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• 02.05.10
  Clash of the Titans
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  Not a whole lot of time to write lately, but I stumbled on this the other day, and it deserves mention. William F. Buckley might not be a well-known name in the debate world, but he's an incredibly important figure in conservative political thought in the United States. He founded the National Review, and did more than anyone else in his era to promote the theories of laissez faire capitalism and American primacy. If you've read cards from Khalilzad, Krauthammer, Kagan, Boot, or any Free Trade Good/Growth Good disad, you've encountered the influence of Buckley. Equally important, but diametrically opposed, ...
  
  
• 01.26.10
  MDTA Cup Results
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  So the results of the MDTA Cup have been posted. Huge congrats to the winners, who are well deserving. Since I'm well aware the extent of our community's data addiction, I figured I'd offer some behind-the-scenes info on the cup. A quick caveat: my data still has some errors (mostly transposed codes like EF -> FE). The winners in each event were double-checked, but please comment if you spot any inconsistencies. First of all, the Final Top 10 (or so) in each division: Policy Teams1. Wayzata - Miranda Ehrlich and Meghna Sohoni (15)2. Sibley - Danny Bernick and Anna Koelsch ...
  
  
• 01.19.10
  MDTA Cup Results
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  So the results of the MDTA Cup have been posted. Huge congrats to the winners, who are well deserving. Since I'm well aware the extent of our community's data addiction, I figured I'd offer some behind-the-scenes info on the cup. A quick caveat: my data still has some errors (mostly transposed codes like EF -> FE). The winners in each event were double-checked, but please comment if you spot any inconsistencies. First of all, the Final Top 10 (or so) in each division: Policy Teams1. Wayzata - Miranda Ehrlich and Meghna Sohoni (15)2. Sibley - Danny Bernick and Anna Koelsch ...
  
  
• 01.19.10
  MDTA Cup Results
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  So the results of the MDTA Cup have been posted. Huge congrats to the winners, who are well deserving. Since I'm well aware the extent of our community's data addiction, I figured I'd offer some behind-the-scenes info on the cup. A quick caveat: my data still has some errors (mostly transposed codes like EF -> FE). The winners in each event were double-checked, but please comment if you spot any inconsistencies. First of all, the Final Top 10 (or so) in each division: Policy Teams1. Wayzata - Miranda Ehrlich and Meghna Sohoni (15)2. Sibley - Danny Bernick and Anna Koelsch ...
  
  
• 12.08.09
  Ryan’s Guide to the Blake Tournament
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  Since this year will mark my 8th consecutive visit to the John Edie Holiday Debate Tournament, AKA Blake, I've decided to compile my experience into a quick guide for debaters who might be new to the tournament. It's a great tournament (one of the reasons that I've gone back so many times), but the venue offers some interesting challenges that you should be aware of. Really, I see teams make the same mistakes every year, so here are some tips at avoiding them. Tip the first: Dress WarmYou'd think this would go without saying, but experience shows that it does ...
  
  
• 11.11.09
  Tech Tip: Offline Access to Case Lists and Judge Philosophies
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  The ProblemYou are going to a tournament where there will be no WiFi access, but you want to be able to access the NDCA Caselist wiki or the Judge Philosophies Wiki. The SolutionYou can download a snapshot of the wiki using a Firefox extension called DownThemAll. Basically, DownThemAll's basic function is to take a list of links, and download, uh, them all. It's a very flexible program, so I'll take you through the basic setup to download the wikiInstall firefox, if you haven't alreadyUsing Firefox, install DownThemAll from their website. You might need to click "Yes" to authorize the site ...
  
  
• 11.04.09
  The Race for the MDTA Cup: Week 4/5
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  It's been two weeks and six Minnesota tournaments since the last MDTA Cup update, so plenty of motion in all events. Policy Teams1. Wayzata - Luke Plutowski and Johanni Thunstrom (8)1. Wayzata - Mariah Donnelly & Devon Manley (8)3. Bloomington - Ali Goodrum & Gracie Kroner (7)3. Wayzata - Miranda Ehrlich and Meghna Sohoni (7)5. Wayzata - Alex Aronovich and Carlee Nelson (6)5. Bloomington - Devin Long and Tom Zimmer (6)5. Sibley - Danny Bernick and Anna Koelsch (6)LD Debaters1. Coon Rapids - Robyn Sellman (17)2. Apple Valley - Jon Slater (13)3. Lakeville South - Dylan Slinger (11)4. Lakeville North ...
  
  
• 10.28.09
  Comparing Evidence
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  Many of you are new to this site from the 3NR or MDTA forums. Hi. My overarching project for this site is writing a new guide for debaters that I'm calling Picking Up. Hope you like itOne of my flaws as a coach is that I tend to get ahead of myself too often. Telling a novice debater to "make smart arguments as to why your evidence is better than theirs" is good advice in general, but it's pretty much useless if I haven't taught that debater how to compare evidence in the first place. This article really should have ...
  
  
• 10.23.09
  The Race for the MDTA Cup: Week 3
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  Even though the entire community caught the flu this week, I still managed to get Week 3 calculated before Week 4 debates started. That's good, right! Here's the current standings for Policy, LD, and PF. Nothing new in classic since last weekPolicy Teams1. Wayzata - Luke Plutowski and Johanni Thunstrom (8)2. Wayzata - Laura Holder & Shruti Satish (5)2. Wayzata - Miranda Ehrlich and Meghna Sohoni (5)2. Wayzata - Krishnan Ramanujan and Dru Svoboda (5)3. Edina - Hannah Nelson & Erin Sielaff (4)3. Eagan - Annie Martin and Kyra Stephenson (4)3. Wayzata - Alex Bahls and Lina Li (4)3. Wayzata ...
  
  
• 10.13.09
  The Race for the MDTA Cup: Week 2
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  Another scintillating week of Minnesota debate is in the books. This week's update features some lead changes, some tight races, and the introduction of Classic debate to the results (including last week's tournament at Roseville). There are still a lot of ties, so keep in mind that my results processing does not currently implement any tiebreakers. Policy Teams1. Eagan - Annie Martin and Kyra Stephenson (4)1. Wayzata - Mariah Donnelly & Devon Manley (4)3. Wayzata - Krishnan Ramanujan and Dru Svoboda (3)3. Blake - Jacob Derechin & Kentucky Morrow (3)3. Wayzata - Luke Plutowski and Johanni Thunstrom (3)3. Blake - ...
  
  

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