UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
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Names
of Reporting Persons. I.R.S. Identification Nos. of above persons
(entities only).
Viking
Asset Management LLC
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Check
the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a)
(b)
XX
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SEC
Use Only
__________________________________________________________________________
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Source
of Funds (See Instructions) AF
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Check
if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings Is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or
2(e) o
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6
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Citizenship
or Place of Organization CA
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Number
of
Shares
Beneficially
Owned
by
Each
Reporting
Person
With
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7
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Sole
Voting Power 0
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8
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Shared
Voting Power 1,272,694
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9
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Sole
Dispositive Power 0
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10
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Shared
Dispositive Power
1,272,694
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11
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Aggregate
Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person 1,272,694
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Check
if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares (See
Instructions) o
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13
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Percent
of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11) 13.5%
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Type
of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IA,
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(a)
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Viking
Asset Management LLC
("Viking LLC")
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(b)
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The
business address of Viking LLC, the Viking Affiliates (defined
below),
except Viking Asset Management, Ltd., a British Virgin Islands
business
investment company (“Viking Ltd.”) and Longview Fund International, Ltd.,
a British Virgin Islands international business company (“Longview
International”) is:
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600
Montgomery Street, 44th Floor
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San
Francisco, CA
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The
business address of Viking Ltd. is:
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Nemours
Chambers
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Road
Town, Tortola
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British
Virgin Islands
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The
business address of Longview International is:
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c/o
Conifer Fund Services Ltd.
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Yamraj
Building
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Road
Town, Tortola
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British
Virgin Islands
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VG1110
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(c)
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Present
principal occupation or employment of Viking LLC and the Viking
Affiliates
and the name, principal business and address of any corporation
or other
organization in which such employment is conducted:
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The
securities reported as beneficially owned by Viking LLC on this
Schedule
13D include securities also beneficially owned by the following
affiliates
of Viking LLC (collectively, the "Viking Affiliates"): Viking Ltd.,
Peter
T. Benz, Merrick D. Okamoto, Wayne H. Coleson and S. Michael Rudolph.
Viking LLC is the investment adviser to investment limited partnerships
of
which Viking Ltd. is the general partner, including Longview Fund,
L.P., a
California limited partnership ("Longview"). Viking Ltd. is the
investment
adviser to Longview International (together with Longview, the
"Funds"),
but pursuant to an agreement between Viking Ltd. and Viking LLC,
Viking
Ltd. has delegated such investment advisory authority to Viking
LLC.
Viking LLC is also the investment adviser to other investment funds.
Mr.
Benz, Mr. Okamoto, Mr. Coleson and Mr. Rudolph are the control
persons of
Viking LLC and Viking Ltd. Longview International holds shares
of the
Issuer’s common stock indirectly as a limited partner of Longview. Viking
LLC is filing this Schedule 13D on behalf of itself, the Viking
Affiliates
and the Funds.
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(d)
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During
the last five years, none of Viking LLC, the Viking Affiliates
or the
Funds has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic
violations or similar misdemeanors).
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(e)
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During
the last five years, none of Viking LLC, the Viking Affiliates
or the
Funds was a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative
body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding
was or
is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future
violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
federal
or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect
to such
laws.
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(f)
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Viking
LLC was organized in California. The Viking Affiliates and the
Funds that
are entities were organized in the jurisdictions listed in Items
2(b) and
2(c). The Viking Affiliates that are natural persons are United
States
citizens.
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Purchaser
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Source
of Funds
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Amount
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Viking
LLC
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AF
(1)
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$8,666,509
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2.
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Mr.
Benz
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3.
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Mr.
Okamoto
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Date
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Number
of Shares
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Price/Share
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8/30/2007
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25,000
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$8.1830
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8/31/2007
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76,236
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$8.3925
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9/14/2007
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17,500
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$8.5910
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9/20/2007
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100,000
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$8.5200
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9/28/2007
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9,800
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$9.0000
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10/01/2007
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9,700
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$9.0200
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VIKING
ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
By:
________________________________
S.
Michael Rudolph, Manager
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VIKING
ASSET MANAGEMENT, LTD.
By: ____________________________________
S. Michael Rudolph, Director
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LONGVIEW
FUND, L.P.
By: Viking
Asset Management, Ltd.
General
Partner
By: ______________________
S.
Michael Rudolph, Manager
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LONGVIEW
FUND INTERNATIONAL, LTD.
By: Viking
Asset Management LLC
Sub-Investment
Manager
By:
__________________________
S.
Michael Rudolph, Manager
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Peter
T. Benz
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_____________________________________________
Merrick
D. Okamoto
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______________________________________
Wayne
H. Coleson
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_____________________________________________
S.
Michael Rudolph
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