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waialua359 12-01-2007 18:53

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Originally Posted by M.O.R.T. (Post 555265)
According to Mapquest it's only about 10 miles, but speaking from experience 10 miles can take you an hour sometimes depending on the traffic, although It shouldn't be too bad for you.

thanks for the info, sounds great! Still need to meet Ernie in person. Talk to him a lot, but never in person.

Bharat Nain 12-01-2007 19:04

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Originally Posted by M.O.R.T. (Post 555186)
That is in fact true. NJ FIRST has been working with the SBA to get something to cover the Masonite floor that they had down last year. This will cut down on not only the dust that got over everything, but also hopefully will keep the cold down.

Although Rohith got it correct when he advised you to dress warmly. It IS an Ice Rink and it will be held in March, so it's not like the SBA can turn the heat up...otherwise we'd have an unintentional water game on our hands...the rack will be hard enough to score on under normal conditions let alone adding it bobbing up and down on a melted ice rink.

I hope they do. Every year they promised to fix the problem(s), but it never seems to happen. I hate getting sick every year for the same reasons.

Dominicano0519 12-01-2007 19:54

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Originally Posted by M.O.R.T. (Post 534871)
Being part of the planning committee, I think I can field these questions.

As far as hotels go, I would have to agree, don't stay in Trenton. The area is definately one that students don't want to be wandering around in after dark. I'll try to find the link for the NJ regional website, where we're compiling all the information that you may need. I'm not sure about attractions either...of course it's Jersey, so there are going to be like 1000 malls in walking distance.

As more information develops I'll keep you posted.




the closest mall is a good 20-30 minutes on rt. 1 so um not really walking distance
plus there are litteraly no fast food restaurants nearby and only a couple of grocerystore/deli's about
5-7 blocks away
so i think getting food in the SBA would be a wise thing to do.

trust me i live two blocks down from the SBA

George A. 12-01-2007 20:16

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As far as food goes, the Concession stands will be open for the crowd, also there is the option to get the boxed lunch.

BandChick 19-01-2007 22:39

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Originally Posted by Dominicano0519 (Post 555320)
the closest mall is a good 20-30 minutes on rt. 1 so um not really walking distance
plus there are litteraly no fast food restaurants nearby and only a couple of grocerystore/deli's about
5-7 blocks away
so i think getting food in the SBA would be a wise thing to do.

trust me i live two blocks down from the SBA

There is a McDonald's on Cass St. That's DEFINITELY walking distance.
And there's a few pizza places and chinese food places that are also down the street (opposite direction, but you can't get lost). They're only like 3 blocks away. My team walks there every year. And, there's actually a whole list of places to eat if you don't want concession food here: http://www.nycnjfirst.org/nj_restaurants.html

I do recommend the box lunch deal though, it's not that bad. A sandwich, a piece of fruit, a bag of chips & a soda. It's WAY cheaper than concession stand food, and you don't have to walk in the freezing cold.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bharat Nain
I hope they do. Every year they promised to fix the problem(s), but it never seems to happen. I hate getting sick every year for the same reasons.

My mom has been talking to the guys who work at the SBA (apparently she knows a bunch of them), so the NJ Planning Committee IS working hard on it. There's even a possibility that they may purchase their own flooring to go over the ice.

Regardless, you have to prepare for the cold because it will still be on top of ice. IT WILL BE COLD, there's nothing we can do about that. Our team wears 2 pairs of socks and a sweatshirt/long-sleeved shirt underneath our team shirts. We all know it sucks, but at least you KNOW about it. Which means you can take the appropriate actions to better protect yourself.

DonRotolo 19-01-2007 23:47

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Originally Posted by waialua359 (Post 554209)
WE just ordered 135 dozen "puka" shell leis

135 dozen ?? :yikes:

Well, it'll certainly make an impression.

Don

Bharat Nain 20-01-2007 00:35

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Originally Posted by BandChick (Post 560823)
My mom has been talking to the guys who work at the SBA (apparently she knows a bunch of them), so the NJ Planning Committee IS working hard on it. There's even a possibility that they may purchase their own flooring to go over the ice.

Actually, they promised to replace the flooring as a part of the contract a while ago, to the best of my knowledge. But that promise was made every year. I want a regional at College ave/Rutgers!

George A. 20-01-2007 01:49

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Originally Posted by Bharat Nain (Post 560936)
Actually, they promised to replace the flooring as a part of the contract a while ago, to the best of my knowledge. But that promise was made every year. I want a regional at College ave/Rutgers!

Technically it was never a contract. After the first year or so we said that we'd like a new floor, and SBA said that they would accomodate us, so far they haven't lived up to their end of the bargain. Like Sara said, it's an ice rink, there's nothing really we can do about the floor. Just come prepared and dress in layers...you can always take layers off, but you can't magically create clothes at the arena.

And as for College Ave/Rutgers. The NJ regional is held right during Basketball season, so the RAC is pretty much out...and if we went back to College Ave then the NJ regional would then be smaller than the NYC regional of past years where there were only 26 or so teams.

BandChick 20-01-2007 09:01

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Simply put, we don't FIT in the College Ave gym anymore.

I am going to suggest that we find out if we can use the basketball floor. My mom made a good point that we are between two hockey games and they probably don't want to switch the floors, but they are doing it for the Harlem Globetrotters the next week, so maybe they'll do it for us too. I'll bring it up, but I can't make any promises.

Frankly, it isn't NJ FIRST that's letting you down, it's the SBA who can't be bothered to solve the problem. FIRST is coming up with as many temporary solutions as we can, but the SBA has sort of tied our hands.

coldfusion1279 24-01-2007 01:38

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pff, rutgers stadium, duhhhh, then id only have to walk down the street to get there, then again outdoors might be a little problem eh?

anyhow, 1279 will be there, fighting for our third straight NJ championship in 4 years of existence

hoping for new floor, we got sick last year..:(

George A. 24-01-2007 01:56

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Originally Posted by BandChick (Post 561021)
Simply put, we don't FIT in the College Ave gym anymore.

I am going to suggest that we find out if we can use the basketball floor. My mom made a good point that we are between two hockey games and they probably don't want to switch the floors, but they are doing it for the Harlem Globetrotters the next week, so maybe they'll do it for us too. I'll bring it up, but I can't make any promises.

Frankly, it isn't NJ FIRST that's letting you down, it's the SBA who can't be bothered to solve the problem. FIRST is coming up with as many temporary solutions as we can, but the SBA has sort of tied our hands.


I have to reiterate what Sara is saying. NJFIRST is doing everything that they can to get the new floor, and I assure you that the floor will be better than it was last year.

As far as the cold goes...if you get a little chilly just start dancing! That should warm you up in no time. We have a mascot pit in the front but there's always room for a few plain clothed friends.

Other than that...only 36 days left until the regional...let's make it a blast!!!

George A. 30-01-2007 04:23

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It's official...if you simply glance to the top of the page you'll see a nifty little countdown til the NJ Regional!!!


30 days and counting!

Who can wait? I know I can't!

Libby K 30-01-2007 08:27

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I can't wait! I'm so excited!

wait....30 days til regional?
Maybe I should get on that whole 'robot' thing...

Graham Donaldson 30-01-2007 10:16

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Originally Posted by Libby K (Post 568051)
I can't wait! I'm so excited!

wait....30 days til regional?
Maybe I should get on that whole 'robot' thing...

Good point!! Maybe I should get started on the scouting program...(thinks a second)- nah, that can wait 'til the week before-:D.

Bharat Nain 30-01-2007 11:23

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Originally Posted by BandChick (Post 561021)
Simply put, we don't FIT in the College Ave gym anymore.

I never said we shouldn't have the regional in trenton. :rolleyes:

George A. 05-02-2007 19:59

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Hot off the presses, the issue of the floor has been resolved at SBA!

If memory serves me right, we had a horrible cardboard flooring at SBA last year, which not only disintegrated and was a horrific tripping hazard.

This year we will still have that down on the floor (SBA supplies that since it's their ice rink) but NJ FIRST will be putting down Masonite sheeting on top of the cardboard flooring which will significantly decrease not only the dust but will also provide a much safer foundation on which to walk on.

Dad1279 06-02-2007 14:48

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Last year's floor was a Homasote product: http://www.homasote.com/id.html

Sean Marks 06-02-2007 15:09

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team 2016 will be there. our first regional. should be lots of fun :yikes:

hiimcristhian 06-02-2007 18:59

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team 1228 it's not going to NJ regional, but we will be not so far.

waialua359 07-02-2007 04:24

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we're the opposite! we are going but from far far away! try 12-13 hours away! DIRECT FLIGHT to newark!:ahh:

nuggetsyl 07-02-2007 07:36

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Originally Posted by waialua359 (Post 573471)
we're the opposite! we are going but from far far away! try 12-13 hours away! DIRECT FLIGHT to newark!:ahh:

What day are you coming in on???

Graham Donaldson 07-02-2007 12:03

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Originally Posted by waialua359 (Post 573471)
we're the opposite! we are going but from far far away! try 12-13 hours away! DIRECT FLIGHT to newark!:ahh:

That's AWESOME!! (and EXPENSIVE!!!) What made you decide to come to NJ? And let us know if you need anything- we're all glad to help.

xxMORT11xx 07-02-2007 12:17

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Thats Amazing! tell us how you like NJ when you get here.

Brandon Holley 07-02-2007 12:19

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Originally Posted by xxMORT11xx (Post 573611)
Thats Amazing! tell us how you like NJ when you get here.

you stole my old name!! ;)

Jay Trzaskos 07-02-2007 12:28

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Like Dylan noted before, I may be heading down to NJ for my first NJ regional, and I may have a few Sparx along for the ride, who knows...

Kraemer 07-02-2007 13:06

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Can't wait to go! Team 11 is gonna rock your socks off!

Brandon Holley 07-02-2007 13:55

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Originally Posted by Kraemer (Post 573655)
Can't wait to go! Team 11 is gonna rock your socks off!

who ARE all of you MORT noobs?? hahaha

Bharat Nain 11-02-2007 22:21

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Quote:

Originally Posted by M.O.R.T. (Post 572585)
This year we will still have that down on the floor (SBA supplies that since it's their ice rink) but NJ FIRST will be putting down Masonite sheeting on top of the cardboard flooring which will significantly decrease not only the dust but will also provide a much safer foundation on which to walk on.

Is anything been done about the horrible food? What about water? and cups/glasses for water? Are the pits arranged similarly to last year? Most importantly, What are my chances of getting sick with all the new improvements that are being done as opposed to other years with promised improvements?

DonRotolo 12-02-2007 00:03

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Originally Posted by Bharat Nain (Post 576319)
What are my chances of getting sick

Depends upon how often you wash your hands and/or use Purell.

We concluded last year that it was less a function of the venue and mroe a function of the way Viruses and Bacteria spread from host to host.

I'm proud that I did not get sick, despite spending virtually all of my time in the pits - but I did wash my habds at least 15 times a day all three days, wore gloves a lot, and even then was super careful about NOT touching my mouth, nose, eyes, etc.

See you there!

Don

Bharat Nain 12-02-2007 00:10

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Originally Posted by Don Rotolo (Post 576380)
Depends upon how often you wash your hands and/or use Purell.

We concluded last year that it was less a function of the venue and mroe a function of the way Viruses and Bacteria spread from host to host.

I'm proud that I did not get sick, despite spending virtually all of my time in the pits - but I did wash my habds at least 15 times a day all three days, wore gloves a lot, and even then was super careful about NOT touching my mouth, nose, eyes, etc.

See you there!

Don

Maybe dressing up really well will help.

waialua359 12-02-2007 00:43

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Originally Posted by robotcanuck1676 (Post 573604)
That's AWESOME!! (and EXPENSIVE!!!) What made you decide to come to NJ? And let us know if you need anything- we're all glad to help.

Thanks for all the offers to help. We appreciate it. We chose NJ because of teams 11 and 25 and the fact that our team chose to go to NY afterwards. We didnt do a NYC regional due to time schedule conflicts with our students taking finals.
What makes our trip more expensive is chartering a bus to take us from NJ on a tour of New York after, including stops to the Statue of Liberty and Empire State Building tours, for a total of 6 hours. Then we are staying near Times Square for 3 days to enjoy NY.
Total cost for 25 people. $37,000 not including spending money.:(

Our team members are also on our Electric Vehicle team. We spent November in NY and raced in New Hampshire also.

Then our team flys back home and go back 2 1/2 weeks later to Vegas for our second regional, then come home and possibly go back 3 weeks later to Atlanta for the championships.

Thats a lot of cookies to sell.......~$100,000 worth of expenses per year........:)

Graham Donaldson 12-02-2007 10:23

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Originally Posted by waialua359 (Post 576400)
Thats a lot of cookies to sell.......~$100,000 worth of expenses per year........:)

And one heck of a lot of jet lag!!!-:D

vVigglEs 20-02-2007 07:48

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10 Days and Counting!

Alex Burman 20-02-2007 08:40

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Wow, it doesn't feel like its that soon. So much left still to do.

Elgin Clock 20-02-2007 13:02

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Can't wait! We get on a bus around 1:00-2:00 pm on 2/28!!!

WHOOO HOOOO!! TRENTON HERE WE COME!!!!!!
(Well, actually, Pennsylvania here we come, since we are staying in PA while competing, but whatever! lol)

How many National Anthems are we going to be honored with listening to this year?

USA, Brazil, Canada.. any other international teams coming to NJ??

waialua359 20-02-2007 17:42

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NJ, here we come! We leave next Tuesday already! Wow!!!!:yikes:

Laura 1547 21-02-2007 09:15

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock (Post 582465)
How many National Anthems are we going to be honored with listening to this year?

USA, Brazil, Canada.. any other international teams coming to NJ??

I'm actually really excited to be the only team singing our national anthem :D

ONE WEEK LEFT!!!

JohnBoucher 21-02-2007 09:38

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Originally Posted by Elgin Clock (Post 582465)
Can't wait! We get on a bus around 1:00-2:00 pm on 2/28!!!

WHOOO HOOOO!! TRENTON HERE WE COME!!!!!!
(Well, actually, Pennsylvania here we come, since we are staying in PA while competing, but whatever! lol)

How many National Anthems are we going to be honored with listening to this year?

USA, Brazil, Canada.. any other international teams coming to NJ??

5:00 pm

Bharat Nain 22-02-2007 22:34

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So we are a week away, did the regional committee buy some flooring yet?

Rick-906 22-02-2007 22:49

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watch out guys. i hear the canadian team is a powerhouse this year...
i wish i was going, i'll be at BAE instead

Mike 22-02-2007 23:47

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Looks like a stacked regional, gonna be some intense competition.

George A. 23-02-2007 00:00

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Originally Posted by Mike (Post 584761)
Looks like a stacked regional, gonna be some intense competition.

A truer statement cannot be said...this might be arguably the scariest bunch of teams I've seen face off in NJ

Laura 1547 25-02-2007 16:05

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Is NJ being webcasted?

George A. 25-02-2007 16:09

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Originally 108 was supposed to compete in NJ, but for one reason or another they weren't able to, but apparently there's a rumor floating around that 108 is sending up a couple of kids to be in charge of the webcast...maybe one of the students of the team could shine some further light on the subject.

DonRotolo 25-02-2007 22:17

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Originally Posted by Laura 1547 (Post 583212)
I'm actually really excited to be the only team singing our national anthem :D

Oh Canada! (Our resident Canook will be pleased)

The weather will be (relatively) warm, low to mid '40s during the day, high 20's to low 30's at night, with rain on Friday tapering off Saturday early.

Right now we are having snow, Trenton only a few inches, up here in the north a few more inches. Likely no school tomorrow (but I gotta go to work). So our Hawaiian friends will see snow, and not freeze to death.

Folks, stop by 1676 pits and say hello!

Don

DanDon 25-02-2007 22:18

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Hey all, I was just wondering, what is your list of top 8-10 teams at the regional.

George A. 25-02-2007 22:27

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Originally Posted by dhoizner (Post 586378)
Hey all, I was just wondering, what is your list of top 8-10 teams at the regional.

Before I get to the list I'm bringing my digital camera, so anyone who wants to get a picture taken with me, I'd be more than willing to strike a pose.

Now onto my list...in no particular order

341
237
25
1279
103
75
177

this list could go on for a while, but the point is, no matter which way you slice it...the competition is stacked.

coldfusion1279 26-02-2007 21:19

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yeah im gonna add 375 to that list, they've been in the finals 2 years in a row now... and also 303 is generally pretty good, i expect to see them near the top if not in the top 8,

I was surprised to see that 56 wont be attending this year. They were always good competition at the event, I wonder why they decided not to come...

how mentors actually go to rutgers? i do, and i am wondering what the rest of you are doing as far as class goes.. i know dean rankin does alot of stuff with the event so do you get excused absences if you have assignments due and things like that? I wont have a problem because i have fridays off and only a couple classes thurs, but I am wondering what all you people do

Sean Marks 27-02-2007 19:29

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ONE DAY LEFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WHO'S READY!!!!! :yikes: :ahh: :D

AmayaSaria 27-02-2007 21:52

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Hrm. I'm suppose to be doing Bio homework...and yet...I wandered onto CD! I guess I get distracted easily! (or maybe its because I belong here all the time?)

Erm. Anyway!

YAY! I'm really excited this year, the competition is going to be tough, but I still wanna wish everybody luck! Its going to be really exctiting this year. Why? Because I'm going to be there of course! ....I kid. Not really. ;)

Yay NJ Regional!

...Now onto that there bio homework of mine....

Elgin Clock 27-02-2007 23:11

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After the 3rd most stressful week in this past year this week (bought a new car this week and a few other stressful events happened), the promise of getting on a bus and "relaxing" at a competition this weekend sounds like a nice vacation for me. :cool:

See everyone there. If you want to find me, just look for the person covered with the most blue and orange imaginable.. maybe.

w00t for team colors and planning ahead! :D :D :D

Oh, and keep an eye out for the Banana costume in and around 237's pit area.
It's making an appearance in NJ to start off the season right. :yikes:

Ashley Weed 27-02-2007 23:58

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Looking forward to dropping by this weekend!

Be nice to your pit inspectors! ;)

Libby K 28-02-2007 10:13

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SOOOOOO Excited!

I currently am on crutches [pretty bad knee injury] so, look for the girl who's either on crutches, or, if my dad allows, a segway. =]

Stop by 1923's pit and say hello! We'd love to meet ya!

Brandon Holley 28-02-2007 11:21

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Im looking forward to driving down from Boston on thursday night (with a car full of NU-Trons) to go check out the NJ Regional on friday and saturday...

see everyone there!!

good luck!!


go MORT ;)

Miller 28-02-2007 16:19

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Team 1676 will be there and I am exicted to see all the different types of robots there if you are there look for ours.
Miller

Sean Marks 28-02-2007 17:32

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Im very very excited. Stop by 2016's pit and say hi!! Look for a monkey dancing around the stands. :D

George A. 28-02-2007 21:58

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Well I just got home from the arena and I have to say...there sure are a lot of purdy crates in the back! And the floor looks quite nice. I can't wait for Friday, I'd go tomorrow but I have class all day (stupid teachers not letting me go)

See you all then!

petek 28-02-2007 23:13

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Originally Posted by M.O.R.T. (Post 588027)
Well I just got home from the arena and I have to say...there sure are a lot of purdy crates in the back! And the floor looks quite nice. I can't wait for Friday, I'd go tomorrow but I have class all day (stupid teachers not letting me go)

See you all then!

Yes, the nice folks at the Sovereign Bank Arena covered the homasote with a fresh layer of masonite, so no dust this year (so far). As of 10 PM when I left, the field was ready and the practice matches were being generated. See you bright and early in the morning.

Bharat Nain 28-02-2007 23:17

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Originally Posted by petek (Post 588093)
Yes, the nice folks at the Sovereign Bank Arena covered the homasote with a fresh layer of masonite, so no dust this year (so far). As of 10 PM when I left, the field was ready and the practice matches were being generated. See you bright and early in the morning.

This is good news. I might actually not get sick this year. NICE!

The Lucas 28-02-2007 23:26

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I'll there with AGR 1495 like last year. Very young team this year, so this should be fun.

MikeSty 28-02-2007 23:51

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Brian Lucas is the coolest person ever :) Wait until you see what I'm wearing tomorrow :D :D :D :D

Good luck everyone, and GOOD NIGHT!

K.Shaw 01-03-2007 10:36

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is there going to be a webcast of this regional? ... since i am unable to attend with my team due to college things :( :confused:

AV_guy007 01-03-2007 10:48

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Originally Posted by K.Shaw (Post 588194)
is there going to be a webcast of this regional? ... since i am unable to attend with my team due to college things :( :confused:

We may be up shortly. Just waiting for the call from NASA, wow I have always wanted to say that

Alex Cormier 01-03-2007 11:33

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Originally Posted by AV_guy007 (Post 588200)
We may be up shortly. Just waiting for the call from NASA, wow I have always wanted to say that

do it! while your calling NASA tell them to fix the VCU feed as well.:p

KRoth 01-03-2007 13:02

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Does anyone have any updates with how the practice rounds are going? :yikes:

Dancin103 01-03-2007 14:01

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As far as I know, I heard that everything was going great!!!


---I miss being at competition today!!!!

Chris Marra 01-03-2007 15:52

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Originally Posted by KRoth (Post 588261)
Does anyone have any updates with how the practice rounds are going? :yikes:

Indeed I do. You can check them out here:

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/video/njwebcast.asx

We are beta-testing our webcast feed for tommorow. Please post any issues you have in this thread or PM me.

Sean Marks 01-03-2007 16:37

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Things went great today. It was a lot of fun. I can't wait for tomorrow. Im home early because my team left with the bus at 4:15. Our robot did really well too:)

Joel J 01-03-2007 16:58

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Marra (Post 588321)
Indeed I do. You can check them out here:

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/video/njwebcast.asx

We are beta-testing our webcast feed for tommorow. Please post any issues you have in this thread or PM me.

Hey-- Can you record that stream friday and saturday, then send it to SOAP?

Chris Marra 01-03-2007 17:14

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Originally Posted by Joel J. (Post 588356)
Hey-- Can you record that stream friday and saturday, then send it to SOAP?

I'm already recording it at the request of The Blue Alliance, and I can easily send it to SOAP.

haroony341 01-03-2007 19:38

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in one of the last practice matches i watched 25, all alone for the blue alliance, dominating the match. they scored 5 tubes on the highest rack. they were going for their 6th but it fell off as the match ended. not sure if they were all in a row but they one the match 64-0.

DanDon 01-03-2007 19:43

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So everyone, after one day of the regional, who are your top 8 teams?

coldfusion1279 01-03-2007 20:07

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after seeing a day of action (or well half a day at least, I had class this morning :/ ) heres some things that caught me by surprise...

1. the tubes are that easy to get on the rack, takes time and precision

2. not too many working autonomous programs yet, maybe people are hiding them, but still, not many even with all that talk about getting the cmu cam working

3. It takes alot longer than expected to climb a ramp

4. 75% of the teams there have ramps!:eek:

Sooo, all in all, the game reminded me alot of two years ago... the first day of the comp in 2005 was rather slow and it seemed like the tetras just werent a great idea for a game... but it turned out to be my favorite of them all.

Some top teams (that I saw);

25, 375, 75 looked promising, I didnt see too much tho being in the pit most of the time

Joel J 01-03-2007 21:33

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Any robot pictures from today's competition?

Tom Bottiglieri 01-03-2007 21:35

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From what I saw on the webcast, 25 and 237 look pretty good.

I feel like 25s arm is going to snap off though! It wobbles ALOT...

MikeSty 01-03-2007 21:38

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
I'll snag some pics and video tomorrow. I've got equipment on loan from AGHS :D

Look for the pale kid in the backwards fire helmet, yelling loudly.

Mike 01-03-2007 22:42

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
237 scored a keeper at 2:41PM today.

We tweaked the autonomous a little bit and are expecting a LOT better results tomorrow.

Bharat Nain 02-03-2007 00:02

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri (Post 588499)
From what I saw on the webcast, 25 and 237 look pretty good.

I feel like 25s arm is going to snap off though! It wobbles ALOT...

heh, maybe the reason it wobbles is to keep it from snapping off

Scott Carpman 02-03-2007 00:19

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by haroony341 (Post 588422)
in one of the last practice matches i watched 25, all alone for the blue alliance, dominating the match. they scored 5 tubes on the highest rack. they were going for their 6th but it fell off as the match ended. not sure if they were all in a row but they one the match 64-0.

They weren't all alone, but pretty close to it. Our human player was throwing tubes onto the field while our robot was still in the pit.

Cory 02-03-2007 02:30

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Chris Marra (Post 588359)
I'm already recording it at the request of The Blue Alliance, and I can easily send it to SOAP.

Will the quality be any better tomorrow? It may have just been the distance of the camera from the field, but I was on a NASA computer and the picture quality was pretty poor, so I know it wasn't a connection issue.

George A. 02-03-2007 04:20

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Well it's 4:19 in the morning and after a dreary night...(suffering thought "The Number 23" doing homework until 1, and going on 2.5 hours of sleep) I'm heading to the SBA shortly...I'll see everyone there!

Heretic121 02-03-2007 09:04

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Any updates on when the webcast will begin this morning?

Thanks guys!

AV_guy007 02-03-2007 09:18

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
The feed is live!:) We are in the opening ceremonies.

http://science.ksc.nasa.gov/video/njwebcast.asx

enjoy!

haroony341 02-03-2007 09:19

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
im having trouble connecting to it

Heretic121 02-03-2007 09:20

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
hhhmmm... was working yesterday in VLC but not today...

*goes + tries WMP*
WMP = no go...

VLC is directing to this mms://163.205.10.22:1755/wmtencoder/njwebcast.wmv

is that correct?

BoyWithCape195 02-03-2007 09:22

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Tried WMP and VLC...nada

AV_guy007 02-03-2007 09:23

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
darn, im not sure what to say right now. looking into it:eek:

EDIT: fixed

BoyWithCape195 02-03-2007 09:31

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Got it on VLC :)

Heretic121 02-03-2007 09:31

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
ITS UP! Opening Events Under Way!!!

haroony341 02-03-2007 09:33

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
doesnt work on real or wmp11, but it does work with vlc.
thanks!

Jeff Rodriguez 02-03-2007 09:33

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Got it, thanks.

Heretic121 02-03-2007 09:38

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
i only have 1 nit pick... you cant hear the MC or announcers over the music =( lol... any way to turn down the music? If not oh well lol... but Thanks in advance!!! looking great guys!!!\

any chats going on?

aim at work = pfagan121

thanks guys!

Jeff Rodriguez 02-03-2007 09:46

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Heretic121 (Post 588683)
any chats going on?

aim at work = pfagan121

thanks guys!

AIM chat: NJwebcast07

Rich Ross 02-03-2007 10:23

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
File still won't open.
what media player do you suggest? DO we need to use WM 10 or 11 or what?

JasJ002 02-03-2007 10:24

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
How can I get VLC

Tom Bottiglieri 02-03-2007 10:27

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
237 scored 256!!!!

Alex Cormier 02-03-2007 10:28

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
omg they dominated that whole middle row!

Hiteak 02-03-2007 10:28

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Holy cow on that 236! That was really impressive.

haroony341 02-03-2007 10:28

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Tom Bottiglieri (Post 588693)
237 scored 256!!!!

that was awesome

237
836
1881

OneAngryDaisy 02-03-2007 10:28

Re: 2007 New Jersey Regional
 
you mean 236 :P


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