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                                                                    Exhibit 23.3


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

   
As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use of our reports
and to all references to our Firm included in or made a part of this Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement File No. 333-58107.
    




                                        /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
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                                        ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

San Francisco, California
   
July 9, 1998
    
