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Usage of Solar Thermal Energy instead of Non-renewable Resources is better

Energy has become a very concerned topic in the present scenario. Why? People say that there is a depletion of energy resources going on. But, all of us know, there are two types of energy resources - renewable and non-renewable...Renewable resources are those which can be replenished back and non-renewable resources are those which cannot be obtained back. So, if there is any depletion it must happen in non-renewable resources. But still, we have the renewable resources like wind, hydel, thermal, solar etc.. Then why are we still mostly dependent on non-renewable resources or the one which we can't use.? There are many ways to generate electricity which most of us are not aware of.. One of the way is " CONCENTRATED SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT". The main principle of this is to use solar and thermal energy for the generation of electricity. Now, how does this process take place? The first step taking place in this process is the absorption of sunlight by heliostatic mirrors which help a can pointed towards the mirrors to get heated and then a salt is pumped to the can where it gets heated to its melting point and goes into a container. Then this molten salt which consists of heat is sent to a steam turbine where cold salt is also sent. In the steam generator heat/steam is produced which helps the turbine to rotate and further generate electricity. And then the molten salt from the steam generator is sent to a condenser where it is cooled and and again pumped to the can where the process repeats..The heat can also be stored in this process for generation of electricity during night. At present, we need new and economical sources of energy which can be produced in many ways in which one of the way is this power plant.. Its might be a little costly to make it, but once it is done it needs very less maintenance. These power plants are already kept in few parts of the world like Australia, U.S.A etc. and are planning to be kept, but there is not much widespread awareness about these power plants around all parts of the world. I feel we need to create awareness among various people in the world about the concentrated solar thermal power plant, the benefits achieved by this power plant and various problem that can be solved about the issue of energy concern at present. We can use such types of resources which are more economical. We can also by the help of the government of a particular country or state get the power plants set up in our localities. This is truly a good way of generating electricity. What are your views about this topic and what do you feel about this new idea of generating electricity bought down by beyond zero emissions i.e.., "THE CONCENTRATED SOLAR THERMAL POWER PLANT".
The US should make new funds for the Water For The Poor Act to solve for the African water crisis.

I am on the side of the fence where I think that America sends too much money out of our own nation. Why should America be obligated to send that much money for foreign Aid when the rest of the world should be obligated to send money. Do you know how much foreign aid was sent to America when hurricane Katrina hit and we where struggling to aid the recovery? None. Yet we were the first nation to send our red cross and millions of dollars for tsunami relief. We have millions of people in America poor and starving and they need to be taken care of before we can start taking care of the people in Africa. Also, the major problem with Africa is its infrastructure. The countries in Africa do not work together and many tyrants run the governments. What they need is huge highway project that unites all the nations because that will enable the travel of food, medicine, and water to these people. As it stand right now it is impossible to get the people what they need because they don't have the ability to reach them. I will end with why does America have to spear head this project when we have the UN. I hate the UN with all my heart but it is things like this that they should be dealing with not the US. However, remember the last time the UN intervened with American money? Well, let me refresh. They asked for our cash for food for oil project to help the poor and the UN and its leader Kofianan ended up pocketing and spending it on stupid stuff. It is corrupt and the leaders are as well. So Africa has gotten enough help from the US and we just cant afford to send them cash with a War and people starving in our own nation.
The US should make new funds for the Water For The Poor Act to solve for the African water crisis.

300 millions are without water in Sub-Saharan Africa, and the problem is only growing worse. We need to fully fund the Water For The Poor Act in order to solve. It was enacted in 05, but has only been funded 10 million for regions in Africa. It needs 200 milion. Many credible literature authors beleive it can solve, and it solves for: -Water conflicts -Disease -And America's lack of Soft Power.
The US should make new funds for the Water For The Poor Act to solve for the African water crisis.

I feel I have said enough on this topic already and am not in the mood to reiterate my arguments. On this Christmas Eve remember what you are thankful for. Cherish the moments with your family and friends. Life is short live it to the fullest with no regrets. I am thankful for being an American. God bless those overseas protecting our rights to even be able to debate freely with one another. Thank God for liberty and freedom.
The US should make new funds for the Water For The Poor Act to solve for the African water crisis.

I think that it is outrageous that you would even attempt to say that US has a moral and legal obligation to help these people. If this is the case we should be helping Chinese factory workers, Indonesian children working in sweatshops, or even the starving citizens in Serbia. The fact is that no country is obligated to help the other period. I find it amusing that you say that 190 million "measly" dollars. Yeah thats cool but it increases our national debt, is an insufficient amount to make an impact, and most importantly, its US money leaving the hands of hard working American economy. Furthermore, I know that Africa has a large population but it is impossible to maintain constant work on a project that needs to water that many people! You must realize that tyrants run these governments and money and workers that go there to do good, end up being run out by these leaders. If this would ever succeed the need for troops to protect this project would be needed. Also, if you are familiar with Somalia when the US tried to intervene and bring food to the starving citizens, it was immediately seized by the rebel army and withheld. This is because the US practices such a ceasefire in foreign events. I do have adequate proof that the infrastructure of poor Africa is horrible. I am in the Military and have talked with many Africans that lived there, along with soldiers that have been deployed to the near by places. Specifically, an African immigrant to the US told me that the reason they starve is because they cant get the food to them. Simply put. Also, he noted that the government has close grips on the Red Cross aid being brought. The French and British presence has pulled out and given up on these ideas. You say that US is the only one that can make this work? No crap because we are the only ones that cares to send our money to a lost cause. Since when are we the only nation that is obligated to spend money on others. I know its selfish but people living in my city 35% under the poverty level probably don't think so. I am not about to support aid to Africa that is full of civil wars, genocide, and governmental corruption. I was wrong about the Aid given for Katrina, however it is no comparison to what we dish out. I am just sick of us wasting money on projects that achieve nothing. Why do you think they postponed the project before? or why it isn't a focal point in the current presidential debates? It is because it is too hard of a mission and to contract out this project would cost to much time and money, not to mention the red tape we would run into with all these countries who have spill over ethnic conflicts. You did not win the debate because your points are not valid enough to convince congress, presidents, or the American people from pursuing it fully when it was presented the FIRST time. You have no idea the problems that await in the countries of Africa. This is why no one wants to talk about it because Americans end up being killed when they get involved examples? Somalia, Rwanda, Sudan. Period.
People who weigh more should pay more for travelling in airplanes.

I am going to debate this topic on the con side. This is not even logical. Just because you weigh more does not mean you should be charged more. If this does ever happen it could extend to busses railways and all forms of transportation. Not only do the airports have enough to worry about with possible terrorists but now they will have to check your weight to make sure you paid the correct amount. Who would determine the "price per pound" and how would it be enforced. would everyone have to step on a scale. And what if you gained/lost weight since you bought the ticket, would the ticket then be void. This would take to much time to enforce, and peoples bodies will change. I realize that obesity is a problem in America, but this is not how you solve it
Doomsday would beat Batman in a fight (to the death)

I can not possibly win this now.You must be Doomsday himself or something!Any way I just want to say since we are arguing the original characters, doomsday does not have the ability to fly, absorptions cells, or real intelligence. Just say'in...My lost argument was suppose to say Batman is filthy rich and therefore had the resources to come up with something able to in some way trap, harm, trick, or control Doomsday giving him the potential of killing Doomsday at least once.Batman apparently includes: Use of high tech equipment, weapons, & gadgets Master of stealth Master of disguise Proficient with technology Access to vast wealth and criminal records Excellent observational skills I believe he could use these power in some way to gain a upper hand to The Ultimate.
Doomsday would beat Batman in a fight (to the death)

Since my opponent did not post his next argument, I will post more powers of Doomsday that would over-power Batman in a fight:Also I forgot to point this out in my last round your video doesn't have any proof that Doomsday would lose in a fight to Batman, I could just as easily say that a whole bunch of Dc comic book officials got together and said that Doomsday would beat Batman you were going off a video that was made off of the common group's vote. Superhuman Reflexes: Most surprising are his reflexes and speed for his bulked and built size. In a matter of moments, Doomsday managed to render most of the Justice League incapable of fighting. Super-Leaping: He was incapable of flight but due to his extremely dense muscles in his legs, he can leaps miles at a time. Superman took advantage of this in their first battle by attempting to keep him airborne. He also used it to his advantage when he deposited Doomsday in a lake to slow him down. Flight: Although he had been incapable of flight after his return he used his power absorption cells to steal the self powered flight of Steel as well as his other abilities. Self-Sustenance: As a result of his engineering, Doomsday does not need to eat, drink, breathe, or sleep and can survive in the vacuum of space. Sense Kryptonian: A genetic ability to sense anyone Kryptonian. Kryptonian Rage: Overriding instinct to treat any being with Kryptonian DNA as an automatic threat.
Doomsday would beat Batman in a fight (to the death)

Even if Batman has a better intelligence skill set this is a fight to the death basiccally a grude match and Doomsday has better durability, strength, reflexes, and ablilty to over domiate and essencially kill Batman.Also like I said he literally can bounce everything Batman throws at him: Invulnerability: Doomsday is almost completely resistant to all forms of physical and mental types of harm, and as such, bullets bounce off him, rockets, lasers and bombs won't leave a mark on him, and high-voltage energy emissions (beams) can't penetrate through his tough hide, and he can survive in space and can even operate while in the direct prsence of space vacuums, vortexes and wormholes, and he doesn't require oxygen, water, or any form of nourishment to maintain himself, and he can only be harmed by high-tier superhuman beings like Superman, Wonder Woman, and Captain Marvel. Even if Batman is very smart Doomsday could absorb them: Absorption Cells: Throughout Doomsday's Kryptonian body the monster can replicate and store the special abilities of any beings/super beings in his immediate proximity using "Absorption Cells". With every being he encounters, Doomsday becomes even more powerful and virtually unstoppable by copying their powers. Powers gained are the abilities of Steel, including a stainless, metallic, steel body armor, new stainless, metallic, steel Bone Protrusions, and the power of flight.Doomsday's strength is also superior: Superhuman Strength: Doomsday is an extremely powerful alien engineered on the planet Krypton. He was designed and artificially built by Kryptonian scientists and was constantly tortured and abused into hating all Kryptonians, particularly Superman, making it possible for his rage to enable him to overpower and even kill full fledged Kryptonians at ease. With his strength, Doomsday can easily overpower and kill humans and other aliens like Kryptonians, and can bend and break through reinforced steel, destroy impenetrable barriers, and can lift extremely heavy objects, and uproot trees and buildings/structures as well as decimate them with his might. He is strong and powerful enough to overcome entire rosters of superhumans, like the Justice League. Doomsday's strength capacity potential seems to be unlimited. Due to his adaptive abilities he is as strong as he needs to be to accomplish any goal. Strength level Class 100+; Doomsday is able to easily lift in excess of 100 tons.
Doomsday would beat Batman in a fight (to the death)

But you forget that doomsday lacks any real intelligence and can be easily manipulated, batman could easily trick Doomsday to go in an area where he will be killed. Plus Batman is way more technologically advanced than Doomsday, Doomsday can not be invulerable to everyone weapon. Plus since Batman is superior in intelligence to Doomsday he has better use of the time to prepare to beat him.Just watch Superman and Batman Apocalypse, Batman single handedly kills multiple Doomsdays with just an axe.Also Batman was voted as beating Doomsday officially:http://www.youtube.com...;
Doomsday would beat Batman in a fight (to the death)

First of all Doomsday is domnant and already killed Superman (Superman vol 2 #75). Plus the classic Batman has never encountered mutants with the power like Doomsday he has only really encountered Joker Peinguin Harley Quinn and Two face etc. Plus I stated that you will not be using any other verion of him.Doomsday can also develop/evolve resistance from ordinary injuries. Superman once used a sound gun to greatly discomfort him, but Doomsday's auditory canals closed up, making him impervious to Superman's weapon. Waverider once paralyzed Doomsday with chronal energy, but the second attempt backfired. In essence, Doomsday gradually turns more invulnerable if not injured beyond his ability to recover, which is so far undefined. Doomsday has also developed weapons and abilities that counters the powers of an opponent. He managed to cancel out the pure-energy Radiant by slamming into him; to greatly extend his claws and develop a poison to strike Superman in flight and reel him in; or breathe flames against the fire-sensitive Martian Manhunter, and apparently neutralize his defensive phase-shifting power. Doomsday's skeleton protrudes through his skin in razor-sharp spurs which provide protection to his few vital organs (brain, eyes, nervous system), and act as clawlike weapons on his hands, elbows, and knees. Doomsday doesn't have to adapt to Batman's wepons he is already evolved to a level higher then Batman plus his skin is razor sharp skin so even if Batman threw something at him he would be able to block it with his skin. Doomsday possesses seemingly inexhaustible stamina, and was not noticeably slowed down from fighting Superman for an entire day. His speed and agility are vastly disproportionate to his bulky stature, and he has been able to match Superman in this regard, once even managing to grab the Flash while the hero was in motion. Plus he could fight Batman all day and would not get tierd but Batman would.
Doomsday would beat Batman in a fight (to the death)

Assuming this is the first time Doomsday is fighting Batman. Therefore Doomsday has not dealt with Batman before.Now it is a fight to the death of one of them, so Doomsday only has to fight to the death once. It doesn't matter if he returns to life he would have still lost and therefore leave batman victorious.So I would think Batman could have a fighting chance against Doomsday since Doomsday has not adapted to batman and his weapons yet. Especially considering Batman also had the ability to beat superman, and superman has killed Doomsday atleast once!Just my 2 cents!
Knowledge about the past is usefull to complete our knowledge of the world we live in

I negate: knowledge about the past is usefull to complete our knowledge of the world we live in My Reason for negation: Knowledge about the past is not just useful it is necessary. Thus I negate. Contention I: Past knowledge is necessary. To get to the point of knowledge now, we need past knowledge. If we did not, then all knowledge now would go backwards, and there would be no advancement. If we didn't learn about the wheel, then we would have no cars. If we didn't learn basic farming techniques, there would be no farming industry. The list goes on and on. To get to where we are now, then the past is necessary not just useful. Thank you ladies and gentlemen.
Why Martin Luther King Jr. Would be Ashamed of the Black Lives Matter Movement

Martin Luther King Jr. was a Civil Rights hero who helped to end the legal segregation of blacks and whites in 1964 and later helped push the passage of the Voting Rights Act in 1965. He was a Baptist Christian who adopted the name Martin Luther in honor of the German protestant leader Martin Luther. What do these two have in common? They promoted non-violent protests and rallies for speeches. What may have started out as a harmless group of protesters fighting for equality has since then turned into a more violent group that closely mirrors the Black Panthers. The term "Black Lives Matter" promote a segregated outlook on general violence in a community; separating "black lives" from "all lives" creates a widely accepted belief that many of the supports believe that when it comes to violence, it only matters when it is against a black person. I recognize that this was not the goal of the group; however the ideology has been greatly twisted and warp largely in part to the biased media representation and the lack of want to explain what the group stands for to the general population. Leading a protest but lacking a good enough explanation as to why you are leading it other than the fact that it"s because of "racism" is counterproductive. Chanting "Pigs in a blanket, fry em" like bacon" is not a great way to non-violently protest against cop brutality. Similarly to the chant above, the words "Black Power" was widely used during the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s. Martin Luther King Jr. described the phrase as "essentially an emotional concept"" that meant ""different things to different people, but he worried that the slogan carried ""connotations of violence and separatism"" and opposed its use (King, 32; King, 14 October 1966). After what was meant to be a peaceful protest conducted by James Meredith and Stokely Carmichael of the Student NON-violent coordinating committee, when asked about the phrase "Black Power" Carmichael gave a disturbing answer of how white men who knew power needed to be brought to their knees to feel the power of the black man. Although he originally worked with Malcolm X to help the Civil Rights movement, King was clearly fighting a different fight. King believed in a future where blacks and whites would stand together as a brotherhood while Malcolm X believed in blacks taking control of their own lives; they both differed on the use of violence and the roles of white people in the Civil Rights movement. By using the slogan "Black Lives Matter", the group ignores its "self-destructive behavior". Rather than following in the footsteps of Martin Luther King Jr. and asking to stop cop brutality against any race, fighting for equality between all of those who feel oppressed, the BLM movement has segregated only a single race and fight for their rights solely while ignoring the facts and statistics that show that where the real problem lies: in their own community. http://www.biography.com... http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu... http://www.nationalcenter.org... http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu...
Why Martin Luther King Jr. Would be Ashamed of the Black Lives Matter Movement

It's shameful that after the Civil Rights movement worked so hard to fight for equality that everything they earned is slowly going down the drain. The Black Lives Matter Movement has undoing everything that Martin Luther King Jr. died for and it's insulting. My argument will be why the Black Lives Matter movement is anti-Civil Rights and the con will argue why they think B.L.M fights for equality. First round is acceptance, second round is presenting your point of view, and third round will be rebuttal arguments. Must provide credible sources. If you do not take this debate seriously, you forfeit the argument.
Democrats do not Have What it Takes to Halt Terrorism

I agree Democrats DO hate Clinton, I used him as an example due to the threat of his wife getting in office. I think you mis read the part about Pakistan... I didnt say it was our greatest ally, I mentioned that it was one of the few, together with Israel and Saudi Arabia. I think by now I do not have to mention the flaws in the Johnson, or Carter Administrations. A serious change does have to be made in the Mid East and it is clear that a Consevative is much more prepared to make the decesions that will lead our great Nation to success.
Democrats do not Have What it Takes to Halt Terrorism

Ok so are definitions of liberal differ. But my points, I believe, stand. We need change, or a new broad stance on our foreign relations in regards to terrorism. We are fighting terrorism in Iraq. That is the worst place. Try Iran or Afghanistan. We need a new stance to fix the problem. You state many issues with Clinton's administration. Truthfully, Clinton was many things I can not say on this site and his wife is worse. Please do not do as my father does and relate all liberals with the Clinton's. Why? Because Dems hate Clinton. Edwards said last night, "I won Iowa, because I beat Hilliary." You state Obama would put troops in Pakistan, our greatest ally? Greatest? Try Israel. Besides, the point i was making was, we would have American's people full support to stop terrorism. I do not think Obama will place our troops in Pakistan. If Iran attacked us through terrorists, we would respond to Iran.