The Great Cadaver Shortage: Inside Doctors’ Latest Crisis
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times.
This is the sub-heading.
Faced with a dwindling supply of fresh bodies to train on, British medical schools are having to turn to America’s low-regulation ‘tissue trade’. Would you donate yours, asks Jenny Kleeman
My late wife, C; left her body to medical science and I may well choose to do the same with my body.
She left her body to St. George’s Medical School, mainly because one of her friend’s mother had done the same and there had been no problems.
Looking back on the nearly twenty years since she died, I remember a few months after her death, there was a multi-faith joint Memorial Service in Southwark Cathedral for all those who’d donated their bodies, in the previous year.
None of my family were or are religious, but I’m sure the service helped our grieving, as it was a very moving and inclusive service, that was the Church of England at its best, with assistance from other faiths.
Perhaps if donation were to be linked to support for the bereaved and perhaps a Memorial Service, this might increase the level of donations.
What sort of affect would it create in a city like Liverpool, if the yearly service alternated around the major places of worship in the city and was well-covered on local media?
What Will Israel Do Next? Military Options In Gaza Explained
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article in The Times.
Like many, I worry about what is going on in Israel and Gaza.
This is a paragraph from the article.
So the more likely scenario is a full-frontal invasion of Gaza, similar to what happened in Lebanon in 1982, when Ariel Sharon, the defence minister at the time, earned worldwide notoriety for the brutality of his tactics but appreciation at home for extirpating the Palestine Liberation Organisation from Israel’s northern neighbour. Yasser Arafat and his men were simply put on boats.
It is probably a solution, that would appeal to many Israelis and expulsion is certainly a policy that has been applied to Jews themselves in the past.
In 1290, Edward I issued the Edict of Expulsion, which is outlined in the first paragraph of its Wikipedia entry.
The Edict of Expulsion was a royal decree issued by Edward I of England on 18 July 1290 expelling all Jews from the Kingdom of England. Edward told the sheriffs of all counties he wanted all Jews expelled by no later than All Saints’ Day (1 November) that year. The expulsion edict remained in force for the rest of the Middle Ages. The edict was not an isolated incident, but the culmination of over 200 years of increasing antisemitism in England. The edict was eventually overturned more than 365 years later, during the Protectorate when Oliver Cromwell permitted the resettlement of the Jews in England in 1656.
I am not in any way religious, but my great-great-great-grandfather; Robert, was a Jewish tailor from Konigsberg in East Prussia, which is now Kaliningrad in Russia.
He left Konigsberg, as the law said, that if you were Jewish, male and eighteen, you had to leave. So he embarked on a ship and ended up in London around 1800.
I have one indirect memory of Robert. My father told me, how his grandfather had met him in his later years and he was a small man, who only spoke German and no English. My father’s grandfather was born in 1853 and died at some date after 1911. So as my father was born in 1904, this tale is possible.
And surely, the Nazis’ policies were the ultimate expulsion.
I worry if the Israelis were to repeat the Palestine Liberation Organisation solution for Hamas.
Would some join the queues of migrants trying to get to the UK?
Conclusion
I can see Israel’s actions having repercussions for the UK.
Southern Baptists Expel US Churches With Female Pastors
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the sub-heading.
The US’s largest Baptist denomination has voted to expel two churches for having female pastors.
These paragraphs outline the article.
A vote by Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) members found Southern Californian megachurch Saddleback and Kentucky’s Fern Creek Baptist Church were “not in friendly cooperation” with SBC, the Baptist Press reported.
SBC’s mission statement says the office of pastor should be “limited to men.”
Fern Creek’s pastor told CBS News it was a “sad day for Southern Baptists”.
I must admit I’m not religious and only enter rarely enter a church, cathedral or other place of worship.
I suspect that the last few religious services, that I have attended have been funerals and I can’t remember one with a male celebrant.
In the parish, where I live, we used to have a female vicar but she has been promoted and we now have a male vicar.
Should the change either way matter to anyone? It’s surely about the quality of the work they do!
Rahul Gandhi Disqualified As MP After Conviction In Defamation Case
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the sub-heading.
India’s parliament has disqualified senior opposition leader Rahul Gandhi, a day after he was sentenced to two years in prison in a defamation case.
The next two paragraphs outline the case.
A parliament notice said that Mr Gandhi “stands disqualified from the membership of Lok Sabha”, alluding to the lower house of parliament.
He was convicted by the court for 2019 comments about PM Narendra Modi’s surname at a election rally.
Recently, I made a comment to a doctor with part Indian genes about Modi and I got a very unflattering reply.
Even A Relic Of The True Cross Couldn’t Keep The 12,500-ton Moskva Afloat
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on The Times.
The relic and what happened to it, is described in this extract.
More unusually, it was also carrying a purported splinter from the cross on which Jesus Christ was said to have been crucified. The holy relic was purchased from a Catholic church in Europe by Russian Orthodox Christian businessmen and handed over to the cruiser in 2020. Just a few millimeters across, it was stored inside a 19th-century cross that was kept in the cruiser’s on-board chapel, the Tass news agency reported.
The article also claimed that an unnamed Russian businessman paid $40 million for the relic and that Putin’s admirals believed the thin sliver of wood deflected missiles and torpedoes.
This is comedy gold of the highest class.
It is time to unleash the dogs of comedy!
Afghanistan War: Taliban Back Brutal Rule As They Strike For Power
This article on the BBC describes the evil that are the Taliban.
They need to be rounded up and sent to the International Criminal Court in The Hague.
Violent thugs and despots like the Taliban give Islam a bad name.
Turkey Blames EU In ‘Sofagate’ Diplomatic Spat
The title of this post, is the same as that on this article on the BBC.
These are the first two paragraphs.
What began as an attempt to repair tense EU-Turkey relations has turned into a diplomatic spat that has been dubbed “sofagate”.
When European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was left standing because of a lack of chairs in Ankara, she reacted with an audible “Ahem”.
I suspect Mrs. T and Mrs. M would have done more than say “Ahem”
You certainly see better courtesy on the buses on the multi-ethnic route between Dalston and Stamford Hill.
Three times now, I’ve seen the classic friendly argument between an elderly male Orthodox Jew and a very much younger lady, about who should get on the bus last.
If only all problems could be solved with a smile, as these usually are in the end!
Covid-19: Two £10,000 Fines For ‘150-Person’ Funeral
The title of this post, is the same as that of this article on the BBC.
This is the introductory paragraph.
A funeral director has been fined £10,000 after police were called to a funeral with close to 150 people in attendance.
This time, it appears that the covidiots were Roman Catholics.
Police Shut Down Illegal Halloween Parties And A Christening
The title of this post is the same as that of this article on the Evening Standard.
This is the opening paragraph.
Police were called to break up 11 illegal lockdown parties in the capital over the Halloween weekend – including a 1,000 people rave in East London.
The police were also called to a Christening, where a £10,000 fixed-penalty notice was handed out.
When will people learn that Careless Meeting Costs Lives.
Perhaps we should avoid the two R-words; rave and religion to keep the all important R-number down.
Any Politician Who Advocates A Circuit Breaker Is Ignoring The Dynamics
As a Control Engineer, trying to control things with an on-off control like a circuit breaker is like trying to ride a bike only turning hard left or hard right.
We need to apply lots of small actions to nudge the pandemic to a safe equilibrium with the UK population.
- A small action, I would do is shut betting shops, as this can be done on-line and most are owned by big groups, so commercial damage wouldn’t be great. Some staff surely could be redeployed.
- I would also close down all religious services with more than six people. Obviously, God is working on a bigger project at the moment and is too busy to help with the pandemic.
- I would also encourage working from home where possible, as that has been shown to reduce spread.
But perhaps we need to take some serious dramatic action.
Why not release the latest James Bond film on a Saturday evening on free-to-air television? And do it worldwide, except to China!
It wouldn’t do the cinemas any good, but if they got on with the next one, if this one is any good, everybody will flock to see it.
The Anonymous Widower 