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So I see that my team and I are the only team coming from west of the Mississippi. We did that same thing last year and took the spirit award home. So what competition can we expect?

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Couldn't agree with you more, Freddy. I LOVE the Philly regional and can't wait for it this year! The 433 Firebirds will, as usual, be in attendance.

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Then it should be some good fun for us west coast people.

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MOE 365 will be in attendence as well. Can't wait to see everyone! Good luck all!

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Moe our team loves you guys we were both at the championship right next to each other.

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Nick:

MOE is looking forward to having you come East to join the Philly crowd this season! Let us know if there is anything we can do to assist your trip to the City of Brotherly Love! The Philly regional is known for awesome team spirit and the venue only amplifies it.

Let's all rock the house!

Also, love the "MOE"hawk!

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[quote=Mr MOE;541411]Nick:

The Philly regional is known for awesome team spirit and the venue only amplifies it.

it's the city of brotherly love baby <33

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Philly regional = FIRST for me. I along with the rest of 321 will be there.

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I hope that I will be able to make it the the Philly regional this year, it was my first real look at FIRST and that regional holds some of my best memories of FIRST events, it is run great every year and always leaves me with great memories.

I hope to see all my old FIRST friends at Philly this year and hope to make some new ones.

Best of luck to everyone this year.

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Although NJ will always hold a special place in my heart (home regional and what not) Philly has quickly become one of my favorite competitions to go to.

A little over two months away, I can't wait!

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unfortunately 177 could not get into Philly as our second regional this year :( but i bet we will still have fun in NJ :cool:

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Team 250 went to Philly last year and had a great time. Unfortuantely, we opted to go to Nationals instead (in my opinon Philly would be better). But last year the whole team made friends with all the teams, including MOE, and almost won the competition. Hopefully we will be back in 2008. Good luck everyone!

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I've loved Philly since I started going (2004). It's got a GREAT crowd and a very home-y feeling to it. I'm excited already!

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Although it does get hot in there...oh well

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Of course it gets hot in there, we've got birds on fire and plus, I think MOE's shirts magnify light/heat.

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Now if we could only combine the heat from Philly with the frigidness of NJ, we'd have a comfy venue

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Do I smell super-regional? :rolleyes:

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Super Regional? I don't know...if you combine NJ and Philly the universe might tear a hole in itself...and we wouldn't want that now would we? Mwahaha.

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No that only happens if you combine Philly and North Jersey. South Jersey should secede from New Jersey and annex Philly as our capital.:D

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8 teams are attending both NJ and Philly: (assuming my unix grep pipes were correct)
< 103
< 341
< 381
< 486
< 708
< 816
< 834
< 1391
So they ceritanly attract many of the same teams. 8 out of the 44 teams at Philly that 18% (I may be doing a little advance scouting while at NJ)

Philly is certianly unique. In the era of the Superregional it has the smallest venue and basically fills up immediatly (first choices). Most teams are veterans (very much so), many of which call this their home regional and attended every year. It has a great Team Social ( it was the best when it was at the Franklin Institue). Theres is alsoThe Lawn. How many other venues can you out the doors in the back of the pit onto a large green and play Ultimate Frisbee with other teams?

Then of course there is the noise and the crowds. Kind of a general admission concert feel. Spirited teams + crowded stands + Music + proximity to pits+ acoustics = Loud Fun. The debcibel level at Philly (MOE stix era) may have prompted the loud noismaker ban. It may have quieted a bit since teams no longer have sticks or drums, but the excitement is still there.

Philly has the good feeling of a small venue, kind of like Old College Ave Gym.

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I would agree that Philadelphia is one of the best regionals in FIRST.

One Word: Agree

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How many other venues can you out the doors in the back of the pit onto a large green and play Ultimate Frisbee with other teams?

Or play hacky sack. For those of us who would rather do that =)

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This just in. Dan-o will be visiting the Philly regional on Friday and Saturday to cheer on the green guys. You might get lucky enough to see the lime green suit jacket.

As for the best regional... I'm definitely partial. I don't know many west coast teams, but for the east coast, Philly is a who's who of stand out teams.

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Your friendly neighborhood regional manager's assistant will be there, as usual. Even though, I graduated from Drexel last June, and will have to run to class in Center City on Friday morning and afternoon (I'm a PhD student at Thomas Jefferson now, in neuroscience).

Look for the brown haired girl with a headset running around like crazy, but apparently looking like she knows what she's doing (according to Kressley at least ;) )

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This is one of my favorite events to go to aswell. It seems like it is one of the fairest regionals I've been to (with respect to the level of teams)

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Philly = Greatest Regional Ever. (my personal opinion):D

So many great teams are there, 103, 365, 341, 357 are just a few that come to mind.

1712 and I will be there. So please stop by the pit and say hi, I'd love to meet everyone.

-Chuck

P.S. Beware: Deuce is coming.

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Yeah. If anyone wants to hang out with some people from 816 and play frisbee or hacky sack just let us know. We are always down for having a good time.

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422 is going to be there for (as far as I know) our first time. We are all really looking forward to it. And just to warn you guys, we have a history of "meh" and "eek" at VCU :rolleyes: , but we also have a history of being pretty sweet at our second regional :cool:

Oh, and we'll be bringing our squad of juggling madmen! Myself and Cuog leading the fun. :D

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Hey
Just throwin it out there to all the philly teams but I had an idea...
What do you think about making a collective scouting spreadsheet.
I've started one on google documents and I'm gradually filling in info from team sites and all. Just one big sheet w/ info about all the philly teams...stuff like their scoring ability, how many they can mount, etc. I already have team 204 in on it, Freddy Schurr said he's willing to help out. It's mainly meant to help out the rookie teams and cut down on scouting time done at Drexel. If you guys, and the Firebirds, want ta contribute send me an e-mail address thru CD or I started a thread called "Philadelphia Regional RoboStats" you can post it on there.
So anyways tell me whatcha think and help out.

Tanx

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i cant wait until philly! we never really do that great, because it's after NJ, and the NJ finals and whatnot are like a bloodbath!! so our robot is just recovering and seems to have a few recouperation issues...heh. but i think this year, based on performance at the NJ regional, we have a good shot. i was looking at the team list, and it really is a great bunch of teams this year, as usual! i hope to see you all there!!!

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Philly is intense indeed team 272 is coming to "rock the house" and if u don't already know...please where shorts its hot in there and be ready for a smaller pit area than ur used to

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Yeahhh it does get pretty hot in there. But if you need to get out of the pits all you gotta do is like 50 feet to the doors leading outside. So that is always a plus.

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For the FIRST time since 2000, team 578 will be attending the Philidelphia regional! Can't wait to see everyone!

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Team 84 will be in attendance just like last year!:D

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Hey. Team 381 welcome to the east coast regionals... hope u and ur team enjoys yall self there and have fun while competing against some really good robots. Good luck and see u there...

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it does get too loud, and too hot

but who really cares

theres too much fun to have in philly to worry about technicalities like 90-100 degree playing fields

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I agree that it gets hot, but what do you expect when you cram ~500 people into a rather small gym/arena. It really gets hot in the drivers station, with the lights and stuff.

For the past 2 years our pit has been like 10 feet from the back doors, so we got fresh air blown in constantly.

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I know I can't wait!!! I am so excited. The team list looks great as usual!!! It will be sooo much fun!!! I can't wait!!! :)

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Yes it does look like a very good line-up. I want to see how Moe does this year.

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Come up to Finger Lakes Regional this weekend and get a preview!:D

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i was actually thinking about it but than i realized it would quite the far travel from burlington, new jersey

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so guess ill just wait til philly

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We had some pretty good battles last year. As I remember you were the only one that kept us off the ramp for an entire match.

I saw you guys had some tough breaks is Jersey (I was there with 1495). I look forward to some more great matches in Philly. Maybe we will actually be on the same alliance this time.

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I'll be there! I'm not with a team so I'm going to have to adopt a team for the regional.

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No announcing?

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No, I'll be there announcing, but my team won't be there. So theoretically I'll be rooting for all the teams!

By the way, I'm looking to expand my FIRST team shirt collection. I don't have any to trade, but I'm more than happy to pay for them. So if anyone has some extra team shirts that I can buy, I'll be very grateful.

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Hey George, if you'll wear a Firebirds shirt the whole team, we'll adopt you. :P



I can't wait for Philly!! 22 days!

(PS: Philly regional = one giant 18th bday party for me, oh yeah.)

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Karen, If I get a Firebird shirt, I'll do cartwheels.

And don't worry about your 18th birthday...it'll be one you won't soon forget :D

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We will have to make it sure its a lot of fun. There is no doubt in my mind that it will be but gotta make sure.

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I certainly can't wait till Philly, I just hope we do better than at VCU. MAybe having autonomous will help...

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yay for philly. i cant wait for it. it's probably going to be a bloodbath...its usually one of the most agressive regionals i hear of...so...make sure to put steel plates in your bumpers!

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I be there as your Pit Announcer for Thursday and Friday, come and say HI!

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I won't need to stop by, you'll probably be yelling at my team anyway...we're notorious for waiting til the absolute last call to get our robot cued.

14 DAYS!!!

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Don't be too late, the field can't go without it's Firebird fix for long.

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A little over a week away...I can't wait for Philly...I'll be there with all my flippy/rolliness.

Anyone feeling up to talking to me just stop by and say hi...I'll be one of the guys near the field in a hawaiian shirt making a fool of myself.

PS, If you do feel like talking, you should probably do it at the beginning of the competition, since I can't guarantee I'll have a voice left at the end.

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222 is stoked to return to Philly especially after being finalists in Pittsburgh. The bot is in great shape and come Thursday morning we're going to be revamping our arm to make us an even better ringer, if you need a place to park we've got the real estate, and if you need defense....we might just know a team that could help you out ;) Can't wait to see and compete against everyone! :cool:

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Ya for Philly!!! :)

We saw 399 at Annapolis last year and you guys were great... I can't wait to see you again. As Bobby said, Philly is going to be intense!!!

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MOEzilla's hungry - being in that crate for two weeks since Rochester. Time to feast at Philly!

See y'all in a week!

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ERV 204 is ready to compete, how about everyone else?

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With the time change, awards will be being handed out right about now (7 days from now) in Philly. Team 399 is stoked and ready...

Can't wait to be there, two days 'til we leave~ (monday night redeye... bleck)

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Team 1712 and myself are totally pumped for Thursday! Hope to see everyone there.

-Chuck

(P.S.- Everyone wish Karen a happy birthday!:D )

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Is the Ghanaian team making a return again this year?

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According to this thread: http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/sh...ghlight=fiesta

Yes, the Amamezians will be in Philadelphia again. =)

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It seems as if me and a few 25ers will be heading out to Philly for Saturday!

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Team 87 is thrilled to be returning to the Philly regional, and hopes you're all prepared to meet Diablo on Thursday!

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Rohith and myself from 75 will try and make an appearance for Saturday. We may try and Kidnap Libby and bringing her along also for some extra fun.

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Our team just heard about the new size for the pits (9*9). How is everyone going handle the change in size and the increase of teams (36 to 44)?

-Lea

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Sounds like Philly is going to be super full. I can live with the pit size, but my bigger concern is where are all the people from 8 more teams going to sit. :ahh:

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Well, lets hope there is a balcony seating area. It was nice and cozy last year.... that was on Thurs and Fri without most parents or other spectators.


"I'm not volunteering my lap."-CoreyK

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along with the smaller pit sizes, there is also going to be a practice field on the side of the pits. im guessing that had a lot to do with the resizing.

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Although I'm hardly an expert on the matter, If you're coming down Friday or Saturday with a rather large group of people, I suggest coming early, otherwise your chances of sitting together grow exponentially smaller as the time progresses.

I on the other hand, won't have any troubles seeing the field (one of the perks of being the announcer)

See everyone Thursday night!!

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The Ghana team's gonna be there?
sweet
I didn't see them listed for the teams competing, so are they just watchin again or do they have a bot too?

WOOHOO
days away
days away

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We've been at 40-46 total teams for several years (check prior years' team lists)
http://www2.usfirst.org/2006comp/eve.../rankings.html
http://www2.usfirst.org/2005comp/eve.../rankings.html

and the pit space always has been 9'x9' at the DAC because of how small the venue is. We just included this in a team email this year because we will have a practice area for the first time ever and every inch is at a premium so we REALLY need all tems to abide by those marks on the floor.

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Actually, we had 46 teams last year, so we have a decrease of 2 teams. Since Philly also fills up (usually on first choice) the decrease in max capacity is probably to make room for the practice field. I'm glad they finally got a practice field, since last year it seemed like everyone's autonomous got worse as the competition went on.

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The Ghanian group is actually a part of team 433 tihs year. Look closely at 433's team name: http://philadelphiafirst.org/teams.html

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Rich Kressley's right (as usual), the Ghanaians are part of our team. As we like to say, we're both American and African, all-girls and co-ed.

We're taking their team in a new direction next year. We'll have lots of info about it available in our pit, so be sure to come grab a brochure or ask anyone wearing a "Ask me about DYR" button about it.

THREE DAYS! (I'm dying my hair **blue**)

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103 will be there get ready for some tough competition:D

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Team 399 leaves in 15 minutes...

We can not wait, it's going to be intense.

See you all there. Good luck to everyone.

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2 days and counting, can't wait:ahh:

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thats when the practice matches are on. i dont really count them so 3 DAYS REALLY.
I REGRET TO SAY THOUGH MY TEAM WILL BE THERE I AM NOT SURE I CAN MAKE IT. is anyone going to record it who would be willing to mail it to me!

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Yeah i guess but i still can't wait:D Sorry u might not make it.

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yeah me too. good luck to everyone. i am hoping to go somehow but i dont know if i can. is anyone going to record it.

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Not sure we might i'll post a link after the competition, or u can watch it live on the FIRST web site, I think.:confused:

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team 103 just started last year. how can that be i thought if u were a team with a lower number u started earlier like when first just began. thats what i heard. if u do can u mail it to me by any chance. i dont think our team has enough members at the moment to have anyone record it for us. and soap and nasa will be packed i know. i know that atleast one person in my science class except me is planning on watching it if he is able to get on. the thing with live webcasts is it is not on after it ends and i am at school when it is going on this and mabe my lunch period are the only times i would be able to get on and i think when i have lunch teams also are having their lunch.

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I joined the site this year, the team's been around since the beginning. I'm a rookie thats what the rookie year thing means.

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oh okay. if u record it can u mail it to me please if i give u my address. yeah same here was on the team last year but i joined the site this year and love it. are u at school joe.

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Yeah i got to go soon

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Well team 399 is in Philly as of 6:30 this morning and of course after we got here we realized that some of our parts got confiscated in Los Angeles. But it should all be good as I sit in the hotel dead tired it's almost time to party.

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why did u leave so early the pratice matches arent until thursday.

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California people will lose 3 hours of sleep. :ahh: something I experienced when I moved from Davis, CA(Home of the UCDavis Regional) to here in Philly.

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okay but still lancaster isnt far at all from where the regional is being held.

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Maybe the team wanted to go and see local attractions. Philadelphia is well known for the beginning history of the Untied States.

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okay. yeah but point is they are really early and it is alot of money to stay in a hotel.

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We are coming from Cali only west coast team so we wanted to do some touring.


Edit: We are from Lancaster, California not PA so we have come around 3000 miles.

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oh. okay thats understandable. first time competing in philis regional.

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What regionals have u been to so far, going to Atlanta for championships?

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Team 399 hails all the way from Cali. For travel time, it makes the most sense to go over a day or two early. At least this way they have a) time to recouperate from jet lag b) time to get all their parts reassembled (especially ones that the LA airport wouldn't let them bring) and c) give them a chance to acclimate to the Philadelphia environment. =)

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d) come visit the Firebirds and the Ghanaians! (they arrive tonight)

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we are in the Sheraton University City Hotel and will be out and around tomorrow, so we are up for meeting new people.