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    <periodOfReport>2006-11-29</periodOfReport>

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            <rptOwnerName>GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>55 RAILROAD AVENUE 1ST FLOOR</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>GREENWICH</rptOwnerCity>
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            <rptOwnerName>TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS L P</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.</rptOwnerStreet1>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $0.01 par value</value>
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                    <value>1519544</value>
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                    <value>I</value>
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                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                    <value>See Footnote</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Jeffrey L. Gendell (&quot;Mr. Gendell&quot;) is the managing member of Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C. (&quot;TCM&quot;), a Delaware limited liability company, the general partner of Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;TCP&quot;).  Mr. Gendell is the managing member of Tontine Management, L.L.C. (&quot;TM&quot;), a Delaware limited liability company, the general partner of Tontine Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (&quot;TP&quot;).   Mr. Gendell is the managing member of Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;TCO&quot;), the general partner of Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership (&quot;TMF&quot;).  Mr. Gendell is also the managing member of Tontine Overseas Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company (&quot;TOA&quot;), the investment advisor to Tontine Overseas Fund, Ltd., a Cayman Islands corporation (&quot;TOF&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Mr. Gendell directly owns 0 shares of the Common Stock.  TP directly owns 768,523 shares of Common Stock.  TOF directly owns 458,821 shares of Common Stock.  TMF directly owns 96,766 shares of Common Stock.  TCP directly owns 119,010 shares of Common Stock.  TCM directly owns 76,424 shares of Common Stock.  All of the foregoing shares of Common Stock may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Gendell.  Mr. Gendell disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by Mr. Gendell or representing Mr. Gendell's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCM, TCP, TM, TP, TCO, TMF, TOA and TOF</footnote>
    </footnotes>

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        <signatureName>Tontine Capital Partners, L.P.,  By: its General Partner, Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-12-05</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-12-05</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Tontine Partners, L.P., By: its General Partner, Tontine Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-12-05</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>Tontine Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-12-05</signatureDate>
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    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-12-05</signatureDate>
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