miðvikudagur, 16. apríl 2008

∴ Hjartaland

The actual balance of political power at any given time is… the product, on the one hand, of geographical conditions, both economic and strategic, and, on the other hand, of the relative number, virility, equipment and organization of the competing peoples.

mánudagur, 14. apríl 2008

Aperiere

The derivation of the name (Latin Aprilis) is uncertain.

The traditional etymology from the Latin aperire, "to open," in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open," is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of (opening) for spring.

Since most of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred to Venus, the Festum Veneris et Fortunae Virilis being held on the first day, it has been suggested that Aprilis was originally her month Aphrilis, from her Greek name Aphrodite (Aphros), or from the Etruscan name Apru.

Jacob Grimm suggests the name of a hypothetical god or hero, Aper or Aprus.

laugardagur, 22. mars 2008

∴ Art / List

art is a (product of) human activity,

made with the intention of stimulating the human senses

as well as the human mind;

by transmitting emotions and/or ideas

Kd: Wkpd / Art