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Sex Ed Is Already Sparse For NC Students — And COVID-19 Is Making It Worse

By www.wunc.org
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 16:14:23 +0000

Can you do condom demonstration over Zoom? What about teaching comprehensive sexual education? In the midst of a pandemic, the answer is unclear. On this segment of Embodied, host Anita Rao talks with Elizabeth Finley about gaps in sex ed brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.


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How The Stimulus Package Leaves Out U.S. Citizens With Undocumented Spouses

By www.wunc.org
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:38:48 +0000

Stimulus checks are rolling into bank accounts across the country, but many have experienced confusion about when, and if, their portion of the $2 trillion economic relief package is coming.


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Remembering Kenneth Edmonds, Publisher Of Durham’s Black Newspaper

By www.wunc.org
Published On :: Tue, 05 May 2020 15:48:08 +0000

The Carolina Times faces an uncertain future after its publisher Kenneth Edmonds died Saturday, May 2. His tenure at the historic black newspaper started when he was just 4 or 5 years old.


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Hail The Conquering, If Confined, Graduate

By www.wunc.org
Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 16:23:27 +0000

When this year’s seniors started their final year of high school, they could not have imagined that their spring would involve canceled proms, drive-thru cap and gown pickups and postponed graduation ceremonies.


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Murdered And Missing Indigenous Women: Advocates Say NC Law Enforcement Ignores The Problem

By www.wunc.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:00:12 +0000

Gov. Roy Cooper declared Tuesday, May 5 a “Day of Awareness for Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women.” The advocacy group Shatter the Silence reports that 31 native women have gone missing or been murdered in eastern North Carolina since 1998. The state tracked at least 90 cases of murdered or missing indigenous women in North Carolina since 1994. But advocates say the real numbers are likely much higher.


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Still No Hugs, But Other Restrictions Lifted In Stay-At-Home Order Amendments

By www.wunc.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 16:01:09 +0000

North Carolina transitions into the first phase of easing coronavirus restrictions today at 5 p.m. Gov. Roy Cooper and Dr. Mandy Cohen, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, announced the new guidelines on Tuesday: retail businesses are allowed to open at 50% capacity with cleaning and social distancing standards, while bars, salons, gyms and entertainment venues will remain closed. People can visit non-family members in small gatherings.


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AppleVis Unleashed February 2019: Thick as a Brick

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Wed, 27 Feb 2019 19:10:35 -0400

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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Get Organized with your Daily Chores Using the Microsoft To-Do for iOS

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Sun, 17 Mar 2019 22:37:22 -0300

In this podcast, Humberto Avila takes us through Microsoft To-Do, which is a simple and intelligent to-do list that makes it easy to plan your day. Whether it's for work, school or home, To-Do will help you increase your productivity and decrease your stress levels. It combines intelligent technology and beautiful design to empower you to create a simple daily workflow. Organize your day with To-Do's smart Suggestions and complete the most important tasks or chores you need to get done, every day. To-Do syncs between your phone and computer, so you can access your to-dos from school, the office, or the grocery store or even while you're traveling around the world.

‎Microsoft To-Do on the App Store:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/microsoft-to-do/id1212616790


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How to Find the Estimated Value of your Device with Apple GiveBack

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 00:08:52 -0300

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to find the estimated value of your device with Apple GiveBack.


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AppleVis Unleashed March 2019: The Dribble Effect

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Fri, 29 Mar 2019 23:08:47 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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How to Tell if Your iPhone is New, Refurbished or a Replacement

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 22:02:56 -0300

In this podcast, Thomas Domville shows us how to tell if your iPhone is new, refurbished or a replacement.


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AppleVis Unleashed April 2019: Oh My Glob

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:19:47 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed May 2019: Anyone Seen My AirPod?

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Thu, 30 May 2019 03:56:41 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed June 2019: Just Lost My Mind

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Sun, 30 Jun 2019 02:11:27 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed July 2019: The Smell of a Horse Barn

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 05:08:20 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed August 2019: iOS 13? Cluster Nuts

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Thu, 29 Aug 2019 04:26:27 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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How to Customize VoiceOver Haptic Feedback on iOS

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Tue, 17 Sep 2019 06:42:26 -0300

In this podcast, Thomas Domville discusses and explores how in iOS 13 users have the capability to customize the haptic feedback given when performing VoiceOver gestures.


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AppleVis Unleashed September 2019: The Swiss Cheese Brains and the Unlucky 13

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Fri, 27 Sep 2019 10:14:55 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed October 2019: Bring on the Grill Cheese Pro and the Apple Skin Tags

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 04:42:05 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed November 2019: Sorry, No TiVo Here

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Sat, 30 Nov 2019 07:30:11 -0400

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and guest co-host Serina Gilbert discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed December 2019: Where are my Flying Cars?

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Fri, 20 Dec 2019 22:28:19 -0400

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville and Mike Malarsie are joined by special guest Robin Christopherson to discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed January 2020: It's Midnight Greener

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 04:07:13 -0400

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

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AppleVis Unleashed February 2020: The Goongle

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 04:24:34 -0400

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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Get Wired In the News with NetNewsWire: RSS Reader for iOS

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Sat, 21 Mar 2020 15:25:34 -0300

Crank up a notch on your news reading and take control of what news sources that you want to satisfy your news craving.

In this podcast Thomas Domville gives us a walkthrough ‎of NetNewsWire: RSS Reader for iOS, a free and open source RSS reader. It’s fast, stable, and accessible. NetNewsWire shows you articles from your favorite blogs and news sites — and keeps track of what you’ve read.


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Type With Ease and Speed With the Tap Strap 2, a Single Handed All-in-One Wearable Keyboard, Mouse and Air Gesture Controller

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 22:08:04 -0300

In this podcast, The Evil Chocolate Cookie gives us a demonstration of the Tap Strap 2, a single handed all-in-one wearable keyboard, mouse & air gesture controller.

Tap is a wearable keyboard and mouse that enables you to type, mouse and control any Bluetooth enabled device, using any surface and in any position. Tap has accelerometers built into each finger ring, which register which fingers you are tapping and sending the associated letter, number, symbol, or macro to a paired Bluetooth device.

Tap is the only ergonomic solution that allows you to type in any position that is comfortable to your specific body without being bound to a desk. Tap’s design takes stress off your median nerve, allowing for hours of typing without strain. Tap also allows you to write without hunching forward, which causes posture problems as well as neck, shoulder and back pain.

Learning to Tap takes about 2 Hours – which is approximately 10 times faster than it takes to learn to QWERTY touch-typing. You learn to Tap using finger combinations, not key locations, making it usable in a variety of situations where you could not use a QWERTY. The fastest way to learn is by playing our free TapGenius Learning Game, which takes you through the Tap Alphabet using a series of fast, engaging challenges.


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How to Make Your Device Listen for “Hey Siri” When It's Laid Face Down or the Face Is Covered

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Sat, 28 Mar 2020 15:35:33 -0300

Would you like to have Siri respond to you when your device is covered or face down? Then you are in luck as Thomas Domville shows us how to make Hey Siri listen with the Facedown Detection or covered in iOS.


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AppleVis Unleashed March 2020: Coffee Anyone?

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 07:15:21 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, Thomas Domville, Randy Rusnak, and Mike Malarsie discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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AppleVis Unleashed April 2020: It's Dead Jim!

By www.applevis.com
Published On :: Wed, 29 Apr 2020 04:45:43 -0300

In this month's edition of AppleVis Unleashed, regular hosts Thomas Domville and Randy Rusnak are joined by Michael Hansen to discuss recent Apple news and other topics of interest. Topics featured in this podcast include:

You can contact the Unleashed Team with feedback or questions at unleashed@applevis.com


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Friday Feature - Tryon Little Theater Presents Steve Martin & Edie Brickell Musical BRIGHT STAR

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 14:25:27 +0000

Described as a funny story of love and redemption, BRIGHT STAR , the Steve Martin, yes that Steve Martin, and Edie Brickell musical is being presented by Tryon Little Theatre. The same musical that's been on Broadway and presented by theatre groups across the nation, now takes the stage in Western N.C. - near the actual location where the story is depicted. TLT lead actors in the show, Hannah Searcy (Alice) and Ryan Holub (Jimmy Rae) were interviewed. Aired originally on Feb. 28, 2020. Showtimes for BRIGHT STAR are as follows: Showtimes Thu Mar 5, 2020 | 7:30PM Fri Mar 6, 2020 | 7:30PM Sat Mar 7, 2020 | 2:30PM Sat Mar 7, 2020 | 7:30PM Sun Mar 8, 2020 | 3:00PM Posted by Host and Producer of The Friday Feature Interview of the Week- Paul Foster, WNCW Senior Producer, News Director, and Morning Edition Regional Host


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Friday Feature - N.C. Cooperative Extension Services Educate and Serve

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:30:40 +0000

From the North Carolina Extension Service, Rutherford County Chapter, Director Jeff Bradley and Horticulture Agent Hannah Bundy took part in the Friday Feature from March 13, 2020. For those unaware, this conversation enables listeners to find out what an extension service does on a weekly basis for agriculture to horticulture, etc. Hear about livestock workshops and future events as well. Posted by Host and Producer of The Friday Feature Interview of the Week- Paul Foster, WNCW Senior Producer, News Director, and Morning Edition Regional Host


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Friday Feature: Providing A Helping Hand; Needing A Helping Hand During COVID-19 Pandemic

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Wed, 08 Apr 2020 14:15:26 +0000

Guests of this Friday Feature Interview of the Week were Megan Robinson, Executive Director of the Western NC American Red Cross and United Way of Greenville County, SC Executive Director Megan Barp. Both agencies are important, year-round organizations, with staff/volunteers that want to offer support and services, especially during the coronavirus crisis. However, these groups could use additional volunteers and donors to achieve full capacity. This conversation first aired on April 3, 2020. Posted by Host and Producer of The Friday Feature- Paul Foster, WNCW Senior Producer, News Director, and Morning Edition Regional Host


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People's And United Banks Announce Merger

By www.wshu.org
Published On :: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 14:08:14 +0000

Two major Connecticut banks announced Tuesday they will merge in a $759 million deal.


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Stay At Home Order Rebranded "Stay Safe Ohio", Extended to May 29

By www.wcbe.org
Published On :: Fri, 01 May 2020 19:33:58 +0000

Ohio's "Stay at Home" order has been extended to May 29, and is being rebranded as "Stay Safe Ohio".


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Ohio Revises Priorities For Expanded COVID-19 Testing

By www.wcbe.org
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 23:17:49 +0000

Ohio is ramping up its ability to test for COVID-19, which means a big increase in testing by the end of May. Statehouse correspondent Andy Chow reports Gov. Mike DeWine is now announcing new protocols to follow since testing won't be as limited as it once was.


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Ohio BMV Ramping Up Online Portal To Schedule Appointments

By www.wcbe.org
Published On :: Mon, 04 May 2020 23:49:37 +0000

All but five of the state's Motor Vehicle Bureaus closed March 19 in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted says they could open later this month.


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Critics Say Reopening Plan Is Too Rushed

By www.wcbe.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 22:26:42 +0000

Non-essential businesses that were closed during the past month due to COVID-19 are now starting to reopen. But as Statehouse correspondent Jo Ingles reports, some worry that’s happening too quickly without proper safeguards.


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Book Review: 'The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped An Age'

By www.wshu.org
Published On :: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 12:57:10 +0000

Before there was the Algonquin Round Table in New York in the ‘20s, a lunch group of literary bon vivants whose often quotable put downs would become famous, there was – and STILL IS – The Club, a unique London tavern assembly of intellectuals, started in 1764, that included some of the most dazzling verbal sharpshooters of the day. Their extraordinary, wide-ranging conversations, passionate arguments and often hilarious provocations and rejoinders have now been captured by the award-winning cultural critic Leo Damrosch. Called “ The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped An Age , ” this fascinating history will likely prove one of the most engaging, enlightening and delicious books you’ll come across in a long time. Damrosch wears his scholarship with ease and grace, including references, as he genially corrects or adds ironic commentary to the private lives and public careers he celebrates. As the title has it, he follows the arcs of the humbly born Samuel Johnson and of


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Paul Ruskay's Ambient 'Lumote' Sound And Music Is Inspired By Nature Films

By www.wshu.org
Published On :: Fri, 27 Mar 2020 13:00:00 +0000

Lumote is a dreamy puzzle platforming game created by the tiny team of Luminawesome. Composer and sound designer Paul Ruskay describes it as "a science fair project" because they designed a completely new way of generating the graphics with a program that's normally used to place the music at the appropriate moment in a game. The art style is flowy, and as the little blobby Lumote moves through the world interacting with the various flowers and little "dumb-bats," or batteries, the whole environment feels like it's underwater. Paul used that as inspiration, as well as the way nature films are shot and edited to create his playful, ambient soundtrack. Paul says he was thrilled to have a chance to add music and sound design to the genre of puzzle platformers, including games he really admires, like Portal. He says working on this soundtrack felt like unexplored territory, as it did when he wrote the music for the iconic Homeworld series of games. Paul's soundtrack is available with the


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Oda Tilset Sees Computer-Generated Music As A Tool, Not A Threat

By www.wshu.org
Published On :: Wed, 15 Apr 2020 17:20:01 +0000

At this year's (now postponed) Game Developers Conference, composer and sound designer Oda Tilset planned to present a session about how incorporating music created by a computer's Artificial Intelligence can be a useful tool. Oda tells me that AI-generated music is really helpful to generate ideas that a composer might not have thought of. For musicians and composers who are just getting their feet wet with computer-generated music software, Oda reccommends Noknok Audio , which is very flexible and easy to use. One of the murkier aspects of using AI to create music is who owns the end product. Oda has studied numerous user agreements for sharing audio and music, including SoundCloud and there's no clear answer. She says the best part of using AI is that it's like having a collaborator without those painful discssions about whose ideas are better! Episode tracklist All tracks composed by Oda's computer AI, modified in her digital audio workstation. Thanks to Dick Roberts for production


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Winifred Phillips' Score Adds '60s Cool To 'Spyder'

By www.wshu.org
Published On :: Wed, 22 Apr 2020 13:00:00 +0000

The spy-thriller, Spyder , from studio Sumo Digital, is an homage to a classic genre that had its golden age in the 1960s. The Apple Arcade game features an adorable mechanical spider, Agent 8, created like one of James Bond's gadgets, that players control during missions that are increasingly dangerous. Composer Winifred Phillips created the perfect '60s and early '70s inspired soundtrack, featuring elements of jazz, orchestral, and even early synth rock sounds. She says doing the research by reviewing classic spy and adventure films and TV shows helped her keep the score pitch-perfect. Winifred says the first music she wrote for Spyder was the trailer soundtrack, which encapsulates lots of aspects of the game: suspense, heroics, and Agent 8's confident swagger. Winifred's insightful articles about writing game soundtracks appear regularly on Gamasutra, and her sessions at the annual Game Developers Conference are among the most well-attended. She was planning to present a session


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Revealing The History Of Who Funded The American Revolution

By www.wshu.org
Published On :: Thu, 23 Apr 2020 21:55:27 +0000

Yet another go at the Founding Fathers? Well, to judge from historian and documentary filmmaker Tom Shachtman’s new book, “The Founding Fortunes,” Yes and No. Subtitled “How the Wealthy Paid for and Profited from America’s Revolution,” Shachtman’s analysis of the years 1763-1813 merits a yes because he does revisit some of the big names and battles of the day. But the answer is also no because “The Founding Fortunes” is not just another look at Colonial and post-Colonial politics and economics. Shachtman has a timely and provocative take on who in America supported the War for Independence, and why. Relying on hundreds of historical documents and contemporary scholarship, Shachtman’s out to dispel what he calls “myths” about some of the movers and shakers of the day. And to suggest, by comparison, the less-than-generous or suspect ambitions of some of the wealthy today who would influence current events under the heading of patriotism. It’s a complicated and complex story Shachtman


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Live Friday, February 14th between 3 & 4pm: Jack Broadbent - Canceled

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:33:25 +0000

Hailed as “The new master of the slide guitar” by the Montreux Jazz Festival and “The real thang” by the legendary Bootsy Collins, Lincolnshire, England folk/blues musician Jack Broadbent has spent the the past few years wowing international audiences with his unique blend of virtuosic acoustic and slide guitar and songs. You've likely heard us play songs from his new album Moonshine Blue lately. He plays Isis in West Asheville Saturday night.


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Live Wednesday, February 19th between 1 & 2pm: Krista Shows

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Mon, 17 Feb 2020 12:45:56 +0000

Adopted from Texas and raised in Mississippi, Krista Shows was a kid who grew up singing in church. She spent time in Los Angeles, Hawaii, and Western North Carolina before returning to Mississippi in her early 20s. She's now back in Asheville, and has a sweet blend of folk, R&B, and country influences. She performs (with a full band!) at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall in Asheville on Saturday the 22nd.


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Live Wednesday, March 4th between 11am & Noon: Tom Rush

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Fri, 28 Feb 2020 00:19:23 +0000

Tom Rush helped shape the folk revival in the ’60s and the renaissance of the ’80s and ’90s, his music having left its stamp on generations of artists. James Taylor told Rolling Stone, “Tom was not only one of my early heroes, but also one of my main influences.” His voice and guitar skills remain as rich and vibrant as ever, and we are honored to host him for a live morning session before his concert at Isis Restaurant & Music Hall Wednesday evening.


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Live Wednesday, March 11th between 1 & 2pm: Elonzo Wesley

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 21:50:20 +0000

This Charlotte band started off as a solo project of singer/guitarist and SC native Jeremy Davis, but their sound has morphed to the great fiddle/mandolin/bass lineup they have today. And their indie-rock roots still show with a new cover of My Morning Jacket's "Golden". We welcome them back to Studio B in advance of their Friday the 13th show at Pisgah Brewing in Black Mountain.


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Live Tuesday, March 17th between 3 & 4pm: Amythyst Kiah - Canceled

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 21:24:57 +0000

Johnson City's own performs solo and with her own band, when not part of Our Native Daughters (for which she received particular acclaim for her song "Black Myself".) Following are words from Amythyst herself, in a Facebook post regarding the current COVID-19 pandemic: "...I love what I do and I am thinking of all of the beautiful, hardworking, full-time musicians I've met that this will affect. It's important now more than ever for us to talk to and support one another in the music industry - most of us musicians are not millionaires with Swiss bank accounts. I'm proud to see so many resourceful folks finding new ways to do things. We'll make it through this, but also remember it's okay to freak out if you need to, and then use that energy and anxiety to make it work. We'll see you all back out on the road soon enough."


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French Education Minister Says School Reopenings Will Be Done 'Very Progressively'

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 20:39:00 +0000

Primary schools in France are reopening next week. There will, of course, be social distancing measures in place. Class sizes will be limited to 15 and no games at recess. It's a gradual three-week process beginning with preschoolers. The government says the reopening is voluntary and students won't be forced to return. Still, many parents and administrators are against the plan. More than 300 mayors in the Paris region signed an open letter to President Macron, urging a delay in reopening and saying the timeline is " untenable and unrealistic ." They said schools needed more time to implement the required sanitary measures. Jean-Michel Blanquer, France's minister of education, talked with Mary Louise Kelly on All Things Considered about bringing students back to class for the first time since mid-March. Here are selected excerpts: Do you think they will come? Do you think you will have 15 students in classrooms come next week? Yes, because we are asking the parents during the last


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Attorneys: Watchdog Wants Coronavirus Scientist Reinstated Amid Probe

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:03:00 +0000

Attorneys for Rick Bright, the government scientist who said he had been reassigned and subsequently filed a whistleblower complaint , say a government watchdog agrees that he should be reinstated to his post. Bright was serving as director of the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority, which is working on a vaccine to combat the coronavirus. He said he was ousted from the position last month because he wanted to spend money on safe and vetted treatments for COVID-19 — not on ones without "scientific merit," such as hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug that President Trump and others had been touting. Trump on Wednesday called Bright "a disgruntled employee who's trying to help the Democrats win an election." Bright's attorneys say that the Office of Special Counsel, which hears whistleblower cases, determined there were "reasonable grounds" to believe that his removal was retaliatory and therefore prohibited. Bright's attorneys say OSC plans to contact the


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V-E Day: Europe Celebrates A Subdued 75th Anniversary During COVID-19 Pandemic

By www.wncw.org
Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 21:04:00 +0000

Updated at 5:02 p.m. ET It was supposed to be a day of parades, a vast party that would transcend borders and bring generations together, not unlike the spontaneous euphoria that swept through victorious European allies when Nazi Germany finally surrendered. But instead of a mega-event, leaders in London, Paris, Moscow and other capitals, observed the 75th anniversary of V-E Day at a diminished level Friday due to the COVID-19 pandemic. French President Emmanuel Macron led a small ceremony at the Arc de Triomphe, looking out over an empty Champs-Élysées. A 93-year-old veteran of World War II observes a moment of silence at the Cenotaph war memorial in London, where British residents — like much of Europe — marked a subdued 75th anniversary of V-E Day. Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP via Getty Images Because of health risks the disease poses to older people, many veterans of the war were forced to avoid travel and keep their distance at public gatherings. "The veterans are of course getting


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