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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Exercise price was originally reported as $20.50.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 7,500.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Options became exercisable 100% on 12/23/2002.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Exercise price was originally reported as $20.83333.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 4,500.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Options became exercisable 100% on 12/26/2002.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Exercise price was originally reported as $22.33333.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 18,000.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Performance based - 100% exercisable as goal was achieved.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Exercise price was originally reported as $26.75.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 18,000.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">Options became exercisable 100% on 12/20/2006.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">Exercise price was originally reported as $16.375.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F14">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 21,000.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F15">Options became exercisable 100% on 04/01/2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F16">Exercise price was originally reported as $20.51.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F17">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 21,000.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F18">Options became exercisable 100% on 6/2/2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F19">Exercise price was originally reported as $20.50.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F20">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 27,900.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F21">Options became exercisable 100% on 6/2/2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F22">Exercise price was originally reported as $16.60.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F23">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 25,200.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F24">Options became exercisable 100% on 4/1/2005.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F25">Exercise price was originally reported as $25.75.  Exercise price has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payrment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F26">Number of stock options granted was originally reported as 25,200.  Number of stock options outstanding has been adjusted in accordance with the terms of the stock option plan to reflect payment of special cash dividend on 1/2/2007 and 3/2 stock split on 1/12/2007.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F27">Exercisable upon certification of goals being met - 1/3 immediately, 1/3 on 1/28/2006, and 1/3 on 12/13/2006.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Karen B. Rhoads by Power of Attorney</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2007-03-22</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
