Oct

19

My latest read - Kent State

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This book Kent State: What Happened and Why was a very personal, private reading experience. Raised and educated in Ohio, my father was an MP in the Ohio National Guard. My father’s twin brother was also a member. During that weekend, my father’s unit based in Toledo (with my uncle) was called up by Ohio Governor James Rhodes but not sent to control the rioting. At the time of the shooting my grandmother who was in failing health was overcome by the initial, inaccurate reports that Ohio guardsmen were shot and killed. She died that day. I was only four years of age when my grandmother passed away.

In the spring of 1970 the war in Vietnam, waging since 1959 spread into Cambodia. The US Military began limited expansion into Cambodia which came as a shock to many Americans. President Nixon announced Thursday April 30th the incursions by US troops into Cambodia to find enemy supplies and troops. This event drove a further wedge in America still coming to terms with the My Lai massacre the previous November.

As author James Michener followed the timeline of events, he quoted Roy Thomson, Kent’s Chief of Police that same day as stating “Kent is exceedingly fortunate in that most of the 20,000 students at Kent State University are well balanced.” Could anyone have predicted the tragedy that was to unfold?

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Oct

11

Internet2 K20 Planning Session

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WiscNet hosted the fall Internet2 K20 Working Group meeting today in Madison at the Pyle Center. We had a big agenda. Our focus continues to be how do we drive Internet2 awareness to K12 and Higher Education.  My co-chair Daniel Gross from SWING before the video conference sessions:

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Oct

3

Global medical surgery via Internet2

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UPDATE: A new Motley Fool article supports this new opportunity

Internet2 is still developing new thinking for our world. Ever consider having your surgoen in New York while the patient is in India? Well Johns Hopkins is taking this a step closer. As a member of Internet2 they are beginning to work with hospitals in India to peform such tasks, including HIV/AIDS.

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