The Future of London and New York As Financial Centers

"Do not write off New York and London," is the title of an article written by Michael Skapinker in the Financial Times (30th of September). According to his opinion he figures that those two cities will remain leaders in Finance despite the negative publicity in the last month.

Three arguments support his idea:

Language. "Lehman brothers may have gone overnight, it takes centuries for a language to disappear." According to his argument, a global generation has invested years learning English which has no ready challenger.

Law. Despite the outrageous fees for lawyers in both cities, no other city would offer defence for corporate rights, at least not credible: Do you believe Moscow or Shanghia would?

Collective brain power. Although this "may seem laughable given where bankers supposed intelligence has landed us now," but he argues that these cities as they are open will also offer the solution.

"The next 30 years will be different," but London and New York will be back, that is ... according to Skapinker.

Looked at it from an other side, the first argument could be inverted: the world has really become global and English is no longer the language of the US (or Canada) and UK (or Australia), but has become a global language. Also in Finance. Why stick to London or New York for financial matters rather than in Geneva, Amsterdam or Madrid?

Law and lawyers. What will globalization do with law? When at last will law change to be more transparent? It is one of the territories that has escaped any critic, whereas lawyers are (more often) the problem rather than the solution. If there ought to be a single-global-currency, I would argue it to be universal (financial) law.

Collective brainpower? Why are medical specialists so intelligent whereas hospitals (as an institute) can be so foolish? Why can a financial specialist be so smart and a bank so stupid? Knowledge management has failed because of specialization. Both London and New York are symbolic for financial stupidity and that will have to change. We need to think different and cooperate between and over specializations. That wisdom will not come from New York, nor from London. I think.

What about networking? Why would two cities dominate, where there is so much knowledge spread around the world. Rather than two monoliths I would argue that the new financial order is divided between a large network of smaller entities...

Something About London Osteopathy

There are lots of people who need something different to deal with their pains and problems. Many of these people always opt for specific alternative medicine treatment options and osteopathy is one of the popular options in this regard.

Osteopathy is defined in the medical dictionary as "A system of therapy founded in the 19th century based on the concept that the body can formulate its own remedies against diseases when the body is in a normal structural relationship, has a normal environment and enjoys good nutrition". An osteopath is a medical practitioner who has specialized in osteopathy. Today Osteopathy is practiced in many parts of the world but the method of practice varies from country to country.

Osteopathy mainly deals with the relieving pain and injuries caused to the skeletal muscles and joints of the body. This form of therapy helps to relieve the person from the particular injury or pain, and also aims at improving the circulation of blood in different parts of the body.

There is a marked difference between the approach in the study of osteopathy followed in the UK and the US.

In the United Kingdom, osteopathy is not practiced like in the United States. In the US, osteopathy is part of medicine study and hence is referred to as 'Osteopathic Medicine' to establish it away from the kind of Osteopathy practiced in UK. In the UK, it is more of an individual program, wherein it is not part of the medicine curriculum offered. So the osteopaths in the UK are not medical doctors but registered and legal osteopaths. There are some doctors who take it up as a specialized post graduate course after medicine. So the osteopaths in the UK could either be doctors with an osteopathic specialization or a full-fledged osteopath with no guidance in surgery.

In the United Kingdom, London is famous for its osteopaths.

As per Law, all practicing osteopaths in the UK are required to register with the General Osteopathic Council (GOsC). A London osteopath has special value since that is the epicenter where this particular stream of medicine is practiced.

If you need to find an osteopath, there is a list given in the GOsC, where you can locate the best osteopaths available and look at their achievements and choose one according to the postcode, the town, the country or with the help of their surname. However, there some popular options that can easily be found just by conducting a simple search over the internet. So, sit in front of your computer to find a right type of London osteopath for yourself.