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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: 0.5in; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Restricted cash is comprised of the following (in thousands):</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="1">As of June 30,<br />
2013</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 8pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="1">As of December 31,<br />
2012</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="center"> </p></td></tr>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 59.2%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="59%">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Retention account</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">$</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">2,815</font></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">$</font></p></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: medium none; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 15.54%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; BORDER-TOP: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="15%">
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">2,821</font></p></td>
<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.04%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%">
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<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 10pt;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">Restricted deposits</font></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">16,026</font></p></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 1pt solid; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 17.04%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" valign="bottom" width="17%" colspan="2">
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt;" size="2">430</font></p></td>
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<td style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 59.2%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="59%">
<p style="TEXT-INDENT: -10pt; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt 20pt;"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="2">Total</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: windowtext 2.25pt double; BORDER-LEFT: medium none; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0in; PADDING-LEFT: 0in; WIDTH: 1.5%; PADDING-RIGHT: 0in; BACKGROUND: #cceeff; BORDER-TOP: medium none; BORDER-RIGHT: medium none; PADDING-TOP: 0in;" bgcolor="#CCEEFF" valign="bottom" width="1%">
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="2">$</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="2">18,841</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"> </p></td>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="2">$</font></b></p></td>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: right; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt;" align="right"><b><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-WEIGHT: bold;" size="2">3,251</font></b></p></td></tr></table>
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