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Lethocerus americanus is a giant water bug in the family Belostomatidae, native to southern Canada and the United States. It typically has a length around 5–6 cm (2.0–2.4 in).

Illia Ovcharenko had already chosen the music he would perform for the 2022 Hilton Head International Piano Competition when his home country was invaded in February. By the time of the competition in mid-March, some of the works he selected were resonating on a deeper level.

Syncopation is a general term: there’s no limit to the number or variety of possible syncopated rhythms or syncopated patterns, and no limit to the ways they may be used.

Our next guest’s South Carolina business publications took home eight awards, including three first-place honors, in the most recent South Carolina Press Association’s 2021 News Contest. And you’ll probably recognize his voice because he is a regular guest of this show keeping us posted on business trends across our state. Mike Switzer interviews Andy Owens, managing editor of SCBizNews, the company that publishes the Columbia Regional Business Report, Charleston Regional Business Journal, GSA Business and SCBizNews magazine.

The Chinese mantis (Tenodera sinensis) is a species of mantis native to Asia and the nearby islands. In 1896 this species was accidentally introduced by a nurseryperson at Mt. Airy near Philadelphia, United States. Tenodera sinensis feeds primarily on other insects, though adult females sometimes catch small vertebrates.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. Sarah Tucker Price about lifestyle choices and habits to help reduce risk of cancer. Dr. Price is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and she leads the in-house primary care program for cancer patients at Hollings Cancer Center at MUSC.

Syncopation is a disturbance or interruption of the regular flow of rhythm. It’s the placement of rhythmic stresses or accents where they wouldn’t normally occur.

The word scherzo, which means “joke,” in Italian, had appeared in music as early as the 1600's, but it was Beethoven who gave the scherzo its modern character, and established a permanent place for it.

Beethoven replaced the minuet in his four-movement pieces with the scherzo. Scherzo means “joke,” in Italian, but in Beethoven’s scherzos you won’t usually find anything that qualifies as out-‘n-out funny.

Most investors know what diversification is: spreading your money around different asset classes, like stocks and bonds, to reduce risk. Our next guest says you should also consider diversifying your assets according to how they are taxed and that that tax mix could be the key to building and preserving your wealth going forward. Mike Switzer interviews Chris Cabri, a certified financial planner with Wells Fargo Advisors in Greenwood, SC.