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  ROUND-ROBIN FOOSBALL COMPETITION
The playing order for subsequent rounds could also be determined by random draw, or manually arranged in a manner that would pair the participants differently.
At the beginning of each round each player that initially fills the positions on the table are at this time required to submit a coin.
When the Program implements the Round Robin format as league competition, the total points scored is used to create a points-scored-per-game-average that is the tool used to recognize the outstanding participants, as well as, to dictate league champs and distribute league awards & prizes.
www.southernfoosball.com /html/r-robin.htm   (1084 words)

  
 Round Robin Tournament Scheduling
Some advantages and disadvantages associated with choosing round robin tournaments can be found on page 102 of the text...these are important to understand, as they will have an impact on how you run your particular tournament.
In order to schedule a round robin tournament, it is necessary to understand several basic pieces of information.
Because round robin tournaments generally take a longer amount of time to complete (longer than single elimination tournaments or even double elimination tournaments), you need to figure out how many games it will take to complete your tournament.
learn.sdstate.edu /melissa_mork/roundrobin.html   (3129 words)

  
 How a Round Robin Works
A round robin is a group of stitchers who work on each other's projects.
I have stitched on more than one robin where there was no allowance for framing and the stitches were one or two squares away from the edge.
A round robin is a sports tournament in which each contestant is matched with every other contestant.
www.angelfire.com /me/craftyme/RRhow.html   (1140 words)

  
 What is round robin DNS? - A Word Definition From the Webopedia Computer Dictionary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Round robin works on a rotating basis in that one server IP address is handed out, then moves to the back of the list; the next server IP address is handed out, and then it moves to the end of the list; and so on, depending on the number of servers being used.
Round robin DNS is usually used for balancing the load of geographically distributed Web servers.
Although very easy to implement, round robin DNS has important drawbacks, such as those inherited from the DNS hierarchy itself and TTL times, which causes undesired address caching to be very difficult to manage.
www.webopedia.com /TERM/R/Round_Robin_DNS.html   (362 words)

  
 Round Robin 1998
This round is due to the nextperson by JUNE 1st.
Round 10: This round will be STARS, you can do any type of star as long as the boarder is not larger that 8".
For my first Round Robin I made a Storm at Sea block with an Orca Whale appliqued onto it for my center and for my signature block I just made a square in a square which is the center of a Storm at Sea for my signature square.
www.xyz.net /~mdw/roundrobin.htm   (1883 words)

  
 Round Robin Storybook - FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
A Round Robin story is one where there is a variable number of authors, all of whom take sequential turns writing the story.
For example, the common rules state the maximum number of authors that may participate, the maximum length of time each author is expected to hold on to the story before they should pass it on to the next person, the length of contribution expected each time an author adds to the story.
Some Round Robin stories can be really well written, with each author trying to "tie together" things that were mentioned by other authors so that it seems like everyone knew where the story was going all along.
home.comcast.net /~wbessing/faq.html   (1088 words)

  
 The Round Robin Photo Challenges
Robin: These are the Days of our Lives...
Round Robin Challenge: What you are Thankful for
Round Robin Challenge: "ABCs of Autumn" (for 10/4/06)
roundrobinphoto.blogspot.com   (1757 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Round Robin: An Elm Creek Quilts Novel (Elm Creek Quilts Novels): Books: Jennifer Chiaverini   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Round Robin centers around the Elm Creek Quilters, friends who all live in the same town and who either own or teach at at the Elm Creek Quilt Camp.
The group makes plans to complete a round robin quilt to present to Sylvia, the founder and Guiding force behind Elm Creek, but each woman is forced to confront the challanges and changes in their own lives.
This is all based around their desire to make a round robin quilt to hang in the entrance hall of Elm Creek Manor for the summer camp quilters to see on their arrival.
www.amazon.com /Round-Robin-Creek-Quilts-Novels/dp/068486892X   (2205 words)

  
 RoundRobins.info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
On this site, “round robin” is used in the sense that refers to a form of collaborative story-telling in which a group of people take turns to advance the story.
I’ve participated in round robins that were carefully planned in advance, where the size and composition of the writing group, the number of turns, and the order in which the turns were taken, were decided before the first writer put pen to paper or finger to keyboard.
I’ve participated in round robins where the first writer posted the beginning of the story to an online writing group and invited contributions from anyone who wanted to join in, with no length more fixed than “go on until we reach the end, and then stop”.
www.roundrobins.info   (460 words)

  
 round robin - a definition from Whatis.com
A round robin is an arrangement of choosing all elements in a group equally in some rational order, usually from the top to the bottom of a list and then starting again at the top of the list and so on.
In computer operation, one method of having different program process take turns using the resources of the computer is to limit each process to a certain short time period, then suspending that process to give another process a turn (or "time-slice").
Some Web sites have been created for the telling of round robin stories by each person posting the next part of the story as part of an online conference thread.
whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci214491,00.html   (273 words)

  
 Riverlink - Round Robin   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Round Robin is a unique circular tour using our own integrated transport system.
Let us help you to Round Robin tickets include all transportation costs (Steam Train, Ferry, River Cruise and Bus) great value for all the family.
Round Robin Tickets are available on the Bus, Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway, Stagecoach Devon Travel Shops and River Link Kiosks at Totnes or Dartmouth.
www.riverlink.co.uk /rlrobin.html   (368 words)

  
 The Mavens' Word of the Day
I participate in squash round robins all the time.
In fact, you can have round robins for any racquet game, and for a lot of other sporting events and contests, as well--including chess, bridge, soccer and boxing.
Aside from the ornithological meaning, robin is defined as 'a male or female name derived from Robert'.
www.randomhouse.com /wotd/index.pperl?date=20010426   (261 words)

  
 Round Robin Tournament Scheduling
The terminology of a round robin may differ according to it's application.
A whist tournament is a variation of a round robin.
In each round each player is teamed with all new people; in other words, each player is teamed with each other player only once.
www.devenezia.com /downloads/round-robin   (530 words)

  
 Penguin Reading Guides | Round Robin | Jennifer Chiaverini
The Quilter's Apprentice, Jennifer Chiaverini's debut novel, was hailed by the Daily News as "a terrific story about healing and forgiveness." Round Robin, her acclaimed follow-up, continues the story of Sarah McClure, who came to Waterford, Pennsylvania with her husband Matt a few years earlier.
A quilt created by sewing concentric patchwork to a central block as it is passed around a circle of friends, the round robin is to be a gift to their beloved fellow quilter Sylvia Compson, whose life is haunted by the specter of World War II.
Weaving together the disparate sections of their crazy-quilt existences, Round Robin explores the complex and enduring bonds between mothers and daughters, sisters and friends, and the ways in which we stitch our lives together, piece by imperfect piece.
us.penguingroup.com /static/rguides/us/round_robin.html   (553 words)

  
 INTEREST In Tomato Seed Round Robin ?? - Round Robin Exchange Forum - GardenWeb
This is a "round robin" tomato seed swap.
a packet from a variety that is not yet in the round robin.
Round Robin when they receive it in the mail.
forums.gardenweb.com /forums/load/roundrobin/msg1110150718655.html?8   (752 words)

  
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Ok, now you've decided to take the plunge and join a round robin but you're stumped on what your first theme will be.
A band sampler robin is a robin that use towel designs, borders or other long narrow designs.
These round robin pieces were part of a 6 person robin.
www.angelfire.com /me/craftyme/roundrobinprojects.html   (513 words)

  
 The Round Robin Page
First, a description of a round robin quilt for those who may not have heard of them.
She used her block from Celtic Medallion III in a round robin that our local guild did along with several other guilds.
This was a between guilds Round Robin, so the borders were done by quilters from other guilds.
www.scarlettrose.com /round.html   (645 words)

  
 Round Robin Scheduling
Round Robin Schedules can be used in a number of ways, from one-hour playoffs to long-term, multi-week league formats.
Since players will not be scheduled to play against themselves, the number of rounds will equal the number of players, less 1.
Repeat the circular pattern with the "6", pushing the rest along in front of it, for the rest of the rounds -- always leaving the "1" in the upper left position.
www.lindamojer.com /04web_bkup/usra/programs/ampro/guides/robins.htm   (498 words)

  
 Round-robin tournament - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term is rarely used when all participants play one another more than twice, and is never used when one participant plays others an unequal number of times (as is the case in all of the major United States professional sports).
The term round robin is derived from the French term ruban meaning ribbon.
Tournament 16 link to a Windows XP program to create round robin schedules and export to HTML.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Round-robin_tournament   (954 words)

  
 How do I start a Round Robin? -
Also include the name of the Robin and your GW name at the bottom of each label.
Let all the participants know to keep the host name and address for the return address in case the Robin gets lost, it can then be returned to the host.
Remember that everyone is holding their breath waiting for word of when the Round Robin is on its way to them.
faq.gardenweb.com /faq/lists/roundrobin/2004025335027420.html   (457 words)

  
 Round Robin
Tournaments usually call for "Round Robin" play in which each contestant plays every contestant in the same class.
The following schedules show whom-plays-whom for each round and on which court.
In the event one of the pitchers is a "bye", some times one less court is used and whomever is scheduled to pitch on the missing court will use the court that the "bye" was scheduled to use for that round.
www.horseshoepitching.com /gameinfo/RRcards.shtml   (201 words)

  
 What is a Round Robin?, AKA Seed Swap Pass -
What is a Round Robin, sometimes known as a Seed Swap Pass.
There are different types of Round Robins, they can be for seeds, (mixed, vegetables, perennials, annuals), they can be for anything that the originator decides upon.
The Robin is then shipped to the next person on the list and generally it will be posted on this forum when the Robin has landed 'meaning a new person received it' or that the Robin is in the air, 'meaning that it is on the way to the next person'.
faq.gardenweb.com /faq/lists/roundrobin/2004014644002364.html   (229 words)

  
 Dynamo Round Robin
The Round Robin is a great pre-season warm up tournament for the Spring.
This is the tenth annual Dynamo Round Robin.
Start planning your spring season now by including the 2007 Dynamo Round Robin as a pre-season kickoff event.
www.dynamoroundrobin.org   (207 words)

  
 Round Robin Scheduler v4.0 by Galactix Software
Join the Round Robin Scheduler e-mail list and we'll let you know when the next version is available.
The Round Robin Scheduler has been designed to help you quickly create league schedules for your sport organization.
The Round Robin Scheduler is used world wide by leagues just like yours.
www.galactix.com /products/rrs40/index.html   (657 words)

  
 Questions & Answers: Round-robin
The phrase had a short-lived existence in the middle of the sixteenth century as a derogatory—some said blasphemous—slang term for the Christian communion host and, a little later, as an ill-defined term for a person.
Some books say that this comes from a French expression rond rouban, for an earlier version of the same idea in which names were written on an endless ribbon attached to the document.
There seems to be little or no actual evidence for this assertion, and the French phrase would have been rouban rond anyway, which rather spoils the story (though there might be a link between rouban and robin, with the word round being added later for alliteration).
www.worldwidewords.org /qa/qa-rou1.htm   (255 words)

  
 The Work of Byron Katie - Byron Katie International
People from all over the world are participating in the Round Robin faciliation and because the list is rotated automatically each month, you may be paired with somebody in a different time zone and/or country.
You are now participating in the Round Robin and will receive an email on the first day of the month with your new partner's contact information.
If your availability changes from month to month and you wish to add or remove your name from the Round Robin list at any time, you may do that yourself on the same Round Robin sign in page by simply unchecking the STATUS box and clicking on the UPDATE button.
www.thework.com /RoundRobin.asp   (444 words)

  
 Round Robin Bar: Willard InterContinental Washington
The venerable mahogany bar, where Henry Clay introduced Washington to the mint julep, is a comfortable setting in which to gather and to enjoy cocktails and a fine cigar.
The Round Robin Bar serves light meals, Monday through Saturday, from 12:00 pm to 11:00 pm.
Brought to the Round Robin Bar by California's nouveaux riches, fresh from the goldfields in the 1850s.
washington.intercontinental.com /washa/dining_03.html   (763 words)

  
 Round Robin Calculator
Round Robin Calculator creates draws or rotations for your sports leagues.
Round Robin Calculator is suitable for most sports and costs just $US39.
Ideal for any sport where players have different partners every round.
www.promato.com /roundrobin   (163 words)

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