Motions from World Schools Debating Championships '05 (12-18 Feb 2005)

Round 0: THW ban the use of human embryos in scientific research.
Round 1: THBT the costs of space exploration outweigh the benefits.
Round 2: THBT political parties should be funded by the state.
Round 3: THBT censorship does more harm than good.
Round 4: THBT civil marriage should be open to same-sex couples.
Round 5: THW use affirmative action to compensate for historical injustices.
Round 6: THBT education policy should be the responsibility of local authorities.
Round 7:
Round 8:

Quarter-Finals: THBT the first priority of criminal justice is rehabilitation, not retribution.
Semi-Finals: THBT regional trading blocs are preferable to global free trade.
Grand Final: THBT the permanent members of the UN Security Council should not have veto power.

Australia won this competition, beating England 5-2 in the final (sounds like a football match). Singapore broke 10th and reached the octo-finals, losing to England then. I'd be glad to post the other motions once I find out about them (if I find out about them).

Motions from the Glasgow Ancients (19-20 Feb 2005)

Round 1: This House Would Ban Factory Farming.
Round 2: This House Believes That The West Should Take Action to Safeguard Russian Democracy.
Round 3: This House Believes That Gay Prides Comes Before A Fall.
Round 4: This House Would Give Rural Communities The Right to Compulsorily Purchase Land.
Final: This House Would Ban Late-Term Abortions on Grounds of Disability for the Foetus.

Site of the day

This, without a doubt, has got to be the most ridiculous blog I've come across thus far. Amusing, though.

Click here.

Hungry

I want to eat bak kwa.

Debating Videos

There have been some good debating videos made available by Ashok of SAID. He will be hosting this for about a week, after which the videos will be removed, and any person who is interested will be most welcome to do hosting duties. Here is the link, fyi:

http://ashok123.servebeer.com/

The SAID site is available on the left panel.