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Okay-- TA people.  I'm a newbie.

So a question for you:  what does TA tell us to do / look for given this afternoon's runup?

(we all knew it was a great stock, but wow)

I got in yesterday AM with 200K shares (sounds impressive, at least).  I've been watching this thing, but it's pretty stagnant.

Anyone have any advice? 

Shawfund did give us a little head's up-- I meant to research it today....

>>Actually the semi earnings so far are quite good such as AMD, MU, ATYT, etc.

Congrats on your 10K, Shawfund.  Now how'd you do it?

I sold out of this as well, but one of the reasons why I thought they were headed upwards was because of the success of their new ad campaign.  (Granted, I'm an advertising guy...)

I've been seeing the ads all the time -- they're pushing their new Samsonite Spinners hard and I think it's pretty compelling.  Stupid reason to buy a stock, I know....but I figured that it would put the company in a higher profile than it had been for years..

here is another positive review of their ad:  http://slate.msn.com/id/2116521/

But I still sold out....

(the press release)

http://www.sun.com/2005-1004/feature/index.html

Sun and Google Expand Technology Reach And Global Opportunity
Multi-year, Strategic Agreement Promotes Java Technology and Google Toolbar

MOUNTAIN VIEW, CALIF., - October 4, 2005 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Google Inc. today announced an agreement to promote and distribute their software technologies to millions of users around the world. The agreement aims to make it easier for users to freely obtain Sun's Java Runtime Environment (JRE), the Google Toolbar and the OpenOffice.org office productivity suite, helping millions of users worldwide to participate in the next wave of Internet growth.

Under the agreement, Sun will include the Google Toolbar as an option in its consumer downloads of the Java Runtime Environment on http://java.com. In addition, the companies have agreed to explore opportunities to promote and enhance Sun technologies, like the Java Runtime Environment and the OpenOffice.org productivity suite available at http://www.openoffice.org.

"As a leader in free and open source software, Sun has long recognized that network innovation is vital to the evolution of the global economy," said Scott McNealy, chief executive officer, Sun Microsystems. "Working with Google will make our technologies available more broadly, increase options for users, lower barriers and expand participation worldwide. Free and open source technologies, such as OpenOffice.org, OpenSolaris and Java, have never been safer or offered more choices."

"Google and Java are two of the most widely recognized technology brands because they provide users with online tools that enhance their lives on a day to day basis. The Google Toolbar offers useful Internet search services while Java enables richer interactive content. We look forward to exploring other related areas of collaboration," said Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google.

TATA is a very large Indian conglomerate and a very blue-chip firm.  It's very well-respected and does everything under the sun.  From steel to software and everything in between.

TATA Motors used to be known as TELCO.

TELCO (Tata Engineering and Locomotives Ltd) is a company of Tata group of companies which produces automobiles for the Indian Market. Its product range for goods and passenger transport.

Seven out of ten medium and heavy commercial vehicles in India bear the Tata mark, widely trusted in India. The Indica V2 - India's only fully indigenously designed and manufactured passenger car - has been a great commercial success.

(while I knew most of this, here's some attribution for posterity:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tata_Group )

Interesting related milk-beverage company: http://www.macfarmsinc.com/

The Investor Relations link on the page is down, but they just made the San Jose Mercury News' Good Morning Silicon Valley with this quote:

"You still get the effect of carbonation, but you don't walk around burping all day long."
-- Mac Farms President George Clark extols the virtues of e-Moo, the company's carbonated skim milk drink