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Big Data Analytics Needs a Code of Ethics
By Drew Robb Feedback
With Big Data analytics offering the ability to create highly detailed consumer profiles, experts say companies must consider the ethical ramifications of how they use data.
Just how much data can private companies (or government agencies for that matter) collect on individuals and how much responsibility do they have in that regard? From a purely marketing, revenue or public safety point of view, the answers to those questions are "as much as we need to" and "none," respectively.
But there have to be other considerations. Otherwise you end up with situations like Facebook being accused of going way beyond the bounds of acceptability by running experiments that manipulate the mood of the user.
"Fundamentally good ethics is good business, whether it's how companies treat employees, how businesses follow regulations, the integrity of customer relationships or ensuring organizations have the proper regard for the communities they operate in," said YY Lee, COO of data analytics provider FirstRain. "Ethical behavior builds trust that is an important and powerful enabler, and pays off in reducing barriers and increasing efficiency in doing business."
There is no reason that this fundamental dynamic does not apply in the era of Big Data and data science. But it can be hard for companies to restrain themselves when they have at their fingertips the ability to harvest and analyze phenomenal amounts of data with a few clicks and a couple of cookies. Financial and retail companies, for example, are building incredibly sophisticated profiles of the general populace, while healthcare and pharmaceutical groups are able to map our bodies far better than we know ourselves.
"Those capabilities don't relieve them of the responsibility to use the information appropriately," said Nik Rouda, senior analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group. "Big Data approaches can lead to some amazing benefits for individuals and society, but only if the information is adequately protected and used in an appropriate manner."
Industry vs. Government Regulation
When the problem of ethics in business rears its head, one of two things tends to happen. Either the industry itself comes up with some kind of standards, or the government steps in. If the latter takes place, you sometimes see the pendulum swing too far the other way to where business itself is overly restrictive.
So how much of a groundswell is there for creating an industry standard around the gathering and usage of collected data? Revolution Analytics surveyed attendees at the 2014 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM), the largest gathering of statisticians in North America, on the subject of ethics standards. The 144 respondents represented fields such as education, non-academic research, corporate IT/analytics and consulting fields.
Almost all of the data scientists and statisticians agreed that consumers should be concerned about privacy issues and that ethics should play a part in research, said David Smith, chief community officer at Revolution Analytics. About 43 percent said that ethics already plays a part in their research. As for creating an industry standard on ethics for collecting and using data, 42 percent said this was a good idea, while nine percent felt there should not be a standard and that ethics should be examined on a case-by-case basis. Another 3 percent said that ethics should not play any part in data research.
Lee sees a place for such a standard, up to a point. "Standards and rules can be useful when hard boundaries must be set and not crossed," he said, noting that protecting against identity and intellectual property theft or misappropriation or misuse of confidential information are key areas that must be safeguarded.
"However, it is difficult to shape behavior and practice with rules -- particularly in the micro-interactions that often underlie the dynamics of Big Data -- when it is not clear which fragmentary pieces are contributing to harm. It may be much more effective to use standards, guidelines and rules to identify, delineate and guard against harmful outcomes," he said.
Lee is clearly leery of an overly burdensome standard or -- worse -- restrictive regulations such as those in countries like Germany which seek to prevent customer data leaving its borders. But there appears to be a growing consensus that something has to be done. One problem with standards, though, is that they tend to take a long time. And due to the dynamics of human committees, the results can be far from ideal.
"My instinct is that industry standards are often late and toothless," Rouda said.
That said, he'd prefer an accepted set of principled best practices over a Wild West anything-goes mentality that some say is the case today. If messy public flaps persist, the subject of data gathering and usage will be soured in the popular imagination. Such public discontent can lead to government intervention.
"I'm generally not a fan of government regulations for the undue burdens and unintended consequences they can bring, yet someone needs to clearly define a fair approach and enforce it," said Rouda. "In an ideal world this would be a natural consideration, but capitalism dictates any advantage can and will be exploited unless specifically prohibited."
Big Data Backlash
Part of the problem may be a lack of education. Once a few flaps hit the headlines, the public can easily turn completely against the idea of Big Data, despite ignorance of what data science is, the benefits of data collection and the advantages of advanced analytics.
"I think the ethics challenge and concerns come up as a public gut reaction to technologies they don't understand," Rouda said.
Rouda thinks companies should take a lead in showing how information is used in a simple and engaging way. Take the subject of end-user license agreements and privacy policy disclosures. Currently, said Rouda, they tend to be written in incredibly verbose legal-ese which overwhelms people rather than educating them. Despite the fact that a ton of information is being collected by websites without any obvious notification, most companies bury a "how we use your information" clause somewhere within a lengthy and incomprehensible disclosure. Most people can't and won't dig for this information, and some can feel betrayed when they learn the truth.
Further, consumers are basically blackmailed in that they must accept terms without question or they can't view a website, purchase online or download the software. So somewhere in all this, companies must try to understand user causes for complaint and take them into account. Failing to address these issues will hurt companies and the subject of data science as a whole.
"Companies that do not safeguard their customers, act in trustworthy ways, or deliver value that justifies and exceeds the exchange they transact with their customers will suffer in terms of reputation, business and results," Lee said. "This is as true for Big Data as it is for 'small' data."
Drew Robb is a freelance writer specializing in technology and engineering. Currently living in Florida, he is originally from Scotland, where he received a degree in geology and geography from the University of Strathclyde. He is the author of Server Disk Management in a Windows Environment (CRC Press).


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We facilitate a 'Marriage" between employers and Jobseekers we register Jobseekers and have their information on a data base where as we also contact and visit companies or different business places to check with them for available vacancies then we lazed and see if a Jobseekers fits or matches the criteria that the vacancies called for we contact the employer and let them be aware of persons we might have to fit their Job description and have the Jobseeker attend an interview where by the interviewer and employer decides if the person best suite the vacancy.
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* Setting their Employment Goals. Knowing what is a goal?
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Approaching the Middle of Eternity!
December 17, 2019 Phil	Leave a comment
We're ecstatic to announce that all stories are locked in for the long-awaited third volume of the Middle of Eternity speculative fiction series—Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity! All content editing has been completed and the manuscript will be compiled over the holidays. No official release date has been set, but stay tuned.
Contributing authors for book three include Daniel Patrick Corcoran, Michael Critzer, Julie Feedon, Phil Giunta, Christopher D. Ochs, Peter Ong, Bart Palamaro, Susanna Reilly, Stuart Roth, Richard Shawn, April Welles, Steven H. Wilson, and Lance Woods.
Cover art once again provided by Michael Riehl. Interior illustrations by Tim Marron, Laura Inglis, and Michael Riehl.
Meanwhile (pun intended), you can catch up with volumes one and two on Amazon by clicking on the cover images below. Each book presents a stellar selection of tales from the genres of science fiction, fantasy, and the paranormal written by established and burgeoning writers and edited by Phil Giunta.
And remember… in Eternity, all stories are timeless.
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Looking For a Few Honest Reviews, or A Lot of Them
August 18, 2019 Phil	Leave a comment
We're always grateful for the support of our readers and are thrilled when you come back time and again to buy our latest releases whether online or at conventions and library events.
We would like to ask a favor. We're looking for more reviews for our books, especially on Amazon. Whether good, bad, or "just okay" as long as they're honest, it would be an immense help to us. You see, once a book reaches 50 reviews, Amazon helps to promote the book by giving it more exposure on their site. Thus, reviews are critical to an author's career.
We deeply appreciate the reviews we've received so far. The overwhelming majority of them have been effusive. We also know you're busy, so even just a one-line or two-line comment would be wonderful. If you want to go into detail about why you liked the book, even better!
So whether it was Steve Wilson's Arbiter Chronicles or Peace Lords of the Red Planet, Phil Giunta's Testing the Prisoner or By Your Side, Heroic Park by Lance Woods, Diane Baron's Gal Wonder or The Fandom Fifty, Firebringer Take Two by Phil and Steve, or our Middle of Eternity anthologies, we would love to hear from you on Amazon.
Thank you again for supporting small press authors!
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The Publishing Pipeline
January 25, 2019 Phil	Leave a comment
The next book in Firebringer's publishing pipeline is The Fandom Fifty by Diane Baron.
The history of Maryland's SF convention scene is chronicled through interviews and anecdotes from many longtime organizers, guests, and attendees. The Baltimore region is home to a number of popular and enduring SF cons that include Farpoint, Balticon, Shore Leave, and others. The Fandom Fifty is slated for release in mid-2019. Cover art by Todd Brugmans.
In eternity, all stories are timeless.
Join gods and mortals in combat against slithering demons in famine-stricken Finland…
Witness an unconventional battle of wits as a devious genie tries to outfox a clever robot…
Ride with two hapless deliverymen as they stumble upon a frightening ritual to propitiate an ancient and malevolent power…
Escape to a remote corner of the globe with a desperate family fleeing an insidious alien invasion…
Follow a fraternity pledge as he undergoes an initiation to terror at a local cemetery…
The second project in the pipeline is the third volume in our speculative fiction anthology series—Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity. This collection of sixteen spellbinding tales of SF, fantasy, and the paranormal follows in the tradition of its two predecessors.
Our august cadre of storytellers includes returning contributors Daniel Patrick Corcoran, Michael Critzer, Phil Giunta, Susanna Reilly, Stuart Roth, April Welles, Steven H. Wilson, and Lance Woods. Joining us for volume three are Richard Shawn, Julie Feedon, Christopher Ochs, Bart Palamaro, and Peter Ong.
In addition to magnificent cover art by Michael Riehl, each story will be accompanied by one black and white illustration provided by a team of artists including Mike Riehl, Laura Inglis, and Tim Marron.
Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity is tentatively scheduled for a late 2019 release. For now, you can catch up with the series in paperback or ebook:
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Kickstarter Update #6: "Don't Go In The Barn, Johnny!" (Excerpt)
September 27, 2018 Phil	Leave a comment
Each week during our Kickstarter campaign, we will bring you updates from the project, including excerpts from both novellas. For the past three weeks, we presented the opening scenes from Phil Giunta's novella, LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTERS, and Steven H. Wilson's vampire tale, FREEDOM'S BLOOD.
One of the books we're including in some of our Kickstarter reward levels is the speculative fiction anthology, Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity, published in 2014. This brilliant collection brings together thirteen imaginative tales of SF, fantasy, and the paranormal by Daniel Patrick Corcoran, Michael Critzer, Phil Giunta, Amanda Headlee, Susanna Reilly, Stuart S. Roth, Steven H. Wilson, and Lance Woods. Cover art and interior illustrations by Michael Riehl.
We're proud to share Steven H. Wilson's story, "Don't Go In The Barn, Johnny!" complete with its introduction. Read on!
"Don't Go In The Barn, Johnny!" Introduction
by Steven H. Wilson
There's a barn—or there used to be—in the cornfield next to the house where I grew up in Clarksville, MD. I don't know how old it is, or was. It stood until sometime in the 1980s. I know I have pictures of it somewhere.
Here's the thing… I loved that barn. It stood, from my vantage point in the back yard of my parents' house, right on the horizon line. The sun set behind it. When night came to Simpson Road, she came from that barn. At least, that's how it looked to me.
It stands to reason that that barn was where Night spent the day, sleeping. Don't know where she sleeps now that it's been replaced by brick-and-vinyl palaces decked out in shades of builder beige. Perhaps the urban planners provided her with a condo under Section 8.
I'll tell you a secret: I never went in that barn. It was abandoned the entire time I knew of it. The cornfield around it was one of my favorite places to play. We played hide and seek among the rows when the corn was high. When the corn was harvested, leaving the fields mud-caked and barren, I would go alone and pretend I was exploring an alien world on which some ancient disaster had wiped out all life. Cheerful cuss, wasn't I? But I never went inside that barn, at least not that I remember. Some little voice in my head always called out, "Don't go in the barn!" Well, after all, Night was in there, waiting to claim you. Truth be told, I was probably just afraid of snakes.
But here's an update of a story I wrote in 1983, inspired by my beloved barn that I never dared enter, about Johnny, the wind, and how Night decided to take a bride… er, groom.
"Don't Go In The Barn, Johnny!"
The phrase had echoed in his head down through the years. They had taunted him with it, when he stared at the old building.
"Why not?" he would ask, and they would only say, "Because you'll never come out again."
Stupid kids. It was just an old empty barn. A barn on which the sun set every night, dropping, orange and swollen, behind the rotting, gray timbers. Once the sun entered the barn, night came. That was all. What was there to be afraid of?
But Johnny never went in… not then.
Johnny was afraid. Fascinated, but afraid. He couldn't look away from the barn, but he didn't dare go near it. The other kids picked up on this, and they made the taunt a condemnation of his fear:
Meaning, you won't go in the barn, Johnny! You won't, because you're afraid. But what was there to be afraid of?
Blackness. Darkness. Death. A chasm of inky black that swallows you whole, swallows your soul. In the dark, you can't see, you don't know what's touching you. You can't see your own hands in front of your face, don't know if you have hands anymore.
In the dark, you go mad. It steals your mind. It steals your soul.
So Johnny didn't go in. Not then. Then he'd been afraid of the dark. That was before.
And now he drew his light jacket up around him and swore at the flashlight as it struck him. Its batteries dead, the useless instrument, lodged in his pocket and weighing his jacket down banged painfully in cadence against his hip as he ran against the fierce, icy wind.
Why had he carried it? Old habits. He didn't need light. The night was perfect and black.
No moon shattered the darkness of the old road, nor paced him as he jogged. Only the wind followed him, chased him. Rude and forceful, it threw branches in his path, tossed dust in his eyes. It howled through old trees and shacks by the roadside, making Johnny wonder briefly if the wind had a voice it was even now struggling to make heard.
Everything was alive tonight, a paradox. The road and all around it was dead. The only sign of life and warmth the sweat forming a sheen beneath his hoodie and track pants. The wind sang in atrocious harmony with itself. The trees, old and cynical, laughed wildly at his youth.
But no bats cried for attention; no black cats dove for shelter in rotted sheds. No rats or possums came from the ancient, secret places to claim any portion of their meager rations.
Apart from himself, there was only one kind of life afoot tonight, the kind that was fit to live no other night, the kind whose existence depended upon belief, upon the imagination. Ghosts, phantoms, spirits, demons…you could only believe in such things on a night like this.
It was these kinds of creatures that Johnny preferred. He had grown up with them. They clung to the shadows, hid in the darkness, watching, waiting. He had always known they were there. He had been afraid. He wanted to know them, wanted to know what they wanted. But he didn't dare go near the places they would be, the dark places.
It was talked about, Johnny's fear of the dark. He slept with the light on. He wouldn't go in the basement. He wouldn't go in any dark place.
Oh yes, the other kids had noticed, of course. Kids notice everything. They haven't yet been trained not to notice. They notice the dark things, waiting to feed. They notice who's afraid of the dark things. Some kids, like Johnny, react to fear by staying away. Some try to make peace with fear by offering sacrifices. Give the darkness someone who's afraid, and maybe the darkness will leave you alone. Maybe you'll look strong.
They made Johnny a sacrifice.
It was just a closet at school, a closet with two doors that opened in two rooms. They'd gotten on either side and shut him in, holding the doors shut. An old school, with old doors, it didn't have lights in the closets, or louvres in the doors. It was pitch black in the closet. Johnny was alone in the dark for a lifetime.
Thinking of it, he felt the rawness in his throat from the screaming. The bite of his nails in his palms. After a while, the wetness, as his nails pierced the skin and blood flowed. He'd begun to tremble and shake. His throat had closed up. His chest had seized in pain. He didn't remember the teacher opening the door, or the ride to the hospital. He'd woken up on a table, with his mother watching him, eyes red.
It was a problem, now, his fear. His parents were scared, and the doctors had scared them more. It was a problem, so they'd fixed it. They'd fixed it with a new technique in deep brain stimulation. "Less invasive," they'd called it. Surgery without incision. They hadn't even had to shave his head, they'd just put him under and injected transmitters into his brain.
And now he wasn't afraid anymore. Now he loved the dark, and everything that lived in it. The doctors had told his parents not to worry that he now stayed up at night, or when he'd taken up midnight jogging. "Carry a flashlight at least, Johnny!" So Johnny carried a flashlight, even after the batteries in it had died.
Now, Johnny lived for the darkness.
Though the ghosts of the dark still made him uneasy within himself, he felt truly alive in their presence. They didn't speak. They didn't show themselves. He knew they were there, all the same. Defiantly, silently, he would state the case for his kind of life to them. Always they would listen, offering him no understandable verdict. Perhaps the song of the wind held the answer, if only he could discern its music.
Ahead of him now was the barn, which he passed every night as he jogged the old road. In Johnny's eyes a dignified residence, its original owner and its former bestial occupants were a century departed. Now it was a place for that which governed the night.
Its rotting planks, the gaping holes in its walls like worn holes in the knees of jeans, frayed and ragged, marked it a truly sacred place. He took particular notice of the song the wind sang about it. It was a different song than the song for the trees or the song for the road. It had no tragic tone of melancholy. The wind held no pity for this place, only the deepest reverence. The song proclaimed the untarnished beauty and withstanding dignity of the spirit within.
He'd passed the barn every night since he'd come home, since he'd started jogging this road. He had not gone inside. Despite his newfound love of the dark, the remnants of old fears had lingered, keeping him from within.
But tonight, the wind sang. Chilling, icy, it numbed his ears, squelching earthly sounds, but letting him hear in a new way. He heard the call from within the ancient walls, an alluring siren's song. A generalized eroticism swept over and past him and drew him in.
Tonight, tonight he would go inside.
"Don't go in the barn, Johnny! Don't go…"
The voices of the past, of the earth, of the living, faded.
He would go inside.
He moved toward it. It was a masterwork of the horrible. In the radiant black-blue of the sky he could see the overgrowth, all of it dead, which blocked the path, warning away the living, the heretics who would not pay the homage this sacred place deserved. Sharp broomsage and wicked briars conspired together to protect their charge.
Ahead of him, the darkness had laid a trap for the unwary. A hole, a threatening pit of black, yawned before the maw of the building. Johnny halted, peering in. Was it bottomless, endless? Within it, was there a vacuum of blackness, waiting to dislodge his soul and claim it as a prize?
Fear flitted about him, darting like an insect, trying to annoy, to draw a reaction. A traveler, alone with no source of light, should beware such a hole, should fear it.
Fear held no power over Johnny. His driving need now was to enter the place of shadows, to discover the secret Night was keeping only for him. And so Night revealed the truth about the hole to him. It was merely a shallow pit of rotting timbers and blackish mud, a dugout place where once there had been a well, now filled. Her ebon veils had made it seem so much more. He knew, should she have so chosen, she could have made the pit bottomless. It could have swallowed him forever. Any other it would have swallowed, but Night wanted him to come further.
The song grew louder. Another voice had joined the wind in its chorus, a light voice, a voice from his oldest dreams. It touched his ears. It drifted, weaving and dancing, from within the barn. The song touched every part of his body at once, exciting every nerve. Ahead, through the black of the doorway, Night smiled seductively.
He caught the briefest, most furtive of glimpses of her… or was it a glimpse at all? Was it not something his eyes had witnessed, something objective, but just a phantom from his own subconscious? Seeing her, seeing her smile, he still could not describe her.
Whatever it was, it was enough. Now he new what was inside: inside was his goal. The shadows held her in waiting. He plunged into the massive cavern of the opening, almost leaping into the dark. He searched, not with his eyes–which were of no use here–but with his being.
In the corner was the voice, the one that danced on the wind. It beckoned from above, drawing his eyes upward. Night was perched atop the loft, waiting.
Night was not dark, far from it. She had skin like the milky surface of the moon and hair pale gold as the haze which adorned the moon on misty evenings. He realized that this was what he had expected. Her ethereal white robes blew around him on the wind, entangling him.
Night smiled. She was the most beautiful thing he had ever seen.
He was cold no longer.
In fact, he found he was uncomfortably warm. Night nodded, and he tore off his jacket, flinging it away. The weight of the dead light carried it to the corner. His t-shirt, slick now with sweat, he peeled off. He kicked away his shoes. The clothes were things of the day. He rejected them.
Naked he stood before her, and the dark reflected off his skin. He had not known dark could reflect, but it did, no doubt on wavelengths the human eye could not detect. But Johnny saw the reflection. In Night's gaze his body was smooth and young and perfect.
She held out her arms, causing her robes to flow and billow and engulf him. He was lost within their folds, and she drew him closer.
And Night smiled.
There was no heat, only a passion cold, but fierce. Night, as incredibly old as he was young, drew him to her. He gave himself entirely, unthinking, un-sensing, only feeling in a way he had never known.
His breath grew short, and stopped completely. Night smiled.
As he woke, it was light. The wind had gone. He shivered, feeling the absence of true life around him. Straw pricked his naked flesh, and he felt the coarseness of the old floor boards with every nerve in his back and legs.
He wanted to get up, to stretch, but the girl was nestled against his shoulder. Her breath, even and perfect, tickled his neck and riffled his hair. Pinpoints of light shone through holes in the old walls and painted patterns on her ivory flesh. Just pinpoints, like starlight. Not enough to disturb her. Not enough to burn away the perfect flesh.
Last night, her flesh had been icy. To him, she now felt soft and warm. He pulled her to him; and together they slept, waiting until the time was ripe for them to come alive again. It was not so very long from now, before the other kind of life would walk: Ghosts. Phantoms. Demons. That would be their time, the time after the sun went away.
For now, Night had no place in the world. In this dead world.
In the daytime, they would try to find him, the living. They would not. He was not there, not in the light, no longer in the light. After days they would give up, the living would. After years, they would tear down this shrine, where Night and her consort slept the day through. It did not matter. They would find another place. Night slept in many places. Night never went away.
And he was hers.
Because Johnny wasn't afraid of the dark anymore.
Somewhere in the Middle of Eternity is available in eBook and paperback from most online booksellers, but you can also obtain a copy by donating to our Kickstarter campaign for our double horror novel, FREEDOM'S BLOOD by Steven H. Wilson & LIKE MOTHER, LIKE DAUGHTERS by Phil Giunta coming in November 2018 from Firebringer Press. Donate to the Kickstarter now!
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We're Just Getting Warmed Up!
June 1, 2018 Phil	Leave a comment
Ah, our first blog post on our new website and we're excited to have you with us! We hope you'll take the time to peruse our available titles and get to know our brilliant authors and artists.
So what's next? We're working on Meanwhile in the Middle of Eternity, the third volume in our Middle of Eternity speculative fiction anthology series once again edited by Phil Giunta and offering a collection of sensational stories from returning authors Stuart Roth, Susanna Reilly, Daniel Patrick Corcoran, Michael Critzer, Phil Giunta, Lance Woods, April Welles, and our venerable publisher here at Firebringer, Steven H. Wilson. We'll also welcome several new voices including Julie Fedon, Sean Druelinger, Peter Ong, Christopher Ochs, and Bart Palamaro.
Phil and Steve are planning to release a double horror novel (two books in one) that will combine a vampire novella by Steve called Freedom's Blood and a paranormal mystery novella by Phil called Like Mother, Like Daughters starring psychic-medium single mom Miranda Lorensen, who has drawn quite a following since her debut in Testing the Prisoner and further adventures in By Your Side. This book will be in the format of the old ACE Doubles where you read one story, then flip the book over to read the other.
We could not be more fired up about our new look and our upcoming releases. Stay tuned as we bring you more news in the coming weeks and thank you for supporting small press authors!
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South Florida Airbnb hosts warned to register homes before Super Bowl
Airbnb has unveiled its latest marketing campaign [Credit: Airbnb]
Airbnb unveils 'That's Why We Airbnb' campaign
8th June 2019 Paul Stevens Gautham Narayanan, That's Why We Airbnb, Varun Raina
Worldwide: Airbnb has announced the launch of its latest marketing campaign 'That's Why We Airbnb'.
The campaign will follow the stories of everyday travellers who use the platform, as well as celebrate the uniqueness of our lives and the concept of non-conformity.
It aims to spread the message that travel for everyone remains a unique experience and is a universally desired and subjective phenomenon at the same time. Each experience is different and embracing that is the true significance behind the 'That's why we Airbnb' campaign.
When it launched over a decade ago, Airbnb was based on the plurality of choices, both in life and in travel, and it says those foundations remain in place today. As a brand, Airbnb caters to the specific needs of each traveller, rather than expecting them to conform to its available offerings.
Furthermore, Airbnb is a worldwide community of travellers, whose success has been based on the concepts of individuality and acceptance. It inspires travellers to be themselves and encourages them to revel in authentic travel experiences.
Airbnb India marketing manager Varun Raina said: "Our intention is to let travellers know that there is an Airbnb for everyone. No matter who you are or where you're travelling to, with Airbnb you will always belong anywhere and everywhere.
"With this campaign, we wanted to give travellers the impetus to discover new places and explore new cultures, on their terms and that is truly what Airbnb is all about," he added.
Gautham Narayanan, managing director of Wieden+Kennedy Delhi, said: "Given that this is Airbnb's first integrated campaign specific to India, we wanted to find an honest voice for Airbnb and put forward a meaningful message that Indians can relate to.
"We found that one of the key drivers of travel for Indians was the opportunity to be themselves without fear of judgement. Airbnb is a community that creates space for the many, we felt this was a powerful truth.
"Naturally, it is best told through real stories of real people who are a part of the Airbnb community," he added.
The 360-degree campaign was brought to life by Wieden + Kennedy and Park Pictures produced the TV spots. The brand films will air on multiple channels, while the campaign will also be seen across social, digital and PR channels over the next eight weeks.
The initiative is the first phase of a broader plan to grow awareness for Airbnb in the Indian market.
The initial set of TVCs will illustrate two stories. In the first, we meet an unconventional family of five, the Govandes, who see travel as an educational tool which helps us to learn life skills through real-life experiences.
The second story focuses on Malvika and Karuna, a couple who own their own wedding planning company. The two believe that travel contributes significantly to increasing our levels of tolerance to the unfamiliar and that we as travellers can begin to understand the differences between us that make us unique.
More stories will follow in the coming months.
To watch the campaign, visit the link here.
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Syria condemns US 'provocation' amid riot row
Damascus accuses US of interfering in internal affairs after Washington voices anger over attack on its embassy.
Syria has denounced a statement by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in which she said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had lost legitimacy and was "not indispensable".
Clinton issued the statement on Monday after after pro-government protesters in Damascus attacked the US and French embassies.
"Syria strongly condemns the statements of the American foreign minister … these remarks are provocative and aim at continuing the internal tension," Syria's state news agency, SANA, said on Tuesday.
"These statements are another proof of US's flagrant intervention in Syria's internal affairs.
"The legitimacy of Syria's leadership is not based on the United States or others, it stems from the will of the Syrian people."
The riots were sparked by the US and French ambassadors' show of support for anti-government demonstrators in their recent visits to the flashpoint city of Hama.
Rula Amin reports from Beirut, the capital of neighouring Lebanon.


Icelandic-born Maria Solrun Sigurdardottir is making her feature directorial debut with the melodrama Jargo which is set to go before the camera in Berlin in May.
Jargo centers on a young German "outsider" of the same name who has grown up in Saudi Arabia and comes to Berlin with his mother after his father's suicide. Here he gets to know the petty criminal Kamil, a young Turkish boy who has grown up in Germany, and is constantly hounded by the ghost of his father reminding him of his promise "to become a man" before he turns sixteen.
While Sigurdardottir has had many screenplays turned into TV movies by German production companies since finishing at the Screenplay Academy in Berlin, Jargo is in fact her graduation project from the academy.
Meanwhile, the job of cinematographer has been taken by fellow Icelander Birgit Gudjonsdottir, who is based in Vienna and has worked in the past on such productions as the TV series Kommisar Rex, Urs Eggers' Epstein's Night (Epsteins Nacht, 2002), Goldeneye and IThe Four Musketeers.


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Tweeps Roast Donald Trump As He Calls Kim Jong-Un's Letter 'Nice' Without Even Opening It
'It's a good example of Schrodinger's letter. It is both opened and closed at the same time'
Trumps request for Van Gogh painting; New York museum says take home gold toilet instead
The gold toilet "America" is valued at about $ 1 million
Trump puts on Indian accent to 'imitate' PM Modi and Twitter isn't surprised
Twitter was quick to pick up on Trump's reported comment slamming the leader for 'immaturity'
Halsey's powerful poem about sexual abuse at NYC Women's March needs to be heard again and again
The Women's March 2018 at New York City saw over 200,000 protesters in attendance to keep the discourse of sexual misconduct alive
Donald Trump is "the least racist person", according to Donald Trump
United States (US) President Donald Trump can say whatever he wants in his defence, but there is no denying that his track record screams 'racist'. Tru…
Does Donald Trump have an imaginary friendship with Kim Jong-un?
In a recent interview, Trump stated that he "probably" has a "very good relationship" with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un
Indian techie accused of groping sleeping woman on board US flight, gets arrested
Prabhu Ramamoorthy was arrested after the plane landed
Donald Trump bests all of 2017's obnoxiousness with one ridiculous tweet
United States President Donald Trump, in what many are now describing as a "pissing contest", taunted North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un on Twitter.


Born in Winnipeg in 1957, Aaron Bushkowsky arrived in B.C. in 1988. He explores the relationship of a married couple to their prairie farm and one another in 'ed and mabel go to the moon' (1994), his first collection of poetry which was nominated for the Dorothy Livesay Poetry Prize in 1995. It was followed by Mars is for Poems (Oolichan) and The Vanishing Man (Cormorant, 2005), a linked collection of short stories that concerns men who undergo divorces, family death, failures and therapy in order to come to term with themselves and 'see love again'.
As a playwright, Bushkowsky has twice won Jessie Awards in Vancouver for Outstanding Original Play; for The Waterhead and Strangers Among Us. The Waterhead was released as a book by Playwrights Canada Press. His play One Last Kiss premiered at the Belfry and Vancouver Playhouse Theatres in 2004.
He has taught playwrighting and script writing at Langara College, Studio 58, Playwrights Theatre Centre and Vancouver Film Centre.
Anyone who has enjoyed the wisecracking tomfoolery of Steve Coogan and his fellow impressionist Rob Brydon as unlikely restaurant critics in their buddy/road movies The Trip (in northern England) and The Trip to Italy will gobble up the banter in Aaron Bushkowsky's continuously clever Curtains for Roy.
Curtains for Roy starts a bit like Withnail & I Go To The Okanagan except the dissing duo are older, semi-successful theatre types on a wine tour. Alex, a playwright with writer's block, has agreed to chaperone his old friend, Roy, a theatre director who is dying of lung cancer, on a palliative adventure.
After much imbibing and self-loathing, trading barbs and uncomfortable truths, Roy is called upon to save a crumbling production of A Midsummer's Night Dream for Kelowna's first Bard in the Vineyard presentation.
The countryside is ravaged by fires that force evacuations in the Okanagan during rehearsals-events that occurred in 2003 when Vancouver's Bard on the Beach generated a satellite project called Bard in the Vineyard, giving rise to this novel. In Bushkowsky's darkly comic Curtains for Roy the show is bankrolled by a biker-turned-vintner who has insisted his current squeeze must have a leading role.
The intimacy between Roy and Alex resembles the camaraderie that Coogan and Brydon (who aren't close friends in real life) provide in their movies. Roy and Alex are bonded by their love of theatre and a stabbingly severe frankness that reassures both parties they can be original. For good measure, Bushkowsky adds the fact that Alex once saved Roy's life when they were kids.
A jaundiced but talented actor offers this disturbing rant about commercial thespianism.
As the story unfolds, and the drama of the upcoming production becomes more important than the duo's friendship, Bushkowsky proceeds to generate more plot-driven entertainment.
Will Alex have a tryst with one of three attractive women who have crossed his path? Will Roy live to see opening night?
Will the unwanted actress rise to the occasion? Or will it all crash and burn-figuratively or literally?
There was time in this fair land when the railroads used to run.... when great fiction from a small but enduring imprint in Western Canada could be admired and widely discussed.
Curtains for Roy is perfect grist for a movie. It is a brilliant comedy of manners that deserves to be touted as a generational follow-up to Douglas Coupland's Generation X.
But these days Canada's fiction playing field is slanted increasingly back towards Toronto.
The likes of Bushkowsky and Hekkanen might as well be published from Vladivostok.


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'I Love You to the Moon and Back' virtual charity event
We are super excited to launch our first whole-school virtual charity event on the 1st May, encouraging our school community to support The Trussell Trust's work during the Covid crisis. St Helen's girls, families, staff and the wider school community will be raising money to reach a total distance of 238,855 miles by running, walking and cycling to the moon and back.
We are all familiar with the well-known saying, 'I love you to the moon and back'. St Helen's School community will be making this saying a reality in support of The Trussell Trust by combining efforts, taking part in physical exercise and donating as generously as possible. The moon is 238,855 miles away, and so our task to get to the moon and back looks daunting at first sight, but if each household in our St Helen's community could contribute at least 30 miles towards our total each week, this would bring our target within our reach.
We will be asking everyone to run, walk or cycle, while observing social distancing rules, to see how far we can get. Each mile or walking, running or cycling by all members of the household will add a mile to our total – so if four family members go for a 3-mile walk, that will take us 12 miles towards the moon. Weekly totals can be logged by filling in our survey using this link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/StHelensSchoolWholeSchoolVirtualCharityEvent. All distances logged will be added up each Friday.
As well as getting active and taking exercise, we will be able to contribute towards our target by donating as generously as possible through the Just Giving page, https://www.justgiving.com/Angela-Arnot. Donations will contribute to our distance on the following scale:
Donations up to £5 will add 1 mile per whole pound donated to our total
Donations between £6 and £10 will give us 2 miles per pound donated
Donations between £11 and £50 will travel 5 miles for each pound donated
Donations of over £50 will add 10 miles per pound to the total
A donation of £10 will travel 20 miles towards the moon, while a donation of £100 will take us 1000 miles towards our target.
The Trussell Trust is an organisation which provides food banks throughout the UK. During this unprecedented time, people who are locked in poverty or need emergency supplies need this organisation more than ever before. The Trussell Trust supports more than 1,200 food bank centres to provide nutritionally-balanced emergency food to people who have been referred in crisis, as well as giving support to help people resolve other emergencies they may face.
We are so proud that the St Helen's community will be coming together once again to support this worthy cause. Let's get to the moon, and possibly back again.


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Fine script and acting bring PHOTOGRAPH 51 into focus at Actors' Summit
January 20, 2014 by Roy Berko
Roy Berko
Member, American Theatre Critics Association, Cleveland Critics Circle
PHOTOGRAPH 51 is a bio-drama based on the life of Rosalind Franklin, a British biophysicist and crystallographer. Many think she should have been a Noble prize-recipient, but her standoffish personality, perfectionism, and some seemingly unethical actions by others, as well as the possibility of gender discrimination against her, got in the way.
Franklin, who was born into an affluent and influential British Jewish family, was responsible for making critical contributions to the understanding of the double helix, thus defining the molecular structures of DNA, RNA and viruses. Her brilliant career was brought to a close when she died at age 37 of ovarian cancer.
Anna Ziegler's script was not developed in a traditional manner. The play, which was presented at the 2011 World Science Festival in New York, was originally developed by The Ensemble Studio Theatre under the sponsorship of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Science and Technology Project. Yes, a play developed with the aid of an organization which is noted for sponsoring scientific achievement, not the arts.
Franklin's tale is complex and shows a smart woman, operating in a field dominated by men. It highlights the 1953 era when Franklin and several male scientists are on the verge of discovering what they called, "the secret of life—the DNA double helix."
We observe Franklin both trying and avoiding forming any type of relationship, professional or personal. We watch her struggle with her being concise, impatient, and directly confrontational, which irritates and unnerves her male co-workers.
We observe her being ahead of the pack in discovery, but not writing the needed journal articles or the building of models, which eventually leads to her ideas being usurped and published by Francis Crick, James Watson and Maurice Wilkins. This resulted in the trio winning the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology and medicine.
Supposedly, Franklin was omitted from Nobel recognition because she had died, and the deceased are not allowed to receive the award. In reality, she had been eliminated from consideration when the trio "stole" her work, tweaked the findings, and published it without noting her contributions.
The Actors' Summit production is exceptionally well done. The one-hundred-ten minute play, under the focused direction of Neil Thackaberry, moves swiftly. The script is strong and, in spite the fact that this is a "talk" rather than an action play, the production grabs and holds attention. The acting is generally of a high level.
Sally Groth inhabits the role of Rosalind. We are caught up in her inner anguish, her obsessive personality, her struggle to move beyond her lack of social graces. This is a woman on a mission, but makes some tactical decisions that deny her deserved fame.
Keith Stevens creates in Maurice Wilkins, Rosalind's supposed research partner, a clear person who has a love/hate relationship with her. Kenneth Leep is outstanding as Don Casper, the American who admires Rosalind's work and has romantic feelings toward her, which she rejects. Zach Griffin is wonderful as Ray Gosling, Rosalind's put-upon assistant, who provides some comic relief.
Capsule judgement: PHOTOGRAPH 51 is a well written script which gets a very strong production. The play is a must see for anyone who wants to be exposed to what, for most, will be a venture into the complex world of science that is presented in a meaningful way, by a cast that makes the lesson fascinating.
For tickets to PHOTOGRAPH 51, which runs through February 2, call 330-374-7568 or go to www.actorssummit.org
The Theatre of the Absurd…WHO'S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF @ Lakeland Civic Theatre
Emotionally draining, intellectually satisfying DEATH OF A SALESMAN @ Ensemble
Well-conceived THE SPITFIRE GRILL at Beck Cente
Broadway legend John Kander to attended Musical Theater Project's PERFECTLY MARVELOUS @ Allen Theatre
Ken Ludwig's world premiere of A COMEDY OF TENORS delights @ Cleveland Public Theatre


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Дендробиевые () — триба орхидей подсемейства Эпидендровые.

В некоторых литературных источниках не выделяют Dendrobieae в виде отдельной трибы, рассматривая Dendrobiinae как подтрибу Epidendreae или Podochilaeae.

Распространение и экология
Дендробиевые распространены в континентальной тропической Азии, Индонезии, Австралии.

Эпифиты, реже литофиты и наземные растения.

Систематика
По системе Роберта Л. Дресслера триба Dendrobieae подразделяется на две подтрибы:
 Dendrobiinae
 Bulbophyllinae

Список родов входящих в трибу Dendrobieae:
 Australorchis
 Bulbophyllum
 Cadetia
 Chaseella
 Cirrhopetalum = Bulbophyllum
 Codonosiphon
 Dactylorhynchus
 Davejonesia
 Dendrobium
 Diplocaulobium
 Dockrillia
 Drymoda
 Ephemerantha = Flickingeria
 Epigenium
 Flickingeria
 Genyorchis
 Hapalochilus
 Jejosephia
 Monomeria
 Monsepalum
 Pedilochilus
 Pseuderia
 Saccoglossum
 Sunipia
 Tapeinoglossum
 Thelychiton
 Trias

Примечания

Литература
 Alec Pridgeon, Philip J Cribb, Mark W Chase and Finn Rasmussen. Genera Orchidacearum: Volume 4: Epidendroideae (Part 1) (Hardcover). Oxford University Press. 2006 г. ISBN 0198507127
 Robert L. Dressler: Phylogeny and Classification of the Orchid Family. Cambridge University Press, 1993, ISBN 0-521-45058-6
 Kenneth M. Cameron, Mark W. Chase, W. Mark Whitten, Paul J. Kores, David C. Jarrell, Victor A. Albert, Tomohisa Yukawa, Harold G. Hills and Douglas H. Goldman. A phylogenetic analysis of the Orchidaceae: evidence from rbcL nucleotide sequences. American Journal of Botany. 1999

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Looking after your oral health is a lifelong commitment. While it may be a lot of work to care for the teeth of fussy infants and squirmy toddlers, your children will reap the rewards of your effort in a healthy mouth, gums and teeth. Here's where it begins.
This is the first stage of tooth development in children. The term refers to the arrival of 20 deciduous teeth that erupt during the infant years, including four incisor teeth, two canines and four molars in each jaw. During pregnancy, the fetus' jawline develops along with enlargements that later become teeth. These begin erupting through gum tissue around 6 months after birth, with one or two teeth appearing every month.
The first teeth to erupt are bottom central incisors followed by the top four front teeth, according to the American Dental Association. The rest arrive in pairs, one on each side, until the child has 10 upper and 10 lower teeth. This commonly occurs between 2 and 3 years, and the teeth last until 6 or 7 years when they start to shed. By 13 years, a child's primary teeth are mostly replaced by permanent teeth.
Girls get their teeth earlier than boys, on average. The exception is the first upper molar, which may arrive earlier in boys.
The teeth in the lower jaw (mandible) erupt before those in the upper jaw (maxilla).
Children who are shorter than average may experience a slight delay in the eruption of primary teeth.
Patients living in warmer regions have earlier eruption of teeth than in colder regions.
People living in urban areas appear to get teeth faster than those in rural areas.
Children from disadvantaged social backgrounds may have delayed eruption of teeth.
A child's rank in the family can affect the eruption of teeth, with the last-born child getting teeth later than older children.
Patients of any age can experience dental disorders, and the problems commonly associated with primary teeth are eruption-related disorders. These include abnormal eruption patterns, early or late eruption, or premature eruption.
Early eruption commonly applies to individual teeth. However, if many teeth erupt early, it could indicate hyperthyroidism. Premature eruption is when immature teeth erupt still in their bud form. This can be a result of infection or trauma to the mouth.
Occasionally, a primary tooth may be impacted, which could cause an infection.
Another primary dentition disorder is an eruption cyst, which is a sac containing fluid that forms on top of an erupting tooth, says the Virtual Medical Centre. This is usually a raised, oval mound with a bluish color, and it's possible to compress it gently. Cysts typically resolve themselves after the tooth erupts, and no treatment is usually required. If a cyst remains after the tooth comes through, take the child to a pediatric dentist for an oral evaluation.
It's never too early to being teaching your child good oral hygiene habits based on daily brushing and flossing with kid-friendly products, such as Colgate Minions Mild Bubble Fruit toothpaste. Specially formulated for ages 2 and up, the toothpaste is clinically proven to promote cavity and enamel protection, and to strengthen and protect developing teeth.
Taking care of your child's teeth from day one is vital to ensure optimal dental health for decades. But don't forget to enjoy those special moments when your baby cuts those very first teeth!


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BACKGROUND: Along with Georgia's efforts to integrate with NATO's Black Sea security architecture, the two main rivals of the South Caucasus – Armenia and Azerbaijan – push to revitalize their relations with NATO. Both Yerevan and Baku are long-standing NATO partners and cooperate closely with the Alliance since joining the Partnership for Peace (PfP) initiative in 1994. Both have benefited from security sector reforms within the PfP and Individual Partnership Action Plan (IPAP) frameworks, and realized a number of structural goals. In order to utilize the respective mechanisms of monitoring and evaluation efficiently, the South Caucasus nations enlarged their PfP packages in 2005 by adopting the Planning and Review Process concept (PARP). Both Yerevan and Baku continue to make significant contributions to NATO-led missions.
Unlike Georgia, both Yerevan and Baku have kept NATO membership off the agenda, instead seeking a significant scope for military interoperability, in conjuncture with a strong emphasis on institutional reforms.
Aside from its membership in the Russia-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), the sustained incorporation of Armenia's armed forces into Russian military structures constitutes an almost insurmountable obstacle to deepening its partnership with NATO. While NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General James Appathurai noted in Yerevan on June 9 that neither Armenia's CSTO membership, nor its alignment with Russia complicate the country's ties with NATO, several political factors still raise questions regarding the future of the partnership.
Beyond the political implications, Russia maintains and periodically reinforces its 102nd military base in Armenia since 1992. The base is considered an essential asset for power projection in Moscow's hands, and a precondition for its political and military dominance in the region. This has left Armenia in a difficult position and its profound vulnerability in relation to Russia affects the resilience of Georgia as well as Azerbaijan. Considering the experience of "Little Green Men" during Russia's annexation of Crimea, the Russian troops in Armenia pose clear security risks for all South Caucasus countries. Furthermore, the creation of Russian-Armenian joint forces reinforces Russia's military prowess in the region, leaving Yerevan little room for maneuver.
IMPLICATIONS: Hoping to rebalance Armenia's relations with NATO, President Serzh Sargsyan visited Brussels on February 27-28. Regardless of Russia's predominant role in Armenia's security architecture, the visit of Armenia's president to NATO's headquarters could be a warning to Moscow that Yerevan retains its relations in Brussels and that despite Armenia's current constraints; it is not just a Russian puppet in the Caucasus. Inviting NATO's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg to Armenia, Sargsyan stressed the pending new Individual Partnership Action Plan for 2017-2019, which was subsequently approved on April 20. Yet the new IPAP package differs from previous ones with a more relaxed attitude towards democratic reforms.
For Azerbaijan, participation in multiple NATO-related activities serves as an important indicator of Baku's will to step up its engagement with NATO while pursuing non-bloc neutrality. Initially Baku had sought greater U.S. military support, even offering military basing rights and implicitly expressing an interest in NATO membership. However, by the mid-2000s and especially in the aftermath of the Russia-Georgia war in 2008, the Azerbaijani government modified its position, taking a more cautious line and seeking not to antagonize Russia. In particular, facing a shift in its security environment amidst Moscow's rising opposition to NATO's Partnership policy, Azerbaijan formalized its neutrality by joining the Non-Alignment Movement in 2011. Baku has instead deepened its ties with Turkey – its main military ally that plays a significant role in staff training and education of Azerbaijani army personnel. The accord titled "Agreement on Strategic Partnership and Mutual Support" ratified in 2011 institutionalized bilateral cooperation in security, providing increased scope for wide-range joint activities. As a result, practical professionalism has been boosted in all segments of the Azerbaijani armed forces including the air force and Special Forces through constant joint trainings.
In parallel, Baku managed to keep the high level of NATO-Azerbaijan relationships intact. In so doing, the NATO Partnership and Cooperative Security Committee convened a meeting on May 2 in NATO HQ Brussels through the NATO+Azerbaijan format. Reportedly, the meeting's agenda was to discuss and renew the PARP document for Azerbaijan for 2017-2018. During a visit to Azerbaijan on May 20, a NATO delegation led by NATO's assistant secretary general for public diplomacy and deputy assistant secretary general for defense policy and planning carried out activities within the framework of the Operational Capabilities Concept (OCC). Coupled with the Evaluation & Feedback program, OCC is a practical and multipurpose tool to complement the PARP process in order to achieve a higher level of interoperability with NATO forces. In other words, it serves as vehicle for training, evaluation and feedback to guarantee the preparedness of partner states' military units to meet NATO's criteria. In the longer term, through OCC, Azerbaijan plans to train and equip a brigade that can sustain an entire infantry battalion on operations including full combat support.
Although both Armenia and Azerbaijan seek further engagement with NATO, they regularly face the dilemma of whether to participate in NATO-backed military exercises and particularly in the Noble Partner initiative.
Primarily designed as a bilateral effort focused on enhancing U.S. and Georgian NATO Response Force interoperability, the exercise Nobel Partner evolved into a platform for multinational engagement. The initiative includes annual exercises in the Vaziani Training Area, a NATO-modernized facility representing an integral element of the Vaziani Military Base where the joint NATO-Georgia training centers codenamed JTEC are stationed. Following the first bilateral U.S.-Georgian performance in 2015, Noble Partner has attracted additional NATO allies and partners. Georgia hosted troops from the United Kingdom for Noble Partner-2016, featuring heavy equipment including U.S. M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tanks, Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicles and M119 Light Towed Howitzers.
According to the official reports, Noble Partner-2017 will be performed under the motto "Strength through Partnership", and will be larger than the previous two. It will demonstrate NATO's determination to sustain its practical and political support to partners affected by Moscow's belligerence. Armenian and Azerbaijani units are also expected to participate, along with British, German, Turkish, U.S., Ukrainian, Slovenian Spanish, Romanian and Georgian troops.
While both Armenia and Azerbaijan have repeatedly declared their intention to join the military exercises, Azerbaijan seemingly vacillates over its participation, whereas Armenia has displayed an ambivalent posture towards NATO-backed exercises since 2008. In particular, Armenia announced its participation in NATO's PfP multinational drills in Georgia in 2009, however, facing tough pressure from Moscow, Yerevan revoked its participation without meaningful explanation literally a day before the launch of the exercises.
Russia holds significant influence in Armenia's defense and security sphere, which has on several occasions prompted impulsive decisions from Yerevan that contradict the officially declared agenda. In turn, this has led to a steady erosion of Armenia's credibility as a NATO partner.
CONCLUSIONS: Armenia's and Azerbaijan's involvement in the forthcoming Noble Partner-2017 multinational drills is of crucial importance as the future character of their partnerships with NATO is at stake. In light of the mounting Russia-West friction, participation in platforms such as Noble Partner can be viewed as an investment in regional cooperation between NATO's valued partners - Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia.
Moreover, joint participation in NATO-sponsored drills is of particular importance given the simmering conflict between Yerevan and Baku over Nagorno-Karabakh. The reengagement of all South Caucasus nations with NATO incentivizes a certain military-to-military dialogue on common threats, which could potentially serve to reduce the risk of renewed fighting between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Finally, NATO can help establish effective channels of communication between military commanders based in Baku and Yerevan using the framework of multinational exercises to defuse tensions in the conflict zone.
AUTHOR'S BIO: Eduard Abrahamyan is a defense policy and regional security analyst with emphasis on the Black Sea, South Caucasus and Central Asia. He is a CACI Spring 2017 Rumsfeld Fellow and a Doctoral Research Fellow at University of Leicester, UK.


Students are encouraged to pursue their passion for both the performing and fine arts.
Musical and dramatic activities are highlighted at public productions, and student art is exhibited throughout the school. These are standard features during the school year. Dance and Drama Classes are also offered throughout the course of the school year. Beginning in fourth grade, our students have the opportunity to begin studying a musical instrument. Lessons are offered in percussion, woodwinds, strings and brass. Students showcase their talents at our spring musical held in the historic Riviera Theatre in North Tonawanda,as well as during our Student Success Night held at school in the Spring in conjunction with our annual Art Show.
We have an exciting new addition to our ever expanding music department with the addition of the "Pearson Realize" system. This new program takes on a whole new approach to musical education for grades one through five.
The course covers every aspect of musical learning from reading, writing, music history, cultural movements and dance.
Students in grades pre-k through 8 explore the art world in its entirety. Students learn art history, principles and how to use art as a medium to express and learn about ones self.
We use hands on problem solving, including mediums such as clay, ink, paper making, printing, painting, mixed media, embroidery, sculpture, etc.
Partnered with Paul Effman music, we offer weekly instrumental lessons. Talents are showcased at our student success night.


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2019 USA Softball of South Dakota Hall of Fame Inductees
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The annual banquet was held at the Holiday Inn City Center in Sioux Falls on Oct 12th, 2019 There are more photo's on the USA Softball South Dakota facebook page. Links to the inductees acceptance speech is on each of the players below.
Inductees l to r Mike Timmerman, John Burchill, Bruce Ferrie, Randy Roseboom — with Mike Timmerman in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Hall of Fame Member Mike Ferrie who nomintated and introduced his brother, new HoF member Bruce Ferrie.
2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Bruce Ferrie, Sioux Falls to see acceptance speech Bruce joins his brother Mike, father Roger, and uncle Paul as members of the Hall of Fame. Bruce, Randy, and Mike all grew up in the same neighbor and played on the same youth teams, one of which was Robson Hardware who won a National Tournament. Teams that Bruce played for were: SD fireworks, Robson Hardware, Countyr Kitchen, Mocamba Club, Dunham real estate, Beal Budweiser, Schoenhard Cabinets, Rollin Pin, Drake Orthodontics, Silver Stars. He played 3rd base, pitch, and was a 6'6" catcher. He along with his teams won state in 1973, '74, '75, '84, '85, '86, '87, '91, '93, '98, '99, '00. Congrats!
Hall of Fame Member Joe Steever introducing Randy Rozeboom Randy was nominated by Joe.
2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Randy Rozeboom, Sioux Falls to see acceptance speech Randy was also on the Robson Hardware National Championship team. Teams he played for in order were: Pioneer Park, SD Fireworks, Gettens Red Owl, Robson Hardware, Country Kitchen, Dunhams Real Estate, Spaghetti Works, Empire Realty, Empire Lettering/Red Dog, Drake Orthodontics, Silver Stars (which he also managed. He state champion years were, 1973, 75, 76, 77, 78, 89, 90, 91, 98, 99, 2000, '03, 07, '10. He played 2nd base his whole career except when he was needed to pitch a very few times. Congrats!
Lon Anderson introducing Mike Timmerman. Mike was nominated by Hall of Fame member Dennis Krier
2019 Hall of Fame Inductee Mike Timmerman, Sioux Falls to view acceptance sppech Mike played for various teams including National Champs Robson Hardware. Other team sponsors through the years were Country Kitchen, Dunjam, Canton Concrete, Beal Budweiser, Empire Lettering, Schoenards, Nite City, Rollin Pin, Buffalo Ridge, SF Chiefs, Scarlett O'Hara's. He along wiht teams were state champs in 1972, '73, and '76 as youth teams. But it continued with championship in the Major Division in '84, '85, '86, '87, '94, '95, '99, '00, '01. TYhen we throw in the masters diivison in 2004, '05, '06, '07,'08. That is a lot of hardware. Mike joins his father Ron as Hall of Fame Member. Congrats!
Mark Kelley introducing John Burchill while doing a very entertaining speech.
Also presenting for John was Steve Stein who nominated John.
2019 Hall of Fame Inductee John Burchill, Pierre to view John's Acceptance speech John played and pitched for Pierre teams including Downtowne, Kelley's Construction, and Stoeshers. He was teams that one state championships in 1986, Masters Division in 1988 as well as winning the A Men's fastpitch in 1992 and 1997 and the B in 2002. He was named Joe Young Tournament "Legend of the Game in 1989. Congrats!
Hall of Fame Members in Attendance
Front row L to R Dawn Gran, Gerry Bills, Mike Timmerman, Cam Lind, Warren Kramer, Wayne Stoffers, Dawn McInroy, Thez Langbehn, Judy Harvey, Joyce Walker
Back l to R: LeRoy Zafft, Rick Stanle, Partially Hiden, Steve Riswold, Joe Steever, Mike Ferrie, John Burchill, Bruce Ferrie, Randy Rozeboom, Dennis Krier, Eugene Smith, Jack Kolbeck — with LeRoy Zafft, Gerry Bills, Steve Riswold, Mike Timmerman, Cam Lind, Mike Ferrie, Warren Kramer, Wayne Stoffers, Thez Langbehn, Judy Harvey, Eugene Smith, Jack Kolbeck and Joyce Walker in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.


An analysis of the structure of the ninth-century Irish poem "Messe ocus Pangur Bán" illuminating the relationship between the scholar-author and his cat. A consideration of contemporary theological understanding of Nature and the animal kingdom suggests that the poet is reflecting on the nature of humankind's relationship with Creation and the Creator. The inclusion in the manuscript of an excerpt from Ambrose of Milan's Hexaemeron concerning the nature of various animals confirms the scribe's interest in Christian cosmology and suggests that this prompted the inclusion of this poem in his transcription.
Medieval Ireland, ninth century, St Paul Codex, Pangur, Adgúisiu fid nallabrach, Adram in Coimdid, Creation, Creator, cosmology, Nature, Basil the Great, Hexaemeron, Ambrose of Milan.


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Cesarze bizantyńscy – chronologiczna lista władców Cesarstwa Wschodniorzymskiego.

Lista cesarzy bizantyńskich

Dynastia teodozjańska

Dynastia leońska

Dynastia justyniańska

Bez dynastii

Dynastia heraklijska

Bez dynastii

Dynastia heraklijska (ponownie)

Bez dynastii

Dynastia izauryjska

Dynastia Niceforów

Bez dynastii

Dynastia amoryjska

Dynastia macedońska

Dynastia Komnenów

Dynastia Dukasów

Dynastia Komnenów

Dynastia Angelosów

Dynastia Laskarysów
Dynastia Laskarysów panowała tylko w Cesarstwie Nicejskim

Dynastia Paleologów

Dynastia Kantakuzenów

Dynastia Paleologów

Lista pretendentów do tronu cesarskiego po 1453

Genealogia
Uproszczona genealogia ostatnich dynastii bizantyńskich i związków między nimi:

Zobacz też

 cesarze rzymscy
 władcy cesarstwa trapezunckiego
 Cesarstwo Bizantyńskie
 Drzewa genealogiczne cesarzy bizantyjskich

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We are excited to announce the general availability of Hortonworks Data Analytics Studio (DAS), a new service that improves the productivity of business analysts by delivering faster insights from data at scale. DAS also enables IT teams to meet the requirements of business by optimizing cluster and storage operation. DAS makes business analysts self-sufficient and enhance their efficiency by providing them with diagnostic information, operational tools, and intelligent recommendations. At the same time, IT teams can use DAS to proactively resolve cluster issues by getting visibility into cluster utilization through intuitive tools.
DAS is delivered as part of the Hortonworks DataPlane Service (DPS). DPS is a services platform that enables businesses to discover, manage, govern and now optimize their data spread across hybrid environments. The addition of DAS to DataPlane is an important step forward in enabling Hortonworks customers to manage their data effectively across clusters and environments whether they are on-premises or in the cloud.
The driving force behind DAS is to address the disparity that currently exists between lines of business and the IT teams that supports them. It is not uncommon for an IT team of 10 to 15 persons to operate and maintain big data environment and support 100-plus business analysts. Due to this disparity, it is virtually impossible for IT to scale to the requirements of the business. The process currently implemented in many companies requires IT personnel to manually review Hive logs for each query, evaluate its syntax, determine which tables and columns are being utilized for the query and then come with a specific set of recommendations to improve the query performance. This is a manual process that is characterized by multiple trips between IT and business analysts which leads to long delays, lower satisfaction and missed SLAs.
DAS provides specific recommendations to business analysts in order to optimize the performance of the queries on Hive tables based on heuristic recommendation engine. Performing optimization is difficult but DAS provides automated recommendations in simple language so that business analysts can self optimize their queries.
DAS enhances the productivity of the business analysts by automating routine tasks through out-of-the-box functionality. Analysts can compose queries using an intuitive query composer. The auto-complete functionality in DAS suggests SQL commands, keywords, and table columns based on the context to help edit queries faster. Analysts can also preview a few rows from the table and they have the flexibility to save queries in order to view and edit them later.
DAS provides IT teams with visibility into cluster utilization through intuitive database heat map. IT teams can easily view which columns and tables are used for joins and make changes to the data layout to proactively optimize the performance of the query with different search criteria.
With DAS, IT teams can quickly narrow down problematic queries in a large cluster through pre-defined reports and searches. Analysts can search for queries executed on Hive tables in a database and further refine the search based on parameters such as status of the query, queue to which the query belongs, the user of the query, tables read and written for the query, and execution modes.
This is just the start of the journey for DAS. Stay tuned for richer functionality in the future including scheduled queries, simple visualizations and more analytical reports of warehouse usage.
DAS is generally available and is the fourth application to be available as part of the Hortonworks DataPlane Service, an enterprise-grade platform for global data management.
For more information about DAS, please visit https://hortonworks.com/products/dataplane-apps/data-analytics-studio/.
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Yes, DAS supports queries to Hive tables.
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LETTER: Speculation Tax or off-the-cuff tax grab?
A new so-called "Speculation Tax" was announced by British Columbia's Finance Minister Carole James and the NDP Government on Feb. 20th. It is a so-called speculation tax because it is, in all practical terms, a vacation home or secondary residence tax. The tax rate is a punishing two per cent, annually, on the assessed value of a property owner's family vacation property or second home.
The tax in its present form applies to Metro Vancouver, the cities of Kelowna and West Kelowna, Nanaimo Region, the Capital Region and the various Gulf Islands. The City of Kelowna has denounced this tax as "punitive" and that it sends a message to out-of-province Canadian buyers that they are not welcome in Kelowna. Similarly, West Kelowna and the Nanaimo Regional district have demanded an exemption from the province's latest tax grab on homeowners in their respective jurisdictions.
The stated reasons and justifications for this tax from James and the NDP? To create a downturn in the housing market and a decline in prices, even if that means existing homeowners are left underwater on their mortgages.
The minister of finance wants hard-working homeowners and families in B.C. to be underwater on their mortgages, and for what end?
"I can see that there will be some foreclosures if this continues," and that "just the news that this may happen or is going to happen has scared off a lot of developers" regarding the impact of the tax on a community dependent on development to finance critical infrastructure and services. The mayor of Kelowna said the tax could have "dire unintended consequences" for his community.
Meanwhile, the minister of finance has acknowledged that her ministry has not done any modeling on the economic and market impacts of this ill-conceived tax. Minister James is playing fast and loose with the livelihoods, homes and family finances of B.C. – without a basic understanding of the dire unintended consequences of this latest tax grab.
Luckily, this policy ineptness does not apply to homeowners in Squamish. However, it is surprising to learn that our current Mayor – with the support of Councillor Jason Blackman-Wulff – has written to the Finance Minister asking why Squamish wasn't included in this off-the-cuff tax scheme. Is the mayor now playing fast and loose with the home equity of Squamish homeowners?


Di you know the Harcourt cabin was in Japan (Isetan Tokyo) a few weeks ago ?
We have used it 2 times in Tokyo for DS Automobiles events (pop up store in Omotesando and Isetan).
If you would like to drive our car for a week or a week-end, please contact me !
Thanks for your infomation. Oh my god! I don't know the cabin came to TOKYO?
whenever, I want to try DS car too.
Hope to see you one day on-board DS car !


Once upon a time – superfan John Hartley, a few list members and forum regulars – decided, just for fun, to write a book about legendary Scottish band, the Trashcan Sinatras.
And here it is – a sort of A to Z of everything Trashcanesque, written for fans by fans – thankfully rediscovered and reprinted in a small A5 size book.
The fact you're reading this means you'll know all there is to know about this great band, but if you're new to the group, then I'd certainly recommend it as a good starting point if you want a quick band history lesson.
It should hopefully be available on the official TCS site sometime in the future.
'Wait, wait, wait, wait' is actually Paul saying, 'Wet Wet Wet' – a small outburst at the start of the song about his obvious dislike to all things Marti Pellow.
An early promotional postcard, which was ingeniously perforated, turning it into a jigsaw puzzle – so says the book.


The Central Government has reportedly sought a report from the Law Commission whether defamation should be decriminalized before responding to the Supreme Court which has asked it to file response in four weeks in a petition filed by Subramaniam Swamy. The Law Commission had held a consultation on the subject and a report dated 1/5/2014 on its website says "respondents overwhelmingly expressed dissatisfaction with the present state of defamation law".
Citing respondents, the law panel reportedly said, "Criminal defamation laws violate international norms on freedom of speech. The UN human rights committee stated that defamation laws must be crafted with care to ensure that they do not serve, in practice, to stifle the freedom of expression." If the panel goes by the "overwhelming" response, it may recommend decriminalizing defamation laws as they are seen as an infringement on freedom of speech.
While asking the government to file its response, the apex court had observed that "defamation is an offence under the Indian Penal Code but we need to delve on whether it finds any space under Article 19(2) of the Constitution as a reasonable restriction on freedom of speech and expression, guaranteed under the preceding constitutional provision". It had also questioned Sections 499 and 500 of IPC making defamation an offence, having a direct bearing on the fundamental right to free speech.
Currently, civil defamation is dealt with under the law of torts for which a suit can be filed in the court of civil judge whereas criminal defamation is an offence under Section 499 of the IPC. Making a case for decriminalizing defamation, particularly for journalists, the law panel consultation paper floated last year had said, "A journalist has no special status under defamation laws in India. Although the press enjoys the freedom of speech and expression under Article 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, defamation is a ground for a reasonable restriction to this freedom under Article 19(2)." The law panel had also sought opinions on reviewing laws on contempt of court.
The issue of defamation vis-à-vis the news media requires careful consideration. On the one hand, instances of fake sting operations or trial by media give credence to allegations of irresponsible journalism. On the other, threats of legal action with punitive damages under the laws of defamation lead to a 'chilling effect' on the publication of free and independent news articles and puts undue pressure on journalists and publishing houses. Any change to the laws on defamation in India must balance these two considerations.
Currently, civil defamation is dealt with under the law of torts whereas criminal defamation is an offence under Section 499 of the Indian Penal Code. A journalist has no special status under defamation laws in India. Although the press enjoys the freedom of speech and expression under Art. 19(1)(a) of the Constitution, defamation is a ground for a reasonable restriction to this freedom under Art. 19(2).
Demands have been made in the past by entities such as the Editors' Guild of India, to decriminalise defamation as it pertains to journalists. The proposal has been noted by the Law Ministry as well. In 2003, the newspaper The Hindu mounted an unsuccessful challenge in the Supreme Court against the use of the criminal code for defamation, on the ground that it violates the press freedom guaranteed by the Constitution. Therefore, a comprehensive review of laws regulating the media must consider the question of defamation laws as well.


Gently romantic, with a touch of realistic drama, this was a heart-warming yet thought-provoking read.
The writing was energetic, flowing beautifully and peppered with witty dialogue, while the plot was multi-layered, encompassing themes of sexuality, academic pressure, and relationships with those closest to you. While the ending was a little too dramatic for my taste, the rest of the novel was drenched in sombre realism. A page-turner of a young adult romance.
*Thank you to the publisher for the free copy of the book.


Hans Michel Dellinger died in 1666.
Alfred M. Whitener died in 1844 in Catawba County, North Carolina.
William T. Wofford died in in 1884 in Cass County, Georgia.
James B. Butler and Ruth C. Malinda Gerrin were married in 1871 in Lumpkin County, Georgia (my 3rd great-grandfather and his third wife).
James W. Gregory and Rhoda A. Hemphill were married in 1910 in Murray County, Georgia.


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I'm sitting here looking at the Anthropologie Summer Tag Sale wishing I had a hell of a lot more money in my checking account than I do so I get mah haul on. I'm really impressed with a long list of items but I've narrowed my top choices! The prices I'm putting down DO NOT include the additional 30% off you can get this weekend with the code.
This feels much more reasonably priced now and with the 30% off, even better!
I love how simple this one is but still offers big impact. It's also going to mix with just about every style of clothing!
This just screams summer to me. It's the perfect casual dress for summer IMHO. I also think it would be a great cover up so you can go straight from a pool or beach sesh to dinner. Add a few accessories and you can elevate it a little too. $80 was too expensive but $40 with an extra 30% off feels just right! It comes in black and lavender too!
A perfect not so basic basic that will carry you through all seasons. Comes in three colors!
This tank is so cute and summery! It comes in three colors too.
Another multi-season beauty that comes in four colors! It looks as good coming as it does going.
The duster has been making a comeback this year. This one is light enough for summer and perfect for a fall transitional piece. With it's easy color you could use it in the spring too!
This duster is a little more polished! Comes in two neutral color schemes.
Another great piece for anytime. It's 57 right now in Seattle, so this is a perfect option for cloudy chilly days that have hotter temps peppered throughout the wind and clouds.
This is a real winner. Office chic but relaxed. Perfect for chilly evenings or that über cold office with a tank or shell underneath!
Hand blown bowls for less than $4 when you take the 30% off?!?! It's almost free!
I have no place for it but it sure is cute!
Cute kitchen stuff to add a bit of vintage french country flair.
Such a great bar collection for summer and beyond!
Add some global influence into that plain white guest room. You can't beat two shams for $10! There is a ton of bedding on sale at Anthropologie right now at deep discounts, these just happened to be my favorites!
I love these chairs sooo much. I've been ogling them online since they came out. I have nowhere to put them but I want to make room so I can buy a pair!
There are so many other great buys at the Anthropologie Summer Tag Sale that it took four hours to go through it all! I hope you enjoyed my selections and will check out all the other items as there are way too many deals. Remember to use code EVENBETTER at check out for an extra 30% off! Click here to see all the items for sale!
Oh, I love the cuff, it is so delicate and pretty.
Love the two cuffs. And the giraffe dish is so cute.


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Posted on November 24, 2013. Filed under: Basketball, NCAA Sports | Tags: 30 second sports, Aaron Cosby, Aaron Williams, Ahmad Starks, Amateur Sports, Amateur Sports Digital Magazine, Amateur Sports Magazine, amateur sports media, Amateur Sports Mobile, Amateur Sports Store, Amateur Sports TV, AmateurSports News Network, AmateurSports365, Arthur Gage, ASNN, ASNN Mobile, ASNN store, ASNN TV, ASNN365, ASNN365 Mobile, Austin Colbert, B1g 10 basketball, Big Ten B1g ten, big ten basketball, Bloom Trail, Chicago State, Chicago State Cougars, Chicago State University, Clarke Rosenberg, coach John Groce, Corey Gray, Cougars, Curie, CVS, Darius Paul, Eddie Denard, Fighting Illini, Foreman, High school football, High School sports, HS Sports, IHSA, Illini, illinois high school associations, Jamere Dismukes, Jared Dimakos, Jaylon Tate, JOHNNY GRIFFIN, Jon Ekey, Joseph Bertrand, Joshua Batson, Joshua Ramsey, kendrick nunn, Kurt Karis, Malcolm Hill, Markus Starks, Matt Ross, Maverick Morgan, Mike LaTulip, Mobile Sports, Mount Carmel, Nate Duhon, NCAA basketball, NCAA football, ncaa sports, Nnanna Egwu, non-bias media venue to showcase student-athletes achievements, Pres Ro, Prez Ro, Quinton Pippen, Quron Davis, Rahjan Muhammad, Rayvonte Rice, Rich East, S.C. Fitch, SC Fitch, SCFitch, SEFitch, simeon, steve fitch, Steve Fitch MBA, Steven E. Fitch, Steven E. Fitch MBA, steven fitch, Steven Fitch MBA, Tracy Abrams, university of illinois basketball, university of illinois men basketball, WAC, WAC basketball, Western Athletic Conference, Willie Rosenthal |
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After opening the season with four games in nine days, 4-0 Illinois plays its lone game in an eight-day stretch, hosting 2-3 Chicago State on Friday night, and extended their 2013-14 streak to 5, defeating the Cougars 77-53. This victory gives the Illini their third consecutive season with a record of 5-0.
Senior Jon Ekey was the spark the team needed Friday night against Chicago State, as he lit things up on the court including a put back dunk, and back-to-back threes. WATCH!
"Different coaches, different systems," Ekey said. "These coaches play a little bit differently, which I fit into a little bit better than the system they have over there [at Illinois State.] It's great at this level to be able to do that, it's one of those things that the coaches have been talking about ever since I got on campus. That's why they recruited me when I left over there. It's what they've been talking about to me every day, going out there, taking the open ones and don't pass up shots. Just been a work in progress that's kind of accumulated."
Ekey led the way with 19 points and snagged 6 boards, followed by a trio of players who added 12 points including Joseph Bertrand, Tracy Abrams and Rayvonte Rice. Bertrand snagged 8 boards.
Coming off a 5-of-7 three-point shooting performance against Bradley on Sunday, Ekey again hit five threes to bail out the Illini against the lingering Chicago State team. After the Cougars pulled within four (55-51) with eight minutes left in the ball game, Ekey got his spark started with a dunk 30 seconds later, and didn't look back.
On the other side of the court, the Cougars' Clarke Rosenberg led the way with 16 points, followed by Matt Ross who added 13. Eddie Denard snagged 5 boards.
The Cougars shot 18-45 (40.0%) from the floor while Illini shot 26-54 (48.1%). Home team also controlled the boards with a 39-20 margin.
Up next for Illinois is a trip west to face UNLV, November 26.
Up next for Chicago State is Southern Illinois, November 30 at 205pm on their home campus. The game can also be heard on the world-famous WVON 1690AM.
Illinois is now 13-0 in November under head coach John Groce and has won its last 24 games overall in the month of November.
2011 Chicago State vs Oregon State
Posted on December 21, 2011. Filed under: Basketball | Tags: basketball, Beavers, Chicago State, Cougars, Craig Robinson, NCAA, Oregon State |
Coach Craig Robinson comes back home and tames the Cougars 92-66.
Chicago native and Whitney Young graduate, Ahmad Starks exploded in the first-half knocking down three-straight from downtown. In fact, at one point, he had more points than the Cougars (8-7). Starks finished with 13. The Beavers (10-2) were led by Devon Collier who drained 19. The Pac-12 team at one point had as much as a 26 point lead (52-26) which included five players in double digits.
"That's been our M.O. all season," said coach Robinson. "We usually have scorers like this."
This is the Beavers third game in a row with over 20 assist and they shot 51.6% from the field and snagged 48-boards of which 37 were defensive.
As for Starks coming home, coach Robinson share with us that it was "tough to gauge (before the game) for a player to come home but Starks played as good as we could have expected."
NOTE: All of Starks points came in the first half.
As for the Cougars (0-12), it was a tough contest for shooting (29.7%) from the field. They were able to demonstrate short burst of success on the court, but they were not able to trade basket with this PAC-12 team. Lee Fisher led the team with 17.
"We have to get our identity on the court together," coach Tracy Dildy. "We have the talent – we must get some toughness."
This was definitely one of those guarantee games we talked about in one of our latest articles. Thoughts on these money games? Click here to send us an email (info@asnn365.com, or reply in the comments section below.
The Beavers play their first conference game December 29 against Washington at 6:00pm. The Cougars travel to Cincinnati December 23 at 6:00pm.
And finally coach Robinson admitted "coming back to Chicago is distracting, especially wanting to see everyone, but we were able to take care of business and we are going to try and keep the momentum going into conference play."
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2011 Basketball Illini vs Cougars
Posted on November 27, 2011. Filed under: Basketball | Tags: Chicago State, Chicago State Cougars, Cougars, CSU, Fighting Illini, NCAA basketball, University of Illinois |
Illinois is now 10-0 lifetime in this particular matchup, but this is head coach Tracy Dildy's first meeting… Can he turn it around and get the Cougars on the road for lots of victories?
Unfortunately, not today, as the Fighting Illini knock off the Chicago State Cougars 90-43. After dominating the first half with a commanding 44-19 lead (51.7%), the team continued their balanced attack shooting 56.5% from the field.
Coach Weber shared with us after the game "I just told the guys to play well and play hard."
Myke Henry led the team with his personal best of 14 points and grabbing three boards. This all took place after missing four games due to injury. Four of his teammates were also in double digit territory: Meyers Leonard, D.J. Richardson and Nnanna Egwu all had 11, while Tyler Griffey had 10.
"We were in (game) shape but we really weren't" said a smile Henry after the game talking about his transition from high school to college. "Once we got going and started to get a feel for it. We got better and better."
Weber shared his thoughts about Henry "that he comes to play. He has no fear."
It's safe to say that the team didn't have jet lag nor were they going to let up after winning the Cancun Challenge title early this week.
As for Chicago State, they shot 34% (first half 34.81%) from the field and were led by Jeremy Robinson who had 14 points.
But as previously stated, the buzz on press row was about the firing of football coach Ron Zook after seven seasons. Official announcement will be made at 4:15pm at the Squad Room of the Illinois Football Complex. For more information on this story visit http://t.co/zTRPtjMU.
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Cummings powers Colgate to 67-60 victory over Navy
- Feb. 08, 2020 05:15 PM EST
HAMILTON, N.Y. (AP) — Nelly Cummings scored 18 points to lead four players in double figures and Colgate topped Navy 67-60 on Saturday.
Jordan Burns had 14 points for Colgate (19-6, 10-2 Patriot League). Rapolas Ivanauskas added 12 points and six rebounds, while Tucker Richardson scored 11 with six assists. Will Rayman grabbed 12 rebounds to go with nine points. The Raiders' starters accounted for all but three points.
Greg Summers had 15 points to lead the Midshipmen (12-11, 6-6). Evan Wieck grabbed 10 rebounds and scored eight.
Colgate shot 43% from the floor and 36% from 3-point range (9 of 25). The Raiders made 12 of 22 foul shots (54.5%). Navy shot 37.5% overall and 22% from distance (6 of 27). The Midshipmen hit 6 of 13 free throws (46%).
The Raiders improve to 2-0 against the Midshipmen on the season. Colgate defeated Navy 70-63 on Jan. 11.