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                                                                    Exhibit 23.5

                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

  As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the use in this 
registration statement of our report dated September 16, 1997, on the financial 
statements of IAMD, LIMITED AND SUBSIDIARIES included herein and to all 
references to our Firm included in this registration statement.



                                        Arthur Andersen LLP

Chicago, Illinois
December 31, 1997
