Alan Paul Donenfeld

Charleston Basics, Inc. engages in the sale of outdoor camping and survival products. The operational activities consist primarily of direct telephone sales of the firm products mainly to commercial resellers and governmental agencies involved in emergency management and public safety. The company sells outdoor gear with a special emphasis on outdoor clothing, camping and survival goods. Its clothing line consists primarily of rugged outdoor wear used by military, security or EMT personnel these items include shirts, pants, hats, coats, jackets, gloves and footwear. The firms camping and survival product lines include tents, sleeping bags, hammocks, blankets, cots, chairs, stools, ropes, duffle bags, hydropacks, knives, flashlights, canteens and cookware.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Bear, Stearns & Co., Inc. is a global investment banking, securities trading and brokerage firm located in New York City with additional offices in Dallas, Boston and San Francisco. The firm is a subsidiary Bear Sterns Cos., Inc. (NYSE: BSC). Their equity research team consists of senior analysts located throughout the world. In addition to domestic coverage, they have research teams focusing on Latin America, Asia and Europe. The analysts use a bottom-up approach to stock selection. The Bear Stearns fixed-income research department provides coverage of every sector of the fixed-income universe. The financial analytics and structured transactions group (F.A.S.T) provides investment research, fixed-income portfolio management and analytical systems, trading technology and general financial expertise. The group also provides a broad range of services to financial institutions including asset-liability management, balance sheet restructuring, receivables-based financing analysis, security and portfolio analysis, peer analysis, and historical and real-time market-based information.

Paragon Capital Advisors LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 and manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and private investors.