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So on the serious (but by no means too serious) side of this thread, I'm curious as to the reasoning behind DCC not making the top 25.

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I've usually seen "hoplite" used to refer to an individual soldier and "phalanx" used for the formation he fought in. For instance: a round wooden shield some three feet in diameter, the hoplon, so radically different in concept from its cowhide predecessor that it was from this...

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I almost certainly would have negged the tossup with hoplite at the peltast clue because of the word unit. I'm not sure of a better alternitive since formation would be very transparent. If I were tossing it up i would probably call it an entity, but i don't think that's ideal either.

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In older textbooks, it had "functions four: a medium, a measure, a standard, and a store," and it titles Martin Amis's 1984 novel about "A Suicide Note." In ancient Rome the denarius was the most common form of it. (*) Gresham's Law asserts that the bad kind will always drive ou...

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In older textbooks, it had "functions four: a medium, a measure, a standard, and a store," and it titles Martin Amis's 1984 novel about "A Suicide Note." In ancient Rome the denarius was the most common form of it. (*) Gresham's Law asserts that the bad kind will always drive ou...

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Can you post the tossup on "money" from IS-102?

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Ulster Clay Pigeon Shooting Association wrote:Sorry to revive an old thread, but where can one find the audio recordings of the tournament?

There are video recordings here.

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No Electricity Required wrote:If people want to do something, I can read some packets today starting at like four. It would be here.

Edit: you all know that you want to

I'll start one of these tomorrow at about four.

Edit: that's CST, btw

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Like Dan-Don's our FNT bid was approved, so I can say for sure that our F/S tournament will be played on that set. Also, I believe the date listed here for that event (11/5) is incorrect; as of the last time I talked with my coach she had changed it to 11/12. I'm going to send her an email today and...

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I feel like this is a decent place to mention that the CMST II set's zip file is giving me a 404.

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If people want to do something, I can read some packets today starting at like four. It would be here.

Edit: you all know that you want to

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nadph wrote:I'm certainly interested in some form of online scrimmages during the summer (I'd prefer text- or IRC-based, but could do Skype/TokBox/tinychat as well, I guess). Is anyone interested in attending these?

I certainly am interested.

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I'd like to see the Peter Minuit and Vandals TUs, please. I think you may have overlooked my interest in the Vandals TU, and I'd still like to see it, please. Very surprised at the low conversion numbers for the Peter Minuit tossup. Why? It may be a weirdly iconic American story, but it's not reall...

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I'd like to see the Peter Minuit and Vandals TUs, please.

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I really enjoyed the questions as did the only of my two teammates who is fond of good quizbowl (I don't really know about the other one). I thought all the categories were excellent overall, and my aforementioned teammate praised the music questions for being more "real" that what he's us...

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If teams would like to scrimmage on the hsapq set that was used at nhbb nationals in april, we'll have at least one room for that tonight too, hopefully as many as three. Alternatively if any team would like to borrow one of my buzzer systems, that's fine too. Should be at the comfort inn by 3.45 I...

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Joe N wrote:Is there a distribution for this tournament? I recall hearing that it would have zero trash, but don't know anything beyond that.

As of last year this was the distribution: viewtopic.php?f=20&t=7923

Edit: ninja'd by andy watkins

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About what difficulty was the MSNCT set?

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Congradulations to Kealing, Barrington, Longfellow, and all the other teams!

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3.) TWO different moderators negged one of my top players for a correct answer.... "Sherman." Incorrect. (Charleston buzz) "William Tecumseh Sherman" Correct. Me: WHOA! Wait a minute, sir! He said 'Sherman!' Moderator, "I thought he said "Truman." My head nearly e...

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twilley287

After this week my main focus will be studying for quizbowl, so I'd love to do this a few times.

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I also would like to have it. Thanks.

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I have been planning to help with the lack of mirrors south of I-80 by trying to get Macomb mirroring Fall Novice next year for our F/S tournament and some regular difficulty set for our varsity tournament. I am, however, not sure if I can get our varsity tournament to not have single elimination pl...

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Not to detract from this thread, but Macomb is pretty good at things. Yes. I know Tristan reads these boards, so Tristan: come to ATROPHY. Use your Masonic money, stay overnight if you have to, but come compete in Chicago. It would be great to have another nats-quality team in our fields. First of ...

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Charlie Dees has said good things about LIST.

No Electricity Required · Re: Tuscumbia Middle School Tournament (Feb. 26, 2011) Any word on the stats?

Any word on the stats?

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Your Cup of Robust Tea wrote:So what exactly happened with the pools for Friday?

Apparently Lisle/Toledo and Auburn/Stevenson switched pools (the IHSA does stuff like that?!). Well, if this is how it's going to be I'm pleased to not be in Lisle's pool.

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I knew that Chicago schools didn't want the format, that's why I found the idea absurd, as did my coach. Dr. Prince: We wouldn't be able to make it to HSNCT, but it is looking like we will be able to go to NSC. I'd also love to go to ATROPHY, but I'm not sure if we'll be able to make it; I'll be sur...

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On the subject of question quality, I didn't notice any improvement over last year, but I did loose all hope after we were told that our answer was wrong because Ammonia's formula is actually HN3. Wasn't that Round One? And Tristan: What's with these tournaments not allowing protests? That literall...

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A central Illinois coach stated in coaches' meeting this morning that the reason the Masons use their weird format is because "it's what the people up in Chicago want." I'd like to know where that came from. On the subject of question quality, I didn't notice any improvement over last yea...

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A central Illinois coach stated in coaches' meeting this morning that the reason the Masons use their weird format is because "it's what the people up in Chicago want." I'd like to know where that came from. On the subject of question quality, I didn't notice any improvement over last year...

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This will be happening soon.

edit: Really, people should come.

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Any results/stats yet?

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If anybody feels like writing a few middle school questions in the next few days, this project could use your help. Depending on the categories needed, I could probably write some for you guys. EDIT: I'm pretty much okay with writing any social studies, visual arts, myth, biology, and maybe somethi...

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I'll do this at 3:30 CST Sunday (1.30.11).

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What would the in-town expense be for people who wanted to go? Surely it would be less than the residential expenses, but since I'm trying to raise funds to send one or two kids on a "scholarship" I'd like to know how much money to raise. According to ACE's online registration thing, the ...

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We need people to show up to this.

EDIT: Sorry about the double post; internet failed.

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We need people to show up to this.

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Assuming people are interested, I will host one of these at 3:30 p.m. CST tomorrow (Dec. 28).

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Ar$oni$t$ Get All the Girl$ wrote:Oh, sorry. That was a type. I meant December 26.

EDIT: Er... let's still have it at December 24th at 4:00CST.

So, is it today or the 26th that you're having one?

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Now, this would require pre-made teams to notify me if they want to do this and for me to be able to schedule a time when both teams can meet. You wouldn't necessarily need to do this. You could post the time in the forum, as you've done for the first few sessions, and then we could form teams when...

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Hey, new idea: We have pre-made teams scrimmage each other and we do it like a normal game. For instance, Tanay, Ankit, Nikhil, and Phil want to play a game as a team against a team composed of William, Joe, Ryan, and Tristan. I can read for them, and they can scrimmage as if it were a real match. ...

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Well, then it doesn't sound like Macomb get hosed. If you want to win a tournament, you beat the next team. This doesn't sound like something malicious the TD did to favor Litchfield or hose Macomb. It does bolster the argument for a round-robin championship with an advantaged final, though. Such a...

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What's the word from Kickoffs? I heard that Geneva eschewed the Wheaton North kickoff next weekend (11.5 miles away) in favor of the Sterling site this weekend (87 miles away) and got the most out of that road trip, while Litchfield defeated Chatham Glenwood in the Petersburg PORTA kickoff. At PORT...

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What's the word from Kickoffs? I heard that Geneva eschewed the Wheaton North kickoff next weekend (11.5 miles away) in favor of the Sterling site this weekend (87 miles away) and got the most out of that road trip, while Litchfield defeated Chatham Glenwood in the Petersburg PORTA kickoff. At PORT...

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.... I wonder if there's a segment on how to pwn Daniel Wright on bad questions. That alone would make it worth the drive. I could also use the face time to lay down the 2010 Barrington Invitational gauntlet.) In the only match I played against Daniel Wright in my middle school years (first round o...

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I'm assuming you haven't yet found out who the "beast of a player" is. Well, I'm Tristan Willey, captain of the Macomb Jr. High Scholastic Bowl team. Last year I lead my team along with, then captain, Stephen Lane, this year I did most of it myself (I don't want to brag, but its the reali...

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I had 7 out of the 8 teams correct insofar as who was taking a trophy... Class A Results CHAMPIONSHIP Metamora St. Mary's 172, Bloomington Holy Trinity 90 3rd PLACE Paris Crestwood 252, Effingham St. Anthony 164 So I had BHT and Crestwood one spot too high, and Metamora St. Mary 3 spots too low; Av...

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