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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001140361-10-047871
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
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FILED AS OF DATE:		20101202

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			TANDY LEATHER FACTORY INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000909724
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	LEATHER & LEATHER PRODUCTS [3100]
		IRS NUMBER:				752543540
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

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		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3847 EAST LOOP
		STREET 2:		820 SOUTH
		CITY:			FT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76119
		BUSINESS PHONE:		8174964414

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		STREET 1:		3847 EAST LOOP
		STREET 2:		820 SOUTH
		CITY:			FT WORTH
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			76119

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	LEATHER FACTORY INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930723
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<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$50,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;$50,000</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2007</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$100,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$100,000</font></font></div>
</td>
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<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;Mark Angus, Senior Vice President</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$125,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$50,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2,981</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$177,981</font></div>
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</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$100,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$30,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; -</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2,561</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$132,561</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2007</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$100,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$30,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2,668</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$132,668</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;Shannon L. Greene, Chief Financial Officer &amp; </font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;$140,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$50,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;$3,485</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$193,485</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;Treasurer</font></td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2008</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$120,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$40,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;-</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2,469</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$174,119</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="#cceeff">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;</font></td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2007</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$120,000</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$2.645</font></font></div>
</td>
<td align="right" valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid; BORDER-BOTTOM: black 2px solid">

<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$134,295</font></font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;Jon Thompson, Chief Executive Officer, </font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">2009</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$170,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$50,000</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="PADDING-LEFT: 0pt; MARGIN-LEFT: 446pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">-</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: black 2px solid; BORDER-LEFT: black 2px solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$3,454</font></div>
</td>
<td valign="top" width="10%" style="BORDER-RIGHT: #000000 2pt solid; TEXT-ALIGN: center">
<div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">$223,454</font></div>
</td>
</tr><tr bgcolor="white">
<td align="left" valign="top" width="40%" style="PADDING-BOTTOM: 2px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2pt solid"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: times new roman">&#160;President and Chief Operating Officer</font></td>
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