Provision for Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Provision for Income Taxes

10.  Provision for Income Taxes:

The Company records its tax provision (or benefit) on an interim basis using an estimated annual effective tax rate.  For the nine and three months ended September 30, 2011 the Company increased the estimated effective tax rate to reflect the impact of certain non-deductible expenses incurred in connection with the merger agreement described in Note 14.