POWER OF ATTORNEY

     The undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Scott A. Arenare,
Timothy J. Curt and Steven G. Schneider, acting together or individually,
his/her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:


     1.     execute for and on behalf of the undersigned any statement or
            report, including any amendment to any statement or report,
            required to be filed with respect to the undersigned under Section
            13 or Section 16 of the United States Securities Exchange Act of
            1934, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements
            thereunder, including without limitation any Form 3, 4 or 5 or any
            Schedule 13D or 13G, or any statement or report, including any
            amendment to any statement or report, required to be filed with
            respect to the undersigned under any comparable laws, rules,
            regulations and requirements of any foreign jurisdiction, and to
            file any of the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission and
            any other appropriate U.S. and foreign regulatory authorities;

     2.     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 Forms and the filing thereof with the United States Securities
            and Exchange Commission and any other person as may be required by
            law; and

     3.     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 may approve in his
            discretion.

     The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or his 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 attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the
undersigned, are not assuming any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

     This power of attorney shall continue in full force and effect until
revoked in writing by the undersigned or his/her attorney-in-fact.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
executed as of this 27th day of February 2006.



     /s/ Charles R. Kaye
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     Print Name:  Charles R. Kaye