For me, the day was fairly light. Groove had some hiccups, but nothing I had the power to resolve. A known problem involving relay servers, that eventually fixed itself.

Still more hardware coming in, and I am told some of the heavy stuff, the really cool stuff, comes in tomorrow.

Saw an interesting technology today. Special cell phones had been programmed to broadcast their locations via their internal GPS systems to the internet, and then one could watch as the phone moved from location to location. Most modern cell phones are GPS capable, but the companies who supply the service disable the feature. Most phones can also send data, in addition to sound, and it was this data line that was used to transmit information to the Internet. Once on the net, a specially designed site coupled to Google Earth was used to display the phone's location. The site would then update every couple of minutes. It was amazing. You could even see when the phone was inside a building. Only downside I could see was that since the data signal was sent every couple of minutes, the phone was ultimately broadcasting all day. This would decrease battery life. Small price to pay to track the kids though...

All day I heard about the core adminstration of SAIII working tirelessly to make sure all the pieces are in place to make the exercise as rewarding as possible. As Monday creeps closer, I can feel the almost palpable enthusiasm increasing. As I understand it, SAIII is about 20 times the size of SAII. I feel honored to be a part of this experience, and to have been allowed to interact with people who truly care about other humans and the tragedies they endure. People talk about humanitarian endeavors, but these people are actually doing it.

So, as Lois Clark McCoy of NIUSR says, 'Press On!'