Our guest tap is currently pouring a keg of Hop Tart from Regina's Malty National Brewery in collaboration with Regina's Pile O' Bones Brewery. Next up is the Batch 88 Oyster Stout from the Prairie Sun Brewery in Saskatoon. This will be followed by a Winter Sour from Nokomis Craft Ales.
The Bushwakker Local Artist Wall features the works of CRISTIAN BARRENO for the month of April. Cristian is originally from Guatemala and moved to Regina 16 years ago. He has been painting for almost 21 years and his work has evolved from painting the people and landscapes of Guatemala to a blend of multiculturalism and fantasy due the wide perspective he has gained from living in Canada. He paints predominantly with acrylics and oils and he often explores new themes or techniques in each of his pieces. To learn more about Cristian and his work, visit www.cristianbarreno.com.
Apr. 14: Annual Bushwakker Brewer's Dinner. Less than ten tickets remain. $60.00 each. 7:00 PM.
Apr. 19: HEALTH SCIENCE PUB presented by the Integrated Health Research Cluster. Working up an Appetite: Rethinking the Battle of the Bulge. Our wildly popular Science Pub Series has returned for a sixth incredible season! Enjoy lectures on scientific topics of general interest in our Arizona Room (main floor banquet room) over beer and snacks. The room opens at 5:00 PM and quite often is full by 6:00 PM. Avoid disappointment and come down early for dinner and a pint before the presentation which begins at 7:00 PM. This month's lecture will be presented by Dr. Totosy de Zepetnek, Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies at the University of Regina. We live in a society obsessed with weight loss and this has significant health implications. Weight gain or loss is depends on the relationship between how much energy (i.e. food) is taken in and how much is expended through exercise or other activities. For too many of us we consume more energy than we expend and it gets stored as fat, or weight gain. And because of the health risks associated with that weight gain there is an increasing reliance on appetite suppressants rather than on trying to find a balance between our intake and our activity. The talk will focus on some of the effects of energy imbalance and how individuals can avoid the battle of the bulge. Dr. Totosy de Zepetnek (Assistant Professor of Kinesiology and Health Studies) does research on cardiovascular health and energy balance.
The following report was released by Economic Development Regina on April 9th. We greatly appreciate the acknowledgement our fellow Queen City craft brewers have shown to late Bushwakker founder and president, Bev Robertson. He certainly would have been very proud of Regina's craft beer growth for many reasons including strengthening the local economy, tourism and sense of civic and provincial pride. Bev always maintained that new local quality craft beer producers were not to be viewed as competition, but as fellow brewers hoping to increase the quality and choice for Regina beer drinkers. "Synergy" not "competition" was his belief. If all craft beer producers create quality products, all players will see increased levels of growth.
• Craft breweries are at the forefront of Regina's emergence as a culinary-tourism destination and a major contributor to the region's economy and quality of life.
• 103 direct full-time employees (FTE) in the industry and another 40.5 FTE that are supported.
• The industry is expecting an average growth of 30 per cent in sales in 2018.
• Perfectly situated in heart of the prairies and the world's breadbasket providing brewers world-class malt barley & water.
Recently, there has been a definite shift in the taste palates of beer drinkers. Much like those who appreciate a fine wine, beer drinkers have begun to notice many of the subtle nuances in the flavor, aroma and texture that some beers have to offer. Turning away from the traditional brands, they have sought more refined drinking options.
This, in turn, has led to the rise of the craft beer industry. Craft breweries are characterized by their emphasis on quality, flavour and brewing technique to create beer that has a distinctive taste. Since they produce on a smaller scale than corporate breweries, they are very much focused on quality of the beer over the quantity.
In the Greater Regina Area (GRA), you don't have to go far to find a craft beer that will make your taste buds sing. And as the local brewers will tell you, it's all thanks to one visionary: Bev Robertson, founder of Bushwakker Brewpub.
After spending a year in Germany, Robertson decided not to let his beer taste buds deteriorate to the point that he could enjoy Canadian industrial beer. Since he couldn't bring German craft beer home, he decided to make it. It was the beginning craft brewing industry in the GRA.
Robertson's interest in home craft beer led to the creation of a new community of beer enthusiasts. Robertson was soon joined by Keith Wolbaum and Dr. Lynn Mihichuk,– who he knew through a group that went for weekly skiing trips. This ski group called themselves "The Bushwhackers", meaning those who ski making their own trails. In a tribute to that, the brewing enthusiasts called themselves the "Bushwhacker Brewers".
Taking this homemade brew from the basement to a business, however, was a difficult process. Brewpubs were not allowed in Saskatchewan in the early 1980s. Robertson played a major role in negotiating with the government and Saskatchewan Liquor Gaming Authority (SLGA) to bring upon changes. Legislation that would allow for the creation of brewpubs was crafted between 1988 to 1991. The first breakthrough occurred when two brewpubs were granted to both Saskatoon and Regina. Eventually more were permitted and Robertson got permission to proceed with his own business, The Bushwakker Brewpub, which opened on Jan. 25, 1991.
Soon after opening his brewpub, Robertson and his fellow home brewers formed the Ale and Lager Enthusiasts of Saskatchewan (ALES) with the aim of educating people on making craft beer and furthering the industry as a whole in Regina.
This group, which still exists today, has led to several members launching their own business. The four owners of Pile O'Bones, for example, all met at the ALES club. Valgardson noted that most breweries in the GRA started at and learned to brew at the ALES Club.
From the beginning, craft beer enthusiasts saw the GRA as a great destination to launch a business. As Malty National Brewing Corp owner Adam Smith explained, one of the reasons was supply and demand.
Heise echoed a similar thought. "Rather than just the romantic idea of 'I'm going to spend my life brewing', there seemed to be a definite opportunity in the Saskatchewan industry," he said.
Kelly Monette, general manager of Bushwakker Brewpub, said there's a sense of heritage and home in Regina. Smith has a similar feeling and said that the emergence of brewpubs in the GRA have added to this sense of community, while having some added safety benefits.
Jay Cooke, Brewmaster at District Brewing said some other important factors are that Regina is in close proximity to malt barley and there is some great transportation infrastructure in place for the industry. Entrepreneurs have found that smaller centres outside Regina can also support the craft beer industry. Jeff Allport is the owner of Nokomis Craft Ales in Nokomis and said there was plenty of incentive to open up shop in an area with a population of just over 400.
savings into the business, if you own a house that costs very little, it makes things a lot easier," he said.
The economic impact of the craft beer industry is extremely positive. The total economic output from the craft brewing in the GRA was $10.7 million in 2017. This includes a direct economic output of $6.2 million and $4.5 million in indirect and induced economic output. "All of these breweries are literally killing it right now," Valgardson said.
There are approximately 103 direct full-time employees (FTE) in the industry and another 40.5 FTE that are supported. This is primarily made up of employment related to food services attached to the brewery, as well an estimated 24 FTE resulting from employment in liquor stores. Direct employment is expected to increase by 17.75 per cent in 2019. Reported direct employment income is $2.1 million, while total income generated by the industry is $3.65 million. The total taxes generated by the industry in 2017 was $791,219 provincially and $811,813 federally.
The current production in hectoliters was 21,908 in 2017. The industry currently has the potential capacity to expand production to 29,000 hectoliters within the next three to 10 years. Currently, craft beer from the GRA can be found in 200 different wholesalers, restaurants, off-sales and liquor stores across Saskatchewan and producers are now making inroads in Manitoba.
The industry is expecting an average growth of 30 per cent in sales in 2018. The total investment in the craft beer industry over the last five year is $4.85 million. It is reported that another $1.65 million will be invested in the industry over the next two to three years.
Craft brewing is often described as an art and a science, and new brewers must work diligently if they hope to become masters of their craft. "The brewers must have a passion for the beer they're making," Monette said.
Naturally, this process takes some specific technology. Rebellion, for example, has an arsenal that includes a centrifuge, hop torpedo, canning line, shrink sleeve label, automated grain silo and other high end automated lab equipment for quality control and assurance.
"Talk to the other breweries. Definitely go and do your research. Everyone will be happy to talk to you about it," Babyak said.
Based on recent financial trends, hard-working brewers and an ever expanding marketplace, there are some exciting times brewing for the craft beer industry in the GRA. Put simply the GRA is the ideal place to start and grow a brewery thanks to the region's unique advantages.
"We can't make enough beer right now," Babyak said.
The government is continuing to be supportive of the industry. Heise said that the Ministry of Agriculture understands craft brewing as its Saskatchewan Agri-value Initiative and Saskatchewan LEAN Improvements in Manufacturing are invaluable tools for growth.
And as Cooke explains, more customers are continuing to enter the market and develop a taste for certain kinds of craft beers.
Truly, the sky is the limit and that's something members of the craft beer industry can drink to.
The inventor of the Harley-Davidson motorcycle, Arthur Davidson, died and went to heaven. At the pearly gates, St. Peter told Arthur, "Since you've been such a good man and your motorcycles have changed the world, your reward is, you can hang out with anyone you want in Heaven." Arthur thought about this for a minute and then said, "I want to hang out with God." St. Peter took Arthur to the Throne Room and introduced him to God. God recognized Arthur and commented, "Okay, so you were the one who invented the Harley Davidson motorcycle?" Arthur said, "Yep, that's me." God said, "Well, what's the big deal in inventing something that's pretty unstable, makes noise and pollution and can't run without a road?" Arthur was apparently embarrassed, but finally he said, "Excuse me, but aren't you the inventor of woman?" God said, "Yes." Arthur paused and said, "Well, professional to professional, you have some major design flaws in your invention: there's too much inconsistency in the front-end protrusions, it chatters constantly at high speeds, most of the rear ends are too soft and wobble too much, the intake is placed way too close to the exhaust, and the maintenance costs are enormous!" God looked upon Arthur and said, "Hmmmmm, you have some good points there, hold on." God went to His Celestial super computer, typed in some key words and waited for the results. The computer printed out a slip of paper and God read it. "Well, it may be true that my invention is flawed," God said to Arthur, "but according to these statistics, more men are riding my invention than yours."


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Gholami, Z., Sadjadi, B. (2018). Globalization, Risk, and Transformation of Intimacy: Investigating Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids and Faust Is Dead. Contemporary Literary and Cultural Studies, 1(1), 51-72.
Zhila Gholami; Bakhtiar Sadjadi. "Globalization, Risk, and Transformation of Intimacy: Investigating Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids and Faust Is Dead". Contemporary Literary and Cultural Studies, 1, 1, 2018, 51-72.
Gholami, Z., Sadjadi, B. (2018). 'Globalization, Risk, and Transformation of Intimacy: Investigating Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids and Faust Is Dead', Contemporary Literary and Cultural Studies, 1(1), pp. 51-72.
Gholami, Z., Sadjadi, B. Globalization, Risk, and Transformation of Intimacy: Investigating Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids and Faust Is Dead. Contemporary Literary and Cultural Studies, 2018; 1(1): 51-72.
Globalization, Risk, and Transformation of Intimacy: Investigating Mark Ravenhill's Some Explicit Polaroids and Faust Is Dead
Article 5, Volume 1, Issue 1, Winter and Spring 2018, Page 51-72	 PDF (950 K)
Zhila Gholami 1; Bakhtiar Sadjadi2
1PhD Candidate of English Literature, Griffith University of Australia
2Assistant Professor of English Language and Literature, Department of English Language and Literature, University of Kurdistan
Receive Date: 22 February 2018, Revise Date: 23 April 2018, Accept Date: 21 May 2018
Exploring how literature represents social context, the present study aims to critically examine Mark Ravenhill's plays, Some Explicit Polaroids and Faust is Dead, in terms of Giddens' concepts of Globalization, Risk, and Transformation of Intimacy. The central argument of this analysis is thus to demonstrate how Ravenhill's plays represent the social changes of the contemporary era in which the plays have been produced. The study addresses the concepts of Globalization and Risk in the plays in order to illustrate how transformations brought by it affect individual's day-to-day life in contemporary society. Accordingly, the researcher thus focuses on the impacts of such transformations on the process of self-identity construction as well as the transformation of intimacy in that, as Giddens has contended, the characteristics of the globalized world deeply intrude into the heart of self-identity and reshape the way individuals build up their self-identities.
Globalization; Risk; Self-Identity; In-Yer-Face Theater; Ravenhill

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Are you prepared for the SAP Activate certification?
My name is Kelsey St. Ledger I am an administrator of the SAP Activate methodology Jam community. Throughout the past few months, my team and I have noticed feedback from our engaged community of over 20,000 members – the need for bringing up the topic of preparing for the SAP Activate certification exam. Taking an exam can be stressful and a bit intimidating, but with the learning tools we have available to you, it will make preparing for the certification easy and straightforward.
The SAP Activate certification is the perfect opportunity for those looking to be certified in the methodology and focuses on the elements of SAP Activate trainings, bringing the learning full-circle, to become well versed in the methodology. Take your knowledge to the next level with the "SAP Certified Associate – SAP Activate Project Manager" certification to refine your project experience using the leading implementation methodology – SAP Activate!
Now, to give you a little background and context as to why becoming certified in SAP Activate methodology is important in your project role. The chosen methodology which project teams, partners, and system integrators use for their project implementations is no other than SAP Activate. To increase your knowledge with the methodology and the end to end deliverables and tasks SAP Activate contains, the certification is the perfect pathway to becoming a leader on your project team in implementing SAP Activate for the chosen solution.
To prepare for this exam, you can enroll in the available trainings and learnings to advance your expertise in SAP Activate. Those who have taken our courses have expressed the value it brings to them in their project and how they apply their knowledge to make the project run efficiently per the methodology.
Our community is a great place for our members to share their SAP Activate feedback and experiences. The quote below is from one of our SAP Activate exam students who reached out to share their positive experience for the SAP Activate certification exam.
To tailor our trainings to the students, we have both instructor led and self-paced options depending on the specific training. The courses are geared to program and project managers, team leads, and consultants with the purpose of building an understanding of SAP Best Practices, Agile techniques, and configuration concepts.
To achieve your goal of being obtaining your SAP Certified Associate – SAP Activate Project Manager certification, there are available trainings which you can participate in to start your SAP Activate knowledge or just refresh on your detailed project implementation experience(s). There are E-Learnings available which you can take at your own pace as well as in classroom settings which you can learn from peers in a collaborative learning setting.
The first stop to preparing for the exam would be diving into the introduction courses for SAP Activate to learn the fundamentals and foundation of the methodology and framework through our ACT100 (two-day classroom course) and ACT10e (eight-hour self-paced) trainings. These courses provide you with the core tools which support SAP Activate such as the SAP Activate Jam community, SAP Roadmap Viewer, and SAP Solution Manager (current 7.2 version). Learning and understanding the building blocks of the methodology and framework make it a perfect starting point. Note, internal SAP colleagues can access the trainings on the SAP SuccessFactors Learning platform.
Once you have brushed up and learned about the methodology, it's pillars (SAP Best Practices, Methodology, and Guided Configuration), and the implementation paths you can take (new implementation, system conversion, and landscape transformation), you will be able to bridge the project implementation gaps which arise in a deployment for most teams by learning about Agile techniques. The next step in preparing for the exam is by taking the ACT200 (two-day classroom course) training which builds off of Agile courses such as the PMI-ACP and Certified Scrum Master training. It will allow you to gain insight and apply practical application knowledge by collaborating with teams in breakout activities to practice what you have learned in the lessons to further solidify your knowledge during the course.
As you may have heard, "cloud" has been a buzzword we have all been hearing lately as we have been familiar with the "on-premise" term, but now cloud is in the forefront of project implementation options for teams implementing an SAP solution. To tailor your knowledge on cloud as it relates to an SAP Activate implementation, you can now learn about the key topics through the ACT1CL and ACT2CL E-Learning trainings including SAP Best Practices Content and solution specific cloud roadmaps in the SAP Roadmap Viewer. Understand the terminology and processes for SAP Activate methodology cloud deployments with these self-paced courses.
The ACT1CL course enables users to understand the SAP Activate methodology as it relates to cloud deployments in the focus area of SAP SuccessFactors HCM. You will learn about the responsibilities, roles, and governance a project team deploying the solution encounters during each phase through post go-live. The next course for cloud interested users is the ACT2CL training which is geared for SAP Professional Services, SAP Partner project managers, and SAP SuccessFactors implementation consultants for cloud deployments. Participants will be introduced to the key goals, topics, and the purpose and approach of SAP SuccessFactors HCM.
To further your SAP Activate learning path, check out the additional resources available on openSAP such as Implementation of SAP S/4HANA, SAP Solution Manager for SAP S/4HANA Implementation in a Nutshell, and all SAP S/4HANA openSAP courses found here. Check out these courses to familiarize yourself with the various topics related to the solution as it relates SAP S/4HANA and SAP Activate. You will find all the self-paced trainings with a plethora of solution topics to bring your knowledge of SAP S/4HANA and our methodology, SAP Activate, to the next level.
Let us know your SAP Activate certification experience and any questions or feedback in the comments section of this blog or in our SAP Activate Jam community for current members (new members can access it here)! To stay informed about new posts related to SAP Activate, make sure to follow @SDenecken and @janmusil. Our SAP Activate blog posts will appear in the SAP Communities space with tag #sapactivate.
Thank you very much for briefing the certification details in a very defined manner so that nothing has left except the continuous upcoming knowledge.
Muhammad Ali Awan, we are glad to hear the positive feedback on the SAP Activate certification preparation blog. Feel free to share with any colleagues who are planning/currently preparing for the certification!
So what are the list of documents will be useful to do SAP Activate certification C_ACT_2016 / SAP Certified Associate – SAP Activate Project Manager. It would be great if you could share the few links for pre-training materials.
Anand Wodeyar, there are a few blogs out there which were published in the community by our team and a colleague who shared his experience in preparing/taking the certification. You can find the helpful links below. Let me know if you have any questions!
Take/review the SAP Activate Trainings for the certification: ACT100/ACT10e, ACT200. You can read the full list of offerings in our SAP Activate Jam Community (https://jam4.sapjam.com/groups/764DdnIM50owQEj5mc5bW4/overview_page/WB9ebQlhvo2lLl2XmJndVl?edit_mode=true), refer to the registration link in #1 to become a member.
Thanks for sharing the details. On exam scheduler website, I found two different course codes available. I am not able to find the difference anywhere. Training website has only information around C_ACTIVATE05. Can you please advise what's the current version/ course one should take?
Thanks for the blog – apparently I had forgotten to read the ACT200..
I am using C_ACTIVATE05 practice exam for my preparation, it seems very promising. anyone have review on this.
Can anyone tell the validity for the Certificate SAP Activate i.e. C_Activate05.
This is the latest version of the Certification Exam. Thank you.
Thanks for such detail information on SAP ACTIVATE05 certification. Really appreciated!!


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GFCA 2nd Year State 1 Riverwood CL
Daniel Wakefield
GFCA 2nd Year State 5 Marist O
Rebecca Steiner
Westminster 3 Alpharetta SP
Westminster 2 USN CH
Miriam Mokhemar
Westminster 5 Cambridge MR
Westminster Semis Carrollton of The Sacred Heart HG
Wendell Phillips, Saul Forman, Colin Cozad
GFCA 2nd Year State 1
Opponent: Riverwood CL | Judge: Daniel Wakefield
1AC - Anti-Blackness Poetry
1NC- T Not Framework Case
2NC - T Not Framework
1NR - Case
2NR - T Not Framework Case
Opponent: Marist O | Judge: Rebecca Steiner
1AC - HSI
1NC - Base DA Brain Drain DA Bhagwati Tax CP Advantage CP Case
2NC - Bhagwati Tax CP Base DA Case
1NR - Brain Drain DA Case
2NR - Bhagwati Tax CP Brain Drain DA Base DA
Opponent: Alpharetta SP | Judge: Wendell Phillips
1AC - SIV
1NC - Withdrawal DA Settlement CP Afganistan PIC Afgani Brain Drain DA
2NC - Withdrawal DA Settlement CP Afgani Brain Drain DA
1NR - Afganistan PIC
2NR - Withdrawal DA Settlement CP
Opponent: USN CH | Judge: Miriam Mokhemar
1AC - High Skilled Immigration
1NC - H1B CP Country Cap PIC ETI CP Base DA Indian Remittances DA
2NC - H1B CP Country Cap PIC
1NR - Base DA Indian Remittances DA
2NR - Indian Remittances DA
Opponent: Cambridge MR | Judge: Mary Willoughby
1NC - Parole CP Canada CP Base DA Horsetrading DA
2NC - Parole CP Canda CP
2NR - Base DA Canada CP
Westminster Semis
Opponent: Carrollton of The Sacred Heart HG | Judge: Wendell Phillips, Saul Forman, Colin Cozad
1NC - T Not Humanitarian Miller Truce DA Congress CP Base DA
2NC - Congress CP
1NR - Miller DA
2NR - Miller DA Congress CP
CP - Advantage vs HSI
Tournament: GFCA 2nd Year State | Round: 5 | Opponent: Marist O | Judge: Rebecca Steiner
1NC — Advantage CP
Text: The United States federal government should
substantially increase its infrastructure investment in the United States; and
Increase funding and focus on the modernization and resilience of nuclear strike systems and critical infrastructure; and
Develop guidelines for response to significant cyberattacks.
The first plank solves for the US economy and produces a multiplier effect.
McBride 18 — James McBride, deputy editor for Council of Foreign Relations, B.A. in Hispanic Studies and Political Science from St. Olaf College, M.A. in Government and Latin American Studies from Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service, 2018 ("The State of U.S. Infrastructure," Council on Foreign Relations, January 12th, Available Online at https://www.cfr.org/backgrounder/state-us-infrastructure, Accessed 9-11-2018)
Economists argue that robust investment in infrastructure in the twentieth century set the foundation for
percent of GDP would add 1.5 million jobs to the economy.
The second plank's multi-pronged approach solves cyber threats — increases defense, deterrence, and detection.
O'Hanlon 17 — Michael E. O'Hanlon, Senior Fellow in Foreign Policy at the Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence of the Brookings Institution, Director of Research in Foreign Policy at the Brookings Institution, adjunct professor at Columbia, Princeton, and Syracuse universities and the University of Denver, member of the International Institute for Strategic Studies, holds a Ph.D. in public and international affairs from Princeton University, 2017 ("Cyber threats and how the United States should prepare," Brookings Institution, June 14th, Available Online at https://www.brookings.edu/blog/order-from-chaos/2017/06/14/cyber-threats-and-how-the-united-states-should-prepare/, Accessed 09-17-2018)
Cybersecurity is now at the forefront of policy discussions and planning for future conflicts.
playbook of sorts, in advance, to guide response to significant cyberattack.
CP - Bhagwati Tax
1NC — Bhagwati Tax CP
First/Next off is the Bhagwati Tax Counterplan.
The United States federal government should phase in the elimination of the per-country caps on nearly all permanent employment based visas, exempt the dependents of nearly all permanent employment-based visa recipients from the annual employment-based visa limits, and increase the annual limit for nearly all permanent employment-based visas issued, require EB-1, EB-2, and EB-3 visa recipients to agree to income contingent loan obligations as a condition of receiving an EB visa, and distribute funds collected from income contingent loans to the country of origin of the visa recipient for the purpose of developing human capital including but not limited to educational infrastructure.
Skilled workers should be granted entry only if they agree to income contingent loan obligations. Directing funds to countries of origin solves the worst vestiges of brain drain.
Clarke and Chapman 14 — Philip Clarke, Professor of Health Economics at the University of Oxford, former Chair of Health Economics at the University of Melbourne, holds a Ph.D. from The Australian National University, with Bruce Chapman, Sir Roland Wilson Chair of Economics at The Australian National University, Distinguished Fellow of the Economics Society of Australia, architect of the Australian Higher Education Contributions Scheme, holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Yale University, 2014 ("Internationalisation of ICLs to Deal with Human Capital Imbalances," Income Contingent Loans: Theory, Practice and Prospects, Edited by Bruce Chapman and Joseph Stiglitz, Published by Palgrave Macmillan UK, pg. 136-137, ISBN: 9781137413185)
The international emigration of skilled workers can lead to a flight of human capital from
graduate emigration with the potential for improving the quality of higher education internationally.
CP - Canada
Tournament: Westminster | Round: 5 | Opponent: Cambridge MR | Judge: Mary Willoughby
1NC — Canada CP
Text: Canada should substantially increase its resettlement of refugees to the United States and provide refugees with Permanent Residence.
The CP solves the entirety of the aff and avoids any impact on the US.
Hutchins 18 — Aaron Hutchins, multiple award-attending journalist who writes about business, politics, and public policy, 2018 ("Canada could lead world in resettling refugees by 2020, passing U.S.," Macleans, July 12th, Available Online at https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/canada-could-lead-world-in-resettling-refugees-by-2020-passing-u-s/, Accessed 09-25-18)
America's decline in resettling refugees is so precipitous that, within a few years,
and they can't. I've got a waiting list of 30,000."
Refugees prefer Canada — better environment.
Paperny 17 — Anna Mehler Paperny, reporter at Routers, 2017 ("Canada granting asylum to U.S. border crossers at higher rates: data," Routers, October 20th, Available Online at https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-immigration-border/canada-granting-asylum-to-u-s-border-crossers-at-higher-rates-data-idUSKBN1CP2FI, Accessed 09-25-18)
Asylum seekers who illegally crossed the US border into Canada this year are obtaining refugee
immigration policies that were a focal point of the Republican's 2016 election campaign.
CP - Congress
Tournament: Westminster | Round: Semis | Opponent: Carrollton of The Sacred Heart HG | Judge: Wendell Phillips, Saul Forman, Colin Cozad
1NC — Congress CP
The United States federal government should amend the Strengthening Refugee Resettlement Act to admit refugees as lawful permanent residents, and the United States Congress should substantially increase its admission of refugees annually, without regard to national origin.
Aff plan = The United States federal government should substantially increase expedited annual refugee admissions to the United States, without regard to national origin.
Their evidence supports the counterplan, not the aff — the counterplan grants LPR status immediately, but the aff grants refugee status for 1 year.
1AC Nezer, 14 – HIAS' Senior Vice President, Public Affairs – HIAS is a refugee advocacy organization (Melanie, An Overview of Pending Asylum and Refugee Legislation in the US Congress, JMHS Volume 2 Number 2 (2014): 121-143
Current law requires refugees to wait one year after arriving in the United States before
that a refugee can adjust status close to one year after admission.87
CP - ETI
Tournament: Westminster | Round: 2 | Opponent: USN CH | Judge: Miriam Mokhemar
1NC—Advantage Counterplan
The United States federal government should
eliminate the corporate income tax.
increase the Earned Income Tax Credit benefits and expand them for childless adults and workers over 65.
The first plank solves competitiveness best—it's key to bring and keep companies in the U.S., create jobs and new technology, and sustain economic growth.
Campbell 9 — Karen A. Campbell, Ph.D., Policy Analyst in Macroeconomics at the Heritage Foundation, 2009 ("Time for a Real Change: Repeal the Corporate Income Tax," The Heritage Foundation Backgrounder ~#2248, March 13th, Available Online at http://www.heritage.org/research/taxes/bg2248.cfm, Accessed 03-29-2009)
In a global economy, investments will flow to the areas where they can earn
. As these investments paid off, economic growth would occur.~5~
The second plank massively expands labor force participation.
Gitis 17 — Ben Gitis, Director of Labor Market Policy at the American Action Forum, holds a B.A. in Economics from Davidson College, 2017 ("A Menu of Options to Grow the Labor Force," American Action Forum, December 7th, Available Online at https://www.americanactionforum.org/solution/menu-options-grow-labor-force/, Accessed 11-13-2018)
PRO-WORK SAFETY NET REFORMS
Reforming the social safety net with pro-
8.3 million individuals would enter the labor force and find employment.
CP - Parole
1NC — Admit and Parole-in-Place Counterplan
First/Next off is the Admit and Parole-in-Place Counterplan.
The executive branch of the United States federal government should parole into the United States and grant permanent parole-in-place to refugees.
Parole in place solves — grants lawful presence and a pathway to permanent residence.
Mehta and Endelman 13 — Cyrus D. Mehta, Founder and Managing Partner of Cyrus D. Mehta and Partners—a law firm which concentrates in U.S. Immigration and Nationality Law, Adjunct Professor at Brooklyn Law School, former Chair of the Ethics Committee and Pro Bono Committee of the American Immigration Lawyers Association, former Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the American Immigration Council, former Chair of the Committee on Immigration and Nationality Law of the New York City Bar Association, holds an LL.M in Law from Columbia Law School, M.A. in Law from the University of Cambridge, and B.A. in Economics and Political Science from St. Xavier's College, with Gary Endelman, In-house immigration counsel for BP America Inc., Board Certified in Immigration and Nationality Law, holds a J.D. from the University of Houston, M.B.A. and Ph.D. in History from the University of Deleware, and a B.A. in History from the University of Virginia, 2013 ("Parole in Place: The Secret Sauce for Administrative Immigration Reform," The Insightful Immigration Blog, November 18th, Available Online at http://blog.cyrusmehta.com/2013/11/parole-in-place-secret-sauce-for.html, Accessed 09-01-2018, Gendered language is marked with strikethrough and ~edited~)
The extension of PIP to the families of current or former military service men and
intractable congressional resistance, we urge the President to take this next step.
CP - Settlement
Tournament: Westminster | Round: 3 | Opponent: Alpharetta SP | Judge: Wendell Phillips
1NC — Settlement CP
Text: The United States federal government should enter into binding international negotiations with the Taliban over a United States withdrawal of military presence in Afghanistan.
The counterplan is the only way out — it avoids the power vacuum and ensures concessions from the Taliban. Military solutions can't solve, no matter how effective.
Kaplan 18 — Fred Kaplan, Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT, Recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, 2018 ("There's No Path to Victory in Afghanistan," Slate, October 18th, Accessible Online at https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2018/10/afghanistan-war-end-negotiation-taliban-isis-al-qaida.html, Accessed On 11-17-2018)
In fact, the Taliban is gaining strength; other jihadist groups, including ISIS
unlike al-Qaida and ISIS, is made up of local Afghans.
DA Horsetrading
1NC — Horsetrading DA
Wall won't pass now — divisions, lack of leverage, midterm results.
Ordonez and Drusch 11/9 — Franco Ordonez, White House Correspondent for the McClatchy Company, M.S. in Journalism from Columbia University, Andrea Drusch, Washington Correspondent for the McClatchy Company, former Congressional Reporter for the National Journal, 2018 ("White House plans enforcment-focused immigration plan to press during lame duck," McClatchy, November 9th, Available Online at https://www.mcclatchydc.com/news/policy/immigration/article221409085.html, Accessed 11-12-2018)
The White House is racing to finish a sweeping new immigration plan focused on enforcement
their pick up of 30 seats, so far, in Tuesday's midterms.
Dems find refugees too extreme of an issue to ignore — they will horsetrade to ensure a high cap.
Torbati and Rosenberg 17 — Yeganeh Torbati, correspondent at Reuters for Foreign Policy, and Mica Rosenberg, immigration reporter at Reuters, 2017 ("Democrats ask Trump administration to consult on refugee decision," Reuters, September 20th, Available Online at https://www.reuters.com/article/legal-us-usa-immigration-refugees/democrats-ask-trump-administration-to-consult-on-refugee-decision-idUSKCN1BO2VM, Accessed 09-25-18)
Two high-ranking Democrats in the U.S. Senate asked the Trump
Resettlement under the Department of Health and Human Services in the Obama administration.
Immigration reform can't pass without the wall — Trump won't compromise.
Cassella et al. 18 — Megan Cassella, reporter for Politico, Nancy Cook, White House reporter for Politico, Gabby Orr, White House reporter for Politico, 2018 ("What can get done in a divided Washington," POLITICO, November 6th, Available Online at https://www.politico.com/story/2018/11/06/2018-elections-house-democrats-trump-relationship-930651, Accessed 11-12-2018)
The unsolved problem of what to do with the thousands of DACA recipients is something
that Democrats feel "it's also in their best interests to look functional."
The wall increases organized crime — it distracts border patrol from the real methods of trafficking, and they'll improve their tech.
Driver 1/9 — Alice Driver, freelance journalist and translator, 2018 ("Trump's Mexico wall would be a gift to the drug cartels," CNN, January 9th, Available Online At https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/08/opinions/border-wall-cartels-trump-opinion-driver/index.html, Accessed 9-28-2018)
The tricks of the multibillion-dollar drug business include using drones, submarines,
drones and building the submarines that will fuel our drug-filled dreams.
Human Trafficking is a d-rule — decision makers have a moral obligation to prevent it.
Kerry 12 — John Kerry, Secretary of State, former Senator and Chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee ("Trafficking in Persons Report," US State Department, June, Available Online at http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/210737.pdf, Accessed On 08-15-15)
Ending modern slavery must remain a foreign policy priority. Fighting this crime wherever it
protecting those values at home and working to advance them around the world.
DA - Afgani Brain Drain
1NC – Afghani Brain Drain DA
Afghanistan's economy is growing but fragile – an unexpected shock could derail recent initiatives including agricultural investment, water management, and regional trade.
Ahmad 18 – Javid Ahmad, Non-Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, International Affairs Think Tank based in Washington, D.C., Non-Resident Fellow in the Modern War Institute at West Point, M.A. in International Relations and National Security Studies from Yale University, 2018 ("Afghanistan: Recovering from the Brink of Economic Collapse?," The National Interest, July 31st, Available Online at https://nationalinterest.org/blog/middle-east-watch/afghanistan-recovering-brink-economic-collapse-27362, Accessed 9-27-18)
As recently as four years ago, Afghanistan's war economy was on the brink of
remain fragile unless they are sustained and stretched beyond the current government's term.
The plan causes a mass exodus of Afghani skilled workers and civil society experts – that creates brain drain while shredding effective democratization – that turns the case and undermines stable economic development.
Coburn and Sharan 16 – Noah Coburn, Political Anthropologist at Bennington Collge, Visiting Assistant Professor at Skidmore College, Ph.D. in Socio-cultural Anthropology from the University of Boston, M.A. from Columbia University, Timor Sharan, Senior Analyst covering Afghanistan at the International Crisis Group, Ph.D. in Political Economy from the University of Exeter, MPhil in Development Studies and Economic Development from the University of Cambridge, 2016 ("Out of Harm's Way? Perspectives of the Special Immigrant Visa Program for Afghanistan, Hollings Center, September, Available Online at https://www.hollingscenter.org/out-of-harms-way-perspectives-of-the-special-immigrant-visa-program-for-afghanistan/, Accessed 10-8-18)
5. Perception on the Socio-economic Implications of SIV in Afghanistan
Overcoming these dilemmas must be a key policy discussion for any future programing.
====Sustaining growth and development is crucial to solve regional water security and widespread poverty. ====
Moonzajer 15 – M.F. Moonzajer, Valbin Corporation Role Player, Former Content Producer and Report Writer at the Afghan Institute for Strategic Studies, Former Fellow at the Sustainable Development Policy Institute, M.A. in Development Studies from Iqra University, 2015 ("Sustaining Afghanistan's Economy," Foreign Policy, January 5th, Available Online at https://foreignpolicy.com/2015/01/05/sustaining-afghanistans-economy/, Accessed 10-9-18)
Sustainable and inclusive development is crucial for the future of Afghanistan. The Afghan government
Conference on Afghanistan, promised to implement new plans for reforms and development.
Middle eastern water insecurity is a conflict multiplier that makes every scenario for escalation more likely and strategically advantages terror groups which causes violent conflict and turns the case.
Gürsoy 16 – Sezin Gürsoy, Associate Professor of International Relations and the Deputy Director of the Institute of Social Sciences at Kırklareli University in Turkey, Ph.D. and M.A. in European Studies from Istanbul University, 2016 ("A Bigger Problem than War: Water Security in the Middle East," The Cipher Brief, October 27th, Available Online at https://www.thecipherbrief.com/column'article/a-bigger-problem-than-war-water-security-in-the-middle-east, Accessed 10-9-18)
Water scarcity is potentially a very stressful issue in Middle East, the most water
which serve to create the conditions that can lead to human security issues.
DA - Base
1NC — Base DA
Passing policies like the plan angers the base — all liberal immigration policies are rejected even if they're popular.
Enten and Bacon 17 — Harry Enten, FiveThirtyEight's senior political writer and analyst, and Perry Bacon, senior writer for FiveThirtyEight, 2017 ("Trump's Hardline Immigration Stance Got Him To The White House," FiveThirtyEight, September 12th, Available Online At https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/why-polls-showing-daca-as-popular-even-among-republicans-dont-tell-the-whole-story/, Accessed 8-25-2018)
A DACA-like bill could be approved by Congress. But there's a big
the U.S. for much of their lives as unsympathetic figures.
Trump wags the dog and causes war with North Korea — it's his only foreign policy.
Hartung 17 — William Hartung, director of the Arms and Security Project at the Center for International Policy, former director of the Arms and Security Initiative at the New America Foundation, 2017 ("Trump bombings: The mother of all distractions?" CNN News, April 14th, Available Online At https://www.cnn.com/2017/04/14/opinions/trumps-erratic-bombings-hartung/index.html, Accessed 8-24-2018)
Two high-profile bombings in a week have sparked a debate about the direction
on further bombings of the sort we have seen in Syria and Afghanistan.
DA - Base for Refugees
Passing the plan angers the base — they hate pro-refugee policies.
Burton 18 — Tara Isabella Burton, staff writer on the religion beat at Vox, journalist on religion, culture, and place, author of Social Creature: A Novel and Strange Rites: Cults and Subcultures After the Death of God, doctorate in theology as a Clarendon Scholar at Trinity College, Oxford, 2018 ("68 of white evangelicals think America shouldn't house refugees,"
White evangelical Protestants are the most likely religious group to say that the United States
responsibility to open its borders to refugees, according to a recent poll.
That angers the base — all liberal immigration policies are rejected even if they're popular.
DA - Base v2
Next off is the Base DA.
Hardline immigration in the State of the Union reassured the base and re-set the narrative.
Ordoñez 2/5 — Franco Ordoñez, White House correspondent for the McClatchy Washington Bureau focused on immigration, former Latin American expert for Miami Herald, 2019 ("Trump boosts hopes of immigration hardliners by sticking to tough talk on wall," McClatchy DC Bureau, February 5th, Available Online at https://www.mcclatchydc.com/latest-news/article225553295.html, Accessed 02-07-2019)
Conservatives hungry for tighter immigration laws breathed easier on Tuesday night after President Donald Trump
and sex traffickers smuggling thousands of vulnerable young girls into the United States.
The plan causes revolt — immigration is the base's only red line.
Martin and Haberman 18 — Jonathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times, former senior political writer for Politico, and Maggie Haberman, White House correspondent, won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 for reporting on Donald Trump's advisers and their connections to Russia, 2018 ("Forget Tax Cuts. Trump Wants to Rally the G.O.P. Base Over Immigration," The New York Times, June 18th, Available Online At https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/18/us/politics/trump-immigration-midterms.html/, Accessed 8-23-2018)
WASHINGTON — As Republicans try to keep their midterm election strategy focused on the economy
," said Anna Greenberg, a Democratic pollster. "Nobody believes that."
Trump will divert by destroying the international order.
Withdraw from NATO
Remove Troops from South Korea
Abandon Afghanistan
Bomb Venezuela and Iran
Klaas 12/21 — Brian Klass
, we all know what his "very good brain" will choose.
Causes great power wars — consensus of the best research.
Beauchamp citing BW 16 — Zack Beauchamp, World Correspondent at Vox, former Editor of TP Ideas—a Think Progress project, former Reporter for Think Progress, former writer for Andrew Sullivan's The Dish at Newsweek/Daily Beast, has written for Foreign Policy and Tablet magazines, holds an M.S. in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from Brown University, citing a forthcoming book from Stephen G. Brooks, Associate Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, former Fellow in the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard University, holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University, and William C. Wohlforth, Daniel Webster Professor in the Department of Government at Dartmouth College, holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from Yale University, 2016 ("Donald Trump is wrong: America wins all the time, and this new book proves it," Vox, June 7th, Available Online at http://www.vox.com/2016/6/7/11868208/donald-trump-america-winning, Accessed 07-24-2016)
How America translates its power into benefits for itself
The United States has used
global peace for its own prosperity and security) and for the world.
DA - Brain Drain
1NC — Brain Drain DA
First/Next off is the Brain Drain DA.
U.S. high-skilled immigration drives global brain drain.
Scalzo 11 — Kayleigh Scalzo, Associate at Covington and Burling LLP, maintains an active pro bono practice focused on immigration issues and gender rights, holds a J.D. from The George Washington University Law School, 2011 ("American Idol: The Domestic and International Implications of Preferencing the Highly Educated and Highly Skilled in U.S. Immigration Law," The George Washington Law Review, Volume 79, Issue 3, April, Available Online at http://www.gwlr.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/79-3-Scalzo.pdf, Accessed 01-07-2019, pg. 935-938)
A. Global Brain Drain
The phenomenon of international brain drain is based on
was possible and that hard work and high achievement would be rewarded.75
Brain drain from developing nations devastates the world economy.
Srivastava 18 — Babita Srivastava, Adjunct Professor of Economics at the William Paterson University of New Jersey, Director of the East Coast College Social Science Association, holds a Ph.D. in Commerce/Business Administration and an M.A. in Economics from the University of Allahabad, 2018 ("Economic Impact of Brain Drain in Developed and Developing Countries," American Economic Association, Available Online at https://www.aeaweb.org/conference/2018/preliminary/paper/r5STr4yk, Accessed 01-05-2019, pg. 3-9)
Even though there are some positive effects of brain drain, on the whole,
developed countries should also make stricter rules to get permits for work authority.
Economic instability in developing countries spills over to major interstate warfare and WMD terrorism.
DeFeo 17 — Michael DeFeo, Researcher at Storm King Analytics, holds a B.A. in political science from Gettysburg College, 2017 ("Food Insecurity and the Threat to Global Stability and Security in the 21st Century," Inquiries Journal, Vol. 9, No. 12, Available Online at http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/1712/food-insecurity-and-the-threat-to-global-stability-and-security-in-the-21st-century, Accessed 01-05-2019)
All violent conflicts destroy land, water, and social resources for food production.
to curb mass starvation and avoid the horrendous violence that consumes starving countries.
DA - Indian Remittances
1NC — India Remittances DA
Indian remittances estimated to reach record high due to slumping currency.
Satija 18 — Rahul Satija, journalist for Livemint, 2018 ("Remittances by overseas Indians set to hit record high amid rupee slump," https://www.livemint, October 25th, Available Online at https://www.livemint.com/Money/M4MEaFHnVacSvWcAlSrqsI/Remittances-by-overseas-Indians-set-to-hit-record-high-amid.html, Accessed 11-14-2018)
Mumbai: Lured by the sharp slump in rupee against the dollar, Indians living
-fourth of the inflows come via Ebix's outlets, the company said.
LPR significantly decreases remittances – eliminates uncertainty and facilitates reunification.
Amuedo-Dorantes et al. 10 — Catalina Amuedo-Dorantes, Professor and Chair of the Department of Economics at San Diego State University, Research Fellow at CReAM, FEDEA and IZA Institute of Labor Economics, Advisory Committee Member of the Americas Center Advisory Council at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, Francesca Mazzolari, Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at University of California Irvine, Former Visiting Fellow at the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, Research Fellow at IZA, holds a PhD in Economics from University of California San Diego, 2010 ("The Effects of Legalization on Migrant Remittances," Latinos and the Economy: Integration and Impact in Schools, Labor Markets, and Beyond, Edited by Stephen J. Trejo and David L. Leal, Published by Springer Books, ISBN 9781441966834, p. 114)
However, as some developing economies have grown accustomed to remittances, policy-makers
regions in the world and, in particular, to Latin American countries.
Remittances are key to India's economy.
Acevedo-Garcia and Almeida 12 — Dolores Acevedo-Garcia, Professor of Human Development and Social Policy at Brandeis University, Director of the Institute for Child, Youth and Family Policy, Project Director of Diversity Data Kids, Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal and Health and Social Behavior, Social Problems, and Cityscape, Member of the Board of PolicyLink, holds a PhD in Public Policy from Princeton University, Joanna Almeida, Assistant Professor at Simmons School of Social Work, Fellow at the National Institutes of Health for Research on Latino Immigrants, Former Post-Doctoral Fellow at the Institute on Urban Health Research at Northeastern University, Public Health Fellow at the CDC, holds a Doctor of Science from Harvard School of Public Health, 2012 ("Special Issue introduction: Place, migration and health," Social Science and Medicine, September 16th, Available Online at https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3764998/, Accessed 08-25-2018)
From the perspective of immigrant-sending countries, the health of their migrating co
societies, and of their families and communities back in their origin countries.
Indian growth is key to check Indo-Pak conflict – assumes alt causes.
Mamoon and Murshed 10 — Dawood Mamoon, Former Professor of Economics at the University of Islamabad in Pakistan, Former Affiliate of Harvard Business School's Micro Economics of Competitiveness Network, Pedagogy and Research Affiliate at George Mason University, Former Economics Department Chair at the University of Management and Technology in Pakistan, Former Director of the Center for Graduate Research at UMT's School of Business and Economics, Syed Mansoob Murshed, Professor of the Economics of Conflict and Peace at the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands, Professor of International Economics at the Birmingham Business School, Research Fellow at the United Nations University in Helsinki, Member of the Editorial Board of Peace Science and Public Policy, 2010 ("The conflict mitigating effects of trade in the India-Pakistan case," The Economics of Governance, March 7th, Available Online at https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.10072Fs10101-010-0074-y.pdf, Accessed 08-27-2018, p. 159-161)
In order to further check the conclusions drawn from our VECM results in Table 2
though recently Pakistan has edged towards greater democracy with elections in February 2008.
Conflict will escalate to nuclear war.
Roblin 17 — Sébastien Roblin, University Instructor for the Peace Corps in China, Journalist on International Security and Military History, holds a Masters in Conflict Resolution from Georgetown University, 2017 ("A War Between India and Pakistan: Nuclear Weapons Could Fly (And Millions Die)," The National Interest, November 26th, Available Online at https://nationalinterest.org/blog/the-buzz/war-between-india-pakistan-nuclear-weapons-could-fly-23370, Accessed 08-27-2018)
Pakistan does have to fear the potential of an Indian counterstrike intended to retaliate for
suggest that tactical-nuclear-weapon usage rapidly escalates to strategic weapons.
DA - Miller Truce
1NC — Miller Truce DA
First/next off is the Miller Truce DA.
Secretary of Defense Mattis is successfully maintaining the NATO Alliance now, but he's walking a tightrope. Staying out of Trump's cross-hairs is key.
Torres-Bennett and Gawel 8/30 — Aileen Torres-Bennett, Contributing Writer at The Washington Diplomat, and Anna Gawel, Managing Editor at The Washington Diplomat, 2018 ("Defense Secretary Mattis Quietly Survives Trump's Purges with Mixed Record," The Washington Diplomat, August 30th, Available Online at https://washdiplomat.com/index.php?option=com'contentandview=articleandid=18106:defense-secretary-mattis-quietly-survives-trumps-purges-with-mixed-recordandcatid=1574andItemid=428, Accessed 09-27-2018)
Every industry loves its insider baseball. Politics is no exception.
The Trump
at NATO, while also being tough with allies to increase defense spending."
The plan explicitly violates Miller's immigration policy agenda. The lower refugee ceiling was a huge personal victory against the "grown-ups" wing. The plan would infuriate him and cause massive backlash.
De Luce and Ainsley 9/21 — Dan De Luce, National Security and Global Affairs Reporter for NBC News, and Julia Ainsley, National Security Reporter for NBC News, 2018 ("Stephen Miller wins again: Haley, other foes excluded from immigration meeting," NBC News, September 21st, Available Online at https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/immigration/stephen-miller-wins-again-haley-other-foes-excluded-immigration-meeting-n910776, Accessed 09-26-2018)
Days before the Trump administration announced plans to slash the number of refugees allowed into
He is not running a rogue operation," the official told NBC News.
The plan breaks the truce between Stephen Miller and other White House officials that gave him total control over immigration policy. He'll respond by demanding more influence in other areas.
Toosi 8/29 — Nahal Toosi, Foreign Affairs Correspondent at Politico, 2018 ("Inside Stephen Miller's hostile takeover of immigration policy," Politico, August 29th, Available Online at https://www.politico.com/story/2018/08/29/stephen-miller-immigration-policy-white-house-trump-799199, Accessed 09-26-2018)
When the White House held a series of meetings last year to discuss how to
Security — largely came under Miller's control, current and former officials said.
Miller will push Trump to abandon NATO. That crushes U.S. deterrence and risks a U.S.-Russia nuclear war.
Rothman 17 — Noah Rothman, Associate Editor of Commentary Magazine, holds an M.A. in International Relations from Seton Hall University, 2017 ("The Bannon Wing: From Liability to Threat," Commentary Magazine, June 5th, Available Online at https://www.commentarymagazine.com/donald-trump-bannon-wing-from-liability-to-threat/, Accessed 09-27-2018)
Senior strategist Steve Bannon's wing of the administration has already done this presidency immeasurable harm
that, at some point, the president would tire of being humiliated.
DA - Withdrawal
1NC – Withdrawal DA
Withdrawal now — Trump doesn't want to escalate.
Joscelyn 18 — Thomas Joscelyn, Senior Fellow and Senior Editor of Foundation for the Defense of Democracies, 2018 ("The Afghanistan War Is Over. We Lost," The Weekly Standard, October 18th, Accessible Online at https://www.weeklystandard.com/thomas-joscelyn/the-afghanistan-war-is-over-we-lost, Accessed On 11-17-2028)
The U.S. reaction makes more sense when you realize that America isn't
prevail. In fact, America's military leaders are arguing just the opposite.
U.S. presences causes terrorism — withdrawal solves the case.
Bacevich 17 — Andrew J. Bacevich, Sr., Professor Emeritus of International Relations and History and former Director of the Center for International Relations at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, Retired Career Officer (Colonel) in the Armor Branch of the U.S. Army where he served in the Vietnam War, holds a Ph.D. in American Diplomatic History from Princeton University, 2017 ("Why the US should withdraw from Afghanistan," BBC, August 22nd, Available Online at http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-41016347, Accessed 11-29-2017)
If keeping US troops in Afghanistan could guarantee that our country would not be targeted
not necessarily. The last time they did they paid a heavy penalty.
Withdrawal breaks the Sino-Russian alliance.
Posen 17 — Barry R. Posen, Ford International Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, former Assistant Professor of Political Science at Princeton University, holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of California-Berkeley, 2017 ("It's Time to Make Afghanistan Someone Else's Problem," The Atlantic, August 18th, Available Online at https://www.theatlantic.com/amp/article/537252/, Accessed 11-29-2017)
The Trump administration, as well as its critics, are reportedly wrestling with the
Rivalry between the two in Afghanistan would throw some sand in these gears.
That collapses the liberal international order.
Anderlini 8/8 – Jamil Anderlini, Asia Editor of the Financial Times, responsible for all coverage out of Asia, B.A. from the Victoria University of Wellington, 2018 ("China and Russia's dangerous liaison: The west ignores the alliance forming between Moscow and Beijing at its peril," Financial Times, August 8th, Available Online at https://www.ft.com/content/1b4e6d78-9973-11e8-9702-5946bae86e6d, Accessed 9-27-18)
In the annals of western intelligence blunders, the failure to notice the Sino-
-Russian alliance is to US interests — and the current world order.
That risks extinction.
de Waal 16 — Alexander de Waal, Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation, Research Professor at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, on the list of Foreign Policy's 100 most influential public intellectuals in 2008, 2016 ("Garrison America and the Threat of Global War," Boston Review, December 5th, Available Online At http://bostonreview.net/war-security-politics-global-justice/alex-de-waal-garrison-america-and-threat-global-war, Accessed 9-10-2018)
Trump's promises have been so vague that it will be hard for him to disappoint
of oil companies, defense contractors, bankers, and real estate magnates.
PIC - Afganistan
1NC – Afghanistan PIC
Text: The United States federal government should substantially reduce restrictions on legal immigration for nationals of Iraq who have been employed by, or on behalf of, the United States government as translators.
That solves the case without lifting the cap on SIVs for Afghanistan.
PIC - Country Cap
Country Cap PIC
Text: The United States federal government should no longer limit the annual cap for employment-based immigrants, and exempt the dependents of sponsored immigrants and individuals with graduate degrees in science and engineering fields from the numerical limit.
1AC Evidence says H1B solves better.
Per-country limits deters immigrants and undercuts innovation —- creates uncertainty and prevents temporary visas holders from traveling or easily changing jobs —- eliminating it entirely is key
1AC NFAP, 7 (May 2007, National Foundation for American Policy - 501(c)(3) non-profit, non-partisan public policy research organization based in Arlington, Virginia focusing on trade, immigration and related issues, "U.S.GREEN CARD DELAYS WORSEN FOR EMPLOYMENT-BASED IMMIGRANTS: OPTIONS AVAILABLE FOR CONGRESS TO FIX THE PROBLEM," http://www.nfap.com/pdf/0507brief-greencard-backlog.pdf, accessed on 6/7/18, JMP)
Today, many of the world's most talented people come to America,
advantages for U.S. employers battling for talent against foreign competitors.
T - Humanitarian
1NC – T No Refugees
Legal immigration means admission for LPR and encompasses family, employment, and diversity visas.
Cheng et al. 4 — Anthony W. Cheng, Economist at the Social Security Administration, et al., 2004 ("A Stochastic Model of the Long-Range Financial Status of the OASDI Program," Report by the Social Security Administration's Office of the Chief Actuary, Actuarial Study Number 117, September, Available Online at https://www.ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/pdf'studies/study117.pdf, Accessed 06-20-2018, p. 6-8)
~Notes:
"OASDI (Old-Age, Survivors, Disability Insurance) is
numerical limits currently exist for immediate relatives of U.S. citizens.
Humanitarian admission is an entirely separate topic.
Passel and Fix 94 – Jeffrey S. Passel, Principle Research Associate at the Urban Institute, Senior Demographer at the Pew Research Center, Michael Fix, Senior Fellow at the Migration Policy Institute, Former Director of Immigration Studies at the Urban Institute in Washington, DC, J.D. from the University of Virginia, B.A. from Princeton University, 1994 ("Immigration and Immigrants: Setting the Record Straight," The Urban Institute, May 1st, Available Online at http://webarchive.urban.org/UploadedPDF/305184'immigration'immigrants.pdf, Accessed 9-12-18)
MAKING SENSE OF IMMIGRATION POLICY
Making policy sense of the widely varying types of
adopting a national identity card, which further complicated enforcement (Fix 1991).
Vote neg to protect limits and ground. Including humanitarian admissions explodes the topic to include different caps, actors, and legislation with a broad and unpredictable advantage base. That isn't fair because it overburdens neg prep and isn't educational because it discourages case-specific research and nuanced clash.
T - Not Framework
Tournament: GFCA 2nd Year State | Round: 1 | Opponent: Riverwood CL | Judge: Daniel Wakefield
1NC
1NC — Topicality
First/next off is Topicality.
The resolution should divide aff and neg ground because it provides both teams with a reasonable opportunity to prepare for this academic competition. The resolution was announced in advance and crafted by a third party to facilitate balanced debates over a full season of alternating-sides competitions. By contrast, the aff's topic was spontaneously announced by the 1AC and crafted by the aff team to strategically disadvantage the neg in this particular round.
Dividing ground based on the resolution does not require the use of any particular presentation style, type of evidence, or assumption about the role of the judge, but the team assigned to be aff must affirm the resolution.
The aff violates this interpretation because they do not affirm that the USFG substantially decrease its restrictions on legal immigration to the U.S.
"USFG" means the three branches of the central government. The aff does not advocate action by the USFG.
OECD 87 — Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Council, 1987 ("United States," The Control and Management of Government Expenditure, p. 179)
Political and organisational structure of government
The United States of America is
of these two branches relative to budget formulation and execution is as follows.
"Its" implies ownership. The aff does not reduce USFG restrictions on legal immigration to the U.S.
Gaertner-Johnston 6 — Lynn Gaertner-Johnston, founder of Syntax Training—a company that provides business writing training and consulting, holds a Master's Degree in Communication from the University of Notre Dame, 2006 ("Its? It's? Or Its'?," Business Writing—a blog, May 30th, Available Online at http://www.businesswritingblog.com/business'writing/2006/05/its'its'or'its'.html, Accessed 07-04-2014)
A friend of mine asked me to write about how to choose the correct form
need to add an apostrophe to show possession. Its follows that pattern.
"Restrictions on legal immigration" include quantitative quotas and qualitative eligibility criteria for noncitizens seeking LPR status in the U.S.
Tasoff 16 — Ron Tasoff, Senior Partner in the Law Office of Tasoff and Tasoff—an immigration law firm in Los Angeles, Certified Specialist in Immigration and Nationality Law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization, has been honored as a "Super Lawyer" in immigration law by Los Angeles Magazine and was selected by Best Lawyers (Southern California) as a top lawyer in the field of immigration law, holds a J.D. from Loyola Law School, 2016 ("Immigration Law After Trump," White Paper – Law Office of Tasoff and Tasoff, Available Online at http://www.tasoff.com/Immigration-Information/Immigration-Law-After-Trump.pdf, Accessed 07-14-2018)
Quantitative and Qualitative Restrictions on Legal Immigration
There are two barriers stopping the masses
allow DHS to remove people who are already in the U.S.
Immigration policy debates between high school students in an alternating-sides format are intrinsically valuable. They develop a broad portfolio of deliberation skills, foster an appreciation for diverse perspectives, and lay the groundwork for effective political engagement.
Graseck 9 — Susan Graseck, Senior Fellow in International and Public Affairs at the Watson Institute for International Studies at Brown University, Founding Director of the Choices for the 21st Century Program—a national education initiative that serves as an outreach component of the Watson Institute's research, former Executive Director of the Topsfield Foundation Inc.—a private nonprofit organization that focuses on the promotion of citizen education and public engagement in the policy debate concerning national and international issues, former High School Teacher at Moses Brown School in Rhode Island, holds an M.Ed. from Lesley University and a B.A. in American Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2009 ("Teaching with Controversy," Educational Leadership, Volume 67, Number 1, September, Available Online to Subscribing Institutions via Academic Search Elite, p. 45-49)
In a high school classroom in southern Arizona, students are wrapping up a week
to bring their knowledge to bear on the world in which they live.
Manageable Limits. A limited topic facilitates more productive debates. The goal of debate should be to encourage in-depth clash over a well-understood subject area between well-prepared opponents. This is only possible when the topic is limited. Overly broad topics result in unfulfilling exchanges of sound bites and zingers instead of meaningful and enlightening engagement.
Deliberation Skills. Topicality facilitates a process of successive debates that develops important skills and fosters appreciation for multiple perspectives. Abandoning the topic forecloses the educational and democratic benefits of debate.
Procedural fairness. The topic determines the stasis point for research. Allowing any non-topical aff that doesn't provide neg ground is inherently unfair. It makes debate arbitrary with no clear brightline to win debates.
Switch side debate solves all their offense — they can read their aff on the neg which still allows them to make the impact on debate that they want to.
Team Notes
This partnership has not debated since the Westminster Debate Tournament but will debate again at the Georgia 1st and 2nd Year State Tournament. More recent rounds reports, cite outlines, and open source docs are available on the Gardner/Kandimalla and Ghanate/Reddy Wikis.
Woodward-Kandimalla-Reddy-Neg-GFCA 1st Year2nd Year State-Round1.docx
Woodward-Kandimalla-Reddy-Neg-GFCA 2nd Year State-Round5.docx
Woodward-Kandimalla-Reddy-Neg-Westminster-Round3.docx
21sreddy@woodwardedu
Woodward-Kandimalla-Reddy-Neg-Westminster-Semis.docx
GFCA 2nd Year State Round 1 vs Riverwood CL GFCA 2nd Year State Round 5 vs Marist O NA Round 1 vs NA Westminster Round 3 vs Alpharetta SP Westminster Round 2 vs USN CH Westminster Round 5 vs Cambridge MR Westminster Round Semis vs Carrollton of The Sacred Heart HG


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«Ветехинен» (, водяной) — первая в Финляндии подводная лодка одноимённого типа. Была собрана в 1930-х годах, служила в ВМС Финляндии в течение Второй мировой войны. Разобрана в 1950-х.

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Ночью 5 ноября 1942 года в южной части Ботнического залива «Ветехинен» протаранила советскую субмарину Щ-305. По воспоминаниям члена экипажа Вейкко Хюютиайнена, «Ветехинен» находилась на патрулировании, пытаясь перехватить советские субмарины, которые по ночам в этом районе заряжали аккумуляторные батареи в надводном положении. После обнаружения «Щуки» финская подлодка безуспешно попыталась торпедировать Щ-305, после чего был отдан приказ открыть огонь из орудия. Щ-305 начала погружаться после обстрела, но имевшая острый форштевень «Ветехинен» протаранила советскую субмарину в районе носовых рулей, от чего та быстро пошла ко дну.

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 Конструктивные детали подводных лодок
 Информация о голландских экспортированных подводных лодках

Подводные лодки типа «Ветехинен»

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The ability to assign new and change existing keyboard shortcuts like in Photoshop.
Customs Keyboard Shortcuts are already in our roadmap.
I'd like to add my vote for this (even though it's already on your roadmap). Specifically, I like to use text align shortcuts like Shift-CMD-L (left align), Shift-CMD-C (center align), and Shift-CMD-R (right align) and being able to add these via Keyboard Shortcut customization would be a boon for me.
I think I heard designers across the globe cheer with cries of JOY! Awesome news!
Customisable shortcuts are already available in the app.
Hi, I'd like to customise the shortcuts for switching between open documents. Currently in AF and AD, [ctrl+tab] moves to the next open document and [ctrl+tab+shift] goes to the previous, however, I can't find these shortcuts listed in the preferences to change them. There is a shortcut listed for 'Switch to Next View' but this only goes in one direction. Please can you advise?
Just wondering, is there a way to add your shortcuts instead of just changing the keys and modifiers they use? For example, I want to add a keyboard shortcut that sets the zoom level to 150%, can I do that?
Hello, is there a way to download and enable a shortcut list so Affinity behaves like Photoshop/Illustrator? I'm trying to convert my wife to Affinity and she's used to Adobe shortcuts so she's constantly swearing at it.
As far as i know there's no shortcut file with Illustrator's shortcuts already set. You can customise them manually in Affinity Preferences, Keyboard Shortcuts section.


Kurt Vile & The Violators: Kurt Vile is a guitarist and singer from Philadelphia . He was formerly the lead guitarist in the band The War on Drugs and now has a burgeoning solo career. He was signed on Matador Records in May 2009 as a solo artist.
His music has been likened to Bruce Springsteen, Bob Seger, and Tom Petty.
His first album for Matador Records, titled Childish Prodigy was leaked onto the internet on September 11, 2009.
He plays both solo shows as well as shows with a backing band called The Violators.


Hi, my name is Iliya and I am from Siberia, Russia. I live in Kemerovo city. Am trying to improve my English talking skills, so I want to find English speaking partner. I can speak with you in Russian.
I like to travel, meet people from other cultures and talk about different things in a world.


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Game Notes: Durham Bulls (6-10) at Louisville Bats (8-10)
April 23, 2019 - International League (IL) - Louisville Bats News Release
Game 19, Home 9
Durham Bulls (6-10) at Louisville Bats (8-10)
7:00 PM | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 | Louisville Slugger Field
LISTEN: Nick Curran & Jim Kelch, 790 KRD; iHeartRadio.com; iHeart app
BATS VS. BULLS: The Louisville Bats welcome the Durham Bulls to Louisville Slugger Field for a three-game series, the first half of a six-game homestand for the Bats. Louisville plays 14 of its 26 April games in its home ballpark, which is celebrating its 20th season. Tonight, right-hander Vladimir Gutierrez (1-0, 4.70) will look to continue the Bats' recent dominance displaying by their starting pitchers.
AGAINST DURHAM: Louisville and Durham will meet 6 times this season, for this series at Louisville Slugger Field and a 3-game set at Durham Bulls Athletic Park from May 28-30. Last season, Louisville went 3-7 against the Bulls, 3-4 in 7 home games and 0-3 on the road, being swept from May 15-17 at Durham. The Bats will look to win their first series against the Bulls since August 2017, when they took 2 of 3, and their first at Louisville Slugger Field since taking 3 of 4 from June 15-18, 2014.
SENZEL TO MAKE 2019 DEBUT: The Cincinnati Reds announced that the No. 5 prospect in all of baseball according to MLB.com, Nick Senzel, is set to make his season debut with Louisville on Tuesday. The No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 draft, Senzel played 44 games with the Bats in 2018, batting .310 with 6 home runs and 25 RBI in his debut at the Triple-A level. His season was cut short on June 22 after suffering an injury to his right index finger, which required surgery. He has been sidelined since sustaining a sprained right ankle in a spring game on March 25.
TRANSACTIONS: In addition to adding Senzel to the active roster, the Bats also activated first baseman Brian O'Grady from the injured list (lower back spasms). In 10 games with Louisville this season, O'Grady is batting .333 (11-for-33) with 3 homers and 8 RBI. In corresponding moves, the Reds recalled outfielder Phillip Ervin, who will make his second stint with Cincinnati this season, while the Bats placed outfielder Aristides Aquino on the 7-day injured list with a right shoulder sprain, retroactive to April 22.
STARRING PITCHING: Louisville starting pitchers were the story over the weekend at Indianapolis, allowing just 2 earned runs in 18.2 innings, an ERA of 0.96. Righties Odrisamer Despaigne, Lucas Sims and Keury Mella combined for just one walk and 27 strikeouts as the Bats took 2 of 3 from the Indians.
- Despaigne threw his first quality start in his first victory of the year. Coming into play Tuesday, his walk of Bryan Reynolds in the bottom of the fifth inning is the last walk allowed by a Louisville starting pitcher, a walk-less streak by LOU starting pitchers that has now spanned 14.2 innings.
- Sims struck out a career-high 13 on Saturday, his second straight 10+ strikeout effort, the first Bats pitcher to do that since Edinson Volquez in 2011.
- Mella threw 7.0 scoreless innings in his Sunday start, the longest outing for a Bats pitcher so far this season and the lengthiest scoreless effort since Jose Lopez threw 7.0 scoreless on July 31 last season at Toledo.
LOUISVILLE "SLUGGER" FIELD: Through 8 games at Louisville Slugger Field this season, there have been a combined 27 home runs (12 by the Bats, 15 by opponents), averaging over 3 homers/game. In the early going, the number of homers/game (3.38) in 2019 is over double compared to the 2018 season (1.61 homers/game), with 114 total homers (47 by the Bats, 67 by opponents) hit in 71 games at LSF in 2018.
MORE FREE BASEBALL: Louisville has played in extra innings in each of its last 2 games, winning by a 3-1 score on Saturday and losing 2-1 on Sunday in 11 innings. Louisville has already played more 11-inning games (2) this season than all of last season (1). The Bats have participated in back-to-back extra inning contests for the first time since August 17-18 last season at Charlotte, winning 4-3 and losing 7-6, respectively.
EASTER GOOSE EGGS: The Bats and Indians played 9 innings on Sunday without either team scoring a run, with both clubs scoring a run in the 10th and Indianapolis scoring in the 11th to win by a 2-1 score. It was the first time Louisville went into the 10th inning in a scoreless game since May 21, 2016 vs. Columbus, winning that game on a walk-off 2-run homer by Seth Mejias-Brean, just the second homer the Bats hit at home that season, which was also their second walk-off homer.
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