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NFL Nationals: Kentucky District Qualifiers

On March 21, 2010

The Kentucky NFL District tournament was held over the weekend at Centre College in Danville, Kentucky. The following four extempers qualified to Nationals.

International Extemp:
1st-James Mohan (Danville High School)
2nd-Doug Lusco (Ryle High School)

United States Extemp:
2nd-Emily Martin (Boone County High School)
3rd-Teagan Dolan (Rowan County High School)

Note: Mohan won both extemps with straight 1’s. He contracted to do IX at the National tournament which allowed Dolan to take his place in USX.

Do you have NFL District results? Send them to me at [email protected] or post them in this thread so that we can assemble our 2010 NFL qualifiers board.

Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of March 15th-19th, 2010

By geniao44446

On March 21, 2010

In Quiz

Here are the answers to this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 16th-22nd, 2010

By geniao44446

On March 17, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Are U.S.-Israeli relations in a crisis?
2. Is a one drug method of lethal injection constitutional?
3. Would Obama’s healthcare reform bankrupt the United States within a decade?
4. Is Eric Holder’s admission that the U.S. does not expect to capture Osama bin Laden detrimental to the war on terrorism?
5. Would a downgrading of America’s credit rating cause the U.S. Congress to get more serious about deficit spending?
6. Do U.S. forces need more lenient rules of engagement in Afghanistan?
7. Will the Obama administration’s planned revisions of No Child Left Behind be a boon for American education?
8. Why is teen drug use back on the rise?
9. How can the U.S. Postal Service change its financial fortunes?
10. Will the “slaughter rule” be used to pass healthcare reform?

R&D: House Looking at Procedurals to Pass Healthcare, Clinton Affirms U.S. Support for Israel, and the Fed Keeps Interest Rates Low

By geniao44446

On March 16, 2010

In R&D

Here is your R&D top ifve for March 16th:

House may try to pass Senate health-care bill without voting on it from the Washington Post

Hillary Clinton affirms US support for Israel after row from the BBC

Fed holds rates at record lows to foster recovery from the Los Angeles Times

Bloody desperation for Thailand’s reds from the Asia Times

Mexico: Countering Drug Violence from the Council on Foreign Relations

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 15th-19th, 2010

By geniao44446

On March 16, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Is Sarath Fonseka being unfairly prosecuted?
2. Should Abhisit Vejajiva call for new elections in Thailand?
3. What do the first round of regional elections in France say about Sarkozy’s odds of winning a second term?
4. Will calls by four Egyptian opposition parties for constitutional reforms bear fruit in the near future?
5. What is behind Argentina’s coin shortage?
6. How can African governments combat “quiet” corruption?
7. Should anything be read into reports that North Korea has sent workers to South Africa to help with World Cup construction?
8. How should Pope Benedict XVI deal with the latest abuse accusations against the Catholic Church in Germany?
9. Did Saakashvili orchestrate a fake news report of a Russian invasion to discredit his political opponents?
10. How will the killing of three people linked to the U.S. consulate in Mexico impact Mexico’s drug war?

R&D: Hoax in Georgia of a Russian Invasion, North Korean Sanctions, and the Catholic Church Under Fire in Europe

By geniao44446

On March 15, 2010

In R&D

Here is your R&D top five for March 15th:

Russian invasion hoax has Georgia opposition in uproar from the Christian Science Monitor

North Korea under Tightening Sanctions from the International Crisis Group

Pope Remains Silent as Abuse Allegations Hit Close to Home from Der Spiegel

Car bombs explode in Niger delta from Al Jazeera

Obama losing chance to reshape judiciary from the Los Angeles Times

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 15th-19th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

By geniao44446

On March 15, 2010

In Quiz

Here is your Extemp Central short answer news quiz for this week. Good luck!

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 15th-19th, 2010 (Multiple Choice News Quiz)

By geniao44446

On March 15, 2010

In Quiz

Here is your Extemp Central multiple choice news quiz for this week. Good luck!

Extemp Central News Quiz Answers for the Week of March 8th-12th, 2010

By geniao44446

On March 12, 2010

In Quiz

Here are the answers for this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.

AGD: The Toilet Paper

By Logan Scisco

On March 11, 2010

In AGD

Keeping up on the latest news is an extemper’s greatest challenge.

Being witty and having the right, catchy factoid or story to add to your AGD, transitions, and conclusions is a whole other matter.

On both matters, I have something that could be of use. My wife just introduced me to The Toilet Paper.

The creators explain their story about how this nifty, daily email service began:

After some personal introspection, we realized the only part of our workday that we looked forward to was our alone time in the can. We would search diligently to find an article worthy of our focus during these prized personal moments. Sadly, most of what we found wasn’t worth the time it took to print out. We knew there had to be a better way.

Enter…The Toilet Paper.

We don’t lose sleep over taking ourselves too seriously, but we work hard to provide you with provocative, intelligent and reliably good content; stuff fit for the thinking man in everyone.

Be it be ripped from the headlines or the current buzz in pop-culture, we take one interesting news topic each day and put our spin on it. You’ll get the basics boiled down into quickly digestible bits including quotes, facts and cool stats and numbers on the subject.

One e-mail a day. Whether you laugh, learn something or nod in appreciation, The Toilet Paper will be there for you when you need it most.

You can register for The Toilet Paper on their website, or follow their updates on Twitter.

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of March 9th-15th, 2010

By geniao44446

On March 11, 2010

In International Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Will the latest attempt at securing peace between the Israelis and Palestinians prove unsuccessful?
2. Can Juan Manuel Santos fill Alvaro Uribe’s shoes?
3. How can Hezbollah be disarmed?
4. Has the international community already forgotten about Haiti?
5. Is the religious violence in Nigeria beyond the scope of government control?
6. Did Jacob Zuma’s declaration of his financial interests go far enough?
7. Why are European governments weak when it comes to Libya?
8. How can the international community stop gendercide?
9. Will the resignation of Carmen Fernandez improve future Chilean efforts at disaster relief?
10. Considering the last decade of work, what grade do UN peacekeeping operations deserve?

HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of March 9th-15th, 2010

By geniao44446

On March 9, 2010

In U.S. Extemp, Weekly Questions

1. Can Obama’s attacks on the health insurance industry rally support for healthcare reform?
2. Does the spin placed on the latest unemployment figures by Democrats have validity?
3. Why has the media ignored climategate?
4. Will restructuring at AIG enable U.S. taxpayers to recover bailout money?
5. What role will the Chamber of Commerce play in the 2010 midterms?
6. Have American police forces greatly improved their relations with minority communities over the last decade?
7. Will Eric Massa’s revelations about Rahm Emanuel significantly hurt the Obama administration?
8. Is the U.S. headed towards a trade war with Brazil?
9. Will the debate over immigration reform reignite the debate over a national ID card?
10. Why did Avatar lose best picture at the Academy Awards?

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 8th-March 12th, 2010 (Short Answer Version)

By geniao44446

On March 9, 2010

In Quiz

For those extempers that seek a challenge here is this week’s short answer news quiz.

Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 8th-12th, 2010 (Multiple Choice Version)

By geniao44446

On March 9, 2010

In Quiz

Here is the multiple choice version of this week’s Extemp Central news quiz. I apologize that it was not posted sooner, but I had no Internet access until this evening.