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ML Oklahoma Venture Partners Limited Partnership – ‘SC 13G/A’ on 2/11/99 re: Silverado Foods Inc

As of: Thursday, 2/11/99 · Accession #: 905148-99-214 · File #: 5-50303

  As Of                Filer                Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size              Issuer               Agent

 2/11/99  ML Oklahoma Venture Partners LP   SC 13G/A               1:22K  Silverado Foods Inc               Sidley Austin LLP/FA

Amendment to Statement of Beneficial Ownership — Schedule 13G
Filing Table of Contents

Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: SC 13G/A    T:\Edgar\539421.Sub                                   12     44K

Document Table of Contents

Page	(sequential)	\|	(alphabetic)	Top
			Alternative Formats (Word, et al.) Certification Identification and Classification of Members of the Group Notice of Dissolution of Group Ownership Ownership of Five Percent or Less of A Class Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
1	1st Page - Filing Submission
8	Item 4. Ownership
"	Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of A Class
"	Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person
"	Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
"	Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
"	Item 10. Certification

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 UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

(RULE 13D-102)

INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO

 RULES 13D-1(B)(C), AND (D) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO

 FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-2(B)

 (AMENDMENT NO. 2)

 Silverado Foods, Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

 (Title of Class Securities)

 828342105

(CUSIP Number)

April 30, 1998

(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) 

         Check  appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:                                                              

|X|    Rule 13d-1(b)                                                            
Rule 13d-1(c)                                                     
Rule 13d-1(d)                                                     

*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting  person's 
initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject  class of  securities, 
and for any subsequent amendment  containing  information which would alter the 
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.                                     

The  information  required  in the  remainder  of this  cover page shall not be 
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange 
Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of 
the Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act (however,  see 
the Notes).                                                                     

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|CUSIP No. 09058W101 |        | 13G  |                 | Page 2 of 14 Pages |   
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                         
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON       

             ML OKLAHOMA VENTURE PARTNERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
                                                                       _
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A) |_|
                                                                       _
          NOT APPLICABLE                                           (B) |_|

3        SEC USE ONLY                                                     

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             

OKLAHOMA                              

NUMBER OF           5        SOLE VOTING POWER                    
SHARES                               0                        
BENEFICIALLY         6        SHARED VOTING POWER                   
  OWNED BY                           752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                     (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                    47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
EACH              7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             
REPORTING                              0                          
PERSON             8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
  WITH                             752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)

9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     

                752,  802 SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK  (INCLUDING  WARRANTS TO
PURCHASE 47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)   

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN    
                                                   _
     SHARES*                                       |_|

NOT APPLICABLE                      

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                

4.89%                                 

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                        

PN                                  

                  *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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|CUSIP No. 09058W101 |        | 13G  |                 | Page 3 of 14 Pages |   
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                         
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON       

MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.           
                                                                       _
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A) |_|
                                                                       _
                                                                   (B) |_|
NOT APPLICABLE                      

3        SEC USE ONLY                                                     

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             

DELAWARE                            

NUMBER OF           5        SOLE VOTING POWER                    
SHARES                               0                        
BENEFICIALLY         6        SHARED VOTING POWER                   
 OWNED BY                          752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
EACH              7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             
REPORTING                              0                          
PERSON             8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
  WITH                             752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)

9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     

              752,  802 SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK  (INCLUDING  WARRANTS TO
PURCHASE 47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)     

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN    
                                                   _
     SHARES*                                       |_|

NOT APPLICABLE                      

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                

4.89%                               

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                        

HC, CO                              

                    *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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|CUSIP No. 09058W101 |        | 13G  |                 | Page 4 of 14 Pages |   
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                         
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON       

MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC.           
                                                                       _
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A) |_|
                                                                   (B) |_|
NOT APPLICABLE                      

3        SEC USE ONLY                                                     

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             

DELAWARE                            

NUMBER OF           5        SOLE VOTING POWER                    
SHARES                               0                        
BENEFICIALLY         6        SHARED VOTING POWER                   
 OWNED BY                          752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
EACH              7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             
REPORTING                              0                          
PERSON             8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
  WITH                             752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)

9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     
         752,  802 SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK  (INCLUDING
               WARRANTS TO PURCHASE 47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN    
                                                     _
       SHARES*                                       |_|

NOT APPLICABLE                      

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                

4.89%                               

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                        

HC, CO                              

            *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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|CUSIP No. 09058W101 |        | 13G  |                 | Page 5 of 14 Pages |   
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                         

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON       

ML LEASING EQUIPMENT CORP.          
                                                                       _
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A) |_|
                                                                       _
                                                                   (B) |_|
NOT APPLICABLE                      

3        SEC USE ONLY                                                     

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             

DELAWARE                            

NUMBER OF           5        SOLE VOTING POWER                    
SHARES                               0                        
BENEFICIALLY         6        SHARED VOTING POWER                   
 OWNED BY                          752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
EACH              7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             
REPORTING                              0                          
PERSON             8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
  WITH                             752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)

9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     

                752,  802 SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK  (INCLUDING  WARRANTS TO
PURCHASE 47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)   

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN    
                                                   _
     SHARES*                                       |_|

NOT APPLICABLE                      

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                

4.89%                               

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                        

HC, CO                              

              *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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|CUSIP No. 09058W101 |        | 13G  |                 | Page 5 of 14 Pages |   
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                         

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON       

MLOK CO., L.P.                      
                                                                       _
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A) |_|
                                                                       _
                                                                   (B) |_|
NOT APPLICABLE                      

3        SEC USE ONLY                                                     

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             

OKLAHOMA                            

NUMBER OF           5        SOLE VOTING POWER                    
SHARES                               0                        
BENEFICIALLY         6        SHARED VOTING POWER                   
 OWNED BY                          752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
EACH              7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             
REPORTING                              0                          
PERSON             8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
  WITH                             752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)

9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     

                752,  802 SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK  (INCLUDING  WARRANTS TO
PURCHASE 47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)   

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN    
                                                     _
       SHARES*                                       |_|

NOT APPLICABLE                      

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                

4.89%                               

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                        

IA, PN                              

                      *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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|CUSIP No. 09058W101 |        | 13G  |                 | Page 7 of 14 Pages |   
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1        NAME OF REPORTING PERSON                                         

S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON       

MERRILL LYNCH VENTURE CAPITAL INC.  
                                                                       _
2        CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*         (A) |_|
                                                                   (B) |_|

NOT APPLICABLE                      

3        SEC USE ONLY                                                     

4        CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION                             

DELAWARE                            

NUMBER OF           5        SOLE VOTING POWER                    
SHARES                               0                        
BENEFICIALLY         6        SHARED VOTING POWER                   
 OWNED BY                          752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)
EACH              7        SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER             
REPORTING                              0                          
PERSON             8        SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER            
  WITH                             752, 802 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
                                   (INCLUDING WARRANTS TO PURCHASE
                                  47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)

9        AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON     

              752,  802 SHARES OF COMMON  STOCK  (INCLUDING  WARRANTS TO
PURCHASE 47,121 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK)     

10       CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN    
                                                   _
     SHARES*                                       |_|

NOT APPLICABLE                      

11       PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)                

4.89%                               

12       TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*                                        

HC, IA, CO                          

                        *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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ITEM 1.                                                                         

(a)       Name of Issuer                                                    
Silverado Foods, Inc.                                   
(b)       Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices                   
7312 East 38th Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma  74145           

ITEM 2.                                                                         

(a)       Name of Persons Filing                                            
ML Oklahoma Venture Partners, Limited Partnership     
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.                             
Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.                             
ML Leasing Equipment Corp.                            
MLOK Co., L.P.                                        
Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Inc.                    
(b)       Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence       
ML Oklahoma Venture Partners, Limited Partnership       
Meridian Tower, Suite 1060                              
5100 East Skelly Drive                                  
Tulsa, Oklahoma  74135                                  
Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.,   
ML Leasing Equipment Corp., MLOK Co., L.P., and         
Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Inc.:                     
World Financial Center - North Tower                    
250 Vesey Street                                        
New York, New York 10281                                
(c)       Citizenship                                                       
See Item 4 of Cover Pages                               
(d)       Title of Class of Securities                                      
Common Stock                                            
(e)       CUSIP Number                                                      
828342105                                               

ITEM 3.                                                                         

           ML   Oklahoma   Venture   Partners,    Limited   Partnership   (the
           "Partnership") is filing under (d), as it is an investment  company
           operating as a business  development  company under the  Investment
           Company Act. Merrill Lynch & Co. ("ML & Co."), Merrill Lynch Group,
           Inc. ("ML Group"),  ML Leasing  Equipment  Corp. ("ML Leasing") and
           Merrill  Lynch  Venture  Capital Inc.  ("MLVC") are parent  holding
           companies under (g) in accordance  with  ss.240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).
           MLOK  Co.,  L.P.  ("MLOK  Co.")  and MLVC are  investment  advisers
           registered under ss.203 of the Investment  Advisers Act of 1940 and
are filing under (e).                                   

ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP                                                               

(a)       Amount Beneficially Owned                                         

           See  Item  9  of  Cover  Pages.   Pursuant  to  ss.240.13d-4,   the
           Partnership, ML & Co., ML Group, ML Leasing, MLOK Co. and MLVC (the
           "Reporting   Persons")   disclaim   beneficial   ownership  of  the
           securities of Silverado  Foods,  Inc. (the  "Company")  referred to
           herein,  and the filing of this Schedule 13G shall not be construed
           as an admission that the Reporting Persons are, for the purposes of
           Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, the
           beneficial  owner of any securities of the Company  covered by this
statement.                                              

(b)       Percent of Class                                                  
See Item 11 of Cover Pages.                             

(c)       Number of shares as to which such person has:                     

(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote            
See Item 5 of Cover Pages.            
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote         
See Item 6 of Cover Pages.            
           (iii) sole power to  dispose  or to direct the  disposition  of See
Item 7 of Cover Pages.                                  

           (iv) shared  power to dispose or to direct the  disposition  of See
Item 8 of Cover Pages.                                  

ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS                            

           If this  statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the
           date hereof the  reporting  person has ceased to be the  beneficial
           owner of more than five percent of the Class of  securities,  check
the following |X|.                                      

ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON         
Not Applicable.                                           

ITEM 7.     IDENTIFICATION  AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED 
           THE SECURITY BEING  REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT  HOLDING  COMPANY See
Exhibit A pursuant to Item 7 attached hereto.           

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP               
Not Applicable.                                           

ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP                                          
Not Applicable.                                           

ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION                                                          

           By signing  below,  I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
           belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held
           in the  ordinary  course of business  and were not acquired and are
           not held for the  purpose  of or with the  effect  of  changing  or
           influencing  the control of the issuer of the  securities  and were
           not  acquired  and  are  not  held  in  connection  with  or  as  a
     participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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 SIGNATURE

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information  set forth in this statement is true,  complete and
correct.                                                                        

Date:       February 11, 1999                                                   

                           ML OKLAHOMA VENTURE PARTNERS, LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

By:   MLOK Co., L.P.  
                    (its Managing General Partner)

                  By:   Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Inc.
           (its general partner)

     By:   /s/ Frank J. Marinaro
 Signature

             Frank J. Marinaro/Secretary
Name/Title

   MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.

     By:   /s/ Frank J. Marinaro
 Signature

             Frank J. Marinaro/Attorney-in-Fact*
Name/Title

   MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC.

    By:  /s/ Frank J. Marinaro
 Signature

             Frank J. Marinaro/Attorney-in-Fact*
Name/Title

    ML LEASING EQUIPMENT CORP.

 By:  /s/ Joseph Valenti
 Signature

                     Joseph Valenti/Vice President and Treasurer
Name/Title

MLOK CO., L.P.        

                  By:   Merrill Lynch Venture Capital Inc.
           (its general partner)

     By:   /s/ Frank J. Marinaro
 Signature

                 Frank J. Marinaro/Secretary
Name/Title

            MERRILL LYNCH VENTURE CAPITAL INC.

     By:   /s/ Frank J. Marinaro
 Signature

           Frank J. Marinaro/Secretary
Name/Title

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Exhibit A Pursuant to Item 7

           Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. ("ML & Co."),  Merrill Lynch Group,  Inc.
           ("ML  Group"),  ML Leasing  Equipment  Corp.  ("ML  Leasing"),  and
           Merrill  Lynch  Venture  Capital  Inc.  ("MLVC")  are  filing  this
           Schedule   as   parent   holding   companies   pursuant   to   Rule
           13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G)  under the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934. The
           relevant  subsidiaries  of ML & Co. are ML Group,  ML  Leasing  and
           MLVC.  The  relevant  subsidiaries  of ML Group are ML Leasing  and
MLVC. The relevant subsidiary of ML Leasing is MLVC.    

           ML Group,  a  wholly-owned  direct  subsidiary  of ML & Co., may be
           deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of 4.89% of the common stock of
           Silverado  Foods,  Inc. (the "Company") by virtue of its control of
its wholly-owned subsidiary ML Leasing.                 

           ML Leasing,  a wholly-owned  direct  subsidiary of ML Group, may be
           deemed to be the  beneficial  owner of 4.89% of the common stock of
           the Company by virtue of its control of its wholly-owned subsidiary
MLVC.                                                   

           MLVC, a wholly-owned direct subsidiary of ML Leasing, may be deemed
           to be the  beneficial  owner of 4.89%  of the  common  stock of the
           Company  by virtue of its being the  general  partner  of MLOK Co.,
           L.P.  ("MLOK  Co."),  which is the Managing  General  Partner of ML
           Oklahoma Venture Partners, Limited Partnership (the "Partnership").
           The Partnership,  which is registered under the Investment  Company
           Act  of  1940  as a  business  development  company,  holds  in its
           portfolio 4.89% of the common stock of the Company.  MLOK also acts
           as an investment adviser with respect to the Partnership.  MLOK Co.
           and MLVC are investment  advisers  registered  under Section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.                    

The Item 3 classification of MLOK Co. is (e).           

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 POWER OF ATTORNEY
 TO PREPARE AND EXECUTE DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 AND 16
 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,
 AND RULES THEREUNDER, BY AND ON BEHALF OF
 MERRILL LYNCH & CO., INC.

           KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
           and appoints FRANK J. MARINARO its true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:                                                     

           (1) to prepare and execute,  for and on behalf of the  undersigned,
           any and all forms, schedules,  reports and other documents relating
           to Merrill  Lynch & Co.,  Inc.'s  direct or indirect  ownership  of
           securities  that are  required  to be filed with the United  States
           Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 and 16 of
           the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended,  and the rules
thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act");          

           (2) do and  perform  any and all  acts  for  and on  behalf  of the
           undersigned  which may be necessary or desirable to comply with the
           requirements  of Sections 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act  including,
           but not limited to, executing  documents  required by said sections
           of the Exchange Act and effecting  the timely  filing  thereof with
           the United States Securities and Exchange  Commission and any other
authority; 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 in his
discretion.                                             

           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,  hereby ratifying and confirming all that
           such  attorney-in-fact  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's
           responsibilities  to comply with  Sections 13 of 16 of the Exchange
Act.                                                    

           IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has  caused  this Power of
     Attorney to be executed as of this 16th day of February 1998.

                             Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc.

                                   By:      /s/ Barry S. Friedberg
                              Barry S. Friedberg
                                    Executive Vice President

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 POWER OF ATTORNEY
 TO PREPARE AND EXECUTE DOCUMENTS PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 13 AND 16
 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED,
 AND RULES THEREUNDER, BY AND ON BEHALF OF
 MERRILL LYNCH GROUP, INC.

           KNOW ALL BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned hereby constitutes
           and appoints FRANK J. MARINARO its true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:                                                     

           (1) to prepare and execute,  for and on behalf of the  undersigned,
           any and all forms, schedules,  reports and other documents relating
           to Merrill  Lynch  Group,  Inc.'s  direct or indirect  ownership of
           securities  that are  required  to be filed with the United  States
           Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Section 13 and 16 of
           the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934,  as amended,  and the rules
thereunder (collectively, the "Exchange Act");          

           (2) do and  perform  any and all  acts  for  and on  behalf  of the
           undersigned  which may be necessary or desirable to comply with the
           requirements  of Sections 13 and 16 of the Exchange Act  including,
           but not limited to, executing  documents  required by said sections
           of the Exchange Act and effecting  the timely  filing  thereof with
           the United States Securities and Exchange  Commission and any other
authority; 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 in his
discretion.                                             

           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,  hereby ratifying and confirming all that
           such  attorney-in-fact  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's
           responsibilities  to comply with  Sections 13 of 16 of the Exchange
Act.                                                    

           IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF,  the  undersigned  has  caused  this Power of
      Attorney to be executed as of this 17th day of September 1998.

                           Merrill Lynch Group, Inc.

                            By:    /s/ Mark B. Goldfus

           * Signed  pursuant to a power of attorney  included as Exhibit B to
this Schedule 13G.

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