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Gautam

What a coincidence, I awaken from my quizbowl slumber to find this thread. I'm interested in playing any tournament that happens in the Bay area over the summer. Request whoever is organizing to reach out at gkandlikar at zoho dot com

Gautam

I will at Michigan - Ann Arbor pursuing an MBA. I might play or staff an occasional event.

Gautam

Hi there -

All hosts should have received an email today regarding payment. If you did not receive an email, please write to me at [email protected]

Thanks

Gautam

Wading further into the realm of pure speculation, I do also think that something of an "Eh, it's Fall" attitude persists. What I mean by this is a general sense that ACF Fall is a lesser tournament, or that a lot of complaints you may hear during games of Fall (about buzzer races, etc.) ...

Gautam

Done with all US teams as of this moment. Finishing up the Canada/UK teams through the rest of the day.

Gautam

Sorry about that. I have been traveling for school visits for a few days, haven't had to catch up with the invoices. Sending them out tonight and tomorrow.

Appreciate your patience.
Gautam

Gautam

Can the UCSD teams please register using the form? We appear to have packets from two teams. :-)

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform

Gautam

Hey, I request the Toronto B team to register using the form here: should be a quick 2 minute deal. The editors thank you for your packet!

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform

Gautam

Hey, can the Cambridge A, B, and C teams please register here?

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIp ... g/viewform

Gautam

Hey, sorry about this. Let me get back to you over email.

Edit: check in the mail.

Gautam

Hi all, Invoices have started going out over the last couple of days. If you have any concerns with what you see on there, send me an email: gautam.acf@gmail.com Please note: 1. If you are packet required and have yet to submit a packet, then it's not your final amount. I will update the invoice wit...

Gautam

Hi teams-

You should start seeing some invoice action and questions answered after Sept 21. If it cannot wait until then, feel free to email me directly: [email protected].

Thanks!
Gautam

Gautam

Quite frankly this situation is nothing short of an absolute clusterfuck on the part of ACF. Canadian teams have been actively following up with ACF over the 5 weeks since Regionals happened and continue to get half-answers at best and radio silence at worst. The host school can’t get the money the...

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like the 5' methyl cap! Heh I don't know about "interesting new stuff"... The addition of this structure sees the condensation of a GTP with the gamma phosphate of an end nucleotide, which is then methylated at its 7 position. For 10 points each: [10] Identify this structure, wherein a 7-...

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Is this happening? I happen to be in the LA area this weekend and might show up if there's a field.

Gautam

All US teams should have an invoice now. I'll update when the Canada/UK invoices are sent as well.

Gautam

Good news everyone!

I will get invoices out this weekend.

Gautam

cwest123 wrote:Is there a registration deadline for ACF Regionals for teams that don't have to submit a packet?

The sooner the better, so that your TDs can know how much staff to plan for. It's somewhat trivial for me to churn out a new invoice.

Gautam

Gautam

Will there be a link to the Google form results to see the fields at each site, as there has been for ACF events in the past? Yes, later today. EDIT: Here ya go . Anyteam which has a blank space on the packet discount field on the above spreadsheet will automatically be assessed the $40 fee (i.e. p...

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Charbroil wrote:Will there be a link to the Google form results to see the fields at each site, as there has been for ACF events in the past?

Yes, later today.

EDIT: Here ya go.

Gautam

Hi quizbowl teams, please find the registration form for Regionals at: https://goo.gl/forms/eG6MUxgT25mHRgQH2

If I'm missing something, please let me know.

Gautam

I'll put my veteran ACF member hat on: I disagree that it is somehow cumbersome for teams to participate in Fall, or that a bunch of teams are sitting out because they cannot write a packet for submission. We have seen participation double in the last 8 years, with steady increases every year . In m...

Gautam

Quick announcement for all teams:

You should all have your invoices now. If your invoice is wrong, then send me an email: [email protected]

I'm going to be traveling for the next 30 days, so please give me 72 hours to respond to your emails.

GK

Gautam

For teams attending this site (except Case Western and any other US-based groups), I sent out the below email about coordinating electronic payments. Cross posting here. Hi representatives of Canadian teams: I'm hoping we can do payments completely electronically this year. To keep things simple for...

Gautam

Hey, just a friendly reminder that some folks would like to use this set for one last NASAT tryout, so this isn't technically cleared yet.

It should be clear after June 1.

Gautam

Wonder Mike Cheyne and Master Geeautam are now looking for a Big Bank Hank to dominate the Sugarhill Gang distribution.

Gautam

Yeah—a 19-team round robin is not possible in one day (17 is already pushing it). I have to say additionally that I find it extremely distasteful that despite an ample supply of people who have declared interest in playing this event for weeks, teams continue to be non-communicative to those free a...

Gautam

I would love to play but would prefer the subsequent weekend (3/12) if that would work for others as well.

-GK

Gautam

Just observed this: UTK A vs UGA A game seems to have been entered twice.

Edit: same with Louisville vs GA Tech A.

Gautam

Hi quizbowlers, I wanted to put in a quick update re: trophies. We will not have trophies for ACF Regionals this year. I apologize for this; my lack of coordination is to blame. I just did not have enough time to put in the orders for our trophy vendor that would have given them enough time to ship ...

Gautam

All teams attending the Virginia, Stanford, Harvard, and NC Florida sites should have received invoices for Regionals. I'm working on the other sites right now. We encourage Credit Card or Debit Card payment via paypal. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to shoot me an email. EDI...

Gautam

Hello,

I'm a little delinquent with sending out the invoices. I am in India on an emergency visit and I do not have the time to enter/update the invoices just now. I'll start sending out the invoices by the 22nd and will try to finish by the 24th.

Appreciate the patience folks.

Thanks
Gautam

Gautam

I know we're getting somewhat off topic here. But I want to chime in here, lest some stupid qbwiki quote be construed to represent the diverse opinions of a heterogeneous body of quizbowlers. Skypebowl is great for people like me who have been super actively involved with the circuit and value playi...

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Mirrors!

Canada (eastern): McMaster
UK: Cambridge (late April)
Southeast: UTK
Eastern seaboard - North: U Penn
Eastern seaboard - South: VCU
Midwest area: UChicago
California: UC Berkeley (late April)
Florida: Valencia (mid May)

HS:
New York area: NASAT tryouts

Gautam

Can a representative from the following teams please register for Regionals? You've submitted your packets, now you just need to take 60 seconds to fill out this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k-DLgNf7jTlDsJiZSRKQuex5Q1FGaAKoiJrDmdyjUHQ/viewform?c=0&w=1 Columbia A Johns Hopkins B Johns H...

Gautam

I've updated the packet list above to show all those whose packets were received by the -$50 deadline. Submitters should also have received a confirmation from me. If you think that you sent in a packet, and you're missing a confirmation and/or I forgot to post your name above, please feel free to ...

Gautam

you as a host should be depositing your money as soon as possible. Most reputable banks offer mobile check depositing. All teams with bank accounts should work with their bank to get this facility. Usually there are some limits (like a ceiling of $5000/month) but for most quizbowl purposes, mobile ...

Gautam

15. Howell Harris and Daniel Rowland led a revival of this sect in Wales in the late 18th century. The oldest black Protestant denomination is an offshoot of this sect founded by Richard Allen in Philadelphia. This is the largest Protestant sect which holds that God’s grace can be (*) earned or ref...

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Packet 1 TU 13 on "Nitrogen": the leadin refers to a "compound". Please fix so that it does not say "compound", which nitrogen is not.

Gautam

Hey guys, the official registration link is at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k-DLgNf7jTlDsJiZSRKQuex5Q1FGaAKoiJrDmdyjUHQ/viewform?c=0&w=1 The form has been updated to include the Canada site at Carleton U. EDIT: and the updated Mid-Atlantic site. I've already contacted you if you registered...

Gautam

There was a mirror at Texas A&M last weekend. Texas A won, Rice came in second.

Stats are posted here:

http://www.hsquizbowl.org/db/tournament ... all_games/

Gautam

theMoMA wrote:It appears that we have another Hoppes-Mikanowski sighting.

You gotta divide by 1.2, no? Since the games were played on 24 TU packets.

Gautam

Hey guys, the official registration link is at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1k-DLgN ... rm?c=0&w=1

Gautam

I'll put the registration form up soon after a couple more sites have been announced. Since there's no distribution being assigned to you after you register, there's no urgency to register right away.

Gautam

Yeah, I don't know why Cats CRadle is being called super easy. I thought it was perfectly fine. I'm ambivalent about the 'county third part' that Nolan talks about; there was a good reason I used these in the Falls I worked on. I was also happy to see that the editors had tried something different w...

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I think Richard is being too hard on himself. I heard about 2/3rds of the set and it came out pretty well, and everyone who worked on it should feel proud of his work. Re: repeats between categories, this is sort of a by product of how categories get split up between editors. This is definitely one ...

Gautam

Hi, all teams attending a mirror in the US (excepting a couple of HS teams) should have received an invoice or an estimate for the fees in their inbox at this point. The teams attending the Canada and UK mirrors can expect to receive some more instructions about payments by EOD today. As always, ple...

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Yeah I agree with what JL is saying. I don't think John's vision is based on a flawed guiding principle. There might be some challenges in the implementation, but... there's hardly a thing we do in quizbowl that is free of such challenges. And I trust John's capability of handling such challenges an...

Gautam

All team contacts should have received the following email as of a couple of minutes ago. If you didn't get it, just email me at gautam.acf@gmail.com Team contacts to BCC Editors to CC Hi- This is a long email, please bear with me. I will post a copy of the email on the ACF Fall announcement thread ...

Gautam · Re: Missouri Open at Tulane (11/21/2015) Planning on playing here. -GK

Planning on playing here.

-GK

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