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                                                                    Exhibit 10.1

                         EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT RE: HOSMER

         THIS EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the "Agreement") is entered into by and
between Diversified Corporate Resources, Inc., a Texas corporation (herein
referred to as the "DCRI"), and Joseph H. Hosmer (herein referred to as the
"Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

         WHEREAS, the Executive is currently employed by Mountain, Ltd., a Maine
corporation ("Mountain") which is a subsidiary of DCRI, pursuant to that certain
Employment Agreement Re: Hosmer (herein referred to as the Existing Agreement")
dated August 6, 1999, by and among DCRI, the Executive, Mountain and MAGIC
Northeast, Inc., a Delaware corporation; and

         WHEREAS, DCRI and certain of its subsidiaries (including Mountain),
divisions and affiliates (herein collectively referred to as the "Contract
Group") are engaged in the contract staffing business; and

         WHEREAS, the parties desire to employ the Executive as the President of
the Contract group; and WHEREAS, the parties hereto desire to have the terms and
conditions of such employment set forth in this Agreement.

         NOW THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual advantages and
benefits accruing respectively to the parties hereto, the mutual promises
hereinafter made and the acts to be performed by the respective parties hereto,
DCRI and the Executive do hereby contract and agree as follows:

         1.       Employment. DCRI hereby employs the Executive as the President
of both Mountain and the Contract Group. The parties acknowledge that the
Contract Group (a) includes Mountain, Datatek Group Corporation, Information
Systems Consulting Corporation, and a division of DCRI known as MPR of Atlanta,
and (b) will include any other agencies or entities of DCRI which are hereafter
made a part of the Contract Group. Executive hereby accepts such employment and
agrees to perform the duties and render services as herein set forth. Such
employment shall continue during the term of this Agreement.

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         2.       Term. Except in the case of earlier termination as herein
specifically provided, the term of this Agreement shall be for the period of
time beginning retroactive to September 1, 2001, and ending September 30, 2002
(herein referred to as the "Initial Term"). This Agreement shall continue
subsequent to the Initial Term unless and until (a) either this Agreement or the
Existing Agreement are terminated for some reason permitted under the terms of
this Agreement or the terms of the Existing Agreement, or (b) one of the parties
hereto shall give written notice to the other party at least ninety (90) days in
advance of termination at any time after June 30, 2002.

         3.       Compensation. The parties acknowledge that the Executive is
being compensated under the Existing Agreement related to his services to
Mountain, and that such compensation arrangement and the Existing Agreement
shall continue in place and are not being amended or revised by this Agreement.

          For services to be provided to the portion of the Contract Group other
than Mountain, the Contract Group will compensate the Executive, during the term
of this Agreement, as follows: (a) the Executive will be paid a base salary of
$5,000.00 per month which will be paid in weekly installments (or in such other
manner as mutually agreed upon by the parties hereto), and (b) during the period
of time (herein referred to as the "MBO Term Period") beginning on each
September 1st during the term of this Agreement and ending on August 31st of the
following year (or such other period as the parties hereto may mutually agree
upon in writing; if the term of this Agreement is terminated in advance of the
end of the twelve month period of time in the MBO Term Period involved, the
lesser period of time will be deemed to be applicable period of time for the
particular MBO Term Period involved unless the parties hereto otherwise agree in
writing), the Executive will have the right to earn and be paid an annual bonus
(herein referred to as the "MBO Bonus") of up to $60,000.00 (such amount shall
be appropriately prorated if the Executive is employed by the Contract Group,
pursuant to this Agreement, for less than twelve (12) months in any MBO Term
Period; such pro rata adjustment shall be based upon the number of months in
which the Executive was employed by the Contract Group during the MBO Term
Period involved). The determination of the amount, if any, of MBO Bonus earned
by the Executive in each MBO Term Period, during the term of this Agreement,
shall be based upon performance of the Contract Group during such calendar

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year (or portion thereof) during the MBO Term Period involved pursuant to a
Management By Objectives ("MBO") program related to two individual and separate
factors (herein referred to as the "MBO Factors"). . The MBO Factors, and the
allocation of the MBO Bonus, shall be as follows: (i) $40,000.00 of the MBO
Bonus for each MBO Term Period shall be allocated to a mutually acceptable
amount of increase in the percentage of the consolidated net, before tax, income
of the Contract Group, excluding Mountain (herein referred to as the "Contract
Group Net Income Before Taxes") in the MBO Term Period involved, in relationship
to the Contract Group Net Income Before Taxes in the prior MBO Term Period
(during the MBO Term Period of September 1, 2001 to August 31, 2002, the prior
period for comparison shall be September 1, 2000 until August 31, 2001), and
(ii) $20,000.00 of the MBO Bonus for each MBO Term Period shall be allocated to
the achievement of stated goals and objectives for DCRI as mutually acceptable
to the parties hereto. The parties agree to use their best efforts to determine
in advance of each MBO Term Period all of the MBO Factors to be applicable
during such MBO Term Period. The parties acknowledge that they have already
established the MBO Factors to be applicable for the period of time commencing
September 1, 2001, and ending August 31, 2002, and that such MBO Factors are set
forth in Exhibit A to this Agreement. Payment of the MBO Bonus shall be paid
within thirty (30) days of the date of completion of the financial statements of
DCRI and the Contract Group for the MBO Term Period involved. .

         In addition to the aforesaid compensation arrangement, and except as
otherwise provided herein, commencing retroactive to January 1, 2001, and
continuing each month thereafter until the date this Agreement is terminated,
the Executive shall be entitled to be paid by the Contract Group, an automobile
allowance of $500.00 per month.

         4.       Duties and Services. During the term of this Agreement, the
Executive agrees to (a) do his utmost to enhancing and developing the Contract
Group, and (b) perform such duties or render such services which the Board of
Directors of DCRI (the "Board"), or the Chief Executive Officer or President of
DCRI, shall periodically confer upon on the Executive, and which the Executive
shall agree to perform. In connection with the level of authority, and the
duties and responsibilities, of the Executive, it is understood by both parties
hereto

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that the Executive shall function as the Unit President (as such position is
reflected in the existing Statement of Policy Regarding Delegation of Authority
of DCRI) of the Contract Group.

         5.       Termination.
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                  a.       The Contract Group may terminate the Executive's
employment pursuant to this Agreement at any time for "cause" as now or
hereafter defined in the Existing Agreement .

                  b.       The Executive may terminate his employment with the
Contract Group in the same manner, and subject to the same conditions, as set
forth in the Existing Agreement.

                  c.       The Executive's employment by the Contract Group
shall automatically terminate on the date of the Executive's death if the
Executive dies during the term of this Agreement.

                  d.       If the Executive is incapacitated by an accident,
sickness or otherwise, so as to render him mentally or physically incapable of
performing the services required of him pursuant to this Agreement, the
Executive's employment by the Contract Group may be terminated in the same
manner, and subject to the same conditions, as set forth in the Existing
Agreement.

         6.       Severance and Other Payments.
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                  a.       If the Executive's employment pursuant to this
Agreement is terminated by the Executive for any reason, the Contract Group
shall not be obligated to pay or provide any severance compensation or benefits
to the Executive.

                  b.       If the Executive's employment is terminated, during
the term of this Agreement, for any reason other than "cause" (as defined in the
Existing Agreement) or by the resignation of the Executive (other than a
resignation within thirty (30) days of one of the prohibited actions by DCRI as
hereinafter set forth), the Executive shall be entitled to receive (i) the
unpaid portion of the base compensation payable to the Executive during a six
(6) month period of time subsequent to the date of termination of this
Agreement, and (ii) a prorata share (based upon the number of months, during the
MBO Term Period involved on the date this Agreement is terminated) in which the
Executive was employed by the Contract Group) of the MBO Bonus which the
Executive would otherwise have been entitled to receive had he remained employed
for the entirety of the MBO

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Term Period involved on the date this Agreement is terminated. The prohibited
actions of DCRI which would enable the Executive to resign and still be entitled
to severance compensation, pursuant to the terms of this Agreement, are as
follows: (1) nonpayment by DCRI of any undisputed amount of compensation payable
to the Executive pursuant to this Agreement, with such failure to pay continuing
for a period of ten (10) business days from the date of notice to DCRI of such
nonpayment, (2) the failure of DCRI to withdraw, within ten (10) business days
from the date of receipt by DCRI of the written request of the Executive that
the notification involved be withdrawn, any notification to the Executive that
the Executive must relocate his primary office to some location other than the
offices of Mountain (or its successor if Mountain is no longer in existence for
some reason) at the time involved; such notice may not be given by the Executive
if the Executive consents to the relocation involved, or (3) the failure of the
DCRI to reinstate the title and/or duties of the Executive, within ten (10)
business days form the date of receipt of the written request of the Executive
that the Executive be reinstated as the President of Mountain, with the
attendant duties and responsibilities, if action is taken by DCRI to remove the
Executive as the President of Mountain (or its successor if Mountain is no
longer in existence for some reason), or to change the duties of the Executive
so that the Executive shall cease to function as President of Mountain (or its
successors if Mountain is no longer in existence for some reason); such notice
may not be given by the Executive if the Executive consents to such action by
DCRI by continuing to be employed by DCRI for a period of thirty (30) days after
the Executive is notified that such action has been taken, or is to be taken, by
DCRI or Mountain.

         7.       Non-Solicitation Agreement. The Executive agrees that, during
the term of this Agreement and for a two (2) year period of time following the
date of termination of employment with the Contract Group, the Executive shall
not (a) solicit for employment or hire any individual who was an employee, agent
or contractor of DCRI, or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates, on the date of
termination of such employment or at any time within the twelve (12) months
preceding the date of termination of such employment, or (b) solicit the
business of any person or entity who is or was a customer, client, agent or
representative of DCRI, or any of the subsidiaries or affiliates, at the date of
termination of such employment, or at any time during the twelve (12) months
preceding

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the date of termination of such employment. The covenants and agreements set
forth in this Paragraph 7 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.

         8.       Nondisclosure Agreement. During the term of this Agreement, it
is anticipated that DCRI may provide to the Executive certain confidential and
proprietary information owned by DCRI, and that the Executive may provide to
DCRI certain other confidential and proprietary information and/or documentation
(the information and documentation provided by the Executive is herein referred
to as the "Employee Information") which shall become the property of DCRI or one
or more of its subsidiaries or affiliates. The Executive acknowledges that the
Executive occupies or will occupy a position of trust and confidence with DCRI,
and that DCRI would be irreparably damaged if Executive were to breach the
covenants set forth in this Paragraph 8. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that
he will not, without the prior written consent of DCRI, at any time during the
term of this Agreement or any time thereafter, except as may be required by
competent legal authority or as required by DCRI to be disclosed in the course
of performing the Executive's duties under this Agreement for DCRI, use or
disclose to any person, firm or other legal entity, any confidential records,
secrets or information related to DCRI or any parent, subsidiary or affiliated
person or entity (collectively, "Confidential Information"). The parties
acknowledge that Confidential Information (a) shall include, without limitation,
information about the customer lists, product pricing, data, know-how,
processes, ideas, product development, market studies, computer software and
programs, database technologies, strategic planning, and risk management of
DCRI, and (b) shall not include, for purposes of this Paragraph 8, the Employee
Information. The Executive acknowledges and agrees that all Confidential
Information that he has acquired, or may acquire, was received, or will be
received in confidence and as a fiduciary of DCRI. The Executive will exercise
utmost diligence to protect and guard such Confidential Information. The
Executive agrees that he will not, without the express written consent of the
Board, take with him upon the termination of this Agreement any document or
paper, or any photocopy or reproduction or duplication thereof, relating to any
Confidential Information.

         The Executive's obligations under this Paragraph 8 shall survive the
termination of this Agreement.

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         9.       Notices. All notices or other instruments or communications
provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and signed by the party
giving same and shall be deemed properly given if delivered in person, including
delivery by overnight courier, or if sent by registered or certified United
States mail, postage pre-paid, addressed to such party at the address listed
below. Each party may, by notice to the other party, specify any other address
for the receipt of such notices, instruments or communications. Any notice,
instrument or communication sent by telegram shall be deemed properly given only
when received by the person to whom it is sent.

         10.      Miscellaneous.
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                  a.       Subject to the condition that this Agreement is not
assignable by either party without the prior written consent of the other party
(except that DCRI may assign this Agreement to an affiliate of DCRI, or to a
third party purchaser of Mountain or its assets), the terms and provisions of
this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of, and shall be binding on, the
parties hereto and their respective heirs, representatives, successors and
assigns.

                  b.       With the exception that the Existing Agreement shall
continue in full force and effect, (i) this Agreement supersedes all other
agreements, either oral or in writing, between the parties to this Agreement,
with respect to the employment of the Executive by the Contract Group, (ii) this
Agreement contains the entire understanding of the parties and all of the
covenants and agreement between the parties with respect to the Executive's
employment by the Contract Group pursuant to this Agreement, (iii) any such
prior agreements are hereby terminated without obligation for any payments
otherwise due thereunder, and (iv) no waiver or modification of this Agreement
or of any covenant, condition or limitation herein contained shall be valid,
unless in writing and duly executed by the party to be charged therewith, and no
evidence of any waiver or modification shall be offered or received in evidence
of any proceeding, arbitration, or litigation between the parties hereto arising
out of or affecting this Agreement, or the rights or obligations of the parties
hereunder, unless such waiver or modification is in writing, duly executed as
aforesaid, and the parties further agree that the provisions of this Paragraph
may not be waived except as herein set forth.

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                  c.       All agreements and covenants contained herein are
severable and in the event any of them, with the exception of those contained in
Paragraph 1 hereof, shall be held to be invalid, as written pursuant to the
arbitration or judicial proceedings provided for in this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be interpreted as if such invalid agreements or covenants were
not contained herein.

                  d.       Any controversy between the parties to this Agreement
involving the construction or application of any of the terms, covenants, or
conditions of this Agreement shall be submitted to arbitration in Maine, if
either party to this Agreement shall request arbitration by notice in writing to
the other party. In such event, the parties to this Agreement shall, within
thirty (30) days after this Paragraph 10(d) is invoked, both appoint one person
as an arbitrator to hear and determine the dispute, then the two arbitrators so
chosen shall, within fifteen (15) days, select a third impartial arbitrator; the
majority decision of the arbitrators shall be final and conclusive upon the
parties to this Agreement. Each party to the arbitration proceedings shall bear
his or its own expenses, except that the expenses of the arbitrators shall be
borne equally by DCRI and the Executive.

                  e.       In the event of any litigation between the parties
related to the compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
parties hereto acknowledge and agree that (i) such litigation proceedings must
be held in the state of Maine, and (ii) the prevailing party in such litigation
proceedings shall be entitled to recover, from the nonprevailing party,
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses incurred in connection with the dispute
involved.

                  f.       This Agreement has been made under and shall be
governed by the laws of the state of Maine.

         This Agreement is dated and effective as of September 1, 2001, but is
actually executed this day of March, 2002.

                                    COMPANY:

                                    DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.

                                    By:
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                                       James E. Filarski, President

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                                    Address:    10670 North Central Expressway
                                                Suite 600
                                                Dallas, Texas 75231

                                    EXECUTIVE:

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                                    Joseph H. Hosmer

                                    Address:    106 Lafayette Street
                                                Yarmouth, Maine 04096

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                                                                    Exhibit 10.2

                               FIFTH AMENDMENT TO
                                 LOAN AGREEMENT
                            AND FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT
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         THIS FIFTH AMENDMENT AND FORBEARANCE AGREEMENT ("Agreement"), dated
this 25th day of October, 2002, by and among GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL
CORPORATION ("Lender") and MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE CORPORATION, a Texas corporation
("Leading Borrower" or "MAC"), INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING CORP., a Texas
corporation ("ISCC"), DATATEK CONSULTING GROUP CORPORATION, a Texas corporation
("DCGC"), TEXCEL SERVICES, INC., a Pennsylvania corporation ("TSI"), and
MOUNTAIN, LTD., a Maine corporation ("ML" and, together with MAC, ISCC, DCGC and
TSI, the "Borrowers" and each a "Borrower"); and DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE
RESOURCES, INC., a Texas corporation ("Parent"), MAGIC NORTHEAST, INC., a
Delaware corporation ("Magic"), and PREFERRED FUNDING CORPORATION, a Texas
corporation ("PFC", and together with Parent and Magic, the "Guarantors" and
each a "Guarantor"; the Borrowers and the Guarantors being collectively referred
to herein as the "Credit Parties" and each a "Credit Party").

                                   WITNESSETH:
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         WHEREAS, Credit Parties and Lender are parties to that certain Loan and
Security Agreement, dated as of May 18, 2000 (as amended, modified, restated or
supplemented from time to time, the "Loan Agreement"), pursuant to which, and
upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained therein, Lender has made
Loans and extended credit to Credit Parties secured by all of the Collateral;

         WHEREAS, to induce Lender to enter into the Loan Agreement and to make
the Loans and extend the credit to Borrowers thereunder, (a) Parent executed and
delivered to Lender a certain Guarantee, dated May 18, 2000 (the "Parent
Guarantee), pursuant to which Parent unconditionally guaranteed to Lender the
due and punctual payment of all Obligations at any time or times owing by
Borrowers to Lender; (b) Magic executed and delivered to Lender a certain
Guarantee, dated May 18, 2000 (the "Magic Guarantee"), pursuant to which Magic
unconditionally guaranteed to Lender the due and punctual payment of all
Obligations at any time or times owing by Borrowers to Lender; and (c) PFC
executed and delivered to Lender a certain Guarantee, dated May 18, 2000 (the
"PFC Guarantee", and, together with the Parent Guarantee and the Magic
Guarantee, herein collectively the Guarantee Agreements" and, each, a "Guarantee
"), pursuant to which PFC unconditionally guaranteed to Lender the due and
punctual payment of all Obligations at any time or times owing by Borrowers to
Lender;

         WHEREAS, Events of Default exist under the Loan Agreement and, as a
result thereof, Lender is authorized to accelerate the Obligations and to
exercise certain rights and remedies available to Lender thereunder, including,
without limitation, the right to repossess and foreclose upon all Collateral
securing the indebtedness and obligations of Borrowers owing to Lender;

         WHEREAS, the Credit Parties have requested that Lender (a) forbear from
exercising remedies of suit, repossession and foreclosure otherwise available to
Lender under the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents, and (b) continue
to make Loans to Borrowers under the Loan Agreement;

         WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions hereof, including the
amendments to the Loan Agreement set forth herein, Lender is willing, in order
to afford Borrowers an opportunity refinance all of the Indebtedness owing by
Borrowers to Lender, (a) to forbear from accelerating the Obligations and
exercising remedies of suit, repossession and foreclosure available to it in
consequence of such existing Events of Default, and (b) to continue making Loans
to Borrowers under the Loan Agreement, all for a limited period of time as more
particularly set forth herein

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and other good
and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
expressly acknowledged, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound
hereby, agree as follows:

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         1.       Definitions. All capitalized terms used herein without
definition shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Loan Agreement.
In addition to the terms defined in the Loan Agreement and elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following meanings for the
purposes of this Agreement:

                  "Additional Guarantors" shall mean Moore and USFG.
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                  "Deed of Trust" shall mean shall mean that certain of deed of
         trust, in the form of Exhibit B to this Agreement, to be executed by
         USFG pursuant to the Fifth Amendment to this Agreement, by which USFG
         shall grant the Lender a mortgage lien in the Real Estate as security
         for the USFG Limited Guarantee and the Obligations.

                  "Existing Events of Default" shall mean the Events of Default
         arising under the Loan Agreement on account of the following:

                           (a)      For various periods prior to the date
                  hereof, Borrowers failure to repay the Loans in an amount
                  sufficient to reduce the aggregate unpaid principal amounts of
                  all the Loans outstanding by the amount that the principal
                  amount of the Loans outstanding exceeded the Borrowing Base,
                  as required by Section 1.2(b) of the Loan Agreement for such
                  period;

                           (b)      For the fiscal periods ending March 31, 2002
                  and June 30, 2002, Borrowers' failure to maintain a Fixed
                  Charge Coverage Ratio as required by Schedule G of the Loan
                  Agreement;

                           (c)      For the fiscal periods ending September 30,
                  2001, December 31, 2001, March 31, 2002 and June 30, 2002,
                  Borrowers' failure to maintain Minimum Tangible Net Worth on a
                  consolidated basis of at least as required by Schedule G of
                  the Loan Agreement;

                           (d)      The giving of the October 2001 notice by
                  Compass Bank to Parent under the Note Purchase Agreement
                  requiring Parent to purchase the interest of Compass Bank
                  under the DCRI L.P. No. 2 Loan Documents as prohibited by
                  Section 7.1(m) of the Loan Agreement; and

                           (e)      The issuance by Borrowers' independent
                  accounting firm of certified financial statements for fiscal
                  year 2001 with a going concern qualification in violation of
                  .Section 4.1(e) of the Loan Agreement.

                  "Forbearance Conditions" shall mean the conditions to
         forbearance set forth in Section 6 hereof.

                  "Forbearance Period" shall mean the period from the date
         hereof through the Forbearance Termination Date.

                  "Forbearance Termination Date" shall mean November 25, 2002.
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                  "Moore" shall mean J. Michael Moore, a resident of the State
         of Texas.

                  "Moore Guarantee" shall mean the Guarantee in the form of
         Exhibit A-1 hereto pursuant to which Moore shall unconditionally
         guaranty to Lender the due and punctual payment of all Obligations at
         any time or times owing by Borrowers to Lender.

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                  "Real Estate" shall mean the real Property of USFG consisting
          of 182 lots in the Lincoln Lake Estates Subdivision, Bastrop County,
          Texas as further described in the exhibits to the Deed of Trust.

                  "USFG" shall mean United States Funding Group, Inc., a Texas
         corporation.

                  "USFG Limited Guarantee" shall mean the Limited Guarantee in
         the form of Exhibit A-2 hereto, pursuant to which USFG shall
         unconditionally guaranty to Lender the due and punctual payment of a
         portion of the Obligations owing by Borrowers to Lender as further
         described in the USFG Limited Guarantee.

                  "USFG Negative Pledge" shall mean that certain negative pledge
          agreement in the form of Exhibit C hereto pursuant to which USFG shall
          agree that it shall grant no Liens in the Real Estate to any party
          other than Lender.

         2.       Acknowledgments by Borrowers and Guarantors.  Each Borrower
and each Guarantor acknowledges and agrees that:

                  (a)      As of the close of business on October 24, 2002, the
aggregate principal balance of the Loans outstanding under the Loan Agreement
was in the sum of $2,535,233.38;

                  (b)      The Loans owing by Borrowers under the Loan Agreement
and as described in Section 2(a) above are absolutely due and owing by Borrowers
to Lender without any defenses, deductions, offsets or counterclaims of any kind
or nature;

                  (c)      The Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents
executed by Borrowers are the legal, valid and binding obligation of Borrowers
enforceable against Borrowers in accordance with their respective terms without
any defenses, deductions, offsets or counterclaims of any kind or nature;

                  (d)      The Liens granted by Borrowers to Lender in all of
the Collateral are duly perfected first priority Liens therein as security for
all of the Obligations owing to Lender subject only to Permitted Encumbrances;

                  (e)      Each Guarantee is the legal, valid and binding
obligation of the Guarantor who is a party thereto, enforceable against such
Guarantor in accordance with its respective terms without any defenses,
deductions, offsets or counterclaims of any kind or nature;

                  (f)      The Existing Events of Default currently exist and
have not been waived by Lender or cured by Borrowers; and

                  (g)      Neither the entering into of this Agreement by Lender
nor any other previous action or inaction on the part of Lender constitutes or
shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of or consent to any past, present or
future Default or Event of Default, including, without limitation, the Existing
Events of Default.

         3.       Agreement to Forbear. If and for so long as each of the
Forbearance Conditions is satisfied, Lender agrees that it will not, solely by
reason of the existence on this date of the Existing Events of Default, exercise
any default remedy available to Lender under the Loan Agreement or any of the
other Loan Documents to enforce collection from Borrowers of any of the
Obligations or to foreclose upon Lender's Lien in any of the Collateral during
the Forbearance Period. Neither this Agreement nor Lender's forbearance
hereunder shall be deemed to be a waiver of or a consent to the Existing Events
of Default.

         4.       Continued Making of Loans. If and for so long as each of the
Forbearance Conditions is satisfied, and notwithstanding any provision of the
Loan Agreement to the contrary, the Lender agrees to continue to make Revolving
Credit Advances to the Borrowers under the Loan Agreement as modified by this
Agreement.

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         5.       Subordinated Lien of Moore. Subject to (a) satisfaction of all
other terms and conditions contained in this Agreement, and (b) execution by
Moore of a subordination agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender
pursuant to which subordination agreement all Liens granted to Moore in the
Collateral shall be junior and subordinate in priority to the Liens of Lender in
the Collateral and pursuant to which any Moore shall be prohibited from taking
any action with respect to the Collateral until such time as all of the
Obligations owing by Borrowers to Lender have been repaid to Lender in full,
Lender hereby consents to the granting of Liens to Moore by Borrowers in the
Collateral.

         6.       Conditions to Forbearance. The following conditions shall
constitute Forbearance Conditions, the satisfaction of each and every one of
which shall be a condition to the agreement of Lender to forbear as set forth in
Section 3 hereof and to continue to make Loans to Borrowers as set forth in
Section 4 hereof:

                  (a)      Borrowers and Guarantors (including the Additional
Guarantors) shall duly and punctually observe, perform and discharge each and
every obligation and covenant on their respective parts to be performed under
this Agreement and the Loan Documents;

                  (b)      No Event of Default shall occur or exist other than
the Existing Events of Default;

                  (c)      Borrowers shall pay promptly as and when due and
payable all taxes on their income, properties or profits and all employment
taxes;

                  (d)      There shall not occur any event or condition which
Lender, in good faith, determines constitutes a material adverse change in the
financial condition, results of operations or business prospects of Borrowers,
Guarantors, or the Collateral, or which Lender determines materially and
adversely affects the ability of Borrowers or Guarantors to pay or perform the
Obligations owed to Lender;

                  (e)      Concurrently with Borrower's request for a Loan to be
made pursuant to Section 1.1 of the Loan Agreement as amended hereby, Borrowers,
upon Lender's request, shall furnish Lender with a written acknowledgment of the
Existing Events of Default and that the making of the requested Loan shall not
constitute a waiver thereof;

                  (f)      Simultaneously with the execution hereof, if not
delivered prior thereto, Moore shall have executed and delivered to Lender the
Moore Guarantee;

                  (g)      Simultaneously with the execution hereof, if not
delivered prior thereto, USFG shall have executed and delivered to Lender the
USFG Limited Guarantee, the Deed of Trust, and the USFG Negative Pledge;

                  (h)      Within seven (7) days of the date hereof, USFG shall,
at Borrowers' sole cost and expense (i) record the Deed of Trust in all
recording offices necessary to perfect the mortgage Lien created thereby, and
(ii) Lender shall be satisfied, in its sole discretion pursuant to such
documentation as Lender may in its sole discretion require, that the Deed of
Trust establishes a first priority perfected mortgage Lien in the Real Estate;

                  (i)      Within seven (7) days of the date hereof, USFG and
Borrowers shall provide to Lender a copy of the appraisal of the Real Estate
performed on behalf of Power Mortgage;

                  (j)      Within seven (7) days of the date hereof, Moore shall
provide to Lender his updated personal financial statement in a form
satisfactory to Lender in its sole discretion;

                  (k)      Within seven (7) days of the date hereof, Borrowers
shall cause to be commenced discussions among Borrowers, Lender, and Frost
Capital Group, a d/b/a of Frost National Bank concerning the refinancing of
Borrowers' Indebtedness owing to Lender, and during the Forbearance Period,
Borrowers shall at all times diligently pursue the refinancing of Borrowers'
Indebtedness owing to Lender;

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                  (l)      Upon Lender's request, USFG and Borrowers, at the
sole cost and expense of USFG and Borrowers, shall cause such environmental
assessments as Lender may deem appropriate in its sole discretion to be
performed on the Real Estate;

                  (m)      Simultaneously with the execution hereof, Borrowers
shall owe to Lender a forbearance fee in the amount of $30,000 which forbearance
fee shall be (i) fully earned and owing upon the execution of this Agreement and
(ii) payable on November 6, 2002;

                  (n)      No Borrower or Guarantor shall attempt to revoke or
terminate, or dispute his, her or its liability under, or challenge the validity
of, this Agreement or any or all of the Loan Documents or any Guarantee;

                  (o)      No Borrower or Guarantor shall commence a case under
any Chapter of the Bankruptcy Code. If an involuntary Chapter 7 is commenced
against a Borrower or a Guarantor, such Borrower or Guarantor shall enter into a
cash collateral agreement in form and substance satisfactory to Lender and its
counsel and shall not attempt to use Cash Collateral (as such term is defined in
the Bankruptcy Code) without Lender's consent;

                  (p)      No compromise or settlement or any other adjustment
shall be made to the amounts payable under the Judgment without the prior
written consent of Lender, and all payments made on the Judgment shall,
immediately upon receipt, be turned over and remitted to Lender for application
to the Obligations;

                  (q)      Each Borrower, each Guarantor and each Additional
Guarantor shall permit inspections of its respective books, records, accounts
and other papers by Lender or its representative at any and all times such
inspection is requested by Lender;

                  (r)      No creditor shall initiate any action to collect any
of the indebtedness owing to it by a Borrower, a Guarantor or an Additional
Guarantor or exercise any rights or remedies it may have with respect to any of
the Property or assets of a Borrower, a Guarantor or an Additional Guarantor;
and

         In the event that one or more of the Forbearance Conditions is not
satisfied, Lender's agreement to forbear as set forth in Section 3 hereof and to
continue to make Loans to Borrowers under the Loan Agreement as set forth in
Section 4 hereof shall forthwith terminate and Lender shall thereupon have and
may exercise from time to time all rights and remedies available under the Loan
Agreement and the other Loan Documents as a consequence of an Event of Default,
including without limitation, the Existing Events of Default.

         7.       Amendments to Loan Agreement. The Loan Agreement is hereby
further amended as follows:

                  (a)      Schedule A, Definitions, is amended by adding the
         definitions set forth in this Agreement as additional definitions in
         the Loan Agreement;

                  (b)      Schedule A, Definitions, is further amended as
         follows:

                            (i)     by amending the definition of "Borrowing
Base" in its entirety to read as follows:

                           "'Borrowing Base' shall mean at any time with respect
                  to any Borrower, an amount equal to the sum at such time of:

                  (a) eighty five percent (85%) of the value (as determined by
                  Lender) of such Borrower's Eligible Accounts arising from the
                  rendition of contract staffing services; provided that Lender
                  shall reduce the foregoing percentage by one percentage point
                  for each percentage point that the dilution of such Borrower's
                  Accounts arising from the rendition of contract staffing
                  services (calculated by Lender as the average dilution over
                  the most recent 12 months) exceeds five percent (5%); plus

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                  (b) seventy-two percent (72%) of the value (as determined by
                  Lender) of such Borrower's Eligible Accounts arising from the
                  rendition of permanent placement services; provided that
                  Lender shall reduce the foregoing percentage by one percentage
                  point for each percentage point that the dilution of such
                  Borrower's Accounts arising from the rendition of permanent
                  placement services (calculated by Lender as the average
                  dilution over the most recent 12 months) exceeds ten percent
                  (10%); plus

                  (c)      the Permitted Overadvance Amount;  less

                  (d)      such reserves as Lender may establish in its sole
                  discretion from time to time to include, but not to be limited
                  to, the Seller Payment Reserve."

                           (ii)     by amending the definition of "Maximum
Amount" in its entirety to read as follows:

                  "'Maximum Amount' shall mean $3,250,000"; and
                    --------------

                  (iii)    by adding the following definition in appropriate
alphabetical order:

                           "Permitted Overadvance Amount" shall mean, at any
                  date of determination thereof, the amount set forth below
                  corresponding to such date:

                                 Period                                Amount
                                 ------                                ------

                   At all times through but not including
                   November 2, 2002                                    $450,000

                   At all times from November 3, 2003 through
                   but not including November 7, 2002                  $350,000

                   November 7, 2002 and all times thereafter           $-0-.

         8.       Representations and Warranties of Borrowers and Guarantors.
Borrowers and Guarantors warrant and represent to Lender that:

                  (a)      No Event of Default exists under the Loan Agreement
or the other Loan Documents except for the Existing Events of Default;

                  (b)      Borrowers and Guarantors are entering into this
Agreement freely and voluntarily with the advice of legal counsel of their own
choosing; and

                  (c)      Borrowers and Guarantors have freely and voluntarily
agreed to the releases, waivers and undertakings set forth in this Agreement.

         9.       Reaffirmation of Loan Documents. Each Borrower and each
Guarantor hereby ratifies and reaffirms the validity, legality and
enforceability of each of the Loan Documents to which it is a party and agrees
that, except as amended hereby, each of the Loan Documents is and shall remain
in full force and effect until all of the Loans and the other Obligations have
been paid and satisfied in full and the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents have been terminated in writing.

         10.      RELEASE OF CLAIMS. TO INDUCE LENDER TO ENTER INTO THIS
AGREEMENT, EACH BORROWER AND EACH GUARANTOR HEREBY RELEASES, ACQUITS AND FOREVER
DISCHARGES LENDER AND LENDER'S OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, AGENTS, EMPLOYEES,
SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS, FROM ALL LIABILITIES, CLAIMS, DEMANDS, ACTIONS OR CAUSES
OF ACTION OF ANY KIND (IF ANY THERE BE), WHETHER ABSOLUTE

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OR CONTINGENT, DUE OR TO BECOME DUE, DISPUTED OR UNDISPUTED, AT LAW OR IN
EQUITY, THAT ANY OF THEM NOW HAS OR EVER HAD AGAINST LENDER ARISING UNDER OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE LOAN AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS OR
OTHERWISE.

         11.      Relationship of Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be
construed to change or alter the existing debtor-creditor relationship between
Borrowers and Guarantors, on the one hand, and Lender, on the other hand. This
Agreement is not intended, nor shall it be construed to create, a partnership or
joint venture relationship between any of the parties hereto.

         12.      Entire Agreement. This Agreement, the Loan Agreement as
amended hereby, and the other Loan Documents, and the documents required to be
delivered pursuant hereto, constitute the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the subject matter hereof and thereof. This Agreement may not be
modified, altered or amended except by agreement in writing signed by all of the
parties hereto.

         13.      Governing Law. This Agreement shall be construed, interpreted
and enforced in accordance with the internal laws of the State of New York.

         14.      Non-Waiver of Existing Events of Default. Neither this
Agreement, nor Lender's forbearance hereunder nor Lender's continued making of
Loans to Borrowers shall be deemed a waiver of or consent to the Existing Events
of Default or any other Event of Default that may exist on the date of this
Agreement or may hereafter occur. Each Borrower and each Guarantor agrees that
any such Events of Default shall not be deemed to have been waived, released or
cured by virtue of such Loans, Lender's agreement to forbear pursuant to the
terms hereof, or the execution of this Agreement.

         15.      No Novation, etc. This Agreement is not intended to be, nor
shall it be construed to create, a novation or accord and satisfaction, and,
except as otherwise expressly stated herein, the Loan Agreement and the other
Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. Notwithstanding any prior mutual
temporary disregard of any of the terms of the Loan Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, the parties agree that the terms of each of the Loan Agreement and
the other Loan Documents shall be strictly adhered to on and after the date
hereof, except as expressly modified by this Agreement.

         16.      Expenses. Borrowers shall pay all fees and expenses incurred
by Lender in connection with the preparation, negotiation, execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, including,
without limitation, legal fees and expenses of Lender's special counsel, search
fees, and filing and recordation costs. At Lender's option, such fees and
expenses to be reimbursed by Borrowers to Lender shall be added to the unpaid
principal balance of the Loans and shall be secured, bear interest and be
payable in the same manner as any other Loan made by Lender to Borrowers under
the Loan Agreement.

         17.      Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall constitute an original, but all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         18.      Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be
severable and the illegibility, unenforceability or invalidity of any provision
of this Agreement shall not affect or impair the remaining provisions hereof,
and each provision of this Agreement shall be construed to be valid and
enforceable to the fullest extent permitted by law.

         19.      Section Titles. The section titles contained in this Agreement
are for convenience of reference only and are and shall be without substantive
meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the Agreement
among the parties hereto.

         20.      Miscellaneous. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure
to the benefit of the parties hereto and their respective successors and
assigns, including any bankruptcy trustee of any

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Borrower or Guarantor. Notice of acceptance hereof by Lender is hereby waived by
each Borrower and each Guarantor. Time is of the essence of this Agreement.

         21.      WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, EACH BORROWER AND EACH GUARANTOR AND LENDER EACH HEREBY WAIVES
ANY RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY THAT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE IN ANY ACTION, SUIT OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THE LOAN AGREEMENT, THE OTHER LOAN
DOCUMENTS OR THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS RELATED HERETO.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered under seal on the date first above written.

                                         BORROWERS:

                                         MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE CORPORATION

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                         INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING CORP.

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                         DATATEK CONSULTING GROUP CORPORATION

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                         TEXCEL SERVICES, INC.

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                         MOUNTAIN, LTD.

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

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                                         OTHER CREDIT PARTIES:

                                         DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC.

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                         PREFERRED FUNDING CORPORATION

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                         MAGIC NORTHEAST, INC.

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:
                                               ---------------------------------

                                         LENDER:

                                         GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION

                                         By:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                         Name:
                                              ----------------------------------
                                         Title:    Duly Authorized Signatory

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                                   EXHIBIT A-1

                             FORM OF MOORE GUARANTEE

         GUARANTEE, dated as of October 25, 2002, made by J. MICHAEL MOORE (the
"Guarantor"), in favor of GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, as Lender (the
"Lender") under the Loan Agreement referred to below.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
                              --------------------

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May
18, 2000 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Loan Agreement") among Management Alliance Corporation, a
Texas corporation, Information Systems Consulting Corp., a Texas corporation,
Datatek Consulting Group Corporation, a Texas corporation, Texcel Services,
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and Mountain, Ltd., a Maine corporation (each
a "Borrower" and, collectively, the "Borrowers"), Lender and the parties
thereto, the Lender has agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

         WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Lender's willingness to
continue to extend credit to Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Agreement that the
Guarantor guarantee payment and performance of the Borrowers' obligations under
the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

         WHEREAS, the Guarantor owns directly or indirectly a portion of the
issued and outstanding stock of the Borrowers.

         NOW, THEREFORE, to induce the Lender to enter into the Loan Agreement
and to induce the Lender to make its extensions of credit to the Borrowers under
the Loan Agreement and for other consideration the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor hereby agrees with the Lender as
follows:

         1. Defined Terms. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Loan Agreement.

         (b) As used herein, "Obligations" shall mean all loans, advances,
debts, expense reimbursement, fees, liabilities, and obligations, for the
performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts
(whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or amounts are
liquidated or determinable) owing by any Borrower and any other Credit Party to
Lender, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by
any note, agreement or other instrument, whether arising under any of the Loan
Documents or under any other agreement between any Borrower, such Credit Party
and Lender, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts. This term
includes all principal, interest (including interest accruing at the then
applicable rate provided in the Loan Agreement after the maturity of the Loans
and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Loan Agreement
after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for
post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), Fees,
Charges, expenses, attorneys' fees and any other sum chargeable to any Borrower
under any of the Loan Documents, and all principal and interest due in respect
of the Loans and all obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor under this
Guarantee.

         (c) The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Guarantee shall refer to this Guarantee as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Guarantee, and section and paragraph
references are to this Guarantee unless otherwise specified.

         (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

         2. Guarantee. (a) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees to the Lender and its successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns,
the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrowers when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations.

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         (b) The Guarantor further agrees to pay any and all expenses
(including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel) which may
be paid or incurred by the Lender in enforcing, or obtaining advice of counsel
in respect of, any rights with respect to, or collecting, any or all of the
Obligations and/or enforcing any rights with respect to, or collecting against,
the Guarantor under this Guarantee.

         (c) The Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from
time to time exceed the amount of the liability of the Guarantor hereunder
without impairing this Guarantee or affecting the rights and remedies of the
Lender hereunder.

         (d) No payment or payments made by any Borrower, any other guarantor or
any other Person or received or collected by the Lender from any Borrower, any
other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any
set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in
reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce,
release or otherwise affect the liability of the Guarantor hereunder which
shall, notwithstanding any such payment or payments, other than payments made by
the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or payments received or collected
from the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations, remain liable for the
Obligations hereunder until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full.

         (e) The Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or from time to
time, it shall make any payment to the Lender on account of its liability
hereunder, it will notify the Lender in writing that such payment is made under
this Guarantee for such purpose.

         (f) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary
notwithstanding, the maximum liability of the Guarantor hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed $900,000 of the Obligations
guaranteed hereby (the "Limited Amount"), plus the sum of: (i) all unpaid
interest which accrues on such Limited Amount after demand by the Lender for
payment hereunder until payment of the Limited Amount in full, calculated at the
rate of interest applicable to the Obligations as provided in the Loan
Agreement, unless the Guarantor makes timely payment of all amounts due and
payable hereunder to the Lender, without set-off or counterclaim, at the office
of the Lender located at General Electric Capital Corporation, Lee Farm
Corporate Park, 83 Wooster Heights Road, Danbury, CT 06810or such other office
designated by the Lender, no later than three (3) Business Days after the demand
by the Lender for payment hereunder (such period being herein called the "Grace
Period"), in which event the Guarantor shall not be liable for the payment of
the interest accruing on such Limited Amount within the Grace Period, and (ii)
all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in
enforcing this Guaranty or in exercising its rights hereunder.

         (g) The liability of the Guarantor hereunder with respect to the
Limited Amount of the Obligations shall not be reduced by the receipt by the
Lender of any proceeds of the Collateral or any other payments made by or on
behalf of the Borrower on the Obligations (other than payments made by the
Guarantor hereunder) until such time as the amount of the Obligations
outstanding is less than the Limited Amount.

         3. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the
Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of the Guarantor by
the Lender, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of the
rights of the Lender against any Borrower or any other guarantor or any
collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Lender for the
payment of the Obligations, nor shall the Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek
any contribution or reimbursement from any Borrower or any other Person in
respect of payments made by the Guarantor hereunder until all amounts owing to
the Lender by the Borrowers on account of the Obligations are indefeasibly paid
in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on account of such
subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been
indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held by the Guarantor in trust
for the Lender, segregated from other funds of the Guarantor and shall forthwith
upon receipt by the Guarantor, be turned over to the Lender in the exact form
received by the Guarantor (duly indorsed by the Guarantor to the Lender, if
required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured,
in such order as the Lender may elect.

         4. Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver of Rights.
The Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any
reservation of rights against the Guarantor and without notice

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to or further assent by the Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the
Obligations made by the Lender may be rescinded and any of the Obligations
continued, and the Obligations, or the liability of any other party upon or for
any part thereof, or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of
offset with respect thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be
renewed, extended, amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived,
surrendered or released by the Lender, and the Loan Agreement and the other Loan
Documents and any other documents executed and delivered in connection therewith
may be amended, modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as
the Lender) may deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security,
guarantee or right of offset at any time held by the Lender for the payment of
the Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. The
Lender shall not have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any
Lien at any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for this
Guarantee or any property subject thereto. When making any demand hereunder
against the Guarantor, the Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make
a similar demand on the Borrowers or any other guarantor, and any failure by the
Lender to make any such demand or to collect any payments from any Borrower or
any such other guarantor or any release of any Borrower or such other or
guarantor shall not relieve the Guarantor of the obligations or liabilities
hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights and remedies, express or
implied, or as a matter of law, of the Lender against the Guarantor. For the
purposes hereof "demand" shall include the commencement and continuance of any
legal proceedings.

         5. Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. The Guarantor waives any and
all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the
Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Lender upon this Guarantee
or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Obligations, and any of them, shall
conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed,
extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon this Guarantee; and all dealings
between the Borrowers and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Lender on the
other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or
consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. The Guarantor waives diligence,
presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to
or upon the Borrowers or the Guarantor with respect to the Obligations. The
Guarantor understands and agrees that this Guarantee shall be construed as a
continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to
(a) the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, or any
other Loan Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security
therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or
from time to time held by the Lender (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim
(other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be
available to or be asserted by any Borrower against the Lender, or (c) any other
circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of any Borrower
or the Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an
equitable or legal discharge of any Borrower for the Obligations, or of the
Guarantor under this Guarantee, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When
pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Lender
may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights and remedies as it
may have against the Borrowers or any other Person or against any collateral
security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect
thereto, and any failure by the Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies
or to collect any payments from any Borrower or any such other Person or to
realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such
right of offset, or any release of any Borrower or any such other Person or any
such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve the
Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights
and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the
Lender against the Guarantor. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and
effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the
Guarantor and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit
of the Lender, and its successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, until all
the Obligations and the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall
have been satisfied by indefeasible payment in full in cash.

         6. Reinstatement. This Guarantee shall continue to be effective, or be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of
any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by
the Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
reorganization of any Borrower or the Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the
appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar
officer for, any Borrower or the Guarantor or any substantial part of its
property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

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         7. Payments. The Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder
will be paid to the Lender without set-off or counterclaim in U.S. Dollars at
the office of the Lender located at General Electric Capital Corporation, Lee
Farm Corporate Park, 83 Wooster Heights Road, Danbury, CT 06810.

         8. Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor hereby represents and
warrants that:

         (a) he has the power and authority and the legal right and capacity to
execute and deliver, and to perform his obligations under, this Guarantee and
has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and
performance of this Guarantee;

         (b) this Guarantee constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as affected by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, general equitable principles and an implied covenant of good faith
and fair dealing;

         (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee will not
violate any provision of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the
Guarantor and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any of the properties or revenues of the Guarantor pursuant to any
Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the Guarantor;

         (d) no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in
respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other
Person (including, any shareholder or creditor of the Guarantor) is required in
connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability
of this Guarantee;

         (e) no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Guarantor, threatened by or against the Guarantor or against any of its
properties or revenues (1) with respect to this Guarantee or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (2) which could have a material adverse effect
on the business, property, or financial or other condition of the Guarantor;

         (f) the statements concerning the financial condition and net worth of
Guarantor previously provided to the Lender are true and correct; there is no
event, fact, circumstance or condition known to Guarantor which is inconsistent
with such statements or is required to be disclosed in order to cause such
statements not to be misleading.

         The Guarantor agrees that the foregoing representations and warranties
shall be deemed to have been made by the Guarantor on the date of each borrowing
by any Borrower under the Loan Agreement on and as of such date of borrowing as
though made hereunder on and as of such date.

         9. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Lender or
the Guarantor to be effective shall be in writing (or by telex, fax or similar
electronic transfer) and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (1)
when delivered by hand or (2) if given by mail, when deposited in the mails by
certified mail, return receipt requested, or (3) if by telex, fax or similar
electronic transfer, when sent and receipt has been confirmed, addressed as
follows:

         (a) if to the Lender, at its address or transmission number for notices
provided in the Loan Agreement; and

         (b) if to the Guarantor, at its address or transmission number for
notices set forth under its signature below.

         The Lender, and the Guarantor may change their respective addresses and
transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided in this
Section.

         10. Severability. Any provision of this Guarantee which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating

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the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in
any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in
any other jurisdiction.

         11. Integration. This Guarantee represents the agreement of the
Guarantor with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or
representations by the Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not
reflected herein.

         12. Amendments in Writing; No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. (a) None of
the terms or provisions of this Guarantee may be waived, amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the Guarantor
and the Lender, provided that any provision of this Guarantee may be waived by
the Lender in a letter or agreement executed by the Lender or by telex or
facsimile transmission from the Lender.

         (b) The Lender shall not by any act (except by a written instrument
pursuant to paragraph 12(a) hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be
deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any
Default or Event of Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions
hereof. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the
Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Lender of any right or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any
right or remedy which the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion.

         (c) The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be
exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or
remedies provided by law.

         13. Covenants. Guarantor shall furnish to Lender on an annual basis a
certified copy of his financial statement reflecting all of his assets and
liabilities in a form satisfactory to Lender and, no later than thirty (30) days
after the filing thereof, copies of his annual Federal and state income tax
returns.

         14. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Guarantee are
for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof
or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

         15. Successors and Assigns. This Guarantee shall be binding upon the
successors, assigns, trustees, executors, administrators and representatives of
the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Lender and its successors
and assigns.

         16. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

         17. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. The Guarantor hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally:

         (a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or
proceeding relating to this Guarantee or any other Loan Document to which it is
a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof,
to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New
York, the courts of the United States of America located in the state of New
York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

          (b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such
courts and waives trial by jury and any objection that it may now or hereafter
have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that
such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to
plead or claim the same;

         (c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may
be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any
substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Guarantor at its
address set forth under its signature below or at such other address of which
the Lender shall have been notified pursuant to Section 9; and

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          (d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect
service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right
to sue in any other jurisdiction.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

------------------------------------------
J. MICHAEL MOORE

Address for Notices:

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---------------------------------

Facsimile to
            ---------------------

State of                )
        ------------     )     ss:
County of               )
         ------------

On this 25th day of October, 2002, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public
in and for said County and State, personally appeared J. MICHAEL MOORE,
personally known to me or proven to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence to
be J. MICHAEL MOORE.

                                  WITNESS my hand and affixed seal.

                                  ----------------------------------------------
                                  Notary Public in and for said County and State

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                                   EXHIBIT A-2

                         FORM OF USFG LIMITED GUARANTEE

         GUARANTEE, dated as of October 25, 2000, made by UNITED STATES FUNDING
GROUP, INC. (the "Guarantor"), in favor of GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION,
as Lender (the "Lender") under the Loan Agreement referred to below.

                              W I T N E S S E T H:
                              --------------------

         WHEREAS, pursuant to the Loan and Security Agreement dated as of May
18, 2000 (as the same may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from
time to time, the "Loan Agreement") among Management Alliance Corporation, a
Texas corporation, Information Systems Consulting Corp., a Texas corporation,
Datatek Consulting Group Corporation, a Texas corporation, Texcel Services,
Inc., a Pennsylvania corporation, and Mountain, Ltd., a Maine corporation (each
a "Borrower" and, collectively, the "Borrowers"), Lender and the parties
thereto, the Lender has agreed to make extensions of credit to the Borrowers
upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth therein;

         WHEREAS, it is a condition precedent to the Lender's willingness to
continue to extend credit to Borrowers pursuant to the Loan Agreement that the
Guarantor guarantee payment and performance of the Borrowers= obligations under
the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents;

         WHEREAS, the Guarantor is interested in the financial success of each
Borrower and it is in the best interests of the Guarantor for the Lender to
continue to make loans and extend credit to the Borrowers under the Loan
Agreement.

         NOW, THEREFORE, to induce the Lender to enter into the Loan Agreement
and to induce the Lender to continue to make its extensions of credit to the
Borrowers under the Loan Agreement and for other consideration the receipt and
sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the Guarantor hereby agrees with
the Lender as follows:

         1. Defined Terms. (a) Unless otherwise defined herein, terms defined in
the Loan Agreement and used herein shall have the meanings given to them in the
Loan Agreement.

         (b) As used herein, "Obligations" shall mean all loans, advances,
debts, expense reimbursement, fees, liabilities, and obligations, for the
performance of covenants, tasks or duties or for payment of monetary amounts
(whether or not such performance is then required or contingent, or amounts are
liquidated or determinable) owing by any Borrower and any other Credit Party to
Lender, of any kind or nature, present or future, whether or not evidenced by
any note, agreement or other instrument, whether arising under any of the Loan
Documents or under any other agreement between any Borrower, such Credit Party
and Lender, and all covenants and duties regarding such amounts. This term
includes all principal, interest (including interest accruing at the then
applicable rate provided in the Loan Agreement after the maturity of the Loans
and interest accruing at the then applicable rate provided in the Loan Agreement
after the filing of any petition in bankruptcy, or the commencement of any
insolvency, reorganization or like proceeding, whether or not a claim for
post-filing or post-petition interest is allowed in such proceeding), Fees,
Charges, expenses, attorneys' fees and any other sum chargeable to any Borrower
under any of the Loan Documents, and all principal and interest due in respect
of the Loans and all obligations and liabilities of the Guarantor under this
Guarantee.

         (c) The words "hereof," "herein" and "hereunder" and words of similar
import when used in this Guarantee shall refer to this Guarantee as a whole and
not to any particular provision of this Guarantee, and section and paragraph
references are to this Guarantee unless otherwise specified.

         (d) The meanings given to terms defined herein shall be equally
applicable to both the singular and plural forms of such terms.

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         2. Guarantee. (a) The Guarantor hereby unconditionally and irrevocably
guarantees to the Lender and its successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns,
the prompt and complete payment and performance by the Borrowers when due
(whether at the stated maturity, by acceleration or otherwise) of the
Obligations.

         (b) The Guarantor further agrees to pay any and all expenses
(including, without limitation, all fees and disbursements of counsel) which may
be paid or incurred by the Lender in enforcing, or obtaining advice of counsel
in respect of, any rights with respect to, or collecting, any or all of the
Obligations and/or enforcing any rights with respect to, or collecting against,
the Guarantor under this Guarantee.

         (c) The Guarantor agrees that the Obligations may at any time and from
time to time exceed the amount of the liability of the Guarantor hereunder
without impairing this Guarantee or affecting the rights and remedies of the
Lender hereunder.

         (d) No payment or payments made by any Borrower, any other guarantor or
any other Person or received or collected by the Lender from any Borrower, any
other guarantor or any other Person by virtue of any action or proceeding or any
set-off or appropriation or application at any time or from time to time in
reduction of or in payment of the Obligations shall be deemed to modify, reduce,
release or otherwise affect the liability of the Guarantor hereunder which
shall, notwithstanding any such payment or payments, other than payments made by
the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations or payments received or collected
from the Guarantor in respect of the Obligations, remain liable for the
Obligations hereunder until the Obligations are indefeasibly paid in full.

         (e) The Guarantor agrees that whenever, at any time, or from time to
time, it shall make any payment to the Lender on account of its liability
hereunder, it will notify the Lender in writing that such payment is made under
this Guarantee for such purpose.

         (f) Anything herein or in any other Loan Document to the contrary
notwithstanding, the maximum liability of the Guarantor hereunder and under the
other Loan Documents shall in no event exceed $900,000 of the Obligations
guaranteed hereby (the "Limited Amount"), plus the sum of: (i) all unpaid
interest which accrues on such Limited Amount after demand by the Lender for
payment hereunder until payment of the Limited Amount in full, calculated at the
rate of interest applicable to the Obligations as provided in the Loan
Agreement, unless the Guarantor makes timely payment of all amounts due and
payable hereunder to the Lender, without set-off or counterclaim, at the office
of the Lender located at General Electric Capital Corporation, Lee Farm
Corporate Park, 83 Wooster Heights Road, Danbury, CT 06810or such other office
designated by the Lender, no later than three (3) Business Days after the demand
by the Lender for payment hereunder (such period being herein called the "Grace
Period"), in which event the Guarantor shall not be liable for the payment of
the interest accruing on such Limited Amount within the Grace Period, and (ii)
all reasonable out-of-pocket fees, costs and expenses incurred by the Lender in
enforcing this Guaranty or in exercising its rights hereunder.

         (g) The liability of the Guarantor hereunder with respect to the
Limited Amount of the Obligations shall not be reduced by the receipt by the
Lender of any proceeds of the Collateral or any other payments made by or on
behalf of the Borrower on the Obligations (other than payments made by the
Guarantor hereunder) until such time as the amount of the Obligations
outstanding is less than the Limited Amount.

         3. No Subrogation. Notwithstanding any payment or payments made by the
Guarantor hereunder or any set-off or application of funds of the Guarantor by
the Lender, the Guarantor shall not be entitled to be subrogated to any of the
rights of the Lender against any Borrower or any other guarantor or any
collateral security or guarantee or right of offset held by the Lender for the
payment of the Obligations, nor shall the Guarantor seek or be entitled to seek
any contribution or reimbursement from any Borrower or any other Person in
respect of payments made by the Guarantor hereunder until all amounts owing to
the Lender by the Borrowers on account of the Obligations are indefeasibly paid
in full. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor on account of such
subrogation rights at any time when all of the Obligations shall not have been
indefeasibly paid in full, such amount shall be held by the Guarantor in trust
for the Lender, segregated from other funds of the Guarantor and shall forthwith
upon receipt by the Guarantor, be turned over to the Lender in the exact form
received by the Guarantor (duly indorsed by the Guarantor to the Lender, if
required), to be applied against the Obligations, whether matured or unmatured,
in such order as the Lender may elect.

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         4. Amendments, etc. with respect to the Obligations; Waiver of Rights.
The Guarantor shall remain obligated hereunder notwithstanding that, without any
reservation of rights against the Guarantor and without notice to or further
assent by the Guarantor, any demand for payment of any of the Obligations made
by the Lender may be rescinded and any of the Obligations continued, and the
Obligations, or the liability of any other party upon or for any part thereof,
or any collateral security or guarantee therefor or right of offset with respect
thereto, may, from time to time, in whole or in part, be renewed, extended,
amended, modified, accelerated, compromised, waived, surrendered or released by
the Lender, and the Loan Agreement and the other Loan Documents and any other
documents executed and delivered in connection therewith may be amended,
modified, supplemented or terminated, in whole or in part, as the Lender) may
deem advisable from time to time, and any collateral security, guarantee or
right of offset at any time held by the Lender for the payment of the
Obligations may be sold, exchanged, waived, surrendered or released. The Lender
shall not have any obligation to protect, secure, perfect or insure any Lien at
any time held by it as security for the Obligations or for this Guarantee or any
property subject thereto. When making any demand hereunder against the
Guarantor, the Lender may, but shall be under no obligation to, make a similar
demand on the Borrowers or any other guarantor, and any failure by the Lender to
make any such demand or to collect any payments from any Borrower or any such
other guarantor or any release of any Borrower or such other or guarantor shall
not relieve the Guarantor of the obligations or liabilities hereunder, and shall
not impair or affect the rights and remedies, express or implied, or as a matter
of law, of the Lender against the Guarantor. For the purposes hereof "demand"
shall include the commencement and continuance of any legal proceedings.

         5. Guarantee Absolute and Unconditional. The Guarantor waives any and
all notice of the creation, renewal, extension or accrual of any of the
Obligations and notice of or proof of reliance by the Lender upon this Guarantee
or acceptance of this Guarantee, and the Obligations, and any of them, shall
conclusively be deemed to have been created, contracted or incurred, or renewed,
extended, amended or waived, in reliance upon this Guarantee; and all dealings
between the Borrowers and the Guarantor, on the one hand, and the Lender on the
other hand, likewise shall be conclusively presumed to have been had or
consummated in reliance upon this Guarantee. The Guarantor waives diligence,
presentment, protest, demand for payment and notice of default or nonpayment to
or upon the Borrowers or the Guarantor with respect to the Obligations. The
Guarantor understands and agrees that this Guarantee shall be construed as a
continuing, absolute and unconditional guarantee of payment without regard to
(a) the validity, regularity or enforceability of the Loan Agreement, or any
other Loan Document, any of the Obligations or any other collateral security
therefor or guarantee or right of offset with respect thereto at any time or
from time to time held by the Lender (b) any defense, set-off or counterclaim
(other than a defense of payment or performance) which may at any time be
available to or be asserted by any Borrower against the Lender, or (c) any other
circumstance whatsoever (with or without notice to or knowledge of any Borrower
or the Guarantor) which constitutes, or might be construed to constitute, an
equitable or legal discharge of any Borrower for the Obligations, or of the
Guarantor under this Guarantee, in bankruptcy or in any other instance. When
pursuing its rights and remedies hereunder against any Guarantor, the Lender
may, but shall be under no obligation to, pursue such rights and remedies as it
may have against the Borrowers or any other Person or against any collateral
security or guarantee for the Obligations or any right of offset with respect
thereto, and any failure by the Lender to pursue such other rights or remedies
or to collect any payments from any Borrower or any such other Person or to
realize upon any such collateral security or guarantee or to exercise any such
right of offset, or any release of any Borrower or any such other Person or any
such collateral security, guarantee or right of offset, shall not relieve the
Guarantor of any liability hereunder, and shall not impair or affect the rights
and remedies, whether express, implied or available as a matter of law, of the
Lender against the Guarantor. This Guarantee shall remain in full force and
effect and be binding in accordance with and to the extent of its terms upon the
Guarantor and the successors and assigns thereof, and shall inure to the benefit
of the Lender, and its successors, indorsees, transferees and assigns, until all
the Obligations and the obligations of the Guarantor under this Guarantee shall
have been satisfied by indefeasible payment in full in cash.

         6. Reinstatement. This Guarantee shall continue to be effective, or be
reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time payment, or any part thereof, of
any of the Obligations is rescinded or must otherwise be restored or returned by
the Lender upon the insolvency, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation or
reorganization of any Borrower or the Guarantor, or upon or as a result of the
appointment of a receiver, intervenor or conservator of, or trustee or similar
officer for, any Borrower or the Guarantor or any substantial part of its
property, or otherwise, all as though such payments had not been made.

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         7. Payments. The Guarantor hereby guarantees that payments hereunder
will be paid to the Lender without set-off or counterclaim in U.S. Dollars at
the office of the Lender located at General Electric Capital Corporation, Lee
Farm Corporate Park, 83 Wooster Heights Road, Danbury, CT 06810.

         8. Representations and Warranties. The Guarantor hereby represents and
warrants that:

         (a) (i) it is a corporation or limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
jurisdiction of its incorporation or organization and has the power and
authority and the legal right to own and operate its property, to lease the
property it operates and to conduct the business in which it is currently
engaged, (ii) it has the power and authority and the legal right and capacity to
execute and deliver, and to perform its obligations under, this Guarantee and
has taken all necessary action to authorize its execution, delivery and
performance of this Guarantee;

         (b) this Guarantee constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of
the Guarantor enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as affected by
bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
other similar laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights
generally, general equitable principles and an implied covenant of good faith
and fair dealing;

         (c) the execution, delivery and performance of this Guarantee will not
violate any provision of any Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the
Guarantor and will not result in or require the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any of the properties or revenues of the Guarantor pursuant to any
Requirement of Law or Contractual Obligation of the Guarantor;

         (d) no consent or authorization of, filing with, or other act by or in
respect of, any arbitrator or Governmental Authority and no consent of any other
Person (including, any shareholder or creditor of the Guarantor) is required in
connection with the execution, delivery, performance, validity or enforceability
of this Guarantee;

         (e) no litigation, investigation or proceeding of or before any
arbitrator or Governmental Authority is pending or, to the knowledge of the
Guarantor, threatened by or against the Guarantor or against any of its
properties or revenues (1) with respect to this Guarantee or any of the
transactions contemplated hereby, (2) which could have a material adverse effect
on the business, property, or financial or other condition of the Guarantor;

         (f) the statements concerning the financial condition and net worth of
Guarantor previously provided to the Lender are true and correct; there is no
event, fact, circumstance or condition known to Guarantor which is inconsistent
with such statements or is required to be disclosed in order to cause such
statements not to be misleading.

         The Guarantor agrees that the foregoing representations and warranties
shall be deemed to have been made by the Guarantor on the date of each borrowing
by any Borrower under the Loan Agreement on and as of such date of borrowing as
though made hereunder on and as of such date.

         9. Notices. All notices, requests and demands to or upon the Lender or
the Guarantor to be effective shall be in writing (or by telex, fax or similar
electronic transfer) and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made (1)
when delivered by hand or (2) if given by mail, when deposited in the mails by
certified mail, return receipt requested, or (3) if by telex, fax or similar
electronic transfer, when sent and receipt has been confirmed, addressed as
follows:

         (a) if to the Lender, at its address or transmission number for notices
under its signature below; and

         (b) if to the Guarantor, at its address or transmission number for
notices set forth provided in the Loan Agreement.

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         The Lender, and the Guarantor may change their respective addresses and
transmission numbers for notices by notice in the manner provided in this
Section.

         10. Severabilility. Any provision of this Guarantee which is prohibited
or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be
ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without
invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or
unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render
unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.

         11. Integration. This Guarantee represents the agreement of the
Guarantor with respect to the subject matter hereof and there are no promises or
representations by the Lender relative to the subject matter hereof not
reflected herein.

         12. Amendments in Writing; No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. (a) None of
the terms or provisions of this Guarantee may be waived, amended, supplemented
or otherwise modified except by a written instrument executed by the Guarantor
and the Lender, provided that any provision of this Guarantee may be waived by
the Lender in a letter or agreement executed by the Lender or by telex or
facsimile transmission from the Lender.

         (b) The Lender shall not by any act (except by a written instrument
pursuant to paragraph 12(a) hereof), delay, indulgence, omission or otherwise be
deemed to have waived any right or remedy hereunder or to have acquiesced in any
Default or Event of Default or in any breach of any of the terms and conditions
hereof. No failure to exercise, nor any delay in exercising, on the part of the
Lender, any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver
thereof. No single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege
hereunder shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise
of any other right, power or privilege. A waiver by the Lender of any right or
remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall not be construed as a bar to any
right or remedy which the Lender would otherwise have on any future occasion.

         (c) The rights and remedies herein provided are cumulative, may be
exercised singly or concurrently and are not exclusive of any other rights or
remedies provided by law.

         13. Section Headings. The section headings used in this Guarantee are
for convenience of reference only and are not to affect the construction hereof
or be taken into consideration in the interpretation hereof.

         14. Successors and Assigns. This Guarantee shall be binding upon the
successors and assigns of the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the
Lender and its successors and assigns.

         15. GOVERNING LAW. THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED
AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.

         16. Submission to Jurisdiction; Waivers. The Guarantor hereby
irrevocably and unconditionally:

         (a) submits for itself and its property in any legal action or
proceeding relating to this Guarantee or any other Loan Document to which it is
a party, or for recognition and enforcement of any judgment in respect thereof,
to the non-exclusive general jurisdiction of the courts of the State of New
York, the courts of the United States of America located in the state of New
York, and appellate courts from any thereof;

          (b) consents that any such action or proceeding may be brought in such
courts and waives trial by jury and any objection that it may now or hereafter
have to the venue of any such action or proceeding in any such court or that
such action or proceeding was brought in an inconvenient court and agrees not to
plead or claim the same;

         (c) agrees that service of process in any such action or proceeding may
be effected by mailing a copy thereof by registered or certified mail (or any
substantially similar form of mail), postage prepaid, to such Guarantor at its
address set forth under its signature below or at such other address of which
the Lender shall have been notified pursuant to Section 9; and

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          (d) agrees that nothing herein shall affect the right to effect
service of process in any other manner permitted by law or shall limit the right
to sue in any other jurisdiction.

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Guarantee to be
duly executed and delivered as of the day and year first above written.

                                       UNITED STATES FUNDING GROUP, INC.

                                       By:
                                          --------------------------------------
                                       Name:
                                            ------------------------------------
                                       Title:
                                             -----------------------------------

                                       Address for notices:

                                       ------------------------------------

                                       ------------------------------------

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                              Form of Deed of Trust

RECORDING REQUESTED BY:
AND WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:

Carruthers & Roth, P.A.
P.O. Box 540
Greensboro, NC 27402
Attention:  John M. Flynn, Esq.

                                                       (For Recorder's use only)
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                          DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF
                  RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE FILING
                  --------------------------------------------

STATE OF TEXAS           ss.
                         ss.             KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
COUNTY OF BASTROP        ss.

         THIS DEED OF TRUST, ASSIGNMENT OF RENTS, SECURITY AGREEMENT AND FIXTURE
FILING ("Deed of Trust") is made as of _____ __, 2002, by UNITED STATES FUNDING
GROUP, INC., a _______________ corporation, whose address is
______________________ (herein "Trustor"), the owner of the real property
described below, to JAMES C. CHADWICK, an individual resident of the State of
Texas, whose address is 2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3000, Dallas, Texas 75201 as
trustee, subject to substitution as provided herein (herein "Trustee"), in favor
of GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation whose mailing
address and address from which information concerning its security interest may
be obtained is _________________________ and who is referred to hereinafter as
"Beneficiary." For purposes hereof, references to Beneficiary shall mean and
include the named Beneficiary herein, as well as its successors and assigns.

         Concurrently herewith, Trustor is entering into that certain Guarantee
of even date herewith (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time, the "Guaranty"), pursuant to which Trustor is indebted or
otherwise obligated to Beneficiary in the principal sum of Nine Hundred Thousand
and No/100 Dollars ($900,000.00) (the "Loan") as guarantor of the indebtedness
owing by MANAGEMENT ALLIANCE CORPORATION, a Texas corporation ("MAC"),
INFORMATION SYSTEMS CONSULTING CORP., a Texas corporation ("ISCC"), DATATEK
CONSULTING GROUP CORPORATION, a Texas corporation ("DCGC"), TEXCEL SERVICES,
INC., a Pennsylvania corporation ("TSI"), and MOUNTAIN, LTD., a Maine
corporation ("ML" and, together with MAC, ISCC, DCGC and TSI, the "Borrowers"
and each a "Borrower"); and DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC., a Texas
corporation ("Parent"), MAGIC NORTHEAST, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Magic"),
and PREFERRED FUNDING CORPORATION, a Texas corporation ("PFC", and together with
Parent and Magic, the "Guarantors" and each a "Guarantor"; the Borrowers and the
Guarantors being collectively referred to herein as the "Credit Parties" and
each a "Credit Party"), pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of May
18, 2000 among Beneficiary and the Credit Parties, such indebtedness or
obligation and all present or future modifications, extensions, renewals or
replacements thereof are hereinafter referred to as the ("Obligations") the
terms of which are incorporated herein by reference.

                              W I T N E S S E T H :
                              - - - - - - - - - -

         WHEREAS, Trustor has incurred or will incur obligations to Beneficiary
on certain terms and conditions as described in the Guaranty and as hereinafter
set forth; Trustor owns the Real Property (as hereinafter defined) covered by
this Deed of Trust; Trustor owns and may hereafter acquire certain fixtures
located on or about the Real Property; Trustor, for good and valuable
consideration received, has agreed to absolutely assign the rents, issues and
profits of the Mortgaged Property (as hereinafter defined) to Beneficiary,
subject to the conditional license under this Deed of Trust given to Trustor to
collect said rents; and Trustor, for good and valuable consideration received,

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has agreed to execute and deliver this Deed of Trust to secure the Secured
Obligations (as hereinafter defined) as hereinafter set forth.

         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of Ten and No/100 Dollars and other
valuable consideration duly paid to Trustor by the Trustee, the full receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, Trustor irrevocably grants,
conveys, transfers and assigns to Trustee, its successors and assigns, in trust,
for the benefit of Beneficiary, with power of sale and right of entry and
possession, all of Trustor's estate, right, title and interest in, to and under
the following described property, whether now existing or hereafter acquired or
arising (herein, the "Mortgaged Property"):

         (a)      The real property located in Bastrop County, Texas, and more
particularly described on Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof (the
"Real Property"), and all minerals, oil, gas and other hydrocarbon substances on
the Real Property, and rights to extract, sever, or remove any and all of the
same from the Real Property as well as all development rights, air rights,
water, water rights and water stock relating to the Real Property.

         (b)      All present and future structures, buildings and improvements
of any kind on the Real Property (hereafter "Improvements"); all fixtures,
chattels, machinery, electronic machines, equipment, motor vehicles, building
materials, appliances, general intangibles, fittings and articles of personal
property of every kind and nature whatsoever; all appurtenances and additions to
the foregoing and substitutions or replacements therefor, and goods of every
nature whatsoever now or hereafter owned by Trustor and located in or on, or
attached or affixed to, or used or intended to be used in connection with, the
Real Property, including all air coolers and conditioners, alarms and security
systems, antennae and reception systems, apparatus, appliances, awnings, basins,
bathtubs and spas; beds, blankets, blinds, boilers, bookcases, cabinets, chairs
and chaise lounges, clocks, cocktail lounge supplies, including inventory, bars,
glassware, bottles and tables used in connection therewith; communication
systems, computers and related peripherals and all data stored in any medium,
conduits, curtains, desks, doors, drapes, dressers, ducts and compressors,
dynamos, electric and power equipment, elevators and escalators and related
machinery and equipment, engines, equipment, fans, files, safes and all
inventories, records and schedules therein; fire extinguishing, prevention and
alarm equipment and systems; fittings, floor coverings, including rugs and
carpeting; furnaces and stokers, furnishings, furniture, gas, generating
equipment, hardware, heaters, humidifiers and dehumidifiers, incinerators,
kitchen, cafeteria and restaurant inventory, equipment, and utensils; laundry,
lighting, linen, machinery, mirrors, motor vehicles, motors, ovens, ranges and
stoves; partitions, pillows and bedding, pipes, plumbing and related fixtures;
pumps, radiators, radios, television and related cables, speakers and monitors;
recreational equipment and facilities, refrigerators, coolers and freezers;
screens, shades, shelving, sinks, toilets and bidets; sprinkling and vacuum
cleaning systems, storm doors and windows, supplies, including cleaning, kitchen
and maintenance items; swimming pool heaters, filters and equipment;
switchboards, tables, tanks and other storage containers, towels, trees, plants
and other items of landscaping; ventilating apparatus, wall coverings, washers
and dryers, windows and window coverings, and wiring; all business equipment,
books, records and files of any business located on or concerning the Real
Property, regardless of whether the same are themselves kept at the Real
Property, including all interest of Trustor in any of the above items now or
hereafter at any time acquired under lease, conditional sale contract, chattel
mortgage, or other title retention or security instrument, and all replacements
and additions thereto; it being mutually agreed that all of the aforesaid
property owned by Trustor and placed on the Real Property or the Improvements
shall, so far as permitted by law, be deemed to be fixtures, a part of the
realty, and conveyed by this Deed of Trust as security for the Secured
Obligations; notwithstanding the agreement and declaration hereinabove expressed
that certain articles of property form a part of the realty covered by this Deed
of Trust and be appropriated to its use and deemed to be realty, to the extent
that such agreement and declaration may not be effective, this instrument shall
constitute a security agreement, creating a security interest in such personal
property, as collateral, for the benefit of Beneficiary, all in accordance with
the Texas Business and Commerce Code (the "Code") and as more particularly set
forth in Section 1.7 hereof, and Trustor shall execute and deliver, from time to
time, such further instruments and documents as may be required by Beneficiary
to confirm the lien of this Deed of Trust on any of the foregoing.

         (c)      All appurtenances of the Real Property and all rights of
Trustor in and to any streets, roads or public places, easements or rights of
way relating to the Real Property.

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         (d)      All fixed, minimum, percentage and other rents (subject,
however, to the conditional license under this Deed of Trust given to Trustor to
collect said rents), all expense pass-through payments, parking fees, rental and
business interruption insurance payments, liability insurance payments,
temporary condemnation proceeds, casualty insurance proceeds and other
condemnation proceeds, all receipts from licenses, concessions and other
sources, all recoveries of Trustor in any litigation respecting the Real
Property or the Improvements or based upon any third-party warranties or
guarantees or otherwise based upon or respecting the construction, physical
condition or value thereof, including payments in settlement, payments in
consideration of the early termination or modification of any lease or other
agreement affecting the Real Property or the Improvements, and all income and
revenue of a non-rental nature attributable thereto, including any of the
foregoing insurance or other sources of income or recovery respecting the Real
Property or the Improvements that are maintained or obtained at the election of
Trustor above or in addition to requirements pursuant to this Deed of Trust.

         (e)      All leases or subleases covering the Real Property or the
Improvements or any portion thereof, including all cash or security deposits,
advance rentals, and deposits or payments of similar nature (subject, however,
to the conditional license under this Deed of Trust given to Trustor to collect
the rentals under any such leases or subleases).

         (f)      All options to purchase, lease or sublease or otherwise
acquire: (i) the Real Property, any portion thereof or interest therein, or any
greater estate in the Real Property now owned or hereafter acquired; or (ii) any
other property of any kind adjacent to or used or to be used in connection with
the Real Property or the Improvements.

         (g)      All interests, estates or other claims, both in law and in
equity, in the Real Property or the Improvements.

         (h)      All easements, rights of way, gores of land, streets, ways,
alleys, passages, sewer rights, waters, water courses, water rights and powers,
and all estates, rights, titles, interests, privileges, liberties, tenements,
hereditaments and appurtenances whatsoever in any way belonging, relating or
appertaining to the Real Property, or that hereafter shall in any way belong,
relate or be appurtenant to the Real Property and the reversion and reversions,
remainder and remainders, and all the estate, right, title, interest, property,
possession, claim and demand whatsoever, at law as well as in equity, of Trustor
held or used in connection with: (i) the Real Property as a means of access to
the Real Property; or (ii) any of the Real Property or the Improvements for any
purpose.

         (i)      All causes of action, claims, compensation, proceeds and
recoveries for any damage or injury to or condemnation or taking of the Real
Property or the Improvements thereon or any part thereof or for any loss or
diminution in the value thereof and all rights in or to any fund, program or
trust monies and any reimbursement therefrom directly or indirectly established,
maintained or administered by any governmental authority or any other individual
or entity that is designed to or has the effect of providing funds (whether
directly or indirectly or as reimbursement) for the repair or replacement of
storage tanks (whether above or below ground) located on the Real Property or
the remediation or cleanup of any spill, leakage or contamination from any such
tank or resulting from the ownership, use or maintenance of any such tank or to
compensate third parties for any personal injury or property damage with respect
thereto; and Trustor hereby authorizes, directs and empowers Beneficiary, at its
option, on behalf of Trustor, or the successors or assigns of Trustor, to
adjust, compromise, claim, collect and receive such compensation, proceeds and
recoveries, to give proper receipts and acquittances therefor, and, after
deducting expenses of collection, to apply the net proceeds as a credit upon any
portion, as selected by Beneficiary, of the Secured Obligations, notwithstanding
the fact that the same may not then be due and payable or is otherwise
adequately secured, all in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the
Guaranty.

         (j)      All goods located on the Real Property that are used in the
operation or occupancy of the Real Property or the Improvements or in any
construction on the Real Property but that are not effectively made real
property under paragraph (b) above, including all appliances, furniture and
furnishings, building service equipment, and building materials, supplies and
equipment.

         (k)      All general intangibles relating to the development, use or
operation of the Real Property or the Improvements, including all governmental
licenses, permits, variances, approvals, authorizations, and entitlements
relating to the development, use or operation of the Real Property or the
Improvements (to the extent permitted by

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the terms thereof), and all management contracts, and all other contracts,
contract rights, administrative records, agreements, commitments, undertakings
and arrangements relating to the use or operation of the Real Property or the
Improvements, all warranties, guaranties, covenants, commitments and purchase
orders, and all trademarks and trade names specifically relating to the Real
Property or the Improvements.

         (l)      All plans and specifications prepared for construction or
renovation of Improvements on the Real Property or operations to be conducted on
the Real Property and all studies, data and drawings related thereto; and all
contracts and agreements relating to the aforesaid plans and specifications or
to the aforesaid studies, data and drawings, or to the construction or
renovation of Improvements on the Real Property.

         (m)      All reserves, deferred payments, deposits, sale contracts,
earnest money deposits, refunds, including awards or refunds by any governmental
authority to any present or subsequent owners of the Real Property on account of
excess taxes paid thereupon, the exercise of the right of eminent domain,
alteration of the grade of any street, or any other injury to or decrease of
value of the Real Property or the Improvements, all cost savings and payments of
any kind relating thereto or construction or operations thereupon, including by
any utility or service provider, all accounts and other rights to the payment of
money, no matter how evidenced, that arise from the use or operation of the Real
Property or the Improvements, and all writings evidencing such accounts and
other rights.

         (n)      To the extent permitted by law, all inventories of any kind
and nature used in the occupation or operation of the Real Property or the
Improvements.

         (o)      All proceeds of the property described in paragraphs (a)
through (n) above. For purposes of this Deed of Trust, the term "proceeds"
includes all accounts, rents, royalties, issues, income, payments and profits
from the property referred to above and whatever is receivable or received when
the property referred to above or proceeds are sold, collected, exchanged or
otherwise disposed of, whether such disposition is voluntary or involuntary, and
includes all insurance and condemnation proceeds and products of any and all of
the foregoing and all rights to payment, including return premiums with respect
to any insurance relating thereto, and any and all right, title, estate or
interest that Trustor may hereafter acquire in and to any of the foregoing.

         Trustor also hereby grants to Beneficiary a security interest in all of
the foregoing described property, whether now or hereafter existing, and in
which Trustor now has or hereafter obtains any right, title, estate or interest.

         FOR THE PURPOSE OF SECURING, in such order of priority as Beneficiary
may elect in accordance with the Guaranty, the payment of all other sums that
may be advanced by or otherwise be due to Trustee or Beneficiary arising under
the Guaranty or this Deed of Trust, and all covenants and duties regarding such
amounts, of any kind or nature, present or future arising under the Guaranty and
this Deed of Trust (collectively known as the "Secured Obligations").

         Trustor, and each party at any time claiming an interest in or lien or
encumbrance against the Property, agrees that all advances made by Beneficiary
from time to time under the Credit Agreement or this Deed of Trust, and all
other portions of the Secured Obligations herein referred to, shall be secured
by this Deed of Trust with priority as if all of the same had been advanced, had
arisen or become owing or performable on the date of this Deed of Trust, and
this Deed of Trust shall remain in full force and effect as to any subsequent
advances or subsequently arising portions of the Secured Obligations without
loss of priority until the Secured Obligations are fully paid, performed and
satisfied, all agreements and obligations, if any, of Beneficiary for further
advances have been terminated and this Deed of Trust has been released of record
by Beneficiary

         TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the Mortgaged Property and the rights and
privileges hereby conveyed or intended to be conveyed, unto Trustee, its
successors and assigns, for the uses and purposes herein set forth, until the
Secured Obligations are fully paid and performed in accordance with the
provisions set forth herein and in the Guaranty.

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                              COVENANTS OF TRUSTOR

         To protect the security of this Deed of Trust, and to effect the
foregoing assignment of rents, Trustor covenants and agrees as follows:

         1.1      Performance of Obligations Secured. Trustor shall promptly pay
when due the principal of and interest on the indebtedness evidenced by the
Secured Obligations and shall further perform fully and in a timely manner all
Secured Obligations.

         1.2      Insurance.
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                  A.       Trustor shall keep the Mortgaged Property insured,
with loss payable to Beneficiary, as its interest may appear, under policies of
All Risk Replacement Cost Insurance with Agreed Amount Endorsement, flood
insurance (if the Mortgaged Property is in an area that is considered a flood
risk area by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development),
comprehensive general public liability insurance, builder's risk insurance (to
the extent applicable during any construction of any improvements on the
Mortgaged Property), and other appropriate insurance covering such other hazards
as Beneficiary may require from time to time, all in amounts, form, and
substance satisfactory to Beneficiary and with companies acceptable to
Beneficiary. All losses under said insurance shall be payable and shall be
applied in the manner provided herein. Trustor shall obtain, at its expense, a
Lender's Loss Payable Endorsement (form BFU-438 or an equivalent acceptable to
Beneficiary) for each of the casualty insurance policies set forth above, for
the benefit of Beneficiary.

                  B.       All hazard insurance policies shall be endorsed with
a standard noncontributory mortgagee clause in favor of and in form acceptable
to Beneficiary and may be canceled or modified only upon not less than 30 days'
prior written notice to Beneficiary.

                  C.       All of the above-mentioned insurance policies or
certificates of such insurance satisfactory to Beneficiary, together with
receipts for the payment of premiums thereon, shall be delivered to and held by
Beneficiary, which delivery shall constitute assignment to Beneficiary of all
return premiums to be held as additional security hereunder.

                  D.       In the event of the foreclosure of this Deed of Trust
or other transfer of title to the Mortgaged Property in extinguishment, in whole
or in part, of Trustor's liability for the Secured Obligations, all right, title
and interest of Trustor in and to any insurance policy, or premiums or payments
in satisfaction of claims or any other rights thereunder then in force, shall
pass to the purchaser or grantee notwithstanding the amount of any bid at such
foreclosure sale.

                  E.       All renewal and replacement policies shall be
delivered to Beneficiary at least 15 days before the expiration of the expiring
policies. Beneficiary shall not, by the fact of approving, disapproving,
accepting, preventing, obtaining or failing to obtain any insurance, incur any
liability for, or with respect to, the amount of insurance carried, the form or
legal sufficiency of insurance contracts, solvency of insurance companies, or
payment or defense of lawsuits, and Trustor hereby expressly assumes full
responsibility therefor and all liability, if any, with respect thereto.

         1.3      Condemnation and Insurance Proceeds.
                  -----------------------------------

                  A.       The proceeds of any award or claim for damages,
direct or consequential, in connection with any condemnation or other taking of
or damage or injury to the Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, or for
conveyance in lieu of condemnation, are hereby assigned to and shall be paid to
Beneficiary, for the benefit of Beneficiary. In addition, all causes of action,
whether accrued before or after the date of this Deed of Trust, for damages or
injury to the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof or in connection with or
affecting the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof, including causes of action
arising in tort or contract and causes of action for fraud or concealment of a
material fact, are hereby assigned to Beneficiary, for the benefit of
Beneficiary, as additional security and the proceeds shall be paid to
Beneficiary, for the benefit of Beneficiary. Beneficiary may at its option
appear in and prosecute in its own name any action or proceeding to enforce any
such cause of action and may make any compromise or settlement thereof.

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                  B.       Trustor, immediately upon obtaining knowledge of the
institution of any proceedings relating to condemnation or other taking of or
damage or injury to the Mortgaged Property or any portion thereof, or knowledge
of any casualty damage to the Mortgaged Property or damage in any other manner,
will immediately notify Beneficiary in writing. Beneficiary may participate in
any such proceedings and may join Trustor in adjusting any loss covered by
insurance.

                  C.       All compensation, awards, proceeds, damages, claims,
insurance and condemnation recoveries, rights of action and payments that
Trustor may receive or to which Trustor may become entitled with respect to the
Mortgaged Property or any part thereof shall be paid and applied in accordance
with the Guaranty. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, Trustor
hereby authorizes, directs and empowers Beneficiary, at its option, on behalf of
Trustor, or the successors or assigns of Trustor, to (1) collect and receive
such compensation, awards, proceeds, damages, claims, insurance and condemnation
recoveries and other payments, give proper receipts and acquittances therefor,
and, after deducting expenses of collection, apply the net proceeds as a credit
upon any portion, as selected by Beneficiary, of the Secured Obligations, and
notwithstanding the fact that the same may not then be due and payable or is
otherwise adequately secured, and (2) from and after the occurrence and during
the continuance of an Event of Default, adjust, compromise, and settle claims
with respect thereto. Any application of such amounts or any portion thereof to
the Secured Obligations or any release of funds by Beneficiary to Trustor shall
not be construed to cure or waive any default or notice of default hereunder or
invalidate any act done pursuant to any such default or notice.

                  D.       In the event of any condemnation or other taking or
damage or injury to the Mortgaged Property, to the extent Trustor is permitted
by Beneficiary to apply any such condemnation proceeds or insurance recoveries
to the rebuilding and restoration of the Mortgaged Property so damaged, then, in
addition to the conditions and requirements established by Beneficiary regarding
the use of such funds, Beneficiary shall not be under any obligation to make
such condemnation proceeds and insurance recoveries available unless Trustor
shall have fulfilled all of the following conditions:

                           (i)      Trustor shall not be in default under any of
the terms, covenants and conditions of any material lease, license or other
occupancy agreement to which Trustor is a party that affects the Mortgaged
Property;

                           (ii)     Beneficiary shall be satisfied that such
condemnation proceeds or insurance recoveries shall be sufficient to fully
restore and rebuild the Mortgaged Property free and clear of all liens except
the lien of this Deed of Trust or, in the event that such condemnation proceeds
or insurance recoveries are in Beneficiary's judgment insufficient to restore
and rebuild the Mortgaged Property, then,

                                    (a)      in the case of damage or injury to
the Mortgaged Property, Trustor shall deposit promptly with Beneficiary funds
that, together with the insurance recoveries, shall be sufficient in
Beneficiary's reasonable credit judgment to restore and rebuild the Mortgaged
Property, and

                                    (b)      in the case of a partial
condemnation or other taking, Trustor shall deposit promptly with Beneficiary
funds that, together with the condemnation proceeds shall be sufficient in
Beneficiary's reasonable credit judgment to restore what remains of the
Mortgaged Property to an economically viable condition;

                           (iii)    construction and completion of restoration
and rebuilding of the Mortgaged Property shall be completed in accordance with
plans and specifications and drawings submitted to and approved by Beneficiary,
which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, which plans,
specifications and drawings shall provide for the reconstruction of the
Mortgaged Property to its original condition (unless otherwise approved by
Beneficiary, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), and
which plans shall not be modified in any material respect without Beneficiary's
prior written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed;

                           (iv)     Beneficiary shall have approved all prime
contractors and subcontractors, together with the general contract or contracts
Trustor proposes to enter into with respect to the restoration and

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rebuilding, which approval Beneficiary shall not unreasonably withhold or delay;

                           (v)      any and all monies that are made available
for restoration and rebuilding hereunder shall be disbursed through Beneficiary,
Trustee or a title insurance or trust company satisfactory to Beneficiary, in
accordance with standard construction lending practice, including, if requested
by Beneficiary, monthly lien waivers and title insurance date-downs, and the
provision of payment and performance bonds by Trustor, or in any other manner
approved by Beneficiary in Beneficiary's reasonable discretion; and

                           (vi)     Beneficiary shall be satisfied that the
quality of the materials and workmanship of the repair or reconstruction of the
Mortgaged Property will be at least equal to the quality of the materials and
workmanship of the Mortgaged Property prior to such damage.

         1.4      Taxes, Liens and Other Items.
                  ----------------------------

                  Trustor shall pay all Taxes (including all real and personal
property taxes and assessments), bonds, assessments, fees, liens, charges,
fines, impositions and all other charges that are attributable to or affect the
Mortgaged Property and that may attain a priority over this Deed of Trust.

         1.5      Leases.
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                  A.       All leases, subleases, licenses, contracts for hire
or rental agreements pertaining to the use or occupancy of any of the Real
Property or Improvements entered into at any time by Trustor or any predecessor
of Trustor, as landlord, lessor or sublessor, and any other party, as tenant,
lessee or sublessee, shall hereinafter be referred to as "Tenant Leases."

                  B.       Trustor shall receive Rents (hereinafter defined), in
trust for the benefit of Beneficiary, for the purpose of paying the Secured
Obligations and any other costs associated with the performance of the Secured
Obligations then due, if any.

                  C.       Trustor shall give written notice to Beneficiary of
the entering into of any Tenant Lease, including a copy thereof.

                  D.       Trustor shall not execute any Tenant Lease without
first providing Beneficiary with a copy of the proposed lease, and Beneficiary
having the right, in its discretion, to approve or disapprove such Tenant Lease.
Trustor shall at all times fully perform the obligations of the lessor under all
Tenant Leases.

                  E.       Whenever requested by Beneficiary, Trustor shall
furnish to Beneficiary within five (5) days following such request a certificate
of Trustor setting forth the names of all lessees under any Tenant Leases, the
term of the respective Tenant Leases, the space occupied, and the rents payable
thereunder.

         1.6      Rents.
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                  A.       All of the accounts, rents, royalties, issues,
profits, revenue, income and other benefits of the Mortgaged Property, arising
from the use or enjoyment of all or any portion thereof or services provided in
connection therewith, or from any Tenant Lease or agreement pertaining thereto,
whether now due, past due, or to become due, and including all prepaid rents and
security deposits (collectively, the "Rents"), are hereby absolutely, presently
and unconditionally assigned, transferred, conveyed and set over to Beneficiary
to be applied by Beneficiary in payment of the principal and interest and all
other sums payable on the Secured Obligations in such order and manner as
Beneficiary may elect.

                  B.       Trustor agrees and stipulates that the absolute,
present, and unconditional assignment of the Rents herein to Beneficiary
perfects and makes effective, as of the date upon which this assignment is
delivered, Beneficiary's interest in the Rents and that no further act by
Beneficiary is needed to perfect, enforce or make effective Beneficiary's
interest in the Rents. Such absolute assignment to Beneficiary is independent of
Beneficiary's actual or constructive possession of the Mortgaged Property.
Trustor agrees and stipulates that Trustor shall hold any and all Rents, whether
now due, past due, or to become due, including all prepaid rents and security

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deposits, in trust, for application to the Secured Obligations and for the
preservation and operation of the Mortgaged Property.

                  C.       It is understood and agreed that neither the
foregoing assignment of Rents to Beneficiary nor the exercise by Beneficiary of
any of its rights or remedies under this Deed of Trust or the other Loan
Documents shall impose upon Beneficiary any of the duties and obligations of a
mortgagee-in-possession or otherwise make Beneficiary responsible or liable in
any manner with respect to the Mortgaged Property or the use, occupancy,
enjoyment or operation of all or any portion thereof, unless and until
Beneficiary, in person or by agent, assumes actual possession thereof. Nor shall
the appointment of a receiver for the Mortgaged Property by any court at the
request of Beneficiary or by agreement with Trustor, or the entering into
possession of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof by such receiver, be
deemed to make Beneficiary a mortgagee-in-possession or otherwise responsible or
liable in any manner with respect to the Mortgaged Property or the use,
occupancy, enjoyment or operation of all or any portion thereof.

                  D.       Notwithstanding the foregoing absolute assignment of
rents, Beneficiary confers upon Trustor a license to collect and retain and use
the Rents as they become due and payable; provided, that Beneficiary may at any
time after the occurrence and during the continuance of an Event of Default (as
hereinafter defined) and without regard to the value of the security, in
Beneficiary's sole discretion and without notice to Trustor or taking possession
of all or any part of the Mortgaged Property, revoke said license and elect to
exercise some or all of the following rights and remedies: (i) sue for or
otherwise demand, collect and receive all Rents and sums due under all
guaranties with respect to Tenant Leases, and may apply the sums so received to
the payment of the following in such order and proportion as Beneficiary in its
sole discretion may determine: (a) all expenses of managing and securing the
Mortgaged Property, including the salaries, fees and wages of a managing agent
and such other employees or agents as Beneficiary may deem appropriate; all
expenses of operating, maintaining, and insuring the Mortgaged Property; the
cost of all alterations, renovations, repairs or replacements thereto; and all
expenses incident to taking and retaining possession of the Mortgaged Property;
and (b) the Secured Obligations, together with all costs and reasonable
attorneys' fees; (ii) complete any construction on the Mortgaged Property in
such manner and form as Beneficiary deems advisable; and (iii) exercise all
rights and powers of Trustor, including the right to negotiate, execute, cancel,
enforce or modify Tenant Leases, obtain and evict lessees, and demand, sue for,
collect and receive all Rents from the Mortgaged Property and all sums due under
any guaranties of the Tenant Leases.

                  E.       Upon such revocation of Trustor's license, Trustor
shall have no interest whatsoever, legal or economic, in the Rents or other
benefits of the Mortgaged Property assigned hereunder, and all such Rents and
other benefits shall be received and held by Trustor in constructive trust for
Beneficiary and delivered promptly in kind to Beneficiary, or to a
court-appointed receiver for the Mortgaged Property, without the necessity for
further notice to, or demand upon, Trustor. Additionally, upon an Event of
Default, upon Beneficiary's demand therefor, Trustor shall immediately turn over
to Beneficiary or to a receiver appointed by the court all of the Rents then
held by Trustor, together with any interest accumulated thereupon.

                  F.       Trustor agrees that in the event Beneficiary seeks to
trace Rents assigned hereunder for a period commencing upon an Event of Default
and continuing so long as the Event of Default continues and Trustor collects
Rents from the Mortgaged Property, it shall be a conclusive evidentiary
presumption that funds held by or for the benefit of Trustor, its principals, or
agents are Rents belonging to Beneficiary under the terms of this Deed of Trust
in an amount equal to the aggregate of actual gross receipts of Rents received
by Trustor during such period.

                  G.       The right of Beneficiary to collect Rents as herein
provided shall not be deemed to grant to Beneficiary or Trustee the right to
possession of the Mortgaged Property, except as expressly herein provided, or to
impose upon Beneficiary or Trustee the duty to cause the Mortgaged Property to
produce any Rents or maintain the Mortgaged Property in whole or in part.

                  H.       Any Rents collected by Beneficiary may be applied by
Beneficiary, in its sole discretion, against any of the Secured Obligations
whether now existing or hereafter arising. Collection of any Rents by
Beneficiary shall not waive any other right or remedy of Beneficiary hereunder
or any notice of default given hereunder or invalidate any acts done pursuant to
notice.

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                  I.       Without the prior written consent of Beneficiary,
Trustor shall not:

                           (i)      accept prepayments of Rent exceeding one
month under any Tenant Lease of any part of the Mortgaged Property;

                           (ii)     take any action under or with respect to any
Tenant Lease that would materially decrease either the obligations of the lessee
thereunder or the rights or remedies of the lessor;

                           (iii)    modify or amend in any material respect any
Tenant Lease or, except where the lessee is in default, cancel or terminate any
such Tenant Lease or accept a surrender of the leased premises for any such
Tenant Lease;

                           (iv)     consent to the assignment of the whole or
any portion of any lessee's interest under any Tenant Lease;

                           (v)      create or permit any lien or encumbrance
that, upon foreclosure, would be superior to any Tenant Lease, unless the lienor
or encumbrancer provides the lessee with a nondisturbance agreement; or

                           (vi)     in any other manner impair Beneficiary's
rights and interest with respect to the Rents. A default by Trustor in the
performance of any covenant in any Tenant Lease by reason of which default the
tenant has the right to cancel such Tenant Lease or to claim any diminution of
or offset against future rents, shall, at the option of Beneficiary, constitute
an Event of Default hereunder.

                  J.       As for any Tenant Leases now existing or hereafter
entered into by Trustor after the date hereof, Trustor shall obtain and deliver
to Beneficiary a written agreement in form and substance satisfactory to
Beneficiary with each tenant under said Tenant Leases stating that, in the event
of the exercise of the private power of sale or a judicial foreclosure
hereunder, such Tenant Lease, at the sole and exclusive option of the purchaser
at such sale, shall not be terminated and the tenant thereunder shall attorn to
such purchaser and, if requested to do so, shall enter into a new Tenant Lease
for the balance of the term of such Tenant Lease then remaining upon the same
terms and conditions.

         1.7      Uniform Commercial Code, Security Agreement and Fixture
Filing.

                  A.       This Deed of Trust is intended to be a security
agreement pursuant to the Code for any items of personal property specified
above as part of the Mortgaged Property that, under applicable law, may be
subject to a security interest pursuant to the Code and that are not herein
effectively made part of the real property, and Trustor hereby grants to
Beneficiary a security interest in said property and in all additions thereto,
substitutions therefor and proceeds thereof, for the purpose of securing all
indebtedness and other obligations of Trustor now or hereafter secured by this
Deed of Trust.

                  B.       Trustor agrees that Beneficiary may file any
appropriate document in the appropriate index as a financing statement for any
of the Mortgaged Property. Trustor agrees to execute and deliver financing and
continuation statements covering said property from time to time and in such
form as Beneficiary may require to perfect and continue the perfection of
Beneficiary's lien with respect to said property. Trustor shall pay all costs of
filing such statements and renewals and releases thereof and shall pay all
reasonable costs and expenses of any record searches for financing statements
Beneficiary may reasonably require.

                  C.       Without the prior written consent of Beneficiary,
Trustor shall not create or permit or suffer to exist or be created any other
lien in said property, including replacements and additions thereto.

                  D.       Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of an
Event of Default, Beneficiary shall have the rights and remedies of a secured
party under the Code as well as all other rights and remedies available at law
or in equity, and, at Beneficiary's option, Beneficiary may also invoke the
remedies elsewhere provided this Deed of Trust as to such property.

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                  E.       In exercising any of said remedies, Beneficiary may
proceed against the items of Real Property and any items of personal property
specified above as part of the Mortgaged Property separately or together and in
any order whatsoever, without in any way affecting the availability of
Beneficiary's rights or remedies under the Code or of the other remedies
provided in this Deed of Trust or by applicable law.

                  F.       Trustor warrants and agrees that there is no
financing statement covering any such property, or any part thereof, on file in
any public office and agrees that all or such portion of any such property now
or hereafter subject to this Deed of Trust is, and shall be kept (except with
the prior written consent of Beneficiary) free from any other lien or
encumbrance.

                  G.       This Deed of Trust constitutes a financing statement
filed as a fixture filing in the Real Property Records of the county in which
the Mortgaged Property is located with respect to any and all fixtures included
within the term Mortgaged Property as used herein and with respect to any goods
or other personal property that may now be or hereafter become such fixtures.

         1.8      Further Encumbrances; Transfers of Property; Change of
Ownership; Attorneys' Fees.

                  A.       Without the prior written consent of Beneficiary
being first had and obtained, Trustor shall not execute or deliver any pledge,
security agreement, mortgage, deed of trust or other instrument of hypothecation
covering all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein,
grant a lien in the Mortgaged Property or permit the creation of a voluntary or
contractual lien in the Mortgaged Property.

                  B.       Notwithstanding Section 1.8(A) above, Trustor may
from time to time replace items of personal property and fixtures owned by
Trustor and constituting a part of the Mortgaged Property so long as: (i) the
replacements for such items of personal property or fixtures are of
substantially equivalent value and quality; and (ii) Trustor has good title to
such replacement property that is free and clear of any and all liens.

                  C.       Trustor acknowledges that ownership by Trustor of the
Real Property and Improvements in fee simple estate was a material inducement to
Beneficiary in undertaking to provide the loan guaranteed by the Guaranty, and
that Beneficiary, in providing the financial accommodations secured by this Deed
of Trust, are relying upon the creditworthiness, business reputation, knowledge
and prior experience of Trustor in operating and managing properties similar to
the Mortgaged Property. Without the prior written consent of Beneficiary being
first had and obtained, which consent can be granted or denied in Beneficiary's
sole discretion, Trustor shall not, voluntarily or involuntarily, by operation
of law or otherwise, sell, convey, transfer (including by way of any foreclosure
sale or deed in lieu of foreclosure under any mortgage or deed of trust, the
lien of which is junior to the lien of this Deed of Trust, whether or not
Beneficiary has approved such mortgage or deed of trust) or dispose of all or
any portion of the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein. For purposes of
this Section 1.8, a transfer or disposition of the Mortgaged Property or any
interest therein shall include the sale, execution of a contract to sell or
option to purchase, pledge assignment, conditional sale, execution of a title
retention agreement, lease for space in the Improvements located on the Real
Property containing an option to purchase, transfer (including a transfer as a
result of or in lieu of condemnation), or other alienation of all or any portion
of the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein (collectively "Transfer").
Trustor hereby agrees that a breach of any of the covenants in this Section
1.8(C) shall constitute an Event of Default.

         1.9      Preservation and Maintenance of Mortgaged Property.
                  --------------------------------------------------

                  A.       Trustor shall keep the Mortgaged Property and every
part thereof in good condition and repair and shall not permit or commit any
waste, impairment, or deterioration of the Mortgaged Property, nor commit,
suffer or permit any act upon or use of the Mortgaged Property in violation of
law or applicable order of any governmental authority, whether now existing or
hereafter enacted and whether foreseen or unforeseen, or in violation of any
covenants, conditions or restrictions affecting the Mortgaged Property, or bring
or keep any article upon any of the Mortgaged Property or cause or permit any
condition to exist thereon that would be prohibited by or would invalidate any
insurance coverage maintained, or required hereunder to be maintained, by
Trustor on or with respect to any part of the Mortgaged Property, and Trustor
further shall do all other acts that from the character or use of the Mortgaged
Property may be reasonably necessary to protect the security hereof, the
specific enumerations herein not excluding the general. Trustor shall underpin
and support, when necessary, any building, structure or

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other improvement situated on the Mortgaged Property. Trustor shall complete or
restore and repair promptly and in a good workmanlike manner any building,
structure or improvement that may be constructed, damaged or destroyed thereon
and pay when due all claims for labor performed and materials furnished
therefor, whether or not insurance or other proceeds are available to cover in
whole or in part the costs of any such completion, restoration or repair;
provided, that Trustor shall not demolish, remove, expand or extend any
building, structure or improvement on the Mortgaged Property, nor construct,
restore, add to or alter any such building, structure or improvement, nor
consent to or permit any of the foregoing to be done, without in each case
obtaining the prior written consent of Beneficiary thereto.

                  B.       Trustor shall obtain and at all times shall keep in
full force and effect and comply with all governmental permits and requirements
as may be necessary under applicable law, whether now existing or hereafter
created, to lawfully construct, own and operate the Mortgaged Property,
including all applicable environmental and zoning laws, ordinances and
regulations and all certificates of occupancy or equivalent permits required for
such portion of the Mortgaged Property and its occupancy.

                  C.       Trustor shall not use, generate, manufacture,
produce, store, release, discharge or dispose of, on, under or about the
Mortgaged Property or transport to or from the Mortgaged Property any Hazardous
Substance or allow any other person or entity to do so except in minor amounts
under conditions permitted by applicable laws. Trustor shall keep and maintain
the Mortgaged Property in compliance with, and shall not cause or permit the
Mortgaged Property to be in violation of, any Environmental Law. Trustor shall
give prompt, written notice to Beneficiary of (a) any proceeding or inquiry by
any governmental authority with respect to the presence of any Hazardous
Substance on the Mortgaged Property or the migration thereof from or to other
Mortgaged Property; (b) all claims made or threatened by any third party against
Trustor or the Mortgaged Property relating to any loss or injury resulting from
Hazardous Substance; and (c) Trustor's discovery of any occurrence or condition
on any property adjoining or in the vicinity of the Mortgaged Property that
could cause the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof to be subject to any
restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability, or use of the
Mortgaged Property under any Environmental Law, or to be otherwise subject to
any restrictions on the ownership, occupancy, transferability or use of the
Property under any Environmental Law. Beneficiary shall have the right to join
and participate in, as a party if it so elects, any legal proceedings or actions
initiated with respect to the Mortgaged Property in connection with any
Environmental Law and have its attorneys' fees in connection therewith paid by
Trustor. Trustor shall protect, indemnify and hold harmless Beneficiary, its
directors, officers, employees, agents, successors and assigns, from and against
any and all loss, damage, cost, expense or liability (including attorneys' fees
and costs) directly or indirectly arising out of or attributable to the use,
generation, manufacture, production, storage, release, threatened release,
discharge, disposal or presence of a Hazardous Substance on, under or about the
Mortgaged Property including, without limitation (a) all foreseeable
consequential damages; (b) the costs of any required or necessary repair,
clean-up or detoxification of the Mortgaged Property; and (c) the preparation
and implementation of any closure, remedial or other required plans. This
indemnity shall survive the release of the lien created by this Deed of Trust,
or the extinguishment of the lien by foreclosure or action in lieu thereof, and
this covenant shall survive such release or extinguishment. In the event that
any investigation, site monitoring, containment, clean-up, removal, restoration
or other remedial work of any kind or nature (the "Remedial Work") is reasonably
necessary or desirable under any applicable local, state or federal law or
regulation, any judicial order or by any governmental or non-governmental entity
or person because of, or in connection with, the current or future presence,
suspected presence, release or suspected release of a Hazardous Substance in or
into the air, soil, groundwater, surface water or soil vapor at, on, about,
under or within the Mortgaged Property (or any portion thereof), Trustor shall
within thirty (30) days (or such shorter period of time as may be required under
any applicable law, regulation, order or agreement) after written demand for
performance thereof by Beneficiary or any governmental authority, commence and
thereafter diligently prosecute to completion, all such Remedial Work. All
Remedial Work shall be performed by contractors approved in advance by
Beneficiary, and under the supervision of a consulting engineer approved by
Beneficiary. All costs and expenses of such Remedial Work shall be paid by
Trustor including, without limitation, Beneficiary's reasonable attorneys' fees
and costs incurred in connection with monitoring or review of such Remedial
Work. In the event Trustor shall fail to timely commence, or cause to be
commenced, or fail to diligently prosecute to completion, such Remedial Work,
Beneficiary may, but shall not be required to, cause such Remedial Work to be
performed and all costs and expenses thereof, or incurred in connection
therewith, shall become part of the Secured Obligations. As used herein, the
term "Environmental Law" shall mean any federal, state or local law, statute,
ordinance, or regulation pertaining to health, industrial hygiene, or the
environmental conditions on, under or about the Mortgaged Property, including
without limitation the

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Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980
("CERCLA") as amended. 42 U.S.C. Section 9601 et seq., and the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 ("RCRA"), 42 U.S.C. Section 6901 et seq.
and the term "Hazardous Substance" shall mean and include, without limitation:
(a) those substances included within the definitions of "hazardous substances,"
"hazardous materials," "toxic substances," or "solid waste" in CERCLA, RCRA, and
the Hazardous Material Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C. Sections 1801 et seq., and
in the regulations promulgated pursuant to said laws; (b) those substances
listed in the United States Department of Transportation Table (49 CFR 172.101
and amendments thereto); (c) such other substances, materials, and wastes which
are or become regulated under applicable local, state or federal law, or the
United States government, or which are classified as hazardous or toxic under
federal, state, or local laws or regulations; and (d) any material, waste or
substance such as (i) asbestos, (ii) poly-chlorinated biphenyls, (iii) material
designated as "hazardous substance" pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution
Control Act (commonly referred to as the Clean Water Act); (iv) explosives; or
(v) radioactive materials.

                  D.       Trustor shall provide parking facilities in kind,
size and location necessary to comply with any requirements of any ordinance,
Tenant Lease or recorded restrictions now or hereafter affecting the Mortgaged
Property or any part thereof, or any other applicable governmental laws and
regulations.

                  E.       Trustor shall not drill or extract or enter into any
lease for the drilling for or extraction of oil, gas or other hydrocarbon
substances or any mineral of any kind or character on or from the Mortgaged
Property or any part thereof without first obtaining Beneficiary's written
consent.

                  F.       Unless required by applicable law or unless
Beneficiary has otherwise first agreed in writing, which agreements shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed, Trustor shall not make or allow any changes to
be made in the nature of the occupancy or use of the Mortgaged Property or any
part thereof for which the Mortgaged Property or such part was intended at the
time this Deed of Trust was delivered. Trustor shall not initiate or acquiesce
in any change in any zoning or other land use classification now or hereafter in
effect and affecting the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof without in each
case obtaining Beneficiary's prior written consent thereto, which consent shall
not be unreasonably withheld or delayed.

         1.10     Trustee's Costs and Expenses; Governmental Charges.
                  --------------------------------------------------

                  Trustor shall pay all reasonable costs, fees and expenses of
Trustee, its agents and counsel in connection with the performance of its duties
hereunder, including the cost of any trustee's sale guaranty or other title
insurance coverage ordered in connection with any foreclosure proceedings
hereunder, and shall pay all taxes (except federal and state income taxes) or
other governmental charges or impositions that may be imposed by any
governmental authority on Trustee by virtue of Trustee acting in its capacity as
trustee under this Deed of Trust.

         1.11     Protection of Security; Costs and Expenses.
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                  A.       Trustor shall appear in and defend any action or
proceeding purporting to affect the security hereof or the rights or powers of
Beneficiary or Trustee hereunder or under the Guaranty, and, subject to the
terms hereof and of the Guaranty, shall pay all costs and expenses, including
costs of evidence of title and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses, in any
such action or proceeding in which Beneficiary or Trustee may appear, and in any
suit brought by Beneficiary to foreclose this Deed of Trust or to enforce or
establish any other rights or remedies of Beneficiary hereunder.

                  B.       If Trustor fails to perform any of the covenants or
agreements contained in this Deed of Trust, or if any action or proceeding is
commenced that affects Beneficiary's interest in the Mortgaged Property or any
part thereof, including eminent domain, code enforcement, or proceedings of any
nature whatsoever under any federal or state law, whether now existing or
hereafter enacted or amended, relating to bankruptcy, insolvency, arrangement,
reorganization or other form of debtor relief, or to a decedent, then
Beneficiary or Trustee may, but without obligation to do so and without notice
to or demand upon Trustor and without releasing Trustor from any obligation
hereunder, make such appearances, disburse such sums and take such action as
Beneficiary or Trustee deems necessary or appropriate to protect Beneficiary's
interest, including disbursement of reasonable attorneys' fees, entry upon the
Mortgaged Property to make repairs or take other action to protect the security
hereof, and

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payment, purchase, contest or compromise of any lien that in the reasonable
judgment of either Beneficiary or Trustee is prior or superior hereto.

                  C.       Trustor further agrees to pay all reasonable expenses
of Beneficiary (including fees and disbursements of counsel) incident to the
protection of the rights of Beneficiary hereunder, or to enforcement or
collection of payment of the Secured Obligations, whether by judicial or
non-judicial proceedings, or in connection with any bankruptcy, insolvency,
arrangement, reorganization or other debtor relief proceeding of Trustor, or
otherwise, including costs of collection of judgment and costs of appeal.

                  D.       Any amounts disbursed by Beneficiary or Trustee
pursuant to this Section 1.11 shall constitute a part of the Secured Obligations
as of the date of disbursement and shall bear interest at the default rate, if
any, applicable to guaranteed indebtedness identified in the Guaranty. All such
amounts shall be payable by Trustor promptly upon demand therefor. Nothing
contained in this Section 1.11 shall be construed to require Beneficiary or
Trustee to incur any expense, make any appearance, or take any other action.

         1.12     Warranty of Title. Trustor hereby represents and warrants to
Beneficiary that Trustor is seized of good and indefeasible estate in fee simple
in the Mortgaged Property hereby encumbered and has good and absolute title to
all existing personal property hereby encumbered and has good right, full power
and lawful authority to convey and encumber the Mortgaged Property in the manner
and form aforesaid; that the same is free and clear of all liens whatsoever,
including, as to the personal property and fixtures, security agreements,
conditional sales contracts and anything of a similar nature, and that Trustor
shall and will warrant and forever defend such title to the Mortgaged Property
against the claims of all Persons whomsoever.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                EVENTS OF DEFAULT

         2.1      The term "Event of Default" as used in this Deed of Trust
shall mean the occurrence of any of the following events:

         (i)      Trustor fails to timely and properly pay or perform its duties
and obligations under the Guaranty or this Deed of Trust, as and when required.

         (ii)     If Trustor: (a) becomes insolvent, or makes a transfer in
fraud of creditors, or makes an assignment for the benefit of creditors, or
admits in writing its inability to pay its debts as they become due; (b)
generally is not paying its debts as such debts become due; (c) has a receiver,
a trustee or custodian appointed for, or take possession of, all or
substantially all of the assets of such party or any of the Mortgaged Property,
either in a proceeding brought by such party or in a proceeding brought against
such party and such appointment is not discharged or such possession is not
terminated within thirty (30) days after the effective date thereof or such
party consents to or acquiesces in such appointment or possession; (d) files a
petition for relief under or an involuntary petition for relief is filed against
such party under any applicable bankruptcy laws and such involuntary petition is
not dismissed within thirty (30) days after the filing thereof, or an order for
relief naming such party is entered under any applicable bankruptcy laws, or any
composition, rearrangement, extension, reorganization or other relief of debtors
now or hereafter existing is requested or consented to by such party; (e) fails
to have discharged within a period of thirty (30) days any attachment,
sequestration or similar writ levied upon any property of such party; or (f)
fails to pay within thirty (30) days any final money judgment against such
party; or

         (iii)    The Mortgaged Property or any part thereof is taken on
execution or other process of law in any action against Trustor.

         (iv)     The holder of any lien or security interest on the Mortgaged
Property (without hereby implying the consent of Beneficiary to the existence or
creation of any such lien or security interest) declares a default thereunder or
institutes foreclosure or other proceedings for the enforcement of its remedies
thereunder.

         (v)      Without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, Trustor
sells, leases, exchanges, assigns, transfers, conveys or otherwise disposes of
all or any part of the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein (except

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as permitted by this Deed of Trust), or legal or equitable title to the
Mortgaged Property, or any interest therein, is vested in any other party, in
any manner whatsoever, by operation of law or otherwise, it being understood
that the consent of Beneficiary required hereunder may be refused by Beneficiary
in its sole discretion or may be predicated upon any terms, conditions and
covenants deemed advisable or necessary in the sole discretion of Beneficiary,
including, without limitation, the right to change the interest rate, date of
maturity or payments of the Secured Obligations, to require payment of any
amount as additional consideration as a transfer fee or otherwise and to require
assumption of the Secured Obligations and this Deed of Trust.

         (vi)     Without the prior written consent of Beneficiary, Trustor
creates, places or permits to be created or placed, or through any act or
failure to act, acquiesces in the placing of, or allows to remain, any deed of
trust, mortgage, voluntary or involuntary lien, whether statutory,
constitutional or contractual (except for the lien for ad valorem taxes on the
Mortgaged Property which are not delinquent), security interest, encumbrance or
charge, or conditional sale or other title retention document, against or
covering the Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, regardless of whether the
same are expressly or otherwise subordinate to the lien or security interest
created in this Deed of Trust, or acquires any fixtures, equipment or other
property forming a part of the Mortgaged Property pursuant to a lease, license
or similar agreement.

         (vii)    Trustor dissolves, liquidates, merges or consolidates or any
interest in Trustor is sold, assigned, transferred, mortgaged, pledged,
encumbered or otherwise disposed of, voluntarily or involuntarily, without the
prior written consent of Beneficiary.

                                   ARTICLE III

                                    REMEDIES

         Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default,
in addition to all other rights and remedies granted to them under the Guaranty
or at law or in equity, Trustee and Beneficiary shall have, in their sole
discretion, any and all of the following rights and remedies without regard to
the adequacy of any security for the Secured Obligations:

         3.1      Acceleration. Beneficiary may, without notice, demand,
presentment, notice of intention to accelerate or acceleration, protest or
notice of protest, all of which are hereby waived by Trustor, declare all or any
portion of the Secured Obligations, including all or any portion of any Loan, to
be forthwith due and payable; provided, that upon the occurrence of an Event of
Default specified in Sections 2.1(ii) above, all of the Secured Obligations
shall become immediately due and payable without notice, demand, presentment,
notice of intention to accelerate or acceleration, protest or notice of protest,
all of which are hereby waived by Trustor.

         3.2      Entry.
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                  A.       Irrespective of whether Beneficiary exercises the
option to accelerate provided in Section 3.1 above, Beneficiary in person, by
agent, or by a receiver appointed by the court, with or without bringing any
action or proceeding, may enter upon, take possession of, manage and operate the
Mortgaged Property or any part thereof and do all things necessary or
appropriate in Beneficiary's sole discretion in connection therewith, including
making and enforcing, and if the same be subject to modification or
cancellation, modifying or canceling Tenant Leases upon such terms or conditions
as Beneficiary deems proper, obtaining and evicting tenants, and fixing or
modifying rents, contracting for and making repairs and alterations, and doing
any and all other acts that Beneficiary reasonably deems proper to protect the
security hereof; and either with or without so taking possession, in its own
name or in the name of Trustor, sue for or otherwise collect and receive the
Rents, including those past due and unpaid, and apply the same, less costs and
expenses of operation and collection, including reasonable attorneys' fees and
expenses, against the Secured Obligations and in such order and manner as
Beneficiary may elect.

                  B.       Upon request of Beneficiary, Trustor shall assemble
and make available to Beneficiary at the site of the real property covered
hereby any of the Mortgaged Property that has been removed therefrom.

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                  C.       The entering upon and taking possession of the
Mortgaged Property, or any part thereof, the collection of any Rents and the
application thereof as aforesaid shall not cure or waive any default theretofore
or thereafter occurring or affect any notice of default hereunder or invalidate
any act done pursuant to any such default or notice, and, notwithstanding
continuance in possession of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof by
Beneficiary, Trustee or a receiver, and the collection, receipt and application
of the Rents, Beneficiary shall be entitled to exercise every right provided for
in this Deed of Trust or at law or in equity, including the right to exercise
the power of sale.

                  D.       Any of the actions referred to in this Section 3.2
may be taken by Beneficiary irrespective of whether any notice of default or
election to sell has been given hereunder and without regard to the adequacy of
the security for the indebtedness hereby secured.

         3.3      Appointment of Receiver.
                  -----------------------

                  A.       Beneficiary may elect to seek the court appointment
of a receiver to enter upon, take possession of, manage, and operate the
Mortgaged Property or any part thereof, and Trustor hereby consents to the
appointment of such a receiver hereunder.

                  B.       Trustor hereby consents and stipulates that
Beneficiary need only provide Trustor with three business days' notice of
Beneficiary's motion to seek court appointment of a receiver for the Mortgaged
Property.

                  C.       Trustor further stipulates that at such hearing on
Beneficiary's motion to appoint a receiver for the Mortgaged Property, a true
and complete copy of this recorded Deed of Trust can be entered into evidence
without any objection from Trustor that the original thereof has not been
produced.

                  D.       Upon the appointment of a receiver for the Mortgaged
Property, Trustor agrees to promptly furnish to such receiver any and all
security deposits and Rents that Trustor has in its possession or control.

                  E.       The receiver shall have the authority to make,
terminate, enforce or modify Tenant Leases of the Mortgaged Property upon such
terms and conditions as the court shall approve, make repairs, alterations and
improvements to the Mortgaged Property or develop the Mortgaged Property, for
the purpose of protecting or enhancing the security hereof, and Trustor agrees
to pay all expenses of action so taken.

                  F.       Trustor shall pay the expenses of the receiver, which
expenses shall constitute a part of the Secured Obligations. All sums collected
by the receiver hereunder, less all costs and expenses, including reasonable
attorneys' fees, and less such additional amounts as the receiver deems
necessary and appropriate as a reserve to meet such future expenses, may be
applied to the Secured Obligations in such order as Beneficiary, in its sole
discretion, shall determine.

                  G.       Neither application of said sums to the Secured
Obligations nor any other action taken by Beneficiary hereunder shall waive any
other right or remedy of Beneficiary hereunder or any notice of default
hereunder or nullify the effect of any such notice of default.

                  H.       Any action taken under this Section 3.3 may be taken
by Beneficiary or Trustee with or without regard to the adequacy of the security
for the Secured Obligations secured hereunder, and whether or not notice of
default has been recorded.

         3.4      Judicial Action; Pre-Judgment Attachment. Beneficiary may
bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction to foreclose this
instrument or to enforce any of the covenants and agreements hereof.

         3.5      Foreclosure Sale of Mortgaged Property.
                  --------------------------------------

                  A.       Beneficiary may elect to cause the Mortgaged Property
or any part thereof to be sold under the power of sale herein granted in any
manner permitted by applicable law.

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                  B.       In connection with any sale or sales hereunder,
Beneficiary may elect to treat any of the Mortgaged Property that consists of a
right in action or that is property that can be severed from the real property
covered hereby or any improvements thereon without causing structural damage
thereto as if the same were personal property, and dispose of the same in
accordance with applicable law, separate and apart from the sale of real
property.

                  C.       Any sale of any personal property hereunder shall be
conducted in any manner permitted by the Code or any other applicable law. Where
the Mortgaged Property consists of real and personal property or fixtures,
whether or not such personal property is located on or within the real property,
Beneficiary may elect in its discretion to exercise its rights and remedies
against any or all of the real property, personal property, and fixtures in such
order and manner as is now or hereafter permitted by applicable law.

                  D.       Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
Beneficiary may, in its sole and absolute discretion and without regard to the
adequacy of its security, elect to proceed against any or all of the real
property, personal property and fixtures in any manner permitted under the Code
or any other applicable law; and the power of sale herein granted shall be
exercisable with respect to all or any of the real property, personal property
and fixtures covered hereby, as designated by Beneficiary, and the Trustee is
hereby authorized and empowered to conduct any such sale of any real property,
personal property and fixtures in accordance with the procedures applicable to
real property.

                  E.       If an Event of Default occurs, Trustee will, at the
request of Beneficiary, sell all or any part of the Mortgaged Property as an
entirety or in parcels, by one sale or by several sales held at one time or at
different times, all as Trustee in Trustee's discretion elects. The sale will be
made in accordance with Texas Property Code Section 51.002 or any successor
statute. If the Real Property is situated in more than one county, then required
notices will be given in both or all of such counties, the Mortgaged Property
may be sold in either or any such county, and such notices shall designate the
county where the Mortgaged Property will be sold. The affidavit of any person
having knowledge of the facts to the effect that required notices were posted,
filed or mailed will be prima facie evidence of the facts recited in the
affidavit. The Trustee's deed at any such sale will be with general warranty,
and Trustor will warrant and forever defend the title of the purchaser or
purchasers. Beneficiary may be the purchaser at any sale made hereunder, and
credit the sale price against the Secured Obligations. Any deed so executed by
Trustee will prima facie proof of all factual matters stated in it. The
purchaser or purchasers named in any such deed, and all persons subsequently
dealing with the property purported to be thereby conveyed, will be fully
protected in relying upon the truthfulness of factual matters stated in the
deed. After any Trustee's sale, Trustor will surrender immediate possession and
control of the property purchased to the purchaser. If Trustor fails to
surrender possession, Trustor will be a tenant at will.

                  F.       Beneficiary may at any time before the sale direct
Trustee to abandon the sale, and may at any time thereafter direct Trustee to
again commence foreclosure. Whether or not foreclosure is commenced by Trustee,
Beneficiary may at any time after an Event of Default occurs institute suit for
collection of all or any part of the Secured Obligations or foreclosure of the
lien of this Deed of Trust or both. If Beneficiary institutes suit for
collection of the Secured Obligations and foreclosure of the lien of this Deed
of Trust, Beneficiary may at any time before the entry of final judgment dismiss
the same, and require Trustee to sell the Mortgaged Property in accordance with
the provisions of this Deed of Trust. No single sale or series of sales under
this Deed of Trust or by judicial foreclosure will extinguish the lien or
exhaust the power of sale under this Deed of Trust except with respect to the
items of property sold.

                  G.       If the Mortgaged Property consists of several lots,
parcels or items of property, Beneficiary may: (i) designate the order in which
such lots, parcels or items shall be offered for sale or sold, or (ii) elect to
sell such lots, parcels or items through a single sale, or through two or more
successive sales, or in any other manner Beneficiary deems in its best interest.

                  H.       In any notice of foreclosure sale, advertisement of
sale, or other post-default public statement of Trustee or Beneficiary in
connection with the judicial or nonjudicial foreclosure of all or any part of
the Mortgaged Property, Trustor agrees that (i) Trustee and Beneficiary shall
have the right, but not the obligation, to disclose any report or information
known to them(and not agreed in writing to be kept confidential by

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them)regarding defects in the Mortgaged Property, (ii) Trustee and Beneficiary
cannot control or otherwise assure the truthfulness or the accuracy of the
content provided by any third party contained in such reports or information,
and (iii) the disclosure of such reports or information to prospective bidders
at any foreclosure sale of the Mortgaged Property may have a material adverse
effect upon the amount that a party may bid at such sale. Trustor agrees that
Beneficiary and Trustee shall have no liability whatsoever to Trustor as a
result of disclosing any or all of such reports or information to any third
party as provided above, and Trustor hereby waives, releases and forever
discharges Beneficiary and Trustee from any and all claims, damages, or causes
of action asserted by or existing in favor of Trustor arising out of, connected
with or incidental to the disclosure, use or delivery of any such report or
information as provided above.

                  I.       In the event Beneficiary elects to dispose of the
Mortgaged Property through more than one sale, Trustor agrees to pay the
reasonable costs and expenses of each such sale and of any judicial proceedings
wherein the same may be made, including reasonable compensation to Trustee and
Beneficiary, their agents and counsel, and to pay all expenses, liabilities and
advances made or incurred by Trustee in connection with such sale or sales,
together with interest on all such advances made by Trustee at the Default Rate.

                  J.       Upon any sale hereunder, Trustee shall execute and
deliver to the purchaser or purchasers a deed or deeds conveying the property so
sold, but without any covenant or warranty whatsoever, express or implied,
whereupon such purchaser or purchasers shall enjoy immediate possession; and the
recitals in any such deed or deeds of facts, such as default, the giving of
notice of default and notice of sale, and other facts affecting the regularity
or validity of such sale or disposition, shall be conclusive proof of the truth
of such facts and any such deed or deeds shall be conclusive against all persons
as to such facts recited therein.

         3.6      Proceeds of Sale. The proceeds of any sale made under or by
virtue of this Article III, together with all other sums that then may be held
by Trustee or Beneficiary under this Deed of Trust, whether under the provisions
of this Article III or otherwise, shall be applied as follows: FIRST, to the
payment of the costs and expenses of sale and of any judicial proceedings
wherein the same may be made, including reasonable compensation to Trustee, its
agents and counsel, recording and title fees, escrow fees and to the payment of
all expenses, liabilities and advances made or incurred by Trustee under this
Deed of Trust, together with interest on all advances made by Trustee at the
applicable default interest rate, SECOND, to the Secured Obligations, and
THEREAFTER, to the Trustor, its successors and assigns.

         3.7      Hazardous Materials Remedies. In addition to the other rights
and remedies provided herein, Beneficiary and Trustee shall have the following
rights and remedies:

                  A.       Beneficiary, acting by itself or through a
court-appointed receiver, may enter upon, possess, manage, operate, dispose of,
and contract to dispose of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof; take
custody of all accounts; negotiate with governmental authorities with respect to
the Mortgaged Property's environmental compliance and remedial measures; take
any action necessary to enforce compliance with environmental provisions,
including spending Rents to abate the problem; make, terminate, enforce or
modify Tenant Leases of the Mortgaged Property upon such terms and conditions as
Beneficiary deems proper; contract for goods and services, hire agents,
employees, and counsel, make repairs, alterations, and improvements to the
Mortgaged Property necessary, in Beneficiary's judgment, to protect or enhance
the security hereof; incur the risks and obligations ordinarily incurred by
owners of property (without any personal obligation on the part of the
receiver); or take any and all other actions that may be necessary or desirable
to comply with Trustor's obligations hereunder and under the Loan Documents.

                  B.       All costs and expenses incurred by Beneficiary with
respect to any environmental audits, tests, inspections and examinations that
Beneficiary may conduct, including the reasonable fees of the engineers,
laboratories, contractors, consultants, and attorneys, shall be paid by Trustor.
All such costs and expenses incurred by Trustee and Beneficiary (including court
costs, reasonable consultant fees and reasonable attorneys' fees, whether
incurred in litigation or not and whether before or after judgment) shall bear
interest at the applicable default interest rate from the date they are incurred
until said sums have been paid.

                  C.       With or without notice (except for such notice as is
required under applicable law), and without releasing Trustor from any
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connection therewith, Beneficiary or its agents, acting by themselves or through
a court-appointed receiver, may enter upon the Mortgaged Property or any part
thereof and perform such acts and things as may be necessary or desirable to
inspect, investigate and assess environmental matters and protect the Mortgaged
Property therefrom.

                  D.       Beneficiary may seek a judgment that Trustor has
breached its covenants, representations or warranties with respect to Hazardous
Material by commencing and maintaining an action or actions in any court of
competent jurisdiction for breach of contract, whether commenced prior to or
after foreclosure of all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property, and to seek
the recovery of any and all costs, damages, expenses, fees, penalties, fines,
judgments, indemnification payments to third parties and other out-of-pocket
expenses (collectively, the "Environmental Costs") incurred or advanced by
Beneficiary relating to any cleanup, remediation or other response action
required by applicable law. All Environmental Costs incurred by Beneficiary
pursuant to this paragraph (including court costs, reasonable consultants' fees
and attorneys' fees, whether incurred in litigation or not and whether before or
after judgment) shall be reimbursed by Trustor to Beneficiary upon demand
therefor and shall bear interest at the Default Rate from the date of
expenditure until said sums have been paid by Trustor. Beneficiary shall be
entitled to bid, at the sale of all or any portion of the Mortgaged Property
held pursuant to this Deed of Trust, the amount of said Environmental Costs and
interest in addition to the amount of the other Secured Obligations hereby
secured. Trustor and Beneficiary acknowledge and agree that Trustor shall be
fully and personally liable for the Environmental Costs hereunder and such
liability shall not be limited to the original principal amount of the Secured
Obligations secured by this Deed of Trust. For the purposes of any action
brought under this paragraph, Trustor hereby waives the defense of laches and
any applicable statute of limitations.

         3.8      Waiver of Marshalling; Application of Proceeds; and Set-Off
Claims.

                  A.       Trustor, for itself and for all persons hereafter
claiming through or under it or who may at any time hereafter become holders of
liens junior to the lien of this Deed of Trust, hereby expressly waives and
releases all rights to direct the order in which any of the Mortgaged Property
shall be sold in the event of any sale or sales pursuant hereto and to have any
of the Mortgaged Property or any other property now or hereafter constituting
security for any of the indebtedness secured hereby marshalled upon any
foreclosure of this Deed of Trust or of any other security for any of said
indebtedness. The provisions of this Section 3.8(A) have been set forth in the
public records of Bastrop County through the due recordation of this Deed of
Trust, and constructive notice of the same is thereby given to all persons who
may subsequently claim lien rights in the Mortgaged Property.

                  B.       Trustor hereby waives and disclaims any state law or
principle of equity that limits the ability of Beneficiary to sell or dispose of
the Mortgaged Property in multiple nonjudicial foreclosure actions, rather than
one nonjudicial foreclosure action, by parcel rather than en masse, or to
obtain, seek or enforce a deficiency judgment in respect of any sale of any
piece of Mortgaged Property.

                  C.       Trustor hereby waives and disclaims any state law or
principle of equity that limits the discretion of Beneficiary to apply any
payment received pursuant to this Deed of Trust or any other Loan Document or
received on account of liquidation of any or all of the Mortgaged Property or
any other Collateral, and Trustor further agrees that Beneficiary may apply such
payment(s) to any of the Secured Obligations in such order as Beneficiary in its
sole discretion shall determine.

                  D.       With regard to any setoff exercised in connection
with the Secured Obligations, Trustor agrees (i) to notify Beneficiary (or the
agent therefor, should such agent be contemplated by the subject loan
transaction) in the event that Trustor believes that any setoff has been
exercised against Trustor, (ii) if Trustor believes such setoff is improper, it
shall give Beneficiary a written demand for restitution of the sums so offset
with reasonable opportunity for Beneficiary to effect such restitution, and
(iii) Trustor's rights and remedies, if any, with regard to any setoff shall be
limited to money damages compensating Trustor for the damages proximately caused
thereby, and Trustor hereby waives and disclaims all claims based on any state
law or principle of equity that would give rise to any right or remedy in
Trustor other than the foregoing.

         3.9      Remedies Cumulative.
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                  A.       No remedy herein conferred upon or reserved to
Trustee or Beneficiary is intended to be exclusive of any other remedy herein or
by law provided, but each shall be cumulative and shall be in addition to every
other remedy given hereunder or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or
by statute.

                  B.       No delay or omission of Trustee or Beneficiary to
exercise any right or power accruing upon any Event of Default shall impair any
right or power or shall be construed to be a waiver of any Event of Default or
any acquiescence thereof, and every power and remedy given by this Deed of Trust
to Trustee or Beneficiary may be exercised from time to time as often as may be
deemed expedient by Trustee or Beneficiary.

                  C.       If there exists additional security for the
performance of the Secured Obligations secured hereby, Beneficiary, at its sole
option and without limiting or affecting any of its rights or remedies
hereunder, may exercise any of the rights and remedies to which it may be
entitled hereunder either concurrently with whatever rights and remedies it may
have in connection with such other security or in such order as it may
determine.

                  D.       Any application of any amounts or any portion thereof
held by Beneficiary at any time as additional security hereunder against the
Secured Obligations shall not extend or postpone the due dates of any payments
due from Trustor to Beneficiary hereunder or under the Guaranty, or be construed
to cure or waive any default or notice of default hereunder or invalidate any
act done pursuant to any such default or notice.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         4.1      Limitation on Interest. Notwithstanding anything contained in
this Deed of Trust or the Guaranty to the contrary, Beneficiary shall never be
deemed to have contracted for or be entitled to receive, collect or apply as
interest on the Secured Obligations, any amount in excess of the amount
permitted and calculated at the highest lawful rate, and, in the event
Beneficiary ever receives, collects or applies as interest any amount in excess
of the amount permitted and calculated at the highest lawful rate, such amount
which would be excessive interest shall be applied to the reduction of the
unpaid principal balance of the Secured Obligations, and, if the principal
balance of the Secured Obligations are paid in full, any remaining excess shall
forthwith be paid to Trustor. In determining whether or not the interest paid or
payable under any specific contingency exceeds the amount of interest permitted
and calculated at the highest lawful rate, Trustor and Beneficiary shall, to the
maximum extent permitted under applicable law, (A) characterize any
non-principal payment (other than payments which are expressly designated as
interest payments) as an expense, fee, or premium, rather than as interest, (B)
exclude voluntary prepayments and the effect thereof, and (C) spread the total
amount of interest throughout the entire contemplated term of the Secured
Obligations.

         4.2      No Waiver; Cumulative Remedies. either Beneficiary shall not
by any act, delay, omission or otherwise be deemed to have waived any of its
rights or remedies hereunder, and no waiver shall be valid, unless in writing
and signed by Beneficiary, and then only to the extent therein set forth. A
waiver by Beneficiary of any right or remedy hereunder on any one occasion shall
not be construed as a bar to any right or remedy that Beneficiary would
otherwise have on any future occasion. No failure by Beneficiary to exercise,
nor any delay in exercising, any right, power or privilege hereunder, shall
operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any single or partial exercise of any
right, power or privilege hereunder preclude any other or future exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and
remedies provided hereunder are cumulative and may be exercised singly or
concurrently, and are not exclusive of any rights and remedies provided by law.
None of the terms or provisions of this Deed of Trust may be waived, altered,
modified or amended except by an instrument in writing, duly executed by
Beneficiary and Trustor.

         4.3      Severability. Whenever possible, each provision of this Deed
of Trust shall be interpreted in such a manner as to be effective and valid
under applicable law, but if any provision of this Deed of Trust shall be
prohibited by or invalid under applicable law, such provision shall be
ineffective only to the extent of such prohibition or invalidity without
invalidating the remainder of such provision or the remaining provisions of this
Deed of Trust. This Deed of Trust is to be read, construed and applied together
with the Guaranty, which, taken

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together, set forth the complete understanding and agreement of Beneficiary and
Trustor with respect to the matters referred to herein and therein.

         4.4      Certain Charges.
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                  A.       Trustor agrees to pay Beneficiary for each statement
of Beneficiary as to the Secured Obligations secured hereby, furnished at
Trustor's request, the lesser of the maximum fee allowed by law and such fee as
is customarily charged by Beneficiary as of the time said statement is
furnished.

                  B.       Trustor agrees to pay the lawful charges of
Beneficiary for any service rendered Trustor, or on its behalf, connected with
this Deed of Trust or the Secured Obligations, including changing its records
pertaining to this Deed of Trust and the Secured Obligations to show a new owner
of the Mortgaged Property, and replacing an existing policy of insurance held
hereunder with another such policy.

         4.5      Notices. Except as otherwise provided herein, whenever it is
provided herein that any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration
or other communication shall or may be given to or served upon any of the
parties by any other parties, or whenever any of the parties desires to give or
serve upon any other parties any communication with respect to this Deed of
Trust, each such notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration or
other communication shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been validly
served, given or delivered: (a) upon the earlier of actual receipt and three
business days after deposit in the United States Mail, registered or certified
mail, return receipt requested, with proper postage prepaid; (b) upon
transmission, when sent by telecopy or other similar facsimile transmission
(with such telecopy or facsimile promptly confirmed by delivery of a copy by
personal delivery or United States Mail as otherwise provided in this Section
4.5); (c) one business day after deposit with a reputable overnight courier with
all charges prepaid; or (d) when delivered, if hand-delivered by messenger, all
of which shall be addressed to the party to be notified and sent to such address
(or facsimile number) designated by Trustor, Beneficiary and Trustee.

         4.6      Trustor Not Released. Extension of the time for payment or
modification of the terms of payment of any sums secured by this Deed of Trust
granted by Beneficiary to any successor in interest of Trustor shall not operate
to release, in any manner, the liability of the original Trustor. Beneficiary
shall not be required to commence proceedings against such successor or refuse
to extend time for payment or otherwise modify the terms of payment of the sums
secured by this Deed of Trust by reason of any demand made by the original
Trustor. Without affecting the liability of any Person, including Trustor, for
the payment of the Secured Obligations, or the lien of this Deed of Trust on the
remainder of the Mortgaged Property for the full amount of the unpaid Secured
Obligations, Beneficiary may, from time to time and without notice: (a) release
any person liable for the payment of any of the Secured Obligations, (b) extend
the time or otherwise alter the terms of payment of any of the Secured
Obligations, (c) accept additional real or personal property of any kind as
security therefor, whether evidenced by deeds of trust, mortgages, security
agreements or any other instruments of security, or (d) alter, substitute or
release any property securing the Secured Obligations, (e) consent to the making
of any map or plat of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof, (f) join in
granting any easement or creating any restriction thereon, (g) join in any
subordination or other agreement affecting this Deed of Trust or the lien
hereof, or (h) release all or part of the Mortgaged Property from the liens
created in this Deed of Trust.

         4.7      Inspection. Beneficiary may make or cause to be made entry
upon and inspections of the Mortgaged Property or any part thereof in person or
by agent.

         4.8      Release of this Deed of Trust. If the Secured Obligations are
paid and performed in full in accordance with the terms of the instruments
evidencing the same, and if Trustor shall fully perform all of Trustor's
covenants contained herein, then this conveyance shall become null and void and
be released at Trustor's request and expense; otherwise, it shall remain in full
force and effect, provided that no release hereof shall impair Trustor's
warranties and indemnities contained herein.

         4.9      Interpretation. Wherever used in this Deed of Trust, unless
the context otherwise indicates a contrary intent, or unless otherwise
specifically provided herein, the word "Trustor" shall mean and include both
Trustor and any subsequent owner or owners of the Mortgaged Property, and the
word "Beneficiary" shall mean and include not only the original Beneficiary
hereunder but also any successors or assigns of the original Beneficiary.

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Specific enumeration of rights, powers and remedies of Trustee and Beneficiary
and of acts that they may do and of acts to be done and not to be done by
Trustor is not to be deemed to exclude or limit the general. The captions and
section titles contained in this Deed of Trust are and shall be without
substantive meaning or content of any kind whatsoever and are not a part of the
agreement between the parties hereto. The parties hereto have participated
jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Deed of Trust. In the event an
ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this Deed of Trust
shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party by
virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Deed of Trust.

         4.10     Successors and Assigns. Subject to the provisions of Section
1.8 of this Deed of Trust, all of the grants, Secured Obligations, covenants,
agreements, terms, provisions and conditions herein shall run with the land and
shall apply to and bind and inure to the benefit of the successors and assigns
of Trustor and the successors in trust of Trustee and the successors and assigns
of Beneficiary.

         4.11     Governing Law. THIS DEED OF TRUST SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
CONTRACT MADE UNDER AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF TEXAS.

         4.12     Substitution of Trustee. Trustee may be removed at any time
with or without cause, at the option of Beneficiary, by written declaration of
removal executed by Beneficiary, without any notice to or demand upon Trustee,
Trustor or any other person. If at any time Trustee is removed, dies or refuses,
fails or is unable to act as Trustee, Beneficiary may appoint any person as
successor Trustee hereunder, without any formality other than a written
declaration of appointment executed by Beneficiary. Immediately upon
appointment, the successor Trustee so appointed automatically will be vested
with all the estate and title in the Mortgaged Property, and with all of the
rights, powers, privileges, authority, options and discretions, and charged with
all of the duties and liabilities, vested in or imposed upon Trustee by this
instrument, and any conveyance executed by any successor Trustee will have the
same effect and validity as if executed by the Trustee named in this Deed of
Trust.

         4.13     No Merger. There shall be no merger of the lien created by
this Deed of Trust with the fee estate in the Mortgaged Property, or any
interest therein or portion thereof, by reason of the fact that the same Person
may own or hold (a) the lien created by this Deed of Trust or any interest
therein and (b) the fee estate in the Mortgaged Property or any interest therein
or portion thereof; and no merger shall occur unless and until Beneficiary and
Trustee shall join in a written instrument effecting such merger and shall duly
record the same.

         4.14     Advice of Counsel. Each of the parties represents to each
other party hereto that it has discussed this Deed of Trust (and, specifically,
the provisions of Section 4.2) with its counsel.

         4.15     Time is Of the Essence. Time is of the essence in this Deed of
Trust.

         4.16     No Oral Agreements. THIS DEED OF TRUST AND THE GUARANTY
REPRESENT THE FINAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE PARTIES AND MAY NOT BE CONTRADICTED BY
EVIDENCE OF PRIOR, CONTEMPORANEOUS, OR SUBSEQUENT ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE
PARTIES. THERE ARE NO UNWRITTEN ORAL AGREEMENTS BETWEEN THE PARTIES.

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          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has executed this Deed of Trust
the day and year first hereinabove written.

                                          TRUSTOR:
                                          -------

                                          UNITED STATES FUNDING GROUP, INC., a
                                                           corporation
                                          ----------------

                                          By:
                                             -----------------------------------
                                          Name:
                                               ---------------------------------
                                          Title:
                                                --------------------------------

STATE OF TEXAS  ss.
                                           ss.
COUNTY OF       ss.
         -------

         This instrument was acknowledged before me on ______, 2002, by
_____________________, ____________________________ of United States Funding
Group, Inc., a ___________ corporation, on behalf of such corporation.

                                    --------------------------------------------
                                    Notary Public in and for the State of Texas

My commission expires:
                                    --------------------------------------------
----------------------              Notary's Printed Name

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                               (Legal Description)

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                                    EXHIBIT C

                          FORM OF USFG NEGATIVE PLEDGE

This instrument prepared by
and after recording return to:

John M. Flynn, Esq.
Carruthers & Roth, P.A.
Post Office Box 540
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402

STATE OF TEXAS
                                        NEGATIVE PLEDGE AGREEMENT
COUNTY OF BASTROP

         THIS NEGATIVE PLEDGE AGREEMENT is made as of this 25th day of October,
2002, by UNITED STATES FUNDING GROUP, INC., a __________ corporation, with an
address of _____________________ ("Grantor"), for the benefit of GENERAL
ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (successor by merger to
General Electric Capital Corporation, a New York corporation) with an address of
General Electric Capital Corporation, Lee Farm Corporate Park, 83 Wooster
Heights Road, Danbury, CT 06810 ("Lender").

                                   WITNESSETH:

         WHEREAS, pursuant to a Guarantee of even date herewith between Grantor
and Lender (the "Guarantee"), Grantor is indebted or otherwise obligated to
Lender in the principal sum of Nine Hundred Thousand and No/100 Dollars
($900,000.00) (the "Loan") as guarantor of the indebtedness owing by MANAGEMENT
ALLIANCE CORPORATION, a Texas corporation ("MAC"), INFORMATION SYSTEMS
CONSULTING CORP., a Texas corporation ("ISCC"), DATATEK CONSULTING GROUP
CORPORATION, a Texas corporation ("DCGC"), TEXCEL SERVICES, INC., a Pennsylvania
corporation ("TSI"), and MOUNTAIN, LTD., a Maine corporation ("ML" and, together
with MAC, ISCC, DCGC and TSI, the "Borrowers" and each a "Borrower"); and
DIVERSIFIED CORPORATE RESOURCES, INC., a Texas corporation ("Parent"), MAGIC
NORTHEAST, INC., a Delaware corporation ("Magic"), and PREFERRED FUNDING
CORPORATION, a Texas corporation ("PFC", and together with Parent and Magic, the
"Guarantors" and each a "Guarantor"; the Borrowers and the Guarantors being
collectively referred to herein as the "Credit Parties" and each a "Credit
Party"), pursuant to that certain Loan Agreement dated as of May 18, 2000 among
Lender and the Credit Parties, such indebtedness or obligation and all present
or future modifications, extensions, renewals or replacements thereof are
hereinafter referred to as the ("Obligations") the terms of which are
incorporated herein by reference;

         WHEREAS, Grantor owns certain land located in Bastrop County, State of
Texas and more particularly described on EXHIBIT "A" attached hereto and
incorporated herein by reference, together with the improvements and fixtures
located thereon (the "Premises"); and

         WHEREAS, as condition of the Guarantee and the continued extension of
credit to the Credit Parties pursuant to the Loan Agreement, Lender has required
and Grantor has agreed to execute this Agreement and not to encumber the
Premises, except as expressly permitted hereby.

         NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of and as a condition of the
Loan, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, Grantor hereby agrees as follows:

         1.       Property. For so long as any part of the Obligations remain
outstanding, Grantor will not, without first obtaining the prior written consent
of Lender, create or permit any lien, encumbrance, charge, or security

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interest of any kind to exist on or with respect to the Premises, nor will
Grantor transfer, sell, assign or in any manner dispose of the premises or any
interest therein.

         2.       Recording. Lender is hereby authorized and permitted to cause
this Agreement to be recorded in the Bastrop County Registry.

         3.       Termination. This Agreement shall remain in full force and
effect until the Obligations shall have been paid in full.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Grantor has caused this Agreement to be duly
executed under seal, as of the day and year first above written.

UNITED STATES FUNDING GROUP, INC.           ATTEST:

By:
   ------------------------------           ----------------------------------
Name:                                                            Secretary
     ----------------------------           ---------------------
Title:
      ---------------------------

                                            [CORPORATE SEAL]

STATE OF TEXAS

COUNTY OF
         -----------------

         I, ________________________, a Notary Public of the State and County
aforesaid, certify that __________________ personally appeared before me this
day and acknowledged that he is ___________ Secretary of UNITED STATES FUNDING
GROUP, INC, a ___________ corporation, and that by authority duly given and as
the act of the corporation, the foregoing instrument was signed in its name by
its President, sealed with its corporate seal and attested by
____________________________, as its _______ Secretary.

         WITNESS my hand and official stamp or seal, this 25th day of October,
2002.

                                        ----------------------------------------
                                        Notary Public

                                        My Commission Expires:
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                                    EXHIBIT A

                                Legal Description

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