Umbrella defense.

• Position: What's New? - Titanium umbrella from Totes - Brief Article - Product/Service Evaluation

* Any old umbrella will keep the water off in mildly rainy weather. Come a northeaster or other wind-driven storm, though, and protection can disappear in a mess of bent spokes and inverted covering, fit only for depositing in the nearest trash can. Unless you enjoy rain running down your neck and soaking your clothes, you might want to look for a remedy to Totes, Cincinnati, Ohio.

An ultratough rain-fighter is Totes' new titanium umbrella. Used to make items as rugged as golf clubs or skis and as delicate as eyeglass frames, titanium is a unique combination of strength and light weight, with rust-resistance thrown in for good measure. Short of a hurricane--and maybe even then, if you're foolhardy enough to go out in one--this umbrella is going to hold its shape while water runs off it, instead of...