[Debatewise RRT] Re: this did not send last night :(
- From: Harriet Lowe <tehexile@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: debatewiserrt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 13:28:19 +0000
I ticked the box and it said 'Exception: 'database or disk is full' in
/home/debatinf/public_html/todo/class.db.sqlite3.php:31'.
I tried to access the google doc and it wouldn't give me permission.
I will take 'should maths be compulsory' please.
On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 1:20 PM, David Crane <dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Once you take them please, that way anyone else who visits the page
> will see what still needs doing.
>
>
>
> On 24 March 2010 13:19, Harriet Lowe <tehexile@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I'm confused. Do I tick the debates off once I take them or once I finish
> > them?
> >
> >
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 11:39 AM, David Crane <dc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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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