SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2011

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity Note Disclosure [Text Block]

8.      SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

During the six months ended April 30, 2011, the Company repurchased an aggregate 102,931 shares of Common Stock at a total cost of approximately $4.7 million and an aggregate 21,953 shares of Class A Common Stock at a total cost of approximately $.7 million.  The transactions occurred as settlement for employee taxes due pertaining to exercises of non-qualified stock options and did not impact the number of shares authorized for future purchase under the Company’s share repurchase program.