To: J.E.Currie who wrote (376 ) 3/13/2002 12:16:31 PM From: J.E.Currie Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 402 From the Nano thread To:FR1 who wrote (55) From: J.E.Currie Wednesday, Mar 13, 2002 12:12 PM Respond to of 57 FR1, Re: "I mean something we can invest in." First of all the new issue of Red Herring has a great interview on "Nano-Newt" Gingrich which explains this "next big thing" in lay language. Secondly, BMD.V by no means has a product but that doesn't necessarily mean you don't want to invest. Those with an investing interest in NANO would do well to wait a few years. Those who understand the tremendous risk reward in speculating now can benefit greatly with the basket theory. BMD.V is one that has greatly decreased it's risk, increased reward and also presents a double whammy with it's mineral exploration side. The Press Release of March 7, 2002 is long, about 20 pages, however I am very encouraged by the fact that they are very different in that on the NANO side they are writing additional patents on “Naturally Occurring Nanoparticles”. I believe that 99% of all other Nano R&D is on the “synthetic” end. On the mineral side, IF they are able to fire assay and I would say that the probability is quite high (read Purchase of Fire Assay in Press Release), in that the independent third party had to be certain to rec’d step two. Additionally with the protocols set so strict there was no way someone could come up with the right answer. Almost like a six number lottery. Precious metals are a hedge against a downturn in the market, and Exploration and Development Mining stocks can represent great returns, along with the NANO kicker BMD.V can be a very intriguing play.newswire.ca birchmountain.com This is not a rec’d, rather just some offer of my due diligence for the Nano thread.