08 11 05

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1338dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>Harvey Lacey</B></FONT><B>   |   </B><A HREF="public_html.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Harvey Lacey"><U><B>Home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>back to  </B><A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Keeping character, or restoring a pond "><U><B>Keeping character, or restoring a pond </B></U></A><B> |  </B><A HREF="id4.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Whats New"><U><B>What's New</B></U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="1338dfc3.jpg"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="653" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="ROWS" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 169 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="169" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> <I><B><U>This suggestion came from </U></B></I><I><B><U>TBN's</U></B></I><I><B><U> </U></B></I><I><B><U>Eddie Walker</U></B></I>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthreaded.php/Cat/0/Board/projects/Number/711325/page/0/view/expanded/sb/5/o//fpart/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showt"><U><I><B><U>TBN</U></B></I></U></A></FONT></div> <div> Harvey,</div> <bR> <div> Looking at that great looking rock, then seeing that old wooden bridge, I'm wondering if you're going to let that remain. Seems a nicely arched, rock bridge would really set that area off!!!</div> <bR> <div> Something along the lines of Don's bridge would be amazing.</div> <bR> <div> Eddie</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 502 WIDTH="1"><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <I><B><U>Photo and next post from</U></B></I><I><B><U> TBN's</U></B></I><I><B><U> </U></B></I><I><B><U>TXDon</U></B></I>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Board=projects&Number=711734&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&o=all&vc=1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showt"><U><I><B><U>TBN</U></B></I></U></A><I><B><U> </U></B></I></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="c2180e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 56 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="56" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Eddie, good idea. </div> <bR> <div> TXDon </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 131 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="131" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> <I><B><U>This suggestion came from</U></B></I><I><B><U> </U></B></I><I><B><U>TBN's</U></B></I><I><B><U> </U></B></I><I><B><U>Eddie Walker</U></B></I>   <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showthreaded.php?Cat=0&Board=projects&Number=711834&page=0&view=expanded&sb=5&o=all&vc=1" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/showt"><U><I><B><U>TBN</U></B></I></U></A><I><B><U> </U></B></I></FONT></div> <div> Don, </div> <bR> <div> Thats too cool. It looks better in your picture then I imagined it would. Better not let Harvey's client see it, or he just might have to make another one.</div> <bR> <div> Eddie</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2280e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 188 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="188" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Ya'll are dangerous. </div> <bR> <div> I believe it was when we, the customer and me, were looking at Don's bridge online that he became inspired to have me look at his pond.</div> <bR> <div> Yesterday was a great day. The day laborers who've been working with me never cease to surprise me with their ability to work and the pride they have in their work.</div> <bR> <div> We started the mixer at eight thirty yesterday morning. By noon we, they had, mixed and placed twenty two mixer loads, seven and a third yards. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2380e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 114 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="114" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> One of them stayed up by the shop working the concrete into a rough shape of what we wanted.</div> <bR> <div> The other one kept the mixer going. The mixer is about a hundred yards from the slab location. I would take the load from the mixer to the slab. Empty it where he wanted it. Then I would go back to the mixer and help the one feeding it with the next load. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2480e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> In no time at all we went from formed to filled</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2580e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 95 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="95" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Then they started finishing it out. I think they worked as hard on that as we had on the mixing. It was hot and it seemed the whole slab wanted to go dry at the same time. It was tough.</div> <bR> <div> We ended up using more concrete than I'd planned. The slab ended up a six incher instead of a four incher.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2680e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 95 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="95" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> I wish I could claim the same kind of success with the rock staircase as they had with finishing out the slab.</div> <bR> <div> So this morning while they are removing the forms and cleaning up the area by the shop I'll be removing rocks and getting ready to start over again. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2780e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 151 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="151" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> We had an exceptional day today. I know I must sound like I'm on drugs or live in a gaga land. But we do have good days and then we have exceptional ones.</div> <bR> <div> I wasn't comfortable with the idea I was using for the rock stairs. So I removed the rocks and got out the lil Hilti.</div> <bR> <div> The first thing was to drill a bushel basket of holes into the wall face and then drive in pieces of half inch rebar. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2880e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Next I tied rebar to the epoxied in place rebar studs in the wall.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2980e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> I then tied rebar to rebar. Can we say that on TBN? </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2a80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 95 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="95" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Since the plan is to have rocks in concrete I had to figure out how to hang flat rocks in concrete that was about fifteen degrees out of plumb. Going out into space has a tendancy to increase gravity's pull or power.</div> <bR> <div> So I got out the lil Hilti and the expoxy again. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2b80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Anyone can tie rebar to rebar. Especially if one piece of rebar is in a rock wall and the other is in a rock rock. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2c80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 75 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="75" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> The awkward part is getting concrete around the rocks in their new location, hanging out over the pond to be.</div> <bR> <div> So we formed it up to hold the concrete around the rocks. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2d80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> All we had to do then was fill the form with the rocks full of concrete.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c2e80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 208 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="208" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Tomorrow morning we'll pull the forms, do some chiseling and brushing of concrete to expose the stone work. Monday we'll start laying out the rock stairs.</div> <bR> <div> Here's a shot of the form construction. I decided the best test of the rebar installation was to see if it would hold it's own wet concrete.</div> <bR> <div> This technique is a pure seat of my pants let's hold on and see if it works kind of thing. We'll be doing some other stuff with the stones off camber and so this will be a good test to see if it's a viable method.</div> <bR> <div> I've already got some improvements planned on the next phase where we have to do this. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 503 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="503" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div>  <A NAME="05_12_05"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><IMG SRC="c2f80e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 56 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="56" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> There is a water tight pool light in the curb below the overhang.</div> <bR> <div> This is what it looked like after we pulled the forms and dressed it up a bit. </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c3080e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> As you can see we doubled the surface area of the walkway. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c3180e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> As you can see we needed all the surface area we could beg, borrow, or steal. </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c3280e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 75 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="75" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> All this so we could have a sandstone slab walkway from the old wall to the old path.</div> <bR> <div> We slid these into place the last thing this evening. We have to do some moving and mortaring. But that's just part of it. And we wanted to see what it was going to look like. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c3380e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="38" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> Yesterday we finally got to pour the footer for the section of wall where the old access was located. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 486 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="486" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="c3580e00.jpg" border=0 width="640" height="480" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><div> So today we got the twelve inch blocks laid. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 56 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="56" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <A HREF="id78.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="08 19 05"><U>Contunue to next page</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="08 21 05"><U>Click here to go back to Page 1 of Keeping character, or restoring a pond</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id79.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="08 21 05"><U>Back to What's New</U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="641"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="641" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>