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At first glance, their website only shows two teams being represented, the Baltimore Orioles and Milwaukee Brewers.After making contact with a representative at CLARKtoys, it is evident that the new product line is currently in a test stage and no new teams or players will be revealed or sold until the market is gauged with these few, so it is quite an honor that Baltimore was chosen as a test channel for these figurines.

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The Home Office is reviewing the Riot Damages

A shopkeeper whose jewellery store was ransacked in the 2011 riots is facing bankruptcy within weeks because of delays in the Government paying him compensation.

Kanagaratnam Paramanathan has accused David Cameron of reneging on a personal promise to help him, made when the pair met in Croydon the day after the riots.

He also claims the Prime Minister ignored a letter he sent three months ago in which Mr Paramanathan warned that he and his family were “on the brink of losing everything”.

Owners of other small businesses in Croydon say they are also facing ruin because of the low amount of compensation offered under the Riot (Damages) Act and delays in making payments.

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Mr Paramanathan said: “I have spent 26 years setting up these businesses and I’ve worked 16 hours a day, seven days a week, to make them successful but now I am facing bankruptcy because of the riots and the delays to compensation.

“I feel very let down. When I met Mr Cameron he promised to help out but when I wrote to him three months ago I didn’t even receive a reply.

“I wrote to Prince Charles at the same time and got an acknowledgment and then someone from his charity came out to give me advice.

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Police and criminal justice minister Damian Green said: “Police and Crime Commissioners have paid 98 per cent of all uninsured claims resulting from the shocking outbreak of violence we saw in the summer of 2011.

“Due to the complexity of some cases, it has taken longer than we hoped to resolve these claims but we are working closely with all interested parties in Croydon and aim to make progress on their claims shortly.

“The Home Office is reviewing the Riot Damages Act to ensure it protects the most vulnerable and provides value for money for taxpayers in the future.”

Jewellery look chic as well as posh

Chiranat "Namcha" Yusanon, Ornjira "Pang" Lamvilai and Ploy Horwang have found a sparkling way to stand out in Thailand's crowded galaxy of celebrities - they design jewellery.

Singer Chiranat launched her sideline, Ahava by Namcha, in November 2012 with a collection called "Prologue". She's delighted to be calling her own shots, beyond the constraints of show-business expectations.

"Being a jewellery designer allows me to use limitless imagination," she says. "Well-known younger people have to sell more than just an image. They have to prove that they're capable of doing other things worthy of admiration."

Long an avid collector of designer jewellery, Chiranat always wanted to make her own. Her love for fashion and art led her to a graphic-design diploma at Raffles International College Thailand, and she set about creating jewellery that reflected her character.

She has a line of "comet" necklaces that can be worn on the arm or thigh as well as around the neck and over the shoulders. Each is a string of comet-like spheres, and,Find complete details about owon-smart Truck from Jinan Kunda. "with lots of comets, it creates a beautiful sound when one string hits another", she says.

Her gold, silver and crystal rings are unique too - so small that they can only be worn on the upper part of the finger.

Items from Ahava by Namcha were at first only available online via Instagram, but Chiranat now has sales counters in the Cloud 9 stores at the Gaysorn and Emporium malls. "I haven't made a lot of jewellery, so I don't earn much from it despite all the hard work, but it makes me proud, and I believe it's a good career move too."

Chiranat's second collection, "Beautiful Dirty Rich", is inspired by her idol, Marilyn Monroe, and celebrates women with confidence and aspirations.

Ornjira and her fellow-actress friends Visa Sarasas and Panjarat Sangsuwan set up Tri jewellery after agreeing that what was available on the market didn't satisfy their desires. "I like to wear lots of jewellery and I buy a lot," Ornjira says, "but I'm always looking for something different."

The debut collection appeared in August 2011. Unpolished stones and geometric shapes in sterling silver make the jewellery look chic as well as posh. The women's personalities emerge in the quirky boldness with flashes of femininity.

"The materials are very exclusive," says Ornjira. "Our designs highlight the natural form of the gems, so they turn out to be very edgy - not sweet but chic."

Onjira and her equally famous friends proved to be Tri's best models. "It was word of mouth, really. Once we started wearing the pieces, people asked where they could get them and what brand it was. It was a great advantage in terms of building up the business.

"I love that people not only like my various characters on television but also my real personality, as reflected in the jewellery design. It's been really encouraging."

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Meanwhile Ploy Horwang is "de-constructing" jewellery.

The established designer of clothes, bags and shoes whose partnership with Diloklap Chantanachotbutr has produced the Him and Her brand and a shop on Soi Sukhumvit 47 now has a counter at Siam Center's Selected Shop selling "vintage" handmade jewellery, 80-per-cent designed by Ploy.

"I love vintage!" she says. "When I was studying in London at Marangoni Fashion Design College I used to buy old jewellery and redo it. I often purchase different materials and craft them into a distinctive style."

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Ploy is no slouch at salesmanship, either. They way she explains the origins of a particular kind of sunglasses is enough to convince any Him and Her browser that he has to have them.

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THE precision and skill that goes into making jewellery

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She achieved gold medal standard in the QVC Special Award at a glittering event attended by the council’s patron, Princess Michael of Kent, at Goldsmiths Hall in London.

Her winning design was inspired by the Cheapside Hoard, a priceless collection of 16th and early 17th century gemstones and jewels, discovered buried in a cellar in Cheapside, London, in 1912.

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She designed a ruffle neckpiece, based on ruffles found on clothes in the 15th and 16th centuries.

The dramatic neckpiece, made in gold leather, features emeralds, rubies and garnets creating a striking yet contemporary design.

Design assistant Tom Wilson’s work was also chosen from that of many other designers to be exhibited at the awards ceremony, which is a great achievement for such a young designer.

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She said: “The Goldsmiths’ Craft & Design Council Awards are regarded as the pinnacle of industry awards and so to win an award for one of my designs is a real honour.

“I was particularly drawn to this particular award by the link to the Cheapside Hoard; it’s a fascinating part of the history of jewellery and to produce a design based on something so important to my craft was very exciting.

“I am thrilled to have won and also to have been shortlisted for another award.”

Harriet Kelsall Bespoke Jewellery played another integral role in the awards, by developing the first national bespoke award, which was launched this year.

THE precision and skill that goes into making jewellery will be demonstrated when Bishop's Stortford specialist Ce the Jeweller hosts an open day on Sunday (March 24) from 11am to 3pm.

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He said: "We are asked so many time 'do you make jewellery' and 'do you repair jewellery' and of course we do but not a lot of people know that.

"As I am a trained diamond mounter, goldsmith and fellow of the Institute of Professional Goldsmiths, I am probably better placed than most to explain the hows, whys and wherefores when it comes to making, designing and repairing jewellery. I have 40 years' experience of everything jewellery related,walkers do not have larger sizes of their soft crystalbeads11. I can do things very few people can do and to a standard which leaves others way behind.

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Rob added: "We are inviting people who are interested to bring in an item of jewellery they would like me to look at, explain how or when it was made, even what it's made of. Simple repairs that can be done in a short time and without the rest of the workshop I will try to do there and then.

"I will also be offering, for a cost of just ￡25 (normal price about ￡100), to make a simple silver pendant. The client will draw their initial on a silver disc, I will then follow their design to create a unique pendant or charm before their eyes that they drew.

"I will be explaining how the workshop and jewellery making has changed over the years and show some of our heritage in jewellery. Jan and James will be demonstrating the power and usefulness of computer aided design as well as helping clean and inspect people's precious treasures.

"Our expertise also extends to coloured gemstones and diamonds, so bring your beloved diamond in for a clean and we will also give you our quick diamond grading report to take away and answer any questions you may have."

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Their backs against the wall with coach Sebastien Duclos left with just four riders to start the Tour of Taiwan, the quartet of Shahrul, Saufi Mat Senan, Nor Umardi Rosdi and Saiful Anuar Abdul Aziz are still proving a handful.

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"That suited Shahrul perfectly and he took his opportunity. We will be looking for opportunities such as these in the remaining four stages."

The Terengganu Cycling Team were left with just the quartet to pick with four of their riders unavailable for the race.

Brothers Harrif and Zamri Saleh were with the national team at the Asian Championships in India.

Nur Amirull Fakhruddin Marzuki and Zulhilmie Afif Ahmad Zamri have joined the rest of Terengganu's Malaysia Games gold medallists on a pilgrimage to Mecca, an incentive provided by the state government for their success in winning the Games' overall title last year.

But that has not held back the defending UCI Asia Tour champions as they bounced back from a dismal performance in Le Tour de Langkawi last month to produce a respectable performance in the UCI2.1 status Tour of Taiwan thus far.

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"If within this co-operation such a list was necessary, they would have it," he added.

Fuentes is on trial with his sister Yolanda and three other defendants from cycling teams in one of the most high-profile cases in sport over a blood doping racket, with dozens of suspects in cycling and possibly other sports.

The five are accused of endangering public health but not incitement to doping, which was not a crime in Spain at the time of their arrests in 2006 as part of the so-called "Operation Puerto" investigation.

Police raids on premises linked to Fuentes in May 2006 saw the seizure of some 200 bags of tampered blood labelled with a complex system of codes and a virtual pharmacy of performance-enhancing substances including EPO, human-growth hormone, and steroids.

Fuentes told the court at the start of his trial in January that he worked on a private basis with athletes from a wide range of sports, not just cycling, to help them deal with anaemia issues and not performance-enhancing doping.

"Everything which I did I did in accordance with the laws in place at the time. In 35 years I have not caused any harm to any patient. To regret having carried out my profesional work as best as I could would not make any sense," he told reporters.

Earlier on Wednesday a lawyer representing the International Cycling Union (UCI), Pablo Jimenez de Parga, said Fuentes should be made an example of for running possibly "the biggest doping network the world has ever seen".

The sentences imposed on Fuentes and his four co-accused by the court if they are found guilty will show how committed the Spanish authorities are to eradicating doping. The five accused face up to two years in prison.

Horgan will have work cut out to retain Le Race title

A strong men’s field will mean Christchurch cyclist Sam Horgan will have a tough job defending his title in the gruelling 100 kilometre Christchurch to Akaroa Le Race on Saturday.

The former Subway Pro Cycling team member, who now rides for Australian Continental team Budget Forklifts,Browse and purchase the latest range of chinabeads online. has five Kiwi members of the UK UCI Continental team Node4, Mike Northey, Daniel Barry, James Williamson, Roman van Uden and Shem Rodger to contend with along with a number of top domestic riders.

Northey in particular has been in great form over the New Zealand summer winning the Powernet Tour of Southland, the Lake Taupo Cycle Challenge and last week’s Tour of Northland and challenging the top of the podium in particularly every event he has entered in New Zealand over the summer.

Former New Zealand road champ Williamson will be looking for some form before heading overseas to start his first season with Node4 as will local rider Barry. Van Uden won Stage 13 of Tour of Murray River in September while Rodgers has been off the bike since May after suffering a hip injury while racing in Malaysia.

Christchurch based rider and BikeNZ men's track endurance squad member Michael Vink is a former winner of Le Race and holds the course record on the slightly longer pre earthquake route. He comfortably won last month’s challenging Great Divide road race in Canterbury, an event with a similar amount of climbing.

Paul Odlin won the Oceania elite time trial title in Australia last week, and was leading Horgan on the final descent of last year’s race with only a crash on the final corner wiping out his chances of taking the win.

Hamish Schreurs (Benchmark Homes) was third last year and the young Christchurch junior national representative continues to improve and should feature again this year as should fulltime triathete Tom Davidson, who showed he could match it with the best cyclists when he finished a credible fifth in Le Race last year.We are always offering best quality ribbonflowers the affordable price.

Ben Johnston (16) has recently moved to Christchurch from Northland, and the young New Zealand under 17 team member is a very good hill climber who should not be taken lightly by his more experienced competition.

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