from SC 13G
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<page> Page 12 of 13 Exhibit B Identification and Classification of Subsidiary Which Acquired Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company Ssim, a Registered Investment Adviser, Acquired "Beneficial Ownership" of the Securities Being Reported on as a Result of Its Discretionary Authority to Acquire, Dispose and (With Respect to Certain of Such Securities) Vote the Securities Being Reported On. Under a Series of SEC No-Action Letters, Including the Letter Issued to Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Available December 18, 1987), Ssco and Strome Are Each Considered the Equivalent of a Parent Holding Company of Ssim and Are Therefore Eligible to Report Their Indirect Beneficial Ownership in Such Shares on Schedule 13g
