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As chief complainer of this thread...I disagree with complaining in general form of FIRST (and NASA) as they do a really great job and considering the cost of $5,000, it really isnt too much given KoP and venues and other things they allow for. But for all of the complainers (and myself) I think (at least for me) an updated message would more than suffice to quench our complaints. We all obviously love NASA and everything they do and to think anyone is saying otherwise isn't really paying attention to the issue. Also the grant money is a HUGE deal for almost any team, except for the elite top 10% who may have enough sponsors in other places.