"GREAT NEWS"

We have raised approximately $330,000 in cash and pledges into the Escrow Account, notwithstanding the attempts by the TCC to pour cold water over the funding of this account. Geoff White, the attorney for the 48 Nevadan Claimants, has finally agreed to accept this compromised amount. This means once the pledges has been collected and the $330,000 is in place, this money will be tendered to Geoff White, who will then dismiss his Appeal.

This means that the Dow Plan will start this year, not in the year 2005 or 2006. While I have not taken a position as to the merits of the involved parties, much credit has to be given to Geoff White for abandoning his Appeal for the better cause of the Dow Plan. Regardless of what the TCC and Dow Corning has stated and left out in their press releases, the full amount of this money has to first be collected, before Geoff White will dismiss his Appeal.

Once the Appeal is dismissed, the Court will then have to set an "Effective Date" for the Dow Plan to officially start, so payments can be sent out. Participation forms will also have to be sent out. Dow Corning has stated that they still have some issues to deal with regarding some of the creditors, but it is my understanding, that this will not take a long time. As soon as I have a better idea of when the Dow Plan will start making payments, I will post this information on my websites.

To all the claimants who have made contributions when they could not afford to and did not have to, I say a heart felt "Thank You."