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<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM The
Company's unaudited consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of
operations, and consolidated statements of cash flows AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS
ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FORM 10-Q for the fiscal period ending June
30, 2000
</LEGEND>
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> JUN-30-2000
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<RECEIVABLES> 1,288,953
<ALLOWANCES> 0
<INVENTORY> 315,935
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<PP&E> 1,105,553
<DEPRECIATION> 64,339
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<CURRENT-LIABILITIES> 1,062,221
<BONDS> 0
0
0
<COMMON> 94,060,613
<OTHER-SE> (38,627,747)
<TOTAL-LIABILITY-AND-EQUITY> 67,693,292
<SALES> 0
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<CGS> 0
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<OTHER-EXPENSES> 1,941,727
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<INTEREST-EXPENSE> 0
<INCOME-PRETAX> (1,439,928)
<INCOME-TAX> 0
<INCOME-CONTINUING> (1,439,928)
<DISCONTINUED> 0
<EXTRAORDINARY> 0
<CHANGES> 0
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<EPS-BASIC> (0.11)
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