Exhibit 23.8  CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

BECKSTEAD AND WATTS, LLP
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Certified Public Accountants
                                                         3340 Wynn Road, Ste B.
                                                            Las Vegas, NV 89102
                                                                   702.257.1984
                                                             702.362.0540 (fax)



Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, DC 20549

To Whom It May Concern:

We  have issued our report dated August 2,  2003,  accompanying  the  financial
statements  of  Pinoak,  Inc. on Form SB-2/A for the period ended June 30, 2003
and for the period of December  31,  1998  (date of inception) through June 30,
2003.  We hereby consent to the incorporation  by  reference  of said report on
the Post Effective Amendment of Pinoak, Inc. on Form SB-2/A.


Signed,

/s/ Beckstead and Watts, LLP
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September 23, 2003