Exhibit 23.1


          Information Regarding Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP


 We have not  been able  to obtain,  after reasonable  efforts, the  reissued
 report or  consent of  Arthur Andersen  LLP related  to the  2001  financial
 statements included  in  this Report  on  Form  10-K.   Therefore,  we  have
 included a copy of their previously issued report.

 Because we have been unable to obtain the above-referenced consent of Arthur
 Andersen LLP,  we are  required to  disclose  any resulting  limitations  on
 recovery by investors.   Section  11(a) of the  Securities Act  of 1933,  as
 amended (the  "Securities  Act"),  allows, under  certain  circumstances,  a
 person acquiring a  security to  assert a  claim against,  among others,  an
 accountant who has consented to be  named as having prepared any report  for
 use in connection with the registration statement if part of a  registration
 statement at the time it becomes effective contains an untrue statement of a
 material fact  or omits  to state  a  material fact  required to  be  stated
 therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.  Because
 Arthur Andersen LLP has not consented to  being named in this Form 10-K,  it
 will not be liable under Section 11(a) of the Securities Act for any  untrue
 statements  or  omissions  of  material  fact  contained  in  the  financial
 statements audited by Arthur Andersen LLP.