Per la relaizzazione del nostro progetto, oltre all'aspetto puramente tecnico, dobbiamo prestare particolare attenzione anche all'aspetto legale. Questa parte va curata per evitare guai giudiziari futuri e svolgere il tutto nel pieno rispetto della legge... in una parola: copyright.
Il mondo televisivo (e a maggior ragione quello dello streaming) è regolamentato da leggi per nulla chiare e
Since SAP more or less supported the usage of VMWare and Hyper-V as Software Virtualization layer for Windows (see SAP OSS note #674851 and ) one question came up more and more. Which is: How do I license Windows and SQL Server in typical SAP scenarios where processor licenses are used? View Full Article: MSDN Blogs
I recently had a meeting with renowned licensed artist Carol Eldridge. Carol has started doing art licensing consulting as a part of her business, and I paid her a visit for my own session. I came out with a wealth of knowledge, and also with a list of many things to improve upon and work on. I won't be sharing much in the way of details about our meeting, but I want to share with you how insightf
GreenLight races in with Steve McQueen dealsLicensing.biz, UK - Jun 19, 2008Triumph Motorcycles, meanwhile, will create a dedicated line of McQueen apparel and accessories for all of its dealerships. "Steve McQueen is a legend that ...
Six IT companies are planning to pool their Wimax wireless communications technology patents for licensing to other companies. The Wall Street Journal has reported that Cisco, Intel, Samsung Electronics, Sprint Nextel, Alcatel-Lucent and Clearwire intend to announce the foundation of the Open Patent Alliance on Monday. The newspaper says its sources are "people familiar with the situation&quo
Tally Licensing is one of the best thing for Tally and the most unique licensing system for stopping software piracy. In fact Tally is one of those software companies who had succeeded in stopping the piracy of software by implementing innovative licensing system.
Although it has proved a boon to company but is has been a bane for the users. This licensing system has raised difficulties for its
While it’s usually preferable to have an attorney draft your licensing agreement, it’s not always necessary. Legal-minded inventors can certainly draft their own patent license agreements with appropriate study and preparation. This article is about books and articles you should read – and precautions you should take – should you choose to do this.
One excellent [...]
Gameloft seem to like licensing famous organisations and brands to officially release mobile game titles, famous names like Ferrari, CSI, Wimbledon, Hulk Hogan and Derek Jeter, and now they have announced yet another famous name to add to their list, as Gameloft has announced they have an agreement with the National Basketball Association with a [...]
Apple Inc. claims that a trio of Atico’s products under the Living Solutions brand - including the AM/FM Portable Boom Box, AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio, and Portable Speakers - all conflict with several key patents obtained by the Cupertino California-based electronics giant between 2007 and 2008.
These include a patent for the Dock Connector used by [...]
3M Co. said Friday it has signed a licensing agreement giving Sony Corp. rights to use some of 3M's optical film technologies in Sony's LCD televisions. Maplewood-based 3M didn't disclose terms of the deal. However, the
manufacturer said the agreement represents the companies' "increased
desire" to work together on LCD TV panel display products.
3M's (NYSE: MMM) optical film products
Companies enter into agreement to enhance their innovation efforts in the field of consumer products including digital cameras.Microsoft Corp. and HOYA CORPORATION PENTAX Imaging Systems Division have signed a patent cross-licensing agreement to further the development of each company’s current and future product lines, which will expand technological innovation and enhance the overall customer
A questo punto del corso, il progetto dovrebbe essere completo. Ora ci mancano i dettagli di "contorno" che non dobbiamo trascurare. Innanzitutto dobbiamo munirci di una licenza che protegga la nostra opera e che sia quindi di diritto esclusivo ai suoi creatori per evitare la ripubblicazione non autorizzata e incontrollata del nostro lavoro.
Questa azione è assolutamente gratuito
With the energy crisis and the worldwide push to “go green”, innovation in the automotive sector is at an all time high. This puts automotive patent holders in a prime position to sell or license their patent. However, it would behoove you to do some research on how automotive patents are typically capitalized on, as [...]
Drivers 16 eld of geezerhood are at broad venture for reciprocation accidents cod to their immatureness and restricted dynamical experience. A information of fivesome investigate writing publicised in a Sept 2002 attach of Injury Prevention addresses this venture among teenaged drivers. The writing attain a compelling housing for mark utility licensing (GDL), the grouping of [...]
A federal court has decided that AOL, Yahoo (NSDQ: YHOO), and RealNetworks must pay higher licensing fees for music broadcast over the Web. The U.S. District Court in New York this week rejected the companies' request to base the amount of money paid to songwriters and music publishers on revenue directly attributable to music uses. Instead, the court said members of the American Society of
The State Securities Commission (SSC) said Monday that it has decided to temporarily halt issuing licenses to new securities and fund management companies as part of efforts to boost the industry's performance.
"In order to support the stable development of the stock market, the State Securities Commission will...
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While selling a patent is not necessarily easy, it is quite simple compared to licensing. Selling a patent is basically giving up all future rights to it for a set price. Licensing, on the other hand, can take on many other, different forms depending on what you and the licensee want to get out of [...]
License a Patent
Licensing a patent is considered one of the most viable means of commercializing it. In short, a patent holder seeking to license his patent will not exploit it himself. That is, he will not try to create, market, and sell anything based on the patent. Instead, he will market the patent itself to [...]
Ed Bott, a blogger from Zdnet says:
A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced it was cutting the price of retail, shrink-wrapped copies of Windows Vista. The new suggested price for an upgrade edition of Windows Vista Ultimate is $219, down from $299. The cost of an upgrade edition of Vista Home Premium drops to $129 from [...]
Licensing Requirements for Dental Assistants vary by state. In some states you don’t even have to be licensed, only show that you have completed a Dental Assistant course of on the job training. If your particular state offers a licensing option, it is to your advantage to obtain licensing as you will have a better [...]
This morning, I read an article from ZDNet’s Ed Bott entitled, “Making sense of Windows’ irrational pricing and licensing.” While this article is about Windows Vista and the new lower price and if you are illegal, how you can become legal cheaper, the end of the article was more appealing to me.
Ed Bott talks about [...]
Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson have announced a mutual commitment to a framework for establishing predictable and more transparent maximum aggregate costs for licensing intellectual property rights (IPR) that relate to 3GPP Long Term Evolution and Service Architecture Evolution standards (LTE/SAE). The companies invite all interested parties to join this initiative which is intended to stimulate early adoption of mobile broadband technology across the communications and consumer electronic industries.The framework is based on the prevalent industry principle of fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory (FRAND) licensing terms for essential patents. This means that the companies agree, subject to reciprocity, to reasonable, ma
Wireless industry leaders have announced a mutual commitment to a framework for establishing predictable and more transparent maximum aggregate costs for licensing intellectual property rights (IPR).Read more...
Espoo, Finland - Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, NEC, NextWave Wireless, Nokia, Nokia Siemens Networks and Sony Ericsson have today announced a mutual commitment to a framework for establishing predictable and more transparent maximum aggregate costs for licensing intellectual property rights (IPR) that relate to
The Gurgaon district administration will Wednesday decide on an application of actress Soha Ali Khan seeking a personal hearing in a gun licensing case.
The district authorities sent her a notice seeking explanation about how the weapon for which she was licensed was used by her father to kill a black buck in Haryana in 2005.
Officials in southern localities are more conservative and uneasy about issuing licenses to foreign investors, putting the country’s south at a disadvantage to the north, a conference has heard.
Foreign investors were still experiencing many difficulties understanding and complying with license procedures.
The conference, held Friday with the participation of senior provincial and municipal
Figuring out the issues around licensing has been a long road. At first non-commercial seems to make sense. The reality is that the definition of commercial is unclear. Many more things that you might think could be considered commercial. So, I have been bad mouthing non-commercial for awhile now. Imagine how silly I felt when [...]
Investors wanting to develop casinos on Phu Quoc Island in the southern province of Kien Giang are asked to proceed with preparations, but the selection of investors will be delayed until the end of this year, a provincial official said.
Director of Kien Giang's Department of Tourism Le Minh Hoang said that the provincial government had received several casino projects and was continuing to
Creating and licensing an invention is a quest that many inventors embark upon, but few actually succeed at. In large part, this is due to the amount of misinformation and general ignorance to the crucial steps involved. Luckily, this is not a fate that inventors are doomed to. With some research and diligence, you can [...]
Use of wireless in manufacturing environment is gaining interest in India. India has been quick in adopting technologies that seek to bypass progressive learning and wireless technology is one such. Wireless applications in industries are perhaps also the fallout of the research being done in India related to telecom domain. A number of Global IT solution providers and research institutions, such as the IIITB (International Institute of Information Technology, Bangalore) and IISC (Indian Institute of Science) are carrying out fundamental research that includes manufacturing domain. With several major global suppliers taking the lead in taking their present offerings, wireless applications in process and discrete industries are catching the attention of manufacturers. The manufacturers are
Yesterday on this blog I wrote about SQL SERVER - 2005 - Understanding Licensing Model. I have received many questions about pricing and comparing SQL Server with other RDBMS. One of the reason I like SQL Server because I am strong believer of licensed software usage and SQL Server is feature rich and dirt cheap [...]
SQL Server 2005 is available under three different licensing options:
* Processor Licensing Model
* Server Plus Device CALs Licensing Model
* Server Plus User CALs Licensing Model
Processor Licensing Model
A license is required for each physical or virtual processor accessed by an operating system environment running SQL Server. If SQL Server is connected with many clients and users [...]
Did you know that a command line utility exists to deal with issues of activation and licensing in Windows Vista? The command line utility is called the Windows Software Licensing Management Tool. In order to access the tool, click Start and type cmd in the Instant Search bar. If you are not running as an administrator, right-click on the cmd.exe and choose Run as Administrator. Next
The United States Medical Licensing Examination™ (USMLE™) is a three-step examination for medical licensure in the United States and is sponsored by the Federation of State Medical Boards (FSMB) and the National Board of Medical Examiners® (NBME®).
The USMLE assesses a physician's ability to apply knowledge, concepts, and principles, and to demonstrate fundamental patient-centered skills that
Persons seeking to live and work in Canada may do so primarily via either of two options. The first is to seek a temporary resident visa such as a Canadian work permit; the other is to seek permanent resident status in Canada. Canadian Work Permits A work permit is a visa of a fixed duration which allows an individual to engage in employment in Canada. Such a permit is generally based on a job offer from a Canadian employer, or on a specific intended business activity. Accordingly, the work permit issued to the individual is specific to an employer and a position of employment. The visa has a fixed validity, generally of one year, and can most often be renewed from within Canada. The advantage of a Canadian work permit for a foreign worker is the time frame in which it is issued. Such permits can be issued within anywhere from a single hour at a Canadian port of entry to several weeks at visa offices abroad, depending on a number of factors. This
Is Apple getting dragged (kicking, screaming, or suing?) into licensing OS X? by ZDNet’s David Berlind — Are humans just naturally driven to want what they cannot have? Apple may be resisting the OS licensing model that has traditionally worked so well for Microsoft and perhaps that resistance is finally paying off as Macs nibble away (albeit very very slowly and from a distant blip in Microsoft’s rear view mirror) at the market […]
David Berlind as wondering should Apple consider licensing OS X now that they are on the Intel platform and that hackers are creating versions of OS X that run on regular PCs. What is your opinion, should Apple consider licensing OS X? Would you buy a PC from Sony, Dell, HP or whoever if it came with Mac OS X?
MacDailyNews has a note and take on this and you can read it here. Also, you can read an article from Steve Jack of MacDailyNews from March 2004.
As you know, I have bought a Macbook to learn Mac OS X and I like it a
Filed under: CellphonesLast we heard from the seemingly endless Nokia / Qualcomm kvetch-fest, the former company was soliciting the ITC's help in barring US Qualcomm chip imports, but for those wishing on their lucky stars that this spat would simply vanish into the night, we've got marginally good news. Apparently, a trio of judges in a Dutch court ruled that it didn't have jurisdiction to rule on the phone maker's claims outside of The Netherlands, thus, the patent-licensing case against Qualcomm was dismissed. Aside from claiming that its "jurisdiction was limited," the court also stated that Nokia's gripe was "too broad to give a reasoned decision." Of note, a German court also dismissed the case just last month on "similar grounds," but if you were counting on Nokia to just take the news in stride, we doubt you'll be pleased to hear that it's already "considering if it will appeal the decision." Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featur
HELL YEAH YOU CAN!Don't think for a second our favorite monopoly would ever let the competition hone in on unhappy upgraders! We have heard this question many times in one form or another since Vista's birth - and it usually involves people mentioning torrents and key gens. STOP right there and don't go that route.Seriously dude don't do it to yourself. You don't want to risk injecting malicious software into your OS before you even use it. There is plenty of time for that afterwards! We know all systems manufacturers and integrators are ONLY shipping Vista now and lot of IT shops have not yet adopted this new OS for one reason or another. You will be happy to know that Microsoft does have a policy regarding this and it keeps it buried pretty well. Well wouldn't you if you could sell more licenses because of it? Microsoft has something called downgrade rights as you can see from the screenshot below and via this link here to the PDF. So they tell you to install the Windows XP med
TORONTO -- Ontario will be the first jurisdiction in North America to license paralegals. Almost 2,200 experienced paralegals and graduates of post-secondary paralegal courses have applied to the Law Society of Upper Canada to write the licensing examination in Ontario.The Law Society's regulatory authority was expanded last year to include paralegals. Since then, the Law Society has created a set of rules of professional conduct for paralegals and developed a licensing program that includes the same kind of regulatory standards used for lawyers.The first paralegal licences will be issued by May 1, 2008 to grandparent applicants who pass the licensing examination. In the meantime, approved applicants can continue to practice in permitted areas until they are licensed, providing they carry professional liability insurance and comply with the Paralegal Rules of Conduct and Law Society bylaws.More information and ongoing updates can be found on the paralegal pages of the Law Society web
Somebody emailed me asking what the licensing terms were for some code he'd found. I was surprised somebody would bother asking since I tend to assume any code I find on the web is public domain (although I wouldn't dream of stealing somebody's prose - odd how I think of code differently to the written word). But of course this isn't necessarily the case. In fact I believe if no licensing terms are explicitly stated, the code is by default copyright of the author. So to clarify the licensing for anything on this site, any code samples are public domain. Do what the hell you want with them. I do however claim the copyright for the English on here, not because I think it's particularly valuable but because I don't want spammers stealing it for their own sites. Not that a little copyright theft is likely to stop them of course, but I don't want to make it perfectly legal for them either. Whether any of this is legally binding, who knows, but I'm definitely not
youlicense.pngYouLicense aims to gain traction in the growing market for direct music licensing deals.An online music licensing marketplace, YouLicense enables artists and those seeking musical content to conduct business directly without the need to deal with music companies.
not trying to burst any balloons: this will be great for folks who feel they are challenged in getting their music heard or sold, but i will be curious to see if the website will likely take a same or bigger percentage than, say, an entertainment lawyer would take doing the same thing — going and shopping an artist’s recordings for use or placement.
music industry newsIODA's music catalog will be available to legally download for free on Spiral Frog, an ad-supported, online music site. Read more on the Spiral Frog and IODA agreement in a press release.
Mr. Den Otter, born 1952, holds a JSD-degree of the Zürich University and the Diploma of the Swiss Banking School. He is now a Senior Officer, Bank Licensing & Mutual Funds Dept (staff: 15 persons), and has been very active in preparing the practice of the Swiss Federal Banking Commission with regard to the licensing of Hedge Funds in Switzerland.
Mr. Den Otter is regularly making speeches
Everyone gets a great idea from time to time. More often than not we just say "hey wouldn't that be great" and go on with our day. Why don't more people follow through with the great ideas they have? It could be that they think it will be more trouble than its worth, that they don't have the resources to do it, or quite simply that they don't know where to start.The reality is that every great idea has the potential to become a valuable asset. In fact protecting and developing your ideas can be a very inexpensive process that requires little to no technical knowledge. Most people think that to bring their ideas to life they need to spend thousands of dollars on a patent and build complex working prototypes. This is simply not the case.The first step to developing and profiting from your ideas is to study the existing marketplace. Go to the local store that sells products similar to the one you have in mind. If it cannot be bought in a store check online. Pay close attent
In the past decade, Indonesia has undergone a remarkable political transformation but has struggled to generate robust economic growth. While other countries in the region, like Vietnam and China, enjoy surging investment levels, Indonesia faces persistent poverty issues and high unemployment rates. In response, the Government of Indonesia has encouraged economic development with the implementation of nationwide One Stop Shop business licensing centers to streamline and simplify the process for new companies. Today The Asia Foundation released two new reports highlighting key opportunities to improve business licensing and establish better systems to measure licensing services in Indonesia. The reports will inform government reform efforts. "Making Sense of Business Licensing in Indonesia: A Review of Business Licensing Policy and Survey of One Stop Shop Service Centers" is a study of the country's complex national level licensing framework and how these policies are implemented at th
Andy is a handsome young boy with lots of natural talent. He recieved an 8.0 for his jump at his licensing inspection AND it was his first time through the chute! Andy is not only handsome, but also cooperative and a great mover. Andy will be started this fall and will surely exceed our wildest expectations. We are also very excited for his first crop of foals in the spring. Check the website for Andy's babies in the spring. Contact for breeding info and fees. Owner will consider selling/leasing to the right Hunter/Jumper facility that will utilize his great bloodlines and talent.
If you are reading this blog, chances are you have an interest in learning about how to effectively get art into the marketplace. A key factor in having success on such a goal is to make art that is with the current trend. It is more than color, although that's a big part. It's more than subject, which is another huge factor. It's also about macro trends within our culture.
The desire to go green is a growing trend showing no signs of doing anything but getting stronger. Companies in all kinds of industries are responding. Partly because it makes good marketing and partly because it is good corporate citizenry. As an artist or publisher, you can be involved in many ways. You can use recycled materials where possible, you can donate to organizations that promote healthy green habits, you can create imagery that helps create awareness for doing things save Planet Earth. Use your own imagination and creativity to express your interest in this or other macro trends you observe.
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It’s official: Gov. Charlie Crist signed SB 2234, which creates a program to license home, mold and wind mitigation inspectors working in Florida. But don’t expect quick changes. The new law becomes effective July 1, 2010.Read the full story.Tampa Real Estate, Tampa Homes for Sale, Tampa Homes
It’s official: Gov. Charlie Crist signed SB 2234, which creates a program to license home, mold and wind mitigation inspectors working in Florida. But don’t expect quick changes. The new law becomes effective July 1, 2010.Read the full story.Tampa Real Estate, Tampa Homes for Sale, Tampa Homes
As you know, I am a licensed real estate broker and Realtor. I had purchased a few primary residences prior to business school and somehow imagined that becoming a broker took years of training and experience. In spite of this, I decided to look into getting my license just to see what was needed (I hate ‘giving’ money away, and felt that being my own broker would help ease my pain). As it turns out, all you need is some patience, a 4-year college degree, and some high-school level test taking skills and you can have your own bona fide brokers’ license to purchase and sell properties at your leisure without paying 6% per transaction. As an added bonus, you can have access to the brokers’ most cherished and closely guarded possession – MLS data. Here is a breakdown of the steps needed:1.) Take 8 college level courses laid out by the DRE - or exempt out based on your coursework in college (accounting and economics are commonly exempted out of
If this bores you, just jump ahead and watch the video. It’s the basic thrust of my argument. If anyone cares, I’m pretty much done with this topic for a while. Really. I promise.
I finally figured it out.
Greg Swann is an Anarchist. Google it if you don’t believe me.
As such the debate and opposite viewpoints we have over whether real estate agents should be licensed or not, are merely footnotes in the larger world view differences between Anarchism and my belief that the State has a important role to play.
Simply put, Greg isn’t solely against licensing real estate agents, but all occupational licenses. Medicine, Law, Nursing, Plumbing – the whole shebang. Gun Licenses, Driving Licenses and even Fishing Licenses are all viewed as curbs on rightful individual freedom.
Anarchists take the view that people are basically good, and that the State tends towards evil. For Anarchists the State is a primary cause of social problems rather than a cure.
At the risk of inciting further hoopla, I’ll do it anyway. Trust me it’s not a vendetta here. I’ll use my Playstation 3 voice I promise.
Greg Swann gets a weekly main stream media gig on the Arizona Republic (thumbs up, wish I could say the same for me). This weeks post is Consumer is the loser with real estate licensing, broker argues.
Text in bold is by me to highlight my point.
“The model legislation for real estate licensing laws in every state was written by the National Association of Realtors. The purpose of these laws is to artificially limit entry into the real estate business, with the objective being to artificially raise the prices paid by consumers.”
Thats a fine straightforward case. Plenty of professions do exactly the same thing. But then…
“Adding a new Realtor costs virtually nothing, so many brokerages are packed wall-to-wall with thoroughly incompetent agents — haphazardly trained but licensed by the state to wreck you
Well, we attended our first PS-MAPP class (PS-MAPP stands for: Partnering for Safety and Permanence – Model Approach to Partnerships in Parenting) last Thursday night and we go again tonight. Our first class went really well. There were 20 of us in attendance, from all walks of life. I think we're going to have a good group. Everyone seemed willing to participate in the discussions and group activities. We're going to be getting to know each other over the course of these 10 weeks of classes. I hope that at the end, when we graduate, Oronzo and I will have made some new friends and that we can support each other as we go through this foster-to-adopt process! I'm getting a good feeling from the 2 instructors we have, one in particular seems incredibly passionate about her work.I thought some of you might appreciate if it I shared a checklist we were given. Remember, we've already filled out a mound of Family Profile paperwork. Now we're being asked to fill out an online applicati
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In Canada, paralegal licensing is good news, says Bob Aaron, a Toronto real estate lawyer. Among the benefits of the paralegal regulation slated to go into effect on May 1:The new legislation will lead to the creation of standards of conduct and other regulatory requirements, providing better protection and recourse for consumers of all legal services. ... Once the licensing regime is fully operational, the public will have access to paralegals who are regulated, educated, licensed and insured. Mr. Aaron points to the example of a woman whose reliance on a paralegal to stop an eviction resulted in her living in her car. The woman was able to recoup the fees she paid to the paralegal after two court hearings; however, a competent legal professional would have told her to save the money and use it for first and last months' rent instead. In the future, Mr. Aaron hopes, consumers will not have to resort to two court hearings to enforce minimum standards of paralegal conduct.
There are several ways to set up your own radio station. It depends on how serious you are about it. The single most important thing you should know before you get started is why would you need to sta…Read full story
Paris, France - 26 March 2007 - Sony Ericsson Mobile Communications and Sagem Communication (SAFRAN Group) jointly announced today that they have signed licensing and ODM (Original Developer Manufacturer) agreements concerning entry-level GSM, GPRS & EDGE mobile phones. As part of the licensing agreement Sagem Communication will license certain hardware and software technologies related to mobile phone platforms to Sony Ericsson. As part of the ODM agreement Sagem Communication will provide Sony Ericsson with a number of Sony Ericsson branded mobile phones. In addition the two companies will conduct joint development activities."We chose Sagem Communication because their software platforms are mature, scaleable and flexible. In addition we were impressed with the quality and performance of their phones, which have been developed by a skilled workforce. Our co-operation with Sagem Communication will allow us to offer a mature range of phones right from the start," said Howard Le
Twenty-nine state agencies have indicated their intent to participate in the Residential Mortgage Licensing System by the end of 2009. The System will be used by state residential mortgage regulators to accept and process national, uniform license applications and renewal forms that have been created by state regulators over the past two years. Licensees will be able to electronically manage a single record in the System to apply for, amend, renew, and surrender licenses …Read More...
According to this sales report on ICV2, Marvel's licensing revenue has suffered a drop. I can only wonder if they spent so much time dealing with Civil War that they neglected their licensing matters.
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Seven different companies have agreed to make licensing technology developed for Long Term Evolution networks easier to manage. The thought is that by setting some ground rules for licensing intellectual property rights regarding the 3GPP LTE and SAE standards, ...
Ed Bott, a blogger from Zdnet says:
A few weeks ago, Microsoft announced it was cutting the price of retail, shrink-wrapped copies of Windows Vista. The new suggested price for an upgrade edition of Windows Vista Ultimate is $219, down from $299. The cost of an upgrade edition of Vista Home ...
