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SNR Episode 21 - The Godmother
Links to people mentioned during this episode:
Wicca for the Rest of Us - website written by historian Catherine Noble Bayer to debunk some of the myths that have grown around neo-paganism. Some other authors/historians who take issue with the theory of prehistoric matriarchy:
Journalist Rene Denfeld, author of "The New Victorians - A Young Woman's Challenge to the Old Feminist Order"
Cynthia Eller, Associate Professor of Women's Studies and Religious Studies at Montclair State University in New Jersey, author of "The Myth of Prehistoric Matriarchy"
And links to authors who give the theory full backing. Please note that I have avoided mentioning any male authorities on the subject, although there are male advocates and critics of the matriarchy theory. I'm afraid I have seen too many instances where male writers have had their arguments dismissed on the basis that they are men and therefore natural defenders of patriarchy. So I thought I'd let the women fight it out alone. I hope these links will help you make up your own mind.
Stawhawk, women's activist and spiritual teacher, author of "The Spiral Dance"
Margot Adler, journalist and Wiccan priestess, author of "Drawing Down the Moon". Margot doesn't seem to have her own website, so I attach a link to her Wikipedia biography.
Barbara G. Walker, journalist and author of "The Woman's Encyclopedia of Myths and Secrets". Again, Barbara did not have a personal website, and the Wikipedia biography didn't really have much information. It might be better to refer to the list of her publications and read one for a flavour of her writing.
Riane Eisler, attorney and author of "The Chalice and the Blade". Raine has moved on to many other projects, but there is a brief mention of her support for the ancient matriarchy on the link below.
And quite apart from the matriarchy debate, here are a few additional links:
The Guardian Hay Festival of Literature in Hay-on-Wye, Powys, Wales
Simon Baron Cohen and his work with the Autism Research Centre based at Cambridge University
Carol Tavris, psychologist
Hello, and welcome to episode twenty one of The Naked Soul. I'm Heather Gout. It is typical for me to spend a few seconds at the beginning of each show making announcements or observations that don't relate to the main topic of the podcast. I don't happen to have any this time, which is good because I expect this episode will run longer than usual, though not much longer, I promise. I want to talk about a couple of issues that have been chafing the back of my mind. They haven't been urgent enough to distract me from other ideas, but they have been nagging me, nagging me to make a decision or state my opinion one way or another.
The first issue is about non-believers. There is a certain percentage (I'm not sure how many, but a certain percentage) of SNR listeners who heard about the podcast because they belong to some kind of online group for atheists or agnostics. I spent a lot of time looking for these groups and posting advertisements for The Naked Soul. While I was there I also checked the discussion boards to see what questions people were raising whether and I could cover some of the popular subjects myself. And I was surprised by how often one particular issue was raised. I've seen this on just about every discussion board, and it usually appears more than once, where an argument starts over whether agnostics are exactly the same as atheists or not. Because you have some respondents who take the view that we don't need two different words. This same line of thinking seems to conclude that agnostics are cowardly types who won't take their doubts about God to a rational conclusion, and just say they don't believe at all.
Conversely, there are agnostics replying in their own defence, fighting for the right to say 'I don't know' and to be distinguished from atheists, whom they regard as more certain, though certain about what isn't clearly defined. And this is why these particular debates bother me, and I why my conscience nags me to say something, because the word 'God' is thrown about so casually on these boards, as if that didn't need any clarification. I don't think we can have constructive conversations about belief or doubt without first defining the focus of the feelings, without being as detailed as possible about what, exactly, we doubt or don't believe in. Only then can we start deciding how many vocabulary words we need to help us describe ourselves. So say, for example, I am absolutely sure the God described by the Hebrew and Greek scriptures that make up the Bible doesn't exist, I could put myself forward as an atheist. As far as most Christians are concerned, that would be enough to make me one. But if I want to remain neutral over the question of whether any kind of higher intelligence might exist, then in honesty I should probably use the term agnostic. On the other hand, that same neutrality would demand that I shouldn't hold any conceptions about the nature of this higher intelligence, and shouldn't be trying to respond to those conceptions. Which means in practice I would be live my life on the same basis as an atheist who doesn't believe in any non-material form of existence. He may be sure there is no God, but because I am unsure the default position for both of us is effectively the same.
Except that isn't the end of the matter. Many of us who call ourselves agnostics aren't exactly neutral about the existence of God. Some of us, if we're honest, would have to say we are disinclined to the idea of God as defined by certain religions, while holding a vague inclination of our own about the ultimate reality. It doesn't matter exactly what that inclination is, only that we could well be responding to it when we make decisions about personal morality. We might be reluctant to call this belief, because we don't think we hold the ideas dogmatically and we're unlikely to evangelise. But it's definitely not atheism – or is it? Consider the opposite term – theism. Theism isn't just about belief in any idea of non-material existence. It's a specific belief, in a deity that exists as a person with attributes of personhood like emotion, with a purpose for creating the universe and a personal interest in those who respond to whatever indicators God uses to reveal itself. Strictly speaking, if your personal inclination about God tends toward the transcendental or the deist, I think you would be technically correct to call yourself an atheist. Just a warning: you'll be misunderstood most of the time, and probably annoy a lot of people. But you'd be correct.
In the very first episode of The Naked Soul , I made this statement: 'between the two extremes of belief in strict materialism at one end and unquestioning faith in one religion at the other, there is a big space. Several people could be standing in that space without being in any way close together'. And I said I didn't like the term agnostic, because it was generally applied to all the people within that space, and how could one word fit all those variations of ideas? When it comes to religion, we take for granted that each one has its offshoots and sects and denominations. We know Christians and Muslims aren't groups of homogenous believers, although we might make the mistake of talking about them as if they were. I don't know if I'd advocate denominations for non-believers. I'd like to think we could rise above that. On the other hand, I don't think the existing labels we have - 'atheist' or 'agnostic' - are very helpful. I can see how tempting it is to try and make them more exact than they can be, to simplify the definitions so that we can make quick decisions about whether or not to form relationships with certain people. And maybe it's because the internet throws us into contact with so many people so quickly, so...okay, maybe we have to find some way to pare down the numbers.
I'm going to take the view that these regular online arguments between atheists and agnostics are just attempts to spare ourselves the possibility of becoming too involved with someone who turns out not to be much like us. And given that assumption, I don't think I am so annoyed by the discussions now. I certainly don't want them to end. At least, if we keep them up, it means we haven't come to any permanent conclusions about agnosticism. And each time the topic is raised, we get some insight into the viewpoint of another person, and we make a decision about how much we want to interact. It is possible that we could accidentally misjudge someone, maybe miss the chance to make a good friend. But whether that's a bad thing might depend on how many friends you feel you need.
And isn't it great when you do discover somebody, out of the blue, who agrees with a particular opinion that you've been holding in your head but not sharing with many people? That's how I felt when I found Catherine Noble Bayer. She's an historian who also happens to be a solitary practitioner of Wicca. I can't remember how I found her blog; I only remember laughing out loud when I read the title: "Wicca for the Rest of Us – Stop the Fluff. Think for yourself. Fight the bunny".
If this is the first time you've listened to The Naked Soul, I should be clear that I consider myself agnostic, but I like aspects of neo-paganism and I do have good friends who are pagans. There are four things I like about neo-paganism: Firstly, it has no central organisation and accepts solitary, eclectic participation. Secondly, it focuses on the seasons and the natural world, and I've always found nature a source of inspiration. Thirdly, it can do agnosticism. I know that might seem a contradiction, but it's true. You can find pagan agnostics. There is no pagan creed requiring belief in doctrines about the nature of deity, or proof of the existence of particular deities, nor is there any sacred text holding anyone to a belief in anything supernatural. There are plenty of ordinary books (not to mention some very odd books saying some very odd things) but that's all they are, ordinary books and not scripture. What an individual pagan chooses to believe is one hundred percent private.
The fourth reason I like neo-paganism, and this is the most important one for me, is because it is a 20th century invention. Now this is a controversial point. Perhaps this constitutes a denominational split among pagans, if you could have such a thing. A lot of pagans believe they have revived a pre-existing religion, indeed a very ancient religion. Catherine Noble Bayer does not believe this, and this is one of the opinions we share. And in her blog (the link to this, as always, will be at snrpodcast.livejournal.com) she takes time to refute this idea that neo-paganism is a revival of a more primitive faith, along with the equally popular belief that prehistoric human society was a political matriarchy with goddess centred worship.
The ancient matriarchy theory is the other thing that has been nagging me. It seems to have its roots in an obscure work written in 1861 by anthopologist J.J. Bachofen, but the idea has been appropriated and elaborated by many other writers. I had thought about using this podcast to present evidence for and against this matriarchy, but talked myself out of that pretty quickly. The subject is book sized, not podcast sized. And I have to assume that a fair number of my listeners have no interest in religion, and so they might not care whether our ancestors did or didn't centre their worship around a great goddess. I wouldn't want to bore those listeners. But I could talk about this theory of ancient matriarchy in terms of feminism, because the idea gained very wide acceptance among feminists in the 1980s and early 1990s, what is known as second wave feminism. It inspired a large number of popular books, and many of those titles are still in print. Since the concept still appeals to some feminists, and leads to a particular view of men and relations between the sexes, I think it qualifies as an important existential topic.
So matriarchy – what does the term mean? That is actually a tricky word to define. What is perhaps simpler to explain is the feminist concept of patriarchy, because as best I can tell, patriarchy according to certain feminists is everything we've got now, all the political and cultural systems with which we live. Patriarchy was also the world our ancestors knew, at least as far back as written history can take us. Before that, when all we have as primary sources of information are carved figurines and reliefs and cave paintings, that is supposed to be a time, according to the theory, when things were different.
And by different I mean better, because advocates of the theory stress that this alternative culture, this matriarchy, was more egalitarian and peaceful. That prehistoric cultures could have been more peaceful I can accept easily, because we have modern day examples like the Piraha in Amazonian Brazil (if you go back to episode five, the one entitled "Man With Two Brains", you can get more details about this tribe). There are primitive societies existing now who rarely engage in violence between themselves, don't fortify their settlements and don't initiate wars. This only makes sense, because you need serious resources to wage war, which hunting and gathering cultures like the Piraha don't accumulate. I don't know what to make of the claim that ancient societies were more egalitarian; I'm not sure what is meant by that term. Does it mean that either gender could make decisions on behalf of their community? Does it mean equal division of labour? I've not yet read anything to suggest that women ever took an equal part in hunting big game, for example, or that men gave equal time to the raising of small children. Perhaps it refers to equal sharing of the results of labour.
And these questions highlight a problem I have with the ancient matriarchy theory. We have so little hard evidence about human prehistory. The only way to flesh out the details of life circa 10,000 years ago is either to examine existing cultures with similar artifacts or to guess. And that is all the experts are doing, regardless of where they stand on the matriarchy question. Unfortunately, there are too many popular books on the market which push the matriarchy theory as fact, and could easily give the inexperienced reader the impression that the case is cut and dried when it most definitely is not.
That's why I am not going to wade in and offer any speculation about archaeological remains myself. Instead I've put as many links as possible on the SNR website, and distinguished between writers who agree with matriarchy and those who do not. I think it will be enough to let anyone judge for themselves. For me, I have to say that what bothers me most about the theory isn't so much the lack of evidence. What really bothers me is the strong suggestion that there once was a human society where one group was responsible for most or all of its good qualities while another group with most or all of the bad. Consider this quote from Marilyn French, a proponent of the ancient matriarchy, from her 1992 book "The War on Women".
"Archaeological remains from about ten thousand years ago reflect goddess worshipping communities living in egalitarian harmony and material well-being. War may have begun about ten thousand years ago, but not until about the 4th millennium BCE did men begin to build what became patriarchy-male supremacy backed by force...for women, it has been downhill ever since."
That gives me shivers. I don't trust the polarity inherent in that theory. I don't trust any theory that believes there ever was a time when evil was less prevalent, or that when evil arrived it was created or given strength by a distinct group of humans, a group you could mark out and consider the enemy. I don't like the implication that women are better humans, the master sex. It's the Garden of Eden myth turned inside out, but that doesn't make it any more acceptable than the original version. It's a creepy idea; it slithers around in the same ideological ditch as the worst political and religious movements of the last century.
And I cannot see how this polarised view of society is going to help women. To begin with, it erases their individuality. It attempts to assign personality traits across an entire gender when, as psychologist Carol Tavris asserts in "The Mismeasure of Women", 'there is no persuasive evidence that women are naturally or even actually more pacifistic, (or) empathetic...than men'. Simon Baron Cohen, director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambridge University, put both sexes through a series of tests to measure empathy. He presented some of his results at this year's Hay Festival. And while it was true that just over half the women tested achieved the highest scores, so did just under half the men. That is a lot of men. If, in our distant past, there was ever a more peaceful society, what is to say that women were mainly responsible for framing it or men mainly responsible for destroying it?
Thankfully, the heyday of the matriarchy theory has passed. In academic circles, it no longer has the acceptance it enjoyed in the 1990s. Newer feminists are writing more about present political issues and less about ancient religion and culture. But the theory lives on in reprints of older books that can still be bought and read by people who are searching for their own spirituality. I guess I just wanted to say, along with Catherine Noble Bayer, that however convinced and convincing those books might sound, the matter of our prehistory is not settled.
Well, it's nice to have got those things off my chest. Now, since I was talking about pagan agnostics, I have been wondering whether there is space in other religions for agnostic participation and how well it works. I'll be investigating that for episode 22 so I hope you'll join me for that next time.


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Florham Park, NJ - The Jets are preparing to face the Cleveland Browns hoping to get their first winning streak of the season. As bad as the Jets have looked this year they have a pretty good chance to complete that mission as they are playing against a team that has yet to win a game this year. Of course you won't hear anything about the Jets taking the Browns lightly.
1) 'Every game in the NFL is tough' - AKA Any Given Sunday, anyone can be beat, it's not like they're getting blown out they're in a lot of close games, they have a lot of talent. Those are just some of the most currently used phrases being tossed around by the Jets. They know with their own record they're not in a 'position to take anyone lightly.'
"We see them as a good football team. We don't worry about their record," Todd Bowles said. "We know they run the ball on anybody. They're big upfront on defense. They have receivers that make plays and their quarterbacks can run and throw, so we just have to be prepared. I know they're going to play tough at home."
2) Looks like Josh McCown will start - Jets fans aren't the only team suffering through quarterback woes. The Browns started the season with Robert Griffin III then het got hurt so McCown was up next until he got hurt to make way for rookie Cody Kessler but then he got hurt and Kevin Hogan had to play last week. And oh yeah they even had Terrelle Pryor taking snaps. Well now McCown is healthy and has been a full participant in practice this week so the Jets will have to face the best quarterback on the Browns.
3) Jets injury report is long - As Bowles was reading off all the names on the injury list I thought it might've been easier to just name the healthy players, then I counted the names and concluded I was being stupid. 10 players missed practice today and four were limited. Austin Seferian-Jenkins (ankle), Nick Mangold (ankle), Brent Qvale (neck), Darron Lee (ankle), Bruce Carter (quad), Antonio Allen (achilles), Matt Forte (knee), Ryan Clady (shoulder), Buster Skrine (knee), Sheldon Richardson (not injury related) all sat out today's practice.
Bowles said Lee, Qvale and Carter will definitely be out. Forte got a rest day because they were practicing on the indoor turf and on Mangold Bowles said, "It doesn't look good right now. He's not running yet. He's walking. As the days go by and he's not running yet, it doesn't look good. But we'll hold out another day or so."
Players that were limited in practice were Bilal Powell, Muhammad Wilkerson, Brandon Marshall and Kellen Davis.
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The Single Resolution Board (SRB) has developed an IT solution to further automate the collection of data needed to calculate the ex-ante contributions to the Single Resolution Fund (SRF). The system is primarily designed to facilitate the transfer of data between the SRB and the National Resolution Authorities (NRAs), which remain the main points of contact for credit institutions and investment firms in their jurisdiction.
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In line with the common practice for authorities introducing XBRL-based reporting and in order to aid NRAs that choose to submit data in XBRL format prepare for the data collection, the SRB publishes the following items:
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Naming conventions for reports submitted in Excel format
Where national resolution authorities choose to submit data from institutions in Excel format, the files need to adhere to following structure of the file name for the report:
[SRB identifier]_[country code]_[taxonomy version]_[filing type]_[submission deadline]_[time stamp].xlsx
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- Taxonomy version: the latest taxonomy version published by the SRB (currently 2.1.3)
- Filing type: EACIND (Ex-Ante Contributions INDividial)
- Submission deadline: 2017-01-31 (the deadline in line with Art. 14 (4) of Commission Delegated Regulation 2014/63)
- Time stamp: 17 digit number (any 17 digit number is accepted by the system, but one can chose the time of the creation of the file measured in milliseconds, e.g. 20170115161452154 for 15 January 2017 at 16:14 and 52.154 seconds)
It has to be noted that the taxonomy version, the filing type and the submission deadline are the same for all institutions within the data collection in the context of the 2017 ex-ante contributions.
NL111_NL_SRF020103 _EACIND_2017-01-31_20170115161452154.xlsx
For a Dutch institution with the identifier NL111.
SRB identifier and list of institutions
As outlined above for both cases, Excel submissions and XBRL submission, NRAs will need to know the unique SRB identifiers of institutions for the naming of the files to submit to the SRB. The SRB identifier is:
- the RIAD code of the institution where available (compare list of RIAD codes on ECB website) or
- where the RIAD code is not available, the local identifier code for the institution assigned by the national resolution authority starting amended by the two letter ISO code for the country (unless the local code already contains the two letter ISO code for the country).
In order to facilitate the naming of the files to be submitted by NRAs and to avoid ambiguities, the SRB publishes the list of institutions that have to pay ex-ante contributions together with their SRB identifiers:
Note that the list will be updated by the SRB in close cooperation with NRAs. The final list will be available in January 2017 and communicated as such.
Format accepted by NRAs from institutions
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Patriots OL Nick Kaczur has cut a deal in his upstate New York drug case. Yesterday he pleaded guilty to speeding in exchange for putting his misdemeanor drug charge on hold. Kaczur, 28, paid a small fine and will have the drug charges dropped if he doesn't get arrested in the next six months.
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SUNworks is donating a 10.2kW solar system for Habitat for Humanity ReStore center in Yuba County and we're teaching students about how solar works as well as how to install solar on the Habitat Restore's rooftop. We will be educating students who come to ReStore on solar, how it works, why it's important to the environment, how it saves money, and how to install solar. The students will be helping SUNworks installers install the solar panels on top of the store. We are hopeful this will spark an interest in renewable technology and help steer these youths in the right path in education and career choices.
About Habitat ReStore:
The Habitat for Humanity ReStore is an outlet that accepts donated goods for resale. Building supplies and materials, donated by individuals as well as large home improvement stores, are sold at the ReStore at drastically reduced prices to help them fund the construction of Habitat for Humanity homes within Yuba and Sutter counties. ReStore provides an environmentally and socially responsible way to keep good, reusable materials, out of the waste stream and simultaneously provide funding for Habitat's community improvement work.
Solar Installation Project Info for Habitat for Humanity (Marysville, CA):
When: October 14th (Wednesday) and October 15th (Thursday)
Starts at 8AM
Where: 202 D Street, Marysville, CA 95901
Who: SUNworks, Habitat for Humanity, and Students
- SUNworks solar installation for Habitat Humanity
- Education for students (Habitat for Humanity beneficiaries) on solar, solar tech, and how to install solar (actual work on top of the Habitat for Humanity ReStore store)
About the Donated Solar Energy System:
The solar energy system donated and installed by SUNworks will help Habitat for Humanity save approximately $131,000 over the next 25 years.
We will be installing 34 Rensola Virtus II JC300M-24/Ab modules:
– They are about 3ft 3in x 6ft 5in each in dimension
– This is for 10.2KW system
– This designed system will cover 22,338kw hours per year.
Estimated 25 Year Savings: $131,000
In addition to helping Habitat ReStore keep their operating costs down with solar, it's a great way to get the youths of Habitat to learn new skills in construction, technology, and eco-innovations like solar!! We appreciate our partnership with Habitat for Humanity! Together, we're working on helping families save money and sparking students' interest in renewable energy.


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Carb Diva's Chili Macaroni Casserole
Chili Weather
No, that's not a typo. I awoke this morning feeling a chill in the air, and knowing that despite the cherry blossoms on the trees and daffodils in the flowerbeds, it is still winter.
This is exactly the type of day for chili. But it's also a day in which I have, at last count, 101 things to accomplish. So I'm going to rely on my pantry and prepare a casserole for our evening meal that has been a hit with my kids since they were little.
Cook Time
- 1 lb. dry macaroni, (my kids love the kind shaped like wagon wheels, but any kind will do)
- 2 cans chili, (use whichever type is your favorite) or see link below for CarbDiva chili
- 1 cup salsa
- 2 cups grated cheddar cheese, divided
- 4 cups crushed torilla chips
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain well and place in large mixing bowl. Gently stir in chili, salsa, 1 cup of the cheese, and the crushed tortilla chips.
- Spray a large casserole dish with non-stick cooking spray. Spread macaroni/chili mixture in dish; top with remaining 1 cup cheese.
- Bake uncovered about 25-30 minutes or until bubbly.
- NOTE: You can omit the salsa if you prefer a less spicy meal. This is also a great place to "hide" additional vegetables--corn, cooked carrots, or diced zucchini.
Of course, this is a very basic recipe that can be modified to suit your family's preferences. For example:
- Stir in some veggies (corn, grated zucchini, spinach)
- Add chopped tomato or olives
- Substitute one can no-bean chili and one can (drained) black beans for the chili
- Garnish with sour cream and/or guacamole
If you have the time...
I think homemade chili is always better than canned. Canned is quick, but if you make your own you know exactly what you are eating, and you can control the amount of salt and spice. I won 1st place in a chili contest several years ago with this recipe:
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 1 lb. Italian sausage
- 1 tsp. olive oil
- 1 large yellow onion, chopped
- 1 large can crushed tomatoes
- * 1 - 2 tsp. red pepper flakes
- * 1/4 - 1/2 cup chili powder
- 1 large can kidney beans, drained
- Crumble meats into large skillet.
- Cook over medium heat until no pink remains. Remove from pan and drain well.
- Return pan to heat. Sauté onions in olive oil until soft--do not allow to brown.
- Return meat to pan. Add tomatoes and spices. Simmer, covered, 2 hours.
- Taste for seasoning and adjust if necessary.
- Stir in beans and cook an additional hour. Watch carefully--it tends to scorch because it is very thick. Add a bit of water if needed.
* amount you use depends on how hot you want the chili to be
And Here is a Vegetarian Recipe
- "Un-meaty" Vegetarian Chili
"Meaty" but meatless chili that doesn't rely on soy protein or frozen veggie crumbles. This would be great to have on Super Bowl Sunday.
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True Temper buys Royal Precision
True Temper Sports Inc. announced Friday its acquisition of Royal Precision Inc., a former golf shaft manufacturer.
The Memphis-based manufacturer of golf shafts and bicycle tubing has purchased Royal Precision's patents, trademarks, brand names and designs in addition to some inventory and equipment.
In May Royal Precision announced that it would be ceasing operations. True Temper Sports will now be producing Royal Precision golf products out of its Mississippi manufacturing facility.
"Royal Precision has built a strong following for the Rifle and other unique brands," said True Temper CEO Scott Hennessy in a statement. "As their company exited the golf shaft industry we saw it as a wonderful opportunity to add these brands and unique design technologies to the True Temper family of products."
The Memphis-based manufacturer is one of the top golf shaft producers in the world. True Temper Sports markets golf shafts and other sports products under the True Temper, Grafalloy and Alpha Q brands in over 30 countries around the world. The company has over 1,000 employees in 10 facilities in the U.S., Europe, Canada, Japan, China and Australia.


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With Sojin Baek
Nicolas' Review
Sojin is a very friendly, sweet, smart and organized tourmate!!
I think the tour is interesting because it shows a very beautiful part of Seoul that tourists don't go to often! Highly Recommended!
I met him at Hongdae station. Because I had to work, we put off to meet by 2pm.
Yeonnam dong
And we had lunch at small bistro in Yeonnam dong. We had hamberg steak and it was sooo great!!
We talked a lot there! About….an hour and a half? We finished the dish clearly.
Walked along the alleys
We walked along the alleys in Yeonnam-dong and Yeonhui-dong very fast. (He walks really fast!)
When we got to the view point, he took some pics and I took him.
The weather was good. Little bit hot tho.
He was really talkative and he said really positively about me and my future. We talked about my dream and he also gave me some advice.


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Chausie Cats
for Chausies and their human slaves.
I have sent invites and advertised and done everything I can to get folks to join; but there just doesn't seem to be that much interest. I think, though, that as the breed continues to develop there might be more people wanting to learn more about chausies.
That's an awfully big boy, even for an F1. *grin* Since you have a young child at home, have you considered getting a later generation (F3 or higher) until she gets older? The higher the percentage of wild blood; the more unpredictable the cat can be... but it sounds like you already know that. ;-)
You might also want to check out www.chausierescue.com. There are a lot of wonderful cats there that need homes. :-) You can also join ChausiePetOwners on Yahoo Groups for lots more info about chausies. Anything else you need to know, just ask... if I don't know the answer, I can find out or point you in the right direction! :-)


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448259200511492077.post1454217392076906807..comments2017-05-01T08:02:44.932-07:00Comments on Deja Blue: Another painting (seriously on a roll...)Autumn Leaveshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448259200511492077.post-88234776848313557232017-03-21T14:14:59.967-07:002017-03-21T14:14:59.967-07:00I think you did a nice job on the portrait of the ...I think you did a nice job on the portrait of the geisha. Congrats to you for doing it without a grid. You would laugh if you saw the number of erasures I have when I do a portrait from a model. I always start with a large drawing and by the time I'm done adjusting it I have a tiny drawing. lol Then I look at it and critique it for myself...the nose is too long, the eyes are too wide...you get the idea. We are critical enough of ourselves...we don't need someone else to add to it.Joan Tavolotthttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448259200511492077.post-16363727956665992472017-03-20T20:36:09.193-07:002017-03-20T20:36:09.193-07:00I found you!!!! So very glad indeed. And I see you...I found you!!!! So very glad indeed. And I see you are doing art also. Also very glad. Now I'll go read your blog posts to catch up.Nan Johnsonhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448259200511492077.post-42918150874902593652017-03-20T12:07:32.972-07:002017-03-20T12:07:32.972-07:00Sherry I have always enjoyed your portraits and th...Sherry I have always enjoyed your portraits and this one is no exception. We artists and creative souls must grow thick skins and keep on keeping on. Don't give into negative remarks - no one has the right to steal your joy sweet friend. Hugs! Debbie Nolanhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448259200511492077.post-26350289864338524412017-03-19T20:52:57.313-07:002017-03-19T20:52:57.313-07:00I am thrilled to see you back doing your art work....I am thrilled to see you back doing your art work. Best medicine ever!
I really like your giesha.Julie Ford Oliverhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448259200511492077.post-76813829084767670432017-03-19T08:59:48.134-07:002017-03-19T08:59:48.134-07:00Not a false line - a searching line. My husband t...Not a false line - a searching line. My husband took portrait / life drawing classes for years & came home with many of these. Sometimes the whole drawing was covered with searching lines - quite sensitive and beautiful.

And drawing a portrait without a grid is pretty brave. I almost always use a grid when I want to get a likeness - or even get the placement of the features straight. And if something is still off and you're painting from a reference, turn both pieces upside down. The light usually goes on. I've also held the painting in front of a mirror & have been able to see what it off. A huge learning curve with portraits - sigh... And if you don't care about getting a likeness, so what? I rarely get a likeness and don't usually care if I do.

And then there are the nasty comments from someone close to you. You know, these drawings and paintings are for YOU. No, you are not selling them. You are INVESTING in yourself. Every artist who looks at an "imperfect" painting has been there. To the person giving you the criticism - well, since they're not doing artwork, they don't get it & probably never will. You might consider stopping "show and tell" with this person and just putting your stuff on your blog where you'll be encouraged and uplifted. Or not putting your stuff on your blog. Post a cool photo or something that interests you to keep in touch with other bloggers. And if you can't keep the artwork more private and away from this person, remind him/her that every artist is "in progress." Unfortunately, unless you are DiVinci, there's no skipping the process.

Keep going with your artwork, Sherry. You are better than you think.

Chris Lallyhttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448259200511492077.post-86183988828101666782017-03-18T08:36:29.433-07:002017-03-18T08:36:29.433-07:00I'm pretty much a peacenik, but when I hear ab...I'm pretty much a peacenik, but when I hear about mean people, I just want to slap them. Or this being Vegas, Baby, hire someone to slap them. Anyhow, you did a nice job on this - once again very nicely detailed. Don't listen to the negative comments. Maybe when this person starts in, you can just walk away.Candyhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com


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Author has written 4 stories for Harry Potter.
OK i Have a Challenge for all Princess Diaries Fans! Who can write the best Mia/Andrew Fic?
Also most of my writing is thought of and written so i am not the quickest updater.
My story The Only One is now completed and there will be a sequel soon so keep and eye out.
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EARNED: Despite terrible reviews for the show but great ones for its star, Hugh Jackman, the stage musical "The Boy From Oz" made a record $894,330 last week, despite Broadway being battered by snow, says the Hollywood Reporter. That allegedly beats the show's previous $888,023 record, set the previous week (Thanksgiving) and marks a house record for the venerable Imperial Theater, which has housed such Broadway blockbusters as "Les Miserables," "Dreamgirls" and the original "Fiddler on the Roof."
RATED: FOX's "The Simple Life," with hotel heiress and raunchy video star Paris Hilton, 22, debuted to more than 13 million viewers apiece for its Dec. 2 premiere and additional Wednesday episode, according to Nielsen Media Research. But NBC's "Average Joe" did even better, with 14.1 million viewers on Dec. 1 and an impressive 17.4 million for its two-hour finale this week, easily besting Monday Night Football and CBS's lineup of reruns. CBS's "Survivor: Pearl Islands," however, scored its highest ratings since this season's premiere: 22.2 million viewers. Over on HBO, there were respectable yet still disappointing numbers for the critically lauded, two-part, $60 million, six-hour "Angels in America," which pulled in 4.2 million viewers. It was the premium cable channel's highest-rated movie this year, but a far cry from the sort of viewership routinely tuning in for "Sex and the City" and "The Sopranos."
QUOTED: "Well, yeah, but you know what? Film companies are run by older men whose fantasy is to be with younger women, so that's what gets made. I'm not so sure that people think it's appealing." — "Stuck on You" star Cher, 57, to The New York Times, when asked if there should be more older-woman/younger-men couples on screen
WED: Singers Diana Krall, 39, and Elvis Costello, 49, apparently tied the knot last weekend in London, say reports. Last spring, Jim Krall, the father of Diana, reportedly confirmed that she and Costello were engaged. Rumors of the couple's romance began in January after they were spotted dining together in a New York restaurant. They also reportedly had purchased a home on Canada's Vancouver Island.
FOLDED: Youth-oriented retailer Abercrombie & Fitch on Tuesday said it would retire its sexy quarterly catalog, which draws regular protests because of its nearly nude photographic content, reports Reuters. The "2003 Christmas Field Guide" issue, already recalled from stores, will be the final issue. Family-values groups have been quick to claim credit for the shutdown, but says Abercrombie in a statement: "The company believes it is time for new thinking and looks forward to unveiling an innovative and exciting campaign in the spring."
HONORED: Tokyo's big guy turns 50 next year, and to mark the occasion the small American film company Rialto Pictures plans to re-release the original 1954 Japanese classic "Godzilla," says AP. The uncensored, original-language version makes a strong statement against nuclear testing and does not star American TV actor Raymond Burr, who was edited in for the American dubbed version. The original was also better-received than the 1998 American remake, which starred a beefy Matthew Broderick and a slimmed down 'Zilla, who to many minds was far less photogenic than his predecessor.


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What Makes Hiring Graphic Designers Advantageous?
The main role of graphic designers is to give life and color to different images. The scope of their job is not just limited to putting colors in pictures, as a matter of fact they make use of animations, photography, illustration, print and lay out methods to make sure the message exudes on the photo. Most graphic design companies offer services related to making logo design and brochures for the products and services offered by different enterprise. Aside from the aforementioned, they are also hired by web page developers for the design plus they can also handle multimedia projects and interactive media.
The design that they develop is reliant on the needs of the clients as well as the information that they were able to gather about the project through their research or through the information given by the clients. After the research, they now starts making layouts for their project either by sketching or through the use of a computer. The scope of graphic design includes sound, animation, color and other visual elements of the design. A design can only be considered successful if the clients approved it or the creative department head accept it. Those enticing designs are made possible through the software that different graphic designers use for the layout and print techniques. Most designers make use of several applications for them to save time and money since the can shift and use several design alternatives in no time. That is why most designers need sate of the art equipment and computer applications to produce quality output.
Most graphic designers and related positions requires baccalaureate degree however there are some that only needs associate degree. Some of the things that are deemed essential for graphic designers are the following: problem-solving skills, out of the box ideas, communication and post – secondary training in graphic design. In order to land a position as a graphic designers they need to impress several employers with their portfolio. Apart from working in a graphic design companies, they can also work as a freelance designers if they have spare time.
The Essentials of Designers – Breaking Down the Basics
There are also designers that work in well-ventilated areas, usually these are designers that work for big publishing and advertising agencies. This is quite different for those freelance graphic designers and those in small agencies since their job is based on a contract or the project. Usually their working hours is flexible and dependent on the deadline imposed by the clients. Unlike the graphic designers that work for big companies, the place of work for these freelancers is flexible, it could be in their office if they have one or at the client's office. There are only two things that they need to possess, a computer and the right software.Looking On The Bright Side of Experts


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Greedy Algorithm for Local Contrast Enhancement of Images
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- Subr K., Majumder A., Irani S. (2005) Greedy Algorithm for Local Contrast Enhancement of Images. In: Roli F., Vitulano S. (eds) Image Analysis and Processing – ICIAP 2005. ICIAP 2005. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3617. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg
We present a technique that achieves local contrast enhancement by representing it as an optimization problem. For this, we first introduce a scalar objective function that estimates the average local contrast of the image; to achieve the contrast enhancement, we seek to maximize this objective function subject to strict constraints on the local gradients and the color range of the image. The former constraint controls the amount of contrast enhancement achieved while the latter prevents over or under saturation of the colors as a result of the enhancement. We propose a greedy iterative algorithm, controlled by a single parameter, to solve this optimization problem. Thus, our contrast enhancement is achieved without explicitly segmenting the image either in the spatial (multi-scale) or frequency (multi-resolution) domain. We demonstrate our method on both gray and color images and compare it with other existing global and local contrast enhancement techniques.
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Billionaire investor Warren Buffett famously stated that "diversification is protection against ignorance. It makes little sense if you know what you are doing." In Buffet's view, studying one or two industries in great depth, learning their ins and outs, and using that knowledge to profit on those industries is more lucrative than spreading a portfolio across a broad array of sectors so that gains from certain sectors offset losses from others.
The need for diversification is a portfolio theory rooted in the idea that an investor who puts all his or her money in one company or one industry is flirting with disaster if that company or industry takes a dive. A famous example from the 21st century is the Enron scandal. Many employees of the ill-fated energy company were encouraged to invest their entire portfolios in company stock; when the company fell in 2002, these employees' savings were eradicated overnight.
Especially in the wake of scandals such as Enron, diversification is widely considered a part of investing basics. Personal finance courses teach it as gospel, deriding individual stocks as tantamount to casino gambling. In fact, many investors never even invest in an individual stock. Instead, they turn to mutual funds and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), both of which bundle hundreds of stock from various companies and sell them as a singular unit.
These traders further diversify by selecting mutual funds and ETFs from different sectors that follow different trends. Some follow the ups and downs of the broader market, while others remain relatively flat. Still others move inversely with the broader market, experiencing ups when most sectors are down and vice versa. The idea behind this strategy is that no matter what the market is doing, a portion of the investor's portfolio is likely to do well.
The problem with diversification, in the view of Buffett and other like-minded investors, is that even though risk is mitigated by sector gains offsetting sector losses, the opposite is also true – sector losses offset sector gains and reduce returns.
Buffett has amassed a fortune by acquiring incalculable knowledge about all things finance and about specific companies and industries, and using that knowledge to hand-pick his investments. Few investors have been better at picking stocks and timing entry and exit points. An ignorant investor – someone with little to no financial or industry knowledge – is bound to make blunder after blunder if he or she attempts to play the market the way Buffett does.
An investor who studies trends and has a keen understanding of how different companies and industries react to various market trends profits much more by using that knowledge to his or her advantage than by passively investing across a wide range of companies and sectors. Such an investor is able to go long on a company or sector when market conditions support a price increase; similarly, the investor can exit his or her long position and go short when indicators project a fall. The investor profits in either scenario, and those profits are not offset by losses in unrelated industries.
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Scoble and Ernie Booth stopped by my office today with their camcorder so I could talk about and demo Internet Hearts — now with the power of WPF! — for an upcoming Channel 9 video. Look for it during the PDC timeframe. I've been so busy preparing for the PDC that I've been slacking on blogging about the Internet Hearts migration experience. Sorry! But I should be ready to blog about it more right after the PDC.
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Dollar And Yen Recovers Ahead Of US Jobs Data
The dollar and the yen plunged in early Asian trading on Friday as the outcome of the G20 meeting boosted investors' risk appetite, but the currencies trimmed their losses later, as caution returned ahead of U.S. employment figures due later in the day, which is expected to show the US economy continued to lose jobs in March.
Economists estimate that the U.S. economy lost 656,000 jobs in March and look for an unemployment rate of 8.5%.
The job losses in February were 651,000, in line with the 650,000 jobs losses expected by economists. The unemployment rate based on the household survey was 8.1% in February, up from 7.6% in the previous month. Economists had been forecasting an unemployment rate of 7.9%.
The G20 leaders clinched a $1.1 trillion deal yesterday to counter the worldwide economic crisis and the United States said it would change accounting rules to allow banks more flexibility in valuing toxic assets.
Both developments improved investors' appetite for risk and weighed on the Japanese and U.S. currencies, with the yen hitting a new 5- month low against the dollar.
Global leaders met in London yesterday to face the most severe global economic crisis since the Great Depression. The attendees expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the meeting, with leaders agreeing to both do whatever is necessary to stimulate the global economy, as well as enact regulatory reforms to strengthen the financial system.
The summit was President Barack Obama's first major international meeting, and he praised the agreements reached by leaders as a turning point in our pursuit of global economic recovery.
The G20 members, who represent 85 percent of the world's economy, have agreed to enact fiscal stimulus of around $5 trillion.
We are undertaking an unprecedented fiscal expansion, which will save or create millions of jobs which would otherwise have been destroyed, and that will, by the end of next year, amount to $5 trillion, raise output by 4 percent, and accelerate the transition to a green economy, United Kingdom Prime Minister Gordon Brown said.
Pointing to the decision to triple funding to the International Monetary Fund to $750 billion, Obama said that the G-20 would support developing countries.
The G20 leaders convinced investors that they were united enough to keep a risk-taking rally alive, lifting Asian stocks a fourth day today.
The perception of global policy coordination added to a growing investor optimism based on sprouts of economic recovery around the world in the last month. For example, a gauge of Chinese manufacturing in March released yesterday reflected expansion for the first time since September 2008.
Japan's Nikkei stock average rose 0.3 percent today, hitting a three-month closing high on increasing optimism about the world economies. The Nikkei 225 Stock Average rose 30.06 points, or 0.3%, to close at 8749.84. Overall, the index rose 1.4% this week.
Oil fell below $52 a barrel in Asian deals today, retreating from the previous session's 9 percent surge, as expectations of a continued weakness in near-term energy demand prompted investors to take profit.
In Asian trading, crude oil ended down $0.73 at $51.91 a barrel in electronic trading. Light sweet crude for May delivery closed up $4.25 at $52.64 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange on Thursday, after hitting an intra-day low of $48.45 and a high of $52.87 on improved demand prospects amid hopes the G-20 summit will help pull the world out of the economic crisis.
The yen depreciated 13% against the dollar after it reached a 13-year high of 87.13 on January 21 and slumped beyond the 100 level in early Asian deals today for the first time in almost 5-months. But the yen reversed direction after hitting a low of 100.19 at 8:30 pm ET Thursday and surged to 99.36 by about 2:30 am ET Friday. If the Japanese currency strengthens further, it may find near term resistance around the 98.4 level.
Against the currencies of Europe and UK, the yen slipped to new multi-month lows of 135.02 and 147.90 at 8:20 pm ET Thursday. Thereafter, the Japanese yen bounced back and it is currently trading at 133.40 against the euro and 145.80 against the pound, compared to yesterday's close of 133.92 and 146.50, respectively. The next upside target level for the yen is seen at 131.9 against the euro and 142.9 against the pound.
The yen fell to a new multi-month low of 88.38 against the Swiss franc before gaining ground at 8:20 pm ET Thursday. Currently, the franc-yen pair is worth 87.40 with 85.9 seen as the next target level.
The Federal Statistical Office said today that Switzerland's consumer prices declined 0.4% in March from the previous year, faster than 0.1% fall expected by economists. In February, consumer prices grew 0.2%. Month-on-month, consumer prices were down 0.3% in March, while economists expected prices to stay stable.
At about 2:30 am ET Friday, the dollar reached 1.34 against the euro and 1.1392 against the franc, up from its multi-day lows of 1.3517 and 1.1310, hit respectively yesterday. If the dollar climbs further, it may likely target 1.334 against the euro and 1.149 against the franc.
The euro jumped yesterday after the European Central Bank eased by less than the market had braced for, cutting rates by 25 basis points to 1.25 percent instead of an expected 50 points.
Although the ECB cuts rate, the current rate is still higher than in the U.S. and the U.K. - highlighting the central bank's wariness about taking more aggressive action.
The head of the European Central Bank hinted that policy-makers for the 16-nation currency could announce further non-standard policy measures in the next rate-setting session in May.
In comments following the bank's decision to cut its benchmark interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 1.25%, ECB President Jean-Claude Trichet also signaled that there is still room to cut the benchmark interest rate for Euro zone and said the world economy is undergoing a severe downturn.
In his introductory statement, Trichet said, Both global and euro area demand are likely to remain very weak over 2009, before gradually recovering in the course of 2010.
The dollar rose against the pound after plunging to a 10-day low of 1.4776 at 8:20 pm ET Thursday. The pound-dollar pair that closed yesterday's deals at 1.4729 is presently quoted at 1.4692. On the upside, 1.46 is seen as the next target level for the US currency.
Looking ahead, the Italian statistical office ISTAT is slated to report producer prices at 5:00 am ET. Producer prices are forecast to fall 3% annually compared to 2% fall in the prior month
In addition to the US jobs data, the ISM is scheduled to release the results of its non-manufacturing survey in the North American session today. The non-manufacturing index is likely to show a reading of 42 for March.
Also, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is due to deliver closing keynote address to Richmond Fed Bank's 2009 Credit Markets Symposium in Charlotte, North Caroline at 12 pm ET.
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