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<h1 id="DocTitle">2005 Proxy Statement</h1>
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<option value="1" selected>Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders</option>
<option value="2">Table of Contents</option>
<option value="3">Information about the Annual Meeting and Voting</option>
<option value="4">Proposal No. 1 – Amendment to Bylaws to Set Size of Board of Directors</option>
<option value="5">Proposal No. 2 – Election of Directors</option>
<option value="6">Information Concerning Nominees, Directors and Executive Officers</option>
<option value="8">How Nominees to Our Board Are Selected</option>
<option value="9"> Shareholder Nominations for Election of Directors</option>
<option value="9">Information about the Board of Directors</option>
<option value="9"> Director Compensation</option>
<option value="10"> Meetings of the Board of Directors</option>
<option value="10"> Committees of the Board of Directors</option>
<option value="10"> Audit Committee</option>
<option value="11"> Compensation Committee</option>
<option value="13"> Nominating Committee</option>
<option value="13">Corporate Governance and Director Independence</option>
<option value="13"> Code of Ethics</option>
<option value="14"> Charters of Our Board Committees</option>
<option value="14">Communicating with Our Board Members</option>
<option value="14"> Shareholder Proposals</option>
<option value="15">Compensation of Executive Officers</option>
<option value="15"> Compensation Tables</option>
<option value="17">Certain Relationships and Related Transactions</option>
<option value="17"> Leases</option>
<option value="17"> Investment</option>
<option value="17"> Employment Agreements</option>
<option value="17"> Director Use of Corporate Assets</option>
<option value="18">Equity Compensation Plan Information</option>
<option value="18">Section 16(A) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance</option>
<option value="19">Ownership of Common Stock</option>
<option value="20">Comparison of Shareholder Returns</option>
<option value="21">Proposal No. 3 – Approval of 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</option>
<option value="21"> Summary of 2005 Employee Stock Purchase Plan</option>
<option value="21"> United States Federal Income Tax Consequences of Awards under the Plan</option>
<option value="22"> Benefits to Executive Officers</option>
<option value="23">Other Matters</option>
<option value="23"> Our Principal Accountants</option>
<option value="23"> Copies of Form 10-K Available</option>
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