Cybersecurity: Are attacks the precursor to creating human machines?
Former hacker: June breach of Spartanburg County systems likely to repeat
On June 13, 1863, English writer Samuel Butler sent a lengthy letter to the editor of The Press newspaper in Christchurch, New Zealand. It took up nearly two full columns and addressed a subject that didn’t seem to belong in a 19th-century world: that humans were in danger of being replaced by machines. In part of his letter, Butler wrote: ‘Day by day…the machines are gaining ground upon us: day by day, we are becoming more subservient to them. The time will come when the machines will hold the real supremacy over the world and its inhabitants.’
A Spartanburg couple with a recipe for success
For over 11 years, Ed and Ysante McDowell of Ed’s All Purpose Seasoning and Rub have been making Spartanburg a more flavorful place. Their business first began in the summer of 2015, when Ed called Ysante into the kitchen to taste the seasoning blend he had created. “I knew then that we had something of value,” she says, “so I took off with it.”
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National Dog Month highlights adoption opportunities at Spartanburg Humane Society
August is National Dog Month, and here in Spartanburg, we’re celebrating alongside the Spartanburg Humane Society, where you’ll find dogs of every age, shape, and size ready to find their forever family.
According to Melanie Burt, Foster Coordinator and Humane Education Coordinator, Spartanburg Humane currently has 92 dogs available for adoption.
“This time of year slows down for us,” says Burt. “We do about 20 to 30 adoptions a week, whereas in the summer months we see closercoser to 40 or 50 a week.” It makes sense — kids are heading back to school, people are settling back into a work routine post-vacation, and life is beginning to ease into its fall rhythm. However, according to Burt, this transitional season is actually an ideal time to introduce a new pet into the home.
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New Middle Tyger Education Center opens in Spartanburg County
SPARTANBURG COUNTY — A yearslong effort to expand access to quality child care in the Upstate reached a milestone Aug. 14 with the opening of the new Middle Tyger Education Center.
The $19 million facility officially opened its doors during a ceremony attended by South Carolina Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette, Spartanburg County School District Five Superintendent Dr. Randall Gary, former state Rep. Rita Allison and hundreds of community supporters, investors and partners.
The 48,000-square-foot center is designed to significantly expand Middle Tyger Community Center's ability to provide early childhood education and child care to families in the Spartanburg area.
The Cook's Corner
French onion patty melts with tomato jam: A late-summer spin on a diner classic
There’s a very specific stretch of the year when I’m not quite ready for chili and pot roast, but I’m also starting to lose interest in cold summer dinners. Late August is exactly that time.
Enter the patty melt.
It’s part burger, part grilled cheese and exactly the kind of dinner that feels a little cozier without pretending fall has come to town. For this version, I’m borrowing from French onion soup with deeply caramelized onions and plenty of melty cheese, then adding homemade tomato jam to take advantage of tomatoes while they’re still worth eating.
Escape the Hub City: Short Journeys from Spartanburg
Escape the Hub City: Short Journeys from Spartanburg -- Blue Wall Preserve
You don’t have to drive hours from Spartanburg to find waterfalls, mountain views and the kind of quiet that makes you forget you were just in the city.
For this edition of Escape the Hub City: Short Journeys from Spartanburg, we’re heading north to the Blue Wall Preserve near Landrum, one of our family’s favorite close-to-home adventures. From downtown Spartanburg, plan on roughly a 35- to 45-minute drive to the Blue Wall Preserve parking area, depending on traffic. That makes it close enough for a spontaneous Saturday morning but far enough away to feel like you actually went somewhere.
Meet Your Neighbor
From aerospace engineering to hotdogs: Kyle ‘Cowboy’ Childers carries on a Spartanburg tradition
For over 70 years, Holmes Hotdogs has been a staple of the Spartanburg community, serving hotdogs and the famous Holmes family chili.
Originally owned by Walt Holmes and his family, the restaurant’s legacy has been carried on for the past four years by Kyle “Cowboy” Childers — a Boiling Springs native committed to keeping the beloved local hub alive.
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6 doctor-approved back-to-school tips for a healthy school year
(StatePoint) A healthy school year starts before the first day of class. The American Medical Association (AMA) is sharing six tips to help families prepare children for a healthy return to the classroom.
1. Pack nutritious food: When packing your child’s lunch and snacks, include a variety of healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables, lean or plant-based proteins and whole grains.
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Cybersecurity: Shielding systems, fighting off hackers for nearly four decades
June breach of Spartanburg County systems shows need for greater protection
On Nov. 3, 1988, long before most of the world would hear of dot-com and cyberspace, Eugene Spafford, an assistant professor of computer science at Purdue University, awoke to a peculiar problem: he could not log into his school computer from home.
Bible Trivia
1. Is the book of Hebrews (KJV) in the Old or New Testament or neither?
2. To whom did God say, “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations”? Daniel, Jeremiah, Noah, Thomas
3. From 1 Chronicles 29, how many years did David reign over Israel? 7, 33, 40, 57
4. What do the seven lampstands represent in Revelation 1:20? Continents, Angels, Seas, Churches
5. What was Aquila’s profession in Corinth? Tentmaker, Harp player, Mapmaker, Servant
6. Manasseh was the elder of whose two sons? Matthew, Joash, Joseph, Timothy
ANSWERS: 1) New, 2) Jeremiah, 3) Forty, 4) Churches, 5) Tentmaker, 6) Joseph
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