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<br /> POWER OF ATTORNEY APPOINTING INDIVIDUAL ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
<br /> Know All Men By These Presents,That CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,an Illinois corporation, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE
<br /> COMPANY OF HARTFORD,a Connecticut corporation,AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA,a Pennsylvania
<br /> corporation(herein collectively called"the CCC Surety Companies"),are duly organized and existing corporations having their principal offices in
<br /> the City of Chicago,and State of Illinois,and that they do by virtue of the signature and seals herein affixed hereby make,constitute and appoint
<br /> Mark E. Swanson, Douglas M. Helzer, Christine A. Mize,Thomas Ratzlaff, Individually of Pueblo, Colorado
<br /> David B. Swanson, Linda Rivers, Individually of`Denver, Colorado
<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 bonds,
<br /> undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature
<br /> -In Unlimited Amounts-
<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 and
<br /> all the acts of said Attorney,pursuant to the authority hereby given are hereby ratified and confirmed.
<br /> This Power of Attorney is made and executed pursuant to and by authority of the By-Laws and Resolutions, printed on the reverse hereof,
<br /> duly adopted,as indicated, by the Boards of Directors of the corporations.
<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 15th day of April 1 1999
<br /> CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
<br /> l�GASUq�Ty �Qtc 1MSURq�c� "'O°�, NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br /> CORPOPAre ; `4100 AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING,PENNSYLVANIA AMERICAN
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<br /> 1897 � 1faR�� 6 �
<br /> Marvin J.Cashion Group Vice President
<br /> State of Illinois, County of Cook,ss:
<br /> On this 15th day of April 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;that
<br /> he is a Group Vice President of CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY,NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD,and
<br /> AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING, PENNSYLVANIA described in and which executed the above instrument;that he knows the
<br /> seals of said corporations;that the seals affixed to the said instrument are such corporate seals;that they were so affixed pursuant to authority
<br /> given by the Boards of Directors of said corporations and that he signed his name thereto pursuant to like authority,and acknowledges same to
<br /> be the act and deed of said corporations.
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<br /> NOTARY
<br /> PUBLIC
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<br /> My Commission Expires March 6, 2000 Mary Jo Abel Notary Public
<br /> CERTIFICATE
<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 force. In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name and affixed the seals of the said corporations
<br /> this 11th day of April 2000.
<br /> CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY
<br /> GASUq�r APE tNSURgNc� POi�"00@g�� NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD
<br /> 2� C PORATE �. n Ati�` pppp�Tfo AMERICAN CASUALTY COMPANY OF READING,PENNSYLVANIA
<br /> SEAL
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<br /> 1897
<br /> Mary A. Ribikawskis Assistant Secretary
<br /> (Rev.10/1/97)
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