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                <value>2003-08-21</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2013-08-21</value>
            </expirationDate>
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                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Class A Common Stock</value>
                </underlyingSecurityTitle>
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                    <value>10000</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option to Buy</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>2.5043</value>
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            <transactionDate>
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                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
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                <transactionShares>
                    <value>2500</value>
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                    <value>0</value>
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            <exerciseDate>
                <value>1994-02-11</value>
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            <expirationDate>
                <value>2004-02-11</value>
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            <underlyingSecurity>
                <underlyingSecurityTitle>
                    <value>Common Stock</value>
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                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
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                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
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            </ownershipNature>
        </derivativeTransaction>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Option to Buy</value>
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                <value>2.5043</value>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Transaction previously reported.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Two-Thirds currently exercisable; one-third exercisable 08-22-04.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Owned by a trust of which Mr. Abdo is the Trustee and Beneficiary.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">One-third currently exercisable; one-third exercisable 8-21-04; one-third exercisable 8-21-05.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>John Abdo</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2004-02-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>

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