Document:

THE  SECURITIES   REPRESENTED  BY  THIS   CERTIFICATE  HAVE  NOT  BEEN
          REGISTERED  UNDER THE  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT").
          THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE
          OF AN EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID
          ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM,  SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE  CUSTOMARY
          FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE  TRANSACTIONS  THAT REGISTRATION
          IS NOT REQUIRED  UNDER SAID ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR
          REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT.

                          SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

Rocklin, California
December 20, 2002                                                        $83,333

     FOR VALUE RECEIVED,  PEABODYS  COFFEE,  INC., a Nevada  corporation  (d/b/a
Black Rhino Coffee) (hereinafter called the "BORROWER"),  hereby promises to pay
to the order of AJW Offshore,  Ltd. or registered assigns (the "HOLDER") the sum
of  Eighty-Three  Thousand  Three Hundred  Thirty-Three  Dollars  ($83,333),  on
December  20,  2003 (the  "MATURITY  DATE"),  and to pay  interest on the unpaid
principal  balance  hereof  at the rate of ten  percent  (10%)  per  annum  from
December  20, 2002 (the "ISSUE  DATE")  until the same  becomes due and payable,
whether at maturity or upon  acceleration  or by prepayment  or  otherwise.  Any
amount of  principal  or interest on this  Debenture  which is not paid when due
shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen  percent (15%) per annum from the due
date  thereof  until  the  same is paid  ("DEFAULT  INTEREST").  Interest  shall
commence accruing on the issue date, shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day
year and the actual  number of days elapsed and shall be payable,  at the option
of the Holder,  either quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31 of each year  beginning on December 31, 2002, or at the time of conversion of
the principal to which such interest relates in accordance with Article I below.
All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $.001
par value per share, of the Borrower (the "COMMON STOCK") in accordance with the
terms  hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America or,
at the option of the Borrower, in whole or in part, in shares of Common Stock of
the Borrower valued at the then applicable Conversion Price (as defined herein).
All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to
the Borrower by written  notice made in accordance  with the  provisions of this
Debenture.  Whenever  any  amount  expressed  to be  due by the  terms  of  this
Debenture is due on any day which is not a business  day, the same shall instead
be due on the next  succeeding  day which is a business  day and, in the case of
any interest  payment date which is not the date on which this Debenture is paid
in full,  the  extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account
for purposes of determining  the amount of interest due on such date. As used in
this Debenture, the

<PAGE>

term "business day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which  commercial  banks in the city of New  York,  New York are  authorized  or
required by law or executive order to remain closed.  Each capitalized term used
herein,  and not otherwise  defined,  shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 20, 2002, pursuant to
which this Debenture was originally issued (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT").

     This Debenture is free from all taxes,  liens, claims and encumbrances with
respect to the issue  thereof and shall not be subject to  preemptive  rights or
other  similar  rights  of  shareholders  of the  Borrower  and will not  impose
personal  liability  upon the holder  thereof.  The  obligations of the Borrower
under this Debenture shall be secured by that certain  Security  Agreement dated
by and between the Borrower and the Holder of even date herewith.

     The following terms shall apply to this Debenture:

                          ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS

          1.1  CONVERSION  RIGHT.  The Holder  shall have the right from time to
time,  and at any time on or prior to the earlier of (i) the  Maturity  Date and
(ii) the date of  payment of the  Default  Amount  (as  defined in Article  III)
pursuant to Section  1.6(a) or Article III, the Optional  Prepayment  Amount (as
defined in Section 5.1 or any payments  pursuant to Section 1.7, each in respect
of the remaining  outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture to convert all
or any part of the  outstanding  and unpaid  principal  amount of this Debenture
into fully paid and non-assessable  shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock
exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other  securities of
the  Borrower  into  which  such  Common  Stock  shall  hereafter  be changed or
reclassified  at the conversion  price (the  "CONVERSION  PRICE")  determined as
provided herein (a "CONVERSION");  provided, however, that in no event shall the
Holder be entitled to convert  any portion of this  Debenture  in excess of that
portion of this Debenture upon  conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of
shares of Common  Stock  beneficially  owned by the  Holder  and its  affiliates
(other  than  shares of Common  Stock  which  may be deemed  beneficially  owned
through  the  ownership  of the  unconverted  portion of the  Debentures  or the
unexercised  or  unconverted  portion  of any  other  security  of the  Borrower
(including,  without limitation, the warrants issued by the Borrower pursuant to
the  Purchase  Agreement)  subject to a  limitation  on  conversion  or exercise
analogous to the limitations  contained  herein) and (2) the number of shares of
Common Stock  issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Debenture with
respect to which the  determination  of this proviso is being made, would result
in  beneficial  ownership by the Holder and its  affiliates of more than 4.9% of
the  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock.  For  purposes  of the proviso to the
immediately  preceding  sentence,  beneficial  ownership  shall be determined in
accordance  with  Section  13(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as
amended,  and  Regulations  13D-G  thereunder,  except as otherwise  provided in
clause  (1) of  such  proviso.  The  Holder  of this  Debenture  may  waive  the
limitations  set forth  herein by  sixty-one  (61)  days  written  notice to the
Company.  The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion
of this  Debenture  shall be  determined by dividing the  Conversion  Amount (as
defined  below) by the  applicable  Conversion  Price then in effect on the date
specified in the notice of conversion,  in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the "NOTICE OF CONVERSION"), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in

                                       2
<PAGE>

accordance  with Section 1.4 below;  provided  that the Notice of  Conversion is
submitted by facsimile (or by other means  resulting in, or reasonably  expected
to result in, notice) to the Borrower  before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time
on such conversion date (the "CONVERSION  DATE").  The term "CONVERSION  AMOUNT"
means,  with respect to any  conversion  of this  Debenture,  the sum of (1) the
principal  amount of this Debenture to be converted in such  conversion plus (2)
accrued and unpaid  interest,  if any, on such principal  amount at the interest
rates  provided  in this  Debenture  to the  Conversion  Date  plus (3)  Default
Interest,  if any,  on the  amounts  referred  to in the  immediately  preceding
clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder's option,  any amounts owed to the
Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or pursuant to Section 2(c) of
that  certain  Registration  Rights  Agreement,  dated as of December  20, 2002,
executed in connection with the initial issuance of this Debenture and the other
Debentures issued on the Issue Date (the "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT").

          1.2 CONVERSION PRICE.

               (A) CALCULATION OF CONVERSION  PRICE.  The Conversion Price shall
be the lesser of (i) the Variable  Conversion Price (as defined herein) and (ii)
the Fixed  Conversion  Price (as  defined  herein)  (subject,  in each case,  to
equitable  adjustments for stock splits,  stock dividends or rights offerings by
the Borrower  relating to the  Borrower's  securities  or the  securities of any
subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations,  recapitalization,  reclassifications,
extraordinary distributions and similar events). The "VARIABLE CONVERSION PRICE"
shall mean the  Applicable  Percentage  (as defined  herein)  multiplied  by the
Market Price (as defined herein). "MARKET PRICE" means the average of the lowest
three (3) Trading  Prices (as  defined  below) for the Common  Stock  during the
twenty  (20)  Trading  Day period  ending one  Trading Day prior to the date the
Conversion  Notice is sent by the  Holder to the  Borrower  via  facsimile  (the
"CONVERSION DATE").  "TRADING PRICE" means, for any security as of any date, the
intraday trading price on the  Over-the-Counter  Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB") as
reported by a reliable  reporting  service mutually  acceptable to and hereafter
designated  by Holders of a  majority  in  interest  of the  Debentures  and the
Borrower or, if the OTCBB is not the principal trading market for such security,
the intraday trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange
or trading  market  where such  security  is listed or traded or, if no intraday
trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the
average of the intraday  trading  prices of any market  makers for such security
that are listed in the "pink sheets" by the National  Quotation Bureau,  Inc. If
the Trading  Price cannot be  calculated  for such  security on such date in the
manner  provided  above,  the Trading  Price  shall be the fair market  value as
mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of
the Debentures being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is
required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Debentures. "TRADING
DAY" shall  mean any day on which the  Common  Stock is traded for any period on
the OTCBB, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on
which the Common Stock is then being traded.  "APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE" shall mean
50.0%. The "FIXED CONVERSION PRICE" shall mean $.30.

               (B) CONVERSION PRICE DURING MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.  Notwithstanding
anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary,  in the event the Borrower
(i) makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge with any
other corporation (other than a merger in which the Borrower is the surviving or
continuing  corporation  and its capital stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer
all or substantially all of the

                                       3
<PAGE>

assets  of the  Borrower  or (ii) any  person,  group or entity  (including  the
Borrower)  publicly  announces  a tender  offer to  purchase  50% or more of the
Borrower's  Common  Stock  (or  any  other  takeover  scheme)  (the  date of the
announcement referred to in clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the
"ANNOUNCEMENT  DATE"),  then the  Conversion  Price  shall,  effective  upon the
Announcement  Date  and  continuing   through  the  Adjusted   Conversion  Price
Termination Date (as defined below), be equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion
Price  which  would  have been  applicable  for a  Conversion  occurring  on the
Announcement  Date and (y) the  Conversion  Price  that  would  otherwise  be in
effect.  From and after the Adjusted  Conversion  Price  Termination  Date,  the
Conversion  Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section  1.2(a).  For
purposes hereof,  "ADJUSTED  CONVERSION PRICE TERMINATION DATE" shall mean, with
respect to any proposed  transaction  or tender  offer (or takeover  scheme) for
which a public  announcement  as  contemplated  by this Section  1.2(b) has been
made,  the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause (i) above) or the
person,  group or  entity  (in the case of clause  (ii)  above)  consummates  or
publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed transaction or
tender offer (or  takeover  scheme)  which caused this Section  1.2(b) to become
operative.

          1.3 AUTHORIZED  SHARES.  The Borrower covenants that during the period
the conversion  right exists,  the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and
unissued  Common  Stock a  sufficient  number of  shares,  free from  preemptive
rights,  to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of
this  Debenture  and  the  other  Debentures  issued  pursuant  to the  Purchase
Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved
two times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of
the Debentures  (based on the Conversion Price of the Debentures or the Exercise
Price of the Warrants in effect from time to time) (the "RESERVED AMOUNT").  The
Reserved  Amount shall be  increased  from time to time in  accordance  with the
Borrower's  obligations pursuant to Section 4(h) of the Purchase Agreement.  The
Borrower  represents  that upon  issuance,  such shares will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.  In addition, if the Borrower shall issue
any  securities or make any change to its capital  structure  which would change
the  number of  shares  of Common  Stock  into  which  the  Debentures  shall be
convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same
time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number
of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved,  free from preemptive rights,
for conversion of the outstanding Debentures. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that
it has irrevocably  instructed its transfer agent to issue  certificates for the
Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of this  Debenture,  and (ii) agrees that
its issuance of this Debenture  shall  constitute full authority to its officers
and agents who are charged  with the duty of  executing  stock  certificates  to
execute  and issue the  necessary  certificates  for  shares of Common  Stock in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Debenture.

          If,  at any time a  Holder  of this  Debenture  submits  a  Notice  of
Conversion,  and the Borrower does not have  sufficient  authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock  available to effect such  conversion in accordance  with
the  provisions of this Article I (a "CONVERSION  DEFAULT"),  subject to Section
4.8,  the  Borrower  shall issue to the Holder all of the shares of Common Stock
which  are then  available  to  effect  such  conversion.  The  portion  of this
Debenture which the Holder  included in its Conversion  Notice and which exceeds
the amount which is then  convertible into available shares of Common Stock (the
"EXCESS  AMOUNT")  shall,  notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary  contained
herein, not be convertible into Common

                                       4
<PAGE>

Stock in accordance  with the terms hereof until (and at the Holder's  option at
any time after) the date additional shares of Common Stock are authorized by the
Borrower  to permit  such  conversion,  at which  time the  Conversion  Price in
respect  thereof  shall  be  the  lesser  of (i)  the  Conversion  Price  on the
Conversion  Default Date (as defined below) and (ii) the Conversion Price on the
Conversion  Date  thereafter  elected  by the  Holder  in  respect  thereof.  In
addition,  the Borrower shall pay to the Holder  payments  ("CONVERSION  DEFAULT
PAYMENTS") for a Conversion Default in the amount of (x) the sum of (1) the then
outstanding  principal  amount of this  Debenture  plus (2)  accrued  and unpaid
interest  on  the  unpaid  principal  amount  of  this  Debenture   through  the
Authorization Date (as defined below) plus (3) Default Interest,  if any, on the
amounts referred to in clauses (1) and/or (2), multiplied by (y) .24, multiplied
by (z) (N/365),  where N = the number of days from the day the holder  submits a
Notice of  Conversion  giving  rise to a  Conversion  Default  (the  "CONVERSION
DEFAULT  DATE")  to the  date  (the  "AUTHORIZATION  DATE")  that  the  Borrower
authorizes a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to effect conversion of
the full outstanding principal balance of this Debenture. The Borrower shall use
its best efforts to  authorize a sufficient  number of shares of Common Stock as
soon as  practicable  following  the  earlier  of (i) such time that the  Holder
notifies the Borrower or that the Borrower  otherwise  becomes  aware that there
are or likely will be insufficient  authorized and unissued shares to allow full
conversion thereof and (ii) a Conversion Default. The Borrower shall send notice
to the Holder of the  authorization  of additional  shares of Common Stock,  the
Authorization  Date  and the  amount  of  Holder's  accrued  Conversion  Default
Payments.  The accrued Conversion Default Payments for each calendar month shall
be paid in cash or shall be convertible into Common Stock (at such time as there
are sufficient  authorized shares of Common Stock) at the applicable  Conversion
Price, at the Holder's option, as follows:

               (A) In the event Holder elects to take such payment in cash, cash
payment  shall be made to Holder by the fifth  (5th) day of the month  following
the month in which it has accrued; and

               (B) In the event  Holder  elects to take such  payment  in Common
Stock,  the Holder may convert  such  payment  amount  into Common  Stock at the
Conversion  Price (as in effect at the time of conversion) at any time after the
fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued in accordance
with the terms of this Article I (so long as there is then a  sufficient  number
of authorized shares of Common Stock).

          The Holder's  election shall be made in writing to the Borrower at any
time prior to 6:00 p.m.,  New York, New York time, on the third day of the month
following the month in which  Conversion  Default  payments have accrued.  If no
election is made,  the Holder shall be deemed to have  elected to receive  cash.
Nothing  herein shall limit the Holder's  right to pursue actual damages (to the
extent in excess of the Conversion  Default Payments) for the Borrower's failure
to maintain a sufficient  number of authorized  shares of Common Stock, and each
holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available at law or in equity
(including degree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief).

          1.4 METHOD OF CONVERSION.

               (A)  MECHANICS  OF  CONVERSION.  Subject  to  Section  1.1,  this
Debenture  may be  converted  by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from
time to time after the Issue

                                       5
<PAGE>

Date, by (A)  submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile or
other reasonable means of communication  dispatched on the Conversion Date prior
to 6:00  p.m.,  New York,  New York time) and (B)  subject  to  Section  1.4(b),
surrendering this Debenture at the principal office of the Borrower.

               (B)  SURRENDER  OF  DEBENTURE  UPON  CONVERSION.  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein,  upon conversion of this Debenture in
accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically
surrender  this  Debenture to the Borrower  unless the entire  unpaid  principal
amount of this  Debenture is so  converted.  The Holder and the  Borrower  shall
maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such
conversions  or shall use such  other  method,  reasonably  satisfactory  to the
Holder  and  the  Borrower,  so as not to  require  physical  surrender  of this
Debenture upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy,
such records of the  Borrower  shall be  controlling  and  determinative  in the
absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this
Debenture is converted as aforesaid,  the Holder may not transfer this Debenture
unless the Holder first  physically  surrenders  this Debenture to the Borrower,
whereupon  the Borrower will  forthwith  issue and deliver upon the order of the
Holder a new Debenture of like tenor,  registered as the Holder (upon payment by
the Holder of any applicable  transfer  taxes) may request,  representing in the
aggregate the remaining unpaid  principal  amount of this Debenture.  The Holder
and any assignee,  by acceptance of this Debenture,  acknowledge and agree that,
by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion
of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture
represented  by this  Debenture  may be less than the amount  stated on the face
hereof.

               (C) PAYMENT OF TAXES.  The Borrower  shall not be required to pay
any tax which may be payable in respect of any  transfer  involved  in the issue
and  delivery  of shares of Common  Stock or other  securities  or  property  on
conversion  of this  Debenture  in a name  other  than that of the Holder (or in
street  name),  and the  Borrower  shall not be required to issue or deliver any
such  shares or other  securities  or  property  unless  and until the person or
persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares
are to be held for the Holder's  account)  requesting the issuance thereof shall
have paid to the Borrower  the amount of any such tax or shall have  established
to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.

               (D) DELIVERY OF COMMON STOCK UPON CONVERSION. Upon receipt by the
Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile  transmission (or other reasonable means
of  communication)  of a Notice  of  Conversion  meeting  the  requirements  for
conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver
or  cause  to be  issued  and  delivered  to or upon  the  order  of the  Holder
certificates  for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion  within two (2)
business days after such receipt  (and,  solely in the case of conversion of the
entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Debenture) (such second
business day being hereinafter referred to as the "DEADLINE") in accordance with
the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement (including,  without limitation,  in
accordance with the requirements of Section 2(g) of the Purchase  Agreement that
certificates for shares of Common Stock issued on or after the effective date of
the Registration  Statement upon conversion of this Debenture shall not bear any
restrictive legend).

                                       6
<PAGE>

               (E) OBLIGATION OF BORROWER TO DELIVER COMMON STOCK.  Upon receipt
by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion,  the Holder shall be deemed to be the
holder  of  record of the  Common  Stock  issuable  upon  such  conversion,  the
outstanding  principal  amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid  interest on
this  Debenture  shall be reduced to reflect such  conversion,  and,  unless the
Borrower  defaults  on its  obligations  under this  Article I, all rights  with
respect to the portion of this  Debenture  being so  converted  shall  forthwith
terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash
or other assets,  as herein provided,  on such  conversion.  If the Holder shall
have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower's  obligation
to issue and deliver the  certificates  for Common  Stock shall be absolute  and
unconditional,  irrespective  of the  absence  of any  action  by the  Holder to
enforce the same,  any waiver or consent with respect to any provision  thereof,
the  recovery  of any  judgment  against any person or any action to enforce the
same,  any failure or delay in the  enforcement  of any other  obligation of the
Borrower  to the  holder of record,  or any  setoff,  counterclaim,  recoupment,
limitation or termination,  or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any
obligation to the Borrower,  and  irrespective of any other  circumstance  which
might  otherwise  limit  such  obligation  of  the  Borrower  to the  Holder  in
connection with such conversion.  The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of
Conversion  shall be the Conversion  Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is
received by the  Borrower  before 6:00 p.m.,  New York,  New York time,  on such
date.

               (F) DELIVERY OF COMMON STOCK BY ELECTRONIC  TRANSFER.  In lieu of
delivering  physical  certificates  representing  the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion,  provided the  Borrower's  transfer  agent is  participating  in the
Depository  Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated  Securities  Transfer  ("FAST")
program,  upon  request  of the Holder and its  compliance  with the  provisions
contained in Section 1.1 and in this  Section  1.4,  the Borrower  shall use its
best efforts to cause its transfer agent to  electronically  transmit the Common
Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  to the  Holder by  crediting  the  account of
Holder's Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit  Withdrawal  Agent Commission
("DWAC") system.

               (G) FAILURE TO DELIVER COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO DEADLINE. Without in
any way limiting the Holder's right to pursue other remedies,  including  actual
damages  and/or  equitable  relief,  the  parties  agree that if delivery of the
Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion  of this  Debenture is more than two (2)
days after the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described
in Section 1.3 above,  which  failure  shall be governed  by such  Section)  the
Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the
Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock.  Such cash amount
shall be paid to Holder by the  fifth  day of the month  following  the month in
which it has accrued  or, at the option of the Holder (by written  notice to the
Borrower  by the  first  day of the  month  following  the month in which it has
accrued),  shall be added to the principal  amount of this  Debenture,  in which
event  interest  shall  accrue  thereon  in  accordance  with the  terms of this
Debenture and such additional  principal amount shall be convertible into Common
Stock in accordance with the terms of this Debenture.

          1.5  CONCERNING  THE SHARES.  The shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion  of this  Debenture  may not be sold or  transferred  unless (i) such
shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or
(ii) the  Borrower  or its  transfer  agent  shall have been  furnished  with an
opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form,

                                       7
<PAGE>

substance   and  scope   customary   for  opinions  of  counsel  in   comparable
transactions)  to the effect  that the shares to be sold or  transferred  may be
sold or  transferred  pursuant to an exemption from such  registration  or (iii)
such  shares are sold or  transferred  pursuant  to Rule 144 under the Act (or a
successor  rule)  ("RULE  144")  or  (iv)  such  shares  are  transferred  to an
"affiliate"  (as  defined  in Rule 144) of the  Borrower  who  agrees to sell or
otherwise  transfer the shares only in accordance  with this Section 1.5 and who
is an  Accredited  Investor  (as defined in the Purchase  Agreement).  Except as
otherwise  provided  in the  Purchase  Agreement  (and  subject  to the  removal
provisions  set forth  below),  until  such time as the  shares of Common  Stock
issuable upon conversion of this Debenture have been registered under the Act as
contemplated  by the  Registration  Rights  Agreement or  otherwise  may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 without any  restriction  as to the number of securities as
of a particular  date that can then be immediately  sold,  each  certificate for
shares of Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion of this Debenture that has not
been so included in an  effective  registration  statement  or that has not been
sold  pursuant to an  effective  registration  statement  or an  exemption  that
permits  removal  of the  legend,  shall  bear  a  legend  substantially  in the
following form, as appropriate:

     "THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS  CERTIFICATE  HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
     UNDER THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.  THE  SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
     SOLD,  TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION
     STATEMENT  FOR THE  SECURITIES  UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN
     FORM,  SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE  CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE
     TRANSACTIONS,  THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT UNLESS SOLD
     PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT."

          The legend set forth  above shall be removed  and the  Borrower  shall
issue to the Holder a new  certificate  therefor free of any transfer  legend if
(i) the  Borrower  or its  transfer  agent  shall  have  received  an opinion of
counsel,  in form,  substance  and scope  customary  for  opinions of counsel in
comparable  transactions,  to the effect  that a public sale or transfer of such
Common Stock may be made without  registration  under the Act and the shares are
so sold or  transferred,  (ii) such Holder provides the Borrower or its transfer
agent with reasonable  assurances that the Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of this  Debenture  (to the  extent  such  securities  are  deemed  to have been
acquired on the same date) can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or (iii) in the case
of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture, such security is
registered  for sale by the Holder  under an  effective  registration  statement
filed under the Act or  otherwise  may be sold  pursuant to Rule 144 without any
restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then
be immediately  sold.  Nothing in this Debenture  shall (i) limit the Borrower's
obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) affect in any way the
Holder's obligations to comply with applicable  prospectus delivery requirements
upon the resale of the securities referred to herein.

          1.6 EFFECT OF CERTAIN EVENTS.

               (A) EFFECT OF MERGER,  CONSOLIDATION,  ETC.  At the option of the
Holder,  the sale,  conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Borrower,  the  effectuation  by the Borrower of a transaction  or
series of related transactions in

                                       8
<PAGE>

which more than 50% of the voting  power of the  Borrower is disposed of, or the
consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into
any other  Person (as  defined  below) or Persons  when the  Borrower is not the
survivor  shall  either:  (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in
Article  III)  pursuant  to which the  Borrower  shall be required to pay to the
Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount
equal to the  Default  Amount (as  defined  in  Article  III) or (ii) be treated
pursuant  to  Section  1.6(b)  hereof.   "PERSON"  shall  mean  any  individual,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other
entity or organization.

               (B) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ETC. If, at any time
when this Debenture is issued and  outstanding and prior to conversion of all of
the Debentures,  there shall be any merger,  consolidation,  exchange of shares,
recapitalization,  reorganization,  or other similar event, as a result of which
shares of  Common  Stock of the  Borrower  shall be  changed  into the same or a
different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of
the Borrower or another  entity,  or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or
substantially  all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a
plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower,  then the Holder of this Debenture
shall  thereafter  have the right to receive upon  conversion of this Debenture,
upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of
the shares of Common Stock  immediately  theretofore  issuable upon  conversion,
such stock,  securities  or assets which the Holder would have been  entitled to
receive  in  such   transaction  had  this  Debenture  been  converted  in  full
immediately  prior to such  transaction  (without  regard to any  limitations on
conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate  provisions shall
be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Debenture
to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions
for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon
conversion of the Debenture) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be
practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter  deliverable upon
the conversion hereof.  The Borrower shall not effect any transaction  described
in this Section  1.6(b)  unless (a) it first gives,  to the extent  practicable,
thirty (30) days prior  written  notice (but in any event at least  fifteen (15)
days  prior  written  notice)  of the  record  date of the  special  meeting  of
shareholders  to approve,  or if there is no such record date, the  consummation
of,  such   merger,   consolidation,   exchange  of  shares,   recapitalization,
reorganization  or other similar event or sale of assets  (during which time the
Holder  shall be  entitled  to convert  this  Debenture)  and (b) the  resulting
successor  or  acquiring  entity  (if  not  the  Borrower)  assumes  by  written
instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b).  The above  provisions  shall
similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share
exchanges.

               (C) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO DISTRIBUTION. If the Borrower shall declare
or make any  distribution  of its assets (or  rights to acquire  its  assets) to
holders of Common  Stock as a dividend,  stock  repurchase,  by way of return of
capital or otherwise  (including any dividend or  distribution to the Borrower's
shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of
a subsidiary  (i.e.,  a spin-off)) (a  "DISTRIBUTION"),  then the Holder of this
Debenture  shall be entitled,  upon any conversion of this  Debenture  after the
date of record for determining  shareholders  entitled to such Distribution,  to
receive  the amount of such assets  which would have been  payable to the Holder
with respect to the shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon such  conversion  had
such Holder  been the holder of such  shares of Common  Stock on the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.

                                       9
<PAGE>

               (D) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO DILUTIVE ISSUANCE. If, at any time when any
Debentures  are issued and  outstanding,  the  Borrower  issues or sells,  or in
accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, any
shares of Common Stock for no  consideration  or for a  consideration  per share
(before  deduction  of  reasonable   expenses  or  commissions  or  underwriting
discounts or allowances in connection  therewith) less than the Fixed Conversion
Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares
of Common  Stock (a "DILUTIVE  ISSUANCE"),  then  immediately  upon the Dilutive
Issuance,  the Fixed  Conversion  Price  will be  reduced  to the  amount of the
consideration  per share  received by the  Borrower in such  Dilutive  Issuance;
provided that only one adjustment will be made for each Dilutive Issuance.

               The  Borrower  shall be deemed to have  issued or sold  shares of
Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights
or options,  whether or not  immediately  exercisable,  to  subscribe  for or to
purchase Common Stock or other  securities  convertible into or exchangeable for
Common Stock  ("CONVERTIBLE  SECURITIES") (such warrants,  rights and options to
purchase Common Stock or Convertible  Securities are hereinafter  referred to as
"OPTIONS")  and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable  upon the
exercise of such Options is less than the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect,
then the Fixed  Conversion  Price  shall be equal to such price per  share.  For
purposes of the preceding sentence,  the "price per share for which Common Stock
is issuable upon the exercise of such Options" is determined by dividing (i) the
total amount,  if any,  received or receivable by the Borrower as  consideration
for the  issuance or granting of all such  Options,  plus the minimum  aggregate
amount of  additional  consideration,  if any,  payable to the Borrower upon the
exercise  of all  such  Options,  plus,  in the case of  Convertible  Securities
issuable  upon the exercise of such  Options,  the minimum  aggregate  amount of
additional  consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the
time such Convertible  Securities first become  convertible or exchangeable,  by
(ii) the  maximum  total  number of shares of  Common  Stock  issuable  upon the
exercise  of  all  such  Options   (assuming  full   conversion  of  Convertible
Securities,  if applicable).  No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will
be made upon the actual  issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such
Options or upon the  conversion or exchange of Convertible  Securities  issuable
upon exercise of such Options.

               Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold
shares  of  Common  Stock if the  Borrower  in any  manner  issues  or sells any
Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where
the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price per share for
which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the
Fixed Conversion Price then in effect,  then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be
equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding  sentence,  the
"price per share for which  Common  Stock is issuable  upon such  conversion  or
exchange" is determined by dividing (i) the total  amount,  if any,  received or
receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such
Convertible  Securities,   plus  the  minimum  aggregate  amount  of  additional
consideration,  if any,  payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or exchange
thereof at the time such  Convertible  Securities  first become  convertible  or
exchangeable,  by (ii) the  maximum  total  number of  shares  of  Common  Stock
issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities.  No
further  adjustment to the Fixed  Conversion  Price will be made upon the actual
issuance of such Common Stock upon  conversion  or exchange of such  Convertible
Securities.

                                       10
<PAGE>

               No adjustment to the  Conversion  Price will be made (i) upon the
exercise of any warrants,  options or convertible securities granted, issued and
outstanding  on the date of issuance of this  Debenture;  (ii) upon the grant or
exercise of any stock or options  which may  hereafter  be granted or  exercised
under any employee  benefit plan,  stock option plan or restricted stock plan of
the  Borrower now existing or to be  implemented  in the future,  so long as the
issuance of such stock or options is  approved by a majority of the  independent
members of the Board of  Directors  of the Borrower or a majority of the members
of a committee of independent  directors  established for such purpose; or (iii)
upon Conversion of the Debentures.

               (E)  PURCHASE  RIGHTS.  If, at any time when any  Debentures  are
issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights
to  purchase  stock,  warrants,  securities  or other  property  (the  "PURCHASE
RIGHTS") pro rata to the record  holders of any class of Common Stock,  then the
Holder of this Debenture will be entitled to acquire,  upon the terms applicable
to such Purchase Rights,  the aggregate  Purchase Rights which such Holder could
have  acquired  if such  Holder  had held the  number of shares of Common  Stock
acquirable  upon complete  conversion of this Debenture  (without  regard to any
limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the date on which
a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if
no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock
are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

               (F) NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment
or readjustment of the Conversion  Price as a result of the events  described in
this Section 1.6, the  Borrower,  at its expense,  shall  promptly  compute such
adjustment  or  readjustment  and  prepare  and  furnish  to  the  Holder  of  a
certificate  setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail
the facts upon which such  adjustment  or  readjustment  is based.  The Borrower
shall,  upon the  written  request  at any time of the  Holder,  furnish to such
Holder a like  certificate  setting forth (i) such  adjustment or  readjustment,
(ii) the  Conversion  Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares
of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at
the time would be received upon conversion of the Debenture.

          1.7 TRADING  MARKET  LIMITATIONS.  Unless  permitted by the applicable
rules and  regulations  of the principal  securities  market on which the Common
Stock is then  listed or  traded,  in no event  shall the  Borrower  issue  upon
conversion of or otherwise  pursuant to this Debenture and the other  Debentures
issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement more than the maximum number of shares
of  Common  Stock  that  the  Borrower  can  issue  pursuant  to any rule of the
principal  United  States  securities  market on which the Common  Stock is then
traded  (the  "MAXIMUM  SHARE  AMOUNT"),  which,  as of the Issue  Date shall be
4,311,267  shares  (19.99% of the total shares  outstanding  on the Issue Date),
subject  to  equitable  adjustment  from  time to time for stock  splits,  stock
dividends,  combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to
the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof.  Once the Maximum Share Amount
has been issued (the date of which is  hereinafter  referred to as the  "MAXIMUM
CONVERSION  DATE"),  if the Borrower fails to eliminate any  prohibitions  under
applicable law or the rules or regulations  of any stock  exchange,  interdealer
quotation system or other  self-regulatory  organization  with jurisdiction over
the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower's  ability to issue shares
of Common  Stock in excess  of the  Maximum  Share  Amount  (a  "TRADING  MARKET
PREPAYMENT EVENT"), in lieu of any further right to convert this Debenture,  and
in full

                                       11
<PAGE>

satisfaction of the Borrower's  obligations  under this Debenture,  the Borrower
shall pay to the  Holder,  within  fifteen  (15)  business  days of the  Maximum
Conversion Date (the "TRADING MARKET PREPAYMENT  Date"), an amount equal to 130%
times the sum of (a) the then  outstanding  principal  amount of this  Debenture
immediately  following the Maximum  Conversion Date, plus (b) accrued and unpaid
interest on the unpaid  principal amount of this Debenture to the Trading Market
Prepayment Date, plus (c) Default  Interest,  if any, on the amounts referred to
in clause (a) and/or (b) above,  plus (d) any optional amounts that may be added
thereto at the  Maximum  Conversion  Date by the Holder in  accordance  with the
terms  hereof  (the  then   outstanding   principal  amount  of  this  Debenture
immediately  following the Maximum Conversion Date, plus the amounts referred to
in clauses  (b),  (c) and (d) above  shall  collectively  be  referred to as the
"REMAINING CONVERTIBLE AMOUNT"). With respect to each Holder of Debentures,  the
Maximum  Share  Amount  shall  refer to such  Holder's  pro rata  share  thereof
determined  in accordance  with Section 4.8 below.  In the event that the sum of
(x) the  aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock issued upon  conversion  of
this  Debenture  and  the  other  Debentures  issued  pursuant  to the  Purchase
Agreement  plus (y) the  aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock that remain
issuable upon  conversion  of this  Debenture  and the other  Debentures  issued
pursuant to the  Purchase  Agreement,  represents  at least one hundred  percent
(100%) of the Maximum Share Amount (the "TRIGGERING  EVENT"),  the Borrower will
use its best  efforts to seek and obtain  Shareholder  Approval  (or obtain such
other relief as will allow conversions  hereunder in excess of the Maximum Share
Amount) as soon as  practicable  following the  Triggering  Event and before the
Maximum Conversion Date. As used herein,  "SHAREHOLDER  APPROVAL" means approval
by the shareholders of the Borrower to authorize the issuance of the full number
of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable  upon full  conversion  of the
then outstanding Debentures but for the Maximum Share Amount.

          1.8 STATUS AS  SHAREHOLDER.  Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion
by a Holder,  (i) the shares  covered  thereby  (other than the shares,  if any,
which  cannot be issued  because  their  issuance  would  exceed  such  Holder's
allocated  portion of the  Reserved  Amount or Maximum  Share  Amount)  shall be
deemed  converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder's  rights as a
Holder of such converted  portion of this  Debenture  shall cease and terminate,
excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock
and to any remedies  provided herein or otherwise  available at law or in equity
to such Holder  because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of
this  Debenture.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  if a Holder has not received
certificates  for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th)  business
day after the  expiration  of the Deadline  with respect to a conversion  of any
portion of this  Debenture  for any reason,  then  (unless the Holder  otherwise
elects to retain  its  status as a holder of Common  Stock by so  notifying  the
Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this  Debenture with
respect to such  unconverted  portions of this Debenture and the Borrower shall,
as soon as practicable,  return such unconverted  Debenture to the Holder or, if
the Debenture has not been surrendered,  adjust its records to reflect that such
portion of this Debenture has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall
retain all of its rights and remedies  (including,  without limitation,  (i) the
right to receive  Conversion  Default  Payments  pursuant  to Section 1.3 to the
extent  required  thereby  for  such  Conversion   Default  and  any  subsequent
Conversion  Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect
to subsequent  conversions  determined  in accordance  with Section 1.3) for the
Borrower's failure to convert this Debenture.

                                       12
<PAGE>

                         ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS

          2.1 DISTRIBUTIONS ON CAPITAL STOCK. So long as the Borrower shall have
any obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not without the Holder's
written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment,  any dividend or
other distribution  (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of
capital stock other than  dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form
of  additional  shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or  indirectly or through
any subsidiary  make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital
stock except for distributions  pursuant to any shareholders'  rights plan which
is approved by a majority of the Borrower's disinterested directors.

          2.2  RESTRICTION ON STOCK  REPURCHASES.  So long as the Borrower shall
have any  obligation  under this  Debenture,  the Borrower shall not without the
Holder's  written consent redeem,  repurchase or otherwise  acquire (whether for
cash or in exchange for property or other  securities  or  otherwise) in any one
transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the
Borrower  or any  warrants,  rights or options to  purchase  or acquire any such
shares.

          2.3  BORROWINGS.  So long as the  Borrower  shall have any  obligation
under this  Debenture,  the Borrower  shall not,  without the  Holder's  written
consent,  create,  incur,  assume or suffer to exist any  liability for borrowed
money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date hereof and of
which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof,  (b)
indebtedness  to trade  creditors  or  financial  institutions  incurred  in the
ordinary  course of business or (c)  borrowings,  the proceeds of which shall be
used to repay this Debenture.

          2.4 SALE OF ASSETS.  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation
under this  Debenture,  the Borrower  shall not,  without the  Holder's  written
consent,  sell,  lease or otherwise  dispose of any  significant  portion of its
assets outside the ordinary  course of business.  Any consent to the disposition
of any  assets  may be  conditioned  on a  specified  use  of  the  proceeds  of
disposition.

          2.5  ADVANCES  AND  LOANS.  So long as the  Borrower  shall  have  any
obligation  under this Debenture,  the Borrower shall not,  without the Holder's
written consent,  lend money, give credit or make advances to any person,  firm,
joint  venture  or  corporation,   including,   without  limitation,   officers,
directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans,
credits or advances  (a) in  existence or committed on the date hereof and which
the Borrower has informed  Holder in writing prior to the date hereof,  (b) made
in the ordinary course of business or (c) not in excess of $50,000.

          2.6  CONTINGENT  LIABILITIES.  So long as the Borrower  shall have any
obligation  under this Debenture,  the Borrower shall not,  without the Holder's
written consent, assume, guarantee,  endorse,  contingently agree to purchase or
otherwise  become liable upon the obligation of any person,  firm,  partnership,
joint  venture  or   corporation,   except  by  the  endorsement  of  negotiable
instruments  for  deposit  or  collection  and except  assumptions,  guarantees,
endorsements and  contingencies (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof
and which the Borrower has informed  Holder in writing prior to the date hereof,
and (b) similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.

                                       13
<PAGE>

                         ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

          If any of  the  following  events  of  default  (each,  an  "EVENT  OF
DEFAULT") shall occur:

          3.1 FAILURE TO PAY  PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST.  The Borrower  fails to pay
the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Debenture,  whether at
maturity,  upon a Trading Market  Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7, upon
acceleration or otherwise;

          3.2 CONVERSION  AND THE SHARES.  The Borrower fails to issue shares of
Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens that it will not honor its
obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the
Holder in accordance  with the terms of this Debenture (for a period of at least
sixty (60)  days,  if such  failure  is solely as a result of the  circumstances
governed by Section 1.3 and the  Borrower is using its best efforts to authorize
a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock as soon as practicable),  fails to
transfer  or  cause  its  transfer  agent  to  transfer  (electronically  or  in
certificated  form) any  certificate  for shares of Common  Stock  issued to the
Holder upon  conversion of or otherwise  pursuant to this  Debenture as and when
required by this Debenture or the  Registration  Rights  Agreement,  or fails to
remove any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer  instructions in
respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the
Holder upon  conversion of or otherwise  pursuant to this  Debenture as and when
required by this Debenture or the  Registration  Rights  Agreement (or makes any
announcement,  statement  or  threat  that it  does  not  intend  to  honor  the
obligations  described in this  paragraph)  and any such failure shall  continue
uncured (or any  announcement,  statement or threat not to honor its obligations
shall not be rescinded  in writing)  for ten (10) days after the Borrower  shall
have been notified thereof in writing by the Holder;

          3.3 FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE  REGISTRATION OR EFFECT  REGISTRATION.  The
Borrower fails to file the Registration  Statement within  thirty-five (35) days
following  the Closing  Date (as defined in the  Purchase  Agreement)  or obtain
effectiveness  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission of the  Registration
Statement within one hundred thirty-five (135) days following the Filing Date or
such Registration  Statement lapses in effect (or sales cannot otherwise be made
thereunder  effective,  whether by reason of the Borrower's  failure to amend or
supplement the prospectus  included  therein in accordance with the Registration
Rights  Agreement or otherwise)  for more than twenty (20)  consecutive  days or
forty (40) days in any twelve  month  period  after the  Registration  Statement
becomes effective;

          3.4 BREACH OF COVENANTS.  The Borrower  breaches any material covenant
or other  material  term or condition  contained in Sections  1.3, 1.6 or 1.7 of
this Debenture,  or Sections 4(c),  4(e),  4(h), 4(i), 4(j) or 5 of the Purchase
Agreement and such breach  continues for a period of ten (10) days after written
notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder;

          3.5 BREACH OF  REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES.  Any representation or
warranty  of  the  Borrower  made  herein  or in  any  agreement,  statement  or
certificate  given  in  writing  pursuant  hereto  or  in  connection   herewith
(including,  without  limitation,  the Purchase  Agreement and the  Registration
Rights  Agreement),  shall be false or misleading  in any material  respect when
made and the  breach of which  has (or with the  passage  of time  will  have) a
material

                                       14
<PAGE>

adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this  Debenture,  the
Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement;

          3.6  RECEIVER  OR  TRUSTEE.  The  Borrower  or any  subsidiary  of the
Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors,  or apply for or
consent to the  appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial
part of its property or business,  or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise
be appointed;

          3.7 JUDGMENTS.  Any money  judgment,  writ or similar process shall be
entered or filed  against the Borrower or any  subsidiary of the Borrower or any
of its  property  or other  assets  for more  than  $50,000,  and  shall  remain
unvacated,  unbonded  or  unstayed  for a period  of  twenty  (20)  days  unless
otherwise  consented to by the Holder,  which  consent will not be  unreasonably
withheld;

          3.8 BANKRUPTCY. Bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization or liquidation
proceedings or other  proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law
for the relief of debtors  shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any
subsidiary of the Borrower;

          3.9 DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the
listing  of the  Common  Stock on at  least  one of the  OTCBB or an  equivalent
replacement  exchange,  the Nasdaq National Market,  the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange; or

          3.10 DEFAULT UNDER OTHER DEBENTURES.  An Event of Default has occurred
and is  continuing  under any of the other  Debentures  issued  pursuant  to the
Purchase Agreement,

then,  upon the occurrence and during the  continuation  of any Event of Default
specified in Section 3.1,  3.2,  3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9, or 3.10, at the option
of  the  Holders  of a  majority  of  the  aggregate  principal  amount  of  the
outstanding  Debentures  issued pursuant to the Purchase  Agreement  exercisable
through the  delivery of written  notice to the  Borrower by such  Holders  (the
"DEFAULT  NOTICE"),  and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in
Section 3.6 or 3.8, the Debentures shall become  immediately due and payable and
the Borrower shall pay to the Holder,  in full  satisfaction  of its obligations
hereunder,  an amount  equal to the greater of (i) 130% times the sum of (w) the
then outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture plus (x) accrued and unpaid
interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Debenture to the date of payment
(the  "MANDATORY  PREPAYMENT  DATE") plus (y) Default  Interest,  if any, on the
amounts  referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts  owed to the
Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or pursuant to Section 2(c) of
the Registration Rights Agreement (the then outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture  to the date of payment  plus the amounts  referred to in clauses (x),
(y) and (z)  shall  collectively  be  known  as the  "DEFAULT  SUM") or (ii) the
"parity  value" of the Default Sum to be prepaid,  where  parity value means (a)
the highest  number of shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of or
otherwise  pursuant to such Default Sum in  accordance  with Article I, treating
the Trading Day  immediately  preceding  the  Mandatory  Prepayment  Date as the
"Conversion Date" for purposes of determining the lowest  applicable  Conversion
Price,  unless the Default  Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a
specific  Conversion  Date in  which  case  such  Conversion  Date  shall be the
Conversion  Date),  multiplied  by (b) the highest  Closing Price for the Common
Stock during the period  beginning on the date of first  occurrence of the Event
of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory

                                       15
<PAGE>

Prepayment Date (the "DEFAULT  Amount") and all other amounts payable  hereunder
shall  immediately  become due and payable,  all without demand,  presentment or
notice,  all of which  hereby are  expressly  waived,  together  with all costs,
including,  without limitation,  legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the
Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies  available at
law or in equity.  If the Borrower  fails to pay the Default  Amount within five
(5) business  days of written  notice that such amount is due and payable,  then
the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower  remains in
default  (and so long and to the  extent  that there are  sufficient  authorized
shares), to require the Borrower,  upon written notice, to immediately issue, in
lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower
equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.

                           ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS

          4.1 FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER.  No failure or delay on the part
of the Holder in the exercise of any power,  right or privilege  hereunder shall
operate as a waiver  thereof,  nor shall any single or partial  exercise  of any
such power,  right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of
any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder
are  cumulative  to, and not  exclusive  of, any  rights or  remedies  otherwise
available.

          4.2 NOTICES. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall
be in writing and may be  personally  served or  delivered by courier or sent by
United  States  mail and  shall be deemed to have been  given  upon  receipt  if
personally served (which shall include telephone line facsimile transmission) or
sent by courier or three (3) days after  being  deposited  in the United  States
mail, certified,  with postage pre-paid and properly addressed, if sent by mail.
For the  purposes  hereof,  the  address of the Holder  shall be as shown on the
records of the Borrower;  and the address of the Borrower shall be 3845 Atherton
Road,  Suite 9, Rocklin,  CA 95765,  facsimile  number:  916-632-6099.  Both the
Holder and the Borrower may change the address for service by service of written
notice to the other as herein provided.

          4.3  AMENDMENTS.  This Debenture and any provision  hereof may only be
amended by an instrument in writing  signed by the Borrower and the Holder.  The
term "Debenture" and all reference thereto,  as used throughout this instrument,
shall mean this  instrument  (and the other  Debentures  issued  pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented,
then as so amended or supplemented.

          4.4  ASSIGNABILITY.  This Debenture shall be binding upon the Borrower
and its successors and assigns,  and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder
and its  successors  and assigns.  Each  transferee of this Debenture must be an
"accredited   investor"   (as   defined  in  Rule   501(a)  of  the  1933  Act).
Notwithstanding  anything in this Debenture to the contrary,  this Debenture may
be pledged as collateral in connection  with a bona fide margin account or other
lending arrangement.

          4.5 COST OF  COLLECTION.  If  default  is made in the  payment of this
Debenture,  the  Borrower  shall  pay the  Holder  hereof  costs of  collection,
including reasonable attorneys' fees.

                                       16
<PAGE>

          4.6 GOVERNING LAW. THIS DEBENTURE  SHALL BE ENFORCED,  GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK  APPLICABLE  TO
AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED  ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE,  WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE  PRINCIPLES  OF  CONFLICT OF LAWS.  THE  BORROWER  HEREBY  SUBMITS TO THE
EXCLUSIVE  JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK,
NEW  YORK  WITH  RESPECT  TO ANY  DISPUTE  ARISING  UNDER  THIS  DEBENTURE,  THE
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING.  BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE
THAT  SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED
IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN
ANY  OTHER  MANNER   PERMITTED  BY  LAW.   BOTH  PARTIES   AGREE  THAT  A  FINAL
NON-APPEALABLE  JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING  SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND
MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER  JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER
LAWFUL  MANNER.  THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE  ARISING  UNDER
THIS  DEBENTURE  SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR ALL FEES  AND  EXPENSES,  INCLUDING
ATTORNEYS'  FEES,  INCURRED  BY THE  PREVAILING  PARTY IN  CONNECTION  WITH SUCH
DISPUTE.

          4.7 CERTAIN AMOUNTS.  Whenever pursuant to this Debenture the Borrower
is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding  principal  amount (or
the portion  thereof  required to be paid at that time) plus  accrued and unpaid
interest  plus Default  Interest on such  interest,  the Borrower and the Holder
agree that the actual  damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on
this Debenture may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the
Borrower  represents  stipulated  damages  and not a penalty  and is intended to
compensate  the  Holder  in part for loss of the  opportunity  to  convert  this
Debenture and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock  acquired
upon  conversion  of this  Debenture  at a price in excess of the price paid for
such shares pursuant to this Debenture. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree
that such amount of stipulated  damages is not plainly  disproportionate  to the
possible  loss to the Holder  from the  receipt of a cash  payment  without  the
opportunity to convert this Debenture into shares of Common Stock.

          4.8  ALLOCATIONS  OF MAXIMUM  SHARE  AMOUNT AND RESERVED  AMOUNT.  The
Maximum  Share Amount and Reserved  Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the
Holders of Debentures based on the principal amount of such Debentures issued to
each Holder. Each increase to the Maximum Share Amount and Reserved Amount shall
be allocated  pro rata among the Holders of  Debentures  based on the  principal
amount of such Debentures held by each Holder at the time of the increase in the
Maximum  Share  Amount or Reserved  Amount.  In the event a Holder shall sell or
otherwise  transfer any of such Holder's  Debentures,  each transferee  shall be
allocated  a pro rata  portion of such  transferor's  Maximum  Share  Amount and
Reserved  Amount.  Any portion of the Maximum  Share  Amount or Reserved  Amount
which  remains  allocated  to any  person  or  entity  which  does  not hold any
Debentures shall be allocated to the

                                       17
<PAGE>

remaining Holders of Debentures,  pro rata based on the principal amount of such
Debentures then held by such Holders.

          4.9 DAMAGES SHARES. The shares of Common Stock that may be issuable to
the Holder  pursuant to Sections  1.3 and 1.4(g)  hereof and pursuant to Section
2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement ("DAMAGES SHARES") shall be treated as
Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of this Debenture for all purposes hereof
and shall be subject to all of the limitations and afforded all of the rights of
the  other  shares  of  Common  Stock  issuable  hereunder,   including  without
limitation,  the  right  to be  included  in the  Registration  Statement  filed
pursuant to the  Registration  Rights  Agreement.  For  purposes of  calculating
interest payable on the outstanding principal amount hereof, except as otherwise
provided herein,  amounts  convertible  into Damages Shares ("DAMAGES  AMOUNTS")
shall not bear  interest but must be converted  prior to the  conversion  of any
outstanding  principal amount hereof,  until the outstanding  Damages Amounts is
zero.

          4.10  DENOMINATIONS.  At the request of the Holder,  upon surrender of
this  Debenture,  the  Borrower  shall  promptly  issue  new  Debentures  in the
aggregate  outstanding  principal  amount  hereof,  in the form hereof,  in such
denominations of at least $50,000 as the Holder shall request.

          4.11 PURCHASE  AGREEMENT.  By its acceptance of this  Debenture,  each
Holder agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.

          4.12 NOTICE OF CORPORATE EVENTS.  Except as otherwise  provided below,
the Holder of this  Debenture  shall have no rights as a Holder of Common  Stock
unless and only to the extent that it converts this Debenture into Common Stock.
The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior  notification of any meeting of
the Borrower's shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information
sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of
its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to
receive  payment of any dividend or other  distribution,  any right to subscribe
for, purchase or otherwise acquire  (including by way of merger,  consolidation,
reclassification  or  recapitalization)  any  share of any  class  or any  other
securities  or property,  or to receive any other  right,  or for the purpose of
determining  shareholders  who  are  entitled  to vote in  connection  with  any
proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially  all of the assets of
the  Borrower  or any  proposed  liquidation,  dissolution  or winding up of the
Borrower,  the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder,  at least twenty (20)
days prior to the record  date  specified  therein (or thirty (30) days prior to
the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date
on which  any such  record  is to be taken  for the  purpose  of such  dividend,
distribution,  right or other event, and a brief statement  regarding the amount
and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent
known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public  announcement  of any event
requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with
the  notification  to the Holder in  accordance  with the terms of this  Section
4.12.

          4.13 REMEDIES.  The Borrower  acknowledges  that a breach by it of its
obligations  hereunder will cause  irreparable harm to the Holder,  by vitiating
the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly,  the
Borrower acknowledges that

                                       18
<PAGE>

the remedy at law for a breach of its  obligations  under this Debenture will be
inadequate  and  agrees,  in the event of a breach or  threatened  breach by the
Borrower of the provisions of this Debenture, that the Holder shall be entitled,
in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition
to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining,
preventing or curing any breach of this  Debenture  and to enforce  specifically
the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss
and without any bond or other security being required.

                         ARTICLE V. OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT

          5.1  OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT.  Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary
contained  in this  Article  V, so long as (i) no Event of  Default  or  Trading
Market Prepayment Event shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Borrower
has a  sufficient  number of  authorized  shares of Common  Stock  reserved  for
issuance  upon full  conversion  of the  Debentures,  then at any time after the
Issue  Date,  and (iii) the common  stock is trading  below  $1.00 per share the
Borrower  shall have the right,  exercisable  on not less than ten (10)  Trading
Days prior written notice to the Holders of the Debentures (which notice may not
be sent to the Holders of the  Debentures  until the  Borrower is  permitted  to
prepay  the  Debentures  pursuant  to this  Section  5.1),  to prepay all of the
outstanding  Debentures  in  accordance  with this  Section  5.1.  Any notice of
prepayment  hereunder  (an  "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT")  shall be  delivered  to the
Holders of the Debentures at their registered  addresses  appearing on the books
and records of the Borrower and shall state (1) that the Borrower is  exercising
its right to prepay all of the  Debentures  issued on the Issue Date and (2) the
date of prepayment  (the "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT  NOTICE").  On the date fixed for
prepayment (the "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT DATE"), the Borrower shall make payment of
the Optional  Prepayment  Amount (as defined  below) to or upon the order of the
Holders as  specified by the Holders in writing to the Borrower at least one (1)
business day prior to the Optional  Prepayment  Date. If the Borrower  exercises
its right to prepay the  Debentures,  the  Borrower  shall  make  payment to the
holders of an amount in cash (the "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT AMOUNT") equal to either
(i) 130% (for prepayments  occurring within thirty (30) days of the Issue Date),
(ii) 140% (for  prepayments  occurring  between  thirty-one (31) and ninety (90)
days of the Issue  Date) or (iii)  150%  (for  prepayments  occurring  after the
ninetieth (90th) day following the Issue Date), multiplied by the sum of (w) the
then outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture plus (x) accrued and unpaid
interest  on the  unpaid  principal  amount of this  Debenture  to the  Optional
Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in
clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections
1.3 and 1.4(g)  hereof or pursuant to Section  2(c) of the  Registration  Rights
Agreement (the then  outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture to the date
of  payment  plus the  amounts  referred  to in clauses  (x),  (y) and (z) shall
collectively be known as the "OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT SUM").  Notwithstanding notice
of an Optional Prepayment,  the Holders shall at all times prior to the Optional
Prepayment  Date  maintain  the  right  to  convert  all or any  portion  of the
Debentures  in  accordance  with  Article I and any  portion  of  Debentures  so
converted  after  receipt  of an  Optional  Prepayment  Notice  and prior to the
Optional  Prepayment  Date set forth in such notice and payment of the aggregate
Optional  Prepayment  Amount  shall be  deducted  from the  principal  amount of
Debentures which are otherwise subject to prepayment pursuant to such notice. If
the  Borrower  delivers  an  Optional  Prepayment  Notice  and  fails to pay the
Optional  Prepayment  Amount due to the Holders of the Debentures within two (2)
business days

                                       19
<PAGE>

following the Optional  Prepayment  Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its
right to redeem the Debentures pursuant to this Section 5.1.

                  [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

                                       20
<PAGE>

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Debenture to be signed in
its name by its duly authorized officer this 20th day of December, 2002.

                                        PEABODYS COFFEE, INC.

                                        By: ______________________________
                                            Todd N. Tkachuk
                                            President

                                       21
<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT A

                              NOTICE OF CONVERSION
                    (To be Executed by the Registered Holder
                       in order to Convert the Debentures)

          The  undersigned  hereby  irrevocably  elects to  convert  $__________
principal  amount of the Debenture  (defined below) into shares of common stock,
par value $.001 per share ("COMMON STOCK"),  of Peabodys Coffee,  Inc., a Nevada
corporation  (the  "BORROWER")  according to the  conditions of the  convertible
debentures of the Borrower dated as of December 20, 2002 (the "Debentures"),  as
of the date  written  below.  If  securities  are to be  issued in the name of a
person other than the  undersigned,  the undersigned will pay all transfer taxes
payable with respect thereto and is delivering  herewith such  certificates.  No
fee will be charged to the Holder for any conversion, except for transfer taxes,
if any. A copy of each Debenture is attached hereto (or evidence of loss,  theft
or destruction thereof).

          The Borrower shall  electronically  transmit the Common Stock issuable
pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the  undersigned  or its
nominee with DTC through its Deposit  Withdrawal Agent Commission  system ("DWAC
TRANSFER").

     Name of DTC Prime Broker:__________________________________
     Account Number:____________________________________________

          In lieu of receiving shares of Common Stock issuable  pursuant to this
Notice of Conversion by way of a DWAC Transfer,  the undersigned hereby requests
that the Borrower issue a certificate or  certificates  for the number of shares
of  Common  Stock set  forth  below  (which  numbers  are based on the  Holder's
calculation  attached hereto) in the name(s) specified  immediately below or, if
additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:

     Name:______________________________________________________
     Address:___________________________________________________

          The  undersigned  represents and warrants that all offers and sales by
the undersigned of the securities issuable to the undersigned upon conversion of
the Debentures  shall be made pursuant to registration  of the securities  under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "ACT"),  or pursuant to an exemption
from registration under the Act.

     Date of Conversion:_____________________________
     Applicable Conversion Price:____________________
     Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued Pursuant to
     Conversion of the Debentures:___________________
     Signature:______________________________________
     Name:___________________________________________
     Address:________________________________________

                                       22
<PAGE>

The  Borrower  shall issue and deliver  shares of Common  Stock to an  overnight
courier not later than three  business  days  following  receipt of the original
Debenture(s) to be converted, and shall make payments pursuant to the Debentures
for the number of business days such issuance and delivery is late.

                                       23
<PAGE>THE  SECURITIES   REPRESENTED  BY  THIS   CERTIFICATE  HAVE  NOT  BEEN
          REGISTERED  UNDER THE  SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT").
          THE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD, TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE
          OF AN EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION  STATEMENT FOR THE SECURITIES UNDER SAID
          ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN FORM,  SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE  CUSTOMARY
          FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE  TRANSACTIONS  THAT REGISTRATION
          IS NOT REQUIRED  UNDER SAID ACT OR UNLESS SOLD PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR
          REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT.

                          SECURED CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURE

Rocklin, California
December 20, 2002                                                        $83,334

          FOR VALUE RECEIVED, PEABODYS COFFEE, INC., a Nevada corporation (d/b/a
Black Rhino Coffee) (hereinafter called the "BORROWER"),  hereby promises to pay
to the order of AJW Partners,  LLC or registered  assigns (the "HOLDER") the sum
of  Eighty-Three  Thousand  Three  Hundred  Thirty-Four  Dollars  ($83,334),  on
December  20,  2003 (the  "MATURITY  DATE"),  and to pay  interest on the unpaid
principal  balance  hereof  at the rate of ten  percent  (10%)  per  annum  from
December  20, 2002 (the "ISSUE  DATE")  until the same  becomes due and payable,
whether at maturity or upon  acceleration  or by prepayment  or  otherwise.  Any
amount of  principal  or interest on this  Debenture  which is not paid when due
shall bear interest at the rate of fifteen  percent (15%) per annum from the due
date  thereof  until  the  same is paid  ("DEFAULT  INTEREST").  Interest  shall
commence accruing on the issue date, shall be computed on the basis of a 365-day
year and the actual  number of days elapsed and shall be payable,  at the option
of the Holder,  either quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30 and December
31 of each year  beginning on December 31, 2002, or at the time of conversion of
the principal to which such interest relates in accordance with Article I below.
All payments due hereunder (to the extent not converted into common stock, $.001
par value per share, of the Borrower (the "COMMON STOCK") in accordance with the
terms  hereof) shall be made in lawful money of the United States of America or,
at the option of the Borrower, in whole or in part, in shares of Common Stock of
the Borrower valued at the then applicable Conversion Price (as defined herein).
All payments shall be made at such address as the Holder shall hereafter give to
the Borrower by written  notice made in accordance  with the  provisions of this
Debenture.  Whenever  any  amount  expressed  to be  due by the  terms  of  this
Debenture is due on any day which is not a business  day, the same shall instead
be due on the next  succeeding  day which is a business  day and, in the case of
any interest  payment date which is not the date on which this Debenture is paid
in full,  the  extension of the due date thereof shall not be taken into account
for purposes of determining  the amount of interest due on such date. As used in
this Debenture, the

<PAGE>

term "business day" shall mean any day other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on
which  commercial  banks in the city of New  York,  New York are  authorized  or
required by law or executive order to remain closed.  Each capitalized term used
herein,  and not otherwise  defined,  shall have the meaning ascribed thereto in
that certain Securities Purchase Agreement, dated December 20, 2002, pursuant to
which this Debenture was originally issued (the "PURCHASE AGREEMENT").

     This Debenture is free from all taxes,  liens, claims and encumbrances with
respect to the issue  thereof and shall not be subject to  preemptive  rights or
other  similar  rights  of  shareholders  of the  Borrower  and will not  impose
personal  liability  upon the holder  thereof.  The  obligations of the Borrower
under this Debenture shall be secured by that certain  Security  Agreement dated
by and between the Borrower and the Holder of even date herewith.

     The following terms shall apply to this Debenture:

                          ARTICLE I. CONVERSION RIGHTS

          1.1  CONVERSION  RIGHT.  The Holder  shall have the right from time to
time,  and at any time on or prior to the earlier of (i) the  Maturity  Date and
(ii) the date of  payment of the  Default  Amount  (as  defined in Article  III)
pursuant to Section  1.6(a) or Article III, the Optional  Prepayment  Amount (as
defined in Section 5.1 or any payments  pursuant to Section 1.7, each in respect
of the remaining  outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture to convert all
or any part of the  outstanding  and unpaid  principal  amount of this Debenture
into fully paid and non-assessable  shares of Common Stock, as such Common Stock
exists on the Issue Date, or any shares of capital stock or other  securities of
the  Borrower  into  which  such  Common  Stock  shall  hereafter  be changed or
reclassified  at the conversion  price (the  "CONVERSION  PRICE")  determined as
provided herein (a "CONVERSION");  provided, however, that in no event shall the
Holder be entitled to convert  any portion of this  Debenture  in excess of that
portion of this Debenture upon  conversion of which the sum of (1) the number of
shares of Common  Stock  beneficially  owned by the  Holder  and its  affiliates
(other  than  shares of Common  Stock  which  may be deemed  beneficially  owned
through  the  ownership  of the  unconverted  portion of the  Debentures  or the
unexercised  or  unconverted  portion  of any  other  security  of the  Borrower
(including,  without limitation, the warrants issued by the Borrower pursuant to
the  Purchase  Agreement)  subject to a  limitation  on  conversion  or exercise
analogous to the limitations  contained  herein) and (2) the number of shares of
Common Stock  issuable upon the conversion of the portion of this Debenture with
respect to which the  determination  of this proviso is being made, would result
in  beneficial  ownership by the Holder and its  affiliates of more than 4.9% of
the  outstanding  shares of Common  Stock.  For  purposes  of the proviso to the
immediately  preceding  sentence,  beneficial  ownership  shall be determined in
accordance  with  Section  13(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  as
amended,  and  Regulations  13D-G  thereunder,  except as otherwise  provided in
clause  (1) of  such  proviso.  The  Holder  of this  Debenture  may  waive  the
limitations  set forth  herein by  sixty-one  (61)  days  written  notice to the
Company.  The number of shares of Common Stock to be issued upon each conversion
of this  Debenture  shall be  determined by dividing the  Conversion  Amount (as
defined  below) by the  applicable  Conversion  Price then in effect on the date
specified in the notice of conversion,  in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A
(the "NOTICE OF CONVERSION"), delivered to the Borrower by the Holder in

                                       2
<PAGE>

accordance  with Section 1.4 below;  provided  that the Notice of  Conversion is
submitted by facsimile (or by other means  resulting in, or reasonably  expected
to result in, notice) to the Borrower  before 6:00 p.m., New York, New York time
on such conversion date (the "CONVERSION  DATE").  The term "CONVERSION  AMOUNT"
means,  with respect to any  conversion  of this  Debenture,  the sum of (1) the
principal  amount of this Debenture to be converted in such  conversion plus (2)
accrued and unpaid  interest,  if any, on such principal  amount at the interest
rates  provided  in this  Debenture  to the  Conversion  Date  plus (3)  Default
Interest,  if any,  on the  amounts  referred  to in the  immediately  preceding
clauses (1) and/or (2) plus (4) at the Holder's option,  any amounts owed to the
Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or pursuant to Section 2(c) of
that  certain  Registration  Rights  Agreement,  dated as of December  20, 2002,
executed in connection with the initial issuance of this Debenture and the other
Debentures issued on the Issue Date (the "REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT").

          1.2  CONVERSION PRICE.

               (A) CALCULATION OF CONVERSION  PRICE.  The Conversion Price shall
be the lesser of (i) the Variable  Conversion Price (as defined herein) and (ii)
the Fixed  Conversion  Price (as  defined  herein)  (subject,  in each case,  to
equitable  adjustments for stock splits,  stock dividends or rights offerings by
the Borrower  relating to the  Borrower's  securities  or the  securities of any
subsidiary of the Borrower, combinations,  recapitalization,  reclassifications,
extraordinary distributions and similar events). The "VARIABLE CONVERSION PRICE"
shall mean the  Applicable  Percentage  (as defined  herein)  multiplied  by the
Market Price (as defined herein). "MARKET PRICE" means the average of the lowest
three (3) Trading  Prices (as  defined  below) for the Common  Stock  during the
twenty  (20)  Trading  Day period  ending one  Trading Day prior to the date the
Conversion  Notice is sent by the  Holder to the  Borrower  via  facsimile  (the
"CONVERSION DATE").  "TRADING PRICE" means, for any security as of any date, the
intraday trading price on the  Over-the-Counter  Bulletin Board (the "OTCBB") as
reported by a reliable  reporting  service mutually  acceptable to and hereafter
designated  by Holders of a  majority  in  interest  of the  Debentures  and the
Borrower or, if the OTCBB is not the principal trading market for such security,
the intraday trading price of such security on the principal securities exchange
or trading  market  where such  security  is listed or traded or, if no intraday
trading price of such security is available in any of the foregoing manners, the
average of the intraday  trading  prices of any market  makers for such security
that are listed in the "pink sheets" by the National  Quotation Bureau,  Inc. If
the Trading  Price cannot be  calculated  for such  security on such date in the
manner  provided  above,  the Trading  Price  shall be the fair market  value as
mutually determined by the Borrower and the holders of a majority in interest of
the Debentures being converted for which the calculation of the Trading Price is
required in order to determine the Conversion Price of such Debentures. "TRADING
DAY" shall  mean any day on which the  Common  Stock is traded for any period on
the OTCBB, or on the principal securities exchange or other securities market on
which the Common Stock is then being traded.  "APPLICABLE PERCENTAGE" shall mean
50.0%. The "FIXED CONVERSION PRICE" shall mean $.30.

               (B) CONVERSION PRICE DURING MAJOR ANNOUNCEMENTS.  Notwithstanding
anything contained in Section 1.2(a) to the contrary,  in the event the Borrower
(i) makes a public announcement that it intends to consolidate or merge with any
other corporation (other than a merger in which the Borrower is the surviving or
continuing  corporation  and its capital stock is unchanged) or sell or transfer
all or substantially all of the

                                       3
<PAGE>

assets  of the  Borrower  or (ii) any  person,  group or entity  (including  the
Borrower)  publicly  announces  a tender  offer to  purchase  50% or more of the
Borrower's  Common  Stock  (or  any  other  takeover  scheme)  (the  date of the
announcement referred to in clause (i) or (ii) is hereinafter referred to as the
"ANNOUNCEMENT  DATE"),  then the  Conversion  Price  shall,  effective  upon the
Announcement  Date  and  continuing   through  the  Adjusted   Conversion  Price
Termination Date (as defined below), be equal to the lower of (x) the Conversion
Price  which  would  have been  applicable  for a  Conversion  occurring  on the
Announcement  Date and (y) the  Conversion  Price  that  would  otherwise  be in
effect.  From and after the Adjusted  Conversion  Price  Termination  Date,  the
Conversion  Price shall be determined as set forth in this Section  1.2(a).  For
purposes hereof,  "ADJUSTED  CONVERSION PRICE TERMINATION DATE" shall mean, with
respect to any proposed  transaction  or tender  offer (or takeover  scheme) for
which a public  announcement  as  contemplated  by this Section  1.2(b) has been
made,  the date upon which the Borrower (in the case of clause (i) above) or the
person,  group or  entity  (in the case of clause  (ii)  above)  consummates  or
publicly announces the termination or abandonment of the proposed transaction or
tender offer (or  takeover  scheme)  which caused this Section  1.2(b) to become
operative.

          1.3 AUTHORIZED  SHARES.  The Borrower covenants that during the period
the conversion  right exists,  the Borrower will reserve from its authorized and
unissued  Common  Stock a  sufficient  number of  shares,  free from  preemptive
rights,  to provide for the issuance of Common Stock upon the full conversion of
this  Debenture  and  the  other  Debentures  issued  pursuant  to the  Purchase
Agreement. The Borrower is required at all times to have authorized and reserved
two times the number of shares that is actually issuable upon full conversion of
the Debentures  (based on the Conversion Price of the Debentures or the Exercise
Price of the Warrants in effect from time to time) (the "RESERVED AMOUNT").  The
Reserved  Amount shall be  increased  from time to time in  accordance  with the
Borrower's  obligations pursuant to Section 4(h) of the Purchase Agreement.  The
Borrower  represents  that upon  issuance,  such shares will be duly and validly
issued, fully paid and non-assessable.  In addition, if the Borrower shall issue
any  securities or make any change to its capital  structure  which would change
the  number of  shares  of Common  Stock  into  which  the  Debentures  shall be
convertible at the then current Conversion Price, the Borrower shall at the same
time make proper provision so that thereafter there shall be a sufficient number
of shares of Common Stock authorized and reserved,  free from preemptive rights,
for conversion of the outstanding Debentures. The Borrower (i) acknowledges that
it has irrevocably  instructed its transfer agent to issue  certificates for the
Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of this  Debenture,  and (ii) agrees that
its issuance of this Debenture  shall  constitute full authority to its officers
and agents who are charged  with the duty of  executing  stock  certificates  to
execute  and issue the  necessary  certificates  for  shares of Common  Stock in
accordance with the terms and conditions of this Debenture.

          If,  at any time a  Holder  of this  Debenture  submits  a  Notice  of
Conversion,  and the Borrower does not have  sufficient  authorized but unissued
shares of Common Stock  available to effect such  conversion in accordance  with
the  provisions of this Article I (a "CONVERSION  DEFAULT"),  subject to Section
4.8,  the  Borrower  shall issue to the Holder all of the shares of Common Stock
which  are then  available  to  effect  such  conversion.  The  portion  of this
Debenture which the Holder  included in its Conversion  Notice and which exceeds
the amount which is then  convertible into available shares of Common Stock (the
"EXCESS  AMOUNT")  shall,  notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary  contained
herein, not be convertible into Common

                                       4
<PAGE>

Stock in accordance  with the terms hereof until (and at the Holder's  option at
any time after) the date additional shares of Common Stock are authorized by the
Borrower  to permit  such  conversion,  at which  time the  Conversion  Price in
respect  thereof  shall  be  the  lesser  of (i)  the  Conversion  Price  on the
Conversion  Default Date (as defined below) and (ii) the Conversion Price on the
Conversion  Date  thereafter  elected  by the  Holder  in  respect  thereof.  In
addition,  the Borrower shall pay to the Holder  payments  ("CONVERSION  DEFAULT
PAYMENTS") for a Conversion Default in the amount of (x) the sum of (1) the then
outstanding  principal  amount of this  Debenture  plus (2)  accrued  and unpaid
interest  on  the  unpaid  principal  amount  of  this  Debenture   through  the
Authorization Date (as defined below) plus (3) Default Interest,  if any, on the
amounts referred to in clauses (1) and/or (2), multiplied by (y) .24, multiplied
by (z) (N/365),  where N = the number of days from the day the holder  submits a
Notice of  Conversion  giving  rise to a  Conversion  Default  (the  "CONVERSION
DEFAULT  DATE")  to the  date  (the  "AUTHORIZATION  DATE")  that  the  Borrower
authorizes a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock to effect conversion of
the full outstanding principal balance of this Debenture. The Borrower shall use
its best efforts to  authorize a sufficient  number of shares of Common Stock as
soon as  practicable  following  the  earlier  of (i) such time that the  Holder
notifies the Borrower or that the Borrower  otherwise  becomes  aware that there
are or likely will be insufficient  authorized and unissued shares to allow full
conversion thereof and (ii) a Conversion Default. The Borrower shall send notice
to the Holder of the  authorization  of additional  shares of Common Stock,  the
Authorization  Date  and the  amount  of  Holder's  accrued  Conversion  Default
Payments.  The accrued Conversion Default Payments for each calendar month shall
be paid in cash or shall be convertible into Common Stock (at such time as there
are sufficient  authorized shares of Common Stock) at the applicable  Conversion
Price, at the Holder's option, as follows:

               (A) In the event Holder elects to take such payment in cash, cash
payment  shall be made to Holder by the fifth  (5th) day of the month  following
the month in which it has accrued; and

               (B) In the event  Holder  elects to take such  payment  in Common
Stock,  the Holder may convert  such  payment  amount  into Common  Stock at the
Conversion  Price (as in effect at the time of conversion) at any time after the
fifth day of the month following the month in which it has accrued in accordance
with the terms of this Article I (so long as there is then a  sufficient  number
of authorized shares of Common Stock).

          The Holder's  election shall be made in writing to the Borrower at any
time prior to 6:00 p.m.,  New York, New York time, on the third day of the month
following the month in which  Conversion  Default  payments have accrued.  If no
election is made,  the Holder shall be deemed to have  elected to receive  cash.
Nothing  herein shall limit the Holder's  right to pursue actual damages (to the
extent in excess of the Conversion  Default Payments) for the Borrower's failure
to maintain a sufficient  number of authorized  shares of Common Stock, and each
holder shall have the right to pursue all remedies available at law or in equity
(including degree of specific performance and/or injunctive relief).

          1.4 METHOD OF CONVERSION.

               (A)  MECHANICS  OF  CONVERSION.  Subject  to  Section  1.1,  this
Debenture  may be  converted  by the Holder in whole or in part at any time from
time to time after the Issue

                                       5
<PAGE>

Date, by (A)  submitting to the Borrower a Notice of Conversion (by facsimile or
other reasonable means of communication  dispatched on the Conversion Date prior
to 6:00  p.m.,  New York,  New York time) and (B)  subject  to  Section  1.4(b),
surrendering this Debenture at the principal office of the Borrower.

               (B)  SURRENDER  OF  DEBENTURE  UPON  CONVERSION.  Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth herein,  upon conversion of this Debenture in
accordance with the terms hereof, the Holder shall not be required to physically
surrender  this  Debenture to the Borrower  unless the entire  unpaid  principal
amount of this  Debenture is so  converted.  The Holder and the  Borrower  shall
maintain records showing the principal amount so converted and the dates of such
conversions  or shall use such  other  method,  reasonably  satisfactory  to the
Holder  and  the  Borrower,  so as not to  require  physical  surrender  of this
Debenture upon each such conversion. In the event of any dispute or discrepancy,
such records of the  Borrower  shall be  controlling  and  determinative  in the
absence of manifest error. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if any portion of this
Debenture is converted as aforesaid,  the Holder may not transfer this Debenture
unless the Holder first  physically  surrenders  this Debenture to the Borrower,
whereupon  the Borrower will  forthwith  issue and deliver upon the order of the
Holder a new Debenture of like tenor,  registered as the Holder (upon payment by
the Holder of any applicable  transfer  taxes) may request,  representing in the
aggregate the remaining unpaid  principal  amount of this Debenture.  The Holder
and any assignee,  by acceptance of this Debenture,  acknowledge and agree that,
by reason of the provisions of this paragraph, following conversion of a portion
of this Debenture, the unpaid and unconverted principal amount of this Debenture
represented  by this  Debenture  may be less than the amount  stated on the face
hereof.

               (C) PAYMENT OF TAXES.  The Borrower  shall not be required to pay
any tax which may be payable in respect of any  transfer  involved  in the issue
and  delivery  of shares of Common  Stock or other  securities  or  property  on
conversion  of this  Debenture  in a name  other  than that of the Holder (or in
street  name),  and the  Borrower  shall not be required to issue or deliver any
such  shares or other  securities  or  property  unless  and until the person or
persons (other than the Holder or the custodian in whose street name such shares
are to be held for the Holder's  account)  requesting the issuance thereof shall
have paid to the Borrower  the amount of any such tax or shall have  established
to the satisfaction of the Borrower that such tax has been paid.

               (D) DELIVERY OF COMMON STOCK UPON CONVERSION. Upon receipt by the
Borrower from the Holder of a facsimile  transmission (or other reasonable means
of  communication)  of a Notice  of  Conversion  meeting  the  requirements  for
conversion as provided in this Section 1.4, the Borrower shall issue and deliver
or  cause  to be  issued  and  delivered  to or upon  the  order  of the  Holder
certificates  for the Common Stock issuable upon such conversion  within two (2)
business days after such receipt  (and,  solely in the case of conversion of the
entire unpaid principal amount hereof, surrender of this Debenture) (such second
business day being hereinafter referred to as the "DEADLINE") in accordance with
the terms hereof and the Purchase Agreement (including,  without limitation,  in
accordance with the requirements of Section 2(g) of the Purchase  Agreement that
certificates for shares of Common Stock issued on or after the effective date of
the Registration  Statement upon conversion of this Debenture shall not bear any
restrictive legend).

                                       6
<PAGE>

               (E) OBLIGATION OF BORROWER TO DELIVER COMMON STOCK.  Upon receipt
by the Borrower of a Notice of Conversion,  the Holder shall be deemed to be the
holder  of  record of the  Common  Stock  issuable  upon  such  conversion,  the
outstanding  principal  amount and the amount of accrued and unpaid  interest on
this  Debenture  shall be reduced to reflect such  conversion,  and,  unless the
Borrower  defaults  on its  obligations  under this  Article I, all rights  with
respect to the portion of this  Debenture  being so  converted  shall  forthwith
terminate except the right to receive the Common Stock or other securities, cash
or other assets,  as herein provided,  on such  conversion.  If the Holder shall
have given a Notice of Conversion as provided herein, the Borrower's  obligation
to issue and deliver the  certificates  for Common  Stock shall be absolute  and
unconditional,  irrespective  of the  absence  of any  action  by the  Holder to
enforce the same,  any waiver or consent with respect to any provision  thereof,
the  recovery  of any  judgment  against any person or any action to enforce the
same,  any failure or delay in the  enforcement  of any other  obligation of the
Borrower  to the  holder of record,  or any  setoff,  counterclaim,  recoupment,
limitation or termination,  or any breach or alleged breach by the Holder of any
obligation to the Borrower,  and  irrespective of any other  circumstance  which
might  otherwise  limit  such  obligation  of  the  Borrower  to the  Holder  in
connection with such conversion.  The Conversion Date specified in the Notice of
Conversion  shall be the Conversion  Date so long as the Notice of Conversion is
received by the  Borrower  before 6:00 p.m.,  New York,  New York time,  on such
date.

               (F) DELIVERY OF COMMON STOCK BY ELECTRONIC  TRANSFER.  In lieu of
delivering  physical  certificates  representing  the Common Stock issuable upon
conversion,  provided the  Borrower's  transfer  agent is  participating  in the
Depository  Trust Company ("DTC") Fast Automated  Securities  Transfer  ("FAST")
program,  upon  request  of the Holder and its  compliance  with the  provisions
contained in Section 1.1 and in this  Section  1.4,  the Borrower  shall use its
best efforts to cause its transfer agent to  electronically  transmit the Common
Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  to the  Holder by  crediting  the  account of
Holder's Prime Broker with DTC through its Deposit  Withdrawal  Agent Commission
("DWAC") system.

               (G) FAILURE TO DELIVER COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO DEADLINE. Without in
any way limiting the Holder's right to pursue other remedies,  including  actual
damages  and/or  equitable  relief,  the  parties  agree that if delivery of the
Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion  of this  Debenture is more than two (2)
days after the Deadline (other than a failure due to the circumstances described
in Section 1.3 above,  which  failure  shall be governed  by such  Section)  the
Borrower shall pay to the Holder $2,000 per day in cash, for each day beyond the
Deadline that the Borrower fails to deliver such Common Stock.  Such cash amount
shall be paid to Holder by the  fifth  day of the month  following  the month in
which it has accrued  or, at the option of the Holder (by written  notice to the
Borrower  by the  first  day of the  month  following  the month in which it has
accrued),  shall be added to the principal  amount of this  Debenture,  in which
event  interest  shall  accrue  thereon  in  accordance  with the  terms of this
Debenture and such additional  principal amount shall be convertible into Common
Stock in accordance with the terms of this Debenture.

          1.5  CONCERNING  THE SHARES.  The shares of Common Stock issuable upon
conversion  of this  Debenture  may not be sold or  transferred  unless (i) such
shares are sold pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Act or
(ii) the  Borrower  or its  transfer  agent  shall have been  furnished  with an
opinion of counsel (which opinion shall be in form,

                                       7
<PAGE>

substance   and  scope   customary   for  opinions  of  counsel  in   comparable
transactions)  to the effect  that the shares to be sold or  transferred  may be
sold or  transferred  pursuant to an exemption from such  registration  or (iii)
such  shares are sold or  transferred  pursuant  to Rule 144 under the Act (or a
successor  rule)  ("RULE  144")  or  (iv)  such  shares  are  transferred  to an
"affiliate"  (as  defined  in Rule 144) of the  Borrower  who  agrees to sell or
otherwise  transfer the shares only in accordance  with this Section 1.5 and who
is an  Accredited  Investor  (as defined in the Purchase  Agreement).  Except as
otherwise  provided  in the  Purchase  Agreement  (and  subject  to the  removal
provisions  set forth  below),  until  such time as the  shares of Common  Stock
issuable upon conversion of this Debenture have been registered under the Act as
contemplated  by the  Registration  Rights  Agreement or  otherwise  may be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 without any  restriction  as to the number of securities as
of a particular  date that can then be immediately  sold,  each  certificate for
shares of Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion of this Debenture that has not
been so included in an  effective  registration  statement  or that has not been
sold  pursuant to an  effective  registration  statement  or an  exemption  that
permits  removal  of the  legend,  shall  bear  a  legend  substantially  in the
following form, as appropriate:

     "THE SECURITIES  REPRESENTED BY THIS  CERTIFICATE  HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED
     UNDER THE  SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED.  THE  SECURITIES MAY NOT BE
     SOLD,  TRANSFERRED OR ASSIGNED IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE  REGISTRATION
     STATEMENT  FOR THE  SECURITIES  UNDER SAID ACT, OR AN OPINION OF COUNSEL IN
     FORM,  SUBSTANCE AND SCOPE  CUSTOMARY FOR OPINIONS OF COUNSEL IN COMPARABLE
     TRANSACTIONS,  THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED UNDER SAID ACT UNLESS SOLD
     PURSUANT TO RULE 144 OR REGULATION S UNDER SAID ACT."

          The legend set forth  above shall be removed  and the  Borrower  shall
issue to the Holder a new  certificate  therefor free of any transfer  legend if
(i) the  Borrower  or its  transfer  agent  shall  have  received  an opinion of
counsel,  in form,  substance  and scope  customary  for  opinions of counsel in
comparable  transactions,  to the effect  that a public sale or transfer of such
Common Stock may be made without  registration  under the Act and the shares are
so sold or  transferred,  (ii) such Holder provides the Borrower or its transfer
agent with reasonable  assurances that the Common Stock issuable upon conversion
of this  Debenture  (to the  extent  such  securities  are  deemed  to have been
acquired on the same date) can be sold pursuant to Rule 144 or (iii) in the case
of the Common Stock issuable upon conversion of this Debenture, such security is
registered  for sale by the Holder  under an  effective  registration  statement
filed under the Act or  otherwise  may be sold  pursuant to Rule 144 without any
restriction as to the number of securities as of a particular date that can then
be immediately  sold.  Nothing in this Debenture  shall (i) limit the Borrower's
obligation under the Registration Rights Agreement or (ii) affect in any way the
Holder's obligations to comply with applicable  prospectus delivery requirements
upon the resale of the securities referred to herein.

          1.6 EFFECT OF CERTAIN EVENTS.

               (A) EFFECT OF MERGER,  CONSOLIDATION,  ETC.  At the option of the
Holder,  the sale,  conveyance or disposition of all or substantially all of the
assets of the Borrower,  the  effectuation  by the Borrower of a transaction  or
series of related transactions in

                                       8
<PAGE>

which more than 50% of the voting  power of the  Borrower is disposed of, or the
consolidation, merger or other business combination of the Borrower with or into
any other  Person (as  defined  below) or Persons  when the  Borrower is not the
survivor  shall  either:  (i) be deemed to be an Event of Default (as defined in
Article  III)  pursuant  to which the  Borrower  shall be required to pay to the
Holder upon the consummation of and as a condition to such transaction an amount
equal to the  Default  Amount (as  defined  in  Article  III) or (ii) be treated
pursuant  to  Section  1.6(b)  hereof.   "PERSON"  shall  mean  any  individual,
corporation, limited liability company, partnership, association, trust or other
entity or organization.

               (B) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO MERGER, CONSOLIDATION, ETC. If, at any time
when this Debenture is issued and  outstanding and prior to conversion of all of
the Debentures,  there shall be any merger,  consolidation,  exchange of shares,
recapitalization,  reorganization,  or other similar event, as a result of which
shares of  Common  Stock of the  Borrower  shall be  changed  into the same or a
different number of shares of another class or classes of stock or securities of
the Borrower or another  entity,  or in case of any sale or conveyance of all or
substantially  all of the assets of the Borrower other than in connection with a
plan of complete liquidation of the Borrower,  then the Holder of this Debenture
shall  thereafter  have the right to receive upon  conversion of this Debenture,
upon the basis and upon the terms and conditions specified herein and in lieu of
the shares of Common Stock  immediately  theretofore  issuable upon  conversion,
such stock,  securities  or assets which the Holder would have been  entitled to
receive  in  such   transaction  had  this  Debenture  been  converted  in  full
immediately  prior to such  transaction  (without  regard to any  limitations on
conversion set forth herein), and in any such case appropriate  provisions shall
be made with respect to the rights and interests of the Holder of this Debenture
to the end that the provisions hereof (including, without limitation, provisions
for adjustment of the Conversion Price and of the number of shares issuable upon
conversion of the Debenture) shall thereafter be applicable, as nearly as may be
practicable in relation to any securities or assets thereafter  deliverable upon
the conversion hereof.  The Borrower shall not effect any transaction  described
in this Section  1.6(b)  unless (a) it first gives,  to the extent  practicable,
thirty (30) days prior  written  notice (but in any event at least  fifteen (15)
days  prior  written  notice)  of the  record  date of the  special  meeting  of
shareholders  to approve,  or if there is no such record date, the  consummation
of,  such   merger,   consolidation,   exchange  of  shares,   recapitalization,
reorganization  or other similar event or sale of assets  (during which time the
Holder  shall be  entitled  to convert  this  Debenture)  and (b) the  resulting
successor  or  acquiring  entity  (if  not  the  Borrower)  assumes  by  written
instrument the obligations of this Section 1.6(b).  The above  provisions  shall
similarly apply to successive consolidations, mergers, sales, transfers or share
exchanges.

               (C) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO DISTRIBUTION. If the Borrower shall declare
or make any  distribution  of its assets (or  rights to acquire  its  assets) to
holders of Common  Stock as a dividend,  stock  repurchase,  by way of return of
capital or otherwise  (including any dividend or  distribution to the Borrower's
shareholders in cash or shares (or rights to acquire shares) of capital stock of
a subsidiary  (i.e.,  a spin-off)) (a  "DISTRIBUTION"),  then the Holder of this
Debenture  shall be entitled,  upon any conversion of this  Debenture  after the
date of record for determining  shareholders  entitled to such Distribution,  to
receive  the amount of such assets  which would have been  payable to the Holder
with respect to the shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon such  conversion  had
such Holder  been the holder of such  shares of Common  Stock on the record date
for the determination of shareholders entitled to such Distribution.

                                       9
<PAGE>

               (D) ADJUSTMENT DUE TO DILUTIVE ISSUANCE. If, at any time when any
Debentures  are issued and  outstanding,  the  Borrower  issues or sells,  or in
accordance with this Section 1.6(d) hereof is deemed to have issued or sold, any
shares of Common Stock for no  consideration  or for a  consideration  per share
(before  deduction  of  reasonable   expenses  or  commissions  or  underwriting
discounts or allowances in connection  therewith) less than the Fixed Conversion
Price in effect on the date of such issuance (or deemed issuance) of such shares
of Common  Stock (a "DILUTIVE  ISSUANCE"),  then  immediately  upon the Dilutive
Issuance,  the Fixed  Conversion  Price  will be  reduced  to the  amount of the
consideration  per share  received by the  Borrower in such  Dilutive  Issuance;
provided that only one adjustment will be made for each Dilutive Issuance.

               The  Borrower  shall be deemed to have  issued or sold  shares of
Common Stock if the Borrower in any manner issues or grants any warrants, rights
or options,  whether or not  immediately  exercisable,  to  subscribe  for or to
purchase Common Stock or other  securities  convertible into or exchangeable for
Common Stock  ("CONVERTIBLE  SECURITIES") (such warrants,  rights and options to
purchase Common Stock or Convertible  Securities are hereinafter  referred to as
"OPTIONS")  and the price per share for which Common Stock is issuable  upon the
exercise of such Options is less than the Fixed Conversion Price then in effect,
then the Fixed  Conversion  Price  shall be equal to such price per  share.  For
purposes of the preceding sentence,  the "price per share for which Common Stock
is issuable upon the exercise of such Options" is determined by dividing (i) the
total amount,  if any,  received or receivable by the Borrower as  consideration
for the  issuance or granting of all such  Options,  plus the minimum  aggregate
amount of  additional  consideration,  if any,  payable to the Borrower upon the
exercise  of all  such  Options,  plus,  in the case of  Convertible  Securities
issuable  upon the exercise of such  Options,  the minimum  aggregate  amount of
additional  consideration payable upon the conversion or exchange thereof at the
time such Convertible  Securities first become  convertible or exchangeable,  by
(ii) the  maximum  total  number of shares of  Common  Stock  issuable  upon the
exercise  of  all  such  Options   (assuming  full   conversion  of  Convertible
Securities,  if applicable).  No further adjustment to the Conversion Price will
be made upon the actual  issuance of such Common Stock upon the exercise of such
Options or upon the  conversion or exchange of Convertible  Securities  issuable
upon exercise of such Options.

               Additionally, the Borrower shall be deemed to have issued or sold
shares  of  Common  Stock if the  Borrower  in any  manner  issues  or sells any
Convertible Securities, whether or not immediately convertible (other than where
the same are issuable upon the exercise of Options), and the price per share for
which Common Stock is issuable upon such conversion or exchange is less than the
Fixed Conversion Price then in effect,  then the Fixed Conversion Price shall be
equal to such price per share. For the purposes of the preceding  sentence,  the
"price per share for which  Common  Stock is issuable  upon such  conversion  or
exchange" is determined by dividing (i) the total  amount,  if any,  received or
receivable by the Borrower as consideration for the issuance or sale of all such
Convertible  Securities,   plus  the  minimum  aggregate  amount  of  additional
consideration,  if any,  payable to the Borrower upon the conversion or exchange
thereof at the time such  Convertible  Securities  first become  convertible  or
exchangeable,  by (ii) the  maximum  total  number of  shares  of  Common  Stock
issuable upon the conversion or exchange of all such Convertible Securities.  No
further  adjustment to the Fixed  Conversion  Price will be made upon the actual
issuance of such Common Stock upon  conversion  or exchange of such  Convertible
Securities.

                                       10
<PAGE>

               No adjustment to the  Conversion  Price will be made (i) upon the
exercise of any warrants,  options or convertible securities granted, issued and
outstanding  on the date of issuance of this  Debenture;  (ii) upon the grant or
exercise of any stock or options  which may  hereafter  be granted or  exercised
under any employee  benefit plan,  stock option plan or restricted stock plan of
the  Borrower now existing or to be  implemented  in the future,  so long as the
issuance of such stock or options is  approved by a majority of the  independent
members of the Board of  Directors  of the Borrower or a majority of the members
of a committee of independent  directors  established for such purpose; or (iii)
upon Conversion of the Debentures.

               (E)  PURCHASE  RIGHTS.  If, at any time when any  Debentures  are
issued and outstanding, the Borrower issues any convertible securities or rights
to  purchase  stock,  warrants,  securities  or other  property  (the  "PURCHASE
RIGHTS") pro rata to the record  holders of any class of Common Stock,  then the
Holder of this Debenture will be entitled to acquire,  upon the terms applicable
to such Purchase Rights,  the aggregate  Purchase Rights which such Holder could
have  acquired  if such  Holder  had held the  number of shares of Common  Stock
acquirable  upon complete  conversion of this Debenture  (without  regard to any
limitations on conversion contained herein) immediately before the date on which
a record is taken for the grant, issuance or sale of such Purchase Rights or, if
no such record is taken, the date as of which the record holders of Common Stock
are to be determined for the grant, issue or sale of such Purchase Rights.

               (F) NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENTS. Upon the occurrence of each adjustment
or readjustment of the Conversion  Price as a result of the events  described in
this Section 1.6, the  Borrower,  at its expense,  shall  promptly  compute such
adjustment  or  readjustment  and  prepare  and  furnish  to  the  Holder  of  a
certificate  setting forth such adjustment or readjustment and showing in detail
the facts upon which such  adjustment  or  readjustment  is based.  The Borrower
shall,  upon the  written  request  at any time of the  Holder,  furnish to such
Holder a like  certificate  setting forth (i) such  adjustment or  readjustment,
(ii) the  Conversion  Price at the time in effect and (iii) the number of shares
of Common Stock and the amount, if any, of other securities or property which at
the time would be received upon conversion of the Debenture.

          1.7 TRADING  MARKET  LIMITATIONS.  Unless  permitted by the applicable
rules and  regulations  of the principal  securities  market on which the Common
Stock is then  listed or  traded,  in no event  shall the  Borrower  issue  upon
conversion of or otherwise  pursuant to this Debenture and the other  Debentures
issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement more than the maximum number of shares
of  Common  Stock  that  the  Borrower  can  issue  pursuant  to any rule of the
principal  United  States  securities  market on which the Common  Stock is then
traded  (the  "MAXIMUM  SHARE  AMOUNT"),  which,  as of the Issue  Date shall be
4,311,267  shares  (19.99% of the total shares  outstanding  on the Issue Date),
subject  to  equitable  adjustment  from  time to time for stock  splits,  stock
dividends,  combinations, capital reorganizations and similar events relating to
the Common Stock occurring after the date hereof.  Once the Maximum Share Amount
has been issued (the date of which is  hereinafter  referred to as the  "MAXIMUM
CONVERSION  DATE"),  if the Borrower fails to eliminate any  prohibitions  under
applicable law or the rules or regulations  of any stock  exchange,  interdealer
quotation system or other  self-regulatory  organization  with jurisdiction over
the Borrower or any of its securities on the Borrower's  ability to issue shares
of Common  Stock in excess  of the  Maximum  Share  Amount  (a  "TRADING  MARKET
PREPAYMENT EVENT"), in lieu of any further right to convert this Debenture,  and
in full

                                       11
<PAGE>

satisfaction of the Borrower's  obligations  under this Debenture,  the Borrower
shall pay to the  Holder,  within  fifteen  (15)  business  days of the  Maximum
Conversion Date (the "TRADING MARKET PREPAYMENT  Date"), an amount equal to 130%
times the sum of (a) the then  outstanding  principal  amount of this  Debenture
immediately  following the Maximum  Conversion Date, plus (b) accrued and unpaid
interest on the unpaid  principal amount of this Debenture to the Trading Market
Prepayment Date, plus (c) Default  Interest,  if any, on the amounts referred to
in clause (a) and/or (b) above,  plus (d) any optional amounts that may be added
thereto at the  Maximum  Conversion  Date by the Holder in  accordance  with the
terms  hereof  (the  then   outstanding   principal  amount  of  this  Debenture
immediately  following the Maximum Conversion Date, plus the amounts referred to
in clauses  (b),  (c) and (d) above  shall  collectively  be  referred to as the
"REMAINING CONVERTIBLE AMOUNT"). With respect to each Holder of Debentures,  the
Maximum  Share  Amount  shall  refer to such  Holder's  pro rata  share  thereof
determined  in accordance  with Section 4.8 below.  In the event that the sum of
(x) the  aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock issued upon  conversion  of
this  Debenture  and  the  other  Debentures  issued  pursuant  to the  Purchase
Agreement  plus (y) the  aggregate  number of shares of Common Stock that remain
issuable upon  conversion  of this  Debenture  and the other  Debentures  issued
pursuant to the  Purchase  Agreement,  represents  at least one hundred  percent
(100%) of the Maximum Share Amount (the "TRIGGERING  EVENT"),  the Borrower will
use its best  efforts to seek and obtain  Shareholder  Approval  (or obtain such
other relief as will allow conversions  hereunder in excess of the Maximum Share
Amount) as soon as  practicable  following the  Triggering  Event and before the
Maximum Conversion Date. As used herein,  "SHAREHOLDER  APPROVAL" means approval
by the shareholders of the Borrower to authorize the issuance of the full number
of shares of Common Stock which would be issuable  upon full  conversion  of the
then outstanding Debentures but for the Maximum Share Amount.

          1.8 STATUS AS  SHAREHOLDER.  Upon submission of a Notice of Conversion
by a Holder,  (i) the shares  covered  thereby  (other than the shares,  if any,
which  cannot be issued  because  their  issuance  would  exceed  such  Holder's
allocated  portion of the  Reserved  Amount or Maximum  Share  Amount)  shall be
deemed  converted into shares of Common Stock and (ii) the Holder's  rights as a
Holder of such converted  portion of this  Debenture  shall cease and terminate,
excepting only the right to receive certificates for such shares of Common Stock
and to any remedies  provided herein or otherwise  available at law or in equity
to such Holder  because of a failure by the Borrower to comply with the terms of
this  Debenture.  Notwithstanding  the  foregoing,  if a Holder has not received
certificates  for all shares of Common Stock prior to the tenth (10th)  business
day after the  expiration  of the Deadline  with respect to a conversion  of any
portion of this  Debenture  for any reason,  then  (unless the Holder  otherwise
elects to retain  its  status as a holder of Common  Stock by so  notifying  the
Borrower) the Holder shall regain the rights of a Holder of this  Debenture with
respect to such  unconverted  portions of this Debenture and the Borrower shall,
as soon as practicable,  return such unconverted  Debenture to the Holder or, if
the Debenture has not been surrendered,  adjust its records to reflect that such
portion of this Debenture has not been converted. In all cases, the Holder shall
retain all of its rights and remedies  (including,  without limitation,  (i) the
right to receive  Conversion  Default  Payments  pursuant  to Section 1.3 to the
extent  required  thereby  for  such  Conversion   Default  and  any  subsequent
Conversion  Default and (ii) the right to have the Conversion Price with respect
to subsequent  conversions  determined  in accordance  with Section 1.3) for the
Borrower's failure to convert this Debenture.

                                       12
<PAGE>

                         ARTICLE II. CERTAIN COVENANTS

          2.1 DISTRIBUTIONS ON CAPITAL STOCK. So long as the Borrower shall have
any obligation under this Debenture, the Borrower shall not without the Holder's
written consent (a) pay, declare or set apart for such payment,  any dividend or
other distribution  (whether in cash, property or other securities) on shares of
capital stock other than  dividends on shares of Common Stock solely in the form
of  additional  shares of Common Stock or (b) directly or  indirectly or through
any subsidiary  make any other payment or distribution in respect of its capital
stock except for distributions  pursuant to any shareholders'  rights plan which
is approved by a majority of the Borrower's disinterested directors.

          2.2  RESTRICTION ON STOCK  REPURCHASES.  So long as the Borrower shall
have any  obligation  under this  Debenture,  the Borrower shall not without the
Holder's  written consent redeem,  repurchase or otherwise  acquire (whether for
cash or in exchange for property or other  securities  or  otherwise) in any one
transaction or series of related transactions any shares of capital stock of the
Borrower  or any  warrants,  rights or options to  purchase  or acquire any such
shares.

          2.3  BORROWINGS.  So long as the  Borrower  shall have any  obligation
under this  Debenture,  the Borrower  shall not,  without the  Holder's  written
consent,  create,  incur,  assume or suffer to exist any  liability for borrowed
money, except (a) borrowings in existence or committed on the date hereof and of
which the Borrower has informed Holder in writing prior to the date hereof,  (b)
indebtedness  to trade  creditors  or  financial  institutions  incurred  in the
ordinary  course of business or (c)  borrowings,  the proceeds of which shall be
used to repay this Debenture.

          2.4 SALE OF ASSETS.  So long as the Borrower shall have any obligation
under this  Debenture,  the Borrower  shall not,  without the  Holder's  written
consent,  sell,  lease or otherwise  dispose of any  significant  portion of its
assets outside the ordinary  course of business.  Any consent to the disposition
of any  assets  may be  conditioned  on a  specified  use  of  the  proceeds  of
disposition.

          2.5  ADVANCES  AND  LOANS.  So long as the  Borrower  shall  have  any
obligation  under this Debenture,  the Borrower shall not,  without the Holder's
written consent,  lend money, give credit or make advances to any person,  firm,
joint  venture  or  corporation,   including,   without  limitation,   officers,
directors, employees, subsidiaries and affiliates of the Borrower, except loans,
credits or advances  (a) in  existence or committed on the date hereof and which
the Borrower has informed  Holder in writing prior to the date hereof,  (b) made
in the ordinary course of business or (c) not in excess of $50,000.

          2.6  CONTINGENT  LIABILITIES.  So long as the Borrower  shall have any
obligation  under this Debenture,  the Borrower shall not,  without the Holder's
written consent, assume, guarantee,  endorse,  contingently agree to purchase or
otherwise  become liable upon the obligation of any person,  firm,  partnership,
joint  venture  or   corporation,   except  by  the  endorsement  of  negotiable
instruments  for  deposit  or  collection  and except  assumptions,  guarantees,
endorsements and  contingencies (a) in existence or committed on the date hereof
and which the Borrower has informed  Holder in writing prior to the date hereof,
and (b) similar transactions in the ordinary course of business.

                                       13
<PAGE>

                         ARTICLE III. EVENTS OF DEFAULT

          If any of  the  following  events  of  default  (each,  an  "EVENT  OF
DEFAULT") shall occur:

          3.1 FAILURE TO PAY  PRINCIPAL OR INTEREST.  The Borrower  fails to pay
the principal hereof or interest thereon when due on this Debenture,  whether at
maturity,  upon a Trading Market  Prepayment Event pursuant to Section 1.7, upon
acceleration or otherwise;

          3.2 CONVERSION  AND THE SHARES.  The Borrower fails to issue shares of
Common Stock to the Holder (or announces or threatens that it will not honor its
obligation to do so) upon exercise by the Holder of the conversion rights of the
Holder in accordance  with the terms of this Debenture (for a period of at least
sixty (60)  days,  if such  failure  is solely as a result of the  circumstances
governed by Section 1.3 and the  Borrower is using its best efforts to authorize
a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock as soon as practicable),  fails to
transfer  or  cause  its  transfer  agent  to  transfer  (electronically  or  in
certificated  form) any  certificate  for shares of Common  Stock  issued to the
Holder upon  conversion of or otherwise  pursuant to this  Debenture as and when
required by this Debenture or the  Registration  Rights  Agreement,  or fails to
remove any restrictive legend (or to withdraw any stop transfer  instructions in
respect thereof) on any certificate for any shares of Common Stock issued to the
Holder upon  conversion of or otherwise  pursuant to this  Debenture as and when
required by this Debenture or the  Registration  Rights  Agreement (or makes any
announcement,  statement  or  threat  that it  does  not  intend  to  honor  the
obligations  described in this  paragraph)  and any such failure shall  continue
uncured (or any  announcement,  statement or threat not to honor its obligations
shall not be rescinded  in writing)  for ten (10) days after the Borrower  shall
have been notified thereof in writing by the Holder;

          3.3 FAILURE TO TIMELY FILE  REGISTRATION OR EFFECT  REGISTRATION.  The
Borrower fails to file the Registration  Statement within  thirty-five (35) days
following  the Closing  Date (as defined in the  Purchase  Agreement)  or obtain
effectiveness  with the Securities and Exchange  Commission of the  Registration
Statement within one hundred thirty-five (135) days following the Filing Date or
such Registration  Statement lapses in effect (or sales cannot otherwise be made
thereunder  effective,  whether by reason of the Borrower's  failure to amend or
supplement the prospectus  included  therein in accordance with the Registration
Rights  Agreement or otherwise)  for more than twenty (20)  consecutive  days or
forty (40) days in any twelve  month  period  after the  Registration  Statement
becomes effective;

          3.4 BREACH OF COVENANTS.  The Borrower  breaches any material covenant
or other  material  term or condition  contained in Sections  1.3, 1.6 or 1.7 of
this Debenture,  or Sections 4(c),  4(e),  4(h), 4(i), 4(j) or 5 of the Purchase
Agreement and such breach  continues for a period of ten (10) days after written
notice thereof to the Borrower from the Holder;

          3.5 BREACH OF  REPRESENTATIONS  AND WARRANTIES.  Any representation or
warranty  of  the  Borrower  made  herein  or in  any  agreement,  statement  or
certificate  given  in  writing  pursuant  hereto  or  in  connection   herewith
(including,  without  limitation,  the Purchase  Agreement and the  Registration
Rights  Agreement),  shall be false or misleading  in any material  respect when
made and the  breach of which  has (or with the  passage  of time  will  have) a
material

                                       14
<PAGE>

adverse effect on the rights of the Holder with respect to this  Debenture,  the
Purchase Agreement or the Registration Rights Agreement;

          3.6  RECEIVER  OR  TRUSTEE.  The  Borrower  or any  subsidiary  of the
Borrower shall make an assignment for the benefit of creditors,  or apply for or
consent to the  appointment of a receiver or trustee for it or for a substantial
part of its property or business,  or such a receiver or trustee shall otherwise
be appointed;

          3.7 JUDGMENTS.  Any money  judgment,  writ or similar process shall be
entered or filed  against the Borrower or any  subsidiary of the Borrower or any
of its  property  or other  assets  for more  than  $50,000,  and  shall  remain
unvacated,  unbonded  or  unstayed  for a period  of  twenty  (20)  days  unless
otherwise  consented to by the Holder,  which  consent will not be  unreasonably
withheld;

          3.8 BANKRUPTCY. Bankruptcy, insolvency,  reorganization or liquidation
proceedings or other  proceedings for relief under any bankruptcy law or any law
for the relief of debtors  shall be instituted by or against the Borrower or any
subsidiary of the Borrower;

          3.9 DELISTING OF COMMON STOCK. The Borrower shall fail to maintain the
listing  of the  Common  Stock on at  least  one of the  OTCBB or an  equivalent
replacement  exchange,  the Nasdaq National Market,  the Nasdaq SmallCap Market,
the New York Stock Exchange, or the American Stock Exchange; or

          3.10 DEFAULT UNDER OTHER DEBENTURES.  An Event of Default has occurred
and is  continuing  under any of the other  Debentures  issued  pursuant  to the
Purchase Agreement,

then,  upon the occurrence and during the  continuation  of any Event of Default
specified in Section 3.1,  3.2,  3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.7, 3.9, or 3.10, at the option
of  the  Holders  of a  majority  of  the  aggregate  principal  amount  of  the
outstanding  Debentures  issued pursuant to the Purchase  Agreement  exercisable
through the  delivery of written  notice to the  Borrower by such  Holders  (the
"DEFAULT  NOTICE"),  and upon the occurrence of an Event of Default specified in
Section 3.6 or 3.8, the Debentures shall become  immediately due and payable and
the Borrower shall pay to the Holder,  in full  satisfaction  of its obligations
hereunder,  an amount  equal to the greater of (i) 130% times the sum of (w) the
then outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture plus (x) accrued and unpaid
interest on the unpaid principal amount of this Debenture to the date of payment
(the  "MANDATORY  PREPAYMENT  DATE") plus (y) Default  Interest,  if any, on the
amounts  referred to in clauses (w) and/or (x) plus (z) any amounts  owed to the
Holder pursuant to Sections 1.3 and 1.4(g) hereof or pursuant to Section 2(c) of
the Registration Rights Agreement (the then outstanding principal amount of this
Debenture  to the date of payment  plus the amounts  referred to in clauses (x),
(y) and (z)  shall  collectively  be  known  as the  "DEFAULT  SUM") or (ii) the
"parity  value" of the Default Sum to be prepaid,  where  parity value means (a)
the highest  number of shares of Common Stock  issuable  upon  conversion  of or
otherwise  pursuant to such Default Sum in  accordance  with Article I, treating
the Trading Day  immediately  preceding  the  Mandatory  Prepayment  Date as the
"Conversion Date" for purposes of determining the lowest  applicable  Conversion
Price,  unless the Default  Event arises as a result of a breach in respect of a
specific  Conversion  Date in  which  case  such  Conversion  Date  shall be the
Conversion  Date),  multiplied  by (b) the highest  Closing Price for the Common
Stock during the period  beginning on the date of first  occurrence of the Event
of Default and ending one day prior to the Mandatory

                                       15
<PAGE>

Prepayment Date (the "DEFAULT  Amount") and all other amounts payable  hereunder
shall  immediately  become due and payable,  all without demand,  presentment or
notice,  all of which  hereby are  expressly  waived,  together  with all costs,
including,  without limitation,  legal fees and expenses, of collection, and the
Holder shall be entitled to exercise all other rights and remedies  available at
law or in equity.  If the Borrower  fails to pay the Default  Amount within five
(5) business  days of written  notice that such amount is due and payable,  then
the Holder shall have the right at any time, so long as the Borrower  remains in
default  (and so long and to the  extent  that there are  sufficient  authorized
shares), to require the Borrower,  upon written notice, to immediately issue, in
lieu of the Default Amount, the number of shares of Common Stock of the Borrower
equal to the Default Amount divided by the Conversion Price then in effect.

                           ARTICLE IV. MISCELLANEOUS

          4.1 FAILURE OR INDULGENCE NOT WAIVER.  No failure or delay on the part
of the Holder in the exercise of any power,  right or privilege  hereunder shall
operate as a waiver  thereof,  nor shall any single or partial  exercise  of any
such power,  right or privilege preclude other or further exercise thereof or of
any other right, power or privileges. All rights and remedies existing hereunder
are  cumulative  to, and not  exclusive  of, any  rights or  remedies  otherwise
available.

          4.2 NOTICES. Any notice herein required or permitted to be given shall
be in writing and may be  personally  served or  delivered by courier or sent by
United  States  mail and  shall be deemed to have been  given  upon  receipt  if
personally served (which shall include telephone line facsimile transmission) or
sent by courier or three (3) days after  being  deposited  in the United  States
mail, certified,  with postage pre-paid and properly addressed, if sent by mail.
For the  purposes  hereof,  the  address of the Holder  shall be as shown on the
records of the Borrower;  and the address of the Borrower shall be 3845 Atherton
Road,  Suite 9, Rocklin,  CA 95765,  facsimile  number:  916-632-6099.  Both the
Holder and the Borrower may change the address for service by service of written
notice to the other as herein provided.

          4.3  AMENDMENTS.  This Debenture and any provision  hereof may only be
amended by an instrument in writing  signed by the Borrower and the Holder.  The
term "Debenture" and all reference thereto,  as used throughout this instrument,
shall mean this  instrument  (and the other  Debentures  issued  pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement) as originally executed, or if later amended or supplemented,
then as so amended or supplemented.

          4.4  ASSIGNABILITY.  This Debenture shall be binding upon the Borrower
and its successors and assigns,  and shall inure to be the benefit of the Holder
and its  successors  and assigns.  Each  transferee of this Debenture must be an
"accredited   investor"   (as   defined  in  Rule   501(a)  of  the  1933  Act).
Notwithstanding  anything in this Debenture to the contrary,  this Debenture may
be pledged as collateral in connection  with a bona fide margin account or other
lending arrangement.

          4.5 COST OF  COLLECTION.  If  default  is made in the  payment of this
Debenture,  the  Borrower  shall  pay the  Holder  hereof  costs of  collection,
including reasonable attorneys' fees.

                                       16
<PAGE>

          4.6 GOVERNING LAW. THIS DEBENTURE  SHALL BE ENFORCED,  GOVERNED BY AND
CONSTRUED IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK  APPLICABLE  TO
AGREEMENTS MADE AND TO BE PERFORMED  ENTIRELY WITHIN SUCH STATE,  WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE  PRINCIPLES  OF  CONFLICT OF LAWS.  THE  BORROWER  HEREBY  SUBMITS TO THE
EXCLUSIVE  JURISDICTION OF THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS LOCATED IN NEW YORK,
NEW  YORK  WITH  RESPECT  TO ANY  DISPUTE  ARISING  UNDER  THIS  DEBENTURE,  THE
AGREEMENTS ENTERED INTO IN CONNECTION HEREWITH OR THE TRANSACTIONS  CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY OR THEREBY. BOTH PARTIES IRREVOCABLY WAIVE THE DEFENSE OF AN INCONVENIENT
FORUM TO THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING.  BOTH PARTIES FURTHER AGREE
THAT  SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON A PARTY MAILED BY FIRST CLASS MAIL SHALL BE DEEMED
IN EVERY RESPECT EFFECTIVE SERVICE OF PROCESS UPON THE PARTY IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR
PROCEEDING. NOTHING HEREIN SHALL AFFECT EITHER PARTY'S RIGHT TO SERVE PROCESS IN
ANY  OTHER  MANNER   PERMITTED  BY  LAW.   BOTH  PARTIES   AGREE  THAT  A  FINAL
NON-APPEALABLE  JUDGMENT IN ANY SUCH SUIT OR PROCEEDING  SHALL BE CONCLUSIVE AND
MAY BE ENFORCED IN OTHER  JURISDICTIONS BY SUIT ON SUCH JUDGMENT OR IN ANY OTHER
LAWFUL  MANNER.  THE PARTY WHICH DOES NOT PREVAIL IN ANY DISPUTE  ARISING  UNDER
THIS  DEBENTURE  SHALL  BE  RESPONSIBLE  FOR ALL FEES  AND  EXPENSES,  INCLUDING
ATTORNEYS'  FEES,  INCURRED  BY THE  PREVAILING  PARTY IN  CONNECTION  WITH SUCH
DISPUTE.

          4.7 CERTAIN AMOUNTS.  Whenever pursuant to this Debenture the Borrower
is required to pay an amount in excess of the outstanding  principal  amount (or
the portion  thereof  required to be paid at that time) plus  accrued and unpaid
interest  plus Default  Interest on such  interest,  the Borrower and the Holder
agree that the actual  damages to the Holder from the receipt of cash payment on
this Debenture may be difficult to determine and the amount to be so paid by the
Borrower  represents  stipulated  damages  and not a penalty  and is intended to
compensate  the  Holder  in part for loss of the  opportunity  to  convert  this
Debenture and to earn a return from the sale of shares of Common Stock  acquired
upon  conversion  of this  Debenture  at a price in excess of the price paid for
such shares pursuant to this Debenture. The Borrower and the Holder hereby agree
that such amount of stipulated  damages is not plainly  disproportionate  to the
possible  loss to the Holder  from the  receipt of a cash  payment  without  the
opportunity to convert this Debenture into shares of Common Stock.

          4.8  ALLOCATIONS  OF MAXIMUM  SHARE  AMOUNT AND RESERVED  AMOUNT.  The
Maximum  Share Amount and Reserved  Amount shall be allocated pro rata among the
Holders of Debentures based on the principal amount of such Debentures issued to
each Holder. Each increase to the Maximum Share Amount and Reserved Amount shall
be allocated  pro rata among the Holders of  Debentures  based on the  principal
amount of such Debentures held by each Holder at the time of the increase in the
Maximum  Share  Amount or Reserved  Amount.  In the event a Holder shall sell or
otherwise  transfer any of such Holder's  Debentures,  each transferee  shall be
allocated  a pro rata  portion of such  transferor's  Maximum  Share  Amount and
Reserved  Amount.  Any portion of the Maximum  Share  Amount or Reserved  Amount
which  remains  allocated  to any  person  or  entity  which  does  not hold any
Debentures shall be allocated to the

                                       17
<PAGE>

remaining Holders of Debentures,  pro rata based on the principal amount of such
Debentures then held by such Holders.

          4.9 DAMAGES SHARES. The shares of Common Stock that may be issuable to
the Holder  pursuant to Sections  1.3 and 1.4(g)  hereof and pursuant to Section
2(c) of the Registration Rights Agreement ("DAMAGES SHARES") shall be treated as
Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of this Debenture for all purposes hereof
and shall be subject to all of the limitations and afforded all of the rights of
the  other  shares  of  Common  Stock  issuable  hereunder,   including  without
limitation,  the  right  to be  included  in the  Registration  Statement  filed
pursuant to the  Registration  Rights  Agreement.  For  purposes of  calculating
interest payable on the outstanding principal amount hereof, except as otherwise
provided herein,  amounts  convertible  into Damages Shares ("DAMAGES  AMOUNTS")
shall not bear  interest but must be converted  prior to the  conversion  of any
outstanding  principal amount hereof,  until the outstanding  Damages Amounts is
zero.

          4.10  DENOMINATIONS.  At the request of the Holder,  upon surrender of
this  Debenture,  the  Borrower  shall  promptly  issue  new  Debentures  in the
aggregate  outstanding  principal  amount  hereof,  in the form hereof,  in such
denominations of at least $50,000 as the Holder shall request.

          4.11 PURCHASE  AGREEMENT.  By its acceptance of this  Debenture,  each
Holder agrees to be bound by the applicable terms of the Purchase Agreement.

          4.12 NOTICE OF CORPORATE EVENTS.  Except as otherwise  provided below,
the Holder of this  Debenture  shall have no rights as a Holder of Common  Stock
unless and only to the extent that it converts this Debenture into Common Stock.
The Borrower shall provide the Holder with prior  notification of any meeting of
the Borrower's shareholders (and copies of proxy materials and other information
sent to shareholders). In the event of any taking by the Borrower of a record of
its shareholders for the purpose of determining shareholders who are entitled to
receive  payment of any dividend or other  distribution,  any right to subscribe
for, purchase or otherwise acquire  (including by way of merger,  consolidation,
reclassification  or  recapitalization)  any  share of any  class  or any  other
securities  or property,  or to receive any other  right,  or for the purpose of
determining  shareholders  who  are  entitled  to vote in  connection  with  any
proposed sale, lease or conveyance of all or substantially  all of the assets of
the  Borrower  or any  proposed  liquidation,  dissolution  or winding up of the
Borrower,  the Borrower shall mail a notice to the Holder,  at least twenty (20)
days prior to the record  date  specified  therein (or thirty (30) days prior to
the consummation of the transaction or event, whichever is earlier), of the date
on which  any such  record  is to be taken  for the  purpose  of such  dividend,
distribution,  right or other event, and a brief statement  regarding the amount
and character of such dividend, distribution, right or other event to the extent
known at such time. The Borrower shall make a public  announcement  of any event
requiring notification to the Holder hereunder substantially simultaneously with
the  notification  to the Holder in  accordance  with the terms of this  Section
4.12.

          4.13 REMEDIES.  The Borrower  acknowledges  that a breach by it of its
obligations  hereunder will cause  irreparable harm to the Holder,  by vitiating
the intent and purpose of the transaction contemplated hereby. Accordingly,  the
Borrower acknowledges that

                                       18
<PAGE>

the remedy at law for a breach of its  obligations  under this Debenture will be
inadequate  and  agrees,  in the event of a breach or  threatened  breach by the
Borrower of the provisions of this Debenture, that the Holder shall be entitled,
in addition to all other available remedies at law or in equity, and in addition
to the penalties assessable herein, to an injunction or injunctions restraining,
preventing or curing any breach of this  Debenture  and to enforce  specifically
the terms and provisions thereof, without the necessity of showing economic loss
and without any bond or other security being required.

                         ARTICLE V. OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT

          5.1  OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT.  Notwithstanding  anything to the  contrary
contained  in this  Article  V, so long as (i) no Event of  Default  or  Trading
Market Prepayment Event shall have occurred and be continuing, (ii) the Borrower
has a  sufficient  number of  authorized  shares of Common  Stock  reserved  for
issuance  upon full  conversion  of the  Debentures,  then at any time after the
Issue  Date,  and (iii) the common  stock is trading  below  $1.00 per share the
Borrower  shall have the right,  exercisable  on not less than ten (10)  Trading
Days prior written notice to the Holders of the Debentures (which notice may not
be sent to the Holders of the  Debentures  until the  Borrower is  permitted  to
prepay  the  Debentures  pursuant  to this  Section  5.1),  to prepay all of the
outstanding  Debentures  in  accordance  with this  Section  5.1.  Any notice of
prepayment  hereunder  (an  "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT")  shall be  delivered  to the
Holders of the Debentures at their registered  addresses  appearing on the books
and records of the Borrower and shall state (1) that the Borrower is  exercising
its right to prepay all of the  Debentures  issued on the Issue Date and (2) the
date of prepayment  (the "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT  NOTICE").  On the date fixed for
prepayment (the "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT DATE"), the Borrower shall make payment of
the Optional  Prepayment  Amount (as defined  below) to or upon the order of the
Holders as  specified by the Holders in writing to the Borrower at least one (1)
business day prior to the Optional  Prepayment  Date. If the Borrower  exercises
its right to prepay the  Debentures,  the  Borrower  shall  make  payment to the
holders of an amount in cash (the "OPTIONAL  PREPAYMENT AMOUNT") equal to either
(i) 130% (for prepayments  occurring within thirty (30) days of the Issue Date),
(ii) 140% (for  prepayments  occurring  between  thirty-one (31) and ninety (90)
days of the Issue  Date) or (iii)  150%  (for  prepayments  occurring  after the
ninetieth (90th) day following the Issue Date), multiplied by the sum of (w) the
then outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture plus (x) accrued and unpaid
interest  on the  unpaid  principal  amount of this  Debenture  to the  Optional
Prepayment Date plus (y) Default Interest, if any, on the amounts referred to in
clauses (w) and (x) plus (z) any amounts owed to the Holder pursuant to Sections
1.3 and 1.4(g)  hereof or pursuant to Section  2(c) of the  Registration  Rights
Agreement (the then  outstanding  principal amount of this Debenture to the date
of  payment  plus the  amounts  referred  to in clauses  (x),  (y) and (z) shall
collectively be known as the "OPTIONAL PREPAYMENT SUM").  Notwithstanding notice
of an Optional Prepayment,  the Holders shall at all times prior to the Optional
Prepayment  Date  maintain  the  right  to  convert  all or any  portion  of the
Debentures  in  accordance  with  Article I and any  portion  of  Debentures  so
converted  after  receipt  of an  Optional  Prepayment  Notice  and prior to the
Optional  Prepayment  Date set forth in such notice and payment of the aggregate
Optional  Prepayment  Amount  shall be  deducted  from the  principal  amount of
Debentures which are otherwise subject to prepayment pursuant to such notice. If
the  Borrower  delivers  an  Optional  Prepayment  Notice  and  fails to pay the
Optional  Prepayment  Amount due to the Holders of the Debentures within two (2)
business days

                                       19
<PAGE>

following the Optional  Prepayment  Date, the Borrower shall forever forfeit its
right to redeem the Debentures pursuant to this Section 5.1.

                  [REMAINDER OF PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]

                                       20
<PAGE>

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Borrower has caused this Debenture to be signed in
its name by its duly authorized officer this 20th day of December, 2002.

                                        PEABODYS COFFEE, INC.

                                        By: ______________________________
                                            Todd N. Tkachuk
                                            President

                                       21
<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT A

                              NOTICE OF CONVERSION
                    (To be Executed by the Registered Holder
                       in order to Convert the Debentures)

     The undersigned hereby irrevocably elects to convert $__________  principal
amount of the Debenture  (defined below) into shares of common stock,  par value
$.001 per share ("COMMON STOCK"), of Peabodys Coffee, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(the  "BORROWER")  according to the conditions of the convertible  debentures of
the Borrower  dated as of December 20, 2002 (the  "Debentures"),  as of the date
written below. If securities are to be issued in the name of a person other than
the  undersigned,  the  undersigned  will pay all  transfer  taxes  payable with
respect  thereto and is delivering  herewith such  certificates.  No fee will be
charged to the Holder for any  conversion,  except for transfer taxes, if any. A
copy of each  Debenture  is  attached  hereto  (or  evidence  of loss,  theft or
destruction thereof).

     The  Borrower  shall  electronically  transmit  the Common  Stock  issuable
pursuant to this Notice of Conversion to the account of the  undersigned  or its
nominee with DTC through its Deposit  Withdrawal Agent Commission  system ("DWAC
TRANSFER").

     Name of DTC Prime Broker: ____________________________________________
     Account Number:_______________________________________________________

     In lieu of  receiving  shares of Common  Stock  issuable  pursuant  to this
Notice of Conversion by way of a DWAC Transfer,  the undersigned hereby requests
that the Borrower issue a certificate or  certificates  for the number of shares
of  Common  Stock set  forth  below  (which  numbers  are based on the  Holder's
calculation  attached hereto) in the name(s) specified  immediately below or, if
additional space is necessary, on an attachment hereto:

     Name: ________________________________________________________________
     Address: _____________________________________________________________

     The  undersigned  represents  and warrants that all offers and sales by the
undersigned of the securities issuable to the undersigned upon conversion of the
Debentures  shall be made pursuant to registration  of the securities  under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "ACT"), or pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the Act.

     Date of Conversion:___________________________________
     Applicable Conversion Price:__________________________
     Number of Shares of Common Stock to be Issued Pursuant to
     Conversion of the Debentures:_________________________
     Signature:____________________________________________
     Name:_________________________________________________
     Address:______________________________________________

                                       22
<PAGE>

The  Borrower  shall issue and deliver  shares of Common  Stock to an  overnight
courier not later than three  business  days  following  receipt of the original
Debenture(s) to be converted, and shall make payments pursuant to the Debentures
for the number of business days such issuance and delivery is late.

                                       23
<PAGE>

Source: [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00046-of-00352.parquet"}, [{"source": "alea-institute/alea-institute/kl3m-data-edgar-agreements/train-00046-of-00352.parquet"}]]