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Self-enquiry: (before page 1)
| As each thought arises one must be watchful and ask to whom is this thought occurring. The answer will be 'to me'. If you enquire 'Who am I?' the mind will return to the source from whence it issued. The thought which arose will also submerge.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| The greatest error of a man is to think that he is weak by nature, evil by nature. Every man is divine and strong in his real nature, What are weak are his habits, his desires and thoughts, but not himself.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| God is an unknown entity. Moreover, He is external. Whereas the Self is always with you and it is you. Why do you leave out what is intimate and go in for what is external?—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| Happiness lies deep within us, in the core of our own being. Happiness does not exist in any external object, but only in us, who are the consciousness that experiences happiness.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| The Self is known to everyone but not clearly. The Being is the Self. Of all the definitions of God, none is so well put as the Biblical statement 'I am that I am'. Knowing the Self, God is known. In fact, God is none other than the Self.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| The question about the Heart arises because you are interested in seeking the source of Consciousness. To all deep thinking minds, the inquiry about the 'I' and its nature has an irresistible fascination.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| Enquiry in the form 'Who am I?' alone is the principal means. To make the mind subside, there is no adequate means other than Self-enquiry. If controlled by other means, mind will remain as if subsided, but will rise again.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| What is called mind is a wondrous power existing in Self. It projects all thoughts. If we set aside all thoughts and see, there will be no such thing as mind remaining separate; therefore thought alone is the form of the mind. Other than thoughts, there is no such thing as the world.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| Keeping the mind fixed in the Self at all times is called Self-enquiry, whereas thinking oneself to be Brahman, which is sat-chit-ananda [being-consciousness-bliss], is meditation. Eventually, all that one has learnt will have to be forgotten.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| Self-enquiry directly leads to Self-realisation by removing the obstacles which make you think that the Self is not already realised.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| Solitude is an attitude of the mind; a man attached to the things of life cannot get solitude, wherever he may be. A detached man in always in solitude.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| Firm and disciplined inherence in the self without giving the least scope for the rise of any thought except the deep contemplative remembrance of the Self, does verily constitute self-surrender to the Lord.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
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| Whatever is destined not to happen will not happen, try hard as you may. Whatever is destined to happen will happen, do what you may to prevent it. This is certain. The best course, therefore, is to remain silent.—Sri Ramana Maharshi
From Who Am I? - (Nan Yar?):
1 . Who am I?
The gross body which is composed of the seven humours (dhatus), I am not; the five cognitive sense organs, viz. the senses of hearing, touch, sight, taste, and smell, which apprehend their respective objects, viz. sound, touch, colour, taste, and odour, I am not; the five cognitive sense-organs, viz. the organs of speech, locomotion, grasping, excretion, and procreation, which have as their respective functions speaking, moving, grasping, excreting, and enjoying, I am not; the five vital airs, prana, etc., which perform respectively the five functions of in-breathing, etc., I am not; even the mind which thinks, I am not; the nescience too, which is endowed only with the residual impressions of objects, and in which there are no objects and no functioning's, I am not.
2. If I am none of these, then who am I?
After negating all of the above-mentioned as 'not this', 'not this', that Awareness which alone remains - that I am.
3. What is the nature of Awareness?
The nature of Awareness is existence-consciousness-bliss.
4. When will the realization of the Self be gained?
When the world which is what-is-seen has been removed, there will be realization of the Self which is the seer.
5. Will there not be realization of the Self even while the world is there (taken as real)?
There will not be.
6. Why?
The seer and the object seen are like the rope and the snake. Just as the knowledge of the rope which is the substrate will not arise unless the false knowledge of the illusory serpent goes, so the realization of the Self which is the substrate will not be gained unless the belief that the world is real is removed.
7. When will the world which is the object seen be removed?
When the mind, which is the cause of all cognition's and of all actions, becomes quiescent, the world will disappear.
8. What is the nature of the mind?
What is called 'mind' is a wondrous power residing in the Self. It causes all thoughts to arise. Apart from thoughts, there is no such thing as mind. Therefore, thought is the nature of mind. Apart from thoughts, there is no independent entity called the world. In deep sleep there are no thoughts, and there is no world. In the states of waking and dream, there are thoughts, and there is a world also. Just as the spider emits the thread (of the web) out of itself and again withdraws it into itself, likewise the mind projects the world out of itself and again resolves it into itself. When the mind comes out of the Self, the world appears. Therefore, when the world appears (to be real), the Self does not appear; and when the Self appears (shines) the world does not appear. When one persistently inquires into the nature of the mind, the mind will end leaving the Self (as the residue). What is referred to as the Self is the Atman. The mind always exists only in dependence on something gross; it cannot stay alone. It is the mind that is called the subtle body or the soul (jiva).
9. What is the path of inquiry for understanding the nature of the mind?
That which rises as 'I' in this body is the mind. If one inquires as to where in the body the thought 'I' rises first, one would discover that it rises in the heart. That is the place of the mind's origin. Even if one thinks constantly 'I' 'I', one will be led to that place. Of all the thoughts that arise in the mind, the 'I' thought is the first. It is only after the rise of this that the other thoughts arise. It is after the appearance of the first personal pronoun that the second and third personal pronouns appear; without the first personal pronoun there will not be the second and third.
10. How will the mind become quiescent?
By the inquiry 'Who am I?'. The thought 'who am I?' will destroy all other thoughts, and like the stick used for stirring the burning pyre, it will itself in the end get destroyed. Then, there will arise Self-realization.
11. What is the means for constantly holding on to the thought 'Who am I?'
When other thoughts arise, one should not pursue them, but should inquire: 'To whom do they arise?' It does not matter how many thoughts arise. As each thought arises, one should inquire with diligence, "To whom has this thought arisen?". The answer that would emerge would be "To me". Thereupon if one inquires "Who am I?", the mind will go back to its source; and the thought that arose will become quiescent. With repeated practice in this manner, the mind will develop the skill to stay in its source. When the mind that is subtle goes out through the brain and the sense-organs, the gross names and forms appear; when it stays in the heart, the names and forms disappear. Not letting the mind go out, but retaining it in the Heart is what is called "inwardness" (antar-mukha). Letting the mind go out of the Heart is known as "externalisation" (bahir-mukha). Thus, when the mind stays in the Heart, the 'I' which is the source of all thoughts will go, and the Self which ever exists will shine. Whatever one does, one should do without the egoity "I". If one acts in that way, all will appear as of the nature of Siva (God).
12. Are there no other means for making the mind quiescent?
Other than inquiry, there are no adequate means. If through other means it is sought to control the mind, the mind will appear to be controlled, but will again go forth. Through the control of breath also, the mind will become quiescent; but it will be quiescent only so long as the breath remains controlled, and when the breath resumes the mind also will again start moving and will wander as impelled by residual impressions. The source is the same for both mind and breath. Thought, indeed, is the nature of the mind. The thought "I" is the first thought of the mind; and that is egoity. It is from that whence egoity originates that breath also originates. Therefore, when the mind becomes quiescent, the breath is controlled, and when the breath is controlled the mind becomes quiescent. But in deep sleep, although the mind becomes quiescent, the breath does not stop. This is because of the will of God, so that the body may be preserved and other people may not be under the impression that it is dead. In the state of waking and in samadhi, when the mind becomes quiescent the breath is controlled. Breath is the gross form of mind. Till the time of death, the mind keeps breath in the body; and when the body dies the mind takes the breath along with it. Therefore, the exercise of breath-control is only an aid for rendering the mind quiescent (manonigraha); it will not destroy the mind (manonasa). Like the practice of breath-control. meditation on the forms of God, repetition of mantras, restriction on food, etc., are but aids for rendering the mind quiescent.
Through meditation on the forms of God and through repetition of mantras, the mind becomes one-pointed. The mind will always be wandering. Just as when a chain is given to an elephant to hold in its trunk it will go along grasping the chain and nothing else, so also when the mind is occupied with a name or form it will grasp that alone. When the mind expands in the form of countless thoughts, each thought becomes weak; but as thoughts get resolved the mind becomes one-pointed and strong; for such a mind Self-inquiry will become easy. Of all the restrictive rules, that relating to the taking of sattvic food in moderate quantities is the best; by observing this rule, the sattvic quality of mind will increase, and that will be helpful to Self-inquiry.
13. The residual impressions (thoughts) of objects appear wending like the waves of an ocean. When will all of them get destroyed?
As the meditation on the Self rises higher and higher, the thoughts will get destroyed.
14. Is it possible for the residual impressions of objects that come from beginningless time, as it were, to be resolved, and for one to remain as the pure Self?
Without yielding to the doubt "Is it possible, or not?", one should persistently hold on to the meditation on the Self. Even if one be a great sinner, one should not worry and weep "O! I am a sinner, how can I be saved?"; one should completely renounce the thought "I am a sinner"; and concentrate keenly on meditation on the Self; then, one would surely succeed. There are not two minds - one good and the other evil; the mind is only one. It is the residual impressions that are of two kinds - auspicious and inauspicious. When the mind is under the influence of auspicious impressions it is called good; and when it is under the influence of inauspicious impressions it is regarded as evil.
The mind should not be allowed to wander towards worldly objects and what concerns other people. However bad other people may be, one should bear no hatred for them. Both desire and hatred should be eschewed. All that one gives to others one gives to one's self. If this truth is understood who will not give to others? When one's self arises all arises; when one's self becomes quiescent all becomes quiescent. To the extent we behave with humility, to that extent there will result good. If the mind is rendered quiescent, one may live anywhere.
15. How long should inquiry be practised?
As long as there are impressions of objects in the mind, so long the inquiry "Who am I?" is required. As thoughts arise they should be destroyed then and there in the very place of their origin, through inquiry. If one resorts to contemplation of the Self unintermittently, until the Self is gained, that alone would do. As long as there are enemies within the fortress, they will continue to sally forth; if they are destroyed as they emerge, the fortress will fall into our hands.
16. What is the nature of the Self?
What exists in truth is the Self alone. The world, the individual soul, and God are appearances in it. like silver in mother-of-pearl, these three appear at the same time, and disappear at the same time. The Self is that where there is absolutely no "I" thought. That is called "Silence". The Self itself is the world; the Self itself is "I"; the Self itself is God; all is Siva, the Self.
17. Is not everything the work of God?
Without desire, resolve, or effort, the sun rises; and in its mere presence, the sun-stone emits fire, the lotus blooms, water evaporates; people perform their various functions and then rest. Just as in the presence of the magnet the needle moves, it is by virtue of the mere presence of God that the souls governed by the three (cosmic) functions or the fivefold divine activity perform their actions and then rest, in accordance with their respective karmas. God has no resolve; no karma attaches itself to Him. That is like worldly actions not affecting the sun, or like the merits and demerits of the other four elements not affecting all pervading space.
18. Of the devotees, who is the greatest?
He who gives himself up to the Self that is God is the most excellent devotee. Giving one's self up to God means remaining constantly in the Self without giving room for the rise of any thoughts other than that of the Self. Whatever burdens are thrown on God, He bears them. Since the supreme power of God makes all things move, why should we, without submitting ourselves to it, constantly worry ourselves with thoughts as to what should be done and how, and what should not be done and how not? We know that the train carries all loads, so after getting on it why should we carry our small luggage on our head to our discomfort, instead of putting it down in the train and feeling at ease?
19. What is non-attachment?
As thoughts arise, destroying them utterly without any residue in the very place of their origin is non-attachment. Just as the pearl-diver ties a stone to his waist, sinks to the bottom of the sea and there takes the pearls, so each one of us should be endowed with non-attachment, dive within oneself and obtain the Self-Pearl.
20. Is it not possible for God and the Guru to effect the release of a soul?
God and the Guru will only show the way to release; they will not by themselves take the soul to the state of release. In truth, God and the Guru are not different. Just as the prey which has fallen into the jaws of a tiger has no escape, so those who have come within the ambit of the Guru's gracious look will be saved by the Guru and will not get lost; yet, each one should by his own effort pursue the path shown by God or Guru and gain release. One can know oneself only with one's own eye of knowledge, and not with somebody else's. Does he who is Rama require the help of a mirror to know that he is Rama?
21. Is it necessary for one who longs for release to inquire into the nature of categories (tattvas)?
Just as one who wants to throw away garbage has no need to analyse it and see what it is, so one who wants to know the Self has no need to count the number of categories or inquire into their characteristics; what he has to do is to reject altogether the categories that hide the Self. The world should be considered like a dream.
22. Is there no difference between waking and dream?
Waking is long and a dream short; other than this there is no difference. Just as waking happenings seem real while awake. so do those in a dream while dreaming. In dream the mind takes on another body. In both waking and dream states thoughts. names and forms occur simultaneously.
23. Is it any use reading books for those who long for release?
All the texts say that in order to gain release one should render the mind quiescent; therefore their conclusive teaching is that the mind should be rendered quiescent; once this has been understood there is no need for endless reading. In order to quieten the mind one has only to inquire within oneself what one's Self is; how could this search be done in books? One should know one's Self with one's own eye of wisdom. The Self is within the five sheaths; but books are outside them. Since the Self has to be inquired into by discarding the five sheaths, it is futile to search for it in books. There will come a time when one will have to forget all that one has learned.
24. What is happiness?
Happiness is the very nature of the Self; happiness and the Self are not different. There is no happiness in any object of the world. We imagine through our ignorance that we derive happiness from objects. When the mind goes out, it experiences misery. In truth, when its desires are fulfilled, it returns to its own place and enjoys the happiness that is the Self. Similarly, in the states of sleep, samadhi and fainting, and when the object desired is obtained or the object disliked is removed, the mind becomes inward-turned, and enjoys pure Self-Happiness. Thus the mind moves without rest alternately going out of the Self and returning to it. Under the tree the shade is pleasant; out in the open the heat is scorching. A person who has been going about in the sun feels cool when he reaches the shade. Someone who keeps on going from the shade into the sun and then back into the shade is a fool. A wise man stays permanently in the shade. Similarly, the mind of the one who knows the truth does not leave Brahman. The mind of the ignorant, on the contrary, revolves in the world, feeling miserable, and for a little time returns to Brahman to experience happiness. In fact, what is called the world is only thought. When the world disappears, i.e. when there is no thought, the mind experiences happiness; and when the world appears, it goes through misery.
25. What is wisdom-insight (jnana-drsti)?
Remaining quiet is what is called wisdom-insight. To remain quiet is to resolve the mind in the Self. Telepathy, knowing past, present and future happenings and clairvoyance do not constitute wisdom-insight.
26. What is the relation between desirelessness and wisdom?
Desirelessness is wisdom. The two are not different; they are the same. Desirelessness is refraining from turning the mind towards any object. Wisdom means the appearance of no object. In other words, not seeking what is other than the Self is detachment or desirelessness; not leaving the Self is wisdom.
27. What is the difference between inquiry and meditation?
Inquiry consists in retaining the mind in the Self. Meditation consists in thinking that one's self is Brahman, existence-consciousness-bliss.
28. What is release?
Inquiring into the nature of one's self that is in bondage, and realising one's true nature is release.
Thank you to the vast majority of fans last night for your excellent behaviour while watching the England game.
Although the score didn’t go our way, fans by-and-large were brilliant and watched the #WorldCup semi-final between England and Croatia in good spirits.
Nine arrests were made in total in Manchester City Centre including public order offences and being drunk and disorderly, but thankfully no serious incidents took place.
We would also like to thank all the officers who worked hard to keep everyone safe last night, with many having to give up their plans of watching the game with friends and family.
Yesterday was a testament to fans – you came together, helped look after each other and dealt with the result graciously.
Bring on Euro 2020!
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continuing my exploration of faux metal setting for glass and gems; large iridescent black glass cab set with rhinestones, pearls and glass beads--will be posted to my shop next week.
Greater Manchester Police today ran an operation to police two rallies in the city.
The Force worked to ensure the right of people to demonstrate and also to ensure the minimum of disruption to city life.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit.
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
The parliament debates recent developments in the Ukraine conflict with EU Foreign Affairs chief Federica Mogherini. On the agenda is the Merkel/Hollande peace initiative, Wednesday’s meeting of the presidents of Germany, France, Ukraine and Russia in Minsk (Belarus), a possible US arms delivery to Ukraine and new EU sanctions against Russia.
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Maura, Melanie and Cassandra at Albuquerque Uptown, taken during a Random Acts of Dance shoot with Kevin Eddy and Myself
SB800 X2 fired with Pocket wizard
Last week we were given an exercise with a Boots Disposable camera. Our aim was to shoot of the alloted 27 shots, every shot had to include flash. We also had to provide a statement of intent for our pictures. As I was on-call mine was simple ' within the house or no more than 5 mins away'.
I enlisted Em's help and we did a series of pics both inside and outside, this is one and fits nicely into the 'Emma's Prep' series I've been slowly building.
Preparing young Queenslanders for life in the 1990s, we saw personal computers make their way into schools during the 80s with a strong focus on health, regional education and the arts by Queensland Education.
The photographic unit at the Premier’s Department, Office of State Affairs, captured a snapshot of various events, programmes and initiatives for school children throughout Queensland. This collection contains several arts, music and drama as well as students participating in computer usage.
In the early 1980s, several different computer manufacturers were vying for a foothold in the education market, Apple, Tandy, Atari, Sinclair, Amstrad, Microbee and many others. By 1985 Apple Macintosh was considered a standard system (alongside several others) for all states except Western Australia which adopted the BBC Model B and Microbee computer systems as a standard.
These photos are part are the photographic records held at Queensland State Archives, www.archivessearch.qld.gov.au/series/S189
1985
The discussion paper, Education 2000: Issues and options for the future of Education in Queensland was released.
The use of technology to enhance distance education, work in schools and educational administration was supported.
Approval was given for schools to alter the placement of the three pupil free days.
The Department of Education developed a policy on the education of gifted children.
The Special Education Resource Centres were formed as state-wide services, as part of the Division of Special Education.
Early special education officially commenced.
1986
The age of first attendance at primary school increased. Children had to turn five years by 31 January to be eligible for enrolment in Year 1.
There was an expansion of the curriculum in secondary schools and TAFE colleges evident in the further development of co-operative secondary-TAFE programs.
The Advisory Committee which reviewed submissions made in response to Education 2000 reported to the Minister.
The distance education trial began through the Mt Isa School of the Air.
A Preschool to Year 10 (P–10) Syllabus Framework was developed.
Endeavour Foundation schools transferred to Department of Education.
Policy Statement 15 Integration: Mainstreaming of Students with Special Needs introduced.
1987
Children had to turn 5 years by 31 December to be eligible for enrolment in Year 1 in the following year.
The Department of Education launched a series of documents entitled Meeting the Challenge which highlighted a corporate style of management.
The Department reshaped its central administration by strengthening the role of the Policy Committee, appointing a Chief Inspector and adopting comprehensive strategic planning processes.
In regions, initiatives were built on the commitment to decentralisation, while further devolution of responsibility occurred in the operational management of educational programs.
Two new education regions were formed (South Coast and Sunshine Coast regional offices).
The P–10 Curriculum Framework was developed and curriculum documents revised.
The Roma Middle School opened and catered for students in Years 4–10.
A post-compulsory college, the Alexandra Hills Senior College opened.
Two new centres of distance education opened at Longreach and Charters Towers.
1988
The Inspectorate was regionalised.
There was continued development of an integrated P–10 curriculum.
The senior secondary curriculum was broadened to cater for all learners.
Cooperative programs between secondary schools and TAFE colleges were conducted.
The use of computers and information technology in schools was given a high priority.
The Special Education Resource and Development Centres were formed as a consequence of the reorganisation of the Division of Special Education.
Individual education plans for students with disabilities were introduced as part of the new policy Policy Statement 16: Policy and Practice for Special Education Services.
The report National Overview of Educational Services for Isolated Severely Handicapped Children resulted from a Project of National Significance undertaken as a joint project of the Commonwealth Department of Employment Education and Training and the Department of Education Division of Special Services.
The Queensland School for the Deaf closes, as a consequence of decentralisation of services to students with hearing impairments during the 1980's. Programs for students with vision impairment were also decentralised during this period.
1989
A new Education Act 1989 was enacted.
The Department of Education's first strategic plan was adopted.
Decisions about school budgets were devolved to the school level.
There was an amalgamation of correspondence schools which became the School of Distance Education — Brisbane Centre P–12.
The first high school built to a new design opened at Bribie Island.
New prototype buildings for preschool, primary and special education units were assessed.
1989–1990
A comprehensive internal review of the Department of Education commenced through the consultation process, Education Have Your Say.
Professor Nancy Viviani reviewed Tertiary Entrance and produced the report, A Review of Tertiary Entrance in Queensland.
The Offices of Higher Education and Non-State Schooling were established.
The Department developed The Corporate Vision for Senior Schooling in Queensland to accommodate the diverse needs of students in Years 11 and 12.
The first entire primary school based on the new building model opened to students.
1990–1991
The report, Focus on Schools was released. A major restructure of the Department of Education followed.
The Public Sector Management Commission (PSMC) reviewed the Department of Education including its role, operations, responsibilities and management.
Greater responsibilities were devolved to 11 regions for resource, financial administration and human resource management.
A new English Language Arts Syllabus was introduced.
Priority was given to expanding languages other than English (LOTE).
The Viviani Report recommended the establishment of the Tertiary Entrance Procedures Authority (TEPA).
Consultants were engaged to assist in the development of an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) management plan.
The Equity Directorate (Workforce and Studies) was established. A social justice strategy was developed.
The PSMC developed guidelines for recruitment and selection based on merit and equity principles.
The inspectorate ended.
The report Focus on Schools recommended that a strategy for managing the integration policy in Queensland schools be developed as a matter of urgency, and that a state-wide support centre for students with low incidence disabilities be established. A restructure of the Department of Education followed.
Occupational therapists and physiotherapists were employed by the Department of Education to work in schools with students with disabilities. (These services were transferred from the Department of Families).
Policy Statement — Management of Support Teaching: Learning Difficulties (P–7) was introduced.
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Entrance and Foyer, School of Mines (Montana Tech), Butte, Montana. (1900)
Image taken from pg 54 of A Brief History of Butte, Montana the World's Greatest Mining Camp: Including a Story of the Extraction and Treatment of Ores from its Gigantic Copper Properties
Unique ID: mze-butt1900 pg 54
Type: Book
Contributors: Harry C. Freeman; Publisher, The Henry O. Shepard Company
Date Digital: November 2009
Date Original: 1900
Source: Butte Digital Image Project at Montana Memory Project (read the book)
Library: Butte-Silver Bow Public Library in Butte, Montana, USA.
Rights Info: Public Domain. Not in Copyright. Please see Montana Memory project Copyright statement and Conditions of Use (for more information, click here). Some rights reserved. Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works.
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I am working on lecture notes about Australian censorship and classification legislation and its impact in libraries .
The bit I am writing will only turn into about 3 paragraphs, but researching and summarising this involves consulting about 10 documents at once - reports, opinions, blog posts, legislation, guidelines, official brochures , statements from libraries...
I love having monitor space to stretch it all out and a tool like Zotero that allows me to organise and instantly pull up all the material I need on the topic.
File name: 08_02_002319
Box label: J. W. Black photographs: Oversized
Title: View near corner of High & Pearl Streets (Kimball & Co.)
Alternative title:
Creator/Contributor: Black, James Wallace, 1825-1896 (photographer)
Date issued:
Date created: 1872 (approximate)
Physical description: 1 photographic print ; 16 1/2 x 12 in.
Genre: Photographic prints
Subjects: Great Fire, Boston, Mass., 1872Fires
Notes: Handwritten note on item verso: The burnt district of Boston, Nov. 10, 1872
Provenance: Acquired from Dr. Harris Kennedy, March 23, 1932
Statement of responsibility: Black
Location: Boston Public Library, Print Department
Rights: Rights status not evaluated.
PP22 - Policy Statements
H.E. Mr Ishaq Sider
Minister
Ministry of Telecom & IT Palestine
Bucharest, Romania
27 September 2022
©ITU/Rowan Farrell
PP22 - Policy Statements
H.E. Mr Latsamy KEOMANY
Ambassador, Permanent Representative
Permanent Mission of the Lao PDR to the UN Office and Other International Organisations in Geneva
Bucharest, Romania
27 September 2022
©ITU/Rowan Farrell
The Nisga'a people are protesting against the proposed deal between Nisga’a Nation elected leaders, TransCanada Pipelines and Pacific Northwest LNG.
Art Gallery, Vancouver, BC
Today, Friday 26 January 2018, saw Greater Manchester Police's latest police community support officers (PCSOs) complete their training in preparation for beginning duty on the streets of Greater Manchester.
The occasion was marked by a passing-out parade at the Force’s Sedgley Park Centre.
The event was attended by the Force's Chief Constable Ian Hopkins.
To find out more about Greater Manchester Police please visit our website. www.gmp.police.uk
You should call 101, the national non-emergency number, to report crime and other concerns that do not require an emergency response.
Always call 999 in an emergency, such as when a crime is in progress, violence is being used or threatened or where there is danger to life.
You can also call anonymously with information about crime to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers is an independent charity who will not want your name, just your information. Your call will not be traced or recorded and you do not have to go to court or give a statement.
PP22 - Policy Statements
H.E. Mr Puthyvuth Sok
Secretary of State
Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Bucharest, Romania
27 September 2022
©ITU/Rowan Farrell
08/07/2020. London, United Kingdom. Summer Statement Cabinet. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak brief members of the cabinet at the weekly Cabinet meeting inside No10 Downing Street, on the day the Chancellor delivers his summer statement to the House during the coronavirus. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street
Policy Statements ITU PP-22
H.E. Mr Md. Daud ALI
Ambassador
Bangladesh Embassy in Bucharest
Bucharest, Romania
27 September 2022
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Policy Statements ITU PP-22
H.E. Mr Annuar Musa
Minister
Ministry of Communications and Multimedia
Bucharest, Romania
26 September 2022
©ITU/Rowan Farrell
PP22 - Policy Statements
H.E. Mr Darsanand Balgobin
Minister of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation
Ministry of Information Technology, Communication and Innovation
Bucharest, Romania
27 September 2022
©ITU/Rowan Farrell
Native indian activist Beau Dick was in Ottawa on Sunday on Parliament Hill. This was a shaming ceremony aimed at the Canadian Government.
Here's the news story as reported by CBC. www.cbc.ca/news/aboriginal/copper-broken-on-parliament-hi...
Their photo shows an unrelated scene. I will post more photos of this Ottawa event after editing as I was there.
I sure wish that Flickr would make up their minds about web links in comments. One day they work and the next they don't.
Search Google with these terms: "cbc news + copper broken"
and you will find the story I wished to show above.
08/07/2020. London, United Kingdom. Summer Statement Cabinet. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak on his way to brief members of the cabinet at the weekly Cabinet meeting inside No10 Downing Street, on the day the Chancellor delivers his summer statement to the House during the coronavirus. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street
08/07/2020. London, United Kingdom. Summer Statement Cabinet. The Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak brief members of the cabinet at the weekly Cabinet meeting inside No10 Downing Street, on the day the Chancellor delivers his summer statement to the House during the coronavirus. Picture by Andrew Parsons / No 10 Downing Street
Draft statement of Monies out on Mortgages and Interest received by Reverend William Tudor Thorp, 1841-1919, prepared by Trustees Thomas Alder Thorp and Collingwood Thorp. Includes names of those whom money lent to for Mortgages, rents and income from investments. Also list of the surviving children.
William Tudor Thorp born 1841 at Alnwick, Northumberland was the son of Thomas Thorp and Elizabeth Jane Tudor. Includes list of surviving children.
He married Emily Sarah West in 1863 by whom he had children. She died 24th October 1871. He then married Maria Louisa Jones on 16th June 1875 at Christ Church, Lancaster Gate, London by whom he had more children.
He died 11th November 1919 at Charlton Hall, Chathill, Alnwick, Northumberland.
His children by his first wife were:
Elisabeth Emily Thorp, born 1864, she married William Edward Long in 1890, Thomas Alder Thorp, born 1866, Richard Fenwick Thorp born 1869.
Children by his second wife were:
William Tudor Sayce Thorp born 1876, Robert Oakley Vavasour Thorp born 1877, Collingwood Forster Thorp, born 1879, Beatrice Jane Fenwick Thorp, born 1881, Harold Tragett Thorp born 1882, Reginald Pearce Thorp, born 1884.
Other documents show that there was some disagreement among his children about the division of his Silver between them.
THOUSANDS of midwives and their supporters protested in towns and cities across the UK at 2.00pm on Sunday to highlight the crisis in maternity services.
Rallies were held in London’s Parliament Square, Birmingham and Manchester and many other town and city centres in England, Scotland and Wales.
Elizabeth Duff tweeted: ‘#MarchwithMidwives 100s of midwives & supporters in Parliament Square today expressing frustration, grief, courage in crisis & above all togetherness. Mums, dads, birthing people, babies, children. Everyone’s been born: mostly with help of a midwife.’
The protests were organised by March with Midwives UK, which said in a statement: ‘It is clear that maternity services in the UK are in crisis.
‘Giving birth in the UK, a high-income country, is becoming critically unsafe. This is unacceptable.
‘Where we have women, birthing people and babies at risk; their families, communities and countries become sick.
‘This is a genuine national emergency which impacts every level of society.
‘We call on the UK government to implement urgent crisis management and resources.
‘Government promises are not being kept and the All Party Parliamentary Group for Maternity must take responsibility for their silence and call for immediate action.’
The group called on politicians:
to listen to all staff and service users and their advocates;
fund emergency retention of staff; enable all qualified midwives who are willing to work, and support students to enter training and finish their courses;
reduce demands on staff.
Giving its support to the protests, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) warned that staff are exhausted after years of working in wards with ‘too few staff and inadequate resources.’
The RCM executive director for external relations, Jon Skewes, stressed that staff are ‘reaching the end of their tether’, resulting in more than half of all midwives looking to leave the profession.
Skewes said: ‘NHS Trusts and Boards have relied on the goodwill of staff, and their genuine love of what they do, to maintain services – but staff are reaching the end of their tether.
‘Last month, we published a survey that showed that 57% of midwives are looking to leave – and the biggest group among them are those who have only been working for five years or less.
‘The UK and national governments have to do more, not only to train and recruit new midwives into the NHS, but to retain the ones we have.
‘Staff are frankly exhausted, many feel like they have nothing left to give – and services are suffering as a result.
‘We’re grateful to March with Midwives for highlighting the work we have been doing to get politicians and policy makers to pay attention to this untenable situation.’
In Nottingham, dozens of supporters set off from Forest Recreation Ground at 2.00pm.
Organiser Chantelle Thornley, a community midwife in Nottinghamshire, said: ‘I have been a midwife for 25 years and it is the first time I have felt I need to act.
‘We work a 13-hour day.
‘Most of the time we barely have time to get a drink or go to the toilet.
‘We are expected to look after three to four labouring women at one time.
‘How can you give them your undivided attention?’
Katie Campion, an anti-natal educator, helped to organise the march of over a hundred in Leeds.
She said: ‘Midwives are stretched, they’re burnt out, they’re ready to leave and it’s about the safety of the birthing women, the parents and the midwives as well.
‘Physically and mentally they can’t cope with what they have to deal with at the moment and it’s about supporting them.’
One of the hundreds of participants demonstrating at College Green in Bristol, midwife Sophie Inman said: ‘You are part of this beautiful daily experience but it’s being tainted by the struggles of staffing in the country.
‘At the moment we are struggling every single day.
‘We’re turning up to work not knowing if there’s going to be enough of us.
‘It’s a national issue and I’m so proud to be a part of this nationwide movement to try and eradicate that.’
Katie Falvey, a 21-year-old final year student midwife from Essex studying in Wales, spoke out at the rally in Cardiff.
She said: ‘We need to make sure that the government and public are aware of the crisis we’re facing.’
On the march in Bangor, new mum Vikki Mill said that without support from her midwives, she or her daughter ‘simply wouldn’t be here today’.
She stressed: ‘My story is not unique. To give birth, you rely on midwives.
‘It’s a momentous time in someone’s life but you need medical trained professionals.’
The Association for Improvements in the Maternity Services (AIMS) charity, founded in 1960 by Sally Willington to support women and families to achieve the birth that they want, issued a statement earlier in November.
AIMS Statement concerning the nationwide March With Midwives vigils taking place on November 21st 2021
‘Times are incredibly tough across the maternity services in the UK at the moment.
‘AIMS would like to take this opportunity to thank every single member of the maternity staff teams across the UK, and all those who support them, for doing their best in the most difficult of circumstances.
‘As in many other areas of life, the Covid19 pandemic has shone a light on existing weaknesses in our maternity services as well as adding its own pressures.
‘Most immediately, the pandemic situation, in addition to the effects of Brexit, creates a staffing crisis that we desperately need to get through together.
‘We need well-supported maternity staff to be available to offer families the support they need, when and where they need it.
‘It’s not complicated, even if it seems particularly hard to achieve: well-supported staff are most likely to be able to support families well.
‘The March with Midwives vigils across the country this weekend will see service users standing in solidarity with maternity staff, and midwives in particular, to offer their moral support and to draw attention to the current crisis.
‘This mass action offers an important commentary on how important midwives are to families in every single area of the UK and how keenly the current crisis is being felt.
‘The intention of the vigils sits well with AIMS’ own longstanding call to action: as we frequently remind ourselves, it is better to light a candle than to curse the darkness.
‘As we know well in AIMS, raising awareness is the first step towards achieving change.
‘Urgent action is certainly needed to shore up what seems to be a maternity service that is losing staff at a catastrophic rate.
‘The range of issues that have led to the current situation with regard to midwifery staffing have been well-documented.
‘But this is not a new problem. For too long, we have seen poor retention levels in midwifery: this is a service that seems unable to support its own staff, including our precious newly-qualified members of staff, with frequent reports of bullying.
‘In England, this focus of the Better Births Report (2016), and an issue which the ongoing Maternity Transformation Programme has been working to address, with a particular focus on improving leadership within midwifery and the maternity services more generally.
‘AIMS continues to scrutinise the implementation progress of Better Births, in our role as “critical friend” and as a member of the Stakeholder Council.
‘So for AIMS, we remember today that we are in the midst of a Maternity Transformation Programme, which continues.
‘And we thank everyone participating in the vigils – including some of our Members and Volunteers – for reminding us why the work to improve the maternity services is so important. Together, we move forward.’
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Nike refreshes its icons for women with the launch of the newest collaboration with Liberty London, fusing tradition and sport for a bold summer statement. The collection sees some of Nike’s most celebrated footwear and apparel styles transformed by an array of timeless Liberty London floral prints for a cool summer look rooted in sports culture
The footwear collection consists of a mix of heritage and modern Nike styles. The culture of running is celebrated via the Air Max 1, Air Max 90, Nike Roshe Run, and for the first time, vintage running favorite the Nike Internationalist receives a Liberty treatment. Also included are basketball classic Nike Blazer and the Dunk Sky Hi — a feminine take on the classic Dunk.
Each style has been wrapped in an assortment of three of Liberty London’s signature fabric designs: Anoosha, a 1930s print featuring blossom and bell flowers; Lora, a print based on a 1970s version of William Morris’s "Willow" pattern; and Crown, a design based on various paisley block prints from Liberty’s Merton print works from the late 19th to early 20th century. Each design is characterised by a fresh summer blue floral palette.
The Nike x Liberty footwear offering is arranged into two distinctive collections, each featuring an assortment of Nike’s most celebrated styles.
In the first collection, the Air Max 1, Nike Roshe Run, Dunk Sky Hi and the Nike Internationalist have been given a summer makeover with a patchwork-inspired mix of the Anoosha, Lora and Crown Liberty prints. Each print is stitched side by side, similar to a patchwork quilt, on the shoes distinctive panels. The shoes are completed with unique rugged rope style laces, resulting in a bohemian look.
The second collection embodies a stripped-back crisp look. The Nike Roshe Run and Dunk Sky Hi feature the Liberty Crown fabric, while the Nike Blazer is in the Liberty Lora.
This season, the Nike x Liberty offering also includes apparel pieces that similiarly reflect the culture of running. The Nike Tempo Short, Windrunner Jacket and Vest carry the same floral print as the footwear collection, creating a full summer sportswear look.
The Nike x Liberty footwear and apparel collection launches exclusively in Liberty London on April 7, and at Nike retailers globally from May 7.