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Pleiades Star Crescent Necklace
Sep 9th
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Although The Crescent and Star symbol is much older than Islam itself, the appearance of it on ancient gold jewelry is very rare. The Necklace and Amulet is one of the earliest representations of this religious symbol in the form of ancient gold artwork with no analog known to exist.
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Indian gold necklaces lose duty-free status in US
Sep 9th
In a blow to Indian jewelers, the US has stopped the duty-free status for gold necklaces from India as the product was found to be competitive in US markets.
Earlier,cheap tiffany key rings, US used to allow duty-free status to certain products from developing countries to help them expand their economies. Other items that have been struck off the duty-free list are passenger tyres from Thailand and wood flooring from Brazil.
After assessing which products should continue to benefit from duty-free treatment under GSP (Generalised System of Preferences), President Barack Obama determined that five products from three beneficiary countries are now sufficiently competitive in the United States.
So, duty-free treatment will be withdrawn for those products, including certain passenger tyres from Thailand,tiffany money clips clearance, wood flooring from Brazil, and gold rope necklaces from India.
In all,tiffany Pendants on sale, the US will continue to provide duty-free treatment to 110 products from 19 beneficiary countries, whose imports exceed the statutory ceilings by only a small amount.
In 2009,discount tiffany necklaces, the total value of imports of these 110 products was $613 million. Obama also granted Egypt’s request to add frozen beans and frozen mixed vegetables to the list of eligible products.
Published by HT Syndication with permission from The Financial Express. For more information on news feed please contact Sarabjit Jagirdar at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
India, July 02 — The Indian gold item which enjoyed the duty-free status till date can no more reap those benefits in the US, as Barack Obama, the US President, is of the belief that five products from three beneficiary countries under the generalized system of preferences (GSP) are adequately competitive in the US. Obama Administration’s Annual Review under the GSP program has withdrawn duty free treatment to products from different countries including certain passenger tyres from Thailand, wood flooring from Brazil apart from our gold rope necklaces. Under the GSP,shop for tiffany, certain selected products from developing countries are allowed duty-free treatment in the US which helps these developing countries to expand their economies. Currently it has around 110 products, valued at $613 million last year, from 19 beneficiary countries. These countries continue to enjoy duty-free treatment because their imports exceeded the statutory ceilings by only a small amount. The decision is set to have adverse implications on the Indian gems and jewellery industry as the prices of the rope necklace will shoot up leading to decrease in demand for the India made gold item in the US.
KRATZER IS ‘OFFICER AND A GENTLEMAN’
Sep 5th
The University of Florida issued the following news release:
Dave Kratzer has served The Gator Nation for nearly 24 years, including more than four as the Associate Vice President of Student Affairs and almost 20 as the former Director of the Reitz Union. In addition, he is now serving his country as a newly appointed U.S. Army Reserve ambassador.
Kratzer, a retired Army Reserve Major General, was recently appointed as an ambassador by Lt. Gen. Jack Stultz, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Reserve Command.
"It’s an honor," Kratzer said.
Army Reserve Ambassadors are private citizens who serve as liaisons between the Army Reserve and the community. Ambassadors are spokespeople and representatives for the Army Reserve, and are resources and mentors for soldiers and their families.
Ambassadors have a status equal to that of a two-star general. There are two ambassadors per state who serve three-year terms. At the end of their terms, they may apply to be appointed for another three years.
Kratzer’s own military experience makes him well-qualified for the ambassador position. After Sept. 11,thanksgiving earrings, 2001, Kratzer was deployed to Afghanistan for six months, returned to the U.S. for five months,tiffany, and deployed again to Iraq and Kuwait for a year.
"The University of Florida has been wonderful in their support of me," Kratzer said. "I left twice and came back, and my job was still here."
His experience overseas helps him relate to what soldiers are going through now that he serves as a mentor to them. Returning reservists may face financial troubles, job loss,tiffany earrings sale, post-traumatic stress or family issues after being away from home.
"I think they (the Army Reserve Ambassador program) specifically wanted me because I could talk to soldiers and their families," Kratzer said.
Kratzer’s various duties as an ambassador include attending events such as the Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Workshop. The Yellow Ribbon Program reunites soldiers from across the United States after they return home from duty in Iraq or Afghanistan.
For the 30- and 60-day reunions, the soldiers and their families receive an expense-paid trip to Orlando, where many take the opportunity to reunite with men and women with whom they served while stationed overseas.
"The idea is to bring them back together," Kratzer said.
Ninety days after the soldiers returned home, they were invited to a soldiers-only workshop in Jacksonville. The program provided counseling and information regarding employment and the GI Bill. Kratzer addressed the group of soldiers at the recent reunion.
"We help them try to find out what kind of help they need," Kratzer said. "There’s a lot of one-on-one time provided, and a lot of laughs as well."
As an ambassador, Kratzer attends a variety of events. Recently, Kratzer attended a deployment ceremony for a unit in Orlando. He also assists the US Army Recruiting Battalion by supporting such events as GatorNationals, a national drag racing event at Gainesville Raceway, where the Army’s No. 1 racing team drew the attention of approximately 2,000 people.
At UF, Kratzer works with the Collegiate Veterans Society, a voluntary student organization that numbers more than 440 student veterans on campus. He recently assisted the Collegiate Veteran’s Society and UF’s Student Government in planning the dedication ceremony for the new Veterans Memorial at the Reitz Union Amphitheatre. The memorial consists of a fountain, The US and State of Florida flags, a commemorative marker and five granite pillars representing each of the five military branches. The ceremony, hosted by the Collegiate Veterans Society, included a Navy flyover and a speech from a four-star general.
Kratzer also is the chair of the ROTC Advisory Committee on campus,tiffany cuff Links sale, which includes keeping track of ROTC’s numbers and academic standings. The committee oversees the Army, Navy, Marines and the Air Force at UF.
As an ambassador and former commander, Kratzer has seen a lot of support from soldiers,thanksgiving day 2010, and he enjoys the opportunity to reconnect with them.
"Any day you can spend with soldiers is a great day," Kratzer said. "This is my opportunity to give back to them."For more information please contact: Sarabjit Jagirdar, Email:- htsyndication@hindustantimes.com.
Officers, if not gentlemen
Sep 2nd
The execution for desertion of a young officer during the first world war goes disastrously wrong. What exactly happened? Who was there, and why have some of those involved met untimely deaths?
This is the crux of a novel that is a marriage of who-done-it and commentary on the class-ridden attitudes of the early 20th century. The action takes place in the immediate wake of the war, when battle damaged men try to adjust to civilian life. One of these, Laurence Bartram,tiffany necklaces for sale, is persuaded to try and find out why a fellow officer, John Emmett, has apparently committed suicide;
the persuader is Emmett’s sister Mary – romance hangs in the air.
The ensuing narrative twists and turns its way from one hypothesis to another, by way of a large cast and much speculative conversation between Laurence and another old comrade-in-arms,discount tiffany key rings, who is given to reading Agatha Christie, while serving as a sort of Watson to Laurence’s Holmes. Period touches abound, effectively enough – there is much poking and riddling of coal fires and consumption of unappetising meals. And the link between the young officers is the writing of samizdat poetry.
The underlying theme of the novel – the rigid social assumptions and prejudices of the day – is subtly interwoven with the fast paced narrative, in which one revelation succeeds another, and just as you think you have spotted a looming denouement a new event subverts everything. A dubious asylum for the mentally ill,shop for tiffany Pendants, in which John Emmett has been incarcerated, is a sinister presence; the NCO who seems to have been the villain of the piece during the execution is perhaps also the rapist and murderer of a French girl. The reader becomes quietly confident – aha! But Agatha Christie is not invoked for nothing;
there is more than a bow here in the direction of classic detective fiction.
That said,discount tiffany earrings, this is also a novel of the first world war, homing in upon that particularly emotive area, the executions for cowardice and desertion – mainly other ranks, very few officers. It seems to be de rigueur now for the novelist to cite sources and declare what is fact and what is fiction; we get three pages here of explanations – informative, but one can be left feeling that the card-index could be less apparent. Background research is indeed essential for this kind of novel,shop for tiffany necklaces, but is best left like the seven-eighths of the iceberg, assumed and invisible.
Elizabeth Speller’s memoir, The Sunlight on the Garden, also cast a shrewd eye on the vagaries of the English class system – in that case on the curious social appositions within her own family, and the ensuing confusions, defiance and pretensions. She made this family history into a vivid and lively narrative; it is no surprise that she has now turned to fiction, though the content and manner of The Return of Captain John Emmett do not allow her to air the talent for dry wit that distinguished the memoir. Next time, maybe.
Hagerstown Woman Sentenced to 46 Months in Prison
Aug 31st
The U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release:,necklaces
U.S. District Judge Marvin J. Garbis sentenced Olusola Idowu, age 57, of Hagerstown, Maryland, today to 46 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for wire fraud, bankruptcy fraud, making false statements in a bankruptcy proceeding, filing a false tax return and failing to file a corporate tax return. Judge Garbis also entered an order requiring Idowu to pay restitution of $425,000.
The sentence was announced by United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein and Special Agent in Charge Rebecca Sparkman of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, Washington, D.C. Field Office.
"Today’s sentencing of Olusola Idowu emphasizes the Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation and U.S. Attorney’s Office will continue their aggressive pursuit of those who use fraudulent methods in an attempt to corrupt our Nation’s tax system," stated Rebecca Sparkman, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation Special Agent in Charge,Charm pendant, Washington DC Field Office. "Honest taxpayers have been reassured today that no one is above the law especially when the integrity of tax administration is at stake."
Idowu was the owner and president of SSS Nutrition & Dietetic Care Services (SSS Nutrition). SSS Nutrition was a health care services company specializing in the "Optifast" weight management program. According to testimony at her five day trial, between November 2003 and December 2008, Idowu made false representations to financial companies in order to obtain mortgages and loans and lied to, and concealed information from, the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in relation to her Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition.
According to trial evidence, on November 7, 2003, Idowu filed a voluntary Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Petition in United States Bankruptcy Court in Maryland, then on May 17, 2004, Idowu requested the dismissal of her bankruptcy petition, which was granted by the bankruptcy court on May 18, 2004. Witnesses testified that on June 17, 2004, Idowu received a $400,000 loan from Option One Mortgage for the purchase of a residence at 11047 Sani Lane in Hagerstown, which falsely represented that her son was employed as a nutritionist at SSS Nutrition, had five years experience, earned $10,000 per month, and had $100,000 in a bank account. On that same date, evidence showed that Idowu obtained two bridge loans from Hyattsville Properties, LLC; in the amount of $85,000 and $50,000. On September 9, 2004, Idowu obtained another $14,000 loan from Hyattsville Properties, LLC and on August 26, 2005, Idowu obtained a loan for $50,000 with Hyattsville Properties, LLC.
Testimony showed that on June 29, 2004, Idowu sought and obtained an order vacating the May 18, 2004 order dismissing the bankruptcy petition. On September 30, 2004, Idowu falsely testified in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland that she filed tax returns on behalf of her business for tax years 2001through 2003 with the Internal Revenue Service,pendants, when in fact, she had not filed corporate tax returns for those years.
Evidence presented at trial showed that on January 19, 2005, Idowu obtained a $512,550 loan from Long Beach Mortgage for the refinancing of the property at 11047 Sani Lane, falsely representing on the refinancing loan documents that her son was employed as a nutritionist at SSS Nutrition,bracelets, had five years experience, earned $11,120 per month, and had $138,000 in a bank account.
According to evidence presented at trial, on June 14, 2006, Idowu filed her 2005 federal individual income tax return, falsely claiming her son as her dependent and reporting a total income of $19,000, when in fact, evidence showed that her income was substantially more than that.
United States Attorney Rosenstein thanked the Greenbelt Office of the United States Trustee Program, the Department of Justice agency that supervises bankruptcy cases and trustees, for its assistance in this investigation and prosecution.
The Maryland Mortgage Fraud Task Force was established to unify the agencies that regulate and investigate mortgage fraud and promote the early detection, identification, prevention and prosecution of mortgage fraud schemes. This case, as well as other cases brought by members of the Task Force, demonstrates the commitment of law enforcement agencies to protect consumers from fraud and promote the integrity of the credit markets. Information about mortgage fraud prosecutions is available http://www.justice.gov/usao/md/Mortgage-Fraud/index.html.
This law enforcement action is part of President Barack Obama’s Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. President Obama established the interagency Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force to wage an aggressive, coordinated and proactive effort to investigate and prosecute financial crimes. The task force includes representatives from a broad range of federal agencies, regulatory authorities, inspectors general, and state and local law enforcement who, working together, bring to bear a powerful array of criminal and civil enforcement resources. The task force is working to improve efforts across the federal executive branch,Charm bracelet, and with state and local partners, to investigate and prosecute significant financial crimes, ensure just and effective punishment for those who perpetrate financial crimes, combat discrimination in the lending and financial markets, and recover proceeds for victims of financial crimes.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein commended Assistant United States Attorneys Peter M. Nothstein and Bonnie S. Greenberg, who prosecuted the case.
Lenoir woman arrested on drug charges
Aug 31st
Drug agents with the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office ICE Unit and North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation made an arrest tied to a violation of pseudoephedrine transaction limits.,necklaces
Crystal Jean Barnes, 27, of 3684 Townsend Lane, Lenoir, was arrested earlier this week and charged with one count of exceeding pseudoephedrine limits.
Agents with the ICE unit and SBI routinely check pseudoephedrine logs provided by pharmacies for unusual and/or frequent purchases of ephedrine-based products. By law, pharmacies are required to obtain valid identification of any person buying ephedrine-based products.
According to state law,watches, no person shall deliver to any one person, attempt to deliver to any one person, purchase or attempt to purchase at retail more than two packages containing a combined total or more than 3.6 grams of any pseudoephedrine products per calendar day or purchase at retail more than three packages containing a combined total of more than 9 grams of pseudoephedrine products within any 30-day period. The limits do not apply if dispensed under a valid prescription.
Barnes’ name appeared frequently in several pharmacy logs, drawing the attention of drug agents.
During their investigation,tiffany, agents discovered that Barnes had been to several pharmacies in Caldwell and Burke counties to purchase ephedrine-based products. They determined by the amount and frequency of the purchases, along with additional details gathered during the investigation,Atlas charm bracelet, that Barnes was contributing a main ingredient for the manufacture of methamphetamine.
Court records indicate that Barnes was charged by Lenoir Police Department with possession with intent to sell/deliver methamphetamine on June 11 of this year.
"We will continue to arrest people who are contributing to the manufacture of methamphetamine or any other illegal drug," Caldwell Sheriff Alan Jones said. "If you are supplying ingredients for a meth lab, you are just as guilty as the person cooking it."
Barnes was placed in the Caldwell County Detention Center under a $5,Charm bracelet,000 secured bond and has a district court appearance in Caldwell County scheduled for Sept. 21.
The Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office always in search of information involving the use and distribution of illegal controlled substances. Information from citizens often proves valuable in solving drug cases, and any information provided will remain confidential. Anyone with information regarding illegal drug use and activity can contact the Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office ICE Unit at 828-757-1178, Lenoir Police Department Narcotics Division at 828-757-2145 or Caldwell County Crimestoppers at 828-758-8300.
WIPO ASSIGNS PATENT TO SPINAL SIMPLICITY
Aug 24th
Publication No. WO/2010/093353 was published on Aug. 19.
Title of the invention: "INTERSPINOUS PROCESS IMPLANTS HAVING DEPLOYABLE ENGAGEMENT ARMS."
Applicants: Spinal Simplicity LLC [US/US]; 10995 Quivira Road Overland Park, KS 66210 (US) (All Except US).
HESS,Charm bracelet, Harold [US/US]; (US) (US Only).
Inventors: Hess,Atlas charm bracelet, Harold; (US).
According to the abstract posted by the World Intellectual Property Organization: "Spinal implants include an elongated body portion dimensioned and configured for percutaneous introduction into a target interspinous process space,cuff Links, at which interspinous distraction and/or spinal fusion are desired. The body portion can include a threaded outer surface, or alternatively a smooth surface. The body portion can include one or more interior cavities, and can include deployable engagement members adapted and configured to move in tandem between a stowed position retracted within the interior cavity of the body portion and a deployed position extended from the interior cavity of the body for engaging adjacent spinous processes. An internal drive assembly for selectively moving the engagement members from the stowed position to the deployed position can be provided, as can a elements for locking the engagement members in a deployed position."
The patent was filed on Dec. 29,tiffany, 2009 under Application No. PCT/US2009/006730.
For further information please visit: http://www.wipo.int/pctdb/en/ia.jsp?ia=US2009/006730
For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com
Ice Cream Cupcake Inventor MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery Introduces New Valentine’s Day Cupcakes
Jan 10th
MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery has announced that it will expand its line of signature ice cream cupcakes. The brand is known as the innovator of the world’s first ice cream cupcake, and will offer Valentine’s Day themed designs. MaggieMoo’s is managed by NexCen Franchise Management, Inc., a subsidiary tiffany jewellery of NexCen Brands, Inc.
MaggieMoo’s continues to be a product innovator in the super-premium ice cream category. The new Heart, Snowcap Blush and Pink Flower cupcakes add to the brand’s growing menu. In addition to the new line of cupcakes, MaggieMoo’s will offer customers a signature heart-shaped Sweetheart Cake to celebrate the holiday.
“MaggieMoo’s strives to surprise and delight its customers with fresh new flavors and products,” said Jenn Johnston, senior vice president of brand marketing for NexCen Franchise Management. “We’ve been featured on Food Network for our ice cream cupcakes, and it is only natural to expand this very popular product line to new seasonal designs.”
Ice cream cupcakes and cakes are available for online ordering at participating stores valentines key rings through www.maggiemoos.com.
About MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery (www.maggiemoos.com)
MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery is a chain of independently owned and operated franchised stores that specialize in serving super-premium ice cream and desserts. In 1989, MaggieMoo’s opened its first store in Kansas City, Kansas. The brand is known as the innovator of the world’s first ice cream cupcake, and has consistently been awarded blue ribbons by the National Ice Cream Retailers Association. In addition to providing customers with premium ice cream, MaggieMoo’s plays a larger role in the community by involving Miss Maggie Moo, ice cream celebutante for the Treatery, with charitable organizations and community groups. Miss Maggie Moo works with celebrities to raise money and awareness for local and national causes.
About NexCen Brands, Inc. (www.nexcenbrands.com)
NexCen Brands, Inc. is a strategic brand management company with a focus on franchising. valentines necklaces It owns a portfolio of franchise brands that includes two retail franchises: The Athlete’s Foot(R) and Shoebox New York(R), as well as five quick service restaurant (QSR) franchises: Great American Cookies(R), MaggieMoo’s(R), Marble Slab Creamery(R), Pretzelmaker(R) and Pretzel Time(R). The brands are managed by NexCen Franchise Management, Inc., a subsidiary of NexCen Brands.
SOURCE MaggieMoo’s Ice Cream & Treatery
Many Consumers Are Spending $100 and Up This Valentine’s Day
Dec 29th
According to the survey, 43 percent of consumers will spend between $50-100 on a gift for their significant other, with 14 percent saying they will spend $150 or more. The most common response was $100.
The Buzzillions survey also identified the most – and least – desirable gifts for both men and women ( Valentine’s Day gift excluding flowers). Men wanting to please their mate should focus their attention on necklaces, concert tickets, perfume, chocolate and a Wii Fit – the top five most desired Valentine’s Day gifts among women surveyed. Men on the other hand had a meaningful book, a digital camera, a watch, an ipod and cologne at the top of their list.
The survey also revealed the least desirable gifts for both sexes. Men are least interested in electric razors, golf equipment, pen sets, slippers and underwear, while women will not rejoice at opening a gift containing stuffed animals, golf equipment, appliances and camping equipment.
“Finding the perfect gift can be a daunting task at any time of year, but particularly around Valentine’s Day necklaces when meaning is injected into every purchase,” said Andy Chen, CEO of Buzzillions. “Our focus is making the gift giving process easier, helping to generate ideas, and most importantly, guiding consumers towards the highest quality products — as identified by their peers.”
Buzzillions.com is the most comprehensive customer review site on the Internet. Buzzillions, which currently has more than 4.5 million reviews on its site, collects thousands of customer reviews a day from people who are verified to have purchased the products they are reviewing. Reviews on Buzzillions encompass a wide range of products, from GPS units to cookware, baby strollers, hiking boots and moisturizers.
For a full list of the survey results visit the Buzzillions blog About Buzzillions.com Buzzillions.com is a one-stop product research site for consumers, providing reviews and recommendations from real product users for hundreds of thousands of products in thousands of categories, including consumer electronics, apparel, sporting goods, health & beauty and home & garden. These reviews and recommendations help guide consumers to make informed product decisions that meet their specific needs and uses, with product reviews from people like them, who are verified to have bangles purchased the product. Buzzillions verifies the purchase by partnering with hundreds of retailers who actually send out the surveys to known customers. Retail partners include Toys “R” Us, Staples, REI, Drugstore.com, Brookstone and Ace Hardware. Buzzillions is owned by its parent company, PowerReviews.
Eastgate outlasts Demidov to capture his 1st bracelet
Dec 14th
Tournament director Jack Effel, who uses his mike to acknowledge celebrity tiffany jewelry players in the crowd at the World Series of Poker, gave a big shout out of another sort Monday.
“Let’s hear it for the money!” said Effel, drawing a roar from fans who had seen a mountain of cash piled high on a table.
Peter Eastgate, a 22-year-old from Denmark who became the youngest player to win the WSOP’s Texas Hold ‘Em Main Event early Tuesday, earned first-place money of $9.15million after beating Ivan Demidov in the longest final in WSOP history.
The two-day final table play took 274 hands and 15 hours, 28 minutes, surpassing the previous long of 14 hours, 10 minutes in 2005.
Despite the endurance, this was not a winner-take-all tournament. Of the 6,844 players who entered, 666 finished in the money. That ran from Eastgate down to finishers 617-666, who made $21,230 for the price of their $10,000 entry fees.
All nine finalists already had been paid $900,670 for at least ninth place. So Kelly Kim, 31, silver earrings of Whittier, Calif., who started the final table with the lowest chip count, was keenly aware what it meant when he finished eighth instead of ninth.
“About 380 (thousand dollars),” Kim said.
Make that an additional $387,547 that Kim got for winning eighth-place money of $1,288,217.
Not that the ninth-place money was chump change for Craig Marquis, 23, of Arlington, Texas, who dropped out of college to pursue professional poker.
“I’ll probably be playing poker for a few years. I have enough money now where I don’t have to sweat the small stuff,” he said.
For second, Demidov, 27, of Moscow, won $5.8million, which is a whole lot more than the $560,000 total that Doyle Brunson got for winning back-to-back Main Events in 1976-77.
Demidov acknowledged he will share most of his winnings with a Russian financial supporter who silver key rings helped him get here.
“I have a backer that pays for me, and, yeah, I’m going to share the monies with him, with him getting more than me,” Demidov said. “Without him, I wouldn’t be able to even come and play here.”
Such deals are not uncommon in poker. Last year, Englishman Jon Kalmar placed fifth and won about $1.26 million. He said he would share his winnings with British pros, who backed him financially.
Eastgate, who won his first WSOP bracelet, said he paid the $10,000 entry fee. Did he receive any backing that might entail sharing his $9.15million?
“That’s confidential,” Eastgate said.
There are other ways in which winnings are shared in poker. Away from high-profile tournaments, silver necklaces pros and amateurs play cash games among themselves.
When poker pro Erick Lindgren received his player of the year award for his overall performance in the 55-event World Series, he passed along a message to Eastgate and Demidov.
“Brunson told me to tell them that there is a cash game when they’re done tonight,” Lindgren said.