Tag Archives: UN

NFL Nats IX R&D: Energy & the Environment

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Logan Scisco

World’s ecosystems provide ‘services’ equal to global income from the Agence France Presse EU beating gas emission targets from the Financial Times UK given final warning over London air quality from the Guardian Nigeria without oil: Akwa Ibom example from … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged carbon emissions, EU, European Union, global economy, Great Britain, Nigeria, oil, Oil and Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC, R&D, top news stories, UN, United Kingdom, United Nations | Comments Off

NFL Nats IX R&D: Central and South America

Posted on June 2, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Colombia votes from the Financial Times Hugo Chavez looms large over Colombia election from the Christian Science Monitor Storm Kills 142 in Central America from the New York Times UN Official: Slavery Continues in Brazil Despite Government Efforts from the … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Hugo Chavez, Peru, R&D, top news stories, UN, United Nations | Comments Off

R&D: Cuba Clamps Down on Human Rights, Shinawatra Found to Have Abused Power, and Questions About Iraq’s Upcoming Elections

Posted on February 26, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for Februrary 26th: Death of dissident Orlando Zapata Tamayo leads to clampdown in Cuba from the Times of London Former Thai Leader Guilty of Abusing Power for Gain from the New York Times Iraq’s … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Cuba, France, Iraq, Iraqi elections, Libya, Muammer Gaddafi, Nicolas Sarkozy, R&D, Rwanda, Switzerland, Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, top five news stories, UN, United Nations | Comments Off

Super R&D: Google Antitrust Issues, Scott Brown Labeled a Traitor, and Thomas L. Friedman Comments on Iraq

Posted on February 24, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is an expanded R&D top 15 for February 24th: Google faces Brussels antitrust scrutiny from the Financial Times of London GOP’s Brown branded turncoat for jobs bill vote from the Washington Post Iraq’s Known Unknowns, Still Unknown from the New … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Afghanistan, Argentina, auto industry, Congress, education reform, EU, European Union, Evan Bayh, Google, Great Britain, Greece, IMF, International Monetary Fund, iran, Iranian sanctions, Iraq, NATO, R&D, Robert Mugabe, Scott Brown, stimulus package, the Falkland Islands, the Netherlands, U.S. economy, U.S. education, UN, United Nations, Zimbabwe | Comments Off

R&D: Top Five News Stories/Reports You Will Want to Read Today

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D top five for December 4th: Six ideas Obama heard at the White House job summit from the Christian Science Monitor Kenyans draw weapons over shrinking resources from the Los Angeles Times Africa: ‘Development More Important Than … Continue reading →

Posted in R&D | Tagged Barack Obama, China, climate change, climategate, global warming, jobs summit, Kenya, R&D, top five, top five news stories, U.S. economy, UN, United Nations | Comments Off

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 17th-23rd, 2009

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Has the UN food summit been a failure? 2. Does the status of Franco-German relations dictate the direction and power of the EU? 3. Should Brown back Blair for EU president? 4. Does Uribe need to do more to … Continue reading →

Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged Alvaro Uribe, Cambodia, China, Colombia, EU, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, France, Germany, Gordon Brown, Hugo Chavez, international extemp questions, Iraq, Kurds, Latin America, Middle East peace, November 2009 extemp questions, nuclear weapons, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Russia, Sino-U.S. relations, Thaksin Shinawatra, Tony Blair, UN, Venezuela | Comments Off

HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of November 10th-16th, 2009

Posted on November 10, 2009 by Logan Scisco

Here are your International extemp questions for the week of November 10th-16th. United States questions will be released tomorrow morning. Since there is more content on the site now, if you can’t find the questions in the future just click … Continue reading →

Posted in Int'l Extemp, Weekly Questions | Tagged Afghanistan, Berlin Wall, Chile, Europe, extemp, extemp central, extemp central questions, extemp questions, extemp topics, Haiti, ICC, International Criminal Court, international extemp questions, Kenya, Netanyahu, November 2009 extemp questions, Obama, practice extemp questions, practice extemp topics, Somalia, terrorism, UN, Uruguay, Venezuela, Yemen | Comments Off

Extemp Questions for the Week of September 22nd-28th, 2009

Posted on September 22, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1. Does the tea party movement significantly threaten Obama’s presidency? 2. Should the UN sanction Venezuela if it undermines stronger sanctions on Iran? 3. Does healthcare legislation need to do more to restrict access by illegal immigrants? 4. Is U.S. … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly Questions | Tagged Chinese economy, crime, DPJ, extemp, extemp questions, extemp topics, healthcare, illegal immigration, Indonesia, international extemp questions, iran, Israel, Japan, Japanese economy, media, Obama, recession, tea party movement, terrorism, trade, U.S. economy, UN, US extemp questions, Venezuela | Comments Off