[Debatewise RRT] Re: debates

  • From: Timothy Johnston <tjoh71@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 14 Nov 2009 01:52:36 +0000

By the time I got round to picking one they were all taken!

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 7:39 AM, nadia siddiqi <nadshi@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Which one isn't taken, where is helpful Tim?
> Nadia
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 11:25 PM, Victoria Hilliard <
> victoria.hilliard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Thanks, I pressed publish and it worked. Not sure how I managed to publish
>> one last week without knowing that!
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Nov 12, 2009 at 3:35 PM, David Crane <dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> We have been doing some work on the site so it's possible this caused
>>> the problem.
>>>
>>> If so, I'm very sorry.  Do you happen to have a copy of your points?
>>>
>>> If this happens again, please let me know.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> 2009/11/12 Kim redgrave <kim_redgrave@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>  > I'm having the same problem. I definitely published my debate and
>>> when I
>>> > went to my stats page and clicked on the debate it came up with an
>>> error
>>> > message. Is there perhaps a delay between submitting a debate and it
>>> > appearing on the site?
>>> > Kim
>>> >
>>> > ________________________________
>>> > Date: Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:44 +0000
>>> > Subject: [Debatewise RRT] Re: debates
>>> > From: sarah.lynch.llb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> > To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> >
>>> > 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 click the tab at the top that says the debate is currently unpublished.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 it will be there even if it is unpublished.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-G
>>> > overnment-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-p
>>> > ollution-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-M
>>> > inister-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-B
>>> >
>>> rown-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/Stat
>>> > e-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-ene
>>> > rgy-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/geor
>>> > ge-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-ne
>>> > w-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-hollyw
>>> > ood
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > 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-schoo
>>> > l-in-the-morning-is-cruel-brain-doctor-claims.do
>>> >
>>> >
>>> http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/to-sleep-perchanc
>>> > e-to-get-better-grades-1817726.html
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >
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