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Graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and the Royal Academy of Music in London, Julie is currently a piano faculty member at Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, the Chinese University and the Baptist University. She is also the new hostess in a series of talk and demonstration on the ABRSM piano examinations at the RTHK radio 4.
Apart from giving lectures, masterclasses and acting as jury in many piano competitions, Julie also leads an active career in performance and composition. She formed the “HK Duo” (www.hkduo.com or hkduo2000 at Youtube) in 2000 giving local and overseas concerts. She had also appeared as Artist-in-Residence in the RTHK Radio 4 and the TV series, ‘Music and Beyond’. In 2007, she was commissioned by the local government to arrange a Chinese composition for ten pianists on ten pianos in the Dragon Jamboree concert celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the return of sovereignty. Her composition, “Tableau for 48 hands” for 24 pianists on 4 pianos, became one of the top 10 headlines of the Fine Music Magazine in 2008. In 2009, she was commissioned to compose for the 40th Anniversary of the Hong Kong Children’s Choir and the 20th Anniversary of the Cultural Centre. In 2010, her “Mahjong on Stage!” for 4 pianists on 4 pianos synchronizing with video clips on mahjong game attracted much attention from the press and the audience. She was then featured as one of the Hong Kong Ten Young Musicians in the i-cable TV “Close to Culture”.
Julie’s publications include lecture demonstration dvd on the 62nd Hong Kong Music Festival piano competition repertoire published under Brio, piano duo CD album “In a glimpse” published under Tammy Records, and piano duo composition “Nocturne” published under H’ing Publishing.
Originally from Taiwan, Evelyn Chang was invited to play at the Buckingham Palace at the age of 17 whilst studying at The Purcell School of Music. Later she graduated from the Royal College of Music studying under the late Irina Zaritskaya and Andrew Ball supported by the Russell Gandler Award and St. Martyn’s scholarship. In 2004 she made her debut at London’s South Bank Centre, followed by concert invitations in the UK, Europe and Asia. Evelyn’s recording with violist Maxim Rysanov on Avie label received many awards and was picked as Editor’s Choice by Gramophone, BBC Music and Muzik Magazine. Since then, she has collaborated with numerous international artists such as Douglas Boyd, David Cohen, Cho-Liang Lin and Jian Wang. Evelyn’s passion is in chamber music and contemporary works. After spending 18 years in the UK, she now resides in Hong Kong under government’s Quality Migrant Scheme. In additional to performing, she teaches at The University of Hong Kong. Evelyn is a Steinway Artist.
Pianist Michelle Kim has captivated audiences all over the world for her unique blend of pianistic power, poetry and striking stage presence. Ms. Kim has performed in concert halls throughout the US, Europe and Asia including performances at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Caramoor, the New Jersey Performing Art Center, the Sejong Cultural Center, the Hong Kong Cultural Center, LACMA and the Chicago Cultural Center. She has performed as a soloist with numerous orchestras across the world including the New Jersey Symphony, the Brevard Music Festival Orchestra, the Seoul Philharmonic, the Xiamen Philharmonic, the Bergen Philharmonic, the Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Catania, among many others. Her performances have been televised in United States, Italy and South Korea and broadcast on radio stations throughout the US including NPR, WQXR, K-Mozart and WFMT.
Recently, Michelle Kim was featured as one of the “Inspiring Women of Hong Kong” in the October 2013 Anniversary Issue of Marie Claire for her charity work in Hong Kong. Ms. Kim is the founder and artistic director of Hong Kong Generation Next Arts (HKGNA), a Hong Kong Charity dedicated to nurturing artistic excellence and personal success in young artists and transforming lives through music. She has performed numerous concerts to raise money for Hong Kong Charities including performances with violinist Lu Siqing and the Metropolitan Youth Orchestra at the Hong Kong Cultural Centre and” Concert of Power” event with Nick Vujicic.
Born in Seoul Korea, Ms. Kim began her musical studies at age four. At age ten, she gave her orchestral debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. She went on to graduate from The Juilliard School earning both a Bachelors and Masters of Music. She was also the recipient of the prestigious Arthur Rubinstein Award and garnered top prizes in national and international competitions including the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition and the Vincenzo Bellini International Piano Competition.
Jeremy Williams began his career as a violinist with the London Symphony Orchestra. He was a member of the Delme Quartet and Nash Ensemble, playing regularly with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields and the London Sinfonietta. As violinist with the York Trio and violist with the Beethoven String Trio of London, he featured regularly on BBC broadcasts and made numerous recordings. Concert tours have taken him to major festivals all over the world including Edinburgh, Salzburg, Prague, Hong Kong and venues ranging from the Wigmore Hall, London, Sydney Opera House to the Forbidden City, Beijing. In 1998 Jeremy was appointed Principal Viola with the Hong Kong Philharmonic and taught at the HK Academy for Performing Arts. Jeremy became a member of the Australian String Quartet in 2003 and in 2009 was appointed Lecturer in Chamber Music and Director of Strings at the University of Tasmania. He has taught at the Sydney and Adelaide Conservatorium and Artist in Residence at the Queensland Conservatorium.
He was first violinist with the Diemen Quartet whilst resident in Tasmania. He relocated to Hong Kong in 2015 dedicating himself to education, currently conducting the Yew Chung International School Orchestra and mentoring chamber music at Wah Yan School. In 2016 he formed Hong Kong Camerata Strings, an ensemble for talented young string players. With Gian Paolo and Richard Bamping he plays viola with the Fiorini String Trio. Jeremy studied violin at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London with Yfrah Neaman and David Takeno. He has recorded the Dvorak Piano Quintet with the Nash Ensemble for Virgin Classics.
A native of Seoul, Korea, Ms. Park won the 1997 Artist International Competition and was presented as the Recipient of The Special Presentation Award in her New York Recital Debut at Carnegie Hall.Her solo appearances include performances of the Haydn and Saint-Saens Concertos in Carnegie Hall, New York and in Korea, as well as the Brahms Double Concerto in Hong Kong and Korea. Recent recitals took her to Kumho and Young San Art Halls in Seoul and City hall in Hong Kong. Ms. Park was also invited to be a jury member at the VIMC Vienna International Music Competition.
Ms. Park studied at The Juilliard School and later on graduated from the Manhattan School of Music, where she received her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees under the guidance of Paul Tobias, Zara Nelsova, Myung Wha Chung and Ardyth Alton. While attending at Manhattan School, Ms. Park had the honor to be recipient of the President Marta Istomin Award and the Hans & Klara Bauer Cello Scholarship. Her chamber music coaches were Jerry Grossman, Nathaniel Rosen, Yehuda Hanani and Alan Stepansky as well as members of the Guarneri, American & Vermeer String Quartets.
Ms. Park participated in the music festivals of The International Symphony Orchestra, Israel, The National Orchestra Institute (MD) and National Repertory Orchestra (CO) among others. As a recitalist, chamber musician and soloist, Ms. Park has performed in Asia, Europe and the U.S.A. She gave quartet recital at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center, played in Musicarama – the International Contemporary Music Festival Concerts and recorded for RTHK (Radio 4) in Hong Kong.
Si Won Park is a prizewinner of other competitions including the Weschester SUNY of 1992 Korean Monthly Music Magazine Competition of 1989 and the Youth String Orchestra Competition of 1987.
Currently, she is a member of the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and the Bauhinia Piano Trio. She is also a faculty member of The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and teaches at the Hong Kong International School.
A native of Israel, Mr. Yehudayan performs around the world, as a soloist, recitalist and chamber musician. He recently performed at the International Chamber Music Festival of AMEROPA in the Czech Republic and a few Concertos in USA, Hong Kong, Korea and Israel. Mr. Yehudayan was also invited to play solo at the main event of the World Peace Festival 2005 in Korea in which all proceeds from the festival were donated to Unicef. Past few years’ projects include solo and chamber music concerts with members of the Berlin Philharmonic and the Hamburg symphony, as well as CD recordings with Hong Kong Pure Strings. The first CD, “Popsinera”, was awarded “The 10 Hottest CD of the year 2008″ and “The Best Light Music Album of the year 2008″ by the Radio Guangdong “Voice of the City.” The second CD “Surprise – Happy Birthday” was awarded the “Best CD of 2009″ by Canton Radio. This is one of the biggest awards in China which incorporates playing, music selection and arrangements. Mr. Yehudayan also gave master classes in Indiana University and California, and was a jury member at the International Vienna Music Competition and Hong Kong Bauhinia Cup Strings Competition 2012.
Mr. Yehudayan received his Bachelor of Music Degree and Artist Diploma in the Faculty of Performing Arts from the Jerusalem Rubin Academy of Music and Dance. There he studied violin and viola with Prof. Samuel Bernstein, a renowned teacher and the first mentor of Gil Shaham. He had the honor to be the first and only Israeli student to be sent to the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Russia from which he received a diploma under the guidance of Yuri Bashmet and Prof. Fiodor Druzhinin. Subsequently, he acquired his Master of Music Degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Michael Tree, violist of the Guarneri String Quartet and Pinchas Zukerman.
Mr. Yehudayan was a member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra and the Hong Kong String Quartet between 1995-2001. He participated in the Geneva Competition in 1992 and was a prizewinner of many competitions in Israel. He has performed many recitals in Israel, America and Europe, and recorded for Israeli National Radio & RTHK (Radio 4) in Hong Kong.
Mr. Yehudayan is the violist of the Pure Strings Ensemble and Orchestra and Strings Director at Hong Kong International School since 2000.
Born in Tainan City, Taiwan, Ms Su was among the first selected group of talented music students who were under special educational program by the Ministry of Education of Taiwan. She was a full-scholarship recipient of many major music festivals in the United States, including Aspen Music Festival, National Orchestral Institute in Maryland, National Repertory Orchestra in Colorado and Pacific Music Festival in Sapporo, Japan. Besides giving solo concerts in these music festivals, Ms Su also performed and collaborated with world-class conductors such as Rostropovich, Joseph Silverstein, Christoph Eschenbach, Michael Tilson Thomas and Jahja Ling. Ms Su received her Master degree of Music from University of Southern California, where she studied with Ronald Leonard, former principal cellist of Los Angeles Philharmonic. Ms Su has been the faculty member of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts since she moved to Hong Kong with her family in 2000. She had released 3 CDs and 3 DVD albums. Ms Su joined Kaohsiung American School as the first performing arts director in 2015.
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Gabriel Kwok was born in Hong Kong and studied at the Royal Academy of Music with Guy Jonson and later with Louis Kentner in London. He has been Head of Keyboard Studies at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts since 1989. A Fellow of the Royal Academy of Music in London, he is Visiting Professor at the Shenzhen Arts School, Xian Conservatory of Music, Xinghai Conservatory of Music, Wuhan Conservatory of Music and China Conservatory of Music in China. He has served on the faculty of the Cliburn Piano Institute (USA), International Institute for Young Musicians (USA), Colburn Academy Festival (USA), Chetham¡¦s International Piano Summer School (UK), Beijing International Music Festival and Academy (China), Beijing International Piano Festival (China), Shanghai International Piano Festival (China), Singapore International Piano Institute (Singapore), Asia International Piano Academy and Festival (Korea) and Tel-Hai International Piano Master Classes (Israel).He has given masterclasses at the Central Conservatory of Music (Beijing), Shanghai Conservatory of Music, Royal Academy of Music (London), Royal College of Music (London), Royal Northern College of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Hannover Hochschule fur Musik und Theater, Rotterdam Conservatorium, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Queensland Conservatorium of Music, University of Auckland, University of British Columbia, Carnegie Mellon University, Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, Eastman School of Music, University of Kansas, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Peabody Institute, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Temple University, Texas Christian University and The Yale School of Music as well as classes in Taiwan, Singapore, Korea and Portugal.Gabriel Kwok has been a jury member of many international competitions including the Asia Mozart Bicentenary, Rome, Vianna da Motta, Gina Bachauer, Hong Kong, China, Missouri Southern, Hilton Head, Minnesota Piano-e, Darmstadt Chopin, Japan PTNA, Rio de Janerio BNDES, Singapore Chopin, James Mottram and Asia Chopin International Piano Competitions.He has collaborated with many distinguished artists in concerts, among whom were Pierre Amoyal, Alexander Ballie, Siegfried Behrend, Alan Civil, Eugene Fodor, Lu Siqing, Albert Markov, Yuri Mazurkevich, Clarence Myerscough, Roberta Peters, Qian Zhou, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Jenny Ren, Aaron Rosand, Nathaniel Rosen, Rohan de Saram, Hansjoerg Schellenberger, Jeffrey Solow, Leon Spierer, Richard Stolzman, Wang Jian and Xue Wei. He has also been an Artist-in-Residence for Radio Television Hong Kong.
Ms. Nancy Loo is one of Hong Kong’s most versatile artists, as pianist, radio programme host, actress and writer. She was a recipient of the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in 1978. She currently teaches piano at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts and The Chinese University of Hong Kong and is often invited to host music talks and master-classes and to serve as a juror for piano competitions.Ms. Loo is the presenter of a music programme Belle Nuit and Hong Kong’s only classical music radio show for children, Children’s Corner, on Radio 4 of Radio Television Hong Kong. She has participated in multi-media performances such as Kung Chi-shing’s M Garden, and in several drama productions. As a narrator, she has performed in Peter and the Wolf with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, Barbar the Elephant and Carnival of the Animals with the Hong Kong Sinfonietta and The Blue Planet LIVE with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra.
As a pianist, Ms. Loo has given solo recitals and performed with orchestras in England, Europe, North America and Asia. Locally, she has appeared in the Hong Kong Arts Festival and performed with the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and the Hong Kong Sinfonietta. In addition to founding the piano and woodwind sextet Les Six, she has also worked with numerous local and visiting artists in chamber music concerts. A keen promoter of contemporary music, she has participated in the annual Musicarama and the ISCM World Music Days Festival.
Ms. Loo attended the Juilliard School on scholarship, where she studied with Adele Marcus. After graduating with a Master’s degree, she studied with Vlado Perlemuter in Paris and Guido Agosti in Italy. She was first prizewinner at the Fourth Rina Sala Gallo International Competition in Monza in 1976 and has won many other international competitions, including the Marguerite Long International Competition in Paris.
She has played the piano part for the soundtrack of several Hong Kong films and television series. She has also published two books. Her recordings include a piano solo album of Christian music, Ambush and Moonlight on Spring River with the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra and piano works by local composers.
Professor Eleanor Wong began her musical studies in Hong Kong with Betty Drown and later as an Associated Board Scholar at the Royal Academy of Music, London with Frederic Jackson and Max Pirani .Besides winning numerous prizes and awards, Eleanor was one the few students graduated with both the Graduate Diploma (G.R.S.M), and the Recital Diploma as well as top honours: the Walter Macfarren Gold medal and Majorie Whyte Memorial Award for the most outstanding students. After winning the coveted Boise Scholarship ,Eleanor studied in Paris with Vlado Perlemuter and later in New York with Artur Balsam.
Winner of silver medal at the Viotti International Competition Italy, Professor Wong broadcasted on RTHK (Hong Kong), WNYC (New York), BBC (UK), and overseas services.As a soloist she has given recitals extensively in the United Kingdom (including the Wigmore Hall and Purcell Room in London)in Hong Kong and the United States ,as a Piano Duo with her sister they have performed together in Hong Kong , in cities of China and in the States.
Professor Wong is recognized as one of the foremost piano pedagogues with many of her pupils winning top prizes in international piano competitions. Being one of the most sought-after teachers, Professor Wong frequently hosted lectures and workshops on Piano Pedagogy and has given master-classes in China, Korea , Poland, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, Uruguay, South Africa ,England and USA. She is also a frequent member of jury in various international piano competitions and festivals.
Presently, Professor Wong is an Artist in Residence and Senior Lecturer at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. She is also a visiting professor at the Shenzhen School of Arts and Wuhan Music Conservatory, and an honorary professor of the Tianjin Music Conservatory. She is a Steinway Artist, Co-Director of the Hong Kong Summer Music, and the Chairperson of the Piano Teachers’ Association in Hong Kong and Artistic Advisor of The Dalcroze Society of Hong Kong. She has served as Advisors for the Hong Kong Arts Development Council (ADC), Trinity Guildhall music exam (Hong Kong) .In 2008, Professor Wong was elected one of 2007 Outstanding Leaders by Singtao Daily in Hong Kong for her contributions to the musical world.In 2013 Professor Wong was awarded the Hong Kong Women of Excellence in the Six Arts for her work in field of Music by the Hong Kong Federation of Women.
Hailed as “an artist of intense passion and profound sincerity,” pianist Michelle Kim has captivated audiences for her unique blend of pianistic power, poetry and stage presence.She has performed solo recitals and concerts at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center, Caramoor, LACMA, the Chicago Cultural Center, the Sejong Cultural Center. and the Hong Kong Cultural Center. She’s performed as soloist with numerous orchestras including the New Jersey Symphony, Brevard Music Festival Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Bangor Symphony, Paducah Symphony, Ridgefield Symphony, Reading Symphony, Lima Symphony, Flagler Symphony, Brooklyn Symphony, Xiamen Philharmonic, and the Orchestra del Teatro Massimo di Catania, among others. Ms. Kim’s performances have been televised in South Korea, Italy and the United States, and broadcast on radio stations in New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, Los Angeles, San Francisco, West Palm Beach, National Public Radio and WQXR.In 2009, pianist Michelle Kim founded Hong Kong Generation Next Arts (HKGNA), a registered Hong Kong Charity dedicated to supporting next generation young artists and transforming lives through music. In 2011, HKGNA was awarded “Hong Kong & Shenzhen Charity of the Year Award” by the Southern Metropolis Daily for being an advocate for culture and performing arts and promoting youth development in Hong Kong. In 2013, Ms. Kim was featured as one of the “Inspiring Women of Hong Kong” in the October 2013 Anniversary Issue of Marie Claire for her charity work in Hong Kong.
Ms. Kim began her musical studies at age four. At age ten, she gave her orchestral debut with the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra. She graduated from The Juilliard School where she earned her Bachelors and Masters of Music and was recipient of the Arthur Rubinstein Award. Ms. Kim garnered top prizes in national and international competitions including the Leschetizky Piano Competition, the Bartok-Kabalevsky-Prokofiev International Piano Competition and the Vincenzo Bellini International Piano Competition. Ms.Kim makes her home in Hong Kong with her husband Thomas and her son, Max.
Violist Richard O’Neill is an Emmy Award winner, two-time Grammy nominee, and Avery Fisher Career Grant recipient. He has appeared as soloist with the London, Los Angeles, Seoul, and Euro-Asian Philharmonics; the BBC, KBS, and Korean Symphonies; the Moscow, Vienna, and Württemburg Chamber Orchestras; and Alte Musik Köln with conductors Andrew Davis, Vladimir Jurowski, and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Highlights of this season include collaborations with Gidon Kremer, concertos with Kremerata Baltica, his first tour to China with Ensemble DITTO and a European tour and complete Beethoven quartet cycle with the Ehnes Quartet. As recitalist he has performed at Carnegie, Avery Fisher, Kennedy Center, Wigmore, Louvre, Salle Cortot, Madrid’s National Concert Hall, Tokyo’s International Forum and Opera City, Osaka Symphony Hall, and Seoul Arts Center.
A Universal/DG recording artist, he has made eight solo albums that have sold more than 150,000 copies. Dedicated to the music of our time, he has premiered works composed for him by Elliott Carter, John Harbison, Huang Ruo, and Paul Chihara. In his tenth season as Artistic Director of DITTO he has introduced tens of thousands to chamber music in South Korea and Japan.
The first violist to receive the Artist Diploma from Juilliard, he was honored with a Proclamation from the New York City Council for his achievement and contribution to the arts. He serves as Goodwill Ambassador for the Korean Red Cross, The Special Olympics, and UNICEF; runs marathons for charity; and teaches at UCLA. He is a former member of CMS Two.
Yao Jue was born in Shanghai, China, and is the only violinist to be included in the 1995 book “China’s Famous Females” published by the International Women’s Congress in Beijing. Ms. Yao was awarded a full scholarship by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to continue her violin studies with Zaven Melikian. Later she graduated from the Juilliard School in New York where she studied under Dorothy DeLay.
Music critics since then have universally employed phrases such as, “technically impressive and intensely moving”, “impeccable technique”, “captivating”, “poetic”, “stylish” and “lustrous” to describe her performance. Ms. Yao’s professional career has been punctuated by widely acclaimed performances throughout Asia, Europe and the United States.
Ms. Yao made her New York recital debut before a standing room only audience at Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall in 1993. She has performed in numerous international festivals and major concert halls. They include The Ravinia Music Festival, The Aspen Music Festival, The Yachats Music Festival; The Avery Fisher Hall, The Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center, The Herbst Theater and The Tchaikovsky Hall.
Orchestras with which she has performed in concert are: Brooklyn Philharmonic; Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra; Russia Philharmonic Orchestra; Honolulu Symphony Orchestra; Prague Chamber Orchestra; Suk Chamber Orchestra; National Symphony Orchestra of Cuba; Japan Century Symphony Orchestra; Singapore Symphony Orchestra; Little Orchestra Society of New York; Central Philharmonic of China; China National Symphony Orchestra; China Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra; Radio Orchestra of Shanghai; Shanghai Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai Philharmonic; Shanghai Chinese Orchestra; Hong Kong Sinfonietta and Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. In 2000, Ms. Yao was the featured soloist with the China National Symphony Orchestra on their concert tour of Mexico.
Ms. Yao founded the “Yao Jue Music Academy” and the “Hong Kong Children’s Chamber Orchestra” in 2002. She also founded the “Hong Kong String Orchestra” in 2013. She is also the first Chinese musician to be received by President Castro of Cuba. Ms. Yao was awarded the “Outstanding Violinist Rado Timeless Award” in 2002, the “Ten Outstanding Young Persons of Hong Kong” and “Most Charismatic Award” in 2004, the “Ten Most Successful Women” in 2005, the “Outstanding Women Professionals Award” in 2008 and the “Outstanding Women of the Year” in 2012.
Ms. Yao served on the International Jury Panel for the Montblanc Arts Patronage Award in 2003. She also served as the University Artist of the University of Hong Kong from 2008 to 2010 and was appointed the Artist-in-Residence of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University from 2014 to 2015.
Minhye Clara Kim has appeared as soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. She has performed and taught at the Jerusalem Music Center, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Seoul Music Festival, Great Mountains Music Festival, Beauvais Music Festival, and Festival Music Alp in France. In 2003 she was the youngest ever appointed to the string faculty at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division. She is also on the faculty of Columbia University and the Perlman Music Program. Recipient of numerous grants, she studied at the Juilliard School (Pre-college), the New England Conservatory of Music (B.M.), and Columbia (Ed.D.C.T., Teachers College) and Yale (M.M.) Universities.


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James Gunn has issued a statement reacting to being fired by Disney from directing “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.” Disney severed ties with the director on July 20 after numerous offensive tweets from his past resurfaced online. Gunn’s tweets saw him making controversial jokes about topics including pedophilia, rape, and the September 11 terrorist attacks.
“My words of nearly a decade ago were, at the time, totally failed and unfortunate efforts to be provocative,” Gunn said in an official statement. “I have regretted them for many years since — not just because they were stupid, not at all funny, wildly insensitive, and certainly not provocative like I had hoped, but also because they don’t reflect the person I am today or have been for some time.”
Gunn did not dispute Disney’s decision. The filmmaker had worked with Disney and Marvel on the first two “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies and was set to write and direct the third installment, which already had a 2020 release date.
“Regardless of how much time has passed, I understand and accept the business decisions taken today,” Gunn said. “Even these many years later, I take full responsibility for the way I conducted myself then.”
He concluded by looking to the future: “All I can do now, beyond offering my sincere and heartfelt regret, is to be the best human being I can be: accepting, understanding, committed to equality, and far more thoughtful about my public statements and my obligations to our public discourse. To everyone inside my industry and beyond, I again offer my deepest apologies. Love to all.”
Alan Horn, Chairman of The Walt Disney Studios, announced Gunn’s firing in a statement earlier today. “The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our studio’s values, and we have severed our business relationship with him,” Horn said.
Prior to Gunn’s firing, the filmmaker took to Twitter on July 19 to say he had “developed as a person” since publishing the controversial tweets years ago.
1. Many people who have followed my career know when I started, I viewed myself as a provocateur, making movies and telling jokes that were outrageous and taboo. As I have discussed publicly many times, as I’ve developed as a person, so has my work and my humor.
— James Gunn (@JamesGunn) July 20, 2018
Plans for a third installment of the “Guardians” saga were announced in April 2017. IndieWire has reached out to Disney for further comment.

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SkySports Manolo Gabbiadini's 90th-minute equaliser pulled Southampton out of the relegation zone with a late 1-1 draw at Burnley. The Italian substitute latched onto Josh Sims' cross and lashed beyond Nick Pope to give the Saints a draw they just about deserved and more »
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With around 580 shows across Australia, and drawing in nearly 6 million visitors in total, upgrades, and maintenance of aging facilities as well as the construction of new infrastructure is crucial for the sustainability of rural showgrounds. The Regional Agricultural Show Development Grants Program is injecting $20 million into 122 regional agricultural show societies, including Bedgerabong PA & H Association Inc.
The upgrades at the Bedgerabong Showgrounds will include the development of a multipurpose livestock facility, fence repairs, installation of barriers and an upgrade to the watering system.
Minister for Agriculture, David Littleproud, said the grants would also serve as a much needed cash injection in the wake of recent bushfires and the COVID-19 outbreak which has seen agricultural shows, a major drawcard for visitors, cancelled Australia-wide with a loss of roughly $965 million to the economy.
“Upgrading show facilities means more visitors to these regional events, more local employment, and more tills ringing in local businesses,” said David. “Ag shows are the heart and soul of our regional communities. They bring and keep communities together, link the country to the city and provide a key boost to these local economies.”

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By Jarissa Aquinde, Positively Woof Rescue and Adoption Story Editor
We rescued Trumann from a litter of pups that were born under a porch. His momma had just been killed by a passing car. He was barely weaned. He was so small he could fit in yours hands.
When Trumann was about 3 months, old he contracted parvo. We took him to the vet and they said it would be best to put him down. We cried and hugged and kissed him and cried again. He was so little. It wasn’t fair. We left him on the exam table with his sorrowful head hung, just barely lifting his eyes to look at us. Our hearts broke all the way home, knowing at least he wasn’t in pain anymore.
The next morning, my husband got a call saying Trumann was fine. We were in shock! They said they saw the love we had for him and just couldn’t put him down without trying to save him. They didn’t know if he would pull through, but he was a fighter.
Suffice it to say, after a week of ups and downs in the hospital, he was finally ready to come home. We haven’t let go of him since. He found his way to us twice and I love him with all my heart. He is now four years old and loves fetch!

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PROVIDENCE – A research scientist with The Miriam Hospital, who studies high-risk behaviors such as excessive drinking and unprotected sex, was honored Oct. 31 at the Lifespan Annual Research Celebration.
Lori A. Scott-Sheldon, an assistant professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University’s Warren Alpert Medical School, received the 2013 Bruce M. Selya Award for Excellence in Research.
Michael Carey, director of the Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at The Miriam Hospital, nominated Dr. Scott-Sheldon for the award. He said that in addition to being a superb scientist, known internationally for her expertise in meta-analytic methodology and statistical analyses, she has a “heartfelt commitment” to social justice. •

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Awkward Adolescents: Male Maturation in Norse Literature
Youth and Age in the Medieval North, ed. Shannon Lewis-Simpson, (Leiden: Brill, 2008), 145-60.
The Old Norse language does not have a term for adolescence as such; thus we may wonder whether we can discuss the phenomenon at all if the culture itself does not identify it. However, even if there is no term for it in Old Norse, adolescence is rooted in the biological universal of puberty; cross-cultural psychological evidence suggests that pre-industrial societies usually identify a transitional stage between childhood and the adult world for their young people. ‘Adolescence as a social stage with its own activities and behaviors, expectations and rewards, is well recorded in the history and literature of earlier times’, Schlegel and Barry note. Adolescence, in their broad anthropological definition, is a time when learning is occurring and social roles are being restructured; although the young man remains subordinate to community elders, he is preparing for adulthood and manifestly no longer a child. Many traditional societies mark this transition with rites of passage, formal public events which may involve three or four separate stages, outlined below. Explicit rites of passage are not described in Old Norse sources, although Mary Danielli has argued that initiation rites for the young Icelander might occur at the ancestral home in Norway, involving ritual encounters with bears and berserks.
The sagas of Icelanders do not tend to observe that a boy has become a man. Nevertheless Turner’s analysis of such rites as consisting in separation, a liminal stage, and reincorporation is suggestive both for saga literature and also for the heroic paradigms upon which it may draw. The first independent journey which the saga hero makes, sometimes only as far as Alþingi, but most frequently abroad, to visit Norway or to take part in a raiding trip, might well be regarded as incorporating rite-of-passage elements, marking the young man’s readiness to negotiate the transition into the world of adult political and economic activity.


Toyota has unveiled sportier TRD-badged versions of its front-wheel-drive Camry and Avalon sedans, bringing new styling, suspension and brakes.
The Camry and Avalon TRD models both use the same 3.5-litre naturally aspirated V6 as their regular counterparts. Toyota’s press release doesn’t state whether the new models get any power upgrades, so it’s safe to assume that they retain their existing 224kW and 362Nm outputs.
The sporty sedans get a black body kit with red accents, which consists of a front splitter, side skirts, rear diffuser, two-tier wing for the Camry (or a lip on the Avalon) and a black front grille. There are also lightweight black 19-inch alloy wheels, which run on 235/40R19 Bridgestone Potenza tyres – red accents can also be found on the brake calipers and interior. Speaking of the interior, both sedans gain TRD logos embroidered into the headrests and floormats, along with red seatbelts, red gear selector, and suede/fabric inserts in the front seats.
Changes have been made mechanically, too. The Camry and Avalon TRD get sportier suspension, which rides 15mm lower and is stiffer than the standard model – 44% at the front and 67% at the back to be exact. There’s also additional body bracing and larger front brakes, with 328mm discs clamped between two pistons (up from one). In addition, they both get cat-back sports exhaust systems that add some more noise and roar to their aspirated V6s.
The Toyota Camry and Avalon TRD go on sale in North America in late 2019. Sadly, they won’t be reaching Australian shores.


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The Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo CFR on Friday, 17th June, 2022 laid the foundation stone for the construction of the biggest drug market in West Africa – the Oba International Drug Market in Idemili South LGA.
The market which will oversee the establishment of a Coordinated Wholesale Centre (CWC) is aimed at removing fake and sub-standard products in the system, thus setting the Anambra State health sector and Nigeria as a whole on the right course is sited on a fifty (50) hectare land which is about 492,385,900 square meters.
The Oba Drug Market which will be delivered in 24 months will have traders at the current Ogbo-Ogwu BridgeHead Onitsha relocated to Oba. The project is a Public-Private Partnership supervised by the State Ministry of Health, to be fully funded by Sterling Bank Plc. The building project will be undertaken by Ferrovial Designs and Construction Company, a local developer in the real estate sub-sector.


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Hurricane Sandy, a category 1 storm by the time it reached the North East coast of the United States, was a disaster that devastated all of those in its path. The physical effects of the hurricane, which hit the East coast of the United States on October 29, 2012, were felt by 15 states. The most devastating outcome in the aftermath of the storm was the death toll that numbered over 100 people. The shock from the disturbing effects of this storm was extremely unsettling, and unfortunately those who were affected by it will continue to suffer from these consequences for a long time to come. Unfortunately there is a strong likelihood that tropical storms, such as Sandy, will become more frequent as a result of climate change. This is concern to government officials and people living in vulnerable areas.
While the initial devastation of this natural disaster, such as loss of life and property, is difficult to come to terms with by those affected, so are some of other imminent issues that are exposed in the aftermath of the destruction. Issues that need to be addressed by our public officials post Hurricane Sandy are how to deal with extreme negative impacts on the economy, new and proper policies that will protect the public in the future, and the need for a reevaluation of geographic sites and urban planning in these areas. Government planning on these issues will better protect the public against future natural disasters.
Maguire, Julia, "Hurricane Sandy: Using Environmental History, Economics, Politics and Urban Planning to Prepare For the Next One" (2013). Student Theses 2001-2013. 15.


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According to Stratistics MRC, the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell market is accounted for $389.21 million in 2017 and is expected to reach $1356.51 million by 2026 growing at a CAGR of 14.9%. Factors that are driving the market include rising demand for energy efficient power generation, increasing private-public partnerships, biomass utilization and variety of fuels. However, risks associated with investment in hydrogen refuelling stations and high capital costs are hampering the market growth. In addition, integration technologies are providing growth opportunities for the market.
A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell generates electricity by electrochemical process that involves oxidation of the electrolyte, when placed between the two electrodes anode and cathode. Fuel cells are considered as potential candidates for mobile power and auxiliary power. The benefits offered by SOFC are little cost, low emission, lasting stability, high efficiency and fuel flexibility.
Amongst application, stationary segment is anticipated to grow at a considerable market share due to growing adoption of fuel cells in automobiles, marine and trucks. Furthermore, huge scale of projects to power homes with solid oxide fuel cells is also fuelling the market. By geography, North America is expected to lead the global market and will continue to lead the SOFC market throughout the forecasted period due to increasing demand for efficient power generation and government subsidies.
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The National Republican Congressional Committee pulled its support for a New Jersey attorney, radio host and pundit who posted an article calling African-Americans “a threat to all who cross their paths.”
Seth Grossman won the GOP nomination in the June 5 primary for the 2nd Congressional District seat vacated by retiring Rep. Frank LoBiondo (R-N.J.). The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is targeting the seat for a red-to-blue switch, and the party nominated state Sen. Jeff Van Drew to face Grossman in November.
But now, the NRCC wants Grossman to drop out.
“Bigotry has no place in society — let alone the U.S. House of Representatives,” NRCC Chairman (R-Ohio) said in a statement. “The NRCC withdraws our support of Seth Grossman and calls on him to reconsider his candidacy. The people of New Jersey’s 2nd District deserve an inclusive Republican candidate who will be a trusted conservative voice in Congress.”
Last month it was reported that Grossman, who called diversity “a bunch of crap and un-American,” at a GOP forum this spring, used his Facebook page to slam Islam, HIV-positive gays, Black History Month, and Kwanzaa, which he called “a phony holiday invented in 1960’s by black racists to weaken and divide Americans during a Christmas season of joy and good will.” The former Atlantic City councilman defended to CNN his “provocative statements for the purpose of provoking interest and open discussion on vitally important issues I believed were being ignored.”
He added that “some generalizations and remarks that may be offensive to some” were “necessary to bring attention to important issues. I also believe them to be substantially true.”
Media Matters reported today that Grossman posted a pseudonymously written 2014 article from American Renaissance, an online magazine run by white nationalist writer Jared Taylor, stating that African-Americans are “different by almost any measure to all other people. They cannot reason as well. They cannot communicate as well. They cannot control their impulses as well. They are a threat to all who cross their paths, black and non-black alike.” Soon after the report was published, the NRCC withdrew support.
Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema posted the same article on his Facebook in 2014, contributing to a censure from the RNC the following year.
Grossman replied in a statement to Media Matters, “For more than 50 years, the Democratic Party set the agenda for black America. Far too many blacks still suffer from crime, poverty, and violence caused by that Democratic Party agenda. I am glad I helped Trump become President so he could change that agenda and get black and Hispanic Americans working again in record numbers. I am running for Congress so I can help Trump do even more to take the Democratic training wheels off the black and Hispanic communities so they can succeed even more.”
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Looking through photos of my son's year in Paris I was saddened to see that the locks have been removed from Pont Des Arts which I first wrote about on Valentine's Day 2014. The sheer weight of the locks had become a threat to the structural integrity of the bridge. So...safety...I get it. Still, I am thankful I had the opportunity to see the bridge in all its brilliant, dangerous glory! It was my favorite sight in all of Paris.
Here is what I wrote shortly after our visit...
Paris is the City of Love and the Pont des Arts is the place in the city where people gather to profess their love.
As bridges in Paris go, the Pont des Arts is hardly the prettiest. Its railings are metal gridded panels. Over the years it has become customary to attach a lock onto one of these grids and toss the key into the Seine River to signify an eternal commitment to your love.
And so the bridge is now covered in thousands of locks. Some brand new, some have been there long enough to rust and show their age.
Some are engraved with anniversary dates and names of lovers.
The bridge, the lamp post, even other locks are adorned by locks. It is literally lock upon lock upon lock.
Messages in many languages remind passersby that love is something people the world over share in common.
I kind of appreciate that people are starting this tradition in lots of places. It is such a sweet sentiment to find somewhere special and have something there to represent the relationships.ReplyDelete
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A new report indicates Ethiopia's military is abusing civilians
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Ethiopia's civil war ended last year, but a new report alleges that members of the military have continued to commit widespread acts of sexual violence on civilians. NPR's Ari Daniel reports. And a note, listeners, you will find the details in this story disturbing.
ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: In the report, there are just two photos, each of a different woman, stand-ins for the women and girls across Tigray, in the country's north, who've allegedly suffered the torture and assaults detailed in the report. Dr. Ranit Mishori is senior medical adviser with U.S.-based Physicians for Human Rights. The group co-authored the report.
RANIT MISHORI: Sexual violence is being used as a tactic to harm populations, to terrorize populations. The cases are very brutal and quite horrifying.
DANIEL: The other co-author is the Organization for Justice and Accountability in the Horn of Africa. Here's someone with that group.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: The report highlights the really systematic, widespread and non-random nature of these attacks.
DANIEL: This woman asks that we not use her name because she fears speaking out could make her or her family a target of reprisal.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: In the vast majority of the cases, there were multiple perpetrators. It was often accompanied by physical violence.
DANIEL: Sexual violence used by armed forces during the civil war has been reported previously by the U.S. State Department, Amnesty International. But this new report shows that months after the peace agreement was signed, sexual violence against women and girls has continued. The findings were drawn from medical records at multiple health facilities across Tigray. More than 300 records detailing conflict-related sexual violence involving girls and women from ages 8 to 69, with nearly half occurring after the cease-fire. In some cases, family members were killed. Many of the survivors faced medical complications. Dr. Mishori.
MISHORI: Really severe physical scars, reproductive organs being damaged. These things can impact women's lives for decades. And then we had individuals with obviously severe trauma and mental health issues, PTSD and depression and anxiety.
DANIEL: Not to mention numerous unintended pregnancies, and for some, HIV infection. Medical treatment's been delayed or nonexistent due to Tigray's crumbling health care system that itself came under fire in the war. As for who's to blame for this violence.
MISHORI: Most of the survivors pointed the finger at people wearing military fatigues. So while it's hard to know exactly who they were, from the records, they were all members of military or paramilitary groups.
DANIEL: Most likely, according to the report, groups associated with the governments of Ethiopia and neighboring Eritrea. NPR reached out to both governments for comment but neither has yet responded. In February, Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki was asked about alleged rape and other abuses in Tigray by his country's forces. He called it a, quote, "fantasy."
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PRESIDENT ISAIAS AFWERKI: For those who come to promote their agendas in the region, we say enough is enough.
DANIEL: The authors of the report say urgent medical and psychosocial support is needed for these women, as well as justice.
UNIDENTIFIED PERSON: There needs to be a really credible, measurable justice system in place that can help address the serious human rights violations and that can hold perpetrators accountable.
DANIEL: The researchers say their report captures just a sliver of this kind of violence. And they hope it brings attention to the suffering of a people in a part of the world they say doesn't get enough attention or help.
Ari Daniel, NPR News.
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Last Summer, I bought 2 bushels of pinto beans in the shell from my local farmers market. Knowing full well that my family loves pinto beans and we eat them often, I couldn't go wrong buying them in bulk. Also, pinto beans have a short harvest time, I have to stock up on them when they are available.
After getting my large purchase home, I realized it was going to take me awhile to shell all those beans, even with my family's help. As timing would have it, I had a Italian dinner planned with 6 adults and their kids coming over that night. As my friends arrived, they all took notice of the large bag of beans. Every one had a fond childhood memory of shelling beans or peas that came rushing forward and happily shared it as they starred into the bag. Right away, I knew how I was going to get those beans shelled.
Later on, after the dessert dishes had been put away, along with a few bottles of wine, I dug out all the large bowls I could find and made a few make-shift trash cans. I hauled that large bag of beans right into the middle of the living room and dispensed with the shelling bowls and trash cans. Everyone laughed at the thought of me putting them to work for their supper. But you know, not one person hesitated to grab up a bowl and went to shelling straight away. It took us maybe 25 minutes to shell those two bushels of beans. We were all amazed at our speed and at the same time, sad that the fun was over so quickly.
The whole experience was one to be remembered and repeated. I can't wait for next season's harvest to be here. I'll know just what to do AND who to call over for dinner. 😀
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- enough water to cover the beans with 2-inches of water
In a large dutch oven or cooking pot, add all the ingredients and bring water to boil. REDUCE heat to a simmer, cover with a lid. Simmer, stirring occasionally and checking water level, for 45 minutes to 1 hour. If the water becomes level with the top of the beans, add 1 to 1 1/2 cups more water; continue cooking until beans are tender to the bite.
Keeping the pinto beans mildly seasoned makes them versatile for other dishes. If you know that you'll want them for Tex-Mex meals, than add 2 teaspoons chili powder and 1 teaspoon cumin with the other ingredients before cooking.
If you're wondering what I did with all those extra shelled pinto beans, I bagged them- 3 cups per freezer bags and stored them in the freezer. I can't tell you how nice it is to go to the freezer and pull out a bag of Summer goodness in the middle of Winter.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind – Whether your goals include better fitness or better finance, experts say the best way to set yourself up for success is to be specific and make a plan.
“Finding what’s going to drive you,” said Jen Gandolph Hawk, Studio Manager at Orange Theory Fitness Greenwood. “Do you need a coach to push you? Are you individually motivated? Do you have a group of friends? It’s just kind of finding the right fit for you first.”
For those hoping to lose weight and get in better shape in 2022, Gandolph Hawk recommends deciding on specific goals. Those can be how many pounds you hope to lose, how many minutes you want to shave off your 5K time, or other exercise benchmarks. Once you’ve decided on your goals, she says you should write them down and start mapping out your daily plan to reach them.
“Print out a calendar, put it on your fridge, put it on your phone, whatever you use to organize your life, and just set a goal each day,” she said. “And some of those days need to be rest days, you can’t go every day. Your body needs to recover and regroup and little bit.”
Gandolph Hawk also recommends sharing your goals with others who will help keep you accountable.
“You don’t necessarily have to have personal trainers and gyms, just accountability partners or Facebook groups,” she said. “Maybe find a buddy somewhere that you’re going to text back and forth what your walk was for the day, or how many stairs you climbed.”
For those hoping to get in better financial shape in 2022, Forum Credit Union COO Andy Mattingly says the first step should be similar to those focusing on fitness. Rather than making a general statement like “spend less money,” he says you should decide on specific, realistic goals and write them down.
“That’s one of the most important things that I think is the problem with people is that they set resolutions,” Mattingly said. “They don’t really tie it to something that they can measure and that they can check off.”
If, for example, you decide you want to spend $25 fewer dollars a week, Mattingly says it’s a good idea to focus on habits.
“So you may say every time I go to the grocery store, I’m going to take at least five coupons,” Mattingly said. “Maybe you always go to the grocery store using your planned meal list. That’s a great way to save money because you don’t buy extra things that you’re just going to throw away.”
Mattingly says daily routines can be examined for ways to cut back on spending.
“Maybe you’re somebody who pampers yourself every day with that gourmet cup of coffee on the way to work” he said. “You don’t have to cut it completely out, but maybe your resolution is I’m only going to that Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, but Tuesday and Thursday I’m going to drink the coffee at work.”
Mattingly also suggests waiting 24 hours before making any unplanned purchase over $100. Taking a day to think it over can often discourage impulse buying.
For those looking to eliminate debt, Mattingly recommends setting monthly goals.
“This year, I’m going to start paying an extra 100 dollars each month to my credit card, and I’m also not going to put any more debt on it,” he said. “If it’s just 50 extra dollars to your credit card and you’re like wow, I can do this, maybe by June you make it 100 dollars.”
Another financial goal could be reaching 10% of your income going to your 401K or other retirement savings. Mattingly says that can also be achieved in smaller steps.
“So maybe this year, to get there you say every quarter I’m going to increase it by one percent,” he said.
In general, most New Year’s resolutions are abandoned by mid-January, so both experts say you shouldn’t let small failures throw you off from your overall mission. Don’t forget to celebrate small victories along the way. And If you don’t quite reach your long term goal in 2022, you can still build on any progress you’ve made toward it in 2023.


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Last Thursday, the AJC featured a story from Macon about Thad Childs, a man who has not missed a day of running in the past 32 years. That calculates to more than 11,800 days and over 87,000 miles. Thad’s dedication to running has taken him to the Boston Marathon and beyond - including a 100-mile race that runs through the Sierra Nevada.
Runners are known for their devotion to the sport. Rain or snow … morning or night … we hit the road to get our fix of fitness and endorphins. Running not only makes you physically feel better, it’s also a cheap form of therapy. Whenever I feel mentally restless or frustrated, a good run helps ease my mind and gain a refreshed perspective. Thad takes that same approach … combining the physical, mental and spiritual benefits of running to help bring harmony in his life.
This summer’s unrelenting mix of heat and humidity has made it tempting for me to skip my outdoor runs. Yes, I could try the treadmill but I’d much rather deal with Mother Nature than the monotony of running indoors.
So fellow runners, what gets you out the door? Is it the drive to keep up a streak like Thad’s? A desire to maintain (or build) your fitness level? Or something else?


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B2B Articles - December 01, 2022
2022 was a wild year for the job market. From on-the-spot offers to mass resignations, we saw a seismic shift in how employees articulated what matters to them in the workplace. Companies that offered limited flexibility lost out on talent, while businesses that emphasized employee wellbeing found themselves with a large talent pool.
With a looming recession and layoffs across the country, 2023 may look different for job seekers. We may shift away from the applicant market and into one that favors employers. However, it's unlikely that employees will sacrifice their core wants when job hunting. This dichotomy will make for an interesting year in the job market. Ultimately, will the job seekers win out and force companies to become more flexible and open? Or will rigid businesses gain top talent because of the economic uncertainty forcing businesses to lay off employees? The answer likely lies somewhere in between.
Companies that want to thrive during this uncertainty should focus on building a healthy company culture, employee wellness, and opportunity for growth.
Trisha May, HR Generalist for Ironpaper, and Chantel Hall, Marketing Content Specialist, discuss how companies can keep their employees happy, attract strong candidates, and build a culture that people want to be a part of.
"Company culture" is an often-misunderstood term that, for many people, brings to mind ping-pong tables and kitchens stocked with free snacks. But your company's culture is the culmination of how your employees experience life at work, not just the perks you provide — and it's a critical piece of hiring and retention.
To build a supportive culture, May says, companies must genuinely hold the values they want to be a part of their culture. "You need a leadership team that genuinely cares about employee wellbeing and allows people to bring their whole selves to work. Leadership has to align their actions with their values."
"You need a leadership team that genuinely cares about employee wellbeing…Leadership has to align their actions with their values."
-Trisha May, HR Generalist
May believes articulating your culture is also crucial in hiring; the better candidates understand your culture, the less likely they are to turn over quickly because of a bad fit. "Employer branding is important. You have to be clear on the value proposition for employees and what's great about the culture."
May says that a transformation in how employees think about their jobs necessitates changing employer behavior and expectations. "There has been a shift in the way employees view their work. Work is one important factor in peoples' lives – but not the most important factor."
Companies must invest in and prioritize employee health and wellness to retain strong employees and attract great candidates. "Many peoples' jobs today are fast-paced and ever-changing," says May, "and companies must prioritize team health to avoid burnout." This means ensuring your employees aren't pressured to work long hours or weekends and considering whether you can provide different or better benefits. "In general, the pandemic has had a major impact on people's mental health. Designing benefit packages to support mental health and wellness is going to be important in any industry."
Finally, employees want to have a sense of belonging and community. "Many people are seeking a sense of belonging and social connection. With the increase of remote and hybrid work teams, it's no surprise that people feel less connected to their coworkers. There needs to be intention around creating a strong social connection, which requires creativity, especially when remote work is involved."
A 2022 McKinsey study found that the most common reason employees left their jobs was a lack of career development and advancement.1 Not low pay or uninspiring leaders, but a lack of opportunities.
May has seen that play out in her work and says, "Purposeful growth and development opportunities are critical. It's not one size fits all - growth means different things to people, and growth paths should be tailored to individual goals, strengths, and interests. Identify future leaders early, then provide coaching and training to help them develop."
And companies should have these discussions before an employee is unhappy or has one foot out the door. "Invite discussion about unique career development opportunities and an envisioned future. You may be able to provide the right career opportunity, and then they won't have to look elsewhere for it."
There's no one simple answer for companies affected by the Great Resignation or Attrition because, frequently, company culture is at the root of the issue. Changing company culture requires an investment in transparency, fostering connections, and employee wellbeing.
1McKinsey, The Great Attrition is making hiring harder. Are you searching the right talent pools?, July 13, 2022
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Arclight Films announced today its North American distribution deal of Grindstone Entertainment Group’s horror thriller Let It Snow. The film will be released On Demand on September 22, 2020. Grindstone Entertainment Group recently announced the renewal of its longstanding partnership with Lionsgate.
“We are delighted to have our long-time friends at Grindstone Entertainment Group distribute Let It Snow in North America. Their skilled, dedicated, and experienced team are the perfect group to bring the brilliantly executed standout thriller to domestic audiences. With breathtaking settings and captivating production values, Let It Snow is a tour de force,” said Hamilton.
Let It Snow stars Ivanna Sakhno (The Spy Who Dumped Me, Pacific Rim: Uprising), Alex Hafner (Submergence, The Councellor), and Tinatin Dalakishvili (Abigail). Stanislav Kapralov makes his feature film directorial debut from a script he wrote with Omri Rose.
This powerful edge-of-your-seat thriller follows Mia, a free-riding snowboarder, who is separated from her fiancé after sneaking onto a restricted slope. She must not only survive against nature, but also a masked snowmobile rider who’s out for her blood.
Arclight Films’ current slate of films also include horror-thriller Bloody Hell; cult thriller The Color Rose by Courtney Paige; The King’s Daughter, starring Pierce Brosnan, Kaya Scodelario, and narration by Julie Andrews; warmhearted comedy Butte; epic female-driven action film Tomiris which will be released in the U.S. by Well Go USA; Twist starring Michael Caine; Here Are the Young Men starring Travis Fimmel, Dean-Charles Chapman, Finn Cole, and Anya Taylor-Joy; sci-fi live-action mecha film Heavens: The Boy and His Robot; Sundance’s critically acclaimed sci-fi thriller Possessor starring Andrea Riseborough, Christopher Abbott, Sean Bean, Jennifer Jason Leigh, directed by Brandon Cronenberg to be released in the U.S. by NEON; and the true-life prison break story, Escape from Pretoria released in the U.S. by eOne, starring Daniel Radcliffe.


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To celebrate the more than 70 years of the CH24 Wishbone collection, Carl Hansen & Søn asked designer Ilse Crawford to design nine new colours for the iconic chairs. Crawford created a soft yet intense colour palette inspired by the expressionist paintings of the renowned Danish artist Per Kirkeby and the raw beauty of the Nordic landscapes, plants and soil. The eco-friendly, water-based matte colours are launched one by one during 2022.
The CH24 chair, also known as Wishbone, is a true Danish design classic. Designed by Hans J. Wegner in 1949, the Wishbone chair has been produced by Carl Hansen & Søn since 1950.
When designing the CH24 chair, Wegner wanted to combine the backrest and armrests into one single piece. To support the steam-bent top, he developed the classic Y-shaped back, which earned the chair the name Wishbone. The end result was an elegant and graceful chair with seating comfort in a class of its own.
The manufacturing process of the Wishbone chair involves more than 100 steps, most of which are still made by hand. The hand-woven seat alone takes a skilled craftsman about one hour and 120 meters of paper cord to make. The carefully finished Wishbone is a masterpiece of traditional craftsmanship and Danish design.


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Iana Eye Care Eye drops intensively moisturizing 0.3% of HA recommended for use to moisturize the eyes, also sensitive. Designed primarily for people who feel tired three to four times a week, dry eye and watch for severe redness; people working on a computer, in air conditioned rooms, exposed to the wind and exposed to fumes or other pollutants; people wearing contact lenses; people suffering from dry eye syndrome; People who have recently undergone ocular surgery. Can be used with all types of lenses.
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As the final notes of the 2019 Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival fade away, their echo and our memory of the music sustains us throughout the year. On behalf of Board President Sam Coleman, Founder and Artistic Director Aloysia Friedmann, Artistic Advisor Jon Kimura Parker, and the entire OICMF board and staff, I would personally like to thank everyone for making our 22nd Festival Season truly glorious. This magnificent music helps me believe the world is a better place.
OICMF is not just about music, but also relationships, old and new. So many contribute to the operation of the Festival! Each role is vital. From all our amazing volunteers – those who grow and arrange gorgeous flowers everywhere, the chefs who provide incredible, impeccably presented meals, those who sneak in early in the morning after each day of rehearsals and night of concerts to wash and polish and make all ready for another day and night of the same, those who open their homes to our musicians, to our generous donors and sponsors, our interns, the artists, and so many more: we thank you. OICMF has grown far beyond Aloysia’s single dream, and far beyond people buying tickets and attending concerts. I look forward to our off-season educational and musical offerings as we build toward next August, our 23rd season. It’s a privilege to bring the music and so much more to our community. OICMF humbly thanks you all.
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A U.K. rugby player tested positive for HGH recently and that fact has the New York Daily News and Buster Olney both arguing that it’s high time for baseball to implement a test of their own. If they do not, Olney says, “10
years from now they and the sport will be at risk for another round of
Of course, almost 100% of the HGH hand-wringing we’ve seen to date steadfastly ignores the fact that there is virtually no evidence showing that HGH enhances athletic performance, so we should only take the hand-wringing only so seriously.
Not that I’m against testing for it. Indeed, I’m fine with this if, as Buster says, the implementation of testing is
accompanied by getting every bit of information in the hands of the
players, the union and MLB and allowing them to thoroughly and
thoughtfully consider everything. Even if there is no evidence that HGH improves performance, there is some evidence that off-label use of HGH is dangerous. And really, if the players and the league all get together and decide — after some deliberation and consensus-building — that blue socks are bad for the game, I’m fine with them banning those too. It’s their industry and their workplace rules and hey can do what they want with it.
My prediction, however, is that opposed to implementing something considered and reasonable, everyone will bow to media pressure and implement some
half-assed, P.R.-driven plan that addresses virtually none of the legitimate concerns regarding HGH while blowing its dangers and effects out of any reasonable proportion.
- Cardinals GM John Mozeliak: Matt Adams out 3-4 months, possibly the year, with torn quad 22
- Bryce Harper leads in the first round of National League All-Star voting 26
- Buster Olney: The Marlins should hire A-Rod to be their next manager 43
- Breaking down the Braves-Dodgers trade 18
- And That Happened: Tuesday’s scores and highlights 34
- So that Juan Uribe trade to the Braves is back on … 11
- Ruben Amaro apologizes for comments about fans, admits he may have been late on rebuild 24
- Jonathan Lucroy expected to rejoin the Brewers on Monday 0
- And That Happened: Wednesday’s scores and highlights (133)
- And That Happened: Thursday’s scores and highlights (96)
- Ichiro Suzuki passes Babe Ruth on the all-time hits list (76)
- And That Happened: Monday’s scores and highlights (71)
- Ruben Amaro dismisses fans who “bitch and complain” about the Phillies’ moves (71)

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The Coke Rewards Rewards site seems to be down due to an expired certificate. The issue hasn't been resolved in at least that past 12 hours. I've run the Symantec SSL toolkit on the domain and as expected it reports the same error as Safari. The certificate expired on 2015-Jan-17 17:16:16 GMT.
This is not the first time I've noticed a large corporation failing to keep it's SSL certificates in check. Last year, Oracle's Support website experienced a similar issue.
The interesting thing with the Coke Rewards site is the expired certificate breaks the website from rendering properly as resources are accessed over SSL.
Here's what the site looks like now:
The issue seems to extend further with the .com domain showing a 404 error:
404 Not Found
Message: The specified bucket does not exist
This is what the Symantec SSL toolkit reports about the domain:
Given this issue happened after hours and over the weekend, I'd expect the website to be back up and running properly on Monday, however this, to me at least, seems like an issue that should not have happened in the first place.


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It is said that gold is where you find it. For Poly-Wood, Inc. it was found in the mountains of recycled plastic created by government recycling programs. Director of Sales and Marketing, Megan Pierson, says the company’s founders saw a great opportunity in that overabundance of recycled materials and started using it to create extruded plastic lumber in their garage that became the foundation for the company’s first samples of outdoor furniture. After exhibiting these initial products at a furniture show in Chicago, Poly-Wood Inc. drew the attention of a company called The Sharper Image, which first purchased Poly-Wood recycled plastic furniture and featured it in its catalog and retail locations. From there, the rest is history. Today Poly-Wood remains the leader in the recycled plastic outdoor furniture category.
“We’re doing really well,” Pierson says. “We’re the originators of the category, and have spent 25 years pioneering.”


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Today, Eminem released the official music video for “Detroit Vs. Everybody;” a single from the “Shady XV” compilation album. The video features fellow Motor City emcees, Royce Da 5’9, Big Sean, Danny Brown, Dej Loaf and Trick Trick. Visually, the video is straightforward, spotlighting each Detroit artist on their verses & collectively coming together towards the end.
When the single initially dropped, rappers from every city seemed to respond with their own version of the song, repping their respective city, of course.
In case you missed it, read the updated news about recent rumors circulating about an alleged Eminem album titled “Roots” here.
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You have connected all your neurons, but you still need billions of "brain glue" cells--the neuroglia, which outnumber neurons by around 10 to 1. In recent years scientists have begun to recognize the importance of these cells, especially the enigmatic ones called astrocytes.
By inducing cells that line the capillaries to keep a tight seal, astrocytes maintain the blood-brain barrier, which protects the brain from many circulating molecules.
Astrocytes also form their own long-distance communication networks by "talking" via waves of calcium ions, and, like neurons, they can receive and release neurotransmitters.
Astrocytes in the human cerebral cortex are so big and complex, compared with equivalent cells in other mammals, that some researchers think they may hold a key to our cleverness.


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|The French Quarter Issue #4|
|Comic Book Number 16|
|Written by||David Tischman, Mariah Huehner|
|Details||Full color, Created with 4 different covers.|
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Issue #17 [FQ#5]
Comic Book Series - The French Quarter 4 refers to the fourth issue of the third story arc of the comic book series designed to complement, and are based on, the HBO original series True Blood. Published by the accomplished IDW Publishing, The French Quarter 4 is the sixteenth comic book within the True Blood comic book series.
Eric deals with his Hep D infection, but he is forced to lean on Sookie and Bill for help –with surprising results. They also learn the truth about Guerra’s death at the hands of Godric more than 200 years ago. But who is the real killer, and can they find him before the New Orleans police? Meanwhile, Lafayette creates a new drink for the vampire girls on the go at Fangtasia –The Transfusion.
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INTER, GAZZETTA – As reported by the Gazzetta, the Inter team must really rely on Lautaro for the next matches in the league, but not only.
Inter, Gazzetta: “Keep an eye on the Bull for the Nerazzurri’s goals”
“Hold on to the Bull. Which is not even a big news for Simone Inzaghi Inter Milan, since last season it was Lautaro Martinez who was the symbol of the team who played to defend the tricolor on his chest, but who in the summer had lost yours. totem Lukaku, the great protagonist of the championship ride ”.
“But no one would have expected to have to give up the 90 shot after just three championship days. There is no time to regret the championship, the derby is approaching and even the debut in the Champions League is just around the corner: the first key week arrives for Inter, the one in which the champions must make a difference. Lautaro champion is. He has shown this in the last twelve months, dragging Inter to Supercoppa and Coppa Italia victories and also obtaining tangible recognition from the club. Renewal of contract as a top player, honored with the best season ever in a single league, closed for the first time with a tally of more than twenty goals ”.


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After our sweet little dog Dora got sick last year with pancreatitis, we decided to mostly stop feeding her dog treats because so many of them have a ton of fat, sugar, and other additives. However, we do make an exception if we really trust the ingredients in the treat. That’s why I was excited to see if she liked the Pro-Treat Freeze Dried Liver dog treats from Stewart Pet. They’re 100% liver, and after reading more about them I could tell they would be safe for her sensitive tummy.
We have always fed her only organic foods, so making the switch to only 100% natural products for dog treats made sense. Now her treats are a baby carrot once or twice a week, and sometimes I make mini treats from whole wheat flour + organic beef/chicken baby food (here is the recipe if you’d like to make that 2-ingredient dog treat!). She loves those things, but I have to say she went even more wild for these Stewart Pet treats! It makes sense since they are totally made of meat.
Here is what I like about the dog treats:
- Tiny size: They’re “reward size” so you won’t overfeed your dog. The small size would also be great to use for training- though Dora is already trained 🙂
- Made in the USA: You probably heard that news story last year about dog treats made outside the US having toxins in them. That scared me enough to only buy USA made pet products going forward!
- Made without additives or preservatives
- Only 1 ingredient: good for doggies with allergies or sensitive tummies
- Seven flavors to pick from: I’ve noticed that most dogs aren’t too picky about flavors, but some might have a favorite!
Yum! Dora approves of the Stewart® Pro-Treat® Freeze Dried Liver Treats. She got the turkey flavor. I think it will take a while to use up the tub since she’s such a small dog, but next we’re going to try beef flavor!
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BURTONSVILLE, Md (WDVM)– A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Saturday in honor of the reopening of Montgomery County Public Libraries’ Marilyn Praisner Branch.
Some of the new features include new sidewalks and parking lot improvements, furniture, additional shelves, fresh carpet, and paint. As library lead, Councilmember Will Jawando says it’s important for members in the community to have access to all of the resources libraries can provide.
“A lot of people don’t know for example that you can get Rosetta Stone at the library for free, learn English or apply for a job. So we need to make sure all of our community members particularly in impacted areas where there’s higher poverty like East County are getting the full utilization out of the library and that the staff has the resources they need to be able to do so,” said Jawando.
The county will be working their way through all 21 public libraries, next on the list will be Germantown and Long Branch.
For more information about the refresh program going on in Montgomery County visit montgomerycountymd.gov.


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I LOVE TO WIRE JEWELRY! There - I said it in all caps so you know it's true! It has a very calming affect on me. It might be a little hard on the eyes, but I still love to do it.
All of my wired pieces are made from copper, brass, sterling silver or Argentium wire. Most of them are 20g, 22g and 28g wire. I love adding beads or other objects I've bought or found.
This necklace reminds me of a cocoon that is holding a little surprise on the inside which is 6 clear Swarovski crystals. This piece was wire with sterling silver wire in 22g and 28g. It is 1 1/8" wide by 2" long and hangs 13" from a silver plated ball chain.
This necklace is made from Argentium wire which has a very low tarnish rate. An anti-tarnish pad comes with the piece and should be kept together to prevent tarnishing. A soft jewelry cleaning cloth should be sufficient if needed.


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