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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Reporting Person holds shares under a 401(k) plan, and figures are according to the latest report of the Plan Administrator.  (Note:  Plan Administrator uses unit accounting; therefore, share equivalents may fluctuate slightly.)</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">The exercise price of these outstanding options were amended from that previously reported in connection with the spin-off announced by the Company effective 12/28/2007, and pursuant to anti-dilution provisions set forth in the option plan and is intended to give the option the same economic value it had before the spin-off.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Options Vesting Schedule:  Options Exercisable 02/04/2002 - 5,400; Options Exercisable 02/04/2003 - 5,400; Options Exercisable 02/04/2004 - 5,400; Options Exercisable 02/04/2005 - 5,400; Options Exercisable 02/04/2006 - 14,400.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Options Vesting Schedule:  Options Exercisable 02/02/2002 - 10,000; Options Exercisable 02/02/2003 - 10,000; Options Exercisable 02/02/2004 - 10,000; Options Exercisable 02/02/2005 - 10,000.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Options Vesting Schedule:  Options Exercisable 02/01/2003 - 10,000; Options Exercisable 02/01/2004 - 10,000; Options Exercisable 02/01/2005 - 10,000; Options Exercisable 02/01/2006 - 10,000.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Options Vesting Schedule:  Options Exercisable 02/07/2004 - 7,500; Options Exercisable 02/07/2005 - 7,500; Options Exercisable 02/07/2006 - 7,500; Options Exercisable 02/07/2007 - 7,500.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Options Vesting Schedule:  Options exercisable 02/06/2005 - 6,000; Options Exercisable 02/06/2006 - 6,000; Options Exercisable 02/06/2007 - 6,000; Options Exercisable 02/06/2008 - 6,000.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F8">Option Vesting Schedule: Options exercisable 02/04/2006 - 6,000; Options exercisable 02/04/2007 - 6,000; Options exercisable 02/04/2008 - 6,000; Options exercisable 02/04/2009 - 6,000.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F9">Options Vesting Schedule for Options Granted 02/03/2006:  Options Exerciserable 02/03/2007 - 6,150; Options Exerciserable 02/03/2008 - 6,150; Options Exerciserable 02/03/2009 - 6,150; and Options Exerciserable 02/03/2010 - 6,150.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F10">Options Vesting Schedule for Options Granted 02/02/2007: Options Exerciserable 02/02/2008 - 6,150; Options Exerciserable 02/02/2009 - 6,150; Options Exerciserable 02/02/2010 - 6,150; and Options Exerciserable 02/02/2011 - 6,150.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F11">As disclosed in Form 8-K dated August 9, 2007, restricted stock units (&quot;RSUs&quot;) and performance stock units awarded in 2006 and 2007 were cancelled August 9 and new RSUs were issued with 1% ROI performance criteria to reflect the Company?s Transformation Plan. 9,000 Restricted Stock Units granted on February 2, 2007 and 15,500 Performance Stock Units granted on February 2, 2007 (not considered derivative securities) were cancelled for a total of  24,500 cancelled units (9,000 +  15,500 = 24,500).  24,500 new Restricted Stock Units were issued on August 9, 2007 and will vest on February 2, 2010. Restricted Stock Units will be settled for cash based on the fair market value on the vesting date subject to a 1% ROI performance criteria.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F12">Granted 02/01/2008 Option Vesting Schedule: Options exercisable 02/01/2009, 29033; Options exercisable 02/01/2010, 29034; Options exercisable 02/01/2011, 29034; Options exercisable 02/01/2012, 29034.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F13">Restricted Stock Units granted on February 1, 2008 will vest effective February 1, 2010 if 1% ROI performance criteria is met. Restricted Stock Units will be settled for cash based on the fair market value on the vesting date.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F14">Options Vesting Schedule for Options Granted 02/06/2009. Options Exerciserable 02/06/2010 - 31280; Options Exerciserable 02/06/2011 - 31281; Options Exerciserable 02/06/2012 - 31281; and Options Exerciserable 02/06/2013 - 31281.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F15">Performance Stock Units granted on February 6, 2009 will vest effective February 6, 2012 if 1% ROI performance criteria is met, or Company is above the 4th Quartile ROI ranking compared to its peer group. Performance Stock Units will be settled for cash based on the fair market value on the vesting date.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Signed by Leslie K. O'Neal on behalf of Randall D. Levy</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2009-12-07</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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