FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   JL HOWARD INC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/06/2006 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NOVOSTE CORP /FL/ [NOVT] (Last) (First) (Middle) 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below) See Footnote 1 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) NEW YORK, NY 10022 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock, $.01 par value 663 D (1) Â

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
JL HOWARD INC 590 MADISON AVENUE 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	Â	Â	See Footnote 1
HOWARD JACK L C/O STEEL PARTNERS II, L.P. 590 MADISON AVENUE, 32ND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022	Â	Â	Â	See Footnote 1

Signatures

By: J.L. Howard, Inc., By: /s/ Jack L. Howard, President and Chief Financial Officer		01/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Howard, Jack L.		01/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This Form 3 is filed jointly by Jack L. Howard and J.L. Howard, Inc. ("JLH"). Mr. Howard and JLH are members of a Section 13d group that owns more than 10% of the Issuer's outstanding common stock. The securities reported in this Form 3 are owned directly by JLH. Mr. Howard is the sole executive officer and director of JLH and has sole investment control over the shares held by JLH. Accordingly, Mr. Howard may be deemed to beneficially own the securities reported in this Form 3. Mr. Howard disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares owned by JLH except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

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