Here is your R&D top five for February 16th:
Democratic Sen. Bayh of Indiana won’t run for reelection from the Washington Post
Midterm Election Challenges for Both Parties from the Pew Research Center
Clinton warns of Mideast nuclear arms race from the Miami Herald
Students as Spies: The Deep Politics of U.S.-Colombian Relations from Upside Down World
Strict rules slowing offensive, troops say from the Boston Globe
1. Will India’s rise as a global superpower create a dangerous security situation with Pakistan?
2. Can Turkey successfully become a key transit hub for European natural gas?
3. Has Israel become a pariah nation like South Africa was in the 1980s?
4. Would it be in South Korea’s best interest to allow for the United States to bilaterally negotiate a peace treaty with North Korea?
5. Should Bosnian Croats be allowed to govern their own affairs?
6. Will Stefan Fuele’s reign as EU enlargement chief increase the chances of Turkey being admitted into the organization?
7. How can Italy improve the treatment of its migrant workers?
8. Compared to a Dutch inquiry into the Iraq war, has Britain’s Chilcot inquiry been a disappointment?
9. Should the international community make Haiti an international protectorate?
10. What does Taiwan’s ban on US beef imports say about the state of its relations with the U.S.?
The 2010 Harvard National High School Invitational Forensic Tournament has concluded and Michael Barton of Regis High School in New York emerged victorious in one of the toughest fields of the season. As the elimination rounds progressed individuals in the top fifteen of the National Points Race such as points leader Dillon Huff, Aaron Lutkowitz (2nd), Steven Elliott (7th), Gabriela Barahona (11th), and Nathaniel Donahue (T13th) fell by the wayside to clear the way for a final round that featured two competitors from Ridge High School in New Jersey and Regis High School in New York. The round also featured two-time Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin invitee Karen Zhou and Shahid Ahmed, who was a participant at this year’s Montgomery Bell Extemp Round Robin as well. Barton was a fifth place finisher at the Barkley Forum two weeks ago and this victory will earn him 100 points in the Extemp Central National Points Race.
Here are the results of the 2010 Harvard National High School Invitational Forensic Tournament (click here for the tab sheet):
Champion: Michael Barton (Regis High School, New York)
2nd: Karen Zhou (Lakeville North High School, Minnesota)
3rd: Shahid Ahmed (Plano Senior High School, Texas)
4th: Peter Vogel (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
5th: Ricky Altieri (Regis High School, New York)
6th: Rohun Pai (Ridge High School, New Jersey)
Extemp Central says congratulations to all of the extempers who made the final round and to all of those who made elimination rounds at the biggest extemp tournament so far this season. The National Points Race will be updated by the end of the week to accomodate these results.
*Jacob Baker (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
*James Thomas (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
*Ben Mabie (James Logan HS, California)
*Ali Hazrati (Bellarmine College Prep, California)
*Nabeel Zewail (San Marino High School, California)
*Amode Tembhekar (Leland High School, California)
*Pradhan Bhat (Granite Bay High School, California)
The winner will earn 40 points in the National Points Race. The National Points Race makes no provision for seventh place at national circuit events so whomever finishes seventh in this round will earn no points.
If you happen to be on a snow day or sitting in the squad room and wondering how things are going at the 2010 Harvard Invitational, you can follow updates and live tab information via the Joy of Tournaments website.
Extemp Semifinalists:
Haydn Forrest (Anderson High School)
Brandon Slotkin (Nova Sr High School)
Mike Barton (Regis High School)
Ricky Altieri (Regis High School)
Gabi Barahona (Spring High School)
Rohun Pai (Ridge High School)
Peter Vogel (Ridge High School)
Kyle Mulholland (Holy Ghost Prep)
Shahid Ahmed (Plano Senior High School)
Audrey Denis (Berkeley Carroll)
Bari Saltman (Berkeley Carroll)
Karen Zhou (Lakeville North High School)
Here is your R&D top five for February 15th:
German Foreign Minister Under Pressure over Domestic Rants from Der Spiegel
Climategate U-turn as scientist at centre of row admits: There has been no global warming since 1995 from the UK Daily Mail
Speaking too softly from the Economist
Burundi: Ensuring Credible Elections from the International Crisis Group
Chavez Launches New Venezuela Market, Promises “Fair Prices, No Profits” from the Latin American Herald Tribune
Here is the short answer version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
Here is your multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. Good luck!
The standings for the 2009-2010 Extemp Central National Points Race and the National Team Points Race are now updated. Check them out to see what impact the finalists at the Barkley Forum had on their individual placings in this year’s points race and if the team points race has seen any significant shakeup.
You can access the current standings in this year’s National Points Race by clicking on the National Points Race tab on the top, far right of the webpage or by clicking here.
Also, don’t forget that this weekend is the end of the regular season on the national circuit with the Harvard Invitational, a third tier tournament, and the California Invitational taking place at Berkeley. Good luck to those competitors that are competing this weekend.
Here is your R&D top five for February 12th:
How Yar’Adua Has Improved Nigerian Democracy from Pambazuka News
Putting Political Change in Iran First from the Council on Foreign Relations
Kennedy won’t run for re-election in RI from the Houston Chronicle
Robert Bobb: No more unearned promotions for students from the Detroit Free Press
Ishikawa exits DPJ; foes want him out of Diet from the Japan Times
Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.
Here is your R&D top five for February 11th:
Angela Merkel dashes Greek hopes of rescue bid from the Guardian
Lawmakers gear up for healthcare summit meeting from the Christian Science Monitor
Obama ‘Agnostic’ on Deficit Cuts, Won’t Prejudge Tax Increases from Business Week
Israel decides: No independent probe of Gaza war from the Jerusalem Post
Senators advance bipartisan jobs bill from the San Francisco Chronicle
Here is your R&D top five for February 10th:
The Jobs Report for January 2010 from the Brookings Institution
China confirmed as world’s top exporter from the Financial Times
Ukraine heads back into the arms of Mother Russia from the Christian Science Monitor
Iran’s Fateful Choice from Foreign Policy in Focus
More Students Taking, and Failing, A.P. Tests from the New York Times
1. Does Russia need bureaucratic and political reforms in order to modernize the country?
2. Should Nepal suspend adoptions?
3. Why has China decided to play a part in Somali anti-piracy efforts?
4. Will the latest Northern Ireland deal on police and justice powers hold?
5. Does Romania’s decision to host U.S. missile interceptors pose a threat to Russia?
6. How much of an impact did Yar’Adua’s absence have on the breakdown of the truce in the Niger Delta?
7. Will Uganda change its anti-homosexuality bill?
8. What does the dismissal of North Korea’s chief financial planner say about the country’s internal political situation?
9. If there is another Israeli-Lebanese conflict, will Syria be involved?
10. Will Greece’s austerity measures successfully get the country back on a sound financial footing?
Here is your R&D top five for February 9th:
Veteran congressman’s death adds to Barack Obama’s woes from the Guardian
Obama and EU: Shedding Rose-Colored Glasses from the Council on Foreign Relations
President Obama Day 386: What’s happened to him? from the Los Angeles Times
Sudan: Hague Court Attacks Prosecution Evidence as ‘Weak,’ ‘Unreliable’ from AllAfrica.com
In landslide, Costa Rica elects its first woman president from the Boston Globe
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