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by Flash Bomba
Tue May 31, 2011 10:14 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2011 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 214
Views: 50378

Re: 2011 HSNCT discussion

I consider myself a pretty avid sports fan, but i have to admit ignorance on this one as i have no idea what "relegation" is, I think it's mostly in European soccer, which is at least where I'd heard of it before. The people (who were very big sports fans) that I talked to said they were ...
by Flash Bomba
Tue May 31, 2011 9:45 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2011 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 214
Views: 50378

Re: 2011 HSNCT discussion

I remember a lot of people (I didn't get to play that packet) complaining about a tossup on relegation in sports leagues. Could I see that question?
by Flash Bomba
Tue May 31, 2011 6:59 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2011 HSNCT discussion
Replies: 214
Views: 50378

Re: 2011 HSNCT discussion

I remember one room we played in (I think it was Chicago E with Jeff reading) had the most annoying ticking/buzzing noise throughout our round due to the construction on the floor above, which was easily the lowlight of the tournament for me. I definitely agree that the Atlanta site was better than ...
by Flash Bomba
Thu May 12, 2011 3:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database
Replies: 108
Views: 98034

Re: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database

Would you somehow be able to put a report wrong subject/change subject feature on the "Read to me!" page?
by Flash Bomba
Thu May 12, 2011 1:56 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIST mirror at UCLA (WIST) - 5/14 (Cancelled)
Replies: 9
Views: 2911

Re: LIST mirror at UCLA (WIST) - 5/14 (Cancelled)

Sorry, we really would have liked to go...
by Flash Bomba
Wed May 11, 2011 7:37 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIST mirror at UCLA (WIST) - 5/14 (Cancelled)
Replies: 9
Views: 2911

Re: LIST mirror at UCLA (WIST) - 5/14

Uhhh...well...i guess we can't go anymore now...
by Flash Bomba
Mon May 02, 2011 10:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database
Replies: 108
Views: 98034

Re: Torrey Pines Quizbowl Database

Yes. If it's relevant, I'm using Chrome on Ubuntu 10.04.
I dunno, I've been using the exact same setup and haven't had any problems.
by Flash Bomba
Mon May 02, 2011 2:28 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going season rankings
Replies: 391
Views: 125339

Re: On-going season rankings

Yeah, thats us. Also, we've been playing all year missing one of Rohit, Alex K, or myself, our top 3 players.
by Flash Bomba
Sun May 01, 2011 11:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Class of 2011 High School Set (Interest Check)
Replies: 26
Views: 7882

Re: Class of 2011 High School Set (Interest Check)

I feel like I would be kinda useless, but if there's anything I can help with, I'll do it.
by Flash Bomba
Mon Apr 25, 2011 7:26 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Team California NASAT Tryouts - IRC
Replies: 15
Views: 3474

Re: Team California NASAT Tryouts - IRC

Teammates want me to verify that a webcam-less computer can be used for this?
by Flash Bomba
Mon Apr 25, 2011 6:29 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: LIST mirror at UCLA (WIST) - 5/14 (Cancelled)
Replies: 9
Views: 2911

Re: LIST mirror at UCLA (WIST) - 5/14

Definitely interested, will email to confirm shortly.

EDIT: Unless yet another disaster strikes, this will be the mythical full Uni A team.
by Flash Bomba
Sun Apr 10, 2011 9:31 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Spring - 4/23
Replies: 14
Views: 5708

Re: Triton Spring - 4/23

University will attend with one competitive team, one buzzer, and a possible second team that is not yet specified.
by Flash Bomba
Fri Mar 25, 2011 12:38 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

Current Nationals lineup is Alex, Rohit, Jesse and I.
by Flash Bomba
Thu Mar 24, 2011 2:13 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

If you look at this year's TWAIN and CBCT, Alex Krolewski (~50 PPG and ~70 PPG respectively) is the guy who hasn't been showing up lately due to other stuff. I expect with him, our bonus conversion will go up at least a point since we tend to miss sci/geo/US knowledge without him.
by Flash Bomba
Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:57 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

I would like to note that University still hasn't been at full strength at any tournament this year. :sad: If WCI happens, hopefully?
by Flash Bomba
Wed Mar 23, 2011 11:54 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: West Coast Invitational (4/2-3/2011) at UCLA
Replies: 10
Views: 3614

Re: West Coast Invitational (4/2-3/2011) at UCLA

Ten days?

Is this still going to be at UCLA?
by Flash Bomba
Thu Feb 24, 2011 12:31 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year?
Replies: 67
Views: 22317

Re: Where Will You Be Going to College Next Year?

I'm going to Brown. If anyone from the team can contact me, that would be great.
by Flash Bomba
Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:32 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)
Replies: 22
Views: 7195

Re: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)

May I add, 5 COMPLETELY DIFFERENT transportation issues over 2 days.
by Flash Bomba
Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:03 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

^That did not happen.

I think Torrey has proved itself to be the team to beat for the moment though.
by Flash Bomba
Sat Feb 19, 2011 11:01 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)
Replies: 22
Views: 7195

Re: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)

Thanks to UCSD for putting on the tournament and dealing with all of our problems getting there. And congrats to Torrey, who proved they're still frightening even without Sharad. And thanks to Lucas's mom for playing for our team while we weren't there yet.
by Flash Bomba
Thu Feb 17, 2011 11:38 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)
Replies: 22
Views: 7195

Re: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)

Edit: Ride situation has been fixed, there are no longer any problems here.
by Flash Bomba
Thu Feb 17, 2011 2:40 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)
Replies: 22
Views: 7195

Re: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)

We will be staying at one team. My apologies.
by Flash Bomba
Tue Feb 01, 2011 1:17 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

And I believe that again we have not seen a full University A team at all this year.
This MAY be happening.

But I've been saying that all year :cry:

Edit: Forgot to quote.
by Flash Bomba
Wed Jan 26, 2011 1:23 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine
Replies: 18
Views: 6172

Re: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine

The Irvine High guys asked me to post to confirm that they have a team coming.
by Flash Bomba
Sun Jan 23, 2011 6:20 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine
Replies: 18
Views: 6172

Re: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine

University will stay at two teams for this tournament. Sorry we couldn't bring any more.
by Flash Bomba
Sat Jan 15, 2011 9:40 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine
Replies: 18
Views: 6172

Re: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine

I can confirm two teams in the upper division with a possible third team in either division, and up to six moderator/scorekeepers depending on tournament needs.
by Flash Bomba
Fri Jan 14, 2011 2:37 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1/15/11 Carnal Embrace V @ Arcadia High School, CA
Replies: 21
Views: 7569

Re: 1/15/11 Carnal Embrace V @ Arcadia High School, CA

Yeah sorry about failing to respond till now, polling interest at the Uni club is a horribly slow/ineffective process.
by Flash Bomba
Fri Dec 17, 2010 10:02 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

We had a full team, but three of our top six didn't show up.
by Flash Bomba
Fri Dec 17, 2010 12:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

^This did not happen. At all.
by Flash Bomba
Tue Dec 14, 2010 1:54 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 1/15/11 Carnal Embrace V @ Arcadia High School, CA
Replies: 21
Views: 7569

Re: 1/15/11 Carnal Embrace V @ Arcadia High School, CA

University expresses interest, needs to talk to members before can give any sort of count.
by Flash Bomba
Sun Dec 12, 2010 7:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: 2011 NAQT Southern California State Championship
Replies: 3
Views: 803

Re: 2011 NAQT Southern California State Championship

Any ideas on the fee structure yet?

Thanks.
by Flash Bomba
Sat Dec 11, 2010 4:51 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Online Scrimmages with Actual Readers!
Replies: 74
Views: 15468

Re: Online Scrimmages with Actual Readers!

Seems interesting, I'd be up for this...though I think I'd get smoked.
by Flash Bomba
Sat Dec 04, 2010 2:39 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at UCSD - 12/4/10
Replies: 25
Views: 6564

Re: THUNDER II at UCSD - 12/4/10

Our crappy science bowl team is holding practices tomorrow instead of the usual Sundays and thus is refusing to give us the school buzzers. We will not be able to bring a buzzer. Sorry for any inconvenience.
by Flash Bomba
Sat Dec 04, 2010 1:58 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine
Replies: 18
Views: 6172

Re: Baby Anteater XII (1/29/11) at UC Irvine

Sign up one team for older division (with possibly a second in the same or the younger divison), one buzzer, plus three+ scorekeepers/moderators depending on what you need.

Edit: Added divisions
by Flash Bomba
Wed Dec 01, 2010 1:19 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: trophies?
Replies: 46
Views: 12872

Re: trophies?

At CalTech, I remember one prize was a kiss from one of their (male) players...I don't remember if it actually happened though.
by Flash Bomba
Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:57 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)
Replies: 22
Views: 7195

Re: Triton Winter @ UCSD (2/19/11)

Just wondering, cost for non-flying, non-new teams?
by Flash Bomba
Sun Nov 28, 2010 6:04 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: On-going season rankings
Replies: 391
Views: 125339

Re: On-going season rankings

Another issue with Win-Loss is the packet itself. Team A could easily have a better grasp on any given subject, but if the favorite things from that subject for someone on team B comes up, B will get more of the questions than normal and win the round despite being arguably worse. I know that for te...
by Flash Bomba
Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:34 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: THUNDER II at UCSD - 12/4/10
Replies: 25
Views: 6564

Re: THUNDER II at UCSD - 12/4/10

At least one University team should be in attendance.
by Flash Bomba
Tue Nov 23, 2010 8:18 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: West Coast Invitational (4/2-3/2011) at UCLA
Replies: 10
Views: 3614

Re: West Coast Invitational (4/2-3/2011) at UCLA

At least one team, one buzzer.
by Flash Bomba
Mon Nov 22, 2010 11:14 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: Julius Civilis Classics Tournament
Replies: 25
Views: 5228

Re: Julius Civilis Classics Tournament

Just wondering, how difficult was this tournament? The Junior Classical League I am in, as do various other JCLs at least in California, play a competition called Certamen, which is really horrible, mangled quiz bowl, and I have been looking around for an alternative after getting fed up with the qu...
by Flash Bomba
Fri Nov 19, 2010 11:21 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Science
Replies: 15
Views: 5567

Re: Science

I would say the best thing to do is take the class/read AP books just because the questions get easier to listen to. I'm only two months into AP Bio, but unlike before, I'm a lot more effective at Bio questions because the terminology isn't so weird to me anymore. Once you can really start paying at...
by Flash Bomba
Fri Nov 19, 2010 3:10 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: SoCal 2010-2011
Replies: 33
Views: 6384

Re: SoCal 2010-2011

As of this moment, all of our top 6 players are expecting to all attend THUNDER at UCSD on the 4th of December. Given our inability to really know who will attend (or if we will be able to attend) before the week of the tournament itself, this may not mean too much, but still.
by Flash Bomba
Thu Nov 04, 2010 12:30 am
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall West: Caltech (11/6/10)
Replies: 35
Views: 10120

Re: ACF Fall West: Caltech (11/6/10)

University will not be attending. Sorry.
by Flash Bomba
Fri Oct 29, 2010 5:13 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall West: Caltech (11/6/10)
Replies: 35
Views: 10120

Re: ACF Fall West: Caltech (11/6/10)

still checking with teammates.......... :aaa: should know soon.
by Flash Bomba
Mon Oct 25, 2010 1:51 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Torrey Pines Open Tournament (2/5/2011)
Replies: 26
Views: 14869

Re: Torrey Pines Open Tournament (2/5/2011)

I know a good chunk of the Uni team probably won't be able to go due to a (BAD AND NOT FUN) Latin Quiz Bowl-like competition on the same day. Oh the irony. We might still be able to field one team and one buzzer of our teammates who take Spanish. Any more is a stretch unless we recruit massively bet...
by Flash Bomba
Thu Oct 21, 2010 3:00 am
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: Date Check: CBCT X at UCI
Replies: 7
Views: 1454

Re: Date Check: CBCT X at UCI

lpeacock, welcome to the boards. You should probably repost this in viewtopic.php?f=1&t=10624, because that's the official tournament thread.
by Flash Bomba
Wed Oct 20, 2010 6:34 pm
Forum: High school area archives
Topic: CBCT X (10/23/10) at UC Irvine
Replies: 9
Views: 2853

Re: CBCT X (10/23/10) at UC Irvine

We are definitely going to have two teams and one buzzer.
by Flash Bomba
Tue Oct 19, 2010 7:56 pm
Forum: College area archives
Topic: ACF Fall West: Caltech (11/6/10)
Replies: 35
Views: 10120

Re: ACF Fall West: Caltech (11/6/10)

STILL checking with teammates. Sorry.