David Jones, artist and poet (1895-1974) begins his PREFACE TO THE ANATHEMATA :
'I have made a heap of all that I could find.' (1) So wrote Nennius, or whoever composed the introductory matter to Historia Brittonum. He speaks of an 'inward wound' which was caused by the fear that certain things dear to him 'should be like smoke dissipated'. Further, he says, 'not trusting my own learning, which is none at all, but partly from writings and monuments of the ancient inhabitants of Britain, partly from the annals of the Romans and the chronicles of the sacred fathers, Isidore, Hieronymous, Prosper, Eusebius and from the histories of the Scots and Saxons although our enemies . . . I have lispingly put together this . . . about past transactions, that [this material] might not be trodden under foot'. (2)
(1) The actual words are coacervavi omne quod inveni, and occur in Prologue 2 to the Historia.
(2) Quoted from the translation of Prologue 1. See The Works of Gildas and Nennius, J.A.Giles, London 1841.
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Advertisement in today's (Melbourne) AGE
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"The research scientist in photo C is studying how colours change under the influence of electricity. The telescope-like device can produce all colours of the rainbow by changing the voltage applied to a light beam."
TV MIRRORS “SEE” ONLY ONE COLOR
Popular MechanicsDecember 1950


Another moment from the conference
Out of Bounds: Art, Faith & Spirituality held earlier this year at Monash University (Faculty of Art & Design). In the background a detail of an installation by Domenico de Clario, which included a spectrum of seven fluorescent lights .
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Local and universal, before and after Boticelli's
Primavera, Flora today outside the Hepburn Springs General Store. On her leg is writ, 'Fabulous Flower Festa - this Sat & Sun 10am-4pm'. The town is abundant with visitors come to look at gardens and flowers.
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Today, as the Global Financial Crisis continues and as many unthinkables are being openly considered, the G20 leaders (Group of 20 advanced and emerging nations) are meeting in Washington to ask, "What do we do now?".
This from Reuters_India :
G20 draft outlines concrete action planSat Nov 15, 2008 7:01am IST "The summit will have concrete results. You can take this as guaranteed," a senior official of a European G20 country said.
The official said the draft statement contains both a section dealing with the causes of the global credit crisis and an "action plan."
"The action plan will contain several headlines, under which concrete proposals are summarized," the official added. "There is a division between actions which should be taken immediately until March 31st and medium-term actions."
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.i .heart .projection-space

Instruktion on a model for a public projection-space capsule
to be known as
O Motherland, Womb of Steel.
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Konstruction of a model for a public projection-space ideogram
to be known as
The Great Uprising.
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China's iron fist cracks down to subdue Tibetan rebelsCameron Stewart, Associate editor, THE AUSTRALIAN
November 08, 2008"IN the ancient back alleys of Tibet's capital, Lhasa, a grim military operation has played out this week, hidden from the eyes of the world... "(Full article here ...)
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After the momentousness of yesterday's events, 'A day for little things, no doubt, but who would dare despise it?'
(Zechariah 3:1-4:14)At Bonzaview, our wild old apple tree glorious with blossom and promise.