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Thanksgiving week is upon us in the NFL. As the calendar nears December, fans and teams have a solid understanding of where their season is heading. Some franchises are sure-fire postseason contenders , others are in the hunt, and another group has their focus mostly on the offseason. For that last group, one of the more exciting aspects of the offseason every year is the NFL draft. Over three days every year, the next crop of college football standouts make their way to the professional league and provide another group of potential stars. NFL power rankings Week 13: Ravens fly again, Chargers drop after loss The 2024 NFL draft spoiled a lot of fans with a quarterback-heavy first round, four of which are seeing significant playing time, as well as early standouts at wide receiver and offensive line. The 2025 class may not meet that standard but there are plenty of intriguing prospects. Here's a look at what NFL draft experts at USA TODAY Sports, Pro Football Focus , 33rd Team , and CBS Sports are predicting for the first round. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more. NFL Week 12 winners, losers: Giants headed for overhaul as misery multiplies? 2025 NFL mock draft roundup Order is current entering Week 13 games. 1. Jacksonville Jaguars 2. New York Giants 3. Las Vegas Raiders 4. New England Patriots 5. Carolina Panthers 6. Tennessee Titans 7. New York Jets 8. Cleveland Browns 9. New Orleans Saints 10. Cincinnati Bengals 11. Dallas Cowboys 12. Chicago Bears 13. Indianapolis Colts 14. Miami Dolphins 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16. Los Angeles Rams 17. San Francisco 49ers 18. Arizona Cardinals 19. Atlanta Falcons 20. Seattle Seahawks 21. Washington Commanders 22. Houston Texans 23. Denver Broncos 24. Los Angeles Chargers 25. Baltimore Ravens 26. Pittsburgh Steelers 27. Green Bay Packers 28. Minnesota Vikings 29. Philadelphia Eagles 30. Buffalo Bills 31. Kansas City Chiefs 32. Detroit Lions 2025 NFL draft: No. 1 overall pick odds These mock drafts agree on the top pick but BetMGM's latest draft odds show a close trio of players at the top who could go first overall.Week 17 of the NFL season is here. The penultimate week of the 2024 regular season sees five divisional contests and another four between teams currently in playoff position. There will be NFL games on Christmas for the fourth year in a row. But what about Christmas Eve? Here's what to know about the holiday week of action in the NFL. Beyoncé NFL halftime show: Time, TV channel, how to watch Christmas performance What NFL games are on Christmas? Teams, matchups for the two games Are there any NFL games on Christmas Eve? No, the NFL did not schedule any games on Christmas Eve this season. There are NFL games on five different days this week but none are scheduled for Christmas Eve. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more. There will be a doubleheader of NFL games on Christmas and "Thursday Night Football" the day after Christmas. NFL Christmas games The NFL is playing two Christmas games this year instead of three like in 2023 and 2022. They feature the four teams that played on Saturday in Week 16. The Pittsburgh Steelers (10-5) host the AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs (14-1) in the first game of the day starting at 1 p.m. ET. The Baltimore Ravens (10-5) host the Houston Texans (9-6) in the second game of the holiday starting at 4:30 p.m. ET. How to watch NFL Christmas games Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans vs. Baltimore Ravens Netflix will stream both games in the doubleheader live on Christmas. NFL fans in the United States outside of the competing teams' markets will need to sign into their Netflix account – or subscribe to the streaming service – to watch. Both matchups will be available with any Netflix plan. The NFL will also stream the games on its premium subscription service, NFL+, on mobile devices.
The skeletal remains recovered last month in upstate New York were identified as Amanda King, a woman who vanished in Glenville in November 2013, according to police. King, who would've turned 38 earlier this week, lived in Bethlehem. Authorities notified the deceased's family Wednesday. Law enforcement officials found King's buried skeleton Oct. 20 in Burden Pond Reserve in Troy. DNA testing debunked authorities' initial theory that the remains belonged to Jaliek Rainwalker, who vanished in Washington County in 2007 at 12-years-old. The State Police forensic lab extracted DNA from the femur and roots of the teeth that were collected along with the skeleton. Missing US nurse found dead in case called Budapest her 'happy place' amid suspect's chilling confession Man missing for 27 years found alive in pit under neighbor's sheep pen after being kidnapped as teen The manner of which she died is unclear at this time, someone with knowledge of the investigation told the Times Union . It is likely that cops will have to rely on a tip to progress through the investigation as possible exposure to the elements has eroded the skeleton. On Oct. 16, 2013, King reportedly left a treatment center in Glenville, Conifer Park, with another individual and was never seen again. The specifics of her disappearance are murky as authorities don't know who gave King a ride from the center and what their dynamic was. Troy, Albany and State Police “are now actively investigating the circumstances surrounding Amanda’s disappearance, death and her remains being located in the area where they were discovered," Assistant Police Chief Steven Barker said. The investigation will essentially "start from scratch,” in terms determining how the deceased ended up buried in Troy by the pond, according to the law enforcement source. King was 27 years old at the time of her last sighting, which was when she arrived to Conifer Park to undergo court-mandated treatment for her heroin use. The victim's father, Arthur, previously told the Times Union that his daughter began abusing the substance while she attended Bethlehem Central High School. Click here to follow the Mirror US on Google News to stay up to date with all the latest news, sports and entertainment stories Arthur was immediately called after King signed out of treatment earlier, against staff recommendations and disappeared with the unnamed individual. The woman left without a trace as she had no cellphone, vehicle or credit card for authorities to ping. Surveillance video from that day was taped over by the time police requested in an attempt to identify the driver. A year later, King's family were worried their loved one's case wasn't getting enough attention. That point was noted again on a Facebook page in her memory. DAILY NEWSLETTER: Sign up here to get the latest news and updates from the Mirror US straight to your inbox with our FREE newsletter. “You get a lot more attention and I guess concern when it’s a child, but when it’s a full-grown adult, let’s face it, it boils down to an adult making their own decisions,” Arthur King told the Times Union in 2014. “But I really think that Amanda, even though she was an adult, everything was out of her control. She was just going down a path she just couldn’t get off of.”Sir Donald Bradman feared a second Kerry Packer breakaway venture in the 1980s and did not blame Australian cricketers for taking big money to play in apartheid South Africa. He was no fan of Paul Keating, admired Queen Elizabeth II, and took some of his greatest pleasure late in life from watching Shane Warne in action. These insights and many more are contained in a collection of more than 20 letters penned by Bradman to an English friend, the entertainer Peter Brough, and tucked away in the National Library of Australia. Sir Donald Bradman wrote letters late in life almost as prolifically as he’d made runs in his younger years. Credit: Fairfax Media Written between 1984 and 1998, the letters capture Bradman’s complicated relationship with fame and his often trenchant views on sport and politics at home and abroad. Peter Brough was an English entertainer, specialising in a ventriloquist act that was popular on radio during the 1950s in the UK. Bradman met Peter Brough through his father Arthur during tours of England in the 1930s, and the younger men struck up a friendship that continued through correspondence over many years. Peter Brough died in 1999, Bradman in 2001. The letters were donated to the NLA by Peter Brough’s family. ‘The cricket world has been in a ferment’ In the winter of 1985, Bradman held grave concerns for the future of the game amid the loss of 14 top Australian players to “rebel” tours of South Africa. There were parallel revelations that Kerry Packer was signing up players himself to protect his investment in the game in Australia. Former Australian captain Kim Hughes (left) at the Wanderers Ground in Johannesburg in 1985 while playing on a rebel tour of South Africa organised by Ali Bacher. Credit: AP There was no Packer breakaway: the terms he had agreed with Bradman in 1979 were too generous for that. And it was economic sanctions, rather than the sporting kind, that brought a swift end to apartheid in the late 1980s. Bradman was buoyed by South Africa’s readmission. ‘Keating is a disaster’ Bradman’s conservative political views are no secret, and an affection for the UK and its monarchy remained strong right through his life. In May 1986, he was a guest of Queen Elizabeth II for lunch on the royal yacht Britannia during a tour of Australia. There was admiration, too, for Britain’s long-serving prime minister Margaret Thatcher, who resigned from office in 1991 after more than a decade in charge. Bradman contrasted democracy in Britain and Australia with the recent assassination of India’s former prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, in May of that year. The USSR collapsed later that same year, a moment Bradman marked with acclamation. A couple of years later, Paul Keating was re-elected as Australia’s prime minister, but in December 1993 the South Australian Labor government paid the price for the State Bank collapse. Paul Keating’s reign as prime minister was not enjoyed by Sir Donald Bradman. Credit: Fairfax The republic remained an issue for Bradman, especially when viewed through the lens of personal problems for so many members of the royal family in the 1990s. The price of fame In the 1980s and ’90s, Bradman’s profile rose as a much-venerated figure in Australia and around the world. While appreciative of so much love, Bradman also felt constrained by the attention, and the demands it placed on his time and letter writing. Gary Sweet as a defiant Bradman in Bodyline opposed to England paceman Harold Larwood and captain Douglas Jardine. Credit: Bodyline The TV miniseries Bodyline was broadcast in 1985, starring Gary Sweet as Bradman. The man himself gave a mixed review. The bicentenary of European settlement took Bradman and his wife Jessie to Sydney in early 1988, where a celebratory Test match was played. A few months later, Bradman confessed to seeking refuge away from the spotlight: “I prefer to be far away from crowds and publicity. My 80th birthday is coming up in August and I have already arranged to go away from Adelaide for a week to dodge all the fuss.” Attention ramped up further in 1996, when Bradman sat down with Ray Martin for a televised interview to raise funds for the Bradman Museum in Bowral. Around the same time, John Howard’s election as prime minister put an avowed “cricket tragic” in the lodge, who often cited Bradman as a hero. In 1998, Bradman confided further to Brough about the price of his fame. On Warne In the interview with Martin, Bradman spoke of how the best cricket anyone could possibly watch was that of an aggressive batsman versus an over-the-wrist leg-spinner. By May 1991, it had been nearly 30 years since the retirement of Richie Benaud, and Bradman despaired of seeing another wrist-spinner of top quality. “The great tragedy of modern cricket is the demise of the slow leg-spinner,” he wrote. “Primarily it seems to be due to the one-day games in which ‘economy’ is the only thing that matters. Shane Warne in full flight. Credit: Dallas Kilponen “You don’t have to get the other fellow out, you only have to stop him scoring runs, and of course young leg-spinners when learning their trade, are always a bit expensive.” Shane Warne was by that time making his start in first-class cricket, and made his debut for Australia in January 1992. In early 1993, Bradman had started to pay attention. That prediction proved prescient. England’s troubles in the late 1980s and early 1990s are another theme of Bradman’s letters, but in this case they are balanced by what he was seeing from Warne. “Poor old England is in a bad way – rather than sack [captain Graham] Gooch I think they should have sacked the selectors,” he wrote during the 1993 Ashes series. “There must be better players in the county ranks than some of those selected. “Still it must be lauded that our fellows have played well and I have been excited to see a young leg-spinner turning the ball more than anyone since [Chuck] Fleetwood-Smith. And he has been economical as well. Time we got away from the endless stream of fast bowlers.” Shane Warne set the 1993 Ashes series alight. Credit: Reuters Eighteen months later, Bradman was ready to afford Warne the highest possible praise, though he was still just 25 years old and had more than a decade of Test cricket ahead of him. “Shane Warne is bowling brilliantly and causing all sorts of trouble,” he wrote in November 1994. “Excepting [Bill] O’Reilly, Warne is the best slow leg-spinner we’ve produced, better even than [Clarrie] Grimmett and that is very high praise.” An eye for talent Bradman’s eye was always open for the admiration of great players, but it was his assessments of young, promising cricketers that stand out most. In the summer of 1985-86, he picked out arguably the two finest Australian cricketers to debut in an otherwise grim season: lithe left-armer Bruce Reid and a young all-rounder called Steve Waugh. He also supported the decision to install Tim Zoehrer as Australian wicketkeeper ahead of Wayne Phillips. Paceman Bruce Reid and all-rounder Steve Waugh caught Bradman’s eye. By November 1989, Australia’s cricket fortunes were on the upswing, and as a spectator at Adelaide Oval, Bradman saw a young Darren Lehmann hammer a double century in the Sheffield Shield. He also watched on television as Martin Crowe sculpted a century of his own in the Perth Test. In the winter of 1991, Bradman was discerning the first signs of decline for the great West Indian team, even though they had beaten Australia at home earlier in the year. He also rated the performance of Mark Taylor, while being awed by the strokeplay of a young Mark Waugh. “Though we lost the rubber in West Indies I don’t think the gods were on our side and I would back us to beat them next time,” Bradman wrote. “We now have a super left-hand opener in Taylor and Mark Waugh is all class, better than his brother Steve who did so well on our last tour of England.” The following year in Sri Lanka, Border broke a century drought that lasted four summers, raising a pithy reaction from Bradman. Ricky Ponting batting for Australia at 21. Credit: Vince Caligiuri In the spring of 1995, Bradman saw Ricky Ponting play a “beautiful innings” up close and tagged him a “future Test prospect”. The following summer, Bradman observed the decline of the once great West Indian team. There were more tough times that summer and afterwards for Taylor, in the midst of a long form slump that very nearly cost him the Australian captaincy. Bradman rated Taylor a better captain than Border, and was understanding of why he had been retained. A century in Birmingham saved Taylor’s tenure, and he went on the lead the team until January 1999. Running the game As time ticked by, Bradman felt himself growing more distant from the game and its administration. He resigned from his committee posts with the South Australian Cricket Association in 1986, lamenting the coarsening of international sport. This is not to say that Bradman did not retain strong opinions. During the 1980s, England took a fearful battering from the West Indies, and many English followers bemoaned a lack of oversight from umpires about short-pitched bowling. Brough was one of them, and got a succinct reply. Umpires were still a topic of discussion in 1992, particularly around the World Cup held that year in Australia and New Zealand. Bradman was staunchly in favour of each country retaining the right to have home umpires. News, results and expert analysis from the weekend of sport sent every Monday. Sign up for our Sport newsletter .Ukraine collects vast war data trove to train AI models
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Canon eyes business from chip companies setting up India operationsMONTRÉAL, QC / ACCESSWIRE / December 20, 2024 / Valsoft Corporation Inc. ("Valsoft") , a Canadian company specializing in the acquisition and development of vertical market software businesses, has solidified its position as a leader in the local government software sector with the acquisitions of Keystone Information Systems ("Keystone") and Cott Systems ("Cott Systems"). These acquisitions mark a significant expansion of Valsoft's portfolio in the local government sector, enabling them to provide enhanced solutions to school boards, local governments, and other public-sector organizations. Founded in 1975, Keystone has earned a reputation as a trusted provider of enterprise-wide ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) applications, for small and mid-sized public sector organizations. The functional depth and integration of its complete product suite simplifies complex tasks and interdepartmental workflows, enabling greater efficiency and productivity. "This acquisition is more than a transaction; it's an investment in Keystone's legacy," said Judson B. Van Dervort, Jr., President and CEO of Keystone Information Systems. "Joining Valsoft provides a secure foundation for Keystone's current and future customers and employees, through continued innovation and growth, ensuring we can exceed customer expectations and continue our positive impact on the communities we serve." Valsoft's acquisition of Keystone expands its growing portfolio in the local government sector, reinforcing its ability to support mission-critical services for public organizations. "We are thrilled to welcome Keystone to the Valsoft family," said Costa Tagalakis, Investment Partner at Valsoft. "Their longstanding reputation for excellence in serving local government and public-school sectors aligns perfectly with our strategy of delivering high-quality, impactful solutions. We're excited to continue supporting Keystone's existing customers while exploring new growth opportunities." Earlier this year, Valsoft also acquired Cott Systems, a leader in public records management with a history spanning over 135 years. Cott Systems provides solutions for managing and digitizing land and court records, enabling local governments to modernize operations while preserving their jurisdictions' historical integrity. Products like Resolution 3, VERDICT, and OIB offer local officials' comprehensive tools to streamline processes and serve their communities more effectively. "This acquisition of Cott Systems represents the next step in our ongoing efforts to innovate and simplify the records management process," said David Scheine, Portfolio Manager at Valsoft. "Cott's customer-centric approach and innovative solutions coupled with Valsoft's support and resources will enable us to accelerate Cott's vision of delivering secure, cloud-based, and user-friendly solutions that empower local government offices to serve their communities better." Both acquisitions position Valsoft as a leader in GovTech software solutions with an established offering to assist the local government and public records management sectors in navigating public sector regulations and compliance. Valsoft remains committed to supporting these businesses as they continue to grow, innovate, and enhance the services they provide to their communities. About Keystone Founded in 1975, Keystone is a trusted provider of enterprise-wide information management solutions for Municipal and County Governments and Public-School Districts in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, North Carolina, Missouri, and Rhode Island. Known for its cost-effective and efficient software, Keystone's user-focused approach helps smaller and mid-sized organizations optimize operations and exceed stakeholder expectations. For more information, visit www.keyinfosys.com . About Cott Systems Cott Systems has been an innovator in public records management since 1888, providing trusted technology solutions that preserve and protect public records while empowering local governments to serve their constituents more effectively. From land record management systems like Resolution 3 to comprehensive criminal and civil court case management tools like VERDICT, to online digitalization products like OIB, Cott Systems' products and services enable local officials to modernize their operations and safeguard their jurisdiction's rich history. For more information: https://cottsystems.com About Valsoft Valsoft acquires and develops vertical market software companies that deliver mission-critical solutions. A key tenet of Valsoft's philosophy is to invest in established businesses and foster an entrepreneurial environment that shapes a company into a leader in its respective industry. Unlike private equity and VC firms, Valsoft does not have a predefined investment horizon and looks to buy, hold, and create value through long-term partnerships with existing management and customers. Learn more at www.valsoftcorp.com For the Keystone Information Systems acquisition, Valsoft was represented internally by David Felicissimo (General Counsel) and Pamela Romero (Senior Corporate Paralegal). Keystone Information Systems was represented by Rosenbloom Law Group LLC. For the Cott Information Systems acquisition, Valsoft was represented internally by David Felicissimo (General Counsel), Ambra Del Busso (Legal Counsel), and Elisa Marcon (Senior Corporate Paralegal). Cott Information Systems was represented by Dinsmore & Shohl LLP. 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As the Trump administration enters its second term, addressing economic and military threats posed by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) will remain a cornerstone of its foreign policy and legislative agenda. One area primed for action is the expansion of outbound investment restrictions targeting companies and securities associated with the PRC’s military-civil fusion system, human rights abuses, and fentanyl trade. The policy momentum for strengthened outbound restrictions will likely be led by the administration’s reshaped national security team. The new team will include Representative Michael Waltz as national security advisor, Senator Marco Rubio as secretary of state, and Representative Elise Stefanik as ambassador to the United Nations—all of whom collaborated on outbound investment legislation during their time in Congress. Informed by the national security team’s collective legislative background, the Trump administration should craft an outbound screening regime focused on three core issues: expanded sanctions authorities, sector-specific restrictions, and broader prohibitions on publicly traded PRC securities and derivatives. During his first term, President Trump issued an executive order that prohibited “U.S. persons” from engaging in certain transactions with publicly traded securities issued by “Communist Chinese Military Companies.” The executive order and companion legislation in the 2021 National Defense Authorization Act empowered the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to publish and maintain a list of restricted PRC military companies. President Biden then issued his own executive order in 2021, which amended Trump’s and expanded the scope of the list to cover Chinese surveillance companies. This list—now called the Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Companies (NS-CMIC) List —is a powerful sanctions tool that enables OFAC to designate any PRC company that supports military-civil fusion or surveillance technology. Despite this wide authority and bipartisan congressional pressure, however, the Biden administration never updated the initial list after its publication in 2021. The incoming Trump administration should broaden the definition of covered entities and prioritize increasing the number of PRC companies on a non-SDN (Specially Designated Nationals) prohibited investment list. The first designations on an updated list could be publicly traded PRC companies already designated on other US government blacklists, such as the Bureau of Industry and Security Entity List, Military End-User List, Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act Entity List , the Federal Communications Commission’s Covered List , and the Department of Defense’s 1260H list . Expanding the existing NS-CMIC List to include other blacklisted PRC companies would require updated definitions through an amended executive order or legislation. If enacted, this policy would enable the US government to close an economic security policy gap. This gap currently allows Americans to invest in blacklisted PRC military companies and human rights abusers despite the same PRC companies being subject to trade restrictions. The expansion of authorities for a revised NS-CMIC List could also include a 50 percent rule or control definition that would immediately expand the scope of the list to include majority-owned subsidiaries of named entities. The NS-CMIC List currently does not include prohibitions on subsidiaries. This is a straightforward policy already used by OFAC for other sanctions programs. A 50 percent rule for the NS-CMIC List would have an immediate chilling effect on the PRC’s military-industrial complex. Finally, the administration and Congress should expand authorities to allow Treasury to issue outbound restrictions on PRC companies that manufacture fentanyl precursors and support the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) ongoing genocide and human rights abuses in Xinjiang. While expanding the NS-CMIC List is an important first step, an effective outbound screening mechanism cannot rely exclusively on listing individual PRC entities. As history has repeatedly shown , the US government’s highly bureaucratic entity listing processes are structurally misaligned with the agile evasion strategies employed by targeted foreign entities. The incoming National Security Council and Department of Government Efficiency should examine ways to streamline the disparate policy processes used to create and maintain blacklists—a policy issue that industry has long championed . In the meantime, though, the new administration’s outbound policy must expand beyond lists to include tightly defined sectoral restrictions on the most high-risk technologies and sectors that jeopardize America’s security. These include hypersonics, quantum, advanced computing, artificial intelligence, semiconductors, and other critical defense articles and dual-use technologies on the US Munitions List and the Commerce Control List . PRC companies regularly evade US economic security restrictions. This type of sectoral approach will give the administration wider authority to crack down on CCP efforts to use US technology and capital to build a military that directly threatens the lives of American armed service members. The Trump administration’s outbound mechanism should also close the loopholes in the Biden executive order by including broader prohibitions on publicly trading securities issued by high-risk PRC entities. American investors and funds purchase billions of dollars of PRC securities each year, including securities issued by PRC military companies and other large PRC companies that use slave labor and help the CCP perpetuate genocide. The new outbound regime should expand the covered activities section of the Biden executive order to include prohibitions on all critical technologies subject to sectoral restrictions and securities issued by PRC companies that use and/or benefit from Uyghur forced labor. The overall success of the Trump administration’s outbound investment screening regime depends on effective enforcement. To detect evasion and prevent American capital from directly funding our adversaries, the White House should direct the Intelligence Community (IC) and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) to prioritize economic security issues. A practical first step would be to expand the ODNI’s Office of Economic Security and Emerging Technology (OESET). Reallocating or adding resources for intelligence collection and analysis to support the enforcement of economic security regulations—including outbound and export controls—is needed. However, resource allocation alone is insufficient. A comprehensive review of authorities for OSINT and financial data is also necessary to ensure that the Central Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and other non-IC agencies can effectively monitor global capital and investment flows associated with high-risk PRC companies. This review must also ensure the IC does not overclassify financial intelligence, a key ODNI policy issue that could undermine efforts to engage with allies on the threats posed by PRC capital flows. To safeguard American economic and national security, the Trump administration should implement a targeted outbound investment screening regime to counter the PRC’s military-civil fusion system, slave labor, and fentanyl trade. By expanding the NS-CMIC List, introducing sectoral restrictions on critical technologies, and implementing prohibitions on publicly traded PRC securities, the Trump administration can close key loopholes exploited by PRC companies and the CCP. Enhanced Treasury enforcement and intelligence capabilities will ensure resilient measures against evasion tactics. A targeted and well-enforced outbound investment screening regime will allow the United States to increase its economic sovereignty and more adequately defend against Beijing’s increasingly complex financial and supply chain warfare. Kit Conklin is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center. Related content
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