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                                                                    Exhibit 10.8

                                   DDi Corp.
                          2000 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN


SECTION 1.  DEFINED TERMS
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     Exhibit A, which is incorporated by reference, defines the terms used in
the Plan and sets forth certain operational rules related to those terms.

SECTION 2.  GENERAL
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     The Plan has been established to advance the interests of the Company by
giving selected Employees, directors and other persons (including both
individuals and entities) who provide services to the Company or its Affiliates
Stock-based incentives or incentives based on Performance Criteria.

SECTION 3.  ADMINISTRATION
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     The Administrator has discretionary authority, subject only to the express
provisions of the Plan, to interpret the Plan; determine eligibility for and
grant Awards; determine, modify or waive the terms and conditions of any Award;
prescribe forms, rules and procedures (which it may modify or waive); and
otherwise do all things necessary to carry out the purposes of the Plan. Once an
Award has been communicated in writing to a Participant, the Administrator may
not, without the Participant's consent, alter the terms of the Award so as to
affect adversely the Participant's rights under the Award, unless the
Administrator expressly reserved the right to do so in writing at the time of
such communication. In the case of any Award intended to be eligible for the
performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m), the Administrator
shall exercise its discretion consistent with qualifying the Award for such
exception.

SECTION 4.  LIMITS ON AWARD UNDER THE PLAN
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     a.  Number of Shares.  The number of shares of Stock that may be issued
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under Awards granted under the Plan shall not exceed (i) 4,100,000 plus (ii) as
of the first day of each fiscal year (commencing with the fiscal year beginning
in 2001) of the Company during the life of the Plan, an additional number of
shares determined by the Board but not to exceed one (1%) percent of the total
number of shares of Stock actually outstanding on such date. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, no more than 6,600,000 shares of Stock may be delivered in
satisfaction of any ISOs awarded under the Plan. For purposes of the preceding
two sentences, the following shares shall not be considered to have been
delivered under the Plan: (i) shares remaining under an Award that terminates
without having been exercised in full; (ii) shares subject to an Award, where
cash is delivered to a Participant in lieu of such shares; (iii) shares of
Restricted Stock that have been forfeited in accordance with the terms of the
applicable Award; and (iv) shares held back, in satisfaction of the exercise
price or tax withholding requirements, from shares that would otherwise have
been delivered pursuant to an Award. The number of shares of Stock delivered
under an Award shall be determined net of any previously acquired Shares
tendered by the Participant in payment of the exercise price or of withholding
taxes.

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     b.  Type of Shares.  Stock delivered by the Company under the Plan may be
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authorized but unissued Stock or previously issued Stock acquired by the Company
and held in treasury.  No fractional shares of Stock will be delivered under the
Plan.

     c.   Option & SAR Limits.  The maximum number of shares of Stock for which
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Stock Options may be granted to any person in any calendar year, the maximum
number of shares of Stock subject to SARs granted to any person in any calendar
year and the aggregate maximum number of shares of Stock subject to other Awards
that may be delivered to any person in any calendar year shall each be
1,000,000.  For purposes of the preceding sentence, the repricing of a Stock
Option or SAR shall be treated as a new grant to the extent required under
Section 162(m). Subject to these limitations, each person eligible to
participate in the Plan shall be eligible in any year to receive Awards covering
up to the full number of shares of Stock then available for Awards under the
Plan.

     d.   Other Award Limits.  No more than $1,000,000 may be paid to any
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individual with respect to any Cash Performance Award.  In applying the
limitation of the preceding sentence: (A) multiple Cash Performance Awards to
the same individual that are determined by reference to performance periods of
one year or less ending with or within the same fiscal year of the Company shall
be subject in the aggregate to one limit of such amount, and (B) multiple Cash
Performance Awards to the same individual that are determined by reference to
one or more multi-year performance periods ending in the same fiscal year of the
Company shall be subject in the aggregate to a separate limit of such amount.
With respect to any Performance Award other than a Cash Performance Award or a
Stock Option or SAR, the maximum Award opportunity shall be 1,000,000 shares of
Stock or their equivalent value in cash, subject to the limitations of Section
4.c.

SECTION 5.  ELIGIBILITY AND PARTICIPATION
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     The Administrator will select Participants from among those key Employees,
directors and other individuals or entities providing services to the Company or
its Affiliates who, in the opinion of the Administrator, are in a position to
make a significant contribution to the success of the Company and its
Affiliates. Eligibility for ISOs is further limited to those individuals whose
employment status would qualify them for the tax treatment described in Sections
421 and 422 of the Code.

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SECTION 6.  RULES APPLICABLE TO AWARDS
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     a.   ALL AWARDS

          (1)  Terms of Awards.  The Administrator shall determine the terms of
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all Awards subject to the limitations provided herein.

          (2)  Performance Criteria.  Where rights under an Award depend in
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whole or in part on satisfaction of Performance Criteria, actions by the Company
that have an effect, however material, on such Performance Criteria or on the
likelihood that they will be satisfied will not be deemed an amendment or
alteration of the Award.

          (3)  Alternative Settlement.  The Company may at any time extinguish
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rights under an Award in exchange for payment in cash, Stock (subject to the
limitations of Section 4) or other property on such terms as the Administrator
determines, provided the holder of the Award consents to such exchange.

          (4)  Transferability Of Awards.  Except as the Administrator otherwise
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expressly provides, Awards may not be transferred other than by will or by the
laws of descent and distribution, and during a Participant's lifetime an Award
requiring exercise may be exercised only by the Participant (or in the event of
the Participant's incapacity, the person or persons legally appointed to act on
the Participant's behalf).

          (5)  Vesting, Etc.   Without limiting the generality of Section 3, the
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Administrator may determine the time or times at which an Award will vest (i.e.,
become free of forfeiture restrictions) or become exercisable and the terms on
which an Award requiring exercise will remain exercisable.  Unless the
Administrator expressly provides otherwise, immediately upon the cessation of
the Participant's employment or other service relationship with the Company and
its Affiliates, an Award requiring exercise will cease to be exercisable, and
all Awards to the extent not already fully vested will be forfeited, except
that:

     (A) all Stock Options and SARs held by a Participant immediately prior to
his or her death, to the extent then exercisable, will remain exercisable by
such Participant's executor or administrator or the person or persons to whom
the Stock Option or SAR is transferred by will or the applicable laws of descent
and distribution, for the lesser of (i) a one year period ending with the first
anniversary of the Participant's death or (ii) the period ending on the latest
date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have been exercised without regard
to this Section 6.a.(5) and shall thereupon terminate;

     (B) all Stock Options and SARs held by the Participant immediately prior
to the cessation of the Participant's employment or other service relationship
for reasons other than

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death and except as provided in (C) below, to the extent then exercisable, will
remain exercisable for the lesser of (i) a period of three months or (ii) the
period ending on the latest date on which such Stock Option or SAR could have
been exercised without regard to this Section 6.a.(5), and shall thereupon
terminate; and

     (C)  all Stock Options and SARs held by the Participant whose cessation of
employment or other service relationship is determined by the Administrator in
its sole discretion to result for reasons which cast such discredit on the
Participant as to justify immediate termination of the Award shall immediately
terminate upon such cessation.

Unless the Administrator expressly provides otherwise, a Participant's
"employment or other service relationship with the Company and its Affiliates"
will be deemed to have ceased, in the case of an employee Participant, upon
termination of the Participant's employment with the Company and its Affiliates
(whether or not the Participant continues in the service of the Company or its
Affiliates in some capacity other than that of an employee of the Company or its
Affiliates), and in the case of any other Participant, when the service
relationship in respect of which the Award was granted terminates (whether or
not the Participant continues in the service of the Company or its Affiliates in
some other capacity).

          (6)  Taxes.  The Administrator will make such provision for the
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withholding of taxes as it deems necessary.  The Administrator may, but need
not, hold back shares of Stock from an Award or permit a Participant to tender
previously owned shares of Stock in satisfaction of tax withholding
requirements.

          (7)  Dividend Equivalents, Etc.  The Administrator may provide for the
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payment of amounts in lieu of cash dividends or other cash distributions with
respect to Stock subject to an Award.

          (8)  Rights Limited.  Nothing in the Plan shall be construed as giving
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any person the right to continued employment or service with the Company or its
Affiliates, or any rights as a shareholder except as to shares of Stock actually
issued under the Plan.  The loss of existing or potential profit in Awards will
not constitute an element of damages in the event of termination of employment
or service for any reason, even if the termination is in violation of an
obligation of the Company or Affiliate to the Participant.

          (9)  Section 162(m).  In the case of an Award intended to be eligible
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for the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m), the Plan
and such Award shall be construed to the maximum extent permitted by law in a
manner consistent with qualifying the Award for such exception.  In the case of
a Performance Award intended to qualify as performance-based for the purposes of
Section 162(m) (other than a Stock Option or SAR with an exercise price at least
equal to the fair market value of the underlying Stock on

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the date of grant), the Committee shall in writing preestablish one or more
specific Performance Criteria no later than 90 days after the commencement of
the period of service to which the performance relates (or at such earlier time
as is required to qualify the Award as performance-based under Section 162(m)).
Prior to payment of any Performance Award (other than a Stock Option or SAR with
an exercise price at least equal to the fair market value of the underlying
Stock on the date of grant) intended to qualify as performance-based under
Section 162(m), the Committee shall certify whether the Performance Criteria
have been attained and such determination shall be final and conclusive. If the
Performance Criteria with respect to any such Award are not attained, no other
Award shall be provided in substitution of the Performance Award.

     b.   AWARDS REQUIRING EXERCISE

          (1)  Time And Manner Of Exercise.  Unless the Administrator expressly
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provides otherwise, (a) an Award requiring exercise by the holder will not be
deemed to have been exercised until the Administrator receives a written notice
of exercise (in form acceptable to the Administrator) signed by the appropriate
person and accompanied by any payment required under the Award; and (b) if the
Award is exercised by any person other than the Participant, the Administrator
may require satisfactory evidence that the person exercising the Award has the
right to do so.

          (2)  Exercise Price.  The Administrator shall determine the exercise
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price of each Stock Option provided that each Stock Option intended to qualify
for the performance-based exception under Section 162(m) of the Code and each
ISO must have an exercise price that is not less than the fair market value of
the Stock subject to the Stock Option, determined as of the date of grant.  An
ISO granted to an Employee described in Section 422(b)(6) of the Code must have
an exercise price that is not less than 110% of such fair market value.

          (3)  Payment Of Exercise Price, If Any.  Where the exercise of an
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Award is to be accompanied by payment, the Administrator may determine the
required or permitted forms of payment, subject to the following: (a) all
payments will be by cash or check acceptable to the Administrator, or, if so
permitted by the Administrator (with the consent of the optionee of an ISO if
permitted after the grant), (i) through the delivery of shares of Stock which
have been outstanding for at least six months (unless the Administrator approves
a shorter period) and which have a fair market value equal to the exercise
price, (ii) by delivery of a promissory note of the person exercising the Award
to the Company, payable on such terms as are specified by the Administrator,
(iii) by delivery of an unconditional and irrevocable undertaking by a broker to
deliver promptly to the Company sufficient funds to pay the exercise price, or
(iv) by any combination of the foregoing permissible forms of payment; and (b)
where shares of Stock issued under an Award are part of an original issue of
shares, the Award shall require an exercise price equal to at least the par
value of such shares.

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          (4)  Reload Awards.  The Administrator may provide that upon the
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exercise of an Award, either by payment of cash or (if permitted under Section
6.b.(3) above) through the tender of previously owned shares of Stock, the
Participant or other person exercising the Award will automatically receive a
new Award of like kind covering a number of shares of Stock equal to the number
of shares of Stock for which the first Award was exercised.

          (5)  ISOs.  No ISO may be granted under the Plan after March 31, 2010,
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but ISOs previously granted may extend beyond that date.

     c.   AWARDS NOT REQUIRING EXERCISE

     Awards of Restricted Stock and Unrestricted Stock may be made in return for
either (i) services determined by the Administrator to have a value not less
than the par value of the Awarded shares of Stock, or (ii) cash or other
property having a value not less than the par value of the Awarded shares of
Stock plus such additional amounts (if any) as the Administrator may determine
payable in such combination and type of cash, other property (of any kind) or
services as the Administrator may determine.

SECTION 7.   EFFECT OF CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS
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     a.   MERGERS, ETC.

     In the event of a Covered Transaction, all outstanding Awards shall vest
and if relevant become exercisable and all deferrals, other than deferrals of
amounts that are neither measured by reference to nor payable in shares of
Stock, shall be accelerated, immediately prior to the Covered Transaction and
upon consummation of such Covered Transaction all Awards then outstanding and
requiring exercise shall be forfeited unless assumed by an acquiring or
surviving entity or its affiliate as provided in the following sentence. In
connection with any Covered Transaction in which there is an acquiring or
surviving entity, the Administrator may provide for substitute or replacement
Awards from, or the assumption of Awards by, the acquiring or surviving entity
or its affiliates, any such substitution, replacement or assumption to be on
such terms as the Administrator determines.

     b.   CHANGES IN AND DISTRIBUTIONS WITH RESPECT TO THE STOCK

          (1)  Basic Adjustment Provisions.  In the event of a stock dividend,
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stock split or combination of shares, recapitalization or other change in the
Company's capital structure, the Administrator will make appropriate adjustments
to the maximum number of shares that may be delivered under the Plan under
Section 4.a. and to the maximum share limits described

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in Section 4.b., and will also make appropriate adjustments to the number and
kind of shares of stock or securities subject to Awards then outstanding or
subsequently granted, any exercise prices relating to Awards and any other
provision of Awards affected by such change.

          (2)  Certain Other Adjustments.  The Administrator may also make
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adjustments of the type described in paragraph (1) above to take into account
distributions to common stockholders other than those provided for in Section
7.a. and 7.b.(1), or any other event, if the Administrator determines that
adjustments are appropriate to avoid distortion in the operation of the Plan and
to preserve the value of Awards made hereunder; provided, that no such
adjustment shall be made to the maximum share limits described in Section 4.c.
or 4.d., or otherwise to an Award intended to be eligible for the performance-
based exception under Section 162(m), except to the extent consistent with that
exception, nor shall any change be made to ISOs except to the extent consistent
with their continued qualification under Section 422 of the Code.

          (3)  Continuing Application of Plan Terms.  References in the Plan to
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shares of Stock shall be construed to include any stock or securities resulting
from an adjustment pursuant to Section 7.b.(1) or 7.b.(2) above.

SECTION 8. LEGAL CONDITIONS ON DELIVERY OF STOCK
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     The Company will not be obligated to deliver any shares of Stock pursuant
to the Plan or to remove any restriction from shares of Stock previously
delivered under the Plan until the Company's counsel has approved all legal
matters in connection with the issuance and delivery of such shares; if the
outstanding Stock is at the time of delivery listed on any stock exchange or
national market system, the shares to be delivered have been listed or
authorized to be listed on such exchange or system upon official notice of
issuance; and all conditions of the Award have been satisfied or waived. If the
sale of Stock has not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Company may require, as a condition to exercise of the Award, such
representations or agreements as counsel for the Company may consider
appropriate to avoid violation of such Act. The Company may require that
certificates evidencing Stock issued under the Plan bear an appropriate legend
reflecting any restriction on transfer applicable to such Stock.

SECTION 9. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION
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     Subject to the last sentence of Section 3, the Administrator may at any
time or times amend the Plan or any outstanding Award for any purpose which may
at the time be permitted by law, or may at any time terminate the Plan as to any
further grants of Awards; provided, that (except to the extent expressly
required or permitted by the Plan) no such amendment will, without the approval
of the stockholders of the Company, effectuate a change for which

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stockholder approval is required in order for the Plan to continue to qualify
under Section 422 of the Code and for Awards to be eligible for the performance-
based exception under Section 162(m).

SECTION 10. NON-LIMITATION OF THE COMPANY'S RIGHTS
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     The existence of the Plan or the grant of any Award shall not in any way
affect the Company's right to Award a person bonuses or other compensation in
addition to Awards under the Plan.

SECTION 11. GOVERNING LAW
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     The Plan shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the State of
Delaware.

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                                   EXHIBIT A

                              Definition of Terms
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     The following terms, when used in the Plan, shall have the meanings and be
subject to the provisions set forth below:

     "Administrator":  The Board or, if one or more has been appointed, the
Committee.

     "Affiliate":  Any corporation or other entity owning, directly or
indirectly, 50% or more of the outstanding Stock of the Company, or in which the
Company or any such corporation or other entity owns, directly or indirectly,
50% of the outstanding capital stock (determined by aggregate voting rights) or
other voting interests.

     "Award":    Any or a combination of the following:

          (i)    Stock Options.

          (ii)   SARs.

          (iii)  Restricted Stock.

          (iv)   Unrestricted Stock.

          (v)    Deferred Stock.

          (vi)   Securities (other than Stock Options) that are convertible into
     or exchangeable for Stock on such terms and conditions as the Administrator
     determines.

          (vii)  Cash Performance Awards.

          (viii) Performance Awards.

          (ix)   Grants of cash, or loans, made in connection with other Awards
     in order to help defray in whole or in part the economic cost (including
     tax cost) of the Award to the Participant.

     "Board":  The Board of Directors of the Company.

     "Cash Performance Award":  A Performance Award payable in cash.  The right
of the Company under Section 6.a.(3) to extinguish an Award in exchange for cash
or the

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exercise by the Company of such right shall not make an Award otherwise not
payable in cash a Cash Performance Award.

     "Code":  The U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as from time to time
amended and in effect, or any successor statute as from time to time in effect.

     "Committee":  One or more committees of the Board which in the case of
Awards granted to officers of the Company shall be comprised solely of two or
more outside directors within the meaning of Section 162(m).  Any Committee may
delegate ministerial tasks to such persons (including Employees) as it deems
appropriate.

     "Company":  DDi Corp.

     "Covered Transaction":  Any of (i) a consolidation or merger in which the
Company is not the surviving corporation or which results in the acquisition of
all or substantially all of the Company's then outstanding common stock by a
single person or entity or by a group of persons and/or entities acting in
concert, (ii) a sale or transfer of all or substantially all the Company's
assets, or (iii) a dissolution or liquidation of the Company.

     "Deferred Stock":  A promise to deliver Stock or other securities in the
future on specified terms.

     "Employee":  Any person who is employed by the Company or an Affiliate.

     "ISO":  A Stock Option intended to be an "incentive stock option" within
the meaning of Section 422 of the Code.  No Stock Option Awarded under the Plan
will be an ISO unless the Administrator expressly provides for ISO treatment.

     "Participant":  An Employee, director or other person providing services to
the Company or its Affiliates who is granted an Award under the Plan.

     "Performance Award":  An Award subject to Performance Criteria.  The
Committee in its discretion may grant Performance Awards that are intended to
qualify for the performance-based compensation exception under Section 162(m)
and Performance Awards that are not intended so to qualify.

     "Performance Criteria":  Specified criteria the satisfaction of which is a
condition for  the exercisability, vesting or full enjoyment of an Award.  For
purposes of Performance Awards that are intended to qualify for the performance-
based compensation exception under Section 162(m), a Performance Criterion shall
mean an objectively determinable measure of performance relating to any one or
more of the following (determined either on a consolidated

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basis or, as the context permits, on a divisional, subsidiary, line of business,
project or geographical basis or in combinations thereof): (i) sales; revenues;
assets; expenses; earnings before or after deduction for all or any portion of
interest, taxes, depreciation, amortization or other items, whether or not on a
continuing operations or an aggregate or per share basis; return on equity,
investment, capital or assets; one or more operating ratios; borrowing levels,
leverage ratios or credit rating; market share; capital expenditures; cash flow;
stock price; stockholder return; network deployment; sales of particular
products or services; customer acquisition, expansion and retention; or any
combination of the foregoing; or (ii) acquisitions and divestitures (in whole or
in part); joint ventures and strategic alliances; spin-offs, split-ups and the
like; reorganizations; recapitalizations, restructurings, financings (issuance
of debt or equity) and refinancings; transactions that would constitute a change
of control; or any combination of the foregoing. A Performance Criterion measure
and targets with respect thereto determined by the Administrator need not be
based upon an increase, a positive or improved result or avoidance of loss.

     "Plan":  DDi Corp. 2000 Equity Incentive Plan as from time to time amended
and in effect.

     "Restricted Stock":  An Award of Stock subject to restrictions requiring
that such Stock be redelivered to the Company if specified conditions are not
satisfied.

     "Section 162(m)":  Section 162(m) of the Code.

     "SARs":  Rights entitling the holder upon exercise to receive cash or
Stock, as the Administrator determines, equal to a function (determined by the
Administrator using such factors as it deems appropriate) of the amount by which
the Stock has appreciated in value since the date of the Award.

     "Stock":  Common Stock of the Company, par value $ .01 per share.

     "Stock Options":  Options entitling the recipient to acquire shares of
Stock upon payment of the exercise price.

     "Unrestricted Stock":  An Award of Stock not subject to any restrictions
under the Plan.

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