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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.5

                             PENN AKRON CORPORATION

                         EXECUTIVE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

         THIS AGREEMENT is made and effective this 27 day of October, 2000, by
and between, Penn Akron Corporation, a Nevada corporation (hereinafter referred
to as the "CORPORATION") having its principal place of business at 1980 Gallows
Road, Suite 200, Vienna, Virginia 22182 and John C. Schaper (hereinafter
referred to as the "EMPLOYEE") who resides at 5516 Frontier Road, Zephyr Hills,
Florida 33540.

         A.       The Corporation is an e-learning integrator and facilitator
for K-12 students, parents and teachers providing localized "grass roots"
marketing, training and fundraising services that generate supplemental
community-specific financial support to schools, homes and commercial entities.

         B.       The Corporation desires to hire the Employee to accomplish the
foregoing business objectives.

         C.       The Employee desires to be employed by the Corporation.

         D.       The parties hereto desire to specify the terms of the
Employee's employment by the Corporation.

         NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the representations, covenants and
agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the
receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as
follows:

         1.       Term of Employment.

                  The Corporation hereby employs the Employee and the Employee
accepts employment with and agrees to serve the Corporation, subject to and upon
the terms and conditions of this Agreement. This Agreement shall commence on the
date hereof and remain in full force and effect for two years (the "INITIAL
TERM"). Upon expiration of the Initial Term, this Agreement shall automatically
renew and the Term shall be extended for successive one-year periods (each, a
"RENEWAL TERM"), unless either party notifies the other, at least 30 days prior
to the expiration of the then current period, that it does not wish this
Agreement to renew. The word "TERM," as defined and used herein, shall include
the Initial Term of the Agreement and any Renewal Term for which this Agreement
is renewed in accordance with this Section 1. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
Employee's employment hereunder may be terminated earlier, only as provided in
Section 9. Furthermore, in the event that upon expiration of the Initial Term,
this Agreement is not renewed by the Corporation, the Corporation shall enter
into a two-year consulting agreement with the

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Employee, the terms and conditions of which shall be mutually agreed upon by the
Corporation and the Employee at such time.

         2.       Duties.

                  The Corporation hereby employs the Employee, and the Employee
hereby accepts employment with the Corporation, as the Senior Vice-President of
the Children's Heroes Division of the Corporation (or such other position of
similar rank and status as may be agreed upon by the Corporation and the
Employee), such position with powers, duties and responsibilities determined by
the Corporation as are consistent with that position and as otherwise may from
time to time be determined by the Corporation and the Employee, subject at all
times to the control and direction of the Board of Directors of the Corporation.
The Employee shall at all times be subject to, observe and carry out such rules,
regulations, policies, directions and restrictions as the Corporation shall from
time to time establish, provided that they are not inconsistent with the terms
of this Agreement.

         3.       Compensation.

                  3.1      Base Salary. As compensation for services rendered to
the Corporation, the Corporation shall pay the Employee a base salary of One
Hundred Forty Four Thousand Dollars ($144,000) per year ("BASE SALARY"). The
Employee's Base Salary shall be payable in installments at such intervals as the
Corporation pays the salaries of its management employees generally, but in no
event less frequently than on a monthly basis, and subject to such deductions
and withholdings as are required to be made pursuant to applicable government
laws, rules and regulations. The Corporation and the Employee shall review
annually the Base Salary and, based upon the achievement of certain factors as
determined by the President of the Corporation and the Employee (including the
operating performance of the Children's Heroes Division of the Corporation
during the preceding year and the degree to which such performance is
attributable to the individual effort and performance of the Employee), the
amount of Base Salary will be increased in an amount determined by the
Corporation to reflect such factors.

                  3.2      Bonus Compensation. In addition to Base Salary, based
upon the achievement of certain factors as determined by the President of the
Corporation and the Employee (including the operating performance of the
Children's Heroes Division of the Corporation during the preceding three months
and the degree to which such performance is attributable to the individual
effort and performance of the Employee), the Corporation shall pay to the
Employee a quarterly cash bonus in an amount equal to 3.12% of the Base Salary,
which bonus shall be payable on each quarterly anniversary of the date hereof
(collectively, "BONUS COMPENSATION").

                  3.3      Incentive Compensation. The Employee shall be
entitled to participate on substantially the same terms as other employees of
the Corporation of equivalent rank and status,

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in any incentive compensation plan that will hereafter be implemented by the
Corporation (the "INCENTIVE COMPENSATION"). The Corporation shall be obligated
to implement such incentive compensation plan or arrangement by January 31,
2001.

                  3.4      Benefit Plans.

                           (a)      For the Term of this Agreement, the
Corporation shall provide (or cause to be provided) the following benefits to
the Employee and the Employee's family at no direct cost to the Employee: a
health care plan; a dental and vision care plan; and disability, accidental
death and life insurance. Each such plan shall be furnished through a national
provider.

                           (b)      The Corporation shall establish a pension
plan or retirement savings plan (tax deferred) by March 31, 2001, in which the
Employee shall be entitled to participate on substantially the same basis as
other employees of the Corporation of equivalent rank and status, provided that
the Corporation shall have no obligation to make or match any contributions to
any such plan. In addition, the Employee will be entitled to participate, to the
extent the Employee is eligible to participate under the terms and conditions
thereof, in all other employee benefit plans available, or hereafter made
available, to other employees of the Corporation of equivalent rank and status.

                  3.5      Stock Awards and Stock Options.

                           (a)      The Corporation hereby grants to the
Employee pursuant to the Penn Akron Corporation Stock Option Plan (the "STOCK
OPTION PLAN") (such Stock Option Plan subject to the approval of the
shareholders of the Corporation) and the stock option agreement attached hereto
as Exhibit 3.5(a) (the "STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT"), an option to purchase 24,000
common shares of the Corporation, par value $.01 per share (the "COMMON SHARES")
at an exercise price of US$0.68 per Common Share, which shall vest and be
exercisable from and after the date hereof.

                           (b)      The Corporation hereby grants to the
Employee pursuant to the Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, an
option to purchase 108,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of US$1.36 per
Common Share, which shall vest and be exercisable as to 8.34% of such Common
Shares from and after each quarterly anniversary of the date hereof.

                           (c)      The Corporation hereby grants to the
Employee pursuant to the Stock Option Plan and the Stock Option Agreement, an
option to purchase 108,000 Common Shares at an exercise price of US$1.87 per
Common Share, which shall vest and be exercisable as to 12.5% of such Common
Shares from and after each quarterly anniversary of the third anniversary of the
date hereof.

                           (d)      In the event of a termination or expiration
of the Employee's employment hereunder or under a consulting agreement (i)
except as set forth in Section 9.2 and 9.5

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below, any stock options granted to the Employee pursuant to this Section 3.5
that are not then vested shall be forfeited and there shall be no further
vesting after the effective date of the termination and (ii) any stock options
that are vested shall be exercisable only as provided in the Stock Option Plan
and the relevant stock option agreement.

                           (e)      Upon a Change of Control (as such term is
defined in the Stock Option Plan) the Employee's stock options shall immediately
accelerate and vest such that the Employee shall have vested in a total of 100%
of the stock options granted hereunder and such vested stock options shall
remain exercisable for one year from the date of the Change of Control, after
which time such vested stock options shall expire and be of no further force or
effect.

         4.       Best Efforts. The Employee shall devote his full professional
time and attention to and shall perform faithfully, industriously and to the
best of Employee's ability, experience and talents, all of the responsibilities
assigned to him in furtherance of the business of the Corporation, including the
duties and responsibilities assigned to him pursuant to Section 2 hereof;
provided, however, that nothing herein shall restrict the Employee from
rendering services for not-for-profit organizations, from managing his personal
investments or from serving as a director or advising director of a company or
firm not competing with the Corporation or its direct and indirect subsidiaries
(collectively, the "PENN AKRON COMPANIES"), but only to the extent that any such
activity shall not materially interfere with the performance of the duties of
the Employee hereunder.

         5.       Vacation. The Employee shall be entitled to two weeks of paid
vacation per annum, which shall be taken at times mutually agreeable to the
Employee and the Corporation. The Employee may not carry over to the following
year any more than two weeks of previously-earned but unused vacation time, and
at no time shall the Employee be entitled to more than four weeks of vacation
time in any given year. The Employee shall not be paid for any vacation time not
taken by the Employee, including any vacation time accumulated at the time of
termination. The Employee shall also be entitled to all other paid leave
provided to other employees of the Corporation of equivalent rank and status.

         6.       Business Expenses. The Employee shall be entitled to
reimbursement by the Corporation for any ordinary and necessary business
expenses incurred by the Employee in the performance of the Employee's duties on
behalf of the Corporation, provided that:

                  (a)      Each such expenditure is of a nature qualifying it as
a proper deduction on the federal and state income tax returns of the
Corporation as a business expense and not as compensation to Employee; and

                  (b)      The Employee furnishes to the Corporation adequate
records and other documentary evidence as required by federal and state statutes
and regulations issued by the appropriate taxing authorities for the
substantiation of such expenditures as a deductible business expense of the
Corporation.

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         7.       Prohibition on Using Confidential Information.

                  7.1      The Employee recognizes and acknowledges that
Confidential Information (defined below) is a valuable and unique asset of the
Corporation, access to and knowledge of which is essential to the performance of
the Employee' duties to the Corporation. Except as required to perform the
services required under this Agreement, the Employee shall not, during his
employment or any time thereafter, disclose, in whole or in part, such
Confidential Information to any person, firm, corporation, association, or other
entity for any reasons or purpose whatsoever, or make use of such Confidential
Information for his own purposes or for the benefit of such person or other
entity (except the Corporation), under any circumstances.

                  7.2      Employee shall, prior to or upon leaving the
Corporation, deliver to the Corporation any and all records, items, media of any
type (including all partial or complete copies or duplicates) containing or
otherwise relating to Confidential Information whether prepared or acquired by
the Employee or provided to the Employee by the Corporation. The Employee also
acknowledges that all such records, items and media are at all times and shall
remain the property of the Corporation.

                  7.3      "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" means information
disclosed to or known by the Employee as a consequence or through his
association with the Corporation, including any information conceived,
originated, discovered, or developed by the Employee, which is not generally
known to the public or potential competitors of the Corporation and which
constitutes or relates to marketing, sales, research, development, or know-how,
including, but not limited to plans, specifications, drawings, sketches,
lay-outs and formulas, development and manufacture of the products of the
Corporation, purchasing, accounting, customer or contract lists, trade
engineering and technical data, computer software and hardware design,
information entrusted to the Corporation by third parties, or any trade secrets,
proprietary or confidential matter.

                  7.4      The Employee shall not acquire any intellectual
property rights under this Agreement except the limited right to use set out
above. The Employee acknowledges that, as between the Corporation and the
Employee, the Confidential Information and all related copyrights and other
intellectual property rights, are (and at all times will be) the property of the
Corporation, even if suggestions, comments, and/or ideas made by the Employee
are incorporated into the Confidential Information or related materials during
the period of this Agreement.

         8.       Covenant Not to Compete.

                  8.1      For the Term of this Agreement and twelve (12) months
thereafter (the "RESTRICTED PERIOD"), the Employee shall not:

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                  (a)      directly or indirectly own, manage, operate, join,
control, participate in, invest in, or otherwise be connected with, in any
manner, whether as an officer, director, employee, partner, investor or
otherwise, any business entity that is engaged in any business in which any of
the Penn Akron Companies are engaged during such period (each, a "COMPETING
BUSINESS"), in all locations in which the Penn Akron Companies, or any of them,
are doing business;

                  (b)      for himself or on behalf of any other person,
partnership, the Corporation or entity, call on any registered customer of the
Penn Akron Companies for the purpose of soliciting, diverting or taking away any
registered customer from the Penn Akron Companies; or

                  (c)      induce, influence or seek to induce or influence any
person engaged as an employee, representative, agent or independent contractor
by the Penn Akron Companies, or any of them, to terminate his or her
relationship with the Penn Akron Companies, or any of them.

                  8.2      Nothing herein contained shall be deemed to prohibit
the Employee from (i) owning a passive investment in securities of an issuer if
the securities of such issuer are listed for trading on a national securities
exchange or are traded in the over-the-counter market and the Employee's
holdings therein represent less than two percent of the total number of shares
or principal amount of the securities of such issuer outstanding, (ii) owning a
passive investment in securities of a private company if the Employee's holdings
therein represent less than two percent of the total number of shares or
principal amount of the securities of such issuer outstanding, (iii) owning
securities, regardless of amount, of any of the Penn Akron Companies or (iv)
participating in a Competing Business with the prior written consent of the
Board of Directors of the Corporation.

                  8.3      In the event the Employee shall breach Section 7 or
this Section 8, the Employee's right to receive payments from the Corporation
following termination pursuant to Sections 9.2 and 9.5 shall immediately
terminate and be of no further force or effect.

         9.       Termination.

                  9.1      Termination for Just Cause.

                           (a)      The Corporation may terminate the Employee's
employment hereunder for Just Cause. For purposes of this Agreement and subject
to the Employee's opportunity to cure as provided in Paragraph (c) below, a
termination by the Corporation for "JUST CAUSE" shall be defined as a
termination by the Corporation of the Employee as the result of:

                           (i)      willful fraud or dishonesty in connection
with Employee's performance hereunder that results in material harm to the
Corporation;

                           (ii)     the repeated failure by Employee to
substantially perform his duties hereunder that results in material harm to the
Corporation;

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                           (iii)    material breach by Employee of Employee's
obligations under Section 2 of this Agreement (other than as a result of
incapacity due to physical or mental illness), which is demonstrably willful and
deliberate on Employee's part and is committed in bad faith or without
reasonable belief that such conduct is in the best interests of the Corporation,
or which is the result of Employee's gross neglect of duties; or

                           (iv)     the conviction for, or plea of nolo
contendere to, a charge of a commission of a felony.

                           (b)      If the Employee's employment is terminated
by the Corporation for Just Cause, the Corporation shall have no further
obligations or liability hereunder, except to pay to the Employee all Base
Salary, any applicable Incentive Compensation, and the pro rata portion of any
Bonus Compensation that may have then been earned but is unpaid, and all
benefits that are then vested or otherwise owned by the Employee, as of such
date of termination. Such payments shall be made in accordance with the
Corporation's normal payroll practices. If the Employee is terminated for Just
Cause, he will immediately forfeit any and all unvested stock options previously
granted to him by the Corporation. The foregoing sentence shall be in addition
to, and not in lieu of, any and all other rights and remedies which may be
available to the Corporation under the circumstances, whether at law or in
equity.

                           (c)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, it shall be a
condition precedent to the Corporation's right to terminate the Employee's
employment for Just Cause that (1) the Corporation shall first have given the
Employee written notice stating with specificity the reason for the termination
("BREACH"); (2) the Corporation shall have provided Employee an opportunity to
appear before the Board of Directors of the Corporation to answer such grounds
of termination; and (3) if such breach is susceptible of cure or remedy, a
period of 45 days from and after the giving of such notice shall have elapsed
without the Employee having effectively cured or remedied such breach during
such 45-day period, unless such breach cannot be cured or remedied within 45
days, in which case the period for remedy or cure shall be extended for a
reasonable time (not to exceed an additional 30 days), provided the Employee has
made and continues to make a diligent effort to effect such remedy or cure.

                  9.2      Termination Without Cause. The Corporation may
terminate the Employee's employment hereunder Without Cause. For purposes of
this Agreement, a termination by the Corporation "WITHOUT CAUSE" shall be
defined as a termination by the Corporation of the Employee for any reason other
than a termination upon non-renewal under Section 1, a termination for Just
Cause under Section 9.1 or a termination upon death or disability under Section
9.3. If the Employee's employment is terminated by the Corporation Without
Cause, the Employee will be entitled to receive (i) severance compensation equal
to what would have been his Base Salary and Bonus Compensation under Sections
3.1 and 3.2, for the lessor of six (6) months or the remaining Term, payable at
such times as his Base Salary and Bonus Compensation would have been paid if

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his employment had not been terminated (or, at the election of the Employee, in
a lump sum without discount), and (ii) other benefits accrued by him hereunder
up to and including the date of such termination, payable within ninety (90)
days after the date of such termination. In addition, any and all unvested stock
options and other such unvested incentives or awards previously granted to him
by the Corporation will accelerate and vest as of the date of termination.

                  9.3      Death or Disability. The Employee's employment shall
terminate upon his death or disability. In the event of the Employee's death,
the Corporation shall pay to the Employee's designated beneficiary, or if he
leaves no designated beneficiary to his estate, all Base Salary, any applicable
Incentive Compensation and the pro rata portion of any Bonus Compensation that
may have then been earned but is unpaid, and all benefits that are vested or
otherwise owned by the Employee, as of the time of his death. Such payments
shall be made in accordance with the Corporation's normal payroll practices. The
Corporation may terminate the Employee's employment under this Agreement if
either (i) the Corporation determines, consistent with applicable law, that the
Employee is unable, due to any disabling illness or injury, to perform the
essential functions of his employment with or without a reasonable
accommodation; or (ii) the Employee is absent from work for any reason for a
period of 180 consecutive days. In the event of such a termination, the Employee
shall be paid all Base Salary, any applicable Incentive Compensation and the pro
rata portion of any Bonus Compensation that may have then been earned but is
unpaid, and all benefits that are then vested or otherwise owned by the
Employee, in each case as of such date of termination. Such payments shall be
made in accordance with the Corporation's normal payroll practices. The Employee
shall not be entitled to any additional compensation or benefit in the event of
death or disability, except as otherwise provided in this Section 9.3.

                  9.4      Termination by Employee for Other Than Good Reason.
Employee may voluntarily terminate his employment with the Corporation for any
reason whatsoever, by providing Corporation written notice thereof. In such
event, Employee's employment shall terminate effective on the thirtieth day
after the receipt of such notice by Corporation unless the parties mutually
agree to an earlier termination. Upon termination for Other Than Good Reason by
the Employee, the Employee shall be paid all Base Salary, any applicable
Incentive Compensation, and the pro rata portion of any Bonus Compensation that
may have then been earned but is unpaid, and all benefits that are then vested
or otherwise owned by the Employee, as of such date of termination. Such
payments shall be made in accordance with the Corporation's normal payroll
practices.

                  9.5      Termination by Employee for Good Reason. The
Employee's employment under this Agreement may be terminated by the Employee for
"GOOD REASON" upon thirty (30) days written notice to the Corporation. For this
purpose, "GOOD REASON" means (i) a change in the location of the Corporation's
headquarters or of the office of the Employee from the Washington, D.C.
metropolitan area; (ii) a material diminution in the Employee's title, authority
or duties, as the same exist on the date hereof; (iii) a reduction in Employee's
annual Base Salary or incentive compensation opportunity; or (iv) a material
breach of this Agreement by the Corporation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a
termination shall not be treated as a termination for Good Reason

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(i) if the Employee consented in writing to the occurrence of the event giving
rise to the claim of termination for Good Reason or (ii) unless the Employee
delivered a written notice to the Board within thirty (30) days of his having
actual knowledge of the occurrence of one of such events stating that he intends
to terminate his employment for Good Reason and specifying the factual basis for
such termination, and such event, if capable of being cured, shall not have been
cured within ten (10) days of the receipt of such notice. If the Employee
terminates this Agreement for "Good Reason," the Employee shall be entitled to
receive the same payments and benefits as he would be entitled to receive
pursuant to Paragraph 9.2 hereof in the case of a Termination Without Cause.

                  9.6      Return of Property. Upon termination of this
Agreement, the Employee shall deliver all property (including keys, records,
notes, data, memoranda, models, and equipment) that is in the Employee's
possession or under the Employee's control which is the Corporation's property
or related to the Corporation's business.

         10.      Arbitration.

                  Any dispute, controversy, or claim arising out of or related
to this Agreement, shall be resolved exclusively by arbitration in the
Washington, D.C. area before a three person panel of arbitrators appointed by
the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA") in a confidential arbitration
conducted on an expedited basis in accordance with applicable AAA rules and
procedures. The determination and award of the arbitrator shall be conclusive
and binding on the Corporation and the Employee, and judgment on the
arbitrator's award shall be entered in any court having jurisdiction thereof.

         11.      Notices.

                  For the purposes of this Agreement, notices, demands and all
other communications provided for in the Agreement shall be in writing and shall
be deemed to have been duly issued when hand delivered, or when dispatched to
any overnight delivery service, or when deposited for mailing in a United States
mailbox or at a United States Post Office if sent postage prepaid and return
receipt requested by United States Certified or Regular Mail, to the addresses
set forth below:

                  If to the Employee:

                           John C. Schaper
                           5516 Frontier Road
                           Zephyr Hills, Florida 33540

                  If to the Corporation:

                           Penn Akron Corporation

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                           1980 Gallows Road
                           Suite 200
                           Vienna, Virginia 22182

or such other address as any party may have furnished to the other in writing in
accordance herewith.

         12.      Successors.

                  12.1     This Agreement is personal to Employee and neither it
nor any benefits hereunder shall, without the prior written consent of the
Corporation, be assignable by Employee.

                  12.2     This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the Corporation and its successors and assigns and any such
successor or assignee shall be deemed substituted for the Corporation under the
terms of this Agreement for all purposes. As used herein, "SUCCESSOR" and
"ASSIGNEE" shall include any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity
that at any time, whether by purchase, merger, or otherwise, directly or
indirectly acquires the stock of the Corporation or to which the Corporation
assigns this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.

         13.      Indemnification.

                  The Corporation shall indemnify and hold harmless the Employee
to the fullest extent permitted by law from and against any costs, expenses
(including attorney's fees) judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with the defense or
settlement of any threatened, pending, or future civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative action, suit or proceeding to which he is or is threatened to
be made a party by reason of the execution or performance of this Agreement, the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent of the
Corporation or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint
venture, or other enterprise, if (i) such action, suit or proceeding arises out
of activities of the Corporation prior to his assumption of such position, or
(ii) in acting within the scope of his employment, (x) he acted in good faith
and in the manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Corporation, or (y) with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. The
Corporation shall also advance to the Employee to the fullest extent permitted
by law any costs and expenses incurred by Employee in connection therewith.

         14.      Governing Law.

                  This Agreement is made pursuant to, and shall be governed,
construed, and enforced in all respects and for all purposes in accordance with
the laws of the State of Virginia.

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         15.      Waivers.

                  No consent or waiver, express or implied, by either party, to
or of any breach or default by the other in the performance by the other of its
obligations hereunder, shall be deemed or construed to be a consent or waiver
to, or of, any other breach or default in the performance by such other party
hereunder. Failure on the part of either party to complain of any act or failure
to act of any other party, or to declare any other party in default,
irrespective of how long such failure continues, shall not constitute a waiver
by such party of its rights hereunder.

         16.      Amendments.

                  This Agreement is subject to amendment only by a written
agreement signed by both of the parties hereto.

         17.      Invalid Provisions.

                  In the event any one or more of the provisions contained in
this Agreement shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal or
unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provision of this Agreement, but this Agreement shall
be construed as if such invalid, illegal or unenforceable provision had never
been contained herein and the same shall be enforceable to the fullest extent
permitted by law.

         18.      Attorneys' Fees.

                  In the event of any arbitration between the parties hereto to
enforce any provision of this Agreement or any right of any party hereto, the
unsuccessful party to such arbitration agrees to pay to the successful party,
all costs and expenses, including reasonable attorneys' fees and costs incurred
therein.

         19.      Captions and Headings.

                  The headings of the articles of this Agreement are inserted
solely for convenience of reference and are not a part of and are not intended
to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereto.

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         20.      Entire Agreement.

                  This Agreement contains the entire Agreement of the parties.
It supersedes any and all other agreements, either oral or in writing, between
the parties. Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that no representations,
inducements, promises or agreements, or otherwise, have been made by any party,
or anyone acting on behalf of any party, which are not embodied herein, and that
no other Agreement, statement or promise not contained in this Agreement shall
be valid or binding. This Agreement may not be modified or amended by oral
Agreement, but only by an Agreement in writing.

         21.      Use of Terms.

                  Wherever the context of this Agreement requires, the masculine
gender includes the feminine or neuter, and the singular number includes the
plural.

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                  IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties to this Employment Agreement
have duly executed the same on the date and year first above written.

PENN AKRON CORPORATION:                 EMPLOYEE:

By:
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Its:
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6

                  PENN AKRON CORPORATION STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT

         Stock Option Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of October 6, 2000
(the "Grant Date"), by and between Penn Akron Corporation, a Nevada corporation
(the "Company"), and Amer Mardam-Bey (the "Optionee").

         WHEREAS, the Company has adopted the Penn Akron Corporation 2000 Equity
Incentive Plan (the "Plan") to enable employees, officers, directors of, and
consultants and vendors to, the Company and its Subsidiaries to (i) own shares
of its common stock, $0.01 par value (the "Stock"), (ii) participate in the
growth in shareholder value of the Company, (iii) have a mutuality of interest
with shareholders of the Company, and (iv) enable the Company and its
Subsidiaries to attract, retain and motivate employees, officers, directors,
consultants and vendors of a particular merit;

         WHEREAS, contemporaneously herewith, the Optionee is entering into an
Employment Agreement with Company; and

         WHEREAS, the Company desires to grant to the Optionee an option to
purchase its Stock pursuant to the Plan, all on the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Optionee hereby
agree as follows:

         1.       Grant of Option.

                  a.       The Company grants to the Optionee an option (the
"Incentive Stock Option"), exercisable for the period and upon the terms and
conditions hereinafter set forth, to purchase Four Hundred Thousand (400,000)
shares of Stock at an exercise price of $0.43 per share (the "ISO Exercise
Price").

                  b.       The Company grants to the Optionee an option (the
"Non-Qualified Stock Option" and collectively with the Incentive Stock Option,
the "Option"), exercisable for the period and upon the terms and conditions
hereinafter set forth, to purchase Two Million One Hundred Thousand (2,100,000)
shares of Stock at an exercise price of $0.11 per share (the "Non- Qualified
Exercise Price" and together with the ISO Exercise Price, the "Exercise Price").

         2.       Vesting of Option.

                  a.       The Option shall vest in installments as follows:

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
   Anniversary of the Grant Date          Percentage of the Number of Shares
                                      subject to the Option which are then Vested
   -----------------------------      -------------------------------------------
   <S>                                <C>
         Less than 3 months                                 0%
            at 3 months                                  12.5%
            at 6 months                                  25.0%
            at 9 months                                  37.5%
            at 12 months                                 50.0%
            at 15 months                                 62.5%
            at 18 months                                 75.0%
            at 21 months                                 87.5%
       at or after 24 Months                            100.0%
</TABLE>

                  b.       Except as set forth in Section 2(c) below, vesting in
the Option shall cease upon the Optionee's termination of employment with the
Company and its Subsidiaries for any reason whatsoever. The Option, as to that
number of shares of Stock as to which the Option is not vested on the date of
the Optionee's termination of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary,
shall terminate and shall not be or become exercisable from and after the date
of the Optionee's termination of employment for any reason whatsoever.

                  c.       If the Optionee's employment is terminated by the
Company without Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement) or by the
Optionee for Good Reason (as defined in the Employment Agreement), the entire
Option will accelerate and vest as of the date of termination and shall remain
exercisable for one (1) year from the date of termination.

         3.       Term of the Option.

                  a.       The entire Option, to the extent not theretofore
exercised, shall terminate at the close of business on the earlier of:

                  i.       the date which is ten (10) years from the Grant Date;

                  ii.      if the Optionee's employment is terminated for Just
                           Cause (as defined in the Employment Agreement), upon
                           the date the Optionee is terminated (not including
                           the vested portion which shall be exercisable for
                           thirty (30) days thereafter);

                  iii.     if the Optionee's employment is terminated by reason
                           of death or Disability (as defined in the Employment
                           Agreement), one (1) year after the date of the
                           Optionee's termination;

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                  iv       if the Optionee's employment is terminated by
                           Optionee for any reason other than "Good Reason",
                           ninety (90) days after the date of the Optionee's
                           termination; or

                  v        if the Optionee's employment is terminated by the
                           Company without Cause or by the Optionee for Good
                           Reason, one (1) year from the date of the Optionee's
                           termination.

                  b.       For all purposes of this Agreement, the Optionee's
employment shall terminate at the time when the employee-employer relationship
between the Optionee and the Company or any Subsidiary is terminated for any
reason, which time shall be conclusively determined from the records of the
Company and its Subsidiaries. No termination of employment shall be deemed to
occur when (i) there is a simultaneous reemployment of an Optionee by the
Company or any Subsidiary, (ii) at the discretion of the Committee, when the
severance of the employee-employer relationship is temporary or pursuant to a
leave of absence granted by the Company, and (iii), at the discretion of the
Committee, when the termination is followed by the simultaneous establishment of
a consulting relationship by the Company or a Subsidiary with the Optionee. The
Committee, in its absolute discretion, shall determine the effect of all matters
and questions relating to termination of employment, including, but not by way
of limitation, the question of whether a termination of employment resulted from
a discharge for Cause.

         4.       Time of Exercise of Option.

                  a.       The Option can be exercised from time to time until
it terminates, but only with respect to that number of whole shares for which
the Option is then vested. When the Optionee's employment with the Company or
any Subsidiary terminates for any reason other than Just Cause, this Option may
continue to be exercised at any time prior to its termination as to that whole
number of shares of Stock as to which the Option is vested on the date of the
Optionee's termination of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary. No
Option or portion thereof which was not vested on the date of the Optionee's
termination of employment with the Company or any Subsidiary or which has
previously terminated may ever be exercised, except as set forth in Sections
2(c) above.

                  b.       If the Optionee's employment is terminated by reason
of death or Disability, this Option, to the extent vested, may be exercised at
any time within one (1) year after the date the Optionee's employment
terminated.

                  c.       If the Optionee's employment is terminated by
Optionee for any reason other than "Good Reason," then this Option, to the
extent vested, may be exercised at any time within ninety (90) days after the
date the Optionee's employment terminated.

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                  d.       If the Optionee's employment is terminated by the
Company without Cause or by the Optionee for Good Reason, then this entire
Option may be exercised at any time within one (1) year after the date the
Optionee's employment terminated.

                  e.       If the Optionee's employment terminated pursuant to a
non-renewal of the Employment Agreement, then this Option, to the extent vested,
may be exercised at any time within one (1) year after the date the Optionee's
employment terminated.

                  f.       Upon a Change in Control, any Option which has not
theretofore terminated and which is not otherwise vested shall immediately
become fully vested at the time of the occurrence of a Change of Control and
this entire Option may be exercised at any time within one (1) year after the
occurrence of the Change of Control.

         5.       Manner of Exercise.

                  a.       To exercise the Option, the Optionee shall provide
written notice of such exercise to the Secretary of the Company at the Company's
then principal office. The notice shall specify the number of shares of Stock
for which the Option is being exercised and shall be accompanied by a payment to
the Company equal to the product of (i) the Exercise Price and (ii) the number
of shares of Stock to be purchased at that time. In addition, the Optionee shall
pay to the Company, or otherwise make arrangements satisfactory to the Company
for the payment of, the amount of the Federal, state or local income, employment
or withholding taxes required in the Company's sole judgment to be collected or
withheld with respect to, or by reason of, the exercise of the Option.

                  b.       An Optionee shall be permitted to use Stock which the
Optionee has owned for at least six months as part of the exercise price for the
Option and/or for payment of all or any part of the applicable withholding taxes
by tendering such shares of Stock accompanied by such transfer documents as the
Company shall request. The Stock used as payment of the exercise price or all or
any part of the withholding tax will be valued at its Fair Market Value as of
the date the Stock is tendered to the Company as payment.

                  c.       The Company may permit a participant to elect to pay
the purchase price upon the exercise of an Option by irrevocably authorizing a
third party to sell shares of Stock (or a sufficient portion of the shares)
acquired upon exercise of the Option and remit to the Company a sufficient
portion of sale proceeds to pay the entire exercise price and any tax
withholding resulting from such exercise.

                  d.       To exercise the Option upon the Optionee's death, the
persons who acquire the right to exercise the Option must prove to the Company's
satisfaction that they have duly acquired the Option and that they have paid (or
have provided for payment of) any taxes, such as estate, transfer, inheritance
or death taxes, payable with respect to the Option or to the Stock to which it
relates.

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                  e.       If at the time of the exercise of all or any part of
this Option the shares of Stock to be issued pursuant to such exercise have not
been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and such registration is not then effective in respect of such shares,
then it shall be a further condition to the exercise of this Option that the
Optionee or other person then entitled to exercise such Option or portion
execute and deliver to the Company a bona fide written representation and
agreement, in a form satisfactory to the Company, stating that the shares of
Stock are being acquired for his, her or its own account, for investment and
without any present intention of distributing or reselling said shares or any of
them except as may be permitted under the Securities Act and then applicable
rules and regulations thereunder, and that the Optionee or other person then
entitled to exercise such Option or portion will indemnify the Company against
and hold it free and harmless from any loss, damage, expense or liability
resulting to the Company if any sale or distribution of the shares by such
person is contrary to the representation and agreement referred to above. The
Company may, in its absolute discretion, take whatever additional actions it
deems appropriate to insure the observance and performance of such
representation and agreement and to effect compliance with the Securities Act
and any other federal or state securities laws or regulations. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Company may require an opinion of counsel
acceptable to it to the effect that any subsequent transfer of shares acquired
pursuant to an Option exercise does not violate the Securities Act, and may
issue stop-transfer orders covering such shares. Share certificates evidencing
stock issued pursuant to exercise of this Option may bear an appropriate legend
referring to the provisions of this Section 5e. and the agreements herein.

         6.       Distributions. Distributions by the Company to holders of
Stock consisting of money or property (other than Stock or rights to subscribe
for Stock) shall not result in the adjustment of the Stock purchasable under the
Option or the Exercise Price of such Option.

         7.       Rights in Stock Before Issuance and Delivery. No person shall
be entitled to become a stockholder of the Company unless and until such Stock
has been issued to such person as fully paid Stock.

         8.       Non-Transferability. The Option may not be sold, pledged,
assigned, hypothecated, transferred or disposed of in any manner other than by
will or by the laws of descent and distribution and may be exercised, during the
lifetime of the Optionee, only by the Optionee.

         9.       Amendment or Modification; Waiver. This Agreement may be
amended, modified, superseded, canceled, renewed or extended, and the terms or
covenants hereof may be waived only by a written instrument executed on behalf
of the Company.

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         10.      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced
in accordance with, and the rights of the parties shall be governed by, the laws
of the State of Nevada, without giving effect to the principles of conflicts of
law thereof.

         11.      Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and
not otherwise defined herein have the meaning ascribed to them in the Plan.

         12.      The Plan. The Optionee acknowledges having received a copy of
the Plan. The Option herein granted is subject to all of the terms and
provisions of the Plan, all of which are hereby incorporated herein by
reference. In the event of any inconsistency between the provisions of this
Agreement and the provisions of the Plan, the provisions of the Plan shall
govern.

         13.      Non-Qualified Option.

                  a.       The Incentive Stock Option is intended to be, and
will be treated as, an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of Section
422 of the Code.

                  b.       The Non-Qualified Option is not intended to be, and
will not be treated as, an "incentive stock option" within the meaning of
Section 422 of the Code.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Option
Agreement to be effective as of the date first written above.

PENN AKRON CORPORATION                OPTIONEE

By:
      --------------------------      -----------------------------------------
Name:                                 (Signature of Optionee)
Title:
                                      -----------------------------------------
                                      (Printed Name of Optionee)
                                      Address:
                                                        -----------------------

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