July 6th, 2009

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• 07.06.09
  Australs 2009 Break
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  From Colm Flynn: Australs 2009 Break Chris Bishop has published the Australasians break on facebookMain Break1. Monash 1, 8 wins,2. Sydney 3, 7 wins.3. Monash 3, 7 wins.4. Sydney 1, 6 wins.5. Australian National University (ANU) 1, 6 wins.6. Monash 4, 6 wins.7. Sydney 2, 6 wins.8. Uni New South Wales (UNSW) 1, 6 wins.9. Auckland 1, 6 wins.10. Victoria Wellington 1, 6 wins.11. Multimedia
  
  
• 07.06.09
  Happy Birthday, Jon Cruz
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  LOS ANGELES, Calif. — Jon thinks I forgot to post a birthday message to him. I didn’t forget it. I was just holding it hostage for him to finish some work for me :) haha. Just kidding! Jon has transformed the LD debate community with his dedication to community building online. He is a good friend to many of us. Happy birthday, pal.
  
  
• 07.06.09
  Asian Schools Poster Being Circulated
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  Contact Dino for a full size image.Dino de LeonChair, Philippine Debate UnionVice Chair, United Asian Debate Uniondinorm58@ yahoo.com+639164264189
  
  
• 07.06.09
  Louisville Debate Coach Arrested
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  I am sure there are many sides to this story and I look forward to hearing more. I know both Ede and his wife and they are very good people. I hope for the best for all of them.From http://www.whas11.com/topstories/stories/whas11-topstories-090706-uofl-arson.155519f9.htmlU of L professor charged with arson, assault 06:19 PM EDT on Monday, July 6, 2009
  
  
• 07.06.09
  Crossfire Briefs — NFL Nationals 2009 Free Download
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  The NFL Nationals 2009 (Cuba) edition of Crossfire Briefs is now available as a free download.
  
  
• 07.06.09
  Bile? Moi?
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  Regarding Harvard's plans to improve its tournament:I applaud that they are going to use the $120 per debater to provide a civil, competent ballot table, better judging, and rooms in which to have debates. High time, I would say. But I find their acclaimed good intentions may outstrip the possible results. Given the enormous field, a "limited number of strikes" and community rankings won't really solve the problems with adjudication, which outweigh all the other issues. Also needed: cap the field at 160 and hire 15-20 solid LD judges above the number needed. Short of these, their good intentions will ...
  
  
• 07.06.09
  PF 2009 Part 3
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  Continuing with our series on introductory PF…This probably isn’t a problem for you, but it is a problem for a small team without much of a history of group research. To wit, what the hell is group research, anyhow?First of all, there’s the question of what, exactly, comprises the group. It can be merely the two members of the sole team doing PF during a certain period (we’ve had that a few times amongst the Sailors), or it could be a couple of teams, plus maybe a lost soul or two simply interested in either the subject or PF per ...
  
  
• 07.06.09
  Howard County Middle School Students Win National USA Title
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  Image via WikipediaFrom http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/howard/bal-ho.debate05jul05,0,6818357.storyPair from Howard win national debating contest function showExtras(elm, link, text){ var obj = $(elm); var link = $(link); var elmTop = link.cumulativeOffset().top - obj.getHeight(); var elmLeft = link.cumulativeOffset().left; elmLeft = ((elmLeft/4)+
  
  

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