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‘India’s online bangle bazaar’
Sep 6th
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Lady Gaga walks into a St. Paul bar
Sep 4th
Turf Club music manager Dave Wiegardt said it was an especially quiet night at the blue-collar St. Paul rock haven — you know,discount tiffany money clips, the one with the puny, dingy bathrooms, 1940s facade and Replacements and Neil Young posters — when a black Escalade pulled up out front with the most famous pop star of 2010 inside.
"She just walked in the door with this giant guy by her side and bellied up to the bar," Wiegardt said, describing the visit Lady Gaga paid to the Turf Club late Tuesday following her second of two sold-out concerts at Xcel Energy Center. "Next thing you know, she’s across the room at the pinball machines playing a game by herself. It was pretty unreal."
Already known to enjoy hitting the town after her performances — but usually at more trendy dance venues and gay clubs — Gaga showed up at the Turf just after midnight and stayed for about an hour, accompanied by her Omaha-reared boyfriend and songwriting muse Luc Carl plus two bodyguards. They stayed about an hour, said Wiegardt, who guessed that "one of the reasons they might’ve picked [the Turf] is because it was low-key and pretty quiet."
Word got out via Twitter that she was there, but the crowd stayed relatively small and cool. Reports from the 50 or so patrons uniformly described the superstar as being unusually approachable and laid-back. One Tweeter said she talked fashion with the singer. Others commented that she appeared tiny in person. A group of women even talked Gaga into posing inside the Turf Club’s photo booth with them,tiffany earrings on sale, pictures that are now splashed across the web everywhere from fan sites to the blog of notorious celeb hound Perez Hilton.
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Sep 1st
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Court rules youth football league can deny boy’s r
Aug 29th
A local youth football league does not have to register a child who was denied entry because of previous conflicts between the boy’s parents and league officials, a judge ruled Thursday.
Tulsa District Court Judge Rebecca Scott Nightingale denied a temporary injunction Thursday afternoon brought by 12-year-old Brayden Mathis’s mother, whose request to enroll her son in sixth-grade football with the Indian Nations Football Conference was denied late last month.
The boy’s father sued the INFC three years ago when the conference denied a request to transfer the boy to a team in the Jenks School District, even though the family was living in the Union district area.
A different judge ruled then that Brayden should be allowed to play in Jenks, although further complications arose when the family did not move into the Jenks district in accordance with the agreement.
The family did eventually move to the Jenks district and has lived there since. Brayden played in a different conference that his father created for fourth and fifth grade, but requested to play sixth grade with Jenks in the INFC.
The boy, who kept his head down during most of the hearing and cried as he took the stand, said he wanted to play with his friends.
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Tom Askew,cuff Links, attorney for the INFC, said the organization must have rules to avoid chaos and was in keeping with its regulations when
it denied the Mathises most recent request.
Conference officials acknowledged the punishment was harsh but said it was the only way to proceed because experience showed that the boy’s father, Tony, would not honor any agreements with the conference and would not abide by its rules.
Tony Mathis was banned from all INFC events in 2007 but still attended two games and was escorted out, conference officials said.
All the witnesses in Thursday’s hearing said the child had broken no rules and they had heard nothing but good things about him.
Dana Mathis testified that she brought the suit this year to avoid bad blood between her husband and the league. She was not familiar with many details of the previous court events and said her husband handled Brayden’s football playing.
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Nightingale agreed with the INFC, ruling that the Mathises had not shown irreparable harm and had not proven that the INFC had acted beyond its capacity.
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After the judge read her ruling, Brayden cried and huddled with his mother, Dana. His father was not present in the courtroom.
"Often the rights of the many have to prevail over the rights of one for an organization the size of the INFC to operate," Nightingale said.
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CVS Caremark to Continue Discount Program
Aug 26th
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Governor M. Jodi Rell today announced that CVS Caremark – which was considering ending its Health Savings Pass pharmacy discount program – informed her that the program will continue. The company’s decision comes after Governor Rell wrote company officials in June questioning whether canceling the discount program might be an attempt by CVS to avoid complying with a new state law that requires pharmacies to give patients using taxpayer-funded Medicaid the same savings given to the public.
In her June 19 letter, Governor Rell also asked state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal to look into the proposed CVS policy change. The effect of the change would have been to eliminate a discount policy for numerous Connecticut consumers.
Governor Rell received a letter today from Elizabeth S. Wingate,cuff Links, Senior Vice President of CVS Caremark,watches, who said the company had decided "after much consideration" that it will not suspend the Health Savings Pass program.
"We will work with (the state Department of Social Services) in the near future to resolve any issues related to the application of CVS discount program pricing to state Medicaid reimbursement," Wingate said in a letter to the Governor. CVS said it recognizes "the importance of continuing to serve individuals and families who may not otherwise have access to prescription coverage."
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The law in question is Section 17 of Public Act 10-179, which requires Connecticut pharmacies that offer discounts and savings to the general public to provide those same discounts and savings to individuals on Medicaid. The law was part of the broader budget adjustment legislation passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor on May 7.
An artsy stroll with music and chocolate in Chandler: Jewelry, paintings, graffiti to line downtown streets
Jan 26th
You can love or hate Valentine’s Day with its lacy doilies and sappy love notes, but most people look favorably on one aspect of the holiday — chocolate.
The Downtown Chandler Community Partnership is well aware of the sweet-tooth cravings that abound valentines day jewelry up to Valentine’s Day, and the organization is offering free chocolate to the first 50 people who come to their booth at the Downtown Chandler Art Walk on Wednesday.
Artwork featured will include photography, jewelry, paintings and more. Musicians will also provide entertainment.
“We will have the Brisas Mallets, which is a group of elementary school performers,” said organization member Eileen Brill Wagner. “They are very talented, and when they played last year they drew a huge crowd.”
Brill Wagner encourages all members of Chandler families to come out for the event.
“Kids can be dropped off at Mind Over Splatter, which is a downtown shop, for a free activity while their parents browse around the art walk,” she said.
Some of the art to be featured will include work by John Koleszar, who uses a spray-painting technique with handmade stencils, and urban graffiti by artists Brez and Closer.
“The group of artists who make up the art walk are a jury,” Brill Wagner said. “If other tiffany money clips are interested in displaying their work on the art walk, they submit photos and the jury votes. We limit the number of artists in each category so that we don’t have too much of one thing.”
“It’s a wonderful evening to stroll along the downtown streets where the restaurants are open,” Brill Wagner said. “I can’t think of a better family-friendly thing to do for free on a Wednesday night.”
Chandler Art Walk
When: 5-9 p.m. first Wednesday of the month
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Admission: Free
Information: Downtown Chandler Community Partnership, (480) 855-3539
Platinum jewellery demand to rocket in China
Jan 25th
Demand for platinum jewellery in China will double to record levels this year, according to Johnson Matthey, the precious metals refiner, which released its latest review of the platinum and palladium markets on Tuesday.
Lower platinum prices have reignited buying interest in China’s jewellery sector with net tiffany demand forecast to rise 106 per cent to 1.75m ounces this year as wholesalers restocked and attractive profit margins drew new retailers into the market.
Johnson Matthey said restocking had driven a “dizzying increase” in jewellery production in China as the price differential between gold and platinum had helped platinum jewellery to recapture market share from white gold jewellery.
Record Chinese demand will help global platinum jewellery demand rise almost 80 per cent to 2.45m ounces this year, the first annual increase since 2002.
The strength of China’s platinum jewellery market has acted as a vital counterweight to weakness in the other key sectors for platinum demand in industrial applications such as glass making and the automotive sector.
The slump in car sales before governments in the US and Europe introduced their “cash for clunkers” incentives schemes means gross demand for platinum from the global automotive sector will fall 33 per cent to 2.48m ounces this year to its lowest level since 2000. Platinum is a key ingredient in autocatalysts in the diesel vehicles that dominate car sales in Europe.
Companies that operate fleets of vehicles of vehicles have delayed restocking and this has hurt demand for bracelets from the automotive sector which in Europe is forecast to drop 45.7 per cent to 1.07m ounces this year.
Johnson Matthey said it expected vehicle sales to be higher in 2010 than this year and that autocatalyst demand was returning but cautioned that the impact of the ending of car scrappage schemes was difficult to forecast.
Net global platinum demand was forecast to fall 4.4 per cent to 5.92m ounces this year while worldwide supplies were predicted to rise 1.9 per cent to 6.06m ounces, suggesting a supply surplus of 140,000 ounces in 2009.
Johnson Matthey said it expected platinum prices to trade between a low of $1,280 a troy ounce and a high of $1,550 over the next six months, depending on whether support continued from strength in the gold price, dollar weakness and investor interest.
Holdings in platinum exchange-traded funds currently stand at record levels and Johnson Matthey said it expected investors to buy 355,000 ounces of platinum for ETFs this year.
Overall investment demand was predicted to increase 630,000 ounces helped by Japanese investors buying platinum bars and a rise in North American demand for coins and small bars.
Looking forward, Johnson Matthey said it expected jewellery demand to soften next year as this year’s stockbuilding in China was unlikely to be repeated in 2010.
“Platinum has been successful in capturing market share from white gold, suggesting demand should continue to remain healthy over the coming year, ” said David Jollie, analyst at Johson Matthey.
Although platinum supplies are expected to grow in 2010, helped by production from newer mining operations in South cufflinks and Zimbabwe, Johnson Matthey said the market could move into a modest supply deficit next year as the global economy improved.
Palladium prices should be expected to trade between $290 and $390 a troy ounce over the next six months, helped by continuing investor interest and a recovery in vehicle production.
Net global palladium demand was forecast to fall 3.8 per cent to 6.52m ounces this year while worldwide supplies were predicted to decline 1.8 per cent to 7.18m ounces, suggesting a supply surplus of 140,000 ounces in 2009.
A key uncertainty which bedevils the palladium market is the size of sales from Russia’s state stocks which Johnson Matthey said it expected to remain unchanged at 960,000 ounces this year. Without these Russian sales, the palladium market would be in a supply deficit.
“Investors seem aware of the imbalance between demand and current mine production and are bullish for the palladium price over the longer term” said Mr Jollie.
Holdings in palladium exchange traded funds currently stand at record levels and Johnson Matthey said it expected investors to buy 540,000 ounces of platinum for ETFs this year, a significant rise on the 370,000 ounces purchased in 2008.
Demand for palladium coins and small bars looks set to almost double this year to 95,000 ounces, making a significant contribution to the overall increase in investment demand of 215,000 ounces in 2009.
Palladium’s jewellery market is expected to see demand rise across every region this year with global demand money clips to rise 7.6 per cent to 920,00 ounces this year.
In China, the availability of palladium jewellery varies widely between regions – and even between cities within one province – suggesting that retailers are not universally convinced about the appeal to consumers. China’s palladium jewellery market is expected to see demand rise 4.6 per cent to 680,000 ounces this year.
The fall in demand for palladium from the automotive sector has been much less violent than for platinum. Worldwide gross demand for palladium from automakers is forecast to fall 12.7 per cent to 3.90m ounces this year, the lowest since 2005.
In North America, automotive demand for palladium is predicted to drop 27.5 per cent to 935,00 ounces this year while European automotive demand is forecast to shrink 2 per cent to 985,000 ounces.
European automotive demand for palladium has been boosted by the introduction of the metal into platinum based catalysts. Over half of the catalysts fitted to diesel vehicles now contain palladium, on average 20 per cent, as well as platinum.
Platinum traded at $1,434 a troy ounce on Wednesday, up 55 per cent this year, while palladium was at $365 an ounce, gaining almost 98 per cent in 2009.
Trade ministry will seek support for export sectors that need it
Jan 24th
The commerce ministry has concluded its sectoral review of exports and will seek additional support for industries still under pressure, commerce and industry minister Anand Sharma said on Wednesday.
“We will see what we can do and seek continuation of support where it is absolutely necessary,” he said, adding that labour-intensive sectors such as handicraft, leather, and gems and jewellery continue to be in trouble.
“Sectoral reviews have been completed. I am soon going to work on the recommendations. They will also get tiffany jewelry on our budget proposals,” Sharma told reporters at the sidelines of a conference organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, or Ficci.
The Directorate-General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) under the ministry carried out the performance review of key export sectors.
It also examined if any sector might need additional incentives due to the slump in external demand for Indian goods.
Asked if the finance ministry would withdraw some of the incentives provided to the exporters, Sharma said any such move will be a considered pull-back. “The finance minister will dispassionately examine the sectoral performance and do what is judicious,” he said.
Merchandise exports rose in November for the first time this fiscal to $13.2 billion (Rs61,512 crore) from $11.16 billion tiffany money clips, up 18.28%. However, exports in the April-November period were lower than in the year-ago period, having dropped 22.32% to $104.25 billion.
Sectors that saw significant growth are gems and jewellery (40.4%), petroleum products (83.6%), iron ore (47.2%), and plastic and linoleum (28%).
The sectors that lagged behind are textiles (6%), drugs and fine chemicals (8.7%), tobacco (5.6%), carpet (5.8%), and engineering goods (6.8%).
Earlier on Wednesday, commerce secretary Rahul Khullar said: “I am not in favour of providing incentives if it cannot be sustained.”
Khullar also called for “some degree of stability”, expressing apprehension that there could be a tendency to “tiffany pendants back some of the incentives” already provided to exporters.
Price to be paid for the drop-dead gorgeous
Jan 20th
THE ENVIRONMENT ; Fiona Harvey on the impact of high consumer demand for expensive baubles
Lustrous, bright red coral makes a beautiful necklace or bracelet, the fiery colour setting off skin tones to perfection. Coral like this is prized by jewellers as it can be carved into exquisite shapes without losing its perfect shine.
Coral, as everyone knows, grows in reefs at the bottom of the sea, created over hundreds or even thousands of years by tiny polyps, providing a nursery and hunting ground for multitudinous species of fish. These reefs, according to SeaWeb, an ocean conservation charity, are “in crisis”, dead and dying from “overharvesting that stems from high consumer demand [for coral], as well as from pollution, destructive fishing and rising sea temperatures”.
Is it ethical, then, to wear coral? No, says SeaWeb. Dawn Martin, the charity’s president, says: “Real corals are living animals worthy of protection – they are truly too precious to wear.”
SeaWeb’s campaign has the support of Tiffany & Co, and a long list of jewellery designers. Michael Kowalski, chief executive of Tiffany, which removed coral from its shops in 2001, says: “[We have] long believed that the only material to take from a coral reef is inspiration.”
Coral is just one of many rare and beautiful materials whose use in jewellery and watches is of concern to environmentalists. Every manufactured product has an environmental “footprint” – the impact on the climate, earth and atmosphere of mining or growing the raw material, and the energy and water used in the manufacturing process. Some of the materials used in top-end watches and jewelllery have a bigger footprint than most.
The issue that people are most familiar with is blood, or conflict, diamonds. As Solitaire Townsend, chief executive of Futerrra Sustainability Communications, a consultancy, notes: “Diamonds may be a girl’s best friend – unless, of course, you happen to be the girl mining them.”
But she says the problem goes much wider. “Over the past decade, the environmental and social cost of jewellery has tarnished the reputation of an industry that’s supposed to make us feel like glamorous high-achievers,” she says.
Ivory has been taboo – and mostly illegal – for decades, and fur continues to be controversial. But the environmental cost of other materials may be less obvious.
Take gold and silver. Some gold and silver mines use mercury, a highly toxic metal, in gold extraction, which can cause huge pollution problems. Plus, there is the environmental degradation that many metals mines cause to the surrounding area, caused by the waste and leftover rock. It is possible to clean up mines, but historically many companies have not bothered.
But watch and jewellery makers are reacting, says Ms Townsend – in large part because environmental groups are working hard to ensure that these issues are at the forefront of their customers’ minds.
“Unlike many industries, the high-end watch and bauble companies have shown a commendably rapid response,” she says. “Perhaps they understand that…we are looking for an unmitigated positive experience from a pound(s)4,000 watch.”
Her advice to consumers is to ask for guarantees that the environmental impact of watches and jewellery has been minimised by the manufacturer. “Chances are you’ll spend a while considering a purchase with such a high price tags – so why not add an extra five minutes to check [for these guarantees]?” she asks.
There are plenty of programmes to help manufacturers cut their adverse impacts, and follow best practice. Diamonds can be certified “conflict-free”, and from next year there will be a Fair Trade appellation for responsibly mined gold. Check that precious metals come from companies that are members of the Alliance for Responsible Mining.
The Responsible Jewellery Council is another name to look out for. Its members include Cartier, De Beers and Tiffany. CIBJO, the world jewellery confederation, also recently launched an education foundation to promote sustainable practices. CIBJO told the FT: “Consumers are still willing to pay more for ethically produced goods. When they are already spending more on a premium product, they especially don’t want to be able to be attacked over their choices.” Wal-Mart has also established a jewellery sustainability group for its suppliers.
There is an international legal framework set up to try to end the trade in rare animals: Cites, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species.
No responsible retailer would sell a product that included the hide or bone of a Cites-protected animal. But if you are buying accessories in a more informal setting, it is a good idea to check that hide or bone is not from an animal listed in Cites – otherwise, the goods can be confiscated by Customs officials.
A small amount of limited trade in products from Cites animals is permitted – for instance, Greenland’s Inuits are allowed to sell some jewellery made from the tusk of the narwhal, a rare whale – but should only be sold with a special Cites exemption certificate, which you must produce at Customs.
Coral may also receive Cites protection, if the SeaWeb campaign is successful. Even without such protection, it is often illegal to take corals across borders, for fear that the trade will result in the destruction of valuable reefs. The best place for coral is undoubtedly the sea.
Supercuts Knows What You’re Getting for Valentine’s Day
Jan 3rd
Over 2,000 Clients Talk about What They are Getting – and Hoping to Receive
MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ — This week, a Supercuts customer survey revealed what men and women are thinking about for Valentine’s Day this Saturday, February 14. Over 2,400 Supercuts clients responded to an online survey and the answers varied from very funny to delightfully heartwarming.
“Supercuts customers are always straightforward with their comments and feelings; and this is tiffany jewelry no exception,” said Todd Scott, Supercuts brand director. “Single or married, this Valentine’s Day is about spending quality time with friends, family and loved ones.”
So — let’s cut to the chase — the Valentine’s Day gifts! What are men getting for their women?
Men have a trio of gifts they are looking at – cards (53%), flowers (51%) and jewelry (15.3%). Yet, 59% of the women are expecting candy! Get going guys!
And interestingly, over 1,000 women took time to write what they wanted for Valentine’s Day. Answers bracelets ranged from diamond engagement rings or time with family and kids, but the most popular was a simple card (60.4%) and dinner out. Respondent #403 gave in and said ‘OK OK, I secretly wouldn’t mind flowers!’ while #1189 is the envy of all women because she ‘received a full-length, red fox fur.’ One popular request (at least from respondents #20, #91, #496, #1206) — a new Wii! And in the ‘It Doesn’t Hurt to Ask’ department, one woman requested a million dollars.
Hundreds shared their plans as well. Many are making a special dinner because, as respondent #55 said, “…just being with my Valentine makes me feel good.” Romance is in the air – one Supercuts client will “treat my wife like the beautiful bride she is.” And then there are those who are not planning to do much more than respondent #712 who will go that extra step and “take a shower.”
Supercuts singles (16.7%) consider friends and family members their Valentine, and they will be out in force this Saturday. Supercuts couples — over 63% of the respondents — are going out for a romantic dinner. And because Supercuts clients are well-groomed, it’s not surprising that 52% are getting a haircut to look good for Valentine’s Day; while 24% of women talked about purchasing new clothes and getting their nails done (15%).
And what gifts do men want? Many didn’t request anything but a card and time with their sweetheart; or as respondent #66 said ‘can’t tell you here….’
So who answered this survey?
– 100% Supercuts customers
– 59.7% of respondents are women, 40.3% are men
– 56.5% are married
– 28.4% are single or never married
– 63.4% are spending Valentine’s Day with their spouse or partner
– 51.2% are spending up to $50 on a gift, while 32.8% expect to cufflinks spend
between $50 and $150 on a gift
– 60% are between 26 and 50 years old; with 25.6% between 18 and 30 years
old
– 20% report a household income between $50,000 and $75,000
– Men are considering three options for Valentine’s Day – cards, 53%;
flowers, 51%; and jewelry 15.3%
– 59% of the women are expecting candy, and 60.4% want a simple
Valentine’s Day card
– 16.7% Supercuts singles consider friends and family members money clips their
Valentine
– 52% of respondents are getting a haircut to look good for
Valentine’s Day
– 24% of women talked about purchasing new clothes and 15% are getting
their nails done.
About Supercuts
With more than 2,000 locations across North America, Supercuts provides consistent, quality hair-care services and professional products to its customers at convenient times and locations with reasonable prices. The concept appeals to men, women and children. Supercuts offers a broad selection of professional haircare products including Paul Mitchell, American Crew, Nioxin, Tigi, Redken, Biolage and more.