Tiffany

Baltimore's Fashion Week kicked off in high style at the War Memorial Building. And we're not even talking about the models in the KAS Collection show. We spotted model/nightclub hostess/college student Tiffani Hilton in the audience looking sleek, chic and unique. She put her fashion sense on display when she took an intermission stroll down the runway with fellow models who would be in other shows. Outside, in War Memorial Plaza, Hilton proved that even off the catwalk, her style is purr-fect!

On May 27, 2008, PAULETTE CHAMBERS; beloved daughter of Mary Chambers and the late Billy Chambers; mother of Tiffany Chambers. She is also survived by two sisters, Belinda and Barbara, and one brother, Lawrence, JR. A Memorial Service will be held at Calvary Baptist Church at 3911 Garrison Blvd. on Saturday, June 14, 2008 at 10AM.

Environmentalists want you to buy organic roses, and human-rights groups advocate conflict-free diamonds. Now, just in time for Valentine's Day, jewelry retailers are stepping up a campaign that aims to discourage the mining and sale of "dirty gold." A group of prominent jewelers, including Tiffany & Co., Helzberg Diamonds and Fortunoff, announced yesterday that they oppose the gold and copper Pebble Mine that's planned for Alaska's Bristol Bay watershed, site of the world's largest sockeye salmon run. The jewelers' "Bristol Bay Protection Pledge" marks a new front in the "no dirty gold" initiative waged by environmental and human-rights groups against destructive mining practices.

On December 30, 2007, BENNY TONG of Bel Air, MD, passed away while dancing the night away; devoted loving father of Julian Christopher Tong, 17 and Tiffany Katarina Tong, 19; loving brother of Fair Man Tong and Catherine Linette. Benny was a computer engineer at Social Security Administration. All who knew Benny could describe him as one of the most caring, compassionate, genuine and friendly people they know, bringing sunshine to any person's day. Services will be held at the McComas Funeral Home, P.A., Bel Air, MD on Saturday, January 5, 2008 at 12 :00 Noon.

What do you think of shares of Tiffany & Co.? The company seems to be doing the right things. R.V., via the Internet Its little blue box has contained good earnings results lately. Not many retailers can say domestic sales are being driven by purchases of items costing $20,000 or more, but that is the case with this famous jeweler. Strong U.S. results, particularly all those big-ticket purchases, have compensated for weak results in Japan. It recently reported fiscal third-quarter profits were up 23 percent, and the firm raised its full-year outlook.

Tiffany Brown's Christmas list included a Tweety Bird coat, a Tweety Bird blanket, Tweety Bird sheets and a cell phone. Those gifts would have been carefully wrapped and tucked under the little tree that she and her young sister had decorated with gold tinsel and red bows. They would have been opened at the family Christmas party. But Tiffany's life ended abruptly in Pigtown on Wednesday when a van hit the 13-year-old and a boy minutes after classes let out at Diggs-Johnson Middle School at 3:35 p.m. "It hurts so bad," Tiffany's mother, Mechell Parents, said yesterday as tears streamed down her face.

When they were younger, Heather and Tiffany Jacobson just wanted to be like their older sisters. At every River Hill volleyball game, the two would make up their own cheering section - blue and yellow pom-poms in hand - sporting their older sisters' jersey tops. Heather always had Krystal's No. 8 on her back, while Tiffany wore Stephanie's No. 35. The 2001 season was the best, when Krystal was a senior and Stephanie was a sophomore. "We'd watch them play in high school and I'd think, `Wow, this is so awesome, and they are so good,' " said Tiffany, 15, who was 10 at the time and in fifth grade.

NEW YORK -- While gold and diamond prices have softened, the commodity surge is a big reason Tiffany & Co.'s shares are down 25 percent since topping out at an intraday high of $43.80 on Nov. 28. The stock of the New York seller of expensive jewelry, watches and dishware has generally moved in the opposite direction of commodity prices. Gold hit a 26-year high of $721.50 an ounce May 11; even though it has pulled back, Tiffany's stock price hasn't seen an immediate benefit. Higher commodity prices lower Tiffany's gross margins, a measure of how efficiently a manufacturer can turn raw materials into income.

Plumb Plumb, which plays Rams Head Live Saturday, is alt-rock singer Tiffany Arbuckle Lee's solo project. Chaotic Resolve, Plumb's most recent record, came out in February. The show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. Rams Head Live is at 20 Market Place in Power Plant Live. Call 410-244-1131 or visit ramsheadlive.com.

Larry Long began training his daughter to run and jump when she was 14. Now, she is running in his footsteps after committing to compete in track and field at the University of Maryland, where he also competed for the Terps. Tiffani Long has dominated the long jump in the metro area, winning the state championship the past two years. The four-year varsity athlete leads the area in the long jump again this season, as she leaped 17 feet, 11 1/2 inches at the Nike Indoor Nationals in addition to breaking the Howard County championship record by 4 3/4 inches with a leap of 17-8 1/2 . Long's leap of 34-3 3/4 in the triple jump also beat the previous county mark of 34-3 1/4 . Long Reach coach Gregory Johnson said Long leads by example and has been a main force in the success of the program, which has won the county outdoor championships for eight consecutive years.