Simply attending an outdoor event doesn’t warrant putting lots of money into a canopy. There are many outdoor festivals that provide shelter for you, usually in the form of a large "circus"-type tent. At shows where shelter is provided, it’s still a good idea to use plastic or sheets (depending on your product) to cover everything after hours. If you have decided, for whatever reason, that you do not want to invest in an expensive canopy this season, there are some alternatives to that $3000 air-conditioned, lighted, all-purpose, deluxe tent! Easy Up Canopy and Tent Products has been "covering the world" with shelter since 1984. read more

The Man With The Million-Dollar Prize - Forbes. Maybe Roger Rosenblatt’s satire of academia should be taken as a serious manual for reforming troubled colleges. Sitemap Help Contact Us Investment Newsletters Forbes Conferences Forbes Magazines Forbes Autos Ad Information Forbes. read more

In March 2008, Hollis-Eden announced preliminary data from its ongoing 28-day Phase I/II clinical trial with TRIOLEX in obese insulin resistant subjects. Based on these positive preliminary results, Hollis-Eden plans to present additional data from this on-going Phase I/II clinical trial in a corporate symposium at the 68 th American Diabetes Association annual meeting on June 8, 2008 in San Francisco, California. Hollis-Eden also plans to commence a Phase II, 90-day clinical trial in patients with type 2 diabetes in the second quarter of 2008. During the first quarter of 2008, Hollis-Eden commenced enrollment in a Phase I/II clinical trial with TRIOLEX in ulcerative colitis (UC). Hollis-Eden plans to initiate a Phase I/II dose ranging clinical trial of APOPTONE in prostate cancer patients during the second quarter of 2008 under an IND recently cleared by the FDA for hormone receptor-sensitive cancers. read more

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Reported positive Phase 2a clinical data for CRx-191 in plaque psoriasis in which statistically significant reductions in psoriatic infiltrate thickness and erythema (redness) were observed as well as clinically significant improvements in clinical skin assessments. Based on this encouraging data, CombinatoRx has initiated conversations with prospective partners to secure resources focused on maximizing the potential of CRx-191, the first in a series of topical dermatology product candidates within the CombinatoRx portfolio. The increase is due primarily to costs associated with the clinical development of our drug candidates, including Phase 2b clinical trials for CRx-102 and a Phase 2a clinical trial of CRx-401. This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 concerning CombinatoRx, its financial condition and results of operations, financial guidance for the fiscal year 2008, its product candidates, including CRx-191, and their clinical potential, its plans for clinical, preclinical and formulation development of its product candidates, its business development plans and its drug discovery technology. read more

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Each Sun Belt men’s basketball coach takes pride in his conference, but none lose sight of better opportunities. One-fourth of the Southeastern Conference’s basketball coaches were at Sun Belt schools immediately before taking their current job. Maybe a 20-win season or postseason berth will move him to greener pastures, perhaps back with an SEC program once his image is rebuilt and athletic directors recall that Brady led the Tigers to two SEC titles and the Final Four. Although Davis’ job at MTSU may be in limbo in the foreseeable future (he has three years left on his contract), one NCAA tournament berth could certainly move him beyond the Sun Belt. Neither Horn nor Pelphrey were terribly stable at their respective Sun Belt schools before leading their team over the hump and fleeing to greener pastures. read more

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LUCKY for most of us, terrorism and money laundering are two crimes that don’t figure too highly in our safe and comfy lives. Companies that do not comply with the client identity checks - or the tough "know-your-client" aspect of the laws - face fines of up to $11 million. Money laundering is the process criminals or terrorists use to "wash" the money from criminal activity through the financial system. Basically, this turns illegal "dirty" money into legal "clean" money so it can be spent without attracting the attention of authorities, such as police, the Australian Tax Office and Australia’s financial intelligence unit, AUSTRAC. But from now on in Australia, if you open a bank account, take out a loan or try to buy or sell interests in managed investment schemes, buy or sell securities or arrange for someone to buy or sell securities, you will be subject to the toughest scrutiny and anti-money laundering laws in the world. read more

Gold had more than tripled in value since the start of this decade, and competition from emerging markets made life increasingly hard for Italian jewelry workshops like Unoaerre, which was founded in 1926 and helped make the city of Arezzo's reputation as one of the top suppliers of the quality gold jewelry sold by internationally known retailers. They invested in research and development to manufacture similar, but lighter, items containing less gold; they used new metallurgic processes in the alloys, which improved metal strength; they started expanding into trendy accessories rather than just sticking to traditional jewelry; and some started using semiprecious metals and base metals. Despite the workshop revolution, the sellers of the finished product at the top end of the market - like Christian Dior and Richemont's Cartier in Europe, or Gurhan and Tiffany in the United States - appear to be much less affected by the new market realities. Their response to the rise in gold prices has been a combination of slightly higher retail prices and slightly lower - but still healthy - margins in-house, according to analysts. Some of the luxury brands have been saved because they buy gold in advance, while for most, margins are healthy enough to comfortably accommodate gold's rise, said Richard Farrell, research director at the luxury specialist Ledbury Research in London. In developing markets, especially India, the elasticity is much greater because available cash is customarily used to buy gold jewelry rather than, for example, putting it in the bank, and a greater proportion of an item's price is the value of the gold rather than labor, design and brand. read more

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In 2007, we invested approximately $260 million and added 4 mmboe of proved reserves and 1 mmboe of probable reserves. Elsewhere, we added 8 mmboe of proved reserves relating to our conventional heavy oil and gas properties largely as a result of positive price revisions and development drilling. Any statements as to possible future crude oil, natural gas or chemicals prices, future production levels, future cost recovery oil revenues from our Yemen operations, future capital expenditures and their allocation to exploration and development activities, future earnings, future asset dispositions, future sources of funding for our capital program, future debt levels, possible commerciality, development plans or capacity expansions, future ability to execute dispositions of assets or businesses, future cash flows and their uses, future drilling of new wells, ultimate recoverability of reserves or resources, expected finding and development costs, expected operating costs, future demand for chemicals products, estimates on a per share basis, sales, future expenditures and future allowances relating to environmental matters and dates by which certain areas will be developed or will come on stream, and changes in any of the foregoing are forward-looking statements. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) permits oil and gas companies, in their filings with the SEC, to discuss only proved reserves that are supported by actual production or conclusive formation tests to be economically and legally producible under existing economic and operating conditions. read more

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Revenue for the Harris Stratex Networks segment was $181 million in the quarter, an increase of 5 percent compared to the prior-year quarter on a pro forma, non-GAAP basis (as if the former Harris Microwave Communications segment and Stratex Networks had been combined since the beginning of fiscal year 2007). This press release contains non-GAAP financial measures within the meaning of Regulation G promulgated by the SEC, including net income and earnings per share for the second quarter of fiscal 2008 excluding the impact of costs associated with our acquisitions and integration costs associated with the formation of Harris Stratex Networks; and earnings per share guidance for fiscal 2008 also excluding the impact of integration costs associated with the formation of Harris Stratex Networks and acquisitions. Table 5 HARRIS CORPORATION FY’08 Second Quarter Summary RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income (Unaudited) Quarter Ended Quarter Ended December 28, 2007 December 29, 2006 As As Reported Adjustment Non-GAAP Reported Adjustment Non-GAAP (In millions, except per share amounts) Revenue from product sales and services $1,317. Note F - Adjustments to our Harris Stratex Networks segment operating income (loss) for the quarter and two quarters ended December 28, 2007 are due to the impact of a step up in fixed assets and integration costs associated with the Stratex combination ($12. read more

Jerry Harms, a senior portfolio manager with Wells Fargo in Fort Wayne, said investors should hold the line at putting 5 percent of their holdings into mutual funds that invest in commodities, including gold. You can buy individual hunks of the metal, but many investors prefer to make gold part of their portfolios by buying stocks of companies in the gold industry or mutual funds that hold numerous commodities, including corn, cotton, wool, soybeans, cattle, zinc, lead, copper, natural gas and gold. In Harms’ opinion, the worst way to invest in gold would be to buy gold bars and store them in a safe deposit box. Also on Wednesday, the store was charging $885 for a 1-ounce South African gold Krugerrand and $900 for a 1-ounce Canadian maple leaf gold coin. read more

Tara Gold is currently producing gold and silver from La Currita and expects production start-up from Picacho and Lluvia de Oro during the first half of 2008. Tara offers investors excellent value and exposure to growth with a diversified portfolio of both precious metals (through Tara Gold) and base metals (through 82% ownership of Tara Minerals Corp. Tara Gold signed an agreement with Columbia Metals Corporation, whereby Columbia can acquire 100% interest, subject to Tara’s ongoing 20% Net Cash Flow interest from any revenue generated from the processing plant, by making payments totaling $4,337,500, and issuing 1,000,000 shares to Tara Gold. It is management’s objective to become a significant gold and precious metals producer by re-initiating and increasing production levels at La Currita, Lluvia de Oro and Picacho, and developing the San Miguel, La Millionaria, Las Minitas and Curcurpe projects in Mexico. read more

Was it only a year ago that I emptied a huge basket of cards and letters at my grandmother’s feet? Birthday cards from more than 530 caring readers who made my grandmother’s 95th and final birthday her finest. She had to know in advance she wasn’t going to like it. We made endless pleas for restaurants featuring Mexican food, surf and turf, all kinds of Asian - even Mrs. Side dishes included jumbo shrimp cocktail, clams and baccal , a salty-type of Italian cod - not my favorite. You reached out and adopted a stranger making her - and me - feel like part of your families. read more

TORONTO, Ohio — This Tri-State Cash Advance store closed and the doors were locked Tuesday after a man walked in up to the counter and demanded cash. The man walked up to the counter showed the clerk a gun and demanded money. Police tell us she tried to mace him, but he grabbed the mace and sprayed it in her face and then he punched her knocking her to the ground. Police say the suspect is described as a white male wearing a dark, hooded sweatshirt, dark pants and sunglasses. Police say that anyone who saw anything or knows of someone who came into a significant amount of cash should call Toronto Police at 740-537-1591. read more

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Danish open-face sandwiches, or smrrebrd (meaning buttered bread), often are made with slices of cucumber, eggs and tomatoes (above) or with shrimp and egg (below). Ruth Yankus (left) makes open-faced sandwiches as her daughter Ruth Ann Higgins and great-grandchildren Charlotte and Curtis Bergman look on during a meeting of the Danish Sisterhood at Higgins’ home in Elm Grove. That was decades ago, when Racine had a sizable Danish population, says Marcia Jante, past national president of the Danish Sisterhood of America and a member of Milwaukee Lodge 15. They came up at the recent Danish Sisterhood convention in Chicago, where Jante met up with Stig Hansen, a Danish chef who now lives in Utah. The tradition of Danish open-face sandwiches, or sm

Research and development increased $676,811 or 32% from $2,088,988 for the three months ended September 30, 2006 to $2,765,799 for the three months ended September 30, 2007. General and administrative expenses increased to $1,332,181 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 from $1,029,393 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. Amortization decreased by $2,308,988 or 78% to $659,318 for the three months ended September 30, 2007 as compared to $2,968,306 for the same period in fiscal 2007. Recovery of future income taxes decreased from $2,729,422 for the three-month period ended September 30, 2006 to Nil for the three-month period ended September 30, 2007. Interest income for the three months ended September 30, 2007, was $596,479 as compared to $73,241 for the three months ended September 30, 2006. read more

This share repurchase can be treated for tax purposes as being subject to capital-gains tax or dividend-income tax. If you do decide to go ahead with a share repurchase and can get clearance for the capital-gains-tax treatment, you may need to complete the transaction before the end of the tax year in order to be sure of the most favourable tax rates. Questions should be sent to Business Doctor, The Sunday Times, 1 Pennington Street, London E98 1ST, or faxed to 020 7782 5765. Contact our advertising team for advertising and sponsorship in Times Online, The Times and The Sunday Times. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material from Times Online, The Times or The Sunday Times, click here . News International Limited, 1 Virginia St, London E98 1XY, is the holding company for the News International group and is registered in England No 81701. read more