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EXHIBIT 7
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned, General Electric Company, a New York corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation") does hereby make, constitute and
appoint the persons listed below as the Corporation's true and lawful agent and
attorney-in-fact (hereinafter referred to as the "Attorney") to act either
together or alone in the name and on behalf of the Corporation for and with
respect to the matters hereinafter described.
Name of Attorney: Joan C. Ambie
Nancy E. Barton
Jeffrey S. Werner
Leon E. Roday
Michael A. Gaudino
Robert O. O'Reilly, Sr.
Preston Abbott
Murry K. Stegelmann
James Ungari
J. Gordon Smith
Michael E. Praille
Iain MacKay
Jonathan K. Sprole
Barbara J. Gould
Robert L. Lewis
Wendy E. Ormond
Mark F. Mylon
Each Attorney shall have the power and authority to do the following:
To execute and deliver any Schedule 13D, Schedule 13G or
Forms 3, 4 and 5 or any amendments thereto required to be
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 on behalf of the Corporation
with regard to any securities owned by General Electric
Capital Services, Inc., General Electric Capital Corporation
or any of their subsidiaries;
And, in connection with the foregoing, to execute and deliver all
documents, acknowledgements, consents and other agreements and to take such
further action as may be necessary or convenient for the Corporation in order to
more effectively carry out the intent and purpose of the foregoing.
Agreements, commitments, documents, instruments, and other writings
executed by the Attorney in accordance with the terms hereof shall be binding
upon the Corporation without attestation and without affixation of the seal of
the Corporation. The Power of Attorney
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conferred hereby shall not be delegable by any Attorney. The Attorney shall
serve without compensation for acting in the capacity of agent and attorney-in-
fact hereunder.
Unless sooner revoked by the Corporation, this Power of Attorney shall
be governed under the laws of the State of New York and the authority of the
Attorney hereunder shall terminate on March 31, 2002.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Corporation has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed, attested and its corporate seal to be affixed pursuant to
authority granted by the Corporation's board of directors, as of the 22/nd/ day
of February, 2000.
General Electric Company
(Corporate Seal) By: /s/ Philip D. Ameen
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Philip D. Ameen, Vice President
Attest:
/s/ Robert E. Healing
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Robert E. Healing, Attesting Secretary
