SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             WASHINGTON, D. C. 20549

                                 SCHEDULE 13G/A
                                 (Rule 13-d-102)

                                (Amendment No.3 )

                                MVC Capital, Inc.
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                                (Name of Issuer)

                     Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share
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                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    553829102
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                      (CUSIP Number of Class of Securities)

                                December 31, 2007
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             (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

|_|  RULE 13d-1(b)
|X|  RULE 13d-1(c)
|_|  RULE 13d-1(d)



CUSIP NO.  553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P.
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2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (See Instructions)
   (a)
   (b)|X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship Or Place Of Organization:  Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     553,850 Shares
BENEFICIALLY OWNED                          -----------------------------------
BY EACH REPORTING                           6) Shared Voting Power
                                                     0
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     553,850 Shares
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
                                                     0
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9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person:
         553,850 Shares
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10) Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         2.3%
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN
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CUSIP NO. 553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I
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2) Check the Appropriate Box If a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
  (a)
  (b) |X| Reporting Person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4)  Citizenship or Place of Organization: Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                        719,350 Shares
BENEFICIALLY OWNED                          -----------------------------------
BY EACH REPORTING                           6) Shared Voting Power
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                        719,350 Shares
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
         719,350 Shares
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10) Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         3.0 %
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12) Type of Reporting Person: PN
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CUSIP NO. 553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd.
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
  (a)
  (b) |X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     649,913 Shares
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY                       -----------------------------------
EACH REPORTING                              6) Shared Voting Power
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     649,913 Shares
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
         649,913 Shares
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10) Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         2.7 %
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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CUSIP NO. 553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Channel Partnership II, L.P.
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
  (a)
  (b) |X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:  New York
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     32,500 Shares
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY                       -----------------------------------
EACH REPORTING                              6) Shared Voting Power
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     32,500 Shares
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
         32,500 Shares
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10) Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         0.1 %
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) PN
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CUSIP NO. 553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
  (a)
  (b) |X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     25,000 Shares
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY                       -----------------------------------
EACH REPORTING                              6) Shared Voting Power
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     25,000 Shares
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
         25,000 Shares
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10) Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         0.1%
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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CUSIP NO. 553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
  (a)
  (b) |X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:  New York
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     1,273,200 Shares (1)
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY                       -----------------------------------
EACH REPORTING                              6) Shared Voting Power
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     1,273,200 Shares (1)
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
         1,273,200 Shares (1)
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10) Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         5.3% (1)
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12) Type of Reporting Person: OO (Limited Liability Company)
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(1) Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC holds an indirect beneficial interest in
these shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small
Cap Value, L.P. and Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I.


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CUSIP NO. 553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Wynnefield Capital, Inc.
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
  (a)
  (b) |X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC USE ONLY
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4) Citizenship or Place of Organization:  Cayman Islands
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     649,913 Shares (1)
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY                       -----------------------------------
EACH REPORTING                              6) Shared Voting Power
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     649,913 Shares (1)
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
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9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person:
         649,913 Shares (1)
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10) Check Box If the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         2.7% (1)
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) CO
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(1) Wynnefield Capital, Inc. holds an indirect beneficial interest in these
shares which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Small Cap Value
Offshore Fund, Ltd.


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CUSIP NO.  553829102
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Nelson Obus
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2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (See Instructions)
   (a)
   (b)|X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship Or Place Of Organization:  Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     1,980,613 Shares (1)
BENEFICIALLY OWNED                          -----------------------------------
BY EACH REPORTING                           6) Shared Voting Power
                                                     0
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     1,980,613 Shares (1)
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
                                                     0
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9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person:
         1,980,613 Shares (1)
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10) Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         8.2%
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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(1) Mr. Obus may be deemed to hold an indirect beneficial interest in these
shares, which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap
Value, L.P., Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, Wynnefield Small Cap
Value Offshore Fund, Channel Partnership II, L.P. and Wynnefield Capital, Inc.
Profit Sharing Plan because he is a co-managing member of Wynnefield Capital
Management, LLC, a principal executive officer of Wynnefield Capital, Inc. (the
investment manager of Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund), the general
partner of Channel Partnership II, L.P. and the portfolio manager of Wynnefield
Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan. The filing of this Statement and any future
amendment by Mr. Obus, and the inclusion of information herein and therein with
respect to Mr. Obus, shall not be considered an admission that he, for the
purpose of Section 16(b) of the Exchange Act, is the beneficial owner of any
shares in which he does not have a pecuniary interest. Mr. Obus disclaims any
beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock covered by this Statement.


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CUSIP NO.  891546106
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1) Name of Reporting Person

Joshua Landes
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2) Check The Appropriate Box If A Member Of A Group (See Instructions)
   (a)
   (b)|X| Reporting person is affiliated with other persons
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3) SEC Use Only
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4) Citizenship Or Place Of Organization:  Delaware
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NUMBER OF SHARES                            5) Sole Voting Power:
                                                     1,923,113 Shares (1)
BENEFICIALLY OWNED                          -----------------------------------
BY EACH REPORTING                           6) Shared Voting Power
                                                     0
PERSON WITH                                 -----------------------------------
                                            7) Sole Dispositive Power:
                                                     1,923,113 Shares (1)
                                            -----------------------------------
                                            8) Shared Dispositive Power
                                                     0
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9)  Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned By Each Reporting Person:
         1,923,113 Shares (1)
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10) Check Box If The Aggregate Amount In Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares |_|
(See Instructions)
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11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9):
         8.0%
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12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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(1) Mr. Landes may be deemed to hold an indirect beneficial interest in these
shares, which are directly beneficially owned by Wynnefield Partners Small Cap
Value, L.P., Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I, and Wynnefield Small
Cap Value Offshore Fund, because he is a co-managing member of Wynnefield
Capital Management, LLC and a principal executive officer of Wynnefield Capital,
Inc. The filing of this Statement and any future amendment by Mr. Landes, and
the inclusion of information herein and therein with respect to Mr. Landes,
shall not be considered an admission that he, for the purpose of Section 16(b)
of the Exchange Act, is the beneficial owner of any shares in which he does not
have a pecuniary interest. Mr. Landes disclaims any beneficial ownership of the
shares of Common Stock covered by this Statement.


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ITEM 1(a).  Name of Issuer:

         MVC Capital, Inc.

ITEM 1(b).  Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:

         287 Bowman Avenue, Purchase, New York 10577

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ITEM 2(a).  Names of Persons Filing:

         Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. ("Partners")
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         Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value, L.P. I ("Partners I")
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         Wynnefield Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. ("Fund")
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         Channel Partnership II, L.P. ("Channel")
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         Wynnefield Capital, Inc. Profit Sharing Plan (the "Plan")
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         Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC ("WCM")
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         Wynnefield Capital, Inc. ("WCI")
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         Nelson Obus
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         Joshua Landes
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ITEM 2(b).  Address of Principal Business Office Or, If None, Residence:

         450 Seventh Avenue, Suite 509, New York, New York 10123
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ITEM 2(c).  Citizenship:

         Partners and  Partners I  are Delaware limited partnerships.
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         Fund and WCI are Cayman Islands companies.
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         WCM and Channel are New York limited liability companies.
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         The Plan is a Delaware corporation.
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         Mr. Obus is a United States citizen.
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         Mr. Landes is a United States citizen.
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ITEM 2(d).  Title of Class of Securities:

         Common Stock, $.01 Par Value Per Share
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ITEM 2(e).  CUSIP Number:           553829102

ITEM 3.     If this Statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b) or
(c), check whether the person filing is:

            |_|   Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act.

            |_|   Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act.

            |_|   Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.

            |_|   Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
                  Investment Company Act of 1940.

            |_|   An investment adviser in accordance with Rule
                  13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

            |_|   An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
                  Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

            |_|   A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
                  Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

            |_|   A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the
                  Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

            |_|   A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
                  investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
                  Company Act of 1940;

            |_|   Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

            This  statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c).

ITEM 4.     Ownership:

(a) Amount beneficially owned by all reporting persons:  1,980,613 Shares

(b) Percent of class:  8.2% of Common Stock.


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(c) Number of shares as to which the reporting persons have:
         (i)   sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
                  1,980,613 Shares
         (ii)  shared power to vote or to direct the vote:

         (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition:
                  1,980,613 Shares
         (iv)  shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition:

ITEM 5.  Ownership of five percent or less of a class.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  Ownership of more than five percent on behalf of another person.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 7.  Identification and classification of the subsidiary which acquired the
security being reported on by the parent holding company.

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8.  Identification and classification of members of the group.

         See Item 2 (a) - (c).

ITEM 9.  Notice of dissolution of group.

         Not applicable.


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ITEM 10.  Certifications.

      By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief,
the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the
purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the
issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection or
as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

         Dated:   February 13, 2008

                             WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P.

                             By:Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
                                         General Partner

                                         By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                Nelson Obus, Managing Member

                             WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE, L.P. I

                             By:Wynnefield Capital Management, LLC,
                                         General Partner

                                         By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                             -----------------------------------
                                                Nelson Obus, Managing Member

                             WYNNEFIELD SMALL CAP VALUE OFFSHORE FUND, LTD.

                             By:Wynnefield Capital, Inc.

                                         By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                             -----------------------------------
                                               Nelson Obus, President

                             CHANNEL PARTNERSHIP II, L.P.

                             By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                   Nelson Obus, General Partner

                             WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC

                             By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                  Nelson Obus, Co-Managing Member

                             WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC.

                             By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                   Nelson Obus, President

                             WYNNEFIELD CAPITAL, INC. PROFIT SHARING PLAN

                             By: /s/ Nelson Obus
                                 -----------------------------------------------
                                   Nelson Obus, Portfolio Manager


                                /s/ Nelson Obus
                                ------------------------------------------------
                                   Nelson Obus, Individually

                                /s/ Joshua Landes
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                                   Joshua Landes, Individually


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