EXHIBIT 1
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JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
Each of the undersigned hereby acknowledges and agrees, in compliance
with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) promulgated under the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, that the Schedule 13D to which this Agreement
is attached as an Exhibit (the "Schedule 13D"), and any amendments thereto, will
be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission jointly on behalf of the
undersigned. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts.
Dated: July 21, 2005
LEVCO ALTERNATIVE FUND, LTD.
By: Xxxx X. Xxxxx & Co., Inc., its investment adviser
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
PURCHASE ASSOCIATES L.P.
By: Levco GP, Inc., its managing general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
PURCHASE ASSOCIATES II, L.P.
By: Levco GP, Inc., its managing general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
XXXXXXXX CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
By: Levco GP, Inc., its managing general partner
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
LEVCO GP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
XXXX X. XXXXX & CO., INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
BKF CAPITAL GROUP, INC.
By: /s/ Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
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Name: Xxxxxx Xxxxxx
Title: Vice President and General Counsel
