text: As an ex-MMORPG addict (matter of fact, my rekindled love of Amateur Radio was the only thing that ripped me away from it) of four years, I found your post very interesting and enlightening. Though I am generally against regarding Second Life as a place to have an 'e-presence', it does raise many good questions about the approaches we use to recruit for AMSAT and ham radio in general. On 3/1/07, Trevor <m5aka at yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > > You're doing a great job Emily. > > Different demographic groups have different expectation from web sites. > > Good luck with the The International Spaceflight Museum exhibit. > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > --- Emily Clarke <emily at planetemily.com> wrote: > > > > > There were a lot of concerns recently about where I have been, my > > visible participation in AMSAT, health etc. I should have probably > > notified the members sooner and I want to take this opportunity to > > apologize for that. However email being what it is, during and after > > the Christmas holidays so much email piled up I was overwhelmed and > > the thought of reading through 100's if not 1000's of emails was a > > bit intimidating. During January I was not in the best of health > > which exacerbated the situation and this continued into February. As > > March is upon us, my health is improving and I should be back to 100% > soon. > > > > As many of you know, I have not been involved in AMSAT as long as > > many of you, though once I became involved I devoted much time to > > it. During that time I've mostly focused on three things - > > education, training and information dissemination. I have and still > > feel these are the cornerstones of what we need to keep the > > organization alive. However one thing that happened shortly after > > the launch of the redesigned website troubled me, and I'd like to > > take a moment to share it with you. > > > > The AMSAT website is a conventional website, that is, it is built > > with conventional tools that doesn't stress the average user of the > > website to upgrade computers,etc. There is a minimal amount of > > "advanced" technology, and much was done to address browser > > compatibility issues as they arose. However doing so drained time > > and effort from development that would otherwise move things forward > > - it complicates the testing cycle, diverts attention and inhibits > > our ability to provide new services. > > > > Shortly after launch, someone I hold in good counsel took a > > middle-schooler to the website. The feedback was not good - > > basically the reaction was along the line of "there's no animation - > > where are things that will catch the eye" (though some of the > > criticism I wouldn't even repeat here). What I took away from that > > conversation was that we aren't reaching outward to a new generation, > > we are looking inward to an old. No surprise, I'm not young > > myself. However in the age where something like 85% of kids in the > > US own or have access to XBox360's and Playstations, it is no > > surprise to me that they will be looking for far more to stimulate > > their interest in most any subject than a conventional website can > > provide. This was certainly troubling and stuck with me for a long time. > > > > After chairing the symposium I decided to finally have some long > > overdue down time to relax and do some research. Beginning around > > the 15th of December I started to look at this problem - how can we > > build something that will reach out in the next level of technology > > to a younger demographic. One answer I found was in something called > > Second Life. Second Life (www.secondlife.com) is an online 3D > > virtual reality system. Depending on if you are reading Business > > Week, the New York Times or other publications, it is described as a > > chat room, an online social networking environment, a MMORPG (massive > > multiplayer online role playing game) and even the next generation of > > the worldwide web. I first heard about it on CNN when one of the > > anchors talked about it, and I decided to investigate it. Probably > > the best overall independent view of Second Life can be found in the > > October 2006 Wired Magazine article "Wired Travel Guide: Second Life" > > (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.10/sloverview.html) > > > > When I first entered Second Life I was not fully prepared for what I > > was about to experience. Not having ever played video games before, > > this was an experience like no other I had. Without going into the > > personal aspects of my experience, I can only say I was immediately > > overwhelmed at the pace of technology. I immediately understood why > > the AMSAT website wouldn't appeal to a younger demographic - Second > > Life is a place that is virtual, 3D, interactive and has much to > > offer. Universities are building online universities, museums are > > building online museums, and businesses are building online > > businesses. This isn't to say it is not without it's drawbacks - it > > can be disconcerting the first time you go into a store, for example, > > and the clerk behind the counter is a giant panda. It can be > > initially shocking when you see some person who is - well, naked and > > grey - until you realize that the finer points of constitutes their > > avatar (a person if you will) in SL such as hair, clothing, jewelry > > etc. hasn't downloaded into your computer yet. Eventually you get > > used to it and learn how to optimize your video and network settings > > to minimize this. > > > > What is appealing about Second Life is that it has tools for building > > 3D objects, scripting them for simulation, documenting them and > > presenting them. One of the first things I decided to try was to > > build a simple model of OSCAR III - rectangular box, a few solar > > panels and four antennas. Easy enough, however not so easy. There > > are obstacles to overcome, new tools to learn, and a scripting engine > > unique to the environment. However I was successful, and proceeded > > to successfully build models of OSCAR I, 7 and even though the tools > > in the environment have some limitations on small objects, a CubeSat. > > > > Inside Second Life there is an actual online museum for things like > > this called "The International Spaceflight Museum" or ISM for > > short. I have joined the staff of the ISM, where I give tours and > > answer questions for people from all over the world. I did this > > because staff members are allowed to also create exhibits, and my > > goal goal is for AMSAT to have a permanent exhibition there. The > > hope is to have space for representative models of each type of > > satellite including audio and motion, and to have a story board that > > will explain the history of AMSAT and ongoing projects and if > > possible provide a 3D satellite tracking system. I have begun to > > build these, and the ISM has agreed in part to provide space to me to > > build the exhibit, though at some point AMSAT will have to pay a > > small amount (about $50 US) if they want to make it an official > > exhibit and partner with the museum. Other participants in the ISM > > include NASA, NOAA and Scaled Composites. The staff is all volunteer > > and is as diverse as people like myself, people who work for > > sponsoring firms as well as staff and students from universities > > around the world. > > > > To give you some perspective of the potential impact of Second Life > > for AMSAT, Second Life has a population of 3.1 million users, up from > > 125 thousand a year ago. Of those 3.1 million users, over 2 million > > have paid memberships. While there are no hard statistics, the > > demographics of SL is something like 55% in the 18-32 age range, 25% > > in the 32-45 age range. The ISM receives almost 350 new and unique > > (first time) visitors per day from everywhere around the globe. > > > > I thought it might be helpful to show a bit of what SL looks like > > from my perspective - I've posted some graphics at > > http://www.planetemily.com/sl for those of you who might like to > > see. I wish they could give you the full 3D experience - it is > > really wonderful to fly around in a world where pass between actual > > size rockets and other exhibits. > > > > Second Life is not for everyone - quite the contrary. It will > > require a broadband connection, and it will require you to have a > > good CPU and up to date video card. If you decide you want to > > investigate Second Life yourself there is no charge. You just signup > > at http://www.secondlife.com, pick an alias for your avatar (my > > avatar's name is Emileigh Starbrook) and download the software, which > > supports PC, Mac and Linux. Once you are logged on (which is called > > being "in-world") there is an initial training cycle to teach you how > > to walk, fly, pick up objects and will teach you a little about the > > SL culture. If you decide to become a builder, there are online > > classes, tutorials and lectures that will help you learn these skills. > > > > Although a Second Life presence will never replace the AMSAT website, > > I believe it will set the future pace of things we will need to do in > > the future and the way effective outreach will take place. It has > > been exciting for me to explore Second Life and I hope that AMSAT > > will benefit from this soon. > > > > 73, > > > > Emileigh Starbrook, AKA N1DID > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > N1DID formerly W0EEC - CM87tm > > > > Support Project OSCAR - http://www.projectoscar.net > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > > > > ------------- Chelmsford Amateur Radio Society ------------- > Support Essex Air Ambulance - Apply for the Chelmsford Award > See CARS website http://www.g0mwt.org.uk/ > ------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > ___________________________________________________________ > The all-new Yahoo! Mail goes wherever you go - free your email address > from your Internet provider. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >


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The Tampa community Christmas party is Sunday. There will be a tour of the businesses on Main Street from 3 to 5 p.m., followed by a soup supper at the senior center from 5 to 7 p.m. Santa will arrive at 5:30 p.m. to visit with children and distribute treats. The Cottonwood River Band will bring the evening's entertainment, starting at 7 p.m.
Silas Otis, son of Dale and Andrea Klenda of Lincolnville, was baptized Nov. 18 by Father Darren May at St. John Nepomucene Catholic Church in Pilsen. Sponsors were Amanda Baxa and Tyler Klenda. Silas was baptized in the dress his mother wore at her baptism made by her grandmother, Leona Kleiber. After the baptism, Dale and Andrea, Elijah, and Evan hosted a dinner in the church dining hall. Guests were Dennis and Terry Klenda and Tyler of Pilsen, Lynn and Peggy Kleiber and Nick of Salina, Tim and Amanda Baxa and Sophia of Wichita, Theresa Klenda of Lincolnville, and Leona Kleiber.
Debra Dody of Manhattan spent Nov. 21 with her grandmother, Tillie Hein, and took her out to dinner.
Gathering at the home of Gary and Carole Spohn for a family pre-Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 20 were Ryan Spohn, Adam and Lauren, Steve and Sheri Spohn, and Georgia Spohn. Ryan and children were overnight guests of his parents.
Tim Kerbs of Salina took his mother, Lucille Kerbs, to Wichita on Nov. 20 for laser surgery on her eye. They ate dinner in Valley Center.
Adeline Bernhardt spent Nov. 16 to 19 with Carl and Kathy Hubbard of Wellington. Additional guests for a pre-Thanksgiving dinner Nov. 18 were Barney and Linda Bernhardt, John Haynes, Hailey and Heather, James Haynes, Clinton Hubbard, and three friends, all of Wichita; Carrie Bernhardt of El Dorado; and Dee Ann and Gabby Stout and Donna Hubbard, all of Wellington.
Lucille Kerbs met Lois Sklenar and Jan Meisinger in Hillsboro on Nov. 19 for dinner out.
Nov. 18 dinner guests of Paul and Edna Backhus were Mike and Jennifer Jay and Cody of Hillsboro, Bev and Tom Reid of Marion, Brad Backhus, Jason Backhus, Alisha Barney, Phyllis Mueller, and Rod Mueller.
Nov. 18 dinner guests of Russ and Julie Kerbs were Rustyn Kerbs of Hillsboro, Jesse and Ashton Smith and Sydney of Pilsen, and Lucille Kerbs.
Tim and Amanda Baxa and Sophia of Wichita visited Leona Kleiber on Nov. 18, enroute home from Silas Klenda's baptism.
Gary and Carole Spohn and Georgia Spohn attended their church's Thanksgiving dinner in Marion on Nov. 18 after the morning worship service.
Nikki Stenzel of Manhattan visited her grandparents, Frank and Anna Mae Stika, on Nov. 17 before she and her mother, Lori Moldenhauer, attended the Centre High School performance of "Act Your Age." Lori's niece, Anna Weber, was in the cast.
Lucille Kerbs visited Connie Thompson and Taylor in Abilene on Nov. 17. Connie and Lucille dined out.
About 70 relatives gathered at the Abilene Community Center on Nov. 17 to help Bonnie Haslouer of Enterprise celebrate her birthday. Marie Peterlin, 96, of Chicago was a special guest.
Anna Mae Stika and Lisa Hanschu attended the Centre High School play Nov. 16. Lori Moldenhauer kept Frank Stika company while they were gone.
Lynn and Peggy Kleiber of Salina, Dale and Andrea Klenda, Elijah, Evan, and Silas of Lincolnville, and Leona Kleiber ate dinner at Lost Springs on Nov. 17. In the afternoon, Lynn did some chores for his mother.
Lori Moldenhauer and Anna Mae Stika attended the monthly meeting of the Tabitha Society Nov. 14 in Herington. Lisa Hanschu stayed with her father, Frank Stika, while they were gone.


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The Mariners Will Make The Playoffs - Just You Watch
Tonight the Seahawks play their first pre-season game in defense of last season's Super Bowl championship.
The attention of most Puget Sound sports fans will be turned toward the Hawks and away from the Mariners, who are currently in the mix for the second Wild-Card playoff position.
Only the most die-hard fans will continue to monitor the M's on a daily basis, especially after the Hawks kick off their 2014 season in earnest on September 4.
It says here that ten weeks from now, in mid-October, the Seattle Mariners will be playing in a best-of-seven playoff series to determine who will represent the American League in this year's World Series.
The question some will be asking then is 'how did this happen?'
Many more, though, will be wondering 'how could this NOT happen?' given how well the team played in the months of August and September.
It won't be because the M's went on a team-wide red-hot streak with their bats.
We will look back and realize that the offense came alive, if only a little bit. Not in an unreasonable fashion (the kind where .220 hitters start knocking the cover off the ball for weeks on end), but in a more subtle manner, with simply a key hit here or there that drives in a run or two, the sort of hit that makes all the difference in a well-pitched, low-scoring ballgame.
The team's turnaround will be attributed to that age-old winning baseball formula of great pitching (which has been off-the-charts exceptional all season), timely hitting (finally…..FINALLY), and having a different hero emerge every day.
We will look back in mid-October at how this team started winning their one-run games down the stretch, after posting a 14-21 mark in them through the first week of August.
We will be reminded of the beauty of Baseball, with its daily (not weekly) drama, where the outcome of each game (and a season) can ride on a single pitch.
And we will be left with memories to warm us through our long dreary winter, and with hope for the new spring to follow.
There's no question about it.


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Create your own gift tagsPosted in Altered & 3D Projects, Videos on 11/05/2011 12:00 am by Wendy
This video shows you how easy it is to create a bunch of gift tags in a short amount of time. This is great for the holiday season but can also be incorporated for birthday tags and other gift tags.
The Cricut Art Philosophy Collection is a great item to have for creating these quick and easy tags.


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By mid-May, broadcast TV bigwigs will be making tough calls as to which shows will return for the 2011-12 season, and which won't. To complement the "Renew Our Show!" Bracket Tournament, TVLine is singling out select "bubble" shows to survey their prospects. Next up is a series that might be looking at its last branch: The CW's One Tree Hill.
THE SHOW: One Tree Hill (The CW)
THE TIME SLOT: Most recently, Tuesdays at 8/7c.
The CW's Nikita On the Bubble: Keep Or Cut?
THE CASE FOR KEEPING: Ask yourself this (and try to answer honestly): Can you imagine The CW without the long-running One Tree Hill? I thought not. The series has become a network staple, surviving countless time slot-swaps over eight seasons, yet still managing to deliver inventive story arcs for a majority of its ever-expanding cast. No, it never reached the level of acclaim achieved by its WB predecessor/inspiration, Dawson's Creek, but the fact remains: Tree Hill has successfully reinvented itself not once but twice during its run. First, it braved a four-year time jump (avoiding what oft can be trite college stories). Then, come Season 6, the show overcame the hurdle that was the departure of core couple Lucas and Peyton (played by Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton). The series' other original players — Sophia Bush, Bethany Joy Galeotti and James Lafferty — remain interesting and relevant in this tale of small-town heroes. And who wouldn't like to watch Naley's new baby grow up, or witness what's ahead for Brooke and Julian (Austin Nichols)? After devoting eight years to the series, it's safe to say fans would stick around for one or two more.
ABC's V On the Bubble: Keep Or Cut?
THE CASE FOR CUTTING: Even at its best, One Tree Hill is simply not the show it once was. Things haven't been the same since Murray and Burton exited, and while the show was able to somewhat smooth over that bump in the road, it did so by adding a few too many newbies — several of which add little to the canvas (and sometimes nothing at all). Additionally, the series that once prided itself on young adults "living the dream" now seems to insist that in life, nothing is simple or ever going to go right. That isn't a particularly fun message week-in, week-out. Since the characters we truly care about are right now in a good spot — and (SPOILER ALERT!) with the Season 8 finale set to feature multiple time jumps, effectively advancing big stories — it may be a prudent time to say our goodbyes.
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I decided that I'd been posting too much from one place lately, and that this was silly, since I have thousands of photos to share that are from all over the world. So, now we're gonna mix things up a bit :)
This is a photo of a Yorti Yorta man named Urrunda, made in Sydney, Australia in July 2008. He was sitting on the sidewalk creating and selling art, and had some beautiful work. We talked for a while and he explained several pieces, and I ultimately bought the one you see below. It's a dotted painting of the Rainbow Serpent; the Creator of the Universe. It's a little hard to see in this photo (the piece is in storage now so I can't take a straight-on shot, sorry), but the serpent is wrapped around and around, and in the center you see it's head eating it's own tail. It symbolizes infinity, or infinite life, if I recall. This is probably my favorite "souvenir" from any trip I've ever made. It's so much more meaningful than a trinket bought at the local curio shop.
I did post a very small, color version of this picture back in 2008, but I just resurrected it and created a new B&W version with Silver Efex Pro II. Love this plug-in.
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Urrunda, a Yorti Yorta Man from Syndey Australia.
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The painted Rainbow Serpent, the Creator, that I purchased.


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Aerobars -- Aerodynamically designed handlebars that point toward the front of the bike and have elbow or arm rests.
Ankling -- Pedaling technique which helps build speed and efficiency. For this technique, toes should be pointed slightly downward at the bottom of the stroke, slightly upward at the top of the stroke.
Arm Signals -- Also called hand signals. The direction in which the arm is positioned to indicate the route you are turning: left, right, slow down or stop.
ATB -- All-Terrain Bicycle; also known as a Mountain Bike.
Axle -- The shaft on which the wheel revolves.
Bar Ends -- Extensions that can be added on to the handlebars to allow for better and more efficient body positioning when cruising and climbing.
Bar End Shifter -- A gear-shifting system that is operated by twisting the ends of aerobars.
Bead -- The outside edge of the tire, which is stiffened by a wire.
Bike, Bicycle, Cycle -- A vehicle propelled by human power with two wheels, one in front of the other and having a saddle for the rider. The handlebar and driven by pedals.
Binder Bolt -- Any bolt used to attach a part to a bicycle.
Bottom bracket -- The mechanism at the bottom of the bicycle frame which holds the spindle and crank.
Brakes -- A lever that helps you to slow down and/or stop.
Brake Shoe -- A rubber pad which stops the bike by pressing on the tire's rim, creating friction.
Cadence -- The regular and rhythmic pace at which a cyclist pedals the bike.
Caliper Brakes -- Any bicycle braking system which works by opening and closing two brake shoes on the tire's rim in a clamping motion, like jaws. Caliper brakes' hand controls are usually mounted on the handlebars.
Catch Air -- A type of bicycle stunt riding.
Chain -- A connected series of metal links.
Chain Rings -- The toothed wheels that move the bike chain. The chain fits over a chain ring's teeth. When the rider pedals, the chain ring turns.
Chainset -- The crank, chain rings, and bottom bracket.
Chainstays -- The part of the bicycle frame that runs parallel to the chain. It connects the bottom bracket to the rear dropouts.
Chainwheel -- One or more large gears with teeth, located near the pedals. Also sometimes called the front gear set. The chainwheel is attached to the bottom bracket and crank.
Click Shifting -- A gear shift lever that clicks into position when you have hit the right spot for each gear.
Coaster Brake -- (Sometimes called Foot Brakes.) A brake system located inside the hub of the rear wheel and activated by pedaling backwards.
Cranks -- The two L-shaped metal arms on either side of the bike that run from the pedals to the bottom bracket axle.
Crossover Bike -- Also called a half-breed, hybrid or city bike, this is a cycle that combines elements of both road bikes and mountain bikes.
Cruiser -- Simple medium or heavyweight single-speed bicycle with coaster brakes and fenders.
Cyclometer -- A measuring tool for a bicycle, usually measuring speed and distance traveled.
Doubletrack -- Trail wide enough for two cyclists to ride side by side.
Down Tube -- Part of the bicycle frame which slants downward at an angle. It runs from the head tube to the bottom bracket.
Dropout -- Small, slotted openings which hold the front and rear wheel axles. On many bikes the dropouts do not appear to be separate parts. They are merely the openings at the ends of two other frame sections: the seat stays and the front fork.
Fork -- The fork is a double-pronged section of the frame which holds the front wheel and houses the steerer tube. Many front forks come equipped with shocks designed to absorb bumps for a smoother ride.
Freestyle -- A type of competition involving stunt riding, usually performed on curved wooden ramps called quarterpipes.
Freewheel -- The set of gears or sprocket wheels attached to the rear wheel of the bike. This allows the rear wheel to keep rolling when you stop pedaling.
Gooseneck -- The handlebar stem, which fits inside the head tube.
Headset -- The part of a bicycle that houses the bearings that allow the steerer tube to rotate.
Head Tube -- Short vertical tube at the very front or head of the bike. The hand tube contains the stem (which connect to the handlebars) and the steerer tube from the front fork.
Helmet -- A protective head covering.
Hub -- The part of a wheel that supports the spokes and holds the ball bearings that enable the wheel to spin smoothly. Bicycles have tow hubs, one at the center of each wheel.
Index Shifting -- A gear-shifting system in which gears can be clicked from position to position, making selection easy.
Odometer -- A device which measures the distance traveled.
Panniers -- Pouches or saddlebags which are mounted on a bike carrier and used to carry items.
Quick Releases -- Devices that allow you to quickly tighten or loosen your seat post and wheels.
Reflector -- A device that reflects light, to be located at the front, and back of the bike along with both tires. To make yourself more visible.
Rims -- The two metal hoops on which the tubes and tires are mounted.
Road Bike -- A Lightweight bike with dropped handlebars.
Seat Post -- The tube that holds the saddle and goes inside the seat tube
Seatstays -- A section of the frame which runs from the seat tube to the rear wheel dropouts.
Seat Tube -- The more or less vertical tube on the bike frame which holds the seat post and saddle.
Sew-Ups -- A kind of tire which is actually sewn around the tube. Also called tubular tires, these are used mostly for racing.
Shifter -- The mechanism that allows you to change gears. On most mountain bikes, the shifters are on the handlebars.
Shock Absorbers or Suspension -- Springs or other devices on bikes, cars, or other vehicles that absorb bumps and other jolting movements so that the ride feels smoother.
Singletrack -- Trail wide enough for one rider.
Snake Bites -- Slang for the kind of tire puncture that occurs when an underinflated tire flattens from pressure against the wheel rim.
Spin -- To pedal with smooth, fast, and efficient strokes.
Spokes -- The thin metal rods that connect a wheel's hub to the rim.
Sprocket -- One of the teeth on a gear or cog.
Switchback -- A very tight turn on a road or trail. Also, what a rider does when making one of these tight turns.
Time Trial -- A timed race in which the racers start one at a time and race against the clock. Some times trials measure the distance traveled in a set amount of time. Others measure the time it takes to cycle for a set distance.
Tire -- A hoop or band of metal, rubber, air-filled rubber tube, or the likes, placed around a wheel of a bicycle to form the tread.
Toe Clips -- A small housing on the pedals used to hold the foot on the pedal.
Top Tube -- The top horizontal tube on a bike frame that runs from the head tube to the seat tube.
Touring -- Extended bicycle trips, lasting anywhere from several days to weeks, months or years.
Travel -- The maximum distance a bike's suspension moves up and down when a rider hits a major bump.
Tridem -- A bicycle for three riders.
Washboard -- Soil ripples on a trail that make the ride very bumpy.
Washout -- A water-eroded area on a dirt or gravel trail.
Wheel -- A circular frame arranged to turn on - to roll along to travel smoothly.
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Hannity, Limbaugh falsely suggested Pa. governor disenfranchising overseas military voters
FOX News Channel host Sean Hannity and radio host Rush Limbaugh both scurrilously suggested that Pennsylvania's Democratic governor, Ed Rendell, is "disenfranchis[ing]" Pennsylvania's overseas military voters. Both Hannity and Limbaugh distorted Rendell's decision not to extend the deadline to allow for the reissuing and receipt of new absentee ballots that omit Independent presidential candidate Ralph Nader.
Absentee ballots had already been sent out to Pennsylvania's overseas voters -- including those serving in the U.S. armed forces -- before the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a state court decision to exclude Nader from the ballot. The truth is that those ballots remain valid and will be counted if they are returned by overseas voters in compliance with the deadline. All that Rendell has refused to do is resend overseas ballots that omit Nader and extend the deadline for their return.
On the October 26 edition of FOX News Channel's Hannity & Colmes, Hannity mischaracterized Rendell's decision as "whether or not we're going to get the ballots to our military overseas and whether or not they'll have an opportunity to vote." He also falsely claimed that "many in the military that live in Pennsylvania may not have a chance to vote unless Governor Rendell deals with this issue."
Similarly, Limbaugh claimed on his October 25 radio show that Rendell has argued, in Limbaugh's words, that "we don't need to go to extra special concerns and extending deadlines to make sure the military can vote."
An October 13 Pennsylvania court order removed Nader from the ballot after the first round of absentee ballots was sent out to overseas voters; on October 13, the U.S. Justice Department asked U.S. District Court Judge Yvette Kane to order an extension of the deadline so that Pennsylvania could mail out new absentee ballots without Nader's name.
As The Philadelphia Inquirer reported on October 21, Kane, who was the state's top election official under former Republican governor (and current secretary of homeland security) Tom Ridge, refused, stating in the court decision that if Rendell took such action, it was likely that it would "harm the Pennsylvania election system and the public at large by undermining the integrity and efficiency of Pennsylvania's elections."
On October 20, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette cited "attorneys and witnesses for the state" for the assertion that, in the words of the Post-Gazette, "[s]ending out another round of ballots would not only be confusing for overseas voters, but would be overwhelming for the county election employees, who are already working overtime in anticipation of Election Day." Mark Wolosik, Allegheny County's election division manager, testified: "There is no time in our county to reprint ballots," according to the Post-Gazette.
And as the Post-Gazette reported, according to Linda Barrett (an attorney for the Pennsylvania State Department), Pennsylvania state law does not allow Rendell to force county officials to send out new ballots: "Even if the [U.S. District] court grants an 'emergency order' ... there's no provision in state law that allows the state to force county election bureaus to send out new absentee ballots."
Further, as an editorial in the Philadelphia Daily News noted on October 26: "Union and Venango counties, which had delayed by only a few days sending out their absentee ballots because of the Nader question, were allowed to send them by express mail and included express mail return envelopes." While many of those ballots do include Nader, "If someone votes for Ralph Nader on an absentee ballot, the vote would be counted as a write-in," the Daily News explained.
Hannity's and Limbaugh's remarks followed comments by U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), who has criticized Rendell for not extending the deadline because, according to an October 20 article in the Post-Gazette, "U.S. servicemen and women are risking their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan to protect Americans' right to vote." According to the Post-Gazette, extending the deadline "would benefit the re-election campaign of President Bush, because military votes tend to be Republican votes. Giving Pennsylvania extra time to count overseas ballots ... could theoretically add to Bush's total in a hotly contested state." Rendell released a letter to Santorum on October 25 explaining why he has not sought to extend the deadline to allow for new ballots to be sent overseas.
According to an October 21 Inquirer article: "In all, counties have sent about 26,700 absentee ballots to Pennsylvanians living abroad or serving in the military overseas."


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The Stanley Cup-winning Los Angeles Kings stopped by Dodgers Stadium today, and so did the cup itself. Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig took the opportunity to take a photo with the trophy. Look at those two pals!
Some people were angry that Puig touched the Stanley Cup—check the replies on this tweet—as if it matters. He's not an NHL player; it's not like he has to stick to that superstition. (There are enough of those in baseball, anyway.)
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Top Five Holiday Houses in Wanaka
Wanaka is a peaceful town draped on the shores of Lake Wanaka boasting unforgettable mountain views and a number of high adrenaline activities.
Wanaka is a peaceful town draped on the shores of Lake Wanaka boasting unforgettable mountain views and a number of high adrenaline activities.
A stark contrast from the hive of activity in Queenstown, Wanaka offers a slower pace with sensational boutique dining and wineries. The relaxing atmosphere and stunning views see travellers flock here year round. During the summer months the sparkling lake sets the scene for a number of outdoor activities, while in winter, Wanaka's close proximity to a number of New Zealand's top ski fields sees skiers using the town as a base.
No matter what time of year, Wanaka is a strikingly beautiful town. Here are our top five holiday houses in Wanaka.
Orchard Road - This property is simply gorgeous and the ultimate family accommodation - a warm, luxurious home that is comfortable, totally private and features stunning views. There is plenty of space indoors and outdoors for families or groups to spread out. Offering a playroom, large open plan living and a private outside courtyard with spa pool, you won't want to leave.
Luxury Wanaka Holiday Home - This modern, elegant, architecturally designed holiday home offers illustrious alpine views from every window. A spacious home, it is ideal for entertaining, dinner parties and large groups. The commercial style kitchen and grand piano make this property a stand out in Wanaka.
Lakefront Wanaka House - A luxuriously appointed, contemporary four-bedroom Wanaka holiday home with uninterrupted lake and mountain views. Located across the road from the lake and only a short stroll to town, this holiday house is the perfect base to explore all that Lake Wanaka has to offer.
Wanaka Lakefront Villas - An extremely luxurious villa offering exquisite lake and mountain views with superb quality throughout. Only a few minutes walk to town. Turn on the heating by sending a text whilst coming down the mountain and arrive home to relax in your private sauna.
Edgewater Retreat-Suite - This one-bedroom suite offers an open plann living and dining area with kitchenette facilities. The private balcony comes complete with both lake and mountain views. The modern amenities and fold out couch make this suite great for smaller groups wanting it all.


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Escalating fuel prices do not seem to have made British roads any less congested – according to a recent report from satellite navigation experts TomTom, seven of Europe's 20 most congested cities are located in the UK.
As a result scooters are enjoying a resurgence of popularity in Britain, with new registrations up by 16% compared to the same period last year.
In order to demonstrate the benefits of two-wheeled transport, Peugeot Scooters arranged a scooter and 'chauffeur' to collect a local councillor from the market town of Witney and transport him to a meeting in central Oxford, ranked 13th most congested city in Europe. This was one of many such events organised as part of International Ride to Work Day, when motorbike and scooter riders around the world show that life would be better if more people rode motorcycles and scooters every day, with time savings, less congestion and reduced travel costs.
Motorists would normally allow an hour to make the 10 mile journey into Oxford during the rush hour, particularly if they needed to find parking at their destination. The bus journey is scheduled to take 40 minutes, not including waiting times.
"We had a hassle free run into Oxford that lasted less than 25 minutes door-to-door, way quicker than either car or bus, and in plenty of time for the 9.30 start of my conference" says Duncan. "With free all-day motorcycle parking available nearby I can see why people are switching to scooters."
"Leaving Oxford just after 5 o'clock, we encountered stop-start traffic on the A40 on the return trip, but the scooter just glided past all the cars and lorries. It felt perfectly safe" he continues. "Even the heavy rain showers didn't affect us, with the scooter's bodywork deflecting the rain and leaving me almost totally dry. Not only was it much faster than car or bus, but riding the scooter meant I wasn't stuck in a traffic jam wondering how long I'd be sitting there."


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Over 1100 Times Slower is... Bad!In my previous posting I experimentally demonstrated hard parsing was not just bad, but really bad. In fact, my non-load test showed the initial parse (hard parse) was 180 times longer than the second parse (soft parse)! Also, once session cache cursors kicked in after the third parse, parse time dropped over 1100 times when compared to the initial hard parse! While that's useful (and interesting), rarely is parsing an issue in a no-load situation, that is, single session situation. That brings us to this posting...
This posting is focused on parse time when there is an intense load that completely consumes all the available CPU combined with massive library cache mutex related contention.
I should also note that the load placed on the system is not from the SQL statement under observation but from other SQL statements (detailed below).
Review Parsing at Various Levels of Intensity
No parse. There is actually a "no parse." I have not actually tested this, so I'll say nothing more about it. (I feel another blog posting...)
Soft parse. Question: Does the statement already exist in the library cache? If so, where is it? This requires LC latch and/or mutex access. If not, continue to Hard parse.
Hard parse. No questions, just get to it! But there are more steps involved. Allocate shared pool memory (requires shared pool sub-pool latch(es), create the cursor parent/child (requires mutex and/or LC latch), bring needed information into the shared pool (think: recursive SQL) (requires mutex and/or LC latches), and create all the associated memory links (requires mutex and/or LC latches). Wow, that's a lot of stuff and massive serialization control.
As one would expect, my previous posting documented that my experiments showed hard parsing elapsed time took 180 times longer than soft parsing and over 1100 times longer than softer parsing. But again, that was in a no-load situation in a pretty serial-like situation. This experiment and posting interjects competition for serialization control structures and for CPU resources.
Experimental SetupIn summary, I gathered the elapsed parse time when a statement is executed; once, twice, ... seven times. However, I also injected an increasing load so we could see the impact of a load on the initial hard parse (execution one) and the soft-type parses.
The load I placed on the system was very simple. A number of sessions ran the below script:
The strange looking sleep time determination above creates a much more realistic sleep/think time. I detail this in my May 2012 posting entitled, Creating Realistic Think Times for Research Projects.
def sleepT=&1
i number;
cursor cur_one is
select count(*) from dba_objects where 1=0;
for i in 0..9999
open cur_one;
close cur_one;
end loop;
end loop;
Opening the cursor forces a parse to occur requiring serialization control via mutexes (cursor: pin S). Just to double check, I SQL traced a very simple open and close, clearly revealing there was indeed parse time related to the open and close.
As I increased the number of sessions concurrently running the above script, CPU consumption increased, CPU utilization increased, and finally mutex related wait time began to appear. Once the experimental load reached a load level of 10, the timing situation looked like this:
The above script rtpctx.sql comes from my free OSM toolkit. The "% RT" column is the percentage of time related to the total CPU and non-idle wait time over the interval (38 seconds in this situation). The "% WT" is the percentage of time related to all the non-idle wait time over the interval. You can see the wait event "cursor: pin S" was 99.36% of all the non-idle wait time and 63% of all the CPU plus wait time. And as you might expect, the 6 CPU cores where averaging 100% busy!
The experiment was run at 10 different load levels, signified as level 3 to level 13. (At load level 1 and 2, nothing much was happening.) The load level is a relative term. Each load unit is related to 7 concurrent sessions each with a different sleep time (see code above).
About the SQL under observations: At each load level a similar yet unique SQL statement (different objects but otherwise exactly the same SQL) was run seven times; the first is the hard parse, the second is the soft parse... At each load level and for each of the seven execution times, I took 100 samples. Not 30, but 100! I gathered 30 the first time, but when I created a few histograms they looked really interesting, so I decided to gather more samples. Because the SQL statements execute so quickly, gathering all the data only took around an hour.
The experimental hardware and software is as follows: Oracle 18.104.22.168.0 Enterprise Edition running on (uname -a): Linux sixcore 2.6.32-300.3.1.el6uek.x86_64 #1 SMP Fri Dec 9 18:57:35 EST 2011 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux.
Experimental ResultsThis experiment generated interesting plots, histograms, and numerics. Everything has been placed on-line for you spend countless hours analyzing. However, I will highlight just a few things below.
1. The hard parse is always much longer than a soft parse, regardless of the load level. In fact, here are the median hard parse times (ms) at load level six: 48.7 (hard), 0.142 (soft), 0.026 (soft), 0.020 (softer), 0.020 (softer), 0.020 (softer), 0.020 (softer). At load level six, the difference between the hard (first execution) and soft parse (second execution) is 348 times! (348=486.8ms/1.4ms) In my previous posting related to a no-load system, the difference hard parsing was 180 times longer than soft parsing (second execution), so a load definitely accelerates the situation... about double in this situation.
2. At load level six, the difference between the hard parse and the softer parse (execution 4, lower left plot) is 2435 times! (2435=48.7/0.020) In my previous posting related to a no-load system, the hard parsing was 1129 times longer than softer parsing (fourth execution), so a load definitely accelerates the situation... about double in this situation.
When does the elapsed parse time stabilize?
The fourth execution is about the best Oracle can do in terms of elapsed parse time. While there are significant drops from the first (hard) to the second (soft) parse and also from the second (soft) and third (soft) parses, once the fourth execution (softer) occurs the parse time stabilizes. This is exactly what we saw during the no-load experiment and demonstrates the the session cached cursor performance is the best Oracle can do. This is why we don't continue to see a parse time drop when comparing the fourth to the fifth, sixth, and seventh executions.
Is soft(er) parsing elapsed time immune to the system load?
Yes, in my specific experiment. If you look at the above plot and one above it (with the seven plots), you'll notice that the elapsed parse time is very consistent and did not increase much (it does a little) as the load increased. The obvious exception is the hard parse. This is another example of why we want soft parsing to occur and just how performance harming hard parsing can be.
SummaryWhile there are lots of insights we can glean from this experiment, to me these are the most important:
1. Hard parsing elapsed time increases as the (CPU) system load increases. That is, it gets worse and worse! While the relationship is linear, in my experiment hard parse times increased from around 25 ms to 190 ms. That is around a 7.6X increase or if you prefer, a 760% increase!
2. By sharing SQL, Oracle is able to soft and softer parse dramatically decreasing parse time, reducing CPU consumption, and reducing memory serialization control issues (e.g., mutex wait events). At an intense CPU workload (load 6), the parse time drop from a hard parse (first execution) to a softer parse (fourth execution) was around 2435 times! Note: There are rare and very specific situations where we want a similar SQL statement to be slightly textually different reducing the likelihood of many sessions executing the same exact SQL statement. I will focus on this in a future blog post.
3. Once a statement is executed four times, parse time is unlikely to decrease any further and is not materially affected by the CPU load.
In my next parsing related posting, I am going to delve into the situation where hundreds and hundreds of child cursors can be created causing massive serialization and parse time issues. If you're not familiar with this situation it can seem obscure and unusual. But it occurs more often than people think and can be a very serious performance issue.
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LOS ANGELES - Former Comptroller General of the United States and a member of the NASD board of governors, Charles A. Bowsher is the scheduled keynote speaker for UCLA's Director Training and Certification Program Opening Night Networking Dinner. The dinner inaugurates the UCLA Anderson School of Management spring governance education program planned for May 14-17, 2007.
"Charles Bowsher is a highly respected governance expert who has had significant positive influence on the quality of corporate governance in the U.S.," says Donald McCrea, director of custom solutions, UCLA Anderson School of Management, Executive Education Programs. "His wealth of experience and unique perspective make him singularly qualified to address the future of Sarbanes-Oxley."
In his keynote address, Mr. Bowsher will address the on-going evolution of Sarbanes-Oxley and how it will continue to impact directors, boards, and corporate governance. Mr. Bowsher spent 15 years as comptroller general of the United States and was chairman of the Public Oversight Board. He is an expert on Sarbanes-Oxley and has testified several times before Congress on this legislation. He was honored last year by the Ethics Resource Center with the 2006 Stanley C. Pace Leadership in Ethics Award - an annual award given to an organization or individual whose accomplishments have contributed to ethical business conduct.
The networking reception and dinner, scheduled for May 14, 2007 from 6:15 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., is free for participants of the Director Training and Certification Program and other invited guests. A question and answer session will follow Mr. Bowsher's address. The dinner will be held at the UCLA Anderson School of Management in the Collins Center for Executive Education.
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The club confirmed on Wednesday that game will be played under the roof of Rogers Centre, home of the Toronto Blue Jays of Major League Baseball, so as to avoid inclement weather for both players and fans.
The move to play under the retractable roof has seemed likely for some time, but there were decisions to be made before TFC concluded on playing there instead of BMO Field, their usual home.
"A lot of thought went into selecting the home site for this very important match," Toronto FC senior director of business operations Paul Beirne said in a club statement. "While we would have loved to host our quarterfinal match at our home, BMO Field, ultimately the decision came down to our ability to deliver a safe and enjoyable event in a venue that could withstand the unpredictability of March's weather conditions.
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Beirne said that Toronto FC and the club's owner, Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment, studied the feasibility of upgrading BMO Field's infrastructure to prepare it for the winter CONCACAF match. However, the time required for the work would not have allowed the facility to be ready in time for their tilt against the Galaxy.
Tom Anselmi, executive vice president and chief operating officer of MLSE, told MLSsoccer.com earlier this month that there were issues to be considered at both venues, foremost the pitch: The artificial turf at Rogers Centre is not considered ideal for soccer, while the pitch at BMO Field needed upgrades to deal with winter weather.
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Closer than a Brother
By Grant Boone
Scott Sanderson's job as Lipscomb University's men's basketball coach is to explain to his team the X's and O's of the game. But it was a series of numbers that had him speechless Tuesday afternoon.
"He gave Bibles to so many people. He gave me the one right here on my desk," Sanderson told me over the phone. "Inside it reads, '12-10-02, To Coach Sanderson from Barry Brewer, Proverbs 18:24.'"
I gasped. Sanderson paused, then said almost with disbelief, "He died 12-10-08. I didn't realize that 'til just now."
Barry Brewer was Sanderson's best friend for the last 10 years, a proud Lipscomb graduate, and perhaps Bison athletics' most active plain-clothes cheerleader. He was also my cousin. (With apologies to the rules of journalism, I'll refer to him hence as Barry.)
Barry died, as Sanderson noted, Wednesday, December 10th at the age of 60 after a decade-long battle royal with cancer. It wasn't a fair fight. Barry was diagnosed in July 1997 with both Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia – the same disease that took his mother, Rose Foster Brewer, earlier that year – and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. As those two conditions waged an internecine war with his body, Barry – a former Army M.P. – refused to let his spirit be taken prisoner.
"He was tough," said Barry's sister, Robbie (Brewer) Davis, the words struggling mightily to escape her mouth past the lump in her throat. "Everyone loved him. The nurses at Tennessee Oncology would come down from other floors to check on him. He was there getting treatment on 9/11. The staff asked Barry to lead a prayer for the nation. That's how highly they thought of him."
He provided a life-changing influence for Sanderson.
"I'm indebted to him for my life," said Sanderson. "He changed everything about me. He'd go with me on recruiting trips just to keep me company. If he couldn't go, he'd call me at midnight while I was driving to make sure I was awake. If I ever needed anything and he didn't have it, he'd say, 'Give me a couple of days.' I went to see him one day while he was getting chemo, and he was writing me a letter."
A man of many companions may come to ruin, but there is a friend who sticks closer than a brother. – Proverbs 18:24
The verse Barry referenced in the Bible he gave Sanderson came to life for Robbie.
"He was more than a brother," she said. "We took vacations together. We had seats next to each other at the basketball games. When Hank and I got married, his friends became our friends."
The spiritual center of that friendship was Christ; the geographical location was Lipscomb.
You have to understand that DLC is in the Brewers' DNA. (I know it's LU now, but DLC are the initials that initially roll off my tongue and fingers.) The paterfamilias, Charles R. Brewer ("Double Dad"), matriculated shortly after his brother, G.C., during World War I and later became one of the school's most beloved professors, so much so that the Bell Tower built in 1935 was named in his honor. Double Dad and Ma Two (Robbie Ward Brewer) did their best to keep the campus populated in perpetuity. All seven of their kids – including Beryl ("Chinky") and Sterling ("Bookie," pronounced with the "oo" sound) – attended Lipscomb through high school and most went on to college there, like my grandfather, Billy, and Barry's dad, Charles ("Uncle Tyne").
Barry, like so many of his first and second cousins, became a third-generation Bison. He played on the tennis team among other extracurricular activities, but his greatest impact on Lipscomb athletics would come years later. He graduated in 1970 and two years later married Debbie Butler – a.k.a. "Double Deb" to distinguish her from Barry and Robbie's younger sister, "Little Deb." (In case you haven't figured it out yet, there's also a lot of a.k.a. in our DNA.)
A rising star in the Nashville banking industry, Barry stepped out in faith to join 21st Century Christian Publishers. He led the company smartly and efficiently, eventually as CEO, inspiring his own employees by continuing to work through intense physical pain and giving witness to the world of commerce that a Christian business should and could be run with excellence.
His office was just a few blocks down Granny White Pike from campus. His heart for Lipscomb – especially the university's athletic teams – was even closer.
"He loved sports," Robbie said. "He was never a star athlete, but he got down to a 6 handicap just because he worked so hard at it."
In 1986, Barry organized the first Bison Golf Scramble, headlined by one of the greatest players and Christian gentlemen in golf history, Byron Nelson. The event raised money first for the Lipscomb golf team and later the entire Athletics Department. Barry ran the tournament for nearly two decades, with Robbie's help, until just a few years ago when the demands of the job and his own physical health began going in opposite directions.
Many of us attended this year's tournament at Kenny Perry's golf course in Kentucky, including Barry who had shrunk by then to 115 pounds of nothing but skin, bone, and that giant, pearly-white smile, which he continued to grin and bare in the face of myriad doctors' ominous phone calls. Like the one he got even as he sat on a golf cart that day in October. He would be blindsided by better news that night. After dinner, the university unveiled a fancy, new logo for the tournament and a fitting new name: Barry Brewer Bison Golf Scramble.
Barry kept telling anyone who would listen that night that the honor was "undeserved." We all begged to differ. Just as we did when he humbly accepted the 'Fessor Boyce Award for contributions to Lipscomb athletics and his 2003 induction into the Lipscomb Athletics Hall of Fame for Meritorious Service.
"Athletics for him was about changing lives," Sanderson said. "I hope I can impact half the people he did."
Among those impacted were two of the people closest to the coach.
"For two or three years, every single night my boys, Garrett (10) and Grant (8), would pray for 'Mr. Barry.'"
That he lasted those two or three years or long enough to see daughter Martha Ann marry Joel Hawkins and son Tyne graduate from Lipscomb High may well have been a testament to the power of the Sanderson boys' prayers and the countless others offered over the last 11 years by people around the world who knew Barry and loved him.
But the bad news he got on the golf cart that day in October wouldn't get any better over the next few weeks. The bad days far outnumbered the good and even the definition of a "good day" had to be loosened. By the first week of December, just days after "Little Tyne" returned home from Europe after a semester studying abroad, the end of Barry's life on earth was near.
Sanderson made it back from the Bisons' game in Jacksonville, Fla., in time for a final visit.
"We spoke for about 45 minutes," said Sanderson. "He was in and out, but Martha Ann told me it was the first time in a few days that she'd seen him smile."
On Wednesday, Dec. 10th, a few hours after Lipscomb beat Southern Illinois Edwardsville at Allen Arena, Barry died at his home around the corner from campus. The first two people Robbie called were Lipscomb's basketball coaches, past and present.
"I hadn't thought about it until just now, but I guess that's right," said Robbie. "I called Scott first because I knew he was in the neighborhood. Then, as I sat next to Barry's body waiting for the car to come from Woodlawn (Funeral Home), I called Don (Meyer). Scott came over to the house and spent the afternoon talking to my dad."
The line of those touched by Barry's influence formed behind Sanderson over the next few days and stretched as far back as you could see. Woodlawn told Robbie it was the most people they have ever had show up to pay respects to a single person. The number exceeded 1,000 and included a group of young men who themselves had been visited so often by Barry.
"My team was affected by him," said Sanderson. "Ten of my players were at the visitation. These are 18-, 19-year-old kids, but they loved Barry. He was at practice anytime he was physically able."
Robbie believes the way Barry fought off that double team of diseases showed the Bison basketball players "how a Christian man deals with adversity." At the visitation, she gathered the team together to give them what amounted to Barry's blessing by proxy.
"I told them, 'Barry wanted the best for you, on and off the court. He believed you were at Lipscomb for a reason and that was so that you would become the men God wants you to be.'"
The former basketball coach remembers Barry's big smiles and bad jokes and added with his trademark Don Meyer-directness, "All I can say for Barry is this: if you cut his body open, you would find a heart as big as his body."
The schedule has graciously given Sanderson and his team time to grieve. There have been no games since Barry's death, and the next one, Saturday in Raleigh against North Carolina State, has special meaning.
"He'd always wanted us to play N.C. State," said Sanderson. "His roommate in college was Al Fowler, whose brother, Lee, is N.C. State's athletic director. Barry told me he wanted to fly over there and sit in Lee's box to watch the game. And here we're playing them in our first game since his death."
In some ways, we have been preparing for Barry's passing for years. Double Deb faithfully kept friends and family updated on her husband's health – on good days and bad – through regular e-mail reports she dubbed "Barry's Buddies." But the courage with which he fought at times made it seem as if Barry would be here forever.
As for Sanderson, he had been prepared for the earthly end to come by an unlikely source.
"On the way to school the other day, my boys asked how 'Mr. Barry' was doing. I told them, 'Not so good.' My 10-year-old, Garrett, said, 'Well, Dad, if he doesn't get better, he'll be going to a better place.'"
Garrett, Mr. Barry couldn't have said it better himself.
Grant Boone is a freelance broadcaster and writer from Nashville and currently based in Texas. He's the son of two Lipscomb alumni, Nick and Trish (Brewer) Boone, and the grandson of two others, William and Marjorie (Vaughn) Brewer. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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