EXHIBIT 23.1


                               CONSENT OF COUNSEL

      We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Legal
Opinion" in the Prospectus contained in this Registration Statement.


                                              /s/ Snow Becker Krauss P.C.
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                                              SNOW BECKER KRAUSS P.C.


New York, New York
August 23, 2002