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On Oct 19, 2:31 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
"D.Duck" wrote in message ... Ahhhh, JDSU. Back in the 90's when I was a very active investor, JDSU is one I "wish" I would have dabbled in. Made quite a bit of money leading up to the "bubble". Should have listened to Greenspan and his "irrational exuberance" speech. Oh well, I did very well and never complain. Now as I approach 70 it's much more conservative investments. I do have quite a bit of Intel stock, but I feel that's reasonably safe. "When" is gets over $30 I'll get out and buy a bunch of CDs. My have things changed for me as I get older and more cautious. You mean the Telecom bubble? That period was an amazing example of a technology based feeding frenzy based on hype. Companies were scrambling to acquire other companies that had anything at all to do with optical multiplexing filters. It's why OCLI is no more. I remember Corning bought a company called "CoreTec" for 1.4 billion. (that's with a "B"). CoreTec had been financed with a relatively small amount of venture capital money and had never produced or shipped a finished product. I met with the founder and president of CoreTec about a month before Corning's acquisition of them. We were discussing a possible joint venture between my company and them. He wanted to continue discussions but was up front and told me of a possible major event for them in the near future and had to hold off until after that decision. Corning ended up having to write the whole $ 1.4B off and it did a number on their stock. I had a feeling they would recover, so I bought in while they were low. Turns out it was a good move. I also hold a bit of JDSU. Eisboch Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of business. |
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On Oct 19, 12:31 am, "BillP" wrote:
wrote in message ps.com... On Oct 18, 2:06 pm, "BillP" wrote: wrote in message groups.com... On Oct 18, 10:50 am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message roups.com... On Oct 18, 8:24 am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... "Eisboch" wrote in message m... I've been called in to help out today at.... (gulp) .... *work*. A long-time customer is visiting and I have to provide some sense of corporate continuity. Gotta get this over with so Sam and I can go back to the boat. Eisboch So how did it go? Not bad. He awarded the company a $800+K contract for a new thin film system. Eisboch (still got the "touch") Wow! Hope you get a good chunk of that Went back to work myself this week, gonna' work on a local farm for the winter to get loosened up a little and trade off a little horsie time for my girls. Don't think I will be making as much as you did though Of course our work could be somewhat similar, I was off shoveling ****, how about you? Nah, I don't get any "chunk". I have a long term "consulting" deal that pays just about minimum wage, but keeps Mrs.E. and I eligible to participate in the company's health care program. When I was a kid living outside of New Haven, CT., I had a summer job mucking horse stalls for a guy that raised and trained thoughbred racing horses. Not for me. In addition to the .... well .... you know, I was also allergic to the hay dust. I swore I'd never do it again and I haven't, despite Mrs.E.'s three horses. If you want to get bored to tears, here's what I ended up doing for a living: http://www.vptec.com/ Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Not boring to me! Did you do much business with Corning Glass? Yes, quite a bit. And still do. Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Cool, had a cousin that worked in the lab at headquarters in Corning NY Sweeping the floors?- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - No, Stalker Dan. My name is not Dan, it's Irvin...........Walter Irvin.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Yeah, sure, Stalker Dan. |
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wrote in message oups.com... Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of business. After the telecom fiasco, Corning downsized, got rid of some weak product lines and focused back on their core business. The stock has slowly recovered from a low of about 2 bucks a share up to the mid to high 20's. Many years ago Corning developed the ceramic "rice" used in catalytic converters for gas powered cars. I was involved in the design, building, test and installation of several sputter deposition systems that coated the "rice" with the catalytic material. In addition to LCD glass (their primary business) and fiberoptics, Corning is the primary supplier of the catalytic material now required in the newer diesel powered trucks. I think I recall reading that by 2012 it will also be required in diesel powered boat applications. (Boating content :-) ) Eisboch |
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On Oct 19, 9:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of business. After the telecom fiasco, Corning downsized, got rid of some weak product lines and focused back on their core business. The stock has slowly recovered from a low of about 2 bucks a share up to the mid to high 20's. Many years ago Corning developed the ceramic "rice" used in catalytic converters for gas powered cars. I was involved in the design, building, test and installation of several sputter deposition systems that coated the "rice" with the catalytic material. In addition to LCD glass (their primary business) and fiberoptics, Corning is the primary supplier of the catalytic material now required in the newer diesel powered trucks. I think I recall reading that by 2012 it will also be required in diesel powered boat applications. (Boating content :-) ) Eisboch Wow, that's a lot of heat to disperse from the boat, assuming the converter will be inside the hull, which would probably be the case.... |
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wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 19, 9:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of business. After the telecom fiasco, Corning downsized, got rid of some weak product lines and focused back on their core business. The stock has slowly recovered from a low of about 2 bucks a share up to the mid to high 20's. Many years ago Corning developed the ceramic "rice" used in catalytic converters for gas powered cars. I was involved in the design, building, test and installation of several sputter deposition systems that coated the "rice" with the catalytic material. In addition to LCD glass (their primary business) and fiberoptics, Corning is the primary supplier of the catalytic material now required in the newer diesel powered trucks. I think I recall reading that by 2012 it will also be required in diesel powered boat applications. (Boating content -) ) Eisboch Wow, that's a lot of heat to disperse from the boat, assuming the converter will be inside the hull, which would probably be the case.... Maybe they'll have vertical stacks, ala semi tractors, with cut outs. |
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wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 19, 9:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message oups.com... Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of business. After the telecom fiasco, Corning downsized, got rid of some weak product lines and focused back on their core business. The stock has slowly recovered from a low of about 2 bucks a share up to the mid to high 20's. Many years ago Corning developed the ceramic "rice" used in catalytic converters for gas powered cars. I was involved in the design, building, test and installation of several sputter deposition systems that coated the "rice" with the catalytic material. In addition to LCD glass (their primary business) and fiberoptics, Corning is the primary supplier of the catalytic material now required in the newer diesel powered trucks. I think I recall reading that by 2012 it will also be required in diesel powered boat applications. (Boating content -) ) Eisboch Wow, that's a lot of heat to disperse from the boat, assuming the converter will be inside the hull, which would probably be the case.... Good point, although there's already quite a bit of heat generated by a pair of big diesels running anyway. The heat generated by the converters will obviously have to be carried away through a water cooled jacket or something. Have you read about the new diesel powered pickups? They go through a exhaust particulate filter regeneration process every once in a while. When they first came out, some Ford pickups were exhausting flames that started a couple of grass fires. Eisboch |
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On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:33:40 -0400, D.Duck wrote:
That was an interesting period. So many supposedly intelligent people in high places made some very not so intelligent business decisions. Seems to happen quite often. In the heady times of a boom, people forget bust is part of the cycle. The sub-prime situation is just another example. |
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"thunder" wrote in message news On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:33:40 -0400, D.Duck wrote: That was an interesting period. So many supposedly intelligent people in high places made some very not so intelligent business decisions. Seems to happen quite often. In the heady times of a boom, people forget bust is part of the cycle. The sub-prime situation is just another example. I have a theory about that, but I don't want Harry to get the idea that we think too much alike. Eisboch |
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John H. wrote:
On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 10:20:55 -0400, "Eisboch" wrote: "thunder" wrote in message news On Fri, 19 Oct 2007 06:33:40 -0400, D.Duck wrote: That was an interesting period. So many supposedly intelligent people in high places made some very not so intelligent business decisions. Seems to happen quite often. In the heady times of a boom, people forget bust is part of the cycle. The sub-prime situation is just another example. I have a theory about that, but I don't want Harry to get the idea that we think too much alike. Eisboch I know, the millions of new jobs are all crap jobs! Most of them are. Benefitless, low pay, serf-jobs. |
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On Oct 19, 9:50 am, "Eisboch" wrote:
wrote in message oups.com... On Oct 19, 9:38 am, "Eisboch" wrote: wrote in message roups.com... Seems as though Corning has always been an up and down kind of business. After the telecom fiasco, Corning downsized, got rid of some weak product lines and focused back on their core business. The stock has slowly recovered from a low of about 2 bucks a share up to the mid to high 20's. Many years ago Corning developed the ceramic "rice" used in catalytic converters for gas powered cars. I was involved in the design, building, test and installation of several sputter deposition systems that coated the "rice" with the catalytic material. In addition to LCD glass (their primary business) and fiberoptics, Corning is the primary supplier of the catalytic material now required in the newer diesel powered trucks. I think I recall reading that by 2012 it will also be required in diesel powered boat applications. (Boating content -) ) Eisboch Wow, that's a lot of heat to disperse from the boat, assuming the converter will be inside the hull, which would probably be the case.... Good point, although there's already quite a bit of heat generated by a pair of big diesels running anyway. The heat generated by the converters will obviously have to be carried away through a water cooled jacket or something. Have you read about the new diesel powered pickups? They go through a exhaust particulate filter regeneration process every once in a while. When they first came out, some Ford pickups were exhausting flames that started a couple of grass fires. Eisboch- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - Read an interesting article not long ago about trying to reclaim the heat energy. A good amount of the potential energy of gasoline or diesel fuel is wasted as heat. |
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