text: **F O R W A R D - L O O K I N G S T A T E M E N T S**
  The statements in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis and elsewhere in this Annual Report that are forward-looking are based upon current 
  expectations, and actual results may differ materially. Therefore, the inclusion of such forward-looking information should not be regarded as a 
  representation by the Company that the objectives or plans of the Company will be achieved. Such statements include, but are not limited to, the Company’s 
  expectations regarding future revenues, cost of goods sold, gross profit, operating income, income from continuing operations, cash flows from operations, 
  growth in product lines, annual growth in earnings per share from continuing operations, and availability of equity and debt financing. Words such as 
  “anticipates,” “believes,” “intends,” “expects” and variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. 
  Forward-looking statements contained herein involve numerous risks and uncertainties, and there are a number of factors that could cause actual results to 
  differ materially, including, but not limited to, the following: changing economic, market and business conditions; acts of war or terrorism; the effects of 
  governmental regulation; the impact of competition and new technologies; slower-than-anticipated introduction of new products or implementation of 
  marketing strategies; implementation of new manufacturing processes or implementation of new information systems; the Company’s ability to protect its 
  intellectual property; changes in the prices of raw materials; changes in product mix; product liability claims and product recalls; the ability to attract and 
  retain qualified personnel and the loss of any significant customers. In addition, assumptions relating to budgeting, marketing, product development and 
  other management decisions are subjective in many respects and thus susceptible to interpretations and periodic review which may cause the Company to 
  alter its marketing, capital expenditures or other budgets, which in turn may affect the Company’s results of operations and financial condition. 