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I have moved up to the role of Contstruction Co-Chair for the Cal Poly Pomona Rose Float Committee. Basically, it is the ultimate responsibility of me and one other guy to build this float for the 2007 parade. Our duties include the design and fabrication of animation mechanisms, engine repair and maintainance, structure design and fabrication, and crew compartment design and fabrication. There is a lot of welding, plasma cutting, and torching involved. It is a very laborious process. Lately, I've been spending every Saturday from 9AM until 7:30 PM on it, and the parade is still over half a year away. It is a year round process. While my participation in FIRST will lessen, it will never cease.