Exhibit
2
POWER
OF
ATTORNEY
FOR
CERTAIN FILINGS
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
I,
David
E. Shaw, hereby make, constitute and appoint each of:
Anne
Dinning,
Julius
Gaudio,
Lou
Salkind,
Stuart
Steckler, and
Eric
Wepsic,
acting
individually, as my agent and attorney-in-fact, with full power of substitution,
for the purpose of, from time to time, executing in my name and/or my capacity
as President of D. E. Shaw & Co. II, Inc. (acting for itself and as the managing member of D. E. Shaw & Co., L.L.C., which in turn may be acting for itself or as the
managing member of other companies) all documents, certificates, instruments,
statement, other filings and amendments to the forgoing (collectively,
“documents”) determined by such person to be necessary or appropriate to comply
with ownership or control-person reporting requirements imposed by any
United
States or non-United States governmental or regulatory authority, including
without limitation Forms 3, 4, 5, 13D, 13F and 13G required to be filed
with the
Securities and Exchange Commission; and delivering, furnishing or filing
any
such documents with the appropriate governmental or regulatory authority.
Any
such determination shall be conclusively evidenced by such person’s execution
and delivery, furnishing or filing of the applicable document.
This
power of attorney shall be valid from the date hereof and replaces the
power
granted on February 5, 2001, which is hereby cancelled.
IN
WITNESS HEREOF, I have executed this instrument as of the date set forth
below.
DAVID
E.
SHAW, as President of
D.
E.
Shaw & Co. II, Inc.
/s/
David
E. Shaw
New
York,
New York
