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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/26/2000 5:30:00 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

China hits Internet with secrecy rules By Matt Pottinger BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) - China clamped new controls onto the Internet on Wednesday to stop Web sites from ''leaking state secrets'' and an official newspaper said curbs on news content were on the way. Under rules published in the People's Daily, Web sites are required to undergo security checks. The regulations appear to give authorities a powerful instrument of control over the Internet in the name of protecting sensitive government information. China's definition of state secrets is so broad it can encompass virtually any information not specifically approved for publication. The crime of leaking state secrets has been used to jail journalists and is often invoked against opponents of the Communist Party. ''All organisations and individuals are forbidden from releasing, discussing or transferring state secret information on bulletin boards, chat rooms or in Internet news groups,'' the State Bureau of Secrecy announced in the rules carried in the Communist Party's flagship daily. ''Any Web site that provides or releases information on the World Wide Web must undergo security checks and approval,'' the rules state. Web sites -- and any organisation with computer links to the Internet -- which failed to implement safeguards against security breaches could be shut down, they said. WEB SITES FACE ''MAJOR CHALLENGE'' The Shanghai Daily said the State Press and Publication Administration was crafting rules on content that would pose a ''major challenge'' for domestic Web sites. ''It is certain that no Web sites will be allowed to hire cyber reporters to write stories for them,'' the newspaper quoted Wu Youzhang, an official with the administration, as saying. He declined to reveal more details, and it was unclear who would be considered ''cyber reporters.'' Many of China's top Web sites and portals give splashy treatment to stories on sports, entertainment and travel written not by government approved journalists but by thousands of visitors to their sites, many of whom are paid. ''If you can't hire a Web reporter, you can kiss all the portals goodbye because they depend on people like us to provide the content,'' said Dave O'Dell, executive producer of Soundnet China in Beijing. Soundnet has a team of six reporters writing Chinese stories about the music industry for its Web site www.shengyin.net. O'Dell said he would wait for a concrete definition of ''cyber reporters'' before making changes. ''We'll have to bend with the breeze,'' he said. Wang Yan, Beijing general manager of popular Web portal Sina.com, said he was not too alarmed, and he believed the rules would not halt the flow of stories about sports or entertainment posted by Internet users. ''The rules won't be too scary,'' said Wang. ''The government has been open-minded about this.'' SMOTHER IT OR MOTHER IT? China has yet to publish regulations governing Internet content, partly because it lacks legal experience in the area. Authorities are anxious not to smother the Internet, keenly aware that new information technology is key to China's economic future. Yet they fear an information free-flow which could threaten communist control. Analysts said the government was divided on the issue of controlling Web content, with security-related ministries arguing for more controls and economic ministries pressing for openness. Content in the traditional media of newspapers, radio and television is strictly supervised. Communist Party officials occupy key editorial positions to ensure party policy is upheld. 05:13 01-26-00 Copyright 2000 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/26/2000 5:32:00 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

China Tightens Controls on Internet By CHARLES HUTZLER .c The Associated Press BEIJING (AP) - The government on Wednesday ordered companies to register computer programs used to transmit sensitive data and vendors to reveal the workings of their software, a move that may scare off foreign companies seeking to profit from the Chinese Internet boom. The rules announced also expand China's vague state secrets laws to the Internet. Everyone, from Internet sites to chat-room users, must gain approval from agencies protecting government secrets before publishing previously unreleased information on the Web, according to the States Secrecy Bureau regulations released in People's Daily. The moves underscore the Chinese leadership's ambivalent desire to exploit the Internet for business while constricting information considered threatening to communist rule. ''It's like saying you want to develop railroads and then throwing down a different gauge track not used anywhere else in the world,'' said William Soileau, an information technology lawyer with Denton Hall in Beijing. Perhaps most chilling for business are regulations ordering companies and individuals to register with the government, by next Monday, the software used to protect transfers of sensitive information. Forms require companies to hand over the serial numbers and list the employees using the software, possibly making it easier for the government to track use. So-called encryption software is used to prevent prying into everything from electronic mail to banking settlements. Popular products like Netscape Web browsers contain encryption software, as do some Microsoft products. China passed the regulations quietly in October. But the foreign business community became alarmed when the commission published a follow-up directive in November. That order said that foreign companies wishing to sell products using encryption software - such as programs that operate Web sites - would have to submit the source code, or software blueprints. Software deemed unacceptable would have to be replaced with Chinese encryption software. ''This can potentially compromise the trade secrets of companies,'' said Jay Hu of the United States Information Technology Office, an industry lobbying group. The clampdown also highlights government fears about the use of encrypted communications by political dissidents and the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement. Falun Gong followers have used e-mail and the Internet to meet and hold protests in defiance of a six-month ban. Chinese Web sites have displayed a liveliness unfound in the traditional and wholly state-controlled media. In recent months, Web sites have carried reports on tests of a new submarine-launched missile and a sprawling corruption scandal that has threatened to ensnare a senior party leader - both unreported by official media. That lack of restraint comes despite repeated government regulations meant to bring the Internet under control. China has set up a special police force to monitor the Internet and, in criminal trials, has accused political dissidents and leaders of Falun Gong of disseminating anti-government views and state secrets on the Web. Still, Internet use soars. Official media reported that in the last six months of 1999, users more than doubled from 4 million to 8.9 million. AP-NY-01-26-00 1434EST Copyright 2000 The Associated Press.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/26/2000 5:34:00 PM
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China clamps new controls over Internet BEIJING, Jan 26 (Reuters) - China clamped new controls over the Internet on Wednesday, announcing that web sites and their users would be held responsible for leaks of state secrets. Separately, a Shanghai newspaper said restrictive rules on Internet news content would be announced this month, including a ban on reporters hired by web sites. 22:01 01-25-00 ''All organisations and individuals are forbidden from releasing, discussing or transferring state secret information on bulletin boards, chat rooms or in Internet news groups,'' the State Bureau of Secrecy announced in rules carried in the People's Daily. China's definition of ''state secrets'' is so broad it can encompass anything not specifically approved for publication. The crime of leaking state secrets has been used in the past to jail journalists and is often invoked against opponents of the Communist Party. The rules require organisations with computer links to the Internet to set up a system safeguarding against leaks of state secrets. The Shanghai Daily said the State Press and Publication Administration was crafting rules on content that would pose a ''major challenge'' for domestic web sites. 22:19 01-25-00

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/26/2000 5:46:00 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

"Internet service providers are ordered to put up firewalls against foreign news and pornography sites and CNN is blocked, along with the New York Times and some BBC content." FEATURE-Chinese "Web worms" police themselves Updated 11:36 AM ET January 24, 2000 By Matt Pottinger BEIJING (Reuters) - In China's mushrooming Internet chat rooms, Big Brother may not be watching but Big Mama almost certainly is. "Big Mamas" are Web site employees who lead armies of volunteers patrolling chat rooms and bulletin boards, zapping risky political commentary, foul language and unwanted ads. The intricate system shows how Chinese users are taking it upon themselves to keep the Internet orderly -- a form of self-censorship designed to keep the Web out of the crosshairs of a government distrustful of the information flow. "It's a weird phenomenon, I know," Oliver Kwan, director of business development for popular Web site Netease.com, said. "But this shows how mature the Internet has grown in China. It's self-regulating." To be sure the ruling Communist Party constantly prowls for content that is politically subversive or sexually explicit. Internet service providers are ordered to put up firewalls against foreign news and pornography sites and CNN is blocked, along with the New York Times and some BBC content. Last year police arrested several members of the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement for using the Web to organize protests and spread their faith. Li Fujun, an associate professor in Henan province, was sentenced to four years in prison in part because he posted an essay on the Web that said Falun Gong could cure illness. Web portal sohu.com was forced to shut briefly last spring after a local reporter discovered a link to a pornographic site. Sohu.com pleaded ignorance and quickly removed the link. Many chat rooms were also ordered to suspend operations around the 10th anniversary of the bloody June 4, 1989, military crackdown on student protesters in Tiananmen Square. But the explosive addition of Internet users in China, whose ranks more than quadrupled last year to 8.9 million, has meant security officials face a flood of information when they attempt to vet the Web. Where discourse is most freewheeling, in myriad chat rooms and bulletin boards, the government is at its most hands-off. "Web worms," as Internet surfers are popularly known, are largely left to monitor themselves. QUEEN OF BIG MAMAS The queen of all "Big Mamas" may be Simon Shium at netease.com. From a computer at his cramped desk, the self-avowed Web addict and former accountant oversees a hierarchy of hundreds of volunteers he has vested with virtual patrol badges and the power to censor. Around the clock hundreds of Shium's "board masters" preside over their favorite netease chat rooms. "Stick to the topic," they sternly admonish when online conversations stray from advertised themes such as romantic relationships, ancient history, technology and philosophy. Chatters who engage in digital cursing or shrill criticism of the government watch as their comments vanish from screens and repeat offenders have their chat room accounts revoked. Shium, a shy 26-year-old, is a product of the system over which he now holds sway. Seduced by the Internet while working as a hotel accountant in the southern island province of Hainan, he became a fixture in in a local cyber-cafe. "I was hogging the computer and the owner was constantly glaring at me," Shium recalled with a grin as he jumped around chat rooms, checking in with board masters and responding to messages from his fans. In one session, he recalls, he planted himself in front of the computer on a Friday evening and did not log off until it was time for work on the Monday. "I've cut back to about 16 hours a day," he said deadpan. Shium's constant online presence as a volunteer supervisor of chat rooms caught the attention of netease founder William Ding, who asked him to take a salaried position last summer as a Big Mama in Beijing. 'BASIC FREEDOM OF SPEECH' "There's no strict standard for what may stand and what must be erased," he said as he vetted a puckish poem about deposed former Communist Party chief Zhao Ziyang posted on one bulletin board. "We have basic freedom of speech," he said, allowing the poem to stand. Kwan said volunteers' jobs are made easier because little incendiary political commentary shows up in the first place. "Contrary to what people in the West have imagined, there's very little negative or political material posted," he said. "The hottest bulletin boards are love and relationships." He attributed the phenomenon to political apathy among young Chinese. "If you're always a bad boy you're going to get bored, and people will get bored with you," he said. A former Ministry of Information official offered another view about the lack of political commentary: self-protection. "It's a matter of looking after your own survival and safety. That's the attitude people are taking when they get on the Web," the official said, adding that authorities can trace comments back to Web users. "If a Web site exhibits political issues, it's suicide for the site."

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/27/2000 10:36:00 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

Auric, do you know anyone that could get a copy of this law suit? On August 6, 1999, the Company settled litigation with a Canadian brokerage firm captioned as Canaccord Capital Corporation ("Canaccord") vs. Dynatec International, Inc., Civil No. 2:98-cv-420C, that had been pending in the United States District Court for the District of Utah. Canaccord initially sued seeking injunctive relief and money damages stemming from the Company's allegedly wrongful cancellation of 125,000 shares of the Company's common stock in January 1998. Canaccord claimed that it suffered damage from a market shortage and deficiency to various accounts which had previously been sold by Canaccord as a result of the allegedly wrongful cancellation of shares. On July 17, 1998, the District Court entered a preliminary injunction requiring the Company to reissue 125,000 shares in the name of CEDE & Company, as the market clearing house, to replace the alleged market shortage. The court preserved Canaccord's remaining claims for money damages and the return of an additional block of shares alleged to have been wrongfully cancelled. The Company named various third party defendants to whom it believes the shares may have been improperly issued and is seeking either recovery of the shares or the recovery of damages. Pursuant to the global settlement, the Company and the other parties to the litigation stipulated to the dismissal of the lawsuit and the entry by the court of an order making its preliminary injunction order permanent.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/27/2000 11:03:00 AM
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"However, alleges Amazon's complaint, Mann unilaterally removed the restricted legend from the shares, transferred them to First Concorde, and began selling them on the open market through brokerages JB Oxford, of Beverly Hills, and Canaccord Capital Corp., of Vancouver, British Columbia." -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Las Vegas SUN -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- October 22, 1998 LV health supplement firm in complicated battle By John Wilen <wilen@lasvegassun.com> LAS VEGAS SUN Las Vegas herbal medicine company Amazon Natural Treasures Inc. is locked in a legal battle with a group of off-shore brokers it claims stole and began illegally trading shares of its restricted stock. At the same time, the company is orchestrating a "short squeeze" against investors who have sold the very same shares of stock short. This planned squeeze was helped along by a federal court's Oct. 2 decision granting an Amazon demand that two brokers stop trading some 4.48 million restricted shares the company says it was hoodwinked into issuing to offshore brokerages earlier this year. If the squeeze works, said Amazon President Mike Sylver, it "is going to end all short selling in this country as we know it." In short-selling, an investor makes money if a stock declines. The investor borrows shares of a stock, typically from a broker, and sells them at the going rate. After the stock declines, that investor repurchases the shares at the lower price, returning them to the broker from whom they were borrowed. The investor's profit is the difference between the higher price at which he or she sold the borrowed shares and the lower price at which he or she bought the replacement shares. Short selling can backfire. If the investor guesses wrong and the stock increases in value, the borrowed shares still have to be replaced, or "covered" in investment parlance. In a short squeeze, a company deliberately limits the supply of its stock, driving up the price and forcing all investors with short positions to cover their borrowings at highly inflated prices. The goal is to punish short sellers, who many companies believe intentionally push stock prices down to make profits from short selling. Amazon's Sylver claims unscrupulous investors are short-selling Amazon shares that are not even supposed to be trading in the first place. Sylver claims the company was tricked into sending 4.48 million shares to Joseph Andy Mann, managing director of First Concorde Securities Ltd., a brokerage with offices in Nevis, West Indies, and Cancun, Mexico. In a complaint filed in U.S. District Court last month, Amazon says it agreed in March to sell two First Concorde clients -- Whitecliffe Investment Fund Ltd. and Shoreline Securities Ltd., both also of Cancun -- 4 million shares for $1 million. Amazon sent the shares, along with 480,000 shares Mann asked to borrow, to Whitecliffe and Shoreline, but the money was never paid, Sylver says. Sylver explained the shares were marked restricted, and were not to be re-sold until 40 days after Mann sent Amazon the money. However, alleges Amazon's complaint, Mann unilaterally removed the restricted legend from the shares, transferred them to First Concorde, and began selling them on the open market through brokerages JB Oxford, of Beverly Hills, and Canaccord Capital Corp., of Vancouver, British Columbia. When Amazon found out the shares were being traded, the company threatened to cancel them. That prompted Mann to file suit in California demanding that the company honor its agreement. Mann claims he and Sylver orally renegotiated the sales price to $78,000 in cash and 200,000 shares in a company called Back & Neck Inc., a renegotiation Sylver denies ever occurred. Amazon does not accuse any of the brokers named in its suit of short-selling. But short selling became possible only after the shares hit the open market in March, says Sylver. Before that time, the company's stock was closely held and did not trade very often. From March to July, the company's stock declined from nearly $3 to as low as 5/32. Trading volume, which had never passed 200,000 shares per day before March, has risen that high or higher numerous times since. Since the company filed its lawsuit in September, the New York Depository Trust Corp. (DTC) which holds most physical stock certificates, has frozen trading of Amazon shares. Investors, anticipating a squeeze in which short sellers will have to scramble to cover their positions at any price, bid the stock back up to nearly $2 in early September. The stock closed at 1 5/16 Wednesday. On Oct. 2, Las Vegas District Court Judge Lloyd George denied a request filed by Mann to dismiss the suit and instead ordered JB Oxford and Canaccord to cease selling Amazon shares. That ruling will have minimal effect until the DTC releases its freeze on the stock. When Amazon filed its lawsuit, the DTC agreed to the company's request for a freeze, a move that essentially makes it impossible for short investors to cover their positions. Amazon will now ask the court to order the DTC to release the freeze, and return the disputed shares to Amazon. At the same time, Amazon is asking all shareholders to ask for physical copies of their share certificates, and requiring all shareholders to exchange their shares with the company for new shares with a new registration number. According to court documents, more than 700,000 shares have been sold on the open market through JB Oxford and Canaccord. The remainder of the 4.48 million shares are held in accounts by those two brokerages. Sylver claims 2.8 million shares have been sold short. If the DTC-held shares are returned to Amazon, the number of free-trading Amazon shares will drop, presumably forcing the price up further and making it extremely difficult for short sellers to cover. For instance, an investor who borrowed 100,000 shares of the stock at 50 cents hoping to profit from a decline would have to come up with $150,000 to replace those shares if the stock rises to $2. Investors who sold more shares short, or who borrowed at even lower prices, would have to come up with even more cash to cover. The squeeze will be completed by the company's request that stockholders place requests for physical share certificates. Sylver anticipates that many brokers will be unable to fulfill their requests. The reason: the investors who borrowed the shares won't have the cash to replace them. Sylver anticipates shareholder lawsuits against brokers, and broker lawsuits against borrowing investors who can't replace the borrowed shares. And the bottom line, Sylver says, is that many brokers will be very reluctant to loan shares to short sellers in the future. Whether all this works as Sylver plans remains to be seen. Several contributors to message boards on the Silicon Investor stock information Web site contend that Amazon is unscrupulous itself, and that the company is being investigated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and NASDAQ stock exchange. Sylver denies these charges and alleges himself that the Silicon Investor contributors are short selling investors trying to drive down the company's stock value who are being investigated themselves.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/27/2000 11:36:00 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

Dynatec Reports On Canaccord Litigation And Other Legal Matters -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynatec International, Inc. (Nasdaq: DYNX) announces that Canaccord Capital Corporation, a Canadian broker/dealer, filed an action against the Company in the U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City, Utah on June 16, 1998. The action seeks an order compelling the issuance of 125,000 shares of common stock of the Company and monetary damages. The Company has filed a counterclaim against Canaccord and third party claims against other entities for damages and for declaratory judgement as to competing claims to the disputed 125,000 shares of Dynatec stock. Canaccord and the Company agree that the Company, or its transfer agent, had erroneously over-issued shares of stock to Canaccord in early 1997. In September 1997, Canaccord tendered shares to the transfer agent of the Company and directed the transfer agent to cancel the shares represented by the tendered certificates in acknowledgment of the over issuance. Management of the Company believed that additional shares had been over issued. The disputed certificate, No. 21625, was subsequently returned to the transfer agent and then canceled at the direction of the Board of Directors of the Company. This action was taken by the Company based upon the understanding of management that the entity believed by the Company to be holding the beneficial interest in the certificate had not paid for the shares, and was not a holder in due course or a "protected person" under applicable Uniform Commercial Code provisions. On August 3, 1998 the Court entered an order granting a preliminary injunction in favor of Canaccord and compelling the issuance of a stock certificate to Canaccord's designee for the disputed 125,000 shares of stock. If one of the other entities now named in the litigation should subsequently establish a right to the issuance of 125,000 shares of the stock of the Company, Dynatec may be required to issue additional shares. This action would result in a dilution to the shareholders of the Company. Dynatec intends to continue to pursue its claim for damages and declaratory relief in this litigation. As disclosed in the Form SB-2 registration statement of the Company filed with the SEC on June 26, 1998, the Company has received a telephonic contact from the SEC indicating that the SEC anticipates filing an administrative proceeding in the later part of calendar year 1998 against various individuals and entities which had engaged in business transactions with a British Columbia corporation and/or a non-U.S. business trust. The SEC representative indicated that the Company and its chief executive officer may be named in such agency action. The Company has submitted a Wells Submission to the SEC to clarify its position as to why it and its CEO should not be named in the administrative proceeding. The Company did enter into two 1994 subscription agreements with the British Columbia corporation and two simultaneous subscription agreements with the business trust in early 1995. However, none of the transactions were fully consummated and the Company received no consideration with regard to the transactions. The Company believes that its actions involving the four referenced subscription agreements are significantly different from the transactions engaged in with such entities by other public companies. In this regard, the Company insisted on the use of a different restrictive legend on its stock certificates which were to be held in escrow pursuant to the proposed transactions. Further, the Company made a press release on the day following all transactions. Such actions were intended to immediately put all third parties, and the investigating public, on notice of the unpaid nature of the subscriptions. The SEC representative has stated that the sole remedy which might be pursued against the Company would be a cease and desist order precluding the Company from engaging in transactions of this nature. The Company has not pursued any such transaction since early 1995 and has no intention of doing so. The SEC representative has also indicated that the staff is not recommending any monetary penalties against the Company. The SEC further acknowledges that, unlike other companies under investigation in the matter, the Company had received no funds in the transactions and that no disgorgement of proceeds would be sought. Based upon this information, the Company does not anticipate any material financial statement impact as a result of the referenced investigation. For a period of approximately one year, the NASD has requested from the Company through several letters certain documents related to the foregoing litigation, stock transactions and related matters. The Company is traded on the Nasdaq SmallCap market and has a contractual obligation to provide such requested information. The Company has cooperated in providing such documentation. The Board of Directors of the Company has unanimously approved an investigation of the foregoing transactions and matters, the Company's relationship and practices with the Company's transfer agent, certain related party transactions and other issues which were the subject of a recent preliminary inquiry conducted by certain members of the Board of Directors, the actions of officers of the Company with regard to such matters, and other related and unrelated corporate activities to assure that proper safeguards and policies are in place or are implemented which will assist the Board of Directors in monitoring the business activities of the Company. The Board is to be assisted in this review by independent outside counsel who will coordinate his efforts with current corporate counsel. If you have any questions regarding this press release, please feel free to contact the investor relations company, Veritas at 1-800-773-7317. SOURCE Dynatec International, Inc. Copyright © 1998, PR Newswire, all rights reserved. You may now print or save this document.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/27/2000 5:50:00 PM
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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/27/2000 6:34:00 PM
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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/27/2000 9:04:00 PM
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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/27/2000 9:11:00 PM
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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/28/2000 3:28:00 AM
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You have to love this one. They bombard the public with this email. Notice it was put out at 3:15:40 AM. They tell you about this great company and that they even give to the actual press release they say they are putting out at 10:30 A.M. Yes thats right 10:30 A.M. Below at the bottom is the actual release but they were off on the timing since it was 9:59 A.M. when it hit the wires. The stock spikes up from the open trapping the suckers in then closes up 1/8th for the day. Amazing. I am bias in my opinion though since otcinternetstocks.com is the same company that promoted ZSUN.Not only that but this company now joins zsun in there index otcinternetstocks.com Subj: Subscriber Alert -- Focus Stock of the Week -- NetStaff (NTSF) Date: 1/27/00 3:15:40 AM Eastern Standard Time From: subscribe@otcinternetstocks.com Reply-to: subscribe@otcinternetstocks.com To: subscribe@otcinternetstocks.com We have received numerous e-mails and telephone calls over the past two weeks looking for basically the same thing - A new stock or IPO in the B2B marketplace. This company should be first-to-market with a strong management team with the opportunity to capitalize on an enormous market. We have now found that company! Actually we found it about a week ago just before we announced the company as an addition to our Focus30 portfolio. The company is NetStaff, Inc. (OTC BB: NTSF). Quick Points: · The company has only been trading for 10 days · They are a first-to-market Business-to-Business Internet company in the untapped $100 billion Temporary Staffing industry · The company is lead by a tenured management team For this reason - NetStaff is our Focus Company of the Week. We gave just released an interview with the President, Patrick Rylee and would suggest everyone take a look and do some due diligence on NetStaff. Below is the press release we will issue this morning at 10:30 am ___________________________________________________________ NetStaff, Inc. Selected by OTC Internet stocks.com for Prestigious 'Focus 30' List -- Interview with CEO now available. Orlando, FL --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000--OTCInternetStocks.com, an online community for Internet-related stocks that trade on the OTC Bulletin Board today announced its interview with Patrick Rylee, President and CEO of NetStaff, Inc. (OTCBB:NTSF) which is now available on its Web-site at www.otcinternetstocks.com. NetStaff, Inc. is a San Francisco, CA based company trading on the OTC:BB Symbol ("NTSF") a first-to-market company focused on consolidating the $100 billion staffing market Online (www.netstaff.com). NetStaff, Inc. has also been included in OTCInternetStocks.com proprietary Focus30 Portfolio. The independent portfolio is a selection of the site's opinion of the "best and brightest Internet companies that the OTC Bulletin Board has to offer." "Our Focus 30 Section is our proprietary index of the 30 companies that we feel are destined for bigger and better things in the future. Some of these companies are quite actively traded, while others are thinly traded. It is our belief that these companies have the business models, the management, the financial resources, the technology and the marketing savvy to be able to build a strong company well into the future," said Peter Scott of OTCInternetStocks.com. "Through time, we will update the list, placing only those companies that are the most promising and continually meet or exceed their goals and objectives. It is our contention that these companies are worthy of further due diligence, as they may be successful in driving superior shareholder value into the future". Focus30 is a purely independent portfolio. NetStaff, Inc. paid no compensation for the report, and there is no long or short position in NTSF stock held by those associated with the report. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," "intend to" and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings, and other risks. The report is an editorial news story and should not be relied upon to make an investment decision. The report provides no implication regarding the performance of NetStaff, Inc. stock. The opinions expressed in the Focus30 report are independent, and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of NetStaff, Inc. For NetStaff, Inc. Capital Media Group Corporation David Wood Brokers and Investors: 800/437-3551 capitalmediagroup.com ----------------------- Headers -------------------------------- Return-Path: <subscribe@otcinternetstocks.com> ============================================ Then at 9:59 EASTERN Time the press release hits the wires Want to send this story to another AOL member? Click on the heart at the top of this window. NetStaff, Inc. Selected by OTCInternetstocks.com for Prestigious 'Focus 30' List -- Interview With CEO Now Available ORLANDO, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 27, 2000-- OTCInternetStocks.com, an online community for Internet-related stocks that trade on the OTC Bulletin Board today announced its interview with Patrick Rylee, President and CEO of NetStaff, Inc. (OTCBB:NTSF) which is now available on its Web-site at www.otcinternetstocks.com. NetStaff, Inc. is a San Francisco-based company trading on the OTC:BB Symbol ("NTSF") a first-to-market company focused on consolidating the $100 billion staffing market Online (www.netstaff.com). NetStaff, Inc. has also been included in OTCInternetStocks.com proprietary Focus30 Portfolio. The independent portfolio is a selection of the site's opinion of the "best and brightest Internet companies that the OTC Bulletin Board has to offer." "Our Focus 30 Section is our proprietary index of the 30 companies that we feel are destined for bigger and better things in the future. Some of these companies are quite actively traded, while others are thinly traded. It is our belief that these companies have the business models, the management, the financial resources, the technology and the marketing savvy to be able to build a strong company well into the future," said Peter Scott of OTCInternetStocks.com. "Through time, we will update the list, placing only those companies that are the most promising and continually meet or exceed their goals and objectives. It is our contention that these companies are worthy of further due diligence, as they may be successful in driving superior shareholder value into the future." Focus30 is a purely independent portfolio. NetStaff, Inc. paid no compensation for the report, and there is no long or short position in NTSF stock held by those associated with the report. This news release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the "Act"). In particular when used in the preceding discussion, the words "plan," "confident that," "believe," "expect," "intend to" and similar conditional expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act and are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results could differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statements. Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, market conditions, competitive factors, the ability to successfully complete additional financings, and other risks. The report is an editorial news story and should not be relied upon to make an investment decision. The report provides no implication regarding the performance of NetStaff, Inc. stock. The opinions expressed in the Focus30 report are independent, and do not necessarily reflect the viewpoint of NetStaff, Inc. CONTACT: Stock News Media Corp., Orlando Ed Koziol, 407/658-7760 admin@otcinternetstocks.com or For NetStaff, Inc. Capital Media Group Corporation David Wood Brokers and Investors: 800/437-3551 capitalmediagroup.com KEYWORD: FLORIDA CALIFORNIA BW1286 JAN 27,2000 6:59 PACIFIC 9:59 EASTERN Registrant: Visibility Interactive 2705 East Church Street 2nd Floor Orlando, FL 32803 US Registrar..: Register.com (http://www.register.com) Domain Name: OTCINTERNETSTOCKS.COM Created on..............: Fri, Jul 16, 1999 Expires on..............: Sun, Jul 15, 2001 Record last updated on..: Fri, Oct 08, 1999 Administrative Contact: Scott, Peter pscott@visibility-consulting.com 407-262-2743 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Internic, Registrar internic-free@register.com 212-594-9880 Domain servers in listed order: DNS1.INTERLAND.NET 208.233.88.10 DNS2.INTERLAND.NET 208.233.88.15 Register your domain name at register.com NTSF - NETSTAFF INC Exchange: OTCBB Delay: at least 15 minutes Last Price: 4 at 15:56 EST Change: Up 1/8 (+3.23%) High: 4.562 at 10:18 EST Low: 3.812 at 15:25 EST Open: 3.937 Previous Close: 3 7/8 on 1/26 Volume: 2,280,900 Currency Units: US Dollar Confirm all data with your broker or financial advisor before trading. 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To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/28/2000 9:27:00 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

A little more on Netsgaff's trading before that release clearly shows that someone was buying before that release, the high volume of 2,278,000 and showing that the stock was only up 1/8% shows that there was a big seller that sold into the fluff press release. NETSGAFF INC Prices Available: 01/14/00 through 01/27/00 Ticker: NTSF Date Volume High/Ask Low/Bid Close -------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- 01/24/00 23,400 3 7/16 3 3 1/16 01/25/00 110,900 4 1/2 3 3 3/4 01/26/00 58,200 4 5/16 3 5/8 3 7/8 01/27/00 2,278,000 4 9/16 3 13/16 4

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/28/2000 9:36:00 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

According to Peter Scott, Chief Community Strategist for OTCInternetStocks.com, "It is our belief that the companies represented in this "model portfolio" are the best and brightest Internet companies that the OTC Bulletin Board has to offer. Through our internal due diligence, in addition to the conversations we had during our interviews, we believe that these companies have significant advantages over many of their direct competitors, as well as their peers that trade on the Bulletin Board". "The factors considered most carefully were the talent that they have on board, their financial structure, their technology, their company's marketing savvy, the partnerships they have secured and overall direction they are taking with the company". stated Scott About OTCInternetStocks.com OTCInternetStocks.com is one of a number of industry-specific Internet sites developed by Stock News Media Corp. The Company provides compelling content direct from companies and industry experts. It is designed to increase the interactivity between companies, shareholders and potential investors, providing an invaluable tool to discover new investment opportunities. Stock News Media Corp. has not been compensated by any party for inclusion in this Model Portfolio nor does the company have any long or short position in any stock that it covers on the site. OTCInternetStocks.com also provides a free opt-in e-mail alert service to further advise investors on the latest news and events as they happen. Those who wish to subscribe may do so by going to otcinternetstocks.com or simply sending an e-mail to subscribe@otcinternetstocks.com.

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/28/2000 9:42:00 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 10354

And oh yes, this timimg on NTSF is what counted NetStaff Inc. Completes Reverse Merger SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 19, 2000--San Francisco-based NetStaff Inc. (OTCBB:NTSF) announced today that the company has completed its reverse merger into MAS Acquisition VIII Corp. to become a public company through its share exchange, reverse merger and name change which was filed on Sept. 16, 1999. The new merged company, NetStaff Inc. (NTSF) has a total of 13,500,000 common shares issued and outstanding. "We have been very pleased with the speed and success of the merger and we look forward to the growth potential and new opportunities that are available to us," says Patrick Rylee, president of NetStaff Inc. "The reverse merger, which has been in process since the middle of September, 1999 enables us to better leverage the $100 billion staffing industry in the U.S. with an increase in resources and added abilities to grow and expand." NetStaff Inc.'s online multiple listing service (MLS) provides the staffing and human resource professionals with a business to business e-commerce solution to increase hiring efficiencies and improve staffing company profitability. NetStaff is enhancing its web portal netstaff.com to offer content, commerce and communication relevant to the needs of the staffing industry professional. This press release by NTSF includes "forward looking statements" for purposes of the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that may involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause actual results, performance or achievements of NTSF to be materially different from any future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations at the time this material was prepared and actual results may differ materially from those projected in forward-looking statements. This information is not a recommendation to buy or sell the securities of NTSF. The statements and opinions presented are the views of NTSF and are subject to change. Merger Communications Inc. ("Merger") is a media relations firm employed by NTSF. Merger and NTSF believe that all information are accurate and complete based upon, among other things, assumptions made by, and information currently available to management of NTSF, including management's own knowledge and assessment of the staffing industry and competition. Merger, its officers, directors and employees currently own 24,000 common shares of NTSF. For its services, which include the preparation of press releases, Merger is entitled from NTSF, compensation consisting of $30,000 and 30,000 restricted common shares of NTSF. Merger typically has a long position in the securities of the companies in which it publishes information, and Merger may be buying or selling securities in the course of its regular business. CONTACT: NetStaff Inc., San Francisco Brennen McLean, 415/908-1015 (IR contact) or Merger Communications, Houston David Drake, 713/267-2328 (Press and media contact) KEYWORD: CALIFORNIA BW0602 JAN 19,2000 15:15 PACIFIC 18:15 EASTERN

To: Sir Auric Goldfinger who wrote (6669)	1/28/2000 10:17:00 AM
From: StockDung	Read Replies (5) \| Respond to of 10354

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