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Volume picking up
I agree
I'm adding here
baltimore star twitter account suspended
1700 pct the average 50 day volume
any news?
They absolutely should put there symbol on there I agree 💯
True
let me guess the new company will be either ai or bitcoin related
Totally agree
True ,1$ incoming
Needs more volume
Absolutely
Pre market volume? How does this trade in the pre market?
https://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/breakoutboards.aspx top of breakout boards
Needs a million share volume day to attract real attention
Taking off even without dwac
yes dwac and areb
you guys need to get over on @stocktwits and on x
yes love the pr today
Penny Cox is chief executive officer of Toys R Us. She’s 40 and lives in Port Melbourne.
When did you join your first choir?
I started singing when I was about four. My debut was a solo in the nativity play. And then school was my first real choir.
Penny Cox: “People who have worked with me in the past, when they find out I’m in a choir, they ask me to sing. And I’m always so embarrassed.” Nicole Reed
What do you love about being in a choir?
It can be quite meditative. You’re focusing on the music and reading the notes. You kind of shut off the other part of your brain that’s thinking about the rest of your life. So I really enjoy that. I also think it’s good for your soul just to make noise.
What part are you?
Soprano.
Your father, Peter Cox, was in the Victoria State Opera, and he still teaches opera now. How important was he in steering you towards choir singing?
Very important. Actually, both of my parents have been important. They met because of singing – mum was in the chorus, and my dad was a soloist. There was always classical music playing at home.
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You won a choral scholarship at Cambridge, what was that like?
You have to get into the university on your academic merits, and then you apply for a choral scholarship. So it’s not like there’s a sneaky way in. The King’s College choir at Cambridge is the most famous, but that’s for young boys. I joined the Trinity College choir, and it was such a massive opportunity. It was also a big commitment. You do four church services a week, all different music, and a bunch of concerts plus rehearsals. It’s somewhere between 15 and 20 hours a week and that’s on top of your academic work.
What’s the most complicated arrangement you have done?
Spem In Alium by Thomas Tallis. There are 40 parts. Typically, you do it one to a part. You really have to concentrate on your own bit. Everyone’s going up and down and all intertwining. It’s incredible to sing. It’s probably more fun to sing than to listen to, but you really have to concentrate.
You’ve moved around a bit – Australia, the UK, Singapore – and now you’re moving back to Melbourne. How high up on your to-do list when you move somewhere is finding a new choir? Hairdresser, gym, school, choir ...
It’s pretty high. I’ve already sent a bunch of emails out about choirs and done my research. I think the important thing is to find one that’s a good fit. The social aspect is really important. So I would say probably above hairdresser.
Will your daughters follow in your footsteps?
It’s hard to say. I have three daughters – Lizzie, Heidi and Josephine. They’re only little. They love singing.
As chief executive officer at Toys R Us, will you start a company choir?
I don’t think so. I like to keep things separate. People who have worked with me in the past, when they find out I’m in a choir, they ask me to sing. And I’m always so embarrassed.
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Toys R Us has had a difficult few years. Are you confident you can turn it around?
When I joined, I said to the chairman: “The business is in a tricky place, maybe nobody can turn it around. But if anyone can, I’m going to give it a really good go.” I love the brands. I love the company. I love the industry. It might look a bit different to what it does right now – we’re going through a transformation – but there are so many really good things.
Apart from your mother and father, is anyone else in your family part of a choir?
Not really. My brother didn’t really inherit the gene. And my parents were unique in their own families. It’s not like we come from a long line of singers – more the exception than the rule, I would say. My husband likes to DJ. He’s a bit cooler than I am.
The February issue of AFR Magazine – the Arts issue – is out on Friday, February 2 inside The Australian Financial Review. Follow AFR Mag on Instagram.
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good volume today !!!
Idk i was hoping someone else did
only if people shop at them
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What happens the 13th?
Correct
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