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Despite India's warning, Canadian PM Justin Trudeau once again comments on farmers' protest
Meanwhile, the Sikh Council UK has demanded the political leaders to support the Canadian PM.
Published: 05th December 2020 02:25 PM | Last Updated: 05th December 2020 02:25 PM | A+A A-
Canada Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. (Photo | AP)
OTTAWA: Despite India's warning to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau over his earlier remarks on farmers' protests, the PM has once again commented that he "will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests".
Speaking at a press conference after the External Affairs Ministry issued a demarche to Canadian High Commissioner, Trudeau said, "Canada will always stand up for the right of peaceful protests anywhere around the world."
"Political leaders should stand alongside @JustinTrudeau to oppose human rights violations by the Indian authorities & not bow to bullying," the Sikh Council UK said in a tweet.
Farmers are protesting in Delhi and its border areas against the Farmers' Produce Trade and Commerce (Promotion and Facilitation) Act, 2020, The Farmers (Empowerment and Protection) Agreement on Price Assurance and Farm Services Act, 2020, and The Essential Commodities (Amendment) Act, 2020.
On Friday, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) issued a demarche to Canadian High Commissioner, saying that the remarks made by the Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, some Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament on Indian farmers' protest will have "seriously damaging impact on ties between India and Canada".
According to an official statement issued by the MEA, "The Canadian High Commissioner was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs today and informed that comments by the Canadian Prime Minister, some Cabinet Ministers and Members of Parliament on issues relating to Indian farmers constitute an unacceptable interference in our internal affairs."
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Such actions, if continued, would have a seriously damaging impact on ties between India and Canada, the Ministry further said.
"These comments have encouraged gatherings of extremist activities in front of our High Commission and Consulates in Canada that raise issues of safety and security. We expect the Canadian Government to ensure the fullest security of Indian diplomatic personnel and its political leaders to refrain from pronouncements that legitimize extremist activism," the statement added.
On December 1, India reacted sharply to the "ill-informed" comments by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on farmers' protests in India and said the remarks are "unwarranted" especially when pertaining to internal affairs of a democratic country.
Farmers Protest Farm Laws in India Justin Trudeau


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A: This component is only available for customers, the license agreement with Google doesn't allow it for ISVs/package use.

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Ayesha Hazarika
Winner of the "Young Achiever Award 2005" at the 'Asian Women of Achievement Awards'
"One to watch on the comedy circuit" The Guardian
"One of London's brightest young comediennes" The Sunday Times
Ex-government spin doctor Ayesha Hazarika, has rapidly climbed the comedy ladder over the past 18 months, to astonishing effect. Much in demand both on the circuit, and as a radio guest, she can regularly be heard on LBC radio and BBC Radio Five Live. Typical Hazarika humour covers the 3 Rs - race, religion and relationships - just what you'd expect from an Indian Glaswegian living in London.
"uses juxtaposition of two cultures for some good laughs". Fringe Report
Since becoming a semi-finalist on Channel 4's So You Think You're Funny competition in 2003, she's been successfully gigging across the UK comedy circuit as both a stand-up and compere.
On radio Ayesha has appeared on Woman's Hour (BBC Radio 4), as a regular guest on the Sandi Toksvig Show (LBC), The Anita Anand Show (BBC Radio 5), the Worricker Programme (BBC Radio 5),The Jenny Eclair Show (LBC), and The Brian Hayes Show (Radio 5). In August 2005 she co-presented the Fred MacAulay Show for BBC Scotland. On television she was recently seen on Top TV Moments (Ch5), The Daily Politics Show (BBC2), Big Brother's Big Mouth (Ch4) & The 100 Greatest Cartoons (Ch4) and during 2005 she recorded a pilot with Piers Morgan for a new panel show on BBC 2.
Ayesha has recently joined the BBC Asian Network hit soap, 'Silver Street', playing the character Manisha . As of March 2006, she will also be taking the reins of a column in Asiana Magazine, previously written by Meera Syal.
In March 2004, Ayesha devised and performed in 'Funny Women Stand Up for International Women's Day' - a high profile event held at London's Café de Paris, and featuring leading comediennes Gina Yashere, Lucy Porter and Julia Morris. Ayesha returns to champion the International Womens' Day event once again in 2006, with yet another glamorous and talented line-up, and a new London venue - The Cafe Royal. Also during 2004, she formed the line up of a star-studded benefit gala in July promoting peace in the Middle East at the Comedy Store, performing alongside Rob Newman and former Labour MP and Cabinet Minister Tony Benn. In autumn 2005 she performed her stand-up at the Labour Party Conference alongside fellow comedian Geoff Whiting.
Ayesha was involved in two major shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004, The Amused Moose Comedy's Hot Starlets, which showcased stars in the making, and Funny Women at the Fringe, a unique platform for female comedy where established comics perform alongside up and coming acts. The following year, August 2005 she appeared in her own show at the festival with fellow comedienne, Zoe Lyons in "Two Bird Go Into A Bar" at City Central@City Café. Whilst in Edinburgh she also performed at the BBC Stand Up Show and Funny Women at the Fringe. Ayesha will return to Edinburgh in 2006 as part of Funny Women at the Fringe.
Television appearances include:
The Funny Thing About Ramadan, BBC 1, 2008 (presenter/author)
The War Within (documentary), CNN, 2007
The Fame List, Channel 4, 2007
SKY News, Newspaper review, 2006 & 2007
Unanimous: The Fall Out, E4 2006
BBC News 24, Newspaper review 2006 & 2007
30 Greatest Political Comedies, MORE4
Greatest Ever Movies, Diverse TV
Greatest Ever Scary Movies, Diverse TV
Greatest Ever Disaster Movies, Diverse TV
Top TV Moments, Objective TV
Greatest TV Wind-Ups, Objective TV
Most Outrageous TV Moments, Objective TV
Pilot with Piers Morgan, BBC 2, 2005
Top TV Moments, Channel 5, 2005
The Daily Politics Show, BBC2, 2005
The 100 Greatest Cartoons, Channel 4, 2005
Take The Mic, ITV
Big Brother's Big Mouth, Channel 4, June 2005
NE Late, BBC television
Radio includes:
Upcoming: Eye Of The Storm, BBC Radio 4 2006
Silver Street, BBC Asian Network (Playing the character Manisha) - 2006
The Jenny Eclair Show, LBC (Regular guest - 2005/2006)
The Brian Hayes Show, BBC Radio Five Live (Regular guest - 2005/2006)
The Worricker Programme, BBC Radio Five Live (regular guest - 2005/2006)
The Anita Anand Show, BBC Radio Five Live (regular guest - 2005/2006)
The Fred MacAulay Show, August 2005 (co-presenter)
Nicky Campbell Show, BBC Radio Five Live, July 2005
The Victoria Derbyshire Show, BBC Radio Five Live, 2005
Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 2005
Krishnan Guru-Murphy's Show, LBC, 2005
Sandi Toksvig Show, LBC (regular guest 2004/05)
Matthew Bannister Show, BBC Radio Five Live
BBC Asian Network (regular appearances, including Sonia Deol and Children in Need)
Caroline Feraday Show, LBC (regular studio guest and Charlie Jordan newspaper reviewer)
So You Think You're Funny - Semi Finalist 2003
Amused Moose - Semi Finalist 2004
Own column in quarterly magazine 'Asiana' - 2006
Festivals and Shows
Funny Women Stand Up - International Women's Day celebrations - Charity Event (2004,2005,2006)
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2005 - Two Bird Go Into A Bar - (own show) City Central@City Café
Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2004 Amused Moose Hot Comedy Starlets & Funny Women at the Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Festival (various) 2002/3
York Comedy Festival 2003
Ayesha performs regularly across the UK as a stand up and compere at comedy venues, including the Comedy Store, Comedy Café, Brixton Comedy Club, Amused Moose, Banana Cabaret, the Comedy Cavern in Bath and the Vault in Glasgow.

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Before Reading: Students preview the text by doing a "picture walk" through the selection. Prior knowledge is activated by making connections to the selection. Students make a prediction about what the text will be about. Predictions will be confirmed at the end of the selection.
During Reading: Students clarify unknown words and ask questions about the text.
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My Exhibition
Through Mar 4
Membership Become a member
MoMA, Floor 3, 3 East The Robert B. Menschel Galleries
"Nobody will give you freedom," said Meret Oppenheim in 1975. "You have to take it." Inspired by the visionary Swiss artist's own plans for an exhibition of her art, Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition brings together nearly 200 works that offer a wide retrospective view of Oppenheim's lifelong innovation, remarkably open concept of art, and fierce originality and wit.
Best known for her celebrated fur-lined teacup, the full scope of Oppenheim's six-decade career has been largely unknown outside her native Switzerland, and many of the paintings, sculptures, assemblages, reliefs, jewelry designs, works on paper, and collages are on display in the US for the first time. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to see Oppenheim's output—from daring objects first displayed alongside those of the Surrealists in the 1930s, to painted collages that incorporate natural materials found in the Alpine landscape, to sculptures made of bronze and semi-precious stone—in all of its exuberant variety.
Prior to its MoMA presentation, the exhibition will be shown at the Kunstmuseum Bern (October 22, 2021–February 13, 2022) and the Menil Collection, Houston (March 25–September 18, 2022).
Take a deep dive into Oppenheim's life and work with text, image, sound, photography, and film via Kunstmuseum Bern.
Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition is organized by The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Kunstmuseum Bern; and The Menil Collection, Houston.
Organized by Anne Umland, The Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller Senior Curator of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art; Nina Zimmer, Director, Kunstmuseum Bern; and Natalie Dupêcher, Associate Curator of Modern Art, The Menil Collection; with Lee Colón, Curatorial Assistant, Department of Painting and Sculpture, The Museum of Modern Art.
Reckoning with Meret Oppenheim
Read four responses to the influential artist's provocative work.
Bice Curiger, Lazaro Hernandez, Jack McCollough, Wangechi Mutu, River L. RamirezJan 12, 2023
Drawn to MoMA
Bishakh Som's A Convening of Witches
An artist reflects on the work of Meret Oppenheim, a radical femme who came before her.
Bishakh SomNov 17, 2022
The Art of Retrospection: Meret Oppenheim's "Imaginary Exhibition" Drawings, 1983
Read an excerpt from the Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition exhibition catalogue.
Anne Umland, Lee ColónOct 26, 2022
Installation images
Leadership support for the exhibition is provided by Maja Oeri and by Monique M. Schoen Warshaw.
Generous funding is provided by Jack Shear through The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
Additional support is provided by the Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
Major funding for the publication is provided by the Jo Carole Lauder Publications Fund of The International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition Edited by Nina Zimmer, Natalie Dupêcher, Anne Umland, with Lee Colón and Nora Lohner, 2021 Exhibition catalogue, Hardcover, 188 pages
Master checklist 0 pages
Press release 0 pages
Last Look: Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition
Sun, Mar 5, 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
MoMA, Floor 3
Gallery experience, for members
Member Roundtable: Oppenheim's Lifelong Wit
Wed, Nov 30, 2022, 12:30 p.m.
Lecture/panel, for members
Member Previews: Meret Oppenheim: My Exhibition
Sat, Oct 29, 2022, 10:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
2 more past
Swiss, 1913–198518 exhibitions, 10 works online
Kelly McNulty
Zuzanna Kreienbühl-Meisnerova
91 exhibitions, 403 works online
Donald Munroe
1 work identified
2 works identified
How we identified these works
In 2018–19, MoMA collaborated with Google Arts & Culture Lab on a project using machine learning to identify artworks in installation photos. That project has concluded, and works are now being identified by MoMA staff.
If you notice an error, please contact us at [email protected].
If you would like to reproduce an image of a work of art in MoMA's collection, or an image of a MoMA publication or archival material (including installation views, checklists, and press releases), please contact Art Resource (publication in North America) or Scala Archives (publication in all other geographic locations).
MoMA licenses archival audio and select out of copyright film clips from our film collection. At this time, MoMA produced video cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. All requests to license archival audio or out of copyright film clips should be addressed to Scala Archives at [email protected]. Motion picture film stills cannot be licensed by MoMA/Scala. For access to motion picture film stills for research purposes, please contact the Film Study Center at [email protected]. For more information about film loans and our Circulating Film and Video Library, please visit https://www.moma.org/research-and-learning/circulating-film.
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De bosslankmier (Temnothorax nylanderi) is een mierensoort uit de onderfamilie van de Myrmicinae. De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1850 door Foerster.

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Q: Error while creating a new Angular project I've started to lear Angular and I wanted to create a new project.
I've installed successfully Angular CLI and now I'm typing
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create hello-world/README.md (1026 bytes)

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npm ERR! A complete log of this run can be found in:
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Earlier the error I saw was
npm WARN deprecated nodemailer@2.7.2: All versions below 4.0.1 of
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Package install failed, see above.

That's why I typed
MacBook-Pro-Kuba:github kuba$ npm config set proxy http://proxy.company.com:8080
MacBook-Pro-Kuba:github kuba$ npm config set https-proxy http://proxy.company.com:8080

But that didn't solve my problem :(
Can anybody helo me?
Also cleared npm cache.
MacBook-Pro-Kuba:github kuba$ node -v
v8.2.1
MacBook-Pro-Kuba:github kuba$ npm -v
5.3.0

Thanks,
Kuba


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Baranca este un sat în comuna Hudești din județul Botoșani, Moldova, România.

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PMQ Road Trip With Bill Rogers: Behold, the King of Fire!
Bill Rogers of CulinaryTV and Treasure Rock Productions is visiting pizzerias and food trucks across the U.S. for PMQ Pizza Magazine, and the latest stop on his PMQ Road Trip is King of Fire, a hugely popular food truck out of Fort Mill, South Carolina, that also serves the Charlotte, North Carolina area.
Rogers chats with owner/chef Siler Chapman about his wood-fired pizzas and how choosing the right cheese makes a huge difference in taste and customer satisfaction. Chapman, who has been featured on NBC's "Today," ABC's "Good Morning America" and "Ellen," notes that his catering service is doing a booming business as well. "This year alone, we're going to rock out over 40 weddings," he says.
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(New York, NY) February 6, 2013 – On Deck, the technology-powered Main Street lender, announced today that it has been named number 94 on Forbes' 100 List of America's Most Promising Companies – a list of one hundred privately held, high-growth companies with bright futures.
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IranMilitant Journalism
Hundreds of protesters for peace come out in Pacific Northwest Jan. 4
Liberation Staff January 5, 2020
As part of more than 72 anti-war demonstrations on Jan. 4, hundreds of protesters for peace came out in the Pacific Northwest despite high winds and chilling rain. They rallied, vigiled and marched against the attempt by the Trump administration to launch a war on Iran and to demand U.S. troops out of Iraq.
In Seattle, at least 400 people gathered at Victor Steinbrueck Park near iconic Pike Place Market. Initiated by ANSWER Seattle, hosting organizations included Veterans for Peace #92 and the Seattle Anti-War Coalition. In just a few days, numerous organizations and individuals went all out to mobilize for this demonstration.
Speakers included representatives of ANSWER, VFP, SDSA, SAWC, Socialist Alternative, the National Iranian American Council, Party for Socialism and Liberation, Seattle 350, Earthcare not Warfare and Anakbayan.
Maddie Handhardt of SDSA electrified the crowd as she called on active duty soldiers to refuse orders to the Middle East. Phoenix Johnson, VfP #92 president, called out the U.S. history of genocide and vowed that veterans would use their status as the "golden children" of the United States to fight for peace.
Nilofar Ganajaie of the National Iranian American Council thanked the crowd for their solidarity and conveyed the human impact of U.S. sanctions and war on Iranians and Iranian Americans. Jane Cutter of the PSL shared historical context of the colonial role of the United States in the Middle East.In between speakers, MC Erica Salazar of Seattle ANSWER led chants.
Media covering the rally included KOMO-TV, KIRO-TV, Q-13, Seattle Times and the New York Times.
Spokane, Jan. 4. Photo used with permission.
In Spokane, the Peace and Justice Action League of Spokane had a mid-day protest of about 100 people, covering all four corners of an intersection. Other organizations participaing included Veterans for Peace, DSA and the Wobblies. Activist Michael Davis told Liberation News, "There were lots of good reactions" from passersby.
In Kennewick, Wa. more than a dozen people stood at a busy intersection near the mall, chanting and holding signs. The protest was hosted by ANSWER affiliated organizers in the Tri-Cities area. Activists of all ages came from Yakima and the Tri-Cities area to participate.
Organizer Mitch Malloy told Liberation News: "Overall reception was very warm. We handed out flyers to passing cars and to passing pedestrians. Lots of positive reactions from cars, people rolling down their windows to thank us."
Local media covered the action.
Boise, Idaho. Jan. 4. Liberation photo.
In Boise, Idaho, some 100 people participated in a speak out and march that started at Boise City Hall, organized by ANSWER Coalition.
"I think that what we're starting to see is that the checks and balances so lauded by supporters of the U.S. government is starting to crumble under U.S. hegemony across the world. We're seeing the U.S. empire lashing out," said Michelle Doty, of the ANSWER Coalition.
"This is an act of war. It's the assassination of one of the leading military leadership of Iran, a nation that has received the brunt of American sanctions and the threat of war for decades now," she said.
The protesters were briefly confronted by extreme rightwing counterprotesters.
The protesters then marched from City Hall to the Idaho State Capitol where the crowd continued chanting. Doty told the marchers that the enemies are not the people of the Middle East, rather "enemies are capitalists here."
The demonstration was reported on by the Idaho Press.
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Protesters take to streets of Modesto to demand justice for Trevor Seever
Michigan evictions continue despite CDC moratorium
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Former Liverpool-based digital wizards back with long-awaited follow up to Pastels, Getintothis' Paul Higham plugs in.
Cult Liverpool electronic quartet Capac are back with a new self-released EP on November 10.
The new record follows on from their 2010 EP, Pastels, which was released to much fanfare online and resulted in slots playing alongside the likes of Braids at Sound City and Suuns at Liverpool Music Week.
For those unfamiliar with Capac, their sound is not all that easy to pin down. Yes, they are at their core an electronic band in which programmed techno beats and prominent use of synthesisers provide a base for their atmospheric soundscapes. Yet Capac belie easy categorisation. While some electronic music can veer to the cold and calculated, the collective deal in rich atmospheres and paranoid claustrophobia that can at times recall Massive Attack.
Equally apparent are strong post-rock influences, not dissimilar to the, at times, uncomfortable and overtly political music created by Montreal's Godspeed You! Black Emperor. More than most, Capac feel like both a reflection of and an antidote to the uncertain and anxiety-ridden world in which we live.
The new EP leads with Nested which provides further evidence of the band's talents, and, according to their press-release, explores themes of 'loss and decay in a fractured, fragmented and compartmentalised modern world'.
A subtle and ever so slightly funky beat weaves around a deep and gut-churning bass-line into something that, although danceable, retains an edge of discomfort and unease. The refrain 'the ravens are coming' hints at a foreboding that becomes apparent as the stark lyrical imagery reveals itself further. A metaphor it seems for a world in which the powerful prey on the defenceless and vulnerable.
If the opener is anything to go by, the remainder of the EP will be a must-hear upon release. With this and a full-length LP due to follow some time next spring, these are exciting times a band held in high regard in the deepest reaches of the digital stratosphere.


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Austin-based director Kat Candler's new short film The Rusted reunites The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2's Josh Hutcherson and Jena Malone as siblings coping with their shared childhood traumas. Hutcherson blames Malone for leaving him in their care of their abusive mother, and he tries to exorcise his demons by renovating their mother's ranch-house into a place he can call home. The Rusted is inspired by Mark Mukherjee's Tainted Water, Canon's Project Imagination: The Trailer contest winning entry. Kat Candler previously directed the features Hellion, Jumping Off Bridges, and Cicadas as well as the shorts Black Metal, Love Bug, Quarter to Noon, Roberta Wells, and The Absence of Wings. The Rusted will screen at the Blue Starlite Drive-In at Austin Studios after the Austin Film Society's 30th anniversary Make Watch Love Party ends at 10 p.m. Nov. 12.
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After a 5-day stretch of not being out on the water due to rough sea conditions – it was great to get back on the water Sunday!
On Sunday 10/5, we headed the SW corner of Stellwagen in hopes that the whales would still be there – and when we arrived we were excited to see several blows scattered through the area! We first passed by the grand dame Salt, who has appeared to have weaned her calf early this season (her calf Epsom has been sighted on its own elsewhere). Early weaning can happen on occasion, and with a veteran like Salt, I'm sure she has gotten the calf-rearing down pat!
We did however spot a calf rolling and flippering in the distance, and it turned out to be Wizard and her calf! (see photos). Wizard and her calf then began traveling throughout the area, and her calf was fluking very nicely today. They also appeared to be foraging- at one point later in the trip we observed a bubble cloud forming right as they surfaced to breathe.
One of the most exciting parts of our trips today was a look at huge Ocean Sunfish, or Mola mola, right next to our boat! (see photos). I hadn't had a great mola mola look for quite some time this season, so I very much enjoyed this up-close look of the largest bony-fish that weighs about 2000 pounds on average.
While offshore we also spotted humpback whale Canine, as well as a few other individuals that were too far to ID. Also our Stellwagen Seabird Stewards, who come aboard to research the seabirds we see on our trips, spotted many birds today in their count – including Northern Gannets, Cory's & Great Shearwaters, Black Backed gulls, and White-Winged Scoters.
Great day back on the water!
We were very excited to get back out there on the water today! We went to the southwest corner of the bank this afternoon and, before even arriving, we saw dozens maybe even hundreds of northern gannets swarming over the surface of the water. Right beneath them was a pod of 20 to 30 Atlantic white-sided dolphins! I Prior to today, I hadn't seen dolphins since the spring time making this feeding frenzy a welcomed sight.
As we moved on and approached the bank, we noticed at least five different humpback whales in the area. We chose to spend our whale watch with Wizard and her calf! Wizard was making about four-minute dives while her calf spent most of the time logging at the surface of the water. Both whales treated guests with incredibly close approaches to the boat. At one point, they were so close to the that I couldn't even see them from up top on the center of the cat walk! Overall, it was a beautiful day on the water!


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Big, brilliant stones. Vintage pieces. New designers. Here are six accounts that have the jewelry industry talking.
THE FACE Ms. Perez, born in Russia and now based in London, is a trained gemologist and cut her jewelry teeth on the retail floor at Asprey, Tiffany and Chaumet.
THE STATS More than 222,000 followers. Founded 2013.
THE BLING As a former sales manager and supervisor, Ms. Perez has said unabashedly that she wants to "increase the desirability" of high jewelry. Her account focuses solely on the top-end category and precious gemstones, with most posts featuring her draped in dazzling haute couture creations. "In the past you wouldn't see high jewelry so much and, when you did, you'd perceive it as a museum or collector's item — too expensive and too showy," she said. "I show the jewelry worn because it helps people understand the volume and to envision themselves wearing high jewelry."
THE #WINNING POST Ms. Perez holding a leaf brooch (top), an intricate pattern of diamonds, part of Boucheron's winter-themed Hiver Impérial collection. The post garnered nearly 5,200 likes, double her usual number. "I still have no clue why this post was so popular," Ms. Perez said, "I think it's from the way I'm holding it, towards the camera. You almost want to reach out and take it from my hand."
THE BUZZ "After 23 years in the business I still keep learning from Katerina's amazing and knowledgeable posts," said Sabine Roemer, goldsmith, jeweler and co-founder of Atelier Romy, based in London.
THE FACE Mr. Higgs has a degree in the history of decorative arts and design from Parsons School of Design in New York, and is the archivist for the jeweler David Webb.
THE STATS More than 57,000 followers. Founded 2011.
THE BLING Mr. Higgs calls jewelry a "capsule" for storytelling, an approach that leads him to pack his longer posts with lots of back story and facts. "People are hungry for not just quippy, little throwaway emoji stories," Mr. Higgs said. "They want someone who can provide content and context, which is what I try and synthesize with a beautiful image." He takes all his photos with his iPhone 7S Plus. Brooches are especially prevalent on his site, as they "lend themselves best to experimentation and self-expression, either from the jeweler or the wearer," he said.
The Hamlin necklace at Harvard University's Mineralogical & Geological Museum.
THE #WINNING POST The Hamlin necklace from Harvard University's Mineralogical & Geological Museum (above), which attracted almost 7,200 likes and 130 comments. Mr. Higgs was given access to the necklace, which featured what he called "super rare" tourmalines from Maine and showcased the "bounty of natural resources in America," as well as the notebook kept by the man who commissioned the piece, Dr. Augustus C. Hamlin of Maine, which describes each stone.
THE BUZZ "Levi combines an authentic and deep understanding of two things: jewelry history and the power of storytelling," said Rachel Garrahan, British Vogue's watch and jewelry director. "I always learn something new from his Instagram — and I'm entertained to boot."
THE FACE Danielle Miele, based in Nashville, began as a jewelry outsider: She has a degree in childhood education but no gem training. Now, however, she's an industry insider: Last month she introduced another account, @jeweleryjobs, which lists jobs in the business.
THE BLING Gem Gossip started 10 years ago as a blog focused on rings; today, Ms. Miele's #showmeyourrings has more than 525,000 posts on Instagram. A self-proclaimed "collector at heart," her style is definitely maximalist. "My pictures have to have a lot of stuff in it," she said, likening them to treasure hunts where people can zoom in and find things. "I want people to stop scrolling and look closer."
Danielle Miele's collection of figa charms.
THE #WINNING POST Her personal collection of figa charms (above). Figa, or fig, is a somewhat vulgar hand gesture using two fingers and a thumb that dates to Roman times. Ms. Miele's pieces, carved from a host of hard stones, were displayed in a rainbow spectrum — and the post drew more than 3,000 likes. "People went nuts over it," she said. "Anything rainbow is very popular with jewelry. It's become a trend, and more and more jewelers are adding rainbow lines."
THE BUZZ Caroline Morrissey, head of jewelry sales in the United States for Bonhams auction house, likes what she calls the account's "huge range of creativity." Ms. Miele's posts, she said, "regularly make me think out of the box. I also get a multiple jewelry fix in one Insta post as it usually contains more than just one piece — something for your eyes to feast upon, for sure!"
THE FACE Threads is more than just a social media account for voyeuristic fashionistas, it's also a thriving personal shopping business aimed at millennials. (It has been listed twice on The Sunday Times of London's Tech Track 100 list of the country's fastest-growing private technology companies.) Instagram is considered its shop floor, with all sales conducted through messaging apps such as WeChat and WhatsApp. In March, Threads recruited Sophie Quy, Net-a-Porter's senior buyer of fine jewelry and watches, to grow its jewelry business.
THE BLING Threads represents about 50 jewelry designers, ranging from independent brands to the big houses, with prices from 1,000 pounds to more than £1 million, or about $1,300 to about $1.3 million. The images are meant to "talk to and inspire clients," Ms. Quy said — like the many cool ways to wear jewelry (stacking, whether rings or bracelets, is common). The content is notably exclusive — hashtag #ShotByThreads — and presented in a glossy magazine style.
An image from a Bulgari Serpenti campaign.
THE #WINNING POST A Bulgari Serpenti campaign (above) that was shot at the jewelry house's London flagship, a spectacular space that few of Threads's bricks-and-mortar-shy millennials would normally visit. The short video has had nearly 222,000 views, and drew an "amazing reaction in terms of engagement and from a retail perspective," Ms. Quy said. "The campaign was a real highlight."
THE BUZZ "Threads has changed the way luxury shopping is done," said Amanda Gizzi, public relations and events director for the Jewelers of America trade association and its annual GEM Awards. "As a 2019 GEM Award for Retail Excellence nominee, it's being celebrated for its use of Instagram to redefine what the retail jewelry experience looks like."
THE FACE Will Kahn, the fashion market and accessories director at Town & Country magazine, put his skills as a still-life stylist to work for his Instagram venture: All the jewelry is shown resting on Mr. Kahn's Hermès notebook, complete with his Blackwing pencil-scrawled captions (he's been through six notebooks in the last year, he said, adding, "I prefer the smaller size, because it makes the jewelry look bigger.")
THE BLING Mr. Kahn calls his eye-catching posts "infographics," and they do have an educational quality, with captions pinpointing information like carat weight or stone provenance. "Basically, it's every question I would ask a jeweler that I'm standing in front of, and relaying to the viewer," Mr. Kahn said. "Jewelry really requires content."
Jewelry by Prounis, styled for a @willsnotebook post.
THE #WINNING POST A surprise hit, with more than 3,750 likes, was a photograph of 12 antique-style pieces from the Greek-American designer Jean Prounis (above), arranged in a gridlike format. "I find that a lot of similar things arranged neatly do well," he said. "The tough part is that everything needs to be arranged, otherwise it looks like a mess."
THE BUZZ Caroline Scheufele, Chopard's co-president and artistic director, is a fan. "I travel frequently and always carry my own personal notebook with me," she said. "So when I discovered Will's account, I thought it was such a clever idea to present pieces of jewelry the way they were actually born. I found it unexpected, yet elegant, clever and so creative!"
THE FACE Early this year Rachael Taylor, a jewelry journalist, and Andrew Martyniuk, who has worked in sales and marketing, started The Jewellery Cut, a multiplatform venture that includes a website, social media and events to showcase the work of midmarket jewelers. "My friends can name either big wholesale brands like Pandora or larger brands like Tiffany, but don't know much that's in between," Ms. Taylor said. "There is an interesting space in the middle, of individual designer-makers and smaller brands doing interesting things, but who don't get a lot of coverage."
THE STATS More than 3,200 followers. Founded in January.
THE BLING True to the founders' backgrounds, the posts are notably news-led. The Jewellery Cut's modus operandi is to mix online content with offline events, producing eye-catching teaser posts intended to pique interest — and entice you to one of the events they are organizing or promoting.
Rings by Akansha Sethi.
THE #WINNING POST A collection of colored gemstone rings from the AS line, by the London jeweler Akansha Sethi (above), taken during a recent showroom event, got more than 400 likes. Mr. Martyniuk credits the many "beautiful colors" for the post's success, adding, "In this case, online definitely mimicked real life because, as well as being our most popular post during the showroom, Akansha Sethi also sold out of this very collection at the show."
THE BUZZ "A hidden gem of the 'gram, on-point trends and unique stories," the British jeweler Bobby White said.
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Ohio State is dancing into the next round.
Despite entering Friday as a five-point underdog to sixth-seeded Iowa State, the 11th-seeded Buckeyes held the lead for the vast majority of the second half in their first-round matchup in the NCAA tournament and pulled off a 62-59 win in the BOK Center in Tulsa to advance to the second round. Ohio State will meet third-seeded Houston on Sunday.
Iowa State trailed for the entire second half, then took a one-point lead with 3:37 remaining before the Buckeyes reclaimed the advantage and held on for the win.
Kaleb Wesson proved to be too much for Iowa State starting forward Michael Jacobson, who was pulled from the game in the second half due to the physical mismatch. Despite a pair of first-half fouls than limited his minutes, Wesson led Ohio State with 21 points and 12 rebounds.
The Buckeyes needed some role players to step up along with Wesson in order to pull off the victory. Enter Keyshawn Woods and Musa Jallow.
For the third game in a row, Woods finished in double figures. He had 19 points (3-of-6 from 3-point range), along with four rebounds and two assists. Jallow had 11 points, six rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block.
Ohio State maintained a 37-30 rebounding advantage, maximizing the size advantage it had due to Iowa State starting four guards. The Cyclones relied heavily on its reserves with 26 of its points coming from its bench players.
Marial Shayok powered the Cyclones with 23 points, but he didn't have much help.
Next Up: Ohio State will face third-seeded Houston at 8:40 p.m. Sunday in the second round of the NCAA tournament.
The Buckeyes rolled with the starting five that they used in the Big Ten tournament, opening the game with C.J. Jackson, Keyshawn Woods, Musa Jallow, Andre Wesson and Kaleb Wesson.
Wesson committed two fouls in the first half and was subbed out with 6:31 remaining before halftime and his team leading by one point. Ohio State rallied without its leading scorer and rebounder, though, and maintained the lead, holding onto a 26-24 halftime advantage.
The Cyclones went nearly 10 minutes without hitting a single field goal in the latter portion of the first half. However, the Buckeyes' offense didn't have much success, and Ohio State only extended its lead to six points.
Brutus Buckeye won a dance competition at center court in the first half, eliciting cheers for landing a backflip.
Gene Smith sat in the first row of seats across the court from Ohio State's bench. But before the game, he took some time to talk to folks in Cyclones garb. Smith was Iowa State's athletic director from 1993 to 2000.
Assistant coaches Ryan Pedon, Mike Netti and Mike Schrage sat at court level and watched the first half of the Houston-Georgia State game that ended 25 minutes before Ohio State-Iowa State tipped off. Then, Pedon and Terry Johnson watched the second half.
Chris Holtmann remains undefeated in the first round of the NCAA tournament.


Wash the fish on the inside and outside. Then pat dry with paper towels. Make 2 diagonal slashes on the thickest part of the fish on both sides with a sharp knife. Place the chili, peppercorns and fish sauce in a blender and process until a paste is formed. Brush the paste lightly over the fish, cover and refrigerate for 20 minutes. Heat the barbeque until very hot. Lightly brush it with oil. Cook the fish for 8 minutes on each side, or until the flesh flakes easily when tested. While the fish is cooking, heat the oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and cook over medium heat, stirring until golden. Add the ginger, garlic and sugar and cook for 3 minutes. Place the fish on a serving plate, top with the onion mixture, sprinkle over the spring onion and serve immediately with lemon and garlic dipping sauce and steamed rice.


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This article appeared in the May, 2014 edition of Venture.
Jordanians can't seem to get enough of the tasty homemade treats meticulously crafted by a new wave of Internet savvy startups.
By Jane Hosking
Three Jordanian startups have seen incredible success since they began making sweets from their own home kitchens. By finding a niche market that caters to the Jordanian sweet tooth, and through the use of social media to advertise their products, these businesses demonstrate the potential success of starting small with a home-based business that has low operational costs. Not only do they provide their customers with delicious sweets, but they also offer inspiration to aspiring entrepreneurs and prove that while establishing a new business is always a challenge, it isn't an unattainable dream.
Toffimelt
Founder: Rami Haikal
Sweets include: Caramels, toffees, candy and caramel apples, and caramelized peanuts.
www.toffimelt.com
www.facebook.com/toffimelt
For Rami Haikal, sweet making has long been a family affair. "My grandfather used to own a big factory of sweets. All the members of my family used to work with him," he recalled. But when the business was wound down in part because it could no longer compete with cheap foreign imports, Haikal began to experiment with making his own gourmet sweets at home. "I kept working on the recipes for one and a half years until I perfected it," Haikal said.
His creations proved to be such a big hit with family and friends that he eventually decided to set up a business around selling them. The caramels and toffees in particular were so well received that he took the risky decision to quit his software development job to focus full-time on developing his Toffimelt brand, which he set up in April 2013. "I didn't have an investor. I started all by myself and I didn't have big capital," said Haikal, who single-handedly sources all his ingredients, cooks the sweets, deals with orders and deliveries, and markets Toffimelt via its website and social media.
But the risk and hard work seems to have paid off. Haikal said that the demand for his sweets, with names like Pistachio Coffee Crunch and Coffeemelt, has been steadily growing. He's also started winning bigger corporate deals for occasions like Valentine's Day, he sells his products in the popular local coffee shop, Books@Cafe, and supplies toffee to the Four Winters ice cream parlor for one of their flavors.
There's even been international interest shown in Toffimelt, with Haikal receiving an offer to open a sweet workshop in Dubai. But he intends to keep his base in Jordan for the time being. "I've had lots of offers. But for me, the whole idea is that I wanted to start something that is based is Jordan," he said. "I want it to be known as a Jordanian product."
Haikal is in the process of setting up a dedicated work space, which should be ready later this year. But while he acknowledges the necessity of scaling up to meet growing demand, he still advises anyone wanting to start a business to begin from home. "When you look around at businesses, sometimes you'll find that they open a store and pay too much for rent and decorations. Then after three or four months they shut up shop because they can't cover costs and maybe the idea was not studied well enough," he said. "If you want to start something and you can do it from home, then why not just do it? If it goes well then you can take it and make it bigger."
Chef De La Soul
Founder: Rawan Tamimi
Sweets include: Dessert jars filled with banoffee pie, strawberry cheesecake, apple crumble, and chocolate peanut butter.
www.facebook.com/ChefDeLaSoul
When Rawan Tamimi graduated from Amman's Royal Academy of Culinary Arts, the 20-year-old decided to pour her long-held culinary passion into Chef De La Soul, the sweet making business she set up from her home in January. "I wanted to do something that I enjoy and at the same time make people happy," she said.
The concept for her unique product came to her one day after she baked a cake and then put the leftovers in a jar. Today, she daily prepares and personally delivers around 100 of her dessert jars, which are filled with enticing recipes, such as strawberry cheesecake and chocolate peanut butter.
Her lovingly-crafted sweets were especially popular last Valentine's Day, when she received a big corporate order for 350 jars. Tamimi worked through the night to get the order done on time, and then had another two big orders for a total of 100 jars, in addition to her normal or ders. "It was very tiring and challenging, but I did it," she said.
It's important to note that social media has played a big part in her success so far. She opened a Chef De La Soul Facebook page shortly after setting up her business. Within an hour of the page going live, it received 500 likes. Within two months, that number had passed 20,000.
Tamimi has also attracted attention beyond Jordan, including an offer from Lebanon to host a TV cooking show. But she intends to stay in Jordan for the time being and continue to build her business. In the future, she hopes to open up a restaurant based on her "spiritual" cuisine, which is inspired by an Indian philosophy that believes in restoring bodily and spiritual health through eating the right types of food.
(Tamimi is now a chef on Jordan's Roya TV)
Founders: Maha Kalis, Faridon Abida, Maen Maknay
Sweets include: Cakes, cookies, truffles, cake loaves, cheesecakes, energy bites.
www.facebook.com/MarmaladeJo
Maha Kalis admits that there's no shortage of sweet makers in Jordan. But with her company, Marmalade, which she set up late last year with her friends Faridon Abida and Maen Maknay, she's been dreaming up intriguing twists on classic recipes, like beetroot chocolate cake, and Earl Grey blueberry loaf. "I'm trying to do different things," she explained.
Kalis worked as a graphic designer for the best part of a decade before deciding to shift her career in a more culinary direction with Marmalade. It was the right move to make, considering just how long she had enjoyed cooking. "I loved baking when I was a kid. I loved sweets and I loved the kitchen," she said. She now works as the full-time baker for Marmalade, researching her recipes and coming up with creations that stand out from the sweets made by other local bakeries.
While Marmalade sells its cocoa energy bites in Abdoun's Seed café, most of its other sweets are picked up by customers from the team's apartment-based bakery or are delivered for a small fee. Kalis explained that it was a challenge to start up Marmalade at the beginning. "We went shopping for about three months; buying ingredients and equipment such as the freezer and fridge. It was tough."
But the work has been paying off with the business picking up as new customers hear about their sweets via Facebook, Instagram, and word of mouth. Kalis and her business partners have been surprised by their success so far. "It's been more than I expected. Especially at Christmas time, it was crazy," she said.
She explained that it has been her dream to open a café or a bakery for a long time. But when asked why she chose to start from her home kitchen and then shift to a workshop, she notes the advantages of starting small as opposed to opening a shop. "You have to build the name, build your business, and learn how to do things first. I think it's a process," she said. "Slowly, slowly things will grow."
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