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Lecture - WUDC - Judging Debates - Etnire

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Judging debates, by Colin Etnire, presented by Zagreb EUDC. Published on Jan 27, 2014 Debating Workshop organised by Zagreb EUDC, delivered at the Cambridge Union Society, UK on November 16th 2013.

Lecture - General - International Delations Debating - Aftab

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International relations debating, by Anser Aftab, presented by EUDC Zagreb.

Lecture - General - Debating International Relations - Natarajan

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Harish Natarajan on debating international relations. Presentd by EUDC Zagreb.

Debate - WUDC - Legalize All Drugs - NEUDC 2014 Final

BP Debate: Legalize All Drugs from Steve Llano on Vimeo . The final round of the 2014 Northeastern Universities Debating Championships held in Danbury, CT on the campus of Western Connecticut State University! This House would legalize all drugs. OG Denver OO Cornell MG Cornell CO University of Vermont It lasts about an hour.

Public Debate: Should Fracking Be Allowed?

Public Debate: Should Fracking Be Allowed? from Steve Llano on Vimeo . This is a public debate, a debate held outside of competition for a general audience, on the question of fracking. It lasts about 40 minutes, and features members of the St. John's University Debating Society. This program was in cooperation with the Earth club, another student organization at St. John's.

Ruin Lust

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The London art gallery, Tate Britain , is having an exhibition about how artists love painting, drawing, sculpting, photographing ruins.  When I saw the poster I immediately starting thinking about Mogadishu. The way ruined concrete, bricks and stones start to decay, almost as if they are rotting.  As you can see from my photos below, artists would have their RUIN LUST sated in Mogadishu. Parliament Cathedral Post office Mosque Monument Theatre Library Pasta factory Mosque Cathedral Monument Saint Francis of Assisi Dentists I don't know what this was/ is except that it's in Hodan district I don't know what this was/ is except that it's in Hodan district Jesus Italian municipal building Mosque

Debate - WUDC - Spanish as Official Language in USA - Pan Americans 2014 - Miami - Finals

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Debate - WUDC - Spanish as Official Language in USA - Pan Americans 2014 - Miami - Finals from Alfred Snider on Vimeo . THW approve the Spanish language as one of the official languages in all USA jurisdictions in which large Spanish speaking populations live. Vermont SS 1 gov SECOND Cal Poly SLO 2 gov Willamette BE 1 opp Morehouse WM 2 opp FIRST JUDGES: Narvaez, Garcia, Hansen http://www.flickr.com/photos/66595480@N02/sets/72157640223381806/ This video is produced by DEBATE CENTRAL (http://debate.uvm.edu ) a debating website founded in 1994. DEBATE CENTRAL is a non-profit service of the World Debate Institute http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/wdi/Welcome.html , the Lawrence Debate Union http://debate.uvm.edu/debateblog/LDU/Team.html and the University of Vermont , and is designed to promote debating at all levels, in all languages, and all around the world. Our server is provided by the University of Vermont. The System Operator is Alfred C."Tuna" Snider. T...

New Year in Mogadishu - a photo diary

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The old pasta factory in north Mogadishu, later used as an operations centre by Al Shabaab Heading towards the livestock market in Huriwa district, north Mogadishu Huriwa district, north Mogadishu Old building... New building Open air cinema Mental hospital Mental hospital Florist's shop The florist of Mogadishu Portrait of the president Talking to the president Double suicide car bomb damage Repairing the damage New Year's Eve feast Local Lobster Beach south of Mogadishu Beach south of Mogadishu

Portugal and Angola

Here is a link to a programme I made for BBC Radio Four about how Portuguese people are fleeing economic crisis at home to seek their fortunes in their former colony of Angola. BBC Radio Four: Return to Angola