Exhibit 24
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints each of Leslie B. Lewis and Kozo Terada,
individually, his attorneys-in-fact, with the power of substitution, for him in
any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this Registration
Statement (including post-effective amendments), and to file the same, with
exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said attorneys-in-fact, or their respective substitutes, may do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Leslie B. Lewis President and Director January 22, 1998
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Leslie B. Lewis
Director
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Kazuyuki Sato
Director
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Masashi Uesugi
/s/ Nannette S. Lewis Director January 22, 1998
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Nannette S. Lewis
/s/ Jeffrey C. Bloomberg Director January 22, 1998
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Jeffrey C. Bloomberg
/s/ Samuel J. Gerson Director January 22, 1998
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Samuel J. Gerson
/s/ Kozo Terada Vice President and Treasurer January 22, 1998
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Kozo Terada Accounting Officer)
/s/ John E. Lawrence Plan Administrator January 22, 1998
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John E. Lawrence