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Post by Petrichor Thu May 30, 2013 9:58 pm

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Post by Petrichor Thu May 30, 2013 10:13 pm

The great American hope from Mass bows out leaving 3 t-shirt clad desi teens to their nerdy universe of alphabets and no discernible palpitations.

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Post by Petrichor Thu May 30, 2013 10:25 pm

Knaidel
and Arvind Mahankali wins!

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Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Thu May 30, 2013 10:54 pm

Muezzin-Bar'chu wrote:Knaidel
and Arvind Mahankali wins!

Yet another future doctor assured.

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Post by Rishi Thu May 30, 2013 10:59 pm

There are people who comment that learning the spellings of difficult words is an act of rote memorization and it is not good for critical thinking etc.

IMO they are jealous.

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Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Fri May 31, 2013 12:32 am

Rishi wrote:There are people who comment that learning the spellings of difficult words is an act of rote memorization and it is not good for critical thinking etc.

IMO they are jealous.

as the tournament gets deeper, participants spell using intuition, meaning, origin, etc....rather than regurgitating the words. At that level it is one of application and analysis. Not to mention, the competition, tension, mental make up all play a role.

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Post by southindian Fri May 31, 2013 9:21 am

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
Rishi wrote:There are people who comment that learning the spellings of difficult words is an act of rote memorization and it is not good for critical thinking etc.

IMO they are jealous.

as the tournament gets deeper, participants spell using intuition, meaning, origin, etc....rather than regurgitating the words. At that level it is one of application and analysis. Not to mention, the competition, tension, mental make up all play a role.

True! Just rote doesn't help at the level on Stage.
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Post by MaxEntropy_Man Fri May 31, 2013 9:47 am

why does espn cover this?
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Post by Petrichor Fri May 31, 2013 10:07 am

a. Atonement
b. Diversity
c. Mission is actually defined as 'dopamine excitement'. Nail-biting finishes.


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Post by indophile Fri May 31, 2013 10:52 am

MaxEntropy_Man wrote:why does espn cover this?
Does ESPN cover chess champioships? Probably not. Chess players do not wear their emotions on their sleeves, there are no cheerleaders, no room for commercials, no emotional audience (mostly mum, if not they talk in whispers). They do offer one facility better than other popular games on TV like football, basketball etc. They provide ample room for commentators and pundits to shoot off their mouths, before, during and after the game.

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Post by Marathadi-Saamiyaar Fri May 31, 2013 10:55 am

indophile wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:why does espn cover this?
Does ESPN cover chess champioships? Probably not. Chess players do not wear their emotions on their sleeves, there are no cheerleaders, no room for commercials, no emotional audience (mostly mum, if not they talk in whispers). They do offer one facility better than other popular games on TV like football, basketball etc. They provide ample room for commentators and pundits to shoot off their mouths, before, during and after the game.

F I S H I N G

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Post by southindian Fri May 31, 2013 11:03 am

Marathadi-Saamiyaar wrote:
indophile wrote:
MaxEntropy_Man wrote:why does espn cover this?
Does ESPN cover chess champioships? Probably not. Chess players do not wear their emotions on their sleeves, there are no cheerleaders, no room for commercials, no emotional audience (mostly mum, if not they talk in whispers). They do offer one facility better than other popular games on TV like football, basketball etc. They provide ample room for commentators and pundits to shoot off their mouths, before, during and after the game.

F I S H I N G

How about Poker?
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Post by Hellsangel Fri May 31, 2013 11:05 am

Golf is bad enough.
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Post by Rishi Fri May 31, 2013 12:51 pm

hossridr-779603



It's amazing how those of us born in the US had to pay our dues (i.e, the military draft), and how foreigners, especially those from India, can just waltz in here - many with US governmental aid and grants - and enjoy the spoils. They flock into the US under the guise of H-1B visas, knocking American workers out of work and impeding them from finding other gainful employment. They force their kids to attain and achieve, robbing them of a normal childhood............all under the guise of success. Not surprising their kids have a dominance in this contest. Not surprising at all.





  • Thu May 30, 2013 11:21 PM EDT



Racial Jealousy!


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