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Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The bold glamour necklace in diamonds and/or gemstones reminiscent of Hollywood’s Golden Age stole the jewelry spotlight at almost all the events during awards season. It has also recently turned up on the catwalks at the fall/winter 2023/24 ready-to-wear shows and in the designer studios of contemporary independent designers who also feature one-0f-kind vintage pieces or antique dealers who also offer modern jewels. The looks ranged from elegant diamond fringe and drop styles to multiple choker strands to colored gemstones and more. Here are some favorites from the various awards shows, the runway and the designer studios: Rihanna at the 2023 Oscars dripping in De Beers necklaces. Cicada’s regal platinum and diamond necklace. Bib fashion runway necklace at the Rodarte 2023 Fall/Winter ready-to-wear show. Rooney Mara in two Fred Leighton antique necklaces, which she wore to the 2023 Oscars and the … [Read more...] about The Bold And The Beautiful: Statement Necklaces From Red Carpet To Runway To Reality

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin The first Chinese jewelry artist to have exhibited at prestigious fairs like TEFAF in Maastricht and New York and the Biennale des Antiquaires in Paris, Wallace Chan ’s peapod-shaped A New Generation ring – in his own variety of porcelain that he has rendered five times stronger than steel – has been added to the British Museum’s permanent collection. With each piece crafted to offer a unique narrative or illustrate a philosophical thought, the spiritual materializes into dramatic jewels, from the Cosmic Destiny brooch exploring the oneness of all beings and the ever-changing qualities of the universe to the Mind Puzzle clip questioning the origin of reality. Born in Fuzhou, China, in 1956, Chan had dropped out of school at the age of 13 to help support his family, before founding his own gemstone carving workshop in 1974, going from carving Buddhist sculptures to making jewelry. Having started out sculpting ivory, wood and … [Read more...] about This Hong Kong-Based Jeweler Is Making Waves In Europe

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Over half of college students (51%) believe that using artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT to complete assignments and exams is cheating. Two in ten (20%) disagreed, and the remainder were neutral. Those are among the key findings from a just-released BestColleges survey of 1,000 current undergraduate and graduate students, conducted in the first two weeks of March. The survey found that 43% of college students overall say they’ve had experience using AI tools like ChatGPT, and half of those acknowledge turning to those tools to work on assignments or exams. This figure translates into 1 in 5 college students admitting they employ AI to complete their schoolwork. Most of the students who’ve used AI apps said they did so for personal projects, out of curiosity, or for fun. Student Views About The Ethics Of AI Tools Students’ opinions about the ethics of using ChatGPT for their academic assignments … [Read more...] about More Than Half Of College Students Believe Using ChatGPT To Complete Assignments Is Cheating

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “Whenever I speak to a group of CEOs to share my learnings from the cyberattack, I start by saying, ‘put down your phones for 15 minutes, you’ll want to listen carefully to what I have to tell you’. ” CEO of a $4 billion U.S. company. Leaders who have endured a cyberattack feel strongly about helping others avoid some of the mistakes they have made. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 37 global CEOs, ISTARI, a Temasek-founded global cybersecurity firm dedicated to helping clients build cyber resilience, and Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford today revealed the findings of their joint CEO Report on Cyber Resilience . More than any previous study, the report applies a top-management lens to cybersecurity risks and underscores the critical role CEOs play in building cyber resilience. It shares insights from thirty-seven, one-hour-long face-to-face interviews with U.S., Asian and European CEOs whose … [Read more...] about The Essential Playbook On CEOs And Cyber Resilience

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin “The core of your team gets built on the road,” said Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault on Sunday evening before the team hit the road for a trip out west. To him, road trips are great for a developing young team and there are plenty of lessons to be learned. “I love playing on the road. It’s a great test,” said Daigneault. “It’s strips away everything except for your team. It’s just you. I actually think road games, wins and losses, build a lot of chemistry because it limits a lot of distractions.” While these games are great tests, they’re extremely difficult to win. In fact, only two teams in the entire Western Conference have a winning record on the road this season. Oklahoma City is currently 13-21 away from Paycom Center in the 2022-23 campaign and facing a pivotal a four-game road trip. Over the course of the next week, the Thunder will play the LA Clippers twice, followed by the Los Angeles Lakers … [Read more...] about OKC Thunder To Face Most Pivotal Road Trip Of Season

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Ai Weiwei has unveiled a new artwork inspired by Claude Monet’s monumental “Water Lilies” (1914-26) triptych. Made entirely of Lego, “Water Lilies #1” is a recreation of one of the most famous paintings by the French Impressionist. By choosing Monet, and working with industrial materials and pigments, the renowned Chinese artist and activist wants us to challenge our notion of reality and beauty. At over 15m long and made from nearly 650,000 studs of Lego bricks in 22 colors, “Water Lilies #1” is Ai’s most considerable Lego work to date. It will span the entire length of one of the walls in the Design Museum gallery in London when it goes on exhibition next month as part of “Ai Weiwei: Making Sense,” the Chinese artist’s first design-focused exhibition and his biggest UK show in eight years. “Water Lilies,” the main focus of Monet’s artistic work in the final decades of his life, captures nature’s serene beauty. Yet … [Read more...] about Ai Weiwei Shows His Largest-Ever Lego Artwork At Design Museum London

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Layoff notifications are similar to notifications of a grave health diagnosis; no one wants to be on the giving or receiving end. Yet, most of us have lost count of the number of layoffs in 2023. I was recently coaching a high achiever preparing for parental leave. Although it should be a special time, she was paralyzed with decision fatigue and afraid of how an extra two weeks of allotted leave would impact the team, given that a large percentage had been laid off. As well as feelings of guilt and insecurity, aspects like workload, productivity, employee trust and morale decline during a layoff. Here's what you can do as a manager or leader to continue supporting your teams. Engage in meaningful conversations. Layoffs are one of the most challenging and stressful career transitions because they can be unpredictable and sudden and are usually negative and involuntary. Employees may be going through the stage of … [Read more...] about 3 Ways Managers Can Improve Employee Engagement And Support Remaining Employees After A Layoff

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin When “quiet quitting” emerged last summer, the workforce was divided into two groups: those who stick to their job descriptions and those who don’t. Discussions about quiet quitting emerged when a viral TikTok video described the act as limiting your involvement in work that extends beyond the job you were hired to do. As awareness about quiet quitting grew, so did the backlash. What young Millennials and Gen-Zers viewed as a healthy work-life balance, older employers interpreted as a poor work ethic and sign of entitlement. Like most contentious topics trending in the media, it wasn’t long before quit quitting lost traction to something more novel. Taking its place has been the new—but equally silent trend—quiet hiring. Quiet hiring is when employers give their employees additional tasks so they can avoid the time and financial costs of hiring someone new. Although the term for quiet quitting appeared relatively … [Read more...] about The Real Problem Behind Quiet Quitting And Quiet Hiring

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin Evan Coopersmith, EVP of Data Science at AE.Studio . Good habits have upfront costs and long-term benefits. Bad habits have upfront benefits and long-term costs. A cigarette offers a short-term benefit in terms of the stimulation from the nicotine, the social camaraderie of the step outside the office to relax with a colleague and the physical enjoyment orally and otherwise. The long-term costs are well-understood (increased risk of cancer and death certainly appear at the top of the list). Trips to the gym, especially those first few, can involve significant short-term suffering with respect to physical soreness, fatigue and, if you’re socially conscious, the sense of being dramatically weaker than the human beings around you. Decisions The examples above are painfully obvious in terms of their short-term/long-term costs/benefits. There are countless other examples with respect to physical, mental and … [Read more...] about Why We Don’t Play The Long Game

Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin In the summer of 2022, two maintenance workers found themselves waist-deep in liquid chocolate after falling into a tank at a candy factory in Pennsylvania. Stuck for over an hour, the two workers couldn’t climb out and had to be cut from the tank by emergency responders. Thankfully, the workers weren’t injured. But the incident — which cost the company more than $14,000 in fines — could have been much worse. Workplace incidents, particularly in high-risk sectors like public safety, power utilities, mining and construction, have historically resulted in tragic outcomes. This doesn’t have to be the case. With new digital tools driven by Industry 4.0 initiatives, risks can be mitigated and incidents are less likely to occur by giving organizations the awareness needed to increase workplace safety. But it’s not just safety that can be assured by digital-era technologies. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, … [Read more...] about Safety, Tech Skills And Worker Satisfaction Will Define The Future Of Work