may i have the video games one? On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 7:23 PM, helen doherty <xhelendohertyx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > wrote: > can i take the one on schools starting later. > thanks > Helen > > ------------------------------ > From: alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [Debatewise RRT] debates > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:21 +0000 > > Good evening all, > > > > I apologise for not sending you any > questions over the weekend, my fig leaf reason for this was so that I did > not get in the way of the discussion about the Global Youth Panel. The real > reason was that I was too busy working on that same project and so was too > lazy to also work out some more questions for you lot over the weekend! > > > > Alex > > > > > > *Reheat tea in the microwave* > > Kettles use a lot of electricity, particularly as many of us boil more > water than we need to make our cup. We also often let our beverage go cold > and then make some more, after all no one likes cold tea or coffee. So we > waste yet more electricity, instead we should stuff it in the microwave to > reheat it so use less. > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6531540/Reheat-cold-cups-of-tea-Government-waste-watchdog-says.html > > http://allteatime.com/Tea-FAQ/can-i-use-a-microwave-to-brew-tea.html > > > > *Ration holidays* > > Holidays should not just be about the physical price of getting to your > destination and staying there, but should also be costed for the carbon you > use to go on holiday. Many areas such as Canadian and US National Parks > already charge people to enter in order to pay for the environmental damage > done there by the tourists. Should we each be assigned a certain amount of > CO2 we can produce by going to and being on holiday which we then can’t go > over? > > > http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1137204/Ration-holiday-flights-cut-pollution-says-Browns-adviser.html > > http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/article6909046.ece > > > > *Can it really be considered an insult to receive a letter from the Prime > Minister?* > > The family of every soldier killed receives a hand written letter from the > Prime Minister. However Gordon Brown made numerous spelling mistakes > including the spelling the family name as James in his letter to Jacqui > Janes. Should the PM really be vilified for something as minor as this, at > least he went to the effort of hand writing the letter, he can’t really be > expected to know the name of every soldier who is killed if his staff give > it to him wrong and he can’t be expected to check everything he writes. > > > http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2720283/Prime-Minister-Gordon-Brown-couldnt-even-get-our-name-right.htmlas > much as I dislike the sun I thought it was best to give the original > article! > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8349757.stm > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/defence/6529638/Gordon-Brown-apologises-to-soldiers-family-over-misspelled-condolence-letter.html > > > > > *The Government should store records of the public’s communications?* > > This labour government seems to be determined to trample all over civil > liberties. Normally the public support them in their quest to catch > terrorists or whoever may be engaging in some anti social misdemeanour > however this time consultation has shown the public to be against the > scheme. The Government intends to go ahead with plans to store records of > every communication we make, whether my email, phone, text as well as every > web page we visit. Many are arguing there are far too few safeguards. Should > the government be allowed? > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/politics/lawandorder/6534319/State-to-spy-on-every-phone-call-email-and-web-search.html > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/7962631.stm > > http://press.homeoffice.gov.uk/Speeches/comms-data-consultation > > > > *Would the world be able to cope if oil runs out quicker than estimates > suggest?* > > Oil is running out. As a fossil fuel there is not more oil being produced > so as we use tens of millions of barrels of oil every day it is inevitable > that the Oil will run out sooner or later. However production may well > decline long before oil runs out as oil will reach peak output and then > decline when we can no longer expand output. This will create a crisis in > our way of life which is totally oil dependent. > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/datablog/2009/nov/10/energy-statistics-oil-coal > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/nov/09/peak-oil-international-energy-agency > > http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/279153 > > http://www.newcolonist.com/world_without_oil.html > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/3623549.stm > > > > *Should USA drop support for Israel in an attempt to strengthen ties with > Iran?* > > The USA has for decades staunchly supported Israel and in turn gets > vilified across the Islamic world, including Iran. The US support for Israel > is no longer needed as Israel is both the strongest military power in the > region despite its small size and a nuclear power. Israel has its own > sophisticated defence companies so does not even need American weapons. All > the while rage at the US continues for its support of Israel, would it not > be strategically wise to reduce ties with Israel? > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/nov/09/us-american-hikers-iran-border > > http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/130066 > > > http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257274889&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull<http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257274889&pagename=JPArticle/ShowFull> > > > > *Was Gorbachev a key player in the fall of the Berlin Wall?* > > Gorbachev has been praised for his role in the fall of the Eastern Bloc, > however he was not directly on the scene in East Germany so his impact was > indirect, on how the East German government and people acted and reacted to > his statements. Does he deserve to be seen as a key player in the fall of > the wall, as opposed to the Eastern Bloc as a whole? > > http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=120188545 > > http://www.newsweek.com/id/221194 > > > http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/fullcomment/archive/2009/11/07/george-jonas-gorbachev-didn-t-tear-down-that-wall.aspx > > > > *Does David Haye have the ability to be Britain's best ever heavyweight > boxer?* > > David Haye has just won the World Boxing Association heavyweight belt, > however he still have three more to win before he retires to even be > considered as the greatest. As it is obviously not the case yet does he have > to potential? > > > http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/othersports/boxingandmma/6533635/David-Haye-is-still-a-long-way-from-greatness.html > > > http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/sport/garethadavies/100003254/david-haye-the-new-muhammad-ali-what-a-load-of-lennox/ > > http://www.skysports.com/haye/story/0,27000,17213_5660517,00.html > > > > *Are good video games is worth more than good films?* > > Video games are both becoming increasingly expensive and getting > increasingly large returns on their investment. They are beginning to > outperform blockbuster movies in takings. They give many more hours of > entertainment and they are engaging rather than being a passive > entertainment, so better all round? > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/jul/20/gameculture > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/gamesblog/2009/sep/27/videogames-hollywood > > > > *Schools should have a later start time.* > > As we get older we need less sleep, conversely forcing teenagers at school > to wake up for a long journey into school at the crack of dawn is > counterproductive. They would do better starting school later to allow teens > to sleep in and be properly awake when they star school. > > > http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23381421-making-teens-start-school-in-the-morning-is-cruel-brain-doctor-claims.do > > > http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/to-sleep-perchance-to-get-better-grades-1817726.html > > > > Use Revisewise @ http://revisewise.debatewise.com/ > > > > ------------------------------ > Have more than one Hotmail account? Link them together to easily access > both. <http://clk.atdmt.com/UKM/go/186394591/direct/01/> >