Document:

Exhibit 10.8

Named Executive Officer Salary and Bonus Arrangements for 2006

          Base Salaries

          The base salaries for 2006 for the executive officers (the "named executive officers") of Great Southern
Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") and Great Southern Bank (the "Bank") who will be named in the compensation table
that will appear in the Company's upcoming 2006 annual meeting proxy statement are as follows:

	Name and Title
	Base Salary

	 
	William V. Turner	$200,000(1)
	Chairman of the Board of
	 the Company and the Bank
	 
	Joseph W. Turner	$220,000 
	President and Chief
	 Executive Officer of the 
	 Company and the Bank
	 
	Rex A. Copeland	$164,800
	Treasurer of the Company 
	 and Senior Vice President and
	 Chief Financial Officer of the Bank
	 
	Steven G. Mitchem 	$164,800
	Senior Vice President and Chief
	Lending Officer of the Bank
	 	
	Douglas W. Marrs	$ 98,262
	Vice President -- Operations of the Bank

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(1) During 2006, William V. Turner will also receive payments of salary previously deferred totaling approximately
$25,000.

          Description of Bonus Arrangements

          For 2006, William V. Turner
waived his right (as he did in 2005) to receive the annual cash bonus provided for in his employment agreement (one-half of one percent of the Company's pre-tax net income).  For 2006, the annual cash bonus payable to Joseph W.
Turner under his employment agreement will be three-fourths of one percent of the Company's pre-tax net income.  For 2006, as for 2005, each of Messrs.
Copeland, Mitchem and Marrs, along with the other executive officers of the Company and the Bank, will be eligible
for a cash bonus of up to 15% of base annual salary, with one half of this possible bonus payable if the Company
achieves targeted growth in earnings per share for 2006 and one-half of the possible bonus awarded based on individual
performance in 2006.Ardent Acquisition Corporation

1415
Kellum Place, Suite 205 

Garden City, New York 11530

April 11, 2006

  Continental Stock Transfer & Trust Company

  17 Battery Place

  New York, New York 10004 

  Attn: Steven G. Nelson 

  

  EarlyBirdCapital, Inc. 

  275 Madison Avenue, Suite 1203 

  New York, New York 10016 

  Attn: Steven Levine 

               Re:      Investment Management Trust Agreement

Gentlemen:

           Reference is made to that certain Investment Management Trust Agreement (the “Agreement”), dated as of February 24, 2005, between Ardent Acquisition Corporation (“Company”) and Continental Stock
Transfer & Trust Company. Section 1(c) is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following: 

     “(c)           In a timely manner, upon the instruction of the Company, to invest and reinvest the Property in United States “government securities” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(16)
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 having a maturity of 180 days or less, and/or in any open ended investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 that holds itself out as a money market fund selected by the Company meeting
the conditions of paragraphs (c)(2), (c)(3) and (c)(4) of Rule 2a-7 promulgated under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as determined by the Company;” 

Except as indicated above, the Agreement shall remain in full force and effect.

	 	ARDENT ACQUISITION CORPORATION
       

	 	By:	/s/ Marc H. Klee  

      Name: Marc H. Klee

      Title: President 
	 	 	 

  

    Acknowledged and agreed this

    12th day of April, 2006 

 

  CONTINENTAL STOCK TRANSFER &

  TRUST COMPANY 

By: /s/ Frank Di Paolo 

          Name:
  Frank Di Paolo

          Title: CFO 

The undersigned is required to consent to this amendment pursuant to Section 5(c) of the Investment Management Trust Agreement and hereby does so. 

EARLYBIRDCAPITAL, INC.

    

By: /s/ Steven Levine 

            Name:
    Steven Levine 

            Title:
    Managing DirectorCONSENT

         The  undersigned,  being all of the  parties to that  certain  Purchase
Agreement  (the  "AGREEMENT"),  dated as of  January  13,  2006 (the  "EFFECTIVE
DATE"),  and  certain  other  papers,  agreements,  documents,  instruments  and
certificates  necessary to carry out the purposes thereof (collectively referred
to as the "PURCHASE DOCUMENTS"), do hereby consent to the following:

         WHEREAS,  pursuant to Section 2(b) of the Agreement,  Utix Group,  Inc.
(the "COMPANY") granted Special  Situations Fund III, L.P. ("SSF"),  and certain
other investors affiliated with SSF (the "SSF INVESTORS"),  the right, allocable
among the SSF Investors as they may determine in their sole discretion (the "SSF
OPTION"),  exercisable  at any time, and from time to time, in whole or in part,
on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York Time, on the first anniversary of the closing
date (the  "CLOSING  DATE") of the private  offering  contemplated  thereby (the
"OFFERING"),  to  acquire  additional  shares  of Series A  Preferred  Stock and
Warrants of the Company (the "SECURITIES"),  on the same terms and conditions as
those purchased by the SSF Investors, and certain other investors (collectively,
the "INVESTORS") on the Closing Date; and

         WHEREAS,  pursuant to Section 7.9(d) of the Agreement,  the Company was
required to mail an Information Statement to the stockholders of the Company, no
later than February 20, 2006 (the "MAILING DATE"); and

         WHEREAS,  pursuant to Section 9.6 of the  Agreement,  the observance of
any term of the Agreement may be waived  (either  generally,  or in a particular
instance, and either retroactively or prospectively),  by written consent of the
Company and the Investors,  and such waiver shall be binding upon each holder of
any Securities purchased under the Agreement and the Company.

         NOW,  THEREFORE,  the Company and the Investors  hereby  consent to the
following:

         1.  The  SSF  Option  is  hereby  waived  generally,   permanently  and
retroactively to the Effective Date; and

         2. The Mailing  Date is hereby  extended to March 17, 2006 (the date on
which the mailing to the Company's stockholders was actually completed).

         Except as specifically set forth herein,  the Purchase  Documents shall
remain in full force and effect, and the terms and conditions  contained therein
are hereby ratified and confirmed.

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         This  consent may be executed in  counterparts,  each of which shall be
deemed to be an original,  and all of which  together  shall be deemed to be one
and the same instrument.

Dated:   March 30th, 2006

                                 THE COMPANY:

                                         UTIX GROUP, INC.

                                         By:   /s/ ANTHONY ROTH
                                            ------------------------------------
                                               Name: Anthony Roth
                                               Title: President and Chief
                                                      Executive Officer

                                 THE INVESTORS:

                                         SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, QP, L.P.

                                         By:   /s/ AUSTIN W. MARXE
                                            ------------------------------------
                                               Name: Austin W. Marxe
                                               Title:

                                         SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND III, L.P.

                                         By:   /s/ AUSTIN W. MARXE
                                            ------------------------------------
                                               Name: Austin W. Marxe
                                               Title:

                                         SPECIAL SITUATIONS CAYMAN FUND, L.P.

                                         By:      /s/ AUSTIN W. MARXE
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                  Name:  Austin W. Marxe
                                                  Title:  General Partner

                                         SPECIAL SITUATIONS PRIVATE EQUITY FUND,
                                         L.P.

                                         By:   /s/ AUSTIN W. MARXE
                                            ------------------------------------
                                               Name: Austin W. Marxe
                                               Title:

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                                         PALISADES MASTER FUND, L.P.

                                         By:   ANDREW RECKLES
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                  Name: Andrew Reckles
                                                  Title: General Partner

                                         LITTLE WING L.P.

                                         By:   /s/ PARKER QUILLEN
                                            ------------------------------------
                                               Name: Parker Quillen
                                               Title:  President of Quilcap,
                                               Quilcap as General Partner

                                         TRADE WINDS LTD.

                                         By:   /s/ PARKER QUILLEN
                                            ------------------------------------
                                               Name:  Parker Quillen
                                               Title:  President of Quilcap
                                               International Corp., As
                                               Investment Manager

                                         SCG CAPITAL, LLC

                                         By:   /S/ STEVEN GUDULD
                                            ------------------------------------
                                               Name: Steven Guduld
                                               Title: President

                                               /s/ GARY PALMER
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Gary Palmer

                                               /s/ RICHARD SHANLEY
                                         ---------------------------------------
                                         Richard Shanley

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