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<CONFORMED-NAME>KORPAN RICHARD
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	<periodOfReport>2003-06-02</periodOfReport>
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            <rptOwnerName>KORPAN RICHARD</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
            <reportingOwnerRelationship>
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			<isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
			<isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
			<isOther>0</isOther>
		</reportingOwnerRelationship>
	</reportingOwner>
	<nonDerivativeSecurity>
		<securityTitle>
			<value>Common Stock</value>
		</securityTitle>
		<transactionAmounts>
			<transactionShares>
				<value>2000</value>
			</transactionShares>
		</transactionAmounts>
		<ownershipNature>
			<directOrIndirectOwnership>
				<value>I</value>
			</directOrIndirectOwnership>
			<natureOfOwnership>
				<value>By Trust</value>
				<footnoteId id="F1"/>
			</natureOfOwnership>
		</ownershipNature>
	</nonDerivativeSecurity>
	<footnotes>
		<footnote id="F1">Richard Korpan Revocable Trust</footnote>
	</footnotes>
	<ownerSignature>
		<signatureName>/s/ Korpan, Richard </signatureName>
		<signatureDate>2003-06-10</signatureDate>
	</ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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