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                                                       Exhibit 23

                                                       [ANDERSEN LOGO]

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS



As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of
our report dated December 6, 2001 (except with respect to the matters
discussed in Note 14, as to which the date is December 27, 2001) and to all
references to our firm included in this Form 10-K into the Company's
previously filed Registration Statements on Form S-3 (File Nos. 333-53353,
333-01217 and 333-50423) and Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-46388, 333-46386 and
333-93911).

Baltimore, Maryland.
December 31, 2001