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USA Debate
About USA Debate
Nine members of the National Speech & Debate Association have been selected to represent the prestigious 2016-2017 USA Debate Team after completing a rigorous application process.
"These students are some of the best debaters across our country," said Executive Director J. Scott Wunn. "We're excited to watch them embark on an educational experience of a lifetime!"
Throughout the school year, the team will compete in nearly a dozen competitions across the globe from New Orleans, Los Angeles, and Boston to Germany, Croatia, and Argentina before heading to the World Championships in Bali, Indonesia, in August.
New this year, nine underclassmen have been selected to the USA Debate Development Team. This group of underclassmen will train and practice with USA Debate coaches and alumni to learn more about World Schools Debate.
Since 2013, the National Speech & Debate Association has assumed responsibility for the USA Debate Team, choosing the best debaters in the country to represent the United States in international competition.
The USA Debate team features a highly accomplished and dedicated coaching staff. These coaches have deep roots in the content and style of World Schools Debate and work with the team to acclimate the debaters to the event.
The mission of USA Debate is to join the global promotion of free and civil discourse, foster international cooperation and education, as well as demonstrate competitive excellence and national pride.
Questions about USA Debate? Please contact Steve Schappaugh at email@example.com.
More Information
2017-2018 Tentative Calendar – National Team
These are event dates (as best known at this time) and do not include travel dates. Travel dates for international trips add an additional 2-3 days depending on location, while domestic dates add 1-2 days. Events are subject to change. Students will be selected for each event.
September 2017
- 13-17 – Greenhill – Dallas, Texas (mandatory training)
October 2017
- 27-29 – Cornell University – Ithaca, New York
November 2017
- 9-15 – EurOpen – Stuttgart, Germany
- 24-26 – Turkey Training – TBD
December 2017
- 14-17 – Winter Holiday Open – Zagreb, Croatia
January 2018
- 11-16 – Harvard-Westlake/Reagan Library – Los Angeles, California (mandatory training)
February 2018
- Event TBD
March 2018
- 8-10 – International WS Tournament – Ljutomer, Slovenia
- 23-25 – Harvard WS Tournament – Cambridge, Massachusetts
April 2018
- 11-15 – Bluebonnet WS Debate Tournament – Houston, Texas
June 2018
- 16-22 – NSDA Nationals – Ft. Lauderdale, Florida (compete for school if qualified or enter WS division; demo round on June 17 and awards on June 22)
July 2018
- 3-7 – Mandatory Training for the final five – Colorado College – Colorado Springs, Colorado
- 13-27 – WSDC 2018 – Croatia/Slovenia
2016-2017 Tournaments
September 28 to October 2 – training and tournament at Holy Cross School in New Orleans, Louisiana
November 2-9 – EurOpen in Hamburg, Germany
November 26-27 – Turkey Training in Houston, Texas
December 14-19 – Winter Holiday Open in Zagreb, Croatia
January 12-15 – training and tournament at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California
January 16 – Public Debate on Education and Civil Rights at Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California
January 17 – Public Debate on Education and Civil Rights at Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California
February 9-11 – sparring with international teams in Dallas, Texas
February 21-27 – International Round Robin in Singapore
March 23-27 – Harvard WS Tournament, Cambridge, Massachusetts
June 17-25 – competition and training at the NSDA National Speech & Debate Tournament in Birmingham, Alabama
July 9-14 – WSDC practice in Colorado Springs, Colorado
July 27 to August 11 – World Schools Debate Championship in Bali, Indonesia
2014-2015 Highlights
For the latest updates, follow #usadebate on Twitter.
Holy Cross School (New Orleans, Louisiana) – USA Debate closed out the final round of the tournament and placed 1st through 5th. Nikhil Ramaswamy, Nika Gottlieb, and Ellie Grossman closed out the final round with Josh May, Colette Faulkner, and Ella Michaels. Development team member Shreya Agarwala was top speaker.
EurOpen (Hamburg, Germany) – The team of Aditya Dhar, Colette Faulkner, Ellie Grossman, Sarah Lanier, and Ella Michaels reached quarterfinals (top eight). Gaurav Gawankar was 3rd place speaker and Sarah Lanier was 7th place speaker.
Winter Holiday Open (Zagreb, Croatia) – The team of Aditya Dhar, Josh May, Ella Michaels, and Liz Yount placed 2nd at the largest tournament in Europe, losing by a close 4-3 decision in finals. Colette Faulkner, Gaurav Gawankar, Sarah Lanier, and Nikhil Ramaswamy placed 3rd on a 3-2 decision. Speaker awards were won by Colette Faulkner (2nd), Liz Yount (3rd), Nikhil Ramaswamy (13th), Sarah Lanier (15th), and Ella Michaels (16th).
Harvard-Westlake (Los Angeles, California) – USA Debate teams placed 1st through 4th. Those included eight members of the national team and three members of our development team (Piper Doyle, Shreya Agarwala, and Jordan Hershman) who were undefeated at the event. Liz Yount was 1st place speaker, Ella Michaels was 2nd place speaker, and Ellie Grossman was 3rd place speaker.
Public Debates about education and civil rights were held at Harvard-Westlake School and at The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and featured eight of the national team members.
- USA Debate Team Closes Out World Schools Debate Tournament in Slovenia (March 30, 2015)
- Members of USA Debate Selected to Compete in World Schools Debating Championships (March 27, 2015)
- Harvard-Westlake School in Los Angeles, California/Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 12, 2015)
Join the USA Debate Team
Stage One applications are now closed. Semifinalists were emailed a link to the Stage Two application form.
Application Schedule for 2017-2018 (revised):
Stage One – April 4 through June 1: First wave of applications (includes signature sheet and video task)
Stage Two – June 29: Semifinalists notified (new video task assigned and due back by July 9 at 11:59 p.m. CT)
Stage Three – July 24: Finalists notified (interviews for finalists to occur August 15, 16, 17, 21, and 22)
Important Application Reminders
USA Debate Signature Sheet
Before beginning the online application process, students should download the two-page form called "USA Debate Signature Sheet." You must complete and sign this form in addition to collecting signatures from your Parent/Guardian, Coach/Advisor, and Principal/Administrator. Once you have gathered all signatures, please UPLOAD it on the last screen of the online application form.
Stage One: Video Task
Students should also prepare an 8-minute speech responding to the motion, "This House would institute a robot tax." The student can be Side Government OR Side Opposition. It should be the first speech for either side. You will be asked to copy/paste the unlisted YouTube video URL during the online application process.
Stage Two: Video Task
Students should submit a 4-minute video of a Reply speech (choose Prop or Opp) on the motion: "This House supports restrictions on free speech to combat the rise of right-wing populism."
Students should brainstorm the arguments that would be run on each side before preparing the Reply speech of their choice. At the beginning of the video, you have one minute to state your name, the side you are defending, the motion, and a BRIEF listing of the arguments run on each side before proceeding to your Reply.
Click here for helpful tips about creating an unlisted YouTube video.
The USA Debate Team represents the diversity of our nation. The National Speech & Debate Association wants to ensure all students have full access to the opportunities available as they compete for USA Debate, without being limited by individual economic circumstances. Thanks to a variety of supporters like you, the students on the team are given the educational experience of the lifetime. Your tax-deductible gift allows the U.S. to continue to showcase the best and brightest young people to the rest of the world.
If you or your company would like more information about becoming an official sponsor of USA Debate, please contact us.
Sponsorship levels include:
- Competition supplies and materials for one debater
- Training sessions with the USA Debate coaches
- International competition for one student on the team
- World Championship for one student on the team
- International competition for entire USA Debate Team
- World Championship season for entire USA Debate Team
Thank You!
Throughout the school year, Harvard-Westlake School (CA), The Blake School (MN), and Holy Cross School (LA) provide invaluable training opportunities for the USA Debate Team. Thank you for your support!
2016-2017 Team Members
Aditya Dhar
Senior from The Harker School in California
Aditya has been competing in speech and debate since middle school, primarily competing in Congressional Debate, and has been a captain of his school's debate team since his sophomore year. Some of his competitive accomplishments include being a three-time semifinalist at the Tournament of Champions, placing fifth at the NCFL Grand National Tournament, placing third at the Yale Tournament, and being the runner-up at the Stanford and Berkeley Tournaments. Outside of speech and debate, Aditya is an avid performer and researcher and is active in his school's National Honor Society chapter. Aditya is also interested in politics and recently volunteered at California Attorney General Kamala Harris' campaign for U.S. Senate.
Colette Faulkner
Senior from Kingwood High School in Texas
Colette has been an active member in speech and debate since her sophomore year. She competes primarily in Public Forum, Extemporaneous Speaking, and World Schools Debate. Colette has qualified to the Texas Forensics Association State competition in Public Forum three years in a row. As a sophomore and junior, she qualified for NSDA Nationals in World Schools Debate. Her junior year she placed fifth at the 2016 Nationals and received seventh overall top speaker. Colette also served as the alternate for the 2016 USA Debate Team and competed with the team at the Harvard-Westlake Tournament and the Pan American tournament in Canada. Outside of debate, Colette is passionate about advocating for girls' rights. She is the founder and president of the Girls Learn International chapter at her school, an organization that provides resources for girls in developing nations to receive an education. She also founded a religious studies club that allows for a safe space for productive discourse on different religions. Colette is also a member of the Houston UNICEF Congressional Action Team and a regional president for the Speak Up Initiative. In her free time, Colette enjoys photography and has shot photos for various bands, such as The Mowgli's.
Gaurav Gawankar
Senior from Kingwood High School in Texas
Gaurav has been active in speech and debate since his freshman year. He competed for two years in Policy Debate, qualifying to the Texas Forensic Association's State Tournament as a sophomore. Beginning his junior year, he competed in Public Forum and Worlds Schools Debate. In Public Forum, he advanced to quarterfinals at the International Tournament of Champions. In Worlds Schools Debate, he has advanced to elimination rounds and was awarded 10th speaker at the Pan American tournament in Canada and top speaker at the Greenhill Fall Classic. Other than debate, Gaurav is also involved politically, completing a Fellowship on the Ed Gonzalez for Harris County Sheriff's campaign as well as volunteering on a variety of political campaigns in Houston. He volunteers at the Houston Food Bank and the Rosemont Assisted Living Center, is a member of the UNICEF Congressional Action Team, and is vice president of his school's Math Club. In his free time, Gaurav enjoys reading and spending time with his friends.
Ellie Grossman
Senior from The Blake School in Minnesota
Ellie has debated for The Blake School in Public Forum since her freshman year and has been a head captain since her junior year. Some of her notable competitive achievements include being Minnesota's junior varsity state champion and top speaker, a varsity state semifinalist, a finalist at the National Debate Coaches Association tournament, the top speaker at the Glenbrooks, the top speaker at the National Debate Coaches Association tournament, the top speaker at the Grapevine Classic, qualifying three times to both the Tournament of Champions and NSDA Nationals, and ranking 12th at NSDA Nationals in 2016. Outside of debate, Ellie has been a member of her school's social activism organization for three years and has interned under a law professor at UC Irvine where she co-wrote articles on the school to prison pipeline.
Sarah Lanier
Senior from Northland Christian School in Texas
Sarah has been competing in debate since her eighth grade year as a member of the Northland Christian Debate team. Her success in Extemporaneous Speaking includes top 12 at Emory, top 12 at the TFA State tournament, quarterfinals at the Northwestern Tournament of Champions, top six at the University of Texas Tournament, and octafinals at NSDA Nationals in Salt Lake City. Sarah has a background in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and Impromptu Speaking, with successful showings at local and national tournaments; she is also serving as a team captain this year. When she isn't competing in speech and debate, she serves her school as President of Student Council, is an active member of her school's tennis team, and is part of the National Art Society.
Joshua May
Senior from United World College-USA in New Mexico
Joshua has been active in speech and debate for five years, competing in Congressional Debate, Lincoln-Douglas, Extemporaneous Speaking, and World Schools. He placed third in World Schools at the National Speech & Debate Tournament while winning eighth speaker overall in 2015. Internationally, Joshua won the 2015 Winter Holidays Open in Zagreb, Croatia, while competing with USA Debate and represented the USA in Germany for the 2016 World Championships. When not competing, Josh delves into politics and economics interning with U.S. Senator Mark Udall and the Grand Junction Economic Partnership while also advising the Colorado State Legislature on water policy as part of the Colorado Youth Advisory Council. He currently attends UWC-USA, an international boarding school in Montezuma, New Mexico, where he captains the school rugby team, edits the school newspaper, and heads Social Capital, a socially responsible wealth management fund.
Ella Michaels
Junior from North Hollywood High School in California
Ella has been active in speech and debate since her freshman year, primarily competing in Congressional Debate. As a freshman, she reached semifinals at the Tournament of Champions and was a finalist at Stanford, the La Costa Invitational, and California State Championships. As a sophomore, Ella championed the La Costa Invitational, reached semifinals at the Tournament of Champions for the second year in a row, and was a finalist at Berkeley, Long Beach, and NSDA Nationals – House. She is currently Vice President of the North Hollywood speech and debate team. Outside of debate, Ella confounded her school's Model United Nations team, serves as yearbook layout editor, and interns with California State Senator Robert Hertzberg during the summer.
Nikhil Ramaswamy
Junior from Plano West Senior High School in Texas
Nikhil has competed in speech and debate since sixth grade, is a returning member of the USA Debate Team, and an Extemp manager for his school's speech and debate program. Nik has competed in World Schools Debate, Congressional Debate, Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking, Domestic Extemporaneous Speaking, Public Forum Debate, Impromptu Speaking, and Original Oratory, and has accumulated awards at the local, state, and national levels. Notable finishes include placing first at the GMU Korea International English Speech Competition, fourth in Foreign Extemporaneous Speaking and fifth in Impromptu Speaking at the Texas Forensic Association state tournament, and sixth in the nation in International Extemporaneous Speaking at the 2016 National Speech & Debate Tournament. Additionally, Nik has coached Extemporaneous Speaking and World Schools Debate to his local middle school and high school debate programs. Outside of debate, Nik volunteers for the City of Plano and was accepted to the Plano Youth Leadership Program, where he is now a student advisor to the board of directors and this year's student class. He has accumulated numerous accolades in music, having played piano for more than 13 years.
Liz Yount
Senior from Harvard-Westlake School in California
Liz is a returning member of USA Debate, is also a varsity Lincoln-Douglas debater, and captain of her school's World Schools Debate team. She has championed both international and national tournaments, winning the Winter Holidays Open in Croatia in 2015, and placed as both second speaker and quarterfinalist in Slovenia in 2016. Liz was one of the five selected to represent Team USA at the 2016 World Schools Debating Championship held recently in Stuttgart, Germany, and served as team captain in Canada. Domestically she has enjoyed much success beginning her debate career by winning first place at the Woodward Academy First Year National Championships in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and also winning the first speaker award. Liz has multiple top wins at the Greenhill World Schools Fall Classic, won second speaker at the Harvard College Worlds Invitational, and won first place and top speaker awards in New Orleans, Los Angeles, among others. She has also been professionally published five times, including writing for The Guardian critiquing a presidential debate, along with other USA teammates, and has also written four articles for the NSDA's magazine, Rostrum, highlighting the USA Debate Team's progress and travels. As an editor, reporter, photographer for her school's award-winning newspaper, Liz has also won international and national awards for her journalism work. She also received press being featured as a Top Teen to Watch in an annual LA press competition last spring. Besides being a team captain of her school's Slam Poetry team, Liz was a finalist in the Get Lit Classic Poetry Slam competition two years in a row. She is also a member of the National Society of High School Scholars. In her spare time, she loves to coach debaters, volunteer for her school's annual Poetry Festival, and for Operation Gratitude.
2016-2017 Development Team
Shreya Agarwala
Junior from Greenhill School in Texas
Shreya has been competing in debate since her freshman year in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, qualifying for Nationals as a sophomore. She also broke at the Berkeley Tournament and reached semifinals in junior varsity at Apple Valley. As for Worlds Schools Debate, her team won the 2015 Greenhill Classic and she was also top speaker at the Holy Cross School tournament. Outside of debate she is a Girl Scout, enjoys playing the guitar, and has had her artwork shown in exhibitions. She has competed in Science Olympiad and won several awards.
Shreyoshi Das
Junior from Flower Mound High School in Texas
Shreyoshi has been competing in speech and debate at the local, state, and national level since her freshman year, achieving success in Extemporaneous Speaking, Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and World Schools Debate. During her sophomore year, Shreyoshi was champion of both the UIL District 6A and the UIL Region tournaments in Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and qualified to the Texas state TFA tournament in the same event. She was also chosen to participate in the 2015-2016 USA World Schools Debate Invitational held in Salt Lake City, Utah, and advanced to octafinals with her team. Outside of debate, Shreyoshi loves to participate in her school's choir program and performed in various regional choirs as an underclassman. She is also an active member of the National Honor Society, Student Council, and the Flower Mound Youth Action Council.
Piper Doyle
Junior from Palisade High School in Colorado
Piper has successfully participated in Public Forum, Congressional Debate, Original Oratory, Impromptu Speaking, and World Schools Debate throughout her high school years. She competed at the 2016 Nationals Tournament in Salt Lake City, Utah, in World Schools Debate and was a Public Forum finalist from her region moving to compete at the Colorado State Tournament in 2016 for her high school. Outside of debate, Piper is the founder of TeenTBI, an organization for concussed teens. She is a requested guest speaker for TBI and concussion presentations and the sole student representative on the Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion Task Force of Western Colorado. Piper is an active member of the National Honor Society and has participated in plays and musicals since the age of four. She spends her free time playing the piano, skiing, cooking, camping, and traveling with her family.
Emily Grantham
Sophomore from Kingwood High School in Texas
Emily has been competing in varsity Public Forum Debate and Extemporaneous Speaking since ninth grade. After attaining success at several local tournaments, she competed at the Harvard National Tournament and began to develop a passion for debating. Over the summer of 2016, she attended Global Debate Symposium where she began her competitive experience with the World Schools format. Outside of speech and debate, Emily is an officer for her Girls Learning International chapter and Science Olympiad club and is an active member of her school's Spanish and French Club. In her free time, she enjoys sailing and volunteering at her church.
Jordan Hershman
Freshman from Polytechnic School in California
Jordan has been competing in the Middle School Public Debate Program (MSPDP) since the seventh grade. His competitive highlights include placing fifth as a speaker and seventh as a team at the MSPDP Southwest Championship Tournament and finishing fourth as a speaker at the Harvard-Westlake PCDL Open Invitational Tournament. As a seventh grader, during his first year of debate, Jordan placed fourth as a speaker and fifth as a team at the Westridge Tournament and qualified for the MSPDP Championship Tournament. Outside of debate, Jordan is a member of Polytechnic's volleyball and fencing teams as well as the Black Student Union and Feminist Education Club.
Matthew May
Junior from Palisade High School in Colorado
Matthew has been competing in speech and debate for three years, achieving success in Congressional Debate, Public Forum, Extemporaneous Speaking, and World Schools Debate throughout his freshman and sophomore years. He is a two-time qualifier to the CHSAA Colorado State Tournament, as well as a two-time qualifier to the National Speech & Debate Tournament, competing in United States Extemporaneous Speaking both years. Matthew has been an extremely active member within the Colorado debate community since his first involvement with the activity, helping to run the Middle School Debate League his freshman year, serving as the captain of Extemporaneous Speaking his sophomore year, and currently serving as the captain of his school's World Schools Debate division. Outside of debate, Matthew serves as the President of Palisade Interact Club, a service club working in conjunction with Palisade Rotary. In the spring, he plays lacrosse for the Grand Junction Tigers.
Leila Saklou
Sophomore from Kingwood High School in Texas
Leila joined debate in ninth grade, and after competing in the Public Forum event at the Harvard National Tournament, quickly became addicted to persuasive speaking. After receiving recognition at several local tournaments, she decided to try the World Schools Debate format at Global Debate Symposium in Colorado Springs, where her true passion for debate was enhanced. Outside of speech and debate, Leila is an active member of her local Girls Learning International chapter, Service Learning Club, and is a French Club officer. At the Texas State French Symposium competition, she received first for Comic art, third for Dramatic Interpretation, and sixth for Poetry. She also works with the Global Soap Project to donate soaps to families in developing countries and raise awareness for easily preventable diseases.
Nicholas Wuthrich
Junior from Polytechnic School in California
Nicholas has been competing in HSPDP, World Schools Debate, and Moot Court since his freshman year. Consistently ranking in top-five teams and as a top-10 speaker, Nick has been a finalist and a top-ranked speaker at the Upland Invitational, St. Margaret's Tournament, and HSPDP Nationals. In his first year of Moot Court, Nick was a quarterfinalist and 10th place speaker at the Duke Invitational. Additionally, Nick is a champion of the Damus Hollywood Invitational (World Schools) and the Webb Schools Invitational, and has seen success both locally and nationally. When not debating, Nick is the head opinion editor of his school newspaper, a varsity water polo athlete, and president of his school's French club. Interested in public service, Nick has volunteered for the state senate campaign of Anthony Portantino and the Los Angeles chapter of the Bernie Sanders campaign.
Connor Yu
Junior from The Blake School in Minnesota
Connor is a varsity Public Forum debater and captain of The Blake School Public Forum Debate team. Since starting debate his freshman year, he has achieved success on both the local and national level. Last year, he was Minnesota's Public Forum Junior-Varsity State Tournament champion and earned first speaker. He also placed third at NDCA Nationals and 12th at NSDA Nationals in the Public Forum division. He has qualified for Minnesota's state debate tournament as both a freshman and a sophomore. Outside of debate, Connor is an elected member of his school's student government, community judiciary board, and community service board. He is also president of his school's chapter of She's the First, a non-profit organization that raises money and awareness for girls' education.
Leadership Team
Aaron Timmons
Head Coach from Greenhill School in Addison, Texas
Aaron Timmons is the Director of Debate at Greenhill School in Addison, Texas. He is a lifelong educator and in 2000 was named one of the "top debate coaches of the 20th century" by the National Speech & Debate Association. Aaron has coached multiple state and national champions in both Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate, in addition to a National Public Policy Forum Champion. Aaron is one of three coaches with champions in Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate and is the only coach in history to have multiple winners in each event. He has taught and/or directed debate workshops and trainings at Harvard University, Stanford University, Northwestern University, and the University of North Texas, among others. Aaron is also the co-founder of the Global Debate Symposium, held at Colorado College in Colorado Springs. He is a member of the National Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame, Tournament of Champions, and the Texas Forensic Association.
Cynthia Timmons
Team Manager and Assistant Coach from Greenhill School in Addison, Texas
Cynthia Timmons lives in Dallas, Texas, and has been involved in debate for more than 40 years. Retired from 30 years in public schools where she coached dozens of national and state champions while winning numerous coaching awards, she has also served the speech and debate community in national and state leadership positions, in professional development training, and in summer institute work. In addition to coaching, Cindi is also the Team Manager. She is a member of the National Speech & Debate Association Hall of Fame as well as the Texas Forensic Association Hall of Fame. She is actively engaged in promoting the cause of women in debate and teacher professional development. Internationally, Cindi is an elected board member of WSDC, Ltd. and a two-term member of the WSDC Tournament Executive Committee. She has also served the international community on the Motions Committee for 2015. Having previously hosted three National Speech & Debate Tournaments in Dallas, she is preparing to host the best of the United States again in 2019. In her spare time, she loves reading and writing. Most importantly, she is a wife and the mother of two.
Dr. Sandra J. Berkowitz
Assistant Coach from The Blake School in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Sandy Berkowitz is an Assistant Debate Coach at The Blake School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She has also been a college professor of Communication Studies, where her research interests include the connections between debate and critical thinking, gender and social practices, and critical cultural discourses. Sandy has coached for more than 30 years and is a recipient of the 2015 Minnesota Coach of the Year Award. She has coached at both the high school and college levels and has had award-winning students in Public Forum, Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Congressional Debate, as well as Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, Informative, and Rhetorical Criticism. Sandy has taught and/or directed at several summer workshops including those at Harvard, Dartmouth, the University of Southern California, and Wayne State University.
Shane Stafford
Assistant Coach from The Blake School in Minneapolis, Minnesota
Shane Stafford is the Director of Debate at The Blake School in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He has coached for more than 30 years in all debate and speech events with multiple national and state champions and finalists in Public Forum, Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, and Congressional Debate as well as Oratory and Extemporaneous Speaking. Shane is the recipient of many awards, including the 2015 Minnesota Coach of the Year. Shane has coached at both the high school and university levels of competitive debate. He has taught and/or directed at several summer workshops, including those at Harvard, Dartmouth, Georgetown, and the University of Southern California.
In Memoriam
Dr. Alfred "Tuna" Snider
Former Coach from the University of Vermont in Burlington, Vermont
Dr. Snider was the Edwin W. Lawrence Professor of Forensics at the University of Vermont. He had degrees from Brown University, Emerson College, and the University of Kansas. He taught courses in debate, argumentation, persuasion, and rhetorical analysis. He was the Director of the World Debate Institute and the Lawrence Debate Union. Dr. Snider conducted formal debate training in more than 40 countries and trained debaters from more than 55 nations. Dr. Snider published six books on debating in the last seven years and during his career edited or wrote more than 50 volumes about debating and for debaters.
USA Debate Alumni
USA Debate Alumni – Class of 2016
Milan Amritraj
University of Southern California
Milan was captain of the 2016 WSDC Team USA and is currently a freshman majoring in Business Administration at USC's Marshall School of Business.
Julia Lauer
Harvard University
Julia is concentrating in government, with a focus in international affairs and security. She competes on Harvard's Parliamentary Debate Team and consults for the Harvard College Consulting Group. Over the summer, she coached Congressional Debate for the Champion Briefs Institute and the Institute for Speech and Debate, and will continue to privately coach middle school Parliamentary and Public Forum Debate.
Nikolas Angelopoulos
Stanford University
Anastasios Nikolas Angelopoulos, Team USA 2012-2016, was the valedictorian and president of Polytechnic School and two-time HSPDP national champion. He competed in WSDC Thailand and WSDC Singapore, where Team USA placed 10th. Outside of debate, Nikolas is pursuing a license for his instrument pickup patent (#8993868), writing a musical, and teaching Kenpo Karate. He is now a freshman at Stanford University pursuing a double major in Bioengineering and Music Composition.
Amit Kukreja
Rutgers Business School
Amit currently attends Rutgers University in New Brunswick, New Jersey, majoring in finance. Amit coaches Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Success Academy in New York. Outside of debate, he is a member of the investment bankers association at Rutgers.
Sonya Huang
University of Pennsylvania
Sonya debated for all four years of high school and was the vice president of Leland High School's program in California. She placed second at the 2015 NSDA Nationals in Lincoln-Douglas Debate and fourteenth in 2016. Sonya was one of the final five selected to represent Team USA at the 2016 WSDC in Stuttgart, Germany. She currently studies Economics at the University of Pennsylvania, where she is a business analyst for The Daily Pennsylvanian and competes for the Parliamentary Debate team.
USA Debate Alumni – Class of 2015
Sara Evall
Duke University
Sara plans on designing a Program II Major at Duke University, with a focus on Refugee and Migrant Studies. She is a member of the Duke Debate Team and is involved in research on refugee-related issues on campus.
Abigail Marone
George Washington University
Abigail is a sophomore at the George Washington University's Elliott School of International Affairs concentrating in international politics and minoring in communications. She is interning at the Republican National Committee and serves on the board of GW's Parliamentary Debate Society.
Amelia Miller
Harvard University
Amelia is studying Social Studies with a minor in Computer Science. Amelia writes for the Harvard Crimson's magazine and coaches debate through Harvard College Mentors for Urban Debate.
Nicky Halterman
Oxford University
Nicky is studying Politics, Philosophy, and Economics and enjoys being a member of the crew team.
Mitali Mathur
Georgetown University
Mitali is majoring in International Economics and coaches Lincoln-Douglas Debate at Greenhill School in Texas.
Jasper Primack
Boston University
Jasper is currently studying for a combined Bachelor's/Master's degree in political science at Boston University and was the American Parliamentary Debate Association's 2016 Novice of the Year.
Jane Irons
Yale University
Jane is a sophomore at Yale and is studying Philosophy. She has been selected as a member of the Yale Debate team. She has also recently served as an Intern at Refugees & Immigrants Succeeding in Entrepreneurship and is the COO of The Millennial Institute.
Tiana Menon
Harvard University
Tiana is majoring in Economics and minoring in Government. She will compete as part of Harvard's Debate Union and will coach at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
SunHee Simon
Stanford University
SunHee is double majoring in Psychology and African & African American Studies. She will be coaching at James Logan High School in California and is involved in coaching schools in the Silicon Valley Urban Debate League. She currently debates for Stanford's policy team and reached the semifinal round at CEDA in her freshman year of college (2016).
USA Debate Alumni – Class of 2014
Danny DeBois
Harvard University
Danny is a junior studying Social Studies at Harvard University. He competes in British Parliamentary Debate, where he has reached finals of both the North American Universities Debating Championship and the U.S. Universities Debating Championship, in addition to being a two-time outround participant at the World Universities Debating Championship. Outside of debate, he teaches Civics in Boston public schools and is a research assistant for a Harvard professor.
Daniel Garrison
Loyola University
Daniel is a marketing major at Loyola university. He aspires to work his way up the corporate ladder to a CMO corner office. On the debate side, Daniel is currently coaching at The Holy Cross School in New Orleans.
Lily Nellans
Western Kentucky University
Lily is studying Philosophy and International Conflict Studies at Western Kentucky University's Honors College. She competes on WKU's national championship forensic team and is involved in reproductive justice issues on campus. Outside of school, she has taught debate in Bosnia and conducted research throughout the Balkans.
Shania Hunt
University of California, Los Angeles
Shania attends UCLA and is majoring in Political Science with a focus on International Relations and minoring in Public Policy. Shania coaches the Harvard-Westlake School in MSPDA, LD, and WSDC and competed at the U.S. national collegiate tournament for UCLA in British Parliamentary Debate. Outside of debate, she is involved in student government, an extra-curricular law program at UCLA, is a legal assistant at Chudacoff, Simon, Cherin & Friedman LLP and does contract work for Goldberg & Associates.


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One Life Is Not Enough is a searing, honest account of the life of a veteran politician that provides an insiders view of the theatre of Indian politics, even as it exposes uncomfortable truths and sets records straight. A bureaucrat for over three decades and then a vital player in Indian politics for over twenty years - K. Natwar Singhs glittering career has been punctuated by the some of the most epochal events of independent India. Initially attached to the Ministry of External Affairs as a diplomat, K. Natwar Singh resigned from the bureaucracy to join politics in 1984. He served in various ministries in Rajiv Gandhis Cabinet. Closely linked with the ebbs and flows in the fortunes of the Congress, he served as External Affairs Minister in the UPA government from 2004 to 2005. His eventful career came to a controversial end when his name appeared in the Volcker Report in 2005, forcing him to resign from his Cabinet post and, eventually, from the Congress party as well. In this explosive memoir, Natwar Singh talks about his stint in the MEA when he witnessed the Indo-China talks that culminated in the war of 1962 firsthand and of how in 1971, Singh played no mean part in the creation of Bangladesh by transferring documents of great strategic importance to the security establishments of New Delhi. He also gives previously unknown details of the Volcker controversy as well as inside information on major occurrences during the UPA regime
About the Author Kunwar Natwar Singh was born on May 16, 1931. He studied in some of the most reputed institutions including the Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University and Peking University in China. After serving in the IFS for about 31 years, he joined politics. He was honoured with the Padma Bhushan award in 1984. Singh was a cabinet minister and served as the Minister of External Affairs of India, until his resignation, post the Volcker Report controversy. One Life Is Not Enough is his autobiographical account.


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The disease of cocaine addiction can cause serious harm to cocaine users but is also a disease that is very treatable. Addiction is associated with an intense desire to obtain cocaine, regardless of the expense or requirements to get it.
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no dont think that way. I dont think they are intimidated. Maybe they just have other things on their mind and are not ready to date at the moment. Guys in college hardly ever think about hurrying up and getting married at age 21. They are usually thinking about finishing school, getting a career, getting their life in order and having fun on the side by going out with their friends or traveling to new places.
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Jindal Photo Films Limited has kicked off a new multi-media campaign, featuring new brand ambassador Aishwarya Rai. The campaign is being complemented by promotional 'scratch and win' programme, which begins by mid-November 2001, across 500 Fuji Image Service Centre over 10,000 outlets.
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I made a lid out of gumpaste and decided to cut the sides separately to give a cleaner look. One of the sides came off and I have to get it back on tonight. What will hold it best? Melted white chocolate or royal?
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Zamalek S.C star Mahmoud Abdel Razek 'Shikabala' has withdrawn a letter sent to the club with the aim of terminating his contract.
According to FA spokesman Azmy Megahed, the player has withdrawn another request to terminate his contract after several parties tried to make him change his mind.
Amidst the ongoing controversy regarding players at the club not getting paid by the club – most recently Shikabala, who has come out to say that he hasn't been payed by the club for a long time.
"Some other players have committed disasters at the club, yet have not been fined as much as I have," Shikabala told Filgoal.
Zamalek owe the Shikabala around five million Egyptian pounds, according to the player but says he: "I never wanted to harm the club, but only receive a portion of his money if not all of it"
Shikabala is said to have given the club a certain period of time to pay him part of his money. The player took all his personal belongings and left the club after last Tuesday's training session as the period that was indicated by the player's agent had passed, and he followed by officially submitting a letter declaring the intention to terminate his contract at the club.
Despite this, Zamalek president Kamal Darwish has come out to deny the letter sent by the player saying that it was not signed by the player.
"The letter hasn't been delivered yet to the FA headquarters and it isn't signed by the player himself. How am I to acknowledge such thing? It might be real, but we have to wait and see if it is or not."
Darwish also stated that the former Al Wasl player owes them 900 thousand Euro's – the equivalent of three million Egyptian pounds, due to a fine imposed by FIFA on the club after the player joined the Whites in 2007 from Greek side PAOK Thessaloniki.
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Pudhari Publications, publisher of Marathi newspaper 'Pudhari', has roped in Pranab Majumdar as CEO. Majumdar has in the past worked with The Times of India for 21 years, where his last position was that of Response and Branch Head for Pune.
Confirming the news to exchange4media, Majumdar said, "I have spent a long time in TOI and will credit most of my learning to the organisation. At Pudhari, it is a new world that I have stepped into and will work towards making it the number one newspaper of Maharasthra and a brand people will look up to. We are expanding the brand to make it a pan-Maharashtra paper and will hopefully achieve our target in the next three years."
Prior to TOI, Majumdar had worked with PolyGram International (now known as Universal Music). He had also worked with Amrita Bazar Patrika and Jugantar in Kolkata.
Pudhari was launched in 1937 and has been growing to the current combined total circulation of over 483,262 (ABC certified) copies of 10 different editions. The main edition from Kolhapur, along with editions from Sangli, Satara, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Belgaum, and Panaji, have been instrumental in making this newspaper a leader not only in Western and Southern Maharashtra, but in Northern Karnataka and Goa as well. According to Naval Toshniwal, Group Marketing Head, Pudhari, the significant achievement of this media group was that it had achieved the No. 1 position in terms of circulation in Nagar, Sangli, Satara, besides Kolhapur.
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Concord,NH] – In the face of grim forecasts from several leading economists including former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan of a full scale economic recession this year, New Hampshire State Representatives will gather on Tuesday, March 4th at 11:30 am in the LOB in Concord to hold U.S. Senators Judd Gregg and John Sununu accountable for voting to enable Bush's disastrous economic policies -- policies that have led to the tough economic conditions millions of Americans are enduring today from rising unemployment, a subprime mortgage crisis, record high heating oil prices, the largest increase in inflation in 17 years, gas prices hovering above $3 a gallon, a weakening dollar and the exploding deficit.
Senators Gregg and Sununu rubberstamped Bush's massive tax cuts for the people who needed them least that never managed to 'trickle-down' to the Americans who needed them most. At the same time, Senator Judd Gregg and John Sununu stood in the way of meaningful efforts in Congress to give struggling New Hampshire families a chance to get ahead, whether it voting against the first boost to minimum wage in a decade, against providing healthcare for 4 million children in need, or against fixing a broken system for forming unions and bargaining for better pay and retirement security.
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State Senator Lou D'Allesandro (Vice-President of Finance)
State Representatives Mike Brunelle (Ways and Means), Bill Hatch (Ways and Means Committee- representing Gorham), Pat Long (Public Works), and Scott Merrick (representing Lancaster)
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Don't be surprised if your 4-year-old calls anything from a 'stupid-head' to a 'doo-doo face.' It's common for kids to test your reaction by using 'potty words.' The way you react to name calling however, makes a big difference in how likely you are to be called more names.

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Although it may be tempting to laugh when your preschooler calls you a silly name, paying too much attention to the name calling encourages your preschooler to do it again. Similarly, if you get angry and turn it into a big deal, you may also inadvertently encourage the behavior to continue.

Respond by saying, "That hurts my feelings when you call me names. Please don't do that again," and then walk away and focus on a different subject. This lets your child know that it is an inappropriate word won't gain him any attention.

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While sometimes kids call their parents names just to get a reaction, others hurl insults out of anger. If your child calls you an idiot because you told him to pick up his toys, teach him more appropriate ways to deal with his feelings.

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If your child continues calling you names, or he starts calling his siblings names, provide a negative consequence. A brief time-out or removal of privileges may be necessary to help him learn that he can't call you names. It's important to curb the behavior as soon as possible so he doesn't call other children names when he's in school.

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Establish a rule about treating other people kindly. Make it clear that you don't allow people to hurt anyone's body with physical aggression and that you also won't allow hurting anyone's feelings with verbal aggression.

Teach how name calling hurts people and that it's not a nice thing to do. Sometimes, even saying the word, "Ouch," when your child calls you a name can reinforce to him that it hurts your feelings.

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Encourage your child to use kind words by praising him. Say, "That was so nice of you to tell your sister she looks pretty," or "Thank you so much for saying you like the sandwich I made for you." Praising respectful words will promote more compliments and kindness from your child and reduce name calling.

Role Model Appropriate Language

It's essential that you're role modeling respectful language for your child. If you're guilty of using words like stupid in your everyday vocabulary, your child will pick up on it.

Don't allow any type of name calling in the house. That includes pets. If you call the dog stupid, your child will begin calling people stupid.

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- Guangzhou Opera House is rated as one of the "10 best opera houses around the world" (USA Today) and "The world's most spectacular theatres" (The Telegraph). Located in the center of CBD in Guangzhou, which is one of China's national core cities, as a cultural city icon, GOH contribute to strengthening the cultural content for canton area and the reform for cultural system in China by presenting performing arts of much diversity.
Designed by Zaha Hadid, the first female winner of the Pritzker Architecture Prize, the Iraq British women, GOH whose unique exterior is full of imagination, is inspired by the idea of two rocks washed by the Pearl River. Her acoustic systems are designed by Sir. Harold Marshall, the world top acoustic designer who achieves the world first-class level acoustic system and delivers a perfect visual and sound effects for the opera house. So far, GOH has been highly appreciated by the architecture tycoons and artists from all over the world and has already won numerous awards for China.
As the central enterprise directly under the ministry of China Arts and Entertainment Group and flagship theater belonging to China Performing Arts Agency, through new market-orientation, professional operation and management mode, GOH has become the forefront of China reform for the cultural system. GOH strives to position itself as an international cultural center in South China covering Macao, HK and Taiwan, as well as a cultural production center in Asia attracting artists and producers from around the world. At present, GOH has integrated all kinds of domestic and foreign cultural resources to optimize the entertainment industry chain, to bring back from abroad the best stage arts and to provide a direction for advanced culture. Therefore efforts will be made to become the best theatre in Guangzhou and around Southern China and to become a global performing stage for outstanding artists.
GOH has built up a performing system of "one festival & four seasons", which are "Guangzhou Arts Festival", "HK, Macao, Taiwan & Canton season", "Chinese musicians performing season", "New Year season" and "Anniversary season". The selection of repertoire is in accordance with the principle of "internationalism, innovation, originality and exploratory. GOH gather international art masters, famous orchestras and brilliant programs, which lifts up the status of GOH as one of the three performing platforms together with Beijing and Shanghai, bringing back to south area of China a revival trend of culture which has never happened. GOH's singed artists includes Maestro Zubin Mehta, Daniel Oren, Charles Dutoit, one of the world's three tenors Carreras, the world famous soprano Renee Fleming, Cecilia Bartoli, and He Hui, etc. World orchestras that ever staged in GOH include the Philadelphia Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Dresden National Symphony Orchestra and St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, etc. Through years of cultivation, the brand of "annual opera" has been built up and those grand opera production have won lots of praises home and abroad. Those production including Turandot, Tosca, Madam Butterfly, La Travieta and Carmen, is the corporation outcome with theatres such as the Rome opera house, New York Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera Covent Garden Theatre, as well as top level singers. Those grand production has changed Guangzhou's cultural ecology and made Guangzhou a world city for arts.
GOH is solidly carrying out activities of art education in the way of caring the poor and selling low price tickets for the public. Also to create "the wireless Theatre" art life community, GOH integrate resources and focus on the combination of technology and culture. Further, GOH is exploring cross over mode to make a creative diversity of arts and business through cross industry, cross domain, cross regional cultural and artistic resources. So far, GOH has organized exhibitions with museums, crossover artists and international famous brands. To avail itself of art platform advantages, GOH set up art training courses and build up two creative groups-one is children's chorus, the other is children's ballet. This is a brand new art training mode of "classroom * stage" for art talents.
GOH is not only a cultural landmark, but also stands for a series of cultural symbols, modern and fashion. She is quietly leading the modern urban people to listen to classic music, feel the culture and indulge into the beauty of exquisite life. She embodies the spirit of the times, the pursuit for culture and art of Cantonese. With more and more confidently, GOH is stepping forward towards internationalization.
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Framestore CFC creates 300CG Critters for Sure's Go Wild Commercial
Framestore CFC's Commercials team has got a bit of a rep for raising the bar in digital VFX. Nowhere more so than in the case of the 3D team's creature work, and the last few years have seen an ark-full of astonishing, photo-real creatures emerge from the 1st Floor of the company's Noel Street building. Now, they've done it again, we're proud to say, creating over 300 CG critters six different species - for a new spot that celebrates the wildlife that comes out to play when football fever strikes.
Go Wild is the new pan-European commercial for Sure anti-perspirant for men. Created by Lowe and directed by Noam Murro for Biscuit Filmworks, the 60 second spot debuts in the UK on 3rd April 2006.
The spot is a smart double-take on the animal inside us all, showing a variety of urban scenes, wherein the boisterous soccer-fan fraternity are replaced by a variety of animals eight species in all. We see them in the street, in bars, and on the underground. 'Extreme protection,' promises the tag, 'That lets you go wild.'
Word got around about Go Wild and bidding started about six months ago. "We already had a name for doing animals when Go Wild came along," recalls Andy Boyd, Head of 3D, Commercials, "And I promised myself that if we were going to do another big creature job, then it had to be of a quality never seen before in commercials."
VFX Supervisor Stephane Allender spent 10 days with the spot's Director, Noam Murro and Director of Photography, Toby Irwin on location in Buenos Aires, preparing for the four-day shoot. This essential groundwork involved on-set compositing on a laptop (using Adobe Premiere) to test some takes, such as the Orang Utan/taxi window shot. Two days before the shoot, Andy Boyd, who also created location sketches in Maya on a laptop, joined Allender. The team were granted wide access by the Buenos Aires authorities to shoot wherever they wanted, and both Allender and Boyd were impressed by Murro's energy and spontaneity, "He worked incredibly fast and extremely effectively on the fly, spotting opportunities for possible shots all over the place," remembers Allender.
Meanwhile, Dale Newton, who headed the animation team, was blocking out and refining the animation. Of the challenges facing his team, Newton says, "The creatures had to remain fundamentally animal whilst performing some distinctly human tasks, all the time retaining the audience's suspense of disbelief. Creature animation is all about physicality and weight balanced, of course, with the need to communicate the story."
In the three weeks following the Buenos Aires backplates shoot Allender, working with CG sketched creatures, created some rough comps as preparation for the animal shoot at Universal Studios in LA. This featured just 11 live animals, but was more technically demanding than that in Buenos Aires, as precise matching of all the camera angles, lenses, lighting setups etc. was essential. Recalls Allender, "(DoP) Toby Irwin really grasped the need to recreate outdoor, natural light in the studio, rather than aiming for 'pretty' animal shots. It was crucial to the technical success of the film."
Go Wild features those 11 real beasts transformed into 137 'real' (ie Inferno-cloned) creatures, which are in turn joined by some 302 purely CG animals. Of the eight creatures seen in the spot, two (the Orang-Utan and the Hyenas) were the product of real animals being multiplied in the Inferno, two (the sea lions and penguins) were purely the creation of the 3D team, and the remaining four (bison, mandrill, chimp and bear) were a blend of real animals and digital duplicates.
Allender, using a flexible combination of 2D and 3D elements, gradually built up the scenes. This mixture of live action and 3D and the options to choose whichever worked best were another key to the success of the project. For example, the crowd of mandrills on the sidewalk waiting for their pal to come down were initially done using shots of the real creature. Murro decided that they were too inert, so they were replaced by a CG group who offered more interaction.
"We had a weekly conference call with everyone, to share feedback and ideas," says Allender (Murro was abroad throughout the post process), "Adjustments to animation were made following those. The agency and the director seemed to trust us completely - to the point where it was up to us to populate the scenes with the creatures, virtual or not. It was a fantastic creative experience for the team."
One last element that helped to bring it all together was the Telecine, created by Senior Colourist Steffan Perry. The grade was a discrete, non-showy one, and Perry's role was to keep the look filmic and real.
The result of all this labour is a 60 second spot featuring more animals than your average David Attenborough documentary, and a real sense of accomplishment from a 3D team that continues to surprise everyone even themselves!
Go Wild
Agency Lowe
Copywriter Tom Hudson
Art Director Lee Goulding
Agency Producer Charles Crisp
Production Company Biscuit Filmworks
Director Noam Murro
Producers Richard Packer (Independent), Holly Vega & Jay Veal (Biscuit Filmworks)
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VFX Supervisor / Inferno Stephane Allender
CGI Supervisor / TD Andy Boyd
Lead Animator Dale Newton
Senior Technical Directors Dan Seddon, Simon Stoney,
Technical Directors David Mellor, James Healy, Michele Fabbro
Animators Nicklas Andersson, Kate Hood, Dean Robinson, Luca Mazzoleni, Brad Silby, Craig Penn, Vincent Devay, Laurent Benhamo
Modeling Alex Doyle, Simon French
Matte Artists Dasha Ashley, Nicha Kumkeaw
Inferno Assistant Chris Redding
3D Assistant Paul Jones
Telecine Steffan Perry
Producer Abby Orchard
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So with all of the drama and upheaval surrounding TNA these days, I guess I've found it difficult to put into words all that's RIGHT with the product and, from this writer's perspective, that is a nagging little problem I'll have to have looked at. In the meantime, let me just say that the product right now as things currently stand is about as good as I've ever seen, with characters on point and the bulk of the divisions operating at peak. I have LOVED what the Hardy's are doing from every angle possible and the knowledge that MOST of the product in that little sphere is actually being written by Matt and Jeff and given the okay by Corgan as creative head makes everything on THAT side of the world right as rain.
It's also tough to see beyond the void left by some of the homegrown talent TNA had in their roost for so long. EC3 has become a kind of balm for what has ailed in that department, taking a former WWE develomental talent, turning the volume up, and taking him of the leash has made him into a potent young talent the likes of which proves TNA is still in the business of remaking careers with ever so slight tweaks and adjustments, not the least of which being creative freedom.
I'd also like to comment a bit on Gail Kim's induction to the Hall of Fame this year. She has EARNED her place. As arguably the single talent responsible for the Knockouts Division, Gail has embodied everything a woman wrestler should be. Durable, loyal, tried and true, this division suffered in her short absence and upon her return, she put the clock back right where she left off. Ms. Kim, as the TNA Enforcer, I would like to offer my personal congratulations for a job well done and a career one should strive to emulate.
I had a thought just this past week as WWE's Paige was suspended and began running roughshod on Twitter claiming she'd zip over to TNA and have a little program with Rosemary, which I found intriguing as just about anything. By show of hands, who's game for that, aside from me?
I've also been thinking that if TNA moved off into the sunset WITHOUT Dixie in tow, there is a wishlist I have for the company I am DYING to see brought about. Believe me, that column will be coming up soon, but for now, suffice it to say that all the pieces right now are right where they need to be in order to keep this ship running forward. Here's hoping the courts find a way to lock up the last bit of backstage politics with new management at the helm of the lot.


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Calcutta: The onset of what threatens to be a testing summer has dried up the queue of fans eagerly awaiting an East Bengal triumph in the Oil PSU National Football League. But there is some juice left in the competition yet, which promises an absorbing penultimate round in Indias premier football tournament.
East Bengal need just a point from two matches to end a perfect season with aplomb. The stage seems to be set for them to kill the contest Friday and then party in Goa before and after Mondays final match against Salgaocar. The only problem is, they have to contend with another set of Goans from Vasco before that.
Vasco are no ordinary visitors. They too can snatch the title if they win the two remaining matches including the one against East Bengal.
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East Bengal are leading the table with 46 points from 20 matches. Vasco are third at 40 after 20.
East Bengal have won everything this season and coach Subhas Bhowmick has taken a lot of care in building an all-round unit with equally efficient spare parts.
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Suley Musah, the pillar of strength who can be used in various parts of the field, is set to form the three-man deep defence alongside Dipak Mondal and M. Suresh. Brazilian spoiler Douglas da Silva, often useful up front, will lead midfield activities and further ahead, Alvito DCunha and Mike Okoro will have the responsibility of scoring. Okoro, the Nigerian trying to settle in Poland, is fighting for the top-scorers prize with Churchill Brothers Ghanaian recruit Yusif Yakubu. DCunha has also had a successful year and more good show is certain to earn him a hike next season.
Vasco, however, are keen to play the party poopers. With the successful Brazilian pair of Marcos Perreira and Ruis Wanderlei Weis coming good up front, Vasco can score against good sides.
Like East Bengal, they too prefer playing 3-5-2, with Marcos moving up from midfield as main striker.
The teams have met twice this season and the first-leg National League match ended 1-1 in Goa, while East Bengal emerged 2-0 winners in the IFA Shield encounter here.
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