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It was while teaching a writing class for college students who were almost the same age as she was that the 21-year-old Deborah Preston discovered not just her calling, but also plenty of use for her theater degree. Although she had changed her career path from acting to academia, the valuable stage skills she learned helped to shape her perspective in numerous leadership positions. Throughout more than 30 years of experience and service, Preston has studied the psychology of others’ motivations and frustrations as if preparing for a character. As she steps into a starring role as Mercer County Community College’s seventh president, she says she wants to figure out productive solutions for both the audience and the people behind the curtain. MCCC, which has campuses in West Windsor and Trenton, announced in April that Preston would be succeeding the nearly seven-year term of previous president, Dr. Jianping Wang. After starting on July 1, Preston sat down with

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“A core mission of the municipal government is to seize upon opportunities to improve the quality of life for its residents,” said Municipal Manager Kevin Nerwinski in a press release. “To that end,” he said, “there is a consistent process we undertake that includes long-term planning, redevelopment, and implementing strategies to maximize the use of our resources and assets throughout the Nerwinskicommunity.”saidthat one such project is re-purposing and improving the use of Hamnett Park, located on Ohio Avenue.

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BY RICH FISHER Talia Schenck and her 244 career goals have departed for Princeton University and five other players graduated from the Lawrence High girls field hockey team that won the 2021 Mercer County Tournament championship.Butifthepast three seasons have done anything, they have given the remaining Cardinals an attitude that they can win games no matter who is on the team, and who isn’t.

“Expectations are definitely something we’ve learned to have,” senior goalie Abby Duncan said. “There’s a lot of unknowns but what I’m hoping for is a winning season. If we could win a couple county games that would be great. Winning counties is still something you hope for. If we could pull that out two years in a row, I’d be amazed, I’d be very impressed with“Obviouslyus. expectations are still high with us, but we can’t concern ourselves with what we were last year. We just need to think about

BY BILL SANSERVINO Lawrence Township has been named a finalist to win $25,000 in the 2022 Petsafe “Bark for your Park” contest. The municipality is hoping to use the funds towards the construction of a new dog park —named Hero Dog Park—in town.

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Piyush Nawade, grade 10, and graduating senior, Paraj Goyal, placed in the top 20 out of 100 world entries for their senior group documentary, “Iranian Hostage Crisis: Consequences of a Failed Democracy.” Julia Ciccone, grade 10, placed in the top 40 out of 100 world entries for her senior individual documentary, “The Civil War’s Trent Affair: Successful Diplomacy Solves an International Debate.” Ciccone will receive the President’s Award from the New Jersey Civil War Roundtable in September.The2022 contest marked the 10th consecutive year that LTPS students have qualified for the national level of competition.

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Lawrence High School students recently participated in the 2022 virtual National History Day competition. More than 600,000 students worldwide in grades 6-12 began their research in the fall of 2021 for this year’s contest theme, “Debate and Diplomacy in History: Successes, Failures, Consequences.”

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A proud member of: create a state-of-the-art dog park and recreational area for all of our residents to use and enjoy,” Nerwinski said. The redesign of Hamnett Park includes a multipurpose walking path around the perimeter, lighting for pedestrians, shade structures, landscaping, and two fenced-in areas for smaller and larger dogs at the newly titled Hero Dog Park.“Our goal is to restore and re-imagine Hamnett Park to be more pedestrian and pet-friendly in a way that does not prove disruptive to nearby homes,” Nerwinski said.To offset some of the costs and alleviate the burden on tax-payers, the Township has pursued grant funding, including the Bark for your Park grant contest. The township was named a finalist in July and Nerwinski asked residents to vote for Lawrence throughout August. $25,000 will go to each of the four finalists receiving the most votes. Last year, the winner received 19,000 votes, and Nerwisnki said he is confidant that with the community’s help, Lawrence will exceed that number.

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“I’m incredibly excited about the JKC campus at Trenton,” she says. “I think that is just a diamond in the rough. I’m really looking forward to seeing what we can do to build up that campus” with structural, aes thetic and programming improvements.

Another issue could be the act of “putting PRESTON continued from Page 1 U.S. 1 to talk about her background and goals.Prior to accepting the MCCC position, Preston was the provost and vice president of academic affairs at Raritan Valley Commu nity College in Branchburg. She also acted as the chief academic officer throughout the COVID-19Accordingpandemic.toMCCC, Preston was instru mental in the Access2Success project at RVCC, which “addressed the equity gap for students of color, first-generation students and low-income students” as part of her commitment to the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. She says she hopes to expand those same practices at MCCC, bringing to the position what she has learned from developing, man aging and overseeing a range of initiatives in community colleges.

The school originally began on Tren ton’s North Broad Street, later merging and acquiring its current name, as well as open ing the West Windsor location, around the 1960s to ’70s.

Ahead of her first day, Preston says that she had conversations with many people who were entirely unaware of the Trenton campus’ existence, then assuming that it must have been a recent addition to MCCC.

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to make a difference in students’ lives,” Pres ton says, citing a desire to impact them and grow their potential. It was never her objec tive, but she has spent all of her higher edu cation career in community colleges. So it was only natural that Preston ended up wearing many hats in her 14 years at Georgia Perimeter College — now known as Perimeter College at Georgia State University — in Atlanta. She went from adjunct to ten ured professor, then depart ment chair and campus provost.Preston says that she learned something important in every one of the different positions she has held as she moved up. “It gives you a broader per spective of what’s going on across campus, so that when a division is struggling with something, you can relate to it in some way,” she says. “I think there’s a lot to be said for really understanding how a college works from top to bottom. If you’re going to be the leader, I think it makes you a more com passionate and innovative leader in a lot of ways.”Aspresident, she realized she could com bine her love of both teaching and connect ing with students, so Preston took on more responsibilities. Following her work in Geor gia, Preston served as the dean for visual arts, performing, and media arts at Mary land’s Montgomery College, then came to RVCC.“Honestly, I think one of the reasons I started thinking about a presidency was that during the pandemic, as the chief aca demic officer [for RVCC], I had a huge role in pandemic management figuring out how we were going to deliver instruction, try to keep people safe, communicate what we were doing, and train the faculty,” she says. “It’s interesting because everything every body knew was sort of out the window. We were just sort of making it all up fresh. I realized that if I could do that, I could be a president.”Then,she began the search for job open ings, “applying selectively” to remain local. “I knew people who’d been at Mercer and had a real affection and a lot of good things to say about the college community and the faculty,” she says, sensing that the institution cared.When she was selected, Preston says that she felt like she was “learning a new college, learning a new county, but not learning a new state.” That comfort gave her the confi dence to see what she could accomplish, as well as the ability to establish a new home in Mercer County. At Montgomery College, Preston met her husband, Dr. Ben Nicholson, the for mer math professor and department chair of mathematics, statistics, and data science for 21 years. When she started at RVCC, Nich olson stayed behind to continue teaching in Maryland. Now, after years of living in differ ent states, Preston and her husband are get ting settled together in Lawrence Township, with Nicholson currently looking for new jobPrestonopportunities.saysthat she tried to find a prop erty halfway between the James Kerney Campus in Trenton and the West Windsor, campus, but ended up closer to Trenton.

“I truly believe that the JKC campus can and should be a really important part of the revitalization of that whole area of Trenton,” she says. “I’ve seen it happen with other types of businesses. I don’t see why it can’t happen with a college. In fact, I think we’re probably uniquely positioned to really bring about positive change working with other constituents in that community.”

started out with aspirations of becoming an actress and earned a bach elor’s degree in theater from Florida State University. Although she “accidentally” fin ished in only three years, Preston no longer felt content painting sets or doing vocal exer cises in the highly competitive atmosphere. She wanted to try another field, one that was steadier and more reliable.

To continue this, Preston says she wishes to get acquainted with the diversity, equity and inclusion plans on campus, noting there is “awareness around what we can do to make sure we’re a safe and friendly and socially just college.” One of the elements she wants to maintain is having a “strategic coordination” of these resources.

“A member shared what is called a ‘policy audit’ where you go through your policy manual, and for every single policy, you ask yourself, ‘Does this policy hurt anyone, and why is it there? Could it be friendlier?’” she explains, giving library fines as an example.

“It’s really an interesting migration for me,” Preston says. “I love it here. It’s been a much easier transition than I ever thought it wouldPrestonbe.”

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“The first thing I’m going to look at is, ‘what is everything that’s going on, and is everybody really moving in the same direc tion,’ because that’s the only way you get real change,” Preston says. Last year, Preston was appointed to the American Association of Community Col lege’s Commission on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, which has provided her with ideas on how to serve students accordingly.

Preston grew up in Georgia, spend ing most of her life in the south until she attended college and worked in other states. After being employed for 11 years at Mont gomery College in Rockville, Maryland, she came to New Jersey for RVCC.

Many libraries are retiring fines, Pres ton says. “They find that they don’t actually change the rate of book return — with or without the fine — and they just discourage people who can’t afford their fines from com ing back to the library.”

Once finishing the “rapid succession” from her college career to professor, Preston returned to Georgia, figuring that it might be worthwhile to apply for a job at the local community college, and she started as an adjunct.“Ona day-to-day basis, you have a chance Preston

As a 21-year-old college graduate, Preston returned to FSU for a post graduate degree as a way of “buying myself some time to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up,” she says. Preston chose to pursue a master’s degree in English, and the program required an assistantship in teaching Eng lish composition. That was where she fell in love with teaching in front of a room of students who should have been, age-wise, her peers. Preston then moved on to receive a doctoral degree — also in Eng lish, specifically dramatic literature — from Tulane University in New Orleans.

Preston took on a similar task of review ing and updating academic practices as the co-chair of Montgomery College’s steering committee, which developed the school’s first Academic Master Plan.

“We know some things, and that’s good, but we have to combine what we know with what the community says they want and need, because otherwise, I don’t see us having that much impact. It’s got to be a partnership.”Thatcamaraderie leads into the impor tance of an understanding environment.

“Go ahead and get your $20 an hour, but also, come to college! Let us get you set up for something better down the road,” she says. “I think people are tired, traumatized, and depressed from the pandemic. It’s hard to think about working and going to college. But we’re going to do as much outreach to students as we can and make it as painless as possible to come to school.”

“We have to have that third layer, which is something positive is happening — either I’m making a contribution, or I’m get ting something valuable from my interac tions with the faculty,” she explains of the distinction.Another issue that Preston wants to tackle is post-pandemic enrollment. Stu dents might be hesitant to return to college because of the current job market, where retail and restaurants may offer $20 an hour in what the president calls “a short-term solution” to the bigger problem.

“The other piece that I’m really passion ate about in terms of DEI work is that for years, we left all the DEI and social justice work up to Student Affairs, so if students weren’t doing well, [they would say] ‘well, let’s get them a mentor, let’s give them better orientation.’”Shecontinues:

You’ve really got to put equal weight on what happens in the classroom and what happens out of the Preston,classroom.”acknowledging the JKC cam pus specifically, is thinking of other ways to shift MCCC’s approach to positively benefit, incorporate, and highlight the voices of sur rounding communities.

“We’ve got to build relationships and talk to the community about what they need,” she says. “There’s a long, sad history of white liberals deciding what other groups need or should want, without really listen ing to what they need or want. As a higher ed institution, I don’t want us to fall into the trap of always thinking we know best.

As the end of summer means a return to school, Preston is happy to greet students when the fall semester officially begins on Sept. 6. Inspired by the enthusiasm of local officials, leaders, and other representatives who have given her a warm welcome, she reciprocates their feelings about embark ing on MCCC’s promising new chapter together.Preston adds that there are already plans in motion to “harness” the positive energy of these interactions, and what she looks forward to the most is becoming part of the community. But with so many people keen to celebrate the opportunity for collabora tion, Preston is not alone in having “a lot of optimism” for what’s to come.

“But at the end of the day, the learning happens in the classroom, and if the classrooms aren’t designed with an equity and social justice lens — if you are teaching material in a way that alienates your students, or does not feel inclusive to your students — if you are not thinking about your content matter in ways that engage students and help them to see themselves in a particular class or discipline, then all the mentors in the world aren’t going to fix that.

“Ideally, you would want the college to be a place where everybody feels they belong, everybody feels valued, and everybody feels like they are either making a positive contri bution, or they are getting something posi tive out of their interaction,” Preston says, expressing that inclusion and appreciation are important, but not unique to schools.

“Like any institution, there’s so many things we do because we’ve always done them, and nobody’s really stopped to say, ‘but do we have to?’ That’s what I think is important about a policy audit,” she adds.

“People think they can’t afford college, and that just breaks my heart, because you can absolutely afford to come to Mercer. Even if you think you can’t afford to come to Mercer, we can help you afford to come to Mercer,” she says, with flexible options for each student’s journey.

“You don’t have to go for a full two years. You don’t have to transfer. You can and we will help you do that, but you don’t have to,” Preston adds, saying it “kills” her that some might avoid enrolling based on misinforma tion about expenses. “Between state aid, fed eral aid, and foundation aid, there’s just no reason for a student not to come to Mercer.”

Those can range from New Jersey’s Com munity College Opportunity Grant’ for resi dents with an adjusted gross income under $80,000 to the MCCC Foundation’s scholar ship programs — tuition plus, urban JKC, and president’s completion fund — which address the different socioeconomic back grounds of students.

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Preston says that although service jobs might feel like they pay well, college “can help them get to something that’s more of a life-sustaining wage,” especially for people who want to have a family down the line.

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The theater company that is launching a new season in a new home in Borden town City gets started with “God of Car nage,” Yasmina Reza’s Tony and Olivier Award-winning comedy in which two sets of parents meet to discuss how to handle a playground altercation between their sons. Producing artistic director Peter Bisgaier directs. $28. October 7 to 23. Art Grounds For Sculpture, 126 Sculp tors Way, Hamilton. 609-586-0616. www. groundsforsculpture.org.Theinternationallyknown sculpture center is continuing two exhibitions this fall as well as prepping second install ment of a site-specific light installation.

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“Fragile: Earth,” featuring the work of the sixteen artists selected through The Color Network, also remains on view to showcase the works of artists representing a variety of social, cultural, geographical, and racial background and whose work serve as a catalyst for “trauma-informed art session, ESL/ Spanish workshops, urban gardening and professional development.”

Through September 11. The season continues as follows: “Thoroughly Modern Millie,” the story of a young woman from Kansas arriving in New York City in 1922 to rein vent herself. $25. September 16 through October 9. “A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,” the story of a low-born man seeking an earldom by eliminating the seven relatives who stand before him in the line of succession. $25. October 16 through 30.

“Roberto Lugo: The Village Potter,” running through the remainder of 2022, offers visitors the opportunity to physi cally engage with – and even enter – the often-larger-than-life ceramic works by this contemporary master from Philadel phia whose ground changing works are part of the collections of the Philadelphia and Metropolitan museums of art.

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$22. November 4 through 13. Kelsey’s final production before the holiday season is a holiday classic in itself. “It’s a Wonderful Life,” the story of a desperate businessman saved by an angel who shows him what life would be like without him, takes the stage just in time for Thanksgiving.

Morven Museum, 55 Stockton Street, Princeton. 609-924-8144. www. morven.org.Theregional and New Jersey cen tric exhibition venue continues with its current show “Ma Bell: The Mother of Invention in New Jersey.”

September 2022 | SIX095 original historical artifacts to the dis coveries, products, and fields of work that happened at the Bell Telephone labs in New Jersey from the 1920s to the mid-1980s.Coming up is former Lawrence Town ship Historian Dennis Waters’s guided walk through telecommunications his tory at Pole Farm, the historic site of Bell Telephone in Lawrence. * * * New Jersey State Museum. 205 West State Street, Trenton. 609-2926300.

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Thewww.statemuseum.nj.gov.currentNewJerseyArts Annual, titled “Reemergence” also continues through April, 2023. Coordinated with the New Jersey State Council on the Arts fellowship program, the exhibition fea tures 127 works by 95 New Jersey artists who coordinators say explore the ongo ing “pandemic, political, and ideological polarization, and a collective reckoning with systemic racism.” * * Trenton City Museum, Cadwalader Park, Trenton. 609-989-3632. www. ellarslie.org.The“Ellarslie Open,” the Trenton City Museum’s annual juried show, con tinues showing casing the works of 134 artists from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and New York, through October 2. This year’s juror was Walter Wickiser of the Walter Wickiser Gallery in New York City. West Windsor Arts Council, 952 Alexander Road, West Windsor, west windsorarts.org.TrentonCommunity A-Team, the selftaught artists who began working at the Trenton Area Soup Kitchen, is mount ing of exhibition featuring the visionary art work of John Hayes, Carol Johnson, Deborah Kisela, Lisa Lewis, Ethel Mack, Frankie Mack, Herman “Shorty” Rose, Charles “Cha Cha” Smith, Demond Wil liams, and Emery Williams through October 29. Opening, September 11, 4 to 6 p.m. Free. Classical Music Princeton University Concerts, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Uni versity, 609-258-2800. concerts.princ eton.edu.Princeton University Concerts’ 2022’23 season includes a full slate of classi cal concerts in addition to other musicrelated events. It starts with a conversation at the nexus of medicine and music with “Heal ing with Music: Clemency Burton-Hill.”

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The musician, broadcaster, and writer is the host of a new series featuring peo ple for whom music has impacted their encounters with illness. Burton-Hill, who survived a massive brain aneurysm in early 2020, is the special guest in the first installment of the series. $20. Thurs day, September 29, 7:30 p.m. The concerts begin with a perfor mance featuring superstar Dutch vio linist Janine Jansen and Queen Elisa beth Competition laureate pianist Denis Kozhukhin. They perform violin sonatas from Schubert, Brahms, and Beethoven. $30 to $50. Thursday, October 13, 7:30 p.m.Prior to the concert, Princeton Gar den Theater offers a screening of “Fall ing for Stradivari,” a new documentary following Jansen’s journey with Sir Anto nio Pappano as they record an album on twelve of the world’s greatest Stradivari violins in just 10 days. $14. Tuesday, October 11, 7:30 p.m. Next up is the first concert in the “Per formances Up Close” series, in which the audience sits on stage. The concert features groundbreaking 24-year-old classical saxophonist Jess Gillam along with Thomas Weaver on piano. The hour-long concert includes works by Poulenc, Telemann, Piazzolla, and oth ers. $40. Wednesday, October 26, 6 and 9 p.m.Old favorites return to Richardson next, with the former ensemble-in-res idence Brentano String Quartet offer ing a program of Dvorak, Charles Ives, Princeton’s own Steven Mackey, and more. $30 to $50. Thursday, November 3, 7:30 p.m. A cello performance by Joshua Roman, making his Princeton University Concerts debut, is the second install ment of Clemency Burton-Hill’s series on healing with music. Her conversa tion with the cellist focuses on music’s role in recovery from long COVID. $40. Wednesday, November 9, 7:30 p.m. The current ensemble-in-residence, the Richardson Chamber Players, per forms mixed chamber works in a pro gram titled “Bohemian Cafe” including pieces by Gabriel Fauré, Louise Farrenc, and others. $20. Sunday, November 13, 3 p.m.Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson makes his Princeton debut with a pro gram that juxtaposes works by Mozart with ones by the composer’s contempo raries, including Haydn and Carl Philip Emanuel Bach. $30 to $50. Sunday, November 20, 3 p.m.

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Princeton Symphony Orchestra, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton Uni versity, 609-497-0020. www.princeton symphony.org.Theorchestra has two concerts on its pre-holiday schedule. The season-opening program is head lined by “Fandango,” the 2021 work by Mexican composer Arturo Márquez. Also on the program is the U.S. pre miere of Marcos Fernández’ homage to Leonard Bernstein, “America,” as well as works by Joaquín Turina, Ruperto Chapí, and Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

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A Benefit Concert for Jim Manfredonia

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Violinist Anne Akiko Meyers is the fea tured soloist, and artistic director Ros sen Milanov conducts. $30 to $112. Sat urday, September 10, 8 p.m., and Sunday, September 11, 4 p.m. For the second concert of the season, exploding gestures and fleeting melo dies are found in contemporary com poser Jessie Montgomery’s “Starburst,” and Elina Vähälä makes her PSO debut performing Benjamin Britten’s Violin Concerto. Elgar’s “Enigma Variations” completes the program. Milanov con ducts. $30 to $112. Saturday, October 15, 8 p.m., and Sunday, October 16, 4 p.m. Princeton Pro Musica, Richardson Auditorium, Princeton University. www. princetonpromusica.org.Initsannouncementof its 43rd season, Princeton Pro Musica notes that Artistic Director Ryan James Brandau has pro grammed a season of deeply-cherished pieces that long ago fueled his passion for choral-orchestral music, along with newer additions to his repertoire that have kept that fire burning. That season starts this fall with Johannes Brahms’ “Ein Deutsches Requiem.” Ticket price TBA. Sunday, October 23, 4 p.m. McCarter Theater, 91 University Place, Princeton. 609-258-2787. www. mccarter.org.Theclassical offering among McCart er’s fall music programming is the Inter nationale Bachakademie of Stuttgart performing Bach’s Johannes Passion. $40 to $60. Wednesday, November 16, 7:30 p.m. Dance “Kaleidoscope,” American Reper tory Ballet’s season opener, includes a range of choreography styles, musical genres, and even a piece inspired by Sal vador Dali. New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, www.nbpac.org. $25 to $45. September 23 to 25. * Indigenous Enterprise’s production of “Indigenous Liberation” celebrates pow wow dancing and traditions across tribes and runs for one night only at , www. Friday, October Catholic Radio

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This free seminar, which will include a continental breakfast, will feature presentations from Christopher Kemp, FTZ Board official in the International Trade Administration office of the U.S. Department of Commerce along with Mercer County representatives who will offer insight into the benefits and expectations of the FTZ.

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Is your business importing products internationally and paying substantial duty fees? If so, you may be able to benefit from becoming a member of the Mercer County Foreign Trade Zone (FTZ). The Mercer FTZ allows companies located within Mercer County to achieve duty deferral, reduction and/or elimination on products that they purchase overseas.

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For more information or to register, please contact Mercer County Business Advocate, Darren Stewart (609) 989-6912 / darrenstewart@mercercounty.org.

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8  SIX09 | September 2022 Back to School Family Owned & Operated, Premier Indoor Turf Soccer Facility, Air Conditioned, and No Cancellations Bob Smith Soccer Academy Bob Smith Soccer Academy Robbinsville Fieldhouse. 609-468-7208. www.bobsmithsoccer.net. info@bobsmithsoccer.com See ad, page 12 P: 609.424.3192 • W: www.cnjballet.com 221 Broad St, Florence, NJ 08518 TO ENROLL TODAY FOR FALL! Ages 3 and up Beginning thru advanced! Boys and Girls! Ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary and acting! THE CENTRAL NJ Ballet Theatre The Central NJ Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker 2017! traditional holiday ballet for all ages! Villa Victoria Academy Theater, Ewing, NJ December 10th @ 2pm Carslake Community Center, Bordentown, NJ Sponsored by Bordentown Home for Funerals TO ENROLL TODAY FOR FALL! Ages 3 and up Beginning thru advanced! Boys and Girls! Ballet, pointe, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary and acting! THE CENTRAL NJ Ballet Theatre P: 609.424.3192 • W: www.cnjballet.com The Central NJ Ballet Theatre presents The Nutcracker 2017! A traditional holiday ballet for all ages! December 8th @ 7pm Villa Victoria Academy Theater, Ewing, NJ Tickets $20 adults, $15 kids Carslake Community Center, Bordentown, NJ Sponsored by Bordentown Home for Funerals Group tickets available though Central NJ Now E N rolli N g for fall Class E s! Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Pointe, Hip Hop & Contemporary All Ages! All Levels! Call For Audition Info & Details Coming this December Lessons that provide a unique opportunity for musical growth are available to students of all ages and stages of advancement. For more information, visit: » Virtual and in-person private instruction » Summer music camps » Summer private lessons » Honors music program WestminsterConservatoryof Music RIDER.EDU/CONSERVATORY

Enroll now for the 2022-2023 school year Classes for 3 year olds and 4 year olds (Flexible Schedules) Competitive tuition rates - secure environment indoor gym - outdoor playground - qualiﬁed educators St. George Preschool Excellence in Early Education St. George Greek Orthodox Church 1200 Klockner Road, Hamilton, NJ 08619 www.stgeorgepreschool.org Call for more DirectorAngela(609)586-ABCDinformation:(2223)Gering

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Create a premier space where dancers, performers and dreamers can soar even further. The Central New Jersey Ballet Theatre has done just that and is proud to continue to offer classes and programs at 221 Broad Street, Florence, NJ. Owner and Artistic Director Alisha Cardenas expresses the excitement that the space has created! “The 4,500 square foot space, in Florence, allows us to expand, social distance and improve our programs and still be local to our core community of Chesterfield, Hamilton, Hamilton Square, Trenton, Princeton, Bordentown, Yardville, and Columbus. We are in the heart of town and now have room for two full studios that can be opened into a state-of-the-art performance space. There will be something offered for everyone! Our new facility is dedicated to my late mother who was my inspiration, naming it the Christine Cardenas Center for Performing Arts Education. She encouraged so many artists, dancers and dreamers,” says Cardenas.“Weare particularly proud to have one of the area’s only professional quality sprung dance floors. For the summer intensive we bring in professional dancers from major companies that are based out of NYC and Philadelphia!”

Central NJ Ballet Theatre A Dream Dance School for Everyone!

This season CNJBT will be offering classes from ages 2 /12 an up. Classes in ballet, jazz, tap, hip hop, contemporary and a musical theatre program! This year’s ballets will be the popular and traditional Nutcracker ballet in December and the comedic ballet, Coppelia in June. All students, regardless if they study ballet, are welcome to be a part of the shows. Siblings, too. CNJBT also plans on providing two fun Musical Theater shows in the fall and the spring sessions. “We try to offer something for everyone here at CNJBT! I love meeting and training young artist from all walks of life!” Cardenas says. For more information and to register please call the CNJBT at 609-424-3192 or thru the website cnjballet.com. See ad, page 8

Common Myth #3: There Is a Right Age for Orthodontic Care

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Common Myth #1: Childhood Teeth Will Straighten Out Over Time One such myth that leads to more complex orthodontic care down the line is that your child’s teeth will straighten out over time. Unfortunately, that is not the case. If their teeth start coming in crooked or off-center, they won’t naturally straighten themselves with time. The space for their teeth to come in doesn’t grow as they mature. If you leave these issues unattended, it could lead to more significant problems.

Many parents believes there is a specific age at which it’s appropriate to bring their children in for orthodontic care. The perceived minimum age for a child to receive orthodontic care is around 12-13 or right when they reach high school. However, getting your child such care earlier can help avoid getting braces and fixing issues before they worsen. In reality, the American Association of Orthodontists recommends that your children should get an orthodontic checkup no later than age seven. Once they hit that age, their mouth will have a nice balance between their baby and permanent teeth. This window of time allows for an accurate orthodontic evaluation to determine where preventative care is enough or if additional action is required.

Growing up makes for a constantly evolving experience for children. Every year they change and grow into the person they are destined to become, and that extends to their oral health. From the first baby tooth to their adult teeth coming in later in their lives, managing your child’s dental health presents unique challenges for parents. With those challenges come a few myths involving childhood tooth development that can impact how you treat your child’s dental health.

Combating Childhood Oral Health Myths. When you start looking for a pediatric dentist in Hamilton, you want to find one that knows how intensive taking care of your child’s teeth should be. Taking a proactive approach to their dental health can help them avoid more involved procedures down the road — one of the most common myths that lead to your child’s teeth suffering in the long run.

Where Do Orthodontic Issues Come From? In most cases, a child’s orthodontic problems stem from their

Ewing CYO Pre-School Announces Openings for September! 609-883-1560 or visit www.cyomercer.org • For children ages 2 ½ through 4 years of age • Newly renovated building with mint condition classrooms • Convenient Hours, 8:00am - 5:00pm • Free Breakfast, Lunch, Snacks • Child Care Connection and Mercer County vouchers accepted • Private subsidies available on a limited basis • Large playground, Beautiful suburban setting Located in the Ewing Township Hollowbrook Community Center at 320 Hollowbrook Drive

Common Myth #2: Orthodontic Treatments Are Purely Cosmetic While most people associate orthodontic treatments with getting braces as a teenager, that procedure does much more than merely straighten teeth to help you look better. Getting your jaw and teeth back into proper alignment has a cascading effect on your oral health. It helps improve your biting, chewing, and even speaking ability.

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September 2022 | SIX0911 genetics — these issues are inherited from their parents. Additionally, some problems can develop over time based on poor oral hygiene habits they learned from a young age. Some of these acquired oral health issues include: • Sucking Their Thumbs • Mouth Breathing • Abnormal Swallowing Patterns • Poor Dental Hygiene • Irregular Loss of Baby Teeth • Poor Nutritional Habits However, parents have reason to hope for viable remedies and solutions to most of these issues. You can remedy these acquired problems with the help of successful orthodontic care provided by an experienced pediatric dentist.

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Ewing CYO Pre-School at Hollowbrook A fixture in the community Ewing CYO Pre-School located at the Hollowbrook Community Center, 320 Hollowbrook Drive, in Ewing Township, has been a fixture in the community since March 2008. We are a full-day, early childhood education and childcare program that has achieved a 3-Star Rating from Grow NJ Kids, New Jersey’s Quality Improvement Rating System. Our center offers full-time childcare and early childhood education on a year-round basis. Our primary goal is to provide an affordable childcare option to parents who either work full-time or are full-time students. We accept all childcare subsidy vouchers with Child Care Connection and offer scholarships on a limited basis to assist parents with their childcare expenses. In addition to these, we accept vouchers from BCAP, Burlington County’s childcare resource and referral agency and are also registered providers with the Early Learning Resource Center in Bucks County, PA, which enables us to provide subsidized childcare to families who live in Bucks County. Through collaborations with The College of New Jersey, the NJ League of Storytellers, Camp Fire NJ, and other community outreach efforts, we offer our children a variety of enrichment activities to enhance their educational experiences at our center. We also work with the Federal Foster Grandparents Program and Pathstone to provide inter-generational contact between our children and seniors in the community. Our program is part of Catholic Youth Organization of Mercer County, a public benefit community organiation whose mission is to enhance the lives of greater Mercer County youth and their families by providing affordable, quality educational and recreational services.

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Our hours of operation are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. We serve breakfast, lucnh, and an afternoon snack to all children free of charge each and every day. For more information on our pre-school program or to find out how to register your child, please call us at 609-883-1560 or email dkirschenbaum@ cyomercer.org. page 10 School

Finding a Child Orthodontic You Can Trust. Trusting your child’s teeth and their beautiful smile to a pediatric dentistry practice is something that every parent must come to grips with. Figuring out which childhood orthodontic makes the most sense for your child and their future dental visits becomes critically important. For parents and their children in Hamilton, Hamilton Dental Associates provides them with the experienced pediatric dentists they need to prioritize their oral health as they mature. pediatric dentistry

Presenting ‘Kaleidoscope’ September 23-25 at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center American Repertory Ballet (ARB) launches its 2022-2023 season with Kaleidoscope for four performances at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center, September 23-25. An innovative program featuring never-before-seen work, Kaleidoscope includes a unique collaboration between choreographer Da’ Von Doane, formerly of Dance Theatre of Harlem, and New Jersey-based visual artist Grace Lynne Haynes, whose creations have graced the cover of The New Yorker magazine. A recent graduate of the Rutgers Art & Design MFA program, Haynes will be designing scenic elements and costumes for Doane’s new ballet, a partnership amplifying both artists’ creative talents. About the piece, Doane says, “This work excavates the interplay between states of mind and processing the nature of change.”

“Collaborations are a great way to

2022/2023 SOCCER SCHEDULE AT ROBBINSVILLE FIELD HOUSE REGISTRATION OPEN SEPTEMBER 1ST FOR ALL PROGRAMS Register online at our NEW WEBSITE Bobsmithsoccer.com 609-468-7208 Info@bobsmithsoccer.com 153 West Manor Way, Robbinsville, NJ 08691 Academy ToddlerGoalkeepingTrainingTrainingTraining(ages 3&4) BOB SMITH SOCCER ACADEMY Recreational Leagues Open Coed Soccer Travel Leagues Mens Leagues BOYS AND GIRLS - ALL AGES

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At St. George Preschool, we believe that each child has an innate drive for exploring, discovering, communicating, and learning. Our purpose is to provide a safe, warm, and nurturing environment for children to develop this innate drive to the fullest, and become life-long learners. Our goal is to help each child develop his/her individual interests, creativity and potential at their own pace by providing a wide variety of fun and age-appropriate activities and materials. In addition to the developmental goals in the areas of math, language, science, cognitive skills, motor skills, etc., stipulated by the state, the school aims to promote learning skills for life. At the same time, we aim to enhance the child’s social, moral, cultural and spiritual growth through group interactions, uplifting stories, cultural events and gentle guidance. Since “a healthy mind is in a healthy body” as the Ancient Greeks said, we provide a huge indoors gym and a beautiful play ground with regular physical activities. We offer high quality academic English programs for Preschool (3 years and potty trained) and Pre-K (must be 4 years old by October 1 of school year). Early morning care, after care, and enrichment programs are also available. We are part of the Saint George Greek Orthodox Church and state licensed by the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services. Our experienced staff has a passion building a foundation for a life-long love of learning. We are truly a family and we treat your children as such. For more information regarding our program, please visit our website. Saint George Preschool, 1200 Klockner Road, Hamilton. 609-5862223. Contact director Angela Gering at director@stgeorgepreschool.org.

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can expect a multifaceted and engaging experience during ARB’s Kaleidoscope performances at the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center for one weekend only: September 23-25. For tickets and more information, please visit arballet.org. Season tickets are now available! Buy tickets to all three American Repertory Ballet performances at New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (Kaleidoscope, Giselle, and PREMIERE3) and receive 30 percent off. This offer only applies when purchasing all three performances in the same transaction. Subscribers also receive additional discounts and benefits. For season tickets, visit arballet.org/seasontickets.

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About American Repertory Ballet. Led by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, American Repertory Ballet (ARB) is New Jersey’s preeminent ballet company, presenting classical repertory alongside new and existing contemporary work. ARB is a founding resident company of the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center while also performing in major venues across New Jersey and beyond. Founded in 1954 as the Princeton Ballet Society, ARB has been designated a “Major Arts Institution” by the New Jersey State Council on the Arts consistently for the past two decades and has repeatedly been awarded a Citation of Excellence by the Council. The company has been recognized by the National Endowment for the Arts and other major foundations and leaders in the field as a prominent force in the field of dance. Princeton Ballet School, ARB’s official school, attracts talent from around the world while providing opportunities for local students of all ages, such as through its award-winning DANCE POWER program. www.arballet.org.

September 2022 | SIX0913 learn about a different art practice, and mend together two distinct voices. I have grown so much as a visual artist through this project. I’ve been able to see how visual art can intertwine with dance and take on a new form,” explains Haynes. “Working with ARB has allowed me to push my perception of how painting can function and enhance the space it inhabits”Alsocommissioned for the program will be a new work by ARB’s Ryoko Tanaka and pianist-composer Ian Howells, inspired by Salvador Dali’s painting titled Swans Reflecting Elephants. Tanaka, a beloved ARB Company dancer, made her choreographic debut with ARB last season, and Howells is a graduate of the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University and Mercer County Community College, where he received degrees in Jazz Studies. He also accompanies classes at Princeton Ballet School, as well as Princeton, Rutgers and Rider University.“WhenI saw the Dali painting for the first time, it was fascinating to see how two completely different animals were reflecting each other in perfect symmetry. I found it incredibly unique and mysterious,” says Tanaka. “It inspired me to create a piece about two different types of reflections: selfreflection and literal reflection.” The program also features Claire Davison’s enchanting “Bewitched” set to Ella Fitzgerald’s iconic vocals. A dancer with American Ballet Theatre, Davison’s piece premiered at the Boulder Arts Outdoors Festival in 2021 and ARB performed the piece earlier this year as part of its Mask-erade Gala. Rounding out the performance will be a dazzling classical pas de deux, choreographed by Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel, set to music by Léo Delibes and showcasing the balletic bravura of ARB’sAudiencesartists.

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Now Accepting Students for 2022-23 Princeton Ballet School (PBS), the official school of American Repertory Ballet, is now accepting students for the 2022/23 school year. PBS has three convenient studio locations in Cranbury, New Brunswick, and Princeton, New Jersey.

The Princeton studios are centrally located in Princeton Shopping Center with four studios and a dance library. All locations are wheelchair accessible.AtPrinceton Ballet School, students may have extensive performance opportunities, such as the opportunity to participate in The Nutcracker with American Repertory Ballet in major theaters across New Jersey. This professional production has been a beloved holiday tradition for decades, featuring an orchestra and choir at select venues. Students also may participate in Princeton Ballet School’s Spring Performance at the majestic Patriots Theater at Trenton’s War Memorial each year, in addition to several in-studio showings and community events.

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The School’s multiple locations allow for convenient access to a range of classes. At the New Brunswick Performing Arts Center (NBPAC), students train in the same studios used by professional dancers of American Repertory Ballet. The Cranbury studios are conveniently located on historic Main Street in Cranbury and is easily accessible from Mercer and Monmouth Counties.

“My daughter is new to PBS and she absolutely loves her teachers and has formed friendships that make her feel like she is a part of the team.”

Princeton Ballet School nurtures dancers of all levels, from beginner to advanced, preschool to adult, providing students the opportunity to develop their technique and artistry in a rewarding environment. With a strong focus on classical ballet, PBS also offers elective courses for upper level students such as contemporary, jazz, character, partnering, and flamenco. PBS has a “Hand in Hand” dance class for young children and their caregivers, and children can also take “Tap, Math & Music” to incorporate elements of tap dance, mathematics, and musical rhythms. Live music accompanies each class, enabling students to better understand the relationship between music and dance while helping them develop a sense of musicality. Children as young as age 3 learn the fundamentals of dance, develop spatial awareness, and have an outlet for creative expression.

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Duncan was in goal for 17 of Lawrence’s 23 games last year and made 143 saves, including 17 in the MCT quarterfinal against Lawrenceville. She will be called on in a big way as the Cardinals defense will be key while the offense finds its stride in the early going.“We lost three defenders, but I think we do have a lot of people who can fill these gaps including some rising sophomores,” Duncan said. “A couple of girls are back who were playing all winter and they look good, from what I can tell. They will definitely be a keyAlsocomponent.”returning is Emma Quattrocchi, who collected two goals and 11 assists and was referred to by Errico as “Talia’s left-hand man, if you “Emma’swill.”really quiet but she’s a strong player,” the coach continued. “She’s also an incredible softball player and she’s gonna step up to the plate for us. Emma will be one of our best Rebeccaplayers.”Maccaroni and Riley Burns, who had five goals and three assists, also bring senior experience back to the team. Maccaroni was lauded by field hockey guru Joe O’Gorman as Lawrence’s most unsung player last “Rebeccaseason.hascome a really long way and ended up starting last year,” Errico said. “She’ll be a stellar part of our defense, and we also have Riley Burns, who played mid field for us.”

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While the Cardinals remain confident in their abilities, the rest of the Colonial Valley Conference is feeling it’s time for revenge against what will be a young squad. It’s never easy to lose one of the greatest players in Mercer County history, no matter what the sport, and coach Megan Errico knows that the whispers are out there that Lawrence is no longer a threat.

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“It would have been a good time to go out because of that stuff,” Errico said. “But I don’t want it to be the narrative that ‘Oh, Talia graduated so you left.’ I wanted to come back and coach these girls. A lot of our girls played hard core during the summer, which is great.” With that being said, Errico added that “I wish I had more of an answer about what I’m looking at. We have two stellar goalies. Abby Duncan is returning and Tess Adolf was our JV goalie last year and she put in the work. All four of my returning seniors were start ers, so that’s really exciting.”

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But despite taking a new job as a coun selor at West Windsor-Plainsboro South –meaning she’s not in the same building with her players – and despite having a young family she would enjoy spending time with, Errico is returning for her 10th year.

An underclassmen to watch is sopho more Caroline Rotteveel, who was second on the team with 11 goals and six assists as a freshman.“Caroline Rotteveel looks absolutely incredible and is going to be incredible,” Errico assured. “I was at a summer practice watching her and I was just in awe.

“Even at just the few practices I saw this summer, I saw a different kid shooting at the goal than last year,” Errico said. The coach expects to see a lot of dif ferent things from her returning players. Obviously one person alone will not replace Schenck, who actually did the work of many. The superstar dribbled upfield, created her own shot and, more often than not, scored. But she also passed it off at times, such as setting up Rotteveel for the game-winning goal against PDS in the MCT final. “We have to find other ways this year,” Errico said. “Yes we need girls to step up and score, but we’re not gonna have that cush ion like we used to. I always knew Talia was gonna score no matter what. Whether it was one goal or five goals. We have to develop girls who can score.

Duncan has a refreshing way of looking at the season. She doesn’t refer to it as a rebuilding year, but “a new opportunity.” “Talia was an incredible player and still is, I hope she does great at Princeton, but we also still have a lot of talent on the team,” the goalie said. “I think we’re gonna do OK. Obviously we’re not gonna be the same. I think that people are gonna have to do a lot

defense last year. She was probably our first off the bench. I’m looking for her to be a starter.”Junior Alex Murphy also looks improved after playing right forward last year.

“It’s interesting. The girls relied on Talia a lot so they could breathe a little easier know ing she was their teammate. But at the same time she also taught them a lot. A lot of times they would half off to her, or not take the shot because they knew she would do it. Now there’s a lot of girls that can do it. It wasn’t because she wouldn’t let them, but they had confidence in her. So they’ve learned from her. Now we can see what some of them can do without always relying on her.”

more now that she’s not there and I think a lot of people will shine through.”

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Errico is spot on when she says this year is an unknown. For four seasons, the Cardi nals game plan was to basically let Talia do her thing to the best of her ability.

“I think the girls want to prove it wasn’t just Talia,” Errico added. “There are always those rumblings. They hear things, they have friends on other teams. So there’s something to prove in that sense.” Duncan summed the mindset up suc cinctly. “It all kind of balances out,” she said. “Now it’s like ‘Guys we’re the ones that gotta go beat them now.’ We want to stop all this talk that we were just a one-man show and we want to go out and beat them

One thing Lawrence has going for it, is that its holdovers have experienced win ning and know what it takes to claim a championship. They also know how to play in high-pressure games. Besides the MCT, the Cards won two Central Jersey Group III games before falling to eventual Group III champion North Hunterdon. The goal now is to prove they can play in such contests with a returning cast of play ers who each hope to take their game to the next“Thelevel.girls know Talia’s a once-in-a-life time player and we were lucky to have that at Lawrence,” Errico said. “Our girls were never like ‘Oh, Talia, Talia,’ like they were jealous of her. They took everything she had to offer to them. They want to keep her legacy going now they know how it feels. I keep telling them once you have a taste of it it’s pretty fun.” And now they want to taste it on their own.

“What are they going to bring to the table?” the coach wondered. “I get it, because I’ve coached without Talia. They never have played without Talia. So they had that time with her and they could take it and enjoy it, and now they have work to do.”

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The American Cancer Society estimates about one in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer during his lifetime. Men and their loved ones should be proactive about prostate health all year long by being aware of prostate cancer symptoms and learning how to maintain good prostate health.Meera Yogarajah, MD, Medical Oncologist at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of ComprehensiveonlyJersey—NewNewJersey’sNCI-DesignatedCancer Center, shares more about prostate health. What is the prostate and what does it do? The prostate is a gland in the male reproductive system. It is located between the bladder and the rectum and sits around the urethra, which is a tube the carries urine from the bladder to the penis.The prostate secretes fluid that is part of semen. Normally the size of a walnut, the prostate can grow larger as men get older. Not all enlargement of the prostate is related to cancer, as the prostate can enlarge due to a condition called benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). What are the symptoms of prostate cancer and how is it detected? In many cases, prostate cancer is found in men without symptoms. A blood test called PSA (prostate-specific antigen), which is often ordered by primary care providers as part of routine cancer screening, can often be the first sign of prostate cancer. Some prostate cancers can be detected by an abnormal prostate exam or by trouble with urination (frequent urination, trouble passing urine, sudden urgency to pass urine). Symptoms such as weight loss or bone pain can occur in men with advanced prostate cancer. However, the majority of men diagnosed with prostate cancer have disease that is limited to the prostate. PSA screening can detect cancers early, before any spread has occurred. What is your advice to men to help maintain good prostate health? For all of my patients with active prostate cancer or at risk of recurrence of prostate cancer, I emphasize the importance of overall healthy lifestyle. This includes regular activity, ideally a structured exercise regimen, as well as maintaining a healthy importantintakeattentionbeverages.fatsamountswholeofincludesgoodminutesexerciserecommendationsSocietyAmericanweight.Cancerguidelinesincludeforatleast150perweek.Makingeatingchoicesadietwithlotsfruits,vegetablesandgrainsandlimitedofsaturatedandhighcaloriePayingtooverallcalorieisincrediblyaswell.

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