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The Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4-3) hope to extend a three-game home win streak when they host the Charleston (SC) Cougars (6-1) on December 11, 2024.

In its most recent game, Jacksonville State fell to Coastal Carolina on Saturday, 55-44. Samiya Steele scored a team-high 11 points (and added zero assists and two boards). Charleston (SC) won its most recent game versus Charleston Southern, 86-45, on Tuesday. Taryn Barbot was its high scorer with 35 points.

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When is Jacksonville State vs. Charleston (SC) and when does it start?

This contest between the Gamecocks and Cougars will go down on Wednesday, December 11, 2024. You should expect the opening tip at 7:30 PM ET.

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs. Charleston (SC) Cougars Game Preview

Jacksonville State is outscoring opponents by 10.8 points per game with a +76 scoring differential overall. It puts up 69.4 points per game (138th in college basketball) and allows 58.6 per outing (91st in college basketball).

The 69.4 points the Gamecocks average are 16.7 more than the Cougars concede.

Jacksonville State hits 9.4 three-pointers per game (19th in college basketball) at a 31.1% rate (172nd in college basketball), compared to the 4.6 per game its opponents make at a 24.1% rate.

Charleston (SC) puts up 83.9 points per game (19th in college basketball) while allowing 52.7 per contest (12th in college basketball). It has a +218 scoring differential and outscores opponents by 31.2 points per game.

The Cougars post 25.3 more points per game (83.9) than the Gamecocks allow (58.6).

Charleston (SC) makes 8.0 three-pointers per game (51st in college basketball) while shooting 32.2% from deep (137th in college basketball). It is making 2.6 more threes than its opponents, who drain 5.4 per game at 29.9%.

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Richard Charkin makes his first trip to the Charleston Conference of scholarly librarians. He returns to London raving about it.

By Richard Charkin | @RCharkin

‘Ideas Were Promulgated’

I am not a great fan of conferences. I’ve attended too many and listened to too many self-serving speeches and long-winded question-and-answer sessions. But there’s always an exception. The Charleston Conference might not be as familiar or famous as Frankfurter Buchmesse, but it packs a real punch.

I traveled from the airport to my hotel, sharing the back row of a shuttle with a realtor from Santa Barbara—an “estate agent” in Brenglish—who asked what I was doing in Charleston. When I told him I was attending a conference of librarians he told me how boring that was going to be. He couldn’t have been more wrong. And in any event what’s so exciting about a conference of realtors?

There were some 2,000 attendees, the bulk of them North American with 363 from some 33 other countries and 495 speakers, 75 from outside the United States.

Statistics, however, don’t tell the whole story. Charleston is the preeminent gathering for librarians, information scientists, academic publishers, software vendors, and any organizations committed to the broadest dissemination of high-quality literature and data.

It’s impossible to do justice to the huge number of terrific sessions but this illustration might give you a flavor.

The meeting opened with a fireside chat between the ebullient and revered founder, Katina Strauch, and me with an audience of more than 900 in a concert hall, a genuinely scary experience. The session was chaired delicately by Richard Gallagher of the California-based academic publishing company Annual Reviews, the current owner of the conference.

One of the issues we addressed was the challenge for industry newcomers working from home to build an understanding of the total business, not just their own jobs and responsibilities. Specialization is fine but we also need to focus on the whole value chain.

Fostering that understanding was the purpose of the Macmillan Graduate Recruit program. It was therefore a pleasant surprise to meet four Macmillan alumni all of whom are thriving in different roles in the world of academic publishing. The strength of that approach is that it enables people to learn the whole business as opposed to its parts, and not by studying, but by doing a variety of jobs in early-career years.

The program was abandoned after I left Macmillan. I suppose it might have been perceived as too elitist, but I can’t help feeling that our industry needs more such efforts. Working from home is great for some people some of the time, but in-office mentoring and training still has a role to play. One of the architects of the Macmillan program was Nicky Byam Shaw, a Macmillan leader for several decades who oversaw a truly international, truly diverse market, subject matter, and work force. I was lucky enough to inherit much from Nicky—wisdom, support, and friendship.

Egos Were Left on the Tarmac

It’s hard and unfair to pick out a single presentation from the hundreds over the four days but the session titled “The Long Arm of the Law” with Roy Kaufman of CCC and Nancy Kopans of Ithaka exemplified the intellectual quality of the conference as a whole. The two speakers addressed from different points of view the challenges wrought by artificial (I prefer “augmented”) intelligence.

What seemed clear to me is that while publishers doing deals with LLMs for welcome new income streams is attractive, ultimately we’re going to need intermediaries such as the existing trusted agencies—CCC, CLA, CA, and so on—to develop efficient systems for collecting money, distributing it, ensuring compliance by the generative AI giants, and thus protecting copyright itself.

I’m quoted by one of the participants as saying, “Given the state of things, Charleston is absolutely vital.” While I cannot quite remember the context, I think it’s true. The speakers were of a consistently high standard. The sessions themselves were crisp and heterogeneous. Some lasted one hour, some only five minutes. The organization was impeccable, timekeeping on a par with a SpaceX mission to Mars.

Egos were left on the tarmac. Ideas were promulgated, picked up, argued for and against. And however strong any disagreements were, there was a totally appropriate degree of courtesy. Publishers met librarians without (too much) arguing about prices and other vendors were welcomed to the party. And outside the sessions the networking—an expression and concept I dislike—did what it’s meant to do, bring people together outside the formal schedule and allow new friendships to develop.

In short, Charleston is absolutely vital for anyone with an interest in the core elements of our joint business—helping readers find what they need to read authors finding the readers they need to reach. It’s an international venture, starting in Fiesole and now launching in Bangkok and who knows where next.

Charleston! Charleston! Made in Carolina! Some dance, some prance, I’ll say there’s nothing finer than the Charleston, Charleston, gee how you can shuffle; Every step you do, leads to something new. Man I’m telling you, it’s a lapazoo!

Editor’s notes: The 2024 Charleston Conference’s digital edition begins today (December 9). The company gives us this page for information. Charleston Conference at Frankfurt, a half-day event, was again part of the Publishing Perspectives Forum programming in the 2024 edition of Frankfurter Buchmesse on October 18.

Join us monthly for Richard Charkin’s latest column. More coverage of his work from Publishing Perspectives is here. Richard Charkin’s opinions are his own, of course, and not necessarily reflective of those of Publishing Perspectives.

About the Author

Richard Charkin

Richard Charkin is a former president of the International Publishers Association and the United Kingdom’s Publishers Association. For 11 years, he was executive director of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc. He has held many senior posts at major publishing houses, including Macmillan, Oxford University Press, Current Science Group, and Reed Elsevier. He is a former president of the Book Society and non-executive director of the Institute of Physics Publishing. He is currently a board member of Bloomsbury China’s Beijing joint venture with China Youth Press, a member of the international advisory board of Frankfurter Buchmesse, and is a senior adviser to nkoda.com and Shimmr AI. He is a non-executive director of Liverpool University Press, and Cricket Properties Ltd., and has founded his own business, Mensch Publishing. He lectures on the publishing courses at London College of Communications, City University, and University College London. Charkin has an MA in natural sciences from Trinity College, Cambridge; was a supernumerary fellow of Green College, Oxford; attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School; and is a visiting professor at the University of the Arts London. He is the author, with Tom Campbell, of ‘My Back Pages; An Undeniably Personal History of Publishing 1972-2022.’ In the June 2024 King's Birthday Honors, Charkin was made a member of the Order of the British Empire, OBE, for his "services to publishing and literature."

A global video game developer with more than 1,500 titles is moving to the Daniel Island area and potentially bringing hundreds of jobs to the region over the next few years.

Founded in Japan in 1994, PTW develops games for some of the industry’s largest publishers and studios, including Xbox Game Studios, Sony, Nintendo, Amazon Game Studios, Blizzard Entertainment and Warner Brothers.

The company will move into part of a 30,000-square-foot office complex at 2387 Clements Ferry Road in the city of Charleston. The space at the Berkeley County site previously was occupied by government contracting giant Booz Allen Hamilton, which partially reduced its footprint but remains onsite.

PTW chose the area as its next U.S. flagship location because of the growing technology sector, the company said in a statement. This year alone, six local tech firms raised a combined $100 million in capital to fund their growth and the local industry is expected to grow by more than 15 percent in the next four years, according to a report by the Charleston Digital Corridor.

“Charleston stood out as the ideal location — it’s a growing tech hub with the perfect blend of proximity and highly skilled talent,” said Sebastien Bisch, vice president of operations for the Americas at PTW.

The company's fifth U.S. studio will be led by Bernhard Rieder, who will report to Bisch and oversee day-to-day operations in the Lowcountry. The site also will serve as a hub to nurture local talent and provide game-development services to PTW’s clients.

The Clements Ferry building was considered a cutting-edge model of energy efficiency when it was developed in 2001 for a local software business. Booz Allen Hamilton took over the space in 2015 when it acquired the existing tenant. PTW will take over one wing.

Worldwide, the video game developer has 40 studios in 15 countries across North America, Europe, South America and Asia.

In August it acquired Ghostpunch Games, known for its contributions to some of the industry's biggest franchises, including Mortal Kombat, Fortnite, Silent Hill, Borderlands, and Civilization.

PTW expects to create hundreds of new jobs in the next few years in Charleston, adding to the already expected 15.7 percent growth expected for the region's information technology sector by 2028, according to a new study from the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce and the Charleston Regional Development Alliance.

The study anticipates the most in-demand IT jobs will be software developers, computer-user support specialists, systems analysts, computer and information systems managers and information security analysts.

In Nielsen Audio Market No. 78, Saga Communications vigorously competes against iHeartMedia and Cumulus Media as well as Lynn Martin’s privately owned radio stations for listeners. Among the more popular choices, in particular during morning drive, has been “Mix 95.9.”

Now, the company, staff and local listeners are pausing to remember the station’s wake-up anchor, who was found dead after a safety check by local law enforcement officials.

Mike Edwards was associated with WMXZ “Mix 95.9” in Charleston, S.C., for decades, and since 1999 has been paired alongside Tanya Brown and Brooke Ryan at the helm of Two Girls & A Guy. He was also the station’s Program Director.

Paul O’Malley, President of Saga’s Charleston Radio Group, shared, “Mike was an amazing person, beloved by his coworkers, listeners and our entire organization and will be truly missed by those fortunate to have crossed his path.”

A post by Brown and Ryan on Instagram offered details as to how they learned of Edwards’ passing. “This morning when we woke up and came to work, Mike was not present, which was very unlike him.” Worried, the co-hosts called to investigate and did not get a response. A decision to call 911 was then made. A wellness check was made; they subsequently received word that “Mike is no longer with us.”

The cause of death was not immediately known.

Brown and Ryan opted to share the news on Instagram out of respect for listeners and their love for Edwards, which was equaled by the co-hosts.

A best-of program is scheduled for Friday’s morning show featuring Edwards; Brown and Ryan are expected to return to Mix 95.9 on Monday morning.

Edwards began his radio career at age 14 at a community station in Pocahontas County, W. Va. He joined crosstown WSSX-FM in Charleston, S.C., as Program Director in 1994, joining WMXZ five years later. After stints in other markets, Edwards returned to Charleston in 2014, reuniting with Ryan and Brown on Mix 95.9.

— With reporting by Cameron Coats

More often than not, tipsters, readers, friends, and family of Eater have one question: Where should I eat right now? What are the new restaurants? What's everyone talking about? While the Eater 18 is a crucial resource covering old standbys and neighborhood essentials across the city, it is not a chronicle of the "it" places of the moment. Enter the Eater Heatmap, which will change continually to highlight the spots crowds are flocking to at the moment or generating a big buzz. Folks are asking, "Have you been yet?" Try one of these newbies today.

New to the list:

November 2024: Legami, Chef Loong Dim SumOctober 2024: Linnette’s September 2024: the Archer August 2024: the SelectJuly 2024: Marbled & Fin, MakanJune 2024: Downtown Co-OpMay 2024: Sissy Bar, CoterieApril 2024: Da Toscano Fugazzi, XO Brasserie March 2024: Bodega Mount PleasantFebruary 2024: Cleats, Lowland Dining Room, Palmira BarbecueJanuary 2024: the Harlow, Da Toscano Porchetta ShopDecember 2023: the Quinte, Lowland Tavern, Lost Isle, Costa, BearcatNovember 2023: King BBQOctober 2023: Honeysuckle Rose

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The team from downtown bar Dalila’s opened a fun new spot in Park Circle. Sissy Bar takes inspiration from Southern California, from mezcal drinks to breakfast burritos to a massive barbacoa taco platter. Bring friends to sample all the sharable plates.

Slow-cooked brisket and whole hog meet Puerto Rican flavors at Palmira Barbecue. Pitmaster Hector Garate has been popping up around the Lowcountry for several years, but now he has a permanent address in West Ashley.

The crew from hip breakfast spot Daps opened a sports bar with better food and drinks found at typical sports bars. Find pit beef sandwiches, Thai-flavored hot dogs, green hatch chili wings, and waffle fries.

Herman Ng grew up working in his family’s Chinese restaurant, and now he owns his own with the opening of XO Brasserie. The menu focuses on Cantonese and Sichuan cooking, including XO lobster, mapo tofu, and garlic pepper beef. Don’t miss the fun cocktails or the desserts.

The couple behind Wagener Terrace hangout Berkeley’s recently opened their second restaurant, the Archer. They want it to have the same neighborhood vibes but raise the stakes with a full bar and fine dining-level comfort plates. Chef Paul Farmer (formerly of Three Sirens), puts out plates like duck frites, baked oysters, beef stroganoff, chicken liver mousse, and chilled crab dip.

Legami is a new Italian restaurant boasting a chef brought in from Rome by a family with roots in Turin, Italy. Washington Street Hospitality, which controls three Pasta Beach restaurants in New England, thought the King Street building would be another location for Pasta Beach, but decided to switch it up once they got into the historic building. Chef Andrea Congiusta cooks modern Italian fare with some influences from France. “We took inspiration from the classic fine dining, but we also want to have something fun, something that looks very fancy, and something you can crave,” says Congiusta. Dishes include king crab tagliolini, beef Wellington, and veal Milanese.

Modern steakhouse Marbled & Fin is giving all the other steakhouses a run for their money. The expansive dining room fills nightly with well-heeled customers ready to see and be seen. On the menu, chef Eucepe “Cepe” Puntriano includes all the steakhouse classics plus an emphasis on seafood dishes for non-meat eaters. Look for seafood towers, wedge salads, wagyu beef, bone marrow with oysters, creamed spinach, and more.

D.C.-based Malaysian restaurant Makan now has a second location in the Lowcountry. Chef James Wozniuk wanted the South Carolina location to feature local seafood. The ikan asam pedas, a Malaysian hot and sour fish curry, is a must-try if you like spice. There’s also rendand daging (dry beef curry), curry mee (noodle soup with chicken sausage), and kerabu mangga (mango salad).

Charleston is going crazy for soup dumplings, and newcomer Chef Loong Dim Sum delivers. The restaurant offers four flavors (pork soup, chicken soup, pork tomato soup, and truffle pork soup). The rest of the menu is quite extensive as well, with selections ranging from Sichuan mala chicken, crab rangoon, dan dan noodles, mapo tofu, and more.

The team behind Italian favorite Le Farfalle has an enticing new cafe in Charleston. The focus of Da Toscano Porchetta Shop is the housemade focaccia and everything that can be sandwiched between the airy bread. Chef Michael Toscano serves a filling chorizo and egg sandwich in the morning and a sumptuous porchetta sandwich in the afternoon. There’s also choices like prime rib, roast chicken, marinated eggplant, and so much more.

Charming new hotel the Dunlin offers sweeping views of the Kiawah River, abundant hospitality, and coastal Southern fare in its signature restaurant, Linnette’s. Chef Michael DeCicco puts out dishes like a pressed and pickled watermelon salad, wood-fired oysters, cornmeal-crusted flounder, and a sorghum-benne lacquered steak with charred okra.

The team from downtown bar Dalila’s opened a fun new spot in Park Circle. Sissy Bar takes inspiration from Southern California, from mezcal drinks to breakfast burritos to a massive barbacoa taco platter. Bring friends to sample all the sharable plates.

Slow-cooked brisket and whole hog meet Puerto Rican flavors at Palmira Barbecue. Pitmaster Hector Garate has been popping up around the Lowcountry for several years, but now he has a permanent address in West Ashley.

The crew from hip breakfast spot Daps opened a sports bar with better food and drinks found at typical sports bars. Find pit beef sandwiches, Thai-flavored hot dogs, green hatch chili wings, and waffle fries.

Herman Ng grew up working in his family’s Chinese restaurant, and now he owns his own with the opening of XO Brasserie. The menu focuses on Cantonese and Sichuan cooking, including XO lobster, mapo tofu, and garlic pepper beef. Don’t miss the fun cocktails or the desserts.

The couple behind Wagener Terrace hangout Berkeley’s recently opened their second restaurant, the Archer. They want it to have the same neighborhood vibes but raise the stakes with a full bar and fine dining-level comfort plates. Chef Paul Farmer (formerly of Three Sirens), puts out plates like duck frites, baked oysters, beef stroganoff, chicken liver mousse, and chilled crab dip.

Legami is a new Italian restaurant boasting a chef brought in from Rome by a family with roots in Turin, Italy. Washington Street Hospitality, which controls three Pasta Beach restaurants in New England, thought the King Street building would be another location for Pasta Beach, but decided to switch it up once they got into the historic building. Chef Andrea Congiusta cooks modern Italian fare with some influences from France. “We took inspiration from the classic fine dining, but we also want to have something fun, something that looks very fancy, and something you can crave,” says Congiusta. Dishes include king crab tagliolini, beef Wellington, and veal Milanese.

Modern steakhouse Marbled & Fin is giving all the other steakhouses a run for their money. The expansive dining room fills nightly with well-heeled customers ready to see and be seen. On the menu, chef Eucepe “Cepe” Puntriano includes all the steakhouse classics plus an emphasis on seafood dishes for non-meat eaters. Look for seafood towers, wedge salads, wagyu beef, bone marrow with oysters, creamed spinach, and more.

D.C.-based Malaysian restaurant Makan now has a second location in the Lowcountry. Chef James Wozniuk wanted the South Carolina location to feature local seafood. The ikan asam pedas, a Malaysian hot and sour fish curry, is a must-try if you like spice. There’s also rendand daging (dry beef curry), curry mee (noodle soup with chicken sausage), and kerabu mangga (mango salad).

Charleston is going crazy for soup dumplings, and newcomer Chef Loong Dim Sum delivers. The restaurant offers four flavors (pork soup, chicken soup, pork tomato soup, and truffle pork soup). The rest of the menu is quite extensive as well, with selections ranging from Sichuan mala chicken, crab rangoon, dan dan noodles, mapo tofu, and more.

The team behind Italian favorite Le Farfalle has an enticing new cafe in Charleston. The focus of Da Toscano Porchetta Shop is the housemade focaccia and everything that can be sandwiched between the airy bread. Chef Michael Toscano serves a filling chorizo and egg sandwich in the morning and a sumptuous porchetta sandwich in the afternoon. There’s also choices like prime rib, roast chicken, marinated eggplant, and so much more.

Charming new hotel the Dunlin offers sweeping views of the Kiawah River, abundant hospitality, and coastal Southern fare in its signature restaurant, Linnette’s. Chef Michael DeCicco puts out dishes like a pressed and pickled watermelon salad, wood-fired oysters, cornmeal-crusted flounder, and a sorghum-benne lacquered steak with charred okra.