COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — As the search for a new University of Missouri president forges ahead, some high-ranking academic leaders aren’t waiting around to meet the new boss.Since mid-June, three top university officials have decided to take jobs elsewhere. The first to leave was economic development guru John Gardner, who quickly followed former Missouri system president Elson Floyd to Washington State University.Next came Jim Coleman, a vice chancellor for research at the Columbia campus. Coleman departs in September for a job as vice provost of research at Rice University, a Houston private school with one of the largest endowments in the country.And just last week, Steve Lehmkuhle — another former Floyd lieutenant — was named as the first chancellor at the University of Minnesota-Rochester.

GE Money and Southern States Join Forces for Strategic Growth

ST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--GE Money's Sales Finance unit and Southern States Cooperative, one of the nation's largest farmer-owned cooperatives, announced a new multi-year relationship to provide new financing options through GE Money's private label credit program. The program will be offered at the cooperative's more than 1,100 retail outlets across 23 states. With 300,000 farmer members and fiscal 2006 sales of $1.6 billion, Southern States is a leading supplier of agricultural products and service east of the Mississippi River.

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Goldcorp Reports Second Quarter Earnings

(All figures are in US dollars unless stated otherwise)

Goldcorp Inc. (Toronto:G.TO - News)(NYSE:GG - News) today reported adjusted net earnings of $95.3 million(1), or $0.14 per share, for the quarter ended June 30, 2007. This compares to adjusted net earnings of $136.9 million, or $0.36 per share, in the second quarter of 2006. Second quarter 2007 adjusted earnings exclude the effect of a $104.4 million non-cash loss on the revaluation of future income tax liabilities due to the strengthening Canadian dollar. Excluding all adjustments, the Company reported net earnings of $2.9 million compared to $190.4 million.

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Gafisa Reports Strong Second Quarter Results

SAO PAULO, Brazil, Aug. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Gafisa S.A. (Nachrichten) (Bovespa: GFSA3; NYSE: GFA), Brazil's leading diversified national homebuilder, today reported its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30th, 2007 (2Q07). The following financial and operating information, unless otherwise indicated, was prepared and presented in accordance with Brazilian GAAP (BR GAAP) and in Brazilian Reais (R$). Additionally, financial statements and operating information consolidate the numbers for Gafisa and its subsidiaries, and refer to Gafisa's stake (or participation) in its developments. To view a more detailed review of second quarter results filed with the Brazilian Comissao de Valores Mobiliarios ("CVM") and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), please visit Gafisa's website http://www.gafisa.com.br/ir.

NextStudent Takes the Guesswork Out of College Student Funding Strategy

At the height of summer many parents of college students may be shifting their focus from more leisurely family activities to those of a more serious nature: the future education of their child and the means to make it happen, according to NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based education funding company.

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Aban Offshore to list its subsidiary in Singapore

Its the call of the orient, rushing to unlock value Indian shipping companies are headed to Singapore to list their subsidiaries.

First it was Mercator Lines and now NDTV have learned that Aban Offshore, India's largest private sector offshore rig company is planning to do the same.

According to sources Aban Offshore is planning to list its 100 per cent subsidiary Aban Singapore Pte Ltd in Singapore. The subsidiary was the vehicle used to acquire Scandinavian company Sinvest last year.

Sources also said that negotiations with the bankers have begun and the company may offload a maximum of 25 per cent. The arm has 11 rigs, eight of which came from Sinvest and two from management contracts.

The enterprise value may cross $4 billion with a total debt of $2 billion on its books.

Teach your children to pay debt and save money

Karen Wons of Maryland finds herself in a quandary that is confronting many parents right now.

She is struggling with how best to advise her daughter -- a recent college graduate -- on paying down her $25,000 in student loans.

Wons did what any wise parent would do. She asked for help.

Here's the back story. Wons' daughter works as a project manager at a medical software company. She has an annual salary of more than $50,000. Her employer provides a 401(k). She has about $13,000 in cash from recently redeemed Series EE savings bonds. She has no credit card debt. She has no payments on a reliable car with low mileage. She's sharing an apartment and other living expenses with an older sister in Madison, Wis. Her portion of the rent is just over $500 a month.

Wons is unsure about the course her daughter should take with her debt.

Zoya Professional Nail Lacquer Presents 2 New Collections, Uptown and Downtown, for 1 Gorgeous Fall

Zoya professional nail lacquer presents two new collections for Fall 2007 - Uptown and Downtown. Make a style statement: choose Uptown containing 6 updated, stylish berries or Downtown with it's 6 urban, electric shades, including this years hot hues, gunmetal gray (Freja) and eggplant (Lael). All in the world's best selling, healthy, natural nail Zoya formula.

"Whatever the fashion vibe this Fall, Zoya has the healthy color nail look to suit it with it's new Uptown and Downtown collections".