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from SC 13G 1 page <page> 11 of 12 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G 1 page <page> 11 of 12 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G/A 1 page <page> 10 of 11 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G/A 1 page <page> Page 10 of 11 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G/A 1 page <page> 10 of 11 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G/A 1 page <page> 10 of 11 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G/A 1 page <page> 10 of 11 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffrey S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G/A 1 page <page> 10 of 11 Exhibit B Joint Filing Agreement Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f) (1) This Agreement Is Made Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(f)(1) Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as Amended (The "Act") by and Among the Parties Listed Below, Each Referred to Herein as a "Joint Filer." the Joint Filers Agree That a Statement of Beneficial Ownership as Required by Section 13(d) of the Act and the Rules Thereunder May Be Filed on Each of Their Behalf on Schedule 13d or Schedule 13g, as Appropriate, and That Said Joint Filing May Thereafter Be Amended by Further Joint Filings. the Joint Filers States That They Each Satisfy the Requirements for Making a Joint Filing Under Rule 13d-1. Dated: February 2, 1998 /S/ Jeffery S. Lambert - Mark E. Strome Strome Susskind Investment Management, L.P. by Ssco, Inc., Its General Partner By: /S/ Jeffery S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer Ssco, Inc. By: /S/ Jeffery S. Lambert Jeffrey S. Lambert, Chief Financial Officer

from SC 13G 1 page <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