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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our
reports included in this form 10-K, into the Company's previously filed
Registration Statement Files No. 33-35516, No. 33-41455, No. 33-47502, No. 33-
54206 and No. 33-66040.



                                      ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP


Orange County, California
January 27, 1999
