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CS 1130: Transition to OO Programming
Spring 2015
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Monitoring Rhinos
Due to CMS by Friday, February 6th.
The rhinoceros population is endangered, having declined 90 percent since 1970, with only five species remaining the world today. The white and black rhinos are the only species left in Africa. Much of the threat to the rhinoceros comes from poachers, who kill them for their horns. Recently, Kenya (with less than 500 rhinos left!) relocated 33 rhinos to Meru National Park, where they hope to protect them from poachers.
When an animal population is small or endangerd, the animals are typically monitored in order to track the population. Sometimes these animals are captured and tagged. Some tags emit a signal, so that one can track the animal. Even in populated places, animals are tagged. Her in Ithaca, there are deer with tags on their ears wandering in the fields. If you keep your eyes peeled, it will not take long for you to see one.
Your task in this assignment is to develop a Java class
Table of Contents
Before You Get Started
Read Carefully
In order to give you as much guidance as possible, these instructions are fairly long. Your chances of completing the assignment quickly be increased by reading carefully and following all instructions. Many requests for resubmission are caused not by issues with programming but simply by not following instructions.
We have tried to lay out the instructions in sections to make it clear as possible. You should pay particular attention to the section on Iterative Development, as it contains important instructions for the remaining sections, and we will not repeat these instructions for each section.
Grading Policy (Revise-and-Resubmit Cycle)
To ensure that everyone masters this assignment, we will use an iterative feedback process. If one of the objectives below is not properly met, we will give you feedback and expect you to revise and resubmit. This process will continue until you are done. This process should be finished by 18th of February; once you finish you will receive a perfect score of 10. In our experience, almost everyone is able to achieve a perfect score within two submissions.
In grading your code, we will focus on the following issues:
Formatting is graded according to the course style guidelines, available on the course web page.
Until we have decided that you have mastered (e.g. 100/100) the assignment, your "grade" on CMS will be the number of revisions so far. This allows us to we can keep track of your progress. Do not be alarmed if you see a "1" for the assignment at first! The assignment will be considered completed when it passes all three steps outlined above.
Collaboration Policy
You may do this assignment with one other person. If you are going to work together, then form your group on CMS as soon as possible. This must be completed before you submit the assignment. Both people must do something to form the group. The first person proposes, and then the other accepts.
If you do this assignment with another person, you must work together. It is against the rules for one person to do some programming on this assignment without the other person sitting nearby and helping. Take turns "driving"; alternate using the keyboard and mouse.
With the exception of your CMS-registered partner, you may not look at anyone else's code or show your code to anyone else, in any form what-so-ever.
Assignment Scope
Everything that you need to complete this assignment should have been covered by Lecture 4 in class, or the first module in the web lectures. While you may have been exposed to them before you may not use if-statements anywhere in this assignment, as they are not necessary. Submissions containing if-statements will be returned for you to revise.
Getting Help
If you do not know where to start, if you do not understand testing, or if you are completely lost, please see someone immediately. This can be the course instructor, a TA, or a consultant. Do not wait until the last minute. A little in-person help can do wonders. See the staff page for more information.
Working with DrJava
To do this assignment, DrJava must be set up properly. If you have not already done this, follow the DrJava instructions to set it up on your computer.
Next, you should adjust your DrJava preferences to make programming a littler easier. Open up the Preferences window, found in the Edit Menu. First, change the indent level; choose "Miscellaneous" in the Preferences window and change the entry "Indent Level" to 4. In addition, you should choose "Display Options" and check the box "Show All Line Numbers".
Once you do that, you will find that you can properly format the code in your entire file simply by hitting the tab key once; DrJava will format everything automatically. Given the size of these tabs, however, you may find yourself with long lines that require you to scroll to the right to read them. We do not want to have to scroll to the right, so you should break up long lines (including both code and comments) into two or more smaller lines.
Finally, you will want to create a folder on your hard drive that is dedicated to this assignment and this assignment only. Every time that you work on a new assignment, we want you to make a new folder, as otherwise it is easy to mix up your assignments.
Initial Draft of Rhino
The first thing to get start is to create a skeleton class definition for class
First, you should add a file comment, which includes your name and the date on which you
completed the assignment. This should be a single-line comment (e.g. using the
Next you should add a JavaDoc class comment. A JavaDoc comment is a multi-line comment in-between
Instances of this class are monitoring data for a single rhino.
Save this file into the new directory and compile it. You will want to compile often as you proceed. In general it is a good idea to compile every time you complete an objective.
Class Fields
The next thing to do when making a class is to create the fields. All of these fields should be private and properly commented. We have more instructions on commenting below. The fields for this class are as follows:
Class Invariant
Every field declaration should be accompanied by a comment. This comment should describe what the field means, the constraints on the field, and the legal values for the field. This type of comment is called an \emph{invariant}. The collection of invariants for all fields is called the class invariant
For example, for the month-of-birth field, state in a comment that the field contains the month of birth and that it must be in the range 1..12. Here is an example of a declaration with a suitable comment:
Note the we do not JavaDoc style comments for fields in this class.
Do not include things like "(an int)" in a comment for a field. We only included that above so that you know what type the field should be. It is not needed in the comment because the type is obvious from the declaration.
Iterative Development
You are not quite done yet with
Skeleton of RhinoTester
Iterative development hinges on proper JUnit testing.
Create a new JUnit class in DrJava and call this class
Instructions for the Remainder of the Assignment
The rest of the assignment is broken into five parts (listed Part A, B, C, D, and E). In each
part, you will work on a group of methods in
Remember: To run a JUnit test, have the class you are testing --
Writing Method Specifications
The descriptions that we provide in each part below represent the level of completeness and precision we are looking for in your Javadoc comments. In fact, it is best to copy and paste these descriptions to create the first draft of your Javadoc comments. If you do not cut and paste, please adhere to the conventions we use, such as using the prefixes "Constructor: ...", for constructors and "Yields: ..." for functions. You should also use double-quotes to enclose an English boolean assertion. Using a consistent set of good conventions in this class will help us all.
In our specifications, there are no references to specific field names, since the user may not
know what the fields are, or even if there are fields. The fields are private. Remember the class
JFrame: you know what methods it has, but not what fields, and the method specifications do not
mention fields. In the same way, a user of your class
Part A: Constructor and Getters
The names of your methods must match those listed below exactly, including capitalization. The number of parameters and their order must also match: any mismatch will cause our testing programs to fail, meaning that you will have to resubmit. Parameter names will not be tested; you can change the parameter names if you want.
For this part, you will write a single constructor. It will have the following form:
The specification for this method is as follows:
Your constructor should initialize all of the fields in the profile object to satisfy the specification above. You should \textbf{not write code that checks whether preconditions hold}. It is the responsibility of the caller to ensure that the precondition is met. This means, for example, that you should not worry about (or write code that checks for) a name that is null.
In addition to the constructor, you should write several getter methods. The complete list of methods to write for this part is as follows:
Once you have created the constructor and getters, it is time to create your JUnit test. Your
first test will be in the procedure
There are eight fields, so you should be able to do this with eight
Part B: Setters
Three of the fields in
Again, you should not write code to check whether the preconditions holds. For example,
Hint: The methods
You will test these setter methods in the test procedure
As we said, the methods
Part C: Another Constructor
Your next goal in this assignment to write a second constructor for the class. This constructor is a thorough constructor that initializes all of the fields, and not just a select few. It will have the following form:
The specification for this constructor is as follows:
The next round of testing should occur in the test procedure
As before, you do not need to check that the preconditions are satisfied. That is the responsibility of the person using this class, not the person writing it.
Part D:
|Description (JavaDoc Specification)
|isOlder(Rhino p)
Yields: "p is not null and this Rhino is older than
|isOlder(Rhino p, Rhino q)
Yields: "p and q are not
null and p is older than q".
Make this function static and write it using the previous
isOlder(Rhino) as a helper method.
When you are done with the last part of this assigment, you should test it in the test procedure
partE. When you test the comparison methods, you should test them on a diverse and
representative set of inputs. In other words, think of all the different ways that the comparison
can be false, and all of the different ways in which it can be true; you should have at least one
test for each case.
Once you have everything working you should go back and make sure that your program is properly formatted so that we can easily read it. In particular, you should check that the following are all true:
The last step requires some additional explanation.
Recall that JavaDoc is how we create the web pages that you see in the Java API. In this class, we use it mainly to check that you have filled in all of your specifications correctly. Click the Javadoc button in DrJava and examine the output. You should see your method and class specifications.
Read through them from the perspective of someone who has not read your code, and fix them if necessary so that they are appropriate to that perspective. You must be able to understand everything there is to know about writing a call on each method from the specification that you see (e.g. without knowing anything about the private fields). Thus, the fields should not be mentioned.
Once you have done this, add a comment at the very top of your code saying that you checked the Javadoc output and it was OK. We will hold you to this, and if the JavaDoc is not okay, the assignment will be sent back for revision.
Upload files
Rhino.java and
RhinoTester.java on the CMS by
the due date: Friday, February 6th at 11:59PM. Do not submit any files with the
extension/suffix .java~ (with the tilde) or .class. It will help to set the preferences in your
operating system so that extensions always appear.
Check the CMS daily until you get feedback from a grader. Make sure your CMS notifications for CS 1130 are set so that you are sent an email when one of your grades is changed.
Within 24 hours, you should do the four Rs: Read the feedback, Revise your program accordingly, Resubmit, and Request a Regrade using the CMS. If you do not request a regrade, we have no simple way of knowing that you have resubmitted. The whole process should be finished within one week.


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I'm reflecting on the last dregs of Summer as I sit here with a blanket on my lap and the heater at my feet. I've finally finished editing my images from the Summer and it's nearly Winter. This day at the beach was amazing. It began with a less than amazing (yet creepily spectacular) walk through the coastal bush where literally hundreds of golden orb weaving spiders had made thick webs above the track. It was a tunnel of spiders – no real photos of that though due to the screaming and panic – mostly from me. We found this amazing beach which with enormous rocky outcrops and towering gums was uniquely Australian and spent an hour playing in the sand and on the rocks and collecting treasures.
Beach Life
Summer has just ended but is full of warm memories. I took way too many photos when we went on a family holiday in January and I'm still slowly making my way through them all. On this grey and rainy day I needed to remind myself of the fun we had on the last afternoon of our holiday so I thought I'd post some. Seeing O jumping around in the waves with so much joy – a child who previously wouldn't set foot in it – and L with her usual exuberance for life running, fully clothed, through the waves before we could even change her really brightened my day.
A rare moment of quiet
Into the woods
From my house I have a nice clear view of the mountain. I love foggy days but we really don't get too many of them around here, but every now and then I can see the fog settles beautifully on the top of the mountain. I wasn't doing anything in particular on this day but when I looked out my window and saw the foggy mountain top I hopped in the car. I imagined how amazing the walking trail would look with a thick fog cover and got excited as we approached and drove up the long winding road through thick clouds of fog. Twenty minutes later and we reached the top of the mountain to discover not even the smallest sense of fogginess. Not a skerick. Not a trace. Not even the slightest hint of fog.
Regardless we enjoyed our stroll (sometimes jog) along the track with every stick transforming into sword and the added bonus of a few puddles to stomp on the way back.
The Fair
We always have fun at the local school fair. But when you're 2, it can evoke a rollercoaster of emotions. From the exhilarating highs of going on your first ride, to the crushing lows of being too small to ride (especially when your big bro is old enough) followed by the renewed contentment at your consolation prize – getting a giant ice cream all to yourself!
Beach afternoon
A couple of weeks ago I was able to meet some amazing friends who travelled all the way from Melbourne to visit and see my exhibition. It was a brief stay but one that I won't forget. I took them to one of my favourite beaches in the afternoon and we each brought our cameras. You'll notice that this post looks like two completely different sets of images – one batch taken in the harsh daylight, the rest taken in a short five minute period as the sun was going down. It's amazing what a difference that light makes to the look and feel of the images. In the time between my friends were busy capturing me with my youngest splashing in the water and I am so grateful to them for capturing some gorgeous moments with me in the frame.
Some of my friend Marlene's photos from her stay can be seen here
F Family Beach Session
In the course of creating this workshop I have had the opportunity to meet some wonderful people. A local photographer, Jade, from Jade Flores Photography, offered up her beautiful family to be videoed, while I photographed them. Despite being Winter it was a beautiful and warm afternoon and I had such a wonderful time with this family of four, even though we all got a bit wetter than planned.
To see all the behind the scenes footage and editing videos that accompany this shoot, they come as part of my workshop which is available for purchase here: http://beyondthewanderlust.com/art-and-soul-adding-depth-and-emotion-to-storytelling-images-with-shelley-reis/
Walking in the bush
"Walking in the bush, walking in the bush.
There is nothing quite like it, walking in the bush…"
Last weekend we went a local National Park for a picnic with family. It was a beautifully warm Winter's Day and while it wasn't quite beach weather it was perfect for a bush stroll. The kids had a blast splashing in puddles, drawing in the sand, and generally running amok with their cousins. We added about another 25 sticks to our ever growing stick collection (don't ask).
The 'Why?'
"We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean"
~ Ralph Hattersley
I often wonder why I have this all consuming drive to photograph and document life. I know I am not alone in this, I see countless others around me striving to hold on to these moments and create something tangible from a fleeting event. To hang on to it in some form. The theory: If I photograph it, it is not lost.
I read the words the other day 'How did it get so late so soon?' on one of my favourite photography blogs. I've had these words spinning round my head over and over for the last week or so trying to understand why they resonate with me and why I couldn't shake them from my mind. The words are originally Dr Seuss':
"How did it get so late so soon? It's night before it's afternoon.
December is here before it's June. My goodness how the time has flewn.
How did it get so late so soon?"
Now I'm one of those people who does far too much thinking for my own good but no matter how much I think, I can't put my finger on the 'why?'. It was only when I was looking around my back catalog for a particular photo that I stumbled upon some images that made me realise why I do this. When Lola was 8 days old I took some photos of her – I posed her, put little props on her head and smoothed out her imperfect baby skin. She looked thoroughly adorable of course. But in this back catalog I had kept my 'outtakes' in a separate folder – the inbetween moments, the unposed, the spontaneous, and sometimes the out of focus or technically amiss – yet these were the real treasures. This was the real Lola – the way I had remembered her in all her beautiful, imperfect squishy glory. Like little keys they unlocked all of these beautiful memories of our first days together. To find these photos I felt both happy and sad. She's so big now, a proper little girl. How did it get so late so soon?
I find the passing of time so bittersweet. It happens so fast that some days I feel as though life just snuck up on me and kind of snowballed out of my control. So, how do we reconcile the relentless march of time? Do we reflect and mourn the loss? Or ignore it and forge on revelling in the present moment and what's to come? I know I need to do the latter more but I've realised now that capturing and collecting these memories is an important step that helps to keep me looking forward. Photography to me is an act of love and the photographs I take are the precious souvenirs from a time I once visited.
Week 8 // Parklife
It doesn't matter that we have a lot of the same equipment at their disposal in our backyard they both love a good park outing. They can *mostly* play cooperatively now with Oscar happy to push Lola on the swings and Lola happy to accept. Unfortunately when it comes to the scooter there is almost never any cooperation.
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Nominations are open for the annual Lycamobile British Ethnic Diversity Sports Awards (BEDSAs), which will be hosted by Sir Lenny Henry on 18 March 2017 at the Hilton Park Lane, London.
The awards, which are now in its third year, are organised by Sporting Equals, an organisation that promotes ethnic diversity in sport and were established to celebrate sporting excellence within black, minority and ethnic communities.
For the second year, the Youth Sport Trust is sponsoring the Young Person of the Year Award, which recognises significant progress and considerable achievements made by a young person over the past 12 months in their chosen sport. Last year the accolade was awarded to Easah Suliman, Aston Villa and England under-17 defender who became the first footballer of Pakistani heritage to captain an England team.
Youth Sport Trust Ambassador and former sprint champion, Jason Gardener is on the judging panel and will present the winner with their award at the star glittered event in March.
Click here to nominate a young person for the Youth Sport Trust's Young Person of the Year Award or any of the other awards. For latest news on the upcoming awards follow @BEDSAofficial and #BEDSA2017.
Other award categories include:
- The Lycamobile Sportsman of the Year Award
- Sportswoman of the Year Award
- The Sport England Community Sports Project of the Year Award
- The UK Sport Inspirational Performance of the Year Award
- The Coach of the year Award
- The Army Unsung Hero Award
- The Tennis Foundation Special Recognition Award
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Welcome to ESOL
Hello. My name is Kay Retterbush. I teach English To Speakers of Other Languages.(ESOL) Teaching has been a part of my life as long as I can remember. I am a native of Valdosta and have taught for over 20 years. My husband is Scott, and we have 2 boys. Christopher is a Freshman at Gordon State College and Jonathan is a 11th grader at LHS. In my spare time, I love to travel with my family, watch baseball, garden, and shop! Oh, I almost forgot about Daisy! She is our little Maltese. I look forward to working with your child if they are an English Language Learner. I believe all students can learn and succeed!
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Words of Wisdom from Guru Bob - "Ransomware"
"Ransomware" is software that takes over your computer and demands a ransom to remove itself.One particular piece of ransomware is rather nasty ... it's called CryptoLocker and it encrypts files that it can get its hands on - including files on any network drives. It then demands payment of $300 within 96 hours otherwise your files are forever locked and useless. You can still see the files but they're no good to you. The software claims that if you try to circumvent it then it will just drop the offer of letting you pay the ransom.
Most people are restoring from backup, but some have paid the ransom to an anonymous recipient and got their files back, until next time at least. There's no guarantee and probably no defence of "but I already paid the ransom!"
Anyway, this brings up a point which is that a lot of these things happen due to installing programs from untrusted origins, opening attachments in emails - even attachments that you may consider safe, such as PDF files. In actual fact, security holes in PDF files is a massive entry point for malware (malicious software) and viruses.
The thing to realise is that while you think you're in control of your computer, it's probably more likely to be the other way round. As clever as any of us think we are with computers we can all get tricked and the consequences can be terrible, ranging from a minor annoyance (e.g. advert/porn popups) to deletion of files or even disclosure of private and sensitive information to anyone.
There's some simple things you can do to reduce the risk - and remember you can never be 100% protected.
1. Always always make sure your virus scanner is up to date.
There's bunch of virus scanners on the market, some free, some not. No one virus scanner is going to be the best all the time so it's much of a muchness which one you pick really. Personally I advise that if you're running a Windows computer that you install Microsoft Security Essentials. It's free and it will keep up to date and actively scan files as they're accessed.
2. Don't just say yes! Don't just click open! Don't just download!
Do you really know what you're opening? If you didn't expect an email from someone with an attachment then don't open it. If you're not sure whether you should click Yes to a security warning then click NO or ask someone what to do. The only stupid question is one you don't ask. Think about how you'd feel if all your work files got deleted because you thought "ah what's the worst that could happen?" and then it did ...
Hackers often target popular free software and re-bundle it to include their own nasties. Sometimes virus scanners will pick up on these. Always make sure you get it from an official source. Here's a question - how do you know that the YouTube video downloader that you got doesn't send your private information to somewhere? It's a very real threat.
3. Don't be a cheapskate - cheapskates get hacked!
Computers and software are expensive - but you should seriously consider an IT budget if you don't have one - even if you're an individual set up an automatic payment of say $5 per week into a separate bank account (your bank should let you create accounts for free). If you're still running Windows XP you're going to stop getting updates from Microsoft in April next year.
Don't be afraid to spend some money on advice - consider how much it could cost you to recover from such an event because you were being cheap. Do you have backups? These cost money (e.g. for a new external drive, maybe some software to manage it etc). It's all money well spent.
While I know a fair bit about IT stuff I'm not a pro when it comes to looking after desktop computers (I used to be but time marches on). I can't really help if you find yourself in a pickle, but I might know someone who can. If you do need professional help then make sure they know what they're talking about (ask them for a reference and call that person).
Probably the most useful thing you can do is to keep backups (not just on your computer) and make sure your backups actually work.
- CryptoLocker: http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/t/506924/cryptolocker-hijack-program/
- Microsoft Security Essentials: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-NZ/windows/security-essentials-download
- Windows XP end of life: http://windows.microsoft.com/en-nz/windows/end-support-help


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Delaware First Week of Practice Mini Highlights
The musical selection isn't exactly current, but practice has resumed Newark.
Arguably the most famous Canadian lacrosse player attended Delaware so no big surprise to see box nets on the field. Did you know you can use box nets as make shift goalie dummies?
There's a 84% chance three Pittsburgh high school teams implement the drill involving the football.
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CISTUS Cistus took its name from cleansing. It's a herb that cleanses our body really well, acting on several grounds. First of all, cistus results in slowing down the process of reproducing bacteria and also fights them. It has antibacterial properties making our bodies get rid of unecessary germs. The second method is catching heavy metals and toxins. Cistus is able to bind them very effectively, and, since it has urinic effects, it also gets rid of them very quickly. Now, last but not least, cistus can be also applied externally for skin changes, especially cold sores. It gets rid of bacteria that live on our skin,
and what's interesting and rare amongst herbs, it also helps improve the smell of our body. If you have any problems with excessive sweating, cistus will help to remove unpleasant smells that we sometimes secrete. The cistus infusion contains plentiful antioxidants, which have really positive effect on our bodies. They catch free radicals, slow down the process of ageing of our body cells, but they also act against arteriosclerosis, as they prevent cholesterol from settling in our veins. What's more, cistus has antiallergic effects and also improves the function of our digestive system. Cistus is a little plant that occurs in the area of Mediterrenean Sea, while its health benefits have been known for nearly 2000 years.
It turns out, cistus resin is one of the ingredients of the myrrh, which you might have heard of otherwise. This was how cistus became popular. The myrrh also comes from other kinds of trees, but you'll find it here as well. Well, generally speaking, we don't know what exactly myrrh contained, but it seems it contained cistus as well. The infusion has a nice, brownish colour, the dried herb is mostly flowers, stems and leaves of this little bush. I'd classify the flavour of cistus as rather dry tasting herbs. It's a bit malt, even a little tangy, I would say. You can also taste a note which resembles me licorice a bit. You can feel this aftertaste at the back of your tongue.
I think you can certainly drink it for taste, you can find much less tasty herbs or natural drugs, after all So I think it's a really nice flavour, and a really good cleansing effect, which is combined in one little cup. I think we can recommend it to everyone. See you on our website Czajnikowy.pl! Starring: Rafał Przybylok Our teashop: Czajnikowy.pl Camerawork and editing: Patryk Płuciennik Translation: Katarzyna Bidzinska


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Lodz Design Festival 2011. October 20-30.
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At the TENT London Kitchen Budapest and WAMP present the outcome of the 'Pirates of the Danube' open call launched for young Hungarian designers.
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2011. September 22-25.
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During Budapest Design Week 2011, Kitchen Budapest media lab and HVG Könyvek publisher organise a workshop in relation to the Subjective Atlas of Hungary, a book published in summer 2011. Workshop participants can create custom covers for the atlas, and they can take their custom-printed copies home right away.
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Chromosonia is an installation for the facade of the Ars Electronica Center. We provide the means for anyone with a portable music player to visualize the music they are currently listening to on the Ars Electronica facade featuring three levels of mapping: perceptual, informational and social.
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Finally we are about to release the atlas in which fifty young visual authors were invited to put their homeland in perspective. At the launch event you can hold a copy in your hands and meet the authors and editors of the atlas.
14 August 2011, Sunday 4pm
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Ethical naturalism is the only authentic metaethical philosophy.
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Ethical sentences express propositions
Some such propositions are true
Those propositions are made true by objective features of the world, independent of human opinion
These moral features of the world can be reduced to some set of non-moral features
Supernatural/metaphysical claims are unacceptable bases for ethical claims.
I will have the burden of proof in this argument; the opponent will only have to successfully contradict these proofs.
The opponent's response and the Second round deals with definitions, and progressive rounds will consist of arguments and rebuttals. A player may decide not to participate in R5 if he thinks his position is strong enough already.
More definitions, both for my opponent and for readers possibly not familiar with ethical philosophy.
Propositions are the meanings behind statements that can either be true or false. By arguing that ethical claims are propositions, I'm arguing that one can be wrong by saying that "Murder is right" just as one can be wrong by saying "Ants are bigger than humans".
By saying that some such propositions are true, I'm arguing that there are statements in the form "It is either wrong or right to do X" that can be true.�
"These moral features of the world can be reduced to some set of non-moral features."�
This means that I'll argue that ethical truths are reducible to something less glamorous than that. They are also reducible to something more continuous with aspects of the natural world.
"Supernatural/metaphysical claims are unacceptable bases for ethical claims."
This doesn't mean that I necessarily reject supernaturalism. I'm just rejecting supernaturalism as an authentic — genuine — epistemic basis for ethical claims.
I also need to define ethics, as there are two senses of the word, one Aristotelian and the other more...modern.�
Ethics in one sense deals with leading the good life, and doesn't have the social emphasis that "morality" does — it's more general, including all activities that lead to some good. It includes morality, but includes amoral issues as well, like eating too much. Morality is just a type of good, you see, a moral good.
But ethics in the moral sense deals specifically with social imperatives, like justice. When I speak of "ethics" from here on, it'll be in the Aristotelian sense. When I speak of "morality" from here on, it'll be specifically in the social-moral sense.
As per the rules of no argumentation in R1 or R2, I will utilize this round only to accept the expanded upon definitions my opponent provided this round.
I believe the first question that anyone should ask themselves when doing anything is to ask themselves — "Why bother?"�
There is a clear distinction between having a "reason to" do something, and understanding the "reason why" something is done. The latter is a naturalistic question, subject to study by psychologists. The former, however, deals with how we justify and make choices about which actions we perform — the former is the special niche of ethicists.
What, however, constitutes a good reason to do something? This question is wholly unapproachable without reference to psychological concepts like interests, desires and needs that comprise the basic units of human motivation. Without these units, not only is the sole impetus of human behavior lost, but so is all purpose behind it. Without a motivational system like ours, an organism is little more than a chemical reaction capable of thought, as capable of goal-oriented action as a rock.
So by reduction I posit as a premise that the basic units of motivation, by default, are also the basic units used by agents to select and justify actions.�
In essence, I'm saying that the ONLY good reason to do something is because you want to. Even God, himself, without compromising your free will cannot negate this fact. He can promise you hell for doing one thing and heaven for doing another, but in the end, you weigh the options and decide which course of action you want most — and that's that.
Of course, this might not be enough to call "want" a good reason, in itself. Epistemically, there might always be a better reason to do something that we simply don't know about — or even might not be able to comprehend. But I posit that the 'almighty want' is the best available justification possible for human action, and is ultimately the only one ever used.�
It's obvious that the fact that something is desired does not, by itself, make for a good reason to do something. Wanting to kill someone who has called you Pinkie ONE TOO MANY TIMES, for example, is not an intuitively good reason to actually do it. Obviously, there's something more in the mix. But if the framework of our entire ethical science depends on want, then how do we judge wants?
In this case, it's because we also work under a moral framework, where agape love, social needs, and practical requirements, among other things, motivate us to take the interests of others into consideration. It's common sense that some wishes can 'outweigh' others; this evinces the existence of an inner practical calculus that, by factoring in relevant desires, can be used to compare possible courses of action.�
— From this we can infer that we not only aim, but that we aim for the best possible. —
The fact that we seek the best possible provides coherence to our pragmatically-oriented ethical framework.�
We now understand what it means, in at least one sense, to say that one "ought" to do something in normative discourse. "Ought" is now a clean signifier that our "something" is the most effective (best) course of action in a situation with respect to the motivational schema of the agent.�
It's not some divine imperative that entreats you to do something. It's simply a really good idea to do it. The Ten Commandments [2] teach us that one ought not kill, �but this only makes sense with reference to our obeisance to God and willful conformity with his aims. "Ought" only makes sense as practical instructions with some implied aim in mind (here, to avoid sin, estrangement from God!).�
But note that I have talked much specifically about morality, here, which I'm holding as a mere subset of what goes into our ethical calculus. Morality is only one part of good decision-making.�
We humans are astutely aware of what our ultimate wish is when we're performing actions. Our final goal is to achieve a wonderful state of affairs called happiness. I'm not talking about happiness in the enjoyment sense of the word, but in the Aristotelian sense that one is living well, flourishing — eudemonia. As Aristotle points out in his Nichomachean Ethics [1], our own flourishing (which is a state of being-in-action) is the highest good we can aim for, the one thing we would still choose even if nothing resulted from it.
Having determined the object of our action, we now have a clear standard from which to evaluate and justify our choices. As Aristotle puts it, "Shall we not, like archers who have a mark to aim at, be more likely to hit upon what is right?" [1]
With in mind the ultimate aim of our own actions, we are now made aware that either morality has to make sense with respect to this, or else it is senseless (we lack a good 'reason to') to actually act by it.�
Descriptively, morality consists of the norms set by society (or a smaller group, or even an individual) to differentiate condemnable actions from commendable ones. The norms imposed develop naturally through both sociobiological and cultural evolution (i.e., incest condemnation stems at least in part from the evolutionary adaptiveness of not inbreeding [4], and homosexuality condemnation stems at least in part from condemnation of the practice in the Bible [2], and especially by the Roman Catholic Church during the Middle Ages [3] ). These norms are often imposed with arbitrary aspects that are senseless with respect to any ethical calculus, and are made relevant to the calculus only by the social demands that constitute them and the cultural identity bestowed by them.
The senselessness of social norms, however, can be not only inefficient, but harmful. Entire social groups, including women and Black Americans, have been subjugated by arbitrary norms [3], creating both economic and social problems that persisted longer than the norms ever did. Without an intelligent ethical compass guiding the production of moral rules, the law-giving archers missed their marks. These episodes were no more ethically sound than New Guinean natives' moral belief in corpse cannibalism as respect for the dead (which led to several nasty epidemics among them) [5]. These are key examples of moral fallibility and the significance of ethical naturalism as a superior guiding principle.
In order to give sense to morality and naturalize it such that dumb norms can be contrasted from the rational ones (and so the concept of moral progress can be vindicated), the point of morality with respect to our ethical aims needs to be specified.�
The point of morality is the achievement of social harmony (the combination and orchestration of social agents to achieve some effect) among human social groups. That's why it evolved, that's why we can rationally be glad that it did, and that's why it's so significant to our pursuits. As social animals navigating in a social world, we can be thankful that the other relatively hyperintelligent creatures among us have a conscience.�
Harmony, itself, of course, is not enough. Adolf Hitler organized Germany pretty harmoniously to orchestrate the genocide of over 6 million Jews [3]. But this is where things get tricky. Heretofore, morality has been organized harmoniously in the name of plenty of — dare I say it? — crappy things.�
The most subtle of these has been "biological fitness". We've evolved to prefer some norms over others (fairness being our crowning achievement, with evolution embedding into our species an informal system of reciprocal altruism) that improve how efficiently we reproduce and pass on genes [6]. Gene replication, though our biological 'aim', is not the aim by which we select actions. We have psychological wishes to actualize, and if we want to be nerdy, dateless scientists instead of Ghengis Khan imitators, there's nothing wrong with that. Biology explains why things happen, but as agents, we choose actions for distinct reasons.
The more infamous of these guiding forces of moral law-giving is transcendental, and it is a guiding precept of ethical naturalism that such guides are inane. The idea is that someone has somehow been approached by God with a set of (arbitrary) moral rules to guide humanity. And, of course, these rules come attached with a series of threats and promises. The problem with supernaturalism as an ethical basis is epistemic.
Not only are supernaturalistic claims unreliable and usually rationally inconsistent/specious, but evidence to support supernaturalistic claims is inexistent. Beyond that, there's also no evidence that the supernatural messengers aren't liars or being misinterpreted.�
No, the point of human morality is simply a large-scale version of the point of human action — to foster social harmony so that each involved agent can individually flourish in an optimal social environment. Norms are imposed according to how well they suit this goal, along with how practicable they are and so forth. Condemnable actions are those which go against these ideal norms, and moral progress is the transformation of a society/group/etc such that its norms conform better to this.
A wrong action is a legitimately condemnable one with respect to true morality, and a right action is a legitimately commendable one.
The opening post dealt with the term "ethical" in its moral sense, which I will emphasize here. A summary of my position:
Moral claims express propositions about which behaviors would be condemned/commended in a society whose norms aren't organized senselessly (i.e., they are organized with respect to the general aim of human action). Some are true.
Those propositions are made true by objective features of the world, independent of human opinion. Specifically, they are made true by 1) human nature, especially with regards to human motivational nature and 2) optimal (most effective) action given said motivational nature.
�These moral features are reducible first to optimally selected moral norms, which are, themselves, reducible to practical guidelines — instructions — about the most effective way to achieve human aims.
And supernatural/metaphysical claims are unacceptable bases for ethical claims.
1 - The Basic Works of Aristotle (edited by Richard McKeon)
2 - The Bible
3 - Western Civilization by Spielvogel
4 - The Handbook of Evolutionary Psychology edited by David M. Bus
5 - Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond
6 - Sociobiology: The New Synthesis, Abridged Edition by E. O. Wilson
My opponent argues that justifiable actions are best reduced to the "basic units of motivation" by ethical agents because "the ONLY good reason to do something is because you want to". In effect, my opponent has conflated the meta-ethical requirements of goodness with the psychological presuppositions of action. Surely it is obvious that in order to do something on one's free will, one must want to do it. But where does my opponent make the jump between that and the proposition that what one wants to do is the best reason to do it? My opponent claims that even if there are better reasons to do something, mere want and desire are the only epistemically available options for discerning good. However, doesn't this more add to the theory that what justifies action simply can't be reduced to psychological states or if this standard does exist that it is simply epistemically elusive? It appear to be special pleading to make the jump simply because my opponent wants there to be an objective state of justifiability and can't seem to find it.
===Evaluative Calculus===
Here, my opponent makes the concession that desire does not in itself imply goodness, evolving his position to be that only wants can be the basis of justifiability but not all wants may serve this function. In this argument, my opponent offers a way of deciphering between which wants are good and which are not, effectively offering a standard from which to weed out bad wants. As the standard for wants, my opponent offers social responsibility and needs co-aligned with personal valuations. My opponent argues that out of all of our near infinite amount of wants, those which take our own interests as well as the interests of others into consideration will yield the just course of action. However, far from an objectively "evaluative" calculus, the "inner practical calculus" that my opponent describes isn't objective at all. At the end of the day the correct course of action (according to my opponent's conception of ethics) rests on one's inner weighing of their own personal values (therefore losing the title of ojectivity) as well as their own epistemically unverifiable opinions on the valuations and needs of others (therefore losing the title of epistemic verifiability). There is no way for me to know what you or anyone else truly values, only my own values can be known for sure. So my opponent's inner calculus not only isn't objective (as it rests on personal valuations which are definitionally subjective), but is also epistemically incoherent.
===A Practical Imperative===
My opponent makes two mistakes in this point. The first is that my opponent posits a state of affairs which are self-justifying purely on the grounds that we aim for that end. This is a mistake which has been at the core of my opponent's case and I will point it out again here. My opponent again makes the fallacious conflation of one's subjective psychological desires and something that is metaphysically good in an objective sense. This is an unwarranted jump by my opponent. For one's personal subjective valuations can by definition not be an objective standard since it rests on subjective whim.
===Morality and Social Norms===
I am in full agreement with my opponent that many social norms are not self-justifying and many rest on purely arbitrary grounds i.e. discrimination against homosexuals, women, etc. However, I fail to see how this point in any way furthers the case for ethical naturalism and I implore my opponent to explain how it does.
===The Point of Morality===
This is more of a lesson in descriptive ethics than an argument in favor of any meta-ethical system (though I'm not complaining as this is an incredibly fascinating topic). It is true that humans have evolved to support certain norms over others (recripricol altruism for example) but that doesn't lend credence to any specific ethical systems authenticity or soundness. For as my opponent himself mentioned, biological fitness and eugenics are also adaptable traits which have led to events which my opponent would not describe as particularly ethical i.e. the Holocaust. So it doesn't appear that this point (like my opponent's previous point) helps with his case.
I concede to my opponent the ethical naturalist tenet that "Supernatural/metaphysical claims are unacceptable bases for ethical claims."
===Directing Harmony===
My opponent here argues that human morality has with it the goal of social harmony. I agree with this in a sense. It is true a la descriptive ethics that morality (conscience, evolutionarily advantageous feelings) evolved in order that we as humans would better be able to survive. Again, reciprocal altruism would seem to be moral evolutions crowning achievement. However, my opponent has provided no bridge between what is evolutionarily advantageous or reinforced to what may be described as metaphysically good.
***Refutation of the Pro Case***
Wants, Needs of Others and Epistemic Incoherence
My opponent has succeeded in proving this point insofar as he can show one can have an epistemic basis in deciphering when the actions which he argues are moral are attained. However, this is not the case (my opponent is also wrong in what actions he defines as moral but that is a different matter). As I pointed out earlier, taking the desires, needs, and wants of other people into account as the deciding factor of ethics is epistemically impossible as one cannot intimately know the various needs and wants of others. As my opponent even admitted, we can't even be sure to know what is in our own best interest. Therefore even if one grants to my opponent his argument for what makes actions moral, the verifiability factor makes it impossible. If these propositions are true, we can never know them and thus my opponent's argument cannot be epistemically proven or practiced.
Prox forfeited this round.
This is troubling. Extend all arguments and refutations.
Prox forfeited this round.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. — John Velazquez won the Kentucky Derby by a broken nose.
An injury to Animal Kingdom's regular rider, Robby Albarado, cleared the way for Velazquez to pick up the mount on the 20-1 long shot. Once he took the reins Saturday, he rode his good luck all the way to the winner's circle.
"For once, I'm on the good end of it," Velazquez said. "All of a sudden I pick up this one and he wins the Derby, so it was meant to be."
The past three years, the New York-based jockey came to Churchill Downs with a colt considered a leading contender, only to have it withdrawn.
This time, he was supposed to ride early second choice Uncle Mo before the colt was scratched because of a lingering stomach problem. Then Albarado broke his nose when he was thrown off his horse and kicked in the face before a race three days ago.
And the rest, as they say, is history.
"It's words that you can't describe," Velazquez said. "But I do really feel really bad for Robby. I hope he's winning the Derby with me here. I know he got hurt, so this is for both of us, buddy. I know you're not on it, but I know you're with me."
He promised to take care of Albarado, although he didn't specify how.
Trainer Graham Motion got lucky, too.
His top Derby horse, Wood Memorial winner Toby's Corner, never even made it to Louisville. He had a leg injury and never left Motion's barn in Maryland.
"Somebody said, 'Are you surprised to win with a second-tier horse?' " Motion said. "I said, 'I'm not sure we would categorize him as a second-tier horse.' He's been an extraordinary horse to train. I was so impressed with how he handled everything."
Animal Kingdom, who had never raced on dirt before, reacted to his new rider the way a champion should, charging down the middle of the stretch to win by 2 3⁄4 lengths in front of 164,858, the largest crowd in Derby history.
He ran 11⁄4 miles in 2:02.04 — well off Secretariat's track record of 1:59.40 in 1973 — and paid $43.80, $19.60 and $13.Nehro returned $8.80 and $6.40, while Mucho Macho Man was another neck back in third and paid $7 to show.
Dialed In went off as the 5-1 favorite for two-time Derby-winning trainer Nick Zito but finished eighth.
Mucho Macho Man's finish for Kathy Ritvo tied her for second-best result by a female trainer in the 137-year-old race. Shelley Riley saddled Casual Lies to a second-place finish in 1992.
Rosie Napravnik was ninth aboard 8-1 second choice Pants On Fire in her bid to become the first female jockey to win. Still, her finish was the highest of the six women who've ridden in the Derby.
"I couldn't have wished for a better trip," she said.
Animal Kingdom is owned by Team Valor International, a partnership syndicate headed by Barry Irwin, a former writer for the Daily Racing Form, the industry's bible.
Irwin decided to switch riders when Albarado took Friday off to recuperate.
"It was a tough call because I really like Robby. He's won a lot of races for us, but we got 20 partners in this horse," Irwin said. "We got a large investment and I had to do what I thought was best for the partnership."
Like Velazquez, Irvin said he would make it up to Albarado.
Albarado, who won a $345,600 stakes race on the Derby undercard, found out Friday he was off Animal Kingdom.
"I'm not happy," he said after the race. "Barry Irwin decided he didn't think I was fit to ride; he didn't know my status or situation. This just wasn't my time today."
Instead, it was Velazquez's moment after going 0 for 12 in previous Derby tries.
"It was a loss for Robby, obviously, having the accident he had, and a win for me," Velazquez said. "Obviously, it turned out to be a great thing for myself."
Animal Kingdom won the Spiral Stakes on the synthetic surface at Turfway Park in his previous start. And though this was his first race on dirt, the winner had an easy trip, with Velazquez doing a masterful job despite being unfamiliar with the horse.
They avoided trouble in the 19-horse field while running in the middle of the pack most of the way.
Arkansas Derby winner Archarcharch, who started from the inside rail, was vanned off the track with a leg injury and will need surgery for a non-life-threatening fracture.
Pacesetter Shackleford was fourth, followed by Irish import Master of Hounds, Santiva, Brilliant Speed and Dialed In.
Pants On Fire finished ninth, followed by Twice the Appeal, Soldat, Stay Thirsty, Derby Kitten, Decisive Moment, Archarcharch, Midnight Interlude, Twinspired, Watch Me Go and Comma to the Top, who chipped his left ankle and will be sidelined for at least two months.
Horse with local ties finishes in 10th place
Twice the Appeal, which spent four months last summer being trained in Creston, finished 10th. Twice the Appeal, ridden by past Derby jockey winner Calvin Borel, finished 10 lengths behind winner Animal Kingdom.


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Call for artists
Artistic Expressions Gallery in Fuquay-Varina is seeking new members. The gallery is at 118 Raleigh St. The gallery will accept a limited number of admissions in a juried selection process. artisticexpressionsfv.com.
Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle
The Really Terrible Orchestra of the Triangle plays "Seasons in Time" at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8, at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. Tickets are $9 at The Cary, 122 E. Chatham St.; online at etix.com; or an hour before the performance at the Cary Arts Center. rtoot.org.
Music in the Library
The Oak City String Quartet performs from 2-3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the West Regional Library, 4000 Louis Stephens Drive, Cary.
The Cary theater screens "Frozen" at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, for $5 at 122 E. Chatham St.
Raleigh Boychoir
The Raleigh Boychoir Performing Choir and Young Men's Ensemble perform at 4 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 13, at the Page-Walker Arts & History Center, 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary. Tickets are $16, available in advance at The Cary, 122 E. Chatham St., by phone at 1-800-514-3849 or online at etix.com.
'Powerful Medicine: Simply Magic'
"Powerful Medicine: Simply Magic" will be shown at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, at The Cary, 122 E. Chatham St. A question-and-answer session with director Kevin Spencer will follow. Tickets cost $5.
Discovery Series
The Holly Springs Cultural Center's Discovery Series of performances is at 7:30 p.m. one Friday each month this fall through spring at 300 W. Ballentine St. Tickets cost $5.
Classical Christmas music with Oak City Brass will be on Dec. 18. "Wire Boy" will be on Jan. 22. The Holly Springs Professional Showcase will be Feb. 12. "Place Match: The City Doctor's Guide to Finding Where You Belong" with Dr. Katherine Loflin will be March 11.
Raleigh Ringers auditions
The Raleigh Ringers, a handbell ensemble based in Raleigh, will hold auditions in early January. For details or to sign up for an appointment, contact David Harris: 919-847-7574, firstname.lastname@example.com.
'Two Minds, One Artist'
Constance Pappalardo's exhibition "Two Minds, One Artist" begins Friday, Jan. 1, at The Umstead Hotel and Spa, 100 Woodland Pond Drive, Cary.
Chinese lantern festival
The North Carolina Chinese Lantern Festival runs through Sunday, Jan. 3, at Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary. Tickets are $20 for ages 18 and older, $12 for ages 3-17 and free for ages 2 and younger. A pack of four costs $50. boothamphitheatre.com.
Aviation Art Contest
The N.C. Department of Transportation is accepting entries from ages 6-17 through Jan. 22 for the Aviation Art Contest. This year's theme is "Air Sports in Harmony with Nature." bit.ly/1HzqmBX.
'For All the Seasons'
The Cary Town Band's concert "For All the Seasons" is at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 19, at the Cary Arts Center, 101 Dry Ave. Admission is free.
Small Treasures
The Cary Gallery of Artists' eight annual Small Treasures Juried Exhibit runs from March 25 through April 23. Entries and fees are due by 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 4. carygalleryofartists.org.
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017
What's On Your Workdesk Wednesday #2
Here's an overhead shot of my craft table today, which actually holds three projects.
On the left of the table is my 2016 Gratitude Journal, which I completed a few days ago. I haven't moved it to our Memories Shelf yet because I want to read back through it first. It's so much FUN to take time to enjoy finished projects, isn't it!
In the middle of the table, I'm working on the January prompts in the One Little Word class. I've chosen a binder, added a few page protectors, and printed the handout and other elements. I'm hoping to add my journaling, a photo and some embellishments later today.
On the right side of the table, I have my 50 Things To Do Before I'm 50 mini-album and two photos that need to be added to it. This album has a page for each of the 50 items, and once I complete an item, I add a photo, the date, and two lines of journaling to the page. I need to complete the pages for my trip to the top of the Empire State Building and completion of the Gratitude Journal.
I'm hoping to have all three of these projects off my table in the next day or two, then I'm planning to create some layouts!
Head over to Julia's Stamping Ground to see what's on other workdesks around the world this week!
17 comments:
- lilian said...
Great idea on things i want to,
Lots of work on the go.
Happy WOYWDW
Lilian B #42
- January 11, 2017 at 10:53 AM
- Patio Postcards said...
Like you I tend to tidy as I go when I am crafting, I do not think creativity in chaos. ... Mary-Lou #32
- January 11, 2017 at 11:29 AM
- Shaz Brooks said...
Hi Melissa, sorry I didn't see your link last week, so I missed out on welcoming you! Great organisation on your desk, I have one of those spinners, and keep thinking about getting a second one. Have a lovely week, Hugs, Shaz #7 xx
- January 11, 2017 at 11:52 AM
- Braveartgirl said...
I think your table is awesome! How do you like the One Little Word class by Ali?? I have thought about taking it!!
- January 11, 2017 at 12:44 PM
- Lindart said...
I like the idea of a gratitude journal - especially one that you were able to complete! I've started a few before, but they never got very far. It will be fun to read through it! Your other projects look like fun too. Thanks for sharing, Lindart #39
- January 11, 2017 at 1:07 PM
- alexa said...
You are so right about taking time to enjoy the projects we have made. And you have some very attractive ones here. I've joined the One Little Word class too and look forward to seeing you there!
- January 11, 2017 at 3:42 PM
- SumBunneh said...
I'm impressed that 3 projects can look so neat and tidy when my one little project is strewn everywhere at the moment LOL.
I love the idea of a gratitude journal.. and a 50 things before turning 50.. but still not broken into journaling at all yet. I'm hesitant on bigger projects.. opting for the happiness finishing cards give me.. and I'm really lazy lol.. they would never get done if there were no actual deadlines to inspire me.
Have a great week,
Erika (#33 not9 lol)
- January 11, 2017 at 4:32 PM
- Sharon Koole said...
Your gratitude journal sounds fun. Something to look back on and remember what good is going on in life. Your desk does look very tidy. I can't seem to keep mine that way however much I try!
Happy WOYWW
Sharon K #38
- January 11, 2017 at 8:15 PM
- Brenda Kay said...
Looking forward to sharing our "One Little Word" journeys together this year.
- January 11, 2017 at 10:07 PM
- Sarah Dunkley said...
What a lovely tidy desk! Mine usually looks like we've had a tornado! haha! Sez x #51
- January 12, 2017 at 6:21 AM
- glitterandglue said...
Hi Melissa. Even with three projects on the go your desk still looks lovely and neat. They look like fun to do things to keep you busy.
Take care. God bless.
Margaret #3
- January 12, 2017 at 10:41 AM
- Sian said...
Your desk IS very neat. I wish I could learn to clean up as I go. I'm certainly old enough to know better than to leave the mess I have just walked away from lol. As always, it's lovely to see what you are creating.
- January 12, 2017 at 11:22 AM
- Sandra said...
I must admit, I like a tidy desk ... not always works that way, but I try
- January 12, 2017 at 4:35 PM
- Karen said...
Like you, I need a neat desk to get started, but often it is a real mess in the midst of projects. Yours, however, is exceptionally neat considering you have three projects going at once.
- January 12, 2017 at 6:41 PM
- Neet said...
First of all "Welcome" and please do become a regular on here - you will make so many friends, everyone is so nice.
Now, we all 'stage' at one time but we also just show it as it is so do not be afraid of a messy desk, the sign of a busy crafter afterall.
Looks as if you have a lot on at the moment but you seem to be nearing finishing time with them and ready for new projects - good luck and please remember to call again.
Hugs, & Thanks for visiting me earlier
Neet xx
- January 13, 2017 at 3:18 AM
- Cheryl M said...
LOVE seeing your work desk and you have three truly meaningful projects there as well!!
- January 13, 2017 at 11:43 AM
- Missus Wookie said...
So FUN to see your desk, and to recognise the BPC mouse mat - there is a matching one on my computer desk.
Was wondering over the Christmas break that as I'm heading up to 50 (next May) I might do a similar album, although not of all new things.
- January 17, 2017 at 7:22 AM


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A history
Make-up has developed enormously over the years. Modern technology such as air brushing has meant that facial flaws and wrinkles are a thing of the past. Directors of the silent movie era previously covered the lens of the camera with Vaseline to create a soft-focus effect,when stars like Clara Bow were idolised for her doe-like eyes and luminous screen presence.
The first of the great Hollywood make-up artists consisted of: Cecil Holland, Lon Chaney and George Westmore. But these were not easy times for the artists. Make-up procedure was by no means a quick flick of the artists brush; often actors were required to spend up to four hours having their make-up perfected before appearing on screen. Not only this, but products were scarce making producing looks difficult.
Throughout the silent movie era and early Hollywood, feminine faces were always very pale. To achieve this, artists used white rice powder. The look was not a healthy or cheerful one, but bore a very particular style, most obvious when we see Greta Garbo during this period. Eyeliner lined the upper lash line, from the tear duct to the end of the eye, often becoming thicker towards the middle. This created the illusion of the eye being drawn downwards; creating the 'doe eyed' effect that was so popular at the time. The most fashionable part of the face was the eyebrows, which were rounded and fine.
The 50′s saw a massive difference in terms of make-up, the skin did not look so unhealthy or pale anymore, it appeared plump and rosey. With the arrival of colour motion pictures, women began to focus on achieving a perfectly made-up face complete with brighter blush and lip colour. This represented the end of the silent movie era, and the beginning of Golden Hollywood. The look can be seen to great effect on stars such as Marilyn Monroe. Cosmetic advertising campaigns geared their products towards the fifties housewife, whose aim was to reach perfection in her quest to be a glamorous homemaker. The end of world war two meant that women could afford to look their best without having to think of rations, and as husbands arrived home from war the aim was to look their absolute best. They would emulate sex symbols such as Vivien Leigh and Grace Kelly, renowned for their beauty.
The arrival Mary Quant's miniskirt in the sixties made for a decade that broke the fashion rules, including the make-up. Stars such as Twiggy were famous for their huge false lashes on both the top and bottom lash line. Lips were extremely muted, often using the foundation to fill in the entire mouth. The late sixties also saw the arrival of the hippy movement, creating an androgynous effect lacking the thick lines of make-up and welcoming the 'natural' look.
Early seventies make-up kept the natural-hippy edge first seen in the sixties. Later seventies make-up welcomed an arrival of more colours, more variation, more stockists and more companies. This was largely due to the glittering entrance of disco, popularised by the movie 'Saturday Night fever' . The seventies also made way for extremist fashion: metallic platform shoes, bell-bottom trousers and hot pants. The look was finished off with lots of glittery make-up and highlighters. Bronzers were used to imitate the beauty icon of the time, the feather haired Farah Fawcett known for her role in 'Charlie's Angels'.
The 80′s was a time of colour, bright pinks, and vivid neon oranges. This was possibly make-up's most colourful period of all. Noticeably, blush was used higher on the cheekbones, often all the way up to the temples. Clashing pinks and reds were often used, including grown out eyebrows, as seen to great effect by stars such as Madonna in 'Desperately seeking Susan'.
Film stars of the 90′s and present day take on a far more neutral approach to make-up. The 90′s saw a big influx of brown-nude shade's of lipstick, frequently seen on Jennifer Aniston in the early days of 'Friends'. MAC's lip liner in 'Spice' was the lip liner to be seen in, with no gloss, simply a matte dark lip. Eye shadow was muted, earthy tones with no particular shape, but often dark on the upper eyelid and lighter on the lid.
Today make-up artists can hark back to the 50′s if they choose, with eyeliner ticks and red lips. Or keep the look neutral and glossy, as often seen on Angelina Jolie at premieres. Today there is more make-up than ever, a stark contrast to the scarcity seen in the silent move era. Modern movie make-up artists are seen as an extremely important element in the film industry; they create the character visually and prepare the actor for their close up…


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United Nations High Representative for Disarmament Affairs Angela Kane delivered a speech Wednesday at the Future Policy Award Ceremony and said disarmament is key to achieving long-term international peace, development and security.
Kane gave her speech on behalf of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Kane praised the attendees of the Ceremony for their focus toward eliminating the threat of nuclear weapons, illicit trafficking of weapons and dedication towards disarmament.
"I commend your focus on disarmament - a challenge that has received much needed attention this year," Kane said. "In recent months, the international community has worked together to tackle the threat of chemical weapons. We made important progress with the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty, but we must continue all efforts to prevent the illicit trafficking in weapons, especially small arms and light weapons. The free flow of weapons heightens tensions, undermines peace processes, fuels armed violence and prevents the achievement of sustainable development. At the same time, nuclear weapons continue to cast a long shadow over humanity and pose an appalling threat to life on earth."
Kane said disarmament is the key to sustained peace, development and international security. She also said the 2013 Future Policy Award is an inspiration and a roadmap toward global nuclear disarmament.
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Hiking in the winter is far easier than many people think. We've managed to hike every month in the Rockies, actually. If there is a lot of snow we'll go snowshoeing instead of hiking, but if we're heading to an area with just a little snow or tackling a popular trail that is sure to be packed solid we need something to give us good traction. Not only is it dangerous to hike without traction in slippery conditions, it's also not fun waddling along like a penguin and paying more attention to your feet than to the actual reasons you might be out hiking, such as admiring the scenery.
Microspikes and wolf tracks on our ascent of Evangeline Peak. There are many traction devices available, but we find one is far superior to all others: Kahtoola microspikes. They've got more bite than any of the competition (with the exception of mountaineering crampons) and handle solid ice, crusty snow, and packed snow with ease. The only time we've even come close to slipping in them is in sugar snow, but everything will slip in that. They even work great in mud! We originally thought the sheer size of the spikes would make walking in them uncomfortable, but we've never had a problem using them on any terrain we've encountered, including bedrock. Last winter we wore them the entire length of a 19 km hike even though only patches of trail had any ice or snow, walking with them through dry forest, rocky river beds, brush, and muddy trail. They're incredibly durable and the polymer part stays flexible down to at least -25 C, below which I can't see why we'd go hiking anyway!
We regularly pass people bushwhacking alongside the trail trying to avoid the ice and generally having a miserable time as they try their darndest not to fall. Don't be one of them! MEC sells microspikes for $75 per pair and they're worth every penny. And don't be tempted to buy something cheaper. Cheaper options are generally meant for walking along icy city sidewalks or trail running and just don't work well on actual hiking trails.
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