Monthly Archives: December 2014

2015 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin Field

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Montgomery Bell Academy (MBA) Extemp Round Robin tournament director Adam Johnson has just released the 2015 Montgomery Bell Academy Extemp Round Robin field.  The tournament will take place from January 2-4 in Nashville, Tennessee.  Congratulations to those extempers invited … Continue reading →

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R&D from Prepd: Rahm Emanuel’s Re-election Bid

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D covers Chicago … Continue reading →

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2014 Princeton Classic: Barton Holds Off Primack For First TOC Win of the Season

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Princeton University was one of four colleges hosting an Extemporaneous Speaking Tournament of Champions (TOC) qualifying tournament last weekend, welcoming sixty-three extempers from across the Northeast and a few additional states. Charlie Barton of Regis High School (NY) held … Continue reading →

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck! To access a list of all our old quizzes, click here.

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R&D from Prepd: Moldova

Posted on December 10, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Today’s R&D is brought to you by Prepd, the only software built specifically for extemp. Prepd makes it easy to research, practice, and compete!  Visit www.prepd.in to learn more. Like Prepd on Facebook for special info and contests. This R&D covers Moldova, … Continue reading →

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2014 George C. Armstrong Heart of Illinois Invitational: Hedrick Repeats As Champion; Riggs and Matsuda Qualify for Extemp TOC

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] The 2014 George C. Armstrong Heart of Illinois Invitational, contested each year on the campus of Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, followed the same script as the previous edition as Lane Hedrick of Rowan County Senior High School (KY) … Continue reading →

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Israel’s New Elections (2014)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] After existing for twenty months Israel’s coalition government has collapsed.  Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a press conference last week to announce the firing of Justice Minister Tzipi Livni and Finance Minister Yair Lapid on the grounds that they … Continue reading →

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R&D: Israel’s New Elections (2014)

Posted on December 9, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on Israel’s new elections (2014). Abbas: Palestinians will go the the UN before Israel’s elections http://t.co/ImsM5VMJpC pic.twitter.com/RdR5t0XXd9 — Haaretz.com (@haaretzcom) December 8, 2014 U.S. relations with Israel remain in frozen … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: United States Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Does Rahm Emanuel deserve a second term? 2. Did the Democrats throw Mary Landrieu under the bus? 3. Should the TSA be exempt from federal racial profiling rules? 4. Is it constitutional to execute mentally ill convicts? 5. … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 8th-14th, 2014

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 1. Should Israelis give Benjamin Netanyahu a fourth term? 2. How can Joaquim Levy rejuvenate the Brazilian economy? 3. Are KMT losses in local Taiwanese elections a significant blow to its engagement policy with China? 4. Is a nuclear … Continue reading →

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