ion is presented in the simplest possible terms
John Russell - Sunday Times - September 1963
One of the most distinctive characteristics of Bridget Riley's art is that it "insists" with such concentration that it changes sensory response into something else. The experience which Riley offers is closely related to the expression of emotion or, more exactly, to the creation of visual analogues for sharply particularized states of mind. The very intensity of the assault which her painting makes on the eye drives it, as it were, past the point at which it is merely a matter of optical effect. It becomes acute physical sensation, apprehended kinesthetically as mental tension or mental release, anxiety or exhileration, heightened self-awareness or heightened awareness of unfamiliar or even alien states of being. Bridget Riley Catalogue introduction - David Thompson
Venice Biennale, June 1968
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of the
cosmos in our bodies and our consciousness.
The next step in our evolution is driven on the one hand by increasing crises with accompanying
unrest and turbulence, and on the other by a deepening and ever more evident unsustainability
in the world. The economic, social and political crises of our time are clear and objective evidence
that the kind of thinking dominating our world is flawed. Its fragmentation into I/you, we/world,
man/nature dualities cannot ensure the survival of the seven billion humans of the global family. It creates polarization in society and gaps between humanity and nature.
Einstein was right: we cannot solve the significant problems of our time with
the same kind of thinking that gave rise to them. We need new thinking.
Young people, and all people young in spirit, realize that to confront the problems of our time we
need something radically and fundamentally new. We need a new culture. Culture is not a luxury,
the exclusive province of the privileged; it is the essence of how we see the world, and ourselves
in the world. It is the ground of our values and the warrant of our aspirations.
The new culture we seek must offer an embracing view of the human being, of society, and of
the web of life on the planet. It must suggest a pragmatic ethic for life in a globally extended,
interacting and intercommunicating world. And it must enable us to transcend the fragmented
and ever more dysfunctional culture that still dominates the contemporary world.
Ervin Laszlo
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ed by the trials and
tribulations we experience today. They are waystations of the transformation that brings us a
“re-cognition” of our wholeness in the world.
Our wholeness has been known for millennia. Dismissed as fantasy at the dawn of the modern
age, it is resurfacing again. We are rediscovering that all things are whole, and all are connected.
Nothing is entirely evanescent. Everything that has ever happened is still present, and it in-forms
all that is yet to happen.
We are not fragmentary beings. We are made up of myriad atoms and molecules and myriad cells
forming a complex system of organs, and yet we are one: an integral whole. All living systems,
and all networks of living systems, are wholes. In a broader sense, all galaxies, and the
metagalaxy of all galaxies, are wholes. They are interconnected, and they co-exist and
co-evolve throughout space and time.
Wholeness is an indication that there is a deeper dimension in the world — a dimension where,
as in a hologram, all that is, is present at the same time. This dimension has been known by
many names, perhaps most remarkably by the ancient rishis, the “seers” of India, who called
it the Akasha. As shown by deep mystical and spiritual experience, and illustrated by records
of actual access to the “Akashic field,” the imprint of this dimension in-forms our bodies and
in-forms our consciousness. It is our cosmic heritage; our precious birthright. Its rediscovery
is among the most promising manifestations of our continued ascent toward a higher stage
in our intellectual and spiritual development.
Ervin Laszlo
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have been seen.“ ~ Robert Bresson
ART is your particular telling of reality. When we talked about
letting go of preconceived ideas and drawing what you actually
see, Bernhard compared it to a night out with one of his friends.
While Bernhard might just recount that night by saying, “We went
out and had some food and went home”, his friend might have
noticed a lot of interesting details that Bernhard didn’t, and tell a story with those details in a way that’s hopefully both interesting, sometimes "moving" and occasionally hilarious.
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Same experience, different interpretation, different details.…
Added by Michael Grove at 6:10 on September 17, 2013
Robotic process automation (RPA) is the use of software with artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities to handle high-volume, repeatable tasks that previously required a human to perform.
What distinguishes RPA from traditional IT automation is RPA software's ability to be aware and adapt to changing circumstances, exceptions and new situations. Once RPA software has been trained to to capture and interpret the actions of specific processes in existing software applications, it can then manipulate data, trigger responses, initiate new actions and communicate with other systems autonomously. Large and small companies will be able to reap the benefits of RPA by expediting back-office and middle-office tasks in a wide range of industries, including insurance, finance, procurement, supply chain management (SCM), accounting, customer relationship management (CRM) and human resource management (HRM).
RPA software is expecially useful for organizations that have many different, complicated systems that need to interact together fluidly. For example, if an electronic form in a human resource system is lacking a zip code, traditional automation software would flag the form as having an exception and an employee would handle the exception by looking up the correct zip code and entering it manually on the form. Once the form was complete, the employee might send the completed form on to payroll so the information could be entered into the organization's payroll system. With RPA technology, however, software that has the ability to adapt, self-learn, and self-correct would handle the exception and interact with the payroll system without human assistance.
Although RPA software can be expensive, the technology offers companies an alternative to outsourcing and can ultimately result in lower operating costs, decreased cycle times and increased productivity for human employees who no longer are tasked with boring work. Because RPA technology tracks and monitors all the tasks that it automates, it can also help companies to become more audit- and regulatory- compliant. Though it is expected that automation software will replace up to 140 million full-time employees worldwide by the year 2025, many high-quality jobs will be created for those who are able to maintain and improve RPA software.
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A day will come when all nations on our continent will form
a European brotherhood ... A day will come when we shall
see ...the United States of America and the United States of
Europe face to face, reaching out for each other across the
seas." ...which now [RE]presents a vision of a status quo that DOES
NOT ADDRESS the urgently required NEED for a GLOBAL
VISION of UNITY of the ALL THE PEOPLES of EVERY LAST
ONE of the NATION of PLANET EARTH in their role as
custodians of ALL THE PASSENGERS of Spaceship Earth !!!
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and the more
flexible use of airspace. The operational requirements of modern
military aircraft can be better accommodated with flexible airspace.
Flexibility is also key if aviation is to be as efficient and sustainable
as possible, especially as the skies are becoming busier year on year,
but this is only achievable through the close working that this
contract enables. Environmental benefits can be gained if civil aircraft don’t have
to avoid military airspace – more direct flights will use less fuel,
resulting in lower emission levels.
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Added by Michael Grove at 15:41 on November 27, 2019