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Purple Reign

In many areas of the world, changing foliage colors signal seasonal transitions. Even if we don’t experience it where we live, we’ve all seen pictures of maples, oaks, and dogwoods showing off their gorgeous autumn leaves. Although I’m happy enough not to have to deal with ice and snow, I do envy those who get to enjoy the glorious reds, oranges, and yellows that signal the coming of winter.

Here in Southern California, our autumn foliage doesn’t look that different from our summer or winter foliage, but we do get a magical burst of color this time of year. As spring transitions into early summer, the purple blossoms of the jacaranda tree begins to appear on the skyline and light up our streets. At first, just a few bell-shaped flowers dot the bare branches but, seemingly overnight, the tree’s canopy is covered in a vibrant violet-blue cloud.

Although the jacaranda is our city’s official urban tree, it is not native to our area.  Originally from South America, they are said to have been introduced here in the early 20th century by the locally renowned horticulturist, Kate Sessions.  Fortunately for us, our climate proved ideal for the jacaranda and it has flourished here ever since.

Jacarandas can be found all over San Diego, including downtown, La Jolla, and in Balboa Park. We are lucky to have several beautiful jacarandas on our block and, not too far away, a whole neighborhood is lined with the trees. I don’t know the history behind the mass planting, but it appears that every house on the street has at least one of the trees in its yard.

As spring warms into summer, the tree’s ephemeral blossoms start to fall, creating a lavender carpet on the lawns and sidewalks below. Pretty soon, green fern-like leaves begin to appear on the branches, and the once vibrant tree starts to blend into its surroundings again. If we are lucky, we may get a smaller bloom in the fall but, most likely, we will have to wait until the following spring, when the magic of the jacaranda tree reigns again.

Author: Janis @ RetirementallyChallenged.com

My blog is about travel, relationships, photography, and whatever else pops into my head (even, sometimes, issues surrounding retirement and aging).

137 thoughts on “Purple Reign”

  1. Gorgeous images. I especially adore the picture of the sprawling urban landscape framed in Jacaranda trees. Believe it or not, my first Jacaranda encounter was in Australia. I don’t recall ever seeing them beforehand (my travels in San Diego did not coincide with their bloom).

    As far as the seasons go, I grew up in the midwest with my best childhood friend, Mary. We always used to say we wanted to live in places with the four seasons done right. When she later moved to California, she told me, ‘Dorny, we were so wrong.’ Now that I’ve taken an extended sail through more tropical climates, I get what she meant, although I wouldn’t mind the occasional snow and do miss late autumn days.

    1. I have lived in a no-snow area all my life so I guess I don’t miss not having four distinct seasons. Our seasons are much more subtle… although there is nothing subtle when spring bursts into our consciousness with the glorious purple blooms of the jacaranda trees. I hope all is well with you and that the Captain is mending nicely.

  2. Southern California has some similarities with my region in Australia, Janis. The Jacarandas here bloom in November – exam time for the students! We used to have one outside our old house and I just love the carpet of purple underneath when the blossoms fall. Fantastic in a street planting. They were probably introduced here around the same time – they do love the sub tropical climate.

      1. I am impressed that you have kangaroo paws! I used to grow many grevilleas in my former garden. Love them so much! The birds do too! You find more feijoas in NZ, I think.

  3. I’ve never seen a jacaranda tree in bloom. They look so beautiful. I love colourful blossoms, something we did not have in the northern parts of BC where I spent more than half of my life. Vancouver Island, though, has lots of springtime blooms.

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Practical Tips for Daily Bible Reading

Hi, friends. Have you ever felt your toes being stepped on when the preacher talked about people reading their Bibles? Been there. We have our excuses, though. “I don’t have time.” “I don’t need to because I know what it says.” “We read the Bible at church.”

It may be tough to hear, but Christians should read and study scripture, point blank. We must engrave the Word upon our hearts. When I read the Bible, God’s presence feels close, and I am uplifted and empowered.

Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’” (Matthew 4:4, NIV) [Jesus is referencing Deuteronomy 8:3]

In the last few months, I read the whole New Testament up to Revelation. I wrote a draft of this post soon after I started, and I’m returning to it now to evaluate how helpful these goals were and share this post with y’all.

Practical Tips for Daily Bible Reading

Set Goals

I realized a big reason I procrastinated in the past was because I had no plan. Set a daily goal for your Bible reading, either in chapters or minutes.

I recommend reading the New Testament then the Old Testament, though I’d still sprinkle NT readings in with the OT readings.  Psalms and Proverbs can be read out of order. [If you read the NT before the OT, you’d read about Jesus first, then you’d see how Christianity spread and evolved, then you’d go back and see how the covenants of the OT led to the NT, observing everything before Jesus with the benefit of hindsight.]

Looking back, setting goals has been a great way to hold myself accountable.

Find a Take-Away

This tip pertains to the idea of “mindfulness” that’s pretty trendy now. Finding a take-away from your daily Bible reading means making the most of the time you spend in the Word (i.e. not reading robotically). Every time you read the Bible, find an interesting thought or idea you can mull over between readings.

Looking back, this seems like a great idea, but I have struggled with it because I am reading a lot every day. When I read the NT again, I should go slower and “smell the roses.” I recommend marking verses and passages that strike you along the way so you easily look back on them. A lot of people keep Bible journals to reflect on said verses and passages.

Force Yourself

Ah, yes, good ol’ fashioned spiritual discipline. As the Nike motto says…just do it! At the end of the day, almost anything rewarding requires some effort…and what could be more rewarding to a child of God than growing in our knowledge of and connection with Him?

Looking back, I see how spiritual discipline develops as you nurture it. The more I read, the more I want to read. When I got in the habit of reading scripture, I truly began to understand its power.

It’s like a glass of ice cold water on a sweltering day; it’s like the warmth from a bonfire on an autumn night. The Word refreshes my soul.

Thanks for reading! Even when we mess up and miss days or weeks or months, don’t give up–God is good!

The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14, NIV)

  1. It helped me to read it as a whole: beginning with “The Greatest book ever written.” and then, “The greatest story ever told.” Once I could put the events together with some meaning,then reading the Bible didn’t seem so difficult. The King James versions at the time, 1611 was written in the ordinary vernacular. Personally, that’s how I think it should be presented, in common ordinary terms and language. Doing that, one would read it as any other instructional book to study. Afterwards most of realize this is a lifetime venture. Thank you for your post, as always. Fantastic and useful.

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  2. Great insight! Once again, you challenge me! I agree with reading an easy-to-understand version, for the goal is to become more knowledgeable and to be transformed. I am reminded of the mantra: Follow Jesus. Make Disciples, Transform the World. The change must begin within each of us, then ripple out. 🙂

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  3. I found the Discipleship reading plan on the Bible app. It’s helping me to read the Bible ins year. It’s very similar to RCL layout; a gospel, an epistle, a wisdom literature, and another OT reading. It seems to be helping my recall much more. I’m thinking eventually I need to read and do a SOAP bible study at the same time but homework has taken precedence lately. That’s also what has kept me quiet on the blog too.

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  4. These are some wonderful tips! It is so important to read both OT and NT. I agree, the more I read the more I look forward to reading more. I’ve been slowly going through Psalms and writing out each verse I like. So I only cover about one chapter or read a few, highlight, and then next time write it the verses I liked. I am going to add this to the community spotlight on Inside Cup.

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    1. Thank you, T.R.! I’m always honored to be included in a community spotlight. It sounds like you are taking the time to smell the roses. I’m trying to read less each day now and make myself contemplate certain verses between readings. It’s just been an inner conflict between wanting to read everything ASAP vs. devoting adequate care and reflection to each reading.

  5. I’ve been reading through the Bible yearly for over 20 years. One key to freshness is to change versions every time you start over. And of course, write down what God teaches you! It’s worth keeping for the future if it’s from God! Happy digging!

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Web Design

Discover why now is the time to
start building your first website

The web made its debut back in 1991, adding a graphical user interface to the internet. As such, web design was born.

In its infancy, web design was heavily restricted by technology and hardware, with a web presence being little more than black text on a white background. Thankfully, technology and web design have reached a far more creative and imaginative stage in their evolutions. Skipping past frames, tables, and animated GIFs, web design has become far more sophisticated and will continue to grow and develop. Look back a couple of years and take note of what was ‘on trend’ and how the underlying infrastructure helped shape a website.

The progression of web design has always gone hand-in-hand with technology, and technology never takes a backward step, which in turn means that web design and the web are always going to be informative, inspirational and essential.

Think about what you use the web for and how you would achieve these tasks without it. In a couple of decades that the web has been around, it’s gone from a plain text, email-checking entity to the key communication and information tool of governments, businesses, and individuals. And, what is it that makes the web such a crucial tool? Web pages and websites. Whatever information, service or product you need it will be wrapped up in a web page just waiting for you to say hello.

Why build a website?

It’s a simple question, but why build a website? There is no single answer to what is undoubtedly a very broad question. However, the answer could be something as simple as ‘because everyone else has got one’. And, to a certain extent, this simple answer reaches the crux of the matter very succinctly. The worldwide web is a global phenomenon that’s awash with millions, if not billions, of websites covering every subject you can possibly imagine. There is no better place to be seen and get your message heard. A website can be viewed from England to Australia, while astronauts have even tweeted from the International Space Station’s A 24/7 online global presence is one very powerful reason to build a website.

“Websites cover every aspect of life, whether it’s personal or business”

There is no doubt that websites cover every aspect of life, whether it’s personal or business. On a personal level, everyone has an interest or hobby that they love and many simply want to tell the world what they do. A website is a perfect platform for getting across personal opinion and it also acts as a reference point or calling card, where a user can promote themselves. If it’s not a personal platform for opinion and promotion a site can be great a way to stay in contact and tell friends and family what you’re up to. An online diary can include the latest activities and a host of photos, much like a personal Facebook. This could be another reason, for those not interested in being part of the Facebook revolution, and want greater control, then a personal site is a great alternative. The web also provides the perfect platform for those looking to build a business. The outlay is minimal and the potential audience is huge. No need to rent premises, no need to keep a huge pile of stock and customers will come from miles around to pay a visit Provide the right product, promote in the right way and the number of visits will shoot through the roof.

Beyond personal opinion and comment, a website can have more commercial use. Web designers instantly have the perfect platform for presenting their work. What better reason does a web designer need to build a website? A portfolio site is a great shop window for their work and a constant point of reference, allowing web users to visit at any time of day or night. As already mentioned, if you’re looking to build a business the web is a great starting point. A report from shows that 150 million users across the United States are buying online. This is a staggering 73 percent of all web users demonstrating exactly how important an online business could be. Another interesting snippet of information reinforced in the report was that people like to shop online for convenience and to save money.

An online shop is the most probable and popular purpose for business, but another and less obvious reason is affiliate marketing This is a website specifically set up to promote affiliate products, where money is made via commission.

What are websites used for?

The internet is very much influenced by what is happening outside of the web. Remember it’s people that build websites and people always want information, people always need to go shopping, people will always need to go to the bank, people will always want to stay in contact the web provides the ideal platform to replace more traditional services.

So what do people use websites for? In a nutshell: pretty much everything! But to be more concise, the purpose of a website is to relay a message or offer a service. To get a more immediate picture of what websites are used for, take a look at some of the most popular sites on the web. Facebook, YouTube, Google, Wikipedia, Twitter, Amazon, iTunes, eBay, BBC, Sky, Word Press, PayPal, Skype, Flickr, Walmart, Lastminute, and Microsoft to name but a few. This brief selection of sites pretty much covers the spectrum of what websites are used for. Facebook is a huge social networking site and epitomizes what people like to do on the web – stay in contact and tell others what they are up to. YouTube allows web users to stream and watch videos from a vast library of variety. Sitting along the same lines are services such as Netflix and LoveFilm, which take the online streaming and viewing experience to a new level. Google, a service that nearly everyone in the world has heard of, presents a different tool for the web, but search engines are key to finding websites. Good luck if you’re thinking of building a website to take on one of the search giants!

The online encyclopedia Wikipedia is a fountain of knowledge. It’s one of the first online locations web users will hit when looking for an answer to a question. if Wikipedia doesn’t have the answer then it will be a surprise. Again, this is a vast undertaking and the knowledge base has been built up over years by the general public, but it provides a great blueprint for anyone looking to build a creditable knowledge site.

Another big name on the web is Amazon, this is one of the pioneers of the online shopping experience and the site has developed to such a level that it is often first in the queue when a product needs to be purchased. A similar online experience sits in the hands of eBay, this is an online shopping experience, but users get to bid in an online auction rather than buy a product at a fixed price. The auction has a few imitators, but none can match its capacity and completeness. The BBC website covers a vast swathe of subjects, but it has one primary, and very popular, purpose and that is to bring the news to the masses. No matter if it’s local news, international news or sports news, the BBC will have it covered.

WordPress is the most popular web publishing platform on the internet and provides the basis for over a million websites. Typically seen as a blogging platform, it has matured into something much more complete. What it also provides is a brilliant platform for people who want to produce their own website without the degree of knowledge in web design and development. Plus, it offers the user more than just one incarnation of the website; almost any type of site (blog, eCommerce shop, information-based and more) can be built from the WordPress platform.

Sitting amongst the giants is Flickr, a photo storage and sharing site that provides a platform for professional photographers and amateurs alike. The Flickr platform can act as a shop window or, in the true spirit of the internet, act as a source where images are freely available for others to use. When it comes to music there are few that can match the massive entity known as iTunes. The Apple powered store provides a shop front for a million musicians and in turn, allows for an intuitive online buying experience.

The above does not cover every single use of a website – for example, we’ve not mentioned online banking – but it does offer a great representation of the scope of purpose of exactly what a website can achieve.

Where are websites stored?

The web to some degree is a mystical entity that just exists out there somewhere, but obviously this is not the case, all the information does have a home. The web is part of the internet, which is effectively a collection of connected computers that create a mass of routes around the globe. This provides the infrastructure for one computer to connect to another and view any website that exists on the web.

A web page is a file that is typically stored on a local/home computer hard drive. A collection of web pages becomes a website. However, before any website can be seen it needs to be transferred from a local/home computer to a web server where the website is ‘hosted’. A web host provides the service that gets a website out onto the internet for all to see. Web servers are like a desktop PC in the fact that they have similar hardware, but they are much more powerful and run different software.

A web host provider such as Revelhosts ( provides a wealth of services including web space, monthly bandwidth, email accounts, databases, platforms and typically a host of web building tools. All of these services are included with a web hosting package, but each web host will have different hosting plans. The different plans provide everything from starter plans through to powerful plans for the business. What type of plan is. needed depends very much on what type of website is being set up. If it’s a simple blog site that gets updated once a week and has an audience of around 500 visitors a month then a cheap starter plan would be ideal. If it is a company website with much more content and a lot more visitors expected then a more professional plan will be needed.

So what does all the jargon mean? The more important considerations are web space and bandwidth. Webspace is storage space, the same as a hard drive. How much is needed obviously varies depending on the content, but if it’s a blog with standard text and images then it’s unlikely that more than 1 GB of web space will be needed.

If more than text and images are going to be displayed, for example, video, photos, music, then 1GB of web space can be filled very quickly. Ten gigabytes or more is a better option for such a site. It is a good idea to estimate how much web space you will need before embarking on choosing a hosting plan. Don’t worry too much though, because webspace can be upgraded easily and typically within 24 hours.

The other major factor is bandwidth, which is usually measured by the month. Bandwidth is the traffic or the amount of data that is transferred to or from a website. A quick method for estimating monthly bandwidth is the sizes of the pages on a website multiplied by how many visitors are expected. For example, if a website has a total page size of 1MB and the expected visits are 500, a bandwidth of around half a gigabyte is sufficient. However, if there is a spike in visitors due to sudden interest then this could easily be doubled. Again, there is no need to worry as the bandwidth can be increased when needed.

“Building a website is like building ‘a houseyou need a host of tools”

Other considerations are databases if setting up a WordPress blog then at least one database will be needed. If building a static brochure site that just consists of text and images then a database is unlikely to be required. If setting up a site with a
shop then a database is likely to be needed. As a general rule, it’s always worth getting a hosting plan with at least one database included. Email accounts are an obligatory addition to any hosting plan and even the most basic package will include more than are usually needed. As an example, the Revelhost Starter plan provides 10 email accounts. The other major web hosting consideration is the operating system (OS), typically Windows or Linux. This is not dictated by the OS your computer is running; it relates to OS that the webserver is running. It only matters if you’re going to build a basic HTML and CSS site. However, if a certain technology is to be used, it may only run on a certain operating system.

Tools of the trade

Building a website is much like building a house; a host of tools are needed to make sure that the job gets done. There are a few essential techniques and tools that a web designer/developer will need to know to get a website up and running. The most immediate is HTML and CSS, these are the most important elements of any website, as without them the web simply would not exist as we know it. HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) provides the base from which every website is built. Anyone looking to build a website will need to know at the very least the basics of HTML. The latest incarnation of HTML is HTML5 and newcomers to web design will need to make sure that, along with all the standard HTML tags, they also add HTML5 tags to the learning list.

Sitting alongside HTML in the web design hierarchy is Cascading Style Sheets, which is commonly known as CSS and it is just as important that website builders know at least the basics.

CSS adds style to the front end of a website and defines the layout, whatever it may be, style fonts, borders, images, and create a background canvas for a webpage. In fact, any aesthetic seen on a web page has almost certainly been in contact with CSS.
The latest incarnation of CSS is CSS3, which adds a host of new effects and styles that are slowly being adopted and supported by all the major browsers. Outside of the key technologies, there is a trio of development platforms that are typically used in a website build. JQuery is the programming language that gives added dynamics to web pages. The jQuery language is a JavaScript library and is added to a web page to create effects that typically add movement. What can jQuery d0? Typical examples include tabbed panels, image sliders, slide shows, sliding panels, expanding and collapsing accordions and tooltips to name a few.

Getting to grips with jQuery is not an essential element of design, but it is something that should be put on any web designer’s to-do list when they’ve mastered HTML & CSS. Other backend technologies that power many websites are PHP and MySQL. PHP is a programming language that plays a big part in the makeup of the Word Press publishing platform. Typically, PHP is embedded into an HTML page and produces dynamic results. MySQL is a database application, which means it stores information entered into a site. It is often combined with PHP and a typical example of the two in action are WordPress posts where the content is stored in a MySQL database.

Getting all the essential technologies onto a page is the work of a selection of tools. An HTML editor is critical and one of the most popular software packages on the market is Dreamweaver. Part of the Adobe Creative Suite, it offers a user-friendly interface and an impressive set of tools that assist any web designer with what they need. The alternatives are explained elsewhere. An HTML
editor needs to be accompanied by an image-editing package to make sure that a website is beautiful while functional. The popular choice is Photoshop, which provides powerful tools that are perfectly capable of creating any web graphic in the right format.

Beyond page building, there is the web designer’s favorite web publishing platform: Drupal.

The beauty of the platform lies in its ability to build a complete site in a couple of hours. The framework is provided and then It is just a matter of selecting a theme for the desired finish. The user adds content while Drupal provides the structure.

Web sites are viewed in web browsers and the four major web browsers – Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and Safari – all offer different levels of support to HTML and CSS. And for this very reason, they are an essential part of the web design process. All sites need to be tested in each browser to make sure that they work as intended, so it’s always a good idea to find out a little about what browsers support when building a site. Finally,
while not really tools of the trade in the traditional sense, services such as YouTube and Twitter are still key players. Both offer the opportunity to embed or integrate elements into a web page with code supplied via the mother site.

Different ways to build a website

The tools needed to build a site are all integrated into a website in different ways. A website is by its definition a web presence, and how it gets built is almost irrelevant – users want to see a functional site in action, very few care how it was built, apart from web designers of course!

The options for building a website range from the simple to the specially made. At one end of the scale, there are instant, no-nonsense, no-knowledge services such as These are services that appeal to those who want to get online quickly, or those who want an elegant, easy-to-customize web presence. Users build a page from predefined layout elements and styles and draw content from existing services such as WordPress, Twitter, Flickr.

Template builders sit very closely in the building process and are often found with many web hosting plans such as Revelhost. These provide predefined elements, pages, images and so on in a logical step-by-step process and need no web design knowledge. Stepping up the ante is Word Press, which in principle is another quick and easy website building tool. There are two versions available;, where a site is hosted on the WordPress servers, and a self-hosted version. The .com option is created online and offers a simplified version of the platform. The self-hosted version is the full package where the user needs to provide their own webspace to install the web publishing platform. Once installed users can change a theme, add plug-ins, customize the code base and completely restyle the look.

Finally, at the top end of the scale is the bespoke or custom website that is built from scratch using all the latest web technologies and tools. This gives over total control of the build to the designer,
with the only restriction being the designer’s own imagination and knowledge.

What to do next

Once a site has been built and hosted on the web, what happens next? What more can you do with your site? Looking past the practical considerations blogs, photographs, eCommerce and so on a site needs to be seen. It doesn’t matter how aesthetically pleasing, innovative and intuitive a site is, if no one gets to see it, it’s worthless.

Any new website exists in a vast labyrinth of online experiences and promotion is the key to getting a site seen. The methodology and techniques to achieving a starring role on the web are wide and varied. The first and maybe most important is the domain name. This is the address people will type into the browser (for example

This should reflect the name of the site. There is little point calling a site ‘I Love Shopping’ and using the domain name the two should match for brand completeness. And, if possible, get the .com version.

Google is the top search engine across the globe that is used by over 80 percent of internet users, which equates to billions of people, so your site needs to be made Google-friendly. There are a host of elements that add value to a page: meta tags, sitemaps, alt tags and more. The best way to get Google-friendly is to call on Google themselves. Try out their Search Engine Optimization Starter Guide

You shouldn’t ignore social networks, either. Outside influences such as Twitter and Facebook are great communication channels with potentially huge audiences. Every time something on a site is updated, you should be sure to tell your followers and friends. If nothing new is happening then make it happen!

Finally, make sure your website content is consistent, error-free, current and regularly updated with new and exciting content. Nobody wants to visit a website that hardly ever has anything new to give its readers.

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  169.430.  Who shall be members. — All persons who shall hereafter become employees shall become members as a condition of their employment and shall receive no pension or retirement benefit from any pension or retirement system other than the retirement system established pursuant to sections 169.410 to 169.540 because of credited years of service in the school district, nor shall they be required to make contributions under any other pension or retirement system of any school district or state because of such years, except that this section does not prohibit the extension of the benefits and liabilities of Title II of the Social Security Act of the United States (42 U.S.C.A. Section 401 et seq.) to the employees of the school district for the purpose of supplementing the benefits provided by this law, through agreement by the district and the state pursuant to sections 105.300 to 105.440*.

(L. 1943 p. 805 § 3, A.L. 1953 pp. 438, 496, A.L. 1955 p. 546, A.L. 1957 p. 462, A.L. 1961 p. 384, A.L. 1981 H.B. 33, et al., A.L. 2001 H.B. 660)

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Art History in Remote Aboriginal Art Centres

  • Darren Jorgensen

The 2008 Congress of the International Committee of the History of Art in Melbourne suggested in its theme of 'Crossing Cultures' that art history must revise its nationalistic methodologies to construct more international histories of art. This essay addresses the legacy of different eras and methods of writing the art history of remote Aboriginal artists. It argues that colonialism has structured many of the ways in which this art history has been written, and that the globalisation of art history does little to rectify these structures. Instead, art history must turn to institutions that are less implicated in the legacy of colonialism to frame its work. Rather than turning to the museums and art galleries who have provided much of the material for the art histories of the twentieth century, this essay suggests that remote art centres offer dynamic opportunities for doing twenty-first century art history. Founded in an era of political self-determination for remote Aboriginal people, these centres aspire to create an opportunity for the expression of a cultural difference whose origins precede the invasion and colonisation of Australia. Art centres and their archives present an opportunity to work through the legacies of colonialism in the art history of remote Australian Aboriginal artists

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Darren Jorgensen