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To: Pluvia who wrote (1556)	12/3/2003 4:02:43 PM
From: peter michaelson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1766

Nicely done. Congrats. The shorts are the good guys.

To: Pluvia who wrote (1556)	12/3/2003 4:03:03 PM
From: peter michaelson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1766

Nicely done. Congrats. The shorts are the good guys. I'm short and damn proud of it. Plus extra room in airline seats.

To: Pluvia who wrote (1556)	12/3/2003 6:13:31 PM
From: afrayem onigwecher	Respond to of 1766

Shonstrom Research Associates Initiates Coverage of 2000-08-15 09:18 (New York) Nano-Particle Producer, Altair International with a Speculative BUY Rating Shonstrom Research Associates Provides Proprietary Research Product to NASD Member PCS Securities CRD#23734. DENVER, Aug. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair International (Nasdaq: ALTI), a development stage company is expected to begin shipping commercial quantities of titanium dioxide nano-particles in this year's fourth quarter. The company's first market opportunity is for Altium TiNano 40 anatase crystals to be used as UV protection in skin care and cosmetic products. A second application is as an additive to a ceramic coating developed for the Navy that increases impact resistance 4 times. Nanotechnology (a nanometer equals one billionth of a meter) is the marriage of chemistry and engineering in building materials at the molecular level. Current nanomaterials increase strength and resilience, remove imperfections, lower weight and cost, and provide photo resistance. Over the next decade nanomaterials will influence "virtually every man-made object" according to the National Science and Technology Council. While many potential advances such as computing at the molecular level are years away, a number of commercial markets, on which Altair is focused, are just emerging. Altair's thin film process appears to produce a more consistently sized nano-particle at a lower cost than that of existing vapor and solution processes. Further, Altair's surface chemistry control methods and dopants can allow for variations in porosity, conductivity, photo catalytic activity and other desirable features not obtainable through these other technologies. Michael Shonstrom, President of Shonstrom Research Associates noted that the industry's only pure play, Nanophase Technologies (Nasdaq: NANX) currently has a market capitalization of $135 MM and the company's stock sells at a multiple of 52.1 x trailing twelve month revenues of $2.5 MM. Altair's nano-particle revenues could reach an estimated $5.0 MM in 2001. Further, the company is expected to announce a number of new applications and technological initiatives with significant industry partners over the next year. On a parallel path the company is developing a titanium ore deposit to add new production to $7 Billion mineral markets faced with diminishing sources of supply. Shonstrom Research Associates has initiated coverage with a speculative BUY rating and a 12 month price target of $9 per share. SOURCE Shonstrom Research Associates -0- 08/15/2000 /CONTACT: Amy Evans of Shonstrom Research Associates, 303-321-2392/ (ALTI NANX) CO: Shonstrom Research Associates; Altair International; Nanophase Technologies -0- Aug/15/2000 13:03 GMT EOS (PRN) Aug/15/2000 09:03 85 -0- (PRN) Aug/15/2000 13:18 GMT