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To: Slagle who wrote (65916)	7/4/2005 11:12:00 AM
From: shades	Respond to of 74559

Yes he is a riot. I can't believe that if he had the largest land holding company in the USA he only has a paltry 5 million, but if he is hanging out at 50 dollar a seat seminars then I guess I can believe it - I think he might be doing a BUD on us when he says he had the largest land holding in the USA - maybe your local library has the INC issue where he was featured and we can get some more info on his claims - but he does seem to know several prominent politicos and real estate guys from way back. For as widely listened as his show is, there doesn't seem to be a lot of info on him. 321gold.com Now if you want to meet a REAL BEAR - the next time mogambo guru goes to the silver conference in idaho you will see the angriest guy in economics - he is even more crazy than Mr. Phil - and guess what - he lives down here in fla too - all the nuts move here eh? HAHA. According to phils friday show he said sell it ALL Thursday! So its a clean slate now - just saw on bloomberg TV where the Dubai richies are going to give 5 billion to UK real estate - now why are they going to do that when russ and elroy and others are talking all over SI how UK real estate peaked already and is going down? CNBC running some crap on stocks and sports but CNBC world and bloomberg have some useful commentary - will have to watch thier analysis more than I do. I wonder what the viewership is for those 2. I got to see crappin in your wallet this morning which I missed sat because of Shasta in Idaho (what a damn shame - she will be ruined for life) and they were recommending vanguard Japan fund and utilities - I have been thinking about moving over to the vangaurd utility ETF - VPU - for the next six months with a good part of my core. They didn't go into why they felt japan was a great buy other than the US dollar going up and this is good for japanese markets.

To: Slagle who wrote (65916)	7/5/2005 4:28:45 AM
From: energyplay	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Carpet mergers - Mohawk to Buy Unilin Holding By TSC Staff 7/4/2005 7:20 PM EDT Carpet and tile maker Mohawk Industries (MHK:NYSE - news - research) said Monday that it will buy Belgian-based Unilin Holding NV for $2.6 billion (euro 2.2 billion), including net cash balances of $33 million (euro 28 million). The acquisition follows Mohawk's 2002 purchase of ceramic tile manufacturer Dal-Tile. "The acquisition of Unilin represents the second major step in diversifying into a total flooring company. The acquisition of Dal-Tile in 2002 made Mohawk the largest provider of ceramic in the U.S.," said Mohawk Chairman and CEO Jeffrey S. Lorberbaum in a company press release. Unilin, a European laminate flooring maker, has over 2,400 employees and operates primarily in Belgium, France, the Netherlands and the U.S. The company's products are marketed under the Quick-Step brand through independent distributors. According to a company press release, the deal, which was unanimously approved by Mohawk's board of directors and Unilin's shareholders, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2005 and is subject to regulatory approvals and other closing conditions. Mohawk expects the deal to be slightly accretive before synergies in 2006. Shares closed Friday at $82.20 ********* Somebody is taking advantage of the stronger USD/ weaker Euro...