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                                                                      EXHIBIT 23

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS


As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
report dated November 14, 2000 included in this Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended September 28, 2001 into the Company's previously filed Registration
Statements on Form  S-8, Registration Nos. 33-11818, 33-30879, 33-33329, 33-
44002, 33-57825 and 333-53163, and on Form S-3, Registration Nos. 333-53161 and
333-63427.



Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 November 28, 2001

