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Today's guest (our final preelection guest) is David Wasserman, political analyst with the Cook Political Report, who also helps out with the NBC decision desk. There are dozens, maybe hundreds, of people whose job on election night is to help Americans understand when we can safely call specific districts and states for Congress, Senate, or the presidency. However, I truly don't think I know anybody whose calls I trust more than David's. And the even deeper compliment is that David is perhaps the most trusted election night consigliere among all the other people I trust. So, when I wanted to put together a show on how to watch election night like a pro, I'm grateful that the pro of pros said yes. With a week to go, this election has attracted several theories about which trends will determine the outcome. We've done shows on the rightward shift among men, especially young men; the politics of working class decline; the possibility that we'll see non-white voters move into the Trump column while college-educated white voters move into the Harris column. But these are all theories. It's going to take a while to know if they're actually true. When polls close at 7 p.m., you're going to see some people dive into exit polls and incomplete county-by-county returns, claiming that they can see trends and predict the outcome. But as Wasserman tells us, this is not wise. Exit polls aren't special. They're just another poll. And their non-specialness is important to note in an age when so many people are voting early and therefore aren't counted among surveys of election-day voters. Meanwhile, different states have different rules for when they can start counting early and mailed ballots. These rules dramatically and sometimes confusingly shift our understanding of election night. Pennsylvania cannot start counting mail-in or early votes until Election Day morning. This often leads to slower reporting of mail-in results, while Election Day votes are usually counted and reported first. Last election Republicans were more likely to vote on Election Day while Democrats were more likely to vote by mail. If the same thing happens in 2024, what we should expect to see is a red mirage followed by a blue wave—as right-leaning ballots are counted first and left-leaning ballots are counted second. This is not a conspiracy. It's just state law. In the state of Georgia, it's the opposite. Georgia and other Sunbelt states can begin processing and counting mail-in and early votes before Election Day, which means what you might see a blue mirage followed by a red wave. One conspiracy theory that's already starting to attract attention is that any state that looks like it's voting for Trump that sees a blue wave is a sign of voter fraud. But there's nothing fraudulent about the state laws that determine the orders in which votes are counted. For this reason, Wasserman says, it's tantalizing but misleading to draw strong conclusions about the election from incomplete county results. If you want to understand where the election is going, if you want to watch the returns, like a good faith pro, the better solution is to wait for full county results in key bellwether counties like Nash County, North Carolina. Understanding what those key, predictive, canary-in-a-coalmine counties are is the focus of this show. If you have questions, observations, or ideas for future episodes, email us at PlainEnglish@Spotify.com. Host: Derek Thompson Guest: David Wasserman Producer: Devon Baroldi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

North Carolina has more rural voters than any other 2024 presidential swing state. As early voting continues across the state, canvassing groups are working to turn out voters — including in Nash County, a purple county President Biden won in 2020 and former President Trump won in 2016, both by razor-thin margins.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org. Email us at considerthis@npr.org.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy

A tragic school shooting in Georgia this week killed four people, including two students and two teachers. It gets you thinking, how do schools in our area keep students safe? WRAL's Heidi Kirk provides perspective from Nash County, where the school board is renegotiating its agreement between local law enforcement and school resource officers.

 A long stretch of I-95 runs through our state as it takes travelers from Miami to Maine through a dozen states. Law enforcement say it's not just travelers using the route, it's also drug traffickers. WRAL Investigates' Chelsea Donovan rode along with a special team of officers on a 50 mile stretch through Nash County to see what they find in traffic stops every day.    

Rep. Allen Chesser was in the room on Tuesday afternoon when the news came down that casino legislation in the state budget was dead, including the one planned for his Nash County district.    The freshman Republican takes us behind the scenes of this epic political drama, his work over the last nine months to bring casinos to his district, and why he thinks the issue is far from dead.   Skye and Brian also talk about two election bills pending, the 'Reg-Reform' bill, U.S. Senator Lauch Faircloth dies, #TOTW, sticking it to lobbyists, and an awkward situation with Sen. Paul Lowe.   The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association, the NC Pork Council, and the NC Healthcare Association. 

Less than two months after a WRAL investigation into the death of a second child in the care of Nash County’s Department of Social Services, the state of North Carolina is taking over the agency’s troubled welfare section. This is a rare and drastic action for the state to get involved in the operation of a county DSS. In this episode, WRAL anchor and reporter Lena Tillett explains the latest developments in this tragic story.  

4000 people are dying in North Carolina every year as the result of drug overdoses. A whopping 77 percent of those deaths are related to the powerful drug fentanyl according to authorities. The scary thing is that even in the most minute dose—think something as small as a grain of salt or sand-this drug can kill you. WRAL reporter Chelsea Donovan spent several days with undercover agents and informants in Nash County watching how they are battling this war on deadly drugs. In this episode, she shares with us what she saw and experienced.  

Thomas McDowell is a 4th generation Community Pharmacist and owner of McDowell's Pharmacy in Scotland Neck, NC and Rocky Mount Medical Park Pharmacy in Rocky Mount, NC.  McDowell's Pharmacy has been owned and operated by the McDowell family for over 100 years. Thomas purchased Rocky Mount Medical Park Pharmacy in 2021 to bring his passion for empathetic patient care and personalized service to the Nash County area.   Over the years, Thomas has seen an increased need for in-home care, especially for his pharmacy patients, which is why he has branched into the home care service industry.  Their patients trust them for the highest level of customer care and Thomas will continue to provide this superior service in the home care setting. So many families today do not know where to turn when it comes to senior care.  There are many incredible facilities in the community but often the loved one desires to stay in their home.  Loved ones may need help with medication management, doctor's appointments,  taking care of their homes, or daily chores.  Thomas has seen this need and is committed to helping families and their loved ones maintain their independence for as long as possible.  Happier at Home – Eastern North Carolina will allow them to provide in-home care for seniors and the disabled, as well as comprehensive geriatric care management. Thomas currently volunteers with numerous groups including CPESN-NC, Area L AHEC, the UNC Eshelman School of Pharmacy Eastern Advisory Committee, and Scotland Neck Rising, a non-profit dedicated to economic revitalization and historic preservation.  He is happily married to his wife, Blaine, and has two beautiful children, Press and Mary Hayes. 

Two children involving separate cases in Nash County died after recommendations that they be removed from their homes following investigations of mistreatment were ignored. WRAL has learned that administrators with the Nash County Department of Social Services did not agree with the recommendations to remove the children and allowed them to stay. The WRAL Investigates team spoke with DSS workers who shared a harrowing behind the scenes look into these deaths which they believe could have been prevented.  

An EF-3 tornado, with winds at least 135 mph, caused damage across portions of Nash County, North Carolina Wednesday. Storm investigators from the National Weather Service office in Raleigh are on the ground in Nash and Edgecombe counties surveying the damage. A supercell tornado produced the tornado Wednesday. The National Weather Service is still working to confirm the distance the tornado was on the ground, but based on preliminary storm damage assessments, the tornado was on the ground for several miles. Officials are still working to determine the extent of storm damage, which in the immediate aftermath caused extensive damage to a Pfizer building and a still undetermined number of businesses and homes. Additional storms and severe weather are forecast in both North Carolina and South Carolina, with most of the Carolinas in a 2% chance of seeing a tornado, based on the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center Outlook. Join the Carolina Weather Group for live, breaking news details on the aftermath of this severe weather in the Carolinas. MERCH: https://www.youtube.com/@CarolinaWeatherGroup/store LEAVE A TIP: https://streamelements.com/carolinawxgroup/tip ️ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR PODCAST: https://anchor.fm/carolinaweather SUPPORT US ON PATREON: https://patreon.com/carolinaweathergroup VISIT OUR WEBSITE: https://carolinaweathergroup.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/carolinaweather/message

Mark Patton, MCEC Military Student Consultant, shares tips for paying for college, discusses pitfalls students need to be aware of ahead of the application process, and highlights resources to help navigate the world of financial aid for military families. This podcast is made possible by generous funding from the Eglin Spouses' Club.  https://www.eglinspousesclub.org/   Show Notes: MCEC's Understanding Financial Aid for Military Families webinar link: https://youtu.be/-IYmtTG1cC0   VA Education Benefits: https://www.va.gov/education/benefit-rates/ https://www.va.gov/resources/the-pact-act-and-your-va-benefits/ https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/post-9-11/yellow-ribbon-program/ TAPS Education Support: https://www.taps.org/edu   Related Articles: https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/financial-aid-basics/what-is-financial-aid/how-does-financial-aid-work https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/pay-for-college/financial-aid-awards/how-to-fill-financial-aid-gap https://www.fastweb.com/financial-aid/articles/the-15-financial-aid-questions-you-need-to-ask   SchoolQuest: https://schoolquest.militarychild.org/ SchoolQuestTM is a free, interactive tool that is designed to support highly mobile military-connected parents and students before, during, and after a transition to improve academic success and social well-being. SchoolQuest includes an Academic Tracker, Student Profile, Reminders and Notifications, Personalized Checklists, School Search Capabilities, and Interactive Resources.   Military Student Consultants: https://www.militarychild.org/MSC Military Student Consultants (MSCs) are highly specialized education professionals who provide personalized concierge support directly to students, parents, or professionals who serve military-connected (Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve, ROTC cadre, recruiter, and veteran) families, no matter where they are in the world. An MSC personally responds to every phone call or submission on our MCEC website at MilitaryChild.org/contact. Or reach out by email to MSC@MilitaryChild.org or Mark.Patton@MilitaryChild.org.   Guest Bio: Mark Patton Mark is a retired U.S Air Force officer, father of two, and a proud grandfather. He grew up as a military kid, living overseas in Germany and graduating high school in Fayetteville, N.C.​ Prior to his current role as an MCEC Military Student Consultant, Mark served as a high school counselor and as a Senior Aerospace Science Instructor for the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Corps (JROTC) program in Nash County and Cumberland County Schools. Retiring from teaching, Mark became a Military Student Transition Consultant for Cumberland County as part of a DODEA grant.​ He holds a Master of Education in Human Relations with a specialization in organizational behavior and counseling. As an officer, Mark was an Associate Professor in Behavioral Science Department at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA). He also served as the research coordinator for a joint Harvard/NASA/USAFA project on team formation. ​

From around campus, App State has recently hosted more than 80 Watauga County Schools' for the 8th annual High Country MathCounts Competition. According to the Watauga Democrat, the contest hosted students from 10 different schools from Watauga and Avery County schools. Math problems in the competition included algebra, geometry, number sense, probability and statistics. Several students succeeded in both team and individual competitions. From around North Carolina, a car was stolen from a Rocky Mount car dealership. According to CBS17, the theft happened early Friday morning at the Rocky Mount Chrysler Dodge Jeep Fiat dealer. When police arrived at the scene, they found that the building was broken into and 2 vehicles were stolen- a Jeep Trailhawk and a blue 2021 Dodge Charger wide-body Hellcat edition. A Nash County deputy spotted the vehicles near Interstate 95 and West Mount Drive. The deputy started chasing the stolen cars and they crashed. The suspect ran from the Jeep. Deputies and K-9 dogs were brought to the scene, but the suspect is still yet to be found.  In national news, a Colorado dentist is charged with murder in the ‘complex and calculated' poisoning death of his wife. According to NBC, James Toliver Craig, 45, a dentist in Aurora, was arrested Sunday, for the murder of his wife. He was arrested 4 days after he drove his wife to the hospital, because she was complaining about a severe headache and dizziness. While at the hospital, the wife's health was deteriorating fast. She was placed on a ventilator in the ICU and was declared “she was declared medically brain dead a short time later”. Authorities launched an investigation into her death and found she was poisoned, but are not sure what she was poisoned with.  A warrant for first-degree murder was obtained early Sunday, shortly after doctors made the decision to take the wife off life support. Homicide detectives worked hard to uncover the truth behind the case. In local App State sports news today both Baseball and Softball play today at 6pm here in Boone. The Baseball team will face the College of Charleston at Beaver Field. The Baseball team is trying to get momentum back on their side. After a 7 game winning streak the team now sits at 10-8 through a number of losses to Campbell, West Virginia, and Duke. The softball team heads into a game with North Carolina which was originally scheduled for a couple weeks ago but will now be played today at Lloyd Family Stadium in Boone. The Softball team sits 15-7 after a recent loss to Marshall 8-0. Finally on Thursday if the weather gets any better the women's and men's track and field team will begin their outdoor season in Raleigh, North Carolina. This start to the outdoor season will be the first track and field event for the mountaineers since the Sunbelt Indoor Championships on February 20 and 21. In national news today Georgetown University announced it would be hiring Providence coach Ed Cooley. Cooley in the past has turned Providence into a program that consistently performs in the regular season and a regular in the March Madness tournament. Georgetown while having a rich Basketball history and legendary rivalries with Syracuse has become a shell of its former self. They hope by hiring Cooley they will be able to reclaim some of that glory back. The end of the NHL regular season is also rapidly approaching as multiple questions remain unanswered. The Boston Bruins are currently looking at breaking the NHL wins in the regular season record. The record is currently held by the 1995-1996 Detroit Red Wings and 2018-2019 Lightning. In the Metropolitan division there is a tight race between the New Jersey Devils and Carolina Hurricanes for supremacy of that division. Their games today against the Rangers and the Wild are essential to making or breaking their grip on the division. From Booneweather.com, there will be a high of 54 and a low of 32 with lots of sun but increasing clouds throughout the day.

As a normal, happy 5 year old child, Siv Ashley grew up in Cambodia. She was seized by red soldiers with her family and sent to concentration camps. Facing starvation and beatings daily, imminent death was a continued possibility.  Siv's father instilled faith in his young family prior to their captivity.  Hear this miraculous faith story of survival because of the one word instilled in a child, "believe." Against all odds Siv now resides in America. **** Kimberly Hobbs   Welcome, everyone, to Empowering Lives with Purpose. And I'm your host, Kimberly Hobbs. I'm the founder of Women World Leaders. We are so happy that you have joined with us today. It's always a privilege to welcome our guests onto the program and we are welcoming Siv Ashley today she is from Hampton Ville, North Carolina. Welcome Siv. Siv Ashley   Oh, thank you so much having me today. And just, it's a, it's a precious to be on this with you all. Kimberly Hobbs   Well, you are precious. And we are grateful that you're here to share your story today. Ladies, this story is one of the most powerful stories I have heard, as she says originally from Cambodia, and she has one faith story to share with you all. And that's what we're going to talk about today is faith. Faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things unseen. And that's what Scripture says, God loves you. He loves each and every one of us, he never leaves us he never forsakes us. And it says so in His Word, and His Word is truth. And we can count on that. And today, our hope is that we can inspire and strengthen and help build your faith already you may be walking through something right now. That is a tremendously difficult and we want to say we, we love you, we're here for you. But most of all, God loves you. He will never leave you. And through sieve sharing her story today we believe that you're going to feel that emotion, compassion, but yet think about your own life through listening to this powerful, powerful story. So as we go back and her life a little bit she's gonna share her story but I want to first share a little bit about Civ. Ashley Civ began her life as a normal child and an average happy family in Cambodia. She was surrounded by loving family members, and on April 6 16th 1975, everything changed for her red soldiers evacuated her family with 1000s of Cambodians and marched them to camps to work in the government rice fields. Children worked over 12 hours a day. They were fed only rice and water and were nearly starved to death. Sieve witnessed red soldiers killed countless children and adults. And for four years sieve faced the possibility of imminent death. Daily. sieves father clung to faith no matter what happened, and reminded sieve that God is always with you sieve if you believe it with all your heart, sieves and during fate, faith and prayers helped her to survive against all odds. And today, as I said civis going to share her story of faith and survival. So save let's just start right now where you just share your story with us. Siv Ashley   All right, um, I grew up in a beautiful family and in the countryside. So Cambodia, Phnom Beng new Phnom Penh in Gabon Jam, which is our How to brother and two sisters and aunts and her baby. And my grandmother, my father and my mother. And we live you know, just like a normal family was a very very happy and one day my dad was he was just wanting more out of life and we didn't have much but he wanted more for his children to educate and all that so he went to town he told my mom and dad told my mom and my grandmother that we are we going to town which when I say town is about 800 miles from where we live wow yeah is is the capital of Cambodia would Phnom bang so as he was traveling to Cambodia tribal dudes penumpang he he got to a place where I lose store and then they got to bag rice and he was just going to exchange some good and clothing and things like that. so that my mom can make clothes for us and food and stuff like that. And, but during this time he passed through a store, and he heard these people speaking. And they did not look like him. They didn't sound like him. And he would just amaze about the beautiful, beautiful name. They call him do Su, mean Jesus, but he didn't know it. And he put down his rise. And then he went on into that store. And he will just like, wow, our amazing this is, so he stayed there all day long. And on that day, and that week, he accept Jesus Christ as Savior, Hey, man, one time, and he was so happy, he was totally different person. He forgot about exchanging rice and exchanging anything, he was so happy. And he came back to the village without nothing for God about everything. So he came, and then he was beginning to tell us, my grandmother thought he was crazy. You know, like, passing you do all this thing, and you didn't bring anything? And so, um, he said, No, no, I just heard the wonderful news. And let me tell you about it tonight. And so we sit in that campfire that night, and my dad begins to tell the story. And also he was beginning to tell the story that the people was telling him about that if you just believe in the Lord Jesus Christ, which they call him dusu, and that you will have eternal life. We pray that night with my dad. And we all accepted Christ that night. And we didn't know what to do. Because you know, what my dad learned about it, is that's all we got. And he always always looking at me and say, Now, Sir, one day you are going to a place called America. And he don't know where America is. He just thought of these people that was telling him how beautiful America is and how these places. And so my dad wanted to meet them again, these people that he had met at the store that are hoping that he can get the book. He didn't know what the book means, which is referred to the Bible. He didn't know what it was. He said one day, so if you're able to read that book, so he decided to move his family a little closer to Phnom Penh, which is the capital of Cambodia. As we move there, our house was different than from a straw house to a break house, which they had to look for a job. So during this time, in 1974, sitting around 7475, Vietnam war was ended. And boy, pot was the leader of Cambodia. And they came in and they decided to capture young children. Adult smart kids, smart adult, and my dad didn't realize what was going on as he was looking for job and looking for the people that he was met at one time that shared a gospel. But as it's like a parade, and they come in and they they have their gun down their grenade in the back. And suddenly my my whole entire world turn. My brother and I Mang was playing and they they just begin to separate children taking children and my dad was able to reach me at that point, and cut all my hair off, making sure that I was in look like a little girl. My brother and I was the same pack together so we look so much alike. He said no matter what said no matter what I believe in the Lord Jesus Christ when suddenly they take us they took me my brother to a work camp... and we will sep, sep, sep separated from our family. And now I can understand what's going on. I was nine years old, didn't understand what what causes what, what just happened. it and all the adult was get put in the cam. Um, we, I have they put me in the children can, which is the boys can just because I look like a little boy because my dad cut my hair. My brother and I was together at this point, we was in this camp where they teach us not to say a thing, only go by their rules. And if you were good, there was April led you to see your family. So during this time, everybody was starving, we have to work in the rice field from morning, early morning till night. And if you don't, they will beat you to death. Or they sometimes they will try to cut you until you bleed to death. There's so many things going on and I didn't understand it. And my dad, what when we get a chance to go see my dad, the adult camp. My mother, mom, grandmother, Dad, I don't know if she's been beaten, or, or been tortured to death. My dad said she passed away. And so I would ask my dad, I was like, why this is happening? That? Why does this happen? He said, This is just maiming man and doing all this stuff. But don't worry. Believe, to one day you're gonna get out of this place. And you'll go to a place called America. And I will be laughing at him is like, you know how we're I go to a place I don't even know how to read. I don't know where I'm at. I mean, this camp. So we was out able to go back. And we've been tortured again. And we've been at nighttime, they will teach us bad thing, how to use a gun, and how to play the Russian roulette. And just going on every day, every night and I and and each time when I was able to come back to visit my dad to the adult camp. Like oh, my entire family was killed. My little brother and little sister was put in this little big hole. I don't know how they died because my dad never did describe it to me. And all I see is a lot of bodies just in this hole. And the last person was my mom. It was in his arm and I said, you know, please let my mom rest. She's dad, my dad let her go. And he loves her so much. He loves her so much. And he finally finally let her go. You can see the boosts in her body. I don't know she's been right. What she's been she he didn't tell me. But he can see the evidence in her body. And I would ask him is like father, the God that you believe here are you see? And he will put on this big smile, he said is right here in your heart. You believe so and one day you will go to a place called America. So they ... they put me back and they got me to the back to the work camp. My brother was being beat because he couldn't work on his camp too long. And so he had been beaten up taking to the to a sick camp, they call it a fly was eaten him up and all that stuff. And I just didn't want to live anymore. I didn't I didn't know what to do. I was just like, Okay, what is next? What I'm gonna do. Laura, please help me. I play our play every night. And so, the last time I got to go to see my dad was he died in prison. And he was been beaten up. You can tell that he's been shot at one of his legs. The flower was eaten up and the lies were from him was watch him. And the last word from him is that with that big smile in prison and said beliefs Say, in one day you go into a place called America. And Jesus is in your heart. You die in prison. And at that moment I didn't want to live at all was Wildwood I'm the only one. I'm the only one my brother is sick. So what do I do? What do I do? I just remember my dad said to believe a new will go to a place car America. That is what I hang on to. Kimberly Hobbs   Amen. Amen. It's almost that there's no words, you know, to go back and feel the pain that you must have felt. You know, in America here, we can hardly comprehend what you're sharing in what you endured. Let your dad continue to tell you have faith. Have faith believe Civ believe in those words that he impressed on your heart over and over and over and the fact that you all accepted Jesus as your Savior. He was there with you. He was there with you. And as you went back, and you told me you, you pretended to be a boy in the camp just to just to stay alive. And your brother, you know, was is was so badly beaten and broken. And in that hospital, and you were you just didn't want to live yourself anymore. So here you are at this turning point. And the scripture says, The Lord hears the cries of the needy, he does not despise his imprisoned people. Psalm 6933. He never returned from you said he never did. He was there. So can you share right now how, how you began the road with God to America. What, what happened next?  Siv Ashley   Well, a group of people in that camp in that in that concentration camp. And they said, you know, you need to escape this camp in the ABR in a loved one and you go get your loved one. And as I was going to see if my brother's still in that sick camp, still, you're able to move with me this is at midnight. And so I went over there quietly and trying to find my brother, but I couldn't. I couldn't find that the body and the lady came up to me that was in that morning that he she had been going around to all these bodies and make sure they that they are either pass away or what? And so she said that you were to leave, leave right now the soldiers come in, you need to go with the screen, how alive to yourself. And again, I broke down I didn't want to leave my brother. Well, I did not see the body. And God just after my poor as it got, please give me a sign what to do. And the sign is that you know the soldier was coming and I can hear in the background they will talk and coming toward this camp. And so I run with a group of people and we got to a place car. See I'm near is is is a border between is a mountain with a border between Thailand border and we sit on top of that mountain for a while and and I would just didn't want to do any anything anymore. I just feel really, really separated from everything and I didn't want to live with the assay up there watching children. Lou young baby smugger by their mother so that no one can hear them starvation and we could we couldn't find any food or anything. And I would just just very depressed and very worn it's just I even tried to find a raw and want to kill myself. And as I realize I pray again on that mountain. And when I pray and when I finished my prayer that it hurts like a samurai sword or how little cartoon or something. And this, this thing was dropping in. And out in the middle of nowhere, the soldier found out that we was escaping the camp. And so they was coming at to us. And so the gunfire was going back and forth and just is just so loud that the lay was blowing up and everything else out in the middle of nowhere. This means scoop me up. And he was shooting at the enemy. And I was scared. He was scared. And I didn't understand what was just going on. And I love as He was holding me and shooting at the enemy at the same time. And I saw the most beautiful thing that it was, say, in his shoulder. It was the red. What in blue? What stars all around it. And I didn't know what it means. Because I didn't know what the red white and blue with the star means. Oh, I know. He was a good man. He was sweet. And i It's me and him just run and we just run toward the safety. Kimberly Hobbs   Amen, amen. That's God. God showed up. In the form of that man that scooped you up. He chose you. Sieve he scooped you up. God says in His word, the Lord your God fights for you. Everybody listened to this Scripture. The Lord your God fights for you, Joshua 2310. Even when you don't see it, God is fighting for you. Save this is just an incredible story of faith story that you never gave up. You look to God constantly. How did you get from Thailand Civ to America? What happened next? Siv Ashley   What God all thing is possible in it? Yeah. Hey, work in mysterious way. The man bought me to the web a G camp in Thailand. And in Thailand, he would just, he would he know that I couldn't speak his language. And, you know, and he sat me down and he patted my head. And he's like, everything's gonna be okay. As he offered me a little package of food. And I took it from him. And as I looked up, he was gone. He was gone. And at this time, I was 14 years old. Don't know anything, don't know how to read, write, didn't know where I'm going or anything. And in doing this camp, I was I was I was able to united with one of my aunt that survived the camp. And she was in the same camp. And she came over and she she said, you know, can you tell me a little bit about yourself? Because I heard this lady say that you are my or related to me, and your whole entire family died. And so I told her and I said, and she said, You are Ma, you there was a word she used? She said, can you tell me a little bit about your name, what it means. And I told her is where a flower is a flower that you cannot find. That's what my grandmother naming. And so she said, You are my knees. And I have two young daughter and my husband and I was able to escape the camp. I'm going to take you ens my daughter, and we're going to have our whole entire family. You know, your ongoing and your cousin, which is my sister now. And then the five of us, we're gonna go to a place called America. Wow. And I thought that's what my dad said. Wow. And in 1979 That's one church in Ashe County in Jefferson United Methodist Church in Nash County, in North Carolina, adopted our fam. And it is just amazing how God just allowed them just adopt a family from Cambodia and bought them to jails in North Carolina. And at this point you know, I was about I'm 40 You're 40 years old, be 15 My birthday on September. So we came in July in Jefferson United Methodist Church, and I couldn't, I couldn't do anything I couldn't speak or anything so they got me there started a wonderful home. Kimberly Hobbs   Praise God, praise God. I mean, how do you not hold back the tears of joy and praise to our father? A life he brought by faith to fulfill your dad's words to you don't stop believing safe, don't give up faith. And he believed with all his heart, for you, honey he did. And again, that scripture Hebrews 11 one faith is the substance of things hoped for the evidence of things unseen. You never, you never knew what was ahead, but God knew because he had a calling on your life sieve. And ladies, we we are going to do this in two parts. Because this is just the beginning of Civ and what God is doing in her life. Now that she's arrived to America, so please tune in next next podcast. But there's one thing that sieve wants to share with you something about faith. For you, the listener she wants to share from her heart. So sieve, go ahead and share with the listener about your words of encouragement. Siv Ashley   Well, my encouragement is what my dad been encouraging me all ever said, he's a believer. And the verse that that he had always shared with me was John 316. And he didn't know what is the Scripture is all you know is not know how to say it. He always said, For God so loved the world, that who shall ever believing in Him shall not perish but how everlasting life that whosoever believes in Him will have an everlasting life. And it you know, it just a fate that he has so strong and he said, anytime when you are down when you when you are or upset, or when somebody hurts you what he said you think about what Jesus go through the give your life to give his life to you the beating that he going through the Spirit not that he going through to have you have eternal life, the man and I just think about what my dad said and the picture of what Jesus had gone through for me I must say I mean perfect so I know I get so emotion when I talk about if you're out there right now our have enough heart rates and anything that goes through you right now. Believe me the Lord Jesus go through a lot more just for us. He gave His life and that was the scriptures that for me and so can I play for the listeners? Kimberly Hobbs   Yes please, Siv, pray for our listeners. Siv Ashley   Um, let me pray for you. Gracious Father. Please help us to cherish you when we are hard press. And Father God, help the one that are suffering right now. Lord, help us by healing but the healing of your love. In Psalm 118 See, sixth The Lord is with me. I will not be afraid. Thank you, Lord. For your precious name. Thank you for loving us. In Jesus name, I pray. Amen Kimberly Hobbs   Amen Amen Civ. Thank you from our hearts, the listeners, myself. The ministry thanks you for sharing. It wasn't easy to talk and relive some of those memories. But you believed to come on here that God called you to share this story with the listeners around the world. And we are grateful so I thank you From my heart, but as, as I shared earlier, this is not all. This is not all, there's part two, next week and we pray that you'll join us, we pray that you will share this with others to hear the story. Sometimes we take our life for granted. And we think we've got it bad here in America, or maybe where you live in other countries, we think, how am I going to get through this, this is bad. But then God gives us a story like this to listen to a faith story that she never gave up. And she kept trusting and believing that those words, and that Jesus that her dad introduced her to, would help her and get her through this. And so wait until you hear next week what God is doing with this amazing woman's life. And we are so grateful to call her sister to call her friend, sieve we look forward at women were leaders to what God is going to do with you through this incredible ministry and a ability to share your story not only here on the podcast, but lady she's going to most probably share in voice of truth magazine with her story. And that is our publication that comes out. And every edition can be viewed on our website for free around the world digitally. And it's you can read it just like it was in your lap. And ladies, we also have it available to be sent to you by mail if you become a monthly donor of any amount to the ministry, and we will graciously send you every copy of voice of truth that comes out. It's amazing. It's beautiful. It's full color. It's copy coffee table quality. Ladies sieve also has a book out. And her book is a teenager's survival. Let me tell you, she can go into more detail in this book. So if you would like to receive this book safe, can you tell them how they can receive the book? Yes, Siv Ashley   They can order it and Amazon is a teenager survival by Siv Ashley, in Barnes and Noble and it might take a little while but it'll get there. to it, yeah. Kimberly Hobbs   Wonderful. Ladies, if you want to reach out to Siv further, or connect with her, you can connect with us at Women World Leaders to reach out to her or serve if you do you want to share a way they can reach out to you personally? Siv Ashley   Oh, yeah, they can go into the website or either, you know, wo dot sivashley.com and it will give you a list I have you can reach out to me and or you know, send shoot me an email. I'll get to you as soon as I can. You know, it's Siv s o n k@gmail.com. So that my email so Kimberly Hobbs   s i v s o n k.com Siv Ashley   lot? Yeah. Kimberly Hobbs   Yeah. All right. At gmail.o@gmail.com I'm sorry. gmail.com. Yeah. All right. So we close out today and I thank you again, listeners for joining us today. We love you and from his heart to yours. We are women, world leaders. All content is copyrighted by women world leaders and cannot be used without expressed written consent. God bless you all have a beautiful day and look for us next week with part two of SIV Ashley's interview. God bless you.

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Good afternoon, I'm Devin Stewart and this is your Friday afternoon news break for 90.5 WASU. Locally, are you looking for plans this evening? The Watauga Democrat reports the second annual Buskers Fest takes place in Downtown Boone from five to eight p.m. Watauga Arts Council started Buskers Fest last year to offer a COVID-safe way to showcase the creative community. Join W-A-C this evening to enjoy bluegrass music, dancing, pottery and much more. Attendees are encouraged to download Venmo or bring cash to the event to tip artists and performers. For more information on the event, you can email events at watauga dash arts dot org. Around the state, FOX 8 WGHP reports a state trooper was involved in a crash following a multiple county chase. The chase started in Nash County when a deputy attempted to conduct a traffic stop. Deputies said the driver took off and led law enforcement on a chase that lasted nearly 20 minutes. The driver crashed near the outskirts of downtown Raleigh. The driver was taken to the hospital before being taken into custody. The trooper was not injured in the crash. Nationally, NPRreports the Justice Department has recently launched a new initiative aimed at combating unlawful acts of hate across Buffalo. This comes five months after a deadly mass shooting at a Buffalo Supermarket that killed ten black people and injured three others. The new initiative will connect all levels of law enforcement with marginalized communities. The goal is to “build trust” and encourage people to report hate crimes. This new initiative is part of a broader effort by the Justice Department that it plans to launch across all 94 United States attorneys' offices over the next year. This afternoon's weather report is brought to you by booneweather.com. Expect mainly sunny skies with a few afternoon clouds. High temperatures will top out around 69 degrees, before cooling down to 42 degrees overnight.

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If you eat sweet potatoes, there's a good chance that the delicious bounty came from the Nash County farm of Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes and her husband Johnny.   The two-term legislator (one term in both the House and Senate) sat down with Skye and Brian to talk about her love of agriculture, her extensive family, politics, and her work in her community inspired by her Christian faith.   Plus, we are inside a month before the primary election and the opening day of the short session.  Skye and Brian update listeners on the latest from the US Senate race, the race to replace Congressman David Price gets ugly, another presidential-run mention for Governor Cooper, and more.   The Do Politics Better podcast is sponsored by New Frame, the NC Travel Industry Association, and the NC Beer & Wine Wholesalers Association.     

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Last fall, Trey Braswell was named a trailblazer by one of North Carolina’s leading business publications. The 35-year-old is forging new paths for Braswell Family Farms and making his mark as president of the North Carolina Egg Association. Braswell discusses how he’s building on long-held family values to lead the fourth-generation agribusiness into the future.About Our GuestTrey Braswell is a native of Nash County, North Carolina, where he lives with his wife and three children and serves as president of Braswell Family Farms. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business from NC State University and an executive Master of Business Administration from the College of William & Mary. He serves as president of the North Carolina Egg Association and a member of the national United Egg Producers’ board of directors.ResourcesVisit Braswell Family Farms’ website to learn more about 78-year history and its present operations.Read more about Trey Braswell in Business North Carolina’s article “2020 Trailblazers in North Carolina.”For more information about North Carolina eggs, check out the N.C. Egg Association‘s web site.

This week, your hosts Steve Lowry and Yvonne Godfrey interview Kent Emison of Langdon & Emison (https://www.langdonemison.com/) and Hoyt Tessener of James Scott Farrin (https://www.farrin.com/).   Remember to rate and review GTP in iTunes: Click Here To Rate and Review   Episode Details: Missouri personal injury lawyer Kent Emison of Langdon & Emison and North Carolina trial lawyer Hoyt Tessener of James Scott Farrin share how they secured justice for an 11-year-old boy who was paralyzed in a car crash due to an inadequate seat belt design. Positioned in the rear center seat of his father's 1999 Ford Escort, Che-Val Batts' two-point lap belt jackknifed him when another car suddenly pulled out in front of the Escort, leaving Che-Val with damage to his internal organs and spinal cord, rendering him a paraplegic. The other passengers, who were restrained by three-point seat belts, sustained significantly less severe injuries. Despite knowing the higher safety rating of three-point seatbelts and including these more effective restraints in other models, Ford continued to manufacture Escorts with a rear center seat two-point seat belt, violating the company's own safety policies. The defense's attempts to blame Che-Val's injuries on his own misplacement of the lap belt swayed some Nash County, North Carolina jurors and resulted in a hung jury. The case was ultimately settled for $31 million, with details of the settlement remaining confidential.     Click Here to Read/Download the Complete Trial Documents   Guest Bio: Kent Emison A Fellow in the International Academy of Trial Lawyers and a frequent lecturer to bar associations and trial lawyer groups nationwide, Kent devotes 100 percent of his practice to litigation in product liability, motor vehicle accidents, and other cases involving personal injury and wrongful death. In that role he has served as lead trial counsel in numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements and has handled cases all across the United States, from Florida to Hawaii. Best Lawyers in America named Kent "Lawyer of the Year" for 2018 for personal injury plaintiffs' litigation for the Kansas City metro area.  In 2017 he received the Thomas G. Strong Trial Attorney Award from the Missouri Association of Trial Attorneys for his leadership in the profession.  Kent's reputation in the field is due to his track record of obtaining the maximum compensation for injured individuals and for families who have lost loved ones. Throughout his career he has been an advocate of trial by jury and is seen as a leader in the profession. For the past three consecutive years Kent has been selected as one of the top 100 lawyers in Missouri and Kansas by the peer review process Super Lawyers. American Lawyer magazine and Martindale-Hubbell named him a “Top rated personal injury lawyer” for 2013, and in 2012 he was honored by Missouri Lawyers Weekly as part of its “Lawyer of the Year” program. This award was for his leadership of Langdon & Emison and his service to the profession and the community.  Best Lawyers in America named Kent the “Lawyer of the Year” for plaintiff's personal injury litigation, Kansas City region, for both 2011 and 2014. Read Full Bio   Hoyt Tessener Litigation attorney Hoyt Tessener tries the really tough cases – and he has for more than 30 years. Tough strategically. Tough emotionally. The trucking accidents whose evidence gives you chills. The personal injury cases that can bring an otherwise “impartial” jury to tears. Cases that few have the stomach to try. Confidently. Thoroughly. Compassionately. Hoyt joined the Law Offices of James Scott Farrin in 2017 so he could try these tough cases with the resources and technology behind him to take his legendary litigation efforts to the next level. He is a shareholder of the firm. Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court and having tried over 100 cases in state and federal courts throughout North Carolina with multiple verdict awards of $1,000,000 or more, lawyers and judges and others know Hoyt for his confidence, tenacity, and meticulous preparation. His clients know him as their champion. The one who will fight tooth and nail for them. Honest. Humble. Relatable.   Read Full Bio Show Sponsors: Legal Technology Services - LTSatlanta.com Digital Law Marketing - DigitalLawMarketing.com Harris, Lowry, and Manton - hlmlawfirm.com   Free Resources: Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 1  Stages Of A Jury Trial - Part 2

Welcome! Craig discusses Tesla's autopilot feature and some of its "logic assumptions" that could land you in the hospital or under arrest. For more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Read More: Musk says that Neuralink implants are close to ready for human testing Is China the World’s Greatest Cyber Power? Russian tourist offered employees $1 million to cripple Tesla with malware Ransomware Red Flags: 7 Signs You’re About to Get Hit IT blunder permanently erases 145,000 users' personal chats in KPMG's Microsoft Teams deployment – memo Apple won’t let Facebook tell users about 30% Apple tax on events Tesla with Autopilot hits cop car - driver admits he was watching a movie iOS 14 Privacy settings will tank ad targeting business, Facebook warns --- Automated Machine-Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: [00:00:00] Hey, do you have an autopilot on your car? we just got confirmation of another crash with these autopilots, almost deadly. It's amazing. What's happening. So we're going to get into that turns out that study I quoted last week was true. Hey everybody, Craig Peterson here, and yes, you heard it first on WGAN in the course affiliated stations I talked with Matt a little bit about this week as well. This is a very big deal because what we are looking at in the future are these autonomous cars that can literally drive themselves. It can take over from the driver and just cruise around. I still remember the first time I saw, Arnold Schwarzenegger in the front of that pickup truck and it just took over and started driving for him. It was just so totally cool in that remake. Anyways. yeah, I didn't like that remake as much anyways, back to it. These cars are the future. There is absolutely no doubt about that. We can't argue, they, these cars that are going to drive us around are the future. Really? I think the only question about it, I'm not even sure. Did there's much of a question left about this? The only real question seems to be, are we going to own that car or is the car going to own us right now? Or is it just gonna be like a taxi service where you say, okay, I need to go into the office on Tuesdays? Yeah. 1:00 PM and then come home at 6:00 PM because we're not going to the office every day anymore. Are we? And then a car or just shows up just in time for you. Based on the traffic and the weather and everything else that's going on. It's going to be a brave new world to quote someone and everything about it is going to change. Even though the vehicles are going to be going probably the speed limit. I think we'll all end up getting there faster and more safely, but that is at some point in the future, that is not. Now right now, the problem we have is that we are not paying attention to the cars. we came up with this whole thing, this law, our hands-free on the telephone you remember me saying if you've been listening long enough, That, I thought it would actually end up killing more people to say everything has to be hands-free than the opposite because people are going to be hiding their phones. And what happened? I was right again. Now you heard it here first was some years ago. So actually I wasn't on this station back then, but. It is very true. People are going to do things they shouldn't be doing. Even just yesterday. I saw a guy driving an Amazon truck with his cell phone, up to his ear, talking on it as he was driving, using his left hand on the steering wheel of the truck. He was driving. So it's going to continue to happen. Ultimately, what we want is like what Arnold Schwarzenegger had in the movie where the, yeah, there is no problem here. It's just all automatic and you might have to drive what's called the last mile or maybe in the parking lot because it's so far has been one of the hardest things for these autonomous vehicles to really deal with it because there are so many visual clues when you're driving in a parking lot. There are pedestrians. Okay. The car can see the pedestrians probably better than you can see the pedestrians, but you can see that pedestrian, and that pedestrian gives you some ice signals, maybe a little hand signal, a little thinks or just, go ahead. I'll just go behind you here. Cars can't pick up on any of that stuff. So these initial autonomous vehicles are likely to be long haul trucks that's where we're going to start seeing some job losses right away because they're already out there. It's been a couple of years since, one of these autonomous trucks. I think it was a Volvo drive across this very narrow, winding bridge all by itself. It was just absolutely amazing to see they've done that again and again. So we're now. Looking at this today as very practical. What would happen is that a driver would get drive the truck back it up to the loading dock. People would load it up or maybe computers would load it up then the driver drives through the parking lot and drives outright to the highway. And maybe they've got a special little lot there by the highway and the driver gets out the truck takes off and it does the long haul along with the IAD or wherever it's going up, the 95, you name it and it gets to the other end. It gets itself safely off the highway and there is a driver waiting there, or driver comes, picks it up, and drives it the last mile as it were. That's a model, actually, that things were developed here originally with the railways where the railways did the long haul, much more efficient, far fewer emissions then the trucks did the last mile nowadays that its trucks doing it coast to coast so much at the time. What we're seeing right now is people are getting in their cars and what they should be considering to be just simple. Advanced cruise controls. These people are looking at it as an automatic system. It's synonymous I got to blame the marketers for some of this because so many of these marketers are out there telling people, Hey, yeah, you can. Yeah. It's autonomous you can just sit there. It's got autopilot, just like an airplane, right? we talked about a study a couple of weeks ago where they placed balloon shaped and sized cars on this demo track. There were two lanes on the road. One of them had this balloon car sitting there in the travel lane then the autonomous vehicle driving down the road, what would it do? Is it going to change lanes? Is it going to come to a stop? Does it slow down? First of all, it tries to figure things out. No. In most cases, that autonomous vehicle, that autopilot, that self-driving car drove straight into the balloon. Straight into it it wasn't because, Oh, we can pick up a balloon on radar or the mass wasn't heavy enough and had nothing to do with any of that. Cause that was all compensated for, it. Had to do with the car's making a fundamental mistake that if something's not moving well, it must then be permanent on the road maybe my sensor's wrong. we just have a report right now. It's up on my website and it was put up there. Let's see, I got it from ARS Technica. So it's a link to their article, but it's talking about a crash that just happened in North Carolina last week, the police there have filed charges, criminal charges against a driver whose Tesla crashed into a police car early in the morning on Wednesday that's from Raleigh's CBS channel 17 television. The driver apparently admitted to the officers at the scene that he had activated the quote autopilot unquote technology on his Tesla model ass. I was watching a movie on his phone at the time of the crash apparently what happened is there was a Nash County, deputy, and a North Carolina state trooper who were on the side of the road and they were responding to a crash when the Tesla slammed right into the sheriff deputies cruiser. And that impact sent the deputy's cruiser into the trooper's vehicle, which pushed the trooper and the deputy to the ground. Nobody was seriously injured. Now, in this case, the driver was charged with a violation of the state's move over law, which most States have now. With having a television in the car. So it's really important to remember that there is no car on the market today that is actually self-driving. If you have one of these, you need to pay attention to the road at all times, regardless of what kind of car you have or what kind of driver-assist technology the car has. We've seen it just in, Right up here in the Northeast, in Connecticut and Massachusetts last December, we saw similar accidents with Tesla vehicles crashing into police cars. They've also, by the way, been known to crash into firetrucks. It's scary. All right. Stick around everybody. When we come back, we've got a question about China. Are they those greatest cyber power stick around? Cause I'll be right back here on WGAN and make sure you tune in on Wednesday mornings. I'm on with Mr. Matt. Gagnon at seven 3. Stick around. 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Good morning everybody! I was on with Matt this morning and we started out with a question from a listener about Updates.  Then we discussed autonomous, self-driving cars and what they really are. Then we discussed one of Elon Musks' projects that when it comes to fruition is going to help a lot of people.  Let's get into my conversation with Matt on WGAN. These and more tech tips, news, and updates visit - CraigPeterson.com --- Automated Machine Generated Transcript: Craig Peterson: Left it right there in the lane. So it was a two-lane road. This balloon car was sitting there and in the slow lane. Almost all of those cars that were supposedly auto driving, rear-ended it. [00:00:14] Morning. Craig Peterson here, if you are someone who uses windows and you've been wondering whether or not you should do those updates well we had that question this morning on WG A N when we talked about that.  We also had a little chance to talk about a couple of different Elon Musk issues. So here we go with Mr. Matt, Gagnon. [00:00:38] Matt Gagnon: Seven 36 WGAN morning news. Craig Peterson joining us now, Craig, how are you this morning, sir? [00:00:44] Craig Peterson: Hey, good morning. A new little intro there professionally. [00:00:49] Matt Gagnon: We like Mr. Voice to give us a new option sometimes. So it's good to have a good to have you on the program and good to have you announced properly. [00:00:56] Craig, I actually have a pretty decent, at least the listener question to kick off things with you here. If you don't mind, I will warn you in advance. However, it is about windows 10. [00:01:06] Craig Peterson: The answer is 42. [00:01:09] Matt Gagnon: Oh, very nice. Yeah, that's a good reference. so the question that came into me this morning, and this is from a listener, Phillip, when windows 10 version 2004, that's the May 2020 updates. first came out. He tried to download it, but it was not a successful download. [00:01:24] He then heard a whole bunch about bugs and a bunch of problems with this version and whatever. But now that it's been out for a few months, he wants to know whether or not it is good to download this, or whether or not he should wait longer. [00:01:37] Craig Peterson: It's such a great question. It's always a problem you have with Windows [00:01:41] Matt Gagnon: no, here it comes, here it comes. [00:01:44] Craig Peterson: Yeah. [00:01:45] Matt Gagnon: Throw out your Windows machine by a Mac, right [00:01:48] Craig Peterson: Updates break badly or Mac, or maybe you could go to Linux or something, but the updates can break badly. So it's a really good question. It was terrible, the May update. The answer is right now, I would absolutely try to update. [00:02:01]Before you update any time, any computer, even a Mac if you can believe that, man, make sure you have a good backup of the computer. [00:02:11] Now, Windows has a new feature, that's been in there for a little while that allows you to hook up, a little external hard disk. You can just buy them anywhere, a little USB desk, and it'll go ahead and back up to that. You've got to configure it. Don't just plug in the disc and think everything's going to be wonderful. Unless you're using a Mac, in which case they said, do you want me to use this for backup? You say yes. Windows needs a little more configuration. Just in case the worst goes before you do that 10 May 2020 date, make sure you've got a very good backup. It's definitely time to do that update if you haven't done it already. [00:02:46] Matt Gagnon: We're talking to Craig Peterson, our tech guru. He joins us on Wednesdays at this time to go over what's happening in the world of technology. Speaking of interesting hardware, uplinks, the Neuralink. Elon Musk is out there talking about this an awful lot and apparently according to him, and of course he is a bit of a carnival barker in some ways, but you never know, could actually be true. He does say now that the neuralink is close to being ready for human testing. What is this all about, sir? [00:03:14]Craig Peterson: He may be a pig farmer too. I don't know if you saw him on stage just last week. [00:03:19] Matt Gagnon: But he's also very rich. [00:03:22] Craig Peterson: He is. He had three pigs out there on stage last week and they have been using this neuralink implant in them. [00:03:31] What it is. It's a device it's about the size around of a quarter and has a much. Thicker presence. and it was about a thousand wires in it that gets implanted in the skull. And apparently it can be done without general anesthesia. You just do a local and now you've got all of these probes in the brain and a lot of people are thinking, Oh my gosh, he's going to be able to read our brains, et cetera. [00:04:01] Matt Gagnon: Yeah. This is definitely a science fiction movie waiting to happen. [00:04:03] Craig Peterson: Big time. We've already had a few about this one. And what are you able to demonstrate with these pigs is at least one of them, who was a little shy coming on stage, never work with animals. Finally came out this neuralink had been monitoring the signals of the brain that it could see. [00:04:21] Now, remember, the brain is chemical and electrical. The only thing that neuralink can pick up is electrical signals. It can only pick them up right there next to it. It can't go pick them up all the way across the brain. But what they were able to do is read that pig's movement of a leg. So it could see in the brain that the pig was moving the leg and a little bit more than that, but not much more than that. [00:04:49] You might be asking, why? Does Skynet need this now? [00:04:57] Matt Gagnon: Yes. I actually am asking that. [00:05:00] Here's why think of all of these people who are locked in, quadriplegics, and worse people like one of the smartest minds that has ever lived Stephen Hawking. Now he, of course, had a little bit of a moment. He could be, he could move a little bit in his mouth and he used that to help interface him. [00:05:20] Craig Peterson: But ultimately where this could be heading and what he's aiming for is to make it so that not so that we can just think of a question and get an instant answer. Google, if you will go out and searches the whole internet, but the ability for people who have a leg that doesn't work anymore, paraplegic, quadriplegic, people that are locked in. hen be able to interface with the outside world and maybe even walk again in some cases. So what we're so early on and all of this. I mentioned this before, but it brought a tear to my eye when I realized what was really going on here, that this is fantastic. [00:06:04] Matt Gagnon: We're speaking with Craig Peterson. You hear him on this very radio station on Saturday at one o'clock, his show goes into all these issues and more in greater depth. [00:06:13] Craig, the conversations we've had over the preceding, actually a couple of years, frankly, that you've been joining us, about auto-driving cars, is always interesting to me because I am firmly of the opinion that this is what my kids are going to be doing or I guess maybe at least my grandkids are going to be doing, in the next few decades. They're not even going to drive their cars anymore. There still are some things to iron out for problems though. There was apparently, a Tesla that had his autopilot on that hit a cop car and the driver was watching a movie at the time, which is exactly what's going to happen when everybody has an auto-driving car. [00:06:48] Tell me more about the story. [00:06:50]Craig Peterson: We've got to remember that there are very few auto-driving cars. If you have a Tesla, there's this misnomer about the auto-driving feature, right? Autonomous, it's really just fancy cruise control. That's all it is. You still have to have your hands on the wheels, you still have to be paying attention. [00:07:09]A couple of weeks ago, I talked about this on the show, in fact, on Saturday at 1:00 PM and at the same stations. I talked about this on the show where we delved into it some more and. What they did is they put a car on the road. It was actually a balloon in the shape of a car. [00:07:26] It was reflective to these sensors in these soldiers, all the tournament systems. And they left it right there in the lane.  It was a two-lane road. This balloon car was sitting there in the slow lane and almost all of those cars that were supposedly auto-driving rear-ended it.  We've seen this before, where these autopilots, if you will, cars rear end, even firetrucks. If you can imagine that. The reason for it is they make a basic assumption that's wrong.  That is if something is not moving if it doesn't detect it moving, it makes the assumption of, my sensor must not be quite right. It's gotta be off the road to the side, like a sign or something and it doesn't even bother slowing down. Matt. This is just another example of, in fact, the truth of this study this is happening in the real world. If you have one of these, whether it's the Cadillac system that works very well or a Tesla. All you can think about really is that it's just stuff, fancy cruise control, pay attention. [00:08:39] In this case, There was a Nash County, deputy, and a trooper with a highway patrol. We went on this side of the road, responding to a previous crash when this Tesla and right into the deputies cruiser.  The good news is that everybody was okay. The deputy was thrown to the ground and the trooper, as well, as her car kind of pushed them over the side of the road. So it all worked out. Okay. [00:09:06]Remember that, okay. these cars really are not fully self-driving [00:09:11] Matt Gagnon: Craig Peterson. You hear him on Saturdays on this very station for a more in-depth. Look at all of these issues. Craig, we appreciate it as always. Thanks for joining us as you do typically do on Wednesdays and we'll talk to you again next week, sir. [00:09:23] Craig Peterson: All right. Take care, Matt. [00:09:24] Matt Gagnon: Thanks a lot. Alright, coming up next. [00:09:26] Craig Peterson: Is me. Hey everybody, thanks for listening this morning or this afternoon or this evening, whenever you listen to it. I like this morning, it just has a nice ring to it. A great little phrase. [00:09:36] So on Saturday we will be back and we are finishing up some of the changes you'll be seeing here about mid-month. And so that's the only couple of weeks away. I can't believe its September. Have a great rest of the week. We'll be back on Saturday. Take care, everybody. Bye-bye. ---  More stories and tech updates at: www.craigpeterson.com Don't miss an episode from Craig. Subscribe and give us a rating: www.craigpeterson.com/itunes Follow me on Twitter for the latest in tech at: www.twitter.com/craigpeterson For questions, call or text: 855-385-5553

North Carolina’s agriculture and agribusiness industry remains a powerhouse, generating about one-sixth of the state’s income and jobs. Learn more about a recently released economic snapshot into the industry's impact, and hear what farmers and others have to say about the state of the industry today.Our Guests Sue Leggett operates a 3,000-acre diversified farm in Nash County with her husband, Brent, producing sweet potatoes, tobacco, cotton, peanuts, soybeans and strawberries. Leggett serves on the Nash County Board of Commissioners and holds a bachelor’s degree in agronomy from NC State. Mike Walden is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at NC State and one of North Carolina’s most well-known and well-respected economists.Blake Brown is Hugh C. Kiger Professor of Agricultural and Resource Economics at NC State. An expert in agricultural policy analysis, Brown has served as a senior economist for the Council of Economic Advisers in the Executive Office of the U.S. President.Rich Bonanno serves associate dean in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director of NC State Extension. He also owns Pleasant Valley Gardens, a farm in Massachusetts that his daughter operates. The farm has been in the family since 1910.Owen Wagner is an economist and engineer who serves as chief executive officer for the North Carolina Soybean Producers Association. He holds two NC State degrees, one in agronomy and the other in biological and agricultural engineering.Bryan Blinson is executive director of the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association. He is a graduate of NC State’s Department of Animal Science and a recipient of that department’s Outstanding Alumni Award.Archie Griffin produces tobacco, corn, soybeans and wheat on a 2,000-acre farm in Washington, North Carolina. He’s a graduate of NC State’s Crop and Soil Sciences Department and a past recipient of the prestigious Nuffield International Farming Scholarship.TRANSCRIPT (PDF)

Carolina Journal recently broke the news that the N.C. Department of Transportation had purchased a former circus train and parked its cars in a wooded area near Spring Hope in Nash County. The CJ story stirred up interest in the transaction among lawmakers who oversee the DOT. It’s just the latest example of the impact of CJ’s work. Editor-in-chief Rick Henderson discusses the circus train story. He also highlights the N.C. Press Association’s recent recognition of CJ’s outstanding achievements. NCPA presented seven awards to Carolina Journal writers and editors at an annual banquet. Any person who has been to college, is planning to go to college, or is helping a child prepare for college has some familiarity with the stress linked to admissions tests, predominantly the SAT and ACT. Tyler Bonin, high school teacher at Thales Academy and education fellow at Young Voices, argues those tests are more than stressful. He says they can distract from meaningful education. Bonin shares his concerns and discusses potential alternatives to the current testing regime. A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling against North Carolina is changing the way the state Revenue Department addresses taxing trusts. State lawmakers recently reviewed the options under consideration as the Revenue Department changes course. The U.S. attorney based in Raleigh recently took some local sheriffs to task for their decisions not to cooperate with federal immigration agents. In a news conference, Robert Higdon discussed the implications of sheriff’s unwillingness to honor federal immigration detainers. The N.C. General Assembly expects significant turnover in membership after this election year. Many lawmakers are retiring from office or leaving their current posts to seek other elected offices. Becki Gray, John Locke Foundation senior vice president, discusses the potential impact of that turnover on legislative priorities and cohesion. Gray also looks forward to the new legislative session that starts in late April.

A Washington think tank says the U.S. could hit the debt ceiling in September, New Hanover County commissioners vote to restrict and lower the travel budget for Commissioners, Wilmington may have violated state law with their short-term rental ordinance, Mitch Kokai, a Senior Analyst with the John Locke Foundation, discusses the latest update to the Cooper owned land in Nash County and the controversial earmarks in the latest Republican budget

It’s nearly impossible to overstate the value of county emergency services and the impact those services have on their communities. Even then, some departments go above and beyond and add a deeply caring and personal approach to their day-to-day responsibilities. This is exemplified in Nash County, where one of this week’s guests, Brandon Taylor, manages the Community Paramedicine program, a cutting-edge project in the field of healthcare delivery. We’re also joined by Nash County Director of Emergency Services, Brian Brantley, who has more than 40 years of experience in county emergency services.   Relevant Links Nash County Emergency Services - Department Site Community Paramedic Program - LGFCU Award Evaluation LGFCU Excellence in Innovation Awards - More Information

The first female Arrow of Light recipient, Scouts stranded by floodwaters...and a historic Scouting cabin in Iowa is set to be demolished. ----more----Subscribe: iTunes | Google Play | Android | TuneIn Radio | Stitcher | AnchorDownload episode: MP3 News Stories Beach cleanup project takes huge turn when Scouts spot something unexpectedBoy Scouts rescued after flood waters wash out Nash County roads Art silent-auction benefits Girl Scouts Abilene girl makes history, first female to receive Cub Scout honor Old Durango Boy Scout cabin to soon be demolished Scouting leader looks to boost membership After helping record 10 teens become Eagle Scouts, ‘Mr. Z’ gets lifetime award Send Feedback Email Us | Leave Us a Voice Message | Follow Us on Twitter | Like Us on Facebook | Leave Us a Review Music Unexpected Hoedown in Bagging Area, by Doctor Turtle

THIS AUDIO IS DISTORTED DUE TO FACE TIME AUDIO SIGNAL OF GUEST UNDER ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN THE SURROUNDING AREA. PH welcomes back his friend from college Tee Gillespie Jr (Director of Parks and Recreation in Nash County) to Preview the NFL Playoff Games. IG: PH 32 IG: Black_Pirate09

PH welcomes his friend from ECU Tee Gillespie Jr (Director of Parks and Recreation in Nash County) for his football preview.T gives his predictions for the NFL 2017 Season. Listen as they discuss the winners and losers in each division. IG: PH32 IG: black_pirate09

The Tunnel to Towers Mobile Museum honors a 9/11 rescuer & supports wounded service members. Phrantceena Halres talks about personal & professional security in modern society. Plus a downtown revitalization project is bolstering Washington NC 's economy.

We continue our NC Science Now series with a UNC Greensboro study of the habits & life cycles of the box turtle. The marine science fun continues with a visit to the Fort Fisher Aquarium. And the World of Bluegrass Festival begins a 3 year stint in Raleigh next week - we get a preview from William Lewis.

A New Leash on Life pairs inmates with dogs in need of training for a program that benefits all its participants. The Conservators Center rescues animals in need & preserves threatened species. Home Instead Senior Care has released an app to help caregivers work with Alzheimer's patients. The Dilworth Tennis Courts offer inclusive fun for all.

One of the largest wetlands restoration projects is underway at North River Farms. And an indepth conversation with US Senator Richard Burr.

New owners & a site renovation add up to sweet success for Butterfield's Candy Company. A special class teaches Northern transplants to understand Southernese. And Alamance Community College President Martin Nadleman tells what programs & projects are underway on campus.