[Debatewise RRT] Re: this did not send last night :(
- From: David Crane <dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:39:36 +0000
Hi all,
just a reminder - in response to feedback about how to make it easier
to see what debates are still available we've created a whizzy new To
Do list here: http://debatewise.info/index.php/tasks/rapid-response-team
Be great if you could go there and tick the debate you're taking off
that list. Add your name too, so we've got more info as to who did
what.
And let us know what you think of doing it this way round.
Thanks,
Dave
On 24 March 2010 11:03, Sarah Lynch <sarah.lynch.llb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I will take the BA strikes debate.
>
> On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:02 AM, helen doherty
> <xhelendohertyx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> I'll take 3d films please.
>>
>> Helen
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: alex@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [Debatewise RRT] this did not send last night :(
>> Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 10:55:20 +0000
>>
>> Sorry, tried to send this last night and got a failed delivery notice...
>> predictably shortly after I left the office!
>>
>>
>>
>> So let’s try again!
>>
>>
>>
>> Good evening,
>>
>>
>>
>> I don’t seem to have any more debates from
>> unlock democracy for the general election although I am still expecting that
>> we shall get some more. Since I don’t know when this might be I am just
>> going to send out debates as usual today. When we get more general election
>> ones I will let you know.
>>
>>
>>
>> The main news is however that we are on the verge of a big change in the
>> website’s design. We would like some of you to go through things and see if
>> there are any problems with it, i.e. we would like some testers. Could you
>> please put any problems you encounter in the list on this google docs
>> http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AcCSL3k5hoJTZGQ0bjRrcDNfNDlkc21odm1mNQ&hl=en
>>
>>
>>
>> As part of this we will be changing things with the RRT as well. We will
>> from now on be using
>> http://debatewise.info/index.php/tasks/rapid-response-team as a task list
>> for what needs to be done to the site and I may even update it on days that
>> are not Tuesday! However as we do not yet know how well it will work we are
>> going to make the change over slow so I will keep sending out the
>> information as usual for a while yet.
>>
>> A couple of things with the list:
>>
>> It would be good if you did not delete a task when you take it but instead
>> edit the title of the task to say ‘taken by X’ then once you have done it
>> take it off, or change it to asking for points to be added or counterpoints,
>> references, whatever you think it needs more of.
>>
>> Do not delete the whole list!
>>
>>
>>
>> What this does mean is that you can add links to help each other, ask each
>> other for help and add debate ideas yourself.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hope it works!
>>
>>
>>
>> P.S. feel free to offer suggestions about how to use it.
>>
>> Alex
>>
>>
>>
>> Debates on site (http://debatewise.org/categories/rrt):
>>
>> Will victory on healthcare for Obama make a difference in other policy
>> areas?
>>
>> So Obama finally has his victory on healthcare. The question now is will
>> it make a difference anywhere else? Obama has invested most of his political
>> capital in fighting for healthcare reform when he might have been spending
>> more time and energy on the economy that has barely begun to recover or on
>> foreign affairs where there are many who feels the President is not giving
>> it the attention that it deserves. Victory in healthcare may however mean
>> that Obama can begin working on other areas.
>>
>> http://walt.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/03/22/a_healthier_foreign_policy
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8580678.stm
>>
>>
>> http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gUomhYW8D6kEhOUESOE_ggtPyx9Q
>>
>>
>>
>> If Israel continues stall over an equitable two state solution Palestine
>> should declare independence unilaterally.
>>
>> Israel managed to humiliate Vice President Biden by announcing new
>> construction in East Jerusalem when Biden was trying to restart the stalled
>> peace process. This is however not in Israel’s interest. Palestine is moving
>> towards stability at least in the West Bank and being able to declare itself
>> sovereign. This means that Israel has several choices, either it has to
>> begin giving concessions and work towards a two state solution, or it stands
>> its ground and risks Palestine unilaterally declaring independence. Or
>> finally it may be forced into a one state solution if it insists on hobbling
>> any potential Palestinian state.
>>
>> http://www.jpost.com/Features/FrontLines/Article.aspx?id=171356
>>
>> http://newledger.com/2010/03/obamas-israel-crisis/
>>
>> http://www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=171559
>>
>>
>>
>> Politicians wives should not be used for campaigning.
>>
>> As politics becomes more about personality so it also seems that
>> politicians wives need to be ever more involved. Samantha Cameron is
>> pregnant and this is unlikely to hurt the conservatives at all. It also
>> seems that all the leaders wives are to be much more involved during the
>> general election. Do we really need to know more about politicians domestic
>> lives, to know that their partner is able to praise them to high heavens and
>> give some humanising touches?
>>
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/seealso/2010/03/the_leaders_wives_election_cam.html
>> has several other links in it
>>
>>
>>
>> Whether an animal is protected is all about politics not realities on the
>> ground.
>>
>> Conservation of species would seem to fairly obviously about protecting
>> endangered members of the animal kingdom so as to reduce the chances of
>> extinction and keep the biodiversity of our world intact. However does
>> politics and the influence of certain states have more of an impact than
>> other considerations? Obviously the panda could not be protected if China
>> did not wish it. But on many areas conservation requires international
>> agreement that is not always forthcoming.
>>
>>
>> http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/03/22/the_political_difference_between_elephants_and_tuna
>>
>>
>> http://www.realclearworld.com/articles/2010/03/22/japans_troubles_with_fish_98870.html
>>
>>
>> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article7069808.ece
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Debates for you to take
>>
>> The USA needs to show it values its friends more and competitors less.
>>
>> Obama seems to be trying out a new style of foreign policy and is coming
>> in for a lot of flack because of it. Commentators are accusing Obama of
>> coddling rivals or competitors and alienating allies. He slapped down Israel
>> for an untimely announcement, is in conflict with Japan over basing, and is
>> seen as being cool towards Europe. On the other hand Clinton ignored a
>> similar embarrassment from Putin, Obama has been trying to encourage
>> dialogue with Iran and raise China to being part of a partnership. At the
>> moment it does not seem to be working, but does that mean Obama’s foreign
>> policy will be a failure?
>>
>>
>> http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-and-stories/2010-03-21/we-are-less-secure-under-obama/?cid=hp:mainpromo9
>>
>>
>> http://shadow.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/03/08/is_it_time_for_obama_to_start_making_friends_with_other_world_leaders
>>
>>
>>
>> Should the Media should focus on educating us about the parties positions
>> rather than all the image politics?
>>
>> The BBC was set up to be educational as well as cultural. Because we
>> cannot all read all the parties manifestos and work out what it means for us
>> it is essential that the media does it for us, distilling it into manageable
>> amounts so that we can make up our minds. The media therefore has to be
>> educational. However the media itself focuses more and more on image and is
>> less bothered about providing unbias educational reporting. Should the media
>> really be trying to make our minds up for us?
>>
>> Hmmm not really found anything on this!
>>
>>
>> http://www.cps.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=cpsarticle&id=29&Itemid=17
>>
>>
>>
>> Is the so-called 3D cinematic revolution merely a ploy to make us pay more
>> at the box office?
>>
>> 3D cinema has been a fad before, it has come and gone several times with
>> it never managing to stay for good. However things might be different this
>> time. Avatar made $2.5 billion worldwide, there are already at least 30
>> films planned for 3D and the first 3D TV sets have now gone on sale. However
>> critics argue that this time it will not last either, it is not a cinematic
>> revolution but simply an going to create a brief spike in popularity until
>> the novelty wears off.
>>
>>
>> http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/3d-cinematic-revolution-or-just-a-trick-of-the-light-1925400.html
>>
>> http://www.obsessedwithfilm.com/unfiltered-lens/the-3d-divide.php
>>
>>
>>
>> Should Maths be an compulsory subject at school?
>>
>> We have a chronic shortage of engineers as does much of the developed
>> world. If we are to get more we need to encourage more people to take maths.
>> However should maths be compulsory at all in secondary school? Many people
>> are not likely to use much more than basic arithmetic through their lives so
>> should the focus should be on getting everyone up to a good level of
>> arithmetic and the having maths voluntary?
>>
>> http://plus.maths.org/issue12/editorial/index.html
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2007/nov/13/schools.uk
>>
>>
>>
>> Is it finally time for Liverpool to sack manager Rafael Benitez?
>>
>> Rafael Benitez has been under pressure for some time due to Liverpool’s
>> poor performance this season. Sure enough Manchester United thrashed them on
>> Sunday. However he seems to stubbornly holding on. It is not like Liverpool
>> are doing really badly, just not up to standard. Benitez has managed
>> Liverpool for a long time and it seems harsh to consider firing him for a
>> poor season.
>>
>>
>> http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/philmcnulty/2010/03/ferguson_shows_up_benitezs_fal.html
>>
>>
>> http://goal.com/en/news/9/england/2010/03/15/1833602/liverpool-cant-afford-to-fire-rafael-benitez-due-to-a
>>
>>
>> http://www.thesportreview.com/tsr/2010/03/why-rafael-benitez-is-still-the-right-man-for-liverpool/
>>
>>
>>
>> Are the British airways strikes justifiable?
>>
>> British airways seems to be constantly racked by industrial disputes. At
>> the moment it is the cabin crew walking out over the company’s
>> restructuring. Unions exist to give the workforce the ability to negotiate
>> from a position of relative strength with management. However in this case
>> should we be siding with the downtrodden cabin crew? It is obvious that BA
>> needs the restructuring or they will eventually go bust so costing many more
>> jobs. The strikers cannot justify demands for pay rises when large numbers
>> are out of work or have taken pay cuts.
>>
>> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8413529.stm
>>
>> http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/22/strike-union-warns-ba
>>
>>
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