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Graduation through Google Glass
Maybe the coolest use of Google Glass yet:
ESPN Goes to Sapelo Island
ESPN’s Outside the Lines recently profiled Allen Bailey, the only NFL player ever from a tiny community on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Watch the video here.
I had the privilege to visit Sapelo Island while taking an honors course at the University of Georgia. Sapelo Island is one of those rare places in the United States (and increasingly, the world) that seems completely cut off from humanity. We studied the ecology of Sapelo Island (a barrier island with marsh on one side), but the people that live on Sapelo are a study in sociology/anthropology.
I don’t remember the Reynolds Mansion looking that nice when I visited Sapelo, nor do I remember any of the construction shown in the video. It was just a small gullah/geechee community with a UGA research facility. With great food.
Madeleine Albright on The Daily Show
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Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright had a great interview on The Daily Show last week. Make sure to check it out.
The Need for Public Innovation
This is what public administrators should be doing; I wish we weren’t so dependent on the private sector for innovation.
Great News for Kansas City, Kansas
Yesterday Google announced that Kansas City, Kansas, would be the first city to participate in the Google Fiber project. The Google Fiber project seeks to bring 1-gigabit internet access to every house.
Google will have to reach an agreement with the Unified Board of Commissioners, but when that is completed they will work to roll out access to 50,000 to 500,000 residents of Kansas City, Kansas, at a competitive price.
You can read about the news from the New York Times, Government Technology, and the press release from the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas (pdf file).
I couldn’t be happier for the residents of Kansas City, Kansas. I worked for a year at the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, and it is a place with great citizens and great workers. Kansas City was hit pretty hard by the end of the industrial boom, and the city has never really recovered. I think Google Fiber will give them a leg up on other cities in attracting new businesses and great residents. I am extremely proud that Mayor Joe Reardon and the staff at the Unified Government won this project for their citizens.
Horsetail Fall at Yosemite
Game day at KU’s Allen Fieldhouse
Edward Glaeser on The Daily Show
John Stewart interviewed Edward Glaeser on The Daily Show earlier this week. It was in reference to Glaeser’s new book Triumph of the City, which has seen rave reviews. It sounds academic, but as a student of local government, I can’t wait to read it!