<ARTICLE>                     9
<LEGEND>
                                                                      EXHIBIT 27

Financial Data Schedule information for 1998 and 1997 periods have been restated
due to  acquisition  under the  pooling  method  that  occurred  during the 1999
period.

</LEGEND>
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