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      condensed Consolidated Financial Statements contain unaudited

      information as of June 30, 2013 and for the three- and

      six-month periods ended June 30, 2013 and 2012. The unaudited

      interim financial statements have been prepared pursuant to

      the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q.

      Accordingly, certain disclosures required by accounting

      principles generally accepted in the United States of America

      for annual financial statements are not included herein. In

      management&amp;#8217;s opinion, these unaudited financial

      statements reflect all adjustments (which include only normal

      recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of

      the information when read in conjunction with our 2012

      audited Consolidated Financial Statements and the related

      notes thereto. The financial information as of December 31,

      2012 is derived from our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. The

      interim condensed Consolidated Financial Statements should be

      read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial

      Statements and the notes thereto included in our 2012 Annual

      Report on Form 10-K. The results of operations for the

      interim periods presented are not necessarily indicative of

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      reclassifications of amounts previously reported have been

      made to the accompanying consolidated financial statements to

      maintain consistency and comparability between periods

      presented.&lt;/font&gt;

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 -Name Accounting Standards Codification

 -Topic 205

 -SubTopic 10

 -Section 50

 -Paragraph 1

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