysig, ac mae o'n fwy pwysig rŵan, achos rydyn ni'n galw ar bobl i beidio â theithio'n rhy bell i weld gweithgaredd ac i weithgareddau celfyddydol, a dydyn ni ddim eisiau gormod o bobl gyda'i gilydd mewn rhai canolfannau anferth. Felly, dyna ydy un o'r pethau. Ond dwi'n meddwl hefyd ei fod o wedi bod yn dda i ni'n bersonol. Ac efallai nad ydy hyn ddim wedi bod yn bosib i bawb, ond rydyn ni wedi gallu trio meddwl tu allan i'r bocs a meddwl pa ffynonellau eraill rydyn ni wedi gallu gweithio arnyn nhw, a'n bod ni ddim yn rhoi ein hwyau jest mewn un fasged, a meddwl, 'Reit, rydyn ni'n mynd i aros fan hyn rŵan tan ein bod ni'n barod i agor yn union fel oedden ni.' Rydyn ni wedi gorfod meddwl tu allan i'r bocs, felly mae hwnna'n rhywbeth adeiladol, a dwi'n meddwl bod hwnna'n rhywbeth sydd angen ei gefnogi hefyd, fel ein bod ni'n gallu bodoli beth bynnag sy'n digwydd yn y dyfodol.
English: Thank you, Dilwyn. Sam.
Welsh: Diolch, Dilwyn. Sam.
English: That brings that item to a close. I'd like to thank you all, as witnesses. It's been a very interesting and useful session. You will receive a copy of the transcript of the meeting so you can check it for accuracy, and we will discuss further as a committee how we can feed in some of your comments into the discussions with the Welsh Government too. So, thank you all very much; we very much appreciate the time that you've given us, and you're welcome to leave us at this point. Thank you.
Welsh: Felly, mae hynny'n dod â'r eitem yna i ben. Diolch yn fawr iawn i chi i gyd, dystion. Mae wedi bod yn sesiwn hynod o ddiddorol a defnyddiol. Fe gewch chi gopi o dransgript y cyfarfod fel eich bod chi'n gallu sicrhau ein bod ni wedi cofnodi pethau'n gywir, ac fe wnawn ni drafod ymhellach fel pwyllgor sut gallwn ni fwydo rhai o'r pethau dŷch chi wedi'u codi gyda ni i mewn i drafodaethau Llywodraeth Cymru ar hyn o bryd. Felly, diolch yn fawr iawn i chi; dŷn ni'n gwerthfawrogi'n fawr eich amser, ac mae croeso cynnes i chi ein gadael ni nawr. Diolch yn fawr.
English: So, with those few words, we move to item 4 on our agenda, papers to note. There is one paper to note, which is correspondence from the Welsh Government. Are Members happy to note that piece of correspondence? Yes. Thank you very much.
Welsh: So, gyda hynny, dŷn ni'n symud at eitem 4 ar yr agenda, sef papur i'w nodi, sef llythyr dŷn ni wedi'i dderbyn gan Lywodraeth Cymru. Ydy'r Aelodau'n hapus i nodi'r llythyr? Hapus i nodi? Diolch yn fawr.
English: So, we move to item 5 on our agenda, and I propose that, in accordance with Standing Order 17.42 (ix), the committee resolves to exclude the public from the remainder of this meeting. Are Members content? I see that Members are content - thank you very much. So, if we could bring the broadcast to a conclusion.
Welsh: Ac wedyn, o dan eitem 5 ar yr agenda, dwi'n awgrymu ein bod ni'n symud o dan Reol Sefydlog 17.42 (ix) i wahardd y cyhoedd o weddill y cyfarfod yma. Dwi'n gweld yr Aelodau'n cytuno - diolch yn fawr iawn i chi. Felly, os dŷn ni'n gallu dod â'r darlledu i ben.
English: Thank you very much, Chair, and good afternoon, Minister. Well, following on directly from your opening remarks, could I ask you first of all, in terms of preparedness for whatever may happen at the end of this year and the Welsh Government's action points and its preparedness - ? You've mentioned COVID-19, clearly, so the first question is on COVID-19 and the significant impact that that's having across the board, but the specific question here is to ask you what impact COVID-19 has had on the availability of staff and resources within the Welsh Government's European transition team, namely your own team involved with preparedness. What impact has COVID had there?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr, Gadeirydd, a phrynhawn da, Weinidog. Wel, yn dilyn yn syth o'ch cyflwyniad, a dweud y gwir, a allaf i ofyn yn y lle cyntaf: yn nhermau parodrwydd i beth bynnag sy'n digwydd ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn yma a chamau gweithredu Llywodraeth Cymru, ei rhan yn y parodrwydd yna, a allaf i ofyn - ? Wrth gwrs, rydych chi wedi crybwyll COVID-19, yn amlwg, ac mae'r cwestiwn cyntaf ynglŷn â COVID-19 a'r effaith sylweddol y mae hwnna'n ei gael ar bob maes, ond y cwestiwn yn benodol yn fan hyn ydy: pa effaith mae COVID wedi ei gael ar y graddau y mae staff ac adnoddau ar gael o fewn tîm y trefniadau pontio Ewropeaidd Llywodraeth Cymru, hynny yw eich tîm chi sy'n ymwneud efo'r trefniadau pontio? Pa effaith mae COVID wedi ei gael ar hynna?
English: Well, across the board in Welsh Government, the pressures in responding to COVID have caused huge pressures on teams and it's posed challenges across Government. So, that's true in terms of the ETT team, as you mentioned, but you have to look at the bigger picture. The task of preparing for the end of the transition period is one that falls upon all parts of Government, and the truth is that the pressures of responding to COVID have had an impact on that. How have we responded to that? Well, by prioritising what we can do, those areas where we can have the greatest impact and those areas that are most important in terms of our priorities. So, we've had to be very disciplined in terms of emphasising those priorities, and that means that other things have to be deprioritised. We have been very flexible in distributing individuals among teams across Government to respond to this, and we've also distributed some of the work. We've managed to bring in some external resources where necessary and where possible, but we also have to consider the well-being of staff across Government to ensure that everyone receives the support that they need. So, it hasn't been easy. It's not easy for any Government to deal with the challenge of responding to COVID whilst also responding to the end of the transition period. That's why we were calling on the UK Government to extend the negotiation period so that we could deal with these issues in turn and not to make the crisis worse by insisting on that end of this year date.
Welsh: Wel, ar draws Llywodraeth Cymru yn gyfan gwbl, Dai, mae'r pwysau o ymateb i'r sefyllfa o ran COVID wedi achosi pwysau enfawr, wrth gwrs, a gwasgedd ar dimoedd a sialensiau ar draws y Llywodraeth. Felly, mae hynny'n wir o ran y tîm ETT, fel roeddech chi'n sôn, ond mae'n rhaid edrych ar y darlun ehangach. Hynny yw, mae'r dasg o baratoi ar gyfer diwedd y cyfnod pontio yn dasg sy'n syrthio i bob rhan o'r Llywodraeth, a'r gwir yw bod y pwysau o ymateb i COVID wedi yn sicr gael effaith ar hynny. Sut ydyn ni wedi ymateb i hynny? Wel, trwy flaenoriaethu'r hyn rydyn ni'n gallu ei wneud, hynny yw y llefydd lle gallwn ni gael y fwyaf o impact ac sydd hefyd fwyaf pwysig o ran ein blaenoriaethau ni. Felly, bod yn gwbl ddisgybledig ynglŷn â phwysleisio'r blaenoriaethau hynny, ac mae hynny yn golygu, wrth gwrs, dad-flaenoriaethu pethau eraill. Rydyn ni wedi bod yn hyblyg iawn yn dosbarthu pobl ymysg timoedd ar draws y Llywodraeth i ymateb i hyn a dosbarthu gwaith ac ati. Rydyn ni wedi gallu llwyddo i ddod â rhywfaint o adnoddau o'r tu allan pan mae hynny'n bosib, ond mae'n rhaid edrych ar lesiant staff ar draws y Llywodraeth hefyd i sicrhau bod pawb yn cael y gefnogaeth sydd ei angen arnyn nhw. Felly, dyw hi ddim wedi bod yn hawdd. Dyw hi ddim, rwy'n credu, yn hawdd i unrhyw Lywodraeth i ddelio â'r sialens o ymateb i COVID ac ymateb i ddiwedd y cyfnod pontio. Dyna, wrth gwrs, pam roedden ni'n galw ar Lywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol i ymestyn y cyfnod negodi er mwyn gallu delio â'r pethau yma yn eu tro ac nid gwneud y sialens a'r crisis yn waeth drwy fynnu ar y cyfnod ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn hon.
English: Thank you very much for that. A very comprehensive response. If I could just move on to some brief questions: can you confirm when the end of transition plan will be published?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr iawn am hynna. Ateb cynhwysfawr. Jest i symud ymlaen i gwpwl o gwestiynau bach byr, efallai: allwch chi gadarnhau pryd y bydd y cynllun diwedd pontio yn cael ei gyhoeddi?
English: Yes, we're expecting to publish it next week. I had hoped to do so having received information on an agreement, but that won't be possible during the next few days. But next week, hopefully.
Welsh: Gallaf. Rwy'n disgwyl ei gyhoeddi fe wythnos nesaf. Roeddwn i wedi gobeithio gallu gwneud hynny ar ôl cael gwybodaeth am gytundeb, ond fydd hynny ddim yn bosib yn y dyddiau nesaf yma. Felly, wythnos nesaf, gobeithio.
English: Thank you. Moving on, therefore, can you update the committee on the outcome of the audit into the Preparing Wales website that you referred to in your evidence in July? What's happening with the Preparing Wales website?
Welsh: Grêt. I symud ymlaen, a allwch chi ddiweddaru'r pwyllgor yma ar ganlyniad yr archwiliad o wefan Paratoi Cymru y cyfeirioch chi ato fo yn eich tystiolaeth ym mis Gorffennaf? Beth sy'n digwydd efo gwefan Paratoi Cymru?
English: Well, that review was undertaken. That audit was undertaken of the website, once the UK Government had also revised their resources for the end of the transition period. So, we are now keeping that under consistent oversight, to ensure that links are working and that everything else is working too.
Welsh: Wel, ddigwyddodd hynny. Gwnaethpwyd y review ohono fe, yr awdit honno o'r wefan ar ôl i Lywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol hefyd ailwampio'u hadnoddau nhw ar gyfer diwedd y cyfnod pontio. Felly, rydyn ni'n cadw hynny nawr o dan drosolwg cyson i sicrhau bod lincs yn gweithio, ein bod ni'n cyfeirio at y pethau iawn ac ati.
English: Thank you very much. This committee has carried out a preparedness survey and we've had a number of responses. Nearly 76 per cent of respondents had not accessed any information by the Welsh Government to help them to prepare for the end of the year, and nearly 53 per cent were not aware of the information that was available. So, can I ask you what steps the Welsh Government is taking to communicate the information that is available to the public in terms of preparedness, whatever happens on 31 December?
Welsh: Diolch yn fawr. Nawr, mae yna arolwg parodrwydd wedi cael ei gario allan gan y pwyllgor yma, sydd wedi cael lot o ymatebion, a dweud y gwir. Roedd bron i 76 y cant o'r ymatebwyr nad oeddent wedi cyrchu dim gwybodaeth a ddarparwyd gan Lywodraeth Cymru i'w helpu i baratoi am ddiwedd y flwyddyn, ac roedd bron i 53 y cant nad oeddent yn ymwybodol o'r wybodaeth a oedd ar gael. Felly, gaf i ofyn pa gamau y mae Llywodraeth Cymru yn eu cymryd i gyfleu'r wybodaeth sydd ar gael ganddi i'r cyhoedd ynghylch parodrwydd ar gyfer beth bynnag fydd yn digwydd ar 31 Rhagfyr?
English: Well, unfortunately, I'm not surprised by those percentage figures. People, businesses and institutions have also been facing the pressures of COVID, and I think that's dominated people's thoughts. I don't think that any Governments ability to emphasise what's going to happen at the end of this year has actually overcome those COVID pressures. Now, what I would say, in terms of business preparedness, for example, is that the UK Government's comms will always have a wider reach across the UK, and it's only recently that the message has changed from 'Well, this is a great opportunity' to 'This is a very real threat that you need to prepare for.' So, that creates the context, unfortunately. But I think, even given that, people have been concerned more about COVID than actually accessing information about the transition period at the end of the year, unfortunately.
Welsh: Wel, yn anffodus, dwi ddim wedi fy synnu gan y canlyniad hwnnw. Mae pobl, wrth gwrs, a busnesau, sefydliadau ac ati wedi bod ymysg gwasgedd COVID, a hynny sydd wedi bod yn dominyddu, rwy'n credu, gofidiau pobl ar y cyfan. Dwi ddim yn credu bod gallu unrhyw Lywodraeth i bwysleisio yr hyn sy'n digwydd ar ddiwedd y flwyddyn hon wedi llwyddo i osgoi'r gwasgedd hwnnw, fel petai. Beth ddywedwn i, o ran parodrwydd busnes, er enghraifft, yw bod comms - cyfathrebu - Llywodraeth y Deyrnas Gyfunol wastad yn cael mwy o gyrhaeddiad ar draws y Deyrnas Gyfunol yn gyffredinol, a dim ond yn ddiweddar mae'r neges wedi newid o 'Dyma gyfle gwych' i 'Dyma fygythiad sydd rhaid i chi baratoi ar ei gyfer e.' Felly, mae hynny'n creu'r cyd-destun yn anffodus. Ond rwy'n credu, hyd yn oed gyda hynny, fod pobl wedi bod yn gofidio am eu hymateb bob dydd i COVID, yn hytrach nag edrych am wybodaeth am ddiwedd y cyfnod pontio, yn anffodus.