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<br />KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS THAT Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, a corporation organized
<br />under the laws of the State of Ohio, with its principal office in the City of Columbus, Ohio, hereinafter called "Company",
<br />does hereby make, constitute and appoint SALLY A. KLEIN DENNIS J. BORK
<br />MARY E. KRAMER MARK A. GRESSER SHAWN W. FLAVIN
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<br />SAINT CLOUD MN
<br />each in their individual capacity, its true and lawful Attorney-In-Fact with full power and authority to sign, seal, and execute
<br />in its behalf any and all bonds and undertakings and other obligatory instruments of similar nature in penalties not exceeding
<br />the sum of TWO MILLION AND NO/tOO DOLLARS S 2,000,000.00
<br />and to bind the Company thereby, as fully and to the same extent as if such instruments were signed by the duly authorized
<br />officers of the Company; and all acts of said Attorney pursuant to the authority hereby given are hereby ratified and
<br />confirmed,
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<br />This Power of Attorney is made and executed. pursuant to and by authority of the following resolution duly adopted by the
<br />Board of Directors of the Company.
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<br />"RESOLVED, that the President, or any Senior Vice President, Resident Vice President or Second Vice
<br />President by, and the same hereby is, authorized and empowered to appoint Attorneys-In-Fact of the Company
<br />and to authorized them to execute any and all bonds, undertakings, recognizances, contracts of indemnity,
<br />policies, contracts guaranteeing the fidelity of persons holding positions of public or private trust, and other
<br />writings obligatory in nature which the business of the Company may require; and to modify or revoke, with
<br />or without cause, any such appointment or authority. The authority granted hereby shall in no way limit the
<br />authority of other duly authorized agents to sign and countersign any of said documents on behalf of the
<br />Company."
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<br />"RESOLVED FURTHER, that such Attorneys-In-Fact shall have full power and authority to execute and
<br />deliver any and all such documents and to bind the Company, subject to the terms and limitations of the power
<br />of attorney issued to them, and to affix the seal of the Company thereto, provided, however, that said seal shall
<br />not be necessary for the validity of any such documents:
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<br />This Power of Attorney is signed and sealed by facsimile under and by the following By-Laws duly adopted by the Board
<br />of Directors of the Company.
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<br />ARTICLE VIII
<br />"Section 10. Execution of instruments . Any Vice President and any Assistant Secretary or Assistant Treasurer
<br />shall have the power and authority to sign or attest all approved documents, instruments, contracts or other
<br />papers in connection with the operation of the business of the company in addition to the Chairman and Chief
<br />Executive Officer, President, Treasurer and Secretary; provided, however, the signature of any of them may be
<br />printed, engraved or stamped on any approved document, contract, instrument or other papers of the Company.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the said Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company has caused this instrument to be sealed and
<br />duly attested by the signature of its Vice President the 28th day of April, 1999.
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<br />ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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<br />By:
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<br />STATE OF IOWA
<br />COUNTY OF POLK
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<br />On this 28th day of April, 1999, before me came the above named Vice President for Nationwide Mutual Insurance
<br />Company, to me personally known to be the officer described in and who executed the preceding instrument, and he
<br />acknowledged the execution of the same, and being by me duly sworn, deposes and says, that he is the officer of the Company
<br />aforesaid, that the seal affixed thereto is the corporate seal of said Company, and the said corporate seal and his signature
<br />were duly affixed and subscribed to said instrument by the authority and direction of said Company.
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<br />Notary Public
<br />My Commission expires March 24, 2002
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<br />CERTIFICATE
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<br />I, John F. Delaloye, Assistant Secretary of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, do hereby certify that the
<br />Resolution included herein is a true and correct transcript from the minutes of the meeting of the Board of Directors duly
<br />called and held on the 6th day of September, 1967, and the same has not been revoked or amended in any manner; that said
<br />Stephen S. Rasmussen was on the date of the execution of the foregoing Power of Attorney the duly elected Vice President
<br />of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and the corporate seal and his signature as Vice President were duly affixed and
<br />subscribed to the said instrument by the authority of said Board of Directors.
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<br />IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto subscribed my name as Assistant Secretary, and affixed the corporate
<br />seal of said Company this 1STIiay of JUNE ,2001 ._,
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