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| − | This page contains current and recent '''breaking news''' about [[NASPA]]. | + | This page formerly contained current and recent '''breaking news''' about [[NASPA]]. |
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| | + | It has been replaced by [[IContact]]: an online archive of NASPA News (originally called Tournament Talk), a weekly newsletter, and other emails sent to the membership. |
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| | See also: | | See also: |
| − | * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/ NASPA home]: contains the most recent tweets.
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| − | * [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins. | + | * [[Media relations]]: media coverage of NASPA activities |
| − | * [[Member news]]: news about NASPA members.
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| − | * [[Newsletter Committee]]: working on the first NASPA Newsletter.
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| | * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments | | * [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/tourneys/calendar.html Tournament calendar]: upcoming tournaments |
| − | * [[cross-tables.com]]: tournament results | + | * [[Tournament results]]: past tournaments |
| − | | + | * [[NASPA Bulletin]]: an online archive of NASPA Bulletins (not currently in publication). |
| − | == Current news ==
| + | * [[Club news]]: news about activities at our sanctioned clubs |
| − | | + | * ... and our home page, which will always list the top stories. |
| − | === August 5, 2009: Dave Wiegand wins National SCRABBLE Championship ===
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| − | [[Dave Wiegand]] from Portland, OR wins the [[2009 National SCRABBLE Championship]]. He defeated the reigning champion [[Nigel Richards]] from Malaysia in both of the last two rounds today. Both had 25 wins but Dave’s spread was better. Joel Wapnick, from Montreal, QC placed third.
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| − | Final standings:
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| − | # [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/1/31.html Division 1].
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| − | # [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/2/31.html Division 2].
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| − | # [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/3/31.html Division 3].
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| − | # [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/4/31.html Division 4].
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| − | # [http://scrabble-assoc.com/tourneys/2009/nsc/build/standing/5/31.html Division 5].
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| − | == July 2009 ==
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| − | === July 31, 2009: National SCRABBLE Championship ===
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| − | The [[2009_National_SCRABBLE_Championship|event]] registration took place today in Dayton, OH, Convention Center. Games start tomorrow morning. Stay tuned for near-realtime [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/nsc online coverage].
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| − | === July 21, 2009: the first NASPA Newsletter ===
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| − | The first issue of ''NASPA Tournament SCRABBLE Newsletter'' is ready
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| − | and available [http://naspanews.com/ online],
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| − | thanks to the efforts of [[Newsletter Committee]] and
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| − | approximately 50 other volunteers.
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| − | === July 10, 2009: tournament results and ratings online ===
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| − | The new
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| − | [http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/cgi-bin/submit-rdata.pl tournament data submission application]
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| − | We have a new [[tournament results]] page that has the official results
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| − | of the first NASPA-rated tourneys (Albany, Reno, Charleston, Laguna Woods) | |
| − | as well as copies of NSA results for the first half of 2009.
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| − | The [[ratings]] page has been updated with a link to the current
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| − | official NASPA ratings and an archive of historical monthly NSA ratings.
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| − | === July 1, 2009: official NSA-NASPA transition date ===
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| − | On July 1, the coordination of [[tournaments]] and [[clubs]] was officially transitioned from the [[NSA]] to NASPA. All tournament participants are required to be NASPA [[members]].
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| − | == June 2009 ==
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| − | === June 22, 2009: New committee established ===
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| − | A new committee, [[NASPA-WESPA Liaison Committee]], has been established to coordinate communication with [[WESPA]].
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| − | === June 19, 2009: Rules revision announced ===
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| − | [[John Luebkemann]] (chair of the [[Rules Committee]]) announces some minor changes to the [[Tournament rules | Official Tournament Rules]] to become effective August 1, 2009.
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| − | === June 18, 2009: Tournament types explained ===
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| − | New table on [[Tournaments]] page highlights the difference between Local Club Tournaments (LCT) and the more typical Open Rated Tournaments (ORT).
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| − | === June 18, 2009: Trial memberships ===
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| − | Trial membership information for first-time tournament players added to the [[Tournaments]] page.
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| − | === June 17, 2009: News page created ===
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| − | This page was created today (some earlier recent items are included for convenience).
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| − | === June 15, 2009: PayPal unavailable ===
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| − | Payments to NASPA can no longer be made through PayPal, as PayPal has determined that Scrabble is a form of illegal gambling.
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| − | The manual payment fee for [[2009_National_SCRABBLE_Championship#Registration|NSC registration]] has been waived.
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| − | === June 5, 2009: New committee established ===
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| − | A new committee, [[Directors Manual Committee|Director’s Manual Committee]], has been established to update the [[Directors Manual|Director’s Manual]].
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| − | === June 5, 2009: Reno sanctioned ===
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| − | The Reno tournaments starting July 1, 2009 are going to be NASPA events.
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| − | === June 3, 2009: New Bulletin available ===
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| − | The newest bulletin can be downloaded [http://scrabbleplayers.org/bulletin/200905.pdf here].
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| | == Archived news == | | == Archived news == |
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| − | None at this time.
| + | * [[2023 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2022 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2021 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2020 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2019 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2018 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2017 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2016 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2015 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2014 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2013 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2012 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2011 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2010 Breaking news archive]] |
| | + | * [[2009 Breaking news archive]] |