Abelkop-Vellayappan

__**Lab Room:**__ Parkes 222

__**Lab Leaders Emails:**__ Garrett - abelkopg (at) gmail.com Arjun - arjun45 (at) gmail.com

__**Today's Schedule - 8/2**__

9:30-12 PM – Tournament Round 5 LUNCH 1:30-5 PM – Tournament Round 6 + Announcements DINNER Elims Begin


 * Archived Schedules:** http://northwesterndebateinstitute2012.wikispaces.com/Archived+Schedules

__**Tournament Disclosure**__


 * Raymond/Carol (AV CarRay)** - Disabilities with immobility and mobility advantages (Plan – the United States federal government should substantially increase its transportation infrastructure accessibility investment.)

Advantages: Econ and Trafficking
 * Clara/Rebecca (AV ClRe)** – Plan: The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.

HSR Plan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its investment for an express train infrastructure system. Advantages: Economy, Oil Dependence
 * Mike/Sarthak (AV MS) –**

NextGen Plan: The United States federal government should substantially invest to fully fund the Next Generation Air Traffic Management System. Advantages: Environment, Econ, Hege

Port Security Plan: The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program. Advantages: Econ, Terrorism

HSR Plan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its investment for an express train infrastructure system. Advantages: Economy, Oil Dependence
 * Kevin/Tim (AV KT) –**

NextGen Plan: The United States federal government should substantially invest to fully fund the Next Generation Air Traffic Management System. Advantages: Environment, Econ, Heg

Port Security Plan: The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program. Advantages: Econ, Terrorism

The United States federal government should establish a national infrastructure bank to substantially increase its transportation infrastructure investment through loans and loan guarantees. With an econ advantage
 * Jordan/Cole (AV CJ) –**

The United States Federal Government should increase its transportation infrastructure investment for climate adaptation including changes in design, construction, and maintenance of infrastructure. With econ and heg

Ports (Plan – The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.)
 * Rachel/Cailin (AV CaiRac) –**

Advantages are terrorism, trafficking and investment

HSR Plan: The United States federal government should substantially increase its investment for an express train infrastructure system.

Advantages: Econ and oil

Port Security The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.
 * Julia/Olivia**

Dams The United States federal government should remove the Ice Harbor, Lower Monumental, Little Goose, and Lower Granite dams.


 * __Lab Partnerships (2A/2N) and Week 3 Disclosure__**


 * Julia/Evan** - Ports with terrorism advantage (Plan – The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.)
 * Raymond/Carol** - Disabilities with immobility and mobility advantages (Plan – the United States federal government should substantially increase its transportation infrastructure accessibility investment.)
 * Clara/Rebecca** - Port Security with terrorism and trafficking advantages (Plan – The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.)
 * Mike/Sarthak** - Port Security with terrorism and smuggling (Plan – The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.)
 * Kevin/Tim** - Port Security with an economy and terrorism advantages (Plan – The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.)
 * Jordan/Cole** - National Infrastructure Bank with an economy advantage (Plan – The United States federal government should establish a national infrastructure bank to substantially increase its transportation infrastructure investment through loans and loan guarantees.)
 * Rachel/Cailin** - Port Security with terrorism and trafficking advantages (Plan – The United States federal government should provide substantially more funding to the Port Security Grant Program and disburse that funding using the Government Accountability Office’s recommendations for the Port Security Grant Program.)

__**Research Groups - Wave 2**__ Libertarianism (Arjun) -	Jordan -	Cailin -	Carol

Politics (Arjun) -	Julia -	Mike -	Cole

State Conditions CP (Garrett) -	Sarthak -	Clara -	Raymond

Budget (Garrett) -	Kevin -	Rebecca -	Evan

Warming (Garrett/Arjun) -	Tim -	Rachel

__**Research Groups - Wave 1**__

Julia Carol Evan Cole Tim Sarthak Cailin
 * Air Aff – Arjun**

Rachel Mike Clara Jordan Kevin Rebecca Raymond
 * Sea Aff – Garrett**

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