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We're very interested in this. Is there still room in the field?

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But what I HATE are trash clues in academic tossups. I'm looking at you, NAQT. Our current policy is to discourage these; I don't believe they are present in significant numbers. (cf. this thread wherein I re-read all of IS #76 and found a total of two such clues.) To me it felt like there were qui...

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I like the trash in most distributions. It's a nice little changeup. But what I HATE are trash clues in academic tossups. I'm looking at you, NAQT. I really like the ACF distribution for Trash. The Elimination of trash is a bad idea, imo, but the reduction of trash clues and the sheer amount of tras...

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FredMorlan wrote:They're no Basileus, or Neil Samadder.

I don't think anyone will ever top Neil's 12-0-1 game.

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What's the deadline to register for this tournament? We're semi-interested, but many things have to be worked out.

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I think that guaranteeing 1/1 non-comp. math in addition to whatever other sciences are present per high school round is both possible and reasonable. And making science 5/5 as opposed to 4/4 for the other major categories? That seems unfair. Or do you mean guaranteeing 1/1 math within the 4/4 scie...

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South Range has the same problem, Jasper. So far, we've thought of a few fund raising ideas. 1) Host tournaments. I know Solon hosts their annual two-day tournament, but I think it might be worth it to host another one. Maybe on HSAPQ questions? :grin: 2) Candy Sales. I actually got this idea from B...

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Would any Ohio teams be interested in coming down to Lexington, KY? (http://hsquizbowl.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=8127&p=140523#p140523) For any of you who don't know or are too lazy to read the tournament invite: the Dunbar tournament is slated to kick some serious...behind. This would...

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I noticed a wide fluctuation in LASAs ratings, from 3 down to much lower. I don't know that much about them... can someone fill me in? They placed 11th at the HSNCT, apparently with a pretty young team that's returning everyone. And now I know who voted for us (although when I saw that Jarret sent ...

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Oh, I definitely know the power of mid-atlantic region, but I'm just wondering how it evolved to the point where it is right now. I guess it's partially because they have great school there, but there are great school everywhere... even in the South! Is quizbowl just more established there or what?...

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We split people up into teams assuming enough people show up to do that. Honestly, the apathetic players thing is beginning to bother me, because I technically can't make them do anything, and I don't have the authority to kick them off the team. Is there anything I can do as a fellow player? When ...

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I don't care if its in Chicago again if it's at the same hotel as last year. That place was awesome.

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No real shockers, but I was a little surprised to see GDS at #6. Matt's awesome, but I'm not sure who they really return to fill Ian's spot. Their B team struggled at the NSC. I had them at #10, personally. I think Hunter's ranking is perfectly justified. In a year that will see a lot of team's copi...

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Sadly, we missed margin :\. Oh, we did too, as well as almost missing "donkey." In IS-83, Round 9 (I think) the first answer, "diprotic acid" seems like a pretty weird choice to write a question about. One time our B team lost to a team on a question with the answer of "the...

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Grant Gates from NKC had an impressive showing at ACE camp, showing good knowledge in all areas, along with great dedication. If he can find some teammates, I'd expect them to do very well this year.

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Charlie, do you see Shady Side being very active this year? With us being so close to Pittsburgh, we will probably travel to as many Pittsburgh tournaments as we can. I really don't know. As mentioned above, our sponsor is on sabbatical, which could be a bit of an impediment, but, from talking to P...

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FredMorlan wrote:
Inkana7 wrote:Wow, that is damn impressive. Props to them, and congrats to Hoover for winning the first tournament of the year. Quizbowl has returned!
That was on a regular IS set.

Yeah, I noticed that and edited. That makes it even more impressive.

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Wow, that is damn impressive. Props to them, and congrats to Hoover for winning the first tournament of the year. Quizbowl has returned!

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Charlie, do you see Shady Side being very active this year? With us being so close to Pittsburgh, we will probably travel to as many Pittsburgh tournaments as we can.

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I've kept track of our points per bonus during summer practices so I can track our progress; and it's really encouraging. I also keep individual stats put I don't tell the other members of my team. Team scoring and the like are more important.

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South Range is interested, but logistics would have to be worked out.

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My mistake!

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Hm....from the looks of it, we are either way overrated or totally forgotten :lol: Walter Johnson is mentioned in the Just Misses post. Walter Johnson has always been mentioned in the Just Misses post. Walter Johnson is our ally. Sorry :( Walter Johnson did very well without Daichi last year. Kuo-K...

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Hm....from the looks of it, we are either way overrated or totally forgotten :lol: Walter Johnson is mentioned in the Just Misses post. Walter Johnson has always been mentioned in the Just Misses post. Walter Johnson is our ally. Sorry :( Walter Johnson did very well without Daichi last year. Kuo-K...

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I actually think I'll be trying my hand this coming year at writing some serious military history (mainly from the reference frame of my military history classes at Maryland, in which we read Brewer, Parker, Keegan, and a series of commentaries on Clausewitz/Mahan). I can't promise anything specifi...

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Wow, a mention! I'll take "deserve some mention" any day.

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Ummm, someone seems to have forgotten a name: Jarret Greene should be watched this year as well... shouldn't he? Thank you very much, but I think I should prove myself in an actual game against teams before I can be counted up there with the rest of those players. That skype session was lucky. But ...

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Oh, that is good then for GPN. Um, I was wondering how much more difficult the questions will get from last year? Last year the difficulty was higher than the previous year's, so I was wondering if any pattern will occur? Which questions are you speaking of? Like all such as NAQT or PACE, and maybe...

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Ummm, someone seems to have forgotten a name: Jarret Greene should be watched this year as well... shouldn't he? Thank you very much, but I think I should prove myself in an actual game against teams before I can be counted up there with the rest of those players. That skype session was lucky. But ...

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Quizbowl is the most..rewarding activity I have ever participated in. Quizbowl, for me, combines my extreme competitiveness and love of learning. Through Quizbowl I have met some of the best people I know. Ever since I have become greatly interested in Quizbowl, it has opened up a whole new world of...

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I know Danville is sending a bunch of kids, but that's all I know. I don't think any other Ohio schools are sending anyone.

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I'll be there with a teammate.

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With the loss of one Ike Jose and a host of other very talented seniors across Ohio, the state is completely up for grabs. I kinda disagree with that part since most of the good Ohio teams last year are still around, and it's pretty unlikely any team other than those five will win a state champions...

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With the loss of one Ike Jose and a host of other very talented seniors across Ohio, the state is completely up for grabs. The Contenders Walnut Hills - Ohio's best-placing team in the regular playoffs at HSNCT, they only lose one player, albeit their best one, but they are very deep and will still ...

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Excellent news. I'm glad to see that NAQT has decided to listen to the masses.

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As much as I hate to say it, a team from El Paso in my room for Round 13 of HSNCT said the same thing. They'd been losing, mostly badly, over the course of the day, and felt exhausted at the quantity of stuff coming at them full-speed, it seemed. They were still a friendly bunch, but it seemed thei...

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Ohio will be down this year even without the loss of Ike Jose. However, with him graduating we don't have anyone or any team that can legitimately compete with the big boys at the national level besides maybe Ottawa Hills at the small school level, who only loses one player from their A team. The fa...

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As much as I hate to say it, a team from El Paso in my room for Round 13 of HSNCT said the same thing. They'd been losing, mostly badly, over the course of the day, and felt exhausted at the quantity of stuff coming at them full-speed, it seemed. They were still a friendly bunch, but it seemed thei...

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