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                                                                     Exhibit 3.9

                             ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT

                                      FOR

                              THE BIGHUB.COM.INC.

Pursuant to Florida Statutes, the following is submitted:

     1.  The Articles of Incorporation and Articles of Amendment are amended by
striking therefrom Article III, in its entirety, and inserting in place thereof
the following:

                         "ARTICLE III - CAPITAL STOCK
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     This Corporation is authorized to issue two classes of capital stock
designated "Common Stock" and "Preferred Stock" respectively. The number of
shares of Common Stock authorized to be issued is fifty million (50,000,000) and
shall have a par value of $0.001 per share. The number of shares of Preferred
Stock authorized to be issued is twenty-five million (25,000,000) and shall have
a par value of $0.001 per share.

     The Preferred Stock may be divided into such number of series as the Board
of Directors may determine. The Board of Directors is authorized to determine
and alter the rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions granted to and
imposed upon any wholly unissued series of Preferred Stock, and to fix the
number of shares of any series of Preferred Stock and the designation of any
such series of Preferred Stock. The Board of Directors, within the limits and
restrictions stated in any resolution or resolutions of the Board of Directors
originally fixing the number of shares constituting any series, may increase or
decrease (but not below the number of shares of such series then outstanding)
the number of shares of any series subsequent to the issue of shares of that
series."

     The foregoing amendment was adopted by the unanimous written consent of the
Directors of the Corporation, pursuant to Florida Statutes, on the 15th day of
October, 1999. The foregoing amendment was adopted by the written consent of a
majority of the outstanding common shares of the Corporation voting as a single
group. There currently are no shares of the Preferred Stock or Special Preferred
Stock of the Corporation outstanding.

                           (SIGNATURE PAGE FOLLOWS)

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned Chairman of the Board and Secretary of
this corporation have executed these Articles of Amendment this 15th day of
October, 1999.


                                            /s/ Frank W. Denny
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                                            Frank W. Denny
                                            Chairman of the Board



                                            /s/ Chet Howard
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                                            Chet Howard
                                            Secretary

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
                    )ss:
COUNTY OF ORANGE    )


     The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me the day and year last
above written by Frank W. Denny, Chairman of the Board of the above-named
Florida corporation, on behalf of the corporation.


                                            Kelly J. Woodward
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                                            Notary Public, State of California



My Commission expires:                      [SEAL APPEARS HERE]



STATE OF CALIFORNIA  )
                     )ss:
COUNTY OF ORANGE     )


     The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me the day and year last
above written by Chet Howard, Secretary of the above-named Florida corporation,
on behalf of the corporation.


                                            Kelly J. Woodward
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            Notary Public, State of California



My Commission expires:                      [SEAL APPEARS HERE]