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To: scion who wrote (88139)	11/18/2004 10:25:58 PM
From: Buckey	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 122087

are you guys telling me that this TGTL at $13 on the pink sheets has over 100 Million shares out? EDIT look slike a R/S occured and maybe only 20 Million out but still a 50 MM plus Cap??????

To: scion who wrote (88139)	11/18/2004 10:27:21 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 122087

A. J. Nassar google.com

To: scion who wrote (88139)	11/18/2004 10:31:18 PM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 122087

A.J. Nassar has always been the master of the Grand Entrance, and he’s certainly doing that with the grand opening of Flooring America, the reincarnation of CarpetMax. “Flooring America will change the way business is done in the floorcovering industry,” Nassar says, promising that the organization will be the dominant force in floorcovering retailing within the next year, with more than 1,000 storefronts in the U.S. The fact is, Flooring America starts its new life with about 150 stores in 21 states. That means that the majority of Maxim’s 700 or so CarpetMax franchise stores have yet to buy into the program. Maxim would do well if it concentrated on getting its house in order today, rather than telling us what it will look like a year from now. Fact is, a lot of people in the floorcovering industry are getting pretty skeptical about the claims Maxim makes. 64.233.167.104

To: scion who wrote (88139)	11/19/2004 8:16:44 AM
From: StockDung	Respond to of 122087

State wants to shed bad image By JOAN BARRON Star-Tribune capital bureau Friday, November 19, 2004 Legislators are contemplating another step to erase Wyoming's image as a haven for diploma mills. The Joint Interim Committee is considering a bill that would require private degree-granting, post-secondary education institutions to be accredited by a U.S. Department of Education sanctioned accreditation association after July 1, 2010, in order to be licensed in Wyoming. Private institutions already licensed will be grandfathered in. Fred Hansen of the Wyoming Department of Education told Joint Interim Education Committee members Thursday that 17 post secondary institutions are licensed through the department, but only one is accredited, WyoTech in Laramie. Hansen said accredited schools do not accept credits from unaccredited institutions. Lisa Skiles-Parady, chief of staff to state Superintendent of Public Instruction Trent Blankenship, said the department has had many contacts from the press, mostly the national press, more recently from "60 Minutes II" which had a program on the now defunct Hamilton University in Evanston. The program commended the state, however, for strengthening its laws governing private universities. The Evanston institution, which had a religious exemption, had been granting bachelor's, master's and doctoral degrees for little coursework. Its graduates working in the federal government came under investigation by the General Accounting Office. "Our focus is to get out of the national media as the diploma mill state," Skiles-Parady said. Hansen said the State Board of Education is recommending the revocation of the licenses of four private colleges. Dr. Jerry Haenish, chancellor of Preston University and representing the Wyoming Private Schools Association, objected to the accreditation requirement, saying it would increase costs $10,000 to $100,000, which would be passed on to its foreign students. Preston University, he said, now has the flexibility to offer Master of Business Administration degrees globally to working adults in foreign countries who cannot afford to come to the U.S. for their educations. "Out intention is to make Wyoming a mecca for international education," Haenish said. But David Gering, director of Corporate Communications for Kennedy-Western University, said later in a telephone interview that his institution is moving along in obtaining accreditation. "For 10 years, we've been lobbying in the state to raise the bar on universities operating in the state," Gering said. The institution sought and helped obtain sponsors for a 2003 law that requires all applicants for licensed universities to pass a standardized test of their ability to read, write, speak and listen in English. Haenish, he said, favors a position that would roll back what the Legislature adopted in 2003. Capital bureau reporter Joan Barron can be reached at (307) 632-1244 or at joan.barron@casperstartribune.net.