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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.27

                           NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
                           1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN

1. Establishment, Purpose and Types of Awards

   NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Nevada corporation (the "Company"), hereby
establishes the NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 2000 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (the
"Plan").  The purpose of the Plan is to promote the long-term growth and
profitability of the Company by (i) providing key people with incentives to
improve stockholder value and to contribute to the growth and financial success
of the Company, and (ii) enabling the Company to attract, retain and reward the
best-available persons.

   The Plan permits the granting of stock options (including incentive stock
options qualifying under Code section 422 and nonqualified stock options), stock
appreciation rights, restricted or unrestricted stock awards, phantom stock,
performance awards, other stock-based awards, or any combination of the
foregoing.

2. Definitions

   Under this Plan, except where the context otherwise indicates, the following
definitions apply:

   (a) "Affiliate" shall mean any entity, whether now or hereafter existing,
which controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, the Company
(including, but not limited to, joint ventures, limited liability companies, and
partnerships).  For this purpose, "control" shall mean ownership of 50% or more
of the total combined voting power or value of all classes of stock or interests
of the entity.

   (b) "Award" shall mean any stock option, stock appreciation right, stock
award, phantom stock award, performance award, or other stock-based award.

   (c) "Board" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.

   (d) "Code" shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and any
regulations promulgated thereunder.

   (e) "Common Stock" shall mean shares of common stock of the Company, par
value of $0.01 per share.

   (f) "Fair Market Value" shall mean, with respect to a share of the Company's
Common Stock for any purpose on a particular date, the value determined by the
Administrator in good faith.  However, if the Common Stock is registered under
Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, "Fair Market
Value" shall mean, as applicable, (i) either the closing price or the average of
the high and low sale price on the relevant date, as determined in the
Administrator's discretion, quoted on the New York Stock Exchange, the American
Stock Exchange, or the Nasdaq National Market; (ii) the last sale price on the
relevant date quoted on the Nasdaq SmallCap Market; (iii) the average of the
high bid and low asked prices on the relevant date quoted on the Nasdaq OTC
Bulletin Board Service or by the National Quotation Bureau, Inc. or a comparable
service as determined in the Administrator's discretion; or (iv) if the Common
Stock is not quoted by any of the above, the average of the closing bid and
asked
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prices on the relevant date furnished by a professional market maker for the
Common Stock, or by such other source, selected by the Administrator. If no
public trading of the Common Stock occurs on the relevant date, then Fair Market
Value shall be determined as of the next preceding date on which trading of the
Common Stock does occur. For all purposes under this Plan, the term "relevant
date" as used in this Section 2.1(f) shall mean either the date as of which Fair
Market Value is to be determined or the next preceding date on which public
trading of the Common Stock occurs, as determined in the Administrator's
discretion.

   (g) "Grant Agreement" shall mean a written document memorializing the terms
and conditions of an Award granted pursuant to the Plan and shall incorporate
the terms of the Plan.

3. Administration

   (a) Administration of the Plan.  The Plan shall be administered by the Board
or by such committee or committees as may be appointed by the Board from time to
time (the Board, committee or committees hereinafter referred to as the
"Administrator").

   (b) Powers of the Administrator.  The Administrator shall have all the powers
vested in it by the terms of the Plan, such powers to include authority, in its
sole and absolute discretion, to grant Awards under the Plan, prescribe Grant
Agreements evidencing such Awards and establish programs for granting Awards.

   The Administrator shall have full power and authority to take all other
actions necessary to carry out the purpose and intent of the Plan, including,
but not limited to, the authority to:  (i) determine the eligible persons to
whom, and the time or times at which Awards shall be granted; (ii) determine the
types of Awards to be granted; (iii) determine the number of shares to be
covered by or used for reference purposes for each Award; (iv) impose such
terms, limitations, restrictions and conditions upon any such Award as the
Administrator shall deem appropriate; (v) modify, amend, extend or renew
outstanding Awards, or accept the surrender of outstanding Awards and substitute
new Awards (provided however, that, except as provided in Section 7(d) of the
Plan, any modification that would materially adversely affect any outstanding
Award shall not be made without the consent of the holder); (vi) accelerate or
otherwise change the time in which an Award may be exercised or becomes payable
and to waive or accelerate the lapse, in whole or in part, of any restriction or
condition with respect to such Award, including, but not limited to, any
restriction or condition with respect to the vesting or exercisability of an
Award following termination of any grantee's employment or other relationship
with the Company; and (vii) establish objectives and conditions, if any, for
earning Awards and determining whether Awards will be paid after the end of a
performance period.

   The Administrator shall have full power and authority, in its sole and
absolute discretion, to administer and interpret the Plan and to adopt and
interpret such rules, regulations, agreements, guidelines and instruments for
the administration of the Plan and for the conduct of its business as the
Administrator deems necessary or advisable.

   (c) Non-Uniform Determinations.  The Administrator's determinations under the
Plan (including without limitation, determinations of the persons to receive
Awards, the form, amount and timing of such Awards, the terms and provisions of
such Awards and the Grant Agreements evidencing such Awards) need not be uniform
and may be made by the Administrator selectively among persons who receive, or
are eligible to receive, Awards under the Plan, whether or not such persons are
similarly situated.
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   (d) Limited Liability.  To the maximum extent permitted by law, no member of
the  Administrator shall be liable for any action taken or decision made in good
faith relating to the Plan or any Award thereunder.

   (e) Indemnification.  To the maximum extent permitted by law and by the
Company's charter and by-laws, the members of the Administrator shall be
indemnified by the Company in respect of all their activities under the Plan.

   (f) Effect of Administrator's Decision.  All actions taken and decisions and
determinations made by the Administrator on all matters relating to the Plan
pursuant to the powers vested in it hereunder shall be in the Administrator's
sole and absolute discretion and shall be conclusive and binding on all parties
concerned, including the Company, its stockholders, any participants in the Plan
and any other employee, consultant, or director of the Company, and their
respective successors in interest.

4. Shares Available for the Plan; Maximum Awards

   Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 7(d) of the Plan, the shares of
Common Stock that may be issued with respect to Awards granted under the Plan
shall not exceed an aggregate of two hundred thousand (200,000) shares of Common
Stock.  The Company shall reserve such number of shares for Awards under the
Plan, subject to adjustments as provided in Section 7(d) of the Plan.  If any
Award, or portion of an Award, under the Plan expires or terminates unexercised,
becomes unexercisable or is forfeited or otherwise terminated, surrendered or
canceled as to any shares, or if any shares of Common Stock are surrendered to
the Company in connection with any Award (whether or not such surrendered shares
were acquired pursuant to any Award), or if any shares are withheld by the
Company, the shares subject to such Award and the surrendered and withheld
shares shall thereafter be available for further Awards under the Plan;
provided, however, that any such shares that are surrendered to or withheld by
the Company in connection with any Award or that are otherwise forfeited after
issuance shall not be available for purchase pursuant to incentive stock options
intended to qualify under Code section 422.

Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 7(d) of the Plan, the maximum
number of shares of Common Stock subject to Awards of any combination that may
be granted during any one fiscal year of the Company to any one individual under
this Plan shall be limited to one hundred fifty thousand (150,000).  Such per-
individual limit shall not be adjusted to effect a restoration of shares of
Common Stock with respect to which the related Award is terminated, surrendered
or canceled.

5. Participation

   Participation in the Plan shall be open to all employees, officers, and
directors of, and other individuals providing bona fide services to or for, the
Company, or of any Affiliate of the Company, as may be selected by the
Administrator from time to time.

6. Awards

   The Administrator, in its sole discretion, establishes the terms of all
Awards granted under the Plan.  Awards may be granted individually or in tandem
with other types of Awards.  All Awards are subject to the terms and conditions
provided in the Grant Agreement.  The Administrator may permit or require a
recipient of an Award to defer such individual's receipt of the payment of cash
or the delivery of
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Common Stock that would otherwise be due to such individual by virtue of the
exercise of, payment of, or lapse or waiver of restrictions respecting, any
Award. If any such payment deferral is required or permitted, the Administrator
shall, in its sole discretion, establish rules and procedures for such payment
deferrals.

   (a) Stock Options.  The Administrator may from time to time grant to eligible
participants Awards of incentive stock options as that term is defined in Code
section 422 or nonqualified stock options; provided, however, that Awards of
incentive stock options shall be limited to employees of the Company or of any
current or hereafter existing "parent corporation" or "subsidiary corporation,"
as defined in Code sections 424(e) and (f), respectively, of the Company.
Options intended to qualify as incentive stock options under Code section 422
must have an exercise price at least equal to Fair Market Value as of the date
of grant, but nonqualified stock options may be granted with an exercise price
less than Fair Market Value.  No stock option shall be an incentive stock option
unless so designated by the Administrator at the time of grant or in the Grant
Agreement evidencing such stock option.

   (b) Stock Appreciation Rights.  The Administrator may from time to time grant
to eligible participants Awards of Stock Appreciation Rights ("SAR").  An SAR
entitles the grantee to receive, subject to the provisions of the Plan and the
Grant Agreement, a payment having an aggregate value equal to the product of (i)
the excess of (A) the Fair Market Value on the exercise date of one share of
Common Stock over (B) the base price per share specified in the Grant Agreement,
times (ii) the number of shares specified by the SAR, or portion thereof, which
is exercised.  Payment by the Company of the amount receivable upon any exercise
of an SAR may be made by the delivery of Common Stock or cash, or any
combination of Common Stock and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of
the Administrator.  If upon settlement of the exercise of an SAR a grantee is to
receive a portion of such payment in shares of Common Stock, the number of
shares shall be determined by dividing such portion by the Fair Market Value of
a share of Common Stock on the exercise date.  No fractional shares shall be
used for such payment and the Administrator shall determine whether cash shall
be given in lieu of such fractional shares or whether such fractional shares
shall be eliminated.

   (c) Stock Awards.  The Administrator may from time to time grant restricted
or unrestricted stock Awards to eligible participants in such amounts, on such
terms and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or
such minimum consideration as may be required by law, as it shall determine.  A
stock Award may be paid in Common Stock, in cash, or in a combination of Common
Stock and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

   (d) Phantom Stock.  The Administrator may from time to time grant Awards to
eligible participants denominated in stock-equivalent units ("phantom stock") in
such amounts and on such terms and conditions as it shall determine.  Phantom
stock units granted to a participant shall be credited to a bookkeeping reserve
account solely for accounting purposes and shall not require a segregation of
any of the Company's assets.  An Award of phantom stock may be settled in Common
Stock, in cash, or in a combination of Common Stock and cash, as determined in
the sole discretion of the Administrator.  Except as otherwise provided in the
applicable Grant Agreement, the grantee shall not have the rights of a
stockholder with respect to any shares of Common Stock represented by a phantom
stock unit solely as a result of the grant of a phantom stock unit to the
grantee.

   (e) Performance Awards.  The Administrator may, in its discretion, grant
performance awards which become payable on account of attainment of one or more
performance goals established by the Administrator.  Performance awards may be
paid by the delivery of Common Stock or cash, or any combination of Common Stock
and cash, as determined in the sole discretion of the Administrator.
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Performance goals established by the Administrator may be based on the Company's
or an Affiliate's operating income or one or more other business criteria
selected by the Administrator that apply to an individual or group of
individuals, a business unit, or the Company or an Affiliate as a whole, over
such performance period as the Administrator may designate.

   (f) Other Stock-Based Awards.  The Administrator may from time to time grant
other stock-based awards to eligible participants in such amounts, on such terms
and conditions, and for such consideration, including no consideration or such
minimum consideration as may be required by law, as it shall determine.  Other
stock-based awards may be denominated in cash, in Common Stock or other
securities, in stock-equivalent units, in stock appreciation units, in
securities or debentures convertible into Common Stock, or in any combination of
the foregoing and may be paid in Common Stock or other securities, in cash, or
in a combination of Common Stock or other securities and cash, all as determined
in the sole discretion of the Administrator.

7. Miscellaneous

   (a) Withholding of Taxes.  Grantees and holders of Awards shall pay to the
Company or its Affiliate, or make provision satisfactory to the Administrator
for payment of, any taxes required to be withheld in respect of Awards under the
Plan no later than the date of the event creating the tax liability.  The
Company or its Affiliate may, to the extent permitted by law, deduct any such
tax obligations from any payment of any kind otherwise due to the grantee or
holder of an Award.  In the event that payment to the Company or its Affiliate
of such tax obligations is made in shares of Common Stock, such shares shall be
valued at Fair Market Value on the applicable date for such purposes.

   (b) Loans.  The Company or its Affiliate may make or guarantee loans to
grantees to assist grantees in exercising Awards and satisfying any withholding
tax obligations.

   (c) Transferability.  Except as otherwise determined by the Administrator,
and in any event in the case of an incentive stock option or a stock
appreciation right granted with respect to an incentive stock option, no Award
granted under the Plan shall be transferable by a grantee otherwise than by will
or the laws of descent and distribution.  Unless otherwise determined by the
Administrator in accord with the provisions of the immediately preceding
sentence, an Award may be exercised during the lifetime of the grantee, only by
the grantee or, during the period the grantee is under a legal disability, by
the grantee's guardian or legal representative.

      (d) Adjustments; Business Combinations.

          (i) Upon a stock dividend of, or stock split or reverse stock split
affecting, the Common Stock of the Company, (A) the maximum number of shares
reserved for issuance or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the
Plan and the maximum number of shares with respect to which Awards may be
granted during any one fiscal year of the Company to any individual, as provided
in Section 4 of the Plan, and (B) the number of shares covered by and the
exercise price and other terms of outstanding Awards, shall, without further
action of the Board, be adjusted to reflect such event unless the Board
determines, at the time it approves such stock dividend, stock split or reverse
stock split, that no such adjustment shall be made.  The Administrator may make
adjustments, in its discretion, to address the treatment of fractional shares
and fractional cents that arise with respect to outstanding Awards as a result
of the stock dividend, stock split or reverse stock split.
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          (ii) In the event of any other changes affecting the Company, the
capitalization of the Company or the Common Stock of the Company by reason of
any spin-off, split-up, dividend, recapitalization, merger, consolidation,
business combination or exchange of shares and the like, the Administrator, in
its discretion and without the consent of holders of Awards, shall make: (A)
appropriate adjustments to the maximum number and kind of shares reserved for
issuance or with respect to which Awards may be granted under the Plan, in the
aggregate and with respect to any individual during any one fiscal year of the
Company, as provided in Section 4 of the Plan, and to the number, kind and price
of shares covered by outstanding Awards; and (B) any other adjustments in
outstanding Awards, including but not limited to reducing the number of shares
subject to Awards or providing or mandating alternative settlement methods such
as settlement of the Awards in cash or in shares of Common Stock or other
securities of the Company or of any other entity, or in any other matters which
relate to Awards as the Administrator shall, in its sole discretion, determine
to be necessary or appropriate.

     (iii)  Notwithstanding anything in the Plan to the contrary and without the
consent of holders of Awards, the Administrator, in its sole discretion, may
make any modifications to any Awards, including but not limited to cancellation,
forfeiture, surrender or other termination of the Awards in whole or in part
regardless of the vested status of the Award, in order to facilitate any
business combination that is authorized by the Board to comply with requirements
for treatment as a pooling of interests transaction for accounting purposes
under generally accepted accounting principles.

     (iv)   The Administrator is authorized to make, in its discretion and
without the consent of holders of Awards, adjustments in the terms and
conditions of, and the criteria included in, Awards in recognition of unusual or
nonrecurring events affecting the Company, or the financial statements of the
Company or any Affiliate, or of changes in applicable laws, regulations, or
accounting principles, whenever the Administrator determines that such
adjustments are appropriate in order to prevent dilution or enlargement of the
benefits or potential benefits intended to be made available under the Plan and
outstanding Awards.

   (e) Substitution of Awards in Mergers and Acquisitions.  Awards may be
granted under the Plan from time to time in substitution for Awards held by
employees, officers, consultants or directors of entities who become or are
about to become employees, officers, consultants or directors of the Company or
an Affiliate as the result of a merger or consolidation of the employing entity
with the Company or an Affiliate, or the acquisition by the Company or an
Affiliate of the assets or stock of the employing entity.  The terms and
conditions of any substitute Awards so granted may vary from the terms and
conditions set forth herein to the extent that the Administrator deems
appropriate at the time of grant to conform the substitute Awards to the
provisions of the awards for which they are substituted.

   (f) Termination, Amendment and Modification of the Plan.  The Board may
terminate, amend or modify the Plan or any portion thereof at any time.

   (g) Non-Guarantee of Employment or Service.  Nothing in the Plan or in any
Grant Agreement thereunder shall confer any right on an individual to continue
in the service of the Company or shall interfere in any way with the right of
the Company to terminate such service at any time with or without cause or
notice.

   (h) No Trust or Fund Created.  Neither the Plan nor any Award shall create or
be construed to create a trust or separate fund of any kind or a fiduciary
relationship between the Company and a grantee or any other person.  To the
extent that any grantee or other person acquires a right to receive
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payments from the Company pursuant to an Award, such right shall be no greater
than the right of any unsecured general creditor of the Company.

   (i) Governing Law.  The validity, construction and effect of the Plan, of
Grant Agreements entered into pursuant to the Plan, and of any rules,
regulations, determinations or decisions made by the Administrator relating to
the Plan or such Grant Agreements, and the rights of any and all persons having
or claiming to have any interest therein or thereunder, shall be determined
exclusively in accordance with applicable federal laws and the laws of the State
of New York, without regard to its conflict of laws principles.

   (j) Effective Date; Termination Date.  The Plan is effective as of the date
on which the Plan is adopted by the Board, subject to approval of the
stockholders within twelve months before or after such date.  No Award shall be
granted under the Plan after the close of business on the day immediately
preceding the tenth anniversary of the effective date of the Plan, or if
earlier, the tenth anniversary of the date this Plan is approved by the
stockholders.  Subject to other applicable provisions of the Plan, all Awards
made under the Plan prior to such termination of the Plan shall remain in effect
until such Awards have been satisfied or terminated in accordance with the Plan
and the terms of such Awards.


Date Approved by the Board:   December 21, 1999
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Date Approved by the Stockholders:
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