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New Study: race relations in Greenville among best in state

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Proposed Greenville Metro Rail System Under Scrutiny

A few visionaries have dared to propose a Greenville Metro Rail System that would change the county in ways that would transform our small South Carolina township. Traffic bottlenecks in Greenville, SC have provided these visionaries with the fodder needed to transform the local transportation system to some commuters’ delight and some residents’ dismay. The private meetings among technologists and business financiers in Greenville has yet to extend to government leaders. Last year, Greenville County council suggested an elevated rapid transit system was in the works. But progress has stalled and private businessmen have picked up the torch with an even more radical plan than the one suggested in 2015 when Greenville County councilman Fred Payne proposed driverless railway pods to connect downtown Greenville to hospitals and the GSP airport, among other locations. The newly proposed Greenville Metro Rail System is radical: build a system that takes advantage of existing roadways to push trains along a passenger rail line that more
Reinventing the Wheel

In the 1978 ‘Rescue from Gilligan’s Island’, actor Russell Johnson shows the Professor in a reinvention predicament. After returning to work at a university, he discovers all his inventions made (while stranded on the island) had been invented already, among them the Frisbee and skateboard. His frustration makes him want to give up the world he’s come back to. Reinventing the wheel has become a modern epidemic plaguing Internet technologists, and some are even giving up on innovation and settling into parlaying the same flawed technology because of a fear of trademark infringement or, more frightening still, because they think it just can’t be done any better. Blogger Tim Kastelle has written much about what he calls the Innovation Problem (IP), which advocates that we approach innovation through idea management, an effective counter to the pitfalls of commercialization. “In the commercialisation view, the only way to win is to have a great idea, protect the IP from it, and bring more
5 things in Greenville, SC influencing the culture

Greenville, SC continues to attract people who are looking for inspiration and opportunities to live life to its fullest. Greenville’s culture, arts and business opportunities come from a history of smart men and women who have left their mark and provided the things we’re all still talking about. These five things about Greenville reveal how our personalities are molded and why we’re just a little bit extraordinary. #1. Duke’s Mayonnaise & Sandwich Company Duke’s sells its mayo in the supermarket and has a number of sandwich shops in Greenville, including their Poinsett Highway location.In 1917, Eugenia Duke started selling her extraordinary sandwiches to soldiers stationed at Camp Sevier, prepping them for World War I. Duke’s dressings were all made with her family’s homemade mayonnaise recipe. In 1919, Eugenia Duke sold more than 10,000 sandwiches in one day. Created by Eugenia Duke in 1917, the champion condiment is thought of as the world’s richest mayonnaise because it contains more egg yolks more

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