text: Because of its inherent limitations, our internal control systems and procedures may not prevent or detect 
  misstatements. An internal control system, no matter how well conceived and operated, can provide only 
  reasonable, not absolute, assurance that the objectives of the control system are met. Because of the inherent 
  limitations in all control systems, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control 
  issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected. Also, projections of any evaluation of eÅectiveness to 
  future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, 
  or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate. 
  
  We, under the supervision of and with the participation of our management, including the Chief 
  Executive OÇcer, Chief Financial OÇcer and Chief Accounting OÇcer, assessed the eÅectiveness of the 
  Company's internal control over Ñnancial reporting as of December 31, 2004, based on criteria for eÅective 
  internal control over Ñnancial reporting described in ""Internal Control Ì Integrated Framework'' issued by 
  the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. Based on this assessment, we 
  concluded that we maintained eÅective internal control over Ñnancial reporting as of December 31, 2004, 
  based on the speciÑed criteria. 