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SECURITY, PLEDGE AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

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Title: SECURITY, PLEDGE AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT
Governing Law: New York     Date: 1/22/2007
Industry: Retail (Grocery)     Sector: Services

SECURITY, PLEDGE AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT, Parties: synergy brands inc ,  phs group inc.   , nyce north america inc , milfam  i l.p.
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                                  Exhibit 10.1

                     SECURITY, PLEDGE AND GUARANTY AGREEMENT

     SECURITY,   PLEDGE AND GUARANTY   AGREEMENT (this   "Agreement"),   dated as of
January 19, 2007 by and among PHS Group Inc., a   Pennsylvania   corporation   (the
"Borrower"), and Synergy Brands Inc., (the "Parent Company"), and SYBR.Com Inc.,
a New Jersey   corporation,   Gran   Reserve   Corporation,   a Florida   corporation,
Dealbynet.com Inc., a New York corporation,   Quality Food Brands, Inc., a Nevada
corporation,   NYCE North America Inc., a New Jersey   corporation,   Net Cigar.Com
Inc.,   a   Florida   corporation,   (each   of   the   foregoing   a   "Subsidiary"   and
collectively   referred to herein as the "Subsidiaries") and Lloyd I. Miller, III
and   Milfam   I L.P.   (collectively   referred   to   herein   as the   "Purchasers").
Together the Borrower,   the Parent Company and the   Subsidiaries are referred to
herein as the   "Debtors".   Certain   defined   terms are set forth in   Article   10
hereof.

                                     Recitals

     WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Parent Company and the Purchasers are parties to
a Securities   Purchase   Agreement   dated as of the date hereof (the   "Securities
Purchase Agreement"); and

     WHEREAS,   as a condition to the   Purchasers'   obligation   to enter into the
Securities   Purchase   Agreement and to extend credit to the Borrower   thereunder
that the   Debtors   execute   and   deliver   this   Security,   Pledge   and   Guaranty
Agreement as security for the payment and   performance of all obligations of the
Borrower   and   Parent   Company to the   Purchasers   and to   guarantee   all of the
obligations   of the Borrower and Parent   Company under the   Securities   Purchase
Agreement:

     NOW,   THEREFORE,   in consideration of the premises contained herein and for
other good and valuable consideration,   the receipt and sufficiency of which are
hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE 1.

                                GRANT OF SECURITY

     Section 1.1 Grant of Security. The Debtors hereby grant to the Purchasers a
lien and continuing   security   interest   ("Security   Interest") in and to, and a
right of set-off against, all of the following personal property and fixtures of
the   Debtors,   whether   now owned by or owing to, or   hereafter   acquired   by or
arising in favor of, such Debtor   (including   under any trade   names,   styles or
derivations thereof), and whether owned or consigned by or to, or leased from or
to, such Debtor, and regardless of where located (all of which being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "Collateral"):

     (a) all Accounts;

     (b) all Chattel Paper;

     (c) all documents;

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     (d) all General Intangibles (including Marks, Copyrights,   Patents, payment
intangibles, Proprietary Information and Trade Secrets);

     (e) all Goods (including Inventory, Equipment and Fixtures);

     (f) all Instruments;

     (g) all Investment Property,   including (i) all shares of the capital stock
or membership interests of each subsidiary owned or held by each Debtor, whether
now owned or hereafter formed or acquired (those shares and membership interests
being listed and described on Schedule A attached hereto), and all substitutions
and   additions   to such shares   (herein,   the   "Pledged   Securities"),   (ii) all
dividends,   distributions,   and sums   distributable   or payable from, upon or in
respect of the Pledged   Securities,   and (iii) all   other rights and   privileges
incident to the   Pledged   Securities   (all of the   foregoing   being   hereinafter
referred to collectively as the "Stock Collateral");

     (h) all Deposit   Accounts of such Debtor,   including all blocked   accounts,
concentration   accounts,   disbursement accounts, and all other bank accounts and
all deposits therein;

     (i) all money, cash or cash equivalents of such Debtor;

     (j) all Supporting Obligations and Letter-of-Credit Rights of such Debtor;

     (k) the commercial tort claims identified on Schedule B hereto; and

     (l) to the   extent not   otherwise   included,   all   Proceeds,   tort   claims,
insurance   claims and other   rights to payments   not   otherwise   included in the
foregoing and products of the foregoing and all accessions to, substitutions and
replacements   for, and rents and profits of, each of the foregoing and all other
tangible and intangible personal property whatsoever of any Debtor including all
cash, products,   offspring, rents, revenues, issues, profits, royalties, income,
benefits,   accessions,   additions,   substitutions and replacements of and to any
and all of the   foregoing,   including all Proceeds of and to any of the property
of any of the Debtors described in the preceding   paragraphs of this Section 1.1
(including, without limitation, any loss proceeds or other Proceeds of insurance
thereon (whether or not any Purchaser is loss payee thereof), and any indemnity,
warranty or   guarantee,   payable by any reason of loss or damage to or otherwise
with   respect to any of the   foregoing,   and all   causes of   action,   claims and
warranties   now or   hereafter   held by any Debtor in respect of any of the items
listed above).

     Notwithstanding   the   foregoing,   a security   interest in the assets of the
Borrower is not granted   under this   Agreement   if and to the extent that such a
grant of a security interest is prohibited by the terms of that certain Loan and
Security Agreement,   entered into as of November 11, 2002 (as amended,   the "IIG
Loan and Security   Agreement")   by and between the Borrower and IIG Capital LLC;
provided,   however, that from and after the date upon which all obligations owed
by the Borrower to IIG Capital LLC under the IIG Loan and Security Agreement are
paid in full   the   exclusion   of a grant   under   this   Agreement   of a   security

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interest   in the   assets   of the   Borrower,   that is   called   for   above,   shall
immediately   cease to have any force and effect and the assets of Borrower shall
immediately be subject to the grant of a security interest under this Agreement,
without any action being   required on the part of any party to this Agreement or
any other person or entity.   Additionally, a security interest in 288,000 shares
(the   "Interline   Shares") of common stock of Interline   Travel & Tour,   Inc., a
Texas corporation, owned by SYBR.com Inc. is not granted under this Agreement if
and to the extent that such a grant of a security   interest is prohibited by the
terms of certain outstanding   promissory notes (the "Interline Notes") issued by
the Borrower to Lawrence K.   Fleischman,   Edmond   O'Donnell,   and DBMK Partners,
Ltd. (collectively,   the "Interline Holders");   provided, however, that from and
after the date upon which all obligations   owed by the Borrower to the Interline
Holders   under the   Interline   Notes are paid in full the   exclusion   of a grant
under this   Agreement of a security   interest in the Interline   Shares,   that is
called for above,   shall   immediately cease to have any force and effect and the
Interline   Shares   shall   immediately   be   subject   to the   grant of a   security
interest under this Agreement,   without any action being required on the part of
any party to this Agreement or any other person or entity.

     Section 1.2   Security   for   Obligations.   This   Agreement   and the Security
Interest shall secure the payment and performance of the Obligations.

                                   ARTICLE 2.

                GENERAL REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND COVENANTS

     Each Debtor   represents,   warrants and   covenants,   which   representations,
warranties and covenants shall survive execution and delivery of this Agreement,
as follows:

     Section 2.1   Necessary   Filings.   All   financing   statements   necessary   or
appropriate   to perfect   the   security   interest   granted by each   Debtor to the
Purchasers   hereby in respect of the   Collateral,   which can be perfected by the
filing of a   financing   statement,   have been   filed and the   Security   Interest
granted to the Purchasers   pursuant to this Agreement in and to such   Collateral
constitutes a perfected   Security   Interest therein (to the extent that the same
can be perfected by filing) prior to the rights of all other persons or entities
therein (other than any such rights pursuant to the Permitted Liens) and subject
to no other   Liens   (other   than   Permitted   Liens) and is   entitled   to all the
rights,   priorities and benefits afforded by the Uniform   Commercial Code of the
State of New York to perfected security interests.

     Section 2.2 No Liens.   Each Debtor is, and as to Collateral   acquired by it
from time to time after the date   hereof   such   Debtor will be, the owner of all
Collateral   pledged   by it   hereunder   free   from any Lien,   security   interest,
encumbrance   or other   right,   title or interest of any person or entity   (other
than Permitted Liens),   and each Debtor shall defend the Collateral   against all
claims and demands of all persons or entities at any time   claiming   the same or
any interest   therein (other than in connection with Permitted Liens) adverse to
the Purchasers.

     Section   2.3 Other   Financing   Statements.   To the best   knowledge   of each
Debtor,   as of the date   hereof,   there is no   financing   statement   covering or
purporting to cover any interest of any kind in the   Collateral   (other than (i)
the   financing   statements   filed in   respect   of   Permitted   Liens and (ii) the

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financing   statements   identified   in   Schedule C hereof   for which   termination
statements   will be   filed   prior   to the   date   hereof   or on the   date of this
Agreement),   and so long as any   Obligations   are   outstanding,   no Debtor   will
execute or authorize to be filed in any public   office any   financing   statement
(or   similar   statement   or   instrument   of   registration   under   the law of any
jurisdiction)   or   statements   relating   to   the   Collateral,   except   financing
statements   filed   or to be   filed   in   respect   of and   covering   the   security
interests granted hereby by such Debtor or in connection with Permitted Liens.

     Section 2.4 Chief Executive Office; Records.

     (a) As of the date   hereof,   the chief   executive   office of each Debtor is
located at the address indicated on Schedule D hereto for such Debtor. No Debtor
will move its chief executive   office except to such new location as such Debtor
may   establish   in   accordance   with the last   sentence of this   Section   2.4. A
complete   set of books of account   and   records of each   Debtor   relating to the
Accounts, Chattel Paper and Documents are, and will continue to be, kept at such
chief executive   office,   at one or more of the other record locations set forth
on Schedule D hereto for such Debtor or at such new locations as such Debtor may
establish in accordance with the last sentence of this Section 2.4.

     (b) All Accounts,   Chattel Paper and Documents of each Debtor are, and will
continue to be, maintained at, and controlled and directed   (including,   without
limitation,    for   general   accounting   purposes)   from,   the   office   locations
described   above or such new location   established   in accordance   with the last
sentence of this Section 2.4. No Debtor shall   establish   new locations for such
offices until (a) it shall have given to the   Purchasers   not less than 30 days'
prior written   notice of its   intention to do so,   clearly   describing   such new
location and providing   such other   information   in connection   therewith as the
Purchasers may reasonably request and (b) with respect to such new location,   it
shall   have taken all   action   reasonably   satisfactory   to the   Purchasers,   to
maintain the security   interest of the Purchasers in the Collateral   intended to
be granted hereby at all times fully perfected and in full force and effect.

     Section 2.5 Location of Inventory and Equipment. As of the date hereof, all
Inventory and   Equipment   held by each Debtor is located at one of the locations
shown on Schedule E hereto.   Each Debtor agrees that all Inventory and Equipment
now   held or   subsequently   acquired   by it   shall   be kept at (or   shall   be in
transport to) any one of the locations   shown on Schedule E hereto,   or such new
location as such Debtor may   establish in   accordance   with the last sentence of
this Section 2.5.   Each Debtor may   establish a new location for   Inventory   and
Equipment in a   jurisdiction   in which such Debtor   currently   does business and
with respect to which the Purchasers have a first perfected security interest in
such   Inventory   and   Equipment   (subject to Permitted   Liens).   Each Debtor may
establish a new location   outside of a   jurisdiction   in which it currently does
business   and   with   respect   to which   the   Purchasers   have a first   perfected
security   interest in such   Inventory   and   Equipment   only if (a) it shall have
given to the   Purchasers   not less   than 30 days'   prior   written   notice of its
intention so to do,   clearly   describing   such new location and   providing   such
other   information   in connection   therewith as the   Purchasers   may   reasonably
request   and (b) with   respect   to such new   location,   it shall   have taken all
action   reasonably   satisfactory   to the   Purchasers   to maintain   the   security
interest of the   Purchasers in the   Collateral   intended to be granted hereby at
all times fully perfected and in full force and effect.

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     Section 2.6   Recourse.   This   Agreement is made with full   recourse to each
Debtor and pursuant to and upon all the warranties,   representations,   covenants
and agreements on the part of each Debtor   contained   herein,   in the Securities
Purchase Agreement and otherwise in writing in connection herewith or therewith.

     Section   2.7   Trade   Names;   Change   of Name.   Each   Debtor's   legal   name,
jurisdiction of organization   and   organizational   number (if any) are correctly
set forth on Schedule F of this Agreement.   No Debtor has transacted business at
any   time   during   the   immediately   preceding   five-year   period,   and does not
currently   transact   business,   under any other legal names or trade names other
than the prior   legal   names and trade   names (if any) set forth on   Schedule   F
attached hereto. No Debtor shall change its jurisdiction of organization without
the Purchasers' prior written consent.   No Debtor shall change its legal name or
transact business under any other trade name without first giving 30 days' prior
written   notice of its intent to do so to the   Purchasers.   With respect to such
new name or   jurisdiction   of   organization,   such   Debtor   shall have taken all
action reasonably requested by the Purchasers, to maintain the Security Interest
at all times fully perfected and in full force and effect.

                                   ARTICLE 3.

                           SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
                              ACCOUNTS; INSTRUMENTS

     Section 3.1 Additional   Representations and Warranties. As of the time when
each of its Accounts arises, each Debtor shall be deemed to have represented and
warranted   that such Account,   and all records,   papers and   documents   relating
thereto   are what they   purport to be in all   material   respects,   and that such
Account   will,   to the best   knowledge of each Debtor,   evidence   true and valid
obligations of the account debtor named therein.

     Section 3.2   Maintenance of Records.   Each Debtor will keep and maintain at
its own cost and expense,   records of its Accounts and each Debtor will make the
same available on such Debtor's   premises to the Purchasers for   inspection,   at
such Debtor's own cost and expense, at any and all commercially reasonable times
upon   commercially   reasonable prior notice to such Debtor.   Upon the occurrence
and   during   the   continuance   of an Event of   Default   and at the   commercially
reasonable   request of the   Purchasers,   each Debtor shall,   at its own cost and
expense,   deliver all   tangible   evidence of its   Accounts,   including,   without
limitation,   all documents evidencing the Accounts and such books and records to
the Purchasers or to its representatives (copies of which evidence and books and
records may be retained by each Debtor).   If the Purchasers so direct,   upon the
occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default,   each Debtor shall
legend, in form and manner satisfactory to the Purchasers, the Accounts, as well
as books,   records and documents of such Debtor evidencing or pertaining to such
Receivables   and Contracts with an   appropriate   reference to the fact that such
Receivables   and   Contracts   have been assigned to the   Purchasers   and that the
Purchasers have a security interest therein.

     Section 3.3 Direction to Account Debtors;   Contracting   Parties;   Etc. Upon
the   occurrence and during the   continuance   of an Event of Default,   and if the
Purchasers   so direct each Debtor,   each Debtor agrees (a) to cause all payments
on account of the Accounts,   Deposit Accounts or General   Intangibles to be made

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directly to the Cash Collateral   Account,   (b) that the Purchasers may, at their
option,   directly   notify the   obligors   with respect to any   Accounts,   Deposit
Accounts   or   General   Intangibles   to make   payments   with   respect   thereto as
provided   in   preceding   clause   (a) and (c) that   the   Purchasers   may   enforce
collection of any such Accounts, Deposit Accounts or General Intangibles and may
adjust,   settle or compromise the amount of payment thereof,   in the same manner
and to the same   extent   as such   Debtor.   Without   notice   to or assent by each
Debtor,   the   Purchasers   may apply any or all   amounts   then in, or   thereafter
deposited in, the Cash Collateral Account which application shall be effected in
the   manner   provided   in this   Agreement.   The   reasonable   costs and   expenses
(including reasonable   attorneys' fees) of collection,   whether incurred by such
Debtor or the Purchasers,   shall be borne by such Debtor.   The Purchasers   shall
deliver a copy of each notice   referred to in the   preceding   clause (b) to such
Debtor; provided,   however, that the failure by the Purchasers to so notify such
Debtor shall not affect the   effectiveness of such notice or the other rights of
the Purchasers created by this Section 3.3.

     Section 3.4   Modification of Terms;   etc. No Debtor shall rescind or cancel
any   indebtedness   evidenced by any Account,   or modify any term thereof or make
any adjustment with respect thereto,   or extend or renew the same, or compromise
or   settle   any   material   dispute,   claim,   suit or legal   proceeding   relating
thereto,   or sell any Account,   or interest   therein,   without the prior written
consent of the Purchasers,   except in accordance with such Debtor's commercially
reasonable business practices.

     Section 3.5   Collection.   Each Debtor   shall   endeavor in   accordance   with
commercially   reasonable   business   practices to cause to be collected   from the
account   debtor   named in each of its   Accounts,   as and   when   due   (including,
without limitation,   amounts which are delinquent,   such amounts to be collected
in accordance with generally accepted lawful collection   procedures) any and all
amounts   owing under or on account of such   Accounts   and apply   forthwith   upon
receipt thereof all such amounts as are so collected to the outstanding   balance
of   such   Account.   The   reasonable   costs   and   expenses   (including,    without
limitation,   attorneys'   fees) of collection,   if incurred by each Debtor or the
Purchasers, shall be borne by such Debtor.

     Section   3.6   Instruments.   If a Debtor   owns or   acquires   any   Instrument
constituting   Collateral,   at Purchasers' request upon the occurrence and during
the continuation of an Event of Default,   such Debtor will promptly deliver such
Instrument   to   the   Purchasers   appropriately   endorsed   to   the   order   of the
Purchasers as further   security   hereunder.   At the   Purchasers'   request,   such
Debtor that owns or acquires any other Instrument   constituting Collateral will,
within   five   (5)   business   days,   promptly   deliver   such   Instrument   to   the
Purchasers   appropriately   endorsed   to the order of the   Purchasers   as further
security hereunder.

                                   ARTICLE 4.

                       SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING MARKS

     Section   4.1   Additional    Representations   and   Warranties.    Each   Debtor
represents and warrants   that, as of the date hereof,   it is the true and lawful
owner of all right,   title and interest to or otherwise has the right to use the

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registered   Marks   listed in   Schedule G hereto and that,   as of the date hereof
said listed Marks constitute all the marks and applications for marks registered
in the United States Patent and Trademark Office that such Debtor presently owns
or uses in connection   with its business.   Each Debtor   represents   and warrants
that it owns,   is licensed to use or otherwise has the right to use all material
Marks that it uses. Each Debtor further warrants that it has no knowledge of any
third   party   claim that any   aspect of such   Debtor's   present or   contemplated
business   operations   infringes or will infringe any trademark,   service mark or
trade name in any respect which could   reasonably be expected to have a material
adverse effect on the business,   operations,   property,   assets,   liabilities or
condition   (financial or otherwise) of such Debtor.   Each Debtor   represents and
warrants   that   except as listed on   Schedule G, as of the date hereof it is the
beneficial   and record owner of all   trademark   registrations   and   applications
listed   in   Schedule   G   hereto   and   that   said   registrations   are   valid   and
subsisting,   and that no Debtor is aware of any   third-party   claim   that any of
said   registrations in respect of any material Mark is invalid or unenforceable.
Each Debtor   hereby grants to the   Purchasers   an absolute   power of attorney to
sign, upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default, any
document which may be required by the United States Patent and Trademark   Office
in order to effect an absolute   assignment   of all right,   title and interest in
each Mark, and record the same.

     Section 4.2   Infringements.   Each Debtor   agrees,   promptly   upon   learning
thereof,   to notify the Purchasers in writing of the name and address of, and to
furnish such   pertinent   information   that may be available with respect to, any
party who such Debtor believes is infringing or diluting or otherwise   violating
in any material respect any of such Debtor's rights in and to any material Mark,
or with   respect to any party   claiming   that such   Debtor's use of any material
Mark   violates in any material   respect any property   right of that party.   Each
Debtor   further   agrees to prosecute any Person   infringing any material Mark in
accordance with commercially reasonable business practices.

     Section 4.3   Preservation of Marks.   Each Debtor agrees to use its Marks as
required in each of the applicable   jurisdictions   during the time in which this
Agreement   is   in   effect,    sufficiently    to   preserve   such   Marks   (and   any
registrations   thereto)   as   trademarks   or service   marks under the laws of the
United   States   and any   other   applicable   law;   provided,   that,   prior to any
Default,   no Debtor   shall be   obligated   to preserve any Mark in the event such
Debtor determines,   in its commercially   reasonable business judgment,   that the
preservation of such Mark is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business.

     Section 4.4   Maintenance   of   Registration.   Each Debtor shall,   at its own
expense, diligently process all documents required by the Trademark Act of 1946,
15 U.S.C.   Section 1051 et seq. to maintain trademark   registrations,   including
but   not   limited   to   affidavits   of   use   and   applications   for   renewals   of
registration   in the United States   Patent and   Trademark   Office for all of its
registered Marks pursuant to 15 U.S.C. Section 1058(a), 1059 and 1065, and shall
pay all fees and disbursements in connection therewith and shall not abandon any
such filing of affidavit of use or any such   application of renewal prior to the
exhaustion of all   administrative   and judicial   remedies   without prior written
consent of the Purchasers; provided, that, prior to any Default, no Debtor shall
be obligated to maintain any Mark in the event that such Debtor   determines,   in
its commercially reasonable business judgment, that the maintenance of such Mark
is no longer necessary or desirable in the conduct of its business.

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      Section   4.5   Future   Registered   Marks.   If any Mark   registration   issues
hereafter to a Debtor as a result of any   application   now or hereafter   pending
before the United States Patent and Trademark Office,   within 60 days of receipt
of such certificate,   such Debtor shall deliver to the Purchasers a copy of such
certificate,   and an assignment for security in such Mark, to the Purchasers and
at the expense of such Debtor,   confirming   the   assignment for security in such
Mark to the Purchasers hereunder, in such form as may be reasonably satisfactory
to the Purchasers.

     Section 4.6 Remedies. If an Event of Default shall occur and be continuing,
the   Purchasers   may take any or all of the following   actions:   (a) declare the
entire   right,   title and   interest   of such Debtor in and to each of the Marks,
together with all trademark rights and rights of protection to the same,   vested
in the Purchasers for the benefit of the Purchasers,   in which event the rights,
title and interest shall   immediately vest, in the Purchasers for the benefit of
the   Purchasers,   and the Purchasers   shall be entitled to exercise the power of
attorney referred to in Section 4.1 hereof to execute,   cause to be acknowledged
and notarized and record said absolute   assignment   with the applicable   agency;
(b) take and use or sell the Marks and the   goodwill of such   Debtor's   business
symbolized   by the   Marks   and the   right to carry on the   business   and use the
assets of such Debtor in connection with which the Marks have been used; and (c)
direct such Debtor to refrain,   in which event such Debtor shall   refrain,   from
using the Marks in any   manner   whatsoever,   directly   or   indirectly,   and,   if
requested by the   Purchasers,   change such Debtor's   corporate name to eliminate
therefrom any use of any Mark and execute such other and further   documents that
the Purchasers may request to further confirm this and to transfer   ownership of
the Marks and registrations and any pending trademark   application in the United
States Patent and Trademark Office to the Purchasers.

     Section 4.7   Collateral   Assignment.   This Agreement is made for collateral
security purposes only. This Agreement and Purchasers'   Security Interest in the
Marks shall continue in full force and effect as long as any   Obligations   shall
be owed to the Purchasers (or any of said   Purchasers).   Upon payment in full of
the   Obligations   and   termination of the Securities   Purchase   Agreement,   this
Agreement shall terminate and Purchasers   shall promptly   execute and deliver to
each Debtor,   at such Debtor's   expense,   all   termination   statements and other
instruments   as may be   necessary or proper to   terminate   Purchasers'   security
interest in the Marks,   subject to any   disposition   thereof which may have been
made   by   Purchasers   pursuant   to this   Agreement   or the   Securities   Purchase
Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE 5.

                          SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING
                      PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS AND TRADE SECRETS

     Section   5.1   Additional    Representations   and   Warranties.    Each   Debtor
represents and warrants   that, as of the date hereof,   it is the true and lawful
owner   of   all   rights   in   (a)   all   material   Trade   Secrets   and   Proprietary
Information   necessary to operate the   business of such Debtor,   (b) the Patents
listed in Schedule H hereto for the Debtor and that said Patents   constitute all
the patents and applications for patents that the Debtor owns on the date hereof

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and (c) the   Copyrights   listed in   Schedule I hereto   and that said   Copyrights
constitute   all   registrations   of   copyrights   and   applications   for copyright
registrations   that such Debtor   owns on the date   hereof.   Each Debtor   further
warrants   that it has no   knowledge   of any third party claim that any aspect of
such Debtor's   present or   contemplated   business   operations   infringes or will
infringe   any patent or any   copyright   or such Debtor has   misappropriated   any
Trade Secret or Proprietary Information, in each case in any respect which could
reasonably   be   expected   to have a   material   adverse   effect on the   business,
operations,   property, assets, liabilities or condition (financial or otherwise)
of such Debtor. Each Debtor hereby grants to the Purchasers an absolute power of
attorney to sign,   upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of
Default,   any   document   which may be required by the United   States   Patent and
Trademark   Office or the United   States   Copyright   Office in order to effect an
absolute   assignment   of all   right,   title   and   interest   in each   Patent   and
Copyright, and to record the same.

     Section 5.2   Infringements.   Each Debtor   agrees,   promptly   upon   learning
thereof,   to furnish the   Purchasers in writing with all   pertinent   information
available   to   such   Debtor   with   respect   to   any   infringement,   contributing
infringement   or active   inducement   to   infringe   in any   material   respect any
material   Patent or   Copyright or to any claim that the practice of any material
Patent or the use of any material Copyright violates in any material respect any
property right of a third party, or with respect to any   misappropriation of any
material   Trade   Secret Right or any claim that   practice of any material   Trade
Secret   Right   violates in any material   respect any   property   right of a third
party.   Each Debtor further agrees,   to the extent   consistent with commercially
reasonable business practices,   to prosecute any Person infringing any Patent or
Copyright or any Person misappropriating any Trade Secret Right.

     Section 5.3 Maintenance of Patents.   At its own expense,   each Debtor


 
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