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POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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<br /> Know All Men By These Presents, That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, an Illinois corporation, NATIONAL FIRE
<br /> INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, a Connecticut corporation, AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING,
<br /> PENNSYLVANIA, a Pennsylvania corporation (herein collectively called "the CCC Surety Companies"), are duly organized and existing
<br /> corporations having their principal offices in the City of Chicago, and State of Illinois, and that they do by virtue of the signature and seals
<br /> herein affixed hereby make, constitute and appoint
<br /> Stanley D. Loar, Charles R. Shoemaker, Nancy L. Hamilton, Roger C. Dickinson, Rosemarie Guanill, Individually
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<br /> of San Francisco1 California
<br /> their true and lawful Attorney(s)-in-Fact with full power and authority hereby conferred to sign, seal and execute for and on their behalf
<br /> bonds, undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
<br /> - In Unlimited Amounts -
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<br /> and to bind them thereby as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by a duly authorized officer of their corporations
<br /> and all the acts of said Attorney, pursuant to the authority hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed.
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<br /> This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Laws and Resolutions, printed on the reverse
<br /> hereof, du~y adopted, as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
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<br /> In Witness Whereof, the CCC Surety Companies have caused these presents to be signed by their Group Vice President and their
<br /> corporate seals to be hereto affixed on this 24th day of September 1999
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<br /> NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br /> AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br /> Marvin J. Cashion Group Vice President
<br /> State of Illinois, County of Cook, ss:
<br /> On this 24th day of September , 1999 , before me personally came
<br /> Marvin J. Cashion, to me known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say: that he resides in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois;
<br /> that he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD,
<br /> and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA described in and which executed the above instrument; that he
<br /> knows the seals of said corporations; that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals; that they were so affixed
<br /> pursuant to authority given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority,
<br /> and acknowledges same to be the act and deed of said corporations.
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<br /> a, MyCommw~o~ Bxplr# g/17/o~ :
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<br /> My Commission Expires September 17, 2001 Diane Faulkner Notary Public
<br /> CERTIFICATE
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<br /> I, Mary A. Ribikawskis, Assistant Secretary of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY, NATIONAL FIRE iNSURANCE COMPANY OF
<br /> HARTFORD, and AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA do hereby certify that the Power of Attorney herein
<br /> above set forth is still in force, and further certify that the By-Law and Resolution of the Board of Directors of each corporation printed on the
<br /> reverse hereof are still in fo.rqe. Jn testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seals of the
<br /> said corporations this i4th day of June 2001.
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<br /> NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br /> AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA
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<br /> Mary A. Ribikawskis Assistant Secretary
<br />Rev. 10/1/97)
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