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"...he imbued it with a wealth of free fantasy so limitless that it still astonishes us..."

Ravel borrowed dance rhythms from Spain, from Austria, and from America, by way of jazz.

A railroad worm is a larva, or larviform, female adult of a beetle of the genus Phrixothrix in the family Phengodidae, characterized by the possession of two different colors of bioluminescence. It has the appearance of a caterpillar. The eleven pairs of luminescent organs on their second thoracic segment through their ninth abdominal segment can glow yellowish-green, while the pair on their head can glow red;[1] this is due to different luciferases in their bodies, as the reaction substrate, called luciferin, is the same.

Most millipedes have very elongated cylindrical or flattened bodies with more than 20 segments. Although the name "millipede" derives from the Latin for "thousand feet", no known species has 1,000; the record of 750 legs belongs to Illacme plenipes.

Inflation is on the rise as are interest rates. And as the economy continues to rebound, the Federal Reserve doesn't seem to be too concerned...yet. What say our next guest?Mike Switzer interviews Joey Von Nessen, chief economist at the Darla Moore School of Business at USC in Columbia, SC.

One of the early challenges identified by the pandemic was the lack of broadband availability across the rural areas of our country and state. Our next guest has been busy working on that issue and says significant progress is being made to alleviate it.Mike Swutzer interviews Jim Stritzinger, broadband coordinator for South Carolina’s Office of Regulatory Staff in Columbia, SC.

This week Bobbi Conner talks with Dr. James Hill about detecting certain eye diseases, in the early stages, with a comprehensive eye exam. Dr. Hill is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology and Medical Director of Optical Services at MUSC.

What were once known as black ratsnakes are now called eastern ratsnakes. Yellow ratsnakes are a sub species.

It was Beethoven who liberated the timpani from the trumpets, expanding their role and the range of notes they played, and even writing solo passages for them.

An update of the news and issues that are trending right now across South Carolina's business community.Mike Switzer interviews Ross Norton, editor of GSA Business in Greenville, SC, part of the SCBizNews network.