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These sterling silver cufflinks are crafted with authentic Boston Garden parquet baskeball floor that was in use from 1946-1999. The parquet floor pieces feature the scuffs and scratches of the floor on which the Celtics won 16 of their 17 Championships. After the original Boston Garden was demolished in 1999, Tokens & Icons acquired the last 9 of 11 panels of the parquet floor directly from TD Garden. Tokens' artisans were challenged to create a parquet inlay in just 3/4" square; each cufflink is unique and features slight tonal variations with each pair. Officially licensed by TD Garden, each pair of cufflinks comes gift-boxed with a Certificate of Authenticity.Boston Garden opened in 1928 and was originally named Boston Madison Square Garden as it was designed by Tex Rickard built the third Madison Square Garden. Rickard, who also promoted boxing, aimed to build an arena with this sport in mind. Thus fans were very close to the action and this, combined with the Celtics' supposed ability to know where a ball would bounce on the iconic parquet floor, was thought to have contributed to the team's hometown advantage. The parquet floor was originally built in the Boston Arena and moved to the Garden in 1952. When Boston Garden closed in 1999, Tokens & Icons was selected by the arena's management to celebrate the storied basketball floor. Eleven five-foot square pieces remained and Tokens was entrusted with nine of them. These parquet panels have been used to craft this item. Boston Garden hosted nineteen NBA Finals, four NBA All-Star games and was the first arena to host the NBA and Stanley Cup Finals in 1957. Approximately 3/4" x 3/4", Made from authentic Boston Garden parquet basketball floor, Set in Sterling Silver with bullet back closure and hallmarked "Boston Garden" on the back side, Officially licensed by TD Garden, Comes gift-boxed with a Certificate of Authenticity,

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The company’s iShares-brand ETFs took in $33.67 billion in new money, down from $52.31 billion, a year earlier, Meanwhile, revenue from technology services, a growing area of emphasis for the company, grew 18 percent year-over-year, In an interview, Fink touted recent wins with clients, including increasing the number of ETFs available without trading commissions through Fidelity Investments as well as Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY.L), awarding the company a near-$40 billion slice of one of boston garden parquet floor cufflinks Europe’s biggest investment contracts to be invested using various BlackRock index strategies..

(Reuters) - Wells Fargo & Co (WFC.N) said on Tuesday it had applied for an investment firm license in France as part of a Brexit strategy to shift some of its servicing of European mainland customers out of London. The San Francisco-based bank, whose purchase of a high-profile location near the Bank of England two years ago was seen as a vote of confidence in the Brexit process, said it would continue to service UK and non-EU clients from London. The company said a new subsidiary based in Paris would provide capital markets and investment banking services for European and international customers who require access to the EU and the European Economic Area.

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HSBC (HSBA.L) would make up the bulk, with 1,000 jobs, while French banks moving posts back to their base in Paris would add another 1,000 jobs, The rest would come from a host of Wall Street banks and other financial firms, the lobby had boston garden parquet floor cufflinks said, Companies from across the EU use London for currency trading, derivatives and managing investment funds, Some EU policymakers want parts of these activities shifted to the continent after Brexit to avoid relying on what will then be a foreign financial centre..

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. job openings jumped to a record high in August, far outpacing a rise in hiring, suggesting that companies could be increasingly having difficulties finding qualified workers. The Labor Department said in its monthly Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey, or JOLTS, report on Tuesday that there were 7.14 million unfilled positions in the economy in August. That was the highest level since the series started in 2000 and compared to 7.08 million vacancies in July. The job openings rate also rose to an all-time high of 4.6 percent from 4.5 percent in July. Hiring increased to a record high 5.78 million in August from 5.71 million in the prior month. That lifted the hiring rate to 3.9 percent from 3.8 percent in July.

(Reuters) - When Sears Holdings Corp filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday, it said it would close another 142 unprofitable Sears and Kmart locations and seek to reorganize around financially healthier stores, It also triggered a “time bomb” that retailers have had a tough time surviving, Over the last dozen or so years, bankrupt retailers have had less time to make major strategic decisions for their survival and landlords and lenders have had more leverage in the process, boston garden parquet floor cufflinks The change stems from a 2005 legislative overhaul of the bankruptcy code that forced companies to find an agreement within seven months on its real-estate leases, or allow landlords to walk away from the agreement, Previously, companies would spend a year or two working out a viable survival plan..

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