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To: Dealer who wrote (32989)	9/29/2000 3:20:04 PM
From: keefecat	Respond to of 35685

To all SI friends or foes of BIA I am someone who has known this woman for two years and what she is doing here is just a repetition of what she has done to several other boards and clubs at yahoo. Her main objective is too get stock tips without doing any of her own research and to destroy leaders of the board and take their place in what she perceives as the limelight. Her is a list of her battle plans (not in exact order). 1. She comes on all naïve (I am just a novice, blah, blah, everyone here is so knowledgeable, I am in awe, blah, blah, etc.) and needy, trying to ingratiate herself to whom she perceives as the leader(s) of the board. 2. Then she does favors and/or kind acts while getting the lay of the land. 3. Tests the rules/customs of the board. 4. Pumps those she sees as successful investors for tips and info on their holdings 5. Befriends those who she feel she can manipulate and sends lots of e-mails and will ask for home ph #’s 6. Starts’ trading by copying other’s stock picks/strategies and then posts or emails asking what to do now if the stock acts not as expected. 7. Attacks the credibility of various posters, and finally goes after the leader(s) using every trick in her bag. 8. Full on war with no pretense of being fair or honest. Divide and conquer! Also likes to make vague threats of legal action. I am sure I have left some out, but you get the idea. How do I know this? I befriended her about a year ago and defended her on the yahoo boards taking horrible flaming in the process. When many other posters (who knew her longer) tried to tell me, I was stubborn and would not listen. Big mistake on my part! When another poster (a good friend of mine tried to help her with advice on investing and finding good boards) she repaid him by applauding racial slurs aimed at him, making fun of his trades and getting off when he had any losses. When I tried to extract myself from her she became abusive and published my real name and where I lived on a yahoo board many times. She also did the same to a male poster who rebuffed her romantic advances. This person is really vicious, cunning and deliberate in what she is doing. She is in 7th heaven watching how she has caused many porchers to turn on one another. Those that do not take heed of this warning will regret it.

To: Dealer who wrote (32989)	9/29/2000 4:25:24 PM
From: Annette	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

A BOX FULL OF KISSES The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight and he became infuriated when the child tried to decorate a box to put under the Christmas tree. Nevertheless, the little girl brought the gift to her father the next morning and said, "This is for you,Daddy." He was embarrassed by his earlier overreaction, but his anger flared again when he found the box was empty. He yelled at her, Don't you know when you give someone a present, there's supposed to be something inside it?" The little girl looked up at him with tears in her eyes and said, "Oh, Daddy, it's not empty, I blew kisses into the box. All for you, Daddy. The father was crushed. He put his arms around his little girl, and he begged for her forgiveness. An accident took the life of the child only a short time later and it is told that the man kept that gold box by his bed for many years and whenever he was discouraged, he would take out an imaginary kiss and remember the love of the child who had put it there. In a very real sense, each of us as humans, have been given a gold container filled with unconditional love and kisses from our children, friends, family, or God. There is no more precious possession anyone could hold. You now have two choices, you can: 1) Pass this on to your friends; or 2) Delete it and act like it didn't touch your heart. As you can see, I took choice number 1 - Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly. Happiness is not pleasure, it is victory. Live today like its the last day of your life; treat others as you would like them to treat you; always end the conversation with a smile . . .