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      7. Deferred Compensation and Long-term Incentive

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      &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;We

      offer a deferred compensation and long-term incentive plan

      (the &amp;#8220;LTIP&amp;#8221;) to provide certain employees the

      ability to accumulate assets for retirement on a tax deferred

      basis. We may make discretionary contributions to the LTIP.

      Discretionary contributions vest between one and seven years

      based on the employee&amp;#8217;s age and position. Additionally,

      a participant may defer a portion of his or her compensation

      and receive the deferred amount upon certain events,

      including termination or retirement.&lt;/font&gt;

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      &lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, Times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt"&gt;In

      March 2013, we made a discretionary contribution of $2.0

      million to the LTIP. Participants will receive a guaranteed

      return of 5.25% in 2013. We recognized compensation expense

      related to the LTIP of $0.4 million and $0.7 million,

      respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30,

      2013 and $0.3 million and $0.6 million, respectively, for the

      three and six months ended June 30, 2012. As of June 30, 2013

      and December 31, 2012, the balance due to participants was

      $5.2 million and $3.6 million, respectively, and was included

      as a component of other long-term liabilities in the

      Consolidated Balance Sheets.&lt;/font&gt;

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 -Name Accounting Standards Codification

 -Topic 715

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