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13 September 2008

Today at World Schools

Agenda for Day 9 at the World Schools Debating Championships, Washington 2008
6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
10:00am Council Meeting at Hyatt
8:00pm Semi Finals at Hyatt

12 September 2008

World Schools Quarters results

Motion: This House regrets the holding of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

New Zealand defeats Ireland 4-1
Scotland defeats Canada 4-1
England defeats Israel 4-1
Greece defeats South Africa 3-2

Semifinals will feature:
1. New Zealand vs. 12. Scotland
3. England vs. 10. Greece

Semis are at 8pm tomorrow.

WSDC 2008 Qtr Final

Motion: This house regrets the hosting of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.


Prop - Opp
NZ v Ireland
South Africa v Greece
England v Israel
Scotland v Canada.

From Schoolsdebate blog

WSDC Octo Final Results

The Octo Final Results from Alfred "Tuna" Snider.

Motion: THBT heads of government should be required to have a parliamentary majority to govern

Netherlands 0-5 New Zealand
Australia 1-4 Ireland
Canada 3-2 South Korea
Scotland 4-1 Pakistan
Slovenia 0-5 Israel
England 3-2 Wales
South Africa 3-2 Hong Kong
Singapore 2-3 Greece

Today at World Schools

Agenda for Day 8 at the World Schools Debating Championships, Washington 2008

6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast

10:00am Octo-Finals & Quarter-Finals at DC University







Cork Worlds 2009 - Payment Update

Hi Everyone,
Just a quick update in relation to payment for Cork Worlds 2009. I'd like to thank everyone who has paid so promptly thus far, its very much appreciated.

In relation to EFT payments though I would just like to stress how crucial it is that all such transactions are marked clearly with the name of your institution. This is hugely important to enable us to track all the transactions effectively.

Also I would just like to reiterate that all monies owed must be received in our account by October 9th 6pm BSt/GMT+1, and that as a result I would recommend that EFT's are initiated no later than September 29th to allow 10 working days for the transfer to be made.

Furthermore all payments will be confirmed by individual email within 72 working hours of being received. If anyone has any questions or queries at all please do not hesitate to contact me and I will give you very assistance possible.

Best wishes,
Mark Collins
Director of Registration & Communications,
29th World University Debating Championships.
Cork 2009.

11 September 2008

Today at World Schools

Agenda for Day 7 at the World Schools Debating Championships, Washington 2008

6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
8:00am Tour Day Buses leave
Return to Hyatt by 5:00pm

World Schools BREAK

Results from rounds 5, 6, 7 and 8 are not yet in but here is the break:

PLACE / COUNTRY / WINS / BALLOTS

1. New Zealand 8-23
2. South Africa 8-22
3. England 8-21
4. Canada 7-21
5. Pakistan 7-19
6. Israel 7-19
7. Singapore 6-19
8. Australia 6-18
9. Ireland 6-18
10. Greece 6-18
11. Slovenia 6-16
12. Scotland 5-15
13. South Korea 5-15
14. Wales 5-14
15. Hong Kong 5-14
16. Netherlands 5-14

The draw for the octo-finals is therefore:

New Zealand v Netherlands (1 v 16)
South Africa v Hong Kong (2 v 15)
England v Wales (3 v 14)
Canada v South Korea (4 v 13)
Pakistan v Scotland (5 v 12)
Israel v Slovenia (6 v 11)
Singapore v Greece (7 v 10)
Australia v Ireland (8 v 9)


Durham IV

Dear all,
We are pleased to announce the following details for the 2009 Durham IV.

The competition takes place on Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th November, with registration on Saturday from 11am until 1pm. We will be running 5 rounds of 7 minute speeches, breaking to Semi-Finals and a Grand Final in our debating chamber on Durham's World Heritage Site, between the Norman castle and cathedral.

A tournament cap of 72 teams is initially being set, with an institutional cap of 3. The n-1 requirement for judges applies to all UK institutions. Teams from outside the UK (inc ROI) may register at a rate of n-2; in other words, 2 teams and no judge, or 3 teams and 1 judge.

Registration costs £45 per team, and is payable by cheque addressed to "Durham Union Society". Teams may pay on arrival at registration, however, no teams will be allowed to compete in any rounds until full payment is received.

Crash comes in many varieties, and the best of it will be assigned to those who ask for it first. We're going to try very hard to make it as comfortable as possible. Promise.

Our social on Saturday night will feature pizza by the delivery car full, beer-a-plenty, and after it went down so well at the Durham Open, bins and bins of yakka. I am willing to make this for you, even though I got lemon juice in my eye last time. Some kind of exciting entertainment will also take place, but I haven't decided what this will be yet. Probably live music, or maybe even comedy... suggestions are welcome.

Reg. opens this Friday (12th September) at 12 noon (BST), and is done by emailing durhamdebate@gmail.com

See you all soon.
Calum
durhamdebate@gmail.com

Dialogue NSU 08

North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh recently hosted the BP tournament "Dialogue NSU 08".

Held form 3-6th September 2008, "Dialogue 08" was the largest BP format tournament ever hosted in Dhaka. Dhaka is a debate circuit which for the last few years has been evolving and gradually getting used to the BP format. This is the first time so many Bangladesh institutions participated in a BP format tournament. Participating institutions are listed bellow.

1. American International University Bangladesh
2. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
3. Dhaka University
3. East West University
4. Institute of Business Adminstration
5. Independent University Bangladesh
6. London College for Legal Studies
7. North South University
8. South East University
9. Islamic University of Technology
10. Stamford University

After frour rounds of Prelims, 8 teams were Broken into the Quarters.

The Breaking Teams were.
1. NSU 8
2. IBA 1
3. NSU 7
4. EWU 1
5. IUT 1
6. IBA 3
7. IUB 4
8. NSU 5

Grand Finale. On a split decision IBA 1 earned the glory. NSU 8 came as the runner up, and EWU 1 and NSU 7 were the third and fourth subsequently.

Motions
Round 1THW recognise the independence of South Ossetial
Round 2THW ban Digital Enhancement in magazines and billboards.
Round 3THW ban all Blood Sports.
Round 4THW Ban Coka Cola.
Semi Final THW legalize voluntary ethunasia for lifetime inprisoned War Criminals.
Grand Final THW Build the Wall.

TOP Speakers (based on speaker standing)
1. Rishad Sharif (IUT 1)
2. Nayeem Kashem (NSU 8)
2. Arbaaz Nayeem (IBA 1)
4. Ridwan Karim (IBA 1)
4. Sinha Ibna Humayun (NSU 8)
6. Sheemtana Shamim (NSU7)
6Tanvir Hafiz (SDF 1)
8. Wahidul Bari (NSU 7)

The Chief Adjudicators of the tournament were Zunaed Rabbani and Asif Newaz.

10 September 2008

Today at World Schools

Agenda for Day 6 at the World Schools Debating Championships, Washington 2008

6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast

8:30am Buses leave for venues

Rounds 7 & 8

5:30pm Return to hotel

7:00pm Break night party

Round 7

Motion This house believes that governments have a duty to bail out failing financial institutions.

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Slovakia - New Zealand
Greece - Peru
Indonesia - Wales
Kuwait - Montenegro
Bangladesh - England
Mongolia - Argentina
India - South Korea
USA - Botswana
Philippines - Israel
Japan - Zimbabwe/Swing
Slovenia - Mexico
Hong Kong - Lithuania
Germany - Canada
Singapore - Estonia
Scotland - Romania
Ireland - Sri Lanka
South Africa - Czech Republic
Pakistan - Netherlands
Australia - Bermuda

Bye: Qatar



Round 8
Impromptu Debate

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
New Zealand - Indonesia
Peru - Slovenia
England - Philippines
Wales - Qatar
Argentina - Montenegro
South Korea - Mongolia
USA - India
Israel - Botswana
Zimbabwe/Swing - Slovakia
Kuwait - Japan
Mexico - Greece
Hong Kong - Germany
Lithuania - Canada
Estonia - Scotland
Romania - Singapore
Sri Lanka - South Africa
Czech Republic - Ireland
Bermuda - Pakistan
Netherlands - Australia
Bye: Bangladesh

Cork IV update

This is a reminder e-mail about the Cork IV (October 30st - November 1st). Places for the main competition (Friday October 31st and Saturday November 1st) are filling up fast. If your institution wishes to compete, please register as soon as possible by e-mailing iv@uccphilosoph.com. Registration per team is €75.

Applications for the Cork Invitational (Thursday October 30th) are still welcome. Please send in your applications (names of the people wishing to compete along with a brief debating CV) to iv@uccphilosoph.com as soon as possible as places will be allocated in the near future. Remember, this competition is limited to 16 places and is an Open. This means that any team combination is acceptable.

If you have any further queries, do not hesitate to contact me at iv@uccphilosoph.com,
Jolene Quinn

World Schools Rounds 5 and 6

Results from Rounds 5 and 6, then standings after 6 rounds below:

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Zimbabwe/Swing - Qatar
Montenegro - Mongolia
England - USA
Wales - Slovenia
South Korea - Israel
Kuwait - Canada
Argentina - Greece
Peru - Philippines
Romania - Indonesia
Estonia - Bermuda
Sri Lanka - Bangladesh
New Zealand 3 - Scotland 0
Hong Kong - Singapore
Australia - South Africa
Ireland - Pakistan
Mexico - India
Botswana - Slovakia
Netherlands - Czech Republic
Lithuania - Germany
Bye: Japan

Round 6

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Greece - Kuwait
USA - Peru
India - Japan
Mongolia - Zimbabwe/Swing
Slovenia - Argentina
Israel - Wales
Philippines - South Korea
Indonesia - Estonia
Bermuda - Sri Lanka
Bangladesh - Romania
Canada - England
Scotland - Hong Kong
Singapore 0 - New Zealand 3
Pakistan - Australia
South Africa - Ireland
Qatar - Montenegro
Slovakia - Mexico
Czech Republic - Lithuania
Germany - Netherlands
Bye: Botswana

TEAM STANDINGS (after 4 rounds)

1. Australia 4-12
2. Singapore 4-12
3. New Zealand 4-11
4. Pakistan 4-11
5. Canada 4-11
6. Ireland 4-11
7. South Africa 4-11
8. England 4-10
9. Peru 3-8
10. Scotland 3-8
11. Israel 3-8
12. Wales 3-8
13. Argentina 3-7
14. Bangladesh 3-6 (Bye round team)
15. Slovakia 3-6 (Bye round team)
16. Botswana 2-7 (Bye round team)
17. Hong Kong 2-8
18. Sri Lanka 2-7 (Bye round team)
19. Mexico 2-7
20. South Korea 2-7
21. Greece 2-7
22. Qatar 2-6 (Bye round team)
23. Netherlands 2-6
24. Germany 2-6
25. Czech Republic 2-4
26. Kuwait 1-5
27. Lithuania 1-5
28. Slovenia 1-4 (waiting on round 4)
29. Bermuda 1-4
30. Montenegro 1-3
31. Philippines 1-3
32. India 0-2 (Bye round team)
33. Romania 0-2
34. Zim/Swing Team 0-1
35. Estonia 0-1
36. Indonesia 0-1
37. USA 0-1 (waiting on round 4)
38. Japan 0-0 (Bye round team)
39. Mongolia 0-0 (Bye round team)

9 September 2008

Today at World Schools

Agenda for Day 5 at the World Schools Debating Championships, Washington 2008

6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
8:30am Buses leave for venues
Rounds 5 & 6
5:30pm Return to hotel
7:00pm Country Exhibition Night at Hyatt
Round 5
Motion: This house would make the directors of multinational companies personally liable for environmental abuses committed by their companies in the developing world.

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Zimbabwe/Swing - Qatar
Montenegro - Mongolia
England - USA
Wales - Slovenia
South Korea - Israel
Kuwait - Canada
Argentina - Greece
Peru - Philippines
Romania - Indonesia
Estonia - Bermuda
Sri Lanka - Bangladesh
New Zealand - Scotland
Hong Kong - Singapore
Australia - South Africa
Ireland - Pakistan
Mexico - India
Botswana - Slovakia
Netherlands - Czech Republic
Lithuania - Germany
Bye: Japan
Round 6
Impromptu Debate

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Greece - Kuwait
USA - Peru
India - Japan
Mongolia - Zimbabwe/Swing
Slovenia - Argentina
Israel - Wales
Philippines - South Korea
Indonesia - Estonia
Bermuda - Sri Lanka
Bangladesh - Romania
Canada - England
Scotland - Hong Kong
Singapore - New Zealand
Pakistan - Australia
South Africa - Ireland
Qatar - Montenegro
Slovakia - Mexico
Czech Republic - Lithuania
Germany - Netherlands
Bye: Botswana

World Schools Rounds 3 and 4

Rounds 3 and 4 have concluded. Results below, then the tab so far.

Round 3 (Prepared): This house would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research.

PROPOSITION TEAM / OPPOSITION TEAM
South Africa 3 Japan 0
Singapore 3 Montenegro 0
Canada 3 Mongolia 0
England 3 Qatar 0
New Zealand 3 Bangladesh 0
Slovakia 0 Ireland 3
South Korea 3 Estonia 0
Argentina 2 Indonesia 1
Peru 0 Kuwait 3
Bermuda 0 Greece 3
Israel 3
Romania 0
Mexico 1 Scotland 2
Swing 0 Hong Kong 3
India 1 Pakistan 2
Botswana 0 Australia 3
Czech Republic 0 Slovenia 3
USA 1 Germany 2
Wales 2 Netherlands 1
Lithuania 1 Philippines 2
Bye: Sri Lanka

Round 4 (Impromptu): This house believes that humanities courses should be part of every undergraduate programme

PROPOSITION TEAM / OPPOSITION TEAM
Japan 0 New Zealand 3
Montenegro 0 England 3
Indonesia 0 Peru 3
Sri Lanka 0 Canada 3
Kuwait 1 Slovakia 2
Bangladesh 0 South Africa 3
Estonia 1 Israel 2
Qatar 0 Singapore 3
Greece 2 South Korea 1
Romania 1 Argentina 2
Ireland 3 Bermuda 0
Hong Kong 1 Mexico 2
Scotland 3 Swing 0
Australia 3 India 0
Pakistan 3 Botswana 0
Slovenia USA (postponed)
Germany 1 Czech Republic 2
Netherlands 0 Lithuania 3
Philippines 0 Wales 3
Bye: Mongolia

And finally, the tab after half the preliminary rounds (position, wins, judges).

1. Australia 4-12
2. Singapore 4-12
3. New Zealand 4-11
4. Pakistan 4-11
5. Canada 4-11
6. Ireland 4-11
7. South Africa 4-11
8. England 4-10
9. Peru 3-8
10. Scotland 3-8
11. Israel 3-8
12. Wales 3-8
13. Argentina 3-7
14. Bangladesh 3-6 (Bye round team)
15. Slovakia 3-6 (Bye round team)
16. Botswana 2-7 (Bye round team)
17. Hong Kong 2-8
18. Sri Lanka 2-7 (Bye round team)
19. Mexico 2-7
20. South Korea 2-7
21. Greece 2-7
22. Qatar 2-6 (Bye round team)
23. Netherlands 2-6
24. Germany 2-6
25. Czech Republic 2-4
26. Kuwait 1-5
27. Lithuania 1-5
28. Slovenia 1-4 (waiting on round 4)
29. Bermuda 1-4
30. Montenegro 1-3
31. Philippines 1-3
32. India 0-2 (Bye round team)
33. Romania 0-2
34. Zim/Swing Team 0-1
35. Estonia 0-1
36. Indonesia 0-1
37. USA 0-1 (waiting on round 4)
38. Japan 0-0 (Bye round team)
39. Mongolia 0-0 (Bye round team)

8 September 2008

WSDC Round 1 & 2 Results

Claire at Schoolsdebate blog has published the results for Round 1 & 2 at World Schools

Round 1: TH supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises.

PROP - OPP
Israel 1-2 South Africa
Philippines 0-3 Singapore
Romania 0-3 Hong Kong
Slovenia 1-2 England
Greece 1-2 New Zealand
Bermuda 1-2 Slovakia
Scotland 2-1 South Korea
Czech Republic 0-3 Argentina
Mongolia 0-3 Peru
Pakistan 3-0 Wales
Sri Lanka 3-0 Lithuania
Canada 3-0 USA
Japan 0-3 Montenegro
Qatar 2-1 Botswana
Netherlands 2-1 Mexico
Bangladesh 2-1 Zimbabwe/Swing
Indonesia 0-3 Ireland
Estonia 0-3 Australia
Germany 3-0 Kuwait

Round 2: Impromptu: THW ban strikes by those working in essential state services.

PROP - OPP
South Africa 3-0 USA
Singapore 3-0 Slovenia
Canada 2-1 Greece
New Zealand 3-0 Estonia
Montenegro 0-3 Netherlands
South Korea 2-1 Romania
Argentina 0-3 Pakistan
Peru 2-1 Sri Lanka
India 0-3 Bermuda
Israel 2-1 Scotland
Wales 3-0 Germany
Lithuania 1-2 Bangladesh
Kuwait 1-2 Czech Republic
Zimbabwe/Swing 0-3 Botswana
Mexico 3-0 Mongolia
Japan 0-3 Qatar
Australia 3-0 Indonesia
Ireland 2-1 Philippines
England 2-1 Hong Kong

The break is determined by wins and judges. Bangladesh is top at the moment with 3 wins out of 3 debates (having taken part in the bye round) but only 6 judges. In contrast Australia, Pakistan and Singapore have performed best in their debates so far with maximum wins (2) and maximum judges from those debates (6).

This means the current rankings are:

Country Wins-Judges
Bangladesh 3-6 (Bye round team)
Botswana 2-7 (Bye round team)
Sri Lanka 2-7 (Bye round team)
Australia 2-6
Pakistan 2-6
Singapore 2-6
Qatar 2-6 (Bye round team)
Canada 2-5
Ireland 2-5
Netherlands 2-5
New Zealand 2-5
Peru 2-5
South Africa 2-5
England 2-4
Slovakia 2-4
Bermuda 1-4
Hong Kong 1-4
Mexico 1-4
Argentina 1-3
Germany 1-3
Israel 1-3
Montenegro 1-3
Scotland 1-3
South Korea 1-3
Wales 1-3
Czech Republic 1-2
Greece 0-2
India 0-1
Kuwait 0-1
Lithuania 0-1
Philippines 0-1
Romania 0-1
Slovenia 0-1
Zim/Swing Team 0-1
Estonia 0-0
Indonesia 0-0
Japan 0-0 (Bye round team)
Mongolia 0-0 (Bye round team)

Today at World Schools

Agenda for Day 4 at the World Schools Debating Championships, Washington 2008

6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
8:30am Buses leave for venues
Rounds 3 & 4
5:30pm Return to hotel
6:00pm Bickel and Brewer reception at Hyatt
Round 3
Motion: This house would ban the use of unethically obtained data in scientific research

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
South Africa - Japan
Singapore - Montenegro
Canada - Mongolia
England - Qatar
New Zealand - Bangladesh
Slovakia - Ireland
South Korea - Estonia
Argentina - Indonesia
Peru - Kuwait
Bermuda - Greece
Israel - Romania
Mexico - Scotland
Zimbabwe/Swing - Hong Kong
India - Pakistan
Botswana - Australia
Czech Republic - Slovenia
USA - Germany
Wales - Netherlands
Lithuania - Philippines
Bye: Sri Lanka
Round 4
Impromptu Debate

PROPOSITION TEAM
OPPOSITION TEAM
Japan - New Zealand
Montenegro - England
Indonesia - Peru
Sri Lanka - Canada
Kuwait - Slovakia
Bangladesh - South Africa
Estonia - Israel
Qatar - Singapore
Greece - South Korea
Romania - Argentina
Ireland - Bermuda
Hong Kong - Mexico
Scotland - Zimbabwe/Swing
Australia - India
Pakistan - Botswana
Slovenia - USA
Germany - Czech Republic
Netherlands - Lithuania
Philippines - Wales
Bye: Mongolia

7 September 2008

WSDC Round zero results

The WSDC 2008 blog report the results for round zero as below

Prop Team - Opp Team
Botswana 3-0 Japan
Slovakia 2-1 India
Mongolia 0-3 Sri Lanka
Qatar 1-2 Bangladesh

There are 3 judges per round and each votes for a team giving 3-0, or 2-1 wins.

Today at World Schools

Agenda for Day 3 at the World Schools Debating Championships, Washington 2008

6:30am to 9:00am Breakfast
8:30am Buses leave for venues
Rounds 1 & 2 at GMU
5:30pm Return to hotel

Round 1
Motion: This house supports military intervention to deliver emergency aid in humanitarian crises.
PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
Israel - South Africa
Philippines - Singapore
Romania - Hong Kong
Slovenia - England
Greece - New Zealand
Bermuda - Slovakia
Scotland - South Korea
Czech Republic - Argentina
Mongolia - Peru
Pakistan - Wales
Sri Lanka - Lithuania
Canada - USA
Japan - Montenegro
Qatar - Botswana
Netherlands - Mexico
Bangladesh - Zimbabwe/Swing
Indonesia - Ireland
Estonia - Australia
Germany - Kuwait
Bye: India
Round 2
Impromptu Debate

PROPOSITION TEAM - OPPOSITION TEAM
South Africa - USA
Singapore - Slovenia
Canada - Greece
England - Hong Kong
New Zealand - Estonia
Montenegro - Netherlands
South Korea - Romania
Argentina - Pakistan
Peru - Sri Lanka
India - Bermuda
Israel - Scotland
Wales - Germany
Lithuania - Bangladesh
Kuwait - Czech Republic
Zimbabwe/Swing - Botswana
Mexico - Mongolia
Japan - Qatar
Australia - Indonesia
Ireland - Philippines
Bye: Slovakia