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                                  Exhibit 10.6

         Custom Content Service Agreement with ScreamingMedia.Net, Inc.,

                            dated September 27, 1999

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                        CUSTOM CONTENT SERVICE AGREEMENT

This Agreement is made on this 27th day of September, 1999 between
ScreamingMedia.Net, Inc., headquartered at 601 West 26th Street, 13th Floor, New
York, NY 10001 (the Company) and Thehealthchannel.com, Inc. located at 3130 West
Coast Highway, Suite 175, Newport Beach, CA 92663 (the Client).

Definitions

"Information Service Providers" are news agencies that license and supply news
and information to the Company for distribution.

"Custom Content" is the dynamic placement of custom-tailored news and
information on the Client's web site via the Company's content engine
technology.

CUSTOM CONTENT SERVICE: The Client's web site, located at
www.thehealthchannel.com, will receive new custom content each day in HTML
format. The Company will design and build a customized filter for the Client.
The Client acknowledges that the Company relies on the performance of
information service providers (outside the control of the Company) in order to
provide the custom content service.

TERM: The term of this Agreement is one year from September 28, 1999. This
agreement will automatically renew for successive terms of one year after the
expiration of the initial term, unless the Client or the Company terminates the
agreement in writing to the other party, with at least ninety days written
notice.

ARCHIVE: The Client has the right to archive the custom content news and
information stories on the Client's web site for thirty (30) days after
delivery. All archive rights terminate upon termination of this Agreement and
the Client will delete all custom content news and information stories on the
Client's web site, including internet, extranet and/or intranet locations.

OWNERSHIP: The Company and its information service providers retain all rights,
title and interests, including copyright, in all material (including but not
limited to text, images and other multimedia data) provided or made available as
part of the custom content service. The Company warrants that it maintains the
necessary licenses, rights and powers to distribute the custom content news and
information received from the Company's information service providers as set
forth herein and that the Company's custom content provided under this agreement
does not and will not violate any rights of third parties.

ENHANCED NEWS COVERAGE: If the Company increases the number of information
service providers after the launch date and during the effective term of this
agreement, thus increasing the breadth of news coverage available to the Client,
the Company will notify the Client and the fee schedule stated herein will be
adjusted following a review with the Client at the time of notification. Client
has the option to refuse addition(s)/increase(s) in news, content and/or
information providers(s) and/or service(s) and have the fee schedule stated in
the Agreement at the time of commencement remain the same.

SERVICE INTERRUPTION: The Client shall notify the Company of any interruption in
service. The Company will correct any service interruption within one business
day unless such delay is precipitated by a force majeure as defined herein.

WARRANTY: The service is provided on an "as is" basis, except as otherwise
provided herein. The Company and its information providers disclaim any and all
warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of
merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose, relating to this
agreement, the service, the custom content or performance under this agreement.

PAYMENT: The Client will pay the Company the total amount of $27,250 which is
payable: one (1) payment of $3,250 for set-up (software $2,000 + filter fee (5 x
$250.00 {plus 2 additional filters at no charge} = $3,250) and twelve (12)
monthly installments of $2,000 for service (twelve (12) monthly invoices due
upon invoicing). Monthly service permits up to 500 stories to be published per
month. Any stories published above and beyond this initial level are subject to
a per article charge of $5.00. Setup fees are payable upon remittance of signed
Agreement, but in no case

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will content be delivered until setup fees are paid. Monthly content billings
will begin when SiteWare is delivered and operating normally on Client's side.
Term will commence on September 28, 1999.

LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: The Company and its information service providers will
not be liable to the Client or its end-users for any indirect, special,
exemplary or consequential damages, including lost profits, whether or not
foreseeable or alleged to be based on breach of warranty, contract, negligence
or strict liability, arising under this agreement or any performance under this
agreement, whether or not the Company or its information service providers had
any knowledge, actual or constructive, that such damages might be incurred.

RESTRICTIONS: The Client may not copy, re-license, re-sell, transfer, alter the
copyright or make available the custom content service to any entity other than
the Client's employees, subscribers or end-users on the Client's web site or
database.

GOVERNING LAW, JURISDICTION AND VENUE: This agreement is governed by the laws of
the State of New York without regard to principles of conflicts of laws. The
Company and the Client agree to submit to the jurisdiction of the United States
District Court for the Southern District of New York in respect of litigation
arising out of this agreement, waiving all affirmative and legal defenses in
respect of jurisdiction, forum and venue.

FORCE MAJEURE: Neither party shall be liable for any delay or failure to perform
under this Agreement if caused by conditions beyond its control but no such
event shall relieve the Client of its obligations to make payment to Company.
The affected performing party shall promptly notify the other party of the
nature and anticipated length of continuance of such force majeure. If such
failure continues for more than one month, either party may terminate this
agreement.

NOTICES: All notices under this Agreement must be made in writing and sent via
first class mail, facsimile or e-mail listed on the signature line of this
Agreement.

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                     THE COMPANY                                               THE CLIENT

AGREED TO BY:        /s/ Alan Ellman                         AGREED TO BY:     /s/ Richard Wolpow
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NAME/TITLE:          Alan Ellman/President                   NAME/TITLE:       Richard Wolpow
                                                                               Director, Business Development
COMPANY:             ScreamingMedia.net, Inc.                COMPANY:          Thehealthchannel.com, Inc.
STREET ADDRESS       601 West 26th Street, 13th Floor        STREET ADDRESS    3101 W. Coast Highway, Suite 175
CITY, STATE ZIP      New York, NY 10001                      CITY, STATE ZIP   Newport Beach, CA  92663
DATE:                September 27, 1999                      DATE:             September 27, 1999
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                                  Exhibit 10.7

                Agreement for Financial Public Relations Services

             with Market Pathways Financial Relations Incorporated,

                              dated August 11, 1999

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                                  AGREEMENT FOR

                       FINANCIAL PUBLIC RELATIONS SERVICES

THIS AGREEMENT is entered into on this 11th day of August 1999 by and between
MARKET PATHWAYS FINANCIAL RELATIONS INCORPORATED (hereinafter "MP"), with its
principal place of business at 2222 Martin, Suite 110, Irvine, California 92612
and THE HEALTH CHANNEL.COM, INC. hereinafter ("Client"), a Delaware corporation,
with its principal place of business at 5000 Birch Street, Suite 4000, Newport
Beach, California 92660. Hereafter, the Client and MP are referred to
collectively as "Parties", and singularly as "Party".

WHEREAS, the Parties desire to set forth the terms and conditions under which
services shall be performed.

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of these promises of the mutual covenants
herein, the Parties hereto agree as follows:

ARTICLE I - SCOPE OF SERVICES

MP agrees to perform for the Client the financial services described as follows:

(a)      MP will develop, implement, and maintain an ongoing stock market
support system with the general objective of expanding stockbroker awareness of
the Client's activities, and hence a commensurate interest in the Client's
stock. This stock market support system will have a four-part approach:

(i)      A SHAREHOLDER COMMUNICATION SYSTEM to keep existing stockholders
informed about the Client's activities and potential.

(ii)     A STOCKBROKER / INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEM to build a national
network of stockbrokers, analysts, and market makers who are informed about and
interested in the Client.

(iii)    AN INVESTOR LEAD GENERATION SYSTEM to develop leads for selected
brokers and to assist them in marketing the Client's stock.

(iv)     A MEDIA RELATIONS SYSTEM to increase corporate visibility through
informational press releases, placement of articles and copy consulting on
annual and quarterly reports.

(b)      OPTIONAL SERVICES: Additional projects, such as design and production
of annual and quarterly reports, video or slide presentations, speech writing,
and introductions related to financing and investment banking activities, will
be performed and billed as mutually agreed upon by both Parties on a case by
case basis.

ARTICLE II - PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

         The period of performance under this Agreement shall be for a primary
term of one (1) year from the date hereof. This Agreement may be terminated for
any reason by either Party after the first ninety days, upon ninety days written
notice of termination. Notice of termination may only be given after the first
ninety days of this Agreement. Unless notice of termination or non-renewal is
received no later than one (1) year from the date hereof, this Agreement
automatically renews for successive one-year period under the same terms and
conditions. (Specifically, $4,000 per month plus expenses and additional Common
Stock, as described herein.)

ARTICLE III - CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP

         In performing the services under this Agreement, MP shall operate as,
and have the status of an independent contractor. The Client and MP will be
mutually responsible for determining the means and the methods for performing
the services described in ARTICLE I.

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ARTICLE IV - COMPENSATION

         As full consideration for the performance of the basic (four-part)
services described above, the Client shall pay MP compensation as follows:

(a)      CASH: $48,000 cash plus reasonable expenses. Said $48,000 shall be paid
monthly in advance at the rate of $4,000 per month.

(i)      Initial payment for the first month and an equal amount against unpaid
retainers or expenses shall be due at the time this Agreement is signed
($8,000). Following the initial payment, ensuing payments are payable monthly in
advance to MP's principal place of business and are due on the first day of each
month.

(ii)     EXPENSES: Expenses are expected to be approximately $500 per month for
phone/fax and postage. Expenses include, but are not limited to, the following:
travel and lodging; telephone, fax, and other communications; fare of public
carrier; photocopy and printing; postage; and special mailings. MP agrees to
obtain prior client approval for any single expense over $100. MP shall submit
monthly invoices to the Client, covering the monthly retainer fee and
reimbursable expenses.

(b)      COMMON STOCK: Client will issue to MP 85,000 shares of its common
stock. The Parties acknowledge that the shares will be issued pursuant to Rule
144 of the Securities Act of 1933, and that the shares will bear a restrictive
legend requiring them to be held by MP prior to sale for such length of time and
in accordance with such terms as are applicable under the relevant securities
laws then in effect. If this Agreement is terminated for any reason, the entire
number of shares of Client's Common Stock will be deemed to have been earned and
no reduction or refund shall take place. Said share certificate will bear a date
NO LATER THAN 30 DAYS after the date of this Agreement and will be delivered to
MP's principal place of business no later than 30 days after the date of this
Agreement

(c)      PRORATED COMPENSATION: If this Agreement is terminated for any reason,
the cash amount due will be prorated to the final date of service under this
Agreement.

ARTICLE V - ADJUSTMENTS TO COMMON STOCK

The number of shares of Common Stock and classes of Capital Stock of the Client
are subject to adjustment from time to time as follows:

(a)      If the Client is a party to a consolidation, merger or transfer of
assets which reclassifies or changes its outstanding Common Stock, the successor
corporation (or corporation controlling the successor corporation or the
Company, as the case may be) shall by operation of law assume the Client's
obligations under this Agreement. As a condition to the consummation of such
transaction, the Client shall arrange for the person or entity obligated to
issue securities or deliver cash or other assets to, concurrently with the
consummation of such transaction, assume the Client's obligations hereunder by
executing an instrument so providing and further providing for adjustments which
shall be as nearly equivalent as may be practical to the adjustments provided
herein.

ARTICLE VI - CLIENT INFORMATION

Since MP must at all times rely upon the accuracy and completeness of
information supplied to it by the Client's officers, directors, agents, and
employees, the Client agrees to indemnify, hold harmless, and defend, MP, its
officers, agents, employees at the Client's expense, in any proceeding or suit
which may arise out of and/or due to any inaccuracy or incompleteness of such
material supplied by the Client to MP.

ARTICLE VII - GRANT OF LICENSE

(a)      MP hereby grants a license to the Client, through the duration of this
Agreement, to use MP's exclusive system, lists, manuals, and trademarked and
copyrighted materials. Due to the unique and proprietary nature of these systems
and materials, MP will revoke this license upon termination of this Agreement
for any reason and all such materials, and lists must be returned to MP
immediately thereafter and their use by the Client discontinued.

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(b)      MP agrees that all information disclosed to it about the Client's
products, processes and services are the sole property of the Client and it will
not assert any rights to any confidential or proprietary information or
material, nor will it directly or indirectly, except as required in the conduct
of its duties under this Agreement, disseminate or disclose any such
confidential information; and

(c)      Upon termination of this Agreement, MP will return to the Client all
documents, records, notebooks and similar items of or containing confidential
information then in its possession, including copies thereof, whether prepared
by MP or others.

ARTICLE VIII - REPRESENTATIVE AND NOTICES

Notices provided for hereunder shall be in writing and may be served personally
to the Client's representative and MP's representative at their respective place
of business or by registered mail to the address of each Party, as first set
forth herein above or may be transmitted by FAX.

ARTICLE IX - ARBITRATION/JURISDICTION OF COURT

Any controversy or claim arising out of or relating to this Agreement, or the
breach thereof, shall be settled by arbitration in the County of Orange,
California, in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association
there in effect, except that the parties thereto shall have any right to
discovery as would be permitted by the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the
prevailing Party shall be entitled to actual costs and actual attorney's fees
from arbitration or any other civil action. Judgment upon the award rendered
therein may be entered in any Court having jurisdiction thereof. Jurisdiction
for any legal action is stipulated between the Parties to lie in the County of
Orange, California.

ARTICLE X - MISCELLANEOUS

This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Client and MP
related to providing financial relations services. It supersedes all prior or
contemporaneous communications, representations or agreements, whether oral or
written, with respect to the subject matter hereof and has been induced by no
representations, statements or agreements other than those herein expressed. No
agreement hereafter made between the Parties shall be binding on either Party
unless reduced to writing and signed by an authorized officer of the Party bound
thereby.

This Agreement shall in all respects be interpreted and construed, and the
rights of the Parties hereto shall be governed, by the laws of the State of
California.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
by their duly authorized officers.

THE HEALTH CHANNEL.COM, INC.                        MARKET PATHWAYS FINANCIAL
                                                     RELATIONS INCORPORATED

        BY:/S/ THOMAS P. LONERGAN                   BY:/S/ SHANNON T. SQUYRES
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THOMAS P. LONERGAN, C.O.O., V.P., C.F.O.          SHANNON T. SQUYRES, PRESIDENT

          DATE: AUGUST 11, 1999                       DATE: AUGUST 11, 1999

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