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        <footnote id="F1">Grant of restricted stock was made to the reporting person upon their annual re-election to the Board of Directors and is
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<HEAD><TITLE>Power of Attorney</TITLE></HEAD><BODY>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Know
all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints Todd B. Pfister, Carolyn T. Long, and John Horan as the undersigned&#146;s true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact, to: </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 4 and 5 in accordance
          with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules promulgated
          thereunder; </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may
          be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such Form 4 and 5 and
          the timely filing of such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
          Commission and any other authority; and </FONT></P>

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     <P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
          take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing
          which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the
          best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood
          that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the
          undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall
          contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in his or
          her discretion. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and
perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done
in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents
and purposes as such attorney-in-fact might or could do if personally present, with full
power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or his or her substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to
be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The
undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity
at the request of the undersigned, is not assuming any of the undersigned&#146;s
responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>IN
WITNESS WHEREOF</B>, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed
effective as of this 23rd day of August, 2006. </FONT></P>
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     <TD WIDTH="33%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>/s/ Donna R. Moore</U> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Printed Name: Donna R. Moore</FONT></TD></TR>
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