The political situation for America and Israel vis-a-vis Mexico is not as nice and cozy as many are making it out to be.
The opposition inside of Israel seems to forget that Mexico originally voted against Israel in the anti-Semitic UNESCO resolution that denied the Jewish People's connection, historical ties and international law that makes Jerusalem the Capital City of the Jewish Nation State.
I do not remember Mexico apologizing for that, but I could be wrong, they might have.
But Bibi should know better and he should definitely not emulate Trump and his feverish tweeting.
Prime Minister Netanyahu has enough on his plate right now, he cannot afford to make enemies of friends, like he did with his tweet that offended the Mexican Government.
And just to be clear to my American readers and friends, Mexico will not pay for the wall, nor should it. Maybe I could have seen Mexico going half and half with the Trump administration had Trump done things in a more diplomatic fashion, but that is not going to happen now.
When Israel decided to build the separation barrier, which is basically a partial border, it did not ask the Palestinian Authority for permission, money or assistance.
Israel went ahead and got business done for the safety of Israelis.
But the real problem with Mexico is not immigrants. It is the Drug Cartels, there relationship with the Colombian guerrilla movement F.A.R.C and both of their relationships with Hezbollah/Iran.
Hezbollah has been working with the Drug cartels and with the F.A.R.C., for years.
This has given Hezbollah a very deep bridgehead on the American border.
Using the knowledge they gained by working with their native Colombian cartels the F.A.R.C just moved shop north when the heat from the Colombian Army got to be to much inside the jungles of Columbia.
Meanwhile both the F.A.R.C and the Mexican Drug Cartels, specifically the Sinaloa, Los Estes and Juarez Cartels (often rivals) received military knowhow, tunneling, drug making and drug running expertise from Hezbollah (many forget that Hezbollah funds itself from growing and selling Heroin from the Bekaa Valley).
This knowledge was used by the F.A.R.C in their fight against the American backed government of Columbia.
The Sinaloa, Juarez and Los Estes Cartels used the Hezbollah knowledge to protect their drug shipments, set up intricate tunnel systems (like the ones used by Hezbollah to continually fire rockets into Israel during the war of 2006) for running their Heroin and Meth into America which has created one of the worst drug epidemics America has seen.
Hezbollah also provided the knowledge of transporting large amounts of illegal materials without being noticed, like rockets.
All of this was done not to get money but in exchange for bases from which Hezbollah and therefore Iran could easily launch attacks against America, insert terrorist cells or long range sleeper cells for future missions and possibly fire short to medium range rockets into America.
Both the drug Cartels and the F.A.R.C were more then happy to provide Hezbollah the acreage and the protection.
This Hezbollah connection to both Mexico and South America dates back decades. It is thanks to these forward Hezbollah bases that their agents, working for the Iranian Republican Guard, were able to detonate large bombs (a la Al Qaeda long before Al Qaeda was doing this sort of thing) inside of Buenos Aires in 1992 against the Israeli embassy and again in 1994 against the Asociación Mutual Israelita Argentina, which killed Argentines both Jews and non-Jews and Israelis.
Today Hezbollah is continuing to provide Heroin and advance weapons training to the cartels and the F.A.R.C (this may soon end with the FARC because of the Columbian peace agreement). In return the cartels and the F.A.R.C have provided on site weapons, safe houses and the depots to store weapons of greater capacity (rockets) on the Mexican side of the border.
Thanks to the network that Hezbollah has been able to set up, there are multiple cells ready to cross over the border and go into action if America were to attack Iran or Syria and there are rockets pointed towards America's South Western States.
This was a key point in Iran wrestling away such a good Nuclear deal. A deal that flouts International Law and let's Iran keep Uranium Enrichment..
So, really the problem is not the immigrants, and while a wall can keep people out it cannot stop rockets, Israel can testify to that.
Working hand in hand with the Mexican government could go a long way. Changing drug laws inside of America with decriminalizing certain drugs could also play a productive role and yes building a much better wall.
This combination could take power away from the enemies of America, Mexico and Israel.
But of course, it is not the populous road to take.
*Since the writing of this article, the Iranian backed, Shia Houthi Terrorist group (a minority group in Yemen) that staged a coup to overthrow the internationally backed government two years ago, carried out a suicide attack on a Saudi Arabian Naval Frigate killing two Saudi sailors and injuring many others.
While the perpetrators were filming the attack "Death to America, death to Israel, death to the Jews!" was chanted.
The American Navy routinely patrols the strategic Bab-a-Mandab straight. This has led many in the field of defense to speculate that the Houthis believed that they were attacking an American vessel.
This is an extreme escalation of the conflict and all parties of The West, including Israel should be preparing for further attacks.


After a nine-month-long break, I decided to get back to my professional life. It was never easy to leave my little baby and head to work. An emotional battle indeed!
We looked for many daycares in the vicinity. We couldn't decide on one as none of them really match all the expectations that we had in mind. Then, we chanced upon Mindseed and we knew it was best fitted for our child. The warmth of the Principal, the staff and the helpers really touched us when we visited the center. "Just take a chance with us for a month, and then you can take a final decision", they said and that really moved us to choose them as Arhan's permanent daycare.
The memory of the first day is still in my mind. The teachers and the helpers took Arhan inside the daycare as I sat outside the whole time observing him. He was only eight months then! However, within three to four days, he settled in the daycare environment. Being able to monitor him through the day gave me the assurance that he is in safe hands. Now, I'm even able to work with a relaxed mind as I keep getting updates during the day every day about his activities, meals and nap time.
We are also satisfied with the way the activities are planned and introduced to the children. Arhan is an expert in stacking piles with blocks. He is able to differentiate which one to stack first, which one later and he tries different color combinations too. Also, I am happy that the team introduced the kitchenette to him at an early age… As a mother I really want Arhan to know how everything works irrespective of any gender classification.
It was also quite amazing how the team put in the effort to help Arhan walk. Along with that the outdoor activities and interaction with so many children will nurture Arhan in a positive way in the long run.
Last but not least, I want to thank everyone at Mindseed who are helping my child to grow into a fine human being! It is definitely Arhan's second home and for him, everyone is "Maa" at Mindseed!
P.S. Arhan joined Mindseed Daycare at Aundh (Pune) when he was 8 months old. He is now 1.4 months old and is able to walk, babble and play with his teachers and friends.


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St John and St James Church of England Primary School
Physical Education and Sport
Online Learning Page
This Week in School
Our Curriculum Overview
Book Your Parents Consultation Appointment
Starting School in September 2020
Report Bullying at St John & St James School
HAF Winter Prog poster (1)
(2)Scarlett fever letter
Food support in Enfield
Jeans for Genes Friday 23rd September
May Half Term Activity Booklet
Please take a look at the activities available from Haringey Council for this Half Term break 30th May – 3rd June 2022
https://www.haringey.gov.uk/sites/haringeygovuk/files/hy-may-half-term-booklet_v1w.pdf
Exodus Hub @Croyland Flyer Youth Club for KS2 Pupils
Practical support for parents wanting to return to work.
Jubilee Church Enfield – Online Classes
Understand how teachers teach and how you can support your children's learning at home through this new Maths for Parents resource.
https://www.curiousmaths.co.uk/forschools
If you feel you need this but are struggling financially, please give us a call as we may be able to help with the costs.
Christmas Calendar 2021
A guide for parents – School Inspection (1)
Christmas Fundraiser
This Christmas we are fundraising for our school. On the 1st December 2021, we have a team GB athlete (Ezekiel Ewulo) coming to visit our school. We would like our families to sponsor their children, who will be taking part in a range of fitness activities throughout the day. You can complete the sponsor form and bring the donations into school or you can donate via our Crowd Funding Page. St John and St James Primary School Fundraiser – a Community crowdfunding project in London by Sports For Champions UK (CIC) (crowdfunder.co.uk)
Parents need to know that the level of violence is very intense in Squid Game. Characters are systematically tortured and killed for the sadistic pleasure of a game master. Adults have sex, and there are threats of sexual violence — women are grabbed by the hair and beaten. Themes concerning the highs one gets from gambling, winning, or conning money are a main focus.
Many children are talking about watching clips of this show on Netflix, Tik Tok and Youtube. Please be mindful of what our children are watching on the internet.
October Half Term Activities
Hinterlands Arts Programme – Seed Pod
Hinterlands Arts Programme-Sculpture Launch & Activity Day
On Friday 17th September please wear jeans to school and bring a suggested donation of £1.
We want to raise money to make a difference for children affected by genetic disorders.
Don't forget to wear your school uniform clothes on your top half!
Summer Fun booklet 2021
Month of Sundays Leeds Street 8th August 2021
Fore St Action Days_Invitation
COVID-19 BAC Communities webinar
Please join this Covid 19 Vaccine Information session
Latest Government guidance for parents
School will be closed on Friday 18th December 2020 in light of the guidance below. Further details of how to contact the school in the event of a positive test will follow shortly.
End of term guidance
Track & Trace Letter
Letter From the Director of Education to Parent & Carers 08.12.2020
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/closure-of-educational-settings-information-for-parents-and-carers
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SafetyCard2020_Snapchat
SafetyCard2020_TikTok
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20.03.20 Latest Update on Key Workers
The Department for Education has published a list of "key workers" whose children will be prioritised for schooling during general closures because of coronavirus. Schools are being asked to continue to provide care for a number of children but will be closed to the majority from Monday 23 March.
Frontline health and social care staff such as doctors, nurses, midwives, paramedics, as well as support and specialist staff in the health and social care sector. In addition it includes those working in supply chains including producers and distributors of medicines and personal protective equipment.
Nursery, teaching staff and social workers.
Key public services
Those required to run the justice system, religious staff, as well as those responsible for managing the deceased, and journalists providing public service broadcasting.
Local and national government
Administrative occupations essential to the effective delivery of the Covid-19 response or delivering essential public services, including payment of benefits.
Food and other necessary goods
Those involved in the production, processing, distribution, sale and delivery of food.
Public safety and national security
Police, support staff, Ministry of Defence civilian staff and armed forces personnel, fire and rescue staff, and those responsible for border security, prisons and probation.
Those who will keep air, water, road and rail passenger and freight transport modes operating during the Covid-19 response.
Utilities, communication and financial services
Staff required to keep oil, gas, electricity, water and sewerage operations running. Staff in the civil nuclear, chemical and telecommunications sectors. Those in postal services and those working to provide essential financial services.
A copy of this letter has gone home with children today.
I am writing to you today to share the arrangements for next week and possibly beyond, however, this could change in the current climate.
As from Monday we will be open as usual for identified groups of pupils. The groups stated by the government are as follows:
NHS staff, police, supermarket delivery drivers and those included in the key worker categories list due to be released by the government, who will be crucial to supporting the country's fight to tackle coronavirus.
Vulnerable children, including those who have a social worker and those with Education, Health and Care Plans – a legal document that describes a child's special educational needs and the support they require – may need to be in school.
If you are in any doubt as to whether or not your child is eligible for a school place during this time please contact us or email me at office@stjohnandjames.enfield.sch.uk.
On Friday, we will be sending home 'home learning' packs in preparation for school closure. We will text times for parents with children already at home to arrange collection of the packs. This will be shared on Friday. Links to all online learning platforms are also available on the school website.
If you feel you are in an eligible group to attend school and you will be sending your child/ren in on Monday please let us know as sson as possible.
I wish you all peace and calm at this very difficult time.
Patricia Cuncarr
We are continuing to keep you updated on the government's response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).
Department for Education Coronavirus helpline
Today, we have launched a new helpline to answer questions about COVID-19 related to education. Staff, parents and young people can contact the helpline as follows:
Email: DfE.coronavirushelpline@education.gov.uk
Opening hours: 8am to 6pm (Monday to Friday)
No school should close in response to a suspected (or confirmed) COVID-19 case unless directed to do so by Public Health England.
The importance of hygiene
Personal hygiene is the most important way we can tackle COVID-19. Please help us in sharing simple and effective hand hygiene messages.
Public Health England has a dedicated webpage with a range of posters and digital materials at:
https://campaignresources.phe.gov.uk/resources/campaigns/101-coronavirus-/resources
Sign up is quick, free and means you will be alerted as more resources are made available.
New guidance for employers
The Department for Business (BEIS) and Public Health England have issued guidance for employers, which you can find at:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-employers-and-businesses-about-covid-19/guidance-for-employers-and-businesses-on-covid-19
Where to find the latest information
Updates on COVID-19:
https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus
Guidance for educational settings:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/guidance-to-educational-settings-about-covid-19
Travel advice for those travelling and living overseas:
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/travel-advice-novel-coronavirus
Year 5 Parents
Year 5 parents that wish their child to apply to Ashmole Academy for entry September 2021 under the Musical Aptitude criteria, should apply to the process direct to the school by the deadline date – Friday 15th May 2020.
The first part of the tests will take place on Saturday 6th June 2020. Further details and the application form can be found on the Ashmole Academy website via the below link.
https://www.ashmoleacademy.org/page/?title=Musical+Aptitude+Test&pid=488
Should you need any further assistance, please request that they contact the Ashmole Academy school office.
Mrs M. Donelly | Admissions Co-ordinator
Ashmole Academy, Cecil Road, London, N14 5RJ
W: www.ashmoleacademy.org
Palmers Green High School Open Mornings 2020
Dear Parents,
Please find below a letter containing advice regarding Coronavirus.
This advice has been sent from the Director of Education at Enfield Council and is for your information.
Coronavirus-Parentmail
Coronavirus_advice_for_education_settings_poster 21.02.2020
Our year 5 and 6 Pupils have been invited to join the Bishop Stopford Pupils in their Christmas Performance.
Shoe Box Appeal
Keeping Ourselves Informed
10th and 11th October 2019
A few shots from this week's Harvest Festivals. Thank you to all those who donated and attended the assemblies.
Food Bank Collection
The Year 6 ambassadors helped the man from Enfield Food Bank, pack all of our generous donations and load them into the van. Thank you all for supporting this valuable cause.
Rheyon, has received the amazing opportunity to go and watch West Ham United women v Tottenham Hotspur women at the West Ham Stadium; this is West Ham women's first ever Barclays FA Women's Super League match at a London Stadium. Rheyon has been awarded this prize from our PE department at St John and St James. We hope Rheyon and his family have a great time.
Ms Glover PE & Extended Schools Lead
Posted on 05/10/2021 in News - Parent Updates
The Schools Financial Benchmarking at https://schools-financial-benchmarking.service.gov.uk/School/Detail?urn=102032 There are no School employees who have a gross annual salary of £100,000 or more
St John and St James Aim High at Global Investment Bank Societe Generale
On Wednesday 26th March pupils from St John and St James School in Enfield had the fantastic opportunity to visit the offices of Societe Generale in the heart of London's financial district. The office was located on the 10th floor and so the children took this opportunity to soak up the amazing views of the […]
Enfield Olympic Event
The School celebrated the Olympics in style!
Festival is a fitting legacy for a bumper year of celebrations
In Enfield, we are making final preparations for the Olympic torch relay which will arrive here on July 25th. This follows the start of the Schools' torch relay.

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Bald Eagles are again a common site along the rivers and lakes of the Greater Yellowstone Region, and they always bring a thrill to my tour and wildlife safari guests whenever they set their eyes on one of these magnificent birds. The bald eagle holds a position in the pecking order that parallels that of the grizzly. Of all the birds in the park, visitors are most interested in spotting this photogenic species. The Yellowstone/Grand Teton area is now home to one of largest populations of eagles in the continental United States They can be found along the lakes and rivers of Yellowstone where they perch in trees watching for fish. The Yellowstone Plateau, Snake River, Yellowstone Lake, and headwaters of the Madison River are prime spotting areas for this spectacular bird.
The Bald Eagle was officially declared the National Emblem of the United States by the Second Continental Congress in 1782. It was selected by the U.S.A.'s founding fathers because it is a species unique to North America. Ben Franklin wanted the wild turkey to be the national bird, because he thought the eagle was of bad moral character as it was a scavenger. The Bald Eagle has since become the living symbol of the U.S.A.'s freedoms, spirit and pursuit of excellence. Its image and symbolism have played a significant role in American art, folklore, music, and architecture.
The bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a member of the sea and fish eagle group. A translation of the scientific name of the Bald Eagle means "white-headed sea eagle." They live near large bodies of open water such as lakes, marshes, seacoasts and rivers, where there are plenty of fish to eat and tall trees for nesting and roosting. Its natural domain is from Alaska to Baja, California, and from Maine to Florida. Bald Eagles that reside in the northern U. S. and Canada migrate to the warmer southern climates of the U. S. during the winter to obtain easier access to food, especially fish. Some Bald Eagles that reside in the southern U. S. migrate slightly north during the hot summer months. They are in every state except Hawaii. Bald Eagles use a specific territory for nesting, winter-feeding or a year-round residence.
They are very large birds, they stand about 30-45 inches tall, their wing span may reach up to 7 feet depending on the individual Adults over 5 years old have a white head, neck, and tail, dark brown to black body and yellow bill. Immature eagles are brown with whitish wing linings and blotches on bellies. Their head and tail will whiten with each molt as they reach maturity. Nesting usually begins in late February to mid-March. Eagle chicks hatch from the large platform tree nest in late March-early April, while fledglings leave the nest somewhere between late June and late July depending on the elevation of the nest.
When nesting, eagles lay two to three eggs sometime after February to mid-April. Both adults incubate the eggs, which hatch in 34 to 36 days. At birth, eaglets are immobile, downy, have their eyes open, and are completely dependent upon their parents for food. When 10–14 weeks old, they can fly from the nest.
As winter approaches, immature and sub-adult eagles typically leave the park. Winter habitat for those Bald Eagles that stay often centers on elk and bison winter ranges and watercourses free from ice. Carrion and waterfowl are the primary food items taken by Bald Eagles in the winter. Fish can be taken as a winter food item but are not as easily available as in the summer due to the icing of lakes and rivers.
Once an eagle spots a fish swimming or floating near the surface of the water, it approaches its prey in a shallow glide and snatches the fish out of the water with a quick swipe of its talons. You can often see them gliding in circles above the water then abruptly hovering while getting a fix on a fish before the dive. Bald eagles are capable of seeing fish in the water from several hundred feet above, while soaring, gliding, or in flapping flight. This is quite an extraordinary feat, since most fish are counter-shaded, meaning they are darker on top and thus harder to see from above.
Bald eagles also steal food from other bald eagles and ospreys. Ospreys are much better fishermen, but their smaller size prevents them from defending their catch from the larger eagles. Chasing another raptor is usually enough to persuade it to drop its kill, but occasionally bald eagles will attack them. A bald eagle's lifting power is about 4 pounds.
There is no single cause for the decline in the bald eagle population. When Europeans first arrived on this continent, bald eagles were fairly common. As the human population grew, the eagle population declined. The food supplies for eagles decreased, because the people hunted, and fished over a broad area. Essentially, eagles and humans competed for the same food, and humans, with weapons at their disposal, had the advantage. As the human population expanded westward, the natural habitat of the eagles was compromised, leaving them fewer places to nest and hunt, which caused the population of bald eagles to decline sharply by the late 1800s.
By the 1930s, people became aware of the diminishing bald eagle population, and in 1940 the Bald Eagle Act was passed. This reduced the harassment by humans, and eagle populations began to recover. However, simultaneously DDT and other pesticides began to be widely used. Pesticides sprayed on plants were eaten by small animals, which were later consumed by birds of prey. The DDT poison harmed both the adult birds and the eggs that they laid. The eggshells became too thin to withstand the incubation period, and were often crushed. Eggs that were not crushed during incubation often did not hatch, due to high levels of DDT and its derivatives. Large quantities of DDT were discovered in the fatty tissues and gonads of dead bald eagles, which might have caused them to become infertile.
A Bald Eagle management plan objective for the greater Yellowstone ecosystem is to have 62 breeding pairs produce an average of 53 young each year. Current population figures indicate there are 34 eagle nests that produced 26 eaglets in 2007.


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LONDON, Sept 13 (Reuters) - European stocks rose on Thursday as investors traded hesitantly before European Central Bank and Bank of England meetings, while trade-sensitive autos and mining shares gained on news of new talks between the U.S. and China.
The pan-European STOXX 600 rose 0.2 percent by 0722 GMT, with Germany's DAX up 0.3 percent.
Mining shares climbed 0.9 percent and autos rose 0.7 percent, the best-performing sectors, after U.S. officials invited China to new trade talks, which the Chinese foreign ministry welcomed.
Investors were waiting for decisions from the ECB and the BoE, particularly for any details on the ECB's plans to halve its asset purchases and – from the BoE – any comments on Brexit negotiations.
Dealmaking and results led to some strong stock moves. French bank Natixis gained 4.9 percent to top the STOXX after it decided to sell several specialized finance businesses to its parent, BPCE, and use part of the 2.7 billion euros ($3.1 billion) in proceeds for acquisitions.
Commerzbank shares topped the DAX, rising 2.1 percent, after news Deutsche Bank was considering an overhaul to loosen the bond between its retail and investment banks, making it easier to merge some or all of the group with rival lenders.
Electrical components supplier Rubis fell as much as 14 percent after reporting disappointing first-half profit. German meal delivery firm Delivery Hero also suffered a 4.3 percent drop after its first-half results.
French tyre maker Michelin rose 2.3 percent after it confirmed its 2018 financial outlook, saying signs of growth in Europe and North America would offset a slowdown in China .
Among UK stocks, Morrisons fell 1.9 percent despite forecast-beating profits for the first half.
Small-cap Debenhams tumbled 6.8 percent after Sports Direct ruled out a bid for the department store operator .


The pace of development within the area of maritime electrification is high, and new, innovative projects are continually being started. There are different levels of electrification solutions for ships – diesel electric, battery hybrid and fully electric. The batteries most commonly used by vessels are lithium ion.
Today, the level of electrification varies by vessel segment. Generally, electrification is more common within the vessel segments where there are large variations in engine power during operation. There are many examples of electrification within the passenger vessel segment, especially in Norway. There are also a few examples in Sweden. These passenger vessels operate on a defined route over shorter distances. In Sweden, there are examples of fully electric cable road ferries operating over very short distances.
Other vessel segments adopting electrification are offshore industry vessels and special vessels such as tugs. In these segments, battery hybrid solutions result in higher efficiency for operations such as dynamic positioning. There are a number of ongoing projects, for example RoPax ferries, inland waterways vessels, and container vessels, that are broadening the scope of application of maritime electrification.
A number of different actors are involved in maritime electrification - users (ports, shipping companies), suppliers (energy storage, vessel design, shipyards, shore power, system and components), regulatory authorities, class societies, and research organisations (institutes and universities).
There are incentives for electrification of vessels that are related to climate and environment, economy, market and safety. Existing Swedish electrification initiatives are within the short-range ferry traffic segment, as well as a RoPax project (Gothenburg-Frederikshavn). Mostly lithium-ion batteries are used and the systems on-board the ships are designed for each unique case. The same applies for the charging method, where several technical solutions are applied.
A number of large challenges have been identified based on interviews with different actors. Today, there is a big economic risk with electrification projects, and funding from governmental players often is necessary. Technical challenges identified include ensuring enough battery power and charging speed can be obtained, and implementation of a reliable charging method.
The safety of battery usage was also identified as a challenge, where there is limited practical experience on how different safety systems perform in hazardous situations. A well-functioning charging infrastructure is necessary and there is a need for clarifying the requirements for such infrastructure, based on different applications of maritime electrification.
-"This study has identified several broad areas where further research could contribute to increasing the knowledge about, and the use of, maritime electrification", says Vendela Santén, Project Manager and Researcher at SSPA.
A number of concrete research projects are suggested within the area of maritime electrification – "Actor constellation for business models", "Simulation environment for electrified sea transportation", "Charging infrastructure and standardisation", "Experiences of electrification from practice", "Electrification as part of the transport system", and "LETS – Laboratory for Electrified Transports Sweden".


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UK retail issues food security 'no deal' Brexit warning
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Sainsbury's, Asda, Waitrose and M&S are among UK retailers to have warned about the devastating impact a so-called 'no deal' Brexit will have on food security and supply in the UK.
In an open letter to MPs, send by the British Retail Consortium trade body, the CEOs of the country's biggest food retailers called on the government to do everything it can to prevent the cliff-edge scenario from occurring.
The letter, which was also signed by eateries KFC, McDonald's and Pret A Manger, said that food stocks will experience shortages and that sufficient storage at ports and in warehouses simply wasn't available for stockpiling given the just in time methods employed on most food imports.
The letters reads: "Our supply chains are closely linked to Europe – nearly one third of the food we eat in the UK comes from the EU. In March the situation is more acute as UK produce is out of season: 90% of our lettuces, 80% of our tomatoes and 70% of our soft fruit is sourced from the EU at that time of year. As this produce is fresh and perishable, it needs to be moved quickly from farms to our stores.
"This complex, 'just in time' supply chain will be significantly disrupted in the event of no deal. Even if the UK government does not undertake checks on products at the border, there will still be major disruption at Calais as the French government has said it will enforce sanitary and customs checks on exports from the EU, which will lead to long delays; Government data suggest freight trade between Calais and Dover may reduce by 87% against current levels as a result. For consumers, this will reduce the availability and shelf life of many products in our stores.
"We are also extremely concerned about the impact of tariffs. Only around 10% of our food imports, a fraction of the products we sell, is currently subject to tariffs so if the UK were to revert to WTO Most Favoured Nation status, as currently envisaged in the no-deal scenario, it would greatly increase import costs, which could in turn put upward pressure on food prices. The UK could set import tariffs at zero but that would have a devastating impact on our own farmers, a key part of our supply chains."
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"""Linear Regression code
Find slope and intercept
"""

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
from matplotlib import style
import random

style.use('fivethirtyeight')

def create_dataset(how_many_points, variance, step=2, correlation='pos'):
    val = 1
    ys = []
    for i in range(how_many_points):
        yt = val + random.randrange(-variance, variance)
        ys.append(yt)
        if correlation and correlation == 'pos':
            val += step
        elif correlation and correlation == 'neg':
            val -= step
    xs = [i for i in range(len(ys))]
    return np.array(xs, dtype=np.float64), np.array(ys, dtype=np.float64)

def best_fit_slope_and_intercept(xs, ys):
    """
    Calculates slope and intercept from input points
    :param xs: x points
    :param ys: y points
    :return: slope m, intercept b
    """
    get_m = (((np.mean(xs) * np.mean(ys)) - np.mean(xs * ys)) /
             ((np.mean(xs) * np.mean(xs)) - np.mean(xs * xs)))
    get_b = np.mean(ys) - get_m * np.mean(xs)
    return get_m, get_b

def squared_error(y_orig, y_line):
    """
    Total sum of squared errors
    :param y_orig: original y points
    :param y_line: fitted y points
    :return: int square error
    """
    return sum((y_line - y_orig) ** 2)

def coefficient_of_determination(y_orig, y_line):
    """
    :param y_orig: original y points
    :param y_line: fitted y points
    :return: int coefficient of determination
    """
    y_mean_line = np.array([np.mean(y_orig) for _ in y_orig])
    square_error_regression = squared_error(y_orig, y_line)
    square_error_y_mean = squared_error(y_orig, y_mean_line)
    return 1 - (square_error_regression / square_error_y_mean)

# Points
# x = np.array([1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6])
# y = np.array([5, 4, 6, 5, 6, 7])

x, y = create_dataset(40, 10, 2, 'pos')

# Fit and predict
m, b = best_fit_slope_and_intercept(x, y)

regression_line = np.array([(m * x1) + b for x1 in x])

predict_x = 45
predict_y = m * predict_x + b

r_squared = coefficient_of_determination(y, regression_line)
print(r_squared)

# Plot
plt.scatter(x, y)
plt.scatter(predict_x, predict_y, color='g')
plt.plot(x, regression_line)
plt.show()


Who Taught Little Princess Charlotte to Behave in Public?
The first time Princess Charlotte, the daughter of Kate Middleton and Prince William, waved to the fans of the royal family who gathered in front of Saint Mary`s Hospital after the birth of her younger brother Louis. That little Princesses wave one of the most talks about a thing the United Kingdom for at least a week. Since then, that turn and wave move became the signature move of the little Princess. The question is, who taught her to do it exactly like that, and who is practicing a wave of their own.
How Many Times Did Little Princess Do Her Move?
Little Princess Charlotte did her turn and wave move a month after her little brother Louis was born. Also, at the bridal party that was held before the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry, she did exactly the same thing. Plus, she has done it again on the wedding of Jack Brooksbank and Princess Eugenie in the month of October 2018. That day was windy, but the little Princess still did her job od waving at a crowd.
Who Taught Prince Charlotte Her Signature Move?
Princess Charlotte was taught her signature "turn and wave" move by her mother, who did exactly the same thing a few years ago. This information was released by Kate Middleton herself, so this is a piece of credible information.
It seems that all members of the Cambridge Duchy royal family need to master their own signature move, or more precisely, wave for the public. Also, it looks like little Princess Charlotte mastered it from her young ages. Looks like the next one who will need to work on his wave, is Charlotte`s younger brother, Prince Louis, and according to their mother, he is learning fast.
During one royal visit on Cyprus, where Prince William and Kate Middleton were present, the Duchess of Cambridge talked to Rhian Davis, a fan of the royal family, who held his own ten-week-old daughter. They talked about their kids` habits, and she stated that little Prince Louis started to wave. Definitely, he takes after his mother and his older sister.
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Township Reorganization Meeting-Steven Langert Now Mayor Of Lakewood
(UPDATED) PHOTOS & VIDEO 1, VIDEO 2, VIDEO 3, VIDEO 4, VIDEO 5 (Photos taken by MOFOTO for TLS) (Videos are added as they are uploaded) of todays Township Reorganization Meeting held at the Lakewood Township, where the Committeemen were sworn in to their positions. Mayor Langert was Sworn in as Mayor and Menashe Miller as Deputy Mayor. Many EMS, Firefighters and off duty Police officers were attendance as well to protest the Township's decision to privatize the department. A full report of the meeting will be posted at a later time.
Anonymous January 1, 2010 2:17 pm At 2:17 pm
why wasnt Menashe in his military uniform??
can we get a list of all those appointed
Maybe now Mayor Steve can do a better job than the snow cleanup…….
Good to see the attorney responsible for all the snow cleaning deprived community by the meetying.
Lakewood resident January 1, 2010 3:08 pm At 3:08 pm
Grow up already about the snow cleaning…keep the cars off the street and the roads will get done.
Mayer Steve !
Well it seems like steve is not wanyed there either way
peter lane January 1, 2010 4:13 pm At 4:13 pm
congratulations 2 the most deserving person in the entire world. He was on the trucks until 3 a.m.
TOBY January 1, 2010 6:32 pm At 6:32 pm
LANGERT
Lakewood resident says: January 2, 2010 3:44 pm At 3:44 pm
John Franklin, thinks he is GOD !!
clifton ave January 2, 2010 6:16 pm At 6:16 pm
LET THE CUTS BEGIN!!!!
UP NEXT PUBLIC WORKS!
time for franklin to go!
Judy and Bob January 2, 2010 6:48 pm At 6:48 pm
Mazal Tov, Steven. We know you'll do a great job. Lakewood is lucky to have you.
lower taxes January 2, 2010 8:18 pm At 8:18 pm
If anyone can do it, Steve can. He is more than adequately capable. Although he must get away from under bob's wing. We don't want this to be a case of, meet the new boss, same as the old boss. As they say, "we won't get fooled again".
TWOZEROONEZERO January 2, 2010 8:28 pm At 8:28 pm
I WAS AT THE MEETING YESTERDAY MORNING, I WAS OFFENDED BY MAYOR LANGERT ASKING US TO LEAVE THE MEETING ROOM FOR A PRIVATE CONVWERSATION, THEN HE HAD MORE THEN A DOZEN PRIVATE CONVERSATIONS WITH COMMITTEEMAN, WHILE HE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LISTENING TO PEOPLE AT THE PODIUM. IT WAS RUDE AND UNCALLED FOR, LEAD BY EXAMPLE.
man that wants REAL CHANGE January 2, 2010 8:47 pm At 8:47 pm
congrats to steve langert.we all know he truly deserves this honor.he has shown the meaning of hard work ,true caring on behalf of all his constituents ,the fact he was on the trucks till 3am is one of many examples who this man is, and yet what still is to come !!!!!!!
may we all have the privilege of having him serve for many years to come.steve we believe you shld aspire for higher office ,i cant think of anyone more deserving to represent us in washington.(your experience in health care would land you a seat on the HC committee ,which might actually help every WORKING AMERICAN IN THIS COUNTRY) lets all get together to make this dream a reality
we all wish you much hatzlacha on this milestone and iyh many more to come
Time will tell January 2, 2010 8:52 pm At 8:52 pm
We got a new mayor. Lets not get to happy until we see some good results for the tax payers of the town. Sorry for not being to excited but we need to see something good happen. He has alot on his plate for just coming in. lets see how he handles the EMS problem. Cut the fat somewhere else not them. Like our old mayor said they were faced with the same problem then and was able to do the right thing.
Yishukani January 2, 2010 9:09 pm At 9:09 pm
To 17: where ever he will cut, somone will say cut somone else not us. so stop and look at the big picture, now we have 2 ems trucks with the new system we will have 3. so over all we will have a better response time as well as cutting the budget.
lakewooder January 2, 2010 9:25 pm At 9:25 pm
Steve can't cu t taxes, YOU could, stop renting your houses to those on second street, stop using them as your cleaning ladys and they will run out of lakewood. Only then will our taxes drop! ITS UP TO YOU NOT STEVE!!!!!!
Dorit Attias you said IT ,all the best to you.
Time will tell January 2, 2010 10:15 pm At 10:15 pm
#18 do you know something the rest of us dont? what do you mean we have 2 now but we will have 3? If they do away with the EMS how will we have 3. If they cut back how do you get 3. Who is going to pay the private company?
hershel January 2, 2010 10:17 pm At 10:17 pm
STEVE FOR MAYOR!
I want to to be a politician January 2, 2010 11:07 pm At 11:07 pm
what benefits do the committee members get? Are the in the pension system? CUT. Are they getting medical benifits? CUT. The same with all the 'professional' appointments that were made and their benefits. CUT. How about the town hire an attorney and engineer instead of farming it out and not having any control on how much is paid. Look at the BOE and MI making a half million a year.
Anonymous January 2, 2010 11:41 pm At 11:41 pm
#19: It has nothing to do with hiring them or not hiring them. WORKING in 08701 doesn't get them into the schools – LIVING in 08701 does. It's all about the landlords.
deputy mayor January 3, 2010 12:14 am At 12:14 am
Wkile he couldnt get anything done as deputy lets hope now as mayor he will keep his campaign promises
Arlen Spector January 3, 2010 12:17 am At 12:17 am
I think he should follow my direction and join a party that he belongs to
lower taxes.... January 3, 2010 12:20 am At 12:20 am
lets see you lower the budget as you promised to all
blue shirt January 3, 2010 12:35 am At 12:35 am
vayokom melech chodosh…..
EMS sympathizer but realistic January 3, 2010 1:13 am At 1:13 am
do what you gotta do Mayor. Let the chips fall where they may. at least you have the guts to stand up and be a man about the things you have to do. will be refreshing for a change.
video watcher asks? January 3, 2010 12:00 pm At 12:00 pm
Where are the rest of the videos at?
help lakewood January 3, 2010 12:10 pm At 12:10 pm
how come the videos have changed??? is it because a female gave a great speech????are you concerned that it might have an impact???please repost the Lakewood EMS speech at the meetng….
TO VIDEO WATCHER January 3, 2010 2:10 pm At 2:10 pm
BEHIND THE MECHITZA
Elly Lannager January 3, 2010 4:03 pm At 4:03 pm
I am very proud of Dorit Attias as an athlete. She has tremendous skill as a world class athelete on many levels. I hope the people involved will look carefully to understand why they feel it neccesary to quash her dreams. She has completed many positive endevours that her community can be proud of, and written about besides all the crime in Lakewood. Hang in there Dorit, you are loved by your freinds, family and fans.


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Who Owns, and Who is Accountable for the New US For-Profit Medical Schools?
Posted on January 13, 2020 by Yves Smith
Yves here. Bad enough that there's an infestation of for-profit medical schools. Their secretiveness raises even more red flags.
By Roy Poses, MD, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at Brown University, and the President of FIRM – the Foundation for Integrity and Responsibility in Medicine. Originally published at Health Care Renewal
Mysteries still abound in the not so wonderful world of health care dysfunction, so once again, quick, the game's afoot…
The current mysteries involve beneficial ownership. Beneficial ownership questions are important to anti-corruption campaigners. Beneficial ownership simply refers to "anyone who enjoys the benefits of ownership of a security or property, without being on the record as being the owner." (per Wikipedia). Concealing who really owns a company enables concealing sources of funds (as in money laundering), market power (when the owner also owns competitors), and sources of political influence, and enables those benefiting from the actions of the company to escape responsibility for their consequences.
We recently discussed the mystery of the beneficial ownership of a local pharmaceutical company, an issue that became more interesting when it was revealed it was owned by the Sackler family, the owners of the now somewhat infamous Purdue Pharma. A while back we discussed the mysteries surrounding the ownership of several offshore medical schools (look here and here).
I was recently involved in a conversation about the rise of onshore, that is US based for-profit medical schools, four of which are now known to exist. It turns out that their ownership is also rather unclear.
That for-profit medical schools now exist in the US is not widely known. The best, and nearly only public discussion of the topic appeared in a 2017 article in JAMA [Adashi EY, Krishna GR, Grappuso PA. For-profit medical schools – a Flexnerian legacy upended. JAMA 2017; 317: 1209-10. Link here.] It listed four such schools that were operating or in development.
Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Rocky Vista was the first for-profit to open. Its President is Clinton E Adams DO. The university website is silent on its ownership. Some searching reveals, however, that it, along with St Georges University in Grenada, is owned by Medforth Global Healthcare Education, whose CEO is Dr Andrew Sussman, who was "most recently Executive Vice President of Clinical Services at CVS Health."
However, who owns Medforth, and hence to whom Dr Sussman reports, is unclear. We do know that in 2014, "Canadian private equity firm Altas Partners LP and pan Asia firm Baring Private Equity Asia have acquired a substantial stake in St George's University," per Reuters. A reference on the financial website Mergr suggested that Atlas and Baring targeted Medforth per se. Who, in turn, actually owns Atlas and Baring, and to whom at those firms the leadership of Medforth, and thus ultimately the leadership of Rocky Vista report, is unclear.
Ponce Health Sciences University
The President of Ponce Health Sciences University is Dr David Lenihan. According to his welcome statement,
Ponce was acquired by University Ventures Corporation in September 2014, to operate Ponce Health Sciences University and appoints Dr. David Lenihan. Dr. David Lenihan is used to taking risks. It is evidenced by his academic training in neuroscience, chiropractic and law. Also, his foray into the administrative side of science education. Recently, the greatest risk it has taken is the acquisition and transformation, through Arist Medical Sciences University, of the Ponce Health Sciences University. As the main academic officer of Arist, Lenihan guided the process of purchase and evolution of the School, a widely recognized institution with around 40 years of training professionals of excellence in the field of health in the south of Puerto Rico.
According to Bloomberg,
Arist Medical Sciences University, Public Benefit Corporation was founded in 2014. The company's line of business includes the operation of colleges and universities.
Arist Medical Sciences University is apparently part of Arist Education System. Its website states
Arist Education System is an investment of Bertelsmann — a global media, services and education company.
Furthermore, it claims
Bertelsmann stands for entrepreneurship and creativity. This combination promotes first-class media content and innovative service solutions that inspire customers around the world. Bertelsmann's supply of capital will support innovative graduate and professional health and human sciences programs that are making a positive impact.
So it appears that Ponce is now owned by Bertelsmann. What a diversified global media company is doing running a medical school is not clear.
Nor is the identity to the person at Bertelsmann to whom the leadership of Arist, including Dr Lenihan, reports. Although the Bertelsmann website lists the company's top executives, and the top managers of the Bertlesmann Education Group, the chain of command for the US for-profit medical school is not apparent.
California Northstate University College of Medicine
According to the university website, the president is Alvin Cheung, Pharm D. The university has a board of trustees, but does not provide their biographies or explain their role.
The website provides no information about the ownership of the university, although a 2016 Sacramento Bee article stated "Backers raised more than $50 million to fund the school." I can find business listings for a California Northstate University LLC, eg here, stating it is a privately held business, but containing no information about ownership or if the business leadership is the same as the listed medical school leadership. Thus the ownership of California Northstate University LLC, and thus presumably of the medical school, is entirely opaque.
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
The President is John Hummer MHA. There is a board of trustees, chaired by Robert V Wingo, with biographies provided but whose role is not explained.
An article in the Las Cruces Sun-News from 2016 called it "a first-of-its-kind, privately funded U.S. medical school." An Albuquerque Journal article from 2015 stated.
Burrell is entirely financed by private investors, led by Santa Fe businessman Dan Burrell in partnership with the Rice Management Co., which oversees Rice University's $5.6 billion endowment fund.Although most public attention has centered on Burrell, a well-known real estate mogul, Rice Management is actually the majority investor in the project, estimated to cost a total of $105 million,
Other investors were not named. Thus only some of the investors in, presumably therefore the owners of Burrell are known. The rest are anonymous.
The ownership of three of the four new US for-profit medical schools is unclear. One is a private LLC whose ownership is entirely opaque. One is partially owned by two private equity firms, whose investors are anonymous. It may also have other, again anonymous owners. One is owned by a group of investors, some local, some named, and some anonymous.
Anti-corruption campaigners have pushed to reveal the beneficial ownership of all corporate entities. Transparency International's report on the problem of anonymous beneficial ownership (look here) states:
In the vast majority of countries, it remains legal for companies to hide the identity of their beneficial owners. Embezzlers use anonymously owned companies to move, launder and spend tainted money in the global financial system without being detected. Documents in the Panama Papers, for example, show how kleptocrats and their families used anonymous companies to secretly control state assets and purchase global real estate. Criminals including terrorists, human traffickers, sanctions-busters, drug dealers and tax evaders also use anonymous companies for the same reasons.
Thus anonymous ownership of any US medical school is highly troubling. Physicians swear oaths to practice with honesty and integrity. The institutions they train in should be above suspicion of wrong doing and corruption. Hence medical schools should avoid practices associated with money laundering, fraud, and corruption.
Medical students, faculty, patients and accrediting boards should not trust medical schools who keep their ownership secret.
The people accountable for all four new for-profit medical schools' conduct and operations are likewise unclear. While the schools' hired managers cannot escape responsibility, it is the owners who are ultimately accountable. But since some of the owners of three of the four new for-profit US medical schools are anonymous, some of the people actually accountable for those schools are also anonymous.
Maybe Sherlock Holmes could help…
but in his absence, medical students, faculty, patients and accrediting boards should not trust medical schools who keep the identity of those accountable for them secret.
Finally, a note about the one school which is apparently now a subsidiary of a publicly held German-based corporation. Ultimately, the board of directors and top management of that corporation should be held accountable for that school. However, even in this case, it would inspire more confidence of the exact lines of reporting from medical school to corporate leadership were more clear.
As Adashi et al noted, "the very notion of a for-profit medical school, anathema to generations of medical educators, is still the subject of mixed reviews." The authors were optimistic that the higher standards for medical schools put in since the Flexner report led to the abolition of proprietary medical schools, and perhaps the supposed greater transparency of the modern era would make it possible for the new proprietary medical schools to educate students well.
However, the current for-profit schools' opacity should lead to great skepticism. Flexner wrote:
[I]t is universally conceded that medical education cannot be conducted on proper lines at a profit, – or even at cost
His words may very well still be right.
Finally, what we now know about the new for-profit US medical schools suggests we must reexamine our fascination for "market based" approaches to health care, when almost nothing about any part of health care resembles, or could resemble a free market (see this post). We need to make health care more transparent, and shine more sunshine on the nooks and crannies, like for-profit, anonymously owned US medical schools.
This entry was posted in Banana republic, Guest Post, Health care, Private equity on January 13, 2020 by Yves Smith.
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Felix_47 January 13, 2020 at 5:13 am
Doctors need to be on salary with no productivity bonus and no patient rating bacause patients often really don't know what is good for them…..and they are subject to a sales job for surgery or other treatments. We need tort reform in medicine and malpractice a quality issues need to managed by doctors. They argue that if it is not fee for service the doctor will not work hard to save the patient. However the most critical time for patients by far is emergency care. When you call 911 you get paramedics who are well trained who stabilize you, hydrate you, give you medications and do cardiopulmonary rescusitation if indicated. They bring you to the hospital and when you hit the swinging doors all of a sudden it is fee for service. What changed medically as you went through the doors. What fee for service guarantees is the doctors will work hard to make money and the surgeons will dream up an operation to fit your complaints even if there is minimal evidence it will help. The for profit schools are filling a need for upper middle class jobs for kids that may not have the strongest grades or test scores. I wonder if there are government guaranteed loans for the for profit schools.
Code Name D January 13, 2020 at 1:37 pm
We need tort reform in medicine and malpractice a quality issues need to managed by doctors.
Yes, because we can then sue our way to a better healthcare system. I frequently see "tort reform" thrown up as a means of DEFENDING the current system,rather than an argument for serious change. I also doubt Felix even read the article, instead throwing up this cut-n-paste argument that is compactly out of context. If we do not know who owns a medical school, then how in the world can one press charges against the owner? I also have to wonder what, if anything, the owner would be liable for. As long as they are not making off with corpses and selling them to underground anatomy labs (something that hasn't been a problem sense the 17th century), there may not be much you can sue them for.
hoonose January 13, 2020 at 3:51 pm
What this leaves out, and a common quandary, is that the surgeon has to be on call. It is commonly a heck of a lot more complicated than a simple reimbursement. One that might not vary by time of day, stress and life disruption potential. So an ER might have a new and hungry surgeon. But as soon as he or she banks, it gets progressively more difficult to fully service the ER.
Christopher Herbert January 13, 2020 at 7:23 am
It's the same old corruption that has infested every sinew of the global economy. Acquire fast and then hide the cash from the public. A worldwide kleptocracy. Cleaning it all up may require some fighting.
Sam Adams January 13, 2020 at 8:17 am
From Law skools to medical skools…. it's all about the owners cash withdrawals and the weight hung around the students necks for the rest of their lives.
Synoia January 13, 2020 at 11:51 am
California Secretary of State's records:
Entity Number: 201136410073
Date Incorporated 12/29/2011
Entity Name: Name CALIFORNIA NORTHSTATE UNIVERSITY, LLC
Jurisdiction: DELAWARE
Agent for Service: C T CORPORATION SYSTEM (C0168406)
I don't know how one tracks it through Delaware's Secretary of State. A way to get it's attention is to mail the Agent for Service.
California's SOS web site url is: SOS.CA.Gov
lb January 13, 2020 at 12:15 pm
Continue searching from the string "C T CORPORATION SYSTEM (C0168406)" via relatively naive google searches and sift the results. There seem to be many associated "CT Corporation System" entities or similarly-named entities registered in many states attached somehow to the Delaware (parent) entity, and if you look at each of those you can find the names of the officers of some of them, addresses… and it seems like you eventually end up here:
https://ct.wolterskluwer.com/sop-locations
"Wolters Kluwer is a global provider of professional information, software solutions, and services for clinicians, nurses, accountants, lawyers, and tax, finance, audit, risk, compliance, and regulatory sectors."
CT Corp is essentially an obfuscating middleman.
rjs January 13, 2020 at 12:04 pm
if you want Medicare for All, you need to address the shortage of health care professionals more than you need to address funding it…
DukeForest January 13, 2020 at 2:50 pm
How does Medicare for All change the demand for quality health care?
Are you implying that if MD's don't get a chance to make a $Million a year, they will choose to work on Wall St. That's OK–I don't want to be treated by a doctor with that mentality, and I think they take an oath to the effect that they help others regardless of monetary rewards. Canadian MDs salaries are fine.
No such oath. An oath to 'do no harm'.
But you must understand there has to be some sensible low side limits here. Most docs are dedicated, but few can survive working at a loss. So as it becomes financially more difficult for docs to stay independent, we find more and more are being employed by hospitals. And then with a different set of potential moral hazards.
Jeremy Grimm January 13, 2020 at 12:23 pm
I could only partially recall Kenneth Arrow's definition of the characteristics of a perfectly competitive market — my professor tossed out the definition without attribution. This post provides a link which states Arrow's definition and applies it to Health Care:
"How the Fallacy of the "Perfect" Health Care Market Undermined Professionalism and Caused Health Care Dysfunction"
https://hcrenewal.blogspot.com/2010/08/how-fallacy-of-perfect-health-care.html
"The crucial characteristics of a perfectly competitive market are (1) that all of the quality dimensions of the good or service traded in that market are accurately understood by buyer and seller; (2) that potential buyers have full transparency on the price they will have to pay per unit of that good or service; (3) that it is easy and relatively costless for potential sellers to enter and exit this market; (4) and that there are so many potential buyers and sellers that none individually can affect the market price of the thing being traded."
Seeing this definition again also recalls a quip I believe was attributed to Thorstein Veblen, who was asked why though he claimed to be an economist he never wrote about Markets like other economists: "Markets? I'd write about them — except I don't believe I've ever run across one."
Susan the other January 13, 2020 at 2:40 pm
I don't think medicine should be a guessing game. Diagnostics are spectacular, easy and quick these days. Spit on a stick, give a vial of blood, a cup of urine – run it through some kinda spectroscope, and all the information you need about your physiology becomes a printout. Doctors have become computer jockeys. Why not just go straight to the computer for general health needs? What could be cheaper? I doubt anything could be more honest.
Of course way over simplified. Especially as it pertains to seriously acute medicine/surgery. Experience, and being able to place all the data into the most useful treatment plan in a timely manner for the individual patient, is a much more complex endeavor.
PKMKII January 13, 2020 at 2:53 pm
I did a quick Google search on Burrell, and found this detailed article from the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, owing to him being rumored to open another such school in Bozeman, Montana, although it appears that never came to fruition. Some of the more pertinent bits of his backstory:
Today his dad, Chet Burrell, is president and CEO of CareFirst, the dominant BlueCross BlueShield health insurer in the Washington, D.C., area, where in 2013 he earned a salary and bonus of $2.5 million, according to the Atlantic Information Services report.
After high school Dan went to Washington, D.C., to earn a bachelor's degree in government from Georgetown University. He spent his last year of college as an intern in the Clinton White House, the Albuquerque Journal reported.
Burrell worked for the unsuccessful presidential campaigns of Democrat Al Gore in 2000 and John Kerry from 2003 to 2004. Burrell described Kerry as "an incredible mentor."…
In 2006, Rosemont Capital, a private equity firm, was co-founded by Chris Heinz, Kerry's stepson and an heir to the H.J. Heinz ketchup fortune. Another co-founder was Heinz's college roommate, Devon Archer, an advisor to Kerry's 2004 campaign, co-chair of Kerry's national finance committee and a trustee of the Heinz Family Office. They and Burrell are all Yale graduates.
Rosemont Capital created Rosemont Realty, and Burrell was dispatched as architect of the real estate startup. In 2009 Burrell was about 32 when he first went to New Mexico, according to the Albuquerque Business First journal. In 2010 Rosemont Realty purchased the state's largest commercial real estate company, BGK Group, which had been hit hard by the recession and seen its $3 billion portfolio lose roughly half its value.
So obviously nothing definitive, but hints at who the other investors may be, or at least where the six degrees of separation start.
Tomonthebeach January 13, 2020 at 2:55 pm
Not to discount any concerns regarding profit universities, but to practice medicine, one still needs to get a state license and that is contingent on residency requirements. Incompetent MDs and DOs cannot get insurance, and thus have to make a living hustling snake oil supplements.
Med schools, even state ones, make money even if nonprofit. It is not clear what difference it makes to public health and safety if a med school is publically or privately (even secretly) owned. Granted, that such organizations can be used as pass-throughs for avoiding monitoring for criminal activities is disturbing. Nevertheless, until the public feels at risk of these schools, it is unlikely that Congress, or the half-dozen or so agencies that might have a regulatory interest, is likely to act.
KFritz January 13, 2020 at 7:58 pm
Re: Ponce Health Sciences University
There's something intrinsically pernicious about locating a for-profit medical school on Puerto Rico, which has been asset-stripped by United States capitalism, and grotesquely under-supported by the United States government during its ongoing natural calamities.
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General Comments The famous "W" is a shorter and lighter version of our "Paine Trek" and refers to the form of the trail we follow. This program is open to anyone who wants to visit Torres del Paine National Park in a dynamic way and enjoy the many pleasures of trekking. Flora and fauna abound along the path and it is not rare to spot local Andean ostriches or guanacos (relative of the llama) among other animals. Nevertheless, the most impressive spectacles here are probably the colossal granite towers that jut out of landscapes and change colour throughout the day. On this trip we will cover the main natural attractions within the park, including the Grey Glacier, Lake Nordenskjöld and the Cuernos and Torres del Paine.
Day 2 Short hike of approximately 1 hour to the Grey glacier where an extraordinary scenery awaits us. We can watch as huge ice blocks fall from the Patagonian icecap. In the afternoon, we walk for approximately 4 hours to Pehoe refuge where we spend the night.
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Alice Coltrane (z d. Alice McLeod; ur. 27 sierpnia 1937 w Detroit, zm. 12 stycznia 2007 w West Hills) – amerykańska pianistka, harfistka i kompozytorka jazzowa, żona Johna Coltrane'a, matka saksofonisty Raviego Coltrane'a, siostra kontrabasisty Erniego Farrowa.

Życiorys
Urodziła się jako Alice McLeod. Debiutowała w rodzinnym mieście, w trio wibrafonisty Terry'ego Pollarda. Przez pewien czas przebywała w Europie, a po powrocie do USA nawiązała w latach 1963–1964 współpracę z Terrym Gibbsem. Wtedy też poznała swojego przyszłego męża, saksofonistę Johna Coltrane'a, z którym wzięła ślub w 1966. Rok wcześniej zastąpiła pianistę McCoya Tynera w zespole Coltrane'a.

Po śmierci męża zaangażowała się w promocję jego dorobku, doprowadziła do wydania przez Impulse! Records wielu niepublikowanych nagrań. Kontrowersje wzbudziło uzupełnienie przez nią niektórych nagrań własnymi partiami harfy i smyczkami aranżowanymi przez Ornette'a Colemana.

Na przełomie lat 60. i 70. przy współpracy muzyków z ostatniego składu Coltrane'a nagrała kilka wysoce ocenionych przez krytykę albumów, łączących jazz z elementami muzyki medytacyjnej i etno. W późniejszych latach rozwijała swoje zainteresowania filozofią Wschodu i hinduizmem. Pod wpływem Sathya Sai Baby przyjęła imię Swamini Turiyasangitananda.

Współpracowała z wieloma artystami i zespołami muzycznymi. W 1987 w 20 rocznicę śmierci Johna Coltrane'a zorganizowała trasę koncertową zespołu Coltrane Legacy. Pod koniec 2006 po raz pierwszy od 25 lat wystąpiła publicznie, dając trzy koncerty (wśród muzyków znaleźli się m.in. jej syn Ravi Coltrane i basista Charlie Haden).

Zmarła 12 stycznia 2007 na skutek niewydolności oddechowej w West Hills Hospital na przedmieściach Los Angeles.

Dyskografia

Albumy solowe
 A Monastic Trio (1967–68)
 Huntington Ashram Monastery (1969)
 Ptah, the El Daoud (1970)
 Journey in Satchidananda (1970)
 Astral Meditations (1971)
 Universal Consciousness (1972)
 World Galaxy (1972)
 Lord of Lords (1972)
 John Coltrane: Infinity (1973)
 Reflection on Creation and Space (A Five Year View) (1973)
 Illuminations (1974; z Carlosem Santaną)
 Radha-Krisna Nama Sankirtana (1976)
 Transcendence (1977)
 Transfiguration (1978)
 Divine Songs (1987)
 Translinear Light (2004)

Jako sideman
 Terry Gibbs, Terry Gibbs Plays Jewish Melodies in Jazztime (1963)
 John Coltrane, Infinity (1965, released, 1972)
 John Coltrane, Concert in Japan (1966)
 John Coltrane, Live in Japan (1966, released, 1991)
 John Coltrane, Live at the Village Vanguard Again! (1966, released, 1967)
 John Coltrane, Expression (1967)
 John Coltrane, Jupiter Variation (1967)
 John Coltrane, The Olatunji Concert: The Last Live Recording (1967)
 John Coltrane, Stellar Regions (1967; wydany w 1995)
 Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Left and Right (1968)
 McCoy Tyner, Extensions (1970)
 The Rascals, Peaceful World (1971)
 Joe Henderson, The Elements (1973)
 Charlie Haden, Closeness (Duets) (1976)

Przypisy

Linki zewnętrzne
 Strona artystki
 Alice Coltraine w All about jazz

Amerykańskie wokalistki jazzowe
Amerykańscy pianiści jazzowi
Amerykańscy kompozytorzy jazzowi
Urodzeni w 1937
Ludzie urodzeni w Detroit
Zmarli w 2007

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Vulnerability Assessment - VA
Penetration Testing - PT
7 Free Mobile App Security Testing Tools That Work Like a Charm
The mobile app ecosystem is one of the biggest industries on this planet. It consists of millions of mobile app developers, billions of smartphone owners and numerous multi-billion dollar companies that drive this ecosystem.
Incidentally, this ecosystem is turning 10 in the summer of 2018. At the forefront of this ecosystem is the mobile apps that have become such a critical aspect of our everyday lives.
The connection between the smartphone user and the mobile apps is getting stronger than ever. Right from waking up in the morning to going back to sleep, every single task has a mobile app presence to it.
Starting from waking up to the sound of an alarm, checking messages or emails of the previous night, to the trending news of the day, booking a cab to work, playing music during the commute or watching a video, and the list goes on and on.
"12.1 billion mobile devices will be in use by 2018; half of the globe's employers require BYOD by 2017; 67 percent of CIOs and IT professionals are convinced that mobility will impact their organizations as much, or more, than the Internet did in the 1990s." - Crowd Research Partners
The list doesn't just end here. In fact, the new age is said to be revolutionary with the combination of mobile apps and the trending technologies of our current times.
The buddying concept of using Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in mobile apps is quickly becoming the new talk of the town. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality have penetrated mobile apps not just in the gaming domain but also in social media.
What the Numbers Tell Us About Mobile App:
1) For every eight minutes, users spend on smartphones, seven of those minutes are spent in apps (Smaato).
2) Users now spend approximately five hours per day on their mobile devices (Flurry).
3) The total number of mobile app downloads in 2017 – 197 billion (a forecast) (Statista)
4) The total number of iOS app downloads in 2016 – 25+ billion (Source: App Annie)
5) The total number of Android app downloads in 2016 – 90 billion (App Annie)
6) A report by Statista forecasts mobile augmented reality applications to grow to more than 5 billion units by 2019.
7) Ninety-four percent of IT professionals expect mobile security attacks to become more frequent, while 79 percent report increased difficulty securing devices (Dimensional Research).
8) Over the past two years, the number of vulnerability scans directed at IoT devices has increased 458 percent (AT&T).
Imagine so much is happening in this ecosystem yet the privacy and security aspect of a mobile app takes a hit. More often it is replaced by the convenience and the time to market priorities of the business owners. So much time and money is devoted to other parameters such as Performance, Usability, Functionality, Compatibility, Load etc.
The bad news is that securing mobile apps is not an easy affair. The added sophistication of the multiple mobile OS used nowadays makes the matter worse. But the good news is that there are several mobile app security testing tools available that are useful in the various aspects of mobile app security such as active threat monitoring, malware analysis, real-time security testing etc.
7 Free Mobile App Security Testing Tools
1) OWASP Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP)
The OWASP ZAP is one of the world's most popular mobile app security testing tools that is free to use and is actively maintained by hundreds of volunteers worldwide. OWASP ZAP helps in finding security vulnerabilities automatically in applications during the development and testing phase. It's also a great tool for pentesters who are experienced enough to use it for manual security testing.
2) QARK (Quick Android Review Kit)
QARK is part of those mobile app security testing tools that are designed to perform source code analysis and find out potential security vulnerabilities in Android apps. It is community-based, available to everyone and free for use.
It also attempts to provide dynamically generated Android Debug Bridge (ADB) commands to aid in the validation of potential vulnerabilities it detects.
3) Devknox
From our list of mobile app security testing tools, Devknox is first of its kind, enabling developers to detect and resolve security issues as they write code in Android Studio.
While Devknox checks for basic mobile security issues, developers also get real-time suggestions to fix these issues instantly. Consider it to be like an autocorrect for security issues. It also takes care of your app security requirements and keeps it up to date with global security standards.
4) Drozer
Drozer is a comprehensive security and attack framework for Android. This mobile app security testing tool allows you to assume the role of an Android app, and to interact with other apps, through Android's Inter-Process Communication (IPC) mechanism, and the underlying operating system. What makes it different and unique from other automated scanners is its interactive nature.
5) MobSF (Mobile Security Framework)
Mobile Security Framework is an automated mobile app security testing tool for Android and iOS apps that is capable of performing static, dynamic analysis and web API testing.
MobSF can effectively be used for a quick security analysis of Android & iOS apps. It supports binaries (APK & IPA) and zipped source code.
6) Mitmproxy
Mitmproxy is a free open-source tool that allows users to intercept, inspect, modify and replay any traffic flows exchanged between an app and backend services. The name itself is derived from a kind of cyber attack called as MITM (Man in the Middle attack).
In the case of a MITM attack, the attacker secretly relays and possibly alters the communication between two parties who believe they are directly communicating with each other.
7) iMAS
iMAS is an open source mobile app security testing tool that helps developers in encrypting application data, prompt for passwords, prevent application tampering, and enforce enterprise policies on iOS devices.
Whether one needs to check for jailbreaks or debuggers, secure sensitive information in memory, or mitigate against binary patching, iMAS helps your iOS app protect itself in a hostile environment.
Last but not the least, security is not a one-off thing. It's something which needs to be taken care of every single day. We hope these 7 free mobile app security testing tools help you in getting a head start with security.
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Currently, oats are a very popular option for the health-conscious people.
They're added to smoothies and are eaten as porridge. Overnight oats are a popular quick and filling breakfast amongst the time-poor yet health-conscious people. Oats can be enjoyed with yoghurt and fruit (my very faaave) and oat flour is fast becoming a healthier substitution for flour.
Not mentioning, the fact that fruit crumbles and bakes are never complete without the crunchy streusel topping, often made with oats.
So I think we can conclude that oats are a staple in one's diet.
These bars are made almost purely out of oats. There are a few other ingredients too but oats make up the majority of these bars, meaning they're very cost effective as well as tasty.
What I love most about these bars is their versatility. I loved them plain and as-is, but you can even crumble the bars and make a granola-type topping for icecream or peaches and cream.
-It's very important to let the slice cool completely before removing it from the tin and cutting it. You'll end up with a crumbly slice otherwise. *ahem* and that's why my slice looks a little crumbly in these pictures. Toasted oats and caramelized honey were just too much for my nostrils to handle.
-The recipe is super flavoursome on its own, though you could add a sprinkle of cinnamon or a handful of raisins to the mix if you wanted to.
-These bars would make an excellent crumble topping. Simply bake according to directions and let cool, then crumble a couple of pieces over tinned peaches. Serve with icecream and enjoy as an easy dessert!
Preheat oven to 350F and line a 28x18cm tin with baking paper.
Combine all the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Stir well to combine. Make a well in the center and pour in the butter and honey. Stir with a spoon to combine.
Press into the tin and bake for 20 minutes or until lightly golden. Cool completely in the tin then cut into squares to serve.


This module contains the implementation of techniques in which only the base classifier that attained the highest competence level is selected for the classification of the query.
The deslib.dcs provides a set of key dynamic classifier selection algorithms (DCS).
Dynamic ensemble selection strategies refer to techniques that select an ensemble of classifier rather than a single one. All base classifiers that attain a minimum competence level are selected to compose the ensemble of classifiers.
The deslib.des provides a set of key dynamic ensemble selection algorithms (DES).
This module provides the implementation of static ensemble techniques that are usually used as a baseline for the comparison of DS methods: Single Best (SB), Static Selection (SS), Stacked classifier and Oracle.
The deslib.static provides a set of static ensemble methods which are often used as a baseline to compare the performance of dynamic selection algorithms.
Utility functions for ensemble methods such as diversity and aggregation methods.
deslib.util.aggregation - Implementation of aggregation functions such as majority voting and averaging. Such functions can be applied to any list of classifiers.
deslib.util.diversity - Implementation of different measures of diversity between classifiers.
deslib.util.prob_functions - Functions to estimate the competence of a base classifier based on the probability estimates.
deslib.util.datasets - Provides methods to generate synthetic data.
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MCO: Sabah allows two people in one car
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KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah government today decided to allow two people to travel in one vehicle during the Movement Control Order (MCO) period in line with the new rules announced by the federal government yesterday.
State secretary Datuk Safar Untong said the decision was made at a meeting of the Sabah COVID-19 Command centre after studying in details the decision announced by the federal government yesterday.
"In accordance with the Prevention and Control of Infectious Diseases (Measures within Infected Local Areas) (No. 4) Regulations 2020, one is allowed to be accompanied by another person to go out and obtain essential items such as food, medicine and any need, provided that the accompanying person is living in the same house," he said in a statement today.
He said for healthcare and medical services, one could be accompanied by any other person as may be deemed reasonably necessary. – Bernama


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HomeOswald Spengler
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Wars, conflicts, violence
Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence (PJCV) - (Special Issue)
Published on Monday, March 30, 2020 by Anastasia Giardinelli
The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence (PJCV) welcomes contributions concerning the role of conflict and violence in Spengler's conceptual system(s) and its political legacy. This special issue is intended to contribute to the ongoing reappraisal of Spengler's thought and its influence through the analysis of themes of conflict, struggle, turmoil and violence both within Spengler's historical and philosophical writings, and with regards to the impact of his writings on wider society.
We welcome papers on all aspects of conflict and violence (broadly construed) in relation to Spengler's work. The following possible topics are to be taken as merely suggestive: Violence and conflict within Spengler's Decline of the West (Caesarism, inter-cultural conflict, cultural death, longing and dread, the fellaheen)
Spengler's critique of the Enlightenment
Spengler and the Conservative Revolution (proximity to and conflict with fellow conservatives, the role of violence in Spengler's political project, civilisation as cultural death, reactionary modernism)
Spengler and Technology (technology and cultural expansion, technology as "weapon of the weak", transhumanism)
Violence and conflict in Spengler's later work (conflict as an historical agent of cultural change, the history of the chariot, man as "beast of prey", the death of the West and the end of history)
Conflict between Spengler's early and later work (the abandonment of cultural cycles, linear history, Social Darwinism and philosophical anthropology, technology as cultural artefact, the environment and technics)
Heraclitus and Nietzsche: the agonistic roots of Spengler's worldview
Interpretative conflicts in Spengler scholarship
The impact of Spengler's work on subsequent historical and philosophical thought (conflict and violence in Kissinger, Toynbee, Wittgenstein, Frye, Borkenau, Frobenius, Heidegger, etc.)
The impact of Spengler's work on conflict and violence in the arts (Lovecraft, Kerouac, Yeats, Durrell, Ambler, etc.)
The impact of Spengler's work on the popular imagination (past and present)
The critical reaction to Spengler (the Spengler-Streit, Adorno, Marcuse, Ortega y Gasset, Evola, Mumford, Collingwood, etc.)
Critical analyses of Spengler's cultures (the viability and coherence of culture organisms, the cultures that Spengler forgot, perspectives on The Decline of the West from outside the West)
This special issue is guest-edited by Gregory Swer.
The selected articles will be published by Trivent Publishing in May 2021.
Important Dates and Submission Guidelines
We kindly ask all prospective authors to send their intent of submitting a paper for this issue with a short 500 word abstract to gregswer@gmail.com and andreas.wilmes@trivent-publishing.eu
by no later than September 15th, 2020
Authors will be informed on whether to proceed or not by September 22nd, 2020.
Full papers should be written in the PJCV template available on https://trivent-publishing.eu/32-philosophical-journal-of-conflict-and-violence-pjcv and should have a maximum of 20 pages.
Full papers will be submitted by January 15th, 2021 via https://reviewslot.eu
Dr. Gregory Swer, Walter Sisulu University, South Africa
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Thought (Main subject)
Mind and language > Thought > Philosophy
Periods > Modern > Twentieth century
Society > Political studies > Wars, conflicts, violence
Etele út 59-61
Budapest, Hungary (1119)
Oswlad Spengler , Violence , Conflict , Philosophy
Andreas Wilmes
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Swer Gregory
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The Philosophical Journal of Conflict and Violence
« Oswald Spengler », Call for papers, Calenda, Published on Monday, March 30, 2020, https://calenda.org/767711


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Natural Systems Competition 1st Prize Winner
Urban Agriculture- Biosynthetic Ecology: Hybridized Farm Bridge as a City Garden
D3 Natural Systems Competition 1st Prize Winner
Author: Lorene Faure & Kenny Kinugasa-Tsui
Introduction – An architectural vision of a sustainable future
Most cities in the world rely on a vulnerable system of food supply; hence they are most likely to feel the effects of any food shortages. In UK, it is estimated that Londoners consumed 6.9 million tones of food per year, of which 81% came from outside the UK. The country's food supply is almost totally dependent on oil (95% of the food we eat is oil-dependent) and if the oil supply to Britain were suddenly cut off, figures show that it would take just three full days before law and order broke down. (Sources from London Yields: Urban Agriculture. An exhibition held at the Building Centre, London during 9 April – 30 May 2009)
The transformation of cities from consumers of food to generators of agricultural products not only increases food security but also contributes to sustainability, improved health and poverty alleviation.
This has driven an in-depth research based investigation into the proposition of an urban agricultural building hybridized with biological matter, as a semi-living system that informs a biosynthetic ecology that would provide food for Londoners.
The architectural proposal is a technological food production farm built on top of the existing Westminster Bridge in central London. A system of an archifoliage 'veils' allows a variable input from the surrounding natural habitat and human influence into a public garden spectacle, while preserving its original function as a road bridge. The veils morphologically adapts to the existing stone bridge and forms a number of floating docks on the Thames River that accommodates the function of food delivery through water vehicles, as well as leisure activities such as canoeing and kayaking.
Fluid dynamics – Documentation and analysis of conceptual process generators for the intrinsic environmental geometries, behaviors, and flows.
The Archifoliage Veil is a system of synthetic flesh that has the ability to become imbued with performative variation derived from multiple scenarios of configuration and positions. The technique of the 'self-similar multiple' is used as a means for indexing difference and variability. A catalogue of variations was generated to manage a degree of transpiration, solar and water flow along the veil surfaces to enable a multiplicity of conditions and responses for optimized conditions for plant growths. They modulate the micro weather environment for each plant growth species.
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