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To: OldAIMGuy who wrote (9726)	12/27/1999 10:51:00 PM
From: LemonHead	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 18928

OT A different view of Christmas: Double Standards & the New Rating Systems You may want to hit the ignore button or move on to the next post for I am moving on to the soap box once again. Things are not equal and I can not remain silent. Maybe it would be better for me to post that I think I have some observation that I would like to make public, but better that you see it in private at your own request. Here is my latest paradox. A retailer that we frequent sales magazines, CD?s, computer type games & video?s. They also sell Playboys & Penthouse magazines. These products are behind the counter and not in public view. You must be 18 to purchase. And I would like to add that our community staged a protest because of this and the store did not back down. I support the management?s decision? Please hold this thought. For Christmas I purchased for my son a couple of their new gift certificates which in reality are Debit cards. I thought it a pretty nifty marketing gimmick. Well as expected today he requested that I haul his butt to the store so he could redeem his treasure. On the way I asked him what was it that he wanted to purchase and he replied a couple of music CD?s. So when we walked through the front doors there before us was a display with the hottest CD?s of the month. He grabbed one up quickly and said that it was his favorite and the one he wanted. The cover stated that nobody under 18 could purchase and had many subsequent warnings. See where I?m going here. Why can they or anyone else display product that can not be purchased by anyone younger than 18 and have to keep the Playboy?s under lock and key. The paradox!!! Well if there were 50 CD?s on the display there was only one rated PG. I immediately told him that I could not allow him to purchase the CD?s he wanted. He proclaimed that I was not being fair & that had he been with his Mother, Brother or Grand Mother he would already be in the truck carrying his treasure to the Casa. The second paradox!!! So then we moved on to Video Games and the same scenario prevailed. If we are gonna let society dictate the ratings on product that is available to our children then I think it is only proper and fair that they are placed on the shelf space next to our Playboys or vice versa. This battle has been in the courts for 40 years, what is the difference? What are your thoughts on my apparent dilemma? Would you prefer that I form a new thread were I can express my social views? This clearly has nothing to do with AIM. FWIW. Keith

To: OldAIMGuy who wrote (9726)	12/27/1999 11:25:00 PM
From: Jhende	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 18928

Tom Had a couple of sales today in my 401k today: Trowe Spectrum Growth and Midcap Funds. And what is odd with the sales is last week the funds went Ex-Divended , etc and i had a sale on them this week. The funds did increase in price from last week. Being a Type 'A' investor i went to NEWPORT to update my sells. I changed my date to 01/02/2000 in NEWPORT but now it is telling me my date is not valid. Have you had this problem ? John

To: OldAIMGuy who wrote (9726)	12/28/1999 12:43:00 AM
From: RFH	Respond to of 18928

Well, Tom, I made the plunge and sold off all of my FAK (Fidelity Korea Fund) and replaced it with NTRX (Netrix Corporation). The company is a worldwide provider of voice and data networking products. Netrix develops, manufactures, markets, and supports networking equipment for voice, data, and image networks. Netrix products are designed to transport voice over data networks to enable its customers to realize significant cost savings. I've spent the weekend reading over messages on the NTRX board here on SI, and the latest is very promising! Message 12393466 I'll make sure I get my "This Week with AIM" site updated this weekend to reflect the changes. In short, my FAK AIM investment has had some pretty wonderful results. The account was started (after an initial investment some months earlier) on 11/18/97 with $5262.99. 21 trades later, I had a profit of $5786.89, showing a return of 64.09%, with a yearly-annualized return of 38.56%. Thank you AIM, Mr. Lichello, and Newport! Sincerely, RFH elnet.com