<ARTICLE>                     5
<LEGEND>
Note:The amount  reported for EPS basic and fully diluted is in compliance  with
     Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 128, "Earnings Per Share"
     and  represents  the Basic and  Diluted  calculation  as  required  by this
     standard.


                             
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