It’s pretty amazing what a weekend full of stimulating conversation, rhetorical argumentative performance, and intelligent, interesting colleagues, and great friends can do for the soul. On the bus now on my way home from a refreshing and thoughtful weekend. Thanks to any of you who are reading this who were involved. I am grateful.

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This weekend I am in Washington serving as one of the panel that will decide which two American debaters will represent the U.S. In Japan this summer. It’s very engaging and enlightening so far. Interviews today and debates and lectures tomorrow. It’s cool to be in on it. What are some good questions to ask…

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This weekend I am in Washington serving as one of the panel that will decide which two American debaters will represent the U.S. In Japan this summer. It’s very engaging and enlightening so far. Interviews today and debates and lectures tomorrow. It’s cool to be in on it. What are some good questions to ask…

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Tonight I am attending a debate set up by students and judged by students. I am planning to video it and post it. Public debate is one of the best things a debate club can do for their community. This St. John’s debate is hosted in cooperation with the NAACP. The best part? My invisibility…

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So why do I do this? What do you mean? Well, If I don’t like debating or judging, what is it that I like? Oh, you like teaching. Yea, I do – but what am I teaching? If I hate judging, what am I teaching when I am judging? You like teaching as opposed to…

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So why do I do this? What do you mean? Well, If I don’t like debating or judging, what is it that I like? Oh, you like teaching. Yea, I do – but what am I teaching? If I hate judging, what am I teaching when I am judging? You like teaching as opposed to…

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I’m really happy to be judging wtih you, Steve. Ugh. I hate judging. I wish I didn’t have to judge. Uhm. Okay. But I think it’s going to be really nice to do it with you. Yea, that’s true. We can learn together perhaps. As long as the debate is not boring, like the last…

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I’m really happy to be judging wtih you, Steve. Ugh. I hate judging. I wish I didn’t have to judge. Uhm. Okay. But I think it’s going to be really nice to do it with you. Yea, that’s true. We can learn together perhaps. As long as the debate is not boring, like the last…

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I actually posted the videos in a reasonable amount of time! Here are three videos from the University of Massachusetts this past weekend.  Here is the Quarterfinal: <p>Quarterfinal Debate U Mass 2011: Increasing the presence of security cameras from Steve Llano on Vimeo.</p> Here is the Semifinal: <p>Semifinals U Mass 2011: Should Doctors report suspected…

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