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EXHIBIT 10.3: Employment Agreement between Registrant and Brian Campbell.

                             EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

   THIS AGREEMENT, dated as of January 31, 2000, is between EarthWeb Inc., a
Delaware corporation ("Company"), with its principal place of business at 3
Park Avenue, New York, NY, and Brian Campbell ("Employee")

   In consideration of Company securing the services of Employee and
Employee's undertaking employment with Company, Company and Employee hereby
agree to be bound by and comply with the following terms and conditions and
agree as follows:

   Section 1. At-Will Employment. Employee acknowledges and agrees that
his/her employment status is that of an employee-at-will and that Employee's
employment may be terminated by Company or Employee at any time with or
without cause, subject to the terms and conditions in the Addendum hereto

   Section 2. Compensation. In consideration of the services to be rendered
hereunder, Employee shall be paid in accordance with the Addendum hereto.

   Section 3. Employee Inventions and Ideas.

          (a) Employee will maintain current and adequate written records on
the development of, and disclose to Company, all Inventions (as herein
defined). "Inventions" shall mean all ideas, potential marketing and sales
relationships, inventions, copyrightable expression, research, plans for
products or services, marketing plans, computer software (including, without
limitation, source code), computer programs, original works of authorship,
characters, know-how, trade secrets, information, data, developments,
discoveries, improvements, modifications, technology, algorithms and designs,
whether or not subject to patent or copyright protection, made, conceived,
expressed, developed, or actually or constructively reduced to practice by
Employee solely or jointly with others during the term of Employee's
employment with Company, which refer to, are suggested by, or result from any
work which Employee may do during his employment, or from any information
obtained from Company or any affiliate of Company.

          (b) The Inventions shall be the exclusive property of Company, and
Employee acknowledges that all of said Inventions shall be considered as "work
made for hire" belonging to Company. To the extent that any such Inventions,
under applicable law, may not be considered work made for hire by Employee for
Company, Employee hereby agrees to assign and, upon its creation,
automatically and irrevocably assigns to Company, without any further
consideration, all right, title and interest in and to such materials,
including, without limitation, any copyright, other intellectual property
rights, moral rights, all contract and licensing rights, and all claims and
causes of action of any kind with respect to such materials. Company shall
have the exclusive right to use the Inventions, whether original or
derivative, for all purposes without additional compensation to Employee. At
Company's expense, Employee will assist Company in every proper way to perfect
Company's rights in the Inventions and to protect the Inventions throughout
the world, including, without limitation, executing in favor of Company or any
designee(s) of Company patent, copyright, and other applications and
assignments relating to the Inventions. Employee agrees not to challenge the
validity of the ownership by Company or its designee(s) in the Inventions.

          (c) Should Company be unable to secure Employee's signature on any
document necessary to apply for, prosecute, obtain, or enforce any patent,
copyright, or other right or protection relating to any Invention, whether due
to Employee's mental or physical incapacity or any other cause, Employee
hereby irrevocably designates and appoints Company and each of its duly
authorized officers and agents as Employee's agent and attorney in fact, to
act for and in Employee's behalf and stead and to execute and file any such
document, and to do all other lawfully permitted acts to further the
prosecution, issuance, and enforcement of patents, copyrights, or other rights
or protections with the same force and effect as if executed and delivered by
Employee.

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  Section 4. Proprietary Information.

          (a) Employee will not disclose or use, at any time either during or
after the term of employment, except at the request of Company or an affiliate
of Company, any Confidential Information (as herein defined). "Confidential
Information" shall mean all Company proprietary information, technical data,
trade secrets, and know-how, including, without limitation, research, product
plans, customer lists, customer preferences, marketing plans and strategies,
software, developments, inventions, discoveries, processes, ideas, formulas,
algorithms, technology, designs, drawings, business strategies and financial
data and information, including but not limited to Inventions, whether or not
marked as "Confidential." "Confidential Information" shall also mean any and
all information received by Company from customers, vendors and independent
contractors of Company or other third parties subject to a duty to be kept
confidential.

          (b) Employee hereby acknowledges and agrees that all personal
property, including, without limitation, all books, manuals, records, reports,
Convertible Notes, contracts, lists, blueprints, and other documents, or
materials, or copies thereof, Confidential Information as defined in Section
4(a) above, and equipment furnished to or prepared by Employee in the course
of or incident to his employment, including, without limitation, records and
any other materials pertaining to Inventions, belong to Company and shall be
promptly returned to Company upon termination of employment. Following
termination, Employee will not retain any written or other tangible or
electronic material containing any Confidential Information or information
pertaining to any Invention.

  Section 5. Limited Agreement Not to Compete

          (a) While employed by Company and for a period of nine (9) months
after the termination of Employee's employment with Company, Employee shall
not, directly or indirectly, as an employee, employer, consultant, agent,
principal, partner, manager, stockholder, officer, director, or in any other
individual or representative capacity, engage or participate in any business
that is competitive with the business of Company. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, Employee may own less than two percent (2%) of any class of stock
or security of any corporation, which competes with Company listed on a
national securities exchange.

          (b) While employed by Company and for a period of twelve (12) months
after the termination of Employee's employment with Company, Employee shall
not, directly or indirectly, solicit for employment any person who was
employed by Company at the time of Employee's termination from Company.

  Section 6. Company Resources. Other than for incidental personal use,
Employee may not use any Company equipment for personal purposes without
written permission from Company. Employee may not give access to Company's
offices or files to any person not in the employ of Company without written
permission of Company.

  Section 7. Post-Termination Period. Because of the difficulty of
establishing when any idea, process or invention is first conceived or
developed by Employee, or whether it results from access to Confidential
Information or Company's equipment, facilities, and data, Employee agrees that
any idea, invention, research, plan for products or services, marketing plan,
computer software (including, without limitation, source code), computer
program, original work of authorship, character, know-how, trade secret,
information, data, developments, discoveries, technology, algorithm, design,
patent or copyright, or any improvement, rights, or claims related to the
foregoing, shall be presumed to be an Invention if it is conceived, developed,
used, sold, exploited or reduced to practice by Employee or with the aid of
Employee within one (1) year after termination of employment. Employee can
rebut the above presumption if he/she proves that the idea, process or
invention (i) was first conceived or developed after termination of
employment, (ii) was conceived or developed entirely on Employee's own time
without using Company's equipment, supplies, facilities, personnel or
Confidential Information, and (iii) did not result from or is not derived
directly or indirectly, from any work performed by Employee for Company or
from work performed by another employee of the Company to which Employee had
access.

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   Section 8. Injunctive Relief. Employee agrees that the remedy at law for
any breach of the provisions of Section 3, Section 4 or Section 5 of this
Agreement shall be inadequate, the Company will suffer immediate and
irreparable harm, and Company shall be entitled to injunctive relief in
addition to any other remedy at law which Company may have.

   Section 9. Severability. In the event any of the provisions of this
Agreement shall be held by a court or other tribunal of competent jurisdiction
to be unenforceable, the other provisions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect.

   Section 10. Survival. Sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14,
and the Addendum shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

   Section 11. Representations and Warranties. Employee represents and
warrants that Employee is not under any obligations to any third party which
could interfere with Employee's performance under this Agreement, and that
Employee's performance of his obligations to Company during the term of his
employment with Company will not breach any agreement by which Employee is
bound not to disclose any proprietary information including, without
limitation, that of former employers; provided that notwithstanding the
foregoing, in the event employee determines that an action which the Company
requests him to pursue would cause him to so violate any such agreement, so
informs the Company, and the Company instructs him to proceed with such
action, Employees proceeding with such action shall not be deemed to be a
violation of this representation and warranty.

   Section 12. Governing Law. The validity, interpretation, enforceability,
and performance of this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York without giving effect to its
conflict of law rules.

   Section 13. Not Used

   Section 14. General. This Agreement supersedes and replaces any existing
agreement between Employee and Company relating generally to the same subject
matter, and may be modified only in a writing signed by the parties hereto.
Failure to enforce any provision of the Agreement shall not constitute a
waiver of any term herein. This Agreement contains the entire agreement
between the parties with respect to the subject matter herein. Employee agrees
that he/she will not assign, transfer, or otherwise dispose of, whether
voluntarily or involuntarily, or by operation of law, any rights or
obligations under this Agreement. Any purported assignment, transfer, or
disposition shall be null and void. Nothing in this Agreement shall prevent
the consolidation of Company with, or its merger into, any other corporation,
or the sale by Company of all or substantially all of its properties or
assets, or the assignment by Company of this Agreement and the performance of
its obligations hereunder. Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and shall inure to the benefit of the parties and their
respective heirs, legal representatives, successors, and permitted assigns,
and shall not benefit any person or entity other than those enumerated.

   Section 15. Employee Acknowledgement. Employee acknowledges (i) that he/she
has consulted with or has had the opportunity to consult with independent
counsel of his own choice concerning this Agreement and has been advised to do
so by the Company, and (ii) that he/she has read and understands the
Agreement, is fully aware of its legal effect, and has entered into it freely
based on his own judgment.

AGREED TO BY:

EARTHWEB INC.                        Brian Campbell

Sign: _________________________  ______________________________________________
Sign: _________________________  ______________________________________________

Date: _________________________  ______________________________________________
Date: _________________________  ______________________________________________

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Addendum to Employment Agreement--Brian Campbell (employee)

Section 1

                           Title and Job Description

   The Employee shall be employed on a full-time basis, as Vice President and
General Counsel and, in such capacity, shall be the chief legal officer of the
Company and responsible for the operation of the legal department and any
other responsibilities reasonably assigned by the Company from time to time.

   In such capacity and in the performance of his or her duties hereunder, the
Employee shall as appropriate under the circumstances, report to the board of
directors, the chief executive officer, the president, the chief financial
officer and/or other select officers, on legal issues affecting the Company
and the operation of the legal department.

   The Employee shall be located in EarthWeb's New York offices currently
located in New York City or within 40 miles of New York City.

Severance

   If, at any time during the first year of the term of the Employment
Agreement, (i) Company terminates Employee's employment without "cause", or
(ii) a "change of control" occurs and thereafter the Employee is terminated,
or after a change in control, employee voluntarily terminates his employment
with the company for "good reason." Company shall pay Employee a lump sum
equal to fifty percent (50%) of Employee's annual base salary. If any such
event occurs after the first anniversary of the Employment Agreement, Company
shall pay Employee a lump sum equal to seventy-five (75%) of Employee's annual
base salary.

   For the purpose of this section, "cause" is defined as: embezzlement;
misappropriation of funds; conviction of a felony or commission of any act
which would rise to the level of a felony; commission of other acts of
dishonesty, fraud or deceit; material breach of any provision of this
Agreement; habitual or willful neglect of duties; breach of fiduciary duty to
the Company involving personal profit; or significant violation of Company
policy or other contractual, statutory or common law duties to the Company.

   "Good Reason" shall exist if Company, without Employee's consent,
materially reduces Employee's base salary or total package of annual
compensation and benefits, materially diminishes Employee's position,
authority, duties or responsibilities or requires Employee to report to an
office that is more than 40 miles from the office to which Employee regularly
reports.

                               Change of Control

   For the purpose of this section, a "Change of Control" shall be defined as:

  a.  sale of all or substantially all the assets of the company.

  b.  complete merger with or acquisition of another company resulting in
      which EarthWeb is not the surviving company.

 In the event of a "Change of Control," Employee shall be entitled to
 additional vesting of fifteen percent (15%) of previously granted unvested
 stock options.

Section 2

Compensation

   In consideration of the services to be rendered hereunder: Employee shall
be paid an annual base salary of $175,000 per year plus a bonus (prorated
based on period of service in year of hire) of up to 25% of employees annual
base salary. Bonus compensation will be determined by the Chief Financial
Officer and the Board of Directors.

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   Employee shall receive 40,000 Stock Options to be granted on the
administration date following date of employment, made pursuant to the terms
and conditions of EarthWeb's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan, and option-granting
documents and subject to approval by the board.

AGREED TO BY:

EARTHWEB INC.                        Brian Campbell

Sign: _________________________  ______________________________________________
Sign: _________________________  ______________________________________________

Date: _________________________  ______________________________________________
Date: _________________________  ______________________________________________

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                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     THIS  AGREEMENT,  dated as of the 25th day of April,  2000,  by and between
Southern  Security Bank  Corporation,  a Delaware  corporation (the "Company" or
"Employer") and Harold L. Connell, (the "Executive").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, Executive is willing to assist the directors of the Company in
accordance with the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth;

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  for and in  consideration  of the mutual premises and
covenants herein contained, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. EMPLOYMENT.  Employer employs Executive and Executive accepts employment
upon the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

     2. TERM. The term of employment of Executive  under this Agreement shall be
the one year period commencing on April 1, 2000 ("Commencement Date") and ending
on March 31, 2001 ("Ending Date").  This Agreement shall automatically renew for
one year on each  anniversary  date unless either party  notifies the other,  60
days prior to Ending Date.

     3.  COMPENSATION.  The Company  shall pay  Executive a minimum  annual base
salary of $125,000,  payable in semi-monthly  installments  immediately upon the
Commencement  Date.  Salary  payments shall be subject to withholding  and other
applicable  taxes.  Executive's  salary  will be  reviewed  annually  for annual
increases by the Company's Board of Directors.

     4. TITLE AND DUTIES.  The  Executive  shall  initially  serve as  Chairman,
President,  and CEO of the Company,  subject to the  continuing  approval of the
Board of Directors for the term of this  Agreement.  The Executive  shall devote
his  efforts,  skills,  attention,  and such time as he deems  necessary  to the
business and affairs of the Company and shall serve the Company  faithfully  and
competently  and shall at all times act in the  Company's  best  interest.  Such
supervisory  and  management  responsibilities  shall include those as delegated
from the board of directors from time to time.

     5. EXTENT OF  SERVICES.  Executive  shall devote such time,  attention  and
energies to the business of Employer as in necessary to  accomplish  his duties.
Also, recognition is given to the fact that Executive is expected on occasion to
participate in client  development after normal business hours.  Executive shall
notify Employer of any significant participation by him in any trade association
or similar  organization  and the Board of  Directors  shall  approve in advance
Executive's service as a director of any entity or organization.

     6. WORKING FACILITIES.  Executive shall have such assistants,  perquisites,
facilities and services as are suitable to his position and  appropriate for the
performance of his duties.

     7.  EXPENSES.  Executive  may incur  reasonable  expenses for promoting the
business of the Employer,  including  expenses for  entertainment,  travel,  and
similar  items.  Executive  will  be  reimbursed  for  all  such  expenses  upon
Executive's periodic presentation of an itemized account of such expenditures.

     8.  VACATIONS.  Executive  shall be  entitled  each year to a  vacation  in
accordance  with the personnel  policy  established  by the  Company's  Board of
Directors,  during which time  Executive's  compensation  shall be paid in full.
Executive  shall also be entitled to all paid holidays made generally  available
by the Company.

     9. ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION.  As additional consideration paid to Executive,
Executive shall be provided with:

         (a) health, hospitalization, and disability

         (b) Life Insurance

         (c) An automobile or an allowance for Executive's use of an automobile

         (d) Participation in an executive incentive bonus plan.

         (e) Vacation Days

         All  the  above  additional  compensation  and  benefits  shall  be  in
accordance with policies to be established by the Company's Board of Directors.

     10. STOCK  OPTIONS.  Executive is granted  125,000 shares at current market
value of $0.35 per share to be vested  25,000 shares as of April 1, 2000 and the
remaining 100,000 shares to be vested 33 1/3% at each year end exercisable for 5
years from date of vesting.  Should executive not be employed by The Company for
any  reason all  options  must be  exercised  within 90 days of  separation.  In
addition,  Executive  shall be  entitled  to  participate  in all  employee  and
executive stock option plans implemented by the Company.

     11.  TERMINATION.  (a) In the  event  that the  Board of  Directors  of the
Company   determines  in  its  sole  discretion  to  terminate  the  Executive's
employment  Without  Cause  prior to the Ending  Date,  the  Executive  shall be
entitled  to  receive  one  year's  salary,  which  payment  shall be subject to
withholding and other  applicable  taxes and shall be made  simultaneously  with
such termination of this Agreement.

          (b) For  Cause.  This  Agreement  may be  terminated  by the  Board of
     Directors of the Company without notice and without further obligation than
     for monies already paid, for any of the following reasons:

               (i)   Failure  of   Executive   to  follow   reasonable   written
          instructions or policies of the Board of Directors of the Company;

               (ii)  Receipt  by the  Company of  written  notice  from any bank
          regulatory  agency  having   jurisdiction  over  the  Company  or  the
          "Company" that such agency has criticized  Executive's  performance or
          his area of  responsibility  and Executive does not take timely action
          to remedy the situation;

               (iii)  Gross  negligence  or  willful   misconduct  of  Executive
          materially damaging to the business of the Company or "Company" during
          the term of this  Agreement,  or at any time while he was  employed by
          the Company prior to the term of this  Agreement,  if not disclosed to
          the Company prior to the  commencement  of the term of this Agreement;
          or

               (iv) Conviction of Executive during the term of this Agreement of
          a crime involving breach of trust or moral turpitude.

         In the event that the "Company"  discharges  Executive alleging "cause"
under this Section 11(b) and it is subsequently  determined  judicially that the
termination was "without cause," then such discharge shall be deemed a discharge
without  cause subject to the  provisions of Section 11(c) hereof.  In the event
that the  "Company"  discharges  Executive  alleging  "cause" under this Section
11(b),  such notice of discharge  shall be accompanied by a written and specific
description  of the  circumstances  alleging  such "cause." The  termination  of
Executive for "cause" shall not entitle the "Company" to enforcement of the non-
competition and non-solicitation covenants contained in Section 13 hereof.

         (c)  Without Cause.

               (i) The "Company"  may, upon thirty (30) days' written  notice to
          Executive,  terminate this Agreement  without cause at any time during
          the term of this Agreement upon the condition that Executive  shall be
          entitled,  as  liquidated  damages  in lieu of all other  claims.  The
          severance  payments  provided for in this Section 11(a) shall commence
          not later than thirty  (30) days after the actual date of  termination
          of employment of Executive.

               (ii)  Executive  may upon  thirty  (30  days'  written  notice to
          Employer terminate this Agreement without cause at any time during the
          term of this Agreement.  In the event of termination of this Agreement
          by  Executive,  the  "Company"  shall  have no further  obligation  to
          Executive than for monies paid.

     12. DEATH OR DISABILITY.  In the event of Executive's death, Employer shall
pay to  Executive's  designated  beneficiary,  or, if  Executive  has  failed to
designate a  beneficiary,  to his estate,  an amount equal to  Executive's  base
salary  pursuant to Section 3 hereof for 90 days following  date of death.  Such
compensation shall be in lieu of any other benefits provided  hereunder,  except
that (i) the Executive's  designated  beneficiary or his estate, as the case may
be,  shall be  entitled to the  benefits  hereof,  and (ii) any benefit  payable
pursuant to Section 3 shall be  prorated  and made  available  to  Executive  in
respect of any period prior to his death. The Company may maintain  insurance on
its behalf to satisfy in whole or in part the obligations of this Section 12.

     In the event of Executive's  disability,  as hereinafter defined,  Employer
shall pay to  Executive  the base salary  then in effect  through the end of the
month in which Executive became disabled. Executive shall be deemed disabled if,
by reason of physical or mental  impairment,  he is incapable of performing  his
duties hereunder for a period of 180 consecutive days.

     13.  NON-COMPETITION AND NON-SOLICITATION.  (a) Executive acknowledges that
he has performed  services or will perform  services  hereunder  which  directly
affect Employer's business.  Accordingly, the parties deem it necessary to enter
into the protective  agreement set forth below, the terms and condition of which
have been negotiated by and between the parties hereto.

             (b) In the event of termination of employment  under this Agreement
by action of The Company  pursuant to 11(c) (i) prior to the  expiration  of the
term of this Agreement,  Executive  agrees with Employer that through the actual
date of  termination  of the  Agreement,  and for a period of twelve (12) months
after such  termination  date,  Executive  shall not,  without the prior written
consent of Employer,  within the counties in which the Company  operates  either
directly or indirectly,  serve as an executive officer of any Bank, Bank holding
company or other financial institution.

             (c) The  covenants  of  Executive  set forth in this Section 13 are
separate and  independent  covenants for which valuable  consideration  has been
paid,  the  receipt,  adequacy  and  sufficiency  of which are  acknowledged  by
Executive, and have also been made by Executive to induce Employer to enter into
this Agreement. Each of the aforesaid covenants may be availed of or relied upon
by Employer in any court of competent jurisdiction,  and shall form the basis of
injunctive  relief and damages including  expenses of litigation  (including but
not limited to reasonable  attorney's  fees) suffered by Employer arising out of
any breach of the aforesaid  covenants by Executive.  The covenants of Executive
set  forth in this  Section  13 are  cumulative  to each  other and to all other
covenants  of Executive in favor of Employer  contained  in this  Agreement  and
shall  survive the  termination  of this  Agreement  for the purposes  intended.
Should any covenant,  term, or condition  contained in this Section 13 become or
be declared invalid or unenforceable by a court of competent jurisdiction,  then
the parties may request  that such court  judicially  modify such  unenforceable
provision  consistent  with the  intent of this  Section  13 so that it shall be
enforceable  as modified,  and in any event the  invalidity  of any provision of
this  Section 13 shall not affect the  validity of any other  provision  in this
Section 13 or elsewhere in this Agreement.

     14.  NOTICES.  Any Notice  required,  permitted  or desired to be delivered
hereunder  shall be deemed to be delivered  when  deposited in the United States
mail, return receipt requested,  addressed to the parties at the addresses first
stated  herein,  or to such other address as either party hereto shall from time
to time designate to the other party by notice in writing as provided herein.

     15.  WAIVER OF BREACH.  The waiver by Employer of a breach of any provision
of this Agreement by Executive  shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of
any subsequent  breach by Executive.  No waiver shall be valid unless in writing
and signed by an authorized officer of Employer.

     16.  SEVERABILITY.  Invalidity or  unenforceability of any provision hereof
shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of any other provisions.

     17. TERMINOLOGY. All personal pronouns used in this Agreement, whether used
in the masculine,  feminine or neuter  gender,  shall include all other genders;
the singular  shall include the plural and vice versa.  Titles of Paragraphs are
for  convenience  only,  and neither  limit nor amplify  the  provisions  of the
Agreement itself.

     18. ASSIGNMENT.  Executive acknowledges that the services to be rendered by
him are unique and  personal.  Accordingly,  Executive may not assign any of his
rights or delegate any of his duties or obligations  under this  Agreement.  The
rights and  obligations  of Executive  under this  Agreement  shall inure to the
benefit of and shall be binding upon the successors and assigns of Employer.

     19.  COUNTERPARTS.  This  Agreement  may  be  executed  in  any  number  of
counterparts  and each  such  counterpart  shall for all  purposes  be deemed an
original.

     20. OTHER INSTRUMENTS. The parties hereby covenant and agree that they will
execute such other and further  instruments  and  documents as are or may become
necessary or convenient to effectuate and carry out the terms of this Agreement.

     21.  GOVERNING  LAW.  This  Agreement  shall be governed  and  construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Florida.

     22. ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement contains the entire understanding
of the parties  hereto  regarding  employment of Executive,  and  supersedes and
replaces any prior agreement relating thereto.  It may not be changed orally but
only by an agreement in writing signed by the party against whom  enforcement of
any waiver, change, modification, extension, or discharge is sought.

     IN WITNESS  WHEREOF,  this  Agreement has been duly signed by the Executive
and on behalf of the Company on the day and year first above written.

For the Company:

By:      /s/ Floyd D. Harper
         --------------------
         Floyd D. Harper, Vice President and Secretary

For the Executive:

         /s/Harold L. Connell

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