Patna: Now eye treatment will be easy and convenient at (PMCH) Patna Medical College and Hospital as they are set to start an eye bank from 1st of July.
“We are committed to open the eye bank at PMCH from July 1st. All necessary equipment below Rs 5 lakh have been bought, while those above Rs 5 lakh have to be bought by the Bihar Medical Services and Infrastructure Corporation Limited (BMSICL),” said PMCH principal Dr Ajit Kumar Verma. “The list for such equipment has been handed over to the corporation. As soon as we get the equipment, we will start the eye bank.”
“In fact, the eye bank at PMCH was due to roll out in May itself but because of some procedural delays it could not happen,” said Dr Verma.
On August 11, 2017, the chief minister had announced that eye banks will be set up in all Bihar medical colleges and at the super-speciality eye hospital , by the year-end. “The step will facilitate eye donation campaign,” Nitish had told at the function organised by Dadhichi Dehdan Samiti on International Organ Donation Day.
Way back in 2011, deputy chief minister Sushil Kumar Modi had said steps were being taken to open an eye bank at PMCH in near future to facilitate eye donation. But it took almost seven years to make the dream come true.
Among government hospitals in the state, only Indira Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences (IGIMS) has an eye bank at present. An eye bank is also slated to be opened at Nalanda Medical College and Hospital (NMCH) shortly. Moreover, an eye bank is also due to start at Bihar Red Cross in July as per local news.
Bihar’s Red Cross head Dr Vinay Bahadur Sinha said opening of the eye bank here will prove to be a boon for patients who have to go out of the state for corneal transplant.
PMCH has formed a team of three trained doctors for extraction of cornea. It has also arranged for an ambulance, which would be used for the eye bank and would run 24×7. Doctors associated with the eye bank would use the ambulance to reach the donor’s place so that the cornea could be extracted on time.
“Corneal extraction should be done within six hours of death. So timing is crucial to reach the donor’s place. Even the extracted cornea cannot be used after a certain time. The extracted cornea can be kept for seven days using different media,” Dr Verma said.
“A list of paramedics had already been sent to the health department who has to undergo training for the eye bank and corneal transplant,” Dr Verma said, adding: “The paramedics will be trained from IGIMS, where corneal transplant is already being done.”
Though an eye bank was functional at PMCH on paper since 1986, it remained a non-starter. The authorities in the past have claimed lack of equipment, manpower and other reasons for failing to have a fully functional eye bank.
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Third Eye and Jyotish/MAHA BHAKTI YOGAS
We all believe that Lord Shiva has three eyes, It also is believed that at the time of destruction, Lord shiva opens up his third eye which actually becomes the source of energy that causes destruction of this world.
As per the basic concept
1st house represent Lord Brahma (Creation)
5th house represent Lord Vishnu (Sustenance)
9th house represent Lord Shiva (Destruction)
Keeping the above scenario in mind
12th house represent “loss of creation”
4th house represent “loss of sustenance”
8th house represent “loss of destruction” or “loss of everything” or “zero or the Origin as well as end of everything”
Indeed 4th, 8th and 12th house are also known as Moksha trikonas
You must have got, why they are called so?
You may also observe that
Both 4th house and 12th house rashi’s (That is cancer and meena as per the kalpurush sequence) are “poorna Jal rashi’s” or “Poorna ras rashi’s”(100% water content) -In synchronization with loss of only our sustenance and creation.
8th house rashi (vrishchik) – “pad Jal rashi” or “pad ras rashi” (25% water content)-That is in synchronization with Loss of everything-zero
This connection of Scorpio rashi with zero, make it a mysterious or occult rashi and also represent our internal sexual organs- The primary cause of origin…
Anyways, the above basic introduction was necessary to understand few other concepts.
That is nothing but 8th house, In other words our third eye lies deep inside our 8th house.
The secret of activation of our kundalani energy also lies with this house
Third eyes also have its association with our “Intuition Power”
All in all, 8th house is the most powerful and simultaneously the most dreaded house in Falit Jyotish.
Out of the 12 houses in “falit Jyotish”…8th house is actually the house which is “INVISIBLE” to the Materialistic world and most visible in the Spiritualistic world..
In short, Yogis or muni’s or natives who can make their 8th house turn visible from invisible becomes “INVINCIBLE”
RaVan was one of the greatest personalities who had this power at their disposal.
Conversion of “Invisible to Visible” basically means a very strong connection between materialistic and spiritualistic world- The prime motive of our human life.
As Trust on God increases, 8th house starts vibrating, and native starts experiencing unprecedented power.
As per our texts, Human has the power to increase the span of his life to 10 folds with the help of “yogic powers”
These Yogic powers are the fruits of 8th house.
Modern science is now looking in the possibilities of dimensions other than 3 dimensions,
This concept of multi dimension or in other words, power to defeat space and time constrains is the subject of activating this 8th house.
As per my own little humble experience we have to cross At least 7 Main dimensions (Each dimension may have several hundreds sub dimensions) to attain moksha, these seven dimensions are represented by 7 chakras in our body.
Therefore when we talk of crossing the above dimensions, It Involves activating 6 dimensions in the form of 6 lower chakras namely-Muladhara, Svadhisthana, Manipura, Anahata, Vishuddha and Ajna chakra itself (Third eye-8th house, the second last destination before moksha, before Sahasrara chakra)
Any person, who is able to activate at least 3 chakras out of 7, becomes devoid of diseases, extremely famous and wealthy.
This journey of activation process begins from 8th house.
RaVan had the power to activate all 7 chakras and hence was invincible.
Our galaxy to our lives everything is in the form of a spiral shape and way out of this spiral is none other than our 8th house.
In our palm 8th house is also represented by the 3rd region of our thumb.
Assume our palm as our life and the way out from this life (Palm) is our thumb (8th house)
This is reason why Thumb has so much of importance in palmistry, many of the palmist can predict the fortune just on the basis of One’s Thumb.
Thumb can easily distinguish between a mad and an healthy person.
Nadi Jyotish too, rely on the Thumb print, This is because our thumb print has a direct connection with D-150 chart- that is nadi amsa.
Ancient rishis, used to fix the birth chart to the accuracy of 24 seconds (Half of nadi amsa) just with the help of Thumb print, for this very reason only.
Now lets come to the ACTIVATION part of 8th house, which is certainly the most important part.
Let me take this golden opportunity to REVEAL in front of you all, this MIGHTY MIGHTY SECRET of ASTROLOGY/Jyotish
This Secret strictly should not be revealed in front of the people who have no faith in Jyotish or God. In fact people who have no faith in GOD or in this science WOULD NOT BE ABLE to read this thread under any circumstance. So all those people who are still reading this article are the blessed ones, I can assure you this.
I am revealing it over here with the orders of that almighty and for the well being of human race, so do read it very carefully.
Remember, the process of activating Third eye is even beyond “mastering Jyotish”
Its about whether the person has the ability to predict any thing on this planet without even analyzing or observing astrological concepts. Hence even if you are not an astrologer, you remain eligible to achieve success in this process.
Therefore it’s about reaching that Utmost level of intuition by establishing direct connection with god.
ACTIVATION of THIRD EYE
Saints have said that through hard work, will power anything in this world could be attained because they were well aware that will power is the fruit of “bhakti” and as we know that “even BHAKTI requires god’s will “, nothing supersedes his orders. If you are able to take his name, that’s his will and his will could be seen through PLANETS.
If any native has these yogs in his birth chart, He or She can take his /her steps forward in becoming a “super human” with “Mystical powers” at his disposal.
Before listing these yogs, I must clarify that whole chart should be analyzed first.
So let me first start with the PRE-CONDITIONS of the actual Yogas.
1) Chart should be Devoid of Saturn mars yog (If present should be nullified by Jupiter’s conjunction or his powerful aspect should be present)
2) Chart should also be devoid of Rahu-mars, rahu-saturn, Mars-mercury, Rahu-mercury, moon-mercury, guruchandal yogs.
3) Shani Chandra yoga if present, should not be malefic that is chart should be devoid of vish yoga, in other words “Amrit yoga” of Shani Chandra is most welcome.
4) At least Jupiter, Saturn, sun, moon and ketu should be very good.
5) Mahadasha’s of Atmakaraka, Amatya karak, Jupiter, Saturn and ketu must occur in the life time of native.
6) Kendra should not be empty and must have overall benefic influence (Malefic planets if exalted, swarashi etc in Kendra -would be considered as benefic only)
Note: Any very good chart has at LEAST 21 Raj yogs present in it.
If any chart satisfies all precondition mentioned above, then check for these condition.
The Yogas which, I would be listing down now, if they functions in full swing gives;
1) Everlasting fame (from centuries to centuries)
2) Moksha (Attainment of enlightenment)
3) Many mystical powers like power of Intuition, power of controlling five elements within our body etc
4) Living in more than 3 dimensions.
Next one would be the post for which I have started this thread.
MAHA BHAKTI YOGAS
Just read this very very carefully.
We know that 1st,5th and 9th houses together form Agni Trikond(Also called Dharma Trikond) and 4th,8th and 12th houses together form Moksha Trikond( Also called Jal trikond).
Therefore to completely connect our materialistic lives with our inner spiritual power and then to bring that spiritual power in our materialistic lives that is to activate our AJNA chakra or 3rd eye.
The yog goes like this 🙁 THERE SHOULD BE NO MALEFIC INFLUENCE WHATSOEVER w.r.t the planets involved)
1) “lords of FIRST TWO Agni trikond should either be powerfully placed in THIRD Agni trikond(Or THIRD dharma trikond) or powerfully aspect the Third Agni Trikond, The lord of the 3rd Agni Trikond should be powerfully placed in the First MOKSHA Trikond , the Lord of the FIRST TWO MOKSHA TRIKOND should either be powerfully placed in the THIRD moksha TRIKOND or Powerfully aspect the Third Moksha Trikond and the Lord of the 3rd MOKSHA TRIKOND should be placed in the FIRST AGNI TRIKOND(or First DHARAM TRIKOND).”
The above mentioned yoga if happens to occur in the charts having Cancer, Scorpio or meena lagan, then It would be further fortified as these 3 rashi’s are actually the Moksha trikond rashi’s of Kalpurush.
Remember Planets involved in the above sequence should be powerful enough.
2) “If all the three lords Agni trikond are placed in or aspects the Moksha trikond powerfully, and all three lords of Moksha trikond are placed in or powerfully aspects the Agni trikond”
3) “If all three lords of Agni trikond are placed in or aspects the Agni trikond rashi’s of the kalpurush(Mesh, simh, dhanu) and all three lords of Moksha trikond are placed in or powerfully aspects the moksha trikond rashi’s of Kalpurush(that is Scorpio, cancer and meena)”
Note: For mesh lagan Agni and Moksha trikond as per the lagan would be same as that of kalpurush.
NOTE:-The last 2 Yogas are little less powerful than the first ONE.
I think with the above Yogas if , Atmakaraka and ketu establishes some connection with the 12th house that would be like pineapple and cherry on the cake, right.
The yog which I had mentioned in first point will fructify most perfectly when kalchakra moksha trikond signs rises in lagan i.e. Scorpio, Cancer and pieces.
(Note: This should be seen in synchronization with Cusp chart, kalchakra and moon chart and of course lagan chart.)
For example take Scorpio lagan.
When Jupiter and Venus are placed in lagan, mars in 2nd house, Moon in 4th house, Saturn and Mercury in 12th house.
(As Jupiter and mars being the lord of 1st and 5th i.e. first two dharma trikond will powerfully aspect the 9th house (3rd dharma trikond) lord of this 3rd dharma trikond i.e. Moon is placed in 4th house(1st moksha trikond) lord of 1st and 2nd Moksha trikond ..4th and 8th house i.e. Saturn and mercury is placed in 12th house (3rd moksha trikond) and the lastly the lord of 3rd moksha trikond 12th lord Venus is placed in 1st dharma trikond i.e. 1st house)
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At our meeting on the 9th August, 1945 you were good enough to hand me an advance copy of the Report of the Soulbury Commission and to ask for my observations. I am most grateful for this opportunity of expressing my views before any decision is taken by His Majesty’s Government. I should state frankly, however, that opinion in Ceylon has shifted since the early months of 1944. On the 26th March 1942 the State Council passed a resolution requesting that Dominion Status be conferred on the Island. The Declaration of May 1943 did not go so far, but it would have enabled us to get rid of the Donoughmore Constitution and to place ourselves in an advantageous position for pressing for Dominion status. Accordingly, the ministers accepted the Declaration as interpreted in my statement of the 9th June, 1943. The Ministers’ draft Constitution has, however, been before the public since September 1944 and, with the restrictive clause removed, it has been debated and passed by the State Council as the Sri Lanka Bill. It is now generally agreed that the restrictive clauses are unsatisfactory. Meanwhile, too, His Majesty’s Government has promised full self–government to Burma. There does not seem to be anything in the social or economic conditions, or in the recent history of the two countries, to justify the placing of Ceylon in an inferior position. Accordingly the case that I should like to put before you is the case for Dominion status.
- It is the expressed policy of His Majesty’s Government, and especially of His Majesty’s present Government, to enable the peoples of the Commonwealth to achieve self–government. Ceylon is sometimes described as the “premier Colony”, and if there is anything in that description it can mean only that it should be the first to receive self–government. If it is not yet ripe for this status, there must be some reason for it, and we have so far been given no such reason. The statistics quoted in the appendix to the Soulbury Report seem to me to prove our case. We have a population of 6 million; our annual revenue is over 200 million rupees and our trade is nearly a thousand million rupees; we had a surplus of 15 million rupees in 1942–43 and this year we are budgeting for a surplus of 100 millions; over 4,000 ships, amounting to 10 million tons, use our harbours in a normal year; we have over 6,000 schools with nearly 25,000 teachers and more than 850,000 pupils. The Report draws attention to the progress achieved since we assumed some measure of responsibility in 1931, “particularly in the sphere of social improvement, despite the shortcomings of the form of government” (paragraph 100).
- A possible reason for the reluctance of the late Government to accord us Dominion status was indicated in a Declaration made in 1941. It referred to proposals for reform “concerning which there has been so little unanimity”. There was little evidence of unanimity in Canada a hundred years ago when self– government was first given; there was no unanimity in South Africa in 1906 when the Liberal Government made its noble gesture; there was little unanimity in India at the time of the offer made by Sir Stafford Cripps; there was no unanimity in Burma when the recent White Paper was issued. Indeed, we might ask whether progress towards democracy in Great Britain was achieved by unanimity. In fact, however, Ceylon has approached nearer to unanimity than any. Not a single Ceylonese voted against the resolution for Dominion status in 1942: the Sri Lanka Bill was passed by 40 votes to 7, and only three Ceylonese were in the minority. This vote, be it remembered, was not merely a vote for Dominion status, it was a vote for a complete Constitution whose main principles have also been accepted by the Soulbury Commission.
- The State Council’s resolution of 1942 was inspired by the offer made to India by Sir Stafford Cripps in that year. It is far from my purpose to deprecate that offer: what we hope is that a similar offer will be made to Ceylon. I shall not be thought to disparage our great neighbour if I say that our educational progress has been much greater and our standard of living much higher. We have had partial self–government based on adult franchise for fourteen years. Ceylonese Ministers have had the sole responsibility for finance and have held seven of the ten portfolios of government during a period which included a major depression and a great war. We have taken our full share in the defence of the Island in circumstances of danger as acute as that which threatened Great Britain in 1940. At the end of the Japanese war we take pride in remembering that Ceylon made the first successful resistance to the Japanese advance, and that it was a joint resistance by the Imperial forces and the people of the Island. For over three years the Ceylonese Ministers and the Ceylonese Civil Defence Commissioner have sat in the War Council and shared with the Commander–in–Chief and the Service Commanders the responsibility for defence and the prosecution of the war against Japan. We provided the headquarters and the facilities required by the South–East Asia Command and the East Indies Fleet. We have supplied ninety per cent of the raw rubber available to the United Nations. For a long period we provided all the plumbago required for the manufacture of munitions of war. For years we have negotiated for the purchase and sale to the United Kingdom of our whole output of tea, rubber and copra. Nearly all the members of the public services, including the Financial Secretary, the Auditor–general, many of the Government Agents, and most of the Heads of Departments are Ceylonese. More than half the judges of the Supreme Court, all the judges of inferior courts, and both law officers, are Ceylonese. We have a University with over a thousand students staffed as to 90 per cent by Ceylonese. All the medical officers in the Island are Ceylonese. The Bank of Ceylon, one of our major financial institutions, is wholly controlled by Ceylonese. We have raised a Ceylon Defence Force and a Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve with Ceylonese officers. Our Civil Defence Service, 64,000 strong, was raised and controlled by Ceylonese.
- The Constitution which we have worked with such success during the past fourteen years was one of the most difficult ever invented. As long ago as 1933 my predecessor, the late Sir Baron Jayatilaka, drew your predecessor’s attention to its many defects and asked that they be removed. The Soulbury Commission says very truly that the Donoughmore Constitution “had little to commend it”. Opinion in Ceylon would entirely agree with this condemnation. I will spare you a survey of its defects, but one must be mentioned particularly because its consequences may be used as an argument against Dominion status. The Soulbury Commission draws attention to the absence of party divisions on social and economic lines. It does not, however, explain why they are absent. The explanation is that such divisions would have been impracticable under the Donoughmore Constitution. We are divided on social and economic issues as strongly as you are in the United Kingdom: but the Donoughmore Constitution has compelled us to have a perpetual Coalition. The Board of Ministers is not selected for the homogeneity of its social and economic opinions. It consists of the seven chairmen of the seven executive committees. When a committee of seven or eight persons meets to elect a chairman the division of opinion is often very close. The result is that the Board of Ministers is a heterogeneous collection of Ministers, often differing widely in opinion and speaking and voting against each other in the State Council. It is as impossible to work on party lines as it was in Great Britain from 1940 to 1945. The essence of the party system, a homogeneous Cabinet responsible to a parliamentary majority, was forbidden by the Constitution itself. I cannot think, therefore, that the absence of this party system can be an argument against giving us complete self–government with a Cabinet system which will allow parties to develop.
- Nor can communal divisions be regarded as an argument against Dominion status. They have not prevented the offer of that status to India, where they are much more important. They are in fact less important even than the Soulbury Commission made them, for in large measure they arise out of constitutional discussions. They are of small importance in ordinary political matters, and the Commission shows that a charge of racial discrimination cannot be sustained: but when constitutional advancement is under discussion each community is inspired by its ancestral loyalties to stake out a claim. Accordingly a Commission conducts its investigations in an atmosphere of artificial heat and, though it generally sees the light behind, it cannot but be affected by the atmosphere. We objected to a Commission in 1941 and again in 1944 precisely for that reason. Once the constitutional question is settled, communal questions will cease to be relevant. What is more, they are in themselves an argument for self–government. The Ceylonese as a whole are accustomed to these differences of race, creed, caste and language and know how to avoid offending susceptibilities: the Englishmen who are sent to govern us do not always possess this advantage. The Soulbury Commission has approved our proposals for representation and the Bill in which they were included was passed by 40 votes to 7, more than half of the minority Ceylonese voting with the Sinhalese and only three Ceylonese voting against. We have thus produced a reasonable compromise which promises a Constitution under which, with complete self–government, we could proceed to tackle our social problems.
- These social problems are urgent and important. I need do no more than to quote the Soulbury Report:–
“There are not nearly enough schools to accommodate all the children, and a large number of the pupils do not attend long enough to gain any real profit from the instruction” (paragraph 106);
“Housing conditions, water supplies and proper sanitation urgently demand attention. The death–rate remains unduly high and the infant mortality rate in particular is being only slowly reduced”. (paragraph 110);
“The main problem is that of raising the standard of life …” (paragraph 112)
“in the rural areas depression means a lowering of the standard of life of the peasant cultivators, and the only real solution is to be found in the maintenance of agricultural prosperity. This raises questions of technical improvements in cultivation, co–operation in purchasing and marketing, and–since the population is steadily increasing–the reclamation of land” (paragraph 113).
Any Ceylonese could add to the list. Nothing is said, for instance, of the problem of establishing industries, to raise the standard of living and provide for our growing population. So long as we are disrupted by constitutional discussions we cannot deal adequately with these questions. The only solution is to place the whole responsibility fairly and squarely on the shoulders of the representative[s] of the people, as in Great Britain.
- 8. The real conflict over constitutional issues is not between the Sinhalese and the minorities but between the Ceylonese and His Majesty’s Government. That conflict arises only because His Majesty’s Government refuses to accord to us the complete self–government which almost every Ceylonese, without distinction of race, caste or creed, believes to be his due. It is a conflict which has been kept wholly within constitutional limits. We have not sought to force British opinion to agree with us. We have endeavoured to persuade by argument and to demonstrate by co–operation that Ceylon might be the first of the tropical Dominions, the first of the oriental peoples to be admitted to complete equality, the first to benefit by that policy of raising dependent people which British parties announce in their election programmes. There has been no rebellion in Ceylon, no non–cooperation movement, and no fifth–column: we were among the peoples who gave full collaboration while Britain was hard–pressed. Ireland obtained Dominion status; India has been promised it; Burma is being offered full self–government within the Commonwealth; but Ceylon gets none of these. The inevitable conclusion would be as unwelcome in Ceylon as in Great Britain.
- 9. The Declaration of May 1943 promised internal self–government with restrictions relating to defence and external affairs. Burma, on the other hand, has been promised complete self–government subject to the making of an agreement about defence. We cannot understand why the distinction should be drawn. It surely cannot be said that we have proved less competent or trustworthy than the Burmese during the war against We do not grudge the award to Burma, but we are tempted to ask whether any restrictions would have been imposed on Ceylon if some of the Ceylonese Ministers had assisted the Japanese and a Ceylonese National Army had fought against British troops. We prefer to give an interpretation more creditable to the late Government and to assume that the difference lies in the importance of Ceylon as a base and as a link in the chain of Imperial communications. If this is so, it is our misfortune and not our fault. We are, however, fully aware of the fact. We have not sat in the War Council for three years without learning the implications of Ceylon’s strategic position. We are also aware that it is or may be a position of some danger to ourselves. We should be ready and anxious to give all the assistance and all the facilities that His Majesty’s Government might require provided that we were also given control of our own country. We are at least as anxious as His Majesty’s Government to have the Island properly defended. We know that we cannot defend it alone; on the other hand, we know that it cannot be adequately defended without our assistance. I am ready to pledge my colleagues and the State Council to any reasonable agreement about defence as an integral part of an agreement for Dominion status.
- This method would assure Great Britain of a friendly people and a friendly Government, another Dominion, on the sea and air routes to Australia and New Zealand. It would assure Great Britain of naval and air bases that would dominate the Indian Ocean. I submit, with all the earnestness at my command, that the method prescribed by the Declaration of 1943 will not. The limitations imposed by that document were clearly inspired by distrust. In paragraph 357 of its Report the Soulbury Commission makes this plain. It speaks of the possible contingency of the non–co–operation of the Ceylon Government in the defence policies of His Majesty’s Government. In the case of the Dominions, His Majesty’s Government meets that contingency by providing them with full information and consulting them whenever their interests are specially affected. That, I submit, is the only method likely to be effective for securing full collaboration from Ceylon and making use of the facilities which Ceylon offers. The method prescribed by the Declaration will not, unless the same information is provided and there is full consultation. In Part IV of our draft Constitution we tried to provide a system which would work with the least possible friction. The Soulbury Commission has modified it in such a way that not merely friction but even opposition is much more likely to arise. Your advisers will surely tell you that it would be difficult to have two Governments in Ceylon in wartime, the one concerned with defence and the other with civil government. Either you must have collaboration from the civil government or you must treat Ceylon as hostile territory and impose upon it a military occupation. The process of governing by Governor–General’s Ordinance will work only if they dealt with such unimportant matters that nobody thought it worth while to bother about them. In all normal cases a Governor–General’s Ordinance would produce a constitutional crisis of the first magnitude. This would certainly be so under the Soulbury scheme. No responsible Minister would remain in office while a Governor–General was giving orders to subordinates behind their Minister’s back; nor could responsible Ministers retain office while the Governor–General was spending Ceylon funds, raised by them, in order to carry out a policy of which they disapproved.
- Our scheme is certainly better than the Soulbury scheme, but the only satisfactory arrangement – satisfactory to either Government – would be one in which the Ceylon Government was collaborating with the Imperial Government. This can be achieved only by making the Ceylon Government fully responsible and entering into an agreement for the provision of mutual assistance in time of war and of such facilities in time of peace as might be required to that end. It would be, in short, a defensive alliance between the United Kingdom and a self–governing Ceylon. If His Majesty’s Government still feels that we cannot be trusted, the simple solution is to give self–government but to provide for the taking over of the administration of the Island in the event of default on our agreement.
- It is, however, not legal powers that will be needed, but the full collaboration of a free people. If you provide the freedom, the people will provide the collaboration. In 1906 the new Liberal Government took a much greater risk. They gave complete self–government not to a people which had been helping British troops against a common enemy, but to a people which had been waging war against His Majesty. Ten years later there was a South African “rebel” general in the War Cabinet; and a quarter of a century later the Union of South Africa, under the same rebel general, was an essential link in the communications of the army that marched from Egypt to Berlin. We cannot offer you a rebel general–the experience of South Africa and Burma seems to suggest that it would be easier if we could–but we do suggest that an act of faith and generosity, such as the Liberal Government was inspired to do in 1906, will cement the bonds between our peoples. It will indeed do more. It will add to the powers of the British Commonwealth of Nations. It will place another Dominion in a most important strategic position, half–way between England and Australia. It will complete the triangle in the Indian Ocean. Nor is this all. It will show the dependent peoples all over the Empire that your professions are not mere professions, and that it is possible for a people which, a hundred years ago, was almost completely lacking in educational facilities and was compelled to live on a very low standard of life, to achieve the status of a Dominion within the British Commonwealth of Nations.
- I doubt if I have put my case in all its strength. I am oppressed with the difficulty of stating it adequately. The problem of Ceylon is one only of the many problems which will face the Government of which you are a member. For us, however, it is the fundamental problem. Until it is solved we cannot begin to face the many questions that confront us in that other Island, Milton’s “Utmost Isle”. I should welcome an early opportunity to reinforce my argument personally. The Constitution which was submitted to you in February 1944 requires only a little alteration to convert it into a Constitution for a fully self–governing Ceylon. It would be easy for me to have a revised draft prepared and at the same time to incorporate the amendments suggested by the Soulbury Commission. If after discussing the matter with me you agree that it would be worth while, I should be glad to have such a draft prepared. I appreciate that any decision to confer Dominion status on Ceylon would require legislation by Parliament: but if it were decided to consider this question I should not wish to have self–government held up. If, therefore, His Majesty’s Government was not prepared to confer Dominion status on Ceylon without further consideration, I should suggest that our draft Constitution, as amended, be put into operation by Order in Council and the general responsibility transferred to the Dominions Office. While the new constituencies were being delimited, the question of Dominion status could be raised with the Secretary of State for the Dominions.
- I turn now to the specific recommendations of the Soulbury Commission.
I have no objection to any of them except as detailed below.
(1) Franchise (Chapter X.) There is no difference of opinion as to the desirability of maintaining adult franchise. The Commission also agrees with the Ministers that the present Order in Council, as interpreted, does not carry out the intention of its framers. The fault, we consider, lay in the drafting as well as in the administration, and I agree with the Commission that the administration should be improved. I do not think it is necessary to discuss the revision of the Elections Order in Council at this stage. We are anxious to get rid of the Donoughmore Constitution as soon as possible, and it is already 18 months since we submitted our scheme. Numerous amendments to the Elections Order, on the lines of S.P. XIV of 1938, are required. I suggest that the first elections be held under the 1931 Order. The matter can then be fully considered by the new Legislature. Nobody, as far as I know, denies that “there is a body of Indians in Ceylon, who, by birth and by long association have so identified themselves with the affairs of this country that their interests are no different from those of the indigenous population” (paragraph 239).
(2) Immigration. (Chapter XI). I see no objection to the proposed power of reservation in respect of British subjects who are normally resident in Ceylon, provided it is in the form proposed in paragraph 236 and not in that proposed in paragraph 242. Also, it should not apply to those who have entered the Island unlawfully, nor to persons who have been lawfully deported.
(3) Representation. (Chapter XIII). I have no objection to the proposal in paragraph 272 provided that it is not carried to extremes. This might be done by prescribing either a minimum or a maximum. In view of the fact that some of the constituencies in the sparsely–populated provinces will be small, I suggest the fixing of a maximum of 75,000 population.
(4) Second chamber (Chapter XIV). The question of the Second Chamber is as highly controversial in Ceylon as it is in Great Britain. The vote on the Sri Lanka Bill showed that there is a majority in the State Council against a Second Chamber and we know that we could never secure a three–quarters majority for a Constitution containing a Second Chamber. We therefore followed the example of Southern Rhodesia. It should perhaps be pointed out that, in addition to Southern Rhodesia, some of the Provinces of Canada and of the States of Australia follow the unicameral system. In view of the State Council vote, it would seem desirable to leave the matter to the new legislature, as we proposed. If, however, a Second Chamber were provided, I should have no objection to the type proposed. With regard to its powers, the precise language of the Parliament Act should be used. In view of the interpretation given to the definition of “Money Bill”, however, it would be desirable to broaden it somewhat so as to bring ordinary taxing Bills, including Bills relating only to customs and excise, within its provisions. The term of office of a Senator seems to me to be far too long. It might involve us having a high proportion of aged Senators. I suggest a term of six–years, one third retiring every two years. There might be difficulty in forming a government (as with the Labour Party in 1924 and 1929) if two Ministers and two Parliamentary Secretaries had to be in the Senate. I suggest four Ministers or Parliamentary Secretaries. (5) First chamber. (Chapter XV). There appears to be some discrepancy between Chapter XV and Chapter XIII. It would, in my view, be undesirable to fix the number of members at 101, for then, on a redistribution some seats would be extinguished, and these might be seats normally filled by minority members. I suggest, therefore, that Articles 13 and 15 of S.P. XIV be allowed to stand. This may be the Commission’s intention, but it is not clear. I also prefer our wording of Article 17. While we anticipate that normally the nominated members would be Europeans and Burghers, we are anxious not to draw racial distinctions, and we hope that (as in 1931 and 1936) Europeans and Burghers will not think themselves precluded from standing as candidates for territorial constituencies, nor such constituencies precluded from electing them. The opportunities will be greater under the new Constitution. This is one of the many cases where the Commission overemphasises communalism. It may be pointed out that constituencies mainly Sinhalese by racial composition have three times elected Europeans. Further, it would be difficult for the courts to interpret “European” and “Burgher”. They are incapable of legal definition.
(6) The executive. (Chapter XVI). I should prefer Article 43 of S.P. XIV to remain as it stands so as to leave the number of Ministers under the control of Parliament. The State Council would not wish to leave the number at the discretion of the Prime Minister, and there might be a tendency to increase the number for party or personal reasons.
(7) The governor–general. (Chapter XVII). I am not sure what is meant by the phrase “discriminatory in character” in clause (ii)(d) of paragraph 332. Any tariff is necessarily discriminatory against overseas producers. If the phrase is intended to cover “differential duties”, as in the present Instructions, I suggest that experience has shown it to be undesirable. In any case it is inconsistent with the Declaration of 1943. I also disagree with clause (vi) of paragraph 332. Article 10. of S.P. XIV requires a two–thirds majority for constitutional amendments and, with the new system of representation, thus provides ample protection for minorities. I see no other reason, why His Majesty’s Government should be concerned with the form of Government in Ceylon. I am unable to agree with the recommendation at the end of paragraph 334. It would prevent the legislature from taking the initiative in reforming an organisation which had become inefficient or corrupt. It is surely enough to require “approval”.
I should be prepared to deny the statement in paragraph 336. The matter was considered by the Conference on the Operation of Dominion Legislation in 1929, and it was agreed that the Dominions should have the powers to legislate extra–territorially. Confusion arises not so much where the express power is given as where only the power to legislate for peace, order and good government is given; for under the latest decisions of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council this includes a power to legislate extra–territorially, but of uncertain extent. This is a lawyer’s point, but we do not want to spend money on litigation.
I have already discussed Defence and External Affairs in general terms. We do not like Part IV of our draft, which seems likely to lead to endless difficulties unless it became a complete dead letter. However, I like the Commission’s version even less.
We had a clear idea as to the manner in which the system would work if His Majesty’s Government insisted on it. The Governor–General would have the necessary powers, but he would exercise them through Ministers, above all through the Prime Minister, who would hold the portfolios of defence and external affairs. His legislative power would enable him to impose the necessary obligations on Ministers. There would, however, be no dyarchy. The provision of funds out of the revenues of the Island would be made by the Ministers and the Legislature, not by the Governor–General. The Ceylon Defence Force and the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve would be provided by Ceylon in agreement with His Majesty’s Government. The officers of the Ceylon Government, including the naval, military and Air Force Officers, would be under the control of Ministers as in Great Britain. The Commission proposes to upset this comparatively simple scheme, and to substitute a complicated scheme which I am not able to follow in some of its details and with which I am quite unable to agree. Apart from my general objections to the whole scheme, I have no objection to a power being reserved to His Majesty in Council for the following purposes:–
(1) To legislate on External Affairs or Defence as defined for the purposes of Governor–General’s Ordinances; (2) To revoke or amend the Constitution where, owing to the inability of the Governor–General to secure a Government responsible to the House of Representatives, it appears to His Majesty that there has been a break–down of the constitutional machinery.
I accept the former because, if there is to be legislation which is not passed by the Legislature, I would prefer to have it enacted by the King in Council rather than by the Governor–General. I accept the latter because it will enable the Ceylon Ministers to resign if the Governor–General abuses his powers.
I am unable to agree on the following points:–
(i) The removal of the definition of External Affairs (paragraph 337). I should be glad to discuss this definition if it appears unsatisfactory. I should add that the qualification of “External Affairs” for the purposes of reservation is not extended by the Commission to legislation by the Governor–General, who can apparently legislate by Ordinance on any matter excluded from reservation by clause (ii) of paragraph 332. I am quite unable to agree with this enormous extension of the Governor–General’s power.
(ii) The reservation to His Majesty in Council of an unlimited power of constitutional amendment (paragraph 337). The Commission appears to be in error in stating that this is “usual” where powers of self–government are conferred by Order in Council.
(iii) Consultation of officers of the Ceylon Government by the Governor–General behind the backs of their Ministers. (paragraph 341). (iv) The general power to legislate during wartime or any national emergency other than inability to obtain responsible Ministers (paragraph 351). We have just had experience of war conditions, and I see no reason why self–government should be destroyed in wartime.
(v) The removal of the Ceylon Defence Force and the Ceylon Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve from the definition of “Defence”. (paragraph 353). If His Majesty’s Government wishes to wage war in Ceylon against the wishes of the Legislature, it should provide its own troops, not use Ceylonese forces. (vi) The imposition of a charge upon Ceylon funds by Ordinance (paragraph 354). I see no purpose in making an agreement for allocating cost unless it is assumed that both sides will carry out the agreement. The Commission does not recommend that Ceylon have the power to compel the people of Great Britain to pay under the agreement. (vii) The power of the Governor–General to appoint or dismiss officers and to issue instructions to officers (paragraphs 354 and 355). (viii) The withdrawal of Article 39(4), (paragraph 356). The Commission appears to have misunderstood this clause, and I am quite willing to consider the drafting, provided that the principle (which is correctly stated by the Commission) is retained.
Generally the Commission assumes as it admits in slightly different words (para– graph 357), that the Ministers will not “play the game”. It would be much simpler, I think, if His Majesty’s Government would assume that we are reasonable beings, grant full self–government, and make an agreement about External Affairs and Defence as in Burma. I do not know any reason which leads His Majesty’s Government to suspect that we are less trustworthy than the Burmese.
There are certain other points in this Chapter:–
(a) I am unable to agree that Article 40 (d) is inconsistent with the Declaration (paragraph 338). We understood the Declaration to refer to merchant shipping legislation and to ships registered outside Ceylon. Is there any reason why we should not have our own shipping services?
(b) I do not see any serious objection to allowing the question of reservation to be submitted to the Supreme Court. This would surely be a better solution than the Commission’s solution of having a general election (paragraph 339).
(8) The Public Services. (Chapter XVIII). The Commission appears to me not to realise the difference in the attitude to the public services which will be produced by the removal of the control of the Secretary of State. At present a public officer is responsible to a “foreign” Government. In future he will be responsible to the Ceylon Government. The Commission has also misunderstood the draft Constitution (see paragraph 379). Article 64 is limited in its terms because the powers relating to the public services will be governed by Article 36. I have, however, no other comments to make on this Chapter except on the suggestion in paragraph 383 that the administration of the public services should be transferred to the Ministry of Finance. I suggest that this be left to be decided under Article 44. The analogy drawn with Great Britain breaks down owing to the fact that the Prime Minister, as First Lord of the Treasury, · and the Chancellor of the Exchequer are both Treasury Ministers. We shall presumably have nothing comparable in Ceylon. I should also point out that there have been abuses of Article 88 of the Order in Council of 1931 and that its provisions should be modified. This is a question which I will take up when the question of drafting is raised.
- 16. You will see from the above comments that the differences which are likely to be fundamental relate to Defence and External Affairs. I am sure that your advisers will agree that the Commission’s scheme would work in wartime only if we gave full collaboration, in which case these powers would be unnecessary, or if the whole civil government were taken over by the Governor–General or the Commander–in–Chief. It is a scheme which assumes a break–down. Indeed, the break–down may occur immediately, for I doubt if the State Council will accept this scheme. On the other hand, I am sure that the Council would agree to any reasonable scheme for the defence of Ceylon and the security of Imperial communications if it were accompanied by a grant of full self–government leading to Dominion status as soon as the necessary discussions had taken place. The Commission’s scheme is based on distrust of the Ceylonese or, as they call it, the contingency of the “non–cooperation of the Ceylon Government in the Defence policies of His Majesty’s Government.” The way to secure our cooperation is to ask us to cooperate and to give us a Constitution, framed by us, under which we can cooperate. It was not by imposing limitations on the powers of their governments that the cooperation of Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa was obtained. We know how essential is Imperial assistance in defence: but we suggest that our active assistance was also valuable. It happens that these words are being written while the whole Commonwealth, and indeed the whole civilised world, is celebrating the victory over Japan. I hope it will not be forgotten that the orders for the surrender of Japanese troops in Malaya and Burma are being sent from the capital of the last Sinhalese kings, that the fleet which will steam into Singapore steamed out of Trincomalee, and that the aircraft which patrol the skies of Malaya and Sumatra are based on Ceylon. Is it worthwhile to force on us a Constitution which assumes that the cooperation which has been so readily forthcoming during the past five years will in future be replaced by non–cooperation? Is it not better to establish a new Dominion on the sea and air routes to Australia and New Zealand, in an Island which guards the whole Indian Ocean? Burma and Malaya and British North Borneo will be freed, in one sense, in a few days. Will not His Majesty’s Government, in another sense, free Ceylon also? The conversion of Ceylon into a Dominion would show that this was not a war between Imperialist powers anxious to maintain their domination but that, on the side of the United Nations, it was a war to enable all the peoples of the world, including all those which have hitherto been dependent on them, to achieve freedom and self–respect.


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Friday, September 26, 2014
It's Friday today, and you know what that means! The weekend is nearly here! If that isn't enough to make you happy, yet, then these sweepstakes should do the trick. With two ways to win a thousand bucks, and the possibility of a fishing trip with a legendary Bassmaster Pro, who wouldn't be happy today?
Project Runway Reimagine Your Life Sweepstakes
* Grand prize is $1,000.
One entry per entrant per day. Open to legal residents physically located in the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends October 23, 2014.
Midwest Living Gameday! Sweepstakes
* Grand prize is $1,000.
One entry per person/email address per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends October 20, 2014.
The Ultimate Fish with KVD Sweepstakes
* Grand prize is a trip package for one, to a to-be-determined U.S. location to fish with Kevin Van Dam. Trip package includes:
Round-trip, coach-class airfare for one
Three nights/four days hotel accommodations based on single-occupancy
Rental car for the duration of the trip
$500 spending money;
Assorted Gear from GoPro;
Assorted Gear from Strike King ;
One Quantum Tour TKD Baitcast Reel (TKVD150hptb) matched to a Tour KVD 7’4” cranking rod;
One Hummingbird 999HD SI KVD Model Fish Finder;
One Oakley KVD Polarized Flak Jacket XLJ signature series eyewear;
One Oakley KVD Polarized Batwolf signature series eyewear;
One Bass Pro Shops $1,000 gift card;
One Motorguide Charger Pack; and
One Nitro Z-7w Boat with Mercury 150 Pro XS motor, trailer, MinnKota Maxxum 70# 24v 42” trolling motor and a Lowrance Mark 5X.
Total ARV of grand prize package is $35,155.
* 15 runners up will each receive a Plano Kevin VanDam Tackle Bag. ARV $99, each prize.
One entry per person per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends December 31, 2014.
Thursday, September 25, 2014
Fall brings breathtaking beauty, apples, festivals, falling leaves, and so much more. Today it also brings some sweet sweepstakes!
Jameson Fall Sweepstakes
You can also enter this sweeps by texting the key word WHISKEY to short code 44939.
* One winner each week will receive a Jameson custom labeled Barrel Cooler Prize Pack, consisting of: A Jameson barrel cooler, a Jameson 10 x 10 canopy tent, two Jameson folding chairs, four Jameson t-shirts and ten Jameson bottle openers. Total ARV $585, each prize package.
One entry per person per Facebook Account/email address per wireless phone number per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 21 or older. Ends November 30, 2014.
Shepler's $10,000 Fall Cash Giveaway
* Grand prize is $10,000.
One entry per person. Open to U.S. residents, 18 or older. Ends October 31, 2014.
Bucharest Hotel Start of Fall 2014 Sweepstakes
* Grand prize is a two day/one night stay for two at Le Boutique Hotel Moxa during the weekend (upon availability).
(This 4-Star hotel is located in Bucharest, Romania.)
No ARV is stated.
One entry per person. Open to all countries, ages 18 or older. Ends October 20, 2014.
You can enter this with a cash register receipt from Autozone, or see these rules for instructions on how to enter by mail without a purchase.
Autozone Fall 2014 Customer Satisfaction Sweepstakes
Wednesday, September 24, 2014
I hope you are enjoying these first days of autumn. The weather in this area is beautiful! Perhaps this time of year will afford some of you more time for your sweepstakes hobby.
If you regularly follow SweepstakingDreams.com, entering an average of just three sweepstakes a day from the daily post, five days a week, you will end up with 60 entries in a month! Now, that's not a bad place to start.
Then, even if you add only another three entries a day from previous posts, you will double that to 120 entries a month! This might take ten minutes or so, if that, on the average day. That's not bad, either!
Of course, if you're seriously into sweepstakes, and scroll back through the abundance of daily sweeps that are still open in previous posts, on a near-daily basis, you will end up with practically endless chances to win each month! Now, this is exciting!
Add a few contest entries from the Sunday posts into the mix, and maybe even a few more sweeps from the twitter feed @TBarkingRaccoon, and, well, wow! You're bound to be a winner, again and again!
Here's a good place to begin...
Rumtoberfest Sweepstakes and Instant Win Game
* Grand prize is a five night trip for two to the Super-Inclusive Breezes Resort & Spa in the Bahamas. Includes air fare, accommodations, and more. Total ARV $7,085.
Instant Win prizes:
* 42 first prizes of a $25 Bahama Breeze gift Card, each. ARV $25, each prize.
* 42 second prizes of a Bahama Breeze t-shirt, each. ARV $15, each prize.
One play per person/email address per day. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 21 or older. Ends November 2, 2014.
The Mack's Prairie Wings Give-away Sweepstakes
You can also enter this sweeps by phone, at 877-622-5779.
* Grand prize is, according to the official rules, a Bombardier 2014 Can-Am Outlander 500 DPS. ARV $7,299. However, the sweeps landing page states the prize as a 2015 Can-Am Outlander L 450 DPS, with the same ARV. I'd say it is quite likely the latter, with an old set of rules.
One entry per email address per day, regardless of method of entry. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C. (excluding Arizona, Florida, New York, and Rhode Island), who are at least 18 and the legal age of majority in their state of residence. Ends December 23, 2014.
Stihl Timbersports "Gator Giveaway" Sweepstakes
* Grand prize is a John Deere "Gator" vehicle (Model number - XUV 550 S4; 4 Wheel Drive Crossover Utility Vehicle). ARV $10,000.
* Second prize is a $500 STIHL gift certificate. ARV $500.
* Third prize is a $250 STIHL gift certificate. ARV $250.
One Website entry per person. See rules for an extra entry via Twitter. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States who have reached the age of majority in their state of residence. October 5, 2014.
For the chance to win a $2,000 Walmart gift card, and more...
The Palmolive Dish Liquid Sweepstakes
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
Today we have some exciting news, and some catching up to do.
First, the winner has been announced for the Win a Southwest Gift Card! sweeps! Congratulations to Tammy S.! What a thrill that must have been to win! Thanks to everyone who participated!
On another note, the "Quikly" from the It's a Friday Food Day post has come and gone. Hopefully, some of you scored your Domino's gift cards from this.
I did mine via text, and was able to cash in at the $3 level. This was, overall, so very much fun. It was my first time ordering online from Domino's. They made it really fun and easy. I invited my youngest son and his best friend for pizza, and it was delicious! The whole experience, from beginning to end, was very enjoyable. Thanks to Domino's and to Quikly, both. I am certainly looking forward to more of these.
Now, on to today's sweeps...
Krusteaz Flatbread Instant Win Game
For this sweeps, the rules state that a "week" begins at 12:00:01 p.m. PST on Thursday and ends at 11:59:59 a.m. PST the following Thursday.
* Grand prize is a Weber Spirit SP-320 Gas Grill (ARV $599), and a one year supply of Krusteaz Flatbread Mix (ARV $3 each box, total ARV $36.00).
* 12 second prize winners will each receive one 3-piece Weber Original Grilling Tool Set. ARV $34.99, each prize.
* 100 third-prize winners will each receive a coupon for one box of Krusteaz Flatbread Mix. ARV $3, each prize.
One play per person per week. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends November 6, 2014.
Smucker’s Natural Fruit Spreads Spread A Little Sunshine Promotion
You must submit a photo to enter this sweeps, though photos are not judged. Be sure that you have no logos in your photo, as these may disqualify your entry. The only exception to this is the J.M. Smucker Company family of brands.
There are five ways to enter, including The Smucker's Website through the above link, along with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Iconosquare. See rules for instructions for entering via the latter four, if you prefer one of these methods.
Entry periods are as follows:
9/17/14, 10:00:00 a.m. ET – 9/24/14, 9:59:59 a.m. ET
9/24/14, 10:00:00 a.m. ET – 10/01/14, 9:59:59 a.m. ET
10/01/14, 10:00:00 a.m. ET – 10/08/14, 9:59:59 a.m. ET
10/08/14, 10:00:00 a.m. ET – 10/15/14, 9:59:59 a.m. ET
* Grand prize is $10,000, intended for a kitchen makeover.
* 50 Weekly prizes each week (200 total) of a Smucker’s Gift Basket - consisting of Smucker’s Natural Fruit Spreads assorted products, Smucker’s Natural Fruit Spreads Pairings Cards, and VIP coupons. ARV $48.80, each prize.
One entry per weekly entry period. Open to legal residents of the 50 United States and D.C., 18 or older. Ends October 15, 2014.
Allows 10 plays per person/email address per day, with up to 10 bonus entries per day for bag codes. Ends November 1st!
Cheetos Brand Halloween Sweepstakes
Monday, September 22, 2014
This is an updated version of a previous post, published seven years ago. I thought it was worth updating and re-posting, as the information is important to know.
The Federal Trade Commission (chief consumer protection agency of the U.S. government) has had a "Scam Alert" on file for some time now, warning consumers of sweepstakes scammers posing as government officials who would claim that their prey had won a prize, then ask for money in order to send it. The scammers would end up being the only ones to receive any money, and the would-be prize winner would be holding the bill. The alert goes on further to state several timeless ways that these scams can be avoided.
#1 Don't pay to collect sweepstakes winnings
If you are required to pay anything, then pass it by. Legitimate sweepstakes won't ask you to pay anything in order to receive your prize. Some promotional contests do ask for a shipping and handling fee... however, in the end, it is more often than not, a lot of red tape and extra fees which could end you up with nothing.
#2 Hold on to your money
Scammers will sometimes ask you to wire them money, or to overnight them a check or money order for quick delivery of your prize. No, no, no. These are not legitimate tactics. True sweepstakes sponsors want you to have a wonderful experience with their company and product, which does not include asking you to pay for their promotion in any way.
#3 Phone numbers can deceive
Don't rely on your caller id to be a totally reliable source of information. Internet technology can allow scam artists to "disguise" their phone number so you won't know where they are calling from. Someone could have a number from Washington, D.C. show up on your telephone when they are really calling you from Siberia.
#4 Take control of the calls you receive
Place your telephone number on the do not call registry at www.donotcall.gov or by calling 1-888-382-1222 to help reduce the amount of unwanted phone calls.
#5 File a complaint with the FTC
If you receive a suspicious winning phone call, file a complaint with the FTC at ftc.gov, or by calling 1-877-FTC-HELP. If possible, include the date and time of the call along with the name and/or telephone number of the organization that called you. Even if it is a phony number, enforcement officials may still be able to track it.
For those who enter regularly online, I would also add to be aware of the signs of a legitimate Website, and of "phishing scams." Though phishing sites will pose as a regular Website, there are generally signs that will tell you it is a fake.
Often, you will receive an email regarding something you wouldn't remember happening (because it never did), or asking you to change your password at a particular site. It will look like an "official" email, overall, and will likely have real-looking logos from some prominent company (such as Paypal or Google, for example). In most cases, the email will contain a link for you to click through to "resolve" the issue.
Never, ever click the link without being certain the email is legitimate. If you do, whatever information you are entering is going straight to the scammer, giving them access to your accounts and other information.
There are a few ways you can check for an email's legitimacy. You can hover over the sender's email address, to check if it is the official address of the real company. Often, phishing sites will have a completely different one from the real one, though at times it may seem similar. Also, check for spelling errors, as phishers often have these. In general, anything that seems suspicious in the email, probably is.
If you are still unsure, type the URL of the legitimate site into your address bar, without clicking the link in the email. Then you can check the details with the site directly, and report the email as phishing, if necessary.
Overall, sweepstakes in general offer a wonderful experience, and scams are not as commonly successful as one would think. The large majority of sweepstakers will likely never have the misfortune of being taken by a sweepstakes scam. However, scammers do prey on the unsuspecting, so it is good to be aware that these things do exist, and to exercise caution when something seems suspicious.
McDonald's is having a "Pre-promotion Sweepstakes," leading up to the start of their regular "Monopoly" game. You can register for this once, and they give you the free code "McDMONOPOLY" to use for your entry. Prizes for this sweeps are $10,000 and $50,000. It starts on 9/23, and ends on 9/29. After this date, you can use this site to enter codes from the Monopoly game.
This sweeps has a complex set of rules. As always, your entry is your own, so you may wish to read through the rules, as well. There, you will also find instructions to request game pieces for the Monopoly game by postal mail.
2014 MONOPOLY Game at McDonald’s
Sunday, September 21, 2014
Today's contest is a monthly one, so if you don't win it the first time, or the second, or even the third, you can always enter again the next month! This is one good way to advance your skills in anything!
For this contest, Colored Pencil Magazine posts a picture, with a different theme each month. Your job is to re-create the scene using colored pencils.
There are two categories available for entry. The basic gist is that the "Advanced" category is for professionals, and the "Beginner" category is for those without professional experience.
Your artwork must be created with at least 80 percent of it in colored pencil, to qualify. Once its done, then you will need to take a photo of it to upload onto Flickr.
Prizes will vary from month to month. The current contest ends on October 10, 2014.
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With Common Core standards still in effect in the vast majority of the fifty states and some governors and presidential candidates staking their political reputations to keep them in place, it seems highly unlikely that the federal mandate is poised to become a relic of the educational landscape. Yet, that is what Ze’ev Wurman, former senior policy adviser with the Department of Education, is contending in a piece this week on Breitbart.com.
Some states are switching to standards that are ‘aligned’ to Common Core, some are keeping the standards but changing the name of the test (As Florida has done with the Florida Standards Assessments). The distancing from the Common Core name is no accident. Over the past year, the once lauded tests have come under fire from parents, students and educators. Bill Gates may continue to throw money at the problem, but the words “Common Core” have become radioactive waste for politicians and educators, even those who supported the mandate at its inception. Let’s take a look at He’s Dead, Jim: Why Common Core Is A Goner And Just Doesn’t Know It Yet
Every other day we hear from Common Core proponents about how wonderful these standards are, how teachers really (really!) love them, and how impossible it would be to do any better.
Just the other day, Education Week gloated how the new South Carolina standards are “89 percent in alignment with the common core for English/language arts, and 92 percent in alignment with the common core for math.” It reminded us that the new post-Common Core Indiana standards are also “a set of benchmarks not so different from the Common Core.”
The underlying message is that Common Core standards are so excellent and unique that states attempting to distance themselves from them won’t do any better.
Yet this message is incorrect, and Common Core is dying. Consider the following.
First, the curricula of high achieving nations vary widely. Singapore’s curriculum differs from Japan’s, which in turn differs from Hong Kong’s.
Pretending that Common Core succeeded in finding the unique and perfect combination where others failed—and without any evidence of success—is both arrogant and foolish. Further, all serious studies have found Common Core academically mediocre, trailing behind international high achievers in its expectations. As for the proponents’ definition of “alignment,” they consider having the same content but in a different grade as “aligned.” One is forced to conclude that Common Core’s “excellence” exists only in the mind of its peddlers.
But mediocre academics are not the reason for Common Core’s death. Rather, its death comes because states are abandoning its goal of lock-step national uniformity.
I disagree, the death of the Common Core is imminent because parents, educators, taxpayers and students want the standards removed from the classroom and they are willing to become politically active in order to make that happen.
Common Core’s goal was to have the whole country, from Portland, Maine to Portland, Oregon, operate under uniform education standards, with two federally sponsored andfederally monitored testing consortia as its whips to coerce compliance. And it expected every student’s academic and demographic record to be available to the federal government for the purposes of workforce planning.
When parents realized that the capture of their children’s sensitive information was part of the foundation of Common Core, the reaction was explosive. Parents mobilizing to protect the personal information of their children did considerable damage to the Common Core.
Five years ago the Common Core began with much fanfare and celebration. Today, the brainchild of Bill Gates and his consortium of corporate interests is viciously despised by citizens across the United States. Summer vacation may give the initiative some respite, but once test scores are returned and the new school year begins, expect a massive push from parents to remove the test from the classroom once and for all. Common Core just celebrated its fifth birthday. Don’t expect five more.
For an excellent summary of what is truly wrong with the Common Core, you can check out my good friend Brook Putnam’s e-book “Rotten Core: How the Common Core is Ruining Our Children’s Futures and What We Can Do About it.” I can’t recommend it enough! Brook is a school teacher with a vicious sense of humor, and these 22 pages are a ridiculously entertaining and informative read. We are offering it for a limited time on this site exclusively for only 99 cents! Take advantage of this outstanding deal, right here!


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- 29” W x 19” H x 5” D
- Colored with aniline dyes, finished with lacquer
The “fins” (see the side views) are cold sheet steel that has been torched to create random patterns of blues and browns. This sculpture hangs from a French cleat attached to the wall. Because the cleat is not recessed into the back of the spine, the fins and bones create lively shadows seen from all directions.


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You have to lug ice choices. Ice picks are linked by a rope. You placed the choice in the ice and draw yourself by the rope if requirement be. Have you ever attempted to snatch a piece of ice? It's impossible. It is slippery. Unlike falling down on, state, a trail in the timbers, where there are trees or rocks or tree origins to grab a hold of, if you destroy through right into a lake, you have to have a pick to puncture the surface of the ice, which choice needs to be connected to a rope, so you can draw yourself to security. To intend to have the ability to snatch onto some ice and draw on your own back to security is a hopeless source. The choice is generally put on around the neck for fast access.
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It is winter months ... brrrr. We view records of early cold as well as snow. At the very same time we see the chilly and snow, sticking around reports of worldwide warming are occasionally heard. Currently, a great deal of the United States is buried in the earliest snow as well as cool it has actually seen in years. So, while everybody iron out whether things are heating up or cooling down, allow's talk rather about what type of fishing you could do in winter, as well as that is ice fishing. That's possibly the only angling you will certainly be able to provide for a while.


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A.G. Freed's young son is buried in the City Cemetery at Henderson, Tennessee. From I-40 in West Tennessee, take the Hwy 45 exit south. Go through the city of Jackson, and continue south about 15 miles to Henderson. You will be on the bypass in Henderson. Go to you come to Hwy. 100. Turn left and go to the next stop. Turn left on North Church St. Go about 100 yards and turn into the cemetery on the right. The road will "V." Take the left fork and go over the hill. As you begin to descend on the other side of the hill, the grave is off to the left. Look for a plot enclosed by an old iron fence. Just beside it to the east is the Barret grave. From the Barret Grave head back toward the rear of the cemetery a few rows. The grave will be right in front of the C.P. Roland's grave.


What were your lightbulb moments during your PhD? When did you find yourself getting something, suddenly, maybe inexplicably, like someone just flicked a switch? What was happening? What had you tried already? How did you make that connection?
Last year, I wrote about a real lightbulb moment during my PhD. It’s no exaggeration to say that this idea, when applied, helped me to write three chapters of my thesis. It was a tiny result that allowed many others. It came to me like magic.
But it wasn’t.
It was work.
It came after weeks of exploration. Lots of failed attempts. Dozens of diagrams, calculations and notes that went around and around. And then the answer came, after work has made it possible to see the connection.
Sometimes results or ideas in research seem to come out of nowhere. Conclusions jump out from a sea of ideas and data. They’re a product of work, not luck.
Look back over your PhD before the viva. Find your lightbulb moments, then deconstruct them. How did you get to that moment when the light came on?


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