SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATIONS August 28, 2008 The following registration statements have been filed with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933. The reported information appears as follows: Form, Name, Address and Phone Number (if available) of the issuer of the security; Title and the number and/or face amount of the securities being offered; Name of the managing underwriter or depositor (if applicable); File number and date filed; Assigned Branch; and a designation if the statement is a New Issue. Registration  statements  may  be viewed in person in the Commission's Public  Reference  Branch  at  100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. To obtain  paper  copies, please refer to information on the Commission's Web  site at http://www.sec.gov/answers/publicdocs.htm. In most cases, you  can  view  and  download  this  information  by  using the search function located at: http://www.sec.gov/edgar/searchedgar/companysearch.html. S-1 Plush Properties, Inc., 10300 W CHARLESTON BLVD. #13-213, LAS VEGAS, NV, 89135, 702-683-3334 - 2,000,000 ($100,000.00) Equity, (File 333-153210 - Aug. 27) (BR. 08) S-8 ALESCO FINANCIAL INC, CIRA CENTRE, 2929 ARCH STREET, 17TH FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA, PA, 19104, 215-701-9555 - 2,500,000 ($2,725,000.00) Equity, (File 333-153211 - Aug. 27) (BR. 08C) S-8 WORLD ACCEPTANCE CORP, 108 FREDRICK STREET, GREENVILLE, SC, 29607, 8642989800 - 1,000,000 ($37,400,000.00) Equity, (File 333-153212 - Aug. 27) (BR. 07A) S-8 KNOLOGY INC, 1241 O G SKINNER DRIVE, WEST POINT, GA, 31833, 7066458553 - 3,750,000 ($35,437,500.00) Equity, (File 333-153213 - Aug. 27) (BR. 11B) S-3 Ardea Biosciences, Inc./DE, 4939 DIRECTORS PLACE, SAN DIEGO, CA, 92121, 858-652-6500 - 0 ($15,572,458.00) Equity, (File 333-153215 - Aug. 27) (BR. 01A) S-8 HARLEYSVILLE GROUP INC, 355 MAPLE AVE, HARLEYSVILLE, PA, 19438-2297, 2152565000 - 1,500,000 ($54,900,000.00) Equity, (File 333-153217 - Aug. 27) (BR. 01C) S-8 TXCO Resources Inc, 777 E. SONTERRA BLVD, SUITE 350, SAN ANTONIO, TX, 78258, 2104965300 - 3,542,372 ($40,878,972.00) Equity, (File 333-153218 - Aug. 27) (BR. 04B)