Subject: File No. S7-30-04
From: Don Waldecker
Affiliation:

From: Don Waldecker [mailto:donwaldecker@earthlink.net]
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 6:25 PM
To: chairmanoffice@sec.gov
Subject: Hedge Fund Disclosure Legislation

Thank you for supporting better Hedge Fund disclosure information. I am a significant stockholder in Novastar Financial Inc. (NFI) and it is apparent that Hedge Funds that are short this stock have been illegally manipulating it for some time.

Don Waldecker
donwaldecker@earthlink.net
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