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I'd like to thank the following people for helping me finish my portions (math and computer science): Mike Bentley, for writing most of the CS for the editors' packets, and for helping edit the CS. Evan Silberman, for freelancing two CS questions. Alejandro Lopez-Lago and Eric Mukherjee, for playtes...

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I'd just like to know which nine coaches voted that the Driver's Ed distro should be increased. If there were some way to mail them a slap across the face, I'd do it.

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ValenciaQBowl wrote:Y'all should come down to Tampa for the triple RR with me, two Valencia teams, Billy, and maybe some ragtag UF team. If we're lucky, maybe SC or UGA will come down.

Flights to Tampa are so cheap (i.e., cheaper than driving or flying to Maryland) I'm considering this.

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It's looking less and less likely that I'll make it to HSNCT this year. I'll probably be willing to write some questions, though, maybe for a finals packet. Of course, if I can make it, I'll want a team.

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There's a lot on Church St. off of Harvard Square that's a cash lot, but it's expensive and you can't park yourself. We used it a few times during my first two years. EDIT: Google maps link to the lot: here . Zoom out and you'll get a bearing of where it is in relation to Harvard Square and the camp...

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To support what Matt's saying, he made this excellent post with a variety of Nielsen ratings for major sports events. As I have pointed out, though, that was the season after the return from a lockout in a year when the Stanley Cup finals featured the two teams with the least following in the US, s...

pray for elves · Re: GUERRILLA - 4//3/09 or 4/4/09 - Dallas, TX Did the 20s get listed as 10s?

Did the 20s get listed as 10s?

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It also allows for the presence of math calculation to appease teams that like that sort of thing. I think it's getting old. In all the games we played on Saturday, nobody on either team ever actually chose a math calculation bonus. All other categories were regularly chosen, however. Did anyone in...

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If I make it to HSNCT, I'll play.

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In terms of things that were actually repeated in submissions, the most egregious things were getting roughly 10 submissions on the X-men in various forms (seriously, guys? This wasn't the Eric Mukherjee Memorial Trash Open), about five submissions on Kanye West, three on Blink 182 (really?) and may...

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I'll address a few of the specific criticisms in the morning when I can actually think, as I've just finished driving back from Atlanta. I appreciate the positive comments and the constructive criticism that most of you have been giving us through the discussion of this event; it's good to hear that...

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TRASH hasn't released their sets, but I think you can buy them.

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am·a·teur n. 1. A person who engages in an art, science, study, or athletic activity as a pastime rather than as a profession. Unless there's some secret shadow trash circuit where players make enough money to support themselves playing tournaments, I'd say that every player is an amateur. I agree ...

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Jeremy Gibbs Free Energy wrote:I thought answers weren't cleared for discussion anyway.

They're not, strictly speaking.

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[T]o use the Sorice packet as an example again, I think more than half of the tossups were on (or chiefly on) pre-1970s things. I know you don't have the packets yet, but this specific characterization of the Sorice packet is rather inaccurate, as my count is significantly lower than half. The pack...

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So, this afternoon I noticed that I apparently failed to save the final version of the Mike Bentley packet, which featured a bunch of proofreading fixes plus headers and numbering. Alternately, the final version got saved in the wrong place. Either way, the one that got sent out shouldn't have been ...

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Also, thanks to everyone who freelanced: Brice Russ Evan Adams (Dan Goff, but he did some editing too, so he's separate) Eric Kwartler Billy Beyer Charles Meigs Trygve Meade (a little extra once he found out he wouldn't be there) Dave Letzler I apologize to the people I've forgotten; I'll add you in...

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Packets have now been sent out to all of the hosts. The email they were sent with included both my phone number and Fred's; call one of us if there are any problems.

I hope everyone enjoys the set.

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Also FYI: there is a mirror at U of Washington scheduled for next Saturday (March 7). Please refrain from specific public discussion until that time.

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Google Maps calls it about an hour with traffic; I would budget a little over an hour to cover parking, etc. If someone who, unlike me, isn't part of the great quizbowl society of non-drivers wants to offer another estimate, feel free--but we are serious about starting on time, so if you want to en...

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FredMorlan wrote:David Letzler and Michael Arnold both also gave us freelance packets but I was too dumb to list them the first time. Sorry and thanks David and Michael!

Clarification: Marnold's packet isn't a freelance packet. It's his team's submitted packet for the UChicago site.

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Whig's Boson wrote:This is the part where we should all thank Eric for agreeing to do this.

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Lapego1 wrote:So it turns out there isn't as much work on our packet as I thought. Probably the best I can offer is like a half-packet by Sunday if you still think you need it.

We could and would certainly use it. Thanks.

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July is best for me.

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If you do not make special arrangements with me and do not submit a packet by February 15, you will not be allowed to play. There will be no exceptions to this rule. Hey, could you please reply to my email about possibly getting a brief extension? I'm starting to get really worried. He's traveling ...

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Hey all, To date, we only have four packets submitted. I thank those teams who have submitted a packet by this time. While we have promises of a few more packets, we haven't seen anything actually indicative that we'll be receiving those. In the announcement, we state that we won't allow packets su...

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In case anyone's curious, I heard that Matt Weiner cleared the field here, with Maryland second and VCU third.

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DumbJaques wrote:So, are you saying you'll put us up for free? Also, will you be providing any Feldman at this afterparty?

I highly doubt that Brandeis would go to Swarthmore instead of Harvard, though clearly I no longer speak for the club.

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I'm in as Hilarius Bookbinder.

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Not if you advertise it as "a mirror of Maryland's Terrapin Invitational Tournament"--at least at Chicago, we've usually called it Terrapin rather than TIT. . Yeah, think a little and go "hmm, we're in a conservative hotbed, maybe it's better to just call it the 'Terrapin Invitationa...

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I just looked up PACE. Looks fun, I really want to do it, but it depends on how my teammates will like it (and if our coach lets us...) Ditto for me and my team. I thought we had to place at TACA to qualify, but we're already qualified for TACA. Our coaches letting us is our main issue....they're n...

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State Championships Any team that finishes in the top 4 of a high school quizbowl state championship tournament that does not require prior qualification at another tournament may claim automatic qualifier status. Any team that qualifies for a high school quizbowl state championship tournament that...

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TACA is on March 28. Thanks for your support. But I'm not even sure if we can go to state, seeing as all 4 starters have conflicts. Here's what's going on right now regarding conflicts. Our starters are me, Katherine, Alborz, and Jimmy. But right now, Jimmy is a definitely no to TACA because he has...

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shim wrote:Will there be a Northeast mirror?

We haven't received any bids to host in the Northeast. If someone would like to host, we'd love to have a site up there.

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Lincoln County held a tournament this past Saturday. 1st place was Hoover from Alabama, 2nd was Oak Ridge, 3rd was Ezell Harding, 4th was Covenant Christian from Alabama. Quarterfinalists included Farragut, Hume Fogg, and MLK. As far as Oak Ridge goes, we've had a pretty good year since we actually...

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tetragrammatology wrote:It's probably a 15 hour trip uninterrupted with minimal stops, 17 hours with normal breaks, etc.

That's still a tremendously long time to drive on one road, since I-35 goes to Dallas.

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While we're on the topic of moderating well, here's one other tip: If an answer is not on the sheet but you think it could be right, err on the side of counting it wrong the first time; it's far, far easier to, after the tossup ends, figure out that their answer was right and award them credit than ...

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I heard by phone that Chicago A beat Brown in the finals.

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I haven't received a response to my email, so, as of now, Swarthmore is not hosting GARBAGE (though they are welcome to host if they would like; I just need to know soon).

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It is my opinion that the following are frivolous and should be immediately discarded: ... 3. Protesting that an answer that is widely different from the answer on paper is correct, unless the answer on paper is clearly incorrect This one seems to me to be flawed if the question-writing is terrible...

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The following hosts have been confirmed: Midwest: Chicago Southwest: Tulsa South: Mississippi State All three of the above, as far as I know, intend to host the tournament on Sunday after they host ACF Regionals. Brian, the closest site to you will probably be Chicago. We are currently seeking hosts...

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canaanbananarama wrote:Would anybody be interested in a post-Geography Monstrosity freehand cartography event?
Of course I'll play this. And I'd better brush up on my Albanian geography.

I'd probably also give it a shot, though I'm terrible at drawing. No, seriously, I still can't color inside the lines.

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BGSO wrote:I'm starting this one off with saying that both I and the teammate who negged are Jewish...

Given: Amy Winestein
Answer: Amy Wine House

Me: after we all realize what he said " She's not Jewish"

...She is Jewish.

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Now, is this conclusive evidence of packet plagiarism? Of course not. The wording of the Durkheim reference, however, sounded almost identical to me (we had been practicing with the HFT packet earlier in the week), and I remembered having seen a Coriolis bonus almost immediately afterward. What are...

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I would play this.

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If you actually want to appreciate a piece as you write about classical music, most schools have subscriptions to Naxos , which has streaming recordings of almost any piece of classical music you can imagine. EDIT: For reference you can find a complete listing of recordings in their catalog here (wa...

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BGSO wrote:were the Hebrews also considered mysterious?

This isn't sarcastic Im really curious now

In terms of origin? Yes.

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BGSO wrote:On the IRC two nights ago:

Given: Hebrews
Answer: sea people

I didn't see the question, but this is almost certainly not a bad neg. There are a lot of theories claiming the Hebrews were Sea Peoples, especially considering the presence of a group known as "Habiru" within the Sea Peoples.

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