[Debatewise RRT] Re: debates

  • From: Sarah Lynch <sarah.lynch.llb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:44 +0000

Did you publich the debate? When you post the ponts up - you then need to
click the tab at the top that says the debate is currently unpublished. To
find the debate now - go to your stats page and look for created deabtes and
it will be there even if it is unpublished.

On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:27 PM, Victoria Hilliard <
victoria.hilliard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi
>
> I wrote some points for the immigration debate and posted them yesterday,
> but can't find them anywhere on the website. Have I done something wrong in
> uploading them? It seemed to work at the time.
>
> Victoria
>
> On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 11:17 PM, A.I. Maddox <aim31@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Me too please. Same reason. Sorry all.
>>
>>
>> On Nov 11 2009, James Jackson wrote:
>>
>> Hello Alex, can I please be removed from the mailing list as I have  far
>>> too much admin and work to receive 30 emails a week!
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> Quoting Alex Helling <alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>
>>> 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.html
>>>>  as 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 <
>>>> http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1191257274889&pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull>
>>>>  &pagename=JPArticle%2FShowFull
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
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