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To: Spekulatius who wrote (40513)	12/10/2010 10:31:07 AM
From: Jurgis Bekepuris	Respond to of 78748

Told ya that takeovers/buyouts are very unpredictable. :) No position.

To: Spekulatius who wrote (40513)	12/10/2010 5:38:44 PM
From: voodooist	Respond to of 78748

Spekulatius, I too messed up on BEC, buying at/near the lows and flipping out for a small profit (46.65) on my way to 90% cash. Next time I'll post my sells to help y'all. OTOH, I sold a bunch of THC today (probably prematurely, TAKE NOTE) at 6.51. And a former very small holding, ESL, just keeps on trucking. I have never been so out of synch with the market as I am now. Cash, a truckload of BMY and PFE, and some penny stuff.

To: Spekulatius who wrote (40513)	2/7/2011 10:29:02 AM
From: E_K_S	Respond to of 78748

Good call Spekulatius. I have been watching this one for a long time but never picked up a position. It looks like they got 35% more than when you first posted the article update on 12/10/2010. RE: Beckman Coulter, Inc. Common St(NYSE: BEC ) Feb. 7, 2011, 8:58 a.m. EST Danaher to buy Beckman Coulter for $6.8 billion Investors bid shares of both companies higher marketwatch.com From the article:"...Danaher, a conglomerate that owns the Craftsman hands-tool brand as well as businesses in electronic testing, dental technologies and monitoring products, said Beckman Coulter’s portfolio would complement its existing life-sciences and diagnostics businesses...." -------------------------------------------------------------------- I wonder if the remaining diagnostic companies will carry a premium given the level of interest in this offer? Are there any others you follow? I have a small position in Covidien plc (COV) but they are not really in the diagnostic sector. EKS