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To: Brian Malloy who wrote (14440)	11/30/1999 1:00:00 AM
From: Brian Malloy	Respond to of 19700

OT, FWIW Nice article for thinking in broad strokes. Let some ideas percolate for awhile and be prepared to pounce in the future. Luck has been defined by some as the intersection of the right time and prior planning. The prepared mind is more likely to see the opportunity and create its own luck so to speak. The Next Big Things Nothing is more profitable than an investment idea whose time has come. From bricks and mortar to biotech, here are seven themes for the next century--and ten stocks that stand to profit from them. By Julie Creswell pathfinder.com

To: Brian Malloy who wrote (14440)	11/30/1999 7:30:00 AM
From: Boon	Respond to of 19700

I doubt that the story is true. His broker -- even a discount broker -- would have been all over him with margin calls, unless he had very deep pockets, in which case, the guy wouldn't have been so stupid as to let his losses run so large. Urban legend.