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                                                                   Exhibit 10.75

              SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS

THIS SEVERANCE AGREEMENT AND RELEASE AND WAIVER OF CLAIMS, dated as of July 1,
2002 (the "Effective Date"), is made and entered into by and between Aquis
Communications Group, Inc. ("Company) located at 1719A Route 10, Suite 300,
Parsippany, New Jersey, 07054 and John B. Frieling (hereinafter the "Executive")
located care of Deerfield Partners, LLC, 20 North Main Street, Suite 120,
Sherborn, MA 0117O (hereinafter the "Agreement"). The Company and the Executive
may also be referred to collectively as the "Parties."

                               W I T N E S S E T H

         WHEREAS, the Executive currently serves as the Chief Executive Officer
("CEO") and a Director of the Company, and

         WHEREAS, the Company is in negotiations with its principal lender
regarding the financial restructuring of the Company (the "Restructuring"), and
the Parties recognize that this Agreement is a condition precedent to such a
restructuring, and

         WHEREAS, the Parties are currently signatories to a certain executive
services agreement dated December 1, 2001 (hereinafter referred to as the "ESA")
which sets forth the terms and conditions of the Executive's engagement as the
CEO of the Company, and

         WHEREAS, the ESA had an initial term that expires on December 31, 2002,
and

         WHEREAS, the Parties have mutually resolved to terminate the ESA prior
to the end of its initial term, such termination to be effective on the closing
of the Restructuring, and

         WHEREAS, the Parties desire to agree to terms for the premature
termination of the ESA including but not limited to the lost compensation to be
paid to the Executive occasioned by such termination and to set forth the
respective obligations of the Parties going forward.
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         NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises herein
contained, and intending to be legally bound hereby, it is agreed as follows:

         1.       A. Upon the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Executive
shall cease to be CEO of the Company under the terms and conditions of
employment set forth in the ESA dated December 1, 2001, provided however, that
the Executive will keep his position as Director of the Company until the
earlier of (x) the closing contemplated by the Restructuring Agreement dated
July 1, 2002, among the Company, Desert Communications LLC and Finova (the
"Closing Date") and (y) the date on which the Executive's term as a director is
ended in accordance with Delaware law and the Company's Certificate of
Incorporation and Bylaws.

                  B. As consideration for this Agreement, the Executive shall
receive until the Closing Date a monthly payment of Fifteen Thousand ($15,000)
per month, net of any required withholding, the amount of his previous salary
under the ESA, payable on the first day of each month. Further, the Executive
will, until the Closing Date be entitled to the Company's normal employee
benefits that were in effect during the term of his employment with the Company.

                  C. The options as delineated in the ESA shall continue for the
stated term of the options, notwithstanding any provision in the option
agreement providing for expiration on or about cessation of services under the
ESA, or any other provision to the contrary.

                  D. Executive will receive appropriate tax documentation for
the consideration received hereunder. Executive acknowledges that Company's
foregoing consideration represents compensation for a full and complete
settlement of any claims or allegations that might be raised with respect to the
premature termination of the ESA or any claims with respect to the Executive's
employment or otherwise. The Executive further acknowledges that the foregoing
consideration provided by Company in exchange for his waiver of claims and other
covenants and promises as outlined below is in addition to anything of value to
which he is already entitled.
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                  2. As a material inducement for Company to enter into this
Agreement, Executive hereby agrees, acknowledges and promises to forego and
waive any and all rights he may have to file a claim, action, complaint,
controversy, cause of action, lawsuit, charge, complaint, suit, demand or
petition ("claim" or "claims") in a court of law or any other tribunal against
Company, Company's owners, stockholders, predecessors, successors, assigns,
agents, directors, officers, current and former employees, representatives,
attorneys, divisions, groups, subsidiaries, affiliates and parent companies, as
well as any parent companies' owners, stockholders, predecessors, successors,
assigns, agents, directors, officers, current and former employees,
representatives, divisions, groups, subsidiaries and affiliates, and all persons
acting by, through, under, or in concert with any of them, or any of them
(collectively, "Releasees"), for any rights, claims or entitlements Executive
claims to have against Company and/or releasees, known and/or unknown, choate
and/or inchoate, which Executive may now have, own, or hold, or claim to have,
own or hold, or which Executive at any time heretofore had, owned or held, or
claimed to have, owned, or held, or which Executive at any time may have, own,
or hold, or claim to have, own or hold against Company and/or releasees, from
the beginning of time to the Effective Date of this Agreement, by reason of any
claims arising from or related to Executive's employment relationship with
Company or otherwise, any affiliate of Company and/or releasees, and separation
of any employment relationship and any matters or allegations which are the
subject matter of the aforementioned allegations and contentions or otherwise,
including any claims arising from any alleged violation by releasees of any
federal, state or local statutes, regulations, ordinances or common law causes
of action in law and in equity (and all associated claims for attorneys' fees),
including but not limited to:
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A.       the Federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967, as amended;

B.       Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended;

C.       42 U.S.C.ss.1981, as amended;

D.       the Federal Equal Pay Act of 1963;

E.       the Federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
         amended; including but not limited to, Section 510 claims for
         discrimination;

F.       the Americans With Disabilities Act, as amended;

G.       the Family and Medical Leave Act;

H.       Executive Order 11246 (applicable to Federal Government contractors and
         subcontractors);

I.       the Vietnam-Era Veteran's Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974
         (applicable to Federal Government contracts and subcontractors);

J.       the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (applicable to Federal Government
         contracts and subcontractors);

K.       the Immigration and Nationality Act, as amended;

L.       the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994;

M.       the New Jersey Law Against Discrimination, the New Jersey Conscientious
         Employee Protection Act, the New Jersey Family Leave Act, the New
         Jersey Workers' Compensation Act, the New Jersey State Wage and Hours
         law, the New Jersey Political Activities of Employees law, the New
         Jersey Jury Duty Employment Protection law, the New Jersey Lie Detector
         Test law, the New Jersey Tobacco Use law, the New Jersey Genetic
         Testing law;

N.       Any Federal, State or local law, rule, statute, ordinance, regulation,
         executive order or guideline, including, but not limited to, those laws
         specifically described above;

O.       Any oral or written contract of employment with Company, express or
         implied, or any oral or written agreement, express or implied,
         purporting to establish terms and conditions of employment or
         addressing termination of employment; and

P.       Any other Federal, State or local common-law causes of action related
         to Executive's employment with Company or separation from employment
         with Company.
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         Executive acknowledges and agrees that this release specifically
includes and resolves any and all claims (in addition to those above) for
related costs and/or attorneys' fees.

         3. This Agreement and the releases hereunder are without prejudice to
the Parties' right to enforce the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

         4. Executive acknowledges that he has not heretofore filed any claims
against Releasees in a court of law or other tribunal other than those claims
covered by the above captioned action. To the extent Executive has previously
filed other claims, he agrees to take all steps necessary to dismiss that action
with prejudice within ten (10) calendar days of signing this Agreement and
agrees that claims raised therein are released and waived by virtue of this
Agreement. Except as required by law, Executive further agrees that no other
person, organization or entity acting on his behalf and/or with his consent
shall file such a claim against Releasees.

         5. Company represents that it has Director's and Officer's liability
insurance that provides coverage for covered events during the time of the
Executive's tenure with the Company as an Officer and/or Director. The Company
also represents that its Certificate of Incorporation provides for the
indemnification of Officers and Directors under circumstances stated therein.
The Company agrees that it will not take any action to abrogate any rights or
privileges that the Executive currently enjoys under any Director's and
Officer's Liability Policy or Certificate of Incorporation relating to the issue
of defense and/or indemnification and that it will maintain comparable insurance
for a period of no less than three (3) years from the Effective Date of the
Agreement. Executive also represents that he will abide by all conditions
precedent or obligations thereunder in order to avail himself of such coverage
and/or such defense and indemnification. Except as heretofore provided, it is
the intent of this paragraph that the Executive stand in no better or no worse
position in terms of defense and indemnification vis-a-vis others that were
Directors and Officers during the Executive's tenure in such roles with the
Company.
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         6. Company, on behalf of itself, the Releasees, their collective
predecessors, successors and assigns, hereby unconditionally releases,
discharges and acquits Executive, his successors, heirs, executors,
administrators, and assigns from all actions, claims, causes of action, charges,
suits, debts, dues, sums of money, accounts, reckonings, bonds, bills,
specialties, covenants, contracts, controversies, agreements, promises,
variances, trespasses, damages, judgments, extents, demands, or any other type
of relief of any nature whatsoever, whether known or unknown, whether statutory
or common law, whether federal, state, or local, which the Company, the
Releasees or any of them, has asserted or could have asserted, now has, or ever
had, against Executive, his successors, heirs, executors, administrators, and
assigns from the beginning of the world to the Effective Date of this Agreement.

         7. It is the purpose of the mutual waiver and release paragraphs of
this Agreement for the parties to affect a full general release of each other,
except with respect to specifically stated exceptions or obligations stated
hereunder.

         8. Should Executive file a claim against Releasees with an agency or
tribunal other than a court of law which claim arose prior to or on the date
Executive signs this Agreement and/or which claim related in any way to
Executive's employment with Company, separation from employment with Company
and/or any matters or allegations which are the subject of the aforementioned
allegations and contentions or otherwise, Executive agrees to irrevocably and
unconditionally release, acquit, and forever discharge Releasees from any and
all liability which may result from that claim (including attorney's fees, costs
actually incurred, and liquidated damages), of any nature whatsoever, and he
will not participate in any recoveries which may result from that claim. This
release includes, but is not limited to, any claims arising from any alleged
violation by Releasees of any federal, state or local statutes, regulations,
ordinances or common law causes of action in law and in equity, including but
not limited to, those causes of action listed above.
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         9. Executive acknowledges that he has not heretofore filed any such
claims against Releasees, and Company acknowledges that it has not heretofore
filed any claims against Executive. To the extent Executive has previously filed
such a claim, Executive agrees to release, acquit and forever discharge the
Releasees from any and all liability which may result from that claim, of any
nature whatsoever, and will not participate in any recoveries which may result
from that claim. To the extent Company has previously filed such a claim,
Company agrees to release, acquit and forever discharge Executive from any and
all liability which may result from that claim, of any nature whatsoever, and
will not participate in any recoveries which may result from that claim.

         10. Executive agrees that he will be responsible for any income tax
liability which may be imposed on the receipt of the consideration by the
Executive. Executive also agrees to indemnify Company against and hold Company
harmless from any and all liability for withholding taxes imposed by any
federal, state or local taxing authority, as well as liability for any fines,
penalties and interest which may be imposed on Company on the consideration.

         11. Executive agrees that he will not voluntarily assist others in
bringing any type of claims against any of the Releasees, involving any matter
allegedly occurring and/or occurring in the past up to the date of this
Agreement, or involving and based upon any claims which are the subject of this
Agreement, unless otherwise permitted or required by law or legal process
(including subpoenas).
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12. Executive and Company (on behalf of itself and its Managerial Level
employees, and Directors ), agree that each shall not defame, slander, or libel
each other.

         13. The Executive agrees to assist the Company by making himself
reasonably available and by complying with the reasonable requests of Company
and Company's counsel, in the event that Company needs his testimony or other
assistance while defending any claim, action or lawsuit brought by or against
the Company or its affiliates, subsidiaries, employees, officers and directors,
concerning any matter about which the Executive has knowledge. The Company shall
pay for all reasonable disbursements approved in advance, and if the assistance
is needed beyond the date of December 31, 2002, the Company shall pay the
Executive a per diem rate of $1,500 for part or full days for his time spent
with respect to assistance. Incidental telephone calls and correspondence
performed on a particular day do not qualify as a "part day" for purposes of
compensation hereunder, unless the Executive expends more than three (3) hours
of effort on that day. The Company also agrees to pay reasonable attorney's fees
for the Executive's counsel should separate counsel be reasonably necessary at
any time throughout.

         14. In the event that the restructuring contemplated by the Parties is
not consummated by October 15, 2002, the Executive's resignation as CEO shall be
null and void and the ESA and all its terms shall be reinstated in full force
and effect.

         15. This Agreement shall not in any way be construed as an admission by
the Company of any acts of wrongdoing whatsoever against Executive or any other
person, and Company specifically disclaims any liability to Executive or any
other person, on the part of itself, its affiliates, its officers, employees,
agents or parents.
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         16. Executive represents that he has not heretofore assigned or
transferred, or purported to assign or transfer, to any person or entity, any
claim or any portion of a claim covered by this Agreement.

         17. Executive represents and acknowledges that in executing this
Agreement he does not rely, and has not relied, upon any representation or
statement made by Company, or any of the Releasees or their agents,
representatives or attorneys with regard to the subject matter, basis, content
or effect of this Agreement or otherwise.

         18. Executive acknowledges that prior to the execution of this
Agreement, he sought the advice and counsel of his attorney regarding the
contents of this Agreement and that he was advised to do so in writing.
Executive acknowledges that he has entered into this Agreement knowingly,
voluntarily and of his own free will.

         19. Executive acknowledges that he has been given a reasonable period
of time of approximately twenty-one (21) days in which to consider the terms of
this Agreement . To the extent Executive wishes to execute this Agreement prior
to the conclusion of the twenty-one (21) day period, Executive acknowledges that
he will only do so in a knowing and voluntary manner and of his own free will.

         20. Executive acknowledges that for a period of seven (7) days
following the execution of this Agreement, he may revoke the Agreement and the
Agreement shall not become effective or enforceable until the revocation period
has expired ("Effective Date"). Notice of Revocation must be given to Joseph P.
Galda, c/o Hodgson Russ LLP, One M&T Plaza, Suite 2000, Buffalo, New York 14203.
Executive acknowledges that he shall not receive any of the benefits or
consideration provided in this Agreement until the seven day revocation period
has expired and the Agreement has not been revoked and all other conditions to
payment of the consideration have been satisfied.
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         21. The parties agree that any changes to this Agreement, material or
immaterial, will not restart the running of the twenty-one (21) day period
referred to above. If Executive revokes this Agreement, it shall be null and
void and the obligations or entitlements of both parties under this Agreement
shall be eliminated.

         22. This Agreement shall be binding upon Executive and upon his heirs,
administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns, and shall
inure to the benefit of Company and any of the Releasees and each of them, and
to their successors and assigns.

         23. This Agreement is made in the State of New Jersey and shall in all
respects be interpreted, enforced and governed under the laws of said State,
without regard to its choice of law provisions, as well as the laws of the
United States of America. The language of all parts of this Agreement shall in
all cases be construed as a whole and according to its fair meaning.

         24. Should any word, phrase, sentence, paragraph, clause or provision
of this Agreement be declared or be determined by any court or other tribunal to
be illegal or invalid, the validity of the remaining parts, terms or provision
shall not be affected thereby and said illegal or invalid part, term, or
provision shall be deemed not to be a part of this Agreement.

         25. As used in this Agreement, the singular or plural shall be deemed
to include the other whenever the context so indicates or requires.

         26. The Parties hereto shall take such further action and execute such
further instruments or documents as may be reasonably necessary to effectuate
the purpose and intent of this Agreement.
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         27. This Agreement sets forth the entire Agreement among the Parties
hereto, and fully supersedes any and all prior Agreements or understandings
between the Parties hereto pertaining to the subject matter hereof. The failure
of either Company or Executive to require the performance of any term or
obligation of this Agreement or the waiver by either Company or Executive of any
breach of this Agreement, shall not prevent any subsequent enforcement of such
term or obligation and shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent breach. No
modification or waiver of any provision of this Agreement shall be effective
unless in writing and signed by Company and Executive.

         28. All notices, requests, demands or other communications hereunder
must be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given if delivered by
hand, mailed within the continental United States by certified or registered
mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, or by a reputable overnight
courier such as federal express, addressed to the party to whom the notice is
directed at the "Notice Address" of such party. The Notice Address of each party
is:

         If to Company:             Aquis Communications Group, Inc.
                                    1719A Route 10
                                    Suite 300
                                    Parsippany, New Jersey 07054

         with a copy to:            Hodgson Russ, LLP
                                    One M & T Plaza, Suite 2000
                                    Buffalo, New York 142220
                                    Attn:  Joseph Galda

         If to Executive:           John B. Frieling
                                    c/o Deerfield Partners, LLC
                                    20 North Main Street
                                    Suite 120
                                    Sherborn, MA 01170

         29. This Agreement may be executed through the use of separate
signature pages in multiple originals and in counterparts, each of which shall
be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and the
same Agreement, binding on all parties, notwithstanding that all parties are not
signatories to the same counterpart. The parties shall exchange original signed
Agreements as soon as practicable following delivery and execution as aforesaid.
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                 PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. THIS AGREEMENT INCLUDES
                    A RELEASE OF ALL KNOWN AND UNKNOWN CLAIMS

                                 AQUIS COMMUNICATIONS GROUP, INC.

                                 By: /s/ D. Brian Plunkett
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                                 Name: D. Brian Plunkett
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                                 Title: CFO
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                                 EXECUTIVE JOHN B. FRIELING

Date:                            /s/ John B. Frieling
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS       }
                                     ss.
COUNTY OF ______________            }

         I HEREBY CERTIFY that on this day before me, an officer duly qualified
to take acknowledgments, personally appeared Executive, JOHN B. FRIELING,
personally known to me or who has produced (type of identification) and has
acknowledged before me that he executed the foregoing freely and voluntarily for
the purpose therein expressed, who did take an oath.

         WITNESS my hand and official seal at said County and State, this __ day
of ____________, 2002.

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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.1

                             2002 COMPENSATION PLAN
                           FOR CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS
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1.       PURPOSE  OF  PLAN

         1.1 This 2002 Compensation Plan for Consultants and Others (the "Plan")
of  RRUN  Ventures  Network,  Inc.,  a  Nevada  corporation  (the "Company") for
employees,  officers, directors and other persons associated with the Company or
that  render  outside consulting services to the Company, is intended to advance
the  best  interests  of  the  Company  by  providing  those  persons who have a
substantial  responsibility  for  its  management  and  growth  with  additional
incentive  and  by  increasing  their proprietary interest in the success of the
Company,  thereby  encouraging  them  to  maintain  their relationships with the
Company.  Further,  the availability and offering of common stock under the Plan
supports  and  increases the Company's ability to attract and retain individuals
of  exceptional  talent  upon  whom,  in  large measure, the sustained progress,
growth  and  profitability  of  the  Company  depends.

2.       DEFINITIONS

         2.1  For Plan purposes, except where the context might clearly indicate
other  wise,  the  following  terms  shall  have  the  meanings set forth below:

         "Board"  shall  mean  the  Board  of  Directors  of  the  Company.

         "Committee"  shall  mean  the  Compensation  Committee,  or  such other
committee  appointed  by  the  Board,  which shall be designated by the Board to
administer  the Plan, or the Board if no committees have been established. If no
committees  have  been  established  the  Board will designate one member of the
Board  as  the  Plan  Administrator. The Committee shall be composed of three or
more  persons  as  from  time  to time are appointed to serve by the Board. Each
member  of the Committee, while serving as such, shall be a disinterested person
with  the meaning of Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of
1934.

         "Common  Shares"  shall  mean  the  Company's Common Shares, $.0001 par
value  per  share,  or,  in  the  event  that  the outstanding Common Shares are
hereafter  changed  into  or exchanged for different shares of securities of the
Company,  such  other  shares  or  securities.

         "Company"  shall  mean  RRUN  Ventures  Network,  Inc.,  a  Nevada
corporation,  and any parent or subsidiary corporation of RRUN Ventures Network,
Inc.,  as such terms are defined in Sections 425(e) and 425(f), respectively, of
the  Code.

         "Fair  Market  Value" shall mean, the average of the highest and lowest
reported  sales  prices  of  the  Common Shares, as reported by such responsible
reporting  service as the Committee may select, or if there were no transactions
in  the  Common  Shares  on  such  day,  then  the  last  preceding day on which
transactions  took place. The above notwithstanding, the Committee may determine
the  Fair  Market  Value  in such other manner as it may deem more equitable for
Plan  purposes  or  as  is  required  by  applicable  laws  or  regulations.

         "Common  Stock"  shall  mean shares of common stock which are issued by
the  Company  pursuant  to  Section  5,  below.

         "Common  Stockholder" means the employee of, consultant to, or director
of  the  Company  or  other  person  to  whom  shares of Common Stock are issued
pursuant  to  this  Plan.

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         "Common  Stock  Agreement"  means  an  agreement  executed  by a Common
Stockholder  and  the Company as contemplated by Section 5, below, which imposes
on  the  shares of Common Stock held by the Common Stockholder such restrictions
as  the  Board  or  Committee  deem  appropriate.

3.       ADMINISTRATION  OF  THE  PLAN

         3.1  The  Committee shall administer the Plan and accordingly, it shall
have  full  power  to  grant  Common  Stock  issuances,  construe  and interpret
the  Plan, establish rules and regulations and perform all other acts, including
the  delegation  of  administrative responsibilities, it believes reasonable and
proper.

         3.2  The  determination  of those eligible to receive Common Stock, and
the  amount,  type  and timing of each grant and the terms and conditions of the
Common  Stock  agreements  shall  rest  in the sole discretion of the Committee,
subject  to  the  provisions  of  the  Plan.

         3.3  The  Board,  or  the Committee, may correct any defect, supply any
omission  or  reconcile  any  inconsistency  in the Plan, or in any Common Stock
agreement,  in  the manner and to the extent it shall deem necessary to carry it
into  effect.

         3.4  Any  decision made, or action taken, by the Committee or the Board
arising  out  of  or in connection with the interpretation and administration of
the  Plan  shall  be  final  and  conclusive.

         3.5 Meetings of the Committee shall be held at such times and places as
shall be determined by the Committee. A majority of the members of the Committee
shall  constitute  a  quorum  for the transaction of business, and the vote of a
majority  of  those  members  present  at  any meeting shall decide any question
brought  before  that  meeting.  In  addition, the Committee may take any action
otherwise  proper  under  the  Plan  by  the  affirmative  vote, taken without a
meeting,  of  a  majority  of  its  members.

         3.6  No member of the Committee shall be liable for any act or omission
of any other member of the Committee or for any act or omission on his own part,
including,  but not limited to, the exercise of any power or discretion given to
him  under  the  Plan,  except  those resulting from his own gross negligence or
willful  misconduct.

         3.7  The  Company, through its management, shall supply full and timely
information  to  the  Committee  on  all  matters relating to the eligibility of
persons  to  receive  Common  Stock  under the Plan ("Plan Participants"), their
duties and performance, and current information on any Plan Participant's death,
retirement, disability or other termination of association with the Company, and
such other pertinent information as the Committee may require. The Company shall
furnish the Committee with such clerical and other assistance as is necessary in
the  performance  of  its  duties  hereunder.

4.       SHARES  SUBJECT  TO  THE  PLAN

         4.1  The  total number of shares of the Company available for grants of
Common  Stock  under  the  Plan  shall  be  4,000,000  Common Shares, subject to
adjustment  in accordance with Article 7 of the Plan, which shares may be either
authorized  but  unissued  or  re-acquired  Common  Shares  of  the  Company.

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5.       AWARD  OF  COMMON  STOCK

         5.1  The  Board  or  Committee  from  time  to  time,  in  its absolute
discretion,  may  (a)  award  Common  Stock to employees of, consultants to, and
directors  of  the Company, and such other persons as the Board or Committee may
select.  All  such recipients of Common Shares shall be collectively referred to
throughout  this  Plan as Plan Participants. The Board or Committee, as the case
maybe,  is  specifically  authorized to grant the issuance of Common Stock under
this  Plan,  as  compensation  that  would  otherwise  be  payable  to  the Plan
Participants  in  exchange  for  their  services  to  the  Company.

         5.2  Common  Stock  shall  be  issued  only  pursuant to a Common Stock
Agreement, which shall be executed by the Common Stockholder and the Company and
which  shall  contain  such terms and conditions as the Board or Committee shall
determine  consistent with this Plan, including such restrictions on transfer as
are  imposed  by  the  Common  Stock  Agreement.

         5.3  Upon  delivery  of  the  shares  of  Common  Stock  to  the Common
Stockholder, below, the Common Stockholder shall have, unless otherwise provided
by  the Board or Committee, all the rights of a stockholder with respect to said
shares, subject to the restrictions in the Common Stock Agreement, including the
right to receive all dividends and other distributions paid or made with respect
to  the  Common  Stock.

         5.4.  Notwithstanding  anything  in  this  Plan  or  any  Common  Stock
Agreement  to  the  contrary,  no  Common  Stockholders  may  sell  or otherwise
transfer, whether or not for value, any of the Common Stock prior to the date on
which  the  Common  Stockholder  is  vested  therein.

         5.5  All  shares  of Common Stock issued under this Plan (including any
shares of Common Stock and other securities issued with respect to the shares of
Common  Stock as a result of stock dividends, stock splits or similar changes in
the  capital  structure of the Company) shall be subject to such restrictions as
the  Board  or  Committee shall provide, which restrictions may include, without
limitation, restrictions concerning voting rights, transferability of the Common
Stock and restrictions based on duration of employment with the Company, Company
performance  and  individual  performance;  provided that the Board or Committee
may,  on such terms and conditions as it may determine to be appropriate, remove
any  or  all  of  such  restrictions. Common Stock may not be sold or encumbered
until  all  applicable restrictions have terminated or expire. The restrictions,
if any, imposed by the Board or Committee of the Board under this Section 5 need
not  be  identical  for  all Common Stock and the imposition of any restrictions
with respect to any Common Stock shall not require the imposition of the same or
any  other  restrictions  with  respect  to  any  other  Common  Stock.

         5.6  Each  Common  Stock Agreement shall provide that the Company shall
have  the  right  to  repurchase from the Common Stockholder any unvested Common
Stock  upon  a  termination  of  employment,  termination  of  directorship  or
termination  of  a  consultancy  arrangement, as applicable, at a cash price per
share equal to the purchase price paid by the Common Stockholder for such Common
Stock.

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         5.7  In  the  discretion  of  the  Board or Committee, the Common Stock
Agreement  may  provide  that  the Company shall have the right of first refusal
with  respect  to  the  Common Stock and a right to repurchase the vested Common
Stock  upon  a  termination  of  the  Common  Stockholder's  employment with the
Company, the termination of the Common Stockholder's consulting arrangement with
the  Company,  the  termination  of  the  Common  Stockholder's  service  on the
Company's  Board,  or  such  other  events  as  the  Board or Committee may deem
appropriate.

         5.8 The Board or Committee shall cause a legend or legends to be placed
on  certificates  representing  shares  of  Common  Stock  that  are  subject to
restrictions  under  Common Stock Agreements, which legend or legends shall make
appropriate  reference  to  the  applicable  restrictions.

6.       ADJUSTMENTS  OR  CHANGES  IN  CAPITALIZATION

         6.1  In the event that the outstanding Common Shares of the Company are
hereafter  changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or
other  securities  of  the  Company  by  reason  of merger, consolidation, other
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination of shares, stock
split-up  or  stock  dividend:

                  A.  Prompt,  proportionate,  equitable,  lawful  and  adequate
adjustment  shall  be made of the aggregate number and kind of shares subject to
all  Common  Stock Agreements which may be granted under the Plan, such that the
Plan  Participants  shall have the right to receive such Common Shares as may be
issued  in  exchange for the Common Shares had such merger, consolidation, other
reorganization, recapitalization, reclassification, combination of shares, stock
split-up  or  stock  dividend  not  taken  place;

         6.2  The  foregoing  adjustments  and  the manner of application of the
foregoing  provisions  shall  be  determined  solely  by  the  Committee,  whose
determination as to what adjustments shall be made and the extent thereof, shall
be final, binding and conclusive. No fractional Shares shall be issued under the
Plan  on  account  of  any  such  adjustments.

7.       AMENDMENT  AND  TERMINATION  OF  PLAN

         7.1  The  Board  may  at  any  time,  and from time to time, suspend or
terminate  the  Plan  in  whole or in part or amend it from time to time in such
respects  as  the  Board  may  deem  appropriate and in the best interest of the
Company.

         7.2 No amendment, suspension or termination of this Plan shall, without
the Plan Participant's consent, alter or impair any of the rights or obligations
under  any  Common  Stock  Agreement  theretofore granted to him under the Plan.

         7.3  The  Board  may  amend  the Plan, subject to the limitations cited
above,  in  such  manner  as  it deems necessary to permit the granting of Stock
Options  meeting the requirements of future amendments or issued regulations, if
any,  to  the  Code.

8.      GOVERNMENT  AND  OTHER  REGULATIONS

         8.1  The  obligation  of  the  Company  to  issue, transfer and deliver
Common  Shares  received under the Plan shall be subject to all applicable laws,
regulations,  rules,  orders  and  approvals  which  shall then be in effect and
required  by  the relevant stock exchanges on which the Common Shares are traded
and  by  government  entities as set forth below or as the Committee in its sole
discretion  shall  deem necessary or advisable. Specifically, in connection with
the  Securities  Act of 1933, as amended, the receipt of any Common Shares under
the  Plan  by  Plan  Participants shall be governed by the rules and regulations
promulgated  under  the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended, as to the permitted
uses of Form S-8 and the issuance of securities registered on such Form S-8. Any
determination  in  this  connection by the Committee shall be final, binding and
conclusive.  The  Company  may,  but shall in no event be obligated to, take any
other  affirmative  action  in  order  to  cause  the  issuance of Common Shares
pursuant  thereto  to  comply  with  any  law  or  regulation  of any government
authority.
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9.      MISCELLANEOUS  PROVISIONS

         9.1  No person shall have any claim or right to be granted Common Stock
under  the  Plan,  and  the  grant  of  Common Stock under the Plan shall not be
construed  as  giving  a  Common  Stockholder  the  right  to be retained by the
Company.  Furthermore,  the  Company expressly reserves the right at any time to
terminate  its relationship with an Plan Participant with or without cause, free
from  any  liability, or any claim under the Plan, except as provided herein, in
any  agreement  between  the  Company  and  the  Plan  Participant.

         9.2  Any  expenses  of  administering  this  Plan shall be borne by the
Company.

         9.3  The  place  of  administration of the Plan shall be in the City of
Vancouver,  British  Columbia,  Canada,  but  the  validity,  construction,
interpretation,  administration  and  effect  of  the  Plan and of its rules and
regulations,  and  rights  relating  to  the Plan, shall be determined solely in
accordance  with  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Nevada.

         9.4  Without  amending  the Plan, grants may be made to persons who are
foreign  nationals or employed outside the United States, or both, on such terms
and  conditions,  consistent  with  the  Plan's  purpose,  different  from those
specified  in the Plan as may, in the judgment of the Committee, be necessary or
desirable  to  create  equitable  opportunities given differences in tax laws in
other  countries.

         9.5  In  addition  to  such other rights of indemnification as they may
have  as  members  of  the  Board or the Committee, the members of the Committee
shall  be  indemnified  by the Company against all costs and expenses reasonably
incurred by them in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to which they
or  any  of  them  may  be party by reason of any action taken or failure to act
under  or  in  connection  with  the  Plan or any Common Stock Agreement granted
thereunder, and against all amounts paid by them in settlement thereof (provided
such  settlement  is  approved  by  independent  legal  counsel  selected by the
Company)  or paid by them in satisfaction of a judgment in any such action, suit
or  proceeding,  except  a  judgment based upon a finding of bad faith; provided
that  upon  the  institution  of any such action, suit or proceeding a Committee
member shall, in writing, give the Company notice thereof and an opportunity, at
its  own  expense, to handle and defend the same, with counsel acceptable to the
Plan  Participant,  before such Committee member undertakes to handle and defend
it  on  his  own  behalf.

         9.6  Notwithstanding  anything  to  the  contrary  in  the Plan, if the
Committee  finds  by  a  majority  vote,  after  full consideration of the facts
presented  on behalf of both the Company and the Plan Participant, that the Plan
Participant  has  been engaged in fraud, embezzlement, theft, insider trading in
the  Company's  stock, commission of a felony or proven dishonesty in the course
of  his association with the Company or any subsidiary corporation which damaged
the  Company  or  any subsidiary corporation, or for disclosing trade secrets of
the  Company  or  any subsidiary corporation, the Plan Participant shall forfeit
all  Common  Shares  that  remain  in  the  beneficial  ownership  of  the  Plan
Participant  and  that  were received by him under the Plan. The decision of the
Committee  as to the cause of a Plan Participant's discharge and the damage done
to  the  Company  shall  be  final. No decision of the Committee, however, shall
affect  the finality of the discharge of such Plan Participant by the Company or
any  subsidiary  corporation  in  any  manner.

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10.      WRITTEN  AGREEMENT

         10.1 All Common Shares granted hereunder shall be embodied in a written
Common  Stock  Agreement  which  shall  be  subject  to the terms and conditions
prescribed  above  and  shall  be  signed  by  the  Plan  Participant and by the
President of the Company, or by the Chief Executive Officer of the Company or by
the  Plan  Administrator  of the Board, for and in the name and on behalf of the
Company.  Such Common Stock Agreement shall contain such other provisions as the
Committee,  in  its  discretion  shall  deem  advisable.

     The  undersigned  duly  appointed  secretary  of  the  Company, does hereby
certify  that this Plan, and its terms and provisions, were duly approved by the
Company's  Board  of  Directors  on  this  15th  day  of  July,  2002.

                              __________________________________
                              Corporate  Secretary

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