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Bradley meant a lot to boxing, even more to desert
Timothy Bradley retired from boxing on Saturday and fans in the desert will miss the boxer that always seemed like 'one of us'
Bradley meant a lot to boxing, even more to desert Timothy Bradley retired from boxing on Saturday and fans in the desert will miss the boxer that always seemed like 'one of us' Check out this story on desertsun.com: http://desert.sn/2vEMWbJ
Shad Powers, The Desert Sun Published 12:36 p.m. PT Aug. 6, 2017 | Updated 5:52 p.m. PT Aug. 6, 2017
Timothy Bradley Jr. is all smiles after winning the WBO Welterweight title against Manny Pacquiao at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on June 9, 2012. Bradley fights Jessie Vargas, and the winner will get the now-vacant WBO welterweight belt.(Photo: Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun)Buy Photo
One man.
Timothy Bradley Jr. entered the boxing ring as a professional 37 times and only one man ever beat him.
On Saturday night, Bradley not quite yet at his 34th birthday, announced his retirement from the sport of boxing.
His wife, his children, his health, now the sole focus of the Cathedral City High School grad and proud desert resident.
More: Timothy Bradley Jr., five-time world boxing champion, announces retirement
Over the years we've learned that a boxer's retirement can be, let's say, fluid. In fact, in Bradley's last fight, it was his opponent Manny Pacquiao who announced his retirement after the bout. Pacquiao has already returned to the ring since that 2016 fight, so boxing retirements should be taken with several grains of salt, or the whole shaker perhaps.
But I think with Bradley you can hold the salt. I believe him to be a man of his word. He's smart and he already has a post-boxing career lined up as a commentator and a restaurant owner. Other boxers retire and don't have something else with which to fill up their lives. That's why they eventually come back. Bradley has a fulfilling life. He's made sure of that.
FILE - In this April 12, 2014, file photo, boxers Timothy Bradley, left, and Manny Pacquiao, of the Philippines, face off in their WBO welterweight title fight in Las Vegas. Nearly a year after Pacquiao failed to hurt Floyd Mayweather Jr., the Filipino congressman is preparing for what could be his final fight. Bradley would love to send Pacquiao into retirement when they complete their trilogy on April 9. (AP Photo/Eric Jamison, File) (Photo: AP)
So I believe we have seen the last of Bradley inside the square circle, and selfishly, I'm a little bummed out.
Like many in the desert, when Bradley was in the ring, I watched the fight as though I knew him. I was invested in the outcome, if I'm being honest, not just as a journalist. Even though we barely knew each other, I was nervous watching his fights as though he was a close friend. Sometimes having to cover my eyes and watch through fanned fingers. When he took a hit or was knocked down it felt personal. I got caught up in the Desert Storm.
That's what I'll always remember most about Bradley. Not the smiles or the wins. Not the times he got knocked down or the times he got back up. But that he was one of us. You might seem him jogging on the street or eating at a local restaurant. He'd be at the local high school football game, or maybe on a hiking trail. He wasn't locked away in a solid gold mansion on top of a hill somewhere like other fighters. He didn't move to Los Angeles or Vegas. He was with us and we were with him.
He fought with a certain amount of honor. The right combination of brashness and humbleness. He was charismatic after wins and perfectly able to give credit when it was due after losses.
He will go down as one of the best American fighters of his era. But what is his boxing legacy?
Professional boxer Timothy "Desert Storm" Bradley (center) walks with Katherine Finchy Elementary School students, parents, and teachers from the Palm Springs Convention Center to the school in Palm Springs, Calif. during the International Walk to School day in 2011. (Photo: Crystal Chatham, The Desert Sun)
Bradley had an unusual career arc. His biggest wins came with controversy. His toughest bouts came with respect.
He beat opponent after opponent in his early years, eventually claiming a belt or two, but did so in relative obscurity as far as the national boxing scene goes. Despite being undefeated and having a megawatt smile and a made-for-TV personality, Bradley was not a well-known commodity.
If you weren't from the Coachella Valley or an ardent boxing fan, the first time Bradley probably entered your consciousness was his first fight with Pacquiao. And boy did he go from obscurity to notoriety in an instant.
Bradley stood toe to toe with Pacquiao on that June night in 2012 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. As HBO commentators lauded Bradley's effort, it was clear to them that Pacquiao had won the fight in lopsided fashion. And then the result was read.
Two of the three judges declared Bradley the winner. He did it! Bradley beat Pacquiao! He was on top of the boxing world. He battled the best and he beat the best. It should have been the greatest night of his boxing career, and as far as results go it was, but in reality, it wasn't.
Former WBO Welterweight champion Timothy Bradley Jr. trains at his private boxing gym in Indio in preparation for his bout against Jessie Vargas in Carson, California on June 26, 2015. (Photo: J. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun, J. Omar Ornelas/ The Desert Sun)
The boxing world was fuming at the result, believing Pacquiao had won, and the undeserved target of their ire was Bradley. In the proceeding days, Bradley was not known as the undefeated champion boxer he was, but instead the poster child for what's wrong with the sport.
It wasn't fair to Bradley. But it was real. Many boxing fans went from not knowing Bradley, to hating him. Bradley handled the aftermath with class, but it was hard on him. Later in his career he even revealed that he received death threats as a result of the decision.
After nine months he got back in the ring with a fight against a little known Russian named Ruslan Provodnikov. With many still skeptical of Bradley, this bout went a long way toward getting him back in the good graces of fight fans. Bradley took a beating and delivered a beating. Never had he been hit this much, but he showed boxing fans his true heart. Just accepting the fight was bold enough, but to take so much punishment, not go down, and earn the win. This was a shining moment. It was named the fight of the year for 2013.
Trainer Joel Diaz, right, makes light of the situation as Timothy Bradley Jr. poses for a photograph in front of a mural at his gym in Indio. He will fight Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas, Oct. 12th. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun (Photo: Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun)
That fight took a toll on Bradley physically. He admitted later that he couldn't focus and didn't feel right for about two months after the bout.
As the undefeated welterweight champ at this point, Bradley deserved huge fights, but unfortunately during this time in the world of boxing, there was only one boxer that he could fight that would be worth his while monetarily, and that was Pacquiao.
In April of 2014 he fought Pacquiao again and lost by unanimous decision. It was a first. His first lost. His record went from 31-0 to 31-1. More drama followed.
His next fight was a controversial draw with Diego Chavez. This time Bradley being on what most considered to be the wrong end of a decision. Now riding two straight fights without a victory, Bradley got in the ring with Jessie Vargas in June of 2015.
Proving once again that he never does anything the easy way, Bradley dominated Vargas for 11 rounds, two minutes and 45 seconds, then Vargas connected, staggering Bradley. When the traditional clacking noise was made to signify that there were 10 seconds left in the fight, the referee thought it was the final bell and declared the fight over. Vargas believed it was because he had won. He didn't. Bradley was the clear unanimous winner.
An easy TKO victory over Brandon Rios followed, and it was time to complete the trilogy with Pacquiao.
Timothy Bradley yells to family and supporters after beating Juan Manuel Marquez to retain his WBO welterweight title. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun Timothy Bradley yells to his family and supporters after beating Juan Manuel Marquez during their fight in Las Vegas, Saturday, October 12th, 2013. Jay Calderon/The Desert Sun
On April 9, 2016, Bradley and Pacquiao had what I considered to be by far their best fight. Pacquiao looked young again, Bradley was right there with him. It was a win for Pacquiao.
And that was it. Bradley's last fight. He had 37 of them: 33 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw and one declared a no-contest due to head-butting.
That all adds up to a stellar career. Hall of Fame worth even. It's not a stretch to say that in the last decade, Bradley is the most accomplished American fighter not named Mayweather.
No boxer provided as much in-ring drama as Bradley during recent years and for that boxing fans should be thankful. And I am.
If I had one wish for Bradley the boxer it would have been for him to have been able to really relish in his biggest win. He was kind of robbed of that afterglow with the negativity that followed his win over Pacquiao.
My wish for Bradley the retired boxer is to enjoy that afterglow now. You earned it.
Shad Powers is a sports columnist at The Desert Sun. Reach him at (760) 778-4627 or shad.powers@desertsun.com. Follow him on Twitter at @shad_powers.

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You can make garlands from many of the same materials. Use heavy rope or wire as a base, and attach the greenery with thin wire. Once the base is covered completely, you can embellish the garland with glitter, twist in Christmas lights, or add pinecones and ornaments.
Advent calendars are fun Christmas crafts to help children count down the days to Christmas. Traditionally, the calendar has one door for each day in December, leading up to Christmas. Each door or compartment contains a small gift. These can include chocolates, messages or even pieces of a jigsaw puzzle. You can also get creative with the form of the calendar. Hang a small stocking or sock from a garland for each day, and place the prize inside. Have your children decorate a poster with a Christmas scene, then glue 25 small boxes on the poster, each with a prize inside.
Create homemade snow globes using all types of empty glass jars. Glue a figurine onto the inside of the jar lid. Fill the jar with water and glitter, then apply super glue to the inside rim of the jar lid, and screw it on. This can be a fun holiday craft for kids.
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Hang classic paper snowflakes (made by folding white or patterned paper and cutting out shapes) in windows or make them into garlands.
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The king of coal has gone from condemning the last president of the United States to praising the sitting occupant of the White House.
"President Donald Trump was very courageous and very prudent to withdraw the United States from the Paris climate accord," Murray Energy CEO Robert Murray told CNNMoney this week.
The boss of the largest private U.S. coal miner said it's "wonderful" Trump followed through on his campaign promise to ditch the Paris climate accord.
Trump painted the global climate deal as deeply unfair to America's beaten-down coal country, which he's vowed to revive through deregulation.
Murray remains deeply critical of President Obama, calling him the "greatest destroyer the United States has ever had." The coal exec blamed Obama's environmental regulations for "causing pain and harm" to 63,000 coal mining families whose jobs were lost.
Not surprisingly, Murray believes the threat of climate change is exaggerated and that the Paris deal would have done little to help the environment.
"We don't have a global warming problem in this world. It's fraudulent in how it's been presented. It's alarmist. The real problem is energy poverty," Murray said, referring to countries like India, that need more electricity.
Of course, many business leaders disagree with that sentiment, as evidenced by the stream of prominent CEOs who criticized Trump's Paris decision. Even oil giant ExxonMobil (XOM) urged Trump to stay in the Paris accord, praising the agreement as an "effective framework for addressing the risks of climate change."
Murray's effuse praise for Trump shows how the mood in coal country has improved under Trump, who received enormous support in last November's election from Rust Belt communities. The president's speech last week on the Paris decision declared the "mines are starting to open up." Trump pointed to the opening of a coal mine in western Pennsylvania later this week.
But Murray isn't as optimistic about an immediate resurgence of coal jobs as Trump. He said the withdrawal from the Paris accord alone won't be enough to put the miners back to work.
"He can't bring it back overnight, but it will help," Murray said.
Trump has sought to relax the burden on coal miners by beginning to unwind Obama's Clean Power Plan. Murray Energy, which had sued the Obama administration to fight the plan, estimates that Trump's efforts to unwind the environmental rules have already saved 25,000 coal jobs.
Government statistics show little sign of a coal jobs boom, though the onslaught of layoffs has eased. The U.S. has added 1,700 coal mining jobs since the end of October, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. There are now 51,000 coal mining jobs, down from over 89,000 at the end of 2011.
But many believe Trump's deregulation alone can't create a coal renaissance. That's because the abundance of cheap natural gas as a cleaner alternative to coal has been the biggest driver of coal's downfall, according to a recent Columbia University research report.
Even Gary Cohn, Trump's top economic adviser, praised natural gas as "such a cleaner fuel" and said "coal doesn't even make that much sense anymore as a feedstock."
Murray argues natural gas is just one factor, along with unfair regulation and government support for wind and solar energy.
"Gary Cohn and Columbia University are wrong," Murray said.
He insists that on a level playing field, coal can survive just fine, despite the 18% plunge in natural gas prices this year.
"Give me the ball and I'll compete against natural gas with our coal all day long," he said. "We just need to get the government out of picking winners and losers in the energy industry."


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Etihad Airways deploys SAP's success factors solution to drive future growth
As part of a company-wide business transformation program, Etihad Airways is deploying SAP's state-of-the-art, cloud-based solutions across its human resources, finance and procurement and supply management functions.
The technology transformation will enable Etihad Airways to redesign its vital back-office processes entirely, standardise across its subsidiaries and partner airline Air Seychelles, and scale up to support its continued growth.
In the first phase of implementation, the airline has modernised and simplified the recruitment process by introducing new capabilities through SAP's SuccessFactors.
A new Etihad Airways careers website, with easy-to-use digital functionalities, has been launched to enrich the candidate recruitment experience. Latest features include a fresh layout, job alerts, and integration with the world's largest professional network, LinkedIn. It also offers real-time visibility on the status of job applications for candidates, hiring managers and recruiters.
The website has gained a lot of interest and within a week of its launch received 160,000 visits and 6,000 job applications. In addition, 14,000 candidates have signed up as Talent Community Members - a new capability that further strengthens Etihad Airways' global position to recruit the best aviation talent.
Other capabilities that will benefit internal managers include an improved job requisition management process to help track job openings and applicants, new internal and external job posting procedures, standardised job descriptions, and optimised recruitment management and onboarding workflows to attract and engage high-quality candidates.
Mona Walid, Etihad Airways' Vice President of Talent Acquisition, said: "As Etihad Airways crosses the 25,000 employee milestone and witnesses phenomenal growth, we needed to redesign our recruitment processes to benefit us, our HR team and the 250,000 applicants who apply to work at the airline each year.
"SAP SuccessFactors plays a pivotal role in helping us do this. It will change the way we work for the better, help us maximise the potential of our people, while aiding the growth of our international and UAE national talent pool - which alone is expected to reach 6,000 by 2020."
Robert Webb, Etihad Airways' Chief Information and Technology Officer, said: "This deployment reinforces our technology and innovation strategy of connecting Etihad Airways, our partners and ultimately our guests through modern, scalable and sustainable solutions.
"This cloud-based platform will leverage capabilities within the HR function and across our business to increase efficiency, improve information sharing, and promote better cooperation."
The next phase of the implementation will transform performance management and career development, while offering access to learning and development content across multiple platforms and devices, positively impacting every employee across Etihad Airways and its subsidiaries.


Like last quarter, the global interconnection and data center company's key adjusted funds from operation metric was negatively impacted by the purchase of Europe's Telecity.
Inside Telecity's Dublin, Ireland, data center. Image source: Equinix.
Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX) reported first-quarter 2016 results after the market closed on Wednesday. The global interconnection and data center company's revenue increased from the previous year's period. Adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) declined, however, as it continues to be negatively affected by foreign-exchange currency headwinds.
AFFO is a closely watched metric for companies organized as real estate investment trusts (REITs), as it's a driver of payouts to shareholders. It's calculated by taking net income, and adding back items such as depreciation and amortization.
The market's reaction was relatively muted, with shares falling 1.2% on Thursday. Equinix stock has returned 26% for the one-year period through May 4, crushing the S&P 500's nearly flat return.
AFFO includes a whopping $63.5 million foreign-currency exchange loss, primarily attributed to the Telecity acquisition, and $13.3 million of integration costs.
Equinix beat its revenue guidance of $838.0 million to $842.0 million, as well as its adjusted EBITDA outlook of $368.0 million to $372.0 million. Adjusted EBITDA came in at $380.7 million. The company doesn't provide quarterly AFFO guidance.
Long-term investors shouldn't give too much power to analysts' estimates, as Wall Street is focused on the short term. That said, market reactions can often be explained by these expectations, so they can be worth knowing. Analysts were expecting AFFO of $3.23 per share on revenue of $835.18 million, so Equinix beat revenue expectations, but fell short of the AFFO consensus.
2016 is off to a strong start with both revenue and adjusted EBITDA above the top end of our guidance ranges for the first quarter. We continue to see strength in all three regions as the scale of our global platform addresses the growing demand for businesses as they move to distributed infrastructure environments and re-architect their IT delivery to better interconnect people, locations, clouds and data. With the integration of Telecity and Bit-isle, our reach now spans 21 countries, 40 metros, and 145 IBX centers, enabling customers to reach all of the world's top business markets. This global scale provides a critical source of differentiation for the company and a strong platform for continued growth.
Equinix provided guidance for Q2, and edged up its previously established full-year 2016 outlook. The company expects Q2 revenue in the range of $893 million to $899 million. At the midpoint, this represents year-over-year growth of 34.6%.
It doesn't provide quarterly AFFO guidance. Going into earnings, analysts were projecting that Equinix's Q2 revenue and AFFO would be $872.16 million and $3.55 per share, respectively. So, the low-end of Equinix's revenue guidance exceeded analysts' expectations.
Investors shouldn't read much into the bump up in 2016 guidance, as it's largely due to Equinix expecting less of a currency impact than it did when it established its outlook last quarter.


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        {
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            const UniqueID          assembly_uid,
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        {
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        Tile* load_tile(
            const size_t            tile_x,
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        {
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                m_image.get()
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}

//
// MemoryTexture2dFactory class implementation.
//

void MemoryTexture2dFactory::release()
{
    delete this;
}

const char* MemoryTexture2dFactory::get_model() const
{
    return Model;
}

Dictionary MemoryTexture2dFactory::get_model_metadata() const
{
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        Dictionary()
            .insert("name", Model)
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}

DictionaryArray MemoryTexture2dFactory::get_input_metadata() const
{
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    return metadata;
}

auto_release_ptr<Texture> MemoryTexture2dFactory::create(
    const char*             name,
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{
    return auto_release_ptr<Texture>(new MemoryTexture2d(name, params));
}

auto_release_ptr<Texture> MemoryTexture2dFactory::create(
    const char*             name,
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{
    return auto_release_ptr<Texture>(new MemoryTexture2d(name, params, image));
}

}   // namespace renderer

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A Holiday Tradition
Featuring more than 60 young artists and choreography by Risa Kaplowitz, "The Nutcracker" was presented by Princeton Youth Ballet at the Princeton High School Performing Arts Center in three performances last weekend. The production was adapted by Talin Kenar. (Photo by Charles R. Plohn)
Winter Tripledemic, Health Challenges Loom
By Donald Gilpin
COVID-19, flu, and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) are all on the rise, and with cold weather and holiday gatherings bringing people indoors together in large groups, the medical challenges of the weeks and months ahead are daunting.
The particular situations and risks are different for every individual and every family, but in Princeton and throughout the country, people will be living with the threat of these three viruses during the coming months.
Reported cases (unquestionably an undercount) of COVID-19 and COVID-related hospitalizations are up more than 25 percent in the past two weeks, and test positivity rates are rising quickly across the country, according to the December 13 New York Times. "The current surge is milder so far than at this point in previous winter waves, but its nationwide scope is concerning," the Times reported.
In Mercer County, reported daily cases are up 66 percent over the past 14 days, but rates and hospitalization levels for COVID-19 in Mercer remain relatively low.
A December 7 New Jersey Hospital Association (NJHA) press release urged New Jerseyans to take precautions to protect themselves against a triple threat of respiratory illnesses "as flu season starts with a vengeance." more
Solidarity Vigil Against Hate, Bigotry to Be Held on Saturday, Dec. 17
A Solidarity Vigil Against Hate and Bigotry will take place at Tiger Park in front of Palmer Square on Saturday, December 17 from 3 to 4 p.m. in response to a recent rise in hate crimes and violence.
Sponsored by the Princeton-based Coalition for Peace Action (CFPA), along with the Bayard Rustin Center for Social Justice (BRCSJ), Not In Our Town Princeton, and the Princeton Community Democratic Organization, the rally will represent a stand against all acts of violence and hatred, online and in real life.
"There has been a huge surge in hate crimes and violence," said CFPA Executive Director the Rev. Robert Moore. "It's gotten worse and worse. Spreading these hateful messages is pernicious."
Moore cited increasing numbers of attacks and threats against LGBTQ, African American, Asian, Jewish, Muslim, and other communities. "These are the people who are being targeted now," he said. "We need to be proactive to prevent that, and the best way to be proactive is what we're trying to do with the solidarity vigil on Saturday."
He continued, "We don't want these groups to feel that people of good will are just watching and saying, 'Oh, that's too bad, but what can I do about it?' We need to be way more proactive. This event is trying to get ahead of the curve and say, 'We're not going to wait for the next hate crime to happen. We're going to be expressing solidarity with all these victim communities and all people of good will standing together."
ABC Eyewitness News reported last week that hate crimes were up 70 percent last month in New York City compared to the same month in 2021, with antisemitic attacks rising 125 percent. more
Local LGBTQ+ Liaison Welcomes Same-Sex Marriage Rights Bill
By Anne Levin
On the South Lawn of the White House Tuesday afternoon, President Biden held a ceremony in which he signed the Respect for Marriage Act, a bipartisan bill that protects same-sex and interracial marriages.
The legislation passed both chambers of Congress last Thursday with 12 Republican senators and 39 Republican members of the House siding with the Democrats to support the bill. In a statement, Biden said the legislation "will give peace of mind to millions of LGBTQ+ and interracial couples."
Among them are Princeton residents Nick DiDomizio and Robby Pagels, who were married at their apartment four years ago by then-Mayor Liz Lempert. But this is not the time to sit back, said DiDomizio, who is the LGBTQ+ liaison to the municipality of Princeton, treasurer of the Princeton Community Democratic Organization (PCDO), and secretary of the town's Civil Rights Commission.
"Obviously I'm very appreciative of this added protection, but there is more to do," he said this week. "We have to keep fighting."
DiDomizio is project manager at Evotec, a drug discovery and development firm. Pagels is the director of research and development at Optimeus, a chemical engineering company. The two met at the University of Delaware and moved to Princeton in 2015. They married after being together for eight years.
"Marriage equality had recently passed in New Jersey, and the decision at the Supreme Court was also recent," said DiDomizio. "We just made this decision to have a civil wedding. We had reached out to Liz to see if she'd marry us in our apartment, and she was happy to do it. We had close friends attend, and it was a very special day. I was very appreciative of her coming to do the ceremony." more
Princeton Battlefield Plans Restorations, Will Receive $2-3M in State Funding
TURNING THE TIDE: Princeton Battlefield Park, where George Washington and his American troops defeated the British and helped to change the course of the American Revolution, will be receiving more than $2 million in state funding for preservation and renovations in the coming three years. The photo above is from last January's reenactment of the Battle of Princeton; the next event will take place on January 8, 2023. (Photo courtesy of Princeton Battlefield Society)
The Princeton Battlefield State Park, site of the battle that turned the tide for George Washington and his troops on January 3, 1777 in the American Revolution, will be receiving state funding of more than $2 million for restoration and preservation.
The work, focusing on the historic Thomas Clarke House and the Colonnade that stands on the western side of the Mercer Road battlefield, will be completed over the next three years in preparation for the country's 2026 celebrations of 250 years of independence.
"New Jersey's contributions to our nation's independence is undeniable. From the battlefields where the tide of the American Revolution turned, to the many other sites where our nation's identity was forged, New Jersey was arguably more deeply involved in the cause of independence than any other state," said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy in his November 29 announcement of an investment totaling $25 million in 10 Revolutionary War sites throughout the state, including Washington Crossing State Park, Trenton's Old Barracks, the Battle Monument in Trenton, and Rockingham in Kingston, along with the Princeton Battlefield State Park.
"As we celebrate our nation's 250th anniversary, it is important that our historic sites are prepared to welcome the hundreds of thousands of visitors that will undoubtedly travel from around the world to witness these sites in person on such a momentous occasion," Murphy continued. "This investment will allow us to revitalize our historic sites and make sure we are prepared when they come."
At Princeton Battlefield these preparations will take many forms, according to Todd Quackenbush, communications chair and trustee of the Princeton Battlefield Society (PBS). The Clarke House, the only structure on site dating from the battle, will see some much needed repair, and providing ADA-compliant access within the park and its buildings will be a priority. more
NJ Transit Study Envisions Multi-Modal Dinky Corridor
A concept plan to upgrade the Dinky train line that runs between Princeton station and Princeton Junction, and enhance service on and around the line, has inspired more than 300 signatures on a petition urging NJ Transit, and the municipality, to go forward with the idea.
"The upgraded Dinky transitway will reduce car traffic. It will cut down commuting times to the Northeast Corridor. It will draw more visitors to our local stores and restaurants," reads the petition, which is on the website friendsofthedinkycorridor.com. "We believe in transit infrastructure that helps build community. So here's our message to NJ Transit and local elected officials: let's get this project on the fast track."
NJ Transit's recently released Princeton Transitway Study identifies four alternatives for upgrading the 2.7-mile rail line and developing new mobility opportunities in the corridor. Three involve building; the fourth option is "no build." The study recommends the first alternative, which is for a "dedicated transit roadway with embedded light rail."
This would involve electric light-rail cars running on a rail track between the two stations, much like the current Dinky; electric buses on rubber wheels that use both lanes of the corridor but can also leave it to go beyond the stations; on-board WiFi on the vehicles, all of which will be electric; and a bike-and-walk path along the corridor to allow safe crossing over U.S. 1 at the D&R Canal towpath and the Dinky Line trail.
This mixed-use option expands the line past the current terminus on the edge of the Princeton University campus into town; and could possibly extend, in the other direction, past Princeton Junction into West Windsor. Potential new stations would include six in town, and two in the transitway segment at Canal Pointe Boulevard and Roszel Road. more
New System for Collecting Waste Will Require Adapting to Changes
Trash was the focus of the Monday, December 12 meeting of Princeton Council. The governing body discussed a new collection system for solid waste that gets underway February 1, once 64-gallon carts are delivered to every residential dwelling during the last two weeks of January.
As the town's Land Use Engineer Jim Purcell said in his presentation, the goal for the evening was to agree on the maximum number of carts per household, and the annual cost for additional carts if people request them. After some discussion, Councilmembers agreed on staff's recommendation of one 64-gallon cart per dwelling, and a fee of $300 a year for extra carts.
But needing more than one 64-gallon cart is not likely, Purcell said, as Assistant Administrator and Municipal Engineer Deanna Stockton demonstrated by stuffing seven Styrofoam-filled kitchen trash bags into a cart that had been brought in for the occasion. Purcell said the cart can handle up to 200 pounds of waste. Extra trash cannot be put out in bags, as it has been. Only the waste in carts will be collected.
Bulk waste collection, which includes things like furniture and rugs, will now be once a week, on Wednesdays. Residents will have to schedule the pickups, either by phone, email, the town's website, or an online app. "A lot of change is happening," said Councilwoman Eve Niedergang. "We need to educate people so they know what the changes are."
Costs for trash collection have gone up significantly, and the new program is less expensive for Princeton. At this point, including organic waste would be too costly, but the idea has not been abandoned. "The bid that came in was too expensive, but we are working on a solution for that," said Purcell. more
Thoughts on the Fine Art of Vertigo with W.G. Sebald and Franz Kafka
By Stuart Mitchner
Twenty-one years ago today, W.G. Sebald was driving to Norwich, the city explored in his internationally acclaimed novel The Rings of Saturn. He had just pulled on to the A-146 when his car "failed to follow the curve and drove straight into the opposite lane." According to the account in Carole Angier's biography Speak, Silence (Bloomsbury 2021), the horoscope for December 14 "warned that an eclipse of the sun was taking place visible only in North America, but 'challenging for everyone.'"
Angier's account has the makings of a passage from Sebald's first book, Vertigo (New Directions 1999, translated by Michael Hulse) — his failure to follow the curve, his drive straight into the opposite lane, the challenge of the eclipse. Alive and at work, Sebald would drive the moment straight into a prose continuum, another road, or an invisible trajectory, and before you know it you're staring through a train window with him as he takes you directly into the Arena Chapel in Padua, and suddenly you find yourself in the presence of Giotto's frescoes, "overwhelmed by the silent lament of the angels, who kept their station above our endless calamities."
In the distance far below you see Sebald's car, crushed on the driver's side, turned "facing the other way" after crashing head-on into the cab of a 38-ton truck. Not to worry, by now he's safe in All'estero, the second chapter, flying on the wings of prose through "the roaring traffic to take the very next train to Verona" while meditating on the hint of vertigo in the "disconcerting" afternoon Franz Kafka spent on his way from Venice to Lake Garda in September 1913. Instead of getting off at Verona, he continues to the railway station at Desenzano, knowing his Czech soulmate had stopped there more than 60 years before, and after finding the WC, he stares into the mirror above the heavy stoneware basin in a room "where scarcely a thing had been altered since the turn of the century," wondering as he washed his hands if Kafka had gazed into the same mirror. He puts the possibility in play by pointing out nearby graffiti, Il Cacciatore, Italian for "the hunter," which he reads as a reference to Kafka's posthumously published story, "The Hunter Gracchus." After drying his hands, he makes an anonymous contribution, adding the words nella selva nera ("in the snow forest"), his secret sharing of Kafka's story of a hunter fated to wander all the lands of the earth forever. more
"A Christmas Carol" Returns to Fill McCarter Audiences with Holiday Spirit; New Production Remembers Past Versions While Bringing a Fresh Viewpoint
"A CHRISTMAS CAROL": Performances are underway for "A Christmas Carol." Adapted and directed by Lauren Keating, the new production runs through December 24 at McCarter's Matthews Theatre. Above, from left, the Cratchits — Tiny Tim (Yoyo Huang), Margaret (Gisela Chípe), Belinda (Zuriaya Holliman-York), Peter (Desmond Elyseev), and Bob (Kenneth DeAbrew) — celebrate, as Scrooge (Dee Pelletier) watches. (Photo by Matt Pilsner)
By Donald H. Sanborn III
McCarter has resumed its annual tradition of presenting A Christmas Carol — with a new production adapted and directed by Lauren Keating. This version retains some conceptual and design elements that succeeded in past productions, while bringing a fresh viewpoint.
As Town Topics previously noted, "A woman, actor Dee Pelletier, plays Scrooge (as a male character) for the first time. Keating's additional casting pays particularly close attention to diversity, based on research she has done on London's population during Dickens' time."
It is worth mentioning that a female actor has played Scrooge in other recent productions. Sally Nystuen Vahle played the role for Dallas Theatre Center, and in 2021 Adrienne Sweeney starred in a production by Minnesota's Commonweal Theatre. However, Pelletier is the first female actor to fill the role for McCarter.
Although Scrooge is still depicted as male in Keating's version (the young adult version of the character is portrayed, with suitably intense brusqueness, by male actor Matt Monaco), a few other characters have been "re-gendered."
The crooked Old Joe, to whom Scrooge's housekeeper Mrs. Dilber (Polly Lee) sells his belongings (Keating develops this sequence, establishing a rapport between the characters much earlier in the story than Dickens does) is refashioned as the more kindly, wholesome Old Jo (Vilma Silva). The solicitors for charity, who usually are depicted as male, here are named Cate (Julie Ann Earls) and Mary (Legna Cedillo). more
The Queen's Cartoonists Come to State Theatre NJ
MUSIC AND ANIMATION: The Queen's Cartoonists perform in front of a live screen where classic cartoons are projected at State Theatre New Jersey on December 23. (Photo by Jamie Jung)
State Theatre New Jersey presents the musical ensemble The Queen's Cartoonists in "Holiday Hurrah: Yule Love It!" on Friday, December 23 at 8 p.m. The jazz sextet's show is for audiences of all ages, combining musicianship, multi-instrumentals, comedy, and cartoons.
The Queen's Cartoonists (TQC) perform live in front of a screen, where cartoons from the golden age of animation, cult cartoon classics, and modern animated films are projected. The band either re-creates a cartoon's soundtrack note-for-note — performing works from jazz composers like Carl Stalling, Raymond Scott, and Duke Ellington alongside classical giants like Mozart, Rossini, and R. Strauss — or writes their own fresh compositions to accompany the on-screen action. Tying everything together are TQC's anecdotes about the cartoons and their composers, humor, and elements of a musical circus. more
One-Hour "Nutcracker" Is Geared to Families
"NUTCRACKER," FAMILY STYLE: The New Jersey Dance Connection presents its version, geared to all ages, of "The Nutcracker Ballet" December 16-18 at Kelsey Theatre. (Photo courtesy of The Dance Connection)
Theatregoers of all ages are the target audience for The Dance Connection's family version of The Nutcracker Ballet December 16-18 at Mercer County Community College's (MCCC's) Kelsey Theatre, 1200 Old Trenton Road in West Windsor.
This one-hour long ballet is set in 19th century Europe to the score by Tchaikovsky. Fully narrated and abridged, the ballet features dolls and sweets coming to life, mice, toy soldiers, and snowflakes. more
Choral Celebration
Westminster Choir College of Rider University marked the 30th Anniversary of An Evening of Readings and Carols with performances on December 9 and 10 at Princeton University Chapel. The program is the students' culminating performance for the fall semester, with performances by Westminster Chapel Choir, Westminster Symphonic Choir, Westminster Jubilee Singers, Westminster Concert Bell Choir, Westminster Choir, and Westminster Alumni Choir.
"Colony / Dor Guez" Exhibit Now at Art@Bainbridge
"LOCUST #10": This work by Dor Guez, part of a series made in response to photographs of the 1915 locust plague, is featured in "Colony / Dor Guez," on view through February 12 at the Princeton University Art Museum's galleries at Art@Bainbridge on Nassau Street.
Jaffa-based artist Dor Guez's penetrating transformations of early 20th-century photographs of Jerusalem are the subject of a thought-provoking exhibition at the Princeton University Art Museum's galleries at Art@Bainbridge. The exhibition, titled "Colony / Dor Guez," will be on view through February 12.
"Colony / Dor Guez" brings together photography, film, and installation works the artist created from five years of research in the archives of the American Colony, a charitable Christian community of Americans, and later Swedes, established in Jerusalem in 1881. In the first decades of the 20th century, the artists of the American Colony created hundreds of photographic views of Jerusalem and its surroundings that they disseminated to an international audience eager to see the sites that, described in Jewish, Christian, and Muslim texts, came to be known as the Holy Land. Guez transforms these historical photographs, exploring the ways that photography was employed to construct an image of the region.
"The powerful work by Dor Guez is a potent and visually arresting rejoinder to the idea that histories are ever settled," said James Steward, Nancy A. Nasher–David J. Haemisegger, Class of 1976, Director of the Princeton University Art Museum. more
Princeton Makes Artist Coop To Host Winter Art Party
WINTER ART PARTY: Ornament and greeting card making, art projects, open studios, and more are among the activities this Saturday, December 17 from 12-4 p.m. at Princeton Makes in the Princeton Shopping Center. (Ornaments by Adriana Groza)
Princeton Makes, the Princeton-based artist cooperative, will host its Winter Art Party on Saturday, December 17 from 12 to 4 p.m. at its artist studios and art market in the Princeton Shopping Center.
Activities at the Winter Art Party include ornament making, greeting card making for kids (and adults), art projects, open studios so visitors can talk with the artists, live music, and a chance to shop in the art market. The event is free, open to the public, and fun for all ages.
Princeton Makes is a cooperative comprised of 32 local artists who work across a range of artistic genres, including painting, drawing, stained glass, sculpture, textiles, and jewelry. Customers will be able to support local artists by shopping for a wide variety of art, including large paintings, prints, custom-made greeting cards, stained glass lamps and window hangings, jewelry in a variety of designs and patterns, and more.
For more information, visit princetonmakes.com.
Photographer Ricardo Barros Presents Slide Talk Dec. 14
"SCULPTOR PHILIP GRAUSMAN": Photographer Ricardo Barros will present a slide talk on his work, including the photo above, on December 14 at 7 p.m. at The Watershed Institute in Pennington. The event is hosted by the Princeton Photography Club.
Photographer Ricardo Barros will present "Growing a Unicorn Habitat" at The Watershed Institute in Pennington on December 14 at 7 p.m., hosted by the Princeton Photography Club. Barros is an internationally recognized photographer with works in 11 museums, including Smithsonian American Art Museum and Museu de arte de São Paulo. The occasion of this talk is Barros' current show at Princeton University, "An Entanglement of Time and Space," but this presentation takes a larger view. Barros advocates centering oneself in the present moment, especially when undertaking creative work.
"We all know that unicorns do not exist," Barros said. "They reside in a world of imagination, so we don't bother looking for them. But consider the possibility that our vision is narrowed by what we think we know. It is as if we are wearing blinders. There are real things out there, just waiting to be imagined. When we discover one, it seems so special as to be magical. I call these things unicorns. I think it important that we make room in our work so unicorns can wander in." more
ACP, Miya Table & Home Host Daruma Workshop
DARUMA WORKSHOP: The Arts Council of Princeton and Miya Table & Home will present the Princeton Daruma Workshop on Tuesday, December 27 from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Led by local artist Minako Ota, attendees will decorate this symbol of perseverance, achievement, and good fortune in anticipation of the new year.
With the new year approaching, the Arts Council of Princeton (ACP) has partnered with Miya Table & Home on a community project to refresh, restart, and recommit to our goals, hopes, and dreams. After a sold out debut in 2021, the Princeton Daruma Workshop is back.
The Daruma is a traditional symbol of perseverance, achievement, and good fortune — an iconic symbol found all over Japan in businesses, schools, and homes. The Daruma is most popular around the new year, made with two white circles for eyes. Once a goal is set or a wish is made, the owner colors in one eye. The other eye is colored in only after the goal is achieved or the wish comes true. more
Music is in the Air at Westrick Music Academy as Voices of Princeton Girlchoir and Boychoir Soar
SONGS OF THE SEASON: Led by Princeton Boychoir Director Fred Meads, Westrick Music Academy's Princeton Boychoir performed their "Holiday Harmonies" special concert at All Saints' Chapel in Princeton this past Sunday.
By Jean Stratton
"It's like the sun and the moon and the stars — it is everything. It opened up worlds for me."
This is what music has meant to one performer of choral music, whose career started in Princeton.
And the joy of music is not limited to the performer. It is a shared experience with the listeners, creating a moment that can be inspirational.
How special it is when these experiences can be brought to young children.
With Freshman Guard Lee Making Big Impact, PU Men's Hoops Routs Monmouth, Moves to 8-2
LEANING IN: Princeton University men's basketball player Xaivian Lee curls around a foe in recent action. Last Saturday, freshman guard Lee tallied a career-high 12 points with four rebounds, two steals, and an assist in 25 minutes off the bench to help Princeton rout Monmouth 91-54. The Tigers, who improved to 8-2 with the win as they posted their eight straight win, were slated to face Iona on December 13 and then host Delaware on December 16. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Xaivian Lee may weigh around 160 pounds soaking wet, but he is starting to make a big impact for the Princeton University men's basketball team.
Last Saturday night, wiry 6'3 freshman guard Lee tallied a career-high 12 points with four rebounds, two steals, and an assist in 25 minutes off the bench to help Princeton rout Monmouth 91-54 before 1,372 at Jadwin Gym as it improved to 8-2 and posted its eighth straight victory.
"I feel like in the past couple of practices, I have really been focused on trying to take care of the ball and not turn it over," said Lee, a native of Toronto, Canada, who had no turnovers against the Hawks. "I have been trying to still make plays and play fearless while still taking care of that. I feel that has been good, getting to the rim and finding my teammates. I feel like building my confidence, I did really good tonight with that, especially in the second half."
Lee's play has benefited from coaching he has been getting at the college level.
"I feel like being here and being coached everyday has forced me to get a lot better, especially defensively," said Lee. "I have been trying to make the biggest improvements like locking into the scouts. Compared to high school, every game has a different scout, different personnel, and it is locking into that. I feel that has been my biggest improvement." more
Sparked by Mitchell's All-Around Performance, Princeton Women's Basketball Defeats Delaware
STANDING TALL: Princeton University women's basketball player Ellie Mitchell, right, pressures a foe in recent action. Last Sunday, junior forward Mitchell tallied 10 points with nine rebounds and five assists to help Princeton defeat Delaware 62-47. The Tigers, now 6-3, play at Rutgers on December 15. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Last Thursday night, Ellie Mitchell helped the Princeton University women's basketball team put a scare into perennial national power Connecticut.
Playing at UConn's Gampel Pavilion before a crowd of 8,731, Princeton forced 27 turnovers and went on a late 21-8 run to cut the Huskies' lead to 66-64 before succumbing 69-64.
"That was super cool; we gave them a great game, obviously it didn't end up the way we wanted but we had it down the wire," said junior forward Mitchell, who had three points, nine rebounds, four steals, and two assists in the defeat. "I think they were nervous, we came up with some great plays. We played a great game. We didn't shoot super well but we fought the entire time. It was an incredible atmosphere. Obviously we wanted to win, but we are proud of the effort. We almost had them."
Back at home in Jadwin Gym three days later to host Delaware, Princeton had it going as it topped the Blue Hens 62-47, improving to 6-3.
"We wanted to redeem ourselves, losing always stinks, no matter who you are playing," said Mitchell, a 6'1 native of Chevy Chase, Md. more
While PU Wrestling Falls 17-16 to Rutgers on Tiebreaker, Coles Provides Highlight with Breakout Win at 141 Pounds
BURNING COLES: Princeton University wrestler Danny Coles, right, controls a foe in a match last season. This past Sunday, sophomore Coles edged No. 8 Sammy Alvarez 4-3 at 141 pounds as Princeton battled Rutgers. The teams were tied 16-16 after the 10 bouts with each winning five and none of the matches being decided by falls, forfeits, defaults or disqualifications. That sent the match to the third criteria, total points scored, and Rutgers had a 42-39 edge to win 17-16 on the criteria point. Coles was later named the Eastern Intercollegiate Wrestling Association (EIWA) Wrestler of the Week, standing out as the only unranked wrestler to top a ranked foe in the matchup. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
By Justin Feil
Chris Ayres has different parts to his job as head coach of the Princeton University wrestling team, but one thing stands out for him.
It's the chance to help a wrestler develop to reach another level.
"It's every day what I live for," said Ayres. "I do a lot of stuff in my job — like fundraising and recruiting — but my favorite thing is trying to push those buttons to figure out how a guy makes a breakthrough. I think it's all of our coaches' favorite thing. Our guys were all the best kids in high school, and it's trying to figure out how to unlock them and make them be the best they can be in college. And it's not like a linear gradual gain, it's a big jump. You have a mental shift where you're like here's where I am."
The Tigers staff saw one such jump Sunday. Despite a loss to InterMat No. 17 Rutgers on tie-breaking criteria points after Princeton tied them with five match wins apiece, the Tigers had something to build on with a win at 141 pounds from Danny Coles [The teams were tied 16-16 after the 10 bouts with none of the matches being decided by falls, forfeits, defaults, or disqualifications. That sent the match to the third criteria, total points scored, and Rutgers had a 42-39 edge to win 17-16 on the criteria point.] Princeton's InterMat-ranked trio of Patrick Glory, Quincy Monday, and Luke Stout all won as expected along with Blaine Bergey at 165 pounds, but Coles had the most significant win of the day.
The teams were tied 16-16 after the 10 bouts with each winning five and none of the matches being decided by falls, forfeits, defaults, or disqualifications. That sent the match to the third criteria, total points scored, and Rutgers had a 42-39 edge to win 17-16 on the criteria point.
The Canadian native was the only wrestler on either team to upset an InterMat-ranked opponent. Coles scored a first-period takedown and a last-period escape in a 4-3 win over eighth-ranked Sammy Alvarez at 141 pounds. more
Posting Weekend Sweep Heading into Break, PU Men's Hockey Seeing Hard Work Pay Off
ON A ROLL: Princeton University men's hockey player Pito Walton goes after the puck in recent action. Last Saturday, senior defenseman and team captain Walton picked up three assists to help Princeton edge RPI 6-5. Walton was later named as the ECAC Hockey Defender of the Week for his performance over the weekend which also included a strong effort on Friday as the Tigers blanked Union 2-0. Princeton, now 6-7 overall and 5-6 ECACH, is on break until it plays a two-game set at Colorado College on December 30 and 31. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
In losing six of its eight first games this season, the Princeton University men's hockey team played its foes tight but had trouble getting over the hump in close games.
While the defeats stung, Princeton head coach Ron Fogarty wasn't discouraged by the early stumbles.
"I was happy with where our team was moving towards in our style of play," said Fogarty. "The loss against Colgate in overtime (3-2 on November 5) was tough but we were playing well. We just didn't get the results."
But starting with a 5-1 win over No. 20 RIT on November 26, Princeton has been getting the results since Thanksgiving. Putting together its best weekend of the season, Princeton defeated Union 2-0 last Friday and then edged RPI 6-5 a night later.
"It is very difficult to sweep in our conference, no matter who you are," said Fogarty. more
Boasting Promising Newcomers, Battle-Tested Veterans, PHS Girls' Hoops Sees Up-Tempo Style as Key to Success
SURE SHOT: Princeton High girls' basketball player Rachel Luo puts up a shot in a game last winter. Coming off a superb junior season, senior guard Luo figures to be a key performer for PHS this winter. The Tigers tip off their 2022-23 season by playing at Princeton Day School on December 15. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Boasting a blend of newcomers and some battle-tested veterans, there is a sense of optimism around the Princeton High girls' basketball team heading into the 2022-23 season.
"We have a lot of new faces," said PHS head coach Dave Kosa, who guided PHS to a 10-11 record last winter. "They are really jelling with one another, we are excited. There are a couple of freshmen that are going to play a lot of minutes, I think they are ready for it. They are pretty talented. It is good that we are going to be young and hungry."
It is also good for Kosa to have senior Rachel Luo, junior Riley Devlin, and junior Ava Caruso returning in the backcourt.
"We thrust Rachel into the point guard role last year and she wasn't really ready for it," said Kosa. "I think this year we are going to do it more by committee. Riley can play it, Rachel can play it, and Ava can play it. Those are the three guards that will be handling the ball for us."
Two new faces, freshman Sephora Romain and sophomore transfer Gianna Grippo, should see action at guard.
"Sephora is super athletic, she is going to add a lot of quickness," said Kosa. "She might be in the mix as the season wears on. Gianna transferred from Bridgewater — she might see some minutes as well. It provides us with depth."
Junior forward Gabby Bannett provides experience and versatility. more
Featuring an Infusion of Young Talent, PDS Girls' Hoops Looking Competitive
PAIGE ONE: Princeton Day School girls' basektball player Paige Gardner fires a pass in a game last season. Senior guard Gardner, who also stars in lacrosse, brings athleticism to the backcourt for PDS. The Panthers will be tipping off their 2021-22 campaign by hosting crosstown rival Princeton High on December 15. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
As the Princeton Day School girls' basketball team has hit the court for the preseason, Seraphine Hamilton likes the mindset and versatility she is seeing from her players.
"We have a more competitive group and a lot of talent," said PDS head coach Hamilton, who guided PDS to a 5-13 record last winter. "We are pretty fluid, everybody plays everything."
The Panthers are getting an infusion of talent with the arrival of four freshmen — Ella McLaren, Jules Hartman, Makayla Rondinelli, and Sophie Barber.
"Ella and Jules bring a lot of the similar things to the basketball court that they bring on the soccer field," said Hamilton, whose team will host Princeton High on December 15 in its season opener. "Jules is really composed and makes great decisions under pressure. Ella is attack-oriented and athletic. Mikayla and Sophia come fresh off of their AAU season — they are ballers. That is a good addition."
The return of senior guard Paige Gardner, who stars in lacrosse and has committed to attend Fairfield University and play for its women's lacrosse program, brings athleticism to the Panther backcourt.
"I have coached her all four years in basketball; she was a little peanut when she was a freshman and now she is an athletic presence," said Hamilton. "She has grown; she is a D-I athlete on the court and she knows how to cut across the court from lacrosse. Our offense lends itself to the way that she can play." more
Taking Lessons from Tournament Losses Last Year, PDS Boys' Hoops Emphasizing Scrappy Mentality
BOUNCE IN HIS STEP: Princeton Day School boys' basketball player Mason McQueen dribbles the ball in a game last winter. Senior guard McQueen's energy helped spark PDS to the Prep B state final last season. The Panthers start their 2022-23 campaign by hosting WW/P-North on December 15. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
As Eugene Burroughs looks ahead to the upcoming season for his Princeton Day School boys' basketball team, he believes two tournament losses last winter have positively impacted his returning players.
While PDS fell to Trenton Catholic Academy 50-43 in the opening round of the Mercer County Tournament and then lost 69-59 to Doane Academy in the Prep B state final, Burroughs saw those performances as a turning point.
"I think our game at TCA was a moment where I felt our team realized how hard we have to play," said PDS head coach Burroughs, whose team went 5-13 in 2021-22. "We really competed with a lot of energy; I told them after that game this is the standard of how we have to play. The Doane game was another game where I felt like we played as a team at a high level. It was a physical game, we competed. Having returning kids who have experienced that is a great carryover for them this year. I feel that those guys all have improved their skill set as players. When you have that with the chemistry that our returning guys have, I think you are heading in the right direction."
As his team has gone through preseason practices, Burroughs is seeing a carryover of intensity.
"Our energy has been great in the preseason, the best it has been since I have been here," said Burroughs, who is in his third year guiding the program. "I feel my returning players have really just turned the corner on my expectations of them as players with our ability to move the ball on offense and rotate on defense." more
Although Winning Streak Snapped by Holy Ghost, Hun Boys' Hockey Still Confident Going Forward
SWOOPING IN: Hun School boys' hockey player Elian Estulin, left, tracks down a puck in a game earlier this season. Last Friday, senior star and team captain Estulin picked up two assists in a losing cause as Hun fell 7-3 to Holy Ghost Prep (Pa.). In upcoming action, the Raiders, now 5-4, play at LaSalle College High (Pa.) on December 14 and get a rematch at Holy Ghost Prep (Pa.) on December 16. (Photo by Frank Wojciechowski)
Riding a three-game winning streak, outscoring its foes 25-0 in that stretch, the Hun School boys' hockey team was rolling as it hosted Holy Ghost Prep (Pa.) last Friday evening at the Ice Land Skating Center.
Midway through the second period, it looked like the good times were going to keep coming as Hun took 3-1 lead on Justin Laplante's second goal of the contest.
Hun head coach Ian McNally liked where his team's mentality was as it had overcome an early 1-0 deficit against Atlantic Prep Athletic Conference (APAC) rival Holy Ghost with two straight goals in a 50 second span late in the first period to take a 2-1 lead.
"Things were going good so I think the mindset coming into this was more like things are good right now rather than we are playing Ghost," said McNally. "We didn't start that well but we responded by scoring goals."
Unfortunately for the Raiders, Holy Ghost responded with four unanswered goals in the last eight minutes of the second period and never looked back on the way to a 7-3 win. more


The aim of the game is to guess the seat number and aircraft type from a quirky/fun photo of (or from) a seat on a BA-operated flight in the current fleet.* There ought to be at least one clue of some sort in the photo, so we don't - for example - run the risk of endless Economy seat guesses.
1) Photo posters: remember to keep it to one 'live' photo at a time (i.e. check that the last photo posted has been guessed correctly before posting another).
2) Guessers: you must guess a seat number and aircraft type.
3) Guessers: in the event of a wrong guess, please wait a minimum of 10 minutes before guessing again (i.e. let someone else have a chance at guessing before you do so again).
* Depending on how popular the thread is, we might - in the future - open it up to seats on aircraft types retired from the current BA fleet.
I'm new to this game. What do i win?
The goodwill and congratulations by members of the BA Board, priceless.
Right, Jambon87's photo again is next if he/she can re-post it please?
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The ability to see AA reward flights on the BA website/app.
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Can I keep my guess?
As it's newyorklondons thread that's his call I'd say and I was just butting in trying to stop it from having multi pictures on the go.
Yes! Current live guess by Woodbinerich for @Jambon87's photo (whenever it reappears) is 51D - A380.
But if that photo doesn't reappear soon, I think we can make an executive club (ha ha) decision to move on.
newyorklondon, I've taken the liberty of adding a Wiki page so it appears at the top of every page as the thread goes forward with an edited version of your original post but as this is yours feel free to edit, rehash as you like!
Thanks, PETER01! I'd love to see some older seats in time. We might need to think of developing a rule if the seat is from an aircraft not in the current fleet.
I'm locked and loaded to post a sterner challenge! But will wait until we are good to go.
That's fantastic, thank you so much. For now, I've not suggested keeping a running tally, as it can make the Wiki extremely long!
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Polytechnic Anderson partners with utility provider for ag engagement, education
Written by John O'Malley | September 22, 2021 | partnership, Energy Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, the way you learn
Ninestar Connect, a cooperative offering electricity, water and fiber optic services in Hancock County, Ind., and Purdue Polytechnic Anderson are working together to engage students and the local community in learning about new agricultural innovations.
They are using Ninestar Connect's 23-acre farm to analyze plans for nutrient and chemical composition with sensors, automation and networking. They are also gathering, interpreting and developing insight from data gathered.
"This partnership will make it possible for the students to think about innovative applications in the farming sector primarily for crop management," said Rashmi Deodeshmukh, assistant professor of practice in the Polytechnic's School of Engineering Technology. "The hope is that a student can think of a solution related to a challenge in the field and be able to take the solution from a concept to a design that can be tested and implemented."
The farm is near Ninestar Connect's Idea Co-op co-working space. Peter Bitar, Purdue Polytechnic Anderson's entrepreneur in residence, initiated the partnership through conversations with Idea Co-op and John Mascoe, president and founder of Leaftech Ag, a company whose headquarters is located at the co-op.
"This will be a true test and engagement opportunity for local farmers who want to enhance their operations by using sensing devices and other technologies in the field," said Corey Sharp, director of Purdue Polytechnic Anderson. "We also appreciate NineStar's commitment to help support youth who are interested in agriculture and technology. These students will be future farmers, engineers and technologists."
See the full Greenfield Daily Reporter story by Mitchell Kirk.
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Nadal, Pliskova earn wins in Cincinnati
JOE KAY
MASON — Rafael Nadal and Karolina Pliskova got a doubleheader day started with victories at the Western & Southern Open on Friday. The tournament's top seeds then had only a few hours to eat, rest and prepare for quarterfinals matches.
Nadal spent only an hour and 37 minutes on court while beating fellow Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas 7-6 (1), 6-2 in a match that never got started Thursday night because of rain. He was scheduled back on court five hours later to face Nick Kyrgios.
"And now another very, very difficult match," Nadal said as he left the court.
Nadal took time to mention the attack in Barcelona the previous day that left 13 people dead, which was weighing on his mind during the busy day.
"Everyone is very, very sad," Nadal said. "I don't have words to say. ... All my support to Barcelona, and especially to the people that are suffering a lot, for all the families of the victims."
Kyrgios overcame a sloppy first set to reach his first Cincinnati quarterfinal with a 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-3 win over Ivo Karlovic.
In the women's bracket, defending champion Pliskova beat qualifier Camila Giorgi 6-3, 4-6, 6-0 in the completion of a suspended match. Pliskova was up 3-0 in the first set when rain moved in Thursday night, forcing her to sit for hours and wait. She was scheduled to face a rested Caroline Wozniacki later on Friday.
"Tough conditions from yesterday with the rain delay and everything," Pliskova sad. "So, happy I made it."
Wimbledon champion Garbine Muguruza had another long match as she reached the quarterfinals, beating Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-2, 5-7, 7-5. The match went 2 hours, 45 minutes — her longest of the tournament.
"I think it was one of the best matches of the year," Muguruza said. "I think we both played very well, especially in the third set. I know I won, but I'm sure she feels like it was a great match as well, because it was a tough battle and very hot out there."
Muguruza's win came less than 24 hours after she spent 2 hours, 18 minutes on the court and fought off three match points to beat Madison Keys in the round of 16.
Muguruza has reached the semifinals of two of the three tournaments she's entered since winning Wimbledon.
"You know, I'm happy with the way I'm playing and the way I'm going through these tough matches because, you know, I've got to dig in and somehow win them," she said. "For sure, even if I didn't win a tournament, I'm very happy that I'm getting deep into the tournament."
Wild-card Sloane Stephens also prevailed in a postponed march, defeating Ekaterina Makarova 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 to set up a quarterfinal meeting with Julia Goerges, who upset fifth-seeded Elina Svitolina, 7-5, 6-4.
AP freelance writer Mark Schmetzer contributed to this report.


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Names in literary translation : a case study of English versions of the Slovenian tale Martin Krpan
Darja Mazi Leskovar, 2017, original scientific article
Abstract: This article presents three English translations of the Slovenian tale Martin Krpan z Vrha (1858) by Fran Levstik and focuses on the translation of personal and geographical names with the aim of examining the application of domestication and foreignization translation strategies. The comparative analysis of the English names aims to find out if the cultural gap between the source and the target cultures has been diminishing over the years. The study also highlights the role of the chronotope that gives the work, one of the most frequently translated Slovenian texts, a distinctive cultural character.
Keywords: English translations of Martin Krpan, comparative analysis of translated name, domestication and foreignization strategies, chronotope, Slovene literature, literary translation
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Is Jamie Oliver "Easy Peasy" in Slovene?
Metka Lovrin, 2013, original scientific article
Abstract: The research aims to identify the idiolectal features in selected cookbooks by Jamie Oliver (The Naked Chef, Happy Days with the Naked Chef and Jamie's Ministry of Food), and how they were rendered into Slovene by Oliver's translators. As a theoretical basis, it relies on Koller's three– stage model for analyzing the original and the translation. The paper also confronts the problems that arise from cultural differences between Slovene and British culture. Lexical items are layered into independent categories in the form of concentric circles to denote quantity, significance and interconnection. Within these layers, I focus on specific analysis of expressions under the influence of word–formation, pop culture, gender specific language, onomatopoeia, phonetic symbolism, deliberate inaccuracy, comparison, informal and colloquial language, and creative instances such as "the icky factor", "childish intimacy" and "the Peter–Pan–syndrome". The translator's subjective point of view was also taken into consideration.
Keywords: Jamie Oliver, Luka Novak, Tadej Zupančič, idiolect, cookbook, comparative analysis, translation
Published in DKUM: 16.05.2017; Views: 1014; Downloads: 351
Slovenian Entrepreneurship Observatory 2002
Miroslav Rebernik, Dijana Močnik, Jožica Knez-Riedl, Karin Širec, Matej Rus, Polona Tominc, Tadej Krošlin, final research report
Abstract: Observatory provides an overview and analysis of the current situation in small and medium-sized enterprises in 2001. The situation in Slovenia was compared to that of SMEs in the European Union. In doing this, data gathered in the Observatory of European SMEs has been used, together with its basic methodology, which consists of three areas: standard topics included in the report every year, special in-depth studies chosen each year, and various other topics that may vary through time or represent a supplement to the existing relevant topics. The publication provides a standard review of Slovenian entrepreneurship in 2001 and a detailed description of tax incentives, administrative burdens for small and medium-sized enterprises in the area of recruitment and social responsibility of SMEs. The survey that was carried out was based on 1,153 analyzed responses, which were acquired by sending out 8,176 questionnaires. Study show that Slovenian small and medium-sized enterprises are more often involved in responsible social activities than European one, but also that almost half of small enterprises do not invest in research and development. Our research has also shown high administrative burdens faced by SMEs.
Keywords: Entrepreneurship, Business demography, Comparative analysis, Small and Medium-sized enterprises, Social responsibility, Administrative burdens
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BEHAVIORAL SHIFTS IN THE TRANSLATIONS OF SELECTED PICTURE BOOKS
Metka Lovrin, 2015, master's thesis
Abstract: The purpose of the MA thesis was to explore three English picture books (Sometimes I Like to Curl up in a Ball, The Slurpy Burpy Bear and The Gruffalo) and their Slovene translations (Včasih se rad kotalim kakor žoga, Rigajoči medved and Zverjasec) in regard to inappropriate child behavior which is usually deemed socially unacceptable by adults. Therefore, the aim of my qualitative research was to scrutinize such behavioral occurrences by using comparative and hermeneutic analysis, and to provide inductive reasons with thick description as to why these translation shifts occurred. The empirical part, in which I analyzed relevant sample passages in verbal (and visual) context, has led me to three major categories: "Discrepancy between Childish Authenticity and Social Values", "Politeness" and "Demonization". These revealed that corrective changes cannot be applied to Slovene picture book translation in general, but are subject to the individual translator's child image.
Keywords: Picture book, translation, comparative analysis, inappropriate behavior, child image.
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A CLASH OF WORDS: TRANSLATING AN ALTERNATIVE WORLD FICTION
Andrej Zupanič, 2014, undergraduate thesis
Abstract: The aim of this thesis is to determine a comparative stylistic model that can be used in literary translation for analysing texts of a specific genre: alternative world fiction. The model consists of two parts, general stylistic analysis of prose fiction and specific stylistic analysis of alternative world fiction, which depend on the stylistic approaches suggested by Leech and Short, and Sandig and Sowinski, as well as Mandala's study of language in science fiction and fantasy. This is put to empiric use on the basis of George R. R. Martin's heroic fantasy A Clash of Kings, translated into Slovene by Branko Gradišnik. The thesis confronts the source text (original) with the target text (translation) from general as well as specific stylistic viewpoints. However, the emphasis of this stylistic analysis lies on the latter part that is text- and/or genre-specific. Within this part of the analysis, attention is directed toward geographic, character and other proper names, text- or genre-specific lexical and grammatical categories, use of archaic forms and language contact. These categories are considered from the translation viewpoint, thus revealing certain problems a translator faces while translating and/or adapting certain terms. The analysis merges literary linguistics with literary translation and confronts these with translator's creative freedom, an artistic function every literary translator should posses. The thesis thus deals in its separate parts with word-formation, grammatical structures, the lexicon of British and American English, archaisms and fictive languages, and compares them with corresponding translations. These comparisons are then used to yield important stylistic revelations a translator should abide while translating alternative world fiction.
Keywords: alternative world fiction, Branko Gradišnik, Boštjan Gorenc, comparative analysis, fantasy, George R. R. Martin, literary translation, style, science fiction
A comparative analysis of adjectives in the novel The Great Gatsby and the historical text A History of Women
Jasmina Romanić, 2011, undergraduate thesis
Abstract: The theme of this graduation thesis is a comparative analysis of adjectives in the novel The Great Gatsby and the historical text A History of Women. The purpose was to theoretically define and classify adjectives according to position, formation, grading, and semantic grouping; and to use this theory for a comparative analysis. Therefore, the main structure of theoretical part of the thesis is based on Biber's Grammar of spoken and written English, and Blaganje's Modern English Grammar. The principal object was to find out differences between adjectives in literary and non-literary texts, in this case between the novel The Great Gatsby and the historical text A History of Women. The results showed that in the selected sample of seven pages of both texts there are 51% more adjectives in The Great Gatsby than in A History of Women, and that in both texts attributive adjectives predominate. A History of Women has 1% more of attributive adjectives than The Great Gatsby. The research was carried out manually, while the statistical results are shown in graphs made by a computer. The methods used in thesis are the descriptive method and causal non-experimenting method.
Keywords: position of adjectives, formation of adjectives, grading of adjectives, semantic grouping of adjectives, a comparative analysis of adjectives in The Great Gatsby and A History of Women
Is Jamie Oliver still "easy peasy" in Slovene?
Metka Lovrin, 2011, undergraduate thesis
Abstract: The thesis aims to determine what are the idiolectal features from selected cookbooks by Jamie Oliver (The Naked Chef, Happy Days with the Naked Chef and Jamie's Ministry of Food), and how they were rendered into Slovene by Oliver's translators—Novak and Zupančič. As a theoretical basis, it relies on Koller's three-stage model of analyzing the original and the translation. The thesis also confronts the problems that arise from the cultural differences between Slovene and British culture, which is nowadays fairly unknown in the (American) globalized world. Specific lexical items are layered into independent categories in the form of concentric circles to denote quantity, significance and interconnection. Within these layers, I devoted myself to specific analysis of expressions under the influence of word-formation, pop culture, gender specific language, onomatopoeia, phonetic symbolism, deliberate inaccuracy, comparison, informal and colloquial language, and creative instances such as "the icky factor", "childish intimacy" and "the Peter-Pan-syndrome". Furthermore, a translation is always subjected to the translator's own idiolect; so, the research also takes this factor into consideration.
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Dangerous Driving A74(M) 117MPH Reduced To Careless Driving
Our client was accused of travelling at 117mph in lane 3 of the A74(M) and was charged with dangerous driving contrary to the Road Traffic Act 1988, Section 2 (as amended).
This case was somewhat unusual as the our client's speed was not detected specifically. There was another vehicle travelling in lane 2 which was pinged by a Unipar SL700 at a speed of 117mph.
Both drivers were prosecuted for dangerous driving.
Our client's role in our view was always the lesser of the two: he had been in the fast lane and denied travelling at the alleged speed.
We spoke to a Senior Procurator Fiscal Depute and managed to persuade her that the speed of our clients car must have been less than that of the other vehicle and that the standard of our client's driving was careless as opposed to dangerous.
We secured a plea to careless driving at 115mph and addressed the Court in mitigation.
Our client's licence was endorsed with 8 penalty points and he was fined £750.
This case was dealt with by our Mr Simpson at Dumfries Sheriff Court on 26th August 2019.


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Yushau Abdulhameed Shuaib (born October 10, 1969) is a Nigerian writer. He is an author, public relations practitioner and public affairs commentator on national and international issues, including subjects such as public relations practice, gender equality, national security, youth development, religious tolerance, media arts and crime prevention. He has published over 300 articles in various national dailies in Nigeria.

A graduate of Mass-Communication from Bayero University Kano, he holds a master's degree in Public Relations from the University of Westminster, London. Shuaib has won several awards in public relations practice and writing skills. Yushau Shuaib had worked as a spokesperson for government institutions, including the Federal Ministries of Information, Finance and also Health at various times. He was also Head of Press and Public Relations at the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) and National Emergency Management Agency (Nigeria) (NEMA).

After writing a controversial article on Nigeria's Finance Minister, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala on lopsided appointments into public offices, Shuaib was forced to retire by the government. He is currently a publisher and public relations consultant to critical institutions in Nigeria.

Shuaib is founder and owner of Image Merchants Promotion Limited.

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Q: Having issues in assigning mysql datatypes I am working first time with database. I had never inserted data into database.  I want to insert below csv into mysql database. But I facing issues with data types. What type of data type I should assign to the variables.
   "cell","id","too","Issue","Valid","DPT","RH","TMP","U","V"
"1",1,22383,"2015-01-15 00:00:00 GMT","2015-01-15 12:00:00 GMT",267.800018310547,91.5999984741211,269.040008544922,-0.529999971389771,-1.78999996185303
"2",2,24532,"2015-01-15 00:00:00 GMT","2015-01-15 12:00:00 GMT",272.600006103516,88.5,274.259979248047,-1.58999991416931,-0.239999994635582
"3",3,23936,"2015-01-15 00:00:00 GMT","2015-01-15 12:00:00 GMT",271,88.2000045776367,272.72998046875,-0.429999977350235,-1.01999998092651

Could anyone help me in figuring out the data types of the columns?
I have assigned datatypes below but I am getting so many values while inserting data:
CREATE TABLE `raster_cell_data` (
  `cell` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `id` varchar(100) NOT NULL,
  `too` int(14) NOT NULL,
  `Issue` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
  `Valid` datetime DEFAULT NULL,
  `DPT` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `RH` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `TMP` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `U` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  `V` varchar(100) DEFAULT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (`id`)
) ENGINE=InnoDB DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;

I am loading data using the below command:
LOAD DATA LOCAL INFILE 'C:\\Users\\vkaushik\\Desktop\\Temp.csv'
    INTO TABLE raster_cell_data
    FIELDS TERMINATED BY ','
    ENCLOSED BY '"'
    LINES TERMINATED BY '\n';

Getting Error 1234: out of the range for many variables while loading. And only 101 rows are getting inserted out of 901.
Thanks.

A: To get rid of " GMT" in the fly, use @variables and SET.  Something like
LOAD ...
    ... ,
    ( cell, id, too, @issue, ... )
    SET issue = LEFT(@issue, 19)
    ...;

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I hold my markers at a slight angle (about 45 degrees – I'm not a mathematician😝). I apply different amounts of pressure based on how thick I want my strokes to be. I usually apply very little pressure for up strokes and more pressure for down strokes. It's actually less about how you hold your marker or pen and more about the pressure you apply – changing the position of your marker is not going to work out.
I'd begin using these markers by simply practicing some drills for applying the pressure with your marker to get a feel for thin and thicker lines.
I use my very own hand lettering printable worksheets to practice my lettering formation for calligraphy. They have one page per letter with arrows showing the letter formation.
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