<ARTICLE> 5
<MULTIPLIER> 1,000
<CURRENCY> U.S. DOLLARS

                             
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<PERIOD-END>                               JUN-30-2000
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<F1>OTHER EXPENSES REFERS TO THE REVERSAL OF $2,079 FROM ACCRUED EXPENSES,
ORIGINALLY ACCRUED IN CONJUNCTION WITH CERTAIN RESTRUCTURING COSTS DURING 1999.