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                                                                EXHIBIT 23

                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report included in this Form 10-K into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-37073, and Registration
Statements on Form S-8, File No. 333-46943 and File No. 033-62280.


                                                    TRICE GEARY & MYERS LLC



Salisbury, Maryland
March 23, 2001
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