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|   | (1) | I      have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the      fiscal quarter ended November 30, 2009 (the "Quarterly      Report"); |
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|   | (2) | Based      on my knowledge, this Quarterly 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 Quarterly Report; |
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|   | (3) | Based      on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information      included in this Quarterly Report, fairly present in all material respects      the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the      Company as of, and for, the periods presented in this Quarterly      Report; |
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|   | (4) | The      Company'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)) and internal control over financial      reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15(d)-15(f)) for      the Company 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 Company, including its      consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those      entities, particularly during the period in which this Quarterly Report is      being prepared; |
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|   | (b) | designed      such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal      controls over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to      provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial      reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external      purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting      principles; |
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|   | (c) | evaluated      the effectiveness of the Company's disclosure controls and procedures and      presented in this Quarterly Report our conclusions about the effectiveness      of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period      covered by this Quarterly Report based on such evaluation;    and |
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|   | (d) | disclosed      in this Quarterly Report any change in the Company's internal controls      over financial reporting that occurred during the Company's most recent      fiscal quarter (the Company's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an      annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonable likely to      materially affect, the Company's internal controls over financial      reporting; and |
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|   | (5) | The      Company's other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our      most recent evaluation, to the Company's auditors and the audit committee      of the Company's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent      functions): |
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|   | (a) | all      significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or      operation of internal controls over financial reporting which are      reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company's ability to record,      process, summarize and report financial 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 Company's internal controls      over financial reporting. |
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| Dated:      January 12, 2010 | By:      /s/ Momoko A.      Beran                                |
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