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EXHIBIT 10.8

                   INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR CONSULTING AGREEMENT

This agreement  ("Agreement") is entered into this 16th day of August,  2004, by
and between Ariel Way, LLC ("Ariel Way") having offices at 8000 Towers  Crescent
Drive, Suite 1200, Vienna, VA 22182 and Michael Jordan,  ("Consultant"),  having
an address of Securities Counseling and Management,  Inc., 2706 Fillmore Street,
Hollywood, FL 33020.

                                   WITNESSETH

WHEREAS,  Consultant  is in the  business of locating  companies  that desire to
engage in M&A services and support said services; and,

WHEREAS,  Ariel Way wishes to engage the services of Consultant for the purposes
of introducing Ariel Way to companies that desire to engage M&A activities;

WHEREAS, Consultant understands that Ariel Way is a private corporate entity but
that the  business  plan for Ariel Way assumes an  acquisition  or merger with a
public corporate entity making the surviving  company a public company operating
under  the rules  and  conditions  as  stated  by the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission and that this Agreement will be assumed by the surviving entity after
amendments, if necessary, upon the completion of the acquisition or merger.

NOW THEREFORE,  in consideration  of the mutual covenants and agreements  herein
contained,  the  sufficiency  of  which  consideration  is  acknowledged  by the
parties, the parties mutually covenant and agree as follows:

1. Ariel Way engages Consultant as of the date above, on a non-exclusive  basis,
from the date of the  execution  of this  Agreement to locate and refer to Ariel
Way companies that wish to engage in M&A activities  with Ariel Way and to refer
companies  to  Ariel  Way.  Consultant  is to be  paid  upon  the  closing  of a
Transaction as defined below.

2. TRANSACTION DEFINITION.  As used herein, the term "Transaction" is defined as
the execution of a definitive  agreement  and closing of a  transaction  between
Ariel Way and a company ("Company"), referred to Ariel Way by Consultant.

3.  FEES.  In the event  Ariel Way  completes  and closes a  transaction  with a
Company,  as described in paragraph 2, then Ariel Way agrees to pay  Consultant,
as compensation for services  rendered,  a consulting fee in accordance with the
attached Schedule A.

4. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This Agreement may be terminated by either party upon
thirty (30) days prior written notice.

5. Ariel Way agrees to use its best  efforts  to  execute an  engagement  with a
Company  referred by  Consultant  if said Company is determined in good faith by
Ariel Way to be an entity for which Ariel Way's M&A activities are appropriate.

6. Ariel Way acknowledges that it is Ariel Way's responsibility to negotiate and
consummate  Company M&A  agreement.  Ariel Way  confirms  and  acknowledges  its
awareness  that  Consultant  is not  authorized  to  engage in the  business  of
offering or selling  securities  of Ariel Way in  connection  with any potential
stock swap, and that with respect to any funding  arrangements  that involve the
sale or offer of  securities,  Consultant  can act only as an advisor and cannot
offer, sell, or solicit offers to purchase or sell any security.

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7.  NON-CIRCUMVENTION.  Each Party  agrees to work  together,  and agrees not to
circumvent  in any  manner,  directly  or  indirectly,  with regard to any third
parties,  clients or contacts that have been  identified by either party to each
other.  All contacts,  discussions and other activity with all identified  third
parties  or  accounts  of  Ariel  Way  shall  be  conducted  by,  through  or in
conjunction  with Ariel Way. Each Party further  agrees that in the event of the
termination  of this  contract  by either  party  that  they will not  engage or
contact any third parties introduced to each other for a period of not less than
2 years after the  termination of this contract,  without the expressed  written
consent of the other party.

8.  CONFIDENTIALITY.  Each Party agrees to maintain all information  received in
the  strictest  confidence  and shall not  disclose  to any  third  parties  any
business contacts, investment sources, proprietary software tools or concepts or
any information  disclosed by each other without prior written consent.  Parties
further understand that all business sources,  contacts or clients are its stock
and trade and confidential  information and any  unauthorized  disclosure by any
other party hereto will result in irreparable  damage for which monetary damages
would be difficult or impossible to accurately determine. Parties recognize that
proprietary  information  disclosed  to each  other,  before,  during,  or after
execution of this  agreement  represent  confidential  and valuable  proprietary
information and, therefore, will not, without the express prior consent of Ariel
Way,  disclose such information to any person,  company,  entity, or other third
party.

9.  SURVIVAL.  All  representations,  warranties and agreements set forth herein
shall  survive the closing  hereof and shall  continue in existence  and in full
force and effect until they expire on their own terms.

10.  INDEMNIFICATION.  Both  Ariel Way and  Consultant  agree to hold each other
harmless for any event in which either party becomes  involved any legal action,
proceeding or investigation, brought about by any third party in connection with
any matter,  related to or arising out of either parties  engagement  hereunder.
The indemnity agreement contained in this paragraph,  however,  shall not extend
to any  loss,  claim,  damage,  expense,  liability  or  action  or any right to
reimbursement  which  arises by reason of any act or  omission  to act by either
party (a) not taken in good  faith,  or (b) by  reason  of gross  negligence  or
willful  misconduct by either party.  The indemnity  obligations of either party
under this paragraph  shall be binding upon any successors,  assigns,  heirs and
personal  representatives  of the other party, and shall inure to the benefit of
any successors,  assigns, heirs and personal  representatives of the other party
and any such person.  The foregoing  provision  shall survive any termination of
the Agreement.

11. SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon the parties hereto,  their heirs,  representatives,  successors and
assigns.

12. JURISDICTION.  This Agreement shall be interpreted under and governed by the
laws of the United States of America and the  Commonwealth of Virginia,  and the
parties hereto consent to jurisdiction therein.

13. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.  This document is the entire Agreement between the parties
and supersedes all prior agreements,  representations  and understandings of the
parties.  No modification of this Agreement shall be binding unless agreed to in
writing by the parties hereto.

14.  CAPTIONS.  Section  captions are included in this Agreement for convenience
only and shall not affect the meaning or interpretation of this Agreement.

15. ENFORCEABILITY.  If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or
unenforceable,  such holding shall not affect the validity or  enforceability of
any other provision.

16.  NOTICES.  All  notices,  demands  and other  communications  to be given or
delivered  under this  Agreement  and Appendix  shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been given when  delivered  personally  or mailed by certified or
registered  mail,  return  receipt  requested,   and  postage  prepaid,  to  the
recipient,  addressed  to the parties as follows (or to such other  addresses as
the parties may subsequently specify in writing):

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If to Ariel Way:           Ariel Way, LLC
                           8000 Towers Crescent Drive,
                           Suite 1200
                           Vienna, VA 22182
                           ATTN: Arne Dunhem, Chairman

If to Consultant:          Securities Counseling and Management, Inc.
                           2706 Fillmore Street
                           Hollywood, FL 33020.

                           ATTN:  Michael Jordan

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed
as of the day and year first above written.

ARIEL WAY, LLC

By: ______________________________________

Name: Arne Dunhem_______________________

Its: Chairman _____________________________

CONSULTANT

By: _______________________________________

Print Name: ________________________________

Its: _______________________________________

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                        INDEPENDENT CONSULTING AGREEMENT

                                   SCHEDULE A

TASK: ACQUISITION OF SPIN-OFF SUBSIDIARY FROM MARKET CENTRAL, INC.

     Upon satisfactory  Closing of Ariel Way acquisition of spin-off  subsidiary
     from Market Central,  Inc.  Consultant shall receive for services  rendered
     cash compensation of Three Thousand Dollars  ($3,000.00).  Consultant shall
     have a right to exchange  the cash  compensation  to a Warrant to receive a
     total of 300,000 shares of common stock of the acquired spin-off subsidiary
     at an exercise  price of $0.01 per share assuming that the total issued and
     outstanding number of shares is 20,000,000 upon a re-capitalization  of the
     spin-off subsidiary. If the assumption of 20,000,000 shares is not correct,
     then the issuance of the warrant shall be pro-rata amended to correspond to
     actual issued and outstanding shares.  Stock issued under the warrant shall
     have  piggy-back  registration  rights  under  an S-2,  SB-2  or any  other
     appropriate filing with the Securities and Exchange  Commission if and when
     the Company files such a registration statement.

Agreed to and accepted on this 16th day of August, 2004 by:

ARIEL WAY, LLC

By: ______________________________________

Name: Arne Dunhem_______________________

Its: Chairman _____________________________

CONSULTANT

By: _______________________________________

Print Name: ________________________________

Its: _______________________________________

                                  Page 4 of 4EXHIBIT 10.9

                                 PROMISSORY NOTE

$400,000.00 U.S.                                         February 1, 2005
                                                         Jersey City, New Jersey

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED,  ARIEL WAY, INC., a Delaware corporation (hereafter
"Borrower"),  promises to pay to the order of CORNELL  CAPITAL  PARTNERS,  LP, a
Delaware limited partnership (hereafter "Lender"),  at its office located at 101
Hudson  Street,  Suite 3700,  Jersey City,  New Jersey  07302,  or at such other
location or address as Lender may direct from time to time, the principal sum of
Four  Hundred  Thousand  Dollars  ($400,000)  (the  "Principal  Amount"),   said
principal being payable as follows:

         The  Principal  Amount of this Note shall be funded on the date  hereof
(the "Closing"). The entire Principal Amount of this Promissory Note plus twelve
percent (12%)  interest on an  annualized  basis shall be due within one hundred
twenty (120) days from the date hereof (the "Maturity  Date").  The Lender shall
be entitled a commitment  fee of seven and one half percent  (7.5%)  discount on
the Principal  Amount,  which shall be deducted form the gross  proceeds held in
escrow of the  Closing,  by wire  transfer  of  immediately  available  funds in
accordance  with the  Company's  written  wire  instructions.  In the  event the
Borrower  fails to pay the Principal  Amount plus interest by the Maturity Date,
the  Borrower  shall be subject  to the  applicable  interest  rate as set forth
herein.

         Contemporaneously  with the execution  and delivery of this  Promissory
Note,  the Borrower,  Arne Dunhem and the Lender are executing and  delivering a
Pledge and Escrow Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
A (the "Pledge  Agreement")  pursuant to which Arne Dunhem has agreed to provide
the Lender a pledge in One Million Five Hundred Thousand  (1,500,000)  shares of
common  stock  of  Mobilepro  Corp.  owned  by  him  to  secure  the  Borrower's
obligations under this Promissory Note to the Lender.

         Contemporaneously  with the execution  and delivery of this  Promissory
Note,  Arne  Dunhem and the  Lender  are  executing  and  delivering  a Guaranty
Agreement  substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit B (the "Guaranty
Agreement") pursuant to which Arnie Dunhem has agreed to personally guaranty the
Borrower's obligations under this Promissory Note to the Lender.

         No delay or omission on the part of Lender in the exercise of any right
hereunder  shall  operate as a waiver of such right or of any other  right under
this Promissory  Note. A waiver by Lender of any right or remedy conferred to it
hereunder on any one occasion  shall not be construed as a bar to, or waiver of,
any such right and/or remedy as to any future occasion.

         Borrower  agrees  that in the event of a default in the  payment of any
installment  of  principal  upon the date  when the same  severally  become  due
hereunder,  or,  if each and  every  one of the  terms  and  conditions  of this
Promissory Note are not duly  performed,  complied with, or abided by, the whole
of said indebtedness then outstanding shall thereupon,  at the option of Lender,
become  immediately due and payable.  If this Promissory Note becomes in default
and is placed in the hands of an attorney, the undersigned agrees to pay any and
costs,  charges and expenses incurred by Lender in the enforcement of its rights
hereunder,  including,  but not  limited  to,  reasonable  trial  and  appellate
attorney's  fees,  as well as all fees and expenses  incurred in  enforcing  and
collecting any judgment.

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         The undersigned and all persons now or hereafter  becoming obligated or
liable for the payment hereof do jointly and severally  waive demand,  notice of
non-payment, protest, notice of dishonor and presentment.

         The  undersigned  does not  intend or expect  to pay,  nor does  Lender
intend or expect to charge,  collect or accept,  any  interest  greater than the
highest legal rate of interest  which may be charged under any  applicable  law.
Should the  acceleration  hereof or any  charges  made  hereunder  result in the
computation  or earning of interest  in excess of such legal  rate,  any and all
such  excess  shall be and the same is  hereby  waived by  Lender,  and any such
excess shall be credited by Lender to the balance hereof.

         Each maker,  endorser,  or any other person, firm or corporation now or
hereafter  becoming  liable  for  the  payment  of the  loan  evidenced  by this
Promissory  Note,  hereby consents to any renewals,  extensions,  modifications,
release of security,  or any indulgence  shown to or any dealings between Lender
and any party now or hereafter obligated hereunder,  without notice, and jointly
and severally agree, that they shall remain liable hereunder notwithstanding any
such  renewals,  extensions,   modifications  or  indulgences,  until  the  debt
evidenced hereby is fully paid.

         Principal  may be  prepaid in whole or in part at any time prior to the
maturity of this Promissory  Note.  There is no prepayment fee or penalty.  Each
prepayment  of principal  shall be applied  against the payments  last due under
this Promissory  Note. No partial  prepayment of principal shall act to suspend,
postpone  or waive any  regularly  scheduled  payment  of  principal  under this
Promissory Note.

         Any  payment  of  principal  under  this  Promissory  Note which is not
promptly paid on the date such payment  becomes due,  shall bear interest at the
rate of eighteen  (18)  percent per annum,  or the highest  permitted by law, if
lower,  commencing  on the date  immediately  following  the day upon  which the
payment was due. Upon the occurrence of any event of default as defined  herein,
all sums outstanding under this Promissory Note shall thereupon immediately bear
interest  at the  rate of  eighteen  (18)  percent  per  annum,  or the  highest
permitted by law, if lower,  without notice to the  undersigned or any guarantor
or endorser of this  Promissory  Note,  and  without any  affirmative  action or
declaration on the part of Lender.  This  Promissory Note shall be construed and
enforced  according  to the  laws of the  State  of New  Jersey,  excluding  all
principles  of choice of laws,  conflict  of laws or comity.  Each person now or
hereafter  becoming  obligated  for the  payment of the  indebtedness  evidenced
hereby  expressly  consents to personal  jurisdiction  and venue of the Superior
Court of New Jersey,  sitting in Hudson County, New Jersey and the United States
District Court of New Jersey, sitting in Newark, New Jersey, in the event of any
litigation in any way arising out of the loan evidenced  hereby, or any property
given as collateral for the loan.

         The terms of this promissory note may not be changed orally.

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         BORROWER HEREBY  KNOWINGLY,  VOLUNTARILY AND  INTENTIONALLY  WAIVES THE
RIGHT WHICH IT MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY WITH RESPECT TO ANY LITIGATION  BASED
HEREON, OR ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THIS PROMISSORY NOTE, OR
ANY  LOAN  DOCUMENTS   EXECUTED  IN  CONNECTION   HEREWITH,   OR  THE  FINANCING
CONTEMPLATED  HEREBY,  OR ANY COURSE OF CONDUCT,  COURSE OF DEALING,  STATEMENTS
(WHETHER  ORAL OR WRITTEN) OR ACTIONS OF ANY PARTY HERETO.  THIS  PROVISION IS A
MATERIAL  INDUCEMENT  FOR  THE  LENDER  EXTENDING  THE  LOAN  EVIDENCED  BY THIS
PROMISSORY NOTE.

                                      ARIEL WAY, INC.

                                      By: _______________________________
                                      Name:    Arne Dunhem
                                      Title:   CEO

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                                    EXHIBIT A

                           PLEDGE AND ESCROW AGREEMENT

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                                    EXHIBIT B

                               GUARANTY AGREEMENT

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