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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY



Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Gary P.

Schmidt and James M. Spira, signing singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



1.  execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity as an officer

and/or director of either of the Delaware corporations having the name or previously

having the name (i) New Aristotle Holdings, Inc. and (ii) New Sally Holdings, Inc.

(collectively, the "Companies"), Form 144 in accordance with Rule 144 under the

Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") and Forms ID, 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section

16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder (the "Exchange

Act"), and any amendments thereto;



2.  do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be

necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 144 and Form ID, 3, 4 or

5 and file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any

stock exchange or similar authority; and



3.   take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the

opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally

required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such

attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in

such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may

approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.



The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and

perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the

exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the

undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,

hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or

substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and

powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing attorneys-in-

fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor are the

Companies assuming, any of the undersigned's' responsibilities to comply with Rule 144 of the Act

and Section 16 of the Exchange Act.  The undersigned acknowledges and agrees that the foregoing

attorneys-in-fact are entitled to rely, without investigation, on any and all information and/or

instructions given to any of them by the undersigned and/or either of the Companies.



This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required

to file any Form 144 and Forms 3, 4 and 5 with respect to the undersigned's holdings of and

transactions in securities issued by either of the Companies, unless earlier revoked by the

undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of

this 16th day of October, 2006.





      /Carol L. Bernick/_________

      Signature



      Carol L. Bernick  _________

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