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                                                               EXHIBIT 10.17

                              CONSULTING AGREEMENT

       This Agreement is made effective as of September 30, 1999 (the
"EFFECTIVE DATE") and executed on March 28, 2000 between StudioBuzz.com, LLC,
a California limited liability company, located at 1351 4th Street, Suite
227, Santa Monica, CA 90401 ("COMPANY"), and Mediachase, Ltd., a Delaware
corporation, located at 8286 Santa Monica Blvd., West Hollywood, CA 90046
("CONSULTANT").

In consideration of the mutual covenants herein contained, the parties hereby
agree as follows:

1.     DEFINITIONS. For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms shall have
the following meaning(s):

       1.1    "COMPANY MATERIALS" means a copy of all applicable Company Marks
(as defined in Section 10.1) and all other concepts, methods, text, images and
materials (with all materials provided by Company, its advertising agency, or
Company's other agents, including any works of authorship) that Company will
provide to Consultant pursuant to the Project Schedule or otherwise in
connection with Consultant's services hereunder.

       1.2    "COMPANY WEB SITE" means the Web Site to be developed by
Consultant and comprised of all the Works as described in the Project Schedule.

       1.3    "ERROR" means any reproducible error, problem, or defect resulting
from: (a) an incorrect functioning of the Software that affects the
functionality of the Company Web Site(s) (based upon the specifications provided
by Company in the Project Schedule and approved by Consultant) in any material
respect; or (b) any failure of the Works delivered to Company hereunder to
materially meet the specifications in the Project Schedule.

       1.4    "FINAL DELIVERABLE" means the final version of a Company Web Site
or other interactive services product that will be delivered to Company (based
upon the specifications provided by Company in the Project Schedule and approved
by Consultant) after successful completion of a mutually agreed upon testing
plan where Consultant is responsible for verifying that a Company Web Site
performs in accordance with the technical specifications in the Project Schedule
and the Company is responsible for verifying the business function correctness
of the Company Web Site(s) or other interactive services product.

       1.5    "INTERNET" means the world-wide network of computers which
provides access to the World Wide Web.

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       1.7    "PROJECT SCHEDULE" means the Project Schedule attached hereto as
Schedule 1.

       1.8    "SOFTWARE" means computer programming/formatting code or operating
instructions developed by Consultant and used to create any portion of a Company
Web Site, incorporated into a Company Web Site, or used to operate a Company Web
Site or a Web Server in connection with a Company Web Site. Software includes,
for example, any previously developed files necessary to make forms, buttons,
check-boxes, and similar functions and underlying technology or components, such
as animation templates, interface programs which link multimedia and other
programs, customized graphics manipulation engines, and menu utilities.

       1.9    "THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE" means any software or other computer
programming material (for example, a standard authoring program or platform or
off-the-shelf software) which is specifically identified in the Project Schedule
as being owned by a company or individual other than Consultant, is generally
available to the public, including Company, under published licensing terms, and
will be used in the development of or to display or run a Company Web Site.

       1.10   "WEB BROWSER" means software designed to allow interactive access
to the World Wide Web, including without limitation, Navigator, Microsoft
Internet Explorer, Mosaic, MacWeb/WinWeb, Cello, and Lynx.

       1.11   "WEB PAGE" means a document or file that is formatted using HTML,
Java or other programming language now or in the future used by Consultant and
that is intended to be accessible to Internet users with a Web Browser.

       1.12   "WEB SERVER" means a computer operated by or for Company (a) that
Consultant or others use in making a Company Web Site available on the Internet
or intranet; or (b) that has a non-live version of a Company Web Site and that
is used for making and testing content or other changes to a Company Web Site
prior to making such changes available to the public over the Internet.

       1.13   "WEB SITE" means a series of interconnected Web Pages that may
either be dynamically generated or may reside in a single directory or multiple
directories on a single Web Server or multiple Web Servers.

       1.14   "WORKS" mean the items listed as "Works to be Delivered" in the
"Project Timetable, Works Delivery and Payment Schedule" in the Project
Schedule, each in the form that Consultant has specifically agreed to deliver
that item to Company.

       1.15   "WORLD WIDE WEB" means all of the Web Pages that are accessible to
a typical computer user with appropriate access to the Internet using a Web
Browser.

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2.     SERVICES.

       2.1    PROJECT SCHEDULES. Consultant has and shall continue to provide
certain services to Company, including, by way of example and not by limitation,
information architecture development, website design, website content
production, and technical consulting ("SERVICES"), all as more fully described
and specified on the project schedules that shall, from time to time, be defined
and executed by the parties and attached to this Agreement (each, a "PROJECT
SCHEDULE"). The initial Project Schedule has been attached hereto as SCHEDULE 1,
(relating to the StudioBuzz.com project). Each Project Schedule shall include a
description of services to be performed and a detailed budget for such Project
Schedule, along with any other supplemental or differing terms from those
contained herein. No Project Schedule is valid until executed by both parties.
Consultant will complete the Company Web Site(s) on the timetable established in
the "Project Timetable, Works Delivery and Payment Schedule" in the Project
Schedule (the "PROJECT TIMETABLE"). Company will provide to Consultant the
Company Materials, including all media elements, materials, timely approvals
necessary for Consultant to complete the Company Web Site(s) on the Project
Timetable.

       2.2    MANNER OF PERFORMING SERVICES. Consultant may engage qualified
subcontractors in the performance of the services hereunder, provided however
that Company may have particular subcontractor(s) removed from the project, in
its reasonable discretion, upon two weeks notice to Consultant. Before any
Consultant employee, consultant, agent or subcontractor performs services in
connection with this Agreement, the employee, consultant, agent or subcontractor
and Consultant must have entered into a written agreement containing
"work-made-for-hire" and confidentiality provisions substantially equivalent to
those contained herein. Such agreement shall be substantially in the form
attached hereto; provided, however, that Company pre-approves the existing
agreements listed on Schedule 2 hereto.

       2.3    CHANGE ORDERS. The project managers for the parties shall be
authorized to approve or disapprove certain changes to the work, schedules and
other aspects of the services, in their mutual discretion, as is more
particularly described in the attached Project Schedule. Major modifications to
the overall scope of work, budget, or the specifications in a Project Schedule,
however, shall require execution of a written change order by both parties to
this Agreement (a "CHANGE ORDER") in a form mutually acceptable to the parties.
Each Change Order complying with this section shall be deemed to be an amendment
to the applicable Project Schedule and will become part of this Agreement.

       2.4    THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE. Development and use of a Company Web Site
may involve Third Party Software. Unless otherwise specified in the Project
Schedule, Consultant will be responsible for payment for, and entering into
appropriate licensing agreements concerning Third Party Software required for
the development of the

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Company Web Site(s), which payments will be included in the agreed upon
budget. Unless otherwise specified in the Project Schedule, the Company will
be responsible for payment for, and entering into appropriate licensing
agreements concerning use of Third Party Software required to operate (i.e.,
run and display) the Company Web Site(s) or any other licensing agreements
for which Consultant is not responsible hereunder.

       2.6    CONSULTANT PROVIDED MATERIALS. With the exception of the Company
Materials and the Third Party Software, Consultant will provide all other
graphics, text, drawings, and other materials required to produce the Company
Web Site(s) or complete any applicable interactive services as set forth in the
Project Schedule.

3.     TERM AND TERMINATION. This Agreement shall commence on the Effective Date
and shall continue for a period of one (1) year, unless earlier terminated by
either party upon 30 days' written notice, provided that termination by
Consultant shall not be effective until completion of any specifically defined
term set forth on any Project Schedule applicable at the time of such notice,
unless otherwise agreed.

       3.1    DEFAULT. In the event that either party hereto materially defaults
in the performance of any of its duties or obligations under the Agreement and
does not substantially cure such default within 30 days, or fails to commence a
cure within 10 days, after being given written notice specifying the default,
then the non-defaulting party may, by giving written notice thereof to the
defaulting party, terminate this Agreement as of a date specified in such notice
of termination; provided, however, in no event shall the cure for any Company
payment default (other than a payment which is disputed in good faith) hereunder
continue for longer than 5 business days after notice of the default.

       3.2    PROJECT SCHEDULE. In the event that either party hereto materially
defaults in the performance of any of its duties or obligations under a Project
Schedule and does not substantially cure such default within 30 days, or fails
to commence a cure within 10 days, after being given written notice specifying
the default, then the non-defaulting party may, by given written notice thereof
to the defaulting party, terminate the Project Schedule as of a date specified
in such notice of termination; provided, however, in no event shall the cure for
any Company undisputed payment default hereunder continue for longer than 5
business days after notice of the default.

       3.3    INSOLVENCY. In the event that either party hereto becomes or is
declared insolvent or bankrupt, is the subject of any proceedings relating to
its liquidation, insolvency or for the appointment of a receiver or similar
officer for it, makes an assignment for the benefit of all or substantially all
of its creditors, or enters into an agreement for the composition, extension, or
readjustment of all or substantially all of its obligations, then the other
party hereto may, by giving written notice thereof to such party, terminate this
Agreement as of a date specified in such notice of termination.

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       3.4    EFFECT OF TERMINATION. Upon termination of this Agreement, Company
shall be obligated to pay Consultant for all services rendered pursuant to any
outstanding Project Schedules of Work through the effective date of such
termination. Upon termination of a Project Schedule, Company shall be obligated
to pay Consultant for all services rendered pursuant to the Project Schedule
through the effective date of such termination. Termination of this Agreement by
either party pursuant to the provisions of this Section 3 shall terminate each
party's obligations under this Agreement except for the provisions of this
Section 3.4 and Sections 5.1, 6.3, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 and 16, all
of which shall survive termination of this Agreement.

4.     PAYMENT FOR SERVICES; EXPENSES; EQUIPMENT

       4.1    CHARGES. As full compensation for the Services to be provided by
Consultant pursuant to any Project Schedule for activities that are budgeted,
reasonably substantiated, and actually worked, Company agrees to pay Consultant
in such amounts, at such times and in such manner as is set forth in the budget
set forth on the Project Schedule. Consultant agrees that such fees will not
exceed Consultant's own actual costs in providing such services (which the
parties acknowledge will contain an overhead component as mutually agreed upon
in the budget).

       4.2    EXPENSES. Company is responsible for paying or reimbursing all
reasonable expenses arising from Consultant's performance of the Services as
allowed for in the budget and set forth on the Project Schedule, as well as for
cost increases due to events of force majeure (a material interruption or
interference with the development or other services by any cause outside of
Consultant's reasonable control, including, fire, flood, epidemic, earthquake,
explosion, war, blockade, embargo, act of public enemy, civil disturbance, labor
disputes, strike, lockout, any applicable law, acts of God), changes that could
not be reasonably anticipated at the time the budget was prepared, costs
relating to any acceleration of schedule, costs for which Company is reimbursed
by insurance, costs associated with any delay in obtaining approvals or Company
Materials, and changes requested by Company.

       4.3    EQUIPMENT. The party indicated on the appropriate Project Schedule
shall furnish, at that party's expense, all equipment and materials used to
perform the Services.

5.     PROVISION OF SERVICES.

       5.1    INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR. It is understood and agreed that
Consultant shall perform the Services as an independent contractor and
consultant. Consultant shall not be deemed to be an employee of Company.
Consultant shall not be entitled to any benefits provided by Company to its
employees, and Company will make no deductions from any of the payments due to
Consultant hereunder to pay any governmental agency or authority, except as may
otherwise be required by law.

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Consultant agrees that Consultant shall be personally responsible for any and
all taxes and other payments due on payments received by him from Company
hereunder.

       5.2    KEY PERSONNEL. Christopher Lutz ("LUTZ") has been identified by
the parties as being essential to the performance of the services by Consultant
hereunder. Lutz shall perform the role described below and in the attached
Project Schedule(s) on a first priority, non-exclusive basis, and shall not be
removed the projects associated with such Project Schedule(s) without the prior
written consent of Company. Should Lutz for any reason become unable or
unwilling to continue to perform his role, Company may, in its sole discretion,
immediately terminate this Agreement and all Project Schedules, or request that
Consultant provide replacement personnel. Any replacement personnel shall have
equivalent experience and qualifications and shall be subject to the prior
approval of Company. In consideration of the agreement by Lutz to perform these
services, the parties acknowledge that Company has agreed to pay Lutz (in
addition to the budget specified in the Project Schedule) a monthly consulting
fee as set forth in the Project Shedule attached hereto.

6.     DELIVERY AND ACCEPTANCE. The following provisions will apply for delivery
and acceptance of the Works developed hereunder. The standard for acceptance of
the Works developed hereunder shall be material conformity to the specifications
set forth in the Project Schedule.

       6.1    Company shall accept or reject the initial version and any
corrected version of each Work within 10 business days after receipt, notifying
Consultant in writing of any Error, deficiencies or inadequacies in the initial
draft. Failure to so notify Consultant within such period shall be deemed
acceptance of the Work.

       6.2    If Company rejects the initial version or any corrected version of
any Work, Consultant shall immediately begin commercially reasonable attempts to
correct such Error and shall have a period of 7 business days from receipt of
the written rejection to correct all Errors, deficiencies or inadequacies
specified by Company and submit a revised draft, or such amount of time as is
reasonably agreed upon by the parties.

       6.3    In the event that Company and Consultant cannot agree on
acceptance of, or acceptable modifications to, any Work within 30 business days
following the later of (i) the date indicated on the Project Timetable for
delivery of that Work; or (ii) the date of the original submission of that Work
to Company, Company shall have the option of terminating the Project Schedule on
the terms described herein and therein. Unless otherwise expressly provided in
the Project Schedule, upon such termination by Company, Company shall be
obligated to compensate Consultant for all accepted Work to date, and Company
shall not be obligated to compensate Consultant for all work not accepted to
date; provided however, that Company shall have the option to receive such
unaccepted work so long as Company compensates Consultant. In addition,

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subject to payment of the compensation contemplated in this Section 6.3,
Company shall be entitled to receive copies of all Works (including but not
limited to the source code of the Works for use pursuant to the terms herein)
in existence at that point, and to take over development of the project from
that point.

       In the event of a dispute between the parties as to whether the Work was
in material conformity to the specifications set forth in the Project Schedule,
the parties agree to submit such dispute to expedited, binding arbitration. The
arbitration shall commence within 30 days after the request for arbitration by
either party and will be conducted in accordance with the Commercial Arbitration
Rules of the American Arbitration Association (the "Rules"). The parties agree
to select a single arbitrator in accordance with the Rules, which arbitrator
shall have knowledge of the technical delivery issues in the new media area. The
arbitrator shall decide all matters in dispute in accordance with the law of the
State of California and the provisions of this Agreement. To the extent that
such Rules are silent, the procedures for arbitration in the State of
California, Cal. Code Civ. Proc ' 1280 et seq., shall be applicable to the
arbitration. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Rules or the Code
of Civil Procedure, the parties agree that there shall be no depositions and
limited document discovery as ordered by the arbitrator. The arbitration shall
be initiated in and take place in Los Angeles County, California, or any other
place selected by mutual, written agreement. All costs incurred in connection
with any arbitration proceedings hereunder shall be divided evenly between the
party(ies). Each party shall bear his, her or its own attorneys' fees and costs.
The award rendered by the arbitrator shall be final and conclusively binding on
the parties, and judgment on such award may be entered in any court of competent
jurisdiction. Neither a party nor an arbitrator may disclose the existence,
content or results of any arbitration hereunder without the prior written
consent of all parties.

7.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMPANY. Company represents and
warrants to Consultant that:

       7.1    Company either owns or has the right to the use (as contemplated
herein) of the Company Materials and Company Marks. Company represents and
warrants that the Company Materials and Company Marks are either proprietary to
Company or are the intellectual property of third parties duly licensed to
Company. Company further represents and warrants that it has full right and
power to enter into and perform this Agreement without the consent of any third
party

       7.2    Company further represents and warrants that it has either sole,
exclusive title to the Company Materials or the right to license or sub-license
such Company Materials and that such Company Materials do not and will not
infringe upon or violate any U.S. patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, or
other proprietary or intellectual property rights of any third party. Company
also represents and warrants and covenants that its use of the Final Deliverable
will comply with applicable laws,

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regulations and all third party agreements applicable hereto.

8.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CONSULTANT. Consultant hereby
represents and warrants, to the best of Consultant's knowledge, that:

       8.1    (a) Consultant is the originator or valid licensee of works
created under this Agreement on behalf of Company and any third parties will
have executed assignment of rights reasonably acceptable to Company; (b) all
work delivered to Company under this Agreement, excluding any Third Party
Software or third party materials and materials provided by Company, does not
infringe the proprietary rights of any third party; (c) none of the Work
produced by Consultant nor any element thereof will be subject to any
restrictions or to any mortgages, liens, pledges, security interests,
encumbrances or encroachments; (d) Consultant will not grant, directly or
indirectly, any rights or interest whatsoever in the Company Materials to third
parties except as provided herein or a Project Schedule; (e) Consultant has full
right and power to enter into and perform this Agreement without the consent of
any third party; (f) Consultant will take all reasonably necessary precautions
to prevent injury to any persons (including employees of Company) or damage to
property (including Company's property) in connection with Consultant's services
during the term of this Agreement; (g) should Company permit Consultant to use
any of Company's equipment, tools, or facilities during the term of this
Agreement, such permission shall be gratuitous and Consultant shall be
responsible for any injury to any person (including death) or damage to property
(including Company's property) arising out of use of such equipment, tools or
facilities, whether or not such claim is based upon its condition or on the
alleged negligence of Company in permitting its use; (h) Consultant shall comply
with all applicable laws and regulations in performance of its services
hereunder. Notwithstanding the foregoing, Consultant shall not be deemed to be
making any representations or warranties that any of the Work or the services of
Consultant hereunder do not violate any pending or issued patent; provided,
however, that Consultant represents and warrants that it has no actual knowledge
(without any investigation) of any such patent violation(s).

       8.2    Consultant further represents that, subject to the qualifications
herein, the Final Deliverable accepted by Company will materially comply with
the specifications in the Project Schedule and any Change Orders; and the Final
Deliverable will function with properly configured Web Browsers and with
MailServ, ListServ, GopherServ, FTP servers, and Telnet. The Consultant
expressly disclaims any warranty that the Final Deliverable will be error free
or operate without interruption.

9.     CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

       9.1    CONFIDENTIALITY. In connection with the purposes of this
Agreement, each party (the "disclosing party") has and will continue to disclose
to the other party (the "receiving party") certain information (i) that is
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writing, as confidential or proprietary information of the disclosing party
or a third party ("CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION") prior to, upon or promptly
after receipt by the receiving party; or (ii) which the receiving party
should recognize from the circumstances surrounding the disclosure to be
Confidential Information. The receiving party (x) shall hold all Confidential
Information in confidence and will use such information only for the purposes
of fulfilling the receiving party's obligations hereunder and for no other
purpose, and (y) shall not disclose, provide, disseminate or otherwise make
available any Confidential Information of the disclosing party to any third
party, in either case without the express written permission of the
disclosing party.

       9.2    SCOPE. The foregoing obligations in Section 9.1 shall not apply to
(a) use or disclosure of any information pursuant to the exercise of the
receiving party's duties under this Agreement; (b) information that is or
becomes generally known or available by publication, commercial use or otherwise
through no fault of the receiving party; (c) information that is independently
developed or learned by the receiving party other than pursuant to this
Agreement; (d) information that is lawfully obtained from a third party who has
the right to make such disclosure without restriction; (e) any disclosure
required by applicable law, provided that the receiving party shall use
reasonable efforts to give advance notice to and cooperate with the disclosing
party in connection with any efforts to prevent such disclosure; or (f)
information that is released for publication by the disclosing party in writing.

10.    TRADEMARKS.

       10.1   LICENSE TO USE COMPANY MATERIALS, TRADEMARKS AND LOGOS. Subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement, Company hereby grants to Consultant
a limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use any Company Materials,
and to use the Company's insignia, tradenames, trademarks, service marks and
logos set forth therein, or as otherwise specified in writing by Company
(collectively the "COMPANY MARKS"), to display Company Marks in order for
Consultant to perform its obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement, Consultant hereby grants to Company a limited,
non-exclusive, non-transferable license to use any Consultant materials provided
to Company by Consultant (if any) (the "CONSULTANT MATERIALS"), and to use the
Consultant's insignia, tradenames, trademarks, service marks and logos set forth
therein, or as otherwise specified in writing by Consultant (collectively the
"CONSULTANT MARKS"), to display Consultant Marks in order for Company to perform
its obligations under this Agreement.

       10.2   ADVERTISING, AND CREDIT. Except as provided herein, no press
release, announcement, publication, or other use of the Consultant Marks or
Company Marks, as applicable (collectively, the "MARKS"), shall be made by
either party without the other party's prior written approval. Consultant shall
use only the most current Company Materials and Company Marks, as may be
provided by Company from time to time. Consultant shall not form any combination
marks with Company Marks. Company shall

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use only the most current Consultant Marks, as may be provided by Consultant
from time to time. Company shall not form any combination marks with
Consultant Marks. Each party agrees and recognizes the other party's
exclusive ownership of such party's Marks worldwide, and agrees not to take
any action inconsistent with the other party's ownership of the Marks and
agrees that any benefits accruing from use of such Marks shall automatically
vest in the party owning such Marks. Consultant may not modify for public
display any Company Materials or Company Marks, except upon receiving
Company's prior written approval on a case-by-case basis. Company shall not
modify the Consultant Marks. All rights not expressly granted hereunder are
reserved by the parties.

11.    NON-INTERFERENCE WITH BUSINESS.

       11.1   SUBSTANTIALLY SIMILAR SERVICES. During the Term, Consultant agrees
not to undertake work on a project that is competitive to the project described
in the Project Schedule for any competitor of Company (as determined by Company)
without first receiving written permission to do so from Company. The term
"competitive" shall have the meaning set forth in the Project Schedule.

       11.2   COMPANY CLIENTS, ASSOCIATES AND EMPLOYEES. Neither party shall,
directly or indirectly solicit or encourage to cease work with the other party
or any of its affiliates any employee or consultant then under contract with
such party or any of its affiliates within 3 months of the termination of this
Agreement.

12.    ALLOCATION OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS.

       12.1   RIGHTS IN THE SOFTWARE. The Software and all rights and any source
code related to the Software shall be owned exclusively by Consultant.
Consultant shall retain the right to reuse or incorporate Software whether
previously developed or developed pursuant to the Project Schedule, or in other
projects for other customers, provided however, that no Software containing any
Company Materials shall be reused in such manner.

       12.2   RIGHTS IN THE WORKS. Subject to the rights of Consultant in the
Software described in Sections 12.1 and with the exception of any Third Party
Software, (i) the services provided by Consultant and the Works shall constitute
"works made for hire" for Company, as that phrase is defined in the Copyright
Act, and (ii) Company shall be considered the author and shall be the copyright
owner of the Works. If any of the Works do not qualify for treatment as "works
for hire" or if Consultant retains any interest in any components of the Works
for any other reason, Consultant hereby grants, assigns and transfers to Company
ownership of all United States and international copyrights and all other
intellectual property rights in the Works, subject to certain rights of
Consultant described herein, and all the rights of use with respect thereof
which are intended to be conferred under this Section 12.2, free and clear of

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any and all claims for royalties or other compensation except as stated in a
Project Schedule or herein.

       12.3   RIGHTS IN THE MARKS; DOMAIN NAMES. Consultant agrees that the
Company Marks and any goodwill appurtenant thereto shall be owned exclusively by
Company and shall inure solely to the benefit of Company. Company agrees that
the Consultant Marks and any goodwill appurtenant thereto shall be owned
exclusively by Consultant and shall inure solely to the benefit of Consultant.
Company shall own and be the registrant for all domain names associated with any
Company Web Site developed hereunder. If Consultant registers any domain names
on behalf of Company, Consultant shall take all actions necessary to effect
transfer of such domain names to Company.

       12.4   LIMITED LICENSE TO THE SOFTWARE. Consultant hereby grants Company
in perpetuity a nonexclusive, non-transferable license throughout the universe
to copy, distribute, transmit, display, perform, create derivative works, and
otherwise use the Software in object code form, in whole or in part, including,
without limitation, the right to add to, subtract from, arrange, rearrange,
revise, modify, change and adapt the Software and any part or element thereof.
All rights under this license shall be exercised by the Company solely to
operate, maintain, and make the Company Web Site(s) available to end users or
for other related business purposes.

       12.5   THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE. Consultant has identified in the Project
Schedule certain Third Party Software which may be used in the development of
(or may need to be used by Company in the operation or modification of) the
Company Web Site(s) for which Consultant cannot grant to Company the rights set
forth in Sections 12.2 and 12.3 above. Except to the extent described in a
Project Schedule, Consultant represents and warrants to Company that there are
no restrictions or royalty terms applicable to Consultant's or Company's use of
such Third Party Software in making the Company Web Site(s) available on the
Internet or in preparing modifications of the Company Web Site(s).

13.    INDEMNIFICATION

Company shall defend, indemnify and hold Consultant and its principals,
officers, directors and affiliates harmless from and against any and all
liabilities, losses, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) associated with any claim or action brought against them by a third
party arising out of (i) any breach or alleged breach of any of the
representations and warranties of Company contained herein, (ii) any breach or
alleged breach by Company of any other covenant contained herein, or (iii) the
production, development or exploitation of the Work or the operation of
Company's business; provided, however, that the foregoing shall not be deemed to
relieve Consultant of its obligation to indemnify Company as provided herein.

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Consultant agrees to indemnify and hold Company and its principals, officers,
directors and affiliates harmless from and against any and all liabilities,
losses, damages, costs and expenses (including legal fees and expenses)
associated with any claim or action brought against them by a third party
arising out of (i) any breach of any of the representations and warranties of
Consultant contained herein, or (ii) any breach by Consultant of any other
covenant contained herein.

The party being indemnified hereunder (the "indemnified party") shall notify the
party agreeing to indemnify such party (the "indemnifying party") promptly of
any such claim in writing, provided, however, that the failure to give such
notice shall not relieve the indemnifying party of the indemnifying party's
obligations hereunder except to the extent that the indemnifying party was
actually and materially prejudiced by such failure with the indemnified party's
liability limited to direct damages caused by such failure. The indemnifying
party will have the sole right to conduct the defense of any such claim or
action (with counsel reasonably satisfactory to the indemnified party) and all
negotiations for its settlement or compromise unless otherwise agreed to in
writing. However, if the indemnifying party, after receiving notice of any such
claim, fails promptly to begin the defense of such claim or action, the
indemnified party may (upon notice to the indemnifying party) retain counsel and
commence to undertake the defense, compromise, or settlement of such claim or
action and any such actions shall be at the expense of the indemnifying party
unless and until indemnifying party undertakes the defense as contemplated
herein. Neither party may enter into any compromise or settlement that
materially affects the other party without the other party's written approval.

14.    LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY TERM OR PROVISION CONTAINED
IN THIS AGREEMENT, IN NO EVENT WHATSOEVER SHALL EITHER PARTY BE LIABLE TO THE
OTHER PARTY OR TO ANY OTHER PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION, FOR ANY INDIRECT,
INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, OR OTHER
SIMILAR TYPE OF DAMAGES, INCLUDING YET NOT LIMITED TO DAMAGES BASED UPON LOSS OF
PROFITS AND/OR LOSS OF BUSINESS ARISING OUT OF OR IN ANY WAY RELATED TO THIS
AGREEMENT, AND/OR SUCH PARTY'S ALLEGED BREACH OF THIS AGREEMENT, WHETHER OR NOT
SUCH PARTY IS INFORMED, KNEW OR SHOULD HAVE KNOWN, OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH
DAMAGES IN ADVANCE.

THE LIMITATIONS ON LIABILITY SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ALL CAUSES
OF ACTION, INCLUDING, YET NOT LIMITED TO, BREACH OF CONTRACT, BREACH OF
WARRANTY, STRICT LIABILITY, NEGLIGENCE MISREPRESENTATION AND OTHER TORTS, AND
LIABILITY BASED UPON THE PROVISIONS OF ANY PART OF THIS AGREEMENT AND ANY
FEDERAL, STATE AND/OR LOCAL LAW AND/OR ORDINANCE.

Consultant_______________     Company______________

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15.    EQUITABLE RELIEF. Except for the limitations described in Section 14,
each party recognizes that nothing in this Agreement is intended to limit any
remedy of the other under the California Uniform Trade Secrets Act. In addition,
Consultant recognizes that the covenants contained in Section 8 hereof are
reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the Company,
that the Company would not have entered into this Agreement in the absence of
such covenants, and that Consultant's violation or threatened violation of such
covenants will cause Company irreparable harm and significant injury, the amount
of which may be extremely difficult to estimate, thus, making any remedy at law
or in damages inadequate. Therefore, Consultant agrees that Company shall have
the right to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for an order
restraining any breach or threatened breach of this Agreement and for any other
relief Company deems appropriate, without the necessity of posting of any bond
or security. This right shall be in addition to any other remedy available to
Company in law or equity.

16.    MISCELLANEOUS

       16.1   RETURN OF COMPANY PROPERTY. On termination of this Agreement, or
at any time the Company so requests, Consultant will deliver immediately to the
Company all property belonging to the Company and all material containing or
constituting Company's Confidential Information, including any copies in its
possession or control, whether prepared by Consultant or by others. On
termination of this Agreement, Company will deliver immediately to the
Consultant all property belonging to the Consultant and all material containing
or constituting Consultant's Confidential Information, including any copies in
its possession or control, whether prepared by Company or by others.

       16.2   GOVERNING LAW. This contract will be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of California, without giving effect to
its conflicts of laws rules. Any dispute arising under this Agreement shall be
heard in the state or federal courts within Los Angeles County, California.

       16.3.  SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement is determined to
be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity or enforceability of the
other provisions shall not be affected.

       16.4.  ASSIGNMENT. Consultant shall not assign, sell, transfer, delegate
or otherwise dispose of, whether voluntarily or involuntarily, or by operation
of law, any rights or obligations under this Agreement. Any purported
assignment, transfer, or delegation by Consultant shall be null and void. In the
event of any assignment by Company to a third party, Company shall thereafter
remain liable for its obligations hereunder.

Consultant_______________     Company______________

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       16.5   MODIFICATION. No term or provision of this Agreement may be
amended, waived, released, discharged or modified in any respect except in
writing, signed by the parties hereto.

       16.6   AMENDMENT. In circumstances where the Services change and/or new
Services arrangements are made, the terms and conditions as described by all
other provisions of this Agreement will remain in full force and effect whether
or not a new Agreement, addendum, or change order is executed by both parties.

       16.7   ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement sets forth the entire
understanding between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof, and
there are no terms, conditions, representations, warranties or covenants other
than those contained herein. This Agreement supersedes any previous agreements
or understandings between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof,
whether written or oral.

       16.8   HEADINGS AND CAPTIONS. The Headings and Captions in this Agreement
are included for purposes of clarity and do not represent material terms or
conditions of thus agreement.

       16.9   MODIFICATION, WAIVER. This Agreement may be modified only in a
writing signed by Company. Failure to enforce any provision of this Agreement
shall not constitute a waiver of any term hereof.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the day and
year set forth above.

AGREED TO BY:

StudioBuzz.com, LLC                        Mediachase, Ltd.

By:________________________________        By:__________________________________

Title:_____________________________        Title:_______________________________

Date:______________________________        Date:________________________________

Consultant_______________     Company______________

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                                   SCHEDULE 1

                                PROJECT SCHEDULE
                                   RELATING TO
                                 STUDIOBUZZ.COM

The following is Project Schedule No. 1 (the "PROJECT SCHEDULE"), made as of
September 30, 1999 (the date work commenced by MediaChase on behalf of
StudioBuzz, an entity in formation) to the Consulting Agreement (the
"AGREEMENT") executed on March 28, 2000, between StudioBuzz.com, LLC
("COMPANY"), and Mediachase, Ltd. ("CONSULTANT"). Except as specifically
stated herein, each capitalized term used in this Project Schedule shall have
the same meaning as is assigned to it in the Agreement.

1.     SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED

The "SERVICES," as that term is used in the Agreement, shall include the
following:

Consultant has and shall continue to perform all services and take all actions
necessary to develop, create and facilitate the initial launch on the Internet
of the STUDIOBUZZ.COM Web Site, as contemplated by the parties herein.
Consultant shall produce and deliver each Work described in section 6 below.
Consultant's services shall include all work necessary to create a working,
interactive Web Site which conforms in all material and functional respects to
the prototype delivered to Company by Consultant on [TBD]. The
standard of acceptance for all Works shall be material conformity to (i) the
prototype; and (ii) the written specifications provided by to Company by
Consultant in the specifications document to be delivered by Consultant to
Company on or before [TBD].

2.     COMPENSATION.

Company shall cash flow all fees and expenses according to the budget to be
mutually agreed upon by the parties. Company shall pay such budgeted amounts
in advance each month.  Additionally, the parties acknowledge that such
budget shall include a monthly consulting fee for the services of Lutz in the
amount of $14,000 per month for his services as described in Section 5.2 of
the Agreement through September, 2000 (to the extent such amount has not been
paid pursuant to the Consulting Agreement, between Onlinfilmsales.com, LLC and
MediaChase).

3.     PROJECT MANAGERS.

Company and Consultant shall each designate a project manager who will assume
primary responsibility for communicating with the other party and for advancing
the project. In addition, Company will appoint a production accountant who will
be on site at Consultant's offices. Consultant shall not be authorized to pay
any invoices to third parties without the prior approval of the production
accountant.

Consultant Project Manager(s):  Eric Olson and/or Chris Lutz
Company Project Manager:        Dean Shapiro and/or Heidi Lester
Company Production Accountant:  Bennett Lientz

4.     TERM AND TERMINATION.

This Project Schedule shall commence upon the effective date of the Agreement
and shall terminate upon delivery and acceptance of the Works described in
Section 7 but not later than September 30, 2000 unless mutually agreed in
writing by the parties.

5. COMPANY MATERIALS. Company or other representatives shall provide
Consultant with the following in the formats set forth in the table below
(except for items specifically described below as being provided by
Consultant):

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     MATERIALS TO BE PROVIDED BY COMPANY
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     SECTION OF                            DETAILED                                PARTY
     WEB SITE            REQUIRED CONTENT  DESCRIPTION        REQUIRED FORMAT      RESPONSIBLE      DATE DUE
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     <S>                 <C>               <C>                <C>                  <C>              <C>
     [TBD]               [TBD]             [TBD]              [TBD]                [TBD]            [TBD]
     ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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The content list may change throughout the development process. The parties
agree the Consultant Project Manager and Company Project Manager can
authorize reasonable changes to the content list without execution of a
Change Order, but must confirm such changes in writing by fax or email. If
the Project Managers determine that the timing or scope of requested content
changes is likely to effect estimated project costs or milestones, a Change
Order is required before the changes contemplated will be executed by
Consultant.

6.     PROJECT TIMETABLE FOR WORKS DELIVERY. Based upon Company's written
specifications, Consultant has described the major milestones, works to be
delivered and dates for delivery of Works below. Company agrees that any
delay with respect to the provision of Company Materials, approvals, or other
assistance to Consultant, changes in the specifications by Company (or delays
contemplated as a result of the matters described in Section 4.2 of the
Agreement) shall reasonably extend the deadline for subsequent tasks or
milestones set forth in the table below by a period at least equal to such
delays. In addition, for any Company obligation described as time-sensitive
or critical in this Project Schedule, failure of the Company to meet its
deadline due to the delays will entitle Consultant to prepare a revised
Project Timetable based on a realistic estimate of the effect of the delay on
the completion of the project, taking into account other work scheduled by
Consultant. [THE FOLLOWING CHART IS PROVIDED AS AN EXAMPLE. ACTUAL MILESTONE
SCHEDULE TO BE DETERMINED.]

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     PROJECT ESTIMATE
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     MILESTONE               DESCRIPTION OF MILESTONE             WORKS TO BE DELIVERED                DATE
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     <S>                     <C>                                  <C>                                  <C>
     Kick-Off Meeting        Development process begins,          None                                 October 1, 1999
                             with Consultant design team
                             beginning work on design options.
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Delivery of             Specifications, including           Specifications Document               [TBD]
     Specifications          a factor summary, Project
                             timeline and deliverables.
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Beta Site Completion/   Working site with technical         Prototype with technical              [TBD]
     Quality Assurance       functionality and revisions         components completed
                             based on client comments.
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Launch                  Delivery of completed version as
                             agreed by the parties and debut
                             of the functioning Web Site.        Final Deliverable                     [TBD]
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

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7.     WORKS DELIVERED TO COMPANY. Each item listed in the "Works to be
Delivered" column in the chart above ("WORKS") will be subject to delivery and
acceptance by the Company under the terms of the Agreement.

8.     THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE. The following Third Party Software will be
necessary for the operation of the Company Website: .[TBD]. [Note: Must include
licensing fees per Section 2.4 of the Agreement]

9.     COMPLETION DATE. The Project is proposed for completion on or before
       [TBD].

10.    DEVELOPMENT SITE. The URL for the development site which Company may use
to review progress under this Project Schedule is:

Development Site IP Address: [TBD]
Username: __________________________
Password: __________________________

11.    CONSULTANT AND COMPANY CONTACTS.

<TABLE>
<S>                            <C>                                <C>
Company - Contact              Consultant - Technical Contact     Consultant - Administrative
Heidi Lester                   Chris Lutz                         Contact
1351 4th Street, Suite 227     8286 Santa Monica Blvd.            Melanie Lutz
Santa Monica, CA 90401         West Hollywood, CA 90046           8286 Santa Monica Blvd.
Phone: 310.394.4025            Phone: 323.822.3600                West Hollywood, CA 90046
Fax: 310.394.2625              Fsx: 323.822.3606                  Phone: 323.822.3600
mark@onlinefilmsales.com       chris@mediachase.com               Fax: 323.822.3606
                                                                  melanie@mediachase.com
</TABLE>

Company agrees that the individuals listed above have full authority to direct
and provide feedback relating to the services described in this Project
Schedule, including but not limited to the ability to execute a
Milestone/Deliverable Acknowledgement of Acceptance.

12.    COMPETITIVE PROJECT. For purposes of Section 11.1 of the Agreement
"competitive project" shall have the meaning to be mutually agreed by the
parties in writing on or before the time of delivery of specifications.

13.    CONSULTANT INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY REPRESENTATIONS. The representations
of Consultant in Section 8.1 of the Agreement, regarding intellectual property
rights, are made to the best of Consultant's knowledge without any
independent investigation.

StudioBuzz.com, LLC                        Mediachase, Ltd.

By:_________________________________       By:__________________________________

Title:______________________________       Title:_______________________________

Date:_______________________________       Date:________________________________

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                                                              EXHIBIT 10.18

                            INTERNETSTUDIOS.COM, INC.

                      1999 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (NON-U.S.)

1.     PURPOSE

The purpose of this 1999 Non-U.S. Stock Incentive Plan of InternetStudios.com,
Inc. (the "Company") is to advance the interests of the Company by encouraging
Eligible Employees (as herein defined) to acquire shares of the Company, thereby
increasing their proprietary interest in the Company, encouraging them to remain
associated with the Company and furnish them with additional incentive to
advance the interests of the Company in the conduct of their affairs.

This Plan is specifically designed for Eligible Employees of the Company who are
not residents of the United States and/or subject to taxation in the United
States, although Awards under this Plan may be issued to other Eligible
Employees.

2.     DEFINITIONS

As used herein, the following definitions shall apply:

       (a)    "ADMINISTRATOR" means the Board or a Committee of the Board duly
              appointed by the Board as the Administrator hereof;

       (b)    "AFFILIATE" and "ASSOCIATE" shall have the respective meanings
              ascribed to such terms in the Securities Act.

       (c)    "APPLICABLE LAWS" means the legal requirements relating to the
              administration of stock incentive plans, if any, under applicable
              provisions of federal securities laws, state corporate and
              securities laws, the Securities Act, the rules of any applicable
              stock exchange or national market system, and the rules of any
              foreign jurisdiction applicable to Awards granted to residents
              therein.

       (d)    "AWARD" means the grant of an Option, SAR, Restricted Stock or
              other right or benefit under the Plan. (e) "AWARD AGREEMENT" means
              the written agreement evidencing the grant of an Award executed by
              the Company and the Grantee, including any amendments thereto.

       (f)    "BOARD" means the Board of Directors of the Company.

       (g)    "CAUSE" means, with respect to the termination by the Company or a
              Related Entity of the Grantee's Continuous Service, that such
              termination is for `Cause' as such term is expressly defined in a
              then-effective written agreement between the Grantee and the
              Company or such Related Entity, or in the absence of such
              then-effective written agreement and definition, is based on, in
              the determination of the Administrator, the Grantee's:

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              (i)    refusal or failure to act in accordance with any specific,
                     lawful direction or order of the Company or a Related
                     Entity;

              (ii)   unfitness or unavailability for service or unsatisfactory
                     performance (other than as a result of Disability);

              (iii)  performance of any act or failure to perform any act in bad
                     faith and to the detriment of the Company or a Related
                     Entity;

              (iv)   dishonesty, intentional misconduct or material breach of
                     any agreement with the Company or a Related Entity; or

              (v)    commission of a crime involving dishonesty, breach of
                     trust, or physical or emotional harm to any person.

       (h)    "CHANGE IN CONTROL" means a change in ownership or control of the
              Company effected through either of the following transactions:

              (i)    the direct or indirect acquisition by any person or related
                     group of persons (other than an acquisition from or by the
                     Company or by a Company-sponsored employee benefit plan or
                     by a person that directly or indirectly controls, is
                     controlled by, or is under common control with, the
                     Company) of beneficial ownership of securities possessing
                     more than fifty percent (50%) of the total combined voting
                     power of the Company's outstanding securities pursuant to a
                     tender or exchange offer made directly to the Company's
                     shareholders which a majority of the Continuing Directors
                     who are not Affiliates or Associates of the offeror do not
                     recommend such shareholders accept, or

              (ii)   a change in the composition of the Board over a period of
                     thirty-six (36) months or less such that a majority of the
                     Board members (rounded up to the next whole number) ceases,
                     by reason of one or more contested elections for Board
                     membership, to be comprised of individuals who are
                     Continuing Directors.

       (i)    "COMMITTEE" means any committee appointed by the Board to
              administer the Plan.

       (j)    "COMMON STOCK" means the common stock of the Company.

       (k)    "COMPANY" means InternetStudios.com, Inc., a Nevada corporation.

       (l)    "CONSULTANT" means any person (other than an Employee or, solely
              with respect to rendering services in such person's capacity as a
              Director) who is engaged by the Company or any Related Entity to
              render consulting or advisory services to the Company or such
              Related Entity.

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       (m)    "CONTINUING DIRECTORS" means members of the Board who either (i)
              have been Board members continuously for a period of at least
              thirty-six (36) months or (ii) have been Board members for less
              than thirty-six (36) months and were elected or nominated for
              election as Board members by at least a majority of the Board
              members described in clause (i) who were still in office at the
              time such election or nomination was approved by the Board.

       (n)    "CONTINUOUS SERVICE" means that the provision of services to the
              Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of Employee, Director
              or Consultant, is not interrupted or terminated. Continuous
              Service shall not be considered interrupted in the case of (i) any
              approved leave of absence, (ii) transfers between locations of the
              Company or among the Company, any Related Entity, or any
              successor, in any capacity of Employee, Director or Consultant, or
              (iii) any change in status as long as the individual remains in
              the service of the Company or a Related Entity in any capacity of
              Employee, Director or Consultant (except as otherwise provided in
              the Award Agreement). An approved leave of absence shall include
              sick leave, military leave, or any other authorized personal
              leave. For purposes of Options, no such leave may exceed ninety
              (90) days, unless reemployment upon expiration of such leave is
              guaranteed by statute or contract.

       (o)    "CORPORATE TRANSACTION" means any of the following transactions:

              (i)    a merger or consolidation in which the Company is not the
                     surviving entity, except for a transaction the principal
                     purpose of which is to change the jurisdiction in which the
                     Company is organized;

              (ii)   the sale, transfer or other disposition of all or
                     substantially all of the assets of the Company (including
                     the capital stock of the Company's subsidiary corporations)
                     in connection with the complete liquidation or dissolution
                     of the Company; or

              (iii)  any reverse merger in which the Company is the surviving
                     entity but in which securities possessing more than fifty
                     percent (50%) of the total combined voting power of the
                     Company's outstanding securities are transferred to a
                     person or persons different from those who held such
                     securities immediately prior to such merger.

       (p)    "DIRECTOR" means a member of the Board or the board of directors
              of any Related Entity.

       (q)    "DISABILITY" means that a Grantee is unable to carry out the
              responsibilities and functions of the position held by the Grantee
              by reason of any medically determinable physical or mental
              impairment. A Grantee will not be considered to have incurred a
              Disability unless he or she furnishes proof of such impairment
              sufficient to satisfy the Administrator in its discretion.

       (r)    "ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEE" means any person who is an Officer, a
              Director, an Employee or a Consultant.

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       (s)    "EMPLOYEE" means any person, including an Officer or Director, who
              is a full-time or part-time employee of the Company or any Related
              Entity.

       (t)    "FAIR MARKET VALUE" means, as of any date, the value of Common
              Stock determined as follows:

              (i)    Where there exists a public market for the Common Stock,
                     the Fair Market Value shall be (A) the closing price for a
                     Share for the last market trading day prior to the time of
                     the determination (or, if no closing price was reported on
                     that date, on the last trading date on which a closing
                     price was reported) on the stock exchange determined by the
                     Administrator to be the primary market for the Common Stock
                     or the Nasdaq National Market, whichever is applicable or
                     (B) if the Common Stock is not traded on any such exchange
                     or national market system, the average of the closing bid
                     and asked prices of a Share on the Nasdaq Small Cap Market
                     for the day prior to the time of the determination (or, if
                     no such prices were reported on that date, on the last date
                     on which such prices were reported), in each case, as
                     reported in THE WALL STREET JOURNAL or such other source as
                     the Administrator deems reliable; or

              (ii)   In the absence of an established market for the Common
                     Stock of the type described in 2.(s)(i), above, the Fair
                     Market Value thereof shall be determined by the
                     Administrator in good faith.

       (u)    "GRANTEE" means an Eligible Employee who receives an Award
              pursuant to an Award Agreement under the Plan.

       (v)    "INSIDER" means:

              (i)    a Director or Senior Officer of the Company;

              (ii)   a Director or Senior Officer of a person that is itself an
                     Insider or Subsidiary of the Company; (iii) a person that
                     has:

                     A.     direct or indirect beneficial ownership of,

                     B.     control or direction over, or

                     C.     a combination of direct or indirect beneficial
                            ownership of and control or direction over

                     securities of the Company carrying more than 10% of
                     the voting rights attached to all the Company's
                     outstanding voting securities, excluding, for the
                     purpose of the calculation of the percentage held,
                     any securities held by the person as underwriter in
                     the course of a distribution, or

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              (iv)   the Company itself, if it has purchased, redeemed or
                     otherwise acquired any securities of its own issue, for so
                     long as it continues to hold those securities.

       (w)    "Officer" means a person who is an officer, including a Senior
              Officer, of the Company or a Related Entity within the meaning
              prescribed to under the Securities Act and the rules and
              regulations promulgated thereunder.

       (x)    "OPTION" means an option to purchase Shares pursuant to an Award
              Agreement granted under the Plan. (y) "PARENT" means a "parent
              corporation", whether now or hereafter existing, which holds a
              majority of the voting shares of the Company.

       (z)    "PERFORMANCE SHARES" means Shares or an Award denominated in
              Shares which may be earned in whole or in part upon attainment of
              performance criteria established by the Administrator.

       (aa)   "PERFORMANCE UNITS" means an Award which may be earned in whole or
              in part upon attainment of performance criteria established by the
              Administrator and which may be settled for cash, Shares or other
              securities or a combination of cash, Shares or other securities as
              established by the Administrator.

       (bb)   "PLAN" means this 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.

       (cc)   "RELATED ENTITY" means any Parent, Subsidiary and any business,
              corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other
              entity in which the Company, a Parent or a Subsidiary holds a
              substantial ownership interest, directly or indirectly.

       (dd)   "RESTRICTED STOCK" means Shares issued under the Plan to the
              Grantee for such consideration, if any, and subject to such
              restrictions on transfer, rights of first refusal, repurchase
              provisions, forfeiture provisions, and other terms and conditions
              as established by the Administrator.

       (ee)   "SAR" means a stock appreciation right entitling the Grantee to
              Shares or cash compensation, as established by the Administrator,
              measured by appreciation in the value of Common Stock.

       (ff)   "SECURITIES ACT" means the British Columbia Securities Act,
              R.S.B.C. 1996, as amended.

       (gg)   "SENIOR OFFICER" means:

              (i)    the chair or vice chair of the Board, the president, a
                     vice-president, the secretary, the treasurer or the general
                     manager of the Company;

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              (ii)   any individual who performs functions for a person similar
                     to those normally performed by an individual occupying any
                     office specified in paragraph 2.(ff)(i) above, and

              (iii)  the five (5) highest paid employees of the Company,
                     including any individual referred to in paragraph 2.(ff)(i)
                     or 2.(ff)(ii) and excluding a commissioned salesperson who
                     does not act in a managerial capacity.

       (hh)   "SHARE" means a share of the Common Stock.

       (ii)   "SUBSIDIARY" means a "subsidiary corporation", whether now or
              hereafter existing, as determined by British Columbia corporate
              law.

       (jj)   "RELATED ENTITY DISPOSITION" means the sale, distribution or other
              disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the
              Company's interests in any Related Entity effected by a sale,
              merger or consolidation or other transaction involving that
              Related Entity or the sale of all or substantially all of the
              assets of that Related Entity.

3.     STOCK SUBJECT TO THE PLAN

Subject to the provisions of Section 10 below, the maximum aggregate number of
Shares which may be issued pursuant to all Awards (including Options) is 500,000
Shares. The Shares to be issued pursuant to Awards may be authorized, but
unissued, or reacquired Common Stock.

Any Shares covered by an Award (or portion of an Award) which is forfeited or
cancelled, expires or is settled in cash, shall be deemed not to have been
issued for purposes of determining the maximum aggregate number of Shares which
may be issued under the Plan. Shares that actually have been issued under the
Plan pursuant to an Award shall not be returned to the Plan and shall not become
available for future issuance under the Plan, except that if Shares are
forfeited or repurchased by the Company at their original purchase price, such
Shares shall become available for future grant under the Plan.

No Insider of the Company is eligible to receive an Award where:

       (a)    Insiders are not Directors or Senior Officers of the Company and
              receiving Options as Consultants of the Company;

       (b)    any Award, together with all of the Company's other previously
              established or proposed Awards could result at any time in:

              (i)    the number of Shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
                     Options granted to Insiders exceeding 10% of the
                     outstanding issue of Common Stock; or

              (ii)   the issuance to Insiders, within a one year period of a
                     number of Shares exceeding 10% of the outstanding issue of
                     the Common Stock;

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provided, however, that this restriction on the eligibility of Insiders to
receive an Award will cease to apply if it is no longer required under any
Applicable Laws.

4.     ADMINISTRATION

       (a)    Plan Administrator

              (i)    ADMINISTRATION WITH RESPECT TO ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES. With
                     respect to grants of Awards to Eligible Employees, the Plan
                     shall be administered by (A) the Board or (B) a Committee
                     designated by the Board, which Committee shall be
                     constituted in such a manner as to satisfy the Applicable
                     Laws. Once appointed, such Committee shall continue to
                     serve in its designated capacity until otherwise directed
                     by the Board.

              (ii)   ADMINISTRATION ERRORS. In the event an Award is granted in
                     a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this
                     subsection 4.(a), such Award shall be presumptively valid
                     as of its grant date to the extent permitted by the
                     Applicable Laws.

       (b)    POWERS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to Applicable Laws and the
              provisions of the Plan (including any other powers given to the
              Administrator hereunder), and except as otherwise provided by the
              Board, the Administrator shall have the authority, in its
              discretion:

              (i)    to select the Eligible Employees to whom Awards may be
                     granted from time to time hereunder;

              (ii)   to determine whether and to what extent Awards are granted
                     hereunder;

              (iii)  to determine the number of Shares or the amount of other
                     consideration to be covered by each Award granted
                     hereunder;

              (iv)   to approve forms of Award Agreements for use under the
                     Plan;

              (v)    to determine the terms and conditions of any Award granted
                     hereunder;

              (vi)   to amend the terms of any outstanding Award granted under
                     the Plan, including a reduction in the exercise price (or
                     base amount on which appreciation is measured) of any Award
                     to reflect a reduction in the Fair Market Value of the
                     Common Stock since the grant date of the Award, provided
                     that any amendment that would adversely affect the
                     Grantee's rights under an outstanding Award shall not be
                     made without the Grantee's written consent;

              (vii)  the Administrator shall have the right to suspend the right
                     of a holder to exercise all or part of a stock option for
                     any reason that the Administrator considers in the best
                     interest of the Company;

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              (viii) to establish additional terms, conditions, rules or
                     procedures to accommodate the rules or laws of applicable
                     foreign jurisdictions and to afford Grantees favourable
                     treatment under such laws; provided, however, that no Award
                     shall be granted under any such additional terms,
                     conditions, rules or procedures with terms or conditions
                     which are inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan; and

              (ix)   to take such other action, not inconsistent with the terms
                     of the Plan, as the Administrator deems appropriate.

       (c)    EFFECT OF ADMINISTRATOR'S DECISION. All decisions, determinations
              and interpretations of the Administrator shall be conclusive and
              binding on all persons.

5.     ELIGIBILITY

Options and Awards other than Options may be granted to Eligible Employees. An
Eligible Employee who has been granted an Award may, if otherwise eligible, be
granted additional Awards.

6.     TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF AWARDS

       (a)    TYPE OF AWARDS. The Administrator is authorized under the Plan to
              award any type of arrangement to an Eligible Employee that is not
              inconsistent with the provisions of the Plan and that by its terms
              involves or might involve the issuance of (i) Shares, (ii) an
              Option, (iii) a SAR or similar right with a fixed or variable
              price related to the Fair Market Value of the Shares and with an
              exercise or conversion privilege related to the passage of time,
              the occurrence of one or more events, or the satisfaction of
              performance criteria or other conditions, or (iv) any other
              security with the value derived from the value of the Shares. Such
              awards include, without limitation, Options, SARs, sales or
              bonuses of Restricted Stock, Performance Units or Performance
              Shares, and an Award may consist of one such security or benefit,
              or two (2) or more of them in any combination or alternative.

       (b)    DESIGNATION OF AWARD. Each Award shall be designated in the Award
              Agreement.

       (c)    CONDITIONS OF AWARD. Subject to the terms of the Plan, the
              Administrator shall determine the provisions, terms, and
              conditions of each Award including, but not limited to, the Award
              vesting schedule, repurchase provisions, rights of first refusal,
              forfeiture provisions, form of payment (cash, Shares, or other
              consideration) upon settlement of the Award, payment
              contingencies, and satisfaction of any performance criteria. The
              performance criteria established by the Administrator may be based
              on any one of, or combination of, increase in share price,
              earnings per share, total shareholder return, return on equity,
              return on assets, return on investment, net operating income, cash
              flow, revenue, economic value added, personal management
              objectives, or other measures of performance selected by the
              Administrator. Partial achievement of the specified criteria may

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              result in a payment or vesting corresponding to the degree of
              achievement as specified in the Award Agreement.

       (d)    ACQUISITIONS AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS. The Administrator may issue
              Awards under the Plan in settlement, assumption or substitution
              for, outstanding awards or obligations to grant future awards in
              connection with the Company or a Related Entity acquiring another
              entity, an interest in another entity or an additional interest in
              a Related Entity whether by merger, stock purchase, asset purchase
              or other form of transaction.

       (e)    DEFERRAL OF AWARD PAYMENT. The Administrator may establish one or
              more programs under the Plan to permit selected Grantees the
              opportunity to elect to defer receipt of consideration upon
              exercise of an Award, satisfaction of performance criteria, or
              other event that absent the election would entitle the Grantee to
              payment or receipt of Shares or other consideration under an
              Award. The Administrator may establish the election procedures,
              the timing of such elections, the mechanisms for payments of, and
              accrual of interest or other earnings, if any, on amounts, Shares
              or other consideration so deferred, and such other terms,
              conditions, rules and procedures that the Administrator deems
              advisable for the administration of any such deferral program.

       (f)    AWARD EXCHANGE PROGRAMS. The Administrator may establish one or
              more programs under the Plan to permit selected Grantees to
              exchange an Award under the Plan for one or more other types of
              Awards under the Plan on such terms and conditions as determined
              by the Administrator from time to time.

       (g)    SEPARATE PROGRAMS. The Administrator may establish one or more
              separate programs under the Plan for the purpose of issuing
              particular forms of Awards to one or more classes of Grantees on
              such terms and conditions as determined by the Administrator from
              time to time.

       (h)    INDIVIDUAL OPTION AND SAR LIMIT. The maximum number of Shares with
              respect to which Options and SARs may be granted to any Employee
              in any fiscal year of the Company shall be 300,000 Shares. The
              foregoing limitation shall be adjusted proportionately in
              connection with any change in the Company's capitalization
              pursuant to Section 10, below.

       (i)    EARLY EXERCISE. The Award Agreement may, but need not, include a
              provision whereby the Grantee may elect at any time while an
              Eligible Employee to exercise any part or all of the Award prior
              to full vesting of the Award. Any unvested Shares received
              pursuant to such exercise may be subject to a repurchase right in
              favour of the Company or a Related Entity or to any other
              restriction the Administrator determines to be appropriate.

       (j)    TERM OF AWARD. The term of each Award shall be the term stated in
              the Award Agreement, provided, however, that the term of an Option
              shall be no more than ten (10) years from the date of grant
              thereof.

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       (k)    TRANSFERABILITY OF AWARDS. Options may not be sold, pledged,
              assigned, hypothecated, transferred, or disposed of in any manner
              other than by will or by the laws of descent or distribution and
              may be exercised, during the lifetime of the Grantee, only by the
              Grantee; provided, however, that the Grantee may designate a
              beneficiary of the Grantee's Option in the event of the Grantee's
              death on a beneficiary designation form provided by the
              Administrator. Other Awards shall be transferable to the extent
              provided in the Award Agreement.

       (l)    TIME OF GRANTING AWARDS. The date of grant of an Award shall for
              all purposes be the date on which the Administrator makes the
              determination to grant such Award, or such other date as is
              determined by the Administrator. Notice of the grant determination
              shall be given to each Employee, Director or Consultant to whom an
              Award is so granted within a reasonable time after the date of
              such grant.

7.     AWARD EXERCISE OR PURCHASE PRICE, CONSIDERATION, TAXES AND RELOAD OPTIONS

       (a)    EXERCISE OR PURCHASE PRICE. The exercise or purchase price, if
              any, for an Award shall be as determined by the Administrator in
              compliance with the Applicable Laws.

       (b)    CONSIDERATION. Subject to Applicable Laws, the consideration to be
              paid for the Shares to be issued upon exercise or purchase of an
              Award including the method of payment, shall be determined by the
              Administrator (and, in the case of an Option, shall be determined
              at the time of grant). In addition to any other types of
              consideration the Administrator may determine, the Administrator
              is authorized to accept as consideration for Shares issued under
              the Plan the following:

              (i)    cash;

              (ii)   check;

              (iii)  surrender of Shares or delivery of a properly executed form
                     of attestation of ownership of Shares as the Administrator
                     may require (including withholding of Shares otherwise
                     deliverable upon exercise of the Award) which have a Fair
                     Market Value on the date of surrender or attestation equal
                     to the aggregate exercise price of the Shares as to which
                     said Award shall be exercised (but only to the extent that
                     such exercise of the Award would not result in an
                     accounting compensation charge with respect to the Shares
                     used to pay the exercise price unless otherwise determined
                     by the Administrator); or

              (iv)   any combination of the foregoing methods of payment.

       (c)    TAXES. No Shares shall be delivered under the Plan to any Grantee
              or other person until such Grantee or other person has made
              arrangements acceptable to the Administrator for the satisfaction
              of any foreign, federal, state, or local

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              income and employment tax withholding obligations, including,
              without limitation, obligations incident to the receipt of
              Shares or the disqualifying disposition of Shares received on
              exercise of an Option. Upon exercise of an Award, the Company
              shall withhold or collect from Grantee an amount sufficient to
              satisfy such tax obligations.

       (d)    RELOAD OPTIONS. In the event the exercise price or tax withholding
              of an Option is satisfied by the Company or the Grantee's employer
              withholding Shares otherwise deliverable to the Grantee, the
              Administrator may issue the Grantee an additional Option, with
              terms identical to the Award Agreement under which the Option was
              exercised, but at an exercise price as determined by the
              Administrator in accordance with the Plan.

8.     EXERCISE OF AWARD

       (a)    PROCEDURE FOR EXERCISE; RIGHTS AS A SHAREHOLDER.

              (i)    Any Award granted hereunder shall be exercisable at such
                     times and under such conditions as determined by the
                     Administrator under the terms of the Plan and specified in
                     the Award Agreement.

              (ii)   An Award shall be deemed to be exercised when written
                     notice of such exercise has been given to the Company in
                     accordance with the terms of the Award by the person
                     entitled to exercise the Award and full payment for the
                     Shares with respect to which the Award is received by the
                     Company. Until the issuance (as evidenced by the
                     appropriate entry on the books of the Company or of a duly
                     authorized transfer agent of the Company) of the stock
                     certificate evidencing such Shares, no right to vote or
                     receive dividends or any other rights as a shareholder
                     shall exist with respect to Shares subject to an Award,
                     notwithstanding the exercise of an Option or other Award.
                     The Company shall issue (or cause to be issued) such stock
                     certificate promptly upon exercise of the Award. No
                     adjustment will be made for a dividend or other right for
                     which the record date is prior to the date the stock
                     certificate is issued, except as provided in the Award
                     Agreement or Section 10, below.

       (b)    EXERCISE OF AWARD FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF CONTINUOUS SERVICE.

              (i)    An Award may not be exercised after the termination date of
                     such Award set forth in the Award Agreement and may be
                     exercised following the termination of a Grantee's
                     Continuous Service only to the extent provided in the Award
                     Agreement.

              (ii)   Where the Award Agreement permits a Grantee to exercise an
                     Award following the termination of the Grantee's Continuous
                     Service for a specified period, the Award shall terminate
                     to the extent not exercised on the last day of the
                     specified period or the last day of the original term of
                     the Award, whichever occurs first.

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       (c)    BUYOUT PROVISIONS. The Administrator may at any time offer to buy
              out for a payment in cash or Shares, an Award previously granted,
              based on such terms and conditions as the Administrator shall
              establish and communicate to the Grantee at the time that such
              offer is made.

9.     CONDITIONS UPON ISSUANCE OF SHARES

       (a)    Shares shall not be issued pursuant to the exercise of an Award
              unless the exercise of such Award and the issuance and delivery of
              such Shares pursuant thereto shall comply with all Applicable
              Laws, and shall be further subject to the approval of counsel for
              the Company with respect to such compliance.

       (b)    As a condition to the exercise of an Award, the Company may
              require the person exercising such Award to represent and warrant
              at the time of any such exercise that the Shares are being
              purchased only for investment and without any present intention to
              sell or distribute such Shares if, in the opinion of counsel for
              the Company, such a representation is required by any Applicable
              Laws.

10.    ADJUSTMENTS UPON CHANGES IN CAPITALIZATION

Subject to any required action by the shareholders of the Company, the number of
Shares covered by each outstanding Award, and the number of Shares which have
been authorized for issuance under the Plan but as to which no Awards have yet
been granted or which have been returned to the Plan, the exercise or purchase
price of each such outstanding Award, as well as any other terms that the
Administrator determines require adjustment shall be proportionately adjusted
for (i) any increase or decrease in the number of issued Shares resulting from a
stock split, reverse stock split, stock dividend, combination or
reclassification of the Shares, (ii) any other increase or decrease in the
number of issued Shares effected without receipt of consideration by the
Company, or (iii) as the Administrator may determine in its discretion, any
other reorganization transaction with respect to Common Stock; provided, however
that conversion of any convertible securities of the Company shall not be deemed
to have been "effected without receipt of consideration. Such adjustment shall
be made by the Administrator and its determination shall be final, binding and
conclusive. Except as the Administrator determines, no issuance by the Company
of shares of stock of any class, or securities convertible into shares of stock
of any class, shall affect, and no adjustment by reason hereof shall be made
with respect to, the number or price of Shares subject to an Award.

11.    CORPORATE TRANSACTIONS/CHANGES IN CONTROL/RELATED ENTITY DISPOSITIONS

Except as may be provided in an Award Agreement the Administrator shall have the
authority, exercisable either in advance of any actual or anticipated Corporate
Transaction, Change in Control or Related Entity Disposition or at the time of
an actual Corporate Transaction, Change in Control or Related Entity Disposition
and exercisable at the time of the grant of an Award under the Plan or any time
while an Award remains outstanding, to provide for the full automatic vesting
and exercisability of one or more outstanding unvested Awards under the Plan and
the release from restrictions on transfer and repurchase or forfeiture rights of
such Awards in

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connection with a Corporate Transaction, Change in Control or Related Entity
Disposition, on such terms and conditions as the Administrator may specify.
The Administrator also shall have the authority to condition any such Award
vesting and exercisability or release from such limitations upon the
subsequent termination of the Continuous Service of the Grantee within a
specified period following the effective date of the Corporate Transaction,
Change in Control or Related Entity Disposition. The Administrator may
provide that any Awards so vested or released from such limitations in
connection with a Change in Control or Related Entity Disposition, shall
remain fully exercisable until the expiration or sooner termination of the
Award. Effective upon the consummation of a Corporate Transaction, all
outstanding Awards under the Plan shall terminate unless assumed by the
successor company or its parent.

12.    EFFECTIVE DATE AND TERM OF PLAN

The Plan shall become effective upon the earlier to occur of its adoption by the
Board or its approval by the shareholders of the Company. It shall continue in
effect for a term of ten (10) years unless sooner terminated. Subject to Section
17, below, and Applicable Laws, Awards may be granted under the Plan upon its
becoming effective.

13.    AMENDMENT, SUSPENSION OR TERMINATION OF THE PLAN

       (a)    The Board may at any time amend, suspend or terminate the Plan. To
              the extent necessary to comply with Applicable Laws, the Company
              shall obtain shareholder approval of any Plan amendment in such a
              manner and to such a degree as required.

       (b)    No Award may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after
              termination of the Plan.

       (c)    Any amendment, suspension or termination of the Plan (including
              termination of the Plan under Section 13.(a), above) shall not
              affect Awards already granted, and such Awards shall remain in
              full force and effect as if the Plan had not been amended,
              suspended or terminated, unless mutually agreed otherwise between
              the Grantee and the Administrator, which agreement must be in
              writing and signed by the Grantee and the Company.

14.    RESERVATION OF SHARES

       (a)    The Company, during the term of the Plan, will at all times
              reserve and keep available such number of Shares as shall be
              sufficient to satisfy the requirements of the Plan.

       (b)    The inability of the Company to obtain authority from any
              regulatory body having jurisdiction, which authority is deemed by
              the Company's counsel to be necessary to the lawful issuance and
              sale of any Shares hereunder, shall relieve the Company of any
              liability in respect of the failure to issue or sell such Shares
              as to which such requisite authority shall not have been obtained.

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15.    NO EFFECT ON TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT/CONSULTING RELATIONSHIP

The Plan shall not confer upon any Grantee any right with respect to the
Grantee's Continuous Service, nor shall it interfere in any way with his or her
right or the Company's right to terminate the Grantee's Continuous Service at
any time, with or without cause.

16.    NO EFFECT ON RETIREMENT AND OTHER BENEFIT PLANS

Except as specifically provided in a retirement or other benefit plan of the
Company or a Related Entity, Awards shall not be deemed compensation for
purposes of computing benefits or contributions under any retirement plan of the
Company or a Related Entity, and shall not affect any benefits under any other
benefit plan of any kind or any benefit plan subsequently instituted under which
the availability or amount of benefits is related to level of compensation.

17.    SHAREHOLDER APPROVAL

The Plan shall be subject to the Plan's approval by the shareholders of the
Company within twelve (12) months from the date the Plan is adopted by the
Company's Board of Directors. Such shareholder approval shall be obtained in the
degree and manner required under Applicable Laws. The Administrator may grant
Awards under the Plan prior to approval by the shareholders, but until such
approval is obtained, no such Award shall be exercisable. In the event that
shareholder approval is not obtained within the twelve (12) month period
provided above, all Awards previously granted under the Plan shall be cancelled
and of no force or effect.

18.      GOVERNING LAW

The Plan shall be governed by the laws of the Province of British Columbia and
the laws of Canada applicable therein; provided, however, that any Award
Agreement may provide by its terms that it shall be governed by the laws of any
other jurisdiction as may be deemed appropriate by the parties thereto.

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