EXHIBIT 1 JOINT FILING AGREEMENT The undersigned, and each of them, do hereby agree and consent to the filing of a single statement on behalf of all of them on this Amendment 8 to Schedule 13D, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) of...

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EXHIBIT 1

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT


         The undersigned, and each of them, do hereby agree and consent to the
filing of a single statement on behalf of all of them on this Amendment 8 to
Schedule 13D, in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Dated: January 15, 2001


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