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Home > News > Civil servants must not be a punch bag for politicians
Civil servants must not be a punch bag for politicians
Union leaders have laid down the gauntlet and asked political party leaders to pledge to end attacks on the civil service.
Prospect and the FDA union general secretaries Mike Clancy and Dave Penman wrote to the leaders of all the main parties on 24 July calling on them to:
maintain the impartiality and integrity of the civil service
defend those principles, and those who seek to uphold them, from political attack
encourage the civil service to provide robust evidence-based advice to inform the development of government policy.
They told the leaders that supporting the pledge would "send a clear message to the hundreds of thousands of civil servants that loyally serve the government of the day that you will use your best efforts to defend them".
The call followed an open letter to politicians which was published in The Observer newspaper on 13 July. It is reproduced below.
Observer letter
"In this time of political turmoil, with parliament and political parties stuck in infighting, no group has done more to keep the country running than the civil service, and no group has received as little praise for it.
It is they who handled the detail of the Brexit negotiations, despite the contradictory and unrealistic demands from parliament. It is civil servants who have made sure we are as prepared as possible for no deal, despite the ludicrously short time frame given by ministers.
And while government ministers have checked out to focus on internal leadership elections, civil servants have kept the ship of state afloat.
As a reward for this, civil servants have been subjected to sustained attacks from across the political spectrum.
In recent months we have seen a malicious briefing campaign against individual civil servants involved in Brexit negotiations, attacks on Treasury officials when their forecasts warn of the dangers of no deal and the disgraceful attempt to blame civil servants for the national security leak involving Huawei.
On top of this, just a few weeks ago we learned that civil servants will once again receive some of the worst pay awards in the public sector, far below what MPs themselves have received.
The culmination of this has been the disgraceful and unprecedented treatment of Sir Kim Darroch this week. This episode is extraordinary and shameful, but it is part of a wider culture of abusing civil servants which has been allowed to develop over the last few years.
Civil servants cannot respond to these attacks, and must not be a punch bag for politicians from the right or left. They are not part of a secretive deep state, they are deeply committed men and women doing their best to serve their country. If only more politicians would act in the same manner."
You can download the letter to the party leaders from http://bit.ly/letter-to-leaders

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Bridge is a Maldivian comedy drama web series written and directed by Amjad Ibrahim. It stars Sheela Najeeb, Ahmed Shaz, Ali Shameel and Amira Ismail in main roles. The pilot episode of the series was released on 2 April 2022 and was concluded on 4 June 2022.

Cast and characters

Main
 Sheela Najeeb as Areesha
 Ahmed Shaz as Haidhar
 Ali Shameel as Saleem
 Amira Ismail as Laila

Recurring
 Mariyam Haleem as Abidha; Laila's mother
 Mohamed Anil as Zahir; Laila's father
 Lucian Kyle Bin Mohamed

Guest
 Abdulla Ayaan as Ayaan
 Umar Arafaath
 Aishath Lahfa as Areesha

Episodes

Development
The project was announced by director Amjad Ibrahim on 22 August 2021 as a potential web series or a feature film. Major part of the series was filmed in Hulhumale'. Filming was completed in the first week of September and editing was initiated by Ravee Farooq on 4 September 2021.

Soundtrack

Release and reception
On 8 October 2021, director Amjad Ibrahim announced that the series will be streamed through digital streaming platform Baiskoafu. The first episode of the series was released on 2 April 2022 in Baiskoafu, on the occasion of Ramadan 1443.

References

Serial drama television series
Maldivian television shows
Maldivian web series

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Pets Dogs
What is heartstick euthanasia?
I was looking through petfinder.com and came across an animal rescue which saved a Pit from heartstick euthanasia in another pound. I've tried googling it but all I can are petitions to ban it but not anything detailing what is actually done.
Best Answer: Intracardial injections, commonly know as heart sticks, is a rather inhumane way to euthanize an animal that is not comatose(or nearly comatose) or heavily sedated. A needle and syringe containing sodium pentobarbital is passed through the chest wall and severely layers of muscle into the heart. However on an animal that isn't sedated or comatose this is hard to do because the body is in constant motion. It's not uncommon for the person administering the injection to miss and accidentally punctures the lungs and causes them to fill up with fluid. This is a VERY painful way to die.
In a shelter there is no reason for this to be done on an otherwise healthy dog. In a clinic however, it is often needed for dogs that need to be euthanized but have circulatory problems.
Kaye · 10 years ago
Heart Stick Euthanasia
Source(s): https://shrinke.im/a74DY
coons · 3 years ago
when a dog is severely circulatory compromised sometimes injecting the euthanasia anesthetic directly into the heart is the only possibility. It can get ugly - I had a sad situation where I feared this would be the only solution with a dog of mine (because of her medical problems) I had arraignments with the vet to hit her heavily with tranquilizers first (fortunately it proved unnecessary).
why a pound would want to do a more technically difficult process is a question I draw (or is it just a way to make the dogs situation seem worse?)
ragapple · 10 years ago
The drug used to put them to sleep, rather than being injected into a vein in their leg, is injected with a much larger and longer needle directly into the heart. There is a greater chance for complications, obviously it is a painful experience, and really is not a humane euthanasia method.
***** · 10 years ago
My sweet kitty passed away shortly after I arrived at the animal hospital. They tried for about 10 minutes, three of them, to find a vein in her leg to inject the medicine to help her to completely go. They let me say goodbye to her, I could see that she was no longer breathing and was non responsive, but they said her heart was still beating and that they wanted to do the heartstick, and asked my permission. I wasn't aware that the heart still beat after one stopped breathing. Is this correct?
Stacey W · 6 years ago
Require all adopting people to spay and neuter the pets they adopt, if possible have it done by a local vet that keeps in touch and gives a discount as we have here for animal rescue group. Require all animals be spayed and neutered unoless they are for breeding purposes and do that by having leash laws and fining any owner that does not comply. Use the fine money to pay for animal officers and spaying and neutering discounts. Have programs for elderly folks to have free neuter and spay for companion animals, and offer them services if they are worried about after care when they pass on, a contract with them to take the animal back and find it a good home. This way older people would become foster parents for their lives as long as they are able and it is shown to be healthy for them. Have free spay and neuter clinics by local vets donating their time, at least very reasonable fees for people that really can't afford it. Have fundraisers at all functions like fairs, carnivals, bake sales whatever. Get schools involved, give them ways to generate funds, selling products, fundraisers, carwashes. There is really a lot that can be done just have to motivate people. Also, advertise in the paper asking for donations and put pictures of pets that are ready for adoption, but make sure they are fixed. Set up pound animals in good weather in front of pet stores and other stores to adopt them out with fees paid and certificates given for a percentage off the fixing of the adopted pets by certain vets. They still make something but they can write it off their taxes, if it's done right. Good for all concerned, if it's non profit right?
Rachel · 3 years ago
its exactly as it sounds.. a needle is inserted in the heart and the euthanasia drug is injected right into the heart. This is more cruel than the typical method of injecting in the leg, as the dog suffers while the needle is inserted in the heart.
Nekkid Truth! · 10 years ago
Its where they stick the euthanasia needle right into the heart to kill the dog. It is a painful death for the animal
Anonymous · 10 years ago
It appears to be the injection straight into the heart which is illegal in the US... euthanasia is supposed to be done into a vein - like in UK - in the leg.
It sounds as if the animal suffers badly - a powerful jab in the heart probably gives dog a heart attack?
It is clearly a very horrible thing which your country is quite rightly trying to stop.
Source(s): http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/12905/TN/US/
scrolll down page to story ending Dec 17 2007 about half way down - Dr Baber?
is it legal to kill by heart injection
Ivan · 4 years ago
How would YOU decrease the over population of animals?
DS: how does change work?
Who thinks...?
Does a local animal shelter have to tell you their policy on destroying animals?
Lets talk about what does go on in the humane shelters for animals!!!?
I have 2 golden retriever dogs and one has a sore on his back with no fur, both dogs keep licking the patch as-well?
Why is my spayed 2 yr. old Lab mix all of a sudden aggressive towards my older un-spayed Chihuahua. The larger one throws the Chi.?
Como ponerle a mi perrita es blanca con manchas color cafe claro y tiene baatante pelo?
Is my dog smart enough to be trying to avoid discipline?
Do tall people like dogs?
Why won't my dog go up or down the stairs anymore?
A woman contacted me to buy 2 puppies, paid the deposit and now wants her money back after I've held them 2 extra months for her.?
I'm adopting an unneutered dog. how long should i wait to neuter him?
What is a too human sounding name for a dog?
Puppy with kidney and liver failure?


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Precision Medicine & Society Inaugural Conference
PRECISION MEDICINE: ITS IMPACT ON PATIENTS, PROVIDERS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH
APRIL 24 AND 25, 2019
The first Columbia University Precision Medicine & Society Symposium: "Precision Medicine: Its Impact on Patients, Providers, and Public Health." The Precision Medicine & Society Program is an integral part of Columbia's Precision Medicine Initiative (CPMI), which grew out of conversations between President Lee Bollinger and Dr. Roy Vagelos.
We heard from physicians, social scientists, bio-ethicists, journalists, science policy leaders, economists, and humanists who are thinking hard about the social, political, and economic consequences of precision medicine. As cutting-edge basic research is translated into clinical applications, and as advances in the analysis of large datasets come to inform public health policy, there is an urgent need to consider the potential implications for patients, the physician-patient relationship, the economic arrangements underlying the provision of health care, and the social contract between citizens and public health institutions.
The Precision Medicine & Society Program—a University-wide collaboration of disciplines at Columbia University—was created to jumpstart academic discussion and research about these issues. It brings together biomedical and public health researchers, clinicians and bio-ethicists working at the Columbia University Irving Medical Center with social scientists, legal scholars and humanists in the Faculty of Arts & Sciences and the Law School.
While advances in diagnosis, targeting, personalization and prediction remain for the most part promissory, there is little doubt that over the long term they will transform the practice of medicine, the meaning of disease, and the nature of patienthood. Precision medicine will alter the division of labor among clinicians, information scientists, and researchers, and rechannel the flow of personal data from patients to doctors, healthcare organizations and for-profit entities. This will require fundamental adaptations in medical education, in the relations between doctors and patients, in legal and regulatory frameworks, and in arrangements for payment and reimbursement. We believe that Columbia University, as a leading teaching and research institution, is ideally positioned to lead the conversation on these issues.
Our thanks to President Bollinger, the CPMI, and, especially, to its director, Tom Maniatis, for supporting the Precision Medicine & Society Program.
Paul S. Appelbaum, MD, Elizabeth K. Dollard Professor of Psychiatry, Medicine and Law
Gil Eyal, PhD, Professor of Sociology
Co-Directors of the Columbia Precision Medicine and Society Program
Harold Varmus, MD
What "Precision Medicine" Means for a Biomedical Scientist
Paul Starr, PhD
The Social Challenges of Precision Medicine
Naveen Rao, MD
Applying "Precision" to Community Health
Eric Juengst, PhD
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Ethical Challenges in Precision Approaches to Infectious Disease: The Case of Phylogenetic Tuberculosis Sequencing
Sophie Day, PhD
Goldsmiths, University of London, and Imperial College London
Historicizing Precision Medicine for Breast Cancer by Reference to Previous Service Developments in a London (UK) Hospital Group
Catherine Bourgain, PhD
French National Institute for Health and Medical Research; Cermes3; CNRS, EHESS, Inserm, and University Paris Paris-Est University
Making Tumor Genetics Doable in the Clinic. Insights from a French Case Study
Ashveen Peerbaye, PhD
Laboratoire Interdisciplinaire Sciences Innovations Sociétés (LISIS, CNRS)
Tanya Stivers, PhD
What Would Precision Medicine in the Clinic Look Like? Some Lessons from the Return of Exome Sequencing Results
Antonio Regaldo
Precision Gone Mad: A Reporter's Adventures with Polygenic IQ Scores, Pay-to-Play Gene Therapy, and CRISPR Babies
Jonathan LaPoo, MD
CBS News; NYU Langone Medical Center
Reporting on Precision Medicine for CBS News
Jeremy Greene, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
The Computer in the Clinic: Past Futures of Precision Medicine
Matt Might, PhD
University of Alabama, Birmingham
The Algorithm for Precision Medicine
Dana Goldman, PhD
The Economics of Personalized Medicine and the Value of Improved Diagnostics
Frank Lichtenberg, PhD
How Many Life Years Have New Drugs Saved? A 3-way Fixed-Effects Analysis of 66 Diseases in 27 Countries, 2000–2013
Christina Cogdell, PhD
Designing Complexity: Pushing the Limits of Big Data
Peter Lloyd Jones, PhD
Lancaster University, UK
Imagining the Future of PM: Design & Science for Next-Gen Cell-/Sel-Fies
Jenny Reardon, PhD
Can Precision Medicine Be Just?


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Stimmen aus dem bauch
Germany's 3sat television features Professor Cryan's research work in their Hitech Series ' Stimmen aus dem bauch' exploring the science of the gut.
Dr Yvonne Nolan's research profiled by Siliconrepublic
Neurogastroenterology recent publications
Drugs, genes and the blues: Pharmacogenetics of the antidepressant response from mouse to man Review Article. Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Available online 24 October 2013. Olivia F. O'Leary, Fionn E. O'Brien, Richard M. O'Connor, John F. Cryan
Gut microbiota modulation and implications for host health: dietary strategies to influence the gut-brain axis Review Article. Innovative Food Science & Emerging Technologies, Available online 9 November 2013. Tatiana Milena Marques, John F. Cryan, Fergus Shanahan, Gerald F. Fitzgerald, R. Paul Ross, Timothy G. Dinan, Catherine Stanton
Adult siRNA-induced knockdown of mGlu7 receptors reduces anxiety in the mouse Original Research Article Neuropharmacology, Volume 72, September 2013, Pages 66-73
Richard M. O'Connor, Deepak R. Thakker, Markus Schmutz, Herman van der Putten, Daniel Hoyer, Peter J. Flor, John F. Cryan
Activation but not blockade of GABAB receptors during early-life alters anxiety in adulthood in BALB/c mice Original Research Article Neuropharmacology, Available online 17 September 2013 Fabian F. Sweeney, Olivia F. O'Leary, John F. Cryan
Psychobiotics: A Novel Class of Psychotropic Review Article Biological Psychiatry, Volume 74, Issue 10, 15 November 2013, Pages 720-726 Timothy G. Dinan, Catherine Stanton, John F. Cryan
Differential nanotoxicological and neuroinflammatory liabilities of non-viral vectors for RNA interference in the central nervous system Original Research Article
Biomaterials, Volume 35, Issue 1, January 2014, Pages 489-499 Bruno M.D.C. Godinho, David J. McCarthy, Cristina Torres-Fuentes, Caroll J. Beltrán, Joanna McCarthy, Aoife Quinlan, Julien R. Ogier, Raphael Darcy, Caitriona M. O'Driscoll, John F. Cryan
Su2111 A Prospective Assessment of Cognitive Performance in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Reveals Persistent Visuospatial Memory Deficits
Gastroenterology, Volume 144, Issue 5, Supplement 1, May 2013, Page S-561 Paul J. Kennedy, Gerard Clarke, Andrew P. Allen, Ann O'Neill, John A. Groeger, Eamonn M. Quigley, Fergus Shanahan, John F. Cryan, Timothy G. Dinan
Toll-like Receptor 4 Regulates Chronic Stress-Induced Visceral Pain in Mice Original Research Article
Biological Psychiatry, In Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available online 11 November 2013 Monica Tramullas, Beate C. Finger, Rachel D. Moloney, Anna V. Golubeva, Gerard Moloney, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan
Unraveling the Longstanding Scars of Early Neurodevelopmental Stress
Biological Psychiatry, Volume 74, Issue 11, 1 December 2013, Pages 788-789 John F. Cryan, Timothy G. Dinan
GABAB receptor ligands do not modify conditioned fear responses in BALB/c mice
Behavioural Brain Research, Volume 256, 1 November 2013, Pages 151-156 Fabian F. Sweeney, Olivia F. O'Leary, John F. Cryan
Therapeutic potential of GABAB receptor ligands in drug addiction, anxiety, depression and other CNS disorders Review Article
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Volume 110, September 2013, Pages 174-184 Kushal Kumar, Sorabh Sharma, Puneet Kumar, Rahul Deshmukh
Impact of early-life stress, on group III mGlu receptor levels in the rat hippocampus: Effects of ketamine, electroconvulsive shock therapy and fluoxetine treatment Original Research Article Neuropharmacology, Volume 66, March 2013, Pages 236-241 Richard M. O' Connor, Matteo M. Pusceddu, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan
Hippocampal group III mGlu receptor mRNA levels are not altered in specific mouse models of stress, depression and antidepressant action Original Research Article
Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, Volume 103, Issue 3, January 2013, Pages 561-567 Richard M. O'Connor, Matteo M. Pusceddu, Olivia F. O'Leary, Helene M. Savignac, Javier A. Bravo, Malika El Yacoubi, Jean-Marie Vaugeois, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan
Chapter Thirteen - Ghrelin At the Interface of Obesity and Reward
Vitamins & Hormones, Volume 91, 2013, Pages 285-323 Harriët Schellekens, Timothy G. Dinan, John F. Cryan
Neurodegeneration recent publications
Louise M Collins, Aisling M Gavin, Sinead Walsh, Aideen M Sullivan, Sean L Wyatt, Gerard W O'Keeffe, Yvonne M Nolan, André Toulouse. Expression of endogenous Mkp1 in 6-OHDA rat models of Parkinson's disease. SpringerPlus 2014, 3:205
Collins, L.M., O'Keeffe, G.W., Long-Smith, C.M., Wyatt, S.L., Sullivan, A.M., Toulouse, A., Nolan, Y.M. (2013) Mitogen-activated protein kinase phosphatase (MKP)-1 as a neuroprotective agent: promotion of the morphological development of midbrain dopaminergic neurons. Neuromol Med. 15:435-46. PMID: 23584919.
Neuroimmunology recent publications
Downer, E.J., Jones, R., McDonald, C.L., Greco, E., Brenna, S., Connor, T.J., Robertson, I.H. and Lynch, M.A. (2013) 'Identifying early inflammatory changes in monocyte-derived macrophages from a population with IQ-discrepant episodic memory'. Plos One, 8(5):e63194.
Downer, E.J. (2013) 'Toll-like Receptor Signaling in Alzheimer's Disease Progression'. The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease & Parkinsonism, . [epub ahead of print]
Downer, E.J., Johnston, D and Lynch, M.A. (2013) ' Differential role of Dok1 and Dok2 in TLR2-induced inflammatory signaling in glia'. Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, 56:148-58.
Green HF, Nolan YM. (2014) Inflammation and the developing brain: Consequences for hippocampal neurogenesis and behavior. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 40C: 20-34.
Nolan YM, Sullivan AM, Toulouse A. (2013) Parkinson's Disease in the Nuclear Age of Neuroinflammation. Trend Mol Med 19: 187-196
Ryan SM, O'Keeffe GW, O'Connor C, Keeshan K, Nolan YM. (2013) Negative regulation of TLX by IL-1beta correlates with an inhibition of adult hippocampal neural precursor cell proliferation. Brain Behav, Immun 33: 7-13
Developmental Neuroscience - Regeneration recent publications
Dmitriev RI, Zhdanov AV, Nolan YM, Papkovsky DB. (2013) Imaging of neurosphere oxygenation with phosphorescent probes. Biomaterials 34: 9307-9317
Hegarty, S.V., O'Keeffe, G.W., Sullivan, A.M. (2013) BMP-Smad 1/5/8 signalling in the development of the nervous system. Prog Neurobiol.109; 28-41. PMID: 23891815
Hegarty, S.V., Sullivan, A.M., O'Keeffe, G.W. (2013) BMP2 and GDF5 induce neuronal differentiation through a Smad dependant pathway in a model of human midbrain dopaminergic neurons.Mol Cell Neurosci. 56: 263-271. PMID: 23831389
Hegarty, S.V., Sullivan, A.M., O'Keeffe, G.W. (2013) Midbrain dopaminergic neurons: A review of the molecular circuitry that regulates their development. Dev Biol. 379:123-38. PMID: 23603197
Behavioural Neuroscience recent publications
Chambers F, Murphy N, Nolan YM, Murphy O. (2014) 'William, a 15-year-old sport-crazy Millennial in Ireland' In: Pedagogical Cases in Sport, Exercise and Movement. Kathleen Armour (Ed.). Routledge.
O'Leary OF, Dinan TG, Cryan JF (2014) Faster, better, stronger: Towards new antidepressant therapeutic strategies. Eur J Pharmacol. 2014 Aug 1.
doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2014.07.046. [Epub ahead of print]
Anatomy Education Research recent publications
Lone M, Vagg T, Theocharopoulos A, Cryan JF, Mckenna JP, Downer EJ, Toulouse Development and Assessment of a Three-Dimensional Tooth Morphology Quiz for Dental Students. Anat Sci Educ. 2018 Oct 30. doi: 10.1002/ase.1815. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 30378278.
Lone M, McKenna JP, Cryan JF, Downer EJ, Toulouse A. A Survey of tooth morphology teaching methods employed in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Eur J Dent Educ. 2018 Aug;22(3):e438-e443. doi: 10.1111/eje.12322. Epub 2018 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 29334421.
Lone M, McKenna JP, Cryan JF, Vagg T, Toulouse A, Downer EJ. Evaluation of an animation tool developed to supplement dental student study of the cranial nerves. Eur J Dent Educ. 2018 Aug;22(3):e427-e437. doi: 10.1111/eje.12321. Epub 2017 Dec 30. PubMed PMID: 29288542.
Javaid MA, Chakraborty S, Cryan JF, Schellekens H, Toulouse A. Understanding neurophobia: Reasons behind impaired understanding and learning of neuroanatomy in cross-disciplinary healthcare students. Anat Sci Educ. 2018 Jan;11(1):81-93. doi: 10.1002/ase.1711. Epub 2017 Jun 19. PubMed PMID: 28628732.
Lone M, McKenna JP, Balta JY, O'Mahony SM, Cryan JF, Downer EJ, Toulouse A. Assessment of Thiel-Embalmed Cadavers as a Teaching Tool for Oral Anatomy and Local Anesthesia. J Dent Educ. 2017 Apr;81(4):420-426. doi: 10.21815/JDE.016.012. PubMed PMID: 28365606.
Imaging of neurosphere oxygenation with phosphorescent probes Original Research Article Biomaterials, Volume 34, Issue 37, December 2013, Pages 9307-9317. Ruslan I. Dmitriev, Alexander V. Zhdanov, Yvonne M. Nolan, Dmitri B. Papkovsky Perspect Med Educ. 2016 Oct 26. [Epub ahead of print]
The utility of cadaver-based approaches for the teaching of human anatomy: A survey of British and Irish anatomy teachers. Balta JY, Cronin M, Cryan JF, O'Mahony SM.Anat Sci Educ. 2016 Jun 28. doi: 10.1002/ase.1629. [Epub ahead of pri
Association between learning style preferences and anatomy assessment outcomes in graduate-entry and undergraduate medical students. O'Mahony SM, Sbayeh A, Horgan M, O'Flynn S, O'Tuathaigh CM. Anat Sci Educ. 2016 Jul 8;9(4):391-9. doi: 10.1002/ase.1600.
Human preservation techniques in anatomy: A 21st century medical education perspective. Balta JY, Cronin M, Cryan JF, O'Mahony SM. Clin Anat. 2015 Sep;28(6):725-34. doi: 10.1002/ca.22585. Review.
Medical student perceptions of radiology use in anatomy teaching. Murphy KP, Crush L, O'Malley E, Daly FE, Twomey M, O'Tuathaigh CM, Maher MM, Cryan JF, O'Connor OJ. Anat Sci Educ. 2014 Dec 16. doi: 10.1002/ase.1502. [Epub ahead of print] PMID: 25516061
Relevance of anatomy to medical education and clinical practice: perspectives of medical students, clinicians, and educators.Sbayeh A, Qaedi Choo MA, Quane KA, Finucane P, McGrath D, O'Flynn S, O'Mahony SM, O'Tuathaigh CM.
Recent Press Cuttings
Filling the void: our difficult relationship with food
Do you reward yourself with a slice of cake for a job well done, or reach for the biscuit tin in stressful moments?
IRISH TIMES 8th NOV 2013
http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/filling-the-void-our-difficult-relationship-with-food-1.1588553
Harnessing the potential of new brain cells
SILICONREPUBLIC.COM0 8.11.2013
Dr Yvonne Nolan is looking at how neurons grow in adult brains, and how we might be able to target them to improve health or address disease
http://siliconrepublic.com/special-events/women-invent-tomorrow/news/item/34760-wit2013
Germany's 3Sat TV hitech science documentary comes to Cork to meet Professor J Cryan and discusses research advances taking place in the understanding of the science of the gut
http://www.3sat.de/hitec/
UCC lecturer honoured for MS research
UCC NEWS ITEM 26.09.13 and THE CORKNEWS.ie 04.10.13
UCC's Dr Eric Downer has received a Neuroscience Ireland Early Career Investigator Award for his pioneering research into the cannabinoid system and how it can contribute to treating multiple sclerosis. http://www.ucc.ie/en/news/fullstory-371719-en.html
http://thecorknews.ie/articles/ucc-lecturer-honoured-ms-research-12358
Dara O Briain's Science Club
Series 2 Invisible Worlds 6/6
Dara and the team probe shine a light on the hidden worlds around - and within - us. Alok Jha travels to Cork to meet Professors John F Cryan and Paul O'Toole at the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Centre (APC) at UCC to shine a light on some of the more mysterious and usually hidden worlds that surround us.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b039c6b9
'Psychobiotics' offer potential in improving mental health, researchers find
IRISH TIMES JUNE 18 2013
http://www.irishtimes.com/news/health/psychobiotics-offer-potential-in-improving-mental-health-researchers-find-1.1432233
Irish scientists leading street drug research
STREET drugs, such as ecstasy (MDMA) and cannabis, are being examined for their medicinal value.
http://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/features/high-ideals-229863.html
Anatomical Society Best Image 2013
Dr Kieran McDermott and Dr Janelle Pakan win the Anatomical Society Best Image Prize 2013
http://www.anatsoc.org.uk/Awards/GrantsandPrizes/AnatomicalSocietyBestImagePrize/WinnersMay2012.aspx
Title: Embryonic Spinal Cord. Description: Confocal image of nestin (red) positive radial neuroepithelial cells dorsally and co-localized nestin (red) and BLBP (green) positive radial glial cells ventrally in an 40 micron transverse section of the E14 rat spinal cord. Cell nuclei are labelled with bisbenzimide (blue)
Gut feeling about better health
Claire O'Connell
March 4, 2013, 00:00
..research by Prof John Cryan at UCC suggests a link between bugs in the gut and levels of chemical(...)
Recent Press Releases 2013
9th Sept 2013 Stressed out Memories Beyond the Gut in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
29 August APC 29 August 2013 APC SCIENTSIST FEATURE DARA O BRIAIN
21 May 2013 A Gut feeling about Autism
20 November 2012 UCC RESEARCH AWARD FOR SCIENTIST
28 March 2012 MAR 2012 Bruno Wins UCC Science for All competition
12 July 2011UCC RESEARCH AWARD FOR SCIENTIST
Germany's 3SAT TV 'HiTECH' Science Documentary
Prof Cryan on BBC Dara O'Brien's Science Club


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Some multilevel marketing companies sell protein powders to high performance athletes. Others sell multivitamin supplements to pregnant mothers. And some sell memory-boosting supplements to elderly people. The world of health and nutrition companies is vast, and there are all sorts of new niches to explore. New MLMs are springing up every year trying to best the next USANA.
Multi-level marketing (MLM) is a distribution-based marketing network that includes direct sales and a downline of distributors. These home businesses tend to get a lot of bad press for their similarity to pyramid schemes. In reality, they have one key difference. Where pyramid schemes require people to invest in a false promise of wealth, MLM organizations sell real products or services that their distributors believe in.
Almost any product or service could be sold through multilevel marketing, including health, beauty, and fitness products that aren't available on store shelves. Apply a healthy dose of skepticism before buying or selling products advertised as having "miracle" ingredients or guaranteed results. Many of these "quick cures" are unproven, fraudulently marketed, and useless. In fact, they could be dangerous. You may want to check with a health professional before using them — or selling them.
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World Global Network is a publicly traded company that recently released a wearable health monitor similar to a Fitbit but with more features. The HELO currently measures blood pressure, heart rate, breath rate, sleep, EKG, mood and steps. It also has a panic button that if pressed twice it will alert you loved ones of your location using GPS. In the near future it will measure blood glucose and blood alcohol without using a blood sample. It will also have a mosquito shield.
Author, international speaker, trainer, and icon in the Network Marketing Profession, Margie Aliprandi was a music teacher and struggling single mom when she began her Network Marketing career. She achieved a five-figure monthly income within a year, became a million-dollar earner within three years, and is in the top 1% of Network Marketing producers worldwide. She has been with one company for her entire 30-year career and her story has been featured in the movies Pass it on Today and Go For No, and in numerous books and publications including Think and Grow Rich for Women.
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I thought That your article was very good. My wife recently joined this company called World Ventures and me being me I figured it would be like some of the other companies that she has joined. You know a bunch of women companies scentsy, 31, etc but the reason I took notice is when she made 500. I know it's not much but i know if she can make that faster than she has with some of the others she has joined without my help then maybe this thing is the real deal. What do you know about it? I have met some of the people and they seem genuine unlike some of these others like Amway and I don't feel like it's all about freaking selling like most of the others. Just shoot it to me straight.
Multi-level marketing (MLM), also called pyramid selling,[1][2] network marketing,[2][3] and referral marketing,[4] is a marketing strategy for the sale of products or services where the revenue of the MLM company is derived from a non-salaried workforce selling the company's products/services, while the earnings of the participants are derived from a pyramid-shaped or binary compensation commission system.
As noted, many MLM companies do generate billions of dollars in annual revenue and hundreds of millions of dollars in annual profit. However, the profits of the MLM company are derived to the detriment of the overwhelming majority of the company's non-salaried workforce (the MLM participants). Only some of the profit is then significantly shared with none but a few individual participants at the top of the MLM participant pyramid. The earnings of those top few participants then allows the creation of an illusion of how one can potentially become financially successful if one becomes a participant in the MLM. This is then emphasized and advertised by the MLM company to recruit more participants to participate in the MLM with a false anticipation of earning margins which are in reality merely theoretical and statistically improbable.[14]
For example, most successful people building a network marketing business do so in an organized method. They work a few dedicated hours each week, with each hour of effort serving as a building block for their long-term business growth. Then they sponsor other people and teach those people how to sell the company product and sponsor others who duplicate the process.
As far as the retirement saving crisis is concerned, more and more people are coming to terms with the fact that they probably aren't going to be able to save enough money to just sit around and slowly deplete their nest egg from age 62 to 100. With the average 50 year-old estimated to have less than $50,000 in retirement savings, there is an obvious need to find alternative ways to either save more or generate supplemental income starting now, and continuing throughout retirement. Moving beyond just the dollars and cents, boomers are growing tired of feeling guilty or bad about their past savings habits and are interested in moving towards possible solutions.
This article was really informative and honest! I'm not presently involved in an MLM and I don't ever plan to be especially after reading this article and the comments below. Why? Well because of EXACTLY the kind of "networking" and "recruiting" that these companies and many of the people commenting on here are advocating. I have been bombarded on my facebook, and other social media from people I haven't spoken to or seen in years. Its becoming constant, and I am not on social media to make money. Roden and Fields, shakeology, some girl I went to high school with is now trying to get me to buy leggins from her. I have a cousin that I actively avoid now because he is constantly steering every single conversation to Herbellife and why I NEED it to be healthy. Jesus. Its just enough already. I'm all for empowering people, and I love the idea of earning an additional income to take care of your family or yourself. But I could not imagine alienating or even just annoying friends and family in order to make an extra dollar. What I dislike most is that many of those that are recruiting make it seem as if they recruiting you simply because they want to "help" you or provide you with an opportunity. They make it seem as if they are doing this out of the goodness of their hearts, when really the actual motivation is line their own pockets with more money, because the more people you recruit for your team, the more money you make. That feels dishonest and slimy to me. Unless I'm asking for "help" or an "opportunity" I wish people would assume that I don't need and am not interested in one!
Looking compliant is easy. Building a CULTURE around compliance is hard. Building a culture requires doing more than paying lip service to compliance. It requires full buy-in at the corporate level to teach and enforce the important policies. It requires field leaders committed to responsible growth, and corporate leaders that avoid saying things like "the lawyers make us do this." And finally, it requires constant investment.
It was not until August 23, 2005 that the State Council promulgated rules that dealt specifically with direct sale operation- Administration of Direct Sales (entered into effect on 1 December 2005) and the Regulations for the Prohibition of chuanxiao (entered into effect on 1 November 2005). When direct selling is allowed, it will only be permitted under the most stringent requirements, in order to ensure the operations are not pyramid schemes, MLM, or fly-by-night operations.
Well if you didn't know before, this company is all about body shapers and nutritional products, with a "greens line" in their product line up as well.  The company got some built up heat in 2015, but have later cooled down a bit.  There was minimum quota of $112 that had to be met every month in order to earn commissions from the company and after a while their distributors had a hard time keeping up with these expectations. Not everyone (including their grandmothers) needs more than one or two body shapers. LOL.
I spent about 3 years selling Amway back in the 70's. There was a lot of hype but I made enough money to achieve several of my more modest financial goals. I went on to use some of what I learned to make extra money in various ventures and eventually started a small business out of my home. The business grew until mainstream retailers began offering the same product I was selling at comparable prices. The MLM as a learning tool has some value as long as the product is decent. This MLM ranking is a good way to attract attention and I am curious about Your service. I am selective about what I spend my time and effort on.
If Owner Two decided to expand his business and sponsors Owner Three, Owner Two would be credited for any sales volume that Owner Three produces. Lastly, because Owner One sponsored Owner Two, Owner One would also be credited for the sales volume of both Owner Two and Owner Three. It is this ability to generate revenue streams from multiple sources that has made network marketing a popular and profitable business for many.
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In a similar fashion, when you eliminate money from the network marketing industry, a new perspective emerges.  Personally speaking, I love talking with people who are in this industry because they are always reading, posting, and sharing something inspirational.  They have goals, a dream board, and are generally using the products that they are selling to improve the way they look and feel.
Trump's Cabinet picks also have MLM links. First there's his education secretary, Betsy DeVos, whose husband's family fortune derives from its ownership of Amway, the world's biggest MLM, with $9.5 billion in annual 2015 revenue on everything from soap to cat food. While the company's sales have been in decline, falling from a peak of $11.8 billion in 2013, Amway remains the 29th largest privately held company in the U.S., according to Forbes.
I'd like to point out a few things: statistically something like 96% of businesses fail within the first 5-10 years, which is a much more impactful loss, both financially and time wise, than the few hundred dollars one puts into whatever product they're using in MLM. So realistically the success rate as a "self employed business owner" with MLM is probably a bit better than it is with launching a traditional business, or at least consistent with it. It takes discipline and tenacity that many people don't have- that's why they chose to remain employees in the first place.
Most art directors have at least a bachelor's degree in graphic design, marketing, or a related field. Classes in marketing, art, and computer science will help art directors gain a better perspective of what consumers (and employers) are looking for. Art directors will also have five to seven years of experience in graphic design and art project management, preferably in their industry, before moving into department management.
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This eco-friendly MLM is seriously committed: their headquarters are operated with wind power. They're pretty future-facing in general, having implemented an innovative social marketing strategy amongst their reps. No one likes to be harassed on Facebook, but Modere's social media plan is still 10 times more effective than holding home parties (kill me).
Earning more than $2 million in Network Marketing commissions a year, and more than $15 million in total over the past 13 years, Calvin Becerra started his Network Marketing career at the age of 24. Previously in the mortgage banking industry, Calvin embraced Network Marketing and, in his first 8 months, became the youngest millionaire in his company. Since then, he has built a massive organization of hundreds of thousands of people that is represented in more than 90 countries worldwide and includes 10 people earning more than $1 million in commissions a year.
Well I have just come across this and am blown away with the amount of health and wellness companies there are. I am a user and 1000% BELIEVER in THRIVE by Le-Vel. Been promoting now for 18 months and will never go a day without it! I did my due diligence and searched on a majority of the companies and I looked for social media presence of the company along with the CEO'S of the companies. I restore older vehicles for a living and I thank Thrive for coming into my life when it did cause it is hard to explain and can only be experienced. Have a wonderful President's Day everyone! #BoostMyThrive
In the MLM industry nutrition companies are like the auto industry, most of the companies are the cheap and low quality choices, a few are in the Mercedes category, and only one company in the Rolls Royce category with 7.5 billion in sales, located in 90 countries, 300 scientist and 30 Ph.D's on staff, number one selling meal replacement shake and protein shake in the world, 90,000 private clubs and centers, Noble Prize winning scientist, research supported by major universities, proven success track record of more then 36 years, and already owns more then 33% of the meal replacement market, used by some of the worlds top athletes, product of choice for Pre-NFL combine, and the weight loss product that used by the Genesis book or world records for most weight loss in the shortest time – 403 pounds in 18 months. Picking the right company only comes down to whether you want the Rolls Royce or something else.
You've probably heard horror stories about people ending up with a garage full of expensive water filters or other items. This happens because only other distributors will purchase the product at that price. Your product or service must fill a real need at a fair price, and there should be a large untapped market for it. In other words, it must provide tremendous value so that the customer is the biggest winner.
Both the Amway and Herbalife cases underscore one of the problems of prosecuting alleged pyramid schemes: There is no federal law defining the crime, leaving it to the courts to interpret and pricey lawyers to find wiggle room. The debate is also clouded by the rhetoric of free markets. At the far right end of that debate is the DeVos family, which has donated $200 million to Republicans over the years, and owns a company that combines Christian fundamentalism with extremist free-market ideology and maintains such a grip on many of those who join it that some, fearful for their lives and harassed mercilessly, went into hiding after they sought to expose it.
A newer aspect of network marketing is using online affiliate marketing programs. Website owners and bloggers integrate links to specific products on their platforms. When people click on those links and purchase products, the website owner is rewarded a referral fee. This provides customers with access to a trusted site where they can immediately purchase the products being advertised.
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If you want to learn about the wonderful (and massive) world of internet marketing from the pros, Digital Altitude is where it's at. Their products might cost up to $10k+, but you're getting access to a toolbox of pure gold. Then there's their commission rate…up to 60%. Just take a second to think about what a 60% commission rate on a $10k+ product looks like. Not bad, huh?
Businessman, master networker, and one of the top five speakers in the world, Harvey Mackay is the author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive and Beware the Naked Man Who Offers You His Shirt – both of which are among the top 15 inspirational business books of all time according to the New York Times.
The company has a long, well-documented history of legal troubles. In recent years, Amway or its executives have tangled with law enforcement around the globe, most notably in India, where its CEO for the country was arrested and accused of running a pyramid scheme in 2013, let go, and then rearrested in 2014. Amway denied any wrongdoing. In the U.S., it paid $56 million in 2010 to settle a class action suit alleging it was running a pyramid scheme but did not admit wrongdoing. Meanwhile, Amway's donations to Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government program have funded the training of more than 500 Chinese bureaucrats, who led that country to legalize direct selling, opening a new boom market that MLMs are now exploiting.
Plexus Worlwide is ranked by Inc. magazine as #8 (in 2014) and #132 (in 2015) fastest growing privately held company with a three year growth of 2833%; all while offering a 60-day money back guarantee on all its products – which means the products work. And at a consumer friendly price point. 40% of all sales are from customers and not ambassadors.
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The MLM industry varies so much and is so vast, it's kind of hard to break into any niche with a new product (because chances are it's already been done), however this company managed to do it! With their custom nail designs and adhesive technique, the company made a big bang with their introduction to the direct sales platform. They got over 100,000 associates in no time, and ended up conquering their market.
Thank you for your article. I am also with doterra and I never in my life thought I would do something like this. The reason I started was because of health issues that led me to the oils. I have been an RN for 23 years and I feel more free and excited to share about health than ever. If you are going into something to get rich quick, I think that is the wrong attitude. I think most of my fellow doterra wellness advocates, have come to the same realization as me. I believe most of us started out trying to help ourselves and our families. I left my nursing job of 17 years in Feb, not because I am making enough money to replace my past income, but because I truly love helping others and I love the company and what it stands for. I can't argue about MLM's because I truly don't care about that side of it. Maybe I am wrong to think that way. I hope that this ride doesn't end anytime soon because the difference that doterra is making in my life, and the lives of those around me, is amazing. Thank you again for your information and your viewpoint.
I'm truly sympathetic to this desire. A lot of folks are struggling financially out there; Dad's salary alone isn't enough to support the family (or he's out of work altogether), and Mom getting a job may not be a big help once the cost of childcare is factored in. Plus, a lot of moms simply don't want to send their kids to childcare and want to be able to stay home with their children.
The prospect of working from home is becoming increasingly popular. According to The New York Times, a recent Gallup poll reports 43 percent of employees work remotely some of the time. Of those, the number working from home four to five days per week has jumped to 31 percent. Modern workers seem to be embracing the flexibility of working remotely, so it's not surprising that multi-level marketing companies (MLMs) are "poised for explosive growth," Forbes predicts.
No matter how you slice it, the only way you will ever build a highly profitable network marketing business is to be willing to MASTER the art and science of sales, marketing and leadership. Because MLM is form of "direct sales" and no one makes a dime until products and services are sold. And it's that way in every business, not just network marketing.
Technically speaking, pyramiding is an illegal practice of a company that solicits their members to recruit more members, more than selling the product. In turn, the primary source of income for its members is the number of members they have recruited instead of the products they have sold over time. Clearly, not all MLMs are pyramid schemes, but it all seems like a matter of degree.
But if you understand how traditional direct selling used to work before MLMs, you'll see that they really aren't in the direct sales biz. If your grandpa sold encyclopedias door-to-door when he was in college, ask him if he was required to buy the encyclopedia sets himself in order to sell them to others. Ask him if he had to personally purchase a certain number of encyclopedias a month or year to keep his job. And then ask him if he was pressured to recruit more salesmen beneath him. The answer to all of those questions will be no. He didn't make any money recruiting people to be salesmen — he made his money selling encyclopedias to housewives.
Talk about heavyweights in the industry! Tecademics is what we call a digital company, and quite befitting because they have one the most extensive digital marketing training programs around to offer. The founder, Chris Record, who used to be at Empower Network and was highly acclaimed there, launched Tecademics after he left that company. This digital training arrives with a bigger price mark, but it's not even close to what you'd have to pay for a university degree.
Multilevel marketing (MLM) is an attractive business proposition to many people. It offers the opportunity to become involved in a system for distributing products to consumers. Unlike the person starting a business from scratch, the MLM participant has the support of a direct selling company that supplies the products and sometimes offers training as well.
The same process that happened in Franchising is happening with Network Marketing. The crazy Wild West days are going away. The 2016 FTC settlements with Herbalife, Vemma & FHTM introduced new federal guidelines and regulations that will become the standard that all Network Marketing companies will be expected to comply with in the future. Companies with ethical management that are willing to comply with these guidelines will become the Subway's and McDonald's of the industry. Change is happening, and it is happening right now in the Network Marketing industry.
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Okay, we have a return to network marketing roots (can you remember the days of Tupperware parties…no? Well I'm not sorry to tell you there's a reason for that). Products for your kitchen, cooking demos, and an abundance of mommy bloggers. Well homemakers are still the key demographic for this MLM, because they are looking for flexibility. It's not surprising to anyone that this company has done so well, but what is notable is that even Warren Buffet saw this company and decided he wanted a piece of the pie.
The formula of future business growth is based on the idea that people don't just want to retire in a traditional format. They crave knowledge and want to feel relevant. They want to improve their own transition and feel compelled to help others avoid the pain and pitfalls they have experienced. They desire a supportive community where their opinion counts and they can openly ask personal, business or other questions. They're interested in hearing and exploring new ideas and need ways to make new connections through face-to-face interactions.
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That is really the magical element behind the multi-billion dollar market that is the direct sales and network marketing industries. And a large part of those are MLM-fashioned businesses that offer primarily are styled as health and wellness supplements in the name of weight loss, cognitive enhancement, skin care, hair care, beauty, anti-aging, dieting and anything else nutritionally-related or health-focused.
Tracy Willard of California began her MLM career out of necessity. "Prior to getting involved in my business, I told my friends to never let me join one of those things… but when our family was hit by the mortgage crisis I had to do something different." She started her business with the intention some retirees may also find themselves. "I started with the idea that I just needed to make my month easier. My company helped me figure out what I needed to do in order to make an extra $500 per month."
In a similar fashion, when you eliminate money from the network marketing industry, a new perspective emerges. Personally speaking, I love talking with people who are in this industry because they are always reading, posting, and sharing something inspirational. They have goals, a dream board, and are generally using the products that they are selling to improve the way they look and feel.
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Sometimes, more than one type of procedure is needed. Incisions are made in the area of the temple hair, just above and in front of the ears and continuing around the lobe. The skin is raised outward before the surgeon repositions and tightens the underlying muscle and connective tissue. Some fat may be removed, as well as excess skin. Fat will be added in certain areas around the cheekbones, mouth and jawline, rebuilding the shrunken skin support.
The most important factor when thinking about facelift surgery is how you want to look. Patients who get facelifts can often end up looking very drawn, tight and wind swept. To avoid this look it is better to be more conservative and rely on combination techniques rather than super tight skin pulling to achieve a more youthful look. Dr. Wayne will typically use fat grafting, mid face lifting, neck lifting and fat transfer blepharoplasty together with the fractionated CO2 laser to achieve the most balanced and rejuvenated look.
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Las Vegas bishop asks pro-abortion Catholic politicians not to present themselves for Holy Communion
By Jonah McKeown for CNA
February 1, 2022 Catholic News Agency The Dispatch 22 Print
Bishop George L. Thomas of Las Vegas returns to his seat after receiving Communion at the Basilica of St. Mary Major during his "ad limina" visit in Rome Jan. 30, 2020. (CNS photo/Paul Haring)
Las Vegas, Nev., Feb 1, 2022 / 15:33 pm (CNA).
The Bishop of Las Vegas, responding to a pro-abortion column written by a Catholic politician, has asked all Catholic politicians who do not agree with the Church's teaching on abortion not to present themselves for Holy Communion.
"It is my sincere hope that Catholic politicians and Catholics at large take this moment to look deeply into their own hearts, and re-examine the church's moral conviction on the inviolability and dignity of human life," Bishop George Thomas wrote Jan. 24.
"If a politician from the Diocese of Las Vegas finds himself or herself at odds with the church's teaching on the sacredness of human life, I ask him or her voluntarily to refrain from the reception of Holy Communion while holding public office."
"I place the onus of that decision upon the individual politician's shoulders, and not on the backs of Pastors or Eucharistic Ministers," he added.
He said he welcomes a private conversation with any Catholic politician who holds a position contrary to Church teaching on abortion.
Thomas' statement was spurred by a Jan. 24 column in the Las Vegas Sun by Democratic Representative Susie Lee, in which she urged the U.S. Senate to codify abortion rights into federal law. Nevada has more permissive abortion laws than most states, and many women travel from other states to avail themselves of abortion in Nevada.
"As a Catholic, I have a deep understanding of the moral dilemma that the choice to have an abortion presents. At the same time, the choice to become a mother is an extremely personal one, and that choice should stay between a woman, her family and her doctor," Lee wrote.
"When extremists insert themselves into this decision, they refuse to recognize women's bodily autonomy, potentially put them in life-threatening circumstances, and often coerce them into having a future that they neither wanted nor prepared for."
Lee continued, "I will always be a fierce advocate in the fight to ensure that women have the freedom to seek unrestrained and medically accurate advice from their doctors and make their own decisions about their health and their bodies. Protecting the right to safe, legal abortion will be an uphill battle, but I will never back down."
Bishop Thomas described Lee's "deep understanding" as "highly flawed," noting that she "articulated a position that stands in stark contrast to the hallowed moral teaching of the Catholic church."
"Throughout her column, Lee proffers her support for unrestricted reproductive care, without ever mentioning the consequences of her advocacy for the unborn child, over 60 million of whom have been annihilated in the womb since the enactment of Roe v. Wade 49 years ago," Thomas wrote.
Thomas quoted a November 2021 document on the Eucharist from the U.S. bishops: "If a Catholic in his or her personal or professional life were knowingly and obstinately to reject the defined doctrines of the church, or knowingly and obstinately to repudiate her definitive teaching on moral issues, however, he or she would seriously diminish his or her communion with the church."
The Church teaches that "all persons, without exception, are unique and unrepeatable gifts from God. We hold that each is fashioned in God's own image, and therefore, there are to be no throwaway people, no disposable souls, and no second-class citizens," he wrote.
"This conviction explains the Catholic church's reverence for unborn life, our care for the hungry and homeless, our investment in comprehensive adoption services, our support for lawful immigration reform, and our advocacy among the poor and vulnerable in the community…I hold that the unborn child must be counted among the most vulnerable in our midst."
The debate over whether Catholic politicians who publicly support abortion can be admitted to Holy Communion has become more acute in recent years with the election of Joe Biden, the second Catholic president and a supporter of legalized abortion.
In a recent interview with the Las Vegas Sun, Thomas said he "absolutely" believes Biden should refrain from receiving the sacrament as well.
The Catholic Church teaches that abortion is a grave sin. Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law states that Catholics "obstinately persevering in manifest grave sin are not to be admitted to holy communion", while the following canon states, "A person who is conscious of grave sin is not to celebrate Mass or receive the body of the Lord without previous sacramental confession unless there is a grave reason and there is no opportunity to confess; in this case the person is to remember the obligation to make an act of perfect contrition which includes the resolution of confessing as soon as possible."
Other bishops, such as Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield in Illinois, have said that Catholic public officials who publicly support permissive laws on grave evils such as abortion and euthanasia may not be admitted to Communion.
In February 2018, Bishop Paprocki said that "Because his voting record in support of abortion over many years constitutes 'obstinate persistence in manifest grave sin,' the determination continues that Sen. Durbin is not to be admitted to Holy Communion until he repents of this sin. This provision is intended not to punish, but to bring about a change of heart."
And in June 2019 he decreed that "Illinois Senate President John Cullerton and Speaker of the House Michael J. Madigan, who facilitated the passage of the Act Concerning Abortion of 2017 (House Bill 40) as well as the Reproductive Health Act of 2019 (Senate Bill 25), are not to be admitted to Holy Communion in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois because they have obstinately persisted in promoting the abominable crime and very grave sin of abortion as evidenced by the influence they exerted in their leadership roles and their repeated votes and obdurate public support for abortion rights over an extended period of time."
"These persons may be readmitted to Holy Communion only after they have truly repented these grave sins and furthermore have made suitable reparation for damages and scandal, or at least have seriously promised to do so, as determined in my judgment or in the judgment of their diocesan bishop in consultation with me or my successor," Bishop Paprocki added.
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CNA Staff, Sep 9, 2020 / 06:11 pm (CNA).- A priest in Omaha who was removed from ministry in 2018 following claims of boundary violations is suing the Archdiocese of Omaha, saying he was treated unfairly and denied due process.
Last month, Fr. Andrew … […]
Study finds more Americans are approving of polygamy
August 4, 2017 CNA Daily News 1
Washington D.C., Aug 4, 2017 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- A new poll shows that seventeen percent of people in the U.S. now find polygamy to be morally permissible, citing an increase of acceptance among non-religious people as a major factor.
"Though polygamous societies often justify their lifestyle on religious grounds, it is Americans who do not identify with any religion who are most accepting of the practice," said Andrew Dugan, an analyst for Gallup.
"Between 2011 and 2017, 32 percent of Americans who do not associate with a particular religion or have no religion at all said polygamy was 'morally acceptable,'" he said in a July 28 statement.
In a Values and Beliefs poll issued May 3-7, Dugan commented that while public opinion hasn't shifted greatly on certain moral issues such as abortion, polygamy's approval rating has steadily increased 10 percent since 2003.
Despite the practice of polygamy being often found in fundamentalist sects of religion, it grew most of its acceptance from non-religious people due to LGBT and pro-abortion advocacy gaining cultural traction.
Yet no legislation has yet been passed in polygamy's favor, with the state of Utah in fact passing a bill increasing the penalty for convicted polygamists.
Statistically those actually practicing polygamy are usually in small sects of the Muslim and Mormon faith, but Dugan suggested that the raising sympathy has been a byproduct of the media.
He pointed that the approval rating really only increased after a polygamy reality show started to air in 2010. Now in the middle of its seventh season, Dugan said the show "Sister Wives" has drawn sympathy from the public by humanizing a polygamist family.
Additionally, Dugan said the increase after 2010 followed a change in the meaning of the word, switching from patriarchal and masculine centered idea to a gender neutral definition – a married individual has more than one spouse.
He doubts the practice of polygamy has increased much, but expressed it is the results of "the general tendency for those who are less religious to be more liberal on social issues."
San Francisco archbishop performs exorcism at site of destroyed St. Junipero Serra statue
October 20, 2020 CNA Daily News 0
CNA Staff, Oct 20, 2020 / 02:42 am (CNA).- Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco on Saturday performed an exorcism at the site of a destroyed statue of St. Junipero Serra, calling the statue's destruction by rioters an "act of bl… […]
Bravo to this Bishop for saying what needed to be said. Would that more Bishops had his courage to do the right thing.
Matthew Olden
Except Bishop Thomas fell well short of what fully needed to be said. He needed to do and say as Bishop Paprocki, actively order his diocese to REFUSE Holy Communion to these pols. Expressing it as 'voluntary' by the pols only is nothing more than it was to begin with, and these pols already voluntarily dismissed the Catechism and acted gravely opposite it for decades. By doing so, Bishop Thomas is creating a scandal to the detriment of the parishioners in Las Vegas and elsewhere. For that he should not be applauded for this action rather he should be publicly admonished until he acts appropriately, like Bishop Paprocki.
Terence McManus
There is no debate – there is scandal because most Bishops, including the Bishop of Rome, are afraid to enforce Canon 915 of the Code of Canon Law. If there ever was debate on the subject it ended decades ago.
Chris in Maryland
Terence McManus is right on the money.
The issue is what observers call "the McCarrick Doctrine of the Eucharist," which is the deceitful posturing of Bishops who refuse to do their duty under Canon 915. Bishop Thomas of Las Vegas refuses to do his duty, which is the deceitful policy crafted in 2004 at the USCCB Conference by "His (ex) Eminence" McCarrick and his protege "His (then) Excellency Gregory," when they did the bidding of most US Bishops and lied to the Church publicly, denying that Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger had urged Bishops to rnforce Canon 915.
To this day, the majority of US Bishops hold and keep the deceitful "McCarrick policy of refusing their duty to withold under Canon Law 915."
Bishop Paprocki is truthful and just and brave by rightly refusing to follow McCarrick and Gregory et al.
(Bishop Thomas is false-tongued and unjust and a coward, just like McCarrick and Gregory and most US Bishops).
Deacon Edward Peitler
One of a handful of bishops with true zeal for the faith. Now just wait for the Satanist forces within the Catholic Church go on the attack to try to destroy him…which they will. Watch and see.
It's like "asking" Hitler to close the concentration camps, and until he does, could he not present himself for communion.
All Bishops should feel this way…. this is the Catholic faith. Those that don't belief that abortion is murder or delusional and have NO love for God. There are those that need to get more education in the Catholic faith. This is Catholic Schools week… I hope they are still showing the abortion movie…. this is where it begins for many, for their parents aren't doing their job like I know my parents did. I have been blessed to have the belief and faith that was instilled in me by faith minded mentor's.
This bishop is acting very timidly. As chief shepherd in his diocses he has the obligation to make it emphatically clear — that anyone who publicly denies some fundamental article of the faith, does it and who does it knowingly and obstinately, that person is to be excommunicated from the church. He ought to then advise confession and then make a public act of repentance. This is the objectively action that he and only he is authorized to perform. This is not a question of asking them, him or her, to voluntarily refrain from the reception of Holy Communion while holding public office."
Never have understoood how I, a Catholic, can't go to Communion if I am not in communion with the Church through Confession, but for some reason a famous politician who works ceaselessly to promote the death of humans can. I am so glad to finally see SOMEONE in the Church STAND UP
Thank you, bishop. The current Vatican has its crosshairs on you for showing some spine. Bet on it.
daniel urban
The lack of enforcement of the abortion teachings will be the last big scandal of the Catholic church,what else is left?
F William
I shudder to think!
Donna Jorgenson Farrell
Susie Lee writes about pro-life advocates, "When extremists insert themselves into this decision, they refuse to recognize women's bodily autonomy, potentially put them in life-threatening circumstances, and often coerce them into having a future that they neither wanted nor prepared for." Maybe those who don't want to become mothers should refrain from the activity that risks pregnancy. Once sex became "recreational" rather than its intended "procreational," there was an open season on the consequences, namely conceived human beings. How selfish can we be? Selfish.
Look no further than the public schools for the source of much of the 'recreational' training for this activity. Think: "condoms on bananas".
I couldn't agree more! Very little is said about the choice of "recreational" sex in the abortion debates.
I don't want to be negative, but I can't say that I see the courage here. Bishop Thomas is urging pro-abortion politicians to obey canon 916, but is refusing to obey canon 915 himself, and indicating it would be a burden for his priests to obey 915.
Let us also think a little about the word courage. No matter what action the bishop takes or does not take, it will not cost him his life. At most it might be a little bad publicity. These days police exhibit courage when they make a traffic stop, since they have no idea how it may develop. That is true courage.
Bingo Crusader.
And just to hive you support, discerning the truth, and telling the whole truth, is being POSITIVE.
Matthew Masotti
At a minimum, Bishop Lee's instruction should be formalized and effectuated more broadly by a comparable statement from the USCCB on behalf of the U.S. Catholic episcopacy in its entirety.
Praying that Pope Francis does likewise in an Encyclical.
Gilberta
Kudos to Bishop Thomas. Maybe it's not enough but it's more than we're hearing from most bishops.
Thank You Bishop Thomas! I especially like that he puts the onus on the sinner, who would do well to read 1 Cor 11:23-31; "For I received from the Lord what I also passed on to you: The Lord Jesus, on the night he was betrayed, took bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, "This is my body, which is for you; do this in remembrance of me." In the same way, after supper he took the cup, saying, "This cup is the new covenant in my blood; do this, whenever you drink it, in remembrance of me." For whenever you eat this bread and drink this cup, you proclaim the Lord's death until he comes. So then, whoever eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty of sinning against the body and blood of the Lord. Everyone ought to examine themselves before they eat of the bread and drink from the cup. For those who eat and drink without discerning the body of Christ eat and drink judgment on themselves. That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. But if we were more discerning with regard to ourselves, we would not come under such judgment.
One question for Lee; what is your position on vaccine mandates? I find it completely ironic and hypocritical that most of the pro-choice believers (my body-my choice) are all for forced vaccinations! Abortion kills a person no doubt, but there is a lot of doubt about whether the vaccine saves everyone! Faucci said those who suffered from GBS should NOT get vaccinated in 2021, now that is not a reason to get an exemption. Something is wrong with modern day liberty!
May God bless us and protect everyone from EVIL, even those who constantly push for more evil, because they need God's benevolence the most!
Wichita Knight
According to a 2012 Gallup poll, 82% of Catholics find using birth control morally acceptable, despite Pius XI classifying it as a mortal sin. Strict adherence to Canon 915 precludes these people from receiving Communion as well.
If everyone voluntarily adheres to a strict interpretation of Canon 915 we could easily see masses devoid of anyone presenting themselves for Communion at all.
Chris;
I would go one step further – The Bishop should not only ask pro-abortion politicians not to present themselves for Holy Communion – he should instruct Priests and Eucharistic Ministers to identify those politicians and deny them the Eucharist – after giving them one more chance to repent.
It's interesting that there is a piece in today's CWR entitled "Andy Warhol, St. John Paul II and St. Sebastian."
We'll get through this.
Fr. Thomas Kocik: Facing liturgical East is NOT about facing the reserved Blessed Sacrament in the tabernacle. https://onepeterfive.com/ad-orientem-liturgy-end/
meiron: You'd agree with Martin Luther, then, who early introduced the idea of priests facing the people instead of the uniform…
Fr. Thomas Kocik on Why is <i>ad orientem</i> worship so controversial?
The Ascension: Continuing Closeness and Source of Lasting Joy
Carl E. Olson May 29, 2014 0
Readings: • Acts 1:1-11 • Psa 47:2-3, 6-7, 8-9 • Eph 1:17-23 • Matt 28:16-20 Pope Saint Leo the Great (c. 400-461), in a sermon on the Ascension, wrote, "Since then Christ's Ascension is our […]


We are so excited about our FIRST 5K, on the FIRST!
Start your year out right and Be the LIGHT!
Each participant will pack 5 meals for the homeless in Columbus as part of registration. You can also add on meals when you register, every $10 allows you to pack 5 additional meals. Part of these costs are being supported by Barefoot Faith.
Our 5K is also an official Soles4Souls collection event. Collect and bring any new or gently used shoes and join us to wear out poverty'.
This event is having a local and global impact because of you. But, the bling alone is worth it!
For more details and to register, click here! C3 has a discounted price of $25 through 12/6! Use code MYC3 for discount.
VOLUNTEERS - Barefoot Faith is also seeking people to serve the day of the event. Volunteers receive a shirt and snacks in appreciation. Sign up!
C3 is hosting a drive for shoes the whole month of December for this event.
If not able to participate in or volunteer for the 5K, bring your donations to church.
Meet SHINEY! He wants to visit your family and show you how to share God's love in easy but intentional ways.
Do you desire to share with your kids how to bless others, especially during the Christmas season but determining what to do results in hours lost on Pinterest or Google??
It is all here. In this kit. And, it is super fun and flexible! Shiney is a bendable character and comes with 'Shiney' cards that give you an idea of how to arrange Shiney on one side and on the reverse is a corresponding RACK.
This is also a great resource for families with older children and families without children. Place Shiney somewhere in the home as your reminder but use the cards to keep you on mission.There are 35 cards so you can pick and choose what works for your life; and, adapt as needed.
SHINEY'S CHRISTMAS RACK PACK will make blessing others and living out the reason for the season ENJOYABLE! If other things still get to you; you're in luck, Shiney is also a stress ball!
C3 family can get one through this page for $10 or by connecting with LeeAnn or Kelly at church.
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