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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_MailEndCompose"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>It is NOT outside the remit. In the Area 2 working group discussion, I just wrote the following:<o:p></o:p></span></a></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoListParagraph style='text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Supermajority to change fee structure. This is currently WS2. I am surprised that the community thinks so. To my mind the greatest risk in the ICANN transition is not the risk to free expression. Rather it is the creation of an unregulated monopoly controlling a scarce resource (the domain names). I would have thought that the community would be deeply concerned about the creation of excess profits that ICANN could devote to other purposes (e.g. the proposal to fund broadband expansion) that would allow it to, in effect, buy support and create independence. For me, this is a <b>WS0</b> requirement or at a minimum a WS1 part of the bylaw revision. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>“WS0” is my way of identifying absolutely vital issues that are at the highest level of importance – and I think that “taming” the ability of ICANN to achieve monopoly profits is one of the 3 or 4 most important objectives of the CCWG. I proposed a super majority requirement to raise fees – but I am equally intrigued by your idea of a separate commercial entity (presumably subject to contractual oblilgations and law suits).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Paul <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#C00000'>**NOTE: OUR NEW ADDRESS -- EFFECTIVE 12/15/14 ***<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>509 C St. NE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Washington, DC 20002<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Paul Rosenzweig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:paul.rosenzweigesq@redbranchconsulting.com"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1'>paul.rosenzweig@redbranchconsulting.com</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>O: +1 (202) 547-0660<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>M: +1 (202) 329-9650<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Skype: +1 (202) 738-1739 or paul.rosenzweig1066<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='text-align:justify'><a href="http://www.redbranchconsulting.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=19&Itemid=9"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#0563C1'>Link to my PGP Key</span></a><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> Phil Buckingham [mailto:phil@dotadvice.co.uk] <br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, December 19, 2014 11:53 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Roelof Meijer'; 'Steve DelBianco'; 'Accountability Cross Community'<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-Accountability] Op-Ed from ITIF regarding permanent cross-community group as ultimate authority<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Dear All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>May I start a new thread and suggest a complete restructuring/ break up of ICANN, with a new corporate, tax paying entity, established, accountable for all revenue generating activity, particularly from its management, facilitation and its on going responsibility, accountability, reporting of the whole gTLD programme, processes, procedures. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Are you aware that ICANN’s ( currently a 501 Californian not for profit - where no tax is payable) latest audited 2013 financial statements show a “surplus” of $83M ( with a further $32.4 M development cost write back ) on $359M revenue received from 1930 applicants. It has also in addition, subsequently received <a href="https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionresults">https://gtldresult.icann.org/application-result/applicationstatus/auctionresults</a> with another 100+ contention sets ( potentially )facing a last resort ICANN auction, where ICANN takes all the proceeds.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Perhaps this outside the CCWG -Accountability remit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>Phil Buckingham<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'> <a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a> [<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org">mailto:accountability-cross-community-bounces@icann.org</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Roelof Meijer<br><b>Sent:</b> 19 December 2014 15:26<br><b>To:</b> Steve DelBianco; Accountability Cross Community<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [CCWG-Accountability] Op-Ed from ITIF regarding permanent cross-community group as ultimate authority<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Deal all,</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Steve wrote:</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>"Gunnarson suggests that one way to provide an effective check on the ICANN board's power is to create statutory members of ICANN with extensive authority over the board. This authority could include removing board members, overturning board decisions, etc. The statutory members would likely include the chairs of the various ICANN "supporting organizations" and "advisory committees," such as the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) responsible for IP address policy and the Country Code Name Supporting Organization (ccNSO) responsible for managing the country code top-level domains. To ensure that the statutory members do not hold too much sway, their actions could be limited to situations where there is a supermajority (i.e., consensus). „</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></blockquote></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>The possibility of introducing such a structure is certainly not limited to organizations operating under California State (or US Federal for that matter) Law. </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>If the members of such a structure would be the (elected) chairs of the SO’s and AC’s and of a few other (e.g. IETF, IAB and –dare I suggest it- the SG of the ITU) to make it truly/fully multi-stakeholder, it could greatly enhance ICANN’s accountability. As the structure itself would be very accountable.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>I would think that (indeed on the condition of a supermajority) this structure then could be given the power to (escalation with increase in number):</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><ol start=1 type=1><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>On the basis of „too much noise from the community”, tell ICANN to redo a particular process;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>If the above does not solve the situation, call for an independent review of the issue/process;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>If the situation meets certain criteria, send the board (or part thereof) away;</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li><li class=MsoNormal style='color:black;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo3'><span lang=EN-GB>If the situation meets even stricter criteria, transfer ICANN’s role and/or the IANA function to another organization (Chris Disspain’s „nuclear option”)</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></li></ol><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>The nice thing about option 4 is that having it, will make it’s actual use unnecessary and will make options 1 to 3 a given. By rattling the sable, as the NTIA occasionally did, for sure..</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Only a very rough sketch, lots of develish details to be worked out. But in my opinion worth reflecting on. Not because it, as Kavouss suggests, „[is limited] </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#222222;background:white'>to merely existing practice and model”. As it is not. But because it builds onto what had been realized over the years and works pretty well most of the time. And because it might be part of a solution to both issues: the IANA stewardship transition and the enhancement of ICANN’s accountability.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:#222222;background:#FFFEFE'>And, now that I am having a go at it anyway, if the above would be implemented, another increase in ICANN’s accountability could be realized some time down the line. By replacing ICANN’s present board by one of which none of the members are elected from an SO or AC , but all members are selected on the basis of their personal skills and expertise.</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL'>Best regards,</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL'> </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:NL'>Roelof A. 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Box 5022 | 6802 EA | ARNHEM | THE NETHERLANDS<br>T +31 (0)26 352 55 00 | M +31 (0)6 11 395 775 | F +31 (0)26 352 55 05 <br><a href="mailto:roelof.meijer@sidn.nl">roelof.meijer@sidn.nl</a> | <a href="http://www.sidn.nl/"><span style='color:gray'>www.sidn.nl</span></a></span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>From: </span></b><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:11.0pt;color:black'>Steve DelBianco <<a href="mailto:sdelbianco@netchoice.org">sdelbianco@netchoice.org</a>><br><b>Date: </b>woensdag 17 december 2014 17:20<br><b>To: </b>Accountability Cross Community <<a href="mailto:accountability-cross-community@icann.org">accountability-cross-community@icann.org</a>><br><b>Subject: </b>[CCWG-Accountability] Op-Ed from ITIF regarding permanent cross-community group as ultimate authority<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>This pertains to our discussion yesterday about a permanent, cross-community ‘Membership’ group to hold ICANN board and management accountable to the community. It was described this way in <a href="https://community.icann.org/download/attachments/51414327/WorkArea2%20Accountability%20suggestions%20%5Bdraft%203%5D.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1418610739000&api=v2">draft3</a> for work area 2: <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Amend ICANN bylaws to recognize a permanent cross-community representative structure (all ACs, SOs, Constituencies) with authority to:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Appoint members of Affirmation review teams<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Review a board decision, or resolve a dispute (option to use independent panel)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Approve changes to ICANN bylaws or Articles, with 2/3 approval<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Approve annual proposed ICANN budget<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>Recall one or all ICANN Board members<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote></blockquote></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'>One of the groups <a href="http://www.innovationfiles.org/key-principles-for-the-icann-transition/">proposing</a> a c</span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>ommunity of stakeholders as ultimate authority posted</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'> a relevant <a href="http://thehill.com/blogs/pundits-blog/technology/227375-icann-transition-plan-needs-new-ideas-to-ensure-accountability">Op-Ed</a> in a Washington paper today. Daniel Castro of the </span><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>Information Technology & Innovation Foundation (ITIF) wrote:</span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='color:black'>California state law applies since ICANN is a registered nonprofit corporation in the state. As such, California law allows nonprofit organizations to have statutory members. Gunnarson suggests that one way to provide an effective check on the ICANN board's power is to create statutory members of ICANN with extensive authority over the board. This authority could include removing board members, overturning board decisions, etc. The statutory members would likely include the chairs of the various ICANN "supporting organizations" and "advisory committees," such as the Address Supporting Organization (ASO) responsible for IP address policy and the Country Code Name Supporting Organization (ccNSO) responsible for managing the country code top-level domains. To ensure that the statutory members do not hold too much sway, their actions could be limited to situations where there is a supermajority (i.e., consensus). </span><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></blockquote><div><div><div><div><div><blockquote style='margin-left:30.0pt;margin-top:5.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></blockquote></div></div></div></div></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>We welcome further elaboration of legal basis to enable this modification to ICANN’s bylaws in conformance with California law.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> </span><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Steve DelBianco<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div id=""><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>NetChoice<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'><a href="http://www.netchoice.org/">http://www.NetChoice.org</a> and <a href="http://blog.netchoice.org/">http://blog.netchoice.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'>+1.202.420.7482<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><div><div id=""><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>