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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 Invitational'" or come up ...

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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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theMoMA wrote:
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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bt_green_warbler wrote:
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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If you rent from Enterprise, you can get a rate of as low as $25/day if you're under 25 but over 21.

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Annual Shady Side Tournament for Overachieving Academic Students of Totality

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Hell, if teams want to make last minute travel plans, come on up to the Harvard site and we will give you one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000) for writing a packet. Restatement (Second) Section 90 -- Promise Reasonably Inducing Action or Forebearance (1) A promise which the promisor should reasonab...

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William Afham wrote:
theMoMA wrote:I think Ryan's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" from the Impossible Speedchecks qualifies here.
That's got to be one of the best I've ever heard of.

What was the actual answer?

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Bentley Like Beckham wrote:Live stats after 2 and 1/3 rounds: http://www.doc-ent.com/quizbowl/acffall08_games.html

That link appears to be broken.

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grapesmoker wrote:I can almost see myself coming to this. What's the best way to get to Columbia?

Drive. And pick me up on the way.

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Aziridine wrote:Anyone got tips, or is this like asking NY to vote for a Republican?

Now, what's so difficult about that?

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NRacademicteam wrote:First of all, who said anything about a blender??

I suggest you consult the QBwiki.

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I played Chip questions in high school, and it is patently ridiculous to suggest that a top team from the PACE NSC or NAQT HSNCT would do poorly on his questions. They might lose a game due to Chip being Chip (as my team did at NAC in 2004, losing to a Westchester team in a round with several New-Yo...

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NRacademicteam wrote:What none of you realize is the actuality that math questions, despite not being able to be answered before the end of the question, are in fact pyramidal.

NRacademicteam wrote:pyramidal

I do not think that word means what you think it means.

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I gotta ask- why were there 10 people on the Tulsa team? was it that people just showed up at varying times of the day or were 10 people there the entire time? If I had to guess, I'd say that since they were hosting, they probably had all the staffers rotate in and out so they could each play a few...

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Actually, the theory is what you should be learning in class. All those problems you do are merely to reinforce the theory.

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AlphaQuizBowler wrote:What does FTSNOP mean?

For the stated number of points.

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Whig's Boson wrote:Mandy Moore

Whig's Boson wrote:MANDY MOORE

Do you really need to ask this question?

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ClemsonQB wrote:Unless Vandy lost that last game to UTK, I believe we were tied with them at 2 losses a piece. Either way, my day was too long as it stood and the major traffic jam on the way home didn't help matters.

Vandy did lose that game to UTK.

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I just wanted to throw out the fact that Evan Nagler is an awesome reader. Evan, if you feel like spuriously flying across the country just to read ACF Fall, we have a spot for you (we wouldn't pay for any of your expenses, but the option is there...) While I appreciate the offer, I'll probably jus...

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Despite the late start to the UF-Vandy football game on Saturday night, I can confirm that I will be showing up to staff this on Sunday. I can also bring my own laptop if you plan on running a paperless tournament.

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It wasn't a full circuit, but I definitely played in a couple of tournaments intended for "JV" (= frosh/soph) teams in high school. The only one I can remember by name is the Cookeville Cavalier JV Wonder Bowl.

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al3xWal3x wrote:and on that note, whats ACF? (like, whats the diff between ACF and NAQT?)

Consult QBWiki.

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Magister Ludi wrote:Was this the rumored Herbie Hancock tossup I heard about?

Yeah, that's the one.

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There are still two packets I haven't heard in this event - packet 1 and packet 6. My team was in the room both times when a reader read the wrong packet. I don't want to pile on about things like distribution issues, bad questions, too much meta, or bad organization; these things are well-documente...

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