JOINT FILING AGREEMENT ----------------------

EXHIBIT A

                             JOINT FILING AGREEMENT
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In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k)(l) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing of the attached
Schedule 13G, and any and all amendments thereto, and expressly authorize
AMVESCAP PLC, as the ultimate parent company of each of its undersigned
subsidiaries, to file such Schedule 13G, and any and all amendments thereto, on
behalf of each of them.

Dated: September 8, 2006               AMVESCAP PLC

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                                       Title: Chief Compliance Officer


                                       AIM Advisors, Inc.

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                                       Title: Chief Compliance Officer


                                       AIM Capital Management, Inc.

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                                       Title: Chief Compliance Officer


                                       AIM Funds Management, Inc.

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                                       Title: Chief Compliance Officer


                                       AIM Private Asset Management, Inc.

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                                       Title: Chief Compliance Officer


                                       Atlantic Trust Company, N.A.

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                                       Name:  ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇
                                       Title: General Counsel


                                       ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ Investment Counsel, Inc.

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                                       Title: General Counsel