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To: Voltaire who wrote (18977)	5/15/2000 9:36:00 PM
From: pinhi	Respond to of 35685

Hell yea, all or nothin'. Hero or goat. Life is short. Just Do It! Pinhi

To: Voltaire who wrote (18977)	5/15/2000 9:46:00 PM
From: pinhi	Respond to of 35685

Anyone notice Asian WSJ story on QCOM S&P thread about China Unicom upgrading their GSM network instead of going with CDMA? Pinhi

To: Voltaire who wrote (18977)	5/16/2000 12:42:00 AM
From: LBstocks	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 35685

Echelon Up 24%, Continuing Last Wk's Surge On Deal >ELON Dow Jones News Service ~ May 15, 2000 ~ 2:15 pm EST (MORE) DOW JONES NEWS 05-15-00 02:15 PM DJ Echelon Up -2: Co's 'Biggest Deal' Propels Shrs >ELON By Anne Brady PHOENIX (Dow Jones)--Shares of Echelon Corp. (ELON) were up more than 23% late Monday, continuing to benefit from last week's announcement of a deal with Italian electric-utility company Enel SpA (EN), an analyst said. Shares of Echelon were up 10 11/16, to 56 1/4. About 4.6 million shares changed hands, about four times the average daily volume of 1.33 million. On Wednesday, the Palo Alto, Calif., developer of device networks said it had signed a preliminary agreement with Enel, under which Enel will integrate Echelon's LonWorks networks into its digital meter projects. "That is our biggest deal ever," Echelon spokeswoman Lyn Balisteri said. Analyst Ara Mizrakjian of Robertson Stephens in New York said the Italian deal is probably the main factor continuing to propel the stock, which was up about 30% the day of the announcement and another 10.5% on Friday. "The Italian deal is actually a pretty big deal," Mizrakjian said. "There doesn't need to be anything else (to drive the stock up)." (MORE) DOW JONES NEWS 05-15-00 03:30 PM =DJ Echelon Up -3: Stock Hammered In March Selloff >ELON Robertson Stephens analyst Mizrakjian noted that Echelon's stock price has been on a wild ride during the last 52 weeks, trading as low as 6 on Aug. 5 and as high as 113 on March 14. The stock seems to often move on company announcements, Echelon spokeswoman Balistreri observed. When Echelon announced last February that its largest user group, an organization of 140 companies in Germany, was recommending that its members also use the company's software, the stock shot up 52.2% in one day. Balistreri said the stock then got caught in the selloff that hit other technology companies and the market in general in March. Mizrakjian said the company was hit harder than some because of poor earnings and problems in the semiconductor industry. However, demand is growing in Europe among utility companies that want to provide so-called "sticky" services that create loyal customers, he said, which should help Echelon succeed into the future. -Anne Brady; Dow Jones Newswires; 602-258-2003 (END) DOW JONES NEWS 05-15-00 03:42 PM

To: Voltaire who wrote (18977)	5/16/2000 9:03:00 AM
From: uel_Dave	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 35685

Voltaire, your thoughts have been published siliconinvestor.com ------------------ Voltaire is someone who subscribes to the theory that the market is a marionette, and the strings are pulled by the big brokers - the ?Houses.? His approach to investment hinges on the belief similar to the Chief?s i.e., they drop the market to pick up cheap stock and then they run it up and unload to the little guy. Voltaire has faith that the ?Houses? won?t let the market drop too far if they have inventory of stock that they still want to unload. He wrote to Voltaire's Porch thread on May 9. . . The Clown Killers will have to wait. The Houses realize they have a small window for appreciation of their inventory until the fall and it is NOW. He has faith in their abilities to overpower all other market forces. Voltaire wrote on April 27. . . NOW - today you will get a lesson in - IT IS NOT THE NUMBERS THAT COUNT BUT HOW THE HOUSES DECIDE TO USE THEM. Hang in there and don't worry. This market is headed up. And he signed off. . . Voltaire The Anointed One By definition, the masters of conspiracies don?t let everyone in on their plans. If you believe that the invisible hand that controls the market is connected to a scheming brain, it would be nice to know what that brain is thinking. While there are those who look for clues in stock charts, Voltaire has chosen a metaphysical method. He apparently believes that ?Angels? are watching over him, and presumably also looking over the shoulder of the poobahs at the ?Houses.? Good to have friends in high places. These angels relay the ?jam du jour? to Monsieur Voltaire. He explained a little of how the process works to the Voltaire's Porch thread on April 25. . . The thing I do is just scan and listen very lightly. I scan the internet all the time but not in very much detail. I am always asking people what stocks they like but not in great detail. The angels handle the detail. You may remember before I started really buying NTAP I told the thread about this feeling that came over me the weekend of the stock crisis. I felt fantastic that weekend and I said it was because my angels had led me to NTAP. So there you have it corny or not.