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The Registrant hereby amends the facing page of its Registration Statement to
add the following delaying amendment:
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant
shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this
Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with
Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration
Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting
pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The Registrant hereby amends the facing page of its Registration Statement to
delete the following sentence: It is proposed that this filing will become
effective on October 30, 2000, pursuant to Rule 488.
