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| 2. | Based      on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a      material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the      statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements      were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this      report; |
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| 3. | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the      financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the      registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this      report; |
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| 4. | The      registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for      establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as      defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) for the Registrant      and have: |
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|  | a) | Designed      such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure      controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure      that material information relating to the registrant, including its      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those      entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being      prepared; |
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|   | b) | Evaluated      the effectiveness of the registrants disclosure controls and procedures      and presented in this interim report our conclusions about the      effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of      the period covered by this interim report based on such evaluation;      and |
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|   | c) | Disclosed      in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over      financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent      fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to      materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial      reporting; |
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| 5. | The      registrant's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our      most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to      the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's      board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent      functions): |
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|   | a) | All      significant deficiencies and material weakness in the design or operation      of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely      to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize      and report financial data and information;and |
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|   | b) | Any      fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other      employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control      over financial reporting. |
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| Date:   February 13,      2008 | BY:    | /s/ Lars      Pearl                        |
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|                                     |   | Lars      Pearl                            |
|                                     |   | President      and Chief Executive Officer |

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