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To: Tim Luke who wrote (2407)	9/27/1998 2:15:00 PM
From: Twiford	Respond to of 7247

Tim: Lots of good picks this week. I like Daniel's Mtic and Jan's Mspg especially. (I think I gave credit to the right people). I am trying to avoid the much touted picks that also look good (dell,osi,hboc,etc.) and find something a little off the beaten path. Hopefully, this will be of some benefit to the thread. This is what I did last week with IMN. Oh well, I ended up in the middle but with a small profit. My pick for the week is: SERO (Serologicals Corp.) TA looks good IMO Good luck to all in the coming week... Sam

To: Tim Luke who wrote (2407)	9/27/1998 2:25:00 PM
From: Nazbuster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7247

Tim, I've a question that I've been wanting to ask for a long time but keep forgetting to do so. I just remembered: You and others on SI have, for a long time, discussed the influence the MM's, other big players, and potential merger talks have on prices. Frequently, we speak of stock prices being driven down because "THEY" want it to drop prior to expiration. We talk about stocks that are flat prior to earnings by saying that prices would be higher if earnings were going to exceed estimates. All of this kind of talk is premised upon the idea that someone ELSE has knowledge that WE do not have. Do you REALLY think there are sufficient INFORMED insiders around to have a significant overall influence on a stock's price, where the knowledge is not generally available to the public? Don't you think this INFORMED GROUP would include the savvy investors on SI who have demonstrated an outstanding ability to dig out information? Apparently not, since we all endlessly discuss and speculate over what the real facts are. I guess what I'm saying is that I have a hard time believing that prices are "controlled" by some undefined group of people with inside information. If, however, the GSCO's and MLCO's of the world trade a very big percentage of a stock's volume for their own account, then I can see that they COULD influence prices. Do you think the big brokers and fund managers, based upon privy knowledge, are doing this in sufficient volume to influence the trends?

To: Tim Luke who wrote (2407)	9/27/1998 7:29:00 PM
From: BomboochaBoy	Respond to of 7247

Tim, how's the surf? Flat to a foot on Oahu's south shore. But what do I care? I don't surf. Just food for thought, you stock-picking, wave-riding fiend, you. Contest pick? Count me in for Azteca TV (TZA) again. Why? Aaah, same reason I like TBR and UBB (no holdings right now): Da Bailout! Nuff said. Have a great week. Paul

To: Tim Luke who wrote (2407)	9/27/1998 7:29:00 PM
From: Smooth Drive	Respond to of 7247

Hello Tim, MU please. Take care, Eric

To: Tim Luke who wrote (2407)	9/27/1998 7:46:00 PM
From: Nazbuster	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 7247

Tim, Can you take a stab at my question in #reply-5854030?

To: Tim Luke who wrote (2407)	9/27/1998 8:46:00 PM
From: Dave Shares	Respond to of 7247

Hi Tim, I'm going to try SMTK this week. Looks like it is reversing, some dark clouds in its past, maybe some sunny skies ahead. If not this week, I think the stock will gain at least 50% in the not too distant future. Good luck to all this week. David p.s. not to belabor the subject, but NO ONE should ever buy a stock on anyone else's recommendation. EACH TRADER must take responsibility for his or her own actions. I view what others say as an introduction for me to learn more about a company and based on what I find out from MY OWN RESEARCH, I then make the decision as to whether or not to buy. THE DECISION IS AND MUST BE MINE AND MINE ALONE.