Exhibit 23.1


                    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
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As independent public  accountants,  we hereby consent to the use of our report,
dated April 17, 2003,  included in this Quarterly  Report on form 10-QSB for the
Quarter Ended March 31, 2003.


/s/ Welch & Associates, Ltd.

Welch & Associates, Ltd.
Nashville, Tennessee
May 12, 2003