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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1


                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated February 2, 2001 relating to the
financial statements and financial statement schedule, which appears in
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.


PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
June 18, 2001
